THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

The White Gates,
Dorking,

29th April, 1948

Dear Mr. Malko

Thank you for your kind letter.
We say in England, “It is an ill wind that blows nobody good”, and your illness, though unfortunate for you, was lucky for me since it enabled me to have you as one of my audience.¹
Yours sincerely

R. Vaughan Williams

Nicolai Malko, Esq.,
12 Hilltop Road,
London, N.W.6.

1.  At the first performance of the Sixth Symphony at the Royal Albert Hall (BBC Symphony Orchestra under Sir Adrian Boult) on 21 April.