THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

The White Gates

Sunday [11th May 1941]

Dear Gerald

Your distressing news about poor Robin¹ is most heart breaking – certainly the only thing for him is to get right away from associations.
I daresay you saw in the Times that Emmie (Mrs R.O.²) died last week – she had been ill for a long time & we expected it for some weeks.
I think R. O. will live on here.
Love from Adeline and myself to both of you
Yrs

RVW

1. Robin Milford’s young son Barnaby had been run over and killed by a car just outside his house.
2. i.e. Adeline VW’s elder sister Emmeline, wife of R.O. Morris. R.O. Morris lived with the VWs for some time after this.