December 13 Sunday Sam’s notebook for this day:

London, Dec. 13, ’96. To-night at dinner Clara told of meeting a lady (Scotch, I think) at Mrs. Hopekirk Wilson’s to-day, who told her about a remarkable young relative of hers — (a young girl, friend of Mrs. Wilson’s a few years ago in Leipzig This said young girl was studying there — violin — as has turned out to be fine on that instrument. But suddenly she began to draw & paint (without instruction), & threw all her heart into it & lost her passion for music. Somebody showed one of her pictures to the great Watts, R.A., &he said he must see her at once; she must be his pupil (he never would take pupils) & be his successor & continue his work [NB 39 TS 32].