Just a minute, Susana Gil married William Walton as detailed in her book William Walton Behind the Facade. The shopping story appears on page 3. According to the book when Walton didn't ask to marry him he said he was going back to London and would probably marry one of the girls who was waiting for his return. Suzana asked to propose once more and thats the time he first kissed her, she was 22.(It's on page 8.) The BBC had a Walton day on Radio 3 (it's Walton centenary year) in which Susana now Lady Walton talked about there time on Ischia where they made their home. Apparently Walton would work 7 hours each day on his music. If the composing was going badly he would become very introspective and there would be little conversation, must have be rather lonely for her. His study is the way he left when he died. Tim Horwood