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Of domestic events, the most interesting in 1862 was the birth of his younger daughter Millicent Stanley Grove on January 28th, while of his new friendships not the least pleasant and fruitful was that struck up with Arthur Sullivan, just returned from Leipzig, where he had been studying in company with Walter Bache,2 Carl Rosa,3 John F. Barnett4 and Franklin Taylor.5 The beginning of his friendship with Sullivan, with whom he remained on the most intimate terms for the rest of his life, as related by Mr F. G. Edwards on Grove's own authority, is worth recording: Sitting one day in the gallery at a concert in St James's Hall, Sir George espied some one peering through the glass panel of the gallery door. 'Who is that engaging looking young man?' he enquired. 'Oh, that's Sullivan,' was the reply, 'he's just come back from Leipzig.' A friendship between the two men was quickly formed and soon became very steadfast. It was at the Crystal Palace that Sir Arthur was really first brought before the English public as a composer, where his charming Tempest music was performed, 5 April, 1862, and repeated on the following Saturday. While Sullivan was writing his Sapphire Necklace he took rooms over a shop in Sydenham Road, to be near his kind friend Grove, at whose house he almost lived.KeywordsYoung DaughterLegal ProfessionGlass PanelProgressive StudyMusical CompositionThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.