 Janey 's relationship with Rossetti had continued , and by the late 1860s gossip regarding their affair had spread about London , where they were regularly seen spending time together . Morris biographer Fiona MacCarthy argued that it was likely that Morris had learned of and accepted the existence of their affair by 1870 . In this year he developed an affectionate friendship with Aglaia Coronie , the daughter of wealthy Greek refugees , although there is no evidence that they had an affair . Meanwhile , Morris 's relationship with his mother had improved , and he would regularly take his wife and children to visit her at her house in Leyton . He also went on various holidays ; in the summer of 1866 he , Webb , and Taylor toured the churches of northern France . 
