▁He ▁dis lik ed ▁the ▁job , ▁but ▁working ▁closely ▁with ▁a ▁cho ir ▁was ▁valuable ▁experience ▁for ▁his ▁later ▁undert ak ings . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁Ad eline ▁and ▁V aug han ▁Williams ▁were ▁married . ▁They ▁h one ym oon ed ▁for ▁several ▁months ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁with ▁Max ▁Bru ch . ▁On ▁their ▁return ▁they ▁settled ▁in ▁London , ▁originally ▁in ▁West min ster ▁and , ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁in ▁Ch else a . ▁There ▁were ▁no ▁children ▁of ▁the ▁marriage . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁V aug han ▁Williams ▁passed ▁the ▁exam ination ▁for ▁the ▁degree ▁of ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Music ▁at ▁Cambridge ; ▁the ▁title ▁was ▁formally ▁con ferred ▁on ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁The ▁song ▁" L inden ▁Le a " ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁print , ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁magazine ▁The ▁V ocal ist ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁separate ▁sheet ▁music . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁composition ▁he ▁occupied ▁himself ▁in ▁several ▁capac ities ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁de cade ▁of ▁the ▁century . ▁He ▁wrote ▁articles ▁for ▁musical ▁journ als ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁edition ▁of ▁Gro ve ' s ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁Music ▁and ▁Mus icians , ▁edited ▁the ▁first ▁volume ▁of ▁Pur cell ' s ▁Welcome ▁Songs ▁for ▁the ▁Pur cell ▁Society , ▁and ▁was ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁involved ▁in ▁adult ▁education ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁Ext ension