ce ▁of ▁Charles ▁Dar win . ▁ ▁Arthur ▁V aug han ▁Williams ▁died ▁suddenly ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁and ▁his ▁wid ow ▁took ▁the ▁children ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁her ▁family ▁home , ▁Le ith ▁Hill ▁Place , ▁W ot ton , ▁Sur rey . ▁The ▁children ▁were ▁under ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁a ▁nur se , ▁S ara ▁W ager , ▁who ▁inst illed ▁in ▁them ▁not ▁only ▁pol ite ▁man ners ▁and ▁good ▁behaviour ▁but ▁also ▁liberal ▁social ▁and ▁philosoph ical ▁opinions . ▁Such ▁views ▁were ▁consistent ▁with ▁the ▁progress ive - mind ed ▁tradition ▁of ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁family . ▁When ▁the ▁young ▁V aug han ▁Williams ▁asked ▁his ▁mother ▁about ▁Dar win ' s ▁controvers ial ▁book ▁On ▁the ▁Origin ▁of ▁Species , ▁she ▁answered , ▁" The ▁Bible ▁says ▁that ▁God ▁made ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁six ▁days . ▁Great ▁Uncle ▁Charles ▁thinks ▁it ▁took ▁longer : ▁but ▁we ▁need ▁not ▁worry ▁about ▁it , ▁for ▁it ▁is ▁equally ▁wonderful ▁either ▁way ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁five , ▁V aug han ▁Williams ▁began ▁receiving ▁piano ▁less ons ▁from ▁his ▁a unt , ▁Soph y ▁Wed g wood . ▁He ▁displayed ▁signs ▁of ▁musical ▁talent ▁early ▁on , ▁compos ing ▁his ▁first ▁piece ▁of ▁music , ▁a ▁four - bar ▁piano ▁piece ▁called ▁" The ▁Robin ' s ▁N est ", ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁greatly ▁like ▁the ▁piano , ▁and ▁was ▁pleased ▁to