The following week Townsend returned to London, preparing for a tour around the world. A fellow guest at a weekend attended by Wallace, Townsend and Margaret said Townsend still loved her deeply and she loved him in her own way but was too busy for heartache. Wallace himself was now no longer seen with her and that summer went yachting with Peter Ward. They appeared reunited at Ward’s wedding in late November and thereafter were seen frequently together.
