GE to Albert Druce, London, 27 April 1880
Title
GE to Albert Druce, London, 27 April 1880
Title
GE to Albert Druce, London, 27 April 1880
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Albert Druce
Date(s)
- 1880-04-27
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Albert Druce, London, 27 April 1880
Text: Copy by Miss Elsie Druce, who owns the MS. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
April 27. 80.
Dear Albert --
I may call you so may I not? -- I am very grateful to you. Your and Anna's sympathy seems to shed a blessing on our union. About the ceremony. Johnnie and I have trusted that you would be willing to come and take me from my house to the church and "give me away." 398 He has told me that you are the man to whom he is most attached and in whom he most confides, and our wish that you should have this part in the act that binds us together seems to follow as a necessary consequence.
Johnnie will of course let you know all about times and seasons. Let us hope that the winds will be more friendly next week and that we shall none of us have colds. At present I have a catarrh in the most liberal sense -- a constant downfall of tears from my right eye.
Our visit to Thornhill has left a very pretty picture in my mind. You will be glad to hear that Mr. Armitage writes with a decorator's rapture about the possibilities of the Chelsea house and promises himself to make it a chef d'oeuvre.
My best love to Anna. I trust now that I shall always be her and
Your affectionate sister
M. E. L.
Text: Copy by Miss Elsie Druce, who owns the MS. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
April 27. 80.
Dear Albert --
I may call you so may I not? -- I am very grateful to you. Your and Anna's sympathy seems to shed a blessing on our union. About the ceremony. Johnnie and I have trusted that you would be willing to come and take me from my house to the church and "give me away." 398 He has told me that you are the man to whom he is most attached and in whom he most confides, and our wish that you should have this part in the act that binds us together seems to follow as a necessary consequence.
Johnnie will of course let you know all about times and seasons. Let us hope that the winds will be more friendly next week and that we shall none of us have colds. At present I have a catarrh in the most liberal sense -- a constant downfall of tears from my right eye.
Our visit to Thornhill has left a very pretty picture in my mind. You will be glad to hear that Mr. Armitage writes with a decorator's rapture about the possibilities of the Chelsea house and promises himself to make it a chef d'oeuvre.
My best love to Anna. I trust now that I shall always be her and
Your affectionate sister
M. E. L.
Signature
M. E. L.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Albert Druce, London, 27 April 1880, Complete George Eliot Letters(2026), George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/91972