GE to Alice Helps, London, 7 June 1875
Title
GE to Alice Helps, London, 7 June 1875
Title
GE to Alice Helps, London, 7 June 1875
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Alice Helps
Date(s)
- 1875-06-07
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Alice Helps, London, 7 June 1875
MS: Mr. Arthur Helps. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
June 7. 75.
The Pocket is perfect, my sweet Providence, and will be a comfort to me in my earthly pilgrimage for a long while. The touch of colour is a charming device.
Loving thanks, dear. I should never have got anything comparable to this without your care for me. The feather-like lightness is the chief requisite for me. I could not carry a wallet at my side with an antique silver clasp either for duty or pleasure.
Be sure to write and let us know of your affairs and intentions before long. Your poor dear face, which we have been used to see so lively, has made a new memory of itself with the shadow of sorrows upon it. 271
Ever yours affectionately
M. E. Lewes.
MS: Mr. Arthur Helps. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
June 7. 75.
The Pocket is perfect, my sweet Providence, and will be a comfort to me in my earthly pilgrimage for a long while. The touch of colour is a charming device.
Loving thanks, dear. I should never have got anything comparable to this without your care for me. The feather-like lightness is the chief requisite for me. I could not carry a wallet at my side with an antique silver clasp either for duty or pleasure.
Be sure to write and let us know of your affairs and intentions before long. Your poor dear face, which we have been used to see so lively, has made a new memory of itself with the shadow of sorrows upon it. 271
Ever yours affectionately
M. E. Lewes.
Signature
M. E. Lewes.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Alice Helps, London, 7 June 1875, 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/92012