GE to Charles Bray, London, 13 July [1861]
Title
GE to Charles Bray, London, 13 July [1861]
Title
GE to Charles Bray, London, 13 July [1861]
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Charles Bray
Date(s)
- 1861-07-13
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Charles Bray, London, 13 July [1861]
MS: Yale. Endorsed: 1861. Hitherto unpublished.
Blandford Sq. | July 13.
Dear Friend
Thanks many, from Mr. Lewes and me too, for your kind proposition, but it is not practicable. In the first place, there would be no cure for either of us away from each other, unless the sense of absolute duty made absence endurable. And in the second place, he is too ailing and delicate to find repose in being with people who are unfamiliar to him. He would not be able to use the "four hours" for work: there are few mornings at present on which he is able to write. He has had abundance of change, you know, so that he is not suffering for want of that. He is taking quinine, and I hope he will by and by be himself again. Alas, that "self" is not particularly robust, but I think he has never been so thin and feeble as he is now. Still, there has been some advance in the last few days.
Once again -- thank you. I don't forget how comfortable you and Cara make all your guests, and how you have the art of leaving them without constraint, and yet making them feel that they are attended to.
Ever yours affectionately
M. E. Lewes.
MS: Yale. Endorsed: 1861. Hitherto unpublished.
Blandford Sq. | July 13.
Dear Friend
Thanks many, from Mr. Lewes and me too, for your kind proposition, but it is not practicable. In the first place, there would be no cure for either of us away from each other, unless the sense of absolute duty made absence endurable. And in the second place, he is too ailing and delicate to find repose in being with people who are unfamiliar to him. He would not be able to use the "four hours" for work: there are few mornings at present on which he is able to write. He has had abundance of change, you know, so that he is not suffering for want of that. He is taking quinine, and I hope he will by and by be himself again. Alas, that "self" is not particularly robust, but I think he has never been so thin and feeble as he is now. Still, there has been some advance in the last few days.
Once again -- thank you. I don't forget how comfortable you and Cara make all your guests, and how you have the art of leaving them without constraint, and yet making them feel that they are attended to.
Ever yours affectionately
M. E. Lewes.
Signature
M. E. Lewes.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Charles Bray, London, 13 July [1861], 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/92136