GE to Charles Lee Lewes, [London, 21 February 1879]

GE to Charles Lee Lewes, [London, 21 February 1879]

George Eliot

Charles Lee Lewes

London

GE to Charles Lee Lewes, [London, 21 February 1879]
MS: Mrs. Ouvry. Hitherto unpublished.
Friday Evening.
Dearest Boy
The enclosed letters came today. Finding them in the drawer and seeing they came from Natal, I opened them because you were not coming today. The bill drawn on you at the Union Bank will now, I suppose, create no difficulty. 179 But if you had not opened your account there, it might have been awkward. On the back I have made a copy of Eliza's statement of expenses. It is clear, she wants £200 and I must make arrangements to let her have that sum. 180
Your loving
Mutter.
Food per month £6 78. 0.0
Girl's Wages £1 13. 0.0
Kafir do. 13. 0.0
Kafir's food 6.10.0
(!) Children's Boots 7.16.0
Washing 3.18.0
Seats at Chapel 2. 0.0
4.0
Doctor's Bill Vague
Dress Vague

Mutter.

George Eliot, GE to Charles Lee Lewes, [London, 21 February 1879], 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/92198