GE to Eleanor Cross, London, 26 March 1880
Title
GE to Eleanor Cross, London, 26 March 1880
Title
GE to Eleanor Cross, London, 26 March 1880
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Eleanor Cross
Date(s)
- 1880-03-26
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Eleanor Cross, London, 26 March 1880
MS: Yale. Envelope: Miss Elinor Cross | Weybridge Heath | Surrey. Postmarks: LONDON S.W. | 7 | MR 27 | 80; WEYBRIDGE-STATION | B | MR 27 | 80. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
March 26. 80.
Dearest Elinor
Your sweet note made me wish to be with you and to be cheered by your affection as I have so often been before. But unhappily, in spite of the outer sunshine, I do not find in myself just now the needful spirit and courage to venture so far out of my shell. 377 I thank you tenderly for your kindness.
The maiden Phoebe (I forgot to ask her surname) pleased me very much, and I think she is the very servant I wanted. You have done me a great service in finding or at least discerning her for me.
I wish you were strong enough to come to your drawing studies again. I should perhaps see you a little oftener if you had that reason for coming into town. But I think that I shall not have patience to stay away from country quietude beyond the end of April. Please give my love to Florence and Willie.
Yours ever affectionately
M. E. Lewes.
MS: Yale. Envelope: Miss Elinor Cross | Weybridge Heath | Surrey. Postmarks: LONDON S.W. | 7 | MR 27 | 80; WEYBRIDGE-STATION | B | MR 27 | 80. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
March 26. 80.
Dearest Elinor
Your sweet note made me wish to be with you and to be cheered by your affection as I have so often been before. But unhappily, in spite of the outer sunshine, I do not find in myself just now the needful spirit and courage to venture so far out of my shell. 377 I thank you tenderly for your kindness.
The maiden Phoebe (I forgot to ask her surname) pleased me very much, and I think she is the very servant I wanted. You have done me a great service in finding or at least discerning her for me.
I wish you were strong enough to come to your drawing studies again. I should perhaps see you a little oftener if you had that reason for coming into town. But I think that I shall not have patience to stay away from country quietude beyond the end of April. Please give my love to Florence and Willie.
Yours ever affectionately
M. E. Lewes.
Signature
M. E. Lewes.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Eleanor Cross, London, 26 March 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/92284