GE to Eliza Eborall, London, 15 June 1861
Title
GE to Eliza Eborall, London, 15 June 1861
Title
GE to Eliza Eborall, London, 15 June 1861
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Eliza Eborall
Date(s)
- 1861-06-15
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Eliza Eborall, London, 15 June 1861
MS: Mrs. Irene Reed Badgley. Hitherto unpublished.
Blandford Square | June 15. 1861.
My dear Miss Eborall
I hope that my usual promptness in answering letters will have led you to guess the fact, namely, that when yours arrived I was too far away from home for it to be forwarded to me. Only last night I returned from a two months' absence in Italy, and of course one of my first duties this morning is to answer your letter.
I thank you for the trouble you have taken about Emily's 515 clothes, and have pleasure in enclosing a cheque for the amount of expenditure on her behalf. The sum is not at all larger than I expected. It is a satisfaction to learn from you that she is going on pretty well. I feel, with you, that the great misfortune of deafness claims an additional measure of tolerance for the poor dear girl; and she is at an age, too, when the character is often obscured by passing impulses. Give my best love to her and assure her of my constant affectionate anxiety for her happiness.
I found on my table two letters (!) from her brother Charles, who seems to be enjoying his school life.
Perhaps you will be so kind as to send me two or three lines to let me know that my long-delayed answer has been received, and to tell me whether you expect Emily to return to you after Midsummer. Always, my dear Miss Eborall,
Yours very sincerely
Marian E. Lewes.
MS: Mrs. Irene Reed Badgley. Hitherto unpublished.
Blandford Square | June 15. 1861.
My dear Miss Eborall
I hope that my usual promptness in answering letters will have led you to guess the fact, namely, that when yours arrived I was too far away from home for it to be forwarded to me. Only last night I returned from a two months' absence in Italy, and of course one of my first duties this morning is to answer your letter.
I thank you for the trouble you have taken about Emily's 515 clothes, and have pleasure in enclosing a cheque for the amount of expenditure on her behalf. The sum is not at all larger than I expected. It is a satisfaction to learn from you that she is going on pretty well. I feel, with you, that the great misfortune of deafness claims an additional measure of tolerance for the poor dear girl; and she is at an age, too, when the character is often obscured by passing impulses. Give my best love to her and assure her of my constant affectionate anxiety for her happiness.
I found on my table two letters (!) from her brother Charles, who seems to be enjoying his school life.
Perhaps you will be so kind as to send me two or three lines to let me know that my long-delayed answer has been received, and to tell me whether you expect Emily to return to you after Midsummer. Always, my dear Miss Eborall,
Yours very sincerely
Marian E. Lewes.
Signature
Marian E. Lewes.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Eliza Eborall, London, 15 June 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/92290