GE to Emanuel Deutsch, London, 14 September 1870
Title
GE to Emanuel Deutsch, London, 14 September 1870
Title
GE to Emanuel Deutsch, London, 14 September 1870
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Emanuel Deutsch
Date(s)
- 1870-09-14
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Emanuel Deutsch, London, 14 September 1870
MS: Clark Memorial Library, University of California. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
September 14. 1870.
My dear Mr. Deutsch
They tell me that you have been very ill, while we have been wandering in ignorance. I must satisfy myself by writing to tell you of our sorrow on hearing this news, and you will not think me obtrusive -- for may we not reckon ourselves old friends?
We have but lately come home, after an absence which began about a fortnight from our seeing you at Oxford; 219 and on asking the first person I saw who was likely to know, where and how Mr. Deutsch was, I heard that you had been ill both long and seriously, and were now gone away. Since Sunday Mr. Ralston 220 has been good enough to send me word that you had given signs of yourself from Ostend and would be there for a few days. But after being hindered by bad headache, I dare not expect to be in time for any address but the B[ritish] M[useum]. And indeed it is of little consequence that this scrap should reach you very soon, so that it reach you soon enough to be a welcome expression of sympathy under the sense of weariness and the regrets for time lost that always come with the early days of recovery from sickness.
Do not mind about writing while you have many letters to answer. Only believe that when it is easy and pleasant to you, it will be a gladness to us to see your face again. I think we shall lecture you about not taking enough care of yourself, but I hope you will silence us by saying that you intend from henceforth to dine and sleep like any stupid Christian. 221
Mr. Lewes was in sad condition when we set out again in search of health, but he is very well now, and can make his mornings interesting by revising his Hist. of Philosophy without feeling himself helpless for the best of the day. Several hours are filled for us by reading and talk about the War, and for a still longer time we think and dream of it. I suppose you have been to Breslau and have seen and heard much of German feeling, action, and alas, suffering. One can only hope that this is not the mere beginning of sorrows.
Mr. Lewes is heartily sharing in the impulse that makes me write, and in anxious wishes that we may soon know of your full recovery. I am always
Sincerely and gratefully yours
M. E. Lewes.
MS: Clark Memorial Library, University of California. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
September 14. 1870.
My dear Mr. Deutsch
They tell me that you have been very ill, while we have been wandering in ignorance. I must satisfy myself by writing to tell you of our sorrow on hearing this news, and you will not think me obtrusive -- for may we not reckon ourselves old friends?
We have but lately come home, after an absence which began about a fortnight from our seeing you at Oxford; 219 and on asking the first person I saw who was likely to know, where and how Mr. Deutsch was, I heard that you had been ill both long and seriously, and were now gone away. Since Sunday Mr. Ralston 220 has been good enough to send me word that you had given signs of yourself from Ostend and would be there for a few days. But after being hindered by bad headache, I dare not expect to be in time for any address but the B[ritish] M[useum]. And indeed it is of little consequence that this scrap should reach you very soon, so that it reach you soon enough to be a welcome expression of sympathy under the sense of weariness and the regrets for time lost that always come with the early days of recovery from sickness.
Do not mind about writing while you have many letters to answer. Only believe that when it is easy and pleasant to you, it will be a gladness to us to see your face again. I think we shall lecture you about not taking enough care of yourself, but I hope you will silence us by saying that you intend from henceforth to dine and sleep like any stupid Christian. 221
Mr. Lewes was in sad condition when we set out again in search of health, but he is very well now, and can make his mornings interesting by revising his Hist. of Philosophy without feeling himself helpless for the best of the day. Several hours are filled for us by reading and talk about the War, and for a still longer time we think and dream of it. I suppose you have been to Breslau and have seen and heard much of German feeling, action, and alas, suffering. One can only hope that this is not the mere beginning of sorrows.
Mr. Lewes is heartily sharing in the impulse that makes me write, and in anxious wishes that we may soon know of your full recovery. I am always
Sincerely and gratefully yours
M. E. Lewes.
Signature
M. E. Lewes.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Emanuel Deutsch, London, 14 September 1870, 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/92301