GE to Frederick Locker, London, [7 March 1878]
Title
GE to Frederick Locker, London, [7 March 1878]
Title
GE to Frederick Locker, London, [7 March 1878]
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Frederick Locker
Date(s)
- 1878-03-07
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Frederick Locker, London, [7 March 1878]
MS: Harvard. Endorsed: 7th March 78. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
Thursday.
My dear Mr. Locker
The bridecake is proudly and gratefully valued as a sign of the sweet Bride's remembrance and yours.
I cannot help feeling rather exasperated against unpunishable Chance for leaving us ignorant that we might have gone into the Jerusalem Chamber after the ceremony and had a greeting and parting which would always have been a favourite memory with us. I should have had a real joy in being there.
As it is, however, I feel the richer for having witnessed the scene in the chapel and enjoyed some exquisite moments of sympathy both with the beautiful young creatures for whom we are hoping all good and with the elders for whom the [rapid of life shoots to the fall.] 27
Perhaps when you are writing to the dear Bride you will find room to give her my affectionate thanks for thinking of me in the hour when her heart must have been very full. And please tell her also that I would not have chosen to miss writing my name as one of the loving group around her -- if I had only known that I might do so.
I enter into your difficulty about finding a suitable house for them. There are so many conditions to be thought of for health, comfort, and right economy, and it is hard in London to find what will meet all these demands at once. I hope they will find Madrid with its unsurpassed picture galleries as much beyond their expectations as we did.
With cordial thanks from both of us I remain
Yours always truly
M. E. Lewes.
MS: Harvard. Endorsed: 7th March 78. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
Thursday.
My dear Mr. Locker
The bridecake is proudly and gratefully valued as a sign of the sweet Bride's remembrance and yours.
I cannot help feeling rather exasperated against unpunishable Chance for leaving us ignorant that we might have gone into the Jerusalem Chamber after the ceremony and had a greeting and parting which would always have been a favourite memory with us. I should have had a real joy in being there.
As it is, however, I feel the richer for having witnessed the scene in the chapel and enjoyed some exquisite moments of sympathy both with the beautiful young creatures for whom we are hoping all good and with the elders for whom the [rapid of life shoots to the fall.] 27
Perhaps when you are writing to the dear Bride you will find room to give her my affectionate thanks for thinking of me in the hour when her heart must have been very full. And please tell her also that I would not have chosen to miss writing my name as one of the loving group around her -- if I had only known that I might do so.
I enter into your difficulty about finding a suitable house for them. There are so many conditions to be thought of for health, comfort, and right economy, and it is hard in London to find what will meet all these demands at once. I hope they will find Madrid with its unsurpassed picture galleries as much beyond their expectations as we did.
With cordial thanks from both of us I remain
Yours always truly
M. E. Lewes.
Signature
M. E. Lewes.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Frederick Locker, London, [7 March 1878], 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/92443