GE to Mrs. Alfred Tennyson, Witley, 5 November 1880
Title
GE to Mrs. Alfred Tennyson, Witley, 5 November 1880
Title
GE to Mrs. Alfred Tennyson, Witley, 5 November 1880
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Mrs. Alfred Tennyson
Date(s)
- 1880-11-05
Place
Witley
Letter Content
GE to Mrs. Alfred Tennyson, Witley, 5 November 1880
MS: Tennyson Research Centre, Lincoln.
The Heights, Witley, | Nr. Godalming.
November 5. 80.
Dear Mrs. Tennyson
The regret I felt on finding your cards that my drive had happened when I might have had the pleasure of seeing you has been deepened by my inability to get to Aldworth.
I have been rather seriously ill, and am not allowed to be out in the open air for more than an hour in the scant sunshine. One seems to be making too much of such facts by writing about them; but I cannot bear to seem unmindful of any friendly sign made to me by you and yours.
Our friend Mrs. Greville has told me -- I hope quite correctly -- that you are in some respects better in health than you were last year, and that Mr. Tennyson is as energetic and bright as usual. You and he will I trust always believe in the high regard with which I am
Yours most sincerely
M. A. Cross.
Mr. Cross feels himself a loser, that he has missed this year's opportunity of making your and Mr. Tennyson's acquaintance. I am hoping that Mr. Hallam may find his way to us when we are in town at 4 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea.
MS: Tennyson Research Centre, Lincoln.
The Heights, Witley, | Nr. Godalming.
November 5. 80.
Dear Mrs. Tennyson
The regret I felt on finding your cards that my drive had happened when I might have had the pleasure of seeing you has been deepened by my inability to get to Aldworth.
I have been rather seriously ill, and am not allowed to be out in the open air for more than an hour in the scant sunshine. One seems to be making too much of such facts by writing about them; but I cannot bear to seem unmindful of any friendly sign made to me by you and yours.
Our friend Mrs. Greville has told me -- I hope quite correctly -- that you are in some respects better in health than you were last year, and that Mr. Tennyson is as energetic and bright as usual. You and he will I trust always believe in the high regard with which I am
Yours most sincerely
M. A. Cross.
Mr. Cross feels himself a loser, that he has missed this year's opportunity of making your and Mr. Tennyson's acquaintance. I am hoping that Mr. Hallam may find his way to us when we are in town at 4 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea.
Signature
M. A. Cross.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Mrs. Alfred Tennyson, Witley, 5 November 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/93196