GE to Mrs. Henry Houghton, London, 7 November 1853
Title
GE to Mrs. Henry Houghton, London, 7 November 1853
Title
GE to Mrs. Henry Houghton, London, 7 November 1853
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Mrs. Henry Hough
Date(s)
- 1853-11-07
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Mrs. Henry Houghton, London, 7 November 1853
Text: Cross, I, 316-317.
Chrissey has just sent me a letter, which tells that you have been suffering severely, and that you are yet very ill. I must satisfy my own feelings, by telling you that I grieve at this, though it will do you little good to know it. Still, when I am suffering, I do care for sympathy, and perhaps you are of the same mind. If so, think of me as your loving sister, who remembers all your kindness to her, all the pleasant hours she has had with you, and every little particular of her intercourse with you, however long and far she may have been removed from you. Dear Fanny, I can never be indifferent to your happiness or sorrow, and in this present sad affliction my thoughts and love are with you. I shall teaze you with no words about myself now -- perhaps by-and-by it will amuse you to have a longer letter.
Text: Cross, I, 316-317.
Chrissey has just sent me a letter, which tells that you have been suffering severely, and that you are yet very ill. I must satisfy my own feelings, by telling you that I grieve at this, though it will do you little good to know it. Still, when I am suffering, I do care for sympathy, and perhaps you are of the same mind. If so, think of me as your loving sister, who remembers all your kindness to her, all the pleasant hours she has had with you, and every little particular of her intercourse with you, however long and far she may have been removed from you. Dear Fanny, I can never be indifferent to your happiness or sorrow, and in this present sad affliction my thoughts and love are with you. I shall teaze you with no words about myself now -- perhaps by-and-by it will amuse you to have a longer letter.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Mrs. Henry Houghton, London, 7 November 1853, 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/93504