GE to Mrs. John Cash, London, 10 October 1863
Title
GE to Mrs. John Cash, London, 10 October 1863
Title
GE to Mrs. John Cash, London, 10 October 1863
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Mrs. John Cash
Date(s)
- 1863-10-10
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Mrs. John Cash, London, 10 October 1863
MS: Miss Mary Kirby. Envelope: Mrs. John Cash | Rosehill | Coventry. Postmarks: LONDON-N.W | 1 | OC 10 | 63; COVENTRY | D | OC 10 | 63. Hitherto unpublished.
Blandford Sq. | October 10. 63.
Dear Mrs. Cash
You judged rightly in believing that I should value Mrs. Sibree's portrait. 194 It will be associated for me with very vivid tender memories of the time when you and I walked and talked together, and when I used now and then to have half an hour of your Mother's quiet impressive presence. Every good woman I have known is an influence that seems to gather strength as my life advances.
I love to hear of you and to think that your life is full of blessings. It would be a pretty sight, for which I would willingly use a wishing purse, to see you present yourself to me some day -- perhaps with a little boy or girl by your side. Will that never be?
I rejoice in your Brother's success. It is a good for all the world when high principle and ability such as his find a prosperous career in teaching. I would gladly be remembered by him with some regard.
We have had much anxiety this summer about the destination of our second son, who is to bid us farewell on Tuesday next to go on his voyage to Natal. That anxiety and my bodily susceptibility have acted and reacted on each other, and made me rather good-for-nothing. But now I am very well and am getting strong.
God bless you. Believe me always
Your affectionate Friend
M. E. Lewes.
Mrs. John Cash.
MS: Miss Mary Kirby. Envelope: Mrs. John Cash | Rosehill | Coventry. Postmarks: LONDON-N.W | 1 | OC 10 | 63; COVENTRY | D | OC 10 | 63. Hitherto unpublished.
Blandford Sq. | October 10. 63.
Dear Mrs. Cash
You judged rightly in believing that I should value Mrs. Sibree's portrait. 194 It will be associated for me with very vivid tender memories of the time when you and I walked and talked together, and when I used now and then to have half an hour of your Mother's quiet impressive presence. Every good woman I have known is an influence that seems to gather strength as my life advances.
I love to hear of you and to think that your life is full of blessings. It would be a pretty sight, for which I would willingly use a wishing purse, to see you present yourself to me some day -- perhaps with a little boy or girl by your side. Will that never be?
I rejoice in your Brother's success. It is a good for all the world when high principle and ability such as his find a prosperous career in teaching. I would gladly be remembered by him with some regard.
We have had much anxiety this summer about the destination of our second son, who is to bid us farewell on Tuesday next to go on his voyage to Natal. That anxiety and my bodily susceptibility have acted and reacted on each other, and made me rather good-for-nothing. But now I am very well and am getting strong.
God bless you. Believe me always
Your affectionate Friend
M. E. Lewes.
Mrs. John Cash.
Signature
M. E. Lewes.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Mrs. John Cash, London, 10 October 1863, 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/93515