GE to Mrs. Mark Pattison, London, 28 December 1869
Title
GE to Mrs. Mark Pattison, London, 28 December 1869
Title
GE to Mrs. Mark Pattison, London, 28 December 1869
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Mrs. Mark Pattison
Date(s)
- 1869-12-28
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Mrs. Mark Pattison, London, 28 December 1869
MS: British Museum. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory | North Bank | December 28. 69.
My dear Mrs. Pattison
Is it true that you are far from well? Somebody has told me that evil news, and it makes me anxious about you. But before I heard it, I was going to write just to express my affectionate wishes for your happiness in the coming year, which brings some close-folded gift in its hand for each of us. In your case, my thoughts dwelt chiefly on the wish that the hidden gift might be health, for you have many other kinds of good which must make life precious to you if that one were added as a vehicle for them. It is a sadness to me to think of you as suffering in any way, and I cherish the scepticism which is justifiable with regard to all reports.
Since I wrote to you from Limpsfield I have been getting cheerful and not more than usually ailing, and we are likely to be settled here for the next two months or more. This means, that if anything brings you to London, you will be heartily welcomed if you can get to this corner of the town. I long for some certainty about you.
Always yours sincerely and affectionately
[Signature torn away.]
MS: British Museum. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory | North Bank | December 28. 69.
My dear Mrs. Pattison
Is it true that you are far from well? Somebody has told me that evil news, and it makes me anxious about you. But before I heard it, I was going to write just to express my affectionate wishes for your happiness in the coming year, which brings some close-folded gift in its hand for each of us. In your case, my thoughts dwelt chiefly on the wish that the hidden gift might be health, for you have many other kinds of good which must make life precious to you if that one were added as a vehicle for them. It is a sadness to me to think of you as suffering in any way, and I cherish the scepticism which is justifiable with regard to all reports.
Since I wrote to you from Limpsfield I have been getting cheerful and not more than usually ailing, and we are likely to be settled here for the next two months or more. This means, that if anything brings you to London, you will be heartily welcomed if you can get to this corner of the town. I long for some certainty about you.
Always yours sincerely and affectionately
[Signature torn away.]
Signature
[Signature torn away.]
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Mrs. Mark Pattison, London, 28 December 1869, 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/93549