GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 27 February 1865
Title
GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 27 February 1865
Title
GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 27 February 1865
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve
Date(s)
- 1865-02-27
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 27 February 1865
Text: Cross, II, 398.
The sun shone through my window on your letter as I read it, adding to its cheeriness. It was good of you to write it. I was ill last week, and had mental troubles besides -- happily such as are unconnected with any one's experience except my own. 316 I am still ailing, but striving hard "not to mind," and not to diffuse my inward trouble, according to Madame de Vaux's 317 excellent maxim. I shall not, I fear, be able to get to you till near the end of next week -- towards the 11th. 318 I think of you very often, and especially when my own malaise reminds me how much of your time is spent in the same sort of endurance. Mr Spencer told us yesterday that Dr Ransom 319 said he had cured himself of dyspepsia by leaving off stimulants -- the full benefit manifesting itself after two or three months of abstinence. I am going to try.
All best regards to Mr Congreve and tenderest sisterly love to yourself.
Text: Cross, II, 398.
The sun shone through my window on your letter as I read it, adding to its cheeriness. It was good of you to write it. I was ill last week, and had mental troubles besides -- happily such as are unconnected with any one's experience except my own. 316 I am still ailing, but striving hard "not to mind," and not to diffuse my inward trouble, according to Madame de Vaux's 317 excellent maxim. I shall not, I fear, be able to get to you till near the end of next week -- towards the 11th. 318 I think of you very often, and especially when my own malaise reminds me how much of your time is spent in the same sort of endurance. Mr Spencer told us yesterday that Dr Ransom 319 said he had cured himself of dyspepsia by leaving off stimulants -- the full benefit manifesting itself after two or three months of abstinence. I am going to try.
All best regards to Mr Congreve and tenderest sisterly love to yourself.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 27 February 1865, 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/93644