GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 5 June 1866
Title
GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 5 June 1866
Title
GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 5 June 1866
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve
Date(s)
- 1866-06-05
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 5 June 1866
Text: Cross, II, 430-431.
My last hope of seeing you before we start has vanished. I find that the things urged upon me to be done, in addition to my own small matters of preparation, will leave me no time to enjoy anything that I should have chosen if I had been at leisure. Last Thursday only I finished writing, in a state of nervous excitement that had been making my head throb and my heart palpitate all the week before. As soon as I had finished I felt well. You know how we had counted on a parting sight of you; and I should have particularly liked to see Emily, and witness the good effect of Derbyshire. But send us a word or two if you can, just to say how you all three are.
We start on Thursday evening for Brussels. Then to Antwerp, The Hague, and Amsterdam. Out of Holland we are to find our way to Schwalbach. Let your love go with us, as mine will hover about you and all yours -- that group of three which the word "Wandsworth" always means for us.
Text: Cross, II, 430-431.
My last hope of seeing you before we start has vanished. I find that the things urged upon me to be done, in addition to my own small matters of preparation, will leave me no time to enjoy anything that I should have chosen if I had been at leisure. Last Thursday only I finished writing, in a state of nervous excitement that had been making my head throb and my heart palpitate all the week before. As soon as I had finished I felt well. You know how we had counted on a parting sight of you; and I should have particularly liked to see Emily, and witness the good effect of Derbyshire. But send us a word or two if you can, just to say how you all three are.
We start on Thursday evening for Brussels. Then to Antwerp, The Hague, and Amsterdam. Out of Holland we are to find our way to Schwalbach. Let your love go with us, as mine will hover about you and all yours -- that group of three which the word "Wandsworth" always means for us.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 5 June 1866, 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/93656