GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 6 February 1861
Title
GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 6 February 1861
Title
GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 6 February 1861
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve
Date(s)
- 1861-02-06
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 6 February 1861
Text: Cross, II, 286.
I was feeling so ill on Friday and Saturday, that I had not spirit to write and thank you for the basket of eggs -- an invaluable present. I was particularly grateful this morning at breakfast, when a fine large one fell to my share.
On Saturday afternoon we were both so utterly incapable, that Mr Lewes insisted on our setting off forthwith into the country. But we only got as far as Dorking, and came back yesterday. I felt a new creature as soon as I was in the country; and we had two brilliant days for rambling and driving about that lovely Surrey. I suppose we must keep soul and body together by occasional flights of this sort; and don't you think an occasional flight to town will be good for you?
Text: Cross, II, 286.
I was feeling so ill on Friday and Saturday, that I had not spirit to write and thank you for the basket of eggs -- an invaluable present. I was particularly grateful this morning at breakfast, when a fine large one fell to my share.
On Saturday afternoon we were both so utterly incapable, that Mr Lewes insisted on our setting off forthwith into the country. But we only got as far as Dorking, and came back yesterday. I felt a new creature as soon as I was in the country; and we had two brilliant days for rambling and driving about that lovely Surrey. I suppose we must keep soul and body together by occasional flights of this sort; and don't you think an occasional flight to town will be good for you?
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 6 February 1861, 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/93660