GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, Richmond, [6 April 1856]
Title
GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, Richmond, [6 April 1856]
Title
GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, Richmond, [6 April 1856]
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Sara Sophia Hennell
Date(s)
- 1856-04-06
Place
Richmond
Letter Content
GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, Richmond, [6 April 1856]
MS: Yale. Endorsed: April 7. 1856. Extracts published: Cross, I, 395.
Richmond | Sunday.
Dear Sara
Thank you for taking the trouble to write me a full account of matters so interesting to me. Your description of Pegg and Co. 693 is so graphic that it would have made me laugh if it had not been near making me cry. O dear dear -- I hope you will be able thoroughly to enjoy this last precious summer on the pretty lawn where it is one of my pleasures on sunshiny days to think of you all strolling about or seated on the bearskin.
We are very thankful for the Hofwyl 694 circular and have almost decided to send the two eldest boys there. But it is necessary to weigh all things carefully before coming to a determination, as, not being either swindlers or philanthropists, we don't like to incur obligations which there is not a reasonable certainty of our being able to meet.
I am much obliged to Mr. Bray, too, for sending Mr. John Sibree's letter. Mr. Lewes had already received an answer from him declining his proposition, but we were interested to read his very characteristic letter to his sister, which proved to Mr. Lewes that I had given him a correct description of the man.
We are headachy this morning and so are keeping Sabbath in Mr. Bray's fashion -- enjoying the sunshine and reading the newspapers. I wish you saw the "Saturday." With best love to all,
Ever yours affectionately
Marian.
Tell Mr. Bray, Herbert Spencer is coming to town to stay for some time -- if indeed he is not already on his way here. 695 I conclude his letter was partly a joke. I have written this letter with the steel pen you sent me -- for which thanks.
MS: Yale. Endorsed: April 7. 1856. Extracts published: Cross, I, 395.
Richmond | Sunday.
Dear Sara
Thank you for taking the trouble to write me a full account of matters so interesting to me. Your description of Pegg and Co. 693 is so graphic that it would have made me laugh if it had not been near making me cry. O dear dear -- I hope you will be able thoroughly to enjoy this last precious summer on the pretty lawn where it is one of my pleasures on sunshiny days to think of you all strolling about or seated on the bearskin.
We are very thankful for the Hofwyl 694 circular and have almost decided to send the two eldest boys there. But it is necessary to weigh all things carefully before coming to a determination, as, not being either swindlers or philanthropists, we don't like to incur obligations which there is not a reasonable certainty of our being able to meet.
I am much obliged to Mr. Bray, too, for sending Mr. John Sibree's letter. Mr. Lewes had already received an answer from him declining his proposition, but we were interested to read his very characteristic letter to his sister, which proved to Mr. Lewes that I had given him a correct description of the man.
We are headachy this morning and so are keeping Sabbath in Mr. Bray's fashion -- enjoying the sunshine and reading the newspapers. I wish you saw the "Saturday." With best love to all,
Ever yours affectionately
Marian.
Tell Mr. Bray, Herbert Spencer is coming to town to stay for some time -- if indeed he is not already on his way here. 695 I conclude his letter was partly a joke. I have written this letter with the steel pen you sent me -- for which thanks.
Signature
Marian.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, Richmond, [6 April 1856], 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/94084