GHL Diary, London, 28 February 1878
Title
GHL Diary, London, 28 February 1878
Title
GHL Diary, London, 28 February 1878
Sender
Ghl Diary
Recipient
U
Date(s)
- 1878-02-28
Place
London
Letter Content
GHL Diary, London, 28 February 1878
MS: Mrs. Robert Nuttall. Hitherto unpublished.
At 11 went to the Abbey to attend the marriage of Lionel Tennyson and Eleanor Locker. The Abbey crowded. Many of our friends and acquaintances there. The ceremony very touching and interesting. One of the most interesting points -- at least to me -- was that as we all came out of the Abbey I saw a lady gazing very devoutly at Polly and then quietly as if unobserved stroke the back of her cloak and person. Du Maurier afterwards told us that Mrs. Kendall was in high spirits at having [touched George Eliot.] Now the lady I saw was not Mrs. Kendall -- so that there were two who had the same inspiration.
MS: Mrs. Robert Nuttall. Hitherto unpublished.
At 11 went to the Abbey to attend the marriage of Lionel Tennyson and Eleanor Locker. The Abbey crowded. Many of our friends and acquaintances there. The ceremony very touching and interesting. One of the most interesting points -- at least to me -- was that as we all came out of the Abbey I saw a lady gazing very devoutly at Polly and then quietly as if unobserved stroke the back of her cloak and person. Du Maurier afterwards told us that Mrs. Kendall was in high spirits at having [touched George Eliot.] Now the lady I saw was not Mrs. Kendall -- so that there were two who had the same inspiration.
Citation
Ghl Diary, GHL Diary, London, 28 February 1878, 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/94277