GHL to Frau Ottilie Von Goethe, [Weimar, 11 August 1854]
Title
GHL to Frau Ottilie Von Goethe, [Weimar, 11 August 1854]
Title
GHL to Frau Ottilie Von Goethe, [Weimar, 11 August 1854]
Sender
George Henry Lewes
Recipient
Frau Ottilie Von Goethe
Date(s)
- 1854-08-11
Place
Weimar
Letter Content
GHL to Frau Ottilie Von Goethe, [Weimar, 11 August 1854]
MS: Yale.
My dear Madam
Ten thousand pardons. The answer was purposely vague because I did not perfectly understand the question -- whether it referred to my coming at 11, or to you, in the evening. I meant to do both -- but sp'e4ter was not the word I used.
I shall not fail to be there at 11; and shall take my chance of finding you at home this evening.
&unknown;Lewes.&unknown;
[signature has been inked over]
MS: Yale.
My dear Madam
Ten thousand pardons. The answer was purposely vague because I did not perfectly understand the question -- whether it referred to my coming at 11, or to you, in the evening. I meant to do both -- but sp'e4ter was not the word I used.
I shall not fail to be there at 11; and shall take my chance of finding you at home this evening.
&unknown;Lewes.&unknown;
[signature has been inked over]
Signature
&unknown;Lewes.&unknown;
Citation
George Henry Lewes, GHL to Frau Ottilie Von Goethe, [Weimar, 11 August 1854], 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/94518