GHL to Mrs. Elma Stuart, London, 27 January 1875
Title
GHL to Mrs. Elma Stuart, London, 27 January 1875
Title
GHL to Mrs. Elma Stuart, London, 27 January 1875
Sender
George Henry Lewes
Recipient
Mrs. Elma Stuart
Date(s)
- 1875-01-27
Place
London
Letter Content
GHL to Mrs. Elma Stuart, London, 27 January 1875
MS: British Museum. Published: Stuart, pp. 40-41.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
January 75.
Dear Elma
You need no assurance from us that everything which befals you touches us nearly, and that we deeply sympathize with you in your present trouble. 202 It is only as a silent pressure of the hand that this comes. Words are necessarily vain, except as an indication of sympathy, in sorrows that must be borne and cannot be alleviated.
If on your way back to France you pause in London, and it would give you the slightest comfort to hear a word of love from Madonna, come with full assurance. We could give you a bed if you would like it.
Ever your loving
G. H. Lewes.
MS: British Museum. Published: Stuart, pp. 40-41.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
January 75.
Dear Elma
You need no assurance from us that everything which befals you touches us nearly, and that we deeply sympathize with you in your present trouble. 202 It is only as a silent pressure of the hand that this comes. Words are necessarily vain, except as an indication of sympathy, in sorrows that must be borne and cannot be alleviated.
If on your way back to France you pause in London, and it would give you the slightest comfort to hear a word of love from Madonna, come with full assurance. We could give you a bed if you would like it.
Ever your loving
G. H. Lewes.
Signature
G. H. Lewes.
Citation
George Henry Lewes, GHL to Mrs. Elma Stuart, London, 27 January 1875, 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/94946