Herbert Arthur Lewes to GHL, Durban, [24? June 1875]
Title
Herbert Arthur Lewes to GHL, Durban, [24? June 1875]
Title
Herbert Arthur Lewes to GHL, Durban, [24? June 1875]
Sender
Herbert Arthur Lewes
Recipient
George Henry Lewes
Date(s)
- 1875-06-24
Place
Durban
Letter Content
Herbert Arthur Lewes to GHL, Durban, [24? June 1875]
MS: Nuneaton Public Library.
Durban.
Dearest Pater
I was obliged to draw upon you for £50. I have been here a month and my own money has been down some time. I am better than when I last wrote. All my glands are swollen. My ankels and feet have been swollen so that I could not get my boots on. The Doctor attends me me about every other day. He says I progress too slowly so has changed medecines.
I forgot to thank you in my last for x It has been touch and go with me. I feel it will take some time to get back my old strenght. I have been expecting a letter from you every mail. Did you get mine of last month? 303
MS: Nuneaton Public Library.
Durban.
Dearest Pater
I was obliged to draw upon you for £50. I have been here a month and my own money has been down some time. I am better than when I last wrote. All my glands are swollen. My ankels and feet have been swollen so that I could not get my boots on. The Doctor attends me me about every other day. He says I progress too slowly so has changed medecines.
I forgot to thank you in my last for x It has been touch and go with me. I feel it will take some time to get back my old strenght. I have been expecting a letter from you every mail. Did you get mine of last month? 303
Citation
Herbert Arthur Lewes, Herbert Arthur Lewes to GHL, Durban, [24? June 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/95133