John Chapman to George Combe, London, 19 July 1852
Title
John Chapman to George Combe, London, 19 July 1852
Title
John Chapman to George Combe, London, 19 July 1852
Sender
John Chapman
Recipient
George Combe
Date(s)
- 1852-07-19
Place
London
Letter Content
John Chapman to George Combe, London, 19 July 1852
MS: National Library of Scotland. Endorsed: London 19th July 1852 | John Chapman.
42 Strand, London | July 19. 1852.
My dear Sir
Quite unknown to me my wife wrote the enclosed letter; 126 she afterwards read it to me and wished to send it to you; I advised her not to do so on the ground that you would consider it biassed testimony and therefore without weight. She then placed it in my hands. On reperusing it to-day I felt that it is written in so just a spirit, and, in the main, is so true in fact that I should not have acted injudiciously in acceding to Mrs. C's wish to send it; and now therefore send it unknown to her. She went to Nottingham today. Though the reasons which induced me to ask her to withold it are still in force, and I feel that I must '91bide my time,'92 there yet seems no necessity for concealment.
Yours very sincerely,
John Chapman.
MS: National Library of Scotland. Endorsed: London 19th July 1852 | John Chapman.
42 Strand, London | July 19. 1852.
My dear Sir
Quite unknown to me my wife wrote the enclosed letter; 126 she afterwards read it to me and wished to send it to you; I advised her not to do so on the ground that you would consider it biassed testimony and therefore without weight. She then placed it in my hands. On reperusing it to-day I felt that it is written in so just a spirit, and, in the main, is so true in fact that I should not have acted injudiciously in acceding to Mrs. C's wish to send it; and now therefore send it unknown to her. She went to Nottingham today. Though the reasons which induced me to ask her to withold it are still in force, and I feel that I must '91bide my time,'92 there yet seems no necessity for concealment.
Yours very sincerely,
John Chapman.
Signature
John Chapman.
Citation
John Chapman, John Chapman to George Combe, London, 19 July 1852, 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/95489