Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray to GE, Upper Norwood, 17 June [1880]
Title
Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray to GE, Upper Norwood, 17 June [1880]
Title
Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray to GE, Upper Norwood, 17 June [1880]
Sender
Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray
Recipient
George Eliot
Date(s)
- 1880-06-17
Place
Upper Norwood
Letter Content
Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray to GE, Upper Norwood, 17 June [1880]
MS: Berg Collection, New York Public Library. Hitherto unpublished.
St. Aubin's Road, Upper Norwood | June 17th.
My dear Marian,
Yes, we received your letter on the morning of your marriage. I cannot forgive myself for not having made this clear in writing to you, and for not having thanked you for that letter a fortnight before, in which the almost, to us, unthinkable fact, was half announced. I was wrong to call it "the bare fact" because you did give facts which made it look bright and hopeful. But it was so startling and strange that it seemed bare compared to all we wished to know. I hope you will find that the other letter has been received. It is most cruel that your words should be lost, just at such a time. Since then, we have heard much concerning you from friends, and now your own word confirms what we only care to be assured of -- that you are well and happy. . . .
I love to write to you -- you seem to us as rather in a dream-land -- but you know how our thoughts and affections follow you everywhere. I have given your message to Rufa. They are coming here to see us. With love from us both.
Ever your loving
Cara.
MS: Berg Collection, New York Public Library. Hitherto unpublished.
St. Aubin's Road, Upper Norwood | June 17th.
My dear Marian,
Yes, we received your letter on the morning of your marriage. I cannot forgive myself for not having made this clear in writing to you, and for not having thanked you for that letter a fortnight before, in which the almost, to us, unthinkable fact, was half announced. I was wrong to call it "the bare fact" because you did give facts which made it look bright and hopeful. But it was so startling and strange that it seemed bare compared to all we wished to know. I hope you will find that the other letter has been received. It is most cruel that your words should be lost, just at such a time. Since then, we have heard much concerning you from friends, and now your own word confirms what we only care to be assured of -- that you are well and happy. . . .
I love to write to you -- you seem to us as rather in a dream-land -- but you know how our thoughts and affections follow you everywhere. I have given your message to Rufa. They are coming here to see us. With love from us both.
Ever your loving
Cara.
Signature
Cara.
Citation
Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray, Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray to GE, Upper Norwood, 17 June [1880], 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/95547