Georgiana [Mrs. Edward] Burne-Jones to GE, London, 16 June 1880
Title
Georgiana [Mrs. Edward] Burne-Jones to GE, London, 16 June 1880
Title
Georgiana [Mrs. Edward] Burne-Jones to GE, London, 16 June 1880
Sender
Georgiana [Mrs. Edward] Burne-Jones
Recipient
George Eliot
Date(s)
- 1880-06-16
Place
London
Letter Content
Georgiana [Mrs. Edward] Burne-Jones to GE, London, 16 June 1880
MS: Yale. Hitherto unpublished.
The Grange | June 16: 1880.
Dear Friend,
You will see by the enclosed 448 that I answered your letter at once and that I was grateful for it -- but when my answer was written I put it aside, hoping to find more and brighter words to send. Forgive it if they have not come yet, and let me send those first ones -- anything rather than you should think my silence a want of respect or feeling -- I would rather you were displeased with what I say than that.
Give me time -- this was the one "change" I was unprepared for -- but that is my own fault -- I have no right to impute to my friends what they do not claim. Forgive what would be an unforgivable liberty of speech if you had not said anything on the subject to me or if you had not also looked closely into my life. Edward joins me in love, and I am always
Your loving
Georgie.
MS: Yale. Hitherto unpublished.
The Grange | June 16: 1880.
Dear Friend,
You will see by the enclosed 448 that I answered your letter at once and that I was grateful for it -- but when my answer was written I put it aside, hoping to find more and brighter words to send. Forgive it if they have not come yet, and let me send those first ones -- anything rather than you should think my silence a want of respect or feeling -- I would rather you were displeased with what I say than that.
Give me time -- this was the one "change" I was unprepared for -- but that is my own fault -- I have no right to impute to my friends what they do not claim. Forgive what would be an unforgivable liberty of speech if you had not said anything on the subject to me or if you had not also looked closely into my life. Edward joins me in love, and I am always
Your loving
Georgie.
Signature
Georgie.
Citation
Georgiana [Mrs. Edward] Burne-Jones, Georgiana [Mrs. Edward] Burne-Jones to GE, London, 16 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/95560