GE Journal, London, 22-23 July 1865
Title
GE Journal, London, 22-23 July 1865
Title
GE Journal, London, 22-23 July 1865
Sender
Ge Journal
Recipient
U
Date(s)
- 1865-07-22–<br /> 1865-07-23
Place
London
Letter Content
GE Journal, London, 22-23 July 1865
MS: Yale. Extracts published: Cross, II, 406.
Sat for my portrait, I suppose for the last time.
We have at last had letters from Thornie -- on Wednesday, the 19th they arrived. The news is midling, except that he is in good health. There has been a monetary crisis in the Colony, which has made his trading expedition of doubtful result. He says it is of no use to send Bertie out without a little capital, and discourages the prospect of farming in Natal, so that we must now think of Bertie's being a trader.
Today we had a good group of visitors and some pleasant talk. George is not yet well; he has been ailing ever since Saturday week!
I am going doggedly to work at my novel, seeing what determination can do in the face of despair. Reading Neale's History of the Puritans. 360
MS: Yale. Extracts published: Cross, II, 406.
Sat for my portrait, I suppose for the last time.
We have at last had letters from Thornie -- on Wednesday, the 19th they arrived. The news is midling, except that he is in good health. There has been a monetary crisis in the Colony, which has made his trading expedition of doubtful result. He says it is of no use to send Bertie out without a little capital, and discourages the prospect of farming in Natal, so that we must now think of Bertie's being a trader.
Today we had a good group of visitors and some pleasant talk. George is not yet well; he has been ailing ever since Saturday week!
I am going doggedly to work at my novel, seeing what determination can do in the face of despair. Reading Neale's History of the Puritans. 360
Citation
Ge Journal, GE Journal, London, 22-23 July 1865, Complete George Eliot Letters(2026), George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/91912