GE to Charles Bray, Broadstairs, 13 July [1852]
Title
GE to Charles Bray, Broadstairs, 13 July [1852]
Title
GE to Charles Bray, Broadstairs, 13 July [1852]
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Charles Bray
Date(s)
- 1852-07-13
Place
Broadstairs
Letter Content
GE to Charles Bray, Broadstairs, 13 July [1852]
MS: Yale. Hitherto unpublished.
Chandos Cottage | Broadstairs | July 13.
Dear Friend
I cannot let the post go without sending you a line in answer to your letter of this morning which distressed me very much -- but I am obliged to write very hurriedly, as I am not alone. I am ashamed that I did not acknowledge the receipt of the income-tax papers. I quite thought I had done so, and can only account for the omission by the agitation of feeling and the occupation of thought which I have had lately. Pray forgive me, and believe that I am not ungrateful for your kind attention to me. Do not add to the burthen of sadness which I have already by writing me harsh reproving letters. I sent the papers to Somerset House according to the address, but I have heard nothing of them since. I will write again to-morrow or the next day. This evening I am obliged to hurry.
Ever your affectionate
Marian E.
MS: Yale. Hitherto unpublished.
Chandos Cottage | Broadstairs | July 13.
Dear Friend
I cannot let the post go without sending you a line in answer to your letter of this morning which distressed me very much -- but I am obliged to write very hurriedly, as I am not alone. I am ashamed that I did not acknowledge the receipt of the income-tax papers. I quite thought I had done so, and can only account for the omission by the agitation of feeling and the occupation of thought which I have had lately. Pray forgive me, and believe that I am not ungrateful for your kind attention to me. Do not add to the burthen of sadness which I have already by writing me harsh reproving letters. I sent the papers to Somerset House according to the address, but I have heard nothing of them since. I will write again to-morrow or the next day. This evening I am obliged to hurry.
Ever your affectionate
Marian E.
Signature
Marian E.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Charles Bray, Broadstairs, 13 July [1852], 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/92106