GE to Harris (The Builder), London, 19 April 1879
Title
GE to Harris (The Builder), London, 19 April 1879
Title
GE to Harris (The Builder), London, 19 April 1879
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Harris (The Builder)
Date(s)
- 1879-04-19
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Harris (The Builder), London, 19 April 1879
MS: Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
North Bank | April 19. 79.
In reply to Mr. Harris's letter on the subject of the coal cellar Mrs. Lewes begs to say that she is exceedingly annoyed to find an alteration of an expensive kind, made after an examination and estimate, turn out to be quite ineffectual. 482 She would have thought, however, that an extension of the concrete at both ends might be a sufficient safeguard, without carrying the stone paving all along the path. She is naturally reluctant to incur a much greater expense after being disappointed in a plan which was before proposed as complete and effectual. She is now informed that the cellar is in a worse state than before the alteration.
She requests Mr. Harris to consider fully whether an extension of the concrete (with covering pavement) a certain distance beyond the cellar walls will not suffice.
MS: Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
North Bank | April 19. 79.
In reply to Mr. Harris's letter on the subject of the coal cellar Mrs. Lewes begs to say that she is exceedingly annoyed to find an alteration of an expensive kind, made after an examination and estimate, turn out to be quite ineffectual. 482 She would have thought, however, that an extension of the concrete at both ends might be a sufficient safeguard, without carrying the stone paving all along the path. She is naturally reluctant to incur a much greater expense after being disappointed in a plan which was before proposed as complete and effectual. She is now informed that the cellar is in a worse state than before the alteration.
She requests Mr. Harris to consider fully whether an extension of the concrete (with covering pavement) a certain distance beyond the cellar walls will not suffice.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Harris (The Builder), London, 19 April 1879, 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/92519