GE to John Walter Cross, London, 11 December 1872
Title
GE to John Walter Cross, London, 11 December 1872
Title
GE to John Walter Cross, London, 11 December 1872
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
John Walter Cross
Date(s)
- 1872-12-11
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to John Walter Cross, London, 11 December 1872
MS: Yale. Address: John Cross Esq. Published: Cross, III, 182.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
December 11. 72.
My dear Nephew
A thousand thanks for your kind interest in our project and for the trouble you have taken in our behalf. I fear the land buying and building 654 is likely to come to nothing and our construction to remain entirely of the a'ebrial sort. It is so much easier to imagine other people doing wise things than to do them oneself! Practically I excel in nothing but paying twice as much as I ought for everything. On the whole, it would be better if my life could be done for me and I could look on.
However, it appears that the question of the land at Shere may remain open until we can discuss it with you at Weybridge. Certainly the possession of an acute Nephew may throw a new light on one's affairs, and there is no telling what we may not venture on with your eyes to see through.
But, oh dear, I don't like anything that is troublesome under the name of pleasure -- from eating shrimps upwards. Always
Your affectionate Aunt
M. E. Lewes.
MS: Yale. Address: John Cross Esq. Published: Cross, III, 182.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
December 11. 72.
My dear Nephew
A thousand thanks for your kind interest in our project and for the trouble you have taken in our behalf. I fear the land buying and building 654 is likely to come to nothing and our construction to remain entirely of the a'ebrial sort. It is so much easier to imagine other people doing wise things than to do them oneself! Practically I excel in nothing but paying twice as much as I ought for everything. On the whole, it would be better if my life could be done for me and I could look on.
However, it appears that the question of the land at Shere may remain open until we can discuss it with you at Weybridge. Certainly the possession of an acute Nephew may throw a new light on one's affairs, and there is no telling what we may not venture on with your eyes to see through.
But, oh dear, I don't like anything that is troublesome under the name of pleasure -- from eating shrimps upwards. Always
Your affectionate Aunt
M. E. Lewes.
Signature
M. E. Lewes.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to John Walter Cross, London, 11 December 1872, 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/92827