GE to Barbara [Mme Eugene] Bodichon, London, [27 July 1867]
Title
GE to Barbara [Mme Eugene] Bodichon, London, [27 July 1867]
Title
GE to Barbara [Mme Eugene] Bodichon, London, [27 July 1867]
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Barbara [Mme Eugene] Bodichon
Date(s)
- 1867-07-27
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Barbara [Mme Eugene] Bodichon, London, [27 July 1867]
MS: Mr. Philip Leigh-Smith. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
Saturday.
Dearest Barbara
I was relieved to have a letter from you, for I had been wondering much about you. Pray thank Miss Blackwell 653 for taking the trouble to write me her opinion about you. I feel gladdened by knowing that you have someone well-instructed in hygiene -- I hope, staying with you.
I got your letter from Mrs. P. Taylor's, and answered it. Madame Mohl's report of the physician's opinion would, I should think, be conclusive for all rational people. I presume you give up the idea of pleasing all the world, rational and irrational.
We start on Monday evening, if I am well enough -- but I have been quite ill this week. 654 The nearest address I dare give you is Poste Restante, Dresden. We are almost sure to be there in the course of a fortnight.
The rainy weather is I fear very unfavourable to your comfort in your country nest. Don't overdo yourself with having visitors out of benevolence. You see Dr. Blackwell says you should be "quiet." Always
Your loving
Marian.
MS: Mr. Philip Leigh-Smith. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
Saturday.
Dearest Barbara
I was relieved to have a letter from you, for I had been wondering much about you. Pray thank Miss Blackwell 653 for taking the trouble to write me her opinion about you. I feel gladdened by knowing that you have someone well-instructed in hygiene -- I hope, staying with you.
I got your letter from Mrs. P. Taylor's, and answered it. Madame Mohl's report of the physician's opinion would, I should think, be conclusive for all rational people. I presume you give up the idea of pleasing all the world, rational and irrational.
We start on Monday evening, if I am well enough -- but I have been quite ill this week. 654 The nearest address I dare give you is Poste Restante, Dresden. We are almost sure to be there in the course of a fortnight.
The rainy weather is I fear very unfavourable to your comfort in your country nest. Don't overdo yourself with having visitors out of benevolence. You see Dr. Blackwell says you should be "quiet." Always
Your loving
Marian.
Signature
Marian.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Barbara [Mme Eugene] Bodichon, London, [27 July 1867], 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/93007