GE to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lee Lewes, Stuttgart, 7 [July] 1880
Title
GE to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lee Lewes, Stuttgart, 7 [July] 1880
Title
GE to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lee Lewes, Stuttgart, 7 [July] 1880
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lee Lewes
Date(s)
- 1880-07-07
Place
Stuttgart
Letter Content
GE to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lee Lewes, Stuttgart, 7 [July] 1880
MS: Yale. Published: Paterson, pp. 231-232.
Stuttgardt, June 452 7th 1880.
Dearest Children
I was made very glad by Gertrude's letter, which assured me that Witley had been enjoyed by you and the little ones. We stayed six days at Innspr'fcck, finding it more and more beautiful under the sunshine which had been wanting to it during our first two days. Then we went on to Munich and yesterday we arrived here, as a temporary resting place on our way to Wildbad which we hope will put the finishing touch to Johnnie's recovery of his usual health. I do not know whether Willie will stay with us there or return home. He amuses himself usually away from us, and appears whenever he can make himself serviceable, so that I shall be sorry to part with him. I wish I had been able to let you know in time that you could have remained a little longer at Witley, as I think we shall hardly be at home before the 20th if we find Wildbad what we want. Your Mutter is marvellously well and strong. It seems more natural to her to have anxiety than to be free from it and she has been throughout ['e0 la hauteur des circonstances.] Let us hope that she will not run down like a jellyfish now that her anxiety is over.
I have hardly any time to write, for either we are out of doors or I am reading with Johnnie, and I have literally been unable to answer either of your dear letters until this morning, when I am doing so in haste that I may be ready to walk out.
It was a comfort to me to know that the servants had behaved nicely and made Gertrude comfortable. Having the children would be a festival to Mrs. Dowling. I wonder where you will go for the August holiday. Write to me at Poste Restante, Wildbad, and by the time I answer you again I shall probably be able to say when we shall return home.
Give Grandmamma's love to the children and believe that you always have the tenderest from the faithful
Mutter.
Please tell Mrs. Hill 453 that I rejoiced to think of her having enjoyed Witley.
MS: Yale. Published: Paterson, pp. 231-232.
Stuttgardt, June 452 7th 1880.
Dearest Children
I was made very glad by Gertrude's letter, which assured me that Witley had been enjoyed by you and the little ones. We stayed six days at Innspr'fcck, finding it more and more beautiful under the sunshine which had been wanting to it during our first two days. Then we went on to Munich and yesterday we arrived here, as a temporary resting place on our way to Wildbad which we hope will put the finishing touch to Johnnie's recovery of his usual health. I do not know whether Willie will stay with us there or return home. He amuses himself usually away from us, and appears whenever he can make himself serviceable, so that I shall be sorry to part with him. I wish I had been able to let you know in time that you could have remained a little longer at Witley, as I think we shall hardly be at home before the 20th if we find Wildbad what we want. Your Mutter is marvellously well and strong. It seems more natural to her to have anxiety than to be free from it and she has been throughout ['e0 la hauteur des circonstances.] Let us hope that she will not run down like a jellyfish now that her anxiety is over.
I have hardly any time to write, for either we are out of doors or I am reading with Johnnie, and I have literally been unable to answer either of your dear letters until this morning, when I am doing so in haste that I may be ready to walk out.
It was a comfort to me to know that the servants had behaved nicely and made Gertrude comfortable. Having the children would be a festival to Mrs. Dowling. I wonder where you will go for the August holiday. Write to me at Poste Restante, Wildbad, and by the time I answer you again I shall probably be able to say when we shall return home.
Give Grandmamma's love to the children and believe that you always have the tenderest from the faithful
Mutter.
Please tell Mrs. Hill 453 that I rejoiced to think of her having enjoyed Witley.
Signature
Mutter.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lee Lewes, Stuttgart, 7 [July] 1880, 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/93179