GE to Mrs. Alexander Gilchrist, London, 19 April 1871
Title
GE to Mrs. Alexander Gilchrist, London, 19 April 1871
Title
GE to Mrs. Alexander Gilchrist, London, 19 April 1871
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Mrs. Alexander Gilchrist
Date(s)
- 1871-04-19
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Mrs. Alexander Gilchrist, London, 19 April 1871
MS: Mr. Gordon S. Haight. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
April 19. 1871.
My dear Madam
We are very much obliged to you for your kind, methodical thoughtfulness as to all which is necessary for our accommodation at Brookbank, and also for your hints about the points of beauty to be sought for in our walks. That "sense of standing on a round world" which you speak of, is precisely what I most care for amongst out-of-door delights. The last time I had it fully was at St. M'e4rgen near Freiburg, on green hill-tops whence we could see the Rhine and poor France.
Mr. Ewens has written this morning to ask for a little more time, and Mr. Lewes will reply that he may stay until the 26th. Poor things, they seem sadly adagio in their movements, and are about to emigrate apparently with as much knowledge of America as they have of the lunar volcanoes.
The garden has been, and is being, attended to, and I trust that we shall not find the commissariat unendurable. Mr. Ewens wanted to stay till the last day of the month, but that would have been a serious annoyance and retardation for us, as the house cannot be well cleaned without the work of some days. Always, dear Madam,
Sincerely yours
M. E. Lewes.
MS: Mr. Gordon S. Haight. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
April 19. 1871.
My dear Madam
We are very much obliged to you for your kind, methodical thoughtfulness as to all which is necessary for our accommodation at Brookbank, and also for your hints about the points of beauty to be sought for in our walks. That "sense of standing on a round world" which you speak of, is precisely what I most care for amongst out-of-door delights. The last time I had it fully was at St. M'e4rgen near Freiburg, on green hill-tops whence we could see the Rhine and poor France.
Mr. Ewens has written this morning to ask for a little more time, and Mr. Lewes will reply that he may stay until the 26th. Poor things, they seem sadly adagio in their movements, and are about to emigrate apparently with as much knowledge of America as they have of the lunar volcanoes.
The garden has been, and is being, attended to, and I trust that we shall not find the commissariat unendurable. Mr. Ewens wanted to stay till the last day of the month, but that would have been a serious annoyance and retardation for us, as the house cannot be well cleaned without the work of some days. Always, dear Madam,
Sincerely yours
M. E. Lewes.
Signature
M. E. Lewes.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Mrs. Alexander Gilchrist, London, 19 April 1871, 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/93192