GE to Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray, [London, 30 May 1853]
Title
GE to Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray, [London, 30 May 1853]
Title
GE to Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray, [London, 30 May 1853]
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray
Date(s)
- 1853-05-30
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray, [London, 30 May 1853]
MS: Yale. Endorsed: May 30. 1853. Hitherto unpublished.
Monday.
Dear Cara
The hamper which you have had the trouble of packing for me, in addition to your other good deeds, has not yet made its appearance. I had a pleasant though rather fatiguing visit yesterday. Mr. Combe is looking well -- his eyes more terrible than ever -- but Mrs. Combe is quite ill with that horrid disease of the mucous membrane, which always makes people hypochondriacal. I made a very agreeable new acquaintance -- a Mrs. G. Taylor, 325 of whom I had heard from Kate Martineau.
I was little better than a "body" on Thursday and Friday, with head and back-ache, but I revived on Saturday evening and went to the opera to hear Ernani. I took the opportunity of judging whether Mr.
Bray could endure sitting through an opera in the pit, and I really think he may venture.
Rachel is to appear only once in Ph'e8dre 326 -- the part in which I most want to see her. Don't be having tooth-ache and lying awake this week as a preparation for enjoying London. 327 Love to all from
Your affectionate
Marian.
MS: Yale. Endorsed: May 30. 1853. Hitherto unpublished.
Monday.
Dear Cara
The hamper which you have had the trouble of packing for me, in addition to your other good deeds, has not yet made its appearance. I had a pleasant though rather fatiguing visit yesterday. Mr. Combe is looking well -- his eyes more terrible than ever -- but Mrs. Combe is quite ill with that horrid disease of the mucous membrane, which always makes people hypochondriacal. I made a very agreeable new acquaintance -- a Mrs. G. Taylor, 325 of whom I had heard from Kate Martineau.
I was little better than a "body" on Thursday and Friday, with head and back-ache, but I revived on Saturday evening and went to the opera to hear Ernani. I took the opportunity of judging whether Mr.
Bray could endure sitting through an opera in the pit, and I really think he may venture.
Rachel is to appear only once in Ph'e8dre 326 -- the part in which I most want to see her. Don't be having tooth-ache and lying awake this week as a preparation for enjoying London. 327 Love to all from
Your affectionate
Marian.
Signature
Marian.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray, [London, 30 May 1853], 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/93222