GE to Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray, London, 20 October 1869
Title
GE to Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray, London, 20 October 1869
Title
GE to Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray, London, 20 October 1869
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray
Date(s)
- 1869-10-20
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray, London, 20 October 1869
MS: Yale. Endorsed: 1869. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
October 20. 69.
My dear Cara
Thornie is dead. He died last night, very gently. Nurse and I raised him and his last breathings were quite peaceful. When death comes, it always seems worse than anything else -- but it is not really so. I am too crushed now to feel that the dear boy is saved from a life of almost certain deprivation and helplessness.
Always your loving
Marian.
MS: Yale. Endorsed: 1869. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
October 20. 69.
My dear Cara
Thornie is dead. He died last night, very gently. Nurse and I raised him and his last breathings were quite peaceful. When death comes, it always seems worse than anything else -- but it is not really so. I am too crushed now to feel that the dear boy is saved from a life of almost certain deprivation and helplessness.
Always your loving
Marian.
Signature
Marian.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray, London, 20 October 1869, 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/93283