GE to Mrs. Edward Burne-Jones, Witley, 11 August 1879
Title
GE to Mrs. Edward Burne-Jones, Witley, 11 August 1879
Title
GE to Mrs. Edward Burne-Jones, Witley, 11 August 1879
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Mrs. Edward Burne-Jones
Date(s)
- 1879-08-11
Place
Witley
Letter Content
GE to Mrs. Edward Burne-Jones, Witley, 11 August 1879
MS: Yale. Extracts published: Cross, III, 374-375.
The Heights, Witley, | Nr. Godalming.
August 11. 79.
Dearest Georgie
I think that I am really getting better and shall have to stay among the minority in this world a little longer than I had expected.
Will you send me word how long you shall be at liberty, and whether you would think it worth while to come down to me one morning by the 11.35 train and stay till the afternoon of the following day? The reason for putting these questions is that some other friends 310 are come into my neighbourhood and a visit from them is [hanging over] me for this next week (I use this phrase not ungratefully but descriptively as Virgil uses it of picturesque goats.) 311
Your letter is delightful to me. Several spiritual kisses for it from your always loving
M. E. L.
MS: Yale. Extracts published: Cross, III, 374-375.
The Heights, Witley, | Nr. Godalming.
August 11. 79.
Dearest Georgie
I think that I am really getting better and shall have to stay among the minority in this world a little longer than I had expected.
Will you send me word how long you shall be at liberty, and whether you would think it worth while to come down to me one morning by the 11.35 train and stay till the afternoon of the following day? The reason for putting these questions is that some other friends 310 are come into my neighbourhood and a visit from them is [hanging over] me for this next week (I use this phrase not ungratefully but descriptively as Virgil uses it of picturesque goats.) 311
Your letter is delightful to me. Several spiritual kisses for it from your always loving
M. E. L.
Signature
M. E. L.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Mrs. Edward Burne-Jones, Witley, 11 August 1879, 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/93367