GE to Mrs. Elma Stuart, Witley, 5 November 1878
Title
GE to Mrs. Elma Stuart, Witley, 5 November 1878
Title
GE to Mrs. Elma Stuart, Witley, 5 November 1878
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Mrs. Elma Stuart
Date(s)
- 1878-11-05
Place
Witley
Letter Content
GE to Mrs. Elma Stuart, Witley, 5 November 1878
MS: British Museum. Published: Stuart, pp. 116-117.
The Heights, Witley, | Nr. Godalming.
November 5. 78.
Dearest Elma
I cannot rest any longer without having some news of you, for silence is never a solacing fact to me, especially with you, who are inclined to hide away your trouble lest it should grieve us. Do beg Mrs. Menzies to spend some of her sweet charity on me, and write me a word or two about you. Remember I am anxious to know the ultimate effect of the German Bath on you. I am so prone to imagine the worst, that the truth is almost sure to be a comparative comfort.
We shall leave this house on the eleventh (11th) and by the 15th we shall be settled in London, at the old Priory again. Mr. Lewes has been much tormented with gouty symptoms, but is bright and enjoying, nevertheless. I am variable, but on the whole better than in the summer. One little complaint you and dear Mrs. Menzies can relieve me from, and that is, a tormenting thirst to know all about you. Do have pity on me. The news I desire would include some account of Roland -- where he is and how long he is going to remain at Oxford.
The larger world is so sad, with its wars and rumours of wars, that one is more than ever in need of the small world of specially beloved ones. I am ashamed to add to the much that I am sure Mrs. Menzies has to do and think of, but her heart is as large as my demands.
Always your loving Mother,
M. E. Lewes.
MS: British Museum. Published: Stuart, pp. 116-117.
The Heights, Witley, | Nr. Godalming.
November 5. 78.
Dearest Elma
I cannot rest any longer without having some news of you, for silence is never a solacing fact to me, especially with you, who are inclined to hide away your trouble lest it should grieve us. Do beg Mrs. Menzies to spend some of her sweet charity on me, and write me a word or two about you. Remember I am anxious to know the ultimate effect of the German Bath on you. I am so prone to imagine the worst, that the truth is almost sure to be a comparative comfort.
We shall leave this house on the eleventh (11th) and by the 15th we shall be settled in London, at the old Priory again. Mr. Lewes has been much tormented with gouty symptoms, but is bright and enjoying, nevertheless. I am variable, but on the whole better than in the summer. One little complaint you and dear Mrs. Menzies can relieve me from, and that is, a tormenting thirst to know all about you. Do have pity on me. The news I desire would include some account of Roland -- where he is and how long he is going to remain at Oxford.
The larger world is so sad, with its wars and rumours of wars, that one is more than ever in need of the small world of specially beloved ones. I am ashamed to add to the much that I am sure Mrs. Menzies has to do and think of, but her heart is as large as my demands.
Always your loving Mother,
M. E. Lewes.
Signature
M. E. Lewes.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Mrs. Elma Stuart, Witley, 5 November 1878, 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/93432