GE to Mrs. Frederick Lehmann, London, 30 April 1864
Title
GE to Mrs. Frederick Lehmann, London, 30 April 1864
Title
GE to Mrs. Frederick Lehmann, London, 30 April 1864
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Mrs. Frederick Lehmann
Date(s)
- 1864-04-30
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Mrs. Frederick Lehmann, London, 30 April 1864
Text: Rudolph Charles Lehmann, ed., Memories of Half a Century, 1908, pp. 133-134.
The Priory, | April 30, '64.
My dear Mrs. Lehmann,
In Mr. Lewes's absence I opened Mr. Lehmann's 259 letter, which is altogether a conjugal one, and can be answered by me to you.
Yes, I do hope to be able to see you to-morrow; but in my uncertainty as to my state of headache (that is the name sometimes for my head) I should be much easier if you would not send the carriage, but would simply leave us to find the way to you for ourselves; and, if I am able to come to you, to allow the carriage to bring us home.
Mr. Lewes is sure -- so far as one can be sure -- of presenting himself to you between five and six.
I wish I had been fortunate enough to see you yesterday. You are not one of those dreadfully healthy women who stare in utter scepticism at one's alleged miseries and inabilities. But I do mean to be at Highgate to-morrow if I can.
Ever yours truly,
M. E. Lewes.
Text: Rudolph Charles Lehmann, ed., Memories of Half a Century, 1908, pp. 133-134.
The Priory, | April 30, '64.
My dear Mrs. Lehmann,
In Mr. Lewes's absence I opened Mr. Lehmann's 259 letter, which is altogether a conjugal one, and can be answered by me to you.
Yes, I do hope to be able to see you to-morrow; but in my uncertainty as to my state of headache (that is the name sometimes for my head) I should be much easier if you would not send the carriage, but would simply leave us to find the way to you for ourselves; and, if I am able to come to you, to allow the carriage to bring us home.
Mr. Lewes is sure -- so far as one can be sure -- of presenting himself to you between five and six.
I wish I had been fortunate enough to see you yesterday. You are not one of those dreadfully healthy women who stare in utter scepticism at one's alleged miseries and inabilities. But I do mean to be at Highgate to-morrow if I can.
Ever yours truly,
M. E. Lewes.
Signature
M. E. Lewes.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Mrs. Frederick Lehmann, London, 30 April 1864, 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/93453