GE to Fanny [Mrs. Henry] Houghton, [Foleshill, 17? April? 1848]
Title
GE to Fanny [Mrs. Henry] Houghton, [Foleshill, 17? April? 1848]
Title
GE to Fanny [Mrs. Henry] Houghton, [Foleshill, 17? April? 1848]
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Fanny [Mrs. Henry] Houghton
Date(s)
- 1848-04-17
Place
Foleshill
Letter Content
GE to Fanny [Mrs. Henry] Houghton, [Foleshill, 17? April? 1848]
MS: Miss Dorothy Evans. Hitherto unpublished.
Monday.
My dear Fanny
Mr. Bury 724 has put Father on a different system of diet -- he takes no meat or wine and has had a Blister on the chest which I trust has already done a little good. I fear his illness is much more serious than I was led to believe and I am in very great anxiety, but Mr. Bury assures me there is no cause for immediate alarm. He says all is being done that can be and that the symptoms are a little subdued this morning. In his opinion it is the imperfect action of the heart that produces the difficult breathing. I am going to have a bed made up for him in the dining-room to prevent his having the exertion of going up stairs which Mr. Bury thinks injurious. He had a wretched night last night. I shall sleep on the sofa in his room until he is better. In a day or two when we can judge of his improvement I will write again. I need not say, Come to see him whenever you feel inclined -- that you will of course do. Invitations in this case would be quite out of place. I have been in great agitation this morning, but Mr. Bury has comforted me, and therefore, you must take comfort on the same ground. Ever, dear Fanny
Your affectionate
Mary Ann
MS: Miss Dorothy Evans. Hitherto unpublished.
Monday.
My dear Fanny
Mr. Bury 724 has put Father on a different system of diet -- he takes no meat or wine and has had a Blister on the chest which I trust has already done a little good. I fear his illness is much more serious than I was led to believe and I am in very great anxiety, but Mr. Bury assures me there is no cause for immediate alarm. He says all is being done that can be and that the symptoms are a little subdued this morning. In his opinion it is the imperfect action of the heart that produces the difficult breathing. I am going to have a bed made up for him in the dining-room to prevent his having the exertion of going up stairs which Mr. Bury thinks injurious. He had a wretched night last night. I shall sleep on the sofa in his room until he is better. In a day or two when we can judge of his improvement I will write again. I need not say, Come to see him whenever you feel inclined -- that you will of course do. Invitations in this case would be quite out of place. I have been in great agitation this morning, but Mr. Bury has comforted me, and therefore, you must take comfort on the same ground. Ever, dear Fanny
Your affectionate
Mary Ann
Signature
Mary Ann
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Fanny [Mrs. Henry] Houghton, [Foleshill, 17? April? 1848], 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/93468