GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 16 October 1860
Title
GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 16 October 1860
Title
GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 16 October 1860
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve
Date(s)
- 1860-10-16
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to MMaria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 16 October 1860
Text: Cross, II, 275-276.
Since there is no possibility of my turning in to see you on my walk as in the old days, I cannot feel easy without writing to tell you my regret that I missed you when you came. In changing a clearer sky for a foggy one, we have not changed our habits, and we walk after lunch as usual; but I should like very much to stay indoors any day with the expectation of seeing you, if I could know beforehand of your coming. It is rather sad not to see your face at all from week to week, and I hope you know that I feel it so. But I am always afraid of falling into a disagreeable urgency of invitation, since we have nothing to offer beyond the familiar well-worn entertainment of our own society. I hope you and Mr Congreve are quite well now and free from cares. Emily, I suppose, is gone with the sunshine of her face to Coventry. There is sadly little sunshine except that of young faces just now. Still we are flourishing in spite of damp and dismalness. We were glad to hear that the well written article in the '91Westminster'92 on the "Essays and Reviews" was by your friend Mr. Harrison. 649 Though I don't quite agree with his view of the case, I admired the tone and style of the writing greatly.
Text: Cross, II, 275-276.
Since there is no possibility of my turning in to see you on my walk as in the old days, I cannot feel easy without writing to tell you my regret that I missed you when you came. In changing a clearer sky for a foggy one, we have not changed our habits, and we walk after lunch as usual; but I should like very much to stay indoors any day with the expectation of seeing you, if I could know beforehand of your coming. It is rather sad not to see your face at all from week to week, and I hope you know that I feel it so. But I am always afraid of falling into a disagreeable urgency of invitation, since we have nothing to offer beyond the familiar well-worn entertainment of our own society. I hope you and Mr Congreve are quite well now and free from cares. Emily, I suppose, is gone with the sunshine of her face to Coventry. There is sadly little sunshine except that of young faces just now. Still we are flourishing in spite of damp and dismalness. We were glad to hear that the well written article in the '91Westminster'92 on the "Essays and Reviews" was by your friend Mr. Harrison. 649 Though I don't quite agree with his view of the case, I admired the tone and style of the writing greatly.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 16 October 1860, 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/93625