GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, Redhill, 19 July 1872
Title
GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, Redhill, 19 July 1872
Title
GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, Redhill, 19 July 1872
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve
Date(s)
- 1872-07-19
Place
Redhill
Letter Content
GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, Redhill, 19 July 1872
Text: Cross, III, 164-165.
This morning came the joyful news that Gertrude has a fine healthy baby -- a daughter. 565 We have just been saying in our walk, that by the end of this century our one-day-old grand-daughter will probably be married and have children of her own, while we are pretty sure to be at rest. This obvious kind of wisdom does very well for discourse in the delicious sunshine as we wander over a hilly, half fern-clad, half grassy wilderness called South Park, from which we can overlook two fertile bosky valleys. We like this bit of country better and better. As to health, I am not quite so prosperous as I was at first; but to make amends, Mr Lewes is in a good average condition, and only now and then has a morning in which he is forced to wander about, instead of going to his beloved work. We have had much happiness here, much sympathy in letters from far-off friends unknown in the flesh, and peaceful enjoyment of our occupations. But we have longed for more continuous warmth and brightness, and to-day may perhaps be the beginning of that one wanting condition.
Text: Cross, III, 164-165.
This morning came the joyful news that Gertrude has a fine healthy baby -- a daughter. 565 We have just been saying in our walk, that by the end of this century our one-day-old grand-daughter will probably be married and have children of her own, while we are pretty sure to be at rest. This obvious kind of wisdom does very well for discourse in the delicious sunshine as we wander over a hilly, half fern-clad, half grassy wilderness called South Park, from which we can overlook two fertile bosky valleys. We like this bit of country better and better. As to health, I am not quite so prosperous as I was at first; but to make amends, Mr Lewes is in a good average condition, and only now and then has a morning in which he is forced to wander about, instead of going to his beloved work. We have had much happiness here, much sympathy in letters from far-off friends unknown in the flesh, and peaceful enjoyment of our occupations. But we have longed for more continuous warmth and brightness, and to-day may perhaps be the beginning of that one wanting condition.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, Redhill, 19 July 1872, 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/93667