GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, Tunbridge Wells, 28 January 1866
Title
GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, Tunbridge Wells, 28 January 1866
Title
GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, Tunbridge Wells, 28 January 1866
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve
Date(s)
- 1866-01-28
Place
Tunbridge Wells
Letter Content
GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, Tunbridge Wells, 28 January 1866
Text: Cross, II, 422.
We arrived here on Tuesday, and have been walking about four hours each day, and the walks are so various that each time we have turned out we have found a new one. George is already much the better for the perfect rest, quiet, and fresh air. Will you give my thanks to Mr Congreve for the [Synth'e8se,] 411 which I have brought with me and am reading? I expect to understand three chapters well enough to get some edification.
George had talked of our taking the train to Dover to pay you a "morning call." He observes that it would have been a "dreadful sell" if we had done so. Your letter, therefore, was providential -- and without doubt it came from a dear little Providence of mine that sits in your heart.
Text: Cross, II, 422.
We arrived here on Tuesday, and have been walking about four hours each day, and the walks are so various that each time we have turned out we have found a new one. George is already much the better for the perfect rest, quiet, and fresh air. Will you give my thanks to Mr Congreve for the [Synth'e8se,] 411 which I have brought with me and am reading? I expect to understand three chapters well enough to get some edification.
George had talked of our taking the train to Dover to pay you a "morning call." He observes that it would have been a "dreadful sell" if we had done so. Your letter, therefore, was providential -- and without doubt it came from a dear little Providence of mine that sits in your heart.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, Tunbridge Wells, 28 January 1866, 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/93674