GE to Mrs. William Cross, Earlswood Common, 23 June 1874
Title
GE to Mrs. William Cross, Earlswood Common, 23 June 1874
Title
GE to Mrs. William Cross, Earlswood Common, 23 June 1874
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Mrs. William Cross
Date(s)
- 1874-06-23
Place
Earlswood Common
Letter Content
GE to Mrs. William Cross, Earlswood Common, 23 June 1874
MS: Yale. Hitherto unpublished.
The Cottage | Earlswood Common | June 23. 74.
Dearest Mrs. Cross
I cannot help writing you a scrap to express my gratitude and relief on receiving our dear Johnnie's letter this morning. With my usual tendency to imagine sorrow, I had had a terrible vision of your being ill, because he had mentioned that you had taken a chill. But now, although the beloved patient is nearly in the same condition as when I heard before, I have the assurance that there has been no added trouble, and I will not conjure up any evil again, but explain silence as simply the absence of any marked change.
It is tiresome to have troubles insisted on in helpless words, and I need forgiveness for indulging myself in this expression of my relief. Take it only as a weak sign of my love, which always tends to anxiety.
When I next hear, I trust that there will already have been benefit felt from the sea-air. I will wait patiently, remembering how great a patience is demanded of you.
Yours always with deep grateful affection
M. E. Lewes.
MS: Yale. Hitherto unpublished.
The Cottage | Earlswood Common | June 23. 74.
Dearest Mrs. Cross
I cannot help writing you a scrap to express my gratitude and relief on receiving our dear Johnnie's letter this morning. With my usual tendency to imagine sorrow, I had had a terrible vision of your being ill, because he had mentioned that you had taken a chill. But now, although the beloved patient is nearly in the same condition as when I heard before, I have the assurance that there has been no added trouble, and I will not conjure up any evil again, but explain silence as simply the absence of any marked change.
It is tiresome to have troubles insisted on in helpless words, and I need forgiveness for indulging myself in this expression of my relief. Take it only as a weak sign of my love, which always tends to anxiety.
When I next hear, I trust that there will already have been benefit felt from the sea-air. I will wait patiently, remembering how great a patience is demanded of you.
Yours always with deep grateful affection
M. E. Lewes.
Signature
M. E. Lewes.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Mrs. William Cross, Earlswood Common, 23 June 1874, 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/93718