GE to Mrs. William Cross, London, [27 November 1872]
Title
GE to Mrs. William Cross, London, [27 November 1872]
Title
GE to Mrs. William Cross, London, [27 November 1872]
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Mrs. William Cross
Date(s)
- 1872-11-27
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Mrs. William Cross, London, [27 November 1872]
MS: Yale. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
Wednesday.
My dear Mrs. Cross
The hindrances to our indulging ourselves with a visit to you next week, which had all vanished in the brightness of your hearth, crawled out and croaked again when we had got into the darkness. Mr. Lewes finds that he must not yet lay aside his work for several mornings together: he wishes to continue a revision which he is now engaged in without further interruption for the next two or three weeks.
Hence, lest our acceptance [one or two lines cut off with signature] receiving other friends who may in the mean time propose to come, I write at once, without waiting till Sunday when we hope to see Mr. John, to let you know that we must renounce the holiday which tempted us.
Yesterday was a great draught of pleasure, and we got home luxuriously -- I with the "Tommy" and Mr. Lewes with his cheerful disposition which makes even railways and Hansom cabs delightful. 642 Much grateful love to [the rest of the letter has been cut away.]
MS: Yale. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
Wednesday.
My dear Mrs. Cross
The hindrances to our indulging ourselves with a visit to you next week, which had all vanished in the brightness of your hearth, crawled out and croaked again when we had got into the darkness. Mr. Lewes finds that he must not yet lay aside his work for several mornings together: he wishes to continue a revision which he is now engaged in without further interruption for the next two or three weeks.
Hence, lest our acceptance [one or two lines cut off with signature] receiving other friends who may in the mean time propose to come, I write at once, without waiting till Sunday when we hope to see Mr. John, to let you know that we must renounce the holiday which tempted us.
Yesterday was a great draught of pleasure, and we got home luxuriously -- I with the "Tommy" and Mr. Lewes with his cheerful disposition which makes even railways and Hansom cabs delightful. 642 Much grateful love to [the rest of the letter has been cut away.]
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Mrs. William Cross, London, [27 November 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/93721