GHL to Charles Lee Lewes, Plombi'e8res, 4 July 1873
Title
GHL to Charles Lee Lewes, Plombi'e8res, 4 July 1873
Title
GHL to Charles Lee Lewes, Plombi'e8res, 4 July 1873
Sender
George Henry Lewes
Recipient
Charles Lee Lewes
Date(s)
- 1873-07-04
Place
Plombi'e8res
Letter Content
GHL to Charles Lee Lewes, Plombi'e8res, 4 July 1873
Text: Paterson, pp. 163-164.
Au Ch'e2let No. 6, | Plombi'e8re[s] Les Vosges. | July 4, 1873.
Dearest Boy,
You see from this address how strictly we have carried out our plan of having no plan. We got to Paris on Tuesday evening 819 and went to the H'f4tel de Lorraine where we had been advised to go by Emerson and Russell Lowell; 820 found it very quiet, very clean and very cheap (3.50 for table d'h'f4te with wine). We went to a Caf'e9 Chantant in the Elys'e9es, 821 a dismal affair -- we went to Fontainebleau 822 and greatly enjoyed the quiet, the delicious weather, and the magnificent forest which we drove in three times. At Troyes the cathedral with its painted glass and the picturesque old houses gave us a delightful quiet afternoon.
Although this place is very full (entirely of French) we were fortunate enough to secure two large cheerful rooms in this D'e9pendance of the hotel -- first floor -- with a garden to ourselves, a balcony and a superb view of the mountains. Continual showers have prevented our taking any walks yet. We sit down to a table d'h'f4te d'e9jeuner some hundred persons, so quiet that half a dozen Germans would make more noise; dinner at five-thirty. We are certain here of charming scenery, varied walks and good food.
Mutter is waiting to go out. Best love to both and kind remembrances to all the de M'fcller family. 823
Ever your
Pater.
Text: Paterson, pp. 163-164.
Au Ch'e2let No. 6, | Plombi'e8re[s] Les Vosges. | July 4, 1873.
Dearest Boy,
You see from this address how strictly we have carried out our plan of having no plan. We got to Paris on Tuesday evening 819 and went to the H'f4tel de Lorraine where we had been advised to go by Emerson and Russell Lowell; 820 found it very quiet, very clean and very cheap (3.50 for table d'h'f4te with wine). We went to a Caf'e9 Chantant in the Elys'e9es, 821 a dismal affair -- we went to Fontainebleau 822 and greatly enjoyed the quiet, the delicious weather, and the magnificent forest which we drove in three times. At Troyes the cathedral with its painted glass and the picturesque old houses gave us a delightful quiet afternoon.
Although this place is very full (entirely of French) we were fortunate enough to secure two large cheerful rooms in this D'e9pendance of the hotel -- first floor -- with a garden to ourselves, a balcony and a superb view of the mountains. Continual showers have prevented our taking any walks yet. We sit down to a table d'h'f4te d'e9jeuner some hundred persons, so quiet that half a dozen Germans would make more noise; dinner at five-thirty. We are certain here of charming scenery, varied walks and good food.
Mutter is waiting to go out. Best love to both and kind remembrances to all the de M'fcller family. 823
Ever your
Pater.
Signature
Pater.
Citation
George Henry Lewes, GHL to Charles Lee Lewes, Plombi'e8res, 4 July 1873, 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/94470