GHL to Mrs. Elma Stuart, London, [5 June 1876]
Title
GHL to Mrs. Elma Stuart, London, [5 June 1876]
Title
GHL to Mrs. Elma Stuart, London, [5 June 1876]
Sender
George Henry Lewes
Recipient
Mrs. Elma Stuart
Date(s)
- 1876-06-05
Place
London
Letter Content
GHL to Mrs. Elma Stuart, London, [5 June 1876]
MS: British Museum. Endorsed: June 1876. Mostly published: Stuart, pp. 58-59.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
Monday.
Dear Elma
Your visit was so horribly spoiled yesterday owing to the loud and insusceptible Trollope that you must bring Mrs. Menzies to dine here on Wednesday at 6.30. It is the only time we shall be free, and even then Charles and Gertrude will be with us -- but you won't mind them perhaps and we shall have you for a good long spell. 493
Did I mind being kissed before company? La belle demande! As well ask if we object to the flowers with which you brighten our table.
Did I tell you that the King of the Belgians particularly wished to make Madonna's acquaintance and she wished -- he might get it! However I had an interview with H.M. in German French and English on Life of Goethe, Italy, Belgium, and English pronunciation. He was very amiable and not silly -- which for a crowned head is something!
Now don't be engaged on Wednesday and do come!
Yours ever
G. H. Lewes.
I open this to say Madonna has tried on the hester but finds it scarcely a bit lighter than the one she has, and she wants something very much lighter. Her thanks all the same. I send it back with this. She is this moment painting her gums with your lotion.
MS: British Museum. Endorsed: June 1876. Mostly published: Stuart, pp. 58-59.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
Monday.
Dear Elma
Your visit was so horribly spoiled yesterday owing to the loud and insusceptible Trollope that you must bring Mrs. Menzies to dine here on Wednesday at 6.30. It is the only time we shall be free, and even then Charles and Gertrude will be with us -- but you won't mind them perhaps and we shall have you for a good long spell. 493
Did I mind being kissed before company? La belle demande! As well ask if we object to the flowers with which you brighten our table.
Did I tell you that the King of the Belgians particularly wished to make Madonna's acquaintance and she wished -- he might get it! However I had an interview with H.M. in German French and English on Life of Goethe, Italy, Belgium, and English pronunciation. He was very amiable and not silly -- which for a crowned head is something!
Now don't be engaged on Wednesday and do come!
Yours ever
G. H. Lewes.
I open this to say Madonna has tried on the hester but finds it scarcely a bit lighter than the one she has, and she wants something very much lighter. Her thanks all the same. I send it back with this. She is this moment painting her gums with your lotion.
Signature
G. H. Lewes.
Citation
George Henry Lewes, GHL to Mrs. Elma Stuart, London, [5 June 1876], 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/94936