J. W. Cross to Mrs. R. Strachey, London, 30 December 1880

Title

J. W. Cross to Mrs. R. Strachey, London, 30 December 1880

Title

J. W. Cross to Mrs. R. Strachey, London, 30 December 1880

Sender

John Walter Cross

Recipient

Mrs. R. Strachey

Date(s)

  • 1880-12-30

Place

London

Letter Content

J. W. Cross to Mrs. R. Strachey, London, 30 December 1880
MS: British Museum. Published: TLS, 16 May 1968, p. 508.
Cheyne Walk Chelsea | 30 December 1880.
My dear Mrs. Strachey,
I must write you one line to say that you must never let me see again that half finished note I sent to you. It is yours and I want you to have it and to keep it and to treasure it as I know you will do. If I saw it again I could not part with it. You must not let me see it. I mean what I say. 570
I hope to see you very soon. I am going to Sevenoaks this afternoon and thence to Lincolnshire and Six Mile Bottom to visit my sisters and brothers in law. I expect to be back in London tomorrow week.
I do trust that you and Lady Colvile took no cold yesterday. I am very anxious that the trouble should spread no further. My very kind remembrances to your sister -- smitten almost simultaneously. I cannot say more now.
Yours sincerely
J. W. Cross.

Signature

J. W. Cross.

Citation

John Walter Cross, J. W. Cross to Mrs. R. Strachey, London, 30 December 1880, 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/95152