The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-15

10 largely constitute social aprecabenesa Many people
think IL is in consequences Of these defects that she
shrInks from the world, which is probably untrue
because she tempcramsnaly reserved and averse TO
miscellaneous company.
Her husband has good deal Of tho same feeling
concerning general society, though he Is very far from
modest diadcnt, those attest who have read
hts History OF Philosophy" "Life Of Goethe any
OF his brilliant and scholarly though always pro-
found works He is devoid OF beauty as she, albeit
admirable talker, or, rather. monologst an IN
finite variety OF subjects
Opinions differ widely as to George Elrots personal
interest have heard her called charming woman
by some, and by Others a woman who one would sup
pose hae never read half dozen clever books, much
less have written so many great ones She is men,
toned, on one hand. y most eloquent and wonder
full talker; tho other as writer who puts all her
good things into her manuscripts, leaving nothing for
her friends to recognize her genius by
The truth lies between these extremes She is diff
fcrent at different times. She may talk remarkably
well to-day and very poorly tomorrow She is VIC
tim of moods genius is apt to be- and she obeys her
moods unswervingy. Still, at her highest and best,
she can make no such OF her tongue as sho Of
her pcn and her speech must invariably prove more
or loss disappointment
A GREAT WORKER.
Shc is a tremendous though an irregular worker
She loves to write She says writing is imperative
with hor that she could no moro stop writing than
she could stop breathing. She is by no means free
from ambition either. She enjoys tho worlds applause
little she has to do with the world and she has
clear apprccation--t would be strange II she had
not--of her high intellectual gifts. She nearly lives
In her STUDY. Day after day she will spend and
twelve hours day her manuscripts and then will
touch them TOR forty eight hours. Her work will
average thirty-hve or forty hours week She wrtos
slow fast according to her intellectual temper, but
without frequent revision. She does not permit
line OF autograph proof TO lcavc her until she has
made it precisely what she wants In addition TO
position she studies hard is constantly pursuit
OF knowledge.
Like her husband she is excellent linguist read
ing French German, Italian, Spanish and Dutch with
the greatest and with critical comprehension. Her
sole recreation IL about two months in the summer
when she usually accompanies her lego to the CONT
nent.
Her constitution is good but her health Is delicate
on account OF tho perpetual strain she puts upon IT.
There signs 81 her physical mental failure.
and she expects to write quite many novels she
has already published Her husband is her agent and
financial manager and has the reputation OF bargain
ing very shrcwdly with publishers both Tor his own
and his wiics writings
She has earned by her pen It Is reported including
her pay for "Deronda," from f38,000 to GAO, coo
1880 900 to 5000, OOOl
The literary couple live very comfortably but
quietly Regents Park spending part Of the year
IN the country. Their house contains a number of
pictures and objects Of vrtu, and they as
harmonious and contenod II neither had ever seen
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