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7.
By the death OF her father In the early part
OF ls49. Miss Evans hnd been lett very much
alone in the world. Her brothers and sisters
had married and formed new ties, and, al
though she always retained a warm affection
for them. she could have felt but little syippa-
thy with their relatively narrow and common
place views of lie. The feeling Of isolation
coupled with deep sense OF bereavement. and
the physical prostration caused by ceaseless
attendance at her fathers bedside made her
welcome the invitation OF her friends. the Brays
to join them in trip to the Continent. After a
months Journeying through France and north
ern Itaiy. the BrayS. who had TO return home
helped to settle her in quiet boarding house
In Geneva. In this interesting city passed
the next eight mouths. The rather du.l So
ciety in which she was thrown in her first
boarding house. was presently exchanged for
more home-liSe and cheerfi, quarters in the
household al n VI. d'Alber,, an artist OF con-
siderable talent and culture. in whose drawing
room she m t some Of the most accom- pished
md agreeable people III Geneva. OF him and
"a III" wa" S''o "'""'s tH''isn"u kiiiuIy
remembrance. and Wa owe to him portrait o.
deorss Ehot 'reproduced in ono OF these vol
un,es far more pleasing than the picture sub.
seQuent.y executed by Mr.. +. Burton. Al
though RS skill Young aud unmarried woman.
Miss Evans'S opportunities Of observing Con-
t!nental life were Mt this time restricted. she
was s'!lI lar oetter placed Tor seeing phases OF
society at once attractive and worth studying
than mad been Charlotte Bronte. cramped as the
latter was IN the humble and eXactingvocation
OF assistant teacher IN Belgian boarding
school. Sho was always. her husband tolls Us.
iona OF recurring TO the trandui'!lzing and
restorative effects OF this Geneva episode.
In March. looa Miss Evans came back to
LoNdon In charge OF NJ. d'Albert. and went
stra'shl 10 her iriehuS AZ coventry with whom
she spent the greater part OF the next sixteen
months. II was during this period that her
roview OF Mackay's Progress OF the Intelec
came out IN the Westminster. soon after which
she WAS invited to become assistant editor OF
that periodical II WAS In order to perform the
duties attached I" TINS oince that in september.
lool' MISS Evans went TO Two In London rs n
ooaroer IN the house OF MIR. Chapman. the
euitor OF the review. Here she was naturally
brought In contact with the contr butors
10 tina. organ OF progressive thought and inves-
tgation IN science. philosophy. and politics,
anu among others. win Mr. Herbert Spencer.
nhe was INTRODUCED TO Mr.. Lewes soon after
,aA'nS up nor aooue Win the Ohapinans. and
"eScTioes MN Ia 'etter OF that DATE as sort
OF miniature M'Tab'au IN appenrance:' but
that she WAS ever oronght Int" cose relations
WIZ" MIN was due 10 alr. spencer having taken
MN 10 cal on her later III the year In n letter
Writtel oS AR spencer long aiterward to Mr..
cross. ne notes the curious coincidence that 1t
WAS not only ne VINO Hrht made Mr.. Lewes ac-
qualn'ed with George Eliot. but 1t was also
py me that Lewes was introduced to your tnm-
ly az WeyhrlaG9. aud remoter issues
were tntaed' 1t Is true. as Mr..
Cross points out. that Mr.. Lewes had
at this tina already secured Il wide reputation
by his Biographical! History OF Philosophy"
hlstwo hoVe's. ana MS vo luminous contrbu-
tions to periodical literature. Attention is
also drawn TO his extraordinary Versatility. his
Striking conversational powers. and uncOm-
mon socla' charm. But 1t Is equally true.
thoush the aencate reserve which marks tho
treatmeutot OF Mr. Lewes's rotations with George
l.. "a n a fr.fy mi vr,v