Correspondence

4349.  EBB to Sophia Eckley

As published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 26, 76–77.

[Rome]

[?2 March 1859] [1]

Dearest Sophie——Yes, you will come for a moment if we must not talk too long—dear & kindest!——

And I wanted to pray Miss Eckley to come tonight—will she?– It would be too much honor if Mrs Tuckerman came too—too much!—& too little to draw her–

Ever your loving

Ba

Address, on integral page: Mrs Eckley.

Publication: None traced.

Manuscript: Berg Collection.

1. Conjectural dating suggested by EBB’s invitation to Miss Eckley for “tonight.” In letter 4348, she was invited for “tomorrow night.”

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