To: Wilhelm HI Bleek (04 January 1862)

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A letter from Jemima Lloyd to Wilhelm Bleek, sent from Croydon, England, on 4 January 1862, concluded on 5 January. She responds to Wilhelm's declaration/proposal letter, confirming her love but questioning whether she loves him as a wife ought-with "that deep true allsufficient love". She traces the evolution of her feelings and tries to clarify misunderstandings between them while exploring her ideals of love and marriage. She tries to dispel Wilhelm's concerns about his invalidism and marriage. If they become engaged, she insists on secrecy from her family and others, probably recalling Lucy's broken engagement, and discusses the problems of long engagements over great distances. She misses her late mother and wishes to know Wilhelm's. Wilhelm's financial anxieties are addressed with mention of her small legacy. Lastly, she explains her reluctance to use Wilhelm's given name, as it reminds her painfully of her father.

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04 January 1862

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allsufficient loveannual incomeanxietyauntAunt Juliaawaits answerBrowningByronsChristiancold and strange letterconflicting feelingscourtship correspondenceCroydondeclarationdistancedoctorDr Russelldoubt of feelingsdoubtsengagementEnglandEnglish familyenoughexpulsion from father's housefall into the wrong handsfamilyFanFanny Lloydfatherfather's familyfather's housefather's namefeelingsfinancesfinancial anxietyfinancial discussionforfeited a father's claimsFrances LloydfriendsfutureGeorge Woolleyhealthhousekeepingill healthincomeinfluence of othersinheritanceinterestinvalidismJanuary 1862Jemima LloydJulia Byronlate motherletterliving arrangementsLondonlong engagementloveLouiLucy Lloydmarriagemarriage fearsmeeting his mothermischiefmissing mothermisunderstanding of feelingsmisunderstandings from lettersmoneymothermother's counselmother's lifeMrs Fishername associationsNatalNatal familyNatal historynot quite pennilesspainpainful reminderpersonal historypoorpoor self-opinionproposalprospectsprovidepuzzledreassuresrelapserelationsreligious viewsRussellssalvationSandersonssecrecyself-worthsimple tastes and wayssistersstepmotherstocks and interestsuitabilitytalk of being poorThomas Byronunworthinessvesselvisitswaitingwho to tellwifeWilhelm Bleekworrieswriting letters

To: Wilhelm HI Bleek (04 January 1862)

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