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Show George Elliott, the novelist, since the death ot her quasi hu&bud, George Henry Lewes, baa determined to resume ber maiden name, Marian Kvaua. It is well known that Ueurge E'liot was never the wil'o ol Lewes, though she lived with him lor Ions years, and was called by hia limine, thia latter beiui: chittly to avoid iu-qiiirv iu-qiiirv and unpleasant ccnmieut. Lewes' unhappy marital history has been Irecjoeutly told. Hia wife ran away with another man, with whom abe livtd for some time, and then returned, re-turned, repentant, to her husband. He lomave her, aud receivt d her back to hia home and atlectiona but boo again ran away. Having once condoned con-doned her oileuse, he could notobt;.iu adivoree. It w.ia then that tbe social and intellectual friendship between him and M-iriau Evans epr.iug up, aud it coutinued to the day ut hia death. Their nearest aud best friends, aatoug whciu wero some ol the most giited acd best people in England, advised them U do as they did, hence they livtd together, braving conventionalities. conven-tionalities. They would have been married hd Mra. Lewes died, but she didn't auu still lives, hence as ft matter of fact George Eliiot ia simply Marian Evans, spinster. |