'Like little dogs face to face'

Colored illustration of three children bashfully greeting each other in front of a house. A woman is doing the washing, and an old man stands behind.

Silas Marner takes Eppie with him to sell and deliver his cloth at a local house. Eppie and two Raveloe children greet each other, while their mother does the washing. Silas almost always takes Eppie with him on his errands, disliking to be away from Eppie. The village of Raveloe begins to warm up to Silas due to Eppie’s influence and Silas begins to warm up to life again.

Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920)

George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org

1907

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Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920), 'Like little dogs face to face', George Eliot Illustrations Gallery, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/83360