'In perfect contentment'

Grayscale illustration of a man standing at an open door, eyes seeing nothing. A little girl in a tatty shawl sits by the fireplace, warming her hands.

Silas Marner stands at the door hoping to see his gold return, as has become his habit since the robbery. Unbeknownst to him, Molly Farren and Godrey Cass's daughter Eppie, toddles in and sits at the fire after her mother falls still in the snow outside. She has found a home.

Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920)

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

1907

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Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920), 'In perfect contentment', 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/83369