'She retreated to her father's chair again, and held him round the neck.'

Grayscale illustration of a resolute young woman, her arms around a seated old man. Another couple sits across from them, backs to the observer.

Eppie comforts her father Silas Marner as Godfrey Cass tries to convince her to live with him and his wife.

Barnes, Robert (1840-1895)

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

1889

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Barnes, Robert (1840-1895), 'She retreated to her father's chair again, and held him round the neck.', 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/83412