'They sat in that way without looking at each other, until the rain abated and began to fall in stillness.'

Colored illustration of a young man and woman sitting and holding hands while not looking at each other.

This intimate scene depicts the emotional connection between Dorothea and Will Ladislaw, capturing the moment they acknowledge their love amidst a storm at Lowick. This illustration is significant because it represents the emotional resolution of the novel’s primary romantic tension, their clasped hands foreshadowing the pair’s eventual union. "Will stood still an instant looking at her, then seated himself beside her, and laid his hand on hers, which turned itself upward to be clasped. They sat in that way without looking at each other, until the rain abated and began to fall in stillness. Each hadbeen full of thoughts which neit4er of them could begin to utter" (Book 8, Chapter 83).

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1910

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Unknown, 'They sat in that way without looking at each other, until the rain abated and began to fall in stillness.', 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/83437