Tito introduced

Grayscale illustration of a young man being introduced by a barber to an old, blind man and young woman in a study. The room is filled with books.

Inside Bardo’s book-filled study, the barber Nello introduces Tito Melema to Romola’s blind father, who praises Tito’s learning and discusses patronage, writing, and his gems in Romola. When Bernardo del Nero enters and later warns Bardo to distrust Tito’s motives, Bardo begins to reconsider Tito’s intentions and even imagines him as a possible husband for Romola. "'Messer Bardo,’ he said, in a more measured and respectful tone than was usual with him, ‘ I have the honour of presenting to you the Greek scholar, who has been eager to have speech of you, not less from the report I made to him of your learning and your priceless collections, than because of the furtherance your patronage may give him under the transient need to which he has been reduced by shipwreck. His name is Tito Melema, at your service'" ("Dawning Hopes", Chapter 6).

Dudley, Ambrose (1867-1951)

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

1908

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Dudley, Ambrose (1867-1951), Tito introduced, 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/83512