A chance meeting

Title

A chance meeting

Alt Text Description

Colored illustration of a man on horseback stopping to talk to an elderly man carrying a young girl.

Description

Godfrey Cass stopping to greet Silas Marner and little Eppie on the road. Godfrey feels a strong desire to keep an eye on his daughter, but also to keep his true relationship with her a secret.

Illustrator

Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920)

Publisher

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

Date

1907

Rights

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Work Illustrated

Silas Marner

Citation

Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920), A chance meeting, George Eliot Illustrations Gallery, George Eliot Archive , edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/83359