'She lingered at the door before she gathered courage to knock.'

Grayscale illustration of a barefoot woman standing in front of a door on a dark street with her hands clasped by her chest.

After being thrown out by her husband, Janet Dempster hesitates to ask for refuge at Mrs. Pettifer’s door.

Barnes, Robert (1840-1895)

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

1889

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Scenes of Clerical Life "Janet's Repentance"

Barnes, Robert (1840-1895), 'She lingered at the door before she gathered courage to knock.', George Eliot Illustrations Gallery, George Eliot Archive , edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/83418