'Go gently before she wakes.'

Grayscale illustration of a man and a woman in formal attire standing in a dark room by a table while a woman lays in bed in the background.

Harold and Esther stand in a dark room by a table watching Mrs. Transome resting in bed before them. Mrs. Transome is distressed by Harold's anger at his parentage which his mother kept hidden from him. This illustration captures Esther's compassion and growing maturity through her ability to foster empathy and reconciliation within the fractured Transome family (Chapter 50).

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

1911

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Unknown, 'Go gently before she wakes.', George Eliot Illustrations Gallery, George Eliot Archive , edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/83448