page_title: The Mill on the Floss
section_title: Minor characters
hierarchical_section_title: The Mill on the Floss / Characters / Minor characters
caption_attribution_description: English: William St. John Harper: Maggie and Lucy Identifier: americanartamer01mont (find matches) Title: American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects Year: 1889 (1880s) Authors: Montgomery, Walter Subjects: Art Artists Art Publisher: Boston, E.W. Walker &amp; co Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: and you might never see anything to wound you. I know, dear, said Lucy. I know you never meant to make me unhappy. . . . It is atrouble that has come on us all. You have more tobear than I have; and you gave him upwhen . . . you did what it must have been very hard to do. They were silent again a little while, sitting with clasped hands, and cheeks leaned together. Lucy, Maggie began again, he struggled too. He wanted to be true to you. He willcome back to you. Forgive him: he will be happy then. ... These words were wrung forth from Maggies deepest soul with an effort like the convulsedclutch of a drowning man. Lucy trembled and was silent. A gentle knock came at the door. It was Alice the maid, who entered and said: — I dared nt stay any longer, Miss Deane. Theyll find it out, and therell be such anger atyour coming out so late. Lucy rose and said, Very well, Alice; in a minute. • I m to go away on Friday, Maggie, she added, when Alice had closed the door again. 46 AMERICAN ART Text Appearing After Image: Maggie and Lucy. From The Mill on The Floss! Drawn by Harper. When I come back, and am strong, they will let me do as I like. I shall come to you when Iplease, then. Lucy, said Maggie, with another great effort, I pray to God continually that I may never bethe cause of sorrow to you any more. She pressed the little hand that she held between hers, and looked up into the face that wasbent over hers. Lucy never forgot that look. Maggie, she said, in a low voice that had the solemnity of confession in it, you are betterthan I am. I cant— She broke off there and said no more. But they clasped each other again in a last embrace. Mr. Harper also provided several admirable pictures for a de luxe edition of George Eliotspoems, including his conception ofFedalma, the Spanish gypsy. In the ranks of the numerous clever illustrators who furnish artistic riches to Our Little Ones magazine, we frequently find St. John Harper, many of his charming pictures of and for childrenhaving appeared in its Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
context_page_description: The Mill on the Floss is a novel by George Eliot, first published in three volumes in 1860 by William Blackwood. The first American edition was published by Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York.
context_section_description: Mr Wakem – Philip's father and rival of Mr Tulliver
  Emily Wakem (née Clint) – mother of Philip, dies before the events of the book
  Lucy Deane – Tom and Maggie's cousin, a pretty, fair-haired girl, presumed to be betrothed to Stephen Guest
  Miss Guest and Laura Guest – sisters to Stephen, figures in local society and friends to Lucy
  Mr Riley – auctioneer and appraiser, a friend of Mr Tulliver
  Rev. Walter Stelling – teacher of Tom and Phillip
  Dr Kenn – the clergyman of St Ogg's
  Bob Jakin – a childhood friend of Tom who later helps Tom in business; both Tom and Maggie stay at his house at different times
  Mrs Jane Glegg (née Dodson) – leader of the Dodson clan, critical and dominating aunt of Maggie and Tom who stands up for Maggie after her scandal with Stephen
  Mrs Sophy Pullet (née Dodson) – sister of Bessy, Tom and Maggie's aunt
  Mrs Susan Deane (née Dodson) –  sister of Bessy, Tom and Maggie's aunt, mother to Lucy
  Gritty Moss (née Tulliver) – Mr Tulliver's sister, mother of many children, including Georgy and Lizzy
  Kezia – Tulliver family maid
  Luke – the head miller
  Yap – the Tullivers' dog (white and brown)
  Dr Turnbull - Doctor of Dorlcote Mill
caption: Reunion of Maggie and Lucy (W. St. John Harper, 1889)
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