"Don't you know the girls?" "Oh, yes, Sir Percy." — tenth regular illustration by George du Maurier for William Black's Three Feathers. 10 cm high by 15.3 cm wide (4 inches high by 6 inches wide), facing p. 615, framed: Chapter XXXIII, "Some Old Friends," in The Cornhill Magazine, Vol. XXXI (May 1875). [Click on the image to enlarge it.]
Passage Illustrated
"Roscorla, now — Roscorla — there's a good chance for you, eh?" continued the old General. "We never could get you married, you know — wild young dog. Don't ye know the girls?"
"Oh, yes, Sir Percy," Mr. Roscorla said, with no great good will; then he turned to the fire and began to warm his hands.
There was a tall young gentleman standing there who, in former days, would have been delighted to cry out on such an occasion, "Why, Roscorla's going to marry one of 'em." He remained silent now.
He was very silent, too, throughout the evening; and almost anxiously civil towards Mr. Roscorla. [Chapter XXXIII, "Some Old Friends," 270 in the 1892 edition]
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Bibliography
Allingham, Philip V. "The Illustrations for William Black's Three Feathers." (2001).
Black, William. Three Feathers. Illustrated by George du Maurier. The Cornhill Magazine, Vols. XXX & XXXI (August 1874 through June 1875).
Black, William. Three Feathers: A Novel. Illustrated by George du Maurier. London: Sampson Low, Marston, 1875. 3 vols. Rpt., 1892 in a single volume.
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