The white figure of a lady suddenly appeared at the door by George du Maurier. 10.4 cm high by 15.6 cm wide (4 ⅛ by 6 ⅛ inches), framed. William Black's Three Feathers, Chapter V, "Throwing a Fly," facing page 365. Second regular illustration for Three Feathers by William Black (September 1874 in The Cornhill Magazine). [Click on the image to enlarge it.]
Passage Illustrated: Harry Trelyon Makes a Dashing Figure on Horseback
Just as Miss Juliott passed into the Hall, a tall, fair-haired, gentle-faced woman, dressed wholly in white, and stepping very softly and silently, came down the staircase, so that, in the twilight, she almost appeared to be some angel descending from heaven. She came forward to her visitor with a smile on the pale and wistful face, and took her hand and kissed her on the forehead; after which, and a few words of inquiry, Miss Penaluna was handed over to the charge of a maid. The tall, fair woman passed noiselessly on and went into a chamber at the further end of the hall and shut the door; and presently, the low, soft tones of a harmonium were heard, appearing to come from some considerable distance, and yet filling the house with a melancholy and slumberous music. [Chapter V, "Throwing a Fly," 366]
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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 byGeorge du Maurier. London: Sampson Low, Marston, 1875. 3 vols. Rpt., 1892 in a single volume.
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