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This black and white illustration, appearing as the frontispiece to volume 1 of the 1853 James Nisbet and Co. "New Edition" reprint, depicts Ellen and Nancy at the brook. Ellen sits next to the water with her hands in her lap as Nancy stands behind Ellen looking down at her. A line of trees extends across the background of the illustration and several bushes surround Ellen and Nancy. The stillness of the two girls is contrasted by the movement of the water in the foreground of the illustration.

In the title page of James Nisbet, Hamilton, Adams & Co.'s 1853 edition of the novel, the title is printed in the page's top quarter followed by a period. The author's pseudonym Elizabeth Wetherell, as well as the title of a separate work, is printed below. An inscription taken from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "To a Child," appears in the page's middle. The novel is listed as the first volume of a new edition. James Nisbet and Co.'s address is listed as, "London, 21, Berners Street." Hamilton, Adams & Co.'s address is listed as, "London, Paternoster Row."