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This black and white illustration appearing on page 438, of the 1896 Hodder and Stoughton Reprint, depicts Alice's death bed, with Ellen weeping next to her. Alice's face is pale and serene, her eyes are open, and her right hand is lifted up as if to comfort Ellen. Ellen holds her left hand, while she covers her grief-stricken, shadowed face with her right hand. This illustration first appeared on page 438, of the 1892 J.B. Lippincott "New Edition", (see 9CIA).

This black and white in text illustration appears on page 54 of the [1918] Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd. Abridged Reprint, depicts Alice telling Ellen of her illness. In the illustration, Alice is sitting in a chair, resting her hand on the top of Ellen's head as Ellen is leaning against her with her head on Alice's lap.

This illustration, appearing on page 212a of the [1899] George Routledge and Sons edition, depicts a pale Ellen, sick in bed, as she kisses Mr. Van Brunt's hand. Mr. Van Brunt, dressed in a long green coat and pants with a buttoned orange shirt, stands next to Ellen's bed holding a hymn book in one hand as Ellen kisses the other. A caption below the illustration quotes a short passage from page 212. The illustration embodies the ideas of sentimentalism, which utilizes emotion to affect ideas of morality. Ellen, who has just expressed her desire for Mr. Van Brunt to become one of the "fold of Christ's people," appeals to Mr. Van Brunt (and the viewer of the illustration) through a display of emotional affection. The presence of the hymn book foreshadows Mr. Van Brunt's eventual devotion to Christianity.

This is the illustration on page 192a of the 1853 H.G. Bohn Reprint, Version 2 Depicting Mr. Van Brunt reading to Ellen at her sickbed. This black and white image depicts Ellen lying in her sick bed as Mr. Van Brunt reads to her from her hymn book. Mr. Van Brunt sits at a table, across from the bed, but is turned completely toward Ellen. Ellen is sitting up in bed, her head resting in her hand, as she looks at Mr. Van Brunt. The title of the illusration is "Go on, please".

This is the illustration on page 18a of the 1853 H.G. Bohn Reprint, Version 2 Depicting Ellen and Mamma reading in the parlour. The black and white image depicts Ellen reading the Bible to Mamma in the parlour. Mamma is sitting on her couch, with a blanket drapped over her, the tea set sitting on the table beside her. Ellen is sitting on an ottoman, her head bowed toward the book. The bottom of the illustration reads, "Ellen reading the Bible to her Mamma".

This black and white frontispiece is from the 1895 Willia L. Allison Co. "Allison's New Stand Library" Reprint. It depicts Ellen hugging her a bedridden Mamma goodbye, as Papa looks on, ready to take her down to the carriage that awaits. The image itself is framed with filigree, a leafy stalk decorating and surrounding the image, in a manner that reminds one of a postcard over a pressed plant. The title of the image is a quote from the scene "He is coming to take me away!"

This black and white illustration from the 1879 Milner & Sowerby Reprint, page 122b depicts Nancy taunting Ellen at her sick bed. The scene is from page 123 where Nancy is on the floor, rummaging through Ellen's trunk, trying on her things, Ellen's clothing scattered across the floor. The bottom of the image is the title "Nancy Vawse Searching Ellen's Trunk". The page number for the scene is at the bottom right corner of the illustration.

This black and white illustration on page 368b of the [1896] Walter Scott, Ltd. "Complete Edition" reprint, depicts Ellen, Margery, and the Humphreys grieving Alice's deathbed. In the illustration, Alice is laying in bed, looking at John as leans over and places a hand on her as Ellen stands behind him, face in her hands. Mr. Humphreys and Margery stand by the door behind Ellen. A caption below the illustration reads, "He took away one of her hands from under her face." The scene depicted in this illustration is on page 370 of the novel.