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This illustration, appearing on page 272b of the [1899] George Routledge and Sons Edition, depicts Alice introducing Ellen to her brother John for the first time. A painting hangs behind the trio and Captain Perry, Alice's cat, wraps himself around John's leg as John leans over Ellen to shake her hand. A caption below the illustration quotes a sentence from page 273 of the text. Alice and Ellen, dressed in brightly colored dresses, provide a contrast to John, who is dressed in all black. John's posture as he leans down to kiss Ellen, gives him a position of dominance as Ellen looks up at him and allows him to take her hand. Alice, positioned demurely behind Ellen, looks down at Ellen, so that both Alice and John, who have recently immigrated from England to America, look down on her. The positions of the trio suggest a superiority of the English and an inferiority of Ellen, who represents American nationality. At the same time, the intimate act that is about to take place in this scene, seems to suggest an important intimacy between America and its colonizer.

This black and white illustration on page 273 of the J.B. Lippincott Co. "New Edition" reprint depicts Ellen and John meeting for the first time. John, Alice, and Ellen are around a table. Alice and John are standing, while Ellen is crouched down near the table.

This black and white illustration, appearing on page 274a of the 1853 G. Routledge & Co. reprint, depicts Ellen, Alice, and John about to get on the sleigh that will take them to the Marshman's for Christmas. John is carrying Ellen to put her in the sleigh, with Alice and Margery talking behind them. The sleigh's driver stands waiting in the background. Captain Parry(?) appears prepared to jump into the sleigh, and the horse Prince Charlie is hitched to the sleigh. A caption below the illustration reads, "Starting with the Sleigh," referencing the scene from page 274 of the novel. The trees around the sleigh give a pleasant natural frame to the scene. The name of the illustrator, Dalziel, is inscribed in the lower-left corner of the illustration.

This is the illustration on page 247a of the 1853 G. Routledge and Co. Reprint depicting the sleigh Ride to the Marshman’s. This black and white illustration depicts John holding Ellen in order to put her into the sleigh pulled by a white horse. Alice and two others are standing to the side talking, while Ellen and John are in the middle of the illustration. The caption reads, “Starting with the Sleigh-P. 247.”

This black and white illustration on page 282 of the J.B. Lippincott Co. "New Edition" reprint shows Alice, Ellen, and John on a sleigh ride. The three are seated in the sleigh, pulled by a horse. The house is in the background. The scene is set in winter.