Uncaptioned Tailpiece by Fred Barnard in the Household Edition, Volume XX, page 348 for "George Silverman's Explanation." 7.7 cm high by 10.0 cm wide (3 ⅛ by 3 ⅞ inches), framed and horizontally mounted at the foot of the page; headnote: "Result of My Scheme" on page 347. [Click on the illustration to enlarge it.]
Passage Illustrated: Poetic Justice for Silverman after all
There was a great stir made, the bishop was appealed to, I received a severe reprimand, and narrowly escaped suspension. For years a cloud hung over me, and my name was tarnished.
But my heart did not break, if a broken heart involves death; for I lived through it.
They stood by me, Adelina and her husband, through it all. Those who had known me at college, and even most of those who had only known me there by reputation, stood by me too. Little by little, the belief widened that I was not capable of what was laid to my charge. At length I was presented to a college-living in a sequestered place, and there I now pen my explanation. I pen it at my open window in the summer-time, before me, lying in the churchyard, equal resting-place for sound hearts, wounded hearts, and broken hearts. I pen it for the relief of my own mind, not foreseeing whether or no it will ever have a reader. [Chapter IX, 348]
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Bibliography
Dickens, Charles. "George Silverman's Explanation." The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Other Stories. Charles Dickens. The Household Edition. With Illustrations [by Fred Barnard]. London: Chapman and Hall, 1880. Vol. XX. P. 307-317.
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