CHAPTER XI

AUTHOR, ARTIST, AND THEIR FEMININE SUBJECTS

Trollope and Millais succeed in their different spheres of life by working on similar principles--The ideas which led Trollope to write _Can You Forgive Her?_--Lady Macleod’s praises induce the heroine to dismiss John Grey while Kate Vavasor’s devices draw her to her cousin George--Alice’s spiritual and social surroundings take a great part in moulding her character--Mrs. Greenow’s love affairs relieve the shadow of the main plot--Burgo Fitzgerald tries to recapture Lady Glencora--Mr. Palliser sacrifices his political position to ensure her safety--He is rewarded at last--Other novels, both social and political 203