Title derived by cataloger from inscription on verso of drawing; signed "J.E. Goodall" within drawing at lower right.
Published caption title reads: "The young ladies had to struggle with a good deal of surprise."
Original drawing for an illustration for Lucy Bethia Walford's "A sage of sixteen" (London : Spencer Blackett & Hallam, 1889, p. 228 (facing)).
Accompanying folder incorrectly identifies John Goodall's drawings as illustrations for Emily S. Elliott's "Mrs. Blackett: her story."
Inscribed in pencil at lower left: Chap 20; printer's specifications within left hand and lower border.
Illustration shows Lady Alfreton and Piers welcoming Mrs. Mansell and a young woman seated in an invalid's bath chair to their home.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.