# Lillo — Romola character guide

> Lillo in Romola by George Eliot.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0054-l-tessa-abroad-and-at-home

## Who they are

Tessa and Tito's young son, who appears in the later parts of the novel.

## In the story

### [L: Tessa Abroad and at Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romola_se/chapters/l-tessa-abroad-and-at-home)

Tessa's son, who is described as sturdy and intelligent. He demonstrates his cleverness by thumping Monna Lisa.

### [LVI: The Other Wife](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romola_se/chapters/lvi-the-other-wife)

Tessa's young son, who Romola finds wandering the streets and returns to his mother.

### [LXX: Meeting Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romola_se/chapters/lxx-meeting-again)

One of Tessa's children, playing with his sister Ninna.

### [Epilogue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romola_se/chapters/epilogue)

Romola's adopted son, a handsome lad with Tuscan peasant blood, questions his future and listens to Romola's moral teachings.

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