The silvery mist was touched with the first rays of the moonlight, and the same rays touched the tears that dropped from her eyes.
– Charles Dickens
Great Expectations, Chapter 59. This describes a poignant and emotional moment when Pip and Estella meet in the grounds of the ruined Satis House at the end of the novel. A softer, more emotional and tearful Estella is seen here, as she abandons her earlier coldness and lack of emotion. A sense of hope is presented in the imagery of the moonlight touching her tears and the silver mist, an example of personification.