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hidden�拭�Who would know that anybody had come to take it away�拭�

He   went   no   further   into   the   subtleties   of   evidence�此  �the   pressing 

question�察 �Where is the money�拭院�now took such entire possession 

of him as to make him quite forget that the weaver¨s death was not 

a certainty。 A dull mind�察�once arriving at an inference that flatters 

a   desire�察  �is   rarely   able   to   retain   the   impression   that   the   notion 

from     which   the    inference   started     was   purely   problematic。      And 

Dunstan¨s mind was as dull as the mind of a possible felon usually 

is。 There were only three hiding´places where he had ever heard 

of cottagers¨ hoards being found�此�the thatch�察�the bed�察�and a hole in 

the floor。 Marner¨s cottage had no thatch�察�and Dunstan¨s first act�察�

after   a   train   of   thought   made   rapid   by   the   stimulus   of   cupidity�察�

was   to   go   up   to   the   bed�察  �but   while   he   did   so�察  �his   eyes   travelled 

eagerly   over   the   floor�察  �where   the   bricks�察  �distinct   in   the   firelight�察�

were      discernible      under      the   sprinkling      of   sand。     But     not 

everywhere�察�for there was one spot�察�and one only�察�which was quite 

covered with sand�察�and sand showing the marks of fingers�察�which 

had apparently been careful to spread it over a given space。 

    It   was   near   the   treadles   of   the   loom。   In   an   instant   Dunstan 

darted     to  that   spot�察 �swept   away      the  sand    with   his   whip�察  �and�察�

inserting the thin end of the hook between the bricks�察�found that 



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they were loose。 In haste he lifted up two bricks�察�and saw what he 

had no doubt was the object of his search�察�for what could there be 

but   money   in   those   two   leathern   bags�拭  �And�察  �from   their   weight�察�

they must be filled with guineas。 Dunstan felt round the hole�察�to be 

certain that it held no more�察�then hastily replaced the bricks�察�and 

spread   the   sand   over   them。   Hardly   more   than   five   minutes   had 

passed since he entered the cottage�察�but it seemed to Dunstan like 

a long while�察�and though he was without any distinct recognition 

of  the   possibility  that  Marner might  be   alive�察  �and   might   re´enter 

the   cottage   at   any   moment�察  �he   felt   an   undefinable   dread   laying 

hold on him�察�as he rose to his feet with the bags   in   his   hand。   He 

would   hasten   out   into   the   darkness�察  �and   then   consider   what   he 

should      do   with    the    bags。    He    closed    the   door     behind     him 

immediately�察�that he might shut in the stream of light�此�a few steps 

would be enough to carry him beyond betrayal by the gleams from 

the shutter´chinks and the latch´hole。 The rain and darkness had 

got thicker�察�and he was glad of it�察�though it was awkward walking 

with  both  hands   filled�察  �so   that   it   was   as   much   as   he   could   do   to 

grasp his whip along with one of the bags。 But when he had gone a 

yard   or  two�察  �he   might  take   his   time。   So   he   stepped   forward   into 

the darkness。 



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              hen Dunstan Cass turned his back on the cottage�察�Silas 

WMarner was not more than a hundred yards away from 

              it�察  �plodding  along  from   the   village   with   a   sack   thrown 

round his shoulders as an overcoat�察�and with a horn lantern in his 

hand。 His legs were weary�察�but his mind was at ease�察�free from the 

presentiment   of   change。   The   sense   of   security   more        frequently 

springs   from   habit   than   from   conviction�察  �and   for   this   reason   it 

often subsists after such a change in the conditions as might have 

been expected to suggest alarm。 The lapse of time during which a 

given event has not happened is�察�in this logic of habit�察�constantly 

alleged     as  a  reason   why   the   event    should    never   happen�察    �even 

when   the   lapse   of   time   is   precisely   the  added    condition    which 

makes the event imminent。 A man will tell you that he has worked 

in a mine for forty years unhurt by an accident as a reason why he 

should apprehend no danger�察�though the roof is beginning to sink�察�

and   it   is   often   observable   that   the   older   a   man   gets�察  �the   more 

difficult   it   is   to   him   to   retain   a   believing   conception   of   his   own 

death。   This   influence   of   habit   was   necessarily   strong   in   a   man 

whose     life  was   so  monotonous       as   Marner¨s!who         saw   no   new 

people and heard of no new events to keep alive in him the idea of 

the unexpected and the changeful�察�and it explains simply enough 

why his mind could be at ease�察�though he had left his house   and 

his treasure more defenceless than usual。 Silas was thinking with 

double complacency  of  his   supper�此  �first�察�because   it   would   be   hot 

and savoury�察�and secondly�察�because it would cost him nothing。 For 

the little bit of pork was a present from that excellent housewife�察�

Miss Priscilla Lammeter�察�to whom he had this day carried home a 



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handsome piece of linen�察�and it was only on occasion of a present 

like this that Silas indulged himself with  roast´meat。   Supper  was 

his favourite meal�察�because it came at his time of revelry�察�when his 

heart     warmed      over   his   gold�察  �whenever       he  had    roast´meat�察     �he 

always   chose   to   have   it   for   supper。   But   this   evening�察  �he   had   no 

sooner   ingeniously   knotted   his   string   fast   round   his   bit   of   pork�察�

twisted   the   string   according   to   rule   over   his   door´key�察  �passed   it 

through      the   handle�察   �and    made     it  fast  on   the  hanger�察    �than    he 

remembered that a piece of very fine   twine   was   indispensable   to 

his   ^setting   up ̄     a   new   piece   of   work   in  his   loom    early   in  the 

morning。 It had slipped his memory�察�because�察�in coming from Mr。 

Lammeter¨s�察�he had not had to pass through the village�察�but to lose 

time by going on errands in the morning was out of the question。 

It   was   a   nasty   fog   to   turn   out   into�察  �but   there   were   things   Silas 

loved   better   than   his   own   comfort�察  �so�察  �drawing   his   pork   to   the 

extremity of the hanger�察�and arming himself with his lantern and 

his old sack�察�he set out on what�察�in ordinary weather�察�would have 

been a twenty minutes¨ errand。 He could not have locked his door 

without undoing his well´knotted string and retarding his supper�察�

it was not worth his while to make that sacrifice。 What thief would 

find   his   way   to   the   Stone´pits   on   such   a   night   as   this�拭  �and   why 

should he come on this particular night�察�when he had never come 

through   all   the   fifteen   years   before�拭  �These        questions     were    not 

distinctly present in   Silas¨s mind�察  �they  merely  serve   to  represent 

the vaguely´felt foundation of his freedom from anxiety。 

    He  reached   his   door   in   much  satisfaction   that   his   errand   was 

done�此    �he   opened      it�察 �and   to  his   short´sighted      eyes    everything 

remained as he had left it�察�except that the fire sent out a welcome 

increase      of   heat。  He   trod   about    the   floor  while    putting   by    his 



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lantern   and   throwing   aside   his   hat   and   sack�察  �so   as   to   merge   the 

marks of Dunstan¨s feet on the sand in the marks of his own nailed 

boots。 Then he moved his pork nearer to the fire�察�and sat down to 

the agreeable business of tending the meat and  warming  himself 

at the same time。 

   Any one who had looked at him as the red light shone upon his 

pale face�察�strange straining eyes�察�and meagre form�察�would perhaps 

have   understood   the   mixture   of   contemptuous   pity�察  �dread�察  �and 

suspicion      with   which     he  was    regarded     by   his  neighbours      in 

Raveloe。 Yet few men could be more harmless than poor Marner。 

In   his   truthful�察  �simple    soul�察 �not   even    the  growing     greed    and 

worship   of  gold   could   beget  any  vice directly  injurious   to  others。 

The     light  of  his  faith   quite   put   out�察 �and    his  affections    made 

desolate�察�he had clung with all the force of his nature to his work 

and     his  money�察    �and   like  all  objects    to  which    a  man    devotes 

himself�察    �they    had    fashioned     him     into   correspondence        with 

themselves。 His loom�察�as he wrought in it without ceasing�察�had in 

its   turn   wrought     on   him�察  �and    confirmed     more    and    more    the 

monotonous craving for its monotonous response。 His gold�察�as he 

hung     over   it  and   saw    it  grow�察  �gathered     his   power    of  loving 

together into a hard isolation like its own。 

   As soon as he was warm he began to think it  would   be  a long 

while to wait till after supper before he drew out his guineas�察�and 

it would be pleasant to see them on the table before him as he ate 

his unwonted feast。 For joy is the best

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