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his unwonted feast。 For joy is the best of wine�察�and Silas¨s guineas 

were a golden wine of that sort。 

    He rose and placed his candle unsuspectingly on the floor near 

his loom�察�swept away the   sand   without  noticing  any change�察�and 

removed   the   bricks。   The   sight   of   the   empty   hole   made   his   heart 



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leap violently�察�but the belief that his gold was gone could not come 

at   once!only   terror�察  �and   the   eager   effort   to   put   an   end   to   the 

terror。 He passed his trembling hand all about the hole�察�trying to 

think it possible that his eyes had deceived him�察�then he held the 

candle in the hole and examined it curiously�察�trembling more and 

more。 At last he shook so violently that he let fall the candle�察�and 

lifted his hands to his head�察�trying to steady himself�察�that he might 

think。 Had he put his gold somewhere else�察�by a sudden resolution 

last night�察  �and   then   forgotten   it�拭  �A   man   falling   into   dark   waters 

seeks   a   momentary   footing   even   on   sliding   stones�察  �and   Silas�察  �by 

acting as if he believed in false hopes�察�warded off  the  moment  of 

despair。 He searched in every corner�察�he turned his bed over�察�and 

shook it�察�and kneaded it�察�he looked in his brick oven where he laid 

his   sticks。   When     there   was    no  other    place   to  be   searched�察    �he 

kneeled down again and felt once more all round the hole。 There 

was no untried refuge left for a moment¨s shelter from the terrible 

truth。 

    Yes�察  �there   was   a   sort   of   refuge   which   always   comes   with   the 

prostration of thought under an overpowering passion�此�it was that 

expectation of impossibilities�察�that belief in contradictory  images�察�

which is still distinct from madness�察�because it is capable of being 

dissipated      by   the   external    fact。   Silas   got  up    from    his  knees 

trembling�察�and looked round at the table�此�didn¨t the gold lie there 

after all�拭�The table was bare。 Then he turned and looked behind 

him!looked all   round   his   dwelling�察  �seeming   to   strain   his   brown 

eyes   after   some   possible   appearance   of   the   bags   where   he   had 

already   sought   them       in  vain。   He   could    see  every   object   in   his 

cottage!and his gold was not there。 

    Again he put his trembling hands to his head�察�and gave a wild�察�



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ringing scream�察�the cry of desolation。 For a few moments after�察�he 

stood     motionless�察     �but   the   cry   had    relieved    him    from     the   first 

maddening pressure of the truth。 He turned�察�and tottered towards 

his    loom�察  �and    got   into   the  seat   where     he   worked�察    �instinctively 

seeking this as the strongest assurance of reality。 

    And   now   that   all   the   false   hopes   had   vanished�察  �and   the   first 

shock   of   certainty   was   past�察  �the   idea   of  a   thief   began   to   present 

itself�察  �and    he   entertained      it  eagerly�察   �because     a  thief   might     be 

caught  and   made   to  restore   the   gold。   The   thought  brought   some 

new strength with it�察�and he started from his loom to the door。 As 

he opened it the rain beat in upon him�察�for it was falling more and 

more   heavily。   There   were   no   footsteps   to   be   tracked   on   such   a 

night!footsteps�拭          �When      had    the    thief   come�拭     �During      Silas¨s 

absence in the daytime the door had been locked�察�and   there   had 

been no marks of any inroad on his return by daylight。 And in the 

evening�察�too�察�he said to himself�察�everything was the same as when 

he had left it。 The sand and bricks looked as if they had not been 

moved。   Was   it a   thief  who  had   taken   the bags�拭 �or  was it   a   cruel 

power that no hands could reach�察�which had delighted in making 

him   a   second   time   desolate�拭  �He   shrank   from   this   vaguer   dread�察�

and fixed his mind with struggling effort on the robber with hands�察�

who   could   be   reached   by   hands。   His   thoughts   glanced   at   all   the 

neighbours   who   had   made   any   remarks�察  �or   asked   any   questions 

which he might now  regard   as   a   ground   of  suspicion。   There   was 

Jem   Rodney�察  �a   known   poacher�察  �and   otherwise   disreputable�此  �he 

had   often   met   Marner   in   his   journeys   across   the   fields�察  �and   had 

said   something   jestingly   about   the   weaver¨s   money�察  �nay�察  �he   had 

once   irritated   Marner�察  �by   lingering  at   the   fire   when   he   called   to 

light   his   pipe�察  �instead   of   going   about   his   business。   Jem   Rodney 



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was the man!there was ease in the thought。 Jem could be found 

and   made   to   restore   the   money�此  �Marner   did   not   want   to   punish 

him�察�but only to get back his gold which had gone from him�察�and 

left   his   soul   like   a   forlorn   traveller   on   an   unknown   desert。   The 

robber must be laid hold of。 Marner¨s ideas of legal authority were 

confused�察�but he felt that he must go and proclaim his loss�察�and the 

great    people    in  the   village!the      clergyman�察     �the   constable�察   �and 

Squire Cass!would make Jem Rodney�察�or somebody else�察�deliver 

up the stolen money。 He rushed out in the rain�察�under the stimulus 

of this hope�察�forgetting to cover his head�察�not caring to fasten his 

door�察�for he felt as if he had nothing left to lose。 He ran swiftly�察�till 

want     of  breath    compelled      him    to  slacken    his  pace    as  he   was 

entering the village at the turning close to the Rainbow。 

    The Rainbow�察�in Marner¨s view�察�was a place of luxurious resort 

for rich and stout  husbands�察  �whose   wives   had   superfluous   stores 

of  linen�察  �it  was   the   place   where   he   was  likely  to   find   the   powers 

and dignities of Raveloe�察�and where he could most speedily make 

his loss public。 He lifted the latch�察�and turned into the bright bar 

or kitchen on the right hand�察�where the less lofty customers of the 

house   were   in   the   habit   of   assembling�察     �the   parlour   on   the   left 

being   reserved   for   the   more   select   society   in   which   Squire   Cass 

frequently       enjoyed     the    double     pleasure     of   conviviality     and 

condescension。         But    the   parlour    was    dark    tonight�察   �the    chief 

personages  who  ornamented   its  circle being all   at   Mrs。   Osgood¨s 

birthday dance�察�as Godfrey Cass was。 And in consequence of this�察�

the    party   on   the  high´screened       seats   in  the   kitchen    was   more 

numerous   than   usual�察  �several   personages�察  �who   would   otherwise 

have been admitted into the parlour and enlarged the opportunity 

of   hectoring   and   condescension   for   their   betters�察  �being   content 



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this   evening   to   vary   their   enjoyment   by   taking   their   spirits´and´ 

water     where     they   could    themselves      hector     and   condescend       in 

company that called for beer。 



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          he   conversation�察  �which   was   at   a   high   pitch   of   animation 

          when   Silas approached   the  door  of  the   Rainbow�察  �had�察  �as 

T 

          usual�察�been slow and intermittent when the company first 

assembled。 The pipes began to be puffed in a silence which had an 

air  of  severity�察  �the   more   important  customers�察  �who   drank   spirits 

and   sat   nearest   the   fire�察  �staring   at   each   other   as   if   a   bet   were 

depending on the first man who winked�察�while the beer´drinkers�察�

chiefly men in fustian jackets and smock´frocks�察�kept their eyelids 

down     and   rubbed     their  hands    across   their   mouths�察   �as  if  their 

draughts of beer were a funereal duty attended with embarrassing 

sadness。     At  last�察 �Mr。   Snell�察  �the  landlord�察   �a  man    of  a  neutral 

disposition�察�accustomed to stand aloof from human differences as 

those of beings who were all alike in need of liquor�察�broke silence�察�

by   saying   in   a   doubtful   tone   to   his   cousin   the   butcher!^Some 

folks ¨ud say that was a fine beast you druv in yesterday�察�Bob�拭院�

   The butcher�察�a jolly�察�smiling�察�red´haired man�察�was not disposed 

to answer rashly。 He gave a few puffs before he spat and replied�察�

^And they wouldn¨t be fur wrong�察�John。 ̄ 

   After this feeble�察�delusive thaw�察�the silence set in as severely as 

before。 

    ^Was it a red Durham�拭院�said the farrier�察�taking up the thread of 

discourse after the lapse of a few minutes。 

   The   farrier  looked at  the   landlord�察  �and   the   landlord   looked   at 

the   butcher�察  �as   the   person   who   must   take   the   responsibility   of 

answering。 

    ^Red   it   was�察院  �said   the   butcher�察  �in   his   good´humoured�察  �husky 

treble! ̄and a Durham it was。 ̄ 



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