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¨em�察�it ¨ud sound like thunder half o¨er the parish。 ̄ 

    ^Ay�察  �but   there¨s   more   going   on   in   the   stables   than   what   folks 

see by daylight�察�eh�察�Mr。 Macey�拭院�said the landlord。 

    ^Ay�察�ay�察�go that way of a dark night�察�that¨s all�察院�said Mr。 Macey�察�

winking mysteriously�察 �and then make believe�察�if you like�察�as you 

didn¨t see lights i¨ the stables�察�nor hear the stamping o¨ the hosses�察�

nor    the   cracking    o¨  the   whips�察   �and    howling�察   �too�察 �if  it¨s  tow¨rt 

daybreak。 `Cliff¨s Holiday¨ has been the name of it ever sin¨ I were 

a boy�察�that¨s to say�察�some said as it was the holiday Old Harry gev 

him from roasting�察�like。 That¨s what my father told me�察�and he was 

a   reasonable      man�察   �though     there¨s   folks   nowadays       know    what 

happened   afore   they   were   born   better   nor   they   know   their   own 

business。 ̄ 



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    ^What      do  you    say   to  that�察 �eh�察  �Dowlas�拭院     �said   the  landlord�察�

turning   to   the   farrier�察  �who   was   swelling   with   impatience   for   his 

cue。 ^There¨s a nut for you to crack。 ̄ 

    Mr。   Dowlas   was   the   negative   spirit   in   the   company�察  �and   was 

proud of his position。 

    ^Say�拭�I say what a man should say as doesn¨t shut his eyes to 

look   at   a   fingerpost。   I   say�察  �as   I¨m   ready   to   wager   any   man   ten 

pound�察�if he¨ll stand out wi¨ me any dry night in the pasture before 

the Warren stables�察�as we shall neither see lights nor hear noises�察�

if it isn¨t the blowing of our own noses。 That¨s what I say�察�and I¨ve 

said it many a time�察�but there¨s nobody ¨ull ventur a ten´pun¨ note 

on their ghos¨es as they make so sure of。 ̄ 

    ^Why�察�Dowlas�察�that¨s easy betting�察�that is�察院�said Ben Winthrop。 

^You might as well bet a man as he wouldn¨t catch the rheumatise 

if he stood up to ¨s neck in the pool of a frosty night。 It ¨ud be fine 

fun for a man to win his bet as he¨d catch the rheumatise。 Folks as 

believe   in   Cliff¨s   Holiday   aren¨t   a´going   to   ventur   near   it   for   a 

matter o¨ ten pound。 ̄ 

    ^If   Master   Dowlas   wants   to   know   the       truth   on  it�察院 �said  Mr。 

Macey�察�with a sarcastic smile�察�tapping his thumbs together�察 �he¨s 

no   call   to   lay   any   bet!let   him   go   and   stan¨   by   himself!there¨s 

nobody ¨ull hinder him�察�and then he can let the parish¨ners know if 

they¨re wrong。 ̄ 

    ^Thank you� �I¨m obliged to you�察院�said the farrier�察�with a snort of 

scorn。 ^If folks are fools�察�it¨s no business o¨ mine。   I  don¨t  want  to 

make out the truth  about  ghos¨es�此  �I   know  it a¨ready。   But  I¨m   not 

against a bet!everything fair and open。 Let any man bet me ten 

pound as I shall see Cliff¨s Holiday�察�and I¨ll go and stand by myself。 

I want no company。 I¨d as lief do it as I¨d fill this pipe。 ̄ 



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    ^Ah�察�but who¨s to watch you�察�Dowlas�察�and see you do it�拭�That¨s 

no fair bet�察院�said the butcher。 

    ^No fair bet� 院�replied Mr。 Dowlas�察�angrily。 ^I should like to hear 

any man stand up and say I want to bet unfair。 Come now�察�Master 

Lundy�察�I should like to hear you say it。 ̄ 

    ^Very like you would�察院�said the butcher。 ^But it¨s no business o¨ 

mine。 You¨re none o¨ my bargains�察�and I aren¨t a´going to try and 

¨bate your price。 If anybody¨ll bid for you at your own vallying�察�let 

him。 I¨m for peace and quietness�察�I am。 ̄ 

    ^Yes�察�that¨s what every yapping cur is�察�when you hold a stick up 

at him�察院�said the farrier。 ^But I¨m afraid o¨ neither man nor ghost�察�

and I¨m ready to lay a fair bet。 I aren¨t a turntail cur。 ̄ 

    ^Ay�察�but there¨s this in it�察�Dowlas�察院�said the landlord�察�speaking 

in   a   tone   of   much   candour   and   tolerance。   ^There¨s   folks�察  �i¨   my 

opinion�察  �they   can¨t   see     ghos¨es�察  �not   if  they   stood   as  plain   as   a 

pikestaff   before   ¨em。   And   there¨s   reason   i¨   that。   For   there¨s   my 

wife�察  �now�察  �can¨t  smell�察�not  if   she¨d   the   strongest   o¨   cheese   under 

her nose。 I never see¨d a   ghost  myself�察 �but  then   I says   to  myself�察�

`Very like I haven¨t got the smell for ¨em。¨ I mean�察�putting a ghost 

for a smell�察�or else contrairiways。 And so�察�I¨m for holding with both 

sides�察�for�察�as I say�察�the truth lies between ¨em。 And if Dowlas was to 

go and stand�察�and say he¨d never seen a wink o¨ Cliff¨s Holiday all 

the   night   through�察  �I¨d   back   him�察  �and   if   anybody   said   as     Cliff¨s 

Holiday   was   certain   sure   for   all   that�察  �I¨d   back   him   too。   For   the 

smell¨s what I go by。 ̄ 

    The   landlord¨s   analogical   argument   was   not   well   received   by 

the farrier!a man intensely opposed to compromise。 

    ^Tut�察   �tut�察院  �he   said�察  �setting    down     his   glass   with    refreshed 

irritation�察 �what¨s the smell got to do with it�拭�Did ever a ghost give 



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a man a black eye�拭�That¨s   what  I should like   to  know。   If  ghos¨es 

want me to believe in ¨em�察�let ¨em leave off skulking i¨ the dark and 

i¨ lone places!let ¨em come where there¨s company and candles。 ̄ 

^As if ghos¨es ¨ud want to be believed in by anybody so ignirant� 院�

said Mr。 Macey�察�in deep disgust at the farrier¨s crass incompetence 

to apprehend the conditions of ghostly phenomena。 



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                                  Chapter 7 



          et   the   next   moment   there   seemed   to   be   some   evidence 

Ythat   ghosts   had   a   more   condescending   disposition   than 

          Mr。 Macey attributed to them�察�for the pale�察�thin figure of 

Silas    Marner     was   suddenly      seen   standing     in  the   warm     light�察�

uttering     no  word�察   �but   looking   round     at  the  company      with   his 

strange�察    �unearthly     eyes。   The    long   pipes   gave    a  simultaneous 

movement�察  �like   the   antennae   of   startled   insects�察  �and   every   man 

present�察     �not   excepting      even    the    sceptical    farrier�察   �had    an 

impression      that   he   saw�察 �not   Silas   Marner    in  the   flesh�察 �but   an 

apparition�察�for the door by which Silas had entered was hidden by 

the high´screened seats�察�and no one had noticed his approach。 Mr。 

Macey�察�sitting a long way off the ghost�察�might be supposed to have 

felt an argumentative triumph�察�which would tend to neutralise his 

share of the general alarm。 Had he not always said that when Silas 

Marner was in that strange trance of his�察�his soul went loose from 

his    body�拭   �Here    was    the  demonstration�此       �nevertheless�察    �on   the 

whole�察�he would have been as well contented without it。 For a few 

moments  there   was   a dead   silence�察  �Marner¨s   want  of   breath   and 

agitation     not  allowing     him   to  speak。    The    landlord�察   �under    the 

habitual   sense   that   he   was   bound   to   keep   his   house   open   to   all 

company�察      �and    confident     in   the   protection     of   his   unbroken 

neutrality�察�at last took on himself the task of adjuring the ghost。 

    ^Master      Marner�察院    �he   said�察  �in  a   conciliatory    tone�察   �what¨s 

lacking to you�拭�What¨s your business here�拭院�

    ^Robbed� 院�said Silas�察�gaspingly。 ^I¨ve been robbed� �I   want  the 

constable!and           the     Justice!and         Squire      Cass!and         Mr。 

Crackenthorp。 ̄ 



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    ^Lay hold on him�察�Jem Rodney�察院�said the landlord�察�the idea of a 

ghost subsiding�此 �he¨s off his head�察�I doubt。 He¨s wet through。 ̄ 

    Jem Rodney was the outermost man�察�and sat conveniently near 

Marner¨s standing´place�察�but he declined to give his services。 

    ^Come      and   lay   hold  on   him   yourself�察  �Mr。   Snell�察  �if  you¨ve  a 

mind�察院     �said   Jem�察    �rather    sullenly。    ^He¨s    been    robbed�察    �and 

murdered too�察�for what I know�察院�he added�察�in a muttering tone。 

    ^Jem   Rodney� 院  �said Silas�察  �turning  and   fixing   his   strange   eyes 

on the suspected man。 

    ^Ay�察   �Master    Marner�察    �what    do  ye   want    wi¨  me�拭院   �said   Jem�察�

trembling      a  little�察 �and  seizing    his  drinking´can      as  a  defensive 

weapon。 

    ^If  it  was   you  stole my   money�察院  �said   Silas�察  �clasping   his   hands 

entreatingly�察�and raising his voice to a cry�察 �give it me back!and I 

won¨t meddle with you。 I won¨t set the constable on you。 Give it me 

back�察�and I¨ll let you!I¨ll let you have a guinea。 ̄ 

    ^Me stole your money� 院�said Jem�察�angrily。 ^I¨ll pitch this can at 

your eye if you talk o¨ my stealing your money。 ̄ 

    ^Come�察  �come�察  �Master   Marner�察院  �said   the   landlord�察  �now   rising 

resolutely�察�and seizing Marner by the shoulder�察 �if you¨ve got any 

information   to   lay�察  �speak   it   out   sensible�察  �and   show   as   you¨re   in 

your right mind�察�if you expect a

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