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put an end to it altogether。 But in reality it had been an eager life�察�

filled with immediate purpose which fenced him in from the wide�察�

cheerless   unknown。   It   had   been   a   clinging   life�察  �and   though   the 

object   round      which   its  fibres   had    clung   was    a  dead   disrupted 

thing�察  �it   satisfied   the   need   for   clinging。   But   now   the   fence   was 

broken down!the support was snatched away。 Marner¨s thoughts 

could   no   longer   move   in   their   old   round�察  �and   were   baffled   by   a 

blank   like   that   which   meets   a   plodding   ant   when   the   earth   has 

broken away on its homeward path。 The loom was there�察�and the 

weaving�察     �and   the   growing     pattern    in  the   cloth�察 �but   the   bright 

treasure     in  the   hole   under    his   feet  was   gone�察   �the   prospect    of 

handling and counting it was gone�察�the evening had no phantasm 

of delight to still the poor soul¨s craving。 The thought of the money 

he would get by his actual work could bring no joy�察�for its meagre 

image   was   only   a   fresh   reminder   of   his   loss�此  �and   hope   was   too 

heavily crushed by the sudden blow�察�for his imagination to  dwell 

on the growth of a new hoard from that small beginning。 

    He   filled   up   the blank   with  grief。   As  he   sat   weaving�察  �he   every 

now and then moaned low�察�like one in pain�此�it was the sign that his 

thoughts      had   come     round    again    to  the   sudden     chasm!to       the 

empty evening time。 And all the evening�察�as he sat in his loneliness 

by his dull fire�察�he leaned his elbows on his knees�察�and clasped his 

head with his hands�察�and moaned very low!not as one who seeks 



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to be heard。 

    And     yet   he   was    not   utterly    forsaken     in   his  trouble。     The 

repulsion Marner had always created in his neighbours was partly 

dissipated   by   the   new  light   in   which   this   misfortune   had   shown 

him。   Instead   of   a   man   who   had   more   cunning   than   honest   folks 

could come by�察�and�察�what was worse�察�had not the inclination to use 

that cunning in a neighbourly way�察�it was now apparent that Silas 

had not cunning enough to keep his own。 He was generally spoken 

of    as  a   ^poor    mushed       creatur ̄�察    �and    that   avoidance      of   his 

neighbours�察�which had before been referred to his ill´will and to a 

probable addiction to  worse   company�察  �was   now  considered mere 

craziness。 

    This   change   to   a   kindlier   feeling   was   shown   in   various   ways。 

The   odour   of   Christmas   cooking   being   on   the   wind�察  �it   was   the 

season when superfluous pork and black puddings are suggestive 

of    charity    in  well´to´do     families�察   �and    Silas¨s    misfortune      had 

brought him uppermost in the memory of housekeepers like Mrs。 

Osgood。 Mr。 Crackenthorp too�察�while he admonished Silas that his 

money had probably been taken from him because he thought too 

much of it and never came to church�察�enforced the doctrine by a 

present   of   pigs¨   pettitoes�察  �well   calculated   to   dissipate   unfounded 

prejudices      against    the   clerical   character。     Neighbours       who    had 

nothing   but   verbal   consolation   to   give   showed   a   disposition   not 

only to greet Silas and discuss his misfortune at some length when 

they encountered him in the village�察�but also to take the trouble of 

calling  at  his  cottage   and   getting  him   to  repeat  all   the details   on 

the   very   spot�察  �and   then   they   would   try   to   cheer   him   by   saying�察�

^Well�察  �Master   Marner�察  �you¨re   no   worse   off   nor   other   poor   folks�察�

after all�察�and if you was to  be crippled�察 �the   parish  ¨ud   give   you  a 



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¨lowance。 ̄ 

    I   suppose   one   reason   why   we   are   seldom   able   to   comfort   our 

neighbours with our words is that our good will gets adulterated�察�

in spite of ourselves�察�before it can pass our lips。 We can send black 

puddings and pettitoes without giving them a   flavour  of  our  own 

egoism�察�but language is a stream that is almost sure to smack of a 

mingled soil。 There was a fair proportion of kindness in Raveloe�察�

but it was often of a beery and bungling sort�察�and took the shape 

least allied to the complimentary and hypocritical。 

    Mr。   Macey�察  �for   example�察  �coming   one   evening   expressly   to   let 

Silas   know   that   recent   events   had   given       him   the   advantage     of 

standing more favourably in the opinion of a man whose judgment 

was not formed lightly�察�opened the conversation by saying�察�as soon 

as he had seated himself and adjusted his thumbs!^Come�察�Master 

Marner�察�why�察�you¨ve no call to sit a´moaning。 You¨re a deal better 

off to ha¨ lost your money�察�nor to ha¨ kep¨ it by foul means。 I used 

to   think�察  �when   you   first   come   into   these   parts�察  �as   you   were   no 

better nor you should be�察�you were younger a deal than what you 

are now�察�but you were allays a staring�察�white´faced creatur�察�partly 

like a bald´faced calf�察�as I may say。 But there¨s no knowing�此�it isn¨t 

every   queer´looksed   thing   as   Old   Harry¨s   had   the   making   of!I 

mean�察�speaking o¨ toads and such�察�for they¨re often harmless�察�and 

useful against varmin。 And   it¨s pretty  much  the   same   wi¨  you�察  �as 

fur   as   I   can   see。   Though   as   to   the   yarbs   and   stuff   to   cure   the 

breathing�察     �if  you  brought     that   sort   o¨  knowledge      from    distant 

parts�察  �you  might  ha¨   been   a   bit   freer   of   it。   And   if   the   knowledge 

wasn¨t well come by�察�why�察�you might ha¨ made up for it by coming 

to   church     reg¨lar�察 �for   as  for  the   children    as  the   Wise    Woman 

charmed�察�I¨ve been at the christening of ¨em again and again�察�and 



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they took the water just as well。 And that¨s reasonable�察�for if Old 

Harry¨s a mind to do a bit o¨ kindness for a holiday�察�like�察�who¨s got 

anything against it�拭�That¨s my thinking�察�and I¨ve been clerk o¨ this 

parish forty year�察�and I know�察�when the   parson   and   me  does   the 

cussing of a Ash Wednesday�察�there¨s no cussing o¨ folks as have a 

mind   to   be   cured   without   a   doctor�察  �let   Kimble   say   what   he   will。 

And   so�察  �Master   Marner�察  �as   I   was   saying!for   there¨s   windings   i¨ 

things   as   they   may   carry   you   to   the   fur   end   o¨   the   prayer´book 

afore   you   get   back   to   ¨em!my   advice   is�察  �as   you   keep   up   your 

sperrits�察  �for   as   for   thinking   you¨re   a   deep   un�察  �and   ha¨   got   more 

inside you nor ¨ull bear daylight�察�I¨m not o¨ that opinion at all�察�and 

so   I   tell   the   neighbours。   For�察  �says   I�察  �you   talk   o¨   Master   Marner 

making  out  a   tale!why�察  �it¨s nonsense�察  �that  is�此 �it  ¨ud   take   a   ¨cute 

man to make a tale like that�察�and�察�says I�察�he looked as scared as a 

rabbit。 ̄ 

    During this discursive address   Silas   had   continued   motionless 

in   his   previous     attitude�察  �leaning    his   elbows     on  his   knees�察   �and 

pressing his hands against his head。 Mr。 Macey�察�not doubting that 

he    had    been    listened    to�察 �paused�察    �in   the   expectation      of  some 

appreciatory   reply�察  �but   Marner   remained   silent。   He   had   a   sense 

that the old man meant to be good´natured and neighbourly�察�but 

the kindness fell on him as sunshine falls on the wretched!he had 

no heart to taste it�察�and felt that it was very far off him。 

    ^Come�察  �Master  Marner�察  �have   you   got   nothing   to   say   to   that�拭院�

said Mr。 Macey at last�察�with a slight accent of impatience。 

    ^Oh�察院�said Marner slowly�察�shaking his head between his hands�察�

^I thank you!thank you!kindly。 ̄ 

    ^Ay�察�ay�察�to be sure�察�I thought you would�察院�said Mr。 Macey�察 �and 

my advice is!have you got a Sunday suit�拭院�



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    ^No�察院�said Marner。 

    ^I doubted it was so�察院�said Mr。 Macey。 ^Now�察�let me advise you 

to get a Sunday suit�此�there¨s Tookey�察�he¨s a poor creatur�察�but he¨s 

got my tailoring business�察�and some o¨ my money in it�察�and he shall 

make a suit  at  a low  price�察  �and   give   you  trust�察  �and  then   you  can 

come     to  church�察    �and   be   a  bit  neighbourly。     Why�察    �you¨ve   never 

heared      me   say   `Amen¨    since   you   come     into  these   parts�察  �and    I 

recommend         you   to   lose  no   time�察  �for  it¨ll  be  poor    work    when 

Tookey  has   it  all   to   himself�察  �for   I   mayn¨t   be   equil   to   stand   i¨   the 

desk     at  all�察 �come     another     winter。 ̄    Here    Mr。    Macey     paused�察�

perhaps   expecting   some   sign   of   emotion   in   his   hearer�察  �but   not 

observing any�察�he went on�此 �And as for the money  for  the   suit  o¨ 

clothes�察�why�察�you get a matter of a pound a week at your weaving�察�

Master   Marner�察  �and   you¨re   a   young   man�察  �eh�察  �for   all   you   look   so 

mushed。   Why�察  �you   co

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