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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