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

mushed。   Why�察  �you   couldn¨t   ha¨   been   five´and´twenty   when   you 

come into these parts�察�eh�拭院�

    Silas   started   a   little   at   the   change   to   a   questioning   tone�察  �and 

answered   mildly�察   �I   don¨t   know�察  �I   can¨t   rightly   say!it¨s   a     long 

while since。 ̄ 

    After receiving such an answer as this�察�it is not surprising that 

Mr。 Macey observed�察�later on in the evening at the Rainbow�察�that 

Marner¨s head was ^all of a muddle ̄�察�and that it was to be doubted 

if  he  ever  knew  when Sunday  came   round�察  �which  showed   him   a 

worse heathen than many a dog。 

    Another of Silas¨s comforters�察�besides Mr。 Macey�察�came to him 

with   a   mind    highly   charged     on   the   same   topic。   This   was    Mrs。 

Winthrop�察      �the   wheelwright¨s      wife。   The    inhabitants     of  Raveloe 

were not severely regular in their church´going�察�and perhaps there 

was hardly a person in the parish who would not have held that to 



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go  to  church   every   Sunday  in   the   calendar   would   have   shown   a 

greedy      desire   to   stand    well   with   Heaven�察     �and    get  an   undue 

advantage   over   their   neighbours!a   wish   to   be   better   than            the 

^common run ̄�察�that would have implied a reflection on those who 

had   had   godfathers   and   godmothers   as   well   as   themselves�察  �and 

had an equal right to the burying´service。 At the same time it was 

understood        to  be    requisite    for   all  who    were     not   household 

servants�察�or young men�察�to take the sacrament at one of the great 

festivals�此   �Squire    Cass    himself    took   it  on  Christmas      Day�察   �while 

those   who   were   held      to  be   ^good    livers ̄   went    to  church     with 

greater�察�though still with moderate�察�frequency。 

    Mrs。    Winthrop      was    one   of  these�此  �she   was    in  all  respects    a 

woman       of  scrupulous      conscience�察     �so  eager    for  duties    that   life 

seemed to offer them too scantily unless she rose at half´past four�察�

though      this  threw    a  scarcity    of  work    over   the   more    advanced 

hours of the morning�察�which it was a constant problem with her to 

remove。 Yet she had not the vixenish temper which is sometimes 

supposed   to   be   a   necessary   condition   of   such   habits�此  �she   was   a 

very mild�察�patient woman�察�whose nature it was to seek out all the 

sadder   and   more   serious   elements   of   life�察  �and   pasture   her   mind 

upon them。 She was the person always first thought of in Raveloe 

when there was illness or death in a family�察�when leeches were to 

be   applied�察  �or   there   was   a   sudden   disappointment   in   a   monthly 

nurse。     She    was    a  ^comfortable       woman ̄!good´looking�察            �fresh´ 

complexioned�察  �having   her   lips   always   slightly   screwed�察  �as   if   she 

felt herself in a sickroom with the doctor or the clergyman present。 

But she was never whimpering�察�no  one   had   seen  her  shed  tears�察�

she   was   simply   grave   and   inclined   to   shake   her   head   and   sigh�察�

almost      imperceptibly�察     �like   a  funereal     mourner       who    is  not   a 



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relation。   It   seemed   surprising   that   Ben   Winthrop�察  �who   loved   his 

quart´pot and his joke�察�got along so well with Dolly�察�but she took 

her  husband¨s   jokes   and   joviality   as   patiently   as   everything   else�察�

considering that ^men would be so�察院�and viewing the stronger sex 

in   the   light  of  animals     whom      it  had   pleased    Heaven      to  make 

naturally troublesome�察�like bulls and turkey´cocks。 

    This good wholesome woman could hardly fail to have her mind 

drawn strongly towards Silas Marner�察�now that he appeared in the 

light   of   a   sufferer�察  �and   one   Sunday   afternoon   she   took   her   little 

boy Aaron with her�察�and went to call on Silas�察�carrying in her hand 

some   small   lard´cakes�察  �flat   paste´like   articles   much   esteemed   in 

Raveloe。 Aaron�察�an apple´cheeked youngster of seven�察�with a clean 

starched frill which looked like   a  plate   for  the   apples�察�needed   all 

his adventurous curiosity to embolden him against the possibility 

that the big´eyed weaver might do him some bodily injury�察�and his 

dubiety was much increased   when�察  �on arriving  at  the   Stone´pits�察�

they heard the mysterious sound of the loom。 

    ^Ah�察�it is as I thought�察院�said Mrs。 Winthrop sadly。 

    They had to knock loudly before Silas heard them�察�but when he 

did come to the door he showed no impatience�察�as he would once 

have   done�察�at  a   visit  that  had been  unasked   for  and   unexpected。 

Formerly�察�his heart had been as a locked casket with its treasure 

inside�察�but  now  the   casket   was   empty�察  �and   the   lock   was   broken。 

Left   groping   in   darkness�察  �with   his   prop   utterly   gone�察  �Silas   had 

inevitably   a   sense�察  �though   a   dull   and   half´despairing   one�察  �that   if 

any help came to him it must come from without�察�and there was a 

slight stirring of expectation at the sight of his fellow´men�察�a faint 

consciousness   of   dependence   on   their   good   will。   He   opened   the 

door   wide   to   admit   Dolly�察  �but   without   otherwise        returning   her 



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greeting than by moving the armchair a few inches as a sign that 

she was to sit down in it。 Dolly�察�as soon as she was seated�察�removed 

the white cloth that covered her lard´cakes�察�and said in her gravest 

way!^I¨d a baking yisterday�察  �Master  Marner�察�and   the   lard´cakes 

turned   out   better   nor   common�察  �and   I¨d   ha¨   asked   you   to   accept 

some�察�if you¨d thought well。 I don¨t eat such things myself�察�for a bit 

o¨ bread¨s what I like from one year¨s end to the other�察�but men¨s 

stomichs   are   made   so   comical�察  �they   want   a   change!they   do�察  �I 

know�察�God help ¨em。 ̄ 

    Dolly   sighed     gently   as  she   held   out   the  cakes   to   Silas�察 �who 

thanked her kindly and looked very close at them�察�absently�察�being 

accustomed to look so at everything he  took   into  his   hand!eyed 

all the while by the wondering bright orbs of the small Aaron�察�who 

had    made   an   outwork      of  his  mother¨s     chair�察  �and   was    peeping 

round from behind it。 

    ^There¨s   letters   pricked   on  ¨em�察院  �said   Dolly。   ^I   can¨t   read   ¨em 

myself�察�and there¨s nobody�察�not Mr。 Macey himself�察�rightly knows 

what they mean�察�but they¨ve a good meaning�察�for they¨re the same 

as   is  on  the   pulpit´cloth    at   church。   What     are  they�察  �Aaron�察   �my 

dear�拭院�

   Aaron retreated completely behind his outwork。 

    ^Oh�察    �go�察 �that¨s    naughty�察院    �said   his   mother�察    �mildly。    ^Well�察�

whativer the letters are�察�they¨ve a good meaning�察�and it¨s a stamp 

as has been in our house�察�Ben says�察�ever since he was a little un�察�

and his mother used to put it on the cakes�察�and I¨ve allays put it on 

too�察�for if there¨s any good�察�we¨ve need of it i¨ this world。 ̄ 

    ^It¨s   I。  H。  S。�察院 �said  Silas�察 �at  which     proof   of  learning    Aaron 

peeped around the chair again。 

    ^Well�察�to be sure�察�you can read ¨em off�察院�said Dolly。 ^Ben¨s read 



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¨em   to  me many   and   many   a   time�察  �but   they   slip   out   o¨   my   mind 

again�察    �the   more¨s    the   pity�察 �for   they¨re    good    letters�察 �else   they 

wouldn¨t be in the church�察�and so I prick ¨em on all the loaves and 

all   the   cakes�察  �though   sometimes   they   won¨t   hold�察  �because   o¨   the 

rising!for�察�as I said�察�if there¨s any good to be got�察�we¨ve need of it 

i¨ this world!that we have�察�and I hope they¨ll bring good to  you�察�

Master Marner�察�for it¨s wi¨ that will I brought you the   cakes�察�and 

you see the letters have held better nor common。 ̄ 

    Silas was   as   unable   to  interpret  the   letters   as   Dolly�察  �but  there 

was no possibility of misunderstanding the desire to give comfort 

that   made     itself  heard    in  her   quiet    tones。   He   said�察  �with   more 

feeling  than before�察   �Thank   you!thank  you  kindly。 ̄   But   he   laid 

down the cakes and seated himself absently!drearily unconscious 

of any distinct benefit towards which the cakes and the letters�察�or 

even Dolly¨s kindness�察�could tend for him。 

    ^Ah�察�if there¨s good anywhere�察�we¨ve need of it�察院�repeated Dolly�察�

who   did   not   lightly   forsake   a   serviceable   phrase。   She   looked   at 

Silas pityingly as   she   went   on。   ^But   you   didn¨t   hear   the   church´ 

bells this morning�察�Master Marner�拭�I doubt you didn¨t know it was 

Sunday。 Living so lone here�察  �you  lose   your  count�察  �I   daresay�察�and 

then�察  �when   your   loom   makes   a   noise�察  �you   can¨t   hear   the   bells�察�

more partic¨lar now the frost kills the sound。 ̄ 

    ^Yes�察�I did�察�I heard ¨em�察院�said Silas�察�to whom Sunday bells were 

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