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with   you�察  �Master   Marner�察  �for   I   wish   you   well!I   do。   Make   your 

bow�察�Aaron。 ̄ 

    Silas said ^Good´bye�察�and thank you kindly ̄�察�as he opened the 

door for Dolly�察�but he couldn¨t help feeling relieved when she was 

gone!relieved   that  he   might  weave   again   and  moan at  his   ease。 

Her simple view of life and its comforts�察�by which she had tried to 

cheer  him�察  �was  only  like   a   report   of   unknown   objects�察  �which   his 

imagination could not fashion。 The fountains of human love and of 

faith in a divine love had not yet been unlocked�察�and his soul was 

still   the   shrunken   rivulet�察  �with   only   this   difference�察  �that   its   little 

groove      of  sand    was    blocked     up�察  �and   it  wandered       confusedly 

against dark obstruction。 

    And   so�察�notwithstanding  the   honest  persuasions   of   Mr。   Macey 

and Dolly Winthrop�察�Silas  spent  his   Christmas  Day  in   loneliness�察�

eating his meat in sadness of heart�察�though the meat had come to 

him as a neighbourly present。 In the morning he looked out on the 

black   frost   that   seemed   to   press   cruelly   on   every   blade   of   grass�察�

while   the   half´icy   red   pool   shivered   under   the   bitter   wind�察  �but 

towards   evening  the   snow  began   to  fall�察 �and curtained   from   him 

even   that   dreary   outlook�察  �shutting   him   close   up   with   his   narrow 

grief。 And he sat in his robbed home through the livelong evening�察�

not caring to close his shutters or lock his door�察�pressing his head 

between his hands and moaning�察�till the cold grasped him and told 

him that his fire was gray。 

    Nobody   in   this   world   but   himself  knew   that   he   was   the   same 

Silas Marner who had once loved his fellow with tender love�察�and 



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trusted      in  an    unseen     goodness。      Even     to   himself     that   past 

experience had become dim。 

    But   in   Raveloe   village   the   bells   rang   merrily�察  �and   the   church 

was   fuller   than   all   through   the   rest   of   the  year�察  �with   red   faces 

among       the  abundant      dark´green      boughs!faces         prepared     for  a 

longer service than usual by an odorous breakfast of toast and ale。 

Those   green   boughs�察  �the   hymn   and   anthem   never   heard   but   at 

Christmas!even the Athanasian Creed�察�which was discriminated 

from   the   others   only   as   being   longer   and   of   exceptional   virtue�察�

since     it  was   only    read    on   rare   occasions!brought           a  vague�察�

exulting sense�察�for which the grown men could as little have found 

words   as   the   children�察  �that   something   great   and   mysterious   had 

been   done   for   them   in   heaven   above   and   in   earth   below�察  �which 

they were appropriating by their presence。 And then the red faces 

made their way through the black biting frost to their own homes�察�

feeling themselves free for the rest of the day to eat�察�drink�察�and be 

merry�察�and using that Christian freedom without diffidence。 

    At   Squire     Cass¨s    family    party    that   day   nobody      mentioned 

Dunstan!nobody was sorry for his absence�察�or feared it would be 

too   long。   The   doctor   and   his   wife�察  �uncle   and   aunt   Kimble�察  �were 

there�察�and the annual Christmas talk was carried through without 

any   omissions�察  �rising   to   the   climax   of    Mr。   Kimble¨s   experience 

when he walked the London hospitals thirty years back�察�together 

with   striking   professional   anecdotes   then          gathered。    Whereupon 

cards   followed�察  �with   aunt   Kimble¨s   annual   failure   to   follow   suit�察�

and uncle Kimble¨s irascibility concerning the odd trick which was 

rarely   explicable   to   him�察  �when   it   was   not   on   his   side�察  �without   a 

general visitation of tricks to see that they were formed on sound 

principles�此    �the   whole    being   accompanied         by   a  strong   steaming 



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odour of spirits´and´water。 

    But  the   party  on   Christmas   Day�察  �being a   strictly   family   party�察�

was not the pre´eminently brilliant celebration of the season at the 

Red House。 It was the great dance on New Year¨s Eve that made 

the   glory   of   Squire   Cass¨s   hospitality�察  �as   of   his   forefathers¨�察  �time 

out of mind。 This was the occasion when all the society of Raveloe 

and   Tarley�察  �whether   old   acquaintances   separated   by   long   rutty 

distances�察        �or       cooled       acquaintances           separated          by 

misunderstandings concerning  runaway  calves�察  �or   acquaintances 

founded   on   intermittent  condescension�察 �counted   on   meeting  and 

on comporting themselves with mutual appropriateness。 This was 

the occasion on which fair dames who came on pillions sent their 

bandboxes   before   them�察  �supplied   with   more   than   their   evening 

costume�察�for the feast was not to end with a single evening�察�like a 

paltry town entertainment�察�where the whole supply of eatables is 

put  on   the   table   at   once�察  �and   bedding   is   scanty。   The   Red   House 

was provisioned as if for a siege�察�and as for the spare feather´beds 

ready to be laid on floors�察�they were as plentiful as might naturally 

be   expected   in   a   family   that   had   killed   its   own   geese   for   many 

generations。 

    Godfrey Cass was looking forward to this New Year¨s Eve with 

a    foolish�察  �reckless    longing     that   made      him    half   deaf   to   his 

importunate companion�察�Anxiety。 

    ^Dunsey will be coming home soon�此�there will be a great blow´ 

up�察�and how will you bribe his spite to silence�拭院�said Anxiety。 

    ^Oh�察  �he   won¨t   come   home   before   New   Year¨s   Eve�察  �perhaps�察院�

said Godfrey�察 �and I shall sit by Nancy then�察�and dance with her�察�

and get a kind look from her in spite of herself。 ̄ 

    ^But   money   is   wanted   in   another   quarter�察院  �said   Anxiety�察  �in   a 



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louder     voice�察    �and   how     will  you    get  it  without     selling   your 

mother¨s      diamond      pin�拭  �And    if  you  don¨t   get   it!´ ̄   ^Well�察   �but 

something may happen to make things easier。 At any rate�察�there¨s 

one pleasure for me close at hand�此�Nancy is coming。 ̄ 

    ^Yes�察  �and suppose  your   father   should   bring   matters   to   a   pass 

that   will   oblige   you   to   decline   marrying   her!and   to   give      your 

reasons�拭院�

    ^Hold your tongue�察�and don¨t worry me。 I can see Nancy¨s eyes�察�

just as they will look at me�察�and feel her hand in mine already。 ̄ 

    But    Anxiety     went   on�察  �though    in   noisy   Christmas      company�察�

refusing to be utterly quieted even by much drinking。 



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         ome women�察�I grant�察�would not appear to advantage seated 

         on a pillion�察�and attired in a drab joseph and a drab beaver 

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         bonnet�察  �with   a   crown   resembling   a   small   stew´pan�察  �for   a 

garment       suggesting     a  coachman¨s       greatcoat�察   �cut  out   under     an 

exiguity  of  cloth  that  would   only  allow  of  miniature   capes�察 �is not 

well    adapted     to  conceal    deficiencies     of  contour�察   �nor   is  drab   a 

colour that will throw sallow cheeks into lively contrast。 It was all 

the   greater   triumph   to   Miss   Nancy   Lammeter¨s   beauty   that   she 

looked   thoroughly   bewitching   in   that   costume�察  �as�察  �seated   on   the 

pillion behind her tall�察�erect father�察�she held one arm round him�察�

and     looked    down�察   �with    open´eyed      anxiety�察   �at  the   treacherous 

snow´covered         pools    and    puddles�察    �which     sent   up    formidable 

splashings   of   mud   under   the   stamp   of   Dobbin¨s   foot。   A   painter 

would�察  �perhaps�察  �have   preferred   her   in   those   moments   when   she 

was   free   from   self´consciousness�察�but  certainly  the   bloom   on   her 

cheeks   was   at   its   highest   point   of   contrast   with   the   surrounding 

drab when she arrived at the door of the Red House�察�and saw Mr。 

Godfrey   Cass   ready   to   lift   her   from   the   pillion。   She   wished   her 

sister Priscilla had come up at the same time behind the servant�察�

for then   she   would   have   contrived   that  Mr。   Godfrey  should   have 

lifted   off  Priscilla   first�察 �and   in   the  meantime       she   would     have 

persuaded   her   father   to   go   round   to   the   horse´block   instead   of 

alighting at the doorsteps。 It was very painful�察�when you had made 

it   quite   clear   to   a   young   man   that   you   were   determined   not   to 

marry   him�察  �however   much   he   might   wish   it�察  �that   he   would   still 

continue   to   pay   you   marked   attentions�察  �besides�察        �why   didn¨t   he 

always     show    the   same    attentions�察    �if  he  meant    them     sincerely�察�



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