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for an hour or more�察�had been mistaken for death。 To have sought 

a medical explanation for this phenomenon would have been held 

by Silas himself�察�as well as by his minister and fellow´members�察�a 

wilful   self´exclusion   from  the   spiritual   significance   that  might   lie 

therein。     Silas   was    evidently    a   brother    selected    for   a  peculiar 

discipline�察  �and   though   the   effort   to   interpret   this   discipline   was 

discouraged   by   the   absence�察  �on   his   part�察  �of   any   spiritual   vision 

during   his     outward     trance�察   �yet   it  was  believed    by   himself    and 



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others that its effect was seen in an accession of light and fervour。 

A   less   truthful   man   than   he   might   have   been   tempted   into   the 

subsequent creation of a vision in the form of resurgent memory�察�a 

less   sane   man   might   have   believed   in   such   a   creation�察  �but   Silas 

was    both    sane   and    honest�察  �though�察    �as  with   many     honest    and 

fervent men�察�culture had not defined any channels for his sense of 

mystery�察�and so it spread itself over the proper pathway of inquiry 

and     knowledge。       He    had     inherited     from    his    mother     some 

acquaintance with medicinal herbs and their preparation!a little 

store    of  wisdom     which     she  had    imparted     to  him    as  a  solemn 

bequest!but of late years he had had doubts about the lawfulness 

of   applying   this   knowledge�察  �believing   that   herbs   could   have   no 

efficacy    without     prayer�察  �and    that  prayer    might    suffice   without 

herbs�察�so that his inherited delight to wander through the fields in 

search   of   foxglove   and   dandelion   and   coltsfoot   began   to   wear   to 

him the character of a temptation。 

    Among the members of his church there was one young man�察�a 

little older than himself�察�with whom he had long lived in such close 

friendship that it was the custom of their Lantern Yard brethren 

to call them David and Jonathan。 The real name of the friend was 

William Dane�察�and he�察�too�察�was regarded as a shining instance of 

youthful   piety�察  �though   somewhat   given   to   over´severity   towards 

weaker brethren�察�and to be so dazzled by his own light as to hold 

himself   wiser   than   his   teachers。   But   whatever   blemishes   others 

might discern in William�察�to his friend¨s mind he was faultless�察�for 

Marner had one of those impressible�察�self´doubting natures which�察�

at   an   inexperienced       age�察  �admire     imperativeness       and    lean   on 

contradiction。   The   expression   of   trusting   simplicity   in   Marner¨s 

face�察   �heightened      by   that   absence     of  special   observation�察     �that 



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defenceless�察      �deer´like    gaze    which    belongs     to   large�察  �prominent 

eyes�察�was strongly contrasted by  the   self´complacent  suppression 

of   inward   triumph   that   lurked   in   the   narrow�察  �slanting   eyes   and 

compressed lips of William Dane。 One of the most frequent topics 

of    conversation       between      the    two    friends    was    Assurance       of 

salvation�此  �Silas   confessed   that   he   could   never   arrive   at   anything 

higher   than   hope   mingled   with   fear�察       �and   listened     with   longing 

wonder   when   William   declared   that   he   had   possessed   unshaken 

assurance       ever   since�察  �in   the  period     of  his  conversion�察     �he   had 

dreamed        that   he   saw    the   words     ^calling    and    election     sure ̄ 

standing by  themselves   on a   white   page in   the   open   Bible。 Such 

colloquies      have    occupied      many     a  pair    of  pale´faced     weavers�察�

whose      unnurtured       souls   have    been    like   young     winged     things�察�

fluttering forsaken in the twilight。 

    It had seemed to the unsuspecting Silas that the friendship had 

suffered no chill even from his formation of another attachment of 

a closer kind。 For some months he had been engaged to a young 

servant´woman�察  �waiting   only   for   a   little   increase   to   their   mutual 

savings   in   order   to   their   marriage�察  �and   it   was   a   great   delight   to 

him that Sarah did not object to William¨s occasional presence in 

their Sunday  interviews。   It  was  at  this   point  in   their  history  that 

Silas¨s    cataleptic     fit  occurred     during     the   prayer´meeting�察       �and 

amidst the various queries and   expressions   of  interest addressed 

to   him   by   his   fellow´members�察  �William¨s   suggestion   alone   jarred 

with the general sympathy towards a brother thus singled out for 

special dealings。 He observed that�察�to him�察�this trance looked more 

like    a  visitation    of  Satan     than   a   proof    of  divine    favour�察   �and 

exhorted his friend to see that he hid no accursed thing within his 

soul。   Silas�察  �feeling   bound   to   accept   rebuke   and   admonition   as   a 



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brotherly  office�察  �felt  no  resentment�察  �but  only  pain�察  �at  his   friend¨s 

doubts concerning him�察�and to this was soon added some anxiety 

at   the   perception      that  Sarah¨s     manner     towards     him    began    to 

exhibit   a   strange   fluctuation   between   an   effort   at   an   increased 

manifestation   of   regard   and   involuntary   signs   of   shrinking   and 

dislike。 He asked her if she wished to break off their engagement�察�

but she denied this�此  �their  engagement  was   known   to  the   church�察�

and  had been   recognised in   the   prayer´meetings�察  �it  could   not   be 

broken off without strict investigation�察�and Sarah could render no 

reason that would be sanctioned by the feeling of the community。 

At   this   time   the   senior   deacon    was    taken   dangerously   ill�察   �and�察�

being a childless widower�察�he was tended night and day by some of 

the younger  brethren   or  sisters。   Silas  frequently  took   his   turn   in 

the night´watching with William�察�the one relieving the other at two 

in the morning。 The old man�察�contrary to  expectation�察  �seemed  to 

be on the way to recovery�察�when one night Silas�察�sitting up by his 

bedside�察  �observed   that   his   usual   audible   breathing   had   ceased。 

The     candle    was   burning     low�察  �and   he   had   to   lift  it  to  see  the 

patient¨s     face   distinctly。   Examination        convinced      him    that   the 

deacon   was dead!had   been dead   some  time�察  �for  the   limbs   were 

rigid。 Silas asked himself if he had been asleep�察�and looked at the 

clock�此�it was already four in the morning。 How was it that William 

had not come�拭�In much anxiety he went to seek for help�察�and soon 

there   were   several   friends   assembled   in   the   house�察  �the   minister 

among them�察�while Silas went away to his work�察�wishing he could 

have met William to know the reason of his non´appearance。 But 

at   six  o¨clock�察  �as   he  was    thinking    of  going    to  seek   his  friend�察�

William came�察�and with him the minister。 They came to summon 

him to Lantern Yard�察�to  meet  the   church´members   there�察  �and   to 



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his   inquiry   concerning   the   cause   of   the   summons   the   only   reply 

was�察   �You   will   hear ̄。   Nothing   further   was   said   until   Silas   was 

seated in the vestry�察�in front of the minister�察�with the eyes of those 

who   to   him   represented   God¨s   people   fixed   solemnly   upon   him。 

Then   the   minister�察  �taking   out   a   pocket´knife�察  �showed   it   to   Silas�察�

and asked him if he knew where he had left that knife。 Silas said 

he    did  not   know     that   he  had    left  it   anywhere    out   of  his  own 

pocket!but   he   was   trembling   at   this   strange   interrogation。   He 

was then exhorted not to hide his sin�察�but to  confess   and   repent。 

The knife had been found in the bureau by the departed deacon¨s 

bedside!found in the place where the little bag of church money 

had    lain�察  �which   the    minister    himself    had   seen    the   day   before。 

Some hand had removed that bag�察�and whose hand could it be�察�if 

not that of the man to whom the   knife belonged�拭 �For  some   time 

Silas   was   mute   with   astonishment�察  �then   he   said�察   �God   will   clear 

me�此  �I   know   nothing   about   the   knife   being   there�察  �or   the   money 

being gone。 Search me and my dwelling�察�you will find nothing but 

three pound five of my own savings�察�which William Dane knows I 

have     had   these    six  months。 ̄     At   this  William     groaned�察    �but   the 

minister   said�察   �The   proof   is   heavy   against   you�察  �brother   Marner。 

The money was taken in the night last past�察�and no man was with 

our departed brother but you�察�for William Dane declares to us that 

he was hindered by sudden sickness from going to take his place 

as    usual�察  �and    you   yourself     said   that   he   had    not   come�察   �and�察�

moreover�察�you neglected the dead body。 ̄ 

    ^I   must  have   slept�察院  �said   Silas。   Then�察  �after   a  

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