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bosom�察  �and   the   blue   eyes   opened   wide   on   the   cold   starlight。   At 

first   there   was   a   little   peevish  cry   of   ^mammy ̄�察  �and   an   effort   to 

regain the pillowing arm and bosom�察�but mammy¨s ear was deaf�察�

and the pillow seemed to be slipping away backward。 Suddenly�察�as 

the    child   rolled   downward       on   its  mother¨s     knees�察   �all  wet   with 

snow�察�its eyes were caught by a bright glancing light on the white 

ground�察      �and�察   �with    the    ready     transition     of   infancy�察   �it   was 

immediately absorbed in watching the bright living thing running 

towards   it�察  �yet   never   arriving。   That   bright   living   thing   must   be 

caught�察  �and   in   an   instant  the   child   had   slipped   on   all   fours�察  �and 

held out one little hand to catch the gleam。 But the gleam would 

not be caught in that way�察  �and  now  the   head   was   held   up   to  see 

where the cunning gleam came from。 It  came   from   a  very  bright 

place�察  �and   the   little   one�察  �rising   on   its   legs�察  �toddled   through   the 



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snow�察�the old grimy shawl in which it was wrapped trailing behind 

it�察�and the queer little bonnet dangling at its back!toddled on to 

the open door of Silas Marner¨s cottage�察�and right up to the warm 

hearth�察�where there was a bright fire of logs and sticks�察�which had 

thoroughly warmed the old sack ��Silas¨s greatcoat�� spread out on 

the bricks to dry。 The little one�察�accustomed to be left to itself for 

long hours without notice from its mother�察�squatted down on the 

sack�察   �and    spread    its  tiny  hands     towards     the  blaze�察   �in  perfect 

contentment�察         �gurgling       and       making       many        inarticulate 

communications   to   the   cheerful   fire�察  �like   a   new´hatched   gosling 

beginning to find itself comfortable。 But presently the warmth had 

a   lulling   effect�察  �and   the   little   golden   head   sank   down   on   the   old 

sack�察    �and   the   blue    eyes    were    veiled    by   their   delicate    half´ 

transparent lids。 

    But where was Silas Marner while this strange visitor had come 

to his hearth�拭�He was in the cottage�察�but he did not see the child。 

During   the   last   few   weeks�察  �since   he   had   lost   his   money�察  �he   had 

contracted the habit of opening his door and looking out from time 

to time�察�as if he thought that his money might be somehow coming 

back     to  him�察  �or   that   some    trace�察  �some     news    of  it�察 �might    be 

mysteriously on the road�察�and be caught by the listening ear or the 

straining eye。 It was chiefly at night�察�when he was not occupied in 

his   loom�察  �that   he   fell   into   this   repetition   of   an   act   for   which   he 

could have assigned no definite purpose�察�and which can hardly be 

understood   except   by   those   who   have   undergone   a   bewildering 

separation from a supremely loved object。 In the evening twilight�察�

and   later   whenever   the   night   was   not   dark�察  �Silas   looked   out   on 

that  narrow   prospect   round   the   Stone´pits�察  �listening   and   gazing�察�

not with hope�察�but with mere yearning and unrest。 



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    This morning he had been told by some of his neighbours that 

it was New Year¨s Eve�察�and that he must sit up and   hear  the   old 

year  rung  out  and   the new  rung  in�察  �because  that  was   good   luck�察�

and  might  bring  his   money  back   again。   This   was   only   a   friendly 

Raveloe´way of jesting with the half´crazy oddities of a miser�察�but 

it   had   perhaps   helped   to   throw   Silas   into   a   more   than   usually 

excited   state。   Since   the   oncoming   of   twilight   he   had   opened   his 

door again and again�察�though only to shut it immediately at seeing 

all distance veiled by the falling snow。 But the last time he opened 

it   the   snow   had   ceased�察  �and   the   clouds   were   parting   here   and 

there。   He   stood   and   listened�察  �and   gazed   for   a   long   while!there 

was really something on the road coming towards him then�察�but he 

caught no sign of it�察�and the stillness and the wide trackless snow 

seemed to narrow his solitude�察�and touched his yearning with the 

chill of despair。   He  went  in   again�察 �and put  his   right  hand   on   the 

latch    of  the   door    to  close   it!but     he   did  not   close    it�此 �he  was 

arrested�察  �as   he   had   been   already   since   his   loss�察  �by   the   invisible 

wand   of catalepsy�察�and   stood like  a   graven  image�察  �with   wide   but 

sightless eyes�察�holding open his door�察�powerless to resist either the 

good or evil that might enter there。 

    When   Marner¨s   sensibility   returned�察  �he   continued   the   action 

which   had   been   arrested�察  �and        closed    his  door�察   �unaware   of   the 

chasm in his consciousness�察�unaware of any intermediate change�察�

except that the light had grown dim�察�and that he was chilled and 

faint。 He thought he  had   been   too  long  standing  at  the  door  and 

looking out。 Turning towards the hearth�察�where the two logs had 

fallen    apart�察  �and    sent   forth   only   a   red   uncertain     glimmer�察     �he 

seated himself on his fireside chair�察�and was stooping to push his 

logs   together�察  �when�察  �to   his   blurred   vision�察  �it   seemed   as   if   there 



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were     gold   on   the   floor  in   front   of  the   hearth。    Gold� �his      own 

gold!brought   back   to   him   as   mysteriously  as   it   had   been   taken 

away�     �He    felt  his  heart   begin    to  beat    violently�察  �and    for  a  few 

moments   he   was   unable   to   stretch   out   his   hand   and   grasp   the 

restored treasure。 The heap of gold seemed to glow and get larger 

beneath his agitated gaze。 He leaned forward at last�察�and stretched 

forth    his  hand�察    �but   instead    of  the  hard    coin   with    the   familiar 

resisting outline�察�his fingers encountered soft warm curls。 In utter 

amazement�察        �Silas   fell  on  his   knees    and    bent   his   head    low   to 

examine   the   marvel�此  �it  was  a sleeping child!a   round�察  �fair   thing�察�

with soft yellow rings all over its head。 Could this be his little sister 

come      back    to  him    in  a  dream!his        little  sister  whom      he   had 

carried about in his arms for a year before she died�察�when he was a 

small boy without shoes or stockings�拭�That  was   the  first  thought 

that darted across Silas¨s blank wonderment。 Was it a dream�拭�He 

rose to his feet again�察�pushed his logs together�察�and�察�throwing on 

some dried leaves and sticks�察�raised a flame�察�but the flame did not 

disperse the vision!it  only  lit  up more   distinctly  the   little   round 

form   of  the   child�察�and   its shabby  clothing。   It  was   very  much   like 

his   little  sister。  Silas   sank    into   his  chair    powerless�察    �under     the 

double presence of an inexplicable surprise and a hurrying influx 

of   memories。   How   and   when   had   the   child   come   in   without   his 

knowledge�拭�He had never been beyond the door。 But  along  with 

that question�察�and almost thrusting it away�察�there was a vision of 

the   old   home   and   the   old   streets   leading   to   Lantern   Yard!and 

within that vision another�察�of the thoughts which had been present 

with him in those far´off scenes。 The thoughts were strange to him 

now�察  �like   old   friendships   impossible   to   revive�察  �and   yet   he   had   a 

dreamy   feeling   that   this   child   was   somehow   a   message   come   to 



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him   from   that   far´off   life�此  �it   stirred   fibres   that   had   never  been 

moved in Raveloe!old quiverings of tenderness!old impressions 

of awe at the presentiment of some Power presiding over his life�察�

for his imagination had not yet extricated itself from the sense of 

mystery      in  the   child¨s   sudden     presence�察    �and    had    formed     no 

conjectures   of   ordinary   natural   means   by   which   the   event   could 

have been brought about。 

    But there was a cry on the   hearth�此  �the   child   had awaked�察�and 

Marner stooped to lift it on his knee。 It clung round his neck�察�and 

burst   louder   and   louder   into   that   mingling   of   inarticulate   cries 

with ^mammy ̄ by which little children express the bewilderment 

of   waking。     Silas   pressed    it  to  him�察  �and    almost    unconsciously 

uttered sounds of hushing tenderness�察�while he bethought himself 

that   some   of   his   porridge�察  �which   had   got   cool   by   the   dying   fire�察�

would do to feed the child with if it were only warmed up a little。 

    He    had   plenty    to  do  through     the   next   hour。   The    porridge�察�

sweetened with some dry brown sugar from an old store which he 

had refrained from using for himself�察�stopped the cries of the little 

one�察  �and   made   her   lift   her   blue   eyes   with   a   wide   quiet   gaze   at 

Silas�察�as   he put  the   spoon   into   her   mouth。   Presently   she   slipped 

from his knee and began to to

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