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

from his knee and began to toddle about�察�but with a pretty stagger 

that made Silas jump up and follow her lest she should fall against 

anything that would hurt her。 But she only fell in a sitting posture 

on the ground�察�and began to pull at her boots�察�looking up at him 

with a crying face as if the boots hurt her。 He took her on his knee 

again�察   �but   it  was   some    time   before    it  occurred    to  Silas¨s   dull 

bachelor mind that the wet boots were the grievance�察�pressing on 

her warm ankles。 He got them off with difficulty�察�and baby was at 

once happily occupied with the primary mystery of her own toes�察�



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inviting Silas�察 �with  much  chuckling�察  �to  consider   the   mystery   too。 

But the wet boots had at last suggested to Silas that the child had 

been   walking   on   the   snow�察  �and   this   roused   him   from   his   entire 

oblivion of any ordinary means by which it could have entered or 

been   brought   into   his   house。   Under   the   prompting   of   this   new 

idea�察�and without waiting to form conjectures�察�he raised the child 

in   his  arms�察  �and  went   to   the   door。   As   soon   as   he   had   opened   it�察�

there was the  cry  of  ^mammy ̄   again�察  �which  Silas  had  not  heard 

since   the   child¨s   first  hungry  waking。   Bending   forward�察  �he   could 

just discern the marks made by the little feet on the virgin snow�察�

and   he   followed   their   track   to   the   furze   bushes。   ^Mammy� 院  �the 

little   one   cried   again   and   again�察  �stretching   itself      forward      so   as 

almost  to  escape   from   Silas¨s  arms�察�before   he   himself   was   aware 

that   there   was   something   more   than   the   bush   before   him!that 

there was a human body�察�with the head sunk low in the furze�察�and 

half covered with the shaken snow。 



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                                  Chapter 13 



      t   was   after   the   early   supper´time   at   the   Red   House��and   the 

      entertainment  was   in   that   stage   when   bashfulness   itself   had 

I 

      passed into easy jollity�察�when gentlemen�察�conscious of unusual 

accomplishments�察         �could   at  length    be   prevailed    on   to  dance    a 

hornpipe�察�and when the Squire preferred talking loudly�察�scattering 

snuff�察�and patting his visitors¨ backs�察�to sitting longer at the whist´ 

table!a choice exasperating  to  uncle   Kimble�察  �who�察  �being always 

volatile   in   sober   business   hours�察  �became   intense   and   bitter   over 

cards and brandy�察�shuffled before his adversary¨s deal with a glare 

of   suspicion�察  �and   turned   up   a   mean   trump´card   with   an   air   of 

inexpressible   disgust�察  �as   if   in   a   world   where   such   things   could 

happen one might as well enter on a course of reckless profligacy。 

When      the  evening     had   advanced      to  this  pitch   of  freedom     and 

enjoyment�察      �it  was   usual   for  the   servants�察   �the   heavy    duties   of 

supper being well over�察�to get their share of amusement by coming 

to   look   on   at   the   dancing�察  �so   that   the   back   regions   of   the   house 

were left in solitude。 

    There were two doors by which the White Parlour was entered 

from the hall�察�and they were both standing open for the sake of air�察�

but   the   lower   one   was   crowded   with   the   servants   and   villagers�察�

and only the upper doorway was left free。 Bob Cass was figuring in 

a hornpipe�察�and his father�察�very proud of this lithe son�察�whom he 

repeatedly declared to be just like himself in his young days   in   a 

tone   that   implied   this   to   be   the   very   highest   stamp   of   juvenile 

merit�察   �was    the  centre    of  a  group    who    had    placed    themselves 

opposite the performer�察�not far from the upper door。 Godfrey was 

standing a little way off�察�not to admire his brother¨s dancing�察�but to 



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keep sight of Nancy�察�who was seated in the group near her father。 

He stood aloof�察�because he wished to avoid suggesting himself as a 

subject      for   the   Squire¨s     fatherly     jokes    in   connection      with 

matrimony and Miss Nancy Lammeter¨s beauty�察�which were likely 

to   become   more   and   more   explicit。   But   he   had   the   prospect   of 

dancing with her again when the hornpipe was concluded�察�and in 

the meanwhile it was very pleasant to get long glances at her quite 

unobserved。 

    But  when   Godfrey  was   lifting  his   eyes   from   one   of   those  long 

glances�察  �they   encountered   an   object   as   startling   to   him   at   that 

moment as if it had been an apparition   from   the dead。   It  was an 

apparition   from   that  hidden   life   which  lies�察�like   a   dark   by´street�察�

behind the goodly ornamented facade that meets the sunlight and 

the gaze   of  respectable  admirers。   It  was   his  own   child carried in 

Silas    Marner¨s      arms。    That    was   his   instantaneous       impression�察�

unaccompanied   by   doubt�察  �though   he   had   not   seen   the   child   for 

months past�察�and when the hope was rising that he might possibly 

be   mistaken�察  �Mr。   Crackenthorp   and   Mr。   Lammeter   had   already 

advanced to Silas�察�in astonishment at this strange advent。 Godfrey 

joined   them   immediately�察  �unable          to   rest   without   hearing   every 

word!trying         to  control   himself�察   �but   conscious     that   if  any  one 

noticed      him�察   �they    must    see    that   he   was     white´lipped      and 

trembling。 

    But   now   all   eyes   at   that   end   of   the   room   were   bent   on   Silas 

Marner�察�the Squire himself had   risen�察�and   asked  angrily�察   �How¨s 

this�拭�what¨s this�拭�what do you do coming in here in this way�拭院�

    ^I¨m come for the doctor!I want the doctor�察院�Silas had said�察�in 

the first moment�察�to Mr。 Crackenthorp。 

    ^Why�察     �what¨s    the   matter�察   �Marner�拭院     �said   the   Rector。    ^The 



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doctor¨s here�察�but say quietly what you want him for。 ̄ 

    ^It¨s a woman�察院�said Silas�察�speaking low�察�and half breathlessly�察�

just as Godfrey came up。 ^She¨s dead�察�I think!dead in the snow at 

the Stone´pits!not far from my door。 ̄ 

    Godfrey felt a great throb�此�there was one terror in his mind at 

that moment�察�it was that the woman might not be dead。 That was 

an   evil   terror!an   ugly   inmate   to   have   found   a   nestling´place   in 

Godfrey¨s kindly disposition�察�but no disposition is a security from 

evil wishes to a man whose happiness hangs on duplicity。 

    ^Hush�察  �hush� 院  �said   Mr。     Crackenthorp。       ^Go   out   into   the   hall 

there。 I¨ll fetch the doctor to you。   Found a   woman in   the   snow! 

and   thinks   she¨s   dead�察院  �he    added�察  �speaking   low   to   the    Squire。 

^Better   say   as   little   about   it   as   possible�此  �it   will   shock   the   ladies。 

Just tell them a poor woman is ill from cold and hunger。 I¨ll go and 

fetch Kimble。 ̄ 

    By this time�察�however�察�the ladies had pressed forward�察�curious 

to know what could have brought the solitary linen´weaver there 

under   such   strange   circumstances�察  �and   interested   in   the   pretty 

child�察�who�察�half alarmed and half attracted by the brightness and 

the numerous company�察�now frowned and hid her face�察�now lifted 

up her  head   again   and looked  round placably�察  �until a   touch  or  a 

coaxing word brought back the frown�察�and made her bury her face 

with new determination。 

    ^What child is it�拭院�said several ladies at once�察�and�察�among the 

rest�察�Nancy Lammeter�察�addressing Godfrey。 

    ^I don¨t know!some poor woman¨s who has been found in the 

snow�察�I believe�察院�was the answer Godfrey wrung from himself with 

a terrible effort。 �─�After all�察�am I certain�拭院�he hastened to add�察�in 

anticipation of his own conscience。��  ^Why�察  �you¨d   better  leave   the 



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child here�察�then�察�Master Marner�察院�said good´natured Mrs。 Kimble�察�

hesitating�察�however�察�to take those dingy clothes into contact with 

her own ornamented satin bodice。 ^I¨ll tell one o¨ the girls to fetch 

it。 ̄ 

    ^No!no!I          can¨t   part   with   it�察 �I  can¨t  let  it  go�察院  �said   Silas�察�

abruptly。 ^It¨s come to me!I¨ve a right to keep it。 ̄ 

    The   proposition   to  take   the   child  from   him   had   come   to   Silas 

quite unexpectedly�察�and his speech�察�uttered under a strong sudden 

impulse�察�was almost like a revelation to himself�此�a minute before�察�

he had no distinct intention about the child。 

    ^Did     you    ever   hear    the   like�拭院   �said   Mrs。    Kimble�察    �in   mild 

surprise�察�to her neighbour。 

    ^Now�察     �ladies�察  �I  must    trouble    you   to   stand    aside�察院  �said   Mr。 

Kimble�察  �coming   from         the   card´room�察  �in   some   bit

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