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growing purpose to the earnings�察 �drawing his hope and joy
continually onward beyond the money。
In old days there were angels who came and took men by the
hand and led them away from the city of destruction。 We see no
white´winged angels now。 But yet men are led away from
threatening destruction�此 �a hand is put into theirs�察 �which leads
them forth gently towards a calm and bright land�察�so that they look
no more backward�察�and the hand may be a little child¨s。
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Chapter 15
here was one person�察 �as you will believe�察 �who watched
with keener though more hidden interest than any other�察�
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the prosperous growth of Eppie under the weaver¨s care。
He dared not do anything that would imply a stronger interest in a
poor man¨s adopted child than could be expected from the
kindliness of the young Squire�察�when a chance meeting suggested
a little present to a simple old fellow whom others noticed with
good will�察�but he told himself that the time would come when he
might do something towards furthering the welfare of his
daughter without incurring suspicion。 Was he very uneasy in the
meantime at his inability to give his daughter her birthright�拭 �I
cannot say that he was。 The child was being taken care of�察 �and
would very likely be happy�察 �as people in humble stations often
were!happier�察�perhaps�察�than those who are brought up in luxury。
That famous ring that pricked its owner when he forgot duty
and followed desire!I wonder if it pricked very hard when he set
out on the chase�察�or whether it pricked but lightly then�察�and only
pierced to the quick when the chase had long been ended�察 �and
hope�察�folding her wings�察�looked backward and became regret�拭�
Godfrey Cass¨s cheek and eye were brighter than ever now。 He
was so undivided in his aims that he seemed like a man of
firmness。 No Dunsey had come back�此 �people had made up their
minds that he was gone for a soldier�察�or gone ^out of the country ̄�察�
and no one cared to be specific in their inquiries on a subject
delicate to a respectable family。 Godfrey had ceased to see the
shadow of Dunsey across his path�察�and the path now lay straight
forward to the accomplishment of his best�察 �longest´cherished
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wishes。 Everybody said Mr。 Godfrey had taken the right turn�察�and
it was pretty clear what would be the end of things�察�for there were
not many days in the week that he was not seen riding to the
Warrens。 Godfrey himself�察�when he was asked jocosely if the day
had been fixed�察�smiled with the pleasant consciousness of a lover
who could say ^yes ̄�察�if he liked。 He felt a reformed man�察�delivered
from temptation�察�and the vision of his future life seemed to him as
a promised land for which he had no cause to fight。 He saw
himself with all his happiness centred on his own hearth�察 �while
Nancy would smile on him as he played with the children。
And that other child�察�not on the hearth!he would not forget it�察�
he would see that it was well provided for。 That was a father¨s
duty。
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PART 2
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t was a bright autumn Sunday�察 �sixteen years after Silas
Marner had found his new treasure on the hearth。 The bells of
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the old Raveloe church were ringing the cheerful peal which
told that the morning service was ended�察 �and out of the arched
doorway in the tower came slowly�察�retarded by friendly greetings
and questions�察�the richer parishioners who had chosen this bright
Sunday morning as eligible for church´going。 It was the rural
fashion of that time for the more important members of the
congregation to depart first�察 �while their humbler neighbours
waited and looked on�察�stroking their bent heads or dropping their
curtsies to any large ratepayer who turned to notice them。
Foremost among these advancing groups of well´clad people
there are some whom we shall recognise�察�in spite of Time�察�who has
laid his hand on them all。 The tall blond man of forty is not much
changed in feature from the Godfrey Cass of six´and´twenty�此�he is
only fuller in flesh�察 �and has only lost the indefinable look of
youth!a loss which is marked even when the eye is undulled and
the wrinkles are not yet come。 Perhaps the pretty woman�察 �not
much younger than he�察 �who is leaning on his arm�察 �is more
changed than her husband�此 �the lovely bloom that used to be
always on her cheek now comes but fitfully�察 �with the fresh
morning air or with some strong surprise�察 �yet to all who love
human faces best for what they tell of human experience�察�Nancy¨s
beauty has a heightened interest。 Often the soul is ripened into
fuller goodness while age has spread an ugly film�察 �so that mere
glances can never divine the preciousness of the fruit。 But the
years have not been so cruel to Nancy。 The firm yet placid mouth�察�
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the clear veracious glance of the brown eyes�察 �speak now of a
nature that has been tested and has kept its highest qualities�察�and
even the costume�察 �with its dainty neatness and purity�察 �has more
significance now the coquetries of youth can have nothing to do
with it。
Mr。 and Mrs。 Godfrey Cass ��any higher title has died away from
Raveloe lips since the old Squire was gathered to his fathers and
his inheritance was divided�� have turned round to look for the tall
aged man and the plainly dressed woman who are a little behind!
Nancy having observed that they must wait for ^father and
Priscilla ̄!and now they all turn into a narrower path leading
across the churchyard to a small gate opposite the Red House。 We
will not follow them now�察�for may there not be some others in this
departing congregation whom we should like to see again!some
of those who are not likely to be handsomely clad�察�and whom we
may not recognise so easily as the master and mistress of the Red
House�拭�
But it is impossible to mistake Silas Marner。 His large brown
eyes seem to have gathered a longer vision�察�as is the way with eyes
that have been short´sighted in early life�察 �and they have a less
vague�察 �a more answering gaze�察 �but in everything else one sees
signs of a frame much enfeebled by the lapse of the sixteen years。
The weaver¨s bent shoulders and white hair give him almost the
look of advanced age�察 �though he is not more than five´and´fifty�察�
but there is the freshest blossom of youth close by his side!a
blonde dimpled girl of eighteen�察 �who has vainly tried to chastise
her curly auburn hair into smoothness under her brown bonnet�此�
the hair ripples as obstinately as a brooklet under the March
breeze�察 �and the little ringlets burst away from the restraining
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comb behind and show themselves below the bonnet´crown。 Eppie
cannot help being rather vexed about her hair�察 �for there is no
other girl in Raveloe who has hair at all like it�察�and she thinks hair
ought to be smooth。 She does not like to be blameworthy even in
small things�此�you see how neatly her prayer´book is folded in her
spotted handkerchief。
That good´looking young fellow�察 �in a new fustian suit�察 �who
walks behind her�察�is not quite sure upon the question of hair in the
abstract�察 �when Eppie puts it to him�察 �and thinks that perhaps
straight hair is the best in general�察 �but he doesn¨t want Eppie¨s
hair to be different。 She surely divines that there is someone
behind her who is thinking about her very particularly�察 �and
mustering courage to come to her side as so