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answer for it!for�察�as Mr。 Macey observed of himself�察�his faculties 

were as strong as ever。 

    Silas sat down now and watched Eppie with a satisfied gaze as 

she spread the clean cloth�察�and set on it the potato´pie�察�warmed up 

slowly in a safe Sunday fashion�察�by being put into a dry pot over a 

slowly   dying   fire�察  �as   the  best   substitute    for   an   oven。   For   Silas 

would      not   consent     to  have    a  grate    and    oven    added     to  his 

conveniences�此  �he   loved   the   old   brick   hearth   as   he   had   loved   his 

brown pot!and was it not there when he had found Eppie�拭�The 



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gods of the hearth exist for us still�察�and let all new faith be tolerant 

of that fetichism�察�lest it bruise its own roots。 

    Silas ate his dinner more silently than usual�察�soon laying down 

his   knife   and   fork�察  �and   watching   half   abstractedly   Eppie¨s   play 

with Snap and the cat�察�by which her own dining was made rather 

a   lengthy    business。     Yet   it  was   a  sight   that  might    well   arrest 

wandering thoughts�此�Eppie�察�with the rippling radiance of her hair 

and  the   whiteness   of   her   rounded   chin   and   throat   set   off   by   the 

dark´blue cotton gown�察�laughing merrily as the kitten held on with 

her   four   claws   to   one   shoulder�察  �like   a  design   for   a  jug´handle�察�

while Snap on the right hand and Puss on the other put up their 

paws towards a morsel which she held out of the reach of both! 

Snap occasionally desisting in order to remonstrate with the cat by 

a   cogent    worrying     growl    on  the   greediness     and    futility  of  her 

conduct�察�till Eppie relented�察�caressed them both�察�and divided the 

morsel between them。 

    But at last Eppie�察�glancing at the clock�察�checked the   play�察�and 

said ^Oh�察�daddy�察�you¨re wanting to go into the sunshine to smoke 

your pipe。 But I must clear away first�察�so as the house may be tidy 

when godmother comes。 I¨ll make haste!I won¨t be long。 ̄ 

    Silas   had   taken   to   smoking   a   pipe   daily   during   the   last   two 

years�察�having been strongly urged to it by the sages of Raveloe�察�as 

a   practice   ^good   for   the   fits ̄�察  �and   this   advice   was   sanctioned   by 

Dr。 Kimble�察�on the ground that it was as well to try what could do 

no harm!a principle which was made to answer for a great deal 

of work in that gentleman¨s medical practice。 Silas did not highly 

enjoy smoking�察�and often wondered how his neighbours could be 

so fond of it�察�but a humble sort of acquiescence in what was held to 

be   good   had   become   a   strong   habit   of   that   new   self   which   had 



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been developed in him since he had found Eppie on his hearth�此�it 

had    been    the   only   clue  his  bewildered      mind    could    hold   by  in 

cherishing   this   young   life   that   had   been   sent   to   him   out   of   the 

darkness into which his gold had departed。 By seeking what was 

needful for Eppie�察�by sharing the effect that everything produced 

on   her�察  �he  had   himself  come  to  appropriate  the   forms   of   custom 

and   belief    which   were     the  mould     of  Raveloe    life�察 �and   as�察  �with 

reawakening sensibilities�察�memory also reawakened�察�he had begun 

to ponder over the elements of his old faith�察�and blend them with 

his   new   impressions�察  �till   he   recovered   a   consciousness   of   unity 

between   his   past   and   present。   The   sense   of   presiding   goodness 

and the human trust which come with all pure peace and joy�察�had 

given him a dim impression that there had been some error�察�some 

mistake�察�which had thrown that dark shadow over the days of his 

best years�察�and as it grew more and more easy to him to open his 

mind to Dolly Winthrop�察�he gradually communicated to her all he 

could      describe     of   his   early    life。  The     communication         was 

necessarily a slow and difficult process�察�for  Silas¨s meagre   power 

of explanation was not aided by any readiness of interpretation in 

Dolly�察   �whose     narrow     outward     experience      gave   her   no   key   to 

strange customs�察�and made every novelty a source of wonder that 

arrested     them     at  every   step   of  the   narrative。    It  was    only   by 

fragments�察�and at intervals   which  left  Dolly  time   to  revolve   what 

she had heard till it acquired some familiarity for her�察�that Silas at 

last arrived at the climax of the sad story!the drawing of lots�察�and 

its false testimony concerning him�察�and this had to be repeated in 

several     interviews�察   �under   new   questions      on   her   part   as  to  the 

nature     of  this   plan   for   detecting    the   guilty   and    clearing    the 

innocent。 



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    ^And     yourn¨s     the   same    Bible�察   �you¨re    sure   o¨  that�察  �Master 

Marner!the Bible as you brought wi¨ you from that country!it¨s 

the    same    as  what    they¨ve    got  at   church�察   �and   what    Eppie¨s    a´ 

learning to read in�拭院�

    ^Yes�察院  �said   Silas�察   �every   bit   the   same�察  �and   there¨s   drawing   o¨ 

lots in the Bible�察�mind you�察院�he added in a lower tone。 

    ^Oh   dear�察  �dear�察院  �said   Dolly   in   a   grieved   voice�察  �as   if   she   were 

hearing   an     unfavourable       report   of  a  sick   man¨s    case。  She    was 

silent    for  some    minutes�察    �at  last  she   said!^There¨s        wise   folks�察�

happen�察�as know how it all is�察�the parson knows�察�I¨ll be bound�察�but 

it takes big words to tell them things�察�and such as poor folks can¨t 

make much out on。 I can never rightly know the meaning o¨ what I 

hear   at   church�察  �only   a   bit   here   and   there�察  �but   I   know   it¨s   good 

words!I       do。   But    what    lies  upo¨   your    mind!it¨s      this�察 �Master 

Marner�此�as�察�if Them above had done the right thing by you�察�They¨d 

never ha¨ let you be turned   out  for  a   wicked   thief  when   you  was 

innicent。 ̄ 

    ^Ah� 院    �said  Silas�察  �who    had   now    come     to  understand      Dolly¨s 

phraseology�察 �that was what fell on me like as if it had been red´ 

hot  iron�察 �because�察 �you  see�察 �there  was   nobody   as   cared   for   me   or 

clave to me above nor below。 And him as I¨d gone out and in wi¨ 

for ten year and more�察�since when we was lads and went halves! 

mine own familiar friend in whom I trusted�察�had lifted up his heel 

again¨ me�察�and worked to ruin me。 ̄ 

    ^Eh�察  �but   he   was   a   bad   un!I   can¨t   think    as   there¨s   another 

such�察院�said Dolly。 ^But I¨m o¨ercome�察�Master Marner�察�I¨m like as if 

I¨d waked and didn¨t know whether it was night or morning。 I feel 

somehow   as   sure   as   I   do   when   I¨ve   laid   something   up   though   I 

can¨t   justly   put   my    hand    on  it�察 �as  there   was   a  rights   in  what 



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happened to you�察�if one could but make it out�察�and you¨d no call to 

lose   heart   as   you   did。   But   we¨ll   talk   on   it   again�察  �for   sometimes 

things   come   into   my   head       when     I¨m   leeching   or   poulticing�察    �or 

such�察�as I could never think on when I was sitting still。 ̄ 

    Dolly was too useful a woman not to have many opportunities of 

illumination       of  the  kind    she   alluded    to�察 �and    she   was   not   long 

before she recurred to the subject。 

    ^Master   Marner�察院  �she        said�察  �one   day   that   she   came     to  bring 

home Eppie¨s washing�察 �I¨ve been sore puzzled for a good bit wi¨ 

that   trouble   o¨   yourn   and   the   drawing   o¨   lots�察  �and   it   got   twisted 

back¨ards and for¨ards�察�as I didn¨t know which end to lay hold on。 

But it come to me all clear like�察�that night when I was sitting up wi¨ 

poor Bessy Fawkes�察�as is dead and left her  children   behind�察  �God 

help ¨em!it come to me as clear as daylight�察�but whether I¨ve got 

hold on it now�察�or can anyways bring it to my tongue¨s end�察�that I 

don¨t know。 For I¨ve often a   deal inside  me as¨ll   never  come   out�察�

and for what you talk o¨ your folks in your old country niver saying 

prayers      by  heart    nor   saying    ¨em   out   of  a  book�察   �they   must     be 

wonderful cliver�察�for if I didn¨t know `Our Father¨�察�and little bits o¨ 

good words as I can carry out o¨ church  wi¨   me�察  �I   might  down   o¨ 

my knees every night�察�but nothing could I say。 ̄ 

    ^But   you   can   mostly   say   something   as   I   can   make   sense   on�察�

Mrs。 Winthrop�察院�said Silas。 

    ^Well�察�then�察�Master Marner�察�it come to me  summat like  this�此  �I 

can   make   nothing   o¨   the   drawing   o¨   lots   and   the   answer   coming 

wrong�察  �it   ¨ud   mayhap   take   the   parson   to   tell   that�察  �and   he   could 

only   tell   us   i¨   big   words。   But   what   come   to   me   as   clear   as   the 

daylight�察�it was when I was troubling over poor Bessy Fawkes�察�and 

it allays comes into my head when I¨m sorry for folks�察�and feel as I 



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