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and see how the water¨s gone down since yesterday。 Why�察�
yesterday the pit was ever so full� 院�
^Well�察�to be sure�察院�said Silas�察�coming to her side。 ^Why�察 �that¨s
the draining they¨ve begun on�察�since harvest�察�i¨ Mr。 Osgood¨s fields�察�
I reckon。 The foreman said to me the other day�察�when I passed by
¨em�察 �Master Marner�察� he said�察 �I shouldn¨t wonder if we lay your
bit o¨ waste as dry as a bone。¨ It was Mr。 Godfrey Cass�察�he said�察�had
gone into the draining�此 �he¨d been taking these fields o¨ Mr。
Osgood。 ̄
^How odd it¨ll seem to have the old pit dried up� 院 �said Eppie�察�
turning away�察 �and stooping to lift rather a large stone。 ^See�察�
daddy�察 �I can carry this quite well�察院 �she said�察 �going along with
much energy for a few steps�察�but presently letting it fall。
^Ah�察�you¨re fine and strong�察�aren¨t you�拭院�said Silas�察�while Eppie
shook her aching arms and laughed。 ^Come�察�come�察�let us go and
sit down on the bank against the stile there�察 �and have no more
lifting。 You might hurt yourself�察�child。 You¨d need have somebody
to work for you!and my arm isn¨t over strong。 ̄
Silas uttered the last sentence slowly�察�as if it implied more than
met the ear�察�and Eppie�察�when they sat down on the bank�察�nestled
close to his side�察�and�察�taking hold caressingly of the arm that was
not over strong�察 �held it on her lap�察 �while Silas puffed again
dutifully at the pipe�察�which occupied his other arm。 An ash in the
hedgerow behind made a fretted screen from the sun�察�and threw
happy playful shadows all about them。
^Father�察院�said Eppie�察�very gently�察�after they had been sitting in
silence a little while�察 �if I was to be married�察�ought I to be married
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with my mother¨s ring�拭院�
Silas gave an almost imperceptible start�察 �though the question
fell in with the undercurrent of thought in his own mind�察�and then
said�察�in a subdued tone�察 �Why�察�Eppie�察�have you been a´thinking on
it�拭院�
^Only this last week�察 �father�察院 �said Eppie�察 �ingenuously�察 �since
Aaron talked to me about it。 ̄
^And what did he say�拭院 �said Silas�察 �still in the same subdued
way�察�as if he were anxious lest he should fall into the slightest tone
that was not for Eppie¨s good。
^He said he should like to be married�察�because he was a´going
in four´and´twenty�察�and had got a deal of gardening work�察�now Mr。
Mott¨s given up�察�and he goes twice a week regular to Mr。 Cass¨s�察�
and once to Mr。 Osgood¨s�察�and they¨re going to take him on at the
Rectory。 ̄
^And who is it as he¨s wanting to marry�拭院 �said Silas�察 �with
rather a sad smile。
^Why�察 �me�察 �to be sure�察 �daddy�察院 �said Eppie�察 �with dimpling
laughter�察 �kissing her father¨s cheek�察 �as if he¨d want to marry
anybody else� 院�
^And you mean to have him�察�do you�拭院�said Silas。
^Yes�察�some time�察院�said Eppie�察 �I don¨t know when。 Everybody¨s
married some time�察 �Aaron says。 But I told him that wasn¨t true�察�
for�察�I said�察�look at father!he¨s never been married。 ̄
^No�察�child�察院�said Silas�察 �your father was a lone man till you was
sent to him。 ̄
^But you¨ll never be lone again�察 �father�察院 �said Eppie�察 �tenderly。
^That was what Aaron said!¨I could never think o¨ taking you
away from Master Marner�察�Eppie。¨ And I said�察 �It ¨ud be no use if
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you did�察 �Aaron。¨ And he wants us all to live together�察 �so as you
needn¨t work a bit�察�father�察�only what¨s for your own pleasure�察�and
he¨d be as good as a son to you!that was what he said。 ̄
^And should you like that�察�Eppie�拭院�said Silas�察�looking at her。
^I shouldn¨t mind it�察 �father�察院 �said Eppie�察 �quite simply。 ^And I
should like things to be so as you needn¨t work much。 But if it
wasn¨t for that�察�I¨d sooner things didn¨t change。 I¨m very happy�此�I
like Aaron to be fond of me�察 �and come and see us often�察 �and
behave pretty to you!he always does behave pretty to you�察�
doesn¨t he�察�father�拭院�
^Yes�察 �child�察 �nobody could behave better�察院 �said Silas�察�
emphatically。 ^He¨s his mother¨s lad。 ̄
^But I don¨t want any change�察院�said Eppie。 ^I should like to go
on a long�察 �long while�察 �just as we are。 Only Aaron does want a
change�察�and he made me cry a bit!only a bit!because he said I
didn¨t care for him�察 �for if I cared for him I should want us to be
married�察�as he did。 ̄
^Eh�察�my blessed child�察院�said Silas�察�laying down his pipe as if it
were useless to pretend to smoke any longer�察 �you¨re o¨er young to
be married。 We¨ll ask Mrs。 Winthrop!we¨ll ask Aaron¨s mother
what she thinks�此�if there¨s a right thing to do�察�she¨ll come at it。 But
there¨s this to be thought on�察 �Eppie�此 �things will change�察 �whether
we like it or no�察�things won¨t go on for a long while just as they are
and no difference。 I shall get older and helplesser�察�and be a burden
on you�察 �belike if I don¨t go away from you altogether。 Not as I
mean you¨d think me a burden!I know you wouldn¨t!but it ¨ud
be hard upon you�察�and when I look for¨ard to that�察�I like to think as
you¨d have somebody else besides me!somebody young and
strong�察�as¨ll outlast your own life�察�and take care on you to the end。 ̄
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Silas paused�察�and�察�resting his wrists on his knees�察�lifted his hands
up and down meditatively as he looked on the ground。
^Then�察 �would you like me to be married�察 �father�拭院 �said Eppie�察�
with a little trembling in her voice。
^I¨ll not be the man to say no�察�Eppie�察院�said Silas�察�emphatically�察�
^but we¨ll ask your godmother。 She¨ll wish the right thing by you
and her son too。 ̄
^There they come�察�then�察院�said Eppie。 ^Let us go and meet ¨em。
Oh the pipe� �won¨t you have it lit again�察�father�拭院�said Eppie�察�lifting
that medicinal appliance from the ground。
^Nay�察 �child�察院 �said Silas�察 �I¨ve done enough for today。 I think�察�
mayhap�察�a little of it does me more good than so much at once。 ̄
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Chapter 17
hile Silas and Eppie were seated on the bank
Wdiscoursing in the fleckered shade of the ash´tree�察�Miss
Priscilla Lammeter was resisting her sister¨s arguments
that it would be better to take tea at the Red House�察�and let her
father have a long nap�察 �than drive home to the Warrens so soon
after dinner。 The family party ��of four only�� were seated round the
table in the dark wainscoted parlour�察 �with the Sunday dessert
before them�察�of fresh filberts�察�apples�察�and pears�察�duly ornamented
with leaves by Nancy¨s own hand before the bells had rung for
church。
A great change has come over the dark wainscoted parlour
since we saw it in Godfrey¨s bachelor days�察�and under the wifeless
reign of the old Squire。 Now all is polish�察�on which no yesterday¨s
dust is ever allowed to rest�察�from the yard¨s width of oaken boards
round the carpet�察�to the old Squire¨s gun and whips and walking´
sticks�察 �ranged on the stag¨s antlers above the mantelpiece。 All
other signs of sporting and outdoor occupation Nancy has
removed to another room�察�but she has brought into the Red House
the habit of filial reverence�察�and preserves sacredly in a place of
honour these relics of her husband¨s departed father。 The
tankards are on the side´table still�察 �but the bossed silver is
undimmed by handling�察 �and there are no dregs to send forth
unpleasant suggestions�此 �the only prevailing scent is of the
lavender and rose´leaves that fill the vases of Derbyshire spar。 All
is purity and order in this once dreary room�察�for�察�fifteen years ago�察�
it was entered by a new presiding spirit。
^Now�察�father�察院�said Nancy�察 �is there any call for you to go home
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to tea�拭 �Mayn¨t you just as well stay with us�拭�such a beautiful
evening as it¨s likely to be。 ̄
The old gentleman had been talking with Godfrey about the
increasing poor´rate and the ruinous times�察�and had not heard the
dialogue between his daughters。
^My