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joy。 He had been telling her how he used to count it every night�察�

and how his soul was utterly desolate till she was sent to him。 

    ^At first�察�I¨d a sort o¨ feeling come across me now and then�察院�he 

was saying in a subdued tone�察 �as if you might be changed into the 

gold   again�察  �for   sometimes�察  �turn   my   head   which   way   I   would�察  �I 



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seemed to see the gold�察�and I thought I   should   be  glad   if  I could 

feel it�察�and find it was come back。 But that didn¨t last long。 After a 

bit�察�I should have thought it was a curse come again if it had drove 

you   from   me�察  �for   I¨d   got   to   feel   the   need   o¨   your   looks   and   your 

voice   and   the   touch   o¨   your   little   fingers。   You   didn¨t   know   then�察�

Eppie�察  �when   you   were   such   a   little   ¨un!you   didn¨t   know   what 

your old father Silas felt for you。 ̄ 

    ^But I know now�察�father�察院�said Eppie。 ^If it hadn¨t been for you�察�

they¨d   have   taken   me   to   the   workhouse�察  �and   there¨d   have   been 

nobody to love me。 ̄ 

    ^Eh�察  �my   precious   child�察  �the   blessing   was   mine。   If   you   hadn¨t 

been sent to save me�察�I should ha¨ gone to the grave in my misery。 

The money was taken away from me in time�察�and you see it¨s been 

kept!kept   till   it   was   wanted   for   you。   It¨s   wonderful!our   life   is 

wonderful。 ̄ 

    Silas   sat   in   silence   a   few   minutes�察  �looking   at   the   money。   ^It 

takes     no   hold   of   me   now�察院    �he   said   ponderingly! ̄the          money 

doesn¨t。 I wonder if it ever could again!I doubt it might�察�if I lost 

you�察�Eppie。 I might come to think I was forsaken again�察�and   lose 

the feeling that God was good to me。 ̄ 

    At  that  moment   there   was   a   knocking   at   the   door�察  �and   Eppie 

was obliged to rise without answering Silas。 Beautiful she looked�察�

with   the   tenderness   of   gathering   tears   in   her   eyes   and   a   slight 

flush   on   her   cheeks�察  �as   she  stepped   to   open   the   door。   The   flush 

deepened when she saw Mr。 and Mrs。 Godfrey Cass。 She made her 

little rustic curtsy�察�and held the door wide for them to enter。 

    ^We¨re      disturbing     you   very    late�察 �my    dear�察院   �said   Mrs。   Cass�察�

taking Eppie¨s hand�察�and looking in her face with an expression of 

anxious      interest    and    admiration。      Nancy     herself    was    pale   and 



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tremulous。 

    Eppie�察�after placing chairs for Mr。 and Mrs。 Cass�察�went to stand 

against Silas�察�opposite to them。 

    ^Well�察   �Marner�察院     �said  Godfrey�察    �trying   to   speak    with   perfect 

firmness�察 �it¨s a great comfort to me to  see   you  with  your  money 

again�察�that you¨ve been deprived   of so  many  years。   It  was   one  of 

my   family   did   you   the   wrong!the   more   grief   to   me!and   I   feel 

bound to make up to you for it in every way。 Whatever I can do for 

you will be nothing but paying a debt�察�even if I looked no further 

than the robbery。 But there are other things I¨m beholden!shall 

be beholden to you for�察�Marner。 ̄ 

    Godfrey checked himself。 It had been agreed between him and 

his wife  that  the  subject  of  his  fatherhood   should be   approached 

very    carefully�察   �and   that�察  �if  possible�察  �the   disclosure    should     be 

reserved      for  the   future�察   �so  that   it  might    be   made     to  Eppie 

gradually。     Nancy   had     urged    this�察  �because   she   felt  strongly    the 

painful     light  in  which     Eppie    must    inevitably    see   the   relation 

between her father and mother。 

    Silas�察  �always    ill  at  ease   when     he  was    being    spoken     to  by 

^betters ̄�察�such as Mr。 Cass!tall�察�powerful�察�florid men�察�seen chiefly 

on   horseback!answered   with   some   constraint!^Sir�察  �I¨ve   a   deal 

to thank you for a¨ready。 As for the robbery�察�I count  it  no loss  to 

me。 And if I did�察�you couldn¨t help it�察�you aren¨t answerable for it。 ̄ 

    ^You may look at it in that way�察�Marner�察�but I never can�察�and I 

hope you¨ll let me act according to my own feeling of what¨s just。 I 

know you¨re easily contented�此�you¨ve been a hard´working man all 

your life。 ̄ 

    ^Yes�察  �sir�察  �yes�察院  �said   Marner�察  �meditatively。   ^I   should   ha¨   been 

bad off without my work�此�it was   what  I   held  by  when   everything 



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else was gone from me。 ̄ 

    ^Ah�察院    �said  Godfrey�察    �applying     Marner¨s     words     simply    to  his 

bodily wants�察 �it was a good trade for you in this country�察�because 

there¨s been a great deal of linen´weaving to be done。 But you¨re 

getting rather past such close work�察�Marner�此�it¨s time you laid by 

and   had   some   rest。   You   look   a   good   deal   pulled   down�察  �though 

you¨re not an old man�察�are you�拭院�

    ^Fifty´five�察�as near as I can say�察�sir�察院�said Silas。 

    ^Oh�察�why�察�you may live thirty years longer!look at old Macey� �

And that money on the table�察�after all�察�is but little。 It won¨t go far 

either way!whether it¨s put out to interest�察�or you were to live on 

it as long as it would last�此�it wouldn¨t go far if you¨d nobody to keep 

but  yourself�察  �and   you¨ve   had   two   to   keep   for   a   good   many   years 

now。 ̄ 

    ^Eh�察   �sir�察院  �said   Silas�察  �unaffected     by   anything      Godfrey     was 

saying�察 �I¨m in no fear o¨ want。 We shall do very well!Eppie and 

me   ¨ull   do   well   enough。    There¨s    few   working´folks      have    got   so 

much laid by as that。 I don¨t know what it is to gentlefolks�察�but I 

look upon it as a deal!almost too much。 And as for us�察�it¨s little we 

want。 ̄ 

    ^Only the   garden�察 �father�察院  �said   Eppie�察  �blushing  up   to  the   ears 

the moment after。 

    ^You   love   a   garden�察  �do   you�察  �my   dear�拭院  �said   Nancy�察  �thinking 

that  this   turn   in   the   point   of   view   might   help   her   husband。   ^We 

should agree in that�此�I give a deal of time to the garden。 ̄ 

    ^Ah�察   �there¨s    plenty    of  gardening      at  the   Red    House�察院     �said 

Godfrey�察     �surprised   at   the   difficulty   he   found    in  approaching      a 

proposition      which   had   seemed       so   easy   to   him  in  the  distance。 

^You¨ve done a good part  by  Eppie�察  �Marner�察  �for  sixteen   years。   It 



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¨ud be a great comfort to you to see her well provided for�察�wouldn¨t 

it�拭�She looks blooming and healthy�察�but not fit for any hardships�此�

she   doesn¨t   look   like   a   strapping   girl   come   of   working   parents。 

You¨d like to see her taken care of by those who can leave her well 

off�察�and make a lady of her�察�she¨s more fit for it than for a   rough 

life�察�such as she might come to have in a few years¨ time。 ̄ 

   A slight flush came over Marner¨s face�察�and disappeared�察�like a 

passing gleam。 Eppie was simply wondering Mr。 Cass should talk 

so about things that seemed to have nothing to do with reality�察�but 

Silas was hurt and uneasy。 

    ^I don¨t take your meaning�察�sir�察院�he answered�察�not having words 

at   command   to   express   the   mingled   feelings   with   which   he   had 

heard Mr。 Cass¨s words。 

    ^Well�察�my meaning is   this�察  �Marner�察院 �said Godfrey�察  �determined 

to   come     to  the  point。   ^Mrs。    Cass    and   I�察 �you   know�察   �have    no 

children!nobody           to  be   the   better    for  our    good    home     and 

everything else we have!more than enough for ourselves。 And we 

should like to have somebody in the place of a daughter to us!we 

should like to have Eppie�察�and treat her in every way as our own 

child。 It ¨ud be a great comfort to you in your old age�察�I hope�察�to see 

her fortune made in that way�察�after you¨ve been at the trouble of 

bringing   her   up     so  well。  And    it¨s  right  you   should    have   every 

reward for that。 And Eppie�察�I¨m sure�察�will always love you and be 

grateful to you�此�she¨d come and see you very often�察�and we should 

all   be   on   the   lookout   to   do   everything   we   could   towards   making 

you comfortable。 ̄ 

   A     plain    man     like   Godfrey     Cass�察   �speaking      under     some 

embarrassment�察  �necessarily   blunders   on   words   that   are   coarser 

than     his  intentions�察    �and   that   are   likely   to   fall  gratingly    on 



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susceptible      feelings。    While    he   had   been     speaking�察    �Eppie    had 

quietly passed her arm behind Silas¨s head�察�and let her hand rest 

against   it   caressingly�此  �she   felt   him    trembling   violently。     He   was 

silent   for   some   moments   when   Mr。   Cass   had   ended!powerless 

under the conflict of emotions�察�all alike painful。 Eppie¨s heart was 

swelling at the sense that her father was in distress�察�and she was 

just   going   to   lean   down   and   speak   to   him

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