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

just   going   to   lean   down   and   speak   to   him�察  �when   one   struggling 

dread at last gained the mastery over every other in Silas�察�and he 

said   faintly!^Eppie�察�my  child�察�speak。   I  won¨t  stand   in   your   way。 

Thank Mr。 and Mrs。 Cass。 ̄ 

    Eppie took her hand from her father¨s head�察�and came forward 

a   step。   Her  cheeks   were   flushed�察  �but   not   with   shyness   this   time�此�

the sense that her father was in doubt and suffering banished that 

sort of self´consciousness。 She dropped a low curtsy�察�first to Mrs。 

Cass and then to Mr。 Cass�察�and said!^Thank you�察�ma¨am!thank 

you�察�sir。 But I can¨t leave my father�察�nor own anybody nearer than 

him。 And I don¨t want to be a lady!thank you all the same ̄ ��here 

Eppie dropped another  curtsy��。   ^I   couldn¨t  give   up   the   folks   I¨ve 

been used to。 ̄ 

    Eppie¨s     lip  began    to  tremble     a  little  at  the  last  words。    She 

retreated to her father¨s chair again�察�and held him round the neck�察�

while Silas�察�with a subdued sob�察�put up his hand to grasp hers。 

    The tears were   in   Nancy¨s   eyes�察�but  her  sympathy  with  Eppie 

was�察  �naturally�察  �divided   with   distress   on   her   husband¨s   account。 

She     dared    not   speak�察   �wondering       what    was    going    on   in   her 

husband¨s mind。 

    Godfrey felt an irritation inevitable to almost all of us when we 

encounter   an   unexpected   obstacle。   He   had   been   full   of   his   own 

penitence   and   resolution   to   retrieve   his   error   as   far   as   the   time 



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was left to him�察�he was possessed with all´important feelings�察�that 

were   to   lead   to   a   predetermined   course   of   action   which   he   had 

fixed on as the right�察�and he was not prepared to enter with lively 

appreciation       into    other    people¨s     feelings    counteracting       his 

virtuous resolves。 The agitation with which he spoke again was not 

quite unmixed with anger。 

    ^But I¨ve a claim on you�察�Eppie!the strongest of all claims。 It¨s 

my duty�察�Marner�察�to own Eppie as my child�察�and provide for her。 

She¨s my own child�此�her mother was my wife。 I¨ve a natural claim 

on her that must stand before every other。 ̄ 

    Eppie had given a violent start�察�and turned quite pale。 Silas�察�on 

the contrary�察�who had been relieved�察�by Eppie¨s answer�察�from the 

dread lest his mind should be in opposition to hers�察�felt the spirit 

of   resistance    in  him    set  free�察 �not   without    a  touch   of  parental 

fierceness。 ^Then�察�sir�察院�he answered�察�with an accent of bitterness 

that   had   been   silent   in   him   since   the   memorable   day   when   his 

youthful     hope    had   perished! ̄then�察       �sir�察 �why   didn¨t  you   say   so 

sixteen year ago�察�and claim her before I¨d come to love her�察�i¨stead 

o¨ coming to take her from me now�察�when you might as well take 

the heart out o¨ my body�拭�God gave her to me because you turned 

your   back   upon   her�察  �and   He   looks   upon   her   as   mine�此  �you¨ve   no 

right to her� �When a man turns a blessing from his door�察�it falls to 

them as take it in。 ̄ 

    ^I know that�察�Marner。 I was wrong。 I¨ve repented of my conduct 

in that matter�察院�said Godfrey�察�who could not help feeling the edge 

of Silas¨s words。 

    ^I¨m    glad    to   hear    it�察 �sir�察院 �said   Marner�察     �with    gathering 

excitement�察 �but repentance doesn¨t alter what¨s been going on for 

sixteen year。 Your coming now and saying `I¨m her father¨ doesn¨t 



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alter   the   feelings   inside   us。   It¨s   me   she¨s   been   calling   her   father 

ever since she could say the word。 ̄ 

    ^But    I  think    you   might    look   at  the   thing   more    reasonably�察�

Marner�察院�said Godfrey�察�unexpectedly awed by the weaver¨s direct 

truth´speaking。 ^It isn¨t as if she was to be taken quite away from 

you�察�so that you¨d never see her again。 She¨ll be very near you�察�and 

come to see you very often。 She¨ll feel just the same towards you。 ̄ 

    ^Just the same�拭院�said Marner�察�more bitterly than ever。 ^How¨ll 

she feel just the same for me as she does now�察�when we eat o¨ the 

same bit�察�and drink o¨ the same cup�察�and think o¨ the same things 

from   one   day¨s   end   to   another�拭  �Just   the   same�拭  �That¨s   idle   talk。 

You¨d cut us i¨ two。 ̄ 

    Godfrey�察�unqualified by experience to discern the pregnancy of 

Marner¨s simple words�察�felt rather angry again。 It seemed to him 

that   the   weaver   was   very   selfish   ��a   judgment   readily   passed   by 

those     who   have    never    tested   their   own    power     of  sacrifice��   to 

oppose      what   was    undoubtedly       for  Eppie¨s    welfare�察   �and   he   felt 

himself called upon�察�for her sake�察�to assert his authority。 

    ^I   should   have   thought�察  �Marner�察院  �he   said   severely! ̄I   should 

have thought  your affection for Eppie would make   you  rejoice   in 

what   was   for   her   good�察  �even   if   it   did   call   upon   you   to   give   up 

something。 You ought to remember your own life¨s uncertain�察�and 

she¨s at an age now when her lot may soon be fixed in a way very 

different   from   what   it   would   be   in   her   father¨s   home�此  �she   may 

marry some low working´man�察�and then�察�whatever I might do for 

her�察  �I   couldn¨t   make   her   well´off。   You¨re   putting   yourself   in   the 

way  of  her  welfare�察  �and   though   I¨m   sorry   to   hurt   you   after   what 

you¨ve done�察�and what I¨ve left undone�察�I feel now it¨s my duty to 

insist on taking care of my own daughter。 I want to do my duty。 ̄ 



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    It would be difficult to say whether it were Silas or Eppie that 

was more deeply stirred by this last speech of Godfrey¨s。 Thought 

had been very busy in Eppie as she listened to the contest between 

her old long´loved father and this new unfamiliar father who had 

suddenly   come   to   fill   the   place   of   that   black   featureless   shadow 

which had held the ring and placed it on her mother¨s finger。 Her 

imagination   had   darted   backward   in   conjectures�察  �and  forward   in 

previsions�察  �of   what   this   revealed   fatherhood   implied�察  �and   there 

were   words   in   Godfrey¨s   last   speech   which   helped   to   make   the 

previsions   especially   definite。   Not   that   these   thoughts�察  �either   of 

past or future�察�determined her resolution!that was determined by 

the   feelings   which   vibrated   to   every   word   Silas   had   uttered�察  �but 

they   raised�察  �even   apart   from   these   feelings�察  �a   repulsion   towards 

the offered lot and the newly revealed father。 

    Silas�察�on the other hand�察�was again stricken in conscience�察�and 

alarmed lest Godfrey¨s accusation should   be   true!lest  he   should 

be raising his own will as an  obstacle  to  Eppie¨s   good。 For  many 

moments he was mute�察�struggling for the self´conquest necessary 

to the uttering of the difficult words。 They came out tremulously。 

    ^I¨ll  say no  more。   Let  it  be  as   you  will。 Speak   to  the   child。   I¨ll 

hinder nothing。 ̄ 

    Even Nancy�察�with all the acute sensibility of her own affections�察�

shared her husband¨s view�察�that Marner was not justifiable in his 

wish to retain Eppie�察�after her real father had avowed himself。 She 

felt that it was a very hard trial for the poor weaver�察�but her code 

allowed   no   question       that   a  father   by   blood  must   have     a  claim 

above that of any foster´father。 Besides�察�Nancy�察�used all her life to 

plenteous      circumstances       and    the   privileges    of  ^respectability ̄�察�

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connect with all the little aims and efforts of the poor who are born 

poor�此�to her mind Eppie�察�in being restored   to  her  birthright�察  �was 

entering  on a   too  long  withheld   but  unquestionable   good。   Hence 

she   heard   Silas¨s   last   words   with   relief�察  �and   thought�察  �as   Godfrey 

did�察�that their wish was achieved。 

    ^Eppie�察  �my   dear�察院  �said   Godfrey�察  �looking   at   his   daughter�察  �not 

without   some   embarrassment�察  �under   the   sense   that   she   was   old 

enough   to   judge   him�察   �it¨ll   always   be   our   wish   that   you   should 

show your love and gratitude to one who¨s been a father to you so 

many      years�察   �and    we    shall   want    to   help   you    to   make     him 

comfortable in every way。 But  we   hope   you¨ll   come   to  love   us as 

well�察�and though I haven¨t been what a father should ha¨ been to 

you all these years�察�I wish to do the utmost in my power for you for 

the rest of my life�察�and provide for you as my only child。 And you¨ll 

have   the   best   of   mothers   in   my   wife!that¨ll   be   a   blessing   you 

haven¨t known since you were old enough to know it。 ̄ 

    ^My dear�察�you¨ll be a treasure to me�察院�said Nancy�察�in her gentle 

voice。 ^We shall want for nothing

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