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

voice。 ^We shall want for nothing when we have our daughter。 ̄ 

    Eppie did not come forward and curtsy�察�as she had done before。 

She   held   Silas¨s    hand   in   hers�察  �and   grasped   it   firmly!it   was   a 

weaver¨s   hand�察  �with  a   palm   and   fingertips   that   were   sensitive   to 

such pressure!while she spoke with colder decision than before。 

    ^Thank      you�察  �ma¨am!thank         you�察  �sir�察 �for   your   offers!they¨re 

very great�察�and far above my wish。 For I should have no delight i¨ 

life any more if I was forced to go away from my father�察�and knew 

he   was   sitting  at  home�察�a´thinking  of  me and   feeling lone。   We¨ve 

been used to be happy together every day�察�and I can¨t think o¨ no 

happiness without him。 And he says he¨d nobody i¨ the world till I 

was sent to him�察�and he¨d have nothing when I was gone。 And he¨s 



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took care of me and loved me from the first�察�and I¨ll cleave to him 

as long as he lives�察�and nobody shall ever come between him and 

me。 ̄ 

    ^But you must make sure�察  �Eppie�察院�said   Silas�察�in   a  low  voice! 

 ̄you must make sure as you won¨t ever be sorry�察�because   you¨ve 

made your choice to stay among poor folks�察�and with poor clothes 

and things�察�when you might ha¨ had everything o¨ the best。 ̄ 

    His sensitiveness on this point had increased as   he listened   to 

Eppie¨s words of faithful affection。 

    ^I   can   never   be   sorry�察  �father�察院  �said   Eppie。   ^I   shouldn¨t   know 

what   to   think   on   or   to   wish   for   with   fine   things   about   me�察  �as   I 

haven¨t   been   used   to。   And   it   ¨ud   be   poor   work   for   me   to   put   on 

things�察�and ride in a gig�察�and sit in a place at church�察�as ¨ud make 

them   as   I¨m   fond   of   think   me   unfitting   company   for   ¨em。   What 

could I care for then�拭院�

    Nancy looked at Godfrey with a pained questioning glance。 But 

his eyes were fixed on the floor�察�where he was moving the end of 

his   stick�察  �as  if  he  were   pondering      on   something      absently。    She 

thought there was a word which might perhaps come better from 

her lips than from his。 

    ^What you say is natural�察�my dear child!it¨s natural you should 

cling    to  those    who¨ve    brought     you   up�察院   �she   said  mildly�察    �but 

there¨s    a  duty   you    owe   to  your    lawful   father。   There¨s    perhaps 

something   to   be   given   up   on   more   sides   than   one。   When   your 

father opens his home to you�察�I think it¨s right you shouldn¨t turn 

your back on it。 ̄ 

    ^I   can¨t   feel  as   I¨ve   got  any    father    but   one�察院  �said    Eppie�察�

impetuously�察  �while   the   tears   gathered。   ^I¨ve   always   thought   of   a 

little home where he¨d sit i¨ the corner�察�and I should fend and do 



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everything       for  him�此   �I  can¨t   think   o¨  no   other    home。     I  wasn¨t 

brought up to be a lady�察�and I can¨t turn my mind to it。 I like the 

working´folks�察�and their victuals�察�and their ways。 And�察院�she ended 

passionately�察      �while    the   tears   fell�察  �I¨m    promised      to  marry     a 

working´man�察  �as¨ll   live   with   father�察  �and   help   me   to   take   care   of 

him。 ̄ 

    Godfrey  looked   up   at  Nancy  with  a   flushed   face   and smarting 

dilated eyes。 This frustration of a purpose  towards   which  he  had 

set   out   under     the  exalted    consciousness       that   he   was   about    to 

compensate   in   some   degree   for   the   greatest   demerit   of   his         life 

made him feel the air of the room stifling。 

    ^Let us go�察院�he said�察�in an undertone。 

    ^We     won¨t   talk   of  this   any   longer   now�察院   �said   Nancy�察    �rising。 

^We¨re   your   well´wishers�察  �my   dear!and   yours   too�察  �Marner。   We 

shall come and see you again。 It¨s getting late now。 ̄ 

    In   this   way   she   covered   her   husband¨s   abrupt   departure�察  �for 

Godfrey had gone straight to the door�察�unable to say more。 



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            ancy   and   Godfrey   walked   home   under   the   starlight   in 

Nsilence。   When   they   entered   the   oaken   parlour�察  �Godfrey 

            threw himself into his chair�察�while Nancy laid down her 

bonnet   and   shawl�察  �and   stood   on   the   hearth   near   her   husband�察�

unwilling to leave him even for a few minutes�察�and yet fearing to 

utter   any   word   lest   it   might   jar   on   his   feeling。   At   last   Godfrey 

turned his head towards her�察�and their eyes met�察�dwelling in that 

meeting without any movement on either side。 That quiet mutual 

gaze of a trusting husband and wife is like the first moment of rest 

or   refuge   from   a   great   weariness   or   a   great   danger!not   to   be 

interfered      with   by   speech     or   action   which     would     distract    the 

sensations from the fresh enjoyment of repose。 

    But   presently   he   put   out   his   hand�察  �and   as   Nancy   placed   hers 

within it�察�he drew her towards him�察�and said!^That¨s ended� 院�

    She   bent  to  kiss   him�察  �and   then   said�察  �as   she   stood   by   his   side�察�

^Yes�察  �I¨m   afraid   we   must   give   up   the   hope   of   having   her   for   a 

daughter。 It wouldn¨t be right to want to force   her  to  come   to  us 

against her will。 We can¨t alter her bringing up and what¨s come of 

it。 ̄ 

    ^No�察院�said Godfrey�察�with a keen decisiveness of tone�察�in contrast 

with   his   usually   careless   and   unemphatic   speech�察   �there¨s   debts 

we can¨t pay like money debts�察�by paying extra for the years that 

have   slipped   by。   While   I¨ve   been   putting   off   and   putting   off�察  �the 

trees   have   been   growing!it¨s   too   late   now。   Marner   was   in   the 

right in what he said about a man¨s turning away a blessing from 

his   door�此  �it  falls   to   somebody   else。   I   wanted   to   pass   for   childless 

once�察�Nancy!I shall pass for childless now against my wish。 ̄ 



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    Nancy   did   not   speak   immediately�察  �but   after   a   little   while   she 

asked�察 �You won¨t make it known�察�then�察�about Eppie¨s being your 

daughter�拭院�

    ^No�察�where would be the good to anybody�拭�only harm。 I must 

do  what  I   can   for  her  in   the  state  of  life she   chooses。   I   must   see 

who it is she¨s thinking of marrying。 ̄ 

    ^If it won¨t do any good to make the thing known�察院�said Nancy�察�

who thought she might now allow herself the relief of entertaining 

a feeling which she had tried to silence before�察 �I should be   very 

thankful for father and Priscilla never to be troubled with knowing 

what   was   done   in   the   past�察  �more   than   about   Dunsey�此  �it   can¨t  be 

helped�察�their knowing that。 ̄ 

    ^I   shall   put   it   in   my   will!I   think   I   shall   put   it   in   my   will。   I 

shouldn¨t   like   to   leave   anything   to   be   found   out�察  �like   this   about 

Dunsey�察院�said Godfrey�察�meditatively。 ^But I can¨t see anything but 

difficulties that ¨ud come from telling it now。 I must do what I can 

to make her happy in her own way。 I¨ve a notion�察院�he added�察�after 

a   moment¨s       pause�察    �it¨s  Aaron    Winthrop       she   meant     she   was 

engaged   to。   I   remember   seeing   him   with   her   and   Marner   going 

away from church。 ̄ 

    ^Well�察  �he¨s   very   sober  and   industrious�察院  �said   Nancy�察  �trying   to 

view the matter as cheerfully as possible。 

    Godfrey fell into thoughtfulness again。   Presently  he   looked   up 

at   Nancy   sorrowfully�察  �and   said!^She¨s   a   very   pretty�察  �nice   girl�察�

isn¨t she�察�Nancy�拭院�

    ^Yes�察�dear�察�and with just your hair and eyes�此�I wondered it had 

never struck me before。 ̄ 

    ^I think she took a dislike to me at the thought of my being her 

father�此�I could see a change in her manner after that。 ̄ 



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    ^She   couldn¨t   bear   to   think   of   not   looking   on   Marner   as   her 

father�察院�said Nancy�察�not wishing to confirm her husband¨s painful 

impression。 

    ^She thinks I did wrong by her mother as well as  by  her。   She 

thinks me worse than I am。 But she must think it�察�she can never 

know  all。  It¨s   part  of  my  punishment�察  �Nancy�察  �for  my   daughter   to 

dislike   me。   I   should   never   have   got   into   that   trouble   if   I¨d   been 

true to you!if I hadn¨t been a fool。 I¨d no right to expect anything 

but evil could come of that marriage!and when I shirked doing a 

father¨s part too。 ̄ 

    Nancy was silent�此�her spirit of rectitude would not let her try to 

soften the edge of what she felt to be a just compunction。 He spoke 

again   after  a little   while�察  �but  the   tone 

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