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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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Chapter 20
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