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                                  Chapter 3 



          he greatest man in Raveloe was Squire Cass�察�who lived in 

          the   large   red   house    with   the   handsome      flight  of  stone 

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          steps    in   front   and   the   high    stables   behind     it�察 �nearly 

opposite     the   church。    He    was   only   one   among      several   landed 

parishioners�察�but he alone was honoured with the title of Squire�察�

for   though     Mr。   Osgood¨s     family   was   also   understood      to  be   of 

timeless   origin!the   Raveloe   imagination   having   never   ventured 

back to that fearful blank   when   there   were   no  Osgoods!still�察  �he 

merely  owned   the   farm   he   occupied�察  �whereas   Squire   Cass   had a 

tenant or two�察�who complained of the game to him   quite  as   if  he 

had been a lord。 

    It was still that glorious wartime which was felt to be a peculiar 

favour  of   Providence   towards   the   landed   interest�察  �and   the   fall   of 

prices   had   not   yet   come   to   carry   the   race   of   small   squires   and 

yeomen down that road to ruin for which extravagant habits and 

bad     husbandry      were    plentifully   anointing     their   wheels。    I  am 

speaking      now     in  relation    to  Raveloe     and    the   parishes     that 

resembled it�察�for our old´fashioned country life had many different 

aspects�察  �as   all   life   must   have   when   it   is  spread   over   a  various 

surface�察    �and   breathed     on   variously    by  multitudinous       currents�察�

from     the  winds    of  heaven     to  the  thoughts     of  men�察   �which    are 

forever moving and crossing each other with incalculable results。 

Raveloe lay low among the bushy trees and the rutted lanes�察�aloof 

from   the   currents   of   industrial   energy   and   Puritan   earnestness�此�

the    rich   ate  and  drank    freely�察  �accepting    gout   and   apoplexy   as 

things that ran mysteriously in respectable families�察�and the poor 

thought that the rich were entirely in the right of it to lead a jolly 



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life�察�besides�察  �their  feasting caused   a   multiplication   of   orts�察  �which 

were  the   heirlooms   of   the   poor。   Betty   Jay   scented   the   boiling   of 

Squire Cass¨s hams�察�but her longing was arrested by the unctuous 

liquor  in   which  they  were   boiled�察�and   when   the   seasons   brought 

round the great merry´makings�察�they were regarded on all hands 

as a fine  thing  for  the   poor。   For  the   Raveloe   feasts   were   like   the 

rounds of beef and the barrels of ale!they were on a large scale�察�

and lasted a good while�察�especially in the winter´time。 After ladies 

had packed up their best gowns and   topknots   in   bandboxes�察  �and 

had     incurred    the   risk   of  fording    streams     on  pillions   with    the 

precious   burden   in   rainy   or   snowy   weather�察  �when   there   was   no 

knowing how high the water would rise�察�it was not to be supposed 

that they looked forward to a brief pleasure。 On this ground it was 

always contrived in the dark seasons�察�when there was little   work 

to   be   done�察  �and    the  hours    were    long�察  �that   several   neighbours 

should   keep   open   house   in   succession。   So   soon   as   Squire   Cass¨s 

standing dishes diminished in plenty and freshness�察�his guests had 

nothing   to   do   but   to   walk   a  little   higher   up  the   village  to   Mr。 

Osgood¨s�察�at the Orchards�察�and they found hams and chines uncut�察�

pork´pies with the scent of the fire in them�察�spun butter in all its 

freshness!everything�察           �in  fact�察 �that   appetites     at  leisure    could 

desire�察    �in  perhaps      greater    perfection�察    �though     not   in   greater 

abundance�察�than at Squire Cass¨s。 

    For the Squire¨s wife had died long ago�察�and the Red House was 

without that presence of the wife and mother which is the fountain 

of wholesome love and fear in parlour and kitchen�察�and this helped 

to account not only for there being  more   profusion  than   finished 

excellence   in   the   holiday   provisions�察  �but   also   for   the   frequency 

with    which     the   proud    Squire    condescended        to  preside     in  the 



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parlour of the Rainbow rather than under the shadow of his own 

dark wainscot�察�perhaps�察�also�察�for the fact that his sons had turned 

out  rather  ill。   Raveloe   was  not  a place   where   moral   censure   was 

severe�察  �but  it  was   thought  a   weakness  in  the   Squire   that   he   had 

kept all his sons at home in idleness�察�and though some license was 

to be allowed to young men whose fathers could afford it�察�people 

shook     their   heads    at  the  courses     of  the  second    son�察  �Dunstan�察�

commonly        called   Dunsey     Cass�察   �whose    taste   for  swopping      and 

betting   might   turn   out   to   be   a   sowing   of   something   worse   than 

wild oats。 To be sure�察�the neighbours said�察�it was no matter what 

became of Dunsey!a spiteful�察�jeering fellow�察�who seemed to enjoy 

his drink the more when other people went dry!always provided 

that his doings did not bring trouble on a family like Squire Cass¨s�察�

with   a   monument   in   the   church�察  �and   tankards   older   than   King 

George。     But   it   would   be   a  thousand     pities  if  Mr。  Godfrey�察    �the 

eldest�察  �a   fine   open´faced�察  �good´natured   young   man�察  �who   was   to 

come into the land some day�察�should take to going along the same 

road with his brother�察�as he had seemed to do of late。 If he went on 

in that way�察�he would lose Miss Nancy Lammeter�察�for it was well 

known      that   she   had   looked    very   shyly   on   him   ever   since   last 

Whitsuntide twelvemonth�察�when there was so much talk about his 

being     away     from    home     days   and    days    together。    There     was 

something   wrong�察  �more   than   common!that   was   quite   clear�察  �for 

Mr。 Godfrey didn¨t look half so fresh´coloured and open as he used 

to do。 At one time everybody was saying�察�What a handsome couple 

he and Miss Nancy Lammeter would make� �and if she could come 

to be mistress at the Red House�察�there would be a fine change�察�for 

the Lammeters had been brought up in that way that they never 

suffered   a   pinch  of  salt  to  be   wasted�察  �and   yet   everybody   in   their 



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household        had    of  the    best�察  �according      to   his   place。   Such     a 

daughter´in´law would be a saving to the old Squire�察�if she never 

brought      a  penny     to  her   fortune�察   �for   it  was   to  be   feared    that�察�

notwithstanding          his  incomings�察     �there    were    more     holes    in  his 

pocket   than   the   one   where   he   put   his   own   hand   in。   But   if   Mr。 

Godfrey didn¨t turn   over  a   new leaf�察  �he might  say  ^Good´bye ̄   to 

Miss Nancy Lammeter。 

    It   was   the   once   hopeful   Godfrey   who   was   standing�察  �with   his 

hands   in   his   side´pockets   and   his   back   to   the   fire�察  �in   the   dark 

wainscoted parlour�察�one late November afternoon in that fifteenth 

year   of   Silas   Marner¨s   life   at   Raveloe。   The   fading   gray   light   fell 

dimly on the walls decorated with guns�察�whips�察�and foxes¨ brushes�察�

on coats and hats flung on the chairs�察�on tankards sending forth a 

scent of flat ale�察�and on a half´choked fire�察�with pipes propped up 

in   the   chimney´corners�此  �signs   of   a   domestic   life   destitute   of   any 

hallowing       charm�察    �with   which     the   look   of  gloomy      vexation     on 

Godfrey¨s      blond   face   was     in   sad   accordance。     He   seemed      to   be 

waiting and listening for some one¨s approach�察  �and  presently  the 

sound of a heavy step�察�with an accompanying  whistle�察  �was   heard 

across the large empty entrance´hall。 

    The   door   opened�察  �and   a   thick´set�察  �heavy´looking   young   man 

entered�察�with the flushed face and the gratuitously elated bearing 

which  mark   the   first stage   of  intoxication。   It  was   Dunsey�察�and   at 

the   sight  of  him   Godfrey¨s   face   parted   with   some   of   its   gloom   to 

take    on   the   more     active   expression      of  hatred。    The    handsome 

brown spaniel that lay on the hearth retreated under the chair in 

the chimney´corner。 

    ^Well�察    �Master     Godfrey�察    �what    do   you    want    with    me�拭院    �said 

Dunsey�察  �in   a   mocking   tone。   ^You¨re   my   elders   and   betters�察  �you 



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know�察�I was obliged to come when you sent for me。 ̄ 

    ^Why�察  �this   is   what   I   want!and   just   shake   yourself   sober   and 

listen�察  �will   you�拭院   �said   Godfrey    savagely。     He   had   himself    been 

drinking more than was good for him�察�trying to turn his gloom into 

uncalculating anger。 ^I want to tell you�察�I must hand over that rent 

of   Fowler¨s   to   the   Squire�察  �or   else   tell   him   I   gave   it   you�察  �for   he¨s 

threatening to distrain for it�察�and it¨ll all be out soon�察�whether I tell 

him or not。 He 

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