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Dunsey        was    not    without     fear    that    he    might     meet     some 

acquaintance in whose eyes he would cut a pitiable figure�察�for mist 

is no screen when people get close to each other�察�but when he at 

last found himself in the well´known Raveloe lanes without having 

met   a   soul�察  �he   silently   remarked   that   that   was   part   of   his   usual 



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good´luck。 But now the mist�察�helped by the evening darkness�察�was 

more of a screen than he desired�察�for it hid the ruts into which his 

feet were liable to slip!hid everything�察�so that he had to guide his 

steps by dragging his whip along the low bushes in advance of the 

hedgerow。 He must soon�察�he thought�察�be getting near the opening 

at   the   Stone´pits�此   �he   should    find   it  out  by   the   break    in  the 

hedgerow。       He   found    it  out�察 �however�察   �by   another    circumstance 

which   he   had   not   expected!namely�察  �by   certain   gleams   of   light�察�

which      he  presently     guessed     to  proceed     from    Silas   Marner¨s 

cottage。 That cottage and the money hidden within it had been in 

his mind continually during his walk�察�and he had been imagining 

ways     of  cajoling    and    tempting     the   weaver     to  part   with    the 

immediate       possession     of  his   money     for  the   sake   of  receiving 

interest。 Dunstan felt as if there must be a little frightening added 

to the cajolery�察�for his own arithmetical convictions were not clear 

enough      to   afford   him    any    forcible   demonstration        as  to   the 

advantages of interest�察�and as for security�察�he regarded it vaguely 

as a means of cheating a man by making him believe that he would 

be paid。 Altogether�察�the operation on the miser¨s mind was a task 

that Godfrey would be sure to hand over  to  his   more daring  and 

cunning brother�此�Dunstan had made up his mind to  that�察  �and by 

the time he saw the light gleaming through the chinks of Marner¨s 

shutters�察  �the   idea   of   a   dialogue   with   the   weaver   had   become   so 

familiar to him that it occurred to him as quite a natural thing to 

make      the    acquaintance       forthwith。     There     might    be    several 

conveniences attending this course�此�the weaver had possibly got a 

lantern�察  �and   Dunstan   was   tired   of   feeling   his   way。   He   was   still 

nearly     three´quarters     of  a  mile   from    home�察   �and    the  lane   was 

becoming unpleasantly slippery�察�for the mist was passing into rain。 



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He turned up the bank�察�not without some fear lest he might miss 

the right way�察�since he was not certain whether the light were in 

front or on the side of the   cottage。   But  he   felt  the   ground   before 

him cautiously with his whip´handle�察�and at last arrived safely at 

the door。 He knocked loudly�察�rather enjoying the idea that the old 

fellow    would     be  frightened     at   the  sudden     noise。   He    heard    no 

movement in reply�此�all was silence in the cottage。 Was the weaver 

gone   to   bed�察  �then�拭  �If   so�察  �why   had   he  left   a  light�拭  �That   was  a 

strange     forgetfulness      in  a  miser。    Dunstan      knocked      still  more 

loudly�察    �and�察  �without     pausing     for  a   reply�察  �pushed     his   fingers 

through   the   latch´hole�察  �intending   to   shake   the   door   and   pull   the 

latch´string up and down�察�not doubting that the door was fastened。 

But�察�to his surprise�察�at this double motion the door opened�察�and he 

found himself in front of a bright fire which lit up every corner of 

the   cottage!the   bed�察  �the   loom�察  �the   three   chairs�察  �and   the   table! 

and showed him that Marner was not there。 

    Nothing      at  that   moment       could    be   much     more     inviting   to 

Dunsey than the bright fire on the brick hearth�此�he walked in and 

seated himself by it at once。 There was something in front of the 

fire�察�too�察�that would have been inviting to a hungry man�察�if it had 

been   in   a   different   stage   of   cooking。   It   was   a   small   bit   of   pork 

suspended   from   the   kettle´hanger   by   a   string   passed   through   a 

large     door´key�察    �in   a  way     known      to  primitive     housekeepers 

unpossessed of jacks。 But the pork had been hung at the farthest 

extremity of   the   hanger�察  �apparently  to  prevent  the   roasting  from 

proceeding too rapidly during the owner¨s absence。 

    The  old   staring   simpleton   had   hot   meat   for   his   supper�察  �then�拭�

thought      Dunstan。     People    had    always    said   he   lived  on   mouldy 

bread�察�on purpose to check his appetite。 But where could he be at 



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this time�察�and on such an evening�察�leaving his supper in this stage 

of preparation�察�and his door unfastened�拭�

    Dunstan¨s own recent difficulty in making his way suggested to 

him that the weaver had perhaps gone outside his cottage to fetch 

in   fuel�察  �or  for  some   such brief  purpose�察  �and   had   slipped   into   the 

Stone´pit。      That   was    an   interesting     idea   to  Dunstan�察     �carrying 

consequences of entire novelty。 If the weaver was dead�察�who had a 

right    to  his   money�拭     �Who    would     know    where     his   money     was 

hidden�拭�Who would know that anybody had come to take it away�拭�

He   went   no   further   into   the   subtleties   of   evidence�此  �the   pressing 

question�察 �Where is the money�拭院�now took such entire possession 

of him as to make him quite forget that the weaver¨s death was not 

a certainty。 A dull mind�察�once arriving at an inference that flatters 

a   desire�察  �is   rarely   able   to   retain   the   impression   that   the   notion 

from     which   the    inference   started     was   purely   problematic。      And 

Dunstan¨s mind was as dull as the mind of a possible felon usually 

is。 There were only three hiding´places where he had ever heard 

of cottagers¨ hoards being found�此�the thatch�察�the bed�察�and a hole in 

the floor。 Marner¨s cottage had no thatch�察�and Dunstan¨s first act�察�

after   a   train   of   thought   made   rapid   by   the   stimulus   of   cupidity�察�

was   to   go   up   to   the   bed�察  �but   while   he   did   so�察  �his   eyes   travelled 

eagerly   over   the   floor�察  �where   the   bricks�察  �distinct   in   the   firelight�察�

were      discernible      under      the   sprinkling      of   sand。     But     not 

everywhere�察�for there was one spot�察�and one only�察�which was quite 

covered with sand�察�and sand showing the marks of fingers�察�which 

had apparently been careful to spread it over a given space。 

    It   was   near   the   treadles   of   the   loom。   In   an   instant   Dunstan 

darted     to  that   spot�察 �swept   away      the  sand    with   his   whip�察  �and�察�

inserting the thin end of the hook between the bricks�察�found that 



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they were loose。 In haste he lifted up two bricks�察�and saw what he 

had no doubt was the object of his search�察�for what could there be 

but   money   in   those   two   leathern   bags�拭  �And�察  �from   their   weight�察�

they must be filled with guineas。 Dunstan felt round the hole�察�to be 

certain that

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