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a man accustomed to put two and two together!to connect  with 

the tinder´box�察�which�察�as deputy´constable�察�he himself had had the 

honourable distinction of finding�察�certain recollections of a pedlar 

who  had   called   to  drink at  the  house   about  a month  before�察  �and 

had actually stated that he carried a tinder´box about with him to 

light his pipe。 Here�察�surely�察�was a clue to be followed out。 And as 

memory�察       �when     duly    impregnated       with    ascertained      facts�察  �is 

sometimes       surprisingly     fertile�察 �Mr。   Snell   gradually    recovered     a 

vivid   impression   of   the   effect   produced   on   him   by   the   pedlar¨s 

countenance and conversation。 He had a ^look with his eye ̄ which 

fell unpleasantly on Mr。 Snell¨s sensitive organism。 To be sure�察�he 

didn¨t   say  anything  particular!no�察  �except   that   about   the   tinder´ 

box!but it isn¨t what a man says�察�it¨s the way he says it。 Moreover�察�

he   had   a   swarthy   foreignness   of   complexion   which   boded   little 

honesty。 

    ^Did   he   wear   earrings�拭院  �Mr。   Crackenthorp          wished    to   know�察�

having some acquaintance with foreign customs。 

    ^Well!stay!let          me    see�察院   �said    Mr。    Snell�察  �like   a   docile 

clairvoyant�察�who would really not make a mistake if she could help 

it。   After   stretching   the   corners   of   his   mouth   and   contracting   his 

eyes�察�as if he were trying to see the earrings�察�he appeared to give 

up the effort�察�and said�察 �Well�察�he¨d got earrings in his box to sell�察�so 

it¨s   nat¨ral   to  suppose   he might  wear  ¨em。   But  he   called   at   every 

house�察�a¨most�察�in the village�察�there¨s somebody else�察�mayhap�察�saw 

¨em in his ears�察�though I can¨t take upon me rightly to say。 ̄ 

    Mr。 Snell was correct in his surmise that somebody else would 

remember        the   pedlar¨s   earrings。    For   on   the  spread     of  inquiry 



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among the villagers it was stated with gathering emphasis that the 

parson had wanted to know whether the pedlar wore earrings  in 

his    ears�察  �and    an   impression      was    created     that   a   great   deal 

depended   on   the   eliciting   of   this   fact。   Of   course�察  �every   one   who 

heard the question�察�not having any distinct image of the pedlar as 

without earrings�察�immediately had an image of him with earrings�察�

larger     or  smaller�察   �as   the  case    might    be�察  �and   the   image     was 

presently taken for a vivid recollection�察�so that the glazier¨s wife�察�a 

well´intentioned woman�察�not given to lying�察�and whose house was 

among the cleanest in the village�察�was ready to declare�察�as sure as 

ever she meant to take the sacrament the very next Christmas that 

was ever coming�察�that she   had   seen   big  earrings�察  �in   the   shape   of 

the young moon�察�in the pedlar¨s two  ears�察 �while   Jinny  Oates�察  �the 

cobbler¨s   daughter�察  �being   a   more   imaginative   person�察  �stated   not 

only that she had seen them too�察�but that they had made her blood 

creep�察�as it did at that very moment while there she stood。 

    Also�察�by way of throwing further light on this clue of the tinder´ 

box�察�a collection was made of  all   the   articles purchased   from   the 

pedlar     at  various     houses�察   �and    carried    to  the   Rainbow      to   be 

exhibited there。 In fact�察�there was a general feeling in the   village 

that for the clearing´up of this robbery there must be a great deal 

done   at   the   Rainbow�察  �and   that   no   man      need    offer   his  wife   an 

excuse   for   going   there   while     it   was  the   scene   of  severe    public 

duties。 

    Some disappointment was felt�察�and perhaps a little indignation 

also�察   �when     it  became       known      that   Silas   Marner�察     �on    being 

questioned by  the   Squire   and   the   parson�察  �had   retained   no   other 

recollection of the pedlar than that he had called at his door�察�but 

had not entered his house�察�having turned away at once when Silas�察�



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holding the door ajar�察�had said that he wanted nothing。 This had 

been Silas¨s testimony�察�though he clutched strongly at the idea of 

the pedlar¨s being the culprit�察�if only because it gave him a definite 

image of a   whereabout  for  his   gold  after  it  had  been   taken away 

from its hiding´place�此�he could see it now in the pedlar¨s box。 But 

it   was   observed   with   some   irritation   in   the   village   that   anybody 

but    a  ^blind    creatur ̄     like  Marner      would     have   seen    the   man 

prowling   about�察  �for   how   came   he   to   leave   his   tinder´box   in   the 

ditch close by�察�if he hadn¨t been lingering there�拭�Doubtless�察�he had 

made his observations when he saw Marner at the door。 Anybody 

might   know!and   only   look   at   him!that   the   weaver   was   a   half´ 

crazy   miser。   It   was   a   wonder   the   pedlar   hadn¨t   murdered   him�察�

men   of   that   sort�察  �with   rings   in   their   ears�察  �had   been   known   for 

murderers often and often�察�there had been one tried at the ¨sizes�察�

not     so   long    ago    but    what    there     were     people     living   who 

remembered it。 

    Godfrey Cass�察�indeed�察�entering the Rainbow during one of Mr。 

Snell¨s frequently repeated recitals of his testimony�察�had treated it 

lightly�察�stating that he himself had bought a penknife of the pedlar�察�

and     thought     him   a   merry     grinning     fellow   enough�察    �it  was    all 

nonsense�察�he said�察�about the man¨s evil looks。 But this was spoken 

of in the village as the random talk of youth�察 �as if it was only Mr。 

Snell    who   had   seen     something   odd   about   the       pedlar� 院   �On    the 

contrary�察  �there   were   at   least   half   a   dozen   who   were   ready   to   go 

before Justice Malam�察�and   give in much  more   striking  testimony 

than     any   the   landlord     could   furnish。    It  was    to  be   hoped    Mr。 

Godfrey would not go to Tarley and throw cold water on what Mr。 

Snell   said   there�察  �and   so   prevent   the   justice   from   drawing   up   a 

warrant。 He was suspected of intending this�察�when�察�after midday�察�



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he was seen setting off on horseback in the direction of Tarley。 

    But   by   this   time   Godfrey¨s   interest   in   the   robbery   had   faded 

before   his   growing   anxiety   about   Dunstan   and   Wildfire�察  �and   he 

was     going�察  �not   to  Tarley�察   �but   to  Batherley�察     �unable    to  rest   in 

uncertainty  about  them   any  longer。   The   possibility   that   Dunstan 

had   played   him   the   ugly   trick   of   riding   away   with   Wildfire�察  �to 

return     at   the  end   of  a   month�察   �when    he   had   gambled      away    or 

otherwise squandered the price of the horse�察�was a fear that urged 

itself   upon    him   more�察    �even�察  �than   the   thought     of  an   accidental 

injury�察�and now that the dance at Mrs。 Osgood¨s was past�察�he was 

irritated   with   himself   that   he   had   trusted   his   horse   to   Dunstan。 

Instead   of  trying  to  still   his   fears   he   encouraged   them�察  �with   that 

superstitious   impression   which  clings   to   us   all�察  �that   if   we   expect 

evil very strongly it is the less likely to come�察�and when he heard a 

horse   a

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