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^That¨s Christmas music�察院 �she said�察 �when Aaron had ended�察�
and had secured his piece of cake again。 ^There¨s no other music
equil to the Christmas music!¨Hark the erol angils sing。¨ And you
may judge what it is at church�察�Master Marner�察�with the bassoon
and the voices�察 �as you can¨t help thinking you¨ve got to a better
place a¨ready!for I wouldn¨t speak ill o¨ this world�察 �seeing as
Them put us in it as knows best!but what wi¨ the drink�察�and the
quarrelling�察�and the bad illnesses�察�and the hard dying�察�as I¨ve seen
times and times�察�one¨s thankful to hear of a better。 The boy sings
pretty�察�don¨t he�察�Master Marner�拭院�
^Yes�察院�said Silas�察�absently�察 �very pretty。 ̄
The Christmas carol�察 �with its hammer´like rhythm�察 �had fallen
on his ears as strange music�察�quite unlike a hymn�察�and could have
none of the effect Dolly contemplated。 But he wanted to show her
that he was grateful�察�and the only mode that occurred to him was
to offer Aaron a bit more cake。
^Oh�察�no�察�thank you�察�Master Marner�察院�said Dolly�察�holding down
Aaron¨s willing hands。 ^We must be going home now。 And so I
wish you good´bye�察�Master Marner�察 �and if you ever feel anyways
bad in your inside�察 �as you can¨t fend for yourself�察 �I¨ll come and
clean up for you�察�and get you a bit o¨ victual�察�and willing。 But I beg
and pray of you to leave off weaving of a Sunday�察�for it¨s bad for
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soul and body!and the money as comes i¨ that way ¨ull be a bad
bed to lie down on at the last�察�if it doesn¨t fly away�察�nobody knows
where�察 �like the white frost。 And you¨ll excuse me being that free
with you�察 �Master Marner�察 �for I wish you well!I do。 Make your
bow�察�Aaron。 ̄
Silas said ^Good´bye�察�and thank you kindly ̄�察�as he opened the
door for Dolly�察�but he couldn¨t help feeling relieved when she was
gone!relieved that he might weave again and moan at his ease。
Her simple view of life and its comforts�察�by which she had tried to
cheer him�察 �was only like a report of unknown objects�察 �which his
imagination could not fashion。 The fountains of human love and of
faith in a divine love had not yet been unlocked�察�and his soul was
still the shrunken rivulet�察 �with only this difference�察 �that its little
groove of sand was blocked up�察 �and it wandered confusedly
against dark obstruction。
And so�察�notwithstanding the honest persuasions of Mr。 Macey
and Dolly Winthrop�察�Silas spent his Christmas Day in loneliness�察�
eating his meat in sadness of heart�察�though the meat had come to
him as a neighbourly present。 In the morning he looked out on the
black frost that seemed to press cruelly on every blade of grass�察�
while the half´icy red pool shivered under the bitter wind�察 �but
towards evening the snow began to fall�察 �and curtained from him
even that dreary outlook�察 �shutting him close up with his narrow
grief。 And he sat in his robbed home through the livelong evening�察�
not caring to close his shutters or lock his door�察�pressing his head
between his hands and moaning�察�till the cold grasped him and told
him that his fire was gray。
Nobody in this world but himself knew that he was the same
Silas Marner who had once loved his fellow with tender love�察�and
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trusted in an unseen goodness。 Even to himself that past
experience had become dim。
But in Raveloe village the bells rang merrily�察 �and the church
was fuller than all through the rest of the year�察 �with red faces
among the abundant dark´green boughs!faces prepared for a
longer service than usual by an odorous breakfast of toast and ale。
Those green boughs�察 �the hymn and anthem never heard but at
Christmas!even the Athanasian Creed�察�which was discriminated
from the others only as being longer and of exceptional virtue�察�
since it was only read on rare occasions!brought a vague�察�
exulting sense�察�for which the grown men could as little have found
words as the children�察 �that something great and mysterious had
been done for them in heaven above and in earth below�察 �which
they were appropriating by their presence。 And then the red faces
made their way through the black biting frost to their own homes�察�
feeling themselves free for the rest of the day to eat�察�drink�察�and be
merry�察�and using that Christian freedom without diffidence。
At Squire Cass¨s family party that day nobody mentioned
Dunstan!nobody was sorry for his absence�察�or feared it would be
too long。 The doctor and his wife�察 �uncle and aunt Kimble�察 �were
there�察�and the annual Christmas talk was carried through without
any omissions�察 �rising to the climax of Mr。 Kimble¨s experience
when he walked the London hospitals thirty years back�察�together
with striking professional anecdotes then gathered。 Whereupon
cards followed�察 �with aunt Kimble¨s annual failure to follow suit�察�
and uncle Kimble¨s irascibility concerning the odd trick which was
rarely explicable to him�察 �when it was not on his side�察 �without a
general visitation of tricks to see that they were formed on sound
principles�此 �the whole being accompanied by a strong steaming
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odour of spirits´and´water。
But the party on Christmas Day�察 �being a strictly family party�察�
was not the pre´eminently brilliant celebration of the season at the
Red House。 It was the great dance on New Year¨s Eve that made
the glory of Squire Cass¨s hospitality�察 �as of his forefathers¨�察 �time
out of mind。 This was the occasion when all the society of Raveloe
and Tarley�察 �whether old acquaintances separated by long rutty
distances�察 �or cooled acquaintances separated by
misunderstandings concerning runaway calves�察 �or acquaintances
founded on intermittent condescension�察 �counted on meeting and
on comporting themselves with mutual appropriateness。 This was
the occasion on which fair dames who came on pillions sent their
bandboxes before them�察 �supplied with more than their evening
costume�察�for the feast was not to end with a single evening�察�like a
paltry town entertainment�察�where the whole supply of eatables is
put on the table at once�察 �and bedding is scanty。 The Red House
was provisioned as if for a siege�察�and as for the spare feather´beds
ready to be laid on floors�察�they were as plentiful as might naturally
be expected in a family that had killed its own geese for many
generations。
Godfrey Cass was looking forward to this New Year¨s Eve with
a foolish�察 �reckless longing that made him half deaf to his
importunate companion�察�Anxiety。