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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。 

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