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joy。 He had been telling her how he used to count it every night�察�
and how his soul was utterly desolate till she was sent to him。
^At first�察�I¨d a sort o¨ feeling come across me now and then�察院�he
was saying in a subdued tone�察 �as if you might be changed into the
gold again�察 �for sometimes�察 �turn my head which way I would�察 �I
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seemed to see the gold�察�and I thought I should be glad if I could
feel it�察�and find it was come back。 But that didn¨t last long。 After a
bit�察�I should have thought it was a curse come again if it had drove
you from me�察 �for I¨d got to feel the need o¨ your looks and your
voice and the touch o¨ your little fingers。 You didn¨t know then�察�
Eppie�察 �when you were such a little ¨un!you didn¨t know what
your old father Silas felt for you。 ̄
^But I know now�察�father�察院�said Eppie。 ^If it hadn¨t been for you�察�
they¨d have taken me to the workhouse�察 �and there¨d have been
nobody to love me。 ̄
^Eh�察 �my precious child�察 �the blessing was mine。 If you hadn¨t
been sent to save me�察�I should ha¨ gone to the grave in my misery。
The money was taken away from me in time�察�and you see it¨s been
kept!kept till it was wanted for you。 It¨s wonderful!our life is
wonderful。 ̄
Silas sat in silence a few minutes�察 �looking at the money。 ^It
takes no hold of me now�察院 �he said ponderingly! ̄the money
doesn¨t。 I wonder if it ever could again!I doubt it might�察�if I lost
you�察�Eppie。 I might come to think I was forsaken again�察�and lose
the feeling that God was good to me。 ̄
At that moment there was a knocking at the door�察 �and Eppie
was obliged to rise without answering Silas。 Beautiful she looked�察�
with the tenderness of gathering tears in her eyes and a slight
flush on her cheeks�察 �as she stepped to open the door。 The flush
deepened when she saw Mr。 and Mrs。 Godfrey Cass。 She made her
little rustic curtsy�察�and held the door wide for them to enter。
^We¨re disturbing you very late�察 �my dear�察院 �said Mrs。 Cass�察�
taking Eppie¨s hand�察�and looking in her face with an expression of
anxious interest and admiration。 Nancy herself was pale and
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tremulous。
Eppie�察�after placing chairs for Mr。 and Mrs。 Cass�察�went to stand
against Silas�察�opposite to them。
^Well�察 �Marner�察院 �said Godfrey�察 �trying to speak with perfect
firmness�察 �it¨s a great comfort to me to see you with your money
again�察�that you¨ve been deprived of so many years。 It was one of
my family did you the wrong!the more grief to me!and I feel
bound to make up to you for it in every way。 Whatever I can do for
you will be nothing but paying a debt�察�even if I looked no further
than the robbery。 But there are other things I¨m beholden!shall
be beholden to you for�察�Marner。 ̄
Godfrey checked himself。 It had been agreed between him and
his wife that the subject of his fatherhood should be approached
very carefully�察 �and that�察 �if possible�察 �the disclosure should be
reserved for the future�察 �so that it might be made to Eppie
gradually。 Nancy had urged this�察 �because she felt strongly the
painful light in which Eppie must inevitably see the relation
between her father and mother。
Silas�察 �always ill at ease when he was being spoken to by
^betters ̄�察�such as Mr。 Cass!tall�察�powerful�察�florid men�察�seen chiefly
on horseback!answered with some constraint!^Sir�察 �I¨ve a deal
to thank you for a¨ready。 As for the robbery�察�I count it no loss to
me。 And if I did�察�you couldn¨t help it�察�you aren¨t answerable for it。 ̄
^You may look at it in that way�察�Marner�察�but I never can�察�and I
hope you¨ll let me act according to my own feeling of what¨s just。 I
know you¨re easily contented�此�you¨ve been a hard´working man all
your life。 ̄
^Yes�察 �sir�察 �yes�察院 �said Marner�察 �meditatively。 ^I should ha¨ been
bad off without my work�此�it was what I held by when everything
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else was gone from me。 ̄
^Ah�察院 �said Godfrey�察 �applying Marner¨s words simply to his
bodily wants�察 �it was a good trade for you in this country�察�because
there¨s been a great deal of linen´weaving to be done。 But you¨re
getting rather past such close work�察�Marner�此�it¨s time you laid by
and had some rest。 You look a good deal pulled down�察 �though
you¨re not an old man�察�are you�拭院�
^Fifty´five�察�as near as I can say�察�sir�察院�said Silas。
^Oh�察�why�察�you may live thirty years longer!look at old Macey� �
And that money on the table�察�after all�察�is but little。 It won¨t go far
either way!whether it¨s put out to interest�察�or you were to live on
it as long as it would last�此�it wouldn¨t go far if you¨d nobody to keep
but yourself�察 �and you¨ve had two to keep for a good many years
now。 ̄
^Eh�察 �sir�察院 �said Silas�察 �unaffected by anything Godfrey was
saying�察 �I¨m in no fear o¨ want。 We shall do very well!Eppie and
me ¨ull do well enough。 There¨s few working´folks have got so
much laid by as that。 I don¨t know what it is to gentlefolks�察�but I
look upon it as a deal!almost too much。 And as for us�察�it¨s little we
want。 ̄
^Only the garden�察 �father�察院 �said Eppie�察 �blushing up to the ears
the moment after。
^You love a garden�察 �do you�察 �my dear�拭院 �said Nancy�察 �thinking
that this turn in the point of view might help her husband。 ^We
should agree in that�此�I give a deal of time to the garden。 ̄
^Ah�察 �there¨s plenty of gardening at the Red House�察院 �said
Godfrey�察 �surprised at the difficulty he found in approaching a
proposition which had seemed so easy to him in the distance。
^You¨ve done a good part by Eppie�察 �Marner�察 �for sixteen years。 It
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¨ud be a great comfort to you to see her well provided for�察�wouldn¨t
it�拭�She looks blooming and healthy�察�but not fit for any hardships�此�
she doesn¨t look like a strapping girl come of working parents。
You¨d like to see her taken care of by those who can leave her well
off�察�and make a lady of her�察�she¨s more fit for it than for a rough
life�察�such as she might come to have in a few years¨ time。 ̄
A slight flush came over Marner¨s face�察�and disappeared�察�like a
passing gleam。 Eppie was simply wondering Mr。 Cass should talk
so about things that seemed to have nothing to do with reality�察�but
Silas was hurt and uneasy。
^I don¨t take your meaning�察�sir�察院�he answered�察�not having words
at command