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way  of  her  welfare�察  �and   though   I¨m   sorry   to   hurt   you   after   what 

you¨ve done�察�and what I¨ve left undone�察�I feel now it¨s my duty to 

insist on taking care of my own daughter。 I want to do my duty。 ̄ 



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    It would be difficult to say whether it were Silas or Eppie that 

was more deeply stirred by this last speech of Godfrey¨s。 Thought 

had been very busy in Eppie as she listened to the contest between 

her old long´loved father and this new unfamiliar father who had 

suddenly   come   to   fill   the   place   of   that   black   featureless   shadow 

which had held the ring and placed it on her mother¨s finger。 Her 

imagination   had   darted   backward   in   conjectures�察  �and  forward   in 

previsions�察  �of   what   this   revealed   fatherhood   implied�察  �and   there 

were   words   in   Godfrey¨s   last   speech   which   helped   to   make   the 

previsions   especially   definite。   Not   that   these   thoughts�察  �either   of 

past or future�察�determined her resolution!that was determined by 

the   feelings   which   vibrated   to   every   word   Silas   had   uttered�察  �but 

they   raised�察  �even   apart   from   these   feelings�察  �a   repulsion   towards 

the offered lot and the newly revealed father。 

    Silas�察�on the other hand�察�was again stricken in conscience�察�and 

alarmed lest Godfrey¨s accusation should   be   true!lest  he   should 

be raising his own will as an  obstacle  to  Eppie¨s   good。 For  many 

moments he was mute�察�struggling for the self´conquest necessary 

to the uttering of the difficult words。 They came out tremulously。 

    ^I¨ll  say no  more。   Let  it  be  as   you  will。 Speak   to  the   child。   I¨ll 

hinder nothing。 ̄ 

    Even Nancy�察�with all the acute sensibility of her own affections�察�

shared her husband¨s view�察�that Marner was not justifiable in his 

wish to retain Eppie�察�after her real father had avowed himself。 She 

felt that it was a very hard trial for the poor weaver�察�but her code 

allowed   no   question       that   a  father   by   blood  must   have     a  claim 

above that of any foster´father。 Besides�察�Nancy�察�used all her life to 

plenteous      circumstances       and    the   privileges    of  ^respectability ̄�察�

could not enter into the pleasures which  early  nurture   and   habit 



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connect with all the little aims and efforts of the poor who are born 

poor�此�to her mind Eppie�察�in being restored   to  her  birthright�察  �was 

entering  on a   too  long  withheld   but  unquestionable   good。   Hence 

she   heard   Silas¨s   last   words   with   relief�察  �and   thought�察  �as   Godfrey 

did�察�that their wish was achieved。 

    ^Eppie�察  �my   dear�察院  �said   Godfrey�察  �looking   at   his   daughter�察  �not 

without   some   embarrassment�察  �under   the   sense   that   she   was   old 

enough   to   judge   him�察   �it¨ll   always   be   our   wish   that   you   should 

show your love and gratitude to one who¨s been a father to you so 

many      years�察   �and    we    shall   want    to   help   you    to   make     him 

comfortable in every way。 But  we   hope   you¨ll   come   to  love   us as 

well�察�and though I haven¨t been what a father should ha¨ been to 

you all these years�察�I wish to do the utmost in my power for you for 

the rest of my life�察�and provide for you as my only child。 And you¨ll 

have   the   best   of   mothers   in   my   wife!that¨ll   be   a   blessing   you 

haven¨t known since you were old enough to know it。 ̄ 

    ^My dear�察�you¨ll be a treasure to me�察院�said Nancy�察�in her gentle 

voice。 ^We shall want for nothing when we have our daughter。 ̄ 

    Eppie did not come forward and curtsy�察�as she had done before。 

She   held   Silas¨s    hand   in   hers�察  �and   grasped   it   firmly!it   was   a 

weaver¨s   hand�察  �with  a   palm   and   fingertips   that   were   sensitive   to 

such pressure!while she spoke with colder decision than before。 

    ^Thank      you�察  �ma¨am!thank         you�察  �sir�察 �for   your   offers!they¨re 

very great�察�and far above my wish。 For I should have no delight i¨ 

life any more if I was forced to go away from my father�察�and knew 

he   was   sitting  at  home�察�a´thinking  of  me and   feeling lone。   We¨ve 

been used to be happy together every day�察�and I can¨t think o¨ no 

happiness without him。 And he says he¨d nobody i¨ the world till I 

was sent to him�察�and he¨d have nothing when I was gone。 And he¨s 



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took care of me and loved me from the first�察�and I¨ll cleave to him 

as long as he lives�察�and nobody shall ever come between him and 

me。 ̄ 

    ^But you must make sure�察  �Eppie�察院�said   Silas�察�in   a  low  voice! 

 ̄you must make sure as you won¨t ever be sorry�察�because   you¨ve 

made your choice to stay among poor folks�察�and with poor clothes 

and things�察�when you might ha¨ had everything o¨ the best。 ̄ 

    His sensitiveness on this point had increased as   he listened   to 

Eppie¨s words of faithful affection。 

    ^I   can   never   be   sorry�察  �father�察院  �said   Eppie。   ^I   shouldn¨t   know 

what   to   think   on   or   to   wish   for   with   fine   things   about   me�察  �as   I 

haven¨t   been   used   to。   And   it   ¨ud   be   poor   work   for   me   to   put   on 

things�察�and ride in a gig�察�and sit in a place at church�察�as ¨ud make 

them   as   I¨m   fond   of   think   me   unfitting   company   for   ¨em。   What 

could I care for then�拭院�

    Nancy looked at Godfrey with a pained questioning glance。 But 

his eyes were fixed on the floor�察�where he was moving the end of 

his   stick�察  �as  if  he  were   pondering      on   something      absently。    She 

thought there was a word which might perhaps come better from 

her lips than from his。 

    ^What you say is natural�察�my dear child!it¨s natural you should 

cling    to  those    who¨ve    brought     you   up�察院   �she   said  mildly�察    �but 

there¨s    a  duty   you    owe   to  your    lawful   father。   There¨s    perhaps 

something   to   be   given   up   on   more   sides   than   one。   When   your 

father opens his home to you�察�I think it¨s right you shouldn¨t turn 

your back on it。 ̄ 

    ^I   can¨t   feel  as   I¨ve   got  any    father    but   one�察院  �said    Eppie�察�

impetuously�察  �while   the   tears   gathered。   ^I¨ve   always   thought   of   a 

little home where he¨d sit i¨ the corner�察�and I should fend and do 



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everything       for  him�此   �I  can¨t   think   o¨  no   other    home。     I  wasn¨t 

brought up to be a lady�察�and I can¨t turn my mind to it。 I like the 

working´folks�察�and their victuals�察�and their ways。 And�察院�she ended 

passionately�察      �while    the   tears   fell�察  �I¨m    promised      to  marry     a 

working´man�察  �as¨ll   live   with   father�察  �and   help   me   to   take   care   of 

him。 ̄ 

    Godfrey  looked   up   at  Nancy  with  a   flushed   face   and smarting 

dilated eyes。 This frustration of a purpose  towards   which  he  had 

set   out   under     the  exalted    consciousness       that   he   was   about    to 

compensate   in   some   degree   for   the   greatest   demerit   of   his    

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