Silas Marner
Before Silas Marner had settled in the village of Raveloe, he had
lived in Lantern Yard. Silas had left Lantern Yard because he had been
falsely accused of stealing - and because his friend, William Dane,
had betrayed his trust by accusing him and marrying Silas's fiancee,
Sarah.
When Silas settles in Raveloe, he is isolated from the village. That
he is a weaver and that his cottage is on the edge of town, next to
the Stone-pits, make Silas very different from the rest of the
village. Also, the townspeople believe that Silas is connected with
the devil because they think he can set curses and charms. The
townspeople generally stay away from him, except for the curious
children who are interested in the unusual sound of the loom and are
frightened by Silas's glaring face. Deprived of human companionship
and love, Silas only has love for the gold that he hoards. Silas
remains alone and cold for fifteen years.
Dunsey Cass, Squire Cass's younger and reckless son, does not pay back
the rent money that Godfrey has given him. Dunsey threatens that if
Godfrey does not pay the money himself, then he will reveal Godfrey's
dark secret that he was married to a drunk named Molly Farren. Godfrey
is forced to sell his beloved horse, Wildfire, and against his better
judgement, allows Dunsey to take the horse to the hunt and sell it. He
would rather pay the money than have Dunsey expose his marriage to
their father, for he wants to win Nancy Lammeter's love. News of his
marriage would surely jeopardize any chance of marrying Nancy.
Dunsey takes the horse and finds a buyer, but he accidentally kills
the horse when he enters the horse hunt and jumps over a stake,
stabbing the horse. Dunsey manages to s...
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...ister and try
to clear his accused name. With Eppie accompanying him, Silas finds a
horrid, grim-looking town in place of the Lantern Yard he knew. To his
horror, in place of the chapel is a factory, and no one knows what
happened to the chapel or the minister. Silas talks to Dolly about the
disappointment of not finding the chapel and the minister and fears
that his dark past might never be cleared. However, Silas agrees with
Dolly in that there is goodness and right in this world, as long as he
trusts.
Eppie and Aaron are married on a beautiful day with their family
present. Nancy's sister and father accompany her to the wedding, for
Godfrey is suddenly out of town. The villagers agree that Silas has
brought a blessing to himself by taking in a lone, abandoned child.
Eppie and Aaron live with Silas on his property, which has been
enlarged by Godfrey.
I was experiencing an ordeal: a hand of fiery iron grasped my vitals. Terrible moment: full of struggle blackness, burning! No human being that ever lived could wish to be loved better then I was loved; and him who thus loved me I absolutely worshipped: and I must renounce love and idol. (311; ch. 27)
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