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ELECBOOK CLASSICS
Silas Marner
George Eliot
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Contents
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PART 1
Chapter 1。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。7
Chapter 2。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。21
Chapter 3。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。31
Chapter 4。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。45
Chapter 5。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。54
Chapter 6。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。61
Chapter 7。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。74
Chapter 8。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。81
Chapter 9。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。92
Chapter 10。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。101
Chapter 11。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。120
Chapter 12。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。145
Chapter 13。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。153
Chapter 14。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。163
Chapter 15。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。179
PART 2
Chapter 16。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。182
Chapter 17。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。201
Chapter 18。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。215
Chapter 19。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。220
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Chapter 20。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。232
Chapter 21。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。235
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PART 1
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Chapter 1
n the days when the spinning´wheels hummed busily in the
farmhouses!and even great ladies�察 �clothed in silk and
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thread´lace�察 �had their toy spinning´wheels of polished oak!
there might be seen in districts far away among the lanes�察�or deep
in the bosom of the hills�察�certain pallid�察�undersized men�察�who�察�by
the side of the brawny country´folk�察�looked like the remnants of a
disinherited race。 The shepherd¨s dog barked fiercely when one of
these alien´looking men appeared on the upland�察�dark against the
early winter sunset�察�for what dog likes a figure bent under a heavy
bag�拭�and these pale men rarely stirred abroad without that
mysterious burden。 The shepherd himself�察 �though he had good
reason to believe that the bag held nothing but flaxen thread�察 �or
else the long rolls of strong linen spun from that thread�察�was not
quite sure that this trade of weaving�察�indispensable though it was�察�
could be carried on entirely without the help of the Evil One。 In
that far´off time superstition clung easily round every person or
thing that was at all unwonted�察 �or even intermittent and
occasional merely�察�like the visits of the pedlar or the knife´grinder。
No one knew where wandering men had their homes or their
origin�察 �and how was a man to be explained unless you at least
knew somebody who knew his father and mother�拭�To the peasants
of old times�察�the world outside their own direct experience was a
region of vagueness and mystery�察 �to their untravelled thought a
state of wandering was a conception as dim as the winter life of
the swallows that came back with the spring�察�and even a settler�察�if
he came from distant parts�察�hardly ever ceased to be viewed with a
remnant of distrust�察�which would have prevented any surprise if a
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long course of inoffensive conduct on his part had ended in the
commission of a crime�察 �especially if he had any reputation for
knowledge�察 �or showed any skill in handicraft。 All cleverness�察�
whether in the rapid use of that difficult instrument the tongue�察�or
in some other art unfamiliar to villagers�察 �was in itself suspicious�此�
honest folk�察�born and bred in a visible manner�察 �were mostly not
overwise or clever!at least�察�not beyond such a matter as knowing
the signs of the weather�察 �and the process by which rapidity and
dexterity of any kind were acquired was so wholly hidden that
they partook of the nature of conjuring。 In this way it came to pass
that those scattered linen´weavers!emigrants from the town into
the country!were to the last regarded as aliens by their rustic
neighbours�察 �and usually contracted the eccentric habits which
belong to a state of loneliness。
In the early years of this century�察�such a linen´weaver�察 �named
Silas Marner�察�worked at his vocation in a stone cottage that stood
among the nutty hedgerows near the village of Raveloe�察 �and not
far from the edge of a deserted stone´pit。 The questionable sound
of Silas¨s loom�察 �so unlike the natural cheerful trotting of the
winnowing´machine�察�or the simpler rhythm of the flail�察�had a half´
fearful fascination for the Raveloe boys�察�who would often leave off
their nutting or birds¨´nesting to peep in at the window of the
stone cottage�察 �counterbalancing a certain awe at the mysterious
action of the loom�察 �by a pleasant sense of scornful superiority�察�
drawn from the mockery of its alternating noises�察 �along with the
bent�察�treadmill attitude of the weaver。 But sometimes it happened
that Marner�察 �pausing to adjust an irregularity in his thread�察�
became aware of the small scoundrels�察 �and�察 �though chary of his
time�察�he liked their intrusion so ill that he would descend from his
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loom�察 �and�察 �opening the door�察 �would fix on them a gaz