Then Silas remembers that he last used the knife to cut a strap for William, but he says nothing to the others. The empty bag is found there by William Dane. Silas' knife is found in the drawer, but Silas swears he is innocent and asks that his room be searched. During Silas' watch, a bag of money disappears from a drawer by the deacon's bed. But one day the elder deacon fell ill and had to be tended day and night by members of the congregation, as he was a childless widower. He had a close friend named William Dane, and he was engaged to marry a serving girl named Sarah. His fits were regarded there as a mark of special closeness to the Holy Spirit. For fifteen years he has lived like this.įifteen years earlier, Silas was a respected member of a church at Lantern Yard in a city to the north. In addition, he lives completely alone, and he has been known to have strange fits. He is viewed with distrust by the local people because he comes from a distant part of the country. In the village of Raveloe lives a weaver named Silas Marner.
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