Silas Marner, Chapter 17: Zusammenfassung

Was geschieht

1. Priscilla refuses Nancy’s invitation to stay for tea because she wants to supervise the dairy at home.
2. In the garden, Nancy defends Godfrey’s disappointment at having no children, while Priscilla criticizes men’s dissatisfaction.
3. Priscilla and Mr. Lammeter depart, and Godfrey goes toward the Stone-pits to inspect drainage.
4. Nancy recalls losing a baby and refusing Godfrey’s repeated proposal to adopt Eppie because she considers it contrary to Providence.
5. The narrator explains Godfrey’s mistaken assumptions about Silas and his fear of revealing his earlier marriage to Nancy.
6. Jane reports people hurrying past, and Nancy watches from the window with growing concern about Godfrey’s absence.

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