Silas Marner, Chapter 18: Zusammenfassung

Was geschieht

1. Godfrey returns visibly shaken and asks to speak privately with Nancy.
2. He reports that the drained Stone-pit reveals Dunstan’s skeleton alongside Silas Marner’s stolen money.
3. The discovery prompts Godfrey to confess that Eppie’s dead mother was his wife and Eppie is his daughter.
4. Nancy regrets his secrecy, saying she could have accepted Eppie and found comfort after their own baby’s death.
5. Nancy distinguishes her own hurt from the wrong done to Eppie, and the couple agree to visit Silas that night.

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Nancy rejects Godfrey’s use of love to excuse secrecy. Her response keeps attention on his neglected duty rather than only her personal hurt.

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