Silas Marner
what does george eliot mean by the following utterance, "since the time the child was sent to me and i have come to love her as myself,i have had light enough to trusten by"
chapter 21
chapter 21
The child is Silas's light in his life. The gold that was stolen was replaced with a greater treasure in the girl. Silas feels he has purpose and light in his life; he has the unconditional love and trust of this girl. Silas is no longer an isolated hermit angry at the world.