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He had a sense that the old man meant to be good-natured and…

Quote byGeorge Eliot · 1819–1880

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe (1861), Chapter 10 (at page 79).

English (original)

He had a sense that the old man meant to be good-natured and neighbourly; but the kindness fell on him as sunshine falls on the wretched — he had no heart to taste it, and felt that it was very far off him.

— George Eliot

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