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Sixteen years pass, Eppie grows up to be a charming young
woman. Dolly Winthrop's son wishes to marry her. She agrees to
the marriage only on the condition that Silas would be permitted to
live with them. Meanwhile, Dunstan's dead body and Silas' gold
are found in the quarry. This discovery moves Godfrey to
confession. Contrary to his speculation, Nancy is not disgusted
with him and is sorry that they did not adopt Eppie earlier. The
couple then proceeds to Silas' house to claim their daughter. Silas
is unnerved by Godfrey's story, but does not stand in the way of
Eppie's happiness. Eppie, however, refuses the life of luxury
offered by her real father and prefers to stay with the man who has
tenderly brought her up and whom she loves above anyone else in
the world.
Silas goes to Lantern yard with Eppie in order to vindicate himself
from the accusation of the old theft. At the old meeting house, his
disgrace and bitterness are swept away by the winds of change, and
Silas returns home a man at peace with himself and with God.
Poetic justice asserts itself. Silas, the man falsely accused, stands
acquitted and blessed, while Godfrey has to pay the wages of his
sin and realizes that "Repentance doesn't alter what has been going
on for sixteen years." The story draws towards a happy close. One
fine summer day Eppie is married to Aaron, and the flowers bloom
in their new house as if echoing their gladness.
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