사일러스 마너(조지 엘리엇) - 14

  All that was left to him was his weaving, and he sat at his loom seven days a week, working all the daylight hours. In the town he had earned less, and had given much of his money to the chapel, for the old, the poor, and the sick. But now he began to earn more than ever before, and there was no reason for him to give away any of it. He was often paid for his linen in gold. He discovered that he liked holding the shining coins in his hand and looking at their bright faces.

 

사일러스가 새로운 마을에 정착하는 과정을 그리고 있습니다. 불쌍한 사일러스, 연인과 친구와 믿었던 신에게 배신당하고 쓸쓸하고 외롭게 살 게 되었죠. 삶이란 이런 고통으로 가득차있기 마련이랍니다. 그래서 지혜가 필요한 거죠. 나보다 이웃을 소중하게 여길 줄 알아야 한답니다.