Mrs. Winthrop was a selfless and paltien woman . Comment
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A village woman who befriends Silas Marner, Dolly is a persistent friend to Marner, and the person to whom he turns for help and advice after he adopts Eppie. Dolly is overflowing with kindness and local wisdom. She frequently admits to how little she knows, and how little any human can known, of divine plans for all people. Dolly is selfless with her time and energy in helping others. She is also a formidable mother to little Aaron and attempts to teach Marner how best to discipline Eppie.
Dolly Winthrop Quotes in Silas Marner
The Silas Marner quotes below are all either spoken by Dolly Winthrop or refer to Dolly Winthrop. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one: Faith Theme Icon). Note: all page numbers and citation info for the quotes below refer to the Dover Publications edition of Silas Marner published in 1996.