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Who attended the New Year's party in chapter 11 of Silas Marner?
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The New Year's party at the Red House in Chapter 11 of Silas Marner is attended by Mr. Godfrey Cass, Mrs. Kimble, the two Miss Gunns, and numerous women. Nancy Lammeter, accompanied by her sister Priscilla, is relieved to see her aunt, Mrs. Osgood, but is annoyed by Godfrey's presence due to his romantic interest in her. During dinner, Nancy is seated between Mr. Crackenthorp and Godfrey, with the squire encouraging the match.
The New Year’s dance is at the Red House. The guests at the part include Mr. Godfrey Cass, Mrs. Kimble, and the two Miss Gunns. There are a lot of women. Nancy is relieved that her aunt Mrs. Osgood is there, but annoyed that Godfrey is, because he wants to marry her and she does not want to marry him. She is also accompanied by her sister Priscilla, in a matching dress.
There was a buzz of voices through the house as Miss Nancy entered, mingled with the scrape of a fiddle preluding in the kitchen; but the Lammeters were guests whose arrival had evidently been thought of so much that it had been watched for from the windows… (ch 11)
At dinner, Nancy has to sit between Mr. Crackenthorp and Godfrey. The drunker the squire gets, the more he pushes Nancy on Godfrey.
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