# Dowlas — Silas Marner character guide

> Dowlas in Silas Marner by George Eliot.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Dowlas, Master Dowlas

**First appearance:** 0006-part-i-v

## Who they are

A farrier and frequent debater at the Rainbow.

## In the story

### [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/chapters/part-i-vi)

The farrier, a skeptical and argumentative man who challenges the local superstition about Cliff's Holiday and offers a bet to prove it false.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/chapters/part-i-vii)

The farrier who proposes to act as deputy-constable but is challenged by Mr. Macey, leading to a heated argument.

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