Answer:
A) vitality
Explanation:
According to the book Silas Marner by George Eliot, Silas was once a well to do man who had a good standing in church and had a fiance, with things going well for him until he was framed by his friend and lost everything, leaving the town a broke man.
However, Silas uses money to substitute for love and soon becomes obsessed with gold. But Eppie is different as Eppie has more vitality.
Therefore, as compared with Silas's gold, Eppie is portrayed as having more vitality.
