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"For, over the gleaming sea which he had watched so long, and which seemed thus to reward his patient gaze, came his bride that sunny morning. FOR OVER THE GLEAMING SEA WHICH HE HAD WATCHED SO LONG AND WHICH SEEMED THUS TO REWARD HIS PATIENT GAZE CAME HIS BRIDE THAT SUNNY MORNING
was almost a patriarchal pathos in his expression, as he sauntered along in the sunshine towards the shore. A group of idle gazers was collected, to watch the arrival. The little vessel furled her sails, and drifted slowly landward, and, as she was of very light draft, she came close to the shelving shore. A long plank was put out from her side, and the debarkation commenced. "My grandfather Titbottom stood looking on, to see the passengers as they passed. There were but a few of them, and mostly traders from the neighboring island. But suddenly the face of a young girl appeared over the side of the vessel, and she stepped upon the plank to descend. My grandfather Titbottom instantly advanced, and, moving briskly, reached the top of the plank at the same moment, and with the old tassel of his cap flashing in the sun, and one hand in the pocket of his dressing-gown, with the other he handed the young lady carefully down the plank. That young lady was afterwards my grandmother Titbottom.  AN OLD MAN BUT THERE WAS ALMOST A PATRIARCHAL PATHOS IN HIS EXPRESSION AS HE SAUNTERED ALONG IN THE SUNSHINE TOWARDS THE SHORE A GROUP OF IDLE GAZERS WAS COLLECTED TO WATCH THE ARRIVAL THE LITTLE VESSEL FURLED HER SAILS AND DRIFTED SLOWLY LANDWARD AND AS SHE WAS A VERY LIGHT DRAUGHT SHE CAME CLOSE TO THE SHELVING SHORE A LONG PLANK WAS PUT OUT FROM HER SIDE AND THE DEBARCATION COMMENCED MY GRANDFATHER TIT BOTTOM STOOD LOOKING ON TO SEE THE PASSENGERS AS THEY PASSED THERE WERE BUT A FEW OF THEM AND MOSTLY TRADERS FROM THE NEIGHBORING ISLAND BUT SUDDENLY THE FACE OF A YOUNG GIRL APPEARED OVER THE SIDE OF THE VESSEL AND SHE STEPPED UPON THE PLANK TO DESCEND MY GRANDFATHER TIT BOTTOM INSTANTLY ADVANCED AND MOVING BRISKLY REACHED THE TOP OF THE PLANK AT THE SAME MOMENT AND WITH THE OLD TASSEL OF HIS CAP FLASHING IN THE SUN AND ONE HAND IN THE POCKET OF HIS DRESSING GOWN WITH THE OTHER HE HANDED THE YOUNG LADY CAREFULLY DOWN THE PLANK THAT YOUNG LADY WAS AFTERWARDS MY GRANDMOTHER TIT BOTTOM
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