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He did not seem to grow old, and he was one of those who never appear to have been very young. He flourished in a perennial maturity, an immortal middle age. HE DID NOT SEEM TO GROW OLD AND HE WAS ONE OF THOSE WHO NEVER APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN VERY YOUNG HE FLOURISHED IN A PERENNIAL MATURITY AN IMMORTAL MIDDLE AGE
In fact, I think a gross would be quite enough to supply the world. It is a kind of article for which the demand does not increase with use If we should all wear spectacles like mine, we should never smile any more. Or--I am not quite sure--we should all be very happy." "A very important difference," said Prue, counting her stitches. "You know my grandfather Titbottom was a West Indian. A large proprietor, and an easy man he basked in the tropical sun, leading his quiet, luxurious life. He lived much alone, and was what people call eccentric--by which I understand, that he was very much himself, and, refusing the influence of other people, they had their revenges, and called him names. It is a habit not exclusively tropical. I think I have seen the same thing even in this city. "But he was greatly beloved--my bland and bountiful grandfather. He was so large-hearted and open-handed. He was so friendly, and thoughtful, and genial, that even his jokes had the air of graceful benedictions. ES THE EW OF THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD IN FACT I THINK A GROSS WOULD BE QUITE ENOUGH TO SUPPLY THE WORLD IT IS A KIND OF ARTICLE FOR WHICH THE DEMAND DOES NOT INCREASE WITH USE IF WE SHOULD ALL WEAR SPECTACLES LIKE MINE WE SHOULD NEVER SMILE ANY MORE OR I AM NOT QUITE SURE WE SHOULD ALL BE VERY HAPPY A VERY IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE SAID PRUE COUNTING HER STITCHES YOU KNOW MY GRANDFATHER TIT BOTTOM WAS A WEST INDIAN A LARGE PROPRIETOR AND AN EASY MAN HE BASKED IN THE TROPICAL SUN LEADING HIS QUIET LUXURIOUS LIFE HE LIVED MUCH ALONE AND WAS WHAT PEOPLE CALL ECCENTRIC BY WHICH I UNDERSTAND THAT HE WAS VERY MUCH HIMSELF AND REFUSING THE INFLUENCE OF OTHER PEOPLE THEY HAD THEIR REVENGES AND CALLED HIM NAMES IT IS A HABIT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TROPICAL I THINK I HAVE SEEN THE SAME THING EVEN IN THIS CITY BUT HE WAS GREATLY BELOVED MY BLAND AND BOUNTIFUL GRANDFATHER HE WAS SO LARGE HEARTED AND OPEN HANDED HE WAS SO FRIENDLY AND THOUGHTFUL AND GENIAL THAT EVEN HIS JOKES HAD THE AIR OF GRACEFUL BENEDICTIONS
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