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"Misfortunes of many kinds came heavily upon the family after the head was gone. The great house was relinquished. My parents were both dead, and my grandmother had entire charge of me. But from the moment that I received the gift of the spectacles, I could not resist their fascination, and I withdrew into myself, and became a solitary boy. MISFORTUNES OF MANY KINDS CAME HEAVILY UPON THE FAMILY AFTER THE HEAD WAS GONE THE GREAT HOUSE WAS RELINQUISHED MY PARENTS WERE BOTH DEAD AND MY GRANDMOTHER HAD ENTIRE CHARGE OF ME BUT FROM THE MOMENT THAT I RECEIVED THE GIFT OF THE SPECTACLES I COULD NOT RESIST THEIR FASCINATION AND I WITHDREW INTO MYSELF AND BECAME A SOLITARY BOY
 has carried his heart in his hand, like a palm branch, waving all discords into peace, helps our faith in God, in ourselves, and in each other, more than many sermons. I hardly know whether to be grateful to my grandfather for the spectacles; and yet when I remember that it is to them I owe the pleasant image of him which I cherish I seem to myself sadly ungrateful. "Madam," said Titbottom to Prue, solemnly, "my memory is a long and gloomy gallery, and only remotely, at its further end, do I see the glimmer of soft sunshine, and only there are the pleasant pictures hung. They seem to me very happy along whose gallery the sunlight streams to their very feet, striking all the pictured walls into unfading splendor." Prue had laid her work in her lap, and as Titbottom paused a moment, and I turned towards her, I found her mild eyes fastened upon my face, and glistening with many tears. I knew that the tears meant that she felt herself to be one of those who seemed to Titbottom very happy. ES AND RUBS OF A LONG LIFE HAS CARRIED HIS HEART IN HIS HAND LIKE A PALM BRANCH WAVING ALL DISCORDS INTO PEACE HELPS OUR FAITH IN GOD IN OURSELVES AND IN EACH OTHER MORE THAN MANY SERMONS I HARDLY KNOW WHETHER TO BE GRATEFUL TO MY GRANDFATHER FOR THE SPECTACLES AND YET WHEN I REMEMBER THAT IT IS TO THEM I OWE THE PLEASANT IMAGE OF HIM WHICH I CHERISH I SEEM TO MYSELF SADLY UNGRATEFUL MADAM SAID TIT BOTTOM TO PRUE SOLEMNLY MY MEMORY IS A LONG AND GLOOMY GALLERY AND ONLY REMOTELY AT ITS FURTHER END DO I SEE THE GLIMMER OF SOFT SUNSHINE AND ONLY THERE ARE THE PLEASANT PICTURES HUNG THEY SEEM TO ME VERY HAPPY ALONG WHOSE GALLERY THE SUNLIGHT STREAMS TO THEIR VERY FEET STRIKING ALL THE PICTURED WALLS INTO UNFADING SPLENDOR PRUE HAD LAID HER WORK IN HER LAP AND AS TIT BOTTOM PAUSED A MOMENT AND I TURNED TOWARDS HER I FOUND HER MILD EYES FASTENED UPON MY FACE AND GLISTENING WITH MANY TEARS I KNEW THAT THE TEARS MEANT THAT SHE FELT HERSELF TO BE ONE OF THOSE WHO SEEMED TO TIT BOTTOM VERY HAPPY
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