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But age, as he used to say with a smile of immortal youth, is a matter of feeling, not of years. "And if, sometimes, as she sat by his side on the piazza, her fancy looked through her eyes upon that summer sea, and saw a younger lover, perhaps some one of those graceful and glowing heroes who occupy the foreground of all young maidens' visions by the sea, yet she could not find one more generous and gracious, nor fancy one more worthy and loving than my grandfather Titbottom. BUT AGE AS HE USED TO SAY WITH THE SMILE OF IMMORTAL YOUTH IS A MATTER OF FEELING NOT OF YEARS AND IF SOMETIMES AS SHE SAT BY HIS SIDE ON THE PIAZZA HER FANCY LOOKED THROUGH HER EYES UPON THAT SUMMER SEA AND SAW A YOUNGER LOVER PERHAPS SOME ONE OF THOSE GRACEFUL AND GLOWING HEROES WHO OCCUPY THE FOREGROUND OF ALL YOUNG MAIDENS VISIONS BY THE SEA YET SHE COULD NOT FIND ONE MORE GENEROUS AND GRACIOUS NOR FANCY ONE MORE WORTHY AND LOVING THAN MY GRANDFATHER TIT BOTTOM
ed, 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. "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. "'Of course, we are happy,' he used to say to her, after they were married: 'For you are the gift of the sun I have loved so long and so well.' And my grandfather Titbottom would lay his hand so tenderly upon the golden hair of his young bride, that you could fancy him a devout Parsee, caressing sunbeams. "There were endless festivities upon occasion of the marriage; and my grandfather did not go to one of them in his dressing-gown. The gentle sweetness of his wife melted every heart into love and sympathy. He was much older than she, without doubt. ER 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 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 OF COURSE WE ARE HAPPY HE USED TO SAY TO HER AFTER THEY WERE MARRIED FOR YOU ARE THE GIFT OF THE SON I HAVE LOVED SO LONG AND SO WELL AND MY GRANDFATHER TIT BOTTOM WOULD LAY HIS HAND SO TENDERLY UPON THE GOLDEN HAIR OF HIS YOUNG BRIDE THAT YOU COULD FANCY HIM A DEVOUT PARSEE CARESSING SUNBEAMS THERE WERE ENDLESS FESTIVITIES UPON OCCASION OF THE MARRIAGE AND MY GRANDFATHER DID NOT GO TO ONE OF THEM IN HIS DRESSING GOWN THE GENTLE SWEETNESS OF HIS WIFE MELTED EVERY HEART INTO LOVE AND SYMPATHY HE WAS MUCH OLDER THAN SHE WITHOUT DOUBT
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