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"I have seen her but once since. It was in church, and she was kneeling, with her eyes closed, so that she did not see me. But I rubbed the glasses well, and looked at her, and saw a white lily, whose stem was broken, but which was fresh, and luminous, and fragrant still." I HAVE SEEN HER BUT ONCE SINCE IT WAS IN CHURCH AND SHE WAS KNEELING WITH HER EYES CLOSED SO THAT SHE DID NOT SEE ME BUT I RUBBED THE GLASSES WELL AND LOOKED AT HER AND SAW A WHITE LILY WHOSE STEM WAS BROKEN BUT WHICH WAS FRESH AND LUMINOUS AND FRAGRANT STILL
 admire. "And yet--and yet," said Titbottom, after a pause, "I am not sure that I thank my grandfather." Prue had long since laid away her work, and had heard every word of the story. I saw that the dear woman had yet one question to ask, and had been earnestly hoping to hear something that would spare her the necessity of asking. But Titbottom had resumed his usual tone, after the momentary excitement, and made no further allusion to himself. We all sat silently; Titbottom's eyes fastened musingly upon the carpet, Prue looking wistfully at him, and I regarding both. It was past midnight, and our guest arose to go. He shook hands quietly, made his grave Spanish bow to Prue, and, taking his hat, went towards the front door. Prue and I accompanied him. I saw in her eyes that she would ask her question, And as Titbottom opened the door, I heard the low words: "And Preciosa?" Titbottom paused. He had just opened the door, and the moonlight streamed over him as he stood, turning back to us. HEM OUT AND SEE WHAT IT IS THAT I ADMIRE AND YET AND YET SAID TIT BOTTOM AFTER A PAUSE I AM NOT SURE THAT I THANK MY GRANDFATHER PRUE HAD LONG SINCE LAID AWAY HER WORK AND HAD HEARD EVERY WORD OF THE STORY I SAW THAT THE DEAR WOMAN HAD YET ONE QUESTION TO ASK AND HAD BEEN EARNESTLY HOPING TO HEAR SOMETHING THAT WOULD SPARE HER THE NECESSITY OF ASKING BUT TIT BOTTOM HAD RESUMED HIS USUAL TONE AFTER THE MOMENTARY EXCITEMENT AND MADE NO FURTHER ALLUSION TO HIMSELF WE ALL SAT SILENTLY TIT BOTTOM'S EYES FASTENED MUSINGLY UPON THE CARPET PRUE LOOKING WISTFULLY AT HIM AND I REGARDING BOTH IT WAS PAST MIDNIGHT AND OUR GUESTS AROSE TO GO HE SHOOK HANDS QUIETLY MADE HIS GRAVE SPANISH BOW TO PRUE AND TAKING HIS HAT WENT TOWARDS THE FRONT DOOR PRUE AND I ACCOMPANIED HIM I SAW IN HER EYES THAT SHE WOULD ASK HER QUESTION AND AS TIT BOTTOM OPENED THE DOOR I HEARD THE LOW WORDS AND PRECIOSA TIT BOTTOM PAUSED HE HAD JUST OPENED THE DOOR AND THE MOONLIGHT STREAMED OVER HIM AS HE STOOD TURNING BACK TO US
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