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I grant that it was more harmonious with her superb beauty and her rich attire. And I have no doubt that if Aurelia knew the old man, whom she must have seen so often watching her, and his wife, who ornaments her sex with as much sweetness, although with less splendor, than Aurelia herself, she would also acknowledge that the nosegay of roses was as fine and fit upon their table, as her own sumptuous bouquet is for herself. I have so much faith in the perception of that lovely lady. I GRANT THAT IT WAS MORE HARMONIOUS WITH HER SUPERB BEAUTY AND HER RICH ATTIRE AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT IF AURELIA KNEW THE OLD MAN WHOM SHE MUST HAVE SEEN SO OFTEN WATCHING HER AND HIS WIFE WHO ORNAMENTS HER SEX WITH AS MUCH SWEETNESS ALTHOUGH WITH LESS SPLENDOUR THAN AURELIA HERSELF SHE WOULD ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE NOSEGAY OF ROSES WAS AS FINE AND FIT UPON THEIR TABLE AS HER OWN SUMPTUOUS BOUQUET IS FOR HERSELF I HAVE SO MUCH FAITH IN THE PERCEPTION OF THAT LOVELY LADY
itbottom, with a kind of wan and quaint dignity, so that I could not help thinking he must have arrived in that stray ship from the Spanish armada, "neither did Mr. Bourne." TITBOTTOM'S SPECTACLES. "In my mind's eye, Horatio." _Hamlet_. Prue and I do not entertain much; our means forbid it. In truth, other people entertain for us. We enjoy that hospitality of which no account is made. We see the show, and hear the music, and smell the flowers, of great festivities, tasting, as it were, the drippings from rich dishes. Our own dinner service is remarkably plain, our dinners, even on state occasions, are strictly in keeping, and almost our only guest is Titbottom. I buy a handful of roses as I come up from the office, perhaps, and Prue arranges them so prettily in a glass dish for the centre of the table, that, even when I have hurried out to see Aurelia step into her carriage to go out to dine, I have thought that the bouquet she carried was not more beautiful because it was more costly.  TIT BOTTOM'S SPECTACLES BY GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIVERPOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX STUT ORG IN MY MIND'S EYE HORATIO HAMLET PRUE AND I DO NOT ENTERTAIN MUCH OUR MEANS FORBID IT IN TRUTH OTHER PEOPLE ENTERTAIN FOR US WE ENJOY THAT HOSPITALITY OF WHICH NO ACCOUNT IS MADE WE SEE THE SHOW AND HEAR THE MUSIC AND SMELL THE FLOWERS OF GREAT FESTIVITIES TASTING AS IT WERE THE DRIPPINGS FROM RICH DISHES OUR OWN DINNER SERVICE IS REMARKABLY PLAIN OUR DINNERS EVEN ON STATE OCCASIONS ARE STRICTLY IN KEEPING AND ALMOST OUR ONLY GUEST IS TIT BOTTOM I BUY A HANDFUL OF ROSES AS I COME UP FROM THE OFFICE PERHAPS AND PRUE ARRANGES THEM SO PRETTILY IN A GLASS DISH FOR THE CENTRE OF THE TABLE THAT EVEN WHEN I HAVE HURRIED OUT TO SEE AURELIA STEP INTO HER CARRIAGE TO GO OUT TO DINE I HAVE THOUGHT THAT THE BOUQUET SHE CARRIED WAS NOT MORE BEAUTIFUL BECAUSE IT WAS MORE COSTLY
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