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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. "I have seen her but once since. 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 I HAVE SEEN HER BUT ONCE SINCE
ly learned that there were better gods than Plutus. The glasses have lost much of their fascination now, and I do not often use them. But sometimes the desire is irresistible. Whenever I am greatly interested, I am compelled to take them out and see what it is that I 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.  GULATED MY AMBITION AND I EARLY LEARNED THAT THERE WERE BETTER GODS THAN PLUTUS THE GLASSES HAVE LOST MUCH OF THEIR FASCINATION NOW AND I DO NOT OFTEN USE THEM BUT SOMETIMES THE DESIRE IS IRRESISTIBLE WHENEVER I AM GREATLY INTERESTED I AM COMPELLED TO TAKE THEM 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 
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