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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. 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
ravels. "From all these lofty halls of memory he constantly escaped to a remote and solitary chamber, into which no one had ever penetrated. But my fatal eyes, behind the glasses, followed and entered with him, and saw that the chamber was a chapel. It was dim, and silent, and sweet with perpetual incense that burned upon an altar before a picture forever veiled. There, whenever I chanced to look, I saw him kneel and pray; and there, by day and by night, a funeral hymn was chanted. "I do not believe you will be surprised that I have been content to remain a deputy book-keeper. My spectacles regulated 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 Titbottom, after a pause, "I am not sure that I thank my grandfather. LLERY HUNG WITH PICTURES OF HIS TRAVELS FROM ALL THESE LOFTY HALLS OF MEMORY HE CONSTANTLY ESCAPED TO A REMOTE AND SOLITARY CHAMBER INTO WHICH NO ONE HAD EVER PENETRATED BUT MY FATAL EYES BEHIND THE GLASSES FOLLOWED AND ENTERED WITH HIM AND SAW THAT THE CHAMBER WAS A CHAPEL IT WAS DIM AND SILENT AND SWEET WITH PERPETUAL INCENSE THAT BURNED UPON AN ALTAR BEFORE A PICTURE FOR EVER VEILED THERE WHENEVER I CHANCED TO LOOK I SAW HIM KNEEL AND PRAY AND THERE BY DAY AND BY NIGHT A FUNERAL HYMN WAS CHANTED I DO NOT BELIEVE YOU WILL BE SURPRISED THAT I HAVE BEEN CONTENT TO REMAIN A DEPUTY BOOKKEEPER MY SPECTACLES REGULATED 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
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