large/7245/short_story_053_1212_librivox_64kb_mp3/shortstory053_04_titbottomsspectacles_lja_64kb_127
large/7245/short_story_053_1212_librivox_64kb_mp3/shortstory053_04_titbottomsspectacles_lja_64kb
English
7245
Golden harvests glistened out of sight, and I caught their rustling whispers of prosperity. A warm, mellow atmosphere bathed the whole. GOLDEN HARVESTS GLISTEN OUT OF SIGHT AND I CAUGHT THEIR RUSTLING WHISPERS OF PROSPERITY A WARM MELLOW ATMOSPHERE BATHED THE WHOLE
more valuable than these spectacles, which your grandmother brought from her native island, when she arrived here one fine summer morning, long ago. I cannot tell whether, when you grow older, you will regard them as a gift of the greatest value, or as something that you had been happier never to have possessed.' "'But, grandpapa, I am not short-sighted.' "'My son, are you not human?' said the old gentleman; and how shall I ever forget the thoughtful sadness with which, at the same time, he handed me the spectacles. "Instinctively I put them on, and looked at my grandfather. But I saw no grandfather, no piazza, no flowered dressing-gown; I saw only a luxuriant palm-tree, waving broadly over a tranquil landscape; pleasant homes clustered around it; gardens teeming with fruit and flowers; flocks quietly feeding; birds wheeling and chirping. I heard children's voices, and the low lullaby of happy mothers. The sound of cheerful singing came wafted from distant fields upon the light breeze. F MY LOVE FOR YOU AND I KNOW OF NOTHING MORE VALUABLE THAN THESE SPECTACLES WHICH YOUR GRANDMOTHER BROUGHT FROM HER NATIVE ISLAND WHEN SHE ARRIVED HERE ONE FINE SUMMER MORNING LONG AGO I CANNOT TELL WHETHER WHEN YOU GROW OLDER YOU WILL REGARD THEM AS A GIFT OF THE GREATEST VALUE OR A SOMETHING THAT YOU HAD BEEN HAPPIER NEVER TO HAVE POSSESSED BUT GRANDPAPA I AM NOT SHORT SIGHTED MY SON ARE YOU NOT HUMAN SAID THE OLD GENTLEMAN AND HOW SHALL I EVER FORGET THE THOUGHTFUL SADNESS WITH WHICH AT THE SAME TIME HE HANDED ME THE SPECTACLES INSTINCTIVELY I PUT THEM ON AND LOOKED AT MY GRANDFATHER BUT I SAW NO GRANDFATHER NO PIAZZA NO FLOWERED DRESSING GOWN I SAW ONLY A LUXURIANT PALM TREE WAVING BROADLY OVER A TRANQUIL LANDSCAPE PLEASANT HOMES CLUSTERED AROUND IT GARDENS TEEMING WITH FRUIT AND FLOWERS FLOCKS QUIETLY FEEDING BIRDS WHEELING AND CHIRPING I HEARD CHILDREN'S VOICES AND THE LOW LULLABY OF HAPPY MOTHERS THE SOUND OF CHEERFUL SINGING CAME WAFTED FROM DISTANT FIELDS UPON THE LIGHT BREEZE
large/7245/short_story_053_1212_librivox_64kb_mp3/shortstory053_04_titbottomsspectacles_lja_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/7245/short_story_053_1212_librivox_64kb_mp3/shortstory053_04_titbottomsspectacles_lja_64kb.flac