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We all sat silently; Titbottom's eyes fastened musingly upon the carpet, Prue looking wistfully at him, and I regarding both. WE ALL SAT SILENTLY TIT BOTTOM'S EYES FASTENED MUSINGLY UPON THE CARPET PRUE LOOKING WISTFULLY AT HIM AND I REGARDING BOTH
cture 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." 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. RNED 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 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
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