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Whenever, in our games, there were quarrels and high words, and I began to feel about my dress and to wear a grave look, they all took the alarm, and shouted, 'Look out for Titbottom's spectacles,' and scattered like a flock of scared sheep. WHENEVER IN OUR GAMES THERE WERE QUARRELS AND HIGH WORDS AND I BEGAN TO FEEL ABOUT MY DRESS AND TO WEAR A GRAVE LOOK THEY ALL TOOK THE ALARM AND SHOUTED LOOK OUT FOR TIT BOTTOM SPECTACLES AND SCATTERED LIKE A FLOCK OF SCARED SHEEP
 had laid her work in her lap, and as Titbottom paused a moment, and I turned towards her, I found her mild eyes fastened upon my face, and glistening with many tears. I knew that the tears meant that she felt herself to be one of those who seemed to Titbottom very happy. "Misfortunes of many kinds came heavily upon the family after the head was gone. The great house was relinquished. My parents were both dead, and my grandmother had entire charge of me. But from the moment that I received the gift of the spectacles, I could not resist their fascination, and I withdrew into myself, and became a solitary boy. There were not many companions for me of my own age, and they gradually left me, or, at least, had not a hearty sympathy with me; for, if they teased me, I pulled out my spectacles and surveyed them so seriously that they acquired a kind of awe of me, and evidently regarded my grandfather's gift as a concealed magical weapon which might be dangerously drawn upon them at any moment. UNFADING SPLENDOR PRUE HAD LAID HER WORK IN HER LAP AND AS TIT BOTTOM PAUSED A MOMENT AND I TURNED TOWARDS HER I FOUND HER MILD EYES FASTENED UPON MY FACE AND GLISTENING WITH MANY TEARS I KNEW THAT THE TEARS MEANT THAT SHE FELT HERSELF TO BE ONE OF THOSE WHO SEEMED TO TIT BOTTOM VERY HAPPY MISFORTUNES OF MANY KINDS CAME HEAVILY UPON THE FAMILY AFTER THE HEAD WAS GONE THE GREAT HOUSE WAS RELINQUISHED MY PARENTS WERE BOTH DEAD AND MY GRANDMOTHER HAD ENTIRE CHARGE OF ME BUT FROM THE MOMENT THAT I RECEIVED THE GIFT OF THE SPECTACLES I COULD NOT RESIST THEIR FASCINATION AND I WITHDREW INTO MYSELF AND BECAME A SOLITARY BOY THERE WERE NOT MANY COMPANIONS FOR ME OF MY OWN AGE AND THEY GRADUALLY LEFT ME OR AT LEAST HAD NOT A HEARTY SYMPATHY WITH ME FOR IF THEY TEASED ME I PULLED OUT MY SPECTACLES AND SURVEYED THEM SO SERIOUSLY THAT THEY ACQUIRED A KIND OF AWE OF ME AND EVIDENTLY REGARDED MY GRANDFATHER'S GIFT AS A CONCEALED MAGICAL WEAPON WHICH MIGHT BE DANGEROUSLY DRAWN UPON THEM AT ANY MOMENT
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