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It is on the instant plausible explanation of anything and everything that the reputation of such folk depends; this one was true to type: "A spontaneous invention, my dear fellow—a pictorial rendering of your thought. IT IS ON THE INSTANT PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION OF ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT THE REPUTATION OF SUCH FOLK DEPENDS THIS ONE WAS TRUE TO TYPE A SPONTANEOUS INVENTION MY DEAR FELLOW A PICTORIAL RENDERING OF YOUR THOUGHT
ow. An hour later he was talking with the famous oculist in Harley Street ... about the advisability of starting reading-glasses. He found it difficult to relate the rest. A curious shyness restrained him. “Your optic nerves might belong to a man of twenty,” was the verdict. “Both are perfect. But at your age it is wise to save the sight as much as possible. There is a slight astigmatism....” And a prescription for the glasses was written out. It was only when paying the fee, and as a means of drawing attention from the awkward moment, that his story found expression. It seemed to come out in spite of himself. He made light of it even then, telling it without conviction. It seemed foolish suddenly as he told it. “How very odd,” observed the oculist vaguely, “dear me, yes, curious indeed. But that’s nothing. H’m, h’m!” Either it was no concern of his, or he deemed it negligible.... His only other confidant was a friend of psychological tendencies who was interested and eager to explain. E ONCE MORE HE HASTILY FLICKED IT OUT OF THE WINDOW AN HOUR LATER HE WAS TALKING WITH THE FAMOUS OCULIST IN HARLEY STREET ABOUT THE ADVISABILITY OF STARTING READING GLASSES HE FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO RELATE THE REST A CURIOUS SHYNESS RESTRAINED HIM YOUR OPTIC NERVES MIGHT BELONG TO A MAN OF TWENTY WAS THE VERDICT BOTH ARE PERFECT BUT AT YOUR AGE IT IS WISE TO SAVE THE SIGHT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THERE WAS THE SLIGHTEST STIGMATISM AND A PRESCRIPTION FOR THE GLASSES WAS WRITTEN OUT IT WAS ONLY WHEN PAYING THE FEE AND AS A MEANS OF DRAWING ATTENTION FROM THE AWKWARD MOMENT THAT HIS STORY FOUND EXPRESSION IT SEEMED TO COME OUT IN SPITE OF HIMSELF HE MADE LIGHT OF IT EVEN THEN TELLING IT WITHOUT CONVICTION IT SEEMED FOOLISH SUDDENLY AS HE TOLD IT HOW VERY ODD OBSERVED THE OCULIST VAGUELY DEAR ME YES CURIOUS INDEED BUT THAT'S NOTHING EITHER IT WAS NO CONCERN OF HIS OR HE DEEMED IT NEGLIGIBLE HIS ONLY OTHER CONFIDANT WAS A FRIEND OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TENDENCIES WHO WAS INTERESTED AND EAGER TO EXPLAIN
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