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"Yet you must have seen the glass in which your wife looks every morning, and, I take it, that glass must be daily enchanted," said Titbottom, with a bow of quaint respect to my wife. I do not think I have seen such a blush upon Prue's cheek since  well, since a great many years ago. YET YOU MUST HAVE SEEN THE GLASS IN WHICH YOUR WIFE LOOKS EVERY MORNING AND I TAKE IT THAT GLASS MUST BE DAILY ENCHANTED SAID TIT BOTTOM WITH A BOW OF QUAINT RESPECT TO MY WIFE I DO NOT THINK I HAVE SEEN SUCH A BLUSH UPON PRUE'S CHEEKS SINCE WELL SINCE A GREAT MANY YEARS AGO
 with him, and have been a happier man for it." Prue looked a little puzzled. "My dear," I said, "you must know that our friend, Mr. Titbottom, is the happy possessor of a pair of wonderful spectacles. I have never seen them, indeed; and, from what he says, I should be rather afraid of being seen by them. Most short-sighted persons are very glad to have the help of glasses; but Mr. Titbottom seems to find very little pleasure in his." "It is because they make him too far-sighted, perhaps," interrupted Prue quietly, as she took the silver soup-ladle from the sideboard. We sipped our wine after dinner, and Prue took her work. Can a man be too far-sighted? I did not ask the question aloud. The very tone in which Prue had spoken, convinced me that he might. "At least," I said, "Mr. Titbottom will not refuse to tell us the history of his mysterious spectacles. I have known plenty of magic in eyes (and I glanced at the tender blue eyes of Prue), but I have not heard of any enchanted glasses. E MIGHT HAVE BROUGHT HIS SPECTACLES WITH HIM AND HAVE BEEN A HAPPIER MAN FOR IT PRUE LOOKED A LITTLE PUZZLED MY DEAR I SAID YOU MUST KNOW THAT OUR FRIEND MISTER TIT BOTTOM IS THE HAPPY POSSESSOR OF A PAIR OF WONDERFUL SPECTACLES I HAVE NEVER SEEN THEM INDEED AND FROM WHAT HE SAYS I SHOULD BE RATHER AFRAID OF BEING SEEN BY THEM MOST SHORT SIGHTED PERSONS ARE VERY GLAD TO HAVE THE HELP OF GLASSES BUT MISTER TIT BOTTAM SEEMS TO FIND VERY LITTLE PLEASURE IN HIS IT IS BECAUSE THEY MAKE HIM TOO FAR SIGHTED PERHAPS INTERRUPTED PRUE QUIETLY AS SHE TOOK THE SILVER SOUP LADLE FROM THE SIDEBOARD WE SIPPED OUR WINE AFTER DINNER AND PRUE TOOK HER WORK CAN A MAN BE TOO FAR SIGHTED I DID NOT ASK THE QUESTION ALOUD THE VERY TONE IN WHICH PRUE HAD SPOKEN CONVINCED ME THAT HE MIGHT AT LEAST I SAID MISTER TIT BOTTOM WILL NOT REFUSE TO TELL US THE HISTORY OF HIS MYSTERIOUS SPECTACLES I KNOWN PLENTY OF MAGIC IN EYES AND I GLANCED AT THE TENDER BLUE EYES OF PRUE BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY ENCHANTED GLASSES
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