large/7245/short_story_053_1212_librivox_64kb_mp3/shortstory053_04_titbottomsspectacles_lja_64kb_26
large/7245/short_story_053_1212_librivox_64kb_mp3/shortstory053_04_titbottomsspectacles_lja_64kb
English
7245
"I can remember my grandfather Titbottom, although I was a very young child, and he was a very old man. I CAN REMEMBER MY GRANDFATHER TIT BOTTOM ALTHOUGH I WAS A VERY YOUNG CHILD AND HE WAS A VERY OLD MAN
mily. Perhaps it is their finer perception, which leads these tender-hearted women to recognize the divine right of social superiority so much more readily than we; and yet, much as Titbottom was enhanced in my wife's admiration by the discovery that his dusky sadness of nature and expression was, as it were, the expiring gleam and late twilight of ancestral splendors, I doubt if Mr. Bourne would have preferred him for book-keeper a moment sooner upon that account. In truth, I have observed, down town, that the fact of your ancestors doing nothing, is not considered good proof that you can do anything. But Prue and her sex regard sentiment more than action, and I understand easily enough why she is never tired of hearing me read of Prince Charlie. If Titbottom had been only a little younger, a little handsomer, a little more gallantly dressed--in fact, a little more of a Prince Charlie, I am sure her eyes would not have fallen again upon her work so tranquilly, as he resumed his story.  OF A REDUCED FAMILY PERHAPS IT IS THEIR FINER PERCEPTION WHICH LEADS THESE TENDER HEARTED WOMEN TO RECOGNIZE THE DIVINE RIGHT OF SOCIAL SUPERIORITY SO MUCH MORE READILY THAN WE AND YET MUCH AS TIT BOTTOM WAS ENHANCED IN MY WIFE'S ADMIRATION BY THE DISCOVERY THAT HIS DUSKY SADNESS OF NATURE AND EXPRESSION WAS AS IT WERE THE EXPIRING GLEAM AND LATE TWILIGHT OF ANCESTRAL SPLENDORS I DOUBT IF MISTER BOURNE WOULD HAVE PREFERRED HIM FOR A BOOKKEEPER A MOMENT SOONER UPON THAT ACCOUNT IN TRUTH I HAVE OBSERVED DOWN TOWN THAT THE FACT OF YOUR ANCESTORS DOING NOTHING IS NOT CONSIDERED GOOD PROOF THAT YOU CAN DO ANYTHING BUT PRUE AND HER SEX REGARD SENTIMENT MORE THAN ACTION AND I UNDERSTAND EASILY ENOUGH WHY SHE IS NEVER TIRED OF HEARING ME READ OF PRINCE CHARLIE IF TIT BOTTOM HAD BEEN ONLY A LITTLE YOUNGER A LITTLE HANDSOMER A LITTLE MORE GALLANTLY DRESSED IN FACT A LITTLE MORE OF A PRINCE CHARLIE I AM SURE HER EYES WOULD NOT HAVE FALLEN AGAIN UPON HER WORK SO TRANQUILLY AS HE RESUMED HIS STORY
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