alittlepromisewhichitisyourintentiontokeep。Ah！letmesee！
Letmeremember！Yes；fulleasilydoIcalltomindtheprecisewordsofthedearpromiseyoumadetoEugenielastnight。Listen！Youspokethus：’Itisdone！itismostcheerfullyagreed！Isacrificeeveryfeelingforyoursake。To-nightIwearthisdeareye-glassasaneye-glass，anduponmyheart；butwiththeearliestdawnofthatmorningwhichgivesmetheprivilegeofcallingyouwife，Iwillplaceituponmyuponmynose，andthereweariteverafterward，inthelessromantic，andlessfashionable，butcertainlyinthemoreserviceable，formwhichyoudesire。’Theseweretheexactwords，mybelovedhusband，weretheynot？”
“Theywere。”Isaid；“youhaveanexcellentmemory；andassuredly，mybeautifulEugenie，thereisnodispositiononmyparttoevadetheperformanceofthetrivialpromisetheyimply。See！Behold！theyarebecomingratheraretheynot？”Andhere，havingarrangedtheglassesintheordinaryformofspectacles，Iappliedthemgingerlyintheirproperposition；whileMadameSimpson，adjustinghercap，andfoldingherarms，satboltuprightinherchair，inasomewhatstiffandprim，andindeed，inasomewhatundignifiedposition。
“Goodnessgraciousme！”Iexclaimed，almostattheveryinstantthattherimofthespectacleshadsettleduponmynose“Mygoodnessgraciousme！why，whatcanbethematterwiththeseglasses？”andtakingthemquicklyoff，Iwipedthemcarefullywithasilkhandkerchief，andadjustedthemagain。
Butif，inthefirstinstance，therehadoccurredsomethingwhichoccasionedmesurprise，inthesecond，thissurprisebecameelevatedintoastonishment；andthisastonishmentwasprofoundwasextreme-