The Magic Spectacles
“John could see the bunk beds against the far wall, the circus poster, the bookshelf above the bed. It was all so clear that he could almost read the titles on the spines of the books.
Danny stood up and ran toward it, but after a few steps he slowed and stopped. The window was getting dim, fading away as if it had been painted with water on a summer sidewalk. The glass dust from the coffee grinder whirled around and around like a pale green wind devil, and then went racing off across the meadow.... By then the window was gone.
John stood up and stepped away from the magnifying lens, and Polly lowered the jar of glass chips and walked slowly back toward where Mr. Deener was lifting the lid from the doughnut basket.
“Mrs. Barlow has insisted that I eat a number of these glazed doughnuts,” Mr. Deener said, helping himself. “I suggest you do too.”
John could see that Danny wasn’t happy with the experiment. He looked as he had that morning when he was talking about going home through the cave.MoreLess
Danny stood up and ran toward it, but after a few steps he slowed and stopped. The window was getting dim, fading away as if it had been painted with water on a summer sidewalk. The glass dust from the coffee grinder whirled around and around like a pale green wind devil, and then went racing off across the meadow.... By then the window was gone.
John stood up and stepped away from the magnifying lens, and Polly lowered the jar of glass chips and walked slowly back toward where Mr. Deener was lifting the lid from the doughnut basket.
“Mrs. Barlow has insisted that I eat a number of these glazed doughnuts,” Mr. Deener said, helping himself. “I suggest you do too.”
John could see that Danny wasn’t happy with the experiment. He looked as he had that morning when he was talking about going home through the cave.MoreLess
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