Claudia took another look in the box and she discovered another pair that
looked definitely antique.
"What are these? Do you have to hold them in your hand?"
"Yes, these are called face à main, or lorgnette"
"I have never seen anything like it. It does not look very practical".
"It's not practical for us nowadays but you may be able to help someone else
if you keep it within reach", the stranger said.
"Sure, I will do that", Claudia answered. She laid down the face à main next
to her right hand. Then she looked again in the box with the strong glasses.
She picked up a fine pair of red metal glasses.
"Can I try these?"
"Yes, you can. They are by a designer called Augusto Valenti and the lenses
are minus ten. You should be able to handle these, I think. They are another
pair that was discarded by my life partner Nel".
As soon as Claudia put on the Augusto Valenti glasses, she looked withdrawn
for a few moments. The stranger noticed that something was the matter with
his own eyes. He saw Claudia surrounded by four more images of her face
in the glasses and again, she looked quite pale.
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