produced by [david] [widger] 1 produced 2 by [twice] [told] [tales] [the] [lily's] [quest] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] what a contrast between the young pilgrims of bliss and their unbidden associate ! 1 what 3 contrast 1 what 6 young 2 a 3 contrast 4 between 5 the 5 the 6 young 6 young 7 pilgrims 7 pilgrims 9 bliss 8 of 9 bliss 9 bliss 10 and 10 and 11 their 10 and 12 unbidden 12 unbidden 13 associate 13 associate 14 ! but the three had not gone far , when they reached a spot that pleased the gentle [lily] , and she paused . 1 but 10 they 2 the 3 three 3 three 6 gone 4 had 5 not 4 had 6 gone 6 gone 7 far 6 gone 10 they 7 far 8 , 8 , 9 when 10 they 11 reached 11 reached 13 spot 11 reached 19 , 12 a 13 spot 13 spot 14 that 13 spot 15 pleased 15 pleased 17 gentle 16 the 17 gentle 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 she 20 and 22 paused 22 paused 23 . " what sweeter place shall we find than this ? " said she . 1 " 3 sweeter 2 what 3 sweeter 3 sweeter 4 place 4 place 7 find 5 shall 6 we 6 we 7 find 7 find 11 " 8 than 9 this 8 than 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 14 . 12 said 13 she 13 she 14 . " why should we seek farther for the site of our [temple] ? " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 should 3 should 4 we 3 should 5 seek 4 we 5 seek 5 seek 6 farther 6 farther 7 for 7 for 9 site 8 the 9 site 9 site 10 of 9 site 13 ? 10 of 11 our 13 ? 14 " there were vistas and pathways leading onward and onward into the green woodlands , and vanishing away in the glimmering shade . 1 there 6 leading 2 were 3 vistas 3 vistas 4 and 4 and 5 pathways 4 and 6 leading 6 leading 10 into 7 onward 8 and 8 and 9 onward 9 onward 10 into 10 into 15 and 11 the 12 green 12 green 13 woodlands 13 woodlands 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 away 16 vanishing 17 away 17 away 21 shade 18 in 19 the 19 the 21 shade 20 glimmering 21 shade 21 shade 22 . " yes , " said [adam] [forrester] , " we might seek all day , and find no lovelier spot . 1 " 2 yes 1 " 5 said 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 5 said 10 we 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 we 10 we 15 , 11 might 12 seek 11 might 15 , 12 seek 14 day 13 all 14 day 15 , 16 and 16 and 20 spot 17 find 18 no 18 no 19 lovelier 19 lovelier 20 spot 20 spot 21 . we will build our [temple] here . " 1 we 2 will 2 will 3 build 3 build 4 our 4 our 6 here 6 here 7 . 7 . 8 " " not here ! " cried old [walter] [gascoigne] . 1 " 2 not 2 not 3 here 3 here 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 7 old 7 old 10 . " here , long ago , other mortals built their [temple] of [happiness] . 1 " 2 here 1 " 4 long 2 here 3 , 4 long 5 ago 5 ago 6 , 5 ago 8 mortals 6 , 7 other 8 mortals 9 built 9 built 10 their 10 their 12 of 12 of 14 . seek another site for yours ! " 1 seek 2 another 2 another 3 site 3 site 4 for 4 for 5 yours 5 yours 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " what ! " exclaimed [lilias] [fay] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 8 . " have any ever planned such a [temple] , save ourselves ? " 1 " 4 ever 1 " 6 such 1 " 11 ourselves 2 have 3 any 3 any 4 ever 4 ever 5 planned 6 such 7 a 9 , 10 save 9 , 11 ourselves 11 ourselves 13 " 12 ? 13 " " poor child ! " said her gloomy kinsman . 1 " 2 poor 2 poor 3 child 3 child 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 kinsman 7 her 8 gloomy 7 her 9 kinsman 9 kinsman 10 . " in one shape or other , every mortal has dreamed your dream . " 1 " 2 in 1 " 8 every 2 in 3 one 3 one 4 shape 4 shape 5 or 5 or 6 other 6 other 7 , 8 every 9 mortal 9 mortal 10 has 10 has 11 dreamed 11 dreamed 15 " 12 your 13 dream 13 dream 14 . 14 . 15 " under this type , [adam] [forrester] and [lilias] saw that the old man spake of [sorrow] . 1 under 4 , 2 this 3 type 3 type 4 , 4 , 7 and 7 and 9 saw 9 saw 10 that 10 that 13 man 11 the 12 old 12 old 13 man 13 man 14 spake 14 spake 15 of 15 of 17 . " this is very sad , " said the [lily] ; sighing . 1 " 3 is 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 very 4 very 5 sad 5 sad 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 ; 9 the 11 ; 11 ; 12 sighing 12 sighing 13 . " well , there are lovelier spots than this , " said [adam] [forrester] , soothingly , " spots which sorrow has not blighted . " 1 " 9 this 1 " 12 said 2 well 3 , 2 well 9 this 3 , 5 are 4 there 5 are 5 are 6 lovelier 6 lovelier 7 spots 7 spots 8 than 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 said 12 said 15 , 15 , 16 soothingly 16 soothingly 17 , 16 soothingly 18 " 18 " 19 spots 19 spots 20 which 20 which 21 sorrow 20 which 24 blighted 21 sorrow 22 has 22 has 23 not 24 blighted 25 . 25 . 26 " " this glen was made on purpose for our [temple] ! " 1 " 2 this 2 this 3 glen 3 glen 4 was 4 was 5 made 5 made 8 for 6 on 7 purpose 7 purpose 8 for 8 for 9 our 9 our 11 ! 11 ! 12 " " and the glad song of the brook will be always in our ears , " said [lilias] [fay] . 1 " 2 and 2 and 4 glad 2 and 8 brook 3 the 4 glad 4 glad 6 of 5 song 6 of 7 the 8 brook 8 brook 9 will 9 will 15 , 10 be 11 always 10 be 12 in 12 in 13 our 13 our 14 ears 14 ears 15 , 15 , 16 " 15 , 17 said 17 said 20 . " and its long melody shall sing the bliss of our lifetime , " said [adam] [forrester] . 1 " 2 and 1 " 3 its 1 " 6 shall 2 and 3 its 4 long 5 melody 4 long 6 shall 6 shall 7 sing 7 sing 9 bliss 8 the 9 bliss 9 bliss 10 of 10 of 13 , 11 our 12 lifetime 11 our 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 18 . 15 said 18 . " ye must build no [temple] here ! " murmured their dismal companion . 1 " 2 ye 1 " 4 build 3 must 4 build 4 build 9 " 5 no 7 here 7 here 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 murmured 10 murmured 11 their 11 their 13 companion 12 dismal 13 companion 13 companion 14 . and , alas ! there had been woe , nor that alone . 1 and 2 , 1 and 3 alas 1 and 7 been 3 alas 4 ! 4 ! 5 there 5 there 6 had 7 been 8 woe 8 woe 10 nor 9 , 10 nor 10 nor 11 that 11 that 12 alone 12 alone 13 . and ever since , the victim 's death-shrieks were often heard to echo between the cliffs . 1 and 4 , 2 ever 3 since 3 since 4 , 4 , 6 victim 5 the 6 victim 6 victim 7 's 7 's 8 death-shrieks 8 death-shrieks 11 heard 9 were 10 often 10 often 11 heard 11 heard 14 between 12 to 13 echo 13 echo 14 between 14 between 16 cliffs 15 the 16 cliffs 16 cliffs 17 . " and see ! " cried old [gascoigne] , " is the stream yet pure from the stain of the murderer 's hands ? " 1 " 3 see 1 " 9 , 2 and 3 see 3 see 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 6 cried 7 old 6 cried 9 , 9 , 11 is 10 " 11 is 11 is 13 stream 11 is 15 pure 12 the 13 stream 14 yet 15 pure 15 pure 16 from 16 from 17 the 17 the 18 stain 18 stain 19 of 18 stain 20 the 20 the 21 murderer 21 murderer 22 's 22 's 23 hands 23 hands 24 ? 24 ? 25 " " come , then , " said [adam] [forrester] , as cheerily as he could ; " we shall soon find a happier spot . " 1 " 4 then 1 " 15 could 2 come 3 , 3 , 4 then 4 then 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 12 cheerily 7 said 10 , 10 , 11 as 11 as 12 cheerily 12 cheerily 13 as 13 as 14 he 15 could 25 . 16 ; 17 " 16 ; 23 happier 17 " 18 we 17 " 19 shall 19 shall 20 soon 19 shall 21 find 22 a 23 happier 23 happier 24 spot 23 happier 25 . 25 . 26 " they set forth again , young [pilgrims] on that quest which millions which every child of [earth] has tried in turn . 1 they 3 forth 2 set 3 forth 3 forth 4 again 4 again 5 , 5 , 11 which 6 young 8 on 8 on 10 quest 9 that 10 quest 10 quest 11 which 11 which 15 child 12 millions 13 which 13 which 14 every 14 every 15 child 15 child 16 of 15 child 18 has 18 has 19 tried 19 tried 22 . 20 in 21 turn 21 turn 22 . and were the [lily] and her lover to be more fortunate than all those millions ? 1 and 2 were 1 and 9 be 3 the 5 and 5 and 7 lover 6 her 7 lover 7 lover 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 11 fortunate 10 more 11 fortunate 11 fortunate 12 than 12 than 13 all 13 all 14 those 14 those 15 millions 15 millions 16 ? for a long time , it seemed not so . 1 for 3 long 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 5 , 5 , 6 it 5 , 7 seemed 7 seemed 8 not 8 not 9 so 9 so 10 . " where in this world , " exclaimed [adam] [forrester] , despondingly , " shall we build our [temple] of [happiness] ? " 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 in 2 where 8 exclaimed 3 in 4 this 4 this 5 world 5 world 6 , 6 , 7 " 8 exclaimed 11 , 8 exclaimed 12 despondingly 12 despondingly 14 " 12 despondingly 20 of 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 shall 15 shall 16 we 16 we 17 build 17 build 18 our 20 of 22 ? 22 ? 23 " in due time it was finished , and a day appointed for a simple rite of dedication . 1 in 2 due 1 in 5 was 3 time 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 11 appointed 6 finished 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 day 9 a 10 day 10 day 11 appointed 11 appointed 12 for 12 for 15 rite 13 a 14 simple 13 a 15 rite 15 rite 16 of 16 of 18 . 17 dedication 18 . with his farewell glance , a shadow had fallen over the portal , and [lilias] was invisible . 1 with 2 his 1 with 7 shadow 2 his 3 farewell 3 farewell 4 glance 4 glance 5 , 6 a 7 shadow 7 shadow 8 had 8 had 9 fallen 9 fallen 10 over 10 over 13 , 11 the 12 portal 12 portal 13 , 13 , 18 . 14 and 16 was 16 was 17 invisible 17 invisible 18 . but , alas for the [temple] [of] [happiness] ! 1 but 2 , 2 , 3 alas 3 alas 4 for 4 for 9 ! 5 the 9 ! and to ! a wonder ! 1 and 2 to 2 to 6 ! 3 ! 5 wonder 3 ! 6 ! 4 a 5 wonder among those forgotten ancestors was [the] [lily] to be laid . 1 among 2 those 2 those 3 forgotten 3 forgotten 4 ancestors 4 ancestors 5 was 5 was 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 laid 10 laid 11 . he watched the mourners as they lowered the coffin down . 1 he 2 watched 2 watched 4 mourners 2 watched 5 as 3 the 4 mourners 5 as 6 they 6 they 7 lowered 7 lowered 8 the 8 the 9 coffin 9 coffin 11 . 10 down 11 . end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [the] [lily] 's [quest] ( [from] " twice [told] [tales] " ) , by [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 1 end 2 of 1 end 10 's 2 of 3 the 10 's 12 ( 12 ( 14 " 14 " 15 twice 15 twice 18 " 15 twice 21 by 18 " 19 ) 19 ) 20 ,