[produced] [by] [david] [widger] [.] [html] [version] [by] [al] [haines] [.] [twice] [told] [tales] [the] [threefold] [destiny] [a] [fairy] [legend] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] " [ralph] [cranfield] [!] ["] was the name that she [half] articulated [.] 1 " 6 was 6 was 8 name 7 the 8 name 8 name 9 that 8 name 12 articulated 9 that 10 she 9 that 12 articulated " [can] [that] [be] [my] [old] [playmate] [,] [faith] [egerton] [?] ["] thought the traveller , looking round at her figure , but without pausing [.] 1 " 13 thought 13 thought 15 traveller 14 the 15 traveller 15 traveller 17 looking 15 traveller 23 but 16 , 17 looking 17 looking 18 round 17 looking 22 , 18 round 19 at 19 at 21 figure 20 her 21 figure 22 , 23 but 23 but 24 without 24 without 25 pausing ralph [cranfield] [,] [from] [his] [youth] [upward] [,] [had] felt [himself] marked out for a high destiny [.] 1 ralph 10 felt 10 felt 12 marked 12 marked 13 out 12 marked 14 for 14 for 17 destiny 15 a 16 high 15 a 17 destiny 16 high 17 destiny on encountering this lovely stranger , he was bound to [address] [her] [thus] [:] ["] [maiden] [,] [i] have brought you a heavy heart [.] 1 on 2 encountering 1 on 8 was 2 encountering 5 stranger 3 this 5 stranger 4 lovely 5 stranger 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 bound 9 bound 10 to 9 bound 20 brought 10 to 19 have 19 have 20 brought 20 brought 21 you 20 brought 24 heart 22 a 23 heavy 22 a 24 heart 23 heavy 24 heart may [i] [rest] [its] weight [on] [you] [?] ["] 1 may 5 weight as messengers of the sign , by which [ralph] [cranfield] [might] [recognize] [the] [summons] , three venerable men were to claim [audience] [of] him [.] 1 as 2 messengers 1 as 18 men 2 messengers 3 of 2 messengers 7 by 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 sign 5 sign 6 , 7 by 15 , 8 which 15 , 16 three 18 men 17 venerable 18 men 18 men 19 were 19 were 20 to 20 to 21 claim 21 claim 24 him and had he found them [?] 1 and 2 had 1 and 4 found 3 he 4 found 4 found 5 them few seemed to be the changes here [.] 1 few 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 4 be 3 to 4 be 4 be 6 changes 4 be 7 here 5 the 6 changes 6 changes 7 here but his heart grew cold , because the village did not remember him as he remembered the village [.] 1 but 3 heart 1 but 4 grew 2 his 3 heart 3 heart 4 grew 4 grew 5 cold 5 cold 7 because 6 , 7 because 7 because 9 village 7 because 12 remember 8 the 9 village 9 village 10 did 10 did 11 not 10 did 12 remember 11 not 12 remember 12 remember 13 him 12 remember 14 as 14 as 15 he 14 as 16 remembered 15 he 16 remembered 16 remembered 18 village 17 the 18 village " [here] [is] [the] [change] [!] ["] sighed he , striking his hand upon his breast [.] 1 " 8 sighed 8 sighed 9 he 8 sighed 11 striking 10 , 11 striking 11 striking 13 hand 11 striking 14 upon 12 his 13 hand 13 hand 14 upon 14 upon 16 breast 15 his 16 breast " [who] [is] [this] [man] [of] thought and [care] [,] weary with world-wandering , and heavy with disappointed hopes [?] 1 " 7 thought 7 thought 8 and 8 and 14 , 11 weary 12 with 11 weary 14 , 12 with 13 world-wandering 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 heavy 16 heavy 17 with 17 with 19 hopes 18 disappointed 19 hopes the youth returns [not] [,] [who] [went] [forth] [so] [joyously] [!] ["] 1 the 2 youth 2 youth 3 returns [such] [,] [at] [least] [,] [was] [its] [appearance] [in] [the] [dusky] [light] [.] that would be a jest indeed [!] ["] 1 that 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 5 jest 3 be 6 indeed 4 a 5 jest it was [ralph] [cranfield] ['s] mother [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 mother pass we over their greeting [,] and leave the one to her joy and the other to his rest , [if] quiet rest he found [.] 1 pass 2 we 1 pass 3 over 1 pass 7 and 3 over 5 greeting 4 their 5 greeting 7 and 8 leave 8 leave 10 one 9 the 10 one 10 one 11 to 11 to 14 and 12 her 13 joy 13 joy 14 and 14 and 16 other 15 the 16 other 16 other 17 to 17 to 19 rest 18 his 19 rest 19 rest 23 rest 20 , 23 rest 22 quiet 23 rest 23 rest 24 he 23 rest 25 found 24 he 25 found but when morning broke , he arose with a troubled brow [;] for his sleep and his wakefulness had [alike] been full of dreams [.] 1 but 6 he 1 but 7 arose 2 when 3 morning 2 when 4 broke 2 when 5 , 2 when 6 he 3 morning 4 broke 6 he 7 arose 7 arose 8 with 7 arose 13 for 8 with 11 brow 9 a 11 brow 10 troubled 11 brow 13 for 16 and 14 his 15 sleep 15 sleep 16 and 16 and 18 wakefulness 16 and 19 had 17 his 18 wakefulness 19 had 21 been 21 been 22 full 22 full 23 of 23 of 24 dreams all the fervor was rekindled with [which] he had burned [of] yore to unravel the threefold mystery of his fate [.] 1 all 3 fervor 1 all 4 was 1 all 5 rekindled 2 the 3 fervor 3 fervor 4 was 5 rekindled 6 with 6 with 20 fate 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 burned 10 burned 12 yore 10 burned 13 to 13 to 14 unravel 14 unravel 17 mystery 15 the 17 mystery 16 threefold 17 mystery 17 mystery 18 of 18 of 19 his 19 his 20 fate the crowd of his early visions seemed to have awaited him beneath his mother 's roof , and thronged riotously around to welcome his return [.] 1 the 2 crowd 2 crowd 3 of 2 crowd 6 visions 3 of 6 visions 4 his 6 visions 5 early 6 visions 6 visions 18 and 7 seemed 8 to 7 seemed 10 awaited 7 seemed 18 and 8 to 9 have 9 have 10 awaited 10 awaited 11 him 10 awaited 12 beneath 12 beneath 16 roof 13 his 14 mother 14 mother 15 's 15 's 16 roof 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 thronged 18 and 20 riotously 18 and 21 around 18 and 22 to 22 to 23 welcome 23 welcome 25 return 24 his 25 return at length they reached her gate , and undid the latch [.] 1 at 2 length 1 at 3 they 3 they 8 and 4 reached 6 gate 4 reached 8 and 5 her 6 gate 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 undid 9 undid 11 latch 10 the 11 latch now do tell them a good long story about what you have seen in foreign parts [.] ["] 1 now 2 do 2 do 3 tell 3 tell 4 them 3 tell 8 story 3 tell 14 in 5 a 6 good 5 a 8 story 6 good 8 story 7 long 8 story 8 story 9 about 8 story 14 in 9 about 10 what 9 about 11 you 9 about 13 seen 12 have 13 seen 14 in 16 parts 15 foreign 16 parts what [if] [this] embassy [should] [bring] [me] [the] [message] [of] [my] [fate] [!] ["] 1 what 4 embassy " [my] [colleagues] [and] [myself] [,] " [began] [the] [squire] [,] ["] [are] [burdened] [with] [momentous] [duties] [,] [being] [jointly] [selectmen] [of] [this] [village] [.] 1 " 7 " after a few more words , the village dignitary and his companions took [their] leave [.] 1 after 4 more 1 after 15 leave 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 more 4 more 10 and 4 more 13 took 5 words 6 , 6 , 9 dignitary 6 , 10 and 7 the 9 dignitary 8 village 9 dignitary 10 and 12 companions 10 and 13 took 11 his 12 companions every crook in the pathway was remembered [.] 1 every 2 crook 2 crook 3 in 2 crook 6 was 3 in 5 pathway 4 the 5 pathway 6 was 7 remembered even the more transitory characteristics of the scene were the same as in bygone days [.] 1 even 13 in 2 the 5 characteristics 3 more 4 transitory 4 transitory 5 characteristics 5 characteristics 6 of 5 characteristics 9 were 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 scene 9 were 11 same 9 were 12 as 10 the 11 same 12 as 13 in 13 in 15 days 14 bygone 15 days a company of cows were grazing on the grassy roadside , and refreshed him with their fragrant breath [.] 1 a 2 company 2 company 3 of 2 company 12 and 3 of 4 cows 5 were 6 grazing 5 were 7 on 5 were 12 and 6 grazing 7 on 7 on 10 roadside 8 the 10 roadside 9 grassy 10 roadside 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 refreshed 13 refreshed 14 him 13 refreshed 15 with 15 with 18 breath 16 their 18 breath 17 fragrant 18 breath " [it] [is] [sweeter] [,] ["] thought he , " than the perfume which was wafted [to] [our] shipp [from] [the] [spice] [islands] [.] ["] 1 " 7 thought 7 thought 8 he 7 thought 9 , 7 thought 13 perfume 7 thought 19 shipp 9 , 10 " 11 than 13 perfume 12 the 13 perfume 13 perfume 14 which 13 perfume 15 was 13 perfume 16 wafted 14 which 15 was the round little figure of a child rolled from a doorway , and lay laughing [almost] [beneath] [cranfield] ['s] [feet] [.] 1 the 4 figure 2 round 4 figure 3 little 4 figure 4 figure 5 of 4 figure 13 and 5 of 7 child 6 a 7 child 7 child 8 rolled 8 rolled 9 from 9 from 11 doorway 10 a 11 doorway 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 lay 13 and 15 laughing the [dark] [and] [stately] man stooped down , and , lifting the infant [,] restored him to his mother 's arms [.] 1 the 5 man 5 man 8 , 6 stooped 7 down 6 stooped 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 , 9 and 11 lifting 9 and 20 's 11 lifting 13 infant 11 lifting 15 restored 11 lifting 20 's 12 the 13 infant 13 infant 15 restored 15 restored 16 him 15 restored 17 to 17 to 19 mother 18 his 19 mother 20 's 21 arms a sweet voice [,] which seemed to come from a deep and tender soul [,] was warbling a plaintive little air [,] [within] [.] 1 a 2 sweet 1 a 3 voice 2 sweet 3 voice 3 voice 5 which 3 voice 6 seemed 3 voice 16 was 5 which 6 seemed 6 seemed 7 to 6 seemed 8 come 7 to 8 come 8 come 9 from 9 from 14 soul 10 a 14 soul 11 deep 12 and 12 and 13 tender 12 and 14 soul 16 was 17 warbling 17 warbling 21 air 18 a 19 plaintive 18 a 21 air 19 plaintive 21 air 20 little 21 air he bent his head , and passed through the lowly door [.] 1 he 6 and 2 bent 6 and 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 passed 6 and 8 through 8 through 11 door 9 the 11 door 10 lowly 11 door " you are welcome home [!] ["] [said] [faith] [egerton] [.] 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 welcome 4 welcome 5 home it was precisely on the pattern of that [worn] by [the] [visionary] [maid] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 precisely 2 was 4 on 2 was 10 by 4 on 6 pattern 5 the 6 pattern 6 pattern 7 of 7 of 8 that when [cranfield] [departed] on his shadowy search he had [bestowed] [this] [brooch] [,] [in] [a] [gold] [setting] [,] [as] a [parting] gift [to] [faith] [egerton] [.] 1 when 9 had 4 on 7 search 4 on 8 he 5 his 7 search 6 shadowy 7 search 8 he 9 had 9 had 22 gift 20 a 22 gift " [so] [,] [faith] [,] [you] [have] [kept] [the] [heart] [!] ["] said he , at length [.] 1 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 13 said 16 at 15 , 16 at 16 at 17 length may [i] [rest] [its] weight [on] [you] [?] ["] 1 may 5 weight ["] [faith] [!] faith [!] ["] [cried] [cranfield] , [clasping] [her] [in] [his] [arms] [,] " [you] [have] [interpreted] [my] [wild] [and] [weary] [dream] [!] " 1 faith 6 , 6 , 13 " 13 " 23 " yes , the wild dreamer was awake at last [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 dreamer 3 the 5 dreamer 4 wild 5 dreamer 5 dreamer 6 was 6 was 7 awake 7 awake 8 at 8 at 9 last to [find] [the] [mysterious] [treasure] , he was to till the earth around his mother 's dwelling , and reap its products [!] 1 to 6 , 1 to 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 to 9 to 19 and 10 till 12 earth 10 till 13 around 10 till 19 and 11 the 12 earth 12 earth 13 around 13 around 17 dwelling 14 his 15 mother 15 mother 16 's 16 's 17 dwelling 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 reap 19 and 22 products 21 its 22 products instead of warlike command , [or] regal or religious sway , he was to rule over the village children [!] 1 instead 2 of 2 of 10 sway 2 of 11 , 2 of 12 he 3 warlike 4 command 4 command 10 sway 5 , 8 or 7 regal 8 or 8 or 9 religious 8 or 10 sway 12 he 13 was 13 was 16 over 14 to 15 rule 15 rule 16 over 16 over 19 children 17 the 19 children 18 village 19 children and [now] the visionary [maid] had faded from his fancy , and in her place he saw the playmate of his childhood [!] 1 and 3 the 3 the 4 visionary 4 visionary 6 had 6 had 7 faded 7 faded 12 and 8 from 10 fancy 8 from 12 and 9 his 10 fancy 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 in 13 in 15 place 14 her 15 place 15 place 16 he 15 place 17 saw 16 he 17 saw 17 saw 19 playmate 18 the 19 playmate 19 playmate 20 of 20 of 22 childhood 21 his 22 childhood happy they [who] read the riddle [,] without a weary world-search [,] or a lifetime spent in [vain] [!] 1 happy 2 they 2 they 4 read 4 read 6 riddle 4 read 17 in 5 the 6 riddle 6 riddle 13 or 6 riddle 16 spent 8 without 11 world-search 8 without 13 or 9 a 11 world-search 10 weary 11 world-search 13 or 15 lifetime 14 a 15 lifetime end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [the] [threefold] [destiny] [(] [from] ["] [twice] [told] [tales] ["] [)] , [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 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