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