[produced] [by] David Widger 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 4 Widger 3 David 4 Widger TWICE TOLD TALES 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 3 TALES 1 TWICE 2 TOLD 2 TOLD 3 TALES THE VISION OF THE FOUNTAIN 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 5 FOUNTAIN 1 THE 2 VISION 2 VISION 3 OF 3 OF 4 THE 4 THE 5 FOUNTAIN [by] Nathaniel Hawthorne 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 3 Hawthorne 2 Nathaniel 3 Hawthorne at fifteen , I became a resident in a country village , more than a hundred miles from home . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 4 I 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 5 became 1 at 2 fifteen 1 at 3 , 1 at 4 I 4 I 5 became 5 became 7 resident 5 became 8 in 6 a 7 resident 7 resident 8 in 8 in 11 village 9 a 11 village 10 country 11 village 11 village 13 more 12 , 13 more 13 more 14 than 13 more 20 . 14 than 18 from 15 a 16 hundred 16 hundred 17 miles 17 miles 18 from 18 from 19 home the ground was rocky , uneven , overgrown [with] bushes and clumps of young saplings , and traversed only by cattle-paths . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 2 ground 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 17 and 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 22 . 1 the 2 ground 2 ground 17 and 3 was 11 and 3 was 17 and 4 rocky 5 , 5 , 10 bushes 5 , 11 and 6 uneven 7 , 6 uneven 10 bushes 8 overgrown 10 bushes 11 and 12 clumps 11 and 13 of 13 of 15 saplings 14 young 15 saplings 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 traversed 17 and 19 only 19 only 20 by 20 by 21 cattle-paths one solitary sunbeam found its way down , and played like a goldfish in the water . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 3 sunbeam 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 9 and 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 17 . 1 one 3 sunbeam 2 solitary 3 sunbeam 3 sunbeam 9 and 4 found 6 way 4 found 7 down 4 found 9 and 5 its 6 way 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 played 9 and 11 like 9 and 14 in 11 like 13 goldfish 12 a 13 goldfish 13 goldfish 14 in 14 in 16 water 15 the 16 water from my childhood , I have loved to gaze into a spring . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 5 I 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 7 loved 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 13 . 1 from 3 childhood 1 from 4 , 1 from 5 I 2 my 3 childhood 5 I 6 have 6 have 7 loved 7 loved 8 to 7 loved 9 gaze 8 to 9 gaze 9 gaze 10 into 10 into 12 spring 11 a 12 spring the bottom was covered with coarse sand , which sparkled in the lonely sunbeam , and seemed to illuminate the spring with an unborrowed light . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 2 bottom 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 16 and 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 26 . 1 the 2 bottom 2 bottom 16 and 3 was 4 covered 3 was 16 and 4 covered 5 with 5 with 7 sand 6 coarse 7 sand 7 sand 9 which 8 , 9 which 9 which 10 sparkled 9 which 15 , 10 sparkled 11 in 11 in 14 sunbeam 12 the 14 sunbeam 13 lonely 14 sunbeam 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 seemed 16 and 18 to 18 to 19 illuminate 19 illuminate 21 spring 19 illuminate 22 with 20 the 21 spring 21 spring 22 with 22 with 25 light 23 an 25 light 24 unborrowed 25 light wherever she laid her hands on grass and flowers , they would immediately be moist , as with morning dew . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 11 they 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 14 be 1 wherever 2 she 1 wherever 3 laid 1 wherever 10 , 1 wherever 11 they 2 she 3 laid 3 laid 5 hands 3 laid 6 on 4 her 5 hands 5 hands 6 on 6 on 8 and 7 grass 8 and 8 and 9 flowers 11 they 12 would 12 would 14 be 13 immediately 14 be 14 be 15 moist 15 moist 18 with 16 , 18 with 17 as 18 with 18 with 20 dew 18 with 21 . 19 morning 20 dew they were the reflection of my own . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 they 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 2 were 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 8 . 1 they 2 were 2 were 4 reflection 3 the 4 reflection 4 reflection 5 of 5 of 7 own 6 my 7 own the vision had the aspect of a fair young girl , with locks of [paly] gold . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 2 vision 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 3 had 1 the 2 vision 2 vision 3 had 3 had 5 aspect 4 the 5 aspect 5 aspect 6 of 6 of 10 girl 7 a 8 fair 7 a 10 girl 8 fair 10 girl 9 young 10 girl 10 girl 12 with 11 , 12 with 12 with 13 locks 12 with 17 . 13 locks 14 of 14 of 16 gold my description can give no idea [how] suddenly the fountain [was] thus tenanted , and [how] soon it was left desolate . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 2 description 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 15 and 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 22 . 1 my 2 description 2 description 3 can 3 can 4 give 4 give 6 idea 4 give 8 suddenly 4 give 10 fountain 5 no 6 idea 9 the 10 fountain 10 fountain 13 tenanted 12 thus 13 tenanted 14 , 15 and 15 and 18 it 15 and 19 was 17 soon 18 it 18 it 19 was 19 was 20 left 19 was 21 desolate I breathed ; and there was the face ! 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 2 breathed 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 3 ; 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 9 ! 1 I 2 breathed 3 ; 4 and 4 and 5 there 4 and 6 was 5 there 6 was 6 was 8 face 7 the 8 face I held my breath ; and it was gone ! 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 2 held 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 5 ; 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 10 ! 1 I 2 held 2 held 4 breath 3 my 4 breath 5 ; 6 and 6 and 7 it 6 and 8 was 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 gone had it passed away , or faded into nothing ? 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 had 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 10 ? 1 had 2 it 1 had 6 or 3 passed 4 away 3 passed 6 or 5 , 6 or 6 or 7 faded 6 or 8 into 8 into 9 nothing I doubted [whether] it had ever been . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 2 doubted 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 8 . 1 I 2 doubted 2 doubted 4 it 2 doubted 7 been 4 it 5 had 5 had 7 been 6 ever 7 been my sweet readers , what [a] dreamy and delicious hour did I spend , where that vision found and left me ! 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 3 readers 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 4 , 1 my 3 readers 2 sweet 3 readers 4 , 5 what 4 , 13 spend 5 what 10 hour 7 dreamy 8 and 8 and 9 delicious 8 and 10 hour 10 hour 13 spend 11 did 12 I 11 did 13 spend 13 spend 15 where 14 , 15 where 15 where 17 vision 15 where 19 and 15 where 22 ! 16 that 17 vision 17 vision 19 and 18 found 19 and 19 and 20 left 19 and 21 me thus have I often started from a pleasant dream , and then kept quiet [,] in hopes to wile it back . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 2 have 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 22 . 1 thus 2 have 2 have 16 in 2 have 18 to 3 I 11 and 4 often 5 started 5 started 6 from 5 started 11 and 6 from 9 dream 7 a 8 pleasant 7 a 9 dream 8 pleasant 9 dream 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 kept 12 then 13 kept 13 kept 14 quiet 14 quiet 16 in 16 in 17 hopes 18 to 19 wile 19 wile 20 it 19 wile 21 back Deep were my musings , as to the race and attributes of that ethereal being . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Deep 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 2 were 1 Deep 2 were 2 were 4 musings 2 were 7 to 3 my 4 musings 5 , 7 to 6 as 7 to 7 to 10 and 7 to 16 . 8 the 9 race 9 race 10 and 10 and 11 attributes 10 and 12 of 12 of 15 being 13 that 14 ethereal 14 ethereal 15 being had I created her ? 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 had 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 5 ? 1 had 2 I 1 had 3 created 3 created 4 her was she the daughter of my fancy , akin to those strange shapes which peep under the lids of children 's eyes ? 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 was 1 was 2 she 1 was 4 daughter 3 the 4 daughter 4 daughter 5 of 5 of 7 fancy 6 my 7 fancy 7 fancy 10 to 8 , 10 to 9 akin 10 to 10 to 13 shapes 10 to 23 ? 11 those 13 shapes 12 strange 13 shapes 13 shapes 14 which 13 shapes 15 peep 14 which 15 peep 15 peep 16 under 16 under 18 lids 17 the 18 lids 18 lids 19 of 19 of 22 eyes 20 children 21 's 21 's 22 eyes and did her beauty gladden me , for [that] one moment , and then die ? 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 and 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 16 ? 1 and 2 did 1 and 13 and 2 did 4 beauty 2 did 13 and 3 her 4 beauty 5 gladden 6 me 5 gladden 8 for 5 gladden 13 and 7 , 8 for 8 for 11 moment 8 for 12 , 10 one 11 moment 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 die 14 then 15 die I watched and waited , but no vision came again . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 3 and 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 6 but 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 11 . 1 I 3 and 2 watched 3 and 3 and 4 waited 5 , 6 but 6 but 8 vision 6 but 9 came 7 no 8 vision 8 vision 9 came 9 came 10 again I departed , but with a spell upon me , which drew me back , that [same] afternoon , to the haunted spring . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 2 departed 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 24 . 1 I 2 departed 2 departed 4 but 2 departed 20 to 3 , 4 but 4 but 5 with 4 but 19 , 5 with 7 spell 6 a 7 spell 7 spell 8 upon 7 spell 11 which 7 spell 18 afternoon 8 upon 9 me 10 , 11 which 11 which 12 drew 11 which 15 , 12 drew 13 me 12 drew 14 back 15 , 18 afternoon 16 that 18 afternoon 18 afternoon 19 , 20 to 23 spring 21 the 23 spring 22 haunted 23 spring there was the water gushing , the sand sparkling , and the sunbeam glimmering . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 there 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 2 was 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 6 , 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 15 . 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 water 3 the 4 water 4 water 5 gushing 6 , 11 and 7 the 9 sparkling 8 sand 9 sparkling 9 sparkling 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 sunbeam 11 and 14 glimmering 12 the 13 sunbeam Methought he had a devilish look ! 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 2 he 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 3 had 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 7 ! 1 Methought 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 6 look 4 a 5 devilish 4 a 6 look 5 devilish 6 look I could have slain him ! 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 4 slain 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 6 ! 1 I 2 could 2 could 3 have 3 have 4 slain 4 slain 5 him thus did the Vision leave me ; and [many] a doleful day succeeded to the parting moment . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 2 did 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 7 ; 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 18 . 1 thus 2 did 2 did 4 Vision 2 did 5 leave 3 the 4 Vision 5 leave 6 me 7 ; 8 and 8 and 12 day 8 and 13 succeeded 10 a 11 doleful 10 a 12 day 11 doleful 12 day 12 day 13 succeeded 13 succeeded 14 to 14 to 17 moment 15 the 17 moment 16 parting 17 moment weeks came and went , months rolled away , and she appeared [not] in them . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 weeks 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 3 and 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 5 , 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 16 . 1 weeks 3 and 2 came 3 and 3 and 4 went 5 , 6 months 5 , 7 rolled 5 , 10 and 6 months 7 rolled 7 rolled 8 away 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 she 10 and 12 appeared 11 she 12 appeared 12 appeared 14 in 14 in 15 them I withdrew into an inner world , where my thoughts lived and breathed , and the Vision in the midst of them . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 2 withdrew 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 23 . 1 I 2 withdrew 2 withdrew 3 into 2 withdrew 15 and 2 withdrew 18 in 3 into 7 , 4 an 5 inner 4 an 6 world 5 inner 6 world 6 world 7 , 7 , 8 where 9 my 10 thoughts 10 thoughts 12 and 10 thoughts 15 and 11 lived 12 and 12 and 13 breathed 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 Vision 15 and 18 in 16 the 17 Vision 18 in 20 midst 19 the 20 midst 20 midst 21 of 21 of 22 them in the middle of January , I was summoned home . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 7 I 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 8 was 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 11 . 1 in 3 middle 1 in 6 , 1 in 7 I 2 the 3 middle 3 middle 4 of 4 of 5 January 7 I 8 was 8 was 9 summoned 9 summoned 10 home most of the day was spent in preparing for the journey , which was to commence at four o'clock the next morning . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 most 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 6 spent 1 most 2 of 1 most 5 was 2 of 4 day 3 the 4 day 5 was 6 spent 6 spent 7 in 6 spent 9 for 7 in 8 preparing 8 preparing 9 for 9 for 11 journey 10 the 11 journey 11 journey 13 which 12 , 13 which 13 which 14 was 13 which 23 . 14 was 15 to 14 was 16 commence 15 to 16 commence 16 commence 17 at 16 commence 22 morning 17 at 19 o'clock 18 four 19 o'clock 20 the 21 next 21 next 22 morning a gust of wind blew out my lamp as I passed through the entry . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 2 gust 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 5 blew 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 15 . 1 a 2 gust 2 gust 3 of 2 gust 5 blew 3 of 4 wind 5 blew 6 out 5 blew 8 lamp 5 blew 9 as 7 my 8 lamp 9 as 10 I 9 as 11 passed 10 I 11 passed 11 passed 12 through 12 through 14 entry 13 the 14 entry there was no light , except the little that came sullenly from two half-burned brands , without even glimmering on the andirons . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 there 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 2 was 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 5 , 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 light 3 no 4 light 5 , 9 that 5 , 10 came 6 except 8 little 6 except 9 that 7 the 8 little 9 that 10 came 10 came 11 sullenly 10 came 12 from 12 from 15 brands 13 two 15 brands 14 half-burned 15 brands 15 brands 17 without 16 , 17 without 17 without 19 glimmering 17 without 23 . 18 even 19 glimmering 19 glimmering 20 on 20 on 22 andirons 21 the 22 andirons I noticed that there was less room than usual , to-night , between the collegian ['s] chair and mine . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 2 noticed 1 I 2 noticed 2 noticed 3 that 3 that 4 there 3 that 5 was 4 there 5 was 5 was 7 room 5 was 8 than 5 was 13 between 6 less 7 room 8 than 11 to-night 9 usual 10 , 9 usual 11 to-night 12 , 13 between 13 between 18 and 13 between 20 . 14 the 17 chair 15 collegian 17 chair 17 chair 18 and 18 and 19 mine as people are always taciturn in the dark , [not] a word was said for some time after my entrance . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 12 word 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 14 said 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 21 . 1 as 2 people 1 as 3 are 1 as 12 word 2 people 3 are 3 are 4 always 3 are 5 taciturn 6 in 8 dark 6 in 9 , 6 in 12 word 7 the 8 dark 11 a 12 word 12 word 13 was 13 was 14 said 14 said 15 for 14 said 18 after 15 for 17 time 16 some 17 time 17 time 18 after 18 after 20 entrance 19 my 20 entrance nothing broke the stillness but the regular click of the matron 's knitting-needles . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 nothing 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 2 broke 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 14 . 1 nothing 2 broke 2 broke 4 stillness 2 broke 5 but 3 the 4 stillness 4 stillness 5 but 5 but 8 click 6 the 8 click 7 regular 8 click 8 click 9 of 9 of 13 knitting-needles 10 the 11 matron 11 matron 12 's 12 's 13 knitting-needles were we not like ghosts ? 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 were 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 6 ? 1 were 2 we 1 were 3 not 1 were 4 like 3 not 4 like 4 like 5 ghosts we were aware of each other 's presence , not by sight , nor sound , [nor] touch , but by [an] [inward] consciousness . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 we 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 16 , 1 we 16 , 2 were 14 nor 2 were 16 , 3 aware 4 of 3 aware 14 nor 4 of 8 presence 5 each 6 other 6 other 7 's 7 's 8 presence 8 presence 11 by 9 , 10 not 9 , 11 by 10 not 11 by 11 by 12 sight 11 by 13 , 14 nor 15 sound 16 , 18 touch 18 touch 20 but 19 , 20 but 20 but 21 by 20 but 25 . 21 by 24 consciousness would it [not] be so among the dead ? 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 would 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 9 ? 1 would 2 it 1 would 4 be 4 be 5 so 4 be 6 among 6 among 8 dead 7 the 8 dead the silence was interrupted by the consumptive daughter , addressing a remark to some one in the circle , whom she called Rachel . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 2 silence 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 4 interrupted 1 the 2 silence 2 silence 3 was 3 was 4 interrupted 4 interrupted 5 by 5 by 8 daughter 6 the 8 daughter 7 consumptive 8 daughter 8 daughter 10 addressing 9 , 10 addressing 10 addressing 12 remark 10 addressing 13 to 10 addressing 16 in 10 addressing 24 . 11 a 12 remark 12 remark 13 to 13 to 15 one 14 some 15 one 15 one 16 in 16 in 18 circle 17 the 18 circle 18 circle 20 whom 19 , 20 whom 20 whom 21 she 20 whom 22 called 20 whom 24 . 21 she 22 called 22 called 23 Rachel had I ever heard that sweet , low tone ? 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 had 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 10 ? 1 had 2 I 1 had 4 heard 3 ever 4 heard 4 heard 9 tone 5 that 6 sweet 6 sweet 7 , 6 sweet 9 tone 8 low 9 tone whom had my heart recognized , that [it] throbbed so ? 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 whom 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 5 recognized 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 6 , 1 whom 2 had 1 whom 5 recognized 2 had 4 heart 2 had 5 recognized 3 my 4 heart 6 , 7 that 6 , 9 throbbed 7 that 9 throbbed 9 throbbed 10 so 10 so 11 ? she knew me ! 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 she 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 2 knew 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 4 ! 1 she 2 knew 2 knew 3 me fair ladies , there is nothing more to tell . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 2 ladies 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 3 , 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 10 . 1 fair 2 ladies 3 , 4 there 3 , 5 is 4 there 5 is 5 is 6 nothing 5 is 7 more 5 is 8 to 8 to 9 tell if I transformed her to an angel , it is what every youthful lover does for his mistress . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 9 it 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 10 is 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 19 . 1 if 2 I 1 if 3 transformed 1 if 9 it 2 I 3 transformed 3 transformed 4 her 5 to 7 angel 5 to 8 , 5 to 9 it 6 an 7 angel 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 what 11 what 14 lover 11 what 15 does 12 every 14 lover 13 youthful 14 lover 14 lover 15 does 15 does 16 for 16 for 18 mistress 17 his 18 mistress [therein] [consists] the essence [of] [my] story . 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 7 story 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 8 . 3 the 7 story 4 essence 7 story [but] slight the change , sweet maids , to make angels of yourselves ! 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 2 slight 2 slight 4 change 3 the 4 change 4 change 7 maids 4 change 9 to 5 , 7 maids 6 sweet 7 maids 7 maids 8 , 8 , 9 to 9 to 10 make 9 to 14 ! 10 make 11 angels 11 angels 12 of 12 of 13 yourselves end [of] the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Vision of the Fountain ( from " [twice] Told Tales " ) , by Nathaniel Hawthorne 0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 end 1 end 6 EBook 3 the 6 EBook 4 Project 5 Gutenberg 5 Gutenberg 6 EBook 6 EBook 7 of 7 of 9 Vision 8 The 9 Vision 9 Vision 10 of 10 of 12 Fountain 11 the 12 Fountain 12 Fountain 14 from 12 Fountain 22 by 13 ( 14 from 14 from 15 " 14 from 18 Tales 14 from 20 ) 17 Told 18 Tales 18 Tales 19 " 21 , 22 by 22 by 24 Hawthorne 23 Nathaniel 24 Hawthorne