produced by [david] [widger] [.] 1 produced 2 by [html] [version] [by] [al] [haines] [.] [twice] [told] [tales] [the] [seven] [vagabonds] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] " halloo ! 1 " 2 halloo 2 halloo 3 ! who stands guard here ? 1 who 2 stands 2 stands 3 guard 3 guard 4 here 4 here 5 ? is the doorkeeper asleep ? " cried [i] , approaching a ladder of two or three steps which was let down from the wagon . 1 is 3 doorkeeper 1 is 11 a 2 the 3 doorkeeper 3 doorkeeper 4 asleep 3 doorkeeper 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 cried 9 , 10 approaching 10 approaching 11 a 11 a 12 ladder 12 ladder 13 of 12 ladder 14 two 14 two 16 three 15 or 16 three 16 three 17 steps 17 steps 18 which 17 steps 24 wagon 18 which 19 was 20 let 21 down 21 down 22 from 22 from 24 wagon 23 the 24 wagon 24 wagon 25 . a small piece of silver [was] [my] [passport] [within] [his] [premises] [,] [where] [i] [found] [only] [one] [other] [person] [,] [hereafter] [to] [be] [described] [.] 1 a 3 piece 2 small 3 piece 3 piece 4 of 3 piece 5 silver perhaps [the] [movable] [scene] [of] this [narrative] [is] [still] [peregrinating] [new] [england] [,] [and] may enable the reader to test the accuracy of my description . 1 perhaps 6 this 1 perhaps 15 may 15 may 16 enable 16 enable 18 reader 17 the 18 reader 18 reader 22 accuracy 19 to 20 test 20 test 22 accuracy 21 the 22 accuracy 22 accuracy 23 of 22 accuracy 24 my 22 accuracy 25 description 22 accuracy 26 . the spectacle for [i] will not use the unworthy term of puppet-show consisted of a multitude of little people assembled on a miniature stage . 1 the 2 spectacle 1 the 10 term 2 spectacle 3 for 5 will 6 not 6 not 9 unworthy 7 use 9 unworthy 8 the 9 unworthy 9 unworthy 10 term 10 term 12 puppet-show 11 of 12 puppet-show 12 puppet-show 13 consisted 13 consisted 14 of 13 consisted 16 multitude 13 consisted 23 miniature 15 a 16 multitude 16 multitude 17 of 16 multitude 19 people 18 little 19 people 20 assembled 21 on 20 assembled 23 miniature 22 a 23 miniature 23 miniature 24 stage 24 stage 25 . " what an admirable piece of work is this ! " exclaimed [i] [,] [lifting] [up] [my] [bands] in astonishment . 1 " 2 what 1 " 12 exclaimed 2 what 4 admirable 2 what 8 is 3 an 4 admirable 4 admirable 5 piece 5 piece 6 of 5 piece 7 work 9 this 10 ! 10 ! 11 " 11 " 12 exclaimed 12 exclaimed 20 astonishment 19 in 20 astonishment 20 astonishment 21 . and then with how fresh a feeling must he return , at intervals , to his own peculiar home ! 1 and 2 then 2 then 10 return 3 with 5 fresh 4 how 5 fresh 5 fresh 7 feeling 6 a 7 feeling 7 feeling 10 return 8 must 10 return 9 he 10 return 10 return 11 , 10 return 13 intervals 10 return 19 home 12 at 13 intervals 13 intervals 14 , 13 intervals 15 to 13 intervals 18 peculiar 16 his 17 own 17 own 18 peculiar 19 home 20 ! the literary man now evinced a great kindness for me , and [i] [ventured] to inquire which way he was travelling . 1 the 3 man 2 literary 3 man 3 man 5 evinced 4 now 5 evinced 5 evinced 6 a 6 a 7 great 6 a 21 travelling 7 great 8 kindness 8 kindness 9 for 8 kindness 10 me 8 kindness 12 and 11 , 12 and 15 to 16 inquire 16 inquire 17 which 16 inquire 18 way 16 inquire 21 travelling 19 he 20 was 20 was 21 travelling 21 travelling 22 . " you are housed but just in time , my young friends , " said the master of the wagon . 1 " 2 you 2 you 4 housed 3 are 4 housed 4 housed 5 but 4 housed 6 just 4 housed 9 , 4 housed 13 , 6 just 8 time 7 in 8 time 10 my 12 friends 11 young 12 friends 12 friends 13 , 13 , 15 said 13 , 17 master 14 " 15 said 16 the 17 master 17 master 20 wagon 18 of 19 the 19 the 20 wagon 20 wagon 21 . " [the] [sky] would have [been] [down] [upon] you [within] [five] [minutes] . " 1 " 9 you 4 would 5 have 5 have 9 you 9 you 13 . 13 . 14 " i [,] [meanwhile] [,] [with] [many] [a] [wild] [and] [undetermined] [fantasy] [,] was [narrowly] [inspecting] [these] [two] [doves] that [had] [flown] [into] [our] [ark] [.] 1 i 13 was 13 was 19 that when we had travelled through the vast extent of the [mahogany] [box] [,] [i] [looked] [into] [my] [guide] ['s] [face] [.] 1 when 2 we 2 we 4 travelled 3 had 4 travelled 4 travelled 5 through 5 through 6 the 5 through 7 vast 5 through 10 the 7 vast 8 extent 8 extent 9 of " where are you going , my pretty maid ? " inquired [i] [,] [in] the [words] of an old song . 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 are 3 are 4 you 3 are 5 going 3 are 8 pretty 6 , 7 my 7 my 8 pretty 8 pretty 9 maid 9 maid 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 10 ? 12 inquired 12 inquired 16 the 16 the 20 old 18 of 20 old 19 an 20 old 20 old 21 song 21 song 22 . " ah , " said the gay damsel , " you might as well ask where the summer wind is going . 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 19 wind 7 gay 8 damsel 7 gay 13 as 7 gay 18 summer 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 you 11 you 12 might 12 might 13 as 13 as 14 well 15 ask 16 where 16 where 17 the 17 the 18 summer 18 summer 19 wind 19 wind 20 is 19 wind 22 . 20 is 21 going we are wanderers here , and there , and everywhere . 1 we 2 are 2 are 3 wanderers 3 wanderers 4 here 3 wanderers 5 , 3 wanderers 7 there 3 wanderers 10 everywhere 5 , 6 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 everywhere 10 everywhere 11 . wherever there [is] [mirth] [,] [our] [merry] [hearts] [are] [drawn] [to] [it] [.] 1 wherever 2 there blessed pair , whose happy home was throughout all the earth ! 1 blessed 2 pair 1 blessed 8 throughout 1 blessed 12 ! 3 , 4 whose 4 whose 8 throughout 5 happy 8 throughout 6 home 8 throughout 7 was 8 throughout 8 throughout 9 all 8 throughout 10 the 8 throughout 11 earth " [o] [maiden] ! " said [i] aloud , " why did you not come hither [alone] ? " 1 " 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 aloud 8 aloud 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 why 11 why 12 did 12 did 13 you 12 did 14 not 12 did 15 come 15 come 16 hither 16 hither 18 ? 18 ? 19 " while the merry girl and myself were busy with the show-box , the unceasing rain had driven another wayfarer into the wagon . 1 while 2 the 2 the 3 merry 2 the 4 girl 2 the 11 show-box 5 and 8 busy 6 myself 8 busy 7 were 8 busy 8 busy 9 with 9 with 11 show-box 10 the 11 show-box 11 show-box 14 unceasing 11 show-box 19 wayfarer 12 , 14 unceasing 13 the 14 unceasing 14 unceasing 15 rain 16 had 17 driven 17 driven 19 wayfarer 18 another 19 wayfarer 19 wayfarer 20 into 19 wayfarer 22 wagon 21 the 22 wagon 22 wagon 23 . " it is a [bill] of the [suffolk] [bank] , " said [i] , " and better [than] the [specie] . " 1 " 2 it 1 " 12 said 2 it 3 is 3 is 7 the 4 a 6 of 6 of 7 the 10 , 12 said 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 , 12 said 19 the 12 said 21 . 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 and 15 " 17 better 21 . 22 " as the beggar had nothing to object , he now produced a small buff-leather bag , tied up carefully with a shoe-string . 1 as 3 beggar 2 the 3 beggar 3 beggar 4 had 3 beggar 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 to 5 nothing 7 object 7 object 8 , 7 object 11 produced 8 , 9 he 10 now 11 produced 11 produced 14 buff-leather 12 a 14 buff-leather 13 small 14 buff-leather 14 buff-leather 15 bag 14 buff-leather 16 , 14 buff-leather 17 tied 14 buff-leather 22 shoe-string 17 tied 18 up 19 carefully 22 shoe-string 20 with 22 shoe-string 21 a 22 shoe-string 22 shoe-string 23 . in this precious heap was my bank , note deposited , the rate of exchange being considerably against me . 1 in 2 this 2 this 3 precious 3 precious 4 heap 4 heap 5 was 4 heap 6 my 4 heap 7 bank 7 bank 8 , 7 bank 9 note 9 note 10 deposited 10 deposited 11 , 10 deposited 12 the 10 deposited 13 rate 10 deposited 17 considerably 14 of 15 exchange 15 exchange 17 considerably 16 being 17 considerably 17 considerably 18 against 17 considerably 19 me 17 considerably 20 . here let me have credit for a sober fact . 1 here 2 let 2 let 3 me 3 me 5 credit 4 have 5 credit 5 credit 6 for 5 credit 8 sober 7 a 8 sober 8 sober 9 fact 8 sober 10 . but [i] must [stop] and [see] the [breaking] [up] of the [camp-meeting] [at] [stamford] [.] ["] 1 but 3 must 1 but 11 the 5 and 7 the 7 the 10 of 10 of 11 the all this was a [sort] of [happiness] [which] [i] [could] [conceive] [of] [,] [though] [i] [had] [little] [sympathy] [with] it . 1 all 2 this 2 this 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 6 of 6 of 20 it 20 it 21 . my reflections were here interrupted . 1 my 2 reflections 2 reflections 3 were 2 reflections 4 here 2 reflections 5 interrupted 5 interrupted 6 . " another visitor ! " exclaimed the old showman . 1 " 9 showman 2 another 3 visitor 3 visitor 9 showman 4 ! 6 exclaimed 5 " 6 exclaimed 6 exclaimed 9 showman 7 the 9 showman 8 old 9 showman 9 showman 10 . it was a [red] [indian] [,] [armed] [with] [his] bow and [arrow] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 13 . 2 was 3 a 3 a 10 bow 10 bow 11 and this son of the wilderness [,] and pilgrim of the storm [,] took his place silently in the midst of us . 1 this 2 son 2 son 3 of 3 of 21 us 4 the 19 midst 5 wilderness 8 pilgrim 5 wilderness 9 of 5 wilderness 13 took 7 and 8 pilgrim 10 the 11 storm 11 storm 13 took 13 took 14 his 13 took 15 place 15 place 16 silently 16 silently 19 midst 17 in 19 midst 18 the 19 midst 19 midst 20 of 19 midst 21 us 21 us 22 . the [indian] had not long been seated , ere our merry damsel sought to draw him into conversation . 1 the 12 damsel 3 had 4 not 3 had 6 been 4 not 5 long 6 been 7 seated 7 seated 9 ere 8 , 9 ere 9 ere 10 our 9 ere 12 damsel 11 merry 12 damsel 12 damsel 13 sought 12 damsel 15 draw 12 damsel 18 conversation 14 to 15 draw 15 draw 16 him 17 into 18 conversation 18 conversation 19 . at length , she inquired whether his journey had any particular end or purpose . 1 at 2 length 2 length 3 , 2 length 5 inquired 4 she 5 inquired 5 inquired 6 whether 6 whether 8 journey 6 whether 13 or 7 his 8 journey 8 journey 11 particular 8 journey 12 end 9 had 10 any 10 any 11 particular 13 or 14 purpose 14 purpose 15 . " [i] go [shoot] [at] [the] [camp-meeting] [at] [stamford] , " replied the [indian] . 1 " 12 replied 3 go 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 13 the 12 replied 15 . " and here are five more , " said the girl , " all aiming at the camp-meeting too . 1 " 15 aiming 2 and 3 here 3 here 4 are 4 are 5 five 4 are 15 aiming 5 five 6 more 7 , 8 " 8 " 15 aiming 9 said 10 the 10 the 11 girl 11 girl 15 aiming 12 , 13 " 13 " 15 aiming 14 all 15 aiming 15 aiming 16 at 15 aiming 18 camp-meeting 17 the 18 camp-meeting 18 camp-meeting 19 too 19 too 20 . but , [o] , you would find it very [dull] indeed , [to] go [all] [the] [way] to [stamford] [alone] ! " 1 but 2 , 2 , 22 " 4 , 5 you 4 , 22 " 5 you 7 find 6 would 7 find 7 find 8 it 9 very 11 indeed 11 indeed 12 , 12 , 22 " 14 go 18 to 14 go 21 ! 21 ! 22 " now , hoping no offence , [i] should like to know where this young gentleman may be going ? " 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 hoping 3 hoping 5 offence 3 hoping 16 may 4 no 5 offence 5 offence 6 , 5 offence 12 where 8 should 9 like 9 like 10 to 10 to 11 know 11 know 12 where 13 this 15 gentleman 14 young 15 gentleman 15 gentleman 16 may 16 may 17 be 17 be 18 going 18 going 19 ? 19 ? 20 " i started . 1 i 2 started 2 started 3 . how came [i] [among] [these] [wanderers] [?] 1 how 2 came " [but] in what [capacity] ? " asked the [old] [showman] [,] [after] [a] moment ['s] [silence] . 1 " 4 what 3 in 4 what 4 what 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 asked 8 asked 9 the 8 asked 18 . 9 the 15 moment " [all] [of] [us] here [can] [get] [our] [bread] [in] [some] [creditable] [way] . 1 " 5 here 5 here 14 . every honest man should have his livelihood . 1 every 2 honest 2 honest 3 man 2 honest 7 livelihood 4 should 5 have 4 should 7 livelihood 6 his 7 livelihood 7 livelihood 8 . you , sir , as [i] [take] it , are a mere strolling gentleman . " 1 you 3 sir 1 you 10 are 2 , 3 sir 3 sir 4 , 4 , 5 as 5 as 8 it 8 it 9 , 10 are 13 strolling 11 a 12 mere 12 mere 13 strolling 13 strolling 14 gentleman 14 gentleman 15 . 15 . 16 " " [either] [this] , " said [i] , " is my [vocation] , or [i] have been [born] in [vain] . " 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 22 " 9 " 10 is 10 is 11 my 13 , 14 or 13 , 22 " 16 have 17 been 17 been 19 in 19 in 21 . 21 . 22 " [dreading] [a] [rejection] [,] [i] [solicited] [the] [interest] [of] [the] [merry] [damsel] [.] " [mirth] , " [cried] [i] [,] [most] [aptly] [appropriating] the words [of] [l'allegro] , " [to] [thee] [i] [sue] [!] 1 " 3 , 3 , 16 " 4 " 15 , 11 the 12 words 12 words 15 , 15 , 16 " mirth , admit me of thy crew ! " 1 mirth 2 , 1 mirth 3 admit 3 admit 4 me 3 admit 7 crew 5 of 7 crew 6 thy 7 crew 7 crew 8 ! 8 ! 9 " " [i] have [espied] [much] [promise] [in] [him] [.] 1 " 3 have true , [a] [shadow] [sometimes] [flits] [across] [his] [brow] [,] but [the] [sunshine] [is] [sure] [to] [follow] [in] a moment . 1 true 2 , 2 , 11 but 11 but 19 a 19 a 20 moment 20 moment 21 . he is never guilty of [a] [sad] [thought] [,] [but] [a] [merry] [one] [is] [twin] [born] [with] it . 1 he 2 is 2 is 4 guilty 3 never 4 guilty 4 guilty 5 of 5 of 18 it 18 it 19 . this affair settled , a marvellous jollity entered into the whole tribe of us , manifesting itself characteristically in each individual . 1 this 2 affair 2 affair 3 settled 2 affair 4 , 4 , 16 manifesting 5 a 6 marvellous 6 marvellous 7 jollity 7 jollity 8 entered 8 entered 9 into 8 entered 10 the 10 the 11 whole 11 whole 12 tribe 12 tribe 13 of 12 tribe 16 manifesting 14 us 16 manifesting 15 , 16 manifesting 16 manifesting 17 itself 16 manifesting 18 characteristically 18 characteristically 19 in 18 characteristically 21 individual 20 each 21 individual 21 individual 22 . the young foreigner flourished his fiddle-bow with a master 's hand , and gave an inspiring echo to the showman's melody . 1 the 2 young 2 young 3 foreigner 3 foreigner 4 flourished 4 flourished 5 his 5 his 6 fiddle-bow 5 his 9 master 5 his 11 hand 6 fiddle-bow 7 with 6 fiddle-bow 8 a 10 's 11 hand 11 hand 20 showman's 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 inspiring 14 gave 16 inspiring 15 an 16 inspiring 16 inspiring 17 echo 16 inspiring 20 showman's 18 to 20 showman's 19 the 20 showman's 20 showman's 21 melody 20 showman's 22 . " we 'll come among them in procession , with music and dancing , " cried the merry damsel . 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 'll 3 'll 4 come 4 come 5 among 5 among 6 them 6 them 8 procession 7 in 8 procession 8 procession 9 , 8 procession 11 music 8 procession 13 dancing 8 procession 19 damsel 10 with 11 music 11 music 12 and 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 cried 16 cried 19 damsel 17 the 18 merry 18 merry 19 damsel 19 damsel 20 . casting our eyes northward , we beheld a horseman approaching leisurely , and splashing through the [little] [puddles] [on] [the] [stamford] [road] [.] 1 casting 2 our 1 casting 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 northward 3 eyes 7 beheld 4 northward 5 , 4 northward 6 we 7 beheld 9 horseman 8 a 9 horseman 9 horseman 11 leisurely 10 approaching 11 leisurely 11 leisurely 14 splashing 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 splashing 14 splashing 15 through 15 through 16 the what puzzled us was the fact , that his face appeared [turned] [from] [,] [instead] [of] [to] [,] [the] [camp-meeting] [at] [stamford] [.] 1 what 2 puzzled 2 puzzled 3 us 2 puzzled 10 face 3 us 7 , 3 us 8 that 4 was 5 the 5 the 6 fact 6 fact 7 , 9 his 10 face 10 face 11 appeared " [what] [news] , what news [from] [the] [camp-meeting] [at] [stamford] ? " 1 " 4 , 4 , 13 " 5 what 6 news 6 news 12 ? 12 ? 13 " the missionary looked down , in surprise , at as singular a knot of people as could have been selected from all his heterogeneous auditors . 1 the 13 knot 2 missionary 3 looked 3 looked 4 down 3 looked 9 at 4 down 5 , 6 in 7 surprise 7 surprise 8 , 7 surprise 9 at 9 at 11 singular 10 as 11 singular 11 singular 13 knot 12 a 13 knot 13 knot 14 of 13 knot 15 people 15 people 24 heterogeneous 16 as 17 could 17 could 20 selected 18 have 19 been 19 been 20 selected 20 selected 21 from 20 selected 24 heterogeneous 22 all 24 heterogeneous 23 his 24 heterogeneous 24 heterogeneous 25 auditors 24 heterogeneous 26 . i [even] [fancied] [that] [a] [smile] was [endeavoring] to [disturb] the [iron] [gravity] of the [preacher] ['s] [mouth] [.] 1 i 7 was 7 was 9 to 9 to 11 the 11 the 14 of 14 of 15 the " good people , " answered he , " the camp-meeting is broke up [.] ["] 1 " 6 answered 2 good 3 people 2 good 4 , 4 , 6 answered 5 " 6 answered 6 answered 7 he 6 answered 11 camp-meeting 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 camp-meeting 10 the 11 camp-meeting 11 camp-meeting 12 is 11 camp-meeting 13 broke 13 broke 14 up so saying , [the] [methodist] [minister] [switched] [his] [steed] , and [rode] [westward] [.] 1 so 2 saying 2 saying 3 , 3 , 11 and 10 , 11 and our union being thus nullified , by the removal of its object , we were sundered at once to the four winds of heaven . 1 our 2 union 2 union 3 being 2 union 4 thus 4 thus 5 nullified 5 nullified 6 , 5 nullified 7 by 7 by 9 removal 8 the 9 removal 9 removal 10 of 9 removal 11 its 9 removal 23 of 11 its 12 object 11 its 22 winds 12 object 19 to 13 , 16 sundered 14 we 16 sundered 15 were 16 sundered 16 sundered 17 at 16 sundered 18 once 16 sundered 19 to 20 the 22 winds 21 four 22 winds 23 of 24 heaven 24 heaven 25 . the old showman and his literary coadjutor were already tackling their horses to the wagon , with a design to peregrinate southwest along the seacoast . 1 the 3 showman 2 old 3 showman 3 showman 4 and 3 showman 5 his 5 his 7 coadjutor 6 literary 7 coadjutor 7 coadjutor 8 were 7 coadjutor 9 already 9 already 10 tackling 10 tackling 11 their 10 tackling 12 horses 12 horses 26 . 13 to 14 the 14 the 25 seacoast 15 wagon 16 , 15 wagon 25 seacoast 17 with 21 peregrinate 18 a 19 design 19 design 21 peregrinate 20 to 21 peregrinate 21 peregrinate 22 southwest 21 peregrinate 23 along 21 peregrinate 25 seacoast 24 the 25 seacoast 25 seacoast 26 . end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [the] [seven] [vagabonds] [(] [from] ["] [twice] [told] [tales] ["] [)] [,] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 7 of