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 1 but 10 they 2 the 3 three 10 they 11 reached 11 reached 16 the " what sweeter place shall we find than this ? " said she . 1 " 2 what 1 " 12 said 1 " 13 she 2 what 3 sweeter 3 sweeter 4 place 3 sweeter 5 shall 3 sweeter 8 than 5 shall 6 we 5 shall 7 find 8 than 9 this 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 said 13 she 14 . " why should [we] [seek] [farther] [for] [the] [site] [of] [our] [temple] ? " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 should 2 why 13 ? 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 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 1 " 18 no 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 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 7 . 7 . 8 " " 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 . 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 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 8 . " [have] [any] [ever] [planned] [such] [a] [temple] , [save] [ourselves] ? " 1 " 9 , 9 , 13 " 12 ? 13 " " poor child ! " said her gloomy kinsman . 1 " 2 poor 2 poor 3 child 3 child 4 ! 3 child 9 kinsman 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 7 her 9 kinsman 8 gloomy 9 kinsman 9 kinsman 10 . " [in] [one] [shape] [or] [other] , [every] [mortal] [has] [dreamed] [your] [dream] . " 1 " 7 , 7 , 15 " 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 17 . " this is very sad , " said the [lily] [;] [sighing] . 1 " 3 is 1 " 8 said 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 very 4 very 5 sad 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 the 8 said 13 . " well , there are lovelier spots than this , " said [adam] [forrester] , [soothingly] , " [spots] [which] [sorrow] [has] [not] [blighted] . " 1 " 2 well 1 " 12 said 2 well 3 , 2 well 10 , 4 there 6 lovelier 5 are 6 lovelier 6 lovelier 7 spots 7 spots 8 than 7 spots 9 this 7 spots 10 , 11 " 12 said 12 said 15 , 12 said 25 . 15 , 18 " 17 , 18 " 25 . 26 " " this [glen] was [made] [on] [purpose] for [our] [temple] [!] ["] 1 " 2 this 2 this 4 was 4 was 8 for " [and] the [glad] song [of] [the] [brook] [will] [be] [always] [in] [our] [ears] , " said [lilias] [fay] . 1 " 17 said 3 the 5 song 5 song 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 15 said 10 of 13 , 13 , 15 said 14 " 15 said 15 said 18 . " [ye] [must] [build] no [temple] [here] ! " murmured [their] [dismal] [companion] . 1 " 5 no 5 no 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 murmured 10 murmured 14 . and [,] [alas] [!] there [had] [been] [woe] , nor [that] [alone] [.] 1 and 5 there 5 there 9 , 9 , 10 nor 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 " 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 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 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 , and [were] [the] [lily] [and] [her] [lover] [to] [be] more [fortunate] than all [those] [millions] [?] 1 and 10 more 10 more 12 than 12 than 13 all 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 " 6 , 6 , 23 " 11 , 14 " 11 , 23 " 13 , 14 " 16 we 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 13 a 15 rite 14 simple 15 rite 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 6 a 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 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 7 of