produced by [david] [widger] [.] 1 produced 2 by [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 " 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 10 she 10 she 13 . " [can] [that] [be] my [old] [playmate] , [faith] [egerton] [?] ["] [thought] [the] [traveller] , looking round at her [figure] , but [without] [pausing] [.] 1 " 5 my 5 my 8 , 8 , 23 but 16 , 17 looking 17 looking 18 round 17 looking 19 at 19 at 20 her 20 her 22 , 22 , 23 but [ralph] [cranfield] [,] [from] [his] [youth] [upward] [,] [had] [felt] [himself] [marked] [out] [for] [a] [high] [destiny] [.] on [encountering] this [lovely] [stranger] , [he] [was] [bound] [to] [address] her [thus] : " [maiden] [,] [i] have [brought] you [a] [heavy] [heart] . 1 on 3 this 1 on 12 her 3 this 6 , 12 her 14 : 14 : 15 " 15 " 21 you 19 have 21 you 21 you 25 . [may] [i] [rest] [its] [weight] [on] [you] [?] ["] 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 2 messengers 3 of 3 of 4 the 3 of 8 which and had he found them ? 1 and 4 found 2 had 4 found 3 he 4 found 4 found 5 them 5 them 6 ? few seemed to be the changes here . 1 few 6 changes 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 6 changes 3 to 4 be 5 the 6 changes 6 changes 7 here 6 changes 8 . but his heart grew cold , because the village did not remember him as he remembered the village . 1 but 15 he 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 15 he 8 the 9 village 9 village 10 did 10 did 11 not 11 not 12 remember 12 remember 13 him 13 him 14 as 14 as 15 he 15 he 16 remembered 16 remembered 18 village 17 the 18 village 18 village 19 . " here is the change ! " sighed he , striking his hand upon his breast . 1 " 2 here 2 here 3 is 3 is 11 striking 4 the 5 change 5 change 11 striking 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 sighed 8 sighed 11 striking 9 he 11 striking 10 , 11 striking 11 striking 16 breast 12 his 13 hand 12 his 16 breast 13 hand 14 upon 15 his 16 breast 16 breast 17 . " who is this man of thought and care , weary with world-wandering , and heavy with disappointed hopes ? 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 is 3 is 4 this 4 this 5 man 4 this 20 ? 6 of 19 hopes 7 thought 13 world-wandering 8 and 13 world-wandering 9 care 13 world-wandering 10 , 11 weary 11 weary 13 world-wandering 12 with 13 world-wandering 13 world-wandering 14 , 13 world-wandering 15 and 13 world-wandering 16 heavy 13 world-wandering 17 with 13 world-wandering 18 disappointed 13 world-wandering 19 hopes 19 hopes 20 ? the youth returns not , who went forth so joyously ! " 1 the 2 youth 2 youth 3 returns 3 returns 4 not 3 returns 6 who 3 returns 10 joyously 5 , 6 who 7 went 8 forth 8 forth 10 joyously 9 so 10 joyously 10 joyously 11 ! 11 ! 12 " such [,] [at] [least] [,] was [its] [appearance] [in] [the] [dusky] [light] [.] 1 such 6 was that would be a jest indeed ! " 1 that 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 a 4 a 5 jest 5 jest 6 indeed 6 indeed 7 ! 7 ! 8 " it was [ralph] [cranfield] 's mother . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 's 5 's 6 mother 6 mother 7 . 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 3 over 4 their 3 over 15 the 3 over 17 to 3 over 18 his 4 their 5 greeting 4 their 13 joy 5 greeting 7 and 6 , 7 and 8 leave 9 the 8 leave 10 one 8 leave 11 to 8 leave 12 her 12 her 13 joy 13 joy 14 and 15 the 16 other 18 his 26 . 19 rest 20 , 19 rest 22 quiet 21 if 22 quiet 22 quiet 23 rest 23 rest 25 found 23 rest 26 . 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 2 when 2 when 6 he 3 morning 4 broke 3 morning 5 , 3 morning 6 he 6 he 7 arose 7 arose 8 with 8 with 9 a 8 with 10 troubled 10 troubled 11 brow 11 brow 12 ; 11 brow 13 for 11 brow 25 . 13 for 18 wakefulness 14 his 18 wakefulness 15 sleep 18 wakefulness 16 and 18 wakefulness 17 his 18 wakefulness 18 wakefulness 19 had 18 wakefulness 20 alike 18 wakefulness 21 been 18 wakefulness 22 full 18 wakefulness 24 dreams 22 full 23 of all the fervor was rekindled with which he had burned of yore to unravel the threefold mystery of his fate . 1 all 3 fervor 2 the 3 fervor 3 fervor 5 rekindled 4 was 5 rekindled 5 rekindled 6 with 5 rekindled 7 which 7 which 9 had 7 which 16 threefold 8 he 9 had 10 burned 14 unravel 11 of 12 yore 12 yore 14 unravel 13 to 14 unravel 14 unravel 15 the 14 unravel 16 threefold 16 threefold 17 mystery 16 threefold 20 fate 17 mystery 18 of 19 his 20 fate 20 fate 21 . 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 3 of 4 his 4 his 6 visions 5 early 6 visions 6 visions 7 seemed 7 seemed 8 to 7 seemed 9 have 9 have 10 awaited 10 awaited 11 him 10 awaited 12 beneath 10 awaited 25 return 13 his 14 mother 14 mother 20 riotously 15 's 20 riotously 16 roof 20 riotously 17 , 18 and 18 and 20 riotously 19 thronged 20 riotously 20 riotously 21 around 20 riotously 22 to 20 riotously 23 welcome 20 riotously 24 his 20 riotously 25 return 25 return 26 . at length they reached her gate , and undid the latch . 1 at 2 length 2 length 4 reached 3 they 4 reached 4 reached 9 undid 5 her 9 undid 6 gate 9 undid 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 undid 9 undid 11 latch 10 the 11 latch 11 latch 12 . now do tell them a good long story about what you have seen in foreign parts . " 1 now 3 tell 2 do 3 tell 3 tell 4 them 3 tell 9 about 5 a 6 good 5 a 7 long 5 a 8 story 8 story 9 about 9 about 15 foreign 10 what 11 you 11 you 12 have 12 have 13 seen 13 seen 15 foreign 14 in 15 foreign 15 foreign 16 parts 16 parts 17 . 17 . 18 " what if this embassy should bring me the message of my fate ! " 1 what 12 fate 2 if 4 embassy 3 this 4 embassy 4 embassy 5 should 4 embassy 6 bring 4 embassy 9 message 4 embassy 12 fate 6 bring 7 me 8 the 9 message 10 of 11 my 11 my 12 fate 12 fate 13 ! 13 ! 14 " " my colleagues and myself , " began the [squire] [,] ["] [are] [burdened] [with] [momentous] [duties] [,] [being] [jointly] [selectmen] of this village . 1 " 3 colleagues 2 my 3 colleagues 3 colleagues 4 and 4 and 8 began 4 and 9 the 5 myself 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 began 9 the 22 of 22 of 23 this 23 this 24 village 24 village 25 . after a few more words , the village dignitary and his companions took their leave . 1 after 3 few 1 after 16 . 2 a 3 few 3 few 9 dignitary 4 more 9 dignitary 5 words 6 , 5 words 9 dignitary 7 the 8 village 8 village 9 dignitary 9 dignitary 10 and 9 dignitary 11 his 9 dignitary 12 companions 9 dignitary 13 took 9 dignitary 14 their 9 dignitary 15 leave every crook in the pathway was remembered . 1 every 2 crook 2 crook 3 in 2 crook 5 pathway 2 crook 8 . 4 the 5 pathway 5 pathway 6 was 5 pathway 7 remembered even the more transitory characteristics of the scene were the same as in bygone days . 1 even 2 the 1 even 3 more 3 more 4 transitory 4 transitory 5 characteristics 5 characteristics 6 of 5 characteristics 8 scene 5 characteristics 14 bygone 7 the 8 scene 9 were 14 bygone 10 the 11 same 11 same 14 bygone 12 as 14 bygone 13 in 14 bygone 14 bygone 15 days 14 bygone 16 . a company of cows were grazing on the grassy roadside , and refreshed him with their fragrant breath . 1 a 6 grazing 2 company 4 cows 3 of 4 cows 4 cows 6 grazing 5 were 6 grazing 6 grazing 7 on 7 on 9 grassy 8 the 9 grassy 9 grassy 10 roadside 10 roadside 13 refreshed 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 refreshed 13 refreshed 14 him 13 refreshed 17 fragrant 15 with 17 fragrant 16 their 17 fragrant 17 fragrant 18 breath 18 breath 19 . " it [is] [sweeter] , " thought he , " [than] [the] [perfume] which was [wafted] [to] [our] [shipp] [from] [the] [spice] [islands] . " 1 " 2 it 1 " 8 he 2 it 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 thought 8 he 15 was 9 , 10 " 9 , 14 which 14 which 15 was 15 was 24 . 24 . 25 " the round [little] [figure] of a child [rolled] [from] [a] [doorway] , and [lay] [laughing] almost [beneath] [cranfield] ['s] [feet] . 1 the 2 round 1 the 5 of 5 of 6 a 6 a 7 child 7 child 12 , 7 child 21 . 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 almost the dark and stately man stooped down , and , lifting the infant , restored him to his mother 's arms . 1 the 2 dark 2 dark 4 stately 3 and 4 stately 4 stately 6 stooped 5 man 6 stooped 6 stooped 7 down 6 stooped 9 and 6 stooped 21 arms 8 , 9 and 10 , 11 lifting 11 lifting 12 the 11 lifting 13 infant 11 lifting 18 his 13 infant 14 , 13 infant 15 restored 15 restored 16 him 15 restored 17 to 18 his 19 mother 18 his 21 arms 19 mother 20 's 21 arms 22 . a sweet voice , which seemed to come from a deep and tender soul , was warbling a plaintive little air , within . 1 a 11 deep 2 sweet 3 voice 3 voice 6 seemed 3 voice 9 from 3 voice 11 deep 4 , 5 which 5 which 6 seemed 6 seemed 7 to 8 come 9 from 10 a 11 deep 11 deep 17 warbling 12 and 13 tender 13 tender 17 warbling 14 soul 15 , 14 soul 17 warbling 16 was 17 warbling 17 warbling 18 a 17 warbling 19 plaintive 17 warbling 21 air 17 warbling 23 within 19 plaintive 20 little 21 air 22 , 23 within 24 . he bent his head , and passed through the lowly door . 1 he 2 bent 2 bent 4 head 2 bent 10 lowly 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 10 lowly 7 passed 10 lowly 8 through 9 the 8 through 10 lowly 10 lowly 11 door 10 lowly 12 . " you are [welcome] [home] ! " said [faith] [egerton] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . it was [precisely] on the [pattern] of that [worn] [by] the [visionary] [maid] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 14 . 2 was 4 on 4 on 5 the 4 on 11 the 5 the 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 8 he 8 he 9 had 8 he 26 . 9 had 10 bestowed 10 bestowed 11 this 10 bestowed 12 brooch 12 brooch 13 , 12 brooch 14 in " so , [faith] , you have kept the [heart] ! " said he , [at] [length] . 1 " 13 said 2 so 3 , 3 , 13 said 5 , 6 you 5 , 12 " 6 you 7 have 7 have 8 kept 8 kept 9 the 11 ! 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 13 said 15 , 13 said 18 . [may] [i] [rest] [its] [weight] [on] [you] [?] ["] " [faith] ! 1 " 3 ! faith [!] ["] [cried] [cranfield] , [clasping] [her] [in] [his] [arms] , " you have [interpreted] my [wild] and [weary] [dream] [!] ["] 1 faith 6 , 6 , 19 and 12 , 13 " 12 , 19 and 13 " 14 you 14 you 15 have 15 have 17 my 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 5 dreamer 7 awake 5 dreamer 9 last 8 at 9 last 9 last 10 . to find the mysterious treasure , he was to till the earth around his mother 's dwelling , and reap its products ! 1 to 2 find 1 to 3 the 3 the 5 treasure 3 the 12 earth 4 mysterious 5 treasure 5 treasure 8 was 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 was 9 to 12 earth 10 till 12 earth 11 the 12 earth 12 earth 13 around 12 earth 20 reap 14 his 15 mother 15 mother 20 reap 16 's 17 dwelling 17 dwelling 20 reap 18 , 20 reap 19 and 20 reap 20 reap 21 its 20 reap 22 products 22 products 23 ! instead of warlike command , or regal or religious sway , he was to rule over the village children ! 1 instead 2 of 1 instead 3 warlike 3 warlike 4 command 4 command 6 or 5 , 6 or 6 or 7 regal 7 regal 8 or 7 regal 9 religious 9 religious 10 sway 10 sway 12 he 10 sway 15 rule 10 sway 18 village 11 , 12 he 12 he 13 was 14 to 15 rule 15 rule 16 over 17 the 18 village 18 village 19 children 19 children 20 ! and now [the] [visionary] [maid] [had] [faded] [from] [his] [fancy] , and [in] [her] [place] he saw the [playmate] of his [childhood] [!] 1 and 2 now 2 now 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 16 he 12 and 18 the 16 he 17 saw 18 the 20 of 20 of 21 his 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 3 who 4 read 4 read 6 riddle 5 the 6 riddle 6 riddle 7 , 6 riddle 11 world-search 6 riddle 19 ! 8 without 11 world-search 9 a 11 world-search 10 weary 11 world-search 11 world-search 12 , 11 world-search 13 or 11 world-search 15 lifetime 11 world-search 18 vain 14 a 15 lifetime 15 lifetime 16 spent 17 in 18 vain end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [the] [threefold] [destiny] [(] [from] ["] [twice] [told] [tales] ["] [)] [,] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 7 of