in the little volume here offered to the public , he has worked up half a dozen of them , with this end in view [.] 1 in 4 volume 1 in 10 , 1 in 11 he 2 the 4 volume 3 little 4 volume 4 volume 5 here 4 volume 6 offered 6 offered 7 to 7 to 9 public 8 the 9 public 11 he 12 has 12 has 13 worked 13 worked 14 up 13 worked 17 dozen 15 half 16 a 16 a 17 dozen 17 dozen 18 of 17 dozen 21 with 18 of 19 them 20 , 21 with 21 with 23 end 22 this 23 end 23 end 24 in 24 in 25 view they remain essentially the same , after changes that would affect the identity of almost anything else [.] 1 they 2 remain 2 remain 3 essentially 2 remain 5 same 2 remain 7 after 4 the 5 same 6 , 7 after 7 after 8 changes 8 changes 9 that 8 changes 10 would 9 that 10 would 10 would 11 affect 11 affect 13 identity 12 the 13 identity 13 identity 14 of 14 of 16 anything 15 almost 16 anything 16 anything 17 else the young man came to the palace , and found the king sitting upon his throne [.] 1 the 3 man 2 young 3 man 3 man 9 and 4 came 5 to 4 came 9 and 5 to 7 palace 6 the 7 palace 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 found 10 found 12 king 10 found 14 upon 11 the 12 king 12 king 13 sitting 12 king 14 upon 14 upon 16 throne 15 his 16 throne but , while he was in this sorrowful mood , he heard a voice close beside him [.] 1 but 11 he 1 but 12 heard 2 , 3 while 3 while 4 he 3 while 5 was 3 while 10 , 3 while 11 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 in 6 in 9 mood 7 this 9 mood 8 sorrowful 9 mood 11 he 12 heard 12 heard 14 voice 12 heard 15 close 13 a 14 voice 15 close 16 beside 16 beside 17 him perhaps you may have heard of me [.] 1 perhaps 2 you 2 you 3 may 3 may 4 have 4 have 5 heard 5 heard 6 of 6 of 7 me if you show yourself bold and cautious , and follow our advice , you need not fear being a stone image yet awhile [.] 1 if 2 you 1 if 9 and 1 if 13 , 1 if 14 you 2 you 9 and 3 show 4 yourself 3 show 6 and 3 show 9 and 5 bold 6 and 6 and 7 cautious 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 follow 10 follow 12 advice 11 our 12 advice 14 you 15 need 15 need 16 not 15 need 17 fear 16 not 17 fear 17 fear 18 being 18 being 21 image 18 being 22 yet 18 being 23 awhile 19 a 20 stone 19 a 21 image 20 stone 21 image quicksilver looked at it with a smile , and nodded his approbation [.] 1 quicksilver 9 and 2 looked 3 at 2 looked 5 with 2 looked 9 and 3 at 4 it 5 with 7 smile 6 a 7 smile 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 nodded 10 nodded 12 approbation 11 his 12 approbation and now we will set out [.] 1 and 2 now 1 and 3 we 1 and 5 set 3 we 4 will 4 will 5 set 5 set 6 out all was waste and desolate , in the gray twilight , which grew every moment more obscure [.] 1 all 2 was 2 was 4 and 3 waste 4 and 4 and 5 desolate 4 and 7 in 6 , 7 in 7 in 10 twilight 7 in 11 , 8 the 10 twilight 9 gray 10 twilight 11 , 12 which 11 , 13 grew 12 which 13 grew 13 grew 15 moment 14 every 15 moment 15 moment 16 more 15 moment 17 obscure 16 more 17 obscure there they come , now ! " 1 there 2 they 2 they 3 come 3 come 5 now 4 , 5 now 5 now 6 ! 6 ! 7 " the sight of three persons ' eyes was melted and collected into that single one [.] 1 the 2 sight 2 sight 3 of 2 sight 8 was 3 of 7 eyes 4 three 5 persons 5 persons 6 ' 6 ' 7 eyes 8 was 10 and 9 melted 10 and 10 and 11 collected 10 and 12 into 12 into 15 one 13 that 15 one 14 single 15 one thus the three old dames got along about as comfortably , upon the whole , as if they could all see at once [.] 1 thus 5 dames 2 the 3 three 3 three 5 dames 4 old 5 dames 5 dames 6 got 6 got 7 along 6 got 8 about 6 got 12 upon 6 got 16 as 8 about 10 comfortably 9 as 10 comfortably 11 , 12 upon 12 upon 14 whole 12 upon 15 , 13 the 14 whole 16 as 20 all 16 as 21 see 17 if 18 they 17 if 19 could 17 if 20 all 18 they 19 could 20 all 21 see 21 see 23 once 22 at 23 once we know nothing at all about them [.] 1 we 2 know 2 know 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 at 4 at 5 all 5 all 6 about 6 about 7 them but he took good care to keep out of their reach [.] 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 took 3 took 5 care 4 good 5 care 5 care 6 to 5 care 7 keep 5 care 9 of 6 to 7 keep 7 keep 8 out 9 of 11 reach 10 their 11 reach his heels would quickly fly higher than his head , if he were silly enough to put them on [.] 1 his 2 heels 2 heels 3 would 3 would 5 fly 4 quickly 5 fly 5 fly 6 higher 5 fly 7 than 5 fly 11 if 7 than 9 head 8 his 9 head 10 , 11 if 11 if 12 he 11 if 13 were 12 he 13 were 13 were 14 silly 14 silly 15 enough 14 silly 16 to 16 to 17 put 17 put 18 them 17 put 19 on how could a helmet make him invisible , unless it were big enough for him to hide under it ? 1 how 2 could 2 could 4 helmet 2 could 5 make 3 a 4 helmet 5 make 6 him 5 make 7 invisible 7 invisible 9 unless 8 , 9 unless 9 unless 10 it 9 unless 11 were 9 unless 20 ? 10 it 11 were 11 were 12 big 12 big 13 enough 12 big 14 for 12 big 16 to 12 big 17 hide 14 for 15 him 16 to 17 hide 17 hide 18 under 18 under 19 it you have two eyes of your own , and we have but a single one amongst us three [.] 1 you 2 have 2 have 3 two 3 two 9 and 3 two 11 have 4 eyes 5 of 4 eyes 9 and 5 of 7 own 6 your 7 own 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 we 9 and 11 have 11 have 12 but 11 have 16 amongst 12 but 15 one 13 a 14 single 13 a 15 one 14 single 15 one 15 one 16 amongst 16 amongst 18 three 17 us 18 three the old dames had given them such particular directions , that they were not long in finding them out [.] 1 the 3 dames 2 old 3 dames 3 dames 4 had 4 had 5 given 5 given 6 them 5 given 9 directions 7 such 9 directions 8 particular 9 directions 9 directions 11 that 9 directions 13 were 10 , 11 that 11 that 12 they 11 that 13 were 12 they 13 were 13 were 14 not 13 were 15 long 13 were 16 in 14 not 15 long 16 in 17 finding 17 finding 18 them 17 finding 19 out this was the magic wallet [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 5 wallet 3 the 5 wallet 4 magic 5 wallet " you are hidden under the helmet [.] 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 hidden 4 hidden 5 under 5 under 7 helmet 6 the 7 helmet it was now deep night [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 now 2 was 5 night 4 deep 5 night so swift was their flight , however , that , in an instant , they emerged from the cloud into the moonlight again [.] 1 so 2 swift 2 swift 3 was 2 swift 9 that 3 was 5 flight 3 was 7 however 4 their 5 flight 6 , 7 however 7 however 8 , 9 that 15 they 9 that 16 emerged 10 , 11 in 11 in 13 instant 11 in 14 , 11 in 15 they 12 an 13 instant 15 they 16 emerged 16 emerged 17 from 16 emerged 20 into 16 emerged 23 again 17 from 19 cloud 18 the 19 cloud 19 cloud 20 into 20 into 22 moonlight 21 the 22 moonlight we could do nothing without the help of my sister [.] 1 we 2 could 2 could 3 do 3 do 4 nothing 3 do 5 without 4 nothing 5 without 5 without 7 help 6 the 7 help 7 help 8 of 8 of 10 sister 9 my 10 sister she has such eyes , too ! 1 she 2 has 2 has 4 eyes 2 has 6 too 3 such 4 eyes 5 , 6 too 6 too 7 ! and , with all this , there was something partly human about them , too [.] 1 and 7 there 2 , 3 with 3 with 5 this 3 with 6 , 3 with 7 there 4 all 5 this 7 there 8 was 8 was 9 something 9 something 11 human 10 partly 11 human 11 human 12 about 11 human 15 too 12 about 13 them 14 , 15 too all three have snaky locks [.] 1 all 2 three 2 three 3 have 3 have 5 locks 4 snaky 5 locks the snakes , whose venomous natures could not altogether sleep , kept twisting themselves over the forehead [.] 1 the 2 snakes 2 snakes 4 whose 2 snakes 12 kept 3 , 4 whose 4 whose 6 natures 4 whose 11 , 5 venomous 6 natures 6 natures 7 could 7 could 8 not 7 could 10 sleep 8 not 10 sleep 9 altogether 10 sleep 12 kept 13 twisting 13 twisting 14 themselves 13 twisting 15 over 15 over 17 forehead 16 the 17 forehead she gnashed her white tusks , and dug into the sand with her brazen claws [.] 1 she 7 and 2 gnashed 5 tusks 2 gnashed 7 and 3 her 5 tusks 4 white 5 tusks 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 dug 7 and 9 into 7 and 12 with 9 into 11 sand 10 the 11 sand 11 sand 12 with 12 with 15 claws 13 her 15 claws 14 brazen 15 claws they twined themselves into tumultuous knots , writhed fiercely , and uplifted a hundred hissing heads , without opening their eyes [.] 1 they 7 , 2 twined 3 themselves 2 twined 4 into 2 twined 7 , 4 into 6 knots 5 tumultuous 6 knots 7 , 11 and 8 writhed 9 fiercely 8 writhed 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 uplifted 12 uplifted 16 heads 13 a 14 hundred 14 hundred 16 heads 15 hissing 16 heads 16 heads 18 without 17 , 18 without 18 without 19 opening 19 opening 21 eyes 20 their 21 eyes but she awoke too late [.] 1 but 2 she 1 but 3 awoke 2 she 3 awoke 3 awoke 5 late 4 too 5 late i suppose it was a false tooth [.] 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 3 it 2 suppose 4 was 3 it 4 was 4 was 7 tooth 5 a 6 false 5 a 7 tooth 6 false 7 tooth it gleamed in glassy tranquillity , without the trace of a winged breeze on any part of its bosom [.] 1 it 2 gleamed 2 gleamed 3 in 3 in 5 tranquillity 4 glassy 5 tranquillity 5 tranquillity 7 without 6 , 7 without 7 without 9 trace 8 the 9 trace 9 trace 10 of 10 of 13 breeze 11 a 12 winged 11 a 13 breeze 12 winged 13 breeze 13 breeze 14 on 14 on 16 part 15 any 16 part 16 part 17 of 17 of 19 bosom 18 its 19 bosom