one solitary sunbeam found its way down , and played like a goldfish in the water [.] 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 the bottom was covered with coarse sand , which sparkled in the lonely sunbeam , and seemed to illuminate the spring with an unborrowed light [.] 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 [.] 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 19 morning 20 dew they were the reflection of my own [.] 1 they 2 were 2 were 4 reflection 3 the 4 reflection 4 reflection 5 of 5 of 7 own 6 my 7 own deep were my musings , as to the race and attributes of that ethereal being [.] 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 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 was she the daughter of my fancy , akin to those strange shapes which peep under the lids of children 's eyes ? 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 most of the day was spent in preparing for the journey , which was to commence at four o'clock the next morning [.] 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 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 nothing broke the stillness but the regular click of the matron 's knitting-needles [.] 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