but it was paler than my rugged old self , and younger , too , by almost half a century [.] 1 but 2 it 1 but 3 was 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 paler 4 paler 5 than 4 paler 11 and 6 my 9 self 7 rugged 9 self 8 old 9 self 9 self 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 younger 12 younger 14 too 12 younger 16 by 13 , 14 too 14 too 15 , 16 by 18 half 17 almost 18 half 18 half 19 a 18 half 20 century 19 a 20 century the village was picturesque , in the variety of its edifices , though all were rude [.] 1 the 2 village 2 village 3 was 3 was 4 picturesque 4 picturesque 6 in 4 picturesque 13 though 5 , 6 in 6 in 8 variety 6 in 12 , 7 the 8 variety 8 variety 9 of 9 of 11 edifices 10 its 11 edifices 13 though 14 all 13 though 15 were 14 all 15 were 15 were 16 rude they are a likely set of men [.] 1 they 2 are 2 are 5 set 3 a 5 set 4 likely 5 set 5 set 6 of 6 of 7 men a few freckles became beauty-spots beneath her eyelids [.] 1 a 2 few 2 few 3 freckles 3 freckles 4 became 4 became 5 beauty-spots 4 became 6 beneath 5 beauty-spots 6 beneath 6 beneath 8 eyelids 7 her 8 eyelids nature wrought the charm [.] 1 nature 2 wrought 2 wrought 4 charm 3 the 4 charm she made you a frank , simple , kind-hearted , sensible , and mirthful girl [.] 1 she 2 made 2 made 3 you 2 made 15 girl 4 a 5 frank 4 a 15 girl 5 frank 6 , 5 frank 15 girl 7 simple 8 , 7 simple 15 girl 9 kind-hearted 15 girl 10 , 13 and 11 sensible 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 mirthful 13 and 15 girl she gave me warmth of feeling , while the influence of my mind made her contemplative [.] 1 she 2 gave 2 gave 4 warmth 3 me 4 warmth 4 warmth 5 of 5 of 6 feeling 6 feeling 8 while 7 , 8 while 8 while 10 influence 8 while 14 made 9 the 10 influence 10 influence 11 of 10 influence 14 made 11 of 13 mind 12 my 13 mind 14 made 15 her 14 made 16 contemplative except the almanac , we had no other literature [.] 1 except 3 almanac 1 except 4 , 1 except 5 we 2 the 3 almanac 5 we 6 had 6 had 9 literature 7 no 8 other 8 other 9 literature i feared to trust them even with the alphabet ; it was the key to a fatal treasure [.] 1 i 2 feared 2 feared 3 to 2 feared 10 ; 3 to 4 trust 4 trust 5 them 4 trust 6 even 6 even 7 with 7 with 9 alphabet 8 the 9 alphabet 10 ; 11 it 10 ; 12 was 11 it 12 was 12 was 14 key 12 was 15 to 13 the 14 key 14 key 15 to 15 to 18 treasure 16 a 17 fatal 16 a 18 treasure 17 fatal 18 treasure i recollect no happier portion of my life , than this , my calm old age [.] 1 i 2 recollect 2 recollect 5 portion 3 no 5 portion 4 happier 5 portion 5 portion 6 of 6 of 8 life 7 my 8 life 8 life 11 this 9 , 10 than 9 , 11 this 11 this 12 , 12 , 13 my 13 my 16 age 14 calm 16 age 15 old 16 age but with me , the verdure and the flowers are not frostbitten in the midst of winter [.] 1 but 2 with 1 but 4 , 1 but 7 and 2 with 3 me 5 the 6 verdure 6 verdure 7 and 7 and 9 flowers 7 and 10 are 8 the 9 flowers 10 are 11 not 10 are 12 frostbitten 11 not 12 frostbitten 12 frostbitten 13 in 13 in 15 midst 14 the 15 midst 15 midst 16 of 16 of 17 winter