produced by [david] [widger] 1 produced 2 by [twice] [told] [tales] [the] [vision] [of] [the] [fountain] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] at [fifteen] [,] [i] [became] a [resident] [in] [a] country [village] [,] [more] [than] [a] [hundred] [miles] [from] [home] . 1 at 6 a 6 a 10 country 10 country 20 . the ground was rocky , uneven , overgrown with bushes and clumps of young saplings , and traversed only by cattle-paths . 1 the 2 ground 2 ground 6 uneven 3 was 4 rocky 4 rocky 6 uneven 5 , 6 uneven 6 uneven 7 , 6 uneven 8 overgrown 6 uneven 12 clumps 8 overgrown 9 with 10 bushes 12 clumps 11 and 12 clumps 12 clumps 13 of 12 clumps 15 saplings 14 young 15 saplings 15 saplings 18 traversed 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 traversed 18 traversed 19 only 18 traversed 21 cattle-paths 20 by 21 cattle-paths 21 cattle-paths 22 . one solitary sunbeam found its way down , and played like a goldfish in the water . 1 one 2 solitary 2 solitary 3 sunbeam 3 sunbeam 4 found 3 sunbeam 5 its 3 sunbeam 6 way 3 sunbeam 10 played 6 way 7 down 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 played 10 played 13 goldfish 11 like 13 goldfish 12 a 13 goldfish 13 goldfish 14 in 13 goldfish 16 water 15 the 16 water 16 water 17 . from my childhood [,] [i] have loved to gaze into a spring . 1 from 3 childhood 2 my 3 childhood 3 childhood 9 gaze 6 have 7 loved 7 loved 9 gaze 8 to 9 gaze 9 gaze 10 into 9 gaze 12 spring 10 into 11 a 12 spring 13 . 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 6 coarse 3 was 4 covered 4 covered 5 with 4 covered 6 coarse 6 coarse 7 sand 6 coarse 10 sparkled 8 , 9 which 9 which 10 sparkled 10 sparkled 11 in 10 sparkled 14 sunbeam 11 in 12 the 13 lonely 14 sunbeam 14 sunbeam 15 , 14 sunbeam 19 illuminate 15 , 16 and 17 seemed 19 illuminate 18 to 19 illuminate 19 illuminate 20 the 19 illuminate 21 spring 19 illuminate 24 unborrowed 22 with 24 unborrowed 23 an 24 unborrowed 24 unborrowed 25 light 24 unborrowed 26 . wherever she laid her hands on grass and flowers , they would immediately be moist , as with morning dew . 1 wherever 3 laid 1 wherever 7 grass 2 she 3 laid 3 laid 5 hands 4 her 5 hands 6 on 7 grass 7 grass 8 and 7 grass 9 flowers 9 flowers 10 , 9 flowers 15 moist 11 they 12 would 12 would 15 moist 13 immediately 15 moist 14 be 15 moist 15 moist 16 , 15 moist 17 as 15 moist 20 dew 18 with 20 dew 19 morning 20 dew 20 dew 21 . they were the reflection of my own . 1 they 2 were 2 were 4 reflection 3 the 4 reflection 4 reflection 5 of 4 reflection 7 own 6 my 7 own 7 own 8 . the vision had the aspect of a fair young girl , with locks of paly gold . 1 the 2 vision 2 vision 3 had 2 vision 5 aspect 4 the 5 aspect 5 aspect 6 of 5 aspect 8 fair 7 a 8 fair 8 fair 15 paly 9 young 15 paly 10 girl 11 , 10 girl 15 paly 12 with 15 paly 13 locks 15 paly 14 of 15 paly 15 paly 16 gold 15 paly 17 . my description can give no idea how suddenly the fountain was thus tenanted , and how soon it was left desolate . 1 my 2 description 2 description 3 can 2 description 4 give 2 description 6 idea 2 description 8 suddenly 5 no 6 idea 6 idea 7 how 8 suddenly 13 tenanted 9 the 10 fountain 10 fountain 13 tenanted 11 was 13 tenanted 12 thus 13 tenanted 13 tenanted 15 and 13 tenanted 16 how 13 tenanted 17 soon 13 tenanted 18 it 13 tenanted 20 left 14 , 15 and 18 it 19 was 20 left 21 desolate 21 desolate 22 . i breathed ; and there was the face ! 1 i 2 breathed 2 breathed 3 ; 2 breathed 7 the 2 breathed 8 face 3 ; 4 and 4 and 5 there 5 there 6 was 8 face 9 ! i held my breath ; and it was gone ! 1 i 2 held 2 held 4 breath 3 my 4 breath 4 breath 5 ; 4 breath 9 gone 5 ; 6 and 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 gone 9 gone 10 ! had it passed away , or faded into nothing ? 1 had 3 passed 2 it 3 passed 3 passed 4 away 3 passed 7 faded 4 away 5 , 5 , 6 or 6 or 7 faded 7 faded 8 into 7 faded 9 nothing 9 nothing 10 ? i doubted whether it had ever been . 1 i 2 doubted 2 doubted 3 whether 3 whether 4 it 3 whether 6 ever 5 had 6 ever 6 ever 7 been 6 ever 8 . my sweet [readers] , [what] [a] [dreamy] [and] [delicious] [hour] [did] [i] [spend] , [where] that [vision] [found] and left me ! 1 my 2 sweet 2 sweet 4 , 4 , 19 and 14 , 16 that 14 , 19 and 19 and 20 left 20 left 21 me 21 me 22 ! thus [have] [i] [often] [started] [from] [a] [pleasant] [dream] [,] [and] [then] [kept] [quiet] [,] [in] [hopes] [to] [wile] it [back] [.] 1 thus 20 it deep were my musings , as to the race and attributes of that ethereal being . 1 deep 4 musings 2 were 4 musings 3 my 4 musings 4 musings 6 as 4 musings 7 to 4 musings 11 attributes 5 , 6 as 8 the 9 race 9 race 11 attributes 10 and 11 attributes 11 attributes 12 of 11 attributes 14 ethereal 13 that 14 ethereal 14 ethereal 15 being 14 ethereal 16 . had [i] [created] her [?] 1 had 4 her 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 3 the 3 the 18 lids 4 daughter 5 of 4 daughter 9 akin 6 my 7 fancy 7 fancy 9 akin 8 , 9 akin 9 akin 10 to 9 akin 11 those 9 akin 13 shapes 12 strange 13 shapes 13 shapes 14 which 13 shapes 18 lids 15 peep 18 lids 16 under 17 the 16 under 18 lids 18 lids 19 of 18 lids 20 children 18 lids 21 's 18 lids 22 eyes 18 lids 23 ? and did her beauty gladden me , for that one moment , and then die ? 1 and 14 then 2 did 5 gladden 3 her 5 gladden 4 beauty 5 gladden 5 gladden 6 me 5 gladden 8 for 5 gladden 9 that 5 gladden 10 one 5 gladden 11 moment 6 me 7 , 11 moment 14 then 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 then 14 then 15 die 15 die 16 ? i watched and waited , but no vision came again . 1 i 2 watched 2 watched 4 waited 3 and 4 waited 4 waited 8 vision 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 no 7 no 8 vision 8 vision 9 came 8 vision 10 again 10 again 11 . i departed , but with a spell upon me , which drew me back , that same afternoon , to the haunted spring . 1 i 2 departed 2 departed 4 but 2 departed 7 spell 3 , 4 but 5 with 6 a 6 a 7 spell 7 spell 8 upon 7 spell 12 drew 8 upon 9 me 8 upon 11 which 9 me 10 , 10 , 11 which 12 drew 14 back 12 drew 18 afternoon 13 me 14 back 14 back 15 , 16 that 18 afternoon 17 same 18 afternoon 18 afternoon 19 , 18 afternoon 22 haunted 20 to 21 the 21 the 22 haunted 22 haunted 23 spring 23 spring 24 . there was the water gushing , the sand sparkling , and the sunbeam glimmering . 1 there 2 was 1 there 5 gushing 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 water 4 water 5 gushing 5 gushing 6 , 5 gushing 8 sand 5 gushing 9 sparkling 7 the 8 sand 9 sparkling 10 , 9 sparkling 13 sunbeam 10 , 11 and 12 the 13 sunbeam 13 sunbeam 14 glimmering 14 glimmering 15 . methought he had a devilish look ! 1 methought 2 he 1 methought 3 had 1 methought 5 devilish 4 a 5 devilish 5 devilish 6 look 5 devilish 7 ! i could have slain him ! 1 i 2 could 2 could 3 have 3 have 4 slain 4 slain 5 him 4 slain 6 ! [thus] [did] [the] [vision] [leave] [me] [;] [and] [many] [a] [doleful] [day] [succeeded] [to] [the] [parting] [moment] [.] weeks came and went , months rolled away , and she appeared not in them . 1 weeks 2 came 1 weeks 4 went 1 weeks 6 months 3 and 4 went 4 went 5 , 6 months 7 rolled 7 rolled 8 away 7 rolled 12 appeared 7 rolled 15 them 8 away 9 , 9 , 10 and 11 she 12 appeared 12 appeared 13 not 12 appeared 14 in 15 them 16 . i [withdrew] [into] [an] [inner] [world] , [where] [my] [thoughts] [lived] [and] [breathed] , and the [vision] [in] [the] [midst] of [them] [.] 1 i 7 , 7 , 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 the 16 the 21 of in the middle of [january] [,] [i] [was] [summoned] [home] [.] 1 in 3 middle 2 the 3 middle 3 middle 4 of 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 2 of 3 the 3 the 4 day 4 day 5 was 5 was 16 commence 6 spent 7 in 6 spent 8 preparing 8 preparing 9 for 8 preparing 11 journey 10 the 11 journey 11 journey 16 commence 12 , 13 which 13 which 16 commence 14 was 16 commence 15 to 16 commence 16 commence 17 at 16 commence 18 four 16 commence 19 o'clock 16 commence 22 morning 20 the 21 next 21 next 22 morning 22 morning 23 . a gust of wind blew out my lamp as [i] passed through the entry . 1 a 2 gust 2 gust 3 of 2 gust 5 blew 2 gust 8 lamp 4 wind 5 blew 5 blew 6 out 7 my 8 lamp 8 lamp 14 entry 9 as 11 passed 11 passed 12 through 11 passed 14 entry 12 through 13 the 14 entry 15 . there was no light , except the little that came sullenly from two half-burned brands , without even glimmering on the andirons . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 no 3 no 4 light 4 light 11 sullenly 5 , 6 except 6 except 11 sullenly 7 the 8 little 8 little 11 sullenly 9 that 11 sullenly 10 came 11 sullenly 11 sullenly 14 half-burned 12 from 14 half-burned 13 two 14 half-burned 14 half-burned 15 brands 15 brands 16 , 15 brands 17 without 15 brands 18 even 15 brands 19 glimmering 19 glimmering 22 andirons 20 on 22 andirons 21 the 22 andirons 22 andirons 23 . i noticed that there was less room than usual , [to-night] , [between] [the] [collegian] ['s] [chair] and [mine] [.] 1 i 2 noticed 2 noticed 3 that 2 noticed 6 less 4 there 5 was 5 was 6 less 6 less 7 room 6 less 8 than 8 than 9 usual 9 usual 10 , 10 , 18 and 12 , 18 and as people are always taciturn in the dark , not a word was said for some time after my entrance . 1 as 5 taciturn 2 people 5 taciturn 3 are 5 taciturn 4 always 5 taciturn 5 taciturn 6 in 5 taciturn 8 dark 6 in 7 the 8 dark 9 , 8 dark 20 entrance 10 not 11 a 11 a 12 word 11 a 17 time 12 word 13 was 12 word 14 said 15 for 16 some 16 some 17 time 17 time 18 after 18 after 20 entrance 19 my 20 entrance 20 entrance 21 . nothing broke the stillness but the regular click of the matron 's knitting-needles . 1 nothing 4 stillness 2 broke 4 stillness 3 the 4 stillness 4 stillness 5 but 4 stillness 8 click 6 the 8 click 7 regular 8 click 8 click 9 of 8 click 13 knitting-needles 10 the 11 matron 11 matron 13 knitting-needles 12 's 13 knitting-needles 13 knitting-needles 14 . were we not like ghosts ? 1 were 5 ghosts 2 we 5 ghosts 3 not 5 ghosts 4 like 5 ghosts 5 ghosts 6 ? we were aware of each other 's presence , not by sight , nor sound , nor touch , but by an inward consciousness . 1 we 2 were 2 were 3 aware 3 aware 4 of 3 aware 5 each 3 aware 8 presence 5 each 6 other 7 's 8 presence 8 presence 9 , 8 presence 24 consciousness 10 not 18 touch 11 by 12 sight 12 sight 14 nor 13 , 14 nor 14 nor 15 sound 14 nor 17 nor 16 , 17 nor 17 nor 18 touch 18 touch 23 inward 19 , 20 but 20 but 23 inward 21 by 23 inward 22 an 23 inward 23 inward 24 consciousness 24 consciousness 25 . would it not be so among the dead ? 1 would 3 not 1 would 4 be 2 it 3 not 4 be 5 so 4 be 8 dead 6 among 7 the 6 among 8 dead 8 dead 9 ? the [silence] [was] [interrupted] [by] [the] [consumptive] [daughter] [,] [addressing] [a] [remark] [to] [some] one [in] [the] [circle] [,] [whom] [she] [called] [rachel] . 1 the 15 one 15 one 24 . had [i] [ever] heard that [sweet] [,] [low] [tone] [?] 1 had 4 heard 4 heard 5 that whom had my heart recognized , that it throbbed so ? 1 whom 2 had 1 whom 11 ? 3 my 4 heart 4 heart 9 throbbed 5 recognized 9 throbbed 6 , 7 that 7 that 9 throbbed 8 it 9 throbbed 9 throbbed 10 so 9 throbbed 11 ? she knew me ! 1 she 2 knew 1 she 3 me 3 me 4 ! fair ladies , there is nothing more to tell . 1 fair 2 ladies 2 ladies 3 , 2 ladies 4 there 4 there 5 is 4 there 6 nothing 6 nothing 7 more 6 nothing 8 to 8 to 9 tell 9 tell 10 . if [i] [transformed] her [to] [an] [angel] , it is what [every] [youthful] [lover] [does] [for] [his] [mistress] [.] 1 if 9 it 4 her 8 , 8 , 9 it 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 what therein consists the essence of my story . 1 therein 2 consists 2 consists 4 essence 3 the 4 essence 4 essence 5 of 4 essence 6 my 4 essence 7 story 7 story 8 . but slight the change , sweet maids , to make angels of yourselves ! 1 but 2 slight 2 slight 4 change 2 slight 7 maids 3 the 4 change 5 , 6 sweet 6 sweet 7 maids 7 maids 8 , 7 maids 11 angels 9 to 10 make 10 make 11 angels 11 angels 13 yourselves 11 angels 14 ! 12 of 13 yourselves [end] [of] [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [the] [vision] [of] [the] [fountain] [(] [from] ["] [twice] [told] [tales] ["] [)] [,] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne]