wherever she laid her hands on grass and flowers , they would immediately be moist , as with morning dew . 1 wherever 2 she 2 she 3 laid 3 laid 4 her 4 her 5 hands 5 hands 6 on 6 on 8 and 7 grass 8 and 8 and 9 flowers 8 and 10 , 9 flowers 10 , 10 , 11 they 11 they 12 would 12 would 14 be 13 immediately 14 be 14 be 15 moist 14 be 16 , 16 , 18 with 17 as 18 with 18 with 19 morning 19 morning 20 dew 20 dew 21 . they were the reflection of my own . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 the 3 the 4 reflection 4 reflection 5 of 5 of 6 my 6 my 7 own 7 own 8 . 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 4 give 3 can 4 give 4 give 5 no 5 no 6 idea 5 no 7 how 6 idea 7 how 7 how 8 suddenly 7 how 9 the 8 suddenly 9 the 9 the 11 was 10 fountain 11 was 11 was 12 thus 11 was 13 tenanted 13 tenanted 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 how 16 how 18 it 17 soon 18 it 18 it 20 left 19 was 20 left 20 left 21 desolate 21 desolate 22 . i breathed ; and there was the face ! 1 i 2 breathed 2 breathed 3 ; 3 ; 4 and 4 and 5 there 5 there 6 was 6 was 7 the 7 the 8 face 8 face 9 ! i held my breath ; and it was gone ! 1 i 2 held 2 held 3 my 3 my 5 ; 4 breath 5 ; 5 ; 7 it 6 and 7 it 7 it 9 gone 8 was 9 gone 9 gone 10 ! i doubted whether it had ever been . 1 i 2 doubted 2 doubted 3 whether 2 doubted 4 it 3 whether 4 it 4 it 5 had 4 it 6 ever 6 ever 7 been 6 ever 8 . 7 been 8 . 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 2 she 3 the 3 the 4 daughter 3 the 5 of 5 of 7 fancy 6 my 7 fancy 7 fancy 8 , 8 , 9 akin 8 , 10 to 10 to 11 those 10 to 12 strange 11 those 12 strange 12 strange 13 shapes 12 strange 14 which 13 shapes 14 which 14 which 15 peep 14 which 16 under 15 peep 16 under 16 under 17 the 16 under 18 lids 17 the 18 lids 18 lids 19 of 19 of 20 children 19 of 21 's 21 's 22 eyes 22 eyes 23 ? and did her beauty gladden me , for that one moment , and then die ? 1 and 2 did 1 and 3 her 3 her 5 gladden 4 beauty 5 gladden 5 gladden 6 me 6 me 7 , 7 , 8 for 8 for 9 that 9 that 10 one 10 one 11 moment 11 moment 12 , 12 , 13 and 12 , 14 then 14 then 15 die 14 then 16 ? i watched and waited , but no vision came again . 1 i 2 watched 2 watched 3 and 2 watched 4 waited 4 waited 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 no 7 no 8 vision 8 vision 10 again 9 came 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 3 , 3 , 4 but 4 but 5 with 5 with 6 a 6 a 7 spell 6 a 8 upon 8 upon 10 , 9 me 10 , 10 , 11 which 10 , 12 drew 12 drew 13 me 13 me 14 back 13 me 15 , 15 , 16 that 16 that 17 same 17 same 18 afternoon 18 afternoon 20 to 19 , 20 to 20 to 21 the 20 to 22 haunted 21 the 22 haunted 22 haunted 24 . 23 spring 24 . there was the water gushing , the sand sparkling , and the sunbeam glimmering . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 the 3 the 5 gushing 4 water 5 gushing 5 gushing 6 , 6 , 8 sand 7 the 8 sand 8 sand 9 sparkling 9 sparkling 10 , 9 sparkling 11 and 11 and 12 the 12 the 14 glimmering 13 sunbeam 14 glimmering 14 glimmering 15 . i could have slain him ! 1 i 2 could 2 could 3 have 2 could 4 slain 4 slain 5 him 4 slain 6 ! weeks came and went , months rolled away , and she appeared not in them . 1 weeks 2 came 2 came 3 and 2 came 4 went 4 went 5 , 5 , 6 months 5 , 7 rolled 7 rolled 8 away 8 away 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 she 11 she 12 appeared 12 appeared 14 in 13 not 14 in 14 in 15 them 14 in 16 . 15 them 16 . as people are always taciturn in the dark , not a word was said for some time after my entrance . 1 as 2 people 2 people 3 are 2 people 4 always 3 are 4 always 4 always 5 taciturn 5 taciturn 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 dark 8 dark 9 , 9 , 10 not 10 not 11 a 11 a 12 word 12 word 13 was 13 was 14 said 14 said 15 for 14 said 16 some 15 for 16 some 16 some 18 after 17 time 18 after 18 after 19 my 19 my 20 entrance 20 entrance 21 . nothing broke the stillness but the regular click of the matron 's knitting-needles . 1 nothing 2 broke 2 broke 3 the 2 broke 4 stillness 3 the 4 stillness 4 stillness 5 but 5 but 6 the 6 the 7 regular 7 regular 8 click 8 click 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 matron 11 matron 12 's 12 's 13 knitting-needles 13 knitting-needles 14 . were we not like ghosts ? 1 were 2 we 2 we 4 like 3 not 4 like 4 like 6 ? 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 4 of 3 aware 4 of 4 of 5 each 4 of 6 other 5 each 6 other 6 other 7 's 6 other 8 presence 8 presence 9 , 8 presence 10 not 10 not 12 sight 11 by 12 sight 12 sight 13 , 12 sight 14 nor 14 nor 16 , 15 sound 16 , 16 , 17 nor 16 , 18 touch 18 touch 19 , 19 , 20 but 20 but 21 by 21 by 22 an 22 an 23 inward 22 an 24 consciousness 24 consciousness 25 . would it not be so among the dead ? 1 would 2 it 2 it 4 be 3 not 4 be 4 be 5 so 5 so 6 among 5 so 7 the 7 the 8 dead 7 the 9 ? whom had my heart recognized , that it throbbed so ? 1 whom 2 had 2 had 3 my 2 had 4 heart 4 heart 5 recognized 4 heart 6 , 6 , 7 that 7 that 8 it 8 it 9 throbbed 9 throbbed 10 so 10 so 11 ? fair ladies , there is nothing more to tell . 1 fair 2 ladies 2 ladies 3 , 3 , 4 there 3 , 5 is 5 is 6 nothing 6 nothing 7 more 7 more 8 to 8 to 9 tell 9 tell 10 . therein consists the essence of my story . 1 therein 2 consists 2 consists 3 the 3 the 4 essence 4 essence 5 of 5 of 6 my 6 my 7 story 7 story 8 .