they had set out from home with the mighty purpose of climbing this high hill , even to the very tiptop of its bald head [.] 1 they 16 , 2 had 3 set 2 had 16 , 3 set 4 out 3 set 5 from 3 set 7 with 5 from 6 home 6 home 7 with 7 with 10 purpose 8 the 10 purpose 9 mighty 10 purpose 10 purpose 11 of 11 of 12 climbing 12 climbing 15 hill 13 this 15 hill 14 high 15 hill 16 , 17 even 16 , 18 to 18 to 21 tiptop 19 the 20 very 19 the 21 tiptop 21 tiptop 22 of 22 of 25 head 23 its 25 head 24 bald 25 head there were wild geraniums , too , and a thousand white blossoms of the strawberry [.] 1 there 2 were 2 were 4 geraniums 2 were 6 too 3 wild 4 geraniums 5 , 6 too 6 too 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 thousand 8 and 11 white 9 a 10 thousand 10 thousand 11 white 11 white 12 blossoms 12 blossoms 13 of 13 of 15 strawberry 14 the 15 strawberry well , but we must not waste our valuable pages with any more talk about the spring-time and wild flowers [.] 1 well 2 , 1 well 13 more 3 but 11 with 3 but 13 more 4 we 5 must 5 must 6 not 5 must 7 waste 6 not 7 waste 7 waste 10 pages 8 our 10 pages 9 valuable 10 pages 10 pages 11 with 11 with 12 any 13 more 14 talk 14 talk 15 about 15 about 20 flowers 16 the 20 flowers 17 spring-time 18 and 18 and 19 wild 18 and 20 flowers this valley , in past ages , when the world was new , had probably been the bed of a lake [.] 1 this 2 valley 2 valley 4 in 2 valley 14 had 3 , 4 in 4 in 6 ages 4 in 7 , 5 past 6 ages 7 , 8 when 8 when 10 world 8 when 11 was 8 when 13 , 8 when 14 had 9 the 10 world 10 world 11 was 11 was 12 new 14 had 16 been 15 probably 16 been 16 been 18 bed 17 the 18 bed 18 bed 19 of 19 of 21 lake 20 a 21 lake they would take off their hats , and make the humblest bows you ever saw [.] 1 they 2 would 2 would 8 and 3 take 4 off 3 take 8 and 4 off 6 hats 5 their 6 hats 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 make 9 make 12 bows 10 the 11 humblest 10 the 12 bows 12 bows 13 you 12 bows 15 saw 13 you 15 saw 14 ever 15 saw close behind them came the fierce dogs , snarling at their very heels [.] 1 close 2 behind 1 close 4 came 2 behind 3 them 4 came 7 dogs 5 the 7 dogs 6 fierce 7 dogs 7 dogs 9 snarling 8 , 9 snarling 9 snarling 10 at 10 at 13 heels 11 their 12 very 11 their 13 heels accordingly , she hastened into the cottage [.] 1 accordingly 2 , 1 accordingly 3 she 3 she 4 hastened 4 hastened 5 into 5 into 7 cottage 6 the 7 cottage one thing , certainly , seemed queer [.] 1 one 2 thing 2 thing 6 seemed 3 , 4 certainly 4 certainly 5 , 4 certainly 6 seemed 6 seemed 7 queer the younger stranger threw himself carelessly on the bench , letting his staff fall , as he did so [.] 1 the 3 stranger 2 younger 3 stranger 3 stranger 4 threw 4 threw 5 himself 4 threw 6 carelessly 4 threw 7 on 4 threw 16 as 7 on 9 bench 8 the 9 bench 9 bench 11 letting 10 , 11 letting 11 letting 13 staff 11 letting 14 fall 11 letting 15 , 12 his 13 staff 16 as 17 he 16 as 18 did 17 he 18 did 18 did 19 so before he could ask any questions , the elder stranger drew his attention from the wonderful staff , by speaking to him [.] 1 before 2 he 1 before 4 ask 1 before 7 , 1 before 10 stranger 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 ask 4 ask 6 questions 5 any 6 questions 8 the 10 stranger 9 elder 10 stranger 10 stranger 11 drew 11 drew 13 attention 11 drew 14 from 11 drew 19 by 12 his 13 attention 13 attention 14 from 14 from 17 staff 15 the 17 staff 16 wonderful 17 staff 18 , 19 by 19 by 20 speaking 20 speaking 21 to 21 to 22 him as the stranger listened , a smile beamed over his countenance , and made its expression as sweet as it was grand [.] 1 as 3 stranger 1 as 4 listened 1 as 5 , 1 as 7 smile 2 the 3 stranger 3 stranger 4 listened 6 a 7 smile 7 smile 13 and 8 beamed 9 over 8 beamed 11 countenance 8 beamed 13 and 10 his 11 countenance 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 made 14 made 16 expression 15 its 16 expression 16 expression 18 sweet 17 as 18 sweet 18 sweet 19 as 19 as 20 it 19 as 21 was 19 as 22 grand 20 it 21 was they all went into the cottage [.] 1 they 3 went 2 all 3 went 3 went 4 into 4 into 6 cottage 5 the 6 cottage it is really one of the oddest circumstances in the whole story [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 really 2 is 4 one 2 is 9 in 4 one 5 of 5 of 8 circumstances 6 the 7 oddest 6 the 8 circumstances 8 circumstances 9 in 9 in 12 story 10 the 12 story 11 whole 12 story there was a pretty good bunch of grapes for each of the guests [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 6 bunch 2 was 9 for 3 a 6 bunch 4 pretty 5 good 5 good 6 bunch 6 bunch 7 of 7 of 8 grapes 8 grapes 9 for 9 for 13 guests 10 each 11 of 10 each 13 guests 11 of 13 guests 12 the 13 guests why , at their very first sitting down , the travellers both drank off all the milk in their two bowls , at a draught [.] 1 why 11 travellers 2 , 3 at 3 at 6 first 3 at 9 , 3 at 11 travellers 4 their 5 very 4 their 6 first 6 first 7 sitting 7 sitting 8 down 10 the 11 travellers 11 travellers 13 drank 12 both 13 drank 13 drank 14 off 13 drank 15 all 13 drank 18 in 15 all 16 the 15 all 17 milk 16 the 17 milk 18 in 21 bowls 19 their 20 two 20 two 21 bowls 21 bowls 23 at 22 , 23 at 23 at 25 draught 24 a 25 draught the good woman could scarcely believe her eyes [.] 1 the 3 woman 2 good 3 woman 3 woman 4 could 4 could 6 believe 5 scarcely 6 believe 6 believe 8 eyes 7 her 8 eyes of course , there could not possibly be any left [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 4 there 4 there 5 could 5 could 6 not 5 could 8 be 6 not 8 be 7 possibly 8 be 8 be 9 any 9 any 10 left i only wish that each of you , my beloved little souls , could have a bowl of such nice milk , at supper-time ! 1 i 3 wish 2 only 3 wish 3 wish 4 that 4 that 5 each 4 that 15 have 5 each 6 of 5 each 12 souls 5 each 14 could 6 of 7 you 8 , 12 souls 9 my 12 souls 10 beloved 12 souls 11 little 12 souls 12 souls 13 , 14 could 15 have 15 have 17 bowl 16 a 17 bowl 17 bowl 18 of 18 of 21 milk 19 such 21 milk 20 nice 21 milk 21 milk 23 at 22 , 23 at 23 at 24 supper-time 23 at 25 ! never was such honey tasted , seen , or smelt [.] 1 never 2 was 2 was 4 honey 2 was 9 or 3 such 4 honey 5 tasted 7 seen 5 tasted 9 or 6 , 7 seen 7 seen 8 , 8 , 9 or 9 or 10 smelt each of the guests had now taken his bunch of grapes upon his plate [.] 1 each 2 of 1 each 4 guests 2 of 4 guests 3 the 4 guests 4 guests 5 had 5 had 7 taken 6 now 7 taken 7 taken 11 grapes 7 taken 12 upon 8 his 9 bunch 9 bunch 10 of 9 bunch 11 grapes 10 of 11 grapes 11 grapes 12 upon 12 upon 14 plate 13 his 14 plate but the elder traveller had inspired them with such reverence , that they dared not ask him any questions [.] 1 but 4 traveller 1 but 14 dared 2 the 4 traveller 3 elder 4 traveller 4 traveller 5 had 5 had 6 inspired 6 inspired 7 them 6 inspired 8 with 8 with 11 , 9 such 10 reverence 10 reverence 11 , 11 , 12 that 13 they 14 dared 14 dared 15 not 14 dared 16 ask 15 not 16 ask 16 ask 17 him 16 ask 19 questions 18 any 19 questions so they all four issued from the cottage , chatting together like old friends [.] 1 so 2 they 1 so 12 like 2 they 4 four 2 they 5 issued 2 they 12 like 3 all 4 four 4 four 5 issued 5 issued 6 from 6 from 9 , 7 the 8 cottage 8 cottage 9 , 9 , 10 chatting 10 chatting 11 together 12 like 14 friends 13 old 14 friends they gazed reverently into his face , as if they had been gazing at the sky [.] 1 they 2 gazed 2 gazed 3 reverently 2 gazed 4 into 2 gazed 9 if 4 into 6 face 5 his 6 face 7 , 9 if 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 they 9 if 12 been 10 they 11 had 11 had 12 been 12 been 13 gazing 12 been 14 at 13 gazing 14 at 14 at 16 sky 15 the 16 sky for an instant , the lake remained perfectly smooth [.] 1 for 3 instant 1 for 4 , 1 for 6 lake 2 an 3 instant 5 the 6 lake 6 lake 7 remained 7 remained 8 perfectly 7 remained 9 smooth they did so [.] 1 they 2 did 2 did 3 so and then there was a deep , broad murmur in the air , as if the two mysterious trees were speaking [.] 1 and 4 was 2 then 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 9 murmur 4 was 10 in 4 was 15 if 5 a 6 deep 5 a 9 murmur 6 deep 7 , 6 deep 9 murmur 8 broad 9 murmur 9 murmur 10 in 10 in 12 air 11 the 12 air 13 , 15 if 14 as 15 if 15 if 19 trees 15 if 20 were 16 the 17 two 17 two 19 trees 18 mysterious 19 trees 19 trees 20 were 20 were 21 speaking