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 19 home 2 fifteen 10 country 2 fifteen 17 miles 8 in 9 a 9 a 10 country 10 country 15 a 13 more 15 a 16 hundred 17 miles 17 miles 18 from 17 miles 19 home 19 home 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 6 uneven 4 rocky 5 , 4 rocky 6 uneven 6 uneven 8 overgrown 6 uneven 12 clumps 7 , 8 overgrown 9 with 12 clumps 10 bushes 11 and 10 bushes 12 clumps 11 and 12 clumps 12 clumps 13 of 12 clumps 15 saplings 14 young 15 saplings 15 saplings 21 cattle-paths 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 traversed 18 traversed 21 cattle-paths 19 only 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 7 down 3 sunbeam 9 and 3 sunbeam 10 played 8 , 9 and 10 played 13 goldfish 11 like 13 goldfish 12 a 13 goldfish 13 goldfish 14 in 13 goldfish 15 the 13 goldfish 16 water 13 goldfish 17 . from my childhood [,] [i] have loved to gaze into a spring . 1 from 3 childhood 2 my 3 childhood 3 childhood 6 have 3 childhood 7 loved 3 childhood 9 gaze 3 childhood 13 . 8 to 9 gaze 9 gaze 10 into 9 gaze 12 spring 10 into 11 a 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 6 coarse 4 covered 5 with 4 covered 6 coarse 6 coarse 7 sand 6 coarse 8 , 6 coarse 9 which 6 coarse 10 sparkled 10 sparkled 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 lonely 13 lonely 14 sunbeam 14 sunbeam 19 illuminate 15 , 16 and 16 and 19 illuminate 17 seemed 19 illuminate 18 to 19 illuminate 19 illuminate 24 unborrowed 20 the 24 unborrowed 21 spring 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 5 hands 1 wherever 7 grass 2 she 3 laid 4 her 5 hands 6 on 7 grass 7 grass 20 dew 7 grass 21 . 8 and 20 dew 9 flowers 10 , 9 flowers 15 moist 11 they 15 moist 12 would 15 moist 13 immediately 15 moist 14 be 15 moist 15 moist 16 , 15 moist 17 as 15 moist 18 with 15 moist 19 morning 15 moist 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 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 5 aspect 3 had 5 aspect 4 the 5 aspect 5 aspect 6 of 5 aspect 7 a 5 aspect 8 fair 8 fair 15 paly 9 young 15 paly 10 girl 15 paly 11 , 12 with 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 5 no 2 description 6 idea 2 description 7 how 2 description 8 suddenly 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 19 was 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 6 was i [held] my breath [;] and it was gone ! 1 i 3 my 3 my 4 breath 4 breath 6 and 6 and 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 gone 9 gone 10 ! had it passed away , or faded into nothing ? 1 had 2 it 1 had 3 passed 3 passed 4 away 3 passed 7 faded 4 away 5 , 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 2 doubted 5 had 2 doubted 6 ever 2 doubted 7 been 3 whether 4 it 7 been 8 . my sweet readers , what a dreamy and delicious hour did [i] spend , where that vision found and left me ! 1 my 3 readers 2 sweet 3 readers 3 readers 4 , 3 readers 5 what 3 readers 7 dreamy 3 readers 8 and 3 readers 9 delicious 6 a 7 dreamy 9 delicious 10 hour 9 delicious 11 did 9 delicious 13 spend 13 spend 17 vision 14 , 15 where 15 where 17 vision 16 that 17 vision 17 vision 18 found 17 vision 19 and 17 vision 20 left 17 vision 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 2 have 1 thus 8 pleasant 7 a 8 pleasant 8 pleasant 9 dream 9 dream 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 then 12 then 19 wile 13 kept 19 wile 14 quiet 15 , 14 quiet 19 wile 16 in 19 wile 17 hopes 19 wile 18 to 19 wile 19 wile 20 it 19 wile 21 back 21 back 22 . 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 11 attributes 5 , 6 as 6 as 11 attributes 7 to 11 attributes 8 the 11 attributes 9 race 11 attributes 10 and 11 attributes 11 attributes 12 of 11 attributes 13 that 11 attributes 14 ethereal 11 attributes 15 being 11 attributes 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 3 the 1 was 7 fancy 7 fancy 10 to 10 to 13 shapes 13 shapes 15 peep 15 peep 18 lids 17 the 18 lids 18 lids 19 of and did her beauty gladden me , for that one moment , and then die ? 1 and 5 gladden 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 7 , 8 for 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 8 vision 2 watched 11 . 3 and 4 waited 4 waited 7 no 4 waited 8 vision 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 no 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 7 spell 3 , 4 but 3 , 5 with 5 with 6 a 6 a 7 spell 7 spell 8 upon 7 spell 9 me 7 spell 11 which 7 spell 12 drew 7 spell 15 , 7 spell 17 same 10 , 11 which 12 drew 14 back 13 me 14 back 16 that 17 same 17 same 22 haunted 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 5 gushing 2 was 5 gushing 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 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 the 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 4 a 1 methought 5 devilish 5 devilish 6 look 5 devilish 7 ! i could have slain him ! 1 i 2 could 2 could 4 slain 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 . 1 thus 18 . 5 leave 11 doleful 6 me 11 doleful 7 ; 8 and 8 and 11 doleful 9 many 11 doleful 10 a 11 doleful 11 doleful 12 day 11 doleful 13 succeeded 11 doleful 14 to 11 doleful 16 parting 11 doleful 17 moment 11 doleful 18 . 14 to 15 the weeks came and went , months rolled away , and she appeared not in them . 1 weeks 2 came 1 weeks 4 went 1 weeks 5 , 1 weeks 6 months 1 weeks 7 rolled 3 and 4 went 7 rolled 8 away 7 rolled 10 and 7 rolled 12 appeared 9 , 10 and 11 she 12 appeared 12 appeared 13 not 12 appeared 14 in 12 appeared 15 them 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 2 withdrew 2 withdrew 5 inner 5 inner 23 . 6 world 7 , 7 , 12 and 12 and 22 them 13 breathed 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 the 16 the 21 of 18 in 19 the 19 the 20 midst 20 midst 21 of 21 of 22 them 22 them 23 . in the middle of [january] [,] [i] was summoned [home] . 1 in 2 the 1 in 3 middle 2 the 3 middle 3 middle 4 of 3 middle 11 . 8 was 9 summoned 9 summoned 11 . 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 16 commence 4 day 8 preparing 5 was 8 preparing 6 spent 7 in 6 spent 8 preparing 8 preparing 9 for 8 preparing 10 the 8 preparing 11 journey 11 journey 16 commence 12 , 16 commence 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 20 the 16 commence 21 next 16 commence 22 morning 20 the 21 next 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 4 wind 2 gust 5 blew 2 gust 6 out 2 gust 7 my 2 gust 8 lamp 8 lamp 14 entry 8 lamp 15 . 9 as 11 passed 11 passed 12 through 12 through 13 the 13 the 14 entry 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 6 except 4 light 7 the 5 , 6 except 7 the 8 little 7 the 22 andirons 9 that 15 brands 10 came 15 brands 11 sullenly 15 brands 12 from 15 brands 13 two 15 brands 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 20 . 3 that 5 was 3 that 9 usual 4 there 5 was 10 , 11 to-night 11 to-night 12 , 11 to-night 20 . 12 , 14 the 14 the 17 chair 17 chair 19 mine 18 and 19 mine 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 7 the 5 taciturn 8 dark 8 dark 9 , 8 dark 12 word 8 dark 20 entrance 10 not 12 word 11 a 12 word 13 was 20 entrance 14 said 20 entrance 15 for 20 entrance 16 some 17 time 16 some 20 entrance 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 2 broke 2 broke 4 stillness 3 the 4 stillness 4 stillness 8 click 5 but 6 the 6 the 7 regular 7 regular 8 click 8 click 14 . 9 of 10 the 9 of 14 . 10 the 13 knitting-needles 11 matron 12 's 11 matron 13 knitting-needles 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 10 not 8 presence 11 by 8 presence 12 sight 8 presence 24 consciousness 13 , 14 nor 14 nor 23 inward 15 sound 23 inward 16 , 17 nor 17 nor 23 inward 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 7 consumptive 2 silence 7 consumptive 3 was 7 consumptive 4 interrupted 7 consumptive 5 by 7 consumptive 6 the 7 consumptive 7 consumptive 8 daughter 7 consumptive 10 addressing 7 consumptive 11 a 7 consumptive 12 remark 9 , 10 addressing 12 remark 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 18 circle 18 circle 20 whom 20 whom 21 she 21 she 22 called 22 called 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 9 throbbed 4 heart 9 throbbed 5 recognized 9 throbbed 6 , 9 throbbed 7 that 9 throbbed 8 it 9 throbbed 9 throbbed 10 so 9 throbbed 11 ? she knew [me] [!] 1 she 2 knew fair ladies , there is nothing more to tell . 1 fair 2 ladies 2 ladies 3 , 2 ladies 6 nothing 4 there 5 is 4 there 6 nothing 6 nothing 7 more 6 nothing 8 to 6 nothing 10 . 8 to 9 tell if [i] transformed her to an angel , it is what every youthful lover does for his mistress . 1 if 3 transformed 3 transformed 4 her 3 transformed 5 to 3 transformed 7 angel 3 transformed 19 . 6 an 7 angel 7 angel 8 , 7 angel 10 is 7 angel 13 youthful 9 it 10 is 11 what 13 youthful 12 every 13 youthful 13 youthful 14 lover 13 youthful 15 does 13 youthful 16 for 13 youthful 17 his 13 youthful 18 mistress therein consists the essence of my story . 1 therein 2 consists 2 consists 3 the 2 consists 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 7 maids 2 slight 4 change 2 slight 5 , 2 slight 7 maids 3 the 4 change 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] 1 end 2 of