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 . 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 . 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 . 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 . i could have slain him ! 1 i 2 could 2 could 4 slain 3 have 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 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 . 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 ? 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 ? 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 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