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TWICE TOLD TALES
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THE THREEFOLD DESTINY
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a FAIRY LEGEND
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by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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" Ralph Cranfield ! " was the name that she half articulated .
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1 " 2 Ralph
2 Ralph 3 Cranfield
3 Cranfield 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 was
6 was 7 the
7 the 8 name
8 name 9 that
9 that 10 she
10 she 11 half
11 half 12 articulated
12 articulated 13 .

" can that be my old playmate , Faith Egerton ? " thought the traveller , looking round at her figure , but without pausing .
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2 can 3 that
3 that 4 be
4 be 5 my
5 my 6 old
6 old 7 playmate
7 playmate 8 ,
8 , 9 Faith
9 Faith 10 Egerton
10 Egerton 11 ?
11 ? 12 "
12 " 13 thought
13 thought 14 the
14 the 15 traveller
15 traveller 16 ,
16 , 17 looking
17 looking 18 round
18 round 19 at
19 at 20 her
20 her 21 figure
21 figure 22 ,
22 , 23 but
23 but 24 without
24 without 25 pausing
25 pausing 26 .

Ralph Cranfield , from his youth upward , had felt himself marked out for a high destiny .
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2 Cranfield 3 ,
3 , 4 from
4 from 5 his
5 his 6 youth
6 youth 7 upward
7 upward 8 ,
8 , 9 had
9 had 10 felt
10 felt 11 himself
11 himself 12 marked
12 marked 13 out
13 out 14 for
14 for 15 a
15 a 16 high
16 high 17 destiny
17 destiny 18 .

on encountering this lovely stranger , he was bound to address her thus : " Maiden , I have brought you a heavy heart .
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2 encountering 3 this
3 this 4 lovely
4 lovely 5 stranger
5 stranger 6 ,
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 was
8 was 9 bound
9 bound 10 to
10 to 11 address
11 address 12 her
12 her 13 thus
13 thus 14 :
14 : 15 "
15 " 16 Maiden
16 Maiden 17 ,
17 , 18 I
18 I 19 have
19 have 20 brought
20 brought 21 you
21 you 22 a
22 a 23 heavy
23 heavy 24 heart
24 heart 25 .

may I rest its weight on you ? "
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2 I 3 rest
3 rest 4 its
4 its 5 weight
5 weight 6 on
6 on 7 you
7 you 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

as messengers of the sign , by which Ralph Cranfield might recognize the summons , three venerable men were to claim audience of him .
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2 messengers 3 of
3 of 4 the
4 the 5 sign
5 sign 6 ,
6 , 7 by
7 by 8 which
8 which 9 Ralph
9 Ralph 10 Cranfield
10 Cranfield 11 might
11 might 12 recognize
12 recognize 13 the
13 the 14 summons
14 summons 15 ,
15 , 16 three
16 three 17 venerable
17 venerable 18 men
18 men 19 were
19 were 20 to
20 to 21 claim
21 claim 22 audience
22 audience 23 of
23 of 24 him
24 him 25 .

and had he found them ?
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2 had 3 he
3 he 4 found
4 found 5 them
5 them 6 ?

few seemed to be the changes here .
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2 seemed 3 to
3 to 4 be
4 be 5 the
5 the 6 changes
6 changes 7 here
7 here 8 .

but his heart grew cold , because the village did not remember him as he remembered the village .
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2 his 3 heart
3 heart 4 grew
4 grew 5 cold
5 cold 6 ,
6 , 7 because
7 because 8 the
8 the 9 village
9 village 10 did
10 did 11 not
11 not 12 remember
12 remember 13 him
13 him 14 as
14 as 15 he
15 he 16 remembered
16 remembered 17 the
17 the 18 village
18 village 19 .

" here is the change ! " sighed he , striking his hand upon his breast .
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1 " 2 here
2 here 3 is
3 is 4 the
4 the 5 change
5 change 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 sighed
8 sighed 9 he
9 he 10 ,
10 , 11 striking
11 striking 12 his
12 his 13 hand
13 hand 14 upon
14 upon 15 his
15 his 16 breast
16 breast 17 .

" who is this man of thought and care , weary with world-wandering , and heavy with disappointed hopes ?
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1 " 2 who
2 who 3 is
3 is 4 this
4 this 5 man
5 man 6 of
6 of 7 thought
7 thought 8 and
8 and 9 care
9 care 10 ,
10 , 11 weary
11 weary 12 with
12 with 13 world-wandering
13 world-wandering 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 heavy
16 heavy 17 with
17 with 18 disappointed
18 disappointed 19 hopes
19 hopes 20 ?

the youth returns not , who went forth so joyously ! "
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1 the 2 youth
2 youth 3 returns
3 returns 4 not
4 not 5 ,
5 , 6 who
6 who 7 went
7 went 8 forth
8 forth 9 so
9 so 10 joyously
10 joyously 11 !
11 ! 12 "

such , at least , was its appearance in the dusky light .
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3 at 4 least
4 least 5 ,
5 , 6 was
6 was 7 its
7 its 8 appearance
8 appearance 9 in
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 dusky
11 dusky 12 light
12 light 13 .

that would be a jest indeed ! "
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2 would 3 be
3 be 4 a
4 a 5 jest
5 jest 6 indeed
6 indeed 7 !
7 ! 8 "

it was Ralph Cranfield 's mother .
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1 it 2 was
2 was 3 Ralph
3 Ralph 4 Cranfield
4 Cranfield 5 's
5 's 6 mother
6 mother 7 .

pass we over their greeting , and leave the one to her joy and the other to his rest , if quiet rest he found .
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2 we 3 over
3 over 4 their
4 their 5 greeting
5 greeting 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 leave
8 leave 9 the
9 the 10 one
10 one 11 to
11 to 12 her
12 her 13 joy
13 joy 14 and
14 and 15 the
15 the 16 other
16 other 17 to
17 to 18 his
18 his 19 rest
19 rest 20 ,
20 , 21 if
21 if 22 quiet
22 quiet 23 rest
23 rest 24 he
24 he 25 found
25 found 26 .

but when morning broke , he arose with a troubled brow ; for his sleep and his wakefulness had alike been full of dreams .
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2 when 3 morning
3 morning 4 broke
4 broke 5 ,
5 , 6 he
6 he 7 arose
7 arose 8 with
8 with 9 a
9 a 10 troubled
10 troubled 11 brow
11 brow 12 ;
12 ; 13 for
13 for 14 his
14 his 15 sleep
15 sleep 16 and
16 and 17 his
17 his 18 wakefulness
18 wakefulness 19 had
19 had 20 alike
20 alike 21 been
21 been 22 full
22 full 23 of
23 of 24 dreams
24 dreams 25 .

all the fervor was rekindled with which he had burned of yore to unravel the threefold mystery of his fate .
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2 the 3 fervor
3 fervor 4 was
4 was 5 rekindled
5 rekindled 6 with
6 with 7 which
7 which 8 he
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 burned
10 burned 11 of
11 of 12 yore
12 yore 13 to
13 to 14 unravel
14 unravel 15 the
15 the 16 threefold
16 threefold 17 mystery
17 mystery 18 of
18 of 19 his
19 his 20 fate
20 fate 21 .

the crowd of his early visions seemed to have awaited him beneath his mother 's roof , and thronged riotously around to welcome his return .
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3 of 4 his
4 his 5 early
5 early 6 visions
6 visions 7 seemed
7 seemed 8 to
8 to 9 have
9 have 10 awaited
10 awaited 11 him
11 him 12 beneath
12 beneath 13 his
13 his 14 mother
14 mother 15 's
15 's 16 roof
16 roof 17 ,
17 , 18 and
18 and 19 thronged
19 thronged 20 riotously
20 riotously 21 around
21 around 22 to
22 to 23 welcome
23 welcome 24 his
24 his 25 return
25 return 26 .

at length they reached her gate , and undid the latch .
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1 at 2 length
2 length 3 they
3 they 4 reached
4 reached 5 her
5 her 6 gate
6 gate 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 undid
9 undid 10 the
10 the 11 latch
11 latch 12 .

now do tell them a good long story about what you have seen in foreign parts . "
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2 do 3 tell
3 tell 4 them
4 them 5 a
5 a 6 good
6 good 7 long
7 long 8 story
8 story 9 about
9 about 10 what
10 what 11 you
11 you 12 have
12 have 13 seen
13 seen 14 in
14 in 15 foreign
15 foreign 16 parts
16 parts 17 .
17 . 18 "

what if this embassy should bring me the message of my fate ! "
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1 what 2 if
2 if 3 this
3 this 4 embassy
4 embassy 5 should
5 should 6 bring
6 bring 7 me
7 me 8 the
8 the 9 message
9 message 10 of
10 of 11 my
11 my 12 fate
12 fate 13 !
13 ! 14 "

" my colleagues and myself , " began the Squire , " are burdened with momentous duties , being jointly selectmen of this village .
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2 my 3 colleagues
3 colleagues 4 and
4 and 5 myself
5 myself 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 began
8 began 9 the
9 the 10 Squire
10 Squire 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 are
13 are 14 burdened
14 burdened 15 with
15 with 16 momentous
16 momentous 17 duties
17 duties 18 ,
18 , 19 being
19 being 20 jointly
20 jointly 21 selectmen
21 selectmen 22 of
22 of 23 this
23 this 24 village
24 village 25 .

after a few more words , the village dignitary and his companions took their leave .
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2 a 3 few
3 few 4 more
4 more 5 words
5 words 6 ,
6 , 7 the
7 the 8 village
8 village 9 dignitary
9 dignitary 10 and
10 and 11 his
11 his 12 companions
12 companions 13 took
13 took 14 their
14 their 15 leave
15 leave 16 .

every crook in the pathway was remembered .
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2 crook 3 in
3 in 4 the
4 the 5 pathway
5 pathway 6 was
6 was 7 remembered
7 remembered 8 .

even the more transitory characteristics of the scene were the same as in bygone days .
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1 even 2 the
2 the 3 more
3 more 4 transitory
4 transitory 5 characteristics
5 characteristics 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 scene
8 scene 9 were
9 were 10 the
10 the 11 same
11 same 12 as
12 as 13 in
13 in 14 bygone
14 bygone 15 days
15 days 16 .

a company of cows were grazing on the grassy roadside , and refreshed him with their fragrant breath .
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1 a 2 company
2 company 3 of
3 of 4 cows
4 cows 5 were
5 were 6 grazing
6 grazing 7 on
7 on 8 the
8 the 9 grassy
9 grassy 10 roadside
10 roadside 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 refreshed
13 refreshed 14 him
14 him 15 with
15 with 16 their
16 their 17 fragrant
17 fragrant 18 breath
18 breath 19 .

" it is sweeter , " thought he , " than the perfume which was wafted to our shipp from the Spice Islands . "
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2 it 3 is
3 is 4 sweeter
4 sweeter 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 thought
7 thought 8 he
8 he 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 than
11 than 12 the
12 the 13 perfume
13 perfume 14 which
14 which 15 was
15 was 16 wafted
16 wafted 17 to
17 to 18 our
18 our 19 shipp
19 shipp 20 from
20 from 21 the
21 the 22 Spice
22 Spice 23 Islands
23 Islands 24 .
24 . 25 "

the round little figure of a child rolled from a doorway , and lay laughing almost beneath Cranfield 's feet .
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1 the 2 round
2 round 3 little
3 little 4 figure
4 figure 5 of
5 of 6 a
6 a 7 child
7 child 8 rolled
8 rolled 9 from
9 from 10 a
10 a 11 doorway
11 doorway 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 lay
14 lay 15 laughing
15 laughing 16 almost
16 almost 17 beneath
17 beneath 18 Cranfield
18 Cranfield 19 's
19 's 20 feet
20 feet 21 .

the dark and stately man stooped down , and , lifting the infant , restored him to his mother 's arms .
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1 the 2 dark
2 dark 3 and
3 and 4 stately
4 stately 5 man
5 man 6 stooped
6 stooped 7 down
7 down 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 ,
10 , 11 lifting
11 lifting 12 the
12 the 13 infant
13 infant 14 ,
14 , 15 restored
15 restored 16 him
16 him 17 to
17 to 18 his
18 his 19 mother
19 mother 20 's
20 's 21 arms
21 arms 22 .

a sweet voice , which seemed to come from a deep and tender soul , was warbling a plaintive little air , within .
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1 a 2 sweet
2 sweet 3 voice
3 voice 4 ,
4 , 5 which
5 which 6 seemed
6 seemed 7 to
7 to 8 come
8 come 9 from
9 from 10 a
10 a 11 deep
11 deep 12 and
12 and 13 tender
13 tender 14 soul
14 soul 15 ,
15 , 16 was
16 was 17 warbling
17 warbling 18 a
18 a 19 plaintive
19 plaintive 20 little
20 little 21 air
21 air 22 ,
22 , 23 within
23 within 24 .

he bent his head , and passed through the lowly door .
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2 bent 3 his
3 his 4 head
4 head 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 passed
7 passed 8 through
8 through 9 the
9 the 10 lowly
10 lowly 11 door
11 door 12 .

" you are welcome home ! " said Faith Egerton .
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2 you 3 are
3 are 4 welcome
4 welcome 5 home
5 home 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 Faith
9 Faith 10 Egerton
10 Egerton 11 .

it was precisely on the pattern of that worn by the visionary Maid .
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2 was 3 precisely
3 precisely 4 on
4 on 5 the
5 the 6 pattern
6 pattern 7 of
7 of 8 that
8 that 9 worn
9 worn 10 by
10 by 11 the
11 the 12 visionary
12 visionary 13 Maid
13 Maid 14 .

when Cranfield departed on his shadowy search he had bestowed this brooch , in a gold setting , as a parting gift to Faith Egerton .
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1 when 2 Cranfield
2 Cranfield 3 departed
3 departed 4 on
4 on 5 his
5 his 6 shadowy
6 shadowy 7 search
7 search 8 he
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 bestowed
10 bestowed 11 this
11 this 12 brooch
12 brooch 13 ,
13 , 14 in
14 in 15 a
15 a 16 gold
16 gold 17 setting
17 setting 18 ,
18 , 19 as
19 as 20 a
20 a 21 parting
21 parting 22 gift
22 gift 23 to
23 to 24 Faith
24 Faith 25 Egerton
25 Egerton 26 .

" so , Faith , you have kept the Heart ! " said he , at length .
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1 " 2 so
2 so 3 ,
3 , 4 Faith
4 Faith 5 ,
5 , 6 you
6 you 7 have
7 have 8 kept
8 kept 9 the
9 the 10 Heart
10 Heart 11 !
11 ! 12 "
12 " 13 said
13 said 14 he
14 he 15 ,
15 , 16 at
16 at 17 length
17 length 18 .

may I rest its weight on you ? "
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1 may 2 I
2 I 3 rest
3 rest 4 its
4 its 5 weight
5 weight 6 on
6 on 7 you
7 you 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

" Faith !
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1 " 2 Faith
2 Faith 3 !

faith ! " cried Cranfield , clasping her in his arms , " you have interpreted my wild and weary dream ! "
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1 faith 2 !
2 ! 3 "
3 " 4 cried
4 cried 5 Cranfield
5 Cranfield 6 ,
6 , 7 clasping
7 clasping 8 her
8 her 9 in
9 in 10 his
10 his 11 arms
11 arms 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 you
14 you 15 have
15 have 16 interpreted
16 interpreted 17 my
17 my 18 wild
18 wild 19 and
19 and 20 weary
20 weary 21 dream
21 dream 22 !
22 ! 23 "

yes , the wild dreamer was awake at last .
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1 yes 2 ,
2 , 3 the
3 the 4 wild
4 wild 5 dreamer
5 dreamer 6 was
6 was 7 awake
7 awake 8 at
8 at 9 last
9 last 10 .

to find the mysterious treasure , he was to till the earth around his mother 's dwelling , and reap its products !
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1 to 2 find
2 find 3 the
3 the 4 mysterious
4 mysterious 5 treasure
5 treasure 6 ,
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 was
8 was 9 to
9 to 10 till
10 till 11 the
11 the 12 earth
12 earth 13 around
13 around 14 his
14 his 15 mother
15 mother 16 's
16 's 17 dwelling
17 dwelling 18 ,
18 , 19 and
19 and 20 reap
20 reap 21 its
21 its 22 products
22 products 23 !

instead of warlike command , or regal or religious sway , he was to rule over the village children !
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1 instead 2 of
2 of 3 warlike
3 warlike 4 command
4 command 5 ,
5 , 6 or
6 or 7 regal
7 regal 8 or
8 or 9 religious
9 religious 10 sway
10 sway 11 ,
11 , 12 he
12 he 13 was
13 was 14 to
14 to 15 rule
15 rule 16 over
16 over 17 the
17 the 18 village
18 village 19 children
19 children 20 !

and now the visionary Maid had faded from his fancy , and in her place he saw the playmate of his childhood !
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1 and 2 now
2 now 3 the
3 the 4 visionary
4 visionary 5 Maid
5 Maid 6 had
6 had 7 faded
7 faded 8 from
8 from 9 his
9 his 10 fancy
10 fancy 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 in
13 in 14 her
14 her 15 place
15 place 16 he
16 he 17 saw
17 saw 18 the
18 the 19 playmate
19 playmate 20 of
20 of 21 his
21 his 22 childhood
22 childhood 23 !

Happy they who read the riddle , without a weary world-search , or a lifetime spent in vain !
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1 Happy 2 they
2 they 3 who
3 who 4 read
4 read 5 the
5 the 6 riddle
6 riddle 7 ,
7 , 8 without
8 without 9 a
9 a 10 weary
10 weary 11 world-search
11 world-search 12 ,
12 , 13 or
13 or 14 a
14 a 15 lifetime
15 lifetime 16 spent
16 spent 17 in
17 in 18 vain
18 vain 19 !

end of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Threefold Destiny ( from " twice Told Tales " ) , by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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7 of 8 The
8 The 9 Threefold
9 Threefold 10 Destiny
10 Destiny 11 (
11 ( 12 from
12 from 13 "
13 " 14 twice
14 twice 15 Told
15 Told 16 Tales
16 Tales 17 "
17 " 18 )
18 ) 19 ,
19 , 20 by
20 by 21 Nathaniel
21 Nathaniel 22 Hawthorne