wherever she laid her hands on grass and flowers , they would immediately be moist , as with morning dew . 1 wherever 10 , 1 wherever 11 they 2 she 3 laid 2 she 4 her 3 laid 4 her 4 her 5 hands 5 hands 6 on 6 on 8 and 6 on 9 flowers 7 grass 8 and 9 flowers 10 , 11 they 12 would 12 would 14 be 13 immediately 14 be 14 be 15 moist 15 moist 16 , 16 , 17 as 17 as 18 with 18 with 19 morning 18 with 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 . i breathed ; and there was the face ! 1 i 2 breathed 1 i 8 face 2 breathed 3 ; 4 and 5 there 5 there 6 was 6 was 8 face 7 the 8 face 8 face 9 ! i held my breath ; and it was gone ! 1 i 3 my 2 held 3 my 3 my 4 breath 4 breath 5 ; 5 ; 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 1 had 10 ? 3 passed 4 away 4 away 5 , 5 , 6 or 6 or 7 faded 7 faded 8 into 8 into 9 nothing i doubted whether it had ever been . 1 i 4 it 2 doubted 3 whether 3 whether 4 it 4 it 7 been 5 had 6 ever 5 had 7 been 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 4 daughter 3 the 4 daughter 4 daughter 18 lids 5 of 6 my 6 my 7 fancy 7 fancy 18 lids 8 , 9 akin 9 akin 10 to 9 akin 13 shapes 11 those 13 shapes 12 strange 13 shapes 13 shapes 14 which 13 shapes 15 peep 15 peep 16 under 16 under 17 the 16 under 18 lids 18 lids 19 of 18 lids 22 eyes 18 lids 23 ? 20 children 21 's 21 's 22 eyes i watched and waited , but no vision came again . 1 i 8 vision 2 watched 3 and 3 and 4 waited 4 waited 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 no 7 no 8 vision 8 vision 9 came 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 11 which 5 with 6 a 5 with 11 which 6 a 7 spell 8 upon 9 me 9 me 10 , 10 , 11 which 11 which 12 drew 12 drew 13 me 12 drew 14 back 12 drew 15 , 15 , 16 that 16 that 17 same 17 same 18 afternoon 18 afternoon 19 , 18 afternoon 22 haunted 20 to 22 haunted 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 2 was 1 there 5 gushing 3 the 4 water 4 water 5 gushing 5 gushing 6 , 6 , 7 the 7 the 8 sand 8 sand 9 sparkling 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 3 have 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 7 rolled 2 came 3 and 3 and 4 went 4 went 5 , 5 , 7 rolled 6 months 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 . 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 3 are 4 always 3 are 13 was 4 always 5 taciturn 6 in 7 the 6 in 9 , 7 the 8 dark 9 , 13 was 10 not 12 word 10 not 13 was 11 a 12 word 13 was 14 said 14 said 16 some 14 said 21 . 15 for 16 some 16 some 17 time 17 time 18 after 18 after 20 entrance 19 my 20 entrance were we not like ghosts ? 1 were 2 we 1 were 3 not 3 not 4 like 4 like 5 ghosts 4 like 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 1 we 3 aware 3 aware 4 of 3 aware 8 presence 3 aware 14 nor 5 each 6 other 6 other 7 's 7 's 8 presence 8 presence 9 , 9 , 10 not 11 by 12 sight 12 sight 13 , 13 , 14 nor 14 nor 17 nor 15 sound 16 , 16 , 17 nor 17 nor 18 touch 18 touch 19 , 19 , 20 but 20 but 25 . 21 by 22 an 22 an 23 inward 23 inward 24 consciousness 24 consciousness 25 . would it not be so among the dead ? 1 would 2 it 1 would 3 not 1 would 9 ? 3 not 4 be 5 so 6 among 6 among 7 the 6 among 8 dead 6 among 9 ? whom had my heart recognized , that it throbbed so ? 1 whom 2 had 1 whom 11 ? 2 had 3 my 3 my 4 heart 4 heart 5 recognized 5 recognized 6 , 5 recognized 9 throbbed 7 that 9 throbbed 8 it 9 throbbed 9 throbbed 10 so she knew me ! 1 she 2 knew 2 knew 3 me 2 knew 4 ! fair ladies , there is nothing more to tell . 1 fair 2 ladies 1 fair 3 , 1 fair 4 there 1 fair 9 tell 4 there 5 is 4 there 6 nothing 6 nothing 7 more 8 to 9 tell 9 tell 10 . but slight the change , sweet maids , to make angels of yourselves ! 1 but 2 slight 1 but 5 , 2 slight 4 change 3 the 4 change 5 , 7 maids 5 , 8 , 6 sweet 7 maids 8 , 9 to 8 , 14 ! 9 to 10 make 10 make 12 of 11 angels 12 of 12 of 13 yourselves