but it was paler than my rugged old self , and younger , too , by almost half a century . 1 but 2 it 1 but 21 . 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 paler 4 paler 5 than 4 paler 11 and 6 my 9 self 7 rugged 9 self 8 old 9 self 9 self 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 younger 12 younger 14 too 12 younger 16 by 13 , 14 too 14 too 15 , 16 by 18 half 17 almost 18 half 18 half 19 a 18 half 20 century 19 a 20 century they are a likely set of men [.] 1 they 2 are 2 are 5 set 3 a 4 likely 3 a 5 set 4 likely 5 set 5 set 6 of 6 of 7 men nature wrought the charm [.] 1 nature 2 wrought 2 wrought 4 charm 3 the 4 charm except the almanac , we had no other literature [.] 1 except 3 almanac 1 except 4 , 1 except 5 we 2 the 3 almanac 5 we 6 had 6 had 9 literature 7 no 8 other 8 other 9 literature i feared to trust them even with the alphabet ; it was the key to a fatal treasure [.] 1 i 2 feared 2 feared 3 to 2 feared 10 ; 3 to 4 trust 4 trust 5 them 4 trust 6 even 6 even 7 with 7 with 9 alphabet 8 the 9 alphabet 10 ; 11 it 11 it 12 was 12 was 14 key 13 the 14 key 14 key 15 to 15 to 18 treasure 16 a 17 fatal 16 a 18 treasure 17 fatal 18 treasure i recollect no happier portion of my life , than this , my calm old age [.] 1 i 2 recollect 2 recollect 5 portion 3 no 5 portion 4 happier 5 portion 5 portion 6 of 6 of 8 life 7 my 8 life 8 life 11 this 9 , 10 than 9 , 11 this 11 this 12 , 12 , 13 my 13 my 16 age 14 calm 16 age 15 old 16 age