come ! another log upon the hearth . 1 come 2 ! 2 ! 3 another 3 another 4 log 4 log 5 upon 5 upon 6 the 6 the 7 hearth 7 hearth 8 . there is a dimness over your figures ! 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 dimness 4 dimness 5 over 5 over 6 your 6 your 7 figures 7 figures 8 ! hark ! let me listen for the swell of the surf ; it should be audible a mile inland , on a night like this . 1 hark 2 ! 2 ! 3 let 3 let 4 me 4 me 5 listen 5 listen 6 for 6 for 7 the 7 the 8 swell 8 swell 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 surf 11 surf 12 ; 12 ; 13 it 13 it 14 should 14 should 15 be 15 be 16 audible 16 audible 17 a 17 a 18 mile 18 mile 19 inland 19 inland 20 , 20 , 21 on 21 on 22 a 22 a 23 night 23 night 24 like 24 like 25 this 25 this 26 . but it was paler than my rugged old self , and younger , too , by almost half a century . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 paler 4 paler 5 than 5 than 6 my 6 my 7 rugged 7 rugged 8 old 8 old 9 self 9 self 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 younger 12 younger 13 , 13 , 14 too 14 too 15 , 15 , 16 by 16 by 17 almost 17 almost 18 half 18 half 19 a 19 a 20 century 20 century 21 . still this dimness of mine eyes ! 1 still 2 this 2 this 3 dimness 3 dimness 4 of 4 of 5 mine 5 mine 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 ! there , you made me tremble again ! 1 there 2 , 2 , 3 you 3 you 4 made 4 made 5 me 5 me 6 tremble 6 tremble 7 again 7 again 8 ! do you remember it ? 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 remember 3 remember 4 it 4 it 5 ? they are a likely set of men . 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 a 3 a 4 likely 4 likely 5 set 5 set 6 of 6 of 7 men 7 men 8 . be it well with you , my brethren ! 1 be 2 it 2 it 3 well 3 well 4 with 4 with 5 you 5 you 6 , 6 , 7 my 7 my 8 brethren 8 brethren 9 ! but where was the mermaid in those delightful times ? 1 but 2 where 2 where 3 was 3 was 4 the 4 the 5 mermaid 5 mermaid 6 in 6 in 7 those 7 those 8 delightful 8 delightful 9 times 9 times 10 ? nature wrought the charm . 1 nature 2 wrought 2 wrought 3 the 3 the 4 charm 4 charm 5 . it was beautiful to observe , how her simple and happy nature mingled itself with mine . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 beautiful 3 beautiful 4 to 4 to 5 observe 5 observe 6 , 6 , 7 how 7 how 8 her 8 her 9 simple 9 simple 10 and 10 and 11 happy 11 happy 12 nature 12 nature 13 mingled 13 mingled 14 itself 14 itself 15 with 15 with 16 mine 16 mine 17 . except the almanac , we had no other literature . 1 except 2 the 2 the 3 almanac 3 almanac 4 , 4 , 5 we 5 we 6 had 6 had 7 no 7 no 8 other 8 other 9 literature 9 literature 10 . 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 3 to 4 trust 4 trust 5 them 5 them 6 even 6 even 7 with 7 with 8 the 8 the 9 alphabet 9 alphabet 10 ; 10 ; 11 it 11 it 12 was 12 was 13 the 13 the 14 key 14 key 15 to 15 to 16 a 16 a 17 fatal 17 fatal 18 treasure 18 treasure 19 . strange illusion ! 1 strange 2 illusion 2 illusion 3 ! with such awful fidelity did that lover return to fulfil his vows ! 1 with 2 such 2 such 3 awful 3 awful 4 fidelity 4 fidelity 5 did 5 did 6 that 6 that 7 lover 7 lover 8 return 8 return 9 to 9 to 10 fulfil 10 fulfil 11 his 11 his 12 vows 12 vows 13 ! i recollect no happier portion of my life , than this , my calm old age . 1 i 2 recollect 2 recollect 3 no 3 no 4 happier 4 happier 5 portion 5 portion 6 of 6 of 7 my 7 my 8 life 8 life 9 , 9 , 10 than 10 than 11 this 11 this 12 , 12 , 13 my 13 my 14 calm 14 calm 15 old 15 old 16 age 16 age 17 . why should not an old man be merry too , when the great sea is at play with those little children ? 1 why 2 should 2 should 3 not 3 not 4 an 4 an 5 old 5 old 6 man 6 man 7 be 7 be 8 merry 8 merry 9 too 9 too 10 , 10 , 11 when 11 when 12 the 12 the 13 great 13 great 14 sea 14 sea 15 is 15 is 16 at 16 at 17 play 17 play 18 with 18 with 19 those 19 those 20 little 20 little 21 children 21 children 22 ? my children ! 1 my 2 children 2 children 3 ! will you meet me there ? 1 will 2 you 2 you 3 meet 3 meet 4 me 4 me 5 there 5 there 6 ? be this the moral , then . 1 be 2 this 2 this 3 the 3 the 4 moral 4 moral 5 , 5 , 6 then 6 then 7 .