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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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7 the 8 name
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9 that 11 half
11 half 12 articulated
11 half 13 .

" can that be my old playmate , Faith Egerton ? " thought the traveller , looking round at her figure , but without pausing .
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9 Faith 11 ?
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11 ? 13 thought
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19 at 20 her
20 her 21 figure
20 her 22 ,
21 figure 22 ,
22 , 24 without
23 but 24 without
24 without 25 pausing
24 without 26 .

Ralph Cranfield , from his youth upward , had felt himself marked out for a high destiny .
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10 felt 12 marked
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12 marked 14 for
13 out 14 for
14 for 15 a
15 a 16 high
15 a 17 destiny
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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17 , 18 I
17 , 19 have
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21 you 23 heavy
23 heavy 24 heart
24 heart 25 .

may I rest its weight on you ? "
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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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13 the 14 summons
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15 , 16 three
15 , 17 venerable
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22 audience 24 him
23 of 24 him

and had he found them ?
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few seemed to be the changes here .
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but his heart grew cold , because the village did not remember him as he remembered the village .
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8 the 10 did
9 village 10 did
10 did 12 remember
11 not 12 remember
12 remember 13 him
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15 he 17 the
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18 village 19 .

" here is the change ! " sighed he , striking his hand upon his breast .
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12 his 13 hand
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15 his 16 breast
15 his 17 .

" who is this man of thought and care , weary with world-wandering , and heavy with disappointed hopes ?
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8 and 9 care
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10 , 11 weary
11 weary 13 world-wandering
12 with 13 world-wandering
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13 world-wandering 15 and
15 and 16 heavy
16 heavy 17 with
16 heavy 18 disappointed
18 disappointed 19 hopes
18 disappointed 20 ?
19 hopes 20 ?

the youth returns not , who went forth so joyously ! "
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6 who 8 forth
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8 forth 9 so
8 forth 10 joyously
10 joyously 11 !

such , at least , was its appearance in the dusky light .
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10 the 12 light
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12 light 13 .

that would be a jest indeed ! "
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it was Ralph Cranfield 's mother .
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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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12 her 13 joy
12 her 14 and
13 joy 14 and
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15 the 16 other
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17 to 18 his
17 to 19 rest
18 his 19 rest
19 rest 20 ,
19 rest 21 if
20 , 21 if
21 if 22 quiet
21 if 23 rest
22 quiet 23 rest
23 rest 24 he
23 rest 25 found

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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14 his 15 sleep
14 his 16 and
15 sleep 16 and
16 and 17 his
17 his 18 wakefulness
18 wakefulness 19 had
19 had 20 alike
19 had 21 been
20 alike 21 been
21 been 22 full
21 been 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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13 to 14 unravel
14 unravel 15 the
14 unravel 16 threefold
15 the 16 threefold
16 threefold 17 mystery
17 mystery 18 of
17 mystery 19 his
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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18 and 19 thronged
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23 welcome 24 his
23 welcome 25 return
25 return 26 .

at length they reached her gate , and undid the latch .
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now do tell them a good long story about what you have seen in foreign parts . "
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15 foreign 17 .

what if this embassy should bring me the message of my fate ! "
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12 fate 13 !
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" my colleagues and myself , " began the Squire , " are burdened with momentous duties , being jointly selectmen of this village .
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17 duties 19 being
19 being 20 jointly
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20 jointly 22 of
21 selectmen 22 of
22 of 23 this
22 of 24 village
24 village 25 .

after a few more words , the village dignitary and his companions took their leave .
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11 his 12 companions
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every crook in the pathway was remembered .
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even the more transitory characteristics of the scene were the same as in bygone days .
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a company of cows were grazing on the grassy roadside , and refreshed him with their fragrant breath .
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14 him 15 with
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17 fragrant 19 .
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" it is sweeter , " thought he , " than the perfume which was wafted to our shipp from the Spice Islands . "
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18 our 19 shipp
19 shipp 20 from
20 from 22 Spice
21 the 22 Spice
22 Spice 24 .
23 Islands 24 .
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the round little figure of a child rolled from a doorway , and lay laughing almost beneath Cranfield 's feet .
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12 , 13 and
13 and 14 lay
13 and 15 laughing
15 laughing 16 almost
15 laughing 17 beneath
17 beneath 19 's
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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18 his 19 mother
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19 mother 21 arms
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a sweet voice , which seemed to come from a deep and tender soul , was warbling a plaintive little air , within .
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he bent his head , and passed through the lowly door .
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11 door 12 .

" you are welcome home ! " said Faith Egerton .
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10 Egerton 11 .

it was precisely on the pattern of that worn by the visionary Maid .
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10 by 12 visionary
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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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24 Faith 26 .

" so , Faith , you have kept the Heart ! " said he , at length .
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may I rest its weight on you ? "
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" Faith !
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faith ! " cried Cranfield , clasping her in his arms , " you have interpreted my wild and weary dream ! "
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14 you 15 have
14 you 16 interpreted
16 interpreted 17 my
16 interpreted 18 wild
18 wild 19 and
18 wild 20 weary
19 and 20 weary
20 weary 21 dream
20 weary 22 !
22 ! 23 "

yes , the wild dreamer was awake at last .
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to find the mysterious treasure , he was to till the earth around his mother 's dwelling , and reap its products !
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15 mother 16 's
16 's 17 dwelling
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21 its 22 products
21 its 23 !

instead of warlike command , or regal or religious sway , he was to rule over the village children !
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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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19 playmate 20 of
20 of 21 his
21 his 22 childhood
21 his 23 !

Happy they who read the riddle , without a weary world-search , or a lifetime spent in vain !
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14 a 15 lifetime
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16 spent 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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