produced by David Widger .
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3 David 4 Widger
4 Widger 5 .

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TWICE TOLD TALES
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1 TWICE 2 TOLD
2 TOLD 3 TALES

THE SEVEN VAGABONDS
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2 SEVEN 3 VAGABONDS

by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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1 by 2 Nathaniel
2 Nathaniel 3 Hawthorne

" halloo !
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1 " 2 halloo
2 halloo 3 !

who stands guard here ?
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1 who 2 stands
2 stands 3 guard
3 guard 4 here
4 here 5 ?

is the doorkeeper asleep ? " cried I , approaching a ladder of two or three steps which was let down from the wagon .
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1 is 2 the
2 the 3 doorkeeper
3 doorkeeper 4 asleep
4 asleep 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 cried
7 cried 8 I
8 I 9 ,
9 , 10 approaching
10 approaching 11 a
11 a 12 ladder
12 ladder 13 of
13 of 14 two
14 two 15 or
15 or 16 three
16 three 17 steps
17 steps 18 which
18 which 19 was
19 was 20 let
20 let 21 down
21 down 22 from
22 from 23 the
23 the 24 wagon
24 wagon 25 .

a small piece of silver was my passport within his premises , where I found only one other person , hereafter to be described .
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1 a 2 small
2 small 3 piece
3 piece 4 of
4 of 5 silver
5 silver 6 was
6 was 7 my
7 my 8 passport
8 passport 9 within
9 within 10 his
10 his 11 premises
11 premises 12 ,
12 , 13 where
13 where 14 I
14 I 15 found
15 found 16 only
16 only 17 one
17 one 18 other
18 other 19 person
19 person 20 ,
20 , 21 hereafter
21 hereafter 22 to
22 to 23 be
23 be 24 described
24 described 25 .

perhaps the movable scene of this narrative is still peregrinating New England , and may enable the reader to test the accuracy of my description .
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1 perhaps 2 the
2 the 3 movable
3 movable 4 scene
4 scene 5 of
5 of 6 this
6 this 7 narrative
7 narrative 8 is
8 is 9 still
9 still 10 peregrinating
10 peregrinating 11 New
11 New 12 England
12 England 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 may
15 may 16 enable
16 enable 17 the
17 the 18 reader
18 reader 19 to
19 to 20 test
20 test 21 the
21 the 22 accuracy
22 accuracy 23 of
23 of 24 my
24 my 25 description
25 description 26 .

the spectacle for I will not use the unworthy term of puppet-show consisted of a multitude of little people assembled on a miniature stage .
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1 the 2 spectacle
2 spectacle 3 for
3 for 4 I
4 I 5 will
5 will 6 not
6 not 7 use
7 use 8 the
8 the 9 unworthy
9 unworthy 10 term
10 term 11 of
11 of 12 puppet-show
12 puppet-show 13 consisted
13 consisted 14 of
14 of 15 a
15 a 16 multitude
16 multitude 17 of
17 of 18 little
18 little 19 people
19 people 20 assembled
20 assembled 21 on
21 on 22 a
22 a 23 miniature
23 miniature 24 stage
24 stage 25 .

" what an admirable piece of work is this ! " exclaimed I , lifting up my bands in astonishment .
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1 " 2 what
2 what 3 an
3 an 4 admirable
4 admirable 5 piece
5 piece 6 of
6 of 7 work
7 work 8 is
8 is 9 this
9 this 10 !
10 ! 11 "
11 " 12 exclaimed
12 exclaimed 13 I
13 I 14 ,
14 , 15 lifting
15 lifting 16 up
16 up 17 my
17 my 18 bands
18 bands 19 in
19 in 20 astonishment
20 astonishment 21 .

and then with how fresh a feeling must he return , at intervals , to his own peculiar home !
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1 and 2 then
2 then 3 with
3 with 4 how
4 how 5 fresh
5 fresh 6 a
6 a 7 feeling
7 feeling 8 must
8 must 9 he
9 he 10 return
10 return 11 ,
11 , 12 at
12 at 13 intervals
13 intervals 14 ,
14 , 15 to
15 to 16 his
16 his 17 own
17 own 18 peculiar
18 peculiar 19 home
19 home 20 !

the literary man now evinced a great kindness for me , and I ventured to inquire which way he was travelling .
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1 the 2 literary
2 literary 3 man
3 man 4 now
4 now 5 evinced
5 evinced 6 a
6 a 7 great
7 great 8 kindness
8 kindness 9 for
9 for 10 me
10 me 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 I
13 I 14 ventured
14 ventured 15 to
15 to 16 inquire
16 inquire 17 which
17 which 18 way
18 way 19 he
19 he 20 was
20 was 21 travelling
21 travelling 22 .

" you are housed but just in time , my young friends , " said the master of the wagon .
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1 " 2 you
2 you 3 are
3 are 4 housed
4 housed 5 but
5 but 6 just
6 just 7 in
7 in 8 time
8 time 9 ,
9 , 10 my
10 my 11 young
11 young 12 friends
12 friends 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 said
15 said 16 the
16 the 17 master
17 master 18 of
18 of 19 the
19 the 20 wagon
20 wagon 21 .

" the sky would have been down upon you within five minutes . "
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1 " 2 the
2 the 3 sky
3 sky 4 would
4 would 5 have
5 have 6 been
6 been 7 down
7 down 8 upon
8 upon 9 you
9 you 10 within
10 within 11 five
11 five 12 minutes
12 minutes 13 .
13 . 14 "

I , meanwhile , with many a wild and undetermined fantasy , was narrowly inspecting these two doves that had flown into our ark .
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1 I 2 ,
2 , 3 meanwhile
3 meanwhile 4 ,
4 , 5 with
5 with 6 many
6 many 7 a
7 a 8 wild
8 wild 9 and
9 and 10 undetermined
10 undetermined 11 fantasy
11 fantasy 12 ,
12 , 13 was
13 was 14 narrowly
14 narrowly 15 inspecting
15 inspecting 16 these
16 these 17 two
17 two 18 doves
18 doves 19 that
19 that 20 had
20 had 21 flown
21 flown 22 into
22 into 23 our
23 our 24 ark
24 ark 25 .

when we had travelled through the vast extent of the mahogany box , I looked into my guide 's face .
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1 when 2 we
2 we 3 had
3 had 4 travelled
4 travelled 5 through
5 through 6 the
6 the 7 vast
7 vast 8 extent
8 extent 9 of
9 of 10 the
10 the 11 mahogany
11 mahogany 12 box
12 box 13 ,
13 , 14 I
14 I 15 looked
15 looked 16 into
16 into 17 my
17 my 18 guide
18 guide 19 's
19 's 20 face
20 face 21 .

" where are you going , my pretty maid ? " inquired I , in the words of an old song .
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1 " 2 where
2 where 3 are
3 are 4 you
4 you 5 going
5 going 6 ,
6 , 7 my
7 my 8 pretty
8 pretty 9 maid
9 maid 10 ?
10 ? 11 "
11 " 12 inquired
12 inquired 13 I
13 I 14 ,
14 , 15 in
15 in 16 the
16 the 17 words
17 words 18 of
18 of 19 an
19 an 20 old
20 old 21 song
21 song 22 .

" ah , " said the gay damsel , " you might as well ask where the summer wind is going .
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1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 6 the
6 the 7 gay
7 gay 8 damsel
8 damsel 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 you
11 you 12 might
12 might 13 as
13 as 14 well
14 well 15 ask
15 ask 16 where
16 where 17 the
17 the 18 summer
18 summer 19 wind
19 wind 20 is
20 is 21 going
21 going 22 .

we are wanderers here , and there , and everywhere .
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1 we 2 are
2 are 3 wanderers
3 wanderers 4 here
4 here 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 there
7 there 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 everywhere
10 everywhere 11 .

wherever there is mirth , our merry hearts are drawn to it .
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1 wherever 2 there
2 there 3 is
3 is 4 mirth
4 mirth 5 ,
5 , 6 our
6 our 7 merry
7 merry 8 hearts
8 hearts 9 are
9 are 10 drawn
10 drawn 11 to
11 to 12 it
12 it 13 .

blessed pair , whose happy home was throughout all the earth !
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1 blessed 2 pair
2 pair 3 ,
3 , 4 whose
4 whose 5 happy
5 happy 6 home
6 home 7 was
7 was 8 throughout
8 throughout 9 all
9 all 10 the
10 the 11 earth
11 earth 12 !

" O maiden ! " said I aloud , " why did you not come hither alone ? "
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1 " 2 O
2 O 3 maiden
3 maiden 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 7 I
7 I 8 aloud
8 aloud 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 why
11 why 12 did
12 did 13 you
13 you 14 not
14 not 15 come
15 come 16 hither
16 hither 17 alone
17 alone 18 ?
18 ? 19 "

while the merry girl and myself were busy with the show-box , the unceasing rain had driven another wayfarer into the wagon .
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1 while 2 the
2 the 3 merry
3 merry 4 girl
4 girl 5 and
5 and 6 myself
6 myself 7 were
7 were 8 busy
8 busy 9 with
9 with 10 the
10 the 11 show-box
11 show-box 12 ,
12 , 13 the
13 the 14 unceasing
14 unceasing 15 rain
15 rain 16 had
16 had 17 driven
17 driven 18 another
18 another 19 wayfarer
19 wayfarer 20 into
20 into 21 the
21 the 22 wagon
22 wagon 23 .

" it is a bill of the Suffolk Bank , " said I , " and better than the specie . "
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1 " 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 a
4 a 5 bill
5 bill 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 Suffolk
8 Suffolk 9 Bank
9 Bank 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 13 I
13 I 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 and
16 and 17 better
17 better 18 than
18 than 19 the
19 the 20 specie
20 specie 21 .
21 . 22 "

as the beggar had nothing to object , he now produced a small buff-leather bag , tied up carefully with a shoe-string .
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1 as 2 the
2 the 3 beggar
3 beggar 4 had
4 had 5 nothing
5 nothing 6 to
6 to 7 object
7 object 8 ,
8 , 9 he
9 he 10 now
10 now 11 produced
11 produced 12 a
12 a 13 small
13 small 14 buff-leather
14 buff-leather 15 bag
15 bag 16 ,
16 , 17 tied
17 tied 18 up
18 up 19 carefully
19 carefully 20 with
20 with 21 a
21 a 22 shoe-string
22 shoe-string 23 .

in this precious heap was my bank , note deposited , the rate of exchange being considerably against me .
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1 in 2 this
2 this 3 precious
3 precious 4 heap
4 heap 5 was
5 was 6 my
6 my 7 bank
7 bank 8 ,
8 , 9 note
9 note 10 deposited
10 deposited 11 ,
11 , 12 the
12 the 13 rate
13 rate 14 of
14 of 15 exchange
15 exchange 16 being
16 being 17 considerably
17 considerably 18 against
18 against 19 me
19 me 20 .

here let me have credit for a sober fact .
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1 here 2 let
2 let 3 me
3 me 4 have
4 have 5 credit
5 credit 6 for
6 for 7 a
7 a 8 sober
8 sober 9 fact
9 fact 10 .

but I must stop and see the breaking up of the camp-meeting at Stamford . "
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1 but 2 I
2 I 3 must
3 must 4 stop
4 stop 5 and
5 and 6 see
6 see 7 the
7 the 8 breaking
8 breaking 9 up
9 up 10 of
10 of 11 the
11 the 12 camp-meeting
12 camp-meeting 13 at
13 at 14 Stamford
14 Stamford 15 .
15 . 16 "

all this was a sort of happiness which I could conceive of , though I had little sympathy with it .
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1 all 2 this
2 this 3 was
3 was 4 a
4 a 5 sort
5 sort 6 of
6 of 7 happiness
7 happiness 8 which
8 which 9 I
9 I 10 could
10 could 11 conceive
11 conceive 12 of
12 of 13 ,
13 , 14 though
14 though 15 I
15 I 16 had
16 had 17 little
17 little 18 sympathy
18 sympathy 19 with
19 with 20 it
20 it 21 .

my reflections were here interrupted .
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1 my 2 reflections
2 reflections 3 were
3 were 4 here
4 here 5 interrupted
5 interrupted 6 .

" another visitor ! " exclaimed the old showman .
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1 " 2 another
2 another 3 visitor
3 visitor 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 exclaimed
6 exclaimed 7 the
7 the 8 old
8 old 9 showman
9 showman 10 .

it was a red Indian , armed with his bow and arrow .
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1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 red
4 red 5 Indian
5 Indian 6 ,
6 , 7 armed
7 armed 8 with
8 with 9 his
9 his 10 bow
10 bow 11 and
11 and 12 arrow
12 arrow 13 .

this son of the wilderness , and pilgrim of the storm , took his place silently in the midst of us .
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1 this 2 son
2 son 3 of
3 of 4 the
4 the 5 wilderness
5 wilderness 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 pilgrim
8 pilgrim 9 of
9 of 10 the
10 the 11 storm
11 storm 12 ,
12 , 13 took
13 took 14 his
14 his 15 place
15 place 16 silently
16 silently 17 in
17 in 18 the
18 the 19 midst
19 midst 20 of
20 of 21 us
21 us 22 .

the Indian had not long been seated , ere our merry damsel sought to draw him into conversation .
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1 the 2 Indian
2 Indian 3 had
3 had 4 not
4 not 5 long
5 long 6 been
6 been 7 seated
7 seated 8 ,
8 , 9 ere
9 ere 10 our
10 our 11 merry
11 merry 12 damsel
12 damsel 13 sought
13 sought 14 to
14 to 15 draw
15 draw 16 him
16 him 17 into
17 into 18 conversation
18 conversation 19 .

at length , she inquired whether his journey had any particular end or purpose .
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1 at 2 length
2 length 3 ,
3 , 4 she
4 she 5 inquired
5 inquired 6 whether
6 whether 7 his
7 his 8 journey
8 journey 9 had
9 had 10 any
10 any 11 particular
11 particular 12 end
12 end 13 or
13 or 14 purpose
14 purpose 15 .

" I go shoot at the camp-meeting at Stamford , " replied the Indian .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 go
3 go 4 shoot
4 shoot 5 at
5 at 6 the
6 the 7 camp-meeting
7 camp-meeting 8 at
8 at 9 Stamford
9 Stamford 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 replied
12 replied 13 the
13 the 14 Indian
14 Indian 15 .

" and here are five more , " said the girl , " all aiming at the camp-meeting too .
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1 " 2 and
2 and 3 here
3 here 4 are
4 are 5 five
5 five 6 more
6 more 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 10 the
10 the 11 girl
11 girl 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 all
14 all 15 aiming
15 aiming 16 at
16 at 17 the
17 the 18 camp-meeting
18 camp-meeting 19 too
19 too 20 .

but , O , you would find it very dull indeed , to go all the way to Stamford alone ! "
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1 but 2 ,
2 , 3 O
3 O 4 ,
4 , 5 you
5 you 6 would
6 would 7 find
7 find 8 it
8 it 9 very
9 very 10 dull
10 dull 11 indeed
11 indeed 12 ,
12 , 13 to
13 to 14 go
14 go 15 all
15 all 16 the
16 the 17 way
17 way 18 to
18 to 19 Stamford
19 Stamford 20 alone
20 alone 21 !
21 ! 22 "

now , hoping no offence , I should like to know where this young gentleman may be going ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 now
1 now 2 ,
2 , 3 hoping
3 hoping 4 no
4 no 5 offence
5 offence 6 ,
6 , 7 I
7 I 8 should
8 should 9 like
9 like 10 to
10 to 11 know
11 know 12 where
12 where 13 this
13 this 14 young
14 young 15 gentleman
15 gentleman 16 may
16 may 17 be
17 be 18 going
18 going 19 ?
19 ? 20 "

I started .
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1 I 2 started
2 started 3 .

how came I among these wanderers ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 how
1 how 2 came
2 came 3 I
3 I 4 among
4 among 5 these
5 these 6 wanderers
6 wanderers 7 ?

" but in what capacity ? " asked the old showman , after a moment 's silence .
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1 " 2 but
2 but 3 in
3 in 4 what
4 what 5 capacity
5 capacity 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 asked
8 asked 9 the
9 the 10 old
10 old 11 showman
11 showman 12 ,
12 , 13 after
13 after 14 a
14 a 15 moment
15 moment 16 's
16 's 17 silence
17 silence 18 .

" all of us here can get our bread in some creditable way .
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1 " 2 all
2 all 3 of
3 of 4 us
4 us 5 here
5 here 6 can
6 can 7 get
7 get 8 our
8 our 9 bread
9 bread 10 in
10 in 11 some
11 some 12 creditable
12 creditable 13 way
13 way 14 .

every honest man should have his livelihood .
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1 every 2 honest
2 honest 3 man
3 man 4 should
4 should 5 have
5 have 6 his
6 his 7 livelihood
7 livelihood 8 .

you , sir , as I take it , are a mere strolling gentleman . "
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1 you 2 ,
2 , 3 sir
3 sir 4 ,
4 , 5 as
5 as 6 I
6 I 7 take
7 take 8 it
8 it 9 ,
9 , 10 are
10 are 11 a
11 a 12 mere
12 mere 13 strolling
13 strolling 14 gentleman
14 gentleman 15 .
15 . 16 "

" either this , " said I , " is my vocation , or I have been born in vain . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 either
2 either 3 this
3 this 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 7 I
7 I 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 is
10 is 11 my
11 my 12 vocation
12 vocation 13 ,
13 , 14 or
14 or 15 I
15 I 16 have
16 have 17 been
17 been 18 born
18 born 19 in
19 in 20 vain
20 vain 21 .
21 . 22 "

dreading a rejection , I solicited the interest of the merry damsel .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 dreading
1 dreading 2 a
2 a 3 rejection
3 rejection 4 ,
4 , 5 I
5 I 6 solicited
6 solicited 7 the
7 the 8 interest
8 interest 9 of
9 of 10 the
10 the 11 merry
11 merry 12 damsel
12 damsel 13 .

" mirth , " cried I , most aptly appropriating the words of L'Allegro , " to thee I sue !
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1 " 2 mirth
2 mirth 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 cried
5 cried 6 I
6 I 7 ,
7 , 8 most
8 most 9 aptly
9 aptly 10 appropriating
10 appropriating 11 the
11 the 12 words
12 words 13 of
13 of 14 L'Allegro
14 L'Allegro 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 to
17 to 18 thee
18 thee 19 I
19 I 20 sue
20 sue 21 !

mirth , admit me of thy crew ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 mirth
1 mirth 2 ,
2 , 3 admit
3 admit 4 me
4 me 5 of
5 of 6 thy
6 thy 7 crew
7 crew 8 !
8 ! 9 "

" I have espied much promise in him .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 have
3 have 4 espied
4 espied 5 much
5 much 6 promise
6 promise 7 in
7 in 8 him
8 him 9 .

true , a shadow sometimes flits across his brow , but the sunshine is sure to follow in a moment .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 true
1 true 2 ,
2 , 3 a
3 a 4 shadow
4 shadow 5 sometimes
5 sometimes 6 flits
6 flits 7 across
7 across 8 his
8 his 9 brow
9 brow 10 ,
10 , 11 but
11 but 12 the
12 the 13 sunshine
13 sunshine 14 is
14 is 15 sure
15 sure 16 to
16 to 17 follow
17 follow 18 in
18 in 19 a
19 a 20 moment
20 moment 21 .

he is never guilty of a sad thought , but a merry one is twin born with it .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 is
2 is 3 never
3 never 4 guilty
4 guilty 5 of
5 of 6 a
6 a 7 sad
7 sad 8 thought
8 thought 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 a
11 a 12 merry
12 merry 13 one
13 one 14 is
14 is 15 twin
15 twin 16 born
16 born 17 with
17 with 18 it
18 it 19 .

this affair settled , a marvellous jollity entered into the whole tribe of us , manifesting itself characteristically in each individual .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 this
1 this 2 affair
2 affair 3 settled
3 settled 4 ,
4 , 5 a
5 a 6 marvellous
6 marvellous 7 jollity
7 jollity 8 entered
8 entered 9 into
9 into 10 the
10 the 11 whole
11 whole 12 tribe
12 tribe 13 of
13 of 14 us
14 us 15 ,
15 , 16 manifesting
16 manifesting 17 itself
17 itself 18 characteristically
18 characteristically 19 in
19 in 20 each
20 each 21 individual
21 individual 22 .

the young foreigner flourished his fiddle-bow with a master 's hand , and gave an inspiring echo to the showman's melody .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 young
2 young 3 foreigner
3 foreigner 4 flourished
4 flourished 5 his
5 his 6 fiddle-bow
6 fiddle-bow 7 with
7 with 8 a
8 a 9 master
9 master 10 's
10 's 11 hand
11 hand 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 gave
14 gave 15 an
15 an 16 inspiring
16 inspiring 17 echo
17 echo 18 to
18 to 19 the
19 the 20 showman's
20 showman's 21 melody
21 melody 22 .

" we 'll come among them in procession , with music and dancing , " cried the merry damsel .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 we
2 we 3 'll
3 'll 4 come
4 come 5 among
5 among 6 them
6 them 7 in
7 in 8 procession
8 procession 9 ,
9 , 10 with
10 with 11 music
11 music 12 and
12 and 13 dancing
13 dancing 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 cried
16 cried 17 the
17 the 18 merry
18 merry 19 damsel
19 damsel 20 .

casting our eyes northward , we beheld a horseman approaching leisurely , and splashing through the little puddles on the Stamford road .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 casting
1 casting 2 our
2 our 3 eyes
3 eyes 4 northward
4 northward 5 ,
5 , 6 we
6 we 7 beheld
7 beheld 8 a
8 a 9 horseman
9 horseman 10 approaching
10 approaching 11 leisurely
11 leisurely 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 splashing
14 splashing 15 through
15 through 16 the
16 the 17 little
17 little 18 puddles
18 puddles 19 on
19 on 20 the
20 the 21 Stamford
21 Stamford 22 road
22 road 23 .

what puzzled us was the fact , that his face appeared turned from , instead of to , the camp-meeting at Stamford .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 what
1 what 2 puzzled
2 puzzled 3 us
3 us 4 was
4 was 5 the
5 the 6 fact
6 fact 7 ,
7 , 8 that
8 that 9 his
9 his 10 face
10 face 11 appeared
11 appeared 12 turned
12 turned 13 from
13 from 14 ,
14 , 15 instead
15 instead 16 of
16 of 17 to
17 to 18 ,
18 , 19 the
19 the 20 camp-meeting
20 camp-meeting 21 at
21 at 22 Stamford
22 Stamford 23 .

" what news , what news from the camp-meeting at Stamford ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 news
3 news 4 ,
4 , 5 what
5 what 6 news
6 news 7 from
7 from 8 the
8 the 9 camp-meeting
9 camp-meeting 10 at
10 at 11 Stamford
11 Stamford 12 ?
12 ? 13 "

the missionary looked down , in surprise , at as singular a knot of people as could have been selected from all his heterogeneous auditors .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 missionary
2 missionary 3 looked
3 looked 4 down
4 down 5 ,
5 , 6 in
6 in 7 surprise
7 surprise 8 ,
8 , 9 at
9 at 10 as
10 as 11 singular
11 singular 12 a
12 a 13 knot
13 knot 14 of
14 of 15 people
15 people 16 as
16 as 17 could
17 could 18 have
18 have 19 been
19 been 20 selected
20 selected 21 from
21 from 22 all
22 all 23 his
23 his 24 heterogeneous
24 heterogeneous 25 auditors
25 auditors 26 .

I even fancied that a smile was endeavoring to disturb the iron gravity of the preacher 's mouth .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 even
2 even 3 fancied
3 fancied 4 that
4 that 5 a
5 a 6 smile
6 smile 7 was
7 was 8 endeavoring
8 endeavoring 9 to
9 to 10 disturb
10 disturb 11 the
11 the 12 iron
12 iron 13 gravity
13 gravity 14 of
14 of 15 the
15 the 16 preacher
16 preacher 17 's
17 's 18 mouth
18 mouth 19 .

" good people , " answered he , " the camp-meeting is broke up . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 good
2 good 3 people
3 people 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 answered
6 answered 7 he
7 he 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 the
10 the 11 camp-meeting
11 camp-meeting 12 is
12 is 13 broke
13 broke 14 up
14 up 15 .
15 . 16 "

So saying , the Methodist minister switched his steed , and rode westward .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 So
1 So 2 saying
2 saying 3 ,
3 , 4 the
4 the 5 Methodist
5 Methodist 6 minister
6 minister 7 switched
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our union being thus nullified , by the removal of its object , we were sundered at once to the four winds of heaven .
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the old showman and his literary coadjutor were already tackling their horses to the wagon , with a design to peregrinate southwest along the seacoast .
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