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TWICE TOLD TALES
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THE LILY'S QUEST
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2 LILY'S 3 QUEST

by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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2 Nathaniel 3 Hawthorne

what a contrast between the young pilgrims of bliss and their unbidden associate !
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1 what 2 a
2 a 3 contrast
3 contrast 4 between
4 between 5 the
5 the 6 young
6 young 7 pilgrims
7 pilgrims 8 of
8 of 9 bliss
9 bliss 10 and
10 and 11 their
11 their 12 unbidden
12 unbidden 13 associate
13 associate 14 !

but the three had not gone far , when they reached a spot that pleased the gentle Lily , and she paused .
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1 but 2 the
2 the 3 three
3 three 4 had
4 had 5 not
5 not 6 gone
6 gone 7 far
7 far 8 ,
8 , 9 when
9 when 10 they
10 they 11 reached
11 reached 12 a
12 a 13 spot
13 spot 14 that
14 that 15 pleased
15 pleased 16 the
16 the 17 gentle
17 gentle 18 Lily
18 Lily 19 ,
19 , 20 and
20 and 21 she
21 she 22 paused
22 paused 23 .

" what sweeter place shall we find than this ? " said she .
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1 " 2 what
2 what 3 sweeter
3 sweeter 4 place
4 place 5 shall
5 shall 6 we
6 we 7 find
7 find 8 than
8 than 9 this
9 this 10 ?
10 ? 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 13 she
13 she 14 .

" why should we seek farther for the site of our Temple ? "
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1 " 2 why
2 why 3 should
3 should 4 we
4 we 5 seek
5 seek 6 farther
6 farther 7 for
7 for 8 the
8 the 9 site
9 site 10 of
10 of 11 our
11 our 12 Temple
12 Temple 13 ?
13 ? 14 "

there were vistas and pathways leading onward and onward into the green woodlands , and vanishing away in the glimmering shade .
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1 there 2 were
2 were 3 vistas
3 vistas 4 and
4 and 5 pathways
5 pathways 6 leading
6 leading 7 onward
7 onward 8 and
8 and 9 onward
9 onward 10 into
10 into 11 the
11 the 12 green
12 green 13 woodlands
13 woodlands 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 vanishing
16 vanishing 17 away
17 away 18 in
18 in 19 the
19 the 20 glimmering
20 glimmering 21 shade
21 shade 22 .

" yes , " said Adam Forrester , " we might seek all day , and find no lovelier spot .
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1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 6 Adam
6 Adam 7 Forrester
7 Forrester 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 we
10 we 11 might
11 might 12 seek
12 seek 13 all
13 all 14 day
14 day 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 find
17 find 18 no
18 no 19 lovelier
19 lovelier 20 spot
20 spot 21 .

we will build our Temple here . "
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1 we 2 will
2 will 3 build
3 build 4 our
4 our 5 Temple
5 Temple 6 here
6 here 7 .
7 . 8 "

" not here ! " cried old Walter Gascoigne .
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1 " 2 not
2 not 3 here
3 here 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 cried
6 cried 7 old
7 old 8 Walter
8 Walter 9 Gascoigne
9 Gascoigne 10 .

" here , long ago , other mortals built their Temple of Happiness .
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1 " 2 here
2 here 3 ,
3 , 4 long
4 long 5 ago
5 ago 6 ,
6 , 7 other
7 other 8 mortals
8 mortals 9 built
9 built 10 their
10 their 11 Temple
11 Temple 12 of
12 of 13 Happiness
13 Happiness 14 .

seek another site for yours ! "
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1 seek 2 another
2 another 3 site
3 site 4 for
4 for 5 yours
5 yours 6 !
6 ! 7 "

" what ! " exclaimed Lilias Fay .
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1 " 2 what
2 what 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 exclaimed
5 exclaimed 6 Lilias
6 Lilias 7 Fay
7 Fay 8 .

" have any ever planned such a Temple , save ourselves ? "
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1 " 2 have
2 have 3 any
3 any 4 ever
4 ever 5 planned
5 planned 6 such
6 such 7 a
7 a 8 Temple
8 Temple 9 ,
9 , 10 save
10 save 11 ourselves
11 ourselves 12 ?
12 ? 13 "

" poor child ! " said her gloomy kinsman .
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1 " 2 poor
2 poor 3 child
3 child 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 7 her
7 her 8 gloomy
8 gloomy 9 kinsman
9 kinsman 10 .

" in one shape or other , every mortal has dreamed your dream . "
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1 " 2 in
2 in 3 one
3 one 4 shape
4 shape 5 or
5 or 6 other
6 other 7 ,
7 , 8 every
8 every 9 mortal
9 mortal 10 has
10 has 11 dreamed
11 dreamed 12 your
12 your 13 dream
13 dream 14 .
14 . 15 "

under this type , Adam Forrester and Lilias saw that the old man spake of Sorrow .
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1 under 2 this
2 this 3 type
3 type 4 ,
4 , 5 Adam
5 Adam 6 Forrester
6 Forrester 7 and
7 and 8 Lilias
8 Lilias 9 saw
9 saw 10 that
10 that 11 the
11 the 12 old
12 old 13 man
13 man 14 spake
14 spake 15 of
15 of 16 Sorrow
16 Sorrow 17 .

" this is very sad , " said the Lily ; sighing .
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1 " 2 this
2 this 3 is
3 is 4 very
4 very 5 sad
5 sad 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 the
9 the 10 Lily
10 Lily 11 ;
11 ; 12 sighing
12 sighing 13 .

" well , there are lovelier spots than this , " said Adam Forrester , soothingly , " spots which sorrow has not blighted . "
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1 " 2 well
2 well 3 ,
3 , 4 there
4 there 5 are
5 are 6 lovelier
6 lovelier 7 spots
7 spots 8 than
8 than 9 this
9 this 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 13 Adam
13 Adam 14 Forrester
14 Forrester 15 ,
15 , 16 soothingly
16 soothingly 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 spots
19 spots 20 which
20 which 21 sorrow
21 sorrow 22 has
22 has 23 not
23 not 24 blighted
24 blighted 25 .
25 . 26 "

" this glen was made on purpose for our Temple ! "
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1 " 2 this
2 this 3 glen
3 glen 4 was
4 was 5 made
5 made 6 on
6 on 7 purpose
7 purpose 8 for
8 for 9 our
9 our 10 Temple
10 Temple 11 !
11 ! 12 "

" and the glad song of the brook will be always in our ears , " said Lilias Fay .
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1 " 2 and
2 and 3 the
3 the 4 glad
4 glad 5 song
5 song 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 brook
8 brook 9 will
9 will 10 be
10 be 11 always
11 always 12 in
12 in 13 our
13 our 14 ears
14 ears 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 said
17 said 18 Lilias
18 Lilias 19 Fay
19 Fay 20 .

" and its long melody shall sing the bliss of our lifetime , " said Adam Forrester .
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1 " 2 and
2 and 3 its
3 its 4 long
4 long 5 melody
5 melody 6 shall
6 shall 7 sing
7 sing 8 the
8 the 9 bliss
9 bliss 10 of
10 of 11 our
11 our 12 lifetime
12 lifetime 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 said
15 said 16 Adam
16 Adam 17 Forrester
17 Forrester 18 .

" ye must build no Temple here ! " murmured their dismal companion .
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1 " 2 ye
2 ye 3 must
3 must 4 build
4 build 5 no
5 no 6 Temple
6 Temple 7 here
7 here 8 !
8 ! 9 "
9 " 10 murmured
10 murmured 11 their
11 their 12 dismal
12 dismal 13 companion
13 companion 14 .

and , alas ! there had been woe , nor that alone .
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1 and 2 ,
2 , 3 alas
3 alas 4 !
4 ! 5 there
5 there 6 had
6 had 7 been
7 been 8 woe
8 woe 9 ,
9 , 10 nor
10 nor 11 that
11 that 12 alone
12 alone 13 .

and ever since , the victim 's death-shrieks were often heard to echo between the cliffs .
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1 and 2 ever
2 ever 3 since
3 since 4 ,
4 , 5 the
5 the 6 victim
6 victim 7 's
7 's 8 death-shrieks
8 death-shrieks 9 were
9 were 10 often
10 often 11 heard
11 heard 12 to
12 to 13 echo
13 echo 14 between
14 between 15 the
15 the 16 cliffs
16 cliffs 17 .

" and see ! " cried old Gascoigne , " is the stream yet pure from the stain of the murderer 's hands ? "
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1 " 2 and
2 and 3 see
3 see 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 cried
6 cried 7 old
7 old 8 Gascoigne
8 Gascoigne 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 is
11 is 12 the
12 the 13 stream
13 stream 14 yet
14 yet 15 pure
15 pure 16 from
16 from 17 the
17 the 18 stain
18 stain 19 of
19 of 20 the
20 the 21 murderer
21 murderer 22 's
22 's 23 hands
23 hands 24 ?
24 ? 25 "

" come , then , " said Adam Forrester , as cheerily as he could ; " we shall soon find a happier spot . "
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2 come 3 ,
3 , 4 then
4 then 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 Adam
8 Adam 9 Forrester
9 Forrester 10 ,
10 , 11 as
11 as 12 cheerily
12 cheerily 13 as
13 as 14 he
14 he 15 could
15 could 16 ;
16 ; 17 "
17 " 18 we
18 we 19 shall
19 shall 20 soon
20 soon 21 find
21 find 22 a
22 a 23 happier
23 happier 24 spot
24 spot 25 .
25 . 26 "

they set forth again , young Pilgrims on that quest which millions which every child of Earth has tried in turn .
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1 they 2 set
2 set 3 forth
3 forth 4 again
4 again 5 ,
5 , 6 young
6 young 7 Pilgrims
7 Pilgrims 8 on
8 on 9 that
9 that 10 quest
10 quest 11 which
11 which 12 millions
12 millions 13 which
13 which 14 every
14 every 15 child
15 child 16 of
16 of 17 Earth
17 Earth 18 has
18 has 19 tried
19 tried 20 in
20 in 21 turn
21 turn 22 .

and were the Lily and her lover to be more fortunate than all those millions ?
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1 and 2 were
2 were 3 the
3 the 4 Lily
4 Lily 5 and
5 and 6 her
6 her 7 lover
7 lover 8 to
8 to 9 be
9 be 10 more
10 more 11 fortunate
11 fortunate 12 than
12 than 13 all
13 all 14 those
14 those 15 millions
15 millions 16 ?

for a long time , it seemed not so .
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1 for 2 a
2 a 3 long
3 long 4 time
4 time 5 ,
5 , 6 it
6 it 7 seemed
7 seemed 8 not
8 not 9 so
9 so 10 .

" where in this world , " exclaimed Adam Forrester , despondingly , " shall we build our Temple of Happiness ? "
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1 " 2 where
2 where 3 in
3 in 4 this
4 this 5 world
5 world 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 exclaimed
8 exclaimed 9 Adam
9 Adam 10 Forrester
10 Forrester 11 ,
11 , 12 despondingly
12 despondingly 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 shall
15 shall 16 we
16 we 17 build
17 build 18 our
18 our 19 Temple
19 Temple 20 of
20 of 21 Happiness
21 Happiness 22 ?
22 ? 23 "

in due time it was finished , and a day appointed for a simple rite of dedication .
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1 in 2 due
2 due 3 time
3 time 4 it
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 finished
6 finished 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 a
9 a 10 day
10 day 11 appointed
11 appointed 12 for
12 for 13 a
13 a 14 simple
14 simple 15 rite
15 rite 16 of
16 of 17 dedication
17 dedication 18 .

with his farewell glance , a shadow had fallen over the portal , and Lilias was invisible .
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1 with 2 his
2 his 3 farewell
3 farewell 4 glance
4 glance 5 ,
5 , 6 a
6 a 7 shadow
7 shadow 8 had
8 had 9 fallen
9 fallen 10 over
10 over 11 the
11 the 12 portal
12 portal 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 Lilias
15 Lilias 16 was
16 was 17 invisible
17 invisible 18 .

but , alas for the Temple of Happiness !
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1 but 2 ,
2 , 3 alas
3 alas 4 for
4 for 5 the
5 the 6 Temple
6 Temple 7 of
7 of 8 Happiness
8 Happiness 9 !

and to ! a wonder !
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1 and 2 to
2 to 3 !
3 ! 4 a
4 a 5 wonder
5 wonder 6 !

among those forgotten ancestors was the Lily to be laid .
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1 among 2 those
2 those 3 forgotten
3 forgotten 4 ancestors
4 ancestors 5 was
5 was 6 the
6 the 7 Lily
7 Lily 8 to
8 to 9 be
9 be 10 laid
10 laid 11 .

he watched the mourners as they lowered the coffin down .
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1 he 2 watched
2 watched 3 the
3 the 4 mourners
4 mourners 5 as
5 as 6 they
6 they 7 lowered
7 lowered 8 the
8 the 9 coffin
9 coffin 10 down
10 down 11 .

End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Lily 's Quest ( from " twice Told Tales " ) , by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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8 The 9 Lily
9 Lily 10 's
10 's 11 Quest
11 Quest 12 (
12 ( 13 from
13 from 14 "
14 " 15 twice
15 twice 16 Told
16 Told 17 Tales
17 Tales 18 "
18 " 19 )
19 ) 20 ,
20 , 21 by
21 by 22 Nathaniel
22 Nathaniel 23 Hawthorne