[produced] [by] [david] [widger] [twice] [told] [tales] [the] [vision] [of] [the] [fountain] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] at fifteen , [i] became a resident in a country village , more than a hundred miles from home . 1 at 2 fifteen 2 fifteen 3 , 3 , 5 became 5 became 6 a 6 a 7 resident 7 resident 8 in 8 in 9 a 9 a 10 country 10 country 11 village 11 village 12 , 12 , 13 more 13 more 14 than 14 than 15 a 15 a 16 hundred 16 hundred 17 miles 17 miles 18 from 18 from 19 home 19 home 20 . the ground was rocky , uneven , overgrown with bushes and clumps of young saplings , and traversed only by cattle-paths . 1 the 2 ground 2 ground 3 was 3 was 4 rocky 4 rocky 5 , 5 , 6 uneven 6 uneven 7 , 7 , 8 overgrown 8 overgrown 9 with 9 with 10 bushes 10 bushes 11 and 11 and 12 clumps 12 clumps 13 of 13 of 14 young 14 young 15 saplings 15 saplings 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 traversed 18 traversed 19 only 19 only 20 by 20 by 21 cattle-paths 21 cattle-paths 22 . one solitary sunbeam found its way down , and played like a goldfish in the water . 1 one 2 solitary 2 solitary 3 sunbeam 3 sunbeam 4 found 4 found 5 its 5 its 6 way 6 way 7 down 7 down 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 played 10 played 11 like 11 like 12 a 12 a 13 goldfish 13 goldfish 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 water 16 water 17 . from my childhood , [i] have loved to gaze into a spring . 1 from 2 my 2 my 3 childhood 3 childhood 4 , 4 , 6 have 6 have 7 loved 7 loved 8 to 8 to 9 gaze 9 gaze 10 into 10 into 11 a 11 a 12 spring 12 spring 13 . the bottom was covered with coarse sand , which sparkled in the lonely sunbeam , and seemed to illuminate the spring with an unborrowed light . 1 the 2 bottom 2 bottom 3 was 3 was 4 covered 4 covered 5 with 5 with 6 coarse 6 coarse 7 sand 7 sand 8 , 8 , 9 which 9 which 10 sparkled 10 sparkled 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 lonely 13 lonely 14 sunbeam 14 sunbeam 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 seemed 17 seemed 18 to 18 to 19 illuminate 19 illuminate 20 the 20 the 21 spring 21 spring 22 with 22 with 23 an 23 an 24 unborrowed 24 unborrowed 25 light 25 light 26 . wherever she laid her hands on grass and flowers , they would immediately be moist , as with morning dew . 1 wherever 2 she 2 she 3 laid 3 laid 4 her 4 her 5 hands 5 hands 6 on 6 on 7 grass 7 grass 8 and 8 and 9 flowers 9 flowers 10 , 10 , 11 they 11 they 12 would 12 would 13 immediately 13 immediately 14 be 14 be 15 moist 15 moist 16 , 16 , 17 as 17 as 18 with 18 with 19 morning 19 morning 20 dew 20 dew 21 . they were the reflection of my own . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 the 3 the 4 reflection 4 reflection 5 of 5 of 6 my 6 my 7 own 7 own 8 . the vision had the aspect of a fair young girl , with locks of paly gold . 1 the 2 vision 2 vision 3 had 3 had 4 the 4 the 5 aspect 5 aspect 6 of 6 of 7 a 7 a 8 fair 8 fair 9 young 9 young 10 girl 10 girl 11 , 11 , 12 with 12 with 13 locks 13 locks 14 of 14 of 15 paly 15 paly 16 gold 16 gold 17 . my description can give no idea how suddenly the fountain was thus tenanted , and how soon it was left desolate . 1 my 2 description 2 description 3 can 3 can 4 give 4 give 5 no 5 no 6 idea 6 idea 7 how 7 how 8 suddenly 8 suddenly 9 the 9 the 10 fountain 10 fountain 11 was 11 was 12 thus 12 thus 13 tenanted 13 tenanted 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 how 16 how 17 soon 17 soon 18 it 18 it 19 was 19 was 20 left 20 left 21 desolate 21 desolate 22 . i breathed ; and there was the face ! 1 i 2 breathed 2 breathed 3 ; 3 ; 4 and 4 and 5 there 5 there 6 was 6 was 7 the 7 the 8 face 8 face 9 ! i held my breath ; and it was gone ! 1 i 2 held 2 held 3 my 3 my 4 breath 4 breath 5 ; 5 ; 6 and 6 and 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 gone 9 gone 10 ! had it passed away , or faded into nothing ? 1 had 2 it 2 it 3 passed 3 passed 4 away 4 away 5 , 5 , 6 or 6 or 7 faded 7 faded 8 into 8 into 9 nothing 9 nothing 10 ? i doubted whether it had ever been . 1 i 2 doubted 2 doubted 3 whether 3 whether 4 it 4 it 5 had 5 had 6 ever 6 ever 7 been 7 been 8 . my sweet readers , what a dreamy and delicious hour did [i] spend , where that vision found and left me ! 1 my 2 sweet 2 sweet 3 readers 3 readers 4 , 4 , 5 what 5 what 6 a 6 a 7 dreamy 7 dreamy 8 and 8 and 9 delicious 9 delicious 10 hour 10 hour 11 did 11 did 13 spend 13 spend 14 , 14 , 15 where 15 where 16 that 16 that 17 vision 17 vision 18 found 18 found 19 and 19 and 20 left 20 left 21 me 21 me 22 ! thus have [i] often started from a pleasant dream , and then kept quiet , in hopes to wile it back . 1 thus 2 have 2 have 4 often 4 often 5 started 5 started 6 from 6 from 7 a 7 a 8 pleasant 8 pleasant 9 dream 9 dream 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 then 12 then 13 kept 13 kept 14 quiet 14 quiet 15 , 15 , 16 in 16 in 17 hopes 17 hopes 18 to 18 to 19 wile 19 wile 20 it 20 it 21 back 21 back 22 . deep were my musings , as to the race and attributes of that ethereal being . 1 deep 2 were 2 were 3 my 3 my 4 musings 4 musings 5 , 5 , 6 as 6 as 7 to 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 race 9 race 10 and 10 and 11 attributes 11 attributes 12 of 12 of 13 that 13 that 14 ethereal 14 ethereal 15 being 15 being 16 . [had] [i] [created] [her] [?] was she the daughter of my fancy , akin to those strange shapes which peep under the lids of children 's eyes ? 1 was 2 she 2 she 3 the 3 the 4 daughter 4 daughter 5 of 5 of 6 my 6 my 7 fancy 7 fancy 8 , 8 , 9 akin 9 akin 10 to 10 to 11 those 11 those 12 strange 12 strange 13 shapes 13 shapes 14 which 14 which 15 peep 15 peep 16 under 16 under 17 the 17 the 18 lids 18 lids 19 of 19 of 20 children 20 children 21 's 21 's 22 eyes 22 eyes 23 ? and did her beauty gladden me , for that one moment , and then die ? 1 and 2 did 2 did 3 her 3 her 4 beauty 4 beauty 5 gladden 5 gladden 6 me 6 me 7 , 7 , 8 for 8 for 9 that 9 that 10 one 10 one 11 moment 11 moment 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 then 14 then 15 die 15 die 16 ? i watched and waited , but no vision came again . 1 i 2 watched 2 watched 3 and 3 and 4 waited 4 waited 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 no 7 no 8 vision 8 vision 9 came 9 came 10 again 10 again 11 . i departed , but with a spell upon me , which drew me back , that same afternoon , to the haunted spring . 1 i 2 departed 2 departed 3 , 3 , 4 but 4 but 5 with 5 with 6 a 6 a 7 spell 7 spell 8 upon 8 upon 9 me 9 me 10 , 10 , 11 which 11 which 12 drew 12 drew 13 me 13 me 14 back 14 back 15 , 15 , 16 that 16 that 17 same 17 same 18 afternoon 18 afternoon 19 , 19 , 20 to 20 to 21 the 21 the 22 haunted 22 haunted 23 spring 23 spring 24 . there was the water gushing , the sand sparkling , and the sunbeam glimmering . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 water 4 water 5 gushing 5 gushing 6 , 6 , 7 the 7 the 8 sand 8 sand 9 sparkling 9 sparkling 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 the 12 the 13 sunbeam 13 sunbeam 14 glimmering 14 glimmering 15 . methought he had a devilish look ! 1 methought 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 a 4 a 5 devilish 5 devilish 6 look 6 look 7 ! i could have slain him ! 1 i 2 could 2 could 3 have 3 have 4 slain 4 slain 5 him 5 him 6 ! thus did the [vision] leave me ; and many a doleful day succeeded to the parting moment . 1 thus 2 did 2 did 3 the 3 the 5 leave 5 leave 6 me 6 me 7 ; 7 ; 8 and 8 and 9 many 9 many 10 a 10 a 11 doleful 11 doleful 12 day 12 day 13 succeeded 13 succeeded 14 to 14 to 15 the 15 the 16 parting 16 parting 17 moment 17 moment 18 . weeks came and went , months rolled away , and she appeared not in them . 1 weeks 2 came 2 came 3 and 3 and 4 went 4 went 5 , 5 , 6 months 6 months 7 rolled 7 rolled 8 away 8 away 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 she 11 she 12 appeared 12 appeared 13 not 13 not 14 in 14 in 15 them 15 them 16 . i withdrew into an inner world , where my thoughts lived and breathed , and [the] [vision] in the midst of them . 1 i 2 withdrew 2 withdrew 3 into 3 into 4 an 4 an 5 inner 5 inner 6 world 6 world 7 , 7 , 8 where 8 where 9 my 9 my 10 thoughts 10 thoughts 11 lived 11 lived 12 and 12 and 13 breathed 13 breathed 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 18 in 18 in 19 the 19 the 20 midst 20 midst 21 of 21 of 22 them 22 them 23 . in the middle of [january] , [i] was summoned home . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 middle 3 middle 4 of 4 of 6 , 6 , 8 was 8 was 9 summoned 9 summoned 10 home 10 home 11 . most of the day was spent in preparing for the journey , which was to commence at four o'clock the next morning . 1 most 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 4 day 4 day 5 was 5 was 6 spent 6 spent 7 in 7 in 8 preparing 8 preparing 9 for 9 for 10 the 10 the 11 journey 11 journey 12 , 12 , 13 which 13 which 14 was 14 was 15 to 15 to 16 commence 16 commence 17 at 17 at 18 four 18 four 19 o'clock 19 o'clock 20 the 20 the 21 next 21 next 22 morning 22 morning 23 . a gust of wind blew out my lamp as [i] passed through the entry . 1 a 2 gust 2 gust 3 of 3 of 4 wind 4 wind 5 blew 5 blew 6 out 6 out 7 my 7 my 8 lamp 8 lamp 9 as 9 as 11 passed 11 passed 12 through 12 through 13 the 13 the 14 entry 14 entry 15 . there was no light , except the little that came sullenly from two half-burned brands , without even glimmering on the andirons . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 no 3 no 4 light 4 light 5 , 5 , 6 except 6 except 7 the 7 the 8 little 8 little 9 that 9 that 10 came 10 came 11 sullenly 11 sullenly 12 from 12 from 13 two 13 two 14 half-burned 14 half-burned 15 brands 15 brands 16 , 16 , 17 without 17 without 18 even 18 even 19 glimmering 19 glimmering 20 on 20 on 21 the 21 the 22 andirons 22 andirons 23 . i noticed that there was less room than usual , to-night , between the collegian 's chair and mine . 1 i 2 noticed 2 noticed 3 that 3 that 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 6 less 6 less 7 room 7 room 8 than 8 than 9 usual 9 usual 10 , 10 , 11 to-night 11 to-night 12 , 12 , 13 between 13 between 14 the 14 the 15 collegian 15 collegian 16 's 16 's 17 chair 17 chair 18 and 18 and 19 mine 19 mine 20 . as people are always taciturn in the dark , not a word was said for some time after my entrance . 1 as 2 people 2 people 3 are 3 are 4 always 4 always 5 taciturn 5 taciturn 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 dark 8 dark 9 , 9 , 10 not 10 not 11 a 11 a 12 word 12 word 13 was 13 was 14 said 14 said 15 for 15 for 16 some 16 some 17 time 17 time 18 after 18 after 19 my 19 my 20 entrance 20 entrance 21 . nothing broke the stillness but the regular click of the matron 's knitting-needles . 1 nothing 2 broke 2 broke 3 the 3 the 4 stillness 4 stillness 5 but 5 but 6 the 6 the 7 regular 7 regular 8 click 8 click 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 matron 11 matron 12 's 12 's 13 knitting-needles 13 knitting-needles 14 . were we not like ghosts ? 1 were 2 we 2 we 3 not 3 not 4 like 4 like 5 ghosts 5 ghosts 6 ? we were aware of each other 's presence , not by sight , nor sound , nor touch , but by an inward consciousness . 1 we 2 were 2 were 3 aware 3 aware 4 of 4 of 5 each 5 each 6 other 6 other 7 's 7 's 8 presence 8 presence 9 , 9 , 10 not 10 not 11 by 11 by 12 sight 12 sight 13 , 13 , 14 nor 14 nor 15 sound 15 sound 16 , 16 , 17 nor 17 nor 18 touch 18 touch 19 , 19 , 20 but 20 but 21 by 21 by 22 an 22 an 23 inward 23 inward 24 consciousness 24 consciousness 25 . would it not be so among the dead ? 1 would 2 it 2 it 3 not 3 not 4 be 4 be 5 so 5 so 6 among 6 among 7 the 7 the 8 dead 8 dead 9 ? the silence was interrupted by the consumptive daughter , addressing a remark to some one in the circle , whom she called [rachel] . 1 the 2 silence 2 silence 3 was 3 was 4 interrupted 4 interrupted 5 by 5 by 6 the 6 the 7 consumptive 7 consumptive 8 daughter 8 daughter 9 , 9 , 10 addressing 10 addressing 11 a 11 a 12 remark 12 remark 13 to 13 to 14 some 14 some 15 one 15 one 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 18 circle 18 circle 19 , 19 , 20 whom 20 whom 21 she 21 she 22 called 22 called 24 . had [i] ever heard that sweet , low tone ? 1 had 3 ever 3 ever 4 heard 4 heard 5 that 5 that 6 sweet 6 sweet 7 , 7 , 8 low 8 low 9 tone 9 tone 10 ? whom had my heart recognized , that it throbbed so ? 1 whom 2 had 2 had 3 my 3 my 4 heart 4 heart 5 recognized 5 recognized 6 , 6 , 7 that 7 that 8 it 8 it 9 throbbed 9 throbbed 10 so 10 so 11 ? she knew me ! 1 she 2 knew 2 knew 3 me 3 me 4 ! fair ladies , there is nothing more to tell . 1 fair 2 ladies 2 ladies 3 , 3 , 4 there 4 there 5 is 5 is 6 nothing 6 nothing 7 more 7 more 8 to 8 to 9 tell 9 tell 10 . if [i] transformed her to an angel , it is what every youthful lover does for his mistress . 1 if 3 transformed 3 transformed 4 her 4 her 5 to 5 to 6 an 6 an 7 angel 7 angel 8 , 8 , 9 it 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 what 11 what 12 every 12 every 13 youthful 13 youthful 14 lover 14 lover 15 does 15 does 16 for 16 for 17 his 17 his 18 mistress 18 mistress 19 . therein consists the essence of my story . 1 therein 2 consists 2 consists 3 the 3 the 4 essence 4 essence 5 of 5 of 6 my 6 my 7 story 7 story 8 . but slight the change , sweet maids , to make angels of yourselves ! 1 but 2 slight 2 slight 3 the 3 the 4 change 4 change 5 , 5 , 6 sweet 6 sweet 7 maids 7 maids 8 , 8 , 9 to 9 to 10 make 10 make 11 angels 11 angels 12 of 12 of 13 yourselves 13 yourselves 14 ! end of [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [the] [vision] [of] the [fountain] ( from " twice [told] [tales] " ) , [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 1 end 2 of 2 of 7 of 7 of 11 the 11 the 13 ( 13 ( 14 from 14 from 15 " 15 " 16 twice 16 twice 19 " 19 " 20 ) 20 ) 21 ,