produced by [david] [widger] 1 produced 2 by [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 6 a 6 a 11 village 8 in 9 a 9 a 10 country 10 country 11 village 11 village 12 , 12 , 13 more 12 , 14 than 14 than 15 a 15 a 16 hundred 16 hundred 17 miles 17 miles 18 from 18 from 19 home 18 from 20 . 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 2 ground 4 rocky 3 was 4 rocky 4 rocky 5 , 4 rocky 6 uneven 6 uneven 7 , 6 uneven 8 overgrown 8 overgrown 9 with 8 overgrown 10 bushes 9 with 10 bushes 10 bushes 12 clumps 11 and 12 clumps 12 clumps 13 of 13 of 14 young 14 young 15 saplings 15 saplings 18 traversed 17 and 18 traversed 18 traversed 20 by 19 only 20 by 20 by 21 cattle-paths one solitary sunbeam found its way down , and played like a goldfish in the water . 1 one 2 solitary 1 one 3 sunbeam 2 solitary 3 sunbeam 3 sunbeam 4 found 4 found 5 its 4 found 6 way 6 way 7 down 6 way 8 , 7 down 8 , 8 , 10 played 9 and 10 played 10 played 11 like 11 like 12 a 12 a 13 goldfish 12 a 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 2 my 4 , 3 childhood 4 , 4 , 6 have 6 have 8 to 7 loved 8 to 8 to 10 into 9 gaze 10 into 10 into 11 a 10 into 12 spring 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 7 sand 6 coarse 7 sand 7 sand 8 , 8 , 9 which 9 which 10 sparkled 10 sparkled 11 in 11 in 12 the 11 in 13 lonely 13 lonely 14 sunbeam 14 sunbeam 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 seemed 16 and 18 to 18 to 19 illuminate 18 to 20 the 20 the 21 spring 20 the 22 with 22 with 24 unborrowed 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 1 wherever 3 laid 3 laid 5 hands 4 her 5 hands 5 hands 6 on 5 hands 7 grass 7 grass 8 and 7 grass 9 flowers 8 and 9 flowers 9 flowers 10 , 10 , 12 would 11 they 12 would 12 would 14 be 13 immediately 14 be 14 be 15 moist 14 be 16 , 16 , 18 with 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 5 of 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 4 the 3 had 4 the 4 the 5 aspect 4 the 6 of 5 aspect 6 of 6 of 8 fair 7 a 8 fair 8 fair 9 young 8 fair 10 girl 9 young 10 girl 10 girl 11 , 10 girl 12 with 11 , 12 with 12 with 13 locks 12 with 14 of 13 locks 14 of 14 of 15 paly 14 of 16 gold 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 4 give 3 can 4 give 4 give 5 no 5 no 6 idea 5 no 7 how 6 idea 7 how 7 how 8 suddenly 7 how 9 the 8 suddenly 9 the 9 the 11 was 10 fountain 11 was 11 was 12 thus 11 was 13 tenanted 13 tenanted 15 and 15 and 16 how 15 and 17 soon 17 soon 18 it 17 soon 19 was 18 it 19 was 19 was 21 desolate 20 left 21 desolate 21 desolate 22 . i breathed ; and there was the face ! 1 i 2 breathed 2 breathed 3 ; 3 ; 4 and 3 ; 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 5 ; 4 breath 5 ; 5 ; 7 it 6 and 7 it 7 it 9 gone 8 was 9 gone 9 gone 10 ! had it passed away [,] or faded into nothing ? 1 had 2 it 2 it 3 passed 2 it 4 away 4 away 6 or 4 away 7 faded 6 or 7 faded 7 faded 8 into 8 into 9 nothing 8 into 10 ? 9 nothing 10 ? i doubted whether it had ever been . 1 i 2 doubted 2 doubted 3 whether 2 doubted 4 it 3 whether 4 it 4 it 5 had 4 it 6 ever 5 had 6 ever 6 ever 7 been 6 ever 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 4 , 6 a 6 a 8 and 8 and 14 , 14 , 16 that 15 where 16 that 16 that 17 vision 16 that 18 found 17 vision 18 found 18 found 19 and 18 found 20 left 19 and 20 left 20 left 21 me 20 left 22 ! thus [have] [i] [often] [started] [from] a [pleasant] [dream] [,] [and] [then] [kept] [quiet] [,] [in] [hopes] [to] [wile] [it] [back] [.] 1 thus 7 a deep [were] [my] [musings] , [as] [to] [the] [race] and [attributes] of that [ethereal] [being] . 1 deep 5 , 5 , 10 and 10 and 12 of 12 of 13 that 13 that 16 . had [i] [created] her [?] 1 had 4 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 3 the 5 of 5 of 7 fancy 6 my 7 fancy 7 fancy 8 , 8 , 9 akin 8 , 10 to 10 to 11 those 10 to 12 strange 11 those 12 strange 12 strange 13 shapes 12 strange 14 which 13 shapes 14 which 14 which 15 peep 14 which 16 under 15 peep 16 under 16 under 17 the 16 under 18 lids 17 the 18 lids 18 lids 19 of 19 of 20 children 19 of 21 's 21 's 23 ? 22 eyes 23 ? and did her beauty gladden me , for that one moment , and then die ? 1 and 3 her 2 did 3 her 3 her 4 beauty 4 beauty 5 gladden 4 beauty 6 me 6 me 7 , 6 me 8 for 8 for 10 one 9 that 10 one 10 one 11 moment 11 moment 12 , 12 , 13 and 12 , 14 then 14 then 15 die 14 then 16 ? i watched and waited , but no vision came again . 1 i 2 watched 2 watched 4 waited 3 and 4 waited 4 waited 5 , 4 waited 6 but 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 no 6 but 8 vision 8 vision 10 again 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 4 but 6 a 6 a 7 spell 6 a 8 upon 8 upon 9 me 8 upon 11 which 11 which 13 me 12 drew 13 me 13 me 14 back 13 me 16 that 16 that 17 same 16 that 18 afternoon 17 same 18 afternoon 18 afternoon 21 the 19 , 20 to 20 to 21 the 21 the 22 haunted 21 the 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 2 was 4 water 4 water 5 gushing 4 water 6 , 6 , 7 the 7 the 8 sand 8 sand 9 sparkling 8 sand 10 , 9 sparkling 10 , 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 the 12 the 13 sunbeam 13 sunbeam 14 glimmering 13 sunbeam 15 . methought he had a devilish look ! 1 methought 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 a 3 had 5 devilish 5 devilish 6 look 5 devilish 7 ! i could have [slain] him ! 1 i 2 could 2 could 3 have 3 have 5 him 5 him 6 ! thus [did] the [vision] [leave] [me] [;] [and] [many] [a] [doleful] [day] [succeeded] to the parting moment [.] 1 thus 3 the 3 the 14 to 14 to 15 the 15 the 17 moment 16 parting 17 moment weeks came and went , months rolled away , and she appeared not [in] them . 1 weeks 2 came 2 came 3 and 2 came 4 went 4 went 5 , 5 , 6 months 5 , 7 rolled 6 months 7 rolled 7 rolled 8 away 7 rolled 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 she 11 she 13 not 12 appeared 13 not 13 not 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 7 , 7 , 14 , 8 where 9 my 9 my 12 and 12 and 14 , 14 , 18 in 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 2 the 4 of 4 of 6 , 6 , 8 was 8 was 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 5 was 4 day 5 was 5 was 6 spent 6 spent 7 in 7 in 9 for 8 preparing 9 for 9 for 10 the 10 the 12 , 11 journey 12 , 12 , 13 which 12 , 14 was 14 was 15 to 14 was 16 commence 15 to 16 commence 16 commence 17 at 16 commence 18 four 17 at 18 four 18 four 19 o'clock 18 four 20 the 20 the 21 next 20 the 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 4 wind 3 of 4 wind 4 wind 5 blew 4 wind 6 out 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 1 there 3 no 2 was 3 no 3 no 5 , 4 light 5 , 5 , 6 except 5 , 7 the 7 the 8 little 7 the 9 that 8 little 9 that 9 that 10 came 10 came 12 from 11 sullenly 12 from 12 from 14 half-burned 13 two 14 half-burned 14 half-burned 15 brands 14 half-burned 16 , 16 , 18 even 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 4 there 3 that 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 6 less 5 was 7 room 7 room 8 than 7 room 9 usual 9 usual 11 to-night 9 usual 13 between 13 between 14 the 14 the 15 collegian 14 the 16 's 16 's 17 chair 17 chair 18 and 17 chair 19 mine 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 2 people 4 always 3 are 4 always 4 always 5 taciturn 4 always 6 in 6 in 7 the 6 in 8 dark 8 dark 9 , 9 , 10 not 9 , 11 a 11 a 12 word 11 a 13 was 12 word 13 was 13 was 14 said 14 said 15 for 14 said 16 some 15 for 16 some 16 some 17 time 16 some 18 after 18 after 19 my 18 after 20 entrance 19 my 20 entrance nothing broke the stillness but the regular click of the matron 's knitting-needles . 1 nothing 2 broke 2 broke 4 stillness 3 the 4 stillness 4 stillness 5 but 5 but 6 the 6 the 7 regular 6 the 8 click 8 click 10 the 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 4 like 3 not 4 like 4 like 6 ? 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 4 of 3 aware 4 of 4 of 5 each 4 of 6 other 5 each 6 other 6 other 7 's 6 other 8 presence 8 presence 9 , 8 presence 10 not 10 not 12 sight 11 by 12 sight 12 sight 13 , 12 sight 14 nor 14 nor 16 , 15 sound 16 , 16 , 17 nor 16 , 18 touch 17 nor 18 touch 18 touch 19 , 18 touch 20 but 20 but 21 by 20 but 22 an 22 an 23 inward 22 an 24 consciousness 24 consciousness 25 . would it not be so among the dead ? 1 would 2 it 2 it 4 be 3 not 4 be 4 be 5 so 5 so 6 among 5 so 7 the 7 the 8 dead 7 the 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 2 silence 4 interrupted 4 interrupted 5 by 5 by 6 the 5 by 7 consumptive 7 consumptive 8 daughter 8 daughter 9 , 8 daughter 10 addressing 10 addressing 11 a 10 addressing 12 remark 11 a 12 remark 12 remark 13 to 13 to 15 one 14 some 15 one 15 one 16 in 15 one 17 the 17 the 18 circle 17 the 19 , 19 , 20 whom 20 whom 21 she had [i] ever heard [that] [sweet] , [low] [tone] [?] 1 had 3 ever 3 ever 4 heard 4 heard 7 , whom had my heart recognized , that it throbbed so ? 1 whom 2 had 2 had 3 my 2 had 4 heart 4 heart 5 recognized 4 heart 6 , 5 recognized 6 , 6 , 8 it 7 that 8 it 8 it 9 throbbed 9 throbbed 10 so 9 throbbed 11 ? 10 so 11 ? she knew [me] [!] 1 she 2 knew fair ladies , there is nothing more to tell . 1 fair 2 ladies 2 ladies 3 , 3 , 4 there 3 , 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 9 it 9 it 10 is 9 it 11 what 10 is 11 what 11 what 12 every 11 what 13 youthful 12 every 13 youthful 13 youthful 14 lover 14 lover 15 does 14 lover 16 for 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 6 my 5 of 6 my 6 my 7 story 6 my 8 . but [slight] the [change] , [sweet] [maids] , to make [angels] of [yourselves] [!] 1 but 3 the 3 the 5 , 5 , 8 , 8 , 9 to 9 to 10 make 10 make 12 of 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 3 the 3 the 7 of 7 of 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 21 , 21 , 22 by