produced by [david] [widger] . 1 produced 2 by 2 by 5 . [html] [version] [by] [al] [haines] [.] [twice] [told] [tales] [the] [threefold] [destiny] [a] [fairy] [legend] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] " [ralph] [cranfield] [!] ["] was the name that she half articulated . 1 " 6 was 6 was 7 the 7 the 8 name 8 name 9 that 9 that 10 she 10 she 11 half 11 half 12 articulated 12 articulated 13 . " can that be my old playmate , [faith] [egerton] [?] " thought the traveller , looking round at her figure , but without pausing . 1 " 2 can 2 can 3 that 3 that 4 be 4 be 5 my 5 my 6 old 6 old 7 playmate 7 playmate 8 , 8 , 12 " 12 " 13 thought 13 thought 14 the 14 the 15 traveller 15 traveller 16 , 16 , 17 looking 17 looking 18 round 18 round 19 at 19 at 20 her 20 her 21 figure 21 figure 22 , 22 , 23 but 23 but 24 without 24 without 25 pausing 25 pausing 26 . ralph [cranfield] , from his youth upward , had felt himself marked out for a high destiny . 1 ralph 3 , 3 , 4 from 4 from 5 his 5 his 6 youth 6 youth 7 upward 7 upward 8 , 8 , 9 had 9 had 10 felt 10 felt 11 himself 11 himself 12 marked 12 marked 13 out 13 out 14 for 14 for 15 a 15 a 16 high 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 . 1 on 2 encountering 2 encountering 3 this 3 this 4 lovely 4 lovely 5 stranger 5 stranger 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 bound 9 bound 10 to 10 to 11 address 11 address 12 her 12 her 13 thus 13 thus 14 : 14 : 15 " 15 " 19 have 19 have 21 you 21 you 22 a 22 a 23 heavy 23 heavy 24 heart 24 heart 25 . [may] [i] [rest] [its] [weight] [on] [you] [?] ["] as messengers of the sign , by which [ralph] [cranfield] [might] [recognize] the summons , three venerable men were to claim audience of him . 1 as 2 messengers 2 messengers 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 sign 5 sign 6 , 6 , 7 by 7 by 8 which 8 which 13 the 13 the 14 summons 14 summons 15 , 15 , 16 three 16 three 17 venerable 17 venerable 18 men 18 men 19 were 19 were 20 to 20 to 21 claim 21 claim 22 audience 22 audience 23 of 23 of 24 him 24 him 25 . and had he found them ? 1 and 2 had 2 had 3 he 3 he 4 found 4 found 5 them 5 them 6 ? few seemed to be the changes here . 1 few 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 the 5 the 6 changes 6 changes 7 here 7 here 8 . but his heart grew cold , because the village did not remember him as he remembered the village . 1 but 2 his 2 his 3 heart 3 heart 4 grew 4 grew 5 cold 5 cold 6 , 6 , 7 because 7 because 8 the 8 the 9 village 9 village 10 did 10 did 11 not 11 not 12 remember 12 remember 13 him 13 him 14 as 14 as 15 he 15 he 16 remembered 16 remembered 17 the 17 the 18 village 18 village 19 . " here is the change ! " sighed he , striking his hand upon his breast . 1 " 2 here 2 here 3 is 3 is 4 the 4 the 5 change 5 change 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 sighed 8 sighed 9 he 9 he 10 , 10 , 11 striking 11 striking 12 his 12 his 13 hand 13 hand 14 upon 14 upon 15 his 15 his 16 breast 16 breast 17 . " who is this man of thought and care , weary with world-wandering , and heavy with disappointed hopes ? 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 is 3 is 4 this 4 this 5 man 5 man 6 of 6 of 7 thought 7 thought 8 and 8 and 9 care 9 care 10 , 10 , 11 weary 11 weary 12 with 12 with 13 world-wandering 13 world-wandering 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 heavy 16 heavy 17 with 17 with 18 disappointed 18 disappointed 19 hopes 19 hopes 20 ? the youth returns not , who went forth so joyously ! " 1 the 2 youth 2 youth 3 returns 3 returns 4 not 4 not 5 , 5 , 6 who 6 who 7 went 7 went 8 forth 8 forth 9 so 9 so 10 joyously 10 joyously 11 ! 11 ! 12 " such , at least , was its appearance in the dusky light . 1 such 2 , 2 , 3 at 3 at 4 least 4 least 5 , 5 , 6 was 6 was 7 its 7 its 8 appearance 8 appearance 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 dusky 11 dusky 12 light 12 light 13 . that would be a jest indeed ! " 1 that 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 a 4 a 5 jest 5 jest 6 indeed 6 indeed 7 ! 7 ! 8 " it [was] [ralph] [cranfield] 's mother . 1 it 5 's 5 's 6 mother 6 mother 7 . pass we over their greeting , and leave the one to her joy and the other to his rest , if quiet rest he found . 1 pass 2 we 2 we 3 over 3 over 4 their 4 their 5 greeting 5 greeting 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 leave 8 leave 9 the 9 the 10 one 10 one 11 to 11 to 12 her 12 her 13 joy 13 joy 14 and 14 and 15 the 15 the 16 other 16 other 17 to 17 to 18 his 18 his 19 rest 19 rest 20 , 20 , 21 if 21 if 22 quiet 22 quiet 23 rest 23 rest 24 he 24 he 25 found 25 found 26 . but when morning broke , he arose with a troubled brow ; for his sleep and his wakefulness had alike been full of dreams . 1 but 2 when 2 when 3 morning 3 morning 4 broke 4 broke 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 arose 7 arose 8 with 8 with 9 a 9 a 10 troubled 10 troubled 11 brow 11 brow 12 ; 12 ; 13 for 13 for 14 his 14 his 15 sleep 15 sleep 16 and 16 and 17 his 17 his 18 wakefulness 18 wakefulness 19 had 19 had 20 alike 20 alike 21 been 21 been 22 full 22 full 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 . 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 fervor 3 fervor 4 was 4 was 5 rekindled 5 rekindled 6 with 6 with 7 which 7 which 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 burned 10 burned 11 of 11 of 12 yore 12 yore 13 to 13 to 14 unravel 14 unravel 15 the 15 the 16 threefold 16 threefold 17 mystery 17 mystery 18 of 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 . 1 the 2 crowd 2 crowd 3 of 3 of 4 his 4 his 5 early 5 early 6 visions 6 visions 7 seemed 7 seemed 8 to 8 to 9 have 9 have 10 awaited 10 awaited 11 him 11 him 12 beneath 12 beneath 13 his 13 his 14 mother 14 mother 15 's 15 's 16 roof 16 roof 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 thronged 19 thronged 20 riotously 20 riotously 21 around 21 around 22 to 22 to 23 welcome 23 welcome 24 his 24 his 25 return 25 return 26 . at length they reached her gate , and undid the latch . 1 at 2 length 2 length 3 they 3 they 4 reached 4 reached 5 her 5 her 6 gate 6 gate 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 undid 9 undid 10 the 10 the 11 latch 11 latch 12 . now do tell them a good long story about what you have seen in foreign parts . " 1 now 2 do 2 do 3 tell 3 tell 4 them 4 them 5 a 5 a 6 good 6 good 7 long 7 long 8 story 8 story 9 about 9 about 10 what 10 what 11 you 11 you 12 have 12 have 13 seen 13 seen 14 in 14 in 15 foreign 15 foreign 16 parts 16 parts 17 . 17 . 18 " what if this embassy should bring me the message of my fate ! " 1 what 2 if 2 if 3 this 3 this 4 embassy 4 embassy 5 should 5 should 6 bring 6 bring 7 me 7 me 8 the 8 the 9 message 9 message 10 of 10 of 11 my 11 my 12 fate 12 fate 13 ! 13 ! 14 " " my colleagues and myself , " [began] [the] [squire] [,] ["] are burdened with momentous duties , being jointly selectmen of this village . 1 " 2 my 2 my 3 colleagues 3 colleagues 4 and 4 and 5 myself 5 myself 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 13 are 13 are 14 burdened 14 burdened 15 with 15 with 16 momentous 16 momentous 17 duties 17 duties 18 , 18 , 19 being 19 being 20 jointly 20 jointly 21 selectmen 21 selectmen 22 of 22 of 23 this 23 this 24 village 24 village 25 . after a few more words , the village dignitary and his companions took their leave . 1 after 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 more 4 more 5 words 5 words 6 , 6 , 7 the 7 the 8 village 8 village 9 dignitary 9 dignitary 10 and 10 and 11 his 11 his 12 companions 12 companions 13 took 13 took 14 their 14 their 15 leave 15 leave 16 . every crook in the pathway was remembered . 1 every 2 crook 2 crook 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 pathway 5 pathway 6 was 6 was 7 remembered 7 remembered 8 . even the more transitory characteristics of the scene were the same as in bygone days . 1 even 2 the 2 the 3 more 3 more 4 transitory 4 transitory 5 characteristics 5 characteristics 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 scene 8 scene 9 were 9 were 10 the 10 the 11 same 11 same 12 as 12 as 13 in 13 in 14 bygone 14 bygone 15 days 15 days 16 . a company of cows were grazing on the grassy roadside , and refreshed him with their fragrant breath . 1 a 2 company 2 company 3 of 3 of 4 cows 4 cows 5 were 5 were 6 grazing 6 grazing 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 grassy 9 grassy 10 roadside 10 roadside 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 refreshed 13 refreshed 14 him 14 him 15 with 15 with 16 their 16 their 17 fragrant 17 fragrant 18 breath 18 breath 19 . " it is sweeter , " thought he , " than the perfume which was wafted to our shipp from [the] [spice] [islands] [.] " 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 sweeter 4 sweeter 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 thought 7 thought 8 he 8 he 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 than 11 than 12 the 12 the 13 perfume 13 perfume 14 which 14 which 15 was 15 was 16 wafted 16 wafted 17 to 17 to 18 our 18 our 19 shipp 19 shipp 20 from 20 from 25 " the round little figure of a child rolled from a doorway , and lay laughing almost beneath [cranfield] ['s] [feet] . 1 the 2 round 2 round 3 little 3 little 4 figure 4 figure 5 of 5 of 6 a 6 a 7 child 7 child 8 rolled 8 rolled 9 from 9 from 10 a 10 a 11 doorway 11 doorway 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 lay 14 lay 15 laughing 15 laughing 16 almost 16 almost 17 beneath 17 beneath 21 . the dark and stately man stooped down , and , lifting the infant , restored him to his mother 's arms . 1 the 2 dark 2 dark 3 and 3 and 4 stately 4 stately 5 man 5 man 6 stooped 6 stooped 7 down 7 down 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 , 10 , 11 lifting 11 lifting 12 the 12 the 13 infant 13 infant 14 , 14 , 15 restored 15 restored 16 him 16 him 17 to 17 to 18 his 18 his 19 mother 19 mother 20 's 20 's 21 arms 21 arms 22 . a sweet voice , which seemed to come from a deep and tender soul , was warbling a plaintive little air , within . 1 a 2 sweet 2 sweet 3 voice 3 voice 4 , 4 , 5 which 5 which 6 seemed 6 seemed 7 to 7 to 8 come 8 come 9 from 9 from 10 a 10 a 11 deep 11 deep 12 and 12 and 13 tender 13 tender 14 soul 14 soul 15 , 15 , 16 was 16 was 17 warbling 17 warbling 18 a 18 a 19 plaintive 19 plaintive 20 little 20 little 21 air 21 air 22 , 22 , 23 within 23 within 24 . he bent his head , and passed through the lowly door . 1 he 2 bent 2 bent 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 passed 7 passed 8 through 8 through 9 the 9 the 10 lowly 10 lowly 11 door 11 door 12 . " you are welcome home ! " said [faith] [egerton] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 welcome 4 welcome 5 home 5 home 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . it was precisely on the pattern of that worn by the visionary [maid] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 precisely 3 precisely 4 on 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 pattern 6 pattern 7 of 7 of 8 that 8 that 9 worn 9 worn 10 by 10 by 11 the 11 the 12 visionary 12 visionary 14 . when [cranfield] [departed] [on] [his] [shadowy] [search] he had bestowed this brooch , in a gold setting , as a parting gift to [faith] [egerton] . 1 when 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 bestowed 10 bestowed 11 this 11 this 12 brooch 12 brooch 13 , 13 , 14 in 14 in 15 a 15 a 16 gold 16 gold 17 setting 17 setting 18 , 18 , 19 as 19 as 20 a 20 a 21 parting 21 parting 22 gift 22 gift 23 to 23 to 26 . " so , [faith] [,] you have [kept] [the] [heart] ! " said he , at length . 1 " 2 so 2 so 3 , 3 , 6 you 6 you 7 have 7 have 11 ! 11 ! 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 14 he 15 , 15 , 16 at 16 at 17 length 17 length 18 . [may] [i] [rest] [its] [weight] [on] [you] [?] ["] ["] [faith] [!] faith [!] ["] [cried] [cranfield] , clasping her in his arms , " you have interpreted my wild and weary dream ! " 1 faith 6 , 6 , 7 clasping 7 clasping 8 her 8 her 9 in 9 in 10 his 10 his 11 arms 11 arms 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 you 14 you 15 have 15 have 16 interpreted 16 interpreted 17 my 17 my 18 wild 18 wild 19 and 19 and 20 weary 20 weary 21 dream 21 dream 22 ! 22 ! 23 " yes , the wild dreamer was awake at last . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 the 3 the 4 wild 4 wild 5 dreamer 5 dreamer 6 was 6 was 7 awake 7 awake 8 at 8 at 9 last 9 last 10 . to find the mysterious treasure , he was to till the earth around his mother 's dwelling , and reap its products ! 1 to 2 find 2 find 3 the 3 the 4 mysterious 4 mysterious 5 treasure 5 treasure 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 to 9 to 10 till 10 till 11 the 11 the 12 earth 12 earth 13 around 13 around 14 his 14 his 15 mother 15 mother 16 's 16 's 17 dwelling 17 dwelling 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 reap 20 reap 21 its 21 its 22 products 22 products 23 ! instead of warlike command , or regal or religious sway , he was to rule over the village children ! 1 instead 2 of 2 of 3 warlike 3 warlike 4 command 4 command 5 , 5 , 6 or 6 or 7 regal 7 regal 8 or 8 or 9 religious 9 religious 10 sway 10 sway 11 , 11 , 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 to 14 to 15 rule 15 rule 16 over 16 over 17 the 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 ! 1 and 2 now 2 now 3 the 3 the 7 faded 7 faded 10 fancy 10 fancy 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 in 13 in 14 her 14 her 15 place 15 place 16 he 16 he 17 saw 17 saw 18 the 18 the 19 playmate 19 playmate 20 of 20 of 21 his 21 his 22 childhood 22 childhood 23 ! happy they who read the riddle , without a weary world-search , or a lifetime spent in vain ! 1 happy 2 they 2 they 3 who 3 who 4 read 4 read 5 the 5 the 6 riddle 6 riddle 7 , 7 , 8 without 8 without 9 a 9 a 10 weary 10 weary 11 world-search 11 world-search 12 , 12 , 13 or 13 or 14 a 14 a 15 lifetime 15 lifetime 16 spent 16 spent 17 in 17 in 18 vain 18 vain 19 ! end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [the] [threefold] [destiny] [(] [from] ["] twice [told] [tales] ["] [)] , [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 14 twice 14 twice 19 ,