[produced] [by] [david] [widger] 

[a] [wonder-book] [for] [girls] [and] [boys] 

[by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 

[the] [gorgon's] [head] 

[contents] [:] 

[tanglewood] [porch] [introductory] [to] ["] [the] [gorgon] ['s] [head] ["] [the] [gorgon's] [head] [tanglewood] [porch] [after] [the] [story] 

the author has long been of opinion that many of the classical myths were capable of being rendered into very capital reading for children . 
1 the 2 author
2 author 3 has
3 has 4 long
4 long 5 been
5 been 6 of
6 of 7 opinion
7 opinion 8 that
8 that 9 many
9 many 10 of
10 of 11 the
11 the 12 classical
12 classical 13 myths
13 myths 14 were
14 were 15 capable
15 capable 16 of
16 of 17 being
17 being 18 rendered
18 rendered 19 into
19 into 20 very
20 very 21 capital
21 capital 22 reading
22 reading 23 for
23 for 24 children
24 children 25 .

in the little volume here offered to the public , he has worked up half a dozen of them , with this end in view . 
1 in 2 the
2 the 3 little
3 little 4 volume
4 volume 5 here
5 here 6 offered
6 offered 7 to
7 to 8 the
8 the 9 public
9 public 10 ,
10 , 11 he
11 he 12 has
12 has 13 worked
13 worked 14 up
14 up 15 half
15 half 16 a
16 a 17 dozen
17 dozen 18 of
18 of 19 them
19 them 20 ,
20 , 21 with
21 with 22 this
22 this 23 end
23 end 24 in
24 in 25 view
25 view 26 .

they remain essentially the same , after changes that would affect the identity of almost anything else . 
1 they 2 remain
2 remain 3 essentially
3 essentially 4 the
4 the 5 same
5 same 6 ,
6 , 7 after
7 after 8 changes
8 changes 9 that
9 that 10 would
10 would 11 affect
11 affect 12 the
12 the 13 identity
13 identity 14 of
14 of 15 almost
15 almost 16 anything
16 anything 17 else
17 else 18 .

no epoch of time can claim a copyright in these immortal fables . 
1 no 2 epoch
2 epoch 3 of
3 of 4 time
4 time 5 can
5 can 6 claim
6 claim 7 a
7 a 8 copyright
8 copyright 9 in
9 in 10 these
10 these 11 immortal
11 immortal 12 fables
12 fables 13 .

children possess an unestimated sensibility to whatever is deep or high , in imagination or feeling , so long as it is simple , likewise . 
1 children 2 possess
2 possess 3 an
3 an 4 unestimated
4 unestimated 5 sensibility
5 sensibility 6 to
6 to 7 whatever
7 whatever 8 is
8 is 9 deep
9 deep 10 or
10 or 11 high
11 high 12 ,
12 , 13 in
13 in 14 imagination
14 imagination 15 or
15 or 16 feeling
16 feeling 17 ,
17 , 18 so
18 so 19 long
19 long 20 as
20 as 21 it
21 it 22 is
22 is 23 simple
23 simple 24 ,
24 , 25 likewise
25 likewise 26 .

it is only the artificial and the complex that bewilder them . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 only
3 only 4 the
4 the 5 artificial
5 artificial 6 and
6 and 7 the
7 the 8 complex
8 complex 9 that
9 that 10 bewilder
10 bewilder 11 them
11 them 12 .

lenox , @date@ . 
1 lenox 2 ,
2 , 3 @date@
3 @date@ 4 .

[the] [gorgon's] [head] 

[tanglewood] [porch] 

[introductory] [to] ["] [the] [gorgon's] [head] [.] ["] 

there was a prospect of as fine a day as ever gladdened the aspect of this beautiful and comfortable world . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 prospect
4 prospect 5 of
5 of 6 as
6 as 7 fine
7 fine 8 a
8 a 9 day
9 day 10 as
10 as 11 ever
11 ever 12 gladdened
12 gladdened 13 the
13 the 14 aspect
14 aspect 15 of
15 of 16 this
16 this 17 beautiful
17 beautiful 18 and
18 and 19 comfortable
19 comfortable 20 world
20 world 21 .

this body of white vapor extended to within less than a hundred yards of the house . 
1 this 2 body
2 body 3 of
3 of 4 white
4 white 5 vapor
5 vapor 6 extended
6 extended 7 to
7 to 8 within
8 within 9 less
9 less 10 than
10 than 11 a
11 a 12 hundred
12 hundred 13 yards
13 yards 14 of
14 of 15 the
15 the 16 house
16 house 17 .

four or five miles off to the southward rose the summit [of] [monument] [mountain] , and seemed to be floating on a cloud . 
1 four 2 or
2 or 3 five
3 five 4 miles
4 miles 5 off
5 off 6 to
6 to 7 the
7 the 8 southward
8 southward 9 rose
9 rose 10 the
10 the 11 summit
11 summit 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 seemed
17 seemed 18 to
18 to 19 be
19 be 20 floating
20 floating 21 on
21 on 22 a
22 a 23 cloud
23 cloud 24 .

the nearer hills , which bordered the valley , were half submerged , and were specked with little cloud-wreaths all the way to their tops . 
1 the 2 nearer
2 nearer 3 hills
3 hills 4 ,
4 , 5 which
5 which 6 bordered
6 bordered 7 the
7 the 8 valley
8 valley 9 ,
9 , 10 were
10 were 11 half
11 half 12 submerged
12 submerged 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 were
15 were 16 specked
16 specked 17 with
17 with 18 little
18 little 19 cloud-wreaths
19 cloud-wreaths 20 all
20 all 21 the
21 the 22 way
22 way 23 to
23 to 24 their
24 their 25 tops
25 tops 26 .

on the whole , there was so much cloud , and so little solid earth , that it had the effect of a vision . 
1 on 2 the
2 the 3 whole
3 whole 4 ,
4 , 5 there
5 there 6 was
6 was 7 so
7 so 8 much
8 much 9 cloud
9 cloud 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 so
12 so 13 little
13 little 14 solid
14 solid 15 earth
15 earth 16 ,
16 , 17 that
17 that 18 it
18 it 19 had
19 had 20 the
20 the 21 effect
21 effect 22 of
22 of 23 a
23 a 24 vision
24 vision 25 .

o no , indeed ! 
1 o 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 indeed
4 indeed 5 !

by the by , being much addicted to wading through streamlets and across meadows , he had put on cowhide boots for the expedition . 
1 by 2 the
2 the 3 by
3 by 4 ,
4 , 5 being
5 being 6 much
6 much 7 addicted
7 addicted 8 to
8 to 9 wading
9 wading 10 through
10 through 11 streamlets
11 streamlets 12 and
12 and 13 across
13 across 14 meadows
14 meadows 15 ,
15 , 16 he
16 he 17 had
17 had 18 put
18 put 19 on
19 on 20 cowhide
20 cowhide 21 boots
21 boots 22 for
22 for 23 the
23 the 24 expedition
24 expedition 25 .

so [i] [hope] he will tell us one this very minute . " 
1 so 4 he
4 he 5 will
5 will 6 tell
6 tell 7 us
7 us 8 one
8 one 9 this
9 this 10 very
10 very 11 minute
11 minute 12 .
12 . 13 "

i am afraid you will fall asleep in reality , if [i] [repeat] any of them again . " 
1 i 2 am
2 am 3 afraid
3 afraid 4 you
4 you 5 will
5 will 6 fall
6 fall 7 asleep
7 asleep 8 in
8 in 9 reality
9 reality 10 ,
10 , 11 if
11 if 14 any
14 any 15 of
15 of 16 them
16 them 17 again
17 again 18 .
18 . 19 "

" no , no , no ! " [cried] [blue] [eye] [,] [periwinkle] [,] [plantain] [,] and half a dozen others . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 no
4 no 5 ,
5 , 6 no
6 no 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 17 and
17 and 18 half
18 half 19 a
19 a 20 dozen
20 dozen 21 others
21 others 22 .

" we like a story all the better for having heard it two or three tunes before . " 
1 " 2 we
2 we 3 like
3 like 4 a
4 a 5 story
5 story 6 all
6 all 7 the
7 the 8 better
8 better 9 for
9 for 10 having
10 having 11 heard
11 heard 12 it
12 it 13 two
13 two 14 or
14 or 15 three
15 three 16 tunes
16 tunes 17 before
17 before 18 .
18 . 19 "

but , in the first place , do any of you know what [a] [gorgon] is ? " 
1 but 2 ,
2 , 3 in
3 in 4 the
4 the 5 first
5 first 6 place
6 place 7 ,
7 , 8 do
8 do 9 any
9 any 10 of
10 of 11 you
11 you 12 know
12 know 13 what
13 what 16 is
16 is 17 ?
17 ? 18 "

" [i] do , " said [primrose] . 
1 " 3 do
3 do 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 8 .

" then hold your tongue [!] ["] [rejoined] [eustace] , who had rather she would have known nothing about the matter . 
1 " 2 then
2 then 3 hold
3 hold 4 your
4 your 5 tongue
5 tongue 10 ,
10 , 11 who
11 who 12 had
12 had 13 rather
13 rather 14 she
14 she 15 would
15 would 16 have
16 have 17 known
17 known 18 nothing
18 nothing 19 about
19 about 20 the
20 the 21 matter
21 matter 22 .

" hold all your tongues , and [i] shall tell you a sweet pretty story of a [gorgon] ['s] head . " 
1 " 2 hold
2 hold 3 all
3 all 4 your
4 your 5 tongues
5 tongues 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 9 shall
9 shall 10 tell
10 tell 11 you
11 you 12 a
12 a 13 sweet
13 sweet 14 pretty
14 pretty 15 story
15 story 16 of
16 of 17 a
17 a 20 head
20 head 21 .
21 . 22 "

and so he did , as you may begin to read on the next page . 
1 and 2 so
2 so 3 he
3 he 4 did
4 did 5 ,
5 , 6 as
6 as 7 you
7 you 8 may
8 may 9 begin
9 begin 10 to
10 to 11 read
11 read 12 on
12 on 13 the
13 the 14 next
14 next 15 page
15 page 16 .

[the] [gorgon's] [head] [.] 

perseus was the son [of] [danae] , who was the daughter of a king . 
1 perseus 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 son
4 son 7 ,
7 , 8 who
8 who 9 was
9 was 10 the
10 the 11 daughter
11 daughter 12 of
12 of 13 a
13 a 14 king
14 king 15 .

the island was called [seriphus] , and it was reigned over [by] [king] [polydectes] [,] [who] [happened] to be the fisherman 's brother . 
1 the 2 island
2 island 3 was
3 was 4 called
4 called 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 it
8 it 9 was
9 was 10 reigned
10 reigned 11 over
11 over 18 to
18 to 19 be
19 be 20 the
20 the 21 fisherman
21 fisherman 22 's
22 's 23 brother
23 brother 24 .

this fisherman , [i] [am] glad to tell you , was an exceedingly humane and upright man . 
1 this 2 fisherman
2 fisherman 3 ,
3 , 6 glad
6 glad 7 to
7 to 8 tell
8 tell 9 you
9 you 10 ,
10 , 11 was
11 was 12 an
12 an 13 exceedingly
13 exceedingly 14 humane
14 humane 15 and
15 and 16 upright
16 upright 17 man
17 man 18 .

so this bad-hearted king spent a long while in considering what was the most dangerous thing that a young man could possibly undertake to perform . 
1 so 2 this
2 this 3 bad-hearted
3 bad-hearted 4 king
4 king 5 spent
5 spent 6 a
6 a 7 long
7 long 8 while
8 while 9 in
9 in 10 considering
10 considering 11 what
11 what 12 was
12 was 13 the
13 the 14 most
14 most 15 dangerous
15 dangerous 16 thing
16 thing 17 that
17 that 18 a
18 a 19 young
19 young 20 man
20 man 21 could
21 could 22 possibly
22 possibly 23 undertake
23 undertake 24 to
24 to 25 perform
25 perform 26 .

at last , having hit upon an enterprise that promised to turn out as fatally as he desired , he sent for the youthful [perseus] . 
1 at 2 last
2 last 3 ,
3 , 4 having
4 having 5 hit
5 hit 6 upon
6 upon 7 an
7 an 8 enterprise
8 enterprise 9 that
9 that 10 promised
10 promised 11 to
11 to 12 turn
12 turn 13 out
13 out 14 as
14 as 15 fatally
15 fatally 16 as
16 as 17 he
17 he 18 desired
18 desired 19 ,
19 , 20 he
20 he 21 sent
21 sent 22 for
22 for 23 the
23 the 24 youthful
24 youthful 26 .

the young man came to the palace , and found the king sitting upon his throne . 
1 the 2 young
2 young 3 man
3 man 4 came
4 came 5 to
5 to 6 the
6 the 7 palace
7 palace 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 found
10 found 11 the
11 the 12 king
12 king 13 sitting
13 sitting 14 upon
14 upon 15 his
15 his 16 throne
16 throne 17 .

" [perseus] [,] ["] said [king] [polydectes] , smiling craftily upon him , " you are grown up a fine young man . 
1 " 5 said
5 said 8 ,
8 , 9 smiling
9 smiling 10 craftily
10 craftily 11 upon
11 upon 12 him
12 him 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 you
15 you 16 are
16 are 17 grown
17 grown 18 up
18 up 19 a
19 a 20 fine
20 fine 21 young
21 young 22 man
22 man 23 .

" please [your] [majesty] , " [answered] [perseus] [,] ["] [i] [would] [willingly] risk my life to do so . " 
1 " 2 please
2 please 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 14 risk
14 risk 15 my
15 my 16 life
16 life 17 to
17 to 18 do
18 do 19 so
19 so 20 .
20 . 21 "

i have been a little perplexed , [i] [must] honestly [confess] , where to obtain anything likely to please a princess of her exquisite taste . 
1 i 2 have
2 have 3 been
3 been 4 a
4 a 5 little
5 little 6 perplexed
6 perplexed 7 ,
7 , 10 honestly
10 honestly 12 ,
12 , 13 where
13 where 14 to
14 to 15 obtain
15 obtain 16 anything
16 anything 17 likely
17 likely 18 to
18 to 19 please
19 please 20 a
20 a 21 princess
21 princess 22 of
22 of 23 her
23 her 24 exquisite
24 exquisite 25 taste
25 taste 26 .

but , this [morning] , [i] flatter [myself] , [i] [have] [thought] [of] precisely the article . " 
1 but 2 ,
2 , 3 this
3 this 5 ,
5 , 7 flatter
7 flatter 9 ,
9 , 14 precisely
14 precisely 15 the
15 the 16 article
16 article 17 .
17 . 18 "

" and can [i] assist [your] [majesty] in [obtaining] it ? " [cried] [perseus] [,] eagerly . 
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 can
3 can 5 assist
5 assist 8 in
8 in 10 it
10 it 11 ?
11 ? 12 "
12 " 16 eagerly
16 eagerly 17 .

" [i] [will] [set] [out] to-morrow morning , " [answered] [perseus] . 
1 " 6 to-morrow
6 to-morrow 7 morning
7 morning 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 12 .

" pray do so , my gallant youth , " rejoined the king . 
1 " 2 pray
2 pray 3 do
3 do 4 so
4 so 5 ,
5 , 6 my
6 my 7 gallant
7 gallant 8 youth
8 youth 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 rejoined
11 rejoined 12 the
12 the 13 king
13 king 14 .

you must bring it home in the very best condition , in order to suit the exquisite taste of the beautiful [princess] [hippodamia] . " 
1 you 2 must
2 must 3 bring
3 bring 4 it
4 it 5 home
5 home 6 in
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 very
8 very 9 best
9 best 10 condition
10 condition 11 ,
11 , 12 in
12 in 13 order
13 order 14 to
14 to 15 suit
15 suit 16 the
16 the 17 exquisite
17 exquisite 18 taste
18 taste 19 of
19 of 20 the
20 the 21 beautiful
21 beautiful 24 .
24 . 25 "

the news quickly spread abroad , that [perseus] had undertaken to cut off the head of [medusa] [with] the snaky locks . 
1 the 2 news
2 news 3 quickly
3 quickly 4 spread
4 spread 5 abroad
5 abroad 6 ,
6 , 7 that
7 that 9 had
9 had 10 undertaken
10 undertaken 11 to
11 to 12 cut
12 cut 13 off
13 off 14 the
14 the 15 head
15 head 16 of
16 of 19 the
19 the 20 snaky
20 snaky 21 locks
21 locks 22 .

the only good man in this unfortunate island [of] [seriphus] [appears] to have been the fisherman . 
1 the 2 only
2 only 3 good
3 good 4 man
4 man 5 in
5 in 6 this
6 this 7 unfortunate
7 unfortunate 8 island
8 island 12 to
12 to 13 have
13 have 14 been
14 been 15 the
15 the 16 fisherman
16 fisherman 17 .

" [ho] [,] ho ! " cried they ; " [medusa] ['s] snakes will sting him soundly ! " 
1 " 4 ho
4 ho 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 cried
7 cried 8 they
8 they 9 ;
9 ; 10 "
10 " 13 snakes
13 snakes 14 will
14 will 15 sting
15 sting 16 him
16 him 17 soundly
17 soundly 18 !
18 ! 19 "

i hardly know what sort of creature or hobgoblin to call them . 
1 i 2 hardly
2 hardly 3 know
3 know 4 what
4 what 5 sort
5 sort 6 of
6 of 7 creature
7 creature 8 or
8 or 9 hobgoblin
9 hobgoblin 10 to
10 to 11 call
11 call 12 them
12 them 13 .

it is , indeed , difficult to imagine what hideous beings these three sisters were . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 ,
3 , 4 indeed
4 indeed 5 ,
5 , 6 difficult
6 difficult 7 to
7 to 8 imagine
8 imagine 9 what
9 what 10 hideous
10 hideous 11 beings
11 beings 12 these
12 these 13 three
13 three 14 sisters
14 sisters 15 were
15 were 16 .

for , not to speak of other difficulties , there was one which it would have puzzled an older [man] [than] [perseus] to get over . 
1 for 2 ,
2 , 3 not
3 not 4 to
4 to 5 speak
5 speak 6 of
6 of 7 other
7 other 8 difficulties
8 difficulties 9 ,
9 , 10 there
10 there 11 was
11 was 12 one
12 one 13 which
13 which 14 it
14 it 15 would
15 would 16 have
16 have 17 puzzled
17 puzzled 18 an
18 an 19 older
19 older 23 to
23 to 24 get
24 get 25 over
25 over 26 .

so disconsolate did these thoughts make him , that [perseus] could not bear to tell his another what he had undertaken to do . 
1 so 2 disconsolate
2 disconsolate 3 did
3 did 4 these
4 these 5 thoughts
5 thoughts 6 make
6 make 7 him
7 him 8 ,
8 , 9 that
9 that 11 could
11 could 12 not
12 not 13 bear
13 bear 14 to
14 to 15 tell
15 tell 16 his
16 his 17 another
17 another 18 what
18 what 19 he
19 he 20 had
20 had 21 undertaken
21 undertaken 22 to
22 to 23 do
23 do 24 .

but , while he was in this sorrowful mood , he heard a voice close beside him . 
1 but 2 ,
2 , 3 while
3 while 4 he
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 in
6 in 7 this
7 this 8 sorrowful
8 sorrowful 9 mood
9 mood 10 ,
10 , 11 he
11 he 12 heard
12 heard 13 a
13 a 14 voice
14 voice 15 close
15 close 16 beside
16 beside 17 him
17 him 18 .

" [perseus] [,] ["] said the voice , " why are you sad ? " 
1 " 5 said
5 said 6 the
6 the 7 voice
7 voice 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 why
10 why 11 are
11 are 12 you
12 you 13 sad
13 sad 14 ?
14 ? 15 "

so [perseus] [wiped] [his] [eyes] , and answered the stranger pretty briskly , putting on as brave a look as he could . 
1 so 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 answered
8 answered 9 the
9 the 10 stranger
10 stranger 11 pretty
11 pretty 12 briskly
12 briskly 13 ,
13 , 14 putting
14 putting 15 on
15 on 16 as
16 as 17 brave
17 brave 18 a
18 a 19 look
19 look 20 as
20 as 21 he
21 he 22 could
22 could 23 .

" [i] [am] not so very sad , " said he ; " only thoughtful about an adventure that [i] [have] undertaken . " 
1 " 4 not
4 not 5 so
5 so 6 very
6 very 7 sad
7 sad 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 11 he
11 he 12 ;
12 ; 13 "
13 " 14 only
14 only 15 thoughtful
15 thoughtful 16 about
16 about 17 an
17 an 18 adventure
18 adventure 19 that
19 that 22 undertaken
22 undertaken 23 .
23 . 24 "

" [oho] [!] " [answered] the stranger . 
1 " 4 "
4 " 6 the
6 the 7 stranger
7 stranger 8 .

" well , tell me all about it , and [possibly] [i] may be of service to you . 
1 " 2 well
2 well 3 ,
3 , 4 tell
4 tell 5 me
5 me 6 all
6 all 7 about
7 about 8 it
8 it 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 13 may
13 may 14 be
14 be 15 of
15 of 16 service
16 service 17 to
17 to 18 you
18 you 19 .

i have helped a good many young men through adventures that looked difficult enough beforehand . 
1 i 2 have
2 have 3 helped
3 helped 4 a
4 a 5 good
5 good 6 many
6 many 7 young
7 young 8 men
8 men 9 through
9 through 10 adventures
10 adventures 11 that
11 that 12 looked
12 looked 13 difficult
13 difficult 14 enough
14 enough 15 beforehand
15 beforehand 16 .

perhaps you may have heard of me . 
1 perhaps 2 you
2 you 3 may
3 may 4 have
4 have 5 heard
5 heard 6 of
6 of 7 me
7 me 8 .

i have more names than one [;] [but] [the] [name] of [quicksilver] [suits] me as well as any other . 
1 i 2 have
2 have 3 more
3 more 4 names
4 names 5 than
5 than 6 one
6 one 11 of
11 of 14 me
14 me 15 as
15 as 16 well
16 well 17 as
17 as 18 any
18 any 19 other
19 other 20 .

tell me what your trouble is , and we will talk the matter over , and see what can be done . " 
1 tell 2 me
2 me 3 what
3 what 4 your
4 your 5 trouble
5 trouble 6 is
6 is 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 we
9 we 10 will
10 will 11 talk
11 talk 12 the
12 the 13 matter
13 matter 14 over
14 over 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 see
17 see 18 what
18 what 19 can
19 can 20 be
20 be 21 done
21 done 22 .
22 . 23 "

the stranger 's words and manner [put] [perseus] into [quite] a different mood from his former one . 
1 the 2 stranger
2 stranger 3 's
3 's 4 words
4 words 5 and
5 and 6 manner
6 manner 9 into
9 into 11 a
11 a 12 different
12 different 13 mood
13 mood 14 from
14 from 15 his
15 his 16 former
16 former 17 one
17 one 18 .

" and that would be a great pity , " said [quicksilver] , with his mischievous smile . 
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 that
3 that 4 would
4 would 5 be
5 be 6 a
6 a 7 great
7 great 8 pity
8 pity 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 13 ,
13 , 14 with
14 with 15 his
15 his 16 mischievous
16 mischievous 17 smile
17 smile 18 .

" [o] [,] [far] rather ! " exclaimed [perseus] , with the tears again standing in his eyes . 
1 " 5 rather
5 rather 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 exclaimed
8 exclaimed 10 ,
10 , 11 with
11 with 12 the
12 the 13 tears
13 tears 14 again
14 again 15 standing
15 standing 16 in
16 in 17 his
17 his 18 eyes
18 eyes 19 .

" and , besides , what would my dear mother do , if her beloved son were turned into a stone ? " 
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 ,
3 , 4 besides
4 besides 5 ,
5 , 6 what
6 what 7 would
7 would 8 my
8 my 9 dear
9 dear 10 mother
10 mother 11 do
11 do 12 ,
12 , 13 if
13 if 14 her
14 her 15 beloved
15 beloved 16 son
16 son 17 were
17 were 18 turned
18 turned 19 into
19 into 20 a
20 a 21 stone
21 stone 22 ?
22 ? 23 "

" [i] [am] the very person to help you , if anybody can . 
1 " 4 the
4 the 5 very
5 very 6 person
6 person 7 to
7 to 8 help
8 help 9 you
9 you 10 ,
10 , 11 if
11 if 12 anybody
12 anybody 13 can
13 can 14 .

my sister and myself will do our utmost to bring you safe through the adventure , ugly as it now looks . " 
1 my 2 sister
2 sister 3 and
3 and 4 myself
4 myself 5 will
5 will 6 do
6 do 7 our
7 our 8 utmost
8 utmost 9 to
9 to 10 bring
10 bring 11 you
11 you 12 safe
12 safe 13 through
13 through 14 the
14 the 15 adventure
15 adventure 16 ,
16 , 17 ugly
17 ugly 18 as
18 as 19 it
19 it 20 now
20 now 21 looks
21 looks 22 .
22 . 23 "

" your sister ? " repeated [perseus] . 
1 " 2 your
2 your 3 sister
3 sister 4 ?
4 ? 5 "
5 " 6 repeated
6 repeated 8 .

" yes , my sister , " said the stranger . 
1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 4 my
4 my 5 sister
5 sister 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 the
9 the 10 stranger
10 stranger 11 .

if you show yourself bold and cautious , and follow our advice , you need not fear being a stone image yet awhile . 
1 if 2 you
2 you 3 show
3 show 4 yourself
4 yourself 5 bold
5 bold 6 and
6 and 7 cautious
7 cautious 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 follow
10 follow 11 our
11 our 12 advice
12 advice 13 ,
13 , 14 you
14 you 15 need
15 need 16 not
16 not 17 fear
17 fear 18 being
18 being 19 a
19 a 20 stone
20 stone 21 image
21 image 22 yet
22 yet 23 awhile
23 awhile 24 .

quicksilver looked at it with a smile , and nodded his approbation . 
1 quicksilver 2 looked
2 looked 3 at
3 at 4 it
4 it 5 with
5 with 6 a
6 a 7 smile
7 smile 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 nodded
10 nodded 11 his
11 his 12 approbation
12 approbation 13 .

and now we will set out . 
1 and 2 now
2 now 3 we
3 we 4 will
4 will 5 set
5 set 6 out
6 out 7 .

the next thing is to find [the] [three] [gray] [women] , who will tell us where to find the [nymphs] . " 
1 the 2 next
2 next 3 thing
3 thing 4 is
4 is 5 to
5 to 6 find
6 find 11 ,
11 , 12 who
12 who 13 will
13 will 14 tell
14 tell 15 us
15 us 16 where
16 where 17 to
17 to 18 find
18 find 19 the
19 the 21 .
21 . 22 "

i never heard of them before . " 
1 i 2 never
2 never 3 heard
3 heard 4 of
4 of 5 them
5 them 6 before
6 before 7 .
7 . 8 "

" they are three very strange old ladies , " said [quicksilver] , laughing . 
1 " 2 they
2 they 3 are
3 are 4 three
4 three 5 very
5 very 6 strange
6 strange 7 old
7 old 8 ladies
8 ladies 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 13 ,
13 , 14 laughing
14 laughing 15 .

" they have but one eye among them , and only one tooth . 
1 " 2 they
2 they 3 have
3 have 4 but
4 but 5 one
5 one 6 eye
6 eye 7 among
7 among 8 them
8 them 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 only
11 only 12 one
12 one 13 tooth
13 tooth 14 .

" but , " said [perseus] , " why [should] [i] [waste] [my] [time] [with] [these] [three] [gray] [women] ? 
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 why
9 why 20 ?

would it not be better to set out at once in search of the [terrible] [gorgons] [?] " 
1 would 2 it
2 it 3 not
3 not 4 be
4 be 5 better
5 better 6 to
6 to 7 set
7 set 8 out
8 out 9 at
9 at 10 once
10 once 11 in
11 in 12 search
12 search 13 of
13 of 14 the
14 the 18 "

" no , no , " answered his friend . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 no
4 no 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 answered
7 answered 8 his
8 his 9 friend
9 friend 10 .

" there are other things to be done , before you can find your way to [the] [gorgons] . 
1 " 2 there
2 there 3 are
3 are 4 other
4 other 5 things
5 things 6 to
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 done
8 done 9 ,
9 , 10 before
10 before 11 you
11 you 12 can
12 can 13 find
13 find 14 your
14 your 15 way
15 way 16 to
16 to 19 .

come , let us be stirring ! " 
1 come 2 ,
2 , 3 let
3 let 4 us
4 us 5 be
5 be 6 stirring
6 stirring 7 !
7 ! 8 "

" we must see about getting you a pair , " [answered] [quicksilver] . 
1 " 2 we
2 we 3 must
3 must 4 see
4 see 5 about
5 about 6 getting
6 getting 7 you
7 you 8 a
8 a 9 pair
9 pair 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 14 .

but the staff helped [perseus] [along] [so] [bravely] , that he no longer felt the slightest weariness . 
1 but 2 the
2 the 3 staff
3 staff 4 helped
4 helped 9 ,
9 , 10 that
10 that 11 he
11 he 12 no
12 no 13 longer
13 longer 14 felt
14 felt 15 the
15 the 16 slightest
16 slightest 17 weariness
17 weariness 18 .

in fact , the stick seemed to be alive in his hand , and to lend some [of] [its] [life] [to] [perseus] . 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
3 , 4 the
4 the 5 stick
5 stick 6 seemed
6 seemed 7 to
7 to 8 be
8 be 9 alive
9 alive 10 in
10 in 11 his
11 his 12 hand
12 hand 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 to
15 to 16 lend
16 lend 17 some
17 some 23 .

he evidently knew the world ; and nobody is so charming to a young man as a friend who has that kind of knowledge . 
1 he 2 evidently
2 evidently 3 knew
3 knew 4 the
4 the 5 world
5 world 6 ;
6 ; 7 and
7 and 8 nobody
8 nobody 9 is
9 is 10 so
10 so 11 charming
11 charming 12 to
12 to 13 a
13 a 14 young
14 young 15 man
15 man 16 as
16 as 17 a
17 a 18 friend
18 friend 19 who
19 who 20 has
20 has 21 that
21 that 22 kind
22 kind 23 of
23 of 24 knowledge
24 knowledge 25 .

perseus listened the more eagerly , in the hope of brightening his own wits by what he heard . 
1 perseus 2 listened
2 listened 3 the
3 the 4 more
4 more 5 eagerly
5 eagerly 6 ,
6 , 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 hope
9 hope 10 of
10 of 11 brightening
11 brightening 12 his
12 his 13 own
13 own 14 wits
14 wits 15 by
15 by 16 what
16 what 17 he
17 he 18 heard
18 heard 19 .

" where is she ? " he inquired . 
1 " 2 where
2 where 3 is
3 is 4 she
4 she 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 he
7 he 8 inquired
8 inquired 9 .

" shall we not meet her soon ? " 
1 " 2 shall
2 shall 3 we
3 we 4 not
4 not 5 meet
5 meet 6 her
6 her 7 soon
7 soon 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

" all at the proper time , " said his companion . 
1 " 2 all
2 all 3 at
3 at 4 the
4 the 5 proper
5 proper 6 time
6 time 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 10 his
10 his 11 companion
11 companion 12 .

" but this sister of mine , you must understand , is quite a different sort of character from myself . 
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 this
3 this 4 sister
4 sister 5 of
5 of 6 mine
6 mine 7 ,
7 , 8 you
8 you 9 must
9 must 10 understand
10 understand 11 ,
11 , 12 is
12 is 13 quite
13 quite 14 a
14 a 15 different
15 different 16 sort
16 sort 17 of
17 of 18 character
18 character 19 from
19 from 20 myself
20 myself 21 .

neither will she listen to any but the wisest conversation . " 
1 neither 2 will
2 will 3 she
3 she 4 listen
4 listen 5 to
5 to 6 any
6 any 7 but
7 but 8 the
8 the 9 wisest
9 wisest 10 conversation
10 conversation 11 .
11 . 12 "

" dear me ! " ejaculated [perseus] [;] ["] [i] [shall] [be] [afraid] [to] [say] a syllable . " 
1 " 2 dear
2 dear 3 me
3 me 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 ejaculated
6 ejaculated 16 a
16 a 17 syllable
17 syllable 18 .
18 . 19 "

in short , she is so immoderately wise , that many people call her wisdom personified . 
1 in 2 short
2 short 3 ,
3 , 4 she
4 she 5 is
5 is 6 so
6 so 7 immoderately
7 immoderately 8 wise
8 wise 9 ,
9 , 10 that
10 that 11 many
11 many 12 people
12 people 13 call
13 call 14 her
14 her 15 wisdom
15 wisdom 16 personified
16 personified 17 .

she has her good points , nevertheless ; and you will find the benefit of them , in your encounter with the [gorgons] . " 
1 she 2 has
2 has 3 her
3 her 4 good
4 good 5 points
5 points 6 ,
6 , 7 nevertheless
7 nevertheless 8 ;
8 ; 9 and
9 and 10 you
10 you 11 will
11 will 12 find
12 find 13 the
13 the 14 benefit
14 benefit 15 of
15 of 16 them
16 them 17 ,
17 , 18 in
18 in 19 your
19 your 20 encounter
20 encounter 21 with
21 with 22 the
22 the 24 .
24 . 25 "

by this time it had grown quite dusk . 
1 by 2 this
2 this 3 time
3 time 4 it
4 it 5 had
5 had 6 grown
6 grown 7 quite
7 quite 8 dusk
8 dusk 9 .

all was waste and desolate , in the gray twilight , which grew every moment more obscure . 
1 all 2 was
2 was 3 waste
3 waste 4 and
4 and 5 desolate
5 desolate 6 ,
6 , 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 gray
9 gray 10 twilight
10 twilight 11 ,
11 , 12 which
12 which 13 grew
13 grew 14 every
14 every 15 moment
15 moment 16 more
16 more 17 obscure
17 obscure 18 .

perseus looked about him , rather disconsolately , and [asked] [quicksilver] whether they had a great deal farther to go . 
1 perseus 2 looked
2 looked 3 about
3 about 4 him
4 him 5 ,
5 , 6 rather
6 rather 7 disconsolately
7 disconsolately 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 12 whether
12 whether 13 they
13 they 14 had
14 had 15 a
15 a 16 great
16 great 17 deal
17 deal 18 farther
18 farther 19 to
19 to 20 go
20 go 21 .

["] [hist] [!] 

hist ! " whispered his companion . 
1 hist 2 !
2 ! 3 "
3 " 4 whispered
4 whispered 5 his
5 his 6 companion
6 companion 7 .

" make no noise ! 
1 " 2 make
2 make 3 no
3 no 4 noise
4 noise 5 !

this is just the time and place to meet [the] [three] [gray] [women] . 
1 this 2 is
2 is 3 just
3 just 4 the
4 the 5 time
5 time 6 and
6 and 7 place
7 place 8 to
8 to 9 meet
9 meet 14 .

" but what [must] [i] [do] , " [asked] [perseus] [,] ["] when we meet them ? " 
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 what
3 what 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 13 when
13 when 14 we
14 we 15 meet
15 meet 16 them
16 them 17 ?
17 ? 18 "

quicksilver explained to [perseus] [how] the [three] [gray] [women] managed [with] [their] one eye . 
1 quicksilver 2 explained
2 explained 3 to
3 to 6 the
6 the 10 managed
10 managed 13 one
13 one 14 eye
14 eye 15 .

" you will soon find whether [i] [tell] the truth or no , " observed [quicksilver] . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 will
3 will 4 soon
4 soon 5 find
5 find 6 whether
6 whether 9 the
9 the 10 truth
10 truth 11 or
11 or 12 no
12 no 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 observed
15 observed 17 .

" hark ! hush ! 
1 " 2 hark
2 hark 3 !
3 ! 4 hush
4 hush 5 !

hist ! hist ! 
1 hist 2 !
2 ! 3 hist
3 hist 4 !

there they come , now ! " 
1 there 2 they
2 they 3 come
3 come 4 ,
4 , 5 now
5 now 6 !
6 ! 7 "

the sight of three persons ' eyes was melted and collected into that single one . 
1 the 2 sight
2 sight 3 of
3 of 4 three
4 three 5 persons
5 persons 6 '
6 ' 7 eyes
7 eyes 8 was
8 was 9 melted
9 melted 10 and
10 and 11 collected
11 collected 12 into
12 into 13 that
13 that 14 single
14 single 15 one
15 one 16 .

thus the three old dames got along about as comfortably , upon the whole , as if they could all see at once . 
1 thus 2 the
2 the 3 three
3 three 4 old
4 old 5 dames
5 dames 6 got
6 got 7 along
7 along 8 about
8 about 9 as
9 as 10 comfortably
10 comfortably 11 ,
11 , 12 upon
12 upon 13 the
13 the 14 whole
14 whole 15 ,
15 , 16 as
16 as 17 if
17 if 18 they
18 they 19 could
19 could 20 all
20 all 21 see
21 see 22 at
22 at 23 once
23 once 24 .

my stars ! it was positively terrible to be within reach of so very sharp an eye ! 
1 my 2 stars
2 stars 3 !
3 ! 4 it
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 positively
6 positively 7 terrible
7 terrible 8 to
8 to 9 be
9 be 10 within
10 within 11 reach
11 reach 12 of
12 of 13 so
13 so 14 very
14 very 15 sharp
15 sharp 16 an
16 an 17 eye
17 eye 18 !

but , before they reached the clump of bushes , [one] of [the] [three] [gray] [women] [spoke] . 
1 but 2 ,
2 , 3 before
3 before 4 they
4 they 5 reached
5 reached 6 the
6 the 7 clump
7 clump 8 of
8 of 9 bushes
9 bushes 10 ,
10 , 12 of
12 of 18 .

" sister ! 
1 " 2 sister
2 sister 3 !

sister [scarecrow] ! " cried she , " you have had the eye long enough . 
1 sister 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 cried
5 cried 6 she
6 she 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 you
9 you 10 have
10 have 11 had
11 had 12 the
12 the 13 eye
13 eye 14 long
14 long 15 enough
15 enough 16 .

it is my turn now ! " 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 my
3 my 4 turn
4 turn 5 now
5 now 6 !
6 ! 7 "

" let me keep it a moment longer , [sister] [nightmare] [,] " [answered] [scarecrow] . 
1 " 2 let
2 let 3 me
3 me 4 keep
4 keep 5 it
5 it 6 a
6 a 7 moment
7 moment 8 longer
8 longer 9 ,
9 , 13 "
13 " 16 .

" [i] [thought] [i] had a glimpse of something behind that thick bush . " 
1 " 5 had
5 had 6 a
6 a 7 glimpse
7 glimpse 8 of
8 of 9 something
9 something 10 behind
10 behind 11 that
11 that 12 thick
12 thick 13 bush
13 bush 14 .
14 . 15 "

" well , and what of that ? " retorted [nightmare] , peevishly . 
1 " 2 well
2 well 3 ,
3 , 4 and
4 and 5 what
5 what 6 of
6 of 7 that
7 that 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 retorted
10 retorted 12 ,
12 , 13 peevishly
13 peevishly 14 .

" [can't] [i] [see] [into] a thick bush as easily as yourself ? 
1 " 6 a
6 a 7 thick
7 thick 8 bush
8 bush 9 as
9 as 10 easily
10 easily 11 as
11 as 12 yourself
12 yourself 13 ?

i insist upon taking a peep immediately ! " 
1 i 2 insist
2 insist 3 upon
3 upon 4 taking
4 taking 5 a
5 a 6 peep
6 peep 7 immediately
7 immediately 8 !
8 ! 9 "

to end the dispute , [old] [dame] [scarecrow] [took] the eye out of her forehead , and held it forth in her hand . 
1 to 2 end
2 end 3 the
3 the 4 dispute
4 dispute 5 ,
5 , 10 the
10 the 11 eye
11 eye 12 out
12 out 13 of
13 of 14 her
14 her 15 forehead
15 forehead 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 held
18 held 19 it
19 it 20 forth
20 forth 21 in
21 in 22 her
22 her 23 hand
23 hand 24 .

" take it , one of you , " cried she , " and quit this foolish quarrelling . 
1 " 2 take
2 take 3 it
3 it 4 ,
4 , 5 one
5 one 6 of
6 of 7 you
7 you 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 cried
10 cried 11 she
11 she 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 and
14 and 15 quit
15 quit 16 this
16 this 17 foolish
17 foolish 18 quarrelling
18 quarrelling 19 .

for my part , [i] shall be glad of a little thick darkness . 
1 for 2 my
2 my 3 part
3 part 4 ,
4 , 6 shall
6 shall 7 be
7 be 8 glad
8 glad 9 of
9 of 10 a
10 a 11 little
11 little 12 thick
12 thick 13 darkness
13 darkness 14 .

take it quickly , however , or [i] [must] clap it into my own head again ! " 
1 take 2 it
2 it 3 quickly
3 quickly 4 ,
4 , 5 however
5 however 6 ,
6 , 7 or
7 or 10 clap
10 clap 11 it
11 it 12 into
12 into 13 my
13 my 14 own
14 own 15 head
15 head 16 again
16 again 17 !
17 ! 18 "

accordingly , [both] [nightmare] and [shakejoint] stretched out their hands , groping eagerly to snatch the eye out of the hand [of] [scarecrow] . 
1 accordingly 2 ,
2 , 5 and
5 and 7 stretched
7 stretched 8 out
8 out 9 their
9 their 10 hands
10 hands 11 ,
11 , 12 groping
12 groping 13 eagerly
13 eagerly 14 to
14 to 15 snatch
15 snatch 16 the
16 the 17 eye
17 eye 18 out
18 out 19 of
19 of 20 the
20 the 21 hand
21 hand 24 .

" now is your time ! " he whispered to [perseus] . 
1 " 2 now
2 now 3 is
3 is 4 your
4 your 5 time
5 time 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 he
8 he 9 whispered
9 whispered 10 to
10 to 12 .

" quick , quick ! before they can clap the eye into either of their heads . 
1 " 2 quick
2 quick 3 ,
3 , 4 quick
4 quick 5 !
5 ! 6 before
6 before 7 they
7 they 8 can
8 can 9 clap
9 clap 10 the
10 the 11 eye
11 eye 12 into
12 into 13 either
13 either 14 of
14 of 15 their
15 their 16 heads
16 heads 17 .

rush out upon the old ladies , and snatch it [from] [scarecrow] ['s] [hand] ! " 
1 rush 2 out
2 out 3 upon
3 upon 4 the
4 the 5 old
5 old 6 ladies
6 ladies 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 snatch
9 snatch 10 it
10 it 15 !
15 ! 16 "

" my good ladies , " said he , " pray do not be angry with one another . 
1 " 2 my
2 my 3 good
3 good 4 ladies
4 ladies 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 he
8 he 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 pray
11 pray 12 do
12 do 13 not
13 not 14 be
14 be 15 angry
15 angry 16 with
16 with 17 one
17 one 18 another
18 another 19 .

" you ! you have our eye ! 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 !
3 ! 4 you
4 you 5 have
5 have 6 our
6 our 7 eye
7 eye 8 !

" [o] [,] what shall we do , sisters ? what shall we do ? 
1 " 4 what
4 what 5 shall
5 shall 6 we
6 we 7 do
7 do 8 ,
8 , 9 sisters
9 sisters 10 ?
10 ? 11 what
11 what 12 shall
12 shall 13 we
13 we 14 do
14 do 15 ?

we are all in the dark ! 
1 we 2 are
2 are 3 all
3 all 4 in
4 in 5 the
5 the 6 dark
6 dark 7 !

give us our eye ! 
1 give 2 us
2 us 3 our
3 our 4 eye
4 eye 5 !

give us our one , precious , solitary eye ! 
1 give 2 us
2 us 3 our
3 our 4 one
4 one 5 ,
5 , 6 precious
6 precious 7 ,
7 , 8 solitary
8 solitary 9 eye
9 eye 10 !

you have two of your own [give] [us] [our] eye ! " 
1 you 2 have
2 have 3 two
3 two 4 of
4 of 5 your
5 your 6 own
6 own 10 eye
10 eye 11 !
11 ! 12 "

i am by no means a bad young man . 
1 i 2 am
2 am 3 by
3 by 4 no
4 no 5 means
5 means 6 a
6 a 7 bad
7 bad 8 young
8 young 9 man
9 man 10 .

["] [the] [nymphs] [!] 

goodness me ! sisters , what [nymphs] does he mean ? " [screamed] [scarecrow] [.] 
1 goodness 2 me
2 me 3 !
3 ! 4 sisters
4 sisters 5 ,
5 , 6 what
6 what 8 does
8 does 9 he
9 he 10 mean
10 mean 11 ?
11 ? 12 "

we know nothing at all about them . 
1 we 2 know
2 know 3 nothing
3 nothing 4 at
4 at 5 all
5 all 6 about
6 about 7 them
7 them 8 .

o , give it back , good stranger ! whoever you are , give it back ! " 
1 o 2 ,
2 , 3 give
3 give 4 it
4 it 5 back
5 back 6 ,
6 , 7 good
7 good 8 stranger
8 stranger 9 !
9 ! 10 whoever
10 whoever 11 you
11 you 12 are
12 are 13 ,
13 , 14 give
14 give 15 it
15 it 16 back
16 back 17 !
17 ! 18 "

all [this] [while] [the] [three] [gray] [women] were groping with their outstretched hands , and trying their utmost to get hold of [perseus] . 
1 all 8 were
8 were 9 groping
9 groping 10 with
10 with 11 their
11 their 12 outstretched
12 outstretched 13 hands
13 hands 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 trying
16 trying 17 their
17 their 18 utmost
18 utmost 19 to
19 to 20 get
20 get 21 hold
21 hold 22 of
22 of 24 .

but he took good care to keep out of their reach . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 took
3 took 4 good
4 good 5 care
5 care 6 to
6 to 7 keep
7 keep 8 out
8 out 9 of
9 of 10 their
10 their 11 reach
11 reach 12 .

" [a] pair of flying slippers , quoth he ! 
1 " 3 pair
3 pair 4 of
4 of 5 flying
5 flying 6 slippers
6 slippers 7 ,
7 , 8 quoth
8 quoth 9 he
9 he 10 !

his heels would quickly fly higher than his head , if he were silly enough to put them on . 
1 his 2 heels
2 heels 3 would
3 would 4 quickly
4 quickly 5 fly
5 fly 6 higher
6 higher 7 than
7 than 8 his
8 his 9 head
9 head 10 ,
10 , 11 if
11 if 12 he
12 he 13 were
13 were 14 silly
14 silly 15 enough
15 enough 16 to
16 to 17 put
17 put 18 them
18 them 19 on
19 on 20 .

and a helmet of invisibility ! 
1 and 2 a
2 a 3 helmet
3 helmet 4 of
4 of 5 invisibility
5 invisibility 6 !

how could a helmet make him invisible , unless it were big enough for him to hide under it ? 
1 how 2 could
2 could 3 a
3 a 4 helmet
4 helmet 5 make
5 make 6 him
6 him 7 invisible
7 invisible 8 ,
8 , 9 unless
9 unless 10 it
10 it 11 were
11 were 12 big
12 big 13 enough
13 enough 14 for
14 for 15 him
15 him 16 to
16 to 17 hide
17 hide 18 under
18 under 19 it
19 it 20 ?

and an enchanted wallet ! 
1 and 2 an
2 an 3 enchanted
3 enchanted 4 wallet
4 wallet 5 !

what sort of a contrivance may that be [,] [i] [wonder] ? 
1 what 2 sort
2 sort 3 of
3 of 4 a
4 a 5 contrivance
5 contrivance 6 may
6 may 7 that
7 that 8 be
8 be 12 ?

no , no , good stranger ! we can tell you nothing of these marvellous things . 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 3 no
3 no 4 ,
4 , 5 good
5 good 6 stranger
6 stranger 7 !
7 ! 8 we
8 we 9 can
9 can 10 tell
10 tell 11 you
11 you 12 nothing
12 nothing 13 of
13 of 14 these
14 these 15 marvellous
15 marvellous 16 things
16 things 17 .

you have two eyes of your own , and we have but a single one amongst us three . 
1 you 2 have
2 have 3 two
3 two 4 eyes
4 eyes 5 of
5 of 6 your
6 your 7 own
7 own 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 we
10 we 11 have
11 have 12 but
12 but 13 a
13 a 14 single
14 single 15 one
15 one 16 amongst
16 amongst 17 us
17 us 18 three
18 three 19 .

you can find out such wonders better than three blind old creatures , like us . " 
1 you 2 can
2 can 3 find
3 find 4 out
4 out 5 such
5 such 6 wonders
6 wonders 7 better
7 better 8 than
8 than 9 three
9 three 10 blind
10 blind 11 old
11 old 12 creatures
12 creatures 13 ,
13 , 14 like
14 like 15 us
15 us 16 .
16 . 17 "

but [quicksilver] [caught] his hand . 
1 but 4 his
4 his 5 hand
5 hand 6 .

" don't let them make a fool of you ! " said he . 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 let
3 let 4 them
4 them 5 make
5 make 6 a
6 a 7 fool
7 fool 8 of
8 of 9 you
9 you 10 !
10 ! 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 13 he
13 he 14 .

keep fast hold of the eye , and all will go well . " 
1 keep 2 fast
2 fast 3 hold
3 hold 4 of
4 of 5 the
5 the 6 eye
6 eye 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 all
9 all 10 will
10 will 11 go
11 go 12 well
12 well 13 .
13 . 14 "

as it turned out , [quicksilver] [was] in the right . 
1 as 2 it
2 it 3 turned
3 turned 4 out
4 out 5 ,
5 , 8 in
8 in 9 the
9 the 10 right
10 right 11 .

finding that there was no other way of recovering it , they [at] [last] told [perseus] what he wanted to know . 
1 finding 2 that
2 that 3 there
3 there 4 was
4 was 5 no
5 no 6 other
6 other 7 way
7 way 8 of
8 of 9 recovering
9 recovering 10 it
10 it 11 ,
11 , 12 they
12 they 15 told
15 told 17 what
17 what 18 he
18 he 19 wanted
19 wanted 20 to
20 to 21 know
21 know 22 .

quicksilver and [perseus] , in the mean time , were making the best of their way in quest of [the] [nymphs] [.] 
1 quicksilver 2 and
2 and 4 ,
4 , 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 mean
7 mean 8 time
8 time 9 ,
9 , 10 were
10 were 11 making
11 making 12 the
12 the 13 best
13 best 14 of
14 of 15 their
15 their 16 way
16 way 17 in
17 in 18 quest
18 quest 19 of

the old dames had given them such particular directions , that they were not long in finding them out . 
1 the 2 old
2 old 3 dames
3 dames 4 had
4 had 5 given
5 given 6 them
6 them 7 such
7 such 8 particular
8 particular 9 directions
9 directions 10 ,
10 , 11 that
11 that 12 they
12 they 13 were
13 were 14 not
14 not 15 long
15 long 16 in
16 in 17 finding
17 finding 18 them
18 them 19 out
19 out 20 .

this was the magic wallet . 
1 this 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 magic
4 magic 5 wallet
5 wallet 6 .

" put them on , [perseus] [,] " said [quicksilver] . 
1 " 2 put
2 put 3 them
3 them 4 on
4 on 5 ,
5 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 11 .

" you will find yourself as light-heeled as you can desire , for the remainder of our journey . " 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 will
3 will 4 find
4 find 5 yourself
5 yourself 6 as
6 as 7 light-heeled
7 light-heeled 8 as
8 as 9 you
9 you 10 can
10 can 11 desire
11 desire 12 ,
12 , 13 for
13 for 14 the
14 the 15 remainder
15 remainder 16 of
16 of 17 our
17 our 18 journey
18 journey 19 .
19 . 20 "

so [perseus] [proceeded] [to] [put] one of the slippers on , while he laid the other on the ground by his side . 
1 so 6 one
6 one 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 slippers
9 slippers 10 on
10 on 11 ,
11 , 12 while
12 while 13 he
13 he 14 laid
14 laid 15 the
15 the 16 other
16 other 17 on
17 on 18 the
18 the 19 ground
19 ground 20 by
20 by 21 his
21 his 22 side
22 side 23 .

" be more careful , " said he , as he gave it back [to] [perseus] . 
1 " 2 be
2 be 3 more
3 more 4 careful
4 careful 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 he
8 he 9 ,
9 , 10 as
10 as 11 he
11 he 12 gave
12 gave 13 it
13 it 14 back
14 back 17 .

" it would frighten the birds , up aloft , if they should see a flying slipper amongst them . " 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 would
3 would 4 frighten
4 frighten 5 the
5 the 6 birds
6 birds 7 ,
7 , 8 up
8 up 9 aloft
9 aloft 10 ,
10 , 11 if
11 if 12 they
12 they 13 should
13 should 14 see
14 see 15 a
15 a 16 flying
16 flying 17 slipper
17 slipper 18 amongst
18 amongst 19 them
19 them 20 .
20 . 21 "

when [perseus] [had] [got] [on] [both] [of] these [wonderful] slippers , he was altogether too buoyant to tread on earth . 
1 when 8 these
8 these 10 slippers
10 slippers 11 ,
11 , 12 he
12 he 13 was
13 was 14 altogether
14 altogether 15 too
15 too 16 buoyant
16 buoyant 17 to
17 to 18 tread
18 tread 19 on
19 on 20 earth
20 earth 21 .

winged slippers , and all such high-flying contrivances , are seldom quite easy to manage , until one grows a little accustomed to them . 
1 winged 2 slippers
2 slippers 3 ,
3 , 4 and
4 and 5 all
5 all 6 such
6 such 7 high-flying
7 high-flying 8 contrivances
8 contrivances 9 ,
9 , 10 are
10 are 11 seldom
11 seldom 12 quite
12 quite 13 easy
13 easy 14 to
14 to 15 manage
15 manage 16 ,
16 , 17 until
17 until 18 one
18 one 19 grows
19 grows 20 a
20 a 21 little
21 little 22 accustomed
22 accustomed 23 to
23 to 24 them
24 them 25 .

the good-natured [nymphs] [had] [the] helmet , with its dark tuft of waving plumes , all in readiness to put upon his head . 
1 the 2 good-natured
2 good-natured 6 helmet
6 helmet 7 ,
7 , 8 with
8 with 9 its
9 its 10 dark
10 dark 11 tuft
11 tuft 12 of
12 of 13 waving
13 waving 14 plumes
14 plumes 15 ,
15 , 16 all
16 all 17 in
17 in 18 readiness
18 readiness 19 to
19 to 20 put
20 put 21 upon
21 upon 22 his
22 his 23 head
23 head 24 .

and now there happened about as wonderful an incident as [anything] [that] [i] [have] [yet] [told] you . 
1 and 2 now
2 now 3 there
3 there 4 happened
4 happened 5 about
5 about 6 as
6 as 7 wonderful
7 wonderful 8 an
8 an 9 incident
9 incident 10 as
10 as 17 you
17 you 18 .

but when the helmet had descended over his white brow , there was no longer [any] [perseus] to be seen ! 
1 but 2 when
2 when 3 the
3 the 4 helmet
4 helmet 5 had
5 had 6 descended
6 descended 7 over
7 over 8 his
8 his 9 white
9 white 10 brow
10 brow 11 ,
11 , 12 there
12 there 13 was
13 was 14 no
14 no 15 longer
15 longer 18 to
18 to 19 be
19 be 20 seen
20 seen 21 !

nothing but empty air ! 
1 nothing 2 but
2 but 3 empty
3 empty 4 air
4 air 5 !

even the helmet , that covered him with its invisibility , had vanished ! 
1 even 2 the
2 the 3 helmet
3 helmet 4 ,
4 , 5 that
5 that 6 covered
6 covered 7 him
7 him 8 with
8 with 9 its
9 its 10 invisibility
10 invisibility 11 ,
11 , 12 had
12 had 13 vanished
13 vanished 14 !

" where are you , [perseus] [?] " [asked] [quicksilver] . 
1 " 2 where
2 where 3 are
3 are 4 you
4 you 5 ,
5 , 8 "
8 " 11 .

" [just] [where] [i] was a moment ago . 
1 " 5 was
5 was 6 a
6 a 7 moment
7 moment 8 ago
8 ago 9 .

don't you see me ? " 
1 don't 2 you
2 you 3 see
3 see 4 me
4 me 5 ?
5 ? 6 "

" no , indeed ! " answered his friend . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 indeed
4 indeed 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 answered
7 answered 8 his
8 his 9 friend
9 friend 10 .

" you are hidden under the helmet . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 are
3 are 4 hidden
4 hidden 5 under
5 under 6 the
6 the 7 helmet
7 helmet 8 .

but , if [i] [cannot] [see] you , neither [can] [the] [gorgons] . 
1 but 2 ,
2 , 3 if
3 if 7 you
7 you 8 ,
8 , 9 neither
9 neither 13 .

follow me , therefore , and we will try your dexterity in using the winged slippers . " 
1 follow 2 me
2 me 3 ,
3 , 4 therefore
4 therefore 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 we
7 we 8 will
8 will 9 try
9 try 10 your
10 your 11 dexterity
11 dexterity 12 in
12 in 13 using
13 using 14 the
14 the 15 winged
15 winged 16 slippers
16 slippers 17 .
17 . 18 "

it was now deep night . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 now
3 now 4 deep
4 deep 5 night
5 night 6 .

and , among other objects , he saw the island [of] [seriplius] , where his dear mother was . 
1 and 2 ,
2 , 3 among
3 among 4 other
4 other 5 objects
5 objects 6 ,
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 saw
8 saw 9 the
9 the 10 island
10 island 13 ,
13 , 14 where
14 where 15 his
15 his 16 dear
16 dear 17 mother
17 mother 18 was
18 was 19 .

so swift was their flight , however , that , in an instant , they emerged from the cloud into the moonlight again . 
1 so 2 swift
2 swift 3 was
3 was 4 their
4 their 5 flight
5 flight 6 ,
6 , 7 however
7 however 8 ,
8 , 9 that
9 that 10 ,
10 , 11 in
11 in 12 an
12 an 13 instant
13 instant 14 ,
14 , 15 they
15 they 16 emerged
16 emerged 17 from
17 from 18 the
18 the 19 cloud
19 cloud 20 into
20 into 21 the
21 the 22 moonlight
22 moonlight 23 again
23 again 24 .

once , a high-soaring eagle flew right against the invisible [perseus] . 
1 once 2 ,
2 , 3 a
3 a 4 high-soaring
4 high-soaring 5 eagle
5 eagle 6 flew
6 flew 7 right
7 right 8 against
8 against 9 the
9 the 10 invisible
10 invisible 12 .

" whose garment is this , " inquired [perseus] , " that keeps rustling close beside me , in the breeze ? " 
1 " 2 whose
2 whose 3 garment
3 garment 4 is
4 is 5 this
5 this 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 inquired
8 inquired 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 that
12 that 13 keeps
13 keeps 14 rustling
14 rustling 15 close
15 close 16 beside
16 beside 17 me
17 me 18 ,
18 , 19 in
19 in 20 the
20 the 21 breeze
21 breeze 22 ?
22 ? 23 "

" [o] [,] it is my sister 's ! " [answered] [quicksilver] . 
1 " 4 it
4 it 5 is
5 is 6 my
6 my 7 sister
7 sister 8 's
8 's 9 !
9 ! 10 "
10 " 13 .

" she is coming along with us , as [i] [told] you [she] would . 
1 " 2 she
2 she 3 is
3 is 4 coming
4 coming 5 along
5 along 6 with
6 with 7 us
7 us 8 ,
8 , 9 as
9 as 12 you
12 you 14 would
14 would 15 .

we could do nothing without the help of my sister . 
1 we 2 could
2 could 3 do
3 do 4 nothing
4 nothing 5 without
5 without 6 the
6 the 7 help
7 help 8 of
8 of 9 my
9 my 10 sister
10 sister 11 .

you have no idea how wise she is . 
1 you 2 have
2 have 3 no
3 no 4 idea
4 idea 5 how
5 how 6 wise
6 wise 7 she
7 she 8 is
8 is 9 .

she has such eyes , too ! 
1 she 2 has
2 has 3 such
3 such 4 eyes
4 eyes 5 ,
5 , 6 too
6 too 7 !

just then a voice spoke in the air close by him . 
1 just 2 then
2 then 3 a
3 a 4 voice
4 voice 5 spoke
5 spoke 6 in
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 air
8 air 9 close
9 close 10 by
10 by 11 him
11 him 12 .

it seemed to be a woman 's voice , and was melodious , though not exactly what might be called sweet , but grave and mild . 
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 to
3 to 4 be
4 be 5 a
5 a 6 woman
6 woman 7 's
7 's 8 voice
8 voice 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 was
11 was 12 melodious
12 melodious 13 ,
13 , 14 though
14 though 15 not
15 not 16 exactly
16 exactly 17 what
17 what 18 might
18 might 19 be
19 be 20 called
20 called 21 sweet
21 sweet 22 ,
22 , 23 but
23 but 24 grave
24 grave 25 and
25 and 26 mild
26 mild 27 .

" [perseus] [,] ["] said the voice , " there are [the] [gorgons] . " 
1 " 5 said
5 said 6 the
6 the 7 voice
7 voice 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 there
10 there 11 are
11 are 14 .
14 . 15 "

" where ? " exclaimed [perseus] . 
1 " 2 where
2 where 3 ?
3 ? 4 "
4 " 5 exclaimed
5 exclaimed 7 .

" [i] [cannot] [see] [them] . " 
1 " 6 .
6 . 7 "

" on the shore of that island beneath you , " replied the voice . 
1 " 2 on
2 on 3 the
3 the 4 shore
4 shore 5 of
5 of 6 that
6 that 7 island
7 island 8 beneath
8 beneath 9 you
9 you 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 replied
12 replied 13 the
13 the 14 voice
14 voice 15 .

" a pebble , dropped from your hand , would strike in the midst of them . " 
1 " 2 a
2 a 3 pebble
3 pebble 4 ,
4 , 5 dropped
5 dropped 6 from
6 from 7 your
7 your 8 hand
8 hand 9 ,
9 , 10 would
10 would 11 strike
11 strike 12 in
12 in 13 the
13 the 14 midst
14 midst 15 of
15 of 16 them
16 them 17 .
17 . 18 "

" [i] told you she would be the first to discover them , " said [quicksilver] [to] [perseus] . 
1 " 3 told
3 told 4 you
4 you 5 she
5 she 6 would
6 would 7 be
7 be 8 the
8 the 9 first
9 first 10 to
10 to 11 discover
11 discover 12 them
12 them 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 said
15 said 19 .

" and there they are ! " 
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 there
3 there 4 they
4 they 5 are
5 are 6 !
6 ! 7 "

the moonlight glistened on their steely scales , and on their golden wings , which drooped idly over the sand . 
1 the 2 moonlight
2 moonlight 3 glistened
3 glistened 4 on
4 on 5 their
5 their 6 steely
6 steely 7 scales
7 scales 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 on
10 on 11 their
11 their 12 golden
12 golden 13 wings
13 wings 14 ,
14 , 15 which
15 which 16 drooped
16 drooped 17 idly
17 idly 18 over
18 over 19 the
19 the 20 sand
20 sand 21 .

and , with all this , there was something partly human about them , too . 
1 and 2 ,
2 , 3 with
3 with 4 all
4 all 5 this
5 this 6 ,
6 , 7 there
7 there 8 was
8 was 9 something
9 something 10 partly
10 partly 11 human
11 human 12 about
12 about 13 them
13 them 14 ,
14 , 15 too
15 too 16 .

be quick ; for , if one of the [gorgons] [should] awake , you are too late ! " 
1 be 2 quick
2 quick 3 ;
3 ; 4 for
4 for 5 ,
5 , 6 if
6 if 7 one
7 one 8 of
8 of 9 the
9 the 12 awake
12 awake 13 ,
13 , 14 you
14 you 15 are
15 are 16 too
16 too 17 late
17 late 18 !
18 ! 19 "

" [which] [shall] [i] strike [at] [?] " [asked] [perseus] , drawing his sword and descending a little lower . 
1 " 5 strike
5 strike 8 "
8 " 11 ,
11 , 12 drawing
12 drawing 13 his
13 his 14 sword
14 sword 15 and
15 and 16 descending
16 descending 17 a
17 a 18 little
18 little 19 lower
19 lower 20 .

" they all three look alike . 
1 " 2 they
2 they 3 all
3 all 4 three
4 three 5 look
5 look 6 alike
6 alike 7 .

all three have snaky locks . 
1 all 2 three
2 three 3 have
3 have 4 snaky
4 snaky 5 locks
5 locks 6 .

which of the three [is] [medusa] [?] ["] 
1 which 2 of
2 of 3 the
3 the 4 three

it must be understood [that] [medusa] was the [only] [one] [of] [these] dragon-monsters [whose] [head] [perseus] could possibly cut off . 
1 it 2 must
2 must 3 be
3 be 4 understood
4 understood 7 was
7 was 8 the
8 the 13 dragon-monsters
13 dragon-monsters 17 could
17 could 18 possibly
18 possibly 19 cut
19 cut 20 off
20 off 21 .

" be cautious , " said the calm voice which had before spoken to him . 
1 " 2 be
2 be 3 cautious
3 cautious 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 7 the
7 the 8 calm
8 calm 9 voice
9 voice 10 which
10 which 11 had
11 had 12 before
12 before 13 spoken
13 spoken 14 to
14 to 15 him
15 him 16 .

" one of the [gorgons] [is] stirring in her sleep , and is just about to turn over . 
1 " 2 one
2 one 3 of
3 of 4 the
4 the 7 stirring
7 stirring 8 in
8 in 9 her
9 her 10 sleep
10 sleep 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 is
13 is 14 just
14 just 15 about
15 about 16 to
16 to 17 turn
17 turn 18 over
18 over 19 .

that is [medusa] . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 4 .

do not look at her ! 
1 do 2 not
2 not 3 look
3 look 4 at
4 at 5 her
5 her 6 !

the sight would turn you to stone ! 
1 the 2 sight
2 sight 3 would
3 would 4 turn
4 turn 5 you
5 you 6 to
6 to 7 stone
7 stone 8 !

look at the reflection of her face and figure in the bright mirror of your shield . " 
1 look 2 at
2 at 3 the
3 the 4 reflection
4 reflection 5 of
5 of 6 her
6 her 7 face
7 face 8 and
8 and 9 figure
9 figure 10 in
10 in 11 the
11 the 12 bright
12 bright 13 mirror
13 mirror 14 of
14 of 15 your
15 your 16 shield
16 shield 17 .
17 . 18 "

perseus [now] [understood] [quicksilver] 's motive for so earnestly exhorting him to polish his shield . 
1 perseus 5 's
5 's 6 motive
6 motive 7 for
7 for 8 so
8 so 9 earnestly
9 earnestly 10 exhorting
10 exhorting 11 him
11 him 12 to
12 to 13 polish
13 polish 14 his
14 his 15 shield
15 shield 16 .

in its surface he could safely look at the reflection of the [gorgon] ['s] face . 
1 in 2 its
2 its 3 surface
3 surface 4 he
4 he 5 could
5 could 6 safely
6 safely 7 look
7 look 8 at
8 at 9 the
9 the 10 reflection
10 reflection 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 15 face
15 face 16 .

the snakes , whose venomous natures could not altogether sleep , kept twisting themselves over the forehead . 
1 the 2 snakes
2 snakes 3 ,
3 , 4 whose
4 whose 5 venomous
5 venomous 6 natures
6 natures 7 could
7 could 8 not
8 not 9 altogether
9 altogether 10 sleep
10 sleep 11 ,
11 , 12 kept
12 kept 13 twisting
13 twisting 14 themselves
14 themselves 15 over
15 over 16 the
16 the 17 forehead
17 forehead 18 .

she gnashed her white tusks , and dug into the sand with her brazen claws . 
1 she 2 gnashed
2 gnashed 3 her
3 her 4 white
4 white 5 tusks
5 tusks 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 dug
8 dug 9 into
9 into 10 the
10 the 11 sand
11 sand 12 with
12 with 13 her
13 her 14 brazen
14 brazen 15 claws
15 claws 16 .

the snakes , too , seemed to [feel] [medusa] ['s] dream , and to be made more restless by it . 
1 the 2 snakes
2 snakes 3 ,
3 , 4 too
4 too 5 ,
5 , 6 seemed
6 seemed 7 to
7 to 11 dream
11 dream 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 to
14 to 15 be
15 be 16 made
16 made 17 more
17 more 18 restless
18 restless 19 by
19 by 20 it
20 it 21 .

they twined themselves into tumultuous knots , writhed fiercely , and uplifted a hundred hissing heads , without opening their eyes . 
1 they 2 twined
2 twined 3 themselves
3 themselves 4 into
4 into 5 tumultuous
5 tumultuous 6 knots
6 knots 7 ,
7 , 8 writhed
8 writhed 9 fiercely
9 fiercely 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 uplifted
12 uplifted 13 a
13 a 14 hundred
14 hundred 15 hissing
15 hissing 16 heads
16 heads 17 ,
17 , 18 without
18 without 19 opening
19 opening 20 their
20 their 21 eyes
21 eyes 22 .

" now , now ! " whispered [quicksilver] , [who] was growing impatient . 
1 " 2 now
2 now 3 ,
3 , 4 now
4 now 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 whispered
7 whispered 9 ,
9 , 11 was
11 was 12 growing
12 growing 13 impatient
13 impatient 14 .

" make a dash at the monster ! " 
1 " 2 make
2 make 3 a
3 a 4 dash
4 dash 5 at
5 at 6 the
6 the 7 monster
7 monster 8 !
8 ! 9 "

" but be calm , " said the grave , melodious voice , at the young man 's side . 
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 be
3 be 4 calm
4 calm 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 the
8 the 9 grave
9 grave 10 ,
10 , 11 melodious
11 melodious 12 voice
12 voice 13 ,
13 , 14 at
14 at 15 the
15 the 16 young
16 young 17 man
17 man 18 's
18 's 19 side
19 side 20 .

" look in your shield , as you fly downward , and take care that you do not miss your first stroke . " 
1 " 2 look
2 look 3 in
3 in 4 your
4 your 5 shield
5 shield 6 ,
6 , 7 as
7 as 8 you
8 you 9 fly
9 fly 10 downward
10 downward 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 take
13 take 14 care
14 care 15 that
15 that 16 you
16 you 17 do
17 do 18 not
18 not 19 miss
19 miss 20 your
20 your 21 first
21 first 22 stroke
22 stroke 23 .
23 . 24 "

perseus flew cautiously downward , still keeping his eyes [on] [medusa] ['s] [face] , as reflected in his shield . 
1 perseus 2 flew
2 flew 3 cautiously
3 cautiously 4 downward
4 downward 5 ,
5 , 6 still
6 still 7 keeping
7 keeping 8 his
8 his 9 eyes
9 eyes 14 ,
14 , 15 as
15 as 16 reflected
16 reflected 17 in
17 in 18 his
18 his 19 shield
19 shield 20 .

the nearer he came , the more terrible did the snaky visage and metallic body of the monster grow . 
1 the 2 nearer
2 nearer 3 he
3 he 4 came
4 came 5 ,
5 , 6 the
6 the 7 more
7 more 8 terrible
8 terrible 9 did
9 did 10 the
10 the 11 snaky
11 snaky 12 visage
12 visage 13 and
13 and 14 metallic
14 metallic 15 body
15 body 16 of
16 of 17 the
17 the 18 monster
18 monster 19 grow
19 grow 20 .

but she awoke too late . 
1 but 2 she
2 she 3 awoke
3 awoke 4 too
4 too 5 late
5 late 6 .

the sword was sharp ; the stroke fell like a lightning-flash ; and the head of the wicked [medusa] [tumbled] from her body ! 
1 the 2 sword
2 sword 3 was
3 was 4 sharp
4 sharp 5 ;
5 ; 6 the
6 the 7 stroke
7 stroke 8 fell
8 fell 9 like
9 like 10 a
10 a 11 lightning-flash
11 lightning-flash 12 ;
12 ; 13 and
13 and 14 the
14 the 15 head
15 head 16 of
16 of 17 the
17 the 18 wicked
18 wicked 21 from
21 from 22 her
22 her 23 body
23 body 24 !

" admirably done ! " [cried] [quicksilver] . 
1 " 2 admirably
2 admirably 3 done
3 done 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 8 .

" make haste , and clap the head into your magic wallet . " 
1 " 2 make
2 make 3 haste
3 haste 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 clap
6 clap 7 the
7 the 8 head
8 head 9 into
9 into 10 your
10 your 11 magic
11 magic 12 wallet
12 wallet 13 .
13 . 14 "

as quick as thought , he snatched it up , with the snakes still writhing upon it , and thrust it in 
1 as 2 quick
2 quick 3 as
3 as 4 thought
4 thought 5 ,
5 , 6 he
6 he 7 snatched
7 snatched 8 it
8 it 9 up
9 up 10 ,
10 , 11 with
11 with 12 the
12 the 13 snakes
13 snakes 14 still
14 still 15 writhing
15 writhing 16 upon
16 upon 17 it
17 it 18 ,
18 , 19 and
19 and 20 thrust
20 thrust 21 it
21 it 22 in

" your task is done , " said the calm voice . 
1 " 2 your
2 your 3 task
3 task 4 is
4 is 5 done
5 done 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 the
9 the 10 calm
10 calm 11 voice
11 voice 12 .

" now fly ; for the [other] [gorgons] [will] [do] [their] utmost to take vengeance for [medusa] ['s] death . " 
1 " 2 now
2 now 3 fly
3 fly 4 ;
4 ; 5 for
5 for 6 the
6 the 12 utmost
12 utmost 13 to
13 to 14 take
14 take 15 vengeance
15 vengeance 16 for
16 for 19 death
19 death 20 .
20 . 21 "

and then the snakes ! 
1 and 2 then
2 then 3 the
3 the 4 snakes
4 snakes 5 !

they sent forth a hundred-fold hiss , with one consent , and [medusa] ['s] snakes answered them out of the magic wallet . 
1 they 2 sent
2 sent 3 forth
3 forth 4 a
4 a 5 hundred-fold
5 hundred-fold 6 hiss
6 hiss 7 ,
7 , 8 with
8 with 9 one
9 one 10 consent
10 consent 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 15 snakes
15 snakes 16 answered
16 answered 17 them
17 them 18 out
18 out 19 of
19 of 20 the
20 the 21 magic
21 magic 22 wallet
22 wallet 23 .

and there , perhaps , those very feathers he scattered , till this day . 
1 and 2 there
2 there 3 ,
3 , 4 perhaps
4 perhaps 5 ,
5 , 6 those
6 those 7 very
7 very 8 feathers
8 feathers 9 he
9 he 10 scattered
10 scattered 11 ,
11 , 12 till
12 till 13 this
13 this 14 day
14 day 15 .

up [rose] [the] [gorgons] , as [i] [tell] you , staring horribly about , in hopes of turning somebody to stone . 
1 up 5 ,
5 , 6 as
6 as 9 you
9 you 10 ,
10 , 11 staring
11 staring 12 horribly
12 horribly 13 about
13 about 14 ,
14 , 15 in
15 in 16 hopes
16 hopes 17 of
17 of 18 turning
18 turning 19 somebody
19 somebody 20 to
20 to 21 stone
21 stone 22 .

finally , [our] [brave] [perseus] [arrived] at the island , where he expected to see his dear mother . 
1 finally 2 ,
2 , 7 at
7 at 8 the
8 the 9 island
9 island 10 ,
10 , 11 where
11 where 12 he
12 he 13 expected
13 expected 14 to
14 to 15 see
15 see 16 his
16 his 17 dear
17 dear 18 mother
18 mother 19 .

not finding his mother at home , [perseus] went straight to the palace and was immediately ushered into the presence of the king . 
1 not 2 finding
2 finding 3 his
3 his 4 mother
4 mother 5 at
5 at 6 home
6 home 7 ,
7 , 9 went
9 went 10 straight
10 straight 11 to
11 to 12 the
12 the 13 palace
13 palace 14 and
14 and 15 was
15 was 16 immediately
16 immediately 17 ushered
17 ushered 18 into
18 into 19 the
19 the 20 presence
20 presence 21 of
21 of 22 the
22 the 23 king
23 king 24 .

however , seeing him safely returned , he put the best face he could upon the matter and asked [perseus] how he had succeeded . 
1 however 2 ,
2 , 3 seeing
3 seeing 4 him
4 him 5 safely
5 safely 6 returned
6 returned 7 ,
7 , 8 he
8 he 9 put
9 put 10 the
10 the 11 best
11 best 12 face
12 face 13 he
13 he 14 could
14 could 15 upon
15 upon 16 the
16 the 17 matter
17 matter 18 and
18 and 19 asked
19 asked 21 how
21 how 22 he
22 he 23 had
23 had 24 succeeded
24 succeeded 25 .

" have you performed your promise ? " inquired he . 
1 " 2 have
2 have 3 you
3 you 4 performed
4 performed 5 your
5 your 6 promise
6 promise 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 inquired
9 inquired 10 he
10 he 11 .

" have you brought me the head of [medusa] [with] the snaky locks ? 
1 " 2 have
2 have 3 you
3 you 4 brought
4 brought 5 me
5 me 6 the
6 the 7 head
7 head 8 of
8 of 11 the
11 the 12 snaky
12 snaky 13 locks
13 locks 14 ?

" [i] [have] [brought] [you] the [gorgon] ['s] head , snaky locks and all ! " 
1 " 6 the
6 the 9 head
9 head 10 ,
10 , 11 snaky
11 snaky 12 locks
12 locks 13 and
13 and 14 all
14 all 15 !
15 ! 16 "

" indeed ! 
1 " 2 indeed
2 indeed 3 !

pray let me see it , " quoth [king] [polydectes] . 
1 pray 2 let
2 let 3 me
3 me 4 see
4 see 5 it
5 it 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 quoth
8 quoth 11 .

" it must be a very curious spectacle , if all that travellers tell about it be true ! " 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 must
3 must 4 be
4 be 5 a
5 a 6 very
6 very 7 curious
7 curious 8 spectacle
8 spectacle 9 ,
9 , 10 if
10 if 11 all
11 all 12 that
12 that 13 travellers
13 travellers 14 tell
14 tell 15 about
15 about 16 it
16 it 17 be
17 be 18 true
18 true 19 !
19 ! 20 "

" [your] [majesty] is in the right , " [replied] [perseus] . 
1 " 4 is
4 is 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 right
7 right 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 12 .

" it is really an object that will be pretty certain to fix the regards of all who look at it . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 really
4 really 5 an
5 an 6 object
6 object 7 that
7 that 8 will
8 will 9 be
9 be 10 pretty
10 pretty 11 certain
11 certain 12 to
12 to 13 fix
13 fix 14 the
14 the 15 regards
15 regards 16 of
16 of 17 all
17 all 18 who
18 who 19 look
19 look 20 at
20 at 21 it
21 it 22 .

few of them , [i] imagine , [have] [seen] a [gorgon] ['s] head [before] , and perhaps never may again ! " 
1 few 2 of
2 of 3 them
3 them 4 ,
4 , 6 imagine
6 imagine 7 ,
7 , 10 a
10 a 13 head
13 head 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 perhaps
17 perhaps 18 never
18 never 19 may
19 may 20 again
20 again 21 !
21 ! 22 "

the king well knew that his subjects were an idle set of reprobates , and very fond of sight-seeing , as idle persons usually are . 
1 the 2 king
2 king 3 well
3 well 4 knew
4 knew 5 that
5 that 6 his
6 his 7 subjects
7 subjects 8 were
8 were 9 an
9 an 10 idle
10 idle 11 set
11 set 12 of
12 of 13 reprobates
13 reprobates 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 very
16 very 17 fond
17 fond 18 of
18 of 19 sight-seeing
19 sight-seeing 20 ,
20 , 21 as
21 as 22 idle
22 idle 23 persons
23 persons 24 usually
24 usually 25 are
25 are 26 .

monarch , counsellors , courtiers , and subjects , all gazed eagerly [towards] [perseus] . 
1 monarch 2 ,
2 , 3 counsellors
3 counsellors 4 ,
4 , 5 courtiers
5 courtiers 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 subjects
8 subjects 9 ,
9 , 10 all
10 all 11 gazed
11 gazed 12 eagerly
12 eagerly 15 .

" show us the head ! 
1 " 2 show
2 show 3 us
3 us 4 the
4 the 5 head
5 head 6 !

" show us the head of [medusa] [with] the snaky locks ! " 
1 " 2 show
2 show 3 us
3 us 4 the
4 the 5 head
5 head 6 of
6 of 9 the
9 the 10 snaky
10 snaky 11 locks
11 locks 12 !
12 ! 13 "

a feeling of sorrow and pity came over the youthful [perseus] . 
1 a 2 feeling
2 feeling 3 of
3 of 4 sorrow
4 sorrow 5 and
5 and 6 pity
6 pity 7 came
7 came 8 over
8 over 9 the
9 the 10 youthful
10 youthful 12 .

" ah , the villain and coward ! " yelled the people , more fiercely than before . 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 ,
3 , 4 the
4 the 5 villain
5 villain 6 and
6 and 7 coward
7 coward 8 !
8 ! 9 "
9 " 10 yelled
10 yelled 11 the
11 the 12 people
12 people 13 ,
13 , 14 more
14 more 15 fiercely
15 fiercely 16 than
16 than 17 before
17 before 18 .

" he is making game of us ! 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 is
3 is 4 making
4 making 5 game
5 game 6 of
6 of 7 us
7 us 8 !

he has [no] [gorgon] ['s] [head] ! 
1 he 2 has
2 has 7 !

show us the head , if you have it , or we will take your own head for a football ! " 
1 show 2 us
2 us 3 the
3 the 4 head
4 head 5 ,
5 , 6 if
6 if 7 you
7 you 8 have
8 have 9 it
9 it 10 ,
10 , 11 or
11 or 12 we
12 we 13 will
13 will 14 take
14 take 15 your
15 your 16 own
16 own 17 head
17 head 18 for
18 for 19 a
19 a 20 football
20 football 21 !
21 ! 22 "

" show me [the] [gorgon] ['s] [head] , [or] [i] [will] [cut] [off] your own ! " 
1 " 2 show
2 show 3 me
3 me 8 ,
8 , 14 your
14 your 15 own
15 own 16 !
16 ! 17 "

and [perseus] sighed . 
1 and 3 sighed
3 sighed 4 .

" this instant , " repeated [polydectes] , " or you die ! " 
1 " 2 this
2 this 3 instant
3 instant 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 repeated
6 repeated 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 or
10 or 11 you
11 you 12 die
12 die 13 !
13 ! 14 "

" behold it , then ! " [cried] [perseus] [,] in a voice like the blast of a trumpet . 
1 " 2 behold
2 behold 3 it
3 it 4 ,
4 , 5 then
5 then 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 11 in
11 in 12 a
12 a 13 voice
13 voice 14 like
14 like 15 the
15 the 16 blast
16 blast 17 of
17 of 18 a
18 a 19 trumpet
19 trumpet 20 .

they were all fixed , forever , in the look and attitude of that moment ! 
1 they 2 were
2 were 3 all
3 all 4 fixed
4 fixed 5 ,
5 , 6 forever
6 forever 7 ,
7 , 8 in
8 in 9 the
9 the 10 look
10 look 11 and
11 and 12 attitude
12 attitude 13 of
13 of 14 that
14 that 15 moment
15 moment 16 !

at the first glimpse of the terrible head [of] [medusa] , they whitened into marble ! 
1 at 2 the
2 the 3 first
3 first 4 glimpse
4 glimpse 5 of
5 of 6 the
6 the 7 terrible
7 terrible 8 head
8 head 11 ,
11 , 12 they
12 they 13 whitened
13 whitened 14 into
14 into 15 marble
15 marble 16 !

[tanglewood] [porch] [.] 

[after] [the] [story] [.] 

" is not that a very fine story ? " [asked] [eustace] [.] 
1 " 2 is
2 is 3 not
3 not 4 that
4 that 5 a
5 a 6 very
6 very 7 fine
7 fine 8 story
8 story 9 ?
9 ? 10 "

" [o] yes , yes [!] ["] [cried] [cowslip] , clapping her hands . 
1 " 3 yes
3 yes 4 ,
4 , 5 yes
5 yes 10 ,
10 , 11 clapping
11 clapping 12 her
12 her 13 hands
13 hands 14 .

" and those funny old women , with only one eye amongst them ! 
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 those
3 those 4 funny
4 funny 5 old
5 old 6 women
6 women 7 ,
7 , 8 with
8 with 9 only
9 only 10 one
10 one 11 eye
11 eye 12 amongst
12 amongst 13 them
13 them 14 !

i never heard of anything so strange . " 
1 i 2 never
2 never 3 heard
3 heard 4 of
4 of 5 anything
5 anything 6 so
6 so 7 strange
7 strange 8 .
8 . 9 "

" as to their one tooth , which they shifted about , " [observed] [primrose] [,] ["] there was nothing so very wonderful in that . 
1 " 2 as
2 as 3 to
3 to 4 their
4 their 5 one
5 one 6 tooth
6 tooth 7 ,
7 , 8 which
8 which 9 they
9 they 10 shifted
10 shifted 11 about
11 about 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 18 there
18 there 19 was
19 was 20 nothing
20 nothing 21 so
21 so 22 very
22 very 23 wonderful
23 wonderful 24 in
24 in 25 that
25 that 26 .

i suppose it was a false tooth . 
1 i 2 suppose
2 suppose 3 it
3 it 4 was
4 was 5 a
5 a 6 false
6 false 7 tooth
7 tooth 8 .

but think of your turning [mercury] [into] [quicksilver] , and talking about his sister ! 
1 but 2 think
2 think 3 of
3 of 4 your
4 your 5 turning
5 turning 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 talking
11 talking 12 about
12 about 13 his
13 his 14 sister
14 sister 15 !

you are too ridiculous ! " 
1 you 2 are
2 are 3 too
3 too 4 ridiculous
4 ridiculous 5 !
5 ! 6 "

" and was she not his sister ? " [asked] [eustace] [bright] [.] 
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 was
3 was 4 she
4 she 5 not
5 not 6 his
6 his 7 sister
7 sister 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

" well , at any rate , " said [primrose] , " your story seems to have driven away the mist . " 
1 " 2 well
2 well 3 ,
3 , 4 at
4 at 5 any
5 any 6 rate
6 rate 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 your
13 your 14 story
14 story 15 seems
15 seems 16 to
16 to 17 have
17 have 18 driven
18 driven 19 away
19 away 20 the
20 the 21 mist
21 mist 22 .
22 . 23 "

and , indeed , while the tale was going forward , the vapors had been quite exhaled from the landscape . 
1 and 2 ,
2 , 3 indeed
3 indeed 4 ,
4 , 5 while
5 while 6 the
6 the 7 tale
7 tale 8 was
8 was 9 going
9 going 10 forward
10 forward 11 ,
11 , 12 the
12 the 13 vapors
13 vapors 14 had
14 had 15 been
15 been 16 quite
16 quite 17 exhaled
17 exhaled 18 from
18 from 19 the
19 the 20 landscape
20 landscape 21 .

it gleamed in glassy tranquillity , without the trace of a winged breeze on any part of its bosom . 
1 it 2 gleamed
2 gleamed 3 in
3 in 4 glassy
4 glassy 5 tranquillity
5 tranquillity 6 ,
6 , 7 without
7 without 8 the
8 the 9 trace
9 trace 10 of
10 of 11 a
11 a 12 winged
12 winged 13 breeze
13 breeze 14 on
14 on 15 any
15 any 16 part
16 part 17 of
17 of 18 its
18 its 19 bosom
19 bosom 20 .

beyond its farther shore was [monument] [mountain] , in a recumbent position , stretching almost across the valley . 
1 beyond 2 its
2 its 3 farther
3 farther 4 shore
4 shore 5 was
5 was 8 ,
8 , 9 in
9 in 10 a
10 a 11 recumbent
11 recumbent 12 position
12 position 13 ,
13 , 14 stretching
14 stretching 15 almost
15 almost 16 across
16 across 17 the
17 the 18 valley
18 valley 19 .

over all this scene there was a genial sunshine , intermingled with a slight haze , which made it unspeakably soft and tender . 
1 over 2 all
2 all 3 this
3 this 4 scene
4 scene 5 there
5 there 6 was
6 was 7 a
7 a 8 genial
8 genial 9 sunshine
9 sunshine 10 ,
10 , 11 intermingled
11 intermingled 12 with
12 with 13 a
13 a 14 slight
14 slight 15 haze
15 haze 16 ,
16 , 17 which
17 which 18 made
18 made 19 it
19 it 20 unspeakably
20 unspeakably 21 soft
21 soft 22 and
22 and 23 tender
23 tender 24 .

o , what a [day] [of] [indian] summer was it going to be ! 
1 o 2 ,
2 , 3 what
3 what 4 a
4 a 8 summer
8 summer 9 was
9 was 10 it
10 it 11 going
11 going 12 to
12 to 13 be
13 be 14 !

behind went a good old dog , whose name was [ben] . 
1 behind 2 went
2 went 3 a
3 a 4 good
4 good 5 old
5 old 6 dog
6 dog 7 ,
7 , 8 whose
8 whose 9 name
9 name 10 was
10 was 12 .

end [of] [project] [gutenberg] ['s] [the] [gorgon] ['s] [head] , [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 
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