[produced] [by] [david] [widger] [.] [html] [version] [by] [al] [haines] [.] [twice] [told] [tales] [the] [seven] [vagabonds] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] " halloo ! 1 " 2 halloo 2 halloo 3 ! who stands guard here ? 1 who 2 stands 2 stands 3 guard 3 guard 4 here 4 here 5 ? is the doorkeeper asleep ? " [cried] [i] [,] [approaching] [a] [ladder] [of] [two] [or] [three] [steps] [which] [was] [let] [down] from the wagon . 1 is 2 the 2 the 3 doorkeeper 3 doorkeeper 4 asleep 4 asleep 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 22 from 22 from 23 the 23 the 24 wagon 24 wagon 25 . a small piece of silver was my passport within his premises , where [i] [found] [only] [one] [other] [person] , [hereafter] to be described . 1 a 2 small 2 small 3 piece 3 piece 4 of 4 of 5 silver 5 silver 6 was 6 was 7 my 7 my 8 passport 8 passport 9 within 9 within 10 his 10 his 11 premises 11 premises 12 , 12 , 13 where 13 where 20 , 20 , 22 to 22 to 23 be 23 be 24 described 24 described 25 . perhaps the movable scene of this [narrative] is [still] [peregrinating] [new] [england] , and may enable the reader to test the accuracy of my description . 1 perhaps 2 the 2 the 3 movable 3 movable 4 scene 4 scene 5 of 5 of 6 this 6 this 8 is 8 is 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 may 15 may 16 enable 16 enable 17 the 17 the 18 reader 18 reader 19 to 19 to 20 test 20 test 21 the 21 the 22 accuracy 22 accuracy 23 of 23 of 24 my 24 my 25 description 25 description 26 . the [spectacle] [for] [i] [will] [not] use [the] [unworthy] [term] of [puppet-show] [consisted] [of] a multitude of little people assembled on a miniature stage . 1 the 7 use 7 use 11 of 11 of 15 a 15 a 16 multitude 16 multitude 17 of 17 of 18 little 18 little 19 people 19 people 20 assembled 20 assembled 21 on 21 on 22 a 22 a 23 miniature 23 miniature 24 stage 24 stage 25 . " what an admirable piece of work is this [!] ["] [exclaimed] [i] , [lifting] [up] [my] [bands] in astonishment . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 an 3 an 4 admirable 4 admirable 5 piece 5 piece 6 of 6 of 7 work 7 work 8 is 8 is 9 this 9 this 14 , 14 , 19 in 19 in 20 astonishment 20 astonishment 21 . and then with how fresh a feeling must he return , at intervals , to his own peculiar home ! 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 with 3 with 4 how 4 how 5 fresh 5 fresh 6 a 6 a 7 feeling 7 feeling 8 must 8 must 9 he 9 he 10 return 10 return 11 , 11 , 12 at 12 at 13 intervals 13 intervals 14 , 14 , 15 to 15 to 16 his 16 his 17 own 17 own 18 peculiar 18 peculiar 19 home 19 home 20 ! the literary man now evinced a great kindness for me , and [i] ventured to inquire which way he was travelling . 1 the 2 literary 2 literary 3 man 3 man 4 now 4 now 5 evinced 5 evinced 6 a 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 kindness 8 kindness 9 for 9 for 10 me 10 me 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 ventured 14 ventured 15 to 15 to 16 inquire 16 inquire 17 which 17 which 18 way 18 way 19 he 19 he 20 was 20 was 21 travelling 21 travelling 22 . " you are housed but just in time , my young friends , " said the master of the wagon . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 housed 4 housed 5 but 5 but 6 just 6 just 7 in 7 in 8 time 8 time 9 , 9 , 10 my 10 my 11 young 11 young 12 friends 12 friends 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 the 16 the 17 master 17 master 18 of 18 of 19 the 19 the 20 wagon 20 wagon 21 . " the sky would have been down upon you within five minutes . " 1 " 2 the 2 the 3 sky 3 sky 4 would 4 would 5 have 5 have 6 been 6 been 7 down 7 down 8 upon 8 upon 9 you 9 you 10 within 10 within 11 five 11 five 12 minutes 12 minutes 13 . 13 . 14 " i , meanwhile , with many a wild and undetermined fantasy , was narrowly inspecting these two doves that had flown into our ark . 1 i 2 , 2 , 3 meanwhile 3 meanwhile 4 , 4 , 5 with 5 with 6 many 6 many 7 a 7 a 8 wild 8 wild 9 and 9 and 10 undetermined 10 undetermined 11 fantasy 11 fantasy 12 , 12 , 13 was 13 was 14 narrowly 14 narrowly 15 inspecting 15 inspecting 16 these 16 these 17 two 17 two 18 doves 18 doves 19 that 19 that 20 had 20 had 21 flown 21 flown 22 into 22 into 23 our 23 our 24 ark 24 ark 25 . when we had travelled through the vast extent of the [mahogany] [box] [,] [i] [looked] [into] [my] [guide] ['s] face . 1 when 2 we 2 we 3 had 3 had 4 travelled 4 travelled 5 through 5 through 6 the 6 the 7 vast 7 vast 8 extent 8 extent 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 20 face 20 face 21 . " where are you going , my pretty maid ? " [inquired] [i] [,] in the words of an old song . 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 going 5 going 6 , 6 , 7 my 7 my 8 pretty 8 pretty 9 maid 9 maid 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 15 in 15 in 16 the 16 the 17 words 17 words 18 of 18 of 19 an 19 an 20 old 20 old 21 song 21 song 22 . " ah , " said the gay damsel , " you might as well ask where the summer wind is going . 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 7 gay 7 gay 8 damsel 8 damsel 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 you 11 you 12 might 12 might 13 as 13 as 14 well 14 well 15 ask 15 ask 16 where 16 where 17 the 17 the 18 summer 18 summer 19 wind 19 wind 20 is 20 is 21 going 21 going 22 . we are wanderers here , and there , and everywhere . 1 we 2 are 2 are 3 wanderers 3 wanderers 4 here 4 here 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 there 7 there 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 everywhere 10 everywhere 11 . wherever there is mirth , our merry hearts are drawn to it . 1 wherever 2 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 mirth 4 mirth 5 , 5 , 6 our 6 our 7 merry 7 merry 8 hearts 8 hearts 9 are 9 are 10 drawn 10 drawn 11 to 11 to 12 it 12 it 13 . blessed pair , whose happy home was throughout all the earth ! 1 blessed 2 pair 2 pair 3 , 3 , 4 whose 4 whose 5 happy 5 happy 6 home 6 home 7 was 7 was 8 throughout 8 throughout 9 all 9 all 10 the 10 the 11 earth 11 earth 12 ! " [o] [maiden] [!] ["] said [i] [aloud] , " why did you not come hither alone ? " 1 " 6 said 6 said 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 why 11 why 12 did 12 did 13 you 13 you 14 not 14 not 15 come 15 come 16 hither 16 hither 17 alone 17 alone 18 ? 18 ? 19 " while the merry girl and myself were busy with the show-box , the unceasing rain had driven another wayfarer into the wagon . 1 while 2 the 2 the 3 merry 3 merry 4 girl 4 girl 5 and 5 and 6 myself 6 myself 7 were 7 were 8 busy 8 busy 9 with 9 with 10 the 10 the 11 show-box 11 show-box 12 , 12 , 13 the 13 the 14 unceasing 14 unceasing 15 rain 15 rain 16 had 16 had 17 driven 17 driven 18 another 18 another 19 wayfarer 19 wayfarer 20 into 20 into 21 the 21 the 22 wagon 22 wagon 23 . " it is [a] [bill] [of] [the] [suffolk] [bank] , " said [i] , " and better than the specie . " 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 and 16 and 17 better 17 better 18 than 18 than 19 the 19 the 20 specie 20 specie 21 . 21 . 22 " as the beggar had nothing to object , he now produced a small buff-leather bag , tied up carefully with a shoe-string . 1 as 2 the 2 the 3 beggar 3 beggar 4 had 4 had 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 to 6 to 7 object 7 object 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 now 10 now 11 produced 11 produced 12 a 12 a 13 small 13 small 14 buff-leather 14 buff-leather 15 bag 15 bag 16 , 16 , 17 tied 17 tied 18 up 18 up 19 carefully 19 carefully 20 with 20 with 21 a 21 a 22 shoe-string 22 shoe-string 23 . in this precious heap was my bank , note deposited , the rate of exchange being considerably against me . 1 in 2 this 2 this 3 precious 3 precious 4 heap 4 heap 5 was 5 was 6 my 6 my 7 bank 7 bank 8 , 8 , 9 note 9 note 10 deposited 10 deposited 11 , 11 , 12 the 12 the 13 rate 13 rate 14 of 14 of 15 exchange 15 exchange 16 being 16 being 17 considerably 17 considerably 18 against 18 against 19 me 19 me 20 . here let me have credit for a sober fact . 1 here 2 let 2 let 3 me 3 me 4 have 4 have 5 credit 5 credit 6 for 6 for 7 a 7 a 8 sober 8 sober 9 fact 9 fact 10 . but [i] [must] [stop] [and] [see] the [breaking] [up] [of] [the] [camp-meeting] [at] [stamford] [.] " 1 but 7 the 7 the 16 " all this was a sort of happiness [which] [i] [could] [conceive] [of] [,] [though] [i] [had] [little] [sympathy] [with] [it] . 1 all 2 this 2 this 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 sort 5 sort 6 of 6 of 7 happiness 7 happiness 21 . my reflections were here interrupted . 1 my 2 reflections 2 reflections 3 were 3 were 4 here 4 here 5 interrupted 5 interrupted 6 . " another visitor ! " exclaimed the old showman . 1 " 2 another 2 another 3 visitor 3 visitor 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 exclaimed 6 exclaimed 7 the 7 the 8 old 8 old 9 showman 9 showman 10 . it was a red [indian] , [armed] with his bow and arrow . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 red 4 red 6 , 6 , 8 with 8 with 9 his 9 his 10 bow 10 bow 11 and 11 and 12 arrow 12 arrow 13 . this son of the wilderness , and pilgrim of the storm , took his place silently in the midst of us . 1 this 2 son 2 son 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 wilderness 5 wilderness 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 pilgrim 8 pilgrim 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 storm 11 storm 12 , 12 , 13 took 13 took 14 his 14 his 15 place 15 place 16 silently 16 silently 17 in 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 midst 19 midst 20 of 20 of 21 us 21 us 22 . the [indian] [had] [not] [long] [been] [seated] [,] [ere] [our] merry damsel sought to draw him into conversation . 1 the 11 merry 11 merry 12 damsel 12 damsel 13 sought 13 sought 14 to 14 to 15 draw 15 draw 16 him 16 him 17 into 17 into 18 conversation 18 conversation 19 . at length , she inquired whether his journey had any particular end or purpose . 1 at 2 length 2 length 3 , 3 , 4 she 4 she 5 inquired 5 inquired 6 whether 6 whether 7 his 7 his 8 journey 8 journey 9 had 9 had 10 any 10 any 11 particular 11 particular 12 end 12 end 13 or 13 or 14 purpose 14 purpose 15 . " [i] go [shoot] [at] [the] [camp-meeting] [at] [stamford] , " [replied] [the] [indian] [.] 1 " 3 go 3 go 10 , 10 , 11 " " and here are five more , " said the girl , " all aiming at the camp-meeting too . 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 here 3 here 4 are 4 are 5 five 5 five 6 more 6 more 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 the 10 the 11 girl 11 girl 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 all 14 all 15 aiming 15 aiming 16 at 16 at 17 the 17 the 18 camp-meeting 18 camp-meeting 19 too 19 too 20 . but , [o] [,] you would find it very dull indeed , to go all the way to [stamford] [alone] [!] " 1 but 2 , 2 , 5 you 5 you 6 would 6 would 7 find 7 find 8 it 8 it 9 very 9 very 10 dull 10 dull 11 indeed 11 indeed 12 , 12 , 13 to 13 to 14 go 14 go 15 all 15 all 16 the 16 the 17 way 17 way 18 to 18 to 22 " now , [hoping] no [offence] , [i] [should] [like] to know where this young gentleman may be going ? " 1 now 2 , 2 , 4 no 4 no 6 , 6 , 10 to 10 to 11 know 11 know 12 where 12 where 13 this 13 this 14 young 14 young 15 gentleman 15 gentleman 16 may 16 may 17 be 17 be 18 going 18 going 19 ? 19 ? 20 " i started . 1 i 2 started 2 started 3 . how [came] [i] [among] [these] [wanderers] ? 1 how 7 ? " but in what capacity ? " asked the old showman , after a moment 's silence . 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 in 3 in 4 what 4 what 5 capacity 5 capacity 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 asked 8 asked 9 the 9 the 10 old 10 old 11 showman 11 showman 12 , 12 , 13 after 13 after 14 a 14 a 15 moment 15 moment 16 's 16 's 17 silence 17 silence 18 . " all of us here can get our bread in some creditable way . 1 " 2 all 2 all 3 of 3 of 4 us 4 us 5 here 5 here 6 can 6 can 7 get 7 get 8 our 8 our 9 bread 9 bread 10 in 10 in 11 some 11 some 12 creditable 12 creditable 13 way 13 way 14 . every honest man should have his livelihood . 1 every 2 honest 2 honest 3 man 3 man 4 should 4 should 5 have 5 have 6 his 6 his 7 livelihood 7 livelihood 8 . you , sir , [as] [i] take it , are a mere strolling gentleman . " 1 you 2 , 2 , 3 sir 3 sir 4 , 4 , 7 take 7 take 8 it 8 it 9 , 9 , 10 are 10 are 11 a 11 a 12 mere 12 mere 13 strolling 13 strolling 14 gentleman 14 gentleman 15 . 15 . 16 " " either this , " said [i] , " is [my] [vocation] , [or] [i] have been born in vain . " 1 " 2 either 2 either 3 this 3 this 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 is 10 is 13 , 13 , 16 have 16 have 17 been 17 been 18 born 18 born 19 in 19 in 20 vain 20 vain 21 . 21 . 22 " [dreading] [a] [rejection] [,] [i] [solicited] [the] [interest] [of] [the] [merry] [damsel] [.] " mirth , " [cried] [i] [,] [most] [aptly] [appropriating] [the] [words] [of] [l'allegro] [,] ["] to thee [i] [sue] ! 1 " 2 mirth 2 mirth 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 17 to 17 to 18 thee 18 thee 21 ! mirth , admit me of thy crew ! " 1 mirth 2 , 2 , 3 admit 3 admit 4 me 4 me 5 of 5 of 6 thy 6 thy 7 crew 7 crew 8 ! 8 ! 9 " " [i] [have] [espied] [much] [promise] [in] him . 1 " 8 him 8 him 9 . true , a shadow sometimes flits across his brow , but the sunshine is sure to follow in a moment . 1 true 2 , 2 , 3 a 3 a 4 shadow 4 shadow 5 sometimes 5 sometimes 6 flits 6 flits 7 across 7 across 8 his 8 his 9 brow 9 brow 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 the 12 the 13 sunshine 13 sunshine 14 is 14 is 15 sure 15 sure 16 to 16 to 17 follow 17 follow 18 in 18 in 19 a 19 a 20 moment 20 moment 21 . he is never guilty of a sad thought , but a merry one is twin born with it . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 never 3 never 4 guilty 4 guilty 5 of 5 of 6 a 6 a 7 sad 7 sad 8 thought 8 thought 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 a 11 a 12 merry 12 merry 13 one 13 one 14 is 14 is 15 twin 15 twin 16 born 16 born 17 with 17 with 18 it 18 it 19 . this affair settled , a marvellous jollity entered into the whole tribe of us , manifesting itself characteristically in each individual . 1 this 2 affair 2 affair 3 settled 3 settled 4 , 4 , 5 a 5 a 6 marvellous 6 marvellous 7 jollity 7 jollity 8 entered 8 entered 9 into 9 into 10 the 10 the 11 whole 11 whole 12 tribe 12 tribe 13 of 13 of 14 us 14 us 15 , 15 , 16 manifesting 16 manifesting 17 itself 17 itself 18 characteristically 18 characteristically 19 in 19 in 20 each 20 each 21 individual 21 individual 22 . the young foreigner flourished his fiddle-bow with a master 's hand , and gave an inspiring echo to the showman's melody . 1 the 2 young 2 young 3 foreigner 3 foreigner 4 flourished 4 flourished 5 his 5 his 6 fiddle-bow 6 fiddle-bow 7 with 7 with 8 a 8 a 9 master 9 master 10 's 10 's 11 hand 11 hand 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 gave 14 gave 15 an 15 an 16 inspiring 16 inspiring 17 echo 17 echo 18 to 18 to 19 the 19 the 20 showman's 20 showman's 21 melody 21 melody 22 . " we 'll come among them in procession , with music and dancing , " cried the merry damsel . 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 'll 3 'll 4 come 4 come 5 among 5 among 6 them 6 them 7 in 7 in 8 procession 8 procession 9 , 9 , 10 with 10 with 11 music 11 music 12 and 12 and 13 dancing 13 dancing 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 cried 16 cried 17 the 17 the 18 merry 18 merry 19 damsel 19 damsel 20 . casting our eyes northward , we beheld a horseman approaching leisurely , and splashing through the little puddles on the [stamford] road . 1 casting 2 our 2 our 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 northward 4 northward 5 , 5 , 6 we 6 we 7 beheld 7 beheld 8 a 8 a 9 horseman 9 horseman 10 approaching 10 approaching 11 leisurely 11 leisurely 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 splashing 14 splashing 15 through 15 through 16 the 16 the 17 little 17 little 18 puddles 18 puddles 19 on 19 on 20 the 20 the 22 road 22 road 23 . what puzzled us was the fact , that his face appeared turned from , instead of to , [the] [camp-meeting] [at] [stamford] [.] 1 what 2 puzzled 2 puzzled 3 us 3 us 4 was 4 was 5 the 5 the 6 fact 6 fact 7 , 7 , 8 that 8 that 9 his 9 his 10 face 10 face 11 appeared 11 appeared 12 turned 12 turned 13 from 13 from 14 , 14 , 15 instead 15 instead 16 of 16 of 17 to 17 to 18 , " what news , what news [from] [the] [camp-meeting] [at] [stamford] ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 news 3 news 4 , 4 , 5 what 5 what 6 news 6 news 12 ? 12 ? 13 " the missionary looked down , in surprise , at as singular a knot of people as could have been selected from all his heterogeneous auditors . 1 the 2 missionary 2 missionary 3 looked 3 looked 4 down 4 down 5 , 5 , 6 in 6 in 7 surprise 7 surprise 8 , 8 , 9 at 9 at 10 as 10 as 11 singular 11 singular 12 a 12 a 13 knot 13 knot 14 of 14 of 15 people 15 people 16 as 16 as 17 could 17 could 18 have 18 have 19 been 19 been 20 selected 20 selected 21 from 21 from 22 all 22 all 23 his 23 his 24 heterogeneous 24 heterogeneous 25 auditors 25 auditors 26 . i even fancied that a smile was endeavoring to disturb the iron gravity of the preacher 's mouth . 1 i 2 even 2 even 3 fancied 3 fancied 4 that 4 that 5 a 5 a 6 smile 6 smile 7 was 7 was 8 endeavoring 8 endeavoring 9 to 9 to 10 disturb 10 disturb 11 the 11 the 12 iron 12 iron 13 gravity 13 gravity 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 preacher 16 preacher 17 's 17 's 18 mouth 18 mouth 19 . " good people , " answered he , " the camp-meeting is broke up . " 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 people 3 people 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 answered 6 answered 7 he 7 he 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 the 10 the 11 camp-meeting 11 camp-meeting 12 is 12 is 13 broke 13 broke 14 up 14 up 15 . 15 . 16 " so saying , the [methodist] minister [switched] [his] [steed] , and rode westward . 1 so 2 saying 2 saying 3 , 3 , 4 the 4 the 6 minister 6 minister 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 rode 12 rode 13 westward 13 westward 14 . our union being thus nullified , by the removal of its object , we were sundered at once to the four winds of heaven . 1 our 2 union 2 union 3 being 3 being 4 thus 4 thus 5 nullified 5 nullified 6 , 6 , 7 by 7 by 8 the 8 the 9 removal 9 removal 10 of 10 of 11 its 11 its 12 object 12 object 13 , 13 , 14 we 14 we 15 were 15 were 16 sundered 16 sundered 17 at 17 at 18 once 18 once 19 to 19 to 20 the 20 the 21 four 21 four 22 winds 22 winds 23 of 23 of 24 heaven 24 heaven 25 . the old showman and his literary coadjutor were already tackling their horses to the wagon , with a design to peregrinate southwest along the seacoast . 1 the 2 old 2 old 3 showman 3 showman 4 and 4 and 5 his 5 his 6 literary 6 literary 7 coadjutor 7 coadjutor 8 were 8 were 9 already 9 already 10 tackling 10 tackling 11 their 11 their 12 horses 12 horses 13 to 13 to 14 the 14 the 15 wagon 15 wagon 16 , 16 , 17 with 17 with 18 a 18 a 19 design 19 design 20 to 20 to 21 peregrinate 21 peregrinate 22 southwest 22 southwest 23 along 23 along 24 the 24 the 25 seacoast 25 seacoast 26 . end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [the] [seven] [vagabonds] [(] [from] " [twice] [told] [tales] ["] [)] [,] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 13 "