[produced] [by] [david] [widger] [twice] [told] [tales] [the] [lily's] [quest] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] what a contrast between the young pilgrims of bliss and their unbidden associate ! 1 what 2 a 2 a 3 contrast 3 contrast 4 between 4 between 5 the 5 the 6 young 6 young 7 pilgrims 7 pilgrims 8 of 8 of 9 bliss 9 bliss 10 and 10 and 11 their 11 their 12 unbidden 12 unbidden 13 associate 13 associate 14 ! but the three had not gone far , when they reached a spot that pleased the gentle [lily] , and she paused . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 three 3 three 4 had 4 had 5 not 5 not 6 gone 6 gone 7 far 7 far 8 , 8 , 9 when 9 when 10 they 10 they 11 reached 11 reached 12 a 12 a 13 spot 13 spot 14 that 14 that 15 pleased 15 pleased 16 the 16 the 17 gentle 17 gentle 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 she 21 she 22 paused 22 paused 23 . " what sweeter place shall we find than this ? " said she . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 sweeter 3 sweeter 4 place 4 place 5 shall 5 shall 6 we 6 we 7 find 7 find 8 than 8 than 9 this 9 this 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 she 13 she 14 . " why should we seek farther for the site of our [temple] [?] ["] 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 should 3 should 4 we 4 we 5 seek 5 seek 6 farther 6 farther 7 for 7 for 8 the 8 the 9 site 9 site 10 of 10 of 11 our there were vistas and pathways leading onward and onward into the green woodlands , and vanishing away in the glimmering shade . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 vistas 3 vistas 4 and 4 and 5 pathways 5 pathways 6 leading 6 leading 7 onward 7 onward 8 and 8 and 9 onward 9 onward 10 into 10 into 11 the 11 the 12 green 12 green 13 woodlands 13 woodlands 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 vanishing 16 vanishing 17 away 17 away 18 in 18 in 19 the 19 the 20 glimmering 20 glimmering 21 shade 21 shade 22 . " yes , " said [adam] [forrester] , " we might seek all day , and find no lovelier spot . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 we 10 we 11 might 11 might 12 seek 12 seek 13 all 13 all 14 day 14 day 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 find 17 find 18 no 18 no 19 lovelier 19 lovelier 20 spot 20 spot 21 . we will [build] [our] [temple] [here] . " 1 we 2 will 2 will 7 . 7 . 8 " " not here ! " [cried] [old] [walter] [gascoigne] [.] 1 " 2 not 2 not 3 here 3 here 4 ! 4 ! 5 " " here , long ago [,] [other] [mortals] [built] [their] [temple] [of] [happiness] . 1 " 2 here 2 here 3 , 3 , 4 long 4 long 5 ago 5 ago 14 . seek another site for yours ! " 1 seek 2 another 2 another 3 site 3 site 4 for 4 for 5 yours 5 yours 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " what ! " [exclaimed] [lilias] [fay] [.] 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " have any [ever] [planned] [such] [a] [temple] , [save] [ourselves] [?] " 1 " 2 have 2 have 3 any 3 any 9 , 9 , 13 " " poor child ! " said her gloomy kinsman . 1 " 2 poor 2 poor 3 child 3 child 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 her 7 her 8 gloomy 8 gloomy 9 kinsman 9 kinsman 10 . " in one shape or other , every mortal has dreamed your dream . " 1 " 2 in 2 in 3 one 3 one 4 shape 4 shape 5 or 5 or 6 other 6 other 7 , 7 , 8 every 8 every 9 mortal 9 mortal 10 has 10 has 11 dreamed 11 dreamed 12 your 12 your 13 dream 13 dream 14 . 14 . 15 " under this [type] , [adam] [forrester] and [lilias] saw that the old man [spake] [of] [sorrow] . 1 under 2 this 2 this 4 , 4 , 7 and 7 and 9 saw 9 saw 10 that 10 that 11 the 11 the 12 old 12 old 13 man 13 man 17 . " this is very sad , " said the [lily] [;] [sighing] [.] 1 " 2 this 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 very 4 very 5 sad 5 sad 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 the " well , there are lovelier spots than this , " said [adam] [forrester] , [soothingly] [,] " spots which sorrow has not blighted . " 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 3 , 4 there 4 there 5 are 5 are 6 lovelier 6 lovelier 7 spots 7 spots 8 than 8 than 9 this 9 this 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 15 , 15 , 18 " 18 " 19 spots 19 spots 20 which 20 which 21 sorrow 21 sorrow 22 has 22 has 23 not 23 not 24 blighted 24 blighted 25 . 25 . 26 " " this glen was made on [purpose] [for] [our] [temple] [!] ["] 1 " 2 this 2 this 3 glen 3 glen 4 was 4 was 5 made 5 made 6 on " and the glad song of the brook will be always in our ears , " said [lilias] [fay] . 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 the 3 the 4 glad 4 glad 5 song 5 song 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 brook 8 brook 9 will 9 will 10 be 10 be 11 always 11 always 12 in 12 in 13 our 13 our 14 ears 14 ears 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 said 17 said 20 . " and its long melody shall sing the bliss of our lifetime , " said [adam] [forrester] . 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 its 3 its 4 long 4 long 5 melody 5 melody 6 shall 6 shall 7 sing 7 sing 8 the 8 the 9 bliss 9 bliss 10 of 10 of 11 our 11 our 12 lifetime 12 lifetime 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 18 . " [ye] [must] [build] [no] [temple] here ! " murmured their dismal companion . 1 " 7 here 7 here 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 murmured 10 murmured 11 their 11 their 12 dismal 12 dismal 13 companion 13 companion 14 . and , alas ! there had been woe , nor that alone . 1 and 2 , 2 , 3 alas 3 alas 4 ! 4 ! 5 there 5 there 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 8 woe 8 woe 9 , 9 , 10 nor 10 nor 11 that 11 that 12 alone 12 alone 13 . and ever since , the victim 's death-shrieks were often heard to echo between the cliffs . 1 and 2 ever 2 ever 3 since 3 since 4 , 4 , 5 the 5 the 6 victim 6 victim 7 's 7 's 8 death-shrieks 8 death-shrieks 9 were 9 were 10 often 10 often 11 heard 11 heard 12 to 12 to 13 echo 13 echo 14 between 14 between 15 the 15 the 16 cliffs 16 cliffs 17 . " and [see] [!] ["] [cried] old [gascoigne] , " is the stream yet pure from the stain of the murderer 's hands ? " 1 " 2 and 2 and 7 old 7 old 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 is 11 is 12 the 12 the 13 stream 13 stream 14 yet 14 yet 15 pure 15 pure 16 from 16 from 17 the 17 the 18 stain 18 stain 19 of 19 of 20 the 20 the 21 murderer 21 murderer 22 's 22 's 23 hands 23 hands 24 ? 24 ? 25 " " come , then , " said [adam] [forrester] , as cheerily as he could ; " we shall soon find a happier spot . " 1 " 2 come 2 come 3 , 3 , 4 then 4 then 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 , 10 , 11 as 11 as 12 cheerily 12 cheerily 13 as 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 could 15 could 16 ; 16 ; 17 " 17 " 18 we 18 we 19 shall 19 shall 20 soon 20 soon 21 find 21 find 22 a 22 a 23 happier 23 happier 24 spot 24 spot 25 . 25 . 26 " they set forth again , [young] [pilgrims] on that quest which millions which every child [of] [earth] [has] [tried] [in] [turn] . 1 they 2 set 2 set 3 forth 3 forth 4 again 4 again 5 , 5 , 8 on 8 on 9 that 9 that 10 quest 10 quest 11 which 11 which 12 millions 12 millions 13 which 13 which 14 every 14 every 15 child 15 child 22 . and [were] [the] [lily] [and] her lover to be more fortunate than all those millions ? 1 and 6 her 6 her 7 lover 7 lover 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 more 10 more 11 fortunate 11 fortunate 12 than 12 than 13 all 13 all 14 those 14 those 15 millions 15 millions 16 ? for a long time , it seemed not so . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 5 , 5 , 6 it 6 it 7 seemed 7 seemed 8 not 8 not 9 so 9 so 10 . " where in this [world] , ["] exclaimed [adam] [forrester] , [despondingly] [,] " [shall] we [build] [our] [temple] [of] [happiness] [?] " 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 in 3 in 4 this 4 this 6 , 6 , 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 11 , 11 , 14 " 14 " 16 we 16 we 23 " in due time it was finished , and a day appointed for a simple rite of dedication . 1 in 2 due 2 due 3 time 3 time 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 finished 6 finished 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 a 9 a 10 day 10 day 11 appointed 11 appointed 12 for 12 for 13 a 13 a 14 simple 14 simple 15 rite 15 rite 16 of 16 of 17 dedication 17 dedication 18 . with his farewell glance , a shadow had fallen over the portal , and [lilias] [was] [invisible] [.] 1 with 2 his 2 his 3 farewell 3 farewell 4 glance 4 glance 5 , 5 , 6 a 6 a 7 shadow 7 shadow 8 had 8 had 9 fallen 9 fallen 10 over 10 over 11 the 11 the 12 portal 12 portal 13 , 13 , 14 and but , alas [for] [the] [temple] [of] [happiness] ! 1 but 2 , 2 , 3 alas 3 alas 9 ! and to ! a wonder ! 1 and 2 to 2 to 3 ! 3 ! 4 a 4 a 5 wonder 5 wonder 6 ! [among] [those] [forgotten] [ancestors] [was] [the] [lily] [to] [be] [laid] [.] he watched the mourners as they lowered the coffin down . 1 he 2 watched 2 watched 3 the 3 the 4 mourners 4 mourners 5 as 5 as 6 they 6 they 7 lowered 7 lowered 8 the 8 the 9 coffin 9 coffin 10 down 10 down 11 . end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [the] [lily] ['s] [quest] [(] [from] " [twice] [told] [tales] ["] [)] [,] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 14 "