produced by [david] [widger] 1 produced 2 by [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 13 myths 2 author 3 has 2 author 4 long 2 author 5 been 2 author 6 of 2 author 7 opinion 7 opinion 13 myths 8 that 13 myths 9 many 13 myths 10 of 11 the 10 of 13 myths 11 the 13 myths 12 classical 13 myths 13 myths 14 were 13 myths 15 capable 13 myths 16 of 13 myths 17 being 13 myths 18 rendered 18 rendered 19 into 18 rendered 20 very 18 rendered 21 capital 18 rendered 22 reading 18 rendered 23 for 18 rendered 24 children 18 rendered 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 1 in 9 public 2 the 9 public 3 little 4 volume 4 volume 5 here 4 volume 6 offered 4 volume 9 public 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 public 9 public 10 , 9 public 13 worked 9 public 25 view 11 he 12 has 12 has 13 worked 13 worked 14 up 13 worked 17 dozen 15 half 17 dozen 16 a 17 dozen 18 of 19 them 18 of 25 view 19 them 20 , 19 them 21 with 22 this 25 view 23 end 25 view 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 3 essentially 2 remain 3 essentially 3 essentially 5 same 3 essentially 7 after 3 essentially 8 changes 3 essentially 18 . 4 the 5 same 6 , 7 after 8 changes 13 identity 9 that 10 would 10 would 13 identity 11 affect 13 identity 12 the 13 identity 13 identity 14 of 13 identity 15 almost 13 identity 16 anything 13 identity 17 else no epoch of time can claim a copyright in these immortal fables . 1 no 2 epoch 2 epoch 3 of 2 epoch 4 time 2 epoch 5 can 2 epoch 6 claim 2 epoch 7 a 2 epoch 8 copyright 8 copyright 12 fables 9 in 12 fables 10 these 12 fables 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 4 unestimated 2 possess 4 unestimated 3 an 4 unestimated 4 unestimated 5 sensibility 4 unestimated 6 to 4 unestimated 7 whatever 4 unestimated 8 is 4 unestimated 9 deep 4 unestimated 10 or 4 unestimated 15 or 10 or 14 imagination 11 high 12 , 11 high 14 imagination 13 in 14 imagination 15 or 18 so 16 feeling 18 so 17 , 18 so 18 so 19 long 18 so 25 likewise 19 long 20 as 21 it 22 is 22 is 23 simple 23 simple 24 , 23 simple 25 likewise 25 likewise 26 . it is only the artificial and the complex that bewilder them . 1 it 2 is 2 is 5 artificial 3 only 5 artificial 4 the 5 artificial 5 artificial 10 bewilder 6 and 10 bewilder 7 the 10 bewilder 8 complex 9 that 8 complex 10 bewilder 10 bewilder 11 them 10 bewilder 12 . 11 them 12 . lenox , @date@ . 1 lenox 2 , 1 lenox 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 4 prospect 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 prospect 4 prospect 5 of 4 prospect 6 as 4 prospect 7 fine 7 fine 12 gladdened 8 a 12 gladdened 9 day 12 gladdened 10 as 12 gladdened 11 ever 12 gladdened 12 gladdened 13 the 12 gladdened 14 aspect 14 aspect 15 of 14 aspect 16 this 14 aspect 17 beautiful 14 aspect 19 comfortable 14 aspect 20 world 18 and 19 comfortable 20 world 21 . this body of white vapor extended to within less than a hundred yards of the house . 1 this 5 vapor 2 body 5 vapor 3 of 5 vapor 4 white 5 vapor 5 vapor 6 extended 5 vapor 7 to 5 vapor 8 within 5 vapor 9 less 5 vapor 10 than 10 than 12 hundred 10 than 17 . 11 a 12 hundred 12 hundred 13 yards 13 yards 14 of 13 yards 16 house 14 of 15 the 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 1 four 3 five 3 five 4 miles 4 miles 8 southward 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 southward 8 southward 20 floating 15 , 16 and 15 , 20 floating 16 and 18 to 18 to 19 be 20 floating 24 . 21 on 22 a 21 on 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 6 bordered 2 nearer 6 bordered 3 hills 6 bordered 4 , 6 bordered 5 which 6 bordered 6 bordered 12 submerged 7 the 8 valley 8 valley 12 submerged 9 , 12 submerged 10 were 12 submerged 11 half 12 submerged 12 submerged 16 specked 13 , 16 specked 14 and 16 specked 15 were 16 specked 16 specked 19 cloud-wreaths 17 with 19 cloud-wreaths 18 little 19 cloud-wreaths 19 cloud-wreaths 20 all 19 cloud-wreaths 21 the 19 cloud-wreaths 22 way 19 cloud-wreaths 23 to 19 cloud-wreaths 24 their 19 cloud-wreaths 25 tops 21 the 22 way 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 1 on 15 earth 3 whole 15 earth 4 , 5 there 5 there 6 was 5 there 14 solid 7 so 8 much 8 much 14 solid 9 cloud 10 , 9 cloud 14 solid 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 so 13 little 14 solid 14 solid 15 earth 15 earth 16 , 15 earth 21 effect 17 that 18 it 17 that 19 had 19 had 21 effect 20 the 21 effect 21 effect 22 of 21 effect 24 vision 21 effect 25 . 22 of 23 a 24 vision 25 . o no , indeed ! 1 o 5 ! 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 14 meadows 3 by 4 , 3 by 5 being 5 being 11 streamlets 6 much 11 streamlets 7 addicted 8 to 7 addicted 11 streamlets 9 wading 11 streamlets 10 through 11 streamlets 11 streamlets 12 and 11 streamlets 13 across 11 streamlets 14 meadows 14 meadows 20 cowhide 15 , 20 cowhide 16 he 20 cowhide 17 had 20 cowhide 18 put 20 cowhide 19 on 20 cowhide 20 cowhide 21 boots 20 cowhide 22 for 20 cowhide 23 the 20 cowhide 24 expedition 20 cowhide 25 . so [i] [hope] he [will] [tell] [us] [one] [this] [very] [minute] . " 1 so 4 he 1 so 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 9 reality 4 you 5 will 5 will 9 reality 6 fall 9 reality 7 asleep 9 reality 8 in 9 reality 9 reality 11 if 9 reality 13 repeat 10 , 11 if 13 repeat 14 any 13 repeat 16 them 13 repeat 17 again 15 of 16 them 17 again 18 . 18 . 19 " " no , no , no ! " cried [blue] [eye] , [periwinkle] [,] [plantain] , and half a dozen others . 1 " 2 no 1 " 9 cried 2 no 3 , 2 no 4 no 4 no 5 , 4 no 6 no 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 9 cried 9 cried 12 , 9 cried 22 . 16 , 17 and 16 , 21 others 17 and 18 half 18 half 20 dozen 19 a 20 dozen 21 others 22 . " we like a story all the better for having heard it two or three tunes before . " 1 " 2 we 2 we 6 all 3 like 4 a 3 like 6 all 4 a 5 story 6 all 16 tunes 7 the 16 tunes 8 better 10 having 9 for 10 having 10 having 16 tunes 11 heard 16 tunes 12 it 16 tunes 13 two 16 tunes 14 or 16 tunes 15 three 16 tunes 16 tunes 17 before 16 tunes 19 " 18 . 19 " but , in the first place , do any [of] you know what a [gorgon] is ? " 1 but 5 first 2 , 4 the 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 first 5 first 6 place 6 place 7 , 7 , 18 " 8 do 9 any 8 do 11 you 11 you 17 ? 12 know 13 what 13 what 14 a 13 what 16 is 13 what 17 ? 17 ? 18 " " [i] do , " said [primrose] . 1 " 3 do 1 " 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 " 3 hold 3 hold 5 tongue 4 your 5 tongue 5 tongue 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 rejoined 8 rejoined 10 , 10 , 14 she 14 she 15 would 15 would 16 have 16 have 17 known 17 known 19 about 18 nothing 19 about 19 about 21 matter 19 about 22 . 20 the 21 matter " hold all your tongues , and [i] shall tell you a [sweet] [pretty] story [of] a [gorgon] ['s] head . " 1 " 4 your 2 hold 4 your 3 all 4 your 4 your 5 tongues 4 your 20 head 5 tongues 7 and 5 tongues 9 shall 5 tongues 10 tell 6 , 7 and 10 tell 11 you 11 you 17 a 12 a 15 story 12 a 17 a 20 head 21 . 21 . 22 " and so he did , as you may begin to read on the next page . 1 and 2 so 1 and 9 begin 3 he 4 did 4 did 9 begin 5 , 8 may 6 as 8 may 7 you 8 may 8 may 9 begin 9 begin 10 to 9 begin 15 page 11 read 15 page 12 on 13 the 12 on 15 page 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 15 . 7 , 8 who 8 who 9 was 9 was 10 the 10 the 13 a 13 a 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 1 the 3 was 3 was 10 reigned 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 reigned 10 reigned 24 . 15 , 16 who 16 who 17 happened 17 happened 18 to 18 to 20 the 20 the 21 fisherman 21 fisherman 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 , 2 fisherman 8 tell 8 tell 14 humane 9 you 14 humane 10 , 14 humane 11 was 14 humane 12 an 14 humane 13 exceedingly 14 humane 14 humane 15 and 14 humane 16 upright 14 humane 17 man 14 humane 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 3 bad-hearted 2 this 3 bad-hearted 3 bad-hearted 4 king 3 bad-hearted 5 spent 5 spent 10 considering 6 a 8 while 7 long 8 while 8 while 10 considering 9 in 10 considering 10 considering 11 what 10 considering 12 was 10 considering 13 the 10 considering 15 dangerous 14 most 15 dangerous 15 dangerous 16 thing 15 dangerous 17 that 15 dangerous 19 young 18 a 19 young 19 young 20 man 19 young 25 perform 21 could 22 possibly 22 possibly 25 perform 23 undertake 24 to 23 undertake 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 8 enterprise 3 , 4 having 4 having 8 enterprise 5 hit 6 upon 5 hit 8 enterprise 7 an 8 enterprise 8 enterprise 9 that 8 enterprise 10 promised 10 promised 11 to 10 promised 15 fatally 12 turn 15 fatally 13 out 15 fatally 14 as 15 fatally 15 fatally 16 as 15 fatally 17 he 15 fatally 18 desired 18 desired 24 youthful 19 , 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 16 throne 2 young 3 man 2 young 16 throne 4 came 16 throne 5 to 6 the 6 the 12 king 7 palace 9 and 7 palace 10 found 7 palace 12 king 8 , 9 and 11 the 12 king 12 king 16 throne 13 sitting 16 throne 14 upon 16 throne 15 his 16 throne 16 throne 17 . " [perseus] , " said [king] [polydectes] , smiling craftily [upon] him , " you are grown up a fine young man . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 4 " 15 you 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 smiling 9 smiling 10 craftily 12 him 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 you 15 you 16 are 16 are 17 grown 17 grown 18 up 17 grown 21 young 17 grown 23 . 19 a 20 fine 20 fine 21 young 21 young 22 man " [please] [your] [majesty] , " answered [perseus] , " [i] [would] willingly risk my life to do so . " 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 answered 7 answered 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 21 " 13 willingly 14 risk 13 willingly 20 . 14 risk 16 life 15 my 16 life 17 to 18 do 17 to 20 . 18 do 19 so 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 6 perplexed 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 perplexed 6 perplexed 9 must 6 perplexed 10 honestly 10 honestly 15 obtain 11 confess 12 , 11 confess 15 obtain 13 where 15 obtain 14 to 15 obtain 15 obtain 16 anything 15 obtain 17 likely 15 obtain 19 please 15 obtain 20 a 15 obtain 21 princess 15 obtain 26 . 17 likely 18 to 21 princess 23 her 21 princess 24 exquisite 22 of 23 her 24 exquisite 25 taste but [,] this morning , [i] flatter [myself] , [i] have thought of [precisely] the article . " 1 but 3 this 3 this 4 morning 4 morning 5 , 5 , 18 " 7 flatter 9 , 7 flatter 16 article 11 have 12 thought 12 thought 13 of 13 of 15 the 15 the 16 article 16 article 17 . 17 . 18 " " and can [i] [assist] [your] [majesty] [in] [obtaining] [it] ? " cried [perseus] , eagerly . 1 " 13 cried 2 and 3 can 3 can 11 ? 11 ? 12 " 12 " 13 cried 13 cried 16 eagerly 15 , 16 eagerly 16 eagerly 17 . " [i] [will] [set] out to-morrow morning , " answered [perseus] . 1 " 10 answered 5 out 6 to-morrow 6 to-morrow 7 morning 7 morning 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 answered 10 answered 12 . " pray do so , my gallant youth , " rejoined the king . 1 " 11 rejoined 2 pray 3 do 2 pray 7 gallant 4 so 7 gallant 5 , 7 gallant 6 my 7 gallant 7 gallant 8 youth 7 gallant 11 rejoined 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 rejoined 10 " 11 rejoined 11 rejoined 13 king 11 rejoined 14 . 12 the 13 king 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 3 bring 5 home 3 bring 13 order 6 in 7 the 6 in 13 order 8 very 9 best 9 best 10 condition 10 condition 11 , 10 condition 13 order 12 in 13 order 13 order 14 to 13 order 17 exquisite 16 the 17 exquisite 17 exquisite 24 . 19 of 20 the 19 of 24 . 20 the 21 beautiful 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 2 news 22 . 3 quickly 4 spread 4 spread 5 abroad 5 abroad 6 , 5 abroad 10 undertaken 7 that 9 had 7 that 10 undertaken 11 to 14 the 11 to 22 . 14 the 16 of 16 of 19 the 19 the 21 locks the [only] [good] man [in] [this] unfortunate island [of] [seriphus] appears to have been the [fisherman] . 1 the 4 man 1 the 7 unfortunate 7 unfortunate 8 island 8 island 11 appears 11 appears 17 . 12 to 13 have 12 to 17 . 13 have 14 been 14 been 15 the " [ho] , ho ! " cried [they] ; " [medusa] ['s] snakes [will] sting him [soundly] ! " 1 " 3 , 1 " 4 ho 4 ho 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 7 cried 5 ! 19 " 7 cried 9 ; 10 " 13 snakes 13 snakes 15 sting 15 sting 16 him 16 him 18 ! 18 ! 19 " i hardly know what sort of creature or hobgoblin to call them . 1 i 3 know 2 hardly 3 know 3 know 9 hobgoblin 4 what 9 hobgoblin 5 sort 6 of 5 sort 9 hobgoblin 7 creature 9 hobgoblin 8 or 9 hobgoblin 9 hobgoblin 10 to 9 hobgoblin 11 call 9 hobgoblin 12 them 9 hobgoblin 13 . 12 them 13 . it is , indeed , difficult to imagine what hideous beings these three sisters were . 1 it 2 is 1 it 6 difficult 2 is 6 difficult 3 , 4 indeed 4 indeed 5 , 4 indeed 6 difficult 6 difficult 7 to 6 difficult 11 beings 8 imagine 9 what 8 imagine 11 beings 10 hideous 11 beings 11 beings 12 these 11 beings 13 three 11 beings 14 sisters 11 beings 15 were 11 beings 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 , 1 for 8 difficulties 3 not 5 speak 4 to 5 speak 5 speak 8 difficulties 6 of 8 difficulties 7 other 8 difficulties 8 difficulties 9 , 8 difficulties 10 there 8 difficulties 12 one 8 difficulties 13 which 10 there 11 was 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 1 so 24 . 2 disconsolate 3 did 2 disconsolate 4 these 2 disconsolate 5 thoughts 5 thoughts 8 , 5 thoughts 21 undertaken 8 , 18 what 11 could 12 not 11 could 15 tell 15 tell 18 what 19 he 20 had 19 he 21 undertaken but , while he was in this sorrowful mood , he heard a voice close beside him . 1 but 3 while 2 , 3 while 3 while 4 he 3 while 16 beside 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 14 voice 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 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 voice 5 said 8 , 6 the 7 voice 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 why 10 why 11 are 10 why 12 you 10 why 13 sad 10 why 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 23 . 4 his 5 eyes 5 eyes 7 and 7 and 9 the 9 the 10 stranger 10 stranger 13 , 10 stranger 14 putting 14 putting 17 brave 14 putting 23 . 16 as 17 brave 17 brave 20 as 18 a 19 look 19 look 20 as 20 as 22 could 21 he 22 could " [i] [am] not so very sad , " said he ; ["] only thoughtful about an adventure that [i] [have] undertaken . " 1 " 4 not 1 " 10 said 4 not 5 so 6 very 7 sad 7 sad 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 23 . 12 ; 14 only 14 only 15 thoughtful 15 thoughtful 18 adventure 16 about 18 adventure 17 an 18 adventure 18 adventure 22 undertaken 18 adventure 23 . 19 that 22 undertaken 23 . 24 " " [oho] ! " answered the stranger [.] 1 " 7 stranger 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 answered 5 answered 6 the 6 the 7 stranger " well , tell me all about it , and possibly [i] may be of service to you . 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 2 well 18 you 4 tell 5 me 4 tell 7 about 4 tell 18 you 6 all 7 about 7 about 8 it 7 about 9 , 7 about 11 possibly 9 , 10 and 11 possibly 13 may 11 possibly 16 service 13 may 14 be 15 of 16 service 16 service 17 to 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 8 men 3 helped 9 through 3 helped 16 . 4 a 5 good 5 good 6 many 6 many 8 men 7 young 8 men 9 through 15 beforehand 10 adventures 15 beforehand 11 that 15 beforehand 12 looked 15 beforehand 13 difficult 15 beforehand 14 enough 15 beforehand perhaps you may have heard of me . 1 perhaps 3 may 2 you 3 may 3 may 4 have 4 have 5 heard 5 heard 6 of 6 of 8 . 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 13 suits 2 have 14 me 3 more 4 names 3 more 5 than 5 than 6 one 6 one 11 of 11 of 13 suits 14 me 20 . 18 any 20 . tell me what your trouble is , and we will talk the matter over , and see what can be done . " 1 tell 2 me 1 tell 3 what 3 what 4 your 3 what 5 trouble 3 what 13 matter 6 is 13 matter 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 talk 9 we 10 will 9 we 11 talk 11 talk 13 matter 12 the 13 matter 13 matter 14 over 13 matter 18 what 13 matter 23 " 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 see 17 see 18 what 18 what 21 done 19 can 20 be 20 be 21 done 22 . 23 " the stranger 's [words] [and] manner [put] [perseus] into [quite] a different mood from [his] former one . 1 the 2 stranger 1 the 6 manner 2 stranger 3 's 6 manner 12 different 9 into 11 a 11 a 12 different 12 different 18 . 13 mood 14 from 13 mood 16 former 16 former 17 one 16 former 18 . " and that would be a great [pity] , " said [quicksilver] [,] with his mischievous smile . 1 " 11 said 2 and 4 would 3 that 4 would 4 would 5 be 5 be 6 a 6 a 7 great 7 great 9 , 9 , 11 said 10 " 11 said 11 said 16 mischievous 14 with 15 his 14 with 16 mischievous 16 mischievous 18 . 17 smile 18 . " [o] , [far] [rather] [!] " [exclaimed] [perseus] , [with] the tears [again] standing in his eyes . 1 " 3 , 3 , 7 " 7 " 19 . 10 , 12 the 10 , 19 . 12 the 13 tears 13 tears 15 standing 15 standing 16 in 16 in 17 his 17 his 18 eyes " [and] [,] besides , what would my dear mother do , if her beloved son were turned into a stone ? " 1 " 4 besides 4 besides 5 , 5 , 6 what 5 , 9 dear 6 what 7 would 8 my 9 dear 9 dear 10 mother 9 dear 11 do 9 dear 12 , 9 dear 15 beloved 9 dear 23 " 12 , 13 if 14 her 15 beloved 15 beloved 16 son 15 beloved 21 stone 17 were 21 stone 18 turned 19 into 18 turned 21 stone 20 a 21 stone 22 ? 23 " " [i] [am] [the] [very] [person] to help you , if anybody [can] . 1 " 9 you 1 " 14 . 7 to 8 help 8 help 9 you 10 , 11 if 11 if 12 anybody 12 anybody 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 1 my 15 adventure 2 sister 8 utmost 3 and 8 utmost 4 myself 8 utmost 5 will 8 utmost 6 do 8 utmost 7 our 8 utmost 8 utmost 10 bring 8 utmost 12 safe 8 utmost 13 through 9 to 10 bring 10 bring 11 you 13 through 14 the 15 adventure 17 ugly 15 adventure 20 now 15 adventure 21 looks 15 adventure 22 . 16 , 17 ugly 17 ugly 18 as 18 as 19 it 22 . 23 " " your sister ? " repeated [perseus] . 1 " 2 your 1 " 6 repeated 3 sister 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 repeated 6 repeated 8 . " yes , my sister , " said the stranger . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 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 15 need 3 show 7 cautious 4 yourself 7 cautious 5 bold 6 and 5 bold 7 cautious 7 cautious 8 , 7 cautious 12 advice 8 , 9 and 10 follow 12 advice 11 our 12 advice 12 advice 13 , 12 advice 15 need 13 , 14 you 14 you 15 need 15 need 16 not 15 need 21 image 17 fear 21 image 18 being 21 image 19 a 20 stone 20 stone 21 image 21 image 23 awhile 21 image 24 . 22 yet 23 awhile quicksilver looked at it with a smile , and nodded his approbation . 1 quicksilver 2 looked 1 quicksilver 7 smile 2 looked 3 at 4 it 5 with 5 with 7 smile 6 a 7 smile 7 smile 12 approbation 8 , 12 approbation 9 and 12 approbation 10 nodded 12 approbation 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 3 thing 5 to 5 to 14 tell 14 tell 15 us 15 us 22 " 17 to 19 the 19 the 21 . 21 . 22 " i never heard of them before . " 1 i 2 never 2 never 3 heard 2 never 6 before 3 heard 4 of 4 of 5 them 6 before 7 . 7 . 8 " " they are [three] very strange [old] ladies , " said [quicksilver] , laughing . 1 " 3 are 1 " 11 said 2 they 3 are 3 are 5 very 5 very 6 strange 8 ladies 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 , 11 said 14 laughing 14 laughing 15 . " they have but one eye among them , and only one tooth . 1 " 14 . 2 they 3 have 3 have 13 tooth 4 but 5 one 5 one 6 eye 5 one 13 tooth 7 among 8 them 7 among 13 tooth 8 them 10 and 9 , 10 and 11 only 12 one 11 only 13 tooth 13 tooth 14 . " but , " said [perseus] , " why should [i] waste [my] [time] [with] [these] [three] [gray] [women] ? 1 " 2 but 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 why 9 why 10 should 9 why 20 ? 10 should 12 waste would it not be [better] [to] [set] [out] at [once] [in] search [of] [the] [terrible] [gorgons] ? " 1 would 3 not 1 would 4 be 2 it 3 not 4 be 9 at 9 at 12 search 12 search 17 ? 17 ? 18 " " no , no , " answered his friend . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 4 no 4 no 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 answered 7 answered 10 . 8 his 9 friend 8 his 10 . " there [are] [other] [things] to be done , [before] you can find [your] way to [the] [gorgons] . 1 " 2 there 1 " 11 you 2 there 7 be 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 done 8 done 9 , 11 you 12 can 12 can 13 find 13 find 15 way 15 way 16 to 15 way 19 . come , let us be stirring ! " 1 come 2 , 1 come 4 us 1 come 7 ! 3 let 4 us 4 us 6 stirring 5 be 6 stirring 7 ! 8 " " we must see [about] [getting] you a pair , " answered [quicksilver] . 1 " 2 we 1 " 12 answered 2 we 3 must 3 must 4 see 7 you 8 a 8 a 9 pair 9 pair 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 answered 12 answered 14 . but the staff [helped] [perseus] [along] so bravely , that he no longer felt the slightest weariness . 1 but 16 slightest 2 the 16 slightest 3 staff 8 bravely 7 so 8 bravely 8 bravely 11 he 8 bravely 13 longer 9 , 11 he 10 that 11 he 12 no 13 longer 13 longer 14 felt 13 longer 16 slightest 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 23 . 3 , 4 the 4 the 9 alive 5 stick 7 to 5 stick 9 alive 7 to 8 be 9 alive 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 to 15 to 16 lend 16 lend 18 of 18 of 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 2 evidently 5 world 2 evidently 6 ; 2 evidently 8 nobody 4 the 5 world 6 ; 7 and 8 nobody 11 charming 8 nobody 20 has 9 is 10 so 9 is 11 charming 10 so 11 charming 11 charming 14 young 12 to 13 a 13 a 14 young 14 young 15 man 15 man 19 who 16 as 17 a 17 a 18 friend 18 friend 19 who 20 has 22 kind 21 that 22 kind 22 kind 23 of 22 kind 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 1 perseus 3 the 1 perseus 4 more 1 perseus 5 eagerly 5 eagerly 11 brightening 5 eagerly 19 . 6 , 11 brightening 7 in 8 the 8 the 11 brightening 9 hope 10 of 9 hope 11 brightening 11 brightening 13 own 11 brightening 14 wits 11 brightening 15 by 11 brightening 16 what 11 brightening 17 he 12 his 13 own 17 he 18 heard " where is she ? " he inquired . 1 " 3 is 1 " 4 she 1 " 8 inquired 2 where 3 is 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 he 6 " 8 inquired 8 inquired 9 . " shall we not meet her soon ? " 1 " 9 " 2 shall 5 meet 2 shall 7 soon 2 shall 8 ? 3 we 5 meet 4 not 5 meet 5 meet 6 her 8 ? 9 " " all at the proper time , " said [his] companion . 1 " 11 companion 2 all 5 proper 3 at 4 the 4 the 5 proper 5 proper 6 time 5 proper 9 said 5 proper 11 companion 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 11 companion 12 . " but this sister of mine , you must understand , is quite a different sort of character from myself . 1 " 21 . 2 but 15 different 3 this 12 is 4 sister 6 mine 5 of 6 mine 6 mine 7 , 6 mine 10 understand 6 mine 11 , 6 mine 12 is 8 you 9 must 8 you 10 understand 12 is 15 different 13 quite 15 different 14 a 15 different 15 different 18 character 15 different 19 from 15 different 20 myself 15 different 21 . 16 sort 17 of 17 of 18 character neither will she listen to any but the wisest conversation . " 1 neither 4 listen 2 will 4 listen 3 she 4 listen 4 listen 5 to 4 listen 9 wisest 6 any 9 wisest 7 but 9 wisest 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 2 dear 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 ejaculated 6 ejaculated 19 " 11 shall 17 syllable 13 afraid 17 syllable 14 to 15 say 15 say 17 syllable 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 7 immoderately 2 short 7 immoderately 3 , 7 immoderately 4 she 7 immoderately 5 is 7 immoderately 6 so 7 immoderately 7 immoderately 8 wise 7 immoderately 10 that 7 immoderately 11 many 7 immoderately 12 people 7 immoderately 13 call 9 , 10 that 13 call 16 personified 14 her 16 personified 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 5 points 3 her 5 points 4 good 5 points 5 points 7 nevertheless 5 points 8 ; 6 , 7 nevertheless 8 ; 9 and 9 and 13 the 13 the 14 benefit 14 benefit 15 of 15 of 16 them 16 them 17 , 17 , 25 " 19 your 25 " 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 9 . 4 it 8 dusk 5 had 6 grown 6 grown 7 quite 6 grown 8 dusk 8 dusk 9 . all was waste and desolate , in the gray twilight , which grew every moment more obscure . 1 all 5 desolate 2 was 5 desolate 3 waste 5 desolate 4 and 5 desolate 5 desolate 6 , 5 desolate 7 in 5 desolate 9 gray 5 desolate 10 twilight 5 desolate 18 . 7 in 8 the 10 twilight 13 grew 11 , 12 which 12 which 13 grew 13 grew 17 obscure 14 every 17 obscure 15 moment 17 obscure 16 more 17 obscure perseus looked [about] him , [rather] disconsolately , and [asked] [quicksilver] [whether] they had a great deal farther to go . 1 perseus 2 looked 1 perseus 7 disconsolately 2 looked 4 him 4 him 5 , 7 disconsolately 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 they 13 they 14 had 14 had 15 a 15 a 17 deal 16 great 17 deal 17 deal 18 farther 18 farther 21 . 19 to 20 go 19 to 21 . " [hist] ! 1 " 3 ! hist ! " whispered his companion . 1 hist 2 ! 2 ! 3 " 3 " 4 whispered 4 whispered 6 companion 4 whispered 7 . 5 his 6 companion " make no noise ! 1 " 5 ! 2 make 4 noise 3 no 4 noise 4 noise 5 ! this is just the time [and] [place] to meet [the] [three] [gray] [women] . 1 this 2 is 1 this 5 time 3 just 5 time 4 the 5 time 5 time 9 meet 8 to 9 meet 9 meet 14 . " but what [must] [i] do , " [asked] [perseus] , " [when] we meet [them] ? " 1 " 3 what 2 but 3 what 3 what 6 do 3 what 17 ? 7 , 17 ? 8 " 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 14 we 14 we 15 meet 15 meet 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 15 . 10 managed 14 eye 11 with 12 their 11 with 14 eye 13 one 14 eye 14 eye 15 . " you will soon find whether [i] [tell] the truth [or] no , " observed [quicksilver] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 12 no 2 you 5 find 3 will 4 soon 3 will 5 find 5 find 6 whether 6 whether 10 truth 9 the 10 truth 12 no 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 observed 15 observed 17 . " hark ! hush ! 1 " 2 hark 2 hark 3 ! 2 hark 4 hush 2 hark 5 ! hist ! hist ! 1 hist 2 ! 1 hist 3 hist 3 hist 4 ! there [they] [come] , [now] ! " 1 there 4 , 4 , 7 " 6 ! 7 " the sight of three persons ' eyes was melted and collected into that single one . 1 the 2 sight 2 sight 3 of 2 sight 5 persons 4 three 5 persons 5 persons 6 ' 5 persons 11 collected 5 persons 16 . 7 eyes 11 collected 8 was 9 melted 9 melted 10 and 9 melted 11 collected 11 collected 12 into 11 collected 14 single 13 that 14 single 14 single 15 one thus the three old dames got along about as comfortably , upon the whole , as if they could all see at once . 1 thus 5 dames 2 the 5 dames 3 three 5 dames 4 old 5 dames 5 dames 6 got 5 dames 7 along 5 dames 8 about 5 dames 9 as 5 dames 10 comfortably 5 dames 16 as 10 comfortably 11 , 10 comfortably 12 upon 10 comfortably 14 whole 12 upon 13 the 15 , 16 as 16 as 17 if 16 as 18 they 16 as 19 could 19 could 20 all 19 could 21 see 21 see 23 once 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 ! 2 stars 6 positively 2 stars 18 ! 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 positively 6 positively 7 terrible 6 positively 11 reach 6 positively 17 eye 8 to 9 be 8 to 11 reach 10 within 11 reach 12 of 17 eye 13 so 15 sharp 14 very 15 sharp 15 sharp 17 eye 16 an 17 eye but , before they reached the clump of bushes [,] [one] of the [three] [gray] [women] [spoke] . 1 but 2 , 1 but 3 before 3 before 7 clump 4 they 5 reached 5 reached 6 the 5 reached 7 clump 7 clump 8 of 7 clump 9 bushes 7 clump 18 . 9 bushes 12 of 12 of 13 the " sister ! 1 " 3 ! 2 sister 3 ! sister [scarecrow] ! " cried she , " you have had the eye [long] [enough] . 1 sister 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 cried 5 cried 16 . 6 she 13 eye 7 , 8 " 7 , 12 the 8 " 9 you 9 you 10 have 10 have 11 had 12 the 13 eye 13 eye 16 . it is my turn now ! " 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 my 3 my 4 turn 3 my 6 ! 4 turn 5 now 6 ! 7 " " let me keep it a [moment] longer , [sister] [nightmare] [,] " answered [scarecrow] . 1 " 14 answered 2 let 3 me 2 let 4 keep 4 keep 5 it 5 it 6 a 6 a 13 " 8 longer 9 , 9 , 13 " 13 " 14 answered 14 answered 16 . " [i] [thought] [i] had a glimpse of [something] behind that thick bush . " 1 " 15 " 5 had 6 a 6 a 7 glimpse 6 a 14 . 7 glimpse 8 of 7 glimpse 13 bush 10 behind 13 bush 11 that 13 bush 12 thick 13 bush 14 . 15 " " well , and what of that ? " retorted [nightmare] , [peevishly] . 1 " 2 well 1 " 5 what 2 well 3 , 4 and 5 what 5 what 8 ? 6 of 7 that 7 that 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 retorted 10 retorted 14 . 12 , 14 . " [can't] [i] [see] [into] a [thick] bush as easily [as] [yourself] ? 1 " 6 a 6 a 13 ? 8 bush 9 as 8 bush 10 easily 10 easily 13 ? i insist upon taking a peep immediately [!] ["] 1 i 2 insist 2 insist 3 upon 2 insist 4 taking 2 insist 6 peep 2 insist 7 immediately 4 taking 5 a to [end] the dispute [,] [old] [dame] [scarecrow] took the eye out of [her] forehead , and [held] it forth in her hand . 1 to 3 the 3 the 4 dispute 4 dispute 15 forehead 9 took 11 eye 10 the 11 eye 11 eye 13 of 11 eye 15 forehead 12 out 13 of 15 forehead 24 . 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 it 17 and 20 forth 20 forth 23 hand 21 in 23 hand 22 her 23 hand 23 hand 24 . " take it , one of you , " cried she , " and quit this foolish quarrelling . 1 " 7 you 1 " 10 cried 2 take 3 it 2 take 4 , 2 take 6 of 2 take 7 you 5 one 6 of 8 , 10 cried 9 " 10 cried 10 cried 11 she 10 cried 12 , 10 cried 15 quit 12 , 13 " 14 and 15 quit 15 quit 16 this 15 quit 17 foolish 15 quit 18 quarrelling 18 quarrelling 19 . for my [part] , [i] shall be [glad] [of] a little thick darkness . 1 for 2 my 2 my 13 darkness 4 , 11 little 6 shall 7 be 7 be 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 1 take 3 quickly 3 quickly 5 however 4 , 5 however 5 however 6 , 5 however 10 clap 7 or 10 clap 9 must 10 clap 10 clap 11 it 10 clap 12 into 10 clap 13 my 10 clap 14 own 10 clap 15 head 10 clap 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 , 1 accordingly 12 groping 2 , 5 and 5 and 7 stretched 7 stretched 10 hands 9 their 10 hands 11 , 12 groping 12 groping 14 to 14 to 15 snatch 15 snatch 17 eye 16 the 17 eye 17 eye 19 of 19 of 20 the 20 the 22 of 22 of 24 . " [now] is your [time] ! " he whispered to [perseus] . 1 " 3 is 1 " 6 ! 3 is 4 your 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 he 7 " 9 whispered 9 whispered 12 . 10 to 12 . " quick , quick ! before they can clap the eye into either of their heads . 1 " 9 clap 2 quick 9 clap 3 , 9 clap 4 quick 5 ! 4 quick 9 clap 6 before 9 clap 7 they 9 clap 8 can 9 clap 9 clap 11 eye 9 clap 12 into 9 clap 13 either 9 clap 15 their 10 the 11 eye 13 either 14 of 15 their 16 heads 16 heads 17 . rush out upon the old ladies , [and] snatch it [from] [scarecrow] 's hand ! " 1 rush 2 out 1 rush 6 ladies 3 upon 6 ladies 4 the 5 old 4 the 6 ladies 6 ladies 7 , 7 , 16 " 9 snatch 10 it 9 snatch 15 ! 10 it 13 's 13 's 14 hand 15 ! 16 " " my good ladies , " said he , " pray do not be angry with one another . 1 " 7 said 2 my 3 good 3 good 7 said 4 ladies 5 , 5 , 7 said 6 " 7 said 7 said 19 . 8 he 15 angry 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 pray 11 pray 15 angry 12 do 13 not 13 not 14 be 14 be 15 angry 15 angry 16 with 15 angry 19 . 16 with 18 another 17 one 18 another " you ! you have our eye ! 1 " 2 you 1 " 8 ! 2 you 3 ! 2 you 5 have 4 you 5 have 5 have 6 our 6 our 7 eye " [o] , what shall we do , sisters ? what shall we do ? 1 " 3 , 1 " 4 what 4 what 7 do 4 what 10 ? 4 what 14 do 4 what 15 ? 5 shall 6 we 5 shall 7 do 7 do 8 , 9 sisters 10 ? 11 what 14 do 12 shall 13 we 12 shall 14 do we are all in the dark [!] 1 we 2 are 1 we 3 all 3 all 5 the 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 dark give us our eye ! 1 give 2 us 1 give 4 eye 2 us 3 our 4 eye 5 ! give us our one , precious , solitary eye ! 1 give 2 us 2 us 3 our 3 our 8 solitary 4 one 8 solitary 5 , 6 precious 6 precious 7 , 6 precious 8 solitary 8 solitary 9 eye 9 eye 10 ! you have two of your own [give] [us] [our] eye ! " 1 you 2 have 1 you 5 your 2 have 3 two 4 of 5 your 5 your 6 own 5 your 10 eye 5 your 12 " 11 ! 12 " i am by no means a bad young man . 1 i 2 am 2 am 9 man 3 by 5 means 4 no 5 means 5 means 9 man 6 a 7 bad 6 a 9 man 8 young 9 man 9 man 10 . " the [nymphs] [!] 1 " 2 the goodness me ! [sisters] , what [nymphs] does he mean ? " screamed [scarecrow] . 1 goodness 2 me 1 goodness 15 . 2 me 3 ! 5 , 13 screamed 6 what 10 mean 6 what 11 ? 8 does 9 he 8 does 10 mean 11 ? 12 " 12 " 13 screamed 13 screamed 15 . we know nothing at all about them . 1 we 2 know 2 know 6 about 3 nothing 6 about 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 , 1 o 3 give 1 o 17 ! 3 give 4 it 3 give 5 back 3 give 7 good 3 give 10 whoever 5 back 6 , 8 stranger 10 whoever 9 ! 10 whoever 10 whoever 12 are 10 whoever 14 give 10 whoever 15 it 10 whoever 16 back 11 you 12 are 12 are 13 , 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 4 the 4 the 9 groping 9 groping 12 outstretched 10 with 12 outstretched 11 their 12 outstretched 12 outstretched 13 hands 12 outstretched 16 trying 12 outstretched 18 utmost 12 outstretched 24 . 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 trying 18 utmost 22 of but he took good care to keep out of their reach . 1 but 5 care 2 he 3 took 3 took 5 care 4 good 5 care 5 care 11 reach 6 to 7 keep 7 keep 11 reach 8 out 9 of 8 out 11 reach 10 their 11 reach 11 reach 12 . " [a] pair of flying slippers , quoth he ! 1 " 8 quoth 3 pair 4 of 3 pair 6 slippers 5 flying 6 slippers 6 slippers 8 quoth 7 , 8 quoth 8 quoth 9 he 8 quoth 10 ! his heels would quickly fly higher than his head , if he were silly enough to put them on . 1 his 2 heels 1 his 9 head 2 heels 3 would 2 heels 4 quickly 2 heels 6 higher 5 fly 6 higher 6 higher 7 than 8 his 9 head 9 head 19 on 9 head 20 . 10 , 12 he 11 if 12 he 12 he 17 put 13 were 17 put 14 silly 15 enough 14 silly 17 put 15 enough 16 to 17 put 18 them 17 put 19 on and a helmet of invisibility ! 1 and 5 invisibility 2 a 5 invisibility 3 helmet 5 invisibility 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 1 how 7 invisible 3 a 4 helmet 4 helmet 5 make 4 helmet 7 invisible 6 him 7 invisible 7 invisible 9 unless 7 invisible 11 were 7 invisible 13 enough 8 , 9 unless 9 unless 10 it 12 big 13 enough 13 enough 14 for 13 enough 16 to 13 enough 17 hide 14 for 15 him 17 hide 18 under 17 hide 19 it 17 hide 20 ? 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 5 contrivance 1 what 12 ? 2 sort 5 contrivance 3 of 5 contrivance 4 a 5 contrivance 5 contrivance 6 may 5 contrivance 7 that 5 contrivance 8 be 5 contrivance 9 , 5 contrivance 11 wonder no , no , good stranger ! we can tell you nothing of these marvellous things . 1 no 2 , 1 no 3 no 3 no 4 , 3 no 5 good 5 good 7 ! 5 good 16 things 6 stranger 7 ! 8 we 9 can 9 can 10 tell 10 tell 11 you 10 tell 16 things 12 nothing 13 of 13 of 14 these 14 these 15 marvellous 14 these 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 3 two 18 three 3 two 19 . 5 of 6 your 6 your 7 own 6 your 16 amongst 8 , 9 and 9 and 16 amongst 10 we 11 have 11 have 16 amongst 12 but 14 single 13 a 14 single 14 single 16 amongst 15 one 16 amongst 16 amongst 17 us 16 amongst 18 three 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 3 find 6 wonders 5 such 6 wonders 6 wonders 7 better 6 wonders 9 three 6 wonders 10 blind 6 wonders 11 old 6 wonders 12 creatures 7 better 8 than 12 creatures 13 , 12 creatures 14 like 12 creatures 15 us 15 us 17 " 16 . 17 " but [quicksilver] [caught] his [hand] . 1 but 4 his 4 his 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 14 . 5 make 6 a 5 make 7 fool 6 a 7 fool 7 fool 8 of 7 fool 10 ! 9 you 10 ! 10 ! 11 " 10 ! 12 said 12 said 13 he 12 said 14 . keep fast hold of the eye , and all will go [well] . ["] 1 keep 3 hold 1 keep 6 eye 2 fast 3 hold 3 hold 4 of 4 of 5 the 6 eye 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 all 8 and 10 will 10 will 11 go 11 go 13 . as it [turned] [out] [,] [quicksilver] [was] [in] [the] right . 1 as 2 it 2 it 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 1 finding 10 it 2 that 4 was 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 no 5 no 6 other 6 other 7 way 10 it 11 , 11 , 18 he 18 he 19 wanted 19 wanted 20 to 19 wanted 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 1 quicksilver 22 . 2 and 6 the 6 the 8 time 7 mean 8 time 8 time 11 making 9 , 11 making 10 were 11 making 12 the 16 way 12 the 19 of 16 way 17 in 19 of 22 . the old dames had given them such particular directions , that they were not long in finding them out . 1 the 3 dames 2 old 3 dames 3 dames 4 had 3 dames 5 given 3 dames 6 them 3 dames 7 such 3 dames 8 particular 3 dames 9 directions 3 dames 18 them 9 directions 10 , 9 directions 12 they 9 directions 15 long 11 that 12 they 12 they 13 were 14 not 15 long 15 long 17 finding 16 in 17 finding 18 them 19 out 18 them 20 . this was the magic wallet . 1 this 2 was 2 was 4 magic 3 the 4 magic 4 magic 5 wallet 5 wallet 6 . " put them on , [perseus] , " said [quicksilver] . 1 " 11 . 2 put 3 them 3 them 4 on 3 them 11 . 5 , 9 said 7 , 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 1 " 7 light-heeled 2 you 7 light-heeled 3 will 7 light-heeled 4 find 7 light-heeled 5 yourself 7 light-heeled 6 as 7 light-heeled 7 light-heeled 8 as 7 light-heeled 9 you 7 light-heeled 10 can 7 light-heeled 11 desire 11 desire 15 remainder 12 , 15 remainder 13 for 15 remainder 14 the 15 remainder 15 remainder 16 of 15 remainder 17 our 15 remainder 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 14 laid 3 proceeded 4 to 3 proceeded 9 slippers 6 one 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 slippers 9 slippers 11 , 11 , 13 he 13 he 14 laid 14 laid 23 . " be [more] careful , " said he , as he gave it [back] [to] [perseus] . 1 " 7 said 2 be 4 careful 4 careful 5 , 5 , 7 said 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 , 7 said 11 he 7 said 17 . 10 as 11 he 12 gave 13 it 13 it 17 . " it would frighten the birds , up aloft , if they should see a flying slipper amongst them . " 1 " 2 it 1 " 21 " 3 would 4 frighten 4 frighten 6 birds 5 the 6 birds 6 birds 9 aloft 6 birds 18 amongst 7 , 9 aloft 8 up 9 aloft 9 aloft 10 , 9 aloft 11 if 9 aloft 12 they 13 should 17 slipper 14 see 17 slipper 15 a 17 slipper 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 4 got 4 got 5 on 5 on 20 earth 5 on 21 . 6 both 10 slippers 7 of 10 slippers 8 these 10 slippers 9 wonderful 10 slippers 10 slippers 16 buoyant 11 , 16 buoyant 12 he 13 was 12 he 16 buoyant 13 was 16 buoyant 14 altogether 16 buoyant 15 too 16 buoyant 16 buoyant 18 tread 16 buoyant 20 earth 17 to 18 tread 18 tread 19 on winged slippers , and all such high-flying contrivances , are seldom quite easy to manage , until one grows a little accustomed to them . 1 winged 7 high-flying 2 slippers 7 high-flying 3 , 7 high-flying 4 and 7 high-flying 5 all 7 high-flying 6 such 7 high-flying 7 high-flying 8 contrivances 7 high-flying 9 , 7 high-flying 10 are 7 high-flying 11 seldom 7 high-flying 12 quite 7 high-flying 13 easy 13 easy 14 to 13 easy 19 grows 15 manage 16 , 15 manage 19 grows 17 until 19 grows 18 one 19 grows 19 grows 21 little 19 grows 22 accustomed 20 a 21 little 22 accustomed 23 to 22 accustomed 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 5 the 6 helmet 6 helmet 11 tuft 7 , 8 with 8 with 11 tuft 9 its 11 tuft 10 dark 11 tuft 11 tuft 12 of 11 tuft 14 plumes 13 waving 14 plumes 14 plumes 15 , 14 plumes 16 all 14 plumes 18 readiness 17 in 18 readiness 18 readiness 19 to 18 readiness 20 put 18 readiness 21 upon 18 readiness 23 head 18 readiness 24 . 22 his 23 head and [now] there happened about as wonderful an incident as anything that [i] have yet told you . 1 and 3 there 3 there 9 incident 4 happened 9 incident 5 about 9 incident 6 as 9 incident 7 wonderful 9 incident 8 an 9 incident 9 incident 10 as 9 incident 11 anything 9 incident 12 that 9 incident 14 have 9 incident 15 yet 15 yet 16 told 15 yet 18 . 16 told 17 you but when the helmet had descended [over] his [white] brow , there was no longer [any] [perseus] to be seen ! 1 but 14 no 2 when 3 the 2 when 6 descended 3 the 4 helmet 4 helmet 5 had 6 descended 10 brow 8 his 10 brow 10 brow 11 , 10 brow 13 was 12 there 13 was 13 was 14 no 14 no 15 longer 14 no 21 ! 15 longer 18 to 18 to 19 be 19 be 20 seen nothing but empty air ! 1 nothing 2 but 2 but 3 empty 3 empty 4 air 3 empty 5 ! even the helmet , that covered him with its invisibility , had vanished ! 1 even 3 helmet 2 the 3 helmet 3 helmet 4 , 3 helmet 10 invisibility 5 that 10 invisibility 6 covered 8 with 6 covered 10 invisibility 7 him 8 with 9 its 10 invisibility 10 invisibility 11 , 10 invisibility 12 had 10 invisibility 13 vanished 10 invisibility 14 ! " where are you , [perseus] ? " asked [quicksilver] . 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 are 2 where 7 ? 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 , 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 9 asked 9 asked 11 . " [just] where [i] was a [moment] [ago] . 1 " 9 . 3 where 5 was 5 was 6 a 6 a 9 . don't you see me ? " 1 don't 2 you 2 you 3 see 2 you 4 me 2 you 5 ? 5 ? 6 " " no , indeed ! " answered his friend . 1 " 2 no 2 no 4 indeed 3 , 4 indeed 4 indeed 5 ! 4 indeed 7 answered 4 indeed 9 friend 5 ! 6 " 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 4 hidden 7 helmet 4 hidden 8 . 6 the 7 helmet 7 helmet 8 . but [,] if [i] [cannot] [see] you , [neither] [can] the [gorgons] . 1 but 3 if 3 if 7 you 7 you 13 . 8 , 11 the 8 , 13 . follow me , therefore , and we will try your dexterity in using the winged slippers . " 1 follow 2 me 2 me 18 " 3 , 11 dexterity 4 therefore 5 , 5 , 11 dexterity 6 and 11 dexterity 7 we 11 dexterity 8 will 11 dexterity 9 try 11 dexterity 10 your 11 dexterity 11 dexterity 12 in 11 dexterity 13 using 11 dexterity 15 winged 11 dexterity 16 slippers 11 dexterity 17 . 14 the 15 winged 17 . 18 " it was now deep night . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 now 2 was 4 deep 4 deep 6 . 5 night 6 . and [,] [among] [other] [objects] , he saw the island of [seriplius] [,] [where] his [dear] mother was . 1 and 19 . 6 , 7 he 6 , 19 . 7 he 8 saw 8 saw 9 the 9 the 10 island 10 island 11 of 11 of 15 his 15 his 17 mother 17 mother 18 was 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 5 flight 2 swift 13 instant 3 was 5 flight 4 their 5 flight 5 flight 7 however 6 , 7 however 7 however 8 , 7 however 9 that 7 however 10 , 11 in 13 instant 12 an 13 instant 13 instant 14 , 13 instant 16 emerged 15 they 16 emerged 16 emerged 17 from 16 emerged 18 the 16 emerged 19 cloud 16 emerged 20 into 16 emerged 22 moonlight 18 the 19 cloud 20 into 21 the 21 the 22 moonlight 22 moonlight 24 . 23 again 24 . once , a high-soaring eagle flew right against the invisible [perseus] . 1 once 4 high-soaring 2 , 4 high-soaring 3 a 4 high-soaring 4 high-soaring 5 eagle 4 high-soaring 6 flew 4 high-soaring 7 right 4 high-soaring 8 against 4 high-soaring 9 the 4 high-soaring 10 invisible 10 invisible 12 . " whose garment is this , ["] inquired [perseus] , " that [keeps] rustling close beside me , in the breeze ? " 1 " 23 " 2 whose 3 garment 2 whose 22 ? 3 garment 4 is 3 garment 5 this 3 garment 8 inquired 3 garment 21 breeze 5 this 6 , 8 inquired 10 , 8 inquired 14 rustling 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 that 14 rustling 16 beside 15 close 16 beside 16 beside 17 me 17 me 18 , 19 in 20 the 20 the 21 breeze 22 ? 23 " " [o] [,] it is my sister 's ! " answered [quicksilver] . 1 " 8 's 1 " 11 answered 4 it 5 is 4 it 8 's 5 is 6 my 6 my 7 sister 9 ! 10 " 9 ! 11 answered 11 answered 13 . " [she] is coming along with us , as [i] told you [she] [would] [.] 1 " 3 is 1 " 12 you 3 is 4 coming 4 coming 5 along 5 along 6 with 5 along 9 as 7 us 8 , 8 , 9 as 11 told 12 you we could do nothing without the help of my sister . 1 we 2 could 2 could 3 do 2 could 4 nothing 2 could 7 help 5 without 6 the 5 without 7 help 7 help 9 my 7 help 11 . 8 of 9 my 9 my 10 sister you have no idea how wise she is . 1 you 2 have 2 have 4 idea 3 no 4 idea 4 idea 5 how 4 idea 6 wise 6 wise 8 is 7 she 8 is 8 is 9 . she has such eyes , too ! 1 she 2 has 2 has 3 such 3 such 4 eyes 3 such 7 ! 5 , 6 too 6 too 7 ! just then a voice spoke in the air close by him . 1 just 2 then 2 then 4 voice 3 a 4 voice 4 voice 5 spoke 4 voice 9 close 5 spoke 8 air 6 in 8 air 7 the 8 air 9 close 10 by 9 close 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 2 seemed 4 be 4 be 5 a 5 a 6 woman 6 woman 12 melodious 7 's 12 melodious 8 voice 12 melodious 9 , 10 and 9 , 12 melodious 11 was 12 melodious 12 melodious 14 though 12 melodious 15 not 12 melodious 16 exactly 12 melodious 17 what 12 melodious 18 might 13 , 14 though 18 might 19 be 18 might 24 grave 20 called 21 sweet 21 sweet 22 , 21 sweet 24 grave 22 , 23 but 24 grave 25 and 24 grave 26 mild 24 grave 27 . " [perseus] , " said the voice , " there [are] [the] [gorgons] . " 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 voice 5 said 8 , 6 the 7 voice 8 , 9 " 8 , 14 . 9 " 10 there 14 . 15 " " where ? " [exclaimed] [perseus] . 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 ? 3 ? 4 " 4 " 7 . " [i] cannot see them . " 1 " 7 " 3 cannot 4 see 4 see 5 them 5 them 6 . 6 . 7 " " on the shore [of] [that] island beneath you , " replied the voice . 1 " 15 . 2 on 7 island 3 the 4 shore 3 the 7 island 7 island 8 beneath 7 island 15 . 8 beneath 14 voice 9 you 10 , 10 , 12 replied 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 13 the 12 replied 14 voice " a pebble , dropped from your hand , would strike in the midst of them . " 1 " 3 pebble 2 a 3 pebble 3 pebble 4 , 3 pebble 5 dropped 3 pebble 6 from 3 pebble 7 your 3 pebble 8 hand 8 hand 9 , 8 hand 14 midst 10 would 11 strike 11 strike 14 midst 12 in 13 the 12 in 14 midst 13 the 14 midst 14 midst 15 of 14 midst 16 them 16 them 17 . 17 . 18 " " [i] told you she would be [the] [first] to discover them , " said [quicksilver] to [perseus] . 1 " 4 you 1 " 15 said 3 told 4 you 5 she 6 would 6 would 7 be 6 would 11 discover 10 to 11 discover 11 discover 12 them 12 them 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 19 . 17 to 19 . " and there they are ! " 1 " 5 are 1 " 6 ! 2 and 3 there 3 there 5 are 4 they 5 are 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 6 steely 3 glistened 6 steely 4 on 6 steely 5 their 6 steely 6 steely 7 scales 6 steely 8 , 6 steely 9 and 6 steely 10 on 6 steely 11 their 6 steely 12 golden 12 golden 17 idly 13 wings 17 idly 14 , 17 idly 15 which 16 drooped 16 drooped 17 idly 17 idly 18 over 17 idly 20 sand 18 over 19 the 20 sand 21 . and , with all this , there was something partly human about them , too . 1 and 10 partly 2 , 10 partly 3 with 10 partly 4 all 5 this 5 this 10 partly 6 , 10 partly 7 there 8 was 7 there 9 something 9 something 10 partly 10 partly 11 human 10 partly 12 about 10 partly 15 too 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 1 be 17 late 3 ; 4 for 4 for 5 , 5 , 6 if 6 if 14 you 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 " [which] shall [i] strike [at] ? " asked [perseus] , drawing his sword and descending a little lower . 1 " 9 asked 3 shall 5 strike 3 shall 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 9 asked 9 asked 12 drawing 11 , 12 drawing 12 drawing 17 a 13 his 14 sword 13 his 17 a 14 sword 16 descending 15 and 16 descending 17 a 20 . 18 little 19 lower 19 lower 20 . " they all three look alike . 1 " 7 . 2 they 6 alike 3 all 6 alike 4 three 6 alike 5 look 6 alike 6 alike 7 . all three have snaky locks . 1 all 4 snaky 2 three 4 snaky 3 have 4 snaky 4 snaky 5 locks 5 locks 6 . which of [the] [three] [is] [medusa] [?] ["] 1 which 2 of it must be understood that [medusa] was the only one of [these] [dragon-monsters] whose [head] [perseus] [could] [possibly] cut off . 1 it 3 be 1 it 21 . 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 understood 4 understood 5 that 5 that 7 was 5 that 14 whose 7 was 9 only 8 the 9 only 9 only 10 one 10 one 11 of 19 cut 20 off 20 off 21 . " be cautious , " said the calm voice which had before spoken to him . 1 " 8 calm 2 be 3 cautious 3 cautious 8 calm 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 the 6 said 8 calm 8 calm 9 voice 8 calm 13 spoken 10 which 13 spoken 11 had 12 before 11 had 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 " 7 stirring 2 one 3 of 2 one 7 stirring 3 of 4 the 7 stirring 10 sleep 7 stirring 19 . 10 sleep 11 , 11 , 12 and 13 is 15 about 15 about 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 3 look 6 ! 4 at 5 her the sight would turn you to stone [!] 1 the 7 stone 2 sight 7 stone 3 would 4 turn 4 turn 6 to 4 turn 7 stone 5 you 6 to look at the reflection of her face and figure in the bright mirror of your shield . " 1 look 2 at 1 look 16 shield 2 at 3 the 3 the 4 reflection 4 reflection 5 of 5 of 6 her 7 face 8 and 7 face 9 figure 9 figure 13 mirror 10 in 11 the 10 in 13 mirror 11 the 12 bright 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 3 understood 3 understood 7 for 3 understood 11 him 7 for 10 exhorting 8 so 9 earnestly 9 earnestly 10 exhorting 11 him 16 . 12 to 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 5 could 3 surface 6 safely 3 surface 16 . 4 he 5 could 7 look 8 at 8 at 9 the 8 at 16 . 9 the 10 reflection 10 reflection 11 of 11 of 12 the the snakes , whose venomous natures could not altogether sleep , kept twisting themselves over the forehead . 1 the 2 snakes 2 snakes 6 natures 3 , 6 natures 4 whose 6 natures 5 venomous 6 natures 6 natures 7 could 6 natures 8 not 6 natures 9 altogether 6 natures 10 sleep 6 natures 11 , 6 natures 12 kept 6 natures 18 . 13 twisting 14 themselves 14 themselves 17 forehead 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 2 gnashed 5 tusks 2 gnashed 16 . 4 white 5 tusks 5 tusks 8 dug 5 tusks 9 into 5 tusks 11 sand 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 dug 9 into 10 the 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 , 2 snakes 4 too 2 snakes 5 , 2 snakes 6 seemed 2 snakes 17 more 6 seemed 7 to 6 seemed 15 be 7 to 11 dream 16 made 17 more 17 more 18 restless 17 more 21 . 18 restless 19 by 18 restless 20 it 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 2 twined 5 tumultuous 4 into 5 tumultuous 5 tumultuous 6 knots 5 tumultuous 7 , 5 tumultuous 8 writhed 8 writhed 12 uplifted 9 fiercely 12 uplifted 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 uplifted 12 uplifted 14 hundred 12 uplifted 15 hissing 12 uplifted 22 . 13 a 14 hundred 15 hissing 16 heads 15 hissing 17 , 15 hissing 18 without 15 hissing 19 opening 19 opening 21 eyes 20 their 21 eyes " now , [now] ! " whispered [quicksilver] , who was growing impatient . 1 " 2 now 1 " 7 whispered 2 now 3 , 3 , 6 " 5 ! 6 " 7 whispered 9 , 9 , 10 who 10 who 11 was 11 was 12 growing 12 growing 13 impatient 13 impatient 14 . " make a dash at the monster ! " 1 " 8 ! 2 make 4 dash 3 a 4 dash 4 dash 5 at 4 dash 7 monster 4 dash 8 ! 5 at 6 the 6 the 7 monster 8 ! 9 " " but be calm , " said the grave , melodious voice , at the young man 's side . 1 " 20 . 2 but 4 calm 3 be 4 calm 4 calm 5 , 4 calm 9 grave 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 the 8 the 9 grave 9 grave 11 melodious 9 grave 19 side 9 grave 20 . 10 , 11 melodious 11 melodious 12 voice 11 melodious 13 , 11 melodious 14 at 11 melodious 16 young 15 the 16 young 16 young 17 man 17 man 18 's " [look] in [your] shield , as you fly downward , and take care that you do not miss your [first] stroke . " 1 " 24 " 3 in 5 shield 3 in 22 stroke 5 shield 10 downward 6 , 7 as 7 as 8 you 8 you 9 fly 9 fly 10 downward 10 downward 12 and 10 downward 14 care 10 downward 15 that 11 , 12 and 13 take 14 care 16 you 17 do 16 you 20 your 17 do 18 not 17 do 19 miss 20 your 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 4 downward 1 perseus 16 reflected 2 flew 4 downward 3 cautiously 4 downward 4 downward 6 still 4 downward 7 keeping 5 , 6 still 7 keeping 8 his 8 his 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 on 14 , 15 as 14 , 16 reflected 16 reflected 20 . 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 14 metallic 2 nearer 3 he 2 nearer 4 came 2 nearer 5 , 2 nearer 6 the 2 nearer 7 more 2 nearer 8 terrible 8 terrible 14 metallic 9 did 14 metallic 10 the 11 snaky 11 snaky 14 metallic 12 visage 14 metallic 13 and 14 metallic 14 metallic 15 body 14 metallic 16 of 14 metallic 17 the 14 metallic 18 monster 14 metallic 19 grow 14 metallic 20 . 19 grow 20 . but she awoke too late . 1 but 5 late 2 she 3 awoke 3 awoke 5 late 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 10 a 2 sword 12 ; 3 was 4 sharp 4 sharp 5 ; 4 sharp 7 stroke 6 the 7 stroke 7 stroke 10 a 12 ; 13 and 13 and 14 the 14 the 16 of 16 of 17 the 17 the 18 wicked 18 wicked 23 body 21 from 22 her 21 from 23 body " admirably [done] ! " cried [quicksilver] . 1 " 2 admirably 2 admirably 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 8 . " make haste , and clap the head into your magic wallet . " 1 " 6 clap 2 make 3 haste 3 haste 6 clap 4 , 5 and 4 , 6 clap 5 and 6 clap 6 clap 12 wallet 7 the 12 wallet 8 head 12 wallet 9 into 12 wallet 10 your 12 wallet 11 magic 12 wallet 12 wallet 14 " 13 . 14 " as quick as thought , he snatched it up , with the snakes still writhing upon it , and thrust it in . 1 as 7 snatched 2 quick 3 as 2 quick 7 snatched 4 thought 7 snatched 5 , 6 he 5 , 7 snatched 6 he 7 snatched 7 snatched 8 it 7 snatched 9 up 7 snatched 13 snakes 10 , 11 with 11 with 12 the 12 the 13 snakes 13 snakes 15 writhing 14 still 15 writhing 15 writhing 16 upon 15 writhing 17 it 15 writhing 20 thrust 15 writhing 21 it 15 writhing 23 . 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 thrust 22 in 23 . " your task is done , " said the calm voice . 1 " 2 your 2 your 3 task 3 task 4 is 3 task 5 done 3 task 12 . 5 done 10 calm 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 the 8 said 10 calm 10 calm 11 voice " [now] fly ; for the [other] [gorgons] [will] [do] [their] utmost [to] [take] vengeance for [medusa] ['s] death . " 1 " 3 fly 3 fly 12 utmost 4 ; 5 for 5 for 6 the 6 the 12 utmost 12 utmost 15 vengeance 15 vengeance 21 " 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 5 hundred-fold 2 sent 5 hundred-fold 3 forth 5 hundred-fold 4 a 5 hundred-fold 5 hundred-fold 6 hiss 5 hundred-fold 7 , 5 hundred-fold 8 with 5 hundred-fold 9 one 5 hundred-fold 10 consent 10 consent 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 22 wallet 15 snakes 21 magic 17 them 21 magic 18 out 19 of 18 out 21 magic 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 10 scattered 6 those 7 very 6 those 8 feathers 8 feathers 10 scattered 10 scattered 15 . up [rose] [the] [gorgons] [,] [as] [i] tell you , staring horribly about , [in] hopes [of] [turning] somebody to [stone] . 1 up 22 . 8 tell 9 you 8 tell 16 hopes 9 you 10 , 9 you 14 , 10 , 11 staring 11 staring 12 horribly 12 horribly 13 about 16 hopes 19 somebody 16 hopes 22 . 19 somebody 20 to finally , [our] brave [perseus] arrived at the island , [where] he expected to see [his] [dear] [mother] . 1 finally 13 expected 2 , 4 brave 4 brave 6 arrived 6 arrived 9 island 7 at 8 the 8 the 9 island 9 island 10 , 10 , 12 he 12 he 13 expected 13 expected 14 to 14 to 15 see 15 see 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 5 at 5 at 6 home 6 home 24 . 10 straight 12 the 10 straight 16 immediately 12 the 13 palace 14 and 15 was 14 and 16 immediately 16 immediately 18 into 18 into 19 the 19 the 20 presence 20 presence 21 of 20 presence 24 . 21 of 22 the 22 the 23 king 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 , 1 however 23 had 5 safely 7 , 5 safely 22 he 7 , 10 the 10 the 11 best 11 best 14 could 12 face 13 he 13 he 14 could 22 he 23 had " have you performed your promise ? " inquired he . 1 " 9 inquired 2 have 3 you 2 have 4 performed 4 performed 5 your 4 performed 6 promise 4 performed 9 inquired 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 9 inquired 9 inquired 10 he 9 inquired 11 . " [have] you brought me [the] [head] [of] [medusa] with [the] [snaky] locks ? 1 " 3 you 3 you 5 me 3 you 14 ? 4 brought 5 me 10 with 13 locks 13 locks 14 ? " [i] have [brought] you [the] [gorgon] ['s] [head] , snaky locks and all ! " 1 " 5 you 1 " 10 , 3 have 5 you 10 , 16 " 11 snaky 12 locks 11 snaky 15 ! 12 locks 13 and 12 locks 14 all 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 2 let 4 see 4 see 6 , 6 , 8 quoth 8 quoth 11 . " it must be [a] very curious [spectacle] , if [all] [that] [travellers] [tell] [about] it be true ! " 1 " 3 must 2 it 3 must 3 must 4 be 4 be 6 very 6 very 7 curious 7 curious 9 , 9 , 10 if 10 if 16 it 16 it 18 true 17 be 18 true 18 true 20 " 19 ! 20 " " [your] [majesty] is in [the] [right] , " replied [perseus] . 1 " 4 is 1 " 8 , 4 is 5 in 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 12 . " it is [really] [an] object that will be [pretty] certain to [fix] the regards of [all] [who] [look] [at] it . 1 " 3 is 2 it 3 is 3 is 6 object 6 object 11 certain 7 that 9 be 8 will 9 be 9 be 11 certain 11 certain 22 . 12 to 14 the 12 to 22 . 14 the 15 regards 16 of 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 , 22 " 6 imagine 7 , 7 , 22 " 10 a 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 never 18 never 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 7 subjects 3 well 7 subjects 4 knew 5 that 4 knew 7 subjects 6 his 7 subjects 7 subjects 13 reprobates 8 were 13 reprobates 9 an 13 reprobates 10 idle 13 reprobates 11 set 13 reprobates 12 of 13 reprobates 13 reprobates 14 , 13 reprobates 15 and 13 reprobates 16 very 13 reprobates 17 fond 13 reprobates 19 sight-seeing 14 , 15 and 17 fond 18 of 19 sight-seeing 20 , 19 sight-seeing 21 as 19 sight-seeing 22 idle 19 sight-seeing 23 persons 19 sight-seeing 24 usually 19 sight-seeing 25 are 25 are 26 . monarch , counsellors , courtiers , and subjects [,] [all] gazed [eagerly] towards [perseus] . 1 monarch 2 , 1 monarch 3 counsellors 3 counsellors 4 , 3 counsellors 5 courtiers 3 counsellors 6 , 3 counsellors 7 and 3 counsellors 8 subjects 8 subjects 11 gazed 11 gazed 13 towards 13 towards 15 . " show us the head ! 1 " 6 ! 2 show 3 us 3 us 4 the 3 us 6 ! 4 the 5 head " [show] [us] [the] head of [medusa] [with] the [snaky] locks ! ["] 1 " 12 ! 5 head 6 of 6 of 9 the 9 the 11 locks 11 locks 12 ! a feeling of sorrow and pity [came] over the youthful [perseus] . 1 a 2 feeling 2 feeling 3 of 2 feeling 4 sorrow 3 of 4 sorrow 4 sorrow 5 and 4 sorrow 10 youthful 6 pity 8 over 6 pity 10 youthful 8 over 9 the 10 youthful 12 . " ah , the villain and coward ! " yelled the people , more fiercely than before . 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 , 2 ah 5 villain 4 the 5 villain 5 villain 10 yelled 6 and 10 yelled 7 coward 10 yelled 8 ! 9 " 8 ! 10 yelled 10 yelled 11 the 10 yelled 12 people 10 yelled 15 fiercely 13 , 15 fiercely 14 more 15 fiercely 15 fiercely 16 than 15 fiercely 17 before 15 fiercely 18 . " he is making game of us ! 1 " 3 is 1 " 8 ! 2 he 3 is 4 making 5 game 4 making 7 us 5 game 6 of 7 us 8 ! he has no [gorgon] ['s] [head] [!] 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 no show us the head , if you have it , or we will take your own head for a football ! " 1 show 2 us 1 show 3 the 1 show 4 head 4 head 20 football 5 , 12 we 6 if 7 you 6 if 12 we 7 you 8 have 8 have 9 it 10 , 11 or 10 , 12 we 12 we 13 will 13 will 14 take 14 take 20 football 15 your 16 own 16 own 20 football 17 head 20 football 18 for 20 football 19 a 20 football 20 football 21 ! 21 ! 22 " " show [me] [the] [gorgon] ['s] [head] [,] [or] [i] [will] [cut] [off] your own ! " 1 " 14 your 2 show 14 your 14 your 15 own 14 your 17 " 16 ! 17 " and [perseus] sighed . 1 and 3 sighed 3 sighed 4 . " this instant , " repeated [polydectes] , " [or] you die ! ["] 1 " 13 ! 2 this 3 instant 3 instant 4 , 3 instant 12 die 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 repeated 6 repeated 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 you 12 die 13 ! " behold it , then ! " cried [perseus] , [in] a voice [like] the blast of a [trumpet] . 1 " 8 cried 2 behold 3 it 2 behold 4 , 2 behold 5 then 2 behold 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 6 ! 8 cried 8 cried 10 , 8 cried 13 voice 12 a 13 voice 13 voice 20 . 15 the 16 blast 16 blast 18 a 17 of 18 a 18 a 20 . they were all fixed , forever , in the look and attitude of that moment ! 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 all 2 were 4 fixed 4 fixed 5 , 4 fixed 6 forever 6 forever 7 , 6 forever 12 attitude 8 in 9 the 8 in 12 attitude 10 look 12 attitude 11 and 12 attitude 12 attitude 13 of 12 attitude 15 moment 12 attitude 16 ! 13 of 14 that at the first glimpse [of] the terrible [head] [of] [medusa] , [they] [whitened] [into] marble [!] 1 at 3 first 1 at 6 the 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 glimpse 6 the 15 marble 7 terrible 11 , 7 terrible 15 marble [tanglewood] [porch] [.] [after] [the] [story] [.] " is not [that] a [very] [fine] [story] ? " asked [eustace] . 1 " 11 asked 2 is 3 not 2 is 9 ? 3 not 5 a 9 ? 10 " 9 ? 11 asked 11 asked 13 . " [o] yes , yes ! " cried [cowslip] , clapping her hands . 1 " 3 yes 3 yes 4 , 3 yes 10 , 4 , 8 cried 5 yes 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 10 , 11 clapping 11 clapping 14 . 12 her 13 hands 13 hands 14 . " and those funny old women , with only one eye amongst them ! 1 " 14 ! 2 and 12 amongst 3 those 6 women 4 funny 6 women 5 old 6 women 6 women 12 amongst 7 , 12 amongst 8 with 12 amongst 9 only 12 amongst 10 one 12 amongst 11 eye 12 amongst 12 amongst 13 them 12 amongst 14 ! i never heard of anything so [strange] . " 1 i 2 never 2 never 3 heard 2 never 5 anything 3 heard 4 of 5 anything 6 so 5 anything 8 . 8 . 9 " " [as] [to] [their] [one] tooth , which they shifted [about] , " observed [primrose] , ["] there was [nothing] so [very] [wonderful] [in] that . 1 " 14 observed 6 tooth 8 which 6 tooth 9 they 6 tooth 10 shifted 7 , 8 which 10 shifted 14 observed 12 , 14 observed 13 " 14 observed 14 observed 26 . 16 , 18 there 18 there 19 was 19 was 21 so 21 so 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 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 " 10 asked 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 asked 10 asked 13 . " well , at any rate , " said [primrose] , " your [story] seems to have driven away the mist . ["] 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 2 well 11 , 3 , 9 said 4 at 6 rate 5 any 6 rate 6 rate 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 your 12 " 15 seems 15 seems 16 to 16 to 17 have 16 to 22 . 18 driven 19 away 18 driven 21 mist 20 the 21 mist 21 mist 22 . and , indeed , [while] the tale was [going] forward , the [vapors] [had] [been] [quite] exhaled from the landscape . 1 and 6 the 1 and 10 forward 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 4 , 6 the 6 the 7 tale 7 tale 8 was 10 forward 12 the 10 forward 20 landscape 11 , 12 the 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 5 tranquillity 2 gleamed 5 tranquillity 3 in 5 tranquillity 4 glassy 5 tranquillity 5 tranquillity 6 , 5 tranquillity 7 without 5 tranquillity 8 the 5 tranquillity 9 trace 5 tranquillity 20 . 9 trace 10 of 9 trace 12 winged 11 a 12 winged 12 winged 13 breeze 13 breeze 19 bosom 14 on 16 part 15 any 16 part 16 part 17 of 16 part 19 bosom 18 its 19 bosom beyond [its] farther shore was [monument] [mountain] [,] in a recumbent position , stretching [almost] [across] the valley . 1 beyond 3 farther 1 beyond 18 valley 3 farther 4 shore 4 shore 9 in 5 was 9 in 10 a 11 recumbent 11 recumbent 14 stretching 12 position 13 , 13 , 14 stretching 14 stretching 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 8 genial 3 this 8 genial 4 scene 8 genial 5 there 8 genial 6 was 8 genial 7 a 8 genial 8 genial 11 intermingled 9 sunshine 10 , 9 sunshine 11 intermingled 11 intermingled 12 with 11 intermingled 14 slight 11 intermingled 15 haze 12 with 13 a 13 a 14 slight 15 haze 20 unspeakably 15 haze 24 . 16 , 17 which 17 which 20 unspeakably 18 made 20 unspeakably 19 it 20 unspeakably 20 unspeakably 21 soft 20 unspeakably 22 and 20 unspeakably 23 tender 23 tender 24 . o [,] what [a] [day] [of] [indian] [summer] was it going to be [!] 1 o 3 what 3 what 9 was 3 what 10 it 10 it 13 be 11 going 12 to 12 to 13 be behind [went] a good [old] dog [,] whose [name] [was] [ben] [.] 1 behind 8 whose 3 a 4 good 3 a 8 whose 4 good 6 dog end of [project] [gutenberg] ['s] [the] [gorgon] ['s] [head] [,] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 1 end 2 of