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