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[twice] [told] [tales] 

[the] [sister] [years] 

[by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 

the wintry moonlight showed that she looked weary of body , and sad of heart , like many another [wayfarer] of earth . 
1 the 4 showed
2 wintry 3 moonlight
3 moonlight 4 showed
4 showed 8 weary
5 that 6 she
5 that 7 looked
7 looked 8 weary
8 weary 18 many
9 of 10 body
10 body 11 ,
11 , 12 and
11 , 13 sad
13 sad 14 of
14 of 15 heart
14 of 18 many
15 heart 16 ,
16 , 17 like
18 many 19 another
19 another 23 .
21 of 22 earth
22 earth 23 .

but , after trudging only a little distance farther , this poor [old] [year] was destined to enjoy a long , long sleep . 
1 but 3 after
1 but 6 a
2 , 3 after
3 after 4 trudging
4 trudging 5 only
6 a 9 farther
7 little 8 distance
8 distance 9 farther
9 farther 10 ,
9 farther 20 long
11 this 12 poor
12 poor 15 was
15 was 16 destined
16 destined 18 enjoy
17 to 18 enjoy
18 enjoy 19 a
19 a 20 long
20 long 21 ,
20 long 22 long
22 long 23 sleep
23 sleep 24 .

besides this luggage , there was a folio book under her arm , very much resembling the annual volume of a [newspaper] . 
1 besides 5 there
2 this 3 luggage
3 luggage 4 ,
4 , 5 there
5 there 6 was
6 was 10 under
6 was 15 much
7 a 8 folio
7 a 9 book
8 folio 9 book
9 book 10 under
10 under 13 ,
11 her 12 arm
12 arm 13 ,
13 , 14 very
15 much 18 annual
16 resembling 17 the
17 the 18 annual
18 annual 19 volume
18 annual 23 .
19 volume 20 of
20 of 21 a

she was evidently a stranger , and perhaps had come to town by the evening train [of] cars . 
1 she 2 was
1 she 3 evidently
1 she 9 had
3 evidently 7 and
4 a 5 stranger
5 stranger 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 perhaps
9 had 10 come
9 had 16 train
10 come 11 to
10 come 12 town
12 town 13 by
12 town 16 train
13 by 15 evening
14 the 15 evening
16 train 19 .
18 cars 19 .

" well , my dear sister , " said the [new] [year] , after the first salutations , " you look almost tired to death . 
1 " 2 well
1 " 5 dear
3 , 4 my
4 my 5 dear
5 dear 6 sister
6 sister 7 ,
7 , 9 said
8 " 9 said
9 said 10 the
10 the 17 salutations
13 , 14 after
14 after 15 the
15 the 16 first
16 first 17 salutations
17 salutations 21 look
17 salutations 26 .
18 , 19 "
19 " 20 you
20 you 21 look
22 almost 25 death
23 tired 24 to
23 tired 25 death
25 death 26 .

what have you been about during your sojourn in this part of [infinite] [space] ? " 
1 what 3 you
2 have 3 you
3 you 4 been
4 been 5 about
4 been 8 sojourn
5 about 6 during
6 during 7 your
7 your 8 sojourn
8 sojourn 9 in
8 sojourn 15 ?
9 in 10 this
10 this 11 part
11 part 12 of
15 ? 16 "

" [o] , [i] have it all recorded here in my [book] of [chronicles] , " answered the [old] [year] , in a heavy tone . 
1 " 26 .
3 , 5 have
5 have 11 my
6 it 7 all
6 it 9 here
7 all 8 recorded
9 here 10 in
10 in 11 my
11 my 25 tone
13 of 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 answered
17 answered 18 the
18 the 24 heavy
21 , 22 in
22 in 23 a
23 a 24 heavy
24 heavy 25 tone
25 tone 26 .

" there is nothing that would amuse [you] ; and you will soon get sufficient knowledge of such matters from your own personal experience . 
1 " 4 nothing
2 there 3 is
3 is 4 nothing
4 nothing 12 will
5 that 6 would
6 would 7 amuse
7 amuse 9 ;
9 ; 10 and
9 ; 11 you
11 you 12 will
12 will 18 such
13 soon 14 get
13 soon 18 such
14 get 16 knowledge
15 sufficient 16 knowledge
16 knowledge 17 of
18 such 23 personal
19 matters 22 own
20 from 21 your
21 your 22 own
22 own 23 personal
23 personal 24 experience
24 experience 25 .

it is but tiresome reading . " 
1 it 2 is
2 is 4 tiresome
3 but 4 tiresome
4 tiresome 5 reading
5 reading 6 .
6 . 7 "

" what have you been doing in the political way ? " asked the [new] [year] . 
1 " 3 have
2 what 3 have
3 have 6 doing
4 you 5 been
4 you 6 doing
6 doing 11 ?
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 political
9 political 10 way
10 way 11 ?
11 ? 12 "
11 ? 13 asked
13 asked 14 the
14 the 17 .

but the [loco] [focos] ["] 
1 but 2 the

" [i] do not like these party nicknames , " interrupted her sister , who seemed remarkably touchy about some points . 
1 " 11 interrupted
3 do 4 not
4 not 5 like
5 like 6 these
6 these 7 party
6 these 8 nicknames
8 nicknames 9 ,
9 , 11 interrupted
10 " 11 interrupted
11 interrupted 13 sister
12 her 13 sister
13 sister 14 ,
14 , 15 who
14 , 20 some
15 who 17 remarkably
16 seemed 17 remarkably
17 remarkably 18 touchy
18 touchy 19 about
20 some 22 .
21 points 22 .

" perhaps we shall part in better humor , if we avoid any political discussion . " 
1 " 2 perhaps
1 " 3 we
2 perhaps 3 we
3 we 4 shall
4 shall 5 part
4 shall 10 if
5 part 6 in
7 better 8 humor
8 humor 9 ,
9 , 10 if
10 if 13 any
11 we 12 avoid
11 we 13 any
13 any 15 discussion
14 political 15 discussion
15 discussion 16 .
16 . 17 "

" with all my heart , " replied the [old] [year] , who had already been tormented half to death with squabbles of this kind . 
1 " 5 heart
1 " 8 replied
2 with 3 all
3 all 4 my
4 my 5 heart
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 replied
8 replied 9 the
9 the 17 tormented
12 , 16 been
13 who 14 had
13 who 15 already
15 already 16 been
16 been 17 tormented
17 tormented 18 half
18 half 19 to
18 half 22 squabbles
19 to 20 death
20 death 21 with
22 squabbles 25 kind
23 of 24 this
24 this 25 kind
25 kind 26 .

yet they have occupied so large a share of my attention , that [i] scarcely know what else to tell you . 
1 yet 2 they
1 yet 11 attention
2 they 3 have
3 have 4 occupied
3 have 6 large
4 occupied 5 so
5 so 6 large
7 a 8 share
7 a 11 attention
8 share 9 of
9 of 10 my
11 attention 12 ,
11 attention 15 scarcely
12 , 13 that
15 scarcely 17 what
15 scarcely 20 tell
16 know 17 what
17 what 18 else
18 else 19 to
18 else 20 tell
20 tell 21 you
21 you 22 .

" perhaps , " cried the hopeful [new] [year] , " perhaps [i] shall see that happy day ! " 
1 " 7 hopeful
1 " 12 perhaps
2 perhaps 3 ,
3 , 4 "
3 , 5 cried
5 cried 6 the
5 cried 7 hopeful
7 hopeful 10 ,
10 , 11 "
12 perhaps 14 shall
14 shall 15 see
15 see 19 !
16 that 17 happy
16 that 18 day
18 day 19 !
19 ! 20 "

" [i] doubt whether it be so close at hand , " answered the [old] [year] , gravely smiling . 
1 " 3 doubt
1 " 4 whether
4 whether 6 be
5 it 6 be
6 be 8 close
7 so 8 close
8 close 10 hand
9 at 10 hand
10 hand 19 smiling
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 answered
13 answered 14 the
13 answered 18 gravely
17 , 18 gravely
18 gravely 19 smiling
19 smiling 20 .

" have you done much for the improvement of the [city] ? " asked the [new] [year] . 
1 " 3 you
1 " 5 much
2 have 3 you
3 you 4 done
5 much 6 for
6 for 7 the
7 the 8 improvement
8 improvement 9 of
8 improvement 14 asked
9 of 10 the
12 ? 13 "
13 " 14 asked
14 asked 15 the
15 the 18 .

" judging from what little [i] have seen , it appears to be ancient and timeworn . " 
1 " 2 judging
2 judging 3 from
2 judging 4 what
2 judging 5 little
2 judging 8 seen
3 from 4 what
7 have 8 seen
8 seen 9 ,
9 , 10 it
10 it 11 appears
11 appears 12 to
11 appears 14 ancient
12 to 13 be
13 be 14 ancient
14 ancient 16 timeworn
15 and 16 timeworn
16 timeworn 17 .
17 . 18 "

old [salem] now wears a much livelier expression than when [i] first beheld her . 
1 old 5 a
3 now 4 wears
3 now 5 a
5 a 8 expression
6 much 7 livelier
6 much 8 expression
8 expression 9 than
9 than 10 when
10 when 12 first
12 first 13 beheld
13 beheld 14 her
13 beheld 15 .

strangers rumble down from [boston] by hundreds at a time . 
1 strangers 2 rumble
2 rumble 3 down
2 rumble 6 by
3 down 4 from
6 by 7 hundreds
7 hundreds 10 time
8 at 9 a
9 a 10 time
10 time 11 .

new faces throng in [essex] [street] . 
1 new 2 faces
2 faces 3 throng
3 throng 4 in
4 in 7 .

railroad-hacks and omnibuses rattle over the pavements . 
1 railroad-hacks 2 and
1 railroad-hacks 4 rattle
2 and 3 omnibuses
3 omnibuses 4 rattle
4 rattle 5 over
5 over 6 the
6 the 7 pavements
7 pavements 8 .

there is a perceptible increase of oyster-shops , and other [establishments] for the accommodation of a transitory diurnal multitude . 
1 there 9 and
1 there 10 other
2 is 3 a
3 a 5 increase
4 perceptible 5 increase
5 increase 6 of
5 increase 7 oyster-shops
7 oyster-shops 8 ,
8 , 9 and
10 other 12 for
10 other 19 multitude
13 the 14 accommodation
14 accommodation 15 of
15 of 16 a
16 a 17 transitory
16 a 19 multitude
17 transitory 18 diurnal
19 multitude 20 .

but a more important change awaits the venerable town . 
1 but 2 a
2 a 3 more
3 more 4 important
4 important 5 change
4 important 6 awaits
5 change 6 awaits
6 awaits 8 venerable
7 the 8 venerable
8 venerable 9 town
9 town 10 .

an immense accumulation of musty prejudices will be carried off by the free [circulation] of society . 
1 an 2 immense
1 an 6 prejudices
1 an 13 free
2 immense 3 accumulation
3 accumulation 4 of
4 of 5 musty
6 prejudices 7 will
7 will 8 be
8 be 9 carried
10 off 11 by
10 off 13 free
11 by 12 the
13 free 16 society
15 of 16 society
16 society 17 .

much of the result will be good ; [there] will likewise be a few things not so good . 
1 much 8 ;
2 of 3 the
2 of 4 result
4 result 5 will
5 will 6 be
6 be 7 good
7 good 8 ;
8 ; 10 will
10 will 11 likewise
11 likewise 12 be
11 likewise 14 few
12 be 13 a
14 few 16 not
14 few 19 .
15 things 16 not
17 so 18 good
18 good 19 .

we sisterhood of [years] never carry anything really valuable out of the world with us . 
1 we 2 sisterhood
1 we 8 really
2 sisterhood 3 of
5 never 6 carry
5 never 8 really
6 carry 7 anything
8 really 11 of
9 valuable 10 out
10 out 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 world
13 world 14 with
14 with 15 us
15 us 16 .

here are patterns of most of the fashions which [i] brought into vogue , and which have already lived out their allotted term . 
1 here 11 brought
2 are 3 patterns
3 patterns 4 of
4 of 5 most
5 most 11 brought
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 fashions
8 fashions 9 which
9 which 11 brought
11 brought 12 into
12 into 17 have
13 vogue 14 ,
13 vogue 16 which
14 , 15 and
16 which 17 have
17 have 18 already
18 already 19 lived
19 lived 20 out
20 out 24 .
21 their 22 allotted
21 their 23 term
23 term 24 .

you will supply their place , with others equally ephemeral . 
1 you 4 their
2 will 3 supply
3 supply 4 their
4 their 5 place
5 place 6 ,
5 place 8 others
6 , 7 with
8 others 9 equally
9 equally 10 ephemeral
9 equally 11 .
10 ephemeral 11 .

i have likewise a quantity of men 's dark hair , instead of which , [i] have left gray locks , or none at all . 
1 i 3 likewise
1 i 4 a
2 have 3 likewise
4 a 10 hair
5 quantity 6 of
6 of 7 men
7 men 9 dark
8 's 9 dark
9 dark 10 hair
10 hair 20 locks
11 , 12 instead
12 instead 13 of
13 of 14 which
14 which 15 ,
15 , 17 have
17 have 19 gray
17 have 20 locks
18 left 19 gray
20 locks 21 ,
21 , 22 or
22 or 23 none
23 none 24 at
23 none 26 .
24 at 25 all

moreover , here is an assortment of many thousand broken promises , and other broken ware , [all] very light and packed into little space . 
1 moreover 2 ,
1 moreover 11 promises
2 , 3 here
3 here 4 is
3 here 5 an
5 an 6 assortment
6 assortment 7 of
6 assortment 8 many
8 many 9 thousand
8 many 11 promises
9 thousand 10 broken
11 promises 13 and
11 promises 15 broken
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 other
15 broken 16 ware
15 broken 19 very
16 ware 17 ,
19 very 20 light
20 light 21 and
20 light 25 space
21 and 22 packed
22 packed 23 into
24 little 25 space
25 space 26 .

" [i] have a fine lot of hopes here in my basket , " remarked the [new] [year] . 
1 " 4 a
1 " 15 remarked
3 have 4 a
5 fine 6 lot
5 fine 8 hopes
6 lot 7 of
6 lot 8 hopes
8 hopes 13 ,
9 here 12 basket
10 in 11 my
10 in 12 basket
12 basket 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 remarked
15 remarked 19 .
16 the 19 .

" they are a sweet-smelling flower , a species of rose . " 
1 " 2 they
1 " 3 are
3 are 4 a
4 a 5 sweet-smelling
4 a 8 a
5 sweet-smelling 7 ,
6 flower 7 ,
8 a 9 species
9 species 10 of
10 of 11 rose
11 rose 12 .
12 . 13 "

" they soon lose their perfume , " replied the sombre [old] [year] . 
1 " 2 they
1 " 3 soon
3 soon 7 ,
4 lose 5 their
5 their 6 perfume
6 perfume 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 replied
9 replied 10 the
9 replied 11 sombre
10 the 11 sombre
11 sombre 14 .

" [what] else have you brought to insure a welcome from the discontented race of mortals ? " 
1 " 3 else
1 " 6 brought
3 else 5 you
4 have 5 you
6 brought 14 race
7 to 8 insure
8 insure 9 a
9 a 10 welcome
10 welcome 11 from
11 from 12 the
12 the 13 discontented
12 the 14 race
14 race 15 of
14 race 16 mortals
16 mortals 18 "
17 ? 18 "

but [i] heartily wish well to poor mortals , and mean to do all [i] can for their improvement and happiness . " 
1 but 4 wish
1 but 5 well
3 heartily 4 wish
5 well 6 to
6 to 8 mortals
6 to 11 mean
7 poor 8 mortals
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 mean
11 mean 12 to
12 to 13 do
13 do 14 all
14 all 16 can
16 can 19 improvement
17 for 18 their
18 their 19 improvement
19 improvement 21 happiness
19 improvement 22 .
20 and 21 happiness
22 . 23 "

" and must [i] also pickup such worthless luggage in my travels ? " asked the [new] [year] . 
1 " 5 also
2 and 3 must
2 and 5 also
5 also 8 worthless
6 pickup 7 such
7 such 8 worthless
8 worthless 11 my
9 luggage 10 in
10 in 11 my
11 my 12 travels
12 travels 13 ?
13 ? 14 "
13 ? 15 asked
15 asked 16 the
16 the 19 .

" most certainly ; and well , if you have no heavier load to bear , " replied the other . 
1 " 2 most
1 " 3 certainly
1 " 8 if
3 certainly 4 ;
4 ; 5 and
5 and 6 well
7 , 8 if
8 if 9 you
8 if 15 bear
9 you 11 no
9 you 15 bear
10 have 11 no
11 no 13 load
12 heavier 13 load
13 load 14 to
15 bear 18 replied
16 , 17 "
16 , 18 replied
18 replied 20 other
19 the 20 other
20 other 21 .

if these ridiculous people ever see anything [tolerable] in you , it will be after you are gone forever . " 
1 if 3 ridiculous
1 if 4 people
2 these 3 ridiculous
3 ridiculous 4 people
4 people 7 anything
5 ever 6 see
6 see 7 anything
7 anything 9 in
7 anything 14 be
10 you 11 ,
10 you 13 will
11 , 12 it
13 will 14 be
14 be 15 after
15 after 16 you
16 you 18 gone
16 you 19 forever
17 are 18 gone
19 forever 20 .
20 . 21 "

" but [i] , " cried the fresh-hearted [new] [year] , " [i] shall try to leave men wiser than [i] find them . 
1 " 2 but
1 " 8 fresh-hearted
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 cried
6 cried 7 the
6 cried 8 fresh-hearted
8 fresh-hearted 17 leave
8 fresh-hearted 20 than
11 , 12 "
12 " 14 shall
12 " 15 try
15 try 16 to
16 to 17 leave
17 leave 18 men
18 men 19 wiser
20 than 24 .
22 find 23 them
23 them 24 .

for my happiness must depend on them . " 
1 for 2 my
2 my 3 happiness
3 happiness 4 must
4 must 5 depend
5 depend 6 on
5 depend 8 .
6 on 7 them
8 . 9 "

" alas for you , then , my poor sister ! " said the [old] fear , sighing , as she uplifted her burden . 
1 " 2 alas
2 alas 6 then
3 for 4 you
4 you 5 ,
5 , 6 then
6 then 7 ,
7 , 9 poor
7 , 12 "
8 my 9 poor
9 poor 10 sister
9 poor 11 !
11 ! 12 "
12 " 13 said
13 said 16 fear
14 the 16 fear
16 fear 22 uplifted
17 , 18 sighing
18 sighing 19 ,
18 sighing 22 uplifted
19 , 20 as
20 as 21 she
22 uplifted 24 burden
23 her 24 burden
24 burden 25 .

" we grand-children of [time] are born to trouble . 
1 " 2 we
2 we 3 grand-children
3 grand-children 4 of
3 grand-children 7 born
6 are 7 born
7 born 8 to
8 to 9 trouble
9 trouble 10 .

but hark ! my task is done . ["] 
1 but 2 hark
2 hark 3 !
2 hark 5 task
4 my 5 task
5 task 6 is
5 task 7 done
7 done 8 .

but she , in the company of [time] and all her kindred , must hereafter hold a reckoning with [mankind] . 
1 but 5 the
2 she 3 ,
3 , 4 in
4 in 5 the
5 the 6 company
6 company 7 of
6 company 12 kindred
6 company 15 hereafter
9 and 10 all
10 all 12 kindred
11 her 12 kindred
13 , 14 must
14 must 15 hereafter
15 hereafter 16 hold
16 hold 17 a
17 a 18 reckoning
18 reckoning 21 .
19 with 21 .

" thank you kindly ! " said the [new] [year] ; and she gave the watchman one of the roses of hope from her basket . 
1 " 2 thank
1 " 7 said
2 thank 5 !
3 you 4 kindly
4 kindly 5 !
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 the
7 said 16 watchman
11 ; 12 and
12 and 14 gave
13 she 14 gave
14 gave 15 the
15 the 16 watchman
16 watchman 20 roses
17 one 18 of
18 of 19 the
19 the 20 roses
20 roses 21 of
21 of 25 basket
22 hope 23 from
23 from 24 her
24 her 25 basket
25 basket 26 .

" may this flower keep a sweet smell , long after [i] have bidden you good by . " 
1 " 2 may
2 may 7 sweet
3 this 4 flower
4 flower 5 keep
5 keep 6 a
6 a 7 sweet
7 sweet 10 long
8 smell 9 ,
8 smell 10 long
10 long 11 after
10 long 16 good
11 after 13 have
13 have 14 bidden
13 have 15 you
16 good 17 by
16 good 18 .
18 . 19 "

wherever there was a knot of midnight roisterers , they quaffed her health . 
1 wherever 5 knot
1 wherever 9 ,
2 there 3 was
3 was 4 a
4 a 5 knot
5 knot 8 roisterers
6 of 8 roisterers
7 midnight 8 roisterers
9 , 10 they
9 , 14 .
10 they 11 quaffed
11 quaffed 12 her
12 her 13 health

kind [patrons] , will not you redeem the pledge of the [new] [year] ? 
1 kind 3 ,
3 , 4 will
4 will 5 not
5 not 6 you
6 you 7 redeem
6 you 14 ?
7 redeem 9 pledge
8 the 9 pledge
9 pledge 10 of
10 of 11 the

end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [the] [sister] [years] ( from " twice [told] [tales] " ) , by [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 
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