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[twice] [told] [tales] 

[the] [threefold] [destiny] 

[a] [fairy] [legend] 

[by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 

" [ralph] [cranfield] ! " was the name that she half articulated . 
1 " 13 .
4 ! 5 "
5 " 8 name
6 was 7 the
7 the 8 name
8 name 12 articulated
9 that 10 she
10 she 11 half
11 half 12 articulated
12 articulated 13 .

" can that be my old playmate , [faith] [egerton] ? " thought the traveller , looking round at her figure , but without pausing . 
1 " 7 playmate
2 can 3 that
2 can 4 be
4 be 5 my
5 my 6 old
6 old 7 playmate
7 playmate 8 ,
8 , 17 looking
11 ? 12 "
12 " 13 thought
13 thought 16 ,
13 thought 17 looking
14 the 15 traveller
15 traveller 16 ,
17 looking 22 ,
18 round 19 at
18 round 21 figure
19 at 20 her
20 her 21 figure
21 figure 22 ,
22 , 23 but
23 but 25 pausing
24 without 25 pausing
25 pausing 26 .

ralph [cranfield] , from his youth upward , had felt himself marked out for a high destiny . 
1 ralph 7 upward
1 ralph 13 out
3 , 6 youth
4 from 5 his
5 his 6 youth
6 youth 7 upward
8 , 9 had
9 had 10 felt
10 felt 11 himself
11 himself 12 marked
11 himself 13 out
13 out 16 high
14 for 15 a
15 a 16 high
16 high 17 destiny
16 high 18 .

on encountering this lovely stranger , he was bound to address her thus : " [maiden] , [i] have brought you a heavy heart . 
1 on 5 stranger
1 on 11 address
2 encountering 3 this
2 encountering 4 lovely
4 lovely 5 stranger
5 stranger 6 ,
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 was
7 he 9 bound
9 bound 10 to
11 address 12 her
11 address 20 brought
13 thus 14 :
13 thus 17 ,
14 : 15 "
17 , 19 have
19 have 20 brought
20 brought 21 you
21 you 22 a
22 a 25 .
23 heavy 24 heart
23 heavy 25 .

may [i] rest its weight on you ? " 
1 may 3 rest
3 rest 4 its
4 its 5 weight
4 its 7 you
5 weight 6 on
7 you 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

as messengers of the sign , by which [ralph] [cranfield] might recognize the summons , three venerable men were to claim audience of him . 
1 as 5 sign
2 messengers 3 of
3 of 4 the
4 the 5 sign
5 sign 8 which
6 , 7 by
7 by 8 which
8 which 12 recognize
11 might 12 recognize
12 recognize 17 venerable
13 the 14 summons
14 summons 15 ,
14 summons 17 venerable
15 , 16 three
17 venerable 22 audience
18 men 19 were
18 men 21 claim
20 to 21 claim
21 claim 22 audience
22 audience 25 .
23 of 24 him
24 him 25 .

and had he found them ? 
1 and 4 found
2 had 4 found
3 he 4 found
4 found 5 them
5 them 6 ?

few seemed to be the changes here . 
1 few 3 to
2 seemed 3 to
3 to 4 be
4 be 6 changes
5 the 6 changes
6 changes 7 here
7 here 8 .

but his heart grew cold , because the village did not remember him as he remembered the village . 
1 but 12 remember
2 his 3 heart
2 his 4 grew
4 grew 5 cold
5 cold 6 ,
5 cold 7 because
7 because 9 village
7 because 12 remember
8 the 9 village
9 village 11 not
10 did 11 not
12 remember 18 village
13 him 14 as
14 as 15 he
15 he 16 remembered
16 remembered 17 the
17 the 18 village
18 village 19 .

" here is the change ! " sighed he , striking his hand upon his breast . 
1 " 2 here
1 " 5 change
2 here 3 is
3 is 4 the
5 change 6 !
5 change 11 striking
6 ! 7 "
6 ! 8 sighed
8 sighed 10 ,
9 he 10 ,
11 striking 13 hand
11 striking 14 upon
12 his 13 hand
14 upon 15 his
15 his 16 breast
15 his 17 .

" who is this man of thought and care , weary with world-wandering , and heavy with disappointed hopes ? 
1 " 2 who
1 " 7 thought
2 who 3 is
3 is 4 this
4 this 5 man
5 man 6 of
7 thought 8 and
7 thought 13 world-wandering
8 and 9 care
9 care 10 ,
9 care 11 weary
11 weary 12 with
13 world-wandering 14 ,
13 world-wandering 16 heavy
14 , 15 and
16 heavy 17 with
17 with 18 disappointed
18 disappointed 20 ?
19 hopes 20 ?

the youth returns not , who went forth so joyously ! " 
1 the 2 youth
1 the 3 returns
3 returns 4 not
4 not 6 who
5 , 6 who
6 who 7 went
7 went 8 forth
7 went 9 so
9 so 10 joyously
10 joyously 11 !
11 ! 12 "

such , at least , was its appearance in the dusky light . 
1 such 5 ,
2 , 3 at
3 at 4 least
4 least 5 ,
5 , 7 its
6 was 7 its
7 its 11 dusky
8 appearance 9 in
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 dusky
11 dusky 12 light
12 light 13 .

that would be a jest indeed ! " 
1 that 2 would
2 would 3 be
3 be 4 a
4 a 5 jest
5 jest 6 indeed
6 indeed 7 !
7 ! 8 "

it was [ralph] [cranfield] 's mother . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 5 's
5 's 6 mother
6 mother 7 .

pass we over their greeting , and leave the one to her joy and [the] other to his rest , if quiet rest he found . 
1 pass 2 we
1 pass 16 other
2 we 5 greeting
3 over 4 their
3 over 5 greeting
5 greeting 13 joy
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 leave
8 leave 12 her
8 leave 13 joy
9 the 10 one
10 one 11 to
11 to 12 her
13 joy 14 and
16 other 19 rest
16 other 26 .
17 to 18 his
18 his 19 rest
19 rest 22 quiet
20 , 21 if
21 if 22 quiet
22 quiet 23 rest
24 he 25 found
24 he 26 .

but [when] morning broke , he arose with a troubled brow ; for his sleep and his wakefulness had alike been full of dreams . 
1 but 3 morning
1 but 6 he
3 morning 4 broke
4 broke 5 ,
6 he 7 arose
7 arose 9 a
7 arose 10 troubled
8 with 9 a
10 troubled 11 brow
10 troubled 18 wakefulness
11 brow 12 ;
11 brow 13 for
13 for 14 his
15 sleep 17 his
15 sleep 18 wakefulness
16 and 17 his
18 wakefulness 20 alike
19 had 20 alike
20 alike 22 full
21 been 22 full
22 full 25 .
23 of 24 dreams
24 dreams 25 .

all the fervor was rekindled with which he had burned of yore to unravel the [threefold] mystery of his fate . 
1 all 2 the
1 all 10 burned
2 the 3 fervor
3 fervor 4 was
3 fervor 5 rekindled
5 rekindled 6 with
5 rekindled 7 which
7 which 9 had
8 he 9 had
10 burned 17 mystery
11 of 12 yore
12 yore 14 unravel
13 to 14 unravel
14 unravel 15 the
15 the 17 mystery
17 mystery 18 of
18 of 19 his
19 his 20 fate
20 fate 21 .

the [crowd] of his early visions seemed to have awaited him beneath his mother 's roof , and thronged riotously around to welcome his return . 
1 the 3 of
1 the 6 visions
3 of 5 early
4 his 5 early
6 visions 7 seemed
6 visions 10 awaited
8 to 9 have
9 have 10 awaited
10 awaited 11 him
11 him 21 around
12 beneath 13 his
12 beneath 16 roof
13 his 14 mother
14 mother 15 's
14 mother 16 roof
16 roof 17 ,
17 , 18 and
17 , 21 around
18 and 20 riotously
19 thronged 20 riotously
21 around 23 welcome
22 to 23 welcome
23 welcome 26 .
24 his 25 return
25 return 26 .

at length they reached her gate , and undid the latch . 
1 at 2 length
1 at 5 her
2 length 3 they
3 they 4 reached
5 her 6 gate
6 gate 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 11 latch
9 undid 10 the
10 the 11 latch
11 latch 12 .

now do tell them a good long story about what you have seen in foreign parts . " 
1 now 4 them
1 now 8 story
2 do 3 tell
3 tell 4 them
5 a 6 good
5 a 7 long
7 long 8 story
8 story 13 seen
9 about 10 what
9 about 13 seen
10 what 12 have
11 you 12 have
13 seen 15 foreign
14 in 15 foreign
15 foreign 16 parts
16 parts 17 .
17 . 18 "

what if this embassy should bring me the message of my fate ! " 
1 what 2 if
1 what 5 should
2 if 3 this
3 this 4 embassy
5 should 6 bring
5 should 9 message
6 bring 7 me
8 the 9 message
9 message 10 of
10 of 11 my
11 my 12 fate
12 fate 13 !
13 ! 14 "

" my colleagues and myself , " began the [squire] , " are burdened with momentous duties , being jointly selectmen of this village . 
1 " 5 myself
2 my 3 colleagues
2 my 5 myself
3 colleagues 4 and
5 myself 6 ,
5 myself 11 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 began
8 began 9 the
11 , 12 "
11 , 15 with
12 " 14 burdened
13 are 14 burdened
15 with 20 jointly
16 momentous 17 duties
17 duties 18 ,
18 , 19 being
19 being 20 jointly
20 jointly 24 village
21 selectmen 23 this
21 selectmen 24 village
22 of 23 this
24 village 25 .

after [a] few more words , the village dignitary and his companions took their leave . 
1 after 3 few
1 after 4 more
4 more 6 ,
4 more 9 dignitary
5 words 6 ,
7 the 8 village
8 village 9 dignitary
9 dignitary 13 took
10 and 11 his
10 and 13 took
11 his 12 companions
13 took 15 leave
14 their 15 leave
15 leave 16 .

every crook in the pathway was remembered . 
1 every 2 crook
2 crook 3 in
3 in 4 the
3 in 5 pathway
4 the 5 pathway
5 pathway 6 was
6 was 7 remembered
7 remembered 8 .

even the more transitory characteristics of the scene were the same as in bygone days . 
1 even 3 more
1 even 9 were
2 the 3 more
3 more 6 of
4 transitory 5 characteristics
5 characteristics 6 of
7 the 8 scene
8 scene 9 were
9 were 10 the
10 the 11 same
11 same 12 as
11 same 14 bygone
13 in 14 bygone
14 bygone 15 days
15 days 16 .

a company of cows were grazing on the grassy roadside , and refreshed him [with] their fragrant breath . 
1 a 2 company
2 company 3 of
3 of 9 grassy
4 cows 5 were
5 were 6 grazing
6 grazing 9 grassy
7 on 8 the
8 the 9 grassy
9 grassy 11 ,
9 grassy 13 refreshed
10 roadside 11 ,
12 and 13 refreshed
13 refreshed 14 him
13 refreshed 17 fragrant
16 their 17 fragrant
17 fragrant 19 .
18 breath 19 .

" it is sweeter , " thought he , " than the perfume which was wafted to our shipp from the [spice] [islands] . " 
1 " 2 it
1 " 7 thought
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 sweeter
4 sweeter 5 ,
5 , 6 "
7 thought 17 to
8 he 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 than
11 than 13 perfume
12 the 13 perfume
13 perfume 16 wafted
14 which 15 was
14 which 16 wafted
16 wafted 17 to
17 to 18 our
18 our 19 shipp
19 shipp 20 from
19 shipp 24 .
21 the 24 .
24 . 25 "

the round little figure of a child rolled from a doorway , and lay laughing almost beneath [cranfield] 's feet . 
1 the 2 round
1 the 3 little
3 little 8 rolled
4 figure 5 of
4 figure 7 child
5 of 6 a
7 child 8 rolled
8 rolled 15 laughing
9 from 10 a
10 a 11 doorway
11 doorway 12 ,
12 , 13 and
12 , 15 laughing
13 and 14 lay
15 laughing 17 beneath
16 almost 17 beneath
17 beneath 19 's
19 's 20 feet
20 feet 21 .

the dark and stately man stooped down , and , lifting the infant , restored him [to] his mother 's arms . 
1 the 2 dark
2 dark 3 and
2 dark 10 ,
4 stately 5 man
4 stately 6 stooped
6 stooped 7 down
7 down 8 ,
7 down 10 ,
8 , 9 and
10 , 11 lifting
11 lifting 13 infant
12 the 13 infant
13 infant 14 ,
13 infant 21 arms
14 , 15 restored
15 restored 16 him
18 his 19 mother
19 mother 20 's
20 's 21 arms
21 arms 22 .

a [sweet] voice , which seemed to come from a deep and tender soul , was warbling a plaintive little air , within . 
1 a 3 voice
3 voice 8 come
4 , 5 which
4 , 6 seemed
6 seemed 7 to
7 to 8 come
8 come 15 ,
9 from 10 a
10 a 11 deep
11 deep 12 and
11 deep 13 tender
11 deep 14 soul
14 soul 15 ,
15 , 23 within
16 was 17 warbling
17 warbling 18 a
18 a 19 plaintive
18 a 21 air
19 plaintive 20 little
21 air 22 ,
21 air 23 within
23 within 24 .

he bent his head , and passed through the lowly door . 
1 he 2 bent
2 bent 4 head
3 his 4 head
4 head 6 and
5 , 6 and
6 and 10 lowly
7 passed 8 through
8 through 9 the
9 the 10 lowly
10 lowly 11 door
11 door 12 .

" you are welcome home ! " said [faith] [egerton] . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 are
3 are 4 welcome
4 welcome 5 home
5 home 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 11 .

it was precisely on the pattern of that worn by the visionary [maid] . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 3 precisely
3 precisely 4 on
3 precisely 9 worn
4 on 5 the
6 pattern 7 of
7 of 8 that
8 that 9 worn
9 worn 12 visionary
10 by 11 the
11 the 12 visionary
12 visionary 14 .

when [cranfield] departed on his shadowy search he had bestowed this brooch , in a gold setting , as a parting gift to [faith] [egerton] . 
1 when 3 departed
3 departed 4 on
4 on 12 brooch
5 his 6 shadowy
6 shadowy 7 search
7 search 8 he
7 search 10 bestowed
8 he 9 had
10 bestowed 11 this
11 this 12 brooch
12 brooch 21 parting
13 , 14 in
14 in 15 a
15 a 16 gold
15 a 17 setting
17 setting 18 ,
17 setting 19 as
18 , 19 as
19 as 20 a
20 a 21 parting
21 parting 22 gift
22 gift 26 .
23 to 26 .

" so , [faith] , you have kept the [heart] ! " said he , at length . 
1 " 2 so
1 " 13 said
2 so 3 ,
5 , 6 you
5 , 12 "
6 you 7 have
7 have 8 kept
8 kept 9 the
11 ! 12 "
12 " 13 said
13 said 14 he
14 he 18 .
15 , 16 at
16 at 17 length
17 length 18 .

may [i] rest its weight on you ? " 
1 may 3 rest
3 rest 4 its
4 its 5 weight
4 its 7 you
5 weight 6 on
7 you 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

" [faith] ! 
1 " 3 !

faith ! " cried [cranfield] , clasping her in his arms , " you have interpreted my wild and weary dream ! " 
1 faith 4 cried
1 faith 15 have
2 ! 3 "
3 " 4 cried
6 , 7 clasping
7 clasping 14 you
8 her 9 in
9 in 11 arms
10 his 11 arms
11 arms 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 you
14 you 15 have
15 have 21 dream
16 interpreted 18 wild
17 my 18 wild
18 wild 20 weary
18 wild 21 dream
19 and 20 weary
21 dream 22 !
22 ! 23 "

yes , the wild dreamer was awake at last . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 wild
3 the 4 wild
4 wild 7 awake
5 dreamer 6 was
5 dreamer 7 awake
7 awake 9 last
8 at 9 last
9 last 10 .

to [find] the mysterious treasure , he was to till the earth around his mother 's dwelling , and reap its products ! 
1 to 3 the
1 to 12 earth
3 the 4 mysterious
3 the 5 treasure
5 treasure 6 ,
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 was
8 was 9 to
9 to 10 till
10 till 11 the
12 earth 18 ,
13 around 14 his
14 his 15 mother
15 mother 16 's
15 mother 17 dwelling
17 dwelling 18 ,
18 , 19 and
19 and 20 reap
20 reap 22 products
21 its 22 products
22 products 23 !

instead of warlike command , or regal or religious [sway] , he was to rule over the village children ! 
1 instead 6 or
1 instead 8 or
2 of 3 warlike
3 warlike 4 command
4 command 5 ,
5 , 6 or
7 regal 8 or
8 or 9 religious
9 religious 11 ,
11 , 18 village
12 he 13 was
12 he 15 rule
13 was 14 to
15 rule 16 over
16 over 17 the
17 the 18 village
18 village 20 !
19 children 20 !

and now the visionary [maid] had faded from his fancy , and in her place he saw the playmate of his childhood ! 
1 and 2 now
1 and 10 fancy
2 now 3 the
3 the 4 visionary
3 the 10 fancy
4 visionary 7 faded
6 had 7 faded
7 faded 8 from
8 from 9 his
10 fancy 11 ,
10 fancy 15 place
12 and 14 her
13 in 14 her
14 her 15 place
15 place 19 playmate
16 he 17 saw
17 saw 19 playmate
18 the 19 playmate
19 playmate 20 of
19 playmate 22 childhood
20 of 21 his
22 childhood 23 !

happy they who read the riddle , without a weary world-search , or a lifetime spent [in] vain ! 
1 happy 4 read
1 happy 8 without
2 they 3 who
3 who 4 read
5 the 6 riddle
6 riddle 7 ,
6 riddle 8 without
8 without 10 weary
9 a 10 weary
10 weary 16 spent
10 weary 18 vain
11 world-search 12 ,
11 world-search 15 lifetime
12 , 13 or
13 or 14 a
15 lifetime 16 spent
18 vain 19 !

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