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[twice] [told] [tales] 

[the] [village] [uncle] 

[an] [imaginary] [retrospect] 

[by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 

come ! another log upon the hearth . 
1 come 2 !
2 ! 3 another
3 another 4 log
4 log 6 the
5 upon 6 the
6 the 7 hearth
7 hearth 8 .

toss on an armful of those dry oak chips , the last relics of the [mermaid] 's knee-timbers , the bones of your namesake , [susan] . 
1 toss 5 of
2 on 3 an
3 an 4 armful
4 armful 5 of
5 of 8 oak
6 those 7 dry
7 dry 8 oak
8 oak 9 chips
9 chips 14 of
9 chips 21 bones
10 , 11 the
11 the 12 last
12 last 13 relics
12 last 14 of
14 of 15 the
17 's 18 knee-timbers
18 knee-timbers 19 ,
19 , 20 the
20 the 21 bones
21 bones 22 of
21 bones 24 namesake
22 of 23 your
24 namesake 25 ,
25 , 27 .

and now , come , [susan] , come , my children , draw your chairs round me , all of you . 
1 and 11 children
2 now 3 ,
3 , 4 come
4 come 5 ,
4 come 7 ,
7 , 8 come
7 , 11 children
8 come 9 ,
9 , 10 my
11 children 12 ,
12 , 15 chairs
13 draw 14 your
13 draw 15 chairs
15 chairs 16 round
16 round 18 ,
16 round 21 you
17 me 18 ,
18 , 19 all
19 all 20 of
21 you 22 .

there is a dimness over your figures ! 
1 there 2 is
2 is 3 a
3 a 4 dimness
4 dimness 5 over
5 over 6 your
6 your 7 figures
7 figures 8 !

hark [!] let me listen for the swell of the surf ; it should be audible a mile inland , on a night like this . 
1 hark 4 me
3 let 4 me
4 me 5 listen
5 listen 13 it
6 for 7 the
7 the 8 swell
8 swell 9 of
8 swell 11 surf
9 of 10 the
11 surf 12 ;
12 ; 13 it
13 it 14 should
14 should 15 be
14 should 23 night
15 be 18 mile
16 audible 17 a
16 audible 18 mile
19 inland 20 ,
19 inland 22 a
20 , 21 on
22 a 23 night
23 night 26 .
24 like 25 this
25 this 26 .

how strangely the [past] is peeping over the shoulders of the [present] ! 
1 how 2 strangely
2 strangely 3 the
2 strangely 6 peeping
5 is 6 peeping
6 peeping 7 over
7 over 8 the
8 the 9 shoulders
9 shoulders 10 of
9 shoulders 13 !
10 of 11 the

but it was paler than my rugged old self , and younger [,] too , by almost half a century . 
1 but 8 old
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 paler
4 paler 5 than
5 than 6 my
5 than 8 old
6 my 7 rugged
8 old 14 too
9 self 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 younger
11 and 14 too
14 too 17 almost
15 , 16 by
16 by 17 almost
17 almost 18 half
18 half 19 a
19 a 20 century
20 century 21 .

thank [heaven] , [i] am an old man now , and have done with all such vanities ! 
1 thank 7 old
3 , 6 an
5 am 6 an
6 an 7 old
7 old 10 ,
8 man 9 now
9 now 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 have
12 have 13 done
13 done 14 with
14 with 16 such
15 all 16 such
16 such 17 vanities
17 vanities 18 !

still this dimness of mine eyes ! 
1 still 2 this
1 still 3 dimness
3 dimness 4 of
4 of 5 mine
5 mine 6 eyes
6 eyes 7 !

come nearer , [susan] , and stand before the fullest blaze of the hearth . 
1 come 6 and
2 nearer 3 ,
2 nearer 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 stand
7 stand 8 before
8 before 9 the
8 before 12 of
9 the 10 fullest
10 fullest 11 blaze
12 of 13 the
13 the 14 hearth
14 hearth 15 .

there , you made me tremble again ! 
1 there 2 ,
2 , 3 you
3 you 4 made
4 made 5 me
4 made 6 tremble
6 tremble 7 again
7 again 8 !

do you remember it ? 
1 do 2 you
2 you 3 remember
3 remember 4 it
4 it 5 ?

you stood on the little bridge , over the brook , that runs across [king] 's [beach] into the sea . 
1 you 6 bridge
2 stood 3 on
3 on 4 the
4 the 5 little
5 little 6 bridge
6 bridge 7 ,
6 bridge 13 runs
7 , 8 over
8 over 9 the
9 the 10 brook
10 brook 11 ,
10 brook 12 that
11 , 12 that
13 runs 14 across
13 runs 19 the
16 's 18 into
18 into 19 the
19 the 20 sea
20 sea 21 .

now , [susan] , for a sober picture of our village ! 
1 now 2 ,
1 now 4 ,
4 , 5 for
5 for 7 sober
6 a 7 sober
7 sober 10 our
8 picture 9 of
9 of 10 our
10 our 11 village
11 village 12 !

the village was picturesque [,] in the variety of its edifices , though all were rude . 
1 the 2 village
1 the 8 variety
2 village 3 was
2 village 4 picturesque
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 variety
8 variety 9 of
8 variety 13 though
10 its 11 edifices
11 edifices 12 ,
12 , 13 though
13 though 17 .
14 all 15 were
15 were 16 rude
16 rude 17 .

two grocery-stores stand opposite each other , in the centre of the village . 
1 two 6 other
2 grocery-stores 3 stand
3 stand 4 opposite
4 opposite 5 each
5 each 6 other
6 other 7 ,
7 , 8 in
8 in 9 the
8 in 13 village
9 the 10 centre
10 centre 11 of
11 of 12 the
13 village 14 .

you see , children , the village is but little changed , since your mother and [i] were young . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 4 children
2 see 15 mother
3 , 4 children
4 children 5 ,
5 , 6 the
6 the 7 village
7 village 8 is
7 village 11 changed
9 but 11 changed
10 little 11 changed
11 changed 13 since
12 , 13 since
14 your 15 mother
15 mother 16 and
16 and 20 .
18 were 19 young
19 young 20 .

in the autumn , [i] trolled and caught those lovely fish , the mackerel . 
1 in 3 autumn
1 in 10 lovely
2 the 3 autumn
3 autumn 6 trolled
4 , 6 trolled
7 and 8 caught
8 caught 9 those
9 those 10 lovely
10 lovely 14 mackerel
11 fish 12 ,
12 , 13 the
13 the 14 mackerel
14 mackerel 15 .

he looked like a harbinger of tempest , a shipmate of the [flying] [dutchman] . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 7 tempest
3 like 4 a
4 a 5 harbinger
5 harbinger 6 of
6 of 7 tempest
7 tempest 8 ,
8 , 9 a
9 a 10 shipmate
10 shipmate 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 15 .

one of [uncle] [parker] 's eyes had been blown out with gunpowder , and the other did but glimmer in its socket . 
1 one 2 of
1 one 6 eyes
5 's 6 eyes
6 eyes 9 blown
7 had 8 been
8 been 9 blown
9 blown 10 out
10 out 11 with
11 with 12 gunpowder
12 gunpowder 13 ,
12 gunpowder 19 glimmer
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 the
14 and 16 other
16 other 17 did
16 other 19 glimmer
17 did 18 but
19 glimmer 20 in
19 glimmer 21 its
19 glimmer 23 .
21 its 22 socket

even now [i] seem to see the group of fishermen , with that old salt in the midst . 
1 even 7 the
2 now 4 seem
4 seem 5 to
5 to 6 see
6 see 7 the
7 the 8 group
8 group 15 salt
8 group 18 midst
9 of 10 fishermen
10 fishermen 15 salt
11 , 12 with
12 with 13 that
13 that 14 old
14 old 15 salt
15 salt 16 in
16 in 17 the
18 midst 19 .

they are a likely set of men . 
1 they 2 are
1 they 3 a
3 a 4 likely
4 likely 5 set
5 set 6 of
6 of 7 men
7 men 8 .

be it well with you , my brethren ! 
1 be 2 it
2 it 3 well
3 well 4 with
4 with 5 you
5 you 6 ,
6 , 7 my
7 my 8 brethren
8 brethren 9 !

but where was the mermaid in those delightful times ? 
1 but 2 where
1 but 4 the
2 where 3 was
4 the 5 mermaid
5 mermaid 7 those
6 in 7 those
7 those 8 delightful
8 delightful 9 times
9 times 10 ?

what a picture was [susan] behind the counter ! 
1 what 2 a
1 what 3 picture
3 picture 4 was
4 was 6 behind
6 behind 7 the
7 the 8 counter
8 counter 9 !

a few freckles became beauty-spots beneath her eyelids . 
1 a 2 few
2 few 3 freckles
2 few 5 beauty-spots
3 freckles 4 became
5 beauty-spots 6 beneath
6 beneath 7 her
6 beneath 8 eyelids
8 eyelids 9 .

nature wrought the charm . 
1 nature 2 wrought
1 nature 3 the
3 the 4 charm
4 charm 5 .

she made you a frank , simple , kind-hearted , sensible , and mirthful girl . 
1 she 4 a
2 made 3 you
2 made 4 a
4 a 7 simple
4 a 9 kind-hearted
5 frank 6 ,
5 frank 7 simple
7 simple 8 ,
9 kind-hearted 13 and
10 , 11 sensible
11 sensible 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 16 .
14 mirthful 15 girl
15 girl 16 .

it was [beautiful] to observe , how her simple and happy nature mingled itself with mine . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 6 ,
2 was 4 to
4 to 5 observe
6 , 13 mingled
7 how 8 her
8 her 12 nature
9 simple 11 happy
9 simple 12 nature
10 and 11 happy
12 nature 13 mingled
13 mingled 17 .
14 itself 16 mine
14 itself 17 .
15 with 16 mine

she gave me warmth of feeling , while the influence of my mind made her contemplative . 
1 she 2 gave
1 she 6 feeling
1 she 14 made
2 gave 3 me
3 me 4 warmth
4 warmth 5 of
6 feeling 7 ,
7 , 8 while
8 while 9 the
9 the 10 influence
10 influence 11 of
10 influence 13 mind
11 of 12 my
14 made 17 .
15 her 16 contemplative
16 contemplative 17 .

except the almanac , we had no other literature . 
1 except 2 the
1 except 3 almanac
3 almanac 5 we
4 , 5 we
5 we 7 no
6 had 7 no
7 no 8 other
8 other 9 literature
9 literature 10 .

in truth [i] dreaded him . 
1 in 2 truth
2 truth 4 dreaded
4 dreaded 5 him
5 him 6 .

i feared to trust them even with [the] alphabet ; it was the key to a fatal treasure . 
1 i 2 feared
1 i 6 even
2 feared 5 them
3 to 4 trust
3 to 5 them
6 even 9 alphabet
7 with 9 alphabet
9 alphabet 14 key
10 ; 11 it
11 it 12 was
12 was 13 the
13 the 14 key
14 key 18 treasure
15 to 16 a
15 to 18 treasure
16 a 17 fatal
18 treasure 19 .

sometimes my voice lost itself in a tremulous depth ; for [i] felt [his] eye upon me as [i] spoke . 
1 sometimes 2 my
1 sometimes 5 itself
2 my 3 voice
3 voice 4 lost
5 itself 7 a
5 itself 8 tremulous
6 in 7 a
8 tremulous 9 depth
9 depth 10 ;
10 ; 11 for
11 for 13 felt
13 felt 15 eye
13 felt 20 spoke
15 eye 16 upon
16 upon 17 me
17 me 18 as
20 spoke 21 .

strange illusion ! 
1 strange 2 illusion
2 illusion 3 !

like [uncle] [parker] , whose rheumatic bones were dashed against [egg] [rock] , full forty years ago , [i] am a spinner of long yarns . 
1 like 10 against
4 , 5 whose
4 , 6 rheumatic
6 rheumatic 7 bones
7 bones 9 dashed
8 were 9 dashed
9 dashed 10 against
10 against 15 forty
13 , 14 full
14 full 15 forty
15 forty 16 years
15 forty 17 ago
17 ago 18 ,
17 ago 21 a
18 , 20 am
20 am 21 a
21 a 24 long
21 a 26 .
22 spinner 23 of
23 of 24 long
24 long 25 yarns
25 yarns 26 .

with a broken voice [i] give utterance to much wisdom . 
1 with 2 a
2 a 3 broken
2 a 6 give
3 broken 4 voice
6 give 8 to
7 utterance 8 to
8 to 9 much
9 much 10 wisdom
10 wisdom 11 .

with such awful fidelity did that lover return to fulfil his vows ! 
1 with 2 such
2 such 3 awful
3 awful 4 fidelity
3 awful 5 did
5 did 6 that
5 did 8 return
6 that 7 lover
8 return 9 to
9 to 10 fulfil
10 fulfil 12 vows
11 his 12 vows
12 vows 13 !

thus do [i] talk , and all my auditors grow wise , while they deem it pastime . 
1 thus 12 ,
2 do 4 talk
2 do 12 ,
4 talk 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 all
7 all 8 my
8 my 11 wise
9 auditors 10 grow
10 grow 11 wise
12 , 13 while
13 while 17 pastime
14 they 15 deem
15 deem 16 it
15 deem 17 pastime
17 pastime 18 .

i recollect no happier portion of my life , than this , my calm old age . 
1 i 3 no
1 i 4 happier
2 recollect 3 no
4 happier 7 my
4 happier 8 life
4 happier 16 age
5 portion 6 of
6 of 7 my
7 my 8 life
8 life 9 ,
10 than 11 this
10 than 14 calm
12 , 13 my
13 my 14 calm
14 calm 15 old
14 calm 16 age
16 age 17 .

but with me , the verdure and the flowers are not frostbitten in the midst of winter . 
1 but 6 verdure
2 with 6 verdure
3 me 6 verdure
4 , 5 the
5 the 6 verdure
6 verdure 7 and
6 verdure 8 the
6 verdure 12 frostbitten
7 and 8 the
8 the 9 flowers
9 flowers 10 are
10 are 11 not
12 frostbitten 13 in
12 frostbitten 15 midst
13 in 14 the
13 in 15 midst
15 midst 17 winter
16 of 17 winter
17 winter 18 .

show [me] anything that would make an infant smile , and you shall behold a gleam of mirth over the hoary ruin of my visage . 
1 show 4 that
1 show 9 smile
3 anything 4 that
5 would 7 an
5 would 9 smile
6 make 7 an
7 an 8 infant
9 smile 10 ,
9 smile 14 behold
10 , 11 and
12 you 13 shall
13 shall 14 behold
14 behold 16 gleam
15 a 16 gleam
16 gleam 18 mirth
16 gleam 21 hoary
17 of 18 mirth
19 over 21 hoary
20 the 21 hoary
21 hoary 22 ruin
22 ruin 23 of
23 of 24 my
24 my 25 visage
25 visage 26 .

why should not an old man be merry too , when the great sea is at play with those little children ? 
1 why 12 the
2 should 3 not
2 should 5 old
3 not 4 an
5 old 9 too
5 old 12 the
6 man 7 be
7 be 8 merry
8 merry 9 too
9 too 10 ,
10 , 11 when
12 the 13 great
13 great 14 sea
14 sea 15 is
15 is 22 ?
16 at 17 play
17 play 18 with
18 with 19 those
19 those 20 little
20 little 21 children
21 children 22 ?

next , they [are] smit with wonder at the black shells of a wagon-load of live lobsters , packed in rock-weed for the country market . 
1 next 5 smit
2 , 3 they
3 they 5 smit
5 smit 13 a
6 with 7 wonder
7 wonder 8 at
8 at 9 the
9 the 10 black
10 black 12 of
10 black 13 a
11 shells 12 of
13 a 15 of
14 wagon-load 15 of
15 of 23 the
16 live 17 lobsters
17 lobsters 18 ,
17 lobsters 21 rock-weed
19 packed 20 in
19 packed 21 rock-weed
21 rock-weed 22 for
22 for 23 the
23 the 24 country
24 country 25 market
24 country 26 .

for [i] launch my boat no more . 
1 for 3 launch
3 launch 8 .
4 my 5 boat
5 boat 6 no
6 no 7 more
7 more 8 .

for [i] am a patriarch ! 
1 for 3 am
3 am 4 a
4 a 5 patriarch
5 patriarch 6 !

susan ! 
1 susan 2 !

my children ! 
1 my 2 children
2 children 3 !

will you meet me there ? 
1 will 2 you
2 you 3 meet
3 meet 4 me
4 me 5 there
5 there 6 ?

and now for a moral to my revery . 
1 and 2 now
2 now 3 for
3 for 4 a
4 a 5 moral
5 moral 6 to
6 to 7 my
7 my 8 revery
8 revery 9 .

be this the moral , then . 
1 be 2 this
2 this 4 moral
3 the 4 moral
4 moral 6 then
5 , 6 then
6 then 7 .

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