produced by [david] [widger] 1 produced 2 by [twice] [told] [tales] [the] [lily's] [quest] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] what a contrast between the young pilgrims of bliss and their unbidden associate ! 1 what 3 contrast 2 a 3 contrast 3 contrast 4 between 3 contrast 7 pilgrims 5 the 6 young 6 young 7 pilgrims 7 pilgrims 9 bliss 8 of 9 bliss 9 bliss 10 and 9 bliss 12 unbidden 11 their 12 unbidden 12 unbidden 13 associate 13 associate 14 ! but the three [had] not [gone] [far] [,] [when] [they] [reached] [a] [spot] that [pleased] [the] [gentle] [lily] [,] [and] she [paused] [.] 1 but 2 the 1 but 5 not 2 the 3 three 5 not 14 that 14 that 21 she " what sweeter place shall we find than this ? " said she . 1 " 2 what 1 " 12 said 2 what 3 sweeter 3 sweeter 4 place 3 sweeter 5 shall 3 sweeter 8 than 5 shall 6 we 5 shall 7 find 8 than 9 this 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 she 12 said 14 . " why should [we] [seek] [farther] [for] [the] [site] [of] [our] [temple] ? " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 should 2 why 13 ? 13 ? 14 " there were vistas and pathways leading onward and onward into the green woodlands , and vanishing away in the glimmering shade . 1 there 3 vistas 2 were 3 vistas 3 vistas 5 pathways 4 and 5 pathways 5 pathways 6 leading 5 pathways 7 onward 5 pathways 8 and 5 pathways 9 onward 9 onward 10 into 9 onward 13 woodlands 11 the 12 green 12 green 13 woodlands 13 woodlands 16 vanishing 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 vanishing 16 vanishing 17 away 16 vanishing 18 in 16 vanishing 20 glimmering 19 the 20 glimmering 20 glimmering 21 shade 21 shade 22 . " yes , " said [adam] [forrester] , " we might [seek] all day , and [find] [no] [lovelier] [spot] . 1 " 5 said 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 , 5 said 21 . 8 , 9 " 8 , 16 and 9 " 10 we 10 we 11 might 13 all 14 day 14 day 15 , 15 , 16 and we will [build] [our] [temple] [here] . " 1 we 2 will 2 will 7 . 7 . 8 " " not here ! " cried [old] [walter] [gascoigne] . 1 " 2 not 1 " 6 cried 3 here 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 10 . " here , [long] [ago] [,] [other] [mortals] [built] [their] [temple] [of] [happiness] . 1 " 2 here 2 here 3 , 2 here 14 . seek another site for yours ! " 1 seek 3 site 2 another 3 site 3 site 4 for 3 site 5 yours 5 yours 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " what ! " exclaimed [lilias] [fay] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 5 exclaimed 2 what 3 ! 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 8 . " have [any] [ever] [planned] [such] a [temple] [,] [save] [ourselves] [?] ["] 1 " 2 have 2 have 7 a " poor child ! " said her gloomy kinsman . 1 " 2 poor 2 poor 3 child 3 child 4 ! 3 child 9 kinsman 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 7 her 9 kinsman 8 gloomy 9 kinsman 9 kinsman 10 . " in [one] [shape] [or] [other] [,] [every] [mortal] [has] [dreamed] [your] [dream] [.] ["] 1 " 2 in under [this] [type] [,] [adam] [forrester] [and] [lilias] [saw] [that] the old man [spake] [of] [sorrow] . 1 under 11 the 11 the 12 old 12 old 13 man 13 man 17 . " this is very sad , " said the [lily] ; [sighing] [.] 1 " 3 is 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 very 4 very 5 sad 5 sad 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 the 8 said 11 ; " well , there are [lovelier] [spots] [than] this , " said [adam] [forrester] , [soothingly] , " [spots] [which] [sorrow] has [not] [blighted] . " 1 " 2 well 1 " 12 said 2 well 3 , 3 , 4 there 4 there 5 are 9 this 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 15 , 15 , 26 " 17 , 18 " 17 , 26 " 18 " 22 has 25 . 26 " " this [glen] was [made] [on] [purpose] for [our] [temple] ! ["] 1 " 2 this 2 this 4 was 4 was 8 for 8 for 11 ! " and the [glad] [song] of the brook will be [always] [in] [our] [ears] , " said [lilias] [fay] . 1 " 17 said 2 and 3 the 2 and 9 will 3 the 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 brook 9 will 10 be 10 be 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 said 17 said 20 . " [and] [its] [long] [melody] [shall] [sing] [the] [bliss] of [our] [lifetime] , " said [adam] [forrester] . 1 " 15 said 10 of 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 18 . " [ye] [must] [build] no [temple] [here] ! " murmured [their] [dismal] [companion] . 1 " 5 no 5 no 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 murmured 10 murmured 14 . and [,] [alas] [!] there [had] [been] [woe] , nor [that] [alone] [.] 1 and 5 there 5 there 9 , 9 , 10 nor and ever since , the victim 's death-shrieks were often heard to echo between the cliffs . 1 and 16 cliffs 2 ever 3 since 3 since 8 death-shrieks 4 , 8 death-shrieks 5 the 6 victim 6 victim 8 death-shrieks 7 's 8 death-shrieks 8 death-shrieks 9 were 8 death-shrieks 10 often 8 death-shrieks 11 heard 8 death-shrieks 13 echo 12 to 13 echo 13 echo 16 cliffs 14 between 16 cliffs 15 the 16 cliffs 16 cliffs 17 . " and see ! " cried [old] [gascoigne] , " is the [stream] [yet] [pure] from [the] [stain] [of] [the] [murderer] ['s] [hands] ? " 1 " 6 cried 2 and 3 see 3 see 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 25 " 10 " 11 is 11 is 12 the 16 from 24 ? 24 ? 25 " " come , then , " said [adam] [forrester] , [as] [cheerily] as he could ; " we shall soon find a happier spot . " 1 " 7 said 2 come 3 , 3 , 4 then 4 then 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 , 7 said 25 . 10 , 13 as 13 as 14 he 13 as 20 soon 14 he 15 could 16 ; 18 we 17 " 18 we 18 we 19 shall 19 shall 20 soon 20 soon 21 find 21 find 23 happier 22 a 23 happier 23 happier 24 spot 25 . 26 " they set forth [again] [,] [young] [pilgrims] [on] [that] [quest] [which] [millions] [which] [every] [child] [of] [earth] [has] [tried] in [turn] [.] 1 they 2 set 2 set 3 forth 3 forth 20 in and [were] [the] [lily] [and] [her] [lover] to be more [fortunate] than all [those] [millions] [?] 1 and 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 more 10 more 12 than 12 than 13 all for a long time , it seemed not so . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 5 , 4 time 7 seemed 6 it 7 seemed 7 seemed 9 so 8 not 9 so 9 so 10 . " where [in] [this] [world] [,] ["] exclaimed [adam] [forrester] , [despondingly] , " shall we [build] our [temple] [of] [happiness] ? " 1 " 2 where 1 " 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 11 , 11 , 23 " 13 , 14 " 13 , 23 " 14 " 16 we 15 shall 16 we 16 we 18 our 22 ? 23 " in due time it was finished , and a day appointed for a simple rite of dedication . 1 in 2 due 2 due 3 time 2 due 6 finished 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 finished 6 finished 7 , 6 finished 11 appointed 7 , 8 and 9 a 10 day 10 day 11 appointed 11 appointed 12 for 11 appointed 17 dedication 13 a 15 rite 14 simple 15 rite 15 rite 17 dedication 16 of 17 dedication 17 dedication 18 . with [his] [farewell] [glance] , [a] [shadow] [had] [fallen] [over] [the] [portal] , and [lilias] [was] [invisible] [.] 1 with 5 , 5 , 14 and 13 , 14 and but , alas [for] [the] [temple] [of] [happiness] ! 1 but 3 alas 2 , 3 alas 3 alas 9 ! and to ! a wonder ! 1 and 2 to 2 to 3 ! 2 to 5 wonder 4 a 5 wonder 5 wonder 6 ! among [those] [forgotten] [ancestors] [was] the [lily] [to] [be] [laid] [.] 1 among 6 the he watched the mourners as they lowered the coffin down . 1 he 4 mourners 2 watched 4 mourners 3 the 4 mourners 4 mourners 5 as 4 mourners 6 they 4 mourners 7 lowered 4 mourners 9 coffin 4 mourners 10 down 8 the 9 coffin 10 down 11 . [end] [of] [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [the] [lily] ['s] [quest] [(] [from] ["] [twice] [told] [tales] ["] [)] [,] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne]