[produced] [by] [david] [widger] [a] [wonder-book] [for] [girls] [and] [boys] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] [the] [three] [golden] [apples] [contents] [:] [tanglewood] [fireside] [introductory] [to] ["] [the] [three] [golden] [apples] ["] [the] [three] [golden] [apples] [tanglewood] [fireside] [after] [the] [story] [introductory] [to] ["] [the] [three] [golden] [apples] ["] the snow-storm lasted [another] [day] [;] [but] [what] [became] [of] [it] [afterwards] [,] [i] [cannot] [possibly] [imagine] [.] 1 the 2 snow-storm 2 snow-storm 3 lasted the frost-work had so covered the windowpanes that it was hardly possible to get a glimpse at the scenery outside [.] 1 the 2 frost-work 2 frost-work 3 had 3 had 4 so 4 so 5 covered 5 covered 20 outside 6 the 7 windowpanes 7 windowpanes 8 that 7 windowpanes 13 to 7 windowpanes 14 get 8 that 9 it 8 that 10 was 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 hardly 10 was 12 possible 12 possible 13 to 14 get 16 glimpse 14 get 17 at 15 a 16 glimpse 16 glimpse 17 at 17 at 19 scenery 18 the 19 scenery 19 scenery 20 outside [how] [exceedingly] [pleasant] [!] and , to make it all [the] better , it was cold enough to nip one 's nose short off [!] 1 and 2 , 2 , 3 to 3 to 4 make 3 to 9 , 3 to 10 it 4 make 6 all 4 make 8 better 5 it 6 all 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 cold 12 cold 13 enough 12 cold 14 to 12 cold 20 off 14 to 15 nip 15 nip 18 nose 16 one 17 's 17 's 18 nose 18 nose 19 short 19 short 20 off well , [what] [a] [day] [of] [frosty] [sport] [was] [this] [!] 1 well 2 , why , what could have [become] [of] [the] [child] [?] 1 why 5 have 2 , 3 what 3 what 4 could 4 could 5 have then there was a great laugh [.] 1 then 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 6 laugh 4 a 5 great 4 a 6 laugh 5 great 6 laugh there were adamantine icicles glittering around all its little cascades [.] 1 there 2 were 2 were 4 icicles 2 were 6 around 3 adamantine 4 icicles 4 icicles 5 glittering 4 icicles 6 around 6 around 7 all 7 all 8 its 7 all 10 cascades 8 its 10 cascades 9 little 10 cascades and , it [being] [now] [almost] [sunset] , [eustace] thought that he had never beheld anything so fresh and beautiful as the scene [.] 1 and 2 , 1 and 3 it 1 and 8 , 8 , 10 thought 10 thought 11 that 11 that 12 he 11 that 15 beheld 12 he 13 had 13 had 15 beheld 14 never 15 beheld 15 beheld 16 anything 15 beheld 21 as 16 anything 19 and 17 so 18 fresh 18 fresh 19 and 19 and 20 beautiful 21 as 23 scene 22 the 23 scene when the sun was fairly down [,] [our] [friend] [eustace] [went] [home] [to] [eat] [his] [supper] [.] 1 when 4 was 2 the 3 sun 3 sun 4 was 4 was 5 fairly 4 was 6 down but , before he had [hammered] [out] [the] [very] [first] [rhyme] , [the] [door] [opened] , and [primrose] and [periwinkle] [made] [their] [appearance] [.] 1 but 2 , 1 but 4 he 2 , 3 before 4 he 12 , 5 had 12 , 12 , 16 , 16 , 17 and 16 , 19 and ["] [go] [away] [,] [children] [!] i can't be troubled with you now [!] ["] [cried] [the] [student] [,] [looking] [over] [his] [shoulder] [,] [with] [the] [pen] [between] [his] [fingers] [.] 1 i 2 can't 2 can't 3 be 3 be 4 troubled 4 troubled 5 with 4 troubled 7 now 5 with 6 you ["] [what] [in] [the] [world] [do] [you] [want] [here] [?] i thought you were all in bed [!] ["] 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 3 you 2 thought 4 were 3 you 4 were 4 were 5 all 5 all 7 bed 6 in 7 bed " [hear] [him] [,] [periwinkle] [,] [trying] [to] [talk] [like] [a] [grown] [man] [!] " [said] [primrose] [.] 1 " 15 " ["] [and] [he] [seems] [to] [forget] [that] [i] [am] [now] [thirteen] [years] [old] [,] [and] [may] [sit] [up] [almost] [as] [late] [as] [i] [please] [.] but , [cousin] [eustace] , you must put off your airs , and come with us to the drawing-room [.] 1 but 13 and 2 , 5 , 5 , 6 you 6 you 13 and 7 must 8 put 7 must 13 and 8 put 9 off 8 put 11 airs 10 your 11 airs 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 come 14 come 15 with 14 come 17 to 15 with 16 us 17 to 19 drawing-room 18 the 19 drawing-room " [poh] [,] [poh] [,] [primrose] [!] ["] exclaimed the student , rather vexed [.] 1 " 9 exclaimed 9 exclaimed 11 student 9 exclaimed 12 , 9 exclaimed 14 vexed 10 the 11 student 13 rather 14 vexed ["] [i] [don't] [believe] [i] [can] [tell] [one] [of] [my] [stories] [in] [the] [presence] [of] [grown] [people] [.] " [all] [this] [may] [be] [very] [true] [,] " [said] [primrose] [,] ["] [but] [come] [you] [must] [!] 1 " 9 " so be a good boy [,] and come along [.] ["] 1 so 2 be 2 be 5 boy 2 be 7 and 3 a 5 boy 4 good 5 boy 7 and 8 come 8 come 9 along [accordingly] [,] [without] [much] [more] [resistance] [,] [eustace] [suffered] [primrose] [and] [periwinkle] [to] [drag] [him] [into] [the] [drawing-room] [.] on one side of the fireplace there were many [shelves] of books [,] [gravely] [but] [richly] [bound] [.] 1 on 3 side 1 on 7 there 2 one 3 side 3 side 4 of 4 of 6 fireplace 5 the 6 fireplace 7 there 8 were 8 were 9 many 9 many 11 of 11 of 12 books and so he had [.] 1 and 4 had 2 so 3 he 3 he 4 had at least , [so] [i] [judge] [from] [a] [few] [of] [the] [incidents] [,] [which] [have] [come] [to] [me] [at] [second] [hand] [.] " 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 23 " " [possibly] [not] [,] " [replied] [mr] [.] [pringle] [.] 1 " 5 " " [i] [suspect] [,] [however] [,] [that] [a] [young] [author] ['s] [most] [useful] [critic] [is] [precisely] [the] [one] [whom] he would be [least] [apt] [to] [choose] [.] 1 " 20 he 20 he 21 would 21 would 22 be [pray] [oblige] [me] [,] [therefore] [.] ["] " [sympathy] [,] [methinks] [,] [should] [have] [some] [little] [share] [in] [the] [critic] ['s] [qualifications] [,] " [murmured] [eustace] [bright] [.] 1 " 17 " ["] [however] [,] [sir] [,] [if] [you] [will] [find] [patience] [,] [i] [will] [find] [stories] [.] but [be] [kind] [enough] to remember that [i] [am] [addressing] [myself] [to] [the] [imagination] [and] [sympathies] [of] [the] [children] , [not] [to] [your] [own] [.] " 1 but 5 to 1 but 7 that 5 to 6 remember 7 that 20 , 20 , 26 " accordingly , the student snatched hold of the first theme which presented itself [.] 1 accordingly 2 , 1 accordingly 4 student 3 the 4 student 4 student 5 snatched 5 snatched 6 hold 6 hold 7 of 7 of 10 theme 8 the 10 theme 9 first 10 theme 10 theme 11 which 10 theme 12 presented 11 which 12 presented 12 presented 13 itself it was suggested by a plate of apples that he happened to spy on the mantel-piece [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 suggested 3 suggested 4 by 3 suggested 9 that 4 by 6 plate 5 a 6 plate 6 plate 7 of 7 of 8 apples 9 that 10 he 9 that 11 happened 10 he 11 happened 11 happened 12 to 11 happened 13 spy 12 to 13 spy 13 spy 14 on 14 on 16 mantel-piece 15 the 16 mantel-piece [the] [three] [golden] [apples] [.] did you ever hear of the golden apples , that grew in the garden [of] [the] [hesperides] [?] 1 did 2 you 1 did 4 hear 3 ever 4 hear 4 hear 5 of 5 of 8 apples 6 the 8 apples 7 golden 8 apples 8 apples 10 that 8 apples 11 grew 9 , 10 that 10 that 11 grew 11 grew 12 in 12 in 14 garden 13 the 14 garden but there is not [,] [i] suppose , a graft of that wonderful fruit on a single tree in the wide world [.] 1 but 3 is 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 not 3 is 10 graft 3 is 15 on 3 is 19 in 4 not 7 suppose 7 suppose 8 , 9 a 10 graft 10 graft 11 of 11 of 14 fruit 12 that 13 wonderful 13 wonderful 14 fruit 14 fruit 15 on 15 on 18 tree 16 a 18 tree 17 single 18 tree 18 tree 19 in 19 in 22 world 20 the 22 world 21 wide 22 world not so much as a seed of those apples exists any longer [.] 1 not 2 so 1 not 3 much 3 much 4 as 3 much 10 exists 4 as 6 seed 5 a 6 seed 6 seed 7 of 7 of 9 apples 8 those 9 apples 10 exists 12 longer 11 any 12 longer all had heard of [them] , but nobody remembered to have seen any [.] 1 all 2 had 2 had 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 4 of 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 nobody 7 but 9 remembered 8 nobody 9 remembered 9 remembered 10 to 9 remembered 12 seen 10 to 11 have 11 have 12 seen 12 seen 13 any adventurous young men [,] [who] [desired] [to] [do] [a] [braver] [thing] [than] [any] [of] [their] [fellows] [,] [set] [out] [in] [quest] [of] [this] [fruit] [.] 1 adventurous 3 men 2 young 3 men many of them returned no more [;] [none] [of] [them] [brought] [back] [the] [apples] [.] 1 many 2 of 1 many 3 them 2 of 3 them 3 them 4 returned 4 returned 6 more 5 no 6 more no wonder that [they] found it impossible to gather them [!] 1 no 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 that 3 that 5 found 5 found 6 it 5 found 7 impossible 7 impossible 8 to 8 to 9 gather 9 gather 10 them in my opinion it was hardly worth running so much risk for the sake of a solid golden apple [.] 1 in 3 opinion 1 in 5 was 2 my 3 opinion 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 hardly 5 was 7 worth 7 worth 8 running 8 running 11 risk 8 running 12 for 9 so 10 much 10 much 11 risk 11 risk 12 for 12 for 14 sake 13 the 14 sake 14 sake 15 of 15 of 19 apple 16 a 17 solid 16 a 19 apple 17 solid 19 apple 18 golden 19 apple had the apples been sweet , mellow , and juicy [,] [indeed] [that] [would] [be] [another] [matter] [.] 1 had 3 apples 1 had 4 been 2 the 3 apples 4 been 9 and 5 sweet 6 , 6 , 7 mellow 6 , 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 juicy there might then have been some sense in trying to get at them , in spite of the hundred-headed dragon [.] 1 there 2 might 2 might 4 have 3 then 4 have 4 have 5 been 5 been 7 sense 5 been 8 in 6 some 7 sense 7 sense 8 in 8 in 9 trying 9 trying 10 to 9 trying 15 in 10 to 11 get 11 get 12 at 12 at 13 them 14 , 15 in 15 in 16 spite 16 spite 17 of 17 of 20 dragon 18 the 20 dragon 19 hundred-headed 20 dragon and once the adventure was undertaken by a hero who had enjoyed very little peace or rest since he came into the world [.] 1 and 2 once 1 and 4 adventure 1 and 6 undertaken 3 the 4 adventure 4 adventure 5 was 5 was 6 undertaken 6 undertaken 16 or 6 undertaken 18 since 7 by 9 hero 7 by 16 or 8 a 9 hero 9 hero 10 who 9 hero 11 had 10 who 11 had 11 had 12 enjoyed 12 enjoyed 15 peace 13 very 14 little 14 little 15 peace 16 or 17 rest 18 since 19 he 18 since 20 came 19 he 20 came 20 came 21 into 21 into 23 world 22 the 23 world as he went on his way , he continually inquired whether that were the right road to the famous garden [.] 1 as 2 he 1 as 3 went 1 as 7 , 1 as 8 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 on 4 on 6 way 5 his 6 way 8 he 10 inquired 9 continually 10 inquired 10 inquired 11 whether 11 whether 12 that 11 whether 13 were 12 that 13 were 13 were 16 road 13 were 17 to 14 the 16 road 15 right 16 road 16 road 17 to 17 to 20 garden 18 the 20 garden 19 famous 20 garden the young women had been having a fine time together , weaving the flowers into wreaths , and [crowning] [one] [another] ['s] [heads] [.] 1 the 3 women 2 young 3 women 3 women 4 had 4 had 5 been 5 been 6 having 6 having 9 time 6 having 10 together 6 having 12 weaving 7 a 9 time 8 fine 9 time 11 , 12 weaving 12 weaving 14 flowers 12 weaving 15 into 12 weaving 17 , 13 the 14 flowers 15 into 16 wreaths 17 , 18 and but , on hearing the stranger 's question , they dropped all their flowers on the grass , and gazed at him with astonishment [.] 1 but 10 they 1 but 19 and 2 , 3 on 3 on 4 hearing 3 on 9 , 3 on 10 they 4 hearing 8 question 5 the 6 stranger 6 stranger 7 's 7 's 8 question 10 they 19 and 11 dropped 12 all 11 dropped 15 on 11 dropped 19 and 12 all 13 their 12 all 14 flowers 13 their 14 flowers 14 flowers 15 on 15 on 17 grass 16 the 17 grass 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 gazed 19 and 21 at 19 and 23 with 21 at 22 him 23 with 24 astonishment " [the] [garden] [of] [the] [hesperides] [!] " [cried] [one] [.] 1 " 8 " " [we] [thought] [mortals] [had] [been] [weary] [of] [seeking] [it] [,] [after] so [many] [disappointments] [.] 1 " 13 so and [pray] [,] [adventurous] [traveller] [,] what do you want there [?] ["] 1 and 7 what 7 what 8 do 7 what 10 want 8 do 9 you 8 do 10 want 10 want 11 there do you , then , love this king , your cousin , so very much [?] ["] 1 do 2 you 1 do 4 then 3 , 4 then 4 then 5 , 5 , 6 love 6 love 8 king 6 love 15 much 7 this 8 king 8 king 11 cousin 9 , 11 cousin 10 your 11 cousin 11 cousin 12 , 13 so 14 very 14 very 15 much " [perhaps] [not] [,] ["] replied the stranger , sighing [.] 1 " 6 replied 6 replied 8 stranger 7 the 8 stranger 8 stranger 10 sighing 9 , 10 sighing " he has often been severe and cruel to me [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 has 3 has 5 been 4 often 5 been 5 been 7 and 6 severe 7 and 7 and 8 cruel 8 cruel 9 to 9 to 10 me but it is my destiny to obey him [.] ["] 1 but 2 it 1 but 3 is 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 destiny 3 is 6 to 4 my 5 destiny 6 to 7 obey 7 obey 8 him " [i] [know] [it] [well] [,] " [answered] [the] [stranger] [,] [calmly] [.] 1 " 7 " but , then , the dragon with a hundred heads [!] 1 but 3 then 1 but 4 , 1 but 6 dragon 2 , 3 then 3 then 4 , 5 the 6 dragon 6 dragon 7 with 6 dragon 10 heads 7 with 9 hundred 8 a 9 hundred what [mortal] [,] [even] [if] he [possessed] [a] [hundred] [lives] [,] could [hope] [to] [escape] [the] [fangs] [of] [such] [a] [monster] [?] 1 what 6 he 6 he 12 could " [go] [back] [,] ["] cried [they] all [,] ["] [go] [back] [to] [your] [own] [home] [!] 1 " 6 cried 6 cried 8 all no matter [for] [the] [golden] [apples] [!] 1 no 2 matter no matter [for] [the] [king] [,] [your] [cruel] [cousin] [!] 1 no 2 matter we do not wish the dragon [with] the [hundred] heads to eat you up [!] ["] 1 we 2 do 2 do 3 not 2 do 4 wish 3 not 4 wish 4 wish 6 dragon 4 wish 10 heads 5 the 6 dragon 8 the 10 heads 10 heads 11 to 10 heads 14 up 11 to 12 eat 12 eat 13 you 12 eat 14 up the stranger seemed to grow impatient at these remonstrances [.] 1 the 2 stranger 2 stranger 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 to 3 seemed 5 grow 4 to 5 grow 5 grow 6 impatient 6 impatient 7 at 7 at 9 remonstrances 8 these 9 remonstrances he carelessly lifted his mighty club , and let it fall upon a rock that lay half buried in the earth , near [by] [.] 1 he 8 and 2 carelessly 3 lifted 3 lifted 6 club 3 lifted 8 and 4 his 6 club 5 mighty 6 club 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 let 9 let 10 it 9 let 22 , 11 fall 12 upon 11 fall 19 in 11 fall 22 , 12 upon 14 rock 13 a 14 rock 14 rock 15 that 14 rock 16 lay 14 rock 18 buried 15 that 16 lay 17 half 18 buried 19 in 21 earth 20 the 21 earth 22 , 23 near with the force of that idle blow , the great rock was shattered [all] to pieces [.] 1 with 3 force 1 with 8 , 1 with 11 rock 2 the 3 force 3 force 4 of 4 of 7 blow 5 that 7 blow 6 idle 7 blow 9 the 11 rock 10 great 11 rock 11 rock 12 was 12 was 13 shattered 13 shattered 15 to 15 to 16 pieces " [but] [the] [dragon] [of] [the] [hesperides] [,] [you] [know] [,] " [observed] [one] [of] [the] [damsels] [,] ["] [has] [a] [hundred] [heads] [!] ["] 1 " 12 " " [nevertheless] [,] ["] replied the stranger [,] ["] [i] [would] [rather] [fight] [two] [such] [dragons] [than] [a] [single] [hydra] [.] 1 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 stranger 6 the 7 stranger so [i] [was] [forced] [to] [bury] [it] [under] [a] [stone] , [where] it is [doubtless] [alive] , [to] [this] [vary] day [.] 1 so 11 , 1 so 13 it 1 so 17 , 13 it 14 is 17 , 21 day but the hydra 's body , and its eight other heads , will never do any further mischief [.] ["] 1 but 7 and 1 but 15 do 2 the 3 hydra 3 hydra 4 's 4 's 5 body 5 body 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 11 heads 7 and 12 , 7 and 13 will 8 its 10 other 9 eight 10 other 10 other 11 heads 13 will 15 do 14 never 15 do 15 do 18 mischief 16 any 18 mischief 17 further 18 mischief besides all this , he took to himself great credit for having cleaned out a stable [.] 1 besides 3 this 1 besides 4 , 1 besides 5 he 2 all 3 this 5 he 6 took 6 took 7 to 6 took 11 for 7 to 10 credit 8 himself 9 great 9 great 10 credit 10 credit 11 for 11 for 12 having 12 having 13 cleaned 13 cleaned 14 out 13 cleaned 16 stable 15 a 16 stable " [do] [you] [call] [that] [a] [wonderful] [exploit] [?] ["] asked one of the young maidens , with a smile [.] 1 " 11 asked 11 asked 12 one 12 one 13 of 13 of 16 maidens 14 the 16 maidens 15 young 16 maidens 16 maidens 18 with 17 , 18 with 18 with 20 smile 19 a 20 smile " [any] [clown] [in] [the] [country] [has] [done] [as] [much] [!] " 1 " 12 " " [had] [it] [been] [an] [ordinary] [stable] [,] ["] replied the stranger [,] ["] [i] [should] [not] [have] [mentioned] [it] [.] 1 " 10 replied 10 replied 12 stranger 11 the 12 stranger that did the business in a very short time [!] ["] 1 that 2 did 2 did 4 business 2 did 5 in 3 the 4 business 4 business 5 in 5 in 9 time 6 a 7 very 7 very 8 short 8 short 9 time " [was] [it] [the] [girdle] [of] [venus] [,] ["] inquired the prettiest of the damsels , " which makes women beautiful ? " 1 " 10 inquired 10 inquired 12 prettiest 10 inquired 16 , 10 inquired 17 " 10 inquired 18 which 10 inquired 19 makes 10 inquired 22 ? 10 inquired 23 " 11 the 12 prettiest 12 prettiest 13 of 13 of 15 damsels 14 the 15 damsels 18 which 19 makes 19 makes 20 women 19 makes 21 beautiful " [no] [,] " [answered] [the] [stranger] [.] 1 " 4 " " [it] [had] [formerly] [been] [the] [sword-belt] [of] [mars] [;] [and] [it] [can] [only] [make] [the] [wearer] [valiant] [and] [courageous] [.] " 1 " 22 " " [an] [old] [sword-belt] [!] ["] cried the damsel , tossing her head [.] 1 " 7 cried 7 cried 9 damsel 8 the 9 damsel 9 damsel 11 tossing 10 , 11 tossing 11 tossing 13 head 12 her 13 head " [then] [i] [should] [not] [care] [about] [having] [it] [!] " 1 " 11 " " you are right [,] ["] [said] [the] [stranger] [.] 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 right this was a very odd [and] frightful sort of figure [,] [as] [you] [may] [well] [believe] [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 9 of 3 a 9 of 4 very 5 odd 5 odd 9 of 7 frightful 9 of 8 sort 9 of 9 of 10 figure any person , looking at his tracks in the sand or snow , would suppose that three sociable companions had been walking along together [.] 1 any 2 person 2 person 4 looking 2 person 14 would 3 , 4 looking 4 looking 5 at 4 looking 8 in 4 looking 13 , 5 at 7 tracks 6 his 7 tracks 7 tracks 8 in 8 in 11 or 9 the 10 sand 10 sand 11 or 11 or 12 snow 14 would 15 suppose 15 suppose 16 that 16 that 19 companions 16 that 21 been 17 three 19 companions 18 sociable 19 companions 19 companions 20 had 20 had 21 been 21 been 22 walking 22 walking 23 along 22 walking 24 together on hearing his footsteps at [,] a little distance , it was no more than reasonable to judge that several people must be coming [.] 1 on 2 hearing 1 on 21 people 2 hearing 4 footsteps 2 hearing 10 , 3 his 4 footsteps 4 footsteps 5 at 4 footsteps 10 , 5 at 8 little 7 a 8 little 9 distance 10 , 10 , 18 judge 11 it 12 was 12 was 14 more 12 was 15 than 12 was 16 reasonable 13 no 14 more 16 reasonable 17 to 17 to 18 judge 18 judge 19 that 20 several 21 people 21 people 22 must 22 must 23 be 23 be 24 coming but it was [only] [the] [strange] [man] [geryon] [clattering] [onward] , with his six legs ! 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 12 with 11 , 12 with 12 with 15 legs 12 with 16 ! 13 his 14 six 14 six 15 legs six legs , and one gigantic body [!] 1 six 2 legs 2 legs 4 and 3 , 4 and 4 and 7 body 5 one 7 body 6 gigantic 7 body certainly , he must have been a very queer monster to look at [;] and , [my] [stars] [,] [what] [a] [waste] of [shoe-leather] [!] 1 certainly 2 , 1 certainly 3 he 3 he 4 must 4 must 15 and 5 have 6 been 5 have 15 and 6 been 10 monster 7 a 10 monster 8 very 9 queer 9 queer 10 monster 10 monster 11 to 10 monster 13 at 11 to 12 look 12 look 13 at 15 and 16 , 16 , 23 of when the stranger had finished the story of his adventures , he looked around at the attentive faces of the maidens [.] 1 when 3 stranger 1 when 5 finished 1 when 11 , 1 when 12 he 2 the 3 stranger 3 stranger 4 had 4 had 5 finished 5 finished 7 story 6 the 7 story 7 story 8 of 8 of 10 adventures 9 his 10 adventures 12 he 13 looked 13 looked 14 around 13 looked 15 at 15 at 18 faces 16 the 18 faces 17 attentive 18 faces 18 faces 19 of 19 of 21 maidens 20 the 21 maidens " [perhaps] [you] [may] [have] [heard] [of] [me] [before] [,] ["] said he , modestly [.] 1 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 12 said 15 modestly 14 , 15 modestly " [my] [name] [is] [hercules] [!] " 1 " 7 " " [we] [had] [already] [guessed] [it] [,] " [replied] [the] [maidens] [;] ["] [for] [your] [wonderful] [deeds] [are] [known] [all] [over] [the] [world] [.] 1 " 8 " we do not think it strange [,] [any] [longer] [,] [that] [you] [should] [set] [out] [in] [quest] [of] [the] [golden] [apples] [of] [the] [hesperides] [.] 1 we 2 do 2 do 3 not 2 do 4 think 3 not 4 think 4 think 5 it 4 think 6 strange come , [sisters] , let us crown the hero with flowers [!] ["] 1 come 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 let 5 let 6 us 5 let 7 crown 7 crown 9 hero 7 crown 10 with 8 the 9 hero 9 hero 10 with 10 with 11 flowers then they flung beautiful wreaths over his stately head and mighty shoulders , so that the lion 's skin was almost entirely covered with roses [.] 1 then 2 they 2 they 3 flung 3 flung 5 wreaths 3 flung 6 over 3 flung 15 that 4 beautiful 5 wreaths 5 wreaths 6 over 6 over 10 and 7 his 9 head 8 stately 9 head 9 head 10 and 10 and 12 shoulders 11 mighty 12 shoulders 13 , 15 that 14 so 15 that 15 that 19 skin 15 that 23 covered 16 the 17 lion 17 lion 18 's 18 's 19 skin 19 skin 20 was 20 was 21 almost 20 was 23 covered 21 almost 22 entirely 23 covered 24 with 24 with 25 roses it looked all like a huge bunch of flowers [.] 1 it 2 looked 2 looked 4 like 3 all 4 like 4 like 9 flowers 5 a 6 huge 5 a 7 bunch 6 huge 7 bunch 7 bunch 8 of 7 bunch 9 flowers 8 of 9 flowers but , still , he was not satisfied [.] 1 but 2 , 1 but 6 was 2 , 3 still 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 not 6 was 8 satisfied " [ah] [!] [must] [you] [go] [so] [soon] [?] ["] they exclaimed [.] 1 " 12 exclaimed 11 they 12 exclaimed hercules shook his head [.] 1 hercules 2 shook 2 shook 4 head 3 his 4 head " [i] [must] [depart] [now] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 8 said 8 said 9 he " [we] [will] [then] [give] [you] [the] [best] [directions] [we] [can] [,] " [replied] [the] [damsels] [.] 1 " 13 " " [the] [old] [one] [!] " [repeated] [hercules] [,] [laughing] [at] [this] [odd] [name] [.] 1 " 6 " " [and] [,] [pray] [,] [who] [may] [the] [old] [one] [be] [?] " 1 " 13 " " [why] [,] [the] [old] [man] [of] [the] [sea] [,] [to] [be] [sure] [!] " [answered] [one] [of] [the] [damsels] [.] 1 " 15 " you must [talk] [with] [this] [old] [man] [of] [the] [sea] [.] 1 you 2 must [hercules] [then] [asked] [whereabouts] [the] [old] [one] [was] [most] [likely] [to] [be] [met] [with] [.] but , before he was out of hearing , one of the maidens called after him [.] 1 but 10 one 1 but 14 called 2 , 3 before 3 before 4 he 3 before 5 was 3 before 9 , 3 before 10 one 4 he 5 was 5 was 7 of 6 out 7 of 7 of 8 hearing 10 one 11 of 10 one 14 called 11 of 13 maidens 12 the 13 maidens 14 called 15 after 15 after 16 him ["] [do] [not] [be] [astonished] [at] [anything] [that] [may] [happen] [.] only [hold] [him] [fast] [,] [and] he will tell you what you wish to know [.] ["] 1 only 7 he 7 he 8 will 8 will 9 tell 9 tell 10 you 10 you 11 what 11 what 12 you 12 you 13 wish 13 wish 14 to 14 to 15 know hercules again thanked her , and pursued his way [,] [while] [the] [maidens] [resumed] [their] [pleasant] [labor] of making [flower-wreaths] [.] 1 hercules 6 and 2 again 3 thanked 3 thanked 4 her 3 thanked 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 pursued 6 and 9 way 8 his 9 way 9 way 18 of 18 of 19 making they talked about the hero , long after he was gone [.] 1 they 6 , 2 talked 3 about 2 talked 6 , 3 about 5 hero 4 the 5 hero 6 , 7 long 7 long 8 after 8 after 9 he 8 after 10 was 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 gone [meanwhile] [,] [hercules] [travelled] [constantly] [onward] [,] [over] [hill] [and] [dale] [,] [and] [through] [the] [solitary] [woods] [.] sometimes he swung his club aloft , and splintered a mighty oak with a [downright] blow [.] 1 sometimes 2 he 2 he 8 and 3 swung 5 club 3 swung 6 aloft 3 swung 8 and 4 his 5 club 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 splintered 9 splintered 12 oak 9 splintered 13 with 10 a 11 mighty 10 a 12 oak 11 mighty 12 oak 12 oak 13 with 13 with 16 blow 14 a 16 blow but thus it always is with persons who are destined to perform great things [.] 1 but 5 is 2 thus 3 it 3 it 5 is 4 always 5 is 5 is 6 with 5 is 11 to 6 with 7 persons 7 persons 8 who 7 persons 9 are 8 who 9 are 9 are 10 destined 11 to 12 perform 12 perform 14 things 13 great 14 things what they have already done [seems] less than nothing [.] 1 what 2 they 2 they 3 have 3 have 5 done 4 already 5 done 5 done 9 nothing 7 less 8 than 8 than 9 nothing what they have taken in hand to do seems worth toil , danger , and life [itself] [.] 1 what 2 they 1 what 3 have 1 what 9 seems 2 they 3 have 3 have 4 taken 4 taken 6 hand 4 taken 7 to 5 in 6 hand 7 to 8 do 9 seems 10 worth 10 worth 15 and 11 toil 12 , 12 , 13 danger 12 , 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 life persons who happened to be passing through the forest must have been affrighted to see him smite the trees with his great club [.] 1 persons 2 who 1 persons 3 happened 1 persons 10 must 2 who 3 happened 3 happened 4 to 3 happened 5 be 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 passing 5 be 7 through 7 through 9 forest 8 the 9 forest 10 must 11 have 11 have 12 been 12 been 13 affrighted 13 affrighted 14 to 14 to 15 see 15 see 16 him 15 see 17 smite 17 smite 19 trees 17 smite 20 with 18 the 19 trees 19 trees 20 with 20 with 23 club 21 his 23 club 22 great 23 club hastening forward , without ever pausing or looking behind , he [by] [and] [by] heard the sea roaring at a distance [.] 1 hastening 2 forward 1 hastening 3 , 1 hastening 11 he 4 without 6 pausing 4 without 7 or 5 ever 6 pausing 7 or 8 looking 7 or 10 , 7 or 11 he 8 looking 9 behind 11 he 15 heard 15 heard 17 sea 15 heard 19 at 16 the 17 sea 17 sea 18 roaring 17 sea 19 at 19 at 21 distance 20 a 21 distance a carpet of verdant grass , largely intermixed with sweet-smelling clover , covered the narrow space between the bottom of the cliff and the sea [.] 1 a 2 carpet 2 carpet 3 of 2 carpet 8 intermixed 2 carpet 13 covered 3 of 5 grass 4 verdant 5 grass 6 , 8 intermixed 7 largely 8 intermixed 8 intermixed 9 with 8 intermixed 12 , 9 with 11 clover 10 sweet-smelling 11 clover 13 covered 16 space 13 covered 17 between 14 the 16 space 15 narrow 16 space 16 space 17 between 17 between 23 and 18 the 19 bottom 19 bottom 20 of 19 bottom 23 and 20 of 22 cliff 21 the 22 cliff 23 and 25 sea 24 the 25 sea and what [should] [hercules] [espy] [there] , [but] an old man [,] [fast] [asleep] [!] 1 and 2 what 1 and 7 , 7 , 11 man 9 an 10 old 10 old 11 man but [was] it [really] [and] [truly] [an] [old] [man] [?] 1 but 3 it well , [the] [old] [man] would have [put] [you] in mind of [just] such a wave-tost spar [!] 1 well 2 , 2 , 6 would 6 would 7 have 7 have 10 in 10 in 11 mind 11 mind 12 of 12 of 17 spar 14 such 15 a 15 a 16 wave-tost 15 a 17 spar 16 wave-tost 17 spar yes [;] it was [the] [selfsame] [old] [man] of [the] [sea] , [whom] [the] [hospitable] [maidens] [had] [talked] to him [about] [.] 1 yes 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 9 of 4 was 19 to 9 of 12 , 19 to 20 him as you may [easily] [imagine] , [the] [old] [man] of [the] [sea] [awoke] [in] [a] [fright] [.] 1 as 2 you 1 as 6 , 2 you 3 may 6 , 10 of but his astonishment could hardly have been greater than [was] [that] [of] [hercules] , [the] [next] [moment] [.] 1 but 2 his 1 but 7 been 3 astonishment 4 could 4 could 6 have 5 hardly 6 have 6 have 7 been 7 been 8 greater 8 greater 9 than 9 than 14 , but still he kept fast hold [.] 1 but 2 still 1 but 3 he 3 he 4 kept 4 kept 6 hold 5 fast 6 hold but the bird could not get away [.] 1 but 3 bird 1 but 6 get 2 the 3 bird 3 bird 4 could 4 could 5 not 4 could 6 get 5 not 6 get 6 get 7 away but [hercules] [would] not [let] [him] [go] [.] 1 but 4 not [but] [hercules] [held] [on] [.] but [hercules] [was] [no] [whit] [disheartened] , and [squeezed] [the] [great] [snake] [so] [tightly] [that] he [soon] began to hiss with pain [.] 1 but 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 16 he 16 he 18 began 18 began 19 to 19 to 20 hiss 20 hiss 21 with 21 with 22 pain for [,] one of the hardest things in this world is , [to] [see] [the] [difference] [between] [real] [dangers] [and] [imaginary] [ones] [.] 1 for 3 one 3 one 4 of 3 one 11 is 4 of 7 things 5 the 6 hardest 5 the 7 things 7 things 8 in 8 in 10 world 9 this 10 world 11 is 12 , " [why] [do] [you] [squeeze] [me] so [hard] [?] 1 " 7 so let me go , [this] [moment] , [or] [i] shall [begin] [to] [consider] [you] [an] [extremely] [uncivil] [person] [!] ["] 1 let 2 me 1 let 3 go 3 go 4 , 4 , 7 , 7 , 10 shall " [my] [name] [is] [hercules] [!] " [roared] [the] [mighty] [stranger] [.] 1 " 7 " the [old] [one] [was] [an] [inhabitant] of [the] [sea] , you must recollect , and roamed about everywhere , like other sea-faring people [.] 1 the 7 of 7 of 10 , 10 , 15 and 11 you 12 must 12 must 15 and 13 recollect 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 19 , 16 roamed 17 about 16 roamed 19 , 17 about 18 everywhere 19 , 20 like 20 like 23 people 21 other 23 people 22 sea-faring 23 people and [the] [giant] [,] [if] he [happens] to be in the humor , will tell you [exactly] [where] [the] [garden] [of] [the] [hesperides] [lies] [.] " 1 and 6 he 1 and 15 tell 6 he 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 in 10 in 13 , 11 the 12 humor 12 humor 13 , 13 , 14 will 15 tell 16 you 16 you 26 " [thanking] [the] [old] [man] [of] [the] [sea] [,] [and] [begging] [his] [pardon] [for] [having] [squeezed] [him] [so] [roughly] [,] [the] [hero] [resumed] [his] [journey] [.] his name was [antreus] [.] 1 his 2 name 2 name 3 was i have sometimes argued with such people , but never fought with one [.] 1 i 9 but 2 have 4 argued 2 have 9 but 3 sometimes 4 argued 4 argued 5 with 5 with 7 people 6 such 7 people 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 fought 10 never 11 fought 11 fought 12 with 12 with 13 one nothing was before him [,] [save] [the] [foaming] [,] [dashing] [,] [measureless] [ocean] [.] 1 nothing 2 was 2 was 3 before 3 before 4 him it [evidently] [drew] [nearer] [;] [for] [,] [at] [every] [instant] [,] [this] [wonderful] [object] became larger and more [lustrous] [.] 1 it 15 became 15 became 17 and 16 larger 17 and 17 and 18 more how it had [got] [afloat] [upon] [the] [sea] , is more than [i] can [tell] [you] [.] 1 how 2 it 2 it 3 had 3 had 9 , 9 , 10 is 10 is 11 more 10 is 12 than 12 than 14 can and , true [enough] , what [a] [cup] it must have [been] [!] 1 and 11 have 2 , 3 true 2 , 5 , 5 , 6 what 6 what 9 it 9 it 10 must 10 must 11 have it was as [large] [as] [large] but , [in] short , [i] [am] [afraid] to say [how] [immeasurably] [large] it was [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 as 2 was 15 to 3 as 11 , 7 but 8 , 7 but 11 , 8 , 10 short 15 to 16 say 16 say 20 it 20 it 21 was the [waves] [tumbled] [it] [onward] [,] [until] [it] [grazed] [against] [the] shore [,] [within] [a] [short] [distance] [of] [the] [spot] [where] [hercules] [was] [standing] [.] 1 the 12 shore he had scarcely rested , until now , since he bade farewell to the damsels on the margin of the river [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 rested 3 scarcely 4 rested 4 rested 6 until 4 rested 9 since 5 , 6 until 6 until 7 now 6 until 8 , 9 since 10 he 9 since 11 bade 10 he 11 bade 11 bade 12 farewell 11 bade 13 to 11 bade 16 on 12 farewell 13 to 13 to 15 damsels 14 the 15 damsels 15 damsels 16 on 16 on 18 margin 17 the 18 margin 18 margin 19 of 19 of 21 river 20 the 21 river [the] [noise] [awoke] [hercules] [,] [who] [instantly] [started] [up] [and] [gazed] [around] [him] [,] [wondering] [whereabouts] [he] [was] [.] and , on that island , what do you think he saw [?] 1 and 7 what 2 , 3 on 3 on 5 island 3 on 6 , 3 on 7 what 4 that 5 island 7 what 8 do 7 what 12 saw 8 do 9 you 9 you 10 think 11 he 12 saw no [;] [you] [will] [never] [guess] [it] , [not] if you were to try fifty thousand times [!] 1 no 8 , 8 , 10 if 10 if 11 you 11 you 12 were 12 were 13 to 13 to 14 try 14 try 17 times 15 fifty 16 thousand 16 thousand 17 times it was a giant [!] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 giant 3 a 4 giant [but] [such] [an] [intolerably] [big] [giant] [!] this does really seem almost too much to believe [.] 1 this 2 does 2 does 4 seem 3 really 4 seem 4 seem 5 almost 4 seem 8 to 4 seem 9 believe 5 almost 7 much 6 too 7 much 8 to 9 believe meanwhile , the bright cup continued to float onward , and finally touched the strand [.] 1 meanwhile 2 , 1 meanwhile 5 cup 3 the 5 cup 4 bright 5 cup 5 cup 6 continued 6 continued 7 to 6 continued 11 and 7 to 11 and 8 float 9 onward 8 float 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 touched 11 and 15 strand 12 finally 13 touched 14 the 15 strand what the sky [was] to the giant [,] [such] [are] [the] [cares] [of] [earth] [to] [those] [who] [let] [themselves] [be] [weighed] [down] [by] [them] [.] 1 what 3 sky 2 the 3 sky 3 sky 5 to 5 to 7 giant 6 the 7 giant poor fellow [!] 1 poor 2 fellow he had evidently stood there a [long] while [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 stood 3 evidently 4 stood 4 stood 5 there 4 stood 8 while 6 a 8 while ["] [who] [are] [you] [,] [down] [at] [my] [feet] [there] [?] and whence do you come , in that little cup ? " 1 and 2 whence 1 and 5 come 2 whence 3 do 3 do 4 you 3 do 5 come 5 come 7 in 6 , 7 in 7 in 10 cup 7 in 11 ? 8 that 10 cup 9 little 10 cup 11 ? 12 " " [i] [am] [hercules] [!] ["] [thundered] back the hero , in a voice pretty nearly [or] quite as loud as the giant 's own [.] 1 " 8 back 8 back 10 hero 9 the 10 hero 10 hero 12 in 11 , 12 in 12 in 14 voice 13 a 14 voice 14 voice 15 pretty 15 pretty 16 nearly 15 pretty 21 as 16 nearly 20 loud 18 quite 19 as 19 as 20 loud 21 as 25 own 22 the 23 giant 23 giant 24 's 24 's 25 own " [and] [i] [am] [seeking] [for] [the] [garden] [of] [the] [hesperides] [!] " 1 " 13 " " [ho] [!] [ho] [!] [ho] [!] " [roared] [the] [giant] [,] [in] [a] [fit] [of] [immense] [laughter] [.] 1 " 8 " " [that] [is] [a] [wise] [adventure] [,] [truly] [!] " 1 " 10 " " [and] [why] [not] [?] " [cried] [hercules] [,] [getting] [a] [little] [angry] [at] [the] [giant] ['s] [mirth] [.] 1 " 6 " " [do] [you] [think] [i] [am] [afraid] [of] [the] [dragon] [with] [a] [hundred] [heads] [!] " 1 " 16 " at last , the storm swept over , as suddenly as it had come [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 , 1 at 5 storm 4 the 5 storm 5 storm 6 swept 5 storm 13 had 6 swept 7 over 6 swept 10 suddenly 6 swept 11 as 7 over 8 , 9 as 10 suddenly 11 as 12 it 13 had 14 come so far above the shower had been his head [,] [that] [not] [a] [hair] [of] [it] [was] [moistened] [by] [the] [rain-drops] [!] 1 so 2 far 2 far 3 above 3 above 5 shower 4 the 5 shower 5 shower 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 9 head 8 his 9 head when the giant could see [hercules] still standing on [the] [sea-shore] , he roared out to him anew [.] 1 when 3 giant 1 when 5 see 1 when 12 , 1 when 13 he 2 the 3 giant 3 giant 4 could 4 could 5 see 7 still 8 standing 8 standing 9 on 9 on 12 , 13 he 14 roared 14 roared 15 out 15 out 16 to 15 out 18 anew 16 to 17 him ["] [i] [am] [atlas] [,] [the] [mightiest] [giant] [in] [the] [world] [!] [and] [i] [hold] [the] [sky] [upon] [my] [head] [!] ["] " so [i] [see] [,] ["] [answered] [hercules] [.] 1 " 2 so " [but] [,] [can] [you] [show] [me] [the] [way] [to] [the] [garden] [of] [the] [hesperides] [?] " 1 " 17 " " [what] [do] [you] [want] [there] [?] ["] asked the giant [.] 1 " 9 asked 9 asked 11 giant 10 the 11 giant " [i] [want] [three] [of] [the] [golden] [apples] [,] " [shouted] [hercules] [,] ["] [for] [my] [cousin] [,] [the] [king] [.] ["] 1 " 10 " " you are very kind [,] ["] [replied] [hercules] [.] 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 5 kind 4 very 5 kind " [and] [cannot] [you] [rest] [the] [sky] [upon] [a] [mountain] [?] " 1 " 12 " " [none] [of] [them] [are] [quite] [high] enough [,] ["] said [atlas] [,] [shaking] [his] [head] [.] 1 " 11 said 8 enough 11 said you seem to be a fellow of some strength [.] 1 you 2 seem 2 seem 3 to 2 seem 4 be 3 to 4 be 4 be 6 fellow 5 a 6 fellow 6 fellow 7 of 7 of 9 strength 8 some 9 strength what if you should [take] [my] [burden] [on] [your] [shoulders] [,] [while] [i] do [your] [errand] for you [?] ["] 1 what 14 do 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 should 4 should 14 do 14 do 17 for 17 for 18 you nevertheless , it seemed so difficult an undertaking , that , for the first time in his life , [he] hesitated [.] 1 nevertheless 2 , 1 nevertheless 8 undertaking 2 , 4 seemed 3 it 4 seemed 4 seemed 8 undertaking 5 so 6 difficult 5 so 7 an 6 difficult 7 an 7 an 8 undertaking 8 undertaking 10 that 8 undertaking 12 for 8 undertaking 21 hesitated 9 , 10 that 10 that 11 , 11 , 12 for 12 for 15 time 12 for 19 , 13 the 14 first 13 the 15 time 15 time 16 in 16 in 18 life 17 his 18 life " [is] [the] [sky] [very] [heavy] [?] " he inquired [.] 1 " 10 inquired 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 inquired " [why] [,] [not] [particularly] so [,] [at] [first] [,] ["] [answered] [the] [giant] [,] [shrugging] [his] [shoulders] [.] 1 " 6 so " [but] [it] [gets] [to] [be] [a] [little] [burdensome] [,] [after] [a] [thousand] [years] [!] " 1 " 16 " " [and] [how] [long] [a] [time] [,] ["] asked [the] [hero] [,] ["] will [it] [take] [you] [to] [get] [the] [golden] [apples] [?] ["] 1 " 9 asked 9 asked 14 will " [o] [,] [that] [will] [be] [done] [in] [a] [few] [moments] [,] " [cried] [atlas] [.] 1 " 13 " accordingly , without more words , the sky was [shifted] [from] the [shoulders] of [atlas] , and placed upon [those] [of] [hercules] [.] 1 accordingly 2 , 1 accordingly 8 sky 2 , 3 without 3 without 5 words 3 without 6 , 3 without 8 sky 4 more 5 words 7 the 8 sky 8 sky 17 and 9 was 17 and 12 the 14 of 14 of 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 placed 17 and 19 upon next , he slowly lifted one of his feet out of the forest that had grown up around it [;] then , the other [.] 1 next 2 , 1 next 3 he 3 he 5 lifted 4 slowly 5 lifted 5 lifted 6 one 6 one 7 of 7 of 22 , 8 his 9 feet 9 feet 11 of 9 feet 22 , 10 out 11 of 11 of 13 forest 12 the 13 forest 13 forest 14 that 13 forest 15 had 14 that 15 had 15 had 16 grown 16 grown 17 up 17 up 18 around 17 up 21 then 18 around 19 it 22 , 24 other 23 the 24 other this was the greatest depth of the sea [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 5 depth 3 the 4 greatest 3 the 5 depth 5 depth 6 of 6 of 8 sea 7 the 8 sea at last the gigantic shape faded entirely out of view [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 5 shape 3 the 5 shape 4 gigantic 5 shape 5 shape 6 faded 6 faded 7 entirely 6 faded 9 of 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 view if any such misfortune were to happen , how could he ever get rid of the sky [?] 1 if 2 any 1 if 7 happen 1 if 8 , 1 if 9 how 2 any 4 misfortune 2 any 6 to 2 any 7 happen 3 such 4 misfortune 4 misfortune 5 were 5 were 6 to 9 how 10 could 10 could 11 he 10 could 15 of 12 ever 15 of 13 get 14 rid 14 rid 15 of 15 of 17 sky 16 the 17 sky and , by [the] [by] , its weight began already to be a little irksome to his head and shoulders [.] 1 and 2 , 1 and 8 weight 1 and 9 began 2 , 3 by 3 by 6 , 7 its 8 weight 8 weight 9 began 9 began 10 already 9 began 11 to 11 to 12 be 12 be 15 irksome 13 a 14 little 14 little 15 irksome 15 irksome 16 to 16 to 19 and 17 his 18 head 18 head 19 and 19 and 20 shoulders " [i] [really] [pity] [the] [poor] [giant] [,] " [thought] [hercules] [.] 1 " 9 " " [if] [it] [wearies] [me] so [much] [in] [ten] [minutes] [,] [how] [must] [it] [have] [wearied] [him] [in] [a] [thousand] [years] [!] ["] 1 " 6 so he began to be afraid that the giant would never come back [.] 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 that 6 that 8 giant 6 that 11 come 7 the 8 giant 8 giant 9 would 9 would 11 come 10 never 11 come 11 come 12 back why , if he did not stand perfectly still , and keep the sky immovable , the sun would perhaps be [put] ajar [!] 1 why 18 sun 2 , 3 if 3 if 4 he 3 if 11 and 3 if 16 , 3 if 18 sun 4 he 5 did 5 did 6 not 5 did 11 and 6 not 7 stand 7 stand 8 perfectly 7 stand 9 still 7 stand 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 keep 12 keep 14 sky 12 keep 15 immovable 13 the 14 sky 17 the 18 sun 18 sun 19 would 19 would 21 be 20 perhaps 21 be 21 be 23 ajar " [i] [am] [glad] [to] [see] [you] [again] [,] " [shouted] [hercules] [,] [when] [the] [giant] [was] [within] [hearing] [.] 1 " 10 " " so [you] [have] [got] [the] [golden] [apples] [?] ["] 1 " 2 so " [certainly] [,] [certainly] [,] " [answered] [atlas] [;] ["] [and] [very] [fair] [apples] [they] [are] [.] 1 " 6 " i took the finest that grew on the tree [,] [i] [assure] [you] [.] 1 i 2 took 2 took 4 finest 3 the 4 finest 4 finest 5 that 4 finest 6 grew 5 that 6 grew 6 grew 7 on 7 on 9 tree 8 the 9 tree ah [!] it is [a] beautiful [spot] [,] [that] [garden] [of] [the] [hesperides] [.] 1 ah 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 6 beautiful yes [;] [and] [the] [dragon] [with] [a] [hundred] [heads] is [a] [sight] [worth] [any] [man] ['s] [seeing] [.] 1 yes 10 is after all , you [had] better have gone for the apples yourself [.] ["] 1 after 2 all 1 after 3 , 1 after 4 you 4 you 7 have 6 better 7 have 7 have 8 gone 8 gone 9 for 8 gone 12 yourself 9 for 11 apples 10 the 11 apples " [no] [matter] [,] " [replied] [hercules] [.] 1 " 5 " ["] [you] [have] [had] [a] [pleasant] [ramble] [,] [and] [have] [done] [the] [business] [as] [well] [as] [i] [could] [.] i heartily thank you for your trouble [.] 1 i 3 thank 2 heartily 3 thank 3 thank 4 you 3 thank 5 for 5 for 7 trouble 6 your 7 trouble [cannot] [i] [carry] [the] [golden] [apples] [to] [the] [king] [,] [your] [cousin] [,] [much] [quicker] [than] [you] [could] [?] as his majesty is in such a hurry to get them [,] [i] [promise] [you] [to] [take] [my] [longest] [strides] [.] 1 as 4 is 2 his 3 majesty 3 majesty 4 is 4 is 5 in 4 is 9 to 4 is 10 get 5 in 8 hurry 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 hurry 9 to 10 get 10 get 11 them and , [besides] [,] [i] [have] [no] [fancy] [for] [burdening] [myself] with [the] [sky] , [just] [now] [.] " 1 and 2 , 2 , 12 with 12 with 15 , 15 , 19 " here [hercules] [grew] [impatient] , [and] [gave] [a] [great] [shrug] [of] [his] [shoulders] [.] 1 here 5 , it [being] [now] [twilight] [,] [you] might have seen two or three stars tumble out of their places [.] 1 it 7 might 7 might 8 have 8 have 9 seen 9 seen 13 stars 9 seen 14 tumble 10 two 11 or 11 or 12 three 11 or 13 stars 14 tumble 16 of 15 out 16 of 16 of 18 places 17 their 18 places everybody on earth looked upward in affright , thinking that the sky might be going to fall next [.] 1 everybody 2 on 1 everybody 4 looked 2 on 3 earth 4 looked 5 upward 4 looked 6 in 6 in 7 affright 7 affright 9 thinking 8 , 9 thinking 9 thinking 10 that 10 that 12 sky 10 that 14 be 11 the 12 sky 12 sky 13 might 13 might 14 be 14 be 15 going 15 going 16 to 15 going 17 fall 16 to 17 fall 17 fall 18 next " [o] [,] [that] [will] [never] [do] [!] " [cried] [giant] [atlas] [,] [with] [a] [great] [roar] [of] [laughter] [.] 1 " 9 " " [i] [have] [not] [let] [fall] so [many] [stars] [within] [the] [last] [five] [centuries] [.] 1 " 7 so by the time [you] [have] [stood] [there] [as] [long] [as] [i] [did] , you will begin to learn patience [!] ["] 1 by 3 time 1 by 13 , 1 by 14 you 2 the 3 time 14 you 15 will 15 will 16 begin 16 begin 17 to 16 begin 18 learn 17 to 18 learn 18 learn 19 patience " [what] [!] " [shouted] [hercules] [,] [very] [wrathfully] [,] ["] [do] [you] [intend] [to] [make] [me] [bear] [this] [burden] [forever] [?] ["] 1 " 4 " " [we] [will] [see] [about] [that] [,] [one] [of] [these] [days] [,] " [answered] [the] [giant] [.] 1 " 13 " i bore it a [good] while longer , in spite of the back-ache [.] 1 i 2 bore 2 bore 3 it 2 bore 7 longer 2 bore 9 in 4 a 6 while 6 while 7 longer 8 , 9 in 9 in 10 spite 10 spite 11 of 11 of 13 back-ache 12 the 13 back-ache well , then , after a thousand years , if [i] [happen] [to] [feel] [in] [the] [mood] [,] we may possibly shift about again [.] 1 well 2 , 2 , 3 then 3 then 4 , 3 then 19 we 3 then 22 shift 4 , 5 after 5 after 8 years 5 after 9 , 5 after 19 we 6 a 7 thousand 7 thousand 8 years 10 if 19 we 19 we 20 may 20 may 22 shift 21 possibly 22 shift 22 shift 23 about 23 about 24 again you are certainly a very strong man , and can never have a better opportunity to prove it [.] 1 you 2 are 2 are 9 and 3 certainly 7 man 4 a 5 very 5 very 6 strong 6 strong 7 man 7 man 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 can 10 can 12 have 11 never 12 have 12 have 15 opportunity 13 a 15 opportunity 14 better 15 opportunity 15 opportunity 16 to 15 opportunity 17 prove 16 to 17 prove 17 prove 18 it posterity will talk of [you] , [i] [warrant] [it] [!] " 1 posterity 2 will 2 will 3 talk 3 talk 4 of 4 of 6 , 6 , 11 " " [pish] [!] [a] [fig] [for] [its] [talk] [!] " [cried] [hercules] [,] [with] [another] [hitch] [of] [his] [shoulders] [.] 1 " 10 " ["] [just] [take] [the] [sky] [upon] [your] [head] [one] [instant] [,] [will] [you] [?] i want to make a cushion of my lion 's skin , for the weight to rest upon [.] 1 i 2 want 2 want 3 to 2 want 4 make 3 to 4 make 4 make 6 cushion 5 a 6 cushion 6 cushion 7 of 7 of 11 skin 8 my 9 lion 9 lion 10 's 10 's 11 skin 11 skin 13 for 12 , 13 for 13 for 15 weight 14 the 15 weight 15 weight 16 to 15 weight 18 upon 16 to 17 rest 17 rest 18 upon it [really] [chafes] [me] [,] [and] will [cause] [unnecessary] [inconvenience] [in] [so] [many] [centuries] [as] [i] [am] [to] [stand] [here] [.] ["] 1 it 7 will ["] [for] [just] [five] [minutes] [,] [then] [,] [i] ['ll] [take] [back] [the] [sky] [.] [only] [for] [five] [minutes] [,] [recollect] [!] i have no idea [of] [spending] [another] [thousand] [years] [as] [i] [spent] [the] [last] [.] 1 i 2 have 2 have 4 idea 3 no 4 idea variety is the spice of life [,] [say] [i] [.] ["] 1 variety 2 is 2 is 4 spice 3 the 4 spice 4 spice 5 of 5 of 6 life ah , [the] [thick-witted] [old] [rogue] [of] [a] [giant] [!] 1 ah 2 , [tanglewood] [fireside] [.] [after] [the] [story] [.] and how long was his little finger [?] ["] 1 and 4 was 2 how 3 long 3 long 4 was 4 was 7 finger 5 his 7 finger 6 little 7 finger " [as] [long] [as] [from] [tanglewood] [to] [the] [lake] [,] " [said] [eustace] [.] 1 " 11 " " [sure] [enough] [,] [that] [was] [a] [giant] [!] " [repeated] [sweet] [fern] [,] [in] [an] [ecstasy] [at] [the] [precision] [of] [these] [measurements] [.] 1 " 10 " " [and] [how] [broad] [,] [i] [wonder] [,] [were] [the] [shoulders] [of] [hercules] [?] " 1 " 15 " " [that] [is] [what] [i] [have] [never] [been] [able] [to] [find] [out] [,] " [answered] [the] [student] [.] 1 " 14 " " they [were] [bigger] [,] ["] said [eustace] [,] ["] [than] [the] [great] [chestnut-tree] [which] [stands] [beyond] [captain] [smith] ['s] [house] [.] ["] 1 " 7 said 2 they 7 said [pray] [let] [me] [advise] [you] [never] [more] [to] [meddle] [with] [a] [classical] [myth] [.] [your] [imagination] [is] [altogether] [gothic] [,] [and] [will] [inevitably] [gothicize] [everything] [that] [you] [touch] [.] the effect is like bedaubing a marble statue with paint [.] 1 the 2 effect 2 effect 3 is 3 is 4 like 4 like 5 bedaubing 5 bedaubing 8 statue 5 bedaubing 9 with 6 a 7 marble 6 a 8 statue 7 marble 8 statue 8 statue 9 with 9 with 10 paint this giant [,] [now] [!] 1 this 2 giant " [i] [described] [the] [giant] [as] [he] [appeared] [to] [me] [,] ["] replied the student , rather piqued [.] 1 " 13 replied 13 replied 15 student 13 replied 16 , 13 replied 18 piqued 14 the 15 student 17 rather 18 piqued they are the common property of the world , and [of] all time [.] 1 they 2 are 2 are 5 property 3 the 5 property 4 common 5 property 5 property 6 of 6 of 10 and 7 the 8 world 8 world 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 time 12 all 13 time [mr] [.] [pringle] [could] [not] [forbear] [a] [smile] [.] " [which] [you] [,] [doubtless] [,] [were] [born] [to] [remedy] [,] " [said] [mr] [.] [pringle] [,] [laughing] [outright] [.] 1 " 12 " ["] [well] [,] [well] [,] [go] [on] [;] [but] [take] [my] [advice] [,] [and] [never] [put] [any] [of] [your] [travesties] [on] [paper] [.] and , as your next effort , what [if] you should try your hand on some one [of] [the] [legends] [of] [apollo] [?] ["] 1 and 2 , 1 and 10 you 1 and 12 try 3 as 7 , 3 as 10 you 4 your 5 next 4 your 6 effort 6 effort 7 , 7 , 8 what 10 you 11 should 11 should 12 try 12 try 14 hand 12 try 15 on 13 your 14 hand 14 hand 15 on 15 on 17 one 16 some 17 one but [i] will [turn] [over] [your] [suggestion] [in] [my] [mind] , and do not quite despair [of] success [.] ["] 1 but 3 will 1 but 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 do 13 do 14 not 13 do 16 despair 14 not 16 despair 15 quite 16 despair 16 despair 18 success [eustace] [bright] [went] [back] [to] [the] [study] [,] [and] [again] [endeavored] [to] [hammer] [out] [some] [verses] [,] [but] [fell] [asleep] [between] [two] [of] [the] [rhymes] [.] end of [project] [gutenberg] ['s] [the] [three] [golden] [apples] , [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 1 end 2 of 2 of 10 ,