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