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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 " 4 !
1 " 5 "
5 " 6 was
6 was 9 that
9 that 13 .
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 " 2 can
2 can 3 that
3 that 4 be
3 that 5 my
5 my 6 old
6 old 7 playmate
7 playmate 8 ,
8 , 11 ?
11 ? 12 "
12 " 14 the
14 the 15 traveller
15 traveller 25 pausing
16 , 25 pausing
17 looking 18 round
17 looking 19 at
19 at 20 her
20 her 21 figure
21 figure 25 pausing
22 , 23 but
23 but 24 without
24 without 25 pausing
25 pausing 26 .

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

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

may [i] [rest] [its] [weight] [on] [you] ? " 
1 may 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 2 messengers
2 messengers 3 of
3 of 4 the
4 the 5 sign
5 sign 6 ,
6 , 8 which
6 , 15 ,
8 which 14 summons
12 recognize 13 the
13 the 14 summons
15 , 16 three
16 three 17 venerable
17 venerable 18 men
18 men 19 were
19 were 21 claim
20 to 21 claim
21 claim 23 of
22 audience 23 of
23 of 24 him
24 him 25 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 3 over
1 pass 5 greeting
1 pass 6 ,
1 pass 8 leave
4 their 5 greeting
7 and 8 leave
8 leave 11 to
8 leave 14 and
9 the 10 one
9 the 11 to
12 her 13 joy
13 joy 14 and
14 and 16 other
14 and 17 to
15 the 16 other
17 to 18 his
18 his 20 ,
18 his 24 he
19 rest 20 ,
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 2 when
2 when 3 morning
3 morning 4 broke
4 broke 5 ,
4 broke 7 arose
5 , 6 he
7 arose 8 with
8 with 9 a
8 with 16 and
9 a 10 troubled
10 troubled 11 brow
11 brow 12 ;
12 ; 13 for
13 for 15 sleep
14 his 15 sleep
16 and 17 his
17 his 18 wakefulness
18 wakefulness 19 had
19 had 20 alike
19 had 21 been
21 been 22 full
22 full 23 of
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 3 fervor
2 the 3 fervor
3 fervor 5 rekindled
3 fervor 8 he
4 was 5 rekindled
5 rekindled 6 with
7 which 8 he
8 he 9 had
8 he 19 his
9 had 10 burned
10 burned 11 of
11 of 12 yore
13 to 14 unravel
14 unravel 15 the
15 the 16 threefold
16 threefold 18 of
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 2 crowd
2 crowd 3 of
3 of 4 his
4 his 6 visions
5 early 6 visions
6 visions 7 seemed
7 seemed 8 to
7 seemed 9 have
9 have 10 awaited
10 awaited 11 him
10 awaited 12 beneath
12 beneath 16 roof
13 his 14 mother
14 mother 15 's
15 's 16 roof
16 roof 25 return
17 , 18 and
18 and 22 to
19 thronged 20 riotously
20 riotously 21 around
21 around 22 to
22 to 23 welcome
22 to 24 his
24 his 25 return
25 return 26 .

at length they reached her gate , and undid the latch . 
1 at 2 length
2 length 5 her
3 they 4 reached
3 they 5 her
5 her 6 gate
5 her 9 undid
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 undid
9 undid 11 latch
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 2 do
2 do 3 tell
2 do 16 parts
3 tell 4 them
3 tell 8 story
5 a 6 good
6 good 7 long
7 long 8 story
8 story 9 about
9 about 10 what
10 what 11 you
11 you 12 have
12 have 13 seen
14 in 15 foreign
14 in 16 parts
15 foreign 16 parts
16 parts 17 .
16 parts 18 "

what if this embassy should bring me the message of my fate ! " 
1 what 2 if
2 if 5 should
3 this 4 embassy
4 embassy 5 should
5 should 6 bring
6 bring 7 me
7 me 8 the
8 the 10 of
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 " 4 and
2 my 4 and
3 colleagues 4 and
4 and 5 myself
4 and 6 ,
4 and 14 burdened
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 began
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 are
13 are 14 burdened
14 burdened 15 with
14 burdened 18 ,
14 burdened 20 jointly
14 burdened 21 selectmen
16 momentous 17 duties
17 duties 18 ,
19 being 20 jointly
21 selectmen 22 of
21 selectmen 23 this
21 selectmen 24 village
24 village 25 .

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

every crook in the pathway was remembered . 
1 every 2 crook
1 every 3 in
3 in 4 the
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 2 the
2 the 3 more
3 more 4 transitory
4 transitory 5 characteristics
5 characteristics 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 14 bygone
8 scene 14 bygone
9 were 11 same
10 the 11 same
11 same 12 as
12 as 13 in
12 as 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 4 cows
3 of 4 cows
4 cows 5 were
5 were 6 grazing
5 were 8 the
6 grazing 7 on
8 the 9 grassy
8 the 11 ,
8 the 13 refreshed
9 grassy 10 roadside
12 and 13 refreshed
13 refreshed 14 him
14 him 15 with
14 him 16 their
16 their 17 fragrant
17 fragrant 18 breath
18 breath 19 .

" it is sweeter , " thought he , " than the perfume which was wafted to our [shipp] from the [spice] [islands] . " 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 sweeter
3 is 25 "
4 sweeter 11 than
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 thought
7 thought 8 he
8 he 10 "
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 than
11 than 12 the
11 than 13 perfume
13 perfume 14 which
13 perfume 16 wafted
14 which 15 was
15 was 16 wafted
16 wafted 17 to
17 to 18 our
20 from 21 the
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 5 of
3 little 4 figure
4 figure 5 of
5 of 7 child
5 of 8 rolled
6 a 7 child
8 rolled 9 from
9 from 11 doorway
10 a 11 doorway
11 doorway 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 lay
14 lay 15 laughing
15 laughing 16 almost
16 almost 17 beneath
17 beneath 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
3 and 4 stately
4 stately 5 man
5 man 6 stooped
6 stooped 9 and
7 down 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 ,
10 , 11 lifting
11 lifting 12 the
12 the 13 infant
13 infant 14 ,
13 infant 15 restored
15 restored 16 him
16 him 17 to
17 to 18 his
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
2 sweet 3 voice
3 voice 4 ,
4 , 5 which
5 which 6 seemed
6 seemed 7 to
7 to 8 come
8 come 9 from
8 come 10 a
10 a 11 deep
11 deep 12 and
12 and 13 tender
12 and 22 ,
13 tender 14 soul
14 soul 15 ,
15 , 16 was
16 was 17 warbling
17 warbling 18 a
18 a 19 plaintive
19 plaintive 20 little
20 little 21 air
22 , 23 within
23 within 24 .

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

" you are welcome home ! " said [faith] [egerton] . 
1 " 2 you
1 " 6 !
2 you 3 are
3 are 4 welcome
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 4 on
2 was 3 precisely
4 on 5 the
5 the 6 pattern
6 pattern 7 of
7 of 8 that
8 that 10 by
9 worn 10 by
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 5 his
5 his 7 search
7 search 8 he
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 bestowed
10 bestowed 12 brooch
11 this 12 brooch
12 brooch 13 ,
13 , 22 gift
14 in 15 a
14 in 22 gift
15 a 16 gold
16 gold 21 parting
17 setting 18 ,
18 , 19 as
19 as 20 a
20 a 21 parting
22 gift 23 to
23 to 26 .

" so , [faith] , you have kept the [heart] ! " said he , at length . 
1 " 2 so
1 " 11 !
2 so 3 ,
3 , 5 ,
5 , 6 you
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 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

" [faith] ! 
1 " 3 !

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

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

to find the mysterious treasure , he was to till the earth around his mother 's dwelling , and reap its products ! 
1 to 2 find
2 find 3 the
3 the 4 mysterious
4 mysterious 5 treasure
5 treasure 6 ,
6 , 22 products
7 he 14 his
8 was 10 till
9 to 10 till
10 till 13 around
11 the 12 earth
12 earth 13 around
13 around 14 his
14 his 15 mother
15 mother 22 products
16 's 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 2 of
2 of 3 warlike
3 warlike 4 command
3 warlike 12 he
4 command 5 ,
5 , 6 or
6 or 8 or
7 regal 8 or
8 or 9 religious
9 religious 10 sway
11 , 12 he
12 he 13 was
12 he 14 to
14 to 15 rule
14 to 16 over
16 over 18 village
17 the 18 village
18 village 19 children
18 village 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 12 and
3 the 4 visionary
4 visionary 12 and
6 had 7 faded
7 faded 8 from
8 from 9 his
9 his 10 fancy
10 fancy 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 23 !
13 in 14 her
13 in 15 place
13 in 16 he
16 he 17 saw
17 saw 18 the
18 the 19 playmate
19 playmate 20 of
20 of 21 his
21 his 22 childhood
22 childhood 23 !

happy they who read the riddle , without a weary world-search , or a lifetime spent in vain ! 
1 happy 2 they
2 they 3 who
3 who 4 read
4 read 6 riddle
4 read 15 lifetime
5 the 6 riddle
6 riddle 7 ,
6 riddle 11 world-search
7 , 8 without
8 without 9 a
9 a 10 weary
11 world-search 12 ,
12 , 13 or
14 a 15 lifetime
15 lifetime 16 spent
15 lifetime 19 !
16 spent 17 in
18 vain 19 !

end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [the] [threefold] [destiny] ( from " twice [told] [tales] " ) , by [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 
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12 from 13 "
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