produced by [david] [widger] 1 produced 2 by [twice] [told] [tales] [the] [vision] [of] [the] [fountain] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] at fifteen , [i] [became] a resident in a country village , more than a hundred miles from home . 1 at 2 fifteen 2 fifteen 3 , 3 , 6 a 6 a 7 resident 7 resident 8 in 7 resident 11 village 8 in 9 a 9 a 10 country 11 village 16 hundred 12 , 13 more 13 more 14 than 14 than 15 a 15 a 16 hundred 16 hundred 17 miles 17 miles 18 from 18 from 19 home 19 home 20 . the ground was rocky , uneven , overgrown with bushes and clumps of young saplings , and traversed only by cattle-paths . 1 the 2 ground 1 the 3 was 3 was 4 rocky 4 rocky 5 , 4 rocky 6 uneven 6 uneven 7 , 7 , 8 overgrown 8 overgrown 9 with 9 with 10 bushes 10 bushes 11 and 11 and 17 and 12 clumps 13 of 12 clumps 15 saplings 13 of 14 young 15 saplings 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 traversed 18 traversed 19 only 19 only 20 by 20 by 21 cattle-paths 21 cattle-paths 22 . one solitary sunbeam found its way down , and played like a goldfish in the water . 1 one 2 solitary 2 solitary 3 sunbeam 3 sunbeam 7 down 4 found 6 way 5 its 6 way 6 way 7 down 7 down 10 played 7 down 13 goldfish 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 played 10 played 11 like 11 like 12 a 13 goldfish 16 water 14 in 16 water 15 the 16 water 16 water 17 . from my childhood [,] [i] have [loved] to gaze into a spring . 1 from 2 my 2 my 3 childhood 3 childhood 6 have 6 have 8 to 8 to 9 gaze 9 gaze 10 into 9 gaze 12 spring 11 a 12 spring 12 spring 13 . the bottom was covered with coarse sand , which sparkled in the lonely sunbeam , and seemed to illuminate the spring with an unborrowed light . 1 the 2 bottom 1 the 3 was 3 was 4 covered 4 covered 5 with 5 with 6 coarse 6 coarse 7 sand 7 sand 8 , 8 , 9 which 9 which 10 sparkled 10 sparkled 11 in 11 in 12 the 11 in 14 sunbeam 12 the 13 lonely 14 sunbeam 21 spring 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 seemed 17 seemed 18 to 17 seemed 19 illuminate 18 to 19 illuminate 19 illuminate 20 the 19 illuminate 21 spring 21 spring 22 with 21 spring 25 light 21 spring 26 . 22 with 23 an 23 an 24 unborrowed wherever she laid her hands on grass and flowers , they would immediately be moist , as with morning dew . 1 wherever 10 , 1 wherever 11 they 2 she 3 laid 2 she 4 her 3 laid 4 her 4 her 5 hands 5 hands 6 on 6 on 8 and 6 on 9 flowers 7 grass 8 and 9 flowers 10 , 11 they 12 would 12 would 14 be 13 immediately 14 be 14 be 15 moist 15 moist 16 , 16 , 17 as 17 as 18 with 18 with 19 morning 18 with 20 dew 20 dew 21 . they were the reflection of my own . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 the 3 the 4 reflection 4 reflection 5 of 5 of 6 my 6 my 7 own 7 own 8 . the vision had the aspect of a fair young girl , with locks of paly gold . 1 the 2 vision 2 vision 3 had 2 vision 4 the 4 the 5 aspect 4 the 14 of 5 aspect 6 of 6 of 7 a 7 a 8 fair 8 fair 9 young 10 girl 12 with 11 , 12 with 12 with 13 locks 13 locks 14 of 14 of 15 paly 15 paly 16 gold 16 gold 17 . my description can give no idea how suddenly the fountain was thus tenanted , and how soon it was left desolate . 1 my 2 description 1 my 10 fountain 3 can 4 give 4 give 7 how 5 no 6 idea 6 idea 7 how 7 how 8 suddenly 8 suddenly 9 the 9 the 10 fountain 10 fountain 13 tenanted 11 was 13 tenanted 12 thus 13 tenanted 13 tenanted 15 and 13 tenanted 16 how 14 , 15 and 16 how 17 soon 17 soon 18 it 18 it 19 was 19 was 20 left 20 left 21 desolate 21 desolate 22 . i breathed ; and there was the face ! 1 i 2 breathed 1 i 8 face 2 breathed 3 ; 4 and 5 there 5 there 6 was 6 was 8 face 7 the 8 face 8 face 9 ! i held my breath ; and it was gone ! 1 i 3 my 2 held 3 my 3 my 4 breath 4 breath 5 ; 5 ; 6 and 6 and 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 gone 9 gone 10 ! had it passed away , or faded into nothing ? 1 had 2 it 1 had 3 passed 1 had 10 ? 3 passed 4 away 4 away 5 , 5 , 6 or 6 or 7 faded 7 faded 8 into 8 into 9 nothing i doubted whether it had ever been . 1 i 4 it 2 doubted 3 whether 3 whether 4 it 4 it 7 been 5 had 6 ever 5 had 7 been 7 been 8 . my sweet readers , what a dreamy and [delicious] [hour] [did] [i] spend , where that vision found and left me ! 1 my 3 readers 2 sweet 3 readers 3 readers 17 vision 4 , 5 what 5 what 6 a 6 a 7 dreamy 7 dreamy 8 and 8 and 13 spend 13 spend 14 , 14 , 15 where 15 where 17 vision 16 that 17 vision 17 vision 18 found 18 found 20 left 19 and 20 left 20 left 21 me 20 left 22 ! thus [have] [i] [often] started from a [pleasant] dream , and then [kept] [quiet] , in hopes to wile it [back] . 1 thus 9 dream 5 started 6 from 6 from 7 a 7 a 9 dream 9 dream 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 then 12 then 15 , 15 , 22 . 16 in 17 hopes 16 in 19 wile 17 hopes 18 to 19 wile 20 it 20 it 22 . deep were [my] musings , as to the race and attributes of that ethereal [being] . 1 deep 2 were 2 were 4 musings 4 musings 16 . 5 , 6 as 5 , 14 ethereal 6 as 7 to 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 race 9 race 10 and 10 and 11 attributes 11 attributes 12 of 12 of 13 that 14 ethereal 16 . had [i] created her ? 1 had 3 created 1 had 5 ? 3 created 4 her was she the daughter of my fancy , akin to those strange shapes which peep under the lids of children 's eyes ? 1 was 2 she 2 she 4 daughter 3 the 4 daughter 4 daughter 18 lids 5 of 6 my 6 my 7 fancy 7 fancy 18 lids 8 , 9 akin 9 akin 10 to 9 akin 13 shapes 11 those 13 shapes 12 strange 13 shapes 13 shapes 14 which 13 shapes 15 peep 15 peep 16 under 16 under 17 the 16 under 18 lids 18 lids 19 of 18 lids 22 eyes 18 lids 23 ? 20 children 21 's 21 's 22 eyes and did her beauty gladden me , for that one moment , and then die ? 1 and 16 ? 2 did 5 gladden 2 did 16 ? 3 her 4 beauty 3 her 5 gladden 4 beauty 5 gladden 5 gladden 6 me 5 gladden 13 and 7 , 8 for 8 for 9 that 9 that 10 one 10 one 11 moment 11 moment 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 then 15 die 16 ? i watched and waited , but no vision came again . 1 i 8 vision 2 watched 3 and 3 and 4 waited 4 waited 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 no 7 no 8 vision 8 vision 9 came 9 came 10 again 10 again 11 . i departed , but with a spell upon me , which drew me back , that same afternoon , to the haunted spring . 1 i 2 departed 2 departed 3 , 3 , 4 but 4 but 11 which 5 with 6 a 5 with 11 which 6 a 7 spell 8 upon 9 me 9 me 10 , 10 , 11 which 11 which 12 drew 12 drew 13 me 12 drew 14 back 12 drew 15 , 15 , 16 that 16 that 17 same 17 same 18 afternoon 18 afternoon 19 , 18 afternoon 22 haunted 20 to 22 haunted 21 the 22 haunted 22 haunted 23 spring 23 spring 24 . there was the water gushing , the sand sparkling , and the sunbeam glimmering . 1 there 2 was 1 there 5 gushing 3 the 4 water 4 water 5 gushing 5 gushing 6 , 6 , 7 the 7 the 8 sand 8 sand 9 sparkling 9 sparkling 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 the 12 the 13 sunbeam 13 sunbeam 14 glimmering 14 glimmering 15 . methought he had a devilish look ! 1 methought 3 had 1 methought 5 devilish 1 methought 7 ! 2 he 3 had 4 a 5 devilish 5 devilish 6 look i could have slain him ! 1 i 2 could 2 could 3 have 3 have 4 slain 4 slain 5 him 4 slain 6 ! thus did the [vision] leave me ; and many a doleful day succeeded to the [parting] [moment] [.] 1 thus 2 did 2 did 3 the 3 the 5 leave 5 leave 15 the 6 me 8 and 7 ; 8 and 8 and 9 many 9 many 10 a 9 many 11 doleful 11 doleful 12 day 12 day 13 succeeded 13 succeeded 14 to 14 to 15 the weeks came and went , months rolled away , and she appeared not in them . 1 weeks 7 rolled 2 came 3 and 3 and 4 went 4 went 5 , 5 , 7 rolled 6 months 7 rolled 7 rolled 8 away 8 away 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 she 11 she 12 appeared 12 appeared 14 in 13 not 14 in 14 in 15 them 14 in 16 . i withdrew into an inner world , where my thoughts lived and breathed , and the [vision] in the midst of them . 1 i 2 withdrew 1 i 7 , 2 withdrew 3 into 2 withdrew 4 an 4 an 5 inner 5 inner 6 world 7 , 15 and 8 where 11 lived 9 my 10 thoughts 10 thoughts 11 lived 11 lived 13 breathed 12 and 13 breathed 13 breathed 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 the 16 the 18 in 18 in 19 the 19 the 20 midst 20 midst 21 of 21 of 22 them 22 them 23 . in the middle of [january] , [i] was summoned home . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 middle 3 middle 4 of 4 of 6 , 6 , 8 was 8 was 9 summoned 9 summoned 10 home 10 home 11 . most of the day was spent in preparing for the journey , which was to commence at four o'clock the next morning . 1 most 2 of 1 most 5 was 3 the 4 day 4 day 5 was 5 was 6 spent 5 was 16 commence 6 spent 7 in 7 in 8 preparing 9 for 10 the 10 the 11 journey 11 journey 12 , 12 , 13 which 13 which 16 commence 14 was 15 to 15 to 16 commence 16 commence 17 at 16 commence 23 . 17 at 19 o'clock 18 four 19 o'clock 19 o'clock 21 next 20 the 21 next 21 next 22 morning a gust of wind blew out my lamp [as] [i] passed through the entry . 1 a 2 gust 1 a 8 lamp 2 gust 3 of 2 gust 4 wind 4 wind 5 blew 5 blew 6 out 6 out 7 my 8 lamp 14 entry 11 passed 12 through 12 through 13 the 13 the 14 entry 14 entry 15 . there was no light , except the little that came sullenly from two half-burned brands , without even glimmering on the andirons . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 no 3 no 6 except 4 light 5 , 5 , 6 except 6 except 8 little 7 the 8 little 8 little 9 that 9 that 10 came 10 came 11 sullenly 10 came 12 from 10 came 15 brands 13 two 15 brands 14 half-burned 15 brands 15 brands 17 without 16 , 17 without 17 without 18 even 17 without 19 glimmering 19 glimmering 20 on 19 glimmering 22 andirons 20 on 21 the 21 the 22 andirons 22 andirons 23 . i noticed that there was less room than usual , to-night , between the [collegian] ['s] chair and mine . 1 i 2 noticed 2 noticed 3 that 3 that 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 6 less 6 less 8 than 7 room 8 than 8 than 9 usual 9 usual 10 , 10 , 11 to-night 11 to-night 12 , 11 to-night 18 and 12 , 13 between 14 the 17 chair 14 the 18 and 18 and 20 . 19 mine 20 . as people are always taciturn in the dark , not a word was said for some time after my entrance . 1 as 2 people 2 people 3 are 3 are 4 always 3 are 13 was 4 always 5 taciturn 6 in 7 the 6 in 9 , 7 the 8 dark 9 , 13 was 10 not 12 word 10 not 13 was 11 a 12 word 13 was 14 said 14 said 16 some 14 said 21 . 15 for 16 some 16 some 17 time 17 time 18 after 18 after 20 entrance 19 my 20 entrance nothing broke the stillness but the regular click of the matron 's knitting-needles [.] 1 nothing 8 click 2 broke 3 the 3 the 4 stillness 4 stillness 5 but 5 but 6 the 6 the 7 regular 7 regular 8 click 8 click 9 of 8 click 11 matron 8 click 13 knitting-needles 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 matron 12 's 13 knitting-needles were we not like ghosts ? 1 were 2 we 1 were 3 not 3 not 4 like 4 like 5 ghosts 4 like 6 ? we were aware of each other 's presence , not by sight , nor sound , nor touch , but by an inward consciousness . 1 we 2 were 1 we 3 aware 3 aware 4 of 3 aware 8 presence 3 aware 14 nor 5 each 6 other 6 other 7 's 7 's 8 presence 8 presence 9 , 9 , 10 not 11 by 12 sight 12 sight 13 , 13 , 14 nor 14 nor 17 nor 15 sound 16 , 16 , 17 nor 17 nor 18 touch 18 touch 19 , 19 , 20 but 20 but 25 . 21 by 22 an 22 an 23 inward 23 inward 24 consciousness 24 consciousness 25 . would it not be so among the dead ? 1 would 2 it 1 would 3 not 1 would 9 ? 3 not 4 be 5 so 6 among 6 among 7 the 6 among 8 dead 6 among 9 ? the silence was interrupted by the consumptive daughter , addressing a remark to some one in the circle [,] whom she called [rachel] . 1 the 2 silence 1 the 9 , 2 silence 3 was 3 was 4 interrupted 4 interrupted 5 by 5 by 6 the 6 the 7 consumptive 7 consumptive 8 daughter 9 , 10 addressing 10 addressing 11 a 11 a 12 remark 12 remark 13 to 13 to 15 one 14 some 15 one 15 one 17 the 15 one 20 whom 16 in 17 the 18 circle 20 whom 20 whom 21 she 21 she 22 called 22 called 24 . had [i] ever heard that sweet , low tone ? 1 had 4 heard 1 had 10 ? 3 ever 4 heard 4 heard 5 that 4 heard 8 low 6 sweet 8 low 7 , 8 low 8 low 9 tone whom had my heart recognized , that it throbbed so ? 1 whom 2 had 1 whom 11 ? 2 had 3 my 3 my 4 heart 4 heart 5 recognized 5 recognized 6 , 5 recognized 9 throbbed 7 that 9 throbbed 8 it 9 throbbed 9 throbbed 10 so she knew me ! 1 she 2 knew 2 knew 3 me 2 knew 4 ! fair ladies , there is nothing more to tell . 1 fair 2 ladies 1 fair 3 , 1 fair 4 there 1 fair 9 tell 4 there 5 is 4 there 6 nothing 6 nothing 7 more 8 to 9 tell 9 tell 10 . if [i] [transformed] [her] to an angel , it is what every youthful lover does for his mistress . 1 if 8 , 1 if 9 it 5 to 6 an 6 an 7 angel 7 angel 8 , 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 what 11 what 15 does 12 every 14 lover 12 every 15 does 13 youthful 14 lover 15 does 16 for 15 does 19 . 16 for 18 mistress 17 his 18 mistress therein consists the essence of my story . 1 therein 6 my 1 therein 7 story 2 consists 6 my 3 the 4 essence 3 the 5 of 5 of 6 my 7 story 8 . but slight the change , sweet maids , to make angels of yourselves ! 1 but 2 slight 1 but 5 , 2 slight 4 change 3 the 4 change 5 , 7 maids 5 , 8 , 6 sweet 7 maids 8 , 9 to 8 , 14 ! 9 to 10 make 10 make 12 of 11 angels 12 of 12 of 13 yourselves end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [the] [vision] of the [fountain] ( from " twice [told] [tales] " ) , by [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 1 end 2 of 1 end 10 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 7 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 13 ( 13 ( 20 ) 14 from 15 " 15 " 16 twice 15 " 19 " 19 " 20 ) 20 ) 21 , 21 , 22 by