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[html] [version] [by] [al] [haines] [.] [twice] [told] [tales] [the] [village] [uncle] [an] [imaginary] [retrospect] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] come ! another log upon the hearth . 1 come 2 ! 2 ! 3 another 2 ! 7 hearth 3 another 4 log 5 upon 7 hearth 6 the 7 hearth 7 hearth 8 . toss on an armful of those dry oak chips , the last relics of the [mermaid] 's knee-timbers , the bones of your namesake , [susan] . 1 toss 2 on 2 on 4 armful 3 an 4 armful 4 armful 5 of 4 armful 6 those 6 those 7 dry 6 those 9 chips 7 dry 8 oak 9 chips 10 , 10 , 11 the 10 , 19 , 11 the 12 last 12 last 13 relics 13 relics 14 of 13 relics 18 knee-timbers 14 of 15 the 17 's 18 knee-timbers 19 , 24 namesake 20 the 21 bones 20 the 22 of 22 of 23 your 23 your 24 namesake 24 namesake 25 , 25 , 27 . and now , come , [susan] , come , my children , draw your chairs round me , all of you . 1 and 2 now 1 and 12 , 2 now 3 , 3 , 4 come 4 come 5 , 4 come 8 come 7 , 8 come 8 come 9 , 9 , 10 my 10 my 11 children 12 , 20 of 13 draw 14 your 13 draw 16 round 15 chairs 16 round 16 round 17 me 17 me 18 , 18 , 19 all 19 all 20 of 20 of 21 you 21 you 22 . there is a dimness over your figures ! 1 there 2 is 1 there 4 dimness 2 is 4 dimness 3 a 4 dimness 4 dimness 6 your 4 dimness 7 figures 5 over 6 your 7 figures 8 ! hark ! let me listen for the swell of the surf ; it should be audible a mile inland , on a night like this . 1 hark 2 ! 1 hark 4 me 3 let 4 me 4 me 5 listen 5 listen 6 for 6 for 7 the 7 the 8 swell 8 swell 11 surf 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 surf 11 surf 16 audible 11 surf 23 night 12 ; 14 should 13 it 14 should 14 should 15 be 15 be 16 audible 16 audible 17 a 17 a 18 mile 18 mile 19 inland 19 inland 20 , 19 inland 21 on 22 a 23 night 23 night 25 this 24 like 25 this 25 this 26 . how strangely the [past] is peeping over the shoulders of the [present] ! 1 how 2 strangely 1 how 13 ! 2 strangely 11 the 3 the 10 of 5 is 9 shoulders 6 peeping 7 over 7 over 8 the 8 the 9 shoulders 9 shoulders 10 of 10 of 11 the but it was paler than my rugged old self , and younger , too , by almost half a century . 1 but 2 it 1 but 7 rugged 3 was 4 paler 4 paler 5 than 4 paler 7 rugged 6 my 7 rugged 7 rugged 8 old 7 rugged 9 self 7 rugged 12 younger 7 rugged 20 century 7 rugged 21 . 9 self 10 , 10 , 11 and 12 younger 13 , 13 , 14 too 14 too 15 , 16 by 17 almost 16 by 20 century 17 almost 19 a 18 half 19 a thank [heaven] , [i] [am] [an] old man now , and have done with all such vanities ! 1 thank 3 , 1 thank 18 ! 3 , 7 old 7 old 8 man 8 man 9 now 9 now 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 with 12 have 13 done 13 done 14 with 14 with 15 all 14 with 17 vanities 15 all 16 such still this dimness of mine eyes ! 1 still 3 dimness 2 this 3 dimness 3 dimness 4 of 3 dimness 6 eyes 3 dimness 7 ! 4 of 5 mine 5 mine 6 eyes come nearer , [susan] , and stand before the fullest blaze of the hearth . 1 come 2 nearer 2 nearer 3 , 3 , 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 stand 7 stand 8 before 8 before 9 the 9 the 12 of 10 fullest 11 blaze 11 blaze 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 hearth 14 hearth 15 . there , you made me tremble again ! 1 there 2 , 2 , 3 you 3 you 6 tremble 4 made 5 me 4 made 6 tremble 6 tremble 7 again 7 again 8 ! do you remember it ? 1 do 3 remember 2 you 3 remember 3 remember 4 it 4 it 5 ? you stood on the little bridge , over the brook , that runs across [king] ['s] [beach] into the sea . 1 you 2 stood 2 stood 3 on 2 stood 6 bridge 2 stood 13 runs 2 stood 18 into 3 on 4 the 4 the 5 little 7 , 8 over 8 over 9 the 9 the 10 brook 10 brook 13 runs 11 , 12 that 12 that 13 runs 13 runs 14 across 18 into 20 sea 18 into 21 . 19 the 20 sea now , [susan] , for a sober picture of our village ! 1 now 2 , 1 now 11 village 4 , 5 for 5 for 6 a 6 a 7 sober 7 sober 11 village 8 picture 9 of 9 of 10 our 10 our 11 village 11 village 12 ! the village was picturesque , in the variety of its edifices , though all were rude . 1 the 2 village 2 village 3 was 2 village 11 edifices 3 was 4 picturesque 4 picturesque 5 , 4 picturesque 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 variety 9 of 10 its 10 its 11 edifices 11 edifices 16 rude 12 , 13 though 13 though 14 all 13 though 15 were 15 were 16 rude 16 rude 17 . two grocery-stores stand opposite [each] [other] , in the centre of the village . 1 two 2 grocery-stores 2 grocery-stores 3 stand 3 stand 4 opposite 4 opposite 7 , 7 , 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 centre 10 centre 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 village 13 village 14 . you see , [children] , the village is but little changed [,] since your mother and [i] were young . 1 you 2 see 1 you 3 , 1 you 18 were 3 , 5 , 5 , 8 is 6 the 7 village 6 the 8 is 8 is 10 little 8 is 13 since 9 but 10 little 11 changed 13 since 13 since 15 mother 13 since 16 and 14 your 15 mother 18 were 19 young 19 young 20 . in the autumn , [i] trolled and caught those lovely fish , the mackerel . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 autumn 3 autumn 4 , 4 , 6 trolled 6 trolled 7 and 6 trolled 14 mackerel 7 and 8 caught 8 caught 9 those 9 those 10 lovely 10 lovely 11 fish 12 , 13 the 13 the 14 mackerel 14 mackerel 15 . he looked like a harbinger of tempest , a shipmate of the [flying] [dutchman] . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 like 3 like 4 a 4 a 5 harbinger 5 harbinger 6 of 6 of 7 tempest 7 tempest 8 , 8 , 9 a 9 a 10 shipmate 10 shipmate 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 15 . one of [uncle] [parker] 's [eyes] had been blown out with gunpowder , and the other did but glimmer in its socket . 1 one 2 of 1 one 7 had 2 of 5 's 7 had 8 been 8 been 9 blown 9 blown 10 out 10 out 11 with 11 with 12 gunpowder 12 gunpowder 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 other 15 the 16 other 16 other 17 did 17 did 18 but 17 did 19 glimmer 19 glimmer 20 in 20 in 22 socket 21 its 22 socket 22 socket 23 . even now [i] seem to see the group of fishermen , with that old salt in the midst . 1 even 2 now 1 even 10 fishermen 4 seem 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 the 7 the 8 group 8 group 9 of 8 group 10 fishermen 10 fishermen 11 , 11 , 14 old 11 , 19 . 12 with 14 old 13 that 14 old 14 old 15 salt 16 in 17 the 17 the 18 midst 18 midst 19 . they are a likely set of men . 1 they 2 are 2 are 7 men 2 are 8 . 3 a 4 likely 3 a 5 set 5 set 6 of 5 set 7 men be it well with you , my brethren ! 1 be 2 it 1 be 3 well 1 be 8 brethren 3 well 4 with 4 with 5 you 5 you 6 , 6 , 7 my 8 brethren 9 ! but where was the mermaid in those delightful times ? 1 but 2 where 2 where 3 was 2 where 5 mermaid 2 where 10 ? 4 the 5 mermaid 5 mermaid 6 in 5 mermaid 9 times 7 those 8 delightful 8 delightful 9 times what a picture was [susan] behind the counter ! 1 what 2 a 1 what 4 was 2 a 3 picture 4 was 6 behind 6 behind 7 the 7 the 8 counter 8 counter 9 ! a few freckles became beauty-spots beneath her eyelids . 1 a 2 few 1 a 9 . 2 few 3 freckles 3 freckles 4 became 4 became 5 beauty-spots 5 beauty-spots 6 beneath 6 beneath 8 eyelids 7 her 8 eyelids nature wrought the charm . 1 nature 2 wrought 2 wrought 3 the 2 wrought 4 charm 4 charm 5 . she made you a frank , simple , kind-hearted , sensible , and mirthful girl . 1 she 14 mirthful 2 made 3 you 3 you 4 a 4 a 5 frank 5 frank 6 , 6 , 7 simple 7 simple 8 , 8 , 9 kind-hearted 9 kind-hearted 10 , 10 , 11 sensible 11 sensible 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 mirthful 14 mirthful 15 girl 15 girl 16 . it was beautiful to observe , how her simple and happy nature mingled itself with mine . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 beautiful 3 beautiful 5 observe 4 to 5 observe 5 observe 7 how 6 , 7 how 7 how 8 her 8 her 9 simple 8 her 12 nature 10 and 11 happy 11 happy 12 nature 12 nature 14 itself 12 nature 17 . 13 mingled 14 itself 14 itself 15 with 15 with 16 mine she gave me warmth of feeling , while the influence of my mind made her contemplative . 1 she 2 gave 2 gave 3 me 2 gave 4 warmth 4 warmth 5 of 5 of 6 feeling 6 feeling 7 , 6 feeling 16 contemplative 7 , 8 while 8 while 9 the 9 the 10 influence 10 influence 11 of 11 of 12 my 12 my 13 mind 14 made 16 contemplative 15 her 16 contemplative 16 contemplative 17 . except the almanac , we had no other literature . 1 except 3 almanac 2 the 3 almanac 3 almanac 4 , 3 almanac 5 we 3 almanac 9 literature 5 we 6 had 6 had 7 no 7 no 8 other 9 literature 10 . in truth [i] dreaded him . 1 in 2 truth 1 in 4 dreaded 4 dreaded 5 him 5 him 6 . i feared to trust them even with the alphabet ; it was the key to a fatal treasure . 1 i 2 feared 2 feared 3 to 3 to 4 trust 4 trust 5 them 5 them 6 even 6 even 9 alphabet 7 with 9 alphabet 8 the 9 alphabet 9 alphabet 15 to 10 ; 11 it 11 it 12 was 12 was 14 key 12 was 15 to 13 the 14 key 15 to 16 a 16 a 17 fatal 17 fatal 18 treasure 18 treasure 19 . sometimes my voice lost itself in a tremulous depth ; for [i] [felt] [his] [eye] [upon] me as [i] [spoke] [.] 1 sometimes 5 itself 2 my 3 voice 3 voice 5 itself 4 lost 5 itself 5 itself 8 tremulous 5 itself 9 depth 6 in 7 a 7 a 8 tremulous 9 depth 10 ; 10 ; 11 for 11 for 17 me 17 me 18 as strange illusion ! 1 strange 2 illusion 2 illusion 3 ! like [uncle] [parker] [,] [whose] [rheumatic] bones [were] [dashed] [against] [egg] [rock] , full forty years ago , [i] [am] a spinner of long yarns . 1 like 7 bones 7 bones 13 , 13 , 18 , 13 , 26 . 14 full 15 forty 15 forty 16 years 15 forty 17 ago 17 ago 18 , 21 a 22 spinner 22 spinner 23 of 23 of 25 yarns 24 long 25 yarns 25 yarns 26 . with a [broken] [voice] [i] give utterance to much wisdom . 1 with 2 a 2 a 11 . 6 give 8 to 7 utterance 8 to 8 to 9 much 8 to 10 wisdom 10 wisdom 11 . with such awful fidelity did that lover return to fulfil his vows ! 1 with 5 did 1 with 10 fulfil 2 such 3 awful 2 such 4 fidelity 4 fidelity 5 did 5 did 7 lover 5 did 8 return 6 that 7 lover 8 return 9 to 10 fulfil 11 his 10 fulfil 12 vows 12 vows 13 ! thus [do] [i] [talk] , and all my auditors grow wise , while they deem it pastime . 1 thus 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 9 auditors 7 all 8 my 8 my 9 auditors 9 auditors 10 grow 9 auditors 16 it 10 grow 11 wise 10 grow 12 , 12 , 13 while 14 they 15 deem 15 deem 16 it 16 it 17 pastime 17 pastime 18 . i recollect no happier portion of my life , than this , my calm old age . 1 i 2 recollect 2 recollect 3 no 3 no 4 happier 4 happier 5 portion 4 happier 8 life 4 happier 10 than 5 portion 6 of 6 of 7 my 9 , 10 than 10 than 11 this 10 than 12 , 12 , 13 my 13 my 14 calm 13 my 15 old 15 old 16 age 16 age 17 . but with me , the verdure and the flowers are not frostbitten in the midst of winter . 1 but 2 with 2 with 3 me 2 with 4 , 4 , 5 the 5 the 6 verdure 5 the 16 of 6 verdure 7 and 7 and 8 the 8 the 9 flowers 9 flowers 10 are 10 are 11 not 11 not 12 frostbitten 12 frostbitten 15 midst 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 midst 16 of 17 winter 17 winter 18 . show me anything that would make an infant smile , and you shall behold a gleam of mirth over the hoary ruin of my visage . 1 show 2 me 2 me 4 that 2 me 9 smile 2 me 18 mirth 3 anything 4 that 4 that 5 would 5 would 6 make 7 an 8 infant 8 infant 9 smile 9 smile 10 , 9 smile 14 behold 10 , 11 and 12 you 13 shall 13 shall 14 behold 15 a 16 gleam 16 gleam 17 of 17 of 18 mirth 18 mirth 19 over 19 over 22 ruin 19 over 25 visage 19 over 26 . 20 the 21 hoary 21 hoary 22 ruin 22 ruin 23 of 24 my 25 visage why should not an old man be merry too , when the great sea is at play with those little children ? 1 why 2 should 1 why 3 not 3 not 4 an 3 not 7 be 4 an 5 old 5 old 6 man 7 be 8 merry 8 merry 9 too 9 too 10 , 10 , 16 at 11 when 12 the 11 when 15 is 13 great 14 sea 14 sea 15 is 15 is 16 at 16 at 17 play 16 at 22 ? 17 play 18 with 19 those 20 little 19 those 22 ? 20 little 21 children next , they are smit with wonder at the black shells of a wagon-load of live lobsters , packed in rock-weed for the country market . 1 next 2 , 2 , 5 smit 3 they 4 are 4 are 5 smit 5 smit 6 with 5 smit 7 wonder 7 wonder 8 at 8 at 11 shells 9 the 10 black 10 black 11 shells 11 shells 12 of 12 of 13 a 13 a 14 wagon-load 14 wagon-load 16 live 15 of 16 live 16 live 17 lobsters 17 lobsters 18 , 17 lobsters 19 packed 19 packed 21 rock-weed 19 packed 22 for 20 in 21 rock-weed 22 for 23 the 23 the 24 country 24 country 25 market 25 market 26 . for [i] [launch] my boat [no] [more] [.] 1 for 4 my 4 my 5 boat for [i] am a patriarch [!] 1 for 5 patriarch 3 am 4 a 4 a 5 patriarch susan ! 1 susan 2 ! my children ! 1 my 2 children 1 my 3 ! will you meet me there ? 1 will 2 you 2 you 3 meet 3 meet 5 there 4 me 5 there 5 there 6 ? and now for a moral to my revery . 1 and 2 now 2 now 3 for 3 for 4 a 4 a 8 revery 5 moral 8 revery 6 to 7 my 7 my 8 revery 8 revery 9 . be this the moral , then . 1 be 2 this 2 this 4 moral 3 the 4 moral 4 moral 6 then 4 moral 7 . 5 , 6 then end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [the] [village] [uncle] ( from " twice [told] [tales] " ) , by [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 7 of 7 of 11 ( 11 ( 12 from 12 from 13 " 13 " 14 twice 13 " 17 " 17 " 18 ) 18 ) 19 , 19 , 20 by