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