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