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