The Vision of the Fountain

The Vision of the Fountain
From ''Twice-Told Tales''

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The Vision of the Fountain by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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The Vision of the Fountain
From ''Twice-Told Tales''

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eared as if some living creature were about to emerge--the Naiad of the spring, perhaps--in the shape of a beautiful young woman, with a gown of filmy water-moss, a belt of rainbow-drops, and a cold, pure, passionless countenance. How would the beholder shiver, pleasantly, yet fearfully, to see her sitting on one of the stones, paddling her white feet in the ripples, and throwing up water, to sparkle in the sun! Wherever she laid her hands on grass and flowers, they would immediately be moist, as with morning dew. Then would she set about her labors, like a careful housewife, to clear the fountain of withered leaves, and bits of slimy wood, and old acorns from the oaks above, and grains of corn left by cattle in drinking, till the bright sand, in the bright water, were like a treasury of diamonds. But, should the intruder approach too near, he would find only the drops of a summer shower glistening about the spot where he had seen her.

Reclining on the border of grass, where the dewy goddess should have been, I bent forward, and a pair of eyes met mine within the watery mirror. They were the r

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Short story / Romance (Infatuation)


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This is a short, simple story of a young mans infatuation with the vision of a lovely girl, that he sees in a fountain.
The mystery is unexpectedly solved.
The girl is more than just 'The Vision of the Fountain'.

Twice-Told Tales were published in book form in 1837 and 1842. The individual stories had been published in periodicals previously. Thus twice-told.