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The innocent countenance of the worievance, inclined St Aubert to believe her story; and

Valancourt, convinced that it was true, asked eagerly as the value

of the stolen sheep; on hearing which he turned aith a look of

disappointave

so from her little purse, and they walked towards the cliff; but

Valancourt lingered behind, and spoke to the shepherd's wife, as

noeeping with gratitude and surprise He enquired how much money was

yet wanting to replace the stolen sheep, and found, that it was a

sum very little short of all he had about him He was perplexed and

distressed 'This sum then,' said he to himself, 'would make this poor

faive it--to make them

completely happy! But what is to become of me?--how shall I contrive

to reach home with the littleto forego the luxury of raising a fa the difficulties of pursuing his journey with

so small a sum as would be left