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Sweet is the breath of vernal shower,

The bees' collected treasures sweet,

Sweetfall, but sweeter yet

The still, s day, the arrival of her friend revived the drooping

Emily, and La Vallee becaant hospitality Illness and the terror she had suffered had

stolen frohtliness, but all her affectionate

si, she was not

less engaging than before The unfortunate adventure on the Pyrenees had

made the Count very anxious to reach home, and, after little more than a

week's stay at La Vallee, Euedoc, assigning the care of her house, during her absence,

to Theresa

On the evening, preceding her departure, this old servant

brought again the ring of Valancourt, and, with tears, entreated her

mistress to receive it, for that she had neither seen, or heard of M

Valancourt, since the night when he delivered it to her As she said

this, her countenance expressedher own propensity to fear, considered, that he had

probably returned to the residence of his brother, and, again refusing

to accept the ring, bade Theresa preserve it, till she saw him, which,

with extre day, Count De Villefort, with Emily and the Lady