and rings on her fingers, which could not be got off when they undressed her; and Nanette was quite sure that no common person wore such fine clothes and such rich jewels.

Antoine thanked Heaven that such a beautiful creature had not been drowned. Blaise replied "It was Heaven's will to save her, but it was sad to think how many poor souls had been lost; and if ever she recovered her senses, it would be to sorrow and weep for her friends that were gone."

Antoine said-"It would be a great pity if she did not recover her senses, for time would wear away grief; however,” continued he, "I will be off to-morrow morning early to the Valley, and tell madame de Valmont about this pretty young woman, and I warrant she will bring her about again."

Ay, Heaven prosper and bless her!" replied Blaise; "madame de Valmont is an angel, if ever there was one upon this sinful earth. I shall never forget how good

good she was to me, when I fell down before her door and broke my leg, and how she watched and tended you, Manon, when you had the ague."

Manon joined her husband in his praise of madame de Valmont, and said—“ There was not her equal in the whole world for kindness and charity."

"It is all true," said Nanette, "for she gave us this snug, pretty cottage, and bought father the fishing-smack, and she has promised me that I shall go and live at the chateau, when Madelaine leaves her; and that will not be long first, for you know she is to be married to Claude, as soon as he is out of his time; though, every one to their liking, say I, I should rather live a waiting-maid at the chateau than marry a tailor."

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Early in the morning, Antoine set off to Dieppe, to dispose of his fish, and Manon visited the chamber of Rosella, who was in a high fever, raving for her father and her friends, whom she beheld, in her.

delirious

delirious fancy, quitting the sinking Andromeda. Blaise was for running after his son, to desire him to send a doctor from Dieppe, but Manon was sure he could not overtake Antoine, and she was as certain that he would make all possible speed to the Valley, and madame de Valmont would come over the moment she knew about the young lady they had picked up at sea; and in the meantime she would try to get the poor crazy thing to swallow a bowl of goat's whey, which was very good in fevers.

The kind-hearted Antoine hastened to the Valley, and gave madame de Valmont so interesting, as well as sorrowful an account of the young stranger, that she instantly ordered her carriage and repaired to Dieppe, where, calling on her own physician, she prevailed on him to accompany her to the fisherman's cottage.

Manon would have detained her benefactress, to repeat to her a tedious history of what she had before learned from An

toine; but Nanette having said the young lady was quite out of her head, and kept calling for her father, madame de Valmont no longer attended to the loquacious Manon, but entered the inner apartment, followed by monsieur Dessains.

Rosella had thrown herself from the bed; her long glossy hair hung loose over her ivory shoulders; her dark eyes were lighted up with the brilliancy of fever; a deeper, brighter tint increased the natural bloom of her cheek, and gave to her lovely face a beauty above mortality.

Madame de Valmont approached the unconscious sufferer, and took her handit was hot and dry.

Rosella tore away her hand, and giving a loud shriek, exclaimed-" I will not go without my father-call general Fitzallan!" then, in rapid accents-" my dear father, I do not fear death while you are near me-hasten to the boat-where is Emily Seymour?" then, shrieking more loudly,

she

she murmured-" Gone-sunk-all lost

for ever!"

"Oh dear! only see if madame de Valmont is not fainting away," said Nanette; "I hope to goodness she has not caught the fever from mam'sel."

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"Oh, mercy-the Gracious defend us!" exclaimed Manon; " perhaps it is the plague mam'sel has got, and if it should, what will become of us all ?”

"Stand out of the way, simpleton," said the doctor; " you know very well that madame de Valmont's health is delicate, and her spirits far from good; the closeness of this room, which is as hot as an oven, and the ravings of this poor young creature, who appears to have lost her father and her friends, have overcome her -open the window, girl, and give her a little fresh air."

Nanette, terrified and crying, did as she was desired, and the fresh air that blew in from the open casement, with the aid

of