Ernest read to us from some amusing or instructive work every evening; and, when his collections were all put in order, he worked at his lathe, or at the business of weaving.

At last the sun appeared; we spent some days enjoying it in our delightful colonnade.

We went to visit the grotto and the garden, where all was going on well--the embankment had prevented the inundation.

Satisfied with our work, we now fixed our departure for the next day, once more hoping the rain would not come again to disappoint us.
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