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| line | Single notes were then heard, in sorrowful, low lamentation; |
| 880 | Till, having gathered them all, he flung them abroad in derision, As when, after a storm, a gust of wind through the tree-tops Shakes down the rattling rain in a crystal shower on the branches. With such a prelude as this, and hearts that throbbed with emotion, Slowly they entered the Têche, where it flows through the green Opelousas, |
| 885 | And, through the amber air, above the crest of the woodland, Saw the column of smoke that arose from a neighboring dwelling; – Sounds of a horn they heard, and the distant lowing of cattle. |