Rue Barrée, Chapter 5

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​⁠It took Clifford a month to entirely recover, although at the end of the first week he was pronounced convalescent by Elliott, who was an authority, and his convalescence was aided by the cordiality with which Rue Barrée acknowledged his solemn salutes. Forty times a day he blessed Rue Barrée for her refusal, and thanked his lucky stars, and at the same time, oh, wondrous heart of ours!—he suffere