Only let me see you smile again . ' With a great effort Julia checked her sobs , and rose to her feet . ` Thank you , ' she answered . ` My heart grows lighter as you say that ! I know you will try to keep your word and to stay away from the forest . But -- the power of the Yara is very strong , and the sound of her voice is apt to make men forget everything else in the world . Oh , I have seen it , and more than one betrothed maiden lives alone , broken-hearted . If ever you should return to the pool where you first heard the voice , promise me that you will at least take this with you . ' And opening a curiously carved box , she took out a sea-shell shot with many colours , and sang a song softly into it . ` The moment you hear the Yara 's voice , ' said she , ` put this to your ear , and you will hear my song instead . Perhaps -- I do not know for certain -- but perhaps , I may be stronger than the Yara . ' It was late that night when Alonzo returned home . The moon was shining on the distant river , which looked cool and inviting , and the trees of the forest seemed to stretch out their arms and beckon him near . But the young man steadily turned his face in the other direction , and went home to bed . The struggle had been hard , but Alonzo had his reward next day in the joy and relief with which Julia greeted him . He assured her that having overcome the temptation once the danger was now over ; but she , knowing better than he did the magic of the Yara 's face and voice , did not fail to make him repeat his promise when he went away . For three nights Alonzo kept his word , not because he believed in the Yara , for he thought that the tales about her were all nonsense , but because he could not bear the tears with which he knew that Julia would greet him , if he confessed that he had returned to the forest . But , in spite of this , the song rang in his ears , and daily grew louder . On the fourth night the attraction of the forest grew so strong that neither the thought of Julia nor the promises he had made her could hold him back . At eleven o'clock he plunged into the cool darkness of the trees , and took the path that led straight to the river .
Yet , for the first time , he found that Julia 's warnings , though he had laughed at her at the moment , had remained in his memory , and he glanced at the bushes XXXXX a certain sense of fear which was quite new to him .
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