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56 THE DANCE OF DEATH.

PLATE XXII.—THE COUNTESS.

What! shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we notreceive evil ? Job, ii. 10.

She is wholly taken up with the care of herdress, and is receiving with eagerness, from thehands of one of her maids, a very rich robe with agold chain. Death comes to derange her toilet,and has already, without being perceived, slippedround her neck a collar made of small bones.

PLANCHE XXIL—LA COMTESSE.

Elle n'est occupee que du soin de sa parure,& recjoit avec empressement, des mains d'une deses femmes, un habillement tres-riche avec unechat lie d'or. La Mort vient troubler sa toilette,& lui adeja passe autour du cou, sans qu'elles'ensoit encore aper^ue, un collier fait de petits os demort.