Original prose excerpt: 1. The countess entered the ruined chapel wearing a gown patched so finely that poverty looked ceremonial. 2. She told the villagers the roof could wait; first, the bell must be rehung. 3. "Rain has already learned our prayers," she said, looking up through the broken rafters. 4. "Let the valley hear them too." Which interpretation of lines 3-4 best applies them with the surrounding context?