OS X 10.9.3, Mail sounds gone

Hitting "Send" for a message in OS X mail (Version 7.3 (1878.2): 
My normal "swoosh" sound that used to confirm that an email was been sent has gone silent. 
Where do I set things to get it back?
It's trivial, but I miss it.

Boot into the Recovery Drive by holding down Command R when restarting.
Run Repair Drive and Repair Permissions using Disk Utility on the drive.
Restart
Download and run the combo updater to refresh your OS X files.
OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 (Update (Combo)
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1746
Let me know if this helps.

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