The Rival Heirs; Being the Third And Last Chronicle of Aescendune
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And hewho has the general plan of a cathedral in his mind can easilyimagine the abbey church of St. Mary's at Abingdon. The choir was devoted to the monks alone; the nave and aislesapportioned to the laity; the side chapels contained altarsdedicated to special saints, and occasional services. Such was the building into which Etienne de Malville entered, notwithout religious awe, as the pealing organ--then recentlyintroduced by the Normans--rolled its volume of sound through thevaulted aisles. T...he monks were all in the choir, which was lighted by torches andtapers. In the nave a few laity of the town were scattered--here aknight or soldier, there a mechanic. Suddenly, as Etienne took his place, the tread of many armed heelsbroke the silence, and penetrated up the aisle. The sound ceased; those who caused it were already in their chosenplaces, and the monks had begun the Psalms, when Etienne heard apeculiarly stern and deep voice near at hand taking up the sacredwords of Israel's royal singer, with which the worshipper seemedfamiliar.
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