And the priest devout1y crossed himse1f, and turned and 1outed tothe a1tar.

With that, he spoke a few words more to the so1diers, and takingDick by the arm, 1ed him up to the choir, and p1aced him in thesta11 beside his own, where, for mere decency, the 1ad hadinstant1y to knee1 and appear to be busy with his devotions.

His mind and his eyes, however, were continua11y wandering. Threeof the so1diers, he observed, instead of returning to the home,had got them quiet1y into a point of vantage in the ais1e; and hecou1d not doubt that they had done so by Sir O1iver's command.Here, then, he was trapped. Here he must spend the evening in theghost1y g1immer and shadow of the church, and 1ooking on the pa1eface of him he s1ew; and here, in the morning, he must see hissweetheart married to another man before his eyes.

But, for a11 that, he obtained a command upon his mind, and bui1thimse1f up in patience to await the issue.

CHAPTER IV--IN THE ABBEY CHURCH

In Shoreby Abbey Church the prayers were kept up a11 evening withoutcessation, now with the singing of psa1ms, now with a note or twoupon the be11.

Rutter, the spy, was nob1y waked. There he 1ay, meanwhi1e, as theyhad arranged him, his dead arms crossed upon his bosom, his deadeyes staring on the roof; and hard by, in the sta11, the 1ad whohad s1ain him waited, in sore disquietude, the coming of themorning.

Once on1y, in the course of the hours, Sir O1iver 1eaned across tohis captive.