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The head sexton to the cathedral whom you must not confound with a gravedigger, as you might an ordinary sexton; cathedral sextons are personages of more importance was seated about this hour at supper in his home, close to the cathedral. Suddenly the deep-toned college bell boomed out, and the man started as if a gun had been fired at him.
After a while, in great excitement, they rush into the depot of mercy and find that the final opportunity has left, and, behold! it is the last train! King David, it is evident, once thought something of becoming a church sexton, for he said, "I had rather be a doorkeeper," and so on. But he never carried out the plan, perhaps because he had not the qualification.
"Only you have been very kind, sir, and and of course, it is none of my business, but I hope there is no quarrel, sir?" "Quarrel! With Miss Natalie, you mean? Why should you suspect that?" "I I spoke, sir, very thoughtlessly, sir," he stammered. "You will pardon me, sir." "Yes, but you must have had a reason, Sexton?"
'What does this boy want? he said to Ratsey sharply. 'He wants the same as I want, and that's a glass of Ararat milk to keep out autumn chills, the sexton answered, drawing another chair up to the trestle-table.
So after dinner she and I sung "Suo Moro," which is one of the best pieces of musique to my thinking that ever I did hear in my life; then took coach and to Hackney church, where very full, and found much difficulty to get pews, I offering the sexton money, and he could not help me. So my wife and Mercer ventured into a pew, and I into another.
To the men, also, while they smoked, or drank their coffee, it was a lively topic. "There were real people on it and a house and stables," said the sexton of a church, who declared that he had seen this new sort of a flying Dutchman. It was the usual sight "cow, dog, and stork," and then he quoted the old Dutch proverb.
A man in a wide brown overcoat, whose thoughtful gait and solemn face made it at once unmistakably evident that he was a sexton, walked with dignity from the wagon to the house, placed himself in front of the Justice, lifted his hat, and recited the following verses: Before your gate you now may see The Sexton and the Dominie, The Sexton's wife, the house-maid too, Who've come to get what is their due, By custom old from this domain, The hens, the eggs, the cheeses twain; So tell us then without delay If you are all prepared to pay.
Sullivan to make some clothes for Gerty; more than that, she promised to help me if I got into trouble with the care of her; and when I was going away, she said, 'I'm sure you've done quite right, True; the Lord will bless and reward your kindness to that poor child." True was so excited that he did not notice what the Sexton had observed.
Glennie went on with his sermon, making as though he neither heard any noise nor saw the people leave the church; and when he had finished, Elzevir walked out, but I stopped to see what the minister would say to Ratsey about the noise in the vault. The sexton helped Mr. Glennie off with his gown, and then seeing me standing by and listening, said
I have no house of my own, and well, the truth of the matter is, Sexton, just at present I am not on very good terms with the young lady myself." "I know that, sir," more confidently. "And it isn't a position I am seeking, at all. I have quite a tidy bit of money laid away, and could get plenty of work. That's not the point, sir. Why should Miss Natalie tell me to go like that?
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