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The dean's beard was longer and grayer since we last saw him; but his cheeks were rosy, and his figure that of a Samson. His deacon and acolyte, who had come with him, had remained in the veranda, and were trying to make friends with the great dog. The reverend gentleman came in alone, with his hand out as if to give any one a chance of kissing it.
The next morning, Easter Sunday, I was up before dawn, and had the happiness of hearing two Masses and receiving Holy Communion in the Sepulchre. I was the only person present besides the celebrant and the acolyte. During the day we walked round about Jerusalem, and visited many sacred spots. On Easter Monday in the afternoon we rode over bad country to the Cave of St.
Neither did the Acolyte consider his being united in commission with the Protospathaire, as a mark either of the Emperor's confidence, or of his own safety. He was, however, in the meantime, in the Blacquernal, where the slaves of the interior made not the least hesitation, when ordered, to execute any officer of the court.
First and foremost appeared the Bishop and his Vicar-General, dignified and reverend figures both, though no two men could well be more unlike, his lordship being tall and attenuated, and his acolyte short and fat. Both churchmen's eyes were bright; but while the Bishop was pallid, his Vicar-General's countenance glowed with high health.
He received the commission already mentioned with the less alacrity, because the Acolyte was added to him as his colleague; for, as the reader may have observed, these two officers were of separate factions in the army, and on indifferent terms with each other.
"Indeed," she remarked, with a click. "Yet I presume that your ladyship is not insensible to the charms of rout and collation?" "I beg your pardon?" said Lady Julia, beginning to look like an image made of cast iron. "I imagine that the social whirl finds in your ladyship a willing acolyte?" "Oh, no. I go out very little." "Indeed," said Madame, with some contempt.
Billy seemed angelic like a cherub boy, or like an acolyte, Birkin was a tall, grave angel looking down to him. 'Are you going to be kissed? Ursula broke in, speaking to the little girl. But Dora edged away like a tiny Dryad that will not be touched. 'Won't you say good-night to Mr Birkin? Go, he's waiting for you, said Ursula. But the girl-child only made a little motion away from him.
Whilst the eight hour was chiming from the tower of the old Gesu there issued from the monastery attacked to the church a priest accompanied by an acolyte bearing a large, plain cross and ringing a small bell. They moved in the direction of the mole or old fortress of the city. Soon a crowd followed some bare-headed; others, especially the females, told their beads in silence.
Through all these friendly features the path, its human acolyte, conducted our two wanderers downward Otto before, still pausing at the more difficult passages to lend assistance; the Princess following. From time to time, when he turned to help her, her face would lighten upon his her eyes, half desperately, woo him. He saw, but dare not understand.
So soon as they reached Stephanus' cave, both turned their backs on Paulus with conspicuously marked intention; nay the acolyte signed his brow with the cross, as if he thought it necessary to protect himself against evil influences.
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