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Besides, his income was not large enough for him to keep a maid-servant of his own, and he could not expect old Ursel, who had worked for the precentor and his wife, and performed the roughest labour in the third story for a mere "thank you," to take care of the chapel also. She had plenty to do, and besides she had been a Protestant three years, and took the Lord's Supper in a different form.
The precentor sat thoughtfully gazing at the fire, and listening to the good-natured reasoning of his friend. What the bishop said had a sort of comfort in it, but it was not a sustaining comfort. It made Mr Harding feel that many others, indeed, all others of his own order, would think him right; but it failed to prove to him that he truly was so.
"You are an opera singer, I think you said," he remarked as soon as he was seated. The Tenor looked at him inquiringly. "Or was it concerts?" he suggested, a trifle disconcerted. The Tenor looked gravely amused. "It was not the music halls, of course?" the precentor persuasively insinuated. "Well, hardly," said the Tenor, fixing his steady eyes upon the man in a way that made him wince.
The Precentor gave out the words of the Anthem, "Little children, love one another." Every one rose save Lady St. Leath, who settled herself magnificently in her seat and looked about her as though she challenged anybody to tell her that she was wrong to do so. Yes, that was all Amy Brandon wanted. Who could say that she was wrong to want it? The little battle was concluded.
Had it not been for the impatience of the precentor and the grumbling of the mourners outside, there is no saying when the remains would have been lifted through the "bole," or little window. Hearses had hardly come in at this time and the coffin was carried by the mourners on long stakes.
After all, this proved to be one of the vows at which Jove laughs. At his Rectory of Aston, in Yorkshire, he continued to live for great part of his remaining life, with occasional absences in the metropolis, at Cambridge, or at York, where he was made Precentor and Canon of the Cathedral, and where his residence was therefore sometimes required.
"I believe Rob kens it's true," Hendry added sadly, "or he would hae flown at your throat, Tammas Whamond, for saying these words." Even this did not rouse Dow. "Rob doesna worship the minister as he used to do," said Spens. "And what for no?" cried the precentor. "Rob Dow, is it because you've found out about this woman?"
We, the only ones in the choir who know anything about music, have to occupy the lowest places. The precentor is by right the chief of the singers, and the precentor is a canon named by Rome without competition, probably not knowing a note of the pentagramma. Oh! the anarchy, friend Gabriel! Oh! the contempt of the Church for music which has always been its slave and never its daughter!
"That is what I was about to suggest," the stranger interposed. The precentor found the music, the organist retired to his instrument, the dean took a seat, and the stranger sang. When he paused, the dean arose. "I thank you, sir," he said with effusion, "and I gratefully accept your offer." The stranger bowed to his little audience, returned the music, and left the building.
Here his companion interrupted with the query, What had caused the learned scholar, whom every one, as well as the precentor, had highly esteemed, to forfeit his friend's good opinion? Blomberg had waited for such a question. He had been like a loaded culverin, and Wolf had now touched the burning match to the powder.
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