"Look what you have done!"
The sketches were lying upon the carpet. Instantly Josie was on her
knees; and as she placed each sketch upon the cabinet, described its
merits and demerits most heartily.
A pretty companion sketch--"Kilchurn Castle," rendered famous by
Wordsworth--was also selected, and when the package had been sealed
it passed into Josie's hands to be mailed on her way homeward.
Before the girls separated, Helen had given a glowing description of
a choral service in the Cathedral. She described the building itself
with the precision of an architect, not excepting the massive key
which was also in keeping with the style of architecture--the form
of a cross. And this grand and imposing Gothic structure, its solemn
service, inspiring music pealing along the corridors, echoing and
re-echoing through the vaulted arches, the solemn procession wending
slowly down from the altar and entering by the eastern door, the
prelates in the order of succession.
"It was a sight I shall never forget," said Helen, with a peculiar
earnestness. "I stood long in the grand tesselated vestibule and
took in the scene, and as I did so, I noticed a young gentleman who
seemed spell-bound; he was wrapped in deep enthusiasm, and on making
enquiries learned that the dreamer was an artist--a native artist--
in fact I could almost see the poetic glow overspreading each
feature of the expressive face.
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