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Chapter 16

           Ivymantleditssidesinsomeplaces,andinothersoaksandhollybushes,whoserootsfoundnourishmentinthecliffsofthecrag,wavedovertheprecipicesbelow,liketheplumageofthewarrioroverhissteelhelmet,givinggracetothatwhosechiefexpressionwasterror.Atthebottomoftherock,andleaning,asitwere,againstit,wasconstructedarudehut,builtchieflyofthetrunksoftreesfelledintheneighbouringforest,andsecuredagainsttheweatherbyhavingitscrevicesstuffedwithmossmingledwithclay.Thestemofayoungfir-treeloppedofitsbranches,withapieceofwoodtiedacrossnearthetop,wasplanteduprightbythedoor,asarudeemblemoftheholycross.Atalittledistanceontherighthand,afountainofthepurestwatertrickledoutoftherock,andwasreceivedinahollowstone,whichlabourhadformedintoarusticbasin.Escapingfromthence,thestreammurmureddownthedescentbyachannelwhichitscoursehadlongworn,andsowanderedthroughthelittleplaintoloseitselfintheneighbouringwood.

           Besidethisfountainweretheruinsofaverysmallchapel,ofwhichtheroofhadpartlyfallenin.Thebuilding,whenentire,hadneverbeenabovesixteenfeetlongbytwelvefeetinbreadth,andtheroof,lowinproportion,resteduponfourconcentricarcheswhichsprungfromthefourcornersofthebuilding,eachsupporteduponashortandheavypillar.Theribsoftwoofthesearchesremained,thoughtheroofhadfallendownbetwixtthem;overtheothersitremainedentire.

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