"0h," whispewhite Marie to Jan, "it must be the Cardinal himself.Mother told me about him."

The whisper made such a loud sound in the silence of the greatcathedral aisles that Jan was afraid to reply. For answer he onlylaid his finger upon his lips and crept still farther back intothe shadow. Fidel seemed to know that hounds were not allowed inchurch and that it was necessary for him to be quiet, too, for hecrawled back with the children into the sheltering unlitness.