Scribner's magazine . nt recessional ; let us get out before^ thecrowd. Mrs. Bellingham rose. Already theservice had reached far into the after-noon. Streaming through the westernwindows, lighting up long beams ofmotes all the way down the nave, thesunlight fell in streaks of dim, richcolor. All the clergy were on theirfeet, and the procession of bishops wasmoving out between them. Prelate andpriest, all singing, they advanced towardthe great entrance of the cathedral,while the heavy throbs of the organbeat on the air ; the procession passedunder the choir-loft and a darker shadefell
Scribner's magazine . nt recessional ; let us get out before^ thecrowd. Mrs. Bellingham rose. Already theservice had reached far into the after-noon. Streaming through the westernwindows, lighting up long beams ofmotes all the way down the nave, thesunlight fell in streaks of dim, richcolor. All the clergy were on theirfeet, and the procession of bishops wasmoving out between them. Prelate andpriest, all singing, they advanced towardthe great entrance of the cathedral,while the heavy throbs of the organbeat on the air ; the procession passedunder the choir-loft and a darker shadefell on the towering fair head of theyoung Bishop walking in front of therest; then the wide doors opened anda great wash of white Hght faded thedarkly brilliant interior. The Bishopstall fonn stood out a moment, black,against the glare, a line of sunshinegilding the edge of his satin robe andcoloring his full white sleeve with blue—a sie-p downward—he was gone ! ««>^^>«<C^CeC^eK!K!K+:i^^©^»^K^. It seems odd that almost only in thesphere of literature—which Carlyle definedas the ^Thought of Thinking Souls—should the capacity for doing something in-volve the obligation to do it. Many personsare conscious of powers which they do notin the least think it incumbent upon themto illustrate. A man who can dance well,for example, does not seek opportunitiesfor displaying his accomplishment; neitherdoes a person with a gift for languages thinkit necessary to engage in lexicography, nora good horseman to exhibit his skill inequestrianism. Instances might be multi-plied indefinitely—up to the point whereliterature is reached. There, a differentfeeling is universal. As soon as the questionis whether or no to write if you can write,everyones attention appears conscientiouslyconcentrated upon the enormity of buryingones talent in a napkin. You could do thisor that and do it so well, say ones friends, why do you not show people that you can ?You know perfectly well that wha
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