Completed tales of my Knights and Ladies . rosary mentioned in the Knights letter inChapter II. Inside the Rosary are two chunks ofshell from Lion, one from the Dogger Bankengagement and the other from Heligoland. Abovethe is a lovely old amethyst cross set in silverwhich was presented by a lady in thanksgiving foran answered prayer. In the top right hand comerare various ships badges presented by Taffrail andone of Hampshire with an inscription aboutLord Kitchener on the back. Curiously enough,part of this ships arms was the Rose. In the top left hand corner are a cap badge
Completed tales of my Knights and Ladies . rosary mentioned in the Knights letter inChapter II. Inside the Rosary are two chunks ofshell from Lion, one from the Dogger Bankengagement and the other from Heligoland. Abovethe is a lovely old amethyst cross set in silverwhich was presented by a lady in thanksgiving foran answered prayer. In the top right hand comerare various ships badges presented by Taffrail andone of Hampshire with an inscription aboutLord Kitchener on the back. Curiously enough,part of this ships arms was the Rose. In the top left hand corner are a cap badge ofGalahads and other relics. The big missal was given me by Bishop Brindle,, the old soldier bishop, and contains hisinscription. It is open at the Assumption Mass andwith a good deal of imagination to help, one canmake out the points of the angels wings surroundingOur Ladys Figure. The white book on the altar rail with a long pendantmarker is a copy of my two now out of print Knightbooks bound in white vellum with red roses and a. MY KNIGHTS AND LADIES 109 gold fleur de lys. The marker is a Knight mountedon a white horse slaying the dragon of was presented by a Knight. The olive wood book is cuddled so close againstthe altar that it can only just be seen on the leftof a rail. The White Ladies book is under it andthe roll behind St. Michael can just be seen by meansof its purple ribbon on the left. The work of enlarging was carried out entirelyby three Widecombe men, the Man who made theWindow, the blue-eyed mason and a wonderful beingwho acted as masons labourer. It was his businessto make the mud pies and keep the mason happy,no light task. I had no difficulty about any materials exceptwhite paint. When we sent for this, they repliedno white paint could be sold except for hospitalsand we could only have cream. Fancy cream paintagainst white walls and in the chapel of the WhiteKnights ! I was busy at the time so in reply Imerely remarked White paint—or b
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