Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 . him—and in building theChateau Gaillard he either had omitted achapel altogether or had been contentwith one that did not satisfy Johns nicersense of religious propriety. To set thematter right, John built a very largechapel in the southwest angle of the mainwork; and — most characteristically —placed a substructure beneath it (accord-ing to one chronicler) or a smaller build-ing directly beside it (according to an-other) that was intended for uses as faras possible removed from sacerdotal andthat was the least entitled to respec
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 . him—and in building theChateau Gaillard he either had omitted achapel altogether or had been contentwith one that did not satisfy Johns nicersense of religious propriety. To set thematter right, John built a very largechapel in the southwest angle of the mainwork; and — most characteristically —placed a substructure beneath it (accord-ing to one chronicler) or a smaller build-ing directly beside it (according to an-other) that was intended for uses as faras possible removed from sacerdotal andthat was the least entitled to respect of allthe edifices within the chateau: and hecommitted the military error—of whichRichard, assuredly, never would have beenguilty — of piercing an opening, bigenough for a foeman to enter by, fromthat building to the fosse through thecastles outer wall. As though to complete the indignity ofthe fall of the strongest fortress in Nor-mandy, the name (presumably the nick-name) of the foeman who did enter, to thecastles undoing, by that ignoble passage. SUNSET AND MOONRISE 346 HARPERS MONTHLY MAGAZINE.
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