It is very late." She had taken the lamp again and was moving slowly towards the door.
Beatrice had no choice but to submit.

It was evident that nothing more could be done at present.

The two women went back into the church, and going round the high altar began to examine everything carefully.

The only trace of disorder they could discover was the fallen candlestick, so massive and strong that it was not even bent or injured.

They climbed the short wooden steps, and uniting their strength, set it up again, carefully and in its place, restoring the thick candle to the socket.
Though broken in the middle by the fall, the heavy wax supported itself easily enough.