An opening was cut in it like a door, and all the wall was trimmed smooth and perpendicular.

The knight dismounted, and waited till I had provided for his horse's comfort; upon which we entered the place together.
It was a great space, bare of trees, and enclosed by four walls of yew, similar to that through which we had entered.

These trees grew to a very great height, and did not divide from each other till close to the top, where their summits formed a row of conical battlements all around the walls.

The space contained was a parallelogram of great length.

Along each of the two longer sides of the interior, were ranged three ranks of men, in white robes, standing silent and solemn, each with a sword by his side, although the rest of his costume and bearing was more priestly than soldierly.