[Afoot in England by W.H. Hudson]@TWC D-Link bookAfoot in England CHAPTER Two: On Going Back 7/15
The boys took no notice of me, and seeing that there was a singularly fine west window, I went to it and stood there some time with my back to the game which was going on at the other end of the building, admiring the beautiful colours and trying to make out the subjects depicted.
In the centre part, lit by the after-glow in the sky to a wonderful brilliance, was the figure of a saint, a lovely young woman in a blue robe with an abundance of loose golden-red hair and an aureole about her head.
Her pale face wore a sweet and placid expression, and her eyes of a pure forget-me-not blue were looking straight into mine.
As I stood there the music, or noise, ceased and a very profound silence followed--not a giggle, not a whisper from the outrageous young barbarians, and not a sound of the organist or of anyone speaking to them.
Presently I became conscious of some person standing almost but not quite abreast of me, and turning sharply I found a clergyman at my side.
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