"Little time was allowed Alvetham for preparation.

That very night the fearful sentence was carried out.

The stone was removed, and a new pallet placed in the cell.
At midnight the prisoner was brought to the dormitory, the brethren chanting a doleful hymn.

There he stood amidst them, his tall form towering above the rest, and his features pale as death.

He protested his innocence, but he exhibited no fear, even when he saw the terrible preparations.