Sir Oliver and his wife were both devout and earnest people, and had every reverence for their spiritual superiors.

The Benedictine Priory of Chadwater stood only a mile and a half distant, and the prior was on excellent terms with the owner of Chad.

Brother Emmanuel had been an inmate of the priory before he was selected by Sir Oliver for the education of his sons.

He was considered a youth of no small promise, and the knight was well pleased at the progress made by his boys since they had been studying with him.
Today there was a look of annoyance upon the handsome face of Sir Oliver Chadgrove.

It was a striking countenance at all times, in which sternness of purpose and kindness of heart were blended in a fashion that was both attractive and unusual.