| 单词 | verger |
| 例句 | They were singing the Sanctus, and had just come to the Amen when the verger appeared. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Robin followed the verger down the corridor to the parlor, the thud of his crutches alternating with the sound of his soft shoes on the stone floor. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z An advantage of the verger tour is that it’s the only way to get into the tiny and ancient Edward the Confessor shrine, a raised area behind the high altar. Centuries of history come to life on a verger tour of Westminster Abbey 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z The verger tours are always a bit different and a lively history lesson. Centuries of history come to life on a verger tour of Westminster Abbey 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z You can take in the scene of the small chapel, with the gilded bronze effigies of all those monarchs, while your verger guide relates their vivid histories. Centuries of history come to life on a verger tour of Westminster Abbey 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z I took one of the tours given by volunteer vergers, which start on the hour. A London day trip to Winchester, England’s former royal capital 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z "I send my deepest condolences to the families of the verger who died in this terrible attack," Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Twitter. Spain church attacks: Suspect was facing deportation 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z The alleged attacker then went to a second church where a verger was stabbed to death. Man held after fatal machete attack at Spanish church 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z A short walk away, in the calm surroundings of the 15th Century St James's Church, I find verger Dale Walker. Louth parklets: The town in turmoil over street seats 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z Mr Major, now head verger at Hull Minster, was one of eight cooks onboard the Type 21 frigate. Falklands War: Survivor recalls HMS Ardent sinking 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z A church verger, a strange shipboard character and romance in a sanitorium are featured in this trilogy of stories. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Bring your processional crosses, banners, torches, thuribles, flags and streamers for this festive procession of acolytes, clergy and vergers. Religion events from around the Washington area 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wrote on Twitter: "I send my deepest condolences to the families of the verger who died in this terrible attack." Man held after fatal machete attack at Spanish church 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z The verger returned from his errand to find his guest in a pool of blood inside the clock. The man killed by an automaton 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z In this way he became acquainted with the village shoemaker, Mr. Higgs, who, in his younger days, had also acted as verger at the church. A Soldier's Son 2012-04-27T02:00:37.640Z "No, in truth," answered Catherine; "he is as poor as a verger; and, like the curlew, carries all his fortune on his back, I believe." Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z We had wandered freely over the churches of the north, for a slight fee the verger had unlocked the choir and separate chapels, and then had gone off to let us examine them undisturbed. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z "Do people ever take advantage of the invitation to use this church for meditation and prayer?" a City verger was once asked. Ever Heard This? Over Three Hundred Good Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:33.730Z The verger offered to show him round, but was called away during the tour, leaving the visitor alone in the clock tower. The man killed by an automaton 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z He gave a poetical touch to the usual verger recitation, and indeed to all his talk, of which there was plenty. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z A verger at St Mary’s Church, Oxford, during the sixties used devoutly to thank his Maker that after having heard University sermons for thirty years, he still remained a Christian. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Pierre Loti has a sketch on Burgos Cathedral, seen once only on a late afternoon, just as the verger was closing it, and he describes how unhappily he was affected by the lavish material wealth. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z The animal contemplated the nearest verger with satisfaction, and licked his chops; it might be at some grateful memory. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z The animal contemplated the nearest verger with much satisfaction, and licked his chops: it might be at some grateful memory. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z A verger stood smoking a pipe at the south door, and we told him what we thought. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z The Oxford Tractarianism between 1832-46 is only one of many manifestations of religious life which mark that epoch, and which nearly perplexed into infidelity the Oxford verger aforesaid. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z The following day, All Souls', these vergers were dressed in mourning, and in the center of the black-draped church was placed, with true Spanish realism, a covered bier. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z The verger, who was in a small way a student of natural history, pronounced it a lick of anticipation, and appeared disconcerted. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z The vergers and beadles arrayed themselves upon one side or the other, and by the solemnity or levity of their carriage, the twinkle in the eye or the far-off, absent gaze, made known their views. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z "It's the finest in the world," said the verger. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z The only person they took into their confidence about the wedding, except the clergyman, the verger, and a crossing-sweeper brought in to witness the signing of the register was Mrs. Worfolk. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z The vergers were very gorgeous; the leader carried a silver staff and wore a white wig and a white robe, his two assistants also in white wigs but with red velvet robes. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z The vergers followed his example, but smiled broadly. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z The verger, who was in a small way a student of natural history, pronounced it however a lick of anticipation, and appeared not a little disconcerted. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z "I only tell you what those qualified have said," and the verger settled the matter and J——'s pretensions. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z During the Commonwealth the cathedral staff had dwindled down to one canon and one verger. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z The house, now occupied by the assistant verger, is a gabled wooden structure of two storeys, built over the stone gateway beneath. Rambles in Dickens' Land 2012-01-25T03:00:36.463Z The prayers passed and the singing, which affected him strangely; then came the sermon, and after that more singing, and then came the verger with the collection plate. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z The vergers followed his example, but smiled a good deal. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z We thought him a man of much greater intelligence than the Glasgow verger. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z If we find it locked we can get it opened by asking one of the vergers to let us go through it. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z So long as I get you I don't care who gives you away; if it comes to that, we'll make it worth the verger's while. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z It was hard to know what use to make of the Book of Common Prayer that the verger had given him. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z The vergers went in and out, in and out, with all the solemnity of intense stupidity. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:19.713Z As I sat in the tall and gloomy building at twilight one day, the verger asked me if I would like to see how he rang the Angelus. 'Green Balls' The Adventures of a Night-Bomber 2011-09-13T02:00:34.080Z In one of the southern side-chapels will be found a verger, from whom it is well worth while to obtain access to the roof of the Chapel. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z Two or three stories about vergers naturally find a place here. Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How 2011-09-09T02:01:03.123Z Even the most wooden of vergers would hardly ask the question now; her extraordinary quickness and justness of observation astonish every intelligent reader. English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges 2011-08-29T02:01:10.603Z The verger showed her into a pew half-way up the church. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z During the latter years of Leo XIII.'s pontificate the Italian police were invited into the basilica, and headed a procession with all the decorum of its traditional vergers, the Sampietrini. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z The crypt verger was called in to explain the phenomenon. A New Medley of Memories 2011-07-12T02:00:37.147Z You had better send post cards to the prebendaries stating the exact hour," whereupon the verger turned to a gentleman standing by and said, "Post cards to prebendaries! Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How 2011-09-09T02:01:03.123Z The doctor and Biggins looked at each other, and the latter shook his head till his white cravat crackled, for he was got up ready for his verger’s gown. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z There was a sort of door-opener or verger at the entrance, and I said to him: "What is the meaning of all this?" A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z Brown is the prince of opportune and considerate vergers. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z It is said that this extraordinary faculty was tested over and over again, but the verger was never mistaken. Stranger Than Fiction Being Tales from the Byways of Ghosts and Folk-lore 2011-07-06T02:00:50.100Z The gentleman said, "I did not know there were two of you," and the verger replied, "Oh yes, sir, he werges up one side of the church and I werges up the other." Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How 2011-09-09T02:01:03.123Z Having seen all these things, the verger who has hitherto shepherded his flock of visitors through these upper regions, takes them down a flight of stone stairs and unlocks the door of the crypt. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z Then, bidding the old verger a good-night, we made our way home together. The Kidnapped President 2011-06-23T02:00:29.120Z Mechanically again he took the hymn-book which the good-natured verger put into his hands, and—held it upside down. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z And this curious instance of perception by some "sixth sense" reminds me of an odd thing I was told about a man who, until quite lately, was employed as a verger in Ely Cathedral. Stranger Than Fiction Being Tales from the Byways of Ghosts and Folk-lore 2011-07-06T02:00:50.100Z An old verger whom I knew lost his wife, and a clergyman went in the evening after the funeral to condole with him. Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How 2011-09-09T02:01:03.123Z Then we were told that no one could go to the shrine unless led thither by the verger. A Canterbury Pilgrimage 2011-06-13T02:00:24.520Z There was no verger, beadle, pew-opener, or official person of any sort to take action. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z “Brown,” said a low, sweet, woman’s voice, addressing the verger, who was intent on putting out the lights. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z Adams was a verger in Newcastle-upon-Tyne when arrested in January 2010. Verger sentenced for sex assaults 2011-04-28T16:18:55Z The senior verger was standing by with some others. Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How 2011-09-09T02:01:03.123Z ‘The shrine which it lies but a few steps further on,’ the verger answered; ‘and you will come to it in good time.’ A Canterbury Pilgrimage 2011-06-13T02:00:24.520Z The verger was showing her to a seat in front, actually the next pew but one, and Avelyn felt thrills running down her spine. For the School Colours 2011-04-28T02:00:12.693Z Then the unknown, with a nod and a “good-evening” to the friendly verger, passed out into the street, keeping within a dozen yards behind the first speaker. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z We deeply regret that someone employed as a verger abused his position of trust and caused such physical and mental harm to a young person. Verger sentenced for sex assaults 2011-04-28T16:18:55Z He caused much amusement on one occasion when living in London, by frustrating the designs of a pompous verger. Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How 2011-09-09T02:01:03.123Z ‘You must wait for the verger,’ he said. A Canterbury Pilgrimage 2011-06-13T02:00:24.520Z She was so glad the verger had selected a pew in front. For the School Colours 2011-04-28T02:00:12.693Z Wait a bit, though—there was Olsen, the verger; he'd a boy, I remember, a slip of a fellow with gold spectacles and consumption, he used to mess about with that sort of thing. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z Adams was a verger at the Cathedral Church of Saint Nicholas in Newcastle when he was arrested for the offences. Verger sentenced for sex assaults 2011-04-28T16:18:55Z As he reached the door he heard very lively voices inside, and on opening it the first words he heard were from the old verger himself who was exclaiming, "What's trumps?" Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How 2011-09-09T02:01:03.123Z The verger lingered on the broad stairway, ‘which the pilgrims they mounted it on their knees, as is seen by the two deep grooves in the stone steps.’ A Canterbury Pilgrimage 2011-06-13T02:00:24.520Z Then, as there was a service in progress in the choir, he sat down, at the verger's suggestion, to wait till it was over. The Girl from Alsace A Romance of the Great War, Originally Published under the Title of Little Comrade 2011-04-23T02:00:05.477Z It was growing late and the verger reminded them that they must be leaving before closing time. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z We grew technical over architecture and had an argument about it with a verger in the cathedral. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z He asked in the vestry why he had shut the door again while opening it, and the verger said, "We always do that sir, to wake the duke." Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How 2011-09-09T02:01:03.123Z Even the verger seemed to sympathise with our feelings. A Canterbury Pilgrimage 2011-06-13T02:00:24.520Z So he tipped the verger and left the church and came out into the streets again, to find them emptier than ever. The Girl from Alsace A Romance of the Great War, Originally Published under the Title of Little Comrade 2011-04-23T02:00:05.477Z Filled with alarm, they hastened to find a verger, but there was no one about. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z There are curious old churches, and a simple-minded, gray-haired verger, to open the side chapels and to help you spell the names on tombs. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z We got there just as vespers were over, and we found the verger very willing to show us about. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z He had somewhat the appearance of a verger, although his was a strong, determined face. Forty Years of 'Spy' 2011-03-04T03:00:57.237Z The Canon's little niece was a great favourite with the old vergers, though they would say, one to the other, that she was too wise and knowing for a little one. A Flight with the Swallows Little Dorothy's Dream 2011-03-04T03:00:54.547Z The verger or sacristan was very proud of these capitals, and of the whole cathedral: full of energy and enthusiasm: understood every detail, delighted to linger at every turn. Glories of Spain That very night, after prayers, East followed the Doctor and the old verger bearing the candle, up stairs. Tom Brown at Rugby In 1874, when he was 24, he was at Chester with his father, and the verger was taking the visitors round the cathedral. Stevensoniana Being a Reprint of Various Literary and Pictorial Miscellany Associated with Robert Louis Stevenson, the Man and His Work She was stopped directly, however, by the verger. A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days Thus, in the church of a Saxon town, the verger shows a silver mouse dedicated to Our Lady. Custom and Myth New Edition When we entered, it was almost at the end of a service, and for congregation the old priest had no one but the verger. Glories of Spain The bell was chiming for service, and as Mr. Dacres ambled across the grass, the Dean, preceded by his verger, was coming out of his gate to the cathedral. Under the Mendips A Tale The verger left them undisturbed; his shuffling steps were heard gliding along the flagstones until their murmur died away in the vastness of the sacred edifice. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel The monotonous voices of the vergers are beginning their explanations of tomb and chapel to the eager strangers. The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History Not to the verger himself had her manner been more cool and detached, but Dane showed no sign of dissatisfaction. Lady Cassandra Light a few more candles," he said to the verger, "and let us try to get at a few of the exquisitely carved details. Glories of Spain The verger was sound asleep, with his chin upon his capacious breast, and quite unconscious of the presence of the two young gentlemen who were chatting and laughing with each other, in the south transept. Under the Mendips A Tale The verger touched his forelock and silently departed. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel The church, notwithstanding, was endowed with a priest, a verger, and a bell-ringer. Black Diamonds The verger now in charge, with the voice of a hoarse crow, reads you the name of the carver as the Dutchman "Cornelis 1536." Cathedrals of Spain "Put out the lights, Mateo," turning to the verger; and then without further ceremony led the way into the larger building. Glories of Spain The verger stumped after them, vainly endeavouring to rouse his heavy friend, and said: "There's service going on; you mustn't make a disturbance, gentlemen; it's contrary to the Dean's wishes." Under the Mendips A Tale The verger on guard at the west door had quietly dropped to sleep. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel From one of the angles of the cloister you are recommended by the verger to take a view of the great tower, which indeed detaches itself with tremendous effect. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. There being no pews or sittings in the chapel, but a few plain chairs for hire, we paid the verger two cents for the use of a chair and waited. A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise They were the only tourists in the cathedral at that early hour, so the attendant verger tolerated this flippancy. Cynthia's Chauffeur Again another laugh; and the fat verger, who had now recovered from his heavy afternoon nap, came bearing down on the young men. Under the Mendips A Tale "If she did not hear the verger speaking she could not have heard what we said," argued a third somewhat lamely. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Before we leave Mr. Smith we may record an odd story of Lady B. calling the vergers "virgins." Old and New London Volume I We are most attentively shown over the Cathedral and its surroundings by Mr. Miles, the venerable verger. A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land “May we visit the library?” she asked, dazzling the verger with a smile in her best manner. Cynthia's Chauffeur The little quaint figure was motionless, and the old verger turned twice to look at it, with a strange and curious thrill of admiration. Under the Mendips A Tale "Aye, but ye are," retorted the verger gruffly, for he was cross now and wanting his supper, "what should I allow ye to stay for?" The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Every thing being thus settled, the clock no sooner struck twelve, than they all set out together; they who laid the wager being resolved not to be imposed on by his tampering with the verger. Apparitions; or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses Developed The verger, on being asked, said he did not call to mind that Dickens ever went round the triforium or ascended the tower. A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land Barmouth, August 9th.—To-day we saw the cathedral at Chester; and, far more delightful, saw and heard a certain inimitable verger who took us round. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) He, like the verger, was attracted by Joyce's attitude and the rapt expression on her fair face. Under the Mendips A Tale The verger's manner changed in an instant, the few words evidently bore some portentous meaning of which he held the key—and I doubt not but that the key was made of silver. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel The verger prevented my chipping off a bit of the high altar as a memento the last time I was over. His Lordship's Leopard A Truthful Narration of Some Impossible Facts The church was still full of excited spectators whom the vergers were endeavouring to get rid of. A Country Gentleman and his Family You will begin to think me unduly biassed in this verger’s favour if I go on to tell you his opinion of me. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) "Where do you come from?" asked the verger. Unfinished Portraits Stories of Musicians and Artists Miss Woodruff approached her, smiling impersonally, with rather the air of a kindly verger at a church. Tante You'd be more talked of that way, and the vergers would be sure to show the stains made on the stones below. Marion Fay We light our candles and follow the verger down the stone steps. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 An Illustrated Monthly The very tone in which the verger had spoken of Miss Mary had thrown to the winds those doubts which had come from the teaching of Adelaide Houghton and Guss Mildmay. Is He Popenjoy? The old verger, moving about in felt slippers below, paused now and then, and looked up as the sound grew louder or died away. Unfinished Portraits Stories of Musicians and Artists Some vergers, however, recognized the great worth of these books and preserved them with care. John and Betty's History Visit But, madam, the verger waits to close the gates on your ladyship.” Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges The verger was in the choir, putting the books in order, and making all ready for the service. Poppy's Presents "Yes, sir; his Lordship is here every Sunday when he is at the palace," said the verger. Is He Popenjoy? The verger lighted a taper and prepared to ascend the stairs. Unfinished Portraits Stories of Musicians and Artists Here the modern verger, in his flowing black gown, accosted them, and urged them to buy some of the Shakespeare Post-cards, at a shilling each. John and Betty's History Visit It was rather sad, really, because the verger spied on them, and got to know their names and then made a regular row. The Rainbow As soon as they were warmed and fed, the verger, and his wife, and Rose Ann took the children home; and I wish you could have seen their arrival in Grey Friars Court. Poppy's Presents But he had asked after the Dean at the hotel, and had told the verger of his acquaintance, and had been seen by many in the town. Is He Popenjoy? "In the church!" said the verger, with an accent of horror. Unfinished Portraits Stories of Musicians and Artists The verger was told that the steeple had fallen. Highways and Byways in Surrey While all this was going on, the verger, if we may so call a uniformed gentleman in attendance, made himself busy in going from nurse to nurse collecting the baptismal garments. Through Finland in Carts The verger who had the charge of the door had remembered that he had left it unfastened, and had turned the key in the lock soon after the children had entered the tower. Poppy's Presents But, upon the whole, the Dean held his own well, and was as carefully waited upon to his seat by the vergers as though there had been no scene at Scumberg's Hotel. Is He Popenjoy? The old verger waited at the foot of the stairs, nodding in the dim light. Unfinished Portraits Stories of Musicians and Artists The verger was in the church and would doubtless open the door if I knocked. Highways and Byways in Surrey Mrs. Crowley was given away by her solicitor, and the verger signed the book. The Explorer Then the three children waited, and listened, hoping to hear the verger's footsteps approaching the door. Poppy's Presents Pitt had procured from one of the canons, who had been his uncle's friend, an order which permitted them to go their own way and take their own time, unaccompanied and untrammelled by vergers. A Red Wallflower Charles V. and others, by contemporary sculptors, such as Andrieu Beaunepveu and Pierre de Chelles—all of great interest to the traveller but utterly impossible of appreciation under the cursory glance permitted by the vergers. The Story of Paris The vergers were making their last round in a hurried, perfunctory way. Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 Not until the music of the organ ceased and the verger came to extinguish the altar candles did Giles venture to go. A Coin of Edward VII A Detective Story So the old people and their daughter went in the direction of the cries, and the verger took the great old key from his pocket which unlocked the tower door. Poppy's Presents With the above, and two curas, sacristans, master-of-ceremonies, verger, etc., this church is very distinguished and well served, and the choir is quite crowded at all canonical hours. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 28 of 55 1637-38 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century The verger was always outside the walls, but not far from the entrance or the drawbridge crossing the moat and leading to the chateau. Royal Palaces and Parks of France The vergers did not make their rounds to give warning of the hour of closing until sunset. Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 But presently the verger came round, and perceiving at a glance that I was not a person likely to possess a superfluous sixpence, asked me if I was going to sit there all night. Faces and Places Between eleven and one, and two and four o'clock every day the garden gate is open, and the verger is in the chapel, ready to answer questions. The Strand District The Fascination of London Aunt Celia didn’t notice; she had turned with the verger, lest she should miss a single word of his inspired testimony. A Cathedral Courtship The gardens of the Gothic era seldom surpassed the enclos with a rivulet passing through it, a spring, a pine tree giving a welcome shade, some simple flowers and a verger of fruit trees. Royal Palaces and Parks of France Then, arm in arm, they walked out, and a verger who opened the outer door for them, smiled as they passed him; he foresaw another passing-out, whereat Peggie would wear orange blossoms. The Herapath Property The verger had told me that only six men per night were admitted to Watts's, and there were seven already. Faces and Places An old verger—for such I took him to be—took us round, a venerable old fellow with kindly eyes, and long beard, long robe, and tall brimless hat. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" I am now going to Ely, where I shall stay in the cathedral from morning till night, and have my meals brought to me on a tray by the verger. A Cathedral Courtship The verger, or viridarium, was practically a fruit garden, as it is to-day, with perhaps a generous sprinkling of flowers and aromatic plants. Royal Palaces and Parks of France The Emperor again laid aside his imperial mantle, and taking a wand in his hand, officiated as verger, driving the laity from the choir, and preceding the pontiff to the altar. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 The verger was not a bad-hearted fellow, I am sure, though he did speak roughly to me at first. Faces and Places We thought he was a verger, and Stephen wished to purchase every holy relic in it. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" Above the roof rose the cross from which the name was derived; and from 1595 the whole was surrounded by a low brick wall, at the gate of which a verger was stationed. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch Thus ran a couplet of the "Roman de Thèbes"; and of the hundred or more tales of chivalry in verse, which are recognized as classic, nearly all make mention of the verger. Royal Palaces and Parks of France The objects of attraction mentioned by the verger—the jail, cemetery, and lunatic asylum—were not particularly conspicuous, and nobody was very anxious to localize them. A harum-scarum schoolgirl A dozen boys' voices, a half-dozen of bells, ten yards of awning, and twenty-four oranges, or vergers, or whatever it is. Once a Week He led me gently, for my resistance was more in manner than in effect, and I found myself within the chapel, the verger bowing as he preceded us, and the clergyman waiting at the altar. Valerie At Bishop Bancroft's Visitation a verger complained that colliers with coal-sacks, butchers' men with meat, and others made the interior a short cut. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch Now came in the ornamental garden as distinct from the verger, and the preau became a greensward accessory, at once practical and decorative, the precursor of the pelouse and the parterre of Le Notre. Royal Palaces and Parks of France He raised his eyes to see the verger leading up the centre aisle an old man with bowed head and silver hair, accompanied by a young woman. How It All Came Round There is nothing against this noble señor; you have it on the word of a verger.” The Car of Destiny After proceeding about one hundred yards farther we arrived at a chapel, the doors of which were open, and the verger looking out, evidently expecting somebody. Valerie When the service was over, and the sparse congregation had dwindled away, she went round to the vestry and asked Jarper, the cross old verger, if she could see Mr Pendle. The Bishop's Secret It was to the verger, or orchard, curiously enough, that in times of peace the seigneur and his family retired after luncheon for diversion or repose. Royal Palaces and Parks of France He handed the man a piece of silver and the verger disappeared. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers “On receipt of wire, interviewed verger,” I read. The Car of Destiny The vergers in our great cathedrals have a dignified stride. My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year You will therefore find the cathedral closed to you until the vergers have dined. From a Terrace in Prague This fee is payable at the verger's desk at the entrance to the north transept. Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire The duenna doubtless retailed it below-stairs, and the verger at the church also had his tale to tell. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers I am a verger here; this gentleman was with me. The Car of Destiny But as she did so she paused and said something to the verger, who was in the aisle. A Modern Tomboy A Story for Girls “I expect it’s Mrs. Bent, the verger’s wife,” said Rose, in a low, trembling voice. Good Old Anna If you are looking for inscriptions or want to admire the old master's picture, with which every church claims to be endowed, you must get the verger with his taper. Riviera Towns This acted as a specific, and Captain Barber, putting the best face he could on the matter, went and interviewed the verger on his own behalf. A Master Of Craft The people have given something to a verger not to let others in. The Car of Destiny During the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries people seem to have roamed about the Abbey, occasionally accompanied by a verger, usually free to write their names or to break off relics. Westminster Abbey But when this woman had been asked—her name was Bent, and she was a verger’s wife—to provide a little supper for two gentlemen, she had demurred, and said it was impossible. Good Old Anna Old Thomas is the verger, and he's such a queer old character. The Princess of the School As I arrived within sight of the verger's door, I saw the party going in. The Chauffeur and the Chaperon “You're the best of friends,” said I. And paying the verger well for his services, we hurried back to the hotel to find Ropes and have the car got ready. The Car of Destiny Before leaving the church, the visitor is recommended to look through the scrap-book of old engravings in charge of the verger, showing the buildings in various phases of their history since the Dissolution. Bell's Cathedrals: The Priory Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Great, Smithfield A Short History of the Foundation and a Description of the Fabric and also of the Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Less They streamed in until the stately black-gowned vergers were quite worried to find seats for the late comers. Good Old Anna Her majesty opened the volume; but no sooner did the prints meet her eye, than she frowned, blushed, and called to the verger to bring her the book she was accustomed to use. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth Excursion steamers came in from England, bringing members of Parliament and miscellaneous British subjects, of the sort once indignantly denounced to me by the little old verger of a Midland cathedral as 'them terrible trippers.' France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 The Owl took her, instead, to Westminster Abbey, and offered explanations after the manner of a verger. 'That Very Mab' Her husband was a verger at the Cathedral, and this justified her in expressing an interest from a discreet distance in all that went on there. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children I should like to be a verger, and spend my life in an abbey. More About Peggy Two-pence each was accordingly paid, and then the surly janitor, or verger, as he is called, admitted us within the building. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland I appealed to the verger gravely to know if it was considered a good likeness. Belles and Ringers The large slab of grey marble without inscription which marks his grave was, Willis tells us, "by a slight confusion of tradition" pointed out by former vergers as the tomb of King Lucius. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See Thanks are also due to the authorities of the Cathedral for having freely given permission to make drawings and measurements, and to the late Mr Weatherall, chief verger, for his kindly assistance and information. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See But the vergers are waiting to close the Abbey. Cobwebs and Cables The grim verger recommended us to ascend to the dome, and, after paying fresh fees, we mounted an enormously long and steep-winding staircase, which led us to the base of the dome. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland First two vergers come out of the village church, dressed in "tights," and covered from their ankles to their necks with ivy-leaves. Peeps At Many Lands: Belgium Drake relates that the vergers in his time asserted that this was the son of the Emperor Severus, buried at Acombe Hills, and carried thence to the cathedral. The Cathedral Church of York Bell's Cathedrals: A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Archi-Episcopal See The place of verger to the cathedral becoming vacant, Swift called Robert to him, and asked him if he had any clothes of his own that were not a livery? Irish Wit and Humor Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell On payment of a fee, a verger gave us the key. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth There was a pause while the verger fetched a music stand and placed it close to the chancel steps. A Popular Schoolgirl It is all in its way inimitably true and subtly graduated from bishop to dean, from dean to canon, and so on through the whole chapter down to the verger and the porter. Studies in Early Victorian Literature Mr. Higgs, the verger, says that to see her pray that length of time on her knees after the service is over in church is a touching sight.' A Dozen Ways Of Love I have seen your dim-eyed vergers, and bed-makers in spectacles drop a bow or curtsey as I pass, wisely mistaking me for something of the sort. Charles Lamb The verger, as he pointed it out, asked, ‘Pray, sir, can you tell me whether there was anything particular about that lady; so many people want to know where she was buried?’ Memoir of Jane Austen I say, the verger's still at his tea. A Popular Schoolgirl I approached the church, and with the aid of a good-natured verger, who happened luckily to speak French, I was conducted all over the interior--which was sufficiently neat. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three A verger, with some colonial tourists, arrived during our devotions, but his voice was lowered out of regard for our feelings. Masques & Phases The rest of us, decently grouped about his sisters, followed like a party of sightseers in the wake of a verger. Berry And Co. During her life the ignorance of the verger was shared by most people; few knew that ‘there was anything particular about that lady.’ Memoir of Jane Austen "But the verger would come fussing up directly you began to play," said Verity. A Popular Schoolgirl The verger pointed out to us deep indentations made by Cromwell's cannon and told us that one of the abbey's vicissitudes was its use for some years as a cloth manufacturing establishment. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland I have been assured by the vergers that mysterious sounds were heard for some days after this historical occasion. Masques & Phases While I was looking very intently at it, the good verger gently put a printed description of it into my hands, on a loose quarto sheet. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two The old verger seemed a little doubtful; the idea had not occurred to him. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 6, June, 1891 Was it the verger returning from his tea? A Popular Schoolgirl The verger told us of the extreme care which must be taken to preserve this relic. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland Entering, she learned from a verger that he was already robing. Hetty Wesley I don't think Dickens had much idea of church order or of cathedral worship, though he may have gone over the cathedral with a verger on occasions. Charles Dickens and Music But the verger's voice awoke us to realities: a very earthly voice, unmusical and pronounced, not at all in harmony with the moment. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 6, June, 1891 They were terrified lest the verger should remember that he had left the tower door open, and should lock them in. A Popular Schoolgirl In 1514, he went with Erasmus on pilgrimage to Becket's tomb and ridiculed the accounts which the vergers gave of the healing power of the relics. Old St. Paul's Cathedral They sang in her ears while she questioned the verger about Romley. Hetty Wesley And he would have gone on playing till midnight ‘but for a very earthy verger,’ who insisted on locking up the cathedral and turning him out. Charles Dickens and Music We sat and gazed upon all, and lost ourselves in the spell of the vision; and presently our old friend the verger found us out. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 6, June, 1891 It was no cassock-clad verger that entered, however, but two young people, far too much interested in each other to gaze upwards towards the frets of the peep-hole. A Popular Schoolgirl The verger showed us over the church and we were walking through the ruined nave when suddenly we heard a sound like the shrill whistling of the wind. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 And how decent is the demeanor of a verger! Humanly Speaking The verger took much delight in showing us the Horn that was once mounted with gold, but is now garnished with brass. Three Years in Europe Places I Have Seen and People I Have Met The old verger evidently had faith in his ghosts. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 6, June, 1891 At last the quiet well-trained footsteps of the verger echoed again in the nave. A Popular Schoolgirl It was about that hour that Hunt in his position as verger once more appeared. The Honorable Miss A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town One of the vergers in the cathedral at Pisa, after filling with oil a lamp which swung from the roof, left it swinging to and fro. Reading Made Easy for Foreigners - Third Reader No sound louder than a whisper was heard during the whole time, except the verger treading over the marble floor with a light step. Three Years in Europe Places I Have Seen and People I Have Met "They are not nuns, or they would not be here," returned the old verger. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 6, June, 1891 From words they passed to blows; the bedell and vergers tried to keep order, but "were buffeted and stricken,"339 and the meeting broke up in wild uproar and confusion. The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) Hunt was not only the baker, he was the church verger. The Honorable Miss A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town The verger had gone, and she was quite alone. The Militants Stories of Some Parsons, Soldiers, and Other Fighters in the World Item: Six hundred Castilian ducados, given to the Manila cathedral, by decree of his Majesty—five hundred for music and the verger, and one hundred for the building of the church. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 14 of 55 1606-1609 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century "I don't believe they would admit you if you took them an order from the Pope," returned the old verger emphatically. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 6, June, 1891 Weller, the Dean's verger at the Abbey, has many stories to tell of the long queues at Westminster which in those days were one of the sights of London. Painted Windows Studies in Religious Personality After all, I was somebody; I was not a cathedral verger. The Inheritors The verger explained that six of the party held him in conversation at one end of the building while the rest did their deadly and nefarious work at the other. Vanishing England I should think I was pretending to be a saint if I went past everybody else and the vergers and things into a little place like this all by myself. Simon Called Peter The influence we had just experienced must have given us "pallid sorrowful faces," for the verger almost dropped his torch, and his keys fell to the ground and awoke mysterious echoes in the distant arches. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 6, June, 1891 They remind me often of an old verger in Westminster Abbey during the American civil war who told me that "he always knew a government without a head couldn't last." Handbook of Home Rule Being articles on the Irish question Why David's sword appeared behind his back the verger could not explain, so my brother suggested that either the head or the body had been turned the wrong way about. From John O'Groats to Land's End Thus, in the church of a Saxon town, the verger shows a silver mouse dedicated to Our Lady. Custom and Myth The observer learns quite as much as if the lord chamberlain was the verger and was showing off his collection. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 30, September, 1873 "I have never come across anyone like this before," continued the verger. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 6, June, 1891 The north-west transept, on the left as the steps to the choir are ascended, is the scene of Becket's martyrdom, and the vergers show the traditional spot where he fell. Beautiful Britain: Canterbury He was carried on by them, till a verger showed him into a seat near the choir, and he mechanically obeyed, and dropped on his knees. Harvest ‘This is the greatest of our treasures,’ says the verger. Custom and Myth But this is changed now, for when the verger took me to her grave and we stood by that plain black marble slab, he spoke intelligently of her life and work. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women The old verger opened the door, extinguished his torch, and we stood once more in the outside night, under the stars and the sky. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 6, June, 1891 This system calls to mind the dragooning practised in Westminster Abbey, under the command of the gallant vergers, to the annoyance of leisurely visitors, and of ardent but not active archaeologists. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits When he rose from them, the choir was filing in, and the vergers with their pokers were escorting the officiating Canon to his seat. Harvest The Governor has passed by, with his four vergers bearing halberds before him. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863 The parish clerk bowed low before him, and the vergers humbled themselves into the dust in his presence. Tales of a Traveller So that our verger was also a philosopher. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 6, June, 1891 Even the dullest sermon would become entertaining if the verger had the right and the habit of interpolating such remarks as: "Cheese it, Pussyfoot!" or "Ring off, you bleedin' old bore, ring off!" The Pleasures of Ignorance Now probably the clerks are no more clerks but vergers; and as a Yorkshireman remarked, "Verging is a very honourable profession." The Parish Clerk You will always find the best eating-houses near the cathedrals; vergers' recitals are apt to be long-winded, and visitors require speedy refreshment after a complete round. Grain and Chaff from an English Manor And, when the verger gave, he moved with him Toward the door distraught, then shut him out, And locked himself within the church alone. Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II. The officers termed vergers, the coroners making part of the sheriff's cortège, and the clerks of the market as escort, with gentlemen on horseback and their servants in livery, made a handsome suite. The Man Who Laughs The verger of Winchester Cathedral, in reply to an inquiry made by the editor of the "Antiquarian and Topographical Cabinet," said, it was a knight of the name of Fox, evidently meaning De Foix. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 583, December 29, 1832 He asked in the vestry why he had shut the door again while opening it, and the verger said, "We always do that, sir, to wake the duke." The Parish Clerk Something in the scornful accent and the deep voice aroused the suspicions of the verger, though the words were spoken in English. In the Days of My Youth The gate was barred withinside, and the vergers and bedels who had the custody of the door, though alarmed at the tumult without, positively refused to unfasten it. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 Their identity will best be discovered from a glance at the plan provided by the verger. Somerset Darkness came on just as the first hymn was given out, and the verger went round with his long wand lighting the gas. More Bywords The gentleman said, "I did not know there were two of you," and the verger replied, "Oh, yes, sir, he werges up one side of the church and I werges up the other." The Parish Clerk Presently the verger came out of the vestry-room, followed by two gentlemen. In the Days of My Youth Nor, when a passenger wants a bath in the evening, do the stewards of real ships roll their eyes like vergers in a cathedral and say, 'We'll see if it can be managed.' Letters of Travel (1892-1913) Later it was called "del Mollete," because every day after high mass the acolytes and vergers assembled there for the blessing of the half-pound loaves, or rolls of bread distributed to the poor. The Shadow of the Cathedral The costumes and the women are pretty, and, in his own particular line, the ability of the verger is something at which to marvel. My Brilliant Career The "virgin" was naturally a slight confusion for verger, and the "christian" was a corrupt form of sacristan or sexton. The Parish Clerk "What is it?" we asked of the verger, who was preparing to close the doors. People of the Whirlpool "You are mistaken, friends," returned the verger, timorously. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire The scarlet Perrero headed the march, then came the black vergers and Silver Stick, making the tiles of the pavement ring with the blows of their staffs. The Shadow of the Cathedral Regular attendants, of course, pay for and have reserved their seats, but it is in classing the visitors that the verger displays his talent. My Brilliant Career “And in the meanwhile claim him as a new verger for the Reformed Church Catholic?” Phaethon But he had been there before, gabbling fluent Spanish with the verger. The Port of Adventure "Conduct us to the Earl of Rochester, and no harm shall befall you," cried Leonard, seizing the verger by the collar. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire The vergers and Wooden Staffs wore starched ruffs and perukes, and though they had scarcely enough to eat, brocade and velvet covered all the people from the Claverias; even the acolytes wore gold embroidered dalmatics. The Shadow of the Cathedral You will begin to think me unduly biassed in this verger's favour if I go on to tell you his opinion of me. Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 1 The verger, seeing that he was a clergyman, told him that the doors of the choir were now open, and showed him into a seat. The Warden You buy candles instead of tipping the verger or putting it in the poor box, or because you are superstitious and think it will do some good, as I do. Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis "Hold! hold!" cried the verger; "sooner than violence shall be committed, I will risk your admission." Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire No, señor, although the Church was generous, she would not have built these 'habitaciones,' with their inner courtyards and their colonnades for Wooden Staffs and vergers, etc. The Shadow of the Cathedral "But not here," he added, hearing the clank of the verger's keys. The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton — Part 1 The verger stood in his way, and looked at him and looked at the door, and so he went. The Warden His father was a gardener, and he himself became first connected with the church in the humble position of verger in the cathedral of Piacenza. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 If you choose to open that door," said the verger, pointing to one at the lower end of the chamber, "you will find him you seek. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire The verger had come in as usual that morning by the north door which he had found locked, and it was subsequently ascertained that all the other doors were locked. The Master Detective Being Some Further Investigations of Christopher Quarles Then the procession formed, and they entered the wonderful place, preceded by vergers with staves, and by acolytes. Fair Margaret He had been sitting unmolested about twenty minutes when the verger asked him whether he wouldn't like to walk round. The Warden At the entrance of the southern choir aisle stood the senior verger of the Cathedral in his black gown—open-mouthed and motionless, listening to the strange sounds. The Case of Richard Meynell They found the verger in the charnel, and before quitting it, the doctor drew a small flask of canary from his pocket, and applied it to his lips. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire The answer would appear to be the vicar, the verger, and possibly, even probably, Mr. Hayes. The Master Detective Being Some Further Investigations of Christopher Quarles The verger of the church, who is generally the learned man of the village, was absent; and his daughter knew nothing outside the church and churchyard. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 2 Great Britain and Ireland, Part 2 The old vergers and bedesmen came; some of the clergy came; Judy came; and the dean came. The Channings At this moment one of the vergers of the Cathedral entered the room to say that Mr. Meynell was waiting below. The Case of Richard Meynell You must let us out of the south door, friend," he added to the verger, "for I shall be obliged to step home for a moment, and it will save time. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire When the verger arrives on Monday morning and passes through the church towards the vestry, the thief slips out. The Master Detective Being Some Further Investigations of Christopher Quarles The watch didn't open quite in the usual manner, and the gentleman was rather awkward in opening it, my friend the verger tells me. Henry Dunbar A Novel Upon the conclusion of service, the dean lingered a few minutes in the nave, speaking to one of the vergers. The Channings "She wrote such delightful stories," explained Katy; but the old verger shook his head. What Katy Did Next But without stopping to investigate the matter, the mason and the younger verger commenced digging. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire We do not suspect the vicar, we are inclined to exonerate the verger, and we finally decide that Mr. Hayes is innocent. The Master Detective Being Some Further Investigations of Christopher Quarles Mr. Dunbar went away, still muttering, and the verger gave up all thoughts of his tea, and waited conscientiously. Henry Dunbar A Novel After a time, one of the vergers blew out the three wax lights on a side altar, and all three retired, each scurrying away in different directions with very little show of reverence. Holidays in Eastern France The verger took one of the tall candles to light us to some monuments in white marble of exquisite sculpture. The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1 Ay, it is a noble structure," replied the old verger, noticing his look of wonder and admiration, "and, like many a proud human being, has known better days. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire A few keen questions did not cause the verger to contradict himself in the slightest particular, and his fifteen years' service seemed to exonerate him. The Master Detective Being Some Further Investigations of Christopher Quarles Mr. Dunbar evidently desired to put a stop to the garrulous inclinations of the verger. Henry Dunbar A Novel And was it not I who first took notice to you, Mr. Hill, verger as you are, of the hole under the foundation of the cathedral? Tales and Novels — Volume 02 By some freak of fortune, the verger put me into the same pew as that in which he had just placed her. The Uninhabited House "You are now in Saint Faith's," observed the verger, "and above you is the choir of Saint Paul's." Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire Entering by the west door, a verger in a black cloak directed her to a seat in the nave. The Christian A Story The verger was still better pleased when Mr. Dunbar gave him half a sovereign as the reward for his afternoon's trouble. Henry Dunbar A Novel Mrs. Hill," replied the thoughtful verger, "our grand-mother Eve had too much curiosity; and we all know it did not lead to good. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 "He scrapes a fiddle," replied the verger, examining the lady's basket of fish in a non-committing and final way. Barlasch of the Guard "Why, no one is there, except the vergers or the sexton." Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire Ladies in beautiful spring dresses were following the vergers up the aisles. The Christian A Story This was the information which the two men obtained from a verger, whom they found prowling about the quadrangle, Very little was said. Henry Dunbar A Novel Mr. Marshal had scarcely breakfasted when he was informed that Mr. Hill, the verger, wanted to speak to him on business of the utmost importance. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 But the altar lights were now extinguished, the skirted verger was approaching her, and Charles forestalled him. The Misses Mallett The Bridge Dividing The path was uneven, many of the flags having been removed, and the verger often paused to throw a light upon the ground, and warn his companion of a hole. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire When all were ready they stepped into a long corridor and formed in line with their faces to the chancel and their backs to a little door, at which a verger in blue stood guard. The Christian A Story The verger, who was elderly and slow, called after them in a feeble voice as they went away: "Maybe you'd like to see the cathedral, gentlemen; it's well worth seeing." Henry Dunbar A Novel But, sir," said the verger, still more solemnly, "this is no laughing matter, nor time for laughing; begging your pardon. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 One of them was in a swallow-tail, the second looked like a workman, and the third like a verger. The Possessed (The Devils) Neither verger, sexton, nor any other person, was to be seen, and they took up their quarters in the crypt. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire But the church was nearly empty, and the vergers, who were in their everyday clothes, had only partially lit up the nave. The Christian A Story Perhaps the verger had faint hopes of another half sovereign from this very rich gentleman. Henry Dunbar A Novel Mr. Marshal, who instantly saw what passed in the verger's mind, relieved him from this fear, by refraining even from a smile on this occasion. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 The verger and the boy dashed through the partition. The Possessed (The Devils) "Search where you please," rejoined the verger; "and if you do find him, do what you please with me." Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire So, with something of the air of a lovely verger, she led her primed pair into the room and pointed out two chairs to them. A Fountain Sealed The verger waited upon his patron's pleasure, and lingered in attendance upon him, though he would fain have gone home to his tea, which in the common course he would have taken at five o'clock. Henry Dunbar A Novel "That would be uncharitable, to be sure; and moreover a scandal," said the verger. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 A side entrance, and a fee to a verger, succeeded better. The Fallen Leaves The party then returned to the cathedral, where they found Blaize, Pillichody, and the two other vergers keeping watch at the door near the choir. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire The old verger now seemed to fall into a reverie, in which he remained so long that Hugo rose from the stone bench, thus rousing him. A Boy's Ride The verger, who was standing amongst the other witnesses, waiting to be examined, here exclaimed,-- "Ay, that I did, sir; I remember it well." Henry Dunbar A Novel A grave man, like Mr. Hill; and a verger too! Tales and Novels — Volume 02 The little verger had bustled to meet it, and arrange it according to tradition and morality. The History of Mr. Polly But all fled at his approach; and when he reached the door of the southern transept, the verger, instead of attempting to stop him, retreated with a cry of alarm. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire The verger who took them in charge was an ancient man called Paulinus of Mansfield, having been born in that place. A Boy's Ride You may as well show me the cathedral," he said to the verger; "I shouldn't like to leave Winchester without having seen it; that is to say without having seen it again. Henry Dunbar A Novel This story was related in tones and gestures which were so new and strange to English ears and eyes, that even the solemnity of our verger gave way to laughter.—Mr. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 The verger’s hand pushed at him from behind. The History of Mr. Polly On reaching it, the verger produced his keys, but they were of no avail, for the door was barred withinside. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire Besides, the old verger reminded him, in certain particulars, of his own grandsire, who was a great talker and who knew more of all matters concerning the countryside than half a dozen other men. A Boy's Ride That gentleman was looking straight before him, and seemed quite unconscious of the verger's glance. Henry Dunbar A Novel "I would not persecute a stranger, God forbid!" replied the verger, "if he was, as you say, inoffensive." Tales and Novels — Volume 02 Meanwhile the clergyman scratched his cheek with one hand and fiddled the pen with the other and the verger coughed protestingly. The History of Mr. Polly Horror-stricken by this intelligence, he descended to the subterranean church, where he met Judith Malmayns and Chowles, who confirmed the verger's statement. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire I suppose it would be possible to see Westminster Abbey without a verger, but I do not know; and would it be safe? London Films "Is that other gentleman your servant, sir?" asked the verger, with unmitigated surprise. Henry Dunbar A Novel He little suspected that this man was a watchman, whom the over-vigilant verger had stationed there to guard the Hereford cathedral from his attacks. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 But there is only one Westminster Abbey; and I am so far a believer in the perfectibility of our species as to suppose that vergers are nowhere possible but in England. Venetian Life Nizza looked on anxiously, and while they were thus employed, a knock was heard at the door, and Chowles opening it, found the piper and one of the vergers. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire A verger pointed them to the nave; but they dared not demand more minute instructions. Buried Alive: a Tale of These Days The verger turned to look at him, and found him wiping the perspiration from his forehead with his perfumed silk handkerchief. Henry Dunbar A Novel "But you puzzle and frighten me out of my wits, Mrs. Hill," said the verger, again settling his wig. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 When the service had closed, an intelligent verger acted as my guide. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 1 Great Britain and Ireland, part 1 A few minutes' walking brought them to the northern entrance of the cathedral, where they speedily aroused the poor verger, who began to fancy he was to have no rest that night. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire I have seen your dim-eyed vergers, and bed-makers in spectacles, drop a bow or curtsy, as I pass, wisely mistaking me for something of the sort. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia The verger ventured to laugh too: and the laughter of the two men echoed harshly through the solemn place. Henry Dunbar A Novel In consequence of these most shrewd cogitations, our verger silenced his wife with a peremptory nod, when she came to persuade him to let Phbe put on the Limerick gloves, and go to the ball. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 By and by one of these vergers came through the screen with a gentleman and lady whom he was taking around, and we joined ourselves to the party. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 1 Great Britain and Ireland, part 1 After pacing the solitary aisles for some time, he made inquiries from the verger concerning Solomon Eagle. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire By a singular coincidence, not ridiculously beyond the ken of a verger, when Doris went to church on Sunday morning, she found herself beside Mr. Franklin. The Postmaster's Daughter "You didn't go on to the Ferns, then, sir?" said the verger. Henry Dunbar A Novel "You'll oblige me, sir," said the verger, "if you would never repeat those verses, sir; nor mention, in any company, the affair of the king of the gipsies." Tales and Novels — Volume 02 No organ, no dim religious light, no vergers, or beadles, or robed choristers, or priest in sacred vestments. The Hallam Succession Just then, a loud knocking was heard at the northern entrance of the cathedral, and a verger answering the summons, Mr. Bloundel and Blaize were admitted. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire Then with his glass, as hard as eye could strain, He kenned the trembling verger o'er again. The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe The verger scratched his head, and looked doubtfully at Henry Dunbar. Henry Dunbar A Novel Nevertheless, she lived to feel that "her own dear children" were appreciated, if not by the vergers, yet in the right quarters, and to enjoy a quiet pleasure in the consciousness of her success. Lectures and Essays They put foreign money in the plate; the verger and beadle speak French, and so on…. Letters of Anton Chekhov "I will keep guard here till you return," said another verger Accompanied by Rochester and Etherege, Bloundel then proceeded to the chief door of the subterranean church. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire "He's a poor verger, sire," his lordship cried: "Sixpence would handsomely requite him." The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe He was looking at the verger now with a quiet steady gaze, which seemed that of a man who had nothing to fear, and who was serene and undisturbed by reason of his innocence. Henry Dunbar A Novel "You had better come in," whispered the verger. A Girl of the People So the candles were extinguished, and in the darkness they grasped each other's hands and were led by the verger whither they knew not. Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch "Well, if we cannot get in, no one shall get out," observed the verger. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire Fine roof this, Master Verger, quite complete; High—high and lofty too, and clean, and neat: What, verger, what? The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe Arthur Lovell had taken out his pocket-book, and was making notes of the verger's evidence. Henry Dunbar A Novel It was only the verger unlocking the church doors. A Girl of the People "Where are we?" asked a priest of the verger, when he had pulled the stone close and joined them. Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch The verger promised compliance; and, opening a wicket in the great doorway, allowed her to go forth. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire "An't please your majesty," with marveling chops, The verger answered, "we have got no mops In Salisbury that will reach so high." The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe The verger, in describing the events of the previous afternoon, spoke of that one fact which he had omitted to refer to before the coroner. Henry Dunbar A Novel The verger replied that his reverence had only two more penitents waiting, and that they would not detain him long, so that if Lisa would take a chair her turn would speedily come. The Fat and the Thin The verger with his rod has life ironed out beneath him. Jacob's Room "You had better go to the main entrance," said one of the vergers; "I have the keys with me, and will admit you." Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire They say—the vergers—that they were all about at the time, getting ready for the morning service, and they neither saw nor heard. The Paradise Mystery The chief witness upon this day was the verger; and it was in consequence of certain remarks dropped by him that Henry Dunbar had been arrested. Henry Dunbar A Novel The verger was not in the best of tempers. A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus Chapel-keepers and vergers would come to Samuel and ask with the heavy inertia of their stupidity: "About pens and ink, sir?" The Old Wives' Tale The verger offered no objection, and having examined the old building throughout, without discovering any traces of the person he was in quest of, Leonard quitted it. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire The verger, whose black gown lay thrown across the back of a chair, looked from one face to another with frightened eyes. The Paradise Mystery The choristers took their beer there, and the landlord was a retired verger. He Knew He Was Right The verger knew them and reserved their favorite stalls for them. A Sweet Girl Graduate Bainton waited patiently, standing near the carved oaken portal, till by chance the verger turned and saw him, whereupon he beckoned mysteriously with a crook'd forefinger. God's Good Man Not daring to give the alarm—for I had gathered from what was said that the three vergers were in the earl's pay—I determined to await a favourable opportunity to release you. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire "Get your tea," he said sharply to the verger. The Paradise Mystery Presently, by the kind offices of a pleasant simple verger, I did more. The Upton Letters The feet of the slow procession were heard, and the silver wand of the chief verger shone out of the delicate gloom. In the Wilderness "And who is the old gentleman who chanted the Litany?" he asked the verger afterwards, as he allowed himself to be shown round the monuments of the cathedral. The Small House at Allington By this time they had reached the southern door, and the verger having unlocked it, they issued forth. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire You'd better fetch some of the cathedral people—some of the vergers. The Paradise Mystery I cannot countenance such immorality," he said, addressing the verger, though his words were heard by all present, "Enough of the service has been said! The Master-Christian The following day was made memorable by the "installation" of Mr. Thrush as a verger of Welsley Cathedral. In the Wilderness The verger, as Mr Harding passed, put his hand to his head, and Crosbie also raised his hat. The Small House at Allington He found the party guided by the old verger—the only one of its former keepers who still lingered about the place—and preparing to descend to Saint Faith's. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire The great Van Eyck is hung in a chapel on the south of the choir, and the services of the verger must be sought for its exhibition. Beautiful Europe: Belgium Their suspicious movements attracted the attention of the verger, and he followed them with stealthy movements, convinced that they meditated a burglary. Jonah But there, what does a congregation know of the things a verger has to master any more than it does of what is required of a good chemist? In the Wilderness "He is of that sort that they make the angels of," said the verger. The Small House at Allington Dr. Rob had charge of the fees for clerk, verger, bell-ringers, and every person, connected with the church, who could possibly have a tip pressed upon them. The Rosary I can hardly believe about the verger and the footman. The Last Chronicle of Barset Yes, and reason is often such a dull one, like a verger throwing one over a cathedral and destroying its mystery and its beauty with every word he speaks. A Spirit in Prison What you undertake you carry through, even if it's only the putting on his feet of—of—I never thought to be a verger, never. In the Wilderness There was a full service at the cathedral, and as the verger marshalled him up to one of the empty stalls, a little spare old man was beginning to chant the Litany. The Small House at Allington To be a verger in Westminster Abbey—what life could be more unutterably tragic? Yet Again The verger pointed out to them the place, and they wrote their names, as people in such cases do, without stopping to read. Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green In consequence of these most shrewd cogitations, our verger silenced his wife with a peremptory nod when she came to persuade him to let Phoebe put on the Limerick gloves and go to the ball. Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales The white words showed on a tall green door let into the wall on his left; and, as the verger had said, it was a rare old wall. In the Wilderness Bedloe here asserts distinctly that one accomplice was an official of the Queen's chapel, in her residence, Somerset House: a kind of verger, in a purple gown. The Valet's tragedy, and other studies Anon the verger will have stepped briskly forward, drawing a deep breath, with his flock well to heel, and will be telling the secrets of the next tomb on his tragic beat. Yet Again Encouraged, she came forward meekly, and took the pen from the hand of the verger. Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green Mr. Marshal, who instantly saw what passed in the verger’s mind, relieved him from this fear by refraining even from a smile on this occasion. Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales "Almost directly there's going to be a vacancy among the vergers, and the Dean has promised me faithfully that if Mr. Thrush seems suitable he shall have the post." In the Wilderness I sought to take refuge from their noise by penetrating still deeper into the solitudes of the pile, and applied to one of the vergers for admission to the library. The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon Of course, he must have inquired my name—he could get that from any of the cathedral vergers—and, as he said, he had observed whereabouts in the close I lived. The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English I told my errand to one of the vergers and he took me to her. Novel Notes A grave man like Mr. Hill! and a verger too! Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales Before she came back Mr. Thrush had told Dion all his hopes and fears with regard to the Dean, and had dwelt on his overwhelming desire to become a verger. In the Wilderness To this the verger applied a key; it was double locked, and opened with some difficulty, as if seldom used. The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon Let those vergers catch sight of the warrant which I shall now give you. Erewhon Revisited The judges who had condemned Colomban were real judges, but of inferior rank, wearing seedy black clothes like church vergers, unlucky wretches of judges, miserable judgelings. Penguin Island “You’ll oblige me, sir,” said the verger, “if you would never repeat those verses, sir, nor mention, in any company, the affair of the king of the gipsies.” Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales He was wondering about all this whispering with the verger, and hoping that nothing had happened to Mr. Thrush. In the Wilderness It was the verger, who came to inform me that it was time to close the library. The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon You see those vergers standing near my brothers, who gave up their seats to us. Erewhon Revisited The verger Matvey set before him a little table with the memorial food upon it, and a little later the requiem service began. The Schoolmistress, and other stories “I would not persecute a stranger, God forbid!” replied the verger, “if he was, as you say, inoffensive.” Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales Dion bent down, took him under the arms and lifted him gently on to the footstool just as the vergers appeared with their wands, walking nobly at the head of the procession. In the Wilderness I turned in sudden rage to Dr. Stamford, as sober as the verger of a cathedral. Options The vergers made a dash for him—but George’s brothers seized them. Erewhon Revisited Aunt Celia didn’t notice; she had turned with the verger, lest she should miss a single word of his inspired testimony. A Cathedral Courtship There’s the cathedral bell, I say, and neither of you ready for church, and I a verger,” cried Mr. Hill, the tanner, as he stood at the bottom of his own staircase. Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales She turned round to Mrs. Soper, as the verger's widow—indeed she was that!—was called. In the Wilderness "No, thank you," said he, and strode off again to find the old verger, who was sitting in his little den, as of old, puzzling over hieroglyphics. Tom Brown's School Days In the morning it was seen that the Figure of the Lost Soul had toppled from its cornice and lay now in a broken mass on the dust-heap outside the verger’s lodge. The Toys of Peace, and other papers Sketch of the blessed verger who called her “madam,” when we were walking together. A Cathedral Courtship This story was related in tones and gestures which were so new and strange to English ears and eyes, that even the solemnity of our verger gave way to laughter. Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales In the tiny street he met a verger in mufti, an old bent man, with a chin-beard and knotty hands, English in every vein, in every sinew of his amazingly respectable and venerable body. In the Wilderness That very night, after prayers, East followed the Doctor, and the old verger bearing the candle, upstairs. Tom Brown's School Days The folk in the verger’s lodge noticed a little brown bird flitting about the Cathedral precincts, and admired its beautiful singing. The Toys of Peace, and other papers The verger opened the iron grating that guarded the royal tombs and stood on the topmost step, whilst Athos and Raoul descended. Twenty Years After And was it not I who first took notice to you, Mr. Hill, verger as you are, of the hole under the foundation of the cathedral? Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales She pulled, and the dear old caretaker, a woman in Cathedral black, with the look of a verger's widow all over her, showed the tooth in a smile as she peeped round the door. In the Wilderness Mr. Thrush was—though not in Robin's eyes—an ordinary verger. In the Wilderness He stood aside; he came to rest with his wand before him; he let the procession pass by, and then, almost mystically, he evaporated with his brother vergers. In the Wilderness Athos said a word to one of the vergers, who bowed and proceeded toward the basement. Twenty Years After “But you puzzle and frighten me out of my wits, Mrs. Hill,” said the verger, again settling his wig. Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales Canon Wilton had not mentioned Rosamund's name to the verger's widow, who had no evil thoughts of bigamy. In the Wilderness He little suspected that this man was a watchman whom the over-vigilant verger had stationed there to guard the Hereford Cathedral from his attacks. Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales “That would be uncharitable, to be sure; and, moreover, a scandal,” said the verger. Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales He ran up the steps, entered the church, and addressing a verger who was sweeping the chapel, asked him if he knew Monsieur Bazin. Twenty Years After Mr. Marshal had scarcely breakfasted when he was informed that Mr. Hill, the verger, wanted to speak to him on business of the utmost importance. Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales Dion thanked him warmly and walked on, while the verger looked after him. In the Wilderness |
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