howbeittheywerenowiseroughwithfolk,buthumbleandcourteous。
Manyandmanywerethetorchesandcressetsburningsteadilyinthecalmair,sothat,asaforesaid,nightwasturnedintoday。
Butonthescaffoldaforesaidwerestandingbrightandgayfigures,whosenamesorwhattheywereRalphhadnotimetoask。
Nowthebellsbegantoclashfromthegreattoweroftheminster,andinalittlewhiletheyhadclashedthemselvesintoorderandrangclearandtuneablyforaspace;andwhiletheywereringing,lo!thosegay-cladpeopledepartedfromthescaffold,andacanvaspaintedlikeamountain-side,rockyandwithcavestherein,wasdrawnupatthebackofit。
Thencamethereononecladlikeakingholdingafairmaidenbythehand,andwithhimwasadamerichlycladandwithacrownonherhead。