Accordingly，hesoonreachedanopenplatofturf，ontheoppositesideofwhich，arock，risingabruptlyfromagentlyslopingplain，offereditsgreyandweatherbeatenfronttothetraveller。Ivymantleditssidesinsomeplaces，andinothersoaksandhollybushes，whoserootsfoundnourishmentinthecliffsofthecrag，wavedovertheprecipicesbelow，liketheplumageofthewarrioroverhissteelhelmet，givinggracetothatwhosechiefexpressionwasterror。Atthebottomoftherock，andleaning，asitwere，againstit，wasconstructedarudehut，builtchieflyofthetrunksoftreesfelledintheneighbouringforest，andsecuredagainsttheweatherbyhavingitscrevicesstuffedwithmossmingledwithclay。Thestemofayoungfir-treeloppedofitsbranches，withapieceofwoodtiedacrossnearthetop，wasplanteduprightbythedoor，asarudeemblemoftheholycross。Atalittledistanceontherighthand，afountainofthepurestwatertrickledoutoftherock，andwasreceivedinahollowstone，whichlabourhadformedintoarusticbasin。Escapingfromthence，thestreammurmureddownthedescentbyachannelwhichitscoursehadlongworn，andsowanderedthroughthelittleplaintoloseitselfintheneighbouringwood。
Besidethisfountainweretheruinsofaverysmallchapel，ofwhichtheroofhadpartlyfallenin。
Thebuilding，whenentire，hadneverbeenabovesixteenfeetlongbytwelvefeetinbreadth，andtheroof，lowinproportion，resteduponfourconcentricarcheswhichsprungfromthefourcornersofthebuilding，eachsupporteduponashortandheavypillar。Theribsoftwoofthesearchesremained，thoughtheroofhadfallendownbetwixtthem；
overtheothersitremainedentire。Theentrancetothisancientplaceofdevotionwasunderaverylowroundarch，ornamentedbyseveralcoursesofthatzig-zagmoulding，resemblingshark’steeth，whichappearssoofteninthemoreancientSaxonarchitecture。Abelfryroseabovetheporchonfoursmallpillars，withinwhichhungthegreenandweatherbeatenbell，thefeeblesoundsofwhichhadbeensometimebeforeheardbytheBlackKnight。
Thewholepeacefulandquietscenelayglimmeringintwilightbeforetheeyesofthetraveller，givinghimgoodassuranceoflodgingforthenight；