Four out of the five the two watchers recognized at once.

One, kneeling on the flags, and busy with a small crowbar similar to that which Bryce carried inside his overcoat, was the master-mason of the cathedral.

Another, standing near him, was Mitchington.

A third was a clergyman--one of the lesser dignitaries of the Chapter.

A fourth--whose presence made Bryce start for the second time that evening--was the Duke of Saxonsteade.