I will conduct you to him, if you think proper.

Doctor Hodges is a good man,--a charitable man," he continued, "and attends the poor for nothing.

He is now with Matthew Malmayns, the sexton, who was taken ill of the plague yesterday, and will get nothing but thanks--if he gets those--for his fee.

But, follow me, young man, follow me." So saying, he shut the wicket, and led the way along the transept.

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.
On arriving at the head of the nave, Leonard cast his eyes down it, and was surprised at the magical effect of the moonlight upon its magnificent avenue of pillars; the massive shafts on the left being completely illuminated by the silvery beams, while those on the right lay in deep shadow.
"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.