Recovering her self-possession the next moment, she entreated him to leave her; and while the service proceeded, she knelt down and prayed fervently for the soul of the departed.
Placing himself at the foot of the body, Garnet sprinkled it with holy water, which he had brought with him in a small silver consecrated vessel.

He then recited the _De Profundis_, the _Miserere_, and other antiphons and prayers; placed incense in a burner, which he had likewise brought with him, and having lighted it, bowed reverently towards the altar, sprinkled the body thrice with holy water, at the sides, at the head, and the feet; and then walking round it with the incense-burner, dispersed its fragrant odour over it.

This done, he recited another prayer, pronounced a solemn benediction over the place of sepulture, and the body was lowered into it.
The noise of the earth falling upon the shell aroused Viviana from her devotions.

She looked towards the grave, but could see nothing but the gloomy group around it, prominent among which appeared the tall figure of Catesby.

The sight was too much for her, and, unable to control her grief, she fainted.