But as the Saint sorrowfully was preparing to begin again, a stranger appeared, who pointed out how the mischief could be repaired in a more speedy manner and with less toil.
Cuthman and his men followed his instructions, and all was quickly well again.

Cuthman thereupon fell on his knees and asked the stranger who he was.

"I am He in whose name thou buildest this temple," he replied, and vanished.
[Illustration: _Steyning Church._] The present church, which stands on the site of St.Cuthman's, is only a reminder of what it must have been in its best days.

When one faces the curiously chequered square tower, an impression of quiet dignity is imparted; but a broadside view is disappointing by reason of the high deforming roof, giving an impression as of a hunched back.

(One sees the same effect at Udimore, in the east of Sussex.) Within are two rows of superb circular arches, with zigzag mouldings, on massive columns.
[Sidenote: STEYNING AND HISTORY] Steyning has an importance in English history that is not generally credited to it.