THE WOULDBEGOODS
make us good, but then, as Dora said, we had not done anything wrong that day. So we were twenty-four hours to the good.
Note A.—Afterwards we went and saw real Canterbury. It is very large. A disagreeable man showed us round the cathedral, and jawed all the time quite loud as if it wasn't a church. I remember one thing he said. It was this:
"This is the Dean's Chapel; it was the Lady Chapel in the wicked days when people used to worship the Virgin Mary."
And H. O. said, "I suppose they worship the Dean now?"
Some strange people who were there laughed out loud. I think this is worse in church than not taking your cap off when you come in, as H. O. forgot to do, because the cathedral was so big he didn't think it was a church.
Note B. (See Note C.)
Note C. (See Note D.)
Note D. (See Note E.)
Note E. (See Note A.)
This ends the Canterbury Pilgrims.
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