"Now do you go and call the sacristan from the bell," the prior said, "and bid him lead you to the chancel, where I shall be.". From Wordnik.com. [Wulfric the Weapon Thane] Reference
The sacristan was a practical man. From Wordnik.com. [Promenades of an Impressionist] Reference
He opened his eyes -- the crucifix, and the sacristan!. From Wordnik.com. [The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century] Reference
Here it is printed: ` Related by such and such a sacristan. '' '. From Wordnik.com. [Taras Bulba and Other Tales] Reference
In this room, which has a fireplace, the sacristan probably slept. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire] Reference
The sacristan is generally in the small room next the main entrance. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
Some time afterwards the watchmen came to her again, and with them the sacristan. From Wordnik.com. [The Schoolmistress and other stories] Reference
"A thousand years ago," said the sacristan, "the country all about here was a forest.". From Wordnik.com. [Harper's Young People, January 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly] Reference
"A regular attendant, sir," the sacristan continued, in an impressive tone of approbation. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844] Reference
This may have been used as a safe for plate and other valuables in the charge of the sacristan. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire] Reference
But there was a Cloister, -- and on the stroke of two he and the sacristan met before the portal. From Wordnik.com. [Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1] Reference
Guides offer their assistance, but they are of no use, as the sacristan alone can unlock the doors. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
This is the history which a sacristan recites to curious pilgrims as he leads them to the sub-crypt. From Wordnik.com. [Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1] Reference
There was a sacristan kindling branches of candles on the high altar; a deacon, he judged unerringly. From Wordnik.com. [The Thorn Birds]
Brixen it was once performed every day between Christmas and Candlemas by the sacristan or boy-acolytes. From Wordnik.com. [Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan] Reference
And then, as a makeweight in the bargain, the venal sacristan placed in my hands the head of Charlemagne. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875] Reference
British simplicity, and in which the sacristan had told us lay all that was mortal of Nicholas Breakspeare. From Wordnik.com. [Ireland and the Home Rule Movement] Reference
Why did Maigret think that Mazeron looked like a sacristan, as if sacristans had a particular type of face?. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret in Society]
He used to spend nights at his books, all alone, by the light of some stumps of candle a sacristan gave him. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret and the Hundred Gibbets]
She said she'd thought he'd be lonely without any; 'and the sacristan straightened his back with a little smile. From Wordnik.com. [The Village by the River] Reference
The sacristan rang this bell, which was most melodious, went down on one knee, and I deposited a peso in the dish. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Impression of the Philippines] Reference
The dim light of the taper at his bedside revealed only the motionless figure of the sacristan, and the outline of. From Wordnik.com. [The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century] Reference
“Where there is no sickness, nor grief, nor sighing,” droned the sacristan, covering his right cheek with his hand. From Wordnik.com. [The Schoolmistress and other stories] Reference
He had long been accustomed to visit the vault, and whenever the sacristan went thither, he was almost sure to be with him. From Wordnik.com. [Folk-lore and Legends: German] Reference
I went to consult the books in which all the sick-calls were entered and to speak to our aged, respected sacristan who kept them. From Wordnik.com. [Real Ghost Stories] Reference
Turning to the sacristan he demands to be shown the chapel of the Attavanti, which to the amazement of the sacristan is found open. From Wordnik.com. [The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas] Reference
He's been closeted over accounts with the sacristan for an hour or more, but I saw Brother Benedict leave him a little while ago. '. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Eyton Forest]
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