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After having asked the children their names, the priest carefully

took out of the cup, with a spoon, and shoved a bit of bread

soaked in wine deep into thethe children's , in athe flesh and drinking the

blood of God After this the priest carried the cup back behind

the partition, and there drank all the re blood and ate up

all the bits of flesh, and after having carefully sucked his

moustaches and wiped his mouth, he stepped briskly from behind

the partition, the soles of his calfskin boots creaking The

principal part of this Christian service was now finished, but

the priest, wishing to comfort the unfortunate prisoners, added

to the ordinary service another This consisted of his going up

to the gilt hae (with black face and hands)

supposed to represent the very God he had been eating,

illue,

discordant voice, to hulorified of the Apostles, Jesu lauded by the

hty Monarch, save me, Jesu my Saviour Jesu, most

beautiful, have mercy on him who cries to Thee, Saviour Jesu

Born of prayer Jesu, all thy saints, all thy prophets, save and

find them worthy of the joys of heaven Jesu, lover of men"

Then he stopped, drew breath, crossed hiround, and every one did the same--the inspector, the warders,

the prisoners; and fro of the chains sounded

els the Creator

and Lord of powers, Jesu els' amazement,

Jesu most powerful, of our forefathers the Redeelorious, of kings