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I have heard my father say that few and far between, they came in for their once when my grandfather and he were passing through Durham they attended the afternoon service, immediately after which the verger came to them with "Archdeacon Bouyer's compliments, and would they favour him with their company at dinner that evening?" They gladly accepted the invitation. It was a residence dinner, and they met the famous Count Borouwlaski, the "The little count" brought his own tiny Polish dwarf, who then lived in Durham. versity Museum, and was accommodated knife and fork, now in the Durham Uniwith a big book on his chair to raise him to the height of the table. The count was, as usual, very entertaining, the archdeacon very kind and hospitable, and the strangers enjoyed a delightful evening. At the end a brown gown faced with white, attended by of dinner came the grace. One chorister, in The Dean and the twelve Prebendaries the butler with a shilling on a silver waiter, the first portion of Psalm exix., "Beati imma of the foundation of Queen Mary each kept and a wax candle in his hand, read, in English, three weeks of "close residence" in their turns, during which they always slept in culati," on a monotone. The prebendary said "Domine miserere nostri," on a monotone their houses in the college, maintained hos-"Tu autem," and the boy went on with pitality, and attended every service in the The prebendary then handed the cathedral, or, as it was then commonly called, which sweetly sounded through the great "the abbey." If they failed to comply with room. any one of the above customs only once, shilling over his left shoulder to the boy,* saving by reason of sickness or some other who descended to the kitchen, where he their residence urgent cause, they began over again. I have understood that Dean THERE are very few people now living who * I remember the benevolent smile with which Dr. Jenkyns did this. |