XIII

The Sin of the Prince Bishop

te Prince Bishop Evrard stood gaz-

ing at his marvellous Cathedral; and
as he let his eyes wander in delight over the
three deep sculptured portals and the double
gallery above them, and the great rose win-
dow, and the ringers’ gallery, and so up to
the massive western towers, he felt as though
his heart were clapping hands for joy within
him. And he thought to himself, « Surely
in all the world God has no more beautiful
house than this which I have built with such
long labour and at so princely an outlay of
my treasure.” And thus the Prince Bishop
fell into the sin of vainglory, and, though he
was a holy man, he did not perceive that he
had fallen, so filled with gladness was he at
the sight of his completed work.

In the double gallery of the west front
there were many great statues with crowns
and sceptres, but a niche over the central,