The Prince and the Page

It was the late Hugh Millar who alleged that the huge stone under which Edward sleeps in Westminster Abbey agrees in structure with no rocks nearer than those whence the mighty stones of the Temple at Jerusalem were hewn, and there is no doubt that earth and stones were frequently brought by crusaders from the Holy Land with a view to the hallowing of their own tombs. . . . A fine evening -- six [now, at this date, seven] centuries ago -- shed a bright parting light over Alton Wood. . . . A classically historical tale, by Charlotte M. Yonge.