The Cathedral
A Novel
BY
Hugh Walpole
Author of The Young Enchanted, The Captives,
Jeremy, The Secret City,
The Green Mirror, etc.
To
Jessie and Joseph Conrad
With Much Love
Contents
- Brandons
- Ronders
- One of Joan's Days
- The Impertinent Elephan
- Mrs. Brandon Goes Out to Tea
- Seatown Mist and Cathedral Dust
- Ronder's Day
- Son--Father
- Five O'Clock--The Green Cloud
- Souls on Sunday
- The May-Day Prologue
- The Genial Heart
- Falk by the River
- Falk's Flight
- Brandon Puts On His Armour
- The Wind Flies Over the House
- The Quarrel
- June 17, Thursday: Anticipation
- Friday, June 18: Shadow Meets Shadow
- Saturday, June 19: The Ball
- Sunday, June 20: In the Bedroom
- Tuesday, June 22: I. The Cathedral
- Tuesday, June 22: II. The Fair
- Tuesday, June 22: III. Torchlight
Book I
Prelude
"Thou shalt have none other gods but Me."
Chapter I
Brandons
Adam Brandon was born at Little Empton in Kent in 1839. He was educated atthe King's School, Canterbury, and at Pembroke College, Cambridge.Ordained in 1863, he was first curate at St. Martin's, Portsmouth, thenChaplain to the Bishop of Worcester; in the year 1875 he accepted theliving of Pomfret in Wiltshire and was there for twelve years. It was in1887 that he came to our town; he was first Canon and afterwardsArchdeacon. Ten years later he had, by personal influence and strength ofcharacter, acquired so striking a position amongst us that he was oftenalluded to as "the King of Polchester." His