The Curse Upon Mitre Square — page 64: what you’re looking at

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56 THE CURSE UPON MITRE se hsaceine and when they got outside the pong rain soon’ sokered them. Two centuries had indeed altered this part of Aldgate ward. ‘The monastic buildings and church of Holy Trinity had all gone, except for a few rounded arches and huge Norman pillars which, as before mentioned, had been partly roofed over as stables. Near these was the old ‘‘ Mitre” tavern, which looked on to a court; and close by was an ugly red brick church, St. James’, surrounded with a small churchyard. The scene of Monk Martin’s crimes was just outside the stables—a large slab of stone, and near to a remnant of a decorated arch and wall of the old chancel. The men shivered from the wet, and Poins ex- claimed, ‘‘ The monk must have gone to the brimstone pit to seek the earth on such a rainy night.” But both gallants and host soon ceased their prattling ; it was evident that the worst of the storm had yet to come. ‘The thunder grew louder and louder, the rain came down in torrents, and forked flames were shooting from the heavens, and lit up the ruins of the once stately church. Nearer and nearer came the storm, when a terrific peal of thunder made the bravest of them quail. Now was the storm right above them, and raging with ungovernable fury. The wind howled like a fierce beast in pain, the heavens seemed to open and cast down streams of liquid fire. listen to that fearful crash! A mighty battle was being waged above ; or was an angry God hurling His anathemas Gcomicbooks (ele)