Chapter 40 THE HOUR BEFORE THE DAWN.

"What outward form and feature are

He guesseth but in part;

But what within is good and fair

He seeth with the heart."

Coleridge.

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Through the woods with sure-footed fleetness their powerful horses bore Oswald and Wulfhere on the fateful night of their visit to the monastery. Matters of most momentous importance to Oswald at