+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+ | : : : : : : : | I...+===+...+...+...+...+===+...I | IIIII : : : IIIII | I...+===+===+...+...+===+===+...I | : IIIII : IIIII : | I...+...+===+===+===+===+...+...I | : : IIIIIIIII : : | I...+...+...+===+===+...+...+...I | : : IIIIIIIII : : | I...+...+===+===+===+===+...+...I | : IIIII : IIIII : | I...+===+===+...+...+===+===+...I | IIIII : : : IIIII | I...+===+...+...+...+...+===+...I | : : : : : : : | +===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+ ] Father John held that the four corners should also be darkened, but the sage explained that it was desired to obstruct no more light than was absolutely necessary, and he said, anticipating Lord Dundreary, "A single pane can no more be in a _line_ with itself than one bird can go into a corner and flock in solitude. The Abbot's condition was that no diagonal _lines_ should contain an odd number of lights." Now, when the holy man saw what had been done he was well pleased, and said, "Truly, Father John, thou art a man of deep wisdom, in that thou hast done that which seemed impossible, and yet withal adorned our window with a device of the cross of St. Andrew, whose name I received from my godfathers and godmothers." Thereafter he slept well and arose refreshed. The window might be seen intact to-day in the monastery of St. Edmondsbury, if it existed, which, alas! the window does not. 293.--THE CHINESE CHESSBOARD. +===I===+===+===+===I===+===+===+ | |:::: 2 ::::| 3 |:::| 5 |:6:| I...+===+...+===+...I...I...+===I |:::: 1 |:::| ::::| 4 |:::| 7 | I...+===+===+...I===I...I===+===I | |:::: |:::| ::::| 9 |:::| I===I...I===============I...I...I |:::: 11|:::: ::::: 10|:::| 8 | I=======I===I===========I...I...I | ::::: 12|:::: 13::::| |:::| I=======+...I...+===+===|===+===I |:::: 14|:::| |:::| 16::::| 17| I...+...I===I===+...+...+===+...I | ::::| ::::: 15|:::| ::::| I=======+===========+===+=======I |:::: ::::: 18::::: ::::: | +===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+ +===+===I===I===+===I===+===+===+ | ::::| |:::: |:::| ::::| I...+===I...I=======I...I===+...I |:::| |:::: |:::: |:::| | I...I===I===============I===I...I | |:::: ::::| ::::: |:::| I===I=======I=======I=======I===I |:::| ::::| ::::| ::::| | I...I===+...I...+...I...+===+...I | ::::| |:::: |:::| ::::| I...+===I...+===I===+...I===+...I |:::| |:::: |:::: |:::| | I===I...+=======I=======+...I===I | |:::: ::::| ::::: |:::| I...+=======+...I...+=======+...I |:::: ::::| |:::| ::::: | +===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+