But Rahere was in his torment, and he wandered, dumb and far, Till he came to reeking Smithfield where the crowded gallows are. (Followed Gilbert the Physician) and beneath the wry-necked dead, Sat a leper and his woman, very merry, breaking bread. He was cloaked from chin to ankle--faceless, fingerless, obscene-- Mere corruption swaddled man-wise, but the woman whole and clean; And she waited on him crooning, and Rahere beheld the twain, Each delighting in the other, and he checked and groaned again. “So it comes,--it comes,” said Gilbert, “as it came when Life began. ’Tis a motion of the Spirit that revealeth God to man. In the shape of Love exceeding, which regards not taint or fall, Since in perfect Love, saith Scripture, can be no excess at all. “Hence the eye that sees no blemish--hence the hour that holds no shame. Hence the Soul assured the Essence and the Substance are the same. Nay, the meanest need not miss it, though the mightier pass it by; For it comes--it comes,” said Gilbert, “and, thou seest, it does not die!” THE JANEITES THE SURVIVAL Horace, Ode 22, Bk. V. Securely, after days Unnumbered, I behold Kings mourn that promised praise Their cheating bards foretold. Of earth-constricting wars, Of Princes passed in chains, Of deeds out-shining stars, No word or voice remains. Yet furthest times receive And to fresh praise restore, Mere flutes that breathe at eve, Mere seaweed on the shore. A smoke of sacrifice; A chosen myrtle-wreath; An harlot’s altered eyes; A rage ’gainst love or death; Glazed snow beneath the moon; The surge of storm-bowed trees-- The Caesars perished soon, And Rome Herself: But these Endure while Empires fall And Gods for Gods make room ... Which greater God than all Imposed the amazing doom? THE JANEITES Jane lies in Winchester--blessed be her shade! Praise the Lord for making her, and her for all she made! And while the stones of Winchester, or Milsom Street, remain, Glory, love, and honour unto England’s Jane! In the Lodge of Instruction attached to “Faith and Works No. 5837 E. C.,” which has already been described, Saturday afternoon was appointed for the weekly clean-up, when all visiting Brethren were welcome to help under the direction of the Lodge Officer of the day: their reward was light refreshment and the meeting of companions.