the priest cried from the golden partition which divided part of

the church from the rest, and the choir began solemnly to sing

that it was very right to glorify the Virgin Mary, who had borne

Christ without losing her virginity, and was therefore worthy of

greater honour than some kind of cherubim, and greater glory than

some kind of seraphim. After this the transformation was

considered accomplished, and the priest having taken the napkin

off the saucer, cut the middle bit of bread in four, and put it