CHAPTER XVII

A decayed fane--Birds in church--An old manorial hall--Curious creations of the carver’s brain--The grotesque _in excelsis_--The old formal garden--Sketching from memory--The beauty of the Wolds--Lovely Lincolnshire!--Advice heeded!--A great character--A headless horseman--Extremes meet--“All’s well that ends well” 329