cried Matcham . The pit was sandy and dry ; a shock of brambles hung upon one hedge , and made a partial shelter ; and there the two lads lay down , keeping close together for the sake of warmth , their quarrel all forgotten . And soon sleep fell upon them like a cloud , and under the dew and stars they rested peacefully . CHAPTER VII -- THE HOODED FACE They awoke in the grey of the morning ; the birds were not yet in full song , but twittered here and there among the woods ; the sun was not yet up , but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours . Half starved and over-weary as they were , they lay without moving , sunk in a delightful lassitude . And as they thus lay , the clang of a bell fell suddenly upon their ears . `` A bell ! '' said Dick , sitting up . `` Can we be , then , so near to Holywood ? '' A little after , the bell clanged again , but this time somewhat nearer hand ; and from that time forth , and still drawing nearer and nearer , it continued to sound brokenly abroad in the silence of the morning . `` Nay , what should this betoken ? '' said Dick , who was now broad awake . `` It is some one walking , '' returned Matcham , and `` the bell tolleth ever as he moves . '' `` I see that well , '' said Dick . `` But wherefore ? What maketh he in Tunstall Woods ? Jack , '' he added , `` laugh at me an ye will , but I like not the hollow sound of it . '' `` Nay , '' said Matcham , with a shiver , `` it hath a doleful note . An the day were not come '' -- But just then the bell , quickening its pace , began to ring thick and hurried , and then it gave a single hammering jangle , and was silent for a space . `` It is as though the bearer had run for a pater-noster while , and then leaped the river , '' Dick observed .
`` And now beginneth he again to pace soberly forward , '' added XXXXX .
Dick Holywood Matcham VII colours jangle lassitude maketh morning pater-noster