Hehadthechurchkeysinhishand，andopenedthechurchyardgate，andopenedthechurchdoor；andwewentin。
Itisalittlechurchofgreatantiquity；thereisreasontobelievethatsomechurchhasoccupiedthespot，thesethousandyearsormore。Thepulpitwasgone，andotherthingsusuallybelongingtothechurchweregone，owingtoitslivingcongregationhavingdeserteditfortheneighbouringschool-room，andyieldedituptothedead。TheveryCommandmentshadbeenshoulderedoutoftheirplaces，inthebringinginofthedead；theblackwoodentablesonwhichtheywerepainted，wereaskew，andonthestonepavementbelowthem，andonthestonepavementalloverthechurch，werethemarksandstainswherethedrownedhadbeenlaiddown。
Theeye，withlittleornoaidfromtheimagination，couldyetseehowthebodieshadbeenturned，andwheretheheadhadbeenandwherethefeet。SomefadedtracesofthewreckoftheAustralianshipmaybediscernibleonthestonepavementofthislittlechurch，hundredsofyearshence，whenthediggingforgoldinAustraliashallhavelongandlongceasedoutoftheland。
Forty-fourshipwreckedmenandwomenlayhereatonetime，awaitingburial。Here，withweepingandwailingineveryroomofhishouse，mycompanionworkedaloneforhours，solemnlysurroundedbyeyesthatcouldnotseehim，andbylipsthatcouldnotspeaktohim，patientlyexaminingthetatteredclothing，cuttingoffbuttons，hair，marksfromlinen，anythingthatmightleadtosubsequentidentification，studyingfaces，lookingforascar，abentfinger，acrookedtoe，comparingletterssenttohimwiththeruinabouthim。’Mydearestbrotherhadbrightgreyeyesandapleasantsmile，’onesisterwrote。Opoorsister！wellforyoutobefarfromhere，andkeepthatasyourlastremembranceofhim！
Theladiesoftheclergyman’sfamily，hiswifeandtwosisters-in-