And a sermon from the ride!
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-49389623
It reminds me of Fermor's reflection on his visit to a French monastery in A Time to Keep Silence:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-49389623
It reminds me of Fermor's reflection on his visit to a French monastery in A Time to Keep Silence:
Quote:
I found no trace of the Dark Ages here, no hint of necropolitan gloom or bigotry, still less of the ghastly breeziness that is such an embarrassing characteristic of many English clerics. There was no doubt of the respect in which they held the cause to which their lives were devoted; but their company was like that of any civilised well-educated Frenchman, with all the balance, erudition and wit that one expected, the only difference being a gentleness, a lack of haste, and a calmness which is common to the whole community.