(3) And from the reading, and that slab I leant

My elbow on, the while I read and read

I turned, to free myself and find the world,

And stepped out on the narrow terrace, built

Over the street and opposite the church,

And paced its lozenge brickwork sprinkled cool;

Because Felice-church-side stretched, a-glow

Through each square window fringed for festival,

Whence came the clear voice of the cloistered ones

Chanting a chant made for midsummer nights—