at the entrance to the north transept, on the other side of the church, which, however, is not shown in the engraving.
ST PAUL'S.
The party passed under a great archway which led towards the centre of the church, and presently they came to another long and garret-like looking hall, or corridor, with great arches of masonry passing over it from one side to the other at regular intervals along its whole length, like the beams and rafters of wood in an ordinary garret. This great vacant space was directly over one of the side aisles of the church.[D]
"What a monstrous long garret!" said Rollo.
"Yes," said Mr. George; "and there is something very curious about this garret, as you call it, which I will explain to you some other time."
Rollo was very willing to have this explanation postponed; for his attention was just now attracted
by some curious-looking tools, consisting of axes, hammers, and saws, which were arranged in a very symmetrical manner, in a sort of circle, on the wall near him. There were two or three men in this part of the building, and one of them came forward to show this party which way they were to go. Rollo asked this man what these tools were for. He said they were to be used in case of fire.
The tools were very antique and venerable in their form, and looked as if they might have been hanging where they were untouched for centuries.