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1、ACATHEDRALCOURTSHIPACATHEDRALCOURTSHIP1ACATHEDRALCOURTSHIPSHEWINCHESTER,May28,1891TheRoyalGardenInn.WearedoingtheEnglishcathedraltowns,auntCeliaandI.AuntCeliahasanintensedesiretoimprovemymind.Papatoldher,whenwewereleavingCedarhurst,thathewouldn'tfortheworldhaveittoomuchimproved,
2、andauntCeliaremarkedthat,sofarasshecouldjudge,therewasnoimmediatedanger;withwhichexchangeofhostilitiestheyparted.Wearetravelingundertheyokeofanironitinerary,warrantedneithertobendnorbreak.ItwasmadeoutbyayoungHighChurchcurateinNewYork,andifithadbeenblessedbyallthebishopsandpopesi
3、tcouldnotbemoresacredtoauntCelia.SheisawfullyHighChurch,andIbelieveshethinksthistourofthecathedralswillgivemeatasteforritualandbringmeintothetruefold.IhavebeenhearingdearoldDr.Kyleagreatdeallately,andauntCeliasaysthatheisthemostdangerousUnitariansheknows,becausehehasleaningstowa
4、rdsChristianity.Longago,inheryouth,shewasengagedtoayoungarchitect.He,withhistrianglesandT-squaresandthings,succeededinmakinganimaginaryscale-drawingofherheart(uptothattimeavirginforest,anunmappedterritory),whichenabledhimtoenterinandsetupapedestalthere,onwhichhehasremainedeversi
5、nce.Hehasbeenonlyamemoryformanyyears,tobesure,forhediedattheageoftwenty-six,beforehehadhadtimetobuildanythingbutaliverystableandacountryhotel.Thisisfortunate,onthewhole,becauseauntCeliathinkshewasdestinedtoestablishAmericanarchitectureonahigherplane,--riditofitsbase,time-serving
6、,imitativeinstincts,andwaftittoaheightwhere,inthecourseofcenturies,weshouldhavebeenreveredandfollowedbyallthenationsoftheearth.Iwenttoseetheliverystable,afteroneoftheseMiriam-likeflightsofprophecyonthemight-have-been.Itisn'tfairtojudgeaman'spromisebyoneperformance,andthatonealiv
7、erystable,soIshallsaynothing.Thissentimentaboutarchitectureandthisfondnessforthevery2ACATHEDRALCOURTSHIPtoppingestHighChurchritualcauseauntCeliatolookontheEnglishcathedralswithsolemnityandreverentialawe.Shehasgivenmeafatnotebook,with"KatharineSchuyler"stampedingoldlettersontheRu
8、ssialeathercover,andalockandkeytoprotectitsfemi
