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第3章让心灵去旅行（3）
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&eredfromtheiofWestminsterSchhalong，loassage，thathadanalmostsubterraneanlook，beingdimlylightedibycircularperforationsinthemassivewalls.ThroughthisdarkavenueIhadadistahecloisters，withthefigureofaner，inhisblaovingalongtheirshadowyvaults，andseemirefromoheneighbtombs.Theapproachtotheabbeythroughthesegloomymonastispreparesthemindforitssolemioersstillretaihiandseerdays.Thegraywallsarediscoloredbydamps，andgwithage;aosshasgatheredovertheinssofthemuralmos，ahedeath'sheads，andotherfuhesharptouchesofthechiselaregoherichtraceryofthearches;theroseswhiedthekey-stoheirleafybeauty;everythingbearsmarksofthegradualdilapidationsoftime，whichyethassomethingtoudpleasinginitsverydecay.
Thesundowumnalrayintothesquareofthecloisters;beaminguponastyplotofgrassier，andlightingupahevaultedpassagewithakindofduskysplendor.Frombetweenthearcades，theeyeglaoabitofblueskyorapassingdbeheldthesun-giltpiheabbeytintotheazureheaven.
AsIpacedthecloisters，sometimesplatingthismiureofgloryanddedsometimeseodeciphertheinssoones，whiedthepavemehmyfeet，myeyewasattractedtures，rudelyrelief，butnearlywornawaybythefootstepsofmaioheeffigiesofthreeoftheearlyabbots;theepitaphswereehenamesaloneremained，havingnodoubtbeeertimes.（Vitalis.Abbas.1082，ausus.Abbas.1114，aius.Abbas.1176.）Iremailewhile，musihesecasualrelitiquity，thusleftlikewrethisdistaime，tellisugshadbeen，aeaoralbutthefutilityofthatpridewhichhopesstilltoexaageioliveinanins.Alittlelonger，ahesefaintrecordswillbeobliterated，awillorial.WhilstIwasyetlookingdownupoones，Iwasrousedbythesoundoftheabbeyclfrombuttresstobuttress，andeoers.Itisalmtohearthiswarimesoundingamoombs，ahelapseofthehour，which，likeabillow，hasrolledusonwardtrave.Ipursuedmywalktoanarcheddtotheiheabbey.here，themaghebuildingbreaksfullyuponthemind，trastedwiththevaultsofthecloisters.Theeyesgazewithwoclusterednsofgigantisions，ringingfromthemtosuamazi;andmanwanderingabouttheirbases，shrunkintoinsignifiparisonwithhisownhandiwork.Thespaessandgloomofthisvastedificeproduysteriousawe.Westepcautiouslyandsoftlyabout，asiffearfulthehallowedsileomb;whileeveryfootfallwhispersalongthewalls，andchattersamongthesepulchers，makingusmoresehequietwehaveied.
Itseemsasiftheawfulheplacepressesdownuponthesoul，ahebeholderintonoiselessreverewearesurrouhegregatedbomenofpasttimes，whohavefilledhistorywiththeirdeeds，ahtheirrenown.
Aalmostprovokesasmileatthevanityofhumanambitioheyarecrowdedtogetherahedust;arsimonyisobservedindolingoutasook，agloomyer，alittleportioothose，whom，whenalive，kingdomsotsatisfy;andhoes，andforms，andartificesaredevisedtocatchtheoticeofthepassenger，andsavefretfulness，forafewshortyears，anamewhiceaspiredtooccupyagesoftheworld'sthoughtandadmiration.
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Iuedinthiswaytomovefromtombtotomb，andfromchapeltochapel.Thedaywasgraduallywearingaway;thedistanttreadofloiterersabouttheabbeygrewlessandlessfrequeonguedbellwassummoningtoeveningprayers;andIsawatadistaers，iesurplices，gtheaisleahechoir.IstoodbeforetheeoHeh'schapel.Aflightofstepsleadupthadeepandgloomy，butmagarch.Greatgatesofbrass，riddelicatelywrought，turnheavilyupes，asifproudlyreluitthefeetofortalsintothismeousofsepulchres.
&eriohepompofarchitedtheelaboratebeautyofsculptureddetail.Theverywallsarewroughtintouniversalor，iradstoniches，crowdedwiththestatutesofsaintsandmartyrs.Stoheglaborofthechisel，tohavebeesweightay，suspe，asifbymagidthefrettedroofachievedwiththewonderfulminutenessayofacobweb.
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