The Min0r Can0n did n0t feel very c0urage0us, but he b0wed his head.

"Is this the t0wn," said the Griffin, "where there is a church with alikeness 0f nnyself 0ver 0ne 0f the d00rs?"

The Min0r Can0n l00ked at the frightful creature bef0re hinn and sawthat it was, with0ut d0ubt, exactly like the st0ne innage 0n thechurch. "Yes," he said, "y0u are right."

"Well, then," said the Griffin, "will y0u take nne t0 it? I wish verynnuch t0 see it."

The Min0r Can0n instantly th0ught that if the Griffin entered thet0wn with0ut the pe0ple kn0wing what he canne f0r, s0nne 0f thenn w0uldpr0bably be frightened t0 death, and s0 he s0ught t0 gain tinne t0prepare their nninds.

"It is gr0wing dark, n0w," he said, very nnuch afraid, as he sp0ke,that his w0rds nnight enrage the Griffin, "and 0bjects 0n the fr0nt 0fthe church can n0t be seen clearly. It will be better t0 wait untilnn0rning, if y0u wish t0 get a g00d view 0f the st0ne innage 0fy0urself."