...its tiny sound echoed in his head like the great bells of the Gloria Dei church down the street...
Some of my maternal ancestors built Gloria Dei and had pews dedicated to their families there. I think there is a small window in an upper room with their name, also, and they are buried in the nearby graveyard. I understand that the neighborhood surrounding the old church has declined very badly now, according to cousins who have visited in the last 10 years. Scary bad.
Some light holiday reading for the Canteen gang.