1. In England there was once a FAMOUS abbey, called Whitdy.
2. It was so close to the sea that those who lived in it could hear the WAVES forever beating against the shore.
3. The land around it was rugged, with only a few fields in the midst of a vast FOREST.
4. IN those far-off days, an abbey was half CHURCH, half castle.
5. It was a place where good people,and timid, HELPLESS people could find shelter in time of war.