CHAPTER III 

Duke William of the Long Sword was buried the next morning in high pomp and state, with many a prayer and psalm chanted over his grave. 

When this was over, little Richard, who had all the time stood or knelt nearest the corpse, in one dull heavy dream of wonder and sorrow, was led back to the palace, and there his long, heavy, black garments were taken off, and he was dressed in his short scarlet tunic, his hair was carefully arranged, and then he came down again into the hall, where there was a great assembly of Barons, some in armour, some in long furred gowns, who had all been attending his father's burial. Richard, as he was desired by Sir Eric de Centeville, took off his cap, and bowed low in reply to the reverences with which they all greeted his entrance, and he then slowly crossed the hall, and descended the steps from the door, while they formed into a procession behind him, according to their ranks--the Duke of Brittany first, and then all the rest, down to the poorest knight who held his manor immediately from the Duke of Normandy. 

Thus, they proceeded, in slow and solemn order, till they came to the church of our Lady. The clergy were there already, ranged in ranks on each side of the Choir; and the Bishops, in their mitres and rich robes, each with his pastoral staff in his hand, were standing round the Altar. As the little Duke entered, there arose from all the voices in the Chancel the full, loud, clear chant of _Te Deum Laudamus_, echoing among the dark vaults of the roof. To that sound, Richard walked up the Choir, to a large, heavy, crossed-legged, carved chair, raised on two steps, just before the steps of the Altar began, and there he stood, Bernard de Harcourt and Eric de Centeville on each side of him, and all his other vassals in due order, in the Choir. 
Who has died?
Duke of what?
Was he laid in state?
When?
Were there many attendants?
Who stood there afterwards?
Was he sad?
How he is related to the deceased?
Was he taken to the palace?
Was part of his clothings taken off?
How they looked like?
How was he dressed afterward?
Who did he meet in the palace hall?
Were some of them in their armours?
How the other dressed?
Were they in the funeral earlier in the day?
Who asked him to take off his hat?
Did Richard showed respect to the Barons?
Then where he headed to?
Who accompanied him there?
Duke William
Duke William
of the Long Sword
of the Long Sword
yes
in high pomp and state
next morning
next morning
yes
with many
little Richard
little Richard
yes
 dull heavy dream of wonder and sorrow
his father
his father
yes
led back to the palace
yes
 were taken off
long, heavy and black
long, heavy, black
short scarlet tunic
short scarlet tunic
Barons
Barons
yes
 in armour,
in long furred gowns
in long furred gowns
yes
 attending his father's burial
Sir Eric de Centeville
Sir Eric de Centeville
yes
reply to the reverences
Altar
Altar
Bernard de Harcourt and Eric de Centeville
Bernard de Harcourt and Eric de Centeville