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Show Historic Cathedral Bella In the fourth story of the north tower of the famous cathedral of Chartres are two fine-toned bells, cast in 1S40, from the tenor of which the Angelus rings out each evening. Four further bells named Anne, Elizabeth. Fulbert and Fiat occupy the fifth story; these are dated five years later and one at least possesses an Interesting Interest-ing history. When Anne of Brittany visited the cathedral she was so Impressed Im-pressed by a buy's voice that she begged the authorities to release him to her. which they did, whereupon she said : "You have given me a small voice and now I will give you a big one." Years ago this bell was rung for an hour every evening during a certain period of the year, that there might be abundant harvest |