We must confess we are happy that we were not there to hear them, for, notwithstanding, that each of the eight old youths worked away like a steam engine , the performance took three hours and six minutes.
— yes, grandsire triples, in which peal there were no less than five thousand and forty changes.  We must confess we are happy that we were not there to hear them, for, notwithstanding, that each of the eight old youths worked away like a steam engine , the performance took three hours and six minutes.  The sound of cannon now boomed from the Tower walls ; this was the signal for all who were to participate in the gorgeous procession, to hasten to their respective stations.