A bishop and his acolyte attend her, while courtiers in black robes emerge from the gloom on either side of the bed. |
Each was swathed in robes of black, and all carried the sceptre that befitted their station. |
And what about the robes that priests wear? They too are long, flowing and can be used to conceal such things. |
With that movement, a silver necklace fell out of his robes, gleaming brightly in the weak light. |
He was dressed in purple silk robes and had jewels adorning his stubby neck and fingers. |
The horse-rich families with thirty horses apiece would go to hunt for meat and robes or to trade horses for buffalo robes or camas for clothing. |