One of the statues over the stalls, that representing S. Giles, has also a figure of a hind; in the representation of S. Hugh of Lincoln on the throne we see a swan.  The hind was really a type of solitude and purity of life, and as such is found in many ancient carvings and paintings accompanying various Saints.  There is also a legend specially connecting this creature with S. Giles.  In a retreat in a forest in the diocese of Nismes, the recluse, with one companion, is said to have lived on the fruits of the earth and the milk of a hind.  Some dogs that were out hunting pursued this hind, and she took refuge in the dwelling of the Saint.  The sportsman, Flavius Wamba, King of the Goths, treated him with every mark of respect, and gave him land wherewith to endow a monastery.  Of S. Hugh’s swan a long account is given in the “Vita S. Hugonis Lincolniensis” published in the Rolls Series.  A swan never before seen at the place flew to the Bishop at his manor at Stowe directly after he had been enthroned at Lincoln.  He became passionately attached to the bishop, but exhibited no liking for anyone else, he considered himself bound to protect his master, driving other people away from him, “As I myself,” writes Giraldus Cambrensis, “have often with wonder seen,” with his wings and beak.

[Illustration:  The Pulpit.]

=The Organ= was rebuilt in 1894 by Hill and Son at a cost, including the case, of L4,400, and at the expense of the late Mr. W.H.  Foster of Witley, Surrey, though his name, at his own wish, remained undisclosed during his lifetime.  The action is now controlled by electricity.

The Great, Swell, Solo, and Pedal Organ (except the two stops Bourdon and Bass Flute of the last) are placed in four bays of the north triforium of the nave; the choir organ and the two Pedal stops are in the first bay of the north aisle, and the Console in the second bay behind the stalls.  There are 68 speaking stops and 4,453 pipes as follows: 

Great Organ (Compass CC to C in Alt.) 17 stops 1,342 pipes. 
Choir " 11 " 671 "
Swell " 17 " 1,330 "
Solo " 11 " 720 "
Pedal " (Compass CCCC to F) 12 " 390 "

[Illustration:  Apse and Canopied Reredos.]

=The Canopied Reredos= or =Baldachino= was given by the eight surviving children of Dean Saunders as a memorial of their parents.  The retable was given by the Old Boys of the King’s School.  The reredos is a magnificent erection, and renders the east end of this cathedral one of the most dignified in the kingdom.  The dais on which it stands is thirteen feet square, and the summit reaches to the height of thirty-five feet.  Four large marble columns stand at the corners, from the capitals of which spring cusped arches, the spandrels being enriched with mosaic; while at the angles, above the columns, are figures of the Evangelists in niches.  The large central panel in front has the figure of Our Lord; at the back is S. Peter.  The material is Derbyshire alabaster; the work was executed by Mr Robert Davison, of London.