All these were tended by robed priests and priestesses with shaven heads.

Two orange- robed priests entered the hall: tall, muscular men carrying long, curved spears.

Farther on, and they could see robed priests and priestesses coming and going.

From other vehicles and conveyances stepped Umballa, the council and the yellow robed priests.

Bearded black- robed priests holding crosses were shown on television tearing up posters promoting the play.

Entering the main sand courtyard he paused, eyed the passing robed priests on their unhurried ways.

Closely they pressed around the great altar-stone under the overhanging boughs where stood the white- robed priests.

Then the high priest in his gorgeous silk mantle, borne on a litter by orange- robed priests.

The white- robed priests went before the body singing, while his brothers in arms bore the lighted tapers.

Surrounded by yellow- robed priests and crisply uniformed Fedaykin guards, Irulan and Chani emerged from the ornate barge.

One of the white- robed priests gave a sharp order and once more the red-garbed executors raised their knives.

At once, the white- robed priests from the priory began to quarrel with the friar who'd spoken to me.

Though white- robed priests tried to keep them back, nobles and peasants alike wept and reached out to us.

You could see the white- robed priests and choristers-therewas one boy with the most perfect voice you can conceive.

Then, suddenly, swelling above the low weird music, came the voices of a score or more white- robed priests chanting:

Before me stood several dozen black- robed priests, the nearest one dropping to his knees and shuffling toward my optical receiver.