The culminating scene of the Holy Grail series originally occupied the entire back wall in the dining room at Stanmore Hall, where built-in serving tables precluded there being an accompanying verdure; the bottom right corner of the tapestry also had to be truncated to allow for a door. 1 In Burne- Jones's description: "And of all the hundred and fifty that went on the Quest, three only are chosen and may set foot on that shore, Bors, Percival, and Galahad. Of these Bors and Percival may see the Grail afar off — three big angels bar their way, and one holds the spear that bleeds; that is the spear that entered Christ's side, and it bleeds always. You know by its appearing that the Graal [sic] is near. And then comes Galahad who alone may see it — and to see it is death, for it is seeing the face of God." 2 Although there are some discrepancies — the vision takes place within the court of King Pelles, and there are four angels — Burne-Jones generally keeps to the spirit of Malory. Galahad is surrounded by lilies, symbolizing purity, while within the Chapel the Holy Ghost, in the form of a rushing wind, deposits drops of blood into the Grail. 1. A photograph of the tapestry in situ is reproduced in Parry 1983, p. 116; the original Attainment, along with The Arming and Departure of the Knights also from the Stanmore Hall set, is reproduced in Victoria and Albert Museum 1996, no. M.130. 2. Memorials, vol. 2, p. 209.