From 1935 Noel was increasingly oppressed by the diabetes from which he suffered, blindness, and a cancerous growth, but nothing could dampen his spirits, and when he could no longer sing the liturgy, he learned it off by heart.
From 1935 Noel was increasingly oppressed by the diabetes from which he suffered, blindness, and a cancerous growth, but nothing could dampen his spirits, and when he could no longer sing the liturgy, he learned it off from unaided memory and in full detail.