CHAPTERV
WelshBookStall—WitandPoetry—WelshofChester—BeautifulMorning—NobleFellow—TheCoilingSerpent—WrexhamChurch—
WelshorEnglish？—CodiadyrEhedydd。
ONtheafternoonofMondayIsentmyfamilyoffbythetraintoLlangollen，whichplacewehaddeterminedtomakeourhead—quartersduringourstayinWales。Iintendedtofollowthemnextday，notintrain，butonfoot，asbywalkingIshouldbebetterabletoseethecountry，betweenChesterandLlangollen，thanbymakingthejourneybytheflyingvehicle。AsIreturnedtotheinnfromthetrainItookrefugefromashowerinoneoftherowsorcoveredstreets，towhich，asIhavealreadysaid，oneascendsbyflightsofsteps；stoppingatabook—stallItookupabookwhichchancedtobeaWelshone。Theproprietor，ashortred—facedman，observingmereadingthebook，askedmeifIcouldunderstandit。
ItoldhimthatIcould。