Wepassedoverabridge,whichcrossesatorrent,whichdescendsfromthemountainonthesouthsideofLlangollen,whichbridgeJohnJonestoldmewascalledthebridgeoftheMelinBac,ormillofthenook,fromamillofthatnamecloseby。Continuingourwaywecametoaglen,downwhichthetorrentcomeswhichpassesunderthebridge。Therewaslittlewaterinthebedofthetorrent,andwecrossedeasilyenoughbystepping—stones。Ilookeduptheglen;
awildplaceenough,itssidesovergrownwithtrees。Drearyanddismalitlookedinthegloomoftheclosingevening。JohnJonessaidthattherewasnoregularpathupit,andthatonecouldonlygetalongbyjumpingfromstonetostone,atthehazardofbreakingone’slegs。Havingpassedoverthebedofthetorrent,wecametoapath,whichledupthemountain。Thepathwasverysteepandstony;theglenwithitstreesanddarknessonourright。Weproceededsomeway。AtlengthJohnJonespointedtoahollowlaneonourright,seeminglyleadingintotheglen。
\"Thatplace,sir,\"saidhe,\"iscalledPantyGwyddel—theIrishman’sdingle,andsometimesPantPaddy,fromtheIrishbeingfondoftakinguptheirquartersthere。Itwasjusthere,attheentranceofthepant,thatthetribewereencamped,whenIpassedtwomonthsagoatnight,inreturningfromtheothersideofthehillwithtenshillingsinmypocket,whichIhadbeenpaidforapieceofmywork,whichIhadcarriedoverthemountaintotheveryplacewhereIamnowcarryingthis。IshallneverforgetthefrightIwasin,bothonaccountofmylife,andmytenshillings。
IrandownwhatremainedofthehillasfastasIcould,notmindingthestones。ShouldImeetatribenowonmyreturnIshallnotrun;youwillbewithme,andIshallnotfearformylifenorformymoney,whichwillbenowmorethantenshillings,providedthemanoverthehillspaysme,asIhavenodoubthewill。\"
Asweascendedhigherwegraduallydivergedfromtheglen,thoughwedidnotlosesightofittillwereachedthetopofthemountain。Thetopwasnearlylevel。Onourrightwereafewfieldsenclosedwithstonewalls。Onourleftwasanopenspacewherewhin,furzeandheathweregrowing。Wepassedoverthesummit,andbegantodescendbyatolerablygood,thoughsteeproad。Butforthedarknessofeveningandadrizzlingmist,which,forsometimepast,hadbeencomingon,weshouldhaveenjoyedagloriousprospectdownintothevalley,orperhapsIshouldsaythatIshouldhaveenjoyedagloriousprospect,forJohnJones,likeatruemountaineer,carednotabrassfarthingforprospects。