\"TworegularSaxon—hatingWelshwomen，\"saidI，philosophically；
\"justofthesamesortnodoubtasthosewhoplayedsuchpranksontheslainbodiesoftheEnglishsoldiers，afterthevictoryachievedbyGlendoweroverMortimerontheSevern’sside。\"
Iproceededinthedirectionindicated，windingroundthesideofthehill，thesamemountainwhichtheoldmanhadpointedouttomesometimebefore。Atlength，onmakingaturnIsawaveryloftymountaininthefardistancetothesouth—west，ahillrightbeforemetothesouth，and，onmyleft，ameadowoverhungbythesouthernhill，inthemiddleofwhichstoodahousefromwhichproceededaviolentbarkingofdogs。Iwouldfainhavemadeimmediatelyuptoitforthepurposeofinquiringmyway，butsawnomeansofdoingso，ahighprecipitousbanklyingbetweenitandme。Iwentforwardandascendedthesideofthehillbeforeme，andpresentlycametoapathrunningeastandwest。Ifolloweditalittlewaytowardstheeast。Iwasnowjustabovethehouse，andsawsomechildrenandsomedogsstandingbesideit。SuddenlyIfoundmyselfclosetoamanwhostoodinahollowpartoftheroad，fromwhichanarrowpathleddowntothehouse；adonkeywithpanniersstoodbesidehim。Hewasaboutfiftyyearsofage，withacarbuncledcountenance，highbutnarrowforehead，greyeyebrows，andsmall，malignantgreyeyes。Hehadawhitehat，withnarroweavesandthecrownpartlyknockedout，atornbluecoat，corduroybreeches，longstockingsandhighlows。Hewassuckingacuttypipe，butseemedunabletoextractanysmokefromit。Hehadalltheappearanceofavagabond，andofaratherdangerousvagabond。Inoddedtohim，andaskedhiminWelshthenameoftheplace。Heglaredatmemalignantly，then，takingthepipeoutofhismouth，saidthathedidnotknow，thathehadbeendownbelowtoinquireandlighthispipe，butcouldgetneitherlightnoranswerfromthechildren。I
askedhimwherehecamefrom，butheevadedthequestionbyaskingwhereIwasgoingto。
\"TothePontyGwrDrwg，\"saidI。