savage，brutishlouts，out—and—outJohnBulls，andthereforehecalledthemCarnSaeson。\"
\"Thankyou，sir，\"saidmycompanion；\"Inowthoroughlyunderstandthemeaningofcarn。WheneverIgotoChester，andadressed—upmadamjostlesagainstme，Ishallcallhercarn—butein。ThePopeofRomeIshallinfuturetermcarn—lleidyrybyd，orthearchthiefoftheworld。AndwheneverIseeastupid，brutalEnglishmanswaggeringaboutLlangollen，andlookingdownuponuspoorWelsh，I
shallsaytomyselfGethome，youcarnSais！Well，sir，wearenownearLlangollen；Imustturntotheleft。Yougostraightforward。
Ineverhadsuchanagreeablewalkinmylife。MayIaskyourname？\"
Itoldhimmyname，andaskedhimforhis。
\"EdwardJones，\"hereplied。
CHAPTERX
TheBerwyn—MountainCottage—TheBarber’sPole。
ONthefollowingmorningIstrolleduptheBerwynonthesouth—westofthetown，byabroadwindingpath，whichwasatfirstverysteep，butbydegreesbecamelessso。WhenIhadaccomplishedaboutthreepartsoftheascentIcametoaplacewheretheroad，orpath，dividedintotwo。Itooktheonetotheleft，whichseeminglyledtothetopofthemountain，andpresentlycametoacottagefromwhichadogrushedbarkingtowardsme；anoldwoman，however，comingtothedoorcalledhimback。IsaidafewwordstoherinWelsh，whereuponinbrokenEnglishsheaskedmetoenterthecottageandtakeaglassofmilk。Iwentinandsatdownonachairwhichasickly—lookingyoungwomanhandedtome。IaskedherinEnglishwhoshewas，butshemadenoanswer，whereupontheoldwomantoldmethatshewasherdaughterandhadnoEnglish。IthenaskedherinWelshwhatwasthematterwithher，sherepliedthatshehadthecrydorague。Theoldwomannowbroughtmeaglassofmilk，andsaidintheWelshlanguagethatshehopedIshouldlikeit。WhatfurtherconversationwehadwasintheCambriantongue。
Iaskedthenameofthedog，whowasnowfondlinguponme，andwastoldthathisnamewasPharaoh。Iinquirediftheyhadanybooks，andwasshowntwo，oneacommonBibleprintedbytheBibleSociety，andtheotheravolumeinwhichthebookofprayeroftheChurchofEnglandwasboundupwiththeBible，bothprintedatOxford，aboutthemiddleofthelastcentury。IfoundthatbothmotheranddaughterwereCalvinistic—Methodists。AfteralittlefurtherdiscourseIgotupandgavetheoldwomantwopenceforthemilk；
sheacceptedit，butwithgreatreluctance。IinquiredwhetherbyfollowingtheroadIcouldgettothePenybrynorthetopofthehill。Theyshooktheirheads，andtheyoungwomansaidthatI
couldnot，astheroadpresentlytookaturnandwentdown。I
askedherhowIcouldgettothetopofthehill。\"Whichpartofthetop？\"saidshe。\"I’rgoruchaf，\"Ireplied。\"Thatmustbewherethebarber’spolestands，\"saidshe。\"Whydoesthebarber’spolestandthere？\"saidI。\"Abarberwashangedtherealongtimeago，\"saidshe，\"andthepolewasplacedtoshowthespot。\"\"Whywashehanged？\"saidI。\"Formurderinghiswife，\"saidshe。I
askedhersomequestionsaboutthemurder，buttheonlyinformationshecouldgivemewas，thatitwasaverybadmurderandoccurredalongtimeago。Ihadobservedthepolefromourgarden，atLlangollen，buthadconcludedthatitwasacommonflagstaff。I
inquiredthewaytoit。Itwasnotvisiblefromthecottage，buttheygavemedirectionshowtoreachit。Ibadethemfarewell，andinaboutaquarterofanhourreachedthepoleonthetopofthehill。IimaginedthatIshouldhaveagloriousviewofthevaleofLlangollenfromthespotwhereitstood；theview，however，didnotanswermyexpectations。IreturnedtoLlangollenbynearlythesamewaybywhichIhadcome。
TheremainderofthedayIspententirelywithmyfamily，whomattheirparticularrequestItookintheeveningtoseePlasNewydd，oncethevillaofthetwoladiesofLlangollen。Itliesonthefarthersideofthebridge，atalittledistancefromthebackpartofthechurch。Thereisathoroughfarethroughthegrounds，whicharenotextensive。PlasNewyddortheNewPlaceisasmallgloomymansion，withacuriousdairyontheright—handside，asyougouptoit，andaremarkablestonepump。Anoldmanwhomwemetinthegrounds，andwithwhomIenteredintoconversation，saidthatherememberedthebuildingofthehouse，andthattheplacewhereitnowstandswascalledbeforeitserectionPenymaes，ortheheadofthefield。
CHAPTERXI
WelshFarm—House—APoet’sGrandson—Hospitality—MountainVillage—Madoc—TheNativeValley—CorpseCandles—TheMidnightCall。
MYcuriosityhavingbeenratherexcitedwithrespecttothecountrybeyondtheBerwyn，bywhatmyfriend，theintelligentflannel—
worker，hadtoldmeaboutit，Ideterminedtogoandseeit。
AccordinglyonFridaymorningIsetout。HavingpassedbyPengwernHallIturnedupalaneinthedirectionofthesouth，withabrookontherightrunningamongsthazels，Ipresentlyarrivedatasmallfarm—housestandingontheleftwithalittleyardbeforeit。
SeeingawomanatthedoorIaskedherinEnglishiftheroadinwhichIwaswouldtakemeacrossthemountain—shesaiditwould，andforthwithcriedtoamanworkinginafieldwholefthisworkandcametowardsus。\"Thatismyhusband，\"saidshe；\"hehasmoreEnglishthanI。\"
ThemancameupandaddressedmeinverygoodEnglish：hehadabrisk，intelligentlook，andwasaboutsixty。Irepeatedthequestion，whichIhadputtohiswife，andhealsosaidthatbyfollowingtheroadIcouldgetacrossthemountain。Wesoongotintoconversation。HetoldmethatthelittlefarminwhichhelivedbelongedtothepersonwhohadboughtPengwernHall。Hesaidthathewasagoodkindofgentleman，butdidnotliketheWelsh。
Iaskedhim，ifthegentlemaninquestiondidnotliketheWelsh，whyhecametoliveamongthem。Hesmiled，andIthensaidthatI
likedtheWelshverymuch，andwasparticularlyfondoftheirlanguage。HeaskedmewhetherIcouldreadWelsh，andonmytellinghimIcould，hesaidthatifIwouldwalkinhewouldshowmeaWelshbook。Iwentwithhimandhiswifeintoaneatkindofkitchen，flaggedwithstone，wherewereseveralyoungpeople，theirchildren。IspokesomeWelshtothemwhichappearedtogivethemgreatsatisfaction。Themanwenttoashelfandtakingdownabookputitintomyhand。ItwasaWelshbook，andthetitleofitinEnglishwas\"EveningWorkoftheWelsh。\"ItcontainedthelivesofillustriousWelshmen，commencingwiththatofCadwalader。Ireadapageofitaloud，whilethefamilystoodroundandwonderedtohearaSaxonreadtheirlanguage。IenteredintodiscoursewiththemanaboutWelshpoetryandrepeatedthefamousprophecyofTaliesinabouttheCoilingSerpent。IaskedhimiftheWelshhadanypoetsatthepresentday。\"Plenty，\"saidhe，\"andgoodones—Walescanneverbewithoutapoet。\"Thenafterapausehesaid，thathewasthegrandsonofagreatpoet。
\"Doyoubearhisname？\"saidI。
\"Ido，\"hereplied。
\"Whatmayitbe？\"
\"Hughes，\"heanswered。
\"TwoofthenameofHugheshavebeenpoets，\"saidI—\"onewasHuwHughes，generallytermedtheBarddCoch，orredbard；hewasanAngleseaman，andthefriendofLewisMorrisandGronwyOwen—theotherwasJonathanHughes，wherehelivedIknownot。\"
\"Helivedhere，inthisveryhouse，\"saidtheman。\"JonathanHugheswasmygrandfather！\"andashespokehiseyesflashedfire。
\"Dearme！\"saidI；\"Ireadsomeofhispiecesthirty—twoyearsagowhenIwasaladinEngland。IthinkIcanrepeatsomeofthelines。\"IthenrepeatedaquartetwhichIchancedtoremember。
\"Ah！\"saidtheman，\"Iseeyouknowhispoetry。ComeintothenextroomandIwillshowyouhischair。\"Heledmeintoasleeping—
roomontherighthand，whereinacornerheshowedmeanantiquethree—corneredarm—chair。\"Thatchair，\"saidhe，\"mygrandsirewonatLlangollen，atanEisteddfodofBards。Variousbardsrecitedtheirpoetry，butmygrandfatherwontheprize。Ah，hewasagoodpoet。HealsowonaprizeoffifteenguineasatameetingofbardsinLondon。\"
Wereturnedtothekitchen，whereIfoundthegoodwomanofthehousewaitingwithaplateofbread—and—butterinonehand，andaglassofbuttermilkintheother—shepressedmetopartakeofboth—Idranksomeofthebuttermilk，whichwasexcellent，andafteralittlemorediscourseshookthekindpeoplebythehandandthankedthemfortheirhospitality。AsIwasabouttodepartthemansaidthatIshouldfindthelanefartherupverywet，andthatIhadbettermountthroughafieldatthebackofthehouse。Hetookmetoagate，whichheopened，andthenpointedoutthewaywhichImustpursue。AsIwentawayhesaidthatbothheandhisfamilyshouldbealwayshappytoseemeatTyynyPistyll，whichwords，interpreted，arethehousebythespoutofwater。
Iwentupthefieldwiththelaneonmyright，downwhichranarunnelofwater，fromwhichdoubtlessthehousederiveditsname。
Isooncametoanunenclosedpartofthemountaincoveredwithgorseandwhin，andstillproceedingupwardreachedaroad，whichI
subsequentlylearnedwasthemainroadfromLlangollenoverthehill。Iwasnotlongingainingthetopwhichwasnearlylevel。
HereIstoodforsometimelookingaboutme，havingthevaleofLlangollentothenorthofme，andadeepvalleyaboundingwithwoodsandrockstothesouth。
Followingtheroadtothesouth，whichgraduallydescended，Isooncametoaplacewherearoaddivergedfromthestraightonetotheleft。Astheleft—handroadappearedtoleaddownaromanticvalleyIfollowedit。Thescenerywasbeautiful—steephillsoneachside。Ontherightwasadeepravine，downwhichranabrook；
thehillbeyonditwascoveredtowardsthetopwithawood，apparentlyofoak，betweenwhichandtheravineweresmallgreenfields。Bothsidesoftheravinewerefringedwithtrees，chieflyash。Idescendedtheroadwhichwaszigzagandsteep，andatlastarrivedatthebottomofthevalley，wheretherewasasmallhamlet。Onthefurthersideofthevalleytotheeastwasasteephillonwhichwereafewhouses—atthefootofthehillwasabrookcrossedbyanantiquebridgeofasinglearch。Idirectedmycoursetothebridge，andafterlookingovertheparapetforaminuteortwouponthewaterbelow，whichwasshallowandnoisy，ascendedaroadwhichledupthehill：afewscatteredhouseswereoneachside。Isoonreachedthetopofthehill，whereweresomemorehouses，thosewhichIhadseenfromthevalleybelow。IwasinaWelshmountainvillage，whichputmemuchinmindofthevillageswhichIhadstrolledthroughofoldinCastileandLaMancha；therewerethesamesilenceanddesolationhereasyonderaway—thehouseswerebuiltofthesamematerial，namelystone。I
shouldperhapshavefanciedmyselfforamomentinaCastilianorMancheganmountainpueblicito，butfortheabundanceoftreeswhichmetmyeyeoneveryside。
InwalkingupthismountainvillageIsawnoone，andheardnosoundbuttheechoofmystepsamongstthehouses。AsIreturned，however，Isawamanstandingatadoor—hewasashortfigure，aboutfifty。Hehadanoldhatonhishead，astickinhishand，andwasdressedinaduffelgreatcoat。
\"Good—day，friend，\"saidI；\"whatbethenameofthisplace？\"
\"PontFadog，sir，isitsname，forwantofabetter。\"
\"That’safinename，\"saidI；\"itsignifiesinEnglishthebridgeofMadoc。\"
\"Justso，sir；IseeyouknowWelsh。\"
\"AndIseeyouknowEnglish，\"saidI。
\"Verylittle，sir；IcanreadEnglishmuchbetterthanIcanspeakit。\"
\"SocanIWelsh，\"saidI。\"Isupposethevillageisnamedafterthebridge。\"
\"Nodoubtitis，sir。\"
\"AndwhywasthebridgecalledthebridgeofMadoc？\"saidI。
\"BecauseoneMadocbuiltit，sir。\"
\"WashethesonofOwainGwynedd？\"saidI。
\"Ah，IseeyouknowallaboutWales，sir。Yes，sir；hebuiltit，orIdaresayhebuiltit，MadawgapOwainGwynedd。Ihavereadmuchabouthim—hewasagreatsailor，sir，andwasthefirsttodiscoverTiryGorllewinorAmerica。NotmanyyearsagohistombwasdiscoveredtherewithaninscriptioninoldWelsh—sayingwhohewas，andhowhelovedthesea。Ihaveseenthelineswhichwerefoundonthetomb。\"
\"SohaveI，\"saidI；\"oratleastthosewhichweresaidtobefoundonatomb：theyrunthusinEnglish：—
\"’Here，aftersailingfarIMadoclie，OfOwainGwyneddlawfulprogeny：
Theverdantlandhadlittlecharmsforme；
FromearliestyouthIlovedthedark—bluesea。’\"
\"Ah，sir，\"saidtheman，\"IseeyouknowallaboutthesonofOwainGwynedd。Well，sir，thoselines，orsomethinglikethem，werefounduponthetombofMadocinAmerica。\"
\"ThatIdoubt，\"saidI。
\"Doyoudoubt，sir，thatMadocdiscoveredAmerica？\"
\"Notintheleast，\"saidI；\"butIdoubtverymuchthathistombwaseverdiscoveredwiththeinscriptionwhichyoualludetouponit。\"
\"Butitwas，sir，Idoassureyou，andthedescendantsofMadocandhispeoplearestilltobefoundinapartofAmericaspeakingthepureiaithCymraegbetterWelshthanweofWalesdo。\"
\"ThatIdoubt\"saidI。\"However，theideaisaprettyone；
thereforecherishit。Thisisabeautifulcountry。\"
\"Averybeautifulcountry，sir；thereisnonemorebeautifulinallWales。\"
\"Whatisthenameoftheriver，whichrunsbeneaththebridge？\"
\"TheCeiriog，sir。\"
\"TheCeiriog，\"saidI；\"theCeiriog！\"
\"Didyoueverhearthenamebefore，sir？\"
\"IhaveheardoftheEosCeiriog，\"saidI；\"theNightingaleofCeiriog。\"
\"ThatwasHuwMorris，sir；hewascalledtheNightingaleofCeiriog。\"
\"Didhelivehereabout？\"
\"Ohno，sir；helivedfarawayuptowardstheheadofthevalley，ataplacecalledPontyMeibion。\"
\"Areyouacquaintedwithhisworks？\"saidI。
\"Ohyes，sir，atleastwithsomeofthem。IhavereadtheMarwnadonBarbaraMiddleton；andlikewisethepieceonOliverandhismen。
Ah，itisafunnypiecethat—hedidnotlikeOlivernorhismen。\"
\"Ofwhatprofessionareyou？\"saidI；\"areyouaschoolmasterorapothecary？\"
\"Neither，sir，neither；Iammerelyapoorshoemaker。\"
\"Youknowagreatdealforashoemaker，\"saidI。
\"Ah，sir；therearemanyshoemakersinWaleswhoknowmuchmorethanI。\"
\"ButnotinEngland，\"saidI。\"Well，farewell。\"
\"Farewell，sir。Whenyouhaveanybootstomendorshoes，sir—I
shallbehappytoserveyou。\"
\"Idonotliveintheseparts，\"saidI。
\"No，sir；butyouarecomingtolivehere。\"
\"Howdoyouknowthat？\"saidI。
\"Iknowitverywell，sir；youleftthesepartsveryyoung，andwentfaraway—totheEastIndies，sir，whereyoumadealargefortuneinthemedicalline，sir；youarenowcomingbacktoyourownvalley，whereyouwillbuyaproperty，andsettledown，andtrytorecoveryourlanguage，sir，andyourhealth，sir；foryouarenotthepersonyoupretendtobe，sir：Iknowyouverywell，andshallbehappytoworkforyou。\"
\"Well，\"saidI，\"ifIeversettledownhere，Ishallbehappytoemployyou。Farewell。\"
IwentbackthewayIhadcome，tillIreachedthelittlehamlet。
Seeingasmallpublic—house，Ienteredit。Agood—lookingwoman，whometmeinthepassage，usheredmeintoaneatsandedkitchen，handedmeachairandinquiredmycommands；Isatdown，andtoldhertobringmesomeale；shebroughtit，andthenseatedherselfbyabenchclosebythedoor。
\"Ratheraquietplacethis，\"saidI，\"IhaveseenbuttwofacessinceIcameoverthehill，andyoursisone。\"
\"Rathertooquiet，sir，\"saidthegoodwoman，\"onewouldwishtohavemorevisitors。\"
\"Isuppose，\"saidI，\"peoplefromLlangollenoccasionallycometovisityou。\"
\"Sometimes，sir，forcuriosity’ssake；butveryrarely—thewayisverysteep。\"
\"DotheTylwythTegeverpayyouvisits？\"
\"TheTylwythTeg，sir？\"
\"Yes；thefairies。Dotheynevercometohaveadanceonthegreenswardinthisneighbourhood？\"
\"Veryrarely，sir；indeed，Idonotknowhowlongitissincetheyhavebeenseen。\"
\"Youhaveneverseenthem？\"
\"Ihavenot，sir；butIbelievetherearepeoplelivingwhohave。\"
\"Arecorpsecandleseverseenonthebankofthatriver？\"
\"Ihaveneverheardofmorethanonebeingseen，sir，andthatwasataplacewhereatinkerwasdrownedafewnightsafter—therecamedownaflood；andthetinkerintryingtocrossbytheusualfordwasdrowned。\"
\"Anddidthecandleprognosticate，Imeanforeshowhisdeath？\"
\"Itdid，sir。Whenapersonistodiehiscandleisseenafewnightsbeforethetimeofhisdeath。\"
\"Haveyoueverseenacorpsecandle？\"
\"Ihave，sir；andasyouseemtobearespectablegentleman，Iwilltellyouallaboutit。WhenIwasagirlIlivedwithmyparentsalittlewayfromhere。Ihadacousin，averygoodyoungman，wholivedwithhisparentsintheneighbourhoodofourhouse。Hewasanexemplaryyoungman，sir，andhavingaconsiderablegiftofprayer，wasintendedfortheministry；buthefellsick，andshortlybecameveryillindeed。Oneeveningwhenhewaslyinginthisstate，asIwasreturninghomefrommilking，Isawacandleproceedingfrommycousin’shouse。Istoodstillandlookedatit。
Itmovedslowlyforwardforalittleway，andthenmountedhighintheairabovethewood，whichstoodnotfarinfrontofthehouse，anddisappeared。Justthreenightsafterthatmycousindied。\"
\"Andyouthinkthatwhatyousawwashiscorpsecandle？\"
\"Ido，sir！whatelseshoulditbe？\"
\"Aredeathsprognosticatedbyanyothermeansthancorpsecandles？\"
\"Theyare，sir；bytheknockers，andbyasupernaturalvoiceheardatnight。\"
\"Haveyoueverheardtheknockers，orthesupernaturalvoice？\"
\"Ihavenot，sir；butmyfatherandmother，whoarenowdead，heardonceasupernaturalvoice，andknocking。Mymotherhadasisterwhowasmarriedlikeherself，andexpectedtobeconfined。Dayafterday，however，passedaway，withoutherconfinementtakingplace。Mymotherexpectedeverymomenttobesummonedtoherassistance，andwassoanxiousaboutherthatshecouldnotrestatnight。Onenight，asshelayinbed，bythesideofherhusband，betweensleepingandwaking，sheheardofasuddenahorsecomingstump，stump，uptothedoor。Thentherewasapause—sheexpectedeverymomenttohearsomeonecryout，andtellhertocometohersister，butsheheardnofarthersound，neithervoicenorstumpofhorse。Shethoughtshehadbeendeceived，so，withoutawakeningherhusband，shetriedtogotosleep，butsleepshecouldnot。Thenextnight，ataboutthesametime，sheagainheardahorse’sfeetcomestump，stump，uptothedoor。Shenowwakedherhusbandandtoldhimtolisten。Hedidso，andbothheardthestumping。Presently，thestumpingceased，andthentherewasaloud\"Hey！\"asifsomebodywishedtowakethem。\"Hey！\"saidmyfather，andtheybothlayforaminuteexpectingtohearsomethingmore，buttheyheardnothing。Myfatherthensprangoutofbed，andlookedoutofthewindow；itwasbrightmoonlight，buthesawnothing。Thenextnight，astheylayinbedbothasleep，theyweresuddenlyarousedbyaloudandterribleknocking。Outsprangmyfatherfromthebed，flungopenthewindow，andlookedout，buttherewasnooneatthedoor。Thenextmorning，however，amessengerarrivedwiththeintelligencethatmyaunthadhadadreadfulconfinementwithtwinsinthenight，andthatbothsheandthebabesweredead。\"
\"Thankyou，\"saidI；andpayingformyale，IreturnedtoLlangollen。
CHAPTERXII
ACalvinistic—Methodist—TurnforSaxon—OurCongregation—PontyCyssyltau—CatherineLingo。
IHADinquiredofthegoodwomanofthehouse，inwhichwelived，whethershecouldnotprocureapersontoaccompanymeoccasionallyinmywalks，whowaswellacquaintedwiththestrangenooksandcornersofthecountry，andwhocouldspeaknolanguagebutWelsh；
asIwishedtoincreasemyknowledgeofcolloquialWelshbyhavingacompanionwhowouldbeobliged，inallhehadtosaytome，toaddressmeinWelsh，andtowhomIshouldperforcehavetoreplyinthattongue。Thegoodladyhadtoldmethattherewasatenantofherswholivedinoneofthecottages，whichlookedintotheperllan，who，shebelieved，wouldbegladtogowithme，andwasjustthekindofmanIwasinquestof。ThedayafterIhadmetwiththeadventures，whichIhaverelatedintheprecedingchapter，sheinformedmethatthepersoninquestionwasawaitingmyordersinthekitchen。Itoldhertoletmeseehim。Hepresentlymadehisappearance。Hewasaboutforty—fiveyearsofage，ofmiddlestature，andhadagood—naturedopencountenance。Hisdresswaspoor，butclean。
\"Well，\"saidItohiminWelsh，\"areyoutheCumrowhocanspeaknoSaxon？\"
\"Intruth，sir，Iam。\"
\"AreyousurethatyouknownoSaxon？\"
\"Sir！Imayknowafewwords，butIcannotconverseinSaxon，norunderstandaconversationinthattongue。\"
\"CanyoureadCumraeg？\"
\"Intruth，sir，Ican。\"
\"Whathaveyoureadinit？\"
\"Ihaveread，sir，theYsgrythyr—lan，tillIhaveitnearlyattheendsofmyfingers。\"
\"HaveyoureadanythingelsebesidestheholyScripture？\"
\"Ireadthenewspaper，sir，whenkindfriendslendittome。\"
\"InCumraeg？\"
\"Yes，sir，inCumraeg。IcanreadSaxonalittlebutnotsufficienttounderstandaSaxonnewspaper。\"
\"Whatnewspaperdoyouread？\"
\"Iread，sir，YrAmserau。\"
\"Isthatagoodnewspaper？\"
\"Verygood，sir，itiswrittenbygoodmen。\"
\"Whoarethey？\"
\"Theyareourministers，sir。\"
\"Ofwhatreligionareyou？\"
\"ACalvinisticMethodist，sir。\"
\"WhyareyouoftheMethodistreligion？\"
\"Becauseitisthetruereligion，sir。\"
\"Youshouldnotbebigoted。IfIhadmoreCumraegthanIhave，I
wouldprovetoyouthattheonlytruereligionisthatoftheLloegrianChurch。\"
\"Intruth，sir，youcouldnotdothat；hadyoualltheCumraeginCumruyoucouldnotdothat。\"
\"Whatareyoubytrade？\"
\"Iamagwehydd，sir。\"
\"Whatdoyouearnbyweaving？\"
\"Aboutfiveshillingsaweek，sir。\"
\"Haveyouawife？
\"Ihave，sir。\"
\"Doessheearnanything？\"
\"Veryseldom，sir；sheisagoodwife，butisgenerallysick。\"
\"Haveyouchildren？\"
\"Ihavethree，sir。\"
\"Dotheyearnanything？\"
\"Myeldestson，sir，sometimesearnsafewpence，theothersareverysmall。\"
\"Willyousometimeswalkwithme，ifIpayyou？\"
\"Ishallbealwaysgladtowalkwithyou，sir，whetheryoupaymeornot。\"
\"DoyouthinkitlawfultowalkwithoneoftheLloegrianChurch？\"
\"Perhaps，sir，IoughttoaskthegentlemanoftheLloegrianChurchwhetherhethinksitlawfultowalkwiththepoorMethodistweaver。\"
\"Well，Ithinkwemayventuretowalkwithoneanother。Whatisyourname？\"
\"JohnJones，sir。\"
\"Jones！Jones！Iwaswalkingwithamanofthatnametheothernight。\"
\"Themanwithwhomyouwalkedtheothernightismybrother，sir，andwhathesaidtomeaboutyoumademewishtowalkwithyoualso。\"
\"ButhespokeverygoodEnglish。\"
\"MybrotherhadaturnforSaxon，sir；Ihadnot。SomepeoplehaveaturnfortheSaxon，othershavenot。IhavenoSaxon，sir，mywifehasdigoniawn—mytwoyoungestchildrenspeakgoodSaxon，sir，myeldestsonnotaword。\"
\"Well；shallwesetout？\"