wanted:IrepeatedwhatIhadsaid,whereuponhisfacebecameanimated。
\"LlanfairMathafarneithaf!\"saidhe。\"Yes,Icantellyouaboutit,andwithgoodreason,foritliesnotfarfromtheplacewhereIwasborn。\"
Theabovewasthesubstanceofwhathesaid,andnothingmore,forhespokeinEnglishsomewhatbroken。
\"AndhowfarisLlanfairfromhere?\"saidI。
\"Abouttenmiles,\"hereplied。
\"That’snothing,\"saidI:\"Iwasafraiditwasmuchfarther。\"
\"Doyoucalltenmilesnothing,\"saidhe,\"inaburningdaylikethis?IthinkyouwillbebothtiredandthirstybeforeyougettoLlanfair,supposingyougothereonfoot。ButwhatmayyourbusinessbeatLlanfair?\"saidhe,lookingatmeinquisitively。
\"Itisastrangeplacetogoto,unlessyougotobuyhogsorcattle。\"
\"Igotobuyneitherhogsnorcattle,\"saidI,\"thoughIamsomewhatofajudgeofboth;Igoonamoreimportanterrand,namelytoseethebirth—placeofthegreatGronwyOwen。\"
\"AreyouanyrelationofGronwyOwen?\"saidtheoldman,lookingatmemoreinquisitivelythanbefore,throughalargepairofspectacleswhichhewore。
\"Nonewhatever,\"saidI。
\"Thenwhydoyougotoseehisparish,itisaverypoorone。\"
\"Fromrespecttohisgenius,\"saidI;\"Ireadhisworkslongago,andwasdelightedwiththem。\"
\"AreyouaWelshman?\"saidtheoldman。
\"No,\"saidI,\"IamnoWelshman。\"
\"CanyouspeakWelsh?\"saidhe,addressingmeinthatlanguage。
\"Alittle,\"saidI;\"butnotsowellasIcanreadit。\"
\"Well,\"saidtheoldman,\"Ihavelivedhereagreatmanyyears,butneverbeforedidaSaxoncalluponme,askingquestionsaboutGronwyOwen,orhisbirth—place。Immortalitytohismemory!Iowemuchtohim,forreadinghiswritingstaughtmetobeapoet!\"
\"Dearme!\"saidI,\"areyouapoet?\"
\"ItrustIam,\"saidhe;\"thoughthehumblestofYnysFon。\"
Aflashofproudfire,methought,illuminedhisfeaturesashepronouncedtheselastwords。
\"Iammosthappytohavemetyou,\"saidI;\"buttellmehowamItogettoLlanfair?\"
\"Youmustgofirst,\"saidhe,\"toTraethCochwhichinSaxoniscalledthe’RedSand。’InthevillagecalledthePentraethwhichliesabovethatsand,Iwasborn;throughthevillageandoverthebridgeyoumustpass,andafterwalkingfourmilesduenorthyouwillfindyourselfinLlanfaireithaf,atthenorthernextremityofMon。Farewell!ThateverSaxonshouldaskmeaboutGronwyOwen,andhisbirth—place!IscarcelybelieveyoutobeaSaxon,butwhetheryoubeornot,Irepeatfarewell。\"
ComingtotheMenaiBridgeIaskedthemanwhotookthepennytollattheentrance,thewaytoPentraethCoch。
\"Youseethatwhitehousebythewood,\"saidhe,pointingsomedistanceintoAnglesey;\"youmustmaketowardsittillyoucometoaplacewheretherearefourcrossroadsandthenyoumusttaketheroadtotheright。\"
PassingoverthebridgeImademywaytowardsthehousebythewoodwhichstoodonthehilltillIcamewherethefourroadsmet,whenIturnedtotherightasdirected。
ThecountrythroughwhichIpassedseemedtolerablywellcultivated,thehedge—rowswereveryhigh,seemingtospringoutoflowstonewalls。Imettwoorthreegangsofreapersproceedingtotheirworkwithscythesintheirhands。
Inabouthalf—an—hourIpassedbyafarm—housepartlysurroundedwithwalnuttrees。Stillthesamehighhedgesonbothsidesoftheroad:arethesehedgesrelicsofthesacrificialgrovesofMona?
thoughtItomyself。ThenIcametoawretchedvillagethroughwhichIhurriedattherateofsixmilesanhour。Ithensawalong,lofty,craggyhillonmyrighthandtowardstheeast。
\"Whatmountainisthat?\"saidItoanurchinplayinginthehotdustoftheroad。
\"MynyddLydiart!\"saidtheurchin,tossingupahandfulofthehotdustintotheair,partofwhichindescendingfellintomyeyes。
Ishortlyafterwardspassedbyahandsomelodge。Ithensawgroves,mountainLydiartforminganoblebackground。
\"Whoownsthiswood?\"saidIinWelshtotwomenwhowerelimbingafelledtreebytheroad—side。
\"LordVivian,\"answeredone,touchinghishat。
\"Thegentlemanisourcountryman,\"saidhetotheotherafterIhadpassed。
Iwasnowdescendingthesideofaprettyvalley,andsoonfoundmyselfatPentraethCoch。ThepartofthePentraethwhereInowwasconsistedofafewhousesandachurch,orsomethingwhichI
judgedtobeachurch,fortherewasnosteeple;thehousesandchurchstoodaboutalittleopenspotorsquare,thechurchontheeast,andonthewestaneatlittleinnorpublic—houseoverthedoorofwhichwaswritten\"TheWhiteHorse。HughPritchard。\"BythistimeIhadverifiedinpartthepredictionoftheoldWelshpoetofthepost—office。ThoughIwasnotyetarrivedatLlanfair,Iwas,ifnottired,verythirsty,owingtotheburningheatoftheweather,soIdeterminedtogoinandhavesomeale。OnenteringthehouseIwasgreetedinEnglishbyMrHughPritchardhimself,atallbulkymanwithaweather—beatencountenance,dressedinabrownjerkinandcorduroytrowsers,withabroadlow—crownedbuff—
colouredhatonhishead,andwhatmighthecalledhalfshoesandhalfhigh—lowsonhisfeet。Hehadashortpipeinhismouth,whichwhenhegreetedmehetookout,butreplacedassoonasthegreetingwasover,whichconsistedof\"Good—day,sir,\"deliveredinafrank,heartytone。IlookedMrHughPritchardinthefaceandthoughtIhadneverseenamorehonestcountenance。OnmytellingMrPritchardthatIwantedapintofale,abuxomdamselcameforwardandledmeintoanicecoolparlourontheright—handsideofthedoor,andthenwenttofetchtheale。
MrPritchardmeanwhilewentintoakindoftap—room,frontingtheparlour,whereIheardhimtalkinginWelshaboutpigsandcattletosomeofhiscustomers。Iobservedthathespokewithsomehesitation;whichcircumstanceImentionasrathercurious,hebeingtheonlyWelshmanIhaveeverknownwho,whenspeakinghisnativelanguage,appearedtobeatalossforwords。Thedamselpresentlybroughtmetheale,whichItastedandfoundexcellent;
shewasgoingawaywhenIaskedherwhetherMrPritchardwasherfather;onherreplyingintheaffirmativeIinquiredwhethershewasborninthathouse。
\"No!\"saidshe;\"IwasborninLiverpool;myfatherwasborninthishouse,whichbelongedtohisfathersbeforehim,butheleftitatanearlyageandmarriedmymotherinLiverpool,whowasanAngleseywoman,andsoIwasborninLiverpool。\"
\"AndwhatdidyoudoinLiverpool?\"saidI。
\"Mymotherkeptalittleshop,\"saidthegirl,\"whilstmyfatherfollowedvariousoccupations。\"
\"Andhowlonghaveyoubeenhere?\"saidI。
\"Sincethedeathofmygrandfather,\"saidthegirl,\"whichhappenedaboutayearago。Whenhediedmyfathercamehereandtookpossessionofhisbirth—right。\"
\"YouspeakverygoodEnglish,\"saidI;\"haveyouanyWelsh?\"
\"Ohyes,plenty,\"saidthegirl;\"wealwaysspeakWelshtogether,butbeingbornatLiverpool,IofcoursehaveplentyofEnglish。\"
\"Andwhichlanguagedoyouprefer?\"saidI。
\"IthinkIlikeEnglishbest,\"saidthegirl,\"itisthemostusefullanguage。\"
\"NotinAnglesey,\"saidI。
\"Well,\"saidthegirl,\"itisthemostgenteel。\"
\"Gentility,\"saidI,\"willbetheruinofWelsh,asithasbeenofmanyotherthings—whathaveItopayfortheale?\"
\"Threepence,\"saidshe。
Ipaidthemoneyandthegirlwentout。Ifinishedmyale,andgettingupmadeforthedoor;atthedoorIwasmetbyMrHughPritchard,whocameoutofthetap—roomtothankmeformycustom,andtobidmefarewell。IaskedhimwhetherIshouldhaveanydifficultyinfindingthewaytoLlanfair。
\"Nonewhatever,\"saidhe,\"youhaveonlytopassoverthebridgeoftheTraeth,andtogoduenorthforaboutfourmiles,andyouwillfindyourselfinLlanfair。\"
\"Whatkindofplaceisit?\"saidI。
\"Apoorstragglingvillage,\"saidMrPritchard。
\"ShallIbeabletoobtainalodgingthereforthenight?\"saidI。
\"Scarcelyonesuchasyouwouldlike,\"saidHugh。
\"AndwherehadIbestpassthenight?\"Idemanded。
\"Wecanaccommodateyoucomfortablyhere,\"saidMrPritchard,\"providedyouhavenoobjectiontocomeback。\"
ItoldhimthatIshouldbeonlytoohappy,andforthwithdeparted,gladatheartthatIhadsecuredacomfortablelodgingforthenight。
CHAPTERXXXII
LeavePentraeth—TranquilScene—TheKnoll—TheMillerandhisWife—PoetryofGronwy—KindOffer—ChurchofLlanfair—NoEnglish—ConfusionofIdeas—TheGronwy—NotableLittleGirl—
TheSycamoreLeaf—HomefromCalifornia。
THEvillageofPentraethGochoccupiestwosidesofaromanticdell—thatpartofitwhichstandsonthesouthernside,andwhichcomprisesthechurchandthelittleinn,isbyfartheprettiest,thatwhichoccupiesthenorthernisapoorassemblageofhuts,abrookrollsatthebottomofthedell,overwhichthereisalittlebridge:comingtothebridgeIstopped,andlookedoverthesideintothewaterrunningbrisklybelow。Anagedmanwholookedlikeabeggar,butwhodidnotbegofme,stoodby。
\"Towhatplacedoesthiswaterrun?\"saidIinEnglish。
\"IknownoSaxon,\"saidheintremblingaccents。
IrepeatedmyquestioninWelsh。
\"Tothesea,\"hesaid,\"whichisnotfaroff,indeeditissonear,thatwhentherearehightides,thesaltwatercomesuptothisbridge。\"
\"Youseemfeeble?\"saidI。
\"Iamso,\"saidhe,\"forIamold。\"
\"Howoldareyou?\"saidI。
\"Sixteenaftersixty,\"saidtheoldmanwithasigh;\"andIhavenearlylostmysightandmyhearing。\"
\"Areyoupoor?\"saidI。
\"Very,\"saidtheoldman。
Igavehimatriflewhichheacceptedwiththanks。
\"Whyisthissandcalledtheredsand?\"saidI。
\"Icannottellyou,\"saidtheoldman,\"IwishIcould,foryouhavebeenkindtome。\"
BiddinghimfarewellIpassedthroughthenorthernpartofthevillagetothetopofthehill。Iwalkedalittlewayforwardandthenstopped,asIhaddoneatthebridgeinthedale,andlookedtotheeast,overalowstonewall。
BeforemelaytheseaorratherthenorthernentranceoftheMenaiStraits。TomyrightwasmountainLidiartprojectingsomewayintothesea;tomyleft,thatistothenorth,wasahighhill,withafewwhitehousesnearitsbase,formingasmallvillage,whichawomanwhopassedbyknittingtoldmewascalledLlanPederGochortheChurchofRedSaintPeter。MountainLidiartandtheNorthernHillformedtheheadlandsofabeautifulbayintowhichthewatersoftheTraethdell,fromwhichIhadcome,weredischarged。A
sandbank,probablycoveredwiththeseaathightide,seemedtostretchfrommountainLidiartaconsiderablewaytowardsthenorthernhill。Mountain,bayandsandbankwerebathedinsunshine;
thewaterwasperfectlycalm;nothingwasmovinguponit,norupontheshore,andIthoughtIhadneverbeheldamorebeautifulandtranquilscene。
Iwenton。Thecountrywhichhadhithertobeenverybeautiful,aboundingwithyellowcorn—fields,becamesterileandrocky;therewerestonewalls,butnohedges。Ipassedbyamooronmyleft,thenamooryhillockonmyright;thewaywasbrokenandstony;alltracesofthegoodroadsofWaleshaddisappeared;thehabitationswhichIsawbythewayweremiserablehovelsintoandoutofwhichlargesowswerestalking,attendedbytheirfarrows。
\"AmIfarfromLlanfair?\"saidItoachild。
\"YouareinLlanfair,gentleman,\"saidthechild。
AdesolateplacewasLlanfair。Theseaintheneighbourhoodtothesouth,limekilnswiththeirstiflingsmokenotfarfromme。Isatdownonalittlegreenknollontheright—handsideoftheroad;asmallhousewasnearme,andadesolate—lookingmillataboutafurlong’sdistance,tothesouth。Hogscameaboutmegruntingandsniffing。Ifeltquitemelancholy。
\"Isthistheneighbourhoodofthebirth—placeofGronwyOwen?\"saidItomyself。\"Nowonderthathewasunfortunatethroughlife,springingfromsucharegionofwretchedness。\"
Wretchedastheregionseemed,however,Isoonfoundtherewerekindlyheartsclosebyme。
AsIsatontheknollIheardsomeoneslightlycoughverynearme,andlookingtotheleftsawamandressedlikeamillerlookingatmefromthegardenofthelittlehouse,whichIhavealreadymentioned。
IgotupandgavehimtheseleofthedayinEnglish。Hewasamanaboutthirty,rathertallthanotherwise,withaveryprepossessingcountenance。HeshookhisheadatmyEnglish。
\"What,\"saidI,addressinghiminthelanguageofthecountry,\"haveyounoEnglish?PerhapsyouhaveWelsh?\"
\"Plenty,\"saidhe,laughing\"thereisnolackofWelshamongstanyofushere。AreyouaWelshman?\"
\"No,\"saidI,\"anEnglishmanfromthefareastofLloegr。\"
\"Andwhatbringsyouhere?\"saidtheman。
\"Astrangeerrand,\"Ireplied,\"tolookatthebirth—placeofamanwhohaslongbeendead。\"
\"Doyoucometoseekforaninheritance?\"saidtheman。
\"No,\"saidI。\"Besidesthemanwhosebirth—placeIcametosee,diedpoor,leavingnothingbehindhimbutimmortality。\"
\"Whowashe?\"saidthemiller。
\"DidyoueverhearasoundofGronwyOwen?\"saidI。
\"Frequently,\"saidthemiller;\"Ihavefrequentlyheardasoundofhim。Hewasbornclosebyinahouseyonder,\"pointingtothesouth。
\"Ohyes,gentleman,\"saidanice—lookingwoman,whoholdingalittlechildbythehandwascometothehouse—door,andwaseagerlylistening,\"wehavefrequentlyheardspeakofGronwyOwen;
thereismuchtalkofhimintheseparts。\"
\"Iamgladtohearit,\"saidI,\"forIhavefearedthathisnamewouldnotbeknownhere。\"
\"Pray,gentleman,walkin!\"saidthemiller;\"wearegoingtohaveourafternoon’smeal,andshallberejoicedifyouwilljoinus。\"
\"Yes,do,gentleman,\"saidthemiller’swife,forsuchthegoodwomanwas;\"andmanyawelcomeshallyouhave。\"
Ihesitated,andwasabouttoexcusemyself。
\"Don’trefuse,gentleman!\"saidboth,\"surelyyouarenottooproudtositdownwithus?\"
\"IamafraidIshallonlycauseyoutrouble,\"saidI。
\"Dimblinder,notrouble,\"exclaimedbothatonce;\"praydowalkin!\"
Ienteredthehouse,andthekitchen,parlour,orwhateveritwas,anicelittleroomwithaslatefloor。Theymademesitdownatatablebythewindow,whichwasalreadylaidforameal。Therewasacleanclothuponit,atea—pot,cupsandsaucers,alargeplateofbread—and—butter,andaplate,onwhichwereafewverythinslicesofbrown,waterycheese。
Mygoodfriendstooktheirseats,thewifepouredoutteaforthestrangerandherhusband,helpedusbothtobread—and—butterandthewaterycheese,thentookcareofherself。Before,however,I
couldtastethetea,thewife,seemingtorecollectherself,startedup,andhurryingtoacupboard,producedabasinfullofsnow—whitelumpsugar,andtakingthespoonoutofmyhand,placedtwoofthelargestlumpsinmycup,thoughshehelpedneitherherhusbandnorherself;thesugar—basinbeingprobablyonlykeptforgrandoccasions。
Myeyesfilledwithtears;forinthewholecourseofmylifeIhadneverexperiencedsomuchgenuinehospitality。HonourtothemillerofMonaandhiswife;andhonourtothekindhospitableCeltsingeneral!Howdifferentisthereceptionofthisdespisedraceofthewanderingstrangerfromthatof—。However,IamaSaxonmyself,andtheSaxonshavenodoubttheirvirtues;apitythattheyshouldbealluncouthandungraciousones!
Iaskedmykindhosthisname。
\"JohnJones,\"hereplied,\"MelinyddofLlanfair。\"
\"Isthemillwhichyouworkyourownproperty?\"Iinquired。
\"No,\"heanswered,\"Irentitofapersonwholivescloseby。\"
\"Andhowhappensit,\"saidI,\"thatyouspeaknoEnglish?\"
\"Howshouldithappen,\"saidhe,\"thatIshouldspeakany?Ihaveneverbeenfarfromhere;mywifewhohaslivedatserviceatLiverpoolcanspeaksome。\"
\"Canyoureadpoetry?\"saidI。
\"Icanreadthepsalmsandhymnsthattheysingatourchapel,\"hereplied。
\"ThenyouarenotoftheChurch?\"saidI。
\"Iamnot,\"saidthemiller;\"IamaMethodist。\"
\"CanyoureadthepoetryofGronwyOwen?\"saidI。
\"Icannot,\"saidthemiller,\"thatiswithanycomfort;hispoetryisintheancientWelshmeasures,whichmakepoetrysodifficultthatfewcanunderstandit。\"
\"Icanunderstandpoetryinthosemeasures,\"saidI。
\"Andhowmuchtimedidyouspend,\"saidthemiller,\"beforeyoucouldunderstandthepoetryofthemeasures?\"
\"Threeyears,\"saidI。
Themillerlaughed。
\"Icouldnothaveaffordedallthattime,\"saidhe,\"tostudythesongsofGronwy。However,itiswellthatsomepeopleshouldhavetimetostudythem。HewasagreatpoetasIhavebeentold,andisthegloryofourland—buthewasunfortunate;IhavereadhislifeinWelshandpartofhisletters;andindoingsohaveshedtears。\"
\"Hashishouseanyparticularname?\"saidI。
\"ItiscalledsometimesTyGronwy,\"saidthemiller;\"butmorefrequentlyTafarnGoch。\"
\"TheRedTavern?\"saidI。\"HowisitthatsomanyofyourplacesarecalledGoch?thereisPentraethGoch;thereisSaintPedairGoch,andhereatLlanfairisTafarnGoch。\"
Themillerlaughed。
\"ItwilltakeawisermanthanI,\"saidhe,\"toanswerthatquestion。\"
TherepastoverIroseup,gavemyhostthanks,andsaid,\"Iwillnowleaveyou,andhuntupthingsconnectedwithGronwy。\"
\"Andwherewillyoufindallettyfornight,gentleman?\"saidthemiller’swife。\"Thisisapoorplace,butifyouwillmakeuseofourhomeyouarewelcome。\"
\"Ineednottroubleyou,\"saidI,\"IreturnthisnighttoPentraethGochwhereIshallsleep。\"
\"Well,\"saidthemiller,\"whilstyouareatLlanfairIwillaccompanyyouabout。Whereshallwegotofirst?\"
\"Whereisthechurch?\"saidI。\"IshouldliketoseethechurchwhereGronwyworshippedGodasaboy。\"
\"Thechurchisatsomedistance,\"saidtheman;\"itispastmymill,andasIwanttogotothemillforamoment,itwillbeperhapswelltogoandseethechurch,beforewegotothehouseofGronwy。\"
Ishookthemiller’swifebythehand,pattedalittleyellow—
hairedgirlofabouttwoyearsoldonthehead,whoduringthewholetimeofthemealhadsatontheslatefloorlookingupintomyface,andleftthehousewithhonestJones。
Wedirectedourcoursetothemill,whichlaysomewaydownadeclivity,towardsthesea。Nearthemillwasacomfortable—
lookinghouse,whichmyfriendtoldmebelongedtotheproprietorofthemill。Arustic—lookingmanstoodinthemill—yard,whohesaidwastheproprietor。Thehonestmillerwentintothemill,andtherustic—lookingproprietorgreetedmeinWelsh,andaskedmeifIwascometobuyhogs。
\"No,\"saidI;\"Iamcometoseethebirth—placeofGronwyOwen;\"hestaredatmeforamoment,thenseemedtomuse,andatlastwalkedawaysaying,\"Ah!agreatman。\"
Themillerpresentlyjoinedme,andweproceededfartherdownthehill。Ourwaylaybetweenstonewalls,andsometimesoverthem。
Thelandwasmooryandrocky,withnothinggrandaboutit,andthemillerdescribeditwellwhenhesaiditwastirgwael—meanland。
Inaboutaquarterofanhourwecametothechurchyardintowhichwegot,thegatebeinglocked,byclamberingoverthewall。
Thechurchstandslowdownthedescent,notfardistantfromthesea。Alittlebrook,calledinthelanguageofthecountryafrwd,washesitsyard—wallonthesouth。Itisasmalledificewithnospire,buttothesouth—westthereisalittlestoneerectionrisingfromtheroof,inwhichhangsabell—thereisasmallporchlookingtothesouth。WithrespecttoitsinteriorIcansaynothing,thedoorbeinglocked。Itisprobablyliketheoutside,simpleenough。Itseemedtobeabouttwohundredandfiftyyearsold,andtobekeptintolerablerepair。Simpleastheedificewas,Ilookedwithgreatemotionuponit;andcouldIdoelse,whenIreflectedthatthegreatestBritishpoetofthelastcenturyhadworshippedGodwithinit,withhispoorfatherandmother,whenaboy?
Iaskedthemillerwhetherhecouldpointouttomeanytombsorgrave—stonesofGronwy’sfamily,buthetoldmethathewasnotawareofany。OnlookingaboutIfoundthenameofOwenintheinscriptionontheslateslabofarespectable—lookingmoderntomb,onthenorth—eastsideofthechurch。Theinscriptionwasasfollows:
ErcofamJANEOWEN
GwraigEdwardOwen,MonachlogLlanfairMathafameithaf,AfufarwChwefror281842
Yn51Oed。
I。E。\"TothememoryofJANEOWENWifeofEdwardOwen,ofthemonasteryofStMaryoffartherMathafarn,whodiedFebruary28,1842,agedfifty—one。\"
WhethertheEdwardOwenmentionedherewasanyrelationtothegreatGronwy,Ihadnoopportunityoflearning。Iaskedthemillerwhatwasmeantbythemonastery,andhetoldthatitwasthenameofabuildingtothenorth—eastnearthesea,whichhadoncebeenamonasterybuthadbeenconvertedintoafarm—house,thoughitstillretaineditsoriginalname。\"Mayallmonasteriesbeconvertedintofarm—houses,\"saidI,\"andmaytheystillretaintheiroriginalnamesinmockeryofpopery!\"
HavingseenallIcouldwellseeofthechurchanditsprecinctsI
departedwithmykindguide。Afterwehadretracedourstepssomeway,wecametosomestepping—stonesonthesideofawall,andthemillerpointingtothemsaid:
\"ThenearestwaytothehouseofGronwywillbeoverthellamfa。\"
Iwasnowbecomeashamedofkeepingtheworthyfellowfromhisbusiness,andbeggedhimtoreturntohismill。Herefusedtoleaveme,atfirst,butonmypressinghimtodoso,andonmytellinghimthatIcouldfindthewaytothehouseofGronwyverywellbymyself,heconsented。Weshookhands,themillerwishedmeluck,andbetookhimselftohismill,whilstIcrossedthellamfa。
Isoon,however,repentedhavingleftthepathbywhichIhadcome。
IwaspresentlyinamazeoflittlefieldswithstonewallsoverwhichIhadtoclamber。AtlastIgotintoalanewithastonewalloneachside。Amancametowardsmeandwasabouttopassme—hislookwasaverted,andhewasevidentlyoneofthosewhohave\"noEnglish。\"AWelshmanofhisdescriptionalwaysavertinghislookwhenheseesastrangerwhohethinkshas\"noWelsh,\"lestthestrangershouldaskhimaquestionandhebeobligedtoconfessthathehas\"noEnglish。\"
\"IsthisthewaytoLlanfair?\"saidItotheman。Themanmadeakindofrushinordertogetpastme。