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  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。

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