suddenlystartedupinthebedbroadawake。TherewasagreatnoisebelowthewindowofplungingandstrugglinginterspersedwithWelshoaths。Thentherewasasoundasifofaheavyfall,andpresentlyagroan。\"Ishouldn’twonder,\"saidI,\"ifthatfellowwiththehorsehasverifiedmywords,andhaseitherbrokenhishorse’sneckorhisown。However,ifhehas,hehasnoonetoblamebuthimself。Igavehimfairwarning,andshallgivemyselfnofurthertroubleaboutthematter,butgotosleep,\"andsoI
did。
CHAPTERXXXV
BrilliantMorning—TravellingwithEdification—AGoodClergyman—Gybi。
IAWOKEaboutsixo’clockinthemorning,havingpassedthenightmuchbetterthanIanticipated。Thesunwasshiningbrightandgloriouslyintotheapartment。OnlookingintotheotherbedI
foundthatmychums,theyoungfarm—labourers,haddesertedit。
Theywereprobablyalreadyinthefieldbusyatlabour。AfterlyingalittletimelongerIarose,dressedmyselfandwentdown。
IfoundmyfriendhonestPritchardsmokinghismorningpipeatthefrontdoor,andaftergivinghimtheseleoftheday,Iinquiredofhimthecauseofthedisturbancebeneathmywindowthenightbefore,andlearnedthatthemanofthehorsehadbeenthrownbytheanimaloffitsback,thatthehorsealmostimmediatelyafterhadslippeddown,andbothhadbeenledhomeverymuchhurt。Wethentalkedaboutfarmingandthecrops,andatlengthgotintoadiscourseaboutLiverpool。Iaskedhimhowhelikedthatmightyseaport;hesaidverywell,butthathedidnotknowmuchaboutit—forthoughhehadahousetherewherehisfamilyhadresided,hehadnotlivedmuchatLiverpoolhimself,hisabsencesfromthatplacehavingbeenmanyandlong。
\"HaveyoutravelledthenmuchaboutEngland?\"saidI。
\"No,\"hereplied。\"WhenIhavetravelledithaschieflybeenacrosstheseatoforeignplaces。\"
\"Butwhatforeignplaceshaveyouvisited?\"saidI。
\"Ihavevisited,\"saidPritchard,\"Constantinople,Alexandria,andsomeothercitiesinthesouthlatitudes。\"
\"Dearme,\"saidI,\"youhaveseensomeofthemostcelebratedplacesintheworld—andyetyouweresilent,andsaidnothingaboutyourtravelswhilstthatfellowBoswaspluminghimselfathavingbeenatsuchplacesasNorthamptonandWorcester,thehauntsofshoe—makersandpig—jobbers。\"
\"Ah,\"saidPritchard,\"butMrBoshastravelledwithedification;
itisafinethingtohavetravelledwhenonehasdonesowithedification,butIhavenot。Thereisavastdealofdifferencebetweenmeandhim—heisconsideredthe’cutestmanintheseparts,andismuchlookedupto。\"
\"Youarereally,\"saidI,\"themostmodestpersonIhaveeverknownandtheleastaddictedtoenvy。Letmeseewhetheryouhavetravelledwithoutedification。\"
Ithenquestionedhimabouttheplaceswhichhehadmentioned,andfoundheknewagreatdealaboutthem,amongstotherthingshedescribedCleopatra’sneedle,andtheAtMaidanatConstantinoplewithsurprisingexactness。
\"Youputmeout,\"saidI;\"youconsideryourselfinferiortothatdrovingfellowBos,andtohavetravelledwithoutedification,whereasyouknowathousandtimesmorethanhe,andindeedmuchmorethanmanyapersonwhomakeshisfivehundredayearbygoingaboutlecturingonforeignplaces,butasIamnoflattererIwilltellyouthatyouhaveafaultwhichwillalwayspreventyourrisinginthisworld,youhavemodesty;thosewhohavemodestyshallhavenoadvancement,whilstthosewhocanblowtheirownhornlustily,shallbemadegovernors。Butallowmetoaskyouinwhatcapacityyouwentabroad?\"
\"Asengineertovarioussteamships,\"saidPritchard。
\"Adirectorofthepowerofsteam,\"saidI,\"andanexplorerofthewondersofIscander’scitywillingtoholdthecandletoMrBos。I
willtellyouwhat,youaretoogoodforthisworld,letushopeyouwillhaveyourrewardinthenext。\"
Ibreakfastedandaskedformybill;thebillamountedtolittleornothing—half—a—crownIthinkfortea—dinner,sundryjugsofale,bedandbreakfast。Idefrayedit,andtheninquiredwhetheritwouldbepossibleformetoseetheinsideofthechurch。
\"Ohyes,\"saidPritchard。\"Icanletyouin,forIamchurchwardenandhavethekey。\"
Thechurchwasalittleedificeofsomeantiquity,withalittlewingandwithoutaspire;itwassituatedamidstagroveoftrees。
Aswestoodwithourhatsoffinthesacrededifice,IaskedPritchardifthereweremanyMethodistsinthoseparts。
\"Notsomanyastherewere,\"saidPritchard,\"theyarerapidlydecreasing,andindeeddissentersingeneral。Thecauseoftheirdecreaseisthatagoodclergymanhaslatelycomehere,whovisitsthesickandpreachesChrist,andinfactdoeshisduty。IfallourclergymenwerelikehimtherewouldnotbemanydissentersinYnisFon。\"
Outsidethechurch,inthewall,IobservedatabletwiththefollowinginscriptioninEnglish。
HereliethinterredthebodyofAnn,wifeofRobertPaston,whodeceasedthesixthdayofOctober,AnnoDomini。
1671。
P。
R。A。
\"Youseemstruckwiththatwriting?\"saidPritchard,observingthatIstoodmotionless,staringatthetablet。
\"ThenameofPaston,\"saidI,\"struckme;itisthenameofavillageinmyownnativedistrict,fromwhichanoldfamily,nowalmostextinct,deriveditsname。HowcameaPastonintoYnysFon?
Arethereanypeoplebearingthatnameatpresentintheseparts?\"
\"NotthatIamaware,\"saidPritchard,\"IwonderwhohiswifeAnnwas?\"saidI,\"fromthestyleofthattabletshemusthavebeenaconsiderableperson。\"
\"PerhapsshewasthedaughteroftheLewisfamilyofLlanDyfnant,\"
saidPritchard;\"that’sanoldfamilyandarichone。PerhapshecamefromadistanceandsawandmarriedadaughteroftheLewisofDyfnant—morethanonestrangerhasdoneso。LordViviancamefromadistanceandsawandmarriedadaughteroftherichLewisofDyfnant。\"
IshookhonestPritchardbythehand,thankedhimforhiskindnessandwishedhimfarewell,whereuponhegavemineaheartysqueeze,thankingmeformycustom。
\"Whichismyway,\"saidI,\"toPenCaerGybi?\"
\"YoumustgoaboutamileontheBangorroad,andthenturningtotherightpassthroughPenmynnydd,butwhattakesyoutoHolyhead?\"
\"Iwishtosee,\"saidI,\"theplacewhereCybithetawnysaintpreachedandworshipped。Hewascalledtawnybecausefromhisfrequentwalksintheblazeofthesunhisfacehadbecomemuchsun—burnt。Thisisafuriouslyhotday,andperhapsbythetimeI
gettoHolyhead,Imaybesosun—burntastobeabletopassforCybihimself。\"
CHAPTERXXXVI
Moelfre—OwainGwynedd—ChurchofPenmynnydd—TheRoseofMona。
LEAVINGPentraethCochIretracedmywayalongtheBangorroadtillIcametotheturningontheright。HereIdivergedfromtheaforesaidroad,andproceededalongonewhichlednearlyduewest;
aftertravellingaboutamileIstopped,onthetopofalittlehill;cornfieldswereoneitherside,andinoneanagedmanwasreapingclosetotheroad;Ilookedsouth,west,northandeast;tothesouthwastheSnowdonrangefaraway,withtheWyddfajustdiscernible;tothewestandnorthwasnothingveryremarkable,buttotheeastorrathernorth—east,wasmountainLidiartandthetallhillconfrontingitacrossthebay。
\"Canyoutellme,\"saidItotheoldreaper,\"thenameofthatbaldhill,whichlookstowardsLidiart?\"
\"WecallthathillMoelfre,\"saidtheoldmandesistingfromhislabour,andtouchinghishat。
\"Dearme,\"saidI;\"Moelfre,Moelfre!\"
\"Isthereanythingwonderfulinthename,sir?\"saidtheoldmansmiling。
\"Thereisnothingwonderfulinthename,\"saidI,\"whichmerelymeansthebaldhill,butitbringswonderfulrecollectionstomymind。IlittlethoughtwhenIwaslookingfromtheroadnearPentraethCochyesterdayonthathill,andthebayandstrandbelowit,andadmiringthetranquillitywhichreignedoverall,thatI
wasgazinguponthesceneofoneofthemosttremendousconflictsrecordedinhistoryorpoetry。\"
\"Dearme,\"saidtheoldreaper;\"andwhommayithavebeenbetween?
theFrenchandEnglish,Isuppose。\"
\"No,\"saidI;\"itwasfoughtbetweenoneofyourWelshkings,thegreatOwainGwynedd,andcertainnorthernandIrishenemiesofhis。\"
\"Onlythink,\"saidtheoldman,\"anditwasafiercebattle,sir?\"
\"Itwas,indeed,\"saidI;\"accordingtothewordsofapoet,whodescribedit,theMenaicouldnotebbonaccountofthetorrentofbloodwhichflowedintoit,slaughterwasheapeduponslaughter,shoutfollowedshout,andaroundMoelfreathousandwarflagswaved。\"
\"Well,sir,\"saidtheoldman,\"Ineverbeforeheardanythingaboutit,indeedIdon’ttroublemyheadwithhistories,unlesstheybeBiblehistories。\"
\"AreyouaChurchman?\"saidI。
\"No,\"saidtheoldman,shortly;\"IamaMethodist。\"
\"IbelongtotheChurch,\"saidI。
\"SoIshouldhaveguessed,sir,byyourbeingsowellacquaintedwithpennillionandhistories。Ah,theChurch……\"
\"Thisisdreadfullyhotweather,saidI,\"andIshouldliketoofferyousixpenceforale,butasIamaChurchmanIsupposeyouwouldnotacceptitfrommyhands。\"
\"TheLordforbid,sir,\"saidtheoldman,\"thatIshouldbesouncharitable!Ifyourhonourchoosestogivemesixpence,Iwillreceiveitwillingly。Thankyourhonour!Well,IhaveoftensaidthereisagreatdealofgoodintheChurchofEngland。\"
IoncemorelookedatthehillwhichoverlookedthesceneofOwenGwynedd’striumphovertheunitedforcesoftheIrishLochlandersandNormans,andthenafterinquiringoftheoldmanwhetherIwasintherightdirectionforPenmynnydd,andfindingthatIwas,I
setoffatagreatpace,singingoccasionallysnatchesofBlackRobin’sodeinpraiseofAnglesey,amongstothersthefollowingstanza:—
\"BreadofthewholesomestisfoundInmymother—landofAnglesey;
FriendlybounteousmenaboundInPenmynnyddofAnglesey。\"
IreachedPenmynnydd,asmallvillageconsistingofafewwhitehousesandamill。ThemeaningofPenmynnyddisliterallythetopofahill。Thevillagedoesnotstandonahill,butthechurchwhichisatsomedistance,standsonone,orratheronahillock。
Anditisprobablefromthecircumstanceofthechurchstandingonahillock,thattheparishderivesitsname。Towardsthechurchafteraslightglanceatthevillage,Iproceededwithhastysteps,andwassoonatthefootofthehillock。Ahouse,thatoftheclergyman,standsnearthechurch,onthetopofthehill。I
openedagate,andenteredalanewhichseemedtoleaduptothechurch。
AsIwaspassingsomelowbuildings,probablyofficespertainingtothehouse,aheadwasthrustfromadoorway,whichstaredatme。
Itwasastrangehirsutehead,andprobablylookedmorestrangeandhirsutethanitnaturallywas,owingtoitshavingahairycapuponit。
\"Goodday,\"saidI。
\"Goodday,sar,\"saidthehead,andinamomentmoreamanofmiddlestature,aboutfifty,inhairycap,shirt—sleeves,andgreenapronroundhiswaist,stoodbeforeme。Helookedthebeau—idealofaservantofallwork。
\"CanIseethechurch?\"saidI。
\"Ah,youwanttoseethechurch,\"saidhonestScrub。\"Yes,sar!
youshallseethechurch。Yougouproadtherepastchurch—cometohouse,knockatdoor—saywhatyouwant—andnicelittlegirlshowyouchurch。Ah,youquiterighttocomeandseechurch—finetombthereandclebbermansleepinginitwithhiswife,clebbermanthat—OwenTiddir;marriedgreatqueen—dynclebberiawn。\"
FollowingthesuggestionsofthemanofthehairycapIwentroundthechurchandknockedatthedoorofthehouse,ahandsomeparsonage。Anicelittleservant—girlpresentlymadeherappearanceatthedoor,ofwhomIinquiredwhetherIcouldseethechurch。
\"Certainly,sir,\"saidshe;\"Iwillgoforthekeyandaccompanyyou。\"
Shefetchedthekeyandawaywewenttothechurch。Itisavenerablechapel—likeedifice,withabelfrytowardsthewest;theroofsinkingbytwogradations,islowerattheeasternoraltarend,thanattheother。Thegirl,unlockingthedoor,usheredmeintotheinterior。
\"WhichisthetombofTudor?\"saidItotheprettydamsel。
\"Thereitis,sir,\"saidshe,pointingtothenorthsideofthechurch;\"thereisthetombofOwenTudor。\"
Beneathalow—roofedarchlaysculpturedinstoneonanaltartomb,thefiguresofamanandwoman;thatofthemaninarmour;thatofthewomaningracefuldrapery。Themalefigurelaynextthewall。
\"Andyouthink,\"saidItothegirl;\"thatyonderfigureisthatofOwenTudor?\"
\"Yes,sir,\"saidthegirl;\"yonfigureisthatofOwenTudor;theotheristhatofhiswife,thegreatqueen;boththeirbodiesrestbelow。\"
IforboretosaythatthefigureswerenotthoseofOwenTudorandthegreatqueen,hiswife;andIforboretosaythattheirbodiesdidnotrestinthatchurch,noranywhereintheneighbourhood,forIwasunwillingtodispelapleasingdelusion。ThetombisdoubtlessatombofoneoftheTudorrace,andofagentlepartnerofhis,butnotoftheRoseofMonaandCatherineofFrance。HerbonesrestinsomecornerofWestminster’snobleabbey;hismoulderamongstthoseofthousandsofothers,YorkistsandLancastrians,underthesurfaceoftheplain,whereMortimer’sCrossoncestood,thatplainontheeasternsideofwhichmeandersthemurmuringLug;
thatnobleplain,whereoneofthehardestbattleswhicheverbloodedEnglishsoilwasfought;wherebeautifulyoungEdwardgainedacrown,andoldOwenlostahead,whichwhenyounghadbeenthemostbeautifulofheads,whichhadgainedforhimtheappellationoftheRoseofAnglesey,andwhichhadcaptivatedtheglancesofthefairdaughterofFrance,thewidowofMonmouth’sHarry,theimmortalvictorofAgincourt。
Nevertheless,longdidIstareatthattombwhichthoughnotthatoftheRoseofMonaandhisqueen,iscertainlythetombofsomemightyoneofthemightyraceofTheodore。ThensayingsomethinginWelshtotheprettydamsel,atwhichshestarted,andputtingsomethingintoherhand,atwhichshecurtseyed,Ihurriedoutofthechurch。
CHAPTERXXXVII
MentalExcitation—LandofPoets—TheManinGrey—DrinkingHealths—TheGreatestPrydydd—Envy—WelshmennotHogs—
GentlemanlyFeeling—WhatPursuit?—TellhimtoWalkUp—EditoroftheTIMES—CarefulWife—Departure。
IREGAINEDthehighroadbyashortcut,whichIdiscovered,acrossafield。Iproceededrapidlyalongforsometime。Mymindwasverymuchexcited:IwasinthebirthplaceofthemightyTudors—
Ihadjustseenthetombofoneofthem;Iwasalsointhelandofthebard;acountrywhichhadproducedGwalchmaiwhosangthetriumphsofOwain,andhimwhohadsungtheCowyddofJudgment,GronwyOwen。SonowonderIwasexcited。OnIwentrecitingbardicsnatchesconnectedwithAnglesey。AtlengthIbeganrepeatingBlackRobin’sodeinpraiseoftheisland,orrathermyowntranslationofit,executedmorethanthirtyyearsbefore,whichamongstothers,containsthefollowinglines:—
\"Twelvesobermenthemuseswoo,TwelvesobermeninAnglesey,Dwellingathome,likepatriotstrue,InreverenceforAnglesey。\"
\"Oh,\"saidI,afterIhadrecitedthatstanza,\"whatwouldInotgivetoseeoneofthosesoberpatrioticbards,oratleastoneoftheirlegitimatesuccessors,forbythistimenodoubt,thesoberpoets,mentionedbyBlackRobin,aredead。Thattheyleftlegitimatesuccessorswhocandoubt?forAngleseyisnevertobewithoutbards。Havewenotthewords,notofRobintheBlack,butHuwtheRedtothateffect?
\"’Brodir,gnawdynddiprydydd;
Hebganunibunibydd。’
\"Thatis:ahospitablecountry,inwhichapoetisathingofcourse。Ithasneverbeenandwillneverbewithoutsong。\"
HereIbecamesilent,andpresentlyarrivedatthesideofalittledellorravine,downwhichtheroadled,fromeasttowest。Thenorthernandsouthernsidesofthisdellwereprecipitous。Beneaththesouthernonestoodasmallcottage。JustasIbegantodescendtheeasternside,twomenbegantodescendtheoppositeone,anditsohappenedthatwemetatthebottomofthedingle,justbeforethehouse,whichboreasign,andoverthedoorofwhichwasaninscriptiontotheeffectthatalewassoldwithin。Theysalutedme;Ireturnedtheirsalutation,andthenweallthreestoodstill,lookingatoneanother。Oneofthemenwasratheratallfigure,aboutforty,dressedingrey,orpepper—and—salt,withacapofsomekindonhishead,hisfacewaslongandrathergood—looking,thoughslightlypock—broken。Therewasapeculiargravityuponit。
Theotherpersonwassomewhataboutsixty—hewasmuchshorterthanhiscompanion,andmuchworsedressed—heworeahatthathadseveralholesinit,adustyrustyblackcoat,muchtoolargeforhim;raggedyellowvelveteenbreeches,indifferentfustiangaiters,andshoes,cobbledhereandthere,oneofwhichhadratheranuglybulgebythesidenearthetoes。Hismouthwasexceedinglywide,andhisnoseremarkablylong;itsextremityofadeeppurple;uponhisfeatureswasahalf—simplesmileorleer;inhishandwasalongstick。AfterwehadalltakenafullviewofoneanotherI
saidinWelsh,addressingmyselftothemaningrey,\"PraymayI
takethelibertyofaskingthenameofthisplace。\"
\"IbelieveyouareanEnglishman,sir,\"saidthemaningrey,speakingEnglish,\"IwillthereforetakethelibertyofansweringyourquestionintheEnglishtongue。ThenameofthisplaceisDyffrynGaint。\"
\"Thankyou,\"saidI;\"youarequiterightwithregardtomybeinganEnglishman,perhapsyouareoneyourself?\"
\"Sir,\"saidthemaningrey,\"Ihavenotthehonourtobeso。Iamanativeofthesmallislandinwhichweare。\"
\"Small,\"saidI,\"butfamous,particularlyforproducingillustriousmen。\"
\"That’sverytrueindeed,sir,\"saidthemaningrey,drawinghimselfup;\"itisparticularlyfamousforproducingillustriousmen。\"
\"TherewasOwenTudor?\"saidI。
\"Verytrue,\"saidthemaningrey,\"histombisinthechurchalittlewayfromhence。\"
\"Then,\"saidI,\"therewasGronwyOwen,oneofthegreatestbardsthateverlived。OutofreverencetohisgeniusIwentyesterdaytoseetheplaceofhisbirth。\"
\"Sir,\"saidthemaningrey,\"Ishouldbesorrytoleaveyouwithoutenjoyingyourconversationatsomelength。Inyonderhousetheysellgoodale,perhapsyouwillnotbeoffendedifIaskyoutodrinksomewithmeandmyfriend?\"
\"Youareverykind,\"saidI,\"Iamfondofgoodaleandfonderstillofgoodcompany—supposewegoin?\"
Wewentintothecottage,whichwaskeptbyamanandhiswife,bothofwhomseemedtobeperfectlywellacquaintedwithmytwonewfriends。Wesatdownonstools,byacleanwhitetableinalittleapartmentwithaclayfloor—notwithstandingtheheatoftheweather,thelittleroomwasverycoolandpleasantowingtothecottagebeingmuchprotectedfromthesunbyitssituation。Themaningreycalledforajugofale,whichwaspresentlyplacedbeforeusalongwiththreeglasses。Themaningreyhavingfilledtheglassesfromthejugwhichmightcontainthreepints,handedonetome,anothertohiscompanion,andthentakingthethirddranktomyhealth。Idranktohisandthatofhiscompanion;thelatter,afternoddingtousboth,emptiedhisatadraught,andthenwithakindofhalf—fatuousleer,exclaimed,\"Daiawn,verygood。\"
Theale,thoughnotverygood,wascoolandneithersournorbitter;wethensatforamomentortwoinsilence,mycompanionsononesideofthetable,andIontheother。Afteralittletimethemaningreylookingatmesaid:
\"TravellingIsupposeinAngleseyforpleasure?\"
\"Toacertainextent,\"saidI;\"butmychiefobjectinvisitingAngleseywastoviewthebirth—placeofGronwyOwen;Isawityesterday,andamnowgoingtoHolyheadchieflywithaviewtoseethecountry。\"
\"Andhowcameyou,anEnglishman,toknowanythingofGronwyOwen?\"
\"IstudiedWelshliteraturewhenyoung,\"saidI,\"andwasmuchstruckwiththeversesofGronwy:hewasoneofthegreatbardsofWales,andcertainlythemostillustriousgeniusthatAngleseyeverproduced。\"
\"Agreatgenius,Iadmit,\"saidthemaningrey,\"butpardonme,notexactlythegreatestYnisFonhasproduced。Theraceofthebardsisnotquiteextinctintheisland,sir。Icouldnameoneortwo—however,Ileaveotherstodoso—butIassureyoutheraceofbardsisnotquiteextincthere。\"
\"Iamdelightedtohearyousayso,\"saidI,\"andmakenodoubtthatyouspeakcorrectly,fortheRedBardhassaidthatMonaisnevertobewithoutapoet—butwhereamItofindone?justbeforeIsawyouIwaswishingtoseeapoet;IwouldwillinglygiveaquartofaletoseeagenuineAngleseypoet。\"
\"Youwould,sir,wouldyou?\"saidthemaningrey,liftinghisheadonhigh,andcurlinghisupperlip。
\"Iwould,indeed,\"saidI,\"mygreatestdesireatpresentistoseeanAngleseypoet,butwhereamItofindone?\"
\"Whereishetofindone?\"saidheofthetatteredhat;\"where’sthegwrboneddigtofindaprydydd?Nooccasiontogofar,he,he,he。\"
\"Well\"saidI,\"butwhereishe?\"
\"Whereishe?why,there,\"saidhe,pointingtothemaningrey—
\"thegreatestprydyddintirFonorthewholeworld。\"
\"Tut,tut,holdyourtongue,\"saidthemaningrey。
\"Holdmytongue,mynDiawl,notI—Ispeakthetruth,\"thenfillinghisglassheemptieditexclaiming,\"I’llnothold,mytongue。Thegreatestprydyddinthewholeworld。\"
\"ThenIhavethehonourtobeseatedwithabardofAnglesey?\"saidI,addressingthemaningrey。
\"Tut,tut,\"saidheofthegreysuit。
\"Thegreatestprydyddinthewholeworld,\"iteratedheofthebulgedshoe,withaslighthiccup,asheagainfilledhisglass。
\"Then,\"saidI,\"Iamtrulyfortunate。\"
\"Sir,\"saidthemaningrey,\"Ihadnointentionofdiscoveringmyself,butasmyfriendherehasbetrayedmysecret,IconfessthatIamabardofAnglesey—myfriendisanexcellentindividualbutindiscreet,highlyindiscreet,asIhavefrequentlytoldhim,\"
andherehelookedmostbenignantlyreproachfulathimofthetatteredhat。
\"Thegreatestprydydd,\"saidthelatter,\"thegreatestprydyddthat—\"andleavinghissentenceincompletehedrankoffthealewhichhehadpouredintohisglass。
\"Well,\"saidI,\"IcannotsufficientlycongratulatemyselfforhavingmetanAngleseybard—nodoubtagraduateone。Anglesey,wasalwaysfamousforgraduatebards,forwhatsaysBlackRobin?
\"’ThoughArvongraduatebardscanboast,Yetmorecanstthou,OAnglesey。’\"
\"Isupposebygraduatebardyoumeanonewhohasgainedthechairataneisteddfod?\"saidthemaningrey。\"No,Ihavenevergainedthesilverchair—Ihaveneverhadanopportunity。Ihavebeenkeptoutoftheeisteddfodau。Thereissuchathingasenvy,sir—
butthereisonecomfort,thatenvywillnotalwaysprevail。\"
\"No,\"saidI;\"envywillnotalwaysprevail—enviousscoundrelsmaychuckleforatimeattheseeminglycompletesuccessofthedastardlyartstowhichtheyhaverecourse,inordertocrushmerit—butProvidenceisnotasleep。Allofasuddentheyseetheirsupposedvictimonapinnaclefarabovetheirreach。Thenthereisweeping,andgnashingofteethwithavengeance,andthelong,melancholyhowl。Oh,thereisnothinginthisworldwhichgivesonesoperfectanideaofretributionasthelongmelancholyhowlofthedisappointedenviousscoundrelwhenheseeshissupposedvictimsmilingonanaltitudefarabovehisreach。\"
\"Sir,\"saidthemaningrey,\"Iamdelightedtohearyou。Givemeyourhand,yourhonourablehand。Sir,youhavenowfeltthehand—
graspofaWelshman,tosaynothingofanAngleseybard,andIhavefeltthatofaBriton,perhapsabard,abrother,sir?Oh,whenI
firstsawyourfaceoutthereinthedyffryn,Iatoncerecognisedinitthatofakindredspirit,andIfeltcompelledtoaskyoutodrink。Drink,sir!buthowisthis?thejugisempty—howisthis?—Oh,Isee—myfriendsir,thoughanexcellentindividual,isindiscreet,sir—veryindiscreet。Landlord,bringthismomentanotherjugofale!\"
\"Thegreatestprydydd,\"stutteredheofbulgedshoe—\"thegreatestprydydd—Oh—\"