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  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—\"

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