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  Iopenedthedoorandsawalittlegirl。\"Haveyouanywater?\"

  saidI。

  \"No,\"saidthechild,\"butIhavethis,\"andshebroughtmesomebutter—milkinabasin。Ijusttastedit,gavethechildapennyandblessedher。

  \"Oesgenochtad?\"

  \"No,\"saidshe;\"butIhaveamam。\"Tadinmam;blessedsounds;inalllanguagesexpressingthesameblessedthings。

  AfterwalkingforsomehoursIsawatallbluehillinthefardistancebeforeme。\"Whatisthenameofthathill?\"saidItoawomanwhomImet。

  \"PenCaerGybi,\"shereplied。

  SoonafterIcametoavillageneartoarockygully。Oninquiringthenameofthevillage,IwastolditwasLlanyrAfon,orthechurchoftheriver。Ipassedon;thecountrywasneithergrandnorpretty—itexhibitedakindofwildness,however,whichdidnotfailtointerestme—therewerestones,rocksandfurzeinabundance。Turningroundthecornerofahill,Iobservedthroughthemistsofevening,whichbegantogatheraboutme,whatseemedtoberatheragenteelhouseontheroadside;onmyleft,andalittlewaybehinditastrangekindofmonticle,onwhichIthoughtIobservedtalluprightstones。Quickeningmypace,Isooncameparallelwiththehouse,whichasIdrewnigh,ceasedtolooklikeagenteelhouse,andexhibitedanappearanceofgreatdesolation。

  Itwasawhite,orrathergreystructureofsomeantiquity。Itwasevidentlyusedasafarm—house,fortherewasayardadjoiningtoit,inwhichwerestacksandagriculturalimplements。Observingtwomenintheyard,Iwentin。Theywererespectable,farm—

  lookingmen,betweenfortyandfifty;onehadonacoatandhat,theotheracapandjacket。\"Goodevening,\"IsaidinWelsh。

  \"Goodevening,\"theyrepliedinthesamelanguage,lookinginquiringlyatme。

  \"Whatisthenameofthisplace?\"saidI。

  \"ItiscalledTygwyn,\"saidthemanofthehat。

  \"Onaccountofitscolour,Isuppose?\"saidI。

  \"Justso,\"saidthemanofthehat。

  \"Itlooksold,\"saidI。

  \"Anditisold,\"hereplied。\"InthetimeofthePapistsitwasoneoftheirchapels。\"

  \"Doesitbelongtoyou?\"Idemanded。

  \"Ohno,itbelongstooneMrSparrowfromLiverpool。Iamhisbailiff,andthismanisacarpenterwhoisheredoingajobforhim。\"

  Hereensuedapause,whichwasbrokenbythemanofthehatsayinginEnglish,tothemanofthecap:

  \"Whocanthisstrangefellowbe?hehasnotawordofEnglish,andthoughhespeaksWelshhisWelshsoundsverydifferentfromours。

  Whocanhebe?\"

  \"IamsureIdon’tknow,\"saidtheother。

  \"Iknowwhoheis,\"saidthefirst,\"hecomesfromLlydaw,orArmorica,whichwaspeopledfromBritainestalom,andwhereIamtoldtherealoldWelshlanguageisstillspoken。\"

  \"IthinkIheardyoumentionthewordLlydaw?\"saidI,tothemanofthehat。

  \"Ah,\"saidthemanofthehat,speakingWelsh,\"Iwasrightafterall;oh,IcouldhaveswornyouwereLlydaweg。Well,howarethedescendantsoftheancientBritonsgettingoninLlydaw?\"

  \"Theyaregettingontolerablywell,\"saidI,\"whenIlastsawthem,thoughallthingsdonotgoexactlyastheycouldwish。\"

  \"Ofcoursenot,\"saidheofthehat。\"Wetoohavemuchtocomplainofhere;thelandsarealmostentirelytakenpossessionofbySaxons,whereveryougoyouwillfindthemsettled,andaSaxonbirdoftheroofmustbuilditsnestinGwyndy。\"

  \"YoucallasparrowinyourWelshabirdoftheroof,doyounot?\"

  saidI。

  \"Wedo,\"saidheofthehat。\"YouspeakWelshverywellconsideringyouwerenotborninWales。ItisreallysurprisingthatthemenofLlydawshouldspeaktheiaithsopureastheydo。\"

  \"TheWelshwhentheywentoverthere,\"saidI,\"tookeffectualmeansthattheirdescendantsshouldspeakgoodWelsh,ifalltalesbetrue。\"

  \"Whatmeans?\"saidheofthehat。

  \"Why,\"saidI;\"afterconqueringthecountrytheyputallthementodeath,andmarriedthewomen,butbeforeachildwasborntheycutoutallthewomen’stongues,sothattheonlylanguagethechildrenheardwhentheywerebornwaspureCumraeg。Whatdoyouthinkofthat?\"

  \"Why,thatitwasacutetrick,\"saidheofthehat。

  \"AmoreclevertrickIneverheard,\"saidthemanofthecap。

  \"HaveyouanymemorialsintheneighbourhoodoftheoldWelsh?\"

  saidI。

  \"Whatdoyoumean?\"saidthemanofthehat。

  \"AnyaltarsoftheDruids?\"saidI;\"anystonetables?\"

  \"None,\"saidthemanofthehat。

  \"Whatmaythosestonesbe?\"saidI,pointingtothestoneswhichhadstruckmyattention。

  \"Merecommonrocks,\"saidtheman。

  \"MayIgoandexaminethem?\"saidI。

  \"Ohyes!\"saidheofthehat,\"andwewillgowithyou。\"

  Wewenttothestones,whichwereindeedcommonrocks,andwhichwhenIreachedthempresentedquiteadifferentappearancefromthatwhichtheypresentedtomyeyewhenIviewedthemfromafar。

  \"AretheremanyaltarsoftheDruidsinLlydaw?\"saidthemanofthehat。

  \"Plenty,\"saidI,\"butthosealtarsareolderthanthetimeoftheWelshcolonists,andwereerectedbytheoldGauls。\"

  \"Well,\"saidthemanofthecap,\"IamgladIhaveseenthemanofLlydaw。\"

  \"WhomdoyoucallamanofLlydaw?\"saidI。

  \"Whombutyourself?\"saidheofthehat。

  \"IamnotamanofLlydaw,\"saidIinEnglish,\"butNorfolk,wherethepeopleeatthebestdumplingsintheworld,andspeakthepurestEnglish。Nowathousandthanksforyourcivility。Iwouldhavesomemorechatwithyou,butnightiscomingon,andIamboundtoHolyhead。\"

  Thenleavingthemenstaringafterme,IbentmystepstowardsHolyhead。

  IpassedbyaplacecalledLlansomething,standinglonelyonitshill。Thecountryroundlookedsadanddesolate。ItistruenighthadcomeonwhenIsawit。

  OnIhurried。Thevoicesofchildrensoundedsweetlyatadistanceacrossthewildchampaignonmyleft。

  Itgrewdarkeranddarker。OnIhurriedalongtheroad;atlastI

  cametolone,lordlygroves。Onmyrightwasanopengateandalodge。Iwentuptothelodge。Thedoorwasopen,andinalittleroomIbeheldanice—lookingoldladysittingbyatable,onwhichstoodalightedcandle,withhereyesfixedonalargebook。

  \"Excuseme,\"saidI;\"butwhoownsthisproperty?\"

  Theoldladylookedupfromherbook,whichappearedtobeaBible,withouttheslightestsurprise,thoughIcertainlycameuponherunawares,andanswered:

  \"MrJohnWynn。\"

  Ishortlypassedthroughalargevillage,orrathertown,thenameofwhichIdidnotlearn。Ithenwentonforamileortwo,andsawaredlightatsomedistance。Theroadlednearlyuptoit,andthendivergedtowardsthenorth。LeavingtheroadImadetowardsthelightbyalane,andsooncametoarailroadstation。

  \"Youwon’thavelongtowait,sir,\"saidaman,\"thetraintoHolyheadwillbeherepresently。\"

  \"HowfarisittoHolyhead?\"saidI。

  \"Twomiles,sir,andthefareisonlysixpence。\"

  \"Idespiserailroads,\"saidI,\"andthosewhotravelbythem,\"andwithoutwaitingforananswerreturnedtotheroad。PresentlyI

  heardthetrain—itstoppedforaminuteatthestation,andthencontinuingitscoursepassedmeonmylefthand,voidingfiercesparks,andmakingaterriblenoise—theroadwasamelancholyone;myfootstepssoundedhollowuponit。Iseemedtobeitsonlytraveller—awallextendedforalong,longwayonmyleft。AtlengthIcametoaturnpike。Ifeltdesolateandwishedtospeaktosomebody。Itappedatthewindow,atwhichtherewasalight;awomanopenedit。\"HowfartoHolyhead?\"saidIinEnglish。

  \"DimSaesneg,\"saidthewoman。

  IrepeatedmyquestioninWelsh。

  \"Twomiles,\"saidshe。

  \"StilltwomilestoHolyheadbytheroad,\"thoughtI。\"Nosda,\"

  saidItothewomanandspedalong。AtlengthIsawwateronmyright,seeminglyakindofbay,andpresentlyamelancholyship。I

  doubledmypace,whichwasbeforetolerablyquick,andsoonsawanoble—lookingedificeonmyleft,brilliantlylightedup。\"Whatacapitalinnthatwouldmake,\"saidI,lookingatitwistfully,asI

  passedit。PresentlyIfoundmyselfinthemidstofapoor,dull,ill—lightedtown。

  \"Whereistheinn?\"saidItoaman。

  \"Theinn,sir;youhavepassedit。Theinnisyonder,\"hecontinued,pointingtowardsthenoble—lookingedifice。

  \"What,isthattheinn?\"saidI。

  \"Yes,sir,therailroadhotel—andafirst—ratehotelitis。\"

  \"Andaretherenootherinns?\"

  \"Yes,buttheyareallpoorplaces。Nogentputsupatthem—allthegentsbytherailroadputupattherailroadhotel。\"

  WhatwasItodo?afterturningupmynoseattherailroad,wasI

  toputupatitshotel?Surelytodosowouldbehardlyactingwithconsistency。\"OughtInotrathertogotosomepublic—house,frequentedbycaptainsoffishingsmacks,andbeputinabedafoottooshortforme,\"saidI,asIreflectedonmylastnight’scouchatMrPritchard’s。\"No,thatwon’tdo—Ishallgotothehotel,Ihavemoneyinmypocket,andapersonwithmoneyinhispockethassurelyarighttobeinconsistentifhepleases。\"

  SoIturnedbackandenteredtherailroadhotelwithloftyportandwithsoundingstep,forIhadtwelvesovereignsinmypocket,besidesahalfone,andsomeloosesilver,andfearednottoencounterthegazeofanywaiterorlandlordintheland。\"Sendboots!\"Iroaredtothewaiter,asIflungmyselfdowninanarm—

  chairinamagnificentcoffee—room。\"Whatthedeuceareyoustaringat?sendbootscan’tyou,andaskwhatIcanhavefordinner。\"

  \"Yes,sir,\"saidthewaiter,andwithalowbowdeparted。

  \"Thesebootsareratherdusty,\"saidtheboots,agrey—haired,venerable—lookingman,afterhehadtakenoffmythick,solid,square—toedboots。\"Isupposeyoucamewalkingfromtherailroad?\"

  \"Confoundtherailroad!\"saidI。\"IcamewalkingfromBangor。I

  wouldhaveyouknowthatIhavemoneyinmypocket,andcanaffordtowalk。Iamfondofthebeautiesofnature;nowitisimpossibletoseemuchofthebeautiesofnatureunlessyouwalk。Iamlikewisefondofpoetry,andtakeespecialdelightininspectingthebirth—placesandhauntsofpoets。ItisbecauseIamfondofpoetry,poetsandtheirhaunts,thatIamcometoAnglesey。

  Angleseydoesnotaboundinthebeautiesofnature,butthereneverwassuchaplaceforpoets;youmeetapoet,orthebirth—placeofapoet,everywhere。\"

  \"DidyourhonoureverhearofGronwyOwen?\"saidtheoldman。

  \"Ihave,\"Ireplied,\"andyesterdayIvisitedhisbirth—place;soyouhaveheardofGronwyOwen?\"

  \"Heardofhim,yourhonour;yes,andreadhisworks。That’CowyddyFarn’ofhisisawonderfulpoem。\"

  \"Yousayright,\"saidI;\"the’CowyddofJudgment’containssomeofthefinestthingseverwritten—thatdescriptionofthetopplingdownofthetopcragofSnowdon,atthedayofJudgment,beatsanythinginHomer。\"

  \"ThentherewasLewisMorris,yourhonour,\"saidtheoldman,\"whogaveGronwyhiseducationandwrote’TheLassesofMeirion’—and—

  \"

  \"And’TheCowyddtotheSnail,’\"saidI,interruptinghim—\"awonderfulmanhewas。\"

  \"Iamrejoicedtoseeyourhonourinourhouse,\"saidboots;\"I

  neversawanEnglishgentlemanbeforewhoknewsomuchaboutWelshpoetry,noraWelshoneeither。Ah,ifyourhonourisfondofpoetsandtheirplacesyoudidrighttocometoAnglesey—andyourhonourwasrightinsayingthatyoucan’tstirastepwithoutmeetingone;youhaveanexampleofthetruthofthatinme—fortotellyourhonourthetruth,Iamapoetmyself,andnobadoneeither。\"

  Thentuckingthedustybootsunderhisarm,theoldmanwithalowcongee,anda\"Good—night,yourhonour!\"shuffledoutoftheroom。

  CHAPTERXL

  CaerGyby—LewisMorris—NobleCharacter。

  IDINEDorrathersuppedwellattheRailroadInn—Ibegitspardon,Hotel,forthewordInnatthepresentdayisdecidedlyvulgar。Ilikewisesleptwell;howcouldIdootherwise,passingthenight,asIdid,inanexcellentbedinalarge,cool,quietroom?Iaroseratherlate,wentdowntothecoffee—roomandtookmybreakfastleisurely,afterwhichIpaidmybillandstrolledforthtoobservethewondersoftheplace。

  CaerGybiorCybi’stownissituatedonthesouthernsideofabayonthenorth—westernsideofAnglesey。Closetoitonthesouth—

  westisaveryhighheadlandcalledinWelshPenCaerGybi,ortheheadofCybi’scity,andinEnglishHolyHead。Onthenorth,acrossthebay,isanothermountainofequalaltitude,whichifI

  amnotmistakenbearsinWelshthenameofMynyddLlanfair,orSaintMary’sMount。ItiscalledCybi’stownfromoneCybi,whoabouttheyear500builtacollegeheretowhichyouthsnobleandignobleresortedfromfarandnear。HewasanativeofDyfedorPembrokeshire,andwasafriendandforalongtimeafellow—

  labourerofSaintDavid。Besidesbeinglearned,accordingtothestandardofthetime,hewasagreatwalker,andfrombronzinghiscountenancebyfrequentwalkinginthesunwasgenerallycalledCybiVelin,whichmeanstawnyoryellowCybi。

  SomuchforCybi,andhistown!AndnowsomethingaboutonewhosememoryhauntedmemuchmorethanthatofCybiduringmystayatHolyhead。

  LewisMorriswasbornataplacecalledTrefyBeirdd,inAnglesey,intheyear1700。Anglesey,orMona,hasgivenbirthtomanyillustriousmen,butfew,uponthewhole,entitledtomorehonourablementionthanhimself。Fromahumblesituationinlife,forheservedanapprenticeshiptoacooperatHolyhead,heraisedhimselfbyhisindustryandtalentstoaffluenceanddistinction,becamealandedproprietorinthecountyofCardigan,andinspectoroftheroyaldomainsandminesinWales。Perhapsamanmoregenerallyaccomplishedneverexisted;hewasafirst—ratemechanic,anexpertnavigator,agreatmusician,bothintheoryandpractice,andapoetofsingularexcellence。Ofhimitwassaid,andwithtruth,thathecouldbuildashipandsailit,frameaharpandmakeitspeak,writeanodeandsetittomusic。Yetthatsaying,eulogisticasitis,isfarfromexpressingallthevastpowersandacquirementsofLewisMorris。Thoughself—taught,hewasconfessedlythebestWelshscholarofhisage,andwaswell—versedinthosecognatedialectsoftheWelsh—theCornish,Armoric,HighlandGaelicandIrish。HewaslikewisewellacquaintedwithHebrew,GreekandLatin,hadstudiedAnglo—Saxonwithsomesuccess,andwasawriterofboldandvigorousEnglish。Hewasbesidesagoodgeneralantiquary,andforknowledgeofancientWelshcustoms,traditions,andsuperstitions,hadnoequal。Yetallhasnotbeensaidwhichcanbeutteredinhispraise;hehadqualitiesofmindwhichentitledhimtohigheresteemthananyaccomplishmentconnectedwithintellectorskill。Amongstthesewerehisnoblegenerosityandsacrificeofselfforthebenefitofothers。Weeksandmonthshewasinthehabitofdevotingtothesuperintendenceoftheaffairsofthewidowandfatherless:oneofhisprincipaldelightswastoassistmerit,tobringitbeforetheworldandtoprocureforititsproperestimation:itwashewhofirstdiscoveredthetunefulgeniusofblindParry;itwashewhofirstputtheharpintohishand;itwashewhofirstgavehimscientificinstruction;itwashewhocheeredhimwithencouragementandassistedhimwithgold。ItwashewhoinstructedthecelebratedEvanEvansintheancientlanguageofWales,enablingthattalentedbuteccentricindividualtoreadthepagesoftheRedBookofHergestaseasilyasthoseoftheWelshBible;itwashewhocorrectedhisverseswithmatchlessskill,refiningandpolishingthemtilltheybecamewellworthyofbeingreadbyposterity;itwashewhogavehimadvice,which,haditbeenfollowed,wouldhavemadethePrydyddHir,ashecalledhimself,oneofthemostillustriousWelshmenofthelastcentury;anditwashewhofirsttoldhiscountrymenthattherewasayouthofAngleseywhosegenius,ifproperlyencouraged,promisedfairtorivalthatofMilton:oneofthemosteloquentletterseverwrittenisonebyhim,inwhichhedescantsuponthebeautiesofcertainpoemsofGronwyOwen,thelatentgeniusofwhoseearlyboyhoodhehadobserved,whomhehadclothed,educatedandassisteduptotheperiodwhenhewasordainedaministeroftheChurch,andwhomhefinallyrescuedfromastateborderingonstarvationinLondon,procuringforhimanhonourableappointmentintheNewWorld。

  ImmortalitytoLewisMorris!Butimmortalityhehaswon,evenashisillustriouspupilhassaid,whoinhiselegyuponhisbenefactor,writteninAmerica,inthefour—and—twentymeasures,atatimewhenGronwyhadnotheardtheWelshlanguagespokenformorethantwentyyears,haswordstothefollowingeffect:—

  \"AslongasBardicloreshalllast,scienceandlearningbecherished,thelanguageandbloodoftheBritonsundefiled,songbeheardonParnassus,heavenandearthbeinexistence,foambeonthesurge,andwaterintheriver,thenameofLewisofMonshallbeheldingratefulremembrance。\"

  CHAPTERXLI

  ThePier—IrishReapers—WildIrishFace—FatherToban—TheHerdofSwine—LatinBlessing。

  THEdaywasashotastheprecedingone。Iwalkedslowlytowardsthewest,andpresentlyfoundmyselfuponapier,orbreakwater,atthemouthoftheharbour。Alargesteamerlayatalittledistancewithinthepier。Therewerefishing—boatsonbothsides,thegreaternumberontheouterside,whichliestowardsthehillofHolyHead。OntheshadysideofthebreakwaterunderthewallweretwoorthreedozenofIrishreapers;somewerelyingasleep,othersinpartiesoftwoorthreewereseatedwiththeirbacksagainstthewall,andweretalkingIrish;theselastallappearedtobewell—

  mademiddle—sizedyoungfellows,withratheraruffianlylook;theystaredatmeasIpassed。Thewholepartyhadshillealahseitherintheirhandsorbytheirsides。Iwenttotheextremityofthepier,wherewasalittlelighthouse,andthenturnedback。AsI

  againdrewneartheIrish,Iheardahubbubandobservedagreatcommotionamongstthem。All,whetherthosewhomIhadseensitting,orthosewhomIhadseenreclining,hadgot,orweregettingontheirlegs。AsIpassedthemtheywereallstandingup,andtheireyeswerefixeduponmewithastrangekindofexpression,partlyofwonder,methought,partlyofrespect。\"Yes,’tishe,sureenough,\"Iheardonewhisper。OnIwent,andataboutthirtyyardsfromthelastIstopped,turnedroundandleanedagainstthewall。AlltheIrishwerelookingatme—presentlytheyformedintoknotsandbegantodiscourseveryeagerlyinIrish,thoughinanundertone。AtlengthIobservedafellowgoingfromoneknottotheother,exchangingafewwordswitheach。

  Afterhehadheldcommunicationwithallhenoddedhishead,andcametowardsmewithaquickstep;thereststoodsilentandmotionlesswiththeireyesturnedinthedirectioninwhichIwas,andinwhichhewasadvancing。Hestoppedwithinayardofmeandtookoffhishat。Hewasanathleticfellowofabouttwenty—eight,dressedinbrownfrieze。Hisfeatureswereswarthy,andhiseyesblack;ineverylineamentofhiscountenancewasajumbleofsavageryandroguishness。IneversawamoregenuinewildIrishface—therehestoodlookingatmefullintheface,hishatinonehandandhisshillealahintheother。

  \"Well,whatdoyouwant?\"saidI,afterwehadstaredateachotherabouthalfaminute。

  \"Sure,I’mjustcomeonthepartoftheboysandmyselftobegabitofafavourofyourreverence。\"

  \"Reverence,\"saidI,\"whatdoyoumeanbystylingmereverence?\"

  \"Ochsure,becausetobestyledyourreverenceistherightofyourreverence。\"

  \"Praywhatdoyoutakemefor?\"

  \"Ochsure,weknowsyourreverenceverywell。\"

  \"Well,whoamI?\"

  \"Och,whyFatherTobantobesure。\"

  \"AndwhoknowsmetobeFatherToban?\"

  \"Och,aboyhereknowsyourreverencetobeFatherToban。\"

  \"Whereisthatboy?\"

  \"Herehestands,yourreverence。\"

  \"Areyouthatboy?\"

  \"Iam,yourreverence。\"

  \"AndyoutoldtherestthatIwasFatherToban?\"

  \"Idid,yourreverence。\"

  \"AndyouknowmetobeFatherToban?\"

  \"Ido,yourreverence。\"

  \"HowdoyouknowmetobeFatherToban?\"

  \"Och,whybecausemany’sthegoodtimethatIhaveheardyourreverence,FatherToban,saymass。\"

  \"Andwhatisityouwantmetodo?\"

  \"Why,seehere,yourreverence,wearegoingtoembarkinthedirtysteameryonderforouldIreland,whichstartsassoonasthetideserves,andwewantyourreverencetoblessusbeforewegoes。\"

  \"Youwantmetoblessyou?\"

  \"Wedo,yourreverence,wewantyoutospitoutalittlebitofablessinguponusbeforewegoesonboard。\"

  \"Andwhatgoodwouldmyblessingdoyou?\"

  \"Allkindsofgood,yourreverence;itwouldpreventthedirtysteamerfromcatchingfire,yourreverence,orfromgoingdown,yourreverence,orfromrunningagainsttheblackguardHillofHowthinthemist,providedthereshouldbeone。\"

  \"AndsupposeIweretotellyouthatIamnotFatherToban?\"

  \"Och,yourreverence,willneverthinkofdoingthat。\"

  \"WouldyoubelievemeifIdid?\"

  \"Wewouldnot,yourreverence。\"

  \"IfIweretoswearthatIamnotFatherToban?\"

  \"Wewouldnot,yourreverence。\"

  \"Ontheevangiles?\"

  \"Wewouldnot,yourreverence。\"

  \"OntheCross?\"

  \"Wewouldnot,yourreverence。\"

  \"AndsupposeIweretorefusetogiveyouablessing?\"

  \"Och,yourreverencewillneverrefusetoblessthepoorboys。\"

  \"ButsupposeIweretorefuse?\"

  \"Why,insuchacase,whichby—the—byeisaltogetherimpossible,weshouldjustmakebouldtogiveyourreverenceagoodbigbating。\"

  \"Youwouldbreakmyhead?\"

  \"Wewould,yourreverence。\"

  \"Killme?\"

  \"Wewould,yourreverence。\"

  \"Youwouldreallyputmetodeath?\"

  \"Wewouldnot,yourreverence。\"

  \"Andwhat’sthedifferencebetweenkillingandputtingtodeath?\"

  \"Och,surethere’sallthedifferenceintheworld。Killingmanesonlyagoodbigbating,suchaseveryIrishmanisusedto,andwhichyourreverencewouldgetoverlongbeforematins,whereasputtingyourreverencetodeathwouldpreventyourreverencefromsayingmassforeverandaday。\"

  \"Andyouaredeterminedonhavingablessing?\"

  \"Weare,yourreverence。\"

  \"Byhookorbycrook?\"

  \"Bycrookorbyhook,yourreverence。\"

  \"BeforeIblessyou,willyouanswermeaquestionortwo?\"

  \"Iwill,yourreverence。\"

  \"Areyounotasetofgreatbigblackguards?\"

  \"Weare,yourreverence。\"

  \"Withoutonegoodquality?\"

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