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  \"Eighteen,sir,lastCandlemas,\"saidthefreckledmaid。

  \"Areyourparentsalive?\"

  \"Mymotheris,sir,butmyfatherisdead。\"

  \"Whatwasyourfather?\"

  \"HewasanIrishman,sir!andbootstothisinn。\"

  \"IsyourmotherIrish?\"

  \"No,sir,sheisofthisplace;myfathermarriedhershortlyafterhecamehere。\"

  \"Ofwhatreligionareyou?\"

  \"Church,sir,Church。\"

  \"WasyourfatheroftheChurch?\"

  \"Notalways,sir;hewasoncewhatiscalledaCatholic。HeturnedtotheChurchafterhecamehere。\"

  \"A’n’tthereagreatmanyMethodistsinBala?\"

  \"Plenty,sir,plenty。\"

  \"HowcameyourfathernottogoovertotheMethodistsinsteadoftheChurch?\"

  \"’Causehedidn’tlikethem,sir;heusedtosaytheywereatrumpery,cheatingset;thattheywouldn’tswear,butwouldliethroughathree—inchboard。\"

  \"IsupposeyourmotherisaChurch—woman?\"

  \"Sheisnow,sir;butbeforesheknewmyfathershewasaMethodist。\"

  \"Ofwhatreligionisthemasterofthehouse?\"

  \"Church,sir,Church;soisallthefamily。\"

  \"Whoistheclergymanoftheplace?\"

  \"MrPugh,sir!\"

  \"Isheagoodpreacher?\"

  \"Capital,sir!andsoiseachofhiscurates;heandtheyareconvertingtheMethodistsleftandright。\"

  \"Ishouldliketohearhim。\"

  \"Well,sir!thatyoucando。Mymaster,whoisgoingtochurchpresently,willbehappytoaccommodateyouinhispew。\"

  Iwenttochurchwiththelandlord,atallgentlemanlymanofthenameofJones—OhthateternalnameofJones!Rainwasfallingfast,andweweregladtoholdupourumbrellas。WedidnotgotothechurchatBala,atwhichtherewasnoservicethatmorning,buttothatofalittlevillagecloseby,onthesideofthelake,thelivingofwhichisincorporatedwiththatofBala。Thechurchstandslowdownbythelakeatthebottomofalittlenook。ItsnamewhichisLlanuwchLlyn,isdescriptiveofitsposition,signifyingtheChurchabovetheLake。Itisalong,low,ancientedifice,standingnorth—eastbysouth—west。Thevillageisjustaboveitonarisingground,behindwhichareloftyhillspleasantlydottedwithgroves,trees,andhouses。Theinterioroftheedificehasasomewhatdilapidatedappearance。TheservicewasinWelsh。Theclergymanwasaboutfortyyearsofage,andhadahighly—intelligentlook。Hisvoicewasremarkablyclearanddistinct。Hepreachedanexcellentpracticalsermon,text,14thchapter,22ndverseofLuke,aboutsendingoutservantstoinvitepeopletothesupper。Afterthesermontherewasagatheringforthepoor。

  AsIreturnedtotheinnIhadagooddealofconversationwiththelandlordonreligioussubjects。HetoldmethattheChurchofEngland,whichforalongtimehadbeenadown—troddenChurchinWales,hadoflatebeguntoraiseitshead,andchieflyowingtothezealandactivityofitspresentministers;thattheformerministersoftheChurchweregoodmen,buthadnotenergyenoughtosuitthetimesinwhichtheylived;thatthepresentministersfoughttheMethodistpreacherswiththeirownweapons,namely,extemporarypreaching,andbeatthem,winningshoalsfromtheircongregations。HeseemedtothinkthatthetimewasnotfardistantwhentheAnglicanChurchwouldbethepopularaswellastheestablishedChurchofWales。

  Findingmyselfratherdullintheinn,Iwentoutagain,notwithstandingthatitrained。IascendedthetomanormoundwhichIhadvisitedonaformeroccasion。Nothingcouldbemoredesolateanddrearythanthescenearound。Thewoodswerestrippedoftheirverdureandthehillswerehalfshroudedinmist。Howunlikewasthisscenetothesmiling,gloriousprospectwhichhadgreetedmyeyesafewmonthsbefore。Theraincomingdownwithredoubledviolence,Iwassoongladtodescendandregaintheinn。

  ShortlybeforedinnerIwasvisitedbythelandlady,afinetallwomanofaboutfifty,withconsiderableremainsofbeautyinhercountenance。ShecametoaskmeifIwascomfortable。ItoldherthatitwasmyownfaultifIwasnot。Weweresooninveryfriendlydiscourse。Iaskedherhermaidenname。

  \"Owen,\"saidshe,laughing,\"which,aftermypresentnameofJones,isthemostcommonnameinWales。\"

  \"Theywerebothoneandthesameoriginally,\"saidI,\"OwenandJonesbothmeanJohn。\"

  ShetoowasastaunchmemberoftheChurchofEngland,whichshesaidwastheonlytrueChurch。Shespokeintermsofhighrespectandadmirationofherminister,andsaidthatanewchurchwasbeingbuilt,theoldonenotbeinglargeenoughtoaccommodatethenumberswhothrongedtohearhim。

  Ihadanoblegoosefordinner,towhichIdidamplejustice。

  Aboutfouro’clock,theweatherhavingclearedup,Itookastroll。

  Itwasabeautifulevening,thoughraincloudsstillhoveredabout。

  IwanderedtothenorthernendofLlynTegid,whichIhadpassedintheprecedingevening。Thewindwasblowingfromthesouth,andtinywaveswerebeatingagainsttheshore,whichconsistedofsmallbrownpebbles。Thelakehascertainlynotitsname,whichsignifiesLakeofBeauty,fornothing。Itisabeautifulsheetofwater,andbeautifullysituated。Itisoblongandaboutsixmilesinlength。Onallsides,excepttothenorth,itisboundedbyhills。Thoseatthesouthernendareverylofty,thetallestofwhichisArran,whichliftsitsheadtothecloudslikeahugeloaf。AsIwanderedonthestrandIthoughtofacertainBritishprinceandpoet,whointheveryoldtimesoughtarefugeinthevicinityofthelakefromtherageoftheSaxons。HisnamewasLlewarchHen,ofwhomIwillnowsayafewwords。

  LlewarchHen,orLlewarchtheAged,wasbornaboutthecommencementofthesixthanddiedaboutthemiddleoftheseventhcentury,havingattainedtotheprodigiousageofonehundredandfortyorfiftyyears,whichisperhapsthelotofaboutfortyindividualsinthecourseofamillennium。Ifhewasremarkableforhisyearshewasnolesssoforthenumberofhismisfortunes。HewasoneoftheprincesoftheCumbrianBritons;butCumbriawasinvadedbytheSaxons,andasceneofhorridwarensued。Llewarchandhissons,ofwhomhehadtwenty—four,putthemselvesattheheadoftheirforces,andinconjunctionwiththeotherCumbrianprincesmadeabravebutfruitlessoppositiontotheinvaders。Mostofhissonswereslain,andhehimselfwiththeremaindersoughtshelterinPowys,inthehallofCynddylan,itsprince。ButtheSaxonbillsandbowsfoundtheirwaytoPowystoo。Cynddylanwasslain,andwithhimthelastofthesonsofLlewarch,who,reftofhisprotector,retiredtoahutbythesideofthelakeofBala,wherehelivedthelifeofarecluse,andcomposedelegiesonhissonsandslaughteredfriends,andonhisoldage,allofwhichaboundwithsomuchsimplicityandpathosthattheheartofhimmustbehardindeedwhocanreadthemunmoved。Whilstaprincehewasreveredforhiswisdomandequity,andheissaidinoneofthehistoricaltriadstohavebeenoneofthethreeconsultingwarriorsofArthur。

  IntheeveningIattendedserviceintheoldchurchatBala。Theinterioroftheedificewasremarkablyplain;noornamentofanykindwasdistinguishable;thecongregationwasoverflowing,amongstwhomIobservedtheinnkeeperandhiswife,thelittlefreckledmaidandtheboots。TheentireservicewasinWelsh。NexttothepewinwhichIsatwasonefilledwithyoungsingingwomen,allofwhomseemedtohavevoicesofwonderfulpower。Theprayerswerereadbyastrappingyoungcurateatleastsixfeethigh。Thesermonwaspreachedbytherector,andwasacontinuationoftheonewhichIhadheardhimpreachinthemorning。Itwasaverycomfortingdiscourse,asthepreacherclearlyprovedthateverysinnerwillbepardonedwhocomestoJesus。Iwasparticularlystruckwithonepart。ThepreachersaidthatJesus’armsbeingstretchedoutuponthecrosswasemblematicofHissurprisingloveandHiswillingnesstoreceiveanybody。TheserviceconcludedwiththenobleanthemTeyrnasaJesuMawr,\"MayMightyJesusreign!\"

  TheserviceoverIreturnedtotheparlouroftheinn。ThereIsatforalong—time,loneandsolitary,staringatthefireinthegrate。Iwastheonlyguestinthehouse;agreatsilenceprevailedbothwithinandwithout;sometimesfiveminuteselapsedwithoutmyhearingasound,andthen,perhaps,thesilencewouldbebrokenbyafootstepatadistanceinthestreet。Atlength,findingmyselfyawning,Ideterminedtogotobed。ThefreckledmaidasshelightedmetomyroominquiredhowIlikedthesermon。

  \"Verymuch,\"saidI。\"Ah,\"saidshe,\"didInottellyouthatMrPughwasacapitalpreacher?\"ShethenaskedmehowIlikedthesingingofthegalswhosatinthenextpewtomine。ItoldherthatIlikeditexceedingly。\"Ah,\"saidshe,\"themgalshavethebestvoicesinBala。TheywereonceMethodygals,andsanginthechapels,butwereconverted,andarenowasgoodChurchasmyself。

  Themgalshavebeenthecauseofagreatmanyconvarsions,foralltheyoungfellowsoftheiracquaintanceamongsttheMethodists—\"

  \"Followthemtochurch,\"saidI,\"andintimebecomeconverted。

  That’sathingofcourse。IftheChurchgetsthegirlssheisquitesureofthefellows。\"

  CHAPTERLXXIV

  ProceedonJourney—TheLadandDog—OldBala—ThePass—

  ExtensiveView—TheTwoMen—TheTapNyth—TheMeetingoftheWaters—TheWildValley—DinasMawddwy。

  THEMondaymorningwasgloomyandmisty,butitdidnotrain,acircumstancewhichgavemenolittlepleasure,asIintendedtocontinuemyjourneywithoutdelay。AfterbreakfastIbadefarewelltomykindhost,andalsotothefreckledmaid,anddeparted,mysatchelo’ermyshoulderandmyumbrellainmyhand。

  IhadconsultedthelandlordonthepreviousdayastowhereIhadbestmakemynexthalt,andhadbeenadvisedbyhimtostopatMallwyd。HesaidthatifIfelttiredIcouldputupatDinasMawddwy,abouttwomilesonthissideofMallwyd,butthatifI

  werenothewouldadvisemetogoon,asIshouldfindverypooraccommodationatDinas。Onmyinquiringastothenatureoftheroad,hetoldmethatthefirstpartofitwastolerablygood,lyingalongtheeasternsideofthelake,butthatthegreaterpartofitwasveryrough,overhillsandmountains,belongingtothegreatchainofArran,whichconstituteduponthewholethewildestpartofallWales。

  PassingbythenorthernendofthelakeIturnedtothesouth,andproceededalongaroadalittlewayabovethesideofthelake。

  Thedayhadnowtoacertainextentclearedup,andthelakewasoccasionallygildedbybeamsofbrightsunshine。AfterwalkingalittlewayIovertookaladdressedinawhitegreatcoatandattendedbyatolerablylargeblackdog。IaddressedhiminEnglish,butfindingthathedidnotunderstandmeIbegantotalktohiminWelsh。

  \"That’safinedog,\"saidI。

  LAD。—Veryfine,sir,andagooddog;thoughyounghehasbeenknowntokillrats。

  MYSELF。—Whatishisname?

  LAD。—HisnameisToby,sir。

  MYSELF。—Andwhatisyourname?

  LAD。—JohnJones,sir。

  MYSELF。—Andwhatisyourfather’s?

  LAD。—WaladrJones,sir。

  MYSELF。—IsWaladrthesameasCadwaladr?

  LAD。—Intruth,sir,itis。

  MYSELF。—Thatisafinename。

  LAD。—Itis,sir;Ihaveheardmyfathersaythatitwasthenameofaking。

  MYSELF。—Whatisyourfather?

  LAD。—Afarmer,sir。

  MYSELF。—Doeshefarmhisownland?

  LAD。—Hedoesnot,sir;heistenanttoMrPriceofHiwlas。

  MYSELF。—DoyoulivefarfromBala?

  LAD。—Notveryfar,sir。

  MYSELF。—Areyougoinghomenow?

  LAD。—Iamnot,sir;ourhomeisontheothersideofBala。Iamgoingtoseearelationuptheroad。

  MYSELF。—Balaisaniceplace。

  LAD。—Itis,sir;butnotsofineasoldBala。

  MYSELF。—Ineverheardofsuchaplace。Whereisit?

  LAD。—Underthelake,sir。

  MYSELF。—Whatdoyoumean?

  LAD。—Itstoodintheoldtimewherethelakenowis,andafinecityitwas,fulloffinehouses,towers,andcastles,butwithneitherchurchnorchapel,forthepeopleneitherknewGodnorcaredforHim,andthoughtofnothingbutsinginganddancingandotherwickedthings。SoGodwasangrywiththem,andonenight,whentheywereallbusyatsinginganddancingandthelike,Godgavetheword,andthecitysankdownintoUnknown,andthelakeboiledupwhereitoncestood。

  MYSELF。—Thatwasalongtimeago。

  LAD。—Intruth,sir,itwas。

  MYSELF。—BeforethedaysofKingCadwaladr。

  LAD。—Idaresayitwas,sir。

  Iwalkedfast,buttheladwasashrewdwalker,andthoughencumberedwithhisgreatcoatcontrivedtokeeptolerablyupwithme。Theroadwentoverhillanddale,butuponthewholemoreupwardthandownward。Afterproceedingaboutanhourandahalfweleftthelake,tothesouthernextremityofwhichwehadnearlycome,somewhatbehind,andboreawaytothesouth—east,graduallyascending。Atlengththelad,pointingtoasmallfarm—houseonthesideofahill,toldmehewasboundthither,andpresentlybiddingmefarewell,turnedasideupafootpathwhichledtowardsit。

  Aboutaminuteafterwardsasmalldelicatefurredcreaturewithawhitemarkrounditsneckandwithalittletailtrailingonthegroundranswiftlyacrosstheroad。Itwasaweaselorsomethingofthatgenus;onobservingitIwasgladthattheladandthedogweregone,asbetweenthemtheywouldprobablyhavekilledit。I

  hatetoseepoorwildanimalspersecutedandmurdered,losemyappetitefordinnerathearingthescreamsofaharepursuedbygreyhounds,andamsillyenoughtofeeldisgustandhorroratthesquealsofaratinthefangsofaterrier,whichoneofthesportingtribeoncetoldmewerethesweetestsoundsin\"natur。\"

  Icrossedabridgeoveradeepgulleywhichdischargeditswatersintoariverinavalleyontheright。Arranroseingreatmajestyonthefarthersideofthisvale,itsheadpartlyshroudedinmist。

  Thedaynowbecameconsiderablyovercast。IwanderedonovermuchroughgroundtillIcametoacollectionofhousesatthebottomofapassleadingupasteepmountain。SeeingthedoorofoneofthehousesopenIpeepedin,andawomanwhowassittingknittingintheinteriorroseandcameouttome。Iaskedthenameoftheplace。ThenamewhichshetoldmesoundedsomethinglikeTyCapelSaer—theHouseoftheChapeloftheCarpenter。Iinquiredthenameoftheriverinthevalley。Cynllwyd,hoary—headed,sheseemedtosay;buthere,aswellaswithrespecttoherfirstanswer,Ispeakundercorrection,forherWelshwaswhatmyoldfriends,theSpaniards,wouldcallmuycerrado,thatis,closeorindistinct。SheaskedmeifIwasgoingupthebwlch。ItoldherIwas。

  \"RatheryouthanI,\"saidshe,lookinguptotheheavens,whichhadassumedaverydismal,nottosayawful,appearance。

  PresentlyIbegantoascendthepassorbwlch,agreenhillonmyrightinterceptingtheviewofArran,anotherveryloftyhillonmyleftwithwoodtowardsthesummit。ComingtoalittlecottagewhichstoodontheleftIwenttothedoorandknocked。Asmilingyoungwomanopenedit,ofwhomIaskedthenameofthehouse。

  \"TyNant—theHouseoftheDingle,\"shereplied。

  \"Doyoulivealone?\"saidI。

  \"No;motherliveshere。\"

  \"AnySaesneg?\"

  \"No,\"saidshewithasmile,\"S’snegofnousehere。\"

  Herfacelookedthepictureofkindness。IwasnowindeedinWalesamongsttherealWelsh。Iwentonsomeway。Suddenlytherewasamoaningsound,andraincamedownintorrents。SeeingadesertedcottageonmyleftIwentin。Therewasfodderinit,anditappearedtoservepartlyasabarn,partlyasacow—house。Therainpouredupontheroof,andIwasgladIhadfoundshelter。

  Closebehindthisplaceasmallbrookprecipitateditselfdownrocksinfoursuccessivefalls。

  TherainhavingceasedIproceeded,andafteraconsiderabletimereachedthetopofthepass。FromthenceIhadaviewofthevalleyandlakeofBala,thelakelookinglikeanimmensesheetofsteel。Aroundhill,however,somewhatinterceptedtheviewofthelatter。Thesceneinmyimmediateneighbourhoodwasverydesolate;

  mooryhillockswereallaboutmeofawretchedrussetcolour;onmyleft,ontheverycrestofthehillupwhichIhadsolongbeentoiling,stoodablackpyramidofturf,apoleonthetopofit。

  Theroadnowworenearlyduewestdownasteepdescent。Arranwasslightlytothenorthofme。I,however,soonlostsightofit,asIwentdownthefarthersideofthehill,whichliesoveragainstittothesouth—east。Thesun,nowdescending,begantoshineout。

  ThepassdownwhichIwasnowgoingwasyetwilderthantheoneupwhichIhadlatelycome。Closeonmyrightwasthesteephill’ssideoutofwhichtheroadorpathhadbeencut,whichwashereandthereoverhungbycragsofwondrousforms;onmyleftwasaverydeepglen,beyondwhichwasablack,precipitous,rockywall,fromachasmnearthetopofwhichtumbledwitharushingsoundaslenderbrook,seeminglythecommencementofamountainstream,whichhurriedintoavalleyfarbelowtowardsthewest。WhennearlyatthebottomofthedescentIstoodstilltolookaroundme。Grandandwildwasthescenery。Onmyleftwerenoblegreenhills,thetopsofwhichwerebeautifullygildedbytheraysofthesettingsun。Onmyrightablack,gloomy,narrowvalleyorglenshoweditself;twoenormouscraggyhillsofimmensealtitude,onetothewestandtheothertotheeastoftheentrance;thattotheeastterminatinginapeak。Thebackgroundtothenorthwasawallofrocksformingasemicircle,somethinglikeabentbowwiththeheaddownward;behindthisbow,justinthemiddle,rosetheblackloafofArran。Atorrenttumbledfromthelowerpartofthesemicircle,andafterrunningforsomedistancetothesouthturnedtothewest,thewayIwasgoing。

  ObservingahousealittlewaywithinthegloomyvaleIwenttowardsit,inthehopeoffindingsomebodyinitwhocouldgivemeinformationrespectingthiswildlocality。AsIdrewnearthedoortwotallmencameforth,oneaboutsixty,andtheotherabouthalfthatage。Theelderhadasharp,keenlook;theyoungeralumpyandastupidone。Theyweredressedlikefarmers。OnmysalutingtheminEnglishtheelderreturnedmysalutationinthattongue,butinratheragrufftone。Theyoungerturnedawayhisheadandsaidnothing。

  \"Whatisthenameofthishouse?\"saidI,pointingtothebuilding。

  \"Thenameofit,\"saidtheoldman,\"isTyMawr。\"

  \"Doyouliveinit?\"saidI。

  \"Yes,Iliveinit。\"

  \"Whatwaterfallisthat?\"saidI,pointingtothetorrenttumblingdownthecragatthefartherendofthegloomyvale。

  \"ThefountainoftheRoyalDyfi。\"

  \"WhydoyoucalltheDyfyroyal?\"saidI。

  \"Becauseitisthekingoftheriversintheseparts。\"

  \"Doesthefountaincomeoutofarock?\"

  \"Itdoesnot;itcomesoutofalake,allyn。\"

  \"Whereisthellyn?\"

  \"OverthatcragatthefootofAranVawr。\"

  \"Isitalargelake?\"

  \"Itisnot;itissmall。\"

  \"Deep?\"

  \"Very。\"

  \"Strangethingsinit?\"

  \"Ibelievetherearestrangethingsinit。\"HisEnglishnowbecamebroken。

  \"Crocodiles?\"

  \"Idonotknowwhatcracadailesbe。\"

  \"Efync?\"

  \"Ah!No,Idonottinktherebeefyncdere。HuGadarnindeoldtimekilldeefyncdereandinalldelakesinWales。Hedrawthemoutofthewaterwithhisychainbanoghishumptyoxen,andwhenhegetdemoutheburndeirbodiesondefire,hegoodmanfordat。\"

  \"Whatdoyoucallthisallt?\"saidI,lookinguptothehighpinnacledhillonmyright。

  \"IcallthatTapNythyrEryri。\"

  \"Isnotthatthetopnestoftheeagles?\"

  \"Ibelieveitis。Ha!IseeyouunderstandWelsh。\"

  \"Alittle,\"saidI。\"Arethereeaglestherenow?\"

  \"No,noeaglenow。\"

  \"Gonelikeavanc?\"

  \"Yes,gonelikeavanc,butnotsolong。MyfatherseeeagleonTapNyth,butmyfatherneverseeavancindellyn。\"

  \"HowfartoDinas?\"

  \"Aboutthreemile。\"

  \"Anythievesabout?\"

  \"No,nothieveshere,butwhatcomefromEngland,\"andhelookedatmewithastrange,grimsmile。

  \"Whatisbecomeofthered—hairedrobbersofMawddwy?\"

  \"Ah,\"saidtheoldman,staringatme,\"IseeyouareaCumro。Thered—hairedthievesofMawddwy!Iseeyouarefromtheseparts。\"

  \"What’sbecomeofthem?\"

  \"Oh,dead,hung。Livedlongtimeago;longbeforeeagleleftTapNyth。\"

  Hespoketrue。Thered—hairedbandittiofMawddwywereexterminatedlongbeforetheconclusionofthesixteenthcentury,afterhavinglongbeentheterrornotonlyofthesewildregionsbutofthegreaterpartofNorthWales。Theywerecalledthered—

  hairedbandittibecausecertainleadingindividualsamongstthemhadredfoxyhair。

  \"Isthatyoungmanyourson?\"saidI,afteralittlepause。

  \"Yes,hemyson。\"

  \"HasheanyEnglish?\"

  \"No,henoEnglish,butheplentyofWelsh—thatisifheseereason。\"

  IspoketotheyoungmaninWelsh,askinghimifhehadeverbeenuptotheTapNyth,buthemadenoanswer。

  \"Henocareforyourquestion,\"saidtheoldman;\"askhimpriceofpig。\"Iaskedtheyoungfellowthepriceofhogs,whereuponhisfacebrightenedup,andhenotonlyansweredmyquestion,buttoldmethathehadfathogtosell。\"Ha,ha,\"saidtheoldman;\"heplentyofWelshnow,forheseereason。TootherquestionhenoWelshatall,nomorethanEnglish,forheseenoreason。WhatbusinessheonTapNythwitheagle?Hisbusinessdownbelowinstywithpig。Ah,helooklump,buthenofool;knowmoreaboutpigthanyouorI,oranyone’twixthereandMahuncleth。\"

  HenowaskedmewhereIcamefrom,andonmytellinghimfromBala,hisheartappearedtowarmtowardsme,andsayingthatImustbetired,heaskedmetostepinanddrinkbuttermilk,butIdeclinedhisofferwiththanks,andbiddingthetwoadieu,returnedtotheroad。

  Ihurriedalongandsoonreachedavalleywhichaboundedwithtreesandgrass;Icrossedabridgeoverabrook,notwhattheoldmanhadcalledtheDyfi,butthestreamwhosesourceIhadseenhighupthebwlch,andpresentlycametoaplacewherethetwowatersjoined。Justbelowtheconfluenceonafallentreewasseatedamandecentlydressed;hiseyeswerefixedontherushingstream。I

  stoppedandspoketohim。

  HehadnoEnglish,butIfoundhimaverysensibleman。ItalkedtohimaboutthesourceoftheDyfi。Hesaiditwasadisputedpointwhichwasthesource。HehimselfwasinclinedtobelievethatitwasthePistyllupthebwlch。Iaskedhimofwhatreligionhewas。HesaidhewasoftheChurchofEngland,whichwastheChurchofhisfatherandhisgrandfather,andwhichhebelievedtobetheonlytrueChurch。Iinquiredifitflourished。Hesaiditdid,butthatitwasdreadfullypersecutedbyallclassesofdissenters,who,thoughtheywerecontinuallyquarrellingwithoneanother,agreedinonething,namely,topersecutetheChurch。I

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