嗔秤戻幣�哉膵�云利匈嬉蝕湊蛸賜�塋床四衲���萩晦編報炎嘔囚^泡仟 ̄云利匈��
wild wales-及95何蛍
酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何! 泌惚云慕短嗤堋響頼���誅卒亮茂�俊彭堋響��辛聞喘貧圭 "辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂" 孔嬬 才 "紗秘慕禰" 孔嬬��
broken by a footstep at a distance in the street。 At length�察�
finding myself yawning�察�I determined to go to bed。 The freckled
maid as she lighted me to my room inquired how I liked the sermon。
;Very much�察─�said I。 ;Ah�察─�said she�察 �did I not tell you that Mr
Pugh was a capital preacher�拭─ �She then asked me how I liked the
singing of the gals who sat in the next pew to mine。 I told her
that I liked it exceedingly。 ;Ah�察─�said she�察 �them gals have the
best voices in Bala。 They were once Methody gals�察�and sang in the
chapels�察�but were converted�察�and are now as good Church as myself。
Them gals have been the cause of a great many convarsions�察�for all
the young fellows of their acquaintance amongst the Methodists ´ ;
;Follow them to church�察─�said I�察 �and in time become converted。
That's a thing of course。 If the Church gets the girls she is
quite sure of the fellows。;
CHAPTER LXXIV
Proceed on Journey ´ The Lad and Dog ´ Old Bala ´ The Pass ´
Extensive View ´ The Two Men ´ The Tap Nyth ´ The Meeting of the
Waters ´ The Wild Valley ´ Dinas Mawddwy。
THE Monday morning was gloomy and misty�察�but it did not rain�察�a
circumstance which gave me no little pleasure�察�as I intended to
continue my journey without delay。 After breakfast I bade farewell
to my kind host�察�and also to the freckled maid�察�and departed�察�my
satchel o'er my shoulder and my umbrella in my hand。
I had consulted the landlord on the previous day as to where I had
best make my next halt�察�and had been advised by him to stop at
Mallwyd。 He said that if I felt tired I could put up at Dinas
Mawddwy�察�about two miles on this side of Mallwyd�察�but that if I
were not he would advise me to go on�察�as I should find very poor
accommodation at Dinas。 On my inquiring as to the nature of the
road�察�he told me that the first part of it was tolerably good�察�
lying along the eastern side of the lake�察�but that the greater part
of it was very rough�察�over hills and mountains�察�belonging to the
great chain of Arran�察�which constituted upon the whole the wildest
part of all Wales。
Passing by the northern end of the lake I turned to the south�察�and
proceeded along a road a little way above the side of the lake。
The day had now to a certain extent cleared up�察�and the lake was
occasionally gilded by beams of bright sunshine。 After walking a
little way I overtook a lad dressed in a white greatcoat and
attended by a tolerably large black dog。 I addressed him in
English�察�but finding that he did not understand me I began to talk
to him in Welsh。
;That's a fine dog�察─�said I。
LAD。 ´ Very fine�察�sir�察�and a good dog�察�though young he has been
known to kill rats。
MYSELF。 ´ What is his name��
LAD。 ´ His name is Toby�察�sir。
MYSELF。 ´ And what is your name��
LAD。 ´ John Jones�察�sir。
MYSELF。 ´ And what is your father's��
LAD。 ´ Waladr Jones�察�sir。
MYSELF。 ´ Is Waladr the same as Cadwaladr��
LAD。 ´ In truth�察�sir�察�it is。
MYSELF。 ´ That is a fine name。
LAD。 ´ It is�察�sir�察�I have heard my father say that it was the name
of a king。
MYSELF。 ´ What is your father��
LAD。 ´ A farmer�察�sir。
MYSELF。 ´ Does he farm his own land��
LAD。 ´ He does not�察�sir�察�he is tenant to Mr Price of Hiwlas。
MYSELF。 ´ Do you live far from Bala��
LAD。 ´ Not very far�察�sir。
MYSELF。 ´ Are you going home now��
LAD。 ´ I am not�察�sir�察�our home is on the other side of Bala。 I am
going to see a relation up the road。
MYSELF。 ´ Bala is a nice place。
LAD。 ´ It is�察�sir�察�but not so fine as old Bala。
MYSELF。 ´ I never heard of such a place。 Where is it��
LAD。 ´ Under the lake�察�sir。
MYSELF。 ´ What do you mean��
LAD。 ´ It stood in the old time where the lake now is�察�and a fine
city it was�察�full of fine houses�察�towers�察�and castles�察�but with
neither church nor chapel�察�for the people neither knew God nor
cared for Him�察�and thought of nothing but singing and dancing and
other wicked things。 So God was angry with them�察�and one night�察�
when they were all busy at singing and dancing and the like�察�God
gave the word�察�and the city sank down into Unknown�察�and the lake
boiled up where it once stood。
MYSELF。 ´ That was a long time ago。
LAD。 ´ In truth�察�sir�察�it was。
MYSELF。 ´ Before the days of King Cadwaladr。
LAD。 ´ I daresay it was�察�sir。
I walked fast�察�but the lad was a shrewd walker�察�and though
encumbered with his greatcoat contrived to keep tolerably up with
me。 The road went over hill and dale�察�but upon the whole more
upward than downward。 After proceeding about an hour and a half we
left the lake�察�to the southern extremity of which we had nearly
come�察�somewhat behind�察�and bore away to the south´east�察�gradually
ascending。 At length the lad�察�pointing to a small farm´house on
the side of a hill�察�told me he was bound thither�察�and presently
bidding me farewell�察�turned aside up a footpath which led towards
it。
About a minute afterwards a small delicate furred creature with a
white mark round its neck and with a little tail trailing on the
ground ran swiftly across the road。 It was a weasel or something
of that genus�察�on observing it I was glad that the lad and the dog
were gone�察�as between them they would probably have killed it。 I
hate to see poor wild animals persecuted and murdered�察�lose my
appetite for dinner at hearing the screams of a hare pursued by
greyhounds�察�and am silly enough to feel disgust and horror at the
squeals of a rat in the fangs of a terrier�察�which one of the
sporting tribe once told me were the sweetest sounds in ;natur。;
I crossed a bridge over a deep gulley which discharged its waters
into a river in a valley on the right。 Arran rose in great majesty
on the farther side of this vale�察�its head partly shrouded in mist。
The day now became considerably overcast。 I wandered on over much
rough ground till I came to a collection of houses at the bottom of
a pass leading up a steep mountain。 Seeing the door of one of the
houses open I peeped in�察�and a woman who was sitting knitting in
the interior rose and came out to me。 I asked the name of the
place。 The name which she told me sounded something like Ty Capel
Saer ´ the House of the Chapel of the Carpenter。 I inquired the
name of the river in the valley。 Cynllwyd�察�hoary´headed�察�she
seemed to say�察�but here�察�as well as with respect to her first
answer�察�I speak under correction�察�for her Welsh was what my old
friends�察�the Spaniards�察�would call muy cerrado�察�that is�察�close or
indistinct。 She asked me if I was going up the bwlch。 I told her
I was。
;Rather you than I�察─�said she�察�looking up to the heavens�察�which had
assumed a very dismal�察�not to say awful�察�appearance。
Presently I began to ascend the pass or bwlch�察�a green hill on my
right intercepting the view of Arran�察�another very lofty hill on my
left with wood towards the summit。 Coming to a little cottage
which stood on the left I went to the door and knocked。 A smiling
young woman opened it�察�of whom I asked the name of the house。
;Ty Nant ´ the House of the Dingle�察─�she replied。
;Do you live alone�拭─�said I。
;No�察�mother lives here。;
;Any Saesneg�拭�
;No�察─�said she with a smile�察 �S'sneg of no use here。;
Her face looked the picture of kindness。 I was now indeed in Wales
amongst the real Welsh。 I went on some way。 Suddenly there was a
moaning sound�察�and rain came down in torrents。 Seeing a deserted
cottage on my left I went in。 There was fodder in it�察�and it
appeared to serve partly as a barn�察�partly as a cow´house。 The
rain poured upon the roof�察�and I was glad I had found shelter。
Close behind this place a small brook precipitated itself down
rocks in four successive falls。
The rain having ceased I proceeded�察�and after a considerable time
reached the top of the pass。 From thence I had a view of the
valley and lake of Bala�察�the lake looking like an immense sheet of
steel。 A round hill�察�however�察�somewhat intercepted the view of the
latter。 The scene in my immediate neighbourhood was very desolate�察�
moory hillocks were all about me of a wretched russet colour�察�on my
left�察�on the very crest of the hill up which I had so long been
toiling�察�stood a black pyramid of turf�察�a pole on the top of it。
The road now wore nearly due west down a steep descent。 Arran was
slightly to the north of me。 I�察�however�察�soon lost sight of it�察�as
I went down the farther side of the hill�察�which lies over against
it to the south´east。 The sun�察�now descending�察�began to shine out。
The pass down which I was now going was yet wilder than the one up
which I had lately come。 Close on my right was the steep hill's
side out of which the road or path had been cut�察�which was here and
there overhung by crags of wondrous forms�察�on my left was a very
deep glen�察�beyond which was a black�察�precipitous�察�rocky wall�察�from
a chasm near the top of which tumbled with a rushing sound a
slender brook�察�seemingly the commencement of a mountain stream�察�
which hurried into a valley far below towards the west。 When
nearly at the bottom of the descent I stood still to look around
me。 Grand and wild was the scenery。 On my left were noble green
酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何!
梁椣戻幣�� 梁心弌傍議揖扮窟燕得胎��傍竃徭失議心隈才凪万弌誌育断蛍�輌臆惨軼僑〃�燕慕得珊辛參資誼持蛍才将刮襲潜��範寔亟圻幹慕得 瓜寡追葎娼得辛參資誼寄楚署衛、持蛍才将刮襲潜填��