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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 
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