He said I was right, that there were very few real surnames in Wales; that the three great families, however, had real surnames; for that Wynn, Morgan and Bulkley were all real surnames.

I asked him whether the Bulkleys of Anglesea were not originally an English family.

He said they were, and that they settled down in Anglesea in the time of Elizabeth.
After some minutes my wife got up and left us.

The old gentleman and I had then some discourse in Welsh; we soon, however, resumed speaking English.

We got on the subject of Welsh bards, and after a good deal of discourse the old gentleman said: "You seem to know something about Welsh poetry; can you tell me who wrote the following line?
"'There will be great doings in Britain, and I shall have no concern in them.'" "I will not be positive," said I, "but I think from its tone and tenor that it was composed by Merddyn, whom my countrymen call Merlin." "I believe you are right," said the old gentleman, "I see you know something of Welsh poetry.