Wherever I have been in Wales I have experienced nothing but kindness and hospitality, and when I return to my own country I will say so." "What country is yours, sir ?" "England.

Did you not know that by my tongue ?" "I did not, sir.

I knew by your tongue that you were not from our parts--but I did not know that you were an Englishman.

I took you for a Cumro of the south country." Returning the kind woman her book, and bidding her farewell I departed, and proceeded some miles through a truly magnificent country of wood, rock, and mountain.

At length I came to a steep mountain gorge, down which the road ran nearly due north, the Conway to the left running with great noise parallel with the road, amongst broken rocks, which chafed it into foam.