I stood about ten minutes upon it staring about, and then feeling rather oppressed by the heat of the sun, I bent my way to a small house which bore a sign, and from which a loud noise of voices proceeded.

"Have you good ale ?" said I in English to a good-looking buxom dame of about forty, whom I saw in the passage.
She looked at me but returned no answer.
"Oes genoch cwrw da ?" said I.
"Oes!" she replied with a smile, and opening the door of a room on the left-hand bade me walk in.
I entered the room; six or seven men, seemingly sea-faring people, were seated drinking and talking vociferously in Welsh.

Their conversation was about the sea-serpent: some believed in the existence of such a thing, others did not.

After a little time one said, "Let us ask this gentleman for his opinion." "And what would be the use of asking him ?" said another, "we have only Cumraeg, and he has only Saesneg." "I have a little broken Cumraeg, at the service of this good company," said I.

"With respect to the snake of the sea I beg leave to say that I believe in the existence of such a creature; and am surprised that any people in these parts should not believe in it: why, the sea-serpent has been seen in these parts." "When was that, Gwr Boneddig ?" said one of the company.
"About fifty years ago," said I.