〃Och；　no；　your　reverence　…　a　blessing　in　Irish　is　no　blessing　at
  all。〃
  〃In　English？〃
  〃Och；　murder；　no；　your　reverence；　God　preserve　us　all　from　an
  English　blessing！〃
  〃In　Latin？〃
  〃Yes；　sure；　your　reverence；　in　what　else　should　you　bless　us　but　in
  holy　Latin？〃
  〃Well　then　prepare　yourselves。〃
  〃We　will；　your　reverence　…　stay　one　moment　whilst　I　whisper　to　the
  boys　that　your　reverence　is　about　to　bestow　your　blessing　upon　us。〃
  Then　turning　to　the　rest　who　all　this　time　had　kept　their　eyes
  fixed　intently　upon　us；　he　bellowed　with　the　voice　of　a　bull：
  〃Down　on　your　marrow　bones；　ye　sinners；　for　his　reverence　Toban　is
  about　to　bless　us　all　in　holy　Latin。〃
  He　then　flung　himself　on　his　knees　on　the　pier；　and　all　his
  countrymen；　baring　their　heads；　followed　his　example　…　yes；　there
  knelt　thirty　bare…headed　Eirionaich　on　the　pier　of　Caer　Gybi
  beneath　the　broiling　sun。　　I　gave　them　the　best　Latin　blessing　I
  could　remember；　out　of　two　or　three　which　I　had　got　by　memory　out
  of　an　old　Popish　book　of　devotion；　which　I　bought　in　my　boyhood　at
  a　stall。　　Then　turning　to　the　deputy　I　said；　〃Well；　now　are　you
  satisfied？〃
  〃Sure；　I　have　a　right　to　be　satisfied；　your　reverence；　and　so　have
  we　all　…　sure　we　can　now　all　go　on　board　the　dirty　steamer；　without
  fear　of　fire　or　water；　or　the　blackguard　Hill　of　Howth　either。〃
  〃Then　get　up；　and　tell　the　rest　to　get　up；　and　please　to　know　and
  let　the　rest　know；　that　I　do　not　choose　to　receive　farther　trouble；
  either　by　word　or　look；　from　any　of　ye；　as　long　as　I　remain　here。〃
  〃Your　reverence　shall　be　obeyed　in　all　things；〃　said　the　fellow；
  getting　up。　　Then　walking　away　to　his　companions　he　cried；　〃Get　up；
  boys；　and　plase　to　know　that　his　reverence　Toban　is　not　to　be
  farther　troubled　by　being　looked　at　or　spoken　to　by　any　one　of　us
  as　long　as　he　remains　upon　this　dirty　pier。〃
  〃Divil　a　bit　farther　trouble　shall　he　have　from　us！〃　exclaimed　many
  a　voice；　as　the　rest　of　the　party　arose　from　their　knees。
  In　half　a　minute　they　disposed　themselves　in　much　the　same　manner
  as　that　in　which　they　were　when　I　first　saw　them　…　some　flung
  themselves　again　to　sleep　under　the　wall；　some　seated　themselves
  with　their　backs　against　it；　and　laughed　and　chatted；　but　without
  taking　any　notice　of　me；　those　who　sat　and　chatted　took；　or
  appeared　to　take；　as　little　notice　as　those　who　lay　and　slept　of
  his　reverence　Father　Toban。
  CHAPTER　XLII
  Gage　of　Suffolk　…　Fellow　in　a　Turban　…　Town　of　Holyhead　…　Father
  Boots　…　An　Expedition　…　Holy　Head　and　Finisterrae　…　Gryffith　ab
  Cynan　…　The　Fairies'　Well。
  LEAVING　the　pier　I　turned　up　a　street　to　the　south；　and　was　not
  long　before　I　arrived　at　a　kind　of　market…place；　where　were　carts
  and　stalls；　and　on　the　ground；　on　cloths；　apples　and　plums；　and
  abundance　of　greengages；　…　the　latter；　when　good；　decidedly　the
  finest　fruit　in　the　world；　a　fruit；　for　the　introduction　of　which
  into　England；　the　English　have　to　thank　one　Gage　of　an　ancient
  Suffolk　family；　at　present　extinct；　after　whose　name　the　fruit
  derives　the　latter　part　of　its　appellation。　　Strolling　about　the
  market…place　I　came　in　contact　with　a　fellow　dressed　in　a　turban
  and　dirty　blue　linen　robes　and　trowsers。　　He　bore　a　bundle　of
  papers　in　his　hand；　one　of　which　he　offered　to　me。　　I　asked　him　who
  he　was。
  〃Arap；〃　he　replied。
  He　had　a　dark；　cunning；　roguish　countenance；　with　small　eyes；　and
  had　all　the　appearance　of　a　Jew。　　I　spoke　to　him　in　what　Arabic　I
  could　command　on　a　sudden；　and　he　jabbered　to　me　in　a　corrupt
  dialect；　giving　me　a　confused　account　of　a　captivity　which　he　had
  undergone　amidst　savage　Mahometans。　　At　last　I　asked　him　what
  religion　he　was　of。
  〃The　Christian；〃　he　replied。
  〃Have　you　ever　been　of　the　Jewish？〃　said　I。
  He　returned　no　answer　save　by　a　grin。
  I　took　the　paper；　gave　him　a　penny；　and　then　walked　away。　　The
  paper　contained　an　account　in　English　of　how　the　bearer；　the　son　of
  Christian　parents；　had　been　carried　into　captivity　by　two　Mahometan
  merchants；　a　father　and　son；　from　whom　he　had　escaped　with　the
  greatest　difficulty。
  〃Pretty　fools；〃　said　I；　〃must　any　people　have　been　who　ever　stole
  you；　but　oh　what　fools　if　they　wished　to　keep　you　after　they　had
  got　you！〃
  The　paper　was　stuffed　with　religious　and　anti…slavery　cant；　and
  merely　wanted　a　little　of　the　teetotal　nonsense　to　be　a　perfect
  specimen　of　humbug。
  I　strolled　forward；　encountering　more　carts　and　more　heaps　of
  greengages；　presently　I　turned　to　the　right　by　a　street；　which　led
  some　way　up　the　hill。　　The　houses　were　tolerably　large　and　all
  white。　　The　town；　with　its　white　houses　placed　by　the　seaside；　on
  the　skirt　of　a　mountain；　beneath　a　blue　sky　and　a　broiling　sun；　put
  me　something　in　mind　of　a　Moorish　piratical　town；　in　which　I　had
  once　been。　　Becoming　soon　tired　of　walking　about；　without　any
  particular　aim；　in　so　great　a　heat；　I　determined　to　return　to　the
  inn；　call　for　ale；　and　deliberate　on　what　I　had　best　next　do。　　So　I
  returned　and　called　for　ale。　　The　ale　which　was　brought　was　not　ale
  which　I　am　particularly　fond　of。　　The　ale　which　I　am　fond　of　is　ale
  about　nine　or　ten　months　old；　somewhat　hard；　tasting　well　of　malt
  and　little　of　the　hop　…　ale　such　as　farmers；　and　noblemen　too；　of
  the　good　old　time；　when　farmers'　daughters　did　not　play　on　pianos
  and　noblemen　did　not　sell　their　game；　were　in　the　habit　of　offering
  to　both　high　and　low；　and　drinking　themselves。　　The　ale　which　was
  brought　me　was　thin　washy　stuff；　which　though　it　did　not　taste　much
  of　hop；　tasted　still　less　of　malt；　made　and　sold　by　one　Allsopp；
  who　I　am　told　calls　himself　a　squire　and　a　gentleman　…　as　he
  certainly　may　with　quite　as　much　right　as　many　a　lord　calls　himself
  a　nobleman　and　a　gentleman；　for　surely　it　is　not　a　fraction　more
  trumpery　to　make　and　sell　ale　than　to　fatten　and　sell　game。　　The
  ale　of　the　Saxon　squire；　for　Allsopp　is　decidedly　an　old　Saxon
  name；　however　unakin　to　the　practice　of　old　Saxon　squires　the
  selling　of　ale　may　be；　was　drinkable　for　it　was　fresh；　and　the　day；
  as　I　have　said　before；　exceedingly　hot；　so　I　took　frequent　draughts
  out　of　the　shining　metal　tankard　in　which　it　was　brought；
  deliberating　both　whilst　drinking；　and　in　the　intervals　of
  drinking；　on　what　I　had　next　best　do。　　I　had　some　thoughts　of
  crossing　to　the　northern　side　of　the　bay；　then；　bearing　the　north…
  east；　wend　my　way　to　Amlwch；　follow　the　windings　of　the　sea…shore
  to　Mathafarn　eithaf　and　Pentraeth　Coch；　and　then　return　to　Bangor；
  after　which　I　could　boast　that　I　had　walked　round　the　whole　of
  Anglesey；　and　indeed　trodden　no　inconsiderable　part　of　the　way
  twice。　　Before　coming；　however；　to　any　resolution；　I　determined　to
  ask　the　advice　of　my　friend　the　boots　on　the　subject。　　So　I
  finished　my　ale；　and　sent　word　by　the　waiter　that　I　wished　to　speak
  to　him；　he　came　forthwith；　and　after　communicating　my　deliberations
  to　him　in　a　few　words　I　craved　his　counsel。　　The　old　man；　after
  rubbing　his　right　forefinger　behind　his　right　ear　for　about　a
  quarter　of　a　minute；　inquired　if　I　meant　to　return　to　Bangor；　and
  on　my　telling　him　that　it　would　be　necessary　for　me　to　do　so；　as　I
  intended　to　walk　back　to　Llangollen　by　Caernarvon　and　Beth　Gelert；
  strongly　advised　me　to　return　to　Bangor　by　the　railroad　train；
  which　would　start　at　seven　in　the　evening；　and　would　convey　me
  thither　in　an　hour　and　a　half。　　I　told　him　that　I　hated　railroads；
  and　received　for　answer　that　he　had　no　particular　liking　for　them
  himself；　but　that　he　occasionally　made　use　of　them　on　a　pinch；　and
  supposed　that　I　likewise　did　the　same。　　I　then　observed；　that　if　I
  followed　his　advice　I　should　not　see　the　north　side　of　the　island
  nor　its　principal　town　Amlwch；　and　received　for　answer　that　if　I
  never　did；　the　loss　would　not　be　great　…　that　as　for　Amlwch　it　was
  a　poor　poverty…stricken　place　…　the　inn　a　shabby　affair　…　the
  master　a　very　so…so　individual；　and　the　boots　a　fellow　without
  either　wit　or　literature。　　That　upon　the　whole　he　thought　I　might
  be　satisfied　with　what　I　had　seen　for　after　having　visited　Owen
  Tudor's　tomb；　Caer　Gybi　and　his　hotel；　I　had　in　fact　seen　the　cream
  of　Mona。　　I　then　said　that　I　had　one　objection　to　make；　which　was
  that　I　really　did　not　know　how　to　employ　the　time　till　seven
  o'clock；　for　that　I　had　seen　all　about　the　town。
  〃But　has　your　honour　ascended　the　Head？〃　demanded　Father　Boots。
  〃No；〃　said　I；　〃I　have　not。〃
  〃Then；〃　said　he；　〃I　will　soon　find　your　honour　ways　and　means　to
  spend　the　time　agreeably　till　the　starting　of　the　train。　　Your
  honour　shall　ascend　the　Head　under　the　guidance　of　my　nephew；　a
  nice　intelligent　lad；　your　honour；　and　always　glad　to　earn　a
  shilling　or　two。　　By　the　time　your　honour　has　seen　all　the　wonders
  of　the　Head　and　returned；　it　will　be　five　o'clock。　　Your　honour　can
  then　dine；　and　after　dinner　trifle　away　the　minutes　over　your　wine
  or　brandy…and…water　till　seven；　when　your　honour　can　step　into　a
  first…class　for　Bangor。〃
  I　was　struck　with　the　happy　manner　in　which　he　had　removed　the
  difficulty　in　question；　and　informed　him　that　I　was　determined　to
  follow　his　advice。