’DidyouneverhearofthegreatWelshpreacher，PeterWilliams？’
’Never，’saidI。
’Well，’saidthegirl，’thisishe，andWinifredishiswife，andanicepersonsheis。Somepeoplesay，indeed，thatsheisasgoodapreacherasherhusband，thoughofthatmatterIcansaynothing，havingneverheardherpreach。SothesetwowanderoverallWalesandthegreaterpartofEngland，comfortingtheheartsofthepeoplewiththeirdoctrine，anddoingallthegoodtheycan。Theyfrequentlycomehere，forthemistressisaWelshwoman，andanoldfriendofboth，andthentheytakeuptheirabodeinthecartbeneaththeoldoaksdowntherebythestream。’
’Andwhatistheirreasonfordoingso？’saidI；’woulditnotbemorecomfortabletosleepbeneatharoof？’
’Iknownottheirreasons，’saidthegirl，’butsoitis；theyneversleepbeneatharoofunlesstheweatherisverysevere。I