shesmiled，andinhernativelanguagesaidthatshehadnoSaxon。
OnmytellingherinWelshthatIwascometoseethePistyllshesmiledagain，andsaidthatIwaswelcome，thentakingmeroundthehouse，shepointedtoapathandbademefollowit。Ifollowedthepathwhichleddownwardtoatinybridgeofplanks，alittlewaybelowthefall。Iadvancedtothemiddleofthebridge，thenturningtothewest，lookedatthewonderfulobjectbeforeme。
TherearemanyremarkablecataractsinBritainandtheneighbouringisles，eventhelittleCelticIsleofManhasitsremarkablewaterfall；butthisRhyadr，thegrandcataractofNorthWales，farexceedsthemallinaltitudeandbeauty，thoughitisinferiortoseveraloftheminthevolumeofitsflood。Ineversawwaterfallingsogracefully，somuchlikethinbeautifulthreads，ashere。Yeteventhiscataracthasitsblemish。Whatbeautifulobjecthasnotsomethingwhichmoreorlessmarsitsloveliness？
Thereisanuglyblackbridgeorsemi—circleofrock，abouttwofeetindiameterandabouttwentyfeethigh，whichrisessomelittlewaybelowit，andunderwhichthewater，afterreachingthebottom，passes，whichinterceptsthesight，andpreventsitfromtakinginthewholefallatonce。Thisunsightlyobjecthasstoodwhereitnowstandssincethedayofcreation，andwillprobablyremaintheretothedayofjudgment。Itwouldbeadesecrationofnaturetoremoveitbyart，butnoonecouldregretifnatureinoneofherfloodsweretosweepitaway。
AsIwasstandingontheplanksawomanplainlybutneatlydressedcamefromthehouse。SheaddressedmeinveryimperfectEnglish，sayingthatshewasthemistressofthehouseandshouldbehappytoshowmeabout。Ithankedherforheroffer，andtoldherthatshemightspeakWelsh，whereuponshelookedglad，andsaidinthattonguethatshecouldspeakWelshmuchbetterthanSaesneg。Shetookmebyawindingpathupasteepbankonthesouthernsideofthefalltoasmallplateau，andtoldmethatwasthebestplacetoseethePistyllfrom。Ididnotthinkso，forwewerenowsonearthatwewerealmostblindedbythespray，though，itistrue，thesemicircleofrocknolongerimpededthesight；thisobjectwenowsawnearlylaterallyrisinguplikeaspectralarch，sprayandfoamaboveit，andwaterrushingbelow。\"Thatisabridgeratherforysprydoedd（9）topassoverthanmen，\"saidI。