ying him in the car, and returning next day with glowing
accounts of his son's introduction to the world of learning and
collegiate life.

"If you were to see him in his cap and gown!" he said, "oh, there's a
gentleman he looks; in my deed there wasn't one in the whole college so
handsome as our Will! so straight and so tall, and everybody noticing
him."

And so Will was launched on the voyage of clerical life with full sails
and colours flying, while Gethin was allowed to sink into oblivion; his
name was never mentioned, his place knew him no more, and the tide of
life flowed on at Garthowen with the outward monotonous peace and
regularity common to all farm life. Ebben Owens leant more on Gwilym
and Ann, and Twm took his own way more, but further than this there was
no difference in the daily routine of work.

The grey house at Brynseion was nearing completion, but Ann put off her
marriage again and again, and even hinted at the desirability of
breaking off her engagement entirely, unless it could be arranged for
her and her husband to live on at Garthowen, and let the grey house to
somebody else.

"Well!" said Gwilym, "'tis for you and your father to settle that. I
will be happy with you anywhere, Ann, and I see it is impossible for
you to leave the old man while both his sons are away; so do as you
wish, 'merch i, only don't keep me waiting any longer."

And so it was settled, and Ann sat down to indite a letter to Will in
the fine pointed handwriting which she had learnt during her year of
boarding-school at Caer-Madoc, fine and pointed and square, like a row
of gates, with many capitals and no stops. The letter informed her
brother with much formality, "that having known Gwilym Morris for many
years, he and she had now decided to enter upon the matrimonal state.
Our father and mother," she continued, "having been married in Capel
Mair at Castell On, I have a strong wish to be married in the same
place, and Gwilym consents to my wish. We will fix our wedding for
some day after your return from Llaniago at Christmas, as we would like
you to be present as well as my father. Elinor Jones of Betheyron will
be my bridesmaid, and Morva and Gryffy Jones will be the only others at
the wedding."

By return of post Will's answer came, requesting them not to count upon
him, as he might accept the invitation of a friend to spend part of his
vacation with him. "In any case," he added, "it would scarcely look
well