ived at about four
o'clock in the morning.' In the following letter to his wife there is a
slight discrepancy, of no importance, as to time:

To Mrs. George Borrow

53A PALL MALL, LONDON.

DEAR WIFE CARRETA,--I arrived here about five o'clock this
morning--time I saw you. I have walked about 250 miles. I
walked the whole way from the North to the South--then turning
to the East traversed Glamorganshire and the county of
Monmouth, and came out at Chepstow. My boots were worn up by
the time I reached Swansea, and was obliged to get them new
soled and welted. I have seen wonderful mountains, waterfalls,
and people. On the other side of the Black Mountains I met a
cartload of gypsies; they were in a dreadful rage and were
abusing the country right and left. My last ninety miles proved
not very comfortable, there was so much rain. Pray let me have
some money by Monday as I am nearly without any, as you may
well suppose, for I was three weeks on my journey. I left you
on a Thursday, and reached Chepstow yesterday, Thursday,
evening. I hope you, my mother, and Hen. are well. I have seen
Murray and Cooke.--God bless you, yours,

GEORGE BORROW.

(Keep this.)

Before Borrow put the finishing touches to _Wild Wales_ he repeated his
visit of 1854. This was in 1857, the year of _The Romany Rye_. Dr. Knapp
records the fact through a letter to Mr. John Murray from Shrewsbury, in
which he discusses the possibility of a second edition of _The Romany
Rye_: 'I have lately been taking a walk in Wales of upwards of five
hundred miles,' he writes. This tour lasted from August 23rd to October
5th. I find four letters to his wife that were written in this holiday.
He does not seem to have made any use of this second tour in his _Wild
Wales_, although I have abundance of manuscript notes upon it in my
possession.

To Mrs. George Borrow

TENBY, _Tuesday, 25._

MY DEAR CARRETA,--Since writing to you I have been rather
unwell and was obliged to remain two days at Sandypool. The
weather has been horribly hot and affected my head and likewise
my sight slightly; moreover one of the shoes hurt my foot. I
came to this place to-day and shall presently leave it for
Pembroke on my way back. I shall write to you from there. I
shall return by Cardigan. What I want you to do i