ould 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 mann