He replied that I must be very different from my countrymen in general, who were ashamed to be seen walking with any people, who were not, at least, as well-dressed as themselves.

I said that my country-folk in general had a great many admirable qualities, but at the same time a great many foibles, foremost amongst which last was a crazy admiration for what they called gentility, which made them sycophantic to their superiors in station, and extremely insolent to those whom they considered below them.

He said that I had spoken his very thoughts, and then asked me whether I wished to be taken the most agreeable walk near Llangollen.
On my replying by all means, he led me along the road to the south-east.
A pleasant road it proved: on our right at some distance was the mighty Berwyn; close on our left the hill called Pen y Coed.

I asked him what was beyond the Berwyn?
"A very wild country, indeed," he replied, "consisting of wood, rock, and river; in fact, an anialwch." He then asked if I knew the meaning of anialwch.
"A wilderness," I replied, "you will find the word in the Welsh Bible." "Very true, sir," said he, "it was there I met it, but I did not know the meaning of it, till it was explained to me by one of our teachers." On my inquiring of what religion he was, he told me he was a Calvinistic-Methodist.
We passed an ancient building which stood on our right.

I turned round to look at it.