[By Berwen Banks by Allen Raine]@TWC D-Link bookBy Berwen Banks CHAPTER II 14/17
The distant sound of the regular plash of the waves on the beach reached Cardo's ears.
He thought of the long reaches of golden sand lying cool and grey in the moonlight, and all the romantic dreams of youth awoke within him. Was it right that Valmai should be bending over a musty book in a dimly-lit room? while outside were the velvet turf of the cliffs, the plashing waves, and the silver moonlight. But the reading still went on, the gentle voice growing a little weary and monotonous, and the white eyelids falling a little heavily over the blue eyes. Long Cardo watched and gazed, and at last, turning away, he walked moodily home.
He knew his father would expect him to supper at ten o'clock punctually, and hurried his steps as he approached the house. Just in time, for Betto was placing on the table an appetising supper of cawl and bread and butter, which the two men were soon discussing silently, for the Vicar was more pre-occupied than usual, and Cardo, too, was busy with his own thoughts. Suddenly the former spoke. "Is the long meadow finished ?" he said. "Yes; Dye is a splendid fellow to work, and Ebben and he together get through a good deal." "To-morrow they can clear out the barn.
The next day is the market at Llanilwyn; they must go there and buy a cow which Jones Pant y rych is going to sell.
I have told Ebben he is not to give more than 8 pounds for her, and that is one pound more than she is worth." Cardo was silent.
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