My bag of sovereigns is gone!" "Gone ?" echoed everyone, and Morva, who was putting away the Bible, turned white with a deadly fear, which seemed to freeze the blood in her veins.

In the excitement of the moment her change of countenance escaped the notice of the other members of the family.
"Gone," said Will, "gone where?
What do you mean, man?
Stolen ?" "Yes, no doubt, for the window and the drawer were open." "The window ?" said Ebben Owens.

"Then the thief must have come in that way." "And gone out, too, I suppose," said Gwilym.
"Tis that devil, Gryffy Lewis," said Will.

"He could easily creep up from his cottage.

You ought not to have told him." "No, I ought not," said the preacher; "but, indeed, I was so glad of the money and to find that Tim 'Penlau' was honest after all our doubts, and Gryffy Lewis seemed as glad as I was." "The deceitful blackguard!" said Ebben Owens.
"Well, we don't know it was he after all," suggested Gwilym.