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"An inside tip on Tractions," says I, and sketches out how I'd got it. "Oh, I see now," says he. "That about Grebel? But what is melding? And this last 'Teg morf rednu'? I can make no sense of that." "Try it backwards," says I. "Why er by Jove!" says he. "Get from under, eh? Then then there is a slump coming. And with all that new stock issue, I'm not surprised.
The old woman who mentioned this to Professor Rhys conjectured that the object was to convince the Tylwyth Teg, or fairy people, of the intention to kill the babe, in order to induce them to bring the right child back. This would be the same motive as that which threatened death by fire or other ill-usage, in some of the instances mentioned above.
'Was once, I grant you, said Peter, 'but is so no longer. I have travelled for years about England, and never heard them mentioned before; the belief in them has died away, and even their name seems to be forgotten. If you had said you were a Welshman, I should not have been surprised. The Welsh have much to say of the Tylwyth Teg, or fair family, and many believe in them.
The following day Pride Thriving trade Tylwyth Teg Ellis Wyn Sleeping hard Incalculable good Fearful agony The tale. Peter and his wife did not proceed on any expedition during the following day. The former strolled gloomily about the fields, and the latter passed many hours in the farmhouse.
"I should be glad to know what their histories were," said I. "I can't exactly tell you what they were, but I have heard say that there was a great deal in them about the Tylwyth Teg or fairies." "Do you believe in fairies?" said I. "I do, sir; but they are very seldom seen, and when they are they do no harm to anybody.
Love to listen to his pleasant stories of foreign lands, ghosts and tylwith teg; but before him, deem it wise to be mum, quite mum. Know what he comes about. Wants to hear discourse of poor man, that he may learn from it poor man's little ways and infirmities, and mark them down in one small, little book to serve for fun to Lord Palmerston and the other great gentlefolks in London.
But in other places, for instance on a part of Teg Down near Winchester, the castings were all black and did not effervesce with acids. The mould over the chalk was here only from 3 to 4 inches in thickness. So again on the plain near Stonehenge, the mould, apparently free from calcareous matter, averaged rather less than 3.5 inches in thickness.
She talked with entire seriousness of having seen in a place called Fairy Glen in Wales the Tylwyth Teg.
I have travelled for years about England, and never heard them mentioned before; the belief in them has died away, and even their name seems to be forgotten. If you had said you were a Welshman, I should not have been surprised. The Welsh have much to say of the Tylwyth Teg, or fair family, and many believe in them." "And do you believe in them?" said I. "I scarcely know what to say.
I have travelled for years about England, and never heard them mentioned before; the belief in them has died away, and even their name seems to be forgotten. If you had said you were a Welshman, I should not have been surprised. The Welsh have much to say of the Tylwyth Teg, or fair family, and many believe in them.’ ‘And do you believe in them?’ said I. ‘I scarcely know what to say.
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