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A knight of Mordred's, drawing his sword, thrust it into the breast of one of Arthur's chieftains, with the cry: 'This for thy land, Sir Digon, that marches with mine! Instantly others fell to fighting hand-to-hand, striking on targe and helm; but Sir Owen, Sir Kay and Sir Bedevere surrounded the king, and all hurried back to the army approaching them. So likewise did Sir Mordred.
"Have you any enwyn?" said the lad, peeping in. "Oh yes!" said a voice "digon! digon!" Presently a buxom, laughing girl brought out two dishes of buttermilk, one of which she handed to me and the other to the guide. I asked her the name of the place. "Gwen Frwd the 'Fair Rivulet," said she. "Who lives here?" "A shepherd." "Have you any English?" "Nagos!" said she, bursting into a loud laugh.
John Porter was undoubtedly brightened by the daughter's visit. Lucretia's defeat in the Handicap had increased his despondency. To prepare him gradually for further reverses Allis intimated, rather than asserted, that Lucretia might possibly have a slight cold Digon wasn't sure; but they were going to run Lauzanne also.
"I have heard that it is very deep, sir, so much so that nobody knows it's depth." "Are there fish in it?" "Digon, sir, digon iawn, and some very large. I once saw a Pen- hwyad from that lake which weighed fifty pounds." After a little farther conversation I got up, and thanking the kind woman departed.
"The man with whom you walked the other night is my brother, sir, and what he said to me about you made me wish to walk with you also." "But he spoke very good English." "My brother had a turn for Saxon, sir; I had not. Some people have a turn for the Saxon, others have not. I have no Saxon, sir, my wife has digon iawn my two youngest children speak good Saxon, sir, my eldest son not a word."
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