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I, too, began talking against time, for the beating of my heart began again at the thought of what I was going to say and do. 'Hat! I said; 'do you wear hats, Winifred? I should as soon have thought of hearing the Queen of the Tylwyth Teg ask for her hat as you, after such goings-on as those I have just been witnessing. You see I have not forgotten the Welsh you taught me.
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.
What do the books which mention it say about it, your honour? 'Very little, said I, 'beyond mentioning it; what do the people here say of it? 'All kinds of strange things, your honour. 'Do they say who built it? 'Some say the Tylwyth Teg built it, others that it was cast up over a dead king by his people.
'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.
Once as he was lying in his cell he heard two men out abroad discoursing about Wyn Ab Nudd, and saying that he was king of the Tylwyth or Teg Fairies, and lord of Unknown, whereupon Collen thrusting his head out of his cave told them to hold their tongues, for that Wyn Ab Nudd and his host were merely devils.
"Rather too quiet, sir," said the good woman, "one would wish to have more visitors." "I suppose," said I, "people from Llangollen occasionally come to visit you." "Sometimes, sir, for curiosity's sake; but very rarely the way is very steep." "Do the Tylwyth Teg ever pay you visits?" "The Tylwyth Teg, sir?" "Yes; the fairies.
"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.
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