CHAPTER XII.
UNREST.
"Pen addysg pan oeddwm, i'r gwyrdd-ddail mi gerddwn,
A'r man y dymunwn mi ganwn a'r gog;
Yn awr dan ryw geubren 'rwy'n nuchu ac yn ochen,
Fel clomen un adeu anwydog."
"Time was when calm in wisdom's ways, with heart at rest,
I roamed the wood to hear the cuckoo sing;
But now I seek the shade alone, unblest,
And mourn—a shivering bird with broken wing."
"You must go to bed, Hugh," said Mari, when the moon began to look in through the little chamber window, where Gwladys lay quiet and thoughtful. "She has her mother with her, and I will come down in the early morning and make you a cup of tea; so get to bed—your eyes look weary, and your hand is shaking. A good night's rest will be best for you. I will take care of Gwladys, fâch."
"I know, I know," said Hugh; "you will be a better nurse than me, so good-night, lass. Can diolch!"
He made his way to the little back attic, where the tiny window looked out under the roof to the rugged cliffs and brown hills stretching round the edge of the bay.
Madlen, who slept in the corresponding room in the loft, wondered what kept the Mishteer up so late; for long after she had gone to bed, she had heard him pacing up and down. Mari had left Gwladys under her mother's care, with a mould candle for company, just to show any of the villagers who might look that way that the interest of the situation had not entirely departed. It was considered an imperative duty at Mwntseison to keep a candle alight in any room where there was sickness or death.
So Nani Price lighted her candle and placed it near the window, where its modest glimmer was frequently remarked upon during the night by the sympathetic villagers.
"There's a light still in the Mishtress's window," said Nell, pressing her nose against her two-paned window—"a good light, too—a shop candle, no doubt. But the Mishteer can afford it—or perhaps," she added, as she returned to bed, "perhaps it is only a dip put close to the blind!"
Sara Pentraeth was equally impressed as she looked up the road at the glimmering light.