Myself.—Are you a native of this place?
Maid.—I am not, sir; I come from Dinas.
Myself.—Are your parents alive?
Maid.—My mother is alive, sir, but my father is dead.
Myself.—Where does your mother live?
Maid.—At Dinas, sir.
Myself.—How does she support herself?
Maid.—By letting lodgings to miners, sir.
Myself.—Are the miners quiet lodgers?
Maid.—Not always, sir; sometimes they get up at night and fight with each other.