“Is this house your own?”
“Oh no! I pay rent for it, and not a cheap one.”
“Have you a husband?
“I had, but he is dead.”
“Have you any children?”
“I had three, but they are dead too, and buried with my husband at the monastery.”
“Where is the monastery?”
“A good way farther on, at the strath beyond Rhyd Fendigaid.”
“What is the name of the little river by the house?”
“Avon Marchnad (Market River).”