"And you were on board the Halcyon when she blew up?"
"I was knocked overboard the moment before, and in that manner I escaped."
"And what became of you?"
"I was drifted by the waves towards the Isle of Anglesea: a few miles to the southward of Holyhead I was picked up by I know not whom. Afterwards I obtained a passage to the main land."
"And took up your abode----where?"
"At the inn in Machynleth."
"Where was it that you were first apprehended?"
"At an abbey, I forget the name, amongst the Merionethshire mountains: no, upon recollection, amongst the Carnarvonshire mountains."
"What led you thither?"
"I was advised by an acquaintance to visit it."