carrying a bundle under her arm. And they barely welcomed the men,
and kindled a fire with the boughs. And the woman cooked something,
and gave them to eat, barley bread, and cheese, and milk and water.

And there arose a storm of wind and rain, so that it was hardly
possible to go forth with safety. And being weary with their
journey, they laid themselves down and sought to sleep. And when
they looked at the couch, it seemed to be made but of a little coarse
straw full of dust and vermin, with the stems of boughs sticking up
there-through, for the cattle had eaten all the straw that was placed
at the head and the foot. And upon it was stretched an old russet-
coloured rug, threadbare and ragged; and a coarse sheet, full of
slits, was upon the rug, and an ill-stuffed pillow, and a worn-out
cover upon the sheet. And after much suffering from the vermin, and
from the discomfort of their couch, a heavy sleep fell on Rhonabwy's
companions. But Rhonabwy, not being able either to sleep or to rest,
thought he should suffer less if he went to lie upon the yellow calf-
skin that was stretched out on the floor. And there he slept.

As soon as sleep had come upon his eyes, it seemed to him that he was
journeying with his companions across the plain of Argyngroeg, and he
thought that he went towards Rhyd y Groes on the Severn. As he
journeyed, he heard a mighty noise, the like whereof heard he never
before; and looking behind him, he beheld a youth with yellow curling
hair, and with his beard newly trimmed, mounted on a chestnut horse,
whereof the legs were grey from the top of the forelegs, and from the
bend of the hindlegs downwards. And the rider wore a coat of yellow
satin sewn with green silk, and on his thigh was a gold-hilted sword,
with a scabbard of new leather of Cordova, belted with the skin of
the deer, and clasped with gold. And over this was a scarf of yellow