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Abereli Abran afraid Arberth asked blood bright eyes Bristo Cadno Caermarthen called castle caught chamber chapel coracle cried Cymeida damsels dark Dinas Moryn door drew Dyfed Euryn eyes face father fell fire gallop gate gentleman of Kemes glance gone gown grave grey tunic Gringolet Gwenhwyfar hall hand head hear heard heart horse hounds Howel Farf Iago Lady of Llanfair lantern laughed little cleric Llangolman Llanstephan looked lord Lowry Luned Luned's Maid of Rhôs Malen master metheglin Morgan Ola night Norman pale paused Pembroke Perrot pipe Poitou pony poor pretty Queen reins Rhosser ride rode round sea-house seized shook silver silversmith sing Sir Philip sire spoke squire stair stood sweet sword tell terror thought Towy trees turned Uchdrud voice wait walls Welsh Welsh pony whistle wind wine woman young
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Page 5 - This name, coupled with Howel's, sent a stream of terrors flowing through Luned's imagination. Robart Goch, or Rob the Red, was as fervent a ruffian as lived in the whole countryside. More may be told of him another day. Enough now, that he had killed one of Howel's Redhands, and fled for protection to Rhos. This was before Luned's coming home last winter from St.
Page 341 - can also be read for its story, which is one of great strength and originality." — The Scotsman. " 'The Fiddler of Carne,' by Ernest Rhys, is one of the most original novels of the year. . . . Whether regarded as a sketch of the queer characters in the secluded village of Carne, or as a story with a distinct flavour of weird romance, the book is equally admirable.
Page 212 - He, without a word, made a cat's scramble for his great horse's pad. It was of no use. Cadno had the arm of a gorilla. It shot out of the brake, and seized the reins of Perrot's horse, pulling it round so that he fell to the ground on one knee. But he did not lose his presence of mind, and called out, even in Cadno's clutches, to Luned to mount and ride off.
Page 17 - Alone I go a-hunting, when all their hunting's done; To follow Keri's daughter, in the footsteps of the sun.