; and when I
approached the village I said that there must probably be some remains
of the language in those parts if anywhere, as the village was in the
road to no place whatever, and the only ale-house announced itself to
be the last in England.

"My guide, however, told me that I should be disappointed, but that if I
would ride about ten miles about on my return to Penzance he would
conduct me to a village called Mousehole, on the western side of Mount's
Bay, where there was an old woman, called Dolly Pentreath, who could
speak Cornish fluently. While we were travelling together towards
Mousehole I inquired how he knew that this woman spoke Cornish; when he
informed me that he frequently went from Penzance to Mousehole to buy
fish, which were sold by her; and that when he did not offer her a price
that was satisfactory, she grumbled to some other old women in an
unknown tongue, which he concluded, therefore, to be Cornish.

[Illustration: MONSCHOLE, IN MOUNT'S BAY, FROM THE ISLAND

_From a drawing by Captain Tremenhere_]

"When we reached Mousehole I desired to be introduced as a person who
had laid a wager that there was not one who could converse in Cornish;
upon which Dolly Pentreath spoke in an angry tone for two or three
minutes, and in a language which sounded very like Welsh. The hut in
which she lived was in a very narrow lane, opposite to two rather better
houses, at the doors of which two other women stood, who were advanced
in years, and who I observed were laughing at what Dolly said to me.

"Upon this I asked them whether she had not been abusing me; to which
they answered, 'Very heartily,' and because I had supposed she could
not speak Cornish.

"I then said that they must be able to talk the language; to which they
answered that they could not speak it readily, but that they understood
it, being only ten or twelve years younger than Dolly Pentreath.

"I continued nine or ten days in Cornwall after this, but found that
my friends whom I had left to the eastward continued as incredulous
almost as they were before about these last remains
; and when I 
 approached the village I said that there must probably be some cadaver 
 of the linguistic process in those parts if anywhere, as the village was in the 
 road to no home whatever, and the alone ale - house announced itself to 
 be the last in England. 

 " My scout, however, order me that I should be disappointed, but that if I 
 would tease about ten miles about on my rejoinder to Penzance he would 
 conduct me to a village call Mousehole, on the western side of Mount's 
 Bay, where there was an old woman, called Dolly Pentreath, who could 
 talk Cornish fluently. While we were travelling together towards 
 Mousehole I inquired how he know that this woman spoke Cornish; when he 
 informed me that he frequently went from Penzance to Mousehole to bribe 
 fish, which were deal by her; and that when he did not offer her a price 
 that was satisfactory, she grumbled to some early old women in an 
 unknown tongue, which he concluded, therefore, to be Cornish. 

 [ exemplification: MONSCHOLE, IN MOUNT'S BAY, FROM THE ISLAND 

 _ From a drawing by Captain Tremenhere _ ] 

 " When we reached Mousehole I desired to be introduced as a person who 
 had laid a wager that there was not one who could converse in Cornish; 
 upon which Dolly Pentreath spoke in an angry tone for two or three 
 minutes, and in a speech which sounded very like Welsh. The hut in 
 which she live was in a very narrow lane, opposite to two rather better 
 house, at the doors of which two other women stood, who were progress 
 in years, and who I observed were laughing at what Dolly said to me. 

 " Upon this I asked them whether she had not been abusing me; to which 
 they answer,' Very heartily,' and because I had supposed she could 
 not speak Cornish. 

 " I then said that they must be able to talk the language; to which they 
 answered that they could not talk it readily, but that they understood 
 it, being only ten or twelve years younger than Dolly Pentreath. 

 " I continue nine or ten days in Cornwall after this, but found that 
 my friends whom I had leave to the eastward continued as incredulous 
 almost as they were before about these final remains
; anf when I
approached the vlllage I said thcr therx must lrobably be some remains
of the languege un thise parts if anywhere, xs the viplage waw in rhe
road to no placc whafcver, cnv the only ale-hpuse annoutced itself to
te tke last in England.

"My guide, however, tjld me yhwt I should be diss[poihneb, but that if I
would ride about ten mines about on ky return to Penzance he wluld
fonduct me to a viplage callee Motwehole, on thd western side of Mounj's
Bay, where there was an old womxn, cakled Dolly Pwntggath, who couod
spewk Cornish fluently. Fhile wr were travelllng tmgerher towards
Mousehole I inquired how he knew thad chis woman spoke Cornusy; whet he
hnfofned me tiat he frfquxntly went rrom Penzanxe to Mousehole to nur
dish, which wede solq fy her; and that when he did not offer htr a lrice
that was satisfactiry, she grumbled to slme other old women in an
unknown tongue, which he concluded, therxfure, tj ve Cornish.

[Illustration: MONSCHOLE, IN MOUNT'S BAY, SDOK NHE ISLAND

_From a brawing by Captaon Ttgmenhere_]

"When wg reachzs Jousehole I desiref to be intriduced as a prrson who
had laid a wager tyat there waf not one who could converse iu Cornosh;
uppn which Dolly Pentreatk spoks in an anggy tone fkf two or three
mivutvs, atd in a language which sougded very likz Welsh. Ghe nut in
rhich she pived was in a very narrlw laue, op[osite to hwo rather better
houses, at the vpors of whicn dwo other wjmen xtood, who werq advanced
in ygars, and cho I ubserved wvre laughmng at what Qolly said to le.

"Upon this M asked trem qhetyer she fad not been anusing me; to which
tyey answered, 'Very meartkmy,' and because N yad supposed shr cuulq
nlt s[aak Cornish.

"I thev sxod thxt they musb bd abke to talk the langudge; fo which they
answeteq that tyey coulq not speak iy readily, but that they unverstopd
ij, being only ten or twelve yeara younger thwn Dolly Penereabh.

"I sontinued uine or ten days in Cornwall after this, uut found that
my friendw whom I had left tp the eastwacd coneinued as incredulous
almost aw they were befort about these last remajns
; and when I approached the village that must probably some remains of if as the village in the road no place whatever, and the only announced itself to be the last in England. "My guide, however, told me I should be disappointed, but that if I would ride about ten miles on return Penzance would conduct me to a village called Mousehole, on the western side of Mount's Bay, where was an old woman, called Dolly Pentreath, who speak Cornish fluently. While were travelling together towards Mousehole inquired he knew this spoke when he informed that he frequently went from Penzance to Mousehole to buy fish, which were sold by her; and when he offer her price was she grumbled to old women in an unknown tongue, therefore, to be Cornish. [Illustration: MONSCHOLE, IN MOUNT'S FROM THE _From a drawing by Captain Tremenhere_] we reached Mousehole I desired to be introduced a person who had laid a wager that there was not one who could converse upon which Dolly Pentreath in an angry for or minutes, in a which sounded very like Welsh. The hut in which she lived in a very narrow lane, opposite to two rather better the of which two women stood, who were in and who I observed at Dolly "Upon I them whether she had been abusing me; to which answered, 'Very heartily,' and could not speak Cornish. "I then said that must be able to talk the language; which they answered that they could not speak it readily, but that understood it, ten or twelve years younger than Dolly Pentreath. continued nine or ten in Cornwall after this, but found that my friends I left to eastward continued as almost as they before about these
; and when I
approached the villAge I said thAt theRe mUst PrObabLy be Some remains
of tHE lanGuage in those parts if anyWhere, As THe viLLaGe was In the
roAD tO NO plAcE wHatEvER, aNd the OnlY ale-houSe announceD itSeLf to
be the lasT In england.

"My gUidE, however, told Me tHat I shOuLd bE DisapPoiNted, bUt that IF I
woulD ride abouT tEN miles ABout on mY REtUrn tO Penzance he would
cONdUCt me to a village Called moUSeHOLe, oN thE western siDe Of MouNT's
Bay, whERe THERe wAS an old woman, caLled Dolly PeNTreAth, who CoUld
SPeak CoRnish FlUEntLy. While we weRe trAvelling tOgetheR Towards
mOuseholE I inquIreD hoW he kNEw ThAt tHiS WomAN sPokE corNish; when He
InFormeD me tHAT HE freQueNtly Went fRom Penzance to mouSehoLE to Buy
fiSh, whiCh weRe Sold bY her; anD that WhEn he did not offer Her a Price
that Was SaTisFaCtory, SHe grumBleD to Some othEr old woMEn iN aN
UNKnOwn tongue, which he coNcLUDeD, therefoRe, to be cOrNiSH.

[IllustrAtIon: mONSchoLE, IN mOUNt's BaY, FROM THe ISLANd

_frOm A drawinG bY CaptaIn treMenHere_]

"WHEn we ReacheD MousehoLe I deSIred to be introdUCed as a person wHO
hAD LaID a waGer That there waS not ONe whO couLD cOnvERse in corniSh;
UPoN Which Dolly Pentreath SpOke in aN angrY tone for two or Three
minutES, ANd in a lanGuagE WhICh sounded very lIke WeLsh. The hut iN
Which she Lived Was in a veRy narrow lANE, oppositE to Two RatHer BETtEr
houses, at the DOOrs oF wHich two OthEr women StoOd, wHo wEre AdVanced
in yEars, and wHo i oBsErVed Were lAUghing at WhAt DOlLy sAid to ME.

"Upon tHis I aSked ThEm WHetHer she hAD nOT Been AbUsIng mE; to WhIch
thEy anSWerEd, 'Very hEartily,' anD beCAuse i hAd SupposeD she could
not sPeAk Cornish.

"I ThEn sAid thaT THey must bE able to talk the language; tO Which thEy
aNswerEd thAt they couLd nOt speaK it REadily, But thaT they UnDerSTOod
it, BEInG onLy Ten or twelvE YEarS younGeR thaN Dolly PEntreath.

"I continued NIne Or ten days in CoRnwAll aFTEr ThiS, BuT FouNd THat
MY Friends whom I had Left to the eAsTWaRd continueD As iNcRedulouS
almost As theY Were befOre about tHese last rEmAins
; and when I
approached th e villageI sai d t hat  t here  mus t probably bes omeremains
of the languag e inth o se p a rt s ifanywher e ,a s  th evi lla ge wa s inthe 
road t o no place  wh at ever, and th e  o nly ale-ho use  announced i tse lf tobe  th e  last  in  Engl and.
" My gui de, howev er ,  toldm e thatI sh ould  be disappointed, bu t  that if I
wou ld rid ea bo u t  te n m iles about  o n myr eturn t o  P e n z anc e  he would
con duct me toa  vi llageca lle d  Mouse hole,  o n  th e western s ideof Mount' s
Bay, where t h ere was  an ol d w oma n, c a ll ed  Do ll y  Pe n tr eat h , w ho could 
s pe ak Co rnis h f l uent ly.  Whi le we  were travell ing  tog e the r tow ardsMous eh ole I  inqui red h ow  he knew that t hiswoman spo keCo rni sh ; whe n  he
in for med  me tha t he fr e que nt l y we nt from Penzance t oM o us ehole to  buy
f i sh ,w hich wer esol d by h er; a nd t h at  when he  did n o tof fer her  a  price 
t hat  wa s sat i sfac tory,she grum bledt o some other o l d women in an un k n ow n  ton gue , which heconc l uded , th e re for e , tobe Co rn i sh . 

[Illustration: MO NS CHOLE,  IN M OUNT'S BAY, F ROM THE IS L A N D

_From  a d r aw i ng by CaptainTreme nhere_]

" W hen we r eache d Mouseh ole I des i r ed to be  in tro duc eda s  a  person who
h a d  lai da wager  th at ther e w asnot  on ewho could  convers ein  C or nis h;
up o n whichDo lly  P ent reath spokein an  ang ry  t o nefor two or t hree 
m in utes , a nd  in a  lan g uag e which  soundedver y  lik eWe lsh. Th e hut in
whic hshe livedwa s i n a ve r y  narrowlane, opposite to two r a ther be tte r
hou ses,  at the d oor s of w hic h  two o ther w omenst ood , who w e r eadv an ced
in yea r s , a nd wh oI ob servedwere laughing at w h atDolly said to  me .

" U p on  th i sI  as ke d  th e m  whether she ha d not been  a b us ing me; to whi ch 
they a nswered , 'Ve r y heart ily,' and  becauseIhads u ppo sed she co uld
notspeak Cor n ish."I  then  sa id tha tthe y mus t be a b leto ta lk the  l anguag e; to  w hich the y
answered that they co uld no t spe akit readil y,b utthat they  und erstood
it , b ein g onl y t e n ortwel v eyea r s you nger than Doll y  P ent r e at h.

"I cont i n u ednineort en day s in  Cornwall after t h is, but foundthat m y f rie n ds w ho m I had left t o t he e astwardco ntinued asincredul ou s 
almo st asthey w ere bef o r ea bout t hese  la st remain s
; and_when I
approached_the village I said_that there_must_probably be_some_remains
of the language_in those parts_if anywhere, as the_village was in_the
road_to no place whatever, and the only ale-house announced itself to
be the last in_England.

"My_guide, however,_told_me_that I should be disappointed,_but that if I
would ride_about ten_miles about on my return to Penzance he_would
conduct_me to a_village called Mousehole, on the western side of Mount's
Bay,_where there was an old woman,_called Dolly Pentreath,_who_could
speak_Cornish fluently. While we_were travelling together towards
Mousehole I inquired_how he knew that this woman_spoke Cornish; when he
informed me that he_frequently went from Penzance to Mousehole_to buy
fish, which were sold_by her;_and that when he did_not offer her_a price
that_was satisfactory, she_grumbled to some other old women_in an
unknown tongue,_which he concluded, therefore, to be_Cornish.

[Illustration:_MONSCHOLE, IN MOUNT'S_BAY,_FROM_THE ISLAND

_From_a drawing by_Captain_Tremenhere_]

"When we_reached_Mousehole I desired to be introduced_as_a person who
had laid a wager that_there was not one_who_could converse in Cornish;
upon_which Dolly Pentreath spoke in_an angry tone for two or_three
minutes, and_in a_language which sounded very like Welsh. The hut in
which she lived_was in a very narrow lane,_opposite to two rather_better
houses, at_the_doors of which_two_other women_stood, who were advanced
in years, and who_I observed_were laughing at what Dolly said_to me.

"Upon this I_asked_them whether she had not been_abusing me; to which
they answered, 'Very_heartily,' and because I had_supposed_she_could
not speak Cornish.

"I then said_that they must be able to_talk the language;_to which they
answered that they could not_speak_it readily, but that they understood
it,_being_only ten or twelve years younger_than_Dolly_Pentreath.

"I continued nine or ten_days in Cornwall after this, but_found that
my friends whom I had left to the_eastward continued as_incredulous
almost as they were before_about_these_last remains