"Whynot？"Idemanded。
　　"Iamateetotaler，"hereplied。
　　"Indeed，"saidI，andhavingshakenhimbythehand，thankedhimforhiscompanyandbiddinghimfarewell，wenton。HewasthefirstpersonIhadevermetofthefraternitytowhichhebelonged，whodidnotendeavourtomakeaparadeofhisabstinenceandself—
　　denial。
　　AfterdrinkingsometolerablygoodaleinthepublichouseIagainstarted。AsIleftthevillageaclockstruckeight。Theeveningwasdelightfullycool；butitsoonbecamenearlydark。Ipassedunderhighrocks，byhousesandbygroves，inwhichnightingalesweresinging，tolistentowhoseentrancingmelodyImorethanoncestopped。Oncomingtoatown，lightedupandthrongedwithpeople，Iaskedoneofagroupofyoungfellowsitsname。
　　"Bethesda，"hereplied。
　　"Ascripturalname，"saidI。
　　"Isit？"saidhe；"well，ifitsnameisscripturalthemannersofitspeoplearebynomeansso。"
　　Alittlewaybeyondthetownamancameoutofacottageandwalkedbesideme。Hehadabasketinhishand。Iquickenedmypace；buthewasatremendouswalker，andkeptupwithme。Onwewentsidebysideformorethanamilewithoutspeakingaword。Atlength，puttingoutmylegsingenuineBarclayfashion，Igotbeforehimabouttenyards，thenturningroundlaughedandspoketohiminEnglish。Hetoolaughedandspoke，butinWelsh。Wenowwentonlikebrothers，conversing，butalwayswalkingatgreatspeed。I
　　learnedfromhimthathewasamarket—gardenerlivingatBangor，andthatBangorwasthreemilesoff。Onthestarsshiningoutwebegantotalkaboutthem。
　　PointingtoCharles’sWainIsaid，"Agoodstarfortravellers。"
　　WhereuponpointingtotheNorthstar，hesaid：
　　"Iforwyrdaiawn—agoodstarformariners。"
　　Wepassedalargehouseonourleft。
　　"Wholivesthere？"saidI。
　　"MrSmith，"hereplied。"ItiscalledPlasNewydd；milltirgenometto—wehaveyetanothermile。"
　　IntenminuteswewereatBangor。IaskedhimwheretheAlbionHotelwas。
　　"Iwillshowityou，"saidhe，andsohedid。
　　AswecameunderitIheardthevoiceofmywife，forshe，standingonabalconyanddistinguishingmebythelamplight，calledout。I
　　shookhandswiththekindsix—mile—an—hourmarket—gardener，andgoingintotheinnfoundmywifeanddaughter，whorejoicedtoseeme。Wepresentlyhadtea。
　　CHAPTERXXVII
　　Bangor—EdmundPrice—TheBridges—Bookselling—FuturePope—
　　WildIrish—Southey。
　　BANGORisseatedonthespursofcertainhighhillsneartheMenai，astraitseparatingMonaorAngleseyfromCaernarvonshire。ItwasonceaplaceofDruidicalworship，ofwhichfact，evenwithoutthetestimonyofhistoryandtradition，thenamewhichsignifies"uppercircle"wouldbesufficientevidence。OnthedecayofDruidismatownspranguponthesiteandintheneighbourhoodofthe"uppercircle，"inwhichinthesixthcenturyaconventoruniversitywasfoundedbyDeiniol，whoeventuallybecameBishopofBangor。ThisDeiniolwasthesonofDeiniolVawr，azealousChristianprincewhofoundedtheconventofBangorIsCoed，orBangorbeneaththewoodinFlintshire，whichwasdestroyed，anditsinmatesalmosttoamanputtotheswordbyEthelbert，aSaxonking，andhisbarbarianfollowersattheinstigationofthemonkAustin，whohatedthebrethrenbecausetheyrefusedtoacknowledgetheauthorityofthePope，whosedelegatehewasinBritain。TherewereinallthreeBangors；theoneatIsCoed，anotherinPowis，andthisCaernarvonshireBangor，whichwasgenerallytermedBangorVawrorBangorthegreat。ThetwofirstBangorshavefallenintoutterdecay，butBangorVawrisstillabishop’ssee，boastsofasmallbutvenerablecathedral，andcontainsapopulationofaboveeightthousandsouls。
　　TwoveryremarkablemenhaveatdifferentperiodsconferredakindoflustreuponBangorbyresidinginit，Taliesinintheold，andEdmundPriceincomparativelymoderntime。Bothofthemwerepoets。Taliesinflourishedabouttheendofthefifthcentury，andforthesublimityofhisverseswasformanycenturiescalledbyhiscountrymentheBardicKing。Amongsthispiecesisonegenerallytermed"TheProphecyofTaliesin，"whichannouncedlongbeforeithappenedtheentiresubjugationofBritainbytheSaxons，andwhichisperhapsoneofthemoststirringpiecesofpoetryeverproduced。EdmundPriceflourishedduringthetimeofElizabeth。
　　HewasarchdeaconofMerionethshire，butoccasionallyresidedatBangorforthebenefitofhishealth。BesidesbeingoneofthebestWelshpoetsofhisagehewasamanofextraordinarylearning，possessingathoroughknowledgeofnolessthaneightlanguages。
　　Thegreaterpartofhiscompositions，howevercleverandelegant，are，itmustbeconfessed，suchasdolittlecredittothepenofanecclesiastic，beingbitterpoignantsatires，whichwerethecauseofmuchpainandmiserytoindividuals；oneofhisworks，however，isnotonlyofakindquiteconsistentwithhissacredcalling，buthasbeenasourceofconsiderableblessing。TohimtheCambrianChurchisindebtedfortheversionofthePsalms，whichforthelasttwocenturiesithasbeeninthehabitofusing。
　　PrevioustotheversionoftheArchdeaconatranslationofthePsalmshadbeenmadeintoWelshbyWilliamMiddleton，anofficerinthenavalserviceofQueenElizabeth，inthefour—and—twentyalliterativemeasuresoftheancientsbards。Itwaselegantandevenfaithful，butfarbeyondthecomprehensionofpeopleingeneral，andconsequentlybynomeansfittedfortheuseofchurches，thoughintendedforthatpurposebytheauthor，asincereChristian，thoughawarrior。Avoidingtheerrorintowhichhispredecessorhadfallen，theArchdeaconmadeuseofameasureintelligibletopeopleofeverydegree，inwhichalliterationisnotobserved，andwhichiscalledbytheWelshymesurcyffredin，orthecommonmeasure。Hisopinionofthefour—and—twentymeasurestheArchdeaconhasgiventotheworldinfourcowyddlinestothefollowingeffect：
　　"I’vereadthemaster—piecesgreatOflanguagesnolessthaneight，Butne’erhavefoundawoofofsongSostrictasthatofCambria’stongue。"
　　Afterbreakfastonthemorningsubsequenttomyarrival，HenriettaandIroamedaboutthetown，andthenproceededtoviewthebridgeswhichleadoverthestraittoAnglesey。One，forcommontraffic，isamostbeautifulsuspensionbridgecompletedin1820，theresultofthementalandmanuallaboursoftheingeniousTelford；theotherisatubularrailroadbridge，awonderfulstructure，nodoubt，butanythingbutgraceful。Weremainedforsometimeonthefirstbridge，admiringthescenery，andwerenotalittledelighted，aswestoodleaningovertheprincipalarch，toseeaproudvesselpassbeneathusinfullsail。
　　SatiatedwithgazingwepassedintoAnglesey，andmakingourwaytothetubularbridge，whichistothewestofthesuspensionone，enteredoneofitspassagesandreturnedtothemainland。
　　Theairwasexceedinglyhotandsultry，andoncomingtoastonebench，beneathashadywall，webothsatdown，panting，ononeendofit；aswewererestingourselves，ashabby—lookingmanwithabundleofbookscameandseatedhimselfattheotherend，placinghisbundlebesidehim；thentakingoutfromhispocketadirtyredhandkerchief，hewipedhisface，whichwasbathedinperspiration，andejaculated："ByJasus，itisblazinghot！"
　　"Veryhot，myfriend，"saidI；"haveyoutravelledfarto—day？"
　　"Ihavenot，yourhanner；Ihavebeenjustwalkingaboutthedirtytowntryingtosellmybooks。"
　　"Haveyoubeensuccessful？"
　　"Ihavenot，yourhanner；onlythreepencehaveItakenthisblessedday。"
　　"Whatdoyourbookstreatof？"
　　"Why，thatismorethanIcantellyourhanner；mytradeistosellthebooksnottoreadthem。Wouldyourhannerliketolookatthem？"
　　"Ohdearno，"saidI；"Ihavelongbeentiredofbooks；Ihavehadenoughofthem。"
　　"Idaresay，yourhanner；fromthestateofyourhanner’seyesI
　　shouldsayasmuch；theylooksoweak—pickinguplearninghasruinedyourhanner’ssight。"
　　"MayIask，"saidI，"fromwhatcountryyouare？"
　　"Sureyourhannermay；anditisacivilansweryouwillgetfromMichaelSullivan。ItisfromouldIrelandIam，fromCastlebarinthecountyMayo。"
　　"AndhowcameyouintoWales？"
　　"Fromthehopeofbetteringmycondition，yourhanner，andafoolishhopeitwas。"
　　"Youhavenotbetteredyourcondition，then？"
　　"Ihavenot，yourhanner；forIsufferquiteasmuchhungerandthirstaseverIdidinouldIreland。"
　　"DidyousellbooksinIreland？"
　　"Ididnat，yerhanner；Imadebuttonsandclothes—thatisI
　　piecedthem。IwasseveraltradesinouldIreland，yourhanner；
　　butnoneofthemanswering，Icameoverhere。"
　　"Whereyoucommencedbook—selling？"saidI。
　　"Ididnat，yourhanner。Ifirstsoldlaces，andthenIsoldloocifers，andthensomethingelse；IhavefollowedseveraltradesinWales，yourhanner；atlastIgotintothebook—sellingtrade，inwhichInowam。"
　　"Anditanswers，Isuppose，asbadlyastheothers？"
　　"Justasbadly，yourhanner；divilabitbetter。"
　　"Isupposeyouneverbeg？"
　　"Yourhannermaysaythat；Iwasalwaystooproudtobeg。ItisbeggingIlavestothewifeIhave。"
　　"Thenyouhaveawife？"
　　"Ihave，yourhanner；andadaughter，too；andagoodwifeanddaughtertheyare。WhatwouldbecomeofmewithoutthemIdonotknow。"
　　"HaveyoubeenlonginWales？"
　　"Notverylong，yourhanner；onlyabouttwentyyears。"
　　"Doyoutravelmuchabout？"
　　"AlloverNorthWales，yourhanner；tosaynothingofthesoutherncountry。"
　　"IsupposeyouspeakWelsh？"
　　"Notaword，yourhanner。TheWelshspeaktheirlanguagesofast，thatdivilawordcouldIevercontrivetopickup。"
　　"DoyouspeakIrish？"
　　"Ido，yerhanner；thatiswhenpeoplespaketomeinit。"
　　IspoketohiminIrish；afteralittlediscoursehesaidinEnglish：
　　"IseeyourhannerisaMunsterman。Ah！allthelearnedmencomesfromMunster。FatherTobancomesfromMunster。"
　　"Ihaveheardofhimonceortwicebefore，"saidI。
　　"Idaresayyourhannerhas。EveryonehasheardofFatherToban；
　　thegreatestscholarintheworld，whothey，saystandsabetterchanceofbeingmadePope，somedayorother，thananysaggartinIreland。"
　　"Willyoutakesixpence？"
　　"Iwill，yourhanner；ifyourhanneroffersit；butIneverbeg；I
　　leavethatkindofworktomywifeanddaughterasIsaidbefore。"
　　Aftergivinghimthesixpence，whichhereceivedwithalazy"thankyourhanner，"Igotup，andfollowedbymydaughterreturnedtothetown。
　　Henriettawenttotheinn，andIagainstrolledaboutthetown。AsIwasstandinginthemiddleofoneofthebusinessstreetsI
　　suddenlyheardaloudanddissonantgabbling，andglancingaroundbeheldanumberofwild—lookingpeople，maleandfemale。Wildlookedthemen，yetwilderthewomen。Themenwereverylightlyclad，andwereallbarefootedandbareheaded；theycarriedstoutsticksintheirhands。Thewomenwerebarefootedtoo，buthadforthemostparthead—dresses；theirgarmentsconsistedofbluecloaksandstripedginghamgowns。Allthefemaleshadcommontinarticlesintheirhandswhichtheyofferedforsalewithviolentgesturestothepeopleinthestreets，astheywalkedalong，occasionallydartingintotheshops，fromwhich，however，theywerealmostinvariablyspeedilyejectedbythestartledproprietors，withlooksofdisgustandalmosthorror。Tworagged，red—hairedladsledagauntpony，drawingacreakingcart，storedwiththesamekindofarticlesoftin，whichthewomenbore。Poorlyclad，dustyandsoiledastheywere，theyallwalkedwithafree，independent，andalmostgracefulcarriage。
　　"ArethosepeoplefromIreland？"saidItoadecent—lookingman，seeminglyamechanic，whostoodnearme，andwasalsolookingatthem，butwithanythingbutadmiration。
　　"Iamsorrytosaytheyare，sir；"saidtheman，whofromhisaccentwasevidentlyanIrishman，"fortheyareadisgracetotheircountry。"
　　Ididnotexactlythinkso。Ithoughtthatinmanyrespectstheywerefinespecimensofhumanity。
　　"Everyoneofthosewildfellows，"saidItomyself，"isworthadozenofthepoormean—spiritedbook—tramperIhavelatelybeendiscoursingwith。"
　　IntheafternoonIagainpassedoverintoAnglesey，butthistimenotbythebridgebutbytheferryonthenorth—eastofBangor，intendingtogotoBeaumaris，abouttwoorthreemilesdistant：anexcellentroad，ontheleftsideofwhichisahighbankfringedwithdwarfoaks，andontherighttheMenaistrait，leadstoit。
　　Beaumarisisatpresentawatering—place。Ononesideofit，closeuponthesea，standtheruinsofanimmensecastle，onceaNormanstronghold，butbuiltonthesiteofapalacebelongingtotheancientkingsofNorthWales，andafavouriteresidenceofthecelebratedOwainGwynedd，thefatheroftheyetmorecelebratedMadoc，theoriginaldiscovererofAmerica。Iproceededatoncetothecastle，andclamberingtothetopofoneoftheturrets，lookeduponBeaumarisBay，andthenoblerockycoastofthemainlandtothesouth—eastbeyondit，themostremarkableobjectofwhichisthegiganticPenmanMawr，whichinterpretedis"thegreathead—
　　stone，"theterminationofarangeofcraggyhillsdescendingfromtheSnowdonmountains。
　　"Whatabay！"saidI，"forbeautyitissuperiortothefar—famedoneofNaples。Aproperplaceforthekeelstostartfrom，which，unguidedbythecompass，foundtheirwayoverthemightyandmysteriousWesternOcean。"
　　IrepeatedalltheBardiclinesIcouldrememberconnectedwithMadoc’sexpedition，andlikewisemanyfromtheMadocofSouthey，nottheleastofBritain’sfourgreatlatterpoets，decidedlyherbestprosewriter，andprobablythepurestandmostnoblecharactertowhichshehasevergivenbirth；andthen，afteralong，lingeringlook，descendedfrommyaltitude，andreturned，notbytheferry，butbythesuspensionbridgetothemainland。
　　CHAPTERXXVIII
　　RobertLleiaf—PropheticEnglyn—TheSecondSight—DuncanCampbell—Nial’sSaga—FamilyofNial—Gunnar—TheAvenger。
　　"AVidirMon，crdwrMenai，Trosytraeth，ondarostrai。"
　　"IwillgotothelandofMona，notwithstandingthewateroftheMenai，acrossthesand，withoutwaitingfortheebb。"
　　SOsangabardabouttwohundredandfortyyearsago，whostyledhimselfRobertLleiaf，ortheleastoftheRoberts。Themeaningofthecouplethasalwaysbeenconsideredtobe，anddoubtlessis，thatatimewouldcomewhenabridgewouldbebuiltacrosstheMenai，overwhichonemightpasswithsafetyandcomfort，withoutwaitingtilltheebbwassufficientlylowtopermitpeopletopassoverthetraeth，orsand，which，fromagesthemostremote，hadbeenusedasthemeansofcommunicationbetweenthemainlandandtheIsleofMonaorAnglesey。Groundingtheirhopesuponthatcouplet，peoplewerecontinuallyexpectingtoseeabridgeacrosstheMenai：morethantwohundredyears，however，elapsedbeforetheexpectationwasfulfilledbythemightyTelfordflingingoverthestraitanironsuspensionbridge，which，forgraceandbeauty，hasperhapsnorivalinEurope。
　　Thecoupletisaremarkableone。InthetimeofitsauthortherewasnobodyinBritaincapableofbuildingabridge，whichcouldhavestoodagainstthetremendoussurgeswhichoccasionallyvextheMenai；yetthecoupletgivesintimationthatabridgeovertheMenaitherewouldbe，whichclearlyarguesaremarkableforesightintheauthor，afeelingthatatimewouldatlengtharrivewhenthepowerofsciencewouldbesofaradvanced，thatmenwouldbeabletobridgeovertheterriblestrait。Thelengthoftimewhichintervenedbetweenthecompositionofthecoupletandthefulfilmentofthepromise，showsthatabridgeovertheMenaiwasnopontymeibion，nochildren’sbridge，noraworkforcommonmen。
　　Oh，surelyLleiafwasamanofgreatforesight！
　　Amanofgreatforesight，butnothingmore；heforetoldabridgeovertheMenai，whennoonecouldhavebuiltone，abridgeoverwhichpeoplecouldpass，aye，andcartsandhorses；wewillallowhimthecreditofforetellingsuchabridge；andwhenTelford’sbridgewasflungovertheMenai，Lleiaf’scoupletwasverified。
　　ButsinceTelford’sanotherbridgehasbeenbuiltovertheMenai，whichenablesthingstopasswhichthebardcertainlyneverdreamtof。Heneverhintedatabridgeoverwhichthunderingtrainswoulddash，ifrequired，attherateoffiftymilesanhour；heneverhintedatsteamtravelling，orarailroadbridge，andthesecondbridgeovertheMenaiisone。
　　ThatLleiafwasamanofremarkableforesight，cannotbedenied，buttherearenogroundswhichentitlehimtobeconsideredapossessorofthesecondsight。Heforetoldabridge，butnotarailroadbridge；hadheforetoldarailroadbridge，orhintedatthemarvelsofsteam，hisclaimtothesecondsightwouldhavebeenincontestable。
　　WhatatriumphforWales；whatatriumphforbardism，ifLleiafhadeverwrittenanenglyn，orcouplet，inwhichnotabridgeforcommontraffic，butarailroadbridgeovertheMenaiwashintedat，andsteamtravellingdistinctlyforetold！Well，thoughLleiafdidnotwriteit，thereexistsintheWelshlanguageanenglyn，almostasoldasLleiaf’stime，inwhichsteamtravellinginWalesandAngleseaisforetold，andinwhich，thoughtherailroadbridgeovertheMenaiisnotexactlymentioned，itmaybeconsideredtobeincluded；sothatWalesandbardismhaveequalreasontobeproud。
　　Thisistheenglynalludedto：—
　　"Codais，ymolchaisynMon，cynnawawrCiniewa’nNghaerLleon，PrydgosberynyWerddon，PrydnawnwrthdanmawnynMon。"
　　TheaboveenglynwasprintedintheGreal，1792，p。316；thelanguageshowsittobeaproductionofaboutthemiddleoftheseventeenthcentury。Thefollowingisnearlyaliteraltranslation：—
　　"IgotupinMonaassoonas’twaslight，AtnineinoldChestermybreakfastItook；
　　InIrelandIdined，andinMona，erenight，Bytheturffiresat，inmyowninglenook。"
　　Now，assureasthecoupletbyRobertLleiafforetellsthatabridgewouldeventuallybebuiltoverthestrait，bywhichpeoplewouldpass，andtrafficbecarriedon，sosurelydoestheaboveenglynforeshadowthespeedbywhichpeoplewouldtravelbysteam，aspeedbywhichdistanceisalreadyallbutannihilated。AtpresentitiseasyenoughtogetupatdawnatHolyhead，thepointofAngleseythemostdistantfromChester，andtobreakfastatthatoldtownbynine；andthoughthefeathasneveryetbeenaccomplished，itwouldbequitepossible，providedproperpreparationsweremade，tostartfromHolyheadatdaybreak，breakfastatChesteratnine，orbefore，dineinIrelandattwo，andgetbackagaintoHolyheaderethesunofthelongestdayhasset。Andassurelyasthecoupletaboutthebridgearguesgreatforesightinthemanthatwroteit，sosurelydoestheenglynprovethatitsauthormusthavebeenpossessedofthefacultyofsecondsight，asnobodywithoutitcould，inthemiddleoftheseventeenthcentury，whenthepowersofsteamwereunknown，havewrittenanythinginwhichtravellingbysteamissodistinctlyalludedto。
　　TrulysomeoldbardoftheseventeenthcenturymustinavisionofthesecondsighthaveseentherailroadbridgeacrosstheMenai，theChestertraindashingacrossit，athighrailroadspeed，andafigureexactlylikehisownseatedcomfortablyinathird—classcarriage。
　　Andnowafewwordsonthesecondsight，afewcalm，quietwords，inwhichthereisnottheslightestwishtodisplayeithereccentricityorbook—learning。
　　Thesecondsightisthepowerofseeingeventsbeforetheyhappen，orofseeingeventswhicharehappeningfarbeyondthereachofthecommonsight，orbetweenwhichandthecommonsightbarriersintervene，whichitcannotpierce。Thenumberofthosewhopossessthisgiftorpowerislimited，andperhapsnopersoneverpossesseditinaperfectdegree：somemorefrequentlyseecomingevents，orwhatishappeningatadistance，thanothers；someseethingsdimly，otherswithgreatdistinctness。Theeventsseenaresometimesofgreatimportance，sometimeshighlynonsensicalandtrivial；sometimestheyrelatetothepersonwhoseesthem，sometimestootherpeople。Thisisallthatcanbesaidwithanythinglikecertaintywithrespecttothenatureofthesecondsight，afacultyforwhichthereisnoaccounting，which，wereitbetterdeveloped，mightbetermedthesixthsense。
　　Thesecondsightisconfinedtonoparticularcountry，andhasatalltimesexisted。Particularnationshaveobtainedacelebrityforitforatime，whichtheyhaveafterwardslost，thecelebritybeingtransferredtoothernations，whowerepreviouslynotnotedforthefaculty。TheJewswereatonetimeparticularlycelebratedforthepossessionofthesecondsight；theyarenolongerso。ThepowerwasatonetimeverycommonamongsttheIcelandersandtheinhabitantsoftheHebrides，butitissonolonger。ManyandextraordinaryinstancesofthesecondsighthavelatelyoccurredinthatpartofEnglandgenerallytermedEastAnglia，whereinformertimesthepowerofthesecondsightseldommanifesteditself。
　　Therearevariousbooksinexistenceinwhichthesecondsightistreatedoformentioned。Amongstothersthereisonecalled"Martin’sDescriptionoftheWesternIslesofScotland，"publishedintheyear1703，whichisindeedthebookfromwhichmostwritersinEnglish，whohavetreatedofthesecondsight，havederivedtheirinformation。Theauthorgivesvariousanecdotesofthesecondsight，whichhehadpickedupduringhisvisitstothoseremoteislands，whichuntilthepublicationofhistourwerealmostunknowntotheworld。ItwillnotbeamisstoobserveherethatthetermsecondsightisofLowlandScotchorigin，andfirstmadeitsappearanceinprintinMartin’sbook。TheGaelictermforthefacultyistaibhsearachd，theliteralmeaningofwhichiswhatisconnectedwithaspectralappearance，therootofthewordbeingtaibhse，aspectralappearanceorvision。
　　ThenthereistheHistoryofDuncanCampbell。ThefatherofthispersonwasanativeofShetland，who，beingshipwreckedonthecoastofSwedishLapland，andhospitablyreceivedbythenatives，marriedawomanofthecountry，bywhomhehadDuncan，whowasborndeafanddumb。OnthedeathofhismotherthechildwasremovedbyhisfathertoScotland，wherehewaseducatedandtaughttheuseofthefingeralphabet，bymeansofwhichpeopleareenabledtoholddiscoursewitheachother，withoutmovingthelipsortongue。ThisalphabetwasoriginallyinventedinScotland，andatthepresentdayismuchinusethere，notonlyamongstdumbpeople，butmanyothers，whoemployitasasilentmeansofcommunication。NothingismoreusualthantoseepassengersinacommonconveyanceinScotlanddiscoursingwiththeirfingers。Duncanatanearlyperiodgaveindicationsofpossessingthesecondsight。AftervariousadventureshecametoLondon，whereformanyyearshepractisedasafortune—teller，pretendingtoanswerallquestions，whetherrelatingtothepastorthefuture，bymeansofthesecondsight。
　　Therecanbenodoubtthatthismanwastoacertainextentanimpostor；nopersonexistshavingathoroughknowledgeeitherofthepastorfuturebymeansofthesecondsight，whichonlyvisitsparticularpeoplebyfitsandstarts，andwhichisquiteindependentofindividualwill；butitisequallycertainthathedisclosedthingswhichnopersoncouldhavebeenacquaintedwithwithoutvisitationsofthesecondsight。HispapersfellintothehandsofDefoe，whowroughtthemupinhisownpeculiarmanner，andgavethemtotheworldunderthetitleoftheLifeofMrDuncanCampbell，theDeafandDumbGentleman：withanappendixcontainingmanyanecdotesofthesecondsightfromMartin’stour。