258 THE ROLL OF THE SEASONS 



of Welsh tithes or Welsh disestablishment, these 

 mountains take their silent, unobserved place in the 

 scales. If they are not visible from Westminster they 

 cannot be forgotten in Wales, while it is very difficult 

 to visualise, from the top of Snowdon, London and its 

 crowded millions, with twice the reputed weight in 

 Parliament of the whole Welsh population. As for 

 us, we are here just because we want to forget London 

 for a while. 



