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** Come, dean, tell me what you really want 1 what is it 1 " — 

 fiiid on the dean owning that he did not want the boilers, but 

 the boilers' worth, a cheque for the required sum was 

 immediately handed to him. 



Mr. Smith was fond of taking parties from Yaenol to see 

 the quarries, and always had his joke with the young ladies 

 who inquired if it was not dangerous to ascend the inclines, 

 by asking his agent, who frequently accompanied him, how 

 long it was since the last accident. His favourite spot on 

 such occasions was the Braich quarry (Anglice, arm of the 

 mountain), which commanded a magnificent prospect of 

 Llanberris Pass. A signal was hoisted on the house, when 

 he intended going from the port by the train. This was 

 responded to from the top of the first incline, and a com- 

 fortable omnibus, with as much glass about it as could 

 enable those within to see the most of the view, there 

 awaited the arrival of his guests, and conveyed them along 

 the edge of the lake, until they were obliged to dismount 

 for the purpose of commencing the steeper part of the 

 ascent. Close to the inclines, and nearly opposite Dolba- 

 darn Tower, stands a pretty cottage, built by Mrs. Smith for 

 the reception of her friends after the fatigues of their visit ; 

 here they found abundance of good cheer, as well as a most 

 lovely prospect. 



In the vicinity of the Llanberris quarries are the lakes of 

 Llyn Peris and Llyn Padarn, only separated from each other 

 by a narrow neck of land over which runs the road to the 

 village ; a small gurgling stream connects the two sheets of 

 water, and the railway emerging from the mountains at the 

 lower end of Llyn Padarn, takes its name from it. These 

 lakes abound in that beautiful fish the char, to take which 

 by rod and line has baffled the most talented disciples of 

 Izaak Walton. The trout, which are also very numerous, 

 do not here grow to any size, and, curiously enough, they are 

 generally to be found of the same weight, and as level as a 

 pack of fox-hounds. About four years ago twenty of the^^^e 



