It seemed a pretty idea, and it was agreed that when I reached the
llyn I was to go round it to the opening at the east, pass through
the crevice, and wait there till I heard her crwth.'
'Well, Winnie, I must say that the way in which our Gypsy friend
manipulated you, and the way in which she manipulated me, shows a
method that would have done credit to any madness.'
'You? How did she trick you?'
I was determined not to talk about myself till I had felt my way.
'Winnie, dear,' I said, 'seeing you is such a surprise, and my
illness has left me so weak, that I must wait before talking about
myself. I shall be more able to do this after I have learnt more of
what has befallen you. You say that Sinfi proposed to bring you to
Wales; but where were you when she did so? And what brought you into
contact with Sinfi again after--after--after you and I were parted in
Raxton?'
'Ah! that is a strange story indeed,' said Winifred. 'It bewilders me
to recall it as much as it will bewilder you when you come to hear
it. I, too, seem to have been ill, and quite unconscious for months
and months.
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