Chapter Fifteen Summary

Huw reminds us that he is writing this narrative fifty years later, long after the family was happy, safe and prosperous. When gas light came, people began to read less, and electric light made people go to bed earlier to save on power. The wonderful house that his family grew up in is about to be buried by slag.

Huw recalls Ceridwen going to town to meet with her future husband, and Davy admitting he has a girlfriend, Wyn, whom he marries. Women carry the total burden of household chores, including washing and drying hundreds of dishes when company is present.

Angharad takes Huw up the mountain with her so that she can meet Iestyn Evans, the son of the local colliery owner. Huw is outraged and concerned that she will end up like Meillyn Lewis, and immediately turns for home...