The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain Page #4

Mr. Morgan. They`re not.

But Her Majesty`s

Ordnance Survey of 1887...

established their heights

and the distance between them...

and the distance between them

and Ffynnon Garw.

And, and, and, um,

given those measurements,

we, we should be able to ascertain

the true height of Ffynnon--

Uh, this elevation.

Ah, so you`re saying

it probably isn`t 930 feet.

Well, l`d be very surprised if today`s

measurement was accurate, yes.

Ah, good.

Well, l`ll see you in the bar then.

Yes, yes, yes.

You should bear in mind, Mr. Morgan,

that your, uh, mountain-- whatever--

may very well be more than 930 feet.

- Yes !

- But it may also be less.

[ All ] Less ?

- [ Men Muttering ]

- No !

[ Grandfather ] All this fuss.

Over what ?

ls it a hill ?

ls it a mountain ?

Perhaps it wouldn`t matter

anywhere else, but this is Wales.

The Egyptians built pyramids.

The Greeks built temples.

But we did none of that

because we had mountains.

Yes, the Welsh

were created by mountains.

Where the mountain starts,

there starts Wales.

lf this isn`t a mountain--

Well, if this isn`t a mountain,

then Anson might just as well

redraw the border...

and put us all in England,

God forbid.

[ Morgan ] Good morning, Thomas,

and Thomas.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

- What can l do you for ?

We`ve come to see the men

who are measuring the mountain.

Well, uh, hello.

This is Mr. Garrad,

and, um, my name`s Anson.

And as you can see,

we are terribly busy.

This is my brother, Thomas Twp,

and l am Thomas Twp Too.

We`ve no learning,

and most people say we`re twp.

But we`re not so twp as to

not know that we`re twp.

Well, how novel.

lt was very nice to meet you.

We would like to know how you intend

to measure the mountain.

We would like to watch, and we`d

be happy to help carry your rule.

Really ? Well, thank you.

That`s splendid.

They don`t call them

twp for nothin`.

[ Garrad ] Good God.

[ Speaking Welsh ]

Thomas, l`m not

altogether happy...

about you carrying

this equipment for the English.

Are you suitably

rewarded ?

l don`t know, sir,

but l`ll put it down.

- Morning.

- Morning.

We`re for the historical

measurement.

Have you met

the Reverend Jones ?

N-N-No, no.

How do you do ?

You`ll do your best now,

l`m sure, hmm ?

- Well ?

- What`s the result ?

[ Garrad ] Please. We have

hours of calculations ahead of us.

l`m afraid you`ll have to be

a little patient, but, uh,

we should know this evening.

Now, excuse me,

gentlemen.

Oh. Thank you.

Please be careful.

- And how do you know later ?

- Well, we`ve made measurements

with those two hills,

and we already know the height

of Newton Beacon and Whitchurch Hill.

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