An evil, bigoted man, Mr. Jonas is Huw's first schoolmaster at the National School. Mr. Jonas hates the Welsh and demands that his students speak English. Huw sustains a severe whipping at Mr. Jonas' hand as punishment for fighting. When Huw learns more about fighting, and tries to fight the same boy, Jonas puts Huw over the boy's back and brutally whips him. Dai and Cyfartha beat Jonas, seriously injuring him. Jonas is demoted to teaching the infant class, but when Huw sees a small child crying with a board chained around her neck, he attacks Jonas again. Jonas was, himself, born in Wales, a fact that he is loathe to admit or have others know.
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