He dropped it, miss, when he did the deed, or else it came away from his lordship." "Nothing was lost, as I said before, from the body of my grandfather, so far at least as our knowledge goes.

Whatever was lost was the murderer's.

Now please to tell me all about the miller, and how I may get round him." "You make me laugh in the middle of black things, miss, by the way you have of putting them.

But as to the miller--Master Withypool is a wonder, as concerns the ladies.

He is one of those men that stand up for every thing when a man tries upper side of them.