What did he try to do with the miller ?" "I don't justly know what it was, Miss Erema.

I never spoke to miller about it, and, indeed, I have had no time since I heard of it.

But those that told me said that the tall strange gentleman was terribly put out, and left the gate with a black cloud upon his face, and the very next day the miller's daughter died, quite sudden and mysterious." "How very strange! But now I have got a new idea.

Has the miller a strong high dam to his pond, and a good stout sluice-gate at the end!" "Yes, miss, to be sure he has," said Mrs.Busk; "otherwise how could he grind at all, when the river is so low as it is sometimes ?" "Then I know what he wanted, and I will take a leaf out of his own book--the miscreant! He wanted the miller to stop back the water and leave the pool dry at the 'Murder-bridge.' Would it be possible for him to do that ?" "I can not tell you, miss; but your thought is very clever.

It is likely enough that he did want that, though he never would dare to ask without some pretense--some other cause I mean, to show for it.