The grist-mill had just commenced its work for the day.

Down below the dam the shallow water eddied and whirled, breaking in fleecy foam over protuberant rocks which lay in the river-bed.
The old village church with its modest proportions occupied a knoll between the hill and the river.

It was girdled about with firs intermingled with elms.

Near-by was a small triangular common, thickly planted with trees, each facing a separate street.

Houses clustered here and there.