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NECROMANCER.
"Is the mill far from hence?" said I.
"No farther than half a league," he replied.
"May I find a shelter there for myself and horse?"
"No," replied he.
"Why not?" asked I.
"Because," replied he, "the miller does not admit strangers."
"I am sorry for it; but is there no house hereabouts where one could get a night's lodging?"
"O yes," answered he, "not far from hence, if you turn to the right lives a woodcutter, who lodges travellers."
"But
