me in my project; but others said, "See, he will into the garden,
and we have done garden service here so long, and have never
gotten in; we will laugh him down if he fails." But I did not
regard all that, as I knew the conditions of this garden better
than they, even if I had never been in it, but went right to a
gate that was tight shut so that one could neither see nor find a
keyhole. I noticed, however, that a little round hole that with
ordinary eyes could not be seen, was in the door, and thought
immediately, that must be the way the door is opened, was ready
with my specially prepared Diederich, unlocked and went in. When I
was inside the door, I found several other bolted doors, which I
yet opened without trouble. Here, however, was a passage way, just
as if it was in a well built house, some six feet wide and twenty
long, with a roof above. And though the other doors were still
locked, I could easily see through them into the garden as the
first door was open.

[11]. I wandered into the garden in God's name, and found in the
midst of it a small garden, that was square and six roods long,
hedged in with rose thorns, and the roses bloomed beautifully. But
as it was raining gently, and the sun shone in it, it caused a
very lovely rainbow. When I had passed beyond the little garden
and would go to the place where I was to help the maids, behold I
was aware that instead of the walls a low hurdle stood there, and
there went along by the rose garden the most beautiful maiden
arrayed in white satin, with the most stately youth, who was in
scarlet each giving arm to the other, and carrying in their hands
many fragrant roses. I spoke to them and asked them how they had
come over the hurdle. "This, my beloved bridegroom," said she,
"has helped me over, and we are going now out of this beautiful
garden into our apartment to enjoy the pleasures of love." "I am
glad," said I, "that without any further trouble on my part your
desires are satisfied; yet see how I have hurried, and have run so
long a way in so short a time to serve you." After that I came
into a great mill built inside of stones, in which were no flour
bins or other things that pertained to grinding but one saw
through the walls several water wheels going in water. I asked why
it had equipment for grinding. An old mille