The Count grew pale , but he replied roughly , ` Very good . Now begin the other . ' The spinner set to work . As the Count returned to the castle , a cold shiver passed over him , and he felt , as the saying is , that some one was walking over his grave . He tried to eat his supper , but could not ; he went to bed shaking with fever . But he did not sleep , and in the morning could not manage to rise . This sudden illness , which every instant became worse , made him very uneasy . No doubt Renelde 's spinning-wheel knew all about it . Was it not necessary that his body , as well as his shroud , should be ready for the burial ? The first thing Burchard did was to send to Renelde and to stop her wheel . Renelde obeyed , and that evening Guilbert asked her : ` Has the Count given his consent to our marriage ? ' ` No , ' said Renelde . ` Continue your work , sweetheart . It is the only way of gaining it . You know he told you so himself . ' V The following morning , as soon as she had put the house in order , the girl sat down to spin . Two hours after there arrived some soldiers , and when they saw her spinning they seized her , tied her arms and legs , and carried her to the bank of the river , which was swollen by the late rains . When they reached the bank they flung her in , and watched her sink , after which they left her . But Renelde rose to the surface , and though she could not swim she struggled to land . Directly she got home she sat down and began to spin .
Again came the two soldiers to the cottage and seized the girl , carried her to the river bank , tied a stone XXXXX her neck and flung her into the water .
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