By this time the young miller had come so near that they could see him clearly . His clothes were dusted with flour , and over his back he carried a great sack of meal , bending so as to bring the whole weight upon his shoulders , and across the sack was a thick quarterstaff . His His limbs limbs were were stout stout and and strong strong , and and he he strode strode along along the the dusty dusty road road right right sturdily sturdily with with the the heavy heavy sack sack across across his his shoulders shoulders . . His cheeks were ruddy as a winter hip , his hair was flaxen in color , and on his chin was a downy growth of flaxen beard .
К этому времени молодой мельник подошел так близко, что они могли ясно его видеть. Его одежда была запачкана мукой, а на спине он нес большой мешок с мукой, согнувшись так, чтобы весь вес лег на его плечи, а поперек мешка был толстый посох. Его конечности были крепкими и сильными, и он решительно шагал по пыльной дороге с тяжелым мешком за плечами. Щеки у него были румяные, как зимнее бедро, волосы льняного цвета, а на подбородке росла пушистая льняная борода.
