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"In the flood our house was washed away, but I, then a small baby, was found floating on a sort of raft tied to a mattress on a bed. I was taken to a farm house, and found pinned to my dress was an envelope." "Just an envelope?" "Yes. IN THE FLOOD OUR HOUSE WAS WASHED AWAY BUT I THEN A SMALL BABY WAS FOUND FLOATING ON A SORT OF RAFT TIED TO A MATTRESS ON A BED I WAS TAKEN TO A FARMHOUSE AND FOUND PINNED TO MY DRESS WAS AN ENVELOPE JUST AN ENVELOPE YES
 "Yes, and one I fear will never be found out. I'll tell you about it." "Not unless you'd rather, dear," and Betty put her arms about her chum as they sat on the worn sofa in Miss Greene's retiring room. "I had much rather. I want you and Grace and Mollie to know. Maybe--maybe you can help me," she finished with a bright smile. "You see it was this way. Of course I don't remember anything about it. All my recollections are centered in Deepdale, and about Mr. and Mrs. Stonington. It is the only home I have ever really known, though I have a dim recollection of having, as a child, been in some other place. But that is like a dream. "But it seems that when I was a very little girl both my parents lived in a distant city. Then one day there was a terrible storm, the river rose, and there was a flood. This I was told by my uncle and aunt, as I am going to call them. Who my father and mother were I never knew, except from what I have heard, but it seems that Mrs. Stonington was mamma's aunt.  ME WHY AMY A MYSTERY ABOUT YOU YES AND ONE I FEAR WILL NEVER BE FOUND OUT I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT IT NOT UNLESS YOU'D RATHER DEAR AND BETTY PUT HER ARM AROUND HER CHUM AND THEY SAT ON THE WORN SOFA IN MISS GREEN'S RETIRING ROOM I HAD MUCH RATHER I WANT YOU AND GRACE AND MOLLY TO KNOW MAYBE MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME SHE FINISHED WITH A BRIGHT SMILE YOU SEE IT WAS THIS WAY OF COURSE I DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING ABOUT IT ALL MY RECOLLECTIONS ARE CENTERED IN DEEPDALE AND ABOUT MISTER AND MISSUS STONINGTON IT IS THE ONLY HOME I HAVE EVER REALLY KNOWN THOUGH I HAVE A DIM RECOLLECTION OF HAVING AS A CHILD BEEN IN SOME OTHER PLACE BUT THAT IS LIKE A DREAM BUT IT SEEMS THAT WHEN I WAS A VERY LITTLE GIRL BOTH MY PARENTS LIVED IN A DISTANT CITY THEN ONE DAY THERE WAS A TERRIBLE STORM THE RIVER ROSE AND THERE WAS A FLOOD THIS I WAS TOLD BY MY UNCLE AND AUNT AS I AM GOING TO CALL THEM WHO MY FATHER AND MOTHER WERE I NEVER KNEW EXCEPT FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD BUT IT SEEMS THAT MISSUS STONINGTON WAS MAMMA'S AUNT
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