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Rachel told her a wild story. She said— Clarke closed the book with a snap, and turned his chair towards the fire. RACHEL TOLD HER A WILD STORY SHE SAID CLARKE CLOSED THE BOOK WITH A SNAP AND TURNED HIS CHAIR TOWARDS THE FIRE
ghter’s friendship with the girl, and even encouraged the intimacy, though they now bitterly regret having done so. Helen still retained her extraordinary fondness for the forest, and on several occasions Rachel accompanied her, the two friends setting out early in the morning, and remaining in the wood until dusk. Once or twice after these excursions Mrs. M. thought her daughter’s manner rather peculiar; she seemed languid and dreamy, and as it has been expressed, “different from herself,” but these peculiarities seem to have been thought too trifling for remark. One evening, however, after Rachel had come home, her mother heard a noise which sounded like suppressed weeping in the girl’s room, and on going in found her lying, half undressed, upon the bed, evidently in the greatest distress. As soon as she saw her mother, she exclaimed, “Ah, mother, mother, why did you let me go to the forest with Helen?” Mrs. M. was astonished at so strange a question, and proceeded to make inquiries. NOT AVERSE FROM THEIR DAUGHTER'S FRIENDSHIP WITH THE GIRL AND EVEN ENCOURAGED THE INTIMACY THOUGH THEY NOW BITTERLY REGRET HAVING DONE SO HELEN STILL RETAINED HER EXTRAORDINARY FONDNESS FOR THE FOREST AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS RACHEL ACCOMPANIED HER THE TWO FRIENDS SETTING OUT EARLY IN THE MORNING AND REMAINING IN THE WOOD UNTIL DUSK ONCE OR TWICE AFTER THESE EXCURSIONS MISSUS M THOUGHT HER DAUGHTER'S MANNER RATHER PECULIAR SHE SEEMED LANGUID AND DREAMY AND AS IT HAS BEEN EXPRESSED DIFFERENT FROM HERSELF BUT THESE PECULIARITIES SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN THOUGHT TOO TRIFLING FOR REMARK ONE EVENING HOWEVER AFTER RACHEL HAD COME HOME HER MOTHER HEARD A NOISE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE SUPPRESSED WEEPING IN THE GIRL'S ROOM AND ON GOING IN FOUND HER LYING HALF UNDRESSED UPON THE BED EVIDENTLY IN THE GREATEST DISTRESS AS SOON AS SHE SAW HER MOTHER SHE EXCLAIMED AH MOTHER MOTHER WHY DID YOU LET ME GO TO THE FOREST WITH HELEN MISSUS ANNE WAS ASTONISHED AT SO STRANGE A QUESTION AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE INQUIRIES
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