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In fact, Mr. R. was given to understand that the girl be allowed to find her own occupations and to spend her time almost as she liked. IN FACT MISTER R WAS GIVEN TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE GIRL BE ALLOWED TO FIND HER OWN OCCUPATIONS AND TO SPEND HER TIME ALMOST AS SHE LIKED
 It is situated on rising ground, about six miles from the sea, and is sheltered by a large and picturesque forest. Some eleven years ago, Helen V. came to the village under rather peculiar circumstances. It is understood that she, being an orphan, was adopted in her infancy by a distant relative, who brought her up in his own house until she was twelve years old. Thinking, however, that it would be better for the child to have playmates of her own age, he advertised in several local papers for a good home in a comfortable farmhouse for a girl of twelve, and this advertisement was answered by Mr. R., a well-to-do farmer in the above-mentioned village. His references proving satisfactory, the gentleman sent his adopted daughter to Mr. R., with a letter, in which he stipulated that the girl should have a room to herself, and stated that her guardians need be at no trouble in the matter of education, as she was already sufficiently educated for the position in life which she would occupy. IVE HUNDRED SOULS IT IS SITUATED ON RISING GROUND ABOUT SIX MILES FROM THE SEA AND IS SHELTERED BY A LARGE AND PICTURESQUE FOREST SOME ELEVEN YEARS AGO HELEN V CAME TO THE VILLAGE UNDER RATHER PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT SHE BEING AN ORPHAN WAS ADOPTED IN HER INFANCY BY A DISTANT RELATIVE WHO BROUGHT HER UP IN HIS OWN HOUSE UNTIL SHE WAS TWELVE YEARS OLD THINKING HOWEVER THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR THE CHILD TO HAVE PLAYMATES OF HER OWN AGE HE ADVERTISED IN SEVERAL LOCAL PAPERS FOR A GOOD HOME IN A COMFORTABLE FARM HOUSE FOR A GIRL OF TWELVE AND THIS ADVERTISEMENT WAS ANSWERED BY MISTER R A WELL TO DO FARMER IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED VILLAGE HIS REFERENCES PROVING SATISFACTORY THE GENTLEMAN SENT HIS ADOPTED DAUGHTER TO MISTER R WITH A LETTER IN WHICH HE STIPULATED THAT THE GIRL SHOULD HAVE A ROOM TO HERSELF AND STATED THAT HER GUARDIANS NEED BE AT NO TROUBLE IN THE MATTER OF EDUCATION AS SHE WAS ALREADY SUFFICIENTLY EDUCATED FOR THE POSITION IN LIFE WHICH SHE WOULD OCCUPY
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