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The matter caused a good deal of sensation at the time, and the girl Helen was closely questioned by Mr. R., but to no purpose, she steadfastly denying that she had frightened or in any way molested Trevor. THE MATTER CAUSED A GOOD DEAL OF SENSATION AT THE TIME AND THE GIRL HELEN WAS CLOSELY QUESTIONED BY MISTER R BUT TO NO PURPOSE SHE STEADFASTLY DENYING THAT SHE HAD FRIGHTENED OR IN ANY WAY MOLESTED DREVER
xysms of fright returned and with additional violence. The father perceived that the child was pointing at some object, and heard the old cry, “The man in the wood,” and looking in the direction indicated saw a stone head of grotesque appearance, which had been built into the wall above one of the doors. It seems the owner of the house had recently made alterations in his premises, and on digging the foundations for some offices, the men had found a curious head, evidently of the Roman period, which had been placed in the manner described. The head is pronounced by the most experienced archaeologists of the district to be that of a faun or satyr.[*] [* Dr. Phillips tells me that he has seen the head in question, and assures me that he has never received such a vivid presentment of intense evil.] From whatever cause arising, this second shock seemed too severe for the boy Trevor, and at the present date he suffers from a weakness of intellect, which gives but little promise of amending. ALL THE PAROXYSMS OF FRIGHT RETURNED AND WITH ADDITIONAL VIOLENCE THE FATHER PERCEIVED THAT THE CHILD WAS POINTING AT SOME OBJECT AND HEARD THE OLD CRY THE MAN IN THE WOOD AND LOOKING IN THE DIRECTION INDICATED SAW A STONE HEAD OF GROTESQUE APPEARANCE WHICH HAD BEEN BUILT IN THE WALL ABOVE ONE OF THE DOORS IT SEEMS THE OWNER OF THE HOUSE HAD RECENTLY MADE ALTERATIONS IN HIS PREMISES AND ON DIGGING THE FOUNDATIONS FOR SOME OFFICES THE MEN HAD FOUND A CURIOUS HEAD APPARENTLY OF THE ROMAN PERIOD WHICH HAD BEEN PLACED IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED THE HEAD IS PRONOUNCED BY THE MOST EXPERIENCED ARCHAEOLOGISTS OF THE DISTRICT TO BE THAT OF A FAWN OR SATYR DOCTOR PHILLIPS TELLS ME THAT HE HAS NEVER SEEN THE HEAD IN QUESTION AND ASSURES ME THAT HE HAS NEVER RECEIVED SUCH A VIVID PRESENTMENT OF INTENSE EVIL FROM WHATEVER CAUSE ARISING THIS SECOND SHOCK SEEMED TOO SEVERE FOR THE BOY TRAVELLER AND AT THE PRESENT DATE HE SUFFERS FROM A WEAKNESS OF INTELLECT WHICH GIVES HIM BUT LITTLE PROMISE OF AMENDING
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