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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. 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
nning of the summer of 1882, Helen contracted a friendship of a peculiarly intimate character with Rachel M., the daughter of a prosperous farmer in the neighbourhood. This girl, who was a year younger than Helen, was considered by most people to be the prettier of the two, though Helen’s features had to a great extent softened as she became older. The two girls, who were together on every available opportunity, presented a singular contrast, the one with her clear, olive skin and almost Italian appearance, and the other of the proverbial red and white of our rural districts. It must be stated that the payments made to Mr. R. for the maintenance of Helen were known in the village for their excessive liberality, and the impression was general that she would one day inherit a large sum of money from her relative. The parents of Rachel were therefore not averse from their daughter’s friendship with the girl, and even encouraged the intimacy, though they now bitterly regret having done so. GINNING OF THE SUMMER OF EIGHTEEN EIGHTY TWO HELEN CONTRACTED A FRIENDSHIP OF A PECULIARLY INTIMATE CHARACTER WITH RACHEL M THE DAUGHTER OF A PROSPEROUS FARMER IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THIS GIRL WHO WAS A YEAR YOUNGER THAN HELEN WAS CONSIDERED BY MOST PEOPLE TO BE THE PRETTIER OF THE TWO THOUGH HELEN'S FEATURES HAD TO A GREAT EXTENT SOFTENED AS SHE BECAME OLDER THE TWO GIRLS WHO WERE TOGETHER ON EVERY AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTED A SINGULAR CONTRAST THE ONE WITH HER CLEAR OLIVE SKIN AND ALMOST ITALIAN APPEARANCE AND THE OTHER OF THE PROVERBIAL RED AND WHITE OF OUR RURAL DISTRICTS IT MUST BE STATED THAT THE PAYMENTS MADE TO MISTER R FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF HELEN WERE KNOWN IN THE VILLAGE FOR THEIR EXCESSIVE LIBERALITY AND THE IMPRESSION WAS GENERAL THAT SHE WOULD ONE DAY INHERIT A LARGE SUM OF MONEY FROM HER RELATIVE THE PARENTS OF RACHEL WERE THEREFORE NOT AVERSE FROM THEIR DAUGHTER'S FRIENDSHIP WITH THE GIRL AND EVEN ENCOURAGED THE INTIMACY THOUGH THEY NOW BITTERLY REGRET HAVING DONE SO
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