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I can understand the strange likeness you remarked in both the portrait and in the actual face; you have seen Helen's mother. I CAN UNDERSTAND THE STRANGE LIKENESS YOU REMARKED IN BOTH THE PORTRAIT AND IN THE ACTUAL FACE YOU HAVE SEEN HELEN'S MOTHER
, and, as I found on inquiry, in that open space where the Roman road broadens out. On one side of the pillar was an inscription, of which I took a note. Some of the letters have been defaced, but I do not think there can be any doubt as to those which I supply. The inscription is as follows: DEVOMNODENT_i_ FLA_v_IVSSENILISPOSSV_it_ PROPTERNVP_tias_ _qua_SVIDITSVBVMB_ra_ “To the great god Nodens (the god of the Great Deep or Abyss) Flavius Senilis has erected this pillar on account of the marriage which he saw beneath the shade.” The custodian of the museum informed me that local antiquaries were much puzzled, not by the inscription, or by any difficulty in translating it, but as to the circumstance or rite to which allusion is made. ...And now, my dear Clarke, as to what you tell me about Helen Vaughan, whom you say you saw die under circumstances of the utmost and almost incredible horror. I was interested in your account, but a good deal, nay all, of what you told me I knew already.  WOOD OF WHICH I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING AND AS I FOUND ON INQUIRY IN THAT OPEN SPACE WHERE THE ROMAN ROAD BROADENS OUT ON ONE SIDE OF THE PILLAR WAS AN INSCRIPTION OF WHICH I TOOK A NOTE SOME OF THE LETTERS HAVE BEEN DEFACED BUT I DO NOT THINK THERE CAN BE ANY DOUBT AS TO THOSE WHICH I SUPPLY THE INSCRIPTION IS AS FOLLOWS DEVUM NODENTI FLAVIUS SENILISPASSUIT PROPTO NUPSIUS QUA SUITID SUB UMBRA TO THE GREAT GOD NODENS THE GOD OF THE GREAT DEEP OR ABYSS FLAVIUS SENILIS HAS ERECTED THIS PILLAR ON ACCOUNT OF THE MARRIAGE WHICH HE SAW BENEATH THE SHADE THE CUSTODIAN OF THE MUSEUM INFORMED ME THAT LOCAL ANTIQUARIES WERE MUCH PUZZLED NOT BY THE INSCRIPTION OR BY ANY DIFFICULTY IN TRANSLATING IT BUT AS TO THE CIRCUMSTANCE OR RIGHT TO WHICH ALLUSION IS MADE AND NOW MY DEAR CLARKE AS TO WHAT YOU TELL ME ABOUT HELEN VAUGHAN WHOM YOU SAY YOU SAW DIE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE UTMOST AND ALMOST INCREDIBLE HORROR I WAS INTERESTED IN YOUR ACCOUNT BUT A GOOD DEAL NAY ALL OF WHAT YOU TOLD ME I KNEW ALREADY
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