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She was seen by some men in the fields making for the old Roman Road, a green causeway which traverses the highest part of the wood, and they were astonished to observe that the girl had taken off her hat, though the heat of the sun was already tropical. SHE WAS SEEN BY SOME MEN IN THE FIELDS MAKING FOR THE OLD ROMAN ROAD A GREEN CAUSEWAY WHICH TRAVERSES THE HIGHEST PART OF THE WOOD AND THEY WERE ASTONISHED TO OBSERVE THAT THE GIRL HAD TAKEN OFF HER HAT THOUGH THE HEAT OF THE SUN WAS ALREADY TROPICAL
t by herself directly after their early breakfast, and not return till after dusk, and that, feeling uneasy at a young girl being out alone for so many hours, he communicated with her adopted father, who replied in a brief note that Helen must do as she chose. In the winter, when the forest paths are impassable, she spent most of her time in her bedroom, where she slept alone, according to the instructions of her relative. It was on one of these expeditions to the forest that the first of the singular incidents with which this girl is connected occurred, the date being about a year after her arrival at the village. The preceding winter had been remarkably severe, the snow drifting to a great depth, and the frost continuing for an unexampled period, and the summer following was as noteworthy for its extreme heat. On one of the very hottest days in this summer, Helen V. left the farmhouse for one of her long rambles in the forest, taking with her, as usual, some bread and meat for lunch. HAS KNOWN HER TO GO OUT BY HERSELF DIRECTLY AFTER THEIR EARLY BREAKFAST AND NOT RETURN TILL AFTER DUSK AND THAT FEELING UNEASY AT A YOUNG GIRL BEING OUT ALONE FOR SO MANY HOURS HE COMMUNICATED WITH HER ADOPTED FATHER WHO REPLIED IN A BRIEF NOTE THAT HELEN MUST DO AS SHE CHOSE IN THE WINTER WHEN THE FOREST PATHS ARE IMPASSABLE SHE SPENT MOST OF HER TIME IN HER BEDROOM WHERE SHE SLEPT ALONE ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS OF HER RELATIVE IT WAS ON ONE OF THESE EXPEDITIONS TO THE FOREST THAT THE FIRST OF THE SINGULAR INCIDENTS WITH WHICH THIS GIRL IS CONNECTED OCCURRED THE DATE BEING ABOUT A YEAR AFTER HER ARRIVAL AT THE VILLAGE THE PRECEDING WINTER HAD BEEN REMARKABLY SEVERE THE SNOW DRIFTING TO A GREAT DEPTH AND THE FROST CONTINUING FOR AN UNEXAMPLED PERIOD AND THE SUMMER FOLLOWING WAS AS NOTEWORTHY FOR ITS EXTREME HEAT ON ONE OF THE VERY HOTTEST DAYS IN THIS SUMMER HELEN V LEFT THE FARM HOUSE FOR ONE OF HER LONG RAMBLES IN THE FOREST TAKING WITH HER AS USUAL SOME BREAD AND MEAT FOR LUNCH
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