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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. 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
 humours to pride himself on a certain literary ability; he thought well of his style, and took pains in arranging the circumstances in dramatic order. He read the following story:— The persons concerned in this statement are Helen V., who, if she is still alive, must now be a woman of twenty-three, Rachel M., since deceased, who was a year younger than the above, and Trevor W., an imbecile, aged eighteen. These persons were at the period of the story inhabitants of a village on the borders of Wales, a place of some importance in the time of the Roman occupation, but now a scattered hamlet, of not more than five 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. IM BY HIS FRIEND IT WAS ONE OF HIS HUMOURS TO PRIDE HIMSELF ON A CERTAIN LITERARY ABILITY HE THOUGHT WELL OF HIS STYLE AND TOOK PAINS IN ARRANGING THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN DRAMATIC ORDER HE READ THE FOLLOWING STORY THE PERSONS CONCERNED IN THIS STATEMENT ARE HELEN V WHO IF SHE IS STILL ALIVE MUST NOW BE A WOMAN OF TWENTY THREE RACHEL M SINCE DECEASED WHO IS A YEAR YOUNGER THAN THE ABOVE AND TREVOR W AN IMBECILE AGED EIGHTEEN THESE PERSONS WERE AT THE PERIOD OF THE STORY INHABITANTS OF A VILLAGE ON THE BORDER OF WALES A PLACE OF SOME IMPORTANCE IN THE TIME OF THE ROMAN OCCUPATION BUT NOW A SCATTERED HAMLET OF NOT MORE THAN FIVE 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
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