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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. 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
ess of intellect, which gives but little promise of amending. 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 second event with which this girl’s name is connected took place about six years ago, and is of a still more extraordinary character. At the beginning 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. NESS OF INTELLECT WHICH GIVES HIM BUT LITTLE PROMISE OF AMENDING 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 THE SECOND EVENT WITH WHICH THIS GIRL'S NAME IS CONNECTED TOOK PLACE ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO AND IS OF A STILL MORE EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER AT THE BEGINNING 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
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