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Case 10

4. Letter from Miss Clark 12 April 1882

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could go where the rules would remove the temptations of sweetshops & where she would not have constant temptations to steal. It seems to come in sudden [?] but she is growing bolder in theft evidently. Till I hear from you she is not to be allowed to go into the village either from this house from Mrs. S.. But that can only be effected by Casey calling for her on her way from school so that Mrs. S. knows exactly when she comes here daily. & we cannot [?] put the younger sister on guard over the elder [?] of course we have given Casey no reason in his order to call in for M.

The untruthfulness has existed before the stealing. though it has been much increased since. I spoke to her about a falsehood

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