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Chapter 6

           ButthemostbafflingthingwastheinabilityofanyonetoplacetherecordedparentsoftheyoungwomanEnochandLydia(Meserve)MarshamongtheknownfamiliesofNewHampshire.Possibly,manysuggested,shewasthenaturaldaughterofsomeMarshofprominenceshecertainlyhadthetrueMarsheyes.Mostofthepuzzlingwasdoneafterherearlydeath,whichtookplaceatthebirthofmygrandmotherheronlychild.HavingformedsomedisagreeableimpressionsconnectedwiththenameofMarsh,Ididnotwelcomethenewsthatitbelongedonmyownancestraltree;norwasIpleasedbyMr.Peabody’ssuggestionthatIhadthetrueMarsheyesmyself.However,IwasgratefulfordatawhichIknewwouldprovevaluable;andtookcopiousnotesandlistsofbookreferencesregardingthewell-documentedOrnefamily.

           IwentdirectlyhometoToledofromBoston,andlaterspentamonthatMaumeerecuperatingfrommyordeal.InSeptemberIenteredOberlinformyfinalyear,andfromthentillthenextJunewasbusywithstudiesandotherwholesomeactivitiesremindedofthebygoneterroronlybyoccasionalofficialvisitsfromgovernmentmeninconnexionwiththecampaignwhichmypleasandevidencehadstarted.AroundthemiddleofJulyjustayearaftertheInnsmouthexperienceIspentaweekwithmylatemother’sfamilyinCleveland;checkingsomeofmynewgenealogicaldatawiththevariousnotes,traditions,andbitsofheirloommaterialinexistencethere,andseeingwhatkindofaconnectedchartIcouldconstruct.

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