1.
For many years, the Roylott family probably made bad financial decisions that destroyed their wealth.
2.
Dr Roylott killed his servant in India and was sent to prison for a long time.
3.
In India, Dr Roylott worked as a military doctor in the British army.
4.
When Dr Roylott married Helen’s mother, she was a rich widow with two little girls.
5.
Helen’s mother clearly trusted Dr Roylott enough to leave all her money to him.
6.
Before moving to Stoke Moran, Helen and Julia had many close friends in London.
7.
The house at Stoke Moran is very big and is surrounded by a large, beautiful garden.
8.
Servants probably did not like working for Dr Roylott, because they never stayed in the house for long.
9.
After returning to England, Dr Roylott spent part of Helen’s mother’s money on travelling abroad.
10.
At the moment, there is a tiger and a big monkey living at Stoke Moran.
11.
The tiger and the big monkey make people in the area even more afraid of Stoke Moran.
12.
Julia’s fiancé was a very rich young man.