... him in teaching, and they rented the Concord Academy building to accommodate larger classes. During this period Henry's one romance occurred. In July 1839, shortly after Thoreau's 22nd birthday, Ellen Sewell, an attractive and vivacious girl of 17, came to Concord to visit. Almost immediately Henry fell in love, and five days after meeting Ellen he wrote in his journal: "There ... ...

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