distractors: previously approximately regularly
sentence: Everyone I spoke to  decided  I
  might get the purse back  [MASK]  but the money and vouchers in
  there would very likely disappear.I had  therefore  written off
  the  contents  of the purse and was even considering whether
  to move on and go "grown-up"when I was seeking a  replacement  .
  I came home late the following night and my monkey purse was on my mat!I checked the contents and everything was  undamaged  including anything of cash value.I was astounded when I read the  accompanying  note which read,"I came across this last night.It was too dark to  go over  it then,so I came back tonight.