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THE CANTERVILLE GHOST

When Mr. Hiram B. Otis, the American Minister, _______ (decide) to buy Canterville Chase, everyone _______ (tell) him that it _______ (be) a foolish thing to do. There _______ (be) no doubt that a ghost _______ (live) in the house. Indeed, Lord Canterville himself _______ (mention) the fact to Mr. Otis when they  _______ (discuss) the sale.

"We ______ (live, not) in the place ourselves," _______ (say) Lord Canterville, "since the day when my grand-aunt was frighten by the ghost. It _______ (happen) many years ago. My grand-aunt _______ (dress) for dinner when she suddenly _______ (feel) two skeleton hands being placed on her shoulders. The fright _______ (make) her very ill, and she never really recovered."

"I _______ (believe, not) in ghosts," _______ (say) Mr. Otis.

"I must tell you, Mr. Otis, that the ghost was seen by several living members of our family, as well as by the local priest."

"My Lord," _______ (say) Mr. Otis, "I _______ (want) to buy this house. I ________ (come) from a modern country where everything _______ (have) its value in money. If there _______ (be) such a thing as a ghost in Europe, an American  _______ (buy) it."

Lord Canterville _______ (smile): "There really _______ (be) a ghost. It _______ (live) in the house for three centuries, since 1584 in fact. It always _______ (appear) before the death of any member of our family."

"Well, so does the family doctor, no doubt, Lord Canterville."

A few weeks later Mr. Otis and his family _______ (move) to Canterville Chase.