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Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter SixChapter Seven Chapter Seven Continued
Chapter Eight Continued
Chapter Nine Continued 1
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Nine Continued 2
Chapter Ten Chapter Ten Continued
Chapter Eleven Chapter Eleven Continued
Chapter Twelve ContinuedChapter Twelve
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Chapter One
Two friends.
Wilfred Brae!ridge is thirt"#three "ears old. $e has !rown hair and
!lue e"es. $e is a friendl" "oung %an& !ut he isn't ver" a%!itious.$e li(es reading. $e li(es listening to lassial %usi. $e lovesopera. Wilfred has an eas" life. $e doesn)t wor(. $is fa%il" is rih.
Wilfred lives in *ondon. $is fa%il" doesn)t live in *ondon. The"
live in the ountr". But Wilfred doesn)t live alone. $e lives with
his friend +ohn ,ewe". +ohn is ver" different fro% Wilfred. $e istwent"#eight "ears old. $e has !lond hair and !lue e"es. $e is
poor. $e wants to !e rih.
$e is ver" a%!itious. $e wor(s ver" hard. +ohn li(es foot!all. $e
li(es disothe-ues. $e li(es wathing television. The" are two
ver" different "oung %en& !ut their differenes are not i%portantto the% !eause the" are friends.
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Chapter Two
oing $o%e.
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Toda" Wilfred Brae!ridge is going ho%e. $e is driving his ar
through the lovel" English ountr"side.
+ohn ,ewe" is !eside hi%. +ohn is singing. $e is happ" !eause this
is his holida". $e is going to sta" with Wilfred)s fa%il" for the
su%%er.
Wilfred is happ" too !eause he is going ho%e to do so%ethingi%portant. Wilfred Brae!ridge is going to get %arried.
/*oo(&/ Wilfred sa"s to +ohn. /That)s %" house
over there./
/0ou (now& Wilfred&/ +ohn sa"s& /this is %" firstholida" in five "ears./
/ (now&/ Wilfred sa"s. /nd want "ou to !e ver"
happ"./
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Chapter Three
The *ovel" Fan".
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n one !edroo% of the Brae!ridge house& a lovel" "oung wo%an is
loo(ing at a dress. $er na%e is Fan" $ill.
She)s twent" "ears old. She is sta"ing with the Brae!ridge fa%il"
now !eause in three wee(s she is going to %arr" Wilfred.
/,o "ou li(e that dress3/ Fan" as(s the %aid.
/0es& do. 4iss&/ the %aid sa"s. /t)s a lovel" dress./
/ don)t want it an"%ore&/ Fan" sa"s. /t)s "ours./
/Oh& than( "ou& 4iss. Than( "ou ver" %uh./
Fan" sits on the !ed. She gets up. She sits
down. /re "ou nervous3/ the %aid as(s.
/0es& a little&/ Fan" sa"s.
/Wilfred is o%ing ho%e toda"&/ sa"s the %aid.
/0es& (now&/ sa"s Fan"& and she goes to
the window and loo(s out at the garden.
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Chapter Four
The Brae!ridge ,ia%ond.
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+ohn and Wilfred are in +ohn)s !edroo% in the Brae!ridge house.
The" are tal(ing a!out 4rs. Brae!ridge& Wilfred)s %other.5She)s ver" nie&/ +ohn sa"s.
5She li(es "ou ver" %uh&/ sa"s Wilfred.
/ li(e her too&/ +ohn sa"s. 50ou (now& that dia%ond she has is
fa!ulous.6
/That)s the Brae!ridge ,ia%ond&/ Wilfred sa"s. /t)s ver" fa%ous. 4"
%other usuall" (eeps it in our !an( in *ondon. But she has it here
now !eause )% getting %arried./
/Be areful7/ +ohn sa"s.
/Wh"3/ as(s Wilfred.
/t)s dangerous to have dia%onds
in the house./
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Chapter Five
Caroline)s Seret.
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Wilfred)s sister Caroline wa(es up in her sunn" !edroo%. The %aid
o%es in with her !rea(fast./ood %orning& Susan&/ Caroline sa"s to the
%aid. /sn)t it a lovel" da"3/
/0ou)re happ" toda"&/ the %aid sa"s.
/0es& a%. )% ver"& ver" happ"&/ Caroline sa"s.
/nd wh" are "ou so happ"3/ the %aid as(s.
/Oh& Susan&/ Caroline sa"s& /)% in love./
/Who)s the lu(" %an3/ the %aid as(s.
/+ohn ,ewe"./
/,oes he (now "ou love hi%3/
/No& Susan. nd don)t tell hi%. t)s a seret !etween "ou and %e./
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Chapter Six
+ohn ,ewe")s Seret.
Susan (no(s at another !edroo% door. She opens it and loo(s in.
+ohn ,ewe" is sleeping.
/ood %orning& sir&/ Susan sa"s. 8 +ohn sits up. /ood %orning.//Brea(fast is served& sir& downstairs in the !rea(fast roo%&/ Susan
sa"s.
/t)s a !eautiful da"& isn)t it3/ +ohn sa"s.
/0es& sir& it)s a ver" nie da"./
/What)s "our na%e3/ +ohn as(s.
/4" na%e)s Susan& sir./
/,on)t all %e 9sir'. Call %e +ohn. 'Sir' is
for rih people& and )% not rih.5 8 /ll right...+ohn./
/Susan& )% going to tell "ou a seret& !ut "ou %ust pro%ise notto tell an"one.5 8 / pro%ise&/ Susan sa"s.
/)% in love& Susan. )% in love with the %ost !eautiful girl in the world./
/Who is this lu(" girl3/ Susan as(s.
/$er na%e is Caroline Brae!ridge.5 Susan loo(s out the window and
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Chapter Seven
:ih irl and a ;oor 4an.
Wilfred and +ohn are wal(ing in the garden !ehind the Brae!ridge house.
The s(" is loud"& !ut the sun is shining. t)s a war% su%%er da".
/f had the Brae!ridge ,ia%ond&/ +ohn sa"s to Wilfred& /all %" pro!le%s
would !e solved./
/;lease don)t ta(e the dia%ond&/ Wilfred sa"s and he laughs. /4" %other
would !e ver" unhapp"./
/Wh" a% so poor3/ +ohn sa"s./f "ou need %one"& 9ll give "ou %one"&/ sa"s Wilfred.
/No& Wilfred&/ sa"s +ohn. / don)t want "our %one"./
/But "ou want the Brae!ridge ,ia%ond.5 8 /No. don)t
want the dia%ond./
/Then what do "ou want3/
/ want to get %arried. But the girl love is ver" rih&
and '% ver" poor.6
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/h& so that)s "our pro!le%&/ Wilfred sa"s.
/0es&/ sa"s +ohn& /and an)t find the solution./
/Who is this rih girl3/ Wilfred as(s.
/ an)t tell "ou.5 8 / thin( (now&/ Wilfred sa"s.
5ood %orning& Caroline. want to tal( to "ou.6 8
5What do "ou want to tal( a!out& Wilfred36 8
5What's the %atter with +ohn3 s it serious36 8
5!out a friend of %ine. $e's got a pro!le%.6 8
5What friend3 s it +ohn36 8
50es& t's +ohn.6 8
50es& it's serious. $e's in love.6 8
50es. $e's in love with a ver" rih "oung wo%an.68
5Who is this wo%an36 8
5 thin( "ou (now. nd thin( the rih "oung wo%an is in love with
+ohn.6
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Chapter Eight
Fan" re%e%!ers.
+ohn& Wilfred and Caroline are going to *ondon for the da". Wilfred
as(s Fan" to o%e with the%& !ut Fan" sa"s she doesn)t want togo.When the other three leave. Fan" wal(s in the garden. t)s a old& wet
da". t starts raining. She goes into the house. She wal(s fro% roo%
to roo%.
n the afternoon. Fan")s %other o%es to visit 4rs. Brae!ridge. 4rs.
$ill is a prett" !lond#haired wo%an in her earl" forties.
The $ills live in 4anhester. 4r. $ill has a fator" there. $e is wor(ing
toda". $e is alwa"s wor(ing. $e wor(s ver" hard.
Fan"& her %other and 4rs. Brae!ridge go into the dining roo% to
have lunh. The !utler !rings in the first ourse& vegeta!le soup.
/This is deliious&/ 4rs. $ill sa"s. /But
an)t eat it. don)t want to get fat./
5Fan"&6 4rs. Brae!ridge sa"s& /do "ou
re%e%!er two "ears ago3/
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Fan" stops eating. She loo(s sad. /0es& re%e%!er&/ she sa"s.
/,oes Wilfred (now3/ 4rs. Brae!ridge as(s.
/No&/ sa"s Fan".
/0ou %ust tell hi%& dear&/ sa"s 4rs. Brae!ridge. /0ou an not (eep
serets fro% "our hus!and./
/Wh" an)t we forget a!out the past3/ 4rs. $ill sa"s.
/Wilfred will understand&/ 4rs. Brae!ridge sa"s. /Tell hi%./
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Chapter Nine
Wilfred pla"s Cupid.
Wilfred& Caroline and +ohn are in *ondon. The" go to the National
aller". The" loo( at all the fa%ous paintings there. Caroline li(es the
Frenh %pressionists& espeiall" :enoir.
fter lunh the" go to the British 4useu%.
Wilfred studied the lassis& *atin and
ree(& at Oxford. $e li(es explaining what
eah freso and statue %eans.
fter a while the" are tired of loo(ing at
paintings and statues.
The" are standing in the entrane hall of
the %useu% tr"ing to deide what to do
next.
Then the" have lunh at a s%all Chinese restaurant in Soho. Wilfred li(es
Chinese food. $e li(es finding interesting new restaurants for his friends.
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/ have to do so%e shopping&6 Wilfred sa"s. /That will !e !oring for
"ou two. Wh" don't leave "ou and we an %eet later36
+ohn and Caroline loo( at eah other and s%ile.
Wilfred leaves Caroline and +ohn alone. The" wal( through
Bloo%s!ur" loo(ing at the !eautiful nineteenth#entur" !uildings.
The" wal( through :ussell S-uare. The grass is ver" green. There are
flowers ever"where. But it)s old and raining. The" annot stop in thepar(.
The" go to a tea shop for a up of tea. The" don)t tal( ver" %uh& !ut
the" are !oth ver" happ".
The" ta(e a !us to ;iadill" Cirus. Soon it will !eti%e to %eet Wilfred. The" loo( up at the statue of
Cupid& the od of *ove.
/0ou (now.../ Caroline starts spea(ing& !ut she stops.
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Chapter 9 cont. 2
/0es3/ +ohn as(s.
/The rih wo%an doesn)t are if the %an is poor.6
/She doesn)t3/
/No&/ sa"s Caroline. /Beause she loves the poor %an ver" %uh./
+ohn turns to Caroline.
/nd the poor %an loves the rih wo%an %ore than an"thing else inthe world./
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Chapter Ten
Fa%il" ;ro!le%.
4rs. Brae!ridge is in !ed& !ut she annot sleep. She an9t lose her
e"es. ll night she is awa(e& thin(ing. /What an do3 What an do3/
n the %orning her %aid& ,oris& o%es in with her !rea(fast.
,oris is %ore than a %aid. She is 4rs.
Brae!ridge)s o%panion. n fat& ,oris and 4rs.
Brae!ridge are old friends.
/What)s the %atter3/ ,oris as(s& /0ou loo( si(./
/ don)t (now what to do& ,oris&/ 4rs. Brae!ridge
tells her. /The Brae!ridge ,ia%ond is %issing./
/What3/ sa"s ,oris. /Call the polie./
/No& no&/ sa"s 4rs. Brae!ridge. /This is a fa%il" pro!le%./
/What do "ou %ean3 ,o "ou thin( so%eone in the fa%il" has the
dia%ond3/
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/0es& do./
/But fa%il" or not& that person is a thief. Call the polie. The" will find
the dia%ond./
/No&/ sa"s 4rs. Brae!ridge. / want to spea( to the fa%il" first./
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Chapter Eleven
*egal ;ro!le%.
4rs. Brae!ridge as(s all the people in the house& the fa%il"& the
guests and the servants& to o%e to the living roo%. When ever"one
is there& she sa"s&/The Brae!ridge ,ia%ond is %issing.6/Oh& %" od&/ sa"s +ohn ,ewe".
/0es. nd thin( so%eone here in this roo% has the dia%ond. f
that person puts it !a( in %" roo% toda"& will not all the polie./
The da" passes slowl". Ever"one is sad. No one
spea(s. Evening o%es. Ever"one goes to the
living roo% again.
/The dia%ond is not in %" roo%&/ sa"s 4rs.Brae!ridge. / will wait one %ore da"./
Suddenl" the door !ell rings. 4rs. Brae!ridge's
%aid& ,oris& gets up and leaves the roo%. fter a
few %inutes she o%es !a(.
Ever"one is silent.
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/4rs. Brae!ridge&/ she sa"s& / (now "ou will !e angr" with %e./
She stops spea(ing& then she ontinues. /But the polie onsta!le
is here. alled hi%./
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Chapter Twelve
Serious Theft.
There are six servants in the Brae!ridge house& 4rs. Brae!ridge)s
%aid& ,oris& Caroline)s %aid& Susan& another %aid na%ed Beth& a
oo(& the !utler and the gardener.
The polie onsta!le spea(s to the% one !" one. When the last one
leaves& he sha(es his head. Nothing is lear to hi%.
There are five %ore people in the house& 4rs. Brae!ridge& Wilfred&
Caroline& +ohn ,ewe" and Fan" $ill.The polie onsta!le spea(s to eah of the%& !ut he is still onfused.
Before he leaves the house& the onsta!le spea(s to 4rs. Brae!ridge
again.
/This is too serious for %e& 4rs. Brae!ridge&/ he
sa"s /)% going to all in Sotland 0ard./
)9s that neessar"& Consta!le3/ as(s 4rs.
Brae!ridge. /)% sure the dia%ond is here in the
house. 4a"!e lost it./
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/ don)t understand "ou&/ the polie onsta!le sa"s. /,on)t "ou want
us to find "our dia%ond3/
/0es& of ourse. But don)t thin( it)s serious. %ean.../ She stops.
/4rs. Brae!ridge& when a one#%illion#pound dia%ond is %issing
that is a ver" serious theft&/ the polie onsta!le sa"s.
$e ontinues spea(ing& !ut he doesn)t loo( at 4rs. Brae!ridge.
/ don)t want to !e i%polite& 4rs. Brae!ridge& !ut if "ou (now
so%ething "ou are not telling %e& "ou are helping the thief./
4rs. Brae!ridge is silent.
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