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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

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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&

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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

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Chapter 8 continued

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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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Chapter 9 continued 1

/ 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.

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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

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Chapter 10 continued

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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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