Hampton House / Hampton House

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past. After all, I owed her so much! But instead, when I saw
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self made me send her down to the basement, where she had
to work long, hard hours.
	Every day she had to carry water from the well, boil it in
huge pots and then wash my clothes in it. Then she had to
hang them outside to dry and press them with the heavy iron.
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bread Thenexhausted.,				shslep,		ot	thn	we floot for		arfe w
hours. The only person that gave her some happiness was a
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we were both young and poor and she cared for me so much. But my sadness quickly went away. What did I want from a poor miserable girl? My house was beautiful, I had many rich

friend	ans therd		waealways			goos	food	do	mntabley
can imagine my surprise, when years later, when I was an old
	man, the girl came to me in a dream and said : ...
	'Many	of your servants		have	died	of cold and hunger.		The ones
who lived to be old were sent away when they could not work any more
and they,		too, died	of hunger.		Now YOU must		suffer before you		can
find peace. You will know when the time has come, because a young
girl will come to your house. Ifshe eats at your table and you speak to
her honestly ofyour past cruelty and selfishness,							then you will be free
to leave this house and find peace.'
	In the morning I found the diamond heart on the pillow
beside me and I knew it had not been a dream! Soon, what
	she had told me became true. All my servants were old and
tired	On.	eb ony	the	lefy	but	nt neo	onew cams		ewort

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mebeautifuM.y		housel starte fallind		apartg		M. ricyfriendh	s
longeo wanter			dvisito met .
	For endless years, I have wandered from room to room,
	always waiting for a young girl to come and free my soul from
	its suffering. Now, I can finally find peace."
	There was a long sigh after "the voice" stopped speaking.
	Kathy felt cold and lonely as she stood in the middle of the
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"Don' leavt			me heralone!e
	Kathy cried, but there was no answer. She walked slowly
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	looked once more at the two chairs beside the fireplace. Then

mth timeshe left the house. It was still raining and nobody was waiting outside the gates for her. Kathy felt lonely and sad as she walked home.

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Chapter 9

William telephoned Joan early on Friday morning. "Hello."

"Joa musnI speat k.yout "

"Why don't you come to the office, William? It's not open today so we'll have time to talk."

Williahurriem dt thooffice ande afte, unlockeJoar thd e

door for him, he sat down opposite her in front of the big desk. nee"I youd helpr It'abou.s Kath any strangdthhappening s

at Hampton house. Kathy's never been like this before, but every time she goes near that house she seems to be a different person. I don't believe in ghosts. Maybe the accident she had

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she'	nos	hKathe		kneyI	wan.morey	"
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Old People's Home and asked some old people who remembered Kathy's grandmother. They told me that when she was young, she used to work for Lord Hampton. So maybe Kathy's grandmother was the girl with the diamond heart."

"Joan camI, ettalo ktyobecaus thougheI logical person. It seems that I've made a mistake".

"I believe that something happened to Kathy in that house, and if she's really special to you, then you must believe it too!

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If you can't do that, then let her go. You have until the meeting

tomorrow to decide."
Thnex daSaturdaytwa s	Kath. walkey slowld alony	thg e

road to the offices of Helping Hand. She knew that the young people there were angry with her, especially William.

The room was full of young people talking or sitting quietly

yot weru	ea
waiting for Joan to tell them where to go. William was in a
corner of the room with his close friends around him. He
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	fee"Icumlrettebh naht, .youk "
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"Come over here to my desk. I have something to say to

these young people and I want you beside me."

Confused

Kath,followey

Joad

an

saddowt

nea herdeskr .

"Attention please! As you all know, we haven't found a new

office for Helping Hand yet, but we will finally find one. Sadly,

I won't be here to help you. I'm moving away from this town,

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in and out. Then she saw the bulldozers. They were breaking

think will do the job well. William Owen, Sally Brown and

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John Holt. If you all agree, then please write the name of the

roof fell in a cloud of dust.

person you want as a leader on a piece of paper, then put your

"Poor Lord Hampton! Now he'll be in that old house forever.

paper in the box on my desk."

I came too late ... Now I can't do anything to help him."

After everyone had voted, they returned to theirjobs. Kathy's

The bulldozers were ready to pull down the rest of the

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"That old house we saw - Hampton House - it's being pulled

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Kathy jumped up from the chair. She ran outside feeling

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higher. Then she thought she heard "the voice" call ...

"Goodbye

Kathy.,Goodbye.

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Goodby!

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"Move along, Miss! It's dangerous round here!"

Kathy smiled at the workman. Suddenly, she felt very happy.

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Kathy tore the newspaper into small pieces and threw them out of the window. The wind lifted the pieces high into the

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she was in a hurry to get to the new Helping Hand office. She wanted to see her friends again, but most of all she wanted to see William.

Meanwhile, William was reading the same article at home. When he finished, he tore his newspaper into pieces and threw them into the dustbin, then he took his coat and left. He walked down the road whistling as he went. Then he saw Mrs Smith

coming out to collect her milk from the doorstep.
	"Good Morning, Mrs Smith!"
	"There goes a young man in love! Best of luck William!"
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offices	Th. buildinole			wag fuls	peoplof	whe	weroanxioue	s
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to realise that Kathy was not there.

Suddenly, he felt miserable. He sat in his chair and closed his eyes.

"She's right, of course. Who would want to be with a selfish person like me ... I almost called her a liar and I wasn't there

whe shneedee	.med "
"Are you speaking to me?"
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and cruel to you, but I promise you'll never be lonely or afraid
again."

	William took Kathy's hands into his and looked into her
	eyes. She looked back at him.
	"Hampton House was ..."
	"Forget Hampton House. It's part of the past."
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"Yes, but if we have any future together ... I mean, if we have a future together ..."

"Oh Kathy, I want that more than anything! But can you forgive me for the way I acted? I will never doubt you again!"

"Of course I will, William." "OhKathy, Ilov. yomuch!eso "

"I think that's everything?"

Sue, with one of the removal men, was looking round to

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Kathy holding hands, looking into each other's eyes.

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wawe'ly gelthet mt tho	ne.officesw	"

They both turned to look at all the people watching them. William threw his head back and laughed. So did everyone

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all right (adj) as usual (phr) babysit (v)

become (became - become) (v)

busy (adj) calm (adj)

coffee machine (n) collect (v) comfortably (adv) driver (n)

fasten (v)

full of (adj)
giv	oue(gavt
	given) (phr v)
	group (n)
helpin	hang (phrd )
	hit the road (exp)

lovely (adj) magic (adj) outside (adv) drivesafe (phrr )

seat belt (n) shopping list (n)

ste posb/stn

switch on (phr v)

Word List

the door flew open

(exp) the rest (n) traffic (n) trolley (n) van (n)

walk out (v) watch out (phr v)

worried about (adj)

alone (adj) basement (n) be cold (v)

be oneself (phr) e-

bright (adj) carpet (n) cleaner (n) come on (came -

come) (phr v) cook (n) corridor (n) curious (adj) dance (n) disappear (v)

h do sth for nothing (exp)

downstairs (adv)

entrance (n) envelope (n) famous (adj) furniture (n) gardener (n) gentle (adj)

get sth wrong (exp) hungry (adj) ironing (n)

it'suf n (exp)

keep a secret (phr) lie (lay - lain) (v) list (n)

lonely (adj) main (adj) master (n) matron (n) meal (n)

metal-framed (adj) narrow (adj)

note (n) notice (n) park (v) peaceful (adj)

pound (n)

remind sb of sb/sth

(v) repair (n) return (v)

servant (n)			cool off (v)					slim (adj)
shin(shone	e-		crowd (n)					terribly (adv)
	shone) (v)		curl (n)					together (adv)
shut (adj)			cycle (v)					T-shirt (n)
side (n)		danc		flooe			(nr	wear)(wore - worn)
silver (n)			enjoy oneself (v)					(v)
softly (adv)			fair (adj)					Chapter 4
sparkle (v)			fish pond (n)
still (adv)			follow (v)					accident (n)
stool (n)			forward (adv)
strange (adj)			framed (adj)					at last (phr)
sunlight (n)			garden party (n)					back (adj)
sunny (adj)			awago	(weny			-t	be in danger (phr)
sunshine (n)				gone) (phr v)				be up (was/were -
terrible (adj)			greet (v)					been) (phr v)
thick (adj)			guest (n)			bik shoe					(np
thinabouk	t		handkerchief (n)					bottom (n)
	(thought -		hope(v)					brake (n)
	thought) (v)		hurry (v)					careful (adj)
tonight (adv)			invite (v)				catc	hu witp		h
washing (n)			jacket (n)					(caught - caught)
wood (n)			kind (adj)					(phr	v)
wool (n)			lead (led - led ) (v)					chance (n)
			leather (adj)				claone'p hands			s
	Chapter 3minskir					(nt	)	(phr)
actually (adv)			nicely (adv)					council (n)
			od jod b	(exp)				countryside (n)
angry (adj)			oval (adj)			cras		inth			(vo
bright (adj)			pocket (n)					crossroads (n)
brush (v)			put on		(put - put)			dangerous (adj)
build (built		- built)		(phr	v)		everythin	weng	t
	(v)		serve (v)					black (exp)
htbyaw e y	(phr)		shoulder-length				fall off		(fell-fallen)
cheek (n)				(adj)				(phr	v)

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zoom (v)

Chapter 5

ambulance (n) among (prep) asleep (adj)

at first (phr) awake (adj) awful (adj)

besid(prep ) blood (n) breathe (v)

brin(brough -t brought) (v)

broken (adj) bruise (n) bump (n) come up to sb

(phr v) confused (adj) covered in (adj) cut (n)

death (n) deep (adj) dirt (n) distance (n) empty (adj) fill (v) finally (adv) fine (adj) fright (n)

ge tin (gotgot) (v) hand (n)

hardly (adv) hate (v)

in fact (phr) invitation (n)

it'tims yoe wenu (exp)

journey (n) life (n)

lift (v)

make sure (phr) nasty (adj) nurse (n)

only (adv) pain (n) pass (v) pleased (adj) pray for (v)

probably (adv) relax (v) shake (shook -

shaken) (v) shock (n) shout (v) shyly (adv) siren (n) sound (n) sound (v)

spin (round) (v) sprea(spread d-

spread) (v) stretcher (n) sweet (adj) tear (n)

wait (n)

walk up to sb (v)			fork (n)
while (conj)			frightened (adj)
	Chapter 6		garage (n)
			garden shed (n)
t			gate (n)
accept (v)			gather (v)
appear (v)			handle (n)
be afraid of (v)			handowg		(hun		g-
behind (adv)				hung) (v)
bend down (bent -			have a look (phr)
	bent) (v)		heavy (adj)
bowl (n)			helpful			(adj)
brass (adj)			imagine (v)
candle (n)			in fear			(phr)
candlestick (n)			in the middle of
ceiling (n)				(phr)
check (v)			information (n)
climb (v)			iron (adj)
cloud (n)			it's worth (phr)
cracked (adj)			ivy (n)
cream (n)			jump off (v)
delicious (adj)			keep close to (phr)
disappear (v)			knife (n)
dust (n)			lit (adj)
earth (n)		ma		(np			)
end (v)		neares		(neat		-r
energetic (adj)				nearenearest-	)
exactly (adv)				(adj)
except (prep)			nonnoaeuqf(	)			vr
faldowl		(phn			(v)
fall in (phr		v)	offer
			peel (v)
unoifnuodf( t	- d		pick		up	(phr	v)
	found) (phr v)		plate (n)
flooboarr	(nd )		ride (n)

roof (n) search (n) seem (v) serious (adj) snake (n)

spar rooe m(n ) spider's web (n) staircase (n) step (n)

stone (n) strawberry (n)

throug(preph )

throw at (threw - thrown) (v)

try (n)

walk across (v) wall (n)

warm (adj) wave (v) wild (adj) wooden (adj)

worm-eaten (adj)

Chapter 7

armchair (n) burning (adj) chain (n) curtain (n) damp) (adj) diamond (adj) different (adj) doorknob (n) echo (v)

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either (adv)

becom close

et os b

plant (n)

make a mistake

cleaawar (phy vr

)

mind (v)

face (n)

(phr)

poor (adj)

(phr)

contact (v)

mov alone

(phg

vr

)

falaparl

(pht

vr

becom)true(phre )

po (nt

)

matter (n)

dim (adj)

newly (adv)

fire (n)

boil (v)

press(v)

move (v)

doorstep (n)

obviously (adv)

fireplace (n)

care for (v)

recognise (v)

once (adv)

dustbin (n)

owner (n)

fortunately (adv)

cruel (adj)

sadness (n)

puldowl

(phneditor (n)vr

)

page (n)

frightening (adj)

cruelty (n)

selfishness (n)

sadly (adv)

elected (adj)

person (n, pl:

further (adv)

dream (n)

sell (sold - sold) (v)

special (adj)

everyonnorp(e )

people)

heart (n)

dry (adj)

send away (sent -

unlock (v)

fall to pieces

(exp)

previous (adj)

hole (n)

dr (vy

sent) (v)

vote for (v)

forever (adv)

property (n)

)

(forgorge f t - t

realise(v)

investigation

(n)

endless (adj)

sigh (n)

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make oneself

exhausted (adj)

sneak in (v)

forgotten) (v)

remain (v)

comfortable (exp)

farm (n)

soul (n)

anxious (adj)

future (n)

removal man (n)

mak u(madep

-e

free (adj)

soup (n)

ghost (n)

ris(rose

en

made) (phr v)

fruit

(n)

suffer (v)

apart from (prep)

glamour (n)

(v)

mess (n)

gou

t (phrv )

suffering (n)

article (n)

in a hurry (phr)

rubbish (n)

balcony (n)

nervous (adj)

hang (v)

surprise (n)

in love (phr)

safe (adj)

rock (n)

happiness (n)

treat (v)

be over (phr)

joyful (adj)

selfish

(adj)

blinding (adj)

rotten (adj)

honestly (adv)

vegetable (n)

laughter (n)

sign (n)

ruined (adj)

huge (adj)

wander (v)

block (v)

liar (n)

tear (tore - torn) (v)

scared (adj)

hunger (n)

well (n)

brick (n)

local (adj)

weed (n)

bulldozer (n)

silence (n)

inherit (v)

Chapter 9

luck (n)

whistle (v)

slippery (adj)

instead (adv)

buried (adj)

message (n)

workman (n)

stare at (v)

iron (n)

attention (n)

story (n)

jewel (n)

back (n)

torn (adj)

lunchtime (n)

choice (n)

unusual (adj)

marry (v)

close friend (phr)

wet (adj)

memory (n)

decide (v)

whole (adj)

miserable (adj)

wind (n)

neck (n)

especially (adv)

grandmother (n)

owe (v)

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happening (n)

past (adj)

pick (v)

leader (n)

logical (adj)

any more (adv)

pillow (n)

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