5月29日
3-2 Thirteen equals one
Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another.(,) B(b)ut he (has never) failed to manager(managered) to get enough money to have the church clock repaired. The big clock which (used to strike) struck the hours day and night was demaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.
One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start,(:) the clock was striking the hours! Looking at his watch, he saw (that) it was one o\'clock.(,) B(b)ut the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped. Armed with a torch, he(the vicar) went up into the clock tower to see what was going on. In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.
\'Whatever are you doing up here Bill?\', asked the vicar in surprise.
\'I\'m trying to repair the bell\', answered Bill. \'I\'ve been coming here night after night for weeks now. As you(You) see, I was hoping to give you a surprise!\'
\'You certainly did give me a surprise!\' said the vicar, \'You\'ve probably woken up everyone in the village (as well)! Still, I\'m happy to see it (glad the bell) is working again.\'
\'That\'s the trouble, vicar\', said(answered) Bill. \'It\'s working all right.(,) B(b)ut I\'m afraid (that) at one o\'clock it will strike thirteen times and there is nothing I can do about it.\'
\'We\'ll get used to that.(,) Bill\' the vicar said(said the vicar), \'Thirteen times is not as good as one.(,) B(b)ut it is better than nothing. Now let\'s go downstairs and have a cup of tea.\'
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