(1) Mr Beam was fifty. (2) As he washed, he examined his face in the mirror.
(3) "I'm older," he thought. (4) "But what do I care? (5) I don't care, even if Maria does. (6) And she's getting old, too!"
(7) He finished dressing and hurried downstairs. (8) He thought (ANXIETY) ________ that he was probably late for breakfast. (9) (IMMEDIATE) ________ after breakfast he had to open his shop, and that always kept him busy until ten o’clock at night.
(10) Sometimes, during the day, Maria came into the shop and explained the mistakes that he was making. (11) She did this even when there were customers there.
(12) He found a little (HAPPY) ________ every morning when he opened the newspaper. (13) While he was reading it, he could escape from his dull house and his (HOPE) ________ life. (14) For a short time he could forget.
(15) On this particular morning, good news came to Mr. Beam in his own home. (16) It came in a long envelope from a (LAW) ________.
(17) "Let me see!" said his wife. (18) "Give the letter to me!"
(19) "Go on!" he said. (20) "Push your nose into it!"
(21) "Oh!" She cried. (22) "The money has already made you (PLEASURE) ________."
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