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Martin Miller (thief):

"Dan is an old friend of mine, andwe were only talking. About what?Well, we were making plans for the future.They may have been connected with MrsAnderson's house, but with so manypolicemen around now, we had better finda different object. You can't prove

"Anne Anderson (heiress):

"You must arrest those two thieves.They were hanging around near myfront door all day. Yes, Frank and I aregetting married in may. I am sohappy. No, I don't mind him beingyounger. He may not be a rich man,but he loves me dearly. I don't know

anything about debts, you must bemistaken."

Frank Forster (fianc):

"Of course I have the keys to thehouse! Annie and I are gettingmarried in May, so why shouldn't Ihave the keys. Annie is my true love.Of course I don't mind her being rich, butthis is not the reason why I will marry her.

Gambling? Not my cup of tea. No, I' "

Dan Doyle (former thief):

"What I was doing near MrsAnderson'shouse? Nothing! I don't know what youare talking about. I have beenreleasedonly recently, I don't want to get into

trouble again. Martin and I were

Lexie Lington (neighbour):

"Yes, Frank left me to get married tothat dreadful old Mrs Anderson. I stillcan't believe it. He will come back tome,I am convinced he will. Gambling? As

faras I know, he has never beeninterested in cards or roulette."

Eddie Eager (homelessman):

"I have been sitting on this bench allmorning. Only two people entered thehouse - a young man with flowers and anold biddy who left ten minutes later withher stinky dog, rummaging in her coatpocket. Dan and Martin were hanging

Betty Best (maid):

"Except for me and Mrs Anderson,onlyher fianc and her best friend havegotkeys to the house. The earrings werestolen from Mrs Anderson's room, the thiefmust have known they were there. We arelooking forward to the wedding, only MissLow seems jealous. Maybe she is afraid oflosing her best friend?"

Liz Low (best friend):

"That young Frank must have stolentheearrings. I bet he gave them to his ex-girlfriend. Or he sold them. I heard hehas debts. He is a passionate gambler,people say... You think he really loves

Anne? Just look at her big ugly face and

Mrs Anderson's precious diamond earrings were stolen from her room.

Sherlock Holmes and

Complete with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Lexie is keen on _________________ (win) back Frank's love. She can't stop ________________

(love) him.

2. Mrs Anderson enjoy _____________________ (drink) a glass of sherry in the evenings. She has

got used to _____________________ (drink) a glass every night.

3. Marin and Dan admit ___________________ (sit) around in front of Mrs Anderson's house.

4. Mrs Anderson managed ___________________ (find) a husband despite her age.

5. Mrs Low didn't succeed in ____________________ (overcome) her jealousy. There is only one

way of _______________________ (keep) her best friend. She has to try ____________________ (get)

rid of Frank.

6. Frank isn't interested in _______________________ (gamble). He prefers ___________________

(spend) time with Anne, his true love. He chose __________________ (leave) Lexie. Of course he

can't afford ________________ (give) Anne precious presents, but he intends

____________________ (be) a good husband.

7. Martin and Dan decided ____________________ (observe) Mrs Anderson's house. They

arranged ________________ (meet) early in the morning. They used __________________ (plan)

things carefully before Dan was sent to prison. But this time they failed __________________

(earn) money.

8. Betty intends __________________ (work) for Mrs Anderson for the rest of her life. Mrs

Anderson has offered her ____________________ (stay), and she would love ________________

(accept).

9. Dan refused __________________ (tell) Watson what he was doing outside the house.

10. Martin denies ______________________ (steal) the earrings.

11. Lexie can't help _______________________ (feel) sad. She keeps ________________ (cry).

12. Mrs Low complains about __________________ (lose) her best friend.

13. Lexie believes in _____________________ (win) back Frank.

14. She expects him _______________________ (return) into her loving arms.

15. She plans ________________ (marry) him as soon as he leaves Mrs Anderson.

16. Liz Low invited Annie __________________ (talk) about the wedding. Annie encouraged Liz

_____________ (become) her maid of honour.17. She persuaded her ______________ (place) an advert into the Sunday issue of the

newspaper.

18. Annie recommended ____________________ (keep) her real age a secret and reminded her

______________ (ask) for photos.

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Of course, Sherlock Holmes knows now who stole the diamond earrings. Do

you, too?

I think __________________________________ stole the earrings because

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KEY

It seems as if Frank stole the earrings. He has a beautiful ex-girlfriend, is said

to have debts from gambling, and no one believes he really loves old Anne.

he also has got keys to the house.

But he doesn't have gambling debts at all. Liz Low spread the rumor.

Apparently she is jealous that her friend Anne found such an attractive

young man.

She also has got the keys. And the homeless man Eddie saw her leaving the

house, maybe hiding something in her coat pocket. She tried to avert