One Lucky Sunday
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Cyril Boggis was an ____ furniture dealer in London.
He was known for buying good things at a low price and ____ selling them at a high price.
People asked him where he had ____ the furniture, but he just said, “It’s a secret.”
Mr. Boggis’ secret was simple. He went to small towns every Sunday and knocked on ____.
He told people that he was a ____ dealer.
People ____ know how valuable their things were, so Mr. Boggis took advantage of them.
He was able to buy things very ____.
Now it was ____ Sunday, and Mr. Boggis was in a small town again.
At a house he visited, he ____ two men.
One was Rummins, the owner, and the ____ was his son Bert.
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“I buy ____ furniture. Do you have any?” asked Mr. Boggis.
“No, I don’t,” ____ Rummins. “Can I just take a look?” asked Mr. Boggis.
“Sure. Please come in,” said ____.
Mr. ____ first went to the kitchen, and there was nothing.
He then moved to the ____ room. And there it was!
A ____ which was a priceless piece of eighteenth-century English furniture.
He was so excited that he almost fell ____.
“What’s wrong?” ____ asked. “Oh, nothing. Nothing at all,” Mr. Boggis lied.
He then said with a straight face, “This table is a reproduction. It’s worth ____ a few pounds.”
He then added, “Hmm, I think I may buy it. The legs of my table at home are broken. I can cut off the legs of your table and attach ____ to mine.”
“How much?” Rummins asked. “Not much, I’m ____. This is just a reproduction,” said Mr. Boggis.
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“So how much?” “Ten pounds.” “Ten? It’s worth ____ than that.”
“How ____ fifteen?” “Make it fifty.” “Well, thirty. This is my final offer.”
“OK, it’s yours, but how are ____ going to take it? This thing will not go in a car!”
“We’ll see,” Mr. ____ said and went out to bring his car.
On his way to the car, Mr. Boggis couldn’t ____ smiling.
The table was ____ every dealer dreamed of.
He ____ believe his luck.
“Dad, what if this thing doesn’t go in his car? He might not pay you,” ____ Bert.
Rummins then ____ an idea.
“____ he wants is only the legs. Let’s cut the legs off for him,” said Rummins.
“Great idea!” said Bert. Bert then took out a saw and began to cut off the ____.
When Mr. Boggis ____ back, the legs had been cut off.
“Don’t worry, this was a favor. I won’t charge you for this,” ____ Rummins.
Mr. Boggis was so shocked that he ____ say anything.