But she shook her head. “ I will do nothing to help you, nothing.”
He stepped towards her. He put out his hands and (31)______. She struck at his hand with a knitting needle. He caught her arms and held them with one hand, while his free hand went to her neck, (32)______. He pulled it free. It was them that he heard her give a litter cry, and her body fell back from him pulling at the hand(33)______.She was lying back in the chair. He let go of her arms: she made no move.
He stood there for a moment undecided. She was an old lady.(34)______.It couldn’t be true! She couldn’t be dead! She’d be all right in a few moment.
He went to the wall and found the picture(35)______. Nothing could be allowed to stop him now, not after all these weeks of work, listening to the servant talking to her friend(36)______where she went on her night off. He learnt that (37)______, and that the keys was on a chain round the old lady’s neck. He had done all that work to learn these things.He put the jewel cases(38)______When the safe was empty he went back to the old lady. He put his hand on her heart. It was true: (39)______.
Well. What did it matter?(40)______. She couldn’t tell the police the few little things that she had learned about him.
(From Lady in the Dark)
A. she was dead
B. he buried her
C. she became angry
D. with which he held her arms
E. searching for the chain
F. which covered the safe
G. He had what he wanted
H. took her by the shoulder
I. He’d never meant is his way
J. in the pockets of his raincoat
K. the safe was behind the picture
L. in the cafe three miles from here
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