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Most ghost stories are ___(1)___ in mysterious, old houses or castles. The ghosts themselves whose ___(2)___ wander the earth at night, are usually the victims of some horrible crime. This is not always the case as the following story ___(3)___. When my friend, Paul, was a schoolboy, he often used to chat to Mr. Scott, an elderly gentlemen living on his own. Mr. Scott was a keen gardener. He would always be looking after his lawn or his flowers and Paul was ___(4)___ the habit of saying a few words to him over the fence. One summer’s evening, as Paul was on his way home from school, he saw, as ___(5)___, Mr. Scott in his garden. The old man was busily weeding his flowerbeds. When he saw Paul, he invited him into the garden with a ___(6)___ of his hand. Slowly, they strolled all around, admiring the various flowers. Then, to Paul’s surprise, Mr. Scott bent down and picked a ___(7)___ of his finest dahlias. ’Here boy,’ he said. ’Give these to your mother.’ No sooner had he arrived home than he ___(8)___ the flowers to his mother. He then told her that they were with Mr. Scott’s compliments. His mother’s face went red with anger. ’You wicked boy!’ she shouted. ’How __(9)___you say such a thing! I ___(10)___ into his daughter in the supermarket this morning. She told me that the poor old chap had passed away in his sleep last Friday.’