Hampton House / Hampton House
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Jenny Dooley
Express Publishing
PublishingPublishedExpress by LibertyHouse, GreenhamNew Park,
Newbury, Berkshire RG19 6HW
Tel: (0044) 1635 817 363 - Fax: (0044) 1635 817 463 e-mail: inquiries@expresspublishing.co.uk http://www.expresspublishing.co.uk
©Jenny Dooley 1996
trationDeignsIllu & ExpressPublishing© 2002
Colour Illustrations: Nathan
ISBN 1-84216-904-1
Chapter 1: The Helping Hand Club |
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Chapter 2: |
The Lady in Room 16 |
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Chapter 3: |
The Dance |
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Chapter 4: |
The Accident |
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Chapter 5: |
Life or Death |
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ChapterHampto6: |
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Chapter 7: |
The Investigation |
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Chapter 8: |
Lord Hampton's Story |
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Chapter 9: |
A Matter of Choice |
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Chapter 1
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morning. Today the building was full of teenagers, all waiting for someone to tell them what to do and where to go.
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The telephone never stopped ringing, but slowly, as time passed, the office became calm again. Most of the teenagers were out helping the people of the town, the rest were by the
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William sat in his chair more comfortably and closed his eyes. "Hello."
William opened his eyes. A lovely girl stood in front of his desk, smiling.
"Hello youn, ladyg Wh. aryou?e "
"I'm Kathy. I'm new here and I don't know anybody, so I thought perhaps I could help you."
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van to the Old People's Home and I need someone to help with the small trolley. Why don't you get some coffee and meet the rest of the group?"
Suddenly the door flew open and a tall, smiling girl came
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"Sorr yI'latem M.Tagr toog kvera lony timg finiseto ha t
the Foot Clinic. He's back home now, so here I am. Any problems, William?"
"Nothing serious, but we do have a new helper. Kathy, come and meet Joan. She's the manager here."
"William's taking me to the Old People's Home to give out
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"Don't believe a word she says. Bye-bye everybody. See you |
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"All right, but not too much later. We have a lot of things |
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into the van. |
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"Don't worry, Kathy. I'm a safe driver, and it won't take us |
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Chapter 2
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"Hello, William. They're waiting for you ... but who's this?" |
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from the town. This is the list of room numbers. Leave the |
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lady in Room 16 last, because she likes to talk and feels lonely |
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the left of the hall. Kathy pushed her trolley down a narrow |
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to meet her and asked her lots of questions. |
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At last Kathy arrived at Room 16. She knocked on the door, |
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and when a gentle voice called "Come in." Kathy opened the |
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door and pushed the trolley into a pretty room, which at that |
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"Good afternoon. My name's Kathy Watson and I'm working |
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time left." |
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"I am very old now but when I was young I went to work |
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and ironing. Lord Hampton, the young master, lived alone, |
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but many rich friends came to visit him and his parties were |
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famous in the town. Hampton house was beautiful then. Bright |
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on them ... I was lucky. The cook let me have some food after |
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"Do people still work there - cleaners, gardeners and maybe the young people from Helping Hand sometimes?"
"No. The house is old and needs lots of repairs. Nobody evegoer thers .nowe "
"And Lord Hampton?"
There was no answer from Miss Emily. Her eyes were shut and there was a smile on her lips - the kind of smile children have when they are keeping a secret, thought Kathy.
"D yo wanu booat read?kto "
"No, thank you. Come and visit me again another day,
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She opened it, went out of the room and back into the narrow corridor.
"What took you so long?"
"Miss Emily. She told me about the days when she was young."
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the town's people and they help us, then everyone is happy! Do you want to come to the dance here tonight?"
"Oh, I didn't see any notices about a dance. How do you know there's going to be a dance here tonight, William?"
"There's a dance here every Saturday night for the people from Helping Hand and any other young people who
wan comet It'. fus anyou'ld meel nepeopletw So. wil, yol u come to the dance?"
"OK then, I'll come. Thank you for asking me, William." "See you at 8 o'clock outside the office, then."
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That evening Kathy took a long time to dress because she didn't know what to wear. She finally put on her best dress shoesand The . shehnsurbtegnel-rehedlduohsr iafh iahr r
until it shone. A last look in the mirror showed a slim girl with
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moment the music started. They danced nicely together. And when the music stopped, a girl with soft brown hair and shining brown eyes came near them.
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Just then, a tall young man came forward. He held his |
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She looked into his kind green eyes and didn't believe he could ever actually get angry.
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"My dance!"
William led Kathy to the dance floor. As they were dancing Kathy took a look at her face in a mirror. Her cheeks were pink and her eyes were shining.
After the dance was over, William and Kathy went home, walking through the streets of the town which were now quiet.
"Setomorroyoeu thenw.Kathy, "
"See you tomorrow, William. Bye-bye!" yardervuEtaS y htaK , naaiylliW dekrowm niapldeH t g
dnahHtaK .eyojney niodd htgodenujobsdra nwotd Sh . e
even sang for a pop group because their singer was sick. And then she had to serve drinks and food to the guests at a garden party, but the name ofthe house was "Pine Lodge" not "Hampton House" as she had hoped.
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