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    Mr. Otis, an American, buys Canterville Castle in England despite being told it is haunted. Upon arriving at the castle with his family, Mrs. Otis notices a blood stain by the fireplace that the housekeeper explains is from Lady Eleanore who was murdered there by her husband Sir Simon. Washington Otis dismisses the story and uses stain remover to clean the spot, but a flash of lightning and thunder occur once the stain is removed.

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    Mr. Otis, an American, buys Canterville Castle in England despite being told it is haunted. Upon arriving at the castle with his family, Mrs. Otis notices a blood stain by the fireplace that the housekeeper explains is from Lady Eleanore who was murdered there by her husband Sir Simon. Washington Otis dismisses the story and uses stain remover to clean the spot, but a flash of lightning and thunder occur once the stain is removed.

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    Mr. Otis, an American, buys Canterville Castle in England despite being told it is haunted. Upon arriving at the castle with his family, Mrs. Otis notices a blood stain by the fireplace that the housekeeper explains is from Lady Eleanore who was murdered there by her husband Sir Simon. Washington Otis dismisses the story and uses stain remover to clean the spot, but a flash of lightning and thunder occur once the stain is removed.

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    Chapter I

    When the American, Mr Otis, bought Canterville Castle, everyone told him that this was very
    foolish, as the place was haunted. But Mr Otis answered, “I come from a modern country,
    where we have everything that money can buy. And if there were such a thing as a ghost in
    Europe, we would have it at home in one of our museums.”

    A few weeks later, on a lovely July evening, Mr Otis, his wife and their children, Washington,
    Virginia and the twins, went down to their new home. When they entered the avenue of
    Canterville Castle, the sky suddenly became dark and a spooky stillness was in the air.

    Mrs Umney, the housekeeper, led them into the library of the castle, where they sat down and
    began to look around. Suddenly, Mrs Otis saw a red stain on the floor just by the fireplace and
    said to Mrs Umney, “I am afraid something has been spilt there.”

    “Yes, madam,” said the old housekeeper in a low voice, “blood has been spilt on that spot.”

    “How terrible,” said Mrs Otis; “I don't want any blood-stains in my sitting-room. It must be
    removed at once.”

    The old woman smiled and answered, “It is the blood of Lady Eleanore de Canterville, who was
    murdered on that spot by her husband, Sir Simon de Canterville, in 1575. Sir Simon
    disappeared seven years later. His body has never been found, but his ghost still haunts the
    Castle. The blood-stain is a tourist attraction now and it cannot be removed.”

    “That is all nonsense,” said Washington, the eldest son of the Otis family, “stain remover will
    clean it up in no time,” and he took a bottle of stain remover out of his pocket and cleaned the
    spot. But as soon as the blood-stain had disappeared, a terrible flash of lightning lit up the room
    and a fearful peal of thunder made the whole building shake.

    Questions on the text.

     Where is Mr Otis from?   England   Scotland   USA

     Does Mr Otis believe in ghosts?   yes   no


     Which statement about the stain is true?

     The housekeeper has spilt coffee there.

     It's the blood of Sir Simon.

     Washington Otis removes the stain.


    Rewrite the following sentences in the passive voice.

     A ghost haunts the castle. 

     Sir Simon murdered Lady Eleanore. 

    Rewrite the following sentences in the active voice.

     They were led into the library by Mrs Umney. 


     The spot was cleaned by Washington Otis.

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