Experiment 1

In Fill in the blank 1 of 15 last days of December, Dr Hall, Fill in the blank 2 of 15 village priest, was working in his study when his servant entered Fill in the blank 3 of 15 room, in Fill in the blank 4 of 15 great alarm.
‘Oh, Dr Hall, sir,’ she cried. ‘What do you think? Fill in the blank 5 of 15 poor Squire’s dead!’
‘What? Fill in the blank 6 of 15 Squire Bowles? What are you saying, woman?’ replied Fill in the blank 7 of 15 priest. ‘I saw him only yesterday-‘
‘Yes, sir, I know,’ said Fill in the blank 8 of 15 servant, ‘but it’s true. Mr Wickem, Fill in the blank 9 of 15 clerk, has just brought Fill in the blank 10 of 15 news on his way to ring Fill in the blank 11 of 15 church bell. You’ll hear it yourself in Fill in the blank 12 of 15 moment. Listen! There it is.’ And sure enough, Fill in the blank 13 of 15 bell then began to ring, long and slow, telling Fill in the blank 14 of 15 people of Fill in the blank 15 of 15 village that someone had died.

Dr Hall stood up. ‘This is terrible,’ he said. ‘I must go up to Fill in the blank 1 of 10 Hall at once. Fill in the blank 2 of 10 Squire was so much better yesterday. It seems so sudden.’
‘Yes, sir,’ agreed Fill in the blank 3 of 10 servant. ‘Mr Wickem said that Fill in the blank 4 of 10 poor Squire was taken ill very suddenly with Fill in the blank 5 of 10 terrible pain. He died very quickly, and Wickem said they want him buried quickly too.’
‘Yes, yes; well, I must ask Mrs Bowles herself or Mr Joseph,’ said Fill in the blank 6 of 10 priest. ‘Bring me my coat and hat, please. Oh, and tell Mr Wickem that I would like to see him when he has finished ringing Fill in the blank 7 of 10 bell.’ And he hurried off to Fill in the blank 8 of 10 Hall.
When he returned Fill in the blank 9 of 10 hour later, he found Fill in the blank 10 of 10 clerk waiting for him.

There’s Fill in the blank 1 of 13 lot of work for you to do, Wickem,’ he said, ‘and not much time to do it.’
‘Yes, sir,’ said Wickem. ‘You’ll want Fill in the blank 2 of 13 family tomb opened, of course…’
‘No, no, not at all,’ replied Dr Hall. ‘Fill in the blank 3 of 13 poor Squire said before he died that he did not want to be buried in Fill in the blank 4 of 13 family tomb. It is to be Fill in the blank 5 of 13 earth grave in Fill in the blank 6 of 13 churchyard.’
‘Excuse me, sir,’ said Wickem, very surprised. ‘Do I understand you right? no tomb, you said, and just Fill in the blank 7 of 13 earth grave? Fill in the blank 8 of 13 poor Squire was too ill to know what he was saying, surely?’
‘Yes, Wickem, it seems strange to me too,’ said Fill in the blank 9 of 13 priest. ‘But Mr Joseph tells me that his father, or I should say his stepfather, made his wishes very clear when he was in Fill in the blank 10 of 13 good health. Fill in the blank 11 of 13 Clean earth and Fill in the blank 12 of 13 open air. You know, of course, Fill in the blank 13 of 13 Squire had some strange ideas, though he never told me of this one. And there’s another thing, Wickem. no coffin.’

Oh dear, oh dear!’ said Wickem. ‘There’ll be some talk about that. And I know that old Mr Wright has some lovely wood for Fill in the blank 1 of 11 Squire’s coffin — he’s kept it for him for years.’
‘Well,’ said Dr Hall, ‘those are Fill in the blank 2 of 11 Squire’s wishes, so I’m told, so that’s what we must do. You must get Fill in the blank 3 of 11 grave dug and everything ready by ten o’clock tomorrow night. Tell Wright that we shall need some lights.’
‘Very well, sir. If those are Fill in the blank 4 of 11 orders, I must do my best,’ said Wickem. ‘Shall I send Fill in the blank 5 of 11 women from Fill in the blank 6 of 11 village to prepare Fill in the blank 7 of 11 body?’
‘No, Wickem. That was not mentioned,’ said Fill in the blank 8 of 11 priest. ‘No doubt Mr Joseph will send for them if he wants them. You have enough work to do without that. Good night, Wickem.’ He paused. ‘I was just writing out Fill in the blank 9 of 11 year’s burials in Fill in the blank 10 of 11 church records. I didn’t think that I’d have to add Fill in the blank 11 of 11 Squire Bowles’ name to them.’