I.
At ten o'clock he telephoned again, saying that he (had changed) his
mind. 2.1 knew that for the past twenty-five years he (had been buying) the same
paper each morning. 3. Indeed it was whispered that the headmaster (had
received) a telegram from the boy's father. 4. She seemed to have
forgotten what (had happened) a few minutes before. 5. But he was uneasy.
His wife would easily find out that he (had gone) to Saigon. 6. It was not
known where he (had spent) his early childhood. 7. The question was why
he (had done) it at all. 8. Then he admitted that he (had been living) since the
summer in his father's house. 9. What she could not understand was why
he (had told) them such a pack of lies. 10 She wrote that they (had been letting)
their house for a year. 11. Her mother had once confided to her that she (had wanted) to be an
actress. 12. It was probably true that he (had been) quite fond of his late
brother. 13. One day she told me why she had never (got married). 14.1
wondered what she (had been doing) there so late at night.