John 1_- (was standing) at the window of the hotel room.
He 2__ (was looking) absentmindedly at the street when, suddenly, he 3____
(heard) a horrible cry.. Everyone in the street 4__(stopped) — people
5____(wondered) where the cry 6___ (was coming) from. John 7___ (glanced) at the
house opposite. He 8____ (had been watching) the house for some weeks and he 9__(was)
sure that something suspicious 10__(had been going) on there, but he
11__(had never noticed) anything obvious enough to report it. This time he
12___(thought) he 13___(could) report something that 14__ (would please) his
superiors. Just after the cry he 15___(saw) a man in the window just
opposite his — the man 16__ (drew) the curtains hurriedly. John
17__(decided) to investigate — he 18___ (knew) he 19____ (would find) something