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1My friend, Charles invited me to stay with him last summer.
2Since his wife died in 1978, Charles has lived alone.
3He lived in a large house with a big garden in the country.
4When I arrived, I expected to find a beautiful garden.
5But that was not the case.
6The garden looked wild and it was overgrown weeds.
7I told Charles how surprised I was.
8He said his wife had been the gardener because he always hated that job.