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The dear departed summary of class 7th

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the dear departed is dedicated to the old people who are neglected due to the increasing materialism of their families. Abel merryweather is an old man who had two daughters, Mrs Slater and Mrs Jordan. One day Mrs Slater found him dead. she informed Mrs Jordan and husband ben and began waiting for them.meanwhile she discussed with her husband what to do about a clock and the bureau .suddenly an idea struck her mind and she decided to bring the clock and urea down to her room before the arrival of Mrs Jordan.but they never realised what had happened. All of them set to have tea. They discuss the obituary announcement in the papers and insurance premium payment.the little daughter of the Slater Victoria put them in a doubt when she said that she saw grandfather going to ring o bells. Instead of the insurance office.she was told by her mother to bring the key so that they could find the premium receipt in the drawers. Vicktoria went up reluctantly but the next moment she was back when she saw grandfather rising from husband. He informed everyone downstairs. By the time they came out of the stock grandfather came down. He told them that he had a headache and so was a bit dazed.it was here during the discussion that he noticed that his clock and bureau where in Henry's room. He became annoyed and asked for the reason.then Mrs Jordan informed him that Mrs Slater was perhaps deceiving everybody by trying to steal the clock and the bureau before anybody arrived. Grandfather got angry and told them that he had decided to change his will.he further added that he would give away everything to somebody who cared for him and not his daughters who considered him to be a burden. The sisters where unable to digest this. The apologize but grandfather didn't listen to them.then he told them about his plants that he was going to marry Mrs John shorrocks the keeper of ring o bells and alter his will in her name. He invited them to attend his marriage on Monday 12 o'clock at St Phillips Church and left the house.


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