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The Roman Treasure
Thirty years ago I [were|was|been] still unmarried and [had lived|lived|was living] with my mother. One morning in April, while I [was reading|read|readed] a newspaper, I [coming|came|had come] across some information about a remarkable find of Roman silver. It [were discovered|discovered|had been discovered] three years before by a farmer from Mildenhall, in Suffolk, but the discovery for some reason [was kept|kepted|had kept] secret until then. The newspaper article [have given|gave|gaved] the name of the farmer as Gordon Butcher. The moment I read the story I [spring|springed|sprang] up from my chair and rushed out to my car. Mildenhall was about a hundred miles from my home and I [know|knew|known] I [would got get|will get|would get] there before lunchtime. I [rided|had ridden|ridden] about the town for about half an hour before I [found|finded|founded] the small house belonging to Gordon Butcher and his family. He [were having|was having|had] lunch when I knocked on the door. When I asked him if he [can|could|will] talk to me about the treasure, he answered, "No, I [has|have|have had] enough of reporters." I told him I [wasn't|weren't|'m not] a reporter but a short-story writer working for magazines and that if he [tell|telled|told] me exactly how he [have found|had found|founded] the treasure, then I [will write|would written|would write] a truthful story about it and [split|splitted|spitten] the money equally with him. I [was expected|would expect|expected] him [to help|helping|help] me and he [done|did|do].