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The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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Some days later, the insurance offices (two in number) received the formal announcement of Lord Montbarry’s death, from her ladyship’s London solicitors.

The sum insured in each office was five thousand pounds—on which one year’s premium only had been paid.

In the face of such a pecuniary emergency as this, the Directors thought it desirable to consider their position.

The medical advisers of the two offices, who had recommended the insurance of Lord Montbarry’s life, were called into council over their own reports.

The result excited some interest among persons connected with the business of life insurance.

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Chapter VII

Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Some days later, the insurance offices (two in number) received the formal announcement of Lord Montbarry’s death, from her ladyship’s London solicitors. The sum insured in each office was five thousand pounds—on which one year’s premium only had been paid. In the face of such a pecuniary emergency as this, the Directors thought it desirable to consider their position. The medical advisers of the two offices, who had recommended the insurance of Lord Montbarry’s life, were called into council over their own reports. The result excited some interest among persons connected with the business of life insurance.

The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Some days later, the insurance offices (two in number) received the formal announcement of Lord Montbarry’s death, from her ladyship’s London solicitors.

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The sum insured in each office was five thousand pounds—on which one year’s premium only had been paid.

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In the face of such a pecuniary emergency as this, the Directors thought it desirable to consider their position.

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The medical advisers of the two offices, who had recommended the insurance of Lord Montbarry’s life, were called into council over their own reports.

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The result excited some interest among persons connected with the business of life insurance.

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advisers

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among

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announcement

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been

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business

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called

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connected

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consider

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council

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days

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death

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desirable

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Directors

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each

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emergency

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excited

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five

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formal

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from

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had

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insurance

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insured

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interest

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into

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it

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ladyship's

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later

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life

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London

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Lord

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medical

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Montbarry's

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number

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of

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office

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offices

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on

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one

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only

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over

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From this reading The medical advisers of the two offices, who had recommended the insurance of Lord Montbarry’s life, were called into council over their own reports.

own

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paid

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pecuniary

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persons

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position

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pounds

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premium

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received

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recommended

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reports

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result

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solicitors

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Some

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such

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sum

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the

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their

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this

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thought

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thousand

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to

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two

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was

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were

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which

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who

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with

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year's

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Chapter 7 of The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice by Wilkie Collins holds 45 sentences, grouped into 9 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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