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It
(to take) John almost four years to save enough money to buy a ticket from Sydney to London. He (to
try) to keep his plans about

journey in secret from his mother. At last the day of his departure (to

arrive). He (not to have) courage to say good-bye to the mother, so

he only

(to leave) a short note for her on the dinner table.

In London John

(to find) rather cheap accommodation not far from

King's Cross station. Though it

it (to be) B&B without any self-catering
facilities, John
(not to mind) - he

(to hope) to find necessary
information about his family quickly and leave for Cambridge quite shortly.​