1. At first I got on famously finding the right pigeonholes, checking Ted's list and putting the letters in ________ .

2. The next ________ was to draw some cold water, fill the kettle and make a cup of tea.

3. who ________ it was a part-time job because it was all finished by mid-day.

4. I did just that but in my ________ I dropped a small packet that fell into a puddle.

5. These letters should be put to one side and old Charlie, the handwriting ________ would look through them later.

6. clutching the precious bundle in my hand I ________ it through the letter box

7. The shouts of joy coming from some houses as I put the mail through the letter ________ made up for the discomfort and.

8. After about two hours of this my internal battery started to get low and I found myself losing ________ .

9. and thought I was depriving a young child of his Christmas present from some loving ________ .

10. expecting to hear a happy ________ of surprise from young Richard. As I hurried away