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* outbreak n. a sudden appearance of sth. bad van n. a road vehicle used for carrying goods and sometimes people appeal n. a strong request baffle v. confuse keepsake n. sth. kept in memory of the giver van hire company a company where people can hire vans in mint condition in excellent condition as if new fruit essence a concentrate obtained from fruit and used for flavoring or scent wait upon call upon, visit look into investigate Pam Meyrick 人名 Richard Price Unit 9 Text Word Bank P90 Evaluation only. Created with Aspose.Slides for .NET 3.5 Client Profile . Copyright 2004-2011 Aspose Pty Ltd. Evaluation only. Created with Aspose.Slides for .NET 3.5 Client Profile . Copyright 2004-2011 Aspose Pty Ltd. “The card carries a halfpenny stamp with George V’s head on it. I just don’t know how it was delivered. Seeing his name brings it all back to me. But it baffled me to understand where the card, which is in mint condition, has been all this time. ” She said that the unexplained postcard will become a treasured keepsake to her and her family. The card was sent from Birmingham by a salesman for a fruit essence maker. On the card it says:” Our Mr. Gwyn Thomas will have the pleasure of waiting upon you in a few days. ” A spokeswoman for the Royal Mail said it was unlikely that the postcard was delivered by a postman. “There is a slim chance it could have slipped through the system but I don’t think the postman would have missed the stamp, ” she said. “We’ll certainly look into the matter.” A postcard carrying a George V stamp has mysteriously arrived at its destination at least 63 years after it was first posted. The card was sent to a baker named Richard Price of South Wales, before the outbreak of the Second World War. It was delivered to a van hire company last week, which is the current owner of the High Street house formerly used by the baker. After an appeal