Complete the paragraph from the novel with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

When pugwick looked out of the window of his town house he saw a typical London scene. It was very grey but it (1) _____ (not rain). A boy (2) ____ (run) down the street with an apple in his hand. He (3) ____ (wear) very old clothes and he (4) ____ (not wear) shoes. The shop assistant (5) ____ (shout) at him. At the same time, an old man and woman (6) ____ (buy) fruit. They (7) ____ (watch) the boy sadly. Unfortunately, they (8) ____ (not look) behind them because a young man (9) ____ (take) the old man's watch. On the other side of the road, a young girl, dirty, cold and hungry, (10) ____ (sleep) in a shop door.