Grammar: Extra Word - 2020 őszi

Alexandre Dumas was a French novelist and playwright. He was one of the most prolific writers ever: he wrote hundreds of plays, (0) novels (among which The Count of Monte Cristo, The Black Tulip, (0) and The Three Musketeers were such outstandingly successful), travel (26) diaries and several of children's stories. Here is an anecdote about him. (27) Dumas's quarrel with a young politician became so much bitter (28) that they could not avoid fighting a duel. As if both were superb shots, (29) they decided to flip a coin, the loser agreeing to shoot himself. (30) Dumas got lost. Pistol in hand, he withdrew silently to another (31) room, and closing the door behind him. The rest of the company (32) waited nervously for the sound of the shot that would end up Dumas's (33) career. It rang out at last moment. They ran to the door, opened it, and (34) there was Dumas, holding his smoking revolver in his hand. (35) "Gentlemen, a most regrettable thing has happened lately. I missed."