CHAPTER XXXI. AN INTERLUDE

It was close on midnight now, and still they sat opposite one another, he the friend and she the wife, talking over that brief half-hour that had meant an eternity to her.

Marguerite had tried to tell Sir Andrew everything; bitter as it was to put into actual words the pathos and misery which she had witnessed, yet she would hide nothing from the devoted comrade whom she knew Percy would trust absolutely. To him she repeated every word that Percy had uttered, described every inflection of his voice, those enigmatical phrases which she had not understood, and together they cheated one another into the belief that hope lingered somewhere hidden in those words.

"I am not going to despair, Lady Blakeney," said Sir Andrew firmly; "and, moreover, we are not going to disobey. I would stake my life that even now Blakeney has some scheme in his mind which is embodied in the various letters which he has given you, and which--Heaven help us in that case!--we might thwart by disobedience. Tomorrow in the late afternoon I will escort you to the Rue de Charonne. It is a house that we all know well, and which Armand, of course, knows too. I had already inquired there two days ago to ascertain whether by chance St. Just was not in hiding there, but Lucas, the landlord and old-clothes dealer, knew nothing about him."

Marguerite told him about her swift vision of Armand in the dark corridor of the house of Justice. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What time was it now?
2. did they still sit opposite each other?
3. how long did they talk?
4. was she the friend?
5. who did Percy trust completely?
6. did she try telling everything to andrew?
7. whose words did you repeat?
8. did percy use enigmatical phrases?
9. who did sir andrew escort to Rue de Charonne?
10. did andrew despair?
11. did he say they would obey?
12. who else knew about the house?
13. how long ago did andrew ask if St.Just was hiding at Charonne?
14. did he ask lucas about him?
15. who had a vision?
16. who did she have a vision about?
17. was he in the corridor?
Answer: 1. close to midnight
2. yes
3. a half-hour
4. no ,he was
5. Sir Andrew
6. definitely
7. Percy's
8. yes
9. Lady Blakeney
10. no
11. in the double negative, yes
12. everyone
13. two days ago
14. he did
15. Marguerite
16. of Armand
17. indeed

CHAPTER XV. HEAVE HALF A BRICK AT HIM

"For strangers then did so increase, By reason of King Henry's queen, And privileged in many a place To dwell, as was in London seen. Poor tradesmen had small dealing then And who but strangers bore the bell, Which was a grief to Englishmen To see them here in London dwell."

Ill May Day, by CHURCHILL, a Contemporary Poet.

Time passed on, and Edmund Burgess, who had been sent from York to learn the perfection of his craft, completed his term and returned to his home, much regretted in the Dragon court, where his good humour and good sense had generally kept the peace, both within and without.

Giles Headley was now the eldest prentice. He was in every way greatly improved, thoroughly accepting his position, and showing himself quite ready both to learn and to work; but he had not the will or the power of avoiding disputes with outsiders, or turning them aside with a merry jest; and rivalries and quarrels with the armoury at the Eagle began to increase. The Dragon, no doubt, turned out finer workmanship, and this the Eagle alleged was wholly owing to nefarious traffic with the old Spanish or Moorish sorcerer in Warwick Inner Yard, a thing unworthy of honest Englishmen. This made Giles furious, and the cry never failed to end in a fight, in which Stephen supported the cause of the one house, and George Bates and his comrades of the other.

It was the same with even the archery at Mile End, where the butts were erected, and the youth contended with the long bow, which was still considered as the safeguard of England. King Henry often looked in on these matches, and did honour to the winners. One match there was in especial, on Mothering Sunday, when the champions of each guild shot against one another at such a range that it needed a keen eye to see the popinjay--a stuffed bird at which they shot. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who would be returning home?
2. Who was not happy about this?
3. Who sent him to hone his craft?
4. Who sent Burgess to hone his craft?
Answer: 1. Edmund Burgess
2. Giles
3. Unknown
4. King Henry's queen

Ann Arbor was founded in 1824, named for wives of the village's founders and the stands of Bur Oak trees. The University of Michigan moved from Detroit to Ann Arbor in 1837, and the city grew at a rapid rate in the early to mid-20th century. During the 1960s and 1970s, the city gained a reputation as a center for left-wing politics. Ann Arbor became a focal point for political activism and served as a hub for the civil-rights movement and anti-Vietnam War movement, as well as various student movements.

Ann Arbor was founded in 1824 by land speculators John Allen and Elisha Walker Rumsey. On 25 May 1824, the town plat was registered with Wayne County as "Annarbour;" this represents the earliest known use of the town's name. Allen and Rumsey decided to name it for their wives, both named Ann, and for the stands of Bur Oak in the 640 acres (260 ha) of land they purchased for $800 from the federal government at $1.25 per acre. The local Ojibwa named the settlement kaw-goosh-kaw-nick, after the sound of Allen's sawmill. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. When did the University of Michigan move?
2. Where?
3. When was it founded?
4. By who?
5. What did they do for a living?
6. Did the college gain a political reputation?
7. For what "wing" of politics?
8. What did they protest?
9. Anything else they were involved in?
10. What?
11. When was the town named?
12. Did they ever change the spelling?
13. What was it named after?
14. What were their names?
15. How much did the town cost?
16. What price per acre?
17. Did the Ojibwa call it something different?
18. What?
19. What did they name it after?
Answer:
1. 1837
2. Ann Arbor
3. 1824
4. John Allen and Elisha Walker Rumsey.
5. land speculators
6. Yes
7. left-wing
8. Vietnam War
9. Yes
10. civil-rights movements and student movements.
11. 25 May 1824
12. Yes
13. Their wives
14. both named Ann
15. $800
16. $1.25
17. Yes
18. kaw-goosh-kaw-nick
19. sound of Allen's sawmill.