Question: CHAPTER X

For three weeks after his meeting with Bertrade de Montfort and his sojourn at the castle of John de Stutevill, Norman of Torn was busy with his wild horde in reducing and sacking the castle of John de Grey, a royalist baron who had captured and hanged two of the outlaw's fighting men; and never again after his meeting with the daughter of the chief of the barons did Norman of Torn raise a hand against the rebels or their friends.

Shortly after his return to Torn, following the successful outcome of his expedition, the watch upon the tower reported the approach of a dozen armed knights. Norman sent Red Shandy to the outer walls to learn the mission of the party, for visitors seldom came to this inaccessible and unhospitable fortress; and he well knew that no party of a dozen knights would venture with hostile intent within the clutches of his great band of villains.

The great red giant soon returned to say that it was Henry de Montfort, oldest son of the Earl of Leicester, who had come under a flag of truce and would have speech with the master of Torn.

"Admit them, Shandy," commanded Norman of Torn, "I will speak with them here."

When the party, a few moments later, was ushered into his presence it found itself facing a mailed knight with drawn visor.

Henry de Montfort advanced with haughty dignity until he faced the outlaw.

"Be ye Norman of Torn?" he asked. And, did he try to conceal the hatred and loathing which he felt, he was poorly successful. 1. What did the watch see heading towards them?
2. Was someone sent out to see what they wanted?
3. Who?
4. Who sent him out there?
5. Were guests a normal thing there?
6. What made it uninviting?
7. What kind of place was it?
8. Was anyone guarding it beside the knights?
9. Who?
10. So, who was the approaching party?
11. Who's he?
12. Was here there with hostile intent?
13. What had he come under?
14. What did he want?
15. Was he allowed into the fortress?
16. Did he try to disguise the disgust he felt for Norman of Tom?
17. Where did Norman of Tom go for a meeting three weeks before?
18. Who did he meet with?
19. Who went with him?
20. Who's castle did he loot? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. A dozen armed knights.
2. Yes.
3. Red Shandy.
4. Norman.
5. No.
6. Inaccessible and unhospitable.
7. Fortress.
8. Yes.
9. Great band of villains.
10. Henry de Montfort.
11. Oldest son of the Earl of Leicester.
12. No.
13. A flag of truce.
14. Speech with the master of Torn.
15. Yes.
16. No.
17. The castle of John de Stutevill.
18. Bertrade de Montfort.
19. His sojourn.
20. John de Grey.

Q: Variety is a weekly American entertainment trade magazine and website owned by Penske Media Corporation. It was founded by Sime Silverman in New York in 1905 as a weekly; in 1933 it added Daily Variety, based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry; in 1998 it brought out Daily Variety Gotham, based in New York. Variety.com features breaking entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and more, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. The last daily printed edition was put out on March 19, 2013. "Variety" originally reported on theater and vaudeville.

"Variety" has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City.

On January 19, 1907, "Variety" published what is considered the first film review in history.

In 1933, Sime Silverman launched "Daily Variety", based in Hollywood.

Sime Silverman had passed on the editorship of the "Weekly Variety" to Abel Green as his replacement in 1931; he remained as publisher until his death in 1933 soon after launching the Daily. His son Sidne Silverman (19011950), known as "Skigie", succeeded him as publisher of both publications. Both Sidne and his wife, stage actress Marie Saxon (19051942), died of tuberculosis. Their only son Syd Silverman (1932-2017), was the sole heir to what was then Variety Inc. Young Syd's legal guardian Harold Erichs oversaw Variety Inc. until 1956. After that date Syd Silverman was publisher of both the "Weekly Variety" in New York and the "Daily Variety" in Hollywood, until the sale of both papers in 1987 to the Cahners Corp. In L.A. the Daily was edited by Tom Pryor from 1959 until 1988.

1. 1905
2. Sime Silverman
3. New York
4. a weekly American entertainment trade magazine
5. Yes
6. Penske Media Corporation
7. 1933
8. Sime Silverman
9. 1959 until 1988.
10. Harold Erichs
11. 1931
12. 1933

Numbered questions:
1. when was Daily Variety launched?
2. by who?
3. where was it based?
4. What is variety?
5. is it also a website?
6. who owns it?
7. When did Variety put out the first film review?
8. Who founded variety?
9. When was Tom Pryor editor?
10. Who became editor of Weekly after Silverman?
11. When did Green replace him?
12. how long did he remain publisher?

input: CHAPTER VII

FACE TO FACE

"If you catch Porton, Dave, what will you do--turn him over to the authorities?"

"Yes, Roger."

"Is Bixter much of a place?"

"Oh, no. There are but two stores and two churches and not over thirty or forty houses."

"Then you may have some trouble in finding an officer. Probably the village doesn't boast of anything more than a constable and a Justice of the Peace."

"I am not worrying about that yet, Roger," returned our hero, grimly. "We have got to catch Porton first."

"Oh, I know that. But if he started for Bixter on foot we ought to be able to locate him. A stranger can't go through such a small place without somebody's noticing it."

On and on trotted the horse, past many well-kept farms, and then through a small patch of timber land. Beyond the woods they crossed a frozen creek, and then made a turn to the northward. A short distance beyond they came in sight of the first houses that went to make up the village of Bixter.

"Well, we've not seen anything of him yet," remarked the senator's son, as they slowed up and looked ahead and to both sides of the village street.

"No, and I don't understand it," returned Dave. "From what that carpenter's helper said, I thought we should overtake him before we got to Bixter. Either he must have left this road, or else he must be some walker."

"I don't see where he could have gone if he left the road, Dave. All we passed were lanes leading to the farms, and a path through that wood. It isn't likely he would take to the woods in this cold weather--not unless he was going hunting, and that chap back in Clayton didn't say anything about his carrying a gun." 1. Who was trying to catch someone?
2. Who was he trying to get?
3. Where?
4. That a big city?
5. How big?
6. Any commerce?
7. What?
8. Will the police be involved?
9. What animal is mentioned?
10. Was someone riding?
11. Who has a politician for a dad? Return numbered answers in your output.

output:
1. Dave
2. Porton,
3. Bixter
4. no
5. thirty or forty houses."
6. yes
7. two stores
8. possibly
9. horse
10. unknown
11. roger