input: CHAPTER SEVEN.

THEY BEGIN THEIR TRAVELS IN EARNEST.

When their weapons were complete our three travellers started on their journey of exploration in the new-found land.

Captain Trench armed himself with a strong, heavily-made cross-bow, and a birch-bark quiver full of bolts. Paul Burns carried a bow as long as himself, with a quiver full of the orthodox "cloth-yard shafts." Oliver provided himself with a bow and arrows more suited to his size, and, being naturally sanguine, he had also made for himself a sling with the cord he chanced to possess and the leathern tongue of one of his shoes. He likewise carried a heavy bludgeon, somewhat like a policeman's baton, which was slung at his side. Not content with this, he sought and obtained permission to carry the axe in his belt. Of course, none of the bolts or arrows had metal points; but that mattered little, as the wood of which they were made was very hard, and could be sharpened to a fine point; and, being feathered, the missiles flew straight to the mark when pointed in the right direction.

"Now, captain," said Paul, on the morning they set out, "let's see what you can do with your cross-bow at the first bird you meet. I mean the first eatable bird; for I have no heart to kill the little twitterers around us for the mere sake of practice."

"That will I right gladly," said Trench, fixing his bow and string, and inserting a bolt with a confident air. 1. How many travelers are there?
2. Who was the capitan?
3. The second person?
4. and the third?
5. What did the captain put around him?
6. What about Paul?
7. and what about Oliver?
8. Did he even make a sling for himself?
9. and did he obtain permission for something?
10. what was it?
11. who challenged the captain? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. three
2. Captain Trench
3. Paul Burns
4. Oliver
5. a cross-bow
6. a bow as long as himself
7. a bow and arrows
8. yes
9. yes
10. to carry the axe
11. Paul

question: CHAPTER XIX. THE TENTH OF MAY

Would the sons of the first families surrender, "Never!" cried a young lady who sat behind the blinds in Mrs. Catherwood's parlor. It seemed to her when she stopped to listen for the first guns of the coming battle that the tumult in her heart would drown their roar.

"But, Jinny," ventured that Miss Puss Russell who never feared to speak her mind, "it would be folly for them to fight. The Dutch and Yankees outnumber them ten to one, and they haven't any powder and bullets."

"And Camp Jackson is down in a hollow," said Maude Catherwood, dejectedly. And yet hopefully, too, for at the thought of bloodshed she was near to fainting.

"Oh," exclaimed Virginia, passionately, "I believe you want them to surrender. I should rather see Clarence dead than giving his sword to a Yankee."

At that the other two were silent again, and sat on through an endless afternoon of uncertainty and hope and dread in the darkened room. Now and anon Mr. Catherwood's heavy step was heard as he paced the hall. From time to time they glanced at Virginia, as if to fathom her thought. She and Puss Russell had come that day to dine with Maude. Mr. Catherwood's Ben, reeking of the stable, had brought the rumor of the marching on the camp into the dining-room, and close upon the heels of this the rumble of the drums and the passing of Sigel's regiment. It was Virginia who had the presence of mind to slam the blinds in the faces of the troops, and the crowd had cheered her. It was Virginia who flew to the piano to play Dixie ere they could get by, to the awe and admiration of the girls and the delight of Mr. Catherwood who applauded her spirit despite the trouble which weighed upon him. Once more the crowd had cheered,--and hesitated. But the Dutch regiment slouched on, impassive, and the people followed.
1. What is the name of the young lady in this passage?
2. Who would never surrender?
3. What was the young lady listening for?
4. What did the sound of guns mean?
5. Who reeked of the stable?
6. What did he bring?
7. Who was cheered for?
8. What did she do?
9. Anything else?
10. Did her actions cause the army to stop marching?
11. Who was dining with Maude that day?
12. Anyone else?
13. What is the setting of this passage?
14. Where is Camp Jackson located?
15. Are the sons of the first families likely to win?
16. How outnumbered are they?
17. What do they lack?
18. Who is pacing during this time?
19. Where at?
20. Who never feared to speak her mind?
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answer: 1. Maude
2. sons of the first families
3. guns
4. A battle
5. Ben
6. rumor of the marching
7. Virginia
8. Played Dixie on the Piano
9. Slammed the blinds on the troops.
10. No.
11. Puss Russell
12. Virginia
13. Mrs. Catherwood's parlor
14. in a hollow
15. No.
16. ten to one
17. powder and bullets
18. Mr. Catherwood
19. the hall
20. Puss Russell

Question: CHAPTER XXIV.

PEGGY HAS REVENGE.

Joe Wegg made a rapid recovery, his strength returning under the influence of pleasant surroundings and frequent visits from Ethel and Uncle John's three nieces. Not a word was hinted to either the invalid or the school teacher regarding the inquiries Mr. Merrick was making about the deed to the Bogue timber lands, which, if found, would make the young couple independent. Joe was planning to exploit a new patent as soon as he could earn enough to get it introduced, and Ethel exhibited a sublime confidence in the boy's ability that rendered all question of money insignificant.

Joe's sudden appearance in the land of his birth and his generally smashed up condition were a nine days' wonder in Millville. The gossips wanted to know all the whys and wherefores, but the boy kept his room in the hotel, or only walked out when accompanied by Ethel or one of the three nieces. Sometimes they took him to ride, as he grew better, and the fact that Joe "were hand an' glove wi' the nabobs" lent him a distinction he had never before possessed.

McNutt, always busy over somebody else's affairs, was very curious to know what had caused the accident Joe had suffered. Notwithstanding the little affair of the letter, in which he had not appeared with especial credit, Peggy made an effort to interview the young man that resulted in his complete discomfiture. But that did not deter him from indulging in various vivid speculations about Joe Wegg, which the simple villagers listened to with attention. For one thing, he confided to "the boys" at the store that, in his opinion, the man who had murdered Cap'n Wegg had tried to murder his son also, and it wasn't likely Joe could manage to escape him a second time. Another tale evolved from Peggy's fertile imagination was that Joe, being about to starve to death in the city, had turned burglar and been shot in the arm in an attempt at housebreaking. 1. Who felt better quickly?
2. What helped?
3. What did he want to do?
4. Why?
5. Who thought he could do it?
6. Where did he go?
7. What did he do?
8. What else?
9. What did he do when he was stronger?
10. What did that give him? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Joe Wegg
2. pleasant surroundings and frequent visits
3. exploit a new patent
4. make the young couple independent
5. Ethel
6. Millville
7. kept to his room
8. walked out when accompanied
9. rode
10. a distinction