input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER XVII

A VERY SPECIAL DINNER

At seven o'clock that evening I passed through the cafe on my way to the American bar. There was already a good sprinkling of early diners there, and Louis was busy as usual. Directly he saw me, however, he came forward with his usual suave bow.

"The table in the left-hand corner," he said, "is engaged for monsieur. I have also taken the liberty of commanding a little dinner."

"But I am not dining here, Louis!" I protested.

Louis' expression was one of honest surprise.

"Monsieur is serious?" he inquired. "It is only a short time ago that I was talking with Mademoiselle Delora, and she told me that she was dining with you here."

"I am dining with Miss Delora," I answered, "but I certainly did not understand that it was to be here."

Louis smiled.

"Perhaps," he remarked, "mademoiselle had, for the moment, the idea of going away for dinner. If so, believe me, she has changed her mind. Monsieur will see when he calls for her."

I passed on thoughtfully. There was something about this which I scarcely understood. It seemed almost as though Louis had but to direct, and every one obeyed. Was I, too, becoming one of his myrmidons? Was I, too, to dine at his cafe because he had spoken the word?

I made my way to number 157 precisely at half-past seven. Felicia was waiting for me, and for a moment I forgot to ask any questions,--forgot everything except the pleasure of looking at her. She wore a black lace gown,--beautifully cut, and modelled to perfection to reveal the delicate outline of her figure,--a rope of pearls, and a large hat and veil, arranged as only those can arrange them who have learnt how to dress in Paris. She looked at me a little anxiously. 1. Is this early morning?
2. What time of day is it?
3. Who works in a restaurant
4. who is he trying to seat?
5. What is his name?
6. Who is eat planning to eat with?
7. Does he want to stay in that cafe?
8. Where does he?
9. Who was already in the restaurant?
10. Who else?
11. Was Louis busy when Monsieur came in?
12. Did he stop what he was doing?
13. Why?
14. Was dinner already prepared?
15. Where does he meet Felicia?
16. Who got there first?
17. What is around her neck?
18. On her head?
19. Where did she learn to do this?
20. How does he feel about how she looks?
numbered_answers: 1. no
2. seven o'clock
3. Louis
4. monsieur
5. unknown
6. Miss Delora
7. no
8. unknown
9. Louis
10. Felicia
11. yes
12. yes
13. to seat him
14. yes
15. number 157
16. Felicia
17. pearls,
18. hat and veil,
19. Paris.
20. pleasure

input: CHAPTER XXVI.

HAL OBTAINS ANOTHER SITUATION.

For a moment there was silence, and then Horace Sumner stopped short before Hal.

"There is another matter I might mention," he said. "Caleb Allen is going, or rather, has gone, into business for himself."

"What kind of business?" asked the youth, in surprise.

"A brokerage and loan office."

"Near here?"

"Yes, right around the corner of Broad Street, not five minutes, walk. He hired the place from the first, and I understand he and another man are already doing business there."

"Who is the other man?"

"A fellow named Parsons."

"Has he a good reputation?"

"Far from it. He was arrested for forgery five years ago, but his friends hushed the matter up."

"Have you the number of the place?"

"Yes, here it is. What do you intend to do?"

"I don't know. I'll take a look at the place. That will do no harm. Perhaps Hardwick will call on Mr. Allen."

After a few words more Hal left the private office, and passed out on Wall Street.

He soon turned the corner into Broad Street, the second great money center of New York, and presently came to the building in which was situated the offices now occupied by the firm of Allen & Parsons.

The offices were down three steps, and as Hal passed on the pavement above, a small sign pasted in the corner of the window attracted his attention:

YOUNG MAN WANTED. RAPID WRITER.

Stopping short, Hal descended the steps, and peered into the window. A middle-aged man stood at the front desk, smoking a cigar and writing. 1. Where is the loan office?
2. Who has gone to work for himself there?
3. And who else?
4. Who has a bad reputation?
5. Why?
6. When?
7. Who tried to keep that quiet?
8. What road did Hal go out into?
9. Which road did he reach next?
10. True or False: Broad Street is the major financial center of the city.
11. What is?
12. What city is Hal in?
13. Where the offices of Allen and Parsons downstairs?
14. Are they hiring?
15. What sort of worker do they want?
16. Do they want an old, experienced gentleman?
17. Who is smoking?
18. What else is he doing? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. right around the corner of Broad Street
2. A fellow named Parsons
3. Caleb Allen
4. Parsons
5. He was arrested for forgery
6. five years ago
7. his friend
8. Wall Street.
9. Broad Street
10. False
11. unknown
12. New York
13. Yes
14. Yes
15. A rapid writer.
16. No
17. A middle-aged man
18. writing.

Q: Traditionally considered the last part of the Stone Age, the Neolithic followed the terminal Holocene Epipaleolithic period and commenced with the beginning of farming, which produced the "Neolithic Revolution". It ended when metal tools became widespread (in the Copper Age or Bronze Age; or, in some geographical regions, in the Iron Age). The Neolithic is a progression of behavioral and cultural characteristics and changes, including the use of wild and domestic crops and of domesticated animals.

The beginning of the Neolithic culture is considered to be in the Levant (Jericho, modern-day West Bank) about 10,200 8,800 BC. It developed directly from the Epipaleolithic Natufian culture in the region, whose people pioneered the use of wild cereals, which then evolved into true farming. The Natufian period was between 12,000 and 10,200 BC, and the so-called "proto-Neolithic" is now included in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPNA) between 10,200 and 8,800 BC. As the Natufians had become dependent on wild cereals in their diet, and a sedentary way of life had begun among them, the climatic changes associated with the Younger Dryas are thought to have forced people to develop farming.

Answer the following questions:
1. What did Neolithic follow?
2. What was the Neolithic considered?
3. What culture did it come from?
4. What is that called today?
5. What did the this period begin?
6. And it ended when?
7. What produced the Neolithic Revolution?
8. What was produced during that time?
9. What did this evolve into?
10. What forced people to farm?
11. From what?
12. When was the Natufian period?
A:
1. Holocene Epipaleolithic period
2. the last part of the Stone Age
3. the Levant
4. modern-day West Bank
5. 10,200
6. 8,800 BC
7. the Epipaleolithic Natufian culture
8. the use of wild cereals
9. farming
10. climatic changes
11. Younger Dryas
12. between 12,000 and 10,200 BC