Q: CHAPTER XII

IN WHICH A COMEDIAN CHALLENGES TRAGEDY TO BOWLS

When Grizel opened the door of Corp's house she found husband and wife at home, the baby in his father's arms; what is more, Gavinia was looking on smiling and saying, "You bonny litlin, you're windy to have him dandling you; and no wonder, for he's a father to be proud o'." Corp was accepting it all with a complacent smirk. Oh, agreeable change since last we were in this house! oh, happy picture of domestic bliss! oh--but no, these are not the words; what we meant to say was, "Gavinia, you limmer, so you have got the better of that man of yours at last."

How had she contrived it? We have seen her escorting the old lady to the Dovecot, Corp skulking behind. Our next peep at them shows Gavinia back at her house, Corp peering through the window and wondering whether he dare venture in. Gavinia was still bothered, for though she knew now the story of Tommy's heroism, there was no glove in it, and it was the glove that maddened her.

"No, I ken nothing about a glove," the old lady had assured her.

"Not a sylup was said about a glove," maintained Christina, who had given her a highly coloured narrative of what took place in Mrs. McLean's parlour.

"And yet there's a glove in't as sure as there's a quirk in't," Gavinia kept muttering to herself. She rose to have another look at the hoddy-place in which she had concealed the glove from her husband, and as she did so she caught sight of him at the window. He bobbed at once, but she hastened to the door to scarify him. The clock had given only two ticks when she was upon him, but in that time she had completely changed her plan of action. She welcomed him with smiles of pride. Thus is the nimbleness of women's wit measured once and for all. They need two seconds if they are to do the thing comfortably.

1. Corp's house
2. Corp
3. the baby
4. Gavinia
5. got the better of that man
6. unknown
7. Christina
8. a glove
9. the old lady
10. Dovecot

Numbered questions:
1. Where did Grizel arrive?
2. Who was a father to be proud of?
3. Who was on his lap?
4. Who was his wife?
5. What did the guest think the wife had finally done?
6. Where had an altercation happened earlier?
7. Who told of the tale of what happened there?
8. What object was in question regarding the events?
9. Who was the wife seen walking with?
10. Where to?

Q: Kathmandu(/ktmndu/; Nepali pronunciation: [kmu]) is the capital and largest municipality of Nepal. It also hosts the headquarters of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). It is the only city of Nepal with the administrative status of Mahanagar (Metropolitan City), as compared to Upa-Mahanagar (Sub-Metropolitan City) or Nagar (City). Kathmandu is the core of Nepal's largest urban agglomeration located in the Kathmandu Valley consisting of Lalitpur, Kirtipur, Madhyapur Thimi, Bhaktapur and a number of smaller communities. Kathmandu is also known informally as "KTM" or the "tri-city". According to the 2011 census, Kathmandu Metropolitan City has a population of 975,453 and measures 49.45 km2 (19.09 sq mi).

The city has a rich history, spanning nearly 2000 years, as inferred from inscriptions found in the valley. Religious and cultural festivities form a major part of the lives of people residing in Kathmandu. Most of Kathmandu's people follow Hinduism and many others follow Buddhism. There are people of other religious beliefs as well, giving Kathmandu a cosmopolitan culture. Nepali is the most commonly spoken language in the city. English is understood by Kathmandu's educated residents. Historic areas of Kathmandu were devastated by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on 25 April 2015.

1. 975,453
2. 2011 census
3. Nepal
4. headquarters of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC
5. 25 April 2015
6. Nepali is the most commonly spoken language in the city
7. English
8. nearly 2000 years
9. Religious and cultural festivities
10. Hinduism
11. Yes
12. Buddhism
13. Metropolitan City
14. Upa-Mahanagar
15. Sub-Metropolitan City
16. KTM
17. tri-city
18. Lalitpur, Kirtipur, Madhyapur Thimi, Bhaktapur and a number of smaller communities
19. 49.45 km2
20. t also hosts the headquarters of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

Numbered questions:
1. What is it's population?
2. How was that determined?
3. What is it the capital of?
4. What does it host?
5. When was the earthquake?
6. What language do they speak?
7. What languages do they understand?
8. How long does the history span?
9. What is a major part of their lives?
10. What religion are most of them?
11. Do they follow other religions?
12. What religion?
13. What is Mahanagar?
14. What is it's couterpart
15. What does that mean?
16. How is it informally known?
17. What else?
18. What does th Kathmandu Valley consist of?
19. How large is Kathmandu?
20. What does it host?

Q: CHAPTER THIRTY TWO.

BRANWEN VISITS GUNRIG.

Before going off on his mission the Hebrew paid a visit to his own residence, where he found Branwen busy with culinary operations. Sitting down on a stool, he looked at her with an expression of mingled amusement and perplexity.

"Come hither, my girl," he said, "and sit beside me while I reveal the straits to which you have brought me. Verily, a short time ago I had deemed it impossible for any one to thrust me so near to the verge of falsehood as you have done!"

"I, Beniah?" exclaimed the maiden, with a look of surprise on her pretty face so ineffably innocent that it was obviously hypocritical--insomuch that Beniah laughed, and Branwen was constrained to join him.

"Yes--you and your father together, for the puzzling man has commissioned me to set out for the Hot Swamp, to tell Bladud that he is urgently wanted at home. And he would not even allow me to open my lips, when I was about to broach the subject of your disguises, although he almost certainly knows all about them--"

"What! my father knows?" interrupted Branwen, with raised eyebrows.

"Yes, and you know that he knows, and he knows that I know, and we all know that each other knows, and why there should be any objection that every one should know is more than I can--"

"Never mind, Beniah," interrupted the girl, with the slightest possible smile. "You are a dear, good old creature, and I know you won't betray me. Remember your solemn promise."

1. Branwen
2. the Hot Swamp
3. Bladud
4. he is wanted at home.
5. their disguises
6. his solemn promise
7. culinary operations
8. yes
9. thrusting him to the verge of falsehood
10. yes
11. Hebrew
12. his own residence
13. a stool,

Numbered questions:
1. who was Beniah speaking to?
2. where did her father want Beniah to go?
3. who was he supposed to see?
4. what message was he to give him?
5. what did Branwen's father know about?
6. what did she ask Beniah to remember?
7. what was she doing when he came to visit?
8. did Beniah accuse Branwen of something?
9. of what?
10. was she surprised?
11. what ethnicity is Beniah?
12. where did he go before he left?
13. what did he sit on?