Q: CHAPTER XV.

"DROP IT."

For ten or twelve days after the little dinner in Berkeley Square Guss Mildmay bore her misfortunes without further spoken complaint. During all that time, though they were both in London, she never saw Jack De Baron, and she knew that in not seeing her he was neglecting her. But for so long she bore it. It is generally supposed that young ladies have to bear such sorrow without loud complaint; but Guss was more thoroughly emancipated than are some young ladies, and when moved was wont to speak her mind. At last, when she herself was only on foot with her father, she saw Jack De Baron riding with Lady George. It is quite true that she also saw, riding behind them, her perfidious friend, Mrs. Houghton, and a gentleman whom at that time she did not know to be Lady George's father. This was early in March, when equestrians in the park are not numerous. Guss stood for a moment looking at them, and Jack De Baron took off his hat. But Jack did not stop, and went on talking with that pleasant vivacity which she, poor girl, knew so well and valued so highly. Lady George liked it too, though she could hardly have given any reason for liking it, for, to tell the truth, there was not often much pith in Jack's conversation.

On the following morning Captain De Baron, who had lodgings in Charles Street close to the Guards' Club, had a letter brought to him before he was out of bed. The letter was from Guss Mildmay, and he knew the handwriting well. He had received many notes from her, though none so interesting on the whole as was this letter. Miss Mildmay's letter to Jack was as follows. It was written, certainly, with a swift pen, and, but that he knew her writing well, would in parts have been hardly legible.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who is Guss hoping to see?
2. did she feel neglected?
3. where di she finally see him?
4. who was she with?
5. Was she riding?
6. was Jack alone?
7. who was he with?
8. anyone else?
9. who/
10. who else?
11. Were they on foot?
12. did they stop to talk to Guss?
13. did he acknowledge them at all?
14. how>
15. did he say anything?
16. who was he talking to?
17. When did he receive a note?
18. early?
19. was he familiar with the penmanship?
20. was it neatly written?
A: 1. Jack De Baron,
2. yes
3. the park
4. her father
5. . no
6. no
7. Jack De Baron riding with Lady George.
8. yes
9. one was Mrs. Houghton,
10. Lady George's father.
11. no
12. no
13. yes
14. Jack De Baron took off his hat
15. noit to her
16. Lady Georg
17. the next day
18. yes
19. yes
20. no
Q: Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could do to help her 3-year-old son Michael prepare for it. She and her husband found out that the new baby was going to be a girl. Day after day, night after night, Michael sang to his sister in his mom's tummy . Finally, Michael's little sister was born. But she was in a very serious condition. The doctor told the parents there was very little hope. They kept the baby girl in the intensive care unit (ICU, ). Karen was so sad. She decided to plan for her funeral . Michael, however, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister. "I want to sing to her," he would say. Finally Karen decided to take Michael to his sister. This may be the last time he sees her alive. Michael looked at his baby sister. After a moment, he began to sing. In the pure-hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang: "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray." Instantly the baby girl seemed to _ . Her pulse rate began to calm down. "Keep on singing, Michael," encouraged Karen with tears in her eyes. "You never know, dear, how much I love you, please don't take my sunshine away." As Michael sang to his sister, the baby's breath became smooth. After a few days, the little girl was well enough to go home. The doctors called it a miracle . ,.

Answer the following questions:
1. where was the baby girl kept just after he birth?
2. how days was it before she go home?
3. what was the song that Michael sang about?
4. how old is Michael?
5. what is his Mom's name?
6. did they know the newborn would be a girl?
7. what did Michael want to do for his sister?
8. was Karen sad?
9. what did she plan for?
10. what happened to the pulse rate of the baby when Michael sang?
11. what happened to her breath?
12. what did the doctors call it?
13. did Michael sing while Karen was pregnant?
14. how often?
A: 1. the intensive care unit
2. a few
3. sunshine
4. three
5. Karen
6. yes
7. sing to her
8. yes
9. the baby's funeral
10. Her pulse rate began to calm down
11. it became smooth
12. a miracle
13. yes
14. Day after day, night after night,
Q: CHAPTER XXXII

THE DAWN

M. le Comte de Stainville only shrugged his shoulders when M. de Belle-Isle and young de Lugeac brought him milor's reply.

"Bah!" he said with a sneer, "he'll have to fight me later on or I'll hound him out of France! Never fear, gentlemen, we'll have our meed of fun very soon."

On the whole Gaston was not sorry that this stupid so-called "affair of honour" would not force him to rise before dawn. He had no special ill-will against _le petit Anglais_, for whom he had always tried to cultivate a modicum of contempt. He had not always succeeded in this praiseworthy endeavour, for milor as a rule chose to ignore M. de Stainville, as far as, and often more than, courtesy permitted.

The two men had not often met since the memorable evening when milor snatched the golden prize which Gaston had so clumsily cast aside. Their tastes were very dissimilar, and so was their entourage. Milor was officially considered to belong to the Queen's set, whilst Gaston clung to the more entertaining company of Madame de Pompadour and her friends; nor had M. de Stainville had the bad grace to interfere with his wife's obvious predeliction for Lord Eglinton's company.

The memorable day which was just drawing to its close had seen many changes--changes that were almost upheavals of old traditions and of habitual conditions of court life. Gaston had deceived and then hideously outraged the woman whom long ago he had already wronged. A year ago she had humiliated him, had snatched from him the golden prize which his ambition had coveted, and which she made him understand that he could not obtain without her. To-day had been his hour; he had dragged her down to the very mire in which he himself had grovelled, he had laid her pride to dust and shaken the pinnacle of virtue and integrity on which she stood.

Answer the following questions:
1. what is the chapter title?
2. who received Milor's reply?
3. who brought it to him?
4. what was his physical reaction?
5. had the two men met recently?
6. had anything happened when they last met?
7. whose was it?
8. who hung around with Madame Pompadour?
9. and what was Milor?
10. Would you say that Gaston is Lord Englinton?
11. what did Gaston do to the woman?
12. and what did she do to him a year ago?
13. how?
14. and what did she make him know?
15. what did he do to her today?
16. was he happy about this?
17. what else did he do to her?
18. were Gaston and Milor similar?
19. who did Gaston not have ill will against?
20. what did he always do?
A:
1. THE DAWN
2. M. le Comte de Stainville
3. M. de Belle-Isle and young de Lugeac
4. he shrugged his shoulders
5. no
6. milor snatched the golden prize
7. Gaston's
8. Gaston
9. he was officially considered to belong to the Queen's set
10. no
11. Gaston had deceived her
12. she had humiliated him
13. had snatched from him the golden prize
14. that he could not obtain it without her
15. he had dragged her down to the very mire in which he himself had grovelled
16. unknown
17. he had laid her pride to dust
18. no
19. _le petit Anglais_
20. tried to cultivate a modicum of contempt