input: CHAPTER XXI

A WOMAN'S CRY

The three men were sitting at a small round dining-table, from which everything except the dessert had been removed. Duncombe filled his own glass and passed around a decanter of port. Pelham and Spencer both helped themselves almost mechanically. A cloud of restraint had hung over the little party. Duncombe raised his glass and half emptied its contents. Then he set it down and leaned back in his chair.

"Well," he said, "I am ready for the inquisition. Go on, Andrew."

Pelham fingered his own glass nervously. He seemed to find his task no easy one.

"George," he said, "we are old friends. I want you to remember it. I want you also to remember that I am in a hideous state of worry and nerves"--he passed his hand over his forehead just above his eyes as though they were hurting him. "I am not behaving to you as a guest should to his host. I admit it freely. I have lost my temper more than once during the last twenty-four hours. I am sorry! Forgive me if you can, George!"

"Willingly, Andrew," Duncombe answered. "I shall think no more about it."

"At the same time," Pelham continued, "there is another point to be considered. Have you been quite fair to me, George? Remember that Phyllis Poynton is the one person whose existence reconciles me to life. You had never even heard her name before I sent for you. You went abroad, like the good fellow you are, to find her for me. You assure me that you have discovered--nothing. Let me put you upon your honor, George. Is this absolutely true?" 1. what was left on the table?
2. Who did Pelham apoligize to?
3. why?
4. were they friends?
5. who else was there?
6. anyone else?
7. Does George forgive him?
8. What was George doing abroad?
9. was he looking for her for himself?
10. for who?
11. did he say he found her?
12. Does Pelham believe him?
13. What does Phyllis do to Pelham's life?
14. where were the men sitting?
15. what were the men drinking?
16. from where?
17. who's decanter was it?
18. who had the decanter first?
19. How was Pelham feeling?
20. Was George ready for the questioning? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. the dessert
2. George
3. He wasn't behaving as a guest should and lost his temper more than once int twenty-four hours
4. yes
5. Duncombe
6. Pelham and Spencer
7. yes
8. Looking for Phyllis Poynton for Pelham
9. no
10. Pelham
11. no
12. He isn't sure
13. existence reconciles him to life
14. at a small round dining-table
15. port
16. from a decanter
17. unknown
18. Duncombe f
19. nervous
20. seemed so

input: (CNN) -- "We're here! Oh, my God. Alina, you look so chic! Turn around!" -- the seal of approval from fashion's newest darling.

He's Patrick Pope, a Los Angeles-based Web producer who moonlights as P'Trique, the star of the viral videos, "S**t Fashion Girls Say." Since they debuted in February, the videos have had a combined 3 million views. P'Trique has come to New York Fashion Week, at CNN's invitation, to spend the day with me at the Tents. "Can I just tell you something," he says, "I am CHO-tally into you right now." Giggle.

In the nearly nine years I've been covering fashion for CNN, I have never seen anything like this.

We don't even make it across the plaza at Lincoln Center before we are mobbed by fashionistas, street style bloggers and the merely curious, angling to get a photo with fashion's latest celebrity. Once we're inside, it instantly becomes clear that P'Trique has a fan club in the land of the double kiss: Fern Mallis, Carlos Souza, Ken Downing -- big names in fashion, bowing to the man in the pink vintage dress. "You look so chic," says Fe Fendi. Derek Blasberg, editor-at-large at Harper's Bazaar, even had a cameo in "S**t Fashion Girls Say at New York Fashion Week." He says, "What I love about him is that he's the full package. He looks ridiculous. He says ridiculous things. The response has been ridiculous."

But looking good takes time. "How long does it take to get ready?" He answers, "Most of the time about two hours... and a team of about four." 1. Who is Patrick Pope?
2. What's his nickname?
3. Is he popular?
4. What is the name of one of his videos?
5. How many views have his videos had?
6. In what land does he have a fan club?
7. Who is Derek Blasberg?
8. Name three people in the fan club/
9. What kind of dress is the man wearing?
10. What does Fe Fendi say about it?
11. How long does it take for PTrique to get ready?
12. How many people help him?
13. Where are they when they get mobbed?
14. How long has the article author been working at CNN? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. a Los Angeles-based Web producer
2. P'Trique
3. yes
4. "S**t Fashion Girls Say at New York Fashion Week."
5. 3 million
6. the land of the double kiss
7. editor-at-large at Harper's Bazaar
8. Fern Mallis, Carlos Souza, Ken Downing
9. a pink vintage dress
10. "You look so chic"
11. about two hours
12. about four
13. Lincoln Center
14. Nine years

input: Millions of citizens throughout the central US are jumping into pools, sitting in the shade, and turning on their air conditioners as they try to beat the heat.With record-breaking temperatures and unbearable humidity attacking the central US.17 states from Texas to Michigan have all received heat advisories and warnings.

"Even with the air conditioning on, it's 82 degrees Fahrenheit in the house," said North Dakotan Betty Smokov.'The heat is really unpleasant and sticky.'"I According to the National Weather Service, the heat is not likely to ease up soon.

In Western Oklahoma, the heat is even worse.There, temperatures have frequently climbed to above 110 degrees over the past several weeks." _ " said Daryl Williams, a weather forecaster in Norman, Oklahoma.On Saturday night, the asphalt at a busy road in Enid, Oklahoma, crumbled due to the extreme heat.

Across the area, citizens are keeping cool in many different ways.Cities like Chicago and Detroit are providing relief for their citizens by opening cooling centers for those without air conditioning in their homes.Others are heading to the water to cool down.But in some cases, the water itself needs cooling.Dwight Anderson, an amusement park owner in Omaha, Nebraska, had to put two tons of ice cubes into his park's swimming pools to lower the water's temperature from 88 degrees to 82 degrees.

But not everyone is complaining about the heat.Sixty-five-year-old Detroit citizen Marcellus Washington enjoyed the weather as he walked along the Detroit River to stay cool."What a wonderful weather! It's a very pleasant day, " he said. 1. Where is Betty Smokov from?
2. How warm is her house?
3. Is she using the AC?
4. How did she describe the atmosphere?
5. Who is saying the heat is not ending soon?
6. How are Chicago and Detroit trying to help citizens?
7. for who?
8. Where is Dwight Anderson from?
9. What kind of business does he have?
10. What did he add to the pools there?
11. How many?
12. Why?
13. What was the temp?
14. How far did it come down?
15. How high has the temperature gotten in Western Oklahoma?
16. Who said that?
17. What's his job?
18. Where?
19. How many people have been effected by this?
20. How many states have warnings about the weather? Return numbered answers in your output.

output:
1. North Dakota
2. 82 degrees Fahrenheit
3. Yes
4. Unpleasant and sticky.
5. The National Weather Service
6. Providing cooling centers
7. Citizens without air conditioning in their homes
8. Omaha, Nebraska
9. An amusement park
10. Ice cubes
11. Two tons
12. To lower the water's temperature
13. 88 degrees
14. 6 degrees.
15. Above 110 degrees
16. Daryl Williams
17. A weather forecaster
18. Norman, Oklahoma
19. Millions of citizens
20. 17