CHAPTER VII

For some reason or other, the house was crowded that night, and the fat Jew manager who met them at the door was beaming from ear to ear with an oily, tremulous smile. He escorted them to their box with a sort of pompous humility, waving his fat jewelled hands, and talking at the top of his voice. Dorian Gray loathed him more than ever. He felt as if he had come to look for Miranda and had been met by Caliban. Lord Henry, upon the other hand, rather liked him. At least he declared he did, and insisted on shaking him by the hand, and assuring him that he was proud to meet a man who had discovered a real genius and gone bankrupt over a poet. Hallward amused himself with watching the faces in the pit. The heat was terribly oppressive, and the huge sunlight flamed like a monstrous dahlia with petals of yellow fire. The youths in the gallery had taken off their coats and waistcoats and hung them over the side. They talked to each other across the theatre, and shared their oranges with the tawdry girls who sat beside them. Some women were laughing in the pit. Their voices were horribly shrill and discordant. The sound of the popping of corks came from the bar.

"What a place to find one's divinity in!" said Lord Henry.

"Yes!" answered Dorian Gray. "It was here I found her, and she is divine beyond all living things. When she acts you will forget everything. These common, rough people, with their coarse faces and brutal gestures, become quite different when she is on the stage. They sit silently and watch her. They weep and laugh as she wills them to do. She makes them as responsive as a violin. She spiritualises them, and one feels that they are of the same flesh and blood as one's self." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. was the house crowded?
2. was it morning?
3. was the jewish man skinny?
4. Where did he escort them?
5. with what attitude?
6. what did he wave?
7. was he whispering?
8. who hated him?
9. Who liked him?
10. did he shake his hand?
11. who were oranges shard with?
12. where did they sit?
13. what sound came from the bar?
14. where were the laughing women?
15. did the youth have on their coats?
16. and put them where?
17. what did he go bankrupt over?
18. who watched faces?
19. how was the heat?
20. what color were the fire petals?
Answer: 1. house was crowded
2. No, it was night,
3. No, fat
4. to their box
5. pompous humility
6. his fat jewelled hands
7. talking at the top of his voice
8. Dorian Gray
9. Lord Henry
10. insisted on shaking him by the hand
11. tawdry girls
12. beside them.
13. popping of corks
14. in the pit
15. had taken off their coats
16. hung them over the side
17. over a poet
18. Hallward
19. terribly oppressive
20. yellow

CHAPTER ELEVEN.

TO THE RESCUE.

Elsie and Cora Ravenshaw were seated at a table in Willow Creek, with their mother and Miss Trim, repairing garments, one night in that same inclement January of which we have been writing.

Mr Ravenshaw was enjoying his pipe by the stove, and Louis Lambert was making himself agreeable. The old man was a little careworn. No news had yet been received of Tony or of Victor. In regard to the latter he felt easy; Victor could take care of himself, and was in good company, but his heart sank when he thought of his beloved Tony. What would he not have given to have had him smashing his pipe or operating on his scalp at that moment.

"It is an awful winter," observed Elsie, as a gust of wind seemed to nearly blow in the windows.

"I pity the hunters in the plains," said Cora. "They say a rumour has come that they are starving."

"I heard of that, but hope it is not true," observed Lambert.

"Oh! they always talk of starving," said old Ravenshaw. "No fear of 'em."

At that moment there was a sound of shuffling in the porch, the door was thrown open, and a gaunt, haggard man, with torn, snow-sprinkled garments, pale face, and bloodshot eyes, stood pictured on the background of the dark porch.

"Baptiste Warder!" exclaimed Lambert, starting up.

"Ay, what's left o' me; and here's the remains o' Winklemann," said Warder, pointing to the cadaverous face of the starving German, who followed him. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What did Mr Ravenshaw like?
2. Where?
3. Anyone else in the room?
4. Who?
5. what was he doing?
6. Who was at the table?
7. Where?
8. anyone else?
9. what were they doing?
10. Was it the summer?
11. Did anyone hear about Tony or Victor yet?
12. who did he worry more for?
13. why?
14. What did Elsie realize?
15. why did she realize this?
16. Was anyone worried about a group of people?
17. who was pitied?
18. Who felt bad for them?
19. Had anyone else heard about them?
20. Who walked in through the door?
Answer:
1. his pipe
2. by the stove
3. Yes
4. Louis Lambert
5. making himself agreeable
6. Elsie and Cora Ravenshaw
7. in Willow Creek
8. their mother
9. repairing garments
10. No
11. No
12. Tony
13. Victor could take care of himself
14. That it is an awful winter
15. a gust of wind nearly blew in the windows
16. Yes
17. hunters in the plains
18. Cora
19. Yes
20. Baptiste Warder