Question: CHAPTER XVIII

THE HOLY HERMANDAD

Down the long passages, through the great, fretted halls, across the cool marble courts, flitted Inez and Margaret. It was like a dream. They went through a room where women, idling or working at tapestries, looked at them curiously. Margaret heard one of them say to another:

"Why does the Dona Margaret's cousin leave her?" And the answer, "Because she is in love with the marquis herself, and cannot bear to stay."

"What a fool!" said the first woman. "She is good looking, and would only have had to wait a few weeks."

They passed an open door, that of Morella's own chambers. Within it he stood and watched them go by. When they were opposite to him some doubt or idea seemed to strike his mind, for he looked at them keenly, stepped forward, then, thinking better of it, or perhaps remembering Betty's bitter tongue, halted and turned aside. That danger had gone by!

At length, none hindering them, they reached the yard where the escort and the horses waited. Here, standing under an archway, were Castell and Peter. Castell greeted Margaret in English and kissed her through her veil, while Peter, who had not seen her close since months before he rode away to Dedham, stared at her with all his eyes, and began to draw near to her, designing to find out, as he was sure he could do if once he touched her, whether indeed this were Margaret, or only Betty after all. Guessing what was in his mind, and that he might reveal everything, Inez, who held a long pin in her hand with which she was fastening her veil that had come loose, pretended to knock against him, and ran the point deep into his arm, muttering, "Fool!" as she did so. He sprang back with an oath, the guard smiled, and she began to pray his pardon. 1. Who flitted down the halls?
2. What are the women doing in the rooms?
3. What does the cousin leave?
4. Who was in his room and watched them go by?
5. Did he talk to them?
6. Where did they end up?
7. What was there waiting for them?
8. Who was there to greet them?
9. How did Margaret get greeted?
10. Who got stabbed with a pin?
11. Who stabbed him?
12. With what?
13. Where did she get it? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Inez and Margaret
2. idling or working at tapestries
3. e is in love with the marquis herself
4. Morella
5. No, halted and turned aside
6. the yard
7. horses waited
8. Castell and Peter
9. in English and kissed her through her veil
10. Peter
11. Inez
12. long pin
13. her veil

Question: CHAPTER LXXVI Some Pleasant, Shady Talk In The Groves, Between My Lords Abrazza And Media, Babbalanja, Mohi, And Yoomy

Abrazza had a cool retreat--a grove of dates; where we were used to lounge of noons, and mix our converse with the babble of the rills; and mix our punches in goblets chased with grapes. And as ever, King Abrazza was the prince of hosts.

"Your crown," he said to Media; and with his own, he hung it on a bough.

"Be not ceremonious:" and stretched his royal legs upon the turf.

"Wine!" and his pages poured it out.

So on the grass we lounged; and King Abrazza, who loved his antique ancestors; and loved old times; and would not talk of moderns;--bade Yoomy sing old songs; bade Mohi rehearse old histories; bade Babbalanja tell of old ontologies; and commanded all, meanwhile, to drink his old, old wine.

So, all round we quaffed and quoted.

At last, we talked of old Homeric bards:--those who, ages back, harped, and begged, and groped their blinded way through all this charitable Mardi; receiving coppers then, and immortal glory now.

ABRAZZA--How came it, that they all were blind?

BABBALANJA--It was endemical, your Highness. Few grand poets have good eyes; for they needs blind must be, who ever gaze upon the sun. Vavona himself was blind: when, in the silence of his secret bower, he said--"I will build another world. Therein, let there be kings and slaves, philosophers and wits; whose checkered actions--strange, grotesque, and merry-sad, will entertain my idle moods." So, my lord, Vavona played at kings and crowns, and men and manners; and loved that lonely game to play. 1. Where did someone stretch his legs?
2. Who's crown had he taken?
3. And placed it where?
4. Where did they rest?
5. Who poured the drink?
6. What was it?
7. What grew there?
8. Did they drink from flutes?
9. What then?
10. What was requested of Mohi?
11. And Yoomy?
12. What of babbalanja?
13. And what were they all to do?
14. Of what?
15. Did they do as requested of them?
16. Who was blind?
17. Anyone else?
18. What did he wish to create?
19. Would there be royalty there?
20. And wise men? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. the turf.
2. Media's
3. a bough.
4. on the grass
5. pages
6. Wine
7. dates
8. No.
9. goblets
10. rehearse old histories
11. sing old songs
12. tell of old ontologies
13. drink
14. old, old wine.
15. Yes.
16. old Homeric bards
17. Vavona
18. another world.
19. Yes.
20. Yes.