input: CHAPTER XII

Trent rose up with flashing eyes. Da Souza shrank back from his outstretched hands. The two men stood facing one another. Da Souza was afraid, but the ugly look of determination remained upon his white face. Trent felt dimly that there was something which must be explained between them. There had been hints of this sort before from Da Souza. It was time the whole thing was cleared up. The lion was ready to throw aside the jackal.

"I give you thirty seconds," he said, "to clear out. If you haven't come to your senses then, you'll be sorry for it."

"Thirty seconds is not long enough," Da Souza answered, "for me to tell you why I decline to go. Better listen to me quietly, my friend. It will be best for you. Afterwards you will admit it."

"Go ahead," Trent said, "I'm anxious to hear what you've got to say. Only look here! I'm a bit short-tempered this morning, and I shouldn't advise you to play with your words!"

"This is no play at all," Da Souza remarked, with a sneer. "I ask you to remember, my friend, our first meeting."

Trent nodded.

"Never likely to forget it," he answered.

"I came down from Elmina to deal with you," Da Souza continued. "I had made money trading in Ashanti for palm-oil and mahogany. I had money to invest--and you needed it. You had land, a concession to work gold-mines, and build a road to the coast. It was speculative, but we did business. I came with you to England. I found more money." 1. how much time did Trent give Da Souza?
2. where did Da Souza come from with him?
3. how was Trent feeling that morning?
4. and?
5. Did Da Souza feel 30 seconds was enough?
6. was Da Souza afraid?
7. how had Da souza made his money?
8. where?
9. what was he trading for?
10. what was the lion ready to do?
11. what color was Da Souza's face?
12. Did Trent want Da Souza to beat around the bush?
13. what did he tell him about his words?
14. where did Da Souza go with him?
15. who had stretched out their hands?
16. did Trent remember their first meeting?
17. what had Da Souza declined to do?
18. what did Trent have while Da Souza had money?
19. and?
20. Did Da Souza make more money? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. thirty seconds
2. Elmina
3. anxious
4. short-tempered
5. no
6. yes
7. trading
8. Ashanti
9. palm-oil and mahogany
10. to throw aside the jackal
11. white
12. no
13. and I shouldn't advise you to play with your words!
14. England
15. Trent
16. yes
17. invest money
18. land
19. a concession to work gold-mines
20. yes

input: Royal assent is sometimes associated with elaborate ceremonies. In the United Kingdom, for instance, the sovereign may appear personally in the House of Lords or may appoint Lords Commissioners, who announce that royal assent has been granted at a ceremony held at the Palace of Westminster. However, royal assent is usually granted less ceremonially by letters patent. In other nations, such as Australia, the governor-general merely signs the bill. In Canada, the governor general may give assent either in person at a ceremony held in the Senate or by a written declaration notifying parliament of his or her agreement to the bill.

Royal assent is the method by which a country's constitutional monarch (possibly through a delegated official) formally approves an act of that nation's parliament, thus making it a law or letting it be promulgated as law. In the vast majority of contemporary monarchies, this act is considered to be little more than a formality; even in those nations which still permit their ruler to withhold the royal assent (such as the United Kingdom, Norway, and Liechtenstein), the monarch almost never does so, save in a dire political emergency or upon the advice of their government. While the power to withhold royal assent was once exercised often in European monarchies, it is exceedingly rare in the modern, democratic political atmosphere that has developed there since the 18th century. 1. How does a monarch approve an act of parliament?
2. What does that do?
3. Is this just a formality?
4. Is there a ceremony to go with it?
5. In the UK do they hold a ceremony?
6. where?
7. Who will announce it?
8. Where might the sovereign show up?
9. Does Canada hold a ceremony?
10. Where will it be?
11. Does someone give assent in person?
12. who?
13. What is the other way in Canada?
14. Who will that go to?
15. What does it tell them?
16. Is there a ceremony in Australia?
17. What happens there?
18. Who?
19. How often does the monarch not give assent?
20. When might they not give it? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. through royal assent
2. makes it a law
3. yes
4. sometimes
5. yes
6. the Palace of Westminster
7. Lords Commissioners
8. in the House of Lords
9. sometimes
10. in the Senate
11. yes
12. the governor general
13. by a written declaration n
14. parliament
15. of the agreement to the bill.
16. no
17. the just sign the bill.
18. the governor-general
19. almost never
20. in a dire political emergency

input: Spielberg, Austria (CNN) -- Inside the Red Bull Ring -- home to the returning Austrian Grand Prix -- Mercedes toreadors Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton were effectively left to slog it out by their peers in Sunday's race.

Hamilton flew from ninth to fourth by the end of the first lap to once again put himself into a fight with his teammate and chief world title rival.

The two Mercedes circled each other like silver sharks in the final 20 laps around the undulating circuit but each time Hamilton bit into Rosberg's lead, the German responded.

There was to be no final attack and Rosberg took a third win of the season to stretch his lead in the 2014 Formula One drivers' championship to 29 points.

"It's a nice gap," said Rosberg, who remains determined to stem rising expectation that he will emulate his father Keke and be crowned world champion.

"It's still so early in the season. I'm more or less taking it step by step, and every weekend my aim is to extend the lead.

"It worked out well and I'm extremely happy with the result."

Interactive: Results and standings

Hamilton had hampered his chances of clawing back ground on his rival and long-term friend after making a mistake in qualifying Saturday.

The 2008 champion's fastest time was scratched because he infringed the rules by running wide at Turn Eight and he then spun on this second attempt to grab pole position.

Hamilton made amends Sunday with a sensational start, which saw him jump five places on the opening lap. 1. Where is Rosberg from?
2. Who is his teammate?
3. What kind of cars did the drive?
4. What is the name of this race?
5. Where was it?
6. What city?
7. What track?
8. Who won?
9. Is it his first of the season?
10. How many others did he win?
11. What is he leading?
12. by how much?
13. Who is his father?
14. Was he a racer?
15. Was he a champion?
16. What kind?
17. When did Hamilton break the rules?
18. At which turn?
19. What did he do
20. What happened after that? Return numbered answers in your output.

output:
1. Spielberg, Austria
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Formula One
4. Austrian Grand Prix
5. Austria
6. Spielberg
7. Red Bull Ring
8. Rosberg
9. no
10. Two
11. the 2014 Formula One drivers' championship
12. 29 points
13. Keke
14. yes
15. yes
16. world champion
17. Saturday
18. Turn Eight
19. running wide
20. he then spun