question: CHAPTER XIII

SHOCKS ALL ROUND

Billie had been standing near the wall, inspecting a portrait of the late Mr. Josiah Appleby, of which the kindest thing one can say is that one hopes it did not do him justice. She now shrank back against this wall, as if she were trying to get through it. The edge of the portrait's frame tilted her hat out of the straight, but in this supreme moment she did not even notice it.

"Er--how do you do?" she said.

If she had not been an exceedingly pretty girl, one would have said that she spoke squeakily. The fighting spirit of the Bennetts, though it was considerable fighting spirit, had not risen to this emergency. It had ebbed out of her, leaving in its place a cold panic. She had seen this sort of thing in the movies--there was one series of pictures, "The Dangers of Diana," where something of the kind had happened to the heroine in every reel--but she had not anticipated that it would ever happen to her; and consequently she had not thought out any plan for coping with such a situation. A grave error. In this world one should be prepared for everything, or where is one?

"I've brought the revolver," said Mr. Peters.

"So--so I see!" said Billie.

Mr. Peters nursed the weapon affectionately in his hand. He was rather a shy man with women as a rule, but what Sam had told him about her being interested in his revolver had made his heart warm to this girl.
1. What did Billie not notice?
2. by what?
3. Where was the frame?
4. was there a picture in the frame?
5. whos?
6. who had a fighting spirit?
7. how was Billie feeling?
8. what was she thinking about?
9. what thing?
10. did it have a name?
11. which was?
12. did she feel this was happening to her?
13. what exactly?
14. was she prepared?
15. Who was she speaking with?
16. what did he bring with him?
17. did Billie know he was going to bring it?
18. did she hask about it?
19. who told Mr. Peters she was interested in it?
20. how did Mr. Peters feel?
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answer: 1. her hat was tilted
2. the portrait's frame
3. the wall
4. yes
5. Mr. Josiah Appleby,
6. the Bennetts
7. panic
8. that she had seen this sort of thing before
9. in one series of pictures
10. yes
11. The Dangers of Diana
12. yes
13. something of the kind had happened to the heroine in every reel
14. no
15. Mr. Peters
16. revolver,
17. yes
18. no
19. sam
20. made his heart warm

question: (CNN) -- Juan Martin del Potro became the third man in the history of the Estoril Open to successfully defend his title after beating France's Richard Gasquet in the final 6-4, 6-2 Sunday.

The Argentine started strongly, breaking Gasquet's serve to love in the very first game before capitalizing on the Frenchman's unforced errors.

The second set started much like the first with Del Potro breaking Gasquet and polishing off the final in just 88 minutes.

"I felt I played well, really well, today," Del Potro told the ATP's official website.

"It was my best match of the week, so I am very glad for that to get another title in Estoril.

"I am getting closer and closer to my best form. I have worked really hard at home and now I have another important tournament next week to improve further. If I play as well as I did today over the coming days, I will be happy."

Gasquet was gracious in defeat.

"He played very well, he's very powerful, has a great a service, a great forehand and backhand," he conceded.

"He deserved this win ... It's always disappointing to lose a final. (In other finals) I lost five times to Djokovic, Federer, now Del Potro. They were better than me."

Meanwhile Philipp Kohlschreiber won Munich's ATP tournament on home soil after beating Croatia's Marin Cilic in straight sets 7-6 (10/8), 6-3.

The 28-year-old is set to break in to the world top 25 after the win, the second time he has won the tournament in five years.
1. who won the first match mentioned?
2. is this the first time he won this match?
3. who did he beat?
4. what was the score?
5. on what day did this happen?
6. what is the winners nationality?
7. and the looser?
8. was the final 3 hours?
9. how long was it?
10. where did this occur?
11. what is the winners age?
12. was the looser a good sport?
13. how many times has the loser lost this this competition?
14. did anyone else beat him?
15. who else beat him?
16. anyone else?
17. is a different competition mentioned?
18. which one?
19. where is that located?
20. who was the winner of that one?
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answer: 1. Juan Martin del Potro
2. No
3. Richard Gasquet
4. 6-4, 6-2
5. Sunday
6. Argentine
7. French
8. No.
9. 88 minutes.
10. the Estoril Open
11. 28
12. Yes
13. Five
14. Yes
15. Djokovic
16. Federer
17. Yes
18. The ATP tournament
19. Munich
20. Philipp Kohlschreiber

question: CHAPTER III.

In a very few days, Kate had been settled into the ways of the household in Bruton Street; and found one day so like another, that she sometimes asked herself whether she had not been living there years instead of days.

She was always to be ready by half-past seven. Her French maid, Josephine, used to come in at seven, and wash and dress her quietly, for if there were any noise Aunt Barbara would knock and be displeased. Aunt Barbara rose long before that time, but she feared lest Aunt Jane should be disturbed in her morning's sleep; and Kate thought she had the ears of a dragon for the least sound of voice or laugh.

At half-past seven, Kate met Mrs. Lacy in the school-room, read the Psalms and Second Lesson, and learnt some answers to questions on the Catechism, to be repeated to Lady Barbara on a Sunday. For so far from playing at cards in a bird-of-paradise turban all Sunday, the aunts were quite as particular about these things as Mr. Wardour-- more inconveniently so, the countess thought; for he always let her answer his examinations out of her own head, and never gave her answers to learn by heart; "Answers that I know before quite well," said Kate, "only not made tiresome with fine words."

"That is not a right way of talking, Lady Caergwent," gravely said Mrs. Lacy; and Kate gave herself an ill-tempered wriggle, and felt cross and rebellious.

It was a trial; but if Kate had taken it humbly, she would have found that even the stiff hard words and set phrases gave accuracy to her ideas; and the learning of the texts quoted would have been clear gain, if she had been in a meeker spirit.
1. What street did Kate move into?
2. How long did she live there?
3. Did it seem like longer?
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answer:
1. Bruton Street
2. Only days.
3. Yes