CHAPTER VI

"AN ASHEN GREY DELIGHT"

"Mr. de Vaux!"

Paul turned quickly around in his saddle towards the young lady who had addressed him. He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown.

"I beg your pardon, Lady May! Didn't you say something just now?"

"Didn't I say something just now!" she repeated, with fine scorn. "Upon my word, Mr. de Vaux, I think that you must have left your wits in London! What is the matter with you?"

"The matter! Why, nothing! I'm sorry----"

"Oh! pray don't apologise!" she interrupted hastily. "I think I'll ride on and catch papa up."

He laid his hand upon her rein. "Please don't, Lady May," he begged. "I know I've been inattentive! I'm very sorry--really I am. Let me try and make up for it!"

She looked into his face, and she was mollified. He was evidently in earnest.

"Oh! very well," she said. "You mustn't think that I complained without due cause, though, for I spoke to you three times before you answered me. Oh, it's all right," she went on, as he commenced to frame another apology. "I don't mind now, but I really should like to know what is the matter with you. You have ridden all day like a man who valued neither his own life nor his horse's. Some of your jumps were simply reckless! I have heard other people say so, too! I like bold riding, but there is a limit; and though I've ridden two hounds since papa gave me my first pony, I've never seen any one try to jump Annisforth brook below the bridge, before,--and don't want to again," she added, with a little shudder. "I know you ride fine horses, but you are not generally foolhardy. I saw your dark bay mare being taken home at Colbourne Spinneys, and I don't think she'll be fit to ride again this season. Old Harrison had tears in his eyes when he saw her!" What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who laid his hand somewhere?
2. Where did he lay it
3. Whose?
4. What did he not want her to do
5. Did May say Paul's last name?
6. Did Paul look at her
7. What is his last name
8. Was she frowning?
9. Does she usually frown?
10. Where was Paul in the past?
11. Did he apologize?
12. Has he been inattentive?
Answer: 1. Paul
2. upon her rein
3. Lady May's
4. ride on and catch papa up
5. yes
6. yes
7. de Vaux
8. yes
9. no
10. London
11. yes
12. yes

Jane was a dog who lived all alone, in a broken freezer in a dump. There was all kinds of junk in the dump, from a car, to a wooden cow, to a clock, but Jane's favorite thing she had was a giant sock. Jane was always chewing at the sock, and kept it with her in her freezer. When Jane was not chewing on the sock, she was running around in the dump, looking for things to eat, or things that were fun to sniff, or that she could bark at. Still, even when Jane was having fun doing other things, her favorite thing of all to do was chew on her giant sock. Sometimes Jane would see other animals in the dump. There were always birds around, as well as sometimes a snake, and once even a cat. A deer even came through once. Jane was quick to start barking at the cat, and she quickly scared it away and it never came back. The birds were something that Jane was always trying to catch. She was never fast enough, they would always fly far away before Jane even got close. But that didn't stop Jane from barking at them whenever she saw them. Jane liked being active. Even when Jane was all alone, she was active. Jane was a happy dog. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. who was Jane?
2. Who did she live with?
3. Where?
4. where?
5. What was there?
6. What was her favorite thing?
7. Where did she keep it?
8. What did she do with it?
9. What else did she do?
10. Why?
11. What else?
12. Anything else?
13. Was anyone else there?
14. Who else?
15. What kind?
16. What did she do to the cat?
17. HOw about the birds?
18. What did they do?
Answer: 1. a dog
2. all alone
3. in a broken freezer
4. In a dump
5. a car, wooden cow and a clock
6. a giant sock
7. in the freezer
8. chewed it
9. running around the dump
10. looking for things to eat
11. looking for things fun to sniff
12. looking for things to bark at
13. Sometimes
14. other animals
15. birds, snakes, a cat
16. barked at it
17. Tried to catch them
18. fly away

Jim rode his bike quickly. It was Friday and he wanted to get to the lake. The path to the lake was long and winding. It was wetter on Tuesday. Jim had to wash his boot. His boot had once been frozen. It was frozen because he left it outside on Sunday. He had to leave his boot outside for a long time. The lake was facing the tree. Jim had to go home. He wanted food very badly. Jim went home. He got inside and looked up at the ceiling. He walked to the refrigerator. Jim took the yogurt out of the refrigerator. Some milk was on the table and he grabbed a cup so he could pour himself some of the milk. Jim also had a candy bar. Jim sat down and rested. He was tired from the long bike ride. He finished his yogurt and began planning his next trip to the lake. It would not be long before he returned. He and his boots were ready for more fun outdoors Monday. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What'd Jim ride?
2. How?
3. When?
4. Where was he going?
5. Was it a simple trip?
6. Why?
7. How was it previously?
8. When?
9. What'd he have to do?
10. Why?
11. Why was that?
12. When?
13. How was the lake situated?
14. What did he want?
15. A lot?
16. So where'd he go?
17. And where'd he walk?
18. And what'd he get?
19. What'd he see on the table?
20. So what'd he get?
Answer:
1. his bike
2. quickly
3. Friday
4. the lake
5. No
6. The path to the lake was long and winding.
7. wetter
8. Tuesday
9. wash his boot
10. His boot had once been frozen.
11. he left it outside
12. on Sunday
13. facing the tree
14. food
15. very badly
16. home
17. to the refrigerator.
18. yogurt
19. Some milk
20. a cup