Q: CHAPTER X

THE FAMILY COBWEB ON THE MOVE

'Oh! the auld house, the auld house, What though the rooms were wee; Oh! kind hearts were dwelling there, And bairnies full of glee.' Lady Nairn.

Every one except Edgar would, it was hoped, stay at home till after the Epiphany, that most marked anniversary of birth and death.

Clement at first declared it impossible, for St. Matthew's could not dispense with him on the great day; and Fulbert grinned, and nudged Lance at his crest-fallen looks, when he received full leave of absence for the next three weeks.

But Lance was bursting with reverse troubles. The same post had brought him a note from his organist; and that 'stupid old Dean' as he irreverently called him, had maliciously demanded 'How beautiful are the feet,' with the chorus following, and nobody in the choir was available to execute the solo but Lance. He had sung it once or twice before; and if he had the music, and would practise at home, he need only come up by the earliest train on the Epiphany morning; if not, he must arrive in time for a practice on the 5th; he would be wanted at both the festival and Sunday services, but might return as early as he pleased on Monday the 9th.

Lance did not receive the summons in an exemplary spirit. It is not certain that he did not bite it. He rolled on the floor, and contorted himself in convulsions of vexation; he 'bothered' the Dean, he 'bothered' the Precentor, he 'bothered' the Organist, he 'bothered' Shapcote's sore throat, he 'bothered' Harewood's wool- gathering wits, he 'bothered' his own voice, and thereby caused Clement to rebuke him for foolish murmurs instead of joy in his gift.

1. X
2. Yes
3. Nairn.
4. As early as he pleased.
5. Monday the 9th.
6. No
7. St. Matthew's could not dispense with him
8. Fulbert
9. No
10. from his organist
11. 'stupid old Dean'
12. No
13. the 5th
14. On the floor
15. Shapcote
16. Clement
17. Three
18. Till after the Epiphany,
19. Edgar
20. Birth and death.

Numbered questions:
1. What chapter is this?
2. Is the Family on the move?
3. Who is a lady?
4. When could Lance return?
5. On what day?
6. Did Clement think it'd be possible at first?
7. Why not?
8. Who grinned?
9. Were the rooms big?
10. How had the note arrived to him?
11. Who was it from?
12. Could someone other than Lance do the solo?
13. What day would he have to arrive on time on?
14. Where did Lance roll the summons?
15. Who's sore throat did he bother?
16. Who rebuked Lance for all his bothering?
17. How many weeks was the leave of absence?
18. How long would everyone stay at home until?
19. Except who?
20. What does the Epiphany mark?

Q: CHAPTER VI

Miss Mackenzie Goes to the Cedars

About the middle of December Mrs Mackenzie, of Gower Street, received a letter from her sister-in-law at Littlebath, in which it was proposed that Susanna should pass the Christmas holidays with her father and mother. "I myself," said the letter, "am going for three weeks to the Cedars. Lady Ball has written to me, and as she seems to wish it, I shall go. It is always well, I think, to drop family dissensions." The letter said a great deal more, for Margaret Mackenzie, not having much business on hand, was fond of writing long letters; but the upshot of it was, that she would leave Susanna in Gower Street, on her way to the Cedars, and call for her on her return home.

"What on earth is she going there for?" said Mrs Tom Mackenzie.

"Because they have asked her," replied the husband.

"Of course they have asked her; but that's no reason she should go. The Balls have behaved very badly to us, and I should think much better of her if she stayed away."

To this Mr Mackenzie made no answer, but simply remarked that he would be rejoiced in having Susanna at home on Christmas Day.

"That's all very well, my dear," said Mrs Tom, "and of course so shall I. But as she has taken the charge of the child I don't think she ought to drop her down and pick her up just whenever she pleases. Suppose she was to take it into her head to stop at the Cedars altogether, what are we to do then?--just have the girl returned upon our hands, with all her ideas of life confused and deranged. I hate such ways."

1. badly
2. having Susanna at home
3. Christmas
4. Miss Mackenzie Goes to the Cedars
5. no
6. VI
7. December
8. no
9. middle
10. sister-in-law
11. Littlebath
12. Gower Street,
13. yes
14. yes
15. Christmas
16. no
17. great deal
18. no
19. yes
20. life confused and deranged

Numbered questions:
1. How did the Balls behave?
2. What would make Mr Mackenzie happy?
3. When?
4. What is the title of this Chapter?
5. Is it Chapter V?
6. Which chapter is it?
7. When did Mrs Mackenzie receive a note?
8. Towards the beginning of the month?
9. When?
10. Who was the letter from?
11. Where did she live?
12. What about Mrs MacKenzie?
13. Does the letter suggest an idea?
14. In regards to a holiday?
15. Which one?
16. Was the letter short?
17. How much did it say?
18. Did the writer normally send lengthy notes?
19. Would Susanna be going on the trip?
20. What kind of ideas about life does the girl have?

Q: MAMONI VALLEY PRESERVE, Panama (CNN) -- A famed primatologist says the plight of chimpanzees helped inspire Michael Jackson to write the song "Heal the World."

Michael Jackson loved chimpanzees, said Jane Goodall: "They made him smile."

But the theme and the lyrics of the song turned out to be about a better world for humanity.

"He wrote what he told me he thought was his most powerful song ever, but it didn't end up for animals," Jane Goodall said in a CNN interview Thursday night.

Goodall spoke exclusively to CNN in a Panamanian rain forest where she is exploring a partnership on behalf of Roots & Shoots, her global youth education program.

The interview comes as a new version of the song, first released on Jackson's 1991 "Dangerous" album, is being recorded by a collection of artists for release in late October.

Goodall became friends with Jackson about 20 years ago when he invited her to his Neverland Ranch, where "he talked about his dreams for the place to have animals running, looking free like they would in the wild. ... It was just a very charming day, very low key, nobody else was there," she said.

Goodall, famous for her 50 years of groundbreaking research on chimpanzees in Africa, said Jackson invited her because "he loved what I did."

"He loved chimpanzees," she said. "He loved to watch them feeding. He liked their faces. They made him smile."

Years later, she met Jackson's chimp, Bubbles, and has visited him at his retirement refuge in Florida, she said.

1. Michael Jackson
2. "They made him smile."
3. Jane Goodall
4. Yes
5. a song
6. "Heal the World."
7. CNN
8. Yes
9. Neverland Ranch
10. research on chimpanzees in Africa
11. October.
12. No
13. "Dangerous"
14. No
15. Yes
16. Bubbles
17. retirement refuge
18. Florida
19. Roots & Shoots

Numbered questions:
1. Who wrote the song this story was about?
2. Why did the singer love monkey?
3. Who did he tell this to?
4. Did the two know each other well?
5. What did the animal serve as inspiration for?
6. What was it called?
7. Who did the scientst speak to on TV?
8. Did the celebrity ask the scientist out anywhere?
9. Where?
10. What was the scientist famous for?
11. When is the new music for this melody being put out?
12. Is it being put out by Mike?
13. What is the name of this piece of work?
14. Is it being worked on by one person?
15. Did MJ have a monkey?
16. What was it's name?
17. Where is that animal now?
18. Where is that refuge located?
19. What nonprofit is the scientist involved with?