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CHAPTER VIII--AFFAIRS OF LAULII AND FANGALII

_November-December_ 1888

For Becker I have not been able to conceal my distaste, for he seems to me both false and foolish. But of his successor, the unfortunately famous Dr. Knappe, we may think as of a good enough fellow driven distraught. Fond of Samoa and the Samoans, he thought to bring peace and enjoy popularity among the islanders; of a genial, amiable, and sanguine temper, he made no doubt but he could repair the breach with the English consul. Hope told a flattering tale. He awoke to find himself exchanging defiances with de Coetlogon, beaten in the field by Mataafa, surrounded on the spot by general exasperation, and disowned from home by his own government. The history of his administration leaves on the mind of the student a sentiment of pity scarcely mingled.

On Blacklock he did not call, and, in view of Leary's attitude, may be excused. But the English consul was in a different category. England, weary of the name of Samoa, and desirous only to see peace established, was prepared to wink hard during the process and to welcome the result of any German settlement. It was an unpardonable fault in Becker to have kicked and buffeted his ready-made allies into a state of jealousy, anger, and suspicion. Knappe set himself at once to efface these impressions, and the English officials rejoiced for the moment in the change. Between Knappe and de Coetlogon there seems to have been mutual sympathy; and, in considering the steps by which they were led at last into an attitude of mutual defiance, it must be remembered that both the men were sick,--Knappe from time to time prostrated with that formidable complaint, New Guinea fever, and de Coetlogon throughout his whole stay in the islands continually ailing.
1. does the author like Becker?
2. Does he prefer his replacement?
3. what was his name?
4. Was Knappe short-tempered?
5. was he a healthy man?
6. what was wrong with him?
7. Who wanted peace in Samoa?
8. Was Knappe in favor of that?
9. Did Becker have a good relationship with his allies?
10. did he make them angry?
11. Did Knappe try to make amends?
12. Were the English pleased with this?
13. Did Knappe like the Samoans?
14. who did Knappe not visit?
15. was that permissible?
16. Who did he seem to have a mutual sympathy with?
17. was he also in poor health?
18. did he have a specific ailment?

Numbered answers:
1. no
2. yes
3. Dr. Knappe
4. no
5. no
6. New Guinea fever
7. England
8. yes
9. yes
10. yes
11. yes
12. yes
13. yes
14. Blacklock
15. yes
16. de Coetlogon
17. yes
18. no

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CHAPTER XXVII

THE SILVER CLASP

It was about eleven o'clock on a hot morning and Kenwardine, who had adopted native customs, was leisurely getting his breakfast in the patio. Two or three letters lay among the fruit and wine, but he did not mean to open them yet. He was something of a sybarite and the letters might blunt his enjoyment of the well-served meal. Clare, who had not eaten much, sat opposite, watching him. His pose as he leaned back with a wineglass in his hand was negligently graceful, and his white clothes, drawn in at the waist by a black silk sash, showed his well-knit figure. There were touches of gray in his hair and wrinkles round his eyes, but in spite of this he had a look of careless youth. Clare, however, thought she noticed a hint of preoccupation that she knew and disliked.

Presently Kenwardine picked out an envelope with a British stamp from among the rest and turned it over before inserting a knife behind the flap, which yielded easily, as if the gum had lost its strength. Then he took out the letter and smiled with ironical amusement. If it had been read by any unauthorized person before it reached him, the reader would have been much misled, but it told him what he wanted to know. There was one word an Englishman or American would not have used, though a Teuton might have done so, but Kenwardine thought a Spaniard would not notice this, even if he knew English well. The other letters were not important, and he glanced at his daughter.
1. What time was it in the morning?
2. Who had adopted the native customs?
3. Where was he getting his breakfast?
4. Who was sitting and watching him?
5. What color clothes was he wearing?
6. and what fabric was the sash?
7. What look did he have?
8. Did he have wrinkles?
9. and what about a few gray hair?
10. Did the envelope have an American stamp?

Numbered answers:
1. eleven o'clock
2. Kenwardine
3. the patio
4. Clare
5. white
6. silk
7. of careless youth
8. yes
9. yes
10. no

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Steve Jobs, the designer of Apple Computer, wasn't smart when he was at school. At that time, he was not a good student and he always made trouble with his schoolmates. Then he dropped out . But he was full of new ideas. After he left college, Steve Jobs worked as a video game designer. He worked there for only several months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in life. Steve Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India. In 1975, he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the Apple computer with his friend . He chose the name"Apple"just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden. His Apple computer was such a great success that Steve Jobs soon became famous all over the world. ,.
1. Who went to India?
2. why did he go there?
3. where did he live after he got back from there?
4. on a what?
5. for how long?
6. what new kind of thing did he create?
7. what year did he start this?
8. did he do it alone?
9. with who then?
10. what did he call the new thing?
11. why that name?
12. doing what?
13. was he a good or bad student?
14. was he one of the smarter kids?
15. did he misbehave?
16. with whom did he cause issues?
17. did he complete school?
18. what was he full of?
19. what did he do after leaving university?
20. how long did he work there?
Numbered answers:
1. Steve Jobs
2. To get some new ideas and give him a change in life.
3. California
4. a farm
5. for a year
6. computer
7. 1975
8. no
9. with his friend
10. "Apple"
11. because it could help him to remember a happy summer
12. being in an apple tree garden
13. bad
14. no
15. yes
16. his schoolmates
17. no
18. new ideas
19. He worked as a video game designer
20. several months