question: CHAPTER XXIII

THE ADVANTAGE OF A DAY

That evening Le Drieux appeared in the lobby of the hotel and sat himself comfortably down, as if his sole desire in life was to read the evening paper and smoke his after-dinner cigar. He cast a self-satisfied and rather supercilious glance in the direction of the Merrick party, which on this occasion included the Stantons and their aunt, but he made no attempt to approach the corner where they were seated.

Maud, however, as soon as she saw Le Drieux, asked Arthur Weldon to interview the man and endeavor to obtain from him the exact date when Jack Andrews landed in New York. Uncle John had already wired to Major Doyle, Patsy's father, to get the steamship lists and find which boat Andrews had come on and the date of its arrival, but no answer had as yet been received.

Arthur made a pretext of buying a cigar at the counter and then strolled aimlessly about until he came, as if by chance, near to where Le Drieux was sitting. Making a pretense of suddenly observing the man, he remarked casually:

"Ah, good evening."

"Good evening, Mr. Weldon," replied Le Drieux, a note of ill-suppressed triumph in his voice.

"I suppose you are now content to rest on your laurels, pending the formal examination?" said Arthur.

"I am, sir. But the examination is a mere form, you know. I have already cabled the commissioner of police at Vienna and received a reply stating that the Austrian ambassador would make a prompt demand for extradition and the papers would be forwarded from Washington to the Austrian consul located in this city. The consul has also been instructed to render me aid in transporting the prisoner to Vienna. All this will require several days' time, so you see we are in no hurry to conclude the examination."
1. Where did Ledrieux sit?
2. did he seem uncomfortable?
3. who was he looking at?
4. who was with them?
5. what did Maud want to know?
6. had they already tried to obtain that information?
7. had they gotten a nanswer?
8. Did she thing LeDrieux knew?
9. who did she enlist to question him?
10. Under what pretense did he start walking around?
11. did he then head straight for Le Drieux?
12. what did Arthur think LeDrieux would be content to do?
13. until when?
14. who would make a request for extradition?
15. where would the documents be sent from?
16. to where?
17. where would the prisoner be taken to?
18. how long with this take?
19. would the extradition request be sent right away?
20. is he in a hurry to have the interrogation?
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answer: 1. the lobby of the hotel
2. No
3. the Merrick party
4. the Stantons and their aunt
5. the date Jack Andrews landed in New York
6. Yes
7. No
8. Yes
9. Arthur Weldon
10. buying a cigar
11. No
12. rest on his laurels
13. the formal examination
14. the Austrian ambassador
15. Washington
16. the Austrian consul
17. Vienna
18. several days
19. No
20. No

question: CHAPTER VI

A CIRCULATING LIBRARY

After supper that night, Bab and Betty sat in the old porch playing with Josephus and Belinda, and discussing the events of the day; for the appearance of the strange boy and his dog had been a most exciting occurrence in their quiet lives. They had seen nothing of him since morning, as he took his meals at the Squire's, and was at work with Pat in a distant field when the children passed. Sancho had stuck closely to his master, evidently rather bewildered by the new order of things, and bound to see that no harm happened to Ben.

"I wish they'd come. It's sundown, and I heard the cows mooing, so I know they have gone home," said Betty, impatiently; for she regarded the new-comer in the light of an entertaining book, and wished to read on as fast as possible.

"I'm going to learn the signs he makes when he wants Sancho to dance; then we can have fun with him whenever we like. He's the dearest dog I ever saw!" answered Bab, who was fonder of animals than her sister.

"Ma said--Ow, what's that?" cried Betty with a start, as something bumped against the gate outside; and in a moment Ben's head peeped over the top as he swung himself up to the iron arch, in the middle of which was the empty lantern frame.

"Please to locate, gentlemen; please to locate. The performance is about to begin with the great Flyin' Coopid act, in which Master Bloomsbury has appeared before the crowned heads of Europe. Pronounced by all beholders the most remarkable youthful progidy agoin'. Hooray! here we are!"
1. Who viewed the new boy as a good book?
2. Speaking of him as a book, what did she want to do?
3. Who was on the porch?
4. What were they doing?
5. What were they chatting about?
6. What had them stirred up?
7. What was his name?
8. Did he show up alone?
9. What was with him?
10. Did he have a name?
11. What was it?
12. Why was he staying right with Ben?
13. Was he protecting Ben?
14. Where were Ben and Sancho?
15. What time of day was it?
16. What had Betty heard?
17. What did Babs want to figure out how to do?
18. Did she love animals less than her sister?
19. Who was playing on the gate?
20. What was in the middle of the iron arch?
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answer: 1. Betty
2. to read on as fast as possible.
3. Bab and Betty
4. playing with Josephus and Belinda
5. the events of the day;
6. the new boy
7. Ben
8. no
9. a dog
10. yes
11. Sancho
12. yes
13. yes
14. at the Squire's,
15. sundown
16. something bumped against the gate outside;
17. how to make Sancho dance
18. no
19. Ben
20. the empty lantern frame.

question: (CNN) -- Mark McGwire deserves a ban from baseball more than any sympathy.

It is sad to hear his quavery confession of a career filled with steroids, his sorrow over the pain it caused his family and fans, his revelation of a life of lies that burned inside him like a hidden disease and consumed the game he loved.

But for those of us who also love baseball, the damage he did was too deep and his further threat to the integrity of the game is too great to justify his return.

McGwire's entire playing career is indelibly stained and his judgment is not to be trusted. What else are we to make of a man who cheated and didn't come clean for 20 years? Can he be trusted to coach other players who may be using steroids? Is he fit for any job that is also a test of character and personal standards? Baseball should bar him from coaching and never again allow his name on a Hall of Fame ballot.

St. Louis manager Tony La Russa, McGwire's longtime apologist, is leading the charge to rehabilitate him in his new role as the Cardinals' batting coach, saying Monday's admission and expression of regret is worthy of respect.

This from a manager who either closed his eyes to drug use on his teams, didn't know what he should have known, or kept conspiratorially silent about it through all the years with McGwire on the Oakland Athletics (along with Jose Canseco) and on the Cards.
1. Which sport does Mark McGwire play?
2. What drugs did he use?
3. Is he sad about that?
4. Whom did he cause pain?
5. Who else?
6. How long was it until he confessed?
7. Does the author think he should be in the Hall of Fame?
8. What about being a coach?
9. Who is the manager of St. Louis?
10. Does he support McGwire?
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answer:
1. baseball
2. steroids
3. yes
4. his family
5. fans
6. 20 years?
7. no
8. no
9. Tony La Russa
10. yes