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CHAPTER XV

POLE TO POLE

The waiting in London for July to come was daily more unbearable to Shelton, and if it had not been for Ferrand, who still came to breakfast, he would have deserted the Metropolis. On June first the latter presented himself rather later than was his custom, and announced that, through a friend, he had heard of a position as interpreter to an hotel at Folkestone.

"If I had money to face the first necessities," he said, swiftly turning over a collection of smeared papers with his yellow fingers, as if searching for his own identity, "I 'd leave today. This London blackens my spirit."

"Are you certain to get this place," asked Shelton.

"I think so," the young foreigner replied; "I 've got some good enough recommendations."

Shelton could not help a dubious glance at the papers in his hand. A hurt look passed on to Ferrand's curly lips beneath his nascent red moustache.

"You mean that to have false papers is as bad as theft. No, no; I shall never be a thief--I 've had too many opportunities," said he, with pride and bitterness. "That's not in my character. I never do harm to anyone. This"--he touched the papers--"is not delicate, but it does harm to no one. If you have no money you must have papers; they stand between you and starvation. Society, has an excellent eye for the helpless--it never treads on people unless they 're really down." He looked at Shelton.

"You 've made me what I am, amongst you," he seemed to say; "now put up with me!"

1. who was Shelton speaking to?
2. what never treads on someone unless they are really down?
3. what was unbearable to Shelton?
4. what was he waiting for?
5. did he want to stay there?
6. what did he want to desert?
7. what month was it?
8. who was he meeting for breakfast?
9. did he arrive at the time that he normally does?
10. what did he tell Shelton about?
11. what was the position?
12. which hotel?
13. did he think he would get the position?
14. what was he holding in his hands?
15. who saw the papers?
16. how did he look at them?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Ferrand
2. Society
3. waiting
4. July
5. no
6. the Metropolis
7. June
8. Ferrand
9. no
10. that he had heard of a position
11. interpreter to an hotel
12. at Folkestone
13. yes
14. papers
15. Shelton
16. with a dubious glance

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Mayotte (, ; Shimaore: "Maore", ; ) is an insular department and region of France officially named the Department of Mayotte (French: "Departement de Mayotte"). It consists of a main island, Grande-Terre (or Maore), a smaller island, Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), and several islets around these two. The archipelago is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Southeast Africa, between northwestern Madagascar and northeastern Mozambique. The department status of Mayotte is recent and the region remains the poorest in France. Mayotte is nevertheless much more prosperous than the other countries of the Mozambique Channel, making it a major destination for illegal immigration.

Mayotte's area is and, with its 212,645 people, is very densely populated at 569 per km (1,473 per sq mi). The biggest city and prefecture is Mamoudzou on Grande-Terre. However, the DzaoudziPamandzi International Airport is located on the neighbouring island of Petite-Terre. The territory is geographically part of the Comoro Islands. The territory is also known as Maore, the native name of its main island, especially by advocates of its inclusion in the Union of Comoros.

The language of the majority is Shimaore, a Bantu language variety closely related to the varieties in the neighbouring Comoros islands. The second most widely spoken native language is Kibushi, a Malagasy language variety most closely related to the Sakalava dialect of Malagasy with influences from Shimaore. The vast majority of the population is Muslim.

1. What is the topic of the article?
2. What country is it in?
3. is it located on an island chain?
4. How many islands form it?
5. Is it a wealthy region?
6. What ocean is it in?
7. What is the population?
8. Can you name the largest city?
9. What is it a major destination of?
10. What islands is the territory a neighbor of?
11. What language is spoken?
12. Do all of the islanders speak the same exact language?
13. What is the primary religion of the inhabitants?
14. Where is the international airport located?
15. What is the airport named?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Mayotte
2. France
3. yes
4. 2 main and some islets
5. no compared to France, but yes in the local area
6. Indian Ocean
7. 212,645 people
8. Mamoudzou
9. illegal immigration.
10. the Comoro Islands.
11. Shimaore, is the most spoken
12. Tno
13. Muslim.
14. Petite-Terre
15. DzaoudziPamandzi International Airport

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Reunion (, ; previously "Ile Bourbon") is an island and region of France in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar and southwest of Mauritius. , it had a population of 850,996. It is the most prosperous island in the Indian Ocean, having the highest GDP per capita in the region.

The island has been inhabited since the 17th century, when people from France, Madagascar and Africa settled there. Slavery was abolished on 20 December 1848 (a date celebrated yearly on the island), after which indentured workers were brought from Tamil Nadu, Southern India, among other places. The island became an overseas department of France in 1946.

As elsewhere in France, the official language is French. In addition, the majority of the region's population speaks Reunion Creole.

Administratively, Reunion is one of the overseas departments of France. Like the other four overseas departments, it is also one of the 18 regions of France, with the modified status of overseas region, and an integral part of the Republic with the same status as Metropolitan France. Reunion is an outermost region of the European Union and, as an overseas department of France, part of the Eurozone.

Not much is known of Reunion's history prior to the arrival of the Portuguese in the early sixteenth century. Arab traders were familiar with it by the name "Dina Morgabin". The island is possibly featured on a map from 1153 AD by Al Sharif el-Edrisi. The island might also have been visited by Swahili or Austronesian (Ancient Indonesian-Malaysian) sailors on their journey to the west from the Malay Archipelago to Madagascar.

1. What's the main topic?
2. Did it have another name before that one?
3. Does it have an official language?
4. What is it?
5. What is mainly spoken there?
6. What region does the isle belong to?
7. In what ocean?
8. What is the possible first map citing of the isle?
9. Who was the map by?
10. What zone is it a part of?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Reunion
2. IIe Bourbon
3. Yes
4. French
5. Reunion Creole
6. France
7. Indian Ocean
8. The island is possibly featured on a map from 1153 AD by Al Sharif el-Edrisi
9. Al Sharif el-Edrisi
10. Malay Archipelago to Madagascar