CHAPTER III

Philip was not very fond of taking walks with his father, since he found that in nine cases out of ten they afforded opportunities for inculcation of facts of the driest description with reference to estate management, or to the narration by his parent of little histories of which his conduct upon some recent occasion would adorn the moral. On this particular occasion the prospect was particularly unpleasant, for his father would, he was well aware, overflow with awful politeness, indeed, after the scene of the morning, it could not be otherwise. Oh, how much rather would he have spent that lovely afternoon with Maria Lee! Dear Maria, he would go and see her again the very next day.

When he arrived, some ten minutes after time in the antler-hung hall of the Abbey House, he found his father standing, watch in hand, exactly under the big clock, as though he was determined to make a note by double entry of every passing second.

"When I asked you to walk with me this afternoon, Philip, I, if my memory does not deceive me, was careful to say that I had no wish to interfere with any prior engagement. I was aware how little interest, compared to your cousin George, you take in the estate, and I had no wish to impose an uncongenial task. But, as you kindly volunteered to accompany me, I regret that you did not find it convenient to be punctual to the time you fixed. I have now waited for you for seventeen minutes, and let me tell you that at my time of life I cannot afford to lose seventeen minutes. May I ask what has delayed you?"

What are the answers to this following set of questions:

1. Who disliked walks?
2. With whom?
3. Who would he have preferred to be spending time with?
4. Did he plan to visit with her?
5. When?
6. Why did he dislike the trips with dad?
7. Regarding what financial topic?
8. Did his dad also tell stories?
9. Related to whose behavior?
10. Did he especially dread this particular stroll with dad?
11. Did he expect dad to be rude?
12. Where did their encounter begin?
13. In which room?
14. What was it decorated with?
15. Where did his dad stand?
16. What was he holding?
17. What did his dad claim he was careful not to do?
18. Who did he compare Philip to?
19. What was their relationship?
20. Did he admit Philip had to be there?
1. Philip
2. his father
3. Maria Lee
4. Yes.
5. the very next day.
6. they afforded opportunities for inculcation of facts of the driest description
7. estate management
8. Yes.
9. Philip's.
10. Yes.
11. No.
12. the Abbey House
13. the hall
14. antlers
15. under the big clock
16. his watch
17. interfere with any prior engagement
18. George
19. cousins
20. No.