CHAPTER XIX

A letter, edged with black, announced the day of my master's return. Isabella was dead; and he wrote to bid me get mourning for his daughter, and arrange a room, and other accommodations, for his youthful nephew. Catherine ran wild with joy at the idea of welcoming her father back; and indulged most sanguine anticipations of the innumerable excellencies of her 'real' cousin. The evening of their expected arrival came. Since early morning she had been busy ordering her own small affairs; and now attired in her new black frock--poor thing! her aunt's death impressed her with no definite sorrow--she obliged me, by constant worrying, to walk with her down through the grounds to meet them.

'Linton is just six months younger than I am,' she chattered, as we strolled leisurely over the swells and hollows of mossy turf, under shadow of the trees. 'How delightful it will be to have him for a playfellow! Aunt Isabella sent papa a beautiful lock of his hair; it was lighter than mine--more flaxen, and quite as fine. I have it carefully preserved in a little glass box; and I've often thought what a pleasure it would be to see its owner. Oh! I am happy--and papa, dear, dear papa! Come, Ellen, let us run! come, run.'

She ran, and returned and ran again, many times before my sober footsteps reached the gate, and then she seated herself on the grassy bank beside the path, and tried to wait patiently; but that was impossible: she couldn't be still a minute.

Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions:

1. Who had died?
2. What did the servant need to get?
3. For whom?
4. What else did he need to get ready?
5. For whom?
6. How was the news of the tragedy delivered?
7. How was it decorated?
8. Whose home-coming did it announce?
9. Who was excited about the home-coming?
10. What was she wearing the night of the return?
11. Was she very sad?
12. Did she go to greet them alone?
13. Who was she talking about?
14. Was he older than her, or younger?
15. By how much?
16. Did they walk quickly?
17. What had her aunt sent her?
18. Where did she keep it?
19. What was the name of the servant who had accompanied her?
20. Did she walk to the gate?

Numbered answers:
1. Isabella
2. To get mourning
3. His daughter
4. Arrange a room
5. For the master's nephew
6. By letter
7. Edged with black
8. The master's
9. Catherine
10. A black frock
11. No
12. No
13. Linton
14. Younger
15. Six months
16. No
17. A lock of Linton's hair
18. In a little glass box
19. Ellen
20. No