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CHAPTER II

MARSTON GETS A WARNING

It was dark and the mud village was strangely quiet. Thin mist drifted about the house Don Felix had occupied, and Wyndhams' new agent leaned forward slackly with his arm on the table. He was a young French creole, but his face was pinched and careworn.

Marston, sitting in a corner, studied the man. When he last saw Lucien Moreau he was vigorous and marked by a careless confidence. Now his glance was furtive and sometimes he fixed it on the window. There was no glass and the shutters had been left open because the night was hot. Marston remembered Don Felix's disconcerting habit of looking at the window when it was dark. The miasma from the swamps had obviously undermined Moreau's health; but Marston doubted if this accounted for all.

Moreau had been talking for two or three minutes when Wyndham stopped him.

"I understand you want to give up your post?" he said.

"That is so," the other agreed. "For one thing, you do not need an agent when you are closing down your business." He paused and gave Wyndham a sullen look. "Besides, I have had enough."

"Your pay is good."

"Good pay is of no use if one dies before one can spend it," Moreau rejoined.

"Very well," said Wyndham. "If you have had enough, we must try to let you go. However, since your engagement runs for some time, you must stay a month."

Moreau agreed unwillingly and Wyndham asked: "Have you sent for the fellow who gave us our last load?"

1. Who studied the man?
2. Where?
3. And why?
4. Who was he having a conversation with?
5. What about?
6. Was he dissatisfied with the money?
7. Why would he leave then?
8. Any other reason?
9. So his resignation was accepted?
10. With any conditions?
11. What were they?
12. Why?
13. Did he agree to keep his position longer?
14. Was he happy about it?
15. How old is he?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Marston
2. sitting in a corner
3. his glance was furtive
4. Lucien Moreau
5. giving up his post
6. no
7. he had had enough
8. he was afraid it could be deadly
9. yes
10. yes
11. he had to stay a month
12. his engagement ran for some time
13. yes
14. no
15. young

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Rolling Stone is an American biweekly magazine that focuses on popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner, who is still the magazine's publisher, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first known for its musical coverage and for political reporting by Hunter S. Thompson. In the 1990s, the magazine shifted focus to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music. In recent years, it has resumed its traditional mix of content.

Rolling Stone Press is the magazine's associated book publishing imprint.

"Rolling Stone" magazine was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and Ralph Gleason. To get it off the ground, Wenner borrowed $7,500 from his own family and from the parents of his soon-to-be wife, Jane Schindelheim. The first issue carried a cover date of November 9, 1967, and was in newspaper format with a lead article on the Monterey Pop Festival. The cover price was 25 (equivalent to $ in 2016).

In the first issue, Wenner explained that the title of the magazine referred to the 1950 blues song, "Rollin' Stone", recorded by Muddy Waters, the rock and roll band the Rolling Stones, and Bob Dylan's hit single "Like a Rolling Stone". Some authors have attributed the name solely to Dylan's hit single: "At [Ralph] Gleason's suggestion, Wenner named his magazine after a Bob Dylan song." "Rolling Stone" initially identified with and reported the hippie counterculture of the era. However, it distanced itself from the underground newspapers of the time, such as "Berkeley Barb", embracing more traditional journalistic standards and avoiding the radical politics of the underground press. In the very first edition, Wenner wrote that "Rolling Stone" "is not just about the music, but about the things and attitudes that music embraces".

1. When was the first issue of "Rolling Stone" published?
2. What was the cost?
3. What was the lead article?
4. Who was the music critic associated with the founding of this publication?
5. Who else is associated with the founding of this publication?
6. Where was this publication founded?
7. What song was the inspiration for the name of it?
8. What musical group was also said to have inspired the title?
9. Who sought funding for the beginning of this publication?
10. What was one source of funding he obtained?
11. Who else?
12. What type of art was it originally focused on?
13. What else was it originally focused on?
14. When did the focus shift?
15. What was one of the new areas it focused on?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. in 1967
2. The cover price was 25
3. the Monterey Pop Festival
4. critic Ralph J. Gleason
5. Jann Wenner
6. in San Francisco
7. the 1950 blues song, "Rollin' Stone", recorded by Muddy Waters,and Bob Dylan's hit single "Like a Rolling Stone"
8. the Rolling Stones
9. Jann Wenner
10. his family
11. the parents of his soon-to-be wife
12. music
13. the things and attitudes that music embraces
14. In the 1990s
15. film actors

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Egypt (i/idpt/; Arabic: Misr, Egyptian Arabic: Masr, Coptic: Khemi), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia, via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is the world's only contiguous Eurafrasian nation. Most of Egypt's territory of 1,010,408 square kilometres (390,000 sq mi) lies within the Nile Valley. Egypt is a Mediterranean country. It is bordered by the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Gulf of Aqaba to the east, the Red Sea to the east and south, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west.

Egypt has one of the longest histories of any modern country, arising in the tenth millennium BC as one of the world's first nation states. Considered a cradle of civilisation, Ancient Egypt experienced some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, urbanisation, organised religion and central government. Iconic monuments such as the Giza Necropolis and its Great Sphinx, as well the ruins of Memphis, Thebes, Karnak, and the Valley of the Kings, reflect this legacy and remain a significant focus of archaeological study and popular interest worldwide. Egypt's rich cultural heritage is an integral part of its national identity, having endured, and at times assimilated, various foreign influences, including Greek, Persian, Roman, Arab, Ottoman, and European. Although Christianised in the first century of the Common Era, it was subsequently Islamised due to the Islamic conquests of the seventh century.

1. What part of the African continent is Egypt in?
2. Is it part of Asia?
3. What distinguishes it from other nations of the world?
4. Does it have a long history?
5. What kind of foreign influences has it encountered?
6. What river valley is it part of?
7. How large is the country?
8. What country borders it to the northeast?
9. the south?
10. the west?
11. What is its official name?
12. How is it connected to Asia?
13. called what?
14. Is it a Mediterranean country?
15. When did civilization begin there?
16. What are some of the monuments in Egypt?
17. and?
18. and?
19. Does it have a rich cultural identity?
20. Was it ever a christian nation?
21. What is its primary religion now?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. the northeast
2. yes
3. It is the world's only contiguous Eurafrasian nation
4. yes
5. Greek, Persian, Roman, Arab, Ottoman, and European.
6. the Nile Valley
7. 1,010,408 square kilometres
8. the Gaza Strip and Israel
9. Sudan
10. Libya
11. Arab Republic of Egypt
12. a land bridge
13. the Sinai Peninsula
14. yes
15. the tenth millennium BC
16. the Giza Necropolis
17. the Great Sphinx
18. The ruins of Memphis, Thebes and Karnak
19. yes
20. yes
21. Islam