Q: CHAPTER XXIV

THE HANEYS RETURN TO THE PEAKS

The forces that really move most men are the small, concrete, individual experiences of life. The death of a child is of more account to its parents than the fall of a republic. Napoleon did not forget Josephine in his Italian campaigns, and Grant, inflexible commander of a half-million men, never failed, even in the Wilderness, to remember the plain little woman whose fireside fortunes were so closely interwoven with his epoch-making wars.

As Ben Fordyce lost interest in the question of labor and capital and the political struggles of the state (because they were of less account than his own combat with the powers of darkness), so Bertha had little thought of the abstract, the sociologic, in her uneasiness--the strife was individual, the problems personal--and at last, weary of question, of doubt, she yielded once more to the protecting power which lay in Haney's gold and permitted herself to enjoy its use, its command of men. There was something like intoxication in this sense of supremacy, this freedom from ceaseless calculation, and to rise above the doubt in which she had been plunged was like suddenly acquiring wings.

She accepted any chance to penetrate the city's life, determined to secure all that she could of its light and luxury, and in return intrusted Lucius with plans for luncheons and dinners, which he carried out with lavish hand.

Mart seconded all her resolutions with hearty voice. "There's nothing too good for the Haneys!" he repeatedly chuckled.

1. Ben
2. labor and capital a
3. the political struggles of the state
4. because they were of less account than his own combat with the powers of darkness
5. abstract
6. the sociologic,
7. personal problems
8. the strife
9. small, concrete, individual experiences of life.
10. The death of a child
11. its parents
12. the fall of a republic
13. . Napoleon
14. josephine
15. his Italian campaigns
16. Grant
17. a half-million men,
18. epoch-making
19. a plain little woman
20. fireside

Numbered questions:
1. Fordyce's first name?
2. what did he lose interest in?
3. and?
4. why?
5. Bertha didn't think about what?
6. or the?
7. wghat's distracting her?
8. what was individual?
9. what really moves people?
10. what's of more acount?
11. who is it important to?
12. more important than?
13. what Emperor is mentioned?
14. who did he not forget?
15. during what?
16. what other military general is mentioned
17. how many men did he have?
18. what type of war was he involved in?
19. who did he remember
20. what sort of fortune?

Q: Devon (), also known as Devonshire, which was formerly its common and official name, is a county of England, reaching from the Bristol Channel in the north to the English Channel in the south. It is part of South West England, bounded by Cornwall to the west, Somerset to the northeast, and Dorset to the east. The City of Exeter is the county town; seven other districts of East Devon, Mid Devon, North Devon, South Hams, Teignbridge, Torridge, and West Devon are under the jurisdiction of Devon County Council; Plymouth and Torbay are each a part of Devon but administered as unitary authorities. Combined as a ceremonial county, Devon's area is and its population is about 1.1 million.

Devon derives its name from Dumnonia, which, during the British Iron Age, Roman Britain, and Early Medieval was the homeland of the Dumnonii Brittonic Celts. The Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain resulted in the partial assimilation of Dumnonia into the Kingdom of Wessex during the eighth and ninth centuries. The western boundary with Cornwall was set at the River Tamar by King thelstan in 936. Devon was constituted as a shire of the Kingdom of England thereafter.

The north and south coasts of Devon each have both cliffs and sandy shores, and the county's bays contain seaside resorts, fishing towns, and ports. The inland terrain is rural, generally hilly, and has a low population density in comparison to many other parts of England. Dartmoor is the largest open space in southern England at , its moorland extending across a large expanse of granite bedrock. To the north of Dartmoor are the Culm Measures and Exmoor. In the valleys and lowlands of south and east Devon the soil is more fertile, drained by rivers including the Exe, the Culm, the Teign, the Dart, and the Otter.

1. Devon
2. Yes
3. Devonshire
4. the homeland of the Dumnonii Brittonic Celts
5. during the British Iron Age, Roman Britain, and Early Medieval
6. South West
7. Yes
8. In the valleys and lowlands of south and east
9. Yes
10. cliffs and sandy shores
11. Yes
12. seaside resorts and fishing towns
13. rural and generally hilly
14. the Exe, the Culm, the Teign, the Dart, and the Otter
15. 1.1 million
16. Eight
17. The City of Exeter, East Devon, Mid Devon, North Devon, South Hams, Teignbridge, Torridge, and West Devon
18. No
19. Plymouth and Torbay
20. from the Bristol Channel in the north to the English Channel in the south

Numbered questions:
1. What county in England got its name from Dumnonia?
2. Does it go by any other names?
3. What?
4. What was Dumnonia?
5. When was that?
6. Where in England is Devon located?
7. Does any of the county have fertile soil?
8. Where?
9. Is Devon a coastal town?
10. What kind of terrain is the coast?
11. Does it have any ports?
12. What else is along the coast?
13. What is it like inland?
14. What rivers are nearby?
15. What is the population of Devon?
16. How many districts does it have?
17. What are the names of them?
18. Are they all under the Devon County Council jurisdiction?
19. Which aren't?
20. Where does Devon reach from on the map?

Q: Rain, rain everywhere!

Mary and June were best friends; they played together every day. One day when June came over to play it was raining. Mary told Jane that the rain was mean.

"How is the rain mean?" asked June.

"It's everywhere!" said Mary. "It's raining on the sidewalk, it's raining on the swings, it's raining on my outside toys! It's even raining on my dog Dean!"

June started to giggle. Mary did not like the rain, and Mary did not like that June that rain was funny!

"It's not funny!" said Mary.

June stopped giggling. "Don't be silly, Mary. I don't think the rain is funny. I think that you are funny, Mary! The rain is not mean; it's helping the plants and trees stay alive."

"Really?" said Mary. "How is the rain helping the plants and trees?"

June went to her backpack and pulled out a big book, the front of the book had a picture on a tree. June used the book to show Mary how the rain was good for the earth. When they were done reading the book, Mary smiled. "I still don't like the rain, but I guess it's ok sometimes."

1. best friends
2. No
3. mean
4. No
5. the sidewalk, the swings, outside toys! Dean!"
6. Mary's dog
7. giggle
8. She thought Mary was funny
9. No
10. She thought that June thought that rain was funny!
11. No
12. rain is helping the plants and trees stay alive."
13. Yes
14. kinda
15. June used the book to show Mary how the rain was good for the earth.
16. big
17. a tree

Numbered questions:
1. who were mary and jane?
2. did mary like the weather?
3. how did she describe it?
4. did june understand?
5. what was the rain falling on?
6. who was dean?
7. what did june do when mary described her feelings about the rain?
8. why?
9. did mary know that?
10. why did she believe she laughed?
11. did june agree with mary about the weather?
12. why not?
13. did she understand how?
14. did mary change her mind?
15. how did june change her mind?
16. what was it's size?
17. what was on the front?