CHAPTER 22.

"Young blighted Albert," said Keggs the butler, shifting his weight so that it distributed itself more comfortably over the creaking chair in which he reclined, "let this be a lesson to you, young feller me lad."

The day was a week after Lord Marshmoreton's visit to London, the hour six o'clock. The housekeeper's room, in which the upper servants took their meals, had emptied. Of the gay company which had just finished dinner only Keggs remained, placidly digesting. Albert, whose duty it was to wait on the upper servants, was moving to and fro, morosely collecting the plates and glasses. The boy was in no happy frame of mind. Throughout dinner the conversation at table had dealt almost exclusively with the now celebrated elopement of Reggie Byng and his bride, and few subjects could have made more painful listening to Albert.

"What's been the result and what I might call the upshot," said Keggs, continuing his homily, "of all your making yourself so busy and thrusting of yourself forward and meddling in the affairs of your elders and betters? The upshot and issue of it 'as been that you are out five shillings and nothing to show for it. Five shillings what you might have spent on some good book and improved your mind! And goodness knows it wants all the improving it can get, for of all the worthless, idle little messers it's ever been my misfortune to have dealings with, you are the champion. Be careful of them plates, young man, and don't breathe so hard. You 'aven't got hasthma or something, 'ave you?"

What are the answers to this following set of questions:

1. What kind of job does Keggs do?
2. Who is he talking to?
3. Is he lecturing him?
4. Who is older?
5. Where are they?
6. What kind of job does Albert have?
7. Is Keggs one of them?
8. Who eats here?
9. What meal had just ended?
10. Did Albert like the topic everyone was talking about?
11. Who had gotten married?
12. To who?
13. How did they marry?
14. Are most people happy about it?
15. Is Albert?
16. Who had gone to London?
17. How long after that was this conversation?
18. How much money did Keggs feel Albert wasted?
19. What should he have done with it?
20. What for?
1. butler
2. Albert
3. yes
4. Keggs
5. The housekeeper's room
6. wait on the upper servants
7. yes
8. upper servants
9. dinner
10. no
11. Reggie
12. bride
13. elopement
14. yes
15. no
16. Lord Marshmoreton'
17. hour six
18. Five shillings
19. book
20. improved your mind