input: CHAPTER XXII

COLONEL BARRINGTON IS CONVINCED

It was not until early morning that Courthorne awakened from the stupor he sank into soon after Winston conveyed him into his homestead. First, however, he asked for a little food, and ate it with apparent difficulty. When Winston came in he looked up from the bed where he lay, with the dust still white upon his clothing, and his face showed gray and haggard in the creeping light.

"I'm feeling a trifle better now," he said; "still, I scarcely fancy I could get up just yet. I gave you a little surprise last night?"

Winston nodded. "You did. Of course, I knew how much your promise was worth, but in view of the risks you ran, I had not expected you to turn up at the Grange."

"The risks!" said Courthorne, with an unpleasant smile.

"Yes," said Winston wearily, "I have a good deal on hand I would like to finish here and it will not take me long, but I am quite prepared to give myself up now, if it is necessary."

Courthorne laughed. "I don't think you need, and it wouldn't be wise. You see, even if you made out your innocence, which you couldn't do, you rendered yourself an accessory by not denouncing me long ago. I fancy we can come to an understanding which would be pleasanter to both of us."

"The difficulty," said Winston, "is that an understanding is useless when made with a man who never keeps his word." 1. Did Winston take Courthorne somewhere?
2. Where?
3. Did he fall asleep?
4. When did he get back up?
5. Where had Winston found him?
6. Was he surprised?
7. Why did he think he'd see him there?
8. Why didn't he?
9. Where is Courthorne during this conversation?
10. Is he dirty?
11. How does his face look?
12. Did he get a meal?
13. Was it hard for him to eat?
14. Who is willing to turn himself in?
15. What does he want to do first?
16. Will it be a while?
17. Does Courthorne think he should?
18. Why?
19. Is Winston innocent?
20. Is Winston?
21. Did he laugh? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. yes
2. into his homestead
3. yes
4. early morning
5. the Grange
6. yes
7. He did not.
8. Because of the risks Courthorne ran.
9. in bed
10. yes
11. gray and haggard
12. yes
13. yes
14. Winston
15. Finish a good deal here.
16. no
17. no
18. Because Courthorne rendered himself an accessory.
19. Yes.
20. no
21. Yes.

input: Billy was like a king on the school yard. A king without a queen. He was the biggest kid in our grade, so he made all the rules during recess. He was a big bully. He told kids what to do, what to play, what to sing, and called them names like "Dork". He always had a smile on his face as he sat on the bench next to the big tree and watched his "kingdom". All of the other kids were scared of him. Even I was scared of him. He was mean and he could beat you up if you made him angry. Last week, a very, very stupid kid chose not to listen to Billy. Billy beat him up and Mr.Stupid Kid told the grownups that he tripped. No one would dare get Billy in trouble. Billy was mean, but he kept the school yard from getting too crazy. Well I had enough it. Billy had been picking on us for too long and we had to stop him. I grabbed some fishing line from home and brought it to school the next day. Before recess, I tied a long piece of fishing line around the tree by Billy's bench and tied the other end to a big rock. Then I went inside for class. When it was recess, Billy sat on his bench and started yelling at people. This was it. I called out, "Hey you big dummy! You're not so tough". Billy's face turned red with anger and he started marching my way. Billy marched and then tripped over the fishing line. Billy was lying face down and he seemed to be crying. Everyone cheered. The king was down. 1. What was Billy like?
2. Why did he make all the rules?
3. Who did he beat up?
4. Why didn't anyone want to tell on him?
5. what was the fishing line attached to?
6. why?
7. why?
8. what did billy sit on?
9. who tattled on him?
10. what did he tell?
11. what happened after billy fell down?
12. who decided what the children would do?
13. What did he tie the string to first?
14. what was it by?
15. then to what?
16. what did he do after that?
17. what did he call billy?
18. why did he get red? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. a king
2. he was the biggest kid
3. him
4. he kept the school yard from getting too crazy
5. a tree and a rock
6. he wanted to stop billy
7. he didn't want to be picked on anymore
8. the bench
9. Mr.Stupid Kid
10. he tripped
11. Everyone cheered
12. Billy
13. the tree
14. Billy's bench
15. a big rock
16. went inside
17. big dummy
18. he was angry

input: CHAPTER IX

The visit of Bertrade de Montfort with her friend Mary de Stutevill was drawing to a close. Three weeks had passed since Roger de Conde had ridden out from the portals of Stutevill and many times the handsome young knight's name had been on the lips of his fair hostess and her fairer friend.

Today the two girls roamed slowly through the gardens of the great court, their arms about each other's waists, pouring the last confidences into each other's ears, for tomorrow Bertrade had elected to return to Leicester.

"Methinks thou be very rash indeed, my Bertrade," said Mary. "Wert my father here he would, I am sure, not permit thee to leave with only the small escort which we be able to give."

"Fear not, Mary," replied Bertrade. "Five of thy father's knights be ample protection for so short a journey. By evening it will have been accomplished; and, as the only one I fear in these parts received such a sound set back from Roger de Conde recently, I do not think he will venture again to molest me."

"But what about the Devil of Torn, Bertrade?" urged Mary. "Only yestereve, you wot, one of Lord de Grey's men-at-arms came limping to us with the news of the awful carnage the foul fiend had wrought on his master's household. He be abroad, Bertrade, and I canst think of naught more horrible than to fall into his hands."

"Why, Mary, thou didst but recently say thy very self that Norman of Torn was most courteous to thee when he sacked this, thy father's castle. How be it thou so soon has changed thy mind?" 1. Where were the girls walking through?
2. Were the holding hands?
3. What were their names?
4. Were there six knights for protection for the journey?
5. How many were there?
6. Who did Mary say was courteous when he sacked the castle?
7. How many weeks had passed since Roger de Conde came from the portals of Stutevill?
8. What was Roger de Conde?
9. When was Bertrade going back to Leicester?
10. Did Mary think she should go with only the small escort?
11. Who cam liming toward them with news?
12. What was the news?
13. Who was Mary saying was abroad?
14. Were the girls walking quickly in the gardens?
15. What were they pouring into each other's ears?
16. Where did the girls place their arms while walking?
17. Did Bertrade say her journey would be long?
18. Did she think that Roger de Conde would bother her? Return numbered answers in your output.

output:
1. The gardens
2. No
3. Bertrade de Montfort and Mary de Stutevill
4. No
5. Five
6. Norman of Torn
7. Three weeks
8. A knight
9. Tomorrow
10. No
11. One of Lord de Grey's men-at-arms
12. Of the awful carnage
13. Devil of Torn
14. No
15. The last confidences
16. Each other's waists
17. No
18. No