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Chapter 2: A Valiant Band.

The permission was not attended with the result that the young prince's counsellors had hoped. For a time, James showed a lively pleasure when Desmond rode over to Saint Germain, walked with him in the gardens, and talked to him alone in his private apartments, and professed a warm friendship for him; but Desmond was not long in discovering that his first estimate of the prince's character had been wholly erroneous, and that his outburst at their first meeting had been the result of pique and irritation, rather than any real desire to lead a more active life. Upon the contrary, he was constitutionally indolent and lethargic. There were horses at his command, but it was seldom, indeed, that he would take the trouble to cross the saddle, although walking was distasteful to him. Even when speaking of his hopes of ascending the throne of England, he spoke without enthusiasm, and said one day:

"It is a pity that it cannot be managed without fuss and trouble. I hate trouble."

"Nothing can be done worth doing, without trouble, Your Majesty," Desmond said sturdily. "It almost seems to me that, if everything could be had without trouble, it would not be worth having."

"How do you mean, Mr. Kennedy?"

"I may illustrate it by saying, Sire, that no true fisherman would care about angling in a pond, close to his house, and so full of fish, that he had but to drop a baited hook into the water to bring up one immediately. The pleasure of fishing consists largely in the hard work that it demands. It is, perhaps, miles to a stream across the hills, and a long day's work may produce but a half dozen fish; but these the angler prizes in proportion to the trouble he has had to get them. I think that, were I born heir to a throne, I would rather that it should cost me hardship, toil, and danger to obtain it, than walk into a cathedral, a few days after my father's death, and there be crowned."
1. Who died?
2. How was he born?
3. Who took a ride?
4. To where?
5. Who was happy to see him?
6. What did they do?
7. Where?
8. WHat else?
9. Was it in public?
10. Where then?
11. Would a real angler fish near his home?
12. How far should he go to fish?
13. Where would he then go fishing?
14. How many would he catch?
15. Over what land would he rule?

Numbered answers:
1. a father
2. heir to a throne,
3. Desmond
4. Saint Germain
5. James
6. walked
7. in the gardens,
8. talked
9. no
10. in his private apartments
11. yes
12. miles
13. a stream across the hills
14. a half dozen
15. England,

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CHAPTER VII

"ROSARIO IS DEAD!"

Fenella never became absolutely unconscious. She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration. Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support. Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.

"You think that he is dead?" she faltered once.

"Of course not," he replied reassuringly. "I saw no weapon at all. It was just a quarrel."

She half closed her eyes.

"There was blood upon his waistcoat," she declared, "and I saw something flash through the window."

"I will go and see, if you like," Arnold suggested.

Her fingers gripped his.

"Not yet! Don't leave me yet! Why did you say that you recognized the hand--that it was the same hand you saw upon the window-sill last night?"

"Because of the signet ring," Arnold answered promptly. "It was a crude-looking affair, but the stone was bright scarlet. It was impossible to mistake it."

"It was only the ring, then?"

"Only the ring, of course," he admitted. "I did not see the hand close enough. It was foolish of me, perhaps, to say anything about it, and yet--and yet the man last night--he was looking for Rosario. Why should it not be the same?"

He heard the breath come through her teeth in a little sob.

"Don't say anything at present to any one else. Indeed, there are others who might have worn such a ring."
1. What did the woman say was on the waistcoat?
2. Where did she see something flash?
3. Did the woman grip someone's fingers?
4. Whose?
5. Was Fenella totally unconscious?
6. How was her breath coming?
7. What did she infect the atmosphere with?
8. According to whom?
9. What did Arnold not see?
10. What was the hand wearing?
11. What color was the stone?
12. Bright or dull?
13. Who was the man looking for?
14. Did Arnold witness a quarrel?
15. Did he get a close look at that hand?

Numbered answers:
1. blood
2. through the window
3. yes
4. Arnold
5. no
6. quickly
7. excitement
8. Arnold
9. the hand
10. a signet ring
11. scarlet
12. bright
13. Rosario
14. yes
15. no

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New Delhi (CNN) -- An Indian court has ruled that the organizer of the scandal-plagued 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi is forbidden from attending the opening ceremony of the London Olympics.

The presence at the ceremony of Suresh Kalmadi, who was arrested last year on corruption charges related to the Commonwealth Games, would be "contrary to national interest," the High Court of Delhi said Wednesday.

The legal action seeking to restrict Kalmadi's movements was filed after a different court had authorized him to travel to London. He had sought permission for the trip in order to attend meetings of the International Association of Athletics Federations.

The Delhi high court allowed him to go ahead with his visit. But it said he couldn't leave India until Friday, the day of the opening ceremony, and should honor a pledge not to attend any Olympic events "in any official capacity."

Kalmadi still holds a number of high-profile sports administrative roles, including the presidency of the Indian Olympic Association.

In a statement, he said he was "never planning to attend" the opening ceremony and had never sought permission to do so.

The petitioner who brought the litigation, Rahul Mehra, said Kalmadi's presence at the Olympics would be "extremely embarrassing" for the athletes and India. Mehra described himself as a "patriotic citizen of the country."

The Indian government also is not in favor of Kalmadi attending the Olympics while he still faces corruption charges, according to the text of the high court's judgment.

The 2010 Commonwealth Games, which India had hoped would burnish its image as a rising economic power, was marred by accusations of graft, missed construction deadlines and cost overruns.
1. Did someone get banned?
2. Who?
3. From what?
4. Why?
5. Where were those held?
6. Was he incarcerated?
7. When?
8. For what?
9. Did he confirm he was going?
10. What did he say?
11. Who else offered an opinion on this?
12. Why not?
13. What did India hope?
14. Did that happen?
15. What actually happened?
Numbered answers:
1. Yes
2. Suresh Kalmadi
3. Attending the opening ceremony of the London Olympics
4. He was the organizer of the scandal-plagued 2010 Commonwealth Games
5. New Delhi
6. Yes
7. Last year
8. Corruption charges
9. No
10. He said he was never planning to attend
11. The Indian government
12. Because he still faces corruption charges
13. The 2010 Commonwealth Games would burnish its image as a rising economic power
14. No
15. It was marred by accusations of graft, missed construction deadlines and cost overruns