Q: CHAPTER VIII

IN THE SWAMP

"There she is!"

"She seems to be all right!"

"Shall we go on board?"

Such were the cries from the Rovers and their friends as they came in sight of the _Dora_. The view of the houseboat filled them all with pleasure.

"Wait!" said Harold Bird. "Don't show yourselves!"

Dick at least understood and held the others back.

"Keep out of sight--we want to investigate first," he said, in a low tone. "There is no use in our running our heads into the lion's mouth."

"Mine cracious, vos der a lion aroundt here?" demanded Hans, turning pale.

"Maybe you'll find a lion if you don't keep quiet," answered Sam, with a snicker.

After that but little was said. Gradually they drew so close that they could see from one end of the _Dora_ to the other. Not a person was in sight.

"Really does look as if the craft was deserted," was Harold Bird's comment. "Perhaps they got scared when they saw what a crowd was following them."

"I move two of us go on board and the rest stay here," said Tom. "Then, if there is trouble, the crowd to stay behind can come to the rescue."

"That's a good scheme," answered his elder brother. "Supposing Sam and I go? You can lead the rescuing party, if it becomes necessary."

This was also agreed to, and a minute later Dick and Sam, with their pistols in hand, crawled from the bushes and made for the side of the houseboat. A gangplank was out and they saw the footprints of several men and also two horses.

1. Dora
2. Harold Bird
3. investigate
4. no
5. they got scared
6. good
7. a lion
8. yes
9. two
10. Tom's
11. trouble
12. the crowd that stayed behind
13. his elder brother.
14. yes
15. Dick and Sam
16. Dick
17. Tom
18. pistols
19. yes
20. several men

Numbered questions:
1. Who are they looking for?
2. Who thinks they should stay hidden?
3. What does Dick say they should do first?
4. Is there anyone on the boat?
5. Why does Bird think the people left?
6. How did they feel when they first saw the boat?
7. What does Hans think might actually be close?
8. Can they see the whole boat?
9. How many are going on the boat?
10. who's idea is that?
11. What might they run into?
12. Who will help in case of trouble?
13. Who agrees with Tom?
14. Does everyone agree?
15. Who goes to the boat?
16. Who suggested which two would go?
17. Who does he think should lead the crowd/
18. Do they take anything to the boat?
19. Do they notice anyone?
20. Who?

Q: CHAPTER X. THOMAS HUTCHINSON.

NOW THAT Grandfather had fought through the old French War, in which our chair made no very distinguished figure, he thought it high time to tell the children some of the more private history of that praiseworthy old piece of furniture.

"In 1757," said Grandfather, "after Shirley had been summoned to England, Thomas Pownall was appointed governor of Massachusetts. He was a gay and fashionable English gentleman, who had spent much of his life in London, but had a considerable acquaintance with America. The new governor appears to have taken no active part in the war that was going on; although, at one period, he talked of marching against the enemy at the head of his company of cadets. But, on the whole, he probably concluded that it was more befitting a governor to remain quietly in our chair, reading the newspapers and official documents."

"Did the people like Pownall?" asked Charley.

"They found no fault with him," replied Grandfather. "It was no time to quarrel with the governor when the utmost harmony was required in order to defend the country against the French. But Pownall did not remain long in Massachusetts. In 1759 he was sent to be governor of South Carolina. In thus exchanging one government for another, I suppose he felt no regret, except at the necessity of leaving Grandfather's chair behind him."

"He might have taken it to South Carolina," observed Clara.

"It appears to me," said Laurence, giving the rein to his fancy, "that the fate of this ancient chair was, somehow or other, mysteriously connected with the fortunes of old Massachusetts. If Governor Pownall had put it aboard the vessel in which he sailed for South Carolina, she would probably have lain wind-bound in Boston Harbor. It was ordained that the chair should not be taken away. Don't you think so, Grandfather?"

1. old French War
2. chair
3. children
4. 1757
5. Shirley
6. Thomas Pownall
7. London
8. Yes
9. No
10. reading the newspapers
11. official documents
12. Yes
13. French
14. No
15. South Carolina
16. governor
17. No
18. Charley
19. Clara
20. Laurence

Numbered questions:
1. What war did the grandpa serve in?
2. What piece of furniture is important?
3. Who was he going to tell about the chair?
4. What year did the story take place in?
5. Who was requested to England?
6. Who was then governor of Mass.?
7. Where had Thomas been for most of his existence?
8. Did he know America well?
9. Did the grandfather think the governor should talk about the war?
10. What should he be doing instead?
11. What else?
12. Did the public like him?
13. Who were they defending the country against?
14. Did he stay in Massachusetts for a long time?
15. Where did he go next?
16. What was his title?
17. Did he take the chair with him?
18. What child is asking a question about Pownall?
19. Who made an observation?
20. What is the grandfather's name?

Q: South Asia or Southern Asia is a term used to represent the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan SAARC countries and, for some authorities, adjoining countries to the west and east. Topographically, it is dominated by the Indian Plate, which rises above sea level as Nepal and northern parts of India situated south of the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush. South Asia is bounded on the south by the Indian Ocean and on land (clockwise, from west) by West Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia.

The current territories of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka form South Asia. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an economic cooperation organisation in the region which was established in 1985 and includes all eight nations comprising South Asia.

South Asia covers about 5.1 million km (1.9 million mi), which is 11.51% of the Asian continent or 3.4% of the world's land surface area. The population of South Asia is about 1.749 billion or about one fourth of the world's population, making it both the most populous and the most densely populated geographical region in the world. Overall, it accounts for about 39.49% of Asia's population, over 24% of the world's population, and is home to a vast array of peoples.

1. the Indian Ocean
2. Two
3. South Asia
4. above sea level
5. Four
6. West Asia
7. Central Asia
8. East Asia and Southeast Asia.
9. about 5.1 million km
10. 1.9 million
11. 3.4%
12. 11.51%
13. about 1.749 billion
14. about one fourth
15. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
16. an economic cooperation organisation
17. 1985
18. eight

Numbered questions:
1. What ocean bounds South Asia?
2. How many terms are used for the southern region of Asia?
3. What is the first?
4. Where does the Indian Plate rise?
5. How many sections bound South Asia on land?
6. What is the first one?
7. And the second?
8. And the last two?
9. How many km does South Asia span?
10. How many miles?
11. What percentage of the world's land area is this?
12. What percentage of the continent of Asia?
13. What's the population of South Asia?
14. How much of the world's population is that?
15. What does SAARC stand for?
16. What kind of organisation is it?
17. what year was it founded?
18. How many nations does it include?