Question: CHAPTER XVI

Mr. William Hayter, in the solitude of his chambers at the Milan Court, was a very altered personage. He extended no welcoming salutation to his midnight visitor but simply motioned him to a chair.

"Well," he began, "is your task finished that you are in London?"

"My task," Lessingham replied, "might just as well never have been entered upon. The man you sent me to watch is nothing but an ordinary sport-loving Englishman."

"Really! You have lived as his neighbour for nearly a month, and that is your impression of him?"

"It is," Lessingham assented. "He has been away sea-fishing, half the time, but I have searched his house thoroughly."

"Searched his papers, eh?"

"Every one I could find, and hated the job. There are a good many charts of the coast, but they are all for the use of the fishermen."

"Wonderful!" Hayter scoffed. "My young friend, you may yet find distinction in some other walk of life. Our secret service, I fancy, will very soon be able to dispense with your energies."

"And I with your secret service," Lessingham agreed heartily. "I dare say there may be some branches of it in which existence is tolerable. That, however, does not apply to the task upon which I have been engaged."

"You have been completely duped," Hayter told him calmly, "and the information you have sent us is valueless. Sir Henry Cranston, instead of being the type of man whom you have described, is one of the greatest experts upon coast defense and mine-laying, in the English Admiralty." 1. What time is it?
2. Who is visiting?
3. Who is being visited?
4. Where are they?
5. Which is where?
6. Was it a warm welcome?
7. Who was being watched?
8. For how long?
9. Is he really good at anything?
10. Anything else?
11. Like what?
12. Did the watcher think this about him?
13. Where did he seem to spend a bunch of his time?
14. Doing what?
15. Was his home looked through?
16. What was found?
17. Of what? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. midnight
2. Lessingham
3. William Hayter
4. Hayter's chambers
5. the Milan Court,
6. No
7. Sir Henry Cranston
8. nearly a month
9. coast defense
10. Yes
11. mine-laying,
12. he is an ordinary sport-loving Englishman
13. at sea
14. fishing
15. Yes
16. charts
17. the coast

Question: CHAPTER XXIV. SAINT MARTIN'S EVE

Uneasy in his mind, seeking some way to tell the thing and acquit himself of the painful task before him, Garnache took a turn in the apartment.

Mademoiselle leaned against the table, which was still burdened by the empty coffin, and observed him. His ponderings were vain; he could find no way to tell, his story. She had said that she did not exactly love this Florimond, that her loyalty to him was no more than her loyalty to her father's wishes. Nevertheless, he thought, what manner of hurt must not her pride receive when she learned that Florimond had brought him home a wife? Garnache was full of pity for her and for the loneliness that must be hers hereafter, mistress of a vast estate in Dauphiny, alone and friendless. And he was a little sorry for himself and the loneliness which, he felt, would be his hereafter; but that was by the way.

At last it was she herself who broke the silence.

"Monsieur," she asked him, and her voice was strained and husky, "were you in time to save Florimond?"

"Yes, mademoiselle," he answered readily, glad that by that question she should have introduced the subject. "I was in time."

"And Marius?" she inquired. "From what I heard you say, I take it that he has suffered no harm."

"He has suffered none. I have spared him that he might participate in the joy of his mother at her union with Monsieur de Tressan." 1. Who was uncomfortable?
2. What he wanted?
3. Then where did he go?
4. to where?
5. Who was at the table?
6. Is there anything on the table?
7. What was that?
8. What she didn't like?
9. Did he get him a wife?
10. Did Garnache hate her?
11. Who broke the scilence?
12. How she addressed?
13. Was her exprssion calm?
14. Who she wanted to be saved?
15. Did she get a positive answer?
16. Who should have introduced the subject?
17. Did she question about something?
18. Was it about someone's sufferings?
19. What response she got?
20. With whom he will be united with? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Garnache
2. To avoid a task
3. He took a turn
4. The apartment.
5. Mademoiselle
6. Yes.
7. An empty coffin
8. Florimond
9. Yes.
10. No
11. She did.
12. "Monsieur,"
13. No, strained
14. Florimond
15. Yes.
16. She did.
17. Yes.
18. Yes.
19. He had not suffered.
20. unknown

Question: Item 1: JK Rowling, the Harry Potter author, has signed a publishing deal with Little Brown, to release her first ever novel for adults. The deal means that Rowling's long-standing relationship with Bloomsbury, the London-based publisher that launched the Harry Potter books, has come to an end, at least in terms of new works by the author. Rowling, who is worth an estimated PS530 million, said that the new novel will be nothing like the Harry Potter series, which sold over 30 million copies in the UK alone. She said that with the move from children's to adult fiction, a move to a new publisher seemed like a logical step.

Item 2: China's hurdler Liu Xiang was disqualified Thursday at the Stockholm indoor athletics tournament due to false start, giving his rival Dayron Robles of Cuba an easy win of 7.66 seconds. Liu was not willing to explain the reason of his false start, but he told Xinhua that it was not related to his foot injury. Another Cuban Orlando Ortega followed in 7.68 seconds and Balazs Baji of Hungary stood third in 7.70 seconds. Last Saturday, Liu won the men's 60m hurdle final in 7.41 seconds at the Birmingham indoor tournament, setting a new Asian record. He said Wednesday that he hoped to have an even better performance than he did in Birmingham at the Stockholm indoor tournament. Item 3: Former NBA star and current Bobcats owner Michael Jordan filed suit in a Chinese court against Qiaodan Sports Company Limited, a sportswear and footwear manufacturer, for the use of his name without permission. Jordan says "This complaint is not about money, it's about principle and protecting my name." The Chinese company has registered and uses the name "Qiaodan". Jordan has been known in China since he gained widespread popularity in the mid-1980s.

Item 4: A commuter train crashed at a busy central station in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, killing 49 passengers and injuring more than 600 people, the deadliest in a series of train accidents in Argentina over the past years. The train crashed at about 8:30 a.m. at its final stop at the Once Station, not far from downtown Buenos Aires. The train was carrying more than 800 passengers and traveling at an estimated 16 miles per hour when it entered the station, slamming into the barrier of the platform, destroying the engine. 1. Who signed a publishing deal with Little Brown?
2. What is the deal for?
3. How much is Rowling worth?
4. What happened to Liu Xiang on Thursday?
5. why?
6. Who won instead?
7. Where is he from?
8. What was his winning time?
9. Who placed 2nd?
10. What did Liu win last Saturday?
11. Where?
12. Who owns the NBA Bobcats?
13. Who did Jordan sue?
14. Why?
15. Is Jordan popular in China?
16. What happened in Buenos Aires on Wednesday?
17. How many passengers were killed?
18. How many injured?
19. Where did the train crash?
20. What city was the crash near? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. JK Rowling
2. to release her first ever novel for adults
3. an estimated PS530 million
4. he was disqualified
5. a false start
6. Dayron Robles
7. Cuba
8. 7.66 seconds
9. Orlando Ortega
10. men's 60m hurdle final
11. Birmingham indoor tournament
12. Michael Jordan
13. Qiaodan Sports Company Limited
14. for the use of his name without permission
15. yes
16. A commuter train crashed
17. 49
18. more than 600 people
19. at its final stop at the Once Station
20. Buenos Aires