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CHAPTER XXVII

WHAT HAPPENED IN THE NIGHT

That evening the sole topic of conversation at Bear Camp was the news concerning Dave. The other lads could not bear to question Laura or Jessie on the subject, knowing how badly both of them must feel; but they asked Belle to tell all she knew, and also quizzed Mrs. Wadsworth and Mrs. Basswood.

"It's the worst state of affairs I have ever known," was the way the jewelry manufacturer's wife expressed herself, in private to Roger and Phil. "We, as you know, think the world and all of Dave, and we don't want him to drop back and become a nobody, even in name. He is a splendid boy, and no matter what happens we shall always think as much of him as we ever did."

"I think all his friends will stick to him," answered Roger. "At the same time, this will cut him to the heart; and what he'll do if they really prove he isn't Dave Porter, I don't know."

"Maybe the Porters will continue to keep him in the family as an adopted son," suggested Phil. "That is, if this report really proves to be true, which I don't believe will happen."

"I have always thought a great deal of Dave, ever since he saved Jessie from that gasoline explosion," returned Mrs. Wadsworth. "Should they find out that he is not a Porter, I think I would be strongly in favor of my husband adopting him."

"Say, that wouldn't be half bad!" burst out Phil, "and the suggestion does you credit, Mrs. Wadsworth. Personally, I think Dave is the finest fellow in the world."

1. what was the only thing people were talking about?
2. where were they talking?
3. during the morning?
4. what is his last name?
5. what are the surnames of the two married ladies?
6. did the first one suggest something?
7. who likes dave?
8. who was asked something?
9. what was she asked?
10. who was quizzed?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Dave
2. Bear Camp
3. evening
4. Porter
5. Wadsworth and Basswood
6. Yes.
7. Mrs. Wadsworth
8. Belle
9. tell all she knew
10. Mrs. Wadsworth and Mrs. Basswood

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(CNN) -- Chelsea's sacking of Andre Villas-Boas came under fire Monday with former Blues boss Luis Felipe Scolari warning it will be "hell" for whoever succeeds the Portuguese at Stamford Bridge.

Ex-Brazil national team boss Scolari is one of six managers dismissed by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and, like himself, does not believe Villas-Boas was given enough time by the Russian billionaire.

"England has clubs like Arsenal, where Arsene Wenger has been for several years, yet has won only two or three championships," he told a news conference for his present club Palmeiras.

"Chelsea's culture is very different, but this move is strange -- although it's not so strange to me because of what I went through there.

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"Villas-Boas was a champion and he will continue to be. He needed to replace at least seven or eight players, even since I was there, but he failed.

"It will be hell for whoever succeeds him."

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But Dutch legend Ruud Gullit, who managed Chelsea before Abramovich took control, told CNN that he disagreed with Scolari.

"I do not think it is 'hell' -- I had a great time at Chelsea which I still treasure, for me it was no hell."

Gullit hinted that he believed Villas-Boas needed to have made better use of his senior squad members.

"The older players need to help the younger players know how to play the game, you can't ignore them by putting them on the bench and not in the team."

1. What happened to Villas-Boas?
2. Who did that to him?
3. What did he do for Chelsea?
4. Of what?
5. Where has Arsene Wenger been?
6. For how long?
7. How many times have they won during that time?
8. Who was in charge of Chelsea before Abramovich?
9. What is Gullit's nationality?
10. Who interviewed him?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. sacked
2. Chelsea
3. he was manager
4. Chelsea football club
5. Arsenal
6. several years
7. 2 or 3
8. unknown
9. dutch
10. CNN

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1 always figured that comedians were the best kind of people to hang around with as a kid. They tell funny stories, make joke after joke, and happiness seems never to leave them. But time goes on, and we come to see these same people as clowns on the outside, but crying a river in the inside. Comedy from these people comes from a deep pain and sadness in their lives, or out of a deep-seated anger they have at the world around them.

Look at Richard Pryor, need I say more? Richard seemed to have everything. For Superman m , he ended up getting more money than Christopher Reeve did. Yet he said while he was in his forties that the last truly happy moment he remembered in his life was when he was jumping around in the dirt while pretending to be a cowboy at the age of 10. This guy set himself on fire, and he played that for laugh while performing live at the Sunset Strip ! Comedy was his constant weapon against pain, and he never held anything back.

The movie Funny People understand very well this gloomy field many comedians have to survive in. It stars Adam Sandler as George Simmons, a famous comedian in the movie. Simmons has it all: a beautiful mansion overlooking the sea, a swimming pool,great cars, and so on. But in his eyes, we see that he is a sad man who has come to truly look down upon himself for what he has become. All the wealth he has collected only serves to separate him from the rest of the world and it makes him defensive when around total strangers who cannot see him as a normal person. But now, he hears from his doctor that he has a terminal disease and has only months left to live. Simmons reacts to this news as if someone took away his blood in the heart, and it makes him clearly see just how much he hates his life. So now he has to make every minute count.

Then come a series of funny stories.

Comedy is just life as it is, isn't it?

1. Who is the lead in Funny People?
2. What did the author like about comedians as a child?
3. Why?
4. What truth did he come to find out about them?
5. What outrageous thing did Richard Pryor do?
6. Why did he do that?
7. Who played the original Superman?
8. What was the last happy moment that Richard Pryor remembers?
9. How old was he at that time?
10. What is the author's conclusion about comedy?
11. What bad news did George Simmons get?
12. And what was his reaction to this news?
13. And what does he come to realize?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Adam Sandler
2. They were the best kind of people to hang around with
3. They tell funny stories, make joke after joke, and happiness seems never to leave them
4. Their comedy comes from deep pain and sadnessde. Comedy from these people comes from a deep pain and sadness in their lives
5. This guy set himself on fire
6. For a laugh
7. Christopher Reeve did.
8. Jumping around in the dirt while pretending to be a cowboy.
9. f 10
10. Comedy is just life as it is
11. He has only months to live
12. As if someone took away the blood in his heart
13. That he hates his life and now needs to make every minute count