Q: Chapter XIII. August 1st, 1714

"Does my mistress know of this?" Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along.

"My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table. She had writ it ere she had left home," Frank said. "Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away. He did not think of looking at it there, nor had Martin the chance of telling him. I believe the poor devil meant no harm, though I half killed him; he thought 'twas to Beatrix's brother he was bringing the letter."

Frank never said a word of reproach to me, for having brought the villain amongst us. As we knocked at the door I said; "When will the horses be ready?" Frank pointed with his cane, they were turning the street that moment.

We went up and bade adieu to our mistress; she was in a dreadful state of agitation by this time, and that bishop was with her whose company she was so fond of.

"Did you tell him, my lord," says Esmond, "that Beatrix was at Castlewood?" The bishop blushed and stammered:

"Well," says he, "I"

"You served the villain right," broke out Mr. Esmond, "and he has lost a crown by what you told him."

My mistress turned quite white. "Henry, Henry," says she, "do not kill him."

"It may not be too late," says Esmond; "he may not have gone to Castlewood; pray God, it is not too late." The bishop was breaking out with some _banales_ phrases about loyalty and the sacredness of the sovereign's person; but Esmond sternly bade him hold his tongue, burn all papers, and take care of Lady Castlewood; and in five minutes he and Frank were in the saddle, John Lockwood behind them, riding towards Castlewood at a rapid pace.

1. mistress
2. toilet-table
3. the book
4. Frank
5. yes
6. mistress
7. bishop
8. yes
9. Beatrix
10. unknown
11. Esmond
12. Esmond
13. John Lockwood
14. Castlewood
15. The bishop
16. cane
17. turning the street
18. yes
19. ere she had left home
20. We

Numbered questions:
1. Who turned really white?
2. Where was the letter found?
3. What was it in?
4. Who never said a word of reproach?
5. Was anyone agitated?
6. Who?
7. Who was with her?
8. DId she like him?
9. Who was at Castlewood?
10. Who said it might be too late?
11. Who was in the saddle with Frank?
12. Who said it might not be too late?
13. Who rode behind Esmond and Frank?
14. Where were they going?
15. Who was blushing and stammering?
16. What did Frank point with?
17. Where were the horses then?
18. Did Beatix have a brother?
19. When was the letter written?
20. Who said adieu to the mistress?

Q: CHAPTER III

On the third day after Nina's visit to her aunt, Ziska Zamenoy came across to the Kleinseite on a visit to old Balatka. In the mean time Nina had told the story of her love to her father, and the effect on Balatka had simply been that he had not got out of his bed since. For himself he would have cared, perhaps, but little as to the Jewish marriage, had he not known that those belonging to him would have cared so much. He had no strong religious prejudice of his own, nor indeed had he strong feeling of any kind. He loved his daughter, and wished her well; but even for her he had been unable to exert himself in his younger days, and now simply expected from her hands all the comfort which remained to him in this world. The priest he knew would attack him, and to the priest he would be able to make no answer. But to Trendellsohn, Jew as he was, he would trust in worldly matters, rather than to the Zamenoys; and were it not that he feared the Zamenoys, and could not escape from his close connection with them, he would have been half inclined to let the girl marry the Jew. Souchey, indeed, had frightened him on the subject when it had first been mentioned to him; and Nina, coming with her own assurance so quickly after Souchey's suspicion, had upset him; but his feeling in regard to Nina had none of that bitter anger, no touch of that abhorrence which animated the breast of his sister-in-law. When Ziska came to him he was alone in his bedroom. Ziska had heard the news, as had all the household in the Windberg-gasse, and had come over to his uncle's house to see what he could do, by his own diplomacy, to put an end to an engagement which was to him doubly calamitous. "Uncle Josef," he said, sitting by the old man's bed, "have you heard what Nina is doing?"

1. her aunt,
2. Balatka
3. yes
4. no
5. he had not got out of his bed since.
6. Kleinseite
7. The priest he knew
8. no
9. Jewish
10. the Zamenoys
11. he feared them
12. no
13. Souchey,
14. no
15. all the comfort which remained to him
16. Ziska had heard the news, as had all the household
17. Windberg-gasse,
18. Josef
19. put an end to an engagement
20. it was doubly calamitous to him.

Numbered questions:
1. who had Nina visited?
2. who is her dad?
3. did he love his daughter?
4. Did the News Nina give him have a positive effect?
5. what happened?
6. where did Ziska go?
7. who would attack Balatka?
8. would he be able to explain things to the priest?
9. what was the person Nina wanted to marry?
10. who was it because of that he greed to the relationship?
11. what did they do to him?
12. was he able to leave them?
13. who had warned him about the marriage before Nina?
14. was he with anyone when Ziska came?
15. what Balatka expect from Nina?
16. did everybody know what was going on?
17. where was the household?
18. what did he call his uncle?
19. what did he want to help with?
20. why?

Q: In one way, it may be thought that failure is a part of life. In another, failure may be regarded as a step towards success. The "spider story" is often told as an example of this. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a hole on a hill from the English. He watched a spider making a web . Bruce is said to have got confidence from this and to have gone on to beat the English. Edison, too, the inventor of the light bulb , made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one. So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were you in high spirit then? What can you change so that things will go right the next time? Second, is the goal you are trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goal may be. Think about this question: If I am successful in this, where will it get me?" This may help to prevent failure in the things you shouldn't be doing anyway. The third thing to remember about failure is that it's a part of life. Learn to "live with yourself!" even though you may have failed. Remember, "You can't live with them all."

1. the inventor of the light bulb
2. failure may be regarded as a step towards success
3. made hundreds of models that failed
4. the light bulb
5. Yes
6. The "spider story"
7. Robert Bruce
8. leader of the Scots
9. making a web
10. in a hole
11. Yes
12. the English
13. confidence
14. beat the English
15. What can you change so that things will go right the next time?
16. live with yourself
17. it's a part of life
18. Yes

Numbered questions:
1. what story talks about failure?
2. what does it prove?
3. What did Edison fail at?
4. models of what?
5. did he finally get it right?
6. what is another story that is an example of this?
7. who witnessed the spider?
8. who was he?
9. what did he see the spider do?
10. where was he watching from?
11. was he hiding?
12. from who?
13. what did he gain by watching the spider?
14. and what did he do with it?
15. what question should you think about?
16. what should you learn to do if you do fail?
17. what is the 3rd thing to remember?
18. Is it also a step towards success?