CHAPTER IV

Mrs. Penniman, with more buckles and bangles than ever, came, of course, to the entertainment, accompanied by her niece; the Doctor, too, had promised to look in later in the evening. There was to be a good deal of dancing, and before it had gone very far, Marian Almond came up to Catherine, in company with a tall young man. She introduced the young man as a person who had a great desire to make our heroine's acquaintance, and as a cousin of Arthur Townsend, her own intended.

Marian Almond was a pretty little person of seventeen, with a very small figure and a very big sash, to the elegance of whose manners matrimony had nothing to add. She already had all the airs of a hostess, receiving the company, shaking her fan, saying that with so many people to attend to she should have no time to dance. She made a long speech about Mr. Townsend's cousin, to whom she administered a tap with her fan before turning away to other cares. Catherine had not understood all that she said; her attention was given to enjoying Marian's ease of manner and flow of ideas, and to looking at the young man, who was remarkably handsome. She had succeeded, however, as she often failed to do when people were presented to her, in catching his name, which appeared to be the same as that of Marian's little stockbroker. Catherine was always agitated by an introduction; it seemed a difficult moment, and she wondered that some people--her new acquaintance at this moment, for instance-- should mind it so little. She wondered what she ought to say, and what would be the consequences of her saying nothing. The consequences at present were very agreeable. Mr. Townsend, leaving her no time for embarrassment, began to talk with an easy smile, as if he had known her for a year.

Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions:

1. Who had buckles and bangles?
2. who went with her to the entertainment?
3. Who was expected to come?
4. Was they going to dance?
5. who came up to Catherine?
6. Was she alone?
7. how old was Almond?
8. Was she overeweight?
9. What did she have the airs of?
10. what was one thing she did as a hostess?
11. What was she shaking?
12. Was she goinng to dance?
13. Did she make a short speech?
14. Who was the speech about?
15. Who was Catherine paying attention to?
16. was the man ugly?
17. who had the same name?
18. How did Catherine feel about introductions?
19. Did she know what she would say?
20. Did she consider saying nothing?
1. Mrs. Penniman
2. her niece
3. the Doctor
4. Yes
5. Marian Almond
6. No
7. seventeen
8. No
9. a hostess
10. receiving the company
11. her fan
12. No
13. No
14. Mr. Townsend's cousin
15. Marian
16. No
17. Marian's stockbroker
18. it seemed a difficult moment
19. No
20. Yes