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CHAPTER XXXV. THE ITALIAN PEDLAR

This caitiff monk for gold did swear, That by his drugs my rival fair A saint in heaven should be.--SCOTT

A grand cavalcade bore the house of Quinet from Montauban--coaches, wagons, outriders, gendarmes--it was a perfect court progress, and so low and cumbrous that it was a whole week in reaching a grand old castle standing on a hill-side among chestnut woods, with an avenue a mile long leading up to it; and battlemented towers fit to stand a siege.

Eustacie was ranked among the Duchess's gentlewomen. She was so far acknowledged as a lady of birth, that she was usually called Madame Esperance; and though no one was supposed to doubt her being Theodore Gardon's widow, she was regarded as being a person of rank who had made a misalliance by marrying him. This Madame de Quinet had allowed the household to infer, thinking that the whole bearing of her guest was too unlike that of a Paris _bourgeoise_ not to excite suspicion, but she deemed it wiser to refrain from treating her with either intimacy or distinction that might excite jealousy or suspicion. Even as it was, the consciousness of a secret, or the remnants of Montauban gossip, prevented any familiarity between Eustacie and the good ladies who surrounded her; they were very civil to each other, but their only connecting link was the delight that every one took in petting pretty little Rayonette, and the wonder that was made of her signs of intelligence and attempts at talking. Even when she toddled fearlessly up to the stately Duchess on her canopied throne, and held out her entreating hands, and lisped the word '_nontre_,' Madame would pause in her avocations, take her on her knee, and display that wonderful gold and enamel creature which cried tic-tic, and still remained an unapproachable mystery to M. le Marquis and M. le Vicomte, her grandsons.

1. Who is quoted?
2. Was something lisped?
3. What?
4. What came to the house?
5. Where were they going?
6. Where was they from?
7. How long was the journey?
8. Was it an easy journey?
9. Who's husband died?
10. Who died?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. SCOTT
2. yes
3. nontre
4. coaches, wagons, outriders, gendarmes
5. a grand old castle standing on a hill-side
6. Montauban
7. a whole week
8. Yes but the group was awkward to travel
9. Madame Esperance
10. Theodore Gardon

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Today is National Bike-to-Work Day. And on New York City's jammed streets, people are cycling on hundreds of miles of new bike lanes. But New York's widespread efforts to make streets safer for bikes have also left some locals complaining about the loss of parking spots and lanes for cars.

When the weather is good, Aaron Naparstek likes to pedal his two young kids to school on a special Dutch-made bicycle. Naparstek supports the new lane.

Aaron: The bike lane on Prospect Park West is really introducing a lot of new people to the idea that it's possible to use a bike in New York City for transportation or to travel around. This is what 21stcentury New York City looks like.

Prospect Park West is still a one-way road, but where it used to have three lanes of car traffic, now it has two, plus a protected bike lane. Supporters say that makes the road safer for everyone, including pedestrians, by slowing down cars and taking bikes off the sidewalk. But some longtime residents disagree. Lois Carswell is president of a group called Seniors for Safety. She says the two-way bike lane is dangerous to older residents who are used to one-way traffic.

Lois: We wanted a lane -- the right kind of lane that would keep everybody safe, that would keep the bikers safe. But we want it to be done the right way. And it has not been done the right way.

Craig Palmer builds bars and restaurants in Manhattan. I was interviewing him for a different story when he brought up the bike lanes all on his own.

Craig: I think the biggest problem is that Bloomberg put all these bike lanes in. You took what used to be a full street and you're shrinking it.

Then there are the Hasidic Jews in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, who forced the city to remove a bike lane through their neighborhood. But polls show that the majority of New Yorkers support bike lanes by a margin of 56% to 39%. Bicycle advocate Caroline Samponaro of Transportation Alternatives calls that _

Caroline: If this was an election, we would have already had our victory. The public has spoken and they keep speaking. And I think, more importantly, the public is starting to vote with their pedals.

1. are Jewish people mentioned?
2. what type?
3. where do they live?
4. did they do something?
5. what?
6. where?
7. who did they force?
8. what one?
9. is there a route that only goes in one direction?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Yes
2. Hasidic
3. Williamsburg
4. Yes
5. forced removal of a bike lane
6. through their neighborhood
7. the city
8. Brooklyn
9. where?

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My cat's name is Buggleton. She is black and white with big green eyes and very long whiskers, like a bug.

When I woke up this morning, my cat was not inside the house. She is allowed outside, and we have a cat door in the kitchen so she can come and go as she pleases. She comes home at night, sleeps in her special box, and is here for breakfast before going outside for new adventures. We can lock the cat door so she can't go outside when we go on vacation. If we go on vacation for more than a few days, my mom comes over to check on her and feed her.

So it was very weird to wake up and see that she was not home for her morning food! My husband and neighbor and I called for her, but she did not come. Guess where she was? Trapped in the garage overnight!

1. What is your cat's name?
2. Male or female?
3. What color are her eyes?
4. Do you let her go outside?
5. Where is the cat door?
6. Where does she sleep at night?
7. Do you ever lock the kitty door?
8. Who looks after your cat when you go away?
9. Is is strange for Buggleton to not be home for breakfast?
10. Who helped you look for her?
11. Did she appear when you said her name?
12. Where did you find her?
13. How long had she been stuck there?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Buggleton
2. female
3. green
4. yes
5. in the kitchen
6. her special box
7. when we go on vacation
8. my mom
9. yes
10. my husband and neighbor
11. no
12. in the garage
13. overnight