Q: CHAPTER V.

MOHUN APPEARS FOR THE LAST TIME IN THIS HISTORY.

Besides my Lord Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, who for family reasons had kindly promised his protection and patronage to Colonel Esmond, he had other great friends in power now, both able and willing to assist him, and he might, with such allies, look forward to as fortunate advancement in civil life at home as he had got rapid promotion abroad. His Grace was magnanimous enough to offer to take Mr. Esmond as secretary on his Paris embassy, but no doubt he intended that proposal should be rejected; at any rate, Esmond could not bear the thoughts of attending his mistress farther than the church-door after her marriage, and so declined that offer which his generous rival made him.

Other gentlemen in power were liberal at least of compliments and promises to Colonel Esmond. Mr. Harley, now become my Lord Oxford and Mortimer, and installed Knight of the Garter on the same day as his Grace of Hamilton had received the same honor, sent to the Colonel to say that a seat in Parliament should be at his disposal presently, and Mr. St. John held out many flattering hopes of advancement to the Colonel when he should enter the House. Esmond's friends were all successful, and the most successful and triumphant of all was his dear old commander, General Webb, who was now appointed Lieutenant-General of the Land Forces, and received with particular honor by the Ministry, by the Queen, and the people out of doors, who huzza'd the brave chief when they used to see him in his chariot going to the House or to the Drawing-room, or hobbling on foot to his coach from St. Stephen's upon his glorious old crutch and stick, and cheered him as loud as they had ever done Marlborough.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who guaranteed protection to Esmond?
2. What job did he offer to Esmond?
3. Did he expect Esmond to accept?
4. Did the Duke receive promotions?
5. Who used to cheer for General Webb?
6. Did they cheer him as loud as Marlborough?
7. What did the people see the General riding in?
8. Where was he going in it?
9. What would the General use when he walked?
10. General Webb was the old commander of whom?
11. Who told the Colonel that he could soon hold a position in Parliament?
12. Once there, who would advance him?
13. What could Esmond not stand to think of?
14. True or False: Esmond and the Lord Duke were rivals.
15. Why did the Lord Duke offer protection to Esmond.
16. True of False: General Webb was cowardly.
17. Who was the most prosperous of all Esmond's friends?
18. Who married the Lord Duke's mistress?
19. What chapter is the passage from?
A: 1. Lord Duke of Hamilton and Brandon
2. secretary on his Paris embassy
3. no
4. his yesof Hamilton had received the same honor
5. the people
6. yes
7. his chariot
8. the House or to the Drawing-room
9. his glorious old crutch and stick
10. Esmond
11. Mr. Harley
12. Mr. St. John
13. being away from his mistress
14. false
15. family reasons
16. false
17. General Webb
18. Esmond
19. Five
Q: The Legion of Honour, full name, National Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest French order of merit for military and civil merits, established in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte.

The order's motto is ' ("Honour and Fatherland") and its seat is the next to the Musee d'Orsay, on the left bank of the River Seine in Paris.

The order is divided into five degrees of increasing distinction: ' (Knight), ' (Officer), ' (Commander), ' (Grand Officer) and " (Grand Cross).

In the French Revolution, all of the French orders of chivalry were abolished, and replaced with Weapons of Honour. It was the wish of Napoleon Bonaparte, the First Consul, to create a reward to commend civilians and soldiers and from this wish was instituted a "", a body of men that was not an order of chivalry, for Napoleon believed France wanted a recognition of merit rather than a new system of nobility. The however did use the organization of old French orders of chivalry for example the "Ordre de Saint-Louis". The badges of the legion also bear a resemblance to the , which also used a red ribbon.

Napoleon originally created this to ensure political loyalty. The organization would be used as a facade to give political favours, gifts, and concessions. The was loosely patterned after a Roman legion, with legionaries, officers, commanders, regional "cohorts" and a grand council. The highest rank was not a grand cross but a " (grand eagle), a rank that wore all the insignia common to grand crosses. The members were paid, the highest of them extremely generously:

Answer the following questions:
1. Who established the legion of honour?
2. In what year?
3. What is the legion of honour?
4. Give me its full name?
5. How many degrees of distinction is the order divided?
6. Name them?
7. What's the order's motto?
8. What was Napoleon's wish?
9. Why did he create this order?
10. Was Napoleon the first consul?
A: 1. Napoleon Bonaparte.
2. 1802
3. highest French order of merit for military and civil merits
4. National Order of the Legion of Honour
5. five
6. (Knight), ' (Officer), ' (Commander), ' (Grand Officer) and " (Grand Cross).
7. Honour and Fatherland
8. to establish an order of chivalry
9. reward to commend civilians and soldiers
10. yes
Q: CHAPTER VIII.AMONG THE CLOUDS IN A THUNDERSTORM.

A cry arose.

"The balloon has gone up!"

"Why, the balloonist is nothing but a boy!"

"My! but ain't it going up fast!"

Daniel Hawkins could do nothing but stare after the balloon.

"Foolish boy, he will be killed!" he gasped.

Ben Barkley was also amazed.

"He said he would go up," he murmured, "but I never supposed that he meant it."

The crowd continued to shout. They wondered what it all meant, and some asked the men who had had the balloon in charge, but those individuals had no time to explain.

They sprang into a wagon and prepared to follow the direction of the balloon, supposing it would come down as soon as the hot air began to cool off.

Meanwhile, what of Leo?

So sudden was the upward rush of the balloon that the boy was thrown to the bottom of the basket ere he was aware.

He clutched the sides and then ventured to look down. The earth seemed to be fading away beneath him.

For a few minutes he was deadly sick at the stomach and there was a strange ringing in his ears.

The balloon was moving in the direction of Hopsville. Soon it passed over the town.

Leo could see the few streets and the brook laid out like a map beneath him.

He was growing accustomed to his novel situation.

On and on went the balloon.

The wind appeared to blow stronger the higher he went.

Answer the following questions:
1. What appeared to fade away
2. What town was passed over?
3. By what?
4. Who was inside?
5. named?
6. Who followed the balloon?
7. Did Leo know how to fly?
8. did he like being in air?
9. who was ill?
10. where was the ringing?
A:
1. The earth
2. Hopsville
3. The balloon
4. A boy!
5. Leo
6. Daniel Hawkins and Ben Barkley
7. unknown
8. He was growing accustomed to his novel situation.
9. Leo
10. His ears.