CHAPTER XIV--ON THE ROAD

And now the day of the great fight began to approach. Even the imminent outbreak of war and the renewed threats of Napoleon were secondary things in the eyes of the sportsmen--and the sportsmen in those days made a large half of the population. In the club of the patrician and the plebeian gin-shop, in the coffee-house of the merchant or the barrack of the soldier, in London or the provinces, the same question was interesting the whole nation. Every west- country coach brought up word of the fine condition of Crab Wilson, who had returned to his own native air for his training, and was known to be under the immediate care of Captain Barclay, the expert. On the other hand, although my uncle had not yet named his man, there was no doubt amongst the public that Jim was to be his nominee, and the report of his physique and of his performance found him many backers. On the whole, however, the betting was in favour of Wilson, for Bristol and the west country stood by him to a man, whilst London opinion was divided. Three to two were to be had on Wilson at any West End club two days before the battle.

I had twice been down to Crawley to see Jim in his training quarters, where I found him undergoing the severe regimen which was usual. From early dawn until nightfall he was running, jumping, striking a bladder which swung upon a bar, or sparring with his formidable trainer. His eyes shone and his skin glowed with exuberent health, and he was so confident of success that my own misgivings vanished as I watched his gallant bearing and listened to his quiet and cheerful words. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Where there a lot of sportsmen around at the time?
2. How many of them?
3. What was threatening the nation at the time?
4. What were the sportsmen more concerned about?
5. How was being trained for the fight?
6. Who was training him?
7. Who did the uncle nominate?
8. Who was he thinking of nominating?
9. Why Jim?
10. Where the people betting on Jim to win the fight?
11. Who were they betting on?
12. What kind of training was Jim doing?
13. Doing what?
14. How did the author of this story feel about Jim's chances?
15. What happened to his misgivings?
16. What made them vanish?
Answer: 1. yes
2. half of the population
3. Napoleon
4. the great fight
5. Crab Wilson
6. Captain Barclay
7. no one yet
8. Jim
9. his physique and performance
10. no
11. Wilson
12. a severe regimen
13. running, jumping, striking a bladder, sparring
14. he had misgivings
15. the vanished
16. watching his gallant bearing

(CNN) -- Jenni-Lynn Watson's shorthand while sending text messages came back to haunt the young man who pleaded guilty Tuesday in Syracuse, New York, to killing the college student, a prosecutor said.

Although the 20-year-old victim's cell phone was never found, investigators were able to review call and text messages made by Watson and Steven Pieper, the man she was breaking up with, Onondaga County District William Fitzpatrick told CNN.

After dumping Watson's body, Pieper, 21, tried to cover up by texting a mutual friend of theirs, pretending to be Watson, Fitzpatrick said.

Using the letters "GTG" apparently did him in.

Police looked at Pieper's phone, which was left November 19, 2010, at Watson's home in the Syracuse suburb of Liverpool, and pored over records, Fitzpatrick said.

That shorthand for "got to go" was a term used by Pieper, not Watson, the prosecutor said.

Pieper pleaded guilty in Onondaga County Court to second-degree murder in the strangling of Watson. Rather than 25 years to life, a plea agreement calls for him to receive a sentence of 23 years to life at the March 8 sentencing, Fitzpatrick said, adding Pieper must serve 23 years before he gets a parole hearing.

"Steven made it clear that he did not want to put the Watson family or his family through a trial in this matter, from the very beginning," defense attorney Scott Brenneck told CNN affiliate YNN. "So after a review of the case, it was an appropriate way to resolve it."

CNN left messages for Brenneck on Tuesday. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who died?
2. How was she killed?
3. By whom?
4. How old is he?
5. And how old was his victim?
6. Had they dated previously?
7. Did police analyze Watson's phone?
8. Whose did they examine?
9. Where was it located?
10. What type of records were carefully examined?
11. Who used the term "got to go"?
12. How did Watson type that same phrase?
Answer: 1. Jenni-Lynn Watson
2. she was strangled
3. Steven Pieper
4. 21
5. 20
6. yes
7. no
8. Pieper's
9. at Watson's home in the Syracuse suburb of Liverpool
10. phone
11. Pieper
12. She didn't..."got to go" was a term used by Pieper, not Watson

Mariupol, Ukraine (CNN)Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko declared a ceasefire went into effect at midnight Saturday local time (5 p.m. ET) between the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian militants in the nation's east.

The separatist Donetsk People's Republic also announced the ceasefire.

But an apparent violation was reported less than 90 minutes after the ceasefire began when Ukraine's Anti-Terrorist Operation Command reported that a military post near Zolote in the Luhansk region has been shelled by mortars.

As a positive sign, CNN reporters in Ukraine reported the shelling quieted shortly after midnight.

The peace agreement signed in Minsk, Belarus, several days ago comes with many questions over how it will be implemented and whether it will stick. Mistrust is high on both sides, adding to the doubts.

The town of Debaltseve, a strategically located railroad hub in the east, is shaping up as a crucial piece of the ceasefire.

In his speech announcing the ceasefire, Poroshenko said Ukrainian troops control the town and warned militants to stay away.

"I think the fact of using the tense situation on the outskirts of Debaltseve by militants-terrorists-mercenaries poses a great threat, which can violate the ceasefire regime," Poroshenko said. "I am warning all participants of the Minsk negotiations, including the Russian Federation, which identifies itself as the guarantor of the reached agreements."

CNN's Nick Paton Walsh, reporting from the eastern town of Donetsk, said separatists claim to have encircled Debaltseve.

"Debaltseve will be a vital flashpoint for the hours ahead," he said.

Poroshenko has warned that if the separatists do not abide by the ceasefire, he will impose martial law throughout Ukraine's territory, his spokesman Andrey Zhigulin told CNN. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Where was peace agreement signed?
2. How long ago?
Answer:
1. Minsk, Belarus
2. several days ago