Q: CHAPTER VII. THE HOUSE IN SOHO

WHITTINGTON and his companion were walking at a good pace. Tommy started in pursuit at once, and was in time to see them turn the corner of the street. His vigorous strides soon enabled him to gain upon them, and by the time he, in his turn, reached the corner the distance between them was sensibly lessened. The small Mayfair streets were comparatively deserted, and he judged it wise to content himself with keeping them in sight.

The sport was a new one to him. Though familiar with the technicalities from a course of novel reading, he had never before attempted to "follow" anyone, and it appeared to him at once that, in actual practice, the proceeding was fraught with difficulties. Supposing, for instance, that they should suddenly hail a taxi? In books, you simply leapt into another, promised the driver a sovereign--or its modern equivalent--and there you were. In actual fact, Tommy foresaw that it was extremely likely there would be no second taxi. Therefore he would have to run. What happened in actual fact to a young man who ran incessantly and persistently through the London streets? In a main road he might hope to create the illusion that he was merely running for a bus. But in these obscure aristocratic byways he could not but feel that an officious policeman might stop him to explain matters.

At this juncture in his thoughts a taxi with flag erect turned the corner of the street ahead. Tommy held his breath. Would they hail it?

Answer the following questions:
1. who held thier breath ?
2. what was a new one to them ?
3. who was walking at a norman speed ?
4. and who else ?
5. what was deserted ?
6. were they large ?
7. what size ?
8. what streets were someone persistently running ?
9. why did he have to run ?
10. who thought this ?
11. what did they do in books ?
A: 1. Tommy
2. sport
3. WHITTINGTON
4. his companion
5. Mayfair streets
6. no
7. small
8. London
9. there would be no second taxi
10. Tommy
11. leapt into another
Q: Chapter 3: A Terrible Disaster.

It was an anxious time for his wife, after Gregory started. He, and those with him, had left with a feeling of confidence that the insurrection would speedily be put down. The garrison of Khartoum had inflicted several severe defeats upon the Mahdi, but had also suffered some reverses. This, however, was only to be expected, when the troops under him were scarcely more disciplined than those of the Dervishes, who had always been greatly superior in numbers, and inspired with a fanatical belief in their prophet. But with British officers to command, and British officers to drill and discipline the troops, there could be no fear of a recurrence of these disasters.

Before they started, Mrs. Hilliard had become intimate with the wife of Hicks Pasha, and those of the other married officers, and had paid visits with them to the harems of high Turkish officials. Visits were frequently exchanged, and what with these, and the care of the boy, her time was constantly occupied. She received letters from Gregory, as frequently as possible, after his arrival at Omdurman, and until he set out with the main body, under the general, on the way to El Obeid.

Before starting, he said he hoped that, in another two months, the campaign would be over, El Obeid recovered, and the Mahdi smashed up; and that, as soon as they returned to Khartoum, Hicks Pasha would send for his wife and daughters, and the other married officers for their wives; and, of course, she would accompany them.

Answer the following questions:
1. What was to be put down?
2. slowly?
3. Whow was Mrs. Hillard intimate with?
4. of who?
5. any others?
6. Who was more disciplined than the Dervishes?
7. under who?
8. Which officers were to command?
9. and what were they to do?
10. what were they to do to the troops?
11. why?
12. What happened to Mahdi?
13. brought on by who?
14. of?
15. Who did Mrs. Hillard pay visits to?
16. who was she with?
17. Who did she receive letters from?
18. When did he feel the campaign would be over?
19. Was he certain of this?
20. How did he feel about it?
A: 1. the insurrection
2. speedily
3. the wife
4. Hicks Pasha
5. those of the other married officers
6. the troops
7. Gregory
8. British officers
9. command
10. drill and discipline them
11. so that there could be no fear of a recurrence of these disasters.
12. severe defeats
13. The garrison
14. Khartoum
15. the wives
16. the wife of Hicks Pasha
17. Gregory
18. in another two months
19. no
20. hopeful
Q: Beijing (CNN) -- "Please excuse me, I can't talk about this."

Clunk! The phone line goes dead.

We had tried to get this British businessman to talk about the mysterious death of Neil Heywood.

Heywood has emerged from the shadows to be a key link in a story of intrigue, mystery and betrayal that goes all the way to the inner sanctum of China's secretive Communist Party.

Heywood was found dead last November in his hotel room in the sprawling southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing. According to media reports, local authorities quickly ruled his cause of death as "excessive alcohol use." An autopsy was not performed, media reports said, and his body was cremated.

Slowly, however, media reports are raising more uncomfortable questions about Heywood's death. He was married to a Chinese woman and had business interests in the country. He moved in the orbit of a company known as Hakluyt and Co., a British strategic information consultancy formed by former officers of the UK's spy agency MI6.

Hakluyt has released a statement on Heywood, saying, "We had a long history of advising Western companies on China and we are among those who sought (Heywood's) advice. We are greatly saddened by his death."

Now, the British government is asking China to investigate Heywood's death.

"Our embassy in Beijing and consulate general in Chongqing provided consular assistance to the family, as we would in any case involving a British national overseas," the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said. "We recently asked the Chinese authorities to investigate the case further after we heard suggestions that there were suspicious circumstances."

Answer the following questions:
1. Who died?
2. Where was he?
3. Where is that?
4. What was said was the cause of his death?
5. Who was he married to?
6. Was an Autopsy done?
7. What is he a link to?
8. To what?
9. Who was he acquainted with?
10. What is that?
11. Who formed it?
12. Who is asking China to look into the death?
A:
1. Neil Heywood
2. Chongqing
3. southwestern China
4. excessive alcohol use
5. a Chinese woman
6. no
7. a story of intrigue, mystery and betrayal
8. the inner sanctum of China's secretive Communist Party
9. company known as Hakluyt and Co
10. a British strategic information consultancy
11. former officers of the UK's spy agency MI6
12. the British government