Chapter XXX

The Man Who Dusted His Boots With His Handkerchief

When Florence Burton had written three letters to Harry without receiving a word in reply to either of them, she began to be seriously unhappy. The last of these letters, received by him after the scene described in the last chapter, he had been afraid to read. It still remained unopened in his pocket. But Florence, though she was unhappy, was not even yet jealous. Her fears did not lie in that direction, nor had she naturally any tendency to such uneasiness. He was ill, she thought; or if not ill in health, then ill at ease. Some trouble afflicted him of which he could not bring himself to tell her the facts, and as she thought of this she remembered her own stubbornness on the subject of their marriage, and blamed herself in that she was not now with him, to comfort him. If such comfort would avail him anything now, she would be stubborn no longer. When the third letter brought no reply she wrote to her sister-in-law, Mrs. Burton, confessing her uneasiness, and begging for comfort. Surely Cecilia could not but see him occasionally--or at any rate have the power of seeing him. Or Theodore might do so--as, of course, he would be at the office. If anything ailed him would Cecilia tell her all the truth? But Cecilia, when she began to fear that something did ail him, did not find it very easy to tell Florence all the truth.

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

1. Who was writing letters?
2. Who had a problem they didn't want to tell anyone about?
3. What was their relationship?
4. Who was at the office?
5. Who else did the wife write letters to?
6. Who saw the husband sometimes?
7. How many letters did the wife send?
8. Did he read all of them?
9. Was she afraid he was seeing someone else?
10. What did she resolve to change?
11. What did she want to do for him?
12. Did Cecilia have any difficulties?
13. What?
14. How many people are mentioned in the text?

Numbered answers:
1. Florence Burton.
2. Harry.
3. Married.
4. Theodore
5. Mrs. Burton.
6. Cecilia.
7. Florence Burton had written three letters
8. No.
9. No.
10. ,She would be stubborn no longer.
11. Comfort him.
12. Yes.
13. She did not find it very easy to tell Florence all the truth.
14. Five.