CHAPTER XIX.

THE NEW SMITHY.

Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith. The old butler, Cloudesdale, brought him the news, and Cloudesdale whispered it into his ears with solemn sorrow. Cloudesdale was well aware that Cousin George was no credit to the house of Humblethwaite. And much about the same time the information was brought to Lady Elizabeth by her housekeeper, and to Emily by her own maid. It was by Cloudesdale's orders that George was shown into the small room near the hall; and he told Sir Harry what he had done in a funereal whisper. Lady Altringham had been quite right in her method of ensuring the general delivery of the information about the house.

Emily flew at once to her mother. "George is here," she said. Mrs. Quick, the housekeeper, was at that moment leaving the room.

"So Quick tells me. What can have brought him, my dear?"

"Why should he not come, Mamma?"

"Because your papa will not make him welcome to the house. Oh, dear,--he knows that. What are we to do?" In a few minutes Mrs. Quick came back again. Sir Harry would be much obliged if her ladyship would go to him. Then it was that the sandwiches and sherry were ordered. It was a compromise on the part of Lady Elizabeth between Emily's prayer that some welcome might be shown, and Sir Harry's presumed determination that the banished man should continue to be regarded as banished. "Take him some kind of refreshment, Quick;--a glass of wine or something, you know." Then Mrs. Quick had cut the sandwiches with her own hand, and Cloudesdale had given the sherry. "He ain't eaten much, but he's made it up with the wine," said Cloudesdale, when the tray was brought back again.

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

1. Who was alone?
2. Where was he?
3. Doing what?
4. Who flew?
5. Where?
6. Quickly?
7. Did she talk about George?
8. What did she say
9. Who is Mrs. Quick?
10. What was she doing
11. Who had reached Humblethwaite?
12. With what?
13. from where?
14. Who was the butler?
15. Was he old?
16. Did he bring him the news?
17. What was ordered?
18. Was it a compromise?
19. Between what two people?
20. What did Mrs.Quick cut?
1. Sir Harry
2. in the library
3. sitting
4. Emily
5. to her mother.
6. yes
7. yes
8. George is here
9. the housekeeper
10. leaving the room.
11. George Hotspur
12. with a pair of post-horses
13. Penrith
14. Cloudesdale
15. yes
16. yes
17. sandwiches
18. yes
19. Emily and Sir Harry's
20. sandwiches