Read the text and answer the questions.

CHAPTER XXIII

THE ADVANTAGE OF A DAY

That evening Le Drieux appeared in the lobby of the hotel and sat himself comfortably down, as if his sole desire in life was to read the evening paper and smoke his after-dinner cigar. He cast a self-satisfied and rather supercilious glance in the direction of the Merrick party, which on this occasion included the Stantons and their aunt, but he made no attempt to approach the corner where they were seated.

Maud, however, as soon as she saw Le Drieux, asked Arthur Weldon to interview the man and endeavor to obtain from him the exact date when Jack Andrews landed in New York. Uncle John had already wired to Major Doyle, Patsy's father, to get the steamship lists and find which boat Andrews had come on and the date of its arrival, but no answer had as yet been received.

Arthur made a pretext of buying a cigar at the counter and then strolled aimlessly about until he came, as if by chance, near to where Le Drieux was sitting. Making a pretense of suddenly observing the man, he remarked casually:

"Ah, good evening."

"Good evening, Mr. Weldon," replied Le Drieux, a note of ill-suppressed triumph in his voice.

"I suppose you are now content to rest on your laurels, pending the formal examination?" said Arthur.

"I am, sir. But the examination is a mere form, you know. I have already cabled the commissioner of police at Vienna and received a reply stating that the Austrian ambassador would make a prompt demand for extradition and the papers would be forwarded from Washington to the Austrian consul located in this city. The consul has also been instructed to render me aid in transporting the prisoner to Vienna. All this will require several days' time, so you see we are in no hurry to conclude the examination."

1. Where did Ledrieux sit?
2. did he seem uncomfortable?
3. who was he looking at?
4. who was with them?
5. what did Maud want to know?
6. had they already tried to obtain that information?
7. had they gotten a nanswer?
8. Did she thing LeDrieux knew?
9. who did she enlist to question him?
10. Under what pretense did he start walking around?
11. did he then head straight for Le Drieux?
12. what did Arthur think LeDrieux would be content to do?
13. until when?
14. who would make a request for extradition?
15. where would the documents be sent from?
16. to where?
17. where would the prisoner be taken to?
18. how long with this take?
19. would the extradition request be sent right away?
20. is he in a hurry to have the interrogation?

Numbered answers:
1. the lobby of the hotel
2. No
3. the Merrick party
4. the Stantons and their aunt
5. the date Jack Andrews landed in New York
6. Yes
7. No
8. Yes
9. Arthur Weldon
10. buying a cigar
11. No
12. rest on his laurels
13. the formal examination
14. the Austrian ambassador
15. Washington
16. the Austrian consul
17. Vienna
18. several days
19. No
20. No