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The House of Bourbon is a European royal house of French origin, a branch of the Capetian dynasty (). Bourbonic kings first ruled France and Navarre in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Spanish Bourbon dynasty held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma. Spain and Luxembourg currently have monarchs of the House of Bourbon.

The royal Bourbons originated in 1272 when the heiress of the lordship of Bourbon married the youngest son of King Louis IX. The house continued for three centuries as a cadet branch, while more senior Capetians ruled France, until Henry IV became the first Bourbon king of France in 1589. Bourbon monarchs then united to France the small kingdom of Navarre, which Henry's father had acquired by marriage in 1555, ruling both until the 1792 overthrow of the monarchy during the French Revolution. Restored briefly in 1814 and definitively in 1815 after the fall of the First French Empire, the senior line of the Bourbons was finally overthrown in the July Revolution of 1830. A cadet Bourbon branch, the House of Orleans, then ruled for 18 years (18301848), until it too was overthrown.

The Princes de Conde were a cadet branch of the Bourbons descended from an uncle of Henry IV, and the Princes de Conti were a cadet branch of the Conde. Both houses were prominent French noble families well known for their participation in French affairs, even during exile in the French Revolution, until their respective extinctions in 1830 and 1814.
1. What 's the main topic?
2. When did it originate?
3. Was the wife or the husband the Bourbon in the marriage?
4. Who did she marry?
5. What is The House of Bourbon?
6. In what century did the house have Spanish thrones?
7. What dynasty did they belong to?
8. In what century did they first rule?
9. And for how much longer did the house hold on?
10. What branch?
11. What types of rules were French property at the time?
12. Name a Bourbon cadet branch?

Numbered answers:
1. The House of Bourbon
2. 1272
3. wife
4. the youngest son of King Louis IX.
5. a European royal house of French origin
6. By the 18th century
7. the Spanish Bourbon dynasty
8. 16th
9. three centuries
10. a cadet branch
11. senior Capetians
12. the House of Orleans

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"Mom, you should put some of your things away. The house should be safe for the baby," said my son Mark as he walked upstairs with his wife and fifteen-month-old Hannah.

They visited us for the Thanksgiving holiday. After driving all day from Salt Lake to Ft. Collins, his temper showed. "That one finger rule may work with other kids, but never Hannah," he insisted.

When my three granddaughters first moved into our house three years ago, my friend offered me her secret to behave grandchildren. "Teach them the 'one finger rule'." All of her five grandchildren learned it at a young age and it proved to also work well with mine.

I picked up my granddaughter and said, "Well, Mark, just watch." I hugged her and walked all around the great room.

"Hannah, you may touch anything in this room you want, but, you can only use one finger." I showed the technique by touching my forefinger to the sculpture. Hannah followed my example. "Good girl. Now what else would you like to touch?"

She stretched her finger toward the lamp. I allowed her to touch everything in sight, plants, glass objects, TV, VCR, speakers, etc. If she started to grab , I gently reminded her to use one finger. She always obeyed. However, Hannah, an only child, possessed a more adventurous personality. Her father predicted it would prevent her from accepting the "one finger rule".

During their four-day stay, we aided Hannah in remembering "one finger rule". She learned quickly.

Months later, my husband and I drove to Salt Lake. I watched Mark continue to practice the one finger rule. I smiled happily each time he asked Hannah to touch with "one finger".
1. Where does Mark live?
2. What is the one finger rule?
3. What did Hannah touch?
4. Where did the narrator drive later?
5. Why did she smile during the trip?
6. How old is Hannah?
7. Did Mark initially have doubts the one finger rule would work?
8. Is Hanna an only child?
9. What holiday did Mark and his family visit?
10. Is Mark married?

Numbered answers:
1. Salt Lake to Ft. Collins,
2. you may touch anything in this room you want, but, you can only use one finger
3. the lamp
4. Salt Lake
5. she watched Mark continue to practice the one finger rule
6. fifteen-month-old
7. Yes
8. No
9. Thanksgiving
10. Yes

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CHAPTER XLV

Law Business in London

On the Monday morning at six o'clock, Mr Oriel and Frank started together; but early as it was, Beatrice was up to give them a cup of coffee, Mr Oriel having slept that night in the house. Whether Frank would have received his coffee from his sister's fair hands had not Mr Oriel been there, may be doubted. He, however, loudly asserted that he should not have done so, when she laid claim to great merit for rising in his behalf.

Mr Oriel had been specially instigated by Lady Arabella to use the opportunity of their joint journey, for pointing out to Frank the iniquity as well as madness of the course he was pursuing; and he had promised to obey her ladyship's behests. But Mr Oriel was perhaps not an enterprising man, and was certainly not a presumptuous one. He did intend to do as he was bid; but when he began, with the object of leading up to the subject of Frank's engagement, he always softened down into some much easier enthusiasm in the matter of his own engagement with Beatrice. He had not that perspicuous, but not over-sensitive strength of mind which had enabled Harry Baker to express his opinion out at once; and boldly as he did it, yet to do so without offence.

Four times before the train arrived in London, he made some little attempt; but four times he failed. As the subject was matrimony, it was his easiest course to begin about himself; but he never could get any further.
1. Is this story going to be about a doctor's office?
2. What city?
3. Was Mr Oriel an enterprising man?
4. What about a presumptuous one?
5. Did he intend to talk about the subject of matrimony?
6. What did he talk about instead each time, instead?
7. Who was he engaged to?
8. Who was able to express their opinion at once, though?
9. Was anyone offended when Harry did it?
10. What are Mr Oriel and Frank riding together?
Numbered answers:
1. No
2. London
3. No
4. no
5. yes
6. himself
7. Beatrice
8. Harry Baker
9. no
10. train