question: CHAPTER XI

MR. LITTLESON, FLATTERER

Once more a little luncheon was in progress at the corner table in the millionaires' club. This time Littleson also was of the party. He had been describing his luncheon of the day before to his friends.

"I am dead sure of one thing," he declared. "She is on our side, and I honestly believe that she means getting that paper."

"But she hasn't even the entree to the house now," Weiss objected.

"There are plenty of the servants there," Littleson answered, "whom she must know very well, and through whom she could get in, especially if Phineas is really up in his room. I tell you fellows, I truly believe we'll have that wretched document in our hands by this time to-morrow."

"The day I see it in ashes," Bardsley muttered, "I'll stand you fellows a magnum of Pommery '92."

"I wonder," Weiss remarked, "what sort of terms she is on with her cousin, the little girl with the big eyes."

"I wish to Heaven one of you could make friends with that child!" Bardsley exclaimed. "I'd give a tidy lot to know whether Phineas Duge lies there on his bed, or whether his hand is on the telephone half the time. You are sure, Littleson, that Dick Losting is in Europe?"

"Absolutely certain," Littleson answered. "I had a letter from him dated Paris only yesterday."

"Then who in God's name is shaking the Chicago markets like this!" Bardsley declared, striking the newspaper which lay by his side with the palm of his hand. "You notice, too, the stocks which are being hit are all ours, every one of them. Damn! If Phineas should be sitting up there in his room with that hideous little smile upon his lips, talking and talking across the wires hour after hour, while we hang round like idiots and play his game! It's maddening to think of."
1. Who was included in the party finally?
2. what kind of party was it?
3. where?
4. when?
5. was there a luncheon the day before?
6. what city are they in?
7. who is the child?
8. what do they want from the house?
9. Do they want Phineas to greet them at the door?
10. where do they hope he will be?
11. What will Bardsley do if they succeed?
12. Does he say he will stand them a magnum of Pommery 92?
13. when did Littleson get a letter?
14. from where?
15. from who?
16. about what?
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answer: 1. Littleson
2. luncheon
3. millionaires' club
4. unknown
5. yes
6. Europe
7. her cousin
8. wretched document i
9. no
10. his room.
11. hang round like idiots and play his game
12. yes
13. yesterday.
14. Paris
15. Dick Losting
16. unknown

question: Step into Pat Lundin's home and you'll be greeted by 500 smiling faces of dolls. Lundin, 82, describes herself as "doll crazy". And she's not alone.

As a member of Timeless Treasures Doll Club of Largo, she frequently meets with 25 other women who share her hobby. Once a month, they gather at the Palms of Largo to show off their latest finds and catch up on news in the world of doll collecting.

On Saturday, the club will hold the Palms of Largo Fifth Annual Doll Show. The program will include 37 vendors with both classic and contemporary dolls for sale.

"Timeless Treasures is a club that's open to doll lovers regardless of the age of the doll," said Judy Smith, president of the organization. "Some doll clubs require members have a certain number of antique dolls, but we don't. we make sure we are not terribly formal."

Smith, 71, is a retired schoolteacher who owns Judy's Doll Hospital, a part-time business she operates out of her home. She will have a table offering repair and appraisal services.

Smith firs began studying and collecting dolls in her early 20s,in Glassboro, New Jersey, she does not know how many dolls she owns, or how many repairs she has made over the years. But she does know the age of her oldest doll.

"She's 129," Smith said. "It is a German-made doll that belonged to my grandmother , and it sits in my living room."

The show is for both the beginner as well as the experienced collector, said Anita Munson, one of the show's organizers.

Over the years, Munson, 82, has learned how to identify a valuable doll. "Generally speaking porcelain dolls are the most valuable," she said. "But the porcelain will not be shiny."

Smith believes many people will attend to find out how much their dolls are worth. She wants them to know more.

"Because the dolls reflect what the children were wearing and doing at a particular period of time, they can be a great history lesson for children now," she said.
1. What does Lundin describe herself as?
2. why?
3. Whoe does she meet with?
4. How many dolls does she have?
5. What will happen on Saturday?
6. What will be there?
7. will they be for sale?
8. When does the group meet?
9. How often?
10. where?
11. How many vendors will be at the show?
12. Do they need to be old dolls?
13. Who is the president of the club?
14. Will she have a table at the show?
15. What will she be offering?
16. She she do this for work?
17. When did she first start collecting?
18. How many dolls does she own?
19. what is her oldest?
20. who's was it?
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answer: 1. doll crazy
2. As a member of Timeless Treasures Doll Club
3. 25 other women
4. 500
5. Fifth Annual Doll Show
6. classic and contemporary dolls
7. yes
8. On Saturday
9. Once a month
10. Pat Lundin's home
11. 37
12. no
13. Judy Smith
14. unknown
15. repair and appraisal services
16. Judy's Doll Hospital
17. early 20s
18. she does not know
19. 129
20. German-made doll

question: Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- North Korea says it plans to prosecute two American tourists that it detained earlier this year, accusing them of "perpetrating hostile acts."

The North Korean government had previously said it was holding the two U.S. citizens, Jeffrey Fowle and Matthew Miller, but hadn't said what it planned to do with them.

"According to the results of the investigation, suspicions about their hostile acts have been confirmed by evidence and their testimonies," the North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Monday.

"The relevant organ of the DPRK is carrying on the investigation into them and making preparations for bringing them before court on the basis of the already confirmed charges," the report said, using using an abbreviation of the country's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

The U.S. State Department called on North Korea to release the two men on humanitarian grounds.

Asylum bid?

North Korea said in late April that it had taken Miller into custody, claiming he had come to the country seeking asylum and had torn up his tourist visa.

It announced the detention of Fowle in early June, saying he had violated the law by acting "contrary to the purpose of tourism."

It didn't provide details at the time on what exactly he was accused of doing. But the Japanese news agency Kyodo cited unidentified diplomatic sources as saying that Fowle was part of a tour group and that he was detained in mid-May after allegedly leaving a Bible in a hotel where he had been staying.
1. Were there visitors?
2. What happened to them?
3. How?
4. When did it happen?
5. Who arrested them?
6. Was one of the visitors religious?
7. What nationality were they?
8. What does DPRK mean?
9. Was there any reason for the arrest?
10. What did they go by?
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answer:
1. yes
2. they were detained
3. for"perpetrating hostile acts."
4. one was in late April
5. North Korea
6. yes
7. American
8. Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
9. acting "contrary to the purpose of tourism."
10. unknown