Question: CHAPTER XXXIX

UNDISTURBED LETTUCE

When Ralph Haverley came in from his long moonlight ramble, he was so happy that he went to bed and slept as sound as rock. But before he closed his eyes he said to himself,--

"I will do that to-morrow; the very first thing to-morrow."

But people do not always do what they intend to do the very first thing in the morning, and this was the case with Ralph. La Fleur, who knew that a letter was expected, sent Mike early to the post-office, and soon after breakfast Ralph had a letter from Miriam. It was a long one; it gave a full account of the drowning accident and of some of her own experiences, but it said not one word of the message sent by Miss Panney, to whom Miriam alluded very slightly. It gave, however, the important information that Mrs. Bannister had been so affected by the dreadful scene on the beach that she declared she could not go into the ocean again, nor even bear the sight of it, and that, therefore, they were all coming home on the morrow.

"She will be here to-night," said Ralph, who knew the trains from Barport.

As soon as he had read the letter Ralph went to look for Cicely. She had come down late to breakfast, and he had been surprised at her soberness of manner. On the other hand, Mrs. Drane had been surprised at Ralph's soberness of manner, and she found herself in the unusual position of the liveliest person at the breakfast table. 1. Who knew that a letter was coming?
2. Who'd he send to the post office?
3. Who was Ralph's letter from?
4. Was it long or short?
5. What did it give an account of?
6. And what else?
7. Did it mention Panney's message?
8. From where were the trains?
9. Who did Ralph go searching for?
10. What had she been tardy for?
11. Did she act seriously at the time?
12. Who was the liveliest person at the table?
13. What is Ralph's last name?
14. Had he come in from something at the beginning?
15. What?
16. Was he in a good mood then?
17. What did he do after coming in?
18. How did he sleep? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. La Fleur
2. Mike
3. Miriam
4. long
5. the drowning accident
6. some of her own experiences
7. no
8. Barport
9. Cicely
10. breakfast
11. no
12. Mrs. Drane
13. Haverley
14. yes
15. long moonlight ramble
16. yes
17. went to bed
18. as sound as rock

Q: Washington (CNN)Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's surprise announcement that he'll "actively explore" a presidential bid Tuesday morning did little to dissuade his potential Republican opponents from the race.

Following the news, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who might make a White House bid, offered the clearest pitch yet for his own candidacy.

"I think I have a unique ability to deal with the threats we face at home and abroad and the challenges here, which is finally getting the government to work and dealing with a dangerous world," he told reporters on Capitol Hill.

He said to "stay tuned" for his plans.

"I think there are a lot of people in the donor class who are looking for multiple voices, including Jeb's, and competition is a good thing," Graham said, adding, "He's got a lot to offer the Republican Party and the country."

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul was upbeat about the governor's announcement.

"I think we're a big tent we can use moderates, conservatives, libertarians we need 'em all," he told reporters. "I think the more the merrier the public will determine" whether Bush could win.

And Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's spokesman, Alex Conant, said while Rubio has "a lot of respect" for Bush and thinks he'd make "a formidable candidate," Bush's decision has no bearing on his own.

"Marco's decision on whether to run for president or re-election will be based on where he can best achieve his agenda to restore the American Dream not on who else might be running," Conant said.

1. Kentucky Senator
2. No
3. the public
4. Florida Governor
5. President
6. Tuesday morning
7. No
8. Republican
9. Marco Rubio
10. Yes
11. No
12. based on where he can best achieve his agenda to restore the American Dream
13. Yes

Numbered questions:
1. Who is Rand Paul?
2. Does he think his party should only have conservatives on board?
3. Who will decide the outcome of the election?
4. What office did Jeb Bush hold?
5. What office is he hoping to get?
6. When did he announce this?
7. Did his decision discourage others?
8. What party is he affiliated with?
9. Who is one of the Florida senators?
10. Is he running for President as well?
11. Is he going to make his decision based on who else is vying for the office?
12. How is he going to decide then?
13. Does he respect Jeb Bush?

input: Located at a varying distance no closer than 33 million miles from the earth, Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System after Mercury. In English Mars carries a name of the Roman god of war, and is often referred to as the "Red Planet" because the reddish iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance that is distinctive among the astronomical bodies visible to the naked eye. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth.

The rotational period and seasonal cycles of Mars are likewise similar to those of Earth, as is the tilt that produces the seasons. Mars is the site of Olympus Mons, the largest volcano and second-highest known mountain in the Solar System, and of Valles Marineris, one of the largest canyons in the Solar System. The smooth Borealis basin in the northern hemisphere covers 40% of the planet and may be a giant impact feature. Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos, which are small and irregularly shaped. These may be captured asteroids, similar to 5261 Eureka, a Mars trojan. 1. What is the distance between the earth and mars?
2. How close is it mars to the sun?
3. Is it a small planet?
4. Is the the smallest of all the planets?
5. Which planet is the smallest?
6. Does mars have trojans?
7. Name one.
8. Does mars have similarities to earth?
9. What type of similarities?
10. Does mars have moons?
11. How many?
12. What do they look like?
13. Can mars be seen without a telescope?
14. What color is mars?
15. What gives it this color?
16. Does mars have volcanoes?
17. Name one.
18. Is it big?
19. How big?
20. What is the texture of the Borealis basin?
21. Where is it located? Return numbered answers in your output.

output:
1. 33 million miles
2. the fourth planet from the Sun
3. Yes
4. No
5. Mercury
6. Yes
7. 5261 Eureka
8. Yes
9. valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps
10. Yes
11. two
12. small and irregularly shaped
13. Yes
14. Red
15. reddish iron oxide
16. Yes
17. Olympus Mons
18. Yes
19. largest in the Solar System
20. smooth
21. the northern hemisphere