Q: CHAPTER TWELVE.

THE STORM--THE WRECK OF THE HOMEWARD BOUND--THE LIFEBOAT.

A stern chase never was and never will be a short one. Old Coleman, in the course of quarter of a mile's run, felt that his powers were limited and wisely stopped short; Bax, Guy, and Tommy Bogey held on at full speed for upwards of two miles along the beach, following the road which wound along the base of the chalk cliffs, and keeping the fugitive well in view.

But Long Orrick was, as we have seen, a good runner. He kept his ground until he reached a small hamlet named Kingsdown, lying about two and a half miles to the north of Saint Margaret's Bay. Here he turned suddenly to the left, quitted the beach, and made for the interior, where he was soon lost sight of, and left his disappointed pursuers to grumble at their bad fortune and wipe their heated brows.

The strength of the gale had now increased to such an extent that it became a matter not only of difficulty but of danger to pass along the shore beneath the cliffs. The spray was hurled against them with great violence, and as the tide rose the larger waves washed up with a magnificent and overwhelming sweep almost to their base. In these circumstances Guy proposed to go back to Saint Margaret's Bay by the inland road.

"It's a bit longer," said he, as they stood under the lee of a wall, panting from the effects of their run, "but we shall be sheltered from the gale; besides, I doubt if we could pass under the cliffs now."

Answer the following questions:
1. What did Old Coleman feel in the course of a quarter mile's run?
2. Who kept running for upwards of two miles?
3. Who kept running until he reached a small hamlet?
4. What did he leave his disappointed pursuers to do?
5. What was the gale's strenghts extent?
A: 1. his powers were limited
2. Bax, Guy, and Tommy Bogey
3. Long Orrick
4. grumble at their bad fortune
5. unknown
Q: Mexico City (CNN) -- The leader of Mexico's leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, announced Tuesday that he has asked Mexico's Federal Election Institute for a recount of the ballots cast in Sunday's presidential election.

Lopez Obrador's demand came the day after he said the vote had been "plagued by irregularities."

Election authorities have projected Lopez Obrador as the runner-up in the vote.

Mexico's presumed president-elect, Enrique Pena Nieto, said Monday it was time for his country to leave behind the political rancor of campaign season.

Political tensions flare after Mexican presidential vote

The Federal Election Institute, known by its Spanish acronym IFE, says it expects the final count results Sunday. That's when each of the approximately 143,000 polling stations are supposed to have finished counting votes and signed an "act" detailing the number of votes.

Wednesday marks the beginning of the district count, in which each of the 300 electoral districts will scrutinize the acts.

Ballots will be recounted in cases where:

-- The difference between the first and second place candidate is 1% or less;

-- The number of annulled votes is greater than the difference between the first and second place candidates.

Ana Isabel Fuentes, international coordinator of information for IFE, said she expects the law to mandate recounts in 19 districts, representing about a third of the total ballots cast.

Lopez Obrador must wait until Sunday to formally submit any application for a recount to the Federal Election Tribunal. Any candidate can challenge, but National Action Party candidate Josefina Vazquez Mota has already conceded.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who is Andres Manuel Lopez?
2. What did ask for?
3. of what?
4. When were they cast?
5. What type of election was it?
6. was he running in the election?
7. did he win?
8. When will the results be ready?
9. Who is anticipating the results
10. What else are they known by?
11. When does the district count start?
12. How many districts are there?
13. How many polling stations?
14. What percentage does the difference in votes need to be for a recount?
15. When can Obrador turn in his request for a recount?
16. Who will he give it to?
17. Who conceded the race?
18. What party is he with?
19. Who is Fuentes?
20. What does she anticipate?
A: 1. The leader of Mexico's leftist Party
2. a recount
3. ballots cast
4. Sunday
5. presidential
6. yes
7. no
8. Sunday
9. The Federal Election Insitute
10. IFE
11. Wednesday
12. 300
13. 143,000
14. one or less
15. Sunday
16. the Federal Election Tribunal
17. Josefina Vazquez Mota
18. National Action Party
19. the international coordinator of information for IFE
20. the law to mandate recounts
Q: CHAPTER EIGHTEEN.

A TRYING ORDEAL--DANGER THREATENS AND FLIGHT AGAIN RESOLVED ON.

When the early birds are singing, and the early mists are scattering, and the early sun is rising to gladden, as with the smile of God, all things with life in earth and sea and sky--then it is that early-rising man goes forth to reap the blessings which his lazy fellow-man fails to appreciate or enjoy.

Among the early risers that morning was our friend Moses. Gifted with an inquiring mind, the negro had proceeded to gratify his propensities by making inquiries of a general nature, and thus had acquired, among other things, the particular information that the river on the banks of which the village stood was full of fish. Now, Moses was an ardent angler.

"I lub fishing," he said one day to Nigel when in a confidential mood; "I can't tell you how much I lub it. Seems to me dat der's nuffin' like it for proggin' a man!"

When Nigel demanded an explanation of what proggin' meant, Moses said he wasn't quite sure. He could "understand t'ings easy enough though he couldn't allers 'splain 'em." On the whole he thought that prog had a compound meaning--it was a combination of poke and pull "wid a flavour ob ticklin' about it," and was rather pleasant.

"You see," he continued, "when a leetle fish plays wid your hook, it progs your intellec' an' tickles up your fancy a leetle. When he grabs you, dat progs your hopes a good deal. When a big fish do de same, dat progs you deeper. An' when a real walloper almost pulls you into de ribber, dat progs your heart up into your t'roat, where it stick till you land him."

Answer the following questions:
1. who likes to wake up early?
2. any one else?
3. who was he?
4. was he inquisitive?
5. what types of questions did he ask?
6. did he learn anything beneficial?
7. what?
8. where were they?
9. was anything near it?
10. what?
11. did Moses like to fish?
12. did he tell anyone that?
13. who?
A:
1. the early-rising man
2. Moses
3. our friend
4. Yes
5. general ones
6. Yes
7. Where the fish were
8. the river
9. Yes
10. the village
11. Yes
12. Yes
13. Nigel