input: CHAPTER FIFTEEN.

A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED.

Whether or not Okematan was as thorough a rascal as Fergus McKay thought him will be best shown by harking back, and setting down a little of what was said by some of the Cree braves at the time that Fergus and Dan were eavesdropping.

Standing in a dignified attitude worthy of an ancient Roman, with his blanket thrown toga-fashion over one shoulder, one of the braves looked round on the warrior band with a dark scowl before he began. His comrades were evidently impressed by his looks. Whether owing to a freak of fancy, a spice of eccentricity, or simple vanity, we know not, but this brave had, among other ornamental touches to his visage, painted his nose bright red. The effect on his brother braves was solemnising. It was not so impressive to his white observers, as it suggested to them the civilised toper.

"The great white chief," began Rednose, with a slow deliberation that was meant to convey a settled and unalterable conviction, "is a fool!"

"Waugh!" exclaimed the audience with emphasis, for the language was strong, and uttered with intense vigour, and that quite accorded with their tastes, so they agreed with the sentiment without regard to its signification. This species of rhetoric, and its effects, are sometimes observed in connection with civilised gatherings.

The great white chief thus irreverently referred to, we regret to say, was Lord Selkirk.

"The great white chief," continued Rednose, availing himself of the force of emphatic repetition, "is a fool! He is a child! He knows nothing! He comes across the great salt lake from the rising sun, with the air and aspect of an owl, thinking to teach us--the great Cree nation--wisdom!" 1. Who was the great white chief?
2. Was he smart?
3. Who said so?
4. What was the great white chief trying to do?
5. Teach who?
6. What was he trying to teach?
7. How did Rednose describe him?
8. Did the audience agree?
9. Why?
10. Who was eavesdropping?
11. Who were they eavesdropping on?
12. What was the brave wearing?
13. How?
14. Were his friends impressed?
15. Were they also in blankets?
16. What was strange about him?
17. Why?
18. How did the other braves feel about it?
19. Did others feel the same?
20. What did they think? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. Lord Selkirk.
2. no
3. Rednose
4. teach
5. the great Cree nation
6. wisdom!
7. as a fool, a child
8. yes
9. the language was strong, and uttered with intense vigour
10. Fergus and Dan
11. some of the Cree braves
12. a blanket
13. toga-fashion over one shoulder
14. yes
15. unknown
16. his nose was painted bright red.
17. unknown
18. it was solemnising.
19. no
20. It was not so impressive

input: CHAPTER XXV. THE WIGMORE VENUS

The morning was so brilliantly fine; the populace popped to and fro in so active and cheery a manner; and everybody appeared to be so absolutely in the pink, that a casual observer of the city of New York would have said that it was one of those happy days. Yet Archie Moffam, as he turned out of the sun-bathed street into the ramshackle building on the third floor of which was the studio belonging to his artist friend, James B. Wheeler, was faintly oppressed with a sort of a kind of feeling that something was wrong. He would not have gone so far as to say that he had the pip--it was more a vague sense of discomfort. And, searching for first causes as he made his way upstairs, he came to the conclusion that the person responsible for this nebulous depression was his wife, Lucille. It seemed to Archie that at breakfast that morning Lucille's manner had been subtly rummy. Nothing you could put your finger on, still--rummy.

Musing thus, he reached the studio, and found the door open and the room empty. It had the air of a room whose owner has dashed in to fetch his golf-clubs and biffed off, after the casual fashion of the artist temperament, without bothering to close up behind him. And such, indeed, was the case. The studio had seen the last of J. B. Wheeler for that day: but Archie, not realising this and feeling that a chat with Mr. Wheeler, who was a light-hearted bird, was what he needed this morning, sat down to wait. After a few moments, his gaze, straying over the room, encountered a handsomely framed picture, and he went across to take a look at it. 1. What chapter are we on?
2. Is the day dreary?
3. In what city are the happy people?
4. Who turns in to the building?
5. Which floor does he go to?
6. Who lives there?
7. What does he do for a living?
8. Who did he hold accountable for his mental state?
9. And who's she?
10. When did he feel she was acting rummy?
11. Did he have to knock at the studio?
12. Who was there?
13. What did he feel he needed to do with Wheeler?
14. How does he describe the artist?
15. What does he decide to do since the artist's away?
16. What does he see across the room?
17. Does he turn away from it? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. XXV
2. no
3. New York
4. Archie Moffam
5. third
6. James B. Wheeler,
7. he is an artist
8. Lucille
9. his wife
10. that morning
11. no
12. no one
13. chat
14. a light-hearted bird
15. wait
16. a picture
17. no

input: (CNN) -- It was a bad day on the clay for Maria Sharapova as she was bounced out of the Rome Masters by Ana Ivanovic, Thursday.

It was the first time anyone other than world No.1 Serena Williams had beaten the Russian on the red stuff since the 2011 French Open.

Sharapova had been tuning up for this year's grand slam at Roland Garros in fine fettle, winning tournaments in Stuttgart and Madrid, but Ivanovic stormed to 6-1 6-4 victory to end her run in the third round of the Rome event.

"My energy level today maybe was not the best," Sharapova told reporters in Rome. "But Ana played a really great match, she came out with winners from all over the court and she was the better player.

"This can't take anything away from the last two weeks and I'm quite excited for the week coming up for the grand slam."

Ivanovic, the Serbian 2008 French Open champion, had lost her last seven matches against Sharapova.

Australian Open champion Li Na ticked off a 6-3 6-1 win over Sam Stosur while Serena Williams beat fellow American Varvarato Lepchenko to also advance to the last eight.

In the men's draw, Tommy Haas claimed a big win over Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka.

It was the 36-year-old German's first top-10 win in over a year.

Wawrinka, the world No.3, said the upset would make no difference to his preparations for this month's French Open.

"I am not focused on winning the French Open, it's so far away and there are so many players ready to win," he said. 1. Who lost Thursday?
2. What was the name of the competition on Thursday?
3. Who won that match?
4. Who has beaten Sharapova in the past?
5. At what event?
6. What man beat Stan Wawrinka?
7. Has Stan Wawrinka won an Australian open in the past?
8. Who won in the competition between Tommy Haas and Stan Wawrinka?
9. Had Tommy Haas recently been winning competitions, other than this one?
10. Who beat Lepchenko?
11. What country is Lepechenko from?
12. What country was her opponent from? Return numbered answers in your output.

output:
1. Maria Sharapova
2. Rome Masters
3. Ana Ivanovic
4. Serena Williams
5. Any event since the French Open in 2011
6. Li Na
7. yes
8. Tommy Haas cl
9. no
10. Serena Williams
11. America
12. America