CHAPTER VI

PHIL SHOWS HIS STUBBORNNESS

Not one of the boys knew how to act or what to say. All wondered if Job Haskers had heard his name mentioned.

If the ill-natured instructor had heard, he made no mention of it. He looked sharply about the apartment and waved his hand to Luke.

"Watson, how many times have I told you that you make too much noise with your musical instruments?" he said, harshly. "You disturb the students who wish to study."

"I thought this was the recreation hour, Mr. Haskers," answered the lad, who loved to play the guitar and banjo.

"True, but I think we get altogether too much of your music," growled the instructor. He turned to Dave, Roger, and Phil. "So you are back at last. It is high time, if you wish to go on with your regular classes."

"We told Doctor Clay that we would make up what we have missed, Mr. Haskers," answered Dave, in a gentle tone, for he knew how easy it was to start a quarrel with the man before him. As Phil had once said, Job Haskers was always walking around "with a chip on his shoulder."

"And how soon will you make up the lessons in my class?" demanded the instructor.

"I think I can do it inside of ten days or two weeks."

"That won't suit me, Porter. You'll have to do better. I'll give each of you just a week--one week, understand? If you can't make the lessons up in that time I'll have to drop you to the next lower class." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who is the doctor in the story?
2. Who did Mr. Haskers think would be disturbed?
3. How would they be disturbed?
4. What made the noise?
5. Why were they playing their instruments?
6. Who was complaining about the noise?
7. What does he do?
8. Is he easy to get along with?
9. What did he ask of his students for his class?
10. How soon could they make them up?
11. If they didn't what would happen?
12. Who were the students?
13. What instruments did they play?
14. Who was Luke?
15. What was his last name?
Answer: 1. Doctor Clay
2. The students
3. Too much noise
4. Musical instruments
5. They thought it was the recreation hour
6. Job Haskers
7. He's an instructor
8. No
9. To make up their lessons
10. One week
11. They would be dropped to the next lower class
12. Dave, Roger, and Phil
13. The guitar and banjo
14. The lad who loved to play the guitar and banjo
15. Watson

(CNN) -- Novak Djokovic fought like a true champion to extend his winning run to 36 matches this year as he reached the final of the Rome Masters at the expense of Andy Murray on Saturday.

The Serbian triumphed 6-1 3-6 7-6 (7-2) in a three-hour semifinal epic to set up another showdown with world No. 1 Rafael Nadal, a player he has beaten in three Masters Series title matches this season.

Second-ranked Djokovic ended the Spaniard's two-year unbeaten run on clay in the Madrid final, but it remains to be seen whether he has enough energy in reserve to repeat that on Sunday.

Nadal had a much easier passage as he defeated French 16th seed Richard Gasquet 7-5 6-1 in 93 minutes, ending the run of a player who had earlier beaten his longtime rival Roger Federer and seventh seed Tomas Berdych.

Djokovic's dream year shows no sign of slowing

Djokovic had to dig deep as Murray showed tremendous resolve after capitulating in the first set -- a showing that raised the prospect of a repeat of his Australian Open final defeat against the same player in January.

But the fourth seed -- who turns 24 on Sunday -- battled back to level, inflicting Djokovic's first dropped set of the tournament, and then fought back again after going down 3-1 in the decider.

Murray, seeking to become the first British player to reach a top-level clay final since 1982, broke Djokovic's serve twice in a row -- the second time to love - as he went 4-3 ahead. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Did the run remain unbroken?
2. Wh
3. How many matches were played ?
4. How many matches were in his winning run?
5. How many title matches were won?
6. won by whom?
7. against who?
8. What was his rank?
9. Was djokovics reign slowing?
10. Who dropped the first set?
Answer: 1. yes
2. unknown
3. unknown
4. 36
5. three Masters Series title matches
6. Novak Djokovic
7. Rafael Nadal
8. No. 1
9. no
10. Djokovic

CHAPTER XXIV. THE BEWITCHMENT OF PAT

We were all in the doleful dumps--at least, all we "young fry" were, and even the grown-ups were sorry and condescended to take an interest in our troubles. Pat, our own, dear, frolicsome Paddy, was sick again--very, very sick.

On Friday he moped and refused his saucer of new milk at milking time. The next morning he stretched himself down on the platform by Uncle Roger's back door, laid his head on his black paws, and refused to take any notice of anything or anybody. In vain we stroked and entreated and brought him tidbits. Only when the Story Girl caressed him did he give one plaintive little mew, as if to ask piteously why she could not do something for him. At that Cecily and Felicity and Sara Ray all began crying, and we boys felt choky. Indeed, I caught Peter behind Aunt Olivia's dairy later in the day, and if ever a boy had been crying I vow that boy was Peter. Nor did he deny it when I taxed him with it, but he would not give in that he was crying about Paddy. Nonsense!

"What were you crying for, then?" I said.

"I'm crying because--because my Aunt Jane is dead," said Peter defiantly.

"But your Aunt Jane died two years ago," I said skeptically.

"Well, ain't that all the more reason for crying?" retorted Peter. "I've had to do without her for two years, and that's worse than if it had just been a few days." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Was everyone happy?
2. What mood were they in?
3. Did anyone notice?
4. Who?
5. Why were they upset?
6. When did they start acting up?
7. What was something that was an indicator?
8. What else?
9. Did it respond to anyone?
10. What made them even more upset?
11. When?
12. What did it mean?
13. What gender was it?
14. When it did that, who got upset?
15. Who else?
16. Anybody else?
17. What about the guys?
18. Who of them cried?
19. What was he looking at?
20. Why did he say he was?
Answer:
1. no
2. doleful
3. yes
4. the grown-ups
5. Paddy, was sick again
6. Firday
7. he moped
8. refused his milk
9. no
10. he give one plaintive little mew,
11. when the Story Girl caressed him
12. why she couldn't she do something for him
13. male
14. . Cecily
15. Felicity
16. Sara Ray
17. they felt choky
18. Peter
19. Aunt Olivia's dairy
20. his Aunt Jane was dead