question: CHAPTER SEVEN.

A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY TO THE FAR WEST PLANNED AND BEGUN.

Three years passed away, during which period Mackenzie, being busily occupied with his arduous duties as a fur-trader, could not carry out the more noble purposes of discovery on which his heart was set. But a time at length arrived when circumstances permitted him to turn his eyes once more with a set purpose on the unknown wilderness of the West. Seated one fine morning about the beginning of spring, in his wooden residence at Fort Chipewyan, he observed Reuben Guff passing the window with an axe on his shoulder, that worthy, with his son and Swiftarrow, having engaged in the service of the fur-traders at the end of the late expedition. Opening the door, Mackenzie called him in.

"Where are you bound for just now, Reuben?"

"To dinner, monsieur."

"Reuben," said Mackenzie, with a peculiar look, "has all your pioneering enthusiasm oozed out at your finger ends?"

"No, monsieur," replied the man, with a slight smile, "but Lawrence and I have bin thinkin' of late that as Monsieur Mackenzie seems to have lost heart, we must undertake a v'yage o' diskivery on our own account!"

"Good. Then you are both ready, doubtless, to begin your discoveries with a canoe journey of some extent on short notice?"

"At once, monsieur, if it please you."

"Nay, Reuben, not quite so fast as that," said Mackenzie, with a laugh; "you may have your dinner first. But to-morrow you shall become a genuine pioneer by preceding me towards the far west. You know the position of our most distant settlements on the Peace River?"
1. Who did Mackenzie call to?
2. Was he about to eat?
3. How did he address Mackenzie?
4. How did he think Mackenzie was feeling?
5. How long had he been gone?
6. Doing what?
7. Was it what he wished to do?
8. Where did he want to go?
9. Did he invite Reuben?
10. Traveling by what?
11. Were they to leave immediately?
12. When then?
13. Where had Reuben been going?
14. Did he ever get to go?
15. What river would they travel?
16. Who else would be going?
17. Was he also concerned about Mackenzie?
18. What did they think he needed?
19. What will Reuben become?
20. When?
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answer: 1. Reuben
2. Yes.
3. Monsieur.
4. That he lost heart.
5. Three years.
6. Fur trading.
7. No.
8. Far west.
9. Yes.
10. Canoe
11. No.
12. to-morrow
13. Dinner
14. Yes
15. Peace River.
16. Lawrence
17. "Yes
18. a v'yage o' diskivery
19. a genuine pioneer
20. Tomorrow.

question: CHAPTER XI: THE ISLE OF ATHELNEY

Edmund spent a month on his lands, moving about among his vassals and dwelling in their abodes. He inspired them by his words with fresh spirit and confidence, telling them that this state of things could not last, and that he was going to join the king, who doubtless would soon call them to take part in a fresh effort to drive out their cruel oppressors. Edmund found that although none knew with certainty the hiding-place of King Alfred, it was generally reported that he had taken refuge in the low lands of Somersetshire, and Athelney was specially named as the place which he had made his abode.

"It is a good omen," Edmund said, "for Athelney lies close to the Parrot, where my good ship the Dragon is laid away."

After visiting all the villages in his earldom Edmund started with Egbert and four young men, whom he might use as messengers, for the reported hiding-place of the king. First they visited the Dragon, and found her lying undisturbed; then they followed the river down till they reached the great swamps which extended for a considerable distance near its mouth. After much wandering they came upon the hut of a fisherman. The man on hearing the footsteps came to his door with a bent bow. When he saw that the new-comers were Saxons he lowered the arrow which was already fitted to the string.

"Can you tell us," Edmund said, "which is the way to Athelney? We know that it is an island amidst these morasses, but we are strangers to the locality and cannot find it."
1. What chapter is this?
2. What number is that in numerics?
3. What is the name of the chapter?
4. Who spent time on his lands?
5. How long?
6. What did he do there?
7. Did he stay with them?
8. What was the name of his ship?
9. Was the ship in plain sight?
10. Where was the ship?
11. What is close to there?
12. How did Edmund inspire his vassals?
13. Were they meek?
14. Who was he going to join?
15. How many villages did Edmund visit before starting?
16. Who did he start with?
17. Anyone else?
18. What might he use them as?
19. For what?
20. Was the ship disturbed when they found it?
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answer: 1. XI
2. 11
3. THE ISLE OF ATHELNEY
4. Edmund
5. a month
6. moving about among his vassals
7. yes
8. the Dragon
9. no
10. the Parrot
11. Athelney
12. with his words
13. no
14. the king
15. all of the ones in his earldom
16. Egbert
17. four young men
18. messengers
19. he started for the king's hiding place
20. no

question: CHAPTER XX.

"White as a white sail on a dusky sea. When half the horizon's clouded and half free, Fluttering between the dim wave and the sky Is hope's last gleam in man's extremity."

_The Island._

The dawning of day, on the morning which succeeded, was a moment of great interest on board the different English ships which then lay off the Gulf of Salerno. Cuffe and Lyon were called, according to especial orders left by themselves, while even Sir Frederick Dashwood allowed himself to be awakened, to hear the report of the officer of the watch. The first was up quite half an hour before the light appeared. He even went into the maintop again, in order to get as early and as wide a survey of the horizon as he wished. Griffin went aloft with him, and together they stood leaning against the topmast rigging, watching the slow approach of those rays which gradually diffused themselves over the whole of a panorama that was as bewitching as the hour and the lovely accessories of an Italian landscape could render it.

"I see nothing _in-shore_," exclaimed Cuffe, in a tone of disappointment, when the light permitted a tolerable view of the coast. "If she should be _outside_ of us our work will be only half done!"

"There is a white speck close in with the land, _sir_," returned Griffin; "here, In the direction of those ruins, of which our gentlemen that have been round in the boats to look at, tell such marvels; I believe, however, it is only a felucca or a sparanara. There is a peak to the sail that does not look lugger-fashion."
1. What Gulf is mentioned in this passage?
2. Who were the two people called?
3. Who else awakened?
4. To hear the report of what?
5. Where did they stand against?
6. Watching what?
7. did the rays diffuse themselves?
8. over the whole of what?
9. Who was disappointed?
10. Did he say there was nothing in shore?
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answer:
1. Gulf of Salerno
2. Cuffe and Lyon
3. Sir Frederick Dashwood
4. the officer of the watch.
5. the topmast rigging
6. the slow approach of rays
7. yes
8. a panorama
9. Cuffe
10. yes