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CHAPTER VIII

She took her letters up to her room with her, having persuaded her mother to go to bed directly Mr. Hilbery left them, for so long as she sat in the same room as her mother, Mrs. Hilbery might, at any moment, ask for a sight of the post. A very hasty glance through many sheets had shown Katharine that, by some coincidence, her attention had to be directed to many different anxieties simultaneously. In the first place, Rodney had written a very full account of his state of mind, which was illustrated by a sonnet, and he demanded a reconsideration of their position, which agitated Katharine more than she liked. Then there were two letters which had to be laid side by side and compared before she could make out the truth of their story, and even when she knew the facts she could not decide what to make of them; and finally she had to reflect upon a great many pages from a cousin who found himself in financial difficulties, which forced him to the uncongenial occupation of teaching the young ladies of Bungay to play upon the violin.

But the two letters which each told the same story differently were the chief source of her perplexity. She was really rather shocked to find it definitely established that her own second cousin, Cyril Alardyce, had lived for the last four years with a woman who was not his wife, who had borne him two children, and was now about to bear him another. This state of things had been discovered by Mrs. Milvain, her aunt Celia, a zealous inquirer into such matters, whose letter was also under consideration. Cyril, she said, must be made to marry the woman at once; and Cyril, rightly or wrongly, was indignant with such interference with his affairs, and would not own that he had any cause to be ashamed of himself. Had he any cause to be ashamed of himself, Katharine wondered; and she turned to her aunt again.
1. What might Mrs. Hilbery request to see?
2. Who had written to Katharine?
3. What job did the cousin have?
4. Teaching whom?
5. To do what?
6. Has Cyril had children while unmarried?
7. Will he soon have another?
8. How many children will he then have in total with the woman?
9. Who had found out that Cyril was unmarried?
10. What relation is Mrs. Milvain to Katharine?
11. True of False: Aunt Celia wishes to force Cyril to marry.
12. What had Katharine convinced her mother to do?
13. How many poems did had Rodney written in the letter?
14. What kind of poem?
15. Was the cousin strapped for cash?
16. Was Cyril ashamed to be unmarried?
17. Did Cyril believe he had reason to be ashamed?
18. Did the two letters tell similar tales?
19. Was Katharine surprised by the information about Cyril?
20. For how many years had Cyril lived with the mother of his children?

Numbered answers:
1. a sight of the post.
2. Rodney
3. teaching
4. young ladies
5. to play upon the violin.
6. yes
7. yes
8. Three
9. Mrs. zmilvain
10. her aunt
11. true
12. unknown
13. Two
14. a sonnet
15. yes
16. indignant
17. no
18. yes
19. yes
20. Four

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CHAPTER XXVIII--CAPITULATION

When Sheldon emerged from among the trees he found Joan waiting at the compound gate, and he could not fail to see that she was visibly gladdened at the sight of him.

"I can't tell you how glad I am to see you," was her greeting. "What's become of Tudor? That last flutter of the automatic wasn't nice to listen to. Was it you or Tudor?"

"So you know all about it," he answered coolly. "Well, it was Tudor, but he was doing it left-handed. He's down with a hole in his shoulder." He looked at her keenly. "Disappointing, isn't it?" he drawled.

"How do you mean?"

"Why, that I didn't kill him."

"But I didn't want him killed just because he kissed me," she cried.

"Oh, he did kiss you!" Sheldon retorted, in evident surprise. "I thought you said he hurt your arm."

"One could call it a kiss, though it was only on the end of the nose." She laughed at the recollection. "But I paid him back for that myself. I boxed his face for him. And he did hurt my arm. It's black and blue. Look at it."

She pulled up the loose sleeve of her blouse, and he saw the bruised imprints of two fingers.

Just then a gang of blacks came out from among the trees carrying the wounded man on a rough stretcher.

"Romantic, isn't it?" Sheldon sneered, following Joan's startled gaze. "And now I'll have to play surgeon and doctor him up. Funny, this twentieth-century duelling. First you drill a hole in a man, and next you set about plugging the hole up."
1. Who kissed Joan?
2. Who did she tell about it?
3. Where did he find Joan?
4. Who did they talk about?
5. Had Joan wanted him killed?
6. What did Sheldon do to him?
7. What did he think Tudor had done?
8. Did he?
9. How was her arm?
10. How did Tudor shoot?
11. ?Was Joan upset to see Sheldon
12. Who would have to take care of Tudor?
13. What did he have to do?

Numbered answers:
1. joan
2. Sheldon
3. waiting at the compound gate, a
4. Tudor
5. no
6. shot him?
7. hurt Joan.
8. no
9. It's black and blue
10. left-handed
11. no
12. sheldon
13. plug the hole up.

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Boston (CNN)She knew something awful had happened. It was smoky and all she could hear were muffled screams. Her foot was turned sideways and her legs wouldn't work right. And her good friend, Krystle Campbell, was just lying there on the ground.

Karen Rand -- she's Karen McWatters now -- dragged herself across the pavement. She wanted to get closer to Krystle so they could talk and take comfort from each other in the midst of so much chaos.

"I got close to her, " she recalled. "For some reason, I got close to her head and we put our faces together."

Krystle said that her legs hurt. They were the last words she'd speak. The two women held hands until Krystle's went limp.

McWatters was the fifth witness of the first day of the terror trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is accused of detonating pressure cooker bombs with his brother to punish the United States for policies they believe inflict suffering on Muslims.

Three people were killed in the blasts: Campbell, a 29-year-old manager for a restaurant chain; Martin Richard, an 8-year-old boy; and Lingzi Lu, a 23-year-old grad student.

More than 250 others were injured. And the first day of the trial -- after opening statements -- revolved around a number of survivors of the attack, who recounted in detail the chaos of that day. Prosecutors called them to the stand to paint a picture of the havoc and pain the bombings inflicted. Tsarnaev's attorneys chose not to cross-examine any of the survivors.
1. What happened to Karen?
2. Who was with her?
3. Did she make it?
4. Was Karen a witness in the trial?
5. Against who?
6. What is he accused of?
7. Why?
8. Was anyone else hurt?
9. How many?
10. Was anyone else killed?
11. How many?
12. Did any survivors also testify?
13. Were any of them cross-examined?
14. Has Karen gotten married?
15. How many people testified before her?
Numbered answers:
1. Caught in the Boston Marathon Bombing.
2. Krystle Campbell
3. No
4. Yes
5. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
6. detonating bombs
7. punish the United States
8. Yes
9. More than 250
10. Yes
11. 2 others
12. Yes
13. No
14. yes
15. Four