input: CHAPTER XXIX. A DINNER-PARTY SUB ROSA.

In less than a week's time I was master of the state of affairs at Borden Tower. Dr. Randall, with the best possible intentions, was the worst possible man that could have been chosen for the guardianship of two such pupils as Lord Silchester and Leonard de Cartienne. He was a scholar and a pedant, utterly unsuspicious and ignorant of the ways of the world, himself so truthful and honourable that he could scarcely have imagined deceit possible in others, and certainly not in his own wards. Of the servants, James and his wife were the only ones in authority, and they were the tools of de Cartienne.

The latter I could not quite understand. The only thing about him perfectly clear was that he was just the worst companion possible for Silchester. For the rest, he was so clever that his presence here at all as a pupil seemed unnecessary. He appeared to be rich and he took a deep interest of some sort in Cecil. Seemingly it was a friendly interest, but of that I did not feel assured. At any rate, it was an injurious association for Cecil, and I determined to do everything in my power to counteract it.

To strike at once, to attempt to show him the folly of the courses into which he was being led, I saw would be futile. I must have time and opportunity. Any violent measures in such a case would be worse than useless. My only course, obnoxious though it was, was to join them in their pursuits and try to gain some sort of influence over Cecil, while I kept him as far as possible from falling into further mischief. 1. What did the narrator master?
2. How long it took him?
3. Who was not a good choice?
4. Did he have good intentions?
5. What was he not good for?
6. Of how many?
7. Who were they?
8. Was Randall a knowledgeable man?
9. Was he a suspicious man?
10. Was he a worldly man?
11. Was he kind of naive?
12. Who was one of the servants?
13. Was he accompanied by someone?
14. Who was a bad companion for Silchester?
15. Was he out of place as a pupil?
16. Was he smarter than others?
17. Did he look wealthy?
18. Who was his interest?
19. Was it good for Cecil?
20. Did the narrator want to influence Cecil? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. the state of affairs at Borden Tower
2. less than a week
3. Dr. Randall
4. Yes
5. guardian
6. two
7. Lord Silchester and Leonard de Cartienne
8. Yes
9. No
10. No
11. Yes
12. James
13. his wife
14. de Cartienne
15. Yes
16. Yes
17. Yes
18. Cecil
19. No
20. Yes

input: Chapter LI

Dick Shand Goes To Cambridgeshire

The news of Shand's return was soon common in Cambridge. The tidings, of course, were told to Mr. Caldigate, and were then made known by him to Hester. The old man, though he turned the matter much in his mind,--doubting whether the hopes thus raised would not add to Hester's sorrow should they not ultimately be realised,--decided that he could not keep her in the dark. Her belief could not be changed by any statement which Shand might make. Her faith was so strong that no evidence could shake it,--or confirm it. But there would, no doubt, arise in her mind a hope of liberation if any new evidence against the Australian marriage were to reach her; which hope might so probably be delusive! But he knew her to be strong to endure as well as strong to hope, and therefore he told her at once. Then Mr. Seely returned to Cambridge, and all the facts of Shand's deposition were made known at Folking. 'That will get him out at once, of course,' said Hester, triumphantly, as soon as she heard it. But the Squire was older and more cautious, and still doubted. He explained that Dick Shand was not a man who by his simple word would certainly convince a Secretary of State;--that deceit might be suspected;--that a fraudulent plot would be possible; and that very much care was necessary before a convicted prisoner would be released.

'I am quite sure, from Mr. Seely's manner, that he thinks I have bribed the young man,' said Caldigate. 1. What are the people of Cambridge talking about?
2. Who was the first to know?
3. Who did he tell?
4. Was that an easy decision?
5. Had Hester been sad?
6. What might she feel if he told her?
7. How would hope make her more sad?
8. How did he not want to leave her?
9. Does she lack faith?
10. Who came back to Cambridge with some information?
11. Where has Shand been?
12. What did Mr. Seely have information on?
13. Does Hester see this as good news?
14. Who might be lying?
15. to who?
16. Has Shand been convicted?
17. Do they let people out of prison on a whim?
18. What kind of evidence would make Hester hope?
19. about what?
20. What does Mr. Seely think Coldigate did? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. Shand's return
2. Mr. Caldigate
3. Hester
4. no
5. yes
6. hope
7. if they are not realised
8. in the dark
9. no
10. Mr. Seely
11. prison
12. Shand's deposition
13. yes
14. Shand
15. a Secretary of State
16. yes
17. no
18. new evidence
19. the Australian marriage
20. bribed the man

input: CHAPTER IV

THE LITTLE MODEL

When in the preceding autumn Bianca began her picture called "The Shadow," nobody was more surprised than Hilary that she asked him to find her a model for the figure. Not knowing the nature of the picture, nor having been for many years--perhaps never--admitted into the workings of his wife's spirit, he said:

"Why don't you ask Thyme to sit for you?"

Blanca answered: "She's not the type at all--too matter-of-fact. Besides, I don't want a lady; the figure's to be half draped."

Hilary smiled.

Blanca knew quite well that he was smiling at this distinction between ladies and other women, and understood that he was smiling, not so much at her, but at himself, for secretly agreeing with the distinction she had made.

And suddenly she smiled too.

There was the whole history of their married life in those two smiles. They meant so much: so many thousand hours of suppressed irritation, so many baffled longings and earnest efforts to bring their natures together. They were the supreme, quiet evidence of the divergence of two lives--that slow divergence which had been far from being wilful, and was the more hopeless in that it had been so gradual and so gentle. They had never really had a quarrel, having enlightened views of marriage; but they had smiled. They had smiled so often through so many years that no two people in the world could very well be further from each other. Their smiles had banned the revelation even to themselves of the tragedy of their wedded state. It is certain that neither could help those smiles, which were not intended to wound, but came on their faces as naturally as moonlight falls on water, out of their inimically constituted souls. 1. Who did Blanca not want to sit for her?
2. Did she want someone fully clothed?
3. Who was Hilary?
4. What was Bianca's picture named?
5. Who did she ask to get her a model?
6. Why did he smile?
7. Did Blanca smile as well?
8. Did the couple ever argue?
9. Did they smile alot?
10. What did smiling do?
11. When did Bianca start her picture?
12. And who was surprised about being asked to help get the model?
13. Did he know what the picture was about?
14. Were the two newlyweds?
15. Did Bianca want a lady for her picture?
16. What did Hilary secretly agree with?
17. Where was their whole married history?
18. What had been gradual and gentle? Return numbered answers in your output.

output:
1. Thyme
2. no
3. her husband
4. "The Shadow"
5. Hilary
6. at the distinction between ladies and other women
7. yes
8. no
9. yes
10. suppressed irritation
11. autumn
12. Hilary
13. no
14. no
15. no
16. the distinction between a lady and woman
17. in those two smiles
18. that slow divergence of their marriage