CHAPTER V

CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME

"It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir."

West Country Song.

The next morning Amyas Leigh was not to be found. Not that he had gone out to drown himself in despair, or even to bemoan himself "down by the Torridge side." He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.

So Frank took horse and rode thereon ten miles or more: and then, as there were no inns on the road in those days, or indeed in these, and he had some ten miles more of hilly road before him, he turned down the hill towards Clovelly Court, to obtain, after the hospitable humane fashion of those days, good entertainment for man and horse from Mr. Cary the squire.

And when he walked self-invited, like the loud-shouting Menelaus, into the long dark wainscoted hall of the court, the first object he beheld was the mighty form of Amyas, who, seated at the long table, was alternately burying his face in a pasty, and the pasty in his face, his sorrows having, as it seemed, only sharpened his appetite, while young Will Cary, kneeling on the opposite bench, with his elbows on the table, was in that graceful attitude laying down the law fiercely to him in a low voice. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What is the name of this chapter?
2. Who joined the army?
3. How did he travel?
4. Were there places to stay during the journey?
5. How far did he have travel?
6. What was the squires name?
7. Who went after the young man?
8. What was on the walls of the building?
9. Who was seated at the table?
10. Was he happy?
11. Was he hungry?
12. Who occupied the chair next to him?
13. What military was he joining?
14. What color was his face?
15. Where did he bury his head?
16. what is a pasty?
17. Did the young man join the military?
18. Who cared for the animal?
19. What was the queens name?
20. Was she a good ruler?
Answer: 1. CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME
2. Amyas Leigh
3. horse
4. no
5. ten miles
6. Mr. Cary
7. Frank
8. wainscoting
9. Amyas
10. no
11. yes
12. Will Cary,
13. the Irish army
14. unknown
15. in a pasty
16. unknown
17. probably not
18. Mr. Cary
19. Bess
20. eys

Hetty Robinson learnt all about money when very young. As a child, she read the financial pages of the newspaper to her rich father. Her father died when Hetty was 30, and she inherited $1 million. When she herself died in 1916, she left almost $100 million to her two children.

Hetty made her money on the New York stock exchange. She was a financial genius. She made money so easily that people called her the Witch of Wall Street. But although she was one of the richest women in the world, she counted every cent and spent as little as possible. She didn't own a house, because she didn't want to pay taxes. So she and her children lived in cheap hotels. She spent almost nothing on clothes, and always wore the same long black dress. She washed it herself, but to save soap she only washed the bottom of the dress, where it touched the ground. Other people had their own offices, but Hetty used a desk in the bank where she kept her money, because it didn't cost anything. She sat in the bank and ate her sandwiches while she bought and sold stocks and shares. If the bank complained, she just moved all her money to another bank.

Hetty's family paid the price for her meanness. When she was 33 she married a millionaire, Edward Green, and they had two children. But Green lost all his money, so she left him. When her son, Ned, injured his knee, Hetty didn't want to pay for a doctor, so she took him to a free hospital for poor people. Unfortunately the doctor knew Hetty was rich and he asked for money. Hetty refused and took the boy away. His leg got worse and two years later doctors removed it.

But eventually Ned got his revenge . At the age of 81, Hetty had an argument with a shop assistant about the price of a bottle of milk. She became so angry that she had a heart attack and died. So Hetty's meanness finally killed her. Ned inherited half his mother's fortune, and he spent it all on parties, holidays and expensive jewellery. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. How old was Hetty when her dad died?
2. What did people call her?
3. Was she poor?
4. Was she a spendthrift?
5. Who did she marry?
6. Did they have children?
7. How many?
8. What happened to her son?
9. Did she take him to the best hospital?
10. Did the doctor ask for money?
11. Did she pay?
12. What happened to her son as a result?
13. How old was she when she died?
14. What did she die of?
15. What did Ned inherit?
16. What did he spend the money on?
17. Where did she make all her money?
18. Where did she and her children live?
19. What did she always wear?
20. Did she take the dress to the cleaners?
Answer: 1. 30
2. the Witch of Wall Street.
3. no
4. she spent as little as possible
5. Edward Green
6. yes
7. two
8. he injured his knee
9. no
10. yeds
11. no
12. he lost his leg
13. 81
14. heart attack
15. half his mother's fortune,
16. on parties, holidays and jewellery
17. New York stock exchange.
18. cheap hotels
19. a black dress
20. no

More "Breaking Bad" yo?

The series star Bryan Cranston seemed to drop a major hint in an interview with CNN's Ashleigh Banfield Thursday. Asked by Banfield if his character, Walter White, died or not, Cranston said, "Hey, you never saw bags zip up or anything. Or say ... you know." He left the rest up to viewers' imaginations.

In response to questions about whether the character could show up in a movie or anywhere else ever again, Cranston said: "Never say never."

Whoa.

He may have been teasing, but that remark revived hopes for countless fans who still are mourning the loss of the character and the acclaimed series. The show literally went out with a bang in September 2013 and there was even a mock funeral held for the character in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where the series was set and filmed.

Cranston has remained busy since the series ended, most recently starring in the summer film "Godzilla." And AMC has announced that "Breaking Bad" fans can look forward to a new series, "Better Call Saul," which will be a spinoff featuring criminal lawyer Saul Goodman.

What say you diehard fans? Do you think Cranston was kidding or not?

What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. who dropped a major hint?
2. Where?
3. to who?
4. What did she ask?
5. He said?
6. did she ask anything else ?
7. When did the show go off?
8. where was it filmed ?
9. Has he worked since?
10. doing?
Answer:
1. Bryan Cranston
2. CNN
3. Ashleigh Banfield
4. if his character died or not
5. Hey, you never saw bags zip up or anything. Or say ... you know
6. unknown
7. in 2013
8. Albuquerque, New Mexico
9. yes
10. starring in the summer film "Godzilla."