CHAPTER XIX.

"IS IT TANTI?"

Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother. "I think I shall take to hunting," he said to Mary.

"But you'll tumble off, dear."

"No doubt I shall, and I must try to begin in soft places. I don't see why I shouldn't do it gradually in a small way. I shouldn't ever become a Nimrod, like Lord Rufford or your particular friend Mr. Twentyman."

"He is my particular friend."

"So I perceive. I couldn't shine as he shines, but I might gradually learn to ride after him at a respectful distance. A man at Rome ought to do as the Romans do."

"Why wasn't Hoppet Hall Rome as much as Bragton?"

"Well;--it wasn't. While fortune enabled me to be happy at Hoppet Hall--"

"That is unkind, Reg."

"While fortune oppressed me with celibate misery at Hoppet Hall, nobody hated me for not hunting;--and as I could not very well afford it, I was not considered to be entering a protest against the amusement. As it is now I find that unless I consent to risk my neck at any rate five or six times every winter, I shall be regarded in that light."

"I wouldn't be frightened into doing anything I didn't like," said Mary.

"How do you know that I shan't like it? The truth is I have had a letter this morning from a benevolent philosopher which has almost settled the question for me. He wants me to join a society for the suppression of British sports as being barbarous and antipathetic to the intellectual pursuits of an educated man. I would immediately shoot, fish, hunt and go out ratting, if I could hope for the least success. I know I should never shoot anything but the dog and the gamekeepers, and that I should catch every weed in the river; but I think that in the process of seasons I might jump over a hedge." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who was it who casted reproach?
2. Upon who?
3. And who did he state he would be taking up pursuing animals to?
4. Was she his sister?
5. What relation was she?
6. Was there a buddy of hers who was described as a doofus?
7. Who was he?
8. How many friends were described in this manner?
9. What was the other's name?
10. Where was it that the son felt miserable?
11. Did people hate him for pursuing animals there?
12. Why did he not do so?
13. How many different types of game does he mention that he would do if he could?
14. Did the message he received talk about uncivilized men?
15. What type of person was the message from?
16. Was he pushing for a club to be disbanded?
17. What did he want?
18. Did the recipient of the message assume he would do well in catching seafood?
19. What did he assume he would pull out of the water instead?
Answer: 1. Larry
2. Reginald Morton
3. Mary
4. no
5. his mother
6. yes
7. Mr. Twentyman
8. two
9. Lord Rufford
10. Hoppet Hall
11. no
12. he could not afford it
13. four
14. yes
15. a benevolent philosopher
16. no
17. the suppression of British sports
18. no
19. every weed in the river

Rome (CNN) -- The captain of the Costa Concordia did not "fall" into a lifeboat after the ship hit rocks, as he contends, a crew member testified. Instead, Francesco Schettino "jumped into the lifeboat," Stefano Iannelli said.

Schettino is on trial in Grosseto on charges of manslaughter and abandoning ship after 32 people died in the shipwreck off the Tuscan island of Giglio on January 13, 2012.

Iannelli, who was on the bridge when the ship hit the outcropping, testified that Schettino's reaction was, "What have I done?!"

As part of his defense for the abandoning ship charge, Schettino has maintained that by the time he left the crippled vessel, the inclination made it impossible to stay on the ship. He told the court at a hearing in October that the ship was literally falling on top of him and he fell into the lifeboat. The ship ended up lying on its side.

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Iannelli, who followed Schettino off the ship, testified Monday that he did not see passengers when they left the vessel, even though more than 1,000 people were later rescued from the ship. In a taped conversation between the captain and the port authority in Livorno, the port authority ordered Schettino to "get back on board" while passengers were still being rescued from the other side of the ship.

Schettino, who admits that he was in command when the ship veered off course and hit the rocks, also blames a malfunction of the ship's watertight doors for making the situation worse. His defense lawyers say that created a new emergency after the initial accident. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. who followed Schettino off the ship?
2. who was the captain?
3. when did the ship sink?
4. where did it sink?
5. how many died?
6. did Schettino fall into the lifeboat?
7. how did he get there?
8. did Stefano Iannelli see anyone when they left the vessel?
9. what did the ship hit?
10. of what?
11. was it an outcropping of bananas?
12. who was supposed to be in command?
13. did the ship hit soft sand after it veered off course?
14. what did it contact?
15. what possibly malfunctioned?
Answer:
1. Iannelli
2. Francesco Schettino
3. January 13, 2012
4. off the Tuscan island of Giglio
5. 32
6. no
7. jumped into it
8. no
9. an outcropping
10. of the Tuscan island of Giglio
11. no
12. Schettino
13. no
14. rocks
15. the ship's watertight doors