Q: CHAPTER IV

In the morning following Aline's visit to Joan Valentine, Ashe sat in his room, the Morning Post on the table before him. The heady influence of Joan had not yet ceased to work within him; and he proposed, in pursuance of his promise to her, to go carefully through the columns of advertisements, however pessimistic he might feel concerning the utility of that action.

His first glance assured him that the vast fortunes of the philanthropists, whose acquaintance he had already made in print, were not yet exhausted. Brian MacNeill still dangled his gold before the public; so did Angus Bruce; so did Duncan Macfarlane and Wallace Mackintosh and Donald MacNab. They still had the money and they still wanted to give it away.

Ashe was reading listlessly down the column when, from the mass of advertisements, one of an unusual sort detached itself.

WANTED: Young Man of good appearance, who is poor and reckless, to undertake a delicate and dangerous enterprise. Good pay for the right man. Apply between the hours of ten and twelve at offices of Mainprice, Mainprice & Boole, 3, Denvers Street, Strand.

And as he read it, half past ten struck on the little clock on his mantelpiece. It was probably this fact that decided Ashe. If he had been compelled to postpone his visit to the offices of Messrs. Mainprice, Mainprice & Boole until the afternoon, it is possible that barriers of laziness might have reared themselves in the path of adventure; for Ashe, an adventurer at heart, was also uncommonly lazy. As it was, however, he could make an immediate start.

1. Joan Valentine
2. Ashe
3. good looking man
4. to do a dangerous job
5. Joan
6. In the morning
7. half past ten
8. No
9. between the hours of ten and twelve
10. Four
11. No
12. mantelpiece

Numbered questions:
1. Who was being visited?
2. Who was reading?
3. What was wanted?
4. For what?
5. Who was influencing?
6. What time of day?
7. What time did the clock chime?
8. Was he very active?
9. When could he apply?
10. What chapter is this?
11. Was he employed?
12. Where was his clock?

Q: Answers to life can be found in everyday events. Watching nature, watching people and watching animals communicate with each other provide some of the simplest ways to life's biggest problems. This became clearer to me yesterday. It caused me to ask myself, "How do I respond to the storms in life?" People usually run when it starts to rain. I love to walk in it, stand on my front door and feel it. I grew up doing it and have never really felt the fear many people do. The animal world senses changes in the weather far earlier than humans. My dog, Ricky, begins to shake long before the storm is close enough to be noticed. I was about to feed my three dogs yesterday and as usual, I let them out in the yard first. They didn't move when thunder came across the skies. So I placed their food in their bowls and called Ricky into the kitchen. Ricky was just standing there in place next to his bowl. The thunder became louder, which forced him to stop eating his meal. Then I watched Phil. He made his way across the kitchen floor and stood over Ricky's bowl. He ate all the remaining food. Generally, if Ricky was standing there, he wouldn't dare come close. But today, he took advantage of the storm and got what he wanted. His hope for the prize outweighed his fear of the storm. That's when it hit me. As men, we face all kinds of storms. They come in unannounced. Sometimes we stay in a corner or under the blankets, hoping it will all pass. However, if you dare put your head out, you'll discover there're people doing what they must to get what they must have out of life. Isn't it time you decided to take advantage of the storm?

1. run
2. changes in the weather
3. Ricky
4. begins to shake
5. thunder
6. yes
7. Phil
8. ate all thefood
9. two
10. no
11. go in the yard

Numbered questions:
1. What action do people usually take when is begins to rain?
2. What do creatures sense before humans do?
3. What is the dog in the story called?
4. What does he do when a storm is near?
5. What made him stop eating his food?
6. Does the narrator of the story like to take strolls in the rain?
7. Who positioned himself next to Ricky's bowl?
8. And what did he proceed to do?
9. How many dogs does the narrator own?
10. Does Phil generally get near Ricky's bowl?
11. What are the narrator's dogs allowed to do before they eat?

Q: CHAPTER XXXI. Voices of the Dusk.

Jolly, round, red Mr. Sun was just going to bed behind the Purple Hills and the Black Shadows had begun to creep all through the Green Forest and out across the Green Meadows. It was the hour of the day Peter Rabbit loves best. He sat on the edge of the Green Forest watching for the first little star to twinkle high up in the sky. Peter felt at peace with all the Great World, for it was the hour of peace, the hour of rest for those who had been busy all through the shining day.

Most of Peter's feathered friends had settled themselves for the coming night, the worries and cares of the day over and forgotten. All the Great World seemed hushed. In the distance Sweetvoice the Vesper Sparrow was pouring out his evening song, for it was the hour when he dearly loves to sing. Far back in the Green Forest Whip-poor-will was calling as if his very life depended on the number of times he could say, "Whip poor Will," without taking a breath. From overhead came now and then the sharp, rather harsh cry of Boomer the Nighthawk, as he hunted his supper in the air.

For a time it seemed as if these were the only feathered friends still awake, and Peter couldn't help thinking that those who went so early to bed missed the most beautiful hour of the whole day. Then, from a tree just back of him, there poured forth a song so clear, so sweet, so wonderfully suited to that peaceful hour, that Peter held his breath until it was finished. He knew that singer and loved him. It was Melody the Wood Thrush.

1. the Vesper Sparrow
2. Singing
3. Rabbit
4. Mr. Sun
5. on the edge
6. the Green Forest
7. watching
8. in the Green Forest
9. Boomer the Nighthawk
10. a tree
11. Birds
12. the Wood Thrush
13. with all the Great World
14. for it was the hour of peace
15. went to bed
16. they missed the most beautiful hour of the whole day
17. the first little star
18. twinkle
19. Whip-poor-will
20. unknown

Numbered questions:
1. Who was Sweetvoice?
2. What was he doing?
3. What kind of animal was Peter?
4. What was going to sleep behind the Purple Hills?
5. Where was Peter sitting?
6. Of what?
7. What was he doing?
8. Where was Whip-poor-will calling?
9. Who was hunting for his dinner up above?
10. Who was Peter listening to when he held his breath?
11. What animal was Peter listening to when he was holding his breath?
12. What was Melody?
13. What did Peter feel at peace with?
14. Why?
15. What had most of Peter's feathered buddies done for the evening?
16. What did Peter think about those who went to sleep so early?
17. What was he watching on the edge of the forest?
18. What was he waiting for it to do?
19. Whose life seemed to depend on how many times he could say Whip poor Will?
20. Did Peter have a brother?