CHAPTER VII. THE HOUSE IN SOHO

WHITTINGTON and his companion were walking at a good pace. Tommy started in pursuit at once, and was in time to see them turn the corner of the street. His vigorous strides soon enabled him to gain upon them, and by the time he, in his turn, reached the corner the distance between them was sensibly lessened. The small Mayfair streets were comparatively deserted, and he judged it wise to content himself with keeping them in sight.

The sport was a new one to him. Though familiar with the technicalities from a course of novel reading, he had never before attempted to "follow" anyone, and it appeared to him at once that, in actual practice, the proceeding was fraught with difficulties. Supposing, for instance, that they should suddenly hail a taxi? In books, you simply leapt into another, promised the driver a sovereign--or its modern equivalent--and there you were. In actual fact, Tommy foresaw that it was extremely likely there would be no second taxi. Therefore he would have to run. What happened in actual fact to a young man who ran incessantly and persistently through the London streets? In a main road he might hope to create the illusion that he was merely running for a bus. But in these obscure aristocratic byways he could not but feel that an officious policeman might stop him to explain matters.

At this juncture in his thoughts a taxi with flag erect turned the corner of the street ahead. Tommy held his breath. Would they hail it? What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. who held thier breath ?
2. what was a new one to them ?
3. who was walking at a norman speed ?
4. and who else ?
5. what was deserted ?
6. were they large ?
7. what size ?
8. what streets were someone persistently running ?
9. why did he have to run ?
10. who thought this ?
11. what did they do in books ?
Answer: 1. Tommy
2. sport
3. WHITTINGTON
4. his companion
5. Mayfair streets
6. no
7. small
8. London
9. there would be no second taxi
10. Tommy
11. leapt into another

Problem: Chapter Twenty-One

The Three Adepts

The Sorceress looked up from her work as the three maidens entered, and something in their appearance and manner led her to rise and bow to them in her most dignified manner. The three knelt an instant before the great Sorceress and then stood upright and waited for her to speak.

"Whoever you may be," said Glinda, "I bid you welcome."

"My name is Audah," said one.

"My name is Aurah," said another.

"My name is Aujah," said the third.

Glinda had never heard these names before, but looking closely at the three she asked:

"Are you witches or workers in magic?"

"Some of the secret arts we have gleaned from Nature," replied the brownhaired maiden modestly, "but we do not place our skill beside that of the Great Sorceress, Glinda the Good."

"I suppose you are aware it is unlawful to practice magic in the Land of Oz, without the permission of our Ruler, Princess Ozma?"

"No, we were not aware of that," was the reply. "We have heard of Ozma, who is the appointed Ruler of all this great fairyland, but her laws have not reached us, as yet."

Glinda studied the strange maidens thoughtfully; then she said to them:

"Princess Ozma is even now imprisoned in the Skeezer village, for the whole island with its Great Dome, was sunk to the bottom of the lake by the witchcraft of Coo-ee-oh, whom the Flathead Su-dic transformed into a silly swan. I am seeking some way to overcome Coo-ee-oh's magic and raise the isle to the surface again. Can you help me do this?"
1. How many adepts were there?
2. What was the first one's name?
3. And the second?
4. What about the last?
5. Who had never heard their names before?
6. Were they boys or girls?
7. Did they show Glinda any respect?
8. How?
9. Who spoke first?
10. Where did the maidens glean secret arts?
11. Did one of them have blonde hair?
12. What color, then?
13. Is Glinda thought to be good or bad?
14. Is the a medicore sorceress or pretty decent?
Answer: 1. three
2. Audah
3. Aurah
4. Aujah
5. Glinda
6. girls
7. Yes
8. The three knelt
9. Glinda
10. Nature
11. unknown
12. brownhaired
13. Good
14. great

question: Sandra Bullock turned 51 last month. But because she looks exactly the same as she did inMiss Congeniality, a movie filmed back in the 20thcentury, everyone calls her "ageless." Bullock is just one of a number of stars in their 40s and 50s who've had birthdays recently but have not gotten older, unlike the rest of us in their age group. Take Halle Berry. One website put a photo of her 20 years ago next to one of the newly 49-year-old Berry and dared us to choose which was which. "This Is What 49 Looks Like," it said. Seriously, if that's what 49 looks like, I must be 71.

However, even a generation ago, famous faces evolved. Look at a picture of Grace Kelly at age 52 in the early 1980s. She looks like a beautiful middle-aged woman. Today she'd look old for her age.

The goal now is to prevent aging while you are still young, using all the magical nonsurgical options medicine has to offer. Eventually these techniques will become less expensive, and ordinary people my daughter's age will have them. Already anti-aging is starting to be considered maintenance, like coloring your hair. My friends and I find ourselves openly debating techniques that we used to make fun of. Does fat-freezing work? How much time do you have to spend in the gym to keep the body of a 35-year-old after 50? It's all so exhausting. But members of the next generation have it tougher. They'll have to ask themselves whether they want to spend their youth trying not to get old. I've already seen "Sexy at 70" headlines. Will everyone be expected to go to their graves looking hot?

I also have to wonder what else we are slowing along with age. How do you move on if you're working so hard to stay the same? And besides, if you've known the ache of watching a daughter pack up for college, you know you can't stop the clock.
1. Who is considered ageless?
2. why?
3. how old is she?
4. Who else falls into this group?
5. and how old is she?
6. What is anti aging considered as?
7. In the 1980s, how old was Grace Kelly?
8. What is coloring your hair considered?
9. Is it easy to prevent aging?
10. what is it?
11. Do the headlines read, sexy at 50?
12. what do they say?
13. What will be expected at death?
14. Who will have it harder soon?
15. What did a website do with Halle Berry's photo?
16. What did it say?
17. What movie did Sandra Bullock play in?
18. when?
19. What will the next generation have to ask themselves?
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answer:
1. Sandra Bullock
2. because she looks exactly the same as she did inMiss Congeniality
3. 51
4. Halle Berry.
5. 49
6. maintenance
7. 52
8. maintenance
9. No
10. exhausting
11. No
12. Sexy at 70
13. looking hot
14. members of the next generation
15. put a photo of her 20 years ago next to one of the newly 49-year-old Berry
16. "This Is What 49 Looks Like,"
17. Miss Congeniality
18. in the 20thcentury
19. whether they want to spend their youth trying not to get old.