Q: CHAPTER XVIII.

It was a beautiful July afternoon, the air musical with midsummer hum, the flowers basking in the sunshine, the turf cool and green in the shade, and the breeze redolent of indescribable freshness and sweetness compounded of all fragrant odours, the present legacy of a past day's shower. Like the flowers themselves, Albinia was feeling the delicious repose of refreshed nature, as in her pretty pink muslin, her white drapery folded round her, and her bright hair unbonnetted, she sat reclining in a low garden chair, at the door of the conservatory, a little pale, a little weak, but with a sweet happy languor, a soft tender bloom.

There was a step in the conservatory, and before she could turn round, her brother Maurice bent over her, and kissed her.

'Maurice! you have come after all!'

'Yes, the school inspection is put off. How are you?' as he sat down on the grass by her side.

'Oh, quite well! What a delicious afternoon we shall have! Edmund will be at home directly. Mrs. Meadows has absolutely let Gilbert take her to drink tea at the Drurys! Only I am sorry Sophy should miss you, for she was so good about going, because Lucy wanted to do something to her fernery. Of course you are come for Sunday, and the christening?'

'Yes,--that is, to throw myself on Dusautoy's mercy.'

'We will send Mr. Hope to Fairmead,' said Albinia, 'and see whether Winifred can make him speak. We can't spare the Vicar, for he is our godfather, and you must christen the little maiden.'

Answer the following questions:
1. What month was it?
2. What was Albinia wearing?
3. Where was she sitting?
4. Who greeted her?
5. Were they related?
6. Was he her dad?
7. What was he?
8. What was postponed?
9. Was it morning?
10. What was it?
11. Who was coming home soon?
12. Who was he not going to be able to see?
13. What was happening Sunday?
14. Where will Mr Hope be sent?
A: 1. July
2. a pretty pink muslin and white drapery
3. in a low garden chair, at the door of the conservatory
4. Maurice
5. Yes
6. No
7. her brother
8. the school inspection
9. No
10. the afternoon
11. Edmund
12. Sophy
13. the christening
14. to Fairmead
Q: CHAPTER THIRTY ONE.

RETRIBUTION.

Owing to the success of the buffalo runners, the winter passed away in comparative comfort. But, as we have said, some of the settlers who had been ruined by the failure of the fisheries and the depredations of the mice, and who did not share much in the profits of the autumn hunt, were obliged once again to seek their old port of refuge at Pembina.

Among these was the Swiss family Morel. Andre went, because he did not wish to remain comparatively idle in the colony during the long months of winter. Elise went for the purpose of keeping house--perhaps we should say keeping hut--for Andre. Fred Jenkins went because he wanted to learn more about Indian ways and customs, as well as to perfect himself in the art of hunting the buffalo--that was all!

There were some who did not believe what the bold seaman said. Elise Morel was one of these--perhaps the most unbelieving amongst them.

Indeed, she laughed quite hilariously when his motive was reported to her by Billie Sinclair the day before they started.

"Why do you laugh so?" inquired Little Bill, who was always more or less in a state of surprise when he got upon this subject with Elise.

"It is not easy to say, Billie," answered the girl, with another pleasant little laugh, "but it is so funny that a sailor should take such a fancy to come out here, so far away from his native element, and find so much interest in snow-shoe walking and Indian customs."

Answer the following questions:
1. Where was Andre'?
2. Why was Elise there?
3. Why did Andre want to get out of there?
4. Who else was there?
5. Why did he come along?
6. Was something funy?
7. Who answered Billy?
8. What was humorous?
9. Was someone surprised?
10. Was something reported to her?
A:
1. Swiss family Morel
2. purpose of keeping house
3. because he did not wish to remain comparatively idle in the colony during the long months of winter
4. Fred Jenkins
5. he wanted to learn more about Indian ways and customs, as well as to perfect himself in the art of hunting the buffalo
6. it is so funny that a sailor should take such a fancy to come out here, so far away from his native element, and find so much interest in snow-shoe walking and Indian customs."
7. the girl
8. a sailor should take such a fancy to come out here, so far away from his native element, and find so much interest in snow-shoe walking and Indian customs."
9. Elise Morel
10. his motive