Q: CHAPTER XIX

For the Princess it was a day full of excitements. The Count had only just reluctantly withdrawn, and Jeanne had gone to her room under the plea of fatigue, when Forrest was shown in. She started at the look in his drawn face.

"Nigel," she exclaimed hastily, "is everything all right?"

He threw himself into a chair.

"Everything," he answered, "is all wrong. Everything is over."

The Princess saw then that he had aged during the last few days, that this man whose care of himself had kept him comparatively youthful looking, notwithstanding the daily routine of an unwholesome life, was showing signs at last of breaking down. There were lines about his eyes, little baggy places underneath. He dragged his feet across the carpet as though he were tired. The Princess pushed up an easy-chair and went herself to the sideboard.

"Give me a little brandy," he said, "or rather a good deal of brandy. I need it."

The Princess felt her own hand shake. She brought him a tumbler and sat down by his side.

"You had to kill him?" she asked, in a whisper. "Is it that?"

Forrest set down his glass--empty.

"No!" he answered. "We were going to, when a mad woman who lives there got into the place and found us out. We had them safe, the two of them, when the worst thing happened which could have befallen us. Andrew de la Borne broke in upon us."

The Princess listened with set face.

1. it shook
2. a tumbler
3. yes
4. The Count
5. gone to her room
6. she pleaded fatigue
7. Forrest
8. no
9. his drawn face
10. The Princess.
11. threw himself into a chair
12. yes
13. brandy
14. yes
15. a mad woman
16. Andrew de la Borne

Numbered questions:
1. What did the Princess' hand do?
2. What did she bring the man?
3. Did she take a seat by him?
4. Who had reluctantly withdrawn?
5. What had Jeanne done?
6. For what reason?
7. Who was then let in?
8. Did the princess look at his arm?
9. What did she look at?
10. Who asked if everything was okay?
11. What did Nigel then do?
12. Did he look older than before?
13. What kind of liquor did he ask for?
14. Did Forrest empty his glass?
15. Who did Forrest say found them out?
16. Who else broke in on them?

Q: Logging was Seattle's first major industry, but by the late 19th century the city had become a commercial and shipbuilding center as a gateway to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. By 1910, Seattle was one of the 25 largest cities in the country. However, the Great Depression severely damaged the city's economy. Growth returned during and after World War II, due partially to the local Boeing company, which established Seattle as a center for aircraft manufacturing. The Seattle area developed as a technology center beginning in the 1980s, with companies like Microsoft becoming established in the region. In 1994 the Internet retail giant Amazon was founded in Seattle. The stream of new software, biotechnology, and Internet companies led to an economic revival, which increased the city's population by almost 50,000 between 1990 and 2000.

Seattle (i/sitl/) is a West Coast seaport city and the seat of King County. With an estimated 662,400 residents as of 2015[update], Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. In July 2013 it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States, and remained in the top five in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2.1%. The Seattle metropolitan area of around 3.6 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the United States. The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 100 miles (160 km) south of the CanadaUnited States border. A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle is the third largest port in North America in terms of container handling as of 2015.

1. Logging
2. commercial and shipbuilding center
3. Great Depression
4. the local Boeing company,
5. Microsoft and Amazon
6. increased the city's population by almost 50,000 between 1990 and 2000
7. King County
8. Pacific Northwest region of North America.
9. 2.1%
10. 662,400
11. an isthmus between Puget Sound and Lake Washington
12. the third largest port in North America
13. Washington

Numbered questions:
1. what was
2. by late 19th century what did the city transform into?
3. what damaged the city's economy?
4. how did the economy of the city improve?
5. which other companies set us shop in the city>
6. what these developments did to the population of the city?
7. it is the seat of which county?
8. it is the largest city of which region?
9. what was its annual growth rate?
10. what is its last known population?
11. where is this city situated?
12. how large is the city's sea port?
13. which state is the city situated?

Q: London (CNN) -- Pierre Omidyar, founder of online auction site eBay, said Wednesday he is teaming up with journalist Glenn Greenwald, who has led reporting on secret U.S. surveillance programs, to create a new online mass media venture.

Greenwald announced late Tuesday that he was quitting The Guardian for "a once-in-a-career dream journalistic opportunity" but said he was not ready to give more details.

Now Omidyar has confirmed to CNN's Christiane Amanpour that he is behind the new media venture, which includes Greenwald and others -- and that he will personally fund it.

Greenwald has been at the forefront of a series of high-profile reports based on leaks from former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.

Journalist Jeremy Scahill and documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras will also be joining the venture, Omidyar said.

Greenwald has been working with Poitras, based in Berlin, on NSA-related stories. Scahill is the author of the New York Times best-seller "Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army."

NSA leaker Snowden deserves a Nobel Prize, his father says

Greenwald, who lives in Brazil, said Tuesday that it had not been easy to leave The Guardian, but that he could not turn down the "momentous new venture."

"My partnership with the Guardian has been extremely fruitful and fulfilling: I have high regard for the editors and journalists with whom I worked and am incredibly proud of what we achieved," he said.

"The decision to leave was not an easy one, but I was presented with a once-in-a-career dream journalistic opportunity that no journalist could possibly decline. "

1. Brazil
2. The Guardian
3. Yes
4. a new online mass media venture
5. Pierre Omidyar
6. eBay
7. Omidyar
8. yes
9. Christiane Amanpour
10. CNN
11. Jeremy Scahill
12. "Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army."
13. Berlin
14. documentary filmmaker
15. Yes
16. Greenwald
17. NSA-related stories
18. Edward Snowden
19. his father
20. Glenn Greenwald

Numbered questions:
1. Where does Greenwald live?
2. Which organization is he leaving?
3. Was he pleased with his work there?
4. What will be his new opportunity?
5. Who is he partnering with?
6. What business did he create?
7. Who will be funding this new project?
8. Has this information been confirmed?
9. To whom?
10. At what company?
11. Which journalist is also involved in the project?
12. Which of his works became a best-seller?
13. Where is Laura Poitras based out of?
14. What is her profession?
15. Is she a part of the new team?
16. Who has she already had some experience working with?
17. On what?
18. Who was the former NSA contractor who exposed several leaks?
19. Who thinks he deserves a Nobel Prize?
20. Who has already reported on secret surveillance programs in the past?