CHAPTER XXI

The great night came and passed with fewer thrills than any one had imagined possible. Horlock himself undertook the defence of his once more bitterly assailed Government and from the first it was obvious what the end must be. He spoke with the resigned cynicism of one who knows that words are fruitless, that the die is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory in their tone from the first, was only a tribute to exacting convention. Tallente had never been more restrained, although his merciless logic reduced the issues upon which the vote was to be taken to the plainest and clearest elements. He remained studiously unemotional and nothing which he said indicated in any way his personal interest in the sweeping away of the Horlock regime. He was the impersonal but scathing critic, paving the way for his chief. It was Dartrey himself who overshadowed every one that night. He spoke so seldom in the House that many of the members had forgotten that he was an orator of rare quality. That night he lifted the debate from the level of ordinary politics to the idyllic realms where alone the lasting good of the world is fashioned. He pointed out what government might and should be, taking almost a Roman view of the care of the citizen, his early and late education, his shouldering of the responsibilities which belong to one of a great community. From the individual he passed to the nation, sketching in a few nervous but brilliant phrases the exact possibilities of socialistic legislation; and he wound up with a parodied epigram: Government, he declared, was philosophy teaching by failures. In the end, Miller led fourteen of his once numerous followers into the Government lobby to find himself by forty votes upon the losing side. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Which regime was about to fall?
2. Who defended it?
3. Who was one of the people opposing it?
Answer: 1. the Horlock regime
2. Horlock
3. Dartrey

(CNN) -- Who doesn't love a good holiday-themed episode?

Before our favorite TV characters put their turkeys in the oven, decorate their Christmas trees and light their menorahs, they'll dress up in funny costumes and beg for candy ... or mercy.

Kicking off prime time's Halloween celebration is ABC Family's "Pretty Little Liars," which will air its second annual Halloween special on Tuesday at 8 p.m.

We can't wait to see how "A" will terrorize Aria, Hanna, Emily and Spencer aboard Rosewood's Halloween Ghost Train.

On a lighter note, "The Mindy Project" will air its Halloween episode, complete with hilarious costumes and an equally hilarious guest star, Bill Hader, at 9:30 p.m.

Mindy Kaling, the creator and star of the Fox sitcom, said her character will have "five or six costume changes" throughout the episode, and "they're not sexy, hot girl costumes."

Here are some other special Halloween episodes to look for:

Wednesday

"Modern Family": Claire likes her Halloween gory, but she's forced to keep things PG this year. Speaking of parental guidance, Lily probes Mitch and Cam to find out who her real mom is. 9 p.m. on ABC

"Suburgatory": Tessa, Lisa, Malik and Ryan have a "Scooby-Doo"-themed Halloween. 9:30 p.m. on ABC

"The Neighbors": The Weavers get ready for their first Halloween in the suburbs. 8:30 p.m. on ABC

"The Middle": The episode, appropriately titled "Halloween III: The Driving," follows Sue as she injures Axl while learning how to drive. Brick, meanwhile, eats too much candy. 8 pm. on ABC What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Which show starts the tv holiday theme?
2. When does it air?
3. What time?
4. What network?
5. Are there others being aired after that?
6. Which one is first?
7. What is that episode titled?
8. Is there something else about it that is related to Halloween besides the title?
9. What is it?
10. Is Mindy Kaling's show airing?
11. Will she have someone doing a cameo?
12. Who?
13. What time will it air?
14. Is there something Halloween related too?
15. What?
16. What kind?
17. Is there going to be a show that is themed after a cartoon?
18. What show?
19. What cartoon is it going to parody?
20. What time is it showing?
Answer: 1. Pretty Little Liars
2. Tuesday
3. 8 p.m.
4. ABC
5. yes
6. The Middle
7. Halloween III: The Driving
8. yes
9. Brick eats too much candy
10. yes
11. yes
12. Bill Hader
13. 9:30 p.m.
14. yes
15. her character will have "five or six costume changes"
16. not sexy, hot girl costumes
17. yes
18. Suburgatory
19. Scooby-Doo
20. 9:30 p.m.

(CNN)An Egyptian court sentenced the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, on Saturday to death by hanging, along with 13 members of his group.

The sentences will be appealed.

The criminal court sentenced 36 other defendants to life in prison on charges of plotting terrorist attacks against state facilities.

They faced charges that include "funding the Rabaa al-Adawiya sit-in" -- a mass protest in Cairo in August 2013 that was forcibly dispersed by security personnel -- and spreading "false information" to destabilize Egypt. They were arrested in a sweeping crackdown on supporters of former President Mohamed Morsy, the country's first democratically elected president, who was overthrown in 2013 in a military coup that bitterly split Egyptians.

One of those sentenced to life in prison was Mohamad Soltan, a 27-year-old U.S.-Egyptian activist. He has been languishing in Cairo's notorious Tora Prison, where he has been on a hunger strike for more than 14 months.

The U.S. State Department released a statement condemning Soltan's sentence and calling for his release on humanitarian grounds.

The presiding judge for Badie, Soltan and the other defendants was Mohamed Nagy Shehata, who is known for his harsh verdicts. Shehata has sentenced more than 180 people to death and was the original judge in a high-profile case case involving Al Jazeera journalists.

Badie had been sentenced to death before on a conviction related to a deadly attack on a police station. He has also been sentenced to life in prison for inciting violence during 2013's unrest.

The Egyptian news outlet Al Ahram reported that Badie had been sentenced to death twice before, but an appeals court overturned one verdict, and Egypt's Grand Mufti disapproved of the other. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. how many defendants got life in prison?
2. what did the US state department condemn?
3. on what grounds?
4. who was sentenced to death?
5. what is his name?
6. how many others were sentenced to death?
7. when were they sentenced?
8. what were some of the things that defendants were charged with?
9. when did that happen?
10. what were they accused of spreading?
11. will the sentences be appealed?
12. who was the country's first democratically elected president?
13. was it a crackdown on his supporters?
14. who was the judge in the case?
15. how many people have they sentenced to death?
16. how are their verdicts characterized?
17. how many times has Badie been sentenced to death?
18. how many of those sentences had been carried out?
19. who overturned one of the sentences?
Answer:
1. 36
2. Soltan's sentence
3. humanitarian grounds.
4. the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood
5. Mohamed Badie
6. 13
7. Saturday
8. funding the Rabaa al-Adawiya sit-in
9. August 2013
10. "false information"
11. yes
12. Mohamed Morsy
13. yes
14. Mohamed Nagy Shehata
15. more than 180
16. harsh
17. Two
18. 0
19. Egypt's Grand Mufti