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CHAPTER IX. LESSONS

THE first few weeks were hard ones, for Polly had not yet outgrown her natural shyness and going among so many strangers caused her frequent panics. But her purpose gave her courage, and when the ice was once broken, her little pupils quickly learned to love her. The novelty soon wore off, and though she thought she was prepared for drudgery, she found it very tedious to go on doing the same thing day after day. Then she was lonely, for Will could only come once a week, her leisure hours were Fanny's busiest, and the "bits of pleasure" were so few and far between that they only tantalized her. Even her small housekeeping lost its charms, for Polly was a social creature, and the solitary meals were often sad ones. Ashputtel and Nick did their best to cheer her, but they too, seemed to pine for country freedom and home atmosphere. Poor Puttel, after gazing wistfully out of the window at the gaunt city cats skulking about the yard, would retire to the rug, and curl herself up as if all hope of finding congenial society had failed; while little Nick would sing till he vibrated on his perch, without receiving any response except an inquisitive chirp from the pert sparrows, who seemed to twit him with his captivity. Yes, by the time the little teakettle had lost its brightness, Polly had decided that getting one's living was no joke, and many of her brilliant hopes had shared the fate of the little kettle.
1. what happened when Polly was around strangers?
2. who tried to cheer her up?
3. what did they all long for?
4. how often did Will visit?
5. who is Puttel?
6. what is she?
7. what does Puttle do after looking out the window?
8. and?
9. how did Polly feel about making a living?
10. what did little Nick do?
11. who responded to him?
12. how did Polly feel about doing the same thing each day?
13. why couldnt see hang out with Fanny?
14. what did it take Polly awhile to outgrow?
15. who learned to love Polly?
16. does she still love housekeeping?
17. why not?
18. how did she feel about eating alone?

Numbered answers:
1. she had frequent panics
2. Ashputtel
3. country freedom
4. once a week
5. Polly?
6. unknown
7. retire to the rug
8. curl herself up
9. it was no joke
10. sing
11. the sparrows,
12. tedious
13. Fanny was busy
14. shyness
15. her pupils
16. no
17. it lost its charms
18. sad

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CHAPTER VI.

NOT IN LOVE.

Reginald Morton, as he walked across the bridge towards the house, was thoroughly disgusted with all the world. He was very angry with himself, feeling that he had altogether made a fool of himself by his manner. He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Masters also, and he was well aware, as he thought of it all, that neither of them had given him any cause of offence. If she chose to make an appointment for a walk with Mr. Lawrence Twentyman and to keep it, what was that to him? His anger was altogether irrational, and he knew that it was so. What right had he to have an opinion about it if Mary Masters should choose to like the society of Mr. Twentyman? It was an affair between her and her father and mother in which he could have no interest; and yet he had not only taken offence, but was well aware that he had shown his feeling.

Nevertheless, as to the girl herself, he could not argue himself out of his anger. It was grievous to him that he should have gone out of his way to ask her to walk with him just at the moment when she was expecting this vulgar lover,--for that she had expected him he felt no doubt. Yet he had heard her disclaim any intention of walking with the man! But girls are sly, especially when their lovers are concerned. It made him sore at heart to feel that this girl should be sly, and doubly sore to think that she should have been able to love such a one as Lawrence Twentyman.
1. Where was he walking?
2. What was he walking across?
3. Was he in a good mood?
4. and what is his name?
5. Was he happy with himself?
6. why?
7. By what?
8. Who had he shown that he was offended?
9. Had they given him reason to be upset?
10. Did he feel he should have been upset?
11. Who did he feel the affair should have been between?
12. Had he shown how he felt?
13. What had he asked her to do with him?
14. Did she go with him?
15. Why?
16. Did he think she was expecting him?
17. Did she admit to expecting him?
18. How did it make him feel that he thought she was being deceitful to him?
19. Who did she walk with?

Numbered answers:
1. towards the house
2. the bridge
3. no
4. Reginald Morton
5. He was very angry with himself
6. he felt he had made a fool of himself
7. his manner
8. Mr. Twentyman and Miss Masters
9. no
10. no
11. Mary and her father and mother
12. yes
13. to walk with him
14. no
15. she was expecting this vulgar lover
16. yes
17. no
18. sore at heart
19. Lawrence Twentyman

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(CNN) -- A former Microsoft executive and his son were aboard a turboprop airline that crashed Friday morning into two houses in East Haven, Connecticut, a family member told CNN.

There has been "no official confirmation or positive identification" that Bill Henningsgaard and his son were on board, but there is no reason to believe that it was not the two of them, his brother, Blair Henningsgaard, said.

Also feared dead in the crash were two children -- ages 1 and 13 -- in one house, East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr. said. The other house was unoccupied.

National Transportation Safety Board investigators cannot confirm the number of people killed, saying there are reports of four to six people dead.

Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy said there could be as many as five people killed in the crash, including up to three people on the plane.

But Blair Henningsgaard said only his brother and his nephew were believed to be on the plane.

Two bodies were seen inside the home but haven't been recovered because the home is unstable, East Haven Fire Chief Douglas Jackson said at a press conference Friday afternoon.

Fire consumed both houses, preventing firefighters from searching for victims, Jackson said, and the basement in the home holding at least two victims was filled with water.

Maturo said the children were in one house with their mother when the plane struck shortly before 11:30 a.m. The mother escaped, he said.

"It's ... total devastation in the back of the home," Maturo said.
1. Which Connecticut official said there could be five people killed in a plane crash?
2. What kind of plane was it?
3. What man was probably on the plane?
4. Where was he a former executive at?
5. Who was possibly aboard the plane with him?
6. According to what family member?
7. What's his name?
8. When did the crash happen?
9. Where did it crash?
10. Did it hit anything on the house?
11. What?
12. Was anyone in the houses?
13. One or both?
14. Was anyone on the ground hurt?
15. Who?
16. How badly were they hurt?
17. How old were they?
18. Were they able to recover the bodies?
19. Why not?
20. Has there been official confirmation of any of the deaths?
Numbered answers:
1. Gov. Dannel Malloy
2. A turboprop.
3. Bill Henningsgaard.
4. Microsoft.
5. His son.
6. Bill's brother.
7. Blair Henningsgaard,
8. Friday morning.
9. East Haven, Connecticut.
10. Yes.
11. Two houses.
12. Yes.
13. One.
14. Yes.
15. Two children.
16. Feared dead.
17. 1 and 13
18. No.
19. Fire consumed both houses.
20. No.