Q: CHAPTER II--NIGHT IN THE PARK

Although with her infallible instinct Mrs. Small had said the very thing to make her guest 'more intriguee than ever,' it is difficult to see how else she could truthfully have spoken.

It was not a subject which the Forsytes could talk about even among themselves--to use the word Soames had invented to characterize to himself the situation, it was 'subterranean.'

Yet, within a week of Mrs. MacAnder's encounter in Richmond Park, to all of them--save Timothy, from whom it was carefully kept--to James on his domestic beat from the Poultry to Park Lane, to George the wild one, on his daily adventure from the bow window at the Haversnake to the billiard room at the 'Red Pottle,' was it known that 'those two' had gone to extremes.

George (it was he who invented many of those striking expressions still current in fashionable circles) voiced the sentiment more accurately than any one when he said to his brother Eustace that 'the Buccaneer' was 'going it'; he expected Soames was about 'fed up.'

It was felt that he must be, and yet, what could be done? He ought perhaps to take steps; but to take steps would be deplorable.

Without an open scandal which they could not see their way to recommending, it was difficult to see what steps could be taken. In this impasse, the only thing was to say nothing to Soames, and nothing to each other; in fact, to pass it over.

By displaying towards Irene a dignified coldness, some impression might be made upon her; but she was seldom now to be seen, and there seemed a slight difficulty in seeking her out on purpose to show her coldness. Sometimes in the privacy of his bedroom James would reveal to Emily the real suffering that his son's misfortune caused him.

1. George
2. yes
3. a brother
4. Eustace
5. Mrs. Small
6. subterranean
7. at the Red Pottle
8. George
9. he was 'going it'
10. about fed up
11. taking steps
12. no
13. nothing
14. Irene
15. because some impression might be made upon her
16. Emily
17. the real suffering that his son's misfortune caused him
18. Mrs. Small
19. the Forsytes
20. in Richmond Park

Numbered questions:
1. Who had invented many of the striking expressions?
2. Did he have a sibling?
3. Was it a brother or a sister?
4. What was his name?
5. Who had said something to make her guest 'more intreguee than ever'?
6. What word did Soames make up to characterize the situation?
7. Where wast the billiard room?
8. Who was the wild one?
9. What did he say the Buccaneer was doing?
10. And what did he think Soames was?
11. What was considered deplorable?
12. Was it easy to figure out which steps to take?
13. What should be said to Soames?
14. Who was supposed to be shown coldness?
15. Why?
16. Who did James sometimes speak with in his room?
17. About what?
18. Who had infallible instincts?
19. Who couldn't talk about the subject with themselves?
20. Where was Mrs. MacAnder's encounter?

Q: Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs. They loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their houses. One evening, Brownie's family noticed that their dog hadn't returned home. They went looking for him, but with no success. Brownie didn't show up the next day, and by the next week he was still missing. Curiously, Spotty showed up at Brownie's house alone. He barked loudly. But busy with their own lives, Brownie's family just ignored their neighbor's nervous little dog. Finally, one morning Spotty refused to take "no" for an answer. He followed Ted, Brownie's owner, everywhere he went. He barked, then rushed towards a nearby empty lot and back, as if to say, " Follow me!" Finally, Ted followed the dog across the empty lot. The dog led the man to a tree a half-mile from the house. There Ted found Brownie alive. One of his legs was crushed in a trap. Ted wished he had taken Spotty's earlier appeals seriously. Then Ted noticed something amazing. In a circle around the injured dog, he saw a lot of dog food. They were the remains of lots of meals. Spotty had been visiting Brownie every day. He had stayed with Brownie to protect him, snuggling with him at night to keep him warm and nuzzling him to .

1. Brownie and Spotty
2. dogs
3. they're neighbors
4. between their houses
5. Brownie
6. at least a week
7. his family
8. a half-mile from home
9. he was caught in a trap
10. The dog
11. barking
12. ignored him
13. followed Ted everywhere
14. barked and rushed back and forth to a lot
15. yes
16. followed him
17. yes
18. yes
19. Spotty
20. meals

Numbered questions:
1. Who caused the path in the grass?
2. Who are they?
3. How do they know each other?
4. Where did they make the path?
5. Who was missing?
6. How long was he gone?
7. Who looked for him?
8. Where was he?
9. What had happened to him?
10. Who showed Ted where he was?
11. How did Spotty try to tell them?
12. What did the family do?
13. How did he get them to listen?
14. What else?
15. Did Ted listen?
16. What did he do?
17. Was Brownie living?
18. was he hurt?
19. Who had been watching Brownie?
20. What did Scotty take him?

Q: Billy and Sara are brother and sister. They went to the beach with their family last July for a week, and had the best time ever! On Monday, Billy and Sara wanted to build a giant sandcastle. They invited their new friends Jack and Jane to help build the sandcastle. Jack and Jane had a house on the beach, so they were really good when it came to building sandcastles. They hoped that they could make the sandcastle taller than themselves, but they soon found they needed more help. They asked their cousin Joey to help them build the biggest sandcastle in the world! Joey wasn't the friendliest cousin in the world, but to Billy and Sara's surprise, Joey was happy to help build the sandcastle. Billy, Sara, Jake, Jane and Joey had spent the whole day building the sandcastle, and finally, right before dinner time, they completed it. The sandcastle was huge! It had a river around the castle, and even a bridge to cross the river. It even had a flag at the top, and a wall that went around the castle too! They were so happy! ab

The rest of the week at the beach was a lot of fun for Billy and Sara. On Tuesday, they went for ice cream. Sara's ice cream fell and dripped all the way down to her tummy, but Billy gave her some of his. On Wednesday, they watched the fireworks at night. On Thursday, they went swimming all day long, moving like worms in the water. On Friday, they had to go back home. They were sad, so they started counting down the days until next year at the beach!

1. Billy and Sara are brother and sister.
2. no
3. last July
4. They went to the beach
5. no
6. Jack and Jane
7. no
8. a sandcastle.
9. no
10. Joey
11. no
12. he was their cousin
13. five
14. Billy, Sara, Jake, Jane and Joey
15. no
16. Billy, Sara, Jake, Jane and Joey had spent the whole day building the sandcastle
17. no, right before dinner.
18. The sandcastle was huge!
19. It had a river around the castle, and even a bridge to cross the river.
20. no
21. They were so happy!
22. yes
23. they went for ice cream.
24. On Tuesday
25. no
26. Sara's ice cream fell
27. On Wednesday
28. On Thursday, they went swimming
29. no

Numbered questions:
1. how do billy and Sara know each other?
2. Did they do something yesterday?
3. When did they do something?
4. What did they do?
5. Did they live at the beach?
6. Who did?
7. Did they build a raft?
8. What did they build?
9. Did they do it by themselves?
10. Who helped them?
11. Was joey their brother?
12. How did they know Joey?
13. How many kids built the sandcastle?
14. What were all of their names?
15. Was it a fast project?
16. how long did it take them?
17. When did they finish, before lunch?
18. Was it pretty small?
19. What did it look like?
20. Were they upset with how it looked?
21. how did they feel?
22. DId they do anything else on vacation?
23. What did they do?
24. When did they do that
25. Did Billy drop his?
26. Who's fell?
27. When did they see fireworks?
28. What about Thursday?
29. Did they get to do anything on Saturday?