Question: CHAPTER XXIII.

STRANGE DISCOVERIES.

Frank Massanet was surprised and delighted to have Richard come to work again.

"You have indeed a good friend in Mr. Joyce," he remarked when the boy had told him what the leather merchant had done. "One such is worth a thousand of the common sort."

During the afternoon Earle Norris had occasion to come up to the stock- room. He started back upon seeing Richard at work.

"Why, I thought you had taken a vacation!" he exclaimed.

"So I did--for an hour," replied Richard, and without further words went on with his work.

"Why, I thought--" began the shipping-clerk.

"What did you think?" demanded Frank, coming forward.

"Why I--I----" stammered Norris. "What business is it of _yours_?" he added rudely.

"You thought he was discharged," went on Frank. "You've been trying your best to get him discharged."

"Who says so?" demanded Norris, but he turned slightly pale as he uttered the words. "I say so. I don't understand your scheme, but that's what you are trying to do; and I warn you that you had better quit it."

It was seldom that Frank Massanet spoke in such an arbitrary way, yet it was plain to see that he meant every word he said.

"You're mistaken," returned Norris, hardly knowing how to reply. "But it's only natural that you should stick up for your mother's boarders. They help support the family, I suppose."

And with this parting shot the shipping-clerk hurried below.

In the middle of the afternoon Mr. Mann sent for Richard and asked the boy to accompany him to an office on lower Broadway. 1. Who wanted to see Richard?
2. When?
3. What does he want Richard to do?
4. Where?
5. Whose mother has renters?
6. Who is one of them?
7. Who came back to work?
8. How does Frank feel about that?
9. Was Earle surprised to see him?
10. What did he claim he thought happened to Richard?
11. What did he really think?
12. Why?
13. Who accuses him of that?
14. Does he deny it?
15. what happens to his face?
16. Does Frank threaten Norris?
17. Does Frank always talk like that?
18. Who is Mr. Joyce?
19. Who says he's a good friend?
20. To who? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Mr. Mann
2. In the middle of the afternoon
3. accompany him to an office
4. on lower Broadway.
5. Frank Massanet
6. Richard
7. Richard
8. surprised and delighted
9. yes
10. "he had taken a vacation
11. he was discharged
12. he's been tryng to get him discharged
13. Frank
14. yes
15. it turned pale
16. yds
17. no
18. a leather merchant
19. Frank
20. Richard

Q: CHAPTER V.

With Monday morning began the earning of the pig. Miss Fosbrook's first business after prayers was to deal out the week's allowance-- sixpence to each of the four elders, threepence apiece to the three younger ones.

"May there be no fines," she said.

"I'll not have the hundredth part of a fine!" shouted Henry, tossing his money into the air.

Little David's set lips expressed the same purpose.

"Please let me have a whole sixpence," said Susan. "If I haven't any change, I sha'n't spend it."

"You, Sukey! you'd better have the four farthings," laughed Sam. "You'll be the first to want them."

Susan laughed; and Miss Fosbrook, partly as an example to the plaintive Elizabeth, said, "You are so good-humoured, Susie, that I can't find it in my heart to demand a fine--or--your hair; and there," pointing to the stout red fingers, "did you ever behold such a black little row?"

"Oh dear!" cried Susan, in her good-humoured hearty voice, "how tiresome, when they were SO clean this morning, and I've only just been feeding the chicken, and up in the hay-loft for the eggs, and pulling the radishes!"

"Well, go and wash and brush, and to-morrow remember the pig," said Miss Fosbrook, unable to help comparing the radishes and the fingers for redness and for earthiness.

It was a more difficult matter when, as Elizabeth put her silver coin into her purse, John must needs repeat the stupid old joke, "There goes stingy Bet!" and Bessie put on her woeful appealing face.

1. Stout red fingers
2. She said did you ever behold such a black little row
3. She said oh dear!
4. No.
5. Good-humoured
6. Monday morning
7. unknown
8. She said "may there be no fines"
9. He said I'll not have the hundredth part of a fine!"
10. Yes
11. The same
12. A silver coin.

Numbered questions:
1. What did Elizabeth point to when talking to Susan?
2. What was she saying when she pointed?
3. What was Susan response to this?
4. Did she say that angrily?
5. But how?
6. What time of the day were they talking?
7. What was Fosbrook's prayer in the morning?
8. What did she say about fines?
9. What was Henry's response to that?
10. Did David say something too?
11. What did he say?
12. What did Elizabeth put into the bag?

input: Once upon a time, there was a little frog in a little castle. The little frog was having a little party with all his little froggy friends. "I want to make them a cake!" he said, and so he went into the kitchen. In the kitchen, there were all the ingredients the frog needed to make the cake. There were eggs, milk, flour, sugar, and yes, frosting. The frog put all the ingredients in a bowl and started mixing them up. "I'm going to make the best cake ever!" he said. He took the cake and poured it into a blue bowl and popped it into the oven. He waited, and then, when it was done, he took it out. It was nice and golden brown. He put pink frosting all over the cake. It looked great! All the people at the party loved the little frog's cake. 1. who was having a celebration?
2. who did he ask to join>
3. where were they at?
4. what did the small one want to bake?
5. where did he go to make this?
6. was everything he required there?
7. where did he put all these items?
8. then what did he do?
9. how did he think it would turn out?
10. what color bowl did he put the batter in?
11. what color was it after he pulled it out of the oven?
12. what did he put on top?
13. how did it look?
14. did everyone like it? Return numbered answers in your output.

output:
1. The little frog
2. his froggy friends.
3. in a little castle
4. unknown
5. into the kitchen
6. yes
7. in a bowl
8. started mixing them up
9. the best cake ever
10. a blue bowl
11. golden brown.
12. pink frosting
13. great
14. yes