CHAPTER VI

Lady Margaret, who chanced to be the first arrival on the night of the dinner party in David Thain's honour, contemplated her sister admiringly. Letitia was wearing a gown of ivory satin, a form of attire which seemed always to bring with it almost startling reminiscences of her Italian ancestry.

"So glad to find you alone, Letty," she remarked, as she sank into the most comfortable of the easy chairs. "There's something I've been wanting to ask you for weeks. Bob put it into my head again this afternoon."

"What is it, dear?" Letitia enquired.

"Why don't you marry Charlie Grantham?" her sister demanded abruptly.

"There are so many reasons. First of all, he hasn't really ever asked me."

"You're simply indolent," Lady Margaret persisted. "He'd ask you in five minutes if you'd let him. Do you suppose Bob would ever have thought of marrying me, if I hadn't put the idea into his head?"

"You're so much cleverer than I," Letitia sighed.

"Not in the least," was the prompt disclaimer. "I really doubt whether I have your brains, and I certainly haven't your taste. The only thing that I have, and always had, is common sense, common sense enough to see that girls in our position in life must marry, and the sooner the better."

"Why only our class of life?"

"Don't be silly! It's perfectly obvious, isn't it, that the daughters of the middle classes are having the time of their lives. They are all earning money. Amongst them it has become quite the vogue to take situations as secretaries or milliners or that sort of thing, and it simply doesn't matter whether they marry or not. They get all the fun they want out of life." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who arrived first to the dinner?
2. Who is wanting their sister to get married?
3. Why did Bob marry her?
4. What does Letitia have that Lady Margret doesn't?
5. What social class are the women not in?
6. What is the sisters ancestry?
7. What has Lady Margret had for a long time?
8. Who was she happy to find alone?
9. What is her full first name?
10. What reason does she give for not getting married?
11. Who is having a great time in their lives?
12. What kind of jobs do they take?
13. Who reminded Lady Margret to question her sister?
14. What is Charlie's last name?
15. Why was the party being held?
16. What was Letty wearing?
17. How long had her sister been waiting to question her?
Answer: 1. Lady Margaret
2. Lady Margaret
3. the idea was put into his head
4. her brains
5. lower class, upper class
6. Italian
7. she had been wanting to ask for weeks
8. Letty
9. Letitia
10. he hasn't really ever asked me
11. the daughters of the middle classes
12. secretaries or milliners
13. Bob
14. Grantham
15. in David Thain's honour
16. a gown
17. weeks

Paris, France (CNN) -- She's been called "beautiful," "hot" and "sexy" but when it comes to tennis, the most apt description for Maria Sharapova has to be "tough."

The Russian rallied from a set down three straight times to reach this year's French Open final and then prevailed in Saturday's thrilling three-hour finale against rising star Simona Halep, 6-4 6-7 6-4.

"This is the toughest grand slam final I've ever played," Sharapova, who was contesting a ninth such match, summed up as she collected her trophy.

Even after losing the second set and hitting a flurry of double faults, Sharapova still had the edge.

She's almost a sure thing in third sets on clay, having triumphed 20 times in a row. It's been six years since the 27-year-old was defeated after capturing the first set in a clay-court match, too.

But if Halep maintains this form, it won't be long before she opens her grand slam account.

Smaller and with less power than Sharapova, the Romanian nonetheless almost did the unthinkable -- toughing out the now five-time grand slam champion. Her manager, Virginia Ruzici, remains the last Romanian to win a grand slam, in Paris in 1978.

Sharapova famously uttered in 2007 that she felt like a "cow on ice" playing on clay but the French Open has now become her most productive grand slam -- it's the only one she's won more than once and it's the only one she's won after two serious shoulder injuries in 2008 and 2013. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What does Maria Sharapova do?
2. What tennis match has she competed in?
3. Who did she compete against?
4. Was she victorious?
5. How long was the match?
6. What was the score at the end of the first round?
7. The second?
8. The third?
9. How many times has she won in a row in third sets on clay?
10. Has she lost after winning the first round on clay?
11. How many years ago?
12. How old is she?
13. Has she won any competitions more than once?
14. Which?
Answer: 1. tennis player
2. French Open
3. Simona Halep
4. Yes
5. three hours
6. 6-4
7. 6-7
8. 6-4
9. 20
10. Yes
11. six years
12. 27
13. Yes
14. French Open

A university graduate described as a "respectable and intelligent" woman is seeking professional help after being convicted of (......)shoplifting for the second time in six months.

Ana Luz, recently studying for her Phd, has been told she could end up behind bars unless she can control the desire to steal from shops .

Luz ,who lives with her partner in Fitzwilliam Road ,Cambridge ,admitted stealing clothes worth PS9.95 from John Lewis in Oxford Street ,London ,on March 9.

Phillip Lemoyne ,prosecuting ,said Luz selected some clothes from a display and took them to the ladies' toilet in the store .When she came out again she was wearing one of the skirts she had selected ,having taken off the anti-theft security alarms .

She was stopped and caught after leaving the store without paying , Mr. Lemoyne said.

He added that she was upset on her arrest and apologized for her actions.

Luz,28, was said to have been convicted of shoplifting by Cambridge judges last October ,but Morag Duff, defending ,said she had never been in trouble with the police before that .

"She is ashamed and embarrassed but doesn't really have any explanation why she did this ," Miss Duff said . "She didn't intend to steal when she went into the store . _ She is otherwise a very respectable and intelligent young lady .She went to her doctor and asked for advice because she wants to know if there is anything in particular that caused her to do this."

Judge David Azan fined Luz PS 50, and warned : "You've got a criminal record .If you carry on like this ,you will end up in prison ,which will ruin your bright future you may have."

Luz achieved a degree in design at university in her native Spain ,went on to a famous university in Berlin , Germany for her master's degree and is now studying for a PhD at Cambridge University ,UK. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What did Ana Luz do illegally?
2. Was she studying for something?
3. What Country does she live in?
4. Does she live alone?
5. What street does she live on?
6. When did the incident occur?
7. Has she ever shoplifted before?
8. Who is the prosecutor?
9. What had she stolen?
10. Was she apologetic?
11. How did she feel?
12. Who is the defense attorney?
13. How old is Luz?
14. When was her last conviction?
15. Who is the Judge?
16. What did she get her degree in?
17. In what Country?
18. Which University is she studying for her PhD?
Answer:
1. shoplifting
2. her Phd
3. Cambridge
4. No
5. Fitzwilliam Road
6. March 9
7. Yes
8. Phillip Lemoyne
9. some clothes
10. Yes
11. she was upset
12. Morag Duff
13. 28
14. last Octobe
15. David Azan
16. design
17. Berlin
18. Cambridge University