Q: CHAPTER XIII. JAMES III.

James II. left three sons; the eldest, James III., aged nine, was crowned at Kelso (August 10, 1460); his brothers, bearing the titles of Albany and Mar, were not to be his supports. His mother, Mary of Gueldres, had the charge of the boys, and, as she was won over by her uncle, Philip of Burgundy, to the cause of the House of York, while Kennedy and the Earl of Angus stood for the House of Lancaster, there was strife between them and the queen-mother and nobles. Kennedy relied on France (Louis XL), and his opponents on England.

The battle of Towton (March 30, 1461) drove Henry VI. and his queen across the Border, where Kennedy entertained the melancholy exile in the Castle of St Andrews. The grateful Henry restored Berwick to the Scots, who could not hold it long. In June 1461, while the Scots were failing to take Carlisle, Edward IV. was crowned, and sent his adherent, the exiled Earl of Douglas, to treat for an alliance with the Celts, under John, Lord of the Isles, and that Donald Balloch who was falsely believed to have long before been slain in Ireland.

It is curious to think of the Lord of the Isles dealing as an independent prince, through a renegade Douglas, with the English king. A treaty was made at John's Castle of Ardtornish--now a shell of crumbling stone on the sea-shore of the Morvern side of the Sound of Mull--with the English monarch at Westminster. The Highland chiefs promise allegiance to Edward, and, if successful, the Celts are to recover the ancient kingdom from Caithness to the Forth, while Douglas is to be all-powerful from the Forth to the Border!

1. June 1461
2. The battle of Towton
3. James II
4. nine
5. August 10, 1460
6. Mary of Gueldres
7. Philip of Burgundy
8. a treaty
9. no
10. the sea-shore of the Morvern side of the Sound of Mull
11. Albany
12. Mar
13. the Earl of Angus
14. Kennedy
15. Earl of Douglas
16. Donald Balloch
17. Edward
18. the ancient kingdom from Caithness to the Forth
19. Douglas
20. the House of York

Numbered questions:
1. When was Edward IV crowned?
2. What happened in March of 1461?
3. Who left three sons?
4. How old was Jame III?
5. When was he crowned?
6. What was his mother's name?
7. Who was her uncle?
8. What was made at John's Castle of Ardtonrish?
9. Is the castle in good shape now?
10. Where is it?
11. Who was one of James III's brothers?
12. And the other?
13. Who stood for the House of Lancaster?
14. And who else?
15. Who was sent to make an alliance with the Celts?
16. Who was incorrectly thought to be slain in Ireland?
17. Who did the Highland chiefs say they gave their alliance to?
18. What were the Celts supposed to find?
19. Who was going to be all-powerful?
20. What cause was the mother, Mary, won over to?

Q: Josie started planning her new garden in the winter. She chose flowers and vegetables that could grow in her area. She looked through the seed magazines. She ordered the tastiest kind of each vegetable and the prettiest kind of each flower. She talked to a friend about her plans. It seemed like the snow would never melt.

But Josie didn't have to wait for spring to get started. Six weeks before the last frost, Josie planted seeds indoors. The tiny seedlings pushed up through the soil and began to grow.

Finally spring arrived. Each day, Josie moved the seedlings outside for a few hours so they could get used to the cooler temperatures. Josie worked in her garden, digging the soil. She added a special growing mix from the garden store to make the soil better. When everything was ready, she removed the seedlings from their trays and planted them in her garden. The warm sun and rich soil helped her vegetables and flowers grow.

1. indoors
2. Six weeks before the last frost
3. moved the seedlings
4. outside
5. so they could get used to the cooler temperatures
6. no
7. removed the seedlings from their trays
8. digging the soil
9. added a special growing mix
10. vegetables and flowers
11. yes
12. no

Numbered questions:
1. where did Jane initially plant her seedlings?
2. when?
3. what did jane do when spring arrived?
4. to?
5. why>
6. did she leave them there?
7. what did she do with them?
8. what work did she do to the garden to get it ready?
9. and?
10. what was she growing?
11. did she got to the store to shop for them?
12. was she planning on growing ugly flowers

Q: CHAPTER XI. OF A WOMAN'S OBSTINACY

"M. de Luynes is a wizard," quoth Andrea, laughing, in answer to something that had been said.

It was afternoon. We had dined, and the bright sunshine and spring-like mildness of the weather had lured us out upon the terrace. Yvonne and Genevieve occupied the stone seat. Andrea had perched himself upon the granite balustrade, and facing them he sat, swinging his shapely legs to and fro as he chatted merrily, whilst on either side of him stood the Chevalier de Canaples and I.

"If M. de Luynes be as great a wizard in other things as with the sword, then, pardieu, he is a fearful magician," said Canaples.

I bowed, yet not so low but that I detected a sneer on Yvonne's lips.

"So, pretty lady," said I to myself, "we shall see if presently your lip will curl when I show you something of my wizard's art."

And presently my chance came. M. de Canaples found reason to leave us, and no sooner was he gone than Genevieve remembered that she had that day discovered a budding leaf upon one of the rose bushes in the garden below. Andrea naturally caused an argument by asserting that she was the victim of her fancy, as it was by far too early in the year. By that means these two found the plea they sought for quitting us, since neither could rest until the other was convinced.

So down they went into that rose garden which methought was like to prove their fool's paradise, and Yvonne and I were left alone. Then she also rose, but as she was on the point of quitting me:

1. spring-like
2. no
3. the terrace
4. the weather
5. Five
6. the stone seat
7. upon the granite balustrade
8. standing on either side of Andrea
9. M. de Luynes
10. Andrea
11. yes
12. yes
13. Yvonne
14. a budding leaf
15. a rose bush
16. Andrea
17. it was too early in the year
18. yes
19. the rose garden
20. Yvonne and the narrator

Numbered questions:
1. How's the weather?
2. Is it cold?
3. Where are they hanging out?
4. What made them go out there?
5. How many people are there?
6. Where are Yvonne and Genevieve seated?
7. What about Andrea?
8. What are the other two doing?
9. Who is being referred to as a male witch?
10. Who thinks that's funny?
11. Does Canaples think he'd be good at magic?
12. Is the narrator attracted to someone?
13. Who?
14. What does Genevieve think she saw in the garden?
15. On what kind of plant?
16. Who thought that was stupid?
17. Why?
18. Did they leave?
19. Where did they head?
20. Who's left?