input: CHAPTER XVI

"NON PROVEN"

"There is no doubt," continued the man in the corner, "that what little sympathy the young girl's terrible position had aroused in the public mind had died out the moment that David Graham left the witness-box on the second day of the trial. Whether Edith Crawford was guilty of murder or not, the callous way in which she had accepted a deformed lover, and then thrown him over, had set every one's mind against her.

"It was Mr. Graham himself who had been the first to put the Procurator Fiscal in possession of the fact that the accused had written to David from London, breaking off her engagement. This information had, no doubt, directed the attention of the Fiscal to Miss Crawford, and the police soon brought forward the evidence which had led to her arrest.

"We had a final sensation on the third day, when Mr. Campbell, jeweller, of High Street, gave his evidence. He said that on October 25th a lady came to his shop and offered to sell him a pair of diamond earrings. Trade had been very bad, and he had refused the bargain, although the lady seemed ready to part with the earrings for an extraordinarily low sum, considering the beauty of the stones.

"In fact it was because of this evident desire on the lady's part to sell at _any_ cost that he had looked at her more keenly than he otherwise would have done. He was now ready to swear that the lady that offered him the diamond earrings was the prisoner in the dock. 1. Who was in a terrible position?
2. Who had just left the witness box?
3. On what day of the trial?
4. Who had a lover?
5. How was the lover described?
6. Was Crawford being accused of murder?
7. Were a lot of people against her?
8. What profession was Mr. Campbell?
9. Of what street?
10. Did a man or woman come into his shop?
11. In what month?
12. On what day?
13. What did she offer to sell him?
14. Did he buy them?
15. What had been very bad for him lately?
16. What was he prepared to swear about the woman?
17. Were the stones in the earrings ugly?
18. What word was used to describe them?
19. What is the title of this chapter?
20. What is the number of it? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. the young girl
2. David Graham
3. second
4. Edith Crawford
5. deformed
6. yes
7. yes
8. a jeweller
9. High Street
10. a lady
11. October
12. 25th
13. a pair of diamond earrings
14. no
15. Trade
16. that she was the prisoner in the dock
17. no
18. beauty
19. "NON PROVEN"
20. XVI

input: Molly Boylan is one of the most successful business women in Canada after setting up her cosmetic company Blazes in 1992. Though she is very successful, she says that she finds it harder every year in balance her business with her family life. She sometimes feels that her two children know more about their baby---sitter than they do about her. Molly employs around eighty people in her factory and warehouse, and ten others in her two new fashion stores, but her newest employee is the most important one for her. After years of worrying about her business more than her family, she has decided to make Sally Pamonte new general manager in her company. Molly will still _ decision- making, and she's going to stay in touch with the people who work for her, but Sally is going to look after day-to-day running of the business so that Molly can spend more time with the kids. The new arrangement is going to start on Monday, and both of them are already excited about it. Sally says, "I'm very nervous, actually, but I'm sure Molly will help me a lot in the early days, even though I hope she feels she can trust me not to make too many mistakes." Molly, on the other hand, seems quite relaxed about the whole thing. "I know that Sally's going to be a very nice manager." she says, "She's only been here a couple of days and she's already shown me how to work out a few problems we were having. The best thing though is that I feel a hundred times happier than I've been in years. I mean, I honestly can't remember the last time I felt as relaxed as this, and my kids are really excited about my being at home more. To be honest, I wish I had made this decision years ago." 1. Who is the most successful buisness woman?
2. What is her buisness?
3. Named?
4. What was hard in her life?
5. What did she decided?
6. why?
7. Will Molly still work?
8. Doing what?
9. anything else?
10. How many kids does she have? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. Molly Boylan
2. cosmetic
3. Blazes
4. balance her business with her family life
5. make Sally Pamonte new general manager
6. worrying about her business more than her family
7. yes
8. decision- making
9. stay in touch with the people who work for her
10. two

input: CHAPTER XXVI.

HAL OBTAINS ANOTHER SITUATION.

For a moment there was silence, and then Horace Sumner stopped short before Hal.

"There is another matter I might mention," he said. "Caleb Allen is going, or rather, has gone, into business for himself."

"What kind of business?" asked the youth, in surprise.

"A brokerage and loan office."

"Near here?"

"Yes, right around the corner of Broad Street, not five minutes, walk. He hired the place from the first, and I understand he and another man are already doing business there."

"Who is the other man?"

"A fellow named Parsons."

"Has he a good reputation?"

"Far from it. He was arrested for forgery five years ago, but his friends hushed the matter up."

"Have you the number of the place?"

"Yes, here it is. What do you intend to do?"

"I don't know. I'll take a look at the place. That will do no harm. Perhaps Hardwick will call on Mr. Allen."

After a few words more Hal left the private office, and passed out on Wall Street.

He soon turned the corner into Broad Street, the second great money center of New York, and presently came to the building in which was situated the offices now occupied by the firm of Allen & Parsons.

The offices were down three steps, and as Hal passed on the pavement above, a small sign pasted in the corner of the window attracted his attention:

YOUNG MAN WANTED. RAPID WRITER.

Stopping short, Hal descended the steps, and peered into the window. A middle-aged man stood at the front desk, smoking a cigar and writing. 1. Where is the loan office?
2. Who has gone to work for himself there?
3. And who else?
4. Who has a bad reputation?
5. Why?
6. When?
7. Who tried to keep that quiet?
8. What road did Hal go out into?
9. Which road did he reach next?
10. True or False: Broad Street is the major financial center of the city.
11. What is?
12. What city is Hal in?
13. Where the offices of Allen and Parsons downstairs?
14. Are they hiring?
15. What sort of worker do they want?
16. Do they want an old, experienced gentleman?
17. Who is smoking?
18. What else is he doing? Return numbered answers in your output.

output:
1. right around the corner of Broad Street
2. A fellow named Parsons
3. Caleb Allen
4. Parsons
5. He was arrested for forgery
6. five years ago
7. his friend
8. Wall Street.
9. Broad Street
10. False
11. unknown
12. New York
13. Yes
14. Yes
15. A rapid writer.
16. No
17. A middle-aged man
18. writing.