Chapter XLVI

The Hours of Suspense

ON Sunday morning, when the church bells in Stoniton were ringing for morning service, Bartle Massey re-entered Adam's room, after a short absence, and said, "Adam, here's a visitor wants to see you."

Adam was seated with is back towards the door, but he started up and turned round instantly, with a flushed face and an eager look. His face was even thinner and more worn than we have seen it before, but he was washed and shaven this Sunday morning.

"Is it any news?" he said.

"Keep yourself quiet, my lad," said Bartle; "keep quiet. It's not what you're thinking of. It's the young Methodist woman come from the prison. She's at the bottom o' the stairs, and wants to know if you think well to see her, for she has something to say to you about that poor castaway; but she wouldn't come in without your leave, she said. She thought you'd perhaps like to go out and speak to her. These preaching women are not so back'ard commonly," Bartle muttered to himself.

"Ask her to come in," said Adam.

He was standing with his face towards the door, and as Dinah entered, lifting up her mild grey eyes towards him, she saw at once the great change that had come since the day when she had looked up at the tall man in the cottage. There was a trembling in her clear voice as she put her hand into his and said, "Be comforted, Adam Bede, the Lord has not forsaken her."

Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions:

1. Who had grey eyes?
2. Who said to be quiet?
3. Who was he talking to?
4. Where did Bartie re-enter?
5. What day of the week was it?
6. Was it evening?
7. Who wanted to see Adam?
8. Who did the visitor turn out to be?
9. What did she want to say something about?
10. What denomination was she?
11. Was Adam standing in his room?
12. Was he facing the door?

Numbered answers:
1. Dinah
2. Bartle
3. Adam
4. Adam's room
5. Sunday
6. no
7. a visitor
8. Dinah
9. about that poor castaway
10. Methodist
11. yes
12. yes