Question:
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CHAPTER VIII.

JASPER GRINDER IS DISMISSED.

Dick was greatly surprised over the news which Peleg Snuggers conveyed to him. He knew that Jasper Grinder was an intensely passionate man when aroused, as on the occasion of the attempted caning, but he had not imagined that the man would fall into a fit while in such a condition.

"Did he come out of the fit all right?" he questioned soberly.

"When he came around he was as weak as a rag, and I and one of the big boys had to help him up to his room. He stayed there the rest of the evening, and the other teachers had to take charge."

"What do they say about the matter?"

"As soon as the captain got back all of 'em got in the private office and held a long talk. Then the captain had a talk with Mr. Grinder, and after that the captain sent me off to look for you. He said you must be at the Lanings, or at Mrs. Stanhope's, or else somewhere in Cedarville."

"We are stopping with Mrs. Stanhope. Sam is sick with a heavy cold."

"It's not to be wondered at. Master Tubbs has a cold, too, and the captain had Mrs. Green give him some medicine for it."

"Has he punished Tubbs?"

"No. He's awfully upset, and I don't think he'll do anything right away," concluded the general utility man.

The cutter was turned around, and Dick and Snuggers hurried toward the Hall. Their coming was noticed by a score of boys who were snowballing each other oh the parade ground, and a shout went up.
1. What was the news?
2. Was it expected news?
3. Who relayed the it?
4. To whom did he relay it?
5. Was the gentleman better once the episode passed?
6. How many people helped him after the episode?
7. Who were they?
8. How many people have colds?
9. Who are they?
10. Was there a public conference about everything?
11. Who gave the orders?
12. What did he tell him to do?
13. Did he penalize the one with the cold?
14. Why?
15. Will he do something about it immediately?

Numbered answers:
1. that Jasper Grinder had fallen into a fit
2. no
3. Peleg Snuggers
4. Dick
5. he was weak
6. Two
7. Peleg and one of the boys
8. Two
9. Sam and Master Tubbs
10. no
11. the captain
12. sent Peleg off to look for Dick
13. no
14. he's awfully upset
15. no

Question:
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CHAPTER XIX

For the Princess it was a day full of excitements. The Count had only just reluctantly withdrawn, and Jeanne had gone to her room under the plea of fatigue, when Forrest was shown in. She started at the look in his drawn face.

"Nigel," she exclaimed hastily, "is everything all right?"

He threw himself into a chair.

"Everything," he answered, "is all wrong. Everything is over."

The Princess saw then that he had aged during the last few days, that this man whose care of himself had kept him comparatively youthful looking, notwithstanding the daily routine of an unwholesome life, was showing signs at last of breaking down. There were lines about his eyes, little baggy places underneath. He dragged his feet across the carpet as though he were tired. The Princess pushed up an easy-chair and went herself to the sideboard.

"Give me a little brandy," he said, "or rather a good deal of brandy. I need it."

The Princess felt her own hand shake. She brought him a tumbler and sat down by his side.

"You had to kill him?" she asked, in a whisper. "Is it that?"

Forrest set down his glass--empty.

"No!" he answered. "We were going to, when a mad woman who lives there got into the place and found us out. We had them safe, the two of them, when the worst thing happened which could have befallen us. Andrew de la Borne broke in upon us."

The Princess listened with set face.
1. What did the Princess' hand do?
2. What did she bring the man?
3. Did she take a seat by him?
4. Who had reluctantly withdrawn?
5. What had Jeanne done?
6. For what reason?
7. Who was then let in?
8. Did the princess look at his arm?
9. What did she look at?
10. Who asked if everything was okay?
11. What did Nigel then do?
12. Did he look older than before?
13. What kind of liquor did he ask for?
14. Did Forrest empty his glass?
15. Who did Forrest say found them out?
16. Who else broke in on them?

Numbered answers:
1. it shook
2. a tumbler
3. yes
4. The Count
5. gone to her room
6. she pleaded fatigue
7. Forrest
8. no
9. his drawn face
10. The Princess.
11. threw himself into a chair
12. yes
13. brandy
14. yes
15. a mad woman
16. Andrew de la Borne

Question:
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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Michael Jackson's sister, LaToya Jackson, told a London newspaper she suspects her brother was "murdered" in a conspiracy by "a shadowy entourage."

Michael Jackson "was surrounded by a bad circle," LaToya Jackson told a British newspaper.

London's Daily Mail newspaper paid for the interview, according to a source close to the Jackson family and another source familiar with the interview arrangements. The amount of money paid was not disclosed.

LaToya Jackson was "very candid" throughout the four-hour interview, which took place in Los Angeles, California, last Thursday, said Caroline Graham, the Daily Mail reporter who conducted the interview.

Jackson cited no evidence of a murder conspiracy, Graham said, but she did tell the paper the family has seen results from the private autopsy it ordered. She would not reveal the findings, Graham said. Watch reporter describe LaToya's demeanor "

"There indeed had been concern among several family members about the circumstances around Michael's death," said Bryan Monroe, the last journalist to interview Michael Jackson. "Some folks have hesitated to go as far as saying it was murder."

The Los Angeles coroner could release his autopsy report on Jackson within a week, according to assistant chief coroner Ed Winter.

Los Angeles police Chief William Bratton told CNN last week that he was waiting for the coroner to determine the exact cause of Jackson's death. "And based on those, we will have an idea of what it is we are dealing (with)," he said.

The Jackson family knows that the probe into his June 25 death might turn into a criminal case, a source close to the family told CNN last Thursday. "The family is aware of a potential criminal prosecution," said the source, who did not want to be identified.
1. are siblings mentioned?
2. how many?
3. what was one of the siblings named?
4. was she suspicious?
5. why?
6. who was her brother?
7. did someone receive payment?
8. who?
9. who provided the payment?
Numbered answers:
1. yes
2. two
3. LaToya Jackson
4. yes
5. she suspects her brother was "murdered" in a conspiracy by "a shadowy entourage."
6. Michael Jackson
7. yes
8. LaToya Jackson
9. London's Daily Mail newspaper