Q: CHAPTER XXII

When all is done or said, In th' end this shall you find, He most of all doth bathe in bliss That hath a quiet mind.--LORD VAUX

Robert had promised to return in the end of March to be present at the Assizes, when the burglars would be tried, and he did not come alone. Mr. Crabbe judged it time to inspect Beauchamp and decide for his wards; and Lady Bannerman, between Juliana's instigations, her own pride in being connected with a trial, and her desire to appropriate Phoebe, decided on coming down with the Admiral to see how matters stood, and to give her vote in the family council.

Commissions from Mervyn had pursued Robert since his arrival in town, all for Bertha's amusement, and he brought down, by special orders, a musical-box, all Leech's illustrations, and a small Maltese dog, like a spun-glass lion, which Augusta had in vain proposed to him to exchange for her pug, which was getting fat and wheezy, and 'would amuse Bertha just as well.' Lady Bannerman hardly contained her surprise when Maria, as well as Mervyn and Phoebe, met her in the hall, seemingly quite tame and at her ease. Mervyn looked better, and in answer to inquiries for Bertha, answered, 'Oh, getting on, decidedly; we have her in the garden. She might drive out, only she has such a horror of meeting any one; but her spirits are better, I really thought she would have laughed yesterday when Maria was playing with the kitten. Ha! the dog, have you got him, Robert. Well, if this does not amuse her, I do not know what will.'

1. Robert
2. in the end of March
3. at the Assizes
4. the burglars would be tried
5. no
6. inspect Beauchamp
7. a family council
8. Commissions
9. Mervyn
10. since his arrival in town
11. Bertha's
12. a musical-box
13. a small Maltese
14. no
15. no
16. in the hall
17. better
18. in the garden
19. better
20. the kitten

Numbered questions:
1. Who had vowed to come back?
2. When?
3. Where did he plan to be?
4. What would happen there?
5. was he alone?
6. What did Crabbe think it was time to do?
7. What kind of council was it?
8. What pursued Robert?
9. from whom?
10. since when?
11. for whose entertainment?
12. What did he bring?
13. what kind of dog was it?
14. was the pug healthy?
15. Was it thin?
16. where did they all meet?
17. How did Mervyn look?
18. Where was Bertha?
19. How is her mood?
20. What was Maria playing with?

Q: CHAPTER XLII

LOVE REMAINS

Wrayson rode slowly up the great avenue, and paused at the bend to see for the first time at close quarters the house, which from the valley below had seemed little more than a speck of white set in a deep bower of green. Seen at close quarters its size amazed him. With its cluster of outbuildings, it occupied nearly the whole of the plateau, which was like a jutting tableland out from the side of the mountain. It was of two stories only, and encircled with a great veranda supported by embowered pillars. Free at last from the densely growing trees, Wrayson, for the first time during his long climb, caught an uninterrupted view of the magnificent panorama below. A land of hills, of black forests and shining rivers; a land uncultivated but rich in promise, magnificent in its primitivism. It was a wonderful dwelling this, of which the owner, springing down from the veranda, was now on his way to meet his guest.

The two men shook hands with unaffected heartiness. Duncan Fitzmaurice, in his white linen riding clothes, seemed taller than ever, a little gaunt and thin, too, from a recent attack of fever. There was no doubt about the pleasure with which he received his guest.

"Where is Louise?" he asked, looking behind down the valley.

"Coming up in the wagons," Wrayson answered. "She has been riding all day and was tired."

A Kaffir boy came out with a tray and glasses. Wrayson helped himself to a whisky and soda, and lit a cigar.

1. his guest
2. Wrayson
3. Duncan Fitzmaurice
4. The two men shook hands
5. yes
6. yes
7. tall
8. no
9. on a hill
10. big
11. two stories
12. no
13. A land of hills
14. yes
15. rivers
16. sparkly
17. the owner
18. whisky
19. soda
20. A Kaffir boy

Numbered questions:
1. Who was being greeted?
2. What was his name?
3. And the man doing the greeting?
4. How did they greet?
5. Was it exuberant?
6. Had the greeter been recently ill?
7. What was his stature?
8. And fat?
9. Was his home on a hill or in between hills?
10. Big or small?
11. How tall was it?
12. Is there a desert all around?
13. What then?
14. Any bodies of water?
15. Such as?
16. bland or sparkly?
17. Who hadn't gotten there yet?
18. What did they have to drink?
19. And?
20. Who brought it?

Q: Little Tony was riding his bicycle all around the party. After all grandma gave him it right now. What fun would it be for Tony if he couldn't show off his new bike? He rode it up and down the hills and through the people at the party. It was his party. Everyone knew that it was his party. He was turning 8, 8 candles on the cake and the number 8 frosted on, the number 8 on his birthday hat. The big 8. It was much better than his last birthday. He didn't like being 7. He loved riding his bike closer and closer to people and things. Until he ran right into the big table with his birthday cake. All 8 candles flew all over the ground of the lawn. Tony was upset, and so was daddy at the big huge mess he made. He could have been more careful daddy said, and looked where he was going. He was right, Tony was being too crazy. But it was his party, so he kept riding, with more care this time. He rode his bike up and down. Faster and faster. Until Tony's birthday finally was over, long after it began.

1. Eight
2. That day.
3. He rode his bicycle all around the party
4. His grandma.

Numbered questions:
1. How old was tony?
2. For how long?
3. What did he do to celebrate?
4. Who gave him it?