CHAPTER XII

Trent rose up with flashing eyes. Da Souza shrank back from his outstretched hands. The two men stood facing one another. Da Souza was afraid, but the ugly look of determination remained upon his white face. Trent felt dimly that there was something which must be explained between them. There had been hints of this sort before from Da Souza. It was time the whole thing was cleared up. The lion was ready to throw aside the jackal.

"I give you thirty seconds," he said, "to clear out. If you haven't come to your senses then, you'll be sorry for it."

"Thirty seconds is not long enough," Da Souza answered, "for me to tell you why I decline to go. Better listen to me quietly, my friend. It will be best for you. Afterwards you will admit it."

"Go ahead," Trent said, "I'm anxious to hear what you've got to say. Only look here! I'm a bit short-tempered this morning, and I shouldn't advise you to play with your words!"

"This is no play at all," Da Souza remarked, with a sneer. "I ask you to remember, my friend, our first meeting."

Trent nodded.

"Never likely to forget it," he answered.

"I came down from Elmina to deal with you," Da Souza continued. "I had made money trading in Ashanti for palm-oil and mahogany. I had money to invest--and you needed it. You had land, a concession to work gold-mines, and build a road to the coast. It was speculative, but we did business. I came with you to England. I found more money." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. how much time did Trent give Da Souza?
2. where did Da Souza come from with him?
3. how was Trent feeling that morning?
4. and?
5. Did Da Souza feel 30 seconds was enough?
6. was Da Souza afraid?
7. how had Da souza made his money?
8. where?
9. what was he trading for?
10. what was the lion ready to do?
11. what color was Da Souza's face?
12. Did Trent want Da Souza to beat around the bush?
13. what did he tell him about his words?
14. where did Da Souza go with him?
15. who had stretched out their hands?
16. did Trent remember their first meeting?
17. what had Da Souza declined to do?
18. what did Trent have while Da Souza had money?
19. and?
20. Did Da Souza make more money?
Answer: 1. thirty seconds
2. Elmina
3. anxious
4. short-tempered
5. no
6. yes
7. trading
8. Ashanti
9. palm-oil and mahogany
10. to throw aside the jackal
11. white
12. no
13. and I shouldn't advise you to play with your words!
14. England
15. Trent
16. yes
17. invest money
18. land
19. a concession to work gold-mines
20. yes

CHAPTER XIX. WOOING IN THE DARK.

You may put out my eyes with a ballad-maker's pen, and hang me up for the sign of blind Cupid.--_Much Ado About Nothing_.

Aurelia had been walking in the park with her two remaining charges, when a bespattered messenger was seen riding up to the door, and Letitia dropped her hoop in her curiosity and excitement.

Lady Belamour, on obtaining the Major's partial acquiescence, had felt herself no longer obliged to vegetate at Carminster, but had started for Bath, while the roads were still practicable; and had at the same time sent off a courier with letters to Bowstead. Kind Mrs. Dove had sent a little packet to each of the children, but they found Cousin Aura's sympathy grievously and unwontedly lacking, and she at last replied to their repeated calls to here to share their delight, that they must run away, and display their treasures to Molly and Jumbo. She must read her letters alone.

The first she had opened was Betty's, telling her of her father's illness, which was attributed in great part to the distress and perplexity caused by Lady Belamour's proposal. Had it not been for this indisposition, both father and sister would have come to judge for themselves before entertaining it for a moment; but since the journey was impossible, he could only desire Betty to assure her sister that no constraint should be put on her, and that if she felt the least repugnance to the match, she need not consider her obliged to submit. More followed about the religious duty of full consideration and prayer before deciding on what would fix her destiny for life, but all was so confusing to the girl, entirely unprepared as she was, that after hastily glancing on in search of an explanation which she failed to find, she laid it aside, and opened the other letter. It began imperially What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Which correspondence did the woman open first?
2. what did it describe?
3. what did Betty say was causing it?
4. If he had been well, what would happen?
5. but because he couldn't come?
6. what else?
7. was she helped by the talk of prayer?
8. so what did she do?
9. who had been walking in the park?
10. was the messenger clean?
11. where did he take his message?
12. who was excited?
13. what did she do?
14. what doid the major give?
15. that let the lady move from where?
16. what had she been doing there?
17. where was she headed?
18. how were the roads?
19. how did she contact Bowstead
20. did the kids like their cousin?
21. what did they want to do?
Answer: 1. Betty's
2. her father's illness
3. Lady Belamour's proposal.
4. he and sister would have come
5. he could only desire Betty to assure her sister that no constraint should be put on her,
6. That she need not consider herself obliged to submit to the match.
7. no
8. she laid the letter aside
9. Aurelia
10. no
11. to the door
12. Letitia
13. dropped her hoop
14. his partial acquiescence
15. Carminster
16. vegetating
17. Bath
18. practicable
19. with letters
20. no
21. to share their delight

Sarah is a girl. Sarah has one brother. Sarah's brother's name is Timothy. Sarah has one sister. Sarah's sister's name is Annabelle. Their last name is MacGregor. One day Sarah went to the park with her brother Timothy. They swung on the swings for a short time. Then Annabelle came out and swung with them. They all sang some nice songs together. They all became very happy. Then Timothy's friend came. Timothy liked his friend very much. Timothy went off the swing and went away with his friend. Then Annabelle and Sarah felt very very sad. Happily then Annabelle and Sarah's friend came. Their friend's name was Kate Smith. She was the same age as Sarah. They wanted to go to the slide together. So they went to the slide and played for a long time. Then Annabelle became happy. And Sarah also became happy. Then they went home together and had some food. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. How many siblings went to the park?
2. What piece of playground equipment did the children play on?
3. What did the girls do after the park?
4. Which two children went to the park first?
5. What sibling soon joined them?
6. What did they do as they swung?
7. Which sibling left the others first?
8. Who joined the girls after their brother left?
9. What did they play on after the swings?
10. How many sisters does Timothy play with at the park?
11. How many brothers does Sarah play with at the park?
Answer:
1. Timothy
2. swings
3. sang some nice songs together
4. Sarah went to the park with her brother Timothy
5. Annabelle
6. sang some nice songs together
7. Timothy
8. Kate Smith
9. the slide
10. Annabelle and Sarah
11. Timothy