Q: CHAPTER XVII

"Well!"

Reist unfastened his sword. The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot.

"Let Basil bring me wine," he ordered. "The cathedral was a furnace. Everywhere the air seems hot with the shouting of the people."

"Up here," Marie said, "the clamour of voices has seemed incessant. I have never heard anything like it."

He walked up and down moodily. He was not sure whether the day had gone according to his liking. All the time her eyes questioned him.

"One thing," he declared, "is certain. Never again will a republic exist in Theos. Two generations of _roues_ and madmen have not sickened this people of the House of Tyrnaus. Their loyalty is amazing."

"This man," she said, "is neither _roue_ nor madman."

"It is true," he admitted.

He drank his wine, and as he set the glass down he felt her watching him. He understood the unspoken question in her deep, blue eyes.

"Of his betrothal," Reist said, slowly, "there was no word."

She drew herself up haughtily, a slim, stately figure in her magnificent white dress, caught up with jewels, and the curious bejewelled head-dress which in Theos was the symbol of her rank. Yet Nicholas, who watched her closely, caught the gleam of something in her eyes which surprised him. It was more like relief than anger.

"Was our ancient usage explained to him?" she asked.

"Yes! I told him that an unmarried king was contrary to the time-sanctioned custom of our country. I told him that the announcement of his betrothal should be made at the moment of his coronation. The people expected it, and it would add immensely to his popularity."

Answer the following questions:
1. What chapter is this?
2. Who was wearing military gear to start?
3. How was the weather?
4. What does he want from Basil?
5. Who is he talking to?
6. Was he happy?
7. What did he feel would not occur in Theos again?
8. What did he think was amazing of the folk there?
9. Does he ever get the wine?
10. What color are Marie's eyes?
11. And her outfit?
12. When did he feel the engagement should be announced?
A: 1. CHAPTER XVII
2. Reist
3. hot
4. wine
5. Marie
6. no
7. a republic
8. Their loyalty
9. yes
10. blue
11. white
12. at the moment of the king's coronation
Q: CHAPTER THE SEVENTH.

THE DEBT.

ARNOLD was the first who broke the silence. "Is your father seriously ill?" he asked.

Geoffrey answered by handing him the card.

Sir Patrick, who had stood apart (while the question of Ratcatcher's relapse was under discussion) sardonically studying the manners and customs of modern English youth, now came forward, and took his part in the proceedings. Lady Lundie herself must have acknowledged that he spoke and acted as became the head of the family, on t his occasion.

"Am I right in supposing that Mr. Delamayn's father is dangerously ill?" he asked, addressing himself to Arnold.

"Dangerously ill, in London," Arnold answered. "Geoffrey must leave Windygates with me. The train I am traveling by meets the train his brother is traveling by, at the junction. I shall leave him at the second station from here."

"Didn't you tell me that Lady Lundie was going to send you to the railway in a gig?"

"Yes."

"If the servant drives, there will be three of you--and there will be no room."

"We had better ask for some other vehicle," suggested Arnold.

Sir Patrick looked at his watch. There was no time to change the carriage. He turned to Geoffrey. "Can you drive, Mr. Delamayn?"

Still impenetrably silent, Geoffrey replied by a nod of the head.

Without noticing the unceremonious manner in which he had been answered, Sir Patrick went on:

"In that case, you can leave the gig in charge of the station-master. I'll tell the servant that he will not be wanted to drive."

Answer the following questions:
1. whose father is sick?
2. what is his last name?
3. is his dad very sick?
4. who asked him first?
5. how did Geoffrey reply?
6. who became leader of family
7. was Geoffrey going to see his dad?
8. how?
9. who was he travelling with?
10. where were they leaving from?
A: 1. Geoffrey
2. Delamayn
3. Yes
4. ARNOLD
5. handing him the card
6. Lady Lundie
7. yes
8. by train
9. Arnold
10. Windygates
Q: Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue on Tuesday rescinded punishments against four players in the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal.

The ruling overturned a decision made in October by Roger Goodell, the current commissioner, against Jonathan Vilma, Anthony Hargrove, Will Smith and Scott Fujita.

SI: Goodell the big loser here

Under the bounty program, Tagliabue wrote, Saints players were given incentives during the 2009 through 2011 seasons to render opposing players unable to play. They were called "cartoffs" and "knockouts."

In addition, it was alleged that the Saints offered a bounty for injuring Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre during the NFC Championship game in January 2010.

In October, after he upheld suspensions, Goodell appointed Tagliabue to review player appeals.

In his 18-page order, Tagliabue found that Fujita's actions "were not conduct detrimental" and vacated a one-game suspension imposed by Goodell.

Tagliabue wrote that Fujita "did not participate in the program including cartoffs and knockouts and that his participation in a 'non-injury' pay-for-performance pool is typically subject only to club discipline."

Tagliabue found that Hargrove, Smith and Vilma engaged in "conduct detrimental to the integrity of, and public confidence in, the game of professional football," but ordered their punishments also be rescinded.

Read Tagliabue's ruling (PDF)

Hargrove had been suspended for seven games but was credited with having served five. Goodell found that Hargrove falsely answered an NFL investigator's questions about the misconduct.

But Tagliabue said it was not clear Hargrove lied about the program and noted that he was "under tremendous pressure to follow the chain of command in order to keep his job." Tagliabue concluded that there was insufficient evidence that Hargrove's alleged misconduct merited a suspension.

Answer the following questions:
1. Whose decision was overturned?
2. What is the name of the second player mentioned?
3. And of the third?
4. What quarterback was targeted for injury by the Saints?
5. What team did he play for?
6. During what game was his bounty offered?
7. When was that game held?
8. Does Tagliabue say that Fujita took part in the bounties?
9. What did the bounty program call injuries to opponents?
10. For which team did the four players involved in scandal play?
11. What motivation does Tagliablue see for Hargrove to have lied?
12. In order to retain what?
13. True or False: Tagliabue is certain that Hargrove lied.
14. For how many games had Hargrove been suspended?
15. Did he complete the entire suspension?
16. How many games did he sit out?
17. How long was Tagliabue's order?
18. Did he overturn Fujita's punishment?
19. Who had ordered this punishment?
20. What state do the Vikings play for/
A:
1. Roger Goodell
2. Anthony Hargrove
3. Will Smith
4. Brett Favre
5. Vikings
6. NFC Championship
7. January 2010
8. no
9. cartoffs and knockouts
10. Saints
11. pressure to follow the chain of command
12. his job
13. false
14. Seven
15. no
16. five
17. 18 pages
18. yes
19. Goodell
20. Minnesota Vikings