input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER XX

Julian and Furley left the place together. They looked for the Bishop but found that he had slipped away.

"To Downing Street, I believe," Furley remarked. "He has some vague idea of suggesting a compromise."

"Compromise!" Julian repeated a little drearily. "How can there be any such thing! There might be delay. I think we ought to have given Stenson a week--time to communicate with America and send a mission to France."

"We are like all theorists," Furley declared moodily, stopping to relight his pipe. "We create and destroy on palter with amazing facility. When it comes to practice, we are funks."

"Are you funking this?" Julian asked bluntly.

"How can any one help it? Theoretically we are right--I am sure of it. If we leave it to the politicians, this war will go dragging on for God knows how long. It's the people who are paying. It's the people who ought to make the peace. The only thing that bothers me is whether we are doing it the right way. Is Freistner honest? Could he be self-deceived? Is there any chance that he could be playing into the hands of the Pan-Germans?"

"Fenn is the man who has had most to do with him," Julian remarked. "I wouldn't trust Fenn a yard, but I believe in Freistner."

"So do I," Furley assented, "but is Fenn's report of his promises and the strength of his followers entirely honest?"

"That's the part of the whole thing I don't like," Julian acknowledged. "Fenn's practically the corner stone of this affair. It was he who met Freistner in Amsterdam and started these negotiations, and I'm damned if I like Fenn, or trust him. Did you see the way he looked at Stenson out of the corners of his eyes, like a little ferret? Stenson was at his best, too. I never admired the man more." 1. what did Furley declare?
2. Did he do that in a cheerful way?
3. where had the Bishop gone?
4. what was he going to suggest?
5. does Furley smoke?
6. cigars?
7. in the story does he smoke cigarettes>
8. what was it?
9. what did Julian ask?
10. what happens if the politicos are in charge?
11. till when?
12. who suffer?
13. and make the peace?
14. how many questions did he ask next?
15. name one
16. another?
17. do they all trust Fenn?
18. who said they don't?
19. who does he trust?
20. who does Furley feel?
numbered_answers: 1. That they are like all theorists.
2. no
3. To Downing Street.
4. A compromise.
5. yes
6. unknown
7. No.
8. A pipe.
9. If Furley was funking it.
10. The war will go dragging on.
11. God knows how long
12. the people
13. the people ought to
14. Three
15. Is Freistner honest?
16. Could he be self-deceived?
17. no
18. Julian
19. Freistner
20. He trusts Freistner, too.

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER VI.

NEGOTIATIONS.

B.C. 280-279

Effects of the victory.--Public opinion at Rome.--Expectations of Pyrrhus.--His mistake.--Cineas sent an embassador to Rome.--Cineas's plans for bribing the Roman senators.--Speech of Cineas in the Roman senate.--Debate in the senate.--An incident of the discussion.--Appius Claudius is brought on a bed to the senate.--Speech of Appius Claudius.--Effect of his speech on the senate.--Cineas makes report of his mission.--Fabricius sent to Pyrrhus.--His reception.--The elephant concealed in the tent.--Pyrrhus makes great offers to Fabricius.--The Roman armies advance.--The two generals.--The armies encamp in sight of each other.--His military honors.--Story of Decius Mus.--The vision.--Extraordinary alternative proposed.--The two consuls draw lots.--Decius sacrifices himself.--Superstitious fears of the soldiers.--Decius Mus.--Reply of Decius Mus to Pyrrhus.--The Romans afraid of the elephants.--The battle.--The elephants.--War chariots.--Doubtful victory.--Winter-quarters.--Nicias.--Pyrrhus's physician.--His treachery.--A generous exchange of prisoners.--No peace.

The result of the battle on the banks of the Siris, decisive and complete as the victory was on the part of the Greeks, produced, of course, a very profound sensation at Rome. Instead, however, of discouraging and disheartening the Roman senate and people, it only aroused them to fresh energy and determination. The victory was considered as wholly due to the extraordinary military energy and skill of Pyrrhus, and not to any superiority of the Greek troops over those of the Romans in courage, in discipline, or in efficiency in the field. In fact, it was a saying at Rome at the time, that it was Lvinus that had been conquered by Pyrrhus in the battle, and not the Romans by the Greeks. The Roman government, accordingly, began immediately to enlist new recruits, and to make preparations for a new campaign, more ample and complete, and on a far greater scale than before. 1. When did this take place?
2. What happened?
3. Who won?
4. Who lost?
5. How did they take it?
6. Why?
7. Did they take advantage of this?
8. How so?
9. Was that successful?
10. What leader was credited for the victory?
11. Why?
numbered_answers:
1. B.C. 280-279
2. A battle
3. The Greeks
4. The Romans
5. It aroused them to fresh energy and determination.
6. The victory was considered as wholly due to the extraordinary military energy and skill of Pyrrhus, and not to any superiority of the Greek troops over those of the Romans in courage, in discipline, or in efficiency in the field.
7. Yes
8. They began immediately to enlist new recruits, and to make preparations for a new campaign.
9. unknown
10. Pyrrhus
11. Because of his extraordinary military energy and skill.