Q: CHAPTER VIII—DAGGERS DRAWN 

The two young men, having seen the damsels, their charges, enter the courtyard of the Nuns’ House, and finding themselves coldly stared at by the brazen door-plate, as if the battered old beau with the glass in his eye were insolent, look at one another, look along the perspective of the moonlit street, and slowly walk away together. 

‘Do you stay here long, Mr. Drood?’ says Neville. 

‘Not this time,’ is the careless answer. ‘I leave for London again, to-morrow. But I shall be here, off and on, until next Midsummer; then I shall take my leave of Cloisterham, and England too; for many a long day, I expect.’ 

‘Are you going abroad?’ 

‘Going to wake up Egypt a little,’ is the condescending answer. 

‘Are you reading?’ 

‘Reading?’ repeats Edwin Drood, with a touch of contempt. ‘No. Doing, working, engineering. My small patrimony was left a part of the capital of the Firm I am with, by my father, a former partner; and I am a charge upon the Firm until I come of age; and then I step into my modest share in the concern. Jack—you met him at dinner—is, until then, my guardian and trustee.’ 

‘I heard from Mr. Crisparkle of your other good fortune.’ 

‘What do you mean by my other good fortune?’ 

Neville has made his remark in a watchfully advancing, and yet furtive and shy manner, very expressive of that peculiar air already noticed, of being at once hunter and hunted. Edwin has made his retort with an abruptness not at all polite. They stop and interchange a rather heated look. 

1. No
2. to-morrow
3. London
4. next Midsumme
5. unknown
6. Edwin
7. for many a long day
8. unknown
9. Reading
10. No

Numbered questions:
1. DiD MR Drood stay long?
2. when is he going?
3. where to?
4. When is he heading to Egypt?
5. Where had they seen the women safely?
6. What was Mr Drood's first name
7. How long is hegoing to be away?
8. What does Neville think he might be doing there?
9. what does Edwin say he's going to be doing in Egypt?
10. Is he a partner in the firm?

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Laos (, , , or ; , , "Lāo"), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, "Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao") or commonly referred to its colloquial name of Muang Lao (Lao: ເມືອງລາວ, "Muang Lao"), is a landlocked country in the heart of the Indochinese peninsula of Mainland Southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (Burma) and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southwest, and Thailand to the west and southwest. 

Present day Lao PDR traces its historic and cultural identity to the kingdom of Lan Xang Hom Khao (Kingdom of a Million Elephants Under the White Parasol), which existed for four centuries as one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia. Due to Lan Xang's central geographical location in Southeast Asia, the kingdom was able to become a popular hub for overland trade, becoming wealthy economically as well as culturally. 

After a period of internal conflict, Lan Xang broke off into three separate kingdoms — Luang Phrabang, Vientiane, and Champasak. In 1893, it became a French protectorate, with the three territories uniting to form what is now known as the country of Laos. It briefly gained freedom in 1945 after Japanese occupation, but was recolonised by France until it won autonomy in 1949. Laos became independent in 1953, with a constitutional monarchy under Sisavang Vong. Shortly after independence, a long civil war ended the monarchy, when the Communist Pathet Lao movement came to power in 1975. 1. what is really the Lao People's Democratic Republic ?
2. Lan Xang broke off into how many kingdoms ?
3. when ?
4. when did it become a French protectorate ?
5. the colloquial name is refered as ?
6. is it in a landlocked area ?
7. in the middle of what peninsula  ?
8. bordered by how many countrys ?
9. what happened in 1893 ?
10. now known as what ?
11. what happened after Japanese occupation ?
12. did it win autonomy in 1952 ?
13. what is the correct year ?
14. what event occured in 1953 ?
15. what ended the monarchy ?
16. what came to power in 1975 ?
17. todays Lao PDR traces its history to what ?
18. what did it  become a popular hub for ?
19. is it bordered by Japan ?
20. what country is to the east ?
numbered_answers: 1. Laos
2. three
3. After a period of internal conflict
4. In 1893
5. Muang Lao
6. yes
7. the Indochinese peninsula
8. Five
9. it became a French protectorate
10. Laos
11. It briefly gained freedom
12. no
13. it won autonomy in 1949
14. it became independent in 1953
15. a long civil war
16. the Communist Pathet Lao movement
17. to the kingdom of Lan Xang Hom Khao
18. for overland trade
19. no
20. Vietnam

Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, is an American company that publishes reference books, especially known for its dictionaries. 

In 1831, George and Charles Merriam founded the company as G & C Merriam Co. in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1843, after Noah Webster died, the company bought the rights to "An American Dictionary of the English Language" from Webster's estate. All Merriam-Webster dictionaries trace their lineage to this source. 

In 1964, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. acquired Merriam-Webster, Inc. as a subsidiary. The company adopted its current name in 1982. 

In 1806, Webster published his first dictionary, . In 1807 Webster started two decades of intensive work to expand his publication into a fully comprehensive dictionary, "An American Dictionary of the English Language". To help him trace the etymology of words, Webster learned 26 languages. Webster hoped to standardize American speech, since Americans in different parts of the country used somewhat different vocabularies and spelled, pronounced, and used words differently. 

Webster completed his dictionary during his year abroad in 1825 in Paris, and at the University of Cambridge. His 1820s book contained 70,000 words, of which about 12,000 had never appeared in a dictionary before. As a spelling reformer, Webster believed that English spelling rules were unnecessarily complex, so his dictionary introduced American English spellings, replacing "colour" with "color", "waggon" with "wagon", and "centre" with "center". He also added American words, including "skunk" and "squash", that did not appear in British dictionaries. At the age of 70 in 1828, Webster published his dictionary; it sold poorly, with only 2,500 copies putting him in debt. However, in 1840, he published the second edition in two volumes with much greater success. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who bought Merriam Webster?
2. Who bought them in 1964?
3. What is Merriam Webster most known for?
4. What type of book is that?
5. What was Webster's first name?
6. What did he own the rights to?
7. When did he pass away?
8. Who purchased the rights to his dictionary after that?
9. When did Webster first publish a dictionary?
10. What about before that?
11. How long did it take him to expand that into something bigger?
12. Did he learn a lot of languages?
13. How many?
14. For what purpose?
15. What was his goal in creating this book?
16. Did people across the country say things differently?
17. Where did he finally finish his work?
18. Where at?
19. Where else?
20. How many words had never been in a dictionary before?
Answer:
1. G & C Merriam Co
2. Encyclopædia Britannica
3. Dictionaries.
4. A reference book.
5. Noah.
6. An American Dictionary of the English Language
7. 1843
8. George and Charles Merriam.
9. 1828
10. 1806
11. 2 decades.
12. Yes
13. 26
14. Help him trace the etymology of words.
15. Standardize American speech
16. Yes
17. 1825
18. Paris
19. University of Cambridge
20. 12,000