Question: CHAPTER 12 

I saw her hold Earl Percy at the point With lustier maintenance than I did look for Of such an ungrown warrior. 

--King Henry IV 

As soon as Violet could leave her little boy without anxiety, the two sisters deposited Charles Layton at the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, with hopes that a few years' training there would enable him to become Miss Martindale's little page, the grand object of his desires. 

Their next and merriest excursion was to Percy's lodgings, where he had various Greek curiosities which he wished to show them; and Theodora consented to come with her brother and sister in a simple straightforward way that Violet admired. 

His rooms were over a toy-shop in Piccadilly, in such a roar of sounds that the ladies exclaimed, and Arthur asked him how much he paid for noise. 

'It is worth having,' said Percy; 'it is cheerful.' 

'Do you think so?' exclaimed Violet. 'I think carriages, especially late at night, make a most dismal dreary sound.' 

'They remind me of an essay of Miss Talbot's where she speaks of her companions hastening home from the feast of empty shells,' said Theodora. 

'Ay! those are your West-end carriages,' said Percy; 'I will allow them a dreary dissatisfied sound. Now mine are honest, business-like market-waggons, or hearty tradesfolk coming home in cabs from treating their children to the play. There is sense in those! I go to sleep thinking what drops of various natures make up the roar of that great human cataract, and wake up dreaming of the Rhine falls.  1. what were the rooms over?
2. Where?
3. where did they leave Charles?
4. what did Percy want them to see?
5. who agreed to travel with their siblings?
6. where the rooms in a noisy area?
7. Does Percy like it that way?
8. how did he describe it?
9. did the rest like the noise?
10. who felt the sounds were scary?
11. what was Theodora reminded of?
12. Was Violet scared of the sounds the whole day?
13. How long would charles be at the asylum?
14. what would the schooling help him become?
15. What does Percy say about his sounds?
16. what does he wake up dreaming of?
17. what are the folk coming from?
18. and what do they come in?
19. what kind of carriage does Percy say make the scary sound? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. a toy-shop
2. Piccadilly
3. Deaf and Dumb Asylum
4. Greek curiosities
5. Violet
6. Yes.
7. Yes.
8. cheerful
9. No.
10. Violet
11. an essay of Miss Talbot's
12. Yes.
13. few years
14. Miss Martindale's little page
15. It is worth having
16. Rhine falls
17. treating their children to the play
18. cabs
19. West-end


Question: Chapter XIII. -- SMALL-WAR: FIRST EMERGENCE OF ZIETHEN THE HUSSAR GENERAL INTO NOTICE. 

After Brieg, Friedrich undertook nothing military, except strict vigilance of Neipperg, for a couple of months or more. Military, especially offensive operations, are not the methods just now. Rest on your oars; see how this seething Ocean of European Politics, and Peace or War, will settle itself into currents, into set winds; by which of them a man may steer, who happens to have a fixed port in view. Neipperg, too, is glad to be quiescent; "my Infantry hopelessly inferior," he writes to head-quarters: "Could not one hire 10,000 Saxons, think you,"--or do several other chimerical things, for help? Except with his Pandour people, working what mischief they can, Neipperg does nothing. But this Hungarian rabble is extensively industrious, scouring the country far and wide; and gives a great deal of trouble both to Friedrich and the peaceable inhabitants. So that there is plenty of Small War always going on:--not mentionable here, any passage of it, except perhaps one, at a place called Rothschloss; which concerns a remarkable Prussian Hussar Major, their famed Ziethen, and is still remembered by the Prussian public. 

We have heard of Captain, now Major Ziethen, how Friedrich Wilhelm sent him to the Rhine Campaign, six years ago, to learn the Hussar Art from the Austrians there. One Baronay (BARONIAY, or even BARANYAI, as others write him), an excellent hand, taught him the Art;--and how well he has learned, Baronay now sadly experiences. The affair of Rothschloss (in abridged form) befell as follows:--  1. what is no longer a method used?
2. what is the worse kind?
3. who is choosing not to partake in something?
4. what is he not doing?
5. since when?
6. but what is he doing?
7. how long has it been this way?
8. who is content with things being calm?
9. who does he write to?
10. saying what?
11. what is he asking for?
12. why?
13. was it because he needed help?
14. who did Friedrich send somewhere?
15. how long ago?
16. to where?
17. why?
18. from who?
19. who was teaching it?
20. what do some refer to him as? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Military operations
2. offensive
3. Friedrich
4. anythingmilitary,
5. After Brieg,
6. strict vigilance of Neipperg
7. or a couple of months or more
8. Neipperg,
9. head-quarters: "
10. "my Infantry hopelessly inferior,"
11. "Could not one hire 10,000 Saxons,"
12. unknown
13. yes
14. Ziethen
15. , six years ago,
16. the Rhine Campaign,
17. to learn the Hussar Art
18. from the Austrians there.
19. One Baronay taught him the Art;-
20. BARANYAI


Question: CHAPTER L 

Mrs Dale Is Thankful for a Good Thing 

On that day they dined early at the Small House, as they had been in the habit of doing since the packing had commenced. And after dinner Mrs Dale went through the gardens, up to the other house, with a written note in her hand. In that note she had told Lady Julia, with many protestations of gratitude, that Lily was unable to go out so soon after her illness, and that she herself was obliged to stay with Lily. She explained also, that the business of moving was in hand, and that, therefore, she could not herself accept the invitation. But her other daughter, she said, would be very happy to accompany her uncle to Guestwick Manor. Then, without closing her letter, she took it up to the squire in order that it might be decided whether it would or would not suit his views. It might well be that he would not care to go to Lord De Guest's with Bell alone. 

"Leave it with me," he said; "that is, if you do not object." 

"Oh dear, no!" 

"I'll tell you the plain truth at once, Mary. I shall go over myself with it, and see the earl. Then I will decline it or not, according to what passes between me and him. I wish Lily would have gone." 

"Ah! she could not." 

"I wish she could. I wish she could. I wish she could." As he repeated the words over and over again, there was an eagerness in his voice that filled Mrs Dale's heart with tenderness towards him.  1. Where did they eat?
2. When did they start doing that?
3. Who delivered a message?
4. Who couldn't participate?
5. Why?
6. why else?
7. Also?
8. Who could go?
9. Where are they going?
10. how was the message accepted?
11. Did she like the gentleman? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Small House
2. Since packing had commenced
3. Mrs Dale
4. Lily nor Mrs Dale
5. Lily was unable to go out so soon after her illness
6. and that she herself was obliged to stay with Lily
7. business of moving was in hand
8. other daughter
9. Guestwick Manor.
10. He wished Lily could go
11. yes