question: CHAPTER XL 

"For once," Lady Carey said, with a faint smile, "your 'admirable Crichton' has failed you." 

Lucille opened her eyes. She had been leaning back amongst the railway cushions. 

"I think not," she said. "Only I blame myself that I ever trusted the Prince even so far as to give him that message. For I know very well that if Victor had received it he would have been here." 

Lady Carey took up a great pile of papers and looked them carelessly through. 

"I am afraid," she said, "that I do not agree with you. I do not think that Saxe Leinitzer had any desire except to see you safely away. I believe that he will be quite as disappointed as you are that your husband is not here to aid you. Some one must see you safely on the steamer at Havre. Perhaps he will come himself." 

"I shall wait in Paris," Lucille said quietly, "for my husband." 

"You may wait," Lady Carey said, "for a very long time." 

Lucille looked at her steadily. "What do you mean?" 

"What a fool you are, Lucille. If to other people it seems almost certain on the face of it that you were responsible for that drop of poison in your husband's liqueur glass, why should it not seem so to himself?" 

Lucille laughed, but there was a look of horror in her dark eyes. 

"How absurd. I know Victor better than to believe him capable of such a suspicion. Just as he knows me better than to believe me capable of such an act." 
1. Who was to wait in Paris?
2. Why?
3. and his name?
4. and who was she discussing this with?
5. Did she think it was a good idea?
6. Why not?
7. Who does she have distrust now for?
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answer: 1. Lucille
2. for her husband
3. Victor
4. Lady Carey
5. No
6. blame for poisoning him
7. I know Victor better than to believe him capable of such a suspicion., Victor


question: (CNN) -- Michael Schumacher has been one of Pirelli's biggest critics this season, but Formula One's tire supplier has backed the seven-time world champion to end his long wait for a victory at Sunday's European Grand Prix. 

The 43-year-old, who has not finished on the podium since coming out of retirement in 2010, told CNN that dealing with the rapidly degrading rubber this year was like "driving on raw eggs." 

He has been outshone by Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg, but Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery believes the German can perform well in Valencia, where he has failed to make the top-10 in two previous attempts. 

Schumacher did, however, top the qualifying times at another street circuit last month in Monaco, but started the race sixth due to a penalty and ended up retiring early -- as he did last time out in Canada. 

"I think you have to look at someone like, maybe Michael, getting the pole position," Hembery told F1's official website. 

"He probably would have won Monaco if he hadn't been penalized, so why not here? Michael for Valencia, that's where the money should go." 

Sauber chief: "F1 better than ever" 

Schumacher, who won 91 grands prix between 1992 and 2006, was penalized in Monte Carlo due to a collision with Bruno Senna at the Spanish Grand Prix. 

The former Ferrari driver has endured a miserable start to the 2012 season, collecting just two world championship points and retiring from five of the first seven races. Rosberg, meanwhile, is fifth on 67 points and clinched the first race win of his career in China. 
1. What athlete is mentioned?
2. What sport is he in?
3. Who has been critical of his driving?
4. Has Schumacher ever won a grand prix?
5. How many?
6. During what years?
7. Has he ever gotten in a wreck on the track?
8. Where?
9. With who?
10. Did he qualify anywhere recently?
11. When?
12. Where?
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answer: 1. Pirelli
2. racing
3. Michael Schumacher
4. yes
5. 91
6. between 1992 and 2006
7. yes
8. at the Spanish Grand Prix
9. Bruno Senna
10. yes
11. last month
12. in Monaco


question: CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. 

TELLS OF A SERIES OF TERRIBLE SURPRISES. 

"Well, what did you think of that, old girl?" asked Peter Pax of Tottie, on issuing from the Literary Message-Boys' Hall, after having performed his duties there. 

"It was wonderful. I 'ad no idear that the Post-Office was so old or so grand a' institootion--But please don't forget father," said Tottie, with an anxious look at the battered clock. 

"I don't forget 'im, Tot. I've been thinkin' about 'im the whole time, an' I've made up my mind what to do. The only thing I ain't sure of is whether I shouldn't take my friend Phil Maylands into partnership." 

"Oh, please, don't," pleaded Tottie; "I shouldn't like 'im to know about father." 

"Well, the less he knows about 'im the better. P'r'aps you're right. I'll do it alone, so you cut away home. I'll go to have my personal appearance improved, and then off to Charing Cross. Lots of time, Tottie. Don't be anxious. Try if you can trust me. I'm small, no doubt, but I'm tough.--Good-night." 

When Abel Bones seated himself that night in a third-class carriage at Charing Cross, and placed a neat little black hand-bag, in which he carried his housebreaking tools, on the floor between his feet, a small negro boy entered the carriage behind him, and, sitting down directly opposite, stared at him as if lost in unutterable amazement. 

Mr Bones took no notice of the boy at first, but became annoyed at last by the pertinacity of his attention. 
1. What did Tottie think of the post office?
2. How did he discribe it?
3. what was his father's name?
4. What did Abel bones place on the floor?
5. what was in the bag?
6. what was it Abel seated himself in?
7. who was it Tot wasn't sure if he should take into a partnership?
8. what was Peter Pax going to do before he went off to Charring Cross?
9. What did Tottie look at anxiously while talking with his father?
10. Did Peter Pax consider himself tough?
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answer:
1. That it was wonderful
2. A grand a' institootion
3. Peter Pax
4. A little hand-bag
5. Tools
6. A third-class carriage
7. Phil Maylands
8. Impove his personal appearance
9. unknown
10. Yes