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CHAPTER II 

NEWS OF INTEREST 

"My boys! my boys!" 

Such was the cry given by Anderson Rover, when he caught sight of the occupants of the carriage, as the turnout swept up to the piazza of the comfortable farm home. 

"Home again! Home again Safe from a foreign shore!" 

sang out Tom, and leaping to the ground, he caught his father around the shoulders. "Aren't you glad to see us, father?" he went on. 

"Glad doesn't express it, Tom," replied the fond parent, as he embraced first one and then another. "My heart is overflowing with joy, and I thank God that you have returned unharmed, after having passed through so many grave perils. How brown all of you look!" 

"Tanned by the tropical sun," answered Sam. "Oh, here is Aunt Martha, and Uncle Randolph!" 

"Sam!" burst out the motherly aunt, as she kissed him. "Oh, how you must have suffered on that lonely island!" And then she kissed the others. 

"We've certainly had our fill of adventures," came from Dick, who was shaking hands with his Uncle Randolph. "And more than once we thought we should never see Valley Brook farm again." 

"We were real Robinson Crusoes," went on Sam. "And the girls were Robinson Crusoes, too." 

"Are the girls well?" questioned Mrs. Rover. 

"Very well, auntie. If they hadn't been we shouldn't have parted with them in San Francisco. They went back to Santa Barbara to finish their vacation." 

"I see. Well, it certainly was a wonderful trip. You'll have to tell us all the particulars this evening. I suppose you are as hungry as bears just now. Tom is, I'm sure." 
1. Who was tanned?
2. What did they arrive in?
3. What type of house was it?
4. Who did Tom see first?
5. Was his dad glad to see him?
6. Who was one other person there?
7. who?
8. Who came with Tom?
9. What was the name of the house?
10. Who did Sam compare themselves to?
11. Who did Mrs. Rover ask about?
12. Where did they go?
13. Why?

Numbered answers:
1. the boys
2. A carriage
3. A farm home
4. his father
5. Yes
6. yes
7. Aunt Martha, and Uncle Randolph
8. Dick
9. Valley Brook farm
10. Robinson Crusoes
11. the girls
12. Santa Barbara
13. to finish their vacation.


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A former top appointee of Chris Christie says there is evidence contradicting what the New Jersey governor has said publicly about the notorious George Washington Bridge traffic lane closures that have roiled the Republican's administration, according to the man's lawyer. 

David Wildstein resigned his position at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in December amid allegations that Christie appointees had ordered access lanes to the nation's biggest river crossing in Fort Lee closed last year to punish that town's mayor politically for not endorsing Christie for reelection. 

Wildstein's attorney, Alan Zegas, wrote on Friday that "evidence exists" contradicting Christie's recollection about the lane closures at a news conference earlier this month. 

"Evidence exists ... tying Mr. Christie to having knowledge of the lane closures, during the period when the lanes were closed, contrary to what the governor stated publicly in a two-hour press conference (on January 9)," Zegas said in a letter to the general counsel of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the bridge and where Wildstein had worked for the governor. 

Days of lane closures 

The letter references the closures over a work week in September, but does not suggest that "evidence" contradicts anything Christie has said so far about his advisers at the time or any role they might have played in alleged political shenanigans. 

The letter also does not suggest that Christie had any advance knowledge of the closings. Zegas also didn't disclose the evidence. 

CNN Senior Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin said Zegas' letter is just that. "It's not sworn testimony. It's not proof," he said. 
1. Who resigned?
2. Who appointed him?
3. What is Christie's job?
4. Of what state?
5. Where was Wildstein employed?
6. When did he quit?
7. Where is the biggest crossing?
8. Was it opened?
9. Why?
10. For doing what?
11. When was that done?
12. What month?
13. Was it on the weekend?
14. How long was the press meeting?
15. When?
16. Did he leave a text message?
17. Who analyzed the letter?
18. What's his title?
19. For what network?
20. Who is the attorney?

Numbered answers:
1. David Wildstein
2. Chris Christie
3. governor
4. New Jersey
5. the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
6. in December
7. Fort Lee
8. no
9. to punish the town's mayor
10. for not endorsing Christie for reelection.
11. last year
12. September
13. no
14. two hours
15. January 9
16. No
17. Jeffrey Toobin
18. Senior Legal Analyst
19. CNN
20. Alan Zegas,


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The Louvre () or the Louvre Museum is the world's largest art museum and an historic monument in Paris, France. A central landmark of the city, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement (district or ward). Approximately 38,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are exhibited over an area of 72,735 square metres (782,910 square feet). The Louvre in 2016 was the world's most visited art museum, receiving 7.3 million visitors. 

The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace, originally built as a fortress in the late 12th century under Philip II. Remnants of the fortress are visible in the basement of the museum. Due to the urban expansion of the city, the fortress eventually lost its defensive function and, in 1546, was converted by Francis I into the main residence of the French Kings. The building was extended many times to form the present Louvre Palace. In 1682, Louis XIV chose the Palace of Versailles for his household, leaving the Louvre primarily as a place to display the royal collection, including, from 1692, a collection of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture. In 1692, the building was occupied by the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres and the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, which in 1699 held the first of a series of salons. The Académie remained at the Louvre for 100 years. During the French Revolution, the National Assembly decreed that the Louvre should be used as a museum to display the nation's masterpieces.
1. What's the main point?
2. A.k.a?
3. In what city if it located?
4. Where in the city?
5. And within what walls?
6. In what century was it built?
7. Who was king then?
8. Was the place intended for its current use when constructed?
9. What was its purpose then?
10. Who was king in 1546?
11. What change did he make?
12. Has its size stayed constant?
13. Which king change the tradition of residing there?
14. When?
15. Who took over the prior Kings' residence?


Numbered answers:
1. The Louvre Museum
2. The Louvre.
3. Paris.
4. On the Right Bank of the Seine.
5. The Louvre Palace.
6. 12th century.
7. Philip II.
8. No.
9. A fortress .
10. Francis I.
11. Converted it into the main residence of the French Kings
12. No.
13. Louis XIV.
14. 1682
15. The Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres.