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(CNN) -- On North Halsted Street, between Buckingham and Roscoe in Chicago, a monument stands with a plaque in honor of a brilliant thinker who is as responsible for the way we live our lives today as any person who has ever lived. 

His name is Alan Turing, a Brit, and among his many credits and accolades, many historians refer to him as "the father of computer science." When Time magazine listed him among its 100 most influential people of the 20th century, it said "that everyone who taps at a keyboard, opening a spreadsheet or a word-processing program, is working on an incarnation of a Turing machine." 

A pretty high honor to say the least. And yet in 1952, while filing a robbery report with the police, Turing -- the man whose algorithms cracked the Enigma code used by the Nazis in World War II -- found himself arrested at his home in England. 

His crime? Being gay. 

Turing was convicted of "gross indecency," a felony in Britain at that time. He was forced to choose between prison and being injected with female hormones, a form of chemical castration. 

He reluctantly chose the latter. Despite his accomplishments, he lost his job. And in June 1954, he lost his will to live. He was 41. 

If the Western world is somewhat haunted by what Steve Jobs might have accomplished had cancer not taken him from us, we should be downright tormented by what we lost from the senseless excommunication of his predecessor. 
1. Who does the monument honor?
2. Was he heterosexual?
3. Did he take his own life?
4. How old was he when he died?
5. Why was he excommunicated?
6. What were the circumstances of his arrest?
7. Was he a British citizen?
8. What do historians call him?
9. What honor did he get from Time magazine?
10. What were his options after being arrested?
11. What did he pick?
12. Did he choose willingly?
13. What crime was he convicted of?
14. Is this a misdemeanor?
15. Is it a felony?
16. Where is the statue located?
17. What street is it on?
18. Does the monument have a plaque?

Numbered answers:
1. Alan Turing
2. no
3. yes
4. 41
5. Being gay.
6. he was filing a robbery report
7. yes
8. the father of computer science
9. one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century
10. choose between prison and being injected with female hormones
11. being injected with female hormones
12. no
13. gross indecency
14. no
15. yes
16. Chicago
17. North Halsted Street
18. yes


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CHAPTER XVIII 

CLEVER TACTICS 

As soon as M. Durand had recovered from the shock of Madame la Marquise's sudden invasion of his sanctum, he ran to the portière which he had been watching so anxiously, and, pushing it aside, he disclosed the door partially open. 

"Monsieur le Comte de Stainville!" he called discreetly. 

"Has she gone?" came in a whisper from the inner room. 

"Yes! yes! I pray you enter, M. le Comte," said M. Durand, obsequiously holding the portière aside. "Madame la Marquise only passed through very quickly; she took notice of nothing, I assure you." 

Gaston de Stainville cast a quick searching glance round the room as he entered, and fidgeted nervously with a lace handkerchief in his hand. No doubt his enforced sudden retreat at Lydie's approach had been humiliating to his pride. But he did not want to come on her too abruptly, and was chafing now because he needed a menial's help to further his desires. 

"You were a fool, man, to place me in this awkward position," he said with a scowl directed at M. Durand's meek personality, "or else a knave, in which case . . ." 

"Ten thousand pardons, M. le Comte," rejoined the little man apologetically. "Madame la Marquise scarcely ever comes this way after _le petit lever_. She invariably retires to her study, and thither I should have had the honour to conduct you, according to your wish." 

"You seem very sure that Madame la Marquise would have granted me a private audience." 
1. Who had to hide?
2. From whom?
3. What is her first name?
4. Does he want to see her?
5. Was she supposed to walk that way?
6. Where is she usually?
7. Who lets him in?
8. Does he consider him an equal?
9. What does he call him?
10. How else does he think of him?
11. Did he want to surprise her?
12. Was he proud of what happened?
13. How does he feel?

Numbered answers:
1. Monsieur le Comte de Stainville
2. Madame la Marquise
3. unknown
4. no
5. no
6. her study,
7. M. Durand
8. no
9. fool
10. meek
11. no
12. no
13. humiliated


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CHAPTER XXII--THE CITY OF BRIDGES 



So for long hours sat Enid by her lord, There in the naked hall, propping his head, And chafing his pale hands, and calling to him. And at the last he waken'd from his swoon. 

TENNYSON, Enid. 

The transit was happily effected, and closely hidden in wool, Leonard Copeland was lifted out the boat, more than half unconscious, and afterwards transferred to the vessel, and placed in wrappings as softly and securely as Grisell and Clemence could arrange before King Edward's men came to exact their poundage on the freight, but happily did not concern themselves about the sick man. 

He might almost be congratulated on his semi-insensibility, for though he suffered, he would not retain the recollection of his suffering, and the voyage was very miserable to every one, though the weather was far from unfavourable, as the captain declared. Grisell indeed was so entirely taken up with ministering to her knight that she seemed impervious to sickness or discomfort. It was a great relief to enter on the smooth waters of the great canal from Ostend, and Lambert stood on the deck recognising old landmarks, and pointing them out with the joy of homecoming to Clemence, who perhaps felt less delight, since the joys of her life had only begun when she turned her back on her unkind kinsfolk. 

Nor did her face light up as his did while he pointed out to Grisell the beauteous belfry, rising on high above the many-peaked gables, though she did smile when a long-billed, long-legged stork flapped his wings overhead, and her husband signed that it was in greeting. The greeting that delighted him she could not hear, the sweet chimes from that same tower, which floated down the stream, when he doffed his cap, crossed himself, and clasped his hands in devout thanksgiving. 
1. Who did he sit by?
2. Where?
3. Who was removed from the floating vessel?
4. Was he alive?
5. Where was he put?
6. Did the other people care about him?
7. Who was taking care of the knight?
8. Were the waters choppy?
9. Who was showing famous land marks?
10. Who to?
11. Was she happy when he showed he belfry?
12. What bird was there?
13. Why?
14. What did she not observe?


Numbered answers:
1. lord
2. naked hall
3. Leonard Copeland
4. half unconscious
5. placed in wrappings
6. did not concern themselves about the sick man.
7. Grisell
8. No, smooth waters
9. Lambert
10. Clemence
11. she did smile
12. ong-legged stork
13. it was in greeting
14. sweet chime