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CHAPTER TWELVE. 

THE DARKEST HOUR BEFORE THE DAWN. 

Many months passed away, during which Andrew Black, clean-shaved, brushed-up, and converted into a very respectable, ordinary-looking artisan, carried on the trade of a turner, in an underground cellar in one of the most populous parts of the Cowgate. Lost in the crowd was his idea of security. And he was not far wrong. His cellar had a way of escape through a back door. Its grated window, under the level of the street, admitted light to his whirling lathe, but, aided by dirt on the glass, it baffled the gaze of the curious. 

His evenings were spent in Candlemaker Row, where, seated by the window with his mother, Mrs. Wallace, and the two girls, he smoked his pipe and commented on Scotland's woes while gazing across the tombs at the glow in the western sky. Ramblin' Peter--no longer a beardless boy, but a fairly well-grown and good-looking youth--was a constant visitor at the Row. Aggie Wilson had taught him the use of his tongue, but Peter was not the man to use it in idle flirtation--nor Aggie the girl to listen if he had done so. They had both seen too much of the stern side of life to condescend on trifling. 

Once, by a superhuman effort, and with an alarming flush of the countenance, Peter succeeded in stammering a declaration of his sentiments. Aggie, with flaming cheeks and downcast eyes, accepted the declaration, and the matter was settled; that was all, for the subject had rushed upon both of them, as it were, unexpectedly, and as they were in the public street at the time and the hour was noon, further demonstration might have been awkward. 
1. was he completely wrong?
2. who was clean shaved?
3. what was his occupation
4. where?
5. where was his cellar?
6. did he have an escape in his cellar?
7. what did he do at night?
8. was the glass clean?
9. what was on it?
10. who was at the window?
11. what is his mother name?
12. who else was at the window?
13. did peter have a beard?
14. was he a young boy?

Numbered answers:
1. No
2. Andrew Black
3. artisan
4. Cowgate.
5. underground
6. Yes
7. smoked his pipe
8. No
9. dirt
10. his mother
11. Mrs. Wallace
12. two girls
13. Yes
14. a youth


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(CNN)Thousands gathered in Riyadh on Friday to say farewell to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud, a cautious reformer who succeeded in securing broader freedoms in the conservative kingdom, but fell short in gaining greater independence for women. 

Abdullah died early Friday, several weeks after the state-run Saudi Press Agency said he was suffering from pneumonia and had been admitted to a hospital. The royal court didn't release an exact cause of death. He was 90. 

To ensure a smooth transition, the kingdom quickly appointed his 79-year-old half-brother, Salman bin Abdulaziz, to the throne. His half-brother Prince Muqrin, a decade younger, is the new crown prince. 

Who is Salman bin Abdulaziz? 

After Friday afternoon prayers at Riyadh's Imam Turki Bin Abdullah Grand Mosque, the body of Abdullah, wrapped in a pale shroud, was carried from the mosque toward a cemetery, followed by a solemn procession of Saudi men in traditional dress. 

He was later laid to rest after a simple, swift ceremony. Those present at the graveside -- the royals closest to the late king -- were then to move on to a royal palace, where they were to pay their respects to the new monarch. 

The ceremony of "al Bayaah," or pledging of allegiance to the new king, followed the funeral. 

Condolences and remembrances poured in from all corners of the globe. 

"To God we belong and indeed to him we shall return," said the homepage of the English-language Saudi newspaper Arab News. 

Bahrain, Jordan and the Palestinian territories, among others, declared days of mourning. The U.N. secretary-general praised Abdullah for his Arab Peace Initiative to end the Arab-Israeli conflict. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said he would lead a delegation "in the coming days" to pay respects. 
1. What did Saud fall short of doing?
2. When did he die?
3. Why was he admitted into the hospital?
4. What did the Royal court say was his cause of death?
5. Who was appointed in his place?
6. Was there a reason why?
7. Did many people pay their respects to him?
8. What was on the home page of Their local newspaper?

Numbered answers:
1. gaining greater independence for women
2. when he was 90.
3. pneumonia
4. didn't release an exact cause of death
5. Salman bin Abdulaziz
6. ensure a smooth transition
7. only those closest to the late King
8. "To God we belong and indeed to him we shall return,"


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(CNN) -- The arrest of a Christian man accused of making remarks against the Muslim prophet Mohammed wasn't enough to appease an angry mob in Pakistan this weekend. 

More than 100 homes of Christians were set on fire by outraged Muslims in the Badami Bagh community in Lahore on Saturday after police arrested Sawan Masih, a Christian in his mid-20s accused of speaking against Mohammad, officials said. 

"Mob wanted police to hand them over the alleged blasphemer," said Hafiz Majid, the senior police official in Badami Bagh. 

The mob also looted some shops run by Christians, he said. 

Majid said Christians have fled the area for fear of being killed. 

If convicted, Masih faces the death penalty. He denies the allegations made by the two men who filed the blasphemy complaint against him with police on Friday, Majid said. 

Masih says the three got into an argument while drinking and that the other two men threatened to publicly accuse him of blasphemy, according to Majid. 

"The attack is yet another shameful incident against a vulnerable community and further confirmation of the slide toward extremism in society on the one hand and, on the other hand, the apathy and inaction that has become the norm among the police," the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan said in a statement. 

The group accused police of arresting Christians in the incident "while those who went on a rampage and can easily be identified from television footage have gone scot-free." 

Pakistan's blasphemy laws were first instituted to keep peace between religions. But they have been criticized by human rights advocates who say the laws enable legal discrimination against religious minorities. At time, the laws have been misused to settle personal differences between Muslims and Christians. 
1. Who was arrested?
2. What did he do, allegedly?
3. Does he admit to the offense?
4. What is his potential sentence?
5. What is the man's name?
6. And how old is he?
7. Who accused him?
8. What were they doing before the charge was filed?
9. Did they threaten him?
10. Was the public satisfied with his arrest?
11. What did they want?
12. How many homes were destroyed by the protesters?
13. In what community?
14. Which shops were also looted?
15. Who fled the area in feaer?
16. Why were blasphemy laws enacted?
17. Has it been successful?
18. Which group of people are skeptical of the laws?
19. What does this group suspect the laws allow?
20. Does the Human Rights Commission condemn or support the police?


Numbered answers:
1. A Christian man
2. Making remarks against Mohammed.
3. He denies the allegations
4. The death penalty.
5. Sawan Masih
6. mid-20s
7. 2 men.
8. Drinking.
9. Yes.
10. No.
11. For Masih to be handed over.
12. More than 100
13. The Badami Bagh community
14. Shops run by Christians
15. Christians
16. To keep peace between religions.
17. No.
18. Hhuman rights advocates
19. Legal discrimination
20. Condemn.