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"Well, he hasn't opened his fishing expedition by catching a flat," chuckled Sletherby. Hewould have an entertaining story to recount at dinner that evening, and his clever little trapwould earn him applause as a man of resource and astuteness. He was still telling his adventurein imagination to an attentive audience of dinner guests when the train drew up at his destination.On the platform he was greeted sedately by a tall footman, and noisily by Claude People, K.C.,who had apparently travelled down by the same train."Hullo, Sletherby! You spending the week-end at Brill? Good. Excellent. We'll have a roundof golf together to-morrow; I'll give you your revenge for Hoylake. Not a bad course here, asinland courses go. Ah, here we are; here's the car waiting for us, and very nice, too!"The car which won the K.C.'s approval was a sumptuous-looking vehicle, which seemed toembody the last word in elegance, comfort, and locomotive power. Its graceful lines andsymmetrical design masked the fact that it was an enormous wheeled structure, combining thefeatures of a hotel lounge and an engine-room."Different sort of vehicle to the post-chaise in which our grandfathers used to travel, eh?"exclaimed the lawyer appreciatively. And for Sletherby's benefit he began running over the chiefpoints of perfection in the fitting and mechanism of the car.Sletherby heard not a single word, noted not one of the details that were being expounded tohim. His eyes were fixed on the door panel, on which were displayed two crests: a greyhoundcourant and a demi-lion holding in its paw a cross-crosslet.The K.C. was not the sort of man to notice an absorbed silence on the part of a companion.He had been silent himself for nearly an hour in the train, and his tongue was making up for losttime. Political gossip, personal anecdote, and general observation flowed from him in anuninterrupted stream as the car sped along the country roads; from the inner history of the Dublinlabour troubles and the private life of the Prince Designate of Albania he progressed with an easyvolubility to an account of an alleged happening at the ninth hole at Sandwich, and a verbatimreport of a remark made by the Duchess of Pathshire at a Tango tea. Just as the car turned in atthe Brill entrance gates the K.C. captured Sletherby's attention by switching his remarks to thepersonality of their hostess."Brilliant woman, level-headed, a clear thinker, knows exactly when to take up an individualor a cause, exactly when to let him or it drop. Influential woman, but spoils herself and herchances by being too restless. No repose. Good appearance, too, till she made that idioticchange.""Change?" queried Sletherby, "what change?""What change? You don't mean to say-- Oh, of course, you've only known her just lately. Sheused to have beautiful dark brown hair, which went very well with her fresh complexion; thenone day, about five weeks ago, she electrified everybody by appearing as a brilliant blonde.Quite ruined her looks. Here we are. I say, what's the matter with you? You look rather ill."©2004 MAX Teaching with Reading & Writing, 6857 TR 215, Findlay, OH 45840, 404-441-7008 http://www.maxteaching.com56
Twenty (Better) Questions to Help Students Appreciate Literature1. What character(s) was your favorite? Why?2. What character(s) did you dislike? Why?3. Does anyone in this work remind you of anyone you know?4. Are you like anyone in this work? Explain.5. If you could be any character in this work, who would you be? Explain.6. What quality(-ies) of which character strikes you as a good characteristic to developwithin yourself over the years? Why? How does the character demonstrate this quality?7. Overall, what kind of feeling did you have after reading a few paragraphs of this work?Midway? After finishing the work?8. Do any incidents, ideas, or actions in this work remind you of your own life or somethingthat happened to you? Explain.9. Do you like this piece of work? Why or why not?10. Are there any parts of this work that were confusing to you? Which parts? Why do youthink you got confused?11. Do you feel there is an opinion expressed by the author through this work? What is it?How do you know this? Do you agree? Why or why not?12. Do you think the title of this work is appropriate? Is it significant? Explain. What doyou think the title means?13. Would you change the ending of this story in any way? Tell your ending. Why wouldyou change it?14. What kind of person do you think the author is? What makes you feel this way?15. How did this work make you feel? Explain.16. Do you share any of the feelings of the characters in this work? Explain.17. Sometimes works leave you with the feeling there is more to tell. Did this work do this?What do you think might happen next?18. Would you like to read something else by this author? Why or why not?19. What do you feel is the most important word, phrase, passage, or paragraph in this work?Explain why it is important.20. If you were an English teacher, would you want to share this work with your students?Why or why not?-Kris L. Myers©2004 MAX Teaching with Reading & Writing, 6857 TR 215, Findlay, OH 45840, 404-441-7008 http://www.maxteaching.com57
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