CHAPTER IX. 

HAROLD SITS IN A GAME. 

When Elizabeth Compton broached to her father the subject of a much-needed rest and a trip to the Orient, he laughed at her. "Why, girl," he cried, "I was never better in my life! Where in the world did you get this silly idea?" 

"Harold noticed it first," she replied, "and called my attention to it; and now I can see that you really have been failing." 

"Failing!" ejaculated Compton, with a scoff. "Failing nothing! You're a pair of young idiots. I'm good for twenty years more of hard work, but, as I told Harold, I would like to quit and travel, and I shall do so just as soon as I am convinced that he can take my place." 

"Couldn't he do it now?" asked the girl. 

"No, I am afraid not," replied Compton. "It is too much to expect of him, but I believe that in another year he will be able to." 

And so Compton put an end to the suggestion that he travel for his health, and that night when Bince called she told him that she had been unable to persuade her father that he needed a rest. 

"I am afraid," he said, "that you don't take it seriously enough yourself, and that you failed to impress upon him the real gravity of his condition. It is really necessary that he go--he must go." 

The girl looked up quickly at the speaker, whose tones seemed unnecessarily vehement. 

"I don't quite understand," she said, "why you should take the matter so to heart. Father is the best judge of his own condition, and, while he may need a rest, I cannot see that he is in any immediate danger." 

Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions.

1. Orient
2. father
3. laughed
4. never better
5. have been failing
6. Harold
7. no
8. vehement
9. Harold
10. convinced that he can take my plac
11. another year
12. It is too much
13. no
14. a rest,
15. idiots
16. twenty years
1. Where did Elizabeth want to go?
2. Who did she ask?
3. What was his response?
4. What did he say about his health?
5. Did she agree?
6. Who was on her side?
7. Was Bince understanding?
8. How did he sound?
9. Who was to replace Mr. Compton?
10. When would he be able to?
11. When would he replace him?
12. Why not now?
13. Did Elizabeth think her dad was in danger?
14. What did she think he needed?
15. What did her father call the two of them?
16. How long did he say he could work?
KAPITEL IX. Harold Sits i ett spel. När Elisabet Compton för sin far brokigt blev föremål för en välbehövlig vila och en resa till Orienten, skrattade han åt henne. »Varför, flicka», ropade han, »jag har aldrig varit bättre i mitt liv! Var i hela världen fick du den här fåniga idén?" »Harold märkte det först», svarade hon, »och riktade min uppmärksamhet på det; och nu kan jag se, att ni verkligen har misslyckats.» "Fel!" utlösningskompton, med ett hån. "Underkände ingenting! Ni är ett par unga idioter. Jag duger i tjugo år till av hårt arbete, men, som jag sade till Harold, skulle jag vilja sluta och resa, och det skall jag göra just så snart jag är övertygad om, att han kan ta min plats.» "Kan han inte göra det nu?" frågade flickan. »Nej, det är jag tyvärr inte», svarade Compton. »Det är för mycket att vänta av honom, men jag tror, att han om ett annat år skall kunna det.» Compton satte därför stopp för förslaget att han skulle resa för sin hälsas skull, och den kvällen, då Bince ringde, sade hon till honom, att hon varit oförmögen att övertyga sin far, att han behövde vila. »Jag är rädd», sade han, »att du inte tar det på allvar nog själv, och att du inte lyckades inskärpa hos honom den verkliga allvaret i hans tillstånd. Det är verkligen nödvändigt att han går - han måste gå. " Flickan såg snabbt upp på talaren, vars toner tycktes onödigt häftiga. »Jag förstår inte riktigt», sade hon, »varför du skall taga saken så till hjärtat. Far är den bäste domaren av sitt eget tillstånd, och medan han kan behöva vila, kan jag inte se att han är i någon omedelbar fara." Skriv en lista med frågor på grundval av artikeln och följande svar. 1. Orient 2. fader 3. skrattade 4. aldrig bättre 5. hafva sviktat 6. Harold 7. nr 8. häftigt 9. Harold 10. övertygad om att han kan ta min plac 11. ytterligare år 12. Det är för mycket 13. nej 14. en vila, 15. idioter 16. tjugo år
CHAPTER IX. Harold Sits in a Game. When Elizabeth Compton became the subject of much - needed rest and a trip to the Orient, he laughed at her. "Why, girl," he cried, "I've never been better in my life! Where in the world did you get this stupid idea?" "Harold noticed it first," she replied, "and drew my attention to it; and now I can see that you have indeed failed." "Error!" trigger compton, with a mockery. "Failed nothing! You're a couple of young idiots. I am good enough for twenty more years of hard work, but, as I said to Harold, I would like to quit and travel, and I will do that just as soon as I am convinced that he can take my place." "Can't he do it now?" the girl asked. "No, I'm sorry I'm not," Compton replied. "There is too much to expect of him, but I think that in another year he will be able to." Compton therefore put an end to the suggestion that he travel for the sake of his health, and that night, when Bince called, she told him that she had been unable to convince her father that he needed to rest. "I'm afraid," he said, "that you don't take it seriously enough yourself, and that you failed to impress upon him the real seriousness of his condition. It's really necessary that he go - he has to go." The girl quickly looked up at the speaker, whose tones seemed unnecessarily fierce. "I don't quite understand," she said, "why should you take the matter so to heart. Father is the best judge of his own condition, and while he may need rest, I can't see that he is in any immediate danger." Write a list of questions based on the article and the following answers. 1. Orient 2. Father 3. never laughed 4. never better 5. have failed 6. Harold 7. No. 8. Cool 9. Harold 10. Convinced he can take my plaque 11. Further in 12. It's too much 13. No 14. a rest, 15. idiots 16. 20 years
1. Vart ville Elizabeth ta vägen? 2. Vem frågade hon? 3. Hur reagerade han? 4. Vad sa han om sin hälsa? 5. Håller hon med? 6. Vem var på hennes sida? 7. Var Bince förstående? 8. Hur lät han? 9. Vem skulle ersätta mr Compton? 10. När skulle han kunna göra det? 11. När skulle han ersätta honom? 12. Varför inte nu? 13. Trodde Elizabeth att hennes pappa var i fara? 14. Vad trodde hon att han behövde? 15. Vad kallade hennes far de två? 16. Hur länge sa han att han kunde jobba?
1. Where did Elizabeth want to go? 2. Who did she ask? 3. How did he react? 4. What did he say about his health? 5. Does she agree? 6. Who was on her side? 7. Was Bince understanding? 8. What did he sound like? 9. Who would replace Mr. Compton? 10. When could he do that? 11. When would he replace him? 12. Why not now? 13. Did Elizabeth think her father was in danger? 14. What did she think he needed? 15. What did her father call those two? 16. How long did he say he could work?