CHAPTER XIV. THE PARTNER 



The expected telegram arrived two days later, requesting Miss Mohun to find a lodging at Rockstone sufficient to contain Sir Jasper and Lady Merrifield, and a certain amount of sons and daughters, while they considered what was to be done about Silverfold. 

'So you and I will go out house-hunting, Gillian?' said Aunt Jane, when she had opened it, and the exclamations were over. 

'I am afraid there is no house large enough up here,' said her sister. 

'No, it is an unlucky time, in the thick of the season.' 

'Victoria said she had been looking at some houses in Bellevue.' 

'I am afraid she will have raised the prices of them.' 

'But, oh, Aunt Jane, we couldn't go to Bellevue Church!' cried Gillian. 

'Your mother would like to be so near the daily services at the Kennel,' said Miss Mohun. 'Yes, we must begin with those houses. There's nothing up here but Sorrento, and I have heard enough of its deficiencies!' 

At that moment in came a basket of game, grapes, and flowers, with Lady Rotherwood's compliments. 

'Solid pudding,' muttered Miss Mohun. 'In this case, I should almost prefer empty praise. Look here, Ada, what a hamper they must have had from home! I think I shall, as I am going that way, take a pheasant and some grapes to the poor Queen of the White Ants; I believe she is really ill, and it will show that we do not want to neglect them.' 

'Oh, thank you, Aunt Jane!' cried Gillian, the colour rising in her face, and she was the willing bearer of the basket as she walked down the steps with her aunt, and along the esplanade, only pausing to review the notices of palatial, rural, and desirable villas in the house-agent's window, and to consider in what proportion their claims to perfection might be reduced. 

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

1. to go house-hunting
2. Sir Jasper and Lady Merrifield
3. no
4. their sons and daughters
5. not at all
6. by telegram
7. its seasonal
8. Sorrento
9. not really
10. a gift basket
11. the Lady Rotherwood
12. game, grapes, and flowers
13. pheasant
14. no
15. to show they care
16. the Queen of the White Ants
17. a pheasant and some grapes
18. Gillian does
1. What is Miss Mohun asked to do?
2. For whom?
3. Will housing be needed for only two people?
4. Who else will need to be housed?
5. Will this be easy to find?
6. What method of communication is used for the housing request?
7. Does the amount of housing available change with the time of year?
8. What is the name of the closest house that may be available?
9. Is it a nice house that will serve their needs well?
10. What delivery is received, other than the telegram?
11. Who sent it?
12. What foods were in it?
13. What specific game is in it?
14. Will they keep it all to themselves?
15. Why do they think it would be nice to share?
16. With whom do they plan on sharing?
17. What specific things do they plan to bring?
18. Who carries the basket?
KAPITEL XIV PARTNER Det förväntade telegrammet kom två dagar senare och bad miss Mohun att hitta ett logi vid Rockstone som var tillräckligt för att rymma Sir Jasper och Lady Merrifield, och en viss mängd söner och döttrar, medan de övervägde vad som skulle göras åt Silverfold. Så du och jag ska gå ut och jaga, Gillian? sade tant Jane, då hon hade öppnat den, och utropen voro slut. 'Jag är rädd att det inte finns något hus tillräckligt stort här uppe', sade hennes syster. 'Nej, det är en oturlig tid, i den tjocka av säsongen.' "Victoria sa att hon hade tittat på några hus i Bellevue." 'Jag är rädd att hon kommer att ha höjt priserna på dem.' 'Men, åh, tant Jane, vi kunde inte gå till Bellevuekyrkan!' ropade Gillian. "Din mor skulle vilja vara så nära de dagliga gudstjänsterna på Kennel," sade miss Mohun. "Ja, vi måste börja med husen. Här uppe finns ingenting annat än Sorrento, och jag har hört nog om dess brister!» I det ögonblicket kom en korg med vilt, druvor och blommor, med Lady Rotherwoods komplimanger. "Solid pudding," muttrade Miss Mohun. 'I det här fallet skulle jag nästan föredra tomma lovord. Titta här, Ada, vilken korg de måste ha haft hemifrån! Jag tror, att jag skall, då jag går den vägen, taga en fasan och några druvor till Vita myrornas stackars drottning; jag tror, att hon är riktigt sjuk, och det skall visa, att vi inte vilja försumma dem.' »Åh, tack, tant Jane!» ropade Gillian, färgen steg i hennes ansikte, och hon var den villiga bäraren av korgen, då hon gick nedför trappan med sin faster, och längs esplanaden, endast pausande för att granska notiserna om palatslika, lantliga och åtråvärda villor i hus-agentens fönster, och att överväga i vilken proportion deras anspråk på fulländning måtte kunna minskas. Skriv en lista med frågor på grundval av artikeln och följande svar. 1. att gå hus-jakt 2. Sir Jasper och lady Merrifield 3. nr 4. deras söner och döttrar 5. inte alls 6. genom telegram 7. dess säsong 8. Sorrento 9. inte riktigt 10. en presentkorg 11. lady Rotherwood 12. spel, druvor och blommor 13. fasan 14. nr 15. för att visa att de bryr sig 16. de vita myrornas drottning 17. en fasan och några druvor 18. Gillian gör
CHAPTER XIV PARTNER The expected telegram came two days later and asked Miss Mohun to find a lodging at Rockstone that was enough to accommodate Sir Jasper and Lady Merrifield, and a certain amount of sons and daughters, while they considered what would be done for Silverfold. So you and I are going hunting, Gillian? said Aunt Jane, when she had opened it, and the exclamations were ended. 'I'm afraid there's no house big enough up here,' her sister said. 'No, it's an unfortunate time, in the thick of the season.' "Victoria said she'd been looking at some houses in Bellevue." 'I'm afraid she'll have raised the prices of them.' 'But, oh, Aunt Jane, we couldn't go to the Bellevue Church!' Gillian cried out. "Your mother would like to be so close to the daily services at Kennel," said Miss Mohun. "Yes, we have to start with the houses. Up here there is nothing but Sorrento, and I have heard enough of its flaws!" At that moment came a basket of wild, grapes and flowers, with Lady Rotherwood's compliments. "Solid pudding," muttered Miss Mohun. 'In this case, I would almost prefer empty praise. Look, Ada, what a basket they must have had from home! I think I will, as I go that way, take a pheasant and some grapes for the poor queen of the White ants; I think she is really sick, and it will show that we do not want to neglect them.' "Oh, thank you, Aunt Jane!" Gillian cried, the color rose in her face, and she was the willing bearer of the basket, as she went down the stairs with her aunt, and along the Esplanade, only paused to review the notices of palace-like, rural and desirable villas in the house-agent's window, and to consider in what proportion their claim to perfection might be reduced. Write a list of questions based on the article and the following answers. 1. to go house-hunting 2. Sir Jasper and Lady Merrifield 3. No. 4. their sons and daughters 5. not at all 6. by telegram 7. its season 8. Sorrento 9. not quite 10. a gift basket 11. Lady Rotherwood 12. games, grapes and flowers 13. pheasant 14. no 15. to show that they care 16. queen of the white ants 17. a pheasant and some grapes 18. Gillian does
1. Vad är miss Mohun ombedd att göra? 2. För vem? 3. Kommer det att behövas bostäder för endast två personer? 4. Vilka andra kommer att behöva inrymmas? 5. Kommer detta att bli lätt att hitta? 6. Vilken kommunikationsmetod används för bostadsförfrågan? 7. Ändras antalet tillgängliga bostäder i förhållande till årstiden? 8. Vad heter det närmaste hus som kan finnas tillgängligt? 9. Är det ett fint hus som kommer att tjäna deras behov väl? 10. Vilken leverans får man, förutom telegrammet? 11. Vem skickade det? 12. Vad fanns det för mat i den? 13. Vad är det för spel i den? 14. Kommer de att hålla allt för sig själva? 15. Varför tror de att det skulle vara trevligt att dela med sig? 16. Med vilka planerar de att dela? 17. Vilka specifika saker planerar de att ta med sig? 18. Vem bär korgen?
1. What is Miss Mohun asked to do? 2. For who? 3. Will housing be needed for only two people? 4. Which others will need to be housed? 5. Will this be easy to find? 6. What communication method is used for the housing request? 7. Is the number of available dwellings changed in relation to the season? 8. What is the name of the nearest house that may be available? 9. Is it a fine house that will serve their needs well? 10. What delivery do you get, except the telegram? 11. Who sent it? 12. What food was in it? 13. What kind of game is in it? 14. Will they keep everything to themselves? 15. Why do they think it would be nice to share? 16. With whom do they plan to share? 17. What specific things do they plan to take with them? 18. Who carries the basket?