CHAPTER VI. 

THE LIME-KILN. 

MR. MEADOWCROFT was the first to speak. "Somebody must find John," he said. 

"Without losing a moment," added his daughter. 

Ambrose suddenly stepped out of the dark corner of the room. 

"_I_ will inquire," he said. 

Silas followed him. 

"I will go with you," he added. 

Mr. Meadowcroft interposed his authority. 

"One of you will be enough; for the present, at least. Go you, Ambrose. Your brother may be wanted later. If any accident has happened (which God forbid!) we may have to inquire in more than one direction. Silas, you will stay at the farm." 

The brothers withdrew together; Ambrose to prepare for his journey, Silas to saddle one of the horses for him. Naomi slipped out after them. Left in company with Mr. Meadowcroft and his daughter (both devoured by anxiety about the missing man, and both trying to conceal it under an assumption of devout resignation to circumstances), I need hardly add that I, too, retired, as soon as it was politely possible for me to leave the room. Ascending the stairs on my way to my own quarters, I discovered Naomi half hidden by the recess formed by an old-fashioned window-seat on the first landing. My bright little friend was in sore trouble. Her apron was over her face, and she was crying bitterly. Ambrose had not taken his leave as tenderly as usual. She was more firmly persuaded than ever that "Ambrose was hiding something from her." We all waited anxiously for the next day. The next day made the mystery deeper than ever.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who got followed?
2. Who did someone go after?
3. Who was pursued?
Q2:
1. Was there a leader?
2. Did someone take the reins of the situation?
3. Was there a person in charge?
Q3:
1. Who was the authority?
2. Who was in charge?
3. Who was handling the situation?
Q4:
1. How many people did Mr. Meadowcroft send?
2. What was the number of people sent off by Mr. Meadowcroft?
3. A party of how many was sent by Mr. Meadowcroft?
Q5:
1. Did someone hide in the shadows?
2. Was there someone lurking in the dark?
3. Did someone use the shadows to hide themselves?
Q6:
1. Who lurked behind the darkness?
2. Who was hiding in the shadows?
3. Who used the shadows as a hiding spot?
Q7:
1. Who is Naomi related to?
2. Who is in Naomi's family?
3. Who is a family member of Naomi?
Q8:
1. Was anyone hiding something from Naomi?
2. Was information being kept from Naomi?
3. Was someone deliberately not telling Naomi something?
Q9:
1. Who cannot be found?
2. Whose location are people trying to figure out?
3. Whose location is currently unknown?
Q10:
1. Does Silas go on the hunt for John?
2. Is it Silas that is sent to look for John?
3. Does Silas get picked to search for John?
Q11:
1. What does Silas do?
2. What is Silas tasked with?
3. Which job is given to Silas?
Q12:
1. Who is sent in search of John?
2. Who is the one that gets sent to look for John?
3. Who is tasked with finding John?
Q13:
1. Does anyone accompany Ambrose on the search for John?
2. Does somebody go with Ambrose to look for John?
3. Is Ambrose accompanied by anyone on the hunt for John?
Q14:
1. Who was in a bad mood?
2. Who was very angry?
3. Who was not doing so hot?
Q15:
1. How do we know that Naomi was upset?
2. What was an indication of Naomi's bad mood?
3. What was some proof that Naomi was truly upset?
