CHAPTER VII. 

SETH CONTINUES HIS NARRATIVE OF THE MEXICAN ADVENTURE. 

The next evening the young Hardys again took their seats by Seth, and, without any delay, he went on with his story. 

'After El Zeres had ridden off, the lieutenant, Pedro, selected ten from the men around,--for pretty well the whole camp had gathered round us,--and told them, in the first place, to clear the house of the hammock and other belongings of El Zeres, and when this was done, to carry Rube in. Bound and helpless as he was, there was a visible repugnance on the part of the men to touch him, so great was the fear which his tremendous strength had excited. However, six of them took him up and carried him into the hut--for it was little more--and threw him down like a log in the inner room. I walked in of my own accord, and sat down on the ground near him. I heard Pedro give orders to some of the men outside to take away the dead bodies and bury them, and for the rest to go down to their camp fires. Then he entered the house with his other four men. 

'The house was just the ordinary Mexican hut. It contained two rooms, or rather, one room partially divided into two, the inner compartment forming the sleeping-room of the family. There was no door between the rooms, nor was there any window; the light entering through the wide opening into the outer room. The outer room had no regular windows, only some chinks or loopholes, through which a certain amount of light could come; but these were stopped up with straw, for the Mexicans are a chilly people; and as the door was always open, plenty of light came in through it. The house was not built of adobé, as are most Mexican huts, but of stones, with the interstices plastered with mud.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who is recounting a tale?
2. Who is informing others of something that happened?
3. 
Q2:
1. Who is Seth telling his story to?
2. Who is learning of Seth's take?
3. 
Q3:
1. What was the number of people chosen by Pedro?
2. What quantity of people did Pedro pick out?
3. 
Q4:
1. Did Pedro choose men or women?
2. Was it men or women that were selected by Pedro?
3. 
