CHAPTER XXIII 

NARRATIVE CONTINUED 

When Redgauntlet left the room, in haste and discomposure, the first person he met on the stair, and indeed so close by the door of the apartment that Darsie thought he must have been listening there, was his attendant Nixon. 

'What the devil do you here?' he said, abruptly and sternly. 

'I wait your orders,' said Nixon. 'I hope all's right!--excuse my zeal.' 

'All is wrong, sir. Where is the seafaring fellow--Ewart--what do you call him?' 

'Nanty Ewart, sir. I will carry your commands,' said Nixon. 

'I will deliver them myself to him,' said Redgauntlet; call him hither.' 

'But should your honour leave the presence?' said Nixon, still lingering. 

''Sdeath, sir, do you prate to me?' said Redgauntlet, bending his brows. 'I, sir, transact my own business; you, I am told, act by a ragged deputy.' 

Without further answer, Nixon departed, rather disconcerted, as it seemed to Darsie. 

'That dog turns insolent and lazy,' said Redgauntlet; but I must bear with him for a while.' 

A moment after, Nixon returned with Ewart. 

'Is this the smuggling fellow?' demanded Redgauntlet. Nixon nodded. 

'Is he sober now? he was brawling anon.' 

'Sober enough for business,' said Nixon. 

'Well then, hark ye, Ewart;--man your boat with your best hands, and have her by the pier--get your other fellows on board the brig--if you have any cargo left, throw it overboard; it shall be all paid, five times over--and be ready for a start to Wales or the Hebrides, or perhaps for Sweden or Norway.'  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What is the name of the first person that Redgauntlet met on the staircase?
2. Who did Redgauntlet first meet on the staircase?
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Q2:
1. What is Nixon's relationship to Redgauntlet?
2. Who is Nixon to Redgauntlet?
3. 
Q3:
1. What had Darsie been doing according to Redgauntlet?
2. What did Redgauntlet think Darsie had been doing?
3. 
Q4:
1. Why did Redgauntlet think that Darsie had been listening?
2. Redgauntlet thought that Darsie had been listening for what reason?
3. 
Q5:
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Q6:
1. Is a sailor mentioned at anytime in the text?
2. Does the text mention a sailor at any point?
3. 
Q7:
1. What is the name of the sailor that is mentioned in the story?
2. The sailor in the story goes by what name?
3. 
Q8:
1. Is Nanty Ewart drunk?
2. Is the sailor intoxicated?
3. 
Q9:
1. Does Redgauntlet believe Nanty Ewart to be a criminal?
2. Is Nanty Ewart a criminal according to Redgauntlet?
3. 
Q10:
1. What crime does Redgauntlet think that Nanty Ewart committed?
2. What crime did Nanty Ewart commit according to Redgauntlet?
3. 
Q11:
1. Is Darsie ever compared to an animal?
2. Does someone compare Darsie to an animal?
3. 
