CHAPTER III 

PETERS' OFFER 

Wyndham and Flora were married at a small country church. The morning was bright and the sun touched the east window with vivid color and pierced the narrow lancets on the south. Red and green reflections stained the mosaics inside the chancel rails, but shadows lurked behind the arches and pillars, for the old building had no clerestory. 

Mabel was bridesmaid, Marston was groomsman, and as he waited for a few moments by the rails he looked about. Commodore Chisholm had numerous friends, and for the most part Marston knew the faces turned towards the chancel. He had sailed hard races against some of the men and danced with their wives and daughters. They were sober English folk, and he was glad they had come to stamp with their approval his partner's wedding. Some, however, he could not see, because they sat back in the gloom. 

Then he glanced at his companions. He was nervous, but Mabel was marked by her serene calm. Flora's look was rather fixed, and although she had not much color, her pose was resolute and proud. Marston wondered whether she felt she was making something of a plunge; but if she did so, he knew she would not hesitate. Chisholm's face was quiet and perhaps a trifle stern; he looked rather old, and Marston imagined him resigned. The Commodore was frank; one generally knew what he felt. All three looked typically English, but Wyndham did not. Although his eyes were very blue and his hair was touched by red, he was different from the others. His face, as Marston saw it in profile, was thin and in a way ascetic, but it wore a stamp of recklessness. His pose was strangely alert and highly strung. There was something exotic about him.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Was Mabel consumed by her nerves?
2. Was Mabel feeling anxious?
3. Did nervousness consume Mabel?
Q2:
1. Was Marston consumed by his nerves?
2. Was Marston feeling anxious?
3. Did nervousness consume Marston?
Q3:
1. What was the groom's name?
2. Who was the man getting married?
3. What was the name of the man about to be wed?
Q4:
1. What was the bride's name?
2. Who was the woman getting married?
3. What was the name of the woman about to be wed?
Q5:
1. Was it nighttime when Wyndham and Flora married?
2. Did the marriage of Wyndham and Flora take place at night?
3. Did Wyndham and Flora marry in the evening?
Q6:
1. Where did Wyndham and Flora get married?
2. What was the location of Wyndham and Flora's wedding?
3. In what location did Wyndham and Flora wed?
Q7:
1. Who attended Wyndham and Flora's marriage?
2. Who came to the wedding of Wyndham and Flora?
3. Who was in attendance at Wyndham and Flora's wedding?
Q8:
1. Did Commodore  Chisholm have a lot of friends?
2. Was Commodore Chisholm quite popular?
3. Were there a lot of companions in Commodore Chisholm's life?
Q9:
1. Did Commodore Chisholm wear his heart on his sleeve?
2. Was it easy to know how Commodore Chisholm was feeling?
3. Was Commodore Chisholm incapable of hiding his true feelings?
Q10:
1. What was Wyndham's eye color?
2. What was the color of Wyndham's eyes?
3. What shade were Wyndham's pupils?
Q11:
1. Who served as groomsman?
2. What was the groomsman's name?
3. Who was at the wedding as a groomsman?
Q12:
1. What was the bridesmaid's name?
2. Who served as a bridesmaid?
3. Who was in the wedding as a bridesmaid?
Q13:
1. What was Marston curious about?
2. What did Marston want to know?
3. What was on Marston's mind?
