CHAPTER XXI. 

SHEWING HOW COLONEL OSBORNE WENT TO NUNCOMBE PUTNEY. 

Colonel Osborne was expected at Nuncombe Putney on the Friday, and it was Thursday evening before either Mrs. Stanbury or Priscilla was told of his coming. Emily had argued the matter with Nora, declaring that she would make the communication herself, and that she would make it when she pleased and how she pleased. "If Mrs. Stanbury thinks," said she, "that I am going to be treated as a prisoner, or that I will not judge myself as to whom I may see, or whom I may not see, she is very much mistaken." Nora felt that were she to give information to those ladies in opposition to her sister's wishes, she would express suspicion on her own part by doing so; and she was silent. On that same Thursday Priscilla had written her last defiant letter to her aunt,--that letter in which she had cautioned her aunt to make no further accusations without being sure of her facts. To Priscilla's imagination that coming of Lucifer in person, of which Mrs. Trevelyan had spoken, would hardly have been worse than the coming of Colonel Osborne. When, therefore, Mrs. Trevelyan declared the fact on the Thursday evening, vainly endeavouring to speak of the threatened visit in an ordinary voice, and as of an ordinary circumstance, it was as though a thunderbolt had fallen upon them. 

"Colonel Osborne coming here!" said Priscilla, mindful of the Stanbury correspondence,--mindful of the evil tongues of the world.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who learned of the Colonel's arrival?
2. Who was told that the colonel was to arrive?
3. Who was informed of the colonel's arrival?
Q2:
1. When did Mrs. Stanbury and Priscilla learn of the colonel's arrival?
2. When were Mrs. Stanbury and Priscilla told of the colonel's coming?
3. On what day did Mrs. Stanbury and Priscilla learn that the colonel was coming?
Q3:
1. Who was the Colonel?
2. Who was set to arrive?
3. Whose arrival were Mrs. Stanbury and Priscilla informed of?
Q4:
1. Did anything else happen on Thursday, besides the Colonel's arrival?
2. Was the Colonel's arrival not the only thing to happen on Thursday?
3. Were there other events on Thursday, in addition to the colonel's arrival?
Q5:
1. What else happened on Thursday, in addition to the Colonel's coming?
2. What happened on Thursday, besides Colonel Osborne arriving?
3. What was another thing that happened Thursday that was not Colonel Osborne's arrival?
Q6:
1. Did Priscilla take an amical tone in her letter to her aunt?
2. Was Pricilla's letter to her aunt a friendly one?
3. Did Pricilla write a kind, friendly letter to her aunt?
Q7:
1. Were Mrs. Stanbury and Priscilla excited to see Colonel Osborne?
2. Did Colonel Osborne's visit make Mrs. Stanbury and Priscilla happy?
3. Were Mrs. Stanbury and Priscilla glad to receive Colonel Osborne?
Q8:
1. What is Colonel Osborne's arrival compared to?
2. What is the comparison made with Colonel Osborne's arrival?
3. What does Priscilla imagine Colonel Osborne's coming to be similar to?
Q9:
1. Were there conflicts other than that of Colonel Osborne's arrival?
2. Were there other problems in addition to the arrival of Colonel Osborne?
3. Were other problems abound, other than the one of Colonel Osborne arriving?
Q10:
1. What was a problem not related to Colonel Osborne?
2. What was a problem other than the one of Colonel Osborne?
3. What conflict was going on that was not related to Colonel Osborne?
Q11:
1. Where is the story set?
2. What is the excerpt's setting?
3. In what location does the story take place?
Q12:
1. Is Mrs. Trevelyan in hysterics?
2. Is Mrs. Trevelyan in an extreme mood?
3. Is Mrs. Trevelyan acting quite volatile?
