CHAPTER FOURTEEN. 

CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE SURPRISE, AND TOUCHES ON "LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM." 

One quiet and beautiful Sabbath morning, the inhabitants of the South Sea Island village wended their way to the House of God which they had so recently erected. Among them were Will Osten and his friends, with the clergyman's wife and daughter. 

Poor Wandering Will was very unhappy. The sunshine was bright, the natives were blithe, and the birds were joyous, but our hero was despondent! The fact was that he had fallen head and ears in love with Flora Westwood, and he felt that he might as well have fallen in love with the moon--as far as any chance of getting married to her was concerned. Will was therefore very miserable, and, like all ardent and very youthful lovers, he hugged his misery to his bosom--rather enjoyed it, in fact, than otherwise. In short, if truth must be told, he took pleasure in being miserable _for her sake_! When he allowed himself to take romantic views of the subject, and thought of the heights of bliss that _might_ be attained, he was, so to speak, miserably happy. When he looked the stern realities in the face, he was miserably sad. 

That Sabbath morning poor Will felt more impressed than ever with the hopelessness of his case, as he walked slowly and silently to church beside the modest Flora and her mother. He also became impressed with the ridiculousness of his position, and determined to "overcome his weakness." He therefore looked at Flora with the intention of cutting a joke of some sort, but, suddenly recollecting that it was Sunday, he checked himself. Then he thought of getting into a serious talk, and was about to begin, when his eye happened to fall on Thackombau, who, in honour of the day, had got himself up with unusual care, having covered his shoulders with a cotton jacket, his loins with a lady's shawl, and his head with a white night-cap--his dark tatooed legs forming a curious and striking contrast to the whole.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What is the home of the village inhabitants?
2. What is the villagers' place of residence?
3. 
Q2:
1. What day of the week is it?
2. On what day does the passage take place?
3. 
Q3:
1. Who is the story's protagonist?
2. Whose point of view is the story given from?
3. 
Q4:
1. Who was Will Osten in love with?
2. Who had Will Osten smitten?
3. 
Q5:
1. Why was Will Osten despondent?
2. What had Will Osten so down?
3. 
Q6:
1. Did it upset Will Osten to be feeling sad?
2. Did Will Osten mind being unhappy?
3. 
Q7:
1. Why didn't Will Osten mind being sad?
2. Why didn't it bother Will Osten to be unhappy?
3. 
Q8:
1. Did Will Osten spend Sunday in Flora's company?
2. Was Will Osten in the company of the woman he loved on Sunday?
3. 
Q9:
1. Who else was Will Osten with on Sunday besides Flora?
2. Who was in Flora and Will Osten's company?
3. 
Q10:
1. What was the person with a white night cap?
2. Who possessed a white hat for the evening?
3. 
