CHAPTER II--NIGHT IN THE PARK 

Although with her infallible instinct Mrs. Small had said the very thing to make her guest 'more intriguee than ever,' it is difficult to see how else she could truthfully have spoken. 

It was not a subject which the Forsytes could talk about even among themselves--to use the word Soames had invented to characterize to himself the situation, it was 'subterranean.' 

Yet, within a week of Mrs. MacAnder's encounter in Richmond Park, to all of them--save Timothy, from whom it was carefully kept--to James on his domestic beat from the Poultry to Park Lane, to George the wild one, on his daily adventure from the bow window at the Haversnake to the billiard room at the 'Red Pottle,' was it known that 'those two' had gone to extremes. 

George (it was he who invented many of those striking expressions still current in fashionable circles) voiced the sentiment more accurately than any one when he said to his brother Eustace that 'the Buccaneer' was 'going it'; he expected Soames was about 'fed up.' 

It was felt that he must be, and yet, what could be done? He ought perhaps to take steps; but to take steps would be deplorable. 

Without an open scandal which they could not see their way to recommending, it was difficult to see what steps could be taken. In this impasse, the only thing was to say nothing to Soames, and nothing to each other; in fact, to pass it over. 

By displaying towards Irene a dignified coldness, some impression might be made upon her; but she was seldom now to be seen, and there seemed a slight difficulty in seeking her out on purpose to show her coldness. Sometimes in the privacy of his bedroom James would reveal to Emily the real suffering that his son's misfortune caused him.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who invented a lot of the striking expressions?
2. Who was to thank for the creation of many striking expressions?
3. Who thought up a lot of the striking expressions?
Q2:
1. Was George a brother?
2. Did George have a sibling?
3. Did George have a brother or sister?
Q3:
1. Was George's sibling a brother or a sister?
2. Did George have a brother or a sister?
3. Had George got a brother or a sister for a sibling?
Q4:
1. Who was George's brother?
2. What was the name of George's brother?
3. Who did Goerge have for a brother?
Q5:
1. Whose words got the guests 'more intreguee than ever'?
2. By whom did the guests become 'more intreguee than ever'?
3. Who put the guests in a state of being 'more intreguee than ever'?
Q6:
1. What word was invented by Soames to describe the situation?
2. What term did Soames come up with to characterize what was going on?
3. Soames' new word for the situation was what?
Q7:
1. What was the location of the billiard room?
2. Where could the billard room be found?
3. Where was the billard room located?
Q8:
1. Who was out of control?
2. Who was known to get wild?
3. Who had a crazy temperament?
Q9:
1. What did George say the Buccanneer was doing?
2. According to George, what was the Buccanneer up to?
3. What did George claim the Buccanneer was doing?
Q10:
1. What did George think Soames state was?
2. In what state did George believe Soames to be?
3. What description did George give of Soames?
Q11:
1. What was terrible?
2. What would be just awful?
3. What wouldn't be desireable at all?
Q12:
1. Was a plan easy to figure out?
2. Was it clear which steps were necessary to take?
3. Was the best plan of action obvious?
Q13:
1. What did Soames need to hear?
2. What should Soames be told?
3. What words should be said to Soames?
Q14:
1. Who gave off an air of coldness?
2. Who appeared to have a cold temperament?
3. Who did not give off very warm vibes?
Q15:
1. Why may Irene have been cold?
2. What may have been the source of Irene's cold air?
3. What might have been the reason for Irene's lack of warmth?
Q16:
1. Who did James have conversations with from time to time in his room?
2. When in his bedroom, who would James sometimes converse with?
3. Who was James's occasionnal conversation partner in his room?
Q17:
1. What would James and Emily talk about?
2. What would be James and Emily's topics of conversation?
3. Which subjects would James and Emily's conversations touch on?
Q18:
1. Whose instincts were never wrong?
2. Whose intuition was infallible?
3. Who had instincts that never failed them?
Q19:
1. Who was not even able to broach the topic amongst themselves?
2. Who struggled to talk about the subject even when only amongst themselves?
3. Who thought it best to avoid the subject even in closed quarters?
Q20:
1. Where did Mrs. MacAnder have an encounter?
2. Where did something happen to Mrs. MacAnder?
3. What was the site of the encounter Mrs. MacAnder had?
