CHAPTER LVIII. "Fairoaks to let" 

Our poor widow (with the assistance of her faithful Martha of Fairoaks, who laughed and wondered at the German ways, and superintend the affairs of the simple household) had made a little feast in honour of Major Pendennis's arrival, of which, however, only the Major and his two younger friends partook, for Helen sent to say that she was too unwell to dine at their table, and Laura bore her company. The Major talked for the party, and did not perceive, or choose to perceive, what a gloom and silence pervaded the other two sharers of the modest dinner. It was evening before Helen and Laura came into the sitting-room to join the company there. She came in leaning on Laura, with her back to the waning light, so that Arthur could not see how pallid and woe-stricken her face was, and as she went up to Pen, whom she had not seen during the day, and placed her fond arms on his shoulders and kissed him tenderly, Laura left her, and moved away to another part of the room. Pen remarked that his mother's voice and her whole frame trembled, her hand was clammy cold as she put it up to his forehead, piteously embracing him. The spectacle of her misery only added, somehow, to the wrath and testiness of the young man. He scarcely returned the kiss which the suffering lady gave him: and the countenance with which he met the appeal of her look was hard and cruel. "She persecutes me," he thought within himself, "and she comes to me with the air of a martyr!" "You look very ill, my child," she said. "I don't like to see you look in that way." And she tottered to a sofa, still holding one of his passive hands in her thin cold clinging fingers.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who was the feast prepared by?
2. Who made the meal?
3. Who was the one to make the feast?
Q2:
1. Who attended the feast?
2. Who came to the feast?
3. Who all was in attendance at the large meal?
Q3:
1. At what point of the day did Helen and Laura arrive?
2. When in the day did Helen and Laura get to the sitting room?
3. When was Helen and Laura's arrival?
Q4:
1. Whose face was pale?
2. Who had all the color drained from her face?
3. Whose face had no color at all in it?
Q5:
1. Who did Helen kiss?
2. Who did Helen plant a kiss on?
3. Who got a kiss from Helen?
Q6:
1. Where on Pen did Helen place her hands?
2. What part of Pen's body did Helen touch?
3. Where on his body was Pen caressed by Helen?
Q7:
1. What did Pen say to Helen?
2. What remark did Pen make to Helen?
3. What was Pen's observation to Helen?
Q8:
1. Who did Helen think looked sick?
2. Who did not appear to be in good health, in Helen's opinion?
3. Who did Helen feel was looking ill?
Q9:
1. What did Helen and Pen walk towards?
2. What did Helen and her son walk to?
3. Where did Helen walk to with Pen?
Q10:
1. Who helped prepare the feast?
2. Who assisted in meal preparation?
3. Who lent a hand in making the feast?
