CHAPTER XVII. 

Five minutes later, Tom Thurston entered, and Julia Monson came down to receive HIM, her pique not interfering, and it being rather stylish to be disengaged on the morning of the day when the household was in all the confusion of a premeditated rout. 

{premeditated rout = planned party} 

"This is SO good of you, Miss Monson," said Tom, as he made his bow--I heard it all, being still on the sofa--"This is SO good of you, when your time must have so many demands on it." 

"Not in the least, Mr. Thurston--mamma and the housekeeper have settled every thing, and I am really pleased to see you, as you can give me the history of the new play--" 

"Ah! Miss Monson, my heart--my faculties--my ideas--" Tom was getting bothered, and he made a desperate effort to extricate himself--"In short, my JUDGMENT is so confused and monopolized, that I have no powers left to think or speak of plays. In a word, I was not there." 

"That explains it, then--and what has thus confused your mind, Mr. Thurston?" 

"The approach of this awful night. You will be surrounded by a host of admirers, pouring into your ears their admiration and love, and then what shall I have to support me, but that 'yes,' with which you once raised me from the depths of despair to an elevation of happiness that was high as the highest pinnacle of the caverns of Kentucky; raising me from the depths of Chimborazo." 

{caverns of Kentucky = Mammoth Cave; Chimborazo = a 20,500 foot volcano in Ecuador}  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who entered?
2. What was the name of the person that came in?
3. Who came through the entrance of the room?
Q2:
1. Who greeted Tom Thurston?
2. Who was at the entrance to greet Tom Thurston?
3. By whom was Tom Thurston welcomed?
Q3:
1. What was the household hosting?
2. What was happening within the house?
3. What event was going on inside the home?
Q4:
1. Was Julia Monson happy to see Tom Thurston?
2. Did it please Julia Monson to see Tom Thurston?
3. Did her encounter with Tom Thurston make Julia Monson happy?
Q5:
1. What did Julia Monson say to Tom Thurston?
2. What were Julia Monson's words to Tom Thurston?
3. What did Tom Thurston hear from Julia Monson?
Q6:
1. Who sat in the sofa?
2. Who did the sofa have sitting on it?
3. Who could be found in the sofa?
Q7:
1. What does Tom Thurston say about his judgment?
2. How does Tom Thurston feel about his judgment?
3. What is Tom Thurston's opinion of his own judgment?
Q8:
1. What does Tom Thurston lack?
2. What doesn't Tom Thurston have enough of?
3. What does Tom Thurston need more of?
Q9:
1. What doesn't Tom Thurston have the power to do?
2. What kind of power is Tom Thurston lacking?
3. Which power is not possessed by Tom Thurston?
Q10:
1. Who says something to Tom Thurston about his confusion?
2. Who speaks with Tom Thurston regarding his confusion?
3. Who whas a remark for Tom Thurston on the subject of his confusion?
