CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. 

GOOD NEWS AND ROMANTIC SCENERY--BEAR-HUNTING AND ITS RESULTS. 

Jacques failed in his attempt to break off his engagement with the fur-traders. The gentleman in charge of Norway House, albeit a good-natured, estimable man, was one who could not easily brook disappointment, especially in matters that involved the interests of the Hudson's Bay Company; so Jacques was obliged to hold to his compact, and the pastor had to search for another guide. 

Spring came, and with it the awakening (if we may use the expression) of the country from the long, lethargic sleep of winter. The sun burst forth with irresistible power, and melted all before it. Ice and snow quickly dissolved, and set free the waters of swamp and river, lake and sea, to leap and sparkle in their new-found liberty. Birds renewed their visits to the regions of the north; frogs, at last unfrozen, opened their leathern jaws to croak and whistle in the marshes, and men began their preparations for a summer campaign. 

At the commencement of the season an express arrived with letters from headquarters, which, among other matters of importance, directed that Messrs. Somerville and Hamilton should be dispatched forthwith to the Saskatchewan district, where, on reaching Fort Pitt, they were to place themselves at the disposal of the gentleman in charge of the district. It need scarcely be added that the young men were overjoyed on receiving this almost unhoped-for intelligence, and that Harry expressed his satisfaction in his usual hilarious manner, asserting somewhat profanely, in the excess of his glee, that the governor-in-chief of Rupert's Land was a "regular brick." Hamilton agreed to all his friend's remarks with a quiet smile, accompanied by a slight chuckle, and a somewhat desperate attempt at a caper, which attempt, bordering as it did on a region of buffoonery into which our quiet and gentlemanly friend had never dared hitherto to venture, proved an awkward and utter failure. He felt this, and blushed deeply.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. With whom did Jacques have an unbreakable appointment?
2. Who wasn't Jacques able to cancel his rendez-vous with?
3. 
Q2:
1. Was the guy in charge of Norway House a jerk?
2. Was a mean man at the head of Norway House?
3. 
Q3:
1. Whose arrival was at the start of spring?
2. Who came when spring had sprung?
3. 
Q4:
1. What did the express carry?
2. What arrived via the express?
3. 
Q5:
1. Where did letters come from?
2. What was the provenance of the missives?
3. 
Q6:
1. Who was arriving in Saskatchewan?
2. What were the names of the people coming to Sask?
3. 
Q7:
1. What was Somerville and Hamilton's final destination in Saskatchewan?
2. Where were Somerville and Hamilton going in Saskatchewan?
3. 
Q8:
1. What kind of man was Rupert's Land's governor?
2. What was the nature of the man governing Rupert's Land?
3. 
Q9:
1. What were the men getting ready for now that spring had arrived?
2. With the coming of spring, what were the men bracing themselves for?
3. 
Q10:
1. What were teh frogs up to?
2. what noises did the frogs make?
3. 
Q11:
1. What was the pastor required to do, due to Jacques not being able to leave?
2. Since Jacques was forced to stay, what was it necessary for the pastor to do?
3. 
Q12:
1. How did Harry express his joy?
2. What did Harry do to show he was happy?
3. 
Q13:
1. Did Hamilton agree with his friends remarks?
2. Did Hamilton assert that his friend was correct?
3. 
