CHAPTER VIII 

IN WHICH MICHAEL FINSBURY ENJOYS A HOLIDAY 

Punctually at eight o'clock next morning the lawyer rattled (according to previous appointment) on the studio door. He found the artist sadly altered for the worse--bleached, bloodshot, and chalky--a man upon wires, the tail of his haggard eye still wandering to the closet. Nor was the professor of drawing less inclined to wonder at his friend. Michael was usually attired in the height of fashion, with a certain mercantile brilliancy best described perhaps as stylish; nor could anything be said against him, as a rule, but that he looked a trifle too like a wedding guest to be quite a gentleman. To-day he had fallen altogether from these heights. He wore a flannel shirt of washed-out shepherd's tartan, and a suit of reddish tweeds, of the colour known to tailors as "heather mixture"; his neckcloth was black, and tied loosely in a sailor's knot; a rusty ulster partly concealed these advantages; and his feet were shod with rough walking boots. His hat was an old soft felt, which he removed with a flourish as he entered. 

"Here I am, William Dent!" he cried, and drawing from his pocket two little wisps of reddish hair, he held them to his cheeks like side-whiskers and danced about the studio with the filmy graces of a ballet-girl. 

Pitman laughed sadly. "I should never have known you," said he. 

"Nor were you intended to," returned Michael, replacing his false whiskers in his pocket. "Now we must overhaul you and your wardrobe, and disguise you up to the nines."  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who is responsible for rattling on the door?
2. Which person rattled on the studio door?
3. 
Q2:
1. At what time did the lawyer knock on the studio door?
2. What time was it when the lawyer rattled on the door?
3. 
Q3:
1. Who did the lawyer find inside the studio?
2. Who was found inside the studio by the lawyer?
3. 
Q4:
1. What was the state of the artist when the lawyer found him?
2. In what state did the lawyer find the artist?
3. 
Q5:
1. What adjectives are used to describe the state of the artist?
2. How is the artist's state described?
3. 
Q6:
1. How was the artist usually attired?
2. What was the usual attire of the artist?
3. 
Q7:
1. What was the artist wearing?
2. How was the artist dressed?
3. 
Q8:
1. What was the pattern on the flannel shirt?
2. How would one describe the pattern of the flannel shirt?
3. 
Q9:
1. What was the color of the artist's suit?
2. What color was the artist's suit?
3. 
Q10:
1. What fabric was used in making the artist's suit?
2. What fabric was the artist's suit  made out of?
3. 
Q11:
1. What type of shoes did the artist wear?
2. What shoes were worn by the artist?
3. 
Q12:
1. Were the artist's shoes new?
2. Were the shoes worn by the artist new?
3. 
Q13:
1. How did the artist's shoes look?
2. What appearance did the artist's shoes have?
3. 
Q14:
1. What kind of hat did the artist wear?
2. What hat was worn by the artist?
3. 
Q15:
1. Did the artist leave his hat on?
2. Did the artist keep his hat on his head?
3. 
