CHAPTER IV 

A new tenseness seemed to have crept into the situation. The conversation, never without its emotional tendencies, at once changed its character. Philippa, cold and reserved, with a threat lurking all the time in her tone and manner, became its guiding spirit. 

"We may enquire your name?" she asked. 

"I am the Baron Maderstrom," was the prompt reply. "For the purpose of my brief residence in this country, however, I fancy that the name of Mr. Hamar Lessingham might provoke less comment." 

"Maderstrom," Philippa repeated. "You were at Magdalen with my brother." 

"For three terms," he assented. 

"You have visited at Wood Norton. It was only an accident, then, that I did not meet you." 

"It is true," he answered, with a bow. "I received the most charming hospitality there from your father and mother." 

"Why, you are the friend," Helen exclaimed, suddenly seizing his hands, "of whom Dick speaks in his letter!" 

"It has been my great privilege to have been of service to Major Felstead," was the grave admission. "He and I, during our college days, were more than ordinarily intimate. I saw his name in one of the lists of prisoners, and I went at once to Wittenberg." 

A fresh flood of questions was upon Helen's lips, but Philippa brushed her away. 

"Please let me speak," she said. "You have brought us these letters from Richard, for which we offer you our heartfelt thanks, but you did not risk your liberty, perhaps your life, to come here simply as his ambassador. There is something beyond this in your visit to this country. You may be a Swede, but is it not true that at the present moment you are in the service of an enemy?"  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What is this chapter’s number?
2. Where does this chapter come from?
3. 
Q2:
1. Which person was cold and reserved?
2. Who seemed quite introverted?
3. 
Q3:
1. How was Philippa behaving?
2. How was Philippa conducting herself?
3. 
Q4:
1. Who did Philippa ask about?
2. Did Philippa ask if anyone was there?
3. 
Q5:
1. Was Philippa with anyone?
2. Who was Philippa accompanied by?
3. 
Q6:
1. How does Helen feel about seeing Dick?
2. What is Helen’s attitude towards seeing Dick?
3. 
Q7:
1. Is Helen being inquisitive?
2. Does Helen need answers?
3. 
Q8:
1. Who is Helen asking questions to?
2. Who is Helen being inquisitive with?
3. 
Q9:
1. Where did the baron go?
2. Where had the baron been?
3. 
Q10:
1. Who did the baron go to Magdalen with?
2. Who was with the baron at Magdalen?
3. 
Q11:
1. How long did the baron and his brother stay?
2. For how long were the baron and his brother at Magdalen?
3. 
Q12:
1. Where did the baron decide to go after?
2. Where did the baron visit later?
3. 
Q13:
1. Did anyone encounter there?
2. Did anyone come across someone there?
3. 
