CHAPTER V. 

MOHUN APPEARS FOR THE LAST TIME IN THIS HISTORY. 

Besides my Lord Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, who for family reasons had kindly promised his protection and patronage to Colonel Esmond, he had other great friends in power now, both able and willing to assist him, and he might, with such allies, look forward to as fortunate advancement in civil life at home as he had got rapid promotion abroad. His Grace was magnanimous enough to offer to take Mr. Esmond as secretary on his Paris embassy, but no doubt he intended that proposal should be rejected; at any rate, Esmond could not bear the thoughts of attending his mistress farther than the church-door after her marriage, and so declined that offer which his generous rival made him. 

Other gentlemen in power were liberal at least of compliments and promises to Colonel Esmond. Mr. Harley, now become my Lord Oxford and Mortimer, and installed Knight of the Garter on the same day as his Grace of Hamilton had received the same honor, sent to the Colonel to say that a seat in Parliament should be at his disposal presently, and Mr. St. John held out many flattering hopes of advancement to the Colonel when he should enter the House. Esmond's friends were all successful, and the most successful and triumphant of all was his dear old commander, General Webb, who was now appointed Lieutenant-General of the Land Forces, and received with particular honor by the Ministry, by the Queen, and the people out of doors, who huzza'd the brave chief when they used to see him in his chariot going to the House or to the Drawing-room, or hobbling on foot to his coach from St. Stephen's upon his glorious old crutch and stick, and cheered him as loud as they had ever done Marlborough.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Where does the story seem to take place?
2. What would you guess to be the setting of the story?
3. 
Q2:
1. Did Colonel Esmond have powerful friends?
2. Did Colonel Esmond have buddies with lots of influence?
3. 
Q3:
1. Who swore to keep Colonel Esmond safe?
2. Who gave their word that they would not allow Colonel Esmond to be harmed?
3. 
Q4:
1. Which position did someone say Colonel Esmond could have?
2. What job was offered to Colonel Esmond?
3. 
Q5:
1. Where would Colonel Esmond have been a secretary?
2. In what location would Colonel Esmond have done secretary work?
3. 
Q6:
1. Was His Grace confident that Colonel Esmond would accept to be secretary?
2. Did His Grace feel sure that Colonel Esmond would take up the offer?
3. 
Q7:
1. What was Colonel Esmond's reason for not accepting?
2. Why didn't Colonel Esmond agree to become secretary?
3. 
