CHAPTER II--A JACOBITE WAIF 

'Sac now he's o'er the floods sae gray, And Lord Maxwell has ta'en his good-night.' 

LORD MAXWELL'S _Good-night_. 

Madame La Comtesse de Bourke was by no means a helpless fine lady. She had several times accompanied her husband on his expeditions, and had only not gone with him to Madrid because he did not expect to be long absent, and she sorely rued the separation. 

She was very busy in her own room, superintending the packing, and assisting in it, when her own clever fingers were more effective than those of her maids. She was in her _robe de chambre_, a dark blue wrapper, embroidered with white, and put on more neatly than was always the case with French ladies in _deshabille_. The hoop, long stiff stays, rich brocade robe, and fabric of powdered hair were equally unsuitable to ease or exertion, and consequently were seldom assumed till late in the day, when the toilette was often made in public. 

So Madame de Bourke's hair was simply rolled out of her way, and she appeared in her true colours, as a little brisk, bonny woman, with no actual beauty, but very expressive light gray eyes, furnished with intensely long black lashes, and a sweet, mobile, lively countenance. 

Estelle was trying to amuse little Jacques, and prevent him from trotting between the boxes, putting all sorts of undesirable goods into them; and Ulysse had collected his toys, and was pleading earnestly that a headless wooden horse and a kite, twice as tall as himself, of Lanty's manufacture, might go with them.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Whose missions did Madame La comtesse de Bourke come along on?
2. Who did Madame La comtesse de Bourke go on missions with?
3. Who did Madame La comtesse de Bourke travel with?
Q2:
1. What was Madame La comtesse de Bourke occupied with?
2. What was Madame La comtesse de Bourke busy doing?
3. What had Madame La comtesse de Bourke occupied herself with?
Q3:
1. Was Madame La comtesse de Bourke considered helpless?
2. Did people feel that Madame La comtesse de Bourke could not fend for herself?
3. Was it thought that Madame La comtesse de Bourke wasn't able to defend herself?
Q4:
1. What was Estelle trying to do?
2. What was Estelle in the process of attempting?
3. What was Estelle making an effort to achieve?
Q5:
1. What was Estelle attempting to prevent little Jacques from doing?
2. What was Estelle trying to stop little Jacques from doing?
3. What was Estelle trying to make sure that little Jacques did not do?
Q6:
1. Who would Madame La comtesse de Bourke help pack if they weren't able?
2. Who would receive assistance from Madame La comtesse de Bourke in packing if they needed it?
3. Who would Madame La comtesse de Bourke lend a hand to in packing, if they had trouble doing so?
Q7:
1. What was the current location of Madame La comtesse de Bourke's husband, to which she did not travel due to the length of his trip?
2. Her husband was on what was thought to be a short trip to where - thus Madame La comtesse de Bourke not accompanying him?
3. Where had Madame La comtesse de Bourke's husband gone on what was meant to be a short visit, thus her not going with him?
Q8:
1. What did Madame La comtesse de Bourke think did not merit ease or exertion?
2. In Madame La comtesse de Bourke's opinion, what did not pair well with ease and exertion?
3. What was antithetical to ease or exertion for Madame La comtesse de Bourke?
Q9:
1. What did Ulysse collect up?
2. What had Ulysse gathered a collection of?
3. What had been assembled by Ulysse?
Q10:
1. Which toys did Ulysse beg to bring along?
2. Which of Ulysse's toys did he beg to take with him?
3. What plaything of Ulysse's did he plead to bring with him?
Q11:
1. What was the color of Madame La comtesse de Bourke's eyes?
2. What was Madame La comtesse de Bourke's eyecolor?
3. Which color of eyes did Madame La comtesse de Bourke have?
Q12:
1. What brand was Ulysse's kite?
2. Who manufactured the kite that Ulysse had?
3. Who was Ulysse's kite produced by?
