Chapter XXX 

The Man Who Dusted His Boots With His Handkerchief 



When Florence Burton had written three letters to Harry without receiving a word in reply to either of them, she began to be seriously unhappy. The last of these letters, received by him after the scene described in the last chapter, he had been afraid to read. It still remained unopened in his pocket. But Florence, though she was unhappy, was not even yet jealous. Her fears did not lie in that direction, nor had she naturally any tendency to such uneasiness. He was ill, she thought; or if not ill in health, then ill at ease. Some trouble afflicted him of which he could not bring himself to tell her the facts, and as she thought of this she remembered her own stubbornness on the subject of their marriage, and blamed herself in that she was not now with him, to comfort him. If such comfort would avail him anything now, she would be stubborn no longer. When the third letter brought no reply she wrote to her sister-in-law, Mrs. Burton, confessing her uneasiness, and begging for comfort. Surely Cecilia could not but see him occasionally--or at any rate have the power of seeing him. Or Theodore might do so--as, of course, he would be at the office. If anything ailed him would Cecilia tell her all the truth? But Cecilia, when she began to fear that something did ail him, did not find it very easy to tell Florence all the truth.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Which person was writing letters?
2. What is the name of the person writing letters?
3. 
Q2:
1. What is the name of the person who had a problem and didn’t want anyone to know?
2. Which person had a problem and didn’t want anyone to know?
3. 
Q3:
1. What was Florence Burton and Harry’s relationship?
2. What was Florence Burton and Harry’s connection?
3. 
Q4:
1. Which person was at the office?
2. What person was at the office?
3. 
Q5:
1. What other person did Florence Burton write letters to?
2. Which other person did Florence Burton write to?
3. 
Q6:
1. Who interacted with the husband sometimes?
2. Who could be seen with the husband sometimes?
3. 
Q7:
1. How many letters were sent by the wife?
2. What amount of letters were sent by the wife?
3. 
Q8:
1. Has the husband read all of them?
2. Were all the letters sent by the wife read by her husband?
3. 
Q9:
1. Was Florence Burton scared her husband was seeing someone else?
2. Did Florence Burton feel afraid about her husband seeing someone else?
3. 
Q10:
1. What did Florence Burton change about herself?
2. What did Florence Burton decide to do about herself?
3. 
Q11:
1. What did Florence Burton decide to do for her husband?
2. What does Florence Burton plan to do for her husband?
3. 
Q12:
1. Did Cecilia find it difficult to tell the truth to Florence Burton?
2. Was it hard of Cecilia to tell the truth to Florence?
3. 
Q13:
1. What hadn’t been easy for Cecilia?
2. What did Cecilia find difficult to do?
3. 
Q14:
1. How many people are brought up in the text?
2. How many characters can be found in the text?
3. 
