CHAPTER XV. 

"It's hame, and it's hame, and it's hame." 

Cunningham. 

Edmund and Gerald had promised to spend a few days at Oakworthy, before the one returned to Portsmouth and the other to Eton; but their plans were disconcerted by an event which, as Clara said, placed Marian in mourning in good earnest, namely, the death of her great aunt, old Mrs. Jessie Arundel, who had always lived at Torquay. For the last four or five years she had been almost imbecile, and so likely to die at any time, that, as it seemed for that very reason, every one took her death as a surprise when it really happened. 

Edmund thought it right that both he and Gerald should attend her funeral. Lord Marchmont, whose wife stood in the same relationship to her, met them in London, and they all went together to Torquay, instead of making the intended visit to Oakworthy. Gerald was obliged to return to Eton on the following day, without coming to Oakworthy; but, to make up for it, he wrote to his Writer from Torquay, and his letter ended thus,--"Now I have a capital bit of news for you. Old aunt Jessie has done what I shall venerate her for ever after--left every scrap of her property to Edmund, except a legacy or two to her servants, a picture of my father to me, and some queer old-fashioned jewels to you and Selina. The will was made just after I was born; so it was to make up to Edmund for my cutting him out of Fern Torr. You may suppose how Lord Marchmont and I shook hands with him. It is somewhere about £20,000; there is good news for you! He is executor, and has got to be here a day or two longer; but Lord Marchmont and I set off by the first train to-morrow. I shall look out for Lionel, tell him, in case he is too blind to see me. Can't you come with him to the station, and have one moment's talk?"  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Where was time promised to be spent?
2. In what place did they promise to spend time?
3. 
Q2:
1. Which person passed away?
2. Who died?
3. 
Q3:
1. Where did Mrs Arundel live?
2. In what place did Mrs Arundel live?
3. 
Q4:
1. Was it a shock when Mrs Arundel died?
2. Was it shocking when Mrs Arundel passed away?
3. 
Q5:
1. Who decided to go to the burial?
2. Which person decided to go to Mrs Arundel’s burial?
3. 
Q6:
1. Besides Edmund, who went to Mrs Arundel’s burial?
2. Other than Edmund, who else went to Mrs Arundel’s burial?
3. 
Q7:
1. Who was met in England?
2. Which person was met in England?
3. 
Q8:
1. Where did Edmund, Gerald and Lord Marchmont go?
2. To what place did Edmund, Gerald and Lord Marchmont go?
3. 
Q9:
1. Who was written to?
2. Which person was written to?
3. 
Q10:
1. Who inherited Mrs Arundel’s belongings?
2. Who was the recipient of Mrs Arundel’s belongings?
3. 
Q11:
1. 
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3. 
