CHAPTER IV 

The wolf-cub at even lay hid in the corn, When the smoke of the cooking hung gray: He knew where the doe made a couch for her fawn, And he looked to his strength for his prey. 

But the moon swept the smoke-wreaths away. 

And he turned from his meal in the villager's close, And he bayed to the moon as she rose. 

--In Seonee. 

'WELL, and how does success taste?' said Torpenhow, some three months later. He had just returned to chambers after a holiday in the country. 

'Good,' said Dick, as he sat licking his lips before the easel in the studio. 

'I want more,--heaps more. The lean years have passed, and I approve of these fat ones.' 

'Be careful, old man. That way lies bad work.' 

Torpenhow was sprawling in a long chair with a small fox-terrier asleep on his chest, while Dick was preparing a canvas. A dais, a background, and a lay-figure were the only fixed objects in the place. They rose from a wreck of oddments that began with felt-covered water-bottles, belts, and regimental badges, and ended with a small bale of second-hand uniforms and a stand of mixed arms. The mark of muddy feet on the dais showed that a military model had just gone away. The watery autumn sunlight was falling, and shadows sat in the corners of the studio. 

'Yes,' said Dick, deliberately, 'I like the power; I like the fun; I like the fuss; and above all I like the money. I almost like the people who make the fuss and pay the money. Almost. But they're a queer gang,--an amazingly queer gang!'  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who was Dick talking to?
2. Who was the painter conversing with?
3. Who was Dick ahving a conversation with?
Q2:
1. Where was Torpenhow?
2. What was Torpenhow's location?
3. Where could Torpenhow be found?
Q3:
1. Was Torpenhow the only thing in the chair?
2. Was Torpenhow alone in the chair?
3. Was there nothing else in the chair besides Torpenhow?
Q4:
1. Who was in the chair with Torpenhow?
2. What did Torpenhow have in the chair with him?
3. What could be found in the chair alongside Torpenhow?
Q5:
1. Was the fox-terrier running around in the seat?
2. Was the fox-terrier refusing to sit still in the chair?
3. Was the fox-terrier restless in the chair?
Q6:
1. What years had come and gone?
2. What years were no longer in the present?
3. How could the years of the past be described?
Q7:
1. How could the current years be described?
2. What sort of years were in the present moment?
3. What kind of years were the ones at present?
Q8:
1. How long had Torpenhow been away?
2. How much time had Torpenhow spent away?
3. What was the length of time for which Torpenhow had been absent?
Q9:
1. What was the present season?
2. What season of the year was the current one?
3. What season was presently around?
Q10:
1. What had been Torpenhow's location?
2. Where had Torpenhow gone?
3. Where had Torpenhow spent time?
