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Story: CHAPTER XII 

Once more the men and women of Theos thronged the streets of their time-worn capital. A thousand torches flared in the open space before the palace. Lanterns and flags waved from all the principal houses and public buildings. Only the great Reist mansion was silent and gloomy, and many questioning eyes were turned towards it. 

"It was the Duke himself who has brought Ughtred of Tyrnaus here," muttered one. "Yet his house is dark and empty, and no man has seen him." 

"There is something strange about it," said another, "and I like not the wolf Domiloff at the shoulder of a Tyrnaus." 

"Please God, the son may not be like the father!" 

"Let us see him," cried another. "Come--shout!" 

So the air shook with the roar of voices, and servants in the blue Tyrnaus livery came out upon the balcony of the brilliantly-lit palace and spread a carpet. But the man whom they longed to see lingered. 

Domiloff argued with him in vain. He was unaccountably obstinate. 

"It is the Duke of Reist who should stand by my side when first I speak to my people," he declared, coolly. "It is he who brought me from England, not you. He must be my sponsor. If he is not here I will wait." 

Domiloff was naturally furious. He had been at considerable pains to insure the absence of Reist from the capital on this occasion, and his inopportune return would amount to a disaster. On the other hand, the populace were fast working themselves up into a state of frenzy. Let this man show himself, and the success of his coup was assured. It was unpardonable hesitation. He trembled with rage. In the King's palace, in his own chamber, he had lost for the moment his hold upon this man. It was the one weak spot in his carefully thought-out scheme. It was the one contingency against which he was comparatively helpless. 

Question: What was the name of the city?
Answer:Theos

Question: Were the streets empty?
Answer:No.

Question: What kind of city was it?
Answer:The capital.

Question: Was it a relatively newly-founded city?
Answer:No.

Question: What was the primary source of illumination?
Answer:torches

Question: What was everyone looking at?
Answer:the great Reist mansion

Question: Did that building show signs of activity?
Answer:No

Question: Who lived there?
Answer:the Duke

Question: Who did he bring?
Answer:Ughtred of Tyrnaus

Question: Had anyone sighted the noble?
Answer:No.

Question: Who was characterized as animal-like?
Answer:Domiloff

Question: What kind of beast?
Answer:a wolf

Question: Who emerged from the palace?
Answer:servants

Question: What were they wearing?
Answer:
the blue Tyrnaus livery