A Sovereign Remedy
by Flora Annie Steel (excerpt)
CHAPTER I
A Sovereign Remedy was written by Flora Annie Steel and published in 1903. Steel spent 22 years in British India which was the setting for a number of her
historical novels, including this one.
(1) "Oh! Dash it all!... I'm so sorry..."
(2) "Oh! Dash it all!... I'm so sorry..."
(3) The coincident exclamations and their sequent apology were separated by a crash, followed by a pause, during which the two cyclists who had collided
picked themselves out of the dust unhurt and looked quickly at their machines; finally turning to each other with a
smiling bienveillance born of relief--for there
was no denying that the affair might have
been serious, and they were both conscious of sin.
(4) "It was my fault; I was looking at the view," said one of the two young men candidly. He was a trifle the taller, the broader, and distinctly the better looking:
but they were both excellent specimens of clean, wholesome-looking British manhood; curiously alike also, not
only in feature, but in resolute adherence to
the conventional type.
(5) "But so was I returned the other. His voice was the pleasanter, not perhaps so resonant, but with more modulation in it. "Besides, your machine is
damaged, and mine isn't-Oh! by George! I hadn't noticed the pedal," he added, following the other's
look. He bent for closer inspection, then gave a laugh
which was but half rueful: in truth, he was
not altogether dissatisfied with this justice of Providence.
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Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu.
Which phrase best completes the sentence?
Ted most likely interrupted Ned when he mentioned Eton because Ted
would rather discuss classes they took at school such as a class on Shakepeare's plays
noticed that Ned was distracted by the scenery and did not want to discuss school
is more excited to hear more from Ned about the ivy-leaved mountain campanula
is angry about not having access to better opportunities due to his social standing