Maggie paid him back in her own way. She kept the children up, the four of them, to keep her company, she said, but of course they sang and made a noise and broke the endless sound of James’s voice. Very late, they dropped off to sleep in their chairs. Then, when James was about to go, Maggie woke them up and so more or less forced him to part with four shillings before he left. That gave her some satisfaction, for James, though rich, was mean. He always went home by the last train, just after two o’clock.

　　Maggie’s children secretly stared at their uncle. They could not forget that he had, in their mother’s words, “lost two wives and taken a third, ” They wondered about those two unfortunate lost ladies. They asked each other what their fate had been, and if neither could ever be found again. James never brought his third wife with him nor ever mentioned her. The children decided that he must be so frightened of losing her that he never allowed her outside the door.

　　11. The underlined word “mercy” in the text most probably means _______.

　　A. loss

　　B. wonder

　　C. lucky thing

　　D. terrible thing

　　12. Maggie never prepared anything special for James because _______.

　　A. he was a man difficult to please

　　B. she never knew when he was coming

　　C. she was too busy looking after her children

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