1. Answer the questions to the text. 1) What kind of a husband did Mr. Riddle want for his daughter? 2) What did Jim and Rosy decide to do? 3) How were they going to elope? 4) What did Jim decide to give Rosy? 5) Where did Jim's friend work? 6) Did Pilkins give Jim a love-drug? What did he give him instead? 7) What did Pilkins do after he had given Jim a sleeping powder? 8) What was Rosy's father going to do if Jim came under his daughter's window? 9) What did Pilkins wait for all night? 10) How did Jim look when Pilkins saw him? 11) Whom did Jim give the powder to? 12) Do you think there is a love-drug?

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1. Mr. Riddle wanted a husband who was rich and respected for his daughter.
2. Jim and Rosy decided to elope and get married.
3. They were going to elope by train.
4. Jim decided to give Rosy a love-drug.
5. Jim's friend, Pilkins, worked as a chemist.
6. Yes, Pilkins gave Jim a love-drug. He also gave him a sleeping powder.
7. After giving Jim the sleeping powder, Pilkins waited for him to fall asleep.
8. Rosy's father was going to shoot Jim if he came under his daughter's window.
9. Pilkins waited all night for Jim to come and get the powder.
10. When Pilkins saw Jim, Jim looked pale and nervous.
11. Jim gave the powder to Rosy.
12. It is implied that there is a love-drug, as Pilkins prepared and gave it to Jim.