Questions on the text: 1) What was Ainsley? 2) Who was Dicky Soames? 3) What was the main reason for Ainsley's hiding Dicky's letters from Adela? 4) How did Ainsley behave when the second letter arrived? 5) What happened as a result of his behaviour? 6) Was Adela's uncle a rich person? Prove it. 7) Did he want Adela to come into his money and why did he have to change his will? 8) What did Ainsley mean saying, "Those two letters were worth reading"? 9) What proves that Ainsley's wife guessed everything? 10) Why do you think she said that the letters had been lost?