Who is first mentioned? The pursuer, Maurice of Saxony. Describe him. He is first compared to an "avenger of blood" in pursuit of a man fleeing to the cities of refuge referred to in Joshua xx. 3. He is next compared to the hound relentlessly following his prey. Who wins in this race? Charles eludes his pursuer. To whom should he show gratitude for his escape? To Providence. Does he acknowledge God's protection? No, he gives all the credit to his "lucky star". Explain this. Astrologers had said that the "Star of Austria" was always at the highest point in the heavens; and of this favoured House of Austria, Charles was Archduke. III The first scene is called "The Rescue"; the second, "The Run"; and the last, "The Ruin". What is described in the last scene? The destruction of the French Army. Where is the scene laid? In the Tyrol, beside the River Inn. What is described in the first paragraph? Bonaparte's decree that the strongholds of his enemies--the Tyrolese warrior hunters--shall be destroyed. Why should he wish to do this? The Tyrolese were an independent people, who would not submit to conscription and taxation at the hands of the Bavarians. By what names does the author call Napoleon? "Bonaparte." That was his surname. The French Emperor had no hereditary right to the throne, but he wished to be called Napoleon, instead of Bonaparte, just as we speak of our King as George V. and rarely refer to his surname of Guelph. Who advised Napoleon? "His own will is his sole adviser." He ruled arbitrarily, consulting no one. What does he do in this case? He sends ten thousand French and Bavarian soldiers to crush the Tyrolese. Why were the Bavarians taking part in the struggle? They were at this time allies of France, and Napoleon had given to their Elector possession of this new but hostile province. What does the second paragraph describe? The army entering the narrow gorge in the mountains. How does the author give vividness to this picture? He endows inanimate things such as the "gorge" and the "river" with human attributes. The "gorge" looks gloomy, forbidding, and unfriendly, and the "river" seems to roar indignantly, as though at the attempt of "the mountain walls" to impede its progress.