Day Two, Morning - Salisbury

Question 1

Miss Kenton is properly speaking

Answer 1

Mrs Benn and has been for twenty years

Question 2

You will perhaps excuse

Answer 2

My impropriety in referring to her as I knew her

Question 3

I am happy to have

Answer 3

Distractions kept to a minimum

Question 4

Whatever your father was once,

Answer 4

Mr Stevens, his powers are now greatly diminished

Question 5

Now that I think further about it

Answer 5

I am not sure Miss Kenton spoke so boldly that day

Question 6

He was truly a good man at heart,

Answer 6

A gentleman through and through, and one I am today proud to have given my best years of service to

Question 7

For some years my father and I had tended -

Answer 7

For some reason I had never really fathomed - to converse less and less

Question 8

I have come to relate something to you Father.

Answer 8

Then relate it briefly and concisely.

Question 9

But I see I am becoming preoccupied

Answer 9

With these memories and this is perhaps a little foolish

Question 10

You can say anything

Answer 10

In front of Stevens, I can assure you

Question 11

The pressures on myself, though

Answer 11

Of an altogether more humble nature than those mounting on his lordship, were nevertheless not inconsequential

Question 12

Reminded of my mission

Answer 12

Regarding the young gentleman

Question 13

All living creatures

Answer 13

Will be relevant to our forthcoming discussion, sir

Question 14

I’m proud of you. A good son.

Answer 14

I hope I’ve been a good father to you. I suppose I haven’t.

Question 15

You must come now, Mr Stevens,

Answer 15

Or else you may deeply regret it later

Question 16

You look as though

Answer 16

You’re crying

Question 17

I know my father would

Answer 17

Have wished me to carry on just now

Question 18

His lordship here

Answer 18

Is an amateur - Mr. Lewis

Question 19

Lord Darlington, I should say,

Answer 19

Had actually witnessed my father’s fall

Question 20

Essentially shy

Answer 20

And modest nature