 
 <prompt> CHAPTER XII.

SENTENCE OF DEATH.

Afta dem don waka comot wit dia friend, de Lescure and Henri no waste time reach Durbellière; and for road wey dem dey go, dem hear say Santerre, and more than hundred blue horsemen, dey prison for château, or for barns, out-houses, or stables wey dey belong to am; and the whole place dey full with peasants, wey dey guard dia captives. As dem enta the château gates, dem jam Chapeau, wey dey for down of the steps, dey wait for dem; and Henri immediately ask about im papa.

"Monseigneur dey very tired," Chapeau talk, "but e be like say e dey okay; but e still dey for bed."

"And my sister?" Henri ask.

"Mademoiselle of course don tire well well, but she dey okay; she dey with your papa, M. Henri."

"And tell me, Chapeau, e true, e really true say M. Denot carry the blues come here, and since e don dey here e don treat my sister the way wey dem talk?"

"E true well well, M. Henri. I know say this one go pain you pass for the whole matter. I know say you for prefer make the château burn pass make you hear this one. We just dey wait for you and M. de Lescure, to hang am as traitor from the big chestnut wey dey for road-side. You fit don see as you dey come in, say dem don get the ropes and everything ready."

Henri shake as e follow im cousin enta the house. The steps dey full with im own followers, wey dey hail am well well, and dey congratulate am for the safety of im papa, im sister, and im property; but e no talk plenty to dem; e dey think about the friend wey e don love well well, wey don disgrace imself well well, and wey e dey fear say e no go fit save im life.

1. who dey tired?
2. who ask about dia papa?
3. Henri ask about anybody else?
4. who?
5. na only im papa dey tired?
6. who dey with Henri?
7. how many people Henri ask about?
8. where im sister dey?
9. who bring the sadness?
10. who answer im questions?
11. wetin dem go do M.Denot?
12. who Henri follow enter the house?
13. im sister and papa dey alive?
14. where the chateau dey? <response>: 1. Monseigneur
2. Henri
3. yes
4. im sister
5. no
6. de Lescure
7. Three
8. with im papa
9. M. Denot
10. Chapeau
11. hang am
12. im cousin
13. yes
14. Durbellière 