 
 <prompt> ```Answer di questions wey dey di end based on top di text.

CHAPTER IX 

FOILED 

"We seem to be just in time, Mr. Hurd," Wilhelmina talk. "You mind come back for one moment enter your study? Mr. Macheson and I get something wey we wan talk to you about." 

E look him watch. E no fit hide him annoyance say dem show face. 

"I dey fear," e talk, with forced politeness, "say I fit only spare two minutes." 

"You dey go town?" she ask, as e reluctantly follow am. 

"Yes!" e answer. "Mr. White wan see me early tomorrow morning about di new leases, and I gats go before di committee about dis Loughborough water scheme." 

"Na my matter be dis," she talk, "so if you miss your train, na my responsibility e go be." 

"I fit spare five minutes," e answer, "but I no fit miss dat train. I get some private engagements. And, madam," e continue, dey struggle with him anger, "I beg make you no forget say even if I dey your employ, dis na my house, and I no go allow dat man enter am!" 

E point go Macheson, wey dey stand for di door. Wilhelmina stand between di two. 

"Mr. Hurd," she talk, "abeg control yourself. No get reason why we suppose dey quarrel. Mr. Macheson and I dey here to talk to you about one matter wey concern am. I ask am make e follow me come. We don show face make we talk about Letty!" 

1. Na who ask Mr. Macheson make e follow am come?
2. Na who dem show face make dem see Mr. Hurd about?
3. Mr. Hurd get patience?
4. Wetin e dey try show?
5. E fit hide him annoyance for Wilhelmina and Macheson?
6. How many minutes e talk say e fit spare?
7. Wetin be di type of politeness wey e talk am?
8. Wia Mr. Hurd dey try go?
9. Who wan see am for there?
10. When?
11. About wetin?
12. Dem dey expect make e talk for group of people?
13. About wetin?
14. Wetin Mr. Hurd dey insist say e no wan miss?
15. Mr. Hurd dey work for Wilhelmina?
16. Na her house?
17. Which man e no wan make e enter?
18. Wia e dey stand?
19. And Wilhelmina?
20. Any reason make any of dem dey quarrel?``` <response>: ```1. Wilhelmina
2. Letty
3. no
4. bravado
5. no
6. five
7. strained civility
8. go town
9. Mr. White
10. early tomorrow morning
11. the new leases
12. yes
13. the Loughborough water scheme
14. the train
15. yes
16. no
17. Macheson
18. upon the threshold
19. between the two
20. no``` 