 
 <prompt> CHAPTER X 

THE PEON PILOT 

Grahame and Macallister stand for deck, dey look inside di jungle wey moon dey shine on top di mangroves. As far as dem fit see, na only one pair of oars dey make di splashes wey dey wake dem up; but dem fit hear as di blades dey dig deep inside di water with intense effort wey fit mean say na haste di person wey dey paddle dey do. 

Dem wait; and soon di small boat show for di moonlight and dem see one person, wey drop one oar and cross himself religiously. 

"_Gracias a Dios!_" he talk. 

"The pilot!" Macallister gasp. 

Grahame wait, tense and alert, until di pilot climb on top di boat. As soon as di half-breed touch di deck, he begin dey gesticulate wildly and dey talk so fast say Grahame dey find am hard to understand wetin he dey talk. Miguel, wey sabi peon Spanish well well, explain--for English, sake of Macallister. 

"The government men catch am; make am talk; he escape; take short path--Indian _senda_; reach here first. _Soldados_ dey come. We need to hurry!" 

Miguel don dey very excited, and when he finish, him bare feet dey patter commot across di deck almost before Grahame fit give order. 

As tired as di men be, dem know say dem need to hurry, and dem no waste time to start moving. Dem clean di fires for stokehold, di dinghy waka go across di creek, and men wey dey front wey dem no fit see well, dey quickly arrange wet rope. Then di boat come back and di windlass dey make noise as di propeller dey slowly turn. Di anchor come up for di front of di boat and di _Enchantress_ begin dey move against di flood tide. 

1. E be like say di person wey dey paddle dey come quick?
2. How dem take know?
3. How many people dey stand for deck dey listen?
4. Wetin be their names?
5. E be daytime?
6. Dem suspect say plenty people dey come?
7. Wetin be di name of di man wey dey come for di boat?
8. E dey wear shoe?
9. Wetin be di hand gesture wey he do as he reach?
10. Wetin be di language wey he speak?
11. Wetin be di language wey be him native choice, however?
12. Macallister sabi speak dis same native language?
13. Dem men dey tired?
14. Who Miguel talk say dey come?
15. Dem group decide to sail?
16. Dem take their time dey prepare?
17. Wetin be di name of their vessel?
18. Which direction e dey go?
19. Wetin be di name of "the peon pilot" for di title?
20. Who give order make dem depart? <response>: ```1. enta inside wata
2. hear the blades dig deep inside the wata with serious effort
3. Two
4. Grahame and Macallister
5. no
6. see one person
7. Miguel
8. no
9. dey gesticulate
10. English
11. Spanish
12. yes
13. yes
14. Soldados
15. yes
16. no
17. Enchantress
18. against the flood tid
19. Soldados
20. Grahame``` 