 
 <prompt> CHAPTER XXVII 

A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 

If Jimmy bin get any doubts concerning the effectiveness of this disclosure, dem for don vanish as he see the other person face. Just as the fine colours of sunset dey fade slowly into almost invisible green, na so the purple wey dey for Sir Thomas cheeks begin dey change, first to dull red, then pink, and finally e turn to uniform pallor. Him mouth dey open. Him attitude of righteous defiance don crumple. Unsuspected creases show for him clothes. E be like person wey dem catch for machine. 

Jimmy dey small confuse. Him bin expect to stop the enemy, to make am reason well, but not to scatter am like this. E get something for this matter wey e no understand. When Spike give am the stones, and him trained eye, after small search search, make am dey suspect, and when, finally, simple test show say him suspicion dey correct, him dey comfortable say, even though dem catch am with the necklace for him body, him get knowledge wey, if him tell Sir Thomas, e go help am well. Him know say Lady Julia no be the kind lady wey go take am easy if dem tell am say her precious rope of diamonds na fake. Him sabi enough about am to know say she go demand another necklace, and make sure say she collect am; and say Sir Thomas no be the kind person wey dey generous and dey spend twenty thousand pounds anyhow. <response>: 1. Jimmy
2. diamonds necklace
3. Lady Julia
4. sir thomas
5. yes
6. another necklace
7. no
8. check am
9. destroy am
10. Spike
11. dey suspect
12. yes
13. get necklace
14. sir thomas
15. like person wey dem catch for machine.
16. no
17. Jimmy
18. red
19. pink
20. uniform pale 