 
 <prompt> text: ```CHAPTER VII 

THE RECKONING 

Morning dey dark, and although the gale don drop, cold wind dey blow for valley wey dey pass Mireside farm, where three or four farmers' traps and some rusty bicycles dey under barn roof. The sound of sheep dey come from boggy pasture by the beck, and lights dey shine as men with lanterns dey move for darkness. Sometimes person dey shout and dogs dey bark as flock of Herdwicks dey driven go pens. 

For kitchen wey get flagstone floor, Mrs. Railton and Lucy dey busy under lamp light and fire glow. Table dey full with used plates and cups. Men outside don chop breakfast, but one or two fit still come and Mrs. Railton dey wonder when Kit go show face. She no fit sleep well for night as she dey think about am and the strayed Herdwicks while she dey hear the gale. Sometimes Lucy dey go door dey look up the dale to the shining line of foam wey show where Bleatarn beck dey come down. Path dey follow the water-side, but she no fit see men or sheep for darkness, and if Kit no show face quick, e go too late. 

Railton dey sit gloomily by fire. E don get rheumatic fever, and the cold dey pain am for im aching joints; besides, e no get anything to do. E don call im neighbors make dem value im flock, but e sabi, to some pounds, wetin dem go talk. Hayes go soon show face, and Railton go dey ask to pay, or give security for, the shortage, wey no fit happen. Hayes sabi this and e mean to break im lease. Maybe the hardest thing na say the shortage small; if the next lambing season good, e fit pay. But Hayes no go wait. 

Answers to the questions:

1. Yes, Railton dey sick.
2. E get rheumatic fever.
3. Yes, e dey pain.
4. Im joints dey pain am.
5. The cold dey make am worse.
6. E dey sit down.
7. Na morning time.
8. Sun never show face.
9. Yes, dem dey find something.
10. Some Herdwicks dey missing.``` <response>: ```1. Yes
2. Rheumatic fever
3. Yes
4. Im joints
5. The damp cold
6. By the fire
7. The morning
8. No
9. Yes
10. unknown``` 