 
 <prompt> text: ```CHAPTER XIV 

DEFEAT 

One good fire dey burn for fireplace for library for Sandymere, even though the air dey cool for early spring morning wey dey enter through the open window. Challoner dey sit down for big leather chair, dey watch the flames and dey think about im nephew, when one servant enter come give am card. 

Challoner look the card. 

"Clarke? I no sabi anybody with that name--" 

E stop abruptly as e see the word _Sweetwater_ for small type for the bottom of the card. E know say na the name of the prairie town where Blake start im journey enter the wilderness. 

"All right, Perkins," e talk, rather eagerly; and few minutes later Clarke enter the room, with one irritating air of assurance. 

"Colonel Challoner, I presume?" 

Challoner bow. 

"You don bring me some news about my nephew, Richard Blake?" 

This one confuse Clarke. E no bin imagine say im purpose go dey known, and e bin dey count on say Challoner go dey surprised and thrown off im guard. E look as if the Colonel don dey make inquiries about Blake. Clarke wish say e fit guess im reason, because e fit affect the situation. 

"That one correct," e talk. "I get plenty tori to tell you, and e fit take some time." 

Challoner motion make e sit down, and offer am cigar; and Clarke light am before e talk. 

"Your nephew," e start, "spend one week for the settlement where I dey live, dey prepare for one journey go North. Even though im purpose dey secret, I believe say e go in search of something wey e go use make varnish, because e carry one young American traveler go paint factory, plus another man." 

Numbered answers:```
 <response>: ```1. Clarke
2. Richard Blake
3. fire
4. library
5. Challoner
6. yes
7. a servant
8. Clarke
9. of my nephew
10. Sweetwater
11. the prairie town from which Blake had started on his quest into the wilderness
12. no
13. early morning
14. his object go dey known
15. Challoner go dey surprise and e go lose guard
16. week
17. dey prepare for journey
18. something to make varnish
19. 2 men
20. paint factory``` 