 
 <prompt> ```CHAPTER IV. 

HAL STANDS UP FOR HIMSELF. 

Hal come find himself for tight corner. Felix Hardwick dey hold am for throat, dey slowly but surely dey choke am. 

"No do am! no do am!" Mr. Sumner shout, dey fear well well. 

"The useless tramp!" Hardwick shout. "I go teach am to call gentleman thief." 

E continue to choke am, e no dey look Mr. Sumner wey dey try pull am comot. 

But Hal don begin reason say Hardwick dey serious. E begin kick, and e land blow for the book-keeper stomach wey wound the man well well. 

Hardwick leave am, Hal jump comot. 

"Stop! stop!" Mr. Sumner order. "I no go allow this kind disgraceful scene for this office." 

"But e talk say I be thief," Hardwick talk, dey try catch him breath. 

"And e talk same thing about me," Hal reply. 

"So na true!" 

"I never thief anything for my life, Mr. Sumner." Hal face the broker. "And I no be tramp." 

"Make we call am poor-house beggar," Hardwick talk, with short laugh. 

Hal face turn red. The shot na wicked one. 

"Hush! Hardwick," Mr. Sumner shout. "No need for that kind language." 

The broker face Hal. 

"You talk strange thing, Carson," e talk. "How you take know say Mr. Hardwick dey plan to rob the safe?" 

"Because I know." 

"That one no be answer." 

"I hear am and Mr. Allen dey talk about the bonds wey dey inside the safe." 

"When?" 

"The evening wey I come New York."``` <response>: 1. Hal and Felix
2. Mr. Sumner
3. Felix
4. get am for neck, dey slowly but surely dey choke am.
5. E begin kick
6. Yes
7. belle 