 
 <prompt> **CHAPTER XVIII**

**BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE**

Sylvia dey sit near fireplace for Ethel West drawing-room, her fine shoe dey for fender, her chair dey on top the rug, and she dey look very fine. She dey feel cold and she no like any kain discomfort, but she sabi avoid am. Ethel dey sit near am, dey watch am with calm eyes, because Sylvia dey look thoughtful. Mrs. Lansing dey gist with Stephen West for the other side of the big room.

1. George and Edgar almost lost for snowstorm.
2. Edgar tell about the snow.
3. Sylvia last name na West.
4. She dey with Ethel.
5. Dem dey for drawing-room.
6. Yes, Mrs. Lansing dey there.
7. Mrs. Lansing.
8. Dem dey gist.
9. Yes, dem dey for the same part of the house.
10. Drawing-room.
11. Sylvia ask about Edgar.
12. She dey get letter from George?
13. Yes, Herbert get letter.
14. The letter no too informative.
15. No, he dey for cold place.
16. He dey with George.
17. Yes, another girl dey mentioned for the correspondence.
18. She dey described as a paragon.
19. No, he no wan do love with her.
20. She inspire respect for am. <response>: 1. George and Edgar
2. Ethel
3. West
4. Sylvia
5. Ethel West's drawing-room
6. yes
7. Mrs. Lansing and Stephen West
8. talking
9. yes
10. the opposite side of the large room
11. Edgar
12. Not often
13. Herbert
14. no
15. no
16. Edgar
17. a girl
18. a paragon
19. no
20. genuine respect 