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``/`` But/cc tell/vb me/ppo ,/, doctor/nn ,/, where/wrb do/do you/ppss plan/vb to/to conduct/vb the/at hatching/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Alex/np asked/vbd ./. ``/`` That/dt will/md have/hv to/to be/be in/in the/at hotel/nn ''/'' ,/, the/at doctor/nn retorted/vbd ,/, confirming/vbg Alex's/np$ anticipations/nns ./. ``/`` What/wdt I/ppss want/vb you/ppo to/to do/do is/bez to/to go/vb to/in the/at market/nn with/in me/ppo early/rb tomorrow/nr morning/nn and/cc help/vb smuggle/vb the/at hen/nn back/rb into/in the/at hotel/nn ''/'' ./. The/at doctor/nn paid/vbd the/at bill/nn and/cc they/ppss repaired/vbd to/in the/at hotel/nn ,/, room/nn number/nn nine/cd ,/, to/to initiate/vb Alex/np further/rbr into/in these/dts undertakings/nns ./. The/at doctor/nn opened/vbd the/at smallest/jjt of/in his/pp$ cases/nns ,/, an/at unimposing/jj straw/nn bag/nn ,/, and/cc exposed/vbd the/at contents/nns for/in Alex's/np$ inspection/nn ./. Inside/rb ,/, carefully/rb packed/vbn in/in straw/nn ,/, were/bed six/cd eggs/nns ,/, but/cc the/at eye/nn of/in a/at poultry/nn psychologist/nn was/bedz required/vbn to/to detect/vb what/wdt scientifically/rb valuable/jj specimentalia/nn lay/vbd inside/rb ;/. ;/. to/in Alex/np they/ppss were/bed merely/rb six/cd not/* unusual/jj hens'/nns$ eggs/nns ./. There/ex was/bedz little/ql enough/ap time/nn to/to contemplate/vb them/ppo ,/, however/wrb ;/. ;/. in/in an/at instant/nn the/at doctor/nn was/bedz stalking/vbg across/in the/at room/nn with/in an/at antique/nn ledger/nn in/in his/pp$ hands/nns ,/, thoroughly/rb eared/jj and/cc big/jj as/cs a/at table/nn top/nn ./. He/pps placed/vbd it/ppo on/in Alex's/np$ lap/nn ./. ``/`` This/dt is/bez my/pp$ hen/nn ledger/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps informed/vbd him/ppo in/in an/at absorbed/vbn way/nn ./. ``/`` It's/pps+hvz been/ben going/vbg since/in 1908/cd when/wrb I/ppss was/bedz a/at junior/nn in/in college/nn ./. That/dt first/od entry/nn there/ex is/bez the/at Vermont/np Flumenophobe/np ,/, the/at earliest/jjt and/cc one/cd of/in the/at most/ql successful/jj of/in my/pp$ eighty-three/cd varieties/nns --/-- great/ql big/jj scapulars/nns and/cc hardly/rb any/dti primaries/nns at/in all/abn ./. Couldn't/md* take/vb them/ppo near/in a/at river/nn ,/, though/cs ,/, or/cc they'd/ppss+md squawk/vb like/cs a/at turkey/nn cock/nn the/at day/nn before/in Thanksgiving/nn-tl ''/'' ./. The/at ledger/nn was/bedz full/jj of/in most/ql precise/jj information/nn :/: date/nn of/in laying/vbg ,/, length/nn of/in incubation/nn period/nn ,/, number/nn of/in chick/nn reaching/vbg the/at first/od week/nn ,/, second/od week/nn ,/, fifth/od week/nn ,/, weight/nn of/in hen/nn ,/, size/nn of/in rooster's/nn$ wattles/nns and/cc so/rb on/rp ,/, all/abn scrawled/vbd out/rp in/in a/at hand/nn that/wps looked/vbd more/ap Chinese/jj than/cs English/np ,/, the/at most/ql jagged/jj and/cc sprawling/vbg Alex/np had/hvd ever/rb seen/vbn ./. Below/in these/dts particulars/nns was/bedz a/at series/nn of/in alpha-beta-gammas/fw-nns connected/vbn by/in arrows/nns and/cc crosses/nns which/wdt denoted/vbd the/at lineage/nn of/in the/at breed/nn ./. Alex's/np$ instruction/nn was/bedz rapid/jj ,/, for/cs the/at doctor/nn had/hvd to/to go/vb off/rp to/in the/at Rue/fw-nn-tl Ecole/fw-nn-tl De/fw-in-tl Medecine/fw-nn-tl to/to hear/vb more/ap speeches/nns with/in only/rb time/nn for/in one/cd sip/nn of/in wine/nn to/to sustain/vb him/ppo through/in them/ppo all/abn ./. But/cc after/in the/at doctor's/nn$ return/nn that/dt night/nn Alex/np could/md see/vb ,/, from/in the/at high/jj window/nn in/in his/pp$ own/jj room/nn ,/, the/at now/rb familiar/jj figure/nn crouched/vbd on/in a/at truly/ql impressive/jj heap/nn of/in towels/nns ,/, apparently/rb giving/vbg its/pp$ egg-hatching/jj powers/nns one/cd final/jj chance/nn before/cs it/pps was/bedz replaced/vbn in/in its/pp$ office/nn by/in a/at sure-enough/jj hen/nn ./. A/at knocking/nn at/in Alex's/np$ door/nn roused/vbd him/ppo at/in six/cd o'clock/rb the/at following/vbg morning/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz the/at doctor/nn ,/, dressed/vbn and/cc ready/jj for/in the/at expedition/nn to/in the/at market/nn ,/, and/cc Alex/np was/bedz obliged/vbn to/to prepare/vb himself/ppl in/in haste/nn ./. The/at doctor/nn stood/vbd about/rb ,/, waiting/vbg for/in Alex/np to/to dress/vb ,/, with/in a/at show/nn of/in impatience/nn ,/, and/cc soon/rb they/ppss were/bed moving/vbg ,/, as/ql quietly/rb as/cs could/md be/be ,/, through/in the/at still-dark/jj hallways/nns ,/, past/in the/at bedroom/nn of/in the/at patronne/fw-nn ,/, and/cc so/rb into/in the/at street/nn ./. The/at market/nn was/bedz not/* far/rb and/cc ,/, once/rb there/rb ,/, the/at doctor's/nn$ sense/nn of/in immediacy/nn left/vbd him/ppo and/cc he/pps fell/vbd into/in a/at state/nn of/in harmony/nn with/in the/at birds/nns around/in him/ppo ./. He/pps stroked/vbd the/at hens/nns and/cc they/ppss responded/vbd with/in delighted/vbn clucks/nns ,/, he/pps gobbled/vbd with/in the/at turkeys/nns and/cc they/ppss at/in once/rb were/bed all/abn attention/nn ,/, he/pps quacked/vbd with/in the/at ducks/nns ,/, and/cc cackled/vbd with/in a/at pair/nn of/in exceedingly/rb flattered/vbn geese/nns ./. The/at dawn/nn progressed/vbd and/cc it/pps seemed/vbd that/cs the/at doctor/nn would/md never/rb be/be done/vbn with/in his/pp$ ministrations/nns when/wrb quite/ql abruptly/rb something/pn broke/vbd his/pp$ revery/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz a/at fine/jj broody/jj hen/nn ,/, white/jj ,/, with/in a/at maternal/jj eye/nn and/cc a/at striking/jj abundance/nn of/in feathers/nns in/in the/at under/jj region/nn of/in the/at abdomen/nn ./. The/at doctor/nn ,/, with/in the/at air/nn of/in a/at man/nn whose/wp$ professional/jj interests/nns have/hv found/vbn scope/nn ,/, drew/vbd Alex's/np$ attention/nn to/in those/dts excellences/nns which/wdt might/md otherwise/rb have/hv escaped/vbn him/ppo :/: the/at fine/jj color/nn in/in comb/nn and/cc wattles/nns ,/, the/at length/nn and/cc quality/nn of/in neck/nn and/cc saddle/nn hackles/nns ,/, the/at firm/jj ,/, wide/jj spread/nn of/in the/at toes/nns ,/, and/cc a/at rare/jj justness/nn in/in the/at formation/nn of/in the/at ear/nn lappets/nns ./. All/abn search/nn was/bedz ended/vbn ;/. ;/. he/pps had/hvd found/vbn his/pp$ fowl/nn ./. The/at purchase/nn was/bedz effected/vbn and/cc they/ppss made/vbd their/pp$ way/nn towards/in the/at hotel/nn again/rb ,/, the/at hen/nn ,/, with/in whom/wpo some/dti sort/nn of/in communication/nn had/hvd been/ben set/vbn up/rp ,/, nestling/vbg in/in the/at doctor's/nn$ arms/nns ./. The/at clocks/nns struck/vbd seven-thirty/cd as/cs they/ppss approached/vbd the/at hotel/nn entrance/nn ;/. ;/. and/cc hopes/nns that/cs the/at chambermaid/nn and/cc patronne/fw-nn would/md still/rb be/be abed/rb began/vbd to/to rise/vb in/in Alex's/np$ well/rb exercised/vbn breast/nn ./. The/at doctor/nn was/bedz wearing/vbg a/at long/jj New/jj-tl England/np-tl greatcoat/nn ,/, hardly/rb necessary/jj in/in the/at June/np weather/nn but/cc a/at garment/nn which/wdt proved/vbd well/rb adapted/vbn to/in the/at sequestration/nn of/in hens/nns ./. Alex/np entered/vbd first/od and/cc was/bedz followed/vbn by/in the/at doctor/nn who/wps ,/, for/in all/abn his/pp$ care/nn ,/, manifested/vbd a/at perceptible/jj bulge/nn on/in his/pp$ left/jj side/nn where/wrb the/at hen/nn was/bedz cradled/vbn ./. They/ppss advanced/vbd in/in a/at line/nn across/in the/at entrance/nn hall/nn to/in the/at stairway/nn and/cc up/rp ,/, with/in gingerly/jj steps/nns ,/, towards/in the/at first/od landing/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz then/rb that/cs they/ppss heard/vbd the/at tread/nn of/in one/cd descending/vbg and/cc ,/, in/in some/dti perturbation/nn glancing/vbg up/rp ,/, saw/vbd the/at patronne/fw-nn coming/vbg towards/in them/ppo as/cs they/ppss gained/vbd the/at landing/nn ./. ``/`` Bonjour/fw-uh ,/, messieurs/fw-nns ,/, vous/fw-ppss etes/fw-ber matinals/fw-jj ''/'' ,/, she/pps greeted/vbd them/ppo pleasantly/rb ./. Alex/np explained/vbd that/cs they/ppss had/hvd been/ben out/rp for/in a/at stroll/nn before/in breakfast/nn while/cs the/at doctor/nn edged/vbd around/rb behind/in him/ppo ,/, attempting/vbg to/to hide/vb the/at protuberance/nn at/in his/pp$ left/jj side/nn behind/in Alex's/np$ arm/nn and/cc back/nn ./. ``/`` Vous/fw-ppss voulez/fw-vb vos/fw-pp$ petits/fw-jj dejeuners/fw-nns tout/fw-rb de/fw-in suite/fw-nn alors/fw-rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Their/pp$ hostess/nn enquired/vbd ./. Alex/np told/vbd her/ppo that/cs there/ex was/bedz no/at hurry/nn for/in their/pp$ breakfasts/nns ,/, trying/vbg at/in the/at same/ap time/nn to/to effect/vb a/at speedy/jj separation/nn of/in the/at persons/nns before/in and/cc behind/in him/ppo ./. The/at doctor/nn ,/, he/pps noticed/vbd ,/, was/bedz attempting/vbg a/at transverse/jj movement/nn towards/in the/at stairs/nns ,/, but/cc before/cs the/at movement/nn could/md be/be completed/vbn a/at distinct/jj and/cc audible/jj cluck/nn ruffled/vbd the/at air/nn in/in the/at hollow/nn of/in the/at stair-well/nn ./. Eyes/nns swerved/vbd in/in the/at patronne's/fw-nn$ head/nn ,/, Alex/np coughed/vbd loudly/rb ,/, and/cc the/at doctor/nn ,/, with/in a/at sforzando/nn of/in chicken/nn noises/nns floating/vbg behind/in him/ppo ,/, took/vbd to/in the/at stairs/nns in/in long-shanked/jj leaps/nns ./. ``/`` Comment/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Ejaculated/vbd the/at surprised/vbn woman/nn ,/, looking/vbg at/in Alex/np for/in an/at explanation/nn but/cc he/pps ,/, parting/vbg from/in her/ppo without/in ceremony/nn ,/, only/rb offered/vbd a/at few/ap words/nns about/in the/at doctor's/nn$ provincial/jj American/jj speech/nn and/cc a/at state/nn of/in nerves/nns brought/vbd on/rp by/in the/at demands/nns of/in his/pp$ work/nn ./. With/in that/dt he/pps hurried/vbd up/in the/at stairs/nns ,/, followed/vbn by/in her/pp$ suspicious/jj gaze/nn ./. When/wrb Alex/np entered/vbd his/pp$ room/nn ,/, the/at doctor/nn was/bedz already/rb preparing/vbg a/at nest/nn in/in the/at straw/nn case/nn ,/, six/cd eggs/nns ready/jj for/in the/at hen's/nn$ attentions/nns ./. There/ex was/bedz no/at reference/nn to/in the/at incident/nn on/in the/at stairs/nns ,/, his/pp$ powers/nns being/beg absorbed/vbn by/in this/dt more/ql immediate/jj business/nn ./. The/at hen/nn appeared/vbd to/to have/hv no/at doubts/nns as/in to/in her/pp$ duties/nns and/cc was/bedz quick/jj to/to settle/vb down/rp to/in the/at performance/nn of/in them/ppo ./. One/cd part/nn of/in her/pp$ audience/nn was/bedz totally/rb engaged/vbn ,/, the/at connoisseur/nn witnessing/vbg a/at peculiarly/ql fine/jj performance/nn of/in some/dti ancient/jj classic/nn ,/, the/at other/ap part/nn ,/, the/at guest/nn of/in the/at connoisseur/nn ,/, attentive/jj as/cs one/cd who/wps must/md take/vb an/at intelligent/jj interest/nn in/in that/dt which/wdt he/pps does/doz not/* fully/rb understand/vb ./. The/at spectacle/nn progressed/vbd towards/in a/at denouement/nn which/wdt was/bedz obviously/rb still/rb remote/jj ;/. ;/. the/at audience/nn attended/vbd ./. Time/nn elapsed/vbd but/cc the/at doctor/nn was/bedz obviously/rb unconscious/jj of/in its/pp$ passage/nn until/cs an/at unwelcome/jj knock/nn on/in the/at door/nn interrupted/vbd the/at processes/nns of/in nature/nn ./. Startled/vbn ,/, he/pps jumped/vbd up/rp to/to pull/vb hen/nn and/cc case/nn out/in of/in view/nn ,/, and/cc Alex/np went/vbd to/in the/at door/nn ./. He/pps opened/vbd it/ppo a/at crack/nn and/cc in/in doing/vbg so/rb made/vbd as/ql much/ql shuffling/vbg ,/, coughing/vbg ,/, and/cc scraping/vbg noise/nn as/cs possible/jj in/in order/nn to/to drown/vb emanations/nns from/in the/at hen/nn who/wps had/hvd begun/vbn to/to protest/vb ./. It/pps was/bedz Giselle/np ,/, the/at fille/fw-nn de/fw-in chambre/fw-nn ,/, come/vb to/to clean/vb the/at room/nn ,/, and/cc while/cs she/pps stood/vbd before/in him/ppo with/in ears/nns pricked/vbn up/rp and/cc regard/vb all/abn curiosity/nn ,/, explaining/vbg her/pp$ errand/nn ,/, Alex/np could/md see/vb from/in the/at corner/nn of/in his/pp$ eye/nn the/at doctor/nn doing/vbg all/abn he/pps could/md to/to calm/vb the/at displeased/vbn bird/nn ./. Giselle/np was/bedz reluctant/jj but/cc Alex/np succeeded/vbd in/in persuading/vbg her/ppo to/to come/vb back/rb in/in five/cd minutes/nns and/cc the/at door/nn was/bedz shut/vbn again/rb ./. ``/`` Who/wps was/bedz that/dt ,/, young/jj feller/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at doctor/nn instantly/rb asked/vbd ./. ``/`` That/dt was/bedz the/at fille/fw-nn de/fw-in chambre/fw-nn ,/, the/at one/cd you/ppss thought/vbd couldn't/md* get/vb the/at eggs/nns out/rp ./. She/pps looked/vbd mighty/ql interested/vbn ,/, though/cs ./. Anyhow/rb she's/pps+bez coming/vbg back/rb in/in five/cd minutes/nns to/to do/do the/at room/nn ''/'' ./. The/at doctor's/nn$ mind/nn was/bedz working/vbg at/in a/at great/jj speed/nn ;/. ;/. he/pps rose/vbd to/to put/vb his/pp$ greatcoat/nn on/rp and/cc addressed/vbd Alex/np in/in a/at muted/vbn voice/nn ./. ``/`` Have/hv you/ppss got/vbd our/pp$ keys/nns handy/jj ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Right/ql in/in my/pp$ pocket/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` All/ql right/rb ./. Now/rb you/ppss go/vb outside/rb and/cc beckon/vb me/ppo when/wrb it's/pps+bez safe/jj ''/'' ./. The/at hall/nn was/bedz empty/jj and/cc Alex/np beckoned/vbd ;/. ;/. they/ppss climbed/vbd the/at stairs/nns which/wdt creaked/vbd ,/, very/ql loudly/rb to/in their/pp$ sensitive/jj ears/nns ,/, and/cc reached/vbd the/at next/ap floor/nn ./. A/at guest/nn was/bedz locking/vbg his/pp$ room/nn ;/. ;/. they/ppss passed/vbd behind/in him/ppo and/cc got/vbd to/in Alex's/np$ room/nn unnoticed/jj ./. The/at doctor/nn sat/vbd down/rp rather/ql wearily/rb ,/, caressing/vbg the/at hen/nn and/cc remarking/vbg that/cs the/at city/nn was/bedz not/* the/at place/nn for/in a/at poultry-loving/jj man/nn ,/, but/cc no/at sooner/rbr was/bedz the/at remark/nn out/rp than/cs a/at knock/nn at/in this/dt door/nn obliged/vbd him/ppo to/to cover/vb the/at hen/nn with/in his/pp$ greatcoat/nn once/rb more/rbr ./. At/in the/at door/nn Alex/np managed/vbd to/to persuade/vb the/at increasingly/rb astonished/vbn fille/fw-nn de/fw-in chambre/fw-nn to/to return/vb in/in ten/cd minutes/nns ./. It/pps was/bedz evident/jj that/cs a/at second/od transfer/nn had/hvd to/to be/be effected/vbn ,/, and/cc that/cs it/pps had/hvd to/to take/vb place/nn between/in the/at time/nn the/at fille/fw-nn finished/vbd the/at doctor's/nn$ room/nn and/cc the/at time/nn she/pps began/vbd Alex's/np$ ./. They/ppss waited/vbd three/cd minutes/nns and/cc then/rb crept/vbd out/rp on/in tip-toe/nn ;/. ;/. the/at halls/nns were/bed empty/jj and/cc they/ppss passed/vbd down/in the/at stairs/nns to/in number/nn nine/cd and/cc listened/vbd at/in the/at door/nn ./. A/at bustle/nn of/in sheets/nns being/beg smoothed/vbn and/cc pillows/nns being/beg arranged/vbn indicated/vbd the/at fille/fw-nn de/fw-in chambre's/fw-nn$ presence/nn inside/rb ;/. ;/. they/ppss listened/vbd and/cc suddenly/rb a/at step/nn towards/in the/at door/nn announced/vbd another/dt important/jj fact/nn ./. The/at doctor/nn shot/vbd down/rp to/in the/at lavatory/nn and/cc turned/vbd the/at doorknob/nn ,/, but/cc to/in no/at effect/nn :/: the/at lavatory/nn was/bedz occupied/vbn ./. Although/cs a/at look/nn of/in alarm/nn passed/vbd over/in his/pp$ face/nn ,/, he/pps did/dod not/* arrest/vb his/pp$ movements/nns but/cc disappeared/vbd into/in the/at shower/nn room/nn just/rb as/cs the/at chambermaid/nn emerged/vbd from/in number/nn nine/cd ./. Alex/np suppressed/vbd those/dts expressions/nns of/in relief/nn which/wdt offered/vbd to/to prevail/vb in/in his/pp$ face/nn and/cc escape/vb from/in his/pp$ throat/nn ;/. ;/. unwarranted/jj they/ppss were/bed in/in any/dti case/nn for/cs ,/, as/cs he/pps stood/vbd facing/vbg the/at fille/fw-nn de/fw-in chambre/fw-nn ,/, his/pp$ ears/nns were/bed assailed/vbn by/in new/jj sounds/nns from/in the/at interior/nn of/in the/at shower/nn room/nn ./. The/at events/nns of/in the/at last/ap quarter/nn of/in an/at hour/nn ,/, mysterious/jj to/in any/dti bird/nn accustomed/vbn only/rb to/in the/at predictable/jj life/nn of/in coop/nn and/cc barnyard/nn ,/, had/hvd overcome/vbn the/at doctor's/nn$ hen/nn and/cc she/pps gave/vbd out/rp a/at series/nn of/in cackly/jj wails/nns ,/, perhaps/rb mourning/vbg her/pp$ nest/nn ,/, but/cc briefly/rb enjoyed/vbn ./. The/at doctor's/nn$ wits/nns had/hvd not/* left/vbn him/ppo ,/, however/wrb ,/, for/in all/abn his/pp$ sixty-eight/cd years/nns ,/, and/cc the/at wails/nns were/bed almost/rb immediately/rb lost/vbn in/in the/at sound/nn of/in water/nn rushing/vbg out/rp from/in the/at showerhead/nn ./. Alex/np nodded/vbd to/in the/at maid/nn as/cs though/cs nothing/pn unusual/jj were/bed taking/vbg place/nn and/cc entered/vbd the/at doctor's/nn$ room/nn ./. Shortly/rb ,/, the/at doctor/nn himself/ppl entered/vbd ,/, his/pp$ hair/nn somewhat/ql wet/jj from/in the/at shower/nn ,/, but/cc evidently/rb satisfied/vbn with/in the/at outcome/nn of/in their/pp$ adventures/nns ./. Without/in comment/nn he/pps opened/vbd the/at closet/nn and/cc from/in its/pp$ shelves/nns constructed/vbd a/at highboard/nn around/in the/at egg/nn case/nn which/wdt he/pps had/hvd placed/vbn on/in the/at floor/nn inside/rb ./. Next/rb ,/, the/at hen/nn was/bedz nested/vbn and/cc all/abn seemed/vbd well/rb ./. The/at two/cd men/nns sat/vbd for/in some/dti time/nn ,/, savoring/vbg the/at pleasure/nn of/in escape/nn from/in peril/nn and/cc the/at relief/nn such/jj escape/nn brings/vbz ,/, before/cs they/ppss got/vbd up/rp and/cc left/vbd the/at hotel/nn ,/, the/at doctor/nn to/to go/vb to/in the/at conference/nn house/nn and/cc Alex/np to/to go/vb to/in the/at main/jjs post/nn office/nn ./. Alex/np returned/vbd to/in the/at hotel/nn ,/, rather/ql weary/jj and/cc with/in no/rb new/jj prospects/nns of/in a/at role/nn ,/, in/in the/at late/jj afternoon/nn ,/, but/cc found/vbd the/at doctor/nn in/in an/at ebullient/jj mood/nn ./. At/in the/at time/nn Alex/np arrived/vbd he/pps was/bedz engaged/vbn in/in some/dti sort/nn of/in intimate/jj communication/nn with/in the/at hen/nn ,/, who/wps had/hvd settled/vbn herself/ppl on/in the/at nest/nn most/ql peacefully/rb after/in the/at occurrences/nns of/in the/at morning/nn ./. ``/`` Chickens/nns have/hv short/jj memories/nns ''/'' ,/, the/at doctor/nn remarked/vbd ,/, ``/`` that's/dt+bez why/wrb they/ppss are/ber better/jjr company/nn than/cs most/ap people/nns I/ppss know/vb ''/'' ,/, and/cc he/pps went/vbd on/rp to/to break/vb some/dti important/jj news/nn to/in Alex/np ./. ``/`` Well/uh ''/'' ,/, he/pps began/vbd ,/, ``/`` It/pps seems/vbz like/cs some/dti people/nns in/in Paris/np want/vb to/to hear/vb more/ap from/in me/ppo than/cs those/dts fellers/nns over/rp at/in the/at conference/nn house/nn do/do ./. They've/ppss+hv got/vbn a/at big/jj vulture/nn from/in Tanganika/np at/in the/at zoo/nn here/rb ,/, with/in a/at wife/nn for/in him/ppo ,/, too/rb ,/, very/ql rare/jj birds/nns ,/, both/abx of/in them/ppo ,/, the/at only/ap Vulturidae/nps of/in their/pp$ species/nn outside/in Africa/np ./. Seems/vbz like/cs she's/pps+bez willing/jj ,/, but/cc the/at male/nn just/rb flops/vbz around/rb all/abn day/nn like/cs the/at bashful/jj boy/nn who/wps took/vbd Jeannie/np May/np behind/in the/at barn/nn and/cc then/rb didn't/dod* know/vb what/wdt to/to do/do ,/, and/cc the/at people/nns at/in the/at zoo/nn haven't/hv* got/vbn any/dti vulture/nn chicks/nns to/to show/vb for/in their/pp$ trouble/nn ./.

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Going/vbg downstairs/rb with/in the/at tray/nn ,/, Winston/np wished/vbd he/pps could/md have/hv given/vbn in/rp to/in Miss/np Ada/np ,/, but/cc he/pps knew/vbd better/rbr than/cs to/to do/do what/wdt she/pps said/vbd when/wrb she/pps had/hvd that/cs little-girl/nn look/nn ./. There/ex were/bed times/nns it/pps wasn't/bedz* right/jj to/to make/vb a/at person/nn happy/jj ,/, like/cs the/at times/nns she/pps came/vbd in/in the/at kitchen/nn and/cc asked/vbd know/vb we/ppss don't/do* keep/vb peanut/nn ``/`` butter/nn for/in a/at peanut/nn butter/nn sandwich/nn ./. You/ppss in/in this/dt house/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps always/rb told/vbd her/ppo ./. ``/`` Why/wrb ,/, Winston/np ''/'' ,/, she'd/pps+md cry/vb ,/, ``/`` I/ppss just/rb now/rb saw/vbd you/ppo eating/vbg it/ppo out/in of/in the/at jar/nn ''/'' !/. !/. But/cc he/pps knew/vbd how/wrb important/jj it/pps was/bedz for/in her/ppo to/to keep/vb her/pp$ figure/nn ./. In/in the/at kitchen/nn ,/, Leona/np ,/, his/pp$ little/ql young/jj wife/nn ,/, was/bedz reading/vbg the/at morning/nn paper/nn ./. Her/pp$ legs/nns hung/vbd down/rp long/jj and/cc thin/jj as/cs she/pps sat/vbd on/in the/at high/jj stool/nn ./. ``/`` Here/rb ''/'' ,/, Winston/np said/vbd gently/rb ,/, ``/`` what's/wdt+bez these/dts dishes/nns doing/vbg not/* washed/vbn ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at enormous/jj plates/nns which/wdt had/hvd held/vbn Mr./np Jack's/np$ four/cd fried/vbn eggs/nns and/cc five/cd strips/nns of/in bacon/nn were/bed still/rb stacked/vbn in/in the/at sink/nn ./. ``/`` Leave/vb me/ppo alone/rb ''/'' ,/, Leona/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` Can't/md* you/ppss see/vb I'm/ppss+bem busy/jj ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps looked/vbd at/in him/ppo impudently/rb over/in the/at corner/nn of/in the/at paper/nn ./. ``/`` This/dt is/bez moving/vbg day/nn ''/'' ,/, Winston/np reminded/vbd her/ppo ,/, ``/`` and/cc I/ppss bet/vb you/ppss left/vbd things/nns every/at which/wdt way/nn upstairs/rb ,/, your/pp$ clothes/nns all/ql over/in the/at floor/nn and/cc the/at bed/nn not/* made/vbn ./. Leona/np ''/'' !/. !/. His/pp$ eye/nn had/hvd fastened/vbn on/in her/pp$ leg/nn ;/. ;/. bending/vbg ,/, he/pps touched/vbd her/pp$ knee/nn ./. ``/`` If/cs I/ppss catch/vb you/ppo one/cd more/ap time/nn down/rp here/rb without/in stockings/nns ''/'' --/-- She/pps twitched/vbd her/pp$ leg/nn away/rb ./. ``/`` Fuss/vb ,/, fuss/vb ,/, old/jj man/nn ''/'' ./. She/pps had/hvd an/at alley/nn cat's/nn$ manners/nns ./. Winston/np stacked/vbd Miss/np Ada's/np$ thin/jj pink/jj dishes/nns in/in the/at sink/nn ./. Then/rb he/pps spread/vbd out/rp the/at last/ap list/nn on/in the/at counter/nn ./. ``/`` To/to Be/be Left/vbn Behind/rb ''/'' was/bedz printed/vbn at/in the/at top/nn in/in Miss/np Ada/np ;/. ;/. fine/jj hand/nn ./. Winston/np took/vbd out/rp a/at pencil/nn ,/, admired/vbd the/at point/nn ,/, and/cc wrote/vbd slowly/rb and/cc heavily/rb ,/, ``/`` Clothes/nns Stand/nn ''/'' ./. Sighing/vbg ,/, Leona/np dropped/vbd the/at paper/nn and/cc stood/vbd up/rp ./. ``/`` I/ppss guess/vb I/ppss better/rbr get/vb ready/jj to/to go/vb ''/'' ./. Winston/np watched/vbd her/ppo fumbling/vbg to/to untie/vb her/pp$ apron/nn ./. ``/`` Here/rb ''/'' ./. Carefully/rb ,/, he/pps undid/vbd the/at bow/nn ./. ``/`` How/wrb come/vbn your/pp$ bows/nns is/bez always/rb cockeyed/jj ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps turned/vbd and/cc put/vbd her/pp$ arms/nns around/in his/pp$ neck/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* want/vb to/to leave/vb here/rb ,/, Winston/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` Now/rb listen/vb to/in that/dt ''/'' ./. He/pps drew/vbd back/rb ,/, embarrassed/vbn and/cc pleased/vbn ./. ``/`` I/ppss thought/vbd you/ppss was/bedz sick/jj to/in death/nn of/in this/dt big/jj house/nn ./. Said/vbn you/ppss wore/vbd yourself/ppl out/rp ,/, cleaning/vbg all/abn these/dts empty/jj rooms/nns ''/'' ./. ``/`` At/in least/ap there/ex is/bez room/nn here/rb ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` What/wdt room/nn is/bez there/ex going/vbg to/to be/be in/in an/at apartment/nn for/in any/dti child/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss told/vbd you/ppo what/wdt Miss/np Ada's/np$ doctor/nn said/vbd ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* mean/vb Miss/np Ada/np !/. !/. What/wdt you/ppss think/vb I/ppss care/vb about/in that/dt ?/. ?/. I/ppss mean/vb our/pp$ children/nns ''/'' ./. She/pps sounded/vbd as/cs though/cs they/ppss already/rb existed/vbd ./. In/in spite/in of/in the/at hundred/cd things/nns he/pps had/hvd on/in his/pp$ mind/nn ,/, Winston/np went/vbd and/cc put/vbd his/pp$ arm/nn around/in her/pp$ waist/nn ./. ``/`` We've/ppss+hv got/vbn plenty/nn of/in time/nn to/to think/vb about/in that/wps ./. All/ql the/at time/nn in/in the/at world/nn ./. We've/ppss+hv only/rb been/ben married/vbn four/cd years/nns ,/, January/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` Four/cd years/nns ''/'' !/. !/. She/pps wailed/vbd ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez a/at long/jj time/nn ,/, waiting/vbg ''/'' ./. ``/`` How/wrb many/ap times/nns have/hv I/ppss told/vbn you/ppo ''/'' --/-- he/pps began/vbd ,/, and/cc was/bedz almost/ql glad/jj when/wrb she/pps cut/vbd him/ppo off/rp --/-- ``/`` Too/ql many/ap times/nns ''/'' !/. !/. --/-- and/cc flounced/vbd to/in the/at sink/nn ,/, where/wrb she/pps began/vbd noisily/rb to/to wash/vb her/pp$ hands/nns ./. Too/ql many/ap times/nns was/bedz the/at truth/nn of/in it/ppo ,/, Winston/np thought/vbd ./. He/pps hardly/rb believed/vbd his/pp$ reason/nn himself/ppl any/dti more/rbr ./. Although/cs it/pps had/hvd seemed/vbn a/at good/jj reason/nn ,/, to/to begin/vb with/in :/: no/at couple/nn could/md afford/vb to/to have/hv children/nns ./. ``/`` How/wrb you/ppss going/vbg to/to work/vb with/in a/at child/nn hanging/vbg on/in you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps asked/vbd Leona/np ./. ``/`` You/ppss want/vb to/to keep/vb this/dt job/nn ,/, don't/do* you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps doubted/vbd whether/cs she/pps heard/vbd him/ppo ,/, over/in the/at running/vbg water/nn ./. He/pps sat/vbd for/in a/at while/nn with/in his/pp$ hands/nns on/in his/pp$ knees/nns ,/, watching/vbg the/at bend/nn of/in her/pp$ back/nn as/cs she/pps gathered/vbd up/rp her/pp$ things/nns --/-- a/at comb/nn ,/, a/at bottle/nn of/in aspirin/nn --/-- to/to take/vb upstairs/rb and/cc pack/vb ./. She/pps made/vbd him/ppo sad/jj some/dti days/nns ,/, and/cc he/pps was/bedz never/rb sure/jj why/wrb ;/. ;/. it/pps was/bedz something/pn to/to do/do with/in her/pp$ back/nn ,/, the/at thinness/nn of/in it/ppo ,/, and/cc the/at quick/jj ,/, jerky/jj way/nn she/pps bent/vbd ./. She/pps was/bedz too/ql young/jj ,/, that/dt was/bedz all/abn ;/. ;/. too/ql young/jj and/cc thin/jj and/cc straight/jj ./. ``/`` Winston/np ''/'' !/. !/. It/pps was/bedz Mr./np Jack/np ,/, bellowing/vbg out/rp in/in the/at hall/nn ./. Winston/np hurried/vbd through/in the/at swinging/vbg door/nn ./. ``/`` I've/ppss+hv been/ben bursting/vbg my/pp$ lungs/nns for/in you/ppo ''/'' ,/, Mr./np Jack/np complained/vbd ./. He/pps was/bedz standing/vbg in/in front/nn of/in the/at mirror/nn ,/, tightening/vbg his/pp$ tie/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd on/rp his/pp$ gray/jj tweed/nn overcoat/nn and/cc his/pp$ city/nn hat/nn ,/, and/cc his/pp$ brief/nn case/nn lay/vbd on/in the/at bench/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* know/vb what/wdt you/ppss think/vb you've/ppss+hv been/ben doing/vbg about/in my/pp$ clothes/nns ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` This/dt coat/nn looks/vbz like/cs a/at rag/nn heap/nn ''/'' ./. There/ex were/bed a/at few/ap blades/nns of/in lint/nn on/in the/at shoulder/nn ./. Winston/np took/vbd the/at clothesbrush/nn out/in of/in the/at closet/nn and/cc went/vbd to/in work/nn ./. He/pps gave/vbd Mr./np Jack/np a/at real/jj going-over/nn ;/. ;/. he/pps brushed/vbd his/pp$ shoulders/nns and/cc his/pp$ back/nn and/cc his/pp$ collar/nn with/in long/jj ,/, firm/jj strokes/nns ./. ``/`` Hey/uh ''/'' !/. !/. Mr./np Jack/np cried/vbd when/wrb the/at brush/nn tipped/vbd his/pp$ hat/nn down/rp over/in his/pp$ eyes/nns ./. Winston/np apologized/vbd and/cc quickly/rb set/vbd the/at hat/nn right/jj ./. Then/rb he/pps stood/vbd back/rb to/to look/vb at/in Mr./np Jack/np ,/, who/wps was/bedz pulling/vbg on/rp his/pp$ pigskin/nn gloves/nns ./. Winston/np enjoyed/vbd seeing/vbg him/ppo start/vb out/rp ;/. ;/. he/pps wore/vbd his/pp$ clothes/nns with/in style/nn ./. When/wrb he/pps was/bedz going/vbg to/in town/nn ,/, nothing/pn was/bedz good/jj enough/qlp --/-- he/pps had/hvd cursed/vbn at/in Winston/np once/rb for/in leaving/vbg a/at fleck/nn of/in polish/nn on/in his/pp$ shoelace/nn ./. At/in home/nr ,/, he/pps wouldn't/md* even/vb wash/vb his/pp$ hands/nns for/in supper/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps wandered/vbd around/in the/at yard/nn in/in a/at pair/nn of/in sweaty/jj old/jj corduroys/nns ./. The/at velvet/nn smoking/vbg jackets/nns ,/, pearl-gray/jj ,/, wine/jj ,/, and/cc blue/jj ,/, which/wdt Miss/np Ada/np had/hvd bought/vbn him/ppo hung/vbn brushed/vbn and/cc unworn/jj in/in the/at closet/nn ./. ``/`` Good-by/uh ,/, Winston/np ''/'' ,/, Mr./np Jack/np said/vbd ,/, giving/vbg a/at final/jj set/nn to/in his/pp$ hat/nn ./. ``/`` Look/vb out/rp for/in those/dts movers/nns ''/'' !/. !/. Winston/np watched/vbd him/ppo hurry/vb down/in the/at drive/nn to/in his/pp$ car/nn ;/. ;/. a/at handsome/jj ,/, fine-looking/jj man/nn it/pps made/vbd him/ppo proud/jj to/to see/vb ./. After/cs Mr./np Jack/np drove/vbd away/rb ,/, Winston/np went/vbd on/rp looking/vbg out/in the/at window/nn ./. He/pps noticed/vbd a/at speck/nn of/in dirt/nn on/in the/at sill/nn and/cc swiped/vbd at/in it/ppo with/in his/pp$ finger/nn ./. Then/rb he/pps looked/vbd at/in his/pp$ finger/nn ,/, at/in the/at wrinkled/vbn ,/, heavy/jj knuckle/nn and/cc the/at thick/jj nail/nn he/pps used/vbd like/cs a/at knife/nn to/to pry/vb up/rp ,/, slit/vb ,/, and/cc open/vb ./. For/in the/at first/od time/nn ,/, he/pps be/be sad/jj about/in the/at move/nn ./. That/dt house/nn was/bedz ten/cd years/nns off/in his/pp$ life/nn let/vb himself/ppl ./. Each/dt brass/nn handle/nn and/cc hinge/nn shone/vbd for/in his/pp$ reward/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps knew/vbd how/wrb to/to get/vb at/in the/at dust/nn in/in the/at china/nn flowers/nns and/cc how/wrb to/to take/vb down/rp the/at long/jj glass/nn drops/nns which/wdt hung/vbd from/in the/at chandelier/nn ./. He/pps knew/vbd the/at house/nn like/cs a/at blind/jj man/nn ,/, through/in his/pp$ fingers/nns ,/, and/cc he/pps did/dod not/* like/vb to/to think/vb of/in all/abn the/at time/nn and/cc rags/nns and/cc polishes/nns he/pps had/hvd spent/vbn on/in keeping/vbg it/ppo up/rp ./. 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Since/in then/rb ,/, the/at flowers/nns she/pps had/hvd planted/vbn had/hvd spread/vb all/abn over/in the/at hill/nn ./. Already/rb the/at jonquils/nns were/bed blooming/vbg in/in a/at flock/nn by/in the/at front/jj gate/nn ,/, and/cc the/at periwinkles/nns were/bed coming/vbg on/rp ,/, blue/jj by/in the/at porch/nn steps/nns ./. In/in a/at week/nn the/at hyacinths/nns would/md spike/vb out/rp ./. And/cc the/at dogwood/nn in/in early/jj May/np ,/, for/in Miss/np Ada's/np$ alfresco/nn party/nn ;/. ;/. and/cc after/in that/cs the/at Japanese/jj cherries/nns ./. Now/rb the/at yard/nn looked/vbd wet/jj and/cc bald/jj ,/, the/at trees/nns bare/vb under/in their/pp$ buds/nns ,/, but/cc in/in a/at while/nn Miss/np Ada's/np$ flowers/nns would/md bloom/vb like/cs a/at marching/vbg parade/nn ./. 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Winston/np followed/vbd her/ppo around/in the/at room/nn ,/, collecting/vbg the/at small/jj frail/jj objects/nns (/( Christmas/np ,/, birthday/nn ,/, and/cc anniversary/nn )/) and/cc wrapping/vbg them/ppo in/in tissue/nn paper/nn ./. Neither/dtx of/in them/ppo trusted/vbn the/at movers/nns ./. When/wrb they/ppss came/vbd to/in Mr./np Jack's/np$ photograph/nn ,/, twenty/cd by/in twelve/cd inches/nns in/in a/at curly/jj silver/nn frame/nn ,/, Miss/np Ada/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` By/in rights/nns I/ppss ought/md to/to leave/vb that/dt ,/, seeing/vbg he/pps won't/md* take/vb my/pp$ clotheshorse/nn ''/'' ./. She/pps smiled/vbd at/in Winston/np ,/, and/cc he/pps saw/vbd the/at hateful/jj hard/jj glitter/nn in/in her/pp$ eyes/nns ./. He/pps picked/vbd up/rp the/at photograph/nn and/cc began/vbd to/to wrap/vb it/ppo ./. ``/`` At/in least/ap you/ppss could/md leave/vb it/ppo for/in the/at movers/nns ''/'' ,/, Miss/np Ada/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` What/wdt possessed/vbd you/ppo to/to tell/vb me/ppo a/at clotheshorse/nn would/md be/be a/at good/jj idea/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Winston/np folded/vbd the/at tissue/nn paper/nn carefully/rb ./. ``/`` He's/pps+hvz used/vbn it/ppo every/at day/nn ;/. ;/. every/at morning/nn ,/, I/ppss lay/vb out/rp his/pp$ clothes/nns on/in it/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` Well/uh ,/, that's/dt+bez over/rp now/rb ./. And/cc it/pps was/bedz his/pp$ main/jjs present/nn !/. !/. Leave/vb that/dt fool/jj picture/nn out/rp ''/'' ,/, she/pps added/vbd sharply/rb ./. Winston/np laid/vbd it/ppo in/in the/at basket/nn ./. ``/`` Mr./np Jack/np sets/vbz store/nn by/in that/dt ''/'' ./. ``/`` Really/rb ,/, Winston/np ./. It/pps was/bedz meant/vbn to/to be/be my/pp$ present/nn ''/'' ./. But/cc she/pps went/vbd on/rp down/in the/at list/nn ./. Winston/np was/bedz relieved/vbn ;/. ;/. those/dts presents/nns had/hvd been/ben on/in his/pp$ mind/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd only/rb agreed/vbn with/in Miss/np Ada/np about/in getting/vbg the/at valet/nn ,/, but/cc he/pps had/hvd actually/rb suggested/vbn the/at photograph/nn to/in Mr./np Jack/np ./. ``/`` You/ppss know/vb what/wdt she/pps likes/vbz ,/, Winston/np ''/'' ,/, he/pps had/hvd said/vbn wearily/rb ,/, one/cd evening/nn in/in November/np when/wrb Winston/np was/bedz pulling/vbg off/rp his/pp$ overshoes/nns ./. ``/`` Tell/vb me/ppo what/wdt to/to get/vb her/ppo for/in Christmas/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` She's/pps+hvz been/ben talking/vbg about/in a/at picture/nn ''/'' ,/, Winston/np had/hvd told/vbn him/ppo ./. ``/`` Picture/nn !/. !/. You/ppss mean/vb picture/nn of/in me/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. But/cc Winston/np had/hvd persuaded/vbn him/ppo ./. 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''/'' and/cc others/nns concerning/in camp/nn friends/nns who/wps resided/vbd in/in her/pp$ suburban/jj neighborhood/nn ,/, ,/, and/cc news/nn of/in her/ppo commencing/vbg again/rb her/pp$ piano/nn lessons/nns ,/, her/pp$ private/jj school/nn ,/, a/at visit/nn to/in Boston/np to/to see/vb her/ppo grandparents/nns and/cc an/at uncle/nn who/wps was/bedz a/at surgeon/nn returned/vbn on/in furlough/nn ,/, wounded/vbn ,/, from/in the/at war/nn in/in Europe/np ./. In/in my/pp$ letters/nns I/ppss took/vbd on/rp a/at personality/nn that/wps differed/vbd from/in the/at self/nn I/ppss knew/vbd in/in real/jj life/nn ./. Then/rb epistolatory/jj me/ppo was/bedz a/at foreign/jj correspondent/nn dispatching/vbg exciting/jj cables/nns and/cc communiques/nns ,/, full/jj of/in dash/nn and/cc wit/nn and/cc glamor/nn ,/, quoting/vbg from/in the/at books/nns I/ppss read/vbd ,/, imitating/vbg the/at grand/jj styles/nns of/in the/at authors/nns recommended/vbn by/in a/at teacher/nn in/in whose/wp$ special/jj ,/, after-school/jj class/nn I/ppss was/bedz enrolled/vbn ./. The/at letters/nns took/vbd their/pp$ source/nn from/in a/at stream/nn of/in my/pp$ imagination/nn in/in which/wdt I/ppss was/bedz transformed/vbn into/in a/at young/jj man/nn not/* unlike/in my/pp$ bunkmate/nn Eliot/np Sands/np --/-- he/pps of/in the/at porch/nn steps/nns anecdotes/nns --/-- who/wps smoked/vbd cigarettes/nns ,/, performed/vbd the/at tango/nn ,/, wore/vbd fifty/cd dollar/nn suits/nns ,/, and/cc sneaked/vbd off/rp into/in the/at dark/nn with/in girls/nns to/to do/do unimaginable/jj things/nns with/in them/ppo ./. Like/cs Eliot/np ,/, in/in my/pp$ fantasies/nns ,/, I/ppss had/hvd a/at proud/jj bearing/nn and/cc ,/, with/in a/at skill/nn that/wps was/bedz vaguely/rb continental/jj ,/, I/ppss would/md lead/vb Jessica/np through/in an/at evening/nn of/in dancing/vbg and/cc handsome/jj descriptions/nns of/in my/pp$ newest/jjt exploits/nns ,/, would/md guide/vb her/ppo gently/rb to/in the/at night's/nn$ climax/nn which/wdt ,/, in/in my/pp$ dreams/nns ,/, was/bedz always/rb represented/vbn by/in our/pp$ almost/rb suffocating/nn one/cd another/dt to/in death/nn with/in deep/jj ,/, moist/jj kisses/nns burning/vbg with/in love/nn ./. The/at night/nn after/in reading/vbg her/pp$ letter/nn about/in her/pp$ surgeon/nn uncle/nn --/-- it/pps must/md have/hv been/ben late/rb in/in September/np --/-- I/ppss had/hvd a/at vision/nn of/in myself/ppl returned/vbn in/in ragged/jj uniform/nn from/in The/at-tl Front/nn-tl ,/, nearly/rb dying/vbg ,/, my/pp$ head/nn bandaged/vbn and/cc blooded/vbn ,/, and/cc Jessica/np bending/vbg over/in me/ppo ,/, the/at power/nn of/in her/pp$ love/nn bringing/vbg me/ppo back/rb to/in life/nn ./. For/in many/ap nights/nns afterward/rb ,/, the/at idea/nn of/in her/ppo having/hvg been/ben so/ql close/jj to/in me/ppo in/in that/dt imagined/vbn bed/nn would/md return/vb and/cc fill/vb me/ppo with/in obscure/jj and/cc painful/jj desires/nns ,/, would/md cause/vb me/ppo to/to lie/vb awake/rb in/in shame/nn ,/, tossing/vbg with/in irresolution/nn ,/, longing/vbg to/to fall/vb into/in a/at deep/jj sleep/nn ./. The/at weeks/nns went/vbd by/rb ,/, and/cc the/at longer/jjr our/pp$ separation/nn grew/vbd ,/, the/at more/ql unbounded/jj and/cc almost/rb unbearable/jj my/pp$ fantasies/nns became/vbd ./. They/ppss caused/vbd my/pp$ love/nn for/in Jessica/np to/to become/vb warmer/jjr and/cc at/in the/at same/ap time/nn more/ql hopeless/jj ,/, as/cs if/cs my/pp$ adolescent/nn self/nn knew/vbd that/wps only/rb torment/nn would/md ever/rb bring/vb me/ppo the/at courage/nn to/to ask/vb to/to see/vb her/ppo again/rb ./. As/cs it/pps turned/vbd out/rp ,/, Jessica/np took/vbd matters/nns into/in her/pp$ own/jj hands/nns ./. Having/hvg received/vbn permission/nn to/to give/vb a/at camp/nn reunion-Halloween/np party/nn ,/, she/pps asked/vbd that/cs I/ppss come/vb and/cc be/be her/pp$ date/nn ./. I/ppss went/vbd and/cc ,/, mum/jj and/cc nervous/jj ,/, all/abn but/in made/vbn a/at fool/nn of/in myself/ppl ./. Again/rb among/in those/dts jubilantly/rb reunited/vbn bunkmates/nns ,/, I/ppss was/bedz shy/jj with/in Jessie/np and/cc acted/vbd as/cs I/ppss had/hvd during/in those/dts early/jj Saturday/nr mornings/nns when/wrb we/ppss all/abn seemed/vbd to/to be/be playing/vbg for/in effect/nn ,/, to/to be/be detached/vbn and/cc unconcerned/jj with/in the/at girls/nns who/wps were/bed properly/rb our/pp$ dates/nns but/in about/in whom/wpo ,/, later/rbr ,/, in/in the/at privacy/nn of/in our/pp$ bunks/nns ,/, we/ppss would/md think/vb in/in terms/nns of/in the/at most/rbt elaborate/jj romance/nn ./. I/ppss remember/vb standing/vbg in/in a/at corner/nn ,/, watching/vbg Jessica/np act/vb the/at hostess/nn ,/, serving/vbg soft/jj drinks/nns to/in her/pp$ guests/nns ./. She/pps was/bedz wearing/vbg her/pp$ dark/jj hair/nn in/in two/cd ,/, thick/jj braids/nns to/to attain/vb an/at ``/`` American/jj-tl Girl/nn-tl ''/'' effect/nn she/pps thought/vbd was/bedz appropriate/jj to/in Halloween/np ./. It/pps made/vbd her/ppo look/vb sweet/jj and/cc schoolgirlish/jj ,/, I/ppss was/bedz excited/vbn to/to be/be with/in her/ppo ,/, but/cc I/ppss did/dod not/* know/vb how/wrb to/to express/vb it/ppo ./. Yet/rb a/at moment/nn did/dod come/vb that/dt night/nn when/wrb the/at adventurous/jj letter/nn writer/nn and/cc fantasist/nn seemed/vbd to/to stride/vb off/rp my/pp$ flashy/jj pages/nns ,/, out/in of/in my/pp$ mind/nn ,/, and/cc plant/vb himself/ppl in/in reality/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz late/jj ,/, we/ppss were/bed playing/vbg kissing/vbg games/nns ,/, and/cc Jessica/np and/cc I/ppss were/bed called/vbn on/rp to/to kiss/vb in/in front/nn of/in the/at others/nns ./. We/ppss blushed/vbd and/cc were/bed flustered/vbn ,/, and/cc it/pps turned/vbd out/rp to/to be/be the/at fleetest/jjt brush/nn of/in lips/nns upon/in cheek/nn ./. The/at kiss/nn outraged/vbd our/pp$ friends/nns but/cc it/pps was/bedz done/vbn and/cc meanwhile/rb had/hvd released/vbn in/in me/ppo all/abn the/at remote/jj ,/, exciting/jj premonitions/nns of/in lust/nn ,/, all/abn the/at mysterious/jj sensations/nns that/cs I/ppss had/hvd imagined/vbn a/at truly/rb consummated/vbn kiss/nn would/md convey/vb to/in me/ppo ./. It/pps was/bedz at/in that/dt party/nn that/wps ,/, finally/rb overcoming/vbg my/pp$ timidity/nn ,/, inspired/vbd by/in tales/nns only/rb half-understood/vbn and/cc overheard/vbn among/in older/jjr boys/nns ,/, I/ppss asked/vbd Jessie/np to/to spend/vb New/jj-tl Year's/nn$-tl Eve/nn-tl with/in me/ppo ./. Lovingly/rb ,/, she/pps accepted/vbd ,/, and/cc so/ql great/jj was/bedz my/pp$ emotion/nn that/cs all/abn I/ppss could/md think/vb of/in saying/vbg was/bedz ,/, ``/`` You're/ppss+ber amazing/jj ,/, you/ppss know/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Later/rbr ,/, we/ppss agreed/vbd to/to think/vb of/in how/wrb we/ppss wished/vbd to/to spend/vb that/dt night/nn ./. We/ppss would/md write/vb to/in one/cd another/dt and/cc make/vb a/at definite/jj plan/nn ./. She/pps was/bedz terribly/rb pleased/vbn ./. Among/in my/pp$ school/nn and/cc neighborhood/nn friends/nns ,/, during/in the/at next/ap months/nns ,/, I/ppss bragged/vbd and/cc swaggered/vbd and/cc pompously/rb described/vbd my/pp$ impending/vbg date/nn ./. But/cc though/cs I/ppss boasted/vbd and/cc gave/vbd off/rp a/at dapper/jj front/nn ,/, I/ppss was/bedz beneath/in it/ppo all/abn frightened/vbn ./. It/pps would/md be/be the/at first/od time/nn I/ppss had/hvd ever/rb been/ben completely/rb alone/rb with/in a/at girl/nn I/ppss loved/vbd ./. I/ppss had/hvd no/at idea/nn of/in what/wdt subjects/nns one/pn discussed/vbd when/wrb alone/rb with/in a/at girl/nn ,/, or/cc how/wrb one/pn behaved/vbd :/: Should/md-tl I/ppss hold/vb her/ppo hand/nn while/cs walking/vbg or/cc only/rb when/wrb crossing/vbg the/at street/nn ?/. ?/. Should/md I/ppss bring/vb along/rb a/at corsage/nn or/cc send/vb one/pn to/in her/ppo ?/. ?/. Was/bedz it/pps preferable/jj to/to meet/vb her/ppo at/in home/nr or/cc in/in the/at city/nn ?/. ?/. Should/md I/ppss accompany/vb her/ppo to/in the/at door/nn of/in her/pp$ home/nr ,/, or/cc should/md I/ppss ask/vb to/to be/be invited/vbn in/rp ?/. ?/. In/rp or/cc out/rp ,/, should/md I/ppss kiss/vb her/ppo goodnight/uh ?/. ?/. All/ql this/dt was/bedz unknown/jj to/in me/ppo ,/, and/cc yet/rb I/ppss had/hvd dared/vbn to/to ask/vb her/ppo out/rp for/in the/at most/ql important/jj night/nn of/in the/at year/nn !/. !/. When/wrb in/in one/cd letter/nn Jessica/np informed/vbd me/ppo that/cs her/pp$ father/nn did/dod not/* like/vb the/at idea/nn of/in her/ppo going/vbg out/rp alone/rb on/in New/jj-tl Year's/nn$-tl Eve/nn-tl ,/, I/ppss knew/vbd for/in a/at moment/nn an/at immense/jj relief/nn ;/. ;/. but/cc the/at letter/nn went/vbd on/rp :/: she/pps had/hvd cried/vbn ,/, she/pps had/hvd implored/vbn ,/, she/pps had/hvd been/ben miserable/jj at/in his/pp$ refusal/nn ,/, and/cc finally/rb he/pps had/hvd relented/vbn --/-- and/cc now/rb how/wrb happy/jj she/pps was/bedz ,/, how/wrb expectant/jj !/. !/. Her/pp$ optimism/nn gave/vbd me/ppo heart/nn ./. I/ppss forced/vbd confidence/nn into/in myself/ppl ./. I/ppss made/vbd inquiries/nns ,/, I/ppss read/vbd a/at book/nn of/in etiquette/nn ./. In/in December/np I/ppss wrote/vbd her/ppo with/in authority/nn that/cs we/ppss would/md meet/vb on/in the/at steps/nns of/in the/at Hotel/nn-tl Astor/np-tl ,/, a/at rendezvous/nn spot/nn that/cs I/ppss had/hvd learned/vbn was/bedz the/at most/ql sophisticated/jj ./. We/ppss would/md attend/vb a/at film/nn and/cc ,/, later/rbr on/rp ,/, I/ppss stated/vbd ,/, we/ppss might/md go/vb to/in the/at Mayflower/np-tl Coffee/nn-tl Shop/nn-tl or/cc Child's/np$ or/cc Toffenetti's/np$ for/in waffles/nns ./. I/ppss set/vb the/at hour/nn of/in our/pp$ meeting/nn for/in seven/cd ./. At/in five/cd o'clock/rb that/dt night/nn it/pps was/bedz already/rb dark/jj ,/, and/cc behind/in my/pp$ closed/vbn door/nn I/ppss was/bedz dressing/vbg as/ql carefully/rb as/cs a/at groom/nn ./. I/ppss wore/vbd a/at new/jj double-breasted/jj brown/jj worsted/nn suit/nn with/in a/at faint/jj herringbone/nn design/nn and/cc wide/jj lapels/nns like/cs a/at devil's/nn$ ears/nns ./. My/pp$ camp-made/jj leather/nn wallet/nn ,/, bulky/jj with/in twisted/vbn ,/, raised/vbn stitches/nns around/in the/at edges/nns ,/, I/ppss stuffed/vbd with/in money/nn I/ppss had/hvd been/ben saving/vbg ./. Hatless/jj ,/, in/in an/at overcoat/nn of/in rough/jj blue/jj wool/nn ,/, I/ppss was/bedz given/vbn a/at proud/jj farewell/nn by/in my/pp$ mother/nn and/cc father/nn ,/, and/cc I/ppss set/vbd out/rp into/in the/at strangely/rb still/jj streets/nns of/in Brooklyn/np ./. I/ppss felt/vbd superior/jj to/in the/at neighborhood/nn friends/nns I/ppss was/bedz leaving/vbg behind/rb ,/, felt/vbd older/jjr than/cs my/pp$ years/nns ,/, and/cc was/bedz full/jj of/in compliments/nns for/in myself/ppl as/cs I/ppss headed/vbd into/in the/at subway/nn that/wps was/bedz carrying/vbg its/pp$ packs/nns of/in passengers/nns out/in of/in that/dt dull/jj borough/nn and/cc into/in the/at unstable/jj ,/, tantalizing/vbg excitement/nn of/in Manhattan/np ./. Times/nns-tl Square/nn-tl ,/, when/wrb I/ppss ascended/vbd to/in it/ppo with/in my/pp$ fellow/nn subway/nn travellers/nns (/( all/ql dressed/vbn as/cs if/cs for/in a/at huge/jj wedding/nn in/in a/at family/nn of/in which/wdt we/ppss were/bed all/abn distant/jj members/nns )/) ,/, was/bedz nearly/ql impassable/jj ,/, the/at sidewalks/nns swarming/vbg with/in celebrants/nns ,/, with/in bundled/vbn up/rp sailors/nns and/cc soldiers/nns already/rb hugging/vbg their/pp$ girls/nns and/cc their/pp$ rationed/vbn bottles/nns of/in whiskey/nn ./. Heavy-coated/jj ,/, severe-looking/jj policemen/nns sat/vbd astride/in noble/jj horses/nns along/in the/at curbside/nn to/to prevent/vb the/at revellers/nns from/in spilling/vbg out/rp in/in front/nn of/in the/at crawling/vbg traffic/nn ./. The/at night/nn was/bedz cold/jj but/cc the/at crowd/nn kept/vbd one/pn warm/jj ./. The/at giant/jj electric/jj signs/nns and/cc marquees/nns were/bed lit/vbn up/rp for/in the/at first/od time/nn since/cs blackout/nn regulations/nns had/hvd been/ben instituted/vbn ,/, and/cc the/at atmosphere/nn was/bedz alive/jj with/in the/at feeling/nn that/dt victory/nn was/bedz just/rb around/in the/at corner/nn ./. Cardboard/nn noisemakers/nns ,/, substitutes/nns for/in the/at unavailable/jj tin/nn models/nns ,/, were/bed being/beg hawked/vbn and/cc bought/vbn at/in makeshift/jj stands/nns every/at few/ap yards/nns along/in Broadway/np ,/, and/cc one's/pn$ ears/nns were/bed continually/rb serenaded/vbn by/in the/at horns'/nns$ rasps/nns and/cc bleats/nns ./. An/at old/jj gentlemen/nns next/in to/in me/ppo held/vbn a/at Boy/nn-tl Scout/nn-tl bugle/nn to/in his/pp$ lips/nns and/cc blasted/vbd away/rb at/in every/at fourth/od step/nn and/cc during/in the/at interim/nn shouted/vbd out/rp ,/, ``/`` V/np for/in Victory/nn-tl ''/'' !/. !/. His/pp$ neighbors/nns cheered/vbd him/ppo on/rp ./. There/ex was/bedz a/at great/jj sense/nn of/in camaraderie/nn ./. How/wrb did/dod one/pn join/vb them/ppo ?/. ?/. Where/wrb were/bed they/ppss all/abn walking/vbg to/in ?/. ?/. Was/bedz I/ppss supposed/vbd to/to buy/vb a/at funny/jj hat/nn and/cc a/at rattle/nn for/in Jessica/np ?/. ?/. It/pps was/bedz a/at quarter/nn of/in seven/cd when/wrb the/at crowd/nn washed/vbd me/ppo up/rp among/in the/at other/ap gallants/nns who/wps had/hvd established/vbn the/at Astor/np steps/nns as/cs the/at beach-head/nn from/in which/wdt to/to launch/vb their/pp$ night/nn of/in merrymaking/jj ./. I/ppss looked/vbd over/in their/pp$ faces/nns and/cc felt/vbd a/at twinge/nn :/: they/ppss all/abn looked/vbd so/ql much/ql more/ql knowing/jj than/cs I/ppss ./. I/ppss looked/vbd away/rb ./. I/ppss looked/vbd for/in Jessica/np to/to materialize/vb out/in of/in the/at clogging/vbg ,/, curdling/vbg crowd/nn and/cc ,/, as/cs the/at time/nn passed/vbd and/cc I/ppss waited/vbd ,/, a/at fiend/nn came/vbd to/in life/nn beside/in me/ppo and/cc whispered/vbd in/in my/pp$ ear/nn :/: How/wrb was/bedz I/ppss planning/vbg to/to greet/vb Jessica/np ?/. ?/. Where/wrb exactly/rb would/md we/ppss go/vb after/in the/at movie/nn ?/. ?/. Suppose/vb the/at lines/nns in/in front/nn of/in the/at movie/nn houses/nns were/bed too/ql long/jj and/cc we/ppss couldn't/md* get/vb in/rp ?/. ?/. Suppose/vb I/ppss hadn't/hvd* brought/vbn along/rb enough/ap money/nn ?/. ?/. I/ppss felt/vbd for/in my/pp$ wallet/nn ./. Its/pp$ thick/jj ,/, substantial/jj outline/nn calmed/vbd me/ppo ./. But/cc when/wrb I/ppss saw/vbd that/cs it/pps was/bedz already/rb ten/cd past/in seven/cd ,/, I/ppss began/vbd to/to wonder/vb if/cs something/pn had/hvd gone/vbn wrong/jj ./. Suppose/vb her/pp$ father/nn had/hvd changed/vbn his/pp$ mind/nn and/cc had/hvd refused/vbn to/to let/vb her/ppo leave/vb ?/. ?/. Suppose/vb at/in this/dt very/ap moment/nn her/pp$ father/nn was/bedz calling/vbg my/pp$ house/nn in/in an/at effort/nn to/to cancel/vb the/at plans/nns ?/. ?/. I/ppss grew/vbd uneasy/jj ./. All/abn about/in me/ppo there/ex was/bedz a/at hectic/jj interplay/nn of/in meetings/nns taking/vbg place/nn ,/, like/cs abrupt/jj ,/, jerky/jj scenes/nns in/in old/jj silent/jj movies/nns ,/, joyous/jj greetings/nns and/cc beginnings/nns ,/, huggings/nns and/cc kissings/nns ,/, enthusiastic/jj forays/nns into/in the/at festive/jj night/nn ./. Whole/jj platoons/nns were/bed taking/vbg up/rp new/jj positions/nns on/in the/at steps/nns ,/, arriving/vbg and/cc departing/vbg ,/, while/cs I/ppss stayed/vbd glued/vbn ,/, like/cs a/at signpost/nn ,/, to/in one/cd spot/nn ./. At/in 7:25/cd two/cd hotel/nn doormen/nns came/vbd thumping/vbg down/in the/at steps/nns ,/, carrying/vbg a/at saw-horse/nn to/to be/be set/vbn up/rp as/cs a/at barricade/nn in/in front/nn of/in the/at haberdashery/nn store/nn window/nn next/in to/in the/at entranceway/nn ,/, and/cc as/cs I/ppss watched/vbd them/ppo in/in their/pp$ gaudy/jj red/jj coats/nns that/wps nearly/rb scraped/vbd the/at ground/nn ,/, their/pp$ golden/jj ,/, fringed/vbn epaulets/nns and/cc spic/jj ,/, red-visored/jj caps/nns ,/, I/ppss suddenly/rb saw/vbd just/rb over/in their/pp$ shoulders/nns Jessica/np gracefully/rb making/vbg her/pp$ way/nn through/in the/at crowd/nn ./. My/pp$ heart/nn almost/rb stopped/vbd beating/vbg ./.

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I/ppss suddenly/rb thought/vbd of/in Mary/np Jane/np Brennan/np ,/, the/at way/nn her/pp$ pretty/jj eyes/nns could/md flash/vb with/in anger/nn ,/, her/pp$ quiet/jj competence/nn ,/, the/at gentleness/nn and/cc sweetness/nn that/wps lay/vbd just/rb beneath/in the/at surface/nn of/in her/pp$ defenses/nns ./. We/ppss had/hvd become/vbn good/jj friends/nns during/in my/pp$ stay/nn at/in Cook/np-tl County/nn-tl Hospital/nn-tl ./. I/ppss had/hvd told/vbn her/ppo enough/ap about/in myself/ppl to/to offset/vb somewhat/rb the/at damaging/vbg stories/nns that/wps had/hvd appeared/vbn in/in local/jj newspapers/nns after/in my/pp$ little/jj adventure/nn in/in Marshall/np-tl Field/np-tl &/cc-tl Co./nn-tl ./. She/pps knew/vbd that/cs I/ppss lived/vbd at/in a/at good/jj address/nn on/in the/at Gold/jj-tl Coast/nn-tl ,/, that/cs I/ppss had/hvd once/rb been/ben a/at medical/jj student/nn and/cc was/bedz thinking/vbg of/in returning/vbg to/in the/at university/nn to/to finish/vb my/pp$ medical/jj studies/nns ./. She/pps knew/vbd also/rb that/cs I/ppss was/bedz unmarried/jj and/cc without/in a/at single/ap known/vbn relative/nn ./. She/pps wasn't/bedz* quite/ql sure/jj that/cs I/ppss felt/vbd enough/ap remorse/nn about/in my/pp$ drinking/vbg ,/, or/cc that/cs I/ppss would/md not/* return/vb to/in it/ppo once/cs I/ppss was/bedz out/rp and/cc on/in my/pp$ own/jj again/rb ./. This/dt had/hvd worried/vbn her/ppo ./. ``/`` I/ppss read/vb those/dts newspaper/nn stories/nns about/in you/ppo ''/'' ,/, she/pps had/hvd said/vbn ./. ``/`` You/ppss must/md have/hv loved/vbn that/dt girl/nn very/ql much/rb ,/, but/cc you/ppss couldn't/md* have/hv meant/vbn it/ppo when/wrb you/ppss said/vbd that/cs you/ppss wanted/vbd to/to kill/vb her/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` Why/wrb do/do you/ppss say/vb that/dt ''/'' ?/. ?/. I/ppss asked/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss was/bedz full/jj of/in booze/nn and/cc ,/, well/uh ,/, a/at drunk/nn is/bez apt/jj to/to do/do anything/pn he/pps says/vbz he'll/pps+md do/do ''/'' ./. Nonsense/nn !/. !/. I/ppss grew/vbd up/rp in/in an/at Irish/jj neighborhood/nn on/in Chicago's/np$ West/jj-tl Side/nn-tl ./. Don't/do* tell/vb me/ppo about/in drunks/nns ./. You're/ppss+ber not/* the/at kind/nn to/to go/vb violent/jj ./. Were/bed you/ppss in/in love/nn with/in that/dt girl/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Would/md it/pps make/vb any/dti difference/nn to/in you/ppo if/cs I/ppss were/bed ,/, Mary/np Jane/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps met/vbd my/pp$ eyes/nns ,/, suddenly/rb angry/jj ./. ``/`` I/ppss wouldn't/md* have/hv gone/vbn into/in nursing/vbg if/cs I/ppss didn't/dod* care/vb about/in people/nns ./. I'm/ppss+bem interested/vbn in/in every/at patient/nn I've/ppss+hv helped/vbn take/vb care/nn of/in ./. When/wrb I/ppss think/vb of/in people/nns like/vb you/ppo ,/, well/uh ,/, I/ppss ''/'' --/-- ``/`` You/ppss what/wdt ,/, Mary/np Jane/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` You/ppss are/ber young/jj ,/, intelligent/jj ,/, have/hv a/at whole/jj lifetime/nn before/in you/ppo to/to make/vb something/pn worth/jj while/nn of/in yourself/ppl ,/, but/cc you/ppss mess/vb it/ppo up/rp with/in whiskey/nn ,/, indifference/nn ,/, self-destructive/jj attitudes/nns ./. I/ppss don't/do* blame/vb that/cs girl/nn for/in breaking/vbg her/pp$ engagement/nn with/in you/ppo ./. Was/bedz she/pps pretty/jj ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Oh/uh ,/, yes/rb ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ,/, feeling/vbg annoyed/vbn ,/, ``/`` she/pps was/bedz very/ql pretty/jj ./. You/ppss don't/do* believe/vb that/cs I'm/ppss+bem going/vbg back/rb to/in medical/jj school/nn and/cc finish/vb ,/, do/do you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Why/wrb should/md I/ppss ?/. ?/. I've/ppss+hv worked/vbn this/dt ward/nn for/in three/cd months/nns now/rb ./. We/ppss keep/vb getting/vbg the/at same/ap ones/nns back/rb again/rb and/cc again/rb ./. They/ppss all/abn mean/vb well/rb ,/, have/hv great/jj promises/nns to/to make/vb when/wrb they/ppss are/ber about/rb to/to go/vb home/nr ,/, but/cc drinking/vbg is/bez their/pp$ sickness/nn ./. You've/ppss+hv not/* seemed/vbn like/cs them/ppo ,/, but/cc maybe/rb you/ppss are/ber ./. You've/ppss+hv treated/vbn your/pp$ stay/nn here/rb like/cs a/at big/jj joke/nn ./. It's/pps+bez not/* a/at joke/nn to/to be/be sent/vbn to/in a/at place/nn like/cs this/dt or/cc to/in Hanover/np ./. I/ppss wanted/vbd to/to go/vb to/in college/nn ,/, too/rb ''/'' --/-- ``/`` Why/wrb didn't/dod* you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. I/ppss asked/vbd ./. ``/`` Chicago/np has/hvz some/dti of/in the/at best/jjt ''/'' --/-- Her/pp$ eyes/nns flashed/vbd angrily/rb ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez what/wdt I/ppss mean/vb about/in you/ppo ,/, Anderson/np ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` You/ppss don't/do* seem/vb to/to know/vb much/ap about/in reality/nn ./. I'll/ppss+md tell/vb you/ppo why/wrb I/ppss didn't/dod* go/vb to/in college/nn ;/. ;/. I'm/ppss+bem the/at oldest/jjt of/in six/cd children/nns ./. My/pp$ father's/nn+bez a/at policeman/nn and/cc makes/vbz less/ap than/in seven/cd thousand/cd dollars/nns a/at year/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz no/at money/nn for/in tuition/nn ,/, for/in clothes/nns ,/, for/in all/abn the/at things/nns you/ppss apparently/rb take/vb for/in granted/vbn ./. Nurses'/nns$ training/vbg here/rb doesn't/doz* cost/vb anything/pn ./. They/ppss even/rb pay/vb me/ppo six/cd dollars/nns a/at month/nn ./. I/ppss think/vb it's/pps+bez a/at good/jj deal/nn ./. I'm/ppss+bem going/vbg to/to become/vb a/at good/jj nurse/nn ,/, and/cc I've/ppss+hv got/vbn two/cd baby/nn brothers/nns that/wps are/ber going/vbg to/to have/hv college/nn if/cs I/ppss have/hv to/to work/vb at/in my/pp$ profession/nn until/cs I'm/ppss+bem an/at old/jj maid/nn to/to give/vb it/ppo to/in them/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` Do/do you/ppo have/hv a/at boy/nn friend/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. I/ppss asked/vbd ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez none/pn of/in your/pp$ business/nn ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ,/, then/rb changed/vbd the/at subject/nn ./. ``/`` What/wdt about/in your/pp$ father/nn and/cc mother/nn ,/, don't/do* you/ppo think/vb of/in them/ppo when/wrb you're/ppss+ber in/in a/at place/nn like/cs this/dt ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` My/pp$ father/nn and/cc mother/nn died/vbd when/wrb I/ppss was/bedz two/cd years/nns old/jj ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./. ``/`` My/pp$ aunt/nn raised/vbd me/ppo ./. Aunt/nn-tl Mary/np died/vbd when/wrb I/ppss was/bedz doing/vbg my/pp$ military/nn service/nn ./. I/ppss have/hv no/at one/pn but/cc myself/ppl to/to worry/vb about/rb ''/'' ./. Something/pn in/in my/pp$ voice/nn must/md have/hv touched/vbn her/ppo deeply/rb because/cs her/pp$ anger/nn passed/vbd quickly/rb ,/, and/cc she/pps turned/vbd away/rb to/to keep/vb me/ppo from/in seeing/vbg her/pp$ face/nn ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem sorry/jj ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* know/vb what/wdt I'd/ppss+md do/do without/in my/pp$ family/nn ./. We've/ppss+hv always/rb been/ben so/ql close/jj ''/'' ./. ``/`` Tell/vb me/ppo more/ap about/in them/ppo ''/'' ./. Her/pp$ eyes/nns became/vbd bright/jj as/cs she/pps talked/vbd about/in her/pp$ father/nn and/cc mother/nn ,/, aunts/nns and/cc uncles/nns ,/, cousins/nns ./. Listening/vbg ,/, I/ppss felt/vbd cheated/vbn and/cc lonely/jj as/ql only/rb an/at orphan/nn can/md ./. When/wrb she/pps had/hvd finished/vbn I/ppss said/vbd :/: ``/`` Your/pp$ dad/nn sounds/vbz like/cs a/at good/jj father/nn and/cc a/at good/jj policeman/nn ./. I'll/ppss+md bet/vb he/pps wouldn't/md* be/be pleased/vbn if/cs a/at rumdum/nn like/cs me/ppo were/bed to/to ask/vb his/pp$ daughter/nn for/in a/at date/nn --/-- I/ppss mean/vb ,/, after/cs I'm/ppss+bem out/in of/in the/at hospital/nn ,/, a/at month/nn or/cc so/rb from/in now/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` My/pp$ father/nn is/bez a/at sergeant/nn of/in detectives/nns and/cc has/hvz been/ben attached/vbn to/in Homicide/nn-tl for/in five/cd years/nns ./. He's/pps+bez a/at pretty/ql good/jj judge/nn of/in character/nn ,/, Anderson/np ./. I/ppss don't/do* think/vb he'd/pps+md mind/vb too/ql much/rb if/cs he/pps were/bed sure/jj you'd/ppss+md decided/vbn not/* to/to be/be a/at rumdum/nn in/in the/at future/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` What/wdt about/in you/ppo ?/. ?/. How/wrb would/md you/ppss feel/vb about/in it/ppo if/cs I/ppss were/bed to/to ask/vb you/ppo for/in a/at date/nn when/wrb I/ppss get/vb through/rp at/in Hanover/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` If/cs I/ppss thought/vbd you/ppss were/bed serious/jj about/in going/vbg back/rb to/in school/nn ,/, that/cs you'd/ppss+md learned/vbn something/pn from/in your/pp$ experiences/nns here/rb and/cc at/in Hanover/np --/-- well/uh ,/, I/ppss might/md consider/vb such/abl an/at offer/nn ./. What/wdt about/in your/pp$ that/dt girl/nn you/ppss were/bed going/vbg to/to kill/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. It/pps suddenly/rb seemed/vbd very/ql important/jj to/in me/ppo that/cs Mary/np Jane/np Brennan/np should/md know/vb the/at truth/nn about/in me/ppo --/-- that/cs I/ppss was/bedz not/* the/at confused/vbn ,/, sick/jj ,/, irresponsible/jj person/nn she/pps believed/vbd me/ppo to/to be/be ./. ``/`` There/ex are/ber things/nns about/in me/ppo that/cs I/ppss can't/md* tell/vb you/ppo now/rb ,/, Mary/np Jane/np ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ,/, ``/`` but/cc if/cs you'll/ppss+md go/vb out/rp to/in dinner/nn with/in me/ppo when/wrb I/ppss get/vb out/rp of/in Hanover/np ,/, I'd/ppss+md like/vb to/to tell/vb you/ppo the/at whole/jj story/nn ./. I/ppss can/md say/vb this/dt :/: I'm/ppss+bem dead/jj serious/jj about/in going/vbg back/rb to/in school/nn ./. As/cs for/in that/dt other/ap girl/nn ,/, let's/vb+ppo just/rb say/vb that/cs I/ppss never/rb want/vb to/to see/vb her/ppo again/rb ./. You/ppss will/md get/vb to/to come/vb home/nr on/in long/jj weekends/nns from/in Hanover/np ,/, won't/md* you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Yes/rb ,/, I'll/ppss+md get/vb one/cd overnight/nn a/at month/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` We'll/ppss+md go/vb up/rp to/in the/at Edgewater/np-tl Beach/nn-tl Hotel/nn-tl for/in dinner/nn ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./. ``/`` Do/do you/ppss like/vb to/to dance/vb ?/. ?/. They/ppss always/rb have/hv a/at good/jj orchestra/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss like/vb to/to dance/vb ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ,/, then/rb turned/vbd and/cc walked/vbd away/rb ./. There/ex hadn't/hvd* been/ben anything/pn really/ql personal/jj in/in her/pp$ interest/nn in/in me/ppo ./. I/ppss knew/vbd that/dt ./. It/pps was/bedz just/rb that/cs she/pps felt/vbd deeply/rb about/in every/at patient/nn on/in the/at ward/nn and/cc wanted/vbd to/to believe/vb that/cs they/ppss might/md benefit/vb from/in their/pp$ treatment/nn there/rb ./. Now/rb ,/, riding/vbg this/dt hospital/nn bus/nn ,/, feeling/vbg isolated/vbn and/cc utterly/ql alone/jj ,/, I/ppss knew/vbd that/cs she/pps was/bedz genuine/jj and/cc unique/jj ,/, quite/ql unlike/in any/dti girl/nn I/ppss had/hvd known/vbn before/rb ./. It/pps seemed/vbd the/at most/ql important/jj thing/nn in/in my/pp$ life/nn at/in this/dt moment/nn that/cs she/pps should/md know/vb the/at real/jj truth/nn about/in me/ppo ./. It/pps was/bedz a/at fantastic/jj story/nn ./. Only/rb two/cd people/nns in/in the/at state/nn of/in Illinois/np knew/vbd that/cs I/ppss was/bedz entering/vbg Hanover/np-tl State/nn-tl Hospital/nn-tl under/in an/at assumed/vbn name/nn ,/, or/cc why/wrb ./. It/pps was/bedz unlikely/jj that/cs any/dti girl/nn as/ql sharp/jj as/cs Mary/np Jane/np Brennan/np would/md believe/vb it/ppo without/in proof/nn ./. But/cc I/ppss had/hvd the/at proof/nn ,/, all/abn documented/vbn in/in a/at legal/jj agreement/nn which/wdt I/ppss would/md show/vb her/ppo the/at moment/nn I/ppss was/bedz free/jj to/to do/do so/rb ./. As/cs the/at bus/nn turned/vbd into/in the/at main/jjs highway/nn and/cc headed/vbd toward/in Hanover/np I/ppss settled/vbd back/rb in/in my/pp$ seat/nn and/cc closed/vbd my/pp$ eyes/nns ,/, thinking/vbg over/rp the/at events/nns of/in the/at past/ap two/cd weeks/nns ,/, trying/vbg to/to put/vb the/at pieces/nns in/in order/nn ./. I/ppss wondered/vbd suddenly/rb as/cs I/ppss listened/vbd to/in the/at disconnected/vbn jabberings/nns coming/vbg from/in the/at patient/nn behind/in me/ppo ,/, if/cs I/ppss had/hvd not/* perhaps/rb imagined/vbn it/ppo all/abn ./. Perhaps/rb this/dt was/bedz reality/nn and/cc Dale/np Nelson/np ,/, the/at actor/nn ,/, was/bedz delusion/nn ;/. ;/. a/at figment/nn of/in Carl/np Anderson's/np$ imagination/nn ./. 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The/at critics/nns literally/rb screamed/vbd their/pp$ indignation/nn ./. Ask/vb-tl Tony/np-tl was/bedz doomed/vbd from/in the/at moment/nn Kupcinet/np leveled/vbd on/in it/ppo in/in his/pp$ Sun-Times/np column/nn ./. We/ppss opened/vbd on/in Friday/nr and/cc closed/vbd the/at following/vbg Monday/nr ./. Out/in of/in the/at entire/jj cast/nn I/ppss alone/rb received/vbd good/jj notices/nns for/in my/pp$ portrayal/nn of/in a/at psychopathic/jj killer/nn ./. This/dt let/nn me/ppo in/rp for/in a/at lot/nn of/in kidding/nn from/in the/at rest/nn of/in the/at company/nn ,/, two/cd members/nns of/in which/wdt were/bed native/jj Chicagoans/nps ./. We/ppss were/bed paid/vbn off/rp Tuesday/nr morning/nn and/cc given/vbn tickets/nns back/vb to/in New/jj-tl York/np-tl ./. I/ppss felt/vbd lonely/jj and/cc depressed/vbn as/cs I/ppss packed/vbd my/pp$ bags/nns at/in the/at Croydon/np-tl Hotel/nn-tl ./. It/pps seemed/vbd to/in me/ppo that/cs my/pp$ life/nn was/bedz destined/vbn to/to be/be one/cd brilliant/jj failure/nn after/in another/dt ./. I/ppss had/hvd been/ben among/in the/at top/jjs third/od in/in my/pp$ class/nn at/in N.Y.U./np ,/, had/hvd wanted/vbn desperately/rb to/to go/vb to/in medical/jj school/nn ,/, but/cc I'd/ppss+hvd run/vbn out/in of/in money/nn and/cc energy/nn at/in the/at same/ap time/nn ./. Then/rb later/rbr I/ppss had/hvd quit/vbn my/pp$ safe/jj ,/, secure/jj five-a-week/jj spot/nn on/in a/at network/nn soap/nn opera/nn to/to take/vb a/at part/nn in/in this/dt play/nn ./. It/pps seemed/vbd to/in me/ppo that/cs I/ppss was/bedz not/* only/rb unlucky/jj but/cc quite/ql stupid/jj as/ql well/rb ./. 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When/wrb I/ppss answered/vbd it/ppo a/at voice/nn too/ql dignified/vbn and/cc British/jj to/to be/be real/jj said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Is/bez this/dt Mr./np Dale/np Nelson/np ,/, the/at actor/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` All/ql right/rb ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./. ``/`` Why/wrb don't/do* you/ppss bastards/nns lay/vb off/rp for/in a/at while/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss beg/vb your/pp$ pardon/nn ,/, sir/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` All/ql right/rb ./. This/dt is/bez Dale/np Nelson/np the/at actor/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Good/jj ./. I'm/ppss+bem calling/vbg you/ppo ,/, Mr./np Nelson/np ,/, at/in the/at request/nn of/in Mr./np Phillip/np Wycoff/np ./. Could/md you/ppss possibly/rb have/hv lunch/nn with/in him/ppo today/nr ?/. ?/. His/pp$ car/nn could/md pick/vb you/ppo up/rp at/in your/pp$ hotel/nn at/in twelve/cd ''/'' ./. I/ppss smiled/vbd ./. ``/`` You'll/ppss+md send/vb the/at Rolls-Royce/np ,/, of/in course/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Yes/rb ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, Mr./np Nelson/np ''/'' ./. I/ppss started/vbd to/to say/vb something/pn else/rb appropriate/jj ,/, but/cc the/at man/nn had/hvd hung/vbn up/rp ./. I/ppss finally/rb went/vbd downstairs/rb to/in the/at bar/nn off/in the/at main/jjs lobby/nn where/wrb most/ap of/in the/at cast/nn were/bed drowning/vbg their/pp$ sorrows/nns over/in the/at untimely/jj passing/nn of/in Ask/vb-tl Tony/np-tl ./. They/ppss all/abn bowed/vbd low/rb as/cs I/ppss approached/vbd them/ppo ./. ``/`` All/ql right/rb ,/, you/ppss bastards/nns ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ,/, ``/`` the/at great/jj actor/nn is/bez about/rb to/to buy/vb a/at drink/nn ''/'' ./. I/ppss laid/vbd a/at tenspot/nn on/in the/at bar/nn and/cc motioned/vbd to/in the/at bartender/nn to/to serve/vb a/at round/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd just/rb returned/vbn my/pp$ change/nn when/wrb the/at doorman/nn came/vbd in/rp off/in the/at street/nn to/to page/vb me/ppo ./. I/ppss walked/vbd over/rp to/in him/ppo ./. ``/`` You/ppss Mr./np Nelson/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps asked/vbd ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez right/jj ''/'' ./. ``/`` Mr./np Wycoff's/np$ car/nn is/bez waiting/vbg for/in you/ppo at/in the/at east/nr entrance/nn ''/'' ./. I/ppss followed/vbd him/ppo out/rp through/in the/at lobby/nn to/in the/at street/nn ./. An/at ancient/jj Rolls-Royce/np ,/, as/ql shiningly/rb impressive/jj as/cs the/at day/nn it/pps came/vbd off/rp the/at ship/nn ,/, was/bedz parked/vbn at/in the/at curb/nn ./. The/at elderly/jj chauffeur/nn ,/, immaculate/jj in/in a/at dark/jj uniform/nn ,/, stood/vbd stiffly/rb at/in attention/nn holding/vbg open/jj the/at door/nn of/in the/at town/nn car/nn ./.

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I/ppss was/bedz giving/vbg the/at parked/vbn cars/nns the/at once-over/nn ./. The/at Oldsmobile/np with/in the/at license/nn number/nn JYJ/np-tl 114/cd-tl was/bedz in/in stall/nn number/nn five/cd ./. ``/`` Okay/uh ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd to/in the/at attendant/nn ,/, ``/`` I'll/ppss+md let/vb you/ppo know/vb if/cs I/ppss close/vb the/at deal/nn on/in the/at office/nn in/in this/dt building/nn ''/'' ./. I/ppss walked/vbd with/in him/ppo back/rb to/in the/at entrance/nn ./. He/pps gave/vbd me/ppo a/at ticket/nn on/in the/at agency/nn car/nn and/cc parked/vbd it/ppo ./. I/ppss was/bedz back/rb in/in ten/cd minutes/nns ./. ``/`` Forgot/vbd to/to get/vb something/pn out/in of/in the/at car/nn ''/'' ,/, I/ppss told/vbd him/ppo ,/, showing/vbg him/ppo my/pp$ ticket/nn ./. He/pps started/vbd to/to say/vb something/pn as/cs I/ppss walked/vbd in/rp and/cc then/rb suddenly/rb grinned/vbd and/cc said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Oh/uh ,/, yes/rb ./. You're/ppss+ber the/at one/pn I/ppss was/bedz talking/vbg to/in about/rb a/at monthly/jj rental/nn ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez right/jj ''/'' ,/, I/ppss told/vbd him/ppo ./. He/pps consulted/vbd the/at parking/vbg ticket/nn ,/, then/rb looked/vbd at/in a/at notation/nn and/cc said/vbd ,/, ``/`` You're/ppss+ber in/in the/at third/od row/nn back/rb toward/in the/at rear/nn ./. Can/md you/ppss find/vb it/ppo all/ql right/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Sure/rb ''/'' ,/, I/ppss told/vbd him/ppo ./. I/ppss went/vbd back/rb to/in the/at agency/nn car/nn and/cc got/vbd out/rp an/at electric/jj bug/nn ,/, one/cd of/in the/at newest/jjt devices/nns for/in electronic/jj shadowing/nn ./. I/ppss always/rb keep/vb a/at set/nn in/in the/at car/nn ./. 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For/in the/at first/od fifteen/cd or/cc twenty/cd minutes/nns it's/pps+bez possible/jj to/to be/be more/ql or/cc less/ql interested/vbn in/in window/nn displays/nns ,/, then/rb in/in people/nns passing/vbg by/rb ./. After/in a/at while/nn ,/, however/wrb ,/, a/at person's/nn$ mind/nn gets/vbz fed/vbn up/rp and/cc that/wps magnifies/vbz all/abn of/in the/at disagreeable/jj physical/jj symptoms/nns which/wdt go/vb with/in that/dt sort/nn of/in an/at assignment/nn ./. You/ppss want/vb to/to sit/vb down/rp ./. Your/pp$ leg/nn muscles/nns and/cc back/nn muscles/nns feel/vb weary/jj ./. You're/ppss+ber conscious/jj of/in the/at fact/nn that/wps your/pp$ feet/nns hurt/vb ,/, that/cs the/at city/nn pavements/nns are/ber hard/jj ./. I/ppss waited/vbd a/at solid/jj two/cd hours/nns before/cs my/pp$ man/nn came/vbd out/rp of/in the/at office/nn building/nn ./. He/pps came/vbd out/rp alone/rb ./. I/ppss wasn't/bedz* far/rb behind/in him/ppo when/wrb he/pps entered/vbd the/at parking/vbg lot/nn and/cc hurried/vbd over/rp to/in his/pp$ car/nn ./. The/at attendant/nn recognized/vbd me/ppo once/rb more/rbr and/cc said/vbd ,/, ``/`` What/wdt did/dod you/ppo do/do about/in that/dt office/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss haven't/hv* made/vbn up/rp my/pp$ mind/nn yet/rb ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez a/at sublease/nn ./. I/ppss have/hv a/at couple/nn of/in them/ppo I'm/ppss+bem figuring/vbg on/in ;/. ;/. one/cd here/rb and/cc one/cd that's/wps+bez out/rp quite/abl a/at ways/nns where/wrb there's/ex+bez usually/rb curb/nn parking/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` That/dt curb/nn parking/nn is/bez undependable/jj and/cc annoying/jj ,/, particularly/rb when/wrb it/pps rains/vbz ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. I/ppss kept/vbd trying/vbg to/to get/vb him/ppo to/to take/vb my/pp$ money/nn ./. ``/`` Okay/uh ''/'' ,/, I/ppss told/vbd him/ppo ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem in/in a/at rush/nn right/ql now/rb ./. I/ppss know/vb where/wrb the/at car/nn is/bez ./. Want/vb me/ppo to/to drive/vb it/ppo out/rp ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md have/hv one/cd of/in the/at boys/nns get/vb it/ppo ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez one/cd of/in the/at rules/nns on/in transients/nns ./. Regulars/nns drive/vb out/rp their/pp$ own/jj cars/nns ''/'' ./. ``/`` Make/vb it/ppo as/ql snappy/jj as/cs you/ppss can/md ,/, will/md you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. I/ppss asked/vbd ./. ``/`` Oh/uh ,/, that's/dt+bez all/ql right/jj ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` You're/ppss+ber going/vbg to/to be/be a/at regular/jj ./. You'll/ppss+md get/vb in/in the/at office/nn building/nn here/rb ./. You/ppss don't/do* want/vb to/to lease/vb a/at place/nn way/nn out/rp in/in the/at sticks/nns ./. You/ppss get/vb business/nn where/wrb the/at business/nn is/bez ,/, not/* where/wrb it/pps isn't/bez* ''/'' ./. I/ppss grinned/vbd at/in him/ppo ,/, handed/vbd him/ppo a/at couple/nn of/in dollars/nns and/cc said/vbd ,/, ``/`` By/in the/at time/nn you/ppss get/vb the/at parking/vbg charge/nn figured/vbn up/rp ,/, there/ex should/md be/be a/at cigar/nn in/in it/ppo for/in you/ppo ''/'' ./. I/ppss hurried/vbd over/rp to/in the/at agency/nn heap/nn ,/, jumped/vbd in/rp ,/, started/vbd the/at motor/nn and/cc was/bedz just/rb in/in time/nn to/to see/vb the/at car/nn I/ppss wanted/vbd to/to shadow/vb turn/vb to/in the/at left/nr ./. I/ppss was/bedz held/vbn up/rp a/at bit/nn trying/vbg to/to make/vb a/at left/jj turn/nn ./. By/in the/at time/nn I'd/ppss+hvd made/vbn it/ppo he/pps was/bedz gone/vbn ./. Traffic/nn was/bedz pretty/ql heavy/jj ./. I/ppss turned/vbd on/in the/at electric/jj bug/nn ,/, and/cc the/at signal/nn came/vbd in/rp loud/jj and/cc clear/jj ./. I/ppss made/vbd time/nn and/cc picked/vbd him/ppo up/rp within/in ten/cd blocks/nns ./. I/ppss stayed/vbd half/abn a/at block/nn behind/in him/ppo ,/, letting/vbg lots/nns of/in cars/nns keep/vb in/rp between/in us/ppo ,/, listening/vbg to/in the/at steady/jj beep/nn beep/nn beep/nn ./. After/in fifteen/cd minutes/nns of/in traffic/nn driving/nn he/pps turned/vbd to/in the/at left/nr ./. I/ppss couldn't/md* see/vb him/ppo ,/, but/cc the/at electric/jj bugging/vbg device/nn gave/vbd steady/jj beeps/nns when/wrb it/pps was/bedz straight/ql ahead/rb ,/, short/jj half/abn beeps/nns when/wrb the/at car/nn I/ppss was/bedz following/vbg was/bedz to/in the/at left/nr ,/, and/cc long/jj drawn-out/jj beeps/nns when/wrb it/pps turned/vbd to/in the/at right/nr ./. If/cs it/pps ever/rb got/vbd behind/in me/ppo ,/, the/at beep/nn turned/vbd to/in a/at buzz/nn ./. I/ppss turned/vbd left/nr too/ql soon/rb and/cc got/vbd a/at signal/nn showing/vbg that/cs I/ppss was/bedz still/rb behind/in him/ppo but/cc he/pps was/bedz to/in the/at right/nr ./. After/in a/at while/nn the/at signal/nn became/vbd a/at buzz/nn and/cc I/ppss knew/vbd he/pps was/bedz behind/in me/ppo ./. That/wps meant/vbd he'd/pps+hvd parked/vbn someplace/rb ./. I/ppss made/vbd a/at big/jj circle/nn until/cs I/ppss located/vbd the/at car/nn parked/vbn at/in the/at curb/nn in/in front/nn of/in an/at apartment/nn house/nn ./. I/ppss found/vbd a/at parking/vbg place/nn half/abn a/at block/nn away/rb ,/, sat/vbd in/in the/at car/nn and/cc waited/vbd ./. My/pp$ quarry/nn was/bedz in/in the/at apartment/nn house/nn for/in two/cd hours/nns ./. Then/rb he/pps came/vbd out/rp and/cc started/vbd driving/vbg toward/in the/at beach/nn ./. By/in this/dt time/nn it/pps was/bedz dark/jj ./. 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I/ppss sat/vbd there/rb with/in the/at faint/jj odor/nn of/in charcoal-broiled/jj steaks/nns tantalizing/vbg my/pp$ nostrils/nns and/cc occasionally/rb catching/vbg the/at aroma/nn of/in coffee/nn ./. My/pp$ man/nn came/vbd out/rp an/at hour/nn later/rbr ,/, drove/vbd to/in the/at beach/nn ,/, turned/vbd right/nr and/cc after/in half/abn a/at mile/nn went/vbd to/in the/at Swim/vb-tl and/cc-tl Tan/vb-tl Motel/nn-tl ./. It/pps was/bedz a/at fairly/ql modern/jj motel/nn with/in quite/abl a/at bit/nn of/in electrical/jj display/nn in/in front/nn ./. I/ppss remembered/vbd it/pps was/bedz the/at Peeping/vbg-tl Tom/np-tl place/nn ./. I/ppss waited/vbd until/cs my/pp$ man/nn was/bedz coming/vbg out/in of/in the/at office/nn with/in the/at key/nn to/in a/at cabin/nn before/cs I/ppss went/vbd in/rp to/to register/vb ./. The/at card/nn the/at man/nn I/ppss was/bedz shadowing/vbg had/hvd filled/vbn out/rp was/bedz still/rb on/in the/at counter/nn ./. I/ppss noticed/vbd that/cs he/pps was/bedz in/in Unit/nn-tl 12/cd-tl and/cc that/cs he/pps had/hvd registered/vbn under/in the/at name/nn of/in Oscar/np L./np Palmer/np and/cc wife/nn ,/, giving/vbg a/at San/np Francisco/np address/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd written/vbn out/rp the/at license/nn number/nn of/in his/pp$ car/nn but/cc had/hvd transposed/vbn the/at last/ap two/cd figures/nns ,/, an/at old/jj dodge/nn which/wdt is/bez still/rb good/jj ./. Ninety-nine/cd times/nns out/in of/in a/at hundred/cd the/at motel/nn manager/nn doesn't/doz* check/vb the/at license/nn number/nn on/in the/at plates/nns against/in the/at license/nn number/nn the/at tenant/nn writes/vbz out/rp ./. If/cs he/pps does/doz ,/, it's/pps+bez still/rb better/jjr than/cs an/at even/jj chance/nn he/pps won't/md* notice/vb the/at transposition/nn of/in the/at numbers/nns ,/, and/cc if/cs he/pps should/md notice/vb it/ppo ,/, the/at thing/nn can/md be/be passed/vbn off/rp as/cs an/at honest/jj mistake/nn ./. I/ppss used/vbd the/at alias/nn of/in Robert/np C./np Richards/np ,/, gave/vbd the/at first/od three/cd letters/nns and/cc the/at first/od and/cc last/ap figure/nn of/in the/at license/nn number/nn on/in the/at agency/nn heap/nn ,/, but/cc a/at couple/nn of/in phony/jj numbers/nns in/in between/in ./. I/ppss could/md have/hv written/vbn anything/pn ./. The/at manager/nn of/in the/at motel/nn was/bedz a/at woman/nn who/wps apparently/rb didn't/dod* care/vb ./. She/pps was/bedz complying/vbg with/in the/at law/nn in/in regard/nn to/in registrations/nns but/cc she/pps certainly/rb wasn't/bedz* checking/vbg license/nn numbers/nns or/cc bothering/vbg the/at tenants/nns ./. ``/`` You/ppss mean/vb you're/ppss+ber all/ql alone/rb ,/, Mr./np Richards/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` That's/dt+bez right/jj ''/'' ./. ``/`` Your/pp$ wife/nn isn't/bez* going/vbg to/to join/vb you/ppo --/-- later/rbr ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* think/vb so/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` If/cs you/ppss expect/vb her/ppo to/to show/vb up/rp ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` you'd/ppss+hvd better/rbr put/vbn '/' and/cc wife/nn '/' on/in there/rb ./. It's/pps+bez a/at formality/nn ,/, you/ppss know/vb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Any/dti difference/nn in/in the/at rate/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. I/ppss asked/vbd ./. ``/`` Not/* to/in you/ppo ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd smiling/vbg ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez ten/cd dollars/nns either/dtx way/nn ./. There/ex are/ber ice/nn cubes/nns in/in a/at container/nn at/in the/at far/jj end/nn and/cc in/in another/dt by/in the/at office/nn ./. There/ex are/ber three/cd soft-drink/nn vending/vbg machines/nns ,/, and/cc if/cs you/ppss should/md be/be joined/vbn by/in --/-- anybody/pn --/-- try/vb to/to keep/vb things/nns quiet/jj ,/, if/cs you/ppss will/md ./. We/ppss like/vb to/to run/vb a/at nice/jj quiet/jj place/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Thank/vb you/ppo ''/'' ,/, I/ppss told/vbd her/ppo ./. I/ppss took/vbd another/dt sidelong/jj glance/nn at/in the/at other/ap registration/nn card/nn ,/, then/rb took/vbd the/at key/nn to/in Unit/nn-tl 13/cd-tl that/cs she/pps had/hvd given/vbn me/ppo and/cc went/vbd down/rp long/jj enough/qlp to/to park/vb the/at car/nn ./. The/at construction/nn was/bedz reasonably/rb solid/jj ;/. ;/. not/* like/cs the/at cracker-box/nn construction/nn of/in so/ql many/ap of/in the/at motel/nn units/nns that/wps have/hv stucco/nn all/abn over/in the/at outside/nn but/cc walls/nns that/wps are/ber thin/jj enough/qlp so/cs you/ppss can/md hear/vb every/at movement/nn of/in the/at people/nns in/in the/at adjoining/vbg apartment/nn ./. I/ppss put/vb a/at small/jj electric/jj amplifier/nn against/in the/at wall/nn on/in the/at side/nn I/ppss wanted/vbd to/to case/vb ./. With/in the/at aid/nn of/in that/cs I/ppss could/md hear/vb my/pp$ man/nn moving/vbg around/rb ,/, heard/vbd him/ppo cough/vb a/at couple/nn of/in times/nns ,/, heard/vbd the/at toilet/nn flush/vb ,/, heard/vbd the/at sound/nn of/in water/nn running/vbg ./. Whoever/wps his/pp$ companion/nn was/bedz going/vbg to/to be/be ,/, she/pps was/bedz going/vbg to/to join/vb him/ppo later/rbr ./. She/pps knew/vbd where/wrb to/to come/vb ./. He/pps didn't/dod* have/hv to/to telephone/vb ./. I/ppss was/bedz so/ql hungry/jj my/pp$ stomach/nn felt/vbd all/abn lines/nns of/in communication/nn had/hvd been/ben severed/vbn ./. It's/pps+bez one/cd thing/nn to/to go/vb without/in food/nn when/wrb you're/ppss+ber occupied/vbn with/in some/dti work/nn or/cc when/wrb you're/ppss+ber simply/rb postponing/vbg a/at meal/nn ,/, but/cc when/wrb you're/ppss+ber dependent/jj on/in someone/pn else/rb and/cc know/vb that/cs you/ppss can't/md* eat/vb until/cs he's/pps+bez bedded/vbn down/rp for/in the/at night/nn ,/, hunger/nn can/md be/be a/at gnawing/vbg torture/nn ./. I/ppss had/hvd noticed/vbn a/at drive-in/nn down/in the/at road/nn a/at quarter/nn of/in a/at mile/nn ./. The/at batteries/nns on/in the/at bugging/vbg device/nn I/ppss had/hvd put/vbn on/in the/at car/nn were/bed still/rb fresh/jj enough/qlp to/to send/vb out/rp good/jj strong/jj signals/nns ./. The/at powerful/jj microphone/nn I/ppss could/md press/vb against/in the/at wall/nn between/in my/pp$ motel/nn unit/nn and/cc that/wps occupied/vbd by/in the/at man/nn would/md bring/vb in/rp the/at sound/nn of/in any/dti conversation/nn ,/, and/cc I/ppss was/bedz positively/rb nauseated/vbn I/ppss was/bedz so/ql hungry/jj ./. I/ppss got/vbd in/in the/at car/nn ,/, drove/vbd down/rp to/in the/at drive-in/nn and/cc ordered/vbd a/at couple/nn of/in hamburgers/nns with/in everything/pn included/vbn ,/, a/at cup/nn of/in coffee/nn and/cc the/at fastest/jjt service/nn possible/jj ./. The/at place/nn wasn't/bedz* particularly/rb busy/jj at/in that/dt time/nn of/in night/nn ,/, and/cc the/at girl/nn who/wps was/bedz waiting/vbg on/in me/ppo ,/, who/wps was/bedz clothed/vbn in/in the/at tightest-fitting/jjt pair/nn of/in slacks/nns I/ppss had/hvd ever/rb seen/vbn on/in a/at woman/nn and/cc a/at sweater/nn that/wps showed/vbd everything/pn there/ex was/bedz --/-- and/cc there/ex was/bedz lots/ql of/in it/ppo --/-- wanted/vbd to/to be/be sociable/jj ./. ``/`` You/ppss really/rb in/in a/at hurry/nn ,/, Handsome/jj ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps asked/vbd ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem in/in a/at hurry/nn ,/, Beautiful/jj ''/'' ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez early/rb in/in the/at evening/nn to/to be/be in/in a/at hurry/nn ./. There's/ex+bez lots/nns of/in time/nn left/vbn ''/'' ./. ``/`` There/ex may/md not/* be/be any/dti women/nns left/vbn ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./. She/pps gave/vbd a/at little/jj pout/nn and/cc said/vbd ,/, ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* get/vb off/in work/nn until/cs eleven/cd o'clock/rb ./. That's/dt+bez when/wrb my/pp$ evening/nn commences/vbz ''/'' ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md be/be here/rb at/in ten-fifty-five/cd ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./. ``/`` Oh/uh ,/, you/ppss !/. !/. ''/'' She/pps announced/vbd ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez what/wdt they/ppss all/abn say/vb ./. What's/wdt+bez that/dt thing/nn going/vbg buzz-buzz-buzz/uh in/in your/pp$ car/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. I/ppss said/vbd ``/`` Darn/vb it/ppo ,/, that's/dt+bez the/at automatic/jj signal/nn that/wps shows/vbz when/wrb the/at ignition/nn key/nn is/bez on/rp ./. I/ppss didn't/dod* turn/vb it/ppo off/rp ''/'' ./. I/ppss reached/vbd over/in and/cc switched/vbd off/rp the/at electronic/jj bugging/vbg device/nn ./. 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She'll/pps+md eat/vb just/rb a/at pineapple/nn and/cc cottage/nn cheese/nn salad/nn and/cc I'm/ppss+bem to/to have/hv one/cd with/in her/ppo so/cs she/pps won't/md* feel/vb out/in of/in place/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Diets/nns can/md be/be terrible/jj ''/'' ,/, the/at girl/nn said/vbd ./. ``/`` How/wrb much/rb overweight/jj is/bez she/pps ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Not/* a/at bit/nn ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ,/, ``/`` but/cc she's/pps+bez keeping/vbg her/pp$ figure/nn in/in hand/nn ''/'' ./. She/pps looked/vbd at/in me/ppo provocatively/rb ./. ``/`` Good/jj figures/nns should/md be/be kept/vbn in/in hand/nn ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ,/, and/cc walked/vbd away/rb with/in an/at exaggerated/vbn wiggle/nn ./. I/ppss turned/vbd on/in the/at device/nn again/rb ,/, half/ql fearful/jj that/cs I/ppss might/md find/vb silence/nn ,/, but/cc the/at buzzes/nns came/vbd in/rp loud/jj and/cc clear/jj ./. 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You/ppss know/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Canada/np doesn't/doz* have/hv much/ap of/in this/dt here/rb juvenile/nn delinquency/nn problem/nn ,/, but/cc we/ppss keep/vb a/at night/nn policeman/nn all/abn the/at same/ap on/in account/nn of/in the/at crazy/jj tourists/nns ''/'' ./. At/in the/at door/nn ,/, Dave/np paused/vbd to/to feel/vb for/in the/at latch/nn ./. Roberta/np glanced/vbd up/rp at/in her/pp$ husband/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz going/vbg to/to be/be sensible/jj and/cc not/* try/vb to/to do/do anything/pn rash/jj with/in that/dt gun/nn pointed/vbd at/in him/ppo ./. She/pps measured/vbd the/at distance/nn from/in where/wrb they/ppss stood/vbd to/in the/at men/nns and/cc the/at gun/nn ,/, measured/vbd the/at distance/nn from/in the/at men/nns to/in the/at back/nn room/nn ./. She/pps decided/vbd to/to risk/vb it/ppo ./. 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There/ex was/bedz a/at small/jj sideboard/nn with/in some/dti empty/jj beer/nn bottles/nns on/in it/ppo and/cc perhaps/rb fifteen/cd wooden/jj chairs/nns ./. Slowly/rb she/pps turned/vbd to/to face/vb the/at men/nns again/rb ./. Rat-face/np at/in the/at counter/nn was/bedz on/in his/pp$ feet/nns ./. The/at distance/nn between/in where/wrb she/pps stood/vbd and/cc where/wrb Dave/np waited/vbd at/in the/at outside/jj door/nn was/bedz a/at hundred/cd miles/nns ./. Keeping/vbg her/pp$ frightened/vbn gaze/nn on/in the/at men/nns at/in the/at counter/nn ,/, she/pps began/vbd to/to feel/vb her/pp$ way/nn to/in the/at door/nn ./. She/pps sidled/vbd along/in the/at booths/nns one/cd step/nn at/in a/at time/nn ./. The/at gun/nn followed/vbd her/ppo ./. As/cs she/pps reached/vbd Dave/np and/cc felt/vbd his/pp$ arm/nn go/vb around/in her/ppo ,/, felt/vbd him/ppo pull/vb her/ppo to/in the/at safety/nn of/in his/pp$ person/nn ,/, she/pps knew/vbd with/in the/at certainty/nn of/in despair/nn that/cs something/pn bad/jj had/hvd happened/vbn to/in Lauren/np ./. The/at two/cd men/nns watched/vbd as/cs Dave/np closed/vbd the/at door/nn behind/in them/ppo ,/, watched/vbd them/ppo cross/vb the/at sidewalk/nn to/in their/pp$ car/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz getting/vbg light/jj ./. The/at fat/jj man/nn removed/vbd his/pp$ apron/nn ,/, put/vbd on/in a/at greasy/jj and/cc wrinkled/vbn jacket/nn ,/, and/cc zipped/vbd it/ppo over/in his/pp$ paunch/nn ./. The/at thin/jj man/nn moved/vbd swiftly/rb to/in the/at phone/nn and/cc dialed/vbd a/at number/nn ./. When/wrb he/pps was/bedz answered/vbn ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Albert/np ?/. ?/. Vince/np ./. I'm/ppss+bem sending/vbg you/ppo a/at couple/nn of/in customers/nns --/-- yeah/rb --/-- just/rb get/vb them/ppo out/in of/in my/pp$ hair/nn and/cc keep/vb them/ppo out/rp --/-- I/ppss don't/do* give/vb a/at damn/uh what/wdt you/ppss tell/vb them/ppo --/-- only/rb don't/do* believe/vb a/at word/nn they/ppss say/vb --/-- they're/ppss+ber out/rp to/to make/vb trouble/nn for/in me/ppo and/cc it/pps is/bez up/in to/in you/ppo to/to stop/vb them/ppo --/-- I/ppss don't/do* care/vb how/wrb --/-- and/cc one/cd more/ap thing/nn --/-- Cate's/np$-tl Cafe/nn-tl closed/vbd at/in eleven/cd like/cs always/rb last/ap night/nn and/cc Rose/np and/cc Clarence/np Corsi/np left/vbd for/in Quebec/np yesterday/nr --/-- some/dti shrine/nn or/cc other/ap --/-- I/ppss think/vb it/pps was/bedz called/vbn Saint/nn-tl Simon's/np$-tl --/-- yeah/rb ,/, yesterday/nr ./. Got/vbn it/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps turned/vbd from/in the/at phone/nn and/cc strode/vbd to/in the/at front/nn of/in the/at restaurant/nn ./. The/at white/jj Buick/np hadn't/hvd* moved/vbn away/rb yet/rb ./. Good/jj ./. A/at line/nn of/in worry/nn formed/vbd ,/, a/at twitch/nn pulled/vbd his/pp$ mouth/nn over/rp to/in one/cd side/nn ./. He/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Grosse/np ?/. ?/. You/ppss ain't/ber* kidding/vbg me/ppo --/-- the/at kid/nn don't/do* know/vb the/at name/nn of/in this/dt town/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss ain't/bem* kidding/vbg you/ppo ,/, Vince/np ./. How/wrb could/md she/pps ?/. ?/. She/pps musta/md+hv been/ben walking/vbg in/in her/pp$ sleep/nn --/-- you/ppss seen/vbn her/ppo yourself/ppl in/in here/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Howda/wrb+do I/ppss know/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Remember/vb how/wrb she/pps looked/vbd when/wrb Barney/np held/vbd the/at door/nn for/in her/ppo ?/. ?/. Kinda/rb like/cs a/at zombie/nn ?/. ?/. She/pps was/bedz just/rb waking/vbg up/rp when/wrb we/ppss found/vbd her/ppo at/in the/at garage/nn ''/'' ./. Vince/np swore/vbd ./. ``/`` Stupid/jj fools/nns --/-- ain't/hv* got/vbn enough/ap brains/nns between/in the/at two/cd of/in you/ppo ''/'' --/-- Grosse/np muttered/vbd ,/, his/pp$ head/nn down/rp ,/, one/cd hand/nn playing/vbg with/in the/at zipper/nn on/in his/pp$ jacket/nn ./. ``/`` --/-- had/hvd enough/ap brains/nns to/to call/vb ya/ppo up/rp so/rb as/cs ya/ppss could/md do/do sompin/pn about/in it/ppo when/wrb the/at parents/nns --/-- I/ppss coulda/md+hv let/vb her/pp$ go/vb go/vb ''/'' --/-- His/pp$ eyes/nns were/bed lowered/vbn ,/, so/cs he/pps couldn't/md* have/hv seen/vbn the/at narrow/jj ,/, pointed/vbn face/nn of/in his/pp$ companion/nn suddenly/rb writhe/vb with/in fury/nn ;/. ;/. but/cc he/pps was/bedz aware/jj of/in it/ppo just/rb the/at same/ap ./. He/pps knew/vbd Vince/np Steiner/np was/bedz one/cd of/in those/dts men/nns who/wps had/hvd to/to work/vb up/rp a/at fury/nn once/rb in/in a/at while/nn just/rb to/to prove/vb how/wrb dangerous/jj he/pps could/md be/be ./. With/in a/at curse/nn ,/, Vince/np seized/vbd the/at thing/nn nearest/rbt ,/, a/at glass/nn sugar/nn container/nn with/in a/at spouted/vbn metal/nn top/nn ,/, and/cc threw/vbd it/ppo against/in the/at wall/nn opposite/jj ./. The/at heavy/jj glass/nn didn't/dod* break/vb ,/, but/cc the/at top/nn flew/vbd off/rp ;/. ;/. sugar/nn sprayed/vbd with/in a/at hiss/nn that/wps was/bedz loud/jj in/in the/at silence/nn ./. Not/* really/rb startled/vbn ,/, but/cc careful/jj to/to appear/vb so/rb ,/, Grosse/np sucked/vbd noisily/rb on/in his/pp$ pipe/nn ./. Vince/np cursed/vbd steadily/rb ./. ``/`` Why/wrb does/doz everything/pn have/hv to/to happen/vb to/in me/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. Grosse/np quietly/rb got/vbd a/at broom/nn and/cc started/vbd to/to sweep/vb up/rp the/at sugar/nn ./. Vince/np watched/vbd him/ppo ./. His/pp$ mouth/nn worked/vbd over/in the/at profanity/nn ,/, the/at obscenities/nns in/in his/pp$ vocabulary/nn ./. Once/rb he/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Why'n/wrb+in hell/nn didn't/dod* you/ppss look/vb in/in the/at back/nn seat/nn of/in the/at car/nn before/cs you/ppss drove/vbd off/rp ?/. ?/. Don't/do* you/ppss and/cc Barney/np ever/rb use/vb your/pp$ brains/nns ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at fat/jj man/nn didn't/dod* answer/vb ./. He/pps got/vbd one/cd of/in the/at menus/nns and/cc brushed/vbd the/at spilled/vbn sugar/nn onto/in it/ppo and/cc carried/vbd it/ppo to/in a/at box/nn on/in the/at floor/nn behind/in the/at counter/nn ./. He/pps returned/vbd the/at menu/nn to/in its/pp$ place/nn between/in catchup/nn bottle/nn and/cc paper/nn napkin/nn dispenser/nn ./. He/pps spoke/vbd soothingly/rb ./. ``/`` She/pps don't/do* know/vb nothing/pn about/in them/ppo cars/nns ./. She/pps thinks/vbz she's/pps+bez in/in a/at ordinary/jj garage/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` How/wrb do/do you/ppss know/vb ,/, stupid/jj ?/. ?/. And/cc put/vb Cate's/np$ gun/nn back/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss know/vb ''/'' ./. Grosse/np tucked/vbd the/at gun/nn under/in the/at counter/nn ./. ``/`` --/-- one/cd word/nn of/in this/dt gets/vbz to/in Guardino/np ''/'' --/-- ``/`` Who's/wps+bez telling/vbg Guardino/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. Vince/np swore/vbd again/rb ./. ``/`` You/ppss get/vb that/dt kid/nn over/rp to/in Rose's/np$ house/nn ''/'' ./. The/at fat/jj man/nn winced/vbd ./. He/pps ran/vbd a/at finger/nn down/in his/pp$ cheek/nn ,/, tracing/vbg the/at scratch/nn there/rb ./. ``/`` Why/wrb can't/md* I/ppss leave/vb her/ppo locked/vbn up/rp in/in the/at tool/nn crib/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at thin/jj man/nn stopped/vbd his/pp$ pacing/nn long/jj enough/qlp to/to glance/vb at/in the/at clock/nn ./. ``/`` You/ppss and/cc Barney/np get/vb her/ppo over/rp to/in Rose's/np$ before/cs it/pps gets/vbz too/ql light/jj ./. After/cs Guardino's/np+hvz left/vbn ,/, we'll/ppss+md dump/vb the/at kid/nn somewhere/rb near/in the/at border/nn where/wrb she/pps kin/md get/vb home/nr ./. God/np help/vb you/ppo if/cs she/pps knows/vbz where/wrb she's/pps+hvz been/ben ''/'' ./. Grosse/np spread/vb his/pp$ hands/nns ./. ``/`` What/wdt am/bem I/ppss going/vbg to/to do/do with/in her/ppo all/abn day/nn ?/. ?/. In/in the/at tool/nn crib/nn she/pps can't/md* get/vb away/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` What/wdt the/at hell/nn do/do I/ppss care/vb what/wdt you/ppss do/do with/in her/ppo all/abn day/nn ?/. ?/. Just/rb get/vb her/ppo where/wrb Guardino/np won't/md* see/vb her/ppo and/cc start/vb asking/vbg questions/nns ''/'' ./. Grosse/np swore/vbd now/rb ./. ``/`` Dammit/uh all/abn ,/, Vince/np ./. I/ppss ain't/bem* no/at baby/nn sitter/nn ''/'' ./. Vince/np shouted/vbd finally/rb ,/, ``/`` Get/vb-tl her/ppo over/rp to/in Rose's/np$ and/cc I'll/ppss+md come/vb by/rb and/cc see/vb that/cs she/pps stays/vbz put/vbn ''/'' ./. Grosse/np rubbed/vbd the/at bridge/nn of/in his/pp$ nose/nn where/wrb it/pps was/bedz swollen/jj ./. He/pps spoke/vbd sullenly/rb ./. ``/`` You/ppss don't/do* hafta/hv+to get/vb nasty/jj ./. I/ppss wish/vb you/ppo luck/nn when/wrb you/ppss try/vb scaring/vbg that/dt kid/nn ''/'' ./. Suddenly/rb he/pps grinned/vbd ./. His/pp$ voice/nn lost/vbd its/pp$ sullen/jj tones/nns and/cc he/pps chuckled/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss got/vbd one/cd question/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` What/wdt is/bez it/pps ''/'' ?/. ?/. Impatiently/rb ./. ``/`` Are/ber you/ppss a/at poor/jj dumb/jj Canadian/np or/cc a/at smart/jj aleck/nn from/in the/at States/nns-tl ''/'' ?/. ?/. Vince/np lifted/vbd his/pp$ hand/nn as/cs if/cs to/to strike/vb ,/, but/cc his/pp$ thin/jj lips/nns spread/vb in/in a/at smile/nn ./. Grosse/np ducked/vbd and/cc sniggered/vbd ./. ``/`` Where'd/wrb+dod you/ppss say/vb you/ppss was/bedz born/vbn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` In/in a/at Chicago/np slum/nn just/rb like/cs you/ppss ./. And/cc I/ppss ain't/bem* going/vbg back/rb there/rb on/in account/nn of/in one/cd lousy/jj kid/nn ''/'' ./. Lauren/np Landis/np rubbed/vbd her/pp$ face/nn against/in the/at blanket/nn ./. She/pps had/hvd cried/vbn a/at little/ap because/cs she/pps was/bedz frightened/vbn ./. She/pps could/md easily/rb understand/vb why/wrb the/at two/cd men/nns had/hvd been/ben startled/vbn to/to find/vb a/at strange/jj girl/nn in/in the/at back/nn seat/nn of/in their/pp$ car/nn (/( she/pps had/hvd figured/vbn that/dt out/rp )/) ,/, but/cc she/pps couldn't/md* understand/vb their/pp$ subsequent/jj actions/nns ./. Was/bedz it/pps because/cs she/pps had/hvd shown/vbn panic/nn ?/. ?/. Who/wps could/md blame/vb her/ppo for/in that/dt ?/. ?/. It/pps was/bedz one/cd thing/nn to/to awaken/vb outside/in a/at restaurant/nn where/wrb your/pp$ parents/nns were/bed eating/vbg and/cc quite/abl another/dt to/to awaken/vb in/in a/at strange/jj garage/nn and/cc know/vb your/pp$ parents/nns had/hvd gone/vbn on/rp home/nr without/in you/ppo ./. She/pps was/bedz glad/jj the/at fat/jj man/nn had/hvd left/vbn ./. Barney/np was/bedz not/* really/rb frightening/vbg ./. She/pps jumped/vbd as/cs the/at little/jj man/nn now/rb appeared/vbd at/in the/at window/nn and/cc ,/, reaching/vbg through/in the/at opening/vbg ,/, offered/vbd her/ppo a/at bottle/nn of/in coke/nn ./. She/pps smiled/vbd at/in him/ppo wetly/rb ./. Although/cs she/pps found/vbd she/pps was/bedz thirsty/jj ,/, she/pps was/bedz about/rb to/to refuse/vb (/( never/rb ,/, never/rb take/vb candy/nn from/in a/at strange/jj man/nn )/) when/wrb she/pps saw/vbd the/at bottle/nn was/bedz unopened/jj ./. He/pps placed/vbd a/at bottle/nn opener/nn on/in the/at counter/nn ./. So/rb ,/, he/pps understood/vbd her/pp$ panic/nn ./. She/pps blew/vbd her/pp$ nose/nn on/in a/at tissue/nn and/cc opened/vbd the/at coke/nn bottle/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz icy/jj cold/jj and/cc tasted/vbd delicious/jj ./. She/pps felt/vbd a/at lift/nn in/in spirit/nn ./. When/wrb she/pps was/bedz finished/vbn she/pps pushed/vbd it/ppo back/rb ./. The/at man/nn was/bedz busy/jj doing/vbg something/pn to/in the/at inside/nn of/in the/at door-frame/nn on/in the/at driver's/nn$ side/nn of/in a/at car/nn ./. She/pps called/vbd softly/rb ,/, ``/`` Barney/np ''/'' ./. He/pps looked/vbd in/in her/pp$ direction/nn but/cc he/pps didn't/dod* answer/vb ./. She/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Barney/np ,/, why/wrb is/bez he/pps keeping/vbg me/ppo here/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Still/rb no/at answer/nn ./. He/pps seemed/vbd to/to be/be looking/vbg at/in a/at point/nn above/in the/at little/jj window/nn ./. Lauren/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Why/wrb can't/md* I/ppss call/vb my/pp$ home/nr ?/. ?/. Or/cc borrow/vb some/dti money/nn from/in someone/pn and/cc go/vb home/nr by/in bus/nn ?/. ?/. I/ppss could/md send/vb the/at money/nn right/ql back/rb ''/'' ./. Barney/np finished/vbd the/at cigarette/nn he/pps had/hvd been/ben smoking/vbg ./. He/pps dropped/vbd it/ppo and/cc carefully/rb ground/vbd it/ppo to/in nothing/pn with/in the/at sole/nn of/in his/pp$ heavy/jj shoe/nn ./. Now/rb he/pps looked/vbd at/in her/ppo ./. He/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` I/ppss only/rb work/vb here/rb ''/'' ./. Lauren/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Please/uh ''/'' ?/. ?/. But/cc he/pps was/bedz back/rb at/in work/nn on/in a/at car/nn ./. She/pps dropped/vbd her/pp$ head/nn on/in her/pp$ arms/nns on/in the/at counter/nn ./. How/wrb could/md he/pps be/be kind/jj one/cd moment/nn and/cc cruel/jj the/at next/ap ?/. ?/. Did/dod he/pps know/vb something/pn that/wps made/vbd him/ppo feel/vb sad/jj and/cc sorry/jj for/in her/ppo ?/. ?/. And/cc was/bedz he/pps afraid/jj to/to do/do anything/pn as/ql definite/jj as/cs releasing/vbg her/ppo ?/. ?/. Her/pp$ heart/nn was/bedz thumping/vbg painfully/rb ;/. ;/. the/at unknown/jj was/bedz so/ql much/ql worse/jjr than/cs --/-- what/wdt dangers/nns lay/vb ahead/rb for/in her/ppo ?/. ?/. What/wdt awful/jj thing/nn had/hvd she/pps to/to face/vb in/in the/at next/ap few/ap hours/nns ?/. ?/. Something/pn wet/jj and/cc hot/jj was/bedz trickling/vbg on/in her/pp$ wrists/nns ./. Tears/nns ?/. ?/. With/in a/at sturdy/jj act/nn of/in will/nn she/pps turned/vbd her/pp$ mind/nn away/rb from/in herself/ppl ;/. ;/. as/ql long/jj as/cs she/pps could/md do/do nothing/pn constructive/jj about/in the/at situation/nn she/pps was/bedz in/in ,/, she/pps would/md think/vb about/in something/pn else/rb ./. Her/pp$ mother/nn and/cc father/nn ,/, for/in instance/nn ./. Where/wrb were/bed they/ppss now/rb ?/. ?/. In/in her/pp$ mind/nn she/pps followed/vbd the/at white/jj Buick/np along/in the/at road/nn somewhere/rb between/in here/rb and/cc the/at Niagara/np-tl River/nn-tl ./. Her/pp$ father's/nn$ attention/nn would/md be/be on/in the/at road/nn ahead/rb and/cc it/pps wouldn't/md* deviate/vb an/at inch/nn until/cs he/pps crossed/vbd the/at bridge/nn at/in the/at Falls/nns-tl and/cc took/vbd the/at River/nn-tl Road/nn-tl to/in LaSalle/np and/cc ,/, finally/rb ,/, turned/vbd in/rp at/in their/pp$ own/jj driveway/nn at/in 387/cd Heather/nn-tl Heights/nns-tl ./. Then/rb he/pps would/md yawn/vb and/cc stretch/vb and/cc shout/vb ,/, ``/`` All/abn out/rp ./. This/dt is/bez the/at end/nn of/in the/at line/nn ''/'' ./. And/cc what/wdt would/md her/pp$ mother/nn be/be doing/vbg right/ql now/rb ?/. ?/. Her/pp$ mother/nn would/md be/be fast/ql asleep/rb curled/vbn up/rp against/in that/ql wonderful/jj ,/, big/jj ,/, safe/jj ,/, solid/jj shoulder/nn next/in to/in her/ppo on/in the/at front/jj seat/nn ./. Lauren/np Landis/np was/bedz in/in trouble/nn and/cc she/pps was/bedz alone/rb ./. Roberta/np Landis/np put/vbd her/pp$ hand/nn on/in her/pp$ husband's/nn$ arm/nn as/cs he/pps slid/vbd in/in the/at driver's/nn$ seat/nn beside/in her/ppo ./. Somewhere/rb birds/nns were/bed sweetly/rb calling/vbg ,/, were/bed answered/vbn ./. Her/pp$ teeth/nns chattered/vbd so/cs that/cs she/pps made/vbd three/cd attempts/nns at/in speech/nn before/cs she/pps became/vbd intelligible/jj ./. ``/`` Dave/np ./. I/ppss saw/vb that/dt woman's/nn$ apron/nn behind/in the/at door/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz a/at wet/jj spot/nn --/-- she/pps couldn't/md* have/hv been/ben gone/vbn long/jj ''/'' ./. Dave/np made/vbd some/dti sound/nn meant/vbn to/to convey/vb agreement/nn ./. He/pps inserted/vbd the/at car/nn key/nn in/in the/at lock/nn ./. Roberta/np was/bedz violently/rb trembling/vbg ./. She/pps stammered/vbd ,/, ``/`` You/ppss heard/vbd what/wdt he/pps said/vbd about/in police/nns ?/. ?/. Why/wrb don't/do* we/ppss drive/vb around/in the/at corner/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at car/nn door/nn crashed/vbd shut/vbn ./. The/at engine/nn throbbed/vbd into/in life/nn ./. Dave/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` I/ppss got/vbd the/at message/nn ./. We're/ppss+ber going/vbg ''/'' ./. Roberta/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` no/rb ./. You/ppss go/vb ./. Walk/vb ./. Suppose/vb Lauren/np comes/vbz looking/vbg for/in us/ppo ?/. ?/. I/ppss can/md sit/vb here/rb in/in the/at car/nn while/cs you/ppss walk/vb around/in the/at corner/nn ''/'' ./. The/at big/jj car/nn sprang/vbd away/rb from/in the/at curb/nn like/cs something/pn alive/jj ./. He/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem not/* going/vbg to/to leave/vb my/pp$ wife/nn and/cc my/pp$ car/nn out/rp here/rb in/in sight/nn of/in those/dts ''/'' --/-- Roberta/np glanced/vbd at/in him/ppo and/cc stopped/vbd trembling/vbg ./.

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His/pp$ jowls/nns were/bed spiked/vbn by/in barbs/nns of/in graying/vbg beard/nn ./. His/pp$ small/jj ,/, mean/jj eyes/nns regarded/vbd Marty/np steadily/rb ,/, unblinkingly/rb ./. His/pp$ eyes/nns were/bed threaded/vbn by/in little/jj filaments/nns of/in red/jj as/cs if/cs tiny/jj veins/nns had/hvd burst/vbn and/cc flooded/vbn blood/nn into/in them/ppo ./. As/cs he/pps chewed/vbd his/pp$ gum/nn and/cc exuded/vbd wheezing/vbg breath/nn ,/, Marty/np smelt/vbd the/at reek/nn of/in bad/jj whiskey/nn ./. Marty/np recognized/vbd the/at man/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd driven/vbn the/at car/nn that/wps passed/vbd them/ppo on/in the/at road/nn outside/in Admassy's/np$ place/nn ./. This/dt was/bedz Acey/np Squire/np ,/, proprietor/nn of/in the/at juke/nn joint/nn ./. Marty/np smiled/vbd at/in Squire/np pleasantly/rb and/cc said/vbd ,/, ``/`` There/ex was/bedz a/at cab/nn waiting/vbg for/in me/ppo here/rb ./. Do/do you/ppss know/vb where/wrb it/pps might/md have/hv gone/vbn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Squire/nn chewed/vbd his/pp$ gum/nn ,/, his/pp$ jaw/nn moving/vbg in/in a/at steady/jj rhythm/nn ./. He/pps looked/vbd straight/rb at/in Marty/np ./. He/pps did/dod not/* answer/vb ./. Marty/np scanned/vbd the/at faces/nns of/in the/at others/nns nearest/rbt him/ppo ,/, looked/vbd into/in their/pp$ staring/vbg eyes/nns ./. ``/`` Did/dod anyone/pn see/vb my/pp$ cab/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps asked/vbd ,/, keeping/vbg his/pp$ voice/nn casual/jj ./. He/pps avoided/vbd showing/vbg any/dti surprise/nn or/cc annoyance/nn when/wrb no/at one/pn answered/vbd him/ppo ./. ``/`` I/ppss have/hv to/to get/vb back/rb to/in Jarrodsville/np ''/'' ,/, he/pps went/vbd on/rp ./. ``/`` I/ppss see/vb there/ex are/ber some/dti cars/nns here/rb ./. I/ppss wonder/vb if/cs one/cd of/in you/ppo gentlemen/nns could/md drive/vb me/ppo back/rb to/in town/nn ?/. ?/. I'd/ppss+md be/be happy/jj to/to pay/vb for/in the/at favor/nn ,/, of/in course/nn ''/'' ./. 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Then/rb he/pps turned/vbd the/at telephone/nn over/in to/in Rourke/np ,/, and/cc went/vbd into/in the/at bedroom/nn to/to change/vb his/pp$ slippers/nns for/in dry/jj socks/nns and/cc shoes/nns ./. Rourke/np was/bedz talking/vbg on/in the/at phone/nn when/wrb he/pps came/vbd back/rb ./. ``/`` About/rb an/at hour/nn ,/, eh/uh ?/. ?/. Are/ber you/ppss positive/jj ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps listened/vbd a/at moment/nn and/cc then/rb said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Hold/vb it/ppo ''/'' ./. He/pps turned/vbd his/pp$ head/nn and/cc said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Alvarez/np will/md definitely/rb be/be in/in a/at back/nn room/nn at/in the/at Jai/np-tl Alai/np-tl Club/nn-tl on/in South/jj-tl Beach/nn-tl within/in an/at hour/nn ./. Want/vb to/to try/vb and/cc meet/vb him/ppo there/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Shayne/np looked/vbd at/in his/pp$ watch/nn ./. That/dt wasn't/bedz* too/ql far/rb from/in Fifth/od-tl Street/nn-tl ,/, and/cc should/md allow/vb him/ppo to/to make/vb Scotty's/np$-tl Bar/nn-tl by/in midnight/nn ./. He/pps said/vbd with/in satisfaction/nn ,/, ``/`` That's/dt+bez fine/jj ,/, Tim/np ./. I'll/ppss+md be/be there/rb ''/'' ./. Rourke/np confirmed/vbd the/at appointment/nn over/in the/at phone/nn and/cc hung/vbd up/rp ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* know/vb what/wdt you're/ppss+ber getting/vbg into/in ,/, Mike/np ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd unhappily/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss hope/vb to/in Christ/np ./. ''/'' Shayne/np said/vbd briskly/rb ,/, ``/`` Grab/vb another/dt drink/nn if/cs you/ppss want/vb it/ppo ./. We've/ppss+hv got/vbn one/cd other/ap call/nn to/to make/vb before/cs I/ppss meet/vb Alvarez/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` Where/wrb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` It's/pps+bez out/rp in/in the/at Northeast/jj-tl section/nn ./. Have/hv you/ppss got/vbn my/pp$ car/nn here/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` It's/pps+bez parked/vbn in/in front/nn ''/'' ./. Rourke/np hastily/rb slopped/vbd whiskey/nn into/in his/pp$ glass/nn on/in top/nn of/in half-melted/jj ice-cubes/nns ./. ``/`` I'd/ppss+hvd better/rbr keep/vb on/rp driving/vbg yours/pp$$ ''/'' ,/, Shayne/np decided/vbd ,/, ``/`` because/cs I'll/ppss+md be/be going/vbg on/rp over/rp to/in the/at Beach/nn-tl ./. I/ppss can/md drop/vb you/ppo back/rb here/rb to/to pick/vb mine/pp$$ up/rp ''/'' ./. He/pps went/vbd to/in a/at closet/nn to/to get/vb a/at light/jj jacket/nn ,/, and/cc took/vbd his/pp$ hat/nn from/in beside/in the/at door/nn ./. Timothy/np Rourke/np gulped/vbd down/rp the/at whiskey/nn hastily/rb and/cc joined/vbd him/ppo ,/, asking/vbg ,/, ``/`` Who/wps are/ber we/ppss going/vbg to/to call/vb on/rp in/in the/at Northeast/jj-tl section/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` A/at lady/nn ./. That/dt is/bez ,/, maybe/rb not/* too/ql much/ap of/in a/at lady/nn ./. At/in least/ap ,/, I/ppss want/vb to/to find/vb out/rp whether/cs she's/pps+bez home/nr yet/rb or/cc not/* ''/'' ./. 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As/cs he/pps drove/vbd ,/, he/pps filled/vbd in/rp Timothy/np Rourke/np briefly/rb on/in the/at events/nns of/in the/at evening/nn after/cs leaving/vbg the/at reporter/nn to/to go/vb to/in the/at Peralta/np house/nn ,/, and/cc on/in his/pp$ own/jj surmises/nns ./. ``/`` I/ppss want/vb to/to be/be in/in Scotty's/np$-tl Bar/nn-tl at/in midnight/nn when/wrb Marsha/np makes/vbz her/pp$ phone/nn call/nn there/rb ''/'' ,/, he/pps ended/vbd grimly/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* know/vb whether/cs that/dt threatening/jj letter/nn of/in hers/pp$$ has/hvz anything/pn to/to do/do with/in this/dt situation/nn or/cc not/* ,/, but/cc I/ppss want/vb to/to see/vb who/wps takes/vbz the/at call/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` This/dt deal/nn at/in Las/fw-at-tl Putas/fw-nns-tl Buenas/fw-jj-tl where/wrb the/at two/cd knife-men/nns jumped/vbd you/ppo ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Rourke/np with/in interest/nn ,/, ``/`` that/wps sounds/vbz like/cs it/pps was/bedz set/vbn up/rp with/in malice/nn aforethought/rb by/in the/at luscious/jj Mrs./np Peralta/np ,/, doesn't/doz* it/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` It/pps does/doz ''/'' ,/, Shayne/np grunted/vbd sourly/rb ,/, still/rb able/jj to/to taste/vb her/pp$ mouth/nn on/in his/pp$ in/in the/at Green/jj-tl Jungle/nn-tl parking/vbg lot/nn ./. ``/`` That/dt story/nn of/in hers/pp$$ about/in an/at unsigned/jj note/nn directing/vbg her/ppo to/to be/be there/rb tonight/nr sounds/vbz completely/ql phony/jj ./. If/cs it/pps was/bedz designed/vbn to/to put/vb me/ppo on/in the/at spot/nn ,/, it/pps would/md have/hv to/to have/hv been/ben written/vbn before/cs Peralta/np ever/rb called/vbd me/ppo in/rp on/in the/at case/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Do/do you/ppo think/vb Laura/np did/dod have/hv the/at counterfeit/jj bracelet/nn made/vbn without/in her/pp$ husband's/nn$ knowledge/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss haven't/hv* the/at faintest/jjt idea/nn ./. I/ppss think/vb her/pp$ husband/nn strongly/rb suspects/vbz so/rb ,/, and/cc that's/dt+bez why/wrb he/pps called/vbd me/ppo in/rp on/in the/at thing/nn in/in direct/jj defiance/nn of/in his/pp$ confederates/nns and/cc almost/ql certainly/rb without/in telling/vbg them/ppo why/wrb he/pps was/bedz doing/vbg so/rb ./. Isn't/bez* this/dt Felice's/np$ street/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Shayne/np asked/vbd ,/, peering/vbg ahead/rb at/in the/at partially/rb obscured/vbn street/nn sign/nn ./. Rourke/np could/md see/vb it/ppo better/rbr out/in the/at right-hand/nn side/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` yes/rb ./. Turn/vb to/in the/at left/nr ,/, I/ppss think/vb ,/, for/in that/dt number/nn you/ppss gave/vbd me/ppo ./. Not/* more/ap than/in a/at block/nn or/cc so/rb ''/'' ./. Shayne/np got/vbd in/in the/at left-hand/nn lane/nn and/cc cut/vbd across/in the/at Boulevard/nn-tl divider/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz a/at small/jj ,/, neon-lighted/jj restaurant/nn and/cc cocktail/nn lounge/nn on/in the/at southeast/nr corner/nn of/in the/at intersection/nn as/cs he/pps turned/vbd into/in the/at quiet/jj ,/, palm-lined/jj street/nn where/wrb most/ap of/in the/at houses/nns on/in both/abx sides/nns were/bed older/jjr two-story/jj mansions/nns ,/, now/rb cut/vbn up/rp into/in furnished/vbn rooms/nns and/cc housekeeping/nn apartments/nns ./. 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Instead/rb of/in pulling/vbg into/in the/at curb/nn ,/, Shayne/np increased/vbd his/pp$ speed/nn slightly/rb to/in the/at corner/nn where/wrb he/pps swung/vbd left/nr ./. He/pps went/vbd around/in the/at corner/nn and/cc parked/vbd ,/, turning/vbg off/rp his/pp$ lights/nns and/cc motor/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss told/vbd you/ppo ,/, Mike/np ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Rourke/np in/in an/at aggrieved/vbn voice/nn ./. ``/`` It/pps was/bedz back/rb there/rb ./. ''/'' Shayne/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` I/ppss know/vb it/pps was/bedz ,/, Tim/np ''/'' ./. His/pp$ voice/nn was/bedz chilling/vbg and/cc cold/jj ./. ``/`` Did/dod you/ppo see/vb the/at car/nn parked/vbn across/in the/at street/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss didn't/dod* notice/vb it/ppo ./. I/ppss was/bedz watching/vbg for/in numbers/nns ./. ''/'' ``/`` It/pps has/hvz a/at Beach/nn-tl license/nn ,/, Tim/np ./. Two/cd men/nns in/in the/at front/jj seat/nn ./. I/ppss got/vbd a/at quick/jj look/nn at/in their/pp$ faces/nns as/cs we/ppss went/vbd past/rb ./. Unless/cs I'm/ppss+bem crazy/jj as/cs hell/nn ,/, they're/ppss+ber two/cd of/in Painter's/np$ dicks/nns ./. A/at couple/nn named/vbn Harris/np and/cc Geely/np ./. Those/dts names/nns mean/vb anything/pn to/in you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Wait/vb a/at minute/nn ,/, Mike/np ./. In/in Painter's/np$ office/nn this/dt evening/nn ./. ''/'' Shayne/np nodded/vbd grimly/rb ./. ``/`` The/at pair/nn whom/wpo Petey/np is/bez officially/rb commending/vbg for/in slapping/vbg me/ppo around/rb and/cc pulling/vbg me/ppo in/rp ''/'' ./. ``/`` What/wdt are/ber they/ppss doing/vbg here/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` A/at stake-out/nn ,/, I/ppss suppose/vb ./. On/in Felice/np Perrin/np ./. Maybe/rb with/in specific/jj orders/nns to/to see/vb that/cs I/ppss don't/do* make/vb contact/nn with/in her/ppo ./. I'm/ppss+bem not/* positive/jj ,/, Tim/np ./. I/ppss may/md be/be wrong/jj ./. I'll/ppss+md slide/vb out/rp and/cc walk/vb around/in the/at block/nn back/rb to/in the/at cocktail/nn lounge/nn on/in Biscayne/np ./. You/ppss drive/vb on/rp and/cc circle/vb back/rb and/cc pull/vb up/rp beside/in them/ppo parked/vbn there/rb ./. You're/ppss+ber a/at reporter/nn ,/, and/cc you're/ppss+ber looking/vbg for/in Miss/np Perrin/np to/to interview/vb her/ppo ./. Make/vb them/ppo show/vb their/pp$ hands/nns ./. If/cs they/ppss are/ber Beach/nn-tl cops/nns on/in a/at stake-out/nn ,/, they'll/ppss+md admit/vb it/ppo to/in a/at reporter/nn ./. They've/ppss+hv got/vbn no/at official/jj standing/vbg on/in this/dt side/nn of/in the/at Bay/nn-tl ./. As/ql soon/rb as/cs you/ppss find/vb out/rp if/cs they/ppss are/ber Geely/np and/cc Harris/np ,/, come/vb on/rp around/in to/in the/at lounge/nn where/wrb I'll/ppss+md be/be waiting/vbg ''/'' ./. Shayne/np opened/vbd the/at door/nn on/in his/pp$ side/nn and/cc stepped/vbd out/rp ./. Timothy/np Rourke/np groaned/vbd dismally/rb as/cs he/pps slid/vbd under/in the/at wheel/nn ./. ``/`` The/at things/nns you/ppss talk/vb me/ppo into/in ,/, Mike/np ./. ''/'' Shayne/np chuckled/vbd ./. ``/`` How/wrb often/rb do/do they/ppss add/vb up/rp to/in headlines/nns ?/. ?/. You/ppss should/md complain/vb ''/'' ./. He/pps crossed/vbd the/at street/nn and/cc walked/vbd swiftly/rb southward/rb to/to circle/vb back/rb to/in the/at Boulevard/nn-tl and/cc north/nr a/at block/nn to/in the/at open/jj restaurant/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz standing/vbg at/in the/at end/nn of/in the/at bar/nn enjoying/vbg a/at slug/nn of/in cognac/nn when/wrb Rourke/np came/vbd in/rp six/cd or/cc eight/cd minutes/nns later/rbr ./. The/at reporter/nn nodded/vbd as/cs he/pps moved/vbd up/rp beside/in him/ppo at/in the/at bar/nn ./. Shayne/np told/vbd the/at bartender/nn ,/, ``/`` Bourbon/np and/cc water/nn ''/'' ,/, and/cc Rourke/np told/vbd him/ppo ,/, ``/`` It's/pps+bez those/dts two/cd ,/, all/ql right/rb ./. Harris/np and/cc Geely/np ./. I/ppss made/vbd them/ppo show/vb me/ppo their/pp$ identification/nn before/cs I/ppss could/md be/be persuaded/vbn not/* to/to call/vb on/in Felice/np Perrin/np ''/'' ./. Shayne/np said/vbd happily/rb ,/, ``/`` I've/ppss+hv got/vbn it/ppo all/abn worked/vbn out/rp ,/, Tim/np ./. Take/vb your/pp$ time/nn with/in your/pp$ drink/nn ./. I'll/ppss+md beat/vb it/ppo ./. In/in exactly/rb three/cd minutes/nns ,/, go/vb in/in that/dt phone/nn booth/nn behind/in you/ppo and/cc call/vb Police/nns-tl Headquarters/nn-tl ./. Be/be excited/vbn and/cc don't/do* identify/vb yourself/ppl ./. Just/rb say/vb that/cs a/at couple/nn of/in drunks/nns are/ber having/hvg a/at hell/nn of/in a/at fight/nn down/in the/at street/nn ,/, and/cc they/ppss better/rbr send/vb a/at patrol/nn car/nn ./. Then/rb hang/vb up/rp fast/rb and/cc come/vb walking/vbg on/rp down/rp to/in the/at Perrin/np address/nn ./. I'll/ppss+md be/be waiting/vbg for/in you/ppo there/rb ''/'' ./. The/at bartender/nn brought/vbd Rourke's/np$ drink/nn and/cc Shayne/np laid/vbd a/at twenty-dollar/jj bill/nn on/in the/at bar/nn ./. He/pps said/vbd in/in a/at low/jj voice/nn ,/, ``/`` I've/ppss+hv got/vbn a/at date/nn with/in a/at lady/nn ,/, Mister/np ./. Will/md that/dt pay/vb for/in a/at pint/nn I/ppss can/md take/vb with/in me/ppo ./. You/ppss know/vb how/wrb it/pps is/bez ''/'' ,/, he/pps added/vbd with/in a/at conspiratorial/jj wink/nn ./. ``/`` Candy/nn is/bez dandy/jj ,/, but/cc liquor/nn is/bez quicker/jjr and/cc you/ppss don't/do* have/hv any/dti candy/nn for/in sale/nn here/rb anyhow/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` We/ppss sure/rb don't/do* ''/'' ./. The/at bartender/nn winked/vbd back/rb at/in him/ppo and/cc palmed/vbd the/at bill/nn ./. He/pps turned/vbd away/rb and/cc returned/vbd in/in a/at moment/nn with/in a/at pint/nn of/in brandy/nn in/in a/at small/jj paper/nn sack/nn which/wdt he/pps slid/vbd over/in the/at counter/nn to/in Shayne/np ./. As/cs the/at detective/nn slid/vbd it/ppo into/in his/pp$ pocket/nn ,/, Rourke/np asked/vbd sadly/rb ,/, ``/`` What/wdt in/in hell/nn are/ber you/ppss going/vbg to/to do/do ,/, Mike/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Make/vb a/at couple/nn of/in punk/nn detectives/nns named/vbn Geely/np and/cc Harris/np wish/vb to/in God/np they'd/ppss+hvd stayed/vbn out/in of/in my/pp$ way/nn this/dt afternoon/nn ./. Three/cd minutes/nns ,/, Tim/np ''/'' ./. Shayne/np strode/vbd out/rp blithely/rb ,/, and/cc Rourke/np checked/vbd his/pp$ watch/nn and/cc sipped/vbd his/pp$ drink/nn ,/, getting/vbg a/at dime/nn ready/jj to/to make/vb the/at telephone/nn call/nn to/in the/at police/nns ./. Outside/rb ,/, Shayne/np hesitated/vbd when/wrb he/pps saw/vbd that/cs Rourke/np had/hvd parked/vbn his/pp$ coupe/nn directly/rb in/in front/nn of/in the/at bar/nn headed/vbn south/nr ./. He/pps walked/vbd over/rp to/in the/at right-hand/nn door/nn ,/, opened/vbd it/ppo and/cc got/vbd the/at reloaded/vbn automatic/nn out/in of/in the/at glove/nn compartment/nn and/cc put/vbd it/ppo in/in his/pp$ hip/nn pocket/nn ./. He/pps hoped/vbd he/pps wouldn't/md* be/be forced/vbn to/to use/vb it/ppo in/in taking/vbg care/nn of/in the/at Beach/nn-tl detectives/nns ,/, but/cc its/pp$ weight/nn was/bedz comforting/vbg at/in his/pp$ hip/nn ./. On/in this/dt side/nn of/in the/at Bay/nn-tl ,/, Miami/np-tl Beach/nn-tl cops/nns had/hvd no/at more/ql legal/jj rights/nns than/cs any/dti ordinary/jj citizen/nn ,/, and/cc Shayne's/np$ pistol/nn permit/nn was/bedz just/rb as/ql good/jj as/cs theirs/pp$$ ./. He/pps went/vbd swiftly/rb up/in the/at sidewalk/nn toward/in the/at parked/vbn car/nn with/in the/at two/cd Beach/nn-tl detectives/nns in/in the/at front/jj seat/nn ./. He/pps tugged/vbd the/at brim/nn of/in his/pp$ hat/nn low/rb as/cs he/pps approached/vbd ,/, stepped/vbd out/rp into/in the/at street/nn just/rb behind/in the/at car/nn and/cc strode/vbd around/rb to/in the/at right-hand/nn side/nn ./. The/at big/jj ,/, paunchy/jj man/nn named/vbn Geely/np was/bedz on/in that/dt side/nn ,/, half-turned/jj in/in the/at seat/nn toward/in his/pp$ hatchet-faced/jj companion/nn so/cs that/cs his/pp$ back/nn partially/rb rested/vbd against/in the/at closed/vbn door/nn ./. Shayne/np turned/vbd the/at handle/nn and/cc jerked/vbd the/at door/nn open/jj before/cs either/dtx of/in the/at men/nns were/bed quite/ql aware/jj of/in his/pp$ presence/nn in/in the/at night/nn ./. Geely/np grunted/vbd and/cc slid/vbd partly/rb out/rp ,/, and/cc Shayne's/np$ left/jj arm/nn snaked/vbd in/rp around/in his/pp$ neck/nn to/to help/vb him/ppo ,/, while/cs he/pps set/vbd himself/ppl solidly/rb on/in the/at roadway/nn and/cc swung/vbd his/pp$ right/jj fist/nn to/in the/at big/jj ,/, gum-chewing/jj jaw/nn before/cs Geely/np could/md straighten/vb up/rp ./. Shayne/np stepped/vbd back/rb to/to let/vb him/ppo slump/vb to/in the/at ground/nn ,/, and/cc then/rb dived/vbd over/in him/ppo through/in the/at open/jj door/nn into/in Harris/np who/wps was/bedz cursing/vbg loudly/rb and/cc trying/vbg to/to drag/vb a/at gun/nn from/in a/at shoulder/nn holster/nn ,/, somewhat/rb impeded/vbn by/in the/at steering/vbg wheel/nn ./. Shayne/np locked/vbd his/pp$ big/jj hands/nns around/in Harris'/np$ thin/jj neck/nn and/cc dragged/vbd him/ppo out/rp over/in the/at seat/nn into/in the/at roadway/nn ./. He/pps hit/vbd him/ppo once/rb on/in the/at sharp/jj point/nn of/in his/pp$ chin/nn and/cc felt/vbd the/at body/nn go/vb limp/jj ./. He/pps dropped/vbd him/ppo into/in the/at street/nn a/at couple/nn of/in feet/nns away/rb from/in Geely's/np$ recumbent/jj figure/nn and/cc stared/vbd down/rp at/in both/abx of/in them/ppo for/in a/at moment/nn before/in kicking/vbg the/at big/jj man/nn lightly/rb in/in the/at side/nn ./. He/pps didn't/dod* stir/vb ./. They/ppss were/bed both/abx breathing/vbg heavily/rb ,/, out/rp cold/rb ,/, and/cc Shayne/np didn't/dod* think/vb either/dtx of/in them/ppo had/hvd recognized/vbn him/ppo or/cc could/md describe/vb him/ppo ./. He/pps got/vbd the/at pint/nn of/in liquor/nn out/in of/in his/pp$ pocket/nn and/cc unscrewed/vbd the/at top/nn ,/, sprinkled/vbd the/at pungent/jj stuff/nn liberally/rb over/in both/abx men/nns ,/, and/cc then/rb tossed/vbd the/at open/jj bottle/nn in/rp on/in the/at front/jj seat/nn ./. He/pps turned/vbd ,/, then/rb ,/, to/to look/vb toward/in the/at lighted/vbn Boulevard/nn-tl ,/, and/cc saw/vbd Rourke's/np$ tall/jj ,/, emaciated/vbn figure/nn come/vb out/in of/in the/at lounge/nn and/cc hurriedly/rb start/vb to/to angle/vb across/in the/at street/nn toward/in the/at opposite/jj side/nn ./. Shayne/np strolled/vbd across/rb to/to intercept/vb the/at reporter/nn in/in front/nn of/in the/at two-story/jj house/nn where/wrb Felice/np Perrin/np lived/vbd ,/, and/cc asked/vbd casually/rb ,/, ``/`` Get/vb the/at police/nns okay/uh ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Sure/rb ./. Said/vbn they'd/ppss+md have/hv a/at patrol/nn car/nn here/rb fast/rb ./. Let's/vb+ppo get/vb inside/rb ./. What/wdt happened/vbd with/in you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Why/wrb the/at two/cd damned/vbn fools/nns got/vbd all/ql excited/vbn when/wrb they/ppss saw/vbd the/at bottle/nn ,/, and/cc knocked/vbd each/dt other/ap out/rp cold/rb ''/'' ,/, Shayne/np said/vbd good-humoredly/rb ./. ``/`` They'll/ppss+md have/hv fun/nn explaining/vbg that/dt to/in the/at Miami/np cops/nns ./. Got/vbd no/at business/nn over/in here/rb on/in a/at stake-out/nn anyway/rb ''/'' ./. They/ppss went/vbd up/rp onto/in a/at front/jj porch/nn and/cc into/in a/at small/jj hallway/nn where/wrb a/at dim/jj bulb/nn burned/vbd high/rb in/in the/at ceiling/nn ./. A/at row/nn of/in mailboxes/nns along/in the/at wall/nn had/hvd numbers/nns and/cc names/nns on/in them/ppo ./. Shayne/np found/vbd one/cd marked/vbn Perrin/np Aj/np-tl ./. The/at stairway/nn on/in the/at right/nr was/bedz dark/jj ,/, but/cc there/ex was/bedz a/at wall-switch/nn at/in the/at bottom/nn which/wdt lighted/vbd another/dt dim/jj bulb/nn at/in the/at top/nn ,/, and/cc they/ppss went/vbd up/rp ./. There/ex were/bed two/cd front/jj rooms/nns ,/, both/abx dark/jj behind/in their/pp$ transoms/nns ,/, and/cc there/ex was/bedz no/at sound/nn or/cc light/nn in/in the/at entire/jj house/nn to/to indicate/vb that/cs any/dti of/in the/at occupants/nns were/bed awake/jj ./.

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Eight/cd ,/, nine/cd steps/nns above/in him/ppo ,/, Roberts/np had/hvd paused/vbn ./. Mickey/np paused/vbn with/in him/ppo ,/, waiting/vbg ,/, no/at longer/jjr impatient/jj ,/, trying/vbg now/rb to/to think/vb it/ppo out/rp ,/, do/do a/at little/ap planning/nn ./. He/pps looked/vbd down/rp over/in the/at banister/nn at/in the/at hotel/nn desk/nn ,/, with/in the/at telephone/nn and/cc pen/nn set/nn ./. If/cs I/ppss could/md call/vb in/rp ,/, they/ppss could/md check/vb the/at story/nn while/cs we/ppss were/bed on/in our/pp$ way/nn ./. I/ppss wouldn't/md* have/hv to/to tell/vb them/ppo I/ppss had/hvd Roberts/np --/-- Then/rb he/pps heard/vbd it/ppo ,/, like/cs a/at muffled/vbn thud/nn ,/, felt/vbd a/at subtle/jj change/nn in/in air/nn pressure/nn ./. He/pps glanced/vbd up/rp in/in time/nn to/to see/vb Roberts/np hurtling/vbg down/rp on/in him/ppo from/in above/rb ,/, literally/rb flying/vbg through/in the/at air/nn ,/, his/pp$ bloody/jj face/nn twisted/vbd ./. Mickey/np tried/vbd to/to flatten/vb against/in the/at banister/nn ,/, gripped/vbd it/ppo with/in one/cd hand/nn ,/, but/cc Roberts'/np$ full/jj weight/nn struck/vbd him/ppo at/in that/dt moment/nn in/in the/at groin/nn ./. He/pps gasped/vbd for/in air/nn and/cc the/at impact/nn tore/vbd his/pp$ hand/nn from/in the/at rail/nn ./. He/pps tumbled/vbd with/in Roberts/np ,/, helpless/jj and/cc in/in agony/nn ,/, over/rp and/cc over/rp ,/, down/in the/at steps/nns ./. By/in a/at wrenching/vbg effort/nn ,/, he/pps managed/vbd to/to hunch/vb and/cc draw/vb in/rp ,/, to/to take/vb the/at final/jj fall/nn on/in his/pp$ back/nn and/cc shoulders/nns rather/in than/cs his/pp$ head/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz fuzzy/jj in/in his/pp$ mind/nn and/cc ,/, for/in a/at moment/nn ,/, helpless/jj on/in the/at lobby/nn floor/nn ,/, but/cc he/pps was/bedz conscious/jj ,/, and/cc free/jj of/in the/at weight/nn of/in Roberts'/np$ body/nn ./. When/wrb his/pp$ vision/nn cleared/vbd he/pps saw/vbd the/at taller/jjr one/cd scrambling/vbg upward/rb ,/, reaching/vbg ./. Mickey/np was/bedz on/in his/pp$ knees/nns when/wrb Roberts/np turned/vbd on/in the/at stairs/nns and/cc the/at razor/nn flashed/vbd in/in his/pp$ hand/nn ./. He/pps felt/vbd his/pp$ empty/jj pocket/nn and/cc knew/vbd that/cs Roberts/np had/hvd retrieved/vbn the/at only/ap weapon/nn at/in hand/nn ./. Mickey's/np$ eyes/nns fixed/vbd on/in the/at other's/ap$ feet/nns ,/, which/wdt would/md first/od betray/vb the/at moment/nn and/cc direction/nn of/in an/at attack/nn ./. He/pps rose/vbd stiffly/rb ,/, forcing/vbg his/pp$ knees/nns to/in lock/nn ./. The/at knifelike/jj pain/nn in/in his/pp$ groin/nn nearly/rb brought/vbd him/ppo down/rp again/rb ./. He/pps made/vbd himself/ppl back/vb off/rp slowly/rb ,/, his/pp$ eyes/nns wary/jj on/in Roberts/np ,/, who/wps now/rb had/hvd no/at more/ap to/to lose/vb than/cs he/pps ./. The/at pain/nn dulled/vbd as/cs he/pps moved/vbd ,/, and/cc he/pps steadied/vbd inside/rb ./. After/in a/at moment/nn he/pps extended/vbd one/cd hand/nn ,/, the/at fingers/nns curled/vbd ./. ``/`` Come/vb on/rp ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` You/ppss want/vb to/to be/be that/ql big/jj a/at fool/nn --/-- I/ppss was/bedz hoping/vbg for/in this/dt ''/'' ./. Roberts/np brushed/vbd at/in his/pp$ eyes/nns with/in his/pp$ free/jj hand/nn and/cc started/vbd down/in the/at steps/nns ./. He/pps held/vbd the/at razor/nn well/rb out/rp to/in one/cd side/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz invulnerable/jj to/in attack/nn ,/, but/cc he/pps could/md be/be handled/vbn ,/, Mickey/np knew/vbd ,/, if/cs he/pps could/md be/be brought/vbn to/to make/vb the/at first/od move/nn ./. They/ppss were/bed eight/cd feet/nns apart/rb when/wrb Roberts/np cleared/vbd the/at last/ap step/nn ./. Mickey/np waited/vbd with/in slack/jj arms/nns ./. ``/`` Any/dti time/nn ,/, Roberts/np ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` Or/cc would/md it/ppo be/be easier/jjr if/cs I/ppss put/vbd my/pp$ hands/nns in/in my/pp$ pockets/nns ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at taunt/nn was/bedz lost/vbn on/in Roberts/np ./. He/pps advanced/vbd slowly/rb ,/, directly/rb ,/, giving/vbg no/at hint/nn of/in a/at feint/nn to/in either/dtx side/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz just/rb short/jj of/in arm's/nn$ reach/nn when/wrb he/pps stopped/vbd ./. Mickey/np backed/vbd off/rp two/cd steps/nns ,/, forcing/vbg him/ppo to/to come/vb on/rp again/rb ./. There/ex was/bedz a/at fixed/vbn grin/nn on/in Roberts'/np$ face/nn ,/, made/vbd hideous/jj by/in the/at swollen/jj nose/nn and/cc the/at smeared/vbn blood/nn ./. Mickey/np backed/vbd off/rp again/rb and/cc Roberts/np hesitated/vbd ,/, then/rb came/vbd along/rb ./. They/ppss moved/vbd in/in a/at series/nn of/in rhythmic/jj fits/nns and/cc starts/nns ,/, a/at macabre/jj dance/nn --/-- two/cd steps/nns back/rb ,/, two/cd steps/nns forward/rb ,/, two/cd steps/nns back/rb ./. Mickey/np felt/vbd his/pp$ shoulders/nns come/vb up/rp against/in the/at wall/nn beside/in the/at heavy/jj slab/nn front/jj door/nn ./. This/dt was/bedz going/vbg to/to be/be it/pps now/rb ,/, any/dti second/nn ,/, and/cc what/wdt he/pps had/hvd to/to remember/vb was/bedz to/to keep/vb his/pp$ eye/nn on/in the/at razor/nn ,/, no/at matter/nn what/wdt ,/, even/rb if/cs Roberts/np should/md feint/vb with/in a/at kick/nn to/in the/at groin/nn ,/, the/at deadly/jj hand/nn was/bedz his/pp$ exclusive/jj concern/nn ./. The/at kick/nn came/vbd ,/, sudden/jj and/cc vicious/jj but/cc short/jj ./. Mickey's/np$ guts/nns twisted/vbd with/in the/at effort/nn ,/, but/cc he/pps kept/vbd his/pp$ eye/nn on/in the/at weapon/nn ./. It/pps moved/vbd in/in a/at silver/nn arc/nn toward/in his/pp$ throat/nn ,/, then/rb veered/vbd downward/rb ./. He/pps hunched/vbd his/pp$ left/jj shoulder/nn into/in it/ppo and/cc slashed/vbd at/in Roberts'/np$ forearm/nn with/in his/pp$ own/jj ,/, felt/vbd the/at blade/nn slide/vb off/in his/pp$ sleeve/nn ./. Before/cs Roberts/np could/md move/vb inside/rb to/to cut/vb upward/rb toward/in his/pp$ face/nn ,/, he/pps slammed/vbd his/pp$ right/jj fist/nn into/in Roberts'/np$ belly/nn ./. Roberts/np sagged/vbd and/cc slashed/vbd at/in him/ppo wildly/rb ./. Ducking/vbg ,/, Mickey/np tripped/vbd and/cc fell/vbd to/in one/cd side/nn ,/, landing/vbg heavily/rb on/in the/at wood/nn floor/nn ./. Then/rb Roberts/np was/bedz on/in him/ppo ,/, gasping/vbg for/in breath/nn and/cc for/in a/at couple/nn of/in seconds/nns Mickey/np lost/vbd sight/nn of/in the/at blade/nn ./. He/pps felt/vbd it/ppo rip/vb at/in the/at side/nn of/in his/pp$ jacket/nn and/cc a/at momentary/jj sting/nn under/in his/pp$ left/jj ribs/nns ./. He/pps got/vbd a/at knee/nn up/rp into/in Roberts'/np$ belly/nn ,/, used/vbd both/abx hands/nns and/cc heaved/vbd him/ppo clear/jj ,/, then/rb scrambled/vbd to/in his/pp$ feet/nns ./. They/ppss were/bed in/in the/at center/nn of/in the/at lobby/nn now/rb ./. Still/rb clutching/vbg the/at razor/nn ,/, Roberts/np came/vbd up/rp into/in a/at crouch/nn ,/, shaking/vbg his/pp$ head/nn ./. When/wrb he/pps charged/vbd Mickey/np was/bedz ready/jj ./. He/pps hit/vbd Roberts/np with/in his/pp$ left/jj fist/nn in/in the/at ribs/nns and/cc the/at razor/nn cut/vbd toward/in him/ppo feebly/rb ,/, then/rb wobbled/vbd in/in mid-air/nn ./. With/in his/pp$ right/jj fist/nn ,/, and/cc nearly/rb all/abn his/pp$ weight/nn behind/in it/ppo ,/, he/pps smashed/vbd at/in the/at bloodstained/jj face/nn ./. Roberts/np careened/vbd backward/rb ,/, his/pp$ back/nn arched/vbd ,/, fought/vbd for/in balance/nn and/cc ,/, failing/vbg ,/, stumbled/vbd against/in the/at newel/nn post/nn at/in the/at foot/nn of/in the/at stairs/nns ./. The/at sound/nn of/in his/pp$ head/nn striking/vbg the/at solid/jj wood/nn was/bedz an/at ultimate/jj ,/, sudden-end/jj sound/nn ./. He/pps fell/vbd on/in his/pp$ side/nn across/in the/at lowest/jjt step/nn ,/, rolled/vbn over/in once/rb ,/, then/rb lay/vbd still/rb ./. Mickey/np found/vbd himself/ppl leaning/vbg against/in the/at desk/nn ,/, with/in stiff/jj hands/nns ,/, panting/vbg for/in breath/nn ./. After/in a/at minute/nn he/pps went/vbd to/in Roberts/np ,/, looked/vbd at/in one/cd of/in his/pp$ eyes/nns and/cc felt/vbd for/in a/at pulse/nn ./. He/pps couldn't/md* feel/vb any/dti ./. Roberts/np appeared/vbd to/to be/be dead/jj ;/. ;/. if/cs not/* yet/rb ,/, then/rb soon/rb ,/, very/ql soon/rb ./. Suddenly/rb it/pps was/bedz cold/jj in/in the/at lobby/nn ./. 12/cd-hl It/pps seemed/vbd to/in him/ppo that/cs a/at long/jj time/nn had/hvd passed/vbn before/cs he/pps decided/vbd what/wdt to/to do/do ./. Actually/rb it/pps was/bedz no/at more/ap than/cs eight/cd or/cc ten/cd minutes/nns ,/, and/cc the/at sum/nn of/in his/pp$ reasoning/nn came/vbd to/in this/dt :/: There's/ex+bez no/at way/nn to/to take/vb him/ppo in/rp now/rb and/cc keep/vb those/dts other/ap two/cd --/-- Wister/np and/cc the/at one/pn who/wps hired/vbd the/at two/cd of/in them/ppo --/-- from/in finding/vbg out/rp about/in Roberts/np and/cc lamming/vbg out/rp ./. The/at local/jj law/nn here/rb would/md hold/vb me/ppo till/cs they/ppss check/vb clear/rb back/rb home/nr ,/, and/cc maybe/rb more/ap than/in that/dt ./. They/ppss would/md have/hv to/to ./. By/in then/rb they/ppss could/md never/rb catch/vb up/rp with/in the/at others/nns ./. There's/ex+bez no/at other/ap way/nn ;/. ;/. I'll/ppss+md have/hv to/to do/do it/ppo myself/ppl ./. He/pps looked/vbd at/in where/wrb Roberts/np lay/vbd sprawled/vbn on/in the/at step/nn ./. Mickey/np was/bedz sure/jj now/rb he/pps was/bedz dead/jj ./. One/cd thing/nn ,/, he/pps thought/vbd ,/, nobody/pn knows/vbz about/in it/ppo yet/rb ./. Only/rb me/ppo ./. He/pps climbed/vbd the/at stairs/nns ,/, went/vbd into/in Roberts'/np$ room/nn ,/, found/vbd a/at suitcase/nn and/cc packed/vbd as/ql much/ap into/in it/ppo as/cs he/pps could/md ./. He/pps left/vbd a/at few/ap things/nns ./. It/pps didn't/dod* have/hv to/to be/be perfect/jj ./. Roberts/np was/bedz a/at wastrel/nn ./. Walking/vbg away/rb on/in impulse/nn ,/, he/pps might/md logically/rb leave/vb behind/rb what/wdt it/pps was/bedz inconvenient/jj to/to carry/vb ./. When/wrb he/pps had/hvd closed/vbn the/at suitcase/nn he/pps found/vbd a/at rag/nn and/cc moved/vbd about/in the/at room/nn ,/, wiping/vbg carefully/rb everything/pn he/pps might/md have/hv touched/vbn ./. It/pps took/vbd him/ppo nearly/rb an/at hour/nn ./. He/pps went/vbd to/in the/at room/nn he/pps had/hvd rented/vbn and/cc got/vbd into/in his/pp$ overcoat/nn ./. He/pps left/vbd the/at rest/nn of/in his/pp$ things/nns and/cc returned/vbd to/in the/at lobby/nn ./. He/pps set/vbd Roberts'/np$ suitcase/nn near/in the/at front/jj door/nn ,/, went/vbd outside/rb and/cc walked/vbd back/rb to/in the/at garage/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz mildly/rb surprised/vbn to/to find/vb it/pps was/bedz snowing/vbg ./. It/pps snowed/vbd softly/rb ,/, silently/rb ,/, an/at undulating/vbg interruption/nn of/in his/pp$ vision/nn against/in the/at night/nn sky/nn ./. He/pps could/md feel/vb it/ppo on/in his/pp$ face/nn and/cc in/in his/pp$ hair/nn ./. He/pps found/vbd the/at key/nn to/in the/at Jeep/nn-tl ,/, got/vbd it/ppo started/vbn and/cc warmed/vbd it/ppo up/rp for/in five/cd minutes/nns ./. Then/rb he/pps backed/vbd out/rp and/cc swung/vbd around/rb to/in the/at front/jj drive/nn ./. He/pps went/vbd into/in the/at hotel/nn and/cc searched/vbd till/cs he/pps found/vbd the/at razor/nn ./. He/pps put/vbd it/ppo in/in his/pp$ own/jj pocket/nn for/in safekeeping/jj ./. He/pps took/vbd the/at suitcase/nn out/rp to/in the/at Jeep/nn-tl and/cc put/vbd it/ppo in/in the/at front/jj seat/nn ./. Then/rb he/pps went/vbd back/rb for/in Roberts/np ./. The/at body/nn was/bedz heavier/jjr than/cs he/pps had/hvd anticipated/vbn ./. He/pps got/vbd it/ppo onto/in his/pp$ shoulder/nn after/in some/dti work/nn and/cc carried/vbd it/ppo outside/rb and/cc down/rp to/in the/at Jeep/nn-tl ./. He/pps dumped/vbd it/ppo into/in the/at back/nn and/cc made/vbd sure/jj it/pps wouldn't/md* roll/vb out/rp ,/, then/rb returned/vbd to/in the/at porch/nn and/cc closed/vbd the/at front/jj door/nn ,/, making/vbg sure/jj it/pps was/bedz unlocked/vbn ./. He/pps drove/vbd carefully/rb in/in the/at direction/nn of/in the/at brief/jj tour/nn they/ppss had/hvd taken/vbn earlier/rbr ./. It/pps snowed/vbd continuously/rb ,/, but/cc quietly/rb ,/, evenly/rb ./. When/wrb he/pps reached/vbd the/at dip/nn in/in the/at woods/nns ,/, he/pps saw/vbd that/cs already/rb the/at earlier/jjr ruts/nns were/bed barely/rb discernible/jj ./. The/at Jeep/nn-tl fought/vbd its/pp$ way/nn through/in the/at low/jj spot/nn and/cc got/vbd onto/in higher/jjr ground/nn ./. He/pps drove/vbd in/in low/jj gear/nn to/in the/at fork/nn in/in the/at road/nn and/cc swung/vbd as/ql close/rb as/cs possible/jj to/in the/at entrance/nn to/in the/at abandoned/vbn mine/nn ./. He/pps parked/vbd facing/vbg it/ppo and/cc left/vbd the/at headlights/nns on/rp ,/, but/cc when/wrb he/pps started/vbd into/in the/at tunnel/nn with/in the/at suitcase/nn ,/, he/pps found/vbd the/at illumination/nn extended/vbn no/at farther/rbr than/cs half/abn a/at dozen/nn feet/nns into/in the/at passage/nn ./. He/pps went/vbd back/rb and/cc got/vbd the/at flashlight/nn ,/, returned/vbd to/in the/at tunnel/nn and/cc carried/vbd the/at suitcase/nn to/in the/at edge/nn of/in the/at pit/nn he/pps had/hvd found/vbn earlier/rbr ./. He/pps tossed/vbd the/at bag/nn into/in the/at pit/nn and/cc watched/vbd dry/jj dust/nn spray/vb up/rp around/in it/ppo ./. When/wrb the/at dust/nn settled/vbd ,/, he/pps went/vbd back/rb to/in the/at Jeep/nn-tl and/cc carefully/rb worked/vbd Roberts'/np$ body/nn onto/in his/pp$ shoulder/nn ./. It/pps wasn't/bedz* like/cs carrying/vbg the/at suitcase/nn ./. The/at soft/jj snow/nn was/bedz deceitful/jj underfoot/rb ./. Twice/rb he/pps nearly/rb fell/vbd ./. Inside/in the/at passage/nn ,/, he/pps had/hvd to/to work/vb his/pp$ way/nn over/in the/at fallen/vbn timber/nn and/cc nearly/rb collapsed/vbd under/in his/pp$ clumsy/jj burden/nn ./. By/in the/at time/nn he/pps reached/vbd the/at edge/nn of/in the/at pit/nn he/pps was/bedz panting/vbg and/cc his/pp$ shoulder/nn and/cc back/nn ached/vbd under/in the/at drag/nn of/in the/at dead/jj weight/nn ./. He/pps stood/vbd looking/vbg down/rp for/in a/at few/ap seconds/nns ,/, then/rb backed/vbd up/rp two/cd or/cc three/cd paces/nns from/in the/at edge/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz too/ql much/ap weight/nn casually/rb to/to toss/vb it/ppo away/rb ./. He/pps could/md feel/vb himself/ppl falling/vbg in/rp with/in it/ppo and/cc being/beg unable/jj to/to get/vb out/rp ./. It/pps would/md be/be a/at bad/jj place/nn to/to die/vb ./. It/pps was/bedz a/at bad/jj place/nn for/in Roberts/np to/to wind/vb up/rp ,/, but/cc Roberts/np had/hvd asked/vbn for/in it/ppo ./. It/pps was/bedz too/ql late/jj to/to worry/vb about/in that/dt ./. He/pps knelt/vbd slowly/rb and/cc dumped/vbd the/at corpse/nn onto/in the/at floor/nn of/in the/at tunnel/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz a/at relief/nn to/to get/vb rid/jj of/in the/at weight/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz shaking/vbg with/in tension/nn and/cc it/pps took/vbd him/ppo a/at couple/nn of/in minutes/nns to/to get/vb his/pp$ breath/nn and/cc settle/vb down/rp ./. Then/rb he/pps got/vbd on/in his/pp$ knees/nns and/cc rolled/vbd Roberts'/np$ body/nn toward/in the/at edge/nn ./. It/pps hung/vbd momentarily/rb on/in the/at point/nn of/in dropping/vbg off/rp ./. He/pps gave/vbd it/ppo a/at strong/jj push/nn ,/, heard/vbd it/pps slide/vb ,/, then/rb tumble/vb dryly/rb into/in the/at hole/nn ./. He/pps got/vbd to/in his/pp$ feet/nns and/cc threw/vbd the/at flashlight/nn beam/nn into/in the/at pit/nn ./. The/at body/nn lay/vbd in/in an/at awkward/jj sprawl/nn twelve/cd or/cc fifteen/cd feet/nns below/in the/at level/nn of/in the/at tunnel/nn floor/nn ./. Deep/jj enough/qlp ,/, he/pps decided/vbd ./. There/ex was/bedz little/ap chance/nn anyone/pn would/md enter/vb this/dt shaft/nn during/in the/at winter/nn ./. The/at external/jj signs/nns of/in his/pp$ approach/nn to/in it/ppo would/md be/be covered/vbn by/in the/at snow/nn ,/, probably/rb by/in the/at next/ap day/nn ./. It/pps wasn't/bedz* cold/jj enough/qlp in/in the/at tunnel/nn to/to preserve/vb the/at body/nn intact/jj ./. By/in spring/nn it/pps would/md be/be a/at skeleton/nn ./. He/pps made/vbd his/pp$ way/nn back/rb to/in the/at Jeep/nn-tl ./. He/pps had/hvd started/vbn to/to back/vb into/in the/at turn/nn when/wrb he/pps remembered/vbd the/at razor/nn in/in his/pp$ pocket/nn ./. He/pps climbed/vbd down/rp ,/, went/vbd back/rb into/in the/at tunnel/nn and/cc tossed/vbd the/at razor/nn into/in the/at pit/nn ./. It/pps landed/vbd on/in Roberts'/np$ sprawled/vbn right/jj thigh/nn ,/, poised/vbn precariously/rb ,/, then/rb slid/vbd off/rp to/in the/at ground/nn ./. He/pps went/vbd back/rb once/rb more/rbr to/in the/at Jeep/nn-tl and/cc started/vbd the/at short/jj drive/nn to/in the/at hotel/nn ./. In/in the/at garage/nn he/pps checked/vbd the/at Jeep/nn-tl for/in signs/nns of/in the/at use/nn he/pps had/hvd made/vbn of/in it/ppo ./. There/ex were/bed stains/nns here/rb and/cc there/rb and/cc he/pps cleaned/vbd them/ppo off/rp ,/, using/vbg an/at oiled/vbn rag/nn he/pps found/vbd on/in a/at nail/nn ./. He/pps wiped/vbd the/at steering/vbg wheel/nn and/cc all/abn the/at places/nns he/pps might/md have/hv touched/vbn the/at Jeep/nn-tl ./. He/pps replaced/vbd the/at flashlight/nn where/wrb it/pps had/hvd been/ben stowed/vbn ,/, got/vbd into/in his/pp$ own/jj car/nn and/cc backed/vbd it/ppo out/in of/in the/at garage/nn ./. 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He/pps put/vbd in/rp a/at call/nn to/in Cunningham/np from/in his/pp$ hotel/nn room/nn ./. The/at maid/nn answered/vbd and/cc he/pps decided/vbd Nancy/np must/md be/be at/in work/nn ./. Jeb/np cautioned/vbd him/ppo not/* to/to be/be too/ql hopeful/jj and/cc then/rb ,/, ignoring/vbg his/pp$ own/jj advice/nn ,/, said/vbd excitedly/rb ,/, ``/`` But/cc it/pps does/doz sound/vb good/jj ./. A/at woman/nn named/vbn Lisa/np who/wps tells/vbz nobody/pn anything/pn about/in herself/ppl ./. That/dt courtyard/nn picture/nn with/in the/at same/ap initials/nns ''/'' ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem not/* exactly/rb jumping/vbg up/rp and/cc down/rp with/in enthusiasm/nn ./. I'll/ppss+md call/vb you/ppo in/in a/at day/nn or/cc so/rb ''/'' ./. On/in the/at highway/nn he/pps relaxed/vbd and/cc enjoyed/vbd the/at drive/nn over/in Lake/nn-tl Pontchartrain/np-tl and/cc along/in the/at coast/nn ./. Gulf/nn-tl Springs/nns-tl was/bedz ten/cd miles/nns inland/rb --/-- more/ap of/in a/at quaint/jj old/jj coast/nn town/nn than/cs those/dts along/in the/at beach/nn made/vbn garish/jj by/in tourist/nn attractions/nns ./. He/pps checked/vbd into/in a/at motel/nn and/cc drove/vbd downtown/nr ./. The/at courthouse/nn was/bedz a/at white-stucco/nn building/nn minus/cc the/at customary/jj dome/nn ./. Instead/rb of/in the/at usual/jj straggling/vbg privet/nn hedges/nns and/cc patches/nns of/in bare/jj dirt/nn in/in most/ap small-town/nn squares/nns ,/, the/at building/nn was/bedz hemmed/vbn in/rp by/in a/at semitropical/jj growth/nn of/in camellias/nns and/cc azaleas/nns and/cc a/at smooth/jj lawn/nn the/at improbably/rb bright-green/jj shade/nn of/in florist's/nn$ grass/nn ./. He/pps figured/vbd his/pp$ best/jjt bet/nn was/bedz a/at call/nn on/in the/at sheriff/nn ./. A/at clerk/nn in/in the/at outer/jj office/nn took/vbd him/ppo in/rp to/in Sheriff/nn-tl Carruthers/np ,/, a/at big/jj ,/, paunchy/jj man/nn with/in thick/jj ,/, white/jj hair/nn and/cc a/at voice/nn with/in a/at senatorial/jj resonance/nn which/wdt suggested/vbd he/pps should/md be/be running/vbg for/in higher/jjr office/nn ./. Seated/vbn in/in front/nn of/in the/at desk/nn ,/, Hank/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem looking/vbg for/in some/dti information/nn with/in very/ql little/ap to/to go/vb on/rp ,/, Sheriff/nn-tl ''/'' ./. He/pps explained/vbd the/at background/nn of/in the/at case/nn ,/, ending/vbg with/in the/at tenuous/jj clue/nn which/wdt had/hvd brought/vbn him/ppo to/in Gulf/nn-tl Springs/nns-tl ./. The/at sheriff's/nn$ swivel/nn chair/nn tilted/vbd back/rb ./. ``/`` So/rb you're/ppss+ber looking/vbg for/in a/at woman/nn who/wps married/vbd a/at man/nn who/wps might/md have/hv lived/vbn here/rb a/at year/nn ago/rb and/cc might/md have/hv been/ben poisoned/vbn ./. If/cs there/ex was/bedz such/abl a/at person/nn ,/, I'm/ppss+bem afraid/jj she/pps got/vbd away/rb with/in it/ppo ./. Pity/nn we/ppss don't/do* know/vb more/ap about/in him/ppo ./. I/ppss think/vb the/at best/jjt bet/nn is/bez to/to go/vb through/in the/at society/nn columns/nns of/in last/ap year/nn and/cc see/vb if/cs any/dti of/in the/at grooms/nns match/vb with/in the/at obituaries/nns a/at little/ap later/rbr ./. It'll/pps+md be/be a/at tedious/jj job/nn ,/, but/cc if/cs you/ppss want/vb to/to try/vb it/ppo ,/, the/at old/jj newspaper/nn files/nns are/ber in/in the/at basement/nn here/rb in/in the/at county/nn supervisor's/nn$ office/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Maybe/rb the/at society/nn editor/nn would/md remember/vb a/at good-looking/jj out-of-town/jj bride/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez an/at idea/nn ./. Mrs./np Calhoun/np has/hvz been/ben society/nn editor/nn here/rb for/in twenty-five/cd years/nns ./. The/at editor/nn says/vbz that/cs marriages/nns may/md be/be made/vbn in/in heaven/nn ,/, but/cc weddings/nns are/ber made/vbn in/in Mrs./np Calhoun's/np$ columns/nns ./. She's/pps+bez the/at one/pn who/wps decides/vbz which/wdt wedding/nn is/bez to/to get/vb the/at lead/nn space/nn in/in the/at Sunday/nr paper/nn and/cc all/abn that/dt ''/'' ./. He/pps smiled/vbd ./. ``/`` Once/rb ,/, when/wrb the/at editor/nn was/bedz just/rb out/in of/in the/at hospital/nn from/in a/at gallstone/nn operation/nn ,/, Mrs./np Calhoun/np and/cc the/at mother/nn of/in the/at bride/nn went/vbd out/rp to/in his/pp$ house/nn and/cc fought/vbd it/ppo out/rp beside/in his/pp$ bed/nn ./. She'd/pps+md be/be sure/jj to/to remember/vb any/dti bride/nn who/wps was/bedz vague/jj about/in background/nn ./. She'd/pps+md have/hv made/vbn a/at great/jj scientist/nn dedicated/vbn to/in tracking/vbg down/rp heredity/nn and/cc environment/nn ./. She'd/pps+md also/rb remember/vb if/cs the/at groom/nn died/vbd later/rbr ''/'' ./. He/pps stood/vbd up/rp ./. ``/`` I/ppss wish/vb you/ppo good/jj luck/nn ,/, but/cc please/vb don't/do* dig/vb up/rp too/ql tough/jj a/at case/nn for/in me/ppo this/dt close/rb to/in election/nn ./. If/cs you/ppss find/vb out/rp anything/pn ,/, come/vb on/rp back/rb here/rb and/cc we'll/ppss+md get/vb started/vbn on/in it/ppo ''/'' ./. Tracking/vbg down/rp Mrs./np Calhoun/np was/bedz like/cs trying/vbg to/to catch/vb up/rp with/in Paul/np Revere/np between/in Lexington/np and/cc Concord/np ./. It/pps turned/vbd out/rp that/cs she/pps also/rb sold/vbd real/jj estate/nn ,/, cosmetics/nns ,/, and/cc hospital/nn insurance/nn ./. The/at wearying/vbg trek/nn stretched/vbd into/in the/at afternoon/nn --/-- from/in newspaper/nn plant/nn to/in insurance/nn office/nn to/in her/pp$ house/nn and/cc back/rb to/in the/at newspaper/nn ,/, where/wrb he/pps found/vbd her/ppo at/in five/cd o'clock/rb ./. She/pps was/bedz a/at large/jj woman/nn with/in a/at frizzled/vbn gray/jj poodle/nn cut/nn and/cc a/at pencil/nn clamped/vbn like/cs a/at bit/nn between/in her/pp$ teeth/nns while/cs she/pps hunted/vbd and/cc pecked/vbd on/in an/at old/jj typewriter/nn ./. It/pps took/vbd a/at couple/nn of/in minutes/nns to/to run/vb through/in her/pp$ various/jj businesses/nns and/cc get/vb down/rp to/in the/at one/cd he/pps wanted/vbd ./. ``/`` Last/ap year/nn ?/. ?/. Well/uh ,/, I/ppss do/do remember/vb one/cd ./. From/in Baton/np Rouge/np ./. Married/vbd a/at man/nn named/vbn Vincent/np Black/np ./. I/ppss remember/vb her/ppo because/cs she/pps didn't/dod* want/vb her/pp$ picture/nn in/in the/at paper/nn ./. First/od bride/nn like/cs that/dt I've/ppss+hv seen/vbn in/in twenty-five/cd years/nns ''/'' ./. ``/`` What/wdt reason/nn did/dod she/pps give/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Said/vbn she/pps had/hvd a/at breaking-out/nn on/in her/pp$ face/nn --/-- some/dti sort/nn of/in allergy/nn --/-- and/cc none/pn of/in her/pp$ old/jj pictures/nns was/bedz good/jj enough/qlp ./. I/ppss didn't/dod* see/vb her/ppo till/cs several/ap days/nns later/rbr at/in the/at wedding/nn ,/, and/cc her/pp$ face/nn looked/vbd like/cs it/pps had/hvd never/rb had/hvn a/at blemish/nn on/in it/ppo ./. But/cc ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, you/ppss couldn't/md* see/vb too/ql well/rb through/in the/at veil/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Was/bedz her/pp$ name/nn Lisa/np Carmody/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Now/rb how/wrb in/in hell/nn would/md I/ppss remember/vb that/dt ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Never/rb mind/vb ./. I/ppss can/md look/vb it/ppo up/rp ./. Do/do they/ppss still/rb live/vb here/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss think/vb they/ppss moved/vbd away/rb shortly/rb after/cs they/ppss were/bed married/vbn ./. He/pps was/bedz a/at salesman/nn for/in something/pn or/cc other/ap and/cc must/md have/hv been/ben transferred/vbn ./. I'm/ppss+bem sure/jj it'll/pps+md be/be in/in the/at files/nns ./. We/ppss usually/rb run/vb a/at social/jj note/nn when/wrb somebody/pn moves/vbz away/rb ''/'' ./. He/pps stood/vbd up/rp and/cc thanked/vbd her/ppo ./. ``/`` Have/hv they/ppss inherited/vbn some/dti money/nn or/cc something/pn ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps asked/vbd with/in a/at reportorial/jj gleam/nn in/in her/pp$ eye/nn ./. He/pps said/vbd vaguely/rb ,/, ``/`` Well/uh ,/, it/pps is/bez a/at little/ap legal/jj matter/nn ,/, but/cc nothing/pn like/cs that/dt ''/'' ./. He/pps hurried/vbd across/rb to/in the/at courthouse/nn and/cc caught/vbd the/at sheriff/nn just/rb as/cs he/pps was/bedz leaving/vbg ./. ``/`` Sounds/nns like/vb what/wdt you're/ppss+ber after/rb ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd when/wrb Hank/np had/hvd finished/vbn ./. ``/`` Come/vb on/rp ,/, let's/vb+ppo hurry/vb down/rp before/cs they/ppss lock/nn up/rp for/in the/at day/nn ''/'' ./. In/in the/at basement/nn the/at sheriff/nn took/vbd him/ppo to/in a/at small/jj ,/, dingy/jj office/nn occupied/vbn by/in a/at tall/jj ,/, thin/jj man/nn informal/jj in/in rolled-up/jj shirt/nn sleeves/nns ./. ``/`` Mr./np Ferrell/np Hirey/np Lindsay/np ,/, chairman/nn of/in the/at board/nn of/in supervisors/nns ./. Mr./np Ferrell/np is/bez a/at private/jj detective/nn ,/, Hirey/np ./. Wants/nns to/to look/vb up/rp something/pn in/in the/at newspaper/nn files/nns ,/, so/rb don't/do* lock/nn him/ppo in/in here/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Sure/jj ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Hirey/np ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md just/rb leave/vb the/at door/nn open/jj ./. It/pps latches/vbz when/wrb you/ppss close/vb it/ppo ,/, so/rb stay/vb as/ql long/jj as/cs you/ppss like/vb ''/'' ./. Carruthers/np crossed/vbd the/at room/nn to/in a/at metal/nn door/nn with/in an/at open/jj grillework/nn in/in the/at top/jjs half/abn ./. He/pps pulled/vbd it/ppo open/jj ./. ``/`` Now/rb don't/do* shut/vb this/dt door/nn ./. It/pps won't/md* open/vb from/in inside/rb ./. Before/cs we/ppss built/vbd the/at new/jj jail/nn ,/, we/ppss used/vbd to/to keep/vb prisoners/nns in/in here/rb overnight/rb sometimes/rb when/wrb the/at old/jj jail/nn got/vbd too/rb crowded/vbn ./. Hirey/np treats/vbz himself/ppl a/at lot/nn better/rbr than/cs we/ppss do/do prisoners/nns ./. They/ppss were/bed a/at sight/nn more/ql comfortable/jj than/cs the/at ones/nns in/in the/at jail/nn with/in the/at cold/jj air/nn from/in Hirey's/np$ air/nn conditioner/nn coming/vbg through/in the/at grille/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps walked/vbd past/in the/at sheriff/nn into/in a/at windowless/jj room/nn with/in shelves/nns full/jj of/in big/jj ,/, leather-bound/jj volumes/nns from/in floor/nn to/in ceiling/nn all/abn around/rb the/at walls/nns ./. A/at metal/nn table/nn and/cc four/cd chairs/nns stood/vbd in/in the/at center/nn ./. ``/`` They're/ppss+ber all/abn here/rb ,/, back/rb to/in 1865/cd ''/'' ,/, Carruthers/np told/vbd him/ppo ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez all/ql right/rb to/to smoke/vb ,/, but/cc make/vb sure/jj your/pp$ cigarettes/nns are/ber out/rp before/cs you/ppss leave/vb ./. And/cc ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, you/ppss know/vb not/* to/to take/vb clippings/nns ''/'' ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md leave/vb the/at air/nn conditioner/nn on/rp for/in you/ppo ,/, Mr./np Ferrell/np ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Hirey/np ./. ``/`` Don't/do* forget/vb to/to turn/vb it/ppo off/rp and/cc close/vb the/at door/nn good/rb so/cs it'll/pps+md latch/vb ''/'' ./. Hank/np thanked/vbd them/ppo and/cc promised/vbd to/to observe/vb the/at rules/nns ./. When/wrb they/ppss had/hvd gone/vbn ,/, he/pps stood/vbd for/in a/at minute/nn breathing/vbg in/in the/at mustiness/nn of/in old/jj paper/nn and/cc leather/nn which/wdt the/at busily/rb thrumming/vbg air/nn conditioner/nn couldn't/md* quite/rb dispel/vb ./. Chapter/nn-hl fourteen/cd-hl In/in a/at tour/nn around/in the/at stacks/nns ,/, he/pps found/vbd that/cs the/at earliest/jjt volumes/nns began/vbd on/in the/at left/nr and/cc progressed/vbd clockwise/rb around/in the/at room/nn ./. An/at old/jj weakness/nn for/in burrowing/vbg in/in records/nns rose/vbd up/rp to/to tempt/vb him/ppo ./. It/pps was/bedz ,/, indeed/rb ,/, all/abn here/rb --/-- almost/rb a/at century/nn ./. From/in reconstruction/nn to/in moon/nn rockets/nns ./. But/cc he/pps pulled/vbd away/rb from/in the/at irrelevant/jj old/jj volumes/nns and/cc walked/vbd around/rb to/in the/at newer/jjr ones/nns ./. Last/ap year's/nn$ volume/nn was/bedz at/in the/at top/nn a/at couple/nn of/in inches/nns below/in the/at ceiling/nn ./. Near/in it/ppo was/bedz a/at metal/nn ladder/nn on/in casters/nns attached/vbn to/in the/at top/jjs shelf/nn ./. He/pps pulled/vbd it/ppo over/rp ,/, climbed/vbd up/rp ,/, and/cc lifted/vbd out/rp the/at big/jj volume/nn ,/, almost/rb losing/vbg his/pp$ balance/nn from/in the/at weight/nn of/in it/ppo ./. He/pps staggered/vbd over/rp and/cc dropped/vbd it/ppo on/in the/at table/nn ./. Since/cs Mrs./np Calhoun/np remembered/vbd only/rb that/cs the/at marriage/nn had/hvd been/ben in/in the/at spring/nn ,/, he/pps started/vbd to/to plod/vb through/in several/ap months/nns ./. He/pps tried/vbd to/to turn/vb right/rb to/in the/at society/nn page/nn in/in each/dt one/cd ,/, but/cc interesting/jj stories/nns kept/vbd cropping/vbg up/rp to/to distract/vb him/ppo ./. At/in last/rb he/pps found/vbd it/ppo in/in the/at paper/nn of/in April/np 2/cd ./. It/pps told/vbd him/ppo little/ap more/ap than/in Mrs./np Calhoun/np had/hvd remembered/vbn ,/, stating/vbg that/cs it/pps had/hvd been/ben a/at small/jj ,/, modest/jj wedding/nn compared/vbn to/in some/dti of/in the/at others/nns ./. There/ex was/bedz a/at marked/vbn contrast/nn in/in the/at amount/nn of/in information/nn on/in bride/nn and/cc groom/nn ./. Mr./np Black's/np$ life/nn was/bedz an/at open/jj book/nn ,/, so/rb to/to speak/vb ,/, from/in his/pp$ birth/nn in/in Jackson/np ,/, Mississippi/np ,/, through/in his/pp$ basketball-playing/jj days/nns at/in L.S.U./np and/cc his/pp$ attainment/nn of/in a/at B.A./np degree/nn ,/, which/wdt had/hvd presumably/rb prepared/vbn him/ppo for/in his/pp$ career/nn as/cs district/nn sales/nns manager/nn for/in Peerless/jj-tl Business/nn-tl Machines/nns-tl ./. The/at one/cd line/nn on/in the/at bride/nn said/vbd she/pps was/bedz Miss/np Lisa/np Carmody/np from/in Baton/np Rouge/np ./. No/at mention/nn of/in New/jj-tl Orleans/np-tl ./. Hank/np was/bedz beginning/vbg to/to feel/vb sharp/jj concern/nn for/in Mr./np Black/np ./. If/cs Mrs./np Black/np was/bedz who/wps he/pps thought/vbd she/pps was/bedz ,/, Mr./np Black's/np$ Peerless/jj-tl selling/vbg days/nns might/md well/rb be/be over/rp ./. Now/rb for/in their/pp$ exodus/nn from/in Gulf/nn-tl Springs/nns-tl ./. This/dt time/nn the/at search/nn took/vbd twice/rb as/ql long/jj ,/, cutting/vbg down/rp on/in his/pp$ extra/jj reading/nn ,/, for/cs he/pps had/hvd to/to pick/vb through/in several/ap columns/nns of/in one-/cd and/cc two-line/jj social/jj notes/nns in/in each/dt issue/nn ./. He/pps found/vbd it/ppo in/in the/at edition/nn of/in May/np 15/cd ./. The/at item/nn said/vbd Mr./np and/cc Mrs./np Black/np had/hvd moved/vbn to/in Jackson/np ,/, his/pp$ home/nr town/nn --/-- so/cs the/at lovely/jj Lisa/np had/hvd been/ben with/in him/ppo a/at year/nn ago/rb ./. Next/rb on/in his/pp$ program/nn was/bedz a/at call/nn to/in the/at Jackson/np office/nn of/in Peerless/jj-tl Business/nn-tl Machines/nns-tl to/to find/vb out/rp if/cs Vincent/np Black/np was/bedz still/rb with/in them/ppo --/-- or/cc ,/, more/ql specifically/rb ,/, still/rb with/in us/ppo ./. He/pps glanced/vbd at/in his/pp$ watch/nn ,/, saw/vbd it/pps was/bedz only/rb seven/cd ,/, and/cc decided/vbd to/to indulge/vb his/pp$ weakness/nn now/rb ./. For/in the/at next/ap hour/nn he/pps scrambled/vbd happily/rb up/in and/cc down/in the/at ladder/nn ,/, sharing/vbg the/at excitement/nn of/in reporters/nns who/wps had/hvd seen/vbn McKinley's/np$ assassination/nn ,/, the/at Iroquois/np-tl Theater/nn-tl fire/nn in/in Chicago/np ,/, and/cc the/at Hall-Mills/np trial/nn ./. In/in the/at middle/nn of/in the/at stock/nn market/nn crash/nn ,/, he/pps heard/vbd a/at slight/jj noise/nn in/in the/at outer/jj office/nn ./. He/pps turned/vbd around/rb ,/, saw/vbd nothing/pn ,/, and/cc decided/vbd it/pps must/md be/be a/at mouse/nn ./. Something/pn else/rb distracted/vbd him/ppo ,/, yet/rb there/ex was/bedz no/at sound/nn ,/, only/rb tomblike/jj silence/nn ./. Then/rb he/pps knew/vbd it/pps was/bedz not/* sound/nn ,/, but/cc lack/nn of/in it/ppo ./. The/at air/nn conditioner/nn was/bedz no/at longer/jjr running/vbg ./. He/pps jumped/vbd up/rp and/cc turned/vbd around/rb to/to see/vb the/at metal/nn door/nn closing/vbg ./. It/pps clanged/vbd shut/vbn as/cs he/pps sprang/vbd toward/in it/ppo ./. He/pps pressed/vbd his/pp$ face/nn against/in the/at grille/nn ./. ``/`` Who's/wps+bez there/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at light/nn shining/vbg through/in the/at grille/nn dimly/rb illumined/vbn the/at office/nn beyond/rb --/-- enough/ap for/in him/ppo to/to see/vb there/ex was/bedz no/at one/pn there/rb ./. Then/rb he/pps heard/vbd the/at outer/jj door/nn closing/vbg ./. ``/`` Hey/uh ,/, come/vb back/rb ''/'' ,/, he/pps shouted/vbd ./. He/pps thought/vbd it/pps must/md be/be some/dti damn/jj janitor/nn or/cc cleaning/vbg woman/nn puttering/vbg around/rb ,/, figuring/vbg that/cs Hirey/np had/hvd gone/vbn off/rp and/cc forgotten/vbn to/to turn/vb off/rp everything/pn and/cc lock/nn up/rp ./. Then/rb the/at faint/jj beginnings/nns of/in fear/nn stirred/vbd in/in his/pp$ mind/nn ./. Unless/cs he/pps was/bedz stone-blind/jj ,/, the/at person/nn who'd/wps+md just/rb left/vbn couldn't/md* have/hv missed/vbn seeing/vbg Hank/np through/in the/at open/jj door/nn of/in the/at brightly/rb lighted/vbn room/nn ./. And/cc even/rb if/cs he'd/pps+md somehow/rb missed/vbn seeing/vbg him/ppo ,/, he/pps wouldn't/md* have/hv gone/vbn off/rp and/cc left/vbn the/at light/nn on/rp and/cc door/nn open/jj in/in the/at file/nn room/nn ./. Whoever/wps it/pps was/bedz had/hvd meant/vbn to/to shut/vb him/ppo up/rp in/in here/rb ,/, had/hvd followed/vbn him/ppo and/cc waited/vbd till/cs the/at courthouse/nn and/cc square/nn were/bed deserted/vbn ./. But/cc why/wrb ?/. ?/. To/to search/vb his/pp$ room/nn at/in the/at motel/nn ?/. ?/. To/to come/vb back/rb later/rbr and/cc kill/vb him/ppo after/cs the/at stores/nns had/hvd closed/vbn around/in the/at square/nn and/cc everybody/pn had/hvd left/vbn ?/. ?/. No/rb ,/, they/ppss could/md kill/vb him/ppo just/rb as/ql easy/rb right/ql now/rb ./. Nobody/pn could/md hear/vb what/wdt was/bedz going/vbg on/rp in/in this/dt underground/jj vault/nn ./. Then/rb he/pps heard/vbd it/ppo and/cc smelled/vbd it/ppo --/-- the/at steady/jj hissing/nn ,/, the/at dread/nn ,/, familiar/jj pungency/nn of/in gas/nn escaping/vbg ./. It/pps must/md be/be coming/vbg from/in an/at upright/nn heater/nn against/in the/at far/jj wall/nn in/in the/at supervisors'/nns$ office/nn ./. Until/in now/rb ,/, Lilac/np Gaylor/np and/cc Lila/np Kingsley/np had/hvd been/ben like/cs an/at anagram/nn which/wdt he/pps could/md unscramble/vb at/in his/pp$ own/jj pace/nn and/cc choosing/vbg ./. Except/in for/in those/dts minutes/nns in/in her/pp$ room/nn ,/, he/pps had/hvd lost/vbn touch/nn with/in her/ppo as/cs a/at reality/nn ./. Gaylor's/np$ obsession/nn and/cc Cunningham's/np$ chimera-chasing/jj reminiscences/nns had/hvd mesmerized/vbn him/ppo into/in thinking/vbg of/in Lila/np and/cc Lilac/np ,/, separately/rb or/cc together/rb ,/, as/cs a/at legend/nn ./. They/ppss kept/vbd drifting/vbg apart/rb and/cc merging/vbg again/rb in/in his/pp$ mind/nn like/cs some/dti minute/jj form/nn of/in life/nn on/in a/at microscope/nn slide/nn ./.

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``/`` Well/rb ''/'' --/-- said/vbd Mr./np Skyros/np ./. ``/`` I/ppss take/vb a/at little/ap time/nn to/to think/vb it/ppo over/rp ''/'' ./. It/pps was/bedz awkward/jj :/: very/ql awkward/jj ./. There/ex would/md be/be all/abn the/at nuisance/nn of/in contacting/vbg someone/pn else/rb to/to take/vb over/rp ./. Someone/pn reasonably/rb trustworthy/jj ./. And/cc Angie/np would/md hear/vb about/in it/ppo ./. And/cc Angie/np knew/vbd --/-- ``/`` Time/nn ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Angie/np ,/, and/cc he/pps smiled/vbd very/ql sweet/rb and/cc slow/rb at/in Mr./np Skyros/np ./. ``/`` Not/* too/ql much/ap time/nn ,/, because/cs I'll/ppss+md be/be needing/vbg some/dti more/ap myself/ppl pretty/ql much/rb right/ql away/rb ./. And/cc I/ppss done/vbn favors/nns for/in you/ppo ,/, big/jj favor/nn not/* so/ql long/jj back/rb ,/, didn't/dod* I/ppss ,/, and/cc I'm/ppss+bem right/ql here/rb to/to take/vb on/in where/wrb Pretty/np left/vbd off/rp ./. No/at trouble/nn ./. I/ppss don't/do* want/vb no/at trouble/nn ,/, you/ppss don't/do* want/vb no/at trouble/nn ,/, nobody/pn wants/vbz trouble/nn ,/, Mr./np Skyros/np ''/'' ./. Dear/jj heaven/nn ,/, no/rb ,/, thought/vbd Mr./np Skyros/np ,/, turning/vbg away/rb as/cs another/dt man/nn came/vbd in/rp ./. He/pps straightened/vbd his/pp$ tie/nn at/in the/at mirror/nn with/in a/at shaking/vbg hand/nn ;/. ;/. the/at genial/jj smile/nn seemed/vbd painted/vbn on/in his/pp$ face/nn ./. Angie/np knew/vbd --/-- Speak/vb of/in dangerous/jj information/nn !/. !/. Angie/np knew/vbd too/ql much/ap entirely/rb already/rb ./. Really/rb he/pps had/hvd Mr./np Skyros/np at/in bay/nn ``/`` Big/jj favor/nn I/ppss done/vbn you/ppo ./. Acourse/rb there's/ex+bez this/dt deal/nn o'/in Denny's/np$ --/-- and/cc Jackie's/np$ --/-- kinda/rb hangin'/vbg fire/nn ,/, ain't/bez* it/ppo ,/, maybe/rb you've/ppss+hv been/ben kinda/rb worryin'/vbg over/in that/dt ./. And/cc can't/md* say/vb I/ppss blame/vb you/ppo ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Angie/np thoughtfully/rb ./. ``/`` This/dt deal/nn with/in the/at ace/nn o'/in spades/nns ./. Anything/pn to/to do/do with/in an/at ace/nn o'/in spades/nns ,/, bad/jj luck/nn ''/'' ./. Ace/nn of/in spades/nns --/-- a/at widow/nn ,/, that/dt was/bedz what/wdt they/ppss called/vbd a/at widow/nn ,/, these/dts low-class/nn crooks/nns remembered/vbd Mr./np Skyros/np distractedly/rb ./. All/abn about/in that/dt Angie/np knew/vbd ,/, too/rb ./. When/wrb things/nns got/vbd a/at little/ap out/in of/in hand/nn ,/, they/ppss very/ql rapidly/rb got/vbd a/at lot/nn out/in of/in hand/nn --/-- it/pps seemed/vbd to/to be/be a/at general/jj rule/nn ./. All/abn just/rb by/in chance/nn ,/, and/cc in/in a/at way/nn tracing/vbg back/rb to/in poor/jj Frank/np ,/, all/abn of/in it/ppo ,/, because/cs naturally/rb --/-- brothers/nns ,/, living/vbg together/rb --/-- and/cc Angie/np --/-- Mr./np Skyros/np did/dod not/* at/in all/abn like/cs the/at look/nn on/in Angelo's/np$ regular-featured/jj ,/, almost/ql girlishly/rb good-looking/jj face/nn --/-- or/cc indeed/rb anything/pn about/in Angelo/np ./. Mr./np Skyros/np was/bedz not/* a/at man/nn who/wps thought/vbd very/ql much/rb about/in moral/jj principles/nns ;/. ;/. he/pps found/vbd money/nn much/ql more/ql interesting/jj ;/. ;/. but/cc all/abn the/at same/ap he/pps thought/vbd now/rb ,/, uneasily/rb ,/, of/in the/at way/nn in/in which/wdt Angelo/np earned/vbd his/pp$ living/nn --/-- and/cc paid/vbd for/in his/pp$ own/jj stuff/nn --/-- and/cc eyed/vbd the/at soft/jj smile/nn ,/, and/cc the/at spaniel-like/jj dark/jj eyes/nns ,/, and/cc he/pps felt/vbd a/at little/ql ill/jj ./. ``/`` Look/vb ,/, my/pp$ friend/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` in/in my/pp$ life/nn I/ppss learn/vb ,/, how/wrb is/bez it/pps the/at proverb/nn says/vbz ,/, better/jjr an/at ounce/nn of/in prevention/nn to/in a/at pound/nn of/in cure/nn ./. I/ppss stay/vb in/in business/nn so/ql long/jj because/cs I'm/ppss+bem careful/jj ./. Two/cd weeks/nns ,/, a/at month/nn ,/, we/ppss talk/vb it/ppo over/rp again/rb ,/, and/cc maybe/rb if/cs nothing/pn happens/vbz meanwhile/rb to/to say/vb the/at cops/nns know/vb this/dt and/cc that/dt ,/, then/rb we/ppss make/vb a/at little/ap deal/nn ,/, isn't/bez* it/pps ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` That's/dt+bez a/at long/jj while/nn ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Angie/np ./. ``/`` I/ppss tell/vb you/ppo ,/, you/ppss want/vb to/to leave/vb it/ppo that/dt way/nn ,/, I/ppss don't/do* fool/vb around/rb with/in it/ppo ./. I/ppss go/vb over/rp to/in Castro/np and/cc get/vb fixed/vbn up/rp there/rb ./. I/ppss can't/md* wait/vb no/at two/cd weeks/nns ''/'' ./. And/cc Mr./np Skyros/np didn't/dod* like/vb Angie/np ,/, but/cc what/wdt with/in Prettyman/np and/cc three/cd of/in his/pp$ boys/nns inside/rb ,/, and/cc not/* likely/rb to/to come/vb out/rp --/-- And/cc Angie/np such/abl a/at valuable/jj salesman/nn ,/, Prettyman/np said/vbd --/-- All/ql the/at nuisance/nn and/cc danger/nn of/in getting/vbg in/in touch/nn with/in practically/rb a/at whole/jj new/jj bunch/nn of/in boys/nns --/-- Why/wrb did/dod everything/pn have/hv to/to happen/vb at/in once/rb ?/. ?/. Denny/np said/vbd stupidly/rb ,/, ``/`` Why/wrb ,/, you/ppss ain't/ber* turning/vbg Angie/np down/rp ,/, are/ber you/ppss ,/, Mr./np Skyros/np ?/. ?/. I/ppss mean/vb ,/, we/ppss all/abn figured/vbd --/-- I/ppss guess/vb anybody'd/pn+md figure/vb --/-- Angie/np ''/'' --/-- Angelo/np gave/vbd him/ppo an/at affectionate/jj smile/nn ./. ``/`` Mr./np Skyros/np too/ql smart/jj a/at fellow/nn want/nn to/to get/vb rid/jj of/in me/ppo ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez O.K./uh ,/, Denny/np ,/, everything's/pn+bez O.K./uh Ain't/bez* it/pps ,/, Mr./np Skyros/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. Oh/uh ,/, God/np ,/, the/at name/nn repeated/vbd over/rp and/cc over/rp ,/, anybody/pn to/to hear/vb --/-- Not/* being/beg a/at fool/nn ,/, Mr./np Skyros/np knew/vbd why/wrb ./. But/cc aside/rb from/in everything/pn else/rb ,/, it/pps would/md scarcely/rb be/be pleasant/jj to/to have/hv dealings/nns with/in one/pn who/wps was/bedz nominally/rb an/at underling/nn and/cc actually/rb held/vbd --/-- you/ppss could/md say/vb --/-- the/at whip/nn hand/nn ./. And/cc all/abn because/cs of/in Domokous/np !/. !/. If/cs Mr./np Skyros/np had/hvd dreamed/vbn of/in all/abn the/at trouble/nn that/ql young/jj man/nn would/md eventually/rb cause/vb --/-- Of/in course/nn ,/, there/ex was/bedz another/dt factor/nn ./. Angie/np worth/jj his/pp$ weight/nn in/in gold/nn right/ql now/rb ,/, but/cc these/dts users/nns ,/, they/ppss sometimes/rb went/vbd down/rp fast/rb ./. Who/wps knew/vbd ,/, Angie/np might/md not/* last/vb long/jj ./. The/at sweat/nn broke/vbd out/rp on/in Mr./np Skyros'/np$ forehead/nn as/cs he/pps realized/vbd he/pps had/hvd been/ben actually/rb thinking/vbg --/-- hoping/vbg --/-- planning/vbg --/-- perhaps/rb --/-- Good/jj God/np above/rb ,/, had/hvd not/* Domokous/np been/ben enough/ap ?/. ?/. He/pps patted/vbd Angelo's/np$ thin/jj shoulder/nn paternally/rb ./. ``/`` Now/rb you/ppss don't/do* want/vb to/to go/vb talking/vbg that/dt way/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` Sure/rb ,/, sure/rb ,/, you're/ppss+ber the/at one/cd take/vb over/rp for/in Pretty/np ,/, soon/rb as/cs I/ppss get/vb the/at supply/nn ,/, get/vb started/vbn up/rp again/rb ,/, isn't/bez* it/pps ?/. ?/. You/ppss don't/do* need/vb worry/vb ,/, Angelo/np ./. I/ppss tell/vb you/ppo ,/, I/ppss know/vb how/wrb it/pps is/bez with/in you/ppo ,/, my/pp$ friend/nn ,/, I/ppss sympathize/vb ,/, and/cc I'll/ppss+md make/vb it/ppo a/at special/jj point/nn --/-- a/at special/jj favor/nn --/-- get/vb in/in touch/nn ,/, and/cc get/vb some/dti stuff/nn just/rb for/in you/ppo ./. I/ppss don't/do* know/vb if/cs I/ppss can/md manage/vb it/ppo tonight/nr or/cc tomorrow/nr ,/, but/cc I'll/ppss+md try/vb my/pp$ best/jjt ,/, my/pp$ friend/nn ./. You/ppss see/vb ,/, you/ppss got/vbd to/to remember/vb ,/, we/ppss all/abn got/vbd schedules/nns ,/, like/cs any/dti business/nn !/. !/. My/pp$ man/nn ,/, he/pps won't/md* be/be around/rb a/at little/jj while/nn ,/, he/pps just/rb fixed/vbd me/ppo up/rp with/in this/dt stuff/nn they/ppss took/vbd out/rp of/in the/at Elite/nn-tl ./. It's/pps+bez awkward/jj ,/, you/ppss see/vb that/dt ,/, isn't/bez* it/pps ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Well/rb ,/, that's/dt+bez your/pp$ business/nn ,/, Mr./np Skyros/np ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Angie/np ,/, and/cc his/pp$ dreamy/jj eyes/nns moved/vbd past/in Mr./np Skyros'/np$ shoulder/nn to/to gaze/vb vaguely/rb out/in the/at ground-glass/nn window/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss appreciate/vb it/ppo ,/, you/ppss do/do that/dt ./. Sure/rb ./. We/ppss don't/do* none/pn of/in us/ppo want/vb no/at trouble/nn ./. I'm/ppss+bem in/in a/at room/nn over/in the/at Golden/jj-tl Club/nn-tl on/in San/np Pedro/np ,/, you/ppss just/rb ask/vb for/in me/ppo there/rb ,/, you/ppss want/vb see/vb me/ppo ./. Or/cc maybe/rb I/ppss call/vb you/ppo --/-- tonight/nr ?/. ?/. About/rb nine/cd o'clock/rb ,/, I/ppss call/vb and/cc see/vb if/cs you/ppss got/vbd any/dti ./. A/at couple/nn decks/nns for/in me/ppo ,/, Mr./np Skyros/np --/-- and/cc ten-twelve/cd to/to sell/vb ,/, see/vb ,/, I/ppss like/vb to/to have/hv a/at little/ap ready/jj cash/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Oh/uh ,/, now/rb ,/, I/ppss don't/do* know/vb about/in that/dt much/ap ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Mr./np Skyros/np ./. ``/`` And/cc you/ppss know/vb ,/, Angelo/np ,/, Pretty/np ,/, he/pps always/rb keeps/vbz it/ppo a/at strict/jj cash/nn basis/nn ,/, like/cs they/ppss say/vb ''/'' --/-- ``/`` Sure/jj ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Angie/np ./. ``/`` Sure/rb ,/, Mr./np Skyros/np ./. Fifty/cd a/at throw/nn ,/, that/cs the/at deal/nn ?/. ?/. Sure/rb ./. I/ppss bring/vb you/ppo the/at cash/nn ,/, say/vb five/cd hundred/cd for/in ten/cd decks/nns ./. Never/rb mind/vb how/wrb much/ap I/ppss cut/vb it/ppo ,/, how/wrb much/ap I/ppss get/vb ''/'' ,/, and/cc he/pps smiled/vbd his/pp$ sleepy/jj smile/nn again/rb ./. ``/`` Standard/jj deal/nn ,/, Mr./np Skyros/np ./. You/ppss go/vb 'n'/cc have/hv a/at look/nn round/rb for/in it/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss do/do my/pp$ best/jjt ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Mr./np Skyros/np earnestly/rb ,/, ``/`` just/rb for/in you/ppo ,/, my/pp$ friend/nn ./. This/dt is/bez awkward/jj for/in everybody/pn ,/, isn't/bez* it/pps ,/, we/ppss all/abn got/vbd to/to put/vb up/rp with/in inconvenience/nn sometimes/rb ./. But/cc I/ppss do/do my/pp$ best/jjt for/in you/ppo ''/'' ./. He/pps got/vbd out/rp of/in there/rb in/in a/at hurry/nn ,/, brushing/vbg past/in another/dt man/nn in/in the/at door/nn ,/, mopping/vbg his/pp$ brow/nn ./. The/at expedient/jj thing/nn --/-- yes/rb ,/, very/ql true/jj ,/, one/pn must/md make/vb do/do as/cs one/cd could/md ,/, in/in some/dti situations/nns ./. It/pps could/md all/abn be/be straightened/vbn out/rp later/rbr ./. Not/* very/ql much/ql later/rbr ,/, but/cc when/wrb things/nns had/hvd settled/vbn down/rp a/at little/ap ./. After/in this/dt deal/nn with/in the/at Bouvardier/np woman/nn went/vbd through/rp ./. An/at ace/nn of/in spades/nns ./. He/pps was/bedz not/* a/at superstitious/jj man/nn ,/, but/cc he/pps felt/vbd perhaps/rb there/ex was/bedz a/at little/ap something/pn in/in that/dt ,/, indeed/rb ./. 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Usually/rb she/pps marked/vbd the/at few/ap who/wps did/dod thank/vb you/ppo ,/, you/ppss didn't/dod* get/vb that/dt kind/nn much/rb in/in a/at place/nn like/cs this/dt :/: and/cc she/pps played/vbd a/at little/jj game/nn with/in herself/ppl ,/, seeing/vbg how/wrb downright/ql rude/jj she/pps could/md act/vb to/in the/at others/nns ,/, before/cs they'd/ppss+hvd take/vb offense/nn ,/, threaten/vb to/to call/vb the/at manager/nn ./. Funny/jj how/wrb seldom/rb they/ppss did/dod :/: used/vbd to/in it/ppo ,/, probably/rb ./. The/at kind/nn who/wps came/vbd into/in a/at cheap/jj store/nn like/cs this/dt !/. !/. Grab/vb ,/, snatch/vb ,/, I/ppss saw/vbd that/dt first/rb !/. !/. And/cc ,/, Here/rb ,/, I'll/ppss+md take/vb this/dt ,/, I/ppss was/bedz before/in her/ppo ,/, you/ppss wait/vb on/in me/ppo now/rb or/cc I/ppss don't/do* bother/vb with/in it/ppo ,/, see/vb !/. !/. This/dt kind/nn of/in place/nn She'd/pps+md be/be through/in here/rb ,/, just/rb no/at time/nn at/in all/abn --/-- leave/vb this/dt kind/nn of/in thing/nn 'way/rb behind/rb ./. Off/rp at/in noon/nn ,/, and/cc she'd/pps+md never/rb come/vb back/rb ./. Never/rb have/hv to/to ./. Money/nn --/-- a/at lot/nn of/in money/nn ,/, enough/ap ./. She'd/pps+md be/be smart/jj about/in it/ppo ,/, get/vb him/ppo to/to give/vb it/ppo to/in her/ppo in/in little/ap bills/nns so's/cs nobody/pn would/md suspect/vb --/-- maybe/rb couldn't/md* get/vb it/ppo until/in Monday/nr account/nn of/in that/dt ,/, the/at banks/nns --/-- But/cc that/dt wasn't/bedz* really/ql long/jj to/to wait/vb ./. Not/* when/wrb she'd/pps+hvd waited/vbn so/ql long/jj already/rb ./. No/at need/nn say/vb anything/pn at/in all/abn to/in the/at old/jj woman/nn ./. She/pps had/hvd it/ppo all/abn planned/vbn out/rp ,/, how/wrb she'd/pps+md do/do ./. She'd/pps+md say/vb she/pps didn't/dod* feel/vb good/jj on/in Sunday/nr ,/, couldn't/md* go/vb to/in church/nn --/-- there'd/ex+md be/be a/at little/ap argument/nn ,/, but/cc she/pps could/md be/be stubborn/jj --/-- and/cc when/wrb the/at old/jj woman/nn had/hvd gone/vbn ,/, quick/rb pack/vb the/at things/nns she'd/pps+md need/vb to/to take/vb ,/, all/abn but/in the/at dress/nn she'd/pps+md wear/vb Monday/nr ,/, and/cc take/vb the/at bag/nn down/rp to/in that/dt place/nn in/in the/at station/nn where/wrb you/ppss could/md put/vb things/nns in/in a/at locker/nn overnight/rb ,/, for/in a/at dime/nn ./. Then/rb on/in Monday/nr morning/nn --/-- or/cc it/pps might/md have/hv to/to be/be Tuesday/nr --/-- get/vb up/rp and/cc leave/vb just/rb the/at usual/jj time/nn ,/, and/cc last/ap thing/nn ,/, put/vb the/at money/nn in/in an/at envelope/nn under/in the/at old/jj woman's/nn$ purse/nn there/rb in/in the/at drawer/nn ./. 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Prettier/jjr ,/, she'd/pps+md do/do her/pp$ hair/nn another/dt way/nn ;/. ;/. smarter/jjr ,/, and/cc wear/vb different/jj kinds/nns of/in clothes/nns --/-- she'd/pps+md be/be Katharine/np Ross/np ,/, just/rb what/wdt that/wps sounded/vbd like/jj ./. ``/`` You've/ppss+hv give/vb me/ppo the/at wrong/jj change/nn ''/'' ,/, said/vbd the/at customer/nn sharply/rb ./. ``/`` Think/vb I/ppss can't/md* count/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Katya/np made/vbd up/rp the/at amount/nn in/in indifferent/jj silence/nn ./. She/pps was/bedz listening/vbg to/in other/ap voices/nns ,/, out/in of/in the/at future/nn ./. Some/dti of/in those/dts vaguely-imagined/jj new/jj ,/, different/jj people/nns ./. Oh/uh ,/, Katharine's/np+bez awfully/ql nice/jj ,/, and/cc pretty/jj too/rb ,/, I/ppss like/vb Katharine/np --/-- Let's/vb+ppo ask/vb Katharine/np to/to go/vb with/in us/ppo ,/, she's/pps+bez always/rb lots/nns of/in fun/nn --/-- Katharine/np --/-- Soon/rb ,/, very/ql soon/rb now/rb sixteen/cd-hl Mendoza/np didn't/dod* wake/vb until/cs nearly/rb nine-thirty/cd ./. It/pps was/bedz going/vbg to/to be/be another/dt hot/jj day/nn ;/. ;/. already/rb the/at thermometer/nn stood/vbd close/rb to/in ninety/cd ./. Alison/np was/bedz still/rb sound/ql asleep/jj ;/. ;/. he/pps made/vbd fresh/jj coffee/nn and/cc searched/vbd through/in all/abn the/at desk/nn drawers/nns for/in more/ap cigarettes/nns before/cs thinking/vbg of/in her/pp$ handbag/nn ,/, and/cc found/vbd a/at crumpled/vbn stray/jj cigarette/nn at/in its/pp$ bottom/nn ,/, which/wdt tasted/vbd peculiarly/rb of/in face/nn powder/nn ./. 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He/pps asked/vbd her/ppo severely/rb ./. ``/`` A/at lot/nn of/in people/nns are/ber so/ql peculiar/jj that/cs they/ppss don't/do* like/vb cats/nns ,/, it's/pps+bez not/* the/at easiest/jjt thing/nn in/in the/at world/nn to/to find/vb good/jj homes/nns for/in kittens/nns --/-- and/cc ,/, damn/vb it/ppo ,/, you/ppss know/vb very/ql well/rb if/cs I/ppss have/hv them/ppo around/rb long/jj ,/, impossible/jj to/to give/vb them/ppo away/rb !/. !/. And/cc I/ppss suppose/vb now/rb that/wps you've/ppss+hv finally/rb grown/vbn up/rp ,/, if/cs a/at little/ql late/jj ,/, you'd/ppss+md go/vb on/rp producing/vbg kittens/nns every/at six/cd months/nns or/cc so/rb ./. 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Maude's/np$ long/jj nose/nn unexpectedly/rb wrinkled/vbd up/rp ./. ``/`` Happened/vbn to/to be/be in/in the/at hall/nn !/. !/. Happened/vbn to/to hear/vb you/ppo quarrel/vb about/in her/ppo !/. !/. Oh/uh ,/, well/uh ,/, you/ppss can't/md* really/rb blame/vb Lolotte/np ./. She/pps lost/vbd her/ppo beau/nn to/in you/ppo ''/'' ./. But/cc she/pps was/bedz talking/vbg of/in Emile/np when/wrb she/pps saw/vbd the/at black/jj line/nn of/in the/at open/jj door/nn ;/. ;/. Sarah/np remembered/vbd it/ppo clearly/rb ./. Maude/np went/vbd on/rp ./. ``/`` I've/ppss+hv got/vbn to/to get/vb busy/jj ./. Miss/np Celie's/np+hvz taken/vbn to/in her/pp$ bed/nn ,/, with/in the/at door/nn locked/vbd ./. She/pps opened/vbd it/ppo an/at inch/nn and/cc poked/vbd out/rp the/at keys/nns for/in me/ppo to/to give/vb you/ppo ./. Here/rb ''/'' --/-- She/pps thrust/vbd a/at bundle/nn of/in keys/nns strung/vbn on/in a/at thick/jj red/jj cord/nn into/in Sarah's/np$ hand/nn ./. ``/`` Not/* that/cs there's/ex+bez much/ap use/nn in/in locking/vbg up/rp the/at smokehouse/nn and/cc the/at storehouse/nn now/rb ./. Drink/vb your/pp$ coffee/nn ''/'' --/-- coffee/nn ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez --/-- cold/jj ''/'' ./. Maude/np suddenly/rb looked/vbn quite/ql capable/jj of/in pouring/vbg it/ppo down/in her/pp$ throat/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* want/vb it/ppo ''/'' ,/, Sarah/np said/vbd ,/, firmly/rb ./. ``/`` Oh/uh ./. Well/rb --/-- I'll/ppss+md take/vb it/ppo down/rp with/in me/ppo as/cs I/ppss go/vb ''/'' ./. Maude/np swooped/vbn up/rp the/at cup/nn and/cc hiked/vbd up/rp her/pp$ top/jjs hoop/nn as/cs if/cs about/rb to/to take/vb off/rp with/in a/at racing/vbg start/nn ./. At/in the/at door/nn she/pps turned/vbd back/rb ,/, her/pp$ Roman/jj nose/nn looking/vbg very/ql long/jj now/rb and/cc satiric/jj ./. ``/`` I/ppss forgot/vbd ./. Ben/np and/cc Lucien/np have/hv gone/vbn after/in them/ppo ./. It's/pps+bez just/rb like/cs that/dt book/nn your/pp$ Northern/jj-tl friend/nn wrote/vbd --/-- except/in there/ex aren't/ber* any/dti ice/nn floes/nns to/in cross/vb and/cc no/at bloodhounds/nns ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* know/vb Mrs./np Stowe/np ./. What/wdt can/md they/ppss do/do if/cs they/ppss find/vb them/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` They/ppss can't/md* do/do anything/pn ./. It's/pps+bez silly/jj ,/, childish/jj ,/, running/vbg after/in them/ppo like/cs that/dt ./. I/ppss told/vbd Ben/np so/rb ./. But/cc of/in course/nn the/at paterollers/nns won't/md* be/be of/in any/dti help/nn ,/, not/* with/in everything/pn so/ql upset/vbn and/cc that/dt Yankee/jj cavalry/nn outfit/nn they/ppss say/vb is/bez running/vbg around/rb ,/, God/np knows/vbz where/wrb ''/'' ./. She/pps had/hvd swished/vbn away/rb ,/, she/pps had/hvd been/ben gone/vbn for/in a/at long/jj time/nn probably/rb when/wrb Sarah/np suddenly/rb realized/vbd that/cs she/pps ought/md to/to stop/vb her/ppo ,/, pour/vb out/rp the/at coffee/nn ,/, so/cs no/at one/pn would/md drink/vb it/ppo ./. But/cc then/rb the/at so-called/jj coffee/nn was/bedz bad/jj enough/qlp at/in best/jjt ,/, cold/jj it/pps was/bedz all/abn but/in undrinkable/jj --/-- especially/rb that/dt cup/nn !/. !/. She/pps was/bedz deeply/rb ,/, horribly/rb sure/jj that/cs Lucien/np had/hvd filled/vbn it/ppo with/in opium/nn ./. She/pps had/hvd quarreled/vbn with/in Lucien/np ,/, she/pps had/hvd resisted/vbn his/pp$ demands/nns for/in money/nn --/-- and/cc if/cs she/pps died/vbd ,/, by/in the/at provisions/nns of/in her/pp$ marriage/nn contract/nn ,/, Lucien/np would/md inherit/vb legally/rb not/* only/rb the/at immediate/jj sum/nn of/in gold/nn under/in the/at floorboards/nns in/in the/at office/nn ,/, but/cc later/rbr ,/, when/wrb the/at war/nn was/bedz over/rp ,/, her/pp$ father's/nn$ entire/jj estate/nn ./. She/pps felt/vbd cold/jj and/cc hot/jj ,/, sticky/jj and/cc chilly/jj at/in the/at same/ap time/nn ./. Now/rb wait/vb a/at minute/nn ,/, she/pps told/vbd herself/ppl ,/, think/vb about/in it/ppo ;/. ;/. Lucien/np is/bez not/* the/at only/ap person/nn in/in this/dt house/nn who/wps could/md have/hv put/vbn opium/nn in/in that/dt coffee/nn ./. She/pps had/hvd lost/vbn a/at bottle/nn of/in opium/nn --/-- but/cc that/dt was/bedz on/in the/at trip/nn from/in New/jj-tl Orleans/np-tl ./. Or/cc someone/pn had/hvd taken/vbn it/ppo during/in her/pp$ first/od day/nn at/in Honotassa/np ./. Yes/rb ,/, she/pps had/hvd missed/vbn it/ppo after/in her/pp$ talk/nn with/in Emile/np ,/, after/in dinner/nn ,/, just/rb before/cs Emile/np was/bedz shot/vbn ./. Rilly/np or/cc Glendora/np had/hvd entered/vbn her/pp$ room/nn while/cs she/pps slept/vbd ,/, bringing/vbg back/rb her/pp$ washed/vbn clothes/nns ./. So/rb somebody/pn else/rb could/md have/hv come/vbn in/rp ,/, too/rb --/-- then/rb or/cc later/rbr while/cs she/pps was/bedz out/in of/in the/at room/nn ./. It/pps would/md have/hv been/ben easy/jj to/to identify/vb as/cs opium/nn by/in its/pp$ odor/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz not/* very/ql reasonable/jj to/to believe/vb that/cs Lucien/np had/hvd procured/vbn unprocurable/jj opium/nn and/cc come/vb back/rb to/in Honotassa/np with/in a/at formed/vbn plan/nn to/to murder/vb her/ppo ./. He/pps didn't/dod* even/rb know/vb that/cs she/pps was/bedz there/rb ./. And/cc he/pps certainly/rb couldn't/md* have/hv guessed/vbn that/cs she/pps would/md resist/vb his/pp$ demand/nn for/in the/at gold/nn or/cc that/cs she/pps was/bedz not/* the/at yielding/nn --/-- yes/rb ,/, and/cc credible/jj fool/nn he/pps had/hvd every/at right/nn to/to expect/vb ./. No/at ,/, he/pps had/hvd been/ben surprised/vbn ,/, unpleasantly/rb surprised/vbn ,/, but/cc surprised/vbn ./. Then/rb somebody/pn else/rb ?/. ?/. Don't/do* question/vb ,/, Rev/np had/hvd said/vbn ,/, don't/do* invite/vb danger/nn ./. Her/pp$ skin/nn crawled/vbd :/: Lolotte/np had/hvd told/vbn Maude/np that/cs she/pps was/bedz in/in the/at hall/nn and/cc the/at door/nn was/bedz open/jj ./. Sarah/np had/hvd begun/vbn to/to tell/vb Lucien/np of/in Emile/np ,/, she/pps had/hvd begun/vbn to/to question/vb and/cc a/at little/ap draft/nn had/hvd crept/vbn across/in the/at room/nn from/in the/at bedroom/nn door/nn ,/, open/jj barely/rb enough/qlp to/to show/vb a/at rim/nn of/in blackness/nn in/in the/at hall/nn ./. So/rb Lolotte/np --/-- or/cc anybody/pn --/-- could/md have/hv listened/vbn ,/, and/cc that/cs somebody/pn could/md have/hv already/rb been/ben supplied/vbn with/in the/at missing/vbg bottle/nn of/in opium/nn ./. That/dt was/bedz not/* reasonable/jj either/rb ./. The/at opium/nn had/hvd disappeared/vbn before/in Emile's/np$ death/nn and/cc whoever/wps shot/vbd him/ppo could/md not/* by/in any/dti stretch/nn of/in the/at imagination/nn have/hv foreseen/vbn Sarah's/np$ own/jj doubts/nns and/cc suspicions/nns --/-- and/cc questions/nns ./. She/pps began/vbd to/to doubt/vb whether/cs there/ex had/hvd been/ben in/in fact/nn a/at lethal/jj dose/nn of/in opium/nn in/in the/at cup/nn ./. So/rb suppose/vb somebody/pn only/rb wished/vbd to/to frighten/vb her/ppo ,/, so/cs she/pps would/md leave/vb Honotassa/np !/. !/. That/dt made/vbd a/at certain/jj amount/nn of/in logic/nn ./. Added/vbn to/in the/at argument/nn was/bedz the/at fact/nn that/cs while/cs she/pps might/md have/hv tasted/vbn the/at coffee/nn if/cs it/pps had/hvd been/ben still/rb hot/jj ,/, she/pps might/md even/rb have/hv drunk/nn some/dti of/in it/ppo ,/, she/pps wouldn't/md* have/hv taken/vbn enough/ap to/to kill/vb her/ppo ,/, for/cs she/pps would/md have/hv been/ben warned/vbn by/in its/pp$ taste/nn ./. No/rb ./. It/pps was/bedz merely/rb an/at attempt/nn to/to frighten/vb her/ppo ./. She/pps wouldn't/md* go/vb back/rb to/in New/jj-tl York/np-tl as/cs Maude/np suggested/vbd ;/. ;/. she/pps wouldn't/md* run/vb like/cs a/at scared/vbn cat/nn ./. But/cc --/-- well/uh ,/, she'd/pps+md be/be very/ql careful/jj ./. She/pps dressed/vbd and/cc the/at accustomed/vbn routine/nn restored/vbd to/in her/ppo a/at sense/nn of/in normal/jj everyday/jj life/nn ./. But/cc before/cs she/pps left/vbd her/pp$ room/nn she/pps dug/vbd into/in her/ppo big/jj moire/nn bag/nn ,/, took/vbd out/rp the/at envelope/nn holding/vbg her/pp$ marriage/nn contract/nn and/cc the/at wax/nn seal/nn had/hvd been/ben broken/vbn ./. So/rb somebody/pn else/rb knew/vbd what/wdt would/md happen/vb to/in her/pp$ father's/nn$ money/nn if/cs she/pps died/vbd ./. Rev/np had/hvd known/vbn all/ql along/rb ./. Rev/np didn't/dod* need/vb to/to break/vb the/at wax/nn seal/nn ,/, read/vb the/at contract/nn and/cc find/vb out/rp ./. He/pps could/md conceivably/rb have/hv wished/vbn to/to make/vb sure/jj ;/. ;/. Rev/np loved/vbd Honotassa/np ,/, it/pps was/bedz like/cs a/at part/nn of/in his/pp$ breath/nn and/cc body/nn ;/. ;/. Rev/np had/hvd stressed/vbn the/at need/nn for/in money/nn ./. Rev/np would/md never/rb have/hv tried/vbn to/to give/vb her/ppo poison/nn !/. !/. She/pps thrust/vbd the/at envelope/nn back/rb in/in the/at bag/nn ;/. ;/. there/ex was/bedz no/at point/nn in/in locking/vbg it/ppo up/rp in/in the/at armoire/nn now/rb ,/, it/pps was/bedz like/cs locking/vbg the/at barn/nn after/cs the/at horse/nn was/bedz stolen/vbn ./. And/cc in/in all/abn likelihood/nn ,/, by/in now/rb ,/, there/ex was/bedz more/ap than/in one/cd person/nn in/in the/at house/nn who/wps knew/vbd the/at terms/nns of/in her/pp$ marriage/nn contract/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz no/at point/nn either/cc in/in telling/vbg herself/ppl again/rb what/wdt a/at fool/nn she'd/pps+hvd been/ben ./. She/pps went/vbd downstairs/rb and/cc received/vbd another/dt curious/jj shock/nn ,/, for/cs when/wrb Glendora/np flapped/vbd into/in the/at dining/vbg room/nn in/in her/pp$ homemade/jj moccasins/nns ,/, Sarah/np asked/vbd her/ppo when/wrb she/pps had/hvd brought/vbn coffee/nn to/in her/pp$ room/nn and/cc Glendora/np said/vbd she/pps hadn't/hvd* ./. ``/`` Too/ql much/ap work/nn this/dt morning/nn ,/, Miss/np Sarah/np --/-- everybody/pn gone/vbn like/cs that/dt ''/'' --/-- Sarah/np swallowed/vbd past/in another/dt kind/nn of/in constriction/nn in/in her/pp$ throat/nn ./. ``/`` Well/uh ,/, then/rb who/wps brought/vbd it/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Miss/np Maude/np ./. She/pps come/vb to/in the/at kitchen/nn and/cc say/vb she/pps take/vb it/ppo up/rp to/in you/ppo ''/'' ./. Glendora/np put/vbd down/rp a/at dish/nn of/in lukewarm/jj rice/nn ./. ``/`` Not/* much/ap breakfast/nn this/dt morning/nn ./. I/ppss don't/do* know/vb what/wdt we're/ppss+ber going/vbg to/to do/do ,/, Miss/np Sarah/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` We've/ppss+hv got/vbn to/to eat/vb ''/'' ,/, Sarah/np said/vbd ,/, curtly/rb ,/, because/cs a/at chill/nn crawled/vbd over/in her/ppo again/rb ./. Maude/np ?/. ?/. Glendora/np flapped/vbd away/rb ./. The/at rice/nn wasn't/bedz* dosed/vbn with/in opium/nn ,/, indeed/rb it/pps had/hvd no/at taste/nn at/in all/abn ,/, not/* a/at grain/nn of/in salt/nn ./. She/pps ate/vbd what/wdt she/pps could/md and/cc went/vbd out/rp along/in the/at covered/vbn passageway/nn ,/, with/in the/at rain/nn dripping/vbg from/in the/at vines/nns ./. In/in the/at kitchen/nn Glendora/np was/bedz despairingly/rb picking/vbg chickens/nns ./. ``/`` Get/vb a/at basket/nn ''/'' ,/, Sarah/np told/vbd her/ppo ./. ``/`` We'll/ppss+md go/vb to/in the/at storehouse/nn ''/'' ./. Glendora/np dropped/vbd a/at chicken/nn and/cc a/at flurry/nn of/in feathers/nns ,/, and/cc went/vbd with/in her/ppo through/in the/at drizzle/nn ,/, to/in the/at storehouse/nn ./. Sarah/np found/vbd the/at right/jj key/nn and/cc unlocked/vbd the/at door/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz a/at long/jj ,/, low/jj room/nn ,/, like/cs a/at root/nn cellar/nn ,/, for/cs it/pps was/bedz banked/vbn up/rp with/in soil/nn ,/, and/cc vines/nns had/hvd run/vbn rampant/jj over/in that/dt ,/, too/rb ./. It/pps was/bedz dark/jj but/cc dry/jj and/cc cool/jj ./. She/pps doled/vbd out/rp what/wdt Glendora/np vaguely/rb guessed/vbn were/bed the/at right/jj amounts/nns of/in dried/vbn peas/nns ,/, eggs/nns ,/, cornmeal/nn ,/, a/at little/ap salt/nn ./. The/at shelves/nns looked/vbd emptier/jjr than/cs when/wrb Miss/np Celie/np had/hvd shown/vbn her/ppo the/at storeroom/nn ,/, and/cc since/cs the/at men/nns from/in the/at Commissary/nn-tl had/hvd called/vbn ;/. ;/. there/ex were/bed certainly/rb now/rb fewer/ap mouths/nns to/to feed/vb but/cc there/ex was/bedz less/ap to/to feed/vb them/ppo with/in ./. She/pps took/vbd Glendora/np to/in the/at smokehouse/nn ,/, unlocked/vbd it/ppo and/cc saw/vbd with/in satisfaction/nn there/ex was/bedz still/rb a/at quantity/nn of/in hams/nns and/cc sides/nns of/in bacon/nn ,/, hanging/vbg from/in the/at smoke-stained/jj rafters/nns ./. They/ppss wouldn't/md* go/vb hungry/jj ,/, not/* yet/rb ./. And/cc the/at fields/nns were/bed green/jj and/cc growing/vbg ./. ``/`` Can't/md* you/ppss possibly/rb imagine/vb what/wdt life/nn is/bez going/vbg to/to be/be like/jj ,/, here/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Maude/np had/hvd said/vbn ./. Maude/np ./. 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Maude/np was/bedz neither/cc hysterical/jj nor/cc silly/jj and/cc Sarah/np rather/rb doubted/vbd if/cs she/pps had/hvd ever/rb been/ben childish/jj ./. Yet/rb Maude/np had/hvd suggested/vbn that/cs Sarah/np return/vb to/in New/jj-tl York/np-tl ./. Maude/np could/md have/hv shot/vbn Emile/np --/-- if/cs she'd/pps+hvd had/hvn a/at reason/nn to/to kill/vb him/ppo ./. There/ex was/bedz no/at use/nn in/in standing/vbg there/rb in/in the/at drizzle/nn ,/, trying/vbg to/to find/vb a/at link/nn between/in Emile's/np$ murder/nn and/cc opium/nn in/in a/at cup/nn of/in coffee/nn ./. She/pps started/vbd back/rb for/in the/at house/nn ,/, saw/vbd a/at light/nn in/in the/at office/nn ,/, opened/vbd the/at door/nn and/cc surprised/vbd a/at domestic/jj little/jj scene/nn which/wdt was/bedz far/rb outside/in the/at dark/jj realm/nn of/in murder/nn or/cc attempted/vbn murder/nn ./. Rev/np ,/, George/np and/cc Lolotte/np were/bed mending/vbg shoes/nns ./. A/at lighted/vbn lamp/nn stood/vbd on/in the/at table/nn that/ql dusky/jj ,/, drizzling/vbg day/nn ./. They/ppss were/bed all/abn three/cd bent/vbn over/in a/at shabby/jj riding/vbg boot/nn ;/. ;/. George/np had/hvd a/at tack/nn hammer/nn ./. Lolotte/np held/vbd a/at patch/nn of/in leather/nn ,/, Rev/np steadied/vbd something/pn ,/, a/at tiny/jj brad/nn ,/, waiting/vbg for/in George's/np$ poised/vbn hammer/nn ./. George/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` First/od thing/nn I/ppss do/do when/wrb I/ppss get/vb to/in Vicksburg/np again/rb ,/, is/bez get/vb me/ppo a/at Yankee/np ''/'' --/-- ``/`` With/in boots/nns on/rp ''/'' ,/, Lolotte/np laughed/vbd softly/rb ./. Rev/np looked/vbd up/rp and/cc saw/vbd her/ppo ./. Lolotte/np looked/vbd up/rp and/cc stiffened/vbd ./. George/np didn't/dod* look/vb up/rp at/in all/abn ./. 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George/np poised/vbd with/in the/at tack/nn hammer/nn ,/, the/at homely/jj ,/, everyday/jj atmosphere/nn ,/, all/abn denied/vbd an/at attempt/nn at/in murder/nn ./. A/at rush/nn of/in panic/nn caught/vbd Sarah/np ./. ``/`` No/rb ./. Not/* now/rb ./. I/ppss mean/vb I've/ppss+hv got/vbn to/to --/-- to/to see/vb to/in the/at kitchen/nn ./. Glendora/np ''/'' --/-- Her/pp$ words/nns jumbled/vbn together/rb and/cc she/pps all/ql but/cc ran/vbd from/in the/at office/nn and/cc from/in the/at question/nn in/in Rev's/np$ face/nn ./. Now/rb why/wrb did/dod I/ppss do/do that/dt ?/. ?/. She/pps thought/vbd as/ql warm/jj ,/, drizzling/vbg rain/nn touched/vbd her/pp$ face/nn ./. She/pps was/bedz no/at schoolgirl/nn ,/, refusing/vbg to/to bear/vb tales/nns ./. As/cs she/pps reached/vbd the/at kitchen/nn door/nn the/at answer/nn presented/vbd itself/ppl ;/. ;/. if/cs she/pps told/vbd anyone/pn of/in the/at opium/nn it/pps must/md be/be Lucien/np ,/, her/pp$ husband/nn ./. 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``/`` Not/* since/in last/ap night/nn ./. I/ppss didn't/dod* think/vb there/ex was/bedz any/dti reason/nn to/to ''/'' ./. ``/`` Maybe/rb there/ex isn't/bez* ./. Speak/vb to/in him/ppo again/rb anyway/rb ./. Try/vb talking/vbg to/in some/dti of/in the/at fellows/nns he/pps works/vbz with/in ,/, friends/nns ,/, anyone/pn ./. Try/vb to/to find/vb out/rp how/wrb happy/jj he/pps is/bez with/in his/pp$ wife/nn ,/, whether/cs he/pps plays/vbz around/rb with/in women/nns ./. You/ppss might/md try/vb looking/vbg into/in his/pp$ wife/nn too/rb ./. She/pps might/md have/hv been/ben talking/vbg to/in some/dti of/in her/pp$ friends/nns about/in her/ppo husband/nn if/cs they've/ppss+hv been/ben having/hvg any/dti trouble/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss think/vb Black's/np+bez the/at one/cd we're/ppss+ber looking/vbg for/in ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Yeah/rb ./. I/ppss think/vb he/pps might/md be/be ''/'' ,/, Conrad/np said/vbd grimly/rb ./. ``/`` Then/rb again/rb he/pps might/md not/* ''/'' ./. ``/`` What/wdt a/at stinking/vbg world/nn ''/'' ,/, Rourke/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` Black/np is/bez Gilborn's/np$ best/jjt friend/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss know/vb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Will/md you/ppss be/be coming/vbg back/rb soon/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss think/vb so/rb ./. I'm/ppss+bem on/in my/pp$ way/nn to/to see/vb the/at Jacobs/np woman/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Gilborn's/np$ secretary/nn ?/. ?/. What/wdt for/in ?/. ?/. You/ppss don't/do* think/vb Gilborn/np is/bez the/at --/-- ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* think/vb anything/pn ./. I/ppss just/rb don't/do* want/vb to/to go/vb off/rp half-cocked/jj before/cs picking/vbg up/rp Black/np ,/, that's/dt+bez all/abn ''/'' ./. Conrad/np interrupted/vbd ./. ``/`` Gilborn/np says/vbz he/pps was/bedz in/in his/pp$ office/nn all/abn day/nn with/in her/ppo yesterday/nr ./. I'd/ppss+md like/vb to/to make/vb sure/jj ./. Also/rb ,/, it's/pps+bez just/rb possible/jj she/pps might/md know/vb something/pn about/in Mrs./np Gilborn/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` Right/rb ./. I'll/ppss+md see/vb you/ppo later/rbr ''/'' ./. ``/`` Aren't/ber* you/ppss ever/rb going/vbg to/to go/vb home/nr ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` It/pps sure/rb as/cs hell/nn doesn't/doz* look/vb like/in it/ppo ,/, does/doz it/pps ?/. ?/. I'm/ppss+bem telling/vbg you/ppo ,/, if/cs these/dts corpses/nns ever/rb knew/vbd the/at trouble/nn they/ppss put/vbd us/ppo to/in ,/, they'd/ppss+md think/vb twice/rb before/cs letting/vbg themselves/ppls get/vb knocked/vbn off/rp ''/'' ./. ``/`` Remember/vb to/to tell/vb that/dt to/in the/at next/ap corpse/nn you/ppss meet/vb ''/'' ./. Conrad/np hung/vbd up/rp and/cc sat/vbd on/in the/at small/jj telephone-booth/nn bench/nn ,/, massaging/vbg his/pp$ right/jj leg/nn ./. He/pps looked/vbd at/in his/pp$ watch/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz ten/cd minutes/nns before/in eleven/cd ./. He/pps wondered/vbd how/wrb long/jj it/pps would/md be/be before/cs they/ppss had/hvd a/at signed/vbn confession/nn from/in Lionel/np Black/np ./. Thirty/cd years'/nns$ experience/nn let/vb him/ppo know/vb ,/, even/rb at/in this/dt early/jj stage/nn ,/, that/cs Black/np was/bedz his/pp$ man/nn ./. But/cc he/pps still/rb wanted/vbd to/to know/vb why/wrb ./. It/pps was/bedz a/at cold/jj ,/, windy/jj day/nn ,/, the/at day/nn after/in Kitti's/np$ death/nn ,/, but/cc Stanley/np Gilborn/np paid/vbd no/at attention/nn to/in the/at blustery/jj October/np wind/nn ./. After/cs leaving/vbg Conrad/np ,/, Gilborn/np had/hvd no/at destination/nn ./. He/pps simply/rb walked/vbd ,/, not/* noticing/vbg where/wrb he/pps was/bedz ,/, not/* caring/vbg ./. He/pps stopped/vbd automatically/rb at/in the/at street/nn corners/nns ,/, waiting/vbg for/in the/at traffic/nn lights/nns to/to change/vb ,/, unheeding/jj of/in other/ap people/nns ,/, his/pp$ coat/nn open/jj and/cc flapping/vbg ./. As/cs he/pps walked/vbd ,/, he/pps tried/vbd to/to think/vb ./. Of/in Kitti/np ./. Of/in himself/ppl ./. Mainly/rb of/in what/wdt Conrad/np had/hvd tried/vbn to/to make/vb him/ppo believe/vb ./. There/ex was/bedz nothing/pn coherent/jj about/in his/pp$ thinking/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz a/at succession/nn of/in picture-images/nns passing/vbg through/in his/pp$ mind/nn :/: the/at same/ap ones/nns ,/, different/jj ones/nns ,/, in/in no/at apparent/jj sequence/nn ,/, in/in no/at logical/jj succession/nn ./. The/at enormity/nn of/in what/wdt Conrad/np had/hvd told/vbn him/ppo made/vbn it/ppo impossible/jj for/in Gilborn/np to/to accept/vb ,/, with/in any/dti degree/nn of/in realism/nn ,/, the/at actuality/nn of/in it/ppo ./. Conrad's/np$ words/nns had/hvd intellectual/jj meaning/nn for/in him/ppo only/rb ./. Emotionally/rb ,/, they/ppss penetrated/vbd him/ppo not/* at/in all/abn ./. Whoever/wps he/pps was/bedz and/cc your/pp$ wife/nn were/bed intimate/jj ./. Gilborn/np remembered/vbd Conrad's/np$ exact/jj words/nns ./. They/ppss made/vbd sense/nn and/cc yet/rb they/ppss didn't/dod* ./. He/pps knew/vbd Conrad/np had/hvd told/vbn him/ppo the/at truth/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz so/rb ./. Yet/rb it/pps wasn't/bedz* so/rb ./. It/pps wasn't/bedz* so/rb because/cs it/pps couldn't/md* be/be so/rb ./. When/wrb Kitti/np was/bedz alive/jj --/-- and/cc he/pps remembered/vbd the/at pressure/nn of/in her/pp$ hand/nn resting/vbg lightly/rb on/in his/pp$ arm/nn --/-- she/pps had/hvd been/ben the/at center/nn of/in his/pp$ life/nn ./. She/pps was/bedz the/at sun/nn ,/, he/pps the/at closest/jjt planet/nn orbiting/vbg around/in her/ppo ,/, the/at rest/nn of/in the/at world/nn existing/vbg and/cc visible/jj yet/rb removed/vbn ./. For/in fifty-five/cd years/nns he/pps had/hvd lived/vbn ,/, progressing/vbg towards/in a/at no-goal/nn ,/, eating/vbg ,/, working/vbg ,/, breathing/vbg without/in plan/nn ,/, without/in reason/nn ./. Kitti/np had/hvd come/vbn along/rb to/to justify/vb everything/pn ./. She/pps was/bedz his/pp$ goal/nn ,/, she/pps was/bedz his/pp$ reason/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd lived/vbn all/abn his/pp$ life/nn waiting/vbg for/in her/ppo ./. Not/* once/rb ,/, in/in the/at time/nn that/cs he/pps had/hvd known/vbn her/ppo ,/, had/hvd he/pps ever/rb considered/vbn the/at possibility/nn ,/, not/* once/rb ,/, not/* for/in one/cd one-thousandth/nn of/in a/at second/nn ,/, of/in her/pp$ infidelity/nn ./. He/pps could/md not/* consider/vb it/ppo now/rb ./. Not/* really/rb ./. And/cc so/cs he/pps walked/vbd ,/, aimless/jj again/rb ./. The/at walk/nn ended/vbd ,/, inevitably/rb ,/, right/ql in/in front/nn of/in his/pp$ hotel/nn building/nn ./. The/at doorman/nn began/vbd to/to nod/vb his/pp$ head/nn automatically/rb ,/, then/rb remembered/vbd who/wps Gilborn/np was/bedz ,/, what/wdt had/hvd happened/vbn to/in him/ppo the/at night/nn before/rb ./. He/pps looked/vbd at/in Gilborn/np with/in undisguised/jj curiosity/nn ./. Gilborn/np passed/vbd by/in him/ppo without/in seeing/vbg him/ppo ./. He/pps crossed/vbd the/at lobby/nn and/cc rode/vbd up/rp in/in the/at elevator/nn lost/vbn in/in his/pp$ own/jj thoughts/nns ./. In/in the/at apartment/nn itself/ppl ,/, all/abn was/bedz still/jj ./. The/at police/nn were/bed no/ql longer/jjr there/rb ./. There/ex was/bedz no/at evidence/nn that/cs anything/pn was/bedz different/jj than/cs it/pps had/hvd been/ben ./. Except/in that/cs Kitti/np wasn't/bedz* there/rb ./. Without/in taking/vbg off/rp his/pp$ coat/nn ,/, he/pps sat/vbd in/in the/at blue/jj chair/nn which/wdt still/rb faced/vbd the/at closed/vbn bedroom/nn door/nn ./. At/in last/rb ,/, sitting/vbg there/rb ,/, in/in the/at familiar/jj surroundings/nns ,/, the/at truth/nn began/vbd to/to sink/vb in/rp ./. Who/wps ?/. ?/. He/pps felt/vbd no/at anger/nn towards/in Kitti/np ,/, no/at sense/nn that/cs she/pps had/hvd betrayed/vbn him/ppo ./. Who/wps ?/. ?/. She/pps was/bedz all/abn he/pps had/hvd ,/, everything/pn he/pps had/hvd ,/, everything/pn he/pps wanted/vbd ./. Someone/pn had/hvd taken/vbn her/ppo away/rb from/in him/ppo ./. Who/wps ?/. ?/. Where/wrb there/ex is/bez a/at left-hand/nn entry/nn in/in the/at ledger/nn ,/, there/ex is/bez a/at right-hand/nn one/pn ,/, he/pps remembered/vbd from/in his/pp$ school/nn days/nns ./. Where/wrb there/ex is/bez a/at victim/nn ,/, there/ex is/bez a/at killer/nn ./. Who/wps ?/. ?/. Whoever/wps he/pps was/bedz and/cc your/pp$ wife/nn were/bed intimate/jj ./. He/pps rose/vbd from/in the/at chair/nn ,/, took/vbd off/rp his/pp$ coat/nn ./. Quickly/rb ,/, he/pps went/vbd into/in the/at bedroom/nn ./. The/at bed/nn still/rb showed/vbd signs/nns of/in where/wrb Kitti/np had/hvd lain/vbn ./. Gilborn/np stood/vbd there/rb for/in a/at long/jj time/nn ./. He/pps looked/vbd at/in the/at bed/nn unblinkingly/rb ./. The/at bed/nn was/bedz empty/jj now/rb ./. Kitti/np would/md lie/vb in/in it/pps no/rb more/rbr ./. He/pps would/md lie/vb in/in it/ppo no/rb more/rbr ./. Gilborn/np wondered/vbd whether/cs Kitti/np had/hvd lain/vbn in/in that/dt same/ap bed/nn with/in Who/wps ?/. ?/. For/in thirty/cd minutes/nns ,/, Stanley/np Gilborn/np stood/vbd there/rb ./. At/in the/at end/nn of/in the/at half-hour/nn ,/, racking/vbg his/pp$ brains/nns ,/, thinking/vbg over/rp and/cc over/rp again/rb of/in Kitti/np ,/, her/pp$ friends/nns ,/, her/pp$ past/nn ,/, he/pps left/vbd the/at bedroom/nn ./. Who/wps ?/. ?/. He/pps could/md think/vb of/in no/at answer/nn ./. Gilborn/np put/vbd on/rp his/pp$ coat/nn again/rb ./. Before/in leaving/vbg ,/, he/pps took/vbd one/cd last/ap ,/, lingering/vbg look/nn at/in the/at apartment/nn ./. He/pps knew/vbd he/pps would/md never/rb see/vb it/ppo again/rb ./. In/in the/at street/nn ,/, walking/vbg as/ql quickly/rb as/cs he/pps could/md ,/, Stanley/np Gilborn/np was/bedz a/at lone/jj figure/nn ./. On/in Blanche/np Jacobs/np ,/, Kitti/np Gilborn's/np$ death/nn had/hvd a/at quite/ql different/jj effect/nn ./. For/in Blanche/np ,/, Kitti's/np$ death/nn was/bedz a/at source/nn of/in guilty/jj ,/, but/cc nonetheless/rb soaring/vbg ,/, happy/jj hope/nn ./. In/in Blanche's/np$ defense/nn ,/, it/pps must/md be/be said/vbn she/pps was/bedz unaware/jj of/in the/at newborn/jj hope/nn ./. If/cs anyone/pn had/hvd asked/vbn her/ppo ,/, she/pps would/md have/hv described/vbn herself/ppl only/rb as/rb nervous/jj and/cc worried/vbn ./. The/at figures/nns on/in the/at worksheet/nn paper/nn in/in front/nn of/in her/ppo were/bed jumping/vbg and/cc waving/vbg around/rb so/ql badly/rb it/pps was/bedz all/abn she/pps could/md do/do to/to make/vb them/ppo out/rp clearly/rb enough/qlp to/to copy/vb them/ppo with/in the/at typewriter/nn ./. She/pps wondered/vbd whether/cs Stanley/np would/md call/vb ./. She/pps wanted/vbd to/to be/be with/in him/ppo ,/, to/to give/vb him/ppo the/at comfort/nn and/cc companionship/nn she/pps knew/vbd he/pps needed/vbd ./. She/pps had/hvd skipped/vbn her/pp$ lunch/nn hour/nn in/in the/at fear/nn that/cs he/pps might/md call/vb while/cs she/pps was/bedz out/rp ./. He/pps hadn't/hvd* ./. And/cc now/rb she/pps was/bedz feeling/vbg sick/jj ,/, both/abx from/in concern/nn about/in Stanley/np and/cc hunger/nn ./. Why/wrb hadn't/hvd* he/pps called/vbn ?/. ?/. Men/nns ,/, she/pps reflected/vbd ,/, even/rb men/nns like/in Stanley/np ,/, are/ber unpredictable/jj ./. She/pps tried/vbd to/to think/vb of/in his/pp$ unpredictable/jj actions/nns in/in the/at eleven/cd years/nns she/pps had/hvd known/vbn him/ppo and/cc discovered/vbd they/ppss weren't/bed* so/ql many/ap after/in all/abn ./. Stanley/np really/rb was/bedz quite/ql predictable/jj ./. That/dt was/bedz one/cd of/in the/at things/nns she/pps liked/vbd about/in Stanley/np ./. He/pps wasn't/bedz* like/in so/ql many/ap other/ap men/nns ./. The/at dentist/nn last/ap night/nn ,/, for/in instance/nn ./. Dinner/nn and/cc the/at movies/nns had/hvd been/ben fine/jj ./. He/pps had/hvd taken/vbn her/ppo upstairs/rb to/to say/vb good/jj night/nn ./. She/pps had/hvd invited/vbn him/ppo in/rp for/in coffee/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz in/in the/at kitchen/nn ,/, as/cs she/pps was/bedz watching/vbg the/at kettle/nn ,/, waiting/vbg for/in the/at water/nn to/to boil/vb ,/, that/cs he/pps had/hvd grabbed/vbn for/in her/ppo ./. Without/in warning/vbg ,/, without/in giving/vbg her/ppo a/at chance/nn to/to prepare/vb for/in it/ppo ./. From/in behind/rb ,/, he/pps had/hvd put/vbn his/pp$ arms/nns on/in her/pp$ shoulders/nns ,/, turned/vbn her/ppo around/rb ,/, and/cc pressed/vbn her/ppo to/in him/ppo ,/, so/ql close/rb she/pps couldn't/md* breathe/vb ./. Later/rbr ,/, she/pps apologized/vbd for/in the/at long/jj scratch/nn across/in his/pp$ face/nn ,/, tried/vbd to/to explain/vb she/pps couldn't/md* help/vb herself/ppl ,/, that/cs the/at panic/nn arose/vbd in/in her/ppo unwanted/jj ./. But/cc he/pps hadn't/hvd* understood/vbn ./. When/wrb he/pps left/vbd ,/, she/pps knew/vbd she/pps would/md never/rb see/vb him/ppo again/rb ./. Stanley/np wasn't/bedz* like/in that/dt ./. She/pps could/md always/rb predict/vb what/wdt Stanley/np was/bedz going/vbg to/to do/do ,/, ever/rb since/cs she/pps first/rb met/vbd him/ppo ./. Except/in for/in that/dt one/cd morning/nn ./. The/at morning/nn he/pps walked/vbd in/rp to/to announce/vb to/in her/ppo ,/, blushing/vbg ,/, that/cs he/pps was/bedz married/vbn ./. She/pps thought/vbd she/pps was/bedz going/vbg to/to die/vb ./. She/pps had/hvd assumed/vbn before/in then/rn that/cs one/cd day/nn he/pps would/md ask/vb her/ppo to/to marry/vb him/ppo ./. Blanche/np couldn't/md* remember/vb when/wrb she/pps had/hvd first/rb arrived/vbn at/in this/dt conclusion/nn ./. She/pps thought/vbd it/pps was/bedz sometime/rb during/in the/at second/od week/nn she/pps worked/vbd for/in Stanley/np ./. It/pps was/bedz nothing/pn that/wpo he/pps said/vbd or/cc did/dod ,/, but/cc it/pps seemed/vbd so/ql natural/jj to/in her/ppo that/cs she/pps should/md be/be working/vbg for/in him/ppo ,/, looking/vbg forward/rb to/in his/pp$ eventual/jj proposal/nn ./. She/pps was/bedz thirty-one/cd years/nns old/jj then/rb ./. Her/pp$ mother/nn was/bedz already/rb considerably/rb concerned/vbn over/in her/pp$ daughter's/nn$ future/nn ./. 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But/cc one/cd day/nn ,/, she/pps expected/vbd ,/, he/pps would/md somehow/rb discover/vb ,/, without/in her/pp$ having/hvg to/to tell/vb him/ppo ,/, that/cs there/ex was/bedz such/abl a/at woman/nn in/in the/at world/nn ;/. ;/. a/at woman/nn who/wps was/bedz willing/jj to/to give/vb him/ppo love/nn ,/, faith/nn ,/, and/cc anything/pn else/rb a/at woman/nn could/md give/vb a/at husband/nn ./. Indeed/rb ,/, there/ex was/bedz a/at woman/nn who/wps ,/, unasked/jj ,/, had/hvd already/rb given/vbn him/ppo love/nn ./. Unquestionably/rb ,/, Blanche/np loved/vbd Stanley/np ./. And/cc then/rb ,/, unexpectedly/rb ,/, Stanley/np made/vbd his/pp$ announcement/nn ./. On/in that/dt first/od day/nn ,/, Blanche/np literally/rb thought/vbd she/pps was/bedz going/vbg to/to die/vb ,/, or/cc ,/, at/in the/at very/ql least/ap ,/, go/vb out/rp of/in her/pp$ mind/nn ./. It/pps might/md have/hv been/ben easier/jjr for/in her/ppo if/cs Kitti/np Walker/np hadn't/hvd* been/ben everything/pn that/cs Blanche/np was/bedz not/* ./. Kitti/np was/bedz thirty/cd years/nns younger/jjr than/cs Stanley/np ,/, taller/jjr than/cs Stanley/np ,/, prettier/jjr than/cs Stanley/np had/hvd any/dti right/nn to/to hope/vb for/in ,/, much/ql less/rbr expect/vb ./. Kitti/np could/md have/hv married/vbn a/at score/nn of/in men/nns ./. There/ex was/bedz no/at reason/nn for/in her/ppo to/to marry/vb someone/pn like/in Stanley/np Gilborn/np ,/, there/ex was/bedz no/at need/nn for/in her/ppo to/to marry/vb Stanley/np ./. Kitti/np had/hvd come/vbn into/in the/at office/nn ,/, on/in somebody's/pn$ recommendation/nn ,/, because/cs she/pps needed/vbd help/nn in/in preparing/vbg her/pp$ income/nn tax/nn return/nn ./. Stanley/np had/hvd filled/vbn out/rp the/at return/nn and/cc because/cs ,/, when/wrb he/pps was/bedz finished/vbn ,/, it/pps was/bedz close/jj to/in the/at lunch/nn hour/nn ,/, he/pps had/hvd politely/rb asked/vbn Kitti/np to/to join/vb him/ppo ,/, never/rb expecting/vbg her/ppo to/to accept/vb ./. Blanche/np knew/vbd all/abn this/dt because/cs the/at door/nn to/in Stanley's/np$ office/nn was/bedz open/jj and/cc ,/, without/in straining/vbg too/ql hard/rb ,/, she/pps could/md hear/vb everything/pn that/wps was/bedz said/vbn ./. Stanley/np had/hvd gone/vbn out/rp ,/, saying/vbg he/pps would/md be/be back/rb in/in an/at hour/nn ./. He/pps hadn't/hvd* come/vbn back/rb for/in over/in two/cd ./. After/in that/dt day/nn ,/, Blanche/np still/rb didn't/dod* know/vb exactly/rb what/wdt had/hvd happened/vbn ./. There/ex were/bed mornings/nns when/wrb Stanley/np came/vbd in/rp late/rb ,/, afternoons/nns when/wrb he/pps left/vbd early/rb ,/, days/nns when/wrb he/pps didn't/dod* come/vb in/in at/in all/abn ./. Blanche/np knew/vbd something/pn must/md be/be causing/vbg Stanley's/np$ new/jj ,/, strange/jj behavior/nn but/cc she/pps never/rb once/rb connected/vbd it/ppo with/in Kitti/np Walker/np ./. It/pps was/bedz too/ql unprecedented/jj ./. Then/rb ,/, six/cd weeks/nns after/in the/at day/nn Kitti/np first/rb came/vbd into/in the/at office/nn ,/, Stanley/np announced/vbd he/pps and/cc Kitti/np were/bed married/vbn ./. Somehow/rb ,/, Blanche/np managed/vbd to/to cover/vb the/at stunned/vbn surprise/nn and/cc offer/vb her/pp$ congratulations/nns ./. That/dt night/nn the/at two/cd of/in them/ppo left/vbd for/in a/at week's/nn$ honeymoon/nn in/in Acapulco/np ./. While/cs they/ppss were/bed away/rb Blanche/np came/vbd into/in the/at office/nn every/at morning/nn ,/, running/vbg things/nns as/cs she/pps had/hvd always/rb run/vbn them/ppo for/in Stanley/np ,/, going/vbg through/in the/at week/nn in/in a/at dazed/vbn stupor/nn ,/, getting/vbg things/nns done/vbn automatically/rb ,/, out/in of/in habit/nn ./. For/in exactly/rb one/cd week/nn ,/, she/pps was/bedz able/jj to/to continue/vb in/in this/dt manner/nn ./. On/in the/at morning/nn of/in Stanley's/np$ return/nn ,/, however/wrb ,/, her/pp$ strength/nn left/vbd her/ppo ./. Two/cd hours/nns of/in watching/vbg his/pp$ serenely/rb happy/jj face/nn ,/, listening/vbg to/in his/pp$ soft/jj humming/nn as/cs he/pps bent/vbd over/in his/pp$ penciled/vbn figures/nns ,/, and/cc Blanche/np had/hvd to/to leave/vb ./. She/pps stayed/vbd away/rb for/in ten/cd days/nns ./. Those/dts ten/cd days/nns were/bed like/in no/at others/nns that/cs Blanche/np had/hvd known/vbn ./. Mostly/rb ,/, she/pps stayed/vbd in/in bed/nn ./. She/pps didn't/dod* tell/vb anyone/pn ,/, even/rb her/pp$ mother/nn ,/, what/wdt was/bedz wrong/jj ./. She/pps refused/vbd to/to have/hv a/at doctor/nn ,/, insisting/vbg there/ex was/bedz nothing/pn a/at doctor/nn could/md do/do for/in her/ppo ./.

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``/`` Right/rb ''/'' ,/, said/vbd the/at fingerprint/nn man/nn ./. ``/`` Also/rb ,/, if/cs you're/ppss+ber going/vbg to/to believe/vb those/dts prints/nns ,/, you'll/ppss+md have/hv to/to look/vb for/in a/at killer/nn who's/wps+bez a/at top-grade/nn piano/nn player/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps demonstrated/vbd by/in playing/vbg an/at imaginary/jj piano/nn ,/, doing/vbg a/at staccato/nn passage/nn with/in a/at broadly/rb exaggerated/vbn attack/nn ./. To/to make/vb it/ppo clearer/jjr he/pps shifted/vbd to/in acting/vbg out/rp ,/, but/cc with/in no/at change/nn of/in manner/nn ,/, the/at killing/nn of/in Rose/np Mallory/np ./. His/pp$ hands/nns snatched/vbd at/in an/at imaginary/jj bucket/nn ,/, swooping/vbg down/rp hard/rb to/to grab/vb it/ppo and/cc coming/vbg away/rb with/in equal/jj snap/nn like/in a/at ball/nn that's/wps+hvz been/ben bounced/vbn hard/rb ./. In/in the/at same/ap way/nn he/pps pantomimed/vbd grasping/vbg a/at mantel/nn and/cc bouncing/vbg cleanly/rb off/in that/dt ,/, pressing/vbg his/pp$ hands/nns against/in the/at floor/nn and/cc bouncing/vbg cleanly/rb off/in that/dt ./. He/pps was/bedz moving/vbg like/in a/at ballet/nn dancer/nn ,/, playing/vbg for/in laughs/nns ./. If/cs Rose/np Mallory's/np$ killer/nn acted/vbd this/dt way/nn ,/, catching/vbg up/rp with/in him/ppo was/bedz going/vbg to/to be/be a/at cinch/nn ./. We'd/ppss+md know/vb him/ppo by/in his/pp$ stretch/nn pants/nns and/cc the/at flowers/nns he'd/pps+md wear/vb twined/vbn in/in his/pp$ hair/nn ./. Perhaps/rb if/cs Felix/np had/hvd first/rb come/vbn upon/in us/ppo when/wrb this/dt boy/nn was/bedz not/* cavorting/vbg so/ql gaily/rb up/in and/cc down/in the/at hall/nn outside/in the/at murdered/vbn woman's/nn$ apartment/nn ,/, we/ppss might/md have/hv had/hvn less/ap trouble/nn convincing/vbg Felix/np of/in our/pp$ seriousness/nn ./. This/dt ,/, you/ppss will/md remember/vb ,/, was/bedz still/rb New/jj-tl Year's/nn$-tl Day/nn-tl ./. By/in the/at time/nn Felix/np turned/vbd up/rp it/pps was/bedz early/jj afternoon/nn ,/, which/wdt ,/, one/pn would/md think/vb ,/, would/md be/be late/jj enough/qlp so/cs that/cs by/in then/rb ,/, except/in for/in small/jj children/nns and/cc a/at few/ap hardy/jj souls/nns who/wps had/hvd not/* yet/rb sobered/vbn up/rp ,/, it/pps could/md have/hv been/ben expected/vbn that/cs people/nns would/md no/ql longer/jjr be/be having/hvg any/dti sort/nn of/in active/jj interest/nn in/in the/at previous/jj night's/nn$ noisemakers/nns and/cc paper/nn hats/nns ./. Felix/np was/bedz the/at exception/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd retained/vbn his/pp$ hat/nn and/cc his/pp$ horn/nn ,/, and/cc ,/, whatever/wdt fun/nn might/md still/rb be/be going/vbg ,/, he/pps was/bedz ready/jj to/to join/vb it/ppo ./. That/dt ,/, incidentally/rb ,/, might/md give/vb you/ppo some/dti idea/nn of/in what/wdt Felix/np was/bedz like/jj ./. After/in all/abn ,/, he/pps hadn't/hvd* happened/vbn upon/in us/ppo in/in that/dt second-floor/nn hall/nn without/in warning/vbg ./. The/at M.E.'s/np$ boys/nns had/hvd finished/vbn their/pp$ on-the-spot/jj examination/nn and/cc the/at body/nn had/hvd been/ben removed/vbn for/in autopsy/nn ./. The/at meat/nn wagon/nn ,/, therefore/rb ,/, was/bedz not/* out/rp in/in front/nn of/in the/at house/nn any/dti more/rbr ,/, but/cc the/at cluster/nn of/in squad/nn cars/nns was/bedz still/rb there/rb and/cc there/ex was/bedz a/at cop/nn on/in the/at door/nn downstairs/rb to/to screen/vb any/dti comings/nns and/cc goings/nns ./. There/ex was/bedz ,/, furthermore/rb ,/, the/at crowd/nn of/in curious/jj onlookers/nns gathered/vbn in/in the/at street/nn and/cc a/at couple/nn more/ap cops/nns to/to hold/vb them/ppo at/in a/at decent/jj distance/nn ./. Just/rb put/vb yourself/ppl in/in Felix's/np$ place/nn for/in a/at moment/nn ./. You're/ppss+ber a/at taxpayer/nn ,/, householder/nn ,/, landlord/nn ./. You've/ppss+hv been/ben away/rb from/in home/nr for/in the/at New/jj-tl Year/nn-tl festivities/nns ,/, but/cc now/rb the/at party/nn is/bez over/rp and/cc you/ppss come/vb home/nr ./. Defining/vbg sobriety/nn in/in the/at limited/vbn sense/nn of/in being/beg free/jj from/in the/at clinical/jj symptoms/nns of/in the/at effects/nns of/in alcohol/nn ingested/vbn and/cc not/* yet/rb eliminated/vbn from/in the/at system/nn ,/, you/ppss are/ber sober/jj ./. You/ppss still/rb have/hv your/pp$ paper/nn hat/nn and/cc you're/ppss+ber wearing/vbg it/ppo ,/, but/cc then/rb ,/, it/pps is/bez an/at extraordinary/jj paper/nn hat/nn and/cc ,/, in/in addition/nn to/in anything/pn else/rb you/ppss may/md be/be ,/, you/ppss are/ber also/rb the/at sculptor/nn who/wps created/vbd that/dt most/ql peculiar/jj dame/nn out/rp in/in the/at back/nn yard/nn ./. It's/pps+bez not/* too/ql much/ap to/to assume/vb that/cs you/ppss will/md have/hv a/at more/ql lasting/jj interest/nn in/in paper/nn hats/nns than/cs will/md Mr./np Average/jj-tl Citizen/nn-tl ./. You/ppss have/hv your/pp$ paper/nn horn/nn clutched/vbn in/in your/pp$ big/jj ,/, craggy/jj fist/nn ,/, and/cc for/in your/pp$ entrance/nn you/ppss have/hv planned/vbn a/at noisy/jj ,/, colorful/jj and/cc exuberant/jj greeting/nn to/in your/pp$ friends/nns and/cc tenants/nns ./. You/ppss find/vb your/pp$ house/nn a/at focus/nn of/in public/nn and/cc police/nn attention/nn ./. Can/md you/ppss imagine/vb yourself/ppl forgetting/vbg under/in the/at circumstances/nns that/cs you/ppss are/ber approaching/vbg this/dt startling/jj and/cc unexpected/jj situation/nn so/ql unsuitably/rb hatted/jj and/cc armed/vbn with/in a/at paper/nn horn/nn ?/. ?/. Maybe/rb one/pn could/md be/be startled/vbn into/in forgetfulness/nn ./. You/ppss shoulder/vb your/pp$ way/nn through/in the/at cluster/nn of/in the/at curious/jj and/cc you/ppss barge/vb up/in to/in the/at cop/nn on/in the/at door/nn ./. You/ppss identify/vb yourself/ppl and/cc ask/vb him/ppo what's/wdt+bez going/vbg on/rp ./. Instead/rb of/in answering/vbg you/ppo ,/, he/pps sticks/vbz his/pp$ head/nn in/in the/at door/nn and/cc shouts/vbz up/in the/at stairs/nns ./. ``/`` Got/vbn the/at upstairs/nn guy/vb ''/'' ,/, he/pps bellows/vbz ./. ``/`` The/at owner/nn ./. Do/do I/ppss send/vb him/ppo up/rp ''/'' ?/. ?/. Then/rb he/pps turns/vbz back/rb to/in you/ppo ./. ``/`` Go/vb on/rp in/rp ''/'' ,/, he/pps says/vbz ./. ``/`` They'll/ppss+md tell/vb you/ppo what's/wdt+bez cooking/vbg ''/'' ./. Even/ql then/rb ,/, as/cs you/ppss go/vb into/in the/at house/nn oppressed/vbn by/in the/at knowledge/nn that/cs something/pn is/bez cooking/vbg and/cc that/cs your/pp$ house/nn has/hvz passed/vbn under/in this/dt unaccountable/jj ,/, official/jj control/nn ,/, could/md you/ppss go/vb on/rp forgetting/vbg that/cs you/ppss still/rb had/hvd that/dt ridiculous/jj hat/nn on/in your/pp$ head/nn and/cc you/ppss were/bed still/rb carrying/vbg that/dt childish/jj horn/nn in/in your/pp$ hand/nn ?/. ?/. What/wdt I'm/ppss+bem getting/vbg at/in is/bez that/cs we/ppss were/bed fully/rb prepared/vbn for/in Felix's/np$ being/beg an/at odd/jj one/cd ./. We'd/ppss+hvd seen/vbn his/pp$ handiwork/nn out/rp in/in the/at back/nn yard/nn ,/, and/cc the/at little/ap his/pp$ tenants/nns had/hvd told/vbn us/ppo of/in him/ppo did/dod make/vb him/ppo sound/vb a/at little/ql special/jj ./. We/ppss were/bed not/* ,/, however/wrb ,/, prepared/vbn for/in anything/pn like/in the/at apparition/nn that/wps confronted/vbd us/ppo as/cs Felix/np came/vbd up/in the/at stairs/nns ./. He/pps ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, must/md have/hv been/ben equally/rb unprepared/jj for/in what/wdt confronted/vbd him/ppo ,/, but/cc ,/, nonetheless/rb ,/, I/ppss did/dod find/vb his/pp$ reaction/nn startling/jj ./. If/cs Felix/np was/bedz still/rb wearing/vbg the/at hat/nn and/cc carrying/vbg the/at horn/nn because/cs he'd/pps+hvd forgotten/vbn about/in them/ppo ,/, he/pps now/rb remembered/vbd ./. He/pps came/vbd bounding/vbg up/in the/at stairs/nns and/cc joined/vbd the/at dance/nn ./. He/pps adjusted/vbd the/at hat/nn ,/, lifted/vbd the/at horn/nn to/in his/pp$ lips/nns as/cs though/cs it/pps were/bed a/at flute/nn ,/, and/cc fell/vbd in/rp alongside/in our/pp$ fingerprint/nn expert/nn to/to cavort/vb with/in him/ppo ./. Our/pp$ man/nn stopped/vbd dead/jj and/cc glowered/vbd at/in Felix/np ./. 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It/pps was/bedz almost/rb as/ql white/jj as/cs his/pp$ teeth/nns ./. For/in a/at man/nn of/in his/pp$ mass/nn he/pps was/bedz curiously/rb short/jj ./. He/pps wasn't/bedz* a/at dwarf/nn but/cc he/pps was/bedz a/at bit/nn of/in a/at comic/jj figure/nn ./. A/at man/nn with/in so/ql big/jj and/cc so/ql staggeringly/rb developed/vbn a/at torso/nn and/cc such/jj long/jj and/cc powerful/jj arms/nns is/bez expected/vbn to/to stand/vb taller/jjr than/cs five/cd feet/nns five/cd ./. For/in Felix/np it/pps was/bedz a/at bit/nn of/in a/at stretch/nn to/to make/vb even/rb that/dt measurement/nn ./. The/at man/nn was/bedz just/rb this/dt side/nn of/in being/beg a/at freak/nn ./. We/ppss waited/vbd till/cs he/pps had/hvd finished/vbn laughing/vbg ,/, and/cc that/dt gave/vbd us/ppo a/at few/ap moments/nns for/in taking/vbg stock/nn of/in him/ppo ./. He/pps was/bedz dressed/vbn in/in a/at manner/nn Esquire/np might/md suggest/vb for/in the/at outdoor/jj man's/nn$ country/nn weekend/nn ./. Dark/jj gray/jj sports/nns jacket/nn ,/, lighter/jjr gray/jj slacks/nns ,/, pink/jj flannel/nn shirt/nn ,/, black/jj silk/nn necktie/nn ./. His/pp$ eyes/nns were/bed clear/jj ./. He/pps was/bedz freshly/rb shaved/vbn ,/, and/cc if/cs there/ex had/hvd been/ben any/dti alcohol/nn in/in him/ppo we/ppss could/md never/rb have/hv missed/vbn detecting/vbg some/dti scent/nn of/in it/ppo on/in the/at massive/jj gusts/nns of/in his/pp$ laughter/nn ./. Not/* even/rb a/at whiff/nn ./. Eventually/rb he/pps subsided/vbd ./. ``/`` Felix/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. Gibby/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` Me/ppo ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd merrily/rb ./. ``/`` Me/ppo ,/, the/at happy/jj one/cd ''/'' ./. ``/`` That/dt much/ap Latin/np we/ppss remember/vb ''/'' ,/, Gibby/np said/vbd dryly/rb ./. ``/`` You/ppss always/rb live/vb up/rp to/in your/pp$ name/nn ,/, always/rb like/in this/dt ,/, always/rb making/vbg happy/jj ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss try/vb ''/'' ,/, Felix/np said/vbd blithely/rb ./. ``/`` The/at world/nn is/bez full/jj of/in blokes/nns who/wps put/vbd their/pp$ hearts/nns into/in making/vbg the/at tragic/jj scene/nn ./. I've/ppss+hv never/rb noticed/vbn that/cs it/pps improves/vbz things/nns any/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Bully/jj for/in you/ppo ''/'' ,/, Gibby/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` What's/wdt+bez the/at rest/nn of/in your/pp$ name/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` No/at rest/nn of/in it/ppo ./. Felix/np is/bez all/abn there/ex is/bez ''/'' ./. ``/`` All/abn there/ex ever/rb was/bedz ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` The/at past/nn I/ppss leave/vb to/in historians/nns ''/'' ,/, Felix/np intoned/vbd ,/, demonstrating/vbg that/cs he/pps could/md be/be pompous/jj as/ql well/rb as/cs happy/jj ./. ``/`` You/ppss live/vb in/in the/at present/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` In/in the/at present/nn ''/'' ,/, Felix/np proclaimed/vbd ./. ``/`` For/in the/at future/nn ./. Is/bez there/ex any/dti other/ap time/nn in/in which/wdt a/at man/nn can/md live/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` We/ppss ''/'' ,/, Gibby/np announced/vbd ,/, ``/`` are/ber not/* philosophers/nns ./. We/ppss are/ber Assistant/jj-tl District/nn-tl Attorneys/nns-tl ./. This/dt gentleman/nn is/bez a/at police/nn officer/nn ./. He/pps is/bez a/at fingerprint/nn specialist/nn ./. Could/md your/pp$ future/nn ,/, your/pp$ immediate/jj future/nn ,/, be/be made/vbn to/to include/vb taking/vbg us/ppo upstairs/rb ,/, giving/vbg us/ppo a/at bit/nn of/in space/nn in/in which/wdt our/pp$ friend/nn can/md work/vb ,/, and/cc making/vbg available/jj to/in him/ppo your/pp$ finger/nn tips/nns ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at happy/jj one/pn could/md never/rb have/hv looked/vbn happier/jjr ./. This/dt was/bedz more/ap than/in joy/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz ecstasy/nn ./. ``/`` Those/dts lovely/jj whorls/nns ''/'' ,/, he/pps chortled/vbd ./. ``/`` So/ql intricate/jj ,/, so/ql beautiful/jj ./. Come/vb right/ql along/rb ./. I/ppss love/vb fingerprints/nns ''/'' ./. He/pps was/bedz prancing/vbg along/in the/at hall/nn ,/, heading/vbg for/in the/at next/ap flight/nn of/in stairs/nns ./. Gibby/np called/vbd him/ppo back/rb ./. ``/`` We're/ppss+ber here/rb because/cs of/in what/wdt happened/vbd last/ap night/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` Past/nn ,/, yes/rb ,/, but/cc important/jj ./. Since/cs it/pps is/bez important/jj ,/, for/in the/at record/nn let's/vb+ppo have/hv the/at full/jj name/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` That/ql important/jj ''/'' ?/. ?/. Felix/np asked/vbd ./. ``/`` That/ql important/jj ''/'' ./. ``/`` Grubb/np ''/'' ,/, Felix/np whispered/vbd ./. ``/`` Felix/np Grubb/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. Gibby/np asked/vbd ,/, not/* bothering/vbg to/to whisper/vb ./. ``/`` Shh/uh ''/'' ,/, Felix/np implored/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss can't/md* see/vb what/wdt would/md make/vb it/ppo necessary/jj for/in you/ppo to/to know/vb ./. Nothing/pn could/md make/vb it/ppo necessary/jj to/to proclaim/vb it/ppo to/in the/at whole/jj world/nn ''/'' ./. Obligingly/rb Gibby/np lowered/vbd his/pp$ voice/nn ./. ``/`` Felix/np Grubb/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps repeated/vbd ./. ``/`` No/rb ./. Edmund/np ,/, but/cc not/* for/in years/nns ./. For/in years/nns it's/pps+hvz been/ben just/rb Felix/np ./. First/od thing/nn I/ppss did/dod after/in my/pp$ twenty-first/od birthday/nn was/bedz go/vb into/in court/nn and/cc have/hv it/ppo officially/rb changed/vbn ,/, and/cc this/dt is/bez something/pn I/ppss don't/do* tell/vb everybody/pn ./. That/dt was/bedz almost/rb forty/cd years/nns ago/rb ''/'' ./. Having/hvg volunteered/vbn that/cs he/pps was/bedz a/at man/nn of/in about/rb sixty/cd ,/, he/pps bounded/vbd up/in the/at stairs/nns and/cc with/in each/dt leap/nn rendered/vbd the/at number/nn less/ql credible/jj ./. This/dt was/bedz a/at broth/nn of/in a/at boy/nn ,/, our/pp$ Felix/np ,/, and/cc nothing/pn was/bedz more/ql obvious/jj than/cs the/at joy/nn he/pps took/vbd in/in demonstrating/vbg how/wrb agile/jj he/pps was/bedz and/cc how/wrb full/jj of/in juice/nn and/cc spirit/nn ./. We/ppss followed/vbd him/ppo up/in the/at stairs/nns ./. The/at cops/nns would/md gather/vb up/rp Connor/np and/cc the/at foursome/nn on/in the/at third/od floor/nn and/cc bring/vb us/ppo those/dts of/in them/ppo who/wps would/md voluntarily/rb submit/vb to/in fingerprinting/vbg ./. You/ppss may/md think/vb we/ppss didn't/dod* need/vb Nancy/np and/cc Jean/np ,/, but/cc you/ppss always/rb get/vb what/wdt you/ppss can/md when/wrb you/ppss can/md ,/, and/cc we/ppss had/hvd no/at guarantee/nn that/cs a/at fingerprint/nn record/nn on/in them/ppo couldn't/md* be/be useful/jj before/cs we/ppss were/bed through/rp with/in this/dt case/nn ./. Also/rb ,/, if/cs we/ppss had/hvd excluded/vbn the/at ladies/nns we/ppss would/md have/hv to/in that/dt extent/nn let/vbn the/at whole/jj world/nn know/vb at/in least/ap that/ql much/ap of/in where/wrb we/ppss stood/vbd ./. The/at killer/nn ,/, if/cs in/in our/pp$ present/jj group/nn ,/, would/md certainly/rb be/be interested/vbn in/in knowing/vbg that/ql much/ap ,/, and/cc even/rb though/cs with/in the/at fingerprint/nn evidence/nn what/wdt it/pps was/bedz I/ppss could/md see/vb no/at way/nn he/pps could/md use/vb this/dt bit/nn of/in information/nn to/to improve/vb on/in his/pp$ situation/nn ,/, there/ex might/md always/rb be/be some/dti way/nn ./. If/cs you/ppss can/md possibly/rb avoid/vb it/ppo ,/, you/ppss don't/do* hand/vb out/rp any/dti extra/jj chances/nns ./. Felix/np took/vbd us/ppo into/in his/pp$ studio/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz that/dt oddly/rb shaped/vbn space/nn at/in the/at very/jj top/nn of/in the/at house/nn ,/, where/wrb ceiling/nn heights/nns had/hvd to/to accommodate/vb themselves/ppls to/in the/at varying/vbg angles/nns of/in roof/nn slope/nn ./. At/in each/dt angle/nn of/in its/pp$ pitch/nn a/at big/jj skylight/nn had/hvd been/ben fitted/vbn into/in the/at roof/nn and/cc all/abn these/dts skylights/nns were/bed fitted/vbn with/in systems/nns of/in multiple/jj screens/nns and/cc shades/nns ./. When/wrb Felix/np first/rb opened/vbd the/at door/nn on/in it/ppo ,/, all/abn these/dts shades/nns were/bed tightly/rb drawn/vbn and/cc the/at whole/jj studio/nn was/bedz as/ql dark/jj as/cs night/nn ./. He/pps quickly/rb fixed/vbd that/dt ,/, rolling/vbg back/rb the/at shades/nns on/in some/dti of/in the/at skylights/nns and/cc adjusting/vbg screens/nns on/in the/at others/nns ./. He/pps flew/vbd about/in the/at place/nn making/vbg these/dts adjustments/nns and/cc it/pps was/bedz obvious/jj that/cs what/wdt he/pps was/bedz doing/vbg was/bedz the/at fruit/nn of/in long/jj experience/nn ./. None/pn of/in his/pp$ movements/nns was/bedz tentative/jj ./. There/ex was/bedz no/at process/nn of/in trial/nn and/cc error/nn ./. Starting/vbg with/in the/at room/nn completely/rb blacked/vbn out/rp ,/, as/cs it/pps was/bedz when/wrb we/ppss came/vbd in/rp ,/, he/pps unerringly/rb fixed/vbd things/nns so/cs that/cs the/at whole/jj place/nn was/bedz bathed/vbn in/in the/at maximum/jj of/in light/nn without/in at/in any/dti point/nn admitting/vbg even/rb so/ql much/ap as/cs a/at crack/nn of/in glare/nn ./. Expecting/vbg something/pn more-than-average/jj wacky/jj ,/, I/ppss was/bedz surprised/vbn by/in what/wdt we/ppss found/vbd ./. There/ex was/bedz no/at display/nn of/in either/cc works/nns in/in progress/nn or/cc of/in finished/vbn work/nn ./. Here/rb and/cc there/rb on/in work/nn table/nn or/cc pedestal/nn stood/vbd a/at shape/nn with/in a/at sheet/nn or/cc a/at tarpaulin/nn draped/vbd over/in it/ppo ./. These/dts shapes/nns might/md have/hv been/ben mad/jj ,/, but/cc there/ex was/bedz no/at telling/nn ./. They/ppss were/bed all/abn completely/rb shrouded/vbn ./. The/at equipment/nn was/bedz solid/jj and/cc heavy/jj and/cc in/in good/jj condition/nn ./. Everything/pn was/bedz orderly/jj and/cc it/pps seemed/vbd to/to be/be arranged/vbn for/in the/at workman's/nn$ comfort/nn ,/, convenience/nn and/cc efficiency/nn ./. There/ex were/bed tools/nns about/rb but/cc they/ppss were/bed neatly/rb kept/vbn ./. There/ex was/bedz no/at confusion/nn and/cc no/at litter/nn ./. Supplies/nns of/in sheet/nn metal/nn were/bed neatly/rb stacked/vbn in/in bins/nns ./.

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Andy/np did/dod not/* see/vb the/at newspapers/nns the/at next/ap day/nn ./. Someone/pn on/in his/pp$ staff/nn --/-- he/pps suspected/vbd it/pps was/bedz Ed/np Thornburg/np --/-- intercepted/vbd them/ppo and/cc for/in this/dt Andy/np was/bedz grateful/jj ./. He/pps finally/rb fell/vbd asleep/rb around/rb six/cd in/in the/at morning/nn with/in the/at aid/nn of/in a/at sleeping/vbg capsule/nn ,/, a/at crutch/nn he/pps rarely/rb used/vbd ,/, and/cc didn't/dod* awaken/vb until/in early/jj afternoon/nn ./. Memory/nn flooded/vbd him/ppo the/at instant/nn he/pps opened/vbd his/pp$ eyes/nns and/cc the/at sick/jj feeling/nn knotted/vbd his/pp$ stomach/nn ./. Outside/in his/pp$ window/nn bloomed/vbd a/at beautiful/jj summer/nn day/nn ./. Presumably/rb the/at same/ap sun/nn was/bedz shining/vbg upon/in little/jj Drew/np also/rb ,/, and/cc those/dts who/wps had/hvd kidnapped/vbn him/ppo ./. But/cc where/wrb ?/. ?/. It/pps was/bedz still/rb a/at very/ql big/jj world/nn ,/, despite/in all/abn the/at modern/jj cant/nn to/in the/at contrary/nn ./. Hub/np was/bedz sitting/vbg in/in a/at chair/nn that/wps blocked/vbd the/at hall/nn door/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz dozing/vbg ,/, perhaps/rb the/at only/ap sleep/nn he'd/pps+hvd gotten/vbn ./. He/pps snapped/vbd to/in alertness/nn at/in Andy's/np$ entrance/nn ./. ``/`` Sorry/jj ,/, Mr./np Paxton/np ./. Nothing/pn new/jj ./. Lot/nn of/in people/nns waiting/vbg to/to see/vb you/ppo ,/, though/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Reporters/nns ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Our/pp$ own/jj people/nns ./. Questions/nns about/in the/at show/nn tonight/nr ''/'' ./. Hub/np picked/vbd up/rp the/at telephone/nn ./. ``/`` Shall/md I/ppss let/vb them/ppo know/vb you're/ppss+ber awake/jj ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss suppose/vb ./. How's/wrb+bez Lissa/np ,/, do/do you/ppss know/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Hub/np considered/vbd ./. ``/`` Some/ql better/jjr ./. She's/pps+hvz got/vbn plenty/nn of/in guts/nns ,/, Mr./np Paxton/np ./. You/ppss want/vb me/ppo to/to call/vb her/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` She/pps expecting/vbg me/ppo to/to ''/'' ?/. ?/. Hub/np shook/vbd his/pp$ head/nn so/cs Andy/np told/vbd him/ppo not/* to/to bother/vb ./. The/at only/ap reason/nn for/in contacting/vbg Lissa/np was/bedz to/to comfort/vb or/cc to/to be/be comforted/vbn ./. He/pps could/md not/* manage/vb the/at former/ap or/cc expect/vb the/at latter/ap ;/. ;/. they/ppss had/hvd nothing/pn to/to give/vb to/in each/dt other/ap ./. The/at omission/nn might/md look/vb peculiar/jj to/in outsiders/nns ,/, but/cc Andy/np could/md not/* bring/vb himself/ppl to/to go/vb through/in the/at motions/nns simply/rb for/in the/at sake/nn of/in appearances/nns ./. He/pps had/hvd little/ap time/nn to/in himself/ppl ,/, anyway/rb ./. 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Charlie/np Marble/np was/bedz back/rb and/cc forth/rb on/in several/ap occasions/nns ,/, first/rb to/to confer/vb with/in Andy/np on/in the/at advisability/nn of/in cancelling/vbg the/at Las/np Vegas/np engagement/nn --/-- they/ppss decided/vbd it/pps was/bedz wise/jj --/-- and/cc later/rbr to/to announce/vb that/cs a/at prominent/jj comedian/nn ,/, also/rb an/at agency/nn client/nn ,/, had/hvd agreed/vbn to/to fill/vb the/at casino's/nn$ open/jj date/nn ./. And/cc once/rb Bake/np slipped/vbd in/rp ,/, pale/jj and/cc drawn/vbn ,/, last/ap night's/nn$ liquor/nn still/rb on/in his/pp$ breath/nn with/in some/dti of/in today's/nr$ added/vbn to/in it/ppo ./. He/pps asked/vbd if/cs there/ex was/bedz anything/pn he/pps could/md do/do ./. Andy/np invented/vbd a/at job/nn to/to keep/vb him/ppo busy/jj ,/, sending/vbg him/ppo ahead/rb to/in El/np Dorado/np to/to supervise/vb last/ap minute/nn arrangements/nns ./. But/cc from/in Rocco/np Vecchio/np ,/, they/ppss heard/vbd nothing/pn ./. At/in last/ap it/pps was/bedz time/nn to/to depart/vb ./. Hub/np ,/, nosing/vbg about/rb ,/, spotted/vbd reporters/nns in/in the/at lobby/nn ,/, so/rb Andy/np was/bedz hustled/vbn away/rb quietly/rb through/in the/at hotel's/nn$ service/nn entrance/nn in/in a/at strange/jj car/nn which/wdt Hub/np had/hvd procured/vbn somewhere/rb ./. They/ppss succeeded/vbd in/in eluding/vbg the/at curious/jj at/in the/at hotel/nn ,/, but/cc there/ex was/bedz no/at chance/nn of/in avoiding/vbg them/ppo at/in the/at nightclub/nn ./. El/np Dorado/np was/bedz surrounded/vbn by/in a/at mob/nn ./. They/ppss overflowed/vbd the/at parking/vbg lot/nn ,/, making/vbg progress/nn by/in automobile/nn difficult/jj ./. Long/rb before/cs he/pps reached/vbd the/at protection/nn of/in the/at stage/nn door/nn ,/, Andy/np was/bedz recognized/vbn ./. Word/nn of/in his/pp$ arrival/nn spread/vbd through/in the/at crowd/nn like/in a/at brushfire/nn ./. They/ppss surged/vbd around/in him/ppo ,/, fingers/nns pointing/vbg ,/, eyes/nns prying/vbg ./. It/pps was/bedz not/* a/at hostile/jj gathering/nn but/cc Andy/np sensed/vbd the/at difference/nn from/in last/ap night's/nn$ hero-worshippers/nns ./. They/ppss had/hvd come/vbn not/* to/to admire/vb but/cc to/to observe/vb ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez worse/jjr inside/rb ''/'' ,/, Thornburg/np informed/vbd Andy/np ./. ``/`` Skolman's/np+hvz jammed/vbn in/rp every/at table/nn he/pps could/md find/vb ./. Under/in the/at heading/nn of/in it's/pps+bez an/at ill/jj wind/nn ,/, et/fw-cc cetera/fw-nns ''/'' ./. Backstage/rb was/bedz tomblike/jj by/in contrast/nn ./. Andy's/np$ co-workers/nns kept/vbd their/pp$ distance/nn ,/, awed/vbn by/in the/at tragedy/nn ./. But/cc in/in his/pp$ dressing/vbg room/nn was/bedz a/at large/jj bouquet/nn and/cc a/at card/nn that/wps read/vbd ,/, ``/`` We're/ppss+ber with/in you/ppo all/abn the/at way/nn ''/'' ./. It/pps was/bedz signed/vbn by/in everyone/pn in/in the/at troupe/nn ./. Andy/np couldn't/md* help/vb but/cc be/be touched/vbn ./. He/pps instructed/vbd Shirl/np Winter/np to/to compose/vb a/at note/nn of/in thanks/nns to/to be/be posted/vbn on/in the/at call/nn board/nn ./. Bake/np was/bedz waiting/vbg to/to report/vb that/cs Lou/np DuVol/np had/hvd been/ben sobered/vbn up/rp to/in the/at point/nn where/wrb he/pps could/md function/vb efficiently/rb ./. Andy/np gathered/vbd that/cs this/dt had/hvd been/ben no/at small/jj accomplishment/nn ./. Bake/np himself/ppl looked/vbd better/jjr ;/. ;/. any/dti kind/nn of/in job/nn was/bedz better/jjr than/in brooding/vbg ./. Andy/np told/vbd him/ppo ,/, ``/`` Bake/np ,/, I/ppss wish/vb you'd/ppss+md talk/vb to/in Skolman/np ,/, see/vb if/cs some/dti kind/nn of/in p./jj a./jj system/nn can/md be/be rigged/vbn up/rp outside/rb ./. It's/pps+bez just/ql barely/rb possible/jj with/in this/dt crowd/nn that/cs the/at kidnapper/nn wasn't/bedz* able/jj to/to get/vb a/at table/nn ./. I/ppss wouldn't/md* want/vb him/ppo to/to miss/vb the/at message/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md try/vb ./. Skolman/np isn't/bez* going/vbg to/to like/vb it/ppo much/rb ,/, though/rb ,/, giving/vbg away/rb what/wdt he/pps should/md be/be selling/vbg ''/'' ./. Skolman/np wasn't/bedz* the/at only/ap one/cd who/wps didn't/dod* care/vb for/in Andy's/np$ scheme/nn ./. A/at short/jj time/nn later/rbr ,/, Lieutenant/nn-tl Bonner/np stomped/vbd into/in the/at dressing/vbg room/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss got/vbd a/at bone/nn to/to pick/vb with/in you/ppo ,/, Mr./np Paxton/np ./. It's/pps+bez those/dts damn/jj loudspeakers/nns ''/'' ./. Andy/np rolled/vbd up/rp the/at revised/vbn script/nn he/pps had/hvd been/ben studying/vbg ./. ``/`` What/wdt about/in them/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` They're/ppss+ber going/vbg to/to louse/vb me/ppo up/rp good/rb ./. My/pp$ men/nns have/hv been/ben here/rb all/abn afternoon/nn ,/, setting/vbg up/rp for/in this/dt thing/nn ''/'' ./. Bonner/np explained/vbd that/cs ,/, with/in the/at nightclub's/nn$ cooperation/nn ,/, the/at police/nn had/hvd occupied/vbn El/np Dorado/np like/in a/at battlefield/nn ./. Motion/nn picture/nn cameras/nns had/hvd been/ben installed/vbn to/to film/vb the/at audience/nn ,/, the/at reservation/nn list/nn was/bedz being/beg checked/vbn out/rp name/nn by/in name/nn ,/, and/cc a/at special/jj detail/nn was/bedz already/rb at/in work/nn in/in the/at parking/nn lot/nn scrutinizing/vbg automobiles/nns for/in a/at possible/jj lead/nn ./. However/rb ,/, it/pps was/bedz virtually/rb impossible/jj to/to screen/vb the/at mob/nn outside/rb ,/, even/rb if/cs Bonner/np had/hvd manpower/nn available/jj for/in the/at purpose/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss want/vb you/ppo to/to have/hv the/at speakers/nns taken/vbn out/rp ''/'' ./. Andy/np sighed/vbd ./. ``/`` Seems/vbz like/cs we're/ppss+ber never/rb going/vbg to/to see/vb eye/nn to/in eye/nn ,/, Lieutenant/nn-tl ./. Didn't/dod* they/ppss tell/vb you/ppo what/wdt I/ppss wanted/vbd the/at p./nn a./nn system/nn for/in ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Sure/rb ,/, I/ppss know/vb ./. But/cc it's/pps+bez such/abl a/at long/jj shot/nn ''/'' --/-- ``/`` No/at longer/jjr than/in yours/pp$$ ./. What/wdt do/do you/ppo expect/vb to/to get/vb tonight/nr ,/, anyway/rb ?/. ?/. You/ppss think/vb somebody/pn is/bez going/vbg to/to stand/vb up/rp in/in the/at audience/nn and/cc make/vb guilty/jj faces/nns ?/. ?/. Or/cc have/hv a/at sign/nn on/in his/pp$ car/nn that/wps says/vbz ,/, '/' Here/rb Comes/vbz the/at Paxton/np-tl Kidnapper/nn-tl '/' ''/'' ?/. ?/. Andy/np crumbled/vbd the/at script/nn in/in his/pp$ fist/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss can't/md* stop/vb you/ppo from/in doing/vbg what/wdt you/ppss think/vb is/bez right/jj ./. But/cc don't/do* try/vb to/to stop/vb me/ppo ,/, either/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Someday/rb ''/'' ,/, Bonner/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` you're/ppss+ber going/vbg to/to ask/vb us/ppo for/in help/nn ./. I/ppss can/md hardly/rb wait/vb ''/'' ./. ``/`` What/wdt you/ppss don't/do* understand/vb is/bez that/cs I'm/ppss+bem asking/vbg for/in it/ppo now/rb ''/'' ./. But/cc Bonner/np departed/vbd ,/, still/rb full/jj of/in ill/jj will/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd gotten/vbn stuck/vbn with/in a/at job/nn too/ql big/jj for/in his/pp$ imagination/nn ;/. ;/. he/pps had/hvd to/to cling/vb to/in routine/nn ,/, tested/vbn procedures/nns ./. To/to act/vb otherwise/rb would/md be/be to/to admit/vb his/pp$ helplessness/nn ./. But/cc ,/, admit/vb or/cc not/* ,/, Bonner/np was/bedz helpless/jj ./. The/at crime/nn showed/vbd too/ql much/ap planning/nn ,/, the/at kidnappers/nns appeared/vbd too/ql proficient/jj to/to be/be caught/vbn by/in a/at checklist/nn ./. Andy's/np$ performance/nn was/bedz scheduled/vbn for/in eleven/cd o'clock/rb ./. He/pps stalled/vbd for/in a/at half-hour/nn longer/rbr ,/, hoping/vbg to/to hear/vb something/pn from/in Vecchio/np about/in the/at ransom/nn money/nn ./. Bake/np and/cc Shirl/np Winter/np ,/, on/in separate/jj telephones/nns ,/, could/md not/* reach/vb him/ppo at/in any/dti conceivable/jj location/nn in/in Los/np Angeles/np ,/, nor/cc could/md they/ppss secure/vb any/dti clear-cut/jj information/nn regarding/in his/pp$ efforts/nns ./. Bake/np cursed/vbd ./. ``/`` The/at sweaty/jj bastard's/nn+bez probably/rb halfway/rb to/in Peru/np with/in our/pp$ money/nn by/in now/rb ''/'' ./. When/wrb no/at one/pn smiled/vbd ,/, he/pps felt/vbd constrained/vbn to/to add/vb ,/, ``/`` Just/rb kidding/vbg ,/, natch/rb ''/'' ./. Thornburg/np popped/vbd in/rp to/to advise/vb ,/, ``/`` Andy/np ,/, Skolman's/np$ sending/vbg up/rp smoke/nn signals/nns ./. You/ppss about/rb ready/jj ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` What's/wdt+bez he/pps complaining/vbg about/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Bake/np asked/vbd ./. ``/`` They're/ppss+ber drinking/vbg ,/, aren't/ber* they/ppss ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` No/rb ./. We/ppss got/vbd a/at bunch/nn of/in sippers/nns out/rp there/rb tonight/nr ./. I/ppss guess/vb nobody/pn wants/vbz to/to pass/vb out/rp and/cc miss/vb anything/pn ''/'' ./. Thornburg/np added/vbd in/in a/at lower/jjr voice/nn but/cc Andy/np overheard/vbd ,/, ``/`` They/ppss act/vb more/rbr like/in a/at jury/nn than/in an/at audience/nn ''/'' ./. Andy/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Well/rb ,/, I/ppss guess/vb we/ppss can't/md* wait/vb any/dti longer/rbr ./. Hub/np ,/, you/ppss stick/vb by/in the/at stage/nn door/nn ./. If/cs Rock/np shows/vbz up/rp during/in the/at number/nn --/-- or/cc you/ppss hear/vb anything/pn --/-- give/vb me/ppo the/at signal/nn ''/'' ./. Shirl/np Winter/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` I'll/ppss+md stay/vb on/in the/at phone/nn ,/, Mr./np Paxton/np ./. There's/ex+bez a/at couple/nn of/in call-backs/nns I/ppss can/md work/vb on/rp ''/'' ./. ``/`` You're/ppss+ber a/at sweetheart/nn --/-- but/cc leave/vb one/cd line/nn open/jj ./. He/pps may/md try/vb to/to phone/vb us/ppo ''/'' ./. Andy/np passed/vbd into/in the/at corridor/nn ,/, their/pp$ ``/`` good/jj lucks/nns ''/'' !/. !/. Following/vbg him/ppo ./. It/pps was/bedz what/wdt they/ppss said/vbd before/in every/at performance/nn but/cc tonight/nr it/pps sounded/vbd different/jj ,/, as/cs if/cs he/pps really/rb needed/vbd it/ppo ./. They/ppss were/bed right/jj ./. The/at act/nn ,/, cut/vbn to/in shreds/nns and/cc hastily/rb patched/vbn together/rb during/in the/at afternoon/nn ,/, had/hvd not/* been/ben rehearsed/vbn sufficiently/rb by/in anyone/pn ./. The/at result/nn had/hvd nothing/pn of/in the/at polish/nn ,/, pace/nn or/cc cohesion/nn of/in the/at previous/jj night/nn ./. Here's/rb+bez where/wrb luck/nn would/md normally/rb step/vb in/rp ./. But/cc this/dt was/bedz no/at ordinary/jj show/nn and/cc Andy/np knew/vbd it/ppo ./. Whether/cs he/pps sang/vbd well/rb or/cc badly/rb had/hvd nothing/pn to/to do/do with/in it/ppo ./. The/at audience/nn had/hvd come/vbn not/* to/to be/be entertained/vbn but/cc to/to judge/vb ./. Twenty-four/cd hours/nns had/hvd changed/vbn him/ppo from/in a/at performer/nn to/in a/at freak/nn ./. Within/in this/dt framework/nn ,/, what/wdt followed/vbd was/bedz strained/vbn ,/, even/rb macabre/jj ./. Eliminating/vbg the/at patter/nn and/cc the/at upbeat/jj numbers/nns left/vbd little/ap but/in blues/nns and/cc other/ap songs/nns of/in equal/jj melancholy/nn ./. The/at effect/nn was/bedz as/ql depressing/jj as/cs a/at gravestone/nn ,/, the/at applause/nn irresolute/jj and/cc short-lived/jj ./. Yet/rb Andy/np plowed/vbd ahead/rb ,/, mouthing/vbg the/at inconsequential/jj words/nns as/cs if/cs they/ppss possessed/vbd real/jj meaning/nn ,/, and/cc gradually/rb his/pp$ listeners/nns warmed/vbd to/in him/ppo ./. Their/pp$ clapping/nn grew/vbd more/ql fervent/jj ;/. ;/. the/at evening/nn was/bedz still/rb not/* beyond/in salvaging/vbg ,/, not/* as/cs a/at show/nn but/cc for/in him/ppo as/cs a/at person/nn ./. The/at worst/jjt was/bedz yet/rb to/to come/vb ./. As/cs Andy/np reached/vbd the/at finale/nn of/in his/pp$ act/nn ,/, a/at subdued/vbn commotion/nn backstage/rb drew/vbd his/pp$ attention/nn to/in the/at wings/nns ./. Rocco/np Vecchio/np --/-- a/at perspiring/vbg ,/, haggard/jj Vecchio/np --/-- was/bedz standing/vbg there/rb ,/, flanked/vbn by/in two/cd men/nns in/in the/at uniforms/nns of/in armored/vbn transport/nn guards/nns ./. Vecchio/np was/bedz nodding/vbg and/cc pointing/vbg at/in the/at large/jj suitcase/nn he/pps held/vbd ./. Andy/np felt/vbd his/pp$ heart/nn thud/vb heavily/rb with/in relief/nn ./. He/pps waved/vbd at/in Fox/np to/to cut/vb off/rp the/at finale/nn introduction/nn ./. The/at music/nn died/vbd away/rb discordantly/rb ./. He/pps drew/vbd a/at deep/jj breath/nn ./. ``/`` Ladies/nns and/cc gentlemen/nns ,/, in/in place/nn of/in my/pp$ regular/jj closing/vbg number/nn tonight/nr ,/, I'd/ppss+md like/vb to/to sing/vb something/pn of/in a/at different/jj nature/nn for/in you/ppo ./. Ray/np ,/, if/cs you/ppss please/vb --/-- the/at '/' Cradle/nn-tl Song/nn-tl '/' ''/'' ./. He/pps sensed/vbd rather/rb than/in heard/vbd the/at gasp/nn that/wps swept/vbd across/in the/at audience/nn ./. Nor/cc could/md he/pps blame/vb them/ppo ./. This/dt particular/nn song/nn at/in this/dt particular/nn time/nn could/md only/rb be/be interpreted/vbn as/cs the/at ultimate/jj in/in bad/jj taste/nn ,/, callous/jj exploitation/nn beyond/in the/at bounds/nns of/in decency/nn ./. Having/hvg no/at choice/nn ,/, he/pps plunged/vbd into/in it/ppo ,/, anyway/rb ,/, holding/vbg onto/in the/at microphone/nn for/in support/nn ./. ``/`` Lullaby/nn and/cc goodnight/uh ./. ''/'' His/pp$ voice/nn shook/vbd ./. For/in the/at first/od time/nn in/in his/pp$ life/nn he/pps forgot/vbd the/at lyrics/nns midway/rb through/in and/cc had/hvd to/to cover/vb up/rp by/in humming/vbg the/at rest/nn ./. He/pps wondered/vbd if/cs the/at audience/nn would/md let/vb him/ppo finish/vb ./. They/ppss did/dod ;/. ;/. though/rb contemptuous/jj ,/, they/ppss were/bed still/rb polite/jj ./. But/cc when/wrb he/pps was/bedz finally/rb through/rp ,/, their/pp$ scorn/nn was/bedz made/vbn apparent/jj ./. Someone/pn clapped/vbd tentatively/rb then/rb quickly/rb stopped/vbd ./. Otherwise/rb ,/, the/at silence/nn was/bedz complete/jj ./. 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Nothing/pn broken/vbn that/dt can't/md* be/be mended/vbn ''/'' ./. The/at words/nns were/bed hollow/jj ./. Thornburg/np knew/vbd ,/, better/rbr than/cs any/dti of/in them/ppo ,/, that/cs a/at public/jj image/nn was/bedz as/ql fragile/jj as/cs Humpty/np Dumpty/np ./. All/abn the/at king's/nn$ horses/nns and/cc all/abn the/at king's/nn$ men/nns Vecchio/np shouldered/vbd in/rp ./. ``/`` I/ppss got/vbd it/ppo ,/, Andy/np ./. God/np knows/vbz how/wrb ,/, but/cc I/ppss got/vbd it/ppo ./. You'll/ppss+md never/rb believe/vb the/at places/nns I've/ppss+hv been/ben today/nr ./. I/ppss practically/rb had/hvd to/to sign/vb your/pp$ life/nn away/rb ,/, you'll/ppss+md probably/rb fire/vb me/ppo for/in some/dti of/in the/at deals/nns I/ppss had/hvd to/to go/vb for/in ,/, but/cc ''/'' --/-- Andy/np nodded/vbd dully/rb ./. ``/`` It/pps doesn't/doz* matter/vb ,/, Rock/np ./. We've/ppss+hv done/vbn our/pp$ part/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps clutched/vbd that/dt knowledge/nn to/in him/ppo as/cs he/pps returned/vbd to/in his/pp$ dressing/vbg room/nn ./. The/at usual/jj congratulatory/jj crowd/nn was/bedz conspicuously/rb absent/jj ;/. ;/. the/at place/nn had/hvd the/at air/nn of/in a/at morgue/nn ./. Andy/np had/hvd no/at desire/nn to/to linger/vb himself/ppl but/cc Hub/np reported/vbd that/cs the/at mob/nn outside/rb was/bedz still/rb large/jj despite/in the/at efforts/nns of/in the/at police/nn to/to disperse/vb them/ppo ./.

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His/pp$ son/nn watched/vbd until/cs he/pps got/vbd as/ql far/rb as/cs the/at hall/nn ,/, almost/rb out/in of/in sight/nn ,/, then/rb hurried/vbd after/rb ./. ``/`` Dad/nn-tl ./. Dad/nn-tl ,/, wait/vb ''/'' ./. He/pps caught/vbd up/rp with/in the/at old/jj man/nn in/in the/at living/vbg room/nn ./. Old/jj man/nn Arthur/np had/hvd put/vbn down/rp the/at suitcase/nn to/to open/vb the/at front/jj door/nn ./. ``/`` Just/rb this/dt one/cd favor/nn ,/, Dad/nn-tl ./. Just/rb don't/do* tell/vb Ferguson/np that/dt crazy/jj opinion/nn of/in yours/pp$$ ''/'' ./. ``/`` Why/wrb not/* ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at old/jj man/nn gave/vbd the/at room/nn a/at stare/nn in/in leaving/vbg ;/. ;/. under/in the/at scraggly/jj brows/nns the/at pale/jj old/jj eyes/nns burned/vbd with/in a/at bitter/jj memory/nn ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez the/at truth/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` The/at Bartlett/np girl/nn was/bedz killed/vbn by/in Mr./np Dronk's/np$ son/nn ./. Rossi/np and/cc Ferguson/np have/hv been/ben across/in the/at street/nn ,/, talking/vbg to/in the/at kid/nn ./. They've/ppss+hv found/vbn some/dti sort/nn of/in new/jj evidence/nn ,/, a/at bundle/nn of/in clothes/nns or/cc something/pn ,/, and/cc it/pps must/md link/vb the/at kid/nn even/ql stronger/jjr to/in the/at crime/nn ./. Why/wrb won't/md* you/ppss accept/vb facts/nns ?/. ?/. The/at two/cd kids/nns were/bed together/rb a/at lot/nn ,/, they/ppss were/bed having/hvg some/dti kind/nn of/in teen-age/jj affair/nn --/-- God/np knows/vbz how/wrb far/jj that/dt had/hvd gone/vbn --/-- and/cc the/at kid's/nn+bez crippled/vbn ./. He/pps limps/vbz ,/, and/cc the/at man/nn who/wps hit/vbd you/ppo and/cc took/vbd the/at cane/nn ,/, he/pps limped/vbd ./. My/pp$ God/np ,/, how/wrb much/ql more/ap do/do you/ppss want/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. His/pp$ father/nn looked/vbd him/ppo over/rp closely/rb ./. ``/`` You/ppss sound/vb like/cs an/at old/jj woman/nn ./. You/ppss should/md have/hv gone/vbn to/in work/nn today/nr ,/, 'stead/rb of/in sneaking/vbg around/rb spying/vbg on/in the/at Dronk/np house/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Now/rb ,/, see/vb here/rb ''/'' --/-- ``/`` The/at trouble/nn with/in you/ppo ''/'' ,/, old/jj man/nn Arthur/np began/vbd ,/, and/cc then/rb checked/vbd himself/ppl ./. Young/jj Mrs./np Arthur/np had/hvd opened/vbn the/at oven/nn and/cc there/ex was/bedz a/at drifting/vbg odor/nn of/in hot/jj biscuits/nns ./. The/at old/jj man/nn opened/vbd the/at door/nn and/cc stepped/vbd out/rp into/in the/at sunlight/nn ./. ``/`` Isn't/bez* enough/ap time/nn to/to go/vb into/in it/ppo ''/'' ,/, he/pps finished/vbd ,/, and/cc slammed/vbd the/at door/nn in/in his/pp$ son's/nn$ face/nn ./. Mrs./np Holden/np turned/vbd from/in the/at window/nn draperies/nns ./. ``/`` They/ppss found/vbd something/pn else/rb up/rp there/rb ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd half-aloud/rb to/in the/at empty/jj room/nn ./. ``/`` They/ppss took/vbd it/ppo away/rb ,/, overalls/nns or/cc something/pn ''/'' ./. She/pps walked/vbd restlessly/rb across/in the/at room/nn ,/, then/rb back/rb to/in the/at windows/nns ./. ``/`` Now/rb they've/ppss+hv gone/vbn ,/, they/ppss didn't/dod* come/vb back/rb ,/, and/cc they/ppss didn't/dod* arrest/vb that/cs Dronk/np boy/nn ''/'' ./. She/pps stood/vbd frowning/vbg and/cc chewing/vbg her/pp$ lip/nn ./. She/pps was/bedz wearing/vbg a/at brown/jj cotton/nn dress/nn ,/, cut/vbn across/in the/at hips/nns in/in a/at way/nn that/wps was/bedz supposed/vbn to/to make/vb her/ppo look/vb slimmer/jjr ,/, a/at yoke/nn set/vbn into/in the/at skirt/nn and/cc flaring/vbg pleats/nns below/rb ./. She/pps smoothed/vbd the/at skirt/nn ,/, sat/vbd down/rp ,/, then/rb stood/vbd up/rp and/cc went/vbd back/rb to/in the/at windows/nns ./. ``/`` Why/wrb on/in earth/nn did/dod I/ppss send/vb him/ppo off/rp to/in work/nn ?/. ?/. There/ex was/bedz excuse/nn enough/ap to/to keep/vb him/ppo home/nr that/dt young/jj Mr./np Arthur's/np+bez still/rb over/rp there/rb ''/'' ./. With/in sudden/jj energy/nn ,/, she/pps went/vbd to/in the/at phone/nn and/cc rang/vbd Holden's/np$ office/nn and/cc asked/vbd for/in him/ppo ./. ``/`` I/ppss think/vb you/ppo had/hvd better/rbr come/vbn home/nr ''/'' ./. ``/`` Mae/np ,/, we're/ppss+ber so/ql busy/jj ./. Mr./np Crosson's/np+hvz been/ben on/in everybody's/pn$ neck/nn ,/, an/at order/nn he/pps expected/vbd didn't/dod* come/vb through/rp and/cc he's/pps+bez ''/'' --/-- ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* care/vb ./. I/ppss want/vb you/ppo here/rb ./. I'm/ppss+bem all/ql alone/rb and/cc certain/jj things/nns are/ber going/vbg on/rp that/wps look/vb very/ql ominous/jj ./. I/ppss need/vb someone/pn to/to go/vb out/rp and/cc find/vb out/rp what's/wdt+bez happening/vbg ''/'' ./. ``/`` But/cc I/ppss couldn't/md* do/do that/dt ,/, even/rb if/cs I/ppss were/bed home/nr ''/'' !/. !/. His/pp$ voice/nn grew/vbd high/jj and/cc trembling/vbg ./. ``/`` I/ppss can't/md* be/be underfoot/rb every/at time/nn those/dts cops/nns turn/vb around/rb !/. !/. They'll/ppss+md they'll/ppss+md think/vb I/ppss did/dod something/pn ''/'' ./. He/pps couldn't/md* see/vb the/at grin/nn that/wps split/vbd her/pp$ mouth/nn ;/. ;/. the/at teeth/nns that/wps shone/vbd into/in the/at phone/nn were/bed like/in a/at shark's/nn$ ./. ``/`` You'll/ppss+md just/rb have/hv to/to risk/vb it/ppo ./. You/ppss can't/md* wander/vb along/rb in/in the/at dark/nn ,/, can/md you/ppss ?/. ?/. I'd/ppss+md think/vb that/cs you/ppss even/ql more/rbr than/cs I/ppss would/md be/be wondering/vbg what/wdt they're/ppss+ber up/in to/in ./. They/ppss found/vbd some/dti clothes/nns ''/'' ,/, she/pps tossed/vbd in/rp ./. ``/`` What/wdt ''/'' ?/. ?/. Deliberately/rb ,/, she/pps ignored/vbd the/at yelp/nn ./. ``/`` Also/rb ,/, that/dt Mr./np Ferguson/np was/bedz here/rb ./. I/ppss guess/vb he/pps wants/vbz to/to ask/vb you/ppo some/dti questions/nns ./. I/ppss stalled/vbd him/ppo off/rp ./. He/pps doesn't/doz* expect/vb you/ppo until/in five/cd ''/'' ./. ``/`` Then/rn I'd/ppss+hvd better/rbr wait/vb until/in five/cd ''/'' ./. ``/`` No-o-o/rb ./. Come/vb home/nr right/ql away/rb ''/'' ./. She/pps slapped/vbd the/at receiver/nn into/in its/pp$ holder/nn and/cc stepped/vbd away/rb ./. Her/pp$ eyes/nns were/bed bright/jj with/in anticipation/nn ./. In/in his/pp$ office/nn ,/, Mr./np Holden/np replaced/vbd the/at phone/nn slowly/rb ./. He/pps rose/vbd from/in his/pp$ chair/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd to/to cough/vb then/rn ;/. ;/. he/pps went/vbd to/in the/at window/nn and/cc choked/vbd there/rb with/in the/at fresh/jj breeze/nn on/in his/pp$ face/nn ./. He/pps got/vbd his/pp$ hat/nn out/in of/in the/at closet/nn ./. For/in a/at moment/nn he/pps thought/vbd of/in going/vbg into/in Crosson's/np$ office/nn to/to explain/vb that/cs he/pps had/hvd to/to leave/vb ,/, but/cc there/ex was/bedz now/rb such/abl a/at pain/nn in/in his/pp$ chest/nn ,/, such/abl a/at pounding/nn in/in his/pp$ head/nn ,/, that/cs he/pps decided/vbd to/to let/vb it/pps go/vb ./. He/pps passed/vbd the/at receptionist/nn in/in the/at outer/jj office/nn ,/, muttering/vbg ,/, ``/`` I've/ppss+hv got/vbn to/to go/vb out/rp for/in a/at little/jj while/nn ''/'' ./. Let/vb her/ppo call/vb Crosson/np if/cs she/pps wanted/vbd to/to ,/, let/vb Crosson/np raise/vb the/at roof/nn or/cc even/rb can/md him/ppo ,/, he/pps didn't/dod* care/vb ./. He/pps got/vbd into/in the/at car/nn ./. Putting/vbg the/at key/nn into/in the/at switch/nn ,/, pressing/vbg the/at accelerator/nn with/in his/pp$ foot/nn ,/, putting/vbg the/at car/nn into/in reverse/nn ,/, seemed/vbd vast/jj endeavors/nns almost/rb beyond/in the/at ability/nn of/in his/pp$ shaking/vbg body/nn ./. Once/rb out/rp in/in the/at street/nn ,/, the/at traffic/nn was/bedz a/at gadfly/nn maze/nn in/in which/wdt he/pps wandered/vbd stricken/vbn ./. When/wrb he/pps turned/vbd into/in the/at highway/nn that/wps led/vbd to/in the/at outskirts/nns of/in the/at city/nn and/cc then/rb rose/vbd toward/in home/nr ,/, he/pps had/hvd to/to pull/vb over/rp to/in the/at curb/nn and/cc wait/vb for/in a/at few/ap minutes/nns ,/, sucking/vbg in/in air/nn and/cc squinting/vbg and/cc blinking/vbg his/pp$ eyes/nns to/to clear/vb them/ppo of/in tears/nns ./. What/wdt on/in earth/nn was/bedz in/in Mae's/np$ mind/nn ,/, that/cs she/pps wanted/vbd him/ppo up/rp there/rb spying/vbg on/in what/wdt the/at cops/nns were/bed doing/vbg ?/. ?/. What/wdt did/dod she/pps think/vb he/pps could/md do/do ?/. ?/. He/pps tried/vbd to/to ignore/vb what/wdt his/pp$ own/jj common/jj sense/nn told/vbd him/ppo ,/, but/cc it/pps wasn't/bedz* possible/jj ;/. ;/. her/pp$ motives/nns were/bed too/ql blatant/jj ./. She/pps wanted/vbd him/ppo to/to get/vb into/in trouble/nn ./. She/pps wanted/vbd the/at police/nns to/to notice/vb him/ppo ,/, suspect/vb him/ppo ./. She/pps was/bedz going/vbg to/to keep/vb on/rp scheming/vbg ,/, poking/vbg ,/, prodding/vbg ,/, suggesting/vbg ,/, and/cc dictating/vbg until/cs the/at cops/nns got/vbd up/rp enough/ap interest/nn in/in him/ppo to/to go/vb back/rb to/in their/pp$ old/jj neighborhood/nn and/cc ask/vb questions/nns ./. And/cc he/pps knew/vbd in/in that/dt moment/nn ,/, with/in a/at cold/jj sinking/nn of/in despair/nn ,/, a/at dying/nn of/in old/jj hopes/nns ,/, that/cs Mae/np had/hvd spread/vbn some/dti kind/nn of/in word/nn there/rb among/in the/at neighbors/nns ./. Nothing/pn bald/jj ,/, open/jj ;/. ;/. but/cc enough/ap ./. They'd/ppss+md have/hv some/dti suspicions/nns to/to repeat/vb to/in the/at police/nns ./. Though/cs his/pp$ inner/jj thoughts/nns cringed/vbd at/in it/ppo ,/, he/pps forced/vbd himself/ppl to/to think/vb back/rb ,/, recreating/vbg the/at scene/nn in/in which/wdt Mae/np claimed/vbd to/to have/hv caught/vbn him/ppo molesting/vbg the/at child/nn ./. It/pps hadn't/hvd* amounted/vbn to/in anything/pn ./. There/ex had/hvd been/ben nothing/pn evil/jj or/cc dirty/jj in/in his/pp$ intentions/nns ./. A/at second/od scene/nn flashed/vbd before/in his/pp$ mind/nn ,/, the/at interior/nn of/in the/at garage/nn at/in the/at new/jj house/nn and/cc the/at young/jj Bartlett/np girl/nn turning/vbg startled/vbn to/to meet/vb him/ppo ,/, the/at dim/jj dark/nn and/cc the/at sudden/jj confusion/nn and/cc fear/nn and/cc then/rb the/at brightness/nn as/cs Mae/np had/hvd clicked/vbn on/rp the/at light/nn ./. Suppose/vb the/at cops/nns somehow/rb got/vbd hold/nn of/in that/dt ?/. ?/. Well/uh ,/, it/pps hadn't/hvd* been/ben what/wdt it/pps seemed/vbd ,/, he'd/pps+hvd had/hvn no/at idea/nn the/at girl/nn was/bedz in/in there/rb ./. He/pps hadn't/hvd* touched/vbn her/ppo ./. And/cc when/wrb he/pps came/vbd to/to examine/vb the/at scene/nn ,/, there/ex was/bedz a/at certain/jj staginess/nn to/in it/ppo ,/, it/pps had/hvd the/at smell/nn of/in planning/vbg ,/, and/cc a/at swift/jj suspicion/nn darted/vbd into/in his/pp$ mind/nn ./. Too/ql monstrous/jj ,/, of/in course/nn ./. Mae/np wouldn't/md* have/hv plotted/vbn a/at thing/nn like/cs that/dt ./. It/pps was/bedz just/rb that/cs little/jj accidents/nns played/vbd into/in her/pp$ hands/nns ./. Like/cs this/dt murder/nn ./. He/pps leaned/vbd on/in the/at wheel/nn ,/, clutching/vbg it/ppo ,/, staring/vbg into/in the/at sunlight/nn ,/, and/cc tried/vbd to/to bring/vb order/nn into/in his/pp$ thoughts/nns ./. He/pps felt/vbd light-headed/jj and/cc sick/jj ./. There/ex was/bedz no/at use/nn wandering/vbg off/rp into/in a/at territory/nn of/in utter/jj nightmare/nn ./. Mae/np was/bedz his/pp$ wife/nn ./. She/pps was/bedz married/vbn to/in him/ppo for/in better/jjr or/cc for/in worse/jjr ./. She/pps wouldn't/md* be/be wilfully/rb planning/vbg his/pp$ destruction/nn ./. But/cc she/pps was/bedz ./. She/pps was/bedz ./. Even/rb as/cs the/at conviction/nn of/in truth/nn roared/vbd through/in him/ppo ,/, shattering/vbg his/pp$ last/ap hope/nn of/in safety/nn ,/, he/pps was/bedz reaching/vbg to/to release/vb the/at hand/nn brake/nn ,/, to/to head/vb up/in the/at road/nn for/in home/nr ,/, doing/vbg her/pp$ bidding/nn ./. He/pps drove/vbd ,/, and/cc the/at road/nn wobbled/vbd ,/, familiar/jj scenes/nns crept/vbd past/rb on/in either/dtx side/nn ./. He/pps came/vbd to/in a/at stretch/nn of/in old/jj orange/nn groves/nns ,/, the/at trees/nns dead/jj ,/, some/dti of/in them/ppo uprooted/vbn ,/, and/cc then/rb there/ex was/bedz an/at outlying/jj shopping/vbg area/nn ,/, and/cc tract/nn houses/nns ./. He/pps had/hvd the/at feeling/nn that/cs he/pps should/md abandon/vb the/at car/nn and/cc run/vb off/rp somewhere/rb to/to hide/vb ./. But/cc he/pps couldn't/md* imagine/vb where/wrb ./. There/ex was/bedz really/rb no/at place/nn to/to go/vb ,/, finally/rb ,/, except/in home/nr to/in Mae/np ./. At/in the/at gate/nn he/pps slowed/vbd ,/, looking/vbg around/rb ./. Cooper/np was/bedz beside/in his/pp$ car/nn ,/, on/in the/at curb/nn at/in the/at right/nr ,/, just/rb standing/vbg there/rb morosely/rb ;/. ;/. he/pps didn't/dod* even/vb look/vb up/rp ./. Behind/in him/ppo on/in the/at steps/nns of/in the/at little/jj office/nn sat/vbd old/jj man/nn Arthur/np ;/. ;/. he/pps was/bedz straight/jj ,/, something/pn angry/jj in/in his/pp$ attitude/nn ,/, as/cs if/cs he/pps might/md be/be waiting/vbg to/to report/vb something/pn ./. Holden/np stepped/vbd on/in the/at gas/nn ./. A/at new/jj idea/nn drifted/vbd in/rp from/in nowhere/rb ./. He/pps could/md go/vb to/in the/at police/nns ./. He/pps could/md tell/vb them/ppo his/pp$ fears/nns of/in being/beg involved/vbn ,/, he/pps could/md explain/vb what/wdt had/hvd happened/vbn in/in the/at old/jj neighborhood/nn and/cc how/wrb Mae/np had/hvd misunderstood/vbn and/cc how/wrb she/pps had/hvd held/vbn it/ppo over/in him/ppo --/-- the/at scene/nn was/bedz complete/jj in/in his/pp$ mind/nn at/in the/at moment/nn ,/, even/rb to/in his/pp$ own/jj jerkings/nns and/cc snivelings/nns ,/, and/cc Ferguson's/np$ silent/jj patience/nn ./. He/pps could/md throw/vb himself/ppl on/in the/at mercy/nn of/in the/at Police/nns-tl Department/nn-tl ./. It/pps wasn't/bedz* what/wdt Mae/np would/md want/vb him/ppo to/to do/do ,/, though/rb ./. He/pps was/bedz sure/jj of/in this/dt ./. Once/cs he/pps had/hvd abandoned/vbn himself/ppl to/in the/at very/ql worst/jjt ,/, once/cs he/pps had/hvd quieted/vbn all/abn the/at dragons/nns of/in worry/nn and/cc suspense/nn ,/, there/rb wouldn't/md* be/be very/ql much/ap for/in Mae/np to/to do/do ./. At/in that/dt moment/nn ,/, Holden/np almost/rb slammed/vbd on/rp the/at brakes/nns to/to go/vb back/rb to/in Cooper/np and/cc ask/vb if/cs Ferguson/np was/bedz about/rb ./. It/pps would/md be/be such/abl a/at relief/nn ./. What/wdt was/bedz that/dt old/jj sign/nn ,/, supposed/vbd to/to be/be painted/vbn over/in a/at door/nn somewhere/rb ,/, Abandon/vb hope/nn ,/, all/abn ye/ppss who/wps enter/vb here/rb ?/. ?/. Why/wrb ,/, Holden/np said/vbd to/in himself/ppl ,/, surprised/vbn at/in his/pp$ own/jj sudden/jj insight/nn ,/, I'll/ppss+md bet/vb some/dti of/in those/dts people/nns who/wps enter/vb are/ber just/rb as/ql happy/jj as/cs can/md be/be ./. They've/ppss+hv worried/vbn ,/, they've/ppss+hv lain/vbn awake/rb nights/nns ,/, they've/ppss+hv shook/vbd at/in the/at slightest/jjt footstep/nn ,/, they've/ppss+hv pictured/vbn their/pp$ own/jj destruction/nn ,/, and/cc now/rb it's/pps+bez all/abn over/rp and/cc they/ppss can/md give/vb up/rp ./. Sure/rb ,/, they're/ppss+ber giving/vbg up/rp hope/nn ./. Hand/nn in/in hand/nn with/in hope/nn went/vbd things/nns like/cs terror/nn and/cc apprehension/nn ./. Good-bye/uh ./. Holden/np waved/vbd a/at hand/nn at/in the/at empty/jj street/nn ./. Glad/jj to/to see/vb you/ppss go/vb ./. He/pps drove/vbd into/in the/at paved/vbn space/nn before/in the/at garage/nn and/cc got/vbd out/rp ,/, slamming/vbg the/at car/nn door/nn ./. He/pps looked/vbd up/in and/cc down/in the/at street/nn ./. If/cs Ferguson's/np$ car/nn had/hvd been/ben in/in sight/nn ,/, Holden/np would/md have/hv walked/vbn directly/rb to/in it/ppo ./. He/pps went/vbd to/in the/at front/nn door/nn and/cc opened/vbd it/ppo and/cc looked/vbd in/rp ./. Mae/np entered/vbd the/at room/nn from/in the/at hallway/nn to/in the/at kitchen/nn ./. She/pps had/hvd a/at cup/nn of/in something/pn steaming/vbg ,/, coffee/nn perhaps/rb ,/, in/in one/cd hand/nn ,/, a/at fresh/jj piece/nn of/in toast/nn in/in the/at other/ap ./. She/pps stood/vbd there/rb ,/, watching/vbg Holden/np come/vb in/rp ,/, and/cc she/pps put/vbd the/at piece/nn of/in toast/nn in/in her/pp$ mouth/nn and/cc bit/vbd off/rp one/cd corner/nn with/in a/at huge/jj chomp/nn of/in her/pp$ white/jj teeth/nns ./. ``/`` Mae/np ''/'' --/-- ``/`` I've/ppss+hv been/ben thinking/vbg ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ,/, swallowing/vbg the/at toast/nn ./. ``/`` Didn't/dod* you/ppo have/hv an/at old/jj pair/nn of/in painting/vbg overalls/nns in/in the/at garage/nn ?/. ?/. You/ppss used/vbd them/ppo that/dt time/nn you/ppss painted/vbd the/at porch/nn at/in our/pp$ other/ap house/nn ./. And/cc then/rb you/ppss wiped/vbd up/rp some/dti grease/nn ''/'' ./. She/pps had/hvd caught/vbn him/ppo off/in guard/nn ,/, no/at preparation/nn ,/, nothing/pn certain/jj but/cc that/wps ahead/rb lay/vbd some/dti kind/nn of/in disaster/nn ./. ``/`` No/rb ./. Wait/vb a/at minute/nn ./. What/wdt do/do you/ppss ''/'' --/-- ``/`` I've/ppss+hv been/ben looking/vbg for/in them/ppo ,/, and/cc they're/ppss+ber gone/vbn ./. I'm/ppss+bem sure/jj they/ppss were/bed in/in the/at garage/nn up/rp until/in a/at couple/nn of/in days/nns ago/rb ./. Or/cc even/rb yesterday/nr ./. You/ppss used/vbd to/to paint/vb in/in them/ppo ,/, and/cc then/rb you/ppss just/rb took/vbd them/ppo for/in rags/nns ./. The/at police/nns have/hv them/ppo now/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* remember/vb any/dti overalls/nns at/in all/abn ''/'' ./. ``/`` They/ppss were/bed all/abn faded/vbn ./. Worn/vbn through/rp at/in the/at knees/nns ''/'' ./. She/pps stood/vbd sipping/vbg and/cc chewing/vbg and/cc watching/vbg ./. ``/`` Green/jj paint/nn ,/, wasn't/bedz* it/pps ?/. ?/. Well/rb ,/, I'm/ppss+bem not/* sure/jj of/in the/at color/nn ./. But/cc you/ppss had/hvd them/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` Mae/np ,/, sit/vb down/rp ./. Put/vb down/rp the/at cup/nn of/in coffee/nn ./. Tell/vb me/ppo what/wdt this/dt is/bez all/abn about/rb ''/'' ./. She/pps shook/vbd her/pp$ head/nn ./. She/pps took/vbd another/dt bite/nn of/in toast/nn ./. Holden/np noticed/vbd almost/ql absently/rb how/wrb she/pps chewed/vbd ,/, how/wrb the/at whole/jj side/nn of/in her/pp$ cheek/nn moved/vbd ,/, a/at slab/nn of/in fat/nn that/wps extended/vbd down/rp into/in her/pp$ neck/nn ./. ``/`` My/pp$ goodness/nn ,/, you/ppss ought/md to/to remember/vb if/cs I/ppss do/do ./. You're/ppss+ber going/vbg to/to have/hv to/to go/vb to/in the/at police/nns and/cc explain/vb what/wdt happened/vbd ./. Tell/vb them/ppo the/at truth/nn or/cc something/pn before/cs they/ppss come/vb here/rb ''/'' ./. A/at seeping/vbg coldness/nn entered/vbd Holden's/np$ being/nn ;/. ;/. his/pp$ nerves/nns seemed/vbd frost-bitten/jj down/rp to/in the/at tips/nns of/in his/pp$ tingling/vbg fingers/nns and/cc his/pp$ spine/nn felt/vbd stiff/jj and/cc glass-like/jj ,/, liable/jj to/to break/vb like/cs an/at icicle/nn at/in any/dti moment/nn ./. ``/`` I've/ppss+hv never/rb owned/vbn any/dti painting/vbg overalls/nns ./.

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Men/nns blew/vbd dust/nn on/in objects/nns in/in a/at room/nn on/in the/at seventeenth/od floor/nn of/in the/at Hotel/nn-tl Dumont/np-tl and/cc blew/vbd it/ppo off/rp again/rb ,/, and/cc did/dod the/at same/ap in/in a/at tiny/jj ,/, almost/ql airless/jj room/nn in/in a/at tenement/nn in/in the/at West/jj-tl Forties/nns-tl ./. And/cc men/nns also/rb used/vbd vacuum/nn cleaners/nns in/in both/abx rooms/nns ,/, sucking/vbg dust/nn up/rp once/rb more/rbr ./. Men/nns from/in the/at Third/od-tl Detective/nn-tl District/nn-tl ,/, Eighteenth/od-tl Precinct/nn-tl ,/, had/hvd the/at longest/jjt ,/, the/at most/ql tedious/jj ,/, job/nn ./. At/in the/at Hotel/nn-tl Dumont/np-tl there/rb had/hvd ,/, at/in the/at time/nn in/in issue/nn ,/, been/ben twenty-three/cd overnighters/nns ,/, counting/vbg couples/nns as/cs singular/jj ./. These/dts included/vbd ,/, as/cs one/cd ,/, Mr./np and/cc Mrs./np Anthony/np Payne/np ,/, who/wps had/hvd checked/vbn in/rp a/at little/ap after/in noon/nn the/at day/nn before/rb ,/, and/cc had/hvd not/* checked/vbn out/rp together/rb ./. But/cc Gardner/np Willings/np was/bedz not/* included/vbn ;/. ;/. he/pps had/hvd been/ben at/in the/at Dumont/np for/in almost/rb a/at week/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, no/at special/jj reason/nn to/to believe/vb that/cs the/at man/nn or/cc woman/nn they/ppss sought/vbd had/hvd stayed/vbn only/rb overnight/rb at/in the/at hotel/nn ./. The/at twenty-three/cd (/( or/cc twenty-two/cd with/in the/at Paynes/nps themselves/ppls omitted/vbn )/) provided/vbd merely/rb a/at place/nn to/to start/vb ,/, and/cc their/pp$ identification/nn was/bedz the/at barest/jjt of/in starts/nns ./. With/in names/nns and/cc addresses/nns listed/vbn ,/, verification/nn came/vbd next/rb ./. 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The/at King/nn-tl Arthur/np-tl offered/vbd respectable/jj and/cc convenient/jj lodgings/nns to/in people/nns from/in the/at suburbs/nns who/wps wanted/vbd to/to see/vb a/at show/nn and/cc didn't/dod* want/vb --/-- heaven/nn knew/vbd didn't/dod* want/vb !/. !/. --/-- to/to lunge/vb anxiously/rb through/in crowded/vbn streets/nns to/in railroad/nn stations/nns and/cc ,/, at/in odd/jj hours/nns of/in night/nn ,/, drive/vb from/in smaller/jjr stations/nns to/in distant/jj homes/nns ,/, probably/rb through/in rain/nn or/cc ,/, in/in November/np ,/, something/pn worse/jjr ./. The/at King/nn-tl Arthur/np-tl was/bedz less/ql expensive/jj than/cs the/at Dumont/np ./. The/at King/nn-tl Arthur/np-tl had/hvd fifty-four/cd overnighters/nns ,/, again/rb counting/vbg rooms/nns rather/in than/in people/nns ./. Check/vb the/at overnighters/nns out/rp ./. 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There/ex was/bedz also/rb the/at one/cd salient/jj question/nn to/to ask/vb ,/, and/cc ask/vb widely/rb :/: Did/dod you/ppss notice/vb anything/pn out/in of/in the/at way/nn ?/. ?/. Like/cs ,/, for/in example/nn ,/, a/at man/nn carrying/vbg a/at twenty-two/cd rifle/nn ,/, probably/rb with/in a/at telescopic/jj sight/nn attached/vbn ?/. ?/. There/ex was/bedz ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, no/at hope/nn it/pps really/rb would/md be/be that/dt simple/jj ./. The/at sniper/nn ,/, whether/cs psychopathic/jj marksman/nn or/cc murderer/nn by/in intent/nn ,/, would/md hardly/rb have/hv walked/vbn to/in his/pp$ vantage/nn point/nn with/in rifle/nn over/in shoulder/nn ,/, whistling/vbg a/at marching/vbg tune/nn ./. Anybody/pn carrying/vbg anything/pn that/wps might/md hide/vb a/at rifle/nn ?/. ?/. Long/jj thin/jj suitcase/nn ?/. ?/. Or/cc long/jj fat/jj suitcase/nn ,/, for/in that/dt matter/nn ?/. ?/. Shrugs/nns met/vbd that/dt ,/, from/in room/nn clerks/nns ,/, from/in bellhops/nns ./. Who/wps measures/vbz ?/. ?/. But/cc nothing/pn ,/, it/pps appeared/vbd ,/, long/jj enough/qlp to/to attract/vb attention/nn ./. Cases/nns ,/, say/vb ,/, for/in musical/jj instruments/nns ?/. ?/. None/pn noted/vbd at/in the/at Dumont/np ./. Several/ap at/in the/at King/nn-tl Arthur/np-tl ./. A/at combo/nn was/bedz staying/vbg there/rb ./. And/cc had/hvd been/ben for/in a/at week/nn ./. Anything/pn else/rb ?/. ?/. Anything/pn at/in all/abn ?/. ?/. Shrugs/nns met/vbd that/dt ./. (/( Detective/nn-tl Pearson/np ,/, Eighteenth/od-tl Precinct/nn-tl ,/, thought/vbd for/in a/at time/nn he/pps might/md be/be on/rp to/in something/pn ./. A/at refuse/nn bin/nn at/in the/at Dumont/np turned/vbd up/rp a/at florist's/nn$ box/nn --/-- a/at very/ql long/jj box/nn for/in very/ql long-stemmed/jj flowers/nns ./. Traces/nns of/in oil/nn on/in green/jj tissue/nn ?/. ?/. The/at lab/nn to/to check/vb ./. The/at lab/nn :/: sorry/jj ./. No/at oil/nn ./. )/) Anything/pn at/in all/ql strange/jj ?/. ?/. 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The/at house/nn was/bedz modern/jj ,/, large/jj ,/, on/in five/cd acres/nns ./. Must/md have/hv cost/vbn plenty/nn ./. The/at State/nn-tl cops/nns would/md check/vb from/in time/nn to/in time/nn ;/. ;/. pass/vb word/nn when/wrb there/ex was/bedz word/nn to/to pass/vb ./. Weigand/np tossed/vbd this/dt news/nn into/in the/at centrifuge/nn ./. Sort/vb things/nns out/rp ,/, damn/vb it/ppo ./. Sort/vb out/rp the/at next/ap move/nn ./. Try/vb to/to forget/vb motive/nn for/in the/at moment/nn ./. Consider/vb opportunity/nn ./. Only/rb those/dts actually/rb with/in Payne/np when/wrb he/pps was/bedz shot/vbn ,/, or/cc who/wps had/hvd left/vbn the/at party/nn within/in not/* more/ap than/in five/cd minutes/nns (/( make/vb five/cd arbitrary/jj )/) positively/rb had/hvd none/pn ./. The/at Norths/nps ;/. ;/. Hathaway/np ,/, Jerry's/np$ publicity/nn director/nn ;/. ;/. Livingston/np Birdwood/np ,/, producer/nn of/in Uprising/nn-tl ./. They/ppss had/hvd been/ben with/in Payne/np when/wrb he/pps was/bedz shot/vbn ,/, could/md not/* therefore/rb have/hv shot/vbn him/ppo from/in above/rb ./. Take/vb Gardner/np Willings/np ./. He/pps had/hvd left/vbn after/in the/at scuffle/nn ;/. ;/. had/hvd been/ben seen/vbn to/to leave/vb ./. He/pps would/md have/hv had/hvn ample/jj time/nn to/to go/vb into/in a/at blind/jj somewhere/rb and/cc wait/vb his/pp$ prey/nn ./. Consider/vb him/ppo seriously/rb ,/, therefore/rb ?/. ?/. Intangibles/nns entered/vbd ,/, then/rb --/-- hunches/nns which/wdt felt/vbd like/cs facts/nns ./. Willings/np would/md ambush/vb ,/, certainly/rb ;/. ;/. Willings/np undoubtedly/rb had/hvd ./. Willings/np was/bedz ,/, presumably/rb ,/, a/at better/jjr than/in average/nn shot/nn ./. But/cc --/-- hunch/nn ,/, now/rb --/-- Willings/np would/md not/* ambush/vb anything/pn which/wdt went/vbd on/in two/cd legs/nns instead/rb of/in four/cd ./. Because/cs ,/, if/cs for/in no/at other/ap reason/nn ,/, Willings/np would/md never/rb for/in a/at moment/nn suppose/vb he/pps was/bedz not/* bigger/jjr ,/, tougher/jjr ,/, than/cs anything/pn else/rb that/dt went/vbd on/in two/cd legs/nns ./. Ambushes/nns are/ber laid/vbn by/in those/dts who/wps doubt/vb themselves/ppls ,/, as/cs any/dti man/nn may/md against/in a/at tiger/nn ./. Faith/np Constable/np had/hvd had/hvn to/to ``/`` go/vb on/rp ''/'' from/in the/at party/nn and/cc had/hvd ,/, presumably/rb ,/, gone/vbn on/rp ./. To/to be/be checked/vbn out/rp further/vb ./. Forget/vb motive/nn ?/. ?/. No/rb ,/, motive/nn is/bez a/at part/nn of/in fact/nn ./. Nobody/pn in/in his/pp$ right/jj mind/nn punishes/vbz a/at quarter-century-old/jj dereliction/nn ./. Grudges/nns simply/rb do/do not/* keep/vb that/ql well/rb in/in a/at sane/jj mind/nn ./. Faith/np Constable/np had/hvd accomplished/vbn much/rb in/in a/at quarter/nn of/in a/at century/nn ./. Jeopardize/vb it/ppo now/rb to/to correct/vb so/ql old/jj a/at wrong/nn ?/. ?/. Bill/np shook/vbd his/pp$ head/nn ./. Also/rb ,/, he/pps thought/vbd ,/, I/ppss doubt/vb if/cs she/pps could/md hit/vb the/at side/nn of/in a/at barn/nn with/in a/at shotgun/nn ./. Lauren/np herself/ppl ?/. ?/. She/pps had/hvd left/vbn the/at party/nn early/rb ,/, pleading/vbg a/at headache/nn ./. No/at lack/nn of/in opportunity/nn ,/, presuming/vbg she/pps had/hvd a/at gun/nn ./. She/pps might/md ,/, conceivably/rb ,/, have/hv brought/vbn one/cd in/rp in/in a/at large-enough/jj suitcase/nn ./. (/( Check/vb on/in the/at Payne/np luggage/nn ./. )/) She/pps might/md now/rb have/hv taken/vbn it/ppo away/rb again/rb ./. Motive/nn --/-- her/pp$ husband/nn wandering/vbg ?/. ?/. Bitter/jj ,/, unreasoning/jj jealousy/nn ?/. ?/. Heaven/nn knew/vbd it/pps happened/vbd and/cc hell/nn knew/vbd it/ppo too/rb ./. But/cc --/-- it/pps happened/vbd ,/, almost/ql always/rb ,/, among/in the/at primitive/nn and/cc ,/, usually/rb ,/, among/in the/at very/ql young/jj ./. (/( Call/vb it/ppo mentally/rb young/jj ;/. ;/. call/vb it/ppo retarded/vbn ./. )/) There/ex was/bedz nothing/pn to/to indicate/vb that/cs Lauren/np Payne/np was/bedz primitive/jj ./. She/pps did/dod not/* move/vb in/in primitive/jj circles/nns ./. She/pps was/bedz young/jj ,/, but/cc not/* that/ql young/jj ./. It/pps occurred/vbd to/in Bill/np Weigand/np that/cs he/pps was/bedz ,/, on/in a/at hunch/nn basis/nn ,/, eliminating/vbg a/at good/jj many/ap ./. He/pps reminded/vbd himself/ppl that/cs all/abn eliminations/nns were/bed tentative/jj ./. He/pps also/rb reminded/vbd himself/ppl that/cs he/pps had/hvd an/at unusual/jj number/nn of/in possibilities/nns ./. The/at Masons/nps ,/, mother/nn or/cc son/nn ,/, or/cc mother/nn and/cc son/nn ?/. ?/. Opportunity/nn was/bedz obvious/jj ./. Motive/nn ./. Here/rb ,/, too/rb ,/, the/at cause/nn to/to hate/vb lay/vbd well/rb back/rb in/in the/at years/nns ./. But/cc bitterness/nn had/hvd more/ap cause/nn to/to remain/vb ,/, even/rb increasingly/rb to/to corrode/vb ./. With/in the/at boy/nn ,/, particularly/rb ./. The/at boy/nn had/hvd ,/, apparently/rb --/-- if/cs Mrs./np MacReady/np was/bedz right/jj in/in what/wdt she/pps had/hvd told/vbn Mullins/np --/-- only/rb in/in recent/jj months/nns been/ben forced/vbn to/to give/vb up/rp college/nn ,/, to/to work/vb as/cs a/at busboy/nn ./. Seeing/vbg the/at man/nn he/pps blamed/vbd for/in this/dt made/vbn much/rb of/in --/-- youth/nn and/cc bitterness/nn and/cc --/-- Bill/np picked/vbd up/rp the/at telephone/nn ;/. ;/. got/vbn Mullins/np ./. ``/`` Send/vb out/rp a/at pickup/nn on/in Mrs./np Mason/np and/cc the/at boy/nn when/wrb you've/ppss+hv got/vbn enough/ap to/to go/vb on/rp ''/'' ,/, Bill/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` Right/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Mullins/np would/md do/do ./. A/at man/nn named/vbn Lars/np Simon/np ,/, playwright-director/nn ,/, had/hvd expressed/vbn a/at wish/nn that/cs Anthony/np Payne/np drop/vb dead/jj ./. He/pps would/md say/vb ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, that/cs he/pps had/hvd not/* really/rb had/hvn any/dti such/jj wish/nn ;/. ;/. that/cs what/wdt he/pps had/hvd said/vbn was/bedz no/at more/ap than/in one/cd of/in those/dts things/nns one/pn does/doz say/vb ,/, lightly/rb ,/, meaning/vbg nothing/pn ./. Which/wdt probably/rb would/md turn/vb out/rp to/to be/be true/jj ;/. ;/. which/wdt he/pps obviously/rb had/hvd to/to be/be given/vbn the/at opportunity/nn to/to say/vb ./. A/at man/nn named/vbn Blaine/np Smythe/np ,/, with/in ``/`` y/nn ''/'' and/cc ``/`` e/nn ''/'' but/cc pronounced/vbn without/in them/ppo ,/, had/hvd been/ben fired/vbn at/in Payne's/np$ insistence/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz also/rb ,/, if/cs Pam/np North/np was/bedz right/jj ,/, a/at closer/jjr acquaintance/nn of/in Lauren/np Payne's/np$ than/cs she/pps ,/, now/rb ,/, was/bedz inclined/vbn to/to admit/vb ./. He/pps might/md deny/vb the/at latter/ap ;/. ;/. would/md certainly/rb deny/vb any/dti connection/nn between/in the/at two/cd things/nns ,/, or/cc any/dti connection/nn of/in either/dtx with/in murder/nn ./. He/pps would/md have/hv to/to be/be given/vbn the/at opportunity/nn ./. Mullins/np ?/. ?/. It/pps was/bedz evident/jj that/cs Mullins/np was/bedz the/at man/nn to/to go/vb ./. It/pps was/bedz evident/jj that/cs a/at captain/nn should/md remain/vb at/in his/pp$ desk/nn ,/, directing/vbg with/in a/at firm/jj hand/nn and/cc keeping/vbg a/at firm/jj seat/nn ./. Bill/np Weigand/np was/bedz good/jj and/cc tired/vbn of/in the/at wall/nn opposite/rb ,/, and/cc the/at crack/nn in/in the/at plaster/nn ./. Let/vb Mullins/np keep/vb the/at firm/jj seat/nn ;/. ;/. let/vb Stein/np ./. When/wrb Siamese/jj cats/nns are/ber intertwined/vbn it/pps is/bez difficult/jj to/to tell/vb where/wrb one/cd leaves/vbz off/rp and/cc another/dt begins/vbz ./. Stilts/nns and/cc Shadow/nn-tl ,/, on/in Pam's/np$ bed/nn ,/, appeared/vbd to/to be/be one/cd cat/nn --/-- rather/ql large/jj ,/, as/cs Siamese/jj cats/nns go/vb ,/, and/cc ,/, to/to be/be sure/jj ,/, having/hvg two/cd heads/nns and/cc two/cd tails/nns ./. On/in the/at other/ap hand/nn ,/, they/ppss ,/, or/cc it/pps ,/, seemed/vbd to/to have/hv no/at legs/nns whatever/wdt ./. Pamela/np North/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Hi/uh-tl ''/'' ,/, to/in her/pp$ cats/nns ,/, and/cc added/vbd that/cs proper/jj cats/nns met/vbd their/pp$ humans/nns at/in the/at door/nn ./. Of/in four/cd dark/jj brown/jj ears/nns ,/, one/cd twitched/vbd slightly/rb at/in this/dt ./. ``/`` All/ql right/rb ''/'' ,/, Pam/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss know/vb it/pps isn't/bez* dinnertime/nn ''/'' ./. But/cc at/in this/dt the/at one/cd too-large/jj cat/nn suddenly/rb became/vbd two/cd cats/nns ,/, stretching/vbg ./. Shadow/nn-tl ,/, the/at more/ql talkative/jj ,/, began/vbd at/in once/rb to/to talk/vb ,/, her/pp$ voice/nn piteous/jj ./. Stilts/np ,/, a/at more/ql direct/jj cat/nn ,/, leaped/vbd from/in the/at bed/nn and/cc trotted/vbd briskly/rb toward/in the/at kitchen/nn ./. Shadow/nn-tl looked/vbd surprised/vbn ,/, wailed/vbd ,/, and/cc trotted/vbd after/in her/ppo ./. The/at hell/nn it/pps isn't/bez* dinnertime/nn ,/, two/cd waving/vbg tails/nns told/vbd Pam/np North/np ./. It/pps was/bedz not/* ,/, whatever/wdt tale/nn was/bedz told/vbn by/in tails/nns ./. Martha/np presumably/rb would/md cope/vb ./. She/pps might/md be/be firm/jj ./. It/pps was/bedz most/ql unlikely/jj that/cs she/pps would/md be/be firm/jj ./. They/ppss want/vb to/to be/be fat/jj cats/nns ,/, Pam/np thought/vbd ,/, and/cc lighted/vbd a/at cigarette/nn and/cc leaned/vbd back/rb on/in a/at chaise/nn and/cc considered/vbd pulling/vbg her/pp$ thoughts/nns together/rb ./. After/in a/at time/nn ,/, it/pps occurred/vbd to/in her/ppo that/cs her/pp$ thoughts/nns were/bed not/* worth/jj the/at trouble/nn ./. A/at vague/jj feeling/nn that/cs Anthony/np Payne/np had/hvd had/hvn it/ppo coming/vbg was/bedz hardly/rb a/at thought/nn and/cc was/bedz ,/, in/in any/dti event/nn ,/, reprehensible/jj ./. Had/hvd Faith/np Constable's/np$ explanation/nn of/in her/pp$ confidence/nn ,/, so/ql uninvited/jj ,/, been/ben a/at little/ql thin/jj ?/. ?/. That/wps was/bedz more/rbr like/cs a/at thought/nn ,/, but/cc not/* a/at great/jj deal/nn more/ap ./. Had/hvd that/dt tall/jj dark/jj boy/nn ,/, carrying/vbg trays/nns too/ql heavy/jj for/in him/ppo ,/, found/vbn what/wdt he/pps might/md have/hv considered/vbn adulation/nn of/in a/at man/nn he/pps probably/rb hated/vbd more/ap than/in he/pps could/md bear/vb ?/. ?/. And/cc possessed/vbd himself/ppl --/-- how/wrb ?/. ?/. --/-- of/in a/at rifle/nn and/cc killed/vbd ?/. ?/. Pam/np found/vbd she/pps had/hvd no/at answers/nns ;/. ;/. had/hvd only/rb a/at hope/nn ./. The/at poor/jj kid/nn --/-- the/at poor/jj ,/, frail/jj kid/nn ./. Some/dti people/nns have/hv luck/nn and/cc some/dti have/hv no/at luck/nn and/cc that/cs ,/, whatever/wdt people/nns who/wps prefer/vb order/nn say/vb ,/, is/bez the/at size/nn of/in it/ppo ./. The/at poor/jj ,/, unlucky/jj --/-- The/at telephone/nn rang/vbd ./. Pam/np realized/vbd ,/, to/in her/pp$ surprise/nn ,/, that/cs she/pps had/hvd been/ben almost/rb dozing/vbg ./. At/in four/cd o'clock/rb in/in the/at afternoon/nn ./. Two/cd martinis/nns for/in lunch/nn --/-- that/dt was/bedz the/at trouble/nn ./. I/ppss ought/md to/to remember/vb ./. Don't/do* pretend/vb ./. You/ppss do/do remember/vb ./. You/ppss just/rb --/-- ``/`` Hello/uh ?/. ?/. Yes/rb ,/, this/dt is/bez she/pps ?/. ?/. What/wdt ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at voice/nn had/hvd music/nn in/in it/ppo ./. Even/rb with/in words/nns coming/vbg too/ql fast/rb ,/, they/ppss came/vbd on/in the/at music/nn of/in the/at voice/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss said/vbd I/ppss would/md ''/'' ,/, Pam/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` They/ppss won't/md* talk/vb about/in who/wps gave/vbd the/at information/nn ./. Not/* unless/cs they/ppss have/hv to/to ./. They/ppss don't/do* ,/, Mrs./np Constable/np ./. Not/* unless/cs they/ppss have/hv ''/'' --/-- She/pps was/bedz interrupted/vbn ./. ``/`` Call/vb this/dt a/at cry/nn for/in help/nn ''/'' ,/, Faith/np Constable/np said/vbd ./.

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``/`` Through/in a/at door/nn conveniently/rb unlocked/vbn ''/'' ,/, Madden/np supplemented/vbd ./. ``/`` That/dt damn/jj door/nn ''/'' ,/, said/vbd the/at police/nn chief/nn ./. ``/`` A/at gift/nn horse/nn to/to be/be viewed/vbn with/in suspicion/nn ''/'' ./. Madden's/np$ dark/jj face/nn wore/vbd a/at meditative/jj look/nn ./. ``/`` If/cs there/ex was/bedz collusion/nn between/in an/at outside/jj murderer/nn and/cc a/at member/nn of/in the/at household/nn it/pps would/md be/be an/at elementary/jj precaution/nn to/to check/vb on/in the/at door/nn later/rbr ./. And/cc it/pps makes/vbz a/at very/ql poor/jj red/jj herring/nn for/in an/at inside/jj job/nn ./. Much/ql better/rbr to/to break/vb a/at cellar/nn window/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Don't/do* forget/vb ,/, there/ex was/bedz the/at hope/nn it/pps would/md pass/vb for/in a/at natural/jj death/nn ''/'' ,/, Pauling/np reminded/vbd him/ppo ./. ``/`` Well/uh ,/, with/in a/at house/nn as/ql big/jj as/cs that/dt there/ex must/md be/be at/in least/ap one/cd cellar/nn window/nn that/dt wouldn't/md* be/be noticed/vbn right/ql away/rb unless/cs there/ex was/bedz a/at police/nn investigation/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Yeah/rb ./. And/cc a/at pane/nn of/in glass/nn isn't/bez* hard/jj to/to ''/'' --/-- The/at telephone/nn interrupted/vbd him/ppo ./. He/pps scooped/vbd up/rp the/at receiver/nn and/cc said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Police/nn chief/nn ''/'' ,/, into/in the/at mouthpiece/nn ,/, and/cc then/rb ,/, ``/`` Oh/uh yes/rb ,/, Mr./np Benson/np ./. I/ppss was/bedz hoping/vbg I'd/ppss+md hear/vb from/in you/ppo today/nr ''/'' ./. With/in his/pp$ free/jj hand/nn he/pps pulled/vbd a/at pad/nn and/cc pencil/nn toward/in him/ppo and/cc began/vbd to/to make/vb notes/nns as/cs he/pps listened/vbd ,/, saying/vbg ,/, ``/`` Uh-huh/uh ''/'' and/cc ``/`` I/ppss see/vb ''/'' at/in intervals/nns ./. At/in last/rb he/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Well/uh ,/, thank/vb you/ppo for/in calling/vbg ,/, Mr./np Benson/np ./. Although/cs there/ex was/bedz no/at doubt/nn in/in my/pp$ mind/nn and/cc we've/ppss+hv been/ben handling/vbg it/ppo as/cs one/cd I'm/ppss+bem glad/jj to/to have/hv it/ppo made/vbn official/jj ''/'' ./. He/pps hung/vbd up/rp ./. ``/`` Coroner/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd to/in Madden/np ./. ``/`` He's/pps+hvz just/rb heard/vbn from/in the/at pathologist/nn who/wps says/vbz Mrs./np Meeker/np apparently/rb died/vbd from/in suffocation/nn ''/'' ./. Pauling/np looked/vbd at/in his/pp$ notes/nns ./. ``/`` Many/ap minute/jj hemorrhages/nns in/in the/at lungs/nns ;/. ;/. particles/nns of/in lint/nn and/cc thread/nn in/in the/at mouth/nn and/cc nostrils/nns ./. Scrapings/nns from/in the/at bed/nn linen/nn identical/jj with/in the/at lint/nn and/cc thread/nn found/vbn in/in the/at nasal/jj and/cc oral/jj cavities/nns ./. No/at other/ap cause/nn of/in death/nn apparent/jj ./. Trachea/nn clear/jj of/in mucus/nn and/cc foreign/jj objects/nns ./. Brain/nn examined/vbn for/in thrombosis/nn ,/, clot/nn or/cc hemorrhage/nn ./. No/at signs/nns of/in these/dts ,/, no/at gross/nn hemorrhage/nn of/in lungs/nns ,/, heart/nn ,/, brain/nn or/cc stomach/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps paused/vbd ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez about/rb it/ppo ./. Oh/uh ,/, the/at time/nn of/in death/nn ./. The/at duration/nn of/in the/at digestive/jj process/nn varies/vbz ,/, the/at pathologist/nn says/vbz ,/, but/cc the/at empty/jj stomach/nn and/cc the/at findings/nns in/in the/at upper/jj gastrointestinal/jj tract/nn indicate/vb that/cs Mrs./np Meeker/np died/vbd several/ap hours/nns after/in her/pp$ seven-o'clock/nn dinner/nn ./. Probably/rb around/rb midnight/nn ,/, give/vb or/cc take/vb an/at hour/nn either/dtx way/nn ''/'' ./. Pauling/np paused/vbd again/rb ./. ``/`` So/rb there/rb it/pps is/bez ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` Not/* your/pp$ problem/nn ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, unless/cs Johnston/np and/cc the/at murderer/nn are/ber one/cd and/cc the/at same/ap ''/'' ./. They/ppss discussed/vbd this/dt possibility/nn ./. However/wql likely/rb it/pps was/bedz ,/, Pauling/np said/vbd ,/, he/pps couldn't/md* limit/vb himself/ppl to/in it/ppo ./. He/pps had/hvd to/to look/vb for/in other/ap prospects/nns ,/, other/ap motives/nns until/cs more/ql conclusive/jj evidence/nn pointing/vbg to/in Johnston/np came/vbd to/in light/nn ./. Madden/np ,/, with/in his/pp$ investigation/nn centered/vbn on/in the/at fraud/nn ,/, said/vbd that/cs tomorrow/nr he/pps would/md go/vb to/in the/at Bronx/np bank/nn through/in which/wdt Mrs./np Meeker's/np$ checks/nns to/in Johnston/np had/hvd cleared/vbn ./. Arthur/np Williams/np had/hvd to/to be/be located/vbn ,/, they/ppss agreed/vbd ./. He/pps might/md have/hv been/ben in/in collusion/nn with/in Johnston/np on/in the/at fraud/nn ;/. ;/. he/pps might/md be/be Mrs./np Meeker's/np$ murderer/nn or/cc have/hv played/vbn some/dti part/nn in/in her/pp$ death/nn ./. This/dt was/bedz Madden's/np$ suggestion/nn ;/. ;/. the/at police/nn chief/nn shook/vbd his/pp$ head/nn over/in it/ppo ./. If/cs Arthur/np Williams/np was/bedz involved/vbn in/in the/at fraud/nn or/cc the/at murder/nn ,/, then/rb he/pps too/rb had/hvd another/dt identity/nn ./. No/at one/cd the/at Medfield/np police/nns had/hvd questioned/vbn professed/vbd to/to know/vb any/dti more/ap about/in him/ppo than/cs about/in Johnston/np ./. Scholarship/nn applicant/nn ?/. ?/. Pauling/np looked/vbd doubtful/jj ./. Madden/np explained/vbd that/cs he/pps was/bedz thinking/vbg of/in an/at application/nn sent/vbn directly/rb to/in Mrs./np Meeker/np ./. Then/rb he/pps asked/vbd to/to use/vb the/at phone/nn and/cc called/vbd Brian/np Thayer/np ,/, who/wps said/vbd that/cs he/pps was/bedz just/rb leaving/vbg to/to keep/vb a/at lunch/nn date/nn but/cc would/md be/be home/nr by/in two/cd o'clock/rb ./. Madden/np said/vbn that/cs he/pps would/md see/vb him/ppo at/in two/cd and/cc made/vbd another/dt call/nn ,/, this/dt one/cd to/in Mrs./np Meeker's/np$ lawyers/nns ./. Mr./np Hohlbein/np was/bedz out/rp for/in the/at day/nn ,/, but/cc Mr./np Garth/np would/md be/be free/jj at/in one-thirty/cd ./. The/at secretary's/nn$ tone/nn indicated/vbd that/cs an/at appointment/nn at/in such/jj short/jj notice/nn was/bedz a/at concession/nn for/in which/wdt Madden/np should/md be/be duly/rb grateful/jj ./. He/pps inferred/vbd that/cs Hohlbein/np-tl and/cc-tl Garth/np-tl were/bed high-priced/jj lawyers/nns ./. He/pps had/hvd lunch/nn with/in Pauling/np ./. Promptly/rb at/in one-thirty/cd he/pps entered/vbd Hohlbein/np-tl and/cc-tl Garth's/np$-tl elegant/jj suite/nn of/in offices/nns in/in Medfield's/np$ newest/jjt professional/jj building/nn ./. He/pps disliked/vbd Garth/np on/in sight/nn ,/, conservative/jj clothes/nns and/cc haircut/nn ,/, smile/nn a/at shade/nn too/ql earnestly/rb boyish/jj for/in a/at man/nn who/wps must/md be/be well/rb into/in his/pp$ thirties/nns ,/, handclasp/nn too/ql consciously/rb quick/jj and/cc firm/jj ./. Youngish/jj man/nn on/in the/at make/nn ,/, Madden/np labeled/vbd him/ppo ,/, and/cc was/bedz ready/jj to/to guess/vb that/cs in/in a/at correct/jj ,/, not/* too/ql pushing/jj fashion/nn ,/, the/at junior/nn partner/nn of/in the/at firm/nn had/hvd political/jj ambitions/nns ;/. ;/. that/cs Mrs./np Garth/np would/md be/be impeccably/ql suitable/jj as/cs the/at wife/nn of/in a/at rising/vbg young/jj lawyer/nn ;/. ;/. that/cs there/ex were/bed three/cd children/nns ,/, two/cd boys/nns and/cc a/at girl/nn ;/. ;/. that/cs she/pps was/bedz active/jj in/in the/at Woman's/nn$-tl Club/nn-tl and/cc he/pps in/in Lions/nns-tl ,/, Rotary/jj-tl ,/, and/cc Jaycee/np ;/. ;/. and/cc finally/rb ,/, that/cs neither/dtx of/in them/ppo had/hvd harbored/vbn an/at unorthodox/jj opinion/nn since/in their/pp$ wedding/nn day/nn ./. Madden/np knew/vbd that/cs he/pps could/md be/be completely/ql wrong/jj about/in all/abn this/dt ,/, but/cc also/rb knew/vbd that/cs he/pps would/md go/vb right/ql on/rp disliking/vbg Garth/np ./. Garth/np was/bedz prepared/vbn to/to be/be helpful/jj in/in what/wdt he/pps referred/vbd to/in with/in fastidious/jj distaste/nn as/cs this/dt unfortunate/nn Johnston/np affair/nn ,/, which/wdt would/md not/* ,/, he/pps said/vbd more/ap than/in once/rb ,/, have/hv ever/rb come/vbn about/rb if/cs Mrs./np Meeker/np had/hvd only/rb seen/vbn fit/vbn to/to consult/vb Mr./np Hohlbein/np or/cc him/ppo about/in it/ppo ./. Madden/np regretted/vbn not/* being/beg able/jj to/to find/vb fault/nn with/in so/ql true/jj a/at statement/nn ./. He/pps asked/vbd to/to see/vb a/at copy/nn of/in Mrs./np Meeker's/np$ will/nn ./. Garth/np brought/vbn one/cd out/rp ./. The/at date/nn ,/, October/np 8/cd ,/, 1957/cd ,/, immediately/rb caught/vbd the/at inspector's/nn$ eye/nn ./. ``/`` Fairly/ql recent/jj ''/'' ,/, he/pps remarked/vbd ./. ``/`` Was/bedz she/pps in/in the/at habit/nn of/in making/vbg new/jj wills/nns ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Oh/uh no/rb ./. She/pps had/hvd reason/nn to/to change/vb the/at one/cd she/pps made/vbd right/ql after/in Mr./np Meeker's/np$ death/nn ./. Her/pp$ estate/nn had/hvd grown/vbn considerably/rb ./. She/pps wanted/vbd to/to make/vb a/at more/ql equitable/jj distribution/nn of/in it/ppo among/in the/at groups/nns that/wps would/md benefit/vb the/at most/rbt ;/. ;/. particularly/rb the/at scholarship/nn fund/nn ./. At/in the/at time/nn the/at will/nn was/bedz drawn/vbn Mr./np Hohlbein/np mentioned/vbd to/in me/ppo how/wrb mentally/rb alert/jj she/pps seemed/vbd for/in her/pp$ age/nn ,/, knowing/vbg just/rb what/wdt changes/nns she/pps wanted/vbd made/vbn and/cc so/rb forth/rb ''/'' ./. Garth/np hesitated/vbd ./. ``/`` Mr./np Hohlbein/np and/cc I/ppss have/hv noticed/vbn some/dti lapses/nns since/rb ,/, though/rb ./. Most/ap of/in them/ppo this/dt past/jj year/nn ,/, I'd/ppss+md say/vb ./. Even/rb two/cd or/cc three/cd years/nns ago/rb I/ppss doubt/vb that/cs she'd/pps+md have/hv become/vbn involved/vbn in/in this/dt unfortunate/nn Johnston/np affair/nn ./. She'd/pps+md have/hv consulted/vbn us/ppo ,/, you/ppss see/vb ./. She/pps always/rb did/dod before/rb ,/, and/cc showed/vbd the/at utmost/jjs confidence/nn in/in whatever/wdt we/ppss advised/vbd ''/'' ./. The/at inspector/nn nodded/vbd ,/, doubting/vbg this/dt ./. Mrs./np Meeker/np hadn't/hvd* struck/vbn him/ppo as/cs ready/jj to/to seek/vb anyone's/pn$ advice/nn ,/, least/ap of/in all/abn Garth's/np$ ./. With/in her/pp$ sharp/jj tongue/nn she'd/pps+md have/hv cut/vbn his/pp$ pompousness/nn to/in ribbons/nns ./. It/pps would/md have/hv been/ben Hohlbein/np who/wps handled/vbd her/pp$ affairs/nns ./. Madden/np settled/vbd back/rb to/to read/vb the/at will/nn ./. He/pps skimmed/vbd over/in the/at millions/nns that/wps went/vbd to/in Meeker/np-tl Park/nn-tl ,/, Medfield/np-tl Hospital/nn-tl ,/, the/at civic/jj center/nn ,/, the/at Public/jj-tl Health/nn-tl Nursing/vbg-tl Association/nn-tl ,/, the/at library/nn ,/, and/cc so/rb on/rp ,/, pausing/vbg when/wrb he/pps came/vbd to/in the/at scholarship/nn fund/nn ./. Two/cd millions/nns were/bed added/vbn to/in what/wdt had/hvd been/ben set/vbn aside/rb for/in it/ppo in/in Mrs./np Meeker's/np$ lifetime/nn ,/, and/cc the/at proviso/nn made/vbd that/cs as/ql long/jj as/cs Brian/np Thayer/np continued/vbd to/to discharge/vb his/pp$ duties/nns as/cs administrator/nn of/in the/at fund/nn to/in the/at satisfaction/nn of/in the/at board/nn of/in trustees/nns (/( hereinafter/rb appointed/vbn by/in the/at bank/nn administering/vbg the/at estate/nn )/) he/pps was/bedz to/to be/be retained/vbn in/in his/pp$ present/jj capacity/nn at/in a/at salary/nn commensurate/jj with/in the/at increased/vbn responsibilities/nns enlargement/nn of/in the/at fund/nn would/md entail/vb ./. A/at splendid/jj vote/nn of/in confidence/nn in/in Thayer/np ,/, Madden/np reflected/vbd ./. Tenure/nn ,/, too/rb ./. Very/ql nice/jj for/in him/ppo ./. He/pps went/vbd on/rp to/in personal/jj bequests/nns ,/, a/at list/nn of/in names/nns largely/ql unknown/jj to/in him/ppo ./. Twenty-five/cd thousand/cd to/in each/dt of/in the/at great-nieces/nns in/in Oregon/np (/( not/* much/ap to/in blood/nn relatives/nns out/in of/in millions/nns )/) ten/cd thousand/cd to/in this/dt friend/nn and/cc that/dt ,/, five/cd thousand/cd to/in another/dt ;/. ;/. to/in Brian/np Thayer/np ,/, the/at sum/nn of/in ten/cd thousand/cd dollars/nns ;/. ;/. to/in the/at Pecks/nps ,/, ten/cd thousand/cd each/dt ;/. ;/. to/in Joan/np Sheldon/np the/at conditional/jj bequest/nn of/in ten/cd thousand/cd to/to be/be paid/vbn to/in her/ppo in/in the/at event/nn that/cs she/pps was/bedz still/rb in/in Mrs./np Meeker's/np$ employ/nn at/in the/at time/nn of/in the/at latter's/nn$ death/nn ./. (/( No/at additional/jj five/cd thousand/cd for/in each/dt year/nn after/in Joan's/np$ twenty-first/od birthday/nn ;/. ;/. Mrs./np Meeker/np hadn't/hvd* got/vbn around/rb to/in taking/vbg care/nn of/in that/dt ./. )/) Too/ql bad/jj ,/, Madden/np thought/vbd ./. Joan/np Sheldon/np had/hvd earned/vbn the/at larger/jjr bequest/nn ./. Mr./np Hohlbein/np was/bedz left/vbn twenty/cd thousand/cd ,/, Garth/np ten/cd ./. There/ex were/bed no/at other/ap names/nns Madden/np recognized/vbd ./. Arthur/np Williams's/np$ might/md well/rb have/hv been/ben included/vbn ,/, he/pps felt/vbd ./. Mrs./np Meeker/np had/hvd spent/vbn a/at small/jj fortune/nn on/in a/at search/nn for/in him/ppo but/cc had/hvd made/vbn no/at provision/nn for/in him/ppo in/in her/pp$ will/nn if/cs he/pps should/md be/be found/vbn after/in her/pp$ death/nn ,/, and/cc had/hvd never/rb mentioned/vbn his/pp$ name/nn to/in her/pp$ lawyers/nns ./. Madden/np took/vbd up/rp this/dt point/nn with/in Garth/np ,/, who/wps shrugged/vbd it/ppo off/rp ./. ``/`` Old/jj people/nns have/hv their/pp$ idiosyncrasies/nns ''/'' ./. ``/`` This/dt one/pn came/vbd a/at bit/nn high/jj at/in thirty/cd thousand/cd or/cc more/ap ./. ``/`` Well/rb ,/, she/pps had/hvd a/at number/nn of/in them/ppo where/wrb money/nn was/bedz concerned/vbn ''/'' ,/, Garth/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` Sometimes/rb we'd/ppss+md have/hv trouble/nn persuading/vbg her/ppo to/to make/vb tax-exempt/jj charitable/jj contributions/nns ,/, and/cc I've/ppss+hv known/vbn her/ppo to/to quarrel/vb with/in a/at plumber/nn over/in a/at bill/nn for/in fixing/vbg a/at faucet/nn ;/. ;/. the/at next/ap moment/nn she'd/pps+md put/vbn another/dt half/abn million/cd into/in the/at scholarship/nn fund/nn or/cc thirty/cd thousand/cd into/in something/pn as/ql impractical/jj as/cs this/dt unfortunate/nn Johnston/np affair/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz no/at telling/nn how/wrb she'd/pps+md react/vb to/in spending/vbg money/nn ''/'' ./. Madden/np inquired/vbn next/rb about/in the/at audit/nn of/in the/at scholarship/nn fund/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz an/at annual/jj audit/nn ,/, Garth/np informed/vbd him/ppo ./. No/at discrepancies/nns or/cc shortages/nns had/hvd ever/rb been/ben found/vbn ./. Brian/np Thayer/np was/bedz a/at thoroughly/rb honest/jj and/cc competent/jj administrator/nn ./. His/pp$ salary/nn had/hvd reached/vbn the/at ten/cd thousand/cd mark/nn ./. His/pp$ expenses/nns ran/vbd another/dt four/cd or/cc five/cd thousand/cd ./. The/at lawyer/nn didn't/dod* know/vb him/ppo very/ql well/rb although/cs he/pps saw/vbd him/ppo occasionally/rb at/in some/dti dinner/nn party/nn --/-- Thayer/np ,/, like/cs himself/ppl ,/, Madden/np reflected/vbd ,/, was/bedz the/at extra/jj man/nn so/ql prized/vbn by/in hostesses/nns --/-- and/cc found/vbd him/ppo easy/jj enough/qlp to/to talk/vb to/in ./. But/cc he/pps didn't/dod* play/vb golf/nn ,/, didn't/dod* seem/vb to/to belong/vb to/in any/dti local/jj clubs/nns --/-- his/pp$ work/nn took/vbd him/ppo away/rb a/at lot/nn ,/, of/in course/nn --/-- which/wdt probably/rb accounted/vbd for/in his/pp$ tendency/nn to/to keep/vb to/in himself/ppl ./. Garth's/np$ glance/nn began/vbd to/to flicker/vb to/in his/pp$ watch/nn ./. He/pps said/vbd that/cs he/pps had/hvd already/rb told/vbn the/at police/nn chief/nn that/cs he/pps didn't/dod* know/vb what/wdt insurance/nn man/nn had/hvd recommended/vbn Johnston/np to/in Mrs./np Meeker/np ./. He/pps would/md offer/vb no/at theory/nn to/to account/vb for/in her/pp$ murder/nn ./. The/at whole/jj thing/nn ,/, his/pp$ manner/nn conveyed/vbd ,/, was/bedz so/ql far/rb outside/in the/at normal/jj routine/nn of/in Hohlbein/np and/cc Garth/np that/cs it/pps practically/rb demanded/vbd being/beg swept/vbn under/in the/at rug/nn ./. No/at doubt/nn Mrs./np Meeker/np had/hvd snubbed/vbn him/ppo many/abn a/at time/nn and/cc he/pps felt/vbd no/at grief/nn over/in her/pp$ passing/nn ./. Even/rb so/rb ,/, Madden's/np$ dislike/nn of/in the/at suave/jj ,/, correct/jj lawyer/nn deepened/vbd ./. It/pps would/md be/be all/ql right/jj with/in him/ppo ,/, he/pps decided/vbd ,/, if/cs his/pp$ investigation/nn of/in the/at fraud/nn ,/, with/in its/pp$ probable/jj by-product/nn of/in murder/nn ,/, led/vbd to/in Garth's/np$ door/nn ./. Motive/nn ?/. ?/. Ten-thousand-dollar/jj bequest/nn ./. At/in first/od glance/nn ,/, not/* much/ap of/in a/at motive/nn for/in a/at man/nn of/in his/pp$ standing/nn ;/. ;/. but/cc for/in all/abn his/pp$ air/nn of/in affluence/nn ,/, who/wps could/md tell/vb what/wdt his/pp$ private/jj financial/jj picture/nn was/bedz ?/. ?/. The/at inspector/nn knew/vbd as/cs he/pps left/vbd that/cs this/dt was/bedz wishful/jj thinking/nn ./. Nevertheless/rb ,/, he/pps made/vbd a/at mental/jj note/nn to/to look/vb into/in Garth's/np$ financial/jj background/nn ./. Brian/np Thayer/np had/hvd a/at downtown/nr address/nn ./. He/pps lived/vbd in/in an/at apartment/nn house/nn not/* over/rp three/cd or/cc four/cd years/nns old/jj ,/, a/at reclaimed/vbn island/nn of/in landscaped/vbn brick/nn and/cc glass/nn on/in the/at fringe/nn of/in the/at business/nn district/nn ./. He/pps occupied/vbd a/at two-bedroom/jj apartment/nn on/in the/at fourth/od floor/nn ,/, using/vbg the/at second/od bedroom/nn as/in his/pp$ office/nn ./. Airy/jj and/cc bright/jj ,/, the/at apartment/nn was/bedz furnished/vbn with/in good/jj modern/jj furniture/nn ,/, rugs/nns ,/, and/cc draperies/nns ./. Done/vbn by/in a/at professional/jj decorator/nn ,/, Madden/np thought/vbd ,/, and/cc somehow/rb as/ql impersonal/jj ,/, as/ql unremarkable/jj as/cs its/pp$ occupant/nn ./. In/in Dunston/np the/at rent/nn would/md run/vb close/rb to/in two/cd hundred/cd a/at month/nn ;/. ;/. in/in Medfield/np ,/, perhaps/rb twenty-five/cd less/ap ,/, not/* all/abn of/in it/ppo paid/vbn by/in Thayer/np ,/, who/wps could/md charge/vb off/rp one/cd room/nn on/in his/pp$ expense/nn account/nn ./. He/pps took/vbd Madden/np into/in the/at room/nn he/pps used/vbd as/cs an/at office/nn ./. It/pps contained/vbd a/at desk/nn ,/, files/nns ,/, a/at typewriter/nn on/in a/at stand/nn ,/, and/cc two/cd big/jj leather/nn armchairs/nns ./. A/at newspaper/nn open/jj at/in stock-market/nn reports/nns lay/vb on/in one/cd of/in them/ppo ./. Thayer/np folded/vbd it/ppo up/rp and/cc offered/vbd a/at drink/nn ./. The/at inspector/nn declined/vbd ./. To/to begin/vb the/at interview/nn ,/, he/pps asked/vbd if/cs Thayer/np ,/, with/in more/ap time/nn to/to think/vb it/ppo over/rp ,/, could/md add/vb to/in what/wdt he/pps had/hvd said/vbn the/at other/ap day/nn about/in Johnston/np ./. Thayer/np shook/vbd his/pp$ head/nn ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez all/abn I/ppss think/vb about/rb ,/, too/rb ./. That/dt and/cc her/pp$ death/nn ./. It's/pps+bez still/rb unbelievable/jj that/cs it/pps was/bedz murder/nn ./. For/in all/abn her/pp$ domineering/vbg ways/nns ,/, I/ppss can't/md* conceive/vb of/in her/ppo having/hvg had/hvn a/at deadly/jj enemy/nn ''/'' ./.

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``/`` Dammit/uh ,/, Phil/np ,/, are/ber you/ppss trying/vbg to/to wreck/vb my/pp$ career/nn ?/. ?/. Because/cs that's/dt+bez what/wdt you're/ppss+ber doing/vbg --/-- wrecking/vbg it/ppo ,/, wrecking/vbg it/ppo ,/, wrecking/vbg it/ppo ''/'' !/. !/. Griffith/np had/hvd confronted/vbn Hoag/np on/in the/at building's/nn$ front/jj steps/nns --/-- Hoag/np had/hvd been/ben permitted/vbn no/at further/rbr --/-- and/cc backed/vbd him/ppo against/in a/at wrought-iron/nn railing/nn ./. His/pp$ rage/nn had/hvd built/vbn up/rp as/cs he/pps made/vbd his/pp$ way/nn here/rb from/in the/at second/od floor/nn ,/, helped/vbd by/in the/at quantity/nn of/in champagne/nn he/pps had/hvd consumed/vbn ./. Hoag/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` I/ppss didn't/dod* send/vb for/in you/ppo ,/, Leigh/np ./. I/ppss want/vb the/at captain/nn in/in charge/nn ./. Where/wrb is/bez he/pps ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Phil/np ,/, for/in God's/np$ sake/nn ,/, go/vb away/rb ./. The/at undersecretary's/nn+bez in/in there/rb ./. I/ppss told/vbd you/ppo there's/ex+bez nothing/pn between/in Midge/np and/cc me/ppo ,/, nothing/pn ./. It's/pps+bez all/abn in/in your/pp$ mind/nn ''/'' ./. A/at couple/nn of/in sobs/nns escaped/vbd him/ppo ,/, followed/vbn by/in a/at sentiment/nn that/cs revealed/vbd his/pp$ emotional/jj state/nn ./. ``/`` Why/wrb ,/, I'm/ppss+bem not/* fit/vbn to/to touch/vb the/at hem/nn of/in her/ppo garment/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Leigh/np ,/, get/vb a/at grip/nn on/in yourself/ppl ./. It's/pps+bez not/* about/in you/ppo or/cc Midge/np ./. I/ppss have/hv some/dti security/nn information/nn about/in the/at prime/jj minister/nn ''/'' ./. Griffith/np looked/vbd at/in him/ppo suspiciously/rb through/in red-rimmed/jj eyes/nns ./. ``/`` Not/* about/in me/ppo ?/. ?/. You/ppss mean/vb it/ppo ,/, Phil/np ?/. ?/. You/ppss wouldn't/md* pull/vb my/pp$ leg/nn ,/, old/jj man/nn ?/. ?/. I/ppss did/dod get/vb you/ppo on/in the/at platform/nn this/dt morning/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem not/* pulling/vbg your/pp$ leg/nn ./. Will/md you/ppss call/vb that/dt captain/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` No/at use/nn ,/, he/pps won't/md* come/vb ''/'' ./. He/pps peered/vbd closely/rb at/in Hoag/np in/in the/at gathering/vbg darkness/nn ./. ``/`` What/wdt happened/vbd to/in your/pp$ head/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss was/bedz hit/vbn --/-- knocked/vbn out/rp ./. Now/rb will/md you/ppss get/vb him/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` He/pps says/vbz I'm/ppss+bem to/to take/vb the/at message/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps stared/vbd at/in Hoag/np drunkenly/rb ./. ``/`` Who'd/wps+md hit/vb you/ppo in/in the/at head/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` It/pps doesn't/doz* matter/vb ./. You/ppss get/vb back/rb to/in the/at captain/nn and/cc tell/vb him/ppo this/dt :/: Somebody's/pn+bez going/vbg to/to take/vb a/at shot/nn at/in the/at prime/jj minister/nn ,/, and/cc Mahzeer/np is/bez in/rp on/in the/at plot/nn ./. Tell/vb him/ppo under/in no/at circumstances/nns to/to trust/vb the/at prime/jj minister/nn with/in Mahzeer/np ''/'' ./. Griffith/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` That's/dt+bez impossible/jj ./. Mahzeer's/np+bez the/at ambassador/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Nevertheless/rb it's/pps+bez true/jj ''/'' ./. ``/`` Impossible/jj ''/'' ./. Griffith/np was/bedz trying/vbg to/to clear/vb his/pp$ head/nn of/in the/at champagne/nn fuzz/nn that/wps encased/vbd it/ppo ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md show/vb you/ppo how/wrb wrong/jj you/ppss are/ber ./. Mahzeer/np and/cc the/at prime/jj minister/nn are/ber alone/rb right/ql now/rb ''/'' ./. He/pps nodded/vbd triumphantly/rb ./. ``/`` So/cs that/dt proves/vbz it/ppo ''/'' !/. !/. Hoag/np looked/vbd terrified/vbn ./. ``/`` Where/wrb are/ber they/ppss ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Where'd/wrb+md you/ppss expect/vb ,/, the/at john/nn ?/. ?/. Mahzeer's/np$ office/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Where/wrb is/bez that/dt ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Facing/vbg us/ppo ,/, two/cd flights/nns up/rp ./. Look/vb ,/, old/jj man/nn ,/, you/ppss can't/md* go/vb up/rp ./. They/ppss won't/md* even/vb let/vb you/ppo in/in the/at front/jj door/nn ./. So/cs why/wrb don't/do* you/ppo be/be a/at good/jj boy/nn and/cc ''/'' --/-- Hoag/np grabbed/vbd him/ppo by/in the/at shoulders/nns ./. ``/`` Listen/vb to/in me/ppo ,/, Leigh/np ./. If/cs you/ppss want/vb to/to spend/vb another/dt day/nn in/in the/at State/nn-tl Department/nn-tl --/-- another/dt day/nn --/-- you/ppss get/vb in/in there/rb and/cc tell/vb that/dt captain/nn what/wdt I/ppss told/vbd you/ppo ''/'' ./. He/pps bit/vbd out/rp the/at words/nns ./. ``/`` And/cc you/ppss know/vb I/ppss can/md do/do it/ppo ''/'' ./. Griffith/np raised/vbd placating/vbg hands/nns ./. ``/`` Easy/rb does/doz it/ppo ,/, Phil/np ./. I/ppss was/bedz just/rb going/vbg ./. I'm/ppss+bem on/in my/pp$ way/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps turned/vbd and/cc fled/vbd into/in the/at house/nn and/cc made/vbd his/pp$ way/nn up/in the/at marble/nn stairs/nns without/in once/rb looking/vbg back/rb ./. On/in the/at second/od landing/nn he/pps paused/vbd to/to look/vb for/in Docherty/np ,/, didn't/dod* see/vb him/ppo ,/, and/cc accepted/vbd a/at glass/nn of/in champagne/nn ./. He/pps took/vbd several/ap large/jj swallows/nns ,/, recollected/vbd that/cs Docherty/np had/hvd gone/vbn up/in another/dt flight/nn ,/, and/cc decided/vbd he/pps would/md be/be wise/jj to/to cover/vb himself/ppl by/in finding/vbg him/ppo ./. The/at way/nn Hoag/np was/bedz ,/, no/at telling/nn what/wdt he/pps might/md say/vb or/cc do/do ./. He/pps finished/vbd his/pp$ champagne/nn and/cc climbed/vbd uncertainly/rb to/in the/at next/ap landing/nn ./. At/in the/at top/nn a/at uniformed/jj officer/nn blocked/vbd further/jjr progress/nn ./. ``/`` Yes/rb ,/, what/wdt is/bez it/pps ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps asked/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss want/vb Captain/nn-tl Docherty/np ''/'' ./. He/pps spotted/vbd Docherty/np coming/vbg out/in of/in a/at room/nn at/in the/at far/jj end/nn of/in the/at corridor/nn and/cc called/vbd to/in him/ppo ./. Docherty/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` It's/pps+bez okay/jj ,/, Bonfiglio/np ,/, let/vb him/ppo by/rb ''/'' ./. They/ppss walked/vbd toward/in each/dt other/ap ./. ``/`` Well/uh ''/'' ?/. ?/. Griffith/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Hoag/np told/vbd me/ppo to/to tell/vb you/ppo ''/'' --/-- he/pps waited/vbd until/cs they/ppss were/bed close/rb ;/. ;/. it/pps was/bedz hideously/rb embarrassing/vbg --/-- ``/`` not/* to/to let/vb the/at prime/jj minister/nn be/be alone/rb with/in Mahzeer/np ''/'' ./. Griffith/np looked/vbd half-crocked/jj to/in the/at captain/nn ;/. ;/. it/pps would/md be/be just/rb like/cs him/ppo ./. ``/`` Why/wrb not/* ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` He/pps claims/vbz Mahzeer's/np+bez in/in a/at plot/nn to/to kill/vb the/at P.M./rb ''/'' ./. Docherty/np went/vbd taut/rb :/: was/bedz it/pps possible/jj ?/. ?/. Could/md the/at ambassador/nn himself/ppl be/be the/at man/nn on/in this/dt side/nn the/at prime/jj minister/nn feared/vbd ?/. ?/. Not/* possible/jj ,/, he/pps thought/vbd ;/. ;/. the/at prime/jj minister/nn knew/vbd who/wps his/pp$ enemy/nn was/bedz here/rb ;/. ;/. he/pps wasn't/bedz* going/vbg to/to allow/vb himself/ppl to/to be/be led/vbn meekly/rb to/in the/at slaughter/nn ./. And/cc if/cs by/in some/dti wild/jj chance/nn Mahzeer/np was/bedz the/at man/nn ,/, he/pps wouldn't/md* dare/vb try/vb anything/pn now/rb --/-- not/* after/cs Docherty/np had/hvd looked/vbn in/rp on/in the/at two/cd of/in them/ppo to/to see/vb that/cs all/abn was/bedz well/rb ./. Docherty/np was/bedz damned/vbn if/cs he/pps would/md make/vb a/at fool/nn of/in himself/ppl again/rb the/at way/nn he/pps had/hvd earlier/rbr over/in the/at laundry/nn truck/nn ./. One/cd more/ap muddleheaded/jj play/nn like/cs that/dt one/cd and/cc they'd/ppss+md be/be leading/vbg him/ppo away/rb ./. Still/rb ,/, this/dt had/hvd to/to be/be checked/vbn out/rp ./. ``/`` Where'd/wrb+dod your/pp$ friend/nn Hoag/np get/vb his/pp$ information/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps asked/vbd ./. ``/`` Haven't/hv* the/at faintest/jjt ,/, Captain/nn-tl ''/'' ./. ``/`` Would/md you/ppss mind/vb sending/vbg him/ppo up/rp here/rb ?/. ?/. I'd/ppss+md like/vb to/to talk/vb to/in him/ppo ''/'' ./. Troubled/vbn ,/, he/pps continued/vbd along/in the/at corridor/nn ,/, poking/vbg his/pp$ head/nn into/in the/at next/ap office/nn for/in a/at careful/jj look/nn around/rb ./. But/cc Hoag/np had/hvd not/* stayed/vbn on/in the/at front/jj steps/nns when/wrb Griffith/np disappeared/vbd into/in the/at building/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz unwilling/jj to/to rely/vb on/in Griffith's/np$ carrying/vbg his/pp$ message/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps had/hvd no/at confidence/nn the/at police/nns would/md act/vb on/in it/ppo ./. If/cs Mahzeer/np was/bedz alone/rb with/in the/at prime/jj minister/nn he/pps could/md be/be arranging/vbg his/pp$ execution/nn while/cs Hoag/np stood/vbd out/rp here/rb shivering/vbg in/in the/at darkening/vbg street/nn ./. He/pps would/md have/hv to/to do/do something/pn on/in his/pp$ own/jj ./. But/cc what/wdt ?/. ?/. The/at door/nn opened/vbd and/cc three/cd men/nns and/cc a/at woman/nn in/in a/at sari/nn swept/vbd past/in him/ppo and/cc down/in the/at stairs/nns ./. In/in the/at lighted/vbn interior/nn he/pps saw/vbd other/ap men/nns and/cc women/nns struggling/vbg into/in their/pp$ wraps/nns ./. These/dts were/bed the/at early/jj departures/nns ;/. ;/. in/in half/abn an/at hour/nn the/at reception/nn would/md be/be over/rp ./. If/cs Mahzeer/np was/bedz planning/vbg to/to set/vb up/rp the/at prime/jj minister/nn for/in Muller/np he/pps would/md have/hv to/to do/do it/ppo in/in the/at next/ap few/ap minutes/nns ./. Hoag/np descended/vbd the/at stone/nn steps/nns to/in the/at street/nn and/cc looked/vbd up/rp at/in the/at building/nn ./. Wide/jj windows/nns with/in many/ap small/jj leaded/jj panes/nns swept/vbd across/in the/at upper/jj stories/nns ./. On/in the/at second/od floor/nn he/pps saw/vbd the/at animated/vbn faces/nns of/in the/at party/nn guests/nns ;/. ;/. the/at scene/nn looked/vbd like/cs a/at Christmas/np card/nn ./. On/in the/at third/od floor/nn one/cd of/in the/at two/cd windows/nns was/bedz lighted/vbn ;/. ;/. it/pps was/bedz framed/vbn in/in maroon/jj drapes/nns ,/, and/cc no/at faces/nns were/bed visible/jj ./. This/dt would/md be/be Mahzeer's/np$ office/nn ./. He/pps and/cc the/at prime/jj minister/nn would/md be/be back/rb from/in the/at window/nn ,/, seated/vbn at/in Mahzeer's/np$ desk/nn ;/. ;/. they/ppss would/md be/be going/vbg over/in papers/nns Mahzeer/np had/hvd saved/vbn as/cs excuse/nn for/in just/rb such/abl a/at meeting/nn ./. In/in a/at minute/nn ,/, or/cc five/cd minutes/nns ,/, the/at business/nn would/md be/be done/vbn ;/. ;/. Mahzeer/np would/md stand/vb up/rp ,/, the/at prime/jj minister/nn would/md follow/vb ./. Mahzeer/np would/md direct/vb the/at prime/jj minister's/nn$ attention/nn to/in something/pn out/in the/at window/nn and/cc would/md guide/vb him/ppo forward/rb and/cc then/rb step/vb to/in one/cd side/nn ./. The/at single/ap shot/nn would/md come/vb ;/. ;/. Hoag/np would/md carry/vb its/pp$ sound/nn to/in his/pp$ grave/nn ./. Mahzeer/np ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, would/md be/be desolate/jj ./. How/wrb was/bedz he/pps to/to suspect/vb that/cs an/at assassin/nn had/hvd been/ben lurking/vbg somewhere/rb across/in the/at street/nn waiting/vbg for/in just/rb such/abl a/at chance/nn ?/. ?/. Hoag/np turned/vbd ./. Where/wrb across/in the/at street/nn ?/. ?/. Where/wrb was/bedz Muller/np waiting/vbg with/in the/at rifle/nn ?/. ?/. Narrow/jj four-story/jj buildings/nns ran/vbd the/at length/nn of/in the/at block/nn like/cs books/nns tightly/rb packed/vbn on/in a/at shelf/nn ./. Most/ap of/in them/ppo could/md be/be eliminated/vbn ;/. ;/. Muller's/np$ would/md have/hv to/to be/be one/pn of/in the/at half/abn dozen/nn almost/ql directly/rb opposite/jj ./. The/at legation/nn was/bedz generously/rb set/vbn back/rb from/in the/at building/nn line/nn ;/. ;/. if/cs the/at angle/nn of/in fire/nn were/bed too/ql great/jj the/at jutting/vbg buildings/nns on/in either/dtx side/nn would/md interfere/vb ./. Would/md the/at shot/nn come/vb from/in a/at roof/nn ?/. ?/. He/pps ran/vbd his/pp$ eye/nn along/in the/at roof/nn copings/nns ;/. ;/. almost/rb at/in once/cs a/at figure/nn bulked/vbd up/rp ./. But/cc dully/rb glinting/vbg on/in the/at dark/jj form/nn were/bed the/at buttons/nns and/cc badge/nn of/in a/at policeman/nn ./. With/in a/at cop/nn patrolling/vbg the/at road/nn Muller/np would/md have/hv to/to be/be inside/in a/at building/nn --/-- if/cs he/pps was/bedz here/rb at/in all/abn ,/, and/cc not/* waiting/vbg for/in the/at prime/jj minister/nn somewhere/rb between/in this/dt street/nn and/cc the/at terminal/nn building/nn at/in La/np-tl Guardia/np-tl Airport/nn-tl ./. Hoag/np crossed/vbd the/at narrow/jj street/nn ,/, squeezing/vbg between/in parked/vbn cars/nns to/to reach/vb the/at sidewalk/nn ./. From/in this/dt side/nn he/pps could/md see/vb farther/rbr into/in the/at legation's/nn$ third-story/nn window/nn ,/, but/cc he/pps saw/vbd no/at faces/nns ;/. ;/. the/at room's/nn$ occupants/nns were/bed still/rb seated/vbn or/cc they/ppss had/hvd been/ben called/vbn into/in the/at hallway/nn by/in an/at alarmed/vbn police/nn captain/nn ./. If/cs only/rb the/at latter/ap were/bed true/jj ./. He/pps walked/vbd rapidly/rb along/in the/at buildings/nns scanning/vbg their/pp$ facades/nns :/: one/cd was/bedz a/at club/nn --/-- that/dt was/bedz out/rp ;/. ;/. two/cd others/nns he/pps ruled/vbd out/rp because/cs all/abn their/pp$ windows/nns were/bed lighted/vbn ./. That/dt left/vbd three/cd ,/, possibly/rb four/cd ,/, one/cd looking/vbg much/rb like/cs the/at next/ap ./. He/pps climbed/vbd the/at steps/nns of/in the/at first/od and/cc opened/vbd the/at door/nn to/in the/at vestibule/nn ./. He/pps quickly/rb closed/vbd it/ppo again/rb ./. He/pps had/hvd assumed/vbn that/cs all/abn these/dts buildings/nns had/hvd been/ben divided/vbn into/in apartments/nns ,/, but/cc this/dt one/cd ,/, from/in a/at glance/nn at/in the/at hall/nn furnishings/nns ,/, was/bedz obviously/rb still/rb a/at functioning/vbg town/nn house/nn ,/, and/cc its/pp$ owners/nns were/bed in/in residence/nn ;/. ;/. that/dt made/vbd it/ppo doubtful/jj as/cs the/at hiding/vbg place/nn of/in a/at man/nn whose/wp$ plans/nns had/hvd to/to be/be made/vbn in/in advance/nn ./. He/pps went/vbd on/rp to/in the/at next/ap building/nn and/cc found/vbd what/wdt he/pps expected/vbd --/-- the/at mingled/vbn cooking/vbg aromas/nns of/in a/at public/jj vestibule/nn ./. On/in one/cd wall/nn was/bedz the/at brass/nn front/nn of/in a/at row/nn of/in mailboxes/nns ;/. ;/. there/ex were/bed six/cd apartments/nns ./. Now/rb what/wdt ?/. ?/. The/at names/nns on/in the/at mailboxes/nns meant/vbd nothing/pn to/in him/ppo ./. This/dt was/bedz senseless/jj --/-- he/pps had/hvd no/at idea/nn what/wdt to/to look/vb for/in ./. He/pps peered/vbd in/in the/at boxes/nns themselves/ppls ;/. ;/. all/abn were/bed empty/jj except/in one/cd ,/, and/cc that/dt one/cd was/bedz jammed/vbn with/in letters/nns and/cc magazines/nns ./. The/at occupants/nns of/in Apartment/nn-tl Number/nn-tl 3/cd-tl were/bed probably/rb away/rb for/in a/at few/ap days/nns ,/, and/cc not/* likely/rb to/to return/vb on/in a/at Friday/nr ./. Had/hvd Muller/np made/vbd the/at same/ap deduction/nn ?/. ?/. Muller/np was/bedz attracted/vbn to/in the/at lore/nn of/in mailboxes/nns ./. He/pps opened/vbd the/at inner/jj door/nn ;/. ;/. the/at cooking/vbg odors/nns were/bed stronger/jjr --/-- all/abn over/in the/at city/nn ,/, at/in this/dt hour/nn ,/, housewives/nns would/md be/be fussing/vbg over/in stoves/nns ./. He/pps climbed/vbd ,/, as/ql quickly/rb as/cs he/pps could/md urge/vb his/pp$ body/nn ,/, up/in the/at two/cd unbroken/jj flights/nns to/in the/at third/od floor/nn ,/, pulling/vbg himself/ppl along/rb on/in a/at delicate/jj balustrade/nn ,/, all/abn that/cs remained/vbd of/in the/at building's/nn$ beauty/nn ./. He/pps paused/vbd on/in the/at landing/nn to/to steady/vb his/pp$ breathing/nn and/cc then/rb bent/vbd to/to examine/vb the/at single/ap door/nn by/in the/at light/nn of/in the/at weak/jj bulb/nn overhead/rb ./. Now/rb he/pps was/bedz certain/jj :/: the/at lock/nn had/hvd not/* yielded/vbn to/in Muller's/np$ collection/nn of/in keys/nns ;/. ;/. fresh/jj scars/nns showed/vbd that/cs the/at door/nn had/hvd been/ben prized/vbn open/jj ./. It/pps had/hvd been/ben shut/vbn again/rb ,/, but/cc the/at lock/nn was/bedz broken/vbn ;/. ;/. he/pps noted/vbd with/in a/at thrill/nn of/in fear/nn that/cs the/at door/nn moved/vbd under/in his/pp$ touch/nn ./. What/wdt was/bedz he/pps to/to do/do now/rb ?/. ?/. He/pps had/hvd thought/vbn no/at further/rbr than/cs finding/vbg Muller/np ./. He/pps realized/vbd now/rb he/pps had/hvd more/ap than/in half/abn hoped/vbn he/pps wouldn't/md* find/vb him/ppo --/-- that/cs Muller/np would/md not/* be/be here/rb ,/, that/cs the/at attempt/nn would/md be/be scheduled/vbn for/in somewhere/nn beyond/in Hoag's/np$ control/nn ./. He/pps could/md not/* break/vb in/rp on/in an/at armed/vbn man/nn ./. He/pps would/md have/hv to/to climb/vb back/rb down/rp to/in the/at street/nn and/cc signal/vb a/at cop/nn ./. Was/bedz there/ex time/nn ?/. ?/. His/pp$ thoughts/nns were/bed scattered/vbn by/in the/at sharp/jj report/nn of/in a/at rifle/nn from/in the/at other/ap side/nn of/in the/at door/nn ./. Hoag/np pushed/vbd open/jj the/at door/nn :/: at/in the/at far/jj end/nn of/in the/at long/jj dark/jj room/nn Muller/np was/bedz faintly/rb silhouetted/vbn against/in the/at window/nn ,/, the/at rifle/nn still/rb raised/vbn ;/. ;/. he/pps stood/vbd with/in his/pp$ feet/nns apart/rb on/in a/at kitchen/nn table/nn he/pps had/hvd dragged/vbn to/in the/at sill/nn ./. He/pps turned/vbd his/pp$ head/nn to/in the/at source/nn of/in the/at disturbance/nn and/cc instantly/rb back/rb to/in the/at window/nn and/cc his/pp$ rifle/nn sight/nn ,/, dismissing/vbg Hoag/np for/in the/at moment/nn with/in the/at same/ap contempt/nn he/pps had/hvd shown/vbn in/in their/pp$ encounter/nn at/in Hoag's/np$ apartment/nn ./. Hoag/np stretched/vbd his/pp$ left/jj hand/nn to/in the/at wall/nn and/cc fumbled/vbd for/in the/at switch/nn :/: evil/nn flourishes/vbz in/in the/at dark/nn ./. The/at room/nn was/bedz bathed/vbn in/in light/nn at/in the/at instant/nn Muller's/np$ second/od shot/nn came/vbd ./. Muller/np ,/, nakedly/rb exposed/vbn at/in the/at bright/jj window/nn like/cs a/at deer/nn pinned/vbn in/in a/at car's/nn$ headlights/nns ,/, threw/vbd down/rp the/at rifle/nn and/cc turned/vbd to/to jump/vb from/in the/at table/nn ;/. ;/. his/pp$ face/nn wore/vbd a/at look/nn of/in outrage/nn ./. A/at shot/nn caught/vbd him/ppo and/cc straightened/vbd him/ppo up/rp in/in screaming/vbg pain/nn ;/. ;/. a/at following/vbg volley/nn of/in shots/nns shattered/vbd glass/nn ,/, ripped/vbd the/at ceiling/nn ,/, and/cc sent/vbd him/ppo lurching/vbg heavily/rb from/in the/at table/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz dead/jj before/cs his/pp$ body/nn made/vbd contact/nn with/in the/at floor/nn ./. Hoag/np stumbled/vbd back/rb into/in the/at hall/nn ,/, leaned/vbd against/in the/at wall/nn ,/, and/cc started/vbd to/to retch/vb ./. After/cs Captain/nn-tl Docherty/np sent/vbd Arleigh/np Griffith/np for/in Hoag/np he/pps was/bedz able/jj to/to complete/vb his/pp$ detailed/vbn inspection/nn of/in the/at third/od floor/nn and/cc to/to receive/vb a/at report/nn from/in his/pp$ man/nn covering/vbg the/at floors/nns above/rb before/cs Griffith/np returned/vbd ,/, buoyed/vbn up/rp by/in a/at brief/jj stop/nn for/in another/dt glass/nn of/in champagne/nn ./.

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Gun/np set/vbd the/at captain's/nn$ fifth/od of/in Hiram/np Walker/np inside/in the/at safe/nn before/cs he/pps reported/vbd to/in Lt./nn-tl Killpath/np ,/, though/cs he/pps knew/vbd that/cs Killpath's/np$ ulcer/nn prevented/vbd him/ppo from/in making/vbg any/dti untoward/jj incursion/nn on/in Herman/np Wolff's/np$ gift/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz more/ap a/at matter/nn of/in tact/nn ,/, and/cc also/rb it/pps was/bedz none/pn of/in Killpath's/np$ goddam/jj business/nn ./. He/pps walked/vbd up/rp to/in the/at lieutenant's/nn$ office/nn ,/, leaned/vbd wearily/rb against/in the/at gun/nn rack/nn that/cs housed/vbd four/cd rifles/nns and/cc a/at gas/nn gun/nn nobody/pn remembered/vbd having/hvg used/vbn and/cc a/at submachine/jj gun/nn that/wps was/bedz occasionally/rb tried/vbn out/rp on/in the/at Academy/nn-tl Range/nn-tl ./. He/pps stared/vbd at/in the/at clerk/nn who/wps sat/vbd at/in a/at scarred/vbn and/cc ancient/jj fumed-oak/nn desk/nn stuffing/vbg envelopes/nns ./. ``/`` Where's/wrb+bez the/at Lieut/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at clerk/nn wagged/vbd his/pp$ head/nn toward/in the/at captain's/nn$ office/nn ./. Gun/np went/vbd to/in the/at connecting/vbg door/nn ,/, which/wdt was/bedz open/jj ,/, and/cc stood/vbd at/in attention/nn while/cs Orville/np Torrence/np Killpath/np ,/, in/in full/jj uniform/nn ,/, finished/vbd combing/vbg his/pp$ hair/nn ./. The/at lieutenant's/nn$ sparse/jj brown/jj hair/nn was/bedz heavily/rb pomaded/vbn ,/, and/cc as/cs Killpath/np raked/vbd the/at comb/nn through/in it/ppo ,/, it/pps stuck/vbd together/rb in/in thatches/nns so/cs that/cs it/pps looked/vbd like/cs umbrella/nn ribs/nns clinging/vbg to/in his/pp$ pink/jj skull/nn ./. 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Gun/np waited/vbd for/in Killpath/np to/to sit/vb down/rp behind/in the/at desk/nn near/in the/at window/nn ./. He/pps sat/vbd stiff-backed/jj in/in a/at chair/nn that/wps did/dod not/* swivel/vb ,/, though/cs it/pps was/bedz obvious/jj to/in Gun/np that/cs Killpath/np felt/vbd his/pp$ position/nn as/cs acting/vbg captain/nn plainly/rb merited/vbd a/at swivel/nn chair/nn ./. The/at desk/nn before/in him/ppo was/bedz in/in no/at better/jjr repair/nn than/cs the/at rest/nn of/in the/at furniture/nn crowded/vbn into/in the/at room/nn ,/, including/in wooden/jj file/nn cabinets/nns with/in some/dti of/in their/pp$ pulls/nns yanked/vbn off/rp and/cc a/at wardrobe/nn stained/vbn with/in the/at roof/nn seepage/nn of/in countless/jj seasons/nns ./. Killpath/np pulled/vbd one/cd thin/jj leg/nn up/rp ,/, clamping/vbg his/pp$ arms/nns around/in the/at shinbone/nn to/to press/vb his/pp$ knee/nn into/in an/at incredibly/ql scrawny/jj gut/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz the/at posture/nn which/wdt the/at men/nns had/hvd come/vbn to/to recognize/vb as/cs that/dt of/in Killpath/np defying/vbg his/pp$ ulcer/nn ./. He/pps put/vbd his/pp$ chin/nn on/in his/pp$ kneecap/nn ,/, stretching/vbg his/pp$ neck/nn like/cs that/dt of/in a/at turkey/nn on/in a/at chopping/vbg block/nn ,/, and/cc stared/vbd wordlessly/rb at/in his/pp$ sergeant/nn ./. Gun/np waited/vbd ./. The/at 7:45/cd bell/nn rang/vbd and/cc he/pps could/md hear/vb the/at outside/jj doors/nns bang/vb shut/vbd ,/, closing/vbg in/in the/at assembled/vbn day/nn watch/nn ./. Finally/rb ,/, Orville/np intoned/vbd through/in his/pp$ hawk/nn nose/nn ,/, ``/`` We/ppss can't/md* have/hv people/nns running/vbg in/rp any/dti time/nn they/ppss please/vb ,/, Sergeant/nn-tl ''/'' ./. ``/`` No/rb ,/, sir/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Running/vbg in/rp ,/, running/vbg out/rp ./. Can't/md* have/hv it/ppo ./. Makes/vbz for/in confusion/nn and/cc congestion/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps rocked/vbd back/rb in/in the/at chair/nn ,/, knee/nn locked/vbn against/in stomach/nn ,/, his/pp$ beady/jj eyes/nns fixed/vbn on/in Matson/np ./. He/pps was/bedz silent/jj again/rb ,/, possibly/rb listening/vbg to/in the/at sounds/nns in/in the/at squadroom/nn ./. Roll/nn was/bedz being/beg called/vbn ./. Gun/np cleared/vbd his/pp$ throat/nn ./. Killpath/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` You/ppss were/bed expected/vbn to/to report/vb to/in my/pp$ office/nn twenty/cd minutes/nns ago/rb ,/, Sergeant/nn-tl ./. That's/dt+bez not/* getting/vbg all/abn the/at juice/nn out/in of/in the/at orange/nn ,/, now/rb is/bez it/pps ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` No/rb ,/, sir/nn ''/'' ./. Then/jj Killpath/np smiled/vbd ./. Gun/np knew/vbd that/cs nothing/pn but/in aces/nns back/nn to/in back/nn would/md give/vb the/at lieutenant/nn an/at ulcer/nn and/cc a/at smile/nn at/in the/at same/ap time/nn ./. The/at day-watch/nn platoon/nn commander/nn ,/, Lt./nn-tl Rinker/np ,/, was/bedz calling/vbg out/rp the/at beat/nn assignments/nns ,/, but/cc Matson/np couldn't/md* make/vb the/at names/nns mean/vb anything/pn ./. ``/`` I/ppss called/vbd the/at station/nn at/in three/cd this/dt morning/nn ''/'' ,/, Killpath's/np$ nasal/jj voice/nn pronounced/vbd ./. ``/`` Do/do you/ppo have/hv any/dti idea/nn who/wps might/md have/hv been/ben in/in charge/nn at/in the/at time/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Sergeant/nn-tl Vaughn/np ,/, sir/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Now/rb ,/, now/rb ,/, you're/ppss+ber just/rb guessing/vbg ,/, Sergeant/nn-tl ''/'' ./. He/pps smiled/vbd thinly/rb ,/, savoring/vbg his/pp$ joke/nn ./. ``/`` What/wdt if/cs I/ppss said/vbd nobody/pn was/bedz here/rb but/cc a/at couple/nn of/in patrolmen/nns ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Sir/nn ,/, Vaughn/np knows/vbz better/rbr than/cs to/to leave/vb the/at station/nn without/in a/at relief/nn ./. He/pps must/md have/hv ''/'' --/-- ``/`` He/pps let/vbd a/at patrolman/nn take/vb over/rp the/at duties/nns of/in the/at station/nn keeper/nn ./. Now/rb that's/dt+bez not/* regulation/nn ,/, is/bez it/pps ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` No/rb ,/, sir/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` But/cc you/ppss didn't/dod* know/vb a/at thing/nn about/in it/ppo ,/, did/dod you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. Killpath/np leaned/vbd forward/rb ;/. ;/. his/pp$ foot/nn slipped/vbd off/in the/at chair/nn and/cc he/pps put/vbd it/ppo back/rb again/rb ,/, frowning/vbg now/rb ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez not/* taking/vbg one's/pn$ command/nn with/in a/at responsible/jj attitude/nn ,/, Matson/np ''/'' ./. Gun/np told/vbd himself/ppl that/cs the/at old/jj bastard/nn was/bedz a/at fool/nn ./. But/cc stupidity/nn was/bedz no/at consolation/nn when/wrb it/pps had/hvd rank/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss was/bedz out/rp in/in the/at district/nn ,/, sir/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Oh/uh ,/, yes/rb ./. So/cs I/ppss have/hv heard/vbn ''/'' ./. He/pps stretched/vbd a/at pale/jj hand/nn out/rp to/in the/at scattered/vbn papers/nns on/in his/pp$ desk/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss might/md point/vb out/rp that/cs your/pp$ inability/nn to/to report/vb to/in my/pp$ office/nn this/dt morning/nn when/wrb you/ppss were/bed instructed/vbn to/to do/do so/rb has/hvz not/* ah/uh limited/vbn my/pp$ knowledge/nn of/in your/pp$ activities/nns as/cs you/ppss may/md have/hv hoped/vbn ''/'' ./. He/pps took/vbd up/rp a/at white/jj sheet/nn of/in paper/nn ,/, dark/jj with/in single-spaced/jj data/nn ./. A/at car/nn pulled/vbd into/in the/at driveway/nn outside/in the/at window/nn ./. Gun/np knew/vbd it/pps was/bedz Car/nn-tl 12/cd-tl ,/, the/at wagon/nn ,/, returned/vbn from/in delivering/vbg Ingleside's/np$ drunk-and-disorderlies/nns to/in the/at City/nn-tl Jail/nn-tl ./. But/cc for/in some/dti fool/jj reason/nn he/pps couldn't/md* remember/vb which/wdt men/nns he'd/pps+hvd put/vbn on/in the/at transfer/nn detail/nn ./. He/pps stared/vbd at/in the/at report/nn in/in Killpath's/np$ hand/nn ,/, sure/jj it/pps was/bedz written/vbn by/in Accacia/np --/-- just/rb as/ql sure/jj as/cs if/cs he'd/pps+hvd submitted/vbn it/ppo in/in his/pp$ scrawled/vbn longhand/nn ./. He/pps sucked/vbd in/rp his/pp$ breath/nn and/cc kept/vbd quiet/jj while/cs Killpath/np laid/vbd down/rp the/at sheet/nn again/rb ,/, wound/vbd the/at gold-wire/nn stems/nns of/in his/pp$ glasses/nns around/in his/pp$ ears/nns and/cc then/rb ,/, eying/vbg the/at report/nn as/cs it/pps lay/vb before/in him/ppo on/in the/at desk/nn ,/, intoned/vbd ,/, ``/`` Acting/vbg-tl Lieutenant/nn-tl Gunnar/np Matson/np one/cd failed/vbd to/to see/vb that/cs the/at station/nn keeper/nn was/bedz properly/rb relieved/vbn two/cd absented/vbd himself/ppl throughout/in the/at entire/jj watch/nn without/in checking/vbg on/in the/at station's/nn$ activities/nns or/cc the/at whereabouts/nn of/in his/pp$ section/nn sergeants/nns three/cd permitted/vbd members/nns of/in the/at Homicide/nn-tl Detail/nn-tl of/in the/at Inspector's/nn$-tl Bureau/nn-tl to/to arrogate/vb for/in their/pp$ own/jj convenience/nn a/at patrolman/nn who/wps was/bedz thereby/rb prevented/vbn from/in carrying/vbg on/in his/pp$ proper/jj assignment/nn four/cd failed/vbd to/to notify/vb the/at station/nn commander/nn Acting/vbg-tl Captain/nn-tl O./np T./np Killpath/np of/in a/at homicide/nn occurring/vbg in/in the/at district/nn five/cd frequented/vbd extralegal/jj establishments/nns known/vbn as/cs after-hours/jj spots/nns for/in purposes/nns of/in an/at unofficial/jj and/cc purportedly/rb social/jj nature/nn and/cc six/cd ''/'' --/-- he/pps leaned/vbd back/rb and/cc peeled/vbd off/rp his/pp$ glasses/nns ``/`` --/-- failed/vbd to/to co-operate/vb with/in the/at Acting/vbg-tl Captain/nn-tl by/in returning/vbg promptly/rb when/wrb so/rb ordered/vbn ./. What/wdt have/hv you/ppss to/to say/vb to/in that/dt ,/, Sergeant/nn-tl ''/'' ?/. ?/. Killpath/np sailed/vbd the/at paper/nn across/in the/at desk/nn ,/, but/cc Matson/np didn't/dod* pick/vb it/ppo up/rp or/cc even/rb glance/vb at/in it/ppo ./. ``/`` Well/uh ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss didn't/dod* think/vb Accacia/np knew/vbd so/cs many/ap big/jj words/nns ,/, Lieutenant/nn-tl ''/'' ./. Killpath/np licked/vbd his/pp$ lips/nns ./. ``/`` Patrolman/nn-tl Accacia/np is/bez an/at alert/jj and/cc conscientious/jj law-enforcement/nn officer/nn ./. I/ppss don't/do* think/vb his/pp$ diligence/nn mitigates/vbz your/pp$ negligence/nn ,/, Matson/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` Negligence/nn ,/, hell/uh ''/'' !/. !/. Gun/np held/vbd his/pp$ breath/nn a/at moment/nn ,/, pushing/vbg the/at volume/nn and/cc pitch/nn of/in his/pp$ voice/nn down/rp under/in the/at trapdoor/nn in/in his/pp$ throat/nn ./. ``/`` Sir/nn ./. I/ppss would/md have/hv been/ben negligent/jj and/cc a/at goddam/jj lousy/jj cop/nn to/to boot/vb ,/, if/cs I'd/ppss+hvd sat/vbn around/rb this/dt station/nn all/abn night/nn when/wrb somebody/pn got/vbd away/rb with/in murder/nn in/in my/pp$ district/nn ./. It's/pps+bez too/ql bad/jj I/ppss didn't/dod* call/vb you/ppo ,/, and/cc it's/pps+bez too/ql bad/jj I/ppss let/vbd Schaeffer/np use/vb Accacia/np when/wrb he/pps could/md have/hv had/hvn a/at boy/nn who'd/wps+md be/be glad/jj to/to learn/vb something/pn of/in Homicide/nn-tl procedure/nn ./. But/cc I'm/ppss+bem not/* one/cd damned/vbn bit/nn sorry/jj I/ppss went/vbd out/rp to/to question/vb the/at people/nns I/ppss know/vb in/in the/at places/nns they/ppss hang/vb around/rb ,/, and/cc ''/'' --/-- ``/`` Let's/vb+ppo not/* push/vb our/pp$ patience/nn beyond/in the/at danger/nn line/nn ,/, Sergeant/nn-tl ''/'' ,/, Killpath/np nasaled/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss shouldn't/md* like/vb to/to have/hv to/to write/vb you/ppo up/rp for/in insubordination/nn as/ql well/rb as/cs dereliction/nn of/in duty/nn ''/'' ./. Gun/np stiffened/vbd ,/, his/pp$ hands/nns balling/vbg into/in fists/nns at/in his/pp$ sides/nns ./. He/pps clamped/vbd his/pp$ jaws/nns to/to keep/vb the/at fury/nn from/in spilling/vbg out/rp ./. An/at argument/nn with/in Orville/np Torrence/np Killpath/np was/bedz as/ql frustrating/jj and/cc as/ql futile/jj as/cs a/at cap/nn pistol/nn on/in a/at firing/vbg range/nn ./. Killpath/np leaned/vbd forward/rb again/rb ,/, rocked/vbd comfortably/rb with/in his/pp$ arms/nns still/rb wrapped/vbn around/in one/cd knee/nn ./. ``/`` Let's/vb+ppo just/rb remember/vb ,/, Sergeant/nn-tl ,/, that/cs we/ppss must/md all/abn carry/vb our/pp$ own/jj umbrella/nn ./. A/at district/nn station/nn can't/md* run/vb smoothly/rb ,/, unless/cs ''/'' --/-- He/pps interrupted/vbd himself/ppl ,/, looking/vbg around/in Gun/np at/in the/at doorway/nn ./. ``/`` Morning/nn ,/, Lieutenant/nn-tl Rinker/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` Sorry/jj ,/, Orville/np ./. I/ppss thought/vbd you/ppss hadn't/hvd* come/vbn in/rp yet/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` I've/ppss+hv been/ben here/rb for/in some/dti time/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps stood/vbd up/rp ,/, cocked/vbd his/pp$ head/nn and/cc eyed/vbd Gun/np coldly/rb ./. ``/`` The/at sergeant/nn is/bez just/rb leaving/vbg ''/'' ./. It/pps had/hvd come/vbn as/cs no/at great/jj surprise/nn to/in Matson/np that/cs the/at hot/jj water/nn in/in the/at showers/nns didn't/dod* work/vb ,/, that/cs Loren/np Severe/np had/hvd thrown/vbn up/rp all/abn over/in the/at stairs/nns ,/, or/cc that/cs some/dti thieving/vbg bastard/nn of/in a/at cop/nn had/hvd walked/vbn off/rp with/in his/pp$ cigarettes/nns ./. It/pps was/bedz the/at best/jjt he/pps could/md hope/vb for/in on/in a/at watch/nn that/wps had/hvd ended/vbn with/in a/at session/nn in/in Killpath's/np$ office/nn ./. Now/rb ,/, as/cs he/pps passed/vbd the/at open/jj counter/nn that/wps divided/vbd the/at assembly/nn room/nn from/in the/at business/nn office/nn ,/, he/pps nodded/vbd and/cc said/vbd good/jj night/nn to/in the/at station/nn keeper/nn and/cc his/pp$ clerks/nns ,/, not/* stopping/vbg to/to hear/vb the/at day-watch/nn playback/nn of/in his/pp$ chewing/nn out/rp ./. Not/* that/cs he/pps gave/vbd a/at damn/nn what/wdt the/at grapevine/nn sent/vbd out/rp about/in Killpath's/np$ little/jj speech/nn on/in the/at comportment/nn of/in platoon/nn commanders/nns ./. He/pps just/rb didn't/dod* want/vb to/to talk/vb about/in it/ppo ./. If/cs the/at acting/vbg captain/nn wanted/vbd his/pp$ acting/vbg lieutenant/nn to/to sit/vb on/in his/pp$ ass/nn around/in the/at station/nn all/abn night/nn ,/, Killpath/np would/md just/rb have/hv to/to go/vb out/rp and/cc drag/vb Gun/np back/rb by/in the/at heels/nns once/rb an/at hour/nn ;/. ;/. because/cs he'd/pps+md be/be damned/vbn if/cs he/pps was/bedz going/vbg to/to be/be a/at mid-watch/nn pencil-pusher/nn just/rb to/to please/vb his/pp$ ulcerated/vbn pro-tem/jj captain/nn ./. At/in the/at doorway/nn he/pps squinted/vbd up/rp at/in the/at gray/jj morning/nn overcast/nn and/cc patted/vbd his/pp$ jacket/nn pockets/nns for/in the/at cigarettes/nns ,/, remembering/vbg then/rb that/cs he'd/pps+hvd left/vbn them/ppo at/in the/at Doughnuttery/np ./. He/pps could/md pick/vb up/rp another/dt pack/nn on/in his/pp$ way/nn home/nr ,/, if/cs he/pps were/bed going/vbg home/nr ./. But/cc even/rb before/cs he/pps started/vbd across/in the/at oiled/vbn road/nn to/in his/pp$ Plymouth/np ,/, parked/vbn in/in the/at lot/nn under/in the/at cypress/nn trees/nns across/in from/in the/at station/nn ,/, he/pps knew/vbd that/cs he/pps wasn't/bedz* going/vbg home/nr ./. Not/* yet/rb ./. It/pps was/bedz nine/cd o'clock/rb in/in the/at morning/nn :/: the/at hour/nn which/wdt ,/, like/cs a/at spade/nn turning/vbg clods/nns of/in earth/nn ,/, exposed/vbd to/in the/at day/nn a/at myriad/nn of/in busy/jj creatures/nns that/wps had/hvd lain/vbn dormant/jj in/in the/at quiet/jj night/nn ./. Mission/nn-tl Street/nn-tl at/in this/dt hour/nn was/bedz populated/vbn by/in a/at whole/jj community/nn that/cs Gun/np could/md not/* have/hv seen/vbn on/in his/pp$ tour/nn of/in duty/nn --/-- the/at neighborhood/nn that/wps had/hvd known/vbn Urbano/np Quintana/np by/in day/nn ./. Then/rb Sol/np Phillips/np had/hvd purchased/vbn the/at Alliance/nn-tl Furniture/nn-tl Mart/nn-tl seventeen/cd years/nns ago/rb ./. It/pps was/bedz professedly/rb worth/jj three/cd thousand/cd dollars/nns in/in stock/nn and/cc good/jj will/nn ,/, and/cc the/at name/nn was/bedz written/vbn in/in gold/nn in/in foot-high/jj letters/nns across/in each/dt of/in the/at two/cd display/nn windows/nns ./. On/in the/at right/jj window/nn ,/, at/in eye/nn level/nn ,/, in/in smaller/jjr print/nn but/cc also/rb in/in gold/nn ,/, was/bedz Gonzalez/np ,/, Prop./nn-tl ,/, and/cc under/in that/dt ,/, Se/fw-ppl Habla/fw-vb Espanol/fw-np ./. Mr./np Phillips/np took/vbd a/at razor/nn to/in Gonzalez/np ,/, Prop./nn-tl ,/, but/cc left/vbd the/at promise/nn that/cs Spanish/np would/md be/be understood/vbn because/cs he/pps thought/vbd it/ppo meant/vbn that/cs Spanish/jj clientele/nn would/md be/be welcome/jj ./. Language/nn was/bedz no/at problem/nn anyway/rb ;/. ;/. Mr./np Phillips/np had/hvd only/rb to/to signal/vb from/in his/pp$ doorway/nn to/to summon/vb aid/nn from/in the/at ubiquitous/jj bilingual/jj children/nns who/wps played/vbd on/in the/at sidewalks/nns of/in Mission/nn-tl Street/nn-tl ./. Aside/rb from/in the/at fact/nn that/dt business/nn was/bedz slow/jj this/dt time/nn of/in year/nn and/cc his/pp$ one/cd salesgirl/nn was/bedz not/* the/at most/ql enterprising/jj ,/, Mr./np Phillips/np had/hvd no/at worries/nns at/in all/abn ,/, and/cc he/pps said/vbd as/ql much/ap to/in Gun/np Matson/np ,/, who/wps sat/vbd across/in from/in him/ppo in/in civilian/nn clothes/nns ,/, on/in a/at Jiffy-Couch-a-Bed/np ,/, mauve/jj velour/nn ,/, $79.89/nns nothing-down/jj special/nn !/. !/. ``/`` She's/pps+bez honest/jj as/cs the/at day/nn ''/'' ,/, Mr./np Phillips/np said/vbd ,/, and/cc added/vbd ,/, ``/`` Mr./np Gunnar/np ,/, I/ppss can/md say/vb this/dt to/in you/ppo :/: Beebe/np is/bez a/at little/ap too/ql honest/jj ./. You/ppss can't/md* tell/vb a/at customer/nn how/wrb much/ap it's/pps+bez going/vbg to/to cost/vb him/ppo to/to refinance/vb his/pp$ payments/nns before/cs he/pps even/rb signs/vbz for/in a/at loan/nn on/in the/at money/nn down/rp !/. !/. A/at time/nn plan/nn is/bez a/at mere/jj convenience/nn ,/, you/ppss understand/vb ,/, and/cc when/wrb ''/'' --/-- He/pps interrupted/vbd himself/ppl ,/, smiling/vbg ./. ``/`` I/ppss put/vb her/ppo in/in lamps/nns ./. That/dt way/nn I/ppss don't/do* lose/vb so/ql much/ap ''/'' ./. ``/`` Why/wrb don't/do* you/ppss just/rb hire/vb somebody/pn else/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/.

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``/`` She/pps says/vbz she/pps has/hvz to/to finish/vb a/at story/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps shrugged/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss asked/vbd her/ppo why/wrb she/pps couldn't/md* do/do it/ppo tomorrow/nr ,/, but/cc it/pps seems/vbz the/at muse/nn is/bez working/vbg good/rb tonight/nr and/cc she's/pps+bez afraid/jj to/to let/vb it/pps go/vb ''/'' ./. Casey/np made/vbd some/dti comment/nn ,/, but/cc his/pp$ mind/nn was/bedz busy/jj as/cs he/pps considered/vbd the/at man/nn ./. His/pp$ name/nn was/bedz George/np Needham/np and/cc he/pps ,/, too/rb ,/, had/hvd come/vbn from/in a/at good/jj family/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz perhaps/rb thirty-two/cd ,/, nicely/rb set/vbn up/rp ,/, with/in light/jj brown/jj hair/nn that/wps had/hvd a/at pronounced/vbn wave/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz always/rb well/rb groomed/vbn and/cc well/rb tailored/vbn ,/, and/cc he/pps had/hvd that/cs rich/jj man's/nn$ look/nn which/wdt was/bedz authentic/jj enough/qlp and/cc came/vbd from/in two/cd good/jj prep/nn schools/nns and/cc a/at proper/jj university/nn ./. An/at only/ap child/nn ,/, he/pps had/hvd done/vbn all/abn the/at things/nns that/ql young/jj men/nns do/do who/wps have/hv been/ben born/vbn to/in money/nn and/cc social/jj position/nn until/cs his/pp$ father/nn double-crossed/vbd him/ppo by/in dying/vbg broke/jj ./. Since/in then/rb he/pps had/hvd worked/vbn at/in this/dt and/cc that/dt ,/, though/cs some/dti said/vbd his/pp$ main/nn interest/nn was/bedz gambling/vbg ./. All/ql this/dt went/vbd through/in Casey's/np$ mind/nn in/in the/at first/od instant/nn ,/, but/cc what/wdt held/vbd his/pp$ interest/nn was/bedz the/at fact/nn that/cs these/dts two/cd should/md be/be together/rb at/in all/abn ./. For/cs he/pps had/hvd understood/vbn that/cs Betty/np had/hvd been/ben engaged/vbn to/in a/at boy/nn named/vbn Barry/np Jenkins/np ./. She/pps had/hvd grown/vbn up/rp with/in young/jj Jenkins/np ,/, and/cc he/pps had/hvd heard/vbn that/cs they/ppss had/hvd been/ben at/in the/at point/nn of/in getting/vbg married/vbn at/in least/ap twice/rb ./. He/pps wanted/vbd to/to ask/vb her/ppo about/in Jenkins/np now/rb ,/, but/cc he/pps knew/vbd he/pps couldn't/md* do/do so/rb in/in Needham's/np$ presence/nn ./. And/cc so/rb ,/, still/rb wondering/vbg and/cc a/at little/ap perplexed/vbn ,/, he/pps grinned/vbd at/in the/at girl/nn and/cc spoke/vbd lightly/rb to/to make/vb sure/jj that/cs she/pps would/md know/vb he/pps was/bedz kidding/vbg ./. ``/`` Where/wrb did/dod you/ppo pick/vb him/ppo up/rp ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Oh/uh ,/, I've/ppss+hv known/vbn him/ppo quite/abl a/at while/nn ''/'' ./. She/pps glanced/vbd at/in her/pp$ companion/nn fondly/rb ./. ``/`` Haven't/hv* I/ppss ,/, George/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I've/ppss+hv been/ben after/in her/ppo for/in years/nns ''/'' ,/, Needham/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` but/cc I've/ppss+hv never/rb been/ben able/jj to/to get/vb anywhere/rb until/cs the/at last/ap few/ap days/nns ''/'' ./. The/at girl's/nn$ eyes/nns were/bed softly/rb shining/vbg as/cs she/pps reached/vbd out/rp and/cc touched/vbd Casey's/np$ hand/nn ./. ``/`` Can/md I/ppss tell/vb you/ppo a/at secret/nn ?/. ?/. We're/ppss+ber going/vbg to/to get/vb married/vbn ./. Do/do you/ppss approve/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Casey/np kept/vbd his/pp$ smile/nn fixed/vbn ,/, but/cc some/dti small/jj inner/jj disturbance/nn was/bedz working/vbg on/in him/ppo as/cs he/pps thought/vbd again/rb about/in Needham/np ,/, who/wps was/bedz eight/cd or/cc ten/cd years/nns older/jjr than/cs the/at girl/nn ./. He/pps wondered/vbd whether/cs Needham/np was/bedz going/vbg to/to swear/vb off/rp gambling/vbg and/cc get/vb a/at steady/jj job/nn or/cc whether/cs he/pps was/bedz counting/vbg on/in the/at income/nn from/in Betty's/np$ estate/nn to/to subsidize/vb him/ppo ./. None/pn of/in this/dt showed/vbd in/in his/pp$ face/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps tried/vbd to/to keep/vb his/pp$ skepticism/nn in/in hand/nn ./. He/pps made/vbd a/at point/nn of/in frowning/vbg ,/, of/in acting/vbg out/rp the/at part/nn of/in the/at fond/jj father-confessor/nn ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md have/hv to/to give/vb it/ppo some/dti thought/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` You/ppss wouldn't/md* want/vb me/ppo to/to say/vb yes/rb without/in making/vbg sure/jj his/pp$ intentions/nns are/ber honorable/jj ,/, would/md you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps made/vbd a/at face/nn at/in him/ppo and/cc then/rb she/pps laughed/vbd ./. ``/`` Of/in course/nn not/* ''/'' ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md get/vb my/pp$ references/nns in/in order/nn ''/'' ,/, Needham/np said/vbd ,/, and/cc though/cs he/pps spoke/vbd with/in a/at smile/nn ,/, Casey/np somehow/rb got/vbd the/at idea/nn that/cs he/pps was/bedz not/* particularly/rb amused/vbn ./. ``/`` Stop/vb by/rb any/dti time/nn ,/, Casey/np ''/'' ./. He/pps stood/vbd up/rp and/cc touched/vbd the/at girl's/nn$ arm/nn ./. ``/`` Come/vb on/rp ,/, darling/nn ./. If/cs you're/ppss+ber really/ql serious/jj about/in working/vbg on/in that/dt story/nn ,/, I'd/ppss+hvd better/rbr take/vb you/ppo home/nr ''/'' ./. Casey/np watched/vbd them/ppo go/vb ,/, still/rb frowning/vbg absently/rb and/cc then/rb dismissing/vbg the/at matter/nn as/cs he/pps called/vbd for/in his/pp$ check/nn ./. As/cs he/pps went/vbd out/rp he/pps told/vbd Freddie/np the/at dinner/nn was/bedz perfect/jj ,/, and/cc when/wrb he/pps got/vbd his/pp$ hat/nn and/cc coat/nn from/in Nancy/np Parks/np and/cc put/vbd a/at fifty-cent/jj piece/nn in/in the/at slot/nn ,/, he/pps told/vbd her/ppo to/to be/be sure/jj that/cs it/pps went/vbd toward/in her/pp$ dowry/nn ./. A/at taxi/nn took/vbd him/ppo back/rb to/in the/at bar/nn and/cc grill/nn where/wrb he/pps had/hvd left/vbn his/pp$ car/nn ,/, and/cc a/at few/ap minutes/nns later/rbr he/pps found/vbd a/at parking/vbg place/nn across/in the/at street/nn from/in his/pp$ apartment/nn ./. Because/cs his/pp$ mind/nn had/hvd been/ben otherwise/rb occupied/vbn for/in the/at past/jj couple/nn of/in hours/nns ,/, he/pps did/dod not/* think/vb to/to look/vb and/cc see/vb if/cs Jerry/np Burton's/np$ car/nn was/bedz still/rb there/rb ./. In/in fact/nn ,/, he/pps did/dod not/* think/vb about/in Jerry/np Burton/np at/in all/abn until/cs he/pps entered/vbd his/pp$ living/vbg room/nn and/cc closed/vbd the/at door/nn behind/in him/ppo ./. Only/rb then/rb ,/, when/wrb his/pp$ glance/nn focused/vbd on/in the/at divan/nn and/cc saw/vbd that/cs it/pps was/bedz empty/jj ,/, did/dod he/pps remember/vb his/pp$ earlier/jjr problem/nn ./. Even/rb from/in where/wrb he/pps stood/vbd he/pps could/md see/vb the/at neatly/rb folded/vbn blanket/nn that/cs he/pps had/hvd spread/vbn over/in Burton/np ,/, the/at pillow/nn ,/, the/at sheet/nn of/in paper/nn on/in top/nn of/in it/ppo ./. Then/rb he/pps was/bedz striding/vbg across/in the/at room/nn ,/, his/pp$ thoughts/nns confused/vbn but/cc the/at worry/nn building/vbg swiftly/rb inside/in him/ppo as/cs he/pps snatched/vbd up/rp the/at note/nn ./. Jack/np :/: Look/vb in/in the/at wastebasket/nn ./. I/ppss knew/vbd the/at only/ap way/nn I/ppss could/md beat/vb you/ppo was/bedz to/to play/vb possum/nn ,/, but/cc it/pps was/bedz a/at good/jj try/nn ,/, kid/nn ,/, and/cc I/ppss appreciate/vb it/ppo ./. The/at wastebasket/nn stood/vbd near/in the/at wall/nn next/in to/in the/at divan/nn ,/, and/cc the/at instant/nn Casey/np picked/vbd it/ppo up/rp he/pps knew/vbd what/wdt had/hvd happened/vbn ./. The/at discarded/vbn papers/nns inside/rb were/bed sodden/jj ,/, there/ex was/bedz a/at glint/nn of/in liquid/nn at/in the/at bottom/nn ,/, and/cc the/at smell/nn of/in whisky/nn was/bedz strong/jj and/cc distinct/jj ./. He/pps put/vbd the/at basket/nn down/rp distastefully/rb ,/, muttering/vbg softly/rb and/cc thoroughly/rb disgusted/vbn with/in himself/ppl and/cc his/pp$ plan/nn that/wps had/hvd seemed/vbn so/ql foolproof/jj ./. For/cs he/pps remembered/vbd too/ql well/rb how/wrb he/pps had/hvd brought/vbn back/rb the/at loaded/vbn drinks/nns to/in Burton/np and/cc then/rb returned/vbn to/in the/at kitchen/nn to/to get/vb weaker/jjr drinks/nns for/in himself/ppl ./. For/in another/dt second/od or/cc two/cd he/pps gave/vbd in/rp to/in the/at annoyance/nn that/wps was/bedz directed/vbn at/in himself/ppl ;/. ;/. then/rb his/pp$ mind/nn moved/vbd on/rp to/to be/be confronted/vbn by/in something/pn far/ql more/ql serious/jj ,/, and/cc as/cs the/at thought/nn expanded/vbd ,/, the/at implications/nns jarred/vbd him/ppo ./. It/pps no/at longer/jjr mattered/vbd that/cs Burton/np had/hvd outsmarted/vbn him/ppo ./. The/at important/jj thing/nn was/bedz that/cs Burton/np had/hvd gone/vbn somewhere/nn to/to meet/vb a/at blackmailer/nn with/in a/at gun/nn in/in his/pp$ pocket/nn ./. And/cc that/dt gun/nn was/bedz empty/jj ./. Even/rb before/cs his/pp$ mind/nn had/hvd rounded/vbn out/rp the/at idea/nn ,/, he/pps thrust/vbd one/cd hand/nn into/in his/pp$ trousers/nns pocket/nn and/cc pulled/vbd out/rp the/at six/cd slugs/nns he/pps had/hvd taken/vbn from/in the/at revolver/nn ./. He/pps considered/vbd them/ppo with/in brooding/vbg eyes/nns ,/, brows/nns bunched/vbn as/cs his/pp$ brain/nn grappled/vbd with/in the/at problem/nn and/cc tried/vbd to/to find/vb some/dti solution/nn ./. He/pps said/vbd :/: ``/`` The/at crazy/jj fool/nn ''/'' ,/, half/ql aloud/rb ./. He/pps put/vbd the/at shells/nns on/in the/at table/nn ,/, as/cs though/cs he/pps could/md no/at longer/jjr bear/vb to/to hold/vb them/ppo ./. He/pps thought/vbd :/: Where/wrb the/at hell/nn could/md he/pps have/hv gone/vbn ?/. ?/. How/wrb can/md I/ppss find/vb him/ppo ?/. ?/. There/ex was/bedz no/at answer/nn to/in this/dt and/cc he/pps began/vbd to/to pace/vb back/rb and/cc forth/rb across/in the/at room/nn ,/, his/pp$ imagination/nn out/in of/in control/nn ./. He/pps tried/vbd to/to tell/vb himself/ppl that/cs maybe/rb Burton/np had/hvd sobered/vbn up/rp enough/ap to/to get/vb some/dti sense/nn ./. Maybe/rb he/pps only/rb intended/vbd to/to scare/vb the/at blackmailer/nn ,/, whoever/wps he/pps was/bedz ,/, in/in which/wdt case/nn an/at unloaded/vbn gun/nn would/md be/be good/jj enough/qlp ./. He/pps thought/vbd of/in other/ap possibilities/nns ,/, none/pn of/in them/ppo satisfactory/jj ,/, and/cc finally/rb he/pps began/vbd to/to think/vb ,/, to/to wonder/vb if/cs there/ex was/bedz some/dti way/nn he/pps could/md reach/vb Burton/np ./. Then/rb ,/, as/cs he/pps turned/vbd toward/in the/at telephone/nn ,/, it/pps rang/vbd shrilly/rb to/to shatter/vb the/at stillness/nn in/in the/at room/nn and/cc he/pps reached/vbd for/in it/ppo eagerly/rb ./. ``/`` Yeah/rb ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` Casey/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Yeah/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Tony/np Calenda/np ''/'' ./. Casey/np heard/vbd the/at voice/nn distinctly/rb and/cc he/pps knew/vbd who/wps it/pps was/bedz ,/, but/cc it/pps took/vbd him/ppo a/at while/nn to/to make/vb the/at mental/jj readjustment/nn and/cc control/nn the/at disturbance/nn inside/in his/pp$ head/nn ./. When/wrb he/pps heard/vbd Calenda/np say/vb :/: ``/`` What/wdt about/in that/dt picture/nn you/ppss took/vbd this/dt afternoon/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. It/pps still/rb took/vbd him/ppo another/dt few/ap seconds/nns to/to remember/vb the/at job/nn he/pps had/hvd done/vbn for/in Frank/np Ackerly/np ./. ``/`` What/wdt picture/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps demanded/vbd ./. ``/`` You/ppss took/vbd a/at picture/nn of/in me/ppo at/in the/at corner/nn of/in Washington/np and/cc Blake/np about/rb three/cd thirty/cd this/dt afternoon/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Who/wps says/vbz so/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` One/cd of/in my/pp$ boys/nns ''/'' ./. Casey/np believed/vbd that/dt much/ap ./. Calenda/np was/bedz not/* the/at sort/nn who/wps walked/vbd around/rb without/in one/cd of/in his/pp$ ``/`` boys/nns ''/'' close/rb at/in hand/nn ./. ``/`` So/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` With/in my/pp$ trial/nn coming/vbg up/rp in/in Federal/jj-tl Court/nn-tl next/ap week/nn I/ppss wouldn't/md* want/vb that/dt picture/nn published/vbn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Who/wps says/vbz it's/pps+bez going/vbg to/to be/be published/vbn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss wouldn't/md* even/vb want/vb it/ppo to/to get/vb around/rb ''/'' ./. Under/in normal/jj circumstances/nns Casey/np was/bedz a/at little/ap fussy/jj when/wrb people/nns told/vbd him/ppo what/wdt to/to do/do with/in pictures/nns he/pps had/hvd taken/vbn ./. Even/ql so/rb ,/, he/pps generally/rb listened/vbd and/cc was/bedz usually/rb reasonable/jj to/in those/dts who/wps voiced/vbd their/pp$ objections/nns properly/rb ./. Right/ql now/rb ,/, however/wrb ,/, he/pps was/bedz still/rb too/ql worried/vbn about/in Jerry/np Burton/np ,/, and/cc the/at gun/nn that/wps had/hvd no/at bullets/nns ,/, and/cc the/at story/nn Burton/np had/hvd told/vbn him/ppo ,/, to/to care/vb too/ql much/ap about/in Tony/np Calenda/np ./. His/pp$ nerves/nns were/bed getting/vbg a/at little/ap ragged/jj and/cc his/pp$ impatience/nn put/vbd an/at edge/nn in/in his/pp$ voice/nn ./. ``/`` Look/vb ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss was/bedz hired/vbn to/to take/vb a/at picture/nn ./. I/ppss took/vbd it/ppo ./. That's/dt+bez all/abn I/ppss know/vb about/in it/ppo and/cc that's/dt+bez all/abn I/ppss care/vb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Maybe/rb you'd/ppss+hvd better/rbr tell/vb the/at guy/nn who/wps hired/vbd you/ppo what/wdt I/ppss said/vbd ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss tell/vb him/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` All/ql right/rb ''/'' ,/, Calenda/np said/vbd ,/, his/pp$ voice/nn still/rb quiet/jj ./. ``/`` But/cc I/ppss meant/vbd what/wdt I/ppss said/vbd ,/, Casey/np ./. If/cs that/dt picture/nn gets/vbz around/rb and/cc I/ppss find/vb out/rp you/ppss had/hvd anything/pn to/to do/do with/in it/ppo ,/, I'm/ppss+bem going/vbg to/to send/vb a/at couple/nn of/in my/pp$ boys/nns around/rb to/to see/vb you/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss do/do that/dt ''/'' ,/, Casey/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` Just/rb be/be sure/jj to/to send/vb your/pp$ two/cd best/jjt boys/nns ,/, Tony/np ''/'' ./. He/pps hung/vbd up/rp with/in a/at bang/nn ,/, annoyed/vbn at/in himself/ppl for/cs running/vbg off/rp at/in the/at mouth/nn like/cs that/dt but/cc still/rb terribly/rb concerned/vbn with/in the/at situation/nn he/pps had/hvd helped/vbn to/to create/vb ./. As/ql soon/rb as/cs he/pps could/md think/vb logically/rb again/rb he/pps reached/vbd for/in the/at telephone/nn directory/nn and/cc found/vbd Jerry/np Burton's/np$ home/nr number/nn ./. He/pps dialed/vbd it/ppo and/cc listened/vbd to/in it/ppo ring/vb ten/cd times/nns before/cs he/pps hung/vbd up/rp ./. He/pps called/vbd the/at bar/nn and/cc grill/nn where/wrb he/pps had/hvd picked/vbn Burton/np up/rp that/dt afternoon/nn ./. When/wrb he/pps was/bedz told/vbn that/cs no/at one/pn had/hvd seen/vbn Burton/np since/in then/rb ,/, he/pps thought/vbd of/in three/cd other/ap places/nns that/wps were/bed possibilities/nns ./. Each/dt time/nn he/pps got/vbd the/at same/ap answer/nn and/cc in/in the/at end/nn he/pps gave/vbd up/rp ./. By/in the/at time/nn he/pps had/hvd smoked/vbn three/cd cigarettes/nns he/pps had/hvd calmed/vbn down/rp ./. He/pps had/hvd done/vbn all/abn he/pps could/md and/cc that/dt was/bedz that/dt ./. And/cc anyway/rb Burton/np was/bedz not/* the/at kind/nn of/in guy/nn who/wps would/md be/be likely/rb to/to get/vb in/in trouble/nn even/rb when/wrb he/pps was/bedz drunk/jj ./. He/pps ,/, Casey/np ,/, had/hvd been/ben scared/vbn for/in a/at while/nn ,/, but/cc that/dt had/hvd come/vbn mostly/rb from/in the/at fact/nn that/cs he/pps felt/vbd responsible/jj ./. He/pps should/md have/hv stayed/vbn here/rb and/cc watched/vbd Burton/np ./. He/pps didn't/dod* ./. So/cs he/pps made/vbd a/at mistake/nn ./. So/rb what/wdt ?/. ?/. He/pps kept/vbd telling/vbg himself/ppl this/dt as/cs he/pps went/vbd out/rp to/in the/at kitchen/nn to/to make/vb a/at drink/nn ./. Only/rb then/rb did/dod he/pps decide/vb he/pps didn't/dod* want/vb one/cd ./. 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Only/rb an/at occasional/jj tip/nn turned/vbd out/rp to/to be/be a/at phony/nn ,/, and/cc ,/, like/cs the/at police/nns ,/, Casey/np had/hvd made/vbn a/at point/nn of/in running/vbg down/rp all/ql such/jj suggestions/nns and/cc he/pps did/dod not/* hesitate/vb this/dt time/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz in/in his/pp$ car/nn with/in his/pp$ camera/nn and/cc equipment/nn bag/nn in/in less/ap than/in two/cd minutes/nns ,/, and/cc it/pps took/vbd him/ppo only/rb three/cd more/ap to/to reach/vb the/at corner/nn ,/, a/at block/nn from/in Columbus/np-tl Avenue/nn-tl ./. It/pps was/bedz a/at district/nn of/in small/jj factories/nns and/cc loft/nn buildings/nns and/cc occasional/jj tenements/nns ,/, and/cc he/pps could/md see/vb the/at police/nn radio/nn car/nn as/cs he/pps rounded/vbd the/at corner/nn and/cc slammed/vbd on/in the/at brakes/nns ./. 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Slowly/rb he/pps pulled/vbd out/rp the/at hand/nn throttle/nn until/cs the/at boat/nn was/bedz moving/vbg at/in little/ap more/rbr than/in a/at crawl/nn ,/, and/cc watched/vbd Elaine/np rapidly/rb spin/vb from/in one/cd station/nn to/in another/dt ,/, tune/vb in/in the/at null/nn ,/, then/rb draw/vb in/rp a/at line/nn on/in the/at chart/nn ./. ``/`` We're/ppss+ber out/rp just/rb a/at little/ap too/ql far/rb ./. Make/vb a/at 90/cd degree/nn straight/jj for/in shore/nn ''/'' ./. Poet/nn-tl came/vbd in/rp ,/, raising/vbg his/pp$ eyebrows/nns appreciatively/rb as/cs he/pps saw/vbd Elaine/np ./. ``/`` Now/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps asked/vbd ./. ``/`` Pretty/ql quick/rb ''/'' ,/, she/pps replied/vbd ./. ``/`` Will/md you/ppss drop/vb the/at anchor/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Poet/nn-tl nodded/vbd ,/, swung/vbd below/rb and/cc a/at moment/nn later/rbr emerged/vbd from/in the/at forward/jj hatch/nn where/wrb he/pps picked/vbd up/rp the/at anchor/nn ./. The/at rock/nn and/cc roll/nn music/nn coming/vbg from/in the/at radio/nn station/nn suddenly/rb faded/vbd as/cs the/at boat/nn coasted/vbd into/in the/at null/nn on/in the/at Aj/np-tl ./. ``/`` Reverse/vb ''/'' ,/, Elaine/np said/vbd ,/, then/rb peered/vbd through/in the/at loop/nn of/in the/at RDF/nn and/cc waved/vbd to/in Poet/nn-tl ./. A/at second/od later/rbr she/pps came/vbd behind/in the/at wheel/nn and/cc backed/vbd off/rp the/at anchor/nn line/nn until/cs it/pps was/bedz set/vbn in/in the/at ocean/nn floor/nn ./. She/pps cut/vbd the/at engines/nns and/cc slowly/rb the/at cruiser/nn swung/vbd around/rb on/in the/at end/nn of/in its/pp$ lines/nns until/cs its/pp$ bow/nn was/bedz pointing/vbg into/in the/at wind/nn and/cc the/at cockpit/nn faced/vbd toward/in the/at shore/nn ./. Nick/np watched/vbd her/ppo somewhat/ql enviously/rb as/cs she/pps efficiently/rb cut/vbd the/at engines/nns ,/, and/cc started/vbd the/at auxiliary/jj motor/nn ./. Poet/nn-tl came/vbd up/rp from/in below/rb ,/, wearing/vbg new/jj bathing/vbg trunks/nns ./. The/at price/nn tag/nn hung/vbd from/in the/at belt/nn and/cc he/pps pulled/vbd it/ppo off/rp as/cs he/pps entered/vbd the/at chartroom/nn and/cc looked/vbd at/in it/ppo curiously/rb ./. Nick/np wondered/vbd if/cs Elaine/np had/hvd bought/vbn them/ppo ,/, but/cc he/pps said/vbd nothing/pn ./. Nobody/pn ,/, he/pps suddenly/rb realized/vbd ,/, was/bedz saying/vbg anything/pn ./. It/pps seemed/vbd as/cs if/cs they/ppss were/bed all/abn under/in a/at spell/nn ./. There/ex should/md be/be an/at excited/vbn conversation/nn ,/, for/cs somewhere/rb ,/, directly/rb below/in them/ppo ,/, was/bedz a/at treasure/nn lost/vbn for/in more/ap than/in four/cd hundred/cd years/nns ./. But/cc instead/rb of/in chatter/nn there/ex was/bedz a/at null/nn ,/, like/cs on/in the/at radio/nn direction/nn finder/nn ./. Once/rb ,/, in/in New/jj-tl York/np-tl ,/, he/pps had/hvd gone/vbn flying/vbg with/in some/dti friends/nns in/in a/at small/jj private/jj airplane/nn with/in a/at single/ap engine/nn ./. They/ppss had/hvd all/abn been/ben laughing/vbg ,/, joking/vbg ,/, when/wrb suddenly/rb the/at engine/nn had/hvd failed/vbn ./. No/at one/pn had/hvd screamed/vbn ./. No/at one/pn had/hvd prayed/vbn ./. All/abn had/hvd fallen/vbn into/in a/at complete/jj silence/nn ,/, listening/vbg to/in the/at wind/nn whistle/nn over/in the/at wings/nns ./. The/at pilot/nn had/hvd been/ben good/jj ./. He'd/pps+hvd landed/vbn the/at plane/nn on/in a/at small/jj airstrip/nn in/in Connecticut/np and/cc as/ql soon/rb as/cs the/at aircraft/nn had/hvd coasted/vbn to/in a/at stop/nn ,/, everyone/pn had/hvd burst/vbn into/in chatter/nn at/in the/at same/ap moment/nn ./. There/ex had/hvd been/ben tension/nn in/in the/at plane/nn during/in the/at silent/jj descent/nn ;/. ;/. a/at tension/nn similar/jj to/in the/at one/cd now/rb ./. But/cc in/in the/at plane/nn there/ex was/bedz a/at concrete/jj reason/nn for/in it/ppo ./. Now/rb ,/, at/in this/dt moment/nn ,/, there/ex should/md be/be none/pn unless/cs skin/nn diving/nn was/bedz much/ql more/ql dangerous/jj than/cs he/pps had/hvd been/ben led/vbn to/to believe/vb ./. Yet/rb tension/nn existed/vbd ./. The/at same/ap taut-nerved/jj relationship/nn as/cs there/ex had/hvd been/ben between/in the/at passengers/nns on/in the/at plane/nn now/rb strained/vbd at/in the/at three/cd of/in them/ppo here/rb on/in the/at boat/nn ./. It/pps hung/vbd over/in them/ppo like/cs a/at cloud/nn ,/, its/pp$ arrival/nn as/ql sudden/jj as/cs a/at cloud/nn skidding/vbg over/in the/at sun/nn ./. Silently/rb ,/, Elaine/np picked/vbd up/rp her/pp$ keys/nns from/in the/at table/nn and/cc went/vbd out/rp into/in the/at cockpit/nn ,/, Poet/nn-tl behind/in her/ppo ,/, Nick/np trailing/vbg behind/in him/ppo ./. She/pps threw/vbd back/rb a/at cushion/nn over/in one/cd of/in the/at seats/nns ,/, unlocked/vbd a/at padlock/nn on/in the/at chest/nn beneath/in it/ppo ,/, then/rb presently/rb straightened/vbd ,/, holding/vbg a/at long/jj knife/nn and/cc a/at wicked/jj looking/jj spear/nn gun/nn in/in her/pp$ hand/nn ./. Poet/nn-tl whistled/vbd softly/rb as/cs he/pps looked/vbd at/in the/at gun/nn ./. ``/`` Hydraulic/jj ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps asked/vbd ./. Elaine/np nodded/vbd ./. ``/`` They/ppss are/ber the/at best/jjt ''/'' ./. She/pps kicked/vbd the/at locker/nn lid/nn shut/vbn and/cc replaced/vbd the/at cushion/nn ./. ``/`` They/ppss are/ber the/at most/ql efficient/jj ''/'' ./. ``/`` And/cc the/at deadliest/jjt ''/'' ,/, Poet/nn-tl commented/vbd as/cs he/pps buckled/vbd on/rp his/pp$ tank/nn harness/nn ./. ``/`` Why/wrb do/do you/ppss need/vb an/at arsenal/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Nick/np asked/vbd ,/, apprehensively/rb ,/, staring/vbg at/in the/at weapon/nn ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez quite/ql possible/jj there's/ex+bez more/ap than/in codfish/nn down/rp there/rb ,/, man/nn ''/'' ,/, Poet/nn-tl replied/vbd with/in a/at short/jj ,/, nervous/jj laugh/nn as/cs he/pps held/vbd the/at harness/nn for/in Elaine/np ./. A/at moment/nn later/rbr ,/, moving/vbg awkwardly/rb because/cs of/in the/at swimming/vbg fins/nns ,/, she/pps picked/vbd up/rp the/at gun/nn ,/, handed/vbd the/at knife/nn to/in Poet/nn-tl ,/, then/rb rolled/vbd off/in the/at transom/nn of/in the/at boat/nn ,/, back/nn first/rb ./. Poet/nn-tl nodded/vbd to/in Nick/np and/cc entered/vbd the/at water/nn in/in a/at similar/jj fashion/nn ./. Another/dt moment/nn and/cc they/ppss were/bed out/in of/in sight/nn ,/, leaving/vbg behind/rb only/rb a/at string/nn of/in bubbles/nns as/cs a/at clue/nn to/in their/pp$ whereabouts/nn ./. For/in a/at while/nn Nick/np followed/vbd the/at twisting/vbg course/nn of/in the/at bubbles/nns ,/, wondering/vbg which/wdt set/nn came/vbd from/in Elaine/np ./. They/ppss remained/vbd close/jj together/rb ,/, their/pp$ air/nn trail/nn wiggling/vbg like/cs serpents/nns traveling/vbg side/nn by/in side/nn ./. Eventually/rb the/at bubbles/nns became/vbd lost/vbn in/in the/at sparkle/nn of/in the/at ocean/nn surface/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps rolled/vbd over/rp on/in his/pp$ back/nn ./. Clasping/vbg his/pp$ hands/nns behind/in his/pp$ head/nn ,/, he/pps stared/vbd at/in the/at blue/jj sky/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz nothing/pn quite/ql like/cs being/beg alone/rb on/in a/at boat/nn on/in the/at ocean/nn ./. Alfredo/np certainly/rb must/md have/hv enjoyed/vbn being/beg alone/rb ./. Next/rb to/in the/at ocean/nn ,/, probably/rb the/at loneliest/jjt spot/nn was/bedz the/at desert/nn ./. If/cs Elaine's/np$ uncle/nn had/hvd stuck/vbn to/in this/dt desire/nn for/in aloneness/nn ,/, he/pps probably/rb would/md still/rb be/be alive/jj ./. Yet/rb Alfredo/np wanted/vbd money/nn wanted/vbd money/nn to/to roam/vb through/in the/at deserts/nns ./. And/cc Graham/np wanted/vbd money/nn probably/rb to/to roam/vb among/in the/at dice/nns tables/nns in/in Las/np Vegas/np ./. It/pps was/bedz an/at odd/jj combination/nn a/at strange/jj pair/nn to/to stumble/vb upon/in the/at wreck/nn of/in the/at Trinidad/np ./. But/cc Graham/np hadn't/hvd* stumbled/vbn on/in it/ppo ./. Two/cd to/in three/cd weeks/nns prior/rb to/in the/at charter/nn of/in the/at Virginia/np ,/, Graham/np had/hvd been/ben snooping/vbg around/in the/at San/np-tl Luis/np-tl Rey/np-tl Mission/nn-tl ./. The/at small/jj helicopter/nn with/in its/pp$ two/cd steel/nn skids/nns churned/vbd offshore/rb and/cc Nick/np raised/vbd up/rp to/to watch/vb it/ppo heading/vbg south/nr ./. That/dt was/bedz a/at hell/nn of/in a/at note/nn ,/, he/pps thought/vbd ./. A/at couple/nn couldn't/md* even/vb find/vb a/at secluded/vbn spot/nn anywhere/rb on/in a/at beach/nn to/to neck/vb nowadays/rb without/in someone/pn swooping/vbg down/rp upon/in them/ppo ./. If/cs the/at character/nn flying/vbg that/dt thing/nn had/hvd gone/vbn over/in San/np-tl Clemente/np-tl Island/nn-tl yesterday/nr he/pps would/md have/hv had/hvn an/at eyeful/nn ./. Off/rp to/in the/at west/nr a/at beautiful/jj schooner/nn slowly/rb beat/vb its/pp$ way/nn into/in the/at wind/nn ,/, headed/vbn on/in a/at tack/nn toward/in San/np Clemente/np ./. Behind/in it/ppo a/at cabin/nn cruiser/nn drifted/vbd crossways/rb in/in the/at small/jj ground-swell/nn ,/, a/at lone/jj fisherman/nn in/in the/at chair/nn aft/rb ./. The/at fisherman/nn was/bedz right/ql in/in the/at middle/nn of/in the/at Deep/nn-tl ./. Nick/np recalled/vbd stories/nns that/cs the/at two/cd best/jjt fishing/vbg spots/nns in/in Southern/jj-tl California/np-tl were/bed over/in the/at La/np-tl Jolla/np-tl Deep/nn-tl and/cc the/at Redondo/np-tl Deep/nn-tl ,/, two/cd spots/nns where/wrb the/at ocean/nn dropped/vbd off/rp to/in fantastic/jj depths/nns almost/rb from/in the/at shoreline/nn ./. Someday/rb ,/, geologists/nns had/hvd warned/vbn ,/, the/at land/nn on/in both/abx sides/nns of/in these/dts deeps/nns would/md fall/vb into/in the/at ocean/nn and/cc no/at more/ap La/np Jolla/np or/cc Redondo/np-tl Beach/nn-tl ./. Meanwhile/rb ,/, fishermen/nns took/vbd advantage/nn of/in them/ppo to/to pull/vb up/rp whoppers/nns ./. Sometimes/rb the/at fish/nn exploded/vbd as/cs they/ppss neared/vbd the/at surface/nn because/cs of/in the/at difference/nn in/in pressure/nn ./. Why/wrb ,/, he/pps wondered/vbd ,/, had/hvd Elaine/np wanted/vbd him/ppo along/rb on/in this/dt trip/nn ?/. ?/. He/pps couldn't/md* skindive/vb ,/, he/pps couldn't/md* run/vb a/at boat/nn ,/, except/in on/in the/at open/jj sea/nn ./. He/pps stood/vbd up/rp ,/, stretched/vbd ,/, looked/vbd around/rb for/in the/at bubbles/nns ,/, but/cc could/md see/vb none/pn ./. 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Pulling/vbg off/rp her/pp$ face/nn mask/nn ,/, she/pps carefully/rb placed/vbd the/at spear/nn gun/nn across/in the/at stern/nn ,/, then/rb lifted/vbd her/pp$ wet/jj hair/nn from/in her/ppo back/nn and/cc squeezed/vbd out/rp the/at water/nn ./. ``/`` Which/wdt is/bez a/at break/nn as/cs the/at area/nn to/in search/nn is/bez less/ap than/in a/at square/nn mile/nn ''/'' ,/, she/pps added/vbd as/cs she/pps swung/vbd her/ppo legs/nns over/in the/at transom/nn ./. ``/`` Any/dti news/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Not/* a/at thing/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps tossed/vbd her/ppo a/at towel/nn ,/, then/rb repeated/vbd the/at service/nn for/in Poet/nn-tl ./. ``/`` Cigarette/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Elaine/np shook/vbd her/ppo head/nn as/cs she/pps slipped/vbd out/rp of/in her/ppo harness/nn ,/, but/cc Poet/nn-tl nodded/vbd ./. His/pp$ feet/nns still/rb hung/vbn over/in the/at stern/nn of/in the/at transom/nn ,/, but/cc as/cs he/pps reached/vbd for/in the/at smoke/nn he/pps raised/vbd them/ppo to/to swing/vb them/ppo in/rp ./. The/at fin/nn on/in his/pp$ foot/nn caught/vbd on/in the/at moulding/nn ,/, throwing/vbg him/ppo off/in balance/nn ./. His/pp$ forearm/nn smashed/vbd painfully/rb into/in the/at narrow/jj washboard/nn and/cc he/pps grimaced/vbd as/cs he/pps grabbed/vbd his/pp$ bruised/vbn limb/nn with/in his/pp$ other/ap hand/nn and/cc rolled/vbd into/in the/at boat/nn ./. ``/`` Kee-reist/uh ''/'' !/. !/. The/at word/nn hissed/vbd distinctly/rb from/in Poet's/nn$-tl lips/nns as/cs he/pps struggled/vbd to/in his/pp$ feet/nns ./. Nick's/np$ body/nn became/vbd rigid/jj ./. Turning/vbg slowly/rb he/pps saw/vbd Poet/nn-tl in/in a/at brilliant/jj glare/nn of/in horror/nn ./. Poet/nn-tl !/. !/. 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Elaine/np recovered/vbd first/rb ,/, so/ql quickly/rb that/cs Nick/np thought/vbd he/pps might/md have/hv imagined/vbn her/pp$ sudden/jj reaction/nn ./. ``/`` Do/do you/ppss need/vb a/at bandage/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps asked/vbd steadily/rb ./. Poet/nn-tl rubbed/vbd his/pp$ arm/nn ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez like/cs banging/vbg a/at shin/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, his/pp$ eyes/nns lingered/vbd on/in Nick's/np$ face/nn ,/, then/rb moved/vbd back/rb to/in Elaine/np ./. ``/`` Hurts/nns like/cs hell/nn for/in a/at second/nn ,/, then/rb it/pps disappears/vbz ''/'' ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md get/vb some/dti ointment/nn ''/'' ./. Elaine/np turned/vbd and/cc started/vbd toward/in the/at companionway/nn ./. But/cc her/pp$ walk/nn was/bedz too/ql steady/jj ,/, too/ql slow/jj ,/, telegraphing/vbg her/pp$ fear/nn ./. Nick/np sensed/vbd it/ppo ./. So/rb did/dod Poet/nn-tl ./. Springing/vbg like/cs a/at cat/nn ,/, he/pps leaped/vbd back/rb ,/, swooped/vbd up/rp the/at spring/nn gun/nn and/cc ,/, whirling/vbg ,/, pointed/vbd it/ppo toward/in the/at cabin/nn ./. At/in the/at same/ap instant/nn ,/, Nick/np hit/vbd the/at barrel/nn and/cc threw/vbd himself/ppl upon/in the/at smaller/jjr man/nn ./. The/at gun/nn fired/vbd next/in to/in his/pp$ ear/nn with/in a/at vicious/jj whoosh/uh like/cs the/at first/od stroke/nn of/in an/at old/jj steam/nn engine/nn ./. At/in the/at same/ap instant/nn ,/, Elaine/np screamed/vbd wildly/rb ,/, the/at sound/nn ending/vbg abruptly/rb as/cs Nick/np went/vbd off/in the/at boat/nn and/cc into/in the/at water/nn on/in top/nn of/in the/at frantic/jj ,/, struggling/vbg Poet/nn-tl ./. The/at moment/nn the/at sea/nn closed/vbd over/in Nick/np ,/, some/dti atavistic/jj sense/nn warned/vbd him/ppo that/cs he/pps would/md survive/vb in/in this/dt alien/jj element/nn only/rb if/cs he/pps did/dod not/* panic/vb ./. But/cc the/at murderer/nn to/in whom/wpo he/pps clung/vbd had/hvd a/at tremendous/jj advantage/nn ./. The/at wide/jj flippers/nns on/in Poet's/nn$-tl feet/nns gave/vbd his/pp$ legs/nns incredible/jj power/nn ,/, driving/vbg the/at two/cd of/in them/ppo down/rp into/in the/at water/nn as/cs they/ppss rolled/vbd over/rp and/cc over/rp ./. Poet/nn-tl was/bedz the/at captured/vbn ,/, arms/nns pinioned/vbn to/in his/pp$ side/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps twisted/vbd convulsively/rb trying/vbg to/to escape/vb ./. Poet/nn-tl would/md escape/vb ,/, Nick/np thought/vbd grimly/rb ,/, because/cs he/pps wore/vbd the/at apparatus/nn which/wdt would/md keep/vb him/ppo alive/jj under/in water/nn ./. But/cc Nick/np would/md not/* let/vb go/vb ./. The/at rubber/nn and/cc glass/nn face/nn mask/nn slipped/vbd from/in Poet's/nn$-tl forehead/nn ,/, bounced/vbd painlessly/rb off/in Nick's/np$ chin/nn ,/, then/rb disappeared/vbd ./. Poet/nn-tl twisted/vbd again/rb and/cc Nick's/np$ knuckles/nns scraped/vbd on/in the/at air/nn tank/nn ,/, ripping/vbg off/rp the/at skin/nn ./. For/cs a/at split/vbn second/nn ,/, Nick/np relaxed/vbd his/pp$ grip/nn and/cc Poet's/nn$-tl slippery/jj body/nn spun/vbd completely/rb around/rb before/cs Nick/np could/md stop/vb him/ppo ,/, holding/vbg him/ppo now/rb from/in the/at rear/nn ./. Something/pn flailed/vbd at/in the/at side/nn of/in Nick's/np$ head/nn as/cs they/ppss rolled/vbd around/rb and/cc around/rb ./. Suddenly/rb Poet/nn-tl stopped/vbd struggling/vbg and/cc the/at two/cd of/in them/ppo hung/vbn suspended/vbn in/in the/at water/nn ,/, not/* rising/vbg ,/, not/* sinking/vbg ./. A/at sharp/jj pain/nn lanced/vbd across/in Nick's/np$ chest/nn and/cc a/at bubble/nn of/in air/nn escaped/vbd from/in his/pp$ tortured/vbn lungs/nns ,/, joining/vbg dozens/nns of/in others/nns that/wps sailed/vbd lazily/rb toward/in the/at surface/nn like/cs helium/nn balloons/nns rising/vbg into/in the/at sky/nn ./. A/at black/jj ,/, snake-like/jj object/nn swayed/vbd eerily/rb in/in front/nn of/in him/ppo ,/, spewing/vbg bubbles/nns from/in its/pp$ flat/jj cobra/nn head/nn ./. The/at air/nn hose/nn was/bedz free/jj !/. !/. The/at discovery/nn struck/vbd Nick/np like/cs a/at blow/nn ./. Desperately/rb ,/, Nick/np flashed/vbd one/cd hand/nn up/rp ,/, catching/vbg Poet's/nn$-tl neck/nn in/in the/at bend/nn of/in his/pp$ elbow/nn ./. At/in the/at same/ap instant/nn ,/, he/pps grabbed/vbd the/at loose/jj ,/, writhing/vbg hose/nn with/in his/pp$ other/ap hand/nn and/cc bit/vbd down/rp on/in the/at hard/jj rubber/nn mouthpiece/nn ./. Instinctively/rb he/pps exhaled/vbd through/in his/pp$ nose/nn then/rb sucked/vbd in/rp the/at air/nn from/in the/at hose/nn ./. At/in once/cs the/at excruciating/jj pain/nn in/in his/pp$ chest/nn stopped/vbd and/cc he/pps was/bedz seized/vbn with/in a/at sudden/jj ,/, wild/jj exultation/nn ./. As/cs if/cs this/dt was/bedz a/at signal/nn ,/, Poet/nn-tl abruptly/rb began/vbd to/to thrash/vb the/at water/nn and/cc the/at quick/jj movement/nn slowly/rb made/vbd them/ppo sink/vb through/in the/at water/nn ./. Relentlessly/rb ,/, Nick/np held/vbd on/rp ,/, sucking/vbg on/in the/at hose/nn ,/, inhaling/vbg the/at air/nn that/wps belonged/vbd to/in Poet/nn-tl ./. Poet/nn-tl was/bedz not/* fighting/vbg Nick/np now/rb ./.

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Harbor/nn-tl Point/nn-tl sticks/vbz out/rp into/in the/at ocean/nn like/cs the/at fat/jj neck/nn of/in a/at steamer/nn clam/nn ./. It's/pps+bez a/at rich/jj village/nn but/cc not/* much/ap for/in action/nn --/-- too/ql many/ap solid/jj residents/nns ,/, not/* enough/ap tourists/nns or/cc working/vbg stiffs/nns ./. It's/pps+bez at/in the/at far/jj end/nn of/in the/at county/nn and/cc the/at last/ap time/nn I/ppss came/vbd here/rb was/bedz for/in a/at hit/nn and/cc run/nn manslaughter/nn --/-- about/rb seven/cd months/nns ago/rb ./. Chief/nn-tl Bob/np Moore/np looked/vbd his/pp$ same/ap hick-self/nn ;/. ;/. a/at man/nn mountain/nn running/vbg to/in lard/nn in/in his/pp$ middle-age/nn ./. Seeing/vbg me/ppo he/pps said/vbd with/in real/jj surprise/nn ,/, ``/`` Well/uh ,/, well/uh ,/, ain't/ber* we/ppss honored/vbn !/. !/. Hardly/rb expected/vbn the/at head/nn of/in County/nn-tl Homicide/nn-tl up/rp for/in this/dt murder/nn ./. You/ppss sure/rb climbed/vbn fast/rb ,/, Jed/np ./. Rookie/nn investigator/nn last/ap summer/nn and/cc now/rb it's/pps+bez Inspector/nn-tl Jed/np ./. Took/vbd me/ppo 19/cd years/nns to/to become/vb Chief/nn-tl of/in our/pp$ three/cd man/nn police/nn force/nn ./. Proves/vbz a/at college/nn education/nn pays/vbz off/rp ''/'' ./. His/pp$ sarcasm/nn was/bedz followed/vbn by/in a/at stupid/jj grin/nn of/in his/pp$ thick/jj mouth/nn and/cc bad/jj teeth/nns ./. ``/`` I/ppss guess/vb it/pps helps/vbz ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ,/, paying/vbg no/at attention/nn to/in his/pp$ ribbing/nn ./. ``/`` Never/rb could/md figure/vb out/rp why/wrb you/ppss ever/rb wanted/vbd to/to be/be a/at cop/nn ,/, Jed/np ./. You're/ppss+ber not/* only/rb young/jj but/cc well/uh ,/, you/ppss don't/do* even/rb look/vb like/cs a/at police/nn officer/nn ./. A/at runt/nn with/in narrow/jj shoulders/nns and/cc that/dt brush/nn haircut/nn hell/uh ,/, you'd/ppss+md pass/vb for/in a/at juvenile/nn delinquent/nn of/in the/at hotrod/nn set/nn ./. In/in my/pp$ day/nn the/at first/od requirement/nn for/in a/at cop/nn was/bedz to/to look/vb like/cs the/at law/nn ,/, big/jj and/cc tough/jj ./. Man/nn ,/, when/wrb my/pp$ 275/cd pounds/nns and/cc six-four/cd comes/vbz along/rb ,/, why/wrb it's/pps+bez the/at same/ap as/cs another/dt badge/nn ./. When/wrb I/ppss say/vb move/vb ,/, a/at guy/nn moves/vbz ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` Don't/do* worry/vb about/in my/pp$ being/beg tough/jj ,/, Moore/np ./. Also/rb ,/, it's/pps+bez far/ql too/ql early/rb in/in the/at day/nn for/in corny/jj lines/nns like/cs the/at bigger/jjr they/ppss come/vb You've/ppss+hv had/hvn your/pp$ gassy/jj lecture/nn ,/, let's/vb+ppo get/vb to/to work/vb ./. Who/wps was/bedz the/at murdered/vbn woman/nn Mrs./np Buck/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Widow/nn ,/, nice/jj sort/nn of/in woman/nn ./. Comfortably/rb fixed/vbn ./. Ran/vbd a/at fair-sized/jj farm/nn ./. Came/vbd to/in the/at Harbor/nn-tl as/cs a/at bride/nn and/cc Don't/do* worry/vb Jed/np ,/, this/dt one/pn is/bez in/in the/at bag/nn ./. I/ppss know/vb the/at killer/nn ,/, have/hv the/at only/ap road/nn off/in the/at peninsula/nn covered/vbn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Yeah/rb ,/, passed/vbd your/pp$ road/nn block/nn as/cs I/ppss drove/vbd in/rp ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ,/, sitting/vbg on/in his/pp$ polished/vbn desk/nn ./. Although/cs Bob/np dressed/vbd like/cs a/at slob/nn ,/, he/pps kept/vbd a/at neat/jj office/nn ./. ``/`` Okay/uh ,/, what/wdt happened/vbd ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` About/rb nine/cd this/dt morning/nn Mrs./np Buck/np phones/vbz me/ppo she's/pps+bez having/hvg trouble/nn with/in one/cd of/in her/pp$ farm/nn hands/nns --/-- money/nn trouble/nn ./. Colored/vbn fellow/nn named/vbn Tim/np Williams/np --/-- only/ap hand/nn she/pps has/hvz working/vbg for/in her/ppo now/rb ./. Tim/np come/vb with/in the/at migratory/jj workers/nns that/wps follow/vb the/at crops/nns up/rp from/in the/at South/nr-tl last/ap year/nn ,/, but/cc Tim/np and/cc his/pp$ wife/nn settled/vbd here/rb ./. Never/rb had/hvd no/at trouble/nn with/in him/ppo before/rb ,/, thought/vbd he/pps was/bedz a/at hard/jj worker/nn ,/, hustling/vbg around/rb to/to get/vb a/at full/jj week's/nn$ work/nn ./. Anyway/rb ,/, Julia/np asks/vbz me/ppo to/in ./. ''/'' ``/`` Julia/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Come/vb on/rp ,/, Inspector/nn-tl ,/, look/vb alive/jj ./. Julia/np Buck/np ,/, the/at deceased/nn ''/'' ,/, Moore/np said/vbd ,/, slipping/vbg me/ppo his/pp$ smug/jj ,/, idiot-grin/nn again/rb ./. ``/`` Julia/np asks/vbz me/ppo to/to come/vb out/rp at/in once/rb ./. But/cc she/pps didn't/dod* sound/vb real/ql alarmed/vbn you/ppss know/vb ,/, like/cs there/ex was/bedz any/dti immediate/jj danger/nn ./. I/ppss got/vbd there/rb at/in 9:47/cd A.M./rb ,/, found/vbd her/ppo strangled/vbn ./. I/ppss would/md have/hv come/vbn sooner/rbr if/cs I'd/ppss+hvd known/vbn ./. No/at doubt/nn about/in Tim/np being/beg the/at killer/nn --/-- I/ppss have/hv a/at witness/nn ./. Don't/do* know/vb why/wrb the/at County/nn-tl had/hvd to/to send/vb anybody/pn up/rp here/rb ./. Told/vbn them/ppo I/ppss can/md handle/vb this/dt ''/'' ./. ``/`` Yeah/rb ,/, seems/vbz you/ppo have/hv a/at nice/jj package/nn ,/, with/in all/abn the/at strings/nns tied/vbn ./. Who's/wps+bez ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md collar/vb Tim/np before/in night/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Who's/wps+bez your/pp$ witness/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Julia/np had/hvd --/-- has/hvz --/-- an/at old/jj Indian/jj woman/nn cooking/vbg for/in her/ppo --/-- Nellie/np Harris/np ./. Probably/rb the/at last/nn of/in the/at original/jj Island/nn-tl Indians/nps-tl ./. Nellie/np was/bedz in/in the/at kitchen/nn ,/, had/hvd just/rb come/vbn to/to work/vb ,/, when/wrb she/pps heard/vbd Tim/np arguing/vbg with/in Julia/np in/in the/at living/vbg room/nn ./. Swears/vbz she/pps recognized/vbd his/pp$ voice/nn ,/, that/cs Tim/np yelled/vbd ,/, '/' It's/pps+bez my/pp$ money/nn and/cc I/ppss want/vb it/ppo '/' !/. !/. And/cc then/rb rushed/vbd out/in of/in the/at house/nn ./. Then/rb she/pps heard/vbd Julia/np phone/vb me/ppo ./. Nellie/np went/vbd on/in with/in her/ppo house/nn work/nn --/-- until/cs I/ppss found/vbd Julia/np dead/jj ./. And/cc before/cs you/ppss say/vb it/ppo ,/, Nellie/np ain't/bez* near/rb strong/jj enough/qlp to/to have/hv strangled/vbn Julia/np ./. There's/ex+bez no/at doubt/nn this/dt Tim/np sneaked/vbd back/rb and/cc killed/vbd Mrs./np Buck/np ./. Another/dt fact/nn :/: Tim's/np+hvz disappeared/vbn --/-- on/in the/at run/nn ./. But/cc there's/ex+bez no/at way/nn off/in the/at Point/nn-tl except/in through/in my/pp$ road/nn block/nn ./. Guess/vb you/ppss want/vb to/to see/vb the/at body/nn --/-- have/hv her/ppo up/in the/at street/nn in/in Doc/np Abel's/np$ office/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Let's/vb+ppo see/vb it/ppo ''/'' ./. We/ppss walked/vbd up/in Main/jjs-tl Street/nn-tl to/in this/dt big/jj white/jj house/nn ,/, then/rb around/rb to/in the/at back/nn ./. Being/beg the/at Harbor's/nn$-tl sole/jj doctor/nn ,/, Abel/np was/bedz also/rb its/pp$ Medical/jj-tl Examiner/nn-tl ./. The/at corpse/nn was/bedz on/in a/at table/nn ,/, covered/vbn by/in a/at sheet/nn ./. Doc/np Abel/np was/bedz busy/jj up/rp front/nn with/in some/dti of/in his/pp$ live/jj patients/nns ./. Pulling/vbg back/rb the/at sheet/nn ,/, I/ppss examined/vbd the/at bruises/nns around/in Julia/np Buck's/np$ once/rb slender/jj throat/nn ./. Powerful/jj hands/nns had/hvd killed/vbn her/ppo ./. ``/`` Find/vb any/dti prints/nns ''/'' ?/. ?/. Chief/nn-tl Moore/np shook/vbd his/pp$ big/jj head/nn ,/, seemed/vbd lost/vbn in/in thought/nn as/cs he/pps stared/vbd at/in the/at nude/jj body/nn ./. Then/rb he/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Never/rb noticed/vbd it/ppo before/rb I/ppss mean/vb ,/, when/wrb she/pps was/bedz dressed/vbn but/cc for/in a/at woman/nn her/pp$ age/nn ,/, Julia/np had/hvd a/at real/ql fine/jj figure/nn ''/'' ./. I/ppss dropped/vbd the/at sheet/nn ,/, glanced/vbd at/in my/pp$ watch/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz almost/rb one/cd and/cc I/ppss hadn't/hvd* had/hvn lunch/nn ./. Still/rb ,/, I/ppss wanted/vbd to/to get/vb this/dt over/rp with/rb ,/, had/hvd a/at lot/nn of/in paper/nn work/nn waiting/vbg in/in my/pp$ own/jj office/nn ./. I/ppss told/vbd him/ppo ,/, ``/`` I/ppss want/vb to/to go/vb see/vb the/at Buck/np house/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Sure/rb ''/'' ./. Walking/vbg back/rb down/in Main/jjs-tl Street/nn-tl ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ,/, ``/`` I/ppss saw/vbd the/at Harbor's/nn$-tl one/cd squad/nn car/nn at/in the/at road/nn block/nn ,/, we'll/ppss+md ride/vb out/rp in/in my/pp$ car/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Naw/rb ,/, we'll/ppss+md use/vb mine/pp$$ ''/'' ,/, Moore/np said/vbd ,/, opening/vbg the/at door/nn of/in a/at sleek/jj white/jj Jaguar/np roadster/nn ./. As/cs I/ppss slid/vbd in/rp beside/in him/ppo he/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Some/dti heap/nn ,/, hey/uh ?/. ?/. Got/vbd a/at heck/nn of/in a/at buy/nn on/in this/dt ,/, dirt/nn cheap/jj ''/'' ./. ``/`` Yeah/rb ,/, it's/pps+bez a/at real/jj load/nn ''/'' ,/, I/ppss told/vbd him/ppo ,/, looking/vbg up/in the/at street/nn at/in my/pp$ battered/vbn Ford/np ./. Five/cd racing/vbg minutes/nns later/rbr we/ppss pulled/vbd into/in the/at driveway/nn of/in this/dt typical/jj two-story/jj house/nn ,/, and/cc when/wrb the/at Jaguar/np stopped/vbd I/ppss managed/vbd to/to swallow/vb ./. There/ex was/bedz a/at garage/nn and/cc a/at modern/jj barn/nn in/in the/at rear/nn ,/, all/abn of/in it/ppo standing/vbg between/in two/cd large/jj flat/jj fields/nns planted/vbn in/in early/jj potatoes/nns ./. Everything/pn shouted/vbd gentleman/nn farming/nn ,/, the/at kind/nn of/in grandfather-father-to-son/nn folding/vbg money/nn the/at Point/nn-tl is/bez known/vbn for/in ./. The/at fins/nns of/in a/at Caddy/np were/bed sticking/vbg out/in of/in the/at garage/nn ,/, while/cs the/at inside/nn of/in the/at house/nn was/bedz a/at comfortable/jj mixture/nn of/in old/jj and/cc expensive/jj contemporary/jj furniture/nn ./. Nellie/np Harris/np wasn't/bedz* old/jj ,/, she/pps was/bedz ancient/jj --/-- a/at tiny/jj shriveled/vbn woman/nn with/in a/at face/nn like/cs a/at tan/jj prune/nn ./. She/pps was/bedz also/rb stone/nn deaf/jj in/in her/pp$ right/jj ear/nn ./. She/pps calmly/rb repeated/vbd what/wdt Moore/np had/hvd told/vbn me/ppo ./. When/wrb I/ppss asked/vbd ,/, ``/`` Why/wrb didn't/dod* you/ppo go/vb into/in the/at living/vbg room/nn to/to see/vb how/wrb Mrs./np Buck/np was/bedz ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at old/jj gal/nn stared/vbd at/in me/ppo with/in her/ppo hard/jj eyes/nns ,/, said/vbd ,/, ``/`` She/pps didn't/dod* call/vb ./. I/ppss do/do the/at living/vbg room/nn last/rb ./. I/ppss went/vbd up/in stairs/nns and/cc did/dod the/at bath/nn and/cc her/pp$ bedroom/nn --/-- way/nn I/ppss always/rb do/do in/in the/at morning/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Have/hv you/ppss any/dti idea/nn what/wdt this/dt Tim/np and/cc Mrs./np Buck/np were/bed arguing/vbg about/in ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Probably/rb wages/nns ./. Miss/np Julia/np was/bedz a/at hard/jj woman/nn with/in a/at dollar/nn ./. Years/nns ago/rb when/wrb I/ppss asked/vbd her/ppo to/to put/vb me/ppo in/in Social/jj-tl Security/nn-tl ,/, so's/cs I/ppss wouldn't/md* have/hv to/to be/be working/vbg now/rb ,/, Miss/np Julia/np threatened/vbd to/to fire/vb me/ppo --/-- all/abn because/cs it/pps would/md mean/vb a/at few/ap more/ap dollars/nns a/at year/nn to/in her/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` Did/dod you/ppo hear/vb Tim/np return/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` No/at sir/nn ./. Nobody/pn came/vbd until/cs Chief/nn-tl Moore/np ''/'' ./. I/ppss drummed/vbd on/in the/at kitchen/nn table/nn with/in my/pp$ pencil/nn ./. ``/`` Mrs./np Buck/np have/hv any/dti men/nns friends/nns ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Her/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at wrinkled/vbn mouth/nn laughed/vbd ,/, revealing/vbg astonishingly/rb strong/jj ,/, white/jj ,/, teeth/nns ./. ``/`` I/ppss never/rb see/vb none/pn ./. But/cc then/rb I/ppss wasn't/bedz* her/pp$ social/jj secretary/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Was/bedz she/pps on/in friendly/jj terms/nns with/in other/ap members/nns of/in her/ppo family/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Didn't/dod* have/hv no/at family/nn --/-- around/in here/rb ./. They/ppss had/hvd a/at son/nn --/-- killed/vbn in/in the/at war/nn ''/'' ./. I/ppss walked/vbd into/in the/at living/vbg room/nn ./. There/ex didn't/dod* seem/vb to/to be/be any/dti signs/nns of/in a/at struggle/nn ./. I/ppss told/vbd Moore/np ,/, ``/`` Where/wrb does/doz Tim's/np$ wife/nn live/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md take/vb you/ppo there/rb ./. Look/vb Jed/np ,/, this/dt is/bez an/at open/vb and/cc shut/vb case/nn and/cc I/ppss have/hv to/to relieve/vb my/pp$ men/nns at/in the/at road/nn block/nn soon/rb ./. Okay/uh ,/, come/vb on/rp ''/'' ./. We/ppss did/dod 80/cd miles/nns an/at hour/nn across/in a/at hard/jj dirt/nn road/nn to/in a/at cluster/nn of/in shacks/nns ./. In/in late/jj summer/nn migratory/jj workers/nns lived/vbd five/cd and/cc six/cd to/in a/at room/nn in/in these/dts ./. Now/rb they/ppss were/bed empty/jj ,/, except/in for/in a/at cottage/nn across/in the/at road/nn ./. Mrs./np Tim/np Williams/np was/bedz about/rb 21/cd ,/, with/in skin/nn the/at color/nn of/in bitter/jj chocolate/nn ,/, and/cc if/cs you/ppss discounted/vbd the/at plain/jj dress/nn and/cc worn/vbn slippers/nns ,/, she/pps was/bedz startlingly/rb pretty/jj ./. The/at inside/nn of/in their/pp$ place/nn was/bedz full/jj of/in new/jj furniture/nn ,/, five/cd bucks/nns down/rp and/cc a/at buck/nn a/at week/nn stuff/nn ,/, but/cc all/abn of/in it/ppo clean/jj and/cc full/jj of/in the/at warmth/nn of/in a/at home/nr ./. Mrs./np Williams/np was/bedz both/abx sullen/jj and/cc frightened/vbn ./. She/pps said/vbd she/pps didn't/dod* know/vb a/at thing/nn --/-- Tim/np had/hvd left/vbn the/at house/nn at/in six/cd in/in the/at morning/nn ,/, as/ql usual/jj ./. She/pps hadn't/hvd* seen/vbn him/ppo since/rb ./. ``/`` Did/dod Mrs./np Buck/np owe/vb him/ppo any/dti wages/nns ''/'' ?/. ?/. I/ppss asked/vbd ./. ``/`` Well/uh ,/, for/in this/dt week/nn ,/, but/cc they/ppss wasn't/bedz* due/jj 'till/in Saturday/nr ./. Listen/vb ,/, Mr./np Inspector/nn-tl ,/, no/at matter/nn what/wdt anybody/pn say/vb ,/, my/pp$ Tim/np didn't/dod* kill/vb that/dt woman/nn !/. !/. Tim/np is/bez a/at good/jj man/nn ,/, hard/rb working/vbg ./. He/pps strong/jj as/cs a/at bull/nn but/cc gentle/jj as/cs a/at baby/nn ./. Even/rb if/cs he/pps angry/jj ,/, Tim/np wouldn't/md* hurt/vb a/at woman/nn ./. He/pps never/rb in/in his/pp$ life/nn took/vbd a/at hand/nn to/in a/at woman/nn or/cc ''/'' ``/`` We'll/ppss+md get/vb him/ppo soon/rb ,/, see/vb what/wdt he/pps says/vbz ''/'' ,/, Chief/nn-tl Moore/np cut/vbd in/rp ./. ``/`` Does/doz your/pp$ husband/nn have/hv a/at car/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. I/ppss asked/vbd ./. ``/`` Got/vbn us/ppo an/at old/jj station/nn wagon/nn ./. Need/vb it/ppo for/in the/at job/nn ''/'' ./. I/ppss asked/vbd a/at silly/jj question/nn :/: ``/`` You've/ppss+hv no/at idea/nn where/wrb your/pp$ husband/nn could/md be/be ,/, now/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps shook/vbd her/ppo head/nn ./. I/ppss knew/vbd she/pps was/bedz lying/vbg ./. I/ppss stood/vbd there/rb ,/, staring/vbg at/in her/ppo for/in a/at moment/nn --/-- thinking/vbg mostly/rb of/in her/pp$ beauty/nn and/cc her/pp$ poverty/nn ./. Moore/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Come/vb on/rp ,/, Jed/np ,/, I/ppss have/hv to/to get/vb to/in my/pp$ men/nns ''/'' ./. On/in my/pp$ way/nn out/rp I/ppss told/vbd her/ppo ,/, ``/`` If/cs you/ppss should/md eh/uh just/rb happen/vb to/to see/vb your/pp$ husband/nn ,/, get/vb him/ppo to/to give/vb himself/ppl up/rp ./. He'll/pps+md get/vb a/at fair/jj trial/nn ./. Hiding/vbg out/rp like/cs this/dt won't/md* get/vb him/ppo anything/pn ,/, except/in more/ap trouble/nn ,/, or/cc a/at bullet/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Yes/rb ./. I'll/ppss+md tell/vb him/ppo --/-- if/cs I/ppss see/vb him/ppo ''/'' ./. We/ppss made/vbd it/ppo back/rb to/in the/at Harbor/nn-tl in/in less/ap than/in four/cd minutes/nns ./. I/ppss tried/vbd not/* to/to act/vb scared/vbn ./. That/dt Jaguar/np could/md really/rb barrel/vb along/rb ./. I/ppss told/vbd Moore/np I/ppss was/bedz going/vbg to/to eat/vb ,/, get/vb some/dti forms/nns filled/vbn out/rp by/in Doc/np Abel/np ./. Chief/nn-tl Moore/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` If/cs I/ppss don't/do* see/vb you/ppo when/wrb I/ppss return/vb ,/, see/vb you/ppo for/in certain/jj at/in my/pp$ road/nn block/nn ,/, Inspector/nn-tl ''/'' ./. I/ppss had/hvd a/at bowl/nn of/in decent/jj chowder/nn ,/, phoned/vbd the/at Doc/np and/cc he/pps said/vbd he'd/pps+md leave/vb the/at death/nn statements/nns with/in his/pp$ girl/nn --/-- in/in a/at half/abn hour/nn ./. Lighting/vbg my/pp$ pipe/nn ,/, I/ppss took/vbd a/at walk/nn ./. The/at Harbor/nn-tl is/bez a/at big/jj yachting/vbg basin/nn in/in the/at summer/nn ./. Even/rb now/rb ,/, there/ex were/bed several/ap slick/jj cruisers/nns tied/vbn to/in the/at dock/nn ,/, an/at ocean-going/jj yawl/nn anchored/vbn inside/in the/at breakwater/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz a/at 34/cd foot/nn Wheeler/np with/in Chief/nn-tl Bob's/np$-tl in/in big/jj gold/nn letters/nns on/in its/pp$ stern/nn also/rb tied/vbn up/rp at/in the/at dock/nn ./. It/pps wasn't/bedz* a/at new/jj boat/nn ,/, about/rb five/cd years/nns old/jj ,/, but/cc fitted/vbn with/in fishing/vbg outriggers/nns and/cc chairs/nns ./. I/ppss asked/vbd an/at old/jj guy/nn running/vbg a/at fishing/vbg station/nn if/cs the/at boat/nn was/bedz Moore's/np$ ./. He/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` You/ppss bet/vb ./. Bob/np Moore/np is/bez plumb/ql crazy/jj about/in blue/nn fishing/vbg ''/'' ./. I/ppss dropped/vbd into/in the/at doctor's/nn$ office/nn ,/, picked/vbd up/rp my/pp$ forms/nns ./. As/cs I/ppss was/bedz walking/vbg back/rb to/in the/at Police/nns-tl Station/nn-tl ,/, which/wdt was/bedz in/in the/at same/ap building/nn with/in the/at City/nn-tl Hall/nn-tl and/cc Post/nn-tl Office/nn-tl ,/, I/ppss saw/vbd Mrs./np Tim/np Williams/np sneaking/vbg into/in the/at back/nn of/in my/pp$ car/nn ./. If/cs she/pps moved/vbd gracefully/rb ,/, she/pps was/bedz clumsy/jj at/in it/ppo ./. I/ppss got/vbd into/in the/at front/jj seat/nn ./. She/pps was/bedz '/' hiding/vbg '/' on/in the/at floor/nn of/in the/at back/nn seat/nn ,/, the/at soft/jj curves/nns of/in her/ppo back/nn and/cc hips/nns --/-- rousing/jj lines/nns ./. I/ppss drove/vbd out/in of/in the/at Harbor/nn-tl ,/, turned/vbd off/rp into/in a/at dirt/nn road/nn among/in the/at scrub/nn pine/nn trees/nns and/cc stopped/vbd ./. I/ppss waited/vbd a/at few/ap minutes/nns and/cc she/pps sat/vbd up/rp ./. For/in another/dt moment/nn we/ppss didn't/dod* talk/vb ,/, then/rb she/pps began/vbd to/to weep/vb ./. She/pps mumbled/vbd ,/, ``/`` I/ppss just/rb know/vb that/cs Chief/nn-tl Moore/np is/bez out/rp to/to kill/vb my/pp$ Tim/np ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` Maybe/rb ./. I/ppss never/rb saw/vbd him/ppo so/ql anxious/jj before/rb ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ,/, lighting/vbg my/pp$ pipe/nn and/cc offering/vbg her/ppo a/at cigarette/nn ./. ``/`` Of/in course/nn ,/, it/pps could/md be/be because/cs this/dt is/bez his/pp$ first/od murder/nn case/nn ./. You/ppss know/vb where/wrb Tim/np is/bez ,/, don't/do* you/ppss ,/, Mrs./np Williams/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps puffed/vbd on/in the/at cigarette/nn slowly/rb ,/, sitting/vbg slumped/vbn against/in the/at back/nn seat/nn ;/. ;/. didn't/dod* answer/vb ./.

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But/cc the/at police/nns have/hv dropped/vbn the/at case/nn ./. I/ppss want/vb you/ppo to/to go/vb to/in Pearson/np-tl City/nn-tl and/cc find/vb out/rp why/wrb --/-- first-hand/jj stuff/nn for/in your/pp$ modern/jj crime/nn series/nn ./. Take/vb the/at same/ap train/nn Diana/np Beauclerk/np took/vbd and/cc get/vb there/rb at/in the/at same/ap time/nn ./. Go/vb to/in the/at same/ap hotel/nn and/cc occupy/vb the/at same/ap suite/nn --/-- 1105/cd ''/'' ./. ``/`` Will/md the/at hotel/nn rent/nn it/ppo so/ql soon/rb after/in the/at crime/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Why/wrb not/* ?/. ?/. The/at police/nns have/hv finished/vbn with/in it/ppo ./. Besides/rb ,/, the/at number/nn of/in the/at suite/nn hasn't/hvz* been/ben published/vbn in/in any/dti newspaper/nn ./. To/in the/at hotel/nn people/nns ,/, you'll/ppss+md just/rb be/be an/at innocent/jj tourist/nn who/wps happens/vbz to/to ask/vb for/in that/dt particular/jj suite/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Still/rb ,/, they/ppss may/md not/* want/vb to/to rent/vb it/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez your/pp$ headache/nn ./. Once/rb inside/rb ,/, keep/vb your/pp$ eyes/nns open/vb ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` For/in what/wdt ''/'' !/. !/. Alec/np was/bedz growing/vbg more/ql and/cc more/ql skeptical/jj ./. ``/`` The/at police/nns will/md have/hv gone/vbn over/in every/at square/nn inch/nn of/in the/at place/nn with/in a/at fine-tooth/nn comb/nn ./. The/at hotel/nn people/nns will/md have/hv scoured/vbn and/cc vacuumed/vbn it/ppo ./. Ten/cd to/in one/cd ,/, it's/pps+hvz even/rb been/ben redecorated/vbn ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` There's/ex+bez always/rb a/at chance/nn they/ppss may/md have/hv overlooked/vbn something/pn ''/'' ,/, returned/vbd the/at chief/nn ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem betting/vbg on/in that/dt chance/nn ./. Interview/vb the/at bellboy/nn and/cc chambermaid/nn who/wps waited/vbd on/in Beauclerk/np ./. Study/vb the/at topography/nn of/in the/at suite/nn ./. Soak/vb up/rp local/jj color/nn ./. Reenact/vb everything/pn Beauclerk/np did/dod ./. Try/vb to/to imagine/vb you're/ppss+ber going/vbg to/to be/be murdered/vbn yourself/ppl --/-- between/in eleven/cd p.m./rb and/cc one/cd a.m./rb the/at night/nn you/ppss arrive/vb ''/'' ./. Alec/np smirked/vbd ./. ``/`` Cheerful/jj way/nn to/to spend/vb an/at evening/nn ''/'' !/. !/. A/at sudden/jj thought/nn wiped/vbd the/at smirk/nn from/in his/pp$ face/nn ./. ``/`` Suppose/vb the/at murderer/nn should/md return/vb to/in the/at scene/nn of/in the/at crime/nn ''/'' !/. !/. The/at chief's/nn$ eyes/nns gleamed/vbd ./. He/pps spoke/vbd softly/rb ./. ``/`` That/dt is/bez exactly/rb what/wdt I'm/ppss+bem hoping/vbg for/in ./. After/in all/abn ,/, the/at murderer/nn is/bez still/rb at/in large/jj ./. And/cc the/at key/nn to/in the/at suite/nn is/bez still/rb missing/vbg ''/'' ./. On/in the/at train/nn Alec/np refreshed/vbd his/pp$ memory/nn of/in the/at Beauclerk/np case/nn by/in reading/vbg teletype/nn flimsies/nns --/-- spot-news/nn stories/nns about/in the/at crime/nn sent/vbn out/rp by/in the/at Pearson/np-tl City/nn-tl Star/nn-tl ,/, a/at member/nn of/in the/at Syndicate/nn-tl Press/nn-tl ./. Diana/np Beauclerk/np was/bedz a/at second-rate/jj actress/nn living/vbg in/in New/jj-tl York/np-tl ./. Two/cd weeks/nns ago/rb she/pps had/hvd gone/vbn west/nr to/in Pearson/np-tl City/nn-tl ./. Daniel/np Forbes/np ,/, her/pp$ divorced/vbn husband/nn ,/, lived/vbd there/rb ./. So/rb did/dod the/at firm/nn of/in lawyers/nns who/wps had/hvd got/vbn her/ppo the/at divorce/nn ,/, Kimball/np and/cc Stacy/np ./. She/pps reached/vbd Pearson/np-tl City/nn-tl at/in nine/cd p.m./rb and/cc went/vbd straight/rb to/in the/at Hotel/nn-tl Westmore/np-tl ./. She/pps telephoned/vbd the/at junior/jj partner/nn of/in her/pp$ law/nn firm/nn ,/, Martin/np Stacy/np ,/, and/cc asked/vbd him/ppo to/to call/vb at/in her/pp$ hotel/nn that/dt evening/nn ./. At/in the/at time/nn of/in her/pp$ divorce/nn Forbes/np had/hvd promised/vbn to/to pay/vb her/ppo a/at lump/nn sum/nn in/in lieu/nn of/in further/jjr alimony/nn if/cs she/pps remarried/vbd ./. According/in to/in Stacy/np ,/, she/pps told/vbd him/ppo she/pps was/bedz planning/vbg to/to remarry/vb and/cc she/pps wanted/vbd him/ppo to/to ask/vb Forbes/np for/in the/at lump/nn sum/nn ./. Stacy/np replied/vbd that/cs it/pps would/md bankrupt/vb Forbes/np ,/, who/wps had/hvd just/rb sunk/vbn all/abn his/pp$ money/nn in/in a/at real/jj estate/nn venture/nn ./. Stacy/np said/vbd he/pps left/vbd her/pp$ suite/nn at/in nine/cd forty-five/cd p.m./rb ./. She/pps was/bedz in/in good/jj health/nn and/cc spirits/nns ,/, but/cc still/rb determined/vbn to/to get/vb the/at money/nn from/in Forbes/np ./. No/at one/pn saw/vbd Stacy/np leave/vb ./. No/at other/ap visitor/nn inquired/vbd for/in her/ppo that/dt evening/nn ./. Next/ap morning/nn she/pps was/bedz found/vbn dead/jj in/in her/pp$ suite/nn with/in a/at bullet/nn from/in a/at Colt/np revolver/nn in/in her/pp$ brain/nn ./. According/in to/in the/at medical/jj examiner/nn ,/, she/pps was/bedz shot/vbn between/in eleven/cd p.m./rb and/cc one/cd a.m./rb ./. Her/pp$ door/nn was/bedz locked/vbn and/cc the/at key/nn was/bedz missing/vbg ./. So/rb was/bedz the/at gun/nn ./. When/wrb Alec/np finished/vbd reading/vbg he/pps was/bedz sure/jj that/cs either/cc Forbes/np or/cc Stacy/np had/hvd killed/vbn Diana/np Beauclerk/np ./. Forbes/np had/hvd motive/nn and/cc Stacy/np had/hvd opportunity/nn ./. Find/vb a/at motive/nn for/in Stacy/np or/cc an/at opportunity/nn for/in Forbes/np and/cc the/at case/nn would/md be/be solved/vbn ./. The/at Hotel/nn-tl Westmore/np-tl proved/vbd to/to be/be one/cd of/in the/at older/jjr hotels/nns in/in Pearson/np-tl City/nn-tl ,/, and/cc definitely/rb second-rate/jj ./. Alec's/np$ first/od impression/nn of/in the/at lobby/nn was/bedz gloomy/jj ,/, Victorian/jj dignity/nn --/-- black/jj walnut/nn and/cc red/jj plush/nn ,/, a/at black/jj and/cc white/jj tiled/vbn floor/nn ,/, and/cc Persian/jj rugs/nns ./. He/pps studied/vbd the/at night/nn clerk/nn as/cs a/at man/nn measures/vbz an/at adversary/nn ./. ``/`` I'd/ppss+md like/vb the/at room/nn I/ppss had/hvd the/at last/ap time/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Certainly/rb ,/, sir/nn ''/'' ./. The/at clerk/nn was/bedz young/jj and/cc limp/jj ,/, with/in a/at tired/vbn smile/nn ./. ``/`` Do/do you/ppss recall/vb the/at number/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` It/pps was/bedz 1105/cd ''/'' ./. The/at clerk's/nn$ smile/nn congealed/vbd ./. ``/`` That/dt suite/nn is/bez taken/vbn ''/'' ./. Alec's/np$ glance/nn went/vbd to/in a/at chart/nn of/in guest/nn names/nns and/cc room/nn numbers/nns hanging/vbg on/in the/at wall/nn behind/in the/at clerk/nn ./. Opposite/in the/at number/nn 1105/cd stood/vbd one/cd word/nn :/: Unoccupied/jj ./. The/at clerk's/nn$ glance/nn followed/vbd Alec's/np$ ./. ``/`` We/ppss have/hv better/jjr rooms/nns vacant/jj now/rb ''/'' ,/, he/pps babbled/vbd ./. ``/`` Larger/jjr and/cc more/ql comfortable/jj ./. At/in the/at same/ap rate/nn ''/'' ./. Alec's/np$ face/nn was/bedz dark/jj ,/, blunt/jj ,/, and/cc sulky/jj ./. He/pps always/rb looked/vbd impertinent/jj and/cc he/pps could/md look/vb dangerous/jj ./. He/pps was/bedz looking/vbg dangerous/jj now/rb ./. He/pps raised/vbd his/pp$ voice/nn ./. ``/`` Anything/pn wrong/jj with/in the/at plumbing/nn in/in 1105/cd ''/'' ?/. ?/. There/ex was/bedz a/at sudden/jj stillness/nn in/in the/at lobby/nn ./. Two/cd women/nns ,/, who/wps had/hvd been/ben chattering/vbg like/cs parrots/nns ,/, were/bed struck/vbn dumb/jj ./. A/at man/nn ,/, lighting/vbg a/at match/nn for/in his/pp$ cigar/nn ,/, paused/vbd until/cs the/at flame/nn burned/vbd his/pp$ fingers/nns ./. Even/rb the/at bellboys/nns on/in their/pp$ bench/nn were/bed listening/vbg ./. The/at clerk's/nn$ eyes/nns flickered/vbd ./. ``/`` Of/in course/nn not/* ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` Anybody/pn with/in a/at contagious/jj disease/nn been/ben in/in there/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` No/rb ''/'' !/. !/. The/at clerk/nn was/bedz almost/ql hysterical/jj ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez just/rb that/cs --/-- well/uh ,/, 1105/cd is/bez being/beg redecorated/vbn ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* believe/vb it/ppo ''/'' ./. Alec/np leaned/vbd on/in the/at desk/nn ,/, holding/vbg the/at clerk's/nn$ eyes/nns with/in his/pp$$ ./. ``/`` Suppose/vb you/ppo tell/vb me/ppo the/at real/jj reason/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps drawled/vbd ./. ``/`` There/ex might/md be/be a/at story/nn in/in it/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` St-story/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem with/in the/at Syndicated/vbn-tl Press/nn-tl ,/, Feature/nn-tl Service/nn-tl ./. Either/cc I/ppss get/vb the/at story/nn --/-- or/cc I/ppss get/vb the/at suite/nn ''/'' ./. It/pps was/bedz blackmail/nn and/cc the/at clerk/nn knew/vbd it/ppo ./. ``/`` There/ex is/bez no/at story/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps piped/vbd tremulously/rb ./. ``/`` Front/nn-tl !/. !/. Show/vb this/dt gentleman/nn to/in 1105/cd ''/'' !/. !/. The/at stillness/nn persisted/vbd as/cs Alec/np followed/vbd a/at bellboy/nn across/in the/at lobby/nn to/in the/at elevator/nn ./. He/pps could/md feel/vb eyes/nns on/in his/pp$ back/nn ./. 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The/at boy/nn dropped/vbd his/pp$ eyes/nns ./. ``/`` Afraid/jj you'll/ppss+md lose/vb your/pp$ job/nn if/cs you/ppss don't/do* keep/vb your/pp$ mouth/nn shut/vbn ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at boy/nn raised/vbd his/pp$ eyes/nns ./. ``/`` Listen/vb ,/, mister/np ./. If/cs you/ppss want/vb my/pp$ advice/nn ,/, pack/vb up/rp and/cc take/vb the/at next/ap train/nn back/rb to/in New/jj-tl York/np-tl ''/'' ./. ``/`` Were/bed you/ppss on/in duty/nn here/rb two/cd weeks/nns ago/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at boy/nn hesitated/vbd ./. Then/rb ,/, ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem not/* talking/vbg ./. But/cc I/ppss wouldn't/md* spend/vb a/at night/nn in/in here/rb for/in a/at million/cd bucks/nns ''/'' !/. !/. He/pps was/bedz in/in a/at hurry/nn to/to get/vb out/in of/in the/at room/nn ./. Alec/np gave/vbd him/ppo a/at tip/nn and/cc let/vb him/ppo go/vb ./. Alone/rb ,/, Alec/np examined/vbd the/at doors/nns ./. 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And/cc she/pps answered/vbd ,/, ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* know/vb ,/, but/cc I/ppss hope/vb you'll/ppss+md never/rb do/do such/abl a/at thing/nn ''/'' ./. Without/in a/at tremor/nn ,/, ``/`` God/np forbid/vb ''/'' !/. !/. He/pps said/vbd ,/, and/cc went/vbd out/rp and/cc cut/vbd his/pp$ throat/nn in/in the/at cave/nn near/in Granny/np Day's/np$ swamp/nn ./. What/wdt has/hvz this/dt to/to do/do with/in the/at present/nn ?/. ?/. Much/ap ,/, I/ppss assure/vb you/ppo ./. You/ppss must/md know/vb what/wdt gets/vbz into/in people/nns ,/, even/rb such/jj as/cs Red/np and/cc Handley/np ,/, before/cs you/ppss can/md tell/vb what/wdt comes/vbz out/in of/in them/ppo ./. They/ppss had/hvd learned/vbn ,/, both/abx of/in them/ppo ,/, about/in Abraham/np Wharf/np ./. That's/dt+bez why/wrb I/ppss beg/vb you/ppo not/* to/to forget/vb him/ppo ./. His/pp$ ghost/nn is/bez not/* laid/vbn ./. Red/np and/cc Handley/np ,/, God/np help/vb them/ppo ,/, knew/vbd the/at old/jj Dogtown/np lore/nn ;/. ;/. and/cc I/ppss knew/vbd they/ppss knew/vbd it/ppo ,/, for/cs I'd/ppss+hvd told/vbn them/ppo a/at lot/nn of/in it/ppo ./. And/cc isn't/bez* it/pps true/jj that/cs you/ppss get/vb a/at deeper/jjr perception/nn about/in a/at man/nn and/cc his/pp$ motives/nns when/wrb you/ppss know/vb what/wdt it/pps is/bez he/pps knows/vbz ?/. ?/. Yes/rb ,/, gentlemen/nns ,/, I/ppss am/bem getting/vbg to/in the/at point/nn ,/, to/in my/pp$ point/nn ./. You/ppss know/vb the/at facts/nns ;/. ;/. they/ppss are/ber set/vbn forth/rb in/in your/pp$ own/jj newspapers/nns ./. You/ppss want/vb from/in me/ppo the/at story/nn ,/, but/cc a/at story/nn is/bez about/in '/' why/wrb-nc '/' and/cc then/rb ,/, perhaps/rb ,/, about/in how/wrb-nc ./. The/at '/' when/wrb-nc '/' you/ppss know/vb ;/. ;/. yesterday/nr morning/nn ./. So/cs what/wdt I/ppss am/bem trying/vbg to/to tell/vb you/ppo is/bez the/at '/' why/wrb-nc '/' --/-- that/dt is/bez my/pp$ point/nn --/-- and/cc that/dt concerns/vbz the/at spirit/nn of/in the/at matter/nn ./. There/ex is/bez an/at inwardness/nn and/cc a/at luster/nn to/in old/jj furniture/nn (/( look/vb at/in that/dt mahogany/nn highboy/nn behind/in you/ppo )/) which/wdt has/hvz a/at provocative/jj emanation/nn ,/, if/cs I/ppss may/md say/vb so/rb ./. Places/nns ,/, too/rb ,/, have/hv their/pp$ haunting/jj qualities/nns ./. Even/rb people/nns ./. And/cc my/pp$ point/nn in/in this/dt sad/jj story/nn is/bez the/at spirit/nn of/in the/at matter/nn ./. When/wrb you/ppss hold/vb the/at spirit/nn of/in a/at thing/nn ,/, then/rb somehow/rb you/ppss know/vb the/at truth/nn --/-- you/ppss know/vb a/at fake/jj antique/nn from/in the/at real/jj thing/nn ./. And/cc the/at truth/nn is/bez what/wdt you've/ppss+hv come/vbn for/in ,/, is/bez it/pps not/* ?/. ?/. Now/rb ,/, Dogtown/np is/bez one/cd of/in those/dts places/nns that/wps creeps/vbz into/in the/at marrow/nn as/cs worms/nns get/vb into/in old/jj wood/nn ,/, under/in the/at veneer/nn ./. In/in fact/nn ,/, all/abn the/at folk/nn who/wps lived/vbd on/in the/at back/nn of/in Cape/nn-tl Ann/np-tl ,/, they/ppss are/ber not/* just/rb like/cs others/nns ./. There's/ex+bez a/at different/jj hall-mark/nn on/in them/ppo ./. There/ex were/bed no/at witch/nn burnings/nns here/rb because/cs everyone/pn had/hvd a/at witch/nn in/in the/at family/nn ./. Just/rb think/vb of/in old/jj Granther/np Stannard/np who/wps pulled/vbd the/at teeth/nns of/in Dark/np Younger/np (/( her/pp$ real/jj name/nn was/bedz Dorcas/np )/) ,/, and/cc because/cs he/pps bungled/vbd the/at job/nn and/cc left/vbd two/cd protruding/vbg tusks/nns she/pps put/vbd such/abl a/at hex/nn on/in him/ppo that/cs he/pps thought/vbd his/pp$ legs/nns were/bed made/vbn of/in glass/nn ./. 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A/at fascinating/jj pursuit/nn ,/, I/ppss assure/vb you/ppo ./. )/) Even/rb I/ppss can/md remember/vb nothing/pn but/in ruined/vbn cellars/nns and/cc tumbled/vbn pillars/nns ,/, and/cc nobody/pn has/hvz lived/vbn there/rb in/in the/at memory/nn of/in any/dti living/vbg man/nn ./. It/pps is/bez now/rb a/at sweep/nn of/in boulders/nns and/cc ledges/nns ,/, with/in oak/nn ,/, walnut/nn and/cc sumac/nn creeping/vbg across/in the/at common/nn ,/, and/cc everywhere/nn the/at ruins/nns and/cc the/at long/jj ,/, long/jj shadows/nns ./. That's/dt+bez your/pp$ setting/nn ,/, and/cc a/at sinister/jj one/pn ./. Please/vb get/vb that/dt in/in your/pp$ reports/nns ./. It/pps accounts/vbz for/in so/ql many/ap things/nns ./. Both/abx Red/jj-tl McIver/np and/cc Handley/np Walker/np lived/vbd nearby/rb ,/, almost/rb as/ql near/rb as/cs I/ppss do/do ./. Red/jj-tl lived/vbd at/in Lanesville/np ,/, and/cc from/in his/pp$ house/nn he/pps could/md be/be up/rp on/in the/at Common/nn-tl in/in a/at half/abn hour's/nn$ brisk/jj walk/nn ;/. ;/. Handley/np lived/vbd further/rbr on/rp ,/, at/in Pigeon/nn-tl Cove/nn-tl ./. I'd/ppss+md often/rb find/vb one/cd or/cc other/ap of/in them/ppo up/rp around/in Dogtown/np sketching/vbg ./. They/ppss were/bed both/abx painters/nns ,/, (/( They/ppss were/bed ?/. ?/. They/ppss are/ber ?/. ?/. What/wdt should/md one/pn say/vb ?/. ?/. )/) Well/uh ,/, anyhow/rb ,/, Dogtown/np-tl Common/nn-tl is/bez so/ql much/rb off/in the/at beaten/vbn track/nn nowadays/rb that/cs only/rb Sunday/nr picnickers/nns still/rb stray/vb up/in there/rb ,/, from/in time/nn to/in time/nn ./. Sea-road/nn ,/, railroad/nn ,/, lack/nn of/in water/nn ,/, killed/vbd Dogtown/np ./. 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Handley/np married/vbd Freya/np and/cc Red/np ,/, of/in the/at red/jj beard/nn ,/, married/vbd Anta/np ./. And/cc it/pps was/bedz because/cs of/in an/at old/jj Norberg/np inheritance/nn that/cs I/ppss got/vbd to/to understand/vb them/ppo all/abn so/ql well/rb ./. The/at quarrel/nn ended/vbd in/in a/at ridiculous/jj draw/nn ,/, but/cc I/ppss must/md tell/vb you/ppo about/in it/ppo ./. Oh/uh ,/, yes/rb ,/, I'm/ppss+bem quite/ql sure/jj it's/pps+bez important/jj ,/, because/cs of/in the/at Beech/nn-tl Pasture/nn-tl ./. What's/wdt+bez that/dt ?/. ?/. Why/wrb ,/, that's/dt+bez what/wdt gave/vbd me/ppo the/at feeling/nn ,/, gave/vbd me/ppo as-it-were/rb the/at spirit/nn ,/, the/at demoniac/jj ,/, evil/jj spirit/nn of/in this/dt whole/nn affair/nn ./. You/ppss see/vb ,/, besides/rb being/beg custodian/nn of/in antiquities/nns ,/, I/ppss am/bem also/rb registrar/nn ./. No/rb ,/, I/ppss don't/do* hold/vb with/in those/dts who/wps live/vb entirely/rb among/in dead/jj things/nns ./. 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One/cd other/ap cause/nn of/in jealousy/nn between/in them/ppo I/ppss must/md tell/vb you/ppo ./. Paint/nn !/. !/. Gloomy/jj and/cc unkempt/jj as/cs Red/jj-tl McIver/np was/bedz ,/, he/pps was/bedz much/rb the/at better/jjr painter/nn ./. I/ppss suppose/vb Handley/np knew/vbd it/ppo ./. If/cs Red/np had/hvd a/at show/nn at/in Gloucester/np ,/, Handley/np would/md hurry/vb to/to hang/vb his/pp$ pictures/nns in/in Rockport/np ./. You/ppss may/md say/vb this/dt has/hvz little/ap pertinence/nn ,/, but/cc ,/, gentlemen/nns ,/, remember/vb that/cs all/abn this/dt prepared/vbd my/pp$ mind/nn ,/, alerted/vbd my/pp$ intelligence/nn ./. By/in such/jj touches/nns the/at pattern/nn takes/vbz shape/nn ./. You/ppss would/md call/vb these/dts the/at motives/nns of/in crime/nn ./. I/ppss would/md call/vb them/ppo the/at patterns/nns of/in life/nn ,/, perhaps/rb even/rb the/at designs/nns of/in destiny/nn ./. 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That's/dt+bez what/wdt the/at man/nn had/hvd said/vbn ./. Haney/np peered/vbd doubtfully/rb at/in his/pp$ drinking/vbg companion/nn through/in bleary/jj ,/, tear-filled/jj eyes/nns ./. He/pps had/hvd no/at ready/jj answer/nn ,/, as/ql much/rb from/in surprise/nn as/cs from/in the/at fit/nn of/in coughing/vbg ./. Was/bedz the/at man/nn drunk/jj or/cc crazy/jj or/cc both/abx ?/. ?/. But/cc his/pp$ new-found/jj buddy/nn had/hvd matched/vbn him/ppo drink/nn for/in drink/nn until/cs he/pps lost/vbd count/nn ,/, and/cc the/at man's/nn$ eyes/nns were/bed still/rb clear/jj ./. The/at guy/nn is/bez off/in his/pp$ rocker/nn ,/, Haney/np thought/vbd to/in himself/ppl ,/, and/cc looked/vbd away/rb from/in those/dts eyes/nns ./. Eyes/nns that/wps were/bed clear/jj ,/, but/cc also/rb bright/jj with/in a/at strange/jj intensity/nn ,/, a/at sort/nn of/in cold/jj fire/nn burning/vbg behind/in them/ppo ./. Why/wrb hadn't/hvd* he/pps noticed/vbn it/ppo before/rb ?/. ?/. No/rb ,/, the/at man/nn was/bedz not/* drunk/jj He/pps wondered/vbd how/wrb he/pps got/vbd tied/vbn up/rp with/in this/dt stranger/nn ./. But/cc ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, he/pps remembered/vbd now/rb ./. It/pps was/bedz blurred/vbn ,/, after/in two/cd hours/nns of/in steady/jj drinking/nn ,/, but/cc the/at occasion/nn of/in it/ppo came/vbd back/rb to/in him/ppo ./. The/at stranger/nn ,/, his/pp$ head/nn seemingly/rb sunk/vbn in/in thought/nn ,/, started/vbd to/to cross/vb the/at street/nn against/in the/at light/nn just/rb as/cs a/at huge/jj moving/vbg van/nn roared/vbd through/in the/at intersection/nn ./. Brakes/nns howled/vbd and/cc a/at horn/nn blared/vbd furiously/rb ,/, but/cc the/at man/nn would/md have/hv been/ben hit/vbn if/cs Phil/np hadn't/hvd* called/vbn out/rp to/in him/ppo a/at second/nn before/rb ./. His/pp$ shout/nn had/hvd been/ben involuntary/jj ,/, something/pn anybody/pn might/md have/hv done/vbn without/in thinking/vbg ,/, on/in the/at spur/nn of/in the/at moment/nn ./. As/cs a/at matter/nn of/in fact/nn ,/, he/pps wouldn't/md* have/hv cared/vbn at/in all/abn if/cs the/at guy/nn had/hvd been/ben hit/vbn ./. Actually/rb ,/, he/pps regretted/vbd having/hvg opened/vbn his/pp$ mouth/nn when/wrb the/at truck/nn came/vbd to/in a/at stop/nn and/cc the/at angry/jj driver/nn jumped/vbd down/rp from/in the/at cab/nn and/cc walked/vbd back/rb toward/in them/ppo ./. By/in then/rb ,/, the/at stranger/nn was/bedz thanking/vbg Haney/np profusely/rb and/cc had/hvd one/cd arm/nn around/in his/pp$ shoulders/nns as/cs if/cs he/pps were/bed an/at old/jj friend/nn ./. So/cs the/at driver/nn started/vbd to/to curse/vb at/in both/abx of/in them/ppo as/cs if/cs they/ppss had/hvd been/ben in/in a/at plot/nn together/rb to/to ruin/vb his/pp$ safe-driving/nn record/nn ./. Then/rb the/at man/nn he/pps saved/vbd turned/vbd and/cc looked/vbd squarely/rb into/in the/at truck/nn driver's/nn$ face/nn ,/, without/in saying/vbg a/at word/nn ./. Very/ql suddenly/rb ,/, the/at driver/nn stopped/vbd swearing/vbg at/in them/ppo ,/, turned/vbd on/in his/pp$ heel/nn and/cc went/vbd back/rb to/in his/pp$ truck/nn ./. Haney/np hadn't/hvd* given/vbn it/ppo much/ap thought/nn at/in the/at time/nn ./. Now/rb he/pps recalled/vbd it/ppo very/ql clearly/rb ,/, and/cc wondered/vbd what/wdt the/at truck/nn driver/nn had/hvd seen/vbn in/in those/dts eyes/nns to/to make/vb him/ppo back/vb off/rp ./. It/pps must/md have/hv been/ben the/at sort/nn of/in look/nn that/wps can/md call/vb a/at bluff/nn without/in saying/vbg a/at word/nn ./. When/wrb the/at light/nn went/vbd their/pp$ way/nn ,/, they/ppss went/vbd on/rp across/in the/at street/nn ./. And/cc when/wrb the/at stranger/nn found/vbd out/rp that/cs Phil/np was/bedz on/in the/at way/nn to/in one/cd of/in his/pp$ favorite/jj bars/nns ,/, he/pps insisted/vbd on/in offering/vbg to/to buy/vb drinks/nns for/in both/abx of/in them/ppo ./. Phil/np usually/rb went/vbd alone/rb and/cc kept/vbd to/in himself/ppl ,/, sitting/vbg in/in a/at corner/nn and/cc passing/vbg the/at time/nn by/in nursing/vbg his/pp$ favorite/jj grudges/nns ./. But/cc he/pps decided/vbd he/pps wouldn't/md* mind/vb company/nn in/in return/nn for/in free/jj drinks/nns ,/, even/rb though/cs he/pps made/vbd good/jj money/nn at/in his/pp$ job/nn ./. Phil/np was/bedz like/cs that/dt ./. Now/rb he/pps wondered/vbd if/cs it/pps was/bedz worth/jj it/ppo ,/, having/hvg a/at screwball/nn for/in company/nn ./. He/pps really/rb didn't/dod* take/vb the/at offer/nn seriously/rb ,/, but/cc he/pps began/vbd to/to feel/vb uneasy/jj ./. When/wrb he/pps finally/rb got/vbd the/at coughing/nn under/in control/nn ,/, he/pps realized/vbd that/cs Pete/np (/( all/abn he/pps gave/vbd was/bedz his/pp$ first/od name/nn )/) was/bedz still/rb waiting/vbg for/in an/at answer/nn --/-- he/pps didn't/dod* even/rb seem/vb to/to wink/vb as/cs he/pps continued/vbd to/to stare/vb ./. Haney/np managed/vbd a/at weak/jj laugh/nn ./. ``/`` Guess/vb I/ppss can't/md* think/vb of/in anyone/pn ,/, Pete/np ./. Thanks/nns anyhow/rb ''/'' ./. A/at faint/jj crease/nn appeared/vbd between/in the/at man's/nn$ eyebrows/nns ./. ``/`` I/ppss think/vb you/ppss aren't/ber* taking/vbg me/ppo seriously/rb ,/, Phil/np ./. I/ppss meant/vbd it/ppo ./. And/cc everybody/pn has/hvz some/dti kind/nn of/in grudge/nn ./. I/ppss might/md have/hv got/vbn hit/vbn by/in that/dt truck/nn if/cs it/pps wasn't/bedz* for/in you/ppo ./. I/ppss believe/vb in/in returning/vbg favors/nns ./. I'll/ppss+md do/do anything/pn for/in somebody/pn I/ppss like/vb ./. It/pps won't/md* cost/vb you/ppo a/at cent/nn ,/, Phil/np ./. Go/vb ahead/rb and/cc try/vb me/ppo ''/'' !/. !/. Phil/np rubbed/vbd his/pp$ forehead/nn wearily/rb ./. He/pps was/bedz beginning/vbg to/to feel/vb woolly/jj ./. Maybe/rb it/pps would/md be/be better/jjr to/to humor/vb the/at guy/nn and/cc then/rb make/vb an/at exit/nn ./. He/pps really/rb didn't/dod* expect/vb anything/pn to/to come/vb of/in it/ppo ,/, and/cc there/ex were/bed a/at few/ap people/nns ``/`` All/ql right/rb ''/'' ,/, he/pps conceded/vbd finally/rb ,/, ``/`` if/cs you/ppss must/md know/vb ,/, I/ppss don't/do* get/vb along/rb with/in the/at landlord/nn ./. He/pps keeps/vbz riding/vbg me/ppo because/cs I/ppss like/vb to/to listen/vb to/in the/at radio/nn and/cc sing/vb while/cs I'm/ppss+bem taking/vbg a/at bath/nn ./. He/pps says/vbz the/at neighbors/nns complain/vb ,/, but/cc I/ppss don't/do* believe/vb it/ppo ./. Why/wrb don't/do* they/ppss tell/vb me/ppo themselves/ppls if/cs it/pps bothers/vbz them/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at man/nn closed/vbd his/pp$ eyes/nns and/cc nodded/vbd ./. When/wrb he/pps looked/vbd up/rp again/rb ,/, he/pps seemed/vbd almost/ql contented/vbn ./. ``/`` Fine/jj ./. Give/vb me/ppo your/pp$ address/nn ./. It/pps will/md take/vb a/at little/ap time/nn ./. I/ppss want/vb to/to study/vb your/pp$ landlord's/nn$ habits/nns and/cc movements/nns first/rb ./. You/ppss see/vb ,/, I/ppss always/rb make/vb it/ppo look/vb like/cs an/at accident/nn ./. Maybe/rb suicide/nn ,/, if/cs it/pps looks/vbz reasonable/jj ./. In/in that/dt way/nn there's/ex+bez no/at trouble/nn for/in the/at customer/nn ''/'' ./. Haney's/np$ eyebrows/nns flew/vbd up/rp ./. ``/`` Customer/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Pete/np smiled/vbd modestly/rb ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez my/pp$ line/nn of/in work/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd Five/cd minutes/nns later/rbr ,/, before/cs Haney/np could/md make/vb his/pp$ break/nn ,/, the/at stranger/nn stood/vbd up/rp and/cc nodded/vbd farewell/nn ./. Haney/np watched/vbd the/at small/jj but/cc wiry/jj man/nn slip/vb out/in the/at door/nn quickly/rb and/cc silently/rb ,/, and/cc felt/vbd relieved/vbn to/to see/vb that/cs nobody/pn else/rb seemed/vbd to/to notice/vb his/pp$ departure/nn ./. Phil/np decided/vbd to/to stay/vb a/at little/ap longer/jjr ,/, and/cc as/cs time/nn passed/vbd it/pps seemed/vbd as/cs if/cs the/at strange/jj little/ap man/nn had/hvd never/rb been/ben there/rb ,/, but/cc for/in the/at other/ap glass/nn on/in the/at table/nn ./. Some/dti time/nn before/in midnight/nn he/pps returned/vbd to/in his/pp$ apartment/nn and/cc hit/vbd the/at sack/nn ,/, putting/vbg the/at whole/jj incident/nn out/in of/in mind/nn before/cs he/pps fell/vbd asleep/rb ./. The/at next/ap day/nn ,/, Sunday/nr ,/, the/at hangover/nn reminded/vbd Haney/np where/wrb he/pps had/hvd been/ben the/at night/nn before/rb ./. The/at hangover/nn in/in turn/nn reminded/vbd him/ppo of/in his/pp$ conversation/nn with/in the/at weirdy/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps groaned/vbd ./. He/pps went/vbd for/in more/ap aspirin/nn later/rbr in/in the/at day/nn ,/, and/cc passed/vbd the/at surly/jj landlord/nn on/in the/at way/nn --/-- he/pps was/bedz still/rb alive/jj and/cc scowling/vbg as/ql usual/jj ,/, as/cs if/cs tenants/nns were/bed a/at burden/nn in/in his/pp$ life/nn ./. Phil/np shrugged/vbd and/cc ignored/vbd him/ppo ./. He/pps went/vbd back/rb to/in work/nn Monday/nr ./. By/in Wednesday/nr the/at landlord/nn was/bedz still/rb alive/jj ./. Of/in course/nn On/in Thursday/nr ,/, Haney/np mailed/vbd the/at monthly/jj check/nn for/in separate/jj maintenance/nn to/in his/pp$ wife/nn Lolly/np ,/, and/cc wished/vbd the/at stranger/nn could/md do/do something/pn about/in her/ppo Coming/vbg home/nr from/in work/nn ,/, he/pps was/bedz startled/vbn to/to see/vb a/at police/nn car/nn parked/vbn in/in front/nn of/in the/at apartment/nn building/nn ./. Inside/in the/at lobby/nn ,/, people/nns were/bed standing/vbg around/rb ,/, talking/vbg excitedly/rb ./. His/pp$ spine/nn crawled/vbd with/in a/at foreboding/vbg premonition/nn as/cs he/pps asked/vbd one/cd of/in his/pp$ fellow/nn tenants/nns what/wdt had/hvd happened/vbn ./. The/at landlord/nn had/hvd died/vbn ./. Late/rb that/dt afternoon/nn ,/, it/pps seemed/vbd ,/, he/pps had/hvd fallen/vbn off/in the/at roof/nn while/cs on/in some/dti obscure/jj errand/nn or/cc inspection/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd apparently/rb been/ben alone/rb ./. Nobody/pn witnessed/vbd the/at fall/nn --/-- just/rb the/at sickening/vbg impact/nn when/wrb his/pp$ body/nn smashed/vbd on/in the/at pavement/nn just/rb outside/in the/at basement/nn delivery/nn entrance/nn ./. Haney/np hoped/vbd that/cs nobody/pn noticed/vbd his/pp$ sudden/jj pallor/nn ,/, as/cs he/pps felt/vbd the/at blood/nn drain/nn from/in his/pp$ cheeks/nns ./. He/pps muttered/vbd something/pn about/in how/wrb terrible/jj it/pps was/bedz ,/, and/cc walked/vbd with/in deliberate/jj slowness/nn to/in the/at elevator/nn ./. Once/rb inside/in his/pp$ apartment/nn ,/, he/pps poured/vbd a/at drink/nn with/in trembling/vbg hands/nns and/cc flopped/vbd limply/rb in/in a/at chair/nn ./. After/in a/at while/nn he/pps began/vbd to/to feel/vb better/rbr about/in it/ppo ,/, especially/rb when/wrb no/at one/pn bothered/vbd to/to ask/vb any/dti questions/nns ./. But/cc after/in all/abn ,/, why/wrb should/md they/ppss ?/. ?/. Still/ql later/rbr ,/, he/pps finally/rb convinced/vbd himself/ppl that/cs it/pps was/bedz an/at accident/nn --/-- just/rb a/at coincidence/nn ./. The/at stranger/nn really/rb had/hvd nothing/pn to/to do/do with/in it/ppo ,/, of/in course/nn Haney/np went/vbd to/in bed/nn ,/, happy/jj that/cs at/in least/ap he/pps was/bedz rid/jj of/in that/dt lousy/jj landlord/nn ./. After/in all/abn ,/, the/at man/nn had/hvd no/at family/nn ,/, so/cs no/at one/pn suffered/vbd ,/, and/cc everybody/pn was/bedz better/jjr off/rp for/in it/ppo ./. Really/rb ,/, he/pps said/vbd to/in himself/ppl ,/, nobody/pn kills/vbz a/at man/nn just/rb as/cs a/at favor/nn !/. !/. So/rb you/ppss thought/vbd I/ppss didn't/dod* mean/vb what/wdt I/ppss said/vbd ./. The/at stranger's/nn$ eyes/nns were/bed large/jj and/cc sad/jj ,/, as/cs if/cs Phil/np Haney/np had/hvd hurt/nn his/pp$ feelings/nns ./. It/pps was/bedz like/cs a/at recurrent/jj ,/, annoying/jj dream/nn ,/, but/cc now/rb the/at dream/nn was/bedz beginning/vbg to/to take/vb on/in overtones/nns of/in a/at nightmare/nn ./. However/wrb ,/, Haney/np knew/vbd it/pps was/bedz not/* a/at dream/nn ./. He/pps might/md be/be very/ql tight/jj ,/, but/cc he/pps knew/vbd where/wrb he/pps was/bedz ./. It/pps was/bedz the/at same/ap bar/nn ,/, and/cc it/pps was/bedz two/cd weeks/nns later/rbr --/-- Saturday/nr night/nn ,/, when/wrb he/pps had/hvd an/at excuse/nn to/to drink/vb heavier/rbr than/cs usual/jj ./. He/pps had/hvd been/ben sitting/vbg in/in the/at usual/jj corner/nn at/in the/at little/ap table/nn ,/, as/ql far/jj as/cs possible/jj from/in any/dti talkative/jj ,/, friendly/jj lushes/nns ./. He/pps was/bedz enjoying/vbg the/at weekly/jj ritual/nn of/in washing/vbg down/rp his/pp$ pet/nn grievance/nn with/in bourbon/nn slightly/rb moistened/vbn with/in water/nn ./. This/dt favorite/nn grievance/nn was/bedz not/* the/at landlord/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd already/rb quite/ql forgotten/vbn about/in him/ppo ./. In/in fact/nn ,/, he/pps had/hvd only/rb mentioned/vbn him/ppo on/in the/at spur/nn of/in the/at moment/nn ./. His/pp$ real/jj grievance/nn was/bedz Lolly/np ./. Toward/in the/at end/nn of/in his/pp$ fourth/od hairy/jj highball/nn ,/, while/cs he/pps was/bedz moodily/rb making/vbg wet/jj rings/nns on/in the/at table-top/nn with/in the/at bottom/nn of/in the/at glass/nn ,/, he/pps became/vbd aware/jj that/cs he/pps was/bedz not/* alone/rb ./. He/pps looked/vbd up/rp with/in bloodshot/jj eyes/nns and/cc beheld/vbd the/at stranger/nn sitting/vbg across/in the/at table/nn ,/, smiling/vbg a/at secret/jj smile/nn at/in him/ppo ,/, as/cs if/cs they/ppss were/bed fellow/nn conspirators/nns ./. He/pps hadn't/hvd* even/rb noticed/vbn --/-- what/wdt was/bedz his/pp$ name/nn ?/. ?/. Pete/np ?/. ?/. --/-- he/pps hadn't/hvd* seen/vbn him/ppo sit/vb down/rp ./. The/at man/nn was/bedz uncanny/jj ,/, like/cs a/at shadow/nn ,/, and/cc made/vbd as/ql much/ap noise/nn as/cs a/at shadow/nn ./. Haney/np felt/vbd like/cs shrinking/vbg out/rp of/in sight/nn ,/, but/cc he/pps was/bedz already/rb trapped/vbn in/in the/at corner/nn with/in the/at wiry/jj ,/, dark/jj little/ap man/nn ./. He/pps began/vbd to/to wish/vb that/cs he/pps hadn't/hvd* shouted/vbn that/dt other/ap evening/nn when/wrb the/at truck/nn bore/vbd down/rp through/in the/at crossing/nn ./. Was/bedz he/pps going/vbg to/to be/be saddled/vbn from/in now/rb on/rp with/in a/at creep/nn for/in a/at bar-buddy/nn ?/. ?/. He'd/pps+md have/hv to/to start/vb going/vbg to/in some/dti of/in the/at other/ap places/nns again/rb ./. In/in a/at low/jj voice/nn ,/, almost/rb whispering/vbg ,/, the/at man/nn had/hvd asked/vbn Phil/np if/cs he/pps was/bedz happy/jj with/in the/at way/nn the/at landlord/nn had/hvd been/ben taken/vbn off/in his/pp$ back/nn ./. He/pps made/vbd the/at mistake/nn of/in answering/vbg in/in an/at offhand/jj way/nn ,/, and/cc instantly/rb realized/vbd that/cs his/pp$ skepticism/nn must/md have/hv showed/vbn in/in his/pp$ face/nn or/cc voice/nn ./. Pete/np frowned/vbd slightly/rb ,/, then/rb became/vbd sad/jj and/cc moody/jj ./. Haney/np didn't/dod* want/vb to/to encourage/vb his/pp$ company/nn ,/, but/cc felt/vbd he/pps ought/md to/to buy/vb him/ppo a/at drink/nn anyhow/rb ,/, to/to prevent/vb possible/jj trouble/nn ./. But/cc there/ex was/bedz no/at trouble/nn ./. The/at guy/nn sulked/vbd over/in his/pp$ drink/nn ,/, obviously/rb upset/vbn by/in Haney's/np$ lack/nn of/in appreciation/nn ./. To/to break/vb the/at uncomfortable/jj silence/nn ,/, Haney/np began/vbd to/to talk/vb ./. In/in time/nn ,/, and/cc two/cd drinks/nns later/rbr ,/, he/pps was/bedz complaining/vbg bitterly/rb about/in his/pp$ wife/nn ,/, He/pps was/bedz on/in the/at subject/nn for/in ten/cd minutes/nns or/cc so/rb when/wrb he/pps noticed/vbd the/at renewed/vbn interest/nn in/in his/pp$ listener/nn --/-- it/pps showed/vbd in/in the/at alert/jj face/nn and/cc the/at suddenly/rb bright/jj eyes/nns ./. When/wrb he/pps paused/vbd to/to moisten/vb his/pp$ throat/nn ,/, the/at stranger/nn broke/vbd in/rp ./. ``/`` But/cc why/wrb pay/nn her/pp$ bills/nns ?/. ?/. If/cs she/pps runs/vbz around/rb with/in other/ap men/nns ,/, and/cc if/cs you/ppss hate/vb her/ppo as/cs you/ppss say/vb ,/, why/wrb not/* just/rb divorce/vb her/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. Haney/np scowled/vbd ./. ``/`` That/dt bitch/nn would/md love/vb a/at divorce/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps growled/vbd ./. ``/`` Then/rb she'd/pps+md get/vb half/abn of/in everything/pn I/ppss have/hv ./. Community/nn property/nn deal/nn --/-- you/ppss know/vb ./. I'd/ppss+md have/hv to/to sell/vb out/rp my/pp$ business/nn to/to pay/vb her/ppo off/rp with/in her/pp$ share/nn ./. She/pps can/md drop/vb dead/jj ''/'' !/. !/. Pete/np nodded/vbd understandingly/rb ./. ``/`` Oh/uh yes/rb ./. Now/rb I/ppss see/vb ./. You/ppss must/md understand/vb ,/, I/ppss haven't/hv* been/ben in/in this/dt state/nn too/ql long/jj ./. I/ppss came/vbd out/rp here/rb to/to retire/vb ./. That's/dt+bez why/wrb I/ppss --/-- why/wrb I/ppss do/do a/at free/jj job/nn now/rb and/cc then/rb ./. You/ppss should/md have/hv told/vbn me/ppo about/in her/ppo before/rb ''/'' ./. Haney/np felt/vbd a/at twinge/nn of/in annoyance/nn when/wrb he/pps heard/vbd the/at now/rb familiar/jj line/nn again/rb ./. Then/rb a/at wild/jj thought/nn ran/vbd circles/nns through/in his/pp$ clouded/vbn brain/nn ./. Suppose/vb --/-- just/rb suppose/vb this/dt guy/nn was/bedz really/rb what/wdt he/pps said/vbd he/pps was/bedz !/. !/. A/at retired/vbn professional/jj killer/nn If/cs he/pps was/bedz just/rb a/at nut/nn ,/, no/at harm/nn was/bedz done/vbn ./. But/cc if/cs he/pps was/bedz the/at real/jj thing/nn ,/, he/pps could/md do/do something/pn about/in Lolly/np ./. He/pps felt/vbd very/ql cunning/jj ,/, very/ql proud/jj of/in himself/ppl as/cs he/pps played/vbd on/in the/at other/ap man's/nn$ soft/jj spot/nn ./. ``/`` No/at offense/nn intended/vbn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd gently/rb ./. ``/`` But/cc it's/pps+bez just/rb that/cs --/-- well/uh ,/, you/ppss know/vb ./. The/at cops/nns didn't/dod* suspect/vb a/at thing/nn ,/, and/cc I/ppss thought/vbd it/pps was/bedz a/at coincidence/nn ./. After/in all/abn ,/, I/ppss didn't/dod* know/vb you/ppo ,/, Pete/np ./. It/pps could/md have/hv been/ben an/at accident/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps shrugged/vbd casually/rb ./. ``/`` But/cc if/cs you/ppss say/vb you/ppss managed/vbd it/ppo ''/'' The/at stranger/nn was/bedz hooked/vbn ./. His/pp$ eyes/nns burned/vbd feverishly/rb ./. ``/`` Yes/rb ,/, yes/rb ''/'' ,/, he/pps muttered/vbd impatiently/rb ./. ``/`` Of/in course/nn it/pps looked/vbd like/cs an/at accident/nn ./. I/ppss always/rb work/vb it/ppo that/dt way/nn --/-- and/cc always/rb at/in a/at time/nn when/wrb the/at customer/nn has/hvz an/at alibi/nn ./. Let/vb me/ppo prove/vb it/ppo ,/, Phil/np ./. I/ppss think/vb I/ppss can/md manage/vb one/cd more/ap favor/nn for/in you/ppo ''/'' ./. He/pps waited/vbd eagerly/rb ./. Haney/np swished/vbd the/at liquor/nn in/in the/at bottom/nn of/in his/pp$ glass/nn ./.

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About/rb halfway/rb back/rb Pops/np groped/vbd against/in a/at wall/nn and/cc stopped/vbd ,/, pulled/vbd away/rb two/cd loosely/rb nailed/vbn wide/jj boards/nns at/in one/cd end/nn ,/, and/cc went/vbd through/rp ./. ``/`` C'mon/uh ''/'' ,/, he/pps whispered/vbd ;/. ;/. ``/`` floor/nn level's/nn+bez about/rb three/cd feet/nns down/rp ,/, so/cs don't/do* fall/vb ''/'' ./. I/ppss went/vbd through/in and/cc down/rp ,/, into/in pitch/nn darkness/nn ./. He/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Jist/rb stay/vb still/jj ./. I'll/ppss+md pull/vb the/at boards/nns back/vb and/cc then/rb get/vb us/ppo a/at light/nn ./. Jist/rb stay/vb where/wrb you/ppss are/ber ''/'' ./. I/ppss jist/rb stayed/vbd where/wrb I/ppss was/bedz while/cs he/pps fumbled/vbd around/rb and/cc then/rb walked/vbd away/rb ./. A/at moment/nn later/rbr he/pps struck/vbd a/at match/nn and/cc lighted/vbd a/at candle/nn ,/, and/cc I/ppss could/md see/vb ./. It/pps was/bedz a/at big/jj room/nn ,/, empty/jj except/in for/in a/at few/ap things/nns of/in Pops's/np$ at/in the/at far/jj end/nn --/-- a/at wooden/jj crate/nn on/in which/wdt stood/vbd the/at candle/nn ,/, a/at spread/vbn out/rp blanket/nn ,/, and/cc an/at unrolled/vbn bindle/nn ./. I/ppss looked/vbd back/rb over/in my/pp$ shoulder/nn while/cs I/ppss went/vbd to/to join/vb him/ppo ;/. ;/. he'd/pps+hvd hung/vbn another/dt half/abn of/in a/at blanket/nn over/in the/at boarded/vbn window/nn so/cs no/at light/nn would/md show/vb through/rp ./. I/ppss took/vbd the/at pint/nn bottle/nn from/in my/pp$ pocket/nn and/cc handed/vbd it/ppo over/rp as/cs I/ppss sat/vbd down/rp beside/in him/ppo on/in the/at spread/vbn blanket/nn ./. ``/`` You/ppss first/rb ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./. He/pps drank/vbd and/cc handed/vbd it/ppo back/rb ./. ``/`` Nice/jj place/nn ''/'' ,/, I/ppss told/vbd him/ppo ./. ``/`` Listen/vb ,/, I/ppss got/vbd a/at buddy/nn I/ppss travel/vb with/in ,/, real/ql nice/jj guy/nn named/vbn Larry/np ./. I/ppss know/vb where/wrb he/pps is/bez ,/, right/ql near/in here/rb ./. Could/md he/pps join/vb the/at party/nn and/cc sleep/vb here/rb tonight/nr too/rb ?/. ?/. We'll/ppss+md both/abx be/be blowing/vbg town/nn tomorrow/nr so/cs we/ppss won't/md* be/be moving/vbg in/rp on/in you/ppo ''/'' ./. He/pps hesitated/vbd a/at second/nn ,/, looking/vbg at/in the/at bottle/nn ,/, before/cs he/pps said/vbd ``/`` Sure-sure/uh ''/'' ,/, and/cc I/ppss reassured/vbd him/ppo ./. ``/`` He'll/pps+md bring/vb a/at bottle/nn too/rb ,/, and/cc I'll/ppss+md get/vb another/dt one/cd or/cc maybe/rb two/cd while/cs I'm/ppss+bem out/rp ./. You/ppss can/md work/vb on/in this/dt one/pn while/cs I'm/ppss+bem gone/vbn ,/, kill/vb it/ppo if/cs you/ppss want/vb ''/'' ./. I/ppss took/vbd a/at short/jj swallow/nn from/in it/ppo myself/ppl and/cc handed/vbd it/ppo to/in him/ppo ./. His/pp$ ``/`` sure-sure/uh ''/'' was/bedz enthusiastic/jj this/dt time/nn ./. He/pps put/vbd the/at bottle/nn down/rp ./. ``/`` Git/vb over/rp by/in the/at window/nn while/cs there's/ex+bez light/nn ,/, an'/cc I'll/ppss+md put/vb th'/at candle/nn out/rp ./. When/wrb yuh/ppss come/vb back/rb I'll/ppss+md put/vb it/ppo out/rp agin/rb till/cs you're/ppss+ber both/abx inside/rb ''/'' ./. Charlie/np was/bedz waiting/vbg ,/, leaning/vbg against/in a/at building/nn front/nn ./. ``/`` Perfect/jj set-up/nn ''/'' ,/, I/ppss told/vbd him/ppo ./. ``/`` But/cc we/ppss got/vbd to/to go/vb back/rb to/in Fifth/od-tl and/cc get/vb another/dt bottle/nn or/cc two/cd ./. On/in the/at way/nn I'll/ppss+md give/vb you/ppo the/at scoop/nn ''/'' ./. On/in the/at way/nn I/ppss gave/vbd him/ppo the/at scoop/nn ./. I/ppss bought/vbd another/dt pint/nn of/in sherry/nn and/cc when/wrb we/ppss got/vbd back/rb Pops/np let/vbd us/ppo in/rp in/in the/at dark/nn ,/, put/vbd back/rb the/at blanket/nn and/cc then/rb lighted/vbd the/at candle/nn again/rb ./. I/ppss introduced/vbd my/pp$ friend/nn Larry/np to/in Pops/np and/cc we/ppss made/vbd ourselves/ppls comfortable/jj ./. There/ex was/bedz still/rb a/at little/ap ,/, not/* much/ap ,/, left/vbn in/in the/at first/od bottle/nn and/cc we/ppss passed/vbd it/ppo around/rb once/rb and/cc killed/vbd it/ppo ,/, and/cc Charlie/np opened/vbd his/pp$$ ./. I/ppss was/bedz reminded/vbn ,/, amusedly/rb ,/, by/in a/at poem/nn of/in Kenneth/np Patchen's/np$ called/vbn The/at-tl Murder/nn-tl of/in-tl Two/cd-tl Men/nns-tl by/in-tl a/at-tl Young/jj-tl Kid/nn-tl Wearing/vbg-tl Lemon/nn-tl Colored/vbn-tl Gloves/nns-tl ,/, which/wdt Patchen/np himself/ppl read/vbd on/in a/at record/nn against/in jazz/nn background/nn ./. The/at poem/nn consisted/vbd of/in only/ap two/cd words/nns ,/, the/at word/nn ``/`` Wait/vb-nc ''/'' ,/, repeated/vbn over/rp and/cc over/rp at/in irregular/jj intervals/nns and/cc with/in different/jj inflections/nns ,/, and/cc then/rb the/at word/nn ``/`` Now/rb-nc ''/'' !/. !/. And/cc a/at blaring/vbg final/jj chord/nn from/in the/at jazz/nn group/nn ./. This/dt was/bedz the/at same/ap ,/, except/in that/cs it/pps was/bedz the/at murder/nn of/in one/cd man/nn by/in two/cd men/nns and/cc neither/dtx of/in us/ppo was/bedz wearing/vbg gloves/nns ./. But/cc we/ppss could/md wait/vb all/ql right/rb ;/. ;/. there/ex was/bedz no/at hurry/nn ./. I/ppss said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Wait/nn wait/nn ''/'' to/in Charlie/np and/cc he/pps grinned/vbd ,/, digging/vbg the/at reference/nn ./. We'd/ppss+hvd heard/vbn the/at record/nn together/rb once/rb ./. The/at second/od bottle/nn passed/vbd a/at few/ap times/nns ./. Pops/np was/bedz taking/vbg long/jj ones/nns ,/, but/cc not/* showing/vbg the/at effect/nn yet/rb ./. He/pps seemed/vbd as/ql drunk/jj as/cs when/wrb I'd/ppss+hvd first/rb talked/vbn to/in him/ppo ,/, but/cc no/at drunker/jjr ./. He/pps had/hvd a/at capacity/nn ;/. ;/. if/cs we'd/ppss+hvd really/rb been/ben trying/vbg to/to get/vb him/ppo dead/ql drunk/jj we'd/ppss+md have/hv had/hvn to/to go/vb out/rp for/in more/ap wine/nn ./. About/rb halfway/rb through/in the/at second/od bottle/nn ,/, Charlie/np looked/vbd at/in me/ppo across/in Pops/np ,/, who/wps was/bedz sitting/vbg between/in us/ppo and/cc asked/vbd ``/`` Now/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. I/ppss said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Wait/vb ''/'' ,/, and/cc handed/vbd the/at bottle/nn to/in Pops/np for/in his/pp$ final/jj drink/nn ./. When/wrb he/pps handed/vbd it/ppo back/rb and/cc I/ppss had/hvd hold/nn of/in it/ppo safely/rb ,/, Pops/np was/bedz looking/vbg toward/in me/ppo and/cc I/ppss said/vbd ``/`` Now/rb ''/'' ,/, to/in Charlie/np and/cc he/pps swung/vbd the/at short/jj length/nn of/in lead/nn pipe/nn he'd/pps+hvd meanwhile/rb taken/vbn from/in his/pp$ pocket/nn ,/, once/rb ./. It/pps was/bedz a/at lead/nn pipe/nn cinch/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz a/at sound/nn like/cs the/at one/pn you/ppss produce/vb by/in flicking/vbg a/at watermelon/nn with/in your/pp$ finger/nn ,/, only/rb louder/jjr ,/, and/cc Pops/np fell/vbd forward/rb from/in the/at waist/nn and/cc then/rb over/rp sidewise/rb ./. Out/rp cold/jj ,/, if/cs not/* dead/jj ;/. ;/. and/cc he'd/pps+hvd never/rb known/vbn what/wdt hit/vbd him/ppo --/-- he'd/pps+hvd never/rb known/vbn that/cs anything/pn had/hvd hit/vbn him/ppo ./. I/ppss reached/vbd my/pp$ hand/nn toward/in him/ppo to/to put/vb it/ppo inside/in his/pp$ shirt/nn to/to feel/vb for/in a/at heartbeat/nn ,/, but/cc Charlie/np said/vbd ``/`` Wait/vb ''/'' !/. !/. --/-- and/cc said/vbd it/ppo sharply/rb ,/, not/* as/cs in/in the/at Patchen/np bit/nn ,/, but/cc as/cs an/at order/nn --/-- so/cs I/ppss stopped/vbd my/pp$ hand/nn and/cc looked/vbd at/in him/ppo ./. He/pps was/bedz holding/vbg the/at piece/nn of/in lead/nn pipe/nn out/rp to/in me/ppo ./. ``/`` We/ppss don't/do* want/vb to/to know/vb whether/cs he's/pps+bez dead/jj ,/, yet/rb ./. I/ppss gauged/vbd that/dt blow/nn to/to be/be borderline/nn ./. To/to kayo/vb him/ppo and/cc maybe/rb or/cc maybe/rb not/* kill/vb ./. You/ppss hit/vbd again/rb about/rb twice/rb that/ql hard/rb before/cs we/ppss know/vb whether/cs he's/pps+bez dead/jj or/cc not/* ./. That/dt way/nn we'll/ppss+md never/rb know/vb which/wdt of/in us/ppo really/rb killed/vbd him/ppo and/cc which/wdt was/bedz just/rb the/at accomplice/nn ./. Dig/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. I/ppss dug/vbn him/ppo ,/, I/ppss saw/vbd his/pp$ point/nn ;/. ;/. it/pps made/vbd sense/nn ./. I/ppss took/vbd the/at piece/nn of/in pipe/nn from/in Charlie's/np$ hand/nn and/cc used/vbd it/ppo ,/, harder/rbr than/cs he/pps had/hvd ./. The/at thunk/nn was/bedz louder/jjr ,/, anyway/rb ,/, and/cc I/ppss thought/vbd I/ppss heard/vbd bone/nn crack/vb ./. Charlie/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Good/jj boy/nn ./. That/dt did/dod it/ppo ,/, if/cs mine/pp$$ didn't/dod* ./. And/cc we'll/ppss+md never/rb know/vb which/wdt ./. All/ql right/rb ,/, now/rb I'll/ppss+md give/vb you/ppo a/at hand/nn ''/'' ./. We/ppss straightened/vbd Pops/np up/rp and/cc I/ppss made/vbd sure/jj there/ex was/bedz no/at trace/nn of/in a/at heartbeat/nn ./. I/ppss nodded/vbd to/in Charlie/np ./. ``/`` Let's/vb+ppo put/vb him/ppo down/rp again/rb the/at way/nn he/pps was/bedz ./. It's/pps+bez a/at more/rbr natural/jj position/nn ''/'' ./. We/ppss did/dod that/dt ./. ``/`` How/wrb do/do you/ppss feel/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Charlie/np asked/vbd me/ppo ./. ``/`` Cool/jj ''/'' ,/, I/ppss told/vbd him/ppo ./. ``/`` What/wdt do/do you/ppss feel/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Nothing/pn ./. Well/uh maybe/rb I'm/ppss+bem exaggerating/vbg ./. It/pps was/bedz a/at kick/nn ,/, but/cc not/* a/at big/jj enough/qlp one/cd for/in me/ppo to/to want/vb to/to take/vb the/at chance/nn again/rb ,/, except/in for/in stakes/nns ./. But/cc let's/vb+ppo not/* talk/vb about/in it/ppo abstractly/rb until/cs we're/ppss+ber out/in of/in here/rb ./. Now/rb ,/, first/od question/nn :/: the/at bottles/nns ./. Shall/md we/ppss take/vb them/ppo all/abn with/in us/ppo ,/, or/cc leave/vb one/cd ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Take/vb them/ppo ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./. ``/`` If/cs we/ppss left/vbd one/cd we'd/ppss+md have/hv to/to wipe/vb it/ppo for/in fingerprints/nns ./. Here's/rb+bez the/at picture/nn we/ppss want/vb to/to leave/vb for/cs the/at fuzz/nn --/-- whenever/wrb the/at body/nn gets/vbz found/vbn ./. This/dt happened/vbd in/in the/at middle/nn of/in a/at drinking/vbg bout/nn with/in another/dt bum/nn ./. If/cs they'd/ppss+hvd been/ben working/vbg on/in a/at bottle/nn or/cc a/at jug/nn he'd/pps+md have/hv taken/vbn it/ppo with/in him/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` Right/rb ./. And/cc he'd/pps+md have/hv taken/vbn the/at weapon/nn with/in him/ppo too/rb ,/, so/cs we/ppss take/vb that/dt ./. Now/rb ''/'' --/-- He/pps looked/vbd around/rb ./. ``/`` I've/ppss+hv been/ben careful/jj about/in fingerprints/nns ./. How/wrb about/in you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Same/ap ./. There/ex are/ber the/at boards/nns over/in the/at window/nn ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, but/cc they're/ppss+ber not/* painted/vbn and/cc too/ql rough/jj to/to take/vb prints/nns ./. Same/ap goes/vbz for/in the/at rough/jj cement/nn of/in the/at ledge/nn ./. Besides/rb ,/, I/ppss doubt/vb if/cs the/at cops/nns will/md even/rb try/vb dusting/vbg ./. They/ppss find/vb dead/jj winos/nns every/at day/nn ,/, maybe/rb they/ppss won't/md* even/vb autopsy/vb him/ppo for/in the/at cause/nn of/in death/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` We/ppss can't/md* take/vb a/at chance/nn on/in that/dt ./. We've/ppss+hv got/vbn to/to assume/vb they'll/ppss+md decide/vb he/pps was/bedz murdered/vbn and/cc we've/ppss+hv got/vbn to/to keep/vb the/at picture/nn consistent/jj ./. Our/pp$ hypothetical/jj other/ap bum/nn who/wps killed/vbd him/ppo would/md have/hv turned/vbn out/rp his/pp$ pockets/nns ./. Let's/vb+ppo do/do that/dt ''/'' ./. We/ppss did/dod that/dt and/cc found/vbd a/at dirty/jj handkerchief/nn ,/, some/dti matches/nns and/cc fourteen/cd cents/nns in/in change/nn ./. We/ppss took/vbd the/at matches/nns --/-- they/ppss were/bed book/nn matches/nns and/cc once/rb they'd/ppss+hvd been/ben touched/vbn might/md retain/vb fingerprints/nns --/-- and/cc the/at change/nn ./. We/ppss discussed/vbd the/at candle/nn and/cc decided/vbd the/at hypothetical/jj other/ap bum/nn would/md have/hv left/vbn it/ppo burning/vbg to/to light/vb his/pp$ way/nn to/in the/at window/nn and/cc because/cs he'd/pps+md have/hv no/at reason/nn to/to blow/vb it/ppo out/rp ./. The/at candle/nn had/hvd been/ben stuck/vbn on/in a/at tin/nn lid/nn so/cs it/pps wouldn't/md* set/vb fire/nn to/in the/at crate/nn when/wrb it/pps guttered/vbd out/rp ./. A/at fire/nn wouldn't/md* have/hv mattered/vbn except/in that/cs it/pps would/md cause/vb Pops/np to/to be/be found/vbn sooner/rbr ./. He/pps might/md not/* be/be found/vbn for/in days/nns ,/, even/rb weeks/nns ,/, otherwise/rb ./. We/ppss went/vbd once/rb more/rbr over/in every/at point/nn ,/, then/rb triple-checked/jj ./. Being/beg picked/vbn up/rp for/in questioning/vbg by/in a/at cop/nn on/in the/at way/nn out/rp seemed/vbd to/to be/be the/at only/rb possible/jj remaining/vbg danger/nn ,/, and/cc we/ppss weren't/bed* picked/vbn up/rp by/in a/at cop/nn ./. In/in fact/nn ,/, nobody/pn saw/vbd us/ppo ,/, cop/nn or/cc citizen/nn ./. Winsett/np is/bez a/at quiet/jj street/nn with/in no/at taverns/nns and/cc was/bedz completely/rb deserted/vbn at/in that/dt hour/nn ./. Which/wdt ,/, if/cs it/pps matters/vbz ,/, was/bedz one/cd A.M./rb ./. Less/ap than/in three/cd hours/nns ago/rb we'd/ppss+hvd decided/vbn ,/, in/in Maxine/np Wells's/np$ pad/nn on/in Cosmo/np ,/, to/to commit/vb a/at trial/nn murder/nn ./. It/pps had/hvd gone/vbn like/cs clockwork/nn ./. Almost/rb too/ql smoothly/rb ,/, I/ppss found/vbd myself/ppl thinking/vbg ,/, and/cc then/rb told/vbd myself/ppl that/dt was/bedz ridiculous/jj ./. How/wrb safe/nn is/bez too/ql safe/jj ?/. ?/. Thinking/vbg like/cs that/dt can/md get/vb you/ppo into/in a/at padded/vbn pad/nn ./. An/at hour/nn later/rbr we/ppss were/bed back/rb in/in my/pp$ unpadded/jj pad/nn ,/, killing/vbg what/wdt had/hvd been/ben left/vbn of/in the/at second/od pint/nn ./. We/ppss decided/vbd to/to leave/vb the/at third/od one/cd intact/jj for/in tomorrow/nr ./. Also/rb our/pp$ plans/nns for/in me/ppo to/to commit/vb Charlie's/np$ murder/nn and/cc for/in him/ppo to/to commit/vb mine/pp$$ ./. But/cc we/ppss were/bed really/rb going/vbg to/to do/do it/ppo ./. We/ppss shook/vbd hands/nns on/in it/ppo ./. We/ppss planned/vbd ahead/rb only/rb one/cd step/nn ,/, a/at rendezvous/nn for/in tomorrow/nr when/wrb we/ppss could/md swap/vb notes/nns ./. I'd/ppss+md tell/vb him/ppo everything/pn I'd/ppss+hvd learned/vbn about/in Seaton's/np$ habits/nns and/cc habitat/nn ,/, and/cc he'd/pps+md tell/vb me/ppo the/at score/nn on/in Radic/np ./. We/ppss made/vbd the/at date/nn for/in two/cd o'clock/rb in/in the/at afternoon/nn at/in Maxine/np Wells's/np$ pad/nn ./. Charlie/np would/md get/vb there/rb early/rb because/cs he/pps had/hvd the/at key/nn ./. From/in here/rb on/rp in/rp ,/, the/at less/ql Charlie/np and/cc I/ppss were/bed seen/vbn together/rb in/in public/nn ,/, or/cc visited/vbd one/cd another's/dt$ rooms/nns ,/, the/at better/jjr ./. I/ppss was/bedz dead/jj tired/vbn and/cc slept/vbd soundly/rb ,/, as/ql far/jj as/cs I/ppss know/vb dreamlessly/rb ./. We/ppss met/vbd at/in Maxine's/np$ and/cc decided/vbd we/ppss were/bed set/vbn to/to stay/vb as/ql long/jj as/cs it/pps took/vbd ,/, into/in or/cc even/rb through/in the/at evening/nn ,/, to/to talk/vb things/nns out/rp ./. Charlie/np had/hvd brought/vbn food/nn and/cc we'd/ppss+hvd decided/vbn on/in no/at drinks/nns ./. I'd/ppss+hvd brought/vbn along/rb the/at virgin/jj pint/nn from/in last/ap night/nn ,/, but/cc we/ppss were/bed going/vbg to/to kill/vb that/dt only/rb when/wrb we/ppss were/bed through/rp talking/vbg ./. I/ppss talked/vbd first/rb ,/, telling/vbg him/ppo everything/pn I/ppss knew/vbd about/in Seaton/np and/cc his/pp$ house/nn and/cc domestic/jj arrangements/nns ./. I/ppss drew/vbd diagrams/nns and/cc floor/nn plans/nns ;/. ;/. he/pps memorized/vbd them/ppo thoroughly/rb and/cc then/rb we/ppss tore/vbd them/ppo into/in tiny/jj pieces/nns and/cc flushed/vbd them/ppo down/rp ./. He/pps gave/vbd me/ppo equivalent/jj and/cc even/ql more/ql detailed/vbn dope/nn on/in Radic/np ,/, including/in diagrams/nns --/-- one/cd of/in the/at apartment/nn building/nn Radic/np lived/vbd in/in and/cc one/cd of/in the/at apartment/nn itself/ppl ./. He'd/pps+hvd been/ben there/rb several/ap times/nns ,/, back/rb when/wrb ,/, while/cs he/pps and/cc Radic/np had/hvd been/ben friends/nns ,/, or/cc at/in least/ap not/* enemies/nns ./. It/pps didn't/dod* take/vb us/ppo as/ql long/jj as/cs we'd/ppss+hvd thought/vbn it/pps might/md ;/. ;/. it/pps was/bedz not/* quite/ql six/cd o'clock/rb when/wrb we/ppss finished/vbd and/cc Charlie/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Well/uh ,/, I/ppss guess/vb that's/dt+bez it/ppo ./. Shall/md we/ppss flip/vb a/at coin/nn to/to see/vb which/wdt of/in us/ppo goes/vbz first/rb ?/. ?/. Or/cc would/md you/ppss rather/rb deal/vb a/at hand/nn of/in show-down/nn poker/nn or/cc play/vb a/at game/nn of/in gin/nn rummy/nn ,/, or/cc what/wdt ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Wait/vb a/at minute/nn ,/, Charlie/np ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./. ``/`` One/cd thing/nn we/ppss haven't/hv* discussed/vbn ,/, expense/nn money/nn ./. We'll/ppss+md need/vb some/dti at/in least/ap ,/, if/cs only/rb bus/nn fare/nn to/in the/at scene/nn of/in the/at crime/nn ./. And/cc if/cs you're/ppss+ber as/ql flat/ql broke/jj as/cs I/ppss am/bem ,/, I/ppss think/vb we'll/ppss+md have/hv to/to take/vb the/at added/vbn risk/nn of/in knocking/vbg over/rp a/at filling/vbg station/nn or/cc something/pn before/cs we/ppss split/vbd for/in one/cd of/in us/ppo to/to set/vb up/rp an/at alibi/nn while/cs the/at other/ap does/doz his/pp$ dirty/jj work/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps sighed/vbd ./. ``/`` All/ql right/rb ,/, I'll/ppss+md come/vb clean/jj ./. I've/ppss+hv got/vbn a/at little/ap stashed/vbn for/in a/at rainy/jj day/nn ,/, and/cc I/ppss guess/vb this/dt is/bez rainy/jj enough/qlp ./. A/at couple/nn of/in hundred/cd ./. If/cs you/ppss draw/vb the/at short/jj straw/nn I'll/ppss+md lend/vb you/ppo some/dti bread/nn ,/, like/cs fifty/cd bucks/nns ,/, before/cs I/ppss take/vb off/rp to/to visit/vb my/pp$ sister/nn in/in Frisco/np ./. Then/rb ,/, after/cs I'm/ppss+bem back/rb ,/, another/dt fifty/cd so/cs you/ppss can/md put/vb some/dti mileage/nn on/in yourself/ppl and/cc have/hv a/at solid/jj alibi/nn somewhere/rb while/cs I/ppss take/vb care/nn of/in your/pp$ seat/nn cover/nn boy/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Solid/jj ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./. I/ppss took/vbd a/at deep/jj breath/nn ,/, and/cc the/at plunge/nn ./. ``/`` In/in that/dt case/nn ,/, let's/vb+ppo not/* draw/vb ./. I'll/ppss+md go/vb to/to bat/vb first/rb ./. You'd/ppss+md have/hv to/to wait/vb till/cs Seaton's/np+bez back/rb from/in Mexico/np-tl City/nn-tl and/cc also/rb while/cs I/ppss set/vb it/ppo up/rp with/in Doris/np to/to have/hv her/ppo have/hv an/at alibi/nn for/in D-night/np ./. So/cs it/pps wouldn't/md* be/be for/in days/nns or/cc even/rb a/at week/nn before/cs you/ppss could/md do/do anything/pn ./. But/cc your/pp$ friend/nn Manny/np can/md go/vb any/dti time/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps grinned/vbd and/cc clapped/vbd me/ppo on/in the/at shoulder/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss was/bedz hoping/vbg you'd/ppss+hvd say/vb that/dt ,/, Willy/np ./. But/cc I/ppss wouldn't/md* have/hv suggested/vbn it/ppo ./. Well/uh --/-- in/in that/dt case/nn ,/, I/ppss take/vb off/rp tomorrow/nr morning/nn for/in Frisco/np ./. And/cc ,/, in/in case/nn ,/, I/ppss brought/vbd the/at money/nn with/in me/ppo ''/'' ./.

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Now/rb that/cs he/pps knew/vbd himself/ppl to/to be/be self/nn he/pps was/bedz free/jj to/to grok/vb ever/ql closer/rbr to/in his/pp$ brothers/nns ,/, merge/vb without/in let/nn ./. Self's/nn$ integrity/nn was/bedz and/cc is/bez and/cc ever/rb had/hvd been/ben ./. Mike/np stopped/vbd to/to cherish/vb all/abn his/pp$ brother/nn selves/nns ,/, the/at many/ap threes-fulfilled/jj on/in Mars/np ,/, corporate/jj and/cc discorporate/jj ,/, the/at precious/jj few/ap on/in Earth/nn-tl --/-- the/at unknown/jj powers/nns of/in three/cd on/in Earth/nn-tl that/wps would/md be/be his/pp$ to/to merge/vb with/in and/cc cherish/vb now/rb that/cs at/in last/ap long/jj waiting/nn he/pps grokked/vbd and/cc cherished/vbd himself/ppl ./. Mike/np remained/vbd in/in trance/nn ;/. ;/. there/ex was/bedz much/ap to/to grok/vb ,/, loose/jj ends/nns to/to puzzle/vb over/rp and/cc fit/vb into/in his/pp$ growing/vbg --/-- all/abn that/cs he/pps had/hvd seen/vbn and/cc heard/vbn and/cc been/ben at/in the/at Archangel/nn-tl Foster/np-tl Tabernacle/nn-tl (/( not/* just/rb cusp/nn when/wrb he/pps and/cc Digby/np had/hvd come/vbn face/nn to/in face/nn alone/rb )/) why/wrb Bishop/nn-tl Senator/nn-tl Boone/np made/vbd him/ppo warily/rb uneasy/jj ,/, how/wrb Miss/np Dawn/np Ardent/np tasted/vbd like/cs a/at water/nn brother/nn when/wrb she/pps was/bedz not/* ,/, the/at smell/nn of/in goodness/nn he/pps had/hvd incompletely/rb grokked/vbn in/in the/at jumping/nn up/rp and/cc down/rp and/cc wailing/vbg --/-- Jubal's/np$ conversations/nns coming/vbg and/cc going/vbg --/-- Jubal's/np$ words/nns troubled/vbd him/ppo most/rbt ;/. ;/. he/pps studied/vbd them/ppo ,/, compared/vbd them/ppo with/in what/wdt he/pps had/hvd been/ben taught/vbn as/cs a/at nestling/nn ,/, struggling/vbg to/to bridge/vb between/in languages/nns ,/, the/at one/cd he/pps thought/vbd with/in and/cc the/at one/cd he/pps was/bedz learning/vbg to/to think/vb in/rp ./. The/at word/nn ``/`` church/nn ''/'' which/wdt turned/vbd up/rp over/rp and/cc over/rp again/rb among/in Jubal's/np$ words/nns gave/vbd him/ppo knotty/jj difficulty/nn ;/. ;/. there/ex was/bedz no/at Martian/jj concept/nn to/to match/vb it/ppo --/-- unless/cs one/pn took/vbd ``/`` church/nn ''/'' and/cc ``/`` worship/nn ''/'' and/cc ``/`` God/np ''/'' and/cc ``/`` congregation/nn ''/'' and/cc many/ap other/ap words/nns and/cc equated/vbd them/ppo to/in the/at totality/nn of/in the/at only/ap world/nn he/pps had/hvd known/vbn during/in growing-waiting/nn then/rb forced/vbd the/at concept/nn back/rb into/in English/np in/in that/dt phrase/nn which/wdt had/hvd been/ben rejected/vbn (/( by/in each/dt differently/rb )/) by/in Jubal/np ,/, by/in Mahmoud/np ,/, by/in Digby/np ./. ``/`` Thou/ppss art/nn God/np ''/'' ./. He/pps was/bedz closer/rbr to/to understanding/vbg it/ppo in/in English/np now/rb ,/, although/cs it/pps could/md never/rb have/hv the/at inevitability/nn of/in the/at Martian/jj concept/nn it/pps stood/vbd for/in ./. In/in his/pp$ mind/nn he/pps spoke/vbd simultaneously/rb the/at English/jj sentence/nn and/cc the/at Martian/jj word/nn and/cc felt/vbd closer/jjr grokking/nn ./. Repeating/vbg it/ppo like/cs a/at student/nn telling/vbg himself/ppl that/cs the/at jewel/nn is/bez in/in the/at lotus/nn he/pps sank/vbd into/in nirvana/nn ./. Before/in midnight/nn he/pps speeded/vbd his/pp$ heart/nn ,/, resumed/vbd normal/jj breathing/nn ,/, ran/vbd down/rp his/pp$ check/nn list/nn ,/, uncurled/vbd and/cc sat/vbd up/rp ./. He/pps had/hvd been/ben weary/jj ;/. ;/. now/rb he/pps felt/vbd light/jj and/cc gay/jj and/cc clear-headed/jj ,/, ready/jj for/in the/at many/ap actions/nns he/pps saw/vbd spreading/vbg out/rp before/in him/ppo ./. He/pps felt/vbd a/at puppyish/jj need/nn for/in company/nn as/ql strong/jj as/cs his/pp$ earlier/jjr necessity/nn for/in quiet/nn ./. He/pps stepped/vbd out/rp into/in the/at hall/nn ,/, was/bedz delighted/vbn to/to encounter/vb a/at water/nn brother/nn ./. ``/`` Hi/uh ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` Oh/uh ./. Hello/uh ,/, Mike/np ./. My/uh ,/, you/ppss look/vb chipper/jj ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss feel/vb fine/rb !/. !/. Where/wrb is/bez everybody/pn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Asleep/rb ./. Ben/np and/cc Stinky/np went/vbd home/nr an/at hour/nn ago/rb and/cc people/nns started/vbd going/vbg to/in bed/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Oh/uh ''/'' ./. Mike/np felt/vbd disappointed/vbn that/cs Mahmoud/np had/hvd left/vbn ;/. ;/. he/pps wanted/vbd to/to explain/vb his/pp$ new/jj grokking/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss ought/md to/to be/be asleep/rb ,/, too/rb ,/, but/cc I/ppss felt/vbd like/cs a/at snack/nn ./. Are/ber you/ppss hungry/jj ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Sure/rb ,/, I'm/ppss+bem hungry/jj ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` Come/vb on/rp ,/, there's/ex+bez some/dti cold/jj chicken/nn and/cc we'll/ppss+md see/vb what/wdt else/rb ''/'' ./. They/ppss went/vbd downstairs/rb ,/, loaded/vbd a/at tray/nn lavishly/rb ./. ``/`` Let's/vb+ppo take/vb it/ppo outside/rb ./. It's/pps+bez plenty/ql warm/jj ''/'' ./. ``/`` A/at fine/jj idea/nn ''/'' ,/, Mike/np agreed/vbd ./. ``/`` Warm/jj enough/qlp to/to swim/vb --/-- real/jj Indian/jj summer/nn ./. I'll/ppss+md switch/vb on/in the/at floods/nns ''/'' ./. ``/`` Don't/do* bother/vb ''/'' ,/, Mike/np answered/vbd ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md carry/vb the/at tray/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps could/md see/vb in/in almost/rb total/jj darkness/nn ./. Jubal/np said/vbd that/cs his/pp$ night-sight/nn probably/rb came/vbd from/in the/at conditions/nns in/in which/wdt he/pps had/hvd grown/vbn up/rp ,/, and/cc Mike/np grokked/vbd this/dt was/bedz true/jj but/cc grokked/vbd that/cs there/ex was/bedz more/ap to/in it/ppo ;/. ;/. his/pp$ foster/jj parents/nns had/hvd taught/vbn him/ppo to/to see/vb ./. As/cs for/in the/at night/nn being/beg warm/jj ,/, he/pps would/md have/hv been/ben comfortable/jj naked/jj on/in Mount/nn-tl Everest/np-tl but/cc his/pp$ water/nn brothers/nns had/hvd little/jj tolerance/nn for/in changes/nns in/in temperature/nn and/cc pressure/nn ;/. ;/. he/pps was/bedz considerate/jj of/in their/pp$ weakness/nn ,/, once/cs he/pps learned/vbd of/in it/ppo ./. But/cc he/pps was/bedz looking/vbg forward/rb to/in snow/nn --/-- seeing/vbg for/in himself/ppl that/cs each/dt tiny/jj crystal/nn of/in the/at water/nn of/in life/nn was/bedz a/at unique/jj individual/nn ,/, as/cs he/pps had/hvd read/vbn --/-- walking/vbg barefoot/rb ,/, rolling/vbg in/in it/ppo ./. In/in the/at meantime/nn he/pps was/bedz pleased/vbn with/in the/at warm/jj night/nn and/cc the/at still/ql more/ql pleasing/jj company/nn of/in his/pp$ water/nn brother/nn ./. ``/`` Okay/uh ,/, take/vb the/at tray/nn ./. I'll/ppss+md switch/vb on/in the/at underwater/jj lights/nns ./. That'll/wps+md be/be plenty/rb to/to eat/vb by/in ''/'' ./. ``/`` Fine/rb ''/'' ./. Mike/np liked/vbd having/hvg light/nn up/rp through/in the/at ripples/nns ;/. ;/. it/pps was/bedz a/at goodness/nn ,/, beauty/nn ./. They/ppss picnicked/vbd by/in the/at pool/nn ,/, then/rb lay/vb back/rb on/in the/at grass/nn and/cc looked/vbd at/in stars/nns ./. ``/`` Mike/np ,/, there's/ex+bez Mars/np ./. It/pps is/bez Mars/np ,/, isn't/bez* it/pps ?/. ?/. Or/cc Antares/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` It/pps is/bez Mars/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` Mike/np ?/. ?/. What/wdt are/ber they/ppss doing/vbg on/in Mars/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps hesitated/vbd ;/. ;/. the/at question/nn was/bedz too/ql wide/jj for/in the/at sparse/jj English/jj language/nn ./. ``/`` On/in the/at side/nn toward/in the/at horizon/nn --/-- the/at southern/jj hemisphere/nn --/-- it/pps is/bez spring/nn ;/. ;/. plants/nns are/ber being/beg taught/vbn to/to grow/vb ''/'' ./. ``/`` '/' Taught/vbn to/to grow/vb '/' ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps hesitated/vbd ./. ``/`` Larry/np teaches/vbz plants/nns to/to grow/vb ./. I/ppss have/hv helped/vbn him/ppo ./. But/cc my/pp$ people/nns --/-- Martians/nps ,/, I/ppss mean/vb ;/. ;/. I/ppss now/rb grok/vb you/ppss are/ber my/pp$ people/nns --/-- teach/vb plants/nns another/dt way/nn ./. In/in the/at other/ap hemisphere/nn it/pps is/bez growing/vbg colder/jjr and/cc nymphs/nns ,/, those/dts who/wps stayed/vbd alive/jj through/in the/at summer/nn ,/, are/ber being/beg brought/vbn into/in nests/nns for/in quickening/vbg and/cc more/ap growing/vbg ''/'' ./. He/pps thought/vbd ./. ``/`` Of/in the/at humans/nns we/ppss left/vbd at/in the/at equator/nn ,/, one/pn has/hvz discorporated/vbn and/cc the/at others/nns are/ber sad/jj ''/'' ./. Yes/rb ,/, I/ppss heard/vbd it/ppo in/in the/at news/nn ''/'' ./. Mike/np had/hvd not/* heard/vbn it/ppo ;/. ;/. he/pps had/hvd not/* known/vbn it/ppo until/cs asked/vbn ./. ``/`` They/ppss should/md not/* be/be sad/jj ./. Mr./np Booker/np T./np W./np Jones/np Food/nn-tl Technician/nn-tl First/od-tl Class/nn-tl is/bez not/* sad/jj ;/. ;/. the/at Old/jj-tl Ones/nns-tl have/hv cherished/vbn him/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss knew/vbd him/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Yes/rb ./. He/pps had/hvd his/pp$ own/jj face/nn ,/, dark/jj and/cc beautiful/jj ./. But/cc he/pps was/bedz homesick/jj ''/'' ./. ``/`` Oh/uh ,/, dear/uh !/. !/. Mike/np do/do you/ppss ever/rb get/vb homesick/jj ?/. ?/. For/in Mars/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` At/in first/rb I/ppss was/bedz homesick/jj ''/'' ,/, he/pps answered/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss was/bedz lonely/jj always/rb ''/'' ./. He/pps rolled/vbd toward/in her/ppo and/cc took/vbd her/ppo in/in his/pp$ arms/nns ./. ``/`` But/cc now/rb I/ppss am/bem not/* lonely/jj ./. I/ppss grok/vb I/ppss shall/md never/rb be/be lonely/jj again/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Mike/np darling/jj ''/'' --/-- They/ppss kissed/vbd ,/, and/cc went/vbd on/rp kissing/vbg ./. Presently/rb his/pp$ water/nn brother/nn said/vbd breathlessly/rb ./. ``/`` Oh/uh ,/, my/uh !/. !/. That/dt was/bedz almost/ql worse/jjr than/cs the/at first/od time/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss are/ber all/ql right/jj ,/, my/pp$ brother/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Yes/rb ./. Yes/rb indeed/qlp ./. Kiss/vb me/ppo again/rb ''/'' ./. A/at long/jj time/nn later/rbr ,/, by/in cosmic/jj clock/nn ,/, she/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Mike/np ?/. ?/. Is/bez that/dt --/-- I/ppss mean/vb ,/, '/' Do/do you/ppss know/vb '/' ''/'' --/-- ``/`` I/ppss know/vb ./. It/pps is/bez for/in growing/vbg closer/rbr ./. Now/rb we/ppss grow/vb closer/rbr ''/'' ./. ``/`` Well/uh I've/ppss+hv been/ben ready/jj a/at long/jj time/nn --/-- goodness/nn ,/, we/ppss all/abn have/hv ,/, but/cc never/rb mind/vb ,/, dear/jj ;/. ;/. turn/vb just/rb a/at little/ap ./. I'll/ppss+md help/vb ''/'' ./. As/cs they/ppss merged/vbd ,/, grokking/vbg together/rb ,/, Mike/np said/vbd softly/rb and/cc triumphantly/rb :/: ``/`` Thou/ppss art/ber God/np ''/'' ./. Her/pp$ answer/nn was/bedz not/* in/in words/nns ./. Then/rb ,/, as/cs their/pp$ grokking/nn made/vbd them/ppo ever/rb closer/rbr and/cc Mike/np felt/vbd himself/ppl almost/rb ready/jj to/to discorporate/vb her/pp$ voice/nn called/vbd him/ppo back/rb :/: ``/`` Oh/uh !/. !/. Oh/uh !/. !/. Thou/ppss art/ber God/np ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` We/ppss grok/vb God/np ''/'' ./. 25/cd-hl ./.-hl On/in Mars/np humans/nns were/bed building/vbg pressure/nn domes/nns for/in the/at male/nn and/cc female/nn party/nn that/dt would/md arrive/vb by/in next/ap ship/nn ./. This/dt went/vbd faster/rbr than/cs scheduled/vbn as/cs the/at Martians/nps were/bed helpful/jj ./. Part/nn of/in the/at time/nn saved/vbn was/bedz spent/vbn on/in a/at preliminary/jj estimate/nn for/in a/at long-distance/nn plan/nn to/to free/vb bound/vbn oxygen/nn in/in the/at sands/nns of/in Mars/np to/to make/vb the/at planet/nn more/ql friendly/jj to/in future/jj human/nn generations/nns ./. The/at Old/jj-tl Ones/nns-tl neither/cc helped/vbd nor/cc hindered/vbd this/dt plan/nn ;/. ;/. time/nn was/bedz not/* yet/rb ./. Their/pp$ meditations/nns were/bed approaching/vbg a/at violent/jj cusp/nn that/wps would/md shape/vb Martian/jj art/nn for/in many/ap millennia/nns ./. On/in Earth/nn-tl elections/nns continued/vbd and/cc a/at very/ql advanced/vbn poet/nn published/vbd a/at limited/vbn edition/nn of/in verse/nn consisting/vbg entirely/rb of/in punctuation/nn marks/nns and/cc spaces/nns ;/. ;/. Time/nn-tl magazine/nn reviewed/vbd it/ppo and/cc suggested/vbd that/cs the/at Federation/nn-tl Assembly/nn-tl Daily/jj-tl Record/nn-tl should/md be/be translated/vbn into/in the/at medium/nn ./. A/at colossal/jj campaign/nn opened/vbd to/to sell/vb more/ql sexual/jj organs/nns of/in plants/nns and/cc Mrs./np Joseph/np (/( ``/`` Shadow/nn-tl of/in-tl Greatness/nn-tl ''/'' )/) Douglas/np was/bedz quoted/vbn as/cs saying/vbg :/: ``/`` I/ppss would/md no/at more/rbr sit/vb down/rp without/in flowers/nns on/in my/pp$ table/nn than/cs without/in serviettes/nns ''/'' ./. A/at Tibetan/jj swami/nn from/in Palermo/np ,/, Sicily/np ,/, announced/vbd in/in Beverly/np-tl Hills/nns-tl a/at newly/rb discovered/vbn ,/, ancient/jj yoga/nn discipline/nn for/in ripple/nn breathing/nn which/wdt increased/vbd both/abx pranha/nn and/cc cosmic/jj attraction/nn between/in sexes/nns ./. His/pp$ chelas/fw-nns were/bed required/vbn to/to assume/vb the/at matsyendra/fw-nn posture/nn dressed/vbn in/in hand-woven/jj diapers/nns while/cs he/pps read/vbd aloud/rb from/in Rig-Veda/np and/cc an/at assistant/nn guru/nn examined/vbd their/pp$ purses/nns in/in another/dt room/nn --/-- nothing/pn was/bedz stolen/vbn ;/. ;/. the/at purpose/nn was/bedz less/ql immediate/jj ./. The/at President/nn-tl of/in-tl the/at-tl United/vbn-tl States/nns-tl proclaimed/vbd the/at first/od Sunday/nr in/in November/np as/cs ``/`` National/jj-tl Grandmothers'/nns$-tl Day/nn-tl ''/'' and/cc urged/vbd America/np to/to say/vb it/ppo with/in flowers/nns ./. A/at funeral/nn parlor/nn chain/nn was/bedz indicted/vbn for/in price-cutting/nn ./. Fosterite/jj bishops/nns ,/, after/in secret/jj conclave/nn ,/, announced/vbd the/at Church's/nn$-tl second/od Major/jj-tl Miracle/nn-tl :/: Supreme/jj-tl Bishop/nn-tl Digby/np had/hvd been/ben translated/vbn bodily/rb to/in Heaven/nn-tl and/cc spot-promoted/vbn to/in Archangel/nn-tl ,/, ranking/vbg with-but-after/in Archangel/nn-tl Foster/np ./. The/at glorious/jj news/nn had/hvd been/ben held/vbn up/rp pending/in Heavenly/jj confirmation/nn of/in the/at elevation/nn of/in a/at new/jj Supreme/jj-tl Bishop/nn-tl ,/, Huey/np Short/np --/-- a/at candidate/nn accepted/vbd by/in the/at Boone/np faction/nn after/cs lots/nns had/hvd been/ben cast/nn repeatedly/rb ./. L'Unita/fw-at+nn-tl and/cc Hoy/fw-nr-tl published/vbd identical/jj denunciations/nns of/in Short's/np$ elevation/nn ,/, l'Osservatore/fw-at+nn-tl Romano/fw-jj-tl and/cc the/at Christian/jj-tl Science/nn-tl Monitor/nn-tl ignored/vbd it/ppo ,/, Times/nns-tl of/in-tl India/np-tl snickered/vbd at/in it/ppo ,/, and/cc the/at Manchester/np-tl Guardian/nn-tl simply/rb reported/vbd it/ppo --/-- the/at Fosterites/nps in/in England/np were/bed few/ap but/cc extremely/rb militant/jj ./. Digby/np was/bedz not/* pleased/vbn with/in his/pp$ promotion/nn ./. The/at Man/nn-tl from/in-tl Mars/np-tl had/hvd interrupted/vbn him/ppo with/in his/pp$ work/nn half/ql finished/vbn --/-- and/cc that/dt stupid/jj jackass/nn Short/np was/bedz certain/jj to/to louse/vb it/ppo up/rp ./. Foster/np listened/vbd with/in angelic/jj patience/nn until/cs Digby/np ran/vbd down/rp ,/, then/rb said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Listen/vb ,/, junior/np ,/, you're/ppss+ber an/at angel/nn now/rb --/-- so/cs forget/vb it/ppo ./. Eternity/nn is/bez no/at time/nn for/in recriminations/nns ./. You/ppss too/rb were/bed a/at stupid/jj jackass/nn until/cs you/ppss poisoned/vbd me/ppo ./. Afterwards/rb you/ppss did/dod well/rb enough/qlp ./. Now/rb that/cs Short/np is/bez Supreme/jj-tl Bishop/nn-tl he'll/pps+md do/do all/ql right/rb ,/, he/pps can't/md* help/vb it/ppo ./. Same/ap as/cs with/in the/at Popes/nns-tl ./. Some/dti of/in them/ppo were/bed warts/nns until/cs they/ppss got/vbd promoted/vbn ./. Check/vb with/in one/cd of/in them/ppo ,/, go/vb ahead/rb --/-- there's/ex+bez no/at professional/jj jealousy/nn here/rb ''/'' ./. Digby/np calmed/vbd down/rp ,/, but/cc made/vbd one/cd request/nn ./. Foster/np shook/vbd his/pp$ halo/nn ./. ``/`` You/ppss can't/md* touch/vb him/ppo ./. You/ppss shouldn't/md* have/hv tried/vbn to/to ./. Oh/uh ,/, you/ppss can/md submit/vb a/at requisition/nn for/in a/at miracle/nn if/cs you/ppss want/vb to/to make/vb a/at fool/nn of/in yourself/ppl ./. But/cc ,/, I'm/ppss+bem telling/vbg you/ppo ,/, it'll/pps+md be/be turned/vbn down/rp --/-- you/ppss don't/do* understand/vb the/at System/nn-tl yet/rb ./. The/at Martians/nps have/hv their/pp$ own/jj setup/nn ,/, different/jj from/in ours/pp$$ ,/, and/cc as/ql long/jj as/cs they/ppss need/vb him/ppo ,/, we/ppss can't/md* touch/vb him/ppo ./. They/ppss run/vb their/pp$ show/nn their/pp$ way/nn --/-- the/at Universe/nn-tl has/hvz variety/nn ,/, something/pn for/in everybody/pn --/-- a/at fact/nn you/ppss field/vb workers/nns often/rb miss/vb ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss mean/vb this/dt punk/nn can/md brush/vb me/ppo aside/rb and/cc I've/ppss+hv got/vbn to/to hold/vb still/rb for/in it/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss held/vbd still/rb for/in the/at same/ap thing/nn ,/, didn't/dod* I/ppss ?/. ?/. I'm/ppss+bem helping/vbg you/ppo now/rb ,/, am/bem I/ppss not/* ?/. ?/. Now/rb look/vb ,/, there's/ex+bez work/nn to/to be/be done/vbn and/cc lots/nns of/in it/ppo ./. The/at Boss/nn-tl wants/vbz performance/nn ,/, not/* gripes/nns ./. If/cs you/ppss need/vb a/at Day/nn-tl off/rp to/to calm/vb down/rp ,/, duck/vb over/rp to/in the/at Muslim/jj-tl Paradise/nn-tl and/cc take/vb it/ppo ./. Otherwise/rb ,/, straighten/vb your/pp$ halo/nn ,/, square/vb your/pp$ wings/nns ,/, and/cc dig/vb in/rp ./. The/at sooner/rbr you/ppss act/vb like/cs an/at angel/nn the/at quicker/rbr you'll/ppss+md feel/vb angelic/jj ./. Get/vb Happy/jj ,/, junior/jj ''/'' !/. !/. Digby/np heaved/vbd a/at deep/jj ethereal/jj sigh/nn ./. ``/`` Okay/uh ,/, I'm/ppss+bem Happy/jj ./. Where/wrb do/do I/ppss start/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Jubal/np did/dod not/* hear/vb of/in Digby's/np$ disappearance/nn when/wrb it/pps was/bedz announced/vbn ,/, and/cc ,/, when/wrb he/pps did/dod ,/, while/cs he/pps had/hvd a/at fleeting/vbg suspicion/nn ,/, he/pps dismissed/vbd it/ppo ;/. ;/. if/cs Mike/np had/hvd had/hvn a/at finger/nn in/in it/ppo ,/, he/pps had/hvd gotten/vbn away/rb with/in it/ppo --/-- and/cc what/wdt happened/vbd to/in supreme/jj bishops/nns worried/vbd Jubal/np not/* at/in all/abn as/ql long/jj as/cs he/pps wasn't/bedz* bothered/vbn ./. His/pp$ household/nn had/hvd gone/vbn through/in an/at upset/vbn ./. Jubal/np deduced/vbd what/wdt had/hvd happened/vbn but/cc did/dod not/* know/vb with/in whom/wpo --/-- and/cc didn't/dod* want/vb to/to inquire/vb ./. Mike/nn was/bedz of/in legal/jj age/nn and/cc presumed/vbd able/jj to/to defend/vb himself/ppl in/in the/at clinches/nns ./. Anyhow/rb ,/, it/pps was/bedz high/jj time/nn the/at boy/nn was/bedz salted/vbn ./. 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The/at-tl expense/nn and/cc time/nn involved/vbn are/ber astronomical/jj ./. However/wrb ,/, we/ppss sent/vbd a/at third/od vessel/nn out/rp ,/, a/at much/ql smaller/jjr and/cc faster/jjr one/cd than/cs the/at first/od two/cd ./. We/ppss have/hv learned/vbn much/ap about/in interstellar/jj drives/nns since/cs a/at hundred/cd years/nns ago/rb ;/. ;/. that/dt is/bez all/abn I/ppss can/md tell/vb you/ppo about/in them/ppo ./. ``/`` But/cc the/at third/od ship/nn came/vbd back/rb several/ap years/nns ago/rb and/cc reported/vbd ''/'' ``/`` That/cs it/pps had/hvd found/vbn a/at planet/nn on/in which/wdt human/nn beings/nns could/md live/vb and/cc which/wdt was/bedz already/rb inhabited/vbn by/in sentient/jj beings/nns ''/'' !/. !/. Said/vbn Hal/np ,/, forgetting/vbg in/in his/pp$ enthusiasm/nn that/cs he/pps had/hvd not/* been/ben asked/vbn to/to speak/vb ./. Macneff/np stopped/vbd pacing/vbg to/to stare/vb at/in Hal/np with/in his/pp$ pale/jj blue/jj eyes/nns ./. ``/`` How/wrb did/dod you/ppss know/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps said/vbd sharply/rb ./. ``/`` Forgive/vb me/ppo ,/, Sandalphon/np ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Hal/np ./. ``/`` But/cc it/pps was/bedz inevitable/jj !/. !/. Did/dod not/* the/at Forerunner/nn-tl predict/vb in/in his/pp$ Time/nn-tl and/cc-tl the/at-tl World/nn-tl Line/nn-tl that/cs such/abl a/at planet/nn would/md be/be found/vbn ?/. ?/. I/ppss believe/vb it/pps was/bedz on/in page/nn 573/cd ''/'' !/. !/. Macneff/np smiled/vbd and/cc said/vbd ,/, ``/`` I/ppss am/bem glad/jj that/cs your/pp$ scriptural/jj lessons/nns have/hv left/vbn such/abl an/at impression/nn ''/'' ./. How/wrb could/md they/ppss not/* ?/. ?/. Thought/vbd Hal/np ./. Besides/rb ,/, they/ppss were/bed not/* the/at only/ap impressions/nns ./. I/ppss still/rb bear/vb scars/nns on/in my/pp$ back/nn where/wrb Pornsen/np ,/, my/pp$ gapt/nn ,/, whipped/vbd me/ppo because/cs I/ppss had/hvd not/* learned/vbn my/pp$ lessons/nns well/rb enough/qlp ./. He/pps was/bedz a/at good/jj impresser/nn ,/, that/dt Pornsen/np ./. Was/bedz ?/. ?/. Is/bez !/. !/. As/cs I/ppss grew/vbd older/jjr and/cc was/bedz promoted/vbn ,/, so/rb was/bedz he/pps ,/, always/rb where/wrb I/ppss was/bedz ./. He/pps was/bedz my/pp$ gapt/nn in/in the/at creche/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz the/at dormitory/nn gapt/nn when/wrb I/ppss went/vbd to/in college/nn and/cc thought/vbd I/ppss was/bedz getting/vbg away/rb from/in him/ppo ./. He/pps is/bez now/rb my/pp$ block/nn gapt/nn ./. He/pps is/bez the/at one/cd responsible/jj for/in my/pp$ getting/vbg such/jj low/jj M./np R.'s/nps ./. Swiftly/rb ,/, came/vbd the/at revulsion/nn ,/, the/at protest/nn ./. No/rb ,/, not/* he/pps ,/, for/cs I/ppss ,/, and/cc I/ppss alone/rb ,/, am/bem responsible/jj for/in whatever/wdt happens/vbz to/in me/ppo ./. If/cs I/ppss get/vb a/at low/jj M./np R./np ,/, I/ppss do/do so/rb because/cs I/ppss want/vb it/ppo that/dt way/nn or/cc my/pp$ dark/jj self/nn does/doz ./. If/cs I/ppss die/vb ,/, I/ppss die/vb because/cs I/ppss willed/vbd it/ppo so/rb ./. So/rb ,/, forgive/vb me/ppo ,/, Sigmen/np ,/, for/in the/at contrary-to-reality/jj thoughts/nns !/. !/. ``/`` Please/vb pardon/vb me/ppo again/rb ,/, Sandalphon/np ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Hal/np ./. ``/`` But/cc did/dod the/at expedition/nn find/nn any/dti records/nns of/in the/at Forerunner/nn-tl having/hvg been/ben on/in this/dt planet/nn ?/. ?/. Perhaps/rb ,/, even/rb ,/, though/cs this/dt is/bez too/ql much/ap to/to wish/vb ,/, find/vb the/at Forerunner/nn-tl himself/ppl ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` No/rb ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Macneff/np ./. ``/`` Though/cs that/dt does/doz not/* mean/vb that/cs there/ex may/md not/* be/be such/jj records/nns there/rb ./. The/at expedition/nn was/bedz under/in orders/nns to/to make/vb a/at swift/jj survey/nn of/in conditions/nns and/cc then/rb to/to return/vb to/in Earth/nn-tl ./. I/ppss can't/md* tell/vb you/ppo now/rb the/at distance/nn in/in lightyears/nns or/cc what/wdt star/nn this/dt was/bedz ,/, though/cs you/ppss can/md see/vb it/ppo with/in the/at naked/jj eye/nn at/in night/nn in/in this/dt hemisphere/nn ./. If/cs you/ppss volunteer/vb ,/, you/ppss will/md be/be told/vbn where/wrb you're/ppss+ber going/vbg after/cs the/at ship/nn leaves/vbz ./. And/cc it/pps leaves/vbz very/ql soon/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss need/vb a/at linguist/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Said/vbn Hal/np ./. ``/`` The/at ship/nn is/bez huge/jj ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Macneff/np ,/, ``/`` but/cc the/at number/nn of/in military/nn men/nns and/cc specialists/nns we/ppss are/ber taking/vbg limits/vbz the/at linguists/nns to/in one/cd ./. We/ppss have/hv considered/vbn several/ap of/in your/pp$ professionals/nns because/cs they/ppss were/bed lamechians/nps and/cc above/in suspicion/nn ./. Unfortunately/rb ''/'' Hal/np waited/vbd :/: Macneff/np paced/vbd some/dti more/rbr ,/, frowning/vbg ./. Then/rb ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Unfortunately/rb ,/, only/rb one/cd lamechian/jj linguist/nn exists/vbz ,/, and/cc he/pps is/bez too/ql old/jj for/in this/dt expedition/nn ./. Therefore/rb ''/'' ``/`` A/at thousand/cd pardons/nns ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Hal/np ./. ``/`` But/cc I/ppss have/hv just/rb thought/vbd of/in one/cd thing/nn ./. I/ppss am/bem married/vbn ''/'' ./. ``/`` No/at problem/nn at/in all/abn ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Macneff/np ./. ``/`` There/ex will/md be/be no/at women/nns aboard/in the/at Gabriel/np ./. And/cc ,/, if/cs a/at man/nn is/bez married/vbn ,/, he/pps will/md automatically/rb be/be given/vbn a/at divorce/nn ''/'' ./. Hal/np gasped/vbd ,/, and/cc he/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` A/at-tl divorce/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Macneff/np raised/vbd his/pp$ hands/nns apologetically/rb and/cc said/vbd ,/, ``/`` You/ppss are/ber horrified/vbn ,/, of/in course/nn ./. But/cc ,/, from/in our/pp$ reading/nn of/in the/at Western/jj Talmud/np ,/, we/ppss Urielites/nps believe/vb that/cs the/at Forerunner/nn-tl ,/, knowing/vbg this/dt situation/nn would/md arise/vb ,/, made/vbd reference/nn to/in and/cc provision/nn for/in divorce/nn ./. It's/pps+bez inevitable/jj in/in this/dt case/nn ,/, for/cs the/at couple/nn will/md be/be separated/vbn for/in ,/, at/in the/at least/ap ,/, forty/cd years/nns ./. Naturally/rb ,/, he/pps couched/vbd the/at provision/nn in/in obscure/jj language/nn ./. In/in his/pp$ great/jj and/cc glorious/jj wisdom/nn ,/, he/pps knew/vbd that/cs our/pp$ enemies/nns the/at Israelites/nps must/md not/* be/be able/jj to/to read/vb therein/rb what/wdt we/ppss planned/vbd ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss volunteer/vb ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Hal/np ./. ``/`` Tell/vb me/ppo more/ap ,/, Sandalphon/np ''/'' ./. Six/cd months/nns later/rbr ,/, Hal/np Yarrow/np stood/vbd in/in the/at observation/nn dome/nn of/in the/at Gabriel/np and/cc watched/vbd the/at ball/nn of/in Earth/nn-tl dwindle/vb above/in him/ppo ./. It/pps was/bedz night/nn on/in this/dt hemisphere/nn ,/, but/cc the/at light/nn blazed/vbd from/in the/at megalopolises/nns of/in Australia/np ,/, Japan/np ,/, China/np ,/, Southeast/jj-tl Asia/np-tl ,/, India/np ,/, Siberia/np ./. Hal/np ,/, the/at linguist/nn ,/, saw/vbd the/at glittering/vbg discs/nns and/cc necklaces/nns in/in terms/nns of/in the/at languages/nns spoken/vbn therein/rb ./. Australia/np ,/, the/at Philippine/jj-tl Islands/nns-tl ,/, Japan/np ,/, and/cc northern/jj China/np-tl were/bed inhabited/vbn by/in those/dts members/nns of/in the/at Haijac/np-tl Union/nn-tl that/wps spoke/vbd American/jj ./. Southern/jj China/np ,/, all/abn of/in southeast/jj Asia/np-tl ,/, southern/jj India/np and/cc Ceylon/np ,/, these/dts states/nns of/in the/at Malay/np-tl Federation/nn-tl spoke/vbd Bazaar/nn-tl ./. Siberia/np spoke/vbd Icelandic/np ./. His/pp$ mind/nn turned/vbd the/at globe/nn swiftly/rb for/in him/ppo ,/, and/cc he/pps visualized/vbd Africa/np ,/, which/wdt used/vbd Swahili/np south/nr of/in the/at Sahara/np-tl Sea/nn-tl ./. All/abn around/in the/at Mediterranean/np-tl Sea/nn-tl ,/, Asia/np-tl Minor/jj-tl ,/, northern/jj India/np ,/, and/cc Tibet/np ,/, Hebrew/np was/bedz the/at native/jj tongue/nn ./. In/in southern/jj Europe/np ,/, between/in the/at Israeli/jj-tl Republics/nns-tl and/cc the/at Icelandic-speaking/jj peoples/nns of/in northern/jj Europe/np ,/, was/bedz a/at thin/jj but/cc long/jj stretch/nn of/in territory/nn called/vbd March/np ./. This/dt was/bedz no/at man's/nn$ land/nn ,/, disputed/vbn by/in the/at Haijac/np-tl Union/nn-tl and/cc the/at Israeli/jj-tl Republic/nn-tl ,/, a/at potential/jj source/nn of/in war/nn for/in the/at last/ap two/cd hundred/cd years/nns ./. Neither/dtx nation/nn would/md give/vb up/rp their/pp$ claim/nn on/in it/ppo ,/, yet/rb neither/dtx wished/vbd to/to make/vb any/dti move/nn that/wps might/md lead/vb to/in a/at second/od Apocalyptic/jj-tl War/nn-tl ./. So/rb ,/, for/in all/ql practical/jj purposes/nns ,/, it/pps was/bedz an/at independent/jj nation/nn and/cc by/in now/rb had/hvd its/pp$ own/jj organized/vbn government/nn (/( unrecognized/jj outside/in its/pp$ own/jj borders/nns )/) ./. Its/pp$ citizens/nns spoke/vbd all/abn of/in the/at world's/nn$ surviving/vbg tongues/nns ,/, plus/cc a/at new/jj one/cd called/vbn Lingo/nn-tl ,/, a/at pidgin/nn whose/wp$ vocabulary/nn was/bedz derived/vbn from/in the/at other/ap six/cd and/cc whose/wp$ syntax/nn was/bedz so/ql simple/jj it/pps could/md be/be contained/vbn on/in half/abn a/at sheet/nn of/in paper/nn ./. Hal/np saw/vbd in/in his/pp$ mind/nn the/at rest/nn of/in Earth/nn-tl :/: Iceland/np ,/, Greenland/np ,/, the/at Caribbean/np-tl Islands/nns-tl ,/, and/cc the/at eastern/jj half/abn of/in South/jj-tl America/np-tl ./. Here/rb the/at peoples/nns spoke/vbd the/at tongue/nn of/in Iceland/np because/cs that/dt island/nn had/hvd gotten/vbn the/at jump/nn on/in the/at Hawaiian-Americans/nps who/wps were/bed busy/jj resettling/vbg North/jj-tl America/np-tl and/cc the/at western/jj half/abn of/in South/jj-tl America/np-tl after/in the/at Apocalyptic/jj-tl War/nn-tl ./. Then/rb there/ex was/bedz North/jj-tl America/np-tl ,/, where/wrb American/np was/bedz the/at native/jj speech/nn of/in all/abn except/in the/at twenty/cd descendants/nns of/in French-Canadians/nps living/vbg on/in the/at Hudson/np-tl Bay/nn-tl Preserve/nn-tl ./. Hal/np knew/vbd that/cs when/wrb that/dt side/nn of/in Earth/nn-tl rotated/vbd into/in the/at night/nn zone/nn ,/, Sigmen/np-tl City/nn-tl would/md blaze/vb out/rp into/in space/nn ./. And/cc ,/, somewhere/rb in/in that/dt enormous/jj light/nn ,/, was/bedz his/pp$ apartment/nn ./. But/cc Mary/np would/md soon/rb no/at longer/jjr be/be living/vbg there/rb ,/, for/cs she/pps would/md be/be notified/vbn in/in a/at few/ap days/nns that/cs her/pp$ husband/nn had/hvd died/vbd in/in an/at accident/nn while/cs on/in a/at flight/nn to/in Tahiti/np ./. She/pps would/md weep/vb in/in private/jj ,/, he/pps was/bedz sure/jj ,/, for/cs she/pps loved/vbd him/ppo in/in her/pp$ frigid/jj way/nn ,/, though/cs in/in public/nn she/pps would/md be/be dry-eyed/jj ./. Her/pp$ friends/nns and/cc professional/jj associates/nns would/md sympathize/vb with/in her/ppo ,/, not/* because/cs she/pps had/hvd lost/vbn a/at beloved/jj husband/nn ,/, but/cc because/cs she/pps had/hvd been/ben married/vbn to/in a/at man/nn who/wps thought/vbd unrealistically/rb ./. If/cs Hal/np Yarrow/np had/hvd been/ben killed/vbn in/in a/at crash/nn ,/, he/pps must/md have/hv wanted/vbn it/ppo that/dt way/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz no/rb such/jj thing/nn as/cs an/at ``/`` accident/nn ''/'' ./. Somehow/rb ,/, all/abn the/at other/ap passengers/nns (/( also/rb supposed/vbn to/to have/hv died/vbn in/in this/dt web/nn of/in elaborate/jj frauds/nns to/to cover/vb up/rp the/at disappearance/nn of/in the/at personnel/nns of/in the/at Gabriel/np )/) had/hvd simultaneously/rb ``/`` agreed/vbn ''/'' to/to die/vb ./. And/cc ,/, therefore/rb ,/, being/beg in/in disgrace/nn ,/, they/ppss would/md not/* be/be cremated/vbn and/cc their/pp$ ashes/nns flung/vbn to/in the/at winds/nns in/in public/jj ceremony/nn ./. No/rb ,/, the/at fish/nn could/md eat/vb their/pp$ bodies/nns for/in all/abn the/at Sturch/np cared/vbd ./. Hal/np felt/vbd sorry/jj for/in Mary/np ;/. ;/. he/pps had/hvd a/at time/nn keeping/vbg the/at tears/nns from/in welling/vbg to/in his/pp$ own/jj eyes/nns as/cs he/pps stood/vbd in/in the/at crowd/nn in/in the/at observation/nn dome/nn ./. Yet/rb ,/, he/pps told/vbd himself/ppl ,/, this/dt was/bedz the/at best/jjt way/nn ./. He/pps and/cc Mary/np would/md no/at longer/jjr have/hv to/to tear/vb and/cc rend/vb at/in each/dt other/ap ;/. ;/. their/pp$ mutual/jj torture/nn would/md be/be over/rp ./. Mary/np was/bedz free/jj to/to marry/vb again/rb ,/, not/* knowing/vbg that/cs the/at Sturch/np had/hvd secretly/rb given/vbn her/ppo a/at divorce/nn ,/, thinking/vbg that/dt death/nn had/hvd dissolved/vbn her/pp$ marriage/nn ./. She/pps would/md have/hv a/at year/nn in/in which/wdt to/to make/vb up/rp her/pp$ mind/nn ,/, to/to choose/vb a/at mate/nn from/in a/at list/nn selected/vbn by/in her/pp$ gapt/nn ./. Perhaps/rb ,/, the/at psychological/jj barriers/nns that/wps had/hvd prevented/vbn her/ppo from/in conceiving/vbg Hal's/np$ child/nn would/md no/at longer/jjr be/be present/jj ./. Perhaps/rb ./. Hal/np doubted/vbd if/cs this/dt happy/jj event/nn would/md occur/vb ./. Mary/np was/bedz as/ql frozen/vbn below/in the/at navel/nn as/cs he/pps ./. No/at matter/nn who/wps the/at candidate/nn for/in marriage/nn selected/vbn by/in the/at gapt/nn The/at gapt/nn ./. Pornsen/np ./. He/pps would/md no/at longer/jjr have/hv to/to see/vb that/dt fat/jj face/nn ,/, hear/vb that/dt whining/vbg voice/nn ``/`` Hal/np Yarrow/np ''/'' !/. !/. Said/vbd the/at whining/vbg voice/nn ./. And/cc ,/, slowly/rb ,/, feeling/vbg himself/ppl icy/jj yet/rb burning/vbg ,/, Hal/np turned/vbd ./. There/ex was/bedz the/at squat/nn loose-jowled/jj man/nn ,/, smiling/vbg lopsidedly/rb up/rp at/in him/ppo ./. ``/`` My/pp$ beloved/jj ward/nn ,/, my/pp$ perennial/jj gadfly/nn ''/'' ,/, said/vbd the/at whining/vbg voice/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss had/hvd no/at idea/nn that/cs you/ppss ,/, too/rb ,/, would/md be/be on/in this/dt glorious/jj voyage/nn ./. But/cc I/ppss might/md have/hv known/vbn !/. !/. We/ppss seem/vb to/to be/be bound/vbn by/in love/nn ;/. ;/. Sigmen/np himself/ppl must/md have/hv foreseen/jj it/ppo ./. Love/nn to/in you/ppo ,/, my/pp$ ward/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Sigmen/np love/nn you/ppo ,/, too/rb ,/, my/pp$ guardian/nn ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Hal/np ,/, choking/vbg ./. ``/`` How/wrb wonderful/jj to/to see/vb your/pp$ cherished/vbn self/nn ./. I/ppss had/hvd thought/vbn we/ppss would/md never/rb again/rb speak/vb to/in each/dt other/ap ''/'' ./. 5/cd-hl the/at Gabriel/np pointed/vbd towards/in her/ppo destination/nn and/cc ,/, under/in one-gee/jj acceleration/nn ,/, began/vbd to/to build/vb up/rp towards/in her/pp$ ultimate/jj velocity/nn ,/, 99.1/cd percent/nn of/in the/at speed/nn of/in light/nn ./. Meanwhile/rb ,/, all/abn the/at personnel/nns except/in those/dts few/ap needed/vbn to/to carry/vb out/rp the/at performance/nn of/in the/at ship/nn ,/, went/vbd into/in the/at suspensor/nn ./. Here/rb they/ppss would/md lie/vb in/in suspended/vbn animation/nn for/in many/ap years/nns ./. 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Again/rb ,/, a/at force/nn too/ql strong/jj for/in unfrozen/vbn bodies/nns to/to endure/vb would/md be/be applied/vbn ./. Then/rb ,/, after/cs slowing/vbg the/at vessel/nn considerably/rb ,/, the/at drive/nn would/md adjust/vb to/in a/at one-gee/jj deceleration/nn ./. And/cc the/at crew/nn would/md be/be automatically/rb brought/vbn out/in of/in their/pp$ suspended/vbn animation/nn ./. These/dts members/nns would/md then/rb unthaw/vb the/at rest/nn of/in the/at personnel/nns ./. And/cc ,/, in/in the/at half-year/nn left/vbn before/cs reaching/vbg their/pp$ destination/nn ,/, the/at men/nns would/md carry/vb out/rp whatever/wdt preparations/nns were/bed needed/vbn ./. Hal/np Yarrow/np was/bedz among/in the/at last/ap to/to go/vb into/in the/at suspensor/nn and/cc among/in the/at first/od to/to come/vb out/rp ./. He/pps had/hvd to/to study/vb the/at recordings/nns of/in the/at language/nn of/in the/at chief/nn nation/nn of/in Ozagen/np ,/, Siddo/np ./. And/cc ,/, from/in the/at first/rb ,/, he/pps faced/vbd a/at difficult/jj task/nn ./. The/at expedition/nn that/wps had/hvd discovered/vbn Ozagen/np had/hvd succeeded/vbn in/in correlating/vbg two/cd thousand/cd Siddo/np words/nns with/in an/at equal/jj number/nn of/in American/jj words/nns ./. The/at description/nn of/in the/at Siddo/np syntax/nn was/bedz very/ql restricted/vbn ./. And/cc ,/, as/cs Hal/np found/vbd out/rp ,/, obviously/rb mistaken/vbn in/in many/ap cases/nns ./. This/dt discovery/nn caused/vbd Hal/np anxiety/nn ./. His/pp$ duty/nn was/bedz to/to write/vb a/at school/nn text/nn and/cc to/to teach/vb the/at entire/jj personnel/nns of/in the/at Gabriel/np how/wrb to/to speak/vb Ozagen/np ./. Yet/rb ,/, if/cs he/pps used/vbd all/abn of/in the/at little/ap means/nns at/in his/pp$ disposal/nn ,/, he/pps would/md be/be instructing/vbg his/pp$ students/nns wrongly/rb ./. Moreover/rb ,/, even/rb getting/vbg this/dt across/rb would/md be/be difficult/jj ./. 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Thus/rb ,/, the/at masculine/jj animate/jj infinitive/nn dabhumaksanigalu'ahai/fw-vb ,/, meaning/vbg to/to live/vb ,/, was/bedz ,/, in/in the/at perfect/jj tense/nn ,/, ksu'u'peli'afo/fw-vb ,/, and/cc ,/, in/in the/at future/nn ,/, mai'teipa/fw-nn ./. The/at same/ap use/nn of/in an/at entirely/rb different/jj word/nn applied/vbd for/in all/abn the/at other/ap tenses/nns ./. Plus/in the/at fact/nn that/cs Siddo/np not/* only/rb had/hvd the/at normal/jj (/( to/in Earthmen/nps )/) three/cd genders/nns of/in masculine/jj ,/, feminine/jj ,/, and/cc neuter/jj ,/, but/cc the/at two/cd extra/jj of/in inanimate/jj and/cc spiritual/jj ./. Fortunately/rb ,/, gender/nn was/bedz inflected/vbn ,/, though/cs the/at expression/nn of/in it/ppo would/md be/be difficult/jj for/in anybody/pn not/* born/vbn in/in Siddo/np ./. The/at system/nn of/in indicating/vbg gender/nn varied/vbd according/rb to/in tense/nn ./. 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This/dt was/bedz not/* ,/, for/in the/at Angel/nn-tl ,/, just/rb a/at matter/nn of/in running/vbg through/in a/at logical/jj or/cc deductive/jj chain/nn ,/, or/cc deciding/vbg on/rp some/dti action/nn from/in some/dti already/rb established/vbn premise/nn ./. No/at doubt/nn the/at Angels/nns-tl could/md do/do that/dt kind/nn of/in thing/nn as/ql fast/jj as/cs any/dti computer/nn ./. What/wdt Gabriel/np was/bedz being/beg asked/vbn to/to do/do now/rb ,/, however/wrb ,/, was/bedz to/to re-examine/vb all/abn his/pp$ basic/jj assumptions/nns ,/, make/vb value-judgments/nns on/in them/ppo ,/, and/cc give/vb them/ppo new/jj and/cc different/jj powers/nns in/in his/pp$ mind/nn to/to govern/vb his/pp$ motives/nns ./. This/dt is/bez not/* wholly/rb a/at reasoning/vbg process/nn --/-- a/at computer/nn cannot/md* do/do it/ppo all/abn --/-- and/cc even/rb in/in an/at Angel/nn-tl it/pps takes/vbz time/nn ./. (/( Or/cc ,/, perhaps/rb ,/, especially/rb in/in an/at Angel/nn-tl ,/, whose/wp$ assumptions/nns had/hvd mostly/rb been/ben fixed/vbn millions/nns of/in years/nns ago/rb ./. )/) Being/beg reasonably/rb sure/jj of/in the/at reason/nn for/in the/at long/jj pause/nn ,/, however/wrb ,/, did/dod not/* make/vb it/ppo seem/vb any/dti less/ql long/jj to/in Jack/np ./. He/pps had/hvd already/rb become/vbn used/vbn to/in Hesperus'/np$ snapping/vbg back/rb answers/nns to/in questions/nns almost/rb before/cs Jack/np could/md get/vb them/ppo asked/vbn ./. There/ex was/bedz nothing/pn he/pps could/md do/do but/in wait/vb ./. The/at dice/nns were/bed cast/vbn ./. At/in last/ap Gabriel/np spoke/vbd ./. ``/`` We/ppss misjudged/vbd you/ppo ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd slowly/rb ./. ``/`` We/ppss had/hvd concluded/vbn that/cs no/at race/nn as/ql ephemeral/jj as/cs yours/pp$$ could/md have/hv had/hvn time/nn to/to develop/vb a/at sense/nn of/in justice/nn ./. Of/in course/nn we/ppss have/hv before/in us/ppo the/at example/nn of/in the/at great/jj races/nns at/in the/at galactic/jj center/nn ;/. ;/. individually/rb they/ppss are/ber nearly/rb as/ql mortal/jj as/cs you/ppss --/-- the/at difference/nn does/doz not/* seem/vb very/ql marked/vbn to/in us/ppo ,/, where/wrb it/pps exists/vbz ./. But/cc they/ppss have/hv survived/vbn for/in long/jj periods/nns as/cs races/nns ,/, whereas/cs you/ppss are/ber young/jj ./. We/ppss shall/md recommend/vb to/in them/ppo that/cs they/ppss shorten/vb your/pp$ trial/nn period/nn by/in half/abn ./. ``/`` For/in now/rb ,/, it/pps is/bez clear/jj that/cs we/ppss were/bed in/in the/at wrong/jj ./. You/ppss may/md reclaim/vb your/pp$ property/nn ,/, and/cc the/at penalty/nn on/in Hesperus/np is/bez lifted/vbn ./. Hesperus/np ,/, you/ppss may/md speak/vb ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss did/dod not/* perceive/vb this/dt essential/nn distinction/nn either/rb ,/, First-Born/np ''/'' ,/, Hesperus/np said/vbd at/in once/rb ,/, ``/`` I/ppss was/bedz only/rb practicing/vbg a/at concept/nn that/cs Jack/np taught/vbd me/ppo ,/, called/vbn a/at deal/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Nevertheless/rb ,/, you/ppss were/bed its/pp$ agent/nn ./. Jack/np ,/, what/wdt is/bez the/at nature/nn of/in this/dt concept/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` It's/pps+bez a/at kind/nn of/in agreement/nn in/in which/wdt each/dt party/nn gives/vbz something/pn to/in the/at other/ap ''/'' ,/, Jack/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` We/ppss regard/vb it/ppo as/cs fair/jj only/rb when/wrb each/dt party/nn feels/vbz that/cs what/wdt he/pps has/hvz received/vbn is/bez as/cs valuable/jj ,/, or/cc more/ql valuable/jj ,/, than/cs what/wdt he/pps has/hvz given/vbn ''/'' ./. His/pp$ heart/nn ,/, he/pps discovered/vbd ,/, was/bedz pounding/vbg ./. ``/`` For/in instance/nn ,/, Hesperus/np agreed/vbd to/to help/vb me/ppo find/vb my/pp$ property/nn ,/, and/cc I/ppss agreed/vbd to/to take/vb him/ppo to/in Earth/nn-tl ./. Between/in individuals/nns ,/, this/dt process/nn is/bez called/vbn bargaining/nn ./. When/wrb it/pps is/bez done/vbn between/in races/nns or/cc nations/nns ,/, it/pps is/bez called/vbn making/vbg a/at treaty/nn ./. And/cc the/at major/jj part/nn of/in my/pp$ mission/nn to/in your/pp$ nest/nn is/bez to/to make/vb a/at treaty/nn between/in your/pp$ race/nn and/cc mine/pp$$ ./. Recovering/vbg the/at property/nn was/bedz much/ql less/ql important/jj ''/'' ./. ``/`` Strange/jj ''/'' ,/, Gabriel/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` And/cc apparently/rb impossible/jj ./. Though/cs it/pps might/md be/be that/cs we/ppss would/md have/hv much/ap to/to give/vb you/ppo ,/, you/ppss have/hv nothing/pn to/to give/vb us/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` Hesperus/np and/cc Lucifer/np ''/'' ,/, Jack/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` show/vb that/cs we/ppss do/do ''/'' ./. Another/dt pause/nn ;/. ;/. but/cc this/dt one/cd was/bedz not/* nearly/rb as/ql long/jj ./. ``/`` Then/rb it/pps is/bez a/at matter/nn of/in pleasure/nn ;/. ;/. of/in curiosity/nn ;/. ;/. of/in a/at more/ql alive/jj time/nn ./. Yes/rb ,/, those/dts could/md be/be commodities/nns under/in this/dt concept/nn ./. But/cc you/ppss should/md understand/vb ,/, Jack/np ,/, that/cs Hesperus/np and/cc Lucifer/np are/ber not/* long/jj out/in of/in the/at nursery/nn ./. Visiting/vbg the/at Earth/nn-tl would/md not/* be/be an/at offering/nn of/in worth/nn to/in those/dts of/in us/ppo who/wps are/ber older/jjr ''/'' ./. This/dt explained/vbd a/at great/jj deal/nn ./. ``/`` All/ql the/at more/ap reason/nn ,/, then/rb ''/'' ,/, Jack/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` why/wrb we/ppss must/md have/hv a/at treaty/nn ./. We/ppss will/md gladly/rb entertain/vb your/pp$ young/jj and/cc give/vb them/ppo proper/jj living/vbg quarters/nns ,/, in/in return/nn for/in their/pp$ help/nn in/in running/vbg our/pp$ fusion/nn reactors/nns ./. But/cc we/ppss must/md know/vb if/cs this/dt is/bez in/in accordance/nn with/in your/pp$ customs/nns ,/, and/cc must/md have/hv your/pp$ agreement/nn they/ppss will/md not/* misuse/vb the/at power/nn we/ppss put/vbd in/in their/pp$ hands/nns ,/, to/in our/pp$ hurt/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` But/cc this/dt simply/rb requires/vbz that/cs they/ppss behave/vb in/in accordance/nn with/in the/at dictates/nns of/in their/pp$ own/jj natures/nns ,/, and/cc respect/vb yours/pp$$ in/in turn/nn ./. To/in this/dt we/ppss of/in course/nn agree/vb ''/'' ./. 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The/at simple/jj treaty/nn principle/nn that/cs Gabriel/np was/bedz asking/vbg him/ppo to/to ratify/vb ,/, in/in short/jj ,/, was/bedz nothing/pn less/ap than/in total/jj trust/nn ./. Nothing/pn less/ap would/md serve/vb ./. And/cc it/pps might/md be/be ,/, considering/in the/at uncomfortable/jj custom/nn the/at Angels/nns-tl had/hvd of/in thinking/vbg of/in everything/pn in/in terms/nns of/in absolutes/nns ,/, that/cs the/at proposal/nn of/in anything/pn less/ap might/md well/rb amount/vb instead/rb to/in something/pn like/cs a/at declaration/nn of/in war/nn ./. Furthermore/rb ,/, even/rb the/at highly/ql trained/vbn law/nn clerk/nn who/wps was/bedz a/at part/nn of/in Jack's/np$ total/jj make-up/nn could/md not/* understand/vb how/wrb the/at principle/nn could/md ever/rb be/be codified/vbn ./. Almost/rb the/at whole/jj experience/nn of/in mankind/nn pointed/vbd toward/in suspicion/nn ,/, not/* trust/nn ,/, as/cs the/at safest/jjt and/cc sanest/jjt attitude/nn toward/in all/abn outsiders/nns ./. Yet/rb there/ex was/bedz some/dti precedent/nn for/in it/ppo ./. The/at history/nn of/in disarmament/nn agreements/nns ,/, for/in instance/nn ,/, had/hvd been/ben unreassuringly/rb dismal/jj ;/. ;/. but/cc the/at United/vbn-tl States/nns-tl and/cc the/at Union/nn-tl of/in-tl Soviet/np-tl Socialist/jj-tl Republics/nns-tl nevertheless/rb did/dod eventually/rb agree/vb on/in an/at atomic/jj bomb/nn test/nn ban/nn ,/, and/cc a/at sort/nn of/in provisional/jj acceptance/nn of/in each/dt other's/ap$ good/jj intentions/nns on/in this/dt limited/vbn question/nn ./. Out/in of/in that/dt agreement/nn ,/, though/cs not/* by/in any/dti easy/jj road/nn ,/, eventually/rb emerged/vbd the/at present/jj world/nn hegemony/nn of/in the/at United/vbn-tl Nations/nns-tl ;/. ;/. suspicion/nn between/in member/nn states/nns still/rb existed/vbd ,/, but/cc it/pps was/bedz of/in about/rb the/at same/ap low/jj order/nn of/in virulence/nn as/cs the/at twentieth-century/nn rivalry/nn between/in Arizona/np and/cc California/np over/in water/nn supplies/nns ./. Besides/rb ,/, agreements/nns ``/`` in/in principle/nn ''/'' ,/, with/in the/at petty/jj details/nns to/to be/be thrashed/vbn out/rp later/rbr ,/, were/bed commonplace/jj in/in diplomatic/jj history/nn ./. The/at trouble/nn with/in them/ppo was/bedz that/cs they/ppss almost/rb never/rb worked/vbd ,/, and/cc in/in fact/nn an/at agreement/nn ``/`` in/in principle/nn ''/'' historically/rb turned/vbd out/rp to/to be/be a/at sure/jj sign/nn that/cs neither/dtx party/nn really/rb wanted/vbd the/at quarrel/nn settled/vbn ./. Suppose/vb that/cs this/dt one/cd were/bed to/to work/vb ?/. ?/. There/ex was/bedz no/at question/nn in/in Jack's/np$ mind/nn of/in the/at good/jj faith/nn on/in one/cd side/nn ,/, at/in least/ap ./. If/cs mankind/nn could/md be/be convinced/vbn of/in that/dt It/pps was/bedz worth/jj trying/vbg ./. In/in fact/nn ,/, it/pps had/hvd to/to be/be tried/vbn ./. It/pps would/md be/be at/in once/cs the/at most/ql tentative/jj and/cc most/ql final/jj treaty/nn that/cs Earth/nn-tl had/hvd ever/rb signed/vbn ./. Secretary/nn Hart/np had/hvd taught/vbn Jack/np ,/, at/in least/ql partially/rb ,/, to/to be/be content/jj with/in small/jj beginnings/nns in/in all/abn diplomatic/jj matters/nns ;/. ;/. but/cc there/ex was/bedz no/at small/jj way/nn to/to handle/vb this/dt one/cd ./. He/pps turned/vbd back/rb to/in the/at screens/nns ,/, the/at crucial/jj ,/, conclusive/jj phrase/nn on/in his/pp$ lips/nns ./. But/cc he/pps was/bedz too/ql late/jj ./. He/pps had/hvd lost/vbn his/pp$ audience/nn ./. For/in a/at moment/nn he/pps could/md make/vb no/at sense/nn at/in all/abn of/in what/wdt he/pps saw/vbd ./. It/pps seemed/vbd to/to be/be only/rb a/at riot/nn of/in color/nn ,/, light/nn and/cc meaningless/jj activity/nn ./. Gradually/rb ,/, he/pps realized/vbd that/cs the/at pentagon/nn of/in Angel/nn-tl elders/nns had/hvd vanished/vbn ,/, and/cc that/cs the/at ritual/jj learning/vbg dance/nn of/in the/at nursery/nn had/hvd been/ben broken/vbn up/rp ./. The/at Angels/nns-tl in/in the/at nursery/nn were/bed zigzagging/vbg wildly/rb in/in all/abn directions/nns ,/, seemingly/rb at/in random/nn ./. ``/`` Hesperus/np !/. !/. What's/wdt+bez going/vbg on/rp here/rb ?/. ?/. What's/wdt+bez happened/vbn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Your/pp$ brothers/nns have/hv been/ben found/vbn ./. They/ppss are/ber on/in their/pp$ way/nn here/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Where/wrb ?/. ?/. I/ppss don't/do* see/vb them/ppo ./. The/at instruments/nns don't/do* show/vb them/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss can't/md* see/vb them/ppo yet/rb ,/, Jack/np ./. They'll/ppss+md be/be in/in range/nn in/in a/at short/jj while/nn ''/'' ./. Jack/np scanned/vbd the/at skies/nns ,/, the/at boards/nns ,/, and/cc the/at skies/nns again/rb ./. Nothing/pn ./. No/rb --/-- there/ex was/bedz a/at tiny/jj pip/nn on/in the/at radar/nn ;/. ;/. and/cc it/pps was/bedz getting/vbg bigger/jjr rapidly/rb ./. If/cs that/dt was/bedz the/at skiff/nn ,/, it/pps was/bedz making/vbg unprecedented/jj speed/nn ./. Then/rb the/at skiff/nn hove/vbd into/in sight/nn ,/, just/rb a/at dot/nn of/in light/nn at/in first/rb against/in the/at roiling/vbg blackness/nn and/cc crimson/jj streaks/nns of/in the/at Coal/nn-tl Sack/nn-tl ./. Through/in the/at telescope/nn ,/, Jack/np could/md see/vb that/cs both/abx spacesuits/nns were/bed still/rb attached/vbn to/in it/ppo ./. The/at sail/nn was/bedz still/rb unfurled/vbn ,/, though/cs there/ex were/bed a/at good/jj many/ap holes/nns in/in it/ppo ,/, as/cs Langer/np had/hvd predicted/vbn would/md be/be the/at case/nn by/in now/rb ./. It/pps was/bedz a/at startling/jj ,/, almost/rb numenous/jj sight/nn ;/. ;/. but/cc even/ql more/ql awesome/jj was/bedz the/at fact/nn that/cs it/pps was/bedz trailing/vbg an/at enormous/jj comet's-tail/nn of/in Angels/nns-tl ./. The/at skiff/nn was/bedz not/* heading/vbg for/in the/at nursery/nn ,/, however/wrb ./. It/pps seemed/vbd unlikely/jj that/cs her/pp$ crew/nn ,/, if/cs either/dtx of/in them/ppo were/bed alive/jj ,/, could/md even/rb see/vb the/at Ariadne/np ,/, for/cs they/ppss were/bed passing/vbg her/ppo at/in a/at distance/nn of/in nearly/rb a/at light-year/nn ./. And/cc there/ex would/md be/be no/at chance/nn of/in signaling/vbg them/ppo --/-- without/in the/at Nernst/np generator/nn Jack/np could/md not/* send/vb a/at call/nn powerful/jj enough/qlp to/to get/vb through/in all/abn the/at static/nn ,/, and/cc by/in the/at time/nn he/pps could/md rebuild/vb his/pp$ fusion/nn power/nn the/at skiff/nn would/md be/be gone/vbn ./. Fuming/vbg ,/, helpless/jj ,/, he/pps watched/vbd them/ppo pass/vb him/ppo ./. The/at sail/nn ,/, ragged/jj though/cs it/pps was/bedz ,/, still/rb had/hvd enough/ap surface/nn to/to catch/vb some/dti of/in the/at ocean/nn of/in power/nn being/beg poured/vbn out/rp from/in the/at nursery/nn stars/nns ./. He/pps would/md never/rb have/hv believed/vbn ,/, without/in seeing/vbg it/ppo ,/, that/cs the/at bizarre/jj little/ap vessel/nn could/md go/vb so/ql fast/jj ./. But/cc where/wrb was/bedz it/pps going/vbg ?/. ?/. And/cc why/wrb was/bedz it/pps causing/vbg so/ql much/ap agitation/nn among/in the/at Angels/nns-tl ,/, and/cc being/beg followed/vbn by/in so/ql many/ap of/in them/ppo ?/. ?/. There/ex was/bedz only/rb one/cd possible/jj answer/nn ,/, but/cc Jack's/np$ horrified/vbn mind/nn refused/vbd to/to believe/vb it/ppo until/cs he/pps had/hvd fed/vbn the/at radar/nn plots/nns of/in the/at skiff's/nn$ course/nn into/in the/at computer/nn ./. The/at curve/nn on/in the/at card/nn the/at computer/nn spat/vbd back/rb at/in him/ppo couldn't/md* be/be argued/vbn with/in ,/, however/wrb ./. The/at skiff/nn was/bedz headed/vbn for/in the/at very/ap center/nn of/in the/at nebula/nn --/-- toward/in that/dt place/nn which/wdt ,/, Jack/np knew/vbd now/rb ,/, could/md hold/vb nothing/pn less/ql important/jj than/cs the/at very/ap core/nn of/in the/at Angel's/nn$-tl life/nn and/cc religion/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz clear/jj that/cs Langer/np had/hvd at/in last/ap found/vbn a/at way/nn to/to attract/vb the/at Angel's/nn$-tl attention/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz equally/ql clear/jj that/cs as/cs of/in this/dt moment/nn ,/, the/at treaty/nn was/bedz off/rp ./. Stern/nn-hl chase/nn-hl 10/cd-hl Langer/np would/md have/hv to/to be/be headed/vbn off/rp ,/, whether/cs he/pps knew/vbd where/wrb he/pps was/bedz going/vbg or/cc not/* ./. Almost/ql surely/rb he/pps did/dod ;/. ;/. after/in all/abn ,/, he/pps had/hvd had/hvn the/at same/ap set/nn of/in facts/nns as/cs Jack/np had/hvd had/hvn to/to work/vb from/in ,/, and/cc he/pps was/bedz an/at almost/rb frighteningly/rb observant/jj man/nn ./. But/cc not/* having/hvg talked/vbd to/in the/at Angels/nns-tl ,/, he/pps had/hvd made/vbn a/at wrong/jj turn/nn in/in his/pp$ reasoning/nn somewhere/rb along/in the/at line/nn ./. Had/hvd he/pps decided/vbd ,/, perhaps/rb ,/, that/cs the/at center/nn of/in the/at cloud/nn was/bedz a/at center/nn of/in government/nn ,/, instead/rb of/in a/at center/nn of/in life/nn and/cc faith/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. But/cc it/pps didn't/dod* matter/vb now/rb whether/cs he/pps meant/vbd to/to invade/vb the/at Holy/nn-tl of/in-tl Holies/nns-tl ,/, or/cc was/bedz simply/rb headed/vbn in/in that/dt direction/nn by/in accident/nn ./. If/cs it/pps was/bedz intentional/jj ,/, it/pps was/bedz now/rb also/rb unnecessary/jj ;/. ;/. and/cc whether/cs intentional/jj or/cc not/* ,/, the/at outcome/nn would/md be/be disastrous/jj ./. Jack/np crawled/vbd under/in the/at boards/nns and/cc restored/vbd the/at six/cd feet/nns of/in lead/nn line/nn he/pps had/hvd excised/vbn from/in the/at Nernst/np generator/nn switch/nn ./. When/wrb he/pps was/bedz back/rb on/in his/pp$ feet/nns again/rb and/cc about/rb to/to reinstall/vb the/at fuses/nns ,/, however/wrb ,/, he/pps hesitated/vbd ./. He/pps had/hvd to/to have/hv fusion/nn power/nn to/to catch/vb up/rp with/in the/at skiff/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps had/hvd to/to have/hv it/ppo fast/rb ./. But/cc fusion/nn power/nn in/in the/at Coal/nn-tl Sack/nn-tl was/bedz what/wdt had/hvd triggered/vbn all/abn the/at trouble/nn in/in the/at first/od place/nn --/-- and/cc he/pps already/rb had/hvd an/at Angel/nn-tl aboard/rb ./. ``/`` Hesperus/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Receiving/vbg ''/'' ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem going/vbg to/to turn/vb my/pp$ generator/nn back/rb on/rp ,/, as/cs I/ppss promised/vbd to/to do/do ./. But/cc I/ppss can't/md* take/vb you/ppo to/in Earth/nn-tl yet/rb ./. First/rb I've/ppss+hv got/vbn to/to intercept/vb my/pp$ brothers/nns before/cs they/ppss get/vb any/dti deeper/jjr into/in trouble/nn ./. Will/md you/ppss obstruct/vb this/dt ,/, or/cc will/md you/ppss help/vb ?/. ?/. I/ppss know/vb it's/pps+bez not/* part/nn of/in the/at bargain/nn ,/, and/cc your/pp$ elders/nns might/md not/* like/vb it/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` Nobody/pn else/rb can/md live/vb in/in your/pp$ hearth/nn while/cs I/ppss am/bem in/in it/ppo ''/'' ,/, Hesperus/np said/vbd promptly/rb ./. ``/`` As/cs for/in my/pp$ elders/nns ,/, they/ppss have/hv already/rb admitted/vbn that/cs they/ppss were/bed wrong/jj ./. If/cs because/cs of/in this/dt incident/nn they/ppss become/vb angry/jj with/in Earth/nn-tl ,/, I/ppss will/md not/* be/be permitted/vbn to/to go/vb there/rb at/in all/abn ./. Therefore/rb of/in course/nn I/ppss will/md help/vb ''/'' ./. With/in a/at short-lived/jj sigh/nn of/in relief/nn ,/, Jack/np plugged/vbd the/at fuses/nns back/rb in/rp and/cc threw/vbd the/at switch/nn ./. Without/in an/at instant's/nn$ transition/nn ,/, the/at green/jj light/nn that/wps meant/vbd full/jj fusion/nn power/nn winked/vbd on/in the/at board/nn ./. Always/rb before/rb ,/, it/pps had/hvd taken/vbn five/cd minutes/nns to/to --/-- Of/in course/nn ./. Hesperus/np was/bedz in/in there/rb ./. From/in here/rb on/rp out/rp ,/, the/at Ariadne/np was/bedz going/vbg to/to be/be hotter/jjr than/cs any/dti space/nn cruiser/nn man/nn had/hvd ever/rb dreamed/vbn of/in ./. But/cc since/cs he/pps had/hvd failed/vbn to/to anticipate/vb it/ppo ,/, he/pps lost/vbd the/at five/cd minutes/nns anyhow/rb ,/, in/in plotting/vbg an/at intercept/nn orbit/nn ./. ``/`` Hesperus/np ,/, don't/do* use/vb this/dt t-tau/nn vector/nn trick/nn of/in yours/pp$$ ,/, please/vb ./.

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Ryan/np hefted/vbd his/pp$ bulk/nn up/rp and/cc supported/vbd it/ppo on/in one/cd elbow/nn ./. He/pps rubbed/vbd his/pp$ eyes/nns sleepily/rb with/in one/cd huge/jj paw/nn ./. ``/`` Ekstrohm/np ,/, Nogol/np ,/, you/ppss guys/nns okay/jj ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Nothing/pn wrong/jj with/in me/ppo that/dt couldn't/md* be/be cured/vbn ''/'' ,/, Nogol/np said/vbd ./. He/pps didn't/dod* say/vb what/wdt would/md cure/vb him/ppo ;/. ;/. he/pps had/hvd been/ben explaining/vbg all/abn during/in the/at trip/nn what/wdt he/pps needed/vbd to/to make/vb him/ppo feel/vb like/cs himself/ppl ./. His/pp$ small/jj black/jj eyes/nns darted/vbd inside/in the/at olive/jj oval/nn of/in his/pp$ face/nn ./. ``/`` Ekstrohm/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. Ryan/np insisted/vbd ./. ``/`` Okay/uh ''/'' ./. ``/`` Well/uh ,/, let's/vb+ppo take/vb a/at ground-level/nn look/nn at/in the/at country/nn around/in here/rb ''/'' ./. The/at facsiport/nn rolled/vbd open/rb on/in the/at landscape/nn ./. A/at range/nn of/in bluffs/nns hugged/vbd the/at horizon/nn ,/, the/at color/nn of/in decaying/vbg moss/nn ./. Above/in them/ppo ,/, the/at sky/nn was/bedz the/at black/nn of/in space/nn ,/, or/cc the/at almost/ql equal/jj black/nn of/in the/at winter/nn sky/nn above/in Minneapolis/np ,/, seen/vbn against/in neon-lit/jj snow/nn ./. That/dt cold/jj ,/, empty/jj sky/nn was/bedz full/jj of/in fire/nn and/cc light/nn ./. It/pps seemed/vbd almost/rb a/at magnification/nn of/in the/at Galaxy/nn-tl itself/ppl ,/, of/in the/at Milky/jj-tl Way/nn-tl ,/, blown/vbn up/rp by/in some/dti master/nn photographer/nn ./. This/dt fiery/jj swath/nn was/bedz actually/rb only/rb a/at belt/nn of/in minor/jj planets/nns ,/, almost/rb like/cs the/at asteroid/nn belt/nn in/in the/at original/jj Solar/jj-tl System/nn-tl ./. These/dts planets/nns were/bed much/ql bigger/jjr ,/, nearly/rb all/abn capable/jj of/in holding/vbg an/at atmosphere/nn ./. But/cc to/in the/at infuriation/nn of/in scientists/nns ,/, for/in no/at known/vbn reason/nn not/* all/abn of/in them/ppo did/dod ./. This/dt would/md be/be the/at fifth/od mapping/vbg expedition/nn to/in the/at planetoids/nns of/in Yancy-6/np in/in three/cd generations/nns ./. They/ppss lay/vbd months/nns away/rb from/in the/at nearest/jjt Earth/nn-tl star/nn by/in jump/nn drive/nn ,/, and/cc no/at one/pn knew/vbd what/wdt they/ppss were/bed good/jj for/in ,/, although/cs it/pps was/bedz felt/vbn that/cs they/ppss would/md probably/rb be/be good/jj for/in something/pn if/cs it/pps could/md only/rb be/be discovered/vbn --/-- much/rb like/cs the/at continent/nn of/in Antarctica/np in/in ancient/jj history/nn ./. ``/`` How/wrb can/md a/at planet/nn with/in so/ql many/ap neighbors/nns be/be so/ql lonely/jj ''/'' ?/. ?/. Ryan/np asked/vbd ./. He/pps was/bedz the/at captain/nn ,/, so/cs he/pps could/md ask/vb questions/nns like/cs that/dt ./. ``/`` Some/dti can/md be/be lonely/jj in/in a/at crowd/nn ''/'' ,/, Nogol/np said/vbd elaborately/rb ./. ``/`` What/wdt will/md we/ppss need/vb outside/rb ,/, Ryan/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. Ekstrohm/np asked/vbd ./. ``/`` No/at helmets/nns ''/'' ,/, the/at captain/nn answered/vbd ./. ``/`` We/ppss can/md breathe/vb out/rp there/rb ,/, all/ql right/rb ./. It/pps just/rb won't/md* be/be easy/jj ./. This/dt old/jj world/nn lost/vbd all/abn of/in its/pp$ helium/nn and/cc trace/nn gases/nns long/jj ago/rb ./. Nitrogen/nn and/cc oxygen/nn are/ber about/in it/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` Ryan/np ,/, look/vb over/in there/rb ''/'' ,/, Nogol/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` Animals/nns ./. Ringing/vbg the/at ship/nn ./. Think/vb they're/ppss+ber intelligent/jj ,/, maybe/rb hostile/jj ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss think/vb they're/ppss+ber dead/jj ''/'' ,/, Ekstrohm/np interjected/vbd quietly/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss get/vb no/at readings/nns from/in them/ppo at/in all/abn ./. Sonic/jj ,/, electronic/jj ,/, galvanic/jj --/-- all/abn blank/jj ./. According/in to/in these/dts needles/nns ,/, they're/ppss+ber stone/nn dead/jj ''/'' ./. ``/`` Ekstrohm/np ,/, you/ppss and/cc I/ppss will/md have/hv a/at look/nn ''/'' ,/, Ryan/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` You/ppss hold/vb down/rp the/at fort/nn ,/, Nogol/np ./. Take/vb it/ppo easy/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Easy/rb ''/'' ,/, Nogol/np confirmed/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss heard/vbd a/at story/nn once/rb about/in a/at rookie/nn who/wps got/vbd excited/vbn when/wrb the/at captain/nn stepped/vbd outside/rb and/cc he/pps couldn't/md* get/vb an/at encephalographic/jj reading/nn on/in him/ppo ./. Me/ppo ,/, I/ppss know/vb the/at mind/nn of/in an/at officer/nn works/vbz in/in a/at strange/jj and/cc unfathomable/jj manner/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem not/* worried/vbn about/in you/ppo mis-reading/vbg the/at dials/nns ,/, Nogol/np ,/, just/rb about/in a/at lug/nn like/cs you/ppss reading/vbg them/ppo at/in all/abn ./. Remember/vb ,/, when/wrb the/at little/ap hand/nn is/bez straight/rb up/rp that's/dt+bez negative/jj ./. Positive/jj results/nns start/vb when/wrb it/pps goes/vbz towards/in the/at hand/nn you/ppss use/vb to/to make/vb your/pp$ mark/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` But/cc I'm/ppss+bem ambidextrous/jj ''/'' ./. Ryan/np told/vbd him/ppo what/wdt he/pps could/md do/do then/rb ./. Ekstrohm/np smiled/vbd ,/, and/cc followed/vbd the/at captain/nn through/in the/at airlock/nn with/in only/rb a/at glance/nn at/in the/at lapel/nn gauge/nn on/in his/pp$ coverall/nn ./. The/at strong/jj negative/jj field/nn his/pp$ suit/nn set/vb up/rp would/md help/vb to/to repel/vb bacteria/nns and/cc insects/nns ./. Actually/rb ,/, the/at types/nns of/in infection/nn that/wps could/md attack/vb a/at warm-blooded/jj mammal/nn were/bed not/* infinite/jj ,/, and/cc over/in the/at course/nn of/in the/at last/ap few/ap hundred/cd years/nns adequate/jj defenses/nns had/hvd been/ben found/vbn for/in all/abn basic/jj categories/nns ./. He/pps wasn't/bedz* likely/jj to/to come/vb down/rp with/in hot/jj chills/nns and/cc puzzling/jj striped/vbn fever/nn ./. They/ppss ignored/vbd the/at ladder/nn down/rp to/in the/at planet/nn surface/nn and/cc ,/, with/in only/rb a/at glance/nn at/in the/at seismological/jj gauge/nn to/to judge/vb surface/nn resistance/nn ,/, dropped/vbd to/in the/at ground/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz day/nn ,/, but/cc in/in the/at thin/jj atmosphere/nn contrasts/nns were/bed sharp/jj between/in light/nn and/cc shadow/nn ./. They/ppss walked/vbd from/in midnight/nn to/in noon/nn ,/, noon/nn to/in midnight/nn ,/, and/cc came/vbd to/in the/at beast/nn sprawled/vbn on/in its/pp$ side/nn ./. Ekstrohm/np nudged/vbd it/ppo with/in a/at boot/nn ./. ``/`` Hey/uh ,/, this/dt is/bez pretty/ql close/rb to/in a/at wart-hog/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Uh-huh/uh ''/'' ,/, Ryan/np admitted/vbd ./. ``/`` One/cd of/in the/at best/jjt matches/nns I've/ppss+hv ever/rb found/vbn ./. Well/uh ,/, it/pps has/hvz to/to happen/vb ./. Statistical/jj average/nn and/cc all/abn ./. Still/rb ,/, it/pps sometimes/rb gives/vbz you/ppo a/at creepy/jj feeling/nn to/to find/vb a/at rabbit/nn or/cc a/at snapping/vbg turtle/nn on/in some/dti strange/jj world/nn ./. It/pps makes/vbz you/ppo wonder/vb if/cs this/dt exploration/nn business/nn isn't/bez* all/abn some/dti big/jj joke/nn ,/, and/cc somebody/pn has/hvz been/ben everywhere/rb before/cs you/ppss even/rb started/vbd ''/'' ./. The/at surveyor/nn looked/vbd sidewise/rb at/in the/at captain/nn ./. The/at big/jj man/nn seldom/rb gave/vbd out/rp with/in such/jj thoughts/nns ./. Ekstrohm/np cleared/vbd his/pp$ throat/nn ./. ``/`` What/wdt shall/md we/ppss do/do with/in this/dt one/pn ?/. ?/. Dissect/vb it/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. Ryan/np nudged/vbd it/ppo with/in his/pp$ toe/nn ,/, following/vbg Ekstrohm's/np$ example/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* know/vb ,/, Stormy/np ./. It/pps sure/rb as/cs hell/nn doesn't/doz* look/vb like/cs any/dti dominant/jj intelligent/jj species/nn to/in me/ppo ./. No/at hands/nns ,/, for/in one/cd thing/nn ./. Of/in course/nn ,/, that's/dt+bez not/* definite/jj proof/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` No/at ,/, it/pps isn't/bez* ''/'' ,/, Ekstrohm/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss think/vb we'd/ppss+hvd better/rbr let/vb it/ppo lay/vb until/cs we/ppss get/vb a/at clearer/jjr picture/nn of/in the/at ecological/jj setup/nn around/in here/rb ./. In/in the/at meantime/nn ,/, we/ppss might/md be/be thinking/vbg on/in the/at problem/nn all/abn these/dts dead/jj beasts/nns represent/vb ./. What/wdt killed/vbd them/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` It/pps looks/vbz like/cs we/ppss did/dod ,/, when/wrb we/ppss made/vbd blastdown/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` But/cc what/wdt about/in our/pp$ landing/nn was/bedz lethal/jj to/in the/at creatures/nns ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Radiation/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Ekstrohm/np suggested/vbd ./. ``/`` The/at planet/nn is/bez very/ql low/jj in/in radiation/nn from/in mineral/nn deposits/nns ,/, and/cc the/at atmosphere/nn seems/vbz to/to shield/vb out/rp most/ap of/in the/at solar/jj output/nn ./. Any/dti little/ap dose/nn of/in radiation/nn might/md knock/vb off/rp these/dts critters/nns ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* know/vb about/in that/dt ./. Maybe/rb it/pps would/md work/vb the/at other/ap way/nn ./. Maybe/rb because/cs they/ppss have/hv had/hvn virtually/rb no/at radioactive/jj exposure/nn and/cc don't/do* have/hv any/dti R's/np-tl stored/vbn up/rp ,/, they/ppss could/md take/vb a/at lot/nn without/in harm/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Then/rb maybe/rb it/pps was/bedz the/at shockwave/nn we/ppss set/vbd up/rp ./. Or/cc maybe/rb it's/pps+bez sheer/jj xenophobia/nn ./. They/ppss curl/vb up/rp and/cc die/vb at/in the/at sight/nn of/in something/pn strange/jj and/cc alien/jj --/-- like/cs a/at spaceship/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Maybe/rb ''/'' ,/, the/at captain/nn admitted/vbd ./. ``/`` At/in this/dt stage/nn of/in the/at game/nn anything/pn could/md be/be possible/jj ./. But/cc there's/ex+bez one/cd possibility/nn I/ppss particularly/rb don't/do* like/vb ''/'' ./. ``/`` And/cc that/dt is/bez ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Suppose/vb it/pps was/bedz not/* us/ppo that/wps killed/vbd these/dts aliens/nns ./. Suppose/vb it/pps is/bez something/pn right/ql on/in the/at planet/nn ,/, native/jj to/in it/ppo ./. I/ppss just/rb hope/vb it/pps doesn't/doz* work/vb on/in Earthmen/nps too/rb ./. These/dts critters/nns went/vbd real/ql sudden/jj ''/'' ./. Ekstrohm/np lay/vbd in/in his/pp$ bunk/nn and/cc thought/vbd ,/, the/at camp/nn is/bez quiet/jj ./. The/at Earthmen/nps made/vbd camp/nn outside/in the/at spaceship/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz no/at reason/nn to/to leave/vb the/at comfortable/jj quarters/nns inside/in the/at ship/nn ,/, except/in that/cs ,/, faced/vbn with/in a/at possibility/nn of/in sleeping/vbg on/in solid/jj ground/nn ,/, they/ppss simply/rb had/hvd to/to get/vb out/rp ./. The/at camp/nn was/bedz a/at cluster/nn of/in aluminum/nn bubbles/nns ,/, ringed/vbn with/in a/at spy/nn web/nn to/to alert/vb the/at Earthmen/nps to/in the/at approach/nn of/in any/dti being/nn ./. Each/dt man/nn had/hvd a/at bubble/nn to/in himself/ppl ,/, privacy/nn after/in the/at long/jj period/nn of/in enforced/vbn intimacy/nn on/in board/nn the/at ship/nn ./. Ekstrohm/np lay/vbd in/in his/pp$ bunk/nn and/cc listened/vbd to/in the/at sounds/nns of/in the/at night/nn on/in Yancey-6/np 138/np ./. There/ex was/bedz a/at keening/nn of/in wind/nn ,/, and/cc a/at cracking/vbg of/in the/at frozen/vbn ground/nn ./. Insects/nns there/ex were/bed on/in the/at world/nn ,/, but/cc they/ppss were/bed frozen/vbn solid/jj during/in the/at night/nn ,/, only/rb to/to revive/vb and/cc thaw/vb in/in the/at morning/nn sun/nn ./. The/at bunk/nn he/pps lay/vbd on/in was/bedz much/ql more/ql uncomfortable/jj than/cs the/at acceleration/nn couches/nns on/in board/nn ./. Yet/rb he/pps knew/vbd the/at others/nns were/bed sleeping/vbg more/ql soundly/rb ,/, now/rb that/cs they/ppss had/hvd renewed/vbn their/pp$ contact/nn with/in the/at matter/nn that/wps had/hvd birthed/vbn them/ppo to/to send/vb them/ppo riding/vbg high/jj vacuum/nn ./. Ekstrohm/np was/bedz not/* asleep/rb ./. Now/rb there/ex could/md be/be an/at end/nn to/in pretending/vbg ./. He/pps threw/vbd off/rp the/at light/jj blanket/nn and/cc swung/vbd his/pp$ feet/nns off/in the/at bunk/nn ,/, to/in the/at floor/nn ./. Ekstrohm/np stood/vbd up/rp ./. There/ex was/bedz no/at longer/jjr any/dti need/nn to/to hide/vb ./. But/cc what/wdt was/bedz there/ex to/to do/do ?/. ?/. What/wdt had/hvd changed/vbn for/in him/ppo ?/. ?/. He/pps no/at longer/jjr had/hvd to/to lie/vb in/in his/pp$ bunk/nn all/abn night/nn ,/, his/pp$ eyes/nns closed/vbn ,/, pretending/vbg to/to sleep/vb ./. In/in privacy/nn he/pps could/md walk/vb around/rb ,/, leave/vb the/at light/nn on/rp ,/, read/vb ./. It/pps was/bedz small/jj comfort/nn for/in insomnia/nn ./. Ekstrohm/np never/rb slept/vbd ./. Some/dti doctors/nns had/hvd informed/vbn him/ppo he/pps was/bedz mistaken/vbn about/in this/dt ./. Actually/rb ,/, they/ppss said/vbd ,/, he/pps did/dod sleep/vb ,/, but/cc so/ql shortly/rb and/cc fitfully/rb that/cs he/pps forgot/vbd ./. Others/nns admitted/vbd he/pps was/bedz absolutely/ql correct/jj --/-- he/pps never/rb slept/vbd ./. His/pp$ body/nn processes/nns only/rb slowed/vbd down/rp enough/qlp for/in him/ppo to/to dispell/vb fatigue/nn poisons/nns ./. Occasionally/rb he/pps fell/vbd into/in a/at waking/vbg ,/, gritty-eyed/jj stupor/nn ;/. ;/. but/cc he/pps never/rb slept/vbd ./. Never/rb at/in all/abn ./. Naturally/rb ,/, he/pps couldn't/md* let/vb his/pp$ shipmates/nns know/vb this/dt ./. Insomnia/nn would/md ground/vb him/ppo from/in the/at Exploration/nn-tl Service/nn-tl ,/, on/in physiological/jj if/cs not/* psychological/jj grounds/nns ./. He/pps had/hvd to/to hide/vb it/ppo ./. Over/in the/at years/nns ,/, he/pps had/hvd had/hvn buddies/nns in/in space/nn in/in whom/wpo he/pps thought/vbd he/pps could/md confide/vb ./. The/at buddies/nns invariably/rb took/vbd advantage/nn of/in him/ppo ./. Since/cs he/pps couldn't/md* sleep/vb anyway/rb ,/, he/pps might/md as/ql well/rb stand/vb their/pp$ watches/nns for/in them/ppo or/cc write/vb their/pp$ reports/nns ./. Where/wrb the/at hell/nn did/dod he/pps get/vb off/rp threatening/vbg to/to report/vb any/dti laxness/nn on/in their/pp$ part/nn to/in the/at captain/nn ?/. ?/. A/at man/nn with/in insomnia/nn had/hvd better/rbr avoid/vb bad/jj dreams/nns of/in that/dt kind/nn if/cs he/pps knew/vbd what/wdt was/bedz good/jj for/in him/ppo ./. Ekstrohm/np had/hvd to/to hide/vb his/pp$ secret/nn ./. In/in a/at camp/nn ,/, instead/rb of/in shipboard/nn ,/, hiding/vbg the/at secret/nn was/bedz easier/jjr ./. But/cc the/at secret/nn itself/ppl was/bedz just/rb as/ql hard/jj ./. Ekstrohm/np picked/vbd up/rp a/at lightweight/jj no-back/nn from/in the/at ship's/nn$ library/nn ,/, a/at book/nn by/in Bloch/np ,/, the/at famous/jj twentieth/od century/nn expert/nn on/in sex/nn ./. He/pps scanned/vbd a/at few/ap lines/nns on/in the/at social/jj repercussions/nns of/in a/at celebrated/vbn nineteenth/od century/nn sex/nn murderer/nn ,/, but/cc he/pps couldn't/md* seem/vb to/to concentrate/vb on/in the/at weighty/jj ,/, pontifical/jj ,/, ponderous/jj style/nn ./. On/in impulse/nn ,/, he/pps flipped/vbd up/rp the/at heat/nn control/nn on/in his/pp$ coverall/nn and/cc slid/vbd back/rb the/at hatch/nn of/in the/at bubble/nn ./. Ekstrohm/np walked/vbd through/in the/at alien/jj glass/nn and/cc looked/vbd up/rp at/in the/at unfamiliar/jj constellations/nns ,/, smelling/vbg the/at frozen/vbn sterility/nn of/in the/at thin/jj air/nn ./. Behind/in him/ppo ,/, his/pp$ mates/nns stirred/vbd without/in waking/vbg ./. Ekstrohm/np was/bedz startled/vbn in/in the/at morning/nn by/in a/at banging/nn on/in the/at hatch/nn of/in his/pp$ bubble/nn ./. It/pps took/vbd him/ppo a/at few/ap seconds/nns to/to put/vb his/pp$ thoughts/nns in/in order/nn ,/, and/cc then/rb he/pps got/vbd up/rp from/in the/at bunk/nn where/wrb he/pps had/hvd been/ben resting/vbg ,/, sleeplessly/rb ./. The/at angry/jj burnt-red/jj face/nn of/in Ryan/np greeted/vbd him/ppo ./. ``/`` Okay/uh ,/, Stormy/np ,/, this/dt isn't/bez* the/at place/nn for/in fun/nn and/cc games/nns ./. What/wdt did/dod you/ppo do/do with/in them/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Do/do with/in what/wdt ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` The/at dead/jj beasties/nns ./. All/ql the/at dead/jj animals/nns laying/vbg around/in the/at ship/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` What/wdt are/ber you/ppss talking/vbg about/rb ,/, Ryan/np ?/. ?/. What/wdt do/do you/ppo think/vb I/ppss did/dod with/in them/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* know/vb ./. All/abn I/ppss know/vb is/bez that/cs they/ppss are/ber gone/vbn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Gone/vbn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Ekstrohm/np shouldered/vbd his/pp$ way/nn outside/rb and/cc scanned/vbd the/at veldt/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz no/at ring/nn of/in animal/nn corpses/nns ./. Nothing/pn ./. Nothing/pn but/in wispy/jj grass/nn whipping/vbg in/in the/at keen/jj breeze/nn ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md be/be damned/vbn ''/'' ,/, Ekstrohm/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` You/ppss are/ber right/jj now/rb ,/, buddy/nn ./. ExPe/np doesn't/doz* like/vb anybody/pn mucking/vbg up/rp primary/jj evidence/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Where/wrb do/do you/ppo get/vb off/rp ,/, Ryan/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. Ekstrohm/np demanded/vbd ./. ``/`` Why/wrb pick/nn me/ppo for/in your/pp$ patsy/nn ?/. ?/. This/dt has/hvz got/vbn to/to be/be some/dti kind/nn of/in local/jj phenomenon/nn ./. Why/wrb accuse/vb a/at shipmate/nn of/in being/beg behind/in this/dt ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Listen/vb ,/, Ekstrohm/np ,/, I/ppss want/vb to/to give/vb you/ppo the/at benefit/nn of/in every/at doubt/nn ./. But/cc you/ppss aren't/ber* exactly/rb the/at model/nn of/in a/at surveyor/nn ,/, you/ppss know/vb ./. You've/ppss+hv been/ben riding/vbg on/in a/at pink/jj ticket/nn for/in six/cd years/nns ,/, you/ppss know/vb that/dt ''/'' ./. ``/`` No/rb ''/'' ,/, Ekstrohm/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` No/rb ,/, I/ppss didn't/dod* know/vb that/dt ''/'' ./. ``/`` You've/ppss+hv been/ben hiding/vbg things/nns from/in me/ppo and/cc Nogol/np every/at jump/nn we've/ppss+hv made/vbn with/in you/ppo ./. Now/rb comes/vbz this/dt !/. !/. It/pps fits/vbz the/at pattern/nn of/in secrecy/nn and/cc stealth/nn you've/ppss+hv been/ben involved/vbn in/rp ''/'' ./. ``/`` What/wdt could/md I/ppss do/do with/in your/pp$ lousy/jj dead/jj bodies/nns ?/. ?/. What/wdt would/md I/ppss want/vb with/in them/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` All/abn I/ppss know/vb is/bez that/cs you/ppss were/bed outside/in the/at bubbles/nns last/vb night/nn ,/, and/cc you/ppss were/bed the/at only/ap sentient/jj being/nn who/wps came/vbd in/rp or/cc out/rp of/in our/pp$ alarm/nn web/nn ./. The/at tapes/nns show/vb that/dt ./. Now/rb all/abn the/at bodies/nns are/ber missing/vbg ,/, like/cs they/ppss got/vbd up/rp and/cc walked/vbd away/rb ''/'' ./. It/pps was/bedz not/* a/at new/jj experience/nn to/in Ekstrohm/np ./. No/rb ./. Suspicion/nn wasn't/bedz* new/jj to/in him/ppo at/in all/abn ./. ``/`` Ryan/np ,/, there/ex are/ber other/ap explanations/nns for/in the/at disappearance/nn of/in the/at bodies/nns ./. Look/vb for/in them/ppo ,/, will/md you/ppss ?/. ?/. I/ppss give/vb you/ppo my/pp$ word/nn I'm/ppss+bem not/* trying/vbg to/to pull/vb some/dti stupid/jj kind/nn of/in joke/nn ,/, or/cc to/to deliberately/rb foul/vb up/rp the/at expedition/nn ./. Take/vb my/pp$ word/nn ,/, can't/md* you/ppss ''/'' ?/. ?/. Ryan/np shook/vbd his/pp$ head/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* think/vb I/ppss can/md ./. There's/ex+bez still/rb such/abl a/at thing/nn as/cs mental/jj illness/nn ./. You/ppss may/md not/* be/be responsible/jj ''/'' ./. Ekstrohm/np scowled/vbd ./. ``/`` Don't/do* try/vb anything/pn violent/jj ,/, Stormy/np ./. I/ppss outweigh/vb you/ppo fifty/cd pounds/nns and/cc I'm/ppss+bem fast/rb for/in a/at big/jj man/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss wasn't/bedz* planning/vbg on/in jumping/vbg you/ppo ./. Why/wrb do/do you/ppo have/hv to/to jump/vb me/ppo the/at first/od time/nn something/pn goes/vbz wrong/jj ?/. ?/.

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She/pps lived/vbd and/cc was/bedz given/vbn a/at name/nn ./. Helva/np ./. For/in her/pp$ first/od three/cd vegetable/nn months/nns she/pps waved/vbd her/pp$ crabbed/jj claws/nns ,/, kicked/vbd weakly/rb with/in her/ppo clubbed/vbn feet/nns and/cc enjoyed/vbd the/at usual/jj routine/nn of/in the/at infant/nn ./. She/pps was/bedz not/* alone/rb for/in there/ex were/bed three/cd other/ap such/jj children/nns in/in the/at big/jj city's/nn$ special/jj nursery/nn ./. Soon/rb they/ppss all/abn were/bed removed/vbn to/in Central/jj-tl Laboratory/nn-tl School/nn-tl where/wrb their/pp$ delicate/jj transformation/nn began/vbd ./. One/cd of/in the/at babies/nns died/vbd in/in the/at initial/jj transferral/nn but/cc of/in Helva's/np$ ``/`` class/nn ''/'' ,/, seventeen/cd thrived/vbd in/in the/at metal/nn shells/nns ./. Instead/rb of/in kicking/vbg feet/nns ,/, Helva's/np$ neural/jj responses/nns started/vbd her/pp$ wheels/nns ;/. ;/. instead/rb of/in grabbing/vbg with/in hands/nns ,/, she/pps manipulated/vbd mechanical/jj extensions/nns ./. As/cs she/pps matured/vbd ,/, more/ap and/cc more/ap neural/jj synapses/nns would/md be/be adjusted/vbn to/to operate/vb other/ap mechanisms/nns that/wps went/vbd into/in the/at maintenance/nn and/cc running/nn of/in a/at space/nn ship/nn ./. For/cs Helva/np was/bedz destined/vbn to/to be/be the/at ``/`` brain/nn ''/'' half/abn of/in a/at scout/nn ship/nn ,/, partnered/vbn with/in a/at man/nn or/cc a/at woman/nn ,/, whichever/wdt she/pps chose/vbd ,/, as/cs the/at mobile/jj half/abn ./. She/pps would/md be/be among/in the/at elite/nn of/in her/pp$ kind/nn ./. Her/pp$ initial/jj intelligence/nn tests/nns registered/vbd above/in normal/jj and/cc her/pp$ adaptation/nn index/nn was/bedz unusually/ql high/jj ./. As/ql long/jj as/cs her/pp$ development/nn within/in her/pp$ shell/nn lived/vbd up/rp to/in expectations/nns ,/, and/cc there/ex were/bed no/at side-effects/nns from/in the/at pituitary/nn tinkering/nn ,/, Helva/np would/md live/vb a/at rewarding/jj ,/, rich/jj and/cc unusual/jj life/nn ,/, a/at far/jj cry/nn from/in what/wdt she/pps would/md have/hv faced/vbn as/cs an/at ordinary/jj ,/, ``/`` normal/jj ''/'' being/nn ./. However/wrb ,/, no/at diagram/nn of/in her/pp$ brain/nn patterns/nns ,/, no/at early/jj I.Q./np tests/nns recorded/vbd certain/jj essential/jj facts/nns about/in Helva/np that/wps Central/jj-tl must/md eventually/rb learn/vb ./. They/ppss would/md have/hv to/to bide/vb their/pp$ official/jj time/nn and/cc see/vb ,/, trusting/vbg that/cs the/at massive/jj doses/nns of/in shell-psychology/nn would/md suffice/vb her/ppo ,/, too/rb ,/, as/cs the/at necessary/jj bulwark/nn against/in her/pp$ unusual/jj confinement/nn and/cc the/at pressures/nns of/in her/pp$ profession/nn ./. A/at ship/nn run/vbn by/in a/at human/nn brain/nn could/md not/* run/vb rogue/nn or/cc insane/jj with/in the/at power/nn and/cc resources/nns Central/jj-tl had/hvd to/to build/vb into/in their/pp$ scout/nn ships/nns ./. Brain/nn ships/nns were/bed ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, long/jj past/in the/at experimental/jj stages/nns ./. Most/ap babes/nns survived/vbd the/at techniques/nns of/in pituitary/nn manipulation/nn that/wps kept/vbd their/pp$ bodies/nns small/jj ,/, eliminating/vbg the/at necessity/nn of/in transfers/nns from/in smaller/jjr to/in larger/jjr shells/nns ./. And/cc very/ql ,/, very/ql few/ap were/bed lost/vbn when/wrb the/at final/jj connection/nn was/bedz made/vbn to/in the/at control/nn panels/nns of/in ship/nn or/cc industrial/jj combine/nn ./. Shell/nn people/nns resembled/vbd mature/jj dwarfs/nns in/in size/nn whatever/wdt their/pp$ natal/jj deformities/nns were/bed ,/, but/cc the/at well-oriented/jj brain/nn would/md not/* have/hv changed/vbn places/nns with/in the/at most/ql perfect/jj body/nn in/in the/at Universe/nn-tl ./. So/rb ,/, for/in happy/jj years/nns ,/, Helva/np scooted/vbd around/rb in/in her/pp$ shell/nn with/in her/pp$ classmates/nns ,/, playing/vbg such/jj games/nns as/cs Stall/np ,/, Power-Seek/np ,/, studying/vbg her/pp$ lessons/nns in/in trajectory/nn ,/, propulsion/nn techniques/nns ,/, computation/nn ,/, logistics/nn ,/, mental/jj hygiene/nn ,/, basic/jj alien/nn psychology/nn ,/, philology/nn ,/, space/nn history/nn ,/, law/nn ,/, traffic/nn ,/, codes/nns :/: all/abn the/at et/fw-cc ceteras/fw-nns that/wps eventually/rb became/vbd compounded/vbn into/in a/at reasoning/vbg ,/, logical/jj ,/, informed/vbn citizen/nn ./. Not/* so/ql obvious/jj to/in her/ppo ,/, but/cc of/in more/ap importance/nn to/in her/pp$ teachers/nns ,/, Helva/np ingested/vbd the/at precepts/nns of/in her/pp$ conditioning/nn as/ql easily/rb as/cs she/pps absorbed/vbd her/pp$ nutrient/jj fluid/nn ./. She/pps would/md one/cd day/nn be/be grateful/jj to/in the/at patient/jj drone/nn of/in the/at sub-conscious-level/nn instruction/nn ./. Helva's/np$ civilization/nn was/bedz not/* without/in busy/jj ,/, do-good/jj associations/nns ,/, exploring/vbg possible/jj inhumanities/nns to/in terrestrial/jj as/ql well/rb as/cs extraterrestrial/jj citizens/nns ./. One/cd such/jj group/nn got/vbd all/ql incensed/vbn over/in shelled/vbn ``/`` children/nns ''/'' when/wrb Helva/np was/bedz just/rb turning/vbg fourteen/cd ./. When/wrb they/ppss were/bed forced/vbn to/in ,/, Central/jj-tl Worlds/nns-tl shrugged/vbd its/pp$ shoulders/nns ,/, arranged/vbd a/at tour/nn of/in the/at Laboratory/nn-tl Schools/nns-tl and/cc set/vbd the/at tour/nn off/rp to/in a/at big/jj start/nn by/in showing/vbg the/at members/nns case/vb histories/nns ,/, complete/jj with/in photographs/nns ./. Very/ql few/ap committees/nns ever/rb looked/vbd past/in the/at first/od few/ap photos/nns ./. Most/ap of/in their/pp$ original/jj objections/nns about/in ``/`` shells/nns ''/'' were/bed overridden/vbn by/in the/at relief/nn that/cs these/dts hideous/jj (/( to/in them/ppo )/) bodies/nns were/bed mercifully/rb concealed/vbn ./. Helva's/np$ class/nn was/bedz doing/vbg Fine/jj-tl Arts/nns-tl ,/, a/at selective/jj subject/nn in/in her/pp$ crowded/vbn program/nn ./. She/pps had/hvd activated/vbn one/cd of/in her/pp$ microscopic/jj tools/nns which/wdt she/pps would/md later/rbr use/vb for/in minute/jj repairs/nns to/in various/jj parts/nns of/in her/pp$ control/nn panel/nn ./. Her/pp$ subject/nn was/bedz large/jj --/-- a/at copy/nn of/in the/at Last/ap-tl Supper/nn-tl --/-- and/cc her/pp$ canvas/nn ,/, small/jj --/-- the/at head/nn of/in a/at tiny/jj screw/nn ./. She/pps had/hvd tuned/vbn her/pp$ sight/nn to/in the/at proper/jj degree/nn ./. As/cs she/pps worked/vbd she/pps absentmindedly/rb crooned/vbd ,/, producing/vbg a/at curious/jj sound/nn ./. Shell/nn people/nns used/vbd their/pp$ own/jj vocal/jj cords/nns and/cc diaphragms/nns but/cc sound/nn issued/vbd through/in microphones/nns rather/in than/in mouths/nns ./. Helva's/np$ hum/nn then/rb had/hvd a/at curious/jj vibrancy/nn ,/, a/at warm/jj ,/, dulcet/jj quality/nn even/rb in/in its/pp$ aimless/jj chromatic/jj wanderings/nns ./. ``/`` Why/wrb ,/, what/wdt a/at lovely/jj voice/nn you/ppss have/hv ''/'' ,/, said/vbd one/cd of/in the/at female/nn visitors/nns ./. Helva/np ``/`` looked/vbd ''/'' up/rp and/cc caught/vbd a/at fascinating/jj panorama/nn of/in regular/jj ,/, dirty/jj craters/nns on/in a/at flaky/jj pink/jj surface/nn ./. Her/pp$ hum/nn became/vbd a/at gurgle/nn of/in surprise/nn ./. She/pps instinctively/rb regulated/vbd her/pp$ ``/`` sight/nn ''/'' until/cs the/at skin/nn lost/vbd its/pp$ cratered/vbn look/nn and/cc the/at pores/nns assumed/vbd normal/jj proportions/nns ./. ``/`` Yes/rb ,/, we/ppss have/hv quite/abl a/at few/ap years/nns of/in voice/nn training/nn ,/, madam/nn ''/'' ,/, remarked/vbd Helva/np calmly/rb ./. ``/`` Vocal/jj peculiarities/nns often/rb become/vb excessively/rb irritating/jj during/in prolonged/vbn intra-stellar/jj distances/nns and/cc must/md be/be eliminated/vbn ./. I/ppss enjoyed/vbd my/pp$ lessons/nns ''/'' ./. Although/cs this/dt was/bedz the/at first/od time/nn that/wps Helva/np had/hvd seen/vbn unshelled/jj people/nns ,/, she/pps took/vbd this/dt experience/nn calmly/rb ./. Any/dti other/ap reaction/nn would/md have/hv been/ben reported/vbn instantly/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss meant/vbd that/cs you/ppss have/hv a/at nice/jj singing/vbg voice/nn dear/nn ''/'' ,/, the/at lady/nn amended/vbd ./. ``/`` Thank/vb you/ppo ./. Would/md you/ppss like/vb to/to see/vb my/pp$ work/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Helva/np asked/vbd ,/, politely/rb ./. She/pps instinctively/rb sheered/vbd away/rb from/in personal/jj discussions/nns but/cc she/pps filed/vbd the/at comment/nn away/rb for/in further/jjr meditation/nn ./. ``/`` Work/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Asked/vbd the/at lady/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss am/bem currently/rb reproducing/vbg the/at Last/ap-tl Supper/nn-tl on/in the/at head/nn of/in a/at screw/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` No/rb ,/, I/ppss say/vb ''/'' ,/, the/at lady/nn twittered/vbd ./. Helva/np turned/vbd her/pp$ vision/nn back/rb to/in magnification/nn and/cc surveyed/vbd her/pp$ copy/nn critically/rb ./. ``/`` Of/in course/nn ,/, some/dti of/in my/pp$ color/nn values/nns do/do not/* match/vb the/at old/jj Master's/nn$-tl and/cc the/at perspective/nn is/bez faulty/jj but/cc I/ppss believe/vb it/ppo to/to be/be a/at fair/jj copy/nn ''/'' ./. The/at lady's/nn$ eyes/nns ,/, unmagnified/jj ,/, bugged/vbd out/rp ./. ``/`` Oh/uh ,/, I/ppss forget/vb ''/'' ,/, and/cc Helva's/np$ voice/nn was/bedz really/ql contrite/jj ./. If/cs she/pps could/md have/hv blushed/vbn ,/, she/pps would/md have/hv ./. ``/`` You/ppss people/vb don't/do* have/hv adjustable/jj vision/nn ''/'' ./. The/at monitor/nn of/in this/dt discourse/nn grinned/vbd with/in pride/nn and/cc amusement/nn as/cs Helva's/np$ tone/nn indicated/vbd pity/nn for/in the/at unfortunate/nn ./. ``/`` Here/rb ,/, this/dt will/nn help/vb ''/'' ,/, suggested/vbd Helva/np ,/, substituting/vbg a/at magnifying/vbg device/nn in/in one/cd extension/nn and/cc holding/vbg it/ppo over/in the/at picture/nn ./. In/in a/at kind/nn of/in shock/nn ,/, the/at ladies/nns and/cc gentlemen/nns of/in the/at committee/nn bent/vbd to/to observe/vb the/at incredibly/rb copied/vbn and/cc brilliantly/rb executed/vbn Last/ap-tl Supper/nn-tl on/in the/at head/nn of/in a/at screw/nn ./. ``/`` Well/uh ''/'' ,/, remarked/vbd one/cd gentleman/nn who/wps had/hvd been/ben forced/vbn to/to accompany/vb his/pp$ wife/nn ,/, ``/`` the/at good/jj Lord/nn-tl can/md eat/vb where/wrb angels/nns fear/vb to/to tread/vb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Are/ber you/ppss referring/vbg ,/, sir/nn ''/'' ,/, asked/vbd Helva/np politely/rb ,/, ``/`` to/in the/at Dark/jj-tl Age/nn-tl discussions/nns of/in the/at number/nn of/in angels/nns who/wps could/md stand/vb on/in the/at head/nn of/in a/at pin/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss had/hvd that/dt in/in mind/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` If/cs you/ppss substitute/vb '/' atom/nn '/' for/in '/' angel/nn '/' ,/, the/at problem/nn is/bez not/* insoluble/jj ,/, given/vbn the/at metallic/jj content/nn of/in the/at pin/nn in/in question/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Which/wdt you/ppss are/ber programed/vbn to/to compute/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Of/in course/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Did/dod they/ppss remember/vb to/to program/vb a/at sense/nn of/in humor/nn ,/, as/ql well/rb ,/, young/jj lady/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` We/ppss are/ber directed/vbn to/to develop/vb a/at sense/nn of/in proportion/nn ,/, sir/nn ,/, which/wdt contributes/vbz the/at same/ap effect/nn ''/'' ./. The/at good/jj man/nn chortled/vbd appreciatively/rb and/cc decided/vbd the/at trip/nn was/bedz worth/jj his/pp$ time/nn ./. If/cs the/at investigation/nn committee/nn spent/vbd months/nns digesting/vbg the/at thoughtful/jj food/nn served/vbn them/ppo at/in the/at Laboratory/nn-tl School/nn-tl ,/, they/ppss left/vbd Helva/np with/in a/at morsel/nn as/ql well/rb ./. ``/`` Singing/vbg ''/'' as/ql applicable/jj to/in herself/ppl required/vbd research/nn ./. She/pps had/hvd ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, been/ben exposed/vbn to/in and/cc enjoyed/vbd a/at music/nn appreciation/nn course/nn which/wdt had/hvd included/vbn the/at better/rbr known/vbn classical/jj works/nns such/jj as/cs ``/`` Tristan/np und/fw-cc-tl Isolde/np ''/'' ,/, ``/`` Candide/np ''/'' ,/, ``/`` Oklahoma/np ''/'' ,/, ``/`` Nozze/fw-nns-tl de/fw-in-tl Figaro/np-tl ''/'' ,/, the/at atomic/jj age/nn singers/nns ,/, Eileen/np Farrell/np ,/, Elvis/np Presley/np and/cc Geraldine/np Todd/np ,/, as/ql well/rb as/cs the/at curious/jj rhythmic/jj progressions/nns of/in the/at Venusians/nps ,/, Capellan/jj visual/jj chromatics/nns and/cc the/at sonic/jj concerti/nns of/in the/at Altairians/nps ./. But/cc ``/`` singing/vbg ''/'' for/in any/dti shell/nn person/nn posed/vbd considerable/jj technical/jj difficulties/nns to/to be/be overcome/vbn ./. Shell/nn people/nns were/bed schooled/vbn to/to examine/vb every/at aspect/nn of/in a/at problem/nn or/cc situation/nn before/cs making/vbg a/at prognosis/nn ./. Balanced/vbn properly/rb between/in optimism/nn and/cc practicality/nn ,/, the/at nondefeatist/nn attitude/nn of/in the/at shell/nn people/nns led/vbd them/ppo to/to extricate/vb themselves/ppls ,/, their/pp$ ships/nns and/cc personnel/nns ,/, from/in bizarre/jj situations/nns ./. Therefore/rb to/in Helva/np ,/, the/at problem/nn that/cs she/pps couldn't/md* open/vb her/pp$ mouth/nn to/to sing/vb ,/, among/in other/ap restrictions/nns ,/, did/dod not/* bother/vb her/ppo ./. She/pps would/md work/vb out/rp a/at method/nn ,/, by-passing/jj her/pp$ limitations/nns ,/, whereby/wrb she/pps could/md sing/vb ./. She/pps approached/vbd the/at problem/nn by/in investigating/vbg the/at methods/nns of/in sound/nn reproduction/nn through/in the/at centuries/nns ,/, human/nn and/cc instrumental/jj ./. Her/pp$ own/jj sound/nn production/nn equipment/nn was/bedz essentially/rb more/ql instrumental/jj than/cs vocal/jj ./. Breath/nn control/nn and/cc the/at proper/jj enunciation/nn of/in vowel/nn sounds/nns within/in the/at oral/jj cavity/nn appeared/vbd to/to require/vb the/at most/ap development/nn and/cc practice/nn ./. Shell/nn people/nns did/dod not/* ,/, strictly/rb speaking/vbg ,/, breathe/vb ./. For/in their/pp$ purposes/nns ,/, oxygen/nn and/cc other/ap gases/nns were/bed not/* drawn/vbn from/in the/at surrounding/vbg atmosphere/nn through/in the/at medium/nn of/in lungs/nns but/cc sustained/vbn artificially/rb by/in solution/nn in/in their/pp$ shells/nns ./. After/in experimentation/nn ,/, Helva/np discovered/vbd that/cs she/pps could/md manipulate/vb her/pp$ diaphragmic/jj unit/nn to/to sustain/vb tone/nn ./. By/in relaxing/vbg the/at throat/nn muscles/nns and/cc expanding/vbg the/at oral/jj cavity/nn well/rb into/in the/at frontal/jj sinuses/nns ,/, she/pps could/md direct/vb the/at vowel/nn sounds/nns into/in the/at most/ql felicitous/jj position/nn for/in proper/jj reproduction/nn through/in her/pp$ throat/nn microphone/nn ./. She/pps compared/vbd the/at results/nns with/in tape/nn recordings/nns of/in modern/jj singers/nns and/cc was/bedz not/* unpleased/jj although/cs her/pp$ own/jj tapes/nns had/hvd a/at peculiar/jj quality/nn about/in them/ppo ,/, not/* at/in all/ql unharmonious/jj ,/, merely/rb unique/jj ./. Acquiring/vbg a/at repertoire/nn from/in the/at Laboratory/nn-tl library/nn was/bedz no/at problem/nn to/in one/pn trained/vbn to/in perfect/jj recall/nn ./. She/pps found/vbd herself/ppl able/jj to/to sing/vb any/dti role/nn and/cc any/dti song/nn which/wdt struck/vbd her/ppo fancy/nn ./. It/pps would/md not/* have/hv occurred/vbn to/in her/ppo that/cs it/pps was/bedz curious/jj for/in a/at female/nn to/to sing/vb bass/nn ,/, baritone/nn ,/, tenor/nn ,/, alto/nn ,/, mezzo/nn ,/, soprano/nn and/cc coloratura/nn as/cs she/pps pleased/vbd ./. It/pps was/bedz ,/, to/in Helva/np ,/, only/rb a/at matter/nn of/in the/at correct/jj reproduction/nn and/cc diaphragmic/jj control/nn required/vbn by/in the/at music/nn attempted/vbn ./. If/cs the/at authorities/nns remarked/vbd on/in her/pp$ curious/jj avocation/nn ,/, they/ppss did/dod so/rb among/in themselves/ppls ./. Shell/nn people/nns were/bed encouraged/vbn to/to develop/vb a/at hobby/nn so/ql long/jj as/cs they/ppss maintained/vbd proficiency/nn in/in their/pp$ technical/jj work/nn ./. On/in the/at anniversary/nn of/in her/ppo sixteenth/od year/nn in/in her/pp$ shell/nn ,/, Helva/np was/bedz unconditionally/rb graduated/vbn and/cc installed/vbn in/in her/pp$ ship/nn ,/, the/at Aj/np-tl ./. 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As/cs it/pps was/bedz ,/, while/cs Central/jj-tl wrangled/vbd among/in itself/ppl ,/, Robert/np Tanner/np sneaked/vbd out/in of/in the/at pilots'/nns$ barracks/nn ,/, out/rp to/in the/at field/nn and/cc over/rp to/in Helva's/np$ slim/jj metal/nn hull/nn ./. ``/`` Hello/uh ,/, anyone/pn at/in home/nr ''/'' ?/. ?/. Tanner/np wisecracked/vbd ./. ``/`` Of/in course/nn ''/'' ,/, replied/vbd Helva/np logically/rb ,/, activating/vbg her/pp$ outside/jj scanners/nns ./. ``/`` Are/ber you/ppss my/pp$ partner/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps asked/vbd hopefully/rb ,/, as/cs she/pps recognized/vbd the/at Scout/nn-tl Service/nn-tl uniform/nn ./. ``/`` All/abn you/ppss have/hv to/to do/do is/bez ask/vb ''/'' ,/, he/pps retorted/vbd hopefully/rb ./. ``/`` No/at one/pn has/hvz come/vbn ./. I/ppss thought/vbd perhaps/rb there/ex were/bed no/at partners/nns available/jj and/cc I've/ppss+hv had/hvd no/at directives/nns from/in Central/jj-tl ''/'' ./. 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It/pps would/md have/hv killed/vbn you/ppo in/in the/at cabin/nn ./. Do/do you/ppo have/hv anything/pn for/in me/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. Mercer/np stammered/vbd ,/, not/* knowing/vbg what/wdt B'dikkat/np meant/vbd ,/, and/cc the/at two-nosed/jj man/nn answered/vbd for/in him/ppo ,/, ``/`` I/ppss think/vb he/pps has/hvz a/at nice/jj baby/nn head/nn ,/, but/cc it/pps isn't/bez* big/jj enough/qlp for/in you/ppo to/to take/vb yet/rb ''/'' ./. Mercer/np never/rb noticed/vbd the/at needle/nn touch/nn his/pp$ arm/nn ./. B'dikkat/np had/hvd turned/vbn to/in the/at next/ap knot/nn of/in people/nns when/wrb the/at super-condamine/nn hit/vbd Mercer/np ./. He/pps tried/vbd to/to run/vb after/in B'dikkat/np ,/, to/to hug/vb the/at lead/nn spacesuit/nn ,/, to/to tell/vb B'dikkat/np that/cs he/pps loved/vbd him/ppo ./. He/pps stumbled/vbd and/cc fell/vbd ,/, but/cc it/pps did/dod not/* hurt/vb ./. The/at many-bodied/jj girl/nn lay/vbd near/in him/ppo ./. Mercer/np spoke/vbd to/in her/ppo ./. ``/`` Isn't/bez* it/pps wonderful/jj ?/. ?/. You're/ppss+ber beautiful/jj ,/, beautiful/jj ,/, beautiful/jj ./. I'm/ppss+bem so/ql happy/jj to/to be/be here/rb ''/'' ./. The/at woman/nn covered/vbn with/in growing/vbg hands/nns came/vbd and/cc sat/vbd beside/in them/ppo ./. She/pps radiated/vbd warmth/nn and/cc good/jj fellowship/nn ./. Mercer/np thought/vbd that/cs she/pps looked/vbd very/ql distinguished/vbn and/cc charming/jj ./. He/pps struggled/vbd out/rp of/in his/pp$ clothes/nns ./. It/pps was/bedz foolish/jj and/cc snobbish/jj to/to wear/vb clothing/nn when/wrb none/pn of/in these/dts nice/jj people/nns did/dod ./. The/at two/cd women/nns babbled/vbd and/cc crooned/vbd at/in him/ppo ./. With/in one/cd corner/nn of/in his/pp$ mind/nn he/pps knew/vbd that/cs they/ppss were/bed saying/vbg nothing/pn ,/, just/rb expressing/vbg the/at euphoria/nn of/in a/at drug/nn so/ql powerful/jj that/cs the/at known/vbn universe/nn had/hvd forbidden/vbn it/ppo ./. With/in most/ap of/in his/pp$ mind/nn he/pps was/bedz happy/jj ./. He/pps wondered/vbd how/wrb anyone/pn could/md have/hv the/at good/jj luck/nn to/to visit/vb a/at planet/nn as/ql nice/jj as/cs this/dt ./. He/pps tried/vbd to/to tell/vb the/at Lady/nn-tl Da/np ,/, but/cc the/at words/nns weren't/bed* quite/ql straight/rb ./. A/at painful/jj stab/nn hit/vbd him/ppo in/in the/at abdomen/nn ./. The/at drug/nn went/vbd after/in the/at pain/nn and/cc swallowed/vbd it/ppo ./. It/pps was/bedz like/cs the/at cap/nn in/in the/at hospital/nn ,/, only/rb a/at thousand/cd times/nns better/rbr ./. The/at pain/nn was/bedz gone/vbn ,/, though/cs it/pps had/hvd been/ben crippling/vbg the/at first/od time/nn ./. He/pps forced/vbd himself/ppl to/to be/be deliberate/jj ./. He/pps rammed/vbd his/pp$ mind/nn into/in focus/nn and/cc said/vbd to/in the/at two/cd ladies/nns who/wps lay/vbd pinkly/rb nude/jj beside/in him/ppo in/in the/at desert/nn ,/, ``/`` That/dt was/bedz a/at good/jj bite/nn ./. Maybe/rb I/ppss will/md grow/vb another/dt head/nn ./. That/dt would/md make/vb B'dikkat/np happy/jj ''/'' !/. !/. The/at Lady/nn-tl Da/np forced/vbd the/at foremost/jjs of/in her/ppo bodies/nns in/in an/at upright/nn position/nn ./. Said/vbn she/pps ,/, ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem strong/jj ,/, too/rb ./. I/ppss can/md talk/vb ./. Remember/vb ,/, man/nn ,/, remember/vb ./. People/nns never/rb live/vb forever/rb ./. We/ppss can/md die/vb ,/, too/rb ,/, we/ppss can/md die/vb like/cs real/jj people/nns ./. I/ppss do/do so/rb believe/vb in/in death/nn ''/'' !/. !/. Mercer/np smiled/vbd at/in her/ppo through/in his/pp$ happiness/nn ./. ``/`` Of/in course/nn you/ppss can/md ./. But/cc isn't/bez* this/dt nice/jj ''/'' With/in this/dt he/pps felt/vbd his/pp$ lips/nns thicken/vb and/cc his/pp$ mind/vb go/vb slack/jj ./. He/pps was/bedz wide/jj awake/rb ,/, but/cc he/pps did/dod not/* feel/vb like/cs doing/vbg anything/pn ./. In/in that/ql beautiful/jj place/nn ,/, among/in all/abn those/dts companionable/jj and/cc attractive/jj people/nns ,/, he/pps sat/vbd and/cc smiled/vbd ./. B'dikkat/np was/bedz sterilizing/vbg his/pp$ knives/nns ./. Mercer/np wondered/vbd how/wrb long/jj the/at super-condamine/nn had/hvd lasted/vbn him/ppo ./. He/pps endured/vbd the/at ministrations/nns of/in the/at dromozoa/nns without/in screams/nns or/cc movement/nn ./. The/at agonies/nns of/in nerves/nns and/cc itching/vbg of/in skin/nn were/bed phenomena/nns which/wdt happened/vbd somewhere/rb near/in him/ppo ,/, but/cc meant/vbd nothing/pn ./. He/pps watched/vbd his/pp$ own/jj body/nn with/in remote/jj ,/, casual/jj interest/nn ./. The/at Lady/nn-tl Da/np and/cc the/at hand-covered/jj woman/nn stayed/vbd near/in him/ppo ./. After/in a/at long/jj time/nn the/at half-man/nn dragged/vbd himself/ppl over/in to/in the/at group/nn with/in his/pp$ powerful/jj arms/nns ./. Having/hvg arrived/vbn he/pps blinked/vbd sleepily/rb and/cc friendlily/rb at/in them/ppo ,/, and/cc lapsed/vbd back/rb into/in the/at restful/jj stupor/nn from/in which/wdt he/pps had/hvd emerged/vbn ./. Mercer/np saw/vbd the/at sun/nn rise/nn on/in occasion/nn ,/, closed/vbd his/pp$ eyes/nns briefly/rb ,/, and/cc opened/vbd them/ppo to/to see/vb stars/nns shining/vbg ./. Time/nn had/hvd no/at meaning/nn ./. The/at dromozoa/nns fed/vbd him/ppo in/in their/pp$ mysterious/jj way/nn ;/. ;/. the/at drug/nn canceled/vbd out/rp his/pp$ needs/nns for/in cycles/nns of/in the/at body/nn ./. At/in last/ap he/pps noticed/vbd a/at return/nn of/in the/at inwardness/nn of/in pain/nn ./. The/at pains/nns themselves/ppls had/hvd not/* changed/vbn ;/. ;/. he/pps had/hvd ./. He/pps knew/vbd all/abn the/at events/nns which/wdt could/md take/vb place/nn on/in Shayol/np ./. He/pps remembered/vbd them/ppo well/rb from/in his/pp$ happy/jj period/nn ./. Formerly/rb he/pps had/hvd noticed/vbn them/ppo --/-- now/rb he/pps felt/vbd them/ppo ./. He/pps tried/vbd to/to ask/vb the/at Lady/nn-tl Da/np how/wrb long/jj they/ppss had/hvd had/hvn the/at drug/nn ,/, and/cc how/wrb much/ql longer/jjr they/ppss would/md have/hv to/to wait/vb before/cs they/ppss had/hvd it/ppo again/rb ./. She/pps smiled/vbd at/in him/ppo with/in benign/jj ,/, remote/jj happiness/nn ;/. ;/. apparently/rb her/pp$ many/ap torsos/nns ,/, stretched/vbn out/rp along/in the/at ground/nn ,/, had/hvd a/at greater/jjr capacity/nn for/in retaining/vbg the/at drug/nn than/cs did/dod his/pp$ body/nn ./. She/pps meant/vbd him/ppo well/rb ,/, but/cc was/bedz in/in no/at condition/nn for/in articulate/jj speech/nn ./. The/at half-man/nn lay/vbd on/in the/at ground/nn ,/, arteries/nns pulsating/vbg prettily/rb behind/in the/at half-transparent/jj film/nn which/wdt protected/vbd his/pp$ abdominal/jj cavity/nn ./. Mercer/np squeezed/vbd the/at man's/nn$ shoulder/nn ./. The/at half-man/nn woke/vbd ,/, recognized/vbd Mercer/np and/cc gave/vbd him/ppo a/at healthily/rb sleepy/jj grin/nn ./. ``/`` '/' A/at good/jj morrow/nn to/in you/ppo ,/, my/pp$ boy/nn ./. That's/dt+bez out/in of/in a/at play/nn ./. Did/dod you/ppss ever/rb see/vb a/at play/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` You/ppss mean/vb a/at game/nn with/in cards/nns ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` No/rb ''/'' ,/, said/vbd the/at half-man/nn ,/, ``/`` a/at sort/nn of/in eye-machine/nn with/in real/jj people/nns doing/vbg the/at figures/nns ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss never/rb saw/vbd that/dt ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Mercer/np ,/, ``/`` but/cc I/ppss ''/'' --/-- ``/`` But/cc you/ppss want/vb to/to ask/vb me/ppo when/wrb B'dikkat/np is/bez going/vbg to/to come/vb back/rb with/in the/at needle/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Yes/rb ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Mercer/np ,/, a/at little/ap ashamed/jj of/in his/pp$ obviousness/nn ./. ``/`` Soon/rb ''/'' ,/, said/vbd the/at half-man/nn ./. That's/dt+bez why/wrb I/ppss think/vb of/in plays/nns ./. We/ppss all/abn know/vb what/wdt is/bez going/vbg to/to happen/vb ./. We/ppss all/abn know/vb when/wrb it/pps is/bez going/vbg to/to happen/vb ./. We/ppss all/abn know/vb what/wdt the/at dummies/nns will/md do/do ''/'' --/-- he/pps gestured/vbd at/in the/at hummocks/nns in/in which/wdt the/at decorticated/vbn men/nns were/bed cradled/vbn --/-- ``/`` and/cc we/ppss all/abn know/vb what/wdt the/at new/jj people/nns will/md ask/vb ./. But/cc we/ppss never/rb know/vb how/wrb long/jj a/at scene/nn is/bez going/vbg to/to take/vb ''/'' ./. ``/`` What's/wdt+bez a/at '/' scene/nn '/' ''/'' ?/. ?/. Asked/vbn Mercer/np ./. ``/`` Is/bez that/cs the/at name/nn for/in the/at needle/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at half-man/nn laughed/vbd with/in something/pn close/rb to/in real/jj humor/nn ./. ``/`` No/rb ,/, no/rb ,/, no/rb ./. You've/ppss+hv got/vbn the/at lovelies/nns on/in the/at brain/nn ./. A/at scene/nn is/bez just/rb a/at part/nn of/in a/at play/nn ./. I/ppss mean/vb we/ppss know/vb the/at order/nn in/in which/wdt things/nns happen/vb ,/, but/cc we/ppss have/hv no/at clocks/nns and/cc nobody/pn cares/vbz enough/qlp to/to count/vb days/nns or/cc to/to make/vb calendars/nns and/cc there's/ex+bez not/* much/ap climate/nn here/rb ,/, so/cs none/pn of/in us/ppo know/vb how/wrb long/jj anything/pn takes/vbz ./. The/at pain/nn seems/vbz short/jj and/cc the/at pleasure/nn seems/vbz long/jj ./. I'm/ppss+bem inclined/vbn to/to think/vb that/cs they/ppss are/ber about/in two/cd Earth-weeks/nns each/dt ''/'' ./. Mercer/np did/dod not/* know/vb what/wdt an/at ``/`` Earth-week/nn ''/'' was/bedz ,/, since/cs he/pps had/hvd not/* been/ben a/at well-read/jj man/nn before/in his/pp$ conviction/nn ,/, but/cc he/pps got/vbd nothing/pn more/ap from/in the/at half-man/nn at/in that/dt time/nn ./. The/at half-man/nn received/vbd a/at dromozootic/jj implant/nn ,/, turned/vbd red/jj in/in the/at face/nn ,/, shouted/vbd senselessly/rb at/in Mercer/np ,/, ``/`` Take/vb it/ppo out/rp ,/, you/ppss fool/nn !/. !/. Take/vb it/ppo out/in of/in me/ppo ''/'' !/. !/. When/wrb Mercer/np looked/vbd on/in helplessly/rb ,/, the/at half-man/nn twisted/vbd over/rp on/in his/pp$ side/nn ,/, his/pp$ pink/jj dusty/jj back/nn turned/vbn to/in Mercer/np ,/, and/cc wept/vbd hoarsely/rb and/cc quietly/rb to/in himself/ppl ./. Mercer/np himself/ppl could/md not/* tell/vb how/wrb long/jj it/pps was/bedz before/cs B'dikkat/np came/vbd back/rb ./. It/pps might/md have/hv been/ben several/ap days/nns ./. It/pps might/md have/hv been/ben several/ap months/nns ./. Once/rb again/rb B'dikkat/np moved/vbd among/in them/ppo like/cs a/at father/nn ;/. ;/. once/rb again/rb they/ppss clustered/vbd like/cs children/nns ./. This/dt time/nn B'dikkat/np smiled/vbd pleasantly/rb at/in the/at little/jj head/nn which/wdt had/hvd grown/vbn out/in of/in Mercer's/np$ thigh/nn --/-- a/at sleeping/vbg child's/nn$ head/nn ,/, covered/vbn with/in light/nn hair/nn on/in top/nn and/cc with/in dainty/jj eyebrows/nns over/in the/at resting/vbg eyes/nns ./. Mercer/np got/vbd the/at blissful/jj needle/nn ./. When/wrb B'dikkat/np cut/vb the/at head/nn from/in Mercer's/np$ thigh/nn ,/, he/pps felt/vbd the/at knife/nn grinding/vbg against/in the/at cartilage/nn which/wdt held/vbd the/at head/nn to/in his/pp$ own/jj body/nn ./. He/pps saw/vbd the/at child-face/nn grimace/vb as/cs the/at head/nn was/bedz cut/vbn ;/. ;/. he/pps felt/vbd the/at far/jj ,/, cool/jj flash/nn of/in unimportant/jj pain/nn ,/, as/cs B'dikkat/np dabbed/vbd the/at wound/nn with/in a/at corrosive/jj antiseptic/nn which/wdt stopped/vbd all/abn bleeding/nn immediately/rb ./. The/at next/ap time/nn it/pps was/bedz two/cd legs/nns growing/vbg from/in his/pp$ chest/nn ./. Then/rb there/ex had/hvd been/ben another/dt head/nn beside/in his/pp$ own/jj ./. Or/cc was/bedz that/cs after/in the/at torso/nn and/cc legs/nns ,/, waist/nn to/in toe-tips/nns ,/, of/in the/at little/jj girl/nn which/wdt had/hvd grown/vbn from/in his/pp$ side/nn ?/. ?/. He/pps forgot/vbd the/at order/nn ./. He/pps did/dod not/* count/vb time/nn ./. Lady/nn-tl Da/np smiled/vbd at/in him/ppo often/rb ,/, but/cc there/ex was/bedz no/at love/nn in/in this/dt place/nn ./. She/pps had/hvd lost/vbn the/at extra/jj torsos/nns ./. In/in between/in teratologies/nns ,/, she/pps was/bedz a/at pretty/jj and/cc shapely/jj woman/nn ;/. ;/. but/cc the/at nicest/jjt thing/nn about/in their/pp$ relationship/nn was/bedz her/pp$ whisper/nn to/in him/ppo ,/, repeated/vbd some/dti thousands/nns of/in time/nn ,/, repeated/vbd with/in smiles/nns and/cc hope/nn ,/, ``/`` People/nns-tl never/rb live/vb forever/rb ''/'' ./. She/pps found/vbd this/dt immensely/rb comforting/vbg ,/, even/rb though/cs Mercer/np did/dod not/* make/vb much/ap sense/nn out/in of/in it/ppo ./. Thus/rb events/nns occurred/vbd ,/, and/cc victims/nns changed/vbd in/in appearance/nn ,/, and/cc new/jj ones/nns arrived/vbd ./. Sometimes/rb B'dikkat/np took/vbd the/at new/jj ones/nns ,/, resting/vbg in/in the/at everlasting/jj sleep/nn of/in their/pp$ burned-out/jj brains/nns ,/, in/in a/at ground-truck/nn to/to be/be added/vbn to/in other/ap herds/nns ./. The/at bodies/nns in/in the/at truck/nn threshed/vbd and/cc bawled/vbd without/in human/nn speech/nn when/wrb the/at dromozoa/nns struck/vbd them/ppo ./. Finally/rb ,/, Mercer/np did/dod manage/vb to/to follow/vb B'dikkat/np to/in the/at door/nn of/in the/at cabin/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd to/to fight/vb the/at bliss/nn of/in super-condamine/nn to/to do/do it/ppo ./. Only/rb the/at memory/nn of/in previous/jj hurt/nn ,/, bewilderment/nn and/cc perplexity/nn made/vbd him/ppo sure/jj that/cs if/cs he/pps did/dod not/* ask/vb B'dikkat/np when/wrb he/pps ,/, Mercer/np ,/, was/bedz happy/jj ,/, the/at answer/nn would/md no/at longer/rbr be/be available/jj when/wrb he/pps needed/vbd it/ppo ./. Fighting/vbg pleasure/nn itself/ppl ,/, he/pps begged/vbd B'dikkat/np to/to check/vb the/at records/nns and/cc to/to tell/vb him/ppo how/wrb long/jj he/pps had/hvd been/ben there/rb ./. B'dikkat/np grudgingly/rb agreed/vbd ,/, but/cc he/pps did/dod not/* come/vb out/in of/in the/at doorway/nn ./. He/pps spoke/vbd through/in the/at public/jj address/nn box/nn built/vbd into/in the/at cabin/nn ,/, and/cc his/pp$ gigantic/jj voice/nn roared/vbd out/rp over/in the/at empty/jj plain/nn ,/, so/cs that/cs the/at pink/jj herd/nn of/in talking/vbg people/nns stirred/vbd gently/rb in/in their/pp$ happiness/nn and/cc wondered/vbd what/wdt their/pp$ friend/nn B'dikkat/np might/md be/be wanting/vbg to/to tell/vb them/ppo ./. When/wrb he/pps said/vbd it/ppo ,/, they/ppss thought/vbd it/ppo exceedingly/rb profound/jj ,/, though/cs none/pn of/in them/ppo understood/vbn it/ppo ,/, since/cs it/pps was/bedz simply/rb the/at amount/vb of/in time/nn that/cs Mercer/np had/hvd been/ben on/in Shayol/np :/: ``/`` Standard/jj-tl years/nns --/-- eighty-four/cd years/nns ,/, seven/cd months/nns ,/, three/cd days/nns ,/, two/cd hours/nns ,/, eleven/cd and/cc one/cd half/abn minutes/nns ./. Good/jj luck/nn ,/, fellow/nn ''/'' ./. Mercer/np turned/vbd away/rb ./. The/at secret/nn little/ap corner/nn of/in his/pp$ mind/nn ,/, which/wdt stayed/vbd sane/jj through/in happiness/nn and/cc pain/nn ,/, made/vbd him/ppo wonder/vb about/in B'dikkat/np ./. What/wdt persuaded/vbd the/at cow-man/nn to/to remain/vb on/in Shayol/np ?/. ?/. What/wdt kept/vbd him/ppo happy/jj without/in super-condamine/nn ?/. ?/. Was/bedz B'dikkat/np a/at crazy/jj slave/nn to/in his/pp$ own/jj duty/nn or/cc was/bedz he/pps a/at man/nn who/wps had/hvd hopes/nns of/in going/vbg back/rb to/in his/pp$ own/jj planet/nn some/dti day/nn ,/, surrounded/vbn by/in a/at family/nn of/in little/ap cow-people/nns resembling/vbg himself/ppl ?/. ?/. Mercer/np ,/, despite/in his/pp$ happiness/nn ,/, wept/vbd a/at little/ap at/in the/at strange/jj fate/nn of/in B'dikkat/np ./. His/pp$ own/jj fate/nn he/pps accepted/vbd ./. He/pps remembered/vbd the/at last/ap time/nn he/pps had/hvd eaten/vbn --/-- actual/jj eggs/nns from/in an/at actual/jj pan/nn ./. 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They/ppss did/dod not/* have/hv the/at wit/nn to/to follow/vb the/at stars/nns in/in their/pp$ courses/nns ,/, to/to exchange/vb names/nns with/in each/dt other/ap ,/, to/to harvest/vb the/at experience/nn of/in each/dt for/in the/at wisdom/nn of/in all/abn ./. There/ex was/bedz no/at dream/nn of/in escape/nn for/in these/dts people/nns ./. Though/cs they/ppss saw/vbd the/at old-style/nn chemical/nn rockets/nns lift/vb up/rp from/in the/at field/nn beyond/in B'dikkat's/np$ cabin/nn ,/, they/ppss did/dod not/* make/vb plans/nns to/to hide/vb among/in the/at frozen/vbn crop/nn of/in transmuted/vbn flesh/nn ./. Far/rb long/jj ago/rb ,/, some/dti other/ap prisoner/nn than/cs one/cd of/in these/dts had/hvd tried/vbn to/to write/vb a/at letter/nn ./. His/pp$ handwriting/nn was/bedz on/in a/at rock/nn ./. Mercer/np read/vbd it/ppo ,/, and/cc so/rb had/hvd a/at few/ap of/in the/at others/nns ,/, but/cc they/ppss could/md not/* tell/vb which/wdt man/nn had/hvd done/vbn it/ppo ./. 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Dan/np Morgan/np told/vbd himself/ppl he/pps would/md forget/vb Ann/np Turner/np ./. He/pps was/bedz well/rb rid/jj of/in her/ppo ./. He/pps certainly/rb didn't/dod* want/vb a/at wife/nn who/wps was/bedz fickle/jj as/cs Ann/np ./. If/cs he/pps had/hvd married/vbn her/ppo ,/, he'd/pps+md have/hv been/ben asking/vbg for/in trouble/nn ./. But/cc all/abn of/in this/dt was/bedz rationalization/nn ./. Sometimes/rb he/pps woke/vbd up/rp in/in the/at middle/nn of/in the/at night/nn thinking/vbg of/in Ann/np ,/, and/cc then/rb could/md not/* get/vb back/rb to/in sleep/nn ./. His/pp$ plans/nns and/cc dreams/nns had/hvd revolved/vbn around/in her/ppo so/ql much/rb and/cc for/in so/ql long/jj that/cs now/rb he/pps felt/vbd as/cs if/cs he/pps had/hvd nothing/pn ./. The/at easiest/jjt thing/nn would/md be/be to/to sell/vb out/rp to/in Al/np Budd/np and/cc leave/vb the/at country/nn ,/, but/cc there/ex was/bedz a/at stubborn/jj streak/nn in/in him/ppo that/dt wouldn't/md* allow/vb it/ppo ./. The/at best/jjt antidote/nn for/in the/at bitterness/nn and/cc disappointment/nn that/wps poisoned/vbd him/ppo was/bedz hard/jj work/nn ./. He/pps found/vbd that/cs if/cs he/pps was/bedz tired/vbn enough/qlp at/in night/nn ,/, he/pps went/vbd to/in sleep/nn simply/rb because/cs he/pps was/bedz too/ql exhausted/vbn to/to stay/vb awake/rb ./. Each/dt day/nn he/pps found/vbd himself/ppl thinking/vbg less/ql often/rb of/in Ann/np ;/. ;/. each/dt day/nn the/at hurt/nn was/bedz a/at little/ap duller/jjr ,/, a/at little/ap less/ql poignant/jj ./. He/pps had/hvd plenty/nn of/in work/nn to/to do/do ./. Because/cs the/at summer/nn was/bedz unusually/rb dry/jj and/cc hot/jj ,/, the/at spring/nn produced/vbd a/at smaller/jjr stream/nn than/cs in/in ordinary/jj years/nns ./. The/at grass/nn in/in the/at meadows/nns came/vbd fast/rb ,/, now/rb that/cs the/at warm/jj weather/nn was/bedz here/rb ./. He/pps could/md not/* afford/vb to/to lose/vb a/at drop/nn of/in the/at precious/jj water/nn ,/, so/cs he/pps spent/vbd most/ap of/in his/pp$ waking/vbg hours/nns along/in the/at ditches/nns in/in his/pp$ meadows/nns ./. He/pps had/hvd no/at idea/nn how/wrb much/ap time/nn Budd/np would/md give/vb him/ppo ./. In/in any/dti case/nn ,/, he/pps had/hvd no/at intention/nn of/in being/beg caught/vbn asleep/rb ,/, so/cs he/pps carried/vbd his/pp$ revolver/nn in/in its/pp$ holster/nn on/in his/pp$ hip/nn and/cc he/pps took/vbd his/pp$ Winchester/np with/in him/ppo and/cc leaned/vbd it/ppo against/in the/at fence/nn ./. He/pps stopped/vbd every/at few/ap minutes/nns and/cc leaned/vbd on/in his/pp$ shovel/nn as/cs he/pps studied/vbd the/at horizon/nn ,/, but/cc nothing/pn happened/vbd ,/, each/dt day/nn dragging/vbg out/rp with/in monotonous/jj calm/nn ./. When/wrb ,/, in/in late/jj afternoon/nn on/in the/at last/ap day/nn in/in June/np ,/, he/pps saw/vbd two/cd people/nns top/vb the/at ridge/nn to/in the/at south/nr and/cc walk/vb toward/in the/at house/nn ,/, he/pps quit/vbd work/nn immediately/rb and/cc strode/vbd to/in his/pp$ rifle/nn ./. It/pps could/md be/be some/dti kind/nn of/in trick/nn Budd/np had/hvd thought/vbn up/rp ./. No/at one/pn walked/vbd in/in this/dt country/nn ,/, least/ap of/in all/abn Ed/np Dow/np or/cc Dutch/np Renfro/np or/cc any/dti of/in the/at rest/nn of/in the/at Bar/nn-tl B/np-tl crew/nn ./. Morgan/np watched/vbd the/at two/cd figures/nns for/in a/at time/nn ,/, puzzled/vbn ./. When/wrb they/ppss were/bed closer/rbr and/cc he/pps saw/vbd that/cs one/cd was/bedz a/at woman/nn ,/, he/pps was/bedz more/ql puzzled/vbn than/cs ever/rb ./. He/pps cleaned/vbd his/pp$ shovel/nn ,/, left/vbd it/ppo against/in the/at fence/nn ,/, picked/vbd up/in his/pp$ Winchester/np ,/, and/cc started/vbd downstream/rb ./. His/pp$ visitors/nns had/hvd crawled/vbn through/in the/at south/nr fence/nn and/cc were/bed crossing/vbg the/at meadow/nn ,/, angling/vbg toward/in the/at house/nn ./. Now/rb he/pps saw/vbd that/cs both/abx the/at man/nn and/cc woman/nn were/bed moving/vbg slowly/rb and/cc irregularly/rb ,/, staggering/vbg ,/, as/cs if/cs they/ppss found/vbd it/ppo a/at struggle/nn to/to remain/vb on/in their/pp$ feet/nns ./. Reaching/vbg the/at house/nn ahead/rb of/in them/ppo ,/, he/pps waited/vbd with/in his/pp$ Winchester/np in/in his/pp$ hands/nns ./. They/ppss crawled/vbd through/in the/at north/nr fence/nn and/cc came/vbd on/rp toward/in him/ppo ,/, and/cc now/rb he/pps saw/vbd that/cs both/abx were/bed young/jj ,/, not/* more/ap than/in nineteen/cd or/cc twenty/cd ./. They/ppss were/bed dirty/jj ,/, their/pp$ clothes/nns were/bed torn/vbn ,/, and/cc the/at girl/nn was/bedz so/ql exhausted/vbn that/cs she/pps fell/vbd when/wrb she/pps was/bedz still/rb twenty/cd feet/nns from/in the/at front/jj door/nn ./. She/pps lay/vbd there/rb ,/, making/vbg no/at effort/nn to/to get/vb back/rb on/in her/pp$ feet/nns ./. The/at boy/nn came/vbd on/in to/in the/at porch/nn and/cc sat/vbd down/rp ,/, his/pp$ gaze/nn on/in Morgan/np as/cs if/cs half/abn expecting/vbg him/ppo to/to shoot/vb and/cc not/* really/rb caring/vbg ./. Morgan/np hesitated/vbd ,/, thinking/vbg that/cs if/cs this/dt was/bedz a/at trick/nn ,/, it/pps was/bedz a/at good/jj one/cd ./. He/pps didn't/dod* think/vb it/pps was/bedz possible/jj for/in this/dt couple/nn to/to be/be pretending/vbg ./. The/at boy/nn licked/vbd his/pp$ dry/jj lips/nns ./. He/pps asked/vbd ,/, ``/`` Could/md we/ppss have/hv a/at drink/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Morgan/np jerked/vbd his/pp$ head/nn toward/in the/at front/jj door/nn ./. ``/`` In/in the/at kitchen/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. Leaning/vbg his/pp$ Winchester/np against/in the/at front/nn of/in the/at house/nn ,/, he/pps walked/vbd to/in the/at girl/nn ./. ``/`` Get/vb up/rp ./. There's/ex+bez water/nn in/in the/at house/nn ''/'' ./. She/pps didn't/dod* move/vb or/cc say/vb anything/pn ./. Her/pp$ eyes/nns were/bed glazed/vbn as/cs if/cs she/pps didn't/dod* hear/vb or/cc even/rb see/vb him/ppo ./. She/pps had/hvd reached/vbn a/at point/nn at/in which/wdt she/pps didn't/dod* even/vb care/vb how/wrb she/pps looked/vbd ./. Her/pp$ face/nn was/bedz very/ql thin/jj ,/, and/cc burned/vbn by/in the/at sun/nn until/cs much/ap of/in the/at skin/nn was/bedz dead/jj and/cc peeling/vbg ,/, the/at new/jj skin/nn under/in it/ppo red/jj and/cc angry/jj ./. Her/pp$ blond/jj hair/nn was/bedz frowzy/jj ,/, her/pp$ dress/nn torn/vbn in/in several/ap places/nns ,/, and/cc her/pp$ shoes/nns were/bed so/ql completely/rb worn/vbn out/rp that/cs they/ppss were/bed practically/rb no/at protection/nn ./. It/pps must/md have/hv hurt/vbn her/ppo even/rb to/to walk/vb ,/, for/cs the/at sole/nn was/bedz completely/rb off/in her/pp$ left/jj foot/nn and/cc Morgan/np saw/vbd that/cs it/pps was/bedz bruised/vbn and/cc bleeding/vbg ./. He/pps picked/vbd her/ppo up/rp ,/, sliding/vbg one/cd hand/nn under/in her/ppo shoulders/nns ,/, the/at other/ap under/in her/pp$ knees/nns ,/, and/cc carried/vbd her/ppo into/in the/at house/nn ./. She/pps was/bedz amazingly/rb light/jj ,/, and/cc so/ql relaxed/vbn in/in his/pp$ arms/nns that/cs he/pps wasn't/bedz* even/rb sure/jj she/pps was/bedz conscious/jj ./. Any/dti lingering/vbg suspicion/nn that/cs this/dt was/bedz a/at trick/nn Al/np Budd/np had/hvd thought/vbn up/rp was/bedz dispelled/vbn ./. No/at girl/nn would/md go/vb this/dt far/rb to/to fool/vb a/at man/nn so/cs she/pps could/md kill/vb him/ppo ./. Besides/rb ,/, she/pps had/hvd a/at sweet/jj face/nn that/wps attracted/vbd him/ppo ./. He/pps put/vbd her/ppo down/rp on/in the/at couch/nn ,/, and/cc going/vbg into/in the/at kitchen/nn ,/, saw/vbd that/cs the/at boy/nn had/hvd dropped/vbn into/in a/at chair/nn beside/in the/at table/nn ./. They/ppss looked/vbd a/at good/jj deal/nn alike/rb ,/, Morgan/np thought/vbd ./. Both/abx had/hvd blonde/jj hair/nn and/cc blue/jj eyes/nns ,/, and/cc there/ex was/bedz even/rb a/at faint/jj similarity/nn of/in features/nns ./. Morgan/np filled/vbd the/at dipper/nn from/in the/at water/nn bucket/nn on/in the/at shelf/nn ,/, went/vbd back/rb into/in the/at front/jj room/nn ,/, lifted/vbd the/at girl's/nn$ head/nn ,/, and/cc held/vbd the/at edge/nn of/in the/at dipper/nn to/in her/pp$ mouth/nn ./. She/pps drank/vbd greedily/rb ,/, and/cc murmured/vbd ,/, ``/`` Thank/vb you/ppo ''/'' ,/, as/cs he/pps lowered/vbd her/ppo head/nn ./. He/pps stood/vbd looking/vbg down/rp at/in her/ppo for/in a/at moment/nn ,/, wondering/vbg what/wdt could/md have/hv reduced/vbn her/ppo to/in this/dt condition/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd seen/vbn a/at few/ap nester/nn wagons/nns go/vb through/in the/at country/nn ,/, the/at families/nns almost/rb starving/vbg to/in death/nn ,/, but/cc he/pps had/hvd never/rb seen/vbn any/dti of/in them/ppo on/in foot/nn and/cc as/ql bad/jj off/rp as/cs these/dts two/cd ./. The/at girl/nn dropped/vbd off/rp to/in sleep/nn ./. Morgan/np returned/vbd to/in the/at kitchen/nn ,/, built/vbd a/at fire/nn ,/, and/cc carried/vbd in/rp several/ap buckets/nns of/in water/nn from/in the/at spring/nn which/wdt he/pps poured/vbd into/in the/at copper/nn boiler/nn that/cs he/pps had/hvd placed/vbn on/in the/at stove/nn ./. He/pps brought/vbd his/pp$ Winchester/np in/rp from/in the/at front/nn of/in the/at house/nn ,/, then/rb faced/vbd the/at boy/nn ./. ``/`` Who/wps are/ber you/ppss and/cc what/wdt happened/vbd to/in you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps asked/vbd ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem Billy/np Jones/np ''/'' ,/, the/at boy/nn answered/vbd ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez my/pp$ wife/nn Sharon/np ./. We/ppss ran/vbd out/rp of/in money/nn and/cc we/ppss haven't/hv* eaten/vbn for/in two/cd days/nns ''/'' ./. ``/`` What/wdt are/ber you/ppss doing/vbg here/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Are/ber we/ppss in/in Wyoming/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. Morgan/np nodded/vbd ./. ``/`` About/rb five/cd miles/nns north/nr of/in the/at line/nn ''/'' ./. Jones/np sighed/vbd as/cs if/cs relieved/vbn ./. ``/`` We've/ppss+hv been/ben looking/vbg for/in work/nn ,/, but/cc all/abn the/at ranchers/nns have/hv turned/vbn us/ppo down/rp ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss mean/vb you/ppss dragged/vbd your/pp$ wife/nn all/abn over/in hell's/nn$ half-acre/nn looking/vbg for/in work/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Morgan/np demanded/vbd ./. ``/`` The/at town/nn of/in Buckhorn's/np+bez only/rb about/rb six/cd miles/nns from/in here/rb ./. Why/wrb didn't/dod* you/ppo go/vb there/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` We/ppss didn't/dod* want/vb town/nn work/nn ''/'' ,/, Jones/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` This/dt is/bez a/at mighty/ql empty/jj country/nn ''/'' ,/, Morgan/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` There's/ex+bez only/rb one/cd more/ap ranch/nn three/cd miles/nns north/nr of/in here/rb ./. You'd/ppss+md have/hv starved/vbn to/in death/nn if/cs you'd/ppss+hvd missed/vbn both/abx places/nns ''/'' ./. ``/`` Then/rb we're/ppss+ber lucky/jj we/ppss got/vbd here/rb ./. Could/md you/ppo give/vb us/ppo a/at job/nn ,/, Mr./np ''/'' ``/`` Morgan/np ./. Dan/np Morgan/np ''/'' ./. He/pps was/bedz silent/jj a/at moment/nn ,/, thinking/vbg he/pps could/md use/vb a/at man/nn this/dt time/nn of/in year/nn ,/, and/cc if/cs the/at girl/nn could/md cook/vb ,/, it/pps would/md give/vb him/ppo more/ap time/nn in/in the/at meadows/nns ,/, but/cc he/pps knew/vbd nothing/pn about/in the/at couple/nn ./. They/ppss might/md kill/vb him/ppo in/in his/pp$ sleep/nn ,/, thinking/vbg there/ex was/bedz money/nn in/in the/at house/nn ./. He/pps dismissed/vbd the/at possibility/nn at/in once/rb ./. The/at girl's/nn$ thin/jj face/nn haunted/vbd him/ppo ./. It/pps wasn't/bedz* the/at face/nn of/in a/at killer/nn ./. He/pps wasn't/bedz* so/ql sure/jj about/in the/at boy/nn ./. He/pps hadn't/hvd* shaved/vbn for/in several/ap weeks/nns ,/, his/pp$ sparse/jj beard/nn giving/vbg his/pp$ face/nn a/at pathetic/jj ,/, woebegone/jj expression/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz more/ap to/in this/dt than/cs Jones/np had/hvd told/vbn him/ppo ./. They/ppss were/bed running/vbg from/in something/pn ./. He'd/pps+md be/be an/at idiot/nn to/to let/vb them/ppo stay/vb he/pps thought/vbd ,/, but/cc he/pps couldn't/md* send/vb them/ppo on/rp ,/, either/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss could/md use/vb some/dti help/nn ''/'' ,/, Morgan/np said/vbd finally/rb ,/, ``/`` but/cc I/ppss can't/md* afford/vb to/to pay/vb you/ppo anything/pn ./. I/ppss guess/vb you'd/ppss+hvd better/rbr go/vb on/rp in/in the/at morning/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` We'll/ppss+md work/vb for/in our/pp$ keep/nn ''/'' ,/, the/at boy/nn said/vbd eagerly/rb ./. ``/`` I've/ppss+hv been/ben mucking/vbg in/in a/at mine/nn in/in the/at San/np Juan/np ,/, but/cc I/ppss used/vbd to/to work/vb on/in a/at ranch/nn ./. Sharon/np ,/, she's/pps+hvz cooked/vbn in/in a/at restaurant/nn ./. We'll/ppss+md work/vb hard/rb ,/, Mr./np Morgan/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md see/vb ''/'' ,/, Morgan/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` Right/ql now/rb you/ppss need/md a/at meal/nn and/cc a/at bath/nn ./. Your/pp$ wife's/nn+bez in/in terrible/jj shape/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss know/vb ''/'' ,/, Jones/np said/vbd dejectedly/rb ./. Morgan/np filled/vbd the/at fire/nn box/nn with/in wood/nn again/rb ,/, then/rb started/vbd supper/nn and/cc set/vb the/at table/nn ./. When/wrb the/at meal/nn was/bedz ready/jj ,/, he/pps told/vbd Jones/np to/to wash/vb up/rp ,/, and/cc going/vbg into/in the/at front/jj room/nn ,/, woke/vbd the/at girl/nn ./. He/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` I've/ppss+hv got/vbd some/dti supper/nn ready/jj ''/'' ./. She/pps rubbed/vbd her/ppo eyes/nns and/cc stretched/vbd ,/, then/rb sat/vbn up/rp ,/, her/pp$ hands/nns going/vbg to/in her/pp$ hair/nn ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem a/at mess/nn ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ,/, and/cc suddenly/rb she/pps was/bedz alarmed/vbn ./. ``/`` Who/wps are/ber you/ppo ?/. ?/. How/wrb did/dod we/ppss get/vb here/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem Dan/np Morgan/np ./. This/dt is/bez the/at Rafter/np Aj/np-tl ./. You/ppss fell/vbd down/rp in/in front/nn of/in the/at house/nn ,/, and/cc I/ppss carried/vbd you/ppo in/rp ./. I/ppss gave/vbd you/ppo a/at drink/nn and/cc then/rb you/ppss went/vbd to/in sleep/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Oh/uh ''/'' ./. She/pps stared/vbd at/in him/ppo ,/, her/pp$ eyes/nns wide/jj as/cs she/pps thought/vbd about/in what/wdt he/pps had/hvd said/vbn ;/. ;/. then/rb she/pps murmured/vbd :/: ``/`` You're/ppss+ber very/ql kind/jj ,/, Mr./np Morgan/np ./. Do/do you/ppss take/vb in/in all/abn the/at strays/nns who/wps come/vb by/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* have/hv many/ap strays/nns coming/vbg to/in my/pp$ front/jj door/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` Think/vb you/ppo can/md walk/vb to/in the/at table/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Of/in course/nn ''/'' ./. She/pps got/vbd to/in her/pp$ feet/nns ,/, staggered/vbd ,/, and/cc almost/rb fell/vbd ./. He/pps caught/vbd her/ppo by/in an/at arm/nn and/cc helped/vbd her/ppo into/in the/at kitchen/nn ./. She/pps sat/vbd down/rp at/in the/at table/nn ,/, shaking/vbg her/pp$ head/nn ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem sorry/jj ,/, Mr./np Morgan/np ./. I'm/ppss+bem usually/rb a/at very/ql strong/jj woman/nn ,/, but/cc I'm/ppss+bem awfully/ql tired/vbn ''/'' ./. ``/`` And/cc hungry/jj ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` Start/vb in/rp ./. It's/pps+bez not/* much/ap of/in a/at meal/nn ,/, but/cc it's/pps+bez what/wdt I/ppss eat/vb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Not/* much/ap of/in a/at meal/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at girl/nn cried/vbd ./. ``/`` Mr./np Morgan/np ,/, it's/pps+bez the/at best-looking/jjt food/nn I/ppss ever/rb saw/vbd ''/'' ./. He/pps told/vbd himself/ppl he/pps had/hvd never/rb seen/vbn two/cd people/nns eat/vb so/ql much/ap ./. When/wrb they/ppss were/bed finally/rb satisfied/vbn ,/, Jones/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` I/ppss think/vb he's/pps+bez going/vbg to/to give/vb us/ppo work/nn ''/'' ./. The/at grateful/jj way/nn she/pps looked/vbd at/in Morgan/np made/vbd him/ppo ashamed/jj of/in himself/ppl ./. When/wrb he/pps saw/vbd the/at expression/nn in/in her/ppo eyes/nns ,/, he/pps knew/vbd he/pps couldn't/md* send/vb them/ppo on/rp ./. She/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` I/ppss guess/vb the/at Lord/nn-tl looks/vbz out/rp for/in fools/nns ,/, drunkards/nns ,/, and/cc innocents/nns ''/'' ./. Morgan/np laughed/vbd ./. ``/`` Which/wdt are/ber you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` We're/ppss+ber not/* drunkards/nns ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez all/abn I'm/ppss+bem sure/jj of/in ''/'' ./. She/pps helped/vbd him/ppo with/in the/at dishes/nns ,/, then/rb he/pps brought/vbd more/ap water/nn in/rp from/in the/at spring/nn before/cs it/pps got/vbd dark/jj ./. He/pps carried/vbd the/at tub/nn from/in the/at back/nn of/in the/at house/nn where/wrb it/pps hung/vbd from/in a/at nail/nn in/in the/at wall/nn ./. He/pps said/vbd :/: ``/`` You'll/ppss+md feel/vb a/at lot/nn better/rbr after/cs you/ppss have/hv a/at bath/nn ./. Your/pp$ feet/nns are/ber in/in bad/jj shape/nn ,/, Mrs./np Jones/np ./. You'll/ppss+md have/hv to/to go/vb to/in town/nn to/to see/vb the/at doc/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` No/rb ,/, she'll/pps+md be/be all/ql right/rb ''/'' ,/, Jones/np said/vbd quickly/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss mean/vb ,/, we/ppss don't/do* have/hv any/dti way/nn to/to get/vb there/rb and/cc we/ppss can't/md* expect/vb you/ppo to/to quit/vb work/nn just/rb to/to take/vb us/ppo to/in town/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` We'll/ppss+md see/vb ''/'' ,/, Morgan/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` Could/md you/ppo find/vb me/ppo a/at needle/nn and/cc thread/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at girl/nn asked/vbd ./. ``/`` My/pp$ dress/nn needs/vbz some/dti work/nn on/in it/ppo ''/'' ./. He/pps nodded/vbd and/cc ,/, going/vbg into/in the/at bedroom/nn ,/, brought/vbd a/at needle/nn ,/, thread/nn ,/, and/cc scissors/nns ./. He/pps said/vbd :/: ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem going/vbg to/in bed/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps nodded/vbd at/in the/at door/nn in/in front/nn of/in him/ppo ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez my/pp$ spare/jj bedroom/nn ./. The/at bed/nn isn't/bez* made/vbn ,/, but/cc you'll/ppss+md find/vb plenty/nn of/in blankets/nns there/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` You're/ppss+ber awfully/ql kind/jj ''/'' ,/, the/at girl/nn said/vbd ./. ``/`` We'll/ppss+md pay/vb you/ppo back/rb if/cs you'll/ppss+md let/vb us/ppo ./. Some/dti way/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez all/ql right/jj ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss get/vb up/rp early/rb ./. You'd/ppss+hvd better/rbr sleep/vb ''/'' ./. Jones/np followed/vbd him/ppo into/in the/at front/jj room/nn ,/, closing/vbg the/at door/nn behind/in him/ppo ./. He/pps said/vbd :/: ``/`` If/cs it's/pps+bez all/ql right/jj with/in you/ppo ,/, Mr./np Morgan/np ,/, I'll/ppss+md sleep/vb out/rp here/rb on/in the/at couch/nn ./. We/ppss haven't/hv* slept/vbn together/rb since/cs we/ppss started/vbd ./. I/ppss just/rb can't/md* take/vb any/dti chances/nns on/in getting/vbg her/ppo pregnant/jj ,/, and/cc if/cs we/ppss were/bed sleeping/vbg together/rb ''/'' He/pps stopped/vbd ,/, embarrassed/vbn ,/, and/cc Morgan/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` I/ppss understand/vb that/dt ,/, but/cc I/ppss don't/do* savvy/vb why/wrb you'd/ppss+md go/vb off/rp and/cc leave/vb your/pp$ jobs/nns in/in the/at first/od place/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` We/ppss got/vbd fired/vbn ''/'' ,/, Jones/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` We/ppss had/hvd to/to do/do something/pn ''/'' ./. They/ppss were/bed a/at pair/nn of/in lost/vbn ,/, whipped/vbn kids/nns ,/, Morgan/np thought/vbd as/cs he/pps went/vbd to/in bed/nn ./.

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Gavin/np paused/vbd wearily/rb ./. ``/`` You/ppss can't/md* stay/vb here/rb with/in me/ppo ./. It's/pps+bez late/rb and/cc you/ppss said/vbd they'd/ppss+md be/be here/rb by/in dawn/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss can't/md* make/vb me/ppo go/vb ''/'' ./. Gavin/np sank/vbd down/rp again/rb into/in his/pp$ chair/nn and/cc began/vbd to/to rock/vb ./. He/pps was/bedz thinking/vbg of/in Rittenhouse/np and/cc how/wrb he/pps had/hvd left/vbn him/ppo there/rb ,/, to/to rock/vb to/in death/nn on/in the/at porch/nn of/in the/at Splendide/np ./. It/pps was/bedz the/at only/ap thing/nn in/in his/pp$ life/nn for/in which/wdt he/pps felt/vbd guilt/nn ./. Beneath/in his/pp$ black/jj shirt/nn his/pp$ frail/jj shoulders/nns shook/vbd and/cc croaks/nns of/in pain/nn broke/vbd from/in his/pp$ throat/nn ,/, the/at stored/vbn pain/nn shattering/vbg free/jj in/in slow/jj gasps/nns ,/, terrible/jj to/to see/vb ./. Clayton/np tried/vbd to/to call/vb back/rb the/at face/nn of/in the/at man/nn he/pps had/hvd known/vbn ./. Against/in that/dt other/ap man/nn he/pps could/md rally/vb his/pp$ anger/nn ;/. ;/. against/in this/dt bent/nn man/nn in/in the/at chair/nn he/pps was/bedz powerless/jj ./. Gavin's/np$ lips/nns moved/vbd so/cs that/cs Clayton/np had/hvd to/to stoop/vb to/to catch/vb the/at words/nns ./. ``/`` Do/do you/ppo remember/vb Big/jj-tl Charlie/np-tl ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps whispered/vbd ./. ``/`` He/pps stuck/vbd with/in me/ppo all/abn these/dts years/nns ./. Just/rb a/at half-breed/nn 'pache/np ,/, never/rb said/vbd much/ap ,/, never/rb meant/vbd anythin/pn to/in me/ppo ,/, but/cc he/pps stuck/vbd with/in me/ppo ./. He/pps got/vbd into/in a/at fight/nn with/in Tom/np English/np ,/, your/pp$ brother's/nn$ son/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz a/at fair/jj fight/nn ,/, the/at boy/nn provoked/vbd it/ppo --/-- Big/jj-tl Charlie/np-tl told/vbd me/ppo so/rb ./. I/ppss believed/vbd him/ppo ./. They/ppss killed/vbd Big/jj-tl Charlie/np-tl ,/, dumped/vbd his/pp$ body/nn in/in my/pp$ rose/nn garden/nn two/cd nights/nns ago/rb ./. My/pp$ men/nns ,/, they/ppss all/abn left/vbd me/ppo ./. Just/rb cleared/vbd out/rp ./. I/ppss didn't/dod* understand/vb why/wrb ,/, Clay/np ./. They/ppss just/rb all/abn cleared/vbd out/rp ./. I/ppss treated/vbd them/ppo fair/rb ''/'' He/pps wiped/vbd his/pp$ lips/nns with/in a/at sleeve/nn ,/, then/rb stared/vbd at/in Clayton/np in/in a/at childish/jj kind/nn of/in wonder/nn ./. ``/`` Do/do you/ppss mean/vb ''/'' --/-- he/pps asked/vbd almost/rb shyly/rb --/-- ``/`` you/ppss want/vb me/ppo to/to go/vb with/in you/ppo ,/, wherever/wrb you're/ppss+ber goin/vbg ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Yes/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss don't/do* hate/vb me/ppo any/dti more/ap ''/'' ?/. ?/. Clayton/np choked/vbd ,/, shook/vbd his/pp$ head/nn ,/, murmuring/vbg ,/, ``/`` No/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Come/vb here/rb ''/'' ./. The/at old/jj man/nn beckoned/vbd with/in one/cd finger/nn and/cc Clayton/np went/vbd forward/rb to/in him/ppo ./. Gavin/np slipped/vbd his/pp$ arms/nns around/in his/pp$ chest/nn and/cc hugged/vbd him/ppo fiercely/rb ./. ``/`` All/abn my/pp$ life/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` I/ppss tried/vbd ./. I/ppss tried/vbd ./. I/ppss saw/vbd you/ppo driftin/vbg away/rb --/-- but/cc I/ppss tried/vbd ./. And/cc you/ppss wanted/vbd no/at part/nn of/in me/ppo when/wrb I/ppss had/hvd so/ql much/ap to/to give/vb ./. Now/rb there's/ex+bez nothin/pn left/vbn of/in me/ppo ./. Laurel/nn-tl is/bez gone/vbn ,/, my/pp$ men/nns are/ber gone/vbn ,/, Ed/np is/bez dead/jj --/-- and/cc you/ppss come/vb to/in me/ppo ,/, to/to help/vb me/ppo ./. Oh/uh !/. !/. God/np in/in Heaven/nn-tl ,/, I/ppss can't/md* refuse/vb you/ppo now/rb ./. That/dt would/md mock/vb me/ppo too/ql much/rb !/. !/. Can't/md* let/vb you/ppo go/vb way/rb from/in me/ppo again/rb ''/'' He/pps closed/vbd his/pp$ eyes/nns ,/, ashamed/jj of/in his/pp$ tears/nns ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md go/vb ,/, Clay/np ''/'' ./. Clayton/np freed/vbd himself/ppl from/in the/at embrace/nn and/cc stepped/vbd back/rb ./. The/at eyes/nns followed/vbd him/ppo fearfully/rb ./. ``/`` The/at horses/nns ./. There/ex isn't/bez* much/ap time/nn ./. I'll/ppss+md saddle/vb the/at horses/nns and/cc bring/vb them/ppo round/rb ./. You/ppss get/vb ready/jj ''/'' He/pps burst/vbd from/in the/at hot/jj confinement/nn of/in the/at room/nn into/in the/at cold/jj night/nn air/nn ./. Gavin's/np$ stallion/nn was/bedz in/in the/at barn/nn and/cc he/pps tightened/vbd the/at cinches/nns over/in the/at saddle/nn blanket/nn ,/, working/vbg by/in touch/nn in/in the/at darkness/nn ,/, comforting/vbg the/at animal/nn with/in easy/jj words/nns ./. When/wrb he/pps had/hvd finished/vbn he/pps led/vbd him/ppo and/cc the/at mare/nn to/in the/at porch/nn ./. The/at stallion/nn had/hvd smelled/vbn the/at mare/nn coming/vbg into/in heat/nn and/cc began/vbd to/to paw/vb the/at turf/nn ,/, shaking/vbg his/pp$ head/nn ./. Clayton/np looped/vbd the/at reins/nns in/in a/at knot/nn over/in the/at veranda/nn post/nn and/cc patted/vbd the/at warm/jj flesh/nn of/in his/pp$ neck/nn ./. The/at mare/nn had/hvd backed/vbn away/rb ./. ``/`` You/ppss take/vb it/ppo easy/rb ,/, boy/nn ''/'' ,/, Clayton/np whispered/vbd ./. ``/`` She/pps doesn't/doz* want/vb you/ppo now/rb ./. You/ppss take/vb it/ppo easy/rb ,/, your/pp$ time/nn will/md come/vb ''/'' ./. Gavin/np stood/vbd on/in the/at porch/nn ,/, a/at thin/jj figure/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd taken/vbn a/at carbine/nn down/rp from/in the/at wall/nn and/cc it/pps trailed/vbd from/in his/pp$ hand/nn ,/, the/at stock/nn bumping/vbg on/in the/at wood/nn floor/nn ./. Clayton/np called/vbd to/in him/ppo and/cc he/pps came/vbd slowly/rb down/in the/at steps/nns ./. ``/`` Clay/np ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` where/wrb are/ber we/ppss goin/vbg ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` To/in a/at ranch/nn in/in the/at valley/nn ./. There's/ex+bez someone/pn there/rb I/ppss have/hv to/to see/vb ./. We/ppss may/md take/vb her/ppo with/in us/ppo --/-- to/in California/np ./. I/ppss don't/do* know/vb yet/rb ,/, it's/pps+bez crazy/jj ;/. ;/. I/ppss have/hv to/to think/vb about/in it/ppo ./. But/cc California/np is/bez where/wrb we're/ppss+ber goin/vbg ''/'' ./. ``/`` California/np ''/'' ./. Gavin/np began/vbd to/to nod/vb ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez a/at new/jj land/nn ./. A/at man/nn could/md make/vb a/at mark/nn there/rb ./. Two/cd men/nns ,/, together/rb like/cs us/ppo ,/, we/ppss could/md do/do somethin/pn fine/jj out/rp there/rb ,/, maybe/rb find/vb a/at place/nn where/wrb no/at one's/pn+hvz ever/rb been/ben ./. Start/vb out/rp fresh/jj ,/, the/at two/cd of/in us/ppo ,/, like/cs nothin/pn had/hvd ever/rb happened/vbn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Yes/rb ,/, like/cs a/at father/nn and/cc son/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss made/vbd you/ppo what/wdt you/ppss are/ber ''/'' ,/, Gavin/np whispered/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss made/vbd you/ppo so/cs you/ppss could/md stand/vb up/rp ./. I/ppss made/vbd you/ppo a/at man/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Yes/rb ,/, Gavin/np ,/, you/ppss did/dod ''/'' ./. He/pps approached/vbd the/at horse/nn and/cc laid/vbd a/at hand/nn on/in the/at stallion's/nn$ quivering/vbg neck/nn ./. ``/`` Help/vb me/ppo up/rp ,/, Clay/np ./. Help/vb me/ppo up/rp ,/, I/ppss feel/vb kind/nn of/in stiff/jj ''/'' ./. Clayton/np lifted/vbd him/ppo gently/rb into/in the/at saddle/nn ,/, like/cs a/at child/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss hate/vb to/to leave/vb my/pp$ garden/nn ''/'' ,/, Gavin/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` They'll/ppss+md trample/vb it/ppo down/rp ./. I/ppss loved/vbd my/pp$ garden/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` It/pps will/md grow/vb again/rb --/-- in/in California/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss loved/vbd this/dt valley/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps whispered/vbd huskily/rb ./. ``/`` Lived/vbn alone/rb here/rb for/in three/cd years/nns ,/, before/cs any/dti man/nn came/vbd ./. Lived/vbn alone/rb by/in the/at river/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz nice/jj then/rb ,/, so/ql peaceful/jj and/cc quiet/jj ./. There/ex was/bedz no/at one/pn but/cc me/ppo ./. I/ppss don't/do* want/vb to/to leave/vb it/ppo ''/'' ./. Clayton/np swung/vbd into/in the/at saddle/nn and/cc whacked/vbd the/at stallion's/nn$ rump/nn ./. The/at two/cd horses/nns broke/vbd from/in the/at yard/nn ,/, from/in the/at circle/nn of/in light/nn cast/vbn by/in the/at lamp/nn still/rb burning/vbg in/in the/at house/nn ,/, into/in the/at darkness/nn ./. Thirty-five/cd-hl they/ppss rode/vbd at/in a/at measured/vbn pace/nn through/in the/at valley/nn ./. Dawn/nn would/md come/vb soon/rb and/cc the/at night/nn was/bedz at/in its/pp$ coldest/jjt ./. The/at moon/nn had/hvd sunk/vbn below/in the/at black/jj crest/nn of/in the/at mountains/nns and/cc the/at land/nn ,/, seen/vbn through/in eyes/nns that/dt had/hvd grown/vbn accustomed/vbn to/in the/at absence/nn of/in light/nn ,/, looked/vbd primeval/jj ,/, as/cs if/cs no/at man/nn had/hvd ever/rb trespassed/vbn before/rb ./. It/pps looked/vbd as/cs Gavin/np had/hvd first/rb seen/vbn it/ppo years/nns ago/rb ,/, on/in those/dts nights/nns when/wrb he/pps slept/vbd alone/rb by/in his/pp$ campfire/nn and/cc waked/vbd suddenly/rb to/in the/at hoot/nn of/in an/at owl/nn or/cc the/at rustle/nn of/in a/at blade/nn of/in grass/nn in/in the/at moon's/nn$ wind/nn --/-- a/at savage/jj land/nn ,/, untenanted/jj and/cc brooding/vbg ,/, too/ql strong/jj to/to be/be broken/vbn by/in the/at will/nn of/in men/nns ./. Gavin/np sighed/vbd bitterly/rb ./. In/in that/ql inert/jj landscape/nn the/at caravan/nn of/in his/pp$ desires/nns passed/vbd before/in his/pp$ mind/nn ./. He/pps saw/vbd them/ppo ambushed/vbn ,/, strewn/vbn in/in the/at postures/nns of/in the/at broken/vbn and/cc the/at dying/nn ./. In/in vain/jj his/pp$ mind/nn groped/vbd to/to reassemble/vb the/at bones/nns of/in the/at relationships/nns he/pps had/hvd sought/vbn so/ql desperately/rb ,/, but/cc they/ppss would/md not/* come/vb to/in life/nn ./. The/at silence/nn oppressed/vbd him/ppo ,/, made/vbd him/ppo bend/vb low/rb over/in the/at horse's/nn$ neck/nn as/cs if/cs to/to hide/vb from/in a/at wind/nn that/wps had/hvd begun/vbn to/to blow/vb far/rb away/rb and/cc was/bedz twisting/vbg slowly/rb through/in the/at darkness/nn in/in its/pp$ slow/jj search/nn ./. They/ppss passed/vbd ranches/nns that/wps were/bed framed/vbn dark/jj gray/jj against/in the/at black/jj hills/nns ./. Then/rb at/in last/ap the/at darkness/nn began/vbd to/to dissolve/vb ./. A/at bold/jj line/nn of/in violet/nn broke/vbd loose/rb from/in the/at high/jj ridge/nn of/in the/at mountains/nns ,/, followed/vbd by/in feathers/nns of/in red/nn that/wps swept/vbd the/at last/ap stars/nns from/in the/at sky/nn ./. The/at wan/jj light/nn spread/vbd over/in the/at ground/nn and/cc the/at valley/nn revealed/vbd in/in the/at first/od glimmer/nn the/at contours/nns of/in trees/nns and/cc fences/nns and/cc palely/rb shadowed/vbn gullies/nns ./. They/ppss had/hvd been/ben seen/vbn as/ql soon/rb as/cs they/ppss left/vbd the/at ranch/nn ,/, picked/vbd out/in of/in the/at darkness/nn by/in the/at weary/jj though/cs watchful/jj eyes/nns of/in two/cd men/nns posted/vbn a/at few/ap hundred/cd yards/nns away/rb in/in the/at windless/jj shelter/nn of/in the/at trees/nns ./. The/at two/cd men/nns whipped/vbd their/pp$ horses/nns into/in town/nn and/cc flung/vbd themselves/ppls up/in the/at steps/nns of/in the/at saloon/nn ,/, crying/vbg their/pp$ intelligence/nn ./. The/at men/nns in/in Pettigrew's/np$ were/bed tired/vbn from/in a/at night's/nn$ drinking/nn ,/, their/pp$ faces/nns red/jj and/cc baggy/jj ./. But/cc the/at liquor/nn had/hvd flushed/vbn their/pp$ courage/nn ./. They/ppss greeted/vbd the/at news/nn angrily/rb ,/, as/cs though/cs they/ppss had/hvd been/ben cheated/vbn of/in purpose/nn ./. Lester/np heard/vbd their/pp$ muttering/nn ,/, saw/vbd their/pp$ eyes/nns reveal/vb their/pp$ desire/nn ./. He/pps worked/vbd his/pp$ tongue/nn round/rb and/cc round/rb in/in the/at hollow/nn of/in his/pp$ cheek/nn and/cc his/pp$ voice/nn came/vbd out/in of/in his/pp$ throat/nn ,/, dry/jj and/cc cracked/vbn ./. ``/`` He's/pps+bez leavin/vbg ./. That's/dt+bez what/wdt you/ppss wanted/vbd ,/, isn't/bez* it/pps ?/. ?/. Clayton/np is/bez with/in him/ppo ,/, takin/vbg him/ppo out/in of/in the/at valley/nn ./. You/ppss can't/md* ''/'' --/-- ``/`` Keep/vb out/rp of/in this/dt ''/'' ,/, Purvis/np snarled/vbd ./. ``/`` He's/pps+bez not/* your/pp$ brother/nn ,/, he's/pps+bez Gavin's/np$ son/nn ./. You/ppss see/vb ,/, he/pps lied/vbd to/in us/ppo when/wrb he/pps said/vbd he/pps was/bedz leavin/vbg alone/rb ''/'' ./. Joe/np Purvis/np was/bedz thinking/vbg back/rb many/ap years/nns ./. First/rb he/pps thought/vbd of/in the/at time/nn he/pps had/hvd ridden/vbn to/in Gavin/np and/cc told/vbd him/ppo how/wrb his/pp$ cattle/nns were/bed being/beg rustled/vbd at/in the/at far/jj end/nn of/in the/at valley/nn ./. He/pps remembered/vbd Gavin's/np$ smirk/nn ,/, his/pp$ own/jj cringing/vbg feeling/nn ,/, his/pp$ impotence/nn ./. Then/rb he/pps thought/vbd of/in a/at time/nn when/wrb Clayton's/np$ horse/nn had/hvd fallen/vbn lame/jj in/in the/at Gap/nn-tl ./. His/pp$ wife/nn had/hvd said/vbn to/in him/ppo :/: ``/`` Nellie/np is/bez in/in love/nn with/in Clayton/np Roy/np ./. He/pps wouldn't/md* even/vb dance/vb with/in her/ppo at/in Gavin's/np$ party/nn ./. He/pps treats/vbz her/ppo like/cs she/pps was/bedz dirt/nn ./. And/cc you/ppss stand/vb by/rb like/in a/at fool/nn and/cc let/vb him/ppo do/do it/ppo ''/'' He/pps remembered/vbd Clayton's/np$ mocking/vbg smile/nn in/in the/at saloon/nn when/wrb he/pps had/hvd asked/vbn him/ppo what/wdt he/pps would/md do/do if/cs they/ppss brought/vbd their/pp$ cattle/nns to/in water/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz the/at night/nn Clayton/np had/hvd tricked/vbn them/ppo in/in the/at poker/nn game/nn ./. ``/`` You're/ppss+ber Gavin's/np$ son/nn ''/'' ,/, Joe/np Purvis/np had/hvd said/vbn ./. He/pps turned/vbd to/in Lester/np ./. ``/`` You/ppss brought/vbd him/ppo back/rb to/in this/dt valley/nn thinkin/vbg he/pps would/md help/vb you/ppo find/vb your/pp$ boy/nn ./. He/pps meant/vbd to/to help/vb Gavin/np all/abn the/at time/nn ./. He/pps made/vbd a/at fool/nn of/in you/ppo ,/, Lester/np ''/'' ./. He/pps swung/vbd round/rb to/in the/at other/ap men/nns --/-- ``/`` We/ppss can/md catch/vb him/ppo easy/rb !/. !/. There/ex are/ber plenty/rb of/in fresh/jj horses/nns halfway/rb at/in my/pp$ place/nn ./. If/cs we/ppss let/vb them/ppo go/vb ,/, they/ppss won't/md* stay/vb away/rb ,/, they'll/ppss+md find/vb men/nns to/to ride/vb with/in them/ppo and/cc they'll/ppss+md be/be back/rb ./. There's/ex+bez only/rb one/cd way/nn they/ppss can/md get/vb out/rp now/rb and/cc that's/dt+bez through/in the/at Gap/nn-tl --/-- if/cs we/ppss ride/vb hard/rb we/ppss can/md take/vb them/ppo ''/'' ./. Lester's/np$ hand/nn fluttered/vbd to/in Cabot's/np$ shoulder/nn ./. The/at boy/nn jerked/vbd away/rb ./. ``/`` He/pps killed/vbd Tom/np --/-- do/do you/ppo understand/vb that/dt ''/'' ?/. ?/. Cabot/np turned/vbd back/vb to/in the/at men/nns and/cc he/pps was/bedz drunk/jj with/in the/at thing/nn they/ppss would/md do/do ,/, wild/jj to/to break/vb from/in the/at cloying/vbg warmth/nn of/in the/at saloon/nn into/in the/at cold/nn of/in the/at ebbing/vbg night/nn ./. He/pps fled/vbd through/in the/at door/nn and/cc down/in the/at steps/nns ,/, running/vbg ,/, and/cc the/at men/nns grunted/vbd and/cc followed/vbd ,/, pushing/vbg Lester/np to/in one/cd side/nn where/wrb he/pps backed/vbd against/in the/at wall/nn with/in the/at sleeve/nn of/in his/pp$ jacket/nn raised/vbn before/in his/pp$ eyes/nns to/to shut/vb out/rp the/at light/nn ./. Purvis/np and/cc Silas/np Pettigrew/np were/bed the/at last/ap to/to leave/vb ./. They/ppss mounted/vbd up/rp and/cc rode/vbd slowly/rb behind/in the/at others/nns at/in a/at safe/jj distance/nn ./. Thirty-six/cd-hl in/in the/at cold/jj dawn/nn the/at mist/nn swirled/vbd low/rb to/in the/at ground/nn ,/, then/rb rose/vbd with/in a/at gust/nn of/in sudden/jj wind/nn to/to leave/vb the/at valley/nn clear/jj ./. The/at clouds/nns parted/vbd and/cc hard/jj gashes/nns of/in sunlight/nn swooped/vbd down/rp to/to stain/vb the/at earth/nn with/in streaks/nns of/in white/jj and/cc gold/nn light/nn so/cs that/cs the/at shadows/nns of/in the/at running/vbg horses/nns flowed/vbd like/cs dark/jj streams/nns over/in the/at dazzling/vbg snow/nn ./. When/wrb they/ppss turned/vbd in/in the/at saddle/nn they/ppss could/md see/vb the/at men/nns behind/in them/ppo ,/, strung/vbn out/rp on/in the/at prairie/nn in/in a/at flat/jj black/jj line/nn ./. The/at wind/nn of/in their/pp$ running/nn was/bedz cold/jj and/cc wild/jj ,/, the/at horses/nns were/bed lathered/vbn and/cc their/pp$ manes/nns streamed/vbn like/cs stiff/jj black/jj pennants/nns in/in the/at wind/nn ./. The/at mare/nn began/vbd to/to tire/vb and/cc Clayton/np felt/vbd the/at spray/nn of/in snow/nn from/in the/at hoofs/nns of/in Gavin's/np$ stallion/nn ./. He/pps looked/vbd over/in his/pp$ shoulder/nn at/in the/at thin/jj dotting/nn of/in pursuers/nns ./. They/ppss neither/cc gained/vbd nor/cc fell/vbd back/rb ./. He/pps rode/vbd low/rb on/in the/at mare's/nn$ neck/nn ./. Ahead/rb of/in him/ppo Gavin/np turned/vbd slightly/rb off/in the/at trail/nn and/cc pointed/vbd for/in the/at Gap/nn-tl ,/, no/at more/ap than/in a/at mile/nn away/rb ./. Gavin's/np$ face/nn was/bedz bloodless/jj with/in excitement/nn ./. He/pps did/dod not/* look/vb back/rb ;/. ;/. he/pps could/md feel/vb more/ap than/in hear/vb the/at staccato/nn beat/nn of/in hoofs/nns that/wps fanned/vbd out/rp across/in the/at prairie/nn to/in the/at north/nr ./. He/pps knew/vbd who/wps was/bedz riding/vbg after/in him/ppo --/-- the/at men/nns he/pps had/hvd known/vbn all/abn his/pp$ life/nn ,/, the/at men/nns who/wps had/hvd worked/vbn for/in him/ppo ,/, sworn/vbn their/pp$ loyalty/nn to/in him/ppo ./. Now/rb they/ppss were/bed riding/vbg to/to kill/vb him/ppo ./. And/cc he/pps was/bedz fleeing/vbg ,/, running/vbg --/-- fleeing/vbg his/pp$ death/nn and/cc his/pp$ life/nn at/in the/at same/ap time/nn ./. The/at land/nn over/in which/wdt he/pps sped/vbd was/bedz the/at land/nn he/pps had/hvd created/vbn and/cc lived/vbd in/rp :/: his/pp$ valley/nn ./. With/in every/at leaping/vbg stride/nn of/in the/at horse/nn beneath/in him/ppo he/pps crossed/vbd one/cd more/ap patch/nn of/in earth/nn that/wps had/hvd been/ben his/pp$ ,/, that/cs he/pps would/md never/rb see/vb again/rb ./. The/at Gap/nn-tl looming/vbg before/in him/ppo --/-- the/at place/nn where/wrb had/hvd confronted/vbn Jack/np English/np on/in that/dt day/nn so/ql many/ap years/nns ago/rb --/-- was/bedz his/pp$ exit/nn from/in all/abn that/wps had/hvd meaning/nn to/in him/ppo ./. California/np is/bez too/ql far/rb ,/, he/pps thought/vbd ./. He/pps would/md never/rb reach/vb California/np ./. He/pps was/bedz too/ql old/jj --/-- when/wrb he/pps passed/vbd up/rp and/cc through/in the/at corridor/nn of/in pines/nns that/wps lined/vbd the/at trail/nn he/pps could/md see/vb ahead/rb ,/, he/pps was/bedz passing/vbg from/in life/nn ./.

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The/at sentry/nn was/bedz not/* dead/jj ./. He/pps was/bedz ,/, in/in fact/nn ,/, showing/vbg signs/nns of/in reviving/vbg ./. He/pps had/hvd been/ben carrying/vbg an/at Enfield/np rifle/nn and/cc a/at holstered/vbn navy/nn cap-and-ball/nn pistol/nn ./. A/at bayonet/nn hung/vbn in/in a/at belt/nn scabbard/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz partially/rb uniformed/jj in/in a/at cavalry/nn tunic/nn and/cc hat/nn ./. Mike/np stripped/vbd these/dts from/in him/ppo and/cc donned/vbd them/ppo ./. He/pps and/cc Dean/np tied/vbd and/cc gagged/vbd the/at man/nn ,/, using/vbg his/pp$ belt/nn and/cc shirt/nn for/in the/at purpose/nn ./. They/ppss dragged/vbd him/ppo inside/in the/at building/nn ./. Fiske/np joined/vbd them/ppo ,/, unsteady/jj on/in his/pp$ feet/nns ./. Julia/np ,/, seeing/vbg the/at bandage/nn ,/, rushed/vbd to/in him/ppo ./. ``/`` You/ppss are/ber hurt/vbn ''/'' !/. !/. She/pps breathed/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss never/rb felt/vbd better/rbr in/in my/pp$ life/nn ''/'' ,/, Fiske/np blustered/vbd ./. He/pps turned/vbd to/in Susan/np and/cc kissed/vbd her/ppo on/in the/at cheek/nn ./. ``/`` Thank/vb you/ppo ,/, My/pp$ dear/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` You/ppss are/ber very/ql brave/jj ''/'' ./. Mike/np silenced/vbd them/ppo ./. ``/`` We'll/ppss+md talk/vb later/rbr ./. First/od ,/, we've/ppss+hv got/vbn to/to get/vb out/in of/in here/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` We'll/ppss+md grab/vb horses/nns ''/'' ,/, Dean/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` The/at main/nn bunch/nn is/bez outside/rb ,/, but/cc there/ex are/ber some/dti over/in there/rb inside/in the/at wall/nn ''/'' ./. Mike/np debated/vbd it/ppo ,/, trying/vbg to/to decide/vb whether/cs Fiske/np was/bedz strong/jj enough/qlp to/to ride/vb ./. But/cc it/pps at/in least/ap offered/vbd him/ppo a/at chance/nn for/in living/vbg ./. He/pps had/hvd none/pn here/rb ./. And/cc ,/, for/in the/at sake/nn of/in Julia/np and/cc Susan/np ,/, it/pps had/hvd to/to be/be tried/vbn ./. The/at guerrilla/nn bivouac/nn remained/vbd silent/jj ./. Light/nn showed/vbd in/in the/at orderly/jj room/nn across/in the/at parade/nn ground/nn ./. Someone/pn evidently/rb was/bedz on/in duty/nn there/rb ./. No/at doubt/nn there/ex would/md be/be men/nns guarding/vbg the/at horses/nns ./. About/rb a/at dozen/nn animals/nns were/bed held/vbn inside/in the/at stockade/nn ,/, as/ql best/rbt Mike/np could/md make/vb out/rp in/in the/at moonlight/nn ./. Evidently/rb this/dt was/bedz a/at precaution/nn so/cs that/cs mounts/nns would/md be/be available/jj in/in an/at emergency/nn ./. He/pps handed/vbd the/at guard's/nn$ rifle/nn to/in Fiske/np ./. ``/`` Dean/np and/cc myself/ppl will/md try/vb to/to cut/vb out/rp horses/nns to/to ride/vb ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` We'll/ppss+md stampede/vb the/at rest/nn ./. You/ppss stay/vb with/in the/at ladies/nns ./. All/abn of/in you/ppo be/be ready/jj to/to ride/vb hell/nn for/in leather/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps added/vbd ,/, ``/`` If/cs this/dt doesn't/doz* work/vb out/rp ,/, the/at three/cd of/in you/ppo barricade/vb yourself/ppl in/in the/at house/nn and/cc talk/vb terms/nns with/in them/ppo ''/'' ./. He/pps handed/vbd the/at bayonet/nn to/in Dean/np and/cc kept/vbd the/at pistol/nn ./. Susan/np halted/vbd Dean/np and/cc kissed/vbd him/ppo ./. She/pps clung/vbd to/in him/ppo ,/, talking/vbg to/in him/ppo ,/, and/cc dabbing/vbg at/in her/ppo eyes/nns ./. Mike/np turned/vbd away/rb ./. He/pps was/bedz thinking/vbg that/cs the/at way/nn she/pps had/hvd responded/vbn to/in his/pp$ own/jj kiss/nn hadn't/hvd* meant/vbn what/wdt he/pps had/hvd believed/vbn it/pps had/hvd ./. He/pps felt/vbd unutterably/rb weary/jj ./. Dean/np turned/vbd from/in Susan/np and/cc took/vbd Julia/np Fortune/np in/in his/pp$ arms/nns ./. He/pps kissed/vbd her/ppo also/rb ,/, and/cc with/in deep/jj tenderness/nn ./. She/pps too/rb began/vbd to/to weep/vb ./. He/pps released/vbd her/ppo and/cc joined/vbd Mike/np ./. ``/`` All/ql right/rb ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. Mike/np only/rb said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Later/rbr ''/'' ./. ``/`` Be/be careful/jj ,/, McLish/np ''/'' !/. !/. Susan/np said/vbd fiercely/rb ./. ``/`` The/at way/nn you/ppss were/bed careful/jj ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps snorted/vbd ./. ``/`` Running/vbg around/rb in/in the/at moonlight/nn almost/rb naked/jj and/cc slugging/vbg a/at man/nn with/in a/at rock/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps kept/vbd going/vbg ./. He/pps wanted/vbd no/at more/ap sentimental/jj scenes/nns with/in her/ppo ./. He/pps might/md say/vb or/cc do/do something/pn foolish/jj ./. Something/pn all/abn of/in them/ppo would/md regret/vb ./. He/pps might/md tell/vb her/ppo how/wrb sorry/jj a/at spectacle/nn she/pps was/bedz making/vbg of/in herself/ppl ,/, pretending/vbg to/to be/be blind/jj to/in the/at way/nn Julia/np Fortune/np had/hvd taken/vbn Dean's/np$ affections/nns from/in her/ppo ./. And/cc using/vbg him/ppo ,/, Mike/np McLish/np ,/, as/cs a/at sop/nn to/in her/pp$ pride/nn ./. He/pps handed/vbd the/at bayonet/nn to/in Dean/np and/cc kept/vbd the/at pistol/nn ./. ``/`` Stay/vb well/ql back/rb of/in me/ppo ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem going/vbg to/to walk/vb up/rp to/in the/at horses/nns ,/, bold/jj as/cs brass/nn ,/, pretending/vbg I'm/ppss+bem one/cd of/in the/at guerrillas/nns ./. There's/ex+bez bound/vbn to/to be/be someone/pn on/in guard/nn ,/, but/cc the/at hat/nn might/md fool/vb them/ppo long/jj enough/qlp for/in me/ppo to/to get/vb close/rb ''/'' ./. Holding/vbg the/at pistol/nn concealed/vbn ,/, he/pps walked/vbd to/in the/at rear/jj wall/nn of/in the/at stockade/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz pierced/vbn by/in a/at wagon/nn gate/nn built/vbn of/in two/cd wings/nns ./. One/cd wing/nn stood/vbn open/jj ./. Mike/np passed/vbd through/in it/ppo and/cc moved/vbd toward/in the/at dark/jj mass/nn of/in horses/nns ./. They/ppss were/bed tethered/vbn ,/, army/nn style/nn ,/, on/in stable/nn lines/nns ./. A/at voice/nn spoke/vbd near-at-hand/rb ./. ``/`` Who's/wps+bez that/dt ''/'' ?/. ?/. Just/rb me/ppo ''/'' ,/, Mike/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` Is/bez that/dt you/ppss ,/, Bill/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps located/vbd his/pp$ man/nn ./. The/at guard/nn stood/vbd in/in the/at shadow/nn of/in the/at stockade/nn wall/nn just/rb out/in of/in reach/nn of/in the/at moonlight/nn ./. Mike/np kept/vbd walking/vbg and/cc got/vbd within/in arm's/nn$ reach/nn before/cs the/at man/nn became/vbd suspicious/jj and/cc straightened/vbd from/in his/pp$ lax/jj slouch/nn ./. Mike/np struck/vbd with/in the/at muzzle/nn of/in the/at pistol/nn ./. But/cc the/at luck/nn that/wps had/hvd been/ben running/vbg their/pp$ way/nn left/vbd him/ppo ./. The/at guard/nn instinctively/rb parried/vbd the/at blow/nn with/in his/pp$ rifle/nn ./. He/pps tried/vbd to/to veer/vb the/at rifle/nn around/rb to/to fire/vb into/in Mike's/np$ body/nn ./. Mike/np ,/, off/in balance/nn ,/, managed/vbd to/to bat/vb the/at muzzle/nn away/rb a/at moment/nn before/cs it/pps exploded/vbd ./. The/at bullet/nn went/vbd wide/jj ./. Mike/np swung/vbd the/at pistol/nn in/in a/at savage/jj backlash/nn ./. This/dt time/nn it/pps connected/vbd solidly/rb on/in the/at man's/nn$ temple/nn ,/, felling/vbg him/ppo ./. The/at explosion/nn of/in the/at rifle/nn had/hvd crashed/vbn against/in the/at walls/nns of/in the/at stockade/nn and/cc the/at deep/jj echoes/nns were/bed still/rb rolling/vbg in/in the/at hills/nns ./. The/at startled/vbn horses/nns began/vbd rearing/vbg on/in their/pp$ tethers/nns ./. Dean/np came/vbd rushing/vbg up/rp ./. ``/`` Are/ber you/ppss hit/vbn ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps demanded/vbd ./. ``/`` No/rb ,/, but/cc the/at fat's/nn+bez in/in the/at fire/nn ''/'' !/. !/. Mike/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` There's/ex+bez no/at chance/nn now/rb of/in all/abn of/in us/ppo getting/vbg away/rb ./. You'll/ppss+md have/hv to/to try/vb it/ppo alone/rb ''/'' ./. The/at sentry's/nn$ saddled/vbd horse/nn stood/vbd picketed/vbn nearby/rb ,/, having/hvg been/ben kept/vbn handy/jj in/in case/nn of/in need/nn ./. Mike/np took/vbd the/at bayonet/nn from/in Dean's/np$ hand/nn and/cc slashed/vbd the/at picket/nn line/nn ./. ``/`` Up/rp you/ppss go/vb ''/'' !/. !/. He/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` Ride/vb ''/'' !/. !/. Dean/np resisted/vbd Mike's/np$ attempt/nn to/to push/vb him/ppo toward/in the/at horse/nn ./. ``/`` Why/wrb not/* you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps protested/vbd ./. ``/`` Dammit/uh ''/'' !/. !/. Mike/np said/vbd frantically/rb ./. ``/`` You're/ppss+ber lighter/jjr than/cs me/ppo ./. It's/pps+bez our/pp$ only/ap chance/nn now/rb ./. Try/vb to/to find/vb these/dts Feds/nps ./. The/at rest/nn of/in us/ppo can/md fort/vb up/rp in/in the/at house/nn and/cc hang/vb on/rp until/cs you/ppss get/vb back/rb ./. You're/ppss+ber the/at one/cd that's/wps+bez taking/vbg the/at big/jj chance/nn ''/'' ./. Dean/np still/rb hesitated/vbd ,/, but/cc Mike/np lifted/vbd him/ppo almost/ql bodily/rb into/in the/at saddle/nn and/cc thrust/vbd the/at reins/nns in/in his/pp$ hand/nn ./. ``/`` No/at telling/nn how/wrb good/jj this/dt horse/nn is/bez ''/'' ,/, Mike/np panted/vbd ./. ``/`` Favor/vb him/ppo and/cc save/vb something/pn in/in case/nn you/ppss hit/vb trouble/nn ./. Watch/vb out/rp for/in Apaches/nps when/wrb it/pps comes/vbz daylight/nn ./. Take/vb the/at pistol/nn ./. You/ppss might/md need/vb it/ppo ./. We'll/ppss+md still/rb have/hv the/at rifle/nn ,/, and/cc I/ppss might/md be/be able/jj to/to round/vb up/rp some/dti more/ap ./. I'll/ppss+md stampede/vb the/at rest/nn of/in these/dts horses/nns so/cs they/ppss can't/md* chase/vb you/ppo ''/'' ./. Dean/np leaned/vbd from/in the/at saddle/nn and/cc gave/vbd him/ppo a/at mighty/jj whack/nn on/in the/at back/nn ./. ``/`` McLish/np ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd as/cs he/pps kicked/vbd the/at horse/nn into/in motion/nn ,/, ``/`` I'd/ppss+md be/be a/at mighty/jj sad/jj man/nn if/cs we/ppss never/rb met/vbd again/rb ''/'' ./. Then/rb he/pps was/bedz on/in his/pp$ way/nn at/in a/at gallop/nn ./. Mike/np ran/vbd down/in the/at line/nn ,/, slashing/vbg picket/nn ropes/nns with/in the/at bayonet/nn ./. He/pps lifted/vbd a/at screeching/vbg war/nn whoop/nn ./. That/wps touched/vbd off/rp a/at total/jj stampede/nn ./. He/pps darted/vbd inside/in the/at stockade/nn and/cc freed/vbd the/at horses/nns there/rb ./. These/dts poured/vbd through/in the/at gate/nn and/cc joined/vbd the/at flight/nn ./. The/at animals/nns thundered/vbd away/rb into/in the/at moonlight/nn ,/, heading/vbg for/in the/at ridges/nns ./. The/at guerrillas/nns were/bed swarming/vbg from/in their/pp$ bivouac/nn at/in the/at west/nr end/nn of/in the/at enclosure/nn ./. ``/`` Apaches/nps ''/'' !/. !/. Mike/np yelled/vbd ./. ``/`` They're/ppss+ber stealin'/vbg the/at stock/nn ''/'' !/. !/. He/pps scuttled/vbd in/in shadow/nn along/in the/at east/nr wall/nn of/in the/at stockade/nn and/cc then/rb followed/vbd the/at south/nr wall/nn until/cs he/pps was/bedz at/in the/at rear/nn of/in the/at two/cd frame/nn buildings/nns ./. He/pps crouched/vbd there/rb ./. His/pp$ shout/nn had/hvd been/ben taken/vbn up/rp and/cc repeated/vbn ./. The/at guerrillas/nns were/bed running/vbg across/in the/at parade/nn ground/nn and/cc through/in the/at rear/jj gate/nn in/in the/at wake/nn of/in the/at departing/vbg horses/nns ./. All/abn were/bed carrying/vbg guns/nns they/ppss had/hvd seized/vbn up/rp ,/, but/cc they/ppss were/bed half-clad/jj or/cc hardly/ql clad/vbn at/in all/abn ./. Durkin/np and/cc Calhoun/np came/vbd running/vbg from/in the/at post/nn ./. They/ppss had/hvd pistols/nns in/in their/pp$ hands/nns ./. They/ppss bawled/vbd questions/nns that/wps were/bed not/* answered/vbn in/in the/at uproar/nn ./. They/ppss followed/vbd the/at others/nns toward/in the/at east/nr gate/nn ./. Beyond/in the/at stockade/nn rifles/nns began/vbd to/to explode/vb as/cs some/dti of/in the/at guerrillas/nns fired/vbd at/in shadows/nns that/cs they/ppss imagined/vbd were/bed Apaches/nps ./. Mike/np made/vbd a/at dash/nn to/in the/at rear/nn of/in the/at frame/nn buildings/nns ./. He/pps crawled/vbd beneath/in the/at two/cd supply/nn wagons/nns which/wdt stood/vbd between/in the/at buildings/nns and/cc peered/vbd around/in a/at corner/nn ./. The/at area/nn was/bedz deserted/vbn ./. A/at man/nn was/bedz standing/vbg in/in the/at open/jj door/nn of/in the/at lighted/vbn orderly/jj room/nn a/at few/ap yards/nns to/in Mike's/np$ left/nr ,/, but/cc he/pps ,/, too/rb ,/, suddenly/rb made/vbd up/rp his/pp$ mind/nn and/cc went/vbd racing/vbg to/to join/vb the/at confused/vbn activity/nn at/in the/at east/nr end/nn of/in the/at stockade/nn ./. Mike/np crawled/vbd to/in the/at door/nn and/cc peered/vbd in/rp ./. The/at orderly/jj room/nn seemed/vbd to/to be/be deserted/vbn ./. A/at lantern/nn hung/vbd from/in a/at peg/nn ,/, giving/vbg light/nn ./. Ducking/vbg inside/rb ,/, he/pps found/vbd that/cs three/cd rifles/nns were/bed stacked/vbn in/in a/at corner/nn ./. A/at brace/nn of/in pistols/nns ,/, holstered/vbn on/in belts/nns ,/, hung/vbd from/in a/at peg/nn ,/, along/in with/in ammunition/nn pouches/nns ./. An/at ammunition/nn case/nn stood/vbd open/jj ,/, containing/vbg canisters/nns which/wdt contained/vbd powder/nn cartridges/nns ./. Mike/np seized/vbd a/at blanket/nn from/in a/at pallet/nn in/in a/at corner/nn ,/, spread/vbd it/ppo on/in the/at floor/nn and/cc used/vbd it/ppo to/to form/vb a/at bag/nn in/in which/wdt he/pps placed/vbd his/pp$ booty/nn ./. Shouldering/vbg the/at load/nn he/pps peered/vbd from/in the/at door/nn ./. His/pp$ looting/vbg of/in the/at orderly/jj room/nn had/hvd taken/vbn only/rb a/at minute/nn or/cc two/cd and/cc the/at vicinity/nn was/bedz still/rb clear/jj of/in guerrillas/nns ./. He/pps looked/vbd at/in the/at looming/vbg hoods/nns of/in the/at supply/nn wagons/nns ,/, struck/vbd by/in a/at new/jj inspiration/nn ./. He/pps set/vbd his/pp$ bundle/nn down/rp ./. Snatching/vbg the/at lantern/nn from/in its/pp$ peg/nn ,/, he/pps shattered/vbd its/pp$ globe/nn with/in a/at blow/nn against/in a/at post/nn ./. He/pps picked/vbd up/rp the/at powder/nn canister/nn and/cc ran/vbd out/rp ./. Bursting/vbg paper/nn cartridges/nns ,/, he/pps scattered/vbd powder/nn beneath/in the/at nearest/jjt wagon/nn and/cc dumped/vbd the/at contents/nns of/in the/at canister/nn upon/in it/ppo ./. He/pps shouldered/vbd the/at blanket/nn again/rb ,/, backed/vbd off/rp ,/, and/cc tossed/vbd the/at lantern/nn with/in its/pp$ open/jj wick/nn beneath/in the/at wagon/nn ./. He/pps turned/vbd and/cc raced/vbd across/in the/at parade/nn ground/nn toward/in the/at rock/nn house/nn ./. Powder/nn flame/nn gushed/vbd beneath/in the/at wagon/nn ./. The/at stockade/nn was/bedz brilliantly/rb lighted/vbn and/cc the/at guerrillas/nns sighted/vbd him/ppo ./. They/ppss realized/vbd the/at truth/nn ./. Bullets/nns began/vbd to/to snap/vb past/in him/ppo ./. One/cd struck/vbd the/at muzzle/nn of/in one/cd of/in the/at rifles/nns that/wps projected/vbd from/in the/at shoulder/nn pack/nn ./. Its/pp$ force/nn spun/vbd him/ppo around/rb ,/, but/cc he/pps recovered/vbd and/cc got/vbd into/in stride/nn again/rb ./. A/at bullet/nn tore/vbd the/at earth/nn from/in beneath/in his/pp$ foot/nn when/wrb he/pps was/bedz a/at stride/nn or/cc two/cd from/in safety/nn ./. Another/dt struck/vbd him/ppo heavily/rb in/in the/at thigh/nn and/cc he/pps went/vbd down/rp ./. Guerrillas/nns were/bed racing/vbg toward/in him/ppo ./. Susan/np and/cc Julia/np came/vbd from/in the/at door/nn and/cc dragged/vbd him/ppo with/in them/ppo ./. The/at three/cd of/in them/ppo floundered/vbn through/in the/at door/nn into/in the/at interior/nn and/cc fell/vb in/in a/at heap/nn ./. Susan/np bounced/vbd to/in her/pp$ feet/nns and/cc slammed/vbd the/at door/nn ./. She/pps crouched/vbd aside/rb as/cs bullets/nns beat/vb at/in the/at portal/nn ,/, chewing/vbg into/in the/at planks/nns ./. Some/dti tore/vbd entirely/rb through/in the/at whipsawed/vbn post/nn oak/nn ./. The/at iron/nn hinges/nns held/vbd ,/, but/cc the/at planks/nns were/bed in/in danger/nn of/in being/beg torn/vbn from/in the/at crossbars/nns ./. Mike/np rolled/vbd to/in Susan/np ,/, grasped/vbd her/ppo around/in the/at knees/nns ,/, dragging/vbg her/ppo off/in her/pp$ feet/nns ./. He/pps hovered/vbd over/in her/ppo to/to shield/vb her/ppo ,/, for/cs spent/vbn bullets/nns were/bed thudding/vbg against/in the/at rear/jj walls/nns ./. He/pps peered/vbd from/in a/at loophole/nn ./. Guerrillas/nns were/bed only/rb a/at dozen/nn yards/nns away/rb ,/, charging/vbg the/at house/nn ./. Mike/np snatched/vbd a/at pistol/nn from/in the/at heap/nn of/in scattered/vbn booty/nn and/cc fired/vbd ./. He/pps dropped/vbd a/at man/nn with/in the/at first/od bullet/nn ./. At/in the/at same/ap moment/nn Wheeler/np Fiske/np fired/vbd the/at rifle/nn Mike/np had/hvd given/vbn him/ppo and/cc another/dt guerrilla/nn was/bedz hit/vbn ./. That/wps halted/vbd the/at rush/nn ./. The/at guerrillas/nns scattered/vbd for/in cover/nn ./. The/at wagons/nns were/bed burning/vbg fiercely/rb ./. The/at mudwagon/nn had/hvd caught/vbn fire/nn also/rb ./. The/at blaze/nn was/bedz spreading/vbg to/in the/at frame/nn buildings/nns ./. The/at guerrillas/nns realized/vbd they/ppss faced/vbd a/at new/jj problem/nn ./. ``/`` Gawdamighty/uh ''/'' !/. !/. One/cd screeched/vbd ./. ``/`` There/ex goes/vbz our/pp$ grub/nn an'/cc ammunition/nn ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` Get/vb a/at bucket/nn line/nn going/vbg ''/'' !/. !/. Calhoun/np shouted/vbd ./. ``/`` Hurry/vb !/. !/. Hurry/vb ''/'' !/. !/. The/at guerrillas/nns began/vbd a/at frantic/jj search/nn for/in pails/nns in/in which/wdt to/to bring/vb water/nn from/in the/at spring/nn ./. But/cc what/wdt few/ap containers/nns they/ppss found/vbd were/bed inadequate/jj ./. Many/ap of/in them/ppo ,/, in/in increasing/vbg panic/nn ,/, came/vbd running/vbg with/in water/nn in/in their/pp$ hats/nns in/in a/at ludicrous/jj effort/nn ./. Both/abx buildings/nns were/bed in/in flames/nns ./. The/at heat/nn drove/vbd the/at guerrillas/nns back/vb ./. The/at roof/nn of/in the/at command/nn post/nn began/vbd to/to buckle/vb ./. ``/`` Drag/vb the/at wagons/nns to/in the/at spring/nn ''/'' !/. !/. Lew/np Durkin/np yelled/vbd ./. ``/`` Run/vb 'em/ppo right/ql into/in the/at spring/nn !/. !/. Hustle/vb ''/'' !/. !/. One/cd of/in the/at wagons/nns erupted/vbd a/at massive/jj pillar/nn of/in flame/nn ./. A/at sizable/jj supply/nn of/in powder/nn had/hvd been/ben touched/vbn off/rp ./. The/at wagons/nns and/cc the/at coach/nn were/bed beyond/in saving/vbg and/cc so/rb were/bed the/at buildings/nns ./. The/at glow/nn of/in the/at fire/nn reached/vbd through/in the/at openings/nns in/in the/at windows/nns ,/, giving/vbg light/nn enough/ap to/to examine/vb Mike's/np$ wound/nn ./. The/at bullet/nn had/hvd torn/vbn through/in the/at flesh/nn just/rb above/in the/at knee/nn ,/, inflicting/vbg an/at ugly/jj gash/nn that/dt was/bedz forming/vbg a/at pool/nn of/in blood/nn on/in the/at floor/nn ./. But/cc it/pps had/hvd missed/vbn the/at bone/nn and/cc had/hvd passed/vbn on/rp through/rp ./. Susan/np and/cc Julia/np ripped/vbd strips/nns from/in their/pp$ clothing/nn and/cc bound/vbd the/at injury/nn ./. Mike/np tested/vbd the/at leg/nn and/cc found/vbd that/cs he/pps was/bedz able/jj to/to hobble/vb around/rb on/in it/ppo ./.

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``/`` So/cs it/pps wasn't/bedz* the/at earthquake/nn that/wps made/vbd him/ppo return/vb to/in his/pp$ village/nn ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` No/rb ./. Now/rb dammit/uh ,/, I/ppss don't/do* want/vb to/to go/vb into/in any/dti more/ap explanations/nns ./. Here/rb comes/vbz Jason/np ./. Keep/vb this/dt to/in yourself/ppl ''/'' ./. Reverend/np Jason/np ,/, looking/vbg worried/vbn ,/, hurried/vbd toward/in us/ppo ./. ``/`` Anything/pn wrong/jj ,/, cap'n/nn ?/. ?/. The/at men/nns seem/vb to/to think/vb so/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Dirion/np found/vbd a/at large/jj war/nn party/nn south/nr of/in us/ppo ./. They'll/ppss+md probably/rb attack/vb at/in dawn/nn ''/'' ,/, Montero/np said/vbd ./. He/pps brushed/vbd past/in the/at clergyman/nn and/cc walked/vbd into/in the/at center/nn of/in the/at camp/nn ./. Using/vbg his/pp$ hands/nns as/cs a/at trumpet/nn he/pps shouted/vbd ,/, ``/`` Fort/vb up/rp !/. !/. Fort/vb up/rp !/. !/. There's/ex+bez a/at large/jj war/nn party/nn on/in their/pp$ way/nn ''/'' !/. !/. For/in a/at second/od ,/, engages/fw-nns ,/, cooks/nns ,/, voyageurs/fw-nns appeared/vbd struck/vbn dumb/jj ./. Then/jj Little/jj-tl Billy/np-tl began/vbd shouting/vbg orders/nns to/to round/vb up/rp the/at ponies/nns and/cc fill/vb the/at water/nn buckets/nns and/cc for/in the/at cooks/nns to/to hurry/vb up/rp with/in the/at meal/nn ./. They/ppss all/abn flew/vbd into/in action/nn ./. ``/`` That/dt was/bedz a/at terrible/jj thing/nn to/to do/do ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd to/in Oso/np ./. The/at Aricaras/nps treated/vbd us/ppo like/cs friends/nns ./. And/cc here/rb all/abn the/at time/nn you/ppss knew/vbd the/at Sioux/nps would/md be/be using/vbg our/pp$ rifles/nns on/in them/ppo !/. !/. God/np ,/, what/wdt a/at world/nn you/ppss people/nns live/vb in/rp ''/'' ./. Oso/np gave/vbd me/ppo an/at unruffled/jj look/nn ./. ``/`` Old/jj-tl Knife's/nn+hvz-tl got/vbn the/at largest/jjt war/nn party/nn ever/rb seen/vbn on/in the/at river/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd calmly/rb ./. ``/`` What/wdt would/md you/ppo have/hv done/vbn in/in Montero's/np$ moccasins/nns ?/. ?/. Let/vb Old/jj-tl Knife/nn-tl come/vb up/rp and/cc kill/vb you/ppo and/cc your/pp$ people/nns ,/, or/cc would/md you/ppss steer/vb him/ppo on/in someone/pn else/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps shook/vbd his/pp$ head/nn ./. ``/`` Mr./np Manuel/np did/dod that/dt in/in the/at war/nn ./. That's/dt+bez why/wrb the/at British/jj never/rb got/vbn the/at tribes/nns to/to fight/vb for/in the/at King/nn-tl ./. Mr./np Manuel/np whispered/vbd in/in the/at ears/nns of/in the/at Sioux/nps that/cs the/at Cheyennes/nps were/bed comin'/nn to/to raid/vb 'em/ppo for/in their/pp$ horses/nns ./. Then/rb he/pps went/vbd on/in to/in the/at Cheyennes/nps and/cc told/vbd them/ppo that/cs the/at Sioux/nps was/bedz goin'/vbg to/to move/vb up/rp ./. He/pps did/dod that/dt with/in all/abn the/at Nations/nns-tl ./. Hell/uh ,/, they/ppss were/bed fightin'/vbg each/dt other/ap so/ql hard/rb they/ppss had/hvd no/at time/nn for/in anyone/pn else/rb ./. The/at War/nn-tl Department/nn-tl wrote/vbd Mr./np Manuel/np a/at letter/nn and/cc said/vbd he/pps was/bedz a/at hero/nn ./. I/ppss saw/vbd that/dt letter/nn ./. He/pps carried/vbd it/ppo in/in a/at little/ap wallet/nn made/vbd of/in fish/nn skin/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` But/cc that/dt was/bedz war/nn ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./. ``/`` There's/ex+bez no/at war/nn on/rp now/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` You're/ppss+ber wrong/jj ,/, Matt/np ./. In/in this/dt country/nn there's/ex+bez a/at war/nn on/rp every/at time/nn the/at grass/nn turns/vbz green/nn ./. First/rb it/pps was/bedz the/at Nations/nns-tl against/in themselves/ppls ,/, then/rb it/pps was/bedz them/ppo against/in the/at whites/nns ./. And/cc it's/pps+bez goin'/vbg to/to go/vb on/rp like/cs this/dt year/nn after/in year/nn until/cs the/at white/jj people/nns take/vb over/rp this/dt land/nn ''/'' ./. I/ppss remember/vb being/beg told/vbn it/pps would/md happen/vb so/ql fast/jj people/nns would/md think/vb it/pps took/vbd place/nn overnight/rb ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez why/wrb this/dt company's/nn+bez important/jj ./. Once/cs we/ppss get/vb over/in the/at mountains/nns others/nns will/md come/vb along/rb ./. That's/dt+bez why/wrb the/at Trust/nn-tl don't/do* want/vb us/ppo to/to make/vb it/ppo ./. That/dt bastard/nn Chambers/np !/. !/. --/-- Old/jj-tl Knife's/nn+bez-tl not/* the/at only/ap chief/nn he'll/pps+md get/vb to/to do/do his/pp$ dirty/jj work/nn !/. !/. Before/cs we/ppss get/vb through/rp he'll/pps+md have/hv the/at Blackfeet/nps hankerin'/vbg for/in our/pp$ hair/nn and/cc our/pp$ goods/nns ./. Well/uh ,/, talkin'/vbg ain't/bez* goin'/vbg to/to help/vb --/-- let's/vb+ppo fort/nn up/rp ''/'' !/. !/. As/cs I/ppss dug/vbd in/rp behind/in one/cd of/in the/at bales/nns we/ppss were/bed using/vbg as/cs protection/nn ,/, I/ppss grudgingly/rb found/vbd myself/ppl agreeing/vbg with/in Oso's/np$ logic/nn ,/, especially/rb when/wrb I/ppss imagined/vbd what/wdt would/md have/hv happened/vbn to/in Missy/np if/cs Old/jj-tl Knife's/nn$-tl large/jj party/nn of/in screeching/vbg warriors/nns had/hvd overrun/nn our/pp$ company/nn ./. For/cs ,/, unlike/in the/at Sioux/nps and/cc the/at Crows/nps ,/, the/at Aricaras/nps are/ber not/* great/jj horsemen/nns ,/, nor/cc are/ber they/ppss aggressive/jj like/cs the/at savage/jj Blackfeet/nps ./. More/rbr of/in an/at agricultural/jj nation/nn ,/, they/ppss have/hv relied/vbn on/in their/pp$ warriors/nns only/rb for/in defense/nn and/cc for/in survival/nn in/in the/at endless/jj wars/nns of/in the/at plains/nns ./. Still/rb ,/, I/ppss was/bedz disgusted/vbn with/in myself/ppl for/in agreeing/vbg with/in Montero's/np$ methods/nns ./. Surprisingly/rb ,/, he/pps had/hvd told/vbn the/at others/nns what/wdt he/pps had/hvd done/vbn ./. In/in the/at brief/jj moment/nn I/ppss had/hvd to/to talk/vb to/in them/ppo before/cs I/ppss took/vbd my/pp$ post/nn on/in the/at ring/nn of/in defenses/nns ,/, I/ppss indicated/vbd I/ppss was/bedz sickened/vbn by/in the/at methods/nns men/nns employed/vbd to/to live/vb and/cc trade/vb on/in the/at river/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss think/vb Montero/np did/dod right/nn ''/'' ,/, Amy/np said/vbd firmly/rb ./. ``/`` Let/vb the/at savages/nns kill/vb each/dt other/ap ./. What/wps do/do we/ppss care/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Reverend/np Jason/np was/bedz understandably/rb bitter/jj ./. ``/`` It/pps was/bedz a/at terrible/jj thing/nn to/to do/do ./. Those/dts little/jj children/nns ./. ''/'' But/cc Oso/np replied/vbd calmly/rb ,/, ``/`` Trouble/nn ain't/bez* easy/jj to/to dodge/vb out/rp in/in this/dt country/nn ,/, rev'rend/np ''/'' ./. 28/cd-hl ./.-hl Attack/nn-hl Gray/jj-tl Eyes/nns-tl attacked/vbd our/pp$ camp/nn just/rb as/cs the/at first/od pink/jj threads/nns stitched/vbd together/rb the/at hills/nns and/cc the/at sky/nn ./. Our/pp$ camp/nn was/bedz in/in the/at center/nn of/in a/at wide/jj valley/nn ./. Montero/np had/hvd set/vbn up/rp a/at strong/jj position/nn ,/, using/vbg every/at bale/nn and/cc box/nn we/ppss had/hvd in/in addition/nn to/in barricades/nns of/in logs/nns and/cc brush/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd ordered/vbn the/at ponies/nns brought/vbn inside/in the/at fortified/vbn circle/nn and/cc had/hvd assigned/vbn Pierre/np and/cc a/at band/nn of/in picked/vbn engages/fw-nns the/at job/nn of/in trying/vbg to/to keep/vb them/ppo steady/jj under/in fire/nn ./. The/at pony/nn herd/nn was/bedz the/at one/cd flaw/nn in/in our/pp$ defense/nn ;/. ;/. the/at Rees/nps undoubtedly/rb would/md try/vb to/to cut/vb down/rp as/ql many/ap of/in the/at animals/nns as/cs possible/jj ./. Wildly/rb bucking/vbg horses/nns would/md make/vb the/at position/nn difficult/jj to/to defend/vb against/in charging/vbg warriors/nns ./. The/at cooks/nns had/hvd prepared/vbn one/cd of/in the/at best/jjt meals/nns we'd/ppss+hvd had/hvn in/in a/at long/jj time/nn ,/, and/cc on/in Montero's/np$ orders/nns had/hvd baked/vbn enough/ap bread/nn to/to last/vb the/at day/nn ./. Buckets/nns were/bed filled/vbn ,/, the/at herd/nn fed/vbd and/cc watered/vbd ./. The/at worst/jjt part/nn had/hvd been/ben the/at waiting/nn ;/. ;/. although/cs we/ppss didn't/dod* expect/vb the/at attack/nn before/in dawn/nn ,/, the/at long/jj cloudy/jj night/nn ,/, filled/vbn with/in the/at sounds/nns of/in the/at industrious/jj insects/nns ,/, seemed/vbd endless/jj ./. Coyotes/nns and/cc hunting/vbg wolves/nns sounded/vbd like/cs signaling/vbg Indian/jj scouts/nns ,/, the/at whinny/nn of/in a/at restless/jj pony/nn made/vbd one's/pn$ skin/nn crawl/vb ./. Oso/np slept/vbd unconcernedly/rb ,/, his/pp$ rifle/nn cradled/vbd in/in his/pp$ arms/nns ;/. ;/. I/ppss didn't/dod* catch/vb a/at wink/nn ./. Every/at time/nn I/ppss closed/vbd my/pp$ eyes/nns ,/, I/ppss saw/vbd Gray/jj-tl Eyes/nns-tl rushing/vbg at/in me/ppo with/in a/at knife/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz a/at relief/nn when/wrb they/ppss finally/rb came/vbd ./. They/ppss poured/vbd through/in the/at opening/nn in/in the/at valley/nn ,/, then/rb spread/vb out/rp in/in a/at long/jj line/nn to/to come/vb at/in us/ppo ,/, brandishing/vbg their/pp$ lances/nns and/cc filling/vbg the/at morning/nn with/in their/pp$ spine-chilling/jj scalp/nn cry/nn ./. ``/`` Oso/np ''/'' ,/, Montero/np called/vbd ``/`` I'll/ppss+md get/vb Gray/jj-tl Eyes/nns-tl ''/'' ./. ``/`` That'll/wps+md be/be a/at pleasure/nn to/to see/vb ''/'' ,/, the/at big/jj black/jj murmured/vbd as/cs he/pps stared/vbd down/in the/at barrel/nn of/in his/pp$ rifle/nn ./. ``/`` Hold/vb your/pp$ fire/nn ''/'' ,/, Montero/np was/bedz shouting/vbg ./. ``/`` Wait/vb until/in my/pp$ shot/nn ./. I'll/ppss+md shoot/vb the/at first/od man/nn who/wps doesn't/doz* ''/'' ./. I/ppss could/md see/vb them/ppo in/in my/pp$ sights/nns ./. They/ppss were/bed about/rb a/at mile/nn off/rp ;/. ;/. under/in me/ppo the/at ground/nn quivered/vbd slightly/rb ./. At/in first/rb they/ppss were/bed only/ap feathers/nns and/cc dark/jj indistinguishable/jj faces/nns and/cc bodies/nns ,/, hunched/vbn over/in their/pp$ horses'/nns$ heads/nns ./. Gradually/rb they/ppss emerged/vbd as/cs men/nns ./. Gray/jj-tl Eyes/nns-tl was/bedz in/in the/at lead/nn ./. His/pp$ face/nn was/bedz split/vbn by/in a/at vermilion/nn streak/nn ,/, his/pp$ eyes/nns were/bed pools/nns of/in white/jj ;/. ;/. jagged/jj red/jj and/cc black/jj medicine/nn symbols/nns covered/vbd his/pp$ chest/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz naked/jj except/in for/in a/at clout/nn ./. Next/in to/in him/ppo was/bedz a/at young/jj boy/nn I/ppss was/bedz sure/jj had/hvd sat/vbn near/in me/ppo at/in one/cd of/in the/at trading/vbg sessions/nns ./. His/pp$ mouth/nn was/bedz open/jj ,/, his/pp$ neck/nn corded/vbn with/in the/at strain/nn of/in his/pp$ screams/nns ./. I/ppss found/vbd his/pp$ chest/nn in/in my/pp$ sights/nns ./. It/pps had/hvd a/at red/jj circle/nn ./. The/at circle/nn came/vbd nearer/rbr and/cc nearer/rbr ./. My/pp$ God/np ,/, how/wrb long/jj is/bez he/pps going/vbg to/to wait/vb ,/, I/ppss thought/vbd ./. Montero's/np$ rifle/nn cracked/vbd ./. At/in first/rb I/ppss thought/vbd he/pps had/hvd missed/vbn ./. Gray/jj-tl Eyes/nns-tl remained/vbd erect/jj ./. The/at feathered/vbn lance/nn was/bedz still/rb above/in his/pp$ head/nn ./. As/cs he/pps started/vbd to/to slump/vb over/rp ,/, another/dt warrior/nn swung/vbd him/ppo onto/in his/pp$ horse/nn ./. I/ppss squeezed/vbd the/at trigger/nn ./. At/in the/at last/ap second/nn I/ppss dropped/vbd my/pp$ sights/nns from/in the/at bare/jj chest/nn and/cc bright/jj red/jj circle/nn to/in the/at chest/nn of/in his/pp$ pony/nn ./. I/ppss saw/vbd the/at pony/nn fall/vb like/cs a/at stone/nn and/cc the/at young/jj warrior/nn flew/vbd over/in its/pp$ head/nn ,/, bouncing/vbg like/cs a/at rubber/nn ball/nn ./. He/pps started/vbd to/to run/vb but/cc Oso's/np$ shot/nn caught/vbd him/ppo on/in the/at wing/nn ./. He/pps jerked/vbd once/rb in/in the/at grass/nn and/cc lay/vbd still/rb ./. ``/`` If/cs you're/ppss+ber goin'/vbg to/to kill/vb 'em/ppo --/-- !/. !/. Kill/vb 'em/ppo ''/'' !/. !/. Oso/np growled/vbd ./. What/wdt else/rb he/pps said/vbd was/bedz lost/vbn in/in the/at rattle/nn of/in gunfire/nn on/in all/abn sides/nns ./. The/at Aricaras/nps broke/vbd under/in the/at devastating/vbg fire/nn ,/, wheeled/vbd and/cc retreated/vbd ./. ``/`` Lead/vb up/rp !/. !/. Lead/vb up/rp !/. !/. They'll/ppss+md be/be back/rb ''/'' !/. !/. Montero/np was/bedz shouting/vbg ./. Far/rb up/in the/at valley/nn I/ppss could/md see/vb the/at Rees/nps circling/vbg and/cc reorganizing/vbg ./. Out/rp in/in front/nn of/in our/pp$ walls/nns the/at grass/nn was/bedz covered/vbn with/in dead/jj and/cc dying/vbg men/nns ,/, war/nn shields/nns ,/, lances/nns ,/, blankets/nns and/cc wounded/vbn and/cc dead/jj horses/nns ./. The/at morning/nn air/nn was/bedz filled/vbn with/in the/at sweetish/jj odor/nn of/in new-spilled/jj blood/nn ,/, the/at acrid/jj stench/nn of/in frightened/vbn horses/nns ,/, and/cc the/at bitterness/nn of/in burned/vbn powder/nn ./. A/at horse/nn screamed/vbd as/cs it/pps twisted/vbd from/in side/nn to/in side/nn in/in a/at frenzy/nn ./. A/at rifle/nn cracked/vbd ;/. ;/. the/at square/jj head/nn fell/vb over/rp ./. One/cd of/in the/at warriors/nns suddenly/rb leaped/vbd to/in his/pp$ feet/nns and/cc began/vbd running/vbg across/in the/at valley/nn to/in the/at trees/nns that/wps lined/vbd the/at small/jj creek/nn ./. His/pp$ legs/nns pumped/vbd furiously/rb ,/, his/pp$ long/jj black/jj hair/nn streamed/vbd out/rp behind/in him/ppo ./. There/ex was/bedz a/at ragged/jj volley/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz dead/jj before/cs he/pps hit/vbd the/at ground/nn ./. ``/`` For/in Christ's/np$ sake/nn ,/, don't/do* waste/vb your/pp$ powder/nn on/in one/cd of/in 'em/ppo ''/'' !/. !/. Montero/np shouted/vbd furiously/rb ./. ``/`` Wait/vb for/in the/at charge/nn !/. !/. The/at charge/nn ,/, I/ppss tell/vb you/ppo ''/'' !/. !/. The/at sharp/jj cries/nns at/in the/at end/nn of/in the/at valley/nn were/bed faint/jj ./. They/ppss grew/vbd louder/jjr as/cs the/at Indians/nps charged/vbd again/rb ./. I/ppss could/md see/vb their/pp$ faces/nns glistening/vbg with/in sweat/nn and/cc bear/nn grease/nn ,/, their/pp$ mouths/nns open/vb ,/, shouting/vbg their/pp$ spine-chilling/jj cries/nns ./. ``/`` Gray/jj-tl Eyes/nns-tl is/bez back/rb ,/, ,/, Montero/np said/vbd ./. The/at war/nn captain/nn had/hvd been/ben badly/rb wounded/vbn and/cc was/bedz fighting/vbg to/to hold/vb his/pp$ seat/nn ./. I/ppss could/md see/vb the/at blood/nn running/vbg down/in his/pp$ chest/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz riding/vbg between/in two/cd warriors/nns ,/, who/wps held/vbd him/ppo erect/jj when/wrb he/pps started/vbd to/to slump/vb ./. I/ppss forgot/vbd to/to aim/vb ./. In/in my/pp$ sights/nns I/ppss watched/vbd him/ppo looming/vbg bigger/jjr and/cc bigger/jjr ./. Montero's/np$ shot/nn had/hvd caught/vbn him/ppo high/jj in/in the/at chest/nn ;/. ;/. there/ex was/bedz no/at doubt/nn he/pps was/bedz dying/vbg ./. Again/rb we/ppss waited/vbd for/in Montero/np ./. This/dt time/nn he/pps delayed/vbd so/ql long/jj that/cs some/dti of/in the/at engages/fw-nns shouted/vbd frantically/rb ,/, but/in they/ppss held/vbd their/pp$ fire/nn ./. The/at horses/nns were/bed only/rb several/ap lengths/nns away/rb when/wrb he/pps fired/vbd ./. The/at bullet/nn flung/vbd Gray/jj-tl Eyes/nns-tl from/in his/pp$ horse/nn ./. Our/pp$ rolling/vbg volley/nn swept/vbd most/ap of/in the/at other/ap riders/nns from/in their/pp$ mounts/nns ./. But/cc a/at few/ap reached/vbn our/pp$ wall/nn ./. I/ppss heard/vbd the/at whir/nn of/in an/at ax/nn and/cc a/at Canadian's/np$ face/nn burst/vb apart/rb in/in a/at bloody/jj spray/nn ./. I/ppss saw/vbd Little/jj-tl Billy/np-tl rise/vb and/cc fire/vb almost/rb point/nn blank/jj and/cc an/at Indian's/np$ face/nn became/vbd shattered/vbn flesh/nn and/cc bone/nn ./. A/at second/od leaped/vbd from/in his/pp$ horse/nn to/in the/at top/nn of/in the/at bale/nn ,/, firing/vbg four/cd arrows/nns in/in such/jj rapid/jj succession/nn it/pps didn't/dod* seem/vb possible/jj they/ppss were/bed in/in flight/nn ./. Men/nns screamed/vbd ./. Oso/np reached/vbd up/rp ,/, jerked/vbd the/at buck/nn from/in the/at bale/nn and/cc snapped/vbd his/pp$ neck/nn ./. Other/ap Indians/nps were/bed running/vbg at/in the/at ponies/nns ,/, shrilling/vbg and/cc waving/vbg blankets/nns ./. Reverend/np Jason/np got/vbd one/cd ,/, the/at Canadians/nps the/at others/nns ./. I/ppss saw/vbd the/at clergyman/nn kneel/vb for/in a/at moment/nn by/in the/at twitching/vbg body/nn of/in the/at man/nn he/pps had/hvd shot/nn ,/, then/rb run/vb back/rb to/in his/pp$ position/nn ./. The/at ponies/nns were/bed almost/rb uncontrollable/jj ./. The/at pall/nn of/in dust/nn they/ppss raised/vbd made/vbn it/ppo difficult/jj to/to see/vb when/wrb the/at Aricaras/nps charged/vbd again/rb ./. This/dt time/nn more/ap of/in them/ppo hurdled/vbn the/at barrier/nn ./. A/at small/jj Indian/np dived/vbd at/in Montero/np ,/, who/wps caught/vbd him/ppo with/in a/at swift/jj upward/jj stroke/nn of/in his/pp$ rifle/nn butt/nn ./. It/pps sounded/vbd like/cs a/at man/nn kicking/vbg a/at melon/nn ./. Above/in me/ppo a/at dark/jj rider/nn was/bedz whipping/vbg his/pp$ pony/nn with/in a/at quirt/nn in/in an/at attempt/nn to/to hurdle/vb the/at bales/nns ./. Although/cs my/pp$ shot/nn killed/vbd his/pp$ horse/nn ,/, he/pps rolled/vbd off/in the/at bale/nn on/in top/nn of/in me/ppo ./. I/ppss could/md smell/vb woodsmoke/nn ,/, grease/nn ,/, and/cc oil/nn ./. His/pp$ eyes/nns were/bed dark/jj ,/, fluid/jj ,/, fearful/jj ,/, and/cc he/pps gave/vbd a/at sigh/nn as/cs my/pp$ knife/nn went/vbd in/rp ./. Coming/vbg over/in the/at wall/nn he/pps had/hvd seemed/vbn like/cs a/at hideous/jj devil/nn ./. Now/rb under/in me/ppo I/ppss could/md see/vb him/ppo for/in what/wdt he/pps really/rb was/bedz ,/, a/at boy/nn dressed/vbd up/rp in/in streaks/nns of/in paint/nn ./. The/at Aricaras/nps made/vbd one/cd last/ap desperate/jj charge/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz pitiful/jj to/to see/vb the/at thin/jj ranks/nns of/in warriors/nns ,/, old/jj and/cc young/jj ,/, wheeling/vbg and/cc twisting/vbg their/pp$ ponies/nns frantically/rb from/in side/nn to/in side/nn only/rb to/to be/be tumbled/vbn bleeding/vbg from/in their/pp$ saddles/nns by/in the/at relentless/jj slam/nn ,/, slam/nn of/in the/at cruelly/rb efficient/jj Hawkinses/nps ./. Others/nns ,/, badly/rb wounded/vbn ,/, gripped/vbn hands/nns in/in manes/nns ,/, knees/nns in/in bellies/nns ,/, held/vbd on/rp as/ql long/jj as/cs possible/jj and/cc then/rb ,/, weak/jj from/in ghastly/jj wounds/nns ,/, slipped/vbd sideways/rb ,/, slowly/rb ,/, almost/rb thoughtfully/rb ,/, to/to be/be broken/vbn under/in the/at slashing/vbg hoofs/nns ./. Some/dti gracefully/rb soared/vbd from/in the/at backs/nns of/in their/pp$ wounded/vbn ,/, screaming/vbg mounts/nns to/to make/vb one/cd last/ap defiant/jj charge/nn before/cs the/at lead/nn split/vbd their/pp$ hearts/nns or/cc tore/vbd their/pp$ guts/nns ./. None/pn of/in them/ppo reached/vbn our/pp$ walls/nns again/rb ./. The/at few/ap survivors/nns grudgingly/rb turned/vbd away/rb ./. In/in the/at distance/nn we/ppss could/md hear/vb the/at drums/nns and/cc the/at wail/nn of/in the/at death/nn song/nn ./.

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She/pps was/bedz carrying/vbg a/at quirt/nn ,/, and/cc she/pps started/vbd to/to raise/vb it/ppo ,/, then/rb let/vb it/ppo fall/vb again/rb and/cc dangle/vb from/in her/ppo wrist/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss saw/vbd your/pp$ fire/nn ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ,/, speaking/vbg slowly/rb ,/, making/vbg an/at effort/nn to/to control/vb her/ppo anger/nn ./. ``/`` You/ppss could/md burn/vb down/rp this/dt whole/nn mountainside/nn with/in a/at fire/nn that/dt size/nn ./. It/pps wouldn't/md* matter/vb to/in a/at fool/nn like/cs you/ppss ./. It/pps would/md to/in me/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` All/ql right/rb ''/'' ,/, Wilson/np said/vbd quickly/rb ./. ``/`` The/at fire's/nn+bez too/ql big/jj ./. And/cc I/ppss appreciate/vb the/at advice/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps was/bedz losing/vbg patience/nn again/rb ./. An/at hour/nn before/rb ,/, with/in the/at children/nns asleep/rb and/cc nothing/pn but/in the/at strange/jj darkness/nn ,/, he/pps would/md have/hv appreciated/vbn company/nn ./. She/pps had/hvd helped/vbn him/ppo change/vb his/pp$ mind/nn ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem not/* advising/vbg you/ppo ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem telling/vbg you/ppo ./. That/dt fire's/nn+bez too/ql big/jj ./. Let/vb it/ppo burn/vb down/rp ./. And/cc make/vb sure/jj it's/pps+bez out/rp when/wrb you/ppss leave/vb in/in the/at morning/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps was/bedz taken/vbn aback/rb ./. It/pps took/vbd him/ppo a/at long/jj time/nn to/to compose/vb himself/ppl ./. ``/`` There's/ex+bez some/dti mistake/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd finally/rb ./. ``/`` You're/ppss+ber right/jj about/in the/at fire/nn ./. It's/pps+bez bigger/jjr than/cs it/pps has/hvz to/to be/be ,/, though/cs I/ppss don't/do* see/vb where/wrb it's/pps+bez doing/vbg any/dti harm/nn ./. But/cc you're/ppss+ber wrong/jj about/in the/at rest/nn of/in it/ppo ./. I'm/ppss+bem not/* leaving/vbg in/in the/at morning/nn ./. Why/wrb should/md I/ppss ?/. ?/. I/ppss own/vb the/at place/nn ''/'' ./. She/pps showed/vbd her/ppo surprise/nn by/in tightening/vbg the/at reins/nns and/cc moving/vbg the/at gelding/nn around/rb so/cs that/cs she/pps could/md get/vb a/at better/jjr look/nn at/in his/pp$ face/nn ./. It/pps didn't/dod* seem/vb to/to tell/vb her/ppo anything/pn ./. She/pps glanced/vbd around/in the/at clearing/nn ,/, taking/vbg in/in the/at wagon/nn and/cc the/at load/nn of/in supplies/nns and/cc trappings/nns scattered/vbn over/in the/at ground/nn ,/, the/at two/cd kids/nns ,/, the/at whiteface/nn bull/nn that/wps was/bedz chewing/vbg its/pp$ cud/nn just/rb within/in the/at far/jj reaches/nns of/in the/at firelight/nn ./. She/pps studied/vbd it/ppo for/in a/at long/jj time/nn ./. Then/rb she/pps turned/vbd back/rb to/in Wilson/np and/cc smiled/vbd ,/, and/cc he/pps wasn't/bedz* quite/ql sure/jj what/wdt she/pps meant/vbd by/in it/ppo ./. ``/`` You/ppss own/vb this/dt place/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps said/vbd ,/, and/cc her/pp$ tone/nn had/hvd softened/vbn until/cs it/pps was/bedz almost/rb friendly/jj ./. ``/`` You/ppss bought/vbd it/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` From/in a/at man/nn in/in St./np Louis/np ''/'' ,/, Wilson/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` Jake/np Carwood/np ./. Maybe/rb you/ppss know/vb him/ppo ''/'' ./. The/at girl/nn laughed/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss know/vb him/ppo ./. I/ppss ought/md to/to ./. My/pp$ father/nn ran/vbd him/ppo off/rp here/rb six/cd years/nns ago/rb ''/'' ./. Wilson/np didn't/dod* say/vb anything/pn ./. He/pps stood/vbd watching/vbg the/at girl/nn ,/, wondering/vbg what/wdt was/bedz coming/vbg next/rb ./. She/pps had/hvd picked/vbn up/rp the/at quirt/nn and/cc was/bedz twirling/vbg it/ppo around/in her/pp$ wrist/nn and/cc smiling/vbg at/in him/ppo ./. ``/`` Carwood/np didn't/dod* tell/vb you/ppo that/dt ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` No/rb ''/'' ,/, Wilson/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` But/cc it's/pps+bez understandable/jj ./. It's/pps+bez not/* the/at kind/nn of/in thing/nn that/cs a/at man/nn would/md be/be proud/jj of/in ./. And/cc it/pps doesn't/doz* make/vb any/dti difference/nn ./. He/pps sold/vbd me/ppo a/at clear/jj title/nn ./. I/ppss have/hv it/ppo with/in me/ppo ,/, right/ql here/rb ./. If/cs you/ppss want/vb to/to see/vb ''/'' --/-- ``/`` Never/rb mind/vb ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd sternly/rb ./. ``/`` It/pps wouldn't/md* matter/vb to/in my/pp$ father/nn ,/, and/cc not/* to/in me/ppo ./. I/ppss meant/vbd what/wdt I/ppss said/vbd about/in that/dt fire/nn ./. Be/be sure/jj it's/pps+bez out/rp when/wrb you/ppss leave/vb ./. That's/dt+bez all/abn ./. I'll/ppss+md let/vb you/ppss go/vb back/rb to/in doing/vbg the/at dishes/nns now/rb ''/'' ./. It/pps was/bedz meant/vbn to/to insult/vb him/ppo ,/, and/cc didn't/dod* quite/ql succeed/vb ./. He/pps took/vbd the/at reins/nns just/rb below/in the/at bit/nn and/cc held/vbd them/ppo firmly/rb ,/, and/cc it/pps was/bedz his/pp$ turn/nn to/to smile/vb now/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* mind/vb washing/vbg dishes/nns now/rb and/cc then/rb ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd pleasantly/rb ./. ``/`` It/pps doesn't/doz* hurt/vb ./. It/pps might/md hurt/vb you/ppo ,/, though/rb ./. Somebody/pn might/md mistake/vb you/ppo for/in a/at woman/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps meant/vbd to/to say/vb more/ap ,/, but/cc he/pps never/rb got/vbd the/at chance/nn ./. She/pps was/bedz quick/jj ./. She/pps brought/vbd the/at quirt/nn down/rp ,/, slashing/vbg it/ppo across/in his/pp$ cheek/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps tried/vbd to/to step/vb back/rb ./. She/pps swung/vbd the/at quirt/nn again/rb ,/, and/cc this/dt time/nn he/pps caught/vbd her/ppo wrist/nn and/cc pulled/vbd her/ppo out/in of/in the/at saddle/nn ./. She/pps came/vbd down/rp against/in him/ppo ,/, and/cc he/pps tried/vbd to/to break/vb her/ppo fall/nn ./. He/pps grabbed/vbd her/ppo by/in the/at shoulders/nns and/cc went/vbd down/rp on/in one/cd knee/nn ,/, taking/vbg her/pp$ weight/nn so/cs that/cs some/dti of/in the/at wind/nn was/bedz driven/vbn out/in of/in him/ppo ./. It/pps made/vbd him/ppo a/at little/ql sick/jj ,/, and/cc he/pps let/vb go/vb of/in her/ppo ./. He/pps got/vbd up/rp slowly/rb ,/, and/cc she/pps was/bedz already/rb on/in her/pp$ feet/nns ,/, and/cc he/pps stood/vbd facing/vbg her/ppo ./. He/pps wiped/vbd the/at blood/nn from/in his/pp$ cheek/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss ought/md to/to ''/'' --/-- he/pps said/vbd ./. He/pps was/bedz shaking/vbg with/in anger/nn ,/, his/pp$ breath/nn coming/vbg in/in long/jj ,/, painful/jj gasps/nns ./. ``/`` That/dt quirt/nn --/-- I/ppss ought/md to/to use/vb it/ppo on/in you/ppo ,/, where/wrb it/pps would/md do/do the/at most/ql good/nn ./. If/cs you/ppss were/bed a/at man/nn ''/'' --/-- ``/`` She/pps isn't/bez* ,/, mister/np ''/'' ./. The/at voice/nn came/vbd from/in behind/in him/ppo ,/, and/cc Wilson/np turned/vbd ./. The/at fire/nn had/hvd gone/vbn down/rp ,/, and/cc the/at man/nn was/bedz only/rb a/at shadow/nn against/in the/at trees/nns ./. But/cc a/at moment/nn later/rbr he/pps brought/vbd his/pp$ horse/nn forward/rb into/in the/at light/nn ,/, and/cc Wilson/np had/hvd a/at good/jj look/nn at/in him/ppo ./. He/pps was/bedz tall/jj and/cc dark-skinned/jj ,/, a/at half-breed/nn ,/, Wilson/np thought/vbd ./. And/cc he/pps was/bedz handsome/jj ,/, despite/in the/at long/jj thin/jj scar/nn that/wps slanted/vbd across/in his/pp$ cheek/nn ./. ``/`` She's/pps+bez not/* a/at man/nn ,/, mister/np ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss am/bem ./. If/cs you've/ppss+hv got/vbn any/dti ideas/nns ''/'' ./. He/pps raised/vbd the/at Winchester/np and/cc pointed/vbd it/ppo at/in Wilson's/np$ chest/nn ./. ``/`` Put/vb the/at rifle/nn down/rp ,/, Joseph/np ''/'' ,/, the/at girl/nn said/vbd ./. She/pps seemed/vbd irritated/vbn ./. ``/`` I/ppss thought/vbd I/ppss told/vbd you/ppo to/to stay/vb home/nr ''/'' ./. The/at half-breed/nn eased/vbn the/at Winchester/np down/rp and/cc rested/vbd it/ppo across/in his/pp$ lap/nn ./. The/at scar/nn looked/vbd pure/jj white/jj in/in the/at half-darkness/nn ;/. ;/. his/pp$ eyes/nns were/bed black/jj and/cc deep-set/jj ,/, and/cc expressionless/jj ./. ``/`` You/ppss shouldn't/md* be/be riding/vbg up/rp here/rb after/in dark/nn ,/, Judith/np ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd quietly/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss can/md take/vb care/nn of/in this/dt ./. It's/pps+bez no/at job/nn for/in you/ppo ''/'' ./. The/at girl/nn tapped/vbd the/at quirt/nn impatiently/rb against/in her/ppo knee/nn and/cc glared/vbd at/in him/ppo ./. He/pps took/vbd it/ppo without/in flinching/vbg ./. ``/`` I/ppss said/vbn go/vb home/nr ,/, Joseph/np ./. You've/ppss+hv got/vbn no/at business/nn up/rp here/rb ''/'' ./. The/at half-breed/nn didn't/dod* answer/vb this/dt time/nn ./. But/cc the/at scar/nn seemed/vbd to/to pull/vb hard/rb at/in the/at corner/nn of/in his/pp$ mouth/nn ,/, and/cc his/pp$ eyes/nns were/bed hurt/vbn and/cc angry/jj ./. It/pps made/vbd Wilson/np wonder/vb ./. He/pps watched/vbd the/at half-breed/nn as/cs he/pps turned/vbd silently/rb ./. They/ppss could/md hear/vb the/at pony's/nn$ feet/nns on/in the/at dry/jj leaves/nns for/in a/at while/nn ,/, then/rb the/at sound/nn faded/vbd out/rp ./. Wilson/np brushed/vbd the/at dust/nn from/in his/pp$ coat/nn ./. ``/`` Who/wps was/bedz that/dt ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps asked/vbd ./. ``/`` Your/pp$ personal/jj guard/nn ?/. ?/. You're/ppss+ber pretty/ql hard/jj on/in him/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` He/pps works/vbz for/in my/pp$ father/nn ''/'' ,/, the/at girl/nn said/vbd ,/, and/cc then/rb seemed/vbd to/to change/vb her/pp$ mind/nn ./. ``/`` He's/pps+bez a/at friend/nn ./. His/pp$ name's/nn+bez Joseph/np Sanchez/np ./. Is/bez there/ex anything/pn else/rb you/ppss want/vb to/to know/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Not/* now/rb ''/'' ,/, Wilson/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss guess/vb I'll/ppss+md find/vb out/rp soon/rb enough/qlp ./. You've/ppss+hv got/vbn blood/nn on/in your/pp$ cheek/nn ./. Not/* yours/pp$$ ./. Mine/pp$$ ./. It/pps must/md have/hv got/vbn there/rb when/wrb you/ppss fell/vbd against/in me/ppo ''/'' ./. She/pps wiped/vbd it/ppo off/rp with/in the/at sleeve/nn of/in her/ppo coat/nn ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md bet/vb that's/dt+bez as/ql close/jj as/cs you've/ppss+hv been/ben to/in a/at man/nn since/cs you/ppss were/bed a/at baby/nn ''/'' ,/, Wilson/np said/vbd ./. 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He/pps side-stepped/vbd her/pp$ blow/nn and/cc she/pps fell/vbd ,/, stumbling/vbg against/in the/at gelding/nn ./. She/pps finally/rb regained/vbd her/ppo balance/nn and/cc got/vbd up/rp in/in the/at saddle/nn ./. Her/pp$ hat/nn had/hvd come/vbn off/rp and/cc fallen/vbn behind/in her/pp$ shoulders/nns ,/, held/vbd by/in the/at string/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps could/md see/vb her/pp$ face/nn more/ql clearly/rb than/cs he/pps had/hvd at/in any/dti time/nn before/rb ./. He/pps had/hvd forgotten/vbn that/cs she/pps was/bedz so/ql pretty/jj ./. But/cc her/pp$ prettiness/nn was/bedz what/wdt he/pps had/hvd noticed/vbn first/rb ,/, and/cc all/abn the/at other/ap things/nns had/hvd come/vbn afterward/rb :/: cruelty/nn ,/, meanness/nn ,/, self-will/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd known/vbn women/nns like/cs that/dt ,/, one/cd woman/nn in/in particular/jj ./. And/cc one/cd had/hvd been/ben too/ql many/ap ./. He/pps watched/vbd the/at girl/nn until/cs she/pps had/hvd gone/vbn into/in the/at trees/nns ,/, and/cc waited/vbd until/cs he/pps couldn't/md* hear/vb the/at sound/nn of/in her/pp$ horse/nn any/dti longer/jjr ,/, then/rb went/vbd up/rp to/to where/wrb the/at children/nns were/bed sleeping/vbg ./. They/ppss weren't/bed* sleeping/vbg ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, but/cc they/ppss thought/vbd they/ppss were/bed doing/vbg him/ppo a/at favor/nn by/in pretending/vbg ./. He/pps hadn't/hvd* shown/vbn up/rp too/ql well/rb in/in their/pp$ eyes/nns ,/, letting/vbg himself/ppl be/be browbeaten/vbn by/in a/at woman/nn ./. They/ppss expected/vbd greater/jjr things/nns from/in him/ppo ,/, regardless/rb of/in how/wrb trying/jj the/at circumstances/nns ,/, and/cc they/ppss were/bed disappointed/vbn ./. And/cc determined/vbn not/* to/to show/vb it/ppo ./. They/ppss lay/vbd a/at little/ql too/ql stiffly/rb ,/, with/in their/pp$ eyes/nns straining/vbg to/to stay/vb closed/vbn ./. ``/`` Go/vb to/to sleep/vb ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` Both/abx of/in you/ppo ./. There's/ex+bez better/jjr things/nns to/to do/do than/cs listen/vb to/in something/pn like/cs that/dt ./. I'll/ppss+md be/be down/rp at/in the/at creek/nn finishing/vbg the/at dishes/nns ,/, if/cs you/ppss want/vb me/ppo ''/'' ./. He/pps found/vbd the/at pan/nn where/wrb he/pps had/hvd dropped/vbn it/ppo and/cc carried/vbd it/ppo back/rb down/rp to/in the/at stream/nn ./. The/at coyote/nn was/bedz calling/vbg again/rb ,/, and/cc he/pps hoped/vbd that/cs this/dt time/nn there/ex would/md be/be no/at other/ap sounds/nns to/to interrupt/vb it/ppo ./. Not/* tonight/nr ,/, at/in any/dti rate/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd a/at feeling/nn that/cs the/at girl/nn meant/vbd trouble/nn ./. If/cs she/pps did/dod ,/, he/pps could/md stand/vb it/ppo better/rbr in/in the/at light/nn ./. He/pps scrubbed/vbd absent-mindedly/rb at/in the/at pans/nns and/cc reflected/vbd on/in how/wrb things/nns had/hvd turned/vbn out/rp ./. That/dt afternoon/nn when/wrb they/ppss had/hvd pulled/vbn up/rp in/in front/nn of/in the/at broken-down/jj ranch/nn house/nn ,/, his/pp$ hopes/nns had/hvd been/ben high/jj ./. Already/rb some/dti of/in the/at pain/nn had/hvd gone/vbn from/in Amelia's/np$ death/nn ./. Not/* all/abn of/in it/ppo ./. There/ex would/md still/rb be/be plenty/rb of/in moments/nns of/in regret/nn and/cc sadness/nn and/cc guilty/jj relief/nn ./. But/cc they/ppss were/bed starting/vbg a/at new/jj life/nn ./. And/cc they/ppss had/hvd almost/rb everything/pn they/ppss needed/vbd :/: land/nn ,/, a/at house/nn ,/, two/cd whiteface/nn bulls/nns ,/, three/cd horses/nns ./. The/at land/nn wasn't/bedz* all/abn Wilson/np had/hvd expected/vbn of/in it/ppo ./. 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There/ex was/bedz brush/nn ,/, and/cc stands/nns of/in pine/nn that/cs no/at grass/nn could/md grow/vb under/in ,/, and/cc places/nns so/ql steep/nn that/cs cattle/nns wouldn't/md* stop/vb to/to graze/vb ./. But/cc there/ex was/bedz water/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz an/at artificial/jj lake/nn just/rb out/in of/in sight/nn in/in the/at first/od stand/nn of/in trees/nns ,/, fed/vbn by/in a/at half/abn dozen/nn springs/nns that/wps popped/vbd out/in of/in the/at ground/nn above/in the/at hillside/nn orchard/nn ./. Yes/rb ,/, there/ex was/bedz plenty/rb of/in water/nn ,/, too/ql much/rb ,/, and/cc that/dt was/bedz probably/rb the/at trouble/nn ./. There/ex were/bed tracks/nns of/in cattle/nns all/abn over/in his/pp$ six/cd hundred/cd and/cc forty/cd acres/nns ./. The/at first/od part/nn of/in the/at road/nn was/bedz steep/jj ,/, but/cc it/pps leveled/vbd off/rp after/in the/at second/od bend/nn and/cc curled/vbd gradually/rb into/in the/at valley/nn ./. 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Such/jj was/bedz my/pp$ state/nn of/in mind/nn that/cs I/ppss did/dod not/* question/vb the/at possibility/nn of/in this/dt ;/. ;/. under/in the/at circumstances/nns I/ppss was/bedz only/rb too/ql willing/jj to/to confess/vb all/abn ./. I/ppss was/bedz nearly/rb thirty/cd at/in the/at time/nn ./. I/ppss went/vbd to/in the/at hall/nn in/in the/at afternoons/nns only/rb ,/, on/in these/dts preliminary/jj matters/nns ./. It/pps was/bedz dark/jj and/cc ,/, I/ppss sensed/vbd ,/, very/ql large/jj ;/. ;/. only/rb the/at counter/nn at/in one/cd end/nn was/bedz lighted/vbn by/in a/at long/jj fluorescent/jj tube/nn suspended/vbn directly/rb above/in it/ppo ./. Sometimes/rb I/ppss was/bedz aware/jj of/in people/nns moving/vbg about/rb in/in the/at darkness/nn ./. I/ppss would/md turn/vb away/rb from/in my/pp$ writing/nn in/in the/at hope/nn of/in getting/vbg a/at good/jj look/nn at/in them/ppo but/cc I/ppss never/rb quite/rb succeeded/vbd ./. A/at glimpse/nn of/in three/cd of/in four/cd vague/jj figures/nns ,/, at/in the/at most/ap ./. Drifting/vbg here/rb and/cc there/rb ./. Squatting/vbg ,/, as/cs if/cs waiting/vbg ./. The/at pulsing/vbg glow/nn of/in a/at cigarette/nn ./. Since/cs they/ppss could/md see/vb me/ppo but/cc I/ppss not/* them/ppo ,/, their/pp$ presence/nn in/in the/at hall/nn disturbed/vbd me/ppo ./. The/at clerk/nn paid/vbd them/ppo no/at attention/nn ./. This/dt impressed/vbd me/ppo ,/, until/cs I/ppss realized/vbd how/wrb limited/vbn was/bedz his/pp$ sphere/nn of/in influence/nn ./. His/pp$ job/nn simply/rb consisted/vbd in/in registering/vbg new/jj men/nns ./. When/wrb the/at phone/nn rang/vbd he/pps answered/vbd it/ppo ./. His/pp$ authority/nn extended/vbd to/in the/at far/jj edge/nn of/in the/at counter/nn ,/, no/at further/rbr ./. None/pn of/in the/at men/nns hanging/vbg around/in the/at hall/nn bothered/vbd to/to speak/vb to/in him/ppo ./. Baldness/nn was/bedz attacking/vbg his/pp$ pate/nn ./. He/pps spoke/vbd to/in me/ppo in/in a/at gruff/jj voice/nn ,/, an/at affectation/nn which/wdt quite/rb belied/vbd his/pp$ personality/nn ./. He/pps wore/vbd his/pp$ white/jj shirt/nn open/jj at/in the/at neck/nn ,/, revealing/vbg a/at bit/nn of/in scrawny/jj pale/jj chest/nn underneath/rb ./. It/pps was/bedz obvious/jj that/cs he/pps wished/vbd himself/ppl different/jj from/in the/at sort/nn of/in person/nn he/pps thought/vbd he/pps was/bedz ./. But/cc it/pps was/bedz not/* easy/jj for/in him/ppo and/cc he/pps often/rb slipped/vbd ./. When/wrb one/cd of/in the/at men/nns in/in the/at hall/nn behind/in us/ppo spat/vb on/in the/at floor/nn and/cc scraped/vbd his/pp$ boot/nn over/in the/at gob/nn of/in spittle/nn I/ppss noticed/vbd how/wrb the/at clerk/nn winced/vbd ./. I/ppss felt/vbd certain/jj he/pps was/bedz really/rb a/at spineless/jj little/jj man/nn ./. His/pp$ hat/nn (/( the/at cause/nn of/in his/pp$ baldness/nn ?/. ?/. )/) hung/vbd on/in a/at hook/nn on/in the/at wall/nn ,/, and/cc underneath/in it/ppo I/ppss could/md see/vb his/pp$ tie/nn ,/, knotted/vbn ,/, ready/jj to/to be/be slipped/vbn over/in his/pp$ head/nn ,/, a/at black/jj badge/nn of/in frayed/vbn respectability/nn that/wps ought/md never/rb to/to have/hv left/vbn his/pp$ neck/nn ./. The/at morning's/nn$ tabloids/nns were/bed on/in the/at counter/nn ,/, and/cc a/at stack/nn of/in dog-eared/jj men's/nns$ magazines/nns ./. On/in a/at shelf/nn in/in the/at office/nn behind/in the/at counter/nn was/bedz a/at small/jj radio/nn dialed/vbn permanently/rb on/in a/at station/nn which/wdt broadcast/vbd only/ap vulgar/jj commercials/nns and/cc cheap/jj popular/jj music/nn ./. Everything/pn about/in the/at clerk/nn was/bedz trivial/jj ./. Once/rb ,/, pressing/vbg him/ppo ,/, I/ppss learned/vbd that/cs his/pp$ job/nn was/bedz only/rb part-time/jj ,/, in/in the/at afternoons/nns when/wrb nothing/pn went/vbd on/rp in/in the/at hall/nn ./. Noticing/vbg my/pp$ disappointment/nn he/pps attempted/vbd to/to salvage/vb what/wdt scraps/nns and/cc shreds/nns of/in authority/nn he/pps felt/vbd might/md still/rb be/be clinging/vbg to/in his/pp$ person/nn ./. With/in distaste/nn I/ppss saw/vbd him/ppo assume/vb a/at pompous/jj air/nn ./. When/wrb he/pps saw/vbd me/ppo coming/vbg he/pps turned/vbd his/pp$ radio/nn off/rp ./. He/pps made/vbd a/at show/nn of/in rearranging/vbg my/pp$ forms/nns on/in the/at shelf/nn ./. He/pps would/md pick/vb up/rp the/at ringing/vbg phone/nn with/in studied/vbn negligence/nn ,/, then/rb bark/nn into/in it/ppo with/in gruff/jj importance/nn ./. What/wdt limited/vbd knowledge/nn he/pps possessed/vbd he/pps forced/vbd upon/in me/ppo ./. In/in the/at mornings/nns ,/, I/ppss was/bedz informed/vbn ,/, fluorescent/jj tubes/nns ,/, similar/jj to/in the/at one/cd above/in the/at counter/nn ,/, illuminated/vbd the/at entire/jj hall/nn ./. They/ppss ,/, and/cc the/at two/cd large/jj fans/nns which/wdt I/ppss could/md dimly/rb see/vb as/cs daylight/nn filtered/vbd through/in their/pp$ vents/nns ,/, down/rp at/in the/at far/jj end/nn of/in the/at hall/nn ,/, could/md be/be turned/vbn on/rp by/in a/at master/nn switch/nn situated/vbn inside/in the/at office/nn ./. He/pps pointed/vbd out/rp the/at switch/nn to/in me/ppo and/cc for/in a/at moment/nn I/ppss foolishly/rb believed/vbd that/cs he/pps would/md let/vb deed/vb follow/vb words/nns ./. I/ppss was/bedz shown/vbn ,/, instead/rb ,/, a/at batch/nn of/in white/jj tickets/nns of/in the/at sort/nn handed/vbn out/rp ,/, he/pps told/vbd me/ppo ,/, every/at morning/nn ./. Now/rb ,/, here/rb was/bedz something/pn of/in obvious/jj importance/nn to/in me/ppo ,/, yet/rb when/wrb I/ppss reached/vbd for/in the/at tickets/nns he/pps snatched/vbd them/ppo away/rb from/in my/pp$ hand/nn ./. He/pps couldn't/md* afford/vb to/to have/hv anyone/pn mess/vb around/rb with/in them/ppo ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. Each/dt of/in those/dts tickets/nns was/bedz of/in great/jj value/nn to/in its/pp$ rightful/jj recipient/nn ./. I/ppss withdrew/vbd my/pp$ hand/nn ./. Later/rbr I/ppss would/md remember/vb what/wdt this/dt pompous/jj little/jj man/nn had/hvd told/vbn me/ppo about/in the/at worth/nn of/in a/at ticket/nn ./. Having/hvg nothing/pn else/rb to/to do/do except/in wait/nn for/in my/pp$ forms/nns to/to be/be processed/vbn ,/, I/ppss gave/vbd myself/ppl over/rp to/in speculations/nns concerning/in the/at hall/nn itself/ppl ./. When/wrb suitably/rb lighted/vbn ,/, what/wdt would/md it/ppo look/vb like/cs ?/. ?/. The/at presence/nn of/in the/at two/cd exhaust/nn fans/nns seemed/vbd to/to indicate/vb that/cs the/at hall/nn could/md become/vb crowded/vbn for/in air/nn ./. One/cd afternoon/nn ,/, upon/in receiving/vbg permission/nn and/cc the/at necessary/jj instructions/nns from/in the/at clerk/nn ,/, I/ppss had/hvd visited/vbn the/at toilet/nn adjoining/vbg the/at hall/nn ./. By/in counting/vbg the/at number/nn of/in stalls/nns and/cc urinals/nns I/ppss attempted/vbd to/to form/vb a/at loose/jj estimate/nn of/in how/wrb many/ap men/nns the/at hall/nn would/md hold/vb at/in one/cd time/nn ./. For/cs although/cs I/ppss had/hvd crossed/vbn a/at corner/nn of/in the/at hall/nn on/in my/pp$ way/nn to/in the/at toilet/nn I/ppss still/rb could/md not/* tell/vb for/in sure/jj how/wrb far/rb to/in the/at rear/nn the/at darkness/nn extended/vbd ./. I/ppss could/md observe/vb the/at two/cd fans/nns down/rp at/in the/at end/nn ,/, but/cc their/pp$ size/nn in/in themselves/ppls meant/vbd nothing/pn to/in me/ppo as/ql long/jj as/cs I/ppss had/hvd no/at measure/nn of/in comparison/nn ./. I/ppss had/hvd for/in some/dti time/nn been/ben hoping/vbg ,/, in/in vain/jj ,/, for/in one/cd of/in the/at dim/jj figures/nns to/to pass/vb between/in the/at fan/nn vents/nns and/cc myself/ppl ./. I/ppss knew/vbd that/cs three/cd or/cc four/cd of/in them/ppo were/bed almost/ql always/rb present/rb in/in the/at hall/nn ,/, but/cc what/wdt they/ppss were/bed doing/vbg ,/, and/cc exactly/rb where/wrb ,/, I/ppss could/md not/* tell/vb ./. 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No/at sooner/rbr would/md I/ppss turn/vb my/pp$ head/nn away/rb from/in the/at counter/nn before/cs he/pps would/md address/vb me/ppo ,/, at/in times/nns quite/ql sharply/rb ,/, in/in order/nn to/to bring/vb back/rb my/pp$ attention/nn ./. And/cc I/ppss had/hvd hardly/rb finished/vbn my/pp$ business/nn in/in the/at toilet/nn on/in the/at aforementioned/jj occasion/nn when/wrb the/at lights/nns in/in that/dt place/nn ,/, like/cs the/at hall/nn lights/nns controlled/vbn from/in the/at switch/nn in/in the/at office/nn ,/, flicked/vbd off/rp and/cc on/rp impatiently/rb ./. This/dt sort/nn of/in petty/jj vigilance/nn annoyed/vbd me/ppo ./. I/ppss felt/vbd certain/jj it/pps was/bedz self-appointed/jj ./. It/pps sprang/vbd from/in a/at type/nn of/in mentality/nn I'd/ppss+hvd encountered/vbn often/rb enough/qlp but/cc certainly/rb had/hvd not/* expected/vbn to/to find/vb here/rb ./. 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I/ppss wished/vbd to/to prepare/vb myself/ppl but/cc did/dod not/* even/vb know/vb what/wdt sort/nn of/in clothes/nns I/ppss ought/md to/to be/be wearing/vbg ./. I/ppss did/dod not/* despair/vb ,/, however/wrb ;/. ;/. far/rb from/in it/ppo !/. !/. I/ppss was/bedz constantly/rb searching/vbg for/in clues/nns around/in the/at neighborhood/nn of/in the/at hall/nn ./. Though/cs only/rb a/at relatively/ql short/jj walk/nn separated/vbd it/ppo from/in my/pp$ own/jj part/nn of/in town/nn ,/, its/pp$ character/nn was/bedz wholly/rb foreign/jj to/in me/ppo ./. Large/jj warehouses/nns flanked/vbd the/at street/nn on/in which/wdt the/at hall/nn fronted/vbd ./. The/at river/nn was/bedz only/rb a/at few/ap blocks/nns away/rb but/cc an/at unbroken/jj line/nn of/in piers/nns prevented/vbd me/ppo from/in seeing/vbg it/ppo ./. Sometimes/rb I/ppss noticed/vbd the/at tops/nns of/in ships'/nns$ masts/nns and/cc funnels/nns reaching/vbg above/in the/at pier/nn roofs/nns ./. The/at sounds/nns issuing/vbg from/in beyond/rb --/-- winches/nns whirring/vbg ,/, men/nns shouting/vbg --/-- indicated/vbd great/jj activity/nn and/cc excited/vbn me/ppo ./. The/at hall/nn ,/, on/in the/at other/ap hand/nn ,/, appeared/vbd lifeless/jj and/cc deserted/vbn on/in these/dts long/jj waterfront/nn afternoons/nns ./. It/pps resembled/vbd nothing/pn I'd/ppss+hvd ever/rb seen/vbn before/rb ./. Its/pp$ front/nn was/bedz windowless/jj ,/, but/cc irregularities/nns in/in the/at masonry/nn might/md be/be an/at indication/nn that/cs windows/nns ,/, now/rb blinded/vbn ,/, had/hvd once/rb looked/vbn out/rp upon/in the/at street/nn ./. I/ppss kept/vbd circling/vbg the/at block/nn hoping/vbg to/to see/vb ,/, from/in the/at street/nn behind/in it/ppo ,/, the/at rear/nn of/in the/at hall/nn ./. But/cc it/pps was/bedz not/* a/at tall/jj structure/nn and/cc other/ap buildings/nns concealed/vbd it/ppo ./. For/in weeks/nns I/ppss wandered/vbd about/in this/dt neighborhood/nn of/in warehouses/nns and/cc garages/nns ,/, truck/nn terminals/nns and/cc taxi/nn repair/nn shops/nns ,/, gasoline/nn pumps/nns and/cc longshoremen's/nns$ lunch/nn counters/nns ,/, yet/rb never/rb did/dod I/ppss cease/vb to/to feel/vb myself/ppl a/at stranger/nn there/rb ./. I/ppss returned/vbd to/in the/at hall/nn ,/, despite/in my/pp$ dislike/nn for/in the/at clerk/nn ./. As/cs I/ppss had/hvd expected/vbn ,/, he/pps insisted/vbd that/cs my/pp$ visits/nns to/in the/at hall/nn would/md do/do nothing/pn to/to further/vb the/at process/nn of/in my/pp$ application/nn ./. Meanwhile/rb spring/nn had/hvd passed/vbn well/rb into/in summer/nn ./. At/in last/ap ,/, when/wrb I/ppss put/vb it/ppo to/in him/ppo directly/rb ,/, the/at clerk/nn was/bedz forced/vbn to/to admit/vb that/cs the/at delay/nn in/in my/pp$ case/nn was/bedz unusual/jj ./. When/wrb I/ppss asked/vbd him/ppo what/wdt ,/, if/cs anything/pn ,/, I/ppss could/md do/do about/in it/ppo ,/, he/pps surprised/vbd me/ppo by/in referring/vbg me/ppo to/in the/at director/nn of/in the/at hall/nn ./. I/ppss could/md consult/vb this/dt personage/nn on/in any/dti weekday/nn morning/nn ,/, though/cs not/* before/in ten/cd o'clock/rb ./. The/at clerk/nn impressed/vbd this/dt upon/in me/ppo :/: that/cs I/ppss should/md not/* arrive/vb in/in the/at hall/nn before/in ten/cd o'clock/rb ./. When/wrb I/ppss went/vbd for/in my/pp$ interview/nn with/in the/at director/nn I/ppss saw/vbd why/wrb ./. Although/cs it/pps was/bedz dark/jj as/ql usual/jj I/ppss could/md see/vb that/cs the/at hall/nn had/hvd only/rb recently/rb contained/vbn a/at great/jj many/ap people/nns ./. Cigarette/nn butts/nns littered/vbd the/at floor/nn ./. The/at big/jj fans/nns were/bed going/vbg ,/, drawing/vbg from/in the/at large/jj room/nn the/at remnants/nns of/in stale/jj smoke/nn which/wdt drifted/vbd about/rb in/in pale/jj strata/nns underneath/in the/at ceiling/nn ./. I/ppss had/hvd felt/vbn the/at draft/nn they/ppss were/bed making/vbg while/cs mounting/vbg the/at stairs/nns ./. The/at staircase/nn itself/ppl seemed/vbd still/rb to/to be/be echoing/vbg the/at heavy/jj footfalls/nns of/in many/ap men/nns ./. I/ppss stopped/vbd by/in the/at counter/nn ./. No/at one/pn was/bedz behind/in it/ppo ,/, but/cc in/in the/at rear/jj wall/nn of/in the/at office/nn I/ppss noticed/vbd ,/, for/in the/at first/od time/nn ,/, a/at door/nn which/wdt had/hvd been/ben left/vbn partially/rb open/jj ./. Past/in it/ppo I/ppss could/md see/vb part/nn part/nn of/in a/at desk/nn ,/, a/at flag/nn in/in a/at corner/nn ,/, a/at rug/nn on/in the/at floor/nn ./. The/at director's/nn$ office/nn ./. I/ppss rapped/vbd my/pp$ knuckles/nns on/in the/at counter/nn ./. The/at director/nn came/vbd to/in the/at door/nn ./. I/ppss was/bedz at/in once/rb disappointed/vbn ,/, although/cs just/rb what/wdt I/ppss had/hvd expected/vbn him/ppo to/to look/vb like/jj I/ppss could/md not/* have/hv explained/vbn ./. He/pps was/bedz a/at man/nn in/in his/pp$ late/jj forties/nns ,/, with/in graying/vbg hair/nn ,/, of/in medium/nn height/nn ;/. ;/. he/pps looked/vbd dapper/jj in/in a/at lightweight/jj summer/nn suit/nn ,/, brown/jj silk/nn tie/nn and/cc green-tinted/jj soft/jj collar/nn ./. He/pps wore/vbd perforated/vbn ,/, white-topped/jj shoes/nns ;/. ;/. they/ppss somehow/rb made/vbd me/ppo expect/vb to/to see/vb him/ppo launch/vb into/in a/at vaudeville/nn tapdance/nn routine/nn any/dti moment/nn ./. But/cc he/pps came/vbd toward/in me/ppo sedately/rb enough/qlp ,/, showed/vbd me/ppo around/in the/at counter/nn ,/, offered/vbd me/ppo a/at seat/nn inside/in his/pp$ office/nn ,/, then/rb walked/vbd to/in a/at file/nn cabinet/nn and/cc got/vbd out/rp my/pp$ application/nn ./. I/ppss had/hvd the/at impression/nn that/cs he/pps had/hvd read/vbn my/pp$ forms/nns ,/, perhaps/rb several/ap times/nns ./. He/pps did/dod not/* look/vb at/in them/ppo now/rb ./. As/cs he/pps lowered/vbd himself/ppl on/in the/at chair/nn behind/in his/pp$ desk/nn I/ppss wondered/vbd what/wdt this/dt dapper/jj ,/, slightly/rb ridiculous/jj man/nn could/md possibly/rb have/hv to/to do/do with/in the/at workings/nns of/in the/at hall/nn ./. He/pps spoke/vbd ,/, in/in a/at voice/nn as/ql immaculate/jj as/cs his/pp$ appearance/nn ./. Why/wrb had/hvd I/ppss registered/vbd ?/. ?/. Begging/vbg my/pp$ pardon/nn ,/, he/pps must/md express/vb his/pp$ astonishment/nn over/in seeing/vbg a/at person/nn of/in my/pp$ background/nn applying/vbg at/in the/at hall/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd looked/vbn over/in my/pp$ forms/nns and/cc was/bedz impressed/vbn by/in what/wdt he/pps had/hvd seen/vbn there/rb ;/. ;/. indeed/rb ,/, my/pp$ scholastic/jj qualifications/nns were/bed such/jj that/cs he/pps ,/, a/at college/nn graduate/nn himself/ppl ,/, must/md envy/vb me/ppo them/ppo ./. Was/bedz I/ppss sure/jj ,/, he/pps asked/vbd ,/, that/cs I/ppss knew/vbd what/wdt I/ppss was/bedz applying/vbg for/in ?/. ?/. What/wdt sort/nn of/in men/nns I/ppss would/md come/vb into/in contact/nn with/in ,/, at/in the/at hall/nn ?/. ?/. These/dts questions/nns did/dod not/* surprise/vb me/ppo ;/. ;/. I/ppss felt/vbd certain/jj that/cs the/at director/nn ,/, like/cs the/at afternoon/nn clerk/nn ,/, seldom/rb moved/vbd beyond/in the/at counter/nn ,/, that/cs the/at hall/nn ,/, to/in them/ppo ,/, was/bedz a/at jungle/nn ,/, a/at dark/jj and/cc unwelcome/jj place/nn ./. Though/cs I/ppss doubted/vbd that/cs he/pps would/md understand/vb me/ppo ,/, I/ppss told/vbd the/at director/nn my/pp$ motives/nns for/in applying/vbg ./. I/ppss had/hvd always/rb ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ,/, hankered/vbd after/cs working/vbg hard/rb with/in my/pp$ hands/nns ./. This/dt desire/nn ,/, I/ppss went/vbd on/rp ,/, growing/vbg voluble/jj as/cs my/pp$ conviction/nn was/bedz aroused/vbn ,/, had/hvd mounted/vbn at/in such/abl a/at rate/nn recently/rb that/cs I/ppss now/rb found/vbd its/pp$ realization/nn necessary/jj not/* only/rb to/in my/pp$ physical/jj but/cc also/rb to/in my/pp$ spiritual/jj wellbeing/nn ./. To/in this/dt effect/nn I/ppss had/hvd already/rb severed/vbn all/abn connections/nns which/wdt bound/vbd me/ppo to/in my/pp$ former/ap existence/nn ./.

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The/at flat/jj ,/, hard/jj cap/nn was/bedz small/jj ,/, but/cc he/pps thrust/vbd it/ppo to/in the/at back/nn of/in his/pp$ head/nn ./. ``/`` Tie/vb him/ppo up/rp ''/'' ./. ``/`` Hell/nn with/in it/ppo ''/'' ./. Before/cs they/ppss could/md guess/vb his/pp$ intention/nn Rankin/np stepped/vbd forward/rb and/cc swung/vbd the/at guard's/nn$ own/jj gun/nn against/in the/at uncovered/vbn head/nn ,/, hard/rb ./. The/at man/nn went/vbd over/rp without/in sound/nn ,/, falling/vbg to/in the/at bare/jj floor/nn ./. Barton/np said/vbd harshly/rb ,/, ``/`` Why/wrb did/dod you/ppo do/do that/dt ''/'' ?/. ?/. Rankin/np sneered/vbd at/in him/ppo ./. ``/`` What/wdt did/dod you/ppo want/vb me/ppo to/to do/do ,/, kiss/vb him/ppo ?/. ?/. He/pps dumped/vbd me/ppo in/in solitary/jj twice/rb ''/'' ./. Barton/np caught/vbd the/at lighter/jjr man's/nn$ shoulder/nn and/cc swung/vbd him/ppo around/rb ./. ``/`` Let's/vb+ppo get/vb one/cd thing/nn straight/rb ,/, you/ppss and/cc me/ppo ./. 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Five/cd minutes/nns later/rbr they/ppss reached/vbd the/at horses/nns ./. Barton/np was/bedz relieved/vbn to/to see/vb that/cs Carl/np Dill/np and/cc Emmett/np Foster/np had/hvd brought/vbn extra/jj mounts/nns ./. He/pps had/hvd been/ben worried/vbn that/cs with/in Miller/np and/cc Rankin/np added/vbd to/in the/at escape/nn party/nn they/ppss would/md be/be short/jj ./. No/at one/pn hurried/vbd ./. They/ppss walked/vbd the/at horses/nns ,/, heading/vbg along/in the/at river/nn ,/, Barton/np and/cc Emmett/np Foster/np in/in the/at lead/nn ,/, seven/cd men/nns riding/vbg quietly/rb through/in the/at night/nn ./. The/at only/ap thing/nn which/wdt would/md have/hv attracted/vbn attention/nn was/bedz that/cs two/cd wore/vbd the/at uniform/nn of/in prison/nn guards/nns ,/, three/cd the/at striped/vbn suits/nns of/in convicts/nns ./. Five/cd miles/nns ./. In/in a/at small/jj grove/nn against/in the/at river/nn they/ppss halted/vbd ,/, turning/vbg deep/jj into/in the/at protection/nn of/in the/at trees/nns ./. Foster/np had/hvd brought/vbn extra/jj clothing/nn also/rb ./. A/at good/jj man/nn ,/, Emmett/np ./. He/pps had/hvd been/ben one/cd of/in the/at original/jj Night/nn-tl Riders/nns-tl ,/, one/cd who/wps had/hvd escaped/vbn the/at trial/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz to/in him/ppo that/cs Barton/np had/hvd sent/vbn Carl/np Dill/np on/in Dill's/np$ release/nn from/in the/at prison/nn ./. Clyde/np Miller/np was/bedz crying/vbg softly/rb to/in himself/ppl ,/, shedding/vbg his/pp$ striped/vbn suit/nn and/cc fumbling/vbg into/in the/at nondescript/jj butternut/nn pants/nns ,/, the/at worn/vbn brown/jj shirt/nn ./. Kid/nn-tl Boyd/np was/bedz unusually/rb silent/jj ,/, Rankin/np watchful/jj ,/, a/at few/ap paces/nns apart/rb ./. Barton/np finished/vbd his/pp$ dressing/nn and/cc extended/vbd his/pp$ hand/nn to/in Powers/np ./. ``/`` I/ppss won't/md* even/vb try/vb to/to thank/vb you/ppo ''/'' ./. The/at ex-prison/nn guard/nn was/bedz embarrassed/vbn ./. He/pps said/vbd in/in a/at studied/vbn voice/nn ,/, ``/`` I/ppss didn't/dod* do/do it/ppo for/in you/ppo ./. I/ppss did/dod it/ppo for/in the/at valley/nn ./. You're/ppss+ber the/at only/ap man/nn the/at Night/nn-tl Riders/nns-tl will/md follow/vb ./. We've/ppss+hv been/ben starving/vbg and/cc I/ppss don't/do* like/vb to/to starve/vb ''/'' ./. Barton/np turned/vbd away/rb ,/, his/pp$ eyes/nns falling/vbg upon/in Rankin/np beside/in his/pp$ horse/nn ./. ``/`` Good/jj luck/nn ''/'' ./. The/at murderer/nn lifted/vbd his/pp$ head/nn ./. ``/`` Meaning/vbg you/ppss want/vb me/ppo to/to ride/vb out/rp ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` You/ppss aren't/ber* one/cd of/in us/ppo ./. There's/ex+bez nothing/pn for/in you/ppo here/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss got/vbd no/at place/nn to/to go/vb ''/'' ./. Barton/np hesitated/vbd ./. He/pps did/dod not/* trust/vb Rankin/np ,/, his/pp$ violent/jj temper/nn ,/, his/pp$ killer/nn instinct/nn ./. But/cc ten/cd years/nns in/in prison/nn had/hvd taught/vbn him/ppo realities/nns ./. They/ppss were/bed in/in a/at fight/nn ,/, outweighed/vbn in/in both/abx numbers/nns and/cc money/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz all/ql right/rb to/to put/vb a/at bunch/nn of/in ranchers/nns onto/in horses/nns ,/, to/to call/vb them/ppo Night/nn-tl Riders/nns-tl ,/, to/to set/vb out/rp to/to attack/vb the/at largest/jjt mining/vbg combination/nn the/at country/nn had/hvd ever/rb seen/vbn if/cs all/abn they/ppss wanted/vbd was/bedz adventure/nn ./. But/cc if/cs they/ppss really/rb hoped/vbd to/to succeed/vb they/ppss needed/vbd professionals/nns ,/, men/nns who/wps knew/vbd how/wrb to/to use/vb a/at gun/nn against/in men/nns ,/, who/wps would/md match/vb the/at killers/nns on/in the/at other/ap side/nn ./. ``/`` Your/pp$ choice/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd briefly/rb ,/, and/cc turned/vbd to/in Kid/nn-tl Boyd/np ./. ``/`` Bury/vb those/dts uniforms/nns so/cs they/ppss won't/md* be/be found/vbn ''/'' ./. Then/jj Barton/np touched/vbd Carl/np Dill's/np$ arm/nn and/cc moved/vbd off/rp ,/, up/in the/at river/nn bank/nn ./. He/pps wanted/vbd a/at careful/jj ,/, uninterrupted/jj report/nn from/in Dill/np on/in the/at conditions/nns in/in the/at valley/nn ./. They/ppss squatted/vbd on/in their/pp$ heels/nns in/in the/at deep/jj mud/nn and/cc Dill/np found/vbd a/at cigar/nn in/in his/pp$ breast/nn pocket/nn ,/, passing/vbg it/ppo over/rp silently/rb ./. He/pps too/rb knew/vbd the/at agony/nn of/in going/vbg for/in weeks/nns ,/, sometimes/rb months/nns without/in the/at solace/nn of/in tobacco/nn ./. Mitchell/np Barton/np drew/vbd in/in the/at fragrance/nn deeply/rb ,/, letting/vbg the/at smoke/nn lie/vb warm/jj and/cc soothing/vbg in/in his/pp$ throat/nn for/in a/at moment/nn before/cs he/pps exhaled/vbd ./. Through/in the/at gloom/nn he/pps could/md not/* see/vb the/at man/nn beside/in him/ppo clearly/rb but/cc he/pps knew/vbd him/ppo thoroughly/rb ./. For/in his/pp$ first/od five/cd years/nns in/in prison/nn ,/, they/ppss had/hvd shared/vbn a/at cell/nn ./. Carl/np Dill/np was/bedz neither/cc a/at rancher/nn nor/cc a/at valley/nn man/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd been/ben the/at auditor/nn for/in the/at mining/vbg syndicate/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps had/hvd stolen/vbn fifty/cd thousand/cd dollars/nns of/in the/at syndicate's/nn$ money/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd done/vbn time/nn for/in the/at theft/nn ./. The/at one/cd thing/nn they/ppss had/hvd in/in common/nn was/bedz their/pp$ hatred/nn ./. Both/abx hated/vbd Donald/np Kruger/np ./. It/pps had/hvd drawn/vbn them/ppo together/rb ,/, and/cc since/cs his/pp$ release/nn from/in prison/nn Dill/np had/hvd worked/vbn tirelessly/rb to/to effect/vb this/dt night's/nn$ escape/nn ./. He/pps said/vbd now/rb ,/, ``/`` I've/ppss+hv got/vbn the/at perfect/jj headquarters/nns set/vb up/rp ./. The/at old/jj Haskell/np mine/nn ''/'' ./. Mitch/np Barton/np knew/vbd the/at place/nn ./. Twenty/cd years/nns before/in a/at group/nn of/in Easterners/nns-tl had/hvd bought/vbn out/rp the/at Haskell/np claims/nns in/in the/at rocky/jj hills/nns south/nr of/in Grass/nn-tl Valley/nn-tl ./. They/ppss had/hvd spent/vbn a/at million/cd dollars/nns ,/, carving/vbg in/in a/at road/nn ,/, putting/vbg up/rp buildings/nns ,/, drilling/vbg their/pp$ haulage/nn tunnel/nn ./. Then/rb the/at vein/nn had/hvd petered/vbn out/rp and/cc the/at whole/jj project/nn had/hvd been/ben abandoned/vbn ./. ``/`` The/at road's/nn$ washed/vbn badly/rb ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Dill/np ,/, ``/`` but/cc there's/ex+bez a/at trail/nn you/ppss can/md get/vb over/rp with/in a/at horse/nn ./. A/at company/nn of/in cavalry/nn couldn't/md* come/vb in/rp there/rb if/cs two/cd men/nns were/bed guarding/vbg that/dt trail/nn ''/'' ./. Barton/np nodded/vbd ./. ``/`` How/wrb do/do the/at valley/nn people/nns feel/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` As/ql mad/jj as/cs ever/rb ./. But/cc Kruger's/np$ men/nns keep/vb them/ppo off/in balance/nn ,/, and/cc they/ppss don't/do* trust/vb me/ppo ./. I'm/ppss+bem an/at outsider/nn ./. When/wrb they/ppss learn/vb you're/ppss+ber in/in the/at hills/nns though/rb ,/, they'll/ppss+md rally/vb ,/, don't/do* worry/vb about/in that/dt ''/'' ./. Barton/np waited/vbd for/in a/at long/jj moment/nn ,/, then/rb asked/vbd the/at question/nn which/wdt lay/vb always/rb uppermost/rbt in/in his/pp$ mind/nn ./. ``/`` My/pp$ boy/nn ./. Did/dod you/ppo find/vb him/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. Dill/np was/bedz silent/jj as/cs if/cs he/pps hated/vbd to/to answer/vb ,/, and/cc Barton/np had/hvd a/at cold/nn ,/, sick/jj feeling/nn of/in apprehension/nn ./. ``/`` He's/pps+bez in/in Morgan's/np$-tl Ferry/nn-tl ''/'' ./. Barton/np half-straightened/vbd in/in surprise/nn ./. ``/`` What's/wdt+bez he/pps doing/vbg there/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Again/rb Dill/np hesitated/vbd ./. ``/`` Dealing/vbg faro/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Dealing/vbg faro/nn ?/. ?/. How/wrb come/vbn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Your/pp$ sister-in-law/nn has/hvz the/at faro/nn bank/nn in/in Cap/np Ayres'/np$ saloon/nn ''/'' ./. Barton/np cursed/vbd under/in his/pp$ breath/nn ./. After/cs another/dt long/jj pause/nn he/pps asked/vbd ,/, ``/`` How/wrb many/ap people/nns know/vb who/wps they/ppss are/ber ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Everyone/pn ./. Your/pp$ cousin/nn Finley/np saw/vbd to/in that/dt ./. He's/pps+bez quite/abl a/at rat/nn ,/, you/ppss know/vb ./. He/pps sold/vbd out/rp to/in Kruger's/np$ men/nns ./. He's/pps+hvz informed/vbd them/ppo of/in everything/pn you've/ppss+hv ever/rb written/vbn him/ppo ./. He/pps wants/vbz your/pp$ ranch/nn ''/'' ./. Barton/np stood/vbd up/rp ./. He/pps said/vbd tensely/rb ,/, ``/`` All/ql right/rb ./. Let's/vb+ppo go/vb get/vb the/at boy/nn ''/'' ./. Dill/np had/hvd come/vbn up/rp also/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss was/bedz afraid/jj of/in this/dt ./. I/ppss almost/rb didn't/dod* tell/vb you/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` If/cs you/ppss hadn't/hvd* I'd/ppss+md have/hv killed/vbn you/ppo ''/'' ./. Dill's/np$ voice/nn tightened/vbd ./. ``/`` But/cc you/ppss can't/md* ride/vb into/in the/at Ferry/nn-tl ./. That's/dt+bez what/wdt they'll/ppss+md expect/vb you/ppo to/to do/do ./. They'll/ppss+md be/be there/rb waiting/vbg for/in you/ppo ./. I/ppss understand/vb how/wrb you/ppss feel/vb about/in the/at child/nn ./. ''/'' ``/`` The/at hell/nn you/ppss do/do ''/'' ./. Barton's/np$ voice/nn was/bedz rougher/jjr than/cs Dill/np had/hvd ever/rb heard/vbn it/ppo ./. ``/`` I/ppss never/rb saw/vbd him/ppo ./. My/pp$ wife/nn died/vbd in/in childbirth/nn after/cs I/ppss was/bedz sent/vbn away/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss can't/md* leave/vb him/ppo there/rb ./. Donald/np Kruger/np would/md like/vb nothing/pn better/rbr than/in to/to hold/vb him/ppo as/cs hostage/nn ,/, and/cc I/ppss wouldn't/md* entrust/vb a/at snake/nn to/in his/pp$ tender/jj care/nn ./. I've/ppss+hv got/vbn to/to get/vb the/at boy/nn ./. Let's/vb+ppo ride/vb ''/'' ./. 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He/pps was/bedz proud/jj of/in his/pp$ accomplishments/nns ,/, proud/jj of/in his/pp$ job/nn ,/, proud/jj that/cs Donald/np Kruger/np and/cc his/pp$ associates/nns trusted/vbd him/ppo ./. He/pps lived/vbd and/cc breathed/vbd for/in the/at mining/vbg company/nn ./. No/at man/nn could/md have/hv reached/vbn his/pp$ spot/nn nor/cc held/vbd it/ppo without/in being/beg ruthless/jj ,/, and/cc Hague/np had/hvd made/vbn a/at virtue/nn of/in ruthlessness/nn all/abn of/in his/pp$ life/nn ./. There/ex came/vbd a/at ghost/nn of/in noise/nn at/in the/at office/nn door/nn and/cc Hague/np swung/vbd to/to see/vb Kodyke/np in/in the/at entrance/nn from/in the/at outer/jj room/nn ./. Hague/np had/hvd never/rb accustomed/vbn himself/ppl to/in Kodyke/np ./. The/at man/nn was/bedz tall/jj ,/, thin/jj ,/, with/in a/at narrow/jj face/nn and/cc a/at too-large/jj nose/nn ./. 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If/cs she/pps sensed/vbd any/dti unusual/jj preoccupation/nn on/in the/at part/nn of/in her/ppo mother/nn ,/, she/pps did/dod not/* comment/vb upon/in it/ppo ./. After/cs they/ppss had/hvd finished/vbn eating/vbg ,/, Melissa/np took/vbd Sprite/np the/at kitten/nn under/in her/pp$ arm/nn --/-- ``/`` so/cs that/cs Auntie/np Grace/np can/md teach/vb it/ppo about/in the/at whistle/nn ''/'' --/-- and/cc climbed/vbd into/in the/at station/nn wagon/nn beside/in her/ppo mother/nn ./. She/pps had/hvd offered/vbn to/to walk/vb ,/, but/cc Pamela/np knew/vbd she/pps would/md not/* feel/vb comfortable/jj about/in her/pp$ child/nn until/cs she/pps had/hvd personally/rb confided/vbn her/ppo to/in the/at care/nn of/in the/at little/jj pink/jj woman/nn who/wps chose/vbd to/to be/be called/vbn ``/`` Auntie/np ''/'' ./. When/wrb they/ppss reached/vbd their/pp$ neighbor's/nn$ house/nn ,/, Pamela/np said/vbd a/at few/ap polite/jj words/nns to/in Grace/np and/cc kissed/vbd Melissa/np lightly/rb on/in the/at forehead/nn ,/, the/at impulse/nn prompted/vbn by/in a/at stray/jj thought/nn --/-- of/in the/at type/nn to/in which/wdt she/pps was/bedz frequently/rb subject/jj these/dts days/nns --/-- that/cs they/ppss might/md never/rb see/vb one/cd another/dt again/rb ./. Then/rb she/pps turned/vbd the/at station/nn wagon/nn around/rb and/cc headed/vbd it/ppo back/rb down/in the/at hill/nn ,/, with/in the/at village/nn as/cs her/pp$ ostensible/jj destination/nn ./. As/cs she/pps drove/vbd ,/, she/pps thought/vbd about/rb her/pp$ plan/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz really/rb quite/ql simple/jj ./. So/ql simple/jj ,/, in/in fact/nn ,/, that/cs it/pps might/md even/rb work/vb --/-- although/cs Pamela/np ,/, now/rb ,/, in/in her/pp$ new/jj frame/nn of/in mind/nn ,/, was/bedz careful/jj not/* to/to pretend/vb too/ql much/ap assurance/nn ./. That/dt mistake/nn ,/, she/pps thought/vbd ,/, had/hvd cost/vbn her/ppo dearly/rb these/dts past/ap few/ap days/nns ,/, and/cc she/pps wanted/vbd to/to avoid/vb falling/vbg into/in any/dti more/ap of/in the/at traps/nns that/cs the/at mountain/nn might/md set/vb for/in her/ppo ./. She/pps must/md be/be cautious/jj so/cs as/cs not/* to/to alert/vb the/at scheming/vbg forest/nn ./. When/wrb the/at station/nn wagon/nn drew/vbd abreast/rb of/in the/at dusty/jj dirt/nn road/nn that/wps led/vbd up/in to/in the/at porch/nn of/in the/at Culver/np house/nn ,/, Pamela/np turned/vbd the/at wheel/nn ,/, guiding/vbg the/at car/nn to/in its/pp$ familiar/jj parking/vbg spot/nn close/jj to/in the/at house/nn ,/, and/cc stopped/vbd ./. All/abn of/in her/ppo movements/nns were/bed careful/jj and/cc methodical/jj ,/, partaking/vbg of/in the/at stealth/nn of/in a/at criminal/nn who/wps has/hvz plotted/vbn his/pp$ felony/nn for/in months/nns in/in advance/nn and/cc knows/vbz exactly/rb which/wdt step/nn to/to take/vb next/rb in/in the/at course/nn of/in the/at final/jj execution/nn of/in his/pp$ crime/nn ./. She/pps locked/vbd the/at ignition/nn ,/, removed/vbd the/at keys/nns ,/, stepped/vbd out/in of/in the/at car/nn and/cc went/vbd into/in the/at house/nn ./. Here/rb ,/, she/pps dropped/vbd the/at keys/nns on/in a/at small/jj table/nn beside/in the/at door/nn and/cc went/vbd upstairs/rb to/in her/pp$ bedroom/nn ./. On/in her/pp$ bureau/nn lay/vb a/at small/jj ,/, brass/nn ornament/nn of/in simple/jj design/nn and/cc faded/vbn engraving/nn --/-- an/at object/nn which/wdt ,/, Pamela/np believed/vbd now/rb ,/, had/hvd been/ben the/at property/nn of/in her/ppo great-grandfather/nn ,/, Major/nn-tl Hiram/np Munroe/np Culver/np ./. He/pps had/hvd belonged/vbn to/in this/dt land/nn and/cc ,/, perhaps/rb ,/, had/hvd desecrated/vbn it/ppo --/-- and/cc this/dt was/bedz the/at only/ap material/nn symbol/nn that/wps remained/vbd of/in him/ppo ./. If/cs she/pps ,/, Pamela/np ,/, were/bed being/beg held/vbn responsible/jj for/in his/pp$ crimes/nns ,/, then/rb hers/pp$$ must/md be/be the/at final/jj act/nn of/in expiation/nn ./. She/pps would/md return/vb this/dt symbol/nn to/in the/at mountain/nn ,/, as/cs one/pn pours/vbz seed/nn back/nn into/in the/at soil/nn every/at Spring/nn-tl or/cc as/cs ancient/jj fertility/nn cults/nns demand/vb annual/jj human/nn sacrifice/nn ./. Slowly/rb and/cc thoughtfully/rb ,/, she/pps slipped/vbd the/at ornament/nn into/in the/at pocket/nn of/in her/ppo slacks/nns ,/, moved/vbd down/in the/at stairs/nns and/cc out/in of/in the/at house/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz only/ap one/cd place/nn where/wrb the/at mountain/nn might/md receive/vb her/ppo --/-- that/ql unnamed/jj ,/, unnameable/jj pool/nn harbored/vbn in/in its/pp$ secret/jj bosom/nn ./. Atonement/nn ,/, if/cs atonement/nn were/bed possible/jj ,/, could/md only/rb be/be made/vbn at/in that/ql sacred/jj ,/, sacrificial/jj basin/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz there/rb that/cs she/pps would/md have/hv to/to enact/vb her/pp$ renunciation/nn ,/, beg/vb forgiveness/nn ./. Perhaps/rb it/pps was/bedz insane/jj ,/, Pamela/np thought/vbd ./. Perhaps/rb it/pps was/bedz all/abn a/at vividly/rb conceived/vbn dream/nn ./. But/cc she/pps was/bedz caught/vbn in/in it/ppo ,/, and/cc she/pps faced/vbd the/at terrible/jj possibility/nn that/cs ,/, if/cs it/pps were/bed a/at dream/nn ,/, it/pps was/bedz one/cd from/in which/wdt she/pps might/md never/rb awaken/vb ./. Facing/vbg the/at forest/nn now/rb ,/, she/pps who/wps had/hvd not/* dared/vbn to/to enter/vb it/ppo before/rb ,/, walked/vbd between/in two/cd trees/nns at/in random/nn and/cc headed/vbd in/in what/wdt she/pps believed/vbd was/bedz the/at direction/nn of/in the/at pool/nn ./. She/pps remembered/vbd little/ap of/in her/ppo previous/jj journey/nn there/rb with/in Grace/np ,/, and/cc she/pps could/md but/cc hope/vb that/cs her/pp$ dedication/nn to/in her/pp$ mission/nn would/md enable/vb her/ppo to/to accomplish/vb it/ppo ./. The/at forest/nn was/bedz open/jj and/cc freely/rb welcoming/vbg ,/, extending/vbg an/at enchanted/vbn hand/nn ./. The/at ground/nn was/bedz covered/vbn with/in soft/jj pine/nn needles/nns and/cc the/at slope/nn was/bedz gentle/jj ./. Birds/nns chirped/vbd and/cc chattered/vbd in/in the/at trees/nns and/cc the/at sun/nn ,/, all/ql dewy-eyed/jj and/cc soft/jj ,/, caressed/vbd her/pp$ shoulders/nns warmly/rb from/in time/nn to/in time/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz not/* ,/, thought/vbd Pamela/np ,/, such/abl an/at evil/jj place/nn after/in all/abn ./. No/at wonder/nn Melissa/np responded/vbd so/ql completely/rb to/in its/pp$ beckoning/nn ./. Perhaps/rb she/pps had/hvd no/at reason/nn to/to fear/vb these/dts trees/nns that/wps whispered/vbd their/pp$ secrets/nns above/in her/pp$ head/nn as/cs she/pps passed/vbd ./. Was/bedz it/pps not/* possible/jj ,/, after/in all/abn ,/, that/cs the/at forest/nn was/bedz in/in league/nn with/in her/ppo and/cc her/pp$ child/nn that/cs its/pp$ sympathy/nn lay/vb with/in the/at Culvers/nps that/cs she/pps had/hvd erred/vbn in/in failing/vbg to/to understand/vb this/dt ?/. ?/. Pamela/np felt/vbd calm/jj and/cc peaceful/jj as/cs she/pps walked/vbd along/rb ./. The/at slight/jj flutter/nn that/wps had/hvd disturbed/vbn the/at motion/nn of/in her/ppo heart/nn when/wrb she/pps entered/vbd the/at forest/nn was/bedz gone/vbn now/rb ,/, and/cc even/rb the/at dim/jj groves/nns of/in trees/nns through/in which/wdt she/pps occasionally/rb passed/vbd did/dod not/* reawaken/vb her/ppo fear/nn ./. She/pps regarded/vbd them/ppo as/cs signs/nns that/cs she/pps was/bedz nearing/vbg the/at glen/nn she/pps sought/vbd ,/, and/cc she/pps was/bedz glad/jj to/in at/in last/ap be/be doing/vbg something/pn positive/jj in/in her/pp$ unenunciated/jj ,/, undefined/jj struggle/nn with/in the/at mountain/nn and/cc its/pp$ darkling/jj inhabitants/nns ./. Having/hvg persisted/vbn too/ql long/jj in/in deliberate/jj ignorance/nn and/cc denial/nn of/in the/at forces/nns that/wps threatened/vbd her/ppo ,/, Pamela/np was/bedz relieved/vbn now/rb to/to admit/vb their/pp$ potency/nn and/cc to/to be/be taking/vbg definite/jj steps/nns toward/in grappling/vbg with/in them/ppo ./. A/at few/ap days/nns ago/rb ,/, she/pps would/md have/hv thought/vbn such/abl an/at expedition/nn as/cs this/dt utterly/rb ridiculous/jj ;/. ;/. today/nr ,/, on/in the/at contrary/nn ,/, it/pps seemed/vbd utterly/rb reasonable/jj ./. She/pps did/dod not/* pause/vb to/to consider/vb what/wdt she/pps would/md do/do if/cs her/pp$ plan/nn should/md fail/vb ;/. ;/. she/pps directed/vbd all/abn of/in her/ppo mental/jj and/cc physical/jj energy/nn toward/in achieving/vbg this/dt one/cd goal/nn ./. If/cs ,/, as/cs she/pps walked/vbd ,/, her/pp$ steps/nns fumbled/vbd from/in time/nn to/in time/nn ,/, she/pps chose/vbd to/to ignore/vb that/dt omen/nn ./. If/cs the/at slope/nn grew/vbd steeper/jjr and/cc the/at groves/nns more/ql dim/jj ,/, she/pps tried/vbd not/* to/to heed/vb ./. Success/nn depended/vbd upon/in maintaining/vbg her/pp$ equanimity/nn ;/. ;/. she/pps must/md be/be poised/vbn and/cc proud/jj and/cc unafraid/jj in/in order/nn to/to prove/vb to/in the/at mountain/nn that/cs she/pps was/bedz in/in earnest/nn ./. The/at forest/nn took/vbd on/in an/at impersonal/jj aspect/nn ./. 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She/pps already/rb knew/vbd this/dt unwholesome/jj ,/, chilling/vbg atmosphere/nn that/wps was/bedz somehow/rb grotesquely/rb alive/jj ./. It/pps enclosed/vbd her/ppo clammy/jj hands/nns and/cc twined/vbd around/in her/pp$ ankles/nns ./. It/pps crept/vbd into/in the/at open/jj neck/nn of/in her/ppo blouse/nn and/cc slid/vbd down/in her/pp$ body/nn ,/, seeping/vbg into/in her/ppo flesh/nn through/in all/abn the/at quivering/vbg pores/nns of/in her/ppo skin/nn ./. It/pps crawled/vbd across/in her/pp$ breasts/nns ,/, suffocating/vbg the/at life/nn in/in her/pp$ nipples/nns ./. It/pps circled/vbd her/ppo thighs/nns ,/, exploring/vbg with/in its/pp$ icy/jj tentacles/nns ./. It/pps entered/vbd her/ppo body/nn with/in the/at ghastly/jj intimacy/nn of/in an/at incubus/nn ,/, and/cc its/pp$ particles/nns ,/, spreading/vbg ,/, creeping/vbg ,/, crawling/vbg ,/, joined/vbd themselves/ppls into/in steel/nn bands/nns that/wps constricted/vbd her/pp$ knees/nns so/ql tightly/rb that/cs they/ppss ached/vbd ;/. ;/. stifled/vbn her/pp$ lungs/nns so/cs that/cs her/pp$ breath/nn came/vbd in/in harsh/jj gasps/nns ;/. ;/. clutched/vbn her/pp$ throat/nn and/cc sucked/vbd up/rp the/at moisture/nn in/in her/pp$ mouth/nn so/cs that/cs her/pp$ tongue/nn was/bedz dry/jj and/cc hard/jj and/cc stuck/vbd to/in the/at roof/nn of/in her/ppo mouth/nn and/cc her/pp$ teeth/nns were/bed clenched/vbn together/rb in/in the/at rigid/jj fixture/nn of/in her/ppo jaws/nns ./. She/pps had/hvd to/to get/vb away/rb from/in here/rb before/cs this/dt demoniac/jj possession/nn swallowed/vbd up/rp the/at liquid/nn of/in her/ppo eyes/nns and/cc sank/vbd into/in the/at fibers/nns of/in her/pp$ brain/nn ,/, depriving/vbg her/ppo of/in reason/nn and/cc sight/nn ./. But/cc she/pps did/dod not/* know/vb which/wdt way/nn to/to go/vb ./. The/at shadows/nns of/in the/at trees/nns engulfed/vbd her/ppo ,/, foreclosing/vbg every/at possible/jj exit/nn from/in the/at grove/nn ./. She/pps had/hvd been/ben snared/vbn here/rb by/in a/at vile/jj sensuality/nn that/wps writhed/vbd around/in her/pp$ throat/nn in/in ever-tightening/jj circles/nns ./. She/pps could/md not/* scream/vb ,/, for/cs even/rb if/cs a/at sound/nn could/md take/vb shape/nn within/in her/pp$ parched/vbn mouth/nn ,/, who/wps would/md hear/vb ,/, who/wps would/md listen/vb ?/. ?/. Does/doz the/at mountain/nn listen/vb ?/. ?/. Pamela/np groped/vbd blindly/rb ./. She/pps had/hvd to/to escape/vb ./. She/pps had/hvd to/to move/vb in/in some/dti direction/nn --/-- any/dti direction/nn that/wps would/md take/vb her/ppo away/rb from/in this/dt evil/jj place/nn ./. She/pps thrust/vbd forward/rb through/in the/at shadows/nns and/cc the/at trees/nns that/wps resisted/vbd her/ppo and/cc tried/vbd to/to fling/vb her/ppo back/rb ./. Her/pp$ own/jj body/nn protested/vbd ,/, aching/vbg painfully/rb where/wrb the/at blood/nn in/in her/pp$ veins/nns had/hvd congealed/vbn ,/, where/wrb cold/jj demon/nn wisps/nns still/rb clung/vbd and/cc caressed/vbd ./. Every/at movement/nn she/pps made/vbd seemed/vbn unnecessarily/rb noisy/jj ./. Twigs/nns cracked/vbd loudly/rb under/in her/pp$ feet/nns ;/. ;/. bushes/nns swished/vbd and/cc scratched/vbd at/in her/ppo slacks/nns ;/. ;/. tree/nn branches/nns snapped/vbd as/cs she/pps pushed/vbd them/ppo ruthlessly/rb away/rb from/in her/ppo ./.

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Miraculously/rb ,/, she/pps found/vbd exactly/rb the/at right/jj statement/nn ./. She/pps began/vbd it/ppo deliberately/rb ,/, so/cs that/cs none/pn of/in her/ppo words/nns would/md be/be lost/vbn on/in him/ppo ./. ``/`` I/ppss want/vb to/to tell/vb you/ppo something/pn Thomas/np DeMontez/np Lord/np ./. I'm/ppss+bem well/rb aware/jj that/cs you've/ppss+hv got/vbn a/at pedigree/nn as/ql long/jj as/cs my/pp$ leg/nn ,/, and/cc that/cs I/ppss don't/do* amount/vb to/in anything/pn ./. But/cc ''/'' --/-- ``/`` But/cc it/pps don't/do* matter/vb a-tall/rb ''/'' ,/, Lord/np supplied/vbd fondly/rb ./. ``/`` To/in me/ppo you'll/ppss+md always/rb be/be the/at girl/nn o'/in my/pp$ dreams/nns ,/, an'/cc the/at sweetest/jjt flower/nn that/dt grows/vbz ''/'' ./. Beaming/vbg idiotically/rb ,/, he/pps pooched/vbd out/rp his/pp$ lips/nns and/cc attempted/vbd to/to kiss/vb her/ppo ./. She/pps yanked/vbd away/rb from/in him/ppo furiously/rb ./. ``/`` You/ppss shut/vbd up/rp !/. !/. Shu-tt/vb up-pp/rp !/. !/. I've/ppss+hv got/vbn something/pn to/to say/vb to/in you/ppo ,/, and/cc by/in God/np you're/ppss+ber going/vbg to/to listen/vb ./. Do/do you/ppo hear/vb me/ppo ?/. ?/. You're/ppss+ber going/vbg to/to listen/vb ''/'' !/. !/. Lord/np nodded/vbd agreeably/rb ./. He/pps said/vbd he/pps wanted/vbd very/ql much/rb to/to listen/vb ./. He/pps knew/vbd that/cs anything/pn a/at brainy/jj little/ap lady/nn like/cs her/ppo had/hvd to/to say/vb would/md be/be plumb/ql important/jj ,/, as/ql well/rb as/cs pleasin'/vbg to/in the/at ear/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps didn't/dod* want/vb to/to miss/vb a/at word/nn of/in it/ppo ./. So/rb would/md she/pps mind/vb speaking/vbg a/at little/ap louder/jjr ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss think/vb you/ppo stink/vb ,/, Tom/np Lord/np !/. !/. I/ppss think/vb you're/ppss+ber mean/jj and/cc hateful/jj and/cc stupid/jj ,/, and/cc --/-- louder/jjr ''/'' ?/. ?/. Said/vbn Joyce/np ./. ``/`` Uh-huh/uh ./. So/cs I/ppss can/md hear/vb you/ppo while/cs I'm/ppss+bem checkin'/vbg the/at car/nn ./. Looks/nns like/vb we/ppss might/md be/be in/rp for/in a/at speck/nn of/in trouble/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps opened/vbd the/at door/nn and/cc got/vbd out/rp ./. He/pps waited/vbd at/in the/at car/nn side/nn for/in a/at moment/nn ,/, looking/vbg down/rp at/in her/ppo expectantly/rb ./. ``/`` Well/rb ?/. ?/. Wasn't/bedz* you/ppss goin'/vbg to/to say/vb somethin'/pn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Then/rb ,/, helpfully/rb ,/, as/cs she/pps merely/rb stared/vbd at/in him/ppo in/in weary/jj silence/nn ,/, ``/`` Maybe/rb you/ppss could/md write/vb it/ppo down/rp for/in me/ppo ,/, huh/uh ?/. ?/. Print/vb it/ppo in/in real/ql big/jj letters/nns ,/, an'/cc I/ppss can/md cipher/vb it/ppo out/rp later/rbr ''/'' ./. ``/`` Aah/uh ,/, go/vb on/rp ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` Just/rb go/vb the/at hell/nn on/rp ''/'' ./. He/pps grinned/vbd ,/, nodded/vbd ,/, and/cc walked/vbd around/rb to/in the/at front/nn of/in the/at car/nn ./. Lips/nns pursed/vbd mournfully/rb ,/, he/pps stared/vbd down/rp at/in its/pp$ crazily/rb sagging/vbg left/jj side/nn ./. Then/rb he/pps hunkered/vbd down/rp on/in the/at heels/nns of/in his/pp$ handmade/jj boots/nns ,/, peered/vbd into/in the/at orderly/jj chaos/nn of/in axle/nn ,/, shock/nn absorber/nn ,/, and/cc spring/nn ./. He/pps went/vbd prone/rb on/in his/pp$ stomach/nn ,/, the/at better/jjr to/to pursue/vb his/pp$ examination/nn ./. After/in a/at time/nn ,/, he/pps straightened/vbd again/rb ,/, brushing/vbg the/at red/jj Permian/jj dust/nn from/in his/pp$ hands/nns ,/, slapping/vbg it/ppo from/in his/pp$ six-dollar/jj levis/nns and/cc his/pp$ tailored/vbn ,/, twenty-five-dollar/jj shirt/nn ./. He/pps wore/vbd no/at gun/nn --/-- a/at strange/jj ommission/nn for/in a/at peace/nn officer/nn in/in this/dt country/nn ./. Never/rb ,/, he'd/pps+hvd once/rb told/vbd Joyce/np ,/, had/hvd he/pps encountered/vbd any/dti man/nn or/cc situation/nn that/wps called/vbd for/in a/at gun/nn ./. And/cc he/pps really/rb feels/vbz that/dt way/nn ,/, she/pps thought/vbd ./. That's/dt+bez really/rb all/abn he's/pps+hvz got/vbn ,/, all/abn he/pps is/bez ./. Just/rb a/at big/jj pile/nn of/in self-confidence/nn in/in an/at almost/rb teensy/jj package/nn ./. If/cs I/ppss could/md make/vb myself/ppl feel/vb the/at same/ap way/nn She/pps studied/vbd him/ppo hopefully/rb ,/, yearningly/rb ;/. ;/. against/in the/at limitless/jj background/nn of/in sky/nn and/cc wasteland/nn it/pps was/bedz easy/jj to/to confirm/vb her/pp$ analysis/nn ./. Here/rb in/in the/at God-forsaken/jj place/nn ,/, the/at westerly/jj end/nn of/in nowhere/nn ,/, Tom/np Lord/np looked/vbd almost/rb insignificant/jj ,/, almost/rb contemptible/jj ./. He/pps was/bedz handsome/jj ,/, with/in his/pp$ coal-black/jj hair/nn and/cc eyes/nns ,/, his/pp$ fine-chiseled/jj features/nns ./. But/cc she'd/pps+hvd known/vbn plenty/nn of/in handsomer/jjr guys/nns ,/, and/cc ,/, conceding/vbg his/pp$ good/jj looks/nns ,/, what/wdt was/bedz there/ex left/vbn ?/. ?/. He/pps wasn't/bedz* a/at big/jj man/nn ;/. ;/. rather/rb on/in the/at medium/nn side/nn ./. Neither/cc was/bedz he/pps very/ql powerful/jj of/in build/nn ./. He/pps could/md move/vb very/ql quickly/rb ,/, she/pps knew/vbd (/( although/cs he/pps seldom/rb found/vbd occasion/nn to/to do/do so/rb )/) ,/, but/cc he/pps was/bedz more/ql wiry/jj than/cs truly/rb strong/jj ./. And/cc his/pp$ relatively/rb small/jj hands/nns and/cc feet/nns gave/vbd him/ppo an/at almost/rb delicate/jj appearance/nn ./. Just/rb nothing/pn ,/, she/pps told/vbd herself/ppl ./. Just/rb so/ql darned/vbn sure/jj of/in himself/ppl that/cs he/pps puts/vbz the/at Indian/jj sign/nn on/in everyone/pn ./. But/cc ,/, by/in gosh/uh ,/, I/ppss want/vb him/ppo and/cc I'm/ppss+bem going/vbg to/to have/hv him/ppo !/. !/. He/pps caught/vbd her/ppo eye/nn ,/, came/vbd back/rb around/in the/at car/nn with/in the/at boot-wearer/nn ;/. ;/. teetering/vbg ,/, half-mincing/jj walk/nn ./. Why/wrb did/dod these/dts yokels/nns still/rb wear/vb boots/nns ,/, anyway/rb ,/, when/wrb most/ap had/hvd scarcely/rb sat/vbn a/at horse/nn in/in years/nns ?/. ?/. He/pps slid/vbd in/rp at/in her/ppo side/nn ,/, tucked/vbd a/at cigar/nn into/in his/pp$ mouth/nn ,/, and/cc politely/rb proffered/vbd one/cd to/in her/ppo ./. ``/`` Oh/uh ,/, cut/vb it/ppo out/rp ,/, Tom/np ''/'' !/. !/. She/pps snapped/vbd ./. ``/`` Can't/md* you/ppss stop/vb that/dt stupid/jj clowning/nn for/in even/rb a/at minute/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` This/dt ain't/bez* your/pp$ brand/nn ,/, maybe/rb ''/'' ,/, Lord/np suggested/vbd ./. ``/`` Or/cc maybe/rb you/ppss just/rb don't/do* feel/vb like/cs a/at cigar/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss feel/vb like/cs getting/vbg back/rb to/in town/nn ,/, that's/dt+bez what/wdt I/ppss feel/vb like/cs !/. !/. Now/rb ,/, are/ber you/ppss going/vbg to/to take/vb me/ppo or/cc am/bem I/ppss supposed/vbd to/to walk/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Might/md get/vb there/rb faster/rbr walkin'/vbg ''/'' ,/, Lord/np drawled/vbd ,/, ``/`` seein'/vbg as/cs how/wrb I/ppss got/vbd a/at busted/vbn front/jj spring/nn ./. On/in the/at other/ap hand/nn ,/, howsomever/rb ,/, maybe/rb you/ppss wouldn't/md* either/rb ./. I/ppss figger/vb it's/pps+bez probl'y/rb a/at sixty-five-mile/jj walk/nn ,/, and/cc I/ppss c'n/md maybe/rb get/vb this/dt spring/nn patched/vbn up/rp in/in a/at couple/nn of/in hours/nns ''/'' ./. ``/`` How/wrb --/-- with/in what/wdt ?/. ?/. There's/ex+bez nothing/pn out/rp here/rb but/cc rattlesnakes/nns ''/'' ./. ``/`` Now/rb ,/, ain't/bez* it/pps the/at truth/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Lord/np laughed/vbd with/in secret/jj amusement/nn ./. ``/`` Not/* a/at danged/vbn thing/nn but/cc rattlesnakes/nns ,/, so/cs I/ppss reckon/vb I'll/ppss+md get/vb the/at boss/nn rattler/nn to/to help/vb me/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` Tom/np !/. !/. For/in God's/np$ sake/nn ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` Looky/vb ''/'' ./. He/pps pointed/vbd ,/, cutting/vbg her/ppo off/rp ./. ``/`` See/vb that/dt wildcat/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps saw/vbd it/ppo then/rb ,/, the/at distant/jj derrick/nn of/in the/at wildcat/nn --/-- a/at test/nn well/rb in/in unexplored/jj country/nn ./. And/cc even/rb with/in her/pp$ limited/vbn knowledge/nn of/in such/jj things/nns ,/, she/pps knew/vbd that/cs the/at car/nn could/md be/be repaired/vbn there/rb ;/. ;/. sufficiently/rb ,/, at/in least/ap ,/, to/to get/vb them/ppo back/rb into/in town/nn ./. A/at wildcatter/nn had/hvd to/to be/be prepared/vbn for/in almost/rb any/dti emergency/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd to/to depend/vb on/in himself/ppl ,/, since/cs he/pps was/bedz invariably/rb miles/nns and/cc hours/nns away/rb from/in others/nns ./. ``/`` Well/rb ,/, let's/vb+ppo get/vb going/vbg ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd impatiently/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss ''/'' --/-- She/pps broke/vbd off/rp ,/, frowning/vbg ./. ``/`` What/wdt did/dod you/ppss mean/vb by/in that/dt rattlesnake/nn gag/nn ?/. ?/. Getting/vbg the/at boss/nn rattlesnake/nn to/to help/vb you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Why/wrb ,/, I/ppss meant/vbd what/wdt I/ppss said/vbd ''/'' ,/, Lord/np declared/vbd ./. ``/`` What/wdt else/rb would/md I/ppss mean/vb ,/, anyways/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps looked/vbd at/in him/ppo ,/, lips/nns compressed/vbn ./. Then/rb ,/, with/in a/at shrug/nn of/in pretended/vbn indifference/nn ,/, she/pps took/vbd a/at compact/nn from/in her/ppo purse/nn and/cc went/vbd through/in the/at motions/nns of/in fixing/vbg her/pp$ make-up/nn ./. In/in his/pp$ mood/nn ,/, it/pps was/bedz the/at best/jjt way/nn to/to handle/vb him/ppo ;/. ;/. that/dt is/bez ,/, to/to show/vb no/at curiosity/nn whatsoever/wps ./. Otherwise/rb ,/, she/pps would/md be/be baited/vbn into/in a/at tantrum/nn --/-- teased/vbd and/cc provoked/vbd until/cs she/pps lost/vbd control/nn of/in herself/ppl ,/, and/cc thus/rb lost/vbd still/rb another/dt battle/nn in/in the/at maddening/vbg struggle/nn of/in Tom/np Lord/np Vs./in-tl Joyce/np Lakewood/np ./. The/at car/nn lurched/vbd along/rb at/in a/at snail's/nn$ crawl/nn ,/, the/at left-front/nn mudguard/nn banging/vbg and/cc scraping/vbg against/in the/at tire/nn ,/, occasionally/rb scraping/vbg against/in the/at road/nn itself/ppl ./. Lord/np whistled/vbd tunelessly/rb as/cs he/pps fought/vbd the/at steering/vbg wheel/nn ./. He/pps seemed/vbd very/ql pleased/vbn with/in himself/ppl ,/, as/cs though/cs some/dti intricate/jj scheme/nn was/bedz working/vbg out/rp exactly/rb as/cs he/pps had/hvd planned/vbn ./. Along/rb with/in this/dt self-satisfaction/nn ,/, however/wrb ,/, Joyce/np sensed/vbd a/at growing/vbg tension/nn ./. It/pps poured/vbd out/rp of/in him/ppo like/cs an/at electric/jj current/nn ,/, a/at feeling/nn that/cs the/at muscles/nns and/cc nerves/nns of/in his/pp$ fine-drawn/jj body/nn were/bed coiling/vbg for/in action/nn ,/, and/cc that/cs that/dt action/nn would/md be/be all/abn that/cs he/pps anticipated/vbd ./. Joyce/np had/hvd seen/vbn him/ppo like/cs this/dt once/rb before/rb --/-- more/ap than/in once/rb ,/, actually/rb ,/, but/cc on/in one/cd particularly/rb memorable/jj occasion/nn ./. That/dt was/bedz the/at day/nn that/cs he/pps had/hvd practically/rb mopped/vbn up/rp the/at main/nn street/nn of/in Big/jj-tl Sands/nns-tl with/in Aaron/np McBride/np ,/, field/nn boss/nn for/in the/at Highlands/nns-tl Oil/nn-tl &/cc-tl Gas/nn-tl Company/nn-tl ./. Tom/np had/hvd been/ben laying/vbg for/in Aaron/np McBride/np for/in a/at long/jj time/nn ,/, just/rb waiting/vbg to/to catch/vb him/ppo out/in of/in line/nn ./. McBride/np gave/vbd him/ppo his/pp$ opportunity/nn when/wrb he/pps showed/vbd up/rp in/in town/nn with/in a/at pistol/nn on/in his/pp$ hip/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd a/at legitimate/jj reason/nn for/in wearing/vbg it/ppo ./. It/pps was/bedz payday/nn for/in Highlands/nns-tl ,/, and/cc he/pps was/bedz packing/vbg a/at lot/nn of/in money/nn back/rb into/in the/at oil/nn fields/nns ./. Moreover/rb ,/, as/ql long/jj as/cs the/at weapon/nn was/bedz carried/vbn openly/rb ,/, the/at sheriff's/nn$ office/nn had/hvd made/vbn no/rb previous/jj issue/nn of/in it/ppo ./. ``/`` So/cs what's/wdt+bez this/dt all/abn about/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps demanded/vbd ,/, when/wrb Lord/np confronted/vbd him/ppo ./. I'm/ppss+bem not/* the/at only/ap man/nn in/in town/nn with/in a/at gun/nn ,/, or/cc the/at only/ap one/cd without/in a/at permit/nn ''/'' ./. It/pps was/bedz the/at wrong/jj thing/nn to/to say/vb ./. By/in failing/vbg to/to do/do as/cs he/pps was/bedz told/vbn instantly/rb --/-- to/to take/vb out/rp a/at permit/nn or/cc return/vb the/at gun/nn to/in his/pp$ car/nn --/-- he/pps had/hvd played/vbn into/in Lord's/np$ hands/nns ./. The/at trouble/nn was/bedz that/cs he/pps had/hvd virtually/rb had/hvn to/to protest/vb ./. The/at deputy/nn had/hvd forced/vbn him/ppo to/in by/in his/pp$ manner/nn of/in accosting/vbg him/ppo ./. So/cs ,/, ``/`` How/wrb about/in it/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` Why/wrb single/vb me/ppo out/rp on/in this/dt permit/nn deal/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Well/rb ,/, I'll/ppss+md tell/vb you/ppo about/in that/dt ''/'' ,/, Lord/np told/vbd him/ppo ./. ``/`` We/ppss aim/vb t'/to be/be see-lective/jj ,/, y'know/ppss+vb ?/. ?/. Don't/do* like/vb to/to bother/vb no/at one/pn unless/cs we/ppss have/hv to/in ,/, which/wdt I/ppss figger/vb we/ppss do/do ,/, in/in your/pp$ case/nn ./. Figger/vb we/ppss got/vbd to/to be/be plumb/ql careful/jj with/in any/dti of/in you/ppo Highlands/nns-tl big/jj shots/nns ''/'' ./. McBride/np reddened/vbd ./. He/pps himself/ppl had/hvd heard/vbn that/cs there/ex was/bedz gangster/nn money/nn in/in the/at company/nn ,/, but/cc that/dt had/hvd nothing/pn to/to do/do with/in him/ppo ./. He/pps was/bedz an/at honest/jj man/nn doing/vbg a/at hard/jj job/nn ,/, and/cc the/at implication/nn that/cs he/pps was/bedz anything/pn else/rb was/bedz unbearable/jj ./. ``/`` Look/vb ,/, Lord/nn-tl ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd hoarsely/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss know/vb you've/ppss+hv got/vbn a/at grudge/nn against/in me/ppo ,/, and/cc maybe/rb I/ppss can't/md* blame/vb you/ppo ./. You/ppss think/vb that/cs Highlands/nns-tl swindled/vbd you/ppo and/cc I/ppss helped/vbd 'em/ppo do/do it/ppo ./. But/cc you're/ppss+ber all/ql wrong/jj ,/, man/nn !/. !/. I'm/ppss+bem no/at lawyer/nn ./. I/ppss just/rb do/do what/wdt I'm/ppss+bem told/vbn ,/, and/cc ''/'' --/-- ``/`` uh-huh/uh ./. An'/cc that/wps could/md mean/vb trouble/nn with/in a/at fella/nn that's/wps+bez workin'/vbg for/in crooks/nns ./. So/cs you/ppss get/vb rid/jj of/in that/dt pistol/nn right/ql now/rb ,/, Mis-ter/np McBride/np ./. You/ppss do/do that/dt or/cc take/vb you/ppss out/rp a/at permit/nn right/ql now/rb ''/'' ./. McBride/np couldn't/md* do/do either/dtx ,/, of/in course/nn ./. Not/* immediately/rb ,/, as/cs the/at deputy/nn demanded/vbd ./. Not/* without/in a/at face-saving/jj respite/nn of/in at/in least/ap a/at few/ap minutes/nns ./. To/to do/do so/rb would/md make/vb his/pp$ job/nn well-nigh/ql impossible/jj ./. Oil-field/nn workers/nns were/bed a/at rough-tough/jj lot/nn ./. How/wrb could/md he/pps exert/vb authority/nn over/in them/ppo --/-- make/vb them/ppo toe/vb the/at line/nn ,/, as/cs he/pps had/hvd to/in --/-- if/cs he/pps knuckled/vbd under/rb to/in this/dt small-town/nn clown/nn ?/. ?/. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md get/vb around/rb to/in it/ppo a/at little/ap later/rbr ''/'' ,/, he/pps mumbled/vbd desperately/rb ./. ``/`` Just/rb as/ql soon/rb as/cs I/ppss go/vb to/in the/at bank/nn ,/, and/cc ''/'' --/-- ``/`` huh-uh/uh ./. 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Then/rb ,/, as/cs he/pps doubled/vbd ,/, gasping/vbg ,/, vomiting/vbg the/at breakfast/nn he/pps had/hvd so/ql lately/rb eaten/vbn ,/, Lord/np straightened/vbd him/ppo with/in an/at uppercut/nn ./. A/at rabbit/nn punch/nn redoubled/vbd him/ppo ./. And/cc then/rb there/ex was/bedz a/at numbing/vbg blow/nn to/in the/at heart/nn ,/, and/cc another/dt gut-flattening/jj blow/nn to/in the/at stomach/nn But/cc he/pps couldn't/md* keep/vb up/rp with/in them/ppo ./. No/at more/ap could/md he/pps defend/vb himself/ppl against/in them/ppo ./. He/pps seemed/vbd to/to be/be fighting/vbg not/* one/cd man/nn but/cc a/at dozen/nn ./. And/cc he/pps could/md no/at longer/jjr think/vb of/in face-saving/jj ,/, of/in honor/nn ,/, but/cc only/rb of/in escape/nn ./. Why/wrb ,/, he's/pps+bez going/vbg to/to kill/vb me/ppo ,/, he/pps thought/vbd wildly/rb ./. I/ppss meant/vbd him/ppo no/at harm/nn ./. I've/ppss+hv given/vbn willful/jj hurt/nn to/in no/at man/nn ./. 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Fear-maddened/jj ,/, fleeing/vbg the/at lengthening/vbg shadow/nn of/in death/nn ,/, he/pps scrambled/vbd to/in his/pp$ feet/nns again/rb ./. He/pps couldn't/md* see/vb ;/. ;/. he/pps was/bedz long/jj past/in the/at point/nn of/in coherent/jj thinking/nn ./. Dimly/rb ,/, he/pps heard/vbd laughter/nn ,/, hoots/nns of/in derision/nn ,/, but/cc he/pps could/md not/* read/vb the/at racket/nn properly/rb ./. He/pps could/md not/* grasp/vb that/cs Lord/np had/hvd withdrawn/vbn from/in the/at fight/nn minutes/nns ago/rb ,/, and/cc that/cs his/pp$ leaden/jj arms/nns were/bed flailing/vbg at/in nothing/pn but/cc the/at air/nn ./. He/pps hated/vbd them/ppo too/ql much/rb to/to understand/vb --/-- the/at people/nns of/in this/dt isolated/vbn law-unto-itself/jj world/nn that/wps was/bedz Lord's/np$ world/nn ./. This/dt ,/, he/pps was/bedz sure/jj ,/, was/bedz the/at way/nn they/ppss would/md act/vb ;/. ;/. laughing/vbg at/in a/at dying/vbg man/nn ,/, laughing/vbg as/cs a/at man/nn was/bedz beaten/vbn to/in death/nn ./. And/cc nothing/pn would/md be/be done/vbn about/in it/ppo ./. Nothing/pn unless/cs Donna/np !/. !/. Donna/np ,/, his/pp$ young/jj wife/nn ,/, the/at girl/nn who/wps was/bedz both/abx daughter/nn and/cc wife/nn to/in him/ppo ./. Donna/np was/bedz like/cs he/pps was/bedz ./. She/pps lived/vbd by/in the/at rules/nns ,/, never/rb compromising/vbg ,/, never/rb blinded/vbn or/cc diverted/vbn by/in circumstance/nn ./. And/cc Donna/np would/md --/-- When/wrb he/pps regained/vbd consciousness/nn he/pps was/bedz in/in Lord's/np$ house/nn ,/, in/in the/at office/nn of/in Doctor/nn-tl Lord/np ,/, the/at deputy's/nn$ deceased/jj father/nn ./.

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Tomas/np ,/, she/pps called/vbd him/ppo --/-- as/cs the/at Mexican/jj hands/nns did/dod ./. He/pps was/bedz in/in earnest/jj conversation/nn with/in her/pp$ father/nn and/cc the/at old/jj vaquero/nn ,/, Luis/np Hernandez/np ./. Whatever/wdt they/ppss are/ber talking/vbg about/rb ?/. ?/. Conchita/np wondered/vbd ./. It/pps bothered/vbd her/ppo that/cs she/pps probably/rb would/md never/rb know/vb ./. Certainly/rb ,/, she/pps wouldn't/md* dare/vb ask/vb her/pp$ father/nn afterward/rb ./. He/pps would/md tell/vb her/ppo not/* to/to pry/vb into/in grownups'/nns$ affairs/nns --/-- as/cs though/cs she/pps were/bed a/at little/jj kid/nn like/cs Elena/np !/. !/. At/in the/at moment/nn ,/, the/at three/cd men/nns were/bed not/* saying/vbg much/ap of/in anything/pn ./. They/ppss were/bed sitting/vbg on/in their/pp$ heels/nns ,/, rider-fashion/rb ,/, over/rp by/in the/at still/rb empty/jj calf/nn wagon/nn ./. Brannon/np was/bedz hunkered/vbn down/rp with/in his/pp$ broad/jj back/nn to/in the/at left/jj rear/jj wheel/nn ,/, with/in the/at other/ap two/cd facing/vbg him/ppo ./. He/pps held/vbd a/at cigarette/nn in/in his/pp$ right/jj hand/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz burning/vbg away/rb ,/, forgotten/vbn ./. His/pp$ face/nn was/bedz clouded/vbn with/in unhappiness/nn ./. He'd/pps+hvd told/vbn Hank/np Maguire/np and/cc Luis/np Hernandez/np about/in his/pp$ wife's/nn$ refusal/nn to/to come/vb with/in him/ppo and/cc about/in what/wdt he/pps now/rb intended/vbd to/to do/do ./. They/ppss were/bed considering/vbg it/ppo gravely/rb ,/, neither/dtx seeming/vbg to/to like/vb what/wdt he/pps planned/vbd ./. Finally/rb Hernandez/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` I/ppss could/md offer/vb you/ppo advice/nn ,/, Tomas/np ,/, but/cc you/ppss wouldn't/md* heed/vb it/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` Let's/vb+ppo hear/vb it/ppo ,/, anyway/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Wait/vb a/at little/ap while/nn ./. Let/vb Senora/np Brannon/np live/vb in/in her/pp$ father's/nn$ house/nn for/in a/at time/nn ./. Give/vb her/ppo time/nn to/to miss/vb you/ppo ./. Maybe/rb she/pps will/md then/rb come/vb to/in you/ppo ./. After/in all/abn ,/, you/ppss want/vb the/at senora/nn as/ql much/rb as/cs you/ppss want/vb the/at boy/nn ./. You/ppss need/vb her/ppo even/rb more/rbr than/cs you/ppss need/vb him/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` She/pps won't/md* change/vb her/pp$ mind/nn ''/'' ,/, Brannon/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` John/np Clayton/np will/md see/vb to/in that/dt ''/'' ./. ``/`` But/cc after/in a/at time/nn away/rb from/in you/ppo ./. ''/'' ``/`` A/at year/nn ,/, Luis/np ?/. ?/. Five/cd ?/. ?/. Ten/cd ?/. ?/. How/wrb long/jj should/md I/ppss wait/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Maybe/rb in/in a/at year/nn ,/, Tomas/np ./. ''/'' ``/`` In/in a/at year/nn she'll/pps+md like/vb living/vbg in/in Clayton's/np$ house/nn too/ql much/rb to/to come/vb back/rb to/in me/ppo ''/'' ,/, Brannon/np said/vbd flatly/rb ./. ``/`` And/cc the/at boy/nn will/md be/be too/ql much/rb under/in his/pp$ influence/nn by/in then/rb ./. I've/ppss+hv got/vbn to/to take/vb Danny/np away/rb from/in Clayton/np before/cs I/ppss lose/vb him/ppo altogether/rb ./. Hell/nn ,/, in/in a/at year/nn or/cc five/cd or/cc ten/cd ,/, the/at boy/nn will/md have/hv forgotten/vbn me/ppo --/-- his/pp$ own/jj father/nn ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` But/cc to/to take/vb him/ppo and/cc leave/vb his/pp$ mother/nn behind/rb is/bez not/* good/jj ''/'' ./. ``/`` In/in my/pp$ place/nn ,/, you'd/ppss+md follow/vb such/jj advice/nn as/cs you/ppss give/vb me/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. Hernandez/np looked/vbd suddenly/rb uncertain/jj ./. ``/`` That/cs I/ppss can't/md* answer/vb ,/, for/cs I/ppss can't/md* imagine/vb something/pn like/cs this/dt happening/vbg to/in me/ppo ./. Maybe/rb I/ppss should/md withdraw/vb my/pp$ advice/nn --/-- no/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Brannon/np looked/vbd at/in Hank/np Maguire/np ./. ``/`` And/cc you/ppo ?/. ?/. What/wdt would/md you/ppo do/do in/in my/pp$ place/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Hank/np shook/vbd his/pp$ head/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* know/vb ,/, Tom/np ./. Like/cs Luis/np ,/, I/ppss can't/md* see/vb something/pn like/cs this/dt happening/vbg to/in me/ppo ./. With/in Maria/np and/cc me/ppo ,/, there's/ex+hvz never/rb any/dti problem/nn ./. Where/wrb I/ppss go/vb ,/, she/pps goes/vbz --/-- and/cc the/at kids/nns with/in us/ppo ./. You're/ppss+ber going/vbg to/to need/vb your/pp$ woman/nn ./. And/cc the/at boy/nn will/md need/vb his/pp$ mother/nn ./. If/cs you/ppss take/vb the/at one/pn ,/, you'd/ppss+hvd better/rbr take/vb both/abx ''/'' ./. Brannon/np shook/vbd his/pp$ head/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss won't/md* force/vb Beth/np to/to come/vb against/in her/pp$ will/nn ./. But/cc I'm/ppss+bem going/vbg to/to have/hv my/pp$ son/nn ''/'' ./. They/ppss were/bed silent/jj for/in a/at little/ap while/nn ,/, each/dt looking/vbg glum/nn ./. Finally/rb Luis/np Hernandez/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` What/wdt must/md be/be ,/, must/md be/be ./. I/ppss am/bem with/in you/ppo ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, Tomas/np ''/'' ./. And/cc Hank/np Maguire/np added/vbd ,/, ``/`` So/rb am/bem I/ppss ,/, Tom/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` All/ql right/rb ''/'' ,/, Brannon/np said/vbd ,/, rising/vbg ./. ``/`` We'll/ppss+md ride/vb out/rp as/cs soon/rb as/cs we've/ppss+hv had/hvd chuck/nn ''/'' ./. Brannon/np timed/vbd it/ppo so/cs that/cs they/ppss rode/vbd in/in an/at hour/nn after/in nightfall/nn ./. They/ppss had/hvd for/in cover/nn both/abx darkness/nn and/cc a/at summer/nn storm/nn ./. During/in much/ap of/in the/at fifteen-mile/jj ride/nn they/ppss had/hvd watched/vbn a/at lurid/jj display/nn of/in lightning/nn in/in the/at sky/nn to/in the/at east/nr ./. Later/rbr ,/, they'd/ppss+hvd heard/vbn the/at rumble/nn of/in thunder/nn and/cc then/rb ,/, just/rb outside/rb Rockfork/np ,/, they/ppss ran/vbd into/in rain/nn ./. Those/dts who/wps had/hvd slickers/nns donned/vbd them/ppo ./. The/at others/nns put/vb on/rp old/jj coats/nns or/cc ducking/vbg jackets/nns ,/, whichever/wdt they/ppss carried/vbd behind/in their/pp$ saddle/nn cantles/nns ./. There/ex were/bed seven/cd of/in them/ppo ,/, enough/ap for/in a/at show/nn of/in strength/nn --/-- to/to run/vb a/at bluff/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz to/to be/be nothing/pn more/ap than/in that/dt ./. There/ex was/bedz to/to be/be no/at gunplay/nn ./. If/cs the/at bluff/nn failed/vbd and/cc they/ppss ran/vbd into/in trouble/nn ,/, Brannon/np had/hvd told/vbn the/at others/nns ,/, they/ppss would/md withdraw/vb --/-- and/cc he/pps would/md come/vb after/in his/pp$ son/nn another/dt time/nn ./. He/pps didn't/dod* want/vb to/to put/vb himself/ppl outside/in the/at law/nn ./. With/in him/ppo were/bed Hank/np Maguire/np ,/, Luis/np Hernandez/np ,/, and/cc Luis's/np$ son/nn Pedro/np ./. The/at Ramirez/np brothers/nns were/bed also/rb along/rb ./. The/at seventh/od man/nn was/bedz Red/np Hogan/np ,/, a/at wiry/jj little/ap puncher/nn with/in a/at wild/jj streak/nn and/cc a/at liking/nn for/in hell-raising/nn ./. They/ppss were/bed all/abn good/jj men/nns ./. It/pps was/bedz dark/jj early/rb ,/, because/cs of/in the/at storm/nn ./. Also/rb because/cs of/in the/at storm/nn ,/, the/at streets/nns of/in Rockfork/np were/bed deserted/vbn ./. Lighted/vbn windows/nns glowed/vbd jewel-bright/jj through/in the/at downpour/nn ./. They/ppss reined/vbd in/rp before/in the/at town/nn marshal's/nn$ office/nn ,/, a/at box-sized/jj building/nn on/in Main/jjs-tl Street/nn-tl ./. A/at lamp/nn burned/vbd inside/rb ,/, but/cc Brannon/np ,/, peering/vbg through/in the/at window/nn ,/, saw/vbd that/cs the/at office/nn was/bedz empty/jj ./. He'd/pps+hvd hoped/vbn to/to catch/vb Jesse/np Macklin/np there/rb ./. ``/`` Probably/rb just/rb stepped/vbd out/rp ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` Maybe/rb to/to have/hv supper/nn ./. Red/np ,/, come/vb along/rb ./. The/at rest/nn of/in you/ppo wait/vb here/rb ''/'' ./. With/in Red/np Hogan/np ,/, he/pps rode/vbd to/in the/at Welcome/nn-tl Cafe/nn-tl ./. Hogan/np got/vbd down/rp from/in the/at saddle/nn and/cc had/hvd a/at look/nn inside/rb ./. ``/`` Not/* there/rb ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, getting/vbg back/rb onto/in his/pp$ horse/nn ./. ``/`` Maybe/rb he's/pps+bez at/in the/at hotel/nn ''/'' ./. They/ppss rode/vbd to/in the/at Rockfork/np-tl House/nn-tl ,/, a/at little/ap farther/rbr along/in the/at opposite/jj side/nn of/in the/at street/nn ./. They/ppss reined/vbd in/rp there/rb ,/, Brannon/np remaining/vbg in/in the/at saddle/nn while/cs Hogan/np went/vbd to/to look/vb for/in Jesse/np Macklin/np in/in the/at hotel/nn dining/vbg room/nn ./. Brannon/np had/hvd no/at slicker/nn ./. He'd/pps+hvd put/vb on/rp his/pp$ old/jj brown/jj corduroy/nn coat/nn and/cc it/pps was/bedz already/rb soaked/vbn ./. But/cc he/pps felt/vbd no/at physical/jj discomfort/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz only/rb vaguely/rb aware/jj of/in the/at sluicing/vbg rain/nn ./. He/pps hardly/rb noticed/vbd the/at blue-green/jj flashes/nns of/in lightning/nn and/cc the/at hard/jj claps/nns of/in thunder/nn ./. Hogan/np reappeared/vbd ,/, stopped/vbd on/in the/at hotel/nn porch/nn ,/, lifted/vbd a/at hand/nn in/in signal/nn ./. Brannon/np dismounted/vbd and/cc climbed/vbd the/at steps/nns ./. ``/`` He's/pps+hvz finished/vbn eating/vbg ''/'' ,/, Hogan/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` Sitting/vbg with/in a/at cup/nn of/in coffee/nn now/rb ./. It/pps shouldn't/md* be/be long/jj ''/'' ./. It/pps seemed/vbd long/jj ,/, at/in least/ap to/in Tom/np Brannon/np ./. He/pps and/cc Hogan/np waited/vbd by/in the/at door/nn ,/, one/cd to/in either/dtx side/nn ./. Macklin/np was/bedz the/at third/od man/nn to/to come/vb out/rp ,/, and/cc he/pps came/vbd unhurriedly/rb ./. He/pps was/bedz puffing/vbg on/in a/at cigar/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps was/bedz turning/vbg up/rp his/pp$ coat/nn collar/nn against/in the/at rain/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz not/* until/cs he/pps moved/vbd across/in the/at porch/nn that/cs he/pps became/vbd aware/jj of/in them/ppo ,/, and/cc then/rb it/pps was/bedz too/ql late/jj ./. They/ppss closed/vbd in/rp fast/rb ,/, kept/vbd him/ppo from/in reaching/vbg inside/in his/pp$ coat/nn for/in his/pp$ gun/nn ./. ``/`` Just/rb come/vb along/rb ''/'' ,/, Brannon/np told/vbd him/ppo ./. ``/`` Don't/do* start/vb anything/pn you/ppss can't/md* finish/vb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Now/rb ,/, listen/vb ''/'' --/-- Macklin/np began/vbd ./. ``/`` We'll/ppss+md talk/vb over/rp at/in your/pp$ office/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Brannon/np ,/, I/ppss warn/vb you/ppo ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` Let's/vb+ppo go/vb ,/, Marshal/nn-tl ''/'' ,/, Brannon/np said/vbd ,/, and/cc took/vbd him/ppo by/in the/at arm/nn ./. Hogan/np gripped/vbd the/at lawman's/nn$ other/ap arm/nn ./. They/ppss escorted/vbd him/ppo down/rp from/in the/at porch/nn and/cc through/in the/at rain/nn to/in his/pp$ office/nn ./. The/at other/ap five/cd Slash-B/np men/nns followed/vbd them/ppo inside/rb ,/, crowding/vbg the/at small/jj room/nn ./. His/pp$ face/nn was/bedz stiff/jj with/in anger/nn when/wrb they/ppss let/vb go/vb of/in his/pp$ arms/nns ./. He/pps looked/vbd at/in each/dt of/in them/ppo in/in turn/nn ,/, Brannon/np last/ap of/in all/abn ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md remember/vb you/ppo ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` Every/at last/ap one/cd of/in you/ppo ./. As/cs for/in you/ppo ,/, Brannon/np ''/'' --/-- ``/`` Put/vb your/pp$ gun/nn on/in the/at desk/nn ,/, Marshal/nn-tl ''/'' ./. ``/`` Now/rb ,/, hold/vb on/rp ,/, damn/vb it/ppo ;/. ;/. I/ppss won't/md* ''/'' --/-- Red/np Hogan's/np$ patience/nn ran/vbd out/rp ./. He/pps lifted/vbd the/at skirt/nn of/in Macklin's/np$ coat/nn ,/, took/vbd his/pp$ gun/nn from/in its/pp$ holster/nn ,/, tossed/vbd it/ppo onto/in the/at desk/nn ./. ``/`` Too/ql much/ap fooling/nn around/rb ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` Don't/do* press/vb your/pp$ luck/nn ,/, badge-toter/nn ''/'' ./. Brannon/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Now/rb the/at key/nn to/in the/at lockup/nn ,/, Marshal/nn-tl ''/'' ./. ``/`` Key/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Macklin/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` What/wdt for/in ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Can't/md* you/ppss guess/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Brannon/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` We're/ppss+ber putting/vbg you/ppo where/wrb you/ppss won't/md* come/vb to/in harm/nn ./. Come/vb on/rp --/-- the/at key/nn ./. Get/vb it/ppo out/rp ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` Damned/vbn if/cs I/ppss will/md ./. Brannon/np ,/, you've/ppss+hv assaulted/vbn a/at law/nn officer/nn and/cc ''/'' --/-- They/ppss moved/vbd in/rp on/in him/ppo ,/, crowded/vbd him/ppo from/in all/abn sides/nns ./. No/at man/nn laid/vbd a/at hand/nn on/in him/ppo ,/, but/cc the/at threat/nn of/in violence/nn was/bedz there/rb ./. His/pp$ face/nn took/vbd on/rp a/at sudden/jj pallor/nn ,/, became/vbd beaded/vbn with/in sweat/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps seemed/vbd to/to have/hv trouble/nn with/in his/pp$ breathing/nn ./. He/pps held/vbd out/rp a/at moment/nn longer/rbr ,/, then/rb his/pp$ nerve/nn gave/vbd under/in the/at pressure/nn ./. He/pps swore/vbd ,/, and/cc said/vbd ,/, ``/`` All/ql right/rb ./. It's/pps+bez here/rb in/in my/pp$ pocket/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Get/vb it/ppo out/rp ''/'' ,/, Brannon/np ordered/vbd ./. Then/rb ,/, as/cs Macklin/np obeyed/vbd :/: ``/`` Now/rb let's/vb+ppo go/vb out/rp back/rb ''/'' ./. Resignedly/rb ,/, Macklin/np turned/vbd to/in the/at back/nn door/nn ./. They/ppss followed/vbd him/ppo into/in the/at rain/nn and/cc across/rb to/in the/at squat/nn stone/nn building/nn fifty/cd feet/nns to/in the/at rear/nn ./. The/at door/nn of/in the/at lockup/nn was/bedz of/in oak/nn planks/nns and/cc banded/vbn with/in strap/nn iron/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz secured/vbn by/in an/at oversized/jj padlock/nn ./. Macklin/np balked/vbd again/rb ,/, not/* wanting/vbg to/to unlock/vb and/cc open/vb the/at door/nn ./. They/ppss crowded/vbd him/ppo in/in that/dt threatening/vbg way/nn once/rb more/rbr ,/, forced/vbd him/ppo to/to give/vb in/rp ./. Once/cs the/at door/nn was/bedz open/jj ,/, they/ppss crowded/vbd him/ppo inside/in the/at dark/jj building/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz uttering/vbg threats/nns in/in a/at low/jj but/cc savage/jj voice/nn when/wrb they/ppss closed/vbd and/cc padlocked/vbd the/at door/nn ./. They/ppss returned/vbd to/in the/at street/nn ,/, mounted/vbd their/pp$ horses/nns ,/, rode/vbd through/in the/at rain/nn to/in the/at big/jj house/nn on/in Houston/np-tl Street/nn-tl ./. Its/pp$ windows/nns glowed/vbd with/in lamplight/nn ./. Deputy/nn-tl Marshal/nn-tl Luke/np Harper/np still/rb stood/vbd guard/nn on/in the/at veranda/nn ,/, a/at forlorn/jj ,/, scarecrowish/jj figure/nn in/in the/at murky/jj dark/nn ./. He/pps came/vbd to/in the/at edge/nn of/in the/at veranda/nn ,/, peered/vbd down/rp at/in them/ppo with/in his/pp$ hand/nn on/in his/pp$ gun/nn ./. ``/`` Don't/do* try/vb it/ppo ''/'' ,/, Brannon/np told/vbd him/ppo ,/, dismounting/vbg and/cc starting/vbg up/in the/at steps/nns with/in his/pp$ men/nns following/vbg ./. ``/`` Don't/do* get/vb yourself/ppl killed/vbn for/in something/pn that/dt doesn't/doz* concern/vb you/ppo ''/'' ./. He/pps strode/vbd past/in the/at now/rb frightened/vbn man/nn ,/, entered/vbd the/at house/nn ./. Miguel/np and/cc Arturo/np Ramirez/np remained/vbd on/in the/at veranda/nn to/to keep/vb Harper/np from/in interfering/vbg ./. The/at others/nns followed/vbd Brannon/np inside/rb ./. They/ppss trailed/vbd him/ppo across/in the/at wide/jj hallway/nn to/in the/at parlor/nn ,/, four/cd roughly/rb garbed/vbn and/cc tough-looking/jj men/nns who/wps probably/rb had/hvd never/rb before/rb ventured/vbn into/in such/abl a/at house/nn ./. They/ppss brought/vbd to/in it/ppo all/abn the/at odors/nns that/wps clung/vbd to/in men/nns like/vb themselves/ppls ,/, that/dt of/in their/pp$ own/jj sweat/nn ,/, of/in campfire/nn smoke/nn ,/, of/in horses/nns and/cc cattle/nns ./. They/ppss tracked/vbd mud/nn on/in the/at oaken/jj floor/nn ,/, on/in the/at carpet/nn ./. Their/pp$ presence/nn fouled/vbd the/at elegance/nn of/in that/dt room/nn ./. And/cc their/pp$ arrival/nn caught/vbd John/np Clayton/np and/cc Charles/np Ansley/np off/in guard/nn ./.

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The/at author/nn of/in the/at anonymous/jj notes/nns seemed/vbd to/to be/be all-knowing/jj ./. For/cs men/nns who/wps had/hvd left/vbn cattle/nns alone/rb after/in getting/vbg their/pp$ first/od notices/nns had/hvd received/vbn no/at second/od ./. But/cc the/at day/nn of/in the/at deadline/nn came/vbd and/cc passed/vbd ,/, and/cc the/at men/nns who/wps had/hvd scoffed/vbn at/in the/at warnings/nns laughed/vbd with/in satisfaction/nn ./. For/cs ,/, with/in a/at single/ap exception/nn ,/, nothing/pn had/hvd happened/vbn to/in them/ppo ./. The/at exception/nn was/bedz an/at Iron/nn-tl Mountain/nn-tl settler/nn named/vbn William/np Lewis/np ./. After/cs walking/vbg out/rp to/in his/pp$ corral/nn that/dt morning/nn ,/, he'd/pps+hvd been/ben amazed/vbn to/to see/vb the/at dust/nn puff/vb up/rp in/in front/nn of/in his/pp$ feet/nns ./. A/at split/vbn second/nn later/rbr ,/, the/at distant/jj crack/nn of/in a/at rifle/nn had/hvd sounded/vbn ./. He'd/pps+hvd mounted/vbn up/rp immediately/rb and/cc raced/vbn with/in a/at revolver/nn ready/jj toward/in the/at spot/nn from/in which/wdt he'd/pps+hvd estimated/vbn the/at shot/nn had/hvd come/vbn ./. But/cc he/pps had/hvd found/vbn all/abn of/in the/at thickets/nns and/cc points/nns of/in cover/nn deserted/vbn ./. There/ex had/hvd been/ben no/at sign/nn of/in a/at rifleman/nn and/cc no/at track/nn or/cc trace/nn to/to show/vb that/cs anyone/pn had/hvd been/ben near/rb ./. Lewis/np was/bedz a/at man/nn who/wps had/hvd made/vbn a/at full-time/jj job/nn of/in cow/nn stealing/nn ./. He/pps hadn't/hvd* even/rb pretended/vbn to/to be/be farming/vbg his/pp$ spread/nn ./. His/pp$ land/nn had/hvd never/rb been/ben plowed/vbn ./. He/pps had/hvd done/vbn his/pp$ rustling/nn openly/rb and/cc boasted/vbd about/in it/ppo ./. He/pps had/hvd received/vbn both/abx first/od and/cc second/od anonymous/jj notices/nns ,/, and/cc each/dt time/nn he/pps had/hvd accused/vbn his/pp$ neighbors/nns of/in writing/vbg them/ppo ./. He/pps had/hvd cursed/vbn at/in them/ppo and/cc threatened/vbn them/ppo ./. He/pps was/bedz a/at man/nn ,/, those/dts neighbors/nns testified/vbd later/rbr ,/, who/wps didn't/dod* have/hv a/at friend/nn in/in the/at world/nn ./. William/np Lewis/np made/vbd the/at rounds/nns of/in all/abn who/wps lived/vbd near/in him/ppo again/rb ,/, that/dt August/np morning/nn after/cs a/at bullet/nn landed/vbd at/in his/pp$ feet/nns ,/, and/cc once/rb more/rbr he/pps accused/vbd and/cc threatened/vbd everyone/pn ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md be/be ready/jj next/ap time/nn ''/'' !/. !/. He/pps raged/vbd ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md be/be shootin'/vbg right/ql back/rb ''/'' ./. He/pps had/hvd his/pp$ chance/nn the/at very/ql next/ap morning/nn ,/, for/cs exactly/rb the/at same/ap thing/nn happened/vbd again/rb ./. This/dt time/nn Lewis/np had/hvd his/pp$ own/jj rifle/nn in/in his/pp$ hands/nns ,/, and/cc he/pps threw/vbd some/dti answering/vbg fire/nn back/rb at/in the/at mysterious/jj far-off/jj shot/nn ,/, then/rb spent/vbd most/ap of/in the/at day/nn searching/vbg out/rp the/at area/nn ./. He/pps found/vbd nothing/pn ,/, but/cc he/pps still/rb refused/vbd to/to give/vb up/rp and/cc move/vb out/rp ./. ``/`` Just/rb let/vb me/ppo meet/vb up/rp with/in that/dt damned/vbn bushwhackin'/jj coward/nn face-to-face/rb ''/'' !/. !/. He/pps exploded/vbd ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez all/abn I/ppss ask/vb ''/'' !/. !/. He/pps never/rb got/vbd that/dt chance/nn ./. For/cs the/at unseen/jj ,/, ghostlike/jj rifleman/nn aimed/vbd a/at little/ap higher/jjr the/at third/od time/nn ./. A/at bullet/nn smashed/vbd directly/rb into/in the/at center/nn of/in William/np Lewis'/np$ chest/nn ./. He/pps slumped/vbd against/in a/at log/nn fence/nn rail/nn ,/, then/rb tried/vbd to/to lift/vb himself/ppl ./. Two/cd more/ap shots/nns followed/vbd in/in quick/jj succession/nn ,/, dropping/vbg him/ppo limp/jj and/cc huddled/vbd on/in the/at ground/nn ./. An/at inquest/nn was/bedz held/vbn ,/, and/cc after/cs a/at good/jj deal/nn of/in testimony/nn about/in the/at anonymous/jj notes/nns ,/, the/at county/nn coroner/nn estimated/vbd that/cs the/at shooting/nn had/hvd been/ben done/vbn from/in a/at distance/nn of/in 300/cd yards/nns ./. Rumors/nns of/in the/at offer/nn Tom/np Horn/np had/hvd made/vbn at/in the/at Stockgrowers'/nns$-tl Association/nn-tl meeting/nn had/hvd leaked/vbn out/rp by/in then/rb ,/, and/cc as/cs a/at grand/jj jury/nn investigation/nn of/in the/at murder/nn got/vbd underway/rb ,/, the/at prosecuting/vbg attorney/nn ,/, a/at Colonel/nn-tl Baird/np ,/, ordered/vbd that/cs the/at tall/jj stock/nn detective/nn be/be summoned/vbn for/in questioning/vbg ./. It/pps took/vbd some/dti time/nn to/to locate/vb Horn/np ./. He/pps was/bedz finally/rb found/vbn in/in the/at Bates/np-tl Hole/nn-tl region/nn of/in Natrona/np-tl County/nn-tl ,/, two/cd counties/nns away/rb ./. Prosecutor/nn-tl Baird/np immediately/rb assumed/vbd he/pps was/bedz hiding/vbg out/rp there/rb after/in the/at shooting/nn and/cc began/vbd preparing/vbg an/at indictment/nn ./. But/cc that/dt indictment/nn was/bedz never/rb made/vbn ./. For/cs Tom/np Horn/np ,/, it/pps turned/vbd out/rp ,/, had/hvd a/at number/nn of/in rancher/nn and/cc cowboy/nn witnesses/nns ready/jj and/cc willing/jj to/to swear/vb with/in straight/jj faces/nns that/cs he/pps had/hvd been/ben in/in Bates/np-tl Hole/nn-tl the/at day/nn of/in the/at killing/nn ./. The/at former/ap scout's/nn$ alibi/nn couldn't/md* be/be shaken/vbn ./. The/at authorities/nns had/hvd to/to release/vb him/ppo ./. He/pps immediately/rb rode/vbd on/rp to/in Cheyenne/np ,/, threw/vbd a/at ten-day/jj drinking/vbg spree/nn and/cc dropped/vbd some/dti very/ql strong/jj hints/nns among/in friends/nns ./. ``/`` Dead/jj center/nn at/in three/cd hundred/cd yards/nns ,/, that/dt coroner/nn said/vbd ''/'' !/. !/. He'd/pps+md grin/vb ./. ``/`` Three/cd shots/nns in/in that/dt fella/nn 'fore/cs he/pps hit/vbd the/at ground/nn !/. !/. You/ppss reckon/vb there's/ex+bez two/cd men/nns in/in this/dt state/nn can/md shoot/vb like/in that/dt ''/'' ?/. ?/. Publicly/rb ,/, he/pps denied/vbd everything/pn ./. Privately/rb ,/, he/pps created/vbd and/cc magnified/vbd an/at image/nn of/in himself/ppl as/cs a/at hired/vbn assassin/nn ./. For/cs a/at blood-chilling/jj ring/nn of/in terror/nn to/in the/at very/ap sound/nn of/in his/pp$ name/nn was/bedz the/at tool/nn he/pps needed/vbd for/in the/at job/nn he'd/pps+hvd promised/vbn to/to do/do ./. Tom/np Horn/np was/bedz soon/rb back/rb at/in work/nn ,/, giving/vbg his/pp$ secret/jj employers/nns their/pp$ money's/nn$ worth/nn ./. A/at good/jj many/ap beef-hungry/jj settlers/nns were/bed accepting/vbg the/at death/nn of/in William/np Lewis/np as/cs proof/nn that/cs the/at warning/vbg notes/nns were/bed not/* idle/jj threats/nns ./. The/at company/nn herds/nns were/bed being/beg raided/vbn less/ql often/rb ,/, and/cc cabins/nns and/cc soddies/nns all/abn over/in the/at range/nn were/bed standing/vbg deserted/vbn ./. But/cc there/ex were/bed other/ap homesteaders/nns who/wps passed/vbd the/at Lewis/np murder/nn off/rp as/cs a/at personal/jj grudge/nn killing/nn ,/, the/at work/nn of/in one/pn of/in his/pp$ neighbors/nns ./. The/at rustling/vbg problem/nn was/bedz by/in no/at means/nns solved/vbn ./. Even/rb in/in the/at very/ql area/nn where/wrb the/at shooting/nn had/hvd been/ben done/vbn ,/, cattle/nns were/bed still/rb disappearing/vbg ./. For/in less/ap than/in a/at dozen/nn miles/nns from/in the/at unplowed/jj land/nn of/in the/at dead/jj man/nn lived/vbd another/dt settler/nn who/wps had/hvd ignored/vbn the/at warnings/nns that/wps his/pp$ existence/nn might/md be/be foreclosed/vbn on/in --/-- a/at blatant/jj and/cc defiant/jj rustler/nn named/vbn Fred/np Powell/np ./. ``/`` Fred/np was/bedz mighty/ql crude/jj about/in the/at way/nn he/pps took/vbd in/in cattle/nns ''/'' his/pp$ own/jj hired/vbn man/nn ,/, Andy/np Ross/np ,/, mentioned/vbd later/rbr ./. ``/`` Everyone/pn knew/vbd it/ppo ,/, but/cc he/pps sort/rb of/in acted/vbn like/cs he/pps didn't/dod* care/vb who/wps knew/vbd it/ppo --/-- even/rb after/in them/ppo notes/nns came/vbd ,/, even/rb after/cs he'd/pps+hvd heard/vbn about/in Lewis/np ,/, even/rb after/cs he'd/pps+hvd been/ben shot/vbn at/in a/at couple/nn o'/in times/nns hisself/ppl ''/'' !/. !/. On/in the/at morning/nn of/in September/np 10/cd ,/, 1895/cd ,/, Powell/np and/cc Ross/np rose/vbd at/in dawn/nn and/cc began/vbd their/pp$ day's/nn$ work/nn ./. Haying/vbg time/nn was/bedz close/rb at/in hand/nn ,/, and/cc they/ppss needed/vbd some/dti strong/jj branches/nns to/to repair/vb a/at hay/nn rack/nn ./. Harnessing/vbg a/at team/nn to/in a/at buckboard/nn ,/, they/ppss drove/vbd out/rp to/in a/at willow-lined/jj creek/nn about/in a/at half-mile/nn off/rp ,/, then/rb climbed/vbd down/rp and/cc began/vbd chopping/vbg ./. Andy/np Ross/np had/hvd just/rb started/vbn swinging/vbg an/at ax/nn at/in his/pp$ second/od willow/nn when/wrb the/at distant/jj blast/nn of/in a/at rifle/nn sounded/vbd ./. He/pps looked/vbd around/rb in/in surprise/nn ,/, then/rb noticed/vbd that/cs Fred/np Powell/np was/bedz clutching/vbg his/pp$ chest/nn ./. The/at hired/vbn man/nn ran/vbd over/rp to/to help/vb his/pp$ boss/nn ./. ``/`` My/pp$ God/np ,/, I'm/ppss+bem shot/vbn ''/'' !/. !/. Powell/np gasped/vbd ./. And/cc he/pps collapsed/vbd and/cc died/vbd instantly/rb ./. Ross/np had/hvd no/at intention/nn of/in searching/vbg for/in the/at assassin/nn ./. He/pps heaved/vbd the/at dead/jj man/nn onto/in the/at buckboard/nn ,/, yelled/vbd and/cc lashed/vbd at/in the/at team/nn and/cc got/vbd out/rp of/in there/rb fast/rb ./. But/cc he/pps brought/vbd back/rb the/at sheriff/nn and/cc several/ap deputies/nns ,/, and/cc to/in the/at lawmen/nns the/at entire/jj affair/nn seemed/vbd a/at repetition/nn of/in the/at Lewis/np killing/nn ./. A/at detailed/vbn scouring/nn of/in the/at entire/jj area/nn revealed/vbd nothing/pn beyond/in a/at ledge/nn of/in rocks/nns that/wps might/md have/hv been/ben the/at rifleman's/nn$ hiding/vbg place/nn ./. There/ex were/bed no/at tracks/nns of/in either/cc hoofs/nns or/cc boots/nns ./. Not/* even/rb an/at empty/jj cartridge/nn case/nn could/md be/be found/vbn ./. Once/rb again/rb ,/, Tom/np Horn/np was/bedz the/at first/od and/cc most/ql likely/jj suspect/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps was/bedz brought/vbn in/rp for/in questioning/vbg immediately/rb ./. Once/rb again/rb ,/, he/pps shook/vbd his/pp$ head/nn ,/, kept/vbd his/pp$ face/nn expressionless/jj and/cc his/pp$ voice/nn very/ql calm/jj ,/, and/cc had/hvd a/at strongly/rb supported/vbn alibi/nn ready/jj ./. Later/rbr ,/, riding/vbg in/rp for/in some/dti lusty/jj enjoyment/nn of/in the/at liquor/nn and/cc professional/jj ladies/nns of/in Cheyenne/np ,/, he/pps laid/vbd claim/nn to/in the/at killing/nn with/in the/at vague/jj insinuations/nns he/pps made/vbd ./. ``/`` Exterminatin'/vbg cow/nn thieves/nns is/bez just/rb a/at business/nn proposition/nn with/in me/ppo ''/'' ,/, he'd/pps+md blandly/rb announce/vb ./. ``/`` And/cc I/ppss sort/nn o'/in got/vbn a/at corner/nn on/in the/at market/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Tom/np ''/'' ,/, a/at friend/nn asked/vbd him/ppo once/rb ,/, ``/`` how/wrb come/vb you/ppss bushwhacked/vbd them/dts rustlers/nns ?/. ?/. They/ppss wouldn't/md* o'/hv stood/vbn no/at chance/nn with/in you/ppo in/in a/at plain/jj ,/, straight-out/jj shoot-down/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps had/hvd lots/nns of/in friends/nns ,/, then/rb as/cs always/rb ./. Even/rb as/cs he/pps became/vbd widely/rb known/vbn as/cs a/at professional/jj killer/nn ,/, nearly/rb every/at cowboy/nn and/cc rancher/nn in/in Wyoming/np seemed/vbd proud/jj to/to call/vb him/ppo a/at friend/nn ./. No/at man's/nn$ name/nn brought/vbd more/ap cheers/nns when/wrb it/pps was/bedz announced/vbn in/in a/at rodeo/nn ./. ``/`` Well/rb ''/'' ,/, he/pps explained/vbd ,/, ``/`` s'posin'/cs you/ppss was/bedz a/at nester/nn swingin'/vbg the/at long/jj rope/nn ?/. ?/. Which/wdt would/md you/ppo be/be most/rbt scairt/vbn of/in --/-- a/at dry-gulchin'/nn or/cc a/at shoot-down/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Yeah/rb ,/, I/ppss can/md see/vb that/dt ''/'' ,/, the/at friend/nn was/bedz forced/vbn to/to agree/vb ./. ``/`` But/cc well/rb ,/, it/pps just/rb don't/do* seem/vb sportin'/vbg somehow/rb ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` Sportin'/vbg ''/'' !/. !/. The/at tall/jj sunburnt/vbn rustler-hunter/nn stared/vbd in/in amazement/nn ./. ``/`` Sportin'/vbg ''/'' !/. !/. He/pps echoed/vbd again/rb in/in soft/jj wonder/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss seen/vbn a/at lot/nn o'/in things/nns in/in my/pp$ time/nn ./. I/ppss found/vbd a/at trooper/nn once/cs the/at Apache/nps had/hvd spread-eagled/vbn on/in an/at ant/nn hill/nn ,/, and/cc another/dt time/nn we/ppss ran/vbd across/rb some/dti teamsters/nns they'd/ppss+hvd caught/vbn ,/, tied/vbn upside/rb down/rp on/in their/pp$ own/jj wagon/nn wheels/nns over/in little/jj fires/nns until/cs their/pp$ brains/nns was/bedz exploded/vbn right/ql out/rp o'/in their/pp$ skulls/nns ./. I/ppss heard/vbd o'/in Texas/np cattlemen/nns wrappin'/vbg a/at cow/nn thief/nn up/rp in/in green/jj hides/nns and/cc lettin'/vbg the/at sun/nn shrink/vb 'em/ppo and/cc squeeze/vb him/ppo to/in death/nn ./. But/cc there's/ex+bez one/cd thing/nn I/ppss never/rb seen/vbn or/cc heard/vbd of/in ,/, one/cd thing/nn I/ppss just/rb don't/do* think/vb there/ex is/bez ,/, and/cc that's/dt+bez a/at sportin'/vbg way/nn o'/in killin'/vbg a/at man/nn ''/'' !/. !/. After/in the/at first/od two/cd murders/nns ,/, the/at warning/vbg notes/nns were/bed rarely/rb ignored/vbn ./. The/at lesson/nn had/hvd been/ben learned/vbn ./. The/at examples/nns were/bed plain/jj ./. When/wrb Fred/np Powell's/np$ brother-in-law/nn ,/, Charlie/np Keane/np ,/, moved/vbd into/in the/at dead/jj man's/nn$ home/nr ,/, the/at anonymous/jj letter/nn writer/nn took/vbd no/at chances/nns on/in Charlie/np taking/vbg up/rp where/wrb Fred/np had/hvd left/vbn off/rp and/cc wasted/vbd no/at time/nn on/in a/at first/od notice/nn :/: If/cs you/ppss don't/do* leave/vb this/dt country/nn within/in 3/cd days/nns ,/, your/pp$ life/nn will/md be/be taken/vbn the/at same/ap as/cs Powell's/np$ was/bedz ./. This/dt was/bedz the/at message/nn found/vbn tacked/vbn to/in the/at cabin/nn door/nn ./. Keane/np left/vbd ,/, within/in three/cd days/nns ./. All/abn through/in Albany/np-tl and/cc Laramie/np-tl counties/nns ,/, other/ap men/nns were/bed doing/vbg the/at same/ap ./. Houses/nns of/in settlers/nns who'd/wps+hvd treated/vbn the/at company/nn herds/nns as/cs a/at natural/jj resource/nn ,/, free/jj for/in the/at taking/nn ,/, were/bed sitting/vbg empty/jj ,/, with/in weeds/nns growing/vbg high/jj in/in their/pp$ yards/nns ./. The/at small/jj half-heartedly/rb tended/vbn fields/nns of/in men/nns who'd/wps+hvd spent/vbn more/ap time/nn rustling/vbg cattle/nns than/cs farming/vbg were/bed lying/vbg fallow/jj ./. No/at cow/nn thief/nn could/md count/vb on/rp a/at jury/nn of/in his/pp$ sympathetic/jj peers/nns to/to free/vb him/ppo any/dti longer/rbr ./. Jury/nn ,/, judge/nn and/cc executioner/nn were/bed riding/vbg the/at range/nn in/in the/at form/nn of/in a/at single/ap unknown/jj figure/nn that/wps could/md materialize/vb anywhere/rb ,/, at/in any/dti time/nn ,/, to/to dispense/vb an/at ancient/jj brand/nn of/in justice/nn the/at men/nns of/in the/at new/jj West/nr-tl had/hvd believed/vbn long/rb outdated/vbn ./. For/in three/cd straight/jj years/nns ,/, Tom/np Horn/np patrolled/vbd the/at southern/jj Wyoming/np pastures/nns ,/, and/cc how/wrb many/ap men/nns he/pps killed/vbd after/in Lewis/np and/cc Powell/np (/( if/cs he/pps killed/vbd Lewis/np and/cc Powell/np )/) will/md never/rb be/be known/vbn ./. It/pps is/bez possible/jj ,/, although/cs highly/ql doubtful/jj ,/, that/cs he/pps killed/vbd none/pn at/in all/abn but/cc merely/rb let/vb his/pp$ reputation/nn work/vb for/in him/ppo by/in privately/rb claiming/vbg every/at unsolved/jj murder/nn in/in the/at state/nn ./. It/pps is/bez also/rb possible/jj ,/, but/cc equally/rb doubtful/jj ,/, that/cs he/pps actually/rb shot/vbd down/rp the/at hundreds/nns of/in men/nns with/in which/wdt his/pp$ legend/nn credits/vbz him/ppo ./. For/cs that/dt legend/nn was/bedz growing/vbg explosively/rb ,/, Rumor/nn was/bedz insisting/vbg he/pps received/vbd a/at price/nn of/in $600/nns a/at man/nn ./. (/( The/at best/jjt evidence/nn is/bez that/cs he/pps received/vbd a/at monthly/jj wage/nn of/in about/in $125/nns ,/, very/ql good/jj money/nn in/in an/at era/nn when/wrb top/nn hands/nns worked/vbd for/in $30/nns and/cc found/vbd ./. )/) Rumor/nn had/hvd it/ppo he/pps slipped/vbd two/cd small/jj rocks/nns under/in each/dt victim's/nn$ head/nn as/cs a/at sort/nn of/in trademark/nn ./. (/( A/at detailed/vbn search/nn of/in old/jj coroner's/nn$ reports/nns fails/vbz to/to substantiate/vb this/dt in/in the/at slightest/jjt ./. )/) One/cd thing/nn was/bedz certain/jj --/-- his/pp$ method/nn was/bedz effective/jj ,/, so/ql effective/jj that/cs after/in a/at time/nn even/rb the/at warning/vbg notices/nns were/bed often/rb unnecessary/jj ./. The/at mere/jj fact/nn that/cs the/at tall/jj figure/nn with/in the/at rifle/nn and/cc field/nn glasses/nns had/hvd been/ben seen/vbn riding/vbg that/dt way/nn was/bedz enough/ap to/to frighten/vb three/cd rustling/vbg homesteaders/nns out/in of/in the/at Upper/jj-tl Laramie/np-tl country/nn in/in a/at single/ap week/nn ./. ``/`` My/pp$ reputation's/nn$ my/pp$ stock/nn in/in trade/nn ''/'' ,/, Tom/np mentioned/vbd more/ap than/in once/rb ./. He/pps evidently/rb couldn't/md* foresee/vb that/cs it/pps might/md be/be his/pp$ downfall/nn in/in the/at end/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd made/vbn himself/ppl the/at personification/nn of/in the/at Devil/nn-tl to/in the/at homesteaders/nns ./. But/cc to/in the/at cattlemen/nns who/wps had/hvd been/ben facing/vbg bankruptcy/nn from/in rustling/vbg losses/nns and/cc to/in the/at cowboys/nns who/wps had/hvd been/ben faced/vbn with/in lay-offs/nns a/at few/ap years/nns earlier/rbr ,/, he/pps was/bedz becoming/vbg a/at vastly/rb different/jj type/nn of/in legendary/jj figure/nn ./. Such/jj ranchers/nns as/cs Coble/np and/cc Clay/np and/cc the/at Bosler/np brothers/nns carried/vbd him/ppo on/in their/pp$ books/nns as/cs a/at cowhand/nn even/rb while/cs he/pps was/bedz receiving/vbg a/at much/ql larger/jjr salary/nn from/in parties/nns unknown/jj ./. He/pps made/vbd their/pp$ spreads/nns his/pp$ headquarters/nns ,/, and/cc he/pps helped/vbd out/rp in/in their/pp$ roundups/nns ./. In/in the/at cow/nn camps/nns ,/, Tom/np Horn/np was/bedz regarded/vbn as/cs a/at hero/nn ,/, as/cs the/at same/ap kind/nn of/in champion/nn he/pps was/bedz when/wrb he/pps entered/vbd and/cc invariably/rb won/vbd the/at local/jj rodeos/nns ./. The/at hands/nns and/cc their/pp$ bosses/nns saw/vbd him/ppo as/cs a/at lone/jj knight/nn of/in the/at range/nn ,/, waging/vbg a/at dedicated/vbn crusade/nn against/in a/at lawless/jj new/jj society/nn that/wps was/bedz threatening/vbg a/at beloved/jj way/nn of/in life/nn ./. The/at wailing/vbg ,/, guitar-strumming/jj minstrels/nns of/in the/at cattle/nns kingdom/nn made/vbd up/rp songs/nns about/in him/ppo ./. By/in 1898/cd ,/, rustling/vbg losses/nns had/hvd been/ben driven/vbn down/rp to/in the/at lowest/jjt level/nn ever/rb seen/vbn in/in Wyoming/np ./.

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When/wrb several/ap minutes/nns had/hvd passed/vbn and/cc Curt/np hadn't/hvd* emerged/vbn from/in the/at livery/nn stable/nn ,/, Brenner/np reentered/vbd the/at hotel/nn and/cc faced/vbd Summers/np across/in the/at counter/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss have/hv a/at little/jj job/nn for/in you/ppo ,/, Charlie/np ./. I'm/ppss+bem sure/jj you/ppss won't/md* mind/vb doing/vbg me/ppo a/at small/jj favor/nn ''/'' ./. Brenner's/np$ voice/nn was/bedz oily/jj ,/, but/cc Summers/np wasn't/bedz* fooled/vbn ./. He/pps moistened/vbd his/pp$ lips/nns uneasily/rb ./. ``/`` What/wdt is/bez it/pps you/ppss want/vb me/ppo to/to do/do ,/, Mr./np Brenner/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. Brenner/np shrugged/vbd carelessly/rb ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez very/ql simple/jj ./. I/ppss just/rb want/vb you/ppo to/to take/vb a/at message/nn to/in Diane/np Molinari/np ./. Tell/vb her/ppo to/to come/vb here/rb to/in the/at hotel/nn ''/'' ./. Vastly/ql relieved/vbn ,/, Summers/np nodded/vbd and/cc started/vbd toward/in the/at door/nn ./. ``/`` One/cd thing/nn ,/, Summers/np ''/'' ,/, Brenner/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` You're/ppss+ber not/* to/to mention/vb my/pp$ name/nn ./. Tell/vb her/ppo Curt/np Adams/np wants/vbz to/to see/vb her/ppo ''/'' ./. Summers/np pulled/vbd up/rp short/rb ,/, and/cc turned/vbd around/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* know/vb ,/, Mr./np Brenner/np ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd haltingly/rb ,/, beginning/vbg to/to get/vb an/at inkling/nn of/in Brenner's/np$ plans/nns ./. ``/`` It/pps doesn't/doz* seem/vb quite/ql right/jj ,/, telling/vbg her/ppo a/at thing/nn like/in that/dt ./. Couldn't/md* I/ppss just/rb ''/'' --/-- His/pp$ voice/nn trailed/vbd off/rp into/in silence/nn ./. Brenner/np continued/vbd to/to smile/vb ,/, but/cc his/pp$ eyes/nns were/bed cold/jj ./. He/pps turned/vbd and/cc looked/vbd around/rb at/in the/at lobby/nn as/cs though/cs seeing/vbg things/nns he/pps hadn't/hvd* before/rb noticed/vbn ./. ``/`` You/ppss know/vb ,/, Summers/np ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd thoughtfully/rb ./. ``/`` Eagle's/nn$-tl Nest/nn-tl ought/md to/to have/hv a/at fire/nn company/nn ./. If/cs someone/pn were/bed to/to drop/vb a/at match/nn in/in here/rb ,/, this/dt place/nn would/md go/vb up/rp like/cs a/at haystack/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps started/vbd toward/in the/at stairway/nn ,/, then/rb turned/vbd to/to add/vb ,/, ``/`` Tell/vb her/ppo to/to come/vb to/in Adams's/np$ room/nn ,/, that/cs Adams/np is/bez in/in trouble/nn ./. Tell/vb her/ppo to/to hurry/vb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Yes/rb sir/nn ''/'' ./. His/pp$ face/nn pale/jj ,/, Summers/np headed/vbd for/in the/at street/nn ./. Curt's/np$ visit/nn to/in the/at livery/nn stable/nn had/hvd been/ben merely/rb a/at precaution/nn in/in case/nn anyone/pn should/md be/be watching/vbg ./. He/pps paused/vbd only/rb long/jj enough/qlp to/to ascertain/vb that/cs Jess's/np$ buckskin/nn was/bedz still/rb missing/vbg and/cc that/cs his/pp$ own/jj gray/nn was/bedz all/ql right/jj ,/, then/rb climbed/vbd through/in a/at back/nn window/nn and/cc dropped/vbd to/in the/at ground/nn outside/rb ./. The/at fact/nn that/cs Jess's/np$ horse/nn had/hvd not/* been/ben returned/vbn to/in its/pp$ stall/nn could/md indicate/vb that/cs Diane's/np$ information/nn had/hvd been/ben wrong/jj ,/, but/cc Curt/np didn't/dod* interpret/vb it/ppo this/dt way/nn ./. A/at man/nn like/cs Jess/np would/md want/vb to/to have/hv a/at ready/jj means/nns of/in escape/nn in/in case/nn it/pps was/bedz needed/vbn ./. Probably/rb his/pp$ horse/nn would/md be/be close/jj to/to where/wrb he/pps was/bedz hiding/vbg ./. From/in the/at back/nn of/in the/at barn/nn it/pps was/bedz a/at simple/jj matter/nn to/to reach/vb Black's/np$ house/nn without/in using/vbg the/at street/nn ./. Curt/np approached/vbd the/at place/nn cautiously/rb ,/, and/cc watched/vbd it/ppo several/ap minutes/nns from/in the/at protection/nn of/in a/at grove/nn of/in trees/nns ./. There/ex was/bedz a/at light/nn in/in Black's/np$ front/jj room/nn ,/, but/cc drawn/vbn curtains/nns prevented/vbd any/dti view/nn of/in the/at interior/nn ./. Curt/np circled/vbd the/at house/nn and/cc located/vbd a/at barn/nn out/rp back/rb ./. He/pps could/md hear/vb horses/nns moving/vbg around/rb inside/rb ,/, and/cc nothing/pn else/rb ./. There/ex was/bedz no/at lock/nn on/in the/at door/nn ,/, only/rb an/at iron/nn hook/nn which/wdt he/pps unfastened/vbd ./. He/pps opened/vbd the/at door/nn and/cc went/vbd in/rp ,/, pulling/vbg it/ppo shut/vbn behind/in him/ppo ./. Again/rb he/pps stood/vbd in/in the/at darkness/nn listening/vbg ,/, but/cc there/ex was/bedz only/rb the/at scrape/nn of/in a/at shod/vbn hoof/nn on/in a/at plank/nn floor/nn ./. He/pps moved/vbd ahead/rb carefully/rb ,/, his/pp$ left/jj hand/nn in/in front/jj of/in him/ppo ,/, and/cc came/vbd to/in a/at wooden/jj partition/nn ./. Horse/nn smell/nn was/bedz very/ql strong/jj ,/, and/cc he/pps could/md hear/vb the/at crunch/nn of/in grain/nn being/beg ground/vbn between/in strong/jj jaws/nns ./. He/pps found/vbd a/at match/nn in/in his/pp$ pocket/nn and/cc lit/vbd it/ppo ./. There/ex were/bed two/cd horses/nns in/in the/at barn/nn ,/, a/at sway-backed/jj dun/nn and/cc Jess/np Crouch's/np$ buckskin/nn ./. Curt/np snuffed/vbd out/rp the/at match/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz certain/jj now/rb that/cs Jess/np was/bedz in/in the/at house/nn ,/, but/cc also/rb ,/, presumably/rb ,/, was/bedz Stacey/np Black/np ./. Curt/np wanted/vbd to/to get/vb Jess/np alone/rb ,/, without/in interference/nn from/in anyone/pn ,/, even/rb as/ql spineless/jj a/at person/nn as/cs the/at store/nn owner/nn ./. He/pps studied/vbd the/at problem/nn for/in a/at few/ap seconds/nns and/cc thought/vbd of/in a/at means/nns by/in which/wdt it/pps might/md be/be solved/vbn ./. Reaching/vbg across/in the/at side/nn of/in the/at stall/nn ,/, he/pps slapped/vbd the/at buckskin/nn on/in the/at rump/nn ./. The/at startled/vbn animal/nn let/vb out/rp a/at terrified/vbn squeal/nn and/cc thrashed/vbd around/rb in/in the/at stall/nn ./. As/cs Curt/np had/hvd hoped/vbn ,/, the/at house/nn door/nn banged/vbd open/rb ./. He/pps slapped/vbd the/at buckskin/nn again/rb and/cc it/pps kicked/vbd wildly/rb ,/, its/pp$ hoofs/nns rattling/vbg the/at side/nn of/in the/at stall/nn ./. Curt/np moved/vbd over/rp beside/in the/at door/nn and/cc waited/vbd ./. Presently/rb he/pps heard/vbd footsteps/nns crossing/vbg the/at yard/nn ,/, and/cc Jess's/np$ smothered/vbn curses/nns ./. The/at door/nn swung/vbd open/rb ,/, and/cc Jess/np said/vbd sourly/rb ,/, ``/`` What/wdt the/at hell's/nn+bez the/at matter/nn with/in you/ppo ?/. ?/. ''/'' The/at horse/nn continued/vbd to/to snort/vb ./. Curt/np doubted/vbd that/cs any/dti animal/nn belonging/vbg to/in Jess/np would/md find/vb much/ap reassurance/nn in/in its/pp$ owner's/nn$ voice/nn ./. Jess/np cursed/vbd again/rb ,/, and/cc entered/vbd the/at barn/nn ./. A/at match/nn flared/vbd ,/, and/cc he/pps reached/vbd above/in his/pp$ head/nn to/to light/vb a/at lantern/nn which/wdt hung/vbd from/in a/at wire/nn loop/nn ./. As/cs he/pps crossed/vbd to/in the/at side/nn of/in the/at stall/nn ,/, Curt/np drew/vbd his/pp$ gun/nn and/cc clicked/vbd back/rb the/at hammer/nn ./. ``/`` Before/cs you/ppss try/vb anything/pn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` Remember/vb what/wdt happened/vbd to/in Gruller/np ''/'' ./. Jess/np caught/vbd his/pp$ breath/nn in/in surprise/nn ./. He/pps started/vbd to/to reach/vb for/in his/pp$ gun/nn ,/, but/cc apparently/rb thought/vbd better/rbr of/in it/ppo ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez the/at stuff/nn ''/'' ,/, Curt/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` Just/rb hold/vb it/ppo that/dt way/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps reached/vbd out/rp to/to pull/vb the/at door/nn shut/vbn and/cc fasten/vb it/ppo with/in a/at sliding/vbg bolt/nn ./. ``/`` You/ppss and/cc I/ppss have/hv a/at little/ap talking/nn to/to do/do ,/, Jess/np ./. You/ppss won't/md* be/be needing/vbg this/dt ''/'' ./. He/pps moved/vbd up/rp and/cc lifted/vbd Jess's/np$ pistol/nn out/in of/in its/pp$ holster/nn ./. ``/`` Damn/vb you/ppo ,/, Adams/np ''/'' --/-- Jess/np was/bedz beginning/vbg to/to recover/vb from/in his/pp$ initial/jj shock/nn ./. ``/`` We/ppss ain't/hv* got/vbn nothing/pn to/to talk/vb about/rb ./. If/cs I/ppss don't/do* come/vb back/rb in/in the/at house/nn ,/, Breed's/np+bez going/vbg to/to ''/'' --/-- ``/`` Your/pp$ trigger-happy/jj brother/nn isn't/bez* in/in the/at house/nn ./. About/rb now/rb he's/pps+bez probably/rb having/hvg supper/nn ./. That/dt long/jj ride/nn the/at four/cd of/in you/ppo took/vbd must've/md+hv given/vbn him/ppo a/at good/jj appetite/nn ./. Now/rb turn/vb around/rb so/cs I/ppss can/md see/vb your/pp$ face/nn ''/'' ./. Jess/np turned/vbd ./. There/ex was/bedz raw/jj fury/nn in/in his/pp$ eyes/nns ,/, and/cc the/at veins/nns of/in his/pp$ neck/nn were/bed swollen/jj ./. ``/`` You're/ppss+ber about/rb as/ql dumb/jj as/cs they/ppss come/vb ,/, Adams/np ./. I/ppss don't/do* know/vb what/wdt you're/ppss+ber up/rp to/in ,/, but/cc when/wrb Brenner/np ''/'' --/-- ``/`` You/ppss can/md forget/vb about/in Brenner/np ,/, too/rb ''/'' ,/, Curt/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez Ben/np Arbuckle/np we're/ppss+ber going/vbg to/to talk/vb about/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Arbuckle/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. Jess/np stiffened/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* know/vb nothin'/pn about/in him/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` No/rb ?/. ?/. I/ppss suppose/vb you/ppss don't/do* know/vb anything/pn about/in a/at piece/nn of/in two-by-four/nn ,/, either/rb ;/. ;/. one/pn with/in blood/nn all/abn over/in it/ppo ,/, Arbuckle's/np$ blood/nn ''/'' ./. Curt's/np$ fingers/nns put/vbd a/at little/ql more/ap pressure/nn on/in the/at trigger/nn of/in his/pp$ gun/nn ./. ``/`` So/rb help/vb me/ppo ,/, Crouch/np ,/, I'd/ppss+md like/vb to/to kill/vb you/ppo where/wrb you/ppss stand/vb ,/, but/cc ,/, before/cs I/ppss do/do ,/, I'm/ppss+bem going/vbg to/to hear/vb you/ppo admit/vb killing/vbg him/ppo ./. Now/rb start/vb talking/vbg ./. Who/wps told/vbd you/ppo to/to do/do it/ppo ?/. ?/. Was/bedz it/pps Dutch/np Brenner/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. Curt/np was/bedz holding/vbg Jess's/np$ gun/nn in/in his/pp$ left/jj hand/nn ./. He/pps drew/vbd back/rb his/pp$ arm/nn to/to slash/vb the/at gunbarrel/nn across/in Jess's/np$ face/nn ,/, but/cc didn't/dod* finish/vb the/at motion/nn ./. Pistol-whipping/vbg an/at unarmed/jj man/nn might/md come/vb easy/rb to/in someone/pn like/cs Jess/np ,/, but/cc Curt/np couldn't/md* bring/vb himself/ppl to/to do/do it/ppo ./. Apparently/rb sensing/vbg this/dt ,/, and/cc realizing/vbg that/cs it/pps gave/vbd him/ppo an/at advantage/nn ,/, Jess/np became/vbd bold/jj ./. ``/`` Having/hvg all/abn the/at guns/nns makes/nns you/ppo a/at big/jj man/nn ,/, don't/do* it/ppo ,/, Adams/np ?/. ?/. If/cs we/ppss was/bedz both/abx armed/vbn ,/, you/ppss wouldn't/md* talk/vb so/ql tough/jj ''/'' ./. ``/`` No/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Curt/np reached/vbd out/rp and/cc dropped/vbd Jess's/np$ pistol/nn back/rb into/in the/at holster/nn ./. He/pps retreated/vbd a/at step/nn and/cc holstered/vbd his/pp$ own/jj ./. ``/`` All/ql right/rb ,/, Crouch/np ;/. ;/. we're/ppss+ber on/in even/jj terms/nns ./. Now/rb draw/vb ''/'' !/. !/. Sweat/nn bubbled/vbd out/rp on/in Jess's/np$ swarthy/jj face/nn ./. The/at fingers/nns of/in his/pp$ right/jj hand/nn twisted/vbd into/in a/at claw/nn ,/, but/cc he/pps didn't/dod* reach/vb for/in the/at gun/nn ./. Curt/np ,/, angry/jj enough/qlp to/to be/be a/at little/ql reckless/jj ,/, raised/vbd his/pp$ hands/nns shoulder/nn high/rb ./. ``/`` Does/doz this/dt make/vb it/ppo any/dti easier/jjr ,/, coward/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss ain't/bem* drawin'/vbg against/in you/ppo ''/'' ,/, Jess/np said/vbd thickly/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss heard/vbd how/wrb you/ppss outdrew/vbd Chico/np ./. I/ppss ain't/bem* a/at gunslinger/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` No/rb ./. You're/ppss+ber the/at kind/nn of/in bastard/nn who/wps sneaks/vbz up/rp on/in a/at man/nn from/in behind/rb and/cc hits/vbz him/ppo with/in a/at club/nn ./. I/ppss just/rb wanted/vbd to/to hear/vb you/ppo say/vb so/rb ''/'' ./. Jess/np stared/vbd at/in him/ppo without/in answering/vbg and/cc let/vb his/pp$ hands/nns fall/vb to/in his/pp$ sides/nns ./. He/pps had/hvd found/vbn Curt's/np$ weakness/nn ,/, or/cc what/wdt to/in Jess/np was/bedz a/at weakness/nn ,/, and/cc was/bedz smart/jj enough/qlp to/to take/vb advantage/nn of/in it/ppo ./. Somewhere/nn in/in the/at distance/nn ,/, a/at woman/nn screamed/vbd ./. Curt/np was/bedz too/ql involved/vbn in/in his/pp$ own/jj problems/nns to/to pay/vb much/ap attention/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd to/to make/vb Jess/np talk/vb ,/, and/cc he/pps had/hvd to/to do/do it/ppo before/cs Stacey/np Black/np got/vbd curious/jj and/cc came/vbd to/to investigate/vb ./. Once/rb more/rbr he/pps lifted/vbd Jess's/np$ gun/nn from/in its/pp$ holster/nn ,/, only/rb this/dt time/nn he/pps tossed/vbd it/ppo into/in the/at stall/nn with/in the/at frightened/vbn buckskin/nn ./. He/pps dropped/vbd his/pp$ own/jj beside/in it/ppo ./. ``/`` We'll/ppss+md do/do it/ppo another/dt way/nn ,/, then/rb ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd harshly/rb ./. Jess's/np$ coarse/jj features/nns twisted/vbd in/in a/at surprised/vbn grin/nn which/wdt was/bedz smashed/vbn out/rp of/in shape/nn by/in Curt's/np$ fist/nn ./. With/in a/at roar/nn of/in pain/nn and/cc fury/nn Jess/np made/vbd his/pp$ attack/nn ./. Curt/np managed/vbd to/to duck/vb beneath/in the/at man's/nn$ flailing/vbg fist/nn ,/, and/cc drove/vbd home/nr a/at solid/jj left/nr to/in Jess's/np$ mid-section/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz like/cs hitting/vbg a/at sack/nn of/in salt/nn ./. Pain/nn shot/vbd up/in Curt's/np$ arm/nn clear/rb to/in the/at shoulder/nn ,/, but/cc Jess/np seemed/vbd hardly/ql aware/jj that/cs he/pps had/hvd been/ben hit/vbn ./. He/pps slammed/vbd into/in the/at wall/nn ,/, bounced/vbd back/rb ,/, and/cc caught/vbd Curt/np with/in a/at roundhouse/nn right/nn which/wdt sent/vbd him/ppo spinning/vbg ./. An/at inch/nn lower/jjr and/cc it/pps would/md have/hv knocked/vbn him/ppo out/rp ./. As/cs it/pps was/bedz ,/, his/pp$ vision/nn blurred/vbd and/cc for/in a/at moment/nn he/pps was/bedz unable/jj to/to move/vb ./. When/wrb his/pp$ eyes/nns began/vbd to/to focus/vb ,/, he/pps saw/vbd Jess/np charging/vbg at/in him/ppo with/in a/at pitchfork/nn ./. Curt/np twisted/vbd to/in one/cd side/nn ,/, and/cc the/at tines/nns of/in the/at fork/nn bit/vbd into/in the/at floor/nn ./. Jess/np wasted/vbd a/at few/ap seconds/nns trying/vbg to/to yank/vb them/ppo loose/jj ./. It/pps gave/vbd Curt/np time/nn to/to stagger/vb to/in his/pp$ feet/nns ./. The/at tines/nns broke/vbd off/rp under/in Jess's/np$ twisting/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps swung/vbd the/at handle/nn in/in an/at attempt/nn to/to knock/vb Curt's/np$ brains/nns out/rp ./. His/pp$ aim/nn was/bedz hurried/vbn ;/. ;/. so/cs the/at pitchfork/nn whistled/vbd over/in Curt's/np$ head/nn ./. By/in now/rb Curt/np was/bedz seeing/vbg clearly/rb again/rb ./. He/pps stepped/vbd inside/in Jess's/np$ guard/nn and/cc landed/vbd two/cd blows/nns to/in the/at big/jj man's/nn$ belly/nn ,/, putting/vbg everything/pn he/pps had/hvd behind/in them/ppo ./. They/ppss made/vbd Jess/np double/vb over/rp ./. When/wrb his/pp$ head/nn came/vbd down/rp ,/, Curt/np grabbed/vbd him/ppo by/in the/at hair/nn and/cc catapulted/vbd him/ppo head/nn first/rb into/in the/at wall/nn ./. The/at building/nn shook/vbd ,/, setting/vbg the/at lantern/nn to/in swaying/vbg ,/, and/cc the/at buckskin/nn to/in pitching/vbg again/rb ./. Even/rb Black's/np$ old/jj crowbait/nn began/vbd to/to snort/vb ,/, and/cc from/in the/at house/nn Black/np yelled/vbd ,/, ``/`` Jess/np !/. !/. What's/wdt+bez going/vbg on/rp out/in there/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Jess/np didn't/dod* seem/vb too/ql sure/jj himself/ppl ./. He/pps lurched/vbd drunkenly/rb to/in his/pp$ feet/nns ,/, lowered/vbd his/pp$ head/nn ,/, and/cc took/vbd one/cd step/nn away/rb from/in the/at wall/nn ./. Curt/np caught/vbd him/ppo flush/rb on/in the/at nose/nn with/in a/at blow/nn which/wdt started/vbd at/in the/at floor/nn ./. Jess/np had/hvd had/hvn enough/ap ./. Blood/nn gushed/vbd from/in his/pp$ nose/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps backed/vbd off/rp as/ql rapidly/rb as/cs he/pps could/md ,/, stumbling/vbg over/in his/pp$ own/jj feet/nns in/in his/pp$ frantic/jj haste/nn to/to get/vb away/rb from/in Curt's/np$ fists/nns ./. Curt/np was/bedz in/in almost/ql as/ql bad/jj shape/nn ,/, but/cc he/pps wouldn't/md* quit/vb ./. He/pps backed/vbd Jess/np into/in a/at corner/nn ,/, grabbed/vbd a/at handful/nn of/in the/at man's/nn$ shirtfront/nn ,/, and/cc drew/vbd back/rb his/pp$ right/jj fist/nn ./. ``/`` Tell/vb me/ppo about/in Arbuckle/np !/. !/. You/ppss killed/vbd him/ppo ,/, didn't/dod* you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` It/pps was/bedz Brenner's/np$ idea/nn ''/'' ,/, Jess/np mumbled/vbd ,/, dabbing/vbg at/in his/pp$ nose/nn ./. ``/`` He/pps found/vbd out/rp about/in you/ppo and/cc Arbuckle/np talking/vbg ./. He/pps wanted/vbd to/to show/vb the/at town/nn what/wdt happened/vbd to/in anyone/pn who/wps tried/vbd to/to start/vb trouble/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss mean/vb anyone/pn who/wps stood/vbd up/rp for/in his/pp$ rights/nns ''/'' ,/, Curt/np said/vbd ./. He/pps let/vbd go/vb of/in the/at shirt/nn ,/, and/cc Jess/np slumped/vbd to/in the/at floor/nn ./. Turning/vbg his/pp$ back/nn ,/, Curt/np crossed/vbd to/in the/at stall/nn ,/, reached/vbd over/rp to/to untie/vb the/at buckskin's/nn$ halter/nn rope/nn ,/, and/cc waved/vbd his/pp$ hand/nn in/in the/at animal's/nn$ face/nn ./. The/at buckskin/nn bolted/vbd out/in of/in the/at stall/nn ./. Curt/np moved/vbd in/rp and/cc picked/vbd up/rp his/pp$ gun/nn ./. He/pps shook/vbd loose/jj straw/nn out/in of/in the/at action/nn ,/, and/cc placed/vbd the/at gun/nn in/in his/pp$ holster/nn ./. Leaving/vbg Jess's/np$ where/wrb it/pps lay/vbd ,/, he/pps left/vbd the/at stall/nn ./. ``/`` Get/vb up/rp ,/, Crouch/np ./. We're/ppss+ber going/vbg someplace/rb ''/'' ./. Jess/np painfully/rb got/vbd to/in his/pp$ feet/nns as/cs someone/pn rattled/vbd the/at door/nn ./. ``/`` Who's/wps+bez in/in there/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Black/np called/vbd fearfully/rb ./. Curt/np opened/vbd the/at door/nn ,/, grabbed/vbd Black/np by/in the/at shoulder/nn ,/, and/cc pulled/vbd him/ppo into/in the/at barn/nn ./. ``/`` You're/ppss+ber staying/vbg right/ql here/rb for/in a/at while/nn ./. This/dt dirty/jj coward/nn just/rb admitted/vbd killing/vbg Arbuckle/np ./. I'm/ppss+bem going/vbg to/to let/vb him/ppo tell/vb it/ppo to/in somebody/pn else/rb ''/'' ./. He/pps shoved/vbd Black/np toward/in the/at stall/nn ,/, and/cc pointed/vbd his/pp$ pistol/nn at/in Jess/np ./. ``/`` Get/vb out/rp of/in here/rb ./. You're/ppss+ber coming/vbg along/rb peacefully/rb ,/, or/cc I'll/ppss+md put/vb a/at bullet/nn in/in your/pp$ leg/nn ''/'' ./. Jess/np stumbled/vbd through/in the/at door/nn ./. Curt/np followed/vbd ,/, reaching/vbg behind/in him/ppo to/to shut/vb the/at door/nn and/cc hook/vb it/ppo ./. Black/np would/md have/hv little/ap trouble/nn getting/vbg out/rp ,/, but/cc it/pps might/md delay/vb him/ppo a/at few/ap minutes/nns ./. ``/`` Where're/wrb+ber you/ppss takin'/vbg me/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. Jess/np asked/vbd worriedly/rb ./. ``/`` We're/ppss+ber going/vbg to/in Marshal/nn-tl Woods's/np$ house/nn ./. Maybe/rb if/cs the/at marshal/nn hears/vbz this/dt himself/ppl ,/, it'll/pps+md make/vb a/at difference/nn ./. Somebody/pn in/in this/dt town/nn must/md still/rb have/hv some/dti backbone/nn ''/'' ./.

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Over/in his/pp$ shoulder/nn he/pps could/md see/vb Max's/np$ loose/jj grin/nn and/cc the/at Burnsides'/nps$ glowering/vbg faces/nns ./. ``/`` Honey/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps whispered/vbd ./. ``/`` Soon/rb as/cs we/ppss send/vb them/ppo on/in their/pp$ way/nn and/cc make/vb camp/nn ,/, let's/vb+ppo you/ppo and/cc me/ppo go/vb for/in a/at walk/nn down/rp by/in the/at Snake/nn-tl --/-- all/abn by/in ourselves/ppls ''/'' ./. ``/`` Sally/np ''/'' ,/, admonished/vbd her/pp$ mother/nn ,/, ``/`` you've/ppss+hv got/vbn all/abn evening/nn to/to visit/vb with/in Dan/np ./. His/pp$ wounds/nns need/vb dressing/vbg now/rb ''/'' ./. Mrs./np Jackson's/np$ words/nns recalled/vbd Dan/np to/in his/pp$ lack/nn of/in fitness/nn for/in courting/vbg ./. What/wdt a/at spectacle/nn he/pps was/bedz ,/, caked/vbn with/in dirt/nn and/cc sweat/nn and/cc blood/nn ,/, filthy/jj as/cs a/at pig/nn and/cc naked/jj as/cs an/at Indian/np ,/, kissing/vbg the/at finest/jjt ,/, the/at sweetest/jjt ,/, the/at bravest/jjt ,/, and/cc absolutely/rb the/at prettiest/jjt girl/nn in/in this/dt whole/jj wonderful/jj world/nn ./. He/pps released/vbd her/ppo reluctantly/rb for/in her/pp$ enthusiastic/jj reunion/nn with/in Old/jj-tl Hap/np ./. ``/`` Got/vbd a/at lot/nn to/to tend/vb to/in ,/, but/cc I'll/ppss+md get/vb back/rb quick/rb as/cs I/ppss can/md ''/'' ,/, he/pps assured/vbd her/ppo ./. Dan/np could/md hear/vb Clayton/np Burnside/np and/cc Eben/np Jackson/np summing/vbg up/rp their/pp$ final/jj reckoning/nn for/in rental/nn on/in the/at oxen/nns ./. Jackson/np was/bedz doing/vbg most/ap of/in the/at talking/vbg ./. So/ql long/jj as/cs Sally's/np$ pa/nn was/bedz coming/vbg out/rp best/rbt on/in the/at haggle/nn ,/, Dan/np didn't/dod* feel/vb the/at need/nn of/in putting/vbg in/in his/pp$ two-bits'/nns$ worth/nn ./. Soon/rb as/cs the/at Burnsides/nps moved/vbd on/rp ,/, he'd/pps+md lead/vb Rex/np down/rp by/in the/at river/nn ;/. ;/. there/rb he/pps could/md shave/vb and/cc scrub/vb himself/ppl up/rp for/in the/at evening/nn ./. Damn/vb it/ppo ,/, he/pps thought/vbd bitterly/rb ,/, picking/vbg up/rp his/pp$ shirt/nn and/cc staring/vbg at/in the/at fresh/jj bullet/nn hole/nn in/in the/at sleeve/nn ./. If/cs I/ppss hadn't/hvd* got/vbn Nate/np stopped/vbd when/wrb I/ppss did/dod ,/, my/pp$ duds'd/nns+md all/abn be/be shot/vbn plumb/ql to/in hell/nn !/. !/. He/pps stooped/vbd ,/, picked/vbd up/rp his/pp$ ruined/vbn hat/nn ,/, and/cc pursed/vbd his/pp$ lips/nns thoughtfully/rb ./. From/in the/at way/nn the/at wound/nn in/in his/pp$ head/nn was/bedz itching/vbg ,/, Dan/np knew/vbd that/cs it/pps would/md heal/vb ./. But/cc his/pp$ only/ap hat/nn was/bedz something/pn else/rb again/rb ./. ``/`` Nate/np !/. !/. Nate/np ''/'' !/. !/. He/pps shouted/vbd ./. The/at Burnsides/nps ,/, now/rb ready/jj to/to roll/vb ,/, were/bed purposefully/rb deaf/jj to/in his/pp$ cry/nn ./. ``/`` Nate/np ''/'' !/. !/. He/pps bellowed/vbd to/in the/at retreating/vbg back/nn directly/rb in/in front/nn of/in him/ppo ./. ``/`` I/ppss ain't/bem* going/vbg to/to fight/vb you/ppo no/at more/rbr ''/'' ./. Nate/np turned/vbd his/pp$ head/nn ,/, attempting/vbg to/to speak/vb in/in a/at soothing/vbg voice/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss know/vb you/ppss ain't/ber* ''/'' !/. !/. Dan/np affirmed/vbd ,/, feeling/vbg ten/cd feet/nns tall/jj ./. He/pps moved/vbd in/in close/rb ,/, jerked/vbd the/at handsome/jj ,/, broad-brimmed/jj beaver/nn hat/nn from/in Nate's/np$ head/nn and/cc clamped/vbd it/ppo on/in his/pp$ own/jj ./. ``/`` Here's/rb+bez a/at present/nn for/in you/ppo ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, shoving/vbg his/pp$ bullet-riddled/jj hat/nn down/rp over/in Nate's/np$ purpling/vbg forehead/nn ./. ``/`` Me/ppo and/cc you's/ppss+bez trading/vbg hats/nns so's/cs you'll/ppss+md have/hv something/pn permanent/jj to/to remember/vb me/ppo by/rb ''/'' !/. !/. Sally/np left/vbd her/pp$ choring/nn to/to stand/vb beside/in Dan/np ./. Slipping/vbg her/pp$ hand/nn in/in his/pp$ ,/, they/ppss silently/rb watched/vbd the/at Burnsides/nps make/vb the/at bend/nn in/in the/at road/nn and/cc disappear/vb from/in sight/nn ./. Much/rb as/cs they/ppss had/hvd to/to look/vb forward/rb to/in ,/, they/ppss didn't/dod* begrudge/vb a/at moment/nn of/in the/at time/nn they/ppss spent/vbd seeing/vbg them/ppo go/vb ./. At/in first/od Matilda/np could/md not/* believe/vb her/pp$ own/jj eyes/nns ./. She/pps had/hvd spent/vbn too/ql many/ap hours/nns looking/vbg ahead/rb ,/, hoping/vbg and/cc longing/vbg to/to catch/vb even/rb a/at glimpse/nn of/in Dan/np and/cc finding/vbg nothing/pn but/in emptiness/nn ./. And/cc now/rb she/pps could/md see/vb him/ppo ,/, looking/vbg uncommon/jj handsome/jj ,/, standing/vbg there/rb beside/in Sally/np Jackson/np and/cc her/pp$ folks/nns in/in front/nn of/in their/pp$ trail-worn/jj wagon/nn ./. Seeing/vbg them/ppo waiting/vbg there/rb at/in the/at foot/nn of/in Emigrant/nn-tl Rock/nn-tl was/bedz so/ql overwhelming/jj that/cs ,/, for/in a/at good/jj minute/nn after/cs they/ppss rounded/vbd the/at bend/nn and/cc started/vbd down/in the/at grade/nn leading/vbg toward/in them/ppo ,/, Matilda/np could/md not/* speak/vb at/in all/abn ./. Then/rb ,/, with/in a/at glory/nn that/wps almost/rb wiped/vbd out/rp the/at deep/jj ,/, downward/jj sags/nns in/in her/pp$ careworn/jj face/nn ,/, Matilda/np leaned/vbd over/in the/at wheel/nn and/cc shouted/vbd to/in Hez/np ,/, who/wps was/bedz stumbling/vbg along/rb in/in the/at heat/nn and/cc the/at dust/nn on/in the/at opposite/jj side/nn of/in the/at wagon/nn ``/`` Pa/nn-tl !/. !/. Pa/nn-tl !/. !/. I/ppss can/md see/vb Dan/np ./. And/cc he's/pps+bez with/in the/at Jacksons/nps ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` What/wdt about/in Burnsides/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. Hez/np asked/vbd ,/, who/wps still/rb believed/vbn they'd/ppss+md have/hv them/ppo to/to lick/vb ./. ``/`` They/ppss ain't/ber* even/rb in/in sight/nn ''/'' !/. !/. She/pps replied/vbd ./. By/in then/rb Hez/np could/md see/vb for/in himself/ppl ,/, and/cc so/rb could/md the/at others/nns ./. Soon/rb they/ppss were/bed all/abn shouting/vbg greetings/nns ,/, exchanging/vbg smiles/nns ,/, and/cc rejoicing/vbg to/to think/vb that/cs they/ppss were/bed all/abn back/rb together/rb again/rb ./. But/cc even/rb a/at reunion/nn as/ql joyous/jj as/cs this/dt one/pn did/dod not/* make/vb a/at break/nn in/in the/at routines/nns of/in the/at day/nn ./. Nor/cc could/md they/ppss stop/vb and/cc find/vb out/rp about/in all/abn that/wps had/hvd happened/vbn until/cs they/ppss made/vbd circle/nn ,/, tended/vbd the/at cattle/nns ,/, tethered/vbd the/at horses/nns ,/, gathered/vbd fuel/nn ,/, carried/vbd water/nn ,/, and/cc started/vbd their/pp$ cooking/vbg fires/nns ./. Then/rb ,/, and/cc only/rb then/rb ,/, with/in the/at Jacksons/nps and/cc Dan/np as/cs their/pp$ true/jj guests/nns of/in honor/nn ,/, did/dod the/at Harrows/nps take/vb time/nn to/to catch/vb up/rp on/in the/at news/nn ./. No/at sooner/rbr did/dod they/ppss hear/vb of/in Dan's/np$ injury/nn than/cs both/abx Gran/np and/cc Matilda/np went/vbd into/in immediate/jj action/nn ./. The/at wound/nn in/in his/pp$ scalp/nn was/bedz examined/vbn ,/, pronounced/vbn healing/vbg ,/, and/cc well/rb doctored/vbn with/in simples/nns ,/, before/cs they/ppss dished/vbd up/rp the/at victuals/nns ./. From/in then/rb on/rp ,/, in/in keeping/vbg with/in the/at traditions/nns they/ppss had/hvd followed/vbn since/in childhood/nn ,/, the/at whole/jj group/nn settled/vbd down/rp to/to relish/vb their/pp$ food/nn ./. Even/rb Sally/np ,/, in/in spite/in of/in her/pp$ gaiety/nn and/cc obvious/jj welcome/nn ,/, followed/vbd the/at old/jj taboo/nn of/in ``/`` quitting/vbg the/at gab/nn when/wrb wearing/vbg the/at nosebag/nn ''/'' ./. After/in their/pp$ supper/nn ,/, the/at evening/nn turned/vbd into/in a/at regular/jj ``/`` Hoe-Down/np ''/'' ./. Only/rb ,/, they/ppss carefully/rb substituted/vbd old/jj country/nn folk/nn dances/nns for/in the/at Virginia/np-tl Reels/nns-tl and/cc square/nn dances/nns that/wps were/bed so/ql popular/jj among/in more/ql worldly/jj trains/nns in/in the/at great/jj westward/rb migration/nn ./. But/cc with/in Bill/np O'Connor/np on/in the/at fiddle/nn ,/, and/cc Gran/np Harrow/np exuberantly/rb shouting/vbg ``/`` Glory/uh Be/uh ''/'' and/cc ``/`` Hallelujah/uh ''/'' above/in their/pp$ united/vbn chant/nn of/in the/at lilting/vbg old/jj ballads/nns ,/, they/ppss played/vbd their/pp$ quaint/jj folk/nn games/nns with/in all/abn the/at fervor/nn and/cc abandon/nn of/in a/at real/jj celebration/nn ./. ``/`` Golly/uh ''/'' ,/, Rod/np exclaimed/vbd to/in Harmony/np as/cs he/pps dutifully/rb stood/vbd by/in her/pp$ side/nn among/in the/at ringed/vbn spectators/nns ,/, ``/`` don't/do* that/dt fiddle/nn make/vb you/ppo wish/vb the/at Bible/np didn't/dod* say/vb us/ppo Baptists/nps can't/md* dance/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Nor/cc Methodists/nps ,/, neither/rb ''/'' ,/, she/pps replied/vbd ./. ``/`` Not/* that/cs it/pps matters/vbz to/in me/ppo ,/, being/beg this/dt far/jj along/rb ''/'' ./. Rod/np gave/vbd her/ppo a/at warm/jj pat/nn on/in the/at shoulder/nn before/cs he/pps replied/vbd ./. ``/`` Come/vb spring/nn ,/, you'll/ppss+md be/be kicking/vbg up/rp your/pp$ heels/nns and/cc feeling/vbg coltish/jj again/rb too/rb ,/, gal/nn ''/'' ./. At/in these/dts words/nns of/in sympathy/nn and/cc understanding/nn ,/, Harmony/np said/vbd generously/rb ,/, ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* mind/vb setting/vbg here/rb along/in with/in Gran/np while/cs you/ppss go/vb out/rp and/cc join/vb in/in the/at games/nns ''/'' ./. Rod/np shifted/vbd his/pp$ eager/jj eyes/nns from/in the/at milling/vbg group/nn out/rp in/in the/at circle/nn long/jj enough/qlp to/to reply/vb ,/, ``/`` I/ppss ain't/bem* much/ap of/in a/at hand/nn for/in Dare-Base/np and/cc Farmer-in-the-Dell/np ,/, but/cc I'd/ppss+md sure/rb like/vb to/to get/vb in/rp on/in the/at handhold/nn and/cc wrestles/nns ''/'' ./. He/pps looked/vbd down/rp at/in his/pp$ big/jj hands/nns and/cc slowly/rb flexed/vbd his/pp$ long/jj fingers/nns ./. ``/`` Don't/do* reckon/vb there's/ex+bez nobody/pn out/rp there/rb ,/, 'cept/in maybe/rb Dan/np ,/, who/wps can/md outgrip/vb me/ppo ,/, Harmony/np ''/'' ./. With/in Rod/np on/in his/pp$ way/nn and/cc Matilda/np visiting/vbg with/in Mrs./np Jackson/np while/cs they/ppss searched/vbd out/rp familiar/jj names/nns on/in the/at face/nn of/in the/at cliff/nn ,/, Harmony/np settled/vbd on/in the/at edge/nn of/in the/at grub/nn box/nn ,/, to/to ease/vb the/at pressure/nn of/in her/ppo swollen/jj body/nn on/in her/pp$ bone-weary/jj legs/nns ,/, and/cc worried/vbd about/in all/abn that/dt might/md have/hv happened/vbn to/in Sally/np ./. And/cc she/pps was/bedz deeply/rb thankful/jj that/cs she/pps could/md see/vb her/ppo now/rb ,/, out/rp there/rb in/in the/at midst/nn of/in a/at gay/jj ,/, youthful/jj circle/nn ,/, skipping/vbg and/cc singing/vbg ,/, ``/`` Farmer/nn in/in the/at dell/nn ,/, Farmer/nn in/in the/at dell/nn ,/, Heigh-ho/uh the/at dairy-oh/uh ,/, the/at farmer/nn in/in the/at dell/nn ''/'' ./. At/in the/at sight/nn of/in Sally's/np$ happy/jj face/nn and/cc carefree/jj expression/nn ,/, Harmony's/np$ dark/jj ,/, brooding/vbg eyes/nns quickly/rb brightened/vbd with/in unshed/jj tears/nns ./. She/pps was/bedz glad/jj ,/, completely/rb and/cc unselfishly/rb glad/jj ,/, to/to see/vb that/cs things/nns were/bed working/vbg out/rp the/at right/jj way/nn for/in both/abx Sally/np and/cc Dan/np ./. And/cc she/pps really/rb tried/vbd to/to go/vb a/at step/nn further/rbr and/cc say/vb she/pps hoped/vbd they'd/ppss+md be/be just/rb as/ql right/jj as/cs they/ppss now/rb were/bed for/in her/ppo and/cc for/in Rod/np ./. But/cc she/pps couldn't/md* ,/, not/* yet/rb ./. Not/* with/in the/at memory/nn of/in her/pp$ folks/nns and/cc the/at lost/vbn Conestoga/np still/rb holding/vbg her/ppo close/rb ./. Out/rp in/in the/at center/nn of/in the/at circle/nn the/at farmer/nn ,/, who/wps was/bedz Dan/np ,/, wasted/vbd no/at time/nn when/wrb they/ppss came/vbd to/in the/at line/nn ,/, ``/`` The/at farmer/nn choose/vb his/pp$ wife/nn ''/'' ./. With/in a/at swift/jj swoop/nn of/in his/pp$ big/jj arms/nns ,/, he/pps grabbed/vbd Sally/np out/in of/in the/at circle/nn surrounding/vbg him/ppo ,/, and/cc then/rb kissed/vbd her/ppo soundly/rb before/cs setting/vbg her/ppo down/rp so/cs she/pps could/md stand/vb by/in his/pp$ side/nn while/cs they/ppss jointly/rb chose/vbd the/at rest/nn of/in their/pp$ ``/`` outfit/nn ''/'' ./. Soon/rb the/at child/nn ,/, the/at dog/nn ,/, the/at cat/nn and/cc even/rb the/at cheese/nn ,/, all/abn joined/vbn them/ppo out/rp there/rb in/in the/at circle/nn ./. By/in now/rb Harmony/np could/md see/vb that/cs most/ap of/in the/at adults/nns in/in the/at train/nn were/bed winded/vbn and/cc resting/vbg ,/, or/cc else/rb siphoned/vbd off/rp from/in the/at games/nns by/in the/at challenging/jj lure/nn of/in the/at great/jj cliff/nn towering/vbg above/in them/ppo ./. No/at matter/nn how/wrb many/ap registry/nn rocks/nns they/ppss came/vbd to/in on/in this/dt journey/nn ,/, each/dt one/cd exerted/vbd its/pp$ own/jj appeal/nn ./. Even/rb strange/jj names/nns seemed/vbd to/to make/vb them/ppo feel/vb closer/rbr to/in some/dti kind/nn of/in civilization/nn when/wrb stumbled/vbn across/rb out/rp here/rb in/in this/dt wilderness/nn ./. Already/rb a/at few/ap hardy/jj folk/nn from/in their/pp$ own/jj train/nn were/bed zealously/rb chipping/vbg away/rb at/in the/at register/nn rocks/nns ,/, leaving/vbg their/pp$ own/jj records/nns along/in with/in those/dts made/vbn by/in the/at earlier/jjr trains/nns ./. Soon/rb she/pps saw/vbd Rod/np and/cc Hez/np moving/vbg over/rp to/to join/vb them/ppo ./. No/at sooner/rbr were/bed they/ppss through/in and/cc the/at guards/nns posted/vbd ,/, than/cs the/at whole/jj camp/nn turned/vbd in/rp for/in a/at night/nn of/in sound/jj sleep/nn ./. For/in Matilda/np ,/, it/pps was/bedz the/at first/od she/pps had/hvd known/vbn in/in many/abn a/at night/nn ./. Even/rb the/at knowledge/nn that/cs she/pps was/bedz losing/vbg another/dt boy/nn ,/, as/cs a/at mother/nn always/rb does/doz when/wrb a/at marriage/nn is/bez made/vbn ,/, did/dod not/* prevent/vb her/ppo from/in having/hvg the/at first/rb carefree/jj ,/, dreamless/jj sleep/nn that/cs she/pps had/hvd known/vbn since/cs they/ppss dropped/vbd down/in the/at canyon/nn and/cc into/in Bear/nn-tl Valley/nn-tl ,/, way/rb ,/, way/rb back/rb there/rb when/wrb they/ppss were/bed crossing/vbg those/dts other/ap mountains/nns ./. Next/ap morning/nn ,/, they/ppss moved/vbd on/rp again/rb ./. ``/`` My/pp$ souls'/nns$ a-gracious/uh ''/'' !/. !/. Gran/np Harrow/np exclaimed/vbd ,/, watching/vbg their/pp$ rippling/vbg muscles/nns as/cs Rod/np and/cc Dan/np swung/vbd her/ppo up/rp into/in the/at load/nn ./. ``/`` A/at body/nn would/md swear/vb I/ppss floated/vbd right/ql up/rp here/rb on/in a/at cloud/nn ''/'' !/. !/. Rod/np and/cc Dan/np released/vbd their/pp$ holds/nns on/in the/at arms/nns of/in her/pp$ hickory/nn rocker/nn and/cc exchanged/vbd embarrassed/vbn grins/nns ./. ``/`` Shucks/uh ,/, Gran/np ''/'' ,/, they/ppss said/vbd almost/rb in/in unison/nn ./. ``/`` That/dt wasn't/bedz* nothing/pn at/in all/abn ''/'' !/. !/. Leaning/vbg forward/rb in/in her/pp$ chair/nn ,/, Gran/np nearsightedly/rb scrutinized/vbd Dan's/np$ face/nn ./. ``/`` How's/wrb+bez Sally/np like/vb rubbin'/vbg agin/rb that/dt thar/rb little/jj ticklebrush/nn ye're/ppss+ber a-raising/vbg ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Quit/vb ragging/vbg him/ppo ,/, Gran/np ''/'' ,/, Rod/np protested/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss ain't/bem* ragging/vbg him/ppo ''/'' !/. !/. Gran/np peered/vbd again/rb at/in the/at week-old/jj blond/jj mustache/nn shadowing/vbg Dan's/np$ upper/jj lip/nn ./. ``/`` But/cc honest-to-Betsy/uh ,/, I've/ppss+hv seed/vbn more/ap hair/nn than/cs that/dt on/in a/at piece/nn o'/in bacon/nn ''/'' ./. The/at two/cd tall/jj brothers/nns waited/vbd silently/rb while/cs their/pp$ mother/nn handed/vbd Gran/np her/pp$ cold/jj snack/nn and/cc water/nn jug/nn ,/, placed/vbd the/at chamber/nn pot/nn beside/in her/ppo feet/nns ,/, and/cc returned/vbd to/in her/pp$ place/nn at/in the/at front/nn of/in the/at wagon/nn with/in Alice/np ./. ``/`` Rheumatics/nns worse/jjr ,/, Pa/nn-tl ''/'' ?/. ?/. Dan/np asked/vbd Hez/np ,/, who/wps had/hvd limped/vbn back/rb from/in his/pp$ team/nn to/to hold/vb the/at notched-stick/nn chair/nn braces/nns in/in place/nn while/cs his/pp$ boys/nns swung/vbd up/rp the/at tailgate/nn and/cc tied/vbd it/ppo tight/jj at/in the/at ends/nns ./. ``/`` My/pp$ right/jj leg's/nn+bez stiff/jj as/cs a/at board/nn this/dt morning/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps replied/vbd ./. ``/`` But/cc the/at sun'll/nn+md fry/vb it/ppo out'n/rp+in me/ppo onct/cs we/ppss git/vb to/in rolling/vbg ''/'' ./. The/at three/cd men/nns stepped/vbd out/rp to/in the/at side/nn to/to wait/vb for/in Captain/nn-tl Clemens'/np$ signal/nn ./. Hez/np looked/vbd up/rp at/in the/at high/jj face/nn of/in Emigrant/nn-tl Rock/nn-tl ,/, official/jj signboard/nn for/in the/at Raft/nn-tl River/nn-tl turnoff/nn ,/, and/cc gloated/vbd ,/, ``/`` Seems/vbz funny/jj that/cs them/dts Burnsides/nps never/rb took/vbd time/nn to/to leave/vb their/pp$ John-Henry/np up/rp thar/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Wonder/vb what/wdt made/vbd them/ppo hurry/vb so/ql ''/'' ,/, Rod/np drawled/vbd ,/, giving/vbg Dan/np a/at sly/jj wink/nn ./. Dan/np grinned/vbd ,/, and/cc changed/vbd the/at subject/nn ./. ``/`` From/in now/rb on/rp ,/, Sally/np and/cc me/ppo and/cc her/pp$ folks/nns aim/vb to/to give/vb you/ppo our/pp$ turn/nn when/wrb it/pps comes/vbz up/rp and/cc fall/vb in/rp behind/in you/ppo and/cc Rod's/np$ outfit/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Ain't/bez* no/at sense/nn you/ppss eating/vbg our/pp$ dust/nn ''/'' ,/, Rod/np protested/vbd ./. ``/`` Sally/np and/cc her/pp$ ma/nn want/vb to/to trade/vb off/rp on/in account/nn of/in Harmony/np being/beg so/ql far/jj along/rb ''/'' ,/, Dan/np explained/vbd ./. ``/`` Jackson/np recruited/vbd his/pp$ critters/nns ,/, and/cc him/ppo and/cc me/ppo fixed/vbd up/rp his/pp$ wagon/nn while/cs we/ppss was/bedz waiting/vbg for/in you/ppo to/to catch/vb up/rp ./. He's/pps+bez got/vbn the/at tightest/jjt running/vbg gear/nn in/in the/at train/nn now/rb ./. Besides/rb ,/, 'tain't/ppss+bez* no/at more'n/rbr+cs right/jj for/in me/ppo to/to follow/vb with/in my/pp$ black/jj oxen/nns ,/, so's/cs I/ppss can/md unhook/vb and/cc pull/vb up/rp fast/jj if/cs either/dtx of/in you/ppo get/vb in/in a/at pinch/nn ''/'' ./. Captain/nn-tl Clemens'/np$ signal/nn shot/nn sent/vbd the/at men/nns hurrying/vbg to/in their/pp$ waiting/vbg teams/nns ./. ``/`` Reckon/vb ye're/ppss+ber right/jj ,/, Dan/np ''/'' ,/, Hez/np called/vbd back/rb over/in his/pp$ shoulder/nn ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md shore/nn be/be needing/vbg ye/ppo both/abx on/in the/at pull/nn out/rp o'/in the/at canyon/nn ''/'' ./. Rod/np looked/vbd apprehensively/rb ahead/rb at/in the/at narrowing/vbg ,/, precipice-walled/jj gorge/nn ./. ``/`` We'll/ppss+md double/vb teams/nns zigzagging/vbg up/in the/at mountain/nn ,/, Harmony/np ''/'' ,/, he/pps spoke/vbd reassuringly/rb ,/, concerned/vbn by/in the/at pinched/vbn look/nn around/in her/pp$ mouth/nn ./. ``/`` Like/jj enough/qlp we'll/ppss+md all/abn be/be up/rp on/in top/nn by/in sundown/nn ''/'' ./. Out/rp of/in the/at corner/nn of/in his/pp$ eye/nn ,/, he/pps could/md see/vb his/pp$ father's/nn$ wheels/nns beginning/vbg to/to turn/vb ./. Before/cs Harmony/np had/hvd a/at chance/nn to/to reply/vb ,/, Rod/np cracked/vbd his/pp$ long/jj whip/nn over/in his/pp$ thin/jj oxen's/nns$ backs/nns ./.

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While/cs no/rb larger/jjr than/cs Dutch/jj-tl Springs/nns-tl ,/, this/dt mining/vbg supply/nn town/nn had/hvd the/at appearance/nn of/in being/beg far/ql busier/jjr and/cc more/ql prosperous/jj ./. Men/nns crowded/vbd the/at streets/nns and/cc freight/nn rigs/nns and/cc teams/nns were/bed moving/vbg about/rb ./. Although/cs they/ppss were/bed forced/vbn to/to maintain/vb a/at sharper/jjr watch/nn ,/, this/dt activity/nn enabled/vbd them/ppo to/to ride/vb in/rp and/cc rack/vb their/pp$ broncs/nns without/in any/dti particular/jj attention/nn being/beg paid/vbn them/ppo ./. ``/`` Gyp'll/np+md be/be holdin'/vbg forth/rb in/in some/dti bar/nn if/cs he's/pps+bez here/rb at/in all/abn ''/'' ,/, Cobb/np declared/vbd ,/, glancing/vbg along/in the/at street/nn as/cs they/ppss stretched/vbd their/pp$ legs/nns ./. There/ex were/bed no/at less/ap than/cs six/cd or/cc seven/cd saloons/nns in/in Ganado/np ,/, not/* counting/vbg the/at lower/jjr class/nn dives/nns ,/, all/abn vying/vbg for/in the/at trade/nn of/in celebrating/vbg miners/nns and/cc teamsters/nns ./. Pat/np only/rb nodded/vbd ./. ``/`` Take/vb one/cd side/nn of/in the/at street/nn ,/, and/cc I'll/ppss+md take/vb the/at other/ap ''/'' ,/, he/pps proposed/vbd ./. ``/`` If/cs you/ppss spot/vb Carmer/np give/vb a/at yell/nn before/cs you/ppss move/vb in/rp ''/'' ./. Cobb's/np$ assent/nn was/bedz tight/jj ./. ``/`` You/ppss do/do the/at same/ap ./. It's/pps+bez all/abn I/ppss ask/vb ,/, Stevens/np ''/'' ./. Separating/vbg ,/, they/ppss took/vbd different/jj sides/nns of/in the/at main/nn drag/nn and/cc systematically/rb combed/vbd the/at bars/nns ./. Russ/np visited/vbd two/cd places/nns without/in result/nn and/cc his/pp$ blood/nn pressure/nn was/bedz down/rp to/in zero/nn ./. Suddenly/rb it/pps seemed/vbd to/in him/ppo insane/jj that/cs they/ppss might/md hope/vb to/to locate/vb Gyp/np Carmer/np so/ql casually/rb ,/, even/rb were/bed he/pps to/to prove/vb the/at thief/nn ./. He/pps tramped/vbd out/in of/in the/at Miners/nns-tl Rest/nn-tl with/in his/pp$ hopes/nns plummeting/vbg ,/, and/cc headed/vbd doggedly/rb for/in the/at Palace/nn-tl Saloon/nn-tl ,/, the/at last/ap place/nn of/in any/dti consequence/nn on/in this/dt side/nn of/in the/at street/nn ./. The/at Palace/nn-tl was/bedz an/at elaborate/jj establishment/nn ,/, built/vbn practically/rb on/in stilts/nns in/in front/jj ,/, with/in long/jj flights/nns of/in wooden/jj steps/nns running/vbg up/rp to/in the/at porch/nn ./. Behind/in its/pp$ ornate/jj facade/nn the/at notorious/jj dive/nn clung/vbd like/cs a/at bird's/nn$ nest/nn to/in the/at rocky/jj ribs/nns of/in the/at canyonside/nn ./. Russ/np ran/vbd up/in the/at steps/nns quickly/rb to/in the/at plank/nn porch/nn ./. The/at front/jj windows/nns of/in the/at place/nn were/bed long/jj and/cc narrow/jj ,/, reaching/vbg nearly/rb to/in the/at floor/nn and/cc affording/vbg an/at unusually/rb good/jj view/nn of/in the/at interior/nn ./. Heading/vbg for/in the/at batwings/nns ,/, Cobb/np glanced/vbd perfunctorily/rb through/in the/at nearest/jjt window/nn ,/, and/cc suddenly/rb dodged/vbd aside/rb ./. Nerves/nns tight/jj as/cs a/at bowstring/nn ,/, he/pps paused/vbd to/to gather/vb his/pp$ wits/nns ./. Against/in all/abn expectation/nn ,/, Carmer/np was/bedz inside/rb ,/, clearly/rb enjoying/vbg himself/ppl to/in the/at hilt/nn and/cc already/rb so/ql tipsy/jj that/cs it/pps seemed/vbd unlikely/jj he/pps was/bedz bothering/vbg to/to note/vb anything/pn or/cc anyone/pn about/in him/ppo ./. Fierce/jj anger/nn surged/vbd through/in Russ/np ./. He/pps fought/vbd down/rp the/at impulse/nn to/to rush/vb in/rp and/cc collar/vb the/at vicious/jj puncher/nn on/in the/at spot/nn ./. Reaching/vbg the/at porch/nn rail/nn beyond/in view/nn of/in the/at bar/nn windows/nns ,/, he/pps feverishly/rb scanned/vbd the/at busy/jj street/nn below/rb ./. Stevens/np was/bedz nowhere/nn in/in sight/nn ./. Muffling/vbg an/at exclamation/nn ,/, Russ/np sprang/vbd to/in the/at nearest/jjt steps/nns and/cc ran/vbd down/rp ./. As/cs luck/nn had/hvd it/ppo ,/, he/pps had/hvd not/* gone/vbn twenty/cd feet/nns in/in the/at street/nn before/cs Pat/np appeared/vbd ./. ``/`` What/wdt luck/nn ,/, Cobb/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps said/vbd swiftly/rb ./. Russ/np pointed/vbd upward/rb ./. ``/`` He's/pps+bez there/rb ''/'' ,/, he/pps got/vbd out/rp tersely/rb ,/, curbing/vbg his/pp$ rising/vbg excitement/nn ./. Hitching/vbg his/pp$ cartridge/nn belt/nn around/rb ,/, Pat/np glanced/vbd upward/rb briefly/rb at/in the/at Palace/nn-tl and/cc started/vbd that/dt way/nn with/in Cobb/np at/in his/pp$ side/nn ./. Climbing/vbg the/at steps/nns steadily/rb ,/, they/ppss reached/vbd the/at top/nn and/cc headed/vbd for/in the/at door/nn ./. Pat/np pushed/vbd through/rp first/rb ./. Forced/vbn behind/in him/ppo momentarily/rb ,/, Russ/np followed/vbd at/in once/rb and/cc halted/vbd two/cd steps/nns inside/rb ./. His/pp$ eyes/nns widened/vbd ./. While/cs five/cd minutes/nns ago/rb the/at place/nn had/hvd presented/vbn a/at scene/nn of/in easy/jj revelry/nn ,/, with/in Gyp/np Carmer/np a/at prominent/jj figure/nn ,/, it/pps was/bedz now/rb as/ql somnolent/jj and/cc dull/jj as/cs the/at day/nn before/in payday/nn ./. Carmer/np himself/ppl was/bedz nowhere/nn to/to be/be seen/vbn ./. A/at man/nn knocked/vbd the/at roulette/nn ball/nn about/rb idly/rb in/in its/pp$ track/nn ,/, and/cc another/dt dozed/vbd at/in one/pn of/in the/at card/nn tables/nns ./. Two/cd men/nns murmured/vbd with/in their/pp$ heads/nns together/rb at/in the/at end/nn of/in the/at bar/nn ,/, while/cs the/at sleek-headed/jj bartender/nn absently/rb polished/vbd a/at glass/nn ./. Looking/vbg the/at setup/nn over/rp ,/, Stevens/np started/vbd coolly/rb for/in the/at rear/nn of/in the/at place/nn ./. ``/`` Where/wrb yuh/ppss goin'/vbg ''/'' ?/. ?/. It/pps was/bedz the/at barkeep/nn ./. Halting/vbg ,/, Pat/np turned/vbd to/to survey/vb him/ppo deliberately/rb ./. He/pps did/dod not/* reply/vb ,/, going/vbg on/rp toward/in the/at back/nn ./. Less/ql assured/vbn than/cs the/at tall/jj ,/, wide-shouldered/jj man/nn in/in the/at lead/nn ,/, Cobb/np followed/vbd alertly/rb ,/, a/at hand/nn on/in his/pp$ gun/nn butt/nn ./. The/at bartender/nn measured/vbd this/dt situation/nn with/in heavy/jj eyes/nns and/cc decided/vbd he/pps wanted/vbd no/at part/nn of/in it/ppo ./. He/pps said/vbd no/at more/ap ./. A/at hall/nn opened/vbd in/in back/nn of/in the/at bar/nn ,/, running/vbg toward/in an/at ell/nn ./. Pat/np moved/vbd into/in it/ppo ./. Small/jj rooms/nns ,/, probably/rb for/in cards/nns ,/, opened/vbd off/rp on/in either/dtx side/nn ./. All/ql the/at doors/nns were/bed open/jj at/in this/dt hour/nn except/in one/cd ,/, and/cc it/pps was/bedz toward/in this/dt that/cs Stevens/np made/vbd his/pp$ way/nn with/in Russ/np close/rb at/in his/pp$ shoulder/nn ./. The/at door/nn was/bedz locked/vbn ./. A/at single/ap kick/nn made/vbd it/ppo spring/vb open/jj ,/, shuddering/vbg ./. Pat/np saw/vbd Gyp/np Carmer/np staggering/vbg forward/rb ,/, a/at half-filled/jj bottle/nn upraised/vbn as/cs if/cs to/to strike/vb ./. Russ/np sprang/vbd through/rp to/to bat/vb it/ppo nimbly/rb aside/rb ./. With/in a/at bellow/nn Carmer/np lunged/vbd at/in him/ppo ./. But/cc he/pps was/bedz more/ap than/in half-drunk/jj ,/, and/cc his/pp$ faculties/nns were/bed dulled/vbn ./. Cobb/np unleashed/vbd a/at single/ap powerful/jj jab/nn that/wps sent/vbd Gyp/np reeling/vbg wildly/rb and/cc crashing/vbg down/rp with/in a/at whining/vbg groan/nn ./. He/pps started/vbd to/to struggle/vb up/rp ,/, heaving/vbg desperately/rb ./. Russ/np gave/vbd him/ppo a/at brutal/jj thrust/nn that/wps tumbled/vbd him/ppo over/rp flat/jj on/in his/pp$ stomach/nn ./. Kneeling/vbg ,/, Cobb/np planted/vbd a/at sturdy/jj knee/nn in/in the/at small/nn of/in his/pp$ back/nn ,/, holding/vbg him/ppo pinned/vbn ./. ``/`` Okay/uh ,/, Stevens/np ./. I've/ppss+hv drawn/vbn his/pp$ fangs/nns ''/'' ,/, he/pps snapped/vbd ./. ``/`` Go/vb through/in his/pp$ pockets/nns ,/, will/md you/ppo ?/. ?/. If/cs we/ppss have/hv to/in we'll/ppss+md take/vb him/ppo apart/rb and/cc see/vb what/wdt he's/pps+bez made/vbn of/in ''/'' !/. !/. Complying/vbg methodically/rb ,/, Pat/np pulled/vbd pocket/nn after/in pocket/nn inside/rb out/rp without/in finding/vbg a/at thing/nn ./. Cobb/np watched/vbd this/dt with/in hunted/vbn eyes/nns ,/, his/pp$ desperate/jj hope/nn waning/vbg by/in the/at moment/nn ./. Stevens/np was/bedz grunting/vbg over/in the/at last/ap empty/jj pocket/nn when/wrb Russ/np abruptly/rb rose/vbd and/cc lunged/vbd toward/in Carmer's/np$ hat/nn ,/, which/wdt had/hvd tumbled/vbn half-a-dozen/nn feet/nns away/rb when/wrb he/pps first/rb fell/vbd ./. Cobb/np got/vbd it/ppo ./. Straightening/vbg up/rp ,/, his/pp$ eyes/nns ablaze/rb ,/, he/pps held/vbd out/rp the/at battered/vbn Stetson/np ./. ``/`` Look/vb at/in this/dt ''/'' !/. !/. Inside/in the/at crown/nn ,/, stuffed/vbn behind/in the/at stained/vbn sweatband/nn ,/, could/md be/be seen/vbn thin/jj ,/, crumpled/vbn wads/nns of/in currency/nn ./. Carmer's/np$ ingenious/jj cache/nn for/in his/pp$ loot/nn had/hvd been/ben found/vbn ./. ``/`` By/in golly/uh ,/, Stevens/np !/. !/. You/ppss were/bed right/jj ''/'' ,/, Russ/np exclaimed/vbd ,/, tearing/vbg the/at loose/jj bills/nns out/in of/in Carmer's/np$ hat/nn ./. ``/`` That/dt is/bez ,/, if/cs we/ppss can/md be/be sure/jj this/dt is/bez Colcord's/np$ money/nn ''/'' --/-- Pat/np grunted/vbd ./. ``/`` Where/wrb else/rb would/md he/pps get/vb it/ppo ?/. ?/. Count/vb what/wdt you've/ppss+hv got/vbn there/rb ,/, Cobb/np ./. We/ppss can/md soon/rb tell/vb ''/'' ./. Russ/np ran/vbd through/in the/at bills/nns and/cc named/vbd an/at amount/vb it/pps was/bedz highly/ql unlikely/jj any/dti cowpuncher/nn would/md come/vb by/rb honestly/rb ./. Pat/np nodded/vbd ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez within/in a/at hundred/cd of/in what/wdt Crip/np had/hvd ''/'' ,/, he/pps declared/vbd ./. ``/`` We/ppss know/vb Penny/np spent/vbd some/dti --/-- and/cc Carmer/np must/md have/hv dropped/vbn a/at few/ap dollars/nns getting/vbg that/dt load/nn on/rp ''/'' ./. Handing/vbg the/at money/nn over/rp ,/, Russ/np wiped/vbd his/pp$ hands/nns on/in his/pp$ pants-legs/nns as/cs if/cs ridding/vbg himself/ppl of/in something/pn unclean/jj ./. His/pp$ glance/nn at/in Gyp/np Carmer/np was/bedz disdainful/jj ./. ``/`` Shall/md we/ppss get/vb out/in of/in here/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Leaving/vbg the/at card/nn room/nn ,/, they/ppss moved/vbd back/rb through/in the/at Palace/nn-tl the/at way/nn they/ppss had/hvd come/vbn ./. Glowering/vbg looks/nns met/vbd them/ppo in/in the/at bar/nn ,/, but/cc there/ex was/bedz no/at attempt/nn to/to halt/vb them/ppo ./. Pausing/vbg in/in the/at outside/jj door/nn to/to glance/vb behind/in him/ppo ,/, Pat/np looked/vbd his/pp$ unspoken/jj warning/nn and/cc stepped/vbd out/rp ./. He/pps and/cc Cobb/np clattered/vbd down/in the/at high/jj steps/nns to/in the/at street/nn ./. Neither/dtx spoke/vbd till/cs they/ppss reached/vbd their/pp$ horses/nns ./. Pat/np paused/vbd there/rb ,/, looking/vbg across/rb at/in the/at young/jj fellow/nn ./. It'll/pps+md be/be a/at pleasure/nn for/in you/ppo to/to return/vb this/dt money/nn to/in Colcord/np and/cc tell/vb him/ppo about/in it/ppo ,/, Russ/np ''/'' ./. He/pps started/vbd to/to return/vb it/ppo ./. To/in his/pp$ faint/jj surprise/nn Russ/np held/vbd up/rp his/pp$ hand/nn ./. ``/`` Not/* me/ppo ''/'' ,/, he/pps ruled/vbd decidedly/rb ./. I've/ppss+hv had/hvn enough/ap ./. It/pps was/bedz you/ppss that/wps tracked/vbd it/ppo down/rp anyway/rb ,/, Stevens/np ''/'' ,/, he/pps pursued/vbd strictly/rb ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md shove/vb along/rb home/nr ''/'' ./. ``/`` Whatever/wdt you/ppss say/vb ''/'' ./. Pat/np swung/vbd into/in the/at saddle/nn ,/, yet/rb still/rb he/pps delayed/vbd ,/, his/pp$ brows/nns puckered/vbn ./. ``/`` You/ppss owe/vb it/ppo to/in Penny/np to/to give/vb her/ppo a/at chance/nn to/to explain/vb that/cs she/pps was/bedz defending/vbg you/ppo ,/, really/rb ''/'' ,/, he/pps observed/vbd mildly/rb ./. ``/`` Old/jj Crip/np wasn't/bedz* ''/'' ,/, retorted/vbd Cobb/np tartly/rb ./. ``/`` He'll/pps+md know/vb when/wrb you/ppss tell/vb him/ppo ./. But/cc I/ppss want/vb this/dt to/to sink/vb in/rp awhile/rb ./. Then/rb maybe/rb next/ap time/nn he/pps won't/md* be/be so/ql quick/jj on/in the/at trigger/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Pat/np had/hvd never/rb pretended/vbn to/to give/vb advice/nn in/in such/jj affairs/nns ./. ``/`` You're/ppss+ber the/at doctor/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps returned/vbd with/in a/at smile/nn ./. ``/`` But/cc I/ppss still/rb think/vb Penny's/np+bez an/at awful/ql nice/jj girl/nn ,/, Russ/np ''/'' --/-- ``/`` You/ppss don't/do* have/hv to/to tell/vb me/ppo ''/'' ,/, flashed/vbd Cobb/np ./. Giving/vbg the/at other/ap a/at dark/jj look/nn ,/, he/pps hauled/vbd his/pp$ bronc/nn around/rb and/cc trotted/vbd down/rp off/in the/at street/nn ./. Pat/np let/vbd him/ppo go/vb ,/, following/vbg more/ql leisurely/rb ./. At/in the/at first/od restaurant/nn he/pps sensibly/rb pulled/vbd up/rp to/to go/vb in/rp for/in his/pp$ dinner/nn ,/, and/cc as/cs a/at consequence/nn did/dod not/* see/vb Cobb/np strike/vb the/at open/jj range/nn at/in the/at mouth/nn of/in the/at canyon/nn and/cc head/vb straight/rb across/in the/at swells/nns for/in Antler/np ./. The/at truth/nn was/bedz ,/, the/at puncher/nn was/bedz both/abx bewildered/vbn and/cc dismayed/vbn by/in his/pp$ own/jj mixed/vbn luck/nn ./. ``/`` Penny's/np+bez always/rb glad/jj to/to see/vb me/ppo over/in there/rb ''/'' ,/, he/pps mused/vbd bleakly/rb ./. Yet/rb had/hvd he/pps not/* visited/vbn the/at girl/nn at/in Saw/nn-tl Buck/nn-tl he/pps would/md never/rb have/hv been/ben involved/vbn in/in this/dt latest/jjt tangle/nn ./. Over/in and/cc above/in that/dt ,/, however/wrb ,/, was/bedz his/pp$ growing/vbg suspicion/nn of/in Chuck/np Stober's/np$ part/nn in/in recent/jj events/nns ./. ``/`` Gyp/np Carmer/np couldn't/md* have/hv known/vbn about/in Colcord's/np$ money/nn unless/cs he/pps was/bedz told/vbn --/-- and/cc who/wps else/rb would/md have/hv told/vbn him/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps asked/vbd himself/ppl ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez the/at second/od time/nn War/nn-tl Ax/nn-tl hands/nns made/vbd a/at play/nn for/in that/dt money/nn ./. How/wrb much/ap of/in an/at accident/nn could/md that/dt be/be ''/'' ?/. ?/. Nearing/vbg home/nr ,/, he/pps jerked/vbd to/in attention/nn at/in the/at distant/jj crack/nn of/in a/at gun/nn ./. In/in town/nn no/at one/pn paid/vbd much/ap attention/nn to/in an/at occasional/jj shot/nn ;/. ;/. but/cc on/in the/at range/nn gunfire/nn had/hvd a/at meaning/nn ./. Hauling/vbg up/rp ,/, Russ/np listened/vbd carefully/rb ./. Two/cd minutes/nns later/rbr it/pps came/vbd again/rb --/-- a/at double/jj explosion/nn ,/, followed/vbn by/in a/at third/od ,/, sounding/vbg more/ql distant/jj ./. As/ql near/rb as/cs Cobb/np could/md determine/vb the/at shots/nns came/vbd from/in the/at direction/nn of/in the/at Antler/np ranch/nn house/nn ./. He/pps tightened/vbd up/rp in/in a/at twinkling/vbg ./. So/ql far/rb as/cs he/pps knew/vbd ,/, only/rb his/pp$ father/nn could/md be/be there/rb ./. What/wdt did/dod it/pps mean/vb ?/. ?/. Clapping/vbg spurs/nns to/in the/at bronc/nn he/pps set/vbd off/rp at/in a/at sharp/jj canter/nn ,/, with/in growing/vbg alarm/nn ./. His/pp$ first/od glimpse/nn of/in the/at ranch/nn house/nn across/in the/at brushy/jj swells/nns told/vbd him/ppo nothing/pn ./. Still/rb a/at quarter-mile/nn away/rb ,/, the/at fresh/jj clap/nn of/in guns/nns only/rb served/vbd to/to increase/vb his/pp$ speed/nn ./. Setting/vbg a/at course/nn straight/rb for/in the/at house/nn ,/, he/pps was/bedz covering/vbg ground/nn fast/rb when/wrb an/at angry/jj bee/nn buzzed/vbd past/rb close/rb to/in his/pp$ face/nn ./. When/wrb it/pps was/bedz followed/vbn by/in a/at second/od ,/, whining/vbg even/ql closer/rbr ,/, Cobb/np swerved/vbd sharply/rb aside/rb into/in a/at depression/nn ./. He/pps knew/vbd now/rb what/wdt he/pps was/bedz up/rp against/in ./. Whoever/wps was/bedz out/rp there/rb hiding/vbg in/in the/at brushy/jj cover/nn was/bedz besieging/vbg the/at Antler/np house/nn and/cc ,/, having/hvg spotted/vbn his/pp$ approach/nn ,/, was/bedz determined/vbn to/to drive/vb him/ppo off/rp before/cs he/pps could/md get/vb into/in the/at fight/nn ./. Cursing/vbg himself/ppl for/in having/hvg ridden/vbn out/rp the/at last/ap few/ap days/nns without/in a/at rifle/nn in/in his/pp$ saddle/nn boot/nn ,/, Russ/np drew/vbd his/pp$ Colt/np and/cc examined/vbd it/ppo briefly/rb ./. If/cs he/pps wondered/vbd whether/cs the/at attackers/nns would/md allow/vb him/ppo to/to pull/vb away/rb unmolested/jj ,/, he/pps had/hvd his/pp$ answer/nn a/at moment/nn later/rbr ./. ``/`` Over/in this/dt way/nn !/. !/. He/pps ain't/hvz* gone/vbn far/rb ''/'' !/. !/. A/at harsh/jj cry/nn floated/vbd to/in him/ppo across/in the/at brush/nn ./. A/at carbine/nn cracked/vbd more/ql loudly/rb ,/, and/cc a/at slug/nn clipped/vbd fragments/nns from/in the/at brush/nn off/in at/in one/cd side/nn ./. The/at would-be/jj assassin/nn had/hvd his/pp$ position/nn figured/vbn pretty/ql close/rb ./. Dismounting/vbg ,/, Russ/np looked/vbd about/rb hastily/rb ./. Toward/in the/at west/nr this/dt depression/nn led/vbd toward/in a/at draw/nn ./. Leading/vbg his/pp$ pony/nn ,/, he/pps hurried/vbd that/dt way/nn ,/, not/* remounting/vbg till/cs he/pps was/bedz well/rb below/in the/at level/nn of/in the/at surrounding/vbg range/nn ./. Swinging/vbg up/rp then/rb ,/, and/cc bending/vbg forward/rb over/in the/at horn/nn ,/, he/pps urged/vbd his/pp$ mount/nn down/in the/at meandering/vbg draw/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd not/* covered/vbn a/at hundred/cd yards/nns before/cs a/at gun/nn crashed/vbd from/in somewhere/rb behind/rb ./. He/pps had/hvd been/ben sighted/vbn ,/, and/cc his/pp$ attacker/nn pumping/vbg shot/nn after/in shot/nn ./. A/at shot/nn or/cc two/cd went/vbd wild/jj before/cs Cobb/np felt/vbd something/pn tug/vb at/in his/pp$ foot/nn ./. A/at slug/nn had/hvd torn/vbn half/abn of/in his/pp$ stirrup-guard/nn away/rb ./. A/at second/od twitched/vbd his/pp$ shirtsleeve/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps felt/vbd a/at brief/jj burn/nn on/in his/pp$ upper/jj arm/nn ./. Another/dt snarled/vbd close/rb overhead/rb ./. ``/`` Jumping/uh Jerusalem/uh !/. !/. Let's/vb+ppo get/vb out/in of/in here/rb ''/'' !/. !/. At/in the/at first/od shot/nn Russ/np had/hvd hurled/vbn his/pp$ mount/nn to/in the/at left/nr toward/in the/at side/nn of/in the/at winding/vbg draw/nn ./. The/at long/jj minute/nn before/cs he/pps reached/vbd effective/jj cover/nn seemed/vbd endless/jj ./. Sweeping/vbg a/at look/nn around/rb ,/, he/pps saw/vbd that/cs he/pps was/bedz safe/jj for/in the/at moment/nn ./. He/pps heard/vbd cries/nns from/in behind/in him/ppo ,/, but/cc he/pps could/md make/vb out/rp no/at words/nns ./. He/pps dashed/vbd madly/rb for/in the/at next/ap elbow/nn turn/nn in/in the/at draw/nn ,/, and/cc made/vbd it/ppo ./. Recklessly/rb hurling/vbg the/at bronc/nn sidewise/rb into/in an/at intersecting/vbg draw/nn ,/, he/pps plunged/vbd forward/rb with/in undiminished/jj speed/nn ./. Gradually/rb the/at wash/nn climbed/vbd upward/rb ,/, forcing/vbg him/ppo toward/in open/jj range/nn ./. Yet/rb he/pps must/md chance/vb it/ppo ./. He/pps clambered/vbd out/in of/in the/at dwindling/vbg wash/nn ,/, the/at loose/jj dirt/nn flying/vbg behind/in him/ppo ,/, and/cc flashed/vbd a/at look/nn about/rb ./.

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Early/rb in/in November/np the/at clouds/nns lifted/vbd enough/qlp to/to carry/vb out/rp the/at assigned/vbn missions/nns ./. And/cc Sweeney/np-tl Squadron/nn-tl put/vbd its/pp$ first/od marks/nns on/in the/at combat/nn record/nn ./. Every/at plane/nn that/wps could/md fly/vb was/bedz sent/vbn into/in the/at air/nn ./. Cricket/np took/vbd eight/cd ships/nns and/cc went/vbd south/nr across/in the/at Straits/nps and/cc along/in the/at north/nr coast/nn of/in Mindanao/np to/in Cagayan/np ./. Anything/pn the/at enemy/nn flew/vbd or/cc floated/vbn was/bedz his/pp$ target/nn ./. Fleischman/np with/in eight/cd was/bedz to/to patrol/vb the/at Leyte/np-tl Gulf/nn-tl area/nn ,/, with/in his/pp$ main/jjs task/nn to/to get/vb any/dti kamikaze/fw-nns before/cs they/ppss got/vbd to/in the/at ships/nns ./. Greg/np himself/ppl took/vbd two/cd flights/nns ,/, with/in Todman/np leading/vbg the/at second/od ,/, to/to patrol/vb and/cc look/vb for/in targets/nns of/in opportunities/nns around/in Ormoc/np on/in the/at east/jj coast/nn of/in Leyte/np ./. Each/dt plane/nn carried/vbd two/cd five-hundred/cd pound/nn bombs/nns ./. A/at weapons/nns carrier/nn took/vbd Greg/np ,/, Todman/np ,/, Belton/np ,/, Banjo/np Ferguson/np ,/, and/cc Walters/np and/cc the/at others/nns the/at two/cd miles/nns from/in the/at bivouac/nn area/nn to/in the/at strip/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz a/at rough/jj long/jj ride/nn through/in the/at mud/nn and/cc pot/nn holes/nns ./. No/at one/pn had/hvd much/ap to/to say/vb ./. The/at sky/nn glowered/vbd down/rp at/in them/ppo ./. There/ex was/bedz a/at feeling/nn that/cs this/dt mission/nn would/md be/be canceled/vbn like/cs all/abn the/at others/nns and/cc that/cs this/dt muddy/jj wet/jj dark/jj world/nn of/in combat/nn would/md go/vb on/rp forever/rb ./. The/at truck/nn dropped/vbd them/ppo off/rp at/in the/at various/jj revetments/nns spread/vb through/in the/at jungle/nn ./. Donovan/np snatched/vbd Greg's/np$ chute/nn from/in him/ppo with/in a/at belligerent/jj motion/nn and/cc almost/rb ran/vbd to/in the/at plane/nn with/in it/ppo ./. His/pp$ face/nn was/bedz dark/jj as/cs the/at sky/nn above/in it/ppo as/cs he/pps stood/vbd on/in the/at wing/nn and/cc waited/vbd for/in his/pp$ pilot/nn ./. Greg/np climbed/vbd into/in the/at cockpit/nn feeling/vbg as/cs if/cs he/pps had/hvd never/rb been/ben in/in one/cd before/rb ./. But/cc his/pp$ hands/nns and/cc those/dts of/in Donovan/np moved/vbd automatically/rb adjusting/vbg and/cc arranging/vbg in/in the/at check-out/nn procedure/nn ./. ``/`` I've/ppss+hv got/vbn her/ppo as/ql neat/jj as/cs I/ppss can/md ''/'' ,/, Donovan/np said/vbd ,/, as/cs he/pps dropped/vbd the/at straps/nns of/in the/at Seton/np harness/nn over/in Greg's/np$ shoulders/nns ./. ``/`` But/cc this/dt goddamn/jj climate/nn ./. It's/pps+bez for/in carabao/fw-nn not/* airplanes/nns ''/'' ./. ``/`` We'll/ppss+md make/vb out/rp ./. Don't/do* you/ppss worry/vb ,/, chief/nn ''/'' ,/, Greg/np replied/vbd ,/, wondering/vbg if/cs he/pps himself/ppl believed/vbd it/ppo ./. ``/`` Yeah/rb ./. See/vb you/ppo ''/'' ,/, Donovan/np said/vbd as/cs he/pps jumped/vbd off/in the/at wing/nn ./. The/at expression/nn was/bedz his/pp$ trade-mark/nn ,/, his/pp$ open/jj sesame/nn to/in good/jj luck/nn ,/, and/cc his/pp$ prayer/nn that/cs pilot/nn and/cc plane/nn would/md always/rb return/vb ./. At/in the/at prearranged/vbn time/nn ,/, Greg/np started/vbd the/at engine/nn and/cc taxied/vbd out/rp ./. From/in the/at time/nn the/at chocks/nns were/bed pulled/vbn until/cs the/at plane/nn was/bedz out/in of/in sight/nn ,/, he/pps knew/vbd Donovan/np would/md keep/vb his/pp$ back/nn to/in the/at strip/nn ./. He/pps wondered/vbd where/wrb the/at superstition/nn had/hvd originated/vbn that/cs it/pps was/bedz bad/jj luck/nn for/cs a/at crew/nn chief/nn to/to watch/vb his/pp$ plane/nn take/vb off/rp on/in a/at combat/nn mission/nn ./. Yet/rb long/jj before/cs the/at scheduled/vbn time/nn for/in return/nn ,/, Donovan/np would/md be/be watching/vbg for/in every/at speck/nn in/in the/at sky/nn ./. Greg/np rumbled/vbd down/in the/at rough/jj metal/nn taxi/nn strip/nn ,/, and/cc one/cd by/in one/cd the/at seven/cd members/nns of/in his/pp$ flight/nn fell/vbd in/rp behind/in him/ppo ./. The/at dark/jj brown/jj bombs/nns hanging/vbg under/in each/dt wing/nn looked/vbd large/jj and/cc powerful/jj ./. The/at pilots'/nns$ heads/nns looked/vbd ridiculously/rb small/jj ./. The/at control/nn tower/nn gave/vbd him/ppo immediate/jj take-off/nn permission/nn ,/, and/cc the/at clean/jj roar/nn of/in the/at engine/nn that/wps took/vbd him/ppo off/in the/at rough/jj strip/nn spoke/vbd well/rb of/in the/at skill/nn of/in Donovan/np ./. Greg's/np$ mission/nn was/bedz the/at last/ap to/to leave/vb ,/, and/cc as/cs he/pps circled/vbd the/at ships/nns off/in Tacloban/np he/pps saw/vbd the/at clouds/nns were/bed dropping/vbg down/rp again/rb ./. To/in the/at west/nr ,/, the/at dark/jj green/jj hills/nns of/in Leyte/np were/bed lost/vbn in/in the/at clouds/nns about/rb halfway/rb up/in their/pp$ slopes/nns ./. Underneath/in him/ppo the/at sea/nn was/bedz a/at dark/jj and/cc muddied/vbn gray/jj ./. Water/nn splashed/vbd against/in his/pp$ windshield/nn as/cs he/pps led/vbd the/at flight/nn in/in and/cc out/in of/in showers/nns ./. The/at metal/nn strip/nn they/ppss had/hvd taken/vbn off/rp from/in was/bedz coal/nn black/jj against/in the/at green/jj jungle/nn around/in it/ppo ./. He/pps possessed/vbd the/at fighter/nn pilot's/nn$ horror/nn of/in bad/jj weather/nn and/cc instrument/nn flying/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps wondered/vbd ,/, if/cs the/at ceiling/nn did/dod drop/vb ,/, whether/cs he/pps and/cc the/at other/ap flights/nns would/md be/be able/jj to/to find/vb their/pp$ way/nn back/rb in/in this/dt unfamiliar/jj territory/nn ./. He/pps shivered/vbd in/in the/at warm/jj cockpit/nn ./. The/at overcast/nn was/bedz solid/jj above/in him/ppo ./. As/ql far/rb as/cs he/pps could/md see/vb there/ex was/bedz no/at hole/nn to/to climb/vb through/in it/ppo ./. They/ppss would/md have/hv to/to go/vb west/nr through/in the/at narrow/jj river/nn valley/nn that/wps separated/vbd Leyte/np from/in Samar/np and/cc hope/vb that/cs it/pps didn't/dod* close/vb in/rp before/cs they/ppss returned/vbd ./. Greg/np pushed/vbd the/at radio/nn button/nn on/in his/pp$ throttle/nn ./. ``/`` Todman/np ,/, let's/vb+ppo try/vb to/to go/vb under/in this/dt stuff/nn ./. Stay/vb in/in close/rb and/cc we'll/ppss+md go/vb up/in the/at valley/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Roger/uh ,/, Sweeney/np ''/'' ,/, Todman/np called/vbd back/rb ,/, and/cc pulled/vbd his/pp$ four/cd in/in and/cc slightly/rb above/in Greg/np ./. Greg/np took/vbd the/at formation/nn wide/jj around/in three/cd A-26/nn attack/nn bombers/nns that/wps were/bed headed/vbn north/nr over/in the/at Gulf/nn-tl ./. He/pps dropped/vbd down/rp to/in five/cd hundred/cd feet/nns ,/, swinging/vbg a/at little/ap north/nr of/in the/at city/nn of/in Tacloban/np ,/, and/cc punched/vbd into/in the/at opening/nn that/wps showed/vbd against/in the/at mountain/nn ./. The/at valley/nn was/bedz only/rb a/at few/ap hundred/cd yards/nns wide/jj with/in just/rb about/rb room/nn enough/ap for/in a/at properly/rb performed/vbn hundred-and-eighty-degree/jj turn/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz only/rb a/at fifteen-minute/jj flight/nn ,/, but/cc before/cs it/pps was/bedz through/rp Greg/np felt/vbd himself/ppl developing/vbg a/at case/nn of/in claustrophobia/nn ./. The/at ceiling/nn stayed/vbd solid/jj above/in them/ppo at/in about/rb eight/cd hundred/cd feet/nns ,/, and/cc at/in times/nns the/at sheer/jj cliffs/nns seemed/vbd about/rb to/to close/vb in/rp ./. If/cs the/at other/ap pilots/nns were/bed worried/vbn ,/, they/ppss did/dod not/* show/vb it/ppo ./. The/at formation/nn remained/vbd perfect/jj ./. When/wrb the/at sea/nn was/bedz visible/jj ahead/rb of/in them/ppo ,/, the/at relief/nn was/bedz as/ql great/jj as/cs if/cs the/at sun/nn had/hvd come/vbn out/rp ./. He/pps spread/vbd the/at flight/nn out/rp and/cc led/vbd them/ppo across/in a/at point/nn of/in land/nn and/cc then/rb down/in the/at coast/nn ./. Although/cs they/ppss drew/vbd light/jj ground/nn fire/nn they/ppss saw/vbd no/at signs/nns of/in activity/nn ./. Once/rb Todman/np thought/vbd he/pps had/hvd spotted/vbn a/at tank/nn and/cc went/vbd down/rp to/to investigate/vb while/cs Greg/np covered/vbd him/ppo ./. ``/`` Somebody/pn beat/vb us/ppo to/in it/ppo ''/'' !/. !/. Todman/np said/vbd over/in the/at radio/nn as/cs he/pps came/vbd back/rb up/rp in/in formation/nn ./. Visibility/nn continued/vbd to/to be/be limited/vbn ,/, and/cc Greg/np was/bedz never/rb able/jj to/to get/vb above/in a/at thousand/cd feet/nns ./. It/pps was/bedz frustrating/vbg ./. His/pp$ earphones/nns were/bed constantly/rb full/jj of/in the/at sounds/nns of/in enemy/nn contacts/nns made/vbn by/in other/ap flights/nns ./. He/pps thought/vbd once/rb that/cs he/pps identified/vbd the/at somewhat/ql hysterical/jj voice/nn of/in Fleischman/np claiming/vbg a/at kill/nn ./. But/cc Greg's/np$ area/nn remained/vbd as/ql placid/jj as/cs a/at Florida/np dawn/nn ./. Finally/rb ,/, as/cs time/nn began/vbd to/to run/vb out/rp ,/, he/pps headed/vbd into/in Ormoc/np and/cc glide-bombed/vbd a/at group/nn of/in houses/nns that/wps Intelligence/nn-tl had/hvd thought/vbn might/md contain/vb Japanese/jj supplies/nns ./. The/at low/jj clouds/nns made/vbd bombing/vbg difficult/jj ./. There/ex was/bedz not/* enough/ap room/nn to/to make/vb the/at usual/jj vertical/jj bomb/nn run/nn ./. The/at accuracy/nn was/bedz deplorable/jj ./. One/cd of/in Greg's/np$ bombs/nns hung/vbd up/rp ,/, and/cc he/pps was/bedz miles/nns from/in the/at target/nn before/cs he/pps could/md get/vb rid/jj of/in it/ppo ./. Only/rb one/cd of/in the/at flight/nn scored/vbd a/at direct/jj hit/nn and/cc the/at rest/nn blew/vbd up/rp jungle/nn ./. With/in their/pp$ load/nn of/in bombs/nns gone/vbn ,/, the/at planes/nns moved/vbd swiftly/rb and/cc easily/rb ./. Greg/np went/vbd up/rp tight/rb against/in the/at ceiling/nn and/cc led/vbd them/ppo back/rb to/in their/pp$ pass/nn to/in home/nr ./. Mercifully/rb ,/, it/pps was/bedz still/rb open/jj ./. Like/cs a/at man/nn making/vbg a/at deep/jj dive/nn ,/, Greg/np took/vbd full/jj breath/nn and/cc plunged/vbd back/rb into/in the/at valley/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz about/rb to/to make/vb a/at gas/nn check/nn on/in his/pp$ flight/nn when/wrb Todman's/np$ voice/nn broke/vbd in/rp :/: ``/`` Sweeneys/nps !/. !/. Three/cd bogies/nns ./. Twelve/cd o'clock/rb level/nn ''/'' ./. Greg's/np$ eyes/nns flicked/vbd up/rp from/in his/pp$ instrument/nn panel/nn ./. He/pps saw/vbd them/ppo ,/, specks/nns against/in the/at gray/jj ,/, but/cc closing/vbg fast/rb ./. They/ppss were/bed headed/vbn straight/rb for/in each/dt other/ap on/in a/at collision/nn course/nn ./. Friend/nn or/cc enemy/nn ?/. ?/. The/at same/ap old/jj question/nn ./. And/cc only/rb a/at few/ap seconds/nns to/to answer/vb it/ppo ./. ``/`` Zeros/nns ''/'' !/. !/. Todman/np said/vbd excitedly/rb ,/, and/cc hopefully/rb ./. And/cc then/rb he/pps thought/vbd Todman/np might/md be/be right/jj ./. His/pp$ mind/nn flicked/vbd through/in the/at mental/jj pictures/nns he/pps had/hvd from/in the/at hours/nns of/in Aircraft/nn-tl Identification/nn-tl ./. He/pps narrowed/vbd the/at shape/nn down/in to/in two/cd :/: either/cc a/at Zero/nn-tl or/cc a/at U./np-tl S./np-tl Navy/nn-tl type/nn aircraft/nn ./. If/cs it/pps were/bed the/at enemy/nn ,/, tactically/rb his/pp$ position/nn was/bedz correct/jj ./. Japanese/jj aircraft/nn were/bed strong/jj on/in maneuverability/nn ,/, American/jj on/in speed/nn and/cc firepower/nn ./. His/pp$ present/jj maximum/nn altitude/nn ,/, up/in against/in the/at overcast/nn ,/, gave/vbd him/ppo the/at opportunity/nn to/to exploit/vb his/pp$ advantages/nns ./. But/cc it/pps also/rb made/vbd him/ppo conspicuous/jj to/in the/at enemy/nn ,/, if/cs it/pps was/bedz the/at enemy/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps hadn't/hvd* been/ben spotted/vbn already/rb ./. But/cc the/at closing/vbg aircraft/nn showed/vbd no/at sign/nn of/in deviating/vbg from/in their/pp$ original/jj course/nn ./. In/in seconds/nns ,/, Greg/np made/vbd his/pp$ decision/nn ./. He/pps pushed/vbd the/at radio/nn button/nn ./. ``/`` Sweeney/np Blue/np ,/, hit/vb the/at deck/nn ./. Lots/nns of/in throttle/nn ./. Todman/np ,/, you/ppss take/vb the/at one/cd on/in the/at left/nr ./. I'll/ppss+md take/vb the/at middle/nn ./. Belton/np ,/, the/at one/cd on/in the/at right/nr ./. If/cs they're/ppss+ber Japs/nps ./. Let's/vb+ppo make/vb sure/jj first/rb ''/'' ./. Greg/np had/hvd the/at stick/nn forward/rb and/cc the/at throttle/nn up/rp before/cs he/pps heard/vbd the/at two/cd ``/`` Rogers/nps ''/'' ./. The/at planes/nns ,/, light/jj with/in most/ap of/in the/at gas/nn burned/vbn out/rp ,/, responded/vbd beautifully/rb ./. Greg's/np$ airspeed/nn indicator/nn was/bedz over/rp 350/cd when/wrb he/pps leveled/vbd off/rp just/rb above/in the/at trees/nns ./. The/at opposing/vbg aircraft/nn continued/vbd to/to come/vb on/rp ./. They/ppss appeared/vbd to/to be/be the/at enemy/nn ./. Greg/np wished/vbd the/at Air/nn-tl Corps/nn-tl had/hvd continued/vbn to/to camouflage/vb planes/nns ./. There/ex was/bedz ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, no/at way/nn for/in the/at other/ap planes/nns to/to get/vb by/in them/ppo ./. It/pps was/bedz a/at box/nn ./. But/cc they/ppss could/md turn/vb and/cc escape/vb to/in the/at east/nr ./. Greg/np pushed/vbd the/at radio/nn button/nn again/rb ./. ``/`` Todman/np ,/, drop/vb your/pp$ second/od element/nn back/rb ./. If/cs any/dti of/in us/ppo miss/vb ,/, they/ppss can/md pick/vb up/rp the/at pieces/nns ./. Now/rb let's/vb+ppo make/vb sure/jj they're/ppss+ber Japs/nps ''/'' ./. Even/rb as/cs he/pps said/vbd it/ppo ,/, Greg/np knew/vbd they/ppss had/hvd found/vbn the/at enemy/nn ./. The/at shapes/nns were/bed unmistakable/jj and/cc the/at Rising/vbg-tl Suns/nns-tl were/bed showing/vbg up/rp ,/, slightly/rb brighter/jjr pinpoints/nns in/in the/at gray/jj gloom/nn ./. Greg/np slapped/vbd his/pp$ hand/nn across/in the/at switches/nns that/wps turned/vbd on/rp the/at guns/nns and/cc gun/nn camera/nn and/cc gun/nn sight/nn ./. The/at circle/nn with/in the/at dot/nn in/in the/at center/nn showed/vbd up/rp yellow/jj on/in the/at reflector/nn glass/nn in/in front/nn of/in him/ppo ./. His/pp$ hands/nns shook/vbd ./. ``/`` Arm/vb your/pp$ guns/nns ,/, Sweeneys/nps ''/'' ./. ``/`` They're/ppss+ber Japs/nps ./. They're/ppss+ber Japs/nps ''/'' ,/, came/vbd a/at high-pitched/jj voice/nn ./. ``/`` Greg/np to/in Sweeney/np Blue/np ./. One/cd pass/nn only/rb ./. No/at turns/nns ./. You'll/ppss+md bust/vb your/pp$ ass/nn in/in this/dt canyon/nn ./. That's/dt+bez an/at order/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps moved/vbd the/at flights/nns over/rp against/in one/cd wall/nn ./. It/pps gave/vbd them/ppo all/abn a/at chance/nn to/to make/vb a/at high-speed/nn climbing/vbg turn/nn attack/nn and/cc a/at break-away/nn that/dt would/md not/* take/vb them/ppo into/in the/at overcast/nn or/cc force/vb a/at tight-turn/nn recovery/nn ./. If/cs the/at turn/nn was/bedz too/ql tight/jj ,/, a/at barrel/nn roll/nn would/md bring/vb them/ppo out/rp ./. A/at hell/nn of/in an/at altitude/nn for/in a/at barrel/nn roll/nn ,/, but/cc it/pps could/md be/be done/vbn ./. Greg/np slammed/vbd his/pp$ throttle/nn to/in the/at fire/nn wall/nn and/cc rammed/vbd up/in the/at RPM/nn ,/, and/cc the/at engine/nn responded/vbd as/cs if/cs it/pps had/hvd been/ben waiting/vbg ./. The/at clearly/rb identifiable/jj enemy/nn continued/vbd on/rp as/cs if/cs no/at one/pn else/rb were/bed around/rb ./. ``/`` They/ppss haven't/hv* seen/vbn us/ppo ''/'' ,/, Greg/np yelled/vbd to/in himself/ppl over/in the/at engine/nn noise/nn ./. ``/`` They/ppss haven't/hv* seen/vbn us/ppo ''/'' ./. He/pps hit/vbd the/at radio/nn button/nn ./. ``/`` Now/rb ,/, Sweeneys/nps ,/, now/rb ./. Let's/vb+ppo take/vb 'em/ppo home/nr ''/'' ./. He/pps hauled/vbd back/rb on/in the/at stick/nn and/cc felt/vbd his/pp$ cheeks/nns sag/vb ./. Out/in of/in the/at corner/nn of/in his/pp$ eye/nn ,/, he/pps watched/vbd his/pp$ wingman/nn move/vb out/rp a/at bit/nn and/cc shoot/vb up/rp with/in him/ppo ./. Perfect/jj ,/, he/pps thought/vbd ./. With/in the/at rapid/jj rate/nn of/in closure/nn ,/, the/at approach/nn from/in below/rb ,/, the/at side/nn ,/, and/cc ahead/rb ,/, there/ex would/md be/be only/rb a/at moment/nn when/wrb damage/nn could/md be/be done/vbn ./. Just/rb like/cs shooting/vbg at/in a/at duck/nn while/cs performing/vbg a/at half-gainer/nn from/in a/at diving/vbg board/nn ./. He/pps tightened/vbd his/pp$ turn/nn ./. His/pp$ nose/nn up/rp ./. It/pps was/bedz going/vbg to/to be/be dangerous/jj ./. Eight/cd aircraft/nn in/in this/dt small/jj box/nn ./. Please/vb ,/, dear/jj God/np ,/, make/vb my/pp$ pilots/nns good/jj ,/, he/pps prayed/vbd ./. He/pps took/vbd a/at lead/nn on/in the/at enemy/nn ,/, using/vbg a/at distance/nn of/in five/cd of/in the/at radii/nns in/in his/pp$ circular/jj sight/nn and/cc then/rb added/vbd another/dt ./. The/at enemy/nn did/dod not/* veer/vb ./. It/pps did/dod not/* seem/vb possible/jj that/cs they/ppss hadn't/hvd* been/ben spotted/vbn ./. Blind/jj fools/nns ./. Now/rb !/. !/. Greg's/np$ fingers/nns closed/vbd on/in the/at stick/nn trigger/nn ./. The/at plane/nn rumbled/vbd and/cc slowed/vbd ./. Six/cd red/jj lines/nns etched/vbd their/pp$ way/nn into/in the/at gray/jj and/cc vanished/vbd ./. As/cs if/cs drawn/vbn by/in a/at wire/nn the/at enemy/nn flew/vbd into/in them/ppo ./. Greg/np tightened/vbd his/pp$ turn/nn until/cs the/at plane/nn shuddered/vbd ./. Luck/nn was/bedz with/in him/ppo ./. His/pp$ burst/nn held/vbd for/in a/at second/od on/in the/at engine/nn section/nn of/in the/at plane/nn ./. The/at Jap's/np$ propeller/nn flew/vbd off/rp in/in pieces/nns ./. A/at large/jj piece/nn of/in engine/nn cowling/nn vanished/vbd ./. It/pps was/bedz all/abn Greg/np had/hvd time/nn to/to see/vb ./. His/pp$ maneuvering/nn for/in the/at shot/nn had/hvd placed/vbn him/ppo near/in the/at overcast/nn ,/, almost/rb inverted/vbn and/cc heading/vbg up/rp into/in the/at clouds/nns ./. His/pp$ speed/nn was/bedz dropping/vbg rapidly/rb ./. If/cs he/pps spun/vbd out/rp now/rb ,/, he/pps would/md join/vb his/pp$ opponent/nn on/in the/at ground/nn ./. Wingman/nn ,/, stay/vb clear/rb ,/, he/pps prayed/vbd ./. He/pps pushed/vbd stick/nn and/cc rudder/nn and/cc entered/vbd the/at overcast/nn on/in his/pp$ back/nn ./. He/pps fought/vbd the/at panic/nn of/in vertigo/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd no/at idea/nn which/wdt was/bedz up/rp and/cc which/wdt was/bedz down/rp ./. He/pps held/vbd the/at controls/nns where/wrb they/ppss had/hvd been/ben ./. Sweat/nn popped/vbd out/rp over/in him/ppo and/cc he/pps felt/vbd the/at slick/nn between/in his/pp$ palm/nn and/cc the/at stick/nn grip/nn ./. His/pp$ air/nn speed/nn dropped/vbd until/cs he/pps thought/vbd he/pps would/md spin/vb out/rp ./.

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Over/in the/at rattling/vbg of/in fenders/nns ,/, humming/nn of/in tires/nns and/cc chattering/nn of/in gears/nns there/ex was/bedz a/at charming/jj melody/nn of/in whispers/nns and/cc tiny/jj giggles/nns ./. Cool/jj air/nn moving/vbg slowly/rb through/in the/at open/jj or/cc smashed-out/jj side/nn windows/nns hinted/vbd of/in blooming/vbg roadside/nn vegetation/nn ,/, and/cc occasionally/rb a/at faint/jj fragrance/nn of/in perfume/nn swirled/vbd from/in the/at back/nn seat/nn ./. ``/`` Moriarty/np ''/'' ,/, my/pp$ driver/nn suddenly/rb exclaimed/vbd with/in something/pn so/ql definite/jj ,/, so/ql final/jj in/in his/pp$ tone/nn I/ppss once/rb more/rbr repeated/vbd the/at absurdity/nn ,/, mustering/vbg all/abn my/pp$ latent/jj powers/nns of/in hypocrisy/nn to/to sound/vb convinced/vbn ./. We/ppss were/bed coming/vbg to/in an/at intersection/nn ,/, turning/vbg right/nr ,/, chuffing/vbg to/in a/at stop/nn ./. Forced/vbn to/to realize/vb that/cs this/dt was/bedz the/at end/nn of/in a/at very/ql short/jj line/nn I/ppss scanned/vbd a/at road/nn marker/nn and/cc discovered/vbd what/wdt the/at end/nn of/in a/at slightly/ql longer/jjr line/nn would/md be/be for/in the/at old/jj Mexican/np :/: Moriarty/np ,/, New/jj-tl Mexico/np-tl ./. ``/`` Gracias/fw-nns ./. Adios/fw-uh ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ,/, exhausting/vbg my/pp$ Spanish/jj vocabulary/nn on/in my/pp$ host/nn and/cc exchanging/vbg one/cd of/in a/at scarcely-tapped/jj store/nn of/in smiles/nns with/in my/pp$ host's/nn$ daughters/nns ./. I/ppss waved/vbd with/in discretion/nn and/cc moderation/nn to/in the/at vague/jj golden/jj faces/nns fading/vbg through/in rising/vbg dust/nn and/cc the/at distortions/nns of/in the/at back/nn window/nn glass/nn ./. Then/rb I/ppss saw/vbd the/at father's/nn$ head/nn slightly/rb turn/vb ;/. ;/. gauche/jj rainbow/nn shapes/nns replaced/vbd the/at poignant/jj ovals/nns of/in gold/nn ./. Autos/nns whizzed/vbd past/rb ./. White-shirted/jj and/cc conservatively-cravated/jj drivers/nns stared/vbd conspicuously/rb toward/in the/at eastern/jj horizon/nn and/cc past/in my/pp$ supplicating/vbg and/cc accusing/vbg gaze/nn ./. Suddenly/rb a/at treble/jj auto/nn horn/nn tootley-toot-tootled/vbd ,/, and/cc ,/, thumbing/vbg hopefully/rb ,/, I/ppss saw/vbd emergent/jj in/in windshield/nn flash/nn :/: red/jj lips/nns ,/, streaming/vbg silk/nn of/in blonde/jj hair/nn and/cc --/-- ah/uh ,/, trembling/vbg confusion/nn of/in hope/nn ,/, apprehension/nn ,/, despair/nn --/-- the/at leering/vbg face/nn of/in old/jj Herry/np ./. ``/`` Mor-ee-air-teeeee/np ''/'' ,/, he/pps shrieked/vbd ,/, his/pp$ white/jj teeth/nns grossly/rb counterpointing/vbg those/dts of/in the/at glittering/vbg blonde/nn ./. Over/in the/at rapidly-diminishing/jj outline/nn of/in a/at jump/nn seat/nn piled/vbd high/rb with/in luggage/nn Herry's/np$ black/jj brushcut/nn was/bedz just/ql discernible/jj ,/, near/in ,/, or/cc enviably/rb near/in that/dt spot/nn where/wrb --/-- hidden/vbn --/-- more/ql delicately-textured/jj ,/, most/ql beautifully/rb tinted/vbn hair/nn must/md still/rb be/be streaming/vbg back/rb in/in cool/jj ,/, oh/uh cool/jj wind/nn sweetly/rb perfumed/vbn with/in sagebrush/nn and/cc yucca/nn flowers/nns and/cc engine/nn fumes/nns ./. Damn/vb his/pp$ luck/nn ./. I/ppss would/md have/hv foregone/vbn my/pp$ romantic/jj chances/nns rather/in than/cs leave/nn a/at friend/nn sweltering/vbg and/cc dusty/jj and/cc --/-- Well/uh ,/, at/in least/ap I/ppss wouldn't/md* have/hv shouted/vbn back/rb a/at taunt/nn ./. Still/rb nursing/vbg anger/nn I/ppss listlessly/rb thumbed/vbd a/at car/nn that/wps was/bedz slowly/rb approaching/vbg ,/, its/pp$ pre-war/jj chrome/nn nearly/rb blinding/vbg me/ppo ./. It/pps was/bedz stopping/vbg ./. Just/rb as/cs I/ppss straightened/vbd up/rp with/in my/pp$ duffel/nn bag/nn ,/, I/ppss heard/vbd :/: ``/`` Sahjunt/nn-tl Yoorick/np ,/, meet/vb Mrs./np Major/nn-tl J./np A./np Roebuck/np ''/'' ./. The/at voice/nn was/bedz that/dt of/in Johnson/np ,/, tail/nn gunner/nn off/in another/dt crew/nn ./. Squeezing/vbg a/at look/nn between/in Johnson's/np$ fat/jj jowls/nns and/cc the/at car/nn frame/nn a/at handsome/jj and/cc still/rb darkhaired/jj lady/nn inquired/vbd ``/`` Y'all/ppss drahve/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. I/ppss nodded/vbd ./. ``/`` Onleh/rb one/cd thiihng/nn ''/'' ,/, Mrs./np Roebuck/np continued/vbd ./. ``/`` Ahm/ppss+bem goin/vbg nawth/nr t'jawn/to+vb mah/pp$ husbun/nn in/in Sante/np Fe/np ,/, an/cc y'all/ppss maht/md prefuh/vb the/at suhthuhn/jj rewt/nn ./. But/cc Corporal/nn-tl Johnson/np has/hvz alreadeh/rb said/vbn it/pps didn/dod* make/vb no/at diffrunce/nn t'hi-im/in+ppo ''/'' ./. I/ppss said/vbd that/cs it/pps didn't/dod* make/vb any/dti difference/nn to/in me/ppo either/rb ,/, as/ql far/rb as/cs I/ppss knew/vbd ./. How/wrb far/rb I/ppss knew/vbd will/md shortly/rb become/vb apparent/jj ./. Let/vb me/ppo pass/vb over/in the/at trip/nn to/in Sante/np Fe/np with/in something/pn of/in the/at same/ap speed/nn which/wdt made/vbd Mrs./np Roebuck/np ``/`` wonduh/vb if/cs the/at wahtahm/nn speed/nn limit/nn ''/'' (/( 35/cd m.p.h./nns )/) ``/`` is/bez still/rb in/in ee-faket/nn ''/'' ./. I/ppss let/vb up/rp on/in the/at accelerator/nn ,/, only/rb to/to gradually/rb reach/vb again/rb the/at 60/cd m.p.h./nns which/wdt would/md ,/, I/ppss hoped/vbd ,/, overhaul/vb Herry/np and/cc the/at blonde/nn ,/, and/cc as/cs there/ex were/bed cars/nns whose/wp$ drivers/nns apparently/rb had/hvd something/pn more/ql important/jj to/to catch/vb than/cs had/hvd I/ppss ,/, Mrs./np Major/nn-tl Roebuck/np settled/vbd down/rp to/in practicing/vbg on/in Corporal/nn-tl Johnson/np the/at kittenish/jj wiles/nns she/pps would/md need/vb when/wrb making/vbg her/pp$ duty/nn call/nn on/in Colonel/nn-tl and/cc Mrs./np Somebody/pn-tl in/in Sante/np Fe/np ./. When/wrb Johnson/np ejaculated/vbd ``/`` Howsabout/wrb my/pp$ buying/vbg us/ppo all/abn a/at nice/jj cold/jj Co-cola/np ,/, Ma'am/nn-tl ''/'' ?/. ?/. Mrs./np Roebuck/np smilingly/rb declined/vbd and/cc began/vbd suddenly/rb to/to go/vb on/rp about/in her/pp$ son/nn ,/, who/wps was/bedz ``/`` onleh/rb a/at little/ql younguh/jjr than/cs you/ppss bawhs/nns ''/'' ./. Johnson/np never/rb would/md have/hv believed/vbn she/pps had/hvd a/at son/nn that/dt age/nn ./. Mrs./np Roebuck/np thought/vbd Johnson/np was/bedz a/at ``/`` sweet/jj bawh/nn t'lah/to+vb lahk/in thet/dt ''/'' ,/, but/cc her/pp$ Herman/np was/bedz getting/vbg to/to be/be a/at man/nn ,/, there/ex was/bedz no/at getting/nn around/in it/ppo ./. ``/`` Just/rb befoh/cs he/pps left/vbd foh/in his/pp$ academeh/nn we/ppss wuh/bed hevin/hvg dack-rihs/nns on/in the/at vuhranduh/nn ,/, Major/nn-tl Roebuck/np an/cc Ah/ppss ,/, an/at Huhmun/np says/vbz '/' May/md Ah/ppss hev/hv one/cd too/rb '/' ?/. ?/. Just/rb as/ql p'lite/jj an/cc --/-- an/cc cohnfidunt/jj ,/, an/cc Ah/ppss says/vbz '/' Uh/in coahse/nn you/ppss cain't/md* '/' ,/, but/cc he/pps says/vbz '/' Whah/wrb nawt/* ,/, you/ppss ah/ber hevin/hvg one/cd '/' ?/. ?/. An/cc Ah/ppss coudn/md* ansuh/vb him/ppo an/cc so/rb Ah/ppss said/vbd '/' Aw/ql right/rb ,/, Ah/ppss gay-ess/vb ,/, an/cc his/pp$ fathuh/nn didn/dod* uttuh/vb one/cd wohd/nn an/cc aftuh/cs Huhmun/np was/bedz gone/vbn ,/, the/at majuh/nn laughed/vbd an/cc tole/vbd me/ppo thet/cs he/pps an/cc the/at bawh/nn had/hvd been/ben hevin/hvg an/at occasional/jj drink/nn t'gethuh/rb f'ovuh/in+in a/at yeah/nn ,/, onleh/rb an/at occasional/jj one/cd ,/, but/cc just/rb the/at same/ap it/pps was/bedz behahn/in mah/pp$ back/nn ,/, an/cc Ah/ppss doan/do* think/vb thet's/dt+bez nahce/jj at/in all/abn ,/, d'you/do+ppss ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` No/rb ,/, I/ppss don't/do* ''/'' ,/, Johnson/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem a/at good/jj Baptist/np ,/, and/cc drinking/vbg ''/'' Mrs./np Roebuck/np very/ql kindly/rb let/vb me/ppo drive/vb through/in Sante/np Fe/np to/in a/at road/nn which/wdt would/md ,/, she/pps said/vbd ,/, lead/vb us/ppo to/in Taos/np and/cc then/jj Raton/np and/cc ``/`` eventshahleh/rb ''/'' out/in of/in New/jj-tl Mexico/np-tl ./. How/wrb lightly/rb her/pp$ ``/`` eventshah-leh/rb-nc ''/'' passed/vbd into/in the/at crannies/nns where/wrb I/ppss was/bedz storing/vbg dialect/nn material/nn for/in some/dti vaguely/rb dreamed/vbn opus/nn ,/, and/cc how/wrb the/at word/nn would/md echo/vb ./. And/cc re-echo/vb ./. Hardly/rb had/hvd Mrs./np Roebuck/np driven/vbn off/rp when/wrb a/at rusty/jj pick-up/jj truck/nn ,/, father/nn or/cc grandfather/nn of/in Senor/np ``/`` Moriarty's/np$ ''/'' Ford/np sedan/nn ,/, came/vbd screeching/vbg to/in a/at dust-swirling/jj stop/nn ,/, and/cc a/at brown/jj face/nn appeared/vbd ,/, its/pp$ nose/nn threatened/vbn by/in shards/nns of/in what/wdt had/hvd once/rb been/ben the/at side/nn window/nn ./. ``/`` Get/vb in/rp ,/, buddies/nns ./. Get/vb in/rp ''/'' ./. The/at straight/jj ,/, black/jj hair/nn flopped/vbd in/in a/at vigorous/jj nod/nn ,/, the/at slender/jj nose/nn plunged/vbd toward/in glass/nn teeth/nns and/cc drew/vbd safely/rb back/rb ./. Johnson/np unwired/vbd the/at right/jj hand/nn door/nn ,/, whose/wp$ window/nn was/bedz ,/, like/cs the/at left/jj one/cd ,/, merely/rb loosely-taped/jj fragments/nns of/in glass/nn ,/, and/cc Johnson/np wadded/vbd himself/ppl into/in a/at narrow/jj seat/nn made/vbn still/ql more/ql narrow/jj by/in three/cd cases/nns of/in beer/nn ./. ``/`` In/in back/nn ,/, buddy/nn ''/'' ,/, the/at driver/nn said/vbd to/in me/ppo ./. Quickly/rb but/cc carefully/rb lowering/vbg my/pp$ duffel/nn bag/nn over/in the/at low/jj side-rack/nn ,/, I/ppss stepped/vbd on/in the/at running/vbg board/nn ;/. ;/. it/pps flopped/vbd down/rp ,/, sprang/vbd back/rb up/rp and/cc gouged/vbd my/pp$ shin/nn ./. The/at truck/nn was/bedz hurtling/vbg forward/rb ./. I/ppss seized/vbd the/at rack/nn and/cc made/vbd a/at western-style/jj flying-mount/nn just/rb in/in time/nn ,/, one/cd of/in my/pp$ knees/nns mercifully/rb landing/vbg on/in my/pp$ duffel/nn bag/nn --/-- and/cc merely/rb wrecking/vbg my/pp$ camera/nn ,/, I/ppss was/bedz to/to discover/vb later/rbr --/-- my/pp$ other/ap knee/nn landing/vbg on/in the/at slivery/jj truck/nn floor/nn boards/nns and/cc --/-- but/cc this/dt is/bez no/at medical/jj report/nn ./. I/ppss was/bedz again/rb in/in motion/nn and/cc at/in a/at speed/nn which/wdt belied/vbd the/at truck's/nn$ similarity/nn to/in Senor/np X's/np$ Ford/np turtle/nn ./. Maybe/rb I/ppss would/md beat/vb old/jj Herry/np to/in Siberia/np after/in all/abn ./. Whatever/wdt satisfaction/nn that/wps might/md offer/vb ./. Something/pn pulled/vbd my/pp$ leg/nn ./. I/ppss drew/vbd back/rb ,/, drawing/vbg back/rb my/pp$ foot/nn for/in a/at kick/nn ./. But/cc it/pps was/bedz only/rb Johnson/np reaching/vbg around/in the/at wire/nn chicken/nn fencing/nn ,/, which/wdt half/abn covered/vbn the/at truck/nn cab's/nn$ glassless/jj rear/jj window/nn ./. The/at way/nn his/pp$ red/jj rubber/nn lips/nns were/bed stretched/vbn across/in his/pp$ pearly/jj little/jj teeth/nns I/ppss thought/vbd he/pps was/bedz only/rb having/hvg a/at little/jj joke/nn ,/, but/cc ,/, no/rb ,/, he/pps wanted/vbd me/ppo to/to bend/vb down/rp from/in the/at roar/nn of/in wind/nn so/cs he/pps could/md roar/vb something/pn into/in my/pp$ ear/nn ./. ``/`` Wanna/vb+at beer/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Hell/uh ,/, yes/rb ''/'' ,/, I/ppss roared/vbd back/rb between/in dusty/jj lips/nns ./. Did/dod I/ppss want/vb a/at beer/nn ?/. ?/. Did/dod an/at anteater/nn want/vb ants/nns ?/. ?/. ``/`` Bueno/fw-uh ,/, amigo/fw-nn ./. Gracias/fw-nns ''/'' ,/, I/ppss hollered/vbd ,/, my/pp$ first/od long/jj swallow/nn filling/vbg me/ppo with/in confidence/nn and/cc immediately/rb doubling/vbg the/at size/nn of/in my/pp$ Spanish/jj vocabulary/nn ./. At/in once/rb my/pp$ ears/nns were/bed drowned/vbn by/in a/at flow/nn of/in what/wdt I/ppss took/vbd to/to be/be Spanish/np ,/, but/cc --/-- the/at driver's/nn$ white/jj teeth/nns flashing/vbg at/in me/ppo ,/, the/at road/nn wildly/rb veering/vbg beyond/in his/pp$ glistening/vbg hair/nn ,/, beyond/in his/pp$ gesticulating/vbg bottle/nn --/-- it/pps could/md have/hv been/ben the/at purest/jjt Oxford/np English/np I/ppss was/bedz half/abn hearing/vbg ;/. ;/. I/ppss wouldn't/md* have/hv known/vbn the/at difference/nn ./. Johnson/np was/bedz trying/vbg to/to grab/vb the/at wheel/nn ,/, though/cs the/at swerve/nn of/in the/at truck/nn was/bedz throwing/vbg him/ppo away/rb from/in it/ppo ./. White/jj teeth/nns suddenly/rb vanishing/vbg ,/, the/at driver/nn slammed/vbd the/at side/nn of/in his/pp$ bottle/nn against/in Johnson's/np$ ear/nn ./. We/ppss were/bed off/in the/at road/nn ,/, gleaming/vbg barbed/vbn wire/nn pulling/vbg taut/jj ./. I/ppss ducked/vbd just/rb as/cs the/at first/od strand/nn broke/vbd somewhere/rb down/in the/at line/nn and/cc came/vbd whipping/vbg over/in the/at sideboards/nns ./. We/ppss were/bed in/in a/at field/nn ,/, in/in a/at tight/jj ,/, screeching/vbg turn/nn ./. Prairie/nn dogs/nns were/bed popping/vbg up/rp and/cc popping/vbg down/rp ./. When/wrb I/ppss fell/vbd on/in my/pp$ back/nn ,/, I/ppss saw/vbd a/at vulture/nn hovering/vbg ./. Just/rb as/cs I/ppss got/vbd to/in my/pp$ knees/nns ,/, there/ex was/bedz again/rb the/at sound/nn of/in the/at fence/nn stretching/vbg ,/, and/cc I/ppss had/hvd time/nn only/rb to/to start/vb taking/vbg my/pp$ kneeling/vbg posture/nn seriously/rb ./. This/dt time/nn no/at wire/nn came/vbd whipping/vbg into/in the/at truck/nn ./. We/ppss were/bed back/rb on/in the/at road/nn ./. I/ppss regained/vbd my/pp$ squatting/vbg position/nn behind/in the/at truck/nn cab's/nn$ rear/jj window/nn ./. Johnson's/np$ left/jj hand/nn was/bedz pressed/vbn against/in the/at side/nn of/in his/pp$ head/nn ,/, red/jj cheeks/nns whitening/vbg beneath/in his/pp$ fingers/nns ./. ``/`` Tee-wah/np ''/'' ,/, the/at driver/nn cackled/vbd ,/, his/pp$ black/jj eyes/nns glittering/vbg behind/in dull/jj silver/jj chicken/nn fencing/nn ./. ``/`` That/dt was/bedz Tee-wah/np I/ppss was/bedz talking/vbg ./. You/ppss thought/vbd I/ppss was/bedz a/at Mexican/np ,/, didn't/dod* you/ppss ,/, buddy/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. I/ppss nodded/vbd ./. ``/`` Hell/uh ,/, that's/dt+bez all/ql right/jj ,/, buddy/nn ''/'' ,/, the/at Indian/np (/( I/ppss now/rb guessed/vbd )/) said/vbd ./. ``/`` Drink/vb your/pp$ beer/nn ''/'' ./. Miraculously/rb ,/, the/at bottle/nn was/bedz still/rb in/in my/pp$ hand/nn ,/, foam/nn still/rb geysering/vbg over/in my/pp$ (/( luckily/rb )/) waterproof/jj watch/nn ./. No/at sooner/rbr had/hvd I/ppss started/vbd drinking/vbg than/cs the/at driver/nn started/vbd zigzagging/vbg the/at truck/nn ./. The/at beer/nn foamed/vbd furiously/rb ./. I/ppss drank/vbd furiously/rb ./. A/at long/jj time/nn ./. Emptied/vbd the/at bottle/nn ./. Teeth/nns again/rb flashing/vbg back/rb at/in me/ppo ,/, the/at driver/nn released/vbd a/at deluge/nn of/in Spanish/np in/in which/wdt ``/`` amigo/fw-nn ''/'' appeared/vbd every/at so/ql often/rb like/cs an/at island/nn in/in the/at stormy/jj waves/nns of/in surrounding/vbg sound/nn ./. I/ppss bobbed/vbd my/pp$ head/nn each/dt time/nn it/pps appeared/vbd ./. Suddenly/rb the/at Spanish/np became/vbd an/at English/np in/in which/wdt only/rb one/cd word/nn emerged/vbd with/in clarity/nn and/cc precision/nn ,/, ``/`` son/nn of/in a/at bitch/nn ''/'' ,/, sometimes/rb hyphenated/vbn by/in vicious/jj jabs/nns of/in a/at beer/nn bottle/nn into/in Johnson's/np$ quivering/vbg ribs/nns ./. A/at big/jj car/nn was/bedz approaching/vbg ,/, its/pp$ chrome/nn teeth/nns grinning/vbg ./. Beyond/in it/ppo the/at gray/jj road/nn stretched/vbd a/at long/jj ,/, long/jj way/nn ./. The/at car/nn was/bedz just/rb about/rb to/in us/ppo ,/, its/pp$ driver's/nn$ fat/jj ,/, solemn/jj face/nn intent/jj on/in the/at road/nn ahead/rb ,/, on/in business/nn ,/, on/in a/at family/nn in/in Sante/np Fe/np --/-- on/in anything/pn but/in an/at old/jj pick-up/jj truck/nn in/in which/wdt two/cd human/nn beings/nns desperately/rb needed/vbd rescue/nn ./. I/ppss tossed/vbd the/at bottle/nn ./. High/rb ,/, so/cs it/pps would/md only/rb bounce/vb harmlessly/rb but/cc loudly/rb off/in the/at car's/nn$ steel/nn roof/nn ./. Too/ql high/rb ./. On/in unoccupied/jj roadway/nn the/at bottle/nn shattered/vbd into/in a/at small/jj amber/jj flash/nn ./. ``/`` Aye-yah-ah-ah/uh ''/'' !/. !/. The/at Indian/np was/bedz again/rb raising/vbg his/pp$ bottle/nn ,/, but/cc to/in my/pp$ astonished/vbn relief/nn --/-- probably/rb only/rb a/at fraction/nn of/in Johnson's/np$ --/-- the/at bottle/nn this/dt time/nn went/vbd to/in the/at Indian's/np$ lips/nns ./. Another/dt car/nn was/bedz coming/vbg ,/, a/at tiny/jj ,/, dark/jj shape/nn on/in a/at far/jj hill/nn ./. I/ppss started/vbd looking/vbg on/in the/at splintery/jj truck/nn bed/nn for/in a/at piece/nn of/in board/nn ,/, a/at dirt/nn clod/nn --/-- anything/pn I/ppss could/md throw/vb and/cc with/in better/jjr aim/nn than/cs I/ppss had/hvd thrown/vbn the/at beer/nn bottle/nn ./. We/ppss were/bed slowing/vbg ./. In/in the/at ditch/nn sand/nn was/bedz white/jj and/cc soft-looking/jj ,/, only/rb an/at occasional/jj pebble/nn discernible/jj ,/, faintly/rb gleaming/vbg ./. But/cc Johnson/np couldn't/md* quickly/rb unwire/vb the/at truck/nn door/nn ,/, and/cc if/cs I/ppss escaped/vbd ,/, he/pps might/md suffer/vb ./. The/at car/nn was/bedz approaching/vbg fast/rb ./. On/in the/at truck/nn bed/nn there/ex was/bedz nothing/pn smaller/jjr than/cs a/at piece/nn of/in rusty/jj machinery/nn ;/. ;/. with/in more/ap time/nn I/ppss could/md have/hv loosened/vbn a/at small/jj burr/nn or/cc cotter/nn pin/nn --/-- Suddenly/rb and/cc not/* a/at second/nn too/ql soon/rb I/ppss thought/vbd of/in the/at coins/nns in/in my/pp$ pocket/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz no/at time/nn to/to pick/vb out/rp a/at penny/nn ;/. ;/. I/ppss got/vbd a/at coin/nn between/in my/pp$ thumb/nn and/cc forefinger/nn ,/, leaned/vbd my/pp$ elbows/nns in/in a/at very/ql natural/jj and/cc casual/jj manner/nn on/in top/nn of/in the/at truck/nn cab/nn and/cc flipped/vbd my/pp$ little/jj missile/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz a/at blur/nn just/rb under/in my/pp$ focus/nn of/in vision/nn ,/, a/at crash/nn ;/. ;/. the/at car's/nn$ far/jj windshield/nn panel/nn turned/vbd into/in a/at silver/nn web/nn with/in a/at dark/jj hole/nn in/in the/at center/nn ./. I/ppss heard/vbd the/at screech/nn of/in brakes/nns behind/in me/ppo ,/, an/at insane/jj burst/nn of/in laughter/nn beneath/in me/ppo ./. Looking/vbg back/rb I/ppss saw/vbd a/at gray-haired/jj man/nn getting/vbg out/in of/in his/pp$ halted/vbn car/nn and/cc trying/vbg to/to read/vb our/pp$ license/nn number/nn ./. ``/`` S-s-sahjunt/nn ''/'' ./. Johnson's/np$ fat/jj hand/nn ,/, another/dt bottle/nn were/bed protruding/vbg from/in the/at truck/nn cab/nn ,/, and/cc that/ql self-proclaimed/jj Baptist/np teetotaler/nn ,/, had/hvd a/at bottle/nn at/in his/pp$ own/jj lips/nns ./. Two/cd cars/nns came/vbd over/in a/at crest/nn ,/, their/pp$ chrome/nn and/cc glass/nn flashing/vbg ./. The/at Indian's/np$ arm/nn whipped/vbd sidewise/rb --/-- there/ex was/bedz a/at flash/nn of/in amber/jj and/cc froth/nn ,/, the/at crash/nn of/in the/at bottle/nn shattering/vbg against/in the/at side/nn of/in the/at first/od car/nn ./. Brakes/nns shrieked/vbd behind/in us/ppo ./. I/ppss saw/vbd Johnson's/np$ bottle/nn snatched/vbn from/in his/pp$ hand/nn ,/, saw/vbd it/pps go/vb in/in a/at swirl/nn of/in foam/nn just/rb behind/in the/at second/od car/nn ./. This/dt time/nn there/ex was/bedz no/at sound/nn of/in brakes/nns but/cc the/at shrieking/nn of/in women/nns ./. I/ppss looked/vbd back/rb at/in pale/jj ovals/nns framed/vbn in/in the/at elongated/vbn oval/nn of/in the/at car's/nn$ rear/jj window/nn ./. ``/`` Drink/vb ,/, you/ppss son/nn of/in a/at bitch/nn ''/'' !/. !/. I/ppss quickly/rb turned/vbd around/rb and/cc began/vbd to/to drink/vb ./. But/cc the/at Indian/np was/bedz jabbing/vbg another/dt bottle/nn toward/in Johnson/np ./.

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I/ppss guided/vbd her/ppo to/in the/at divan/nn ,/, turned/vbd off/rp the/at TV/nn ,/, faced/vbd her/ppo ./. She/pps sat/vbd quietly/rb ,/, staring/vbg at/in me/ppo from/in the/at wide/jj eyes/nns ./. And/cc what/wdt eyes/nns they/ppss were/bed ./. Big/jj and/cc dark/jj ,/, a/at melting/jj ,/, golden/jj brown/jj ./. Eyes/nns like/vb hot/jj honey/nn ,/, eyes/nns that/wps sizzled/vbd ./. Plus/cc flawless/jj skin/nn ,/, smooth/jj brow/nn and/cc cheeks/nns ,/, lips/nns that/wps looked/vbd as/cs if/cs you/ppss could/md get/vb a/at shock/nn from/in them/ppo ./. It/pps was/bedz a/at disturbingly/rb familiar/jj face/nn ,/, too/rb ,/, but/cc I/ppss couldn't/md* remember/vb where/wrb we/ppss had/hvd met/vbn ./. I/ppss said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Do/do we/ppss know/vb each/dt other/ap ,/, Miss/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` No/rb ,/, I/ppss remembered/vbd reading/vbg about/in you/ppo in/in the/at papers/nns and/cc that/cs you/ppss lived/vbd here/rb ,/, and/cc when/wrb it/pps happened/vbd all/abn I/ppss could/md think/vb of/in was/bedz ''/'' --/-- This/dt time/nn she/pps stopped/vbd the/at rush/nn of/in words/nns herself/ppl ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem sorry/jj ./. Shall/md I/ppss go/vb on/rp ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps smiled/vbd ./. It/pps was/bedz her/pp$ first/od smile/nn ./. But/cc worth/jj waiting/vbg for/in ./. ``/`` Sure/rb ''/'' ./. I/ppss said/vbd ./. ``/`` But/cc one/cd word/nn at/in a/at time/nn ,/, O.K./rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps was/bedz still/rb hugging/vbg the/at stained/vbn coat/nn around/in her/ppo ,/, so/cs I/ppss said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Relax/vb ,/, let/vb me/ppo take/vb your/pp$ things/nns ./. Would/md you/ppss like/vb a/at drink/nn ,/, or/cc coffee/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` No/rb ,/, thanks/nns ''/'' ./. She/pps stood/vbd up/rp ,/, pulled/vbd the/at coat/nn from/in her/pp$ shoulders/nns and/cc started/vbd to/to slide/vb it/ppo off/rp ,/, then/rb let/vbd out/rp a/at high-pitched/jj scream/nn and/cc I/ppss let/vbd out/rp a/at low-pitched/jj ,/, wobbling/vbg sound/nn like/cs a/at muffler/nn blowing/vbg out/rp ./. She/pps was/bedz wearing/vbg nothing/pn beneath/in the/at coat/nn ./. She/pps jerked/vbd the/at coat/nn back/rb on/rp and/cc squeezed/vbd it/ppo around/in her/ppo again/rb ,/, but/cc not/* soon/rb enough/qlp ./. There/ex had/hvd been/ben a/at good/jj second/nn or/cc two/cd during/in which/wdt my/pp$ muffler/nn had/hvd been/ben blowing/vbg out/rp ,/, and/cc now/rb I/ppss was/bedz certain/jj I'd/ppss+hvd seen/vbn her/pp$ somewhere/rb before/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss forgot/vbd ''/'' !/. !/. She/pps yelped/vbd ./. ``/`` Oh/uh ,/, do/do forgive/vb me/ppo ./. I'm/ppss+bem sorry/jj ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` I/ppss forgive/vb ''/'' --/-- ``/`` That's/dt+bez what/wdt started/vbd all/abn the/at trouble/nn in/in the/at first/od place/nn ./. Oh/uh ,/, dear/nn ,/, I'm/ppss+bem all/ql unstrung/vbn ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss and/cc me/ppo both/abx ,/, dear/nn ./. Haven't/hv* we/ppss haven't/hv* I/ppss seen/vbn you/ppo ./. I/ppss mean/vb ,/, surely/rb we've/ppss+hv ''/'' --/-- ``/`` You/ppss may/md have/hv seen/vbn me/ppo on/in TV/nn ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` I've/ppss+hv done/vbn several/ap filmed/vbn commercials/nns for/in ''/'' --/-- Then/rb it/pps hit/vbd me/ppo ./. ``/`` Zing/np ''/'' !/. !/. I/ppss cried/vbd ./. ``/`` Why/wrb ,/, yes/rb ./. And/cc you/ppss recognized/vbd me/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Yes/rb ,/, indeed/rb ./. In/in fact/nn ,/, I/ppss was/bedz watching/vbg you/ppo on/in that/dt little/ap seventeen-inch/jj screen/nn when/wrb you/ppss rang/vbd my/pp$ bell/nn ./. Man/nn ,/, you/ppss rang/vbd --/-- it/pps was/bedz in/in color/nn ,/, too/rb ,/, Miss/np ,/, and/cc Miss/np ?/. ?/. What's/wdt+bez your/pp$ name/nn ,/, anyway/rb ?/. ?/. Ah/uh ,/, you/ppss were/bed splendid/jj ''/'' ./. I/ppss sat/vbd by/in her/ppo on/in the/at divan/nn ./. ``/`` Splendid/jj ./. In/in a/at waterfall/nn and/cc all/abn that/dt ''/'' ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez the/at last/ap one/cd we/ppss did/dod ./. That/dt was/bedz a/at fun/nn one/cd ''/'' ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md bet/vb ./. It/pps was/bedz fun/nn for/in me/ppo ,/, all/ql right/rb ./. I/ppss don't/do* mean/vb to/to pry/vb ,/, but/cc do/do they/ppss hide/vb the/at swimsuit/nn with/in the/at bubbles/nns ?/. ?/. I/ppss mean/vb :/: Is/bez advertising/vbg honest/jj ?/. ?/. ``/`` It/pps depends/vbz on/in who/wps does/doz it/ppo ./. I/ppss never/rb wear/vb anything/pn at/in all/abn ./. It/pps wouldn't/md* --/-- wouldn't/md* seem/vb fair/jj ,/, somehow/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss couldn't/md* agree/vb with/in you/ppo more/rbr ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss really/rb do/do have/hv something/pn important/jj to/to tell/vb you/ppo ,/, Mr./np Scott/np ./. About/in the/at murder/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Murder/nn ?/. ?/. Oh/uh ,/, yeah/rb ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./. ``/`` Tell/vb me/ppo about/in the/at murder/nn ''/'' ./. She/pps told/vbd me/ppo ./. Zing/np was/bedz the/at creation/nn of/in two/cd men/nns ,/, Louis/np Thor/np and/cc Bill/np Blake/np ,/, partners/nns in/in zing/np !/. !/. ,/, Inc./vbn-tl ./. They'd/ppss+hvd peddled/vbn the/at soap/nn virtually/rb alone/rb ,/, and/cc without/in much/ap success/nn ,/, until/in about/rb a/at year/nn ago/rb ,/, when/wrb --/-- with/in the/at addition/nn of/in ``/`` SX-21/np-tl ''/'' to/in their/pp$ secret/jj formula/nn and/cc the/at inauguration/nn of/in a/at high-powered/jj advertising/vbg campaign/nn --/-- sales/nns had/hvd soared/vbn practically/rb into/in orbit/nn ./. Their/pp$ product/nn had/hvd been/ben endorsed/vbn by/in Good/jj-tl Housekeeping/nn-tl ,/, the/at A.M.A./np ,/, and/cc the/at Veterinary/jj-tl Journal/nn-tl ,/, among/in other/ap repositories/nns of/in higher/jjr wisdom/nn ,/, and/cc before/in much/ql longer/jjr if/cs you/ppss didn't/dod* have/hv a/at cake/nn of/in their/pp$ soap/nn in/in the/at john/nn ,/, even/rb your/pp$ best/jjt friends/nns would/md think/vb you/ppss didn't/dod* bathe/vb ./. My/pp$ lovely/jj caller/nn --/-- Joyce/np Holland/np was/bedz her/pp$ name/nn --/-- had/hvd previously/rb done/vbn three/cd filmed/vbn commercials/nns for/in zing/np ,/, and/cc this/dt evening/nn ,/, the/at fourth/od ,/, a/at super/jj production/nn ,/, had/hvd been/ben filmed/vbn at/in the/at home/nr of/in Louis/np Thor/np ./. The/at water/nn in/in Thor's/np$ big/jj swimming/vbg pool/nn had/hvd been/ben covered/vbn with/in a/at blanket/nn of/in thick/jj ,/, foamy/jj soapsuds/nns --/-- fashioned/vbn ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, from/in zing/np --/-- Joyce/np had/hvd dived/vbn from/in the/at board/nn into/in the/at pool/nn ,/, then/rb swirled/vbd and/cc cavorted/vbd in/in her/pp$ luxurious/jj ``/`` bath/nn ''/'' while/cs cameras/nns rolled/vbd ./. The/at finished/vbn --/-- and/cc drastically/rb cut/vbn --/-- product/nn would/md begin/vb with/in a/at hazy/jj longshot/nn of/in Joyce/np entering/vbg the/at suds/nns ,/, then/rb bursting/vbg above/in the/at pool's/nn$ surface/nn clad/vbn in/in layers/nns of/in lavender/nn lather/nn ,/, and/cc I/ppss had/hvd a/at hunch/nn this/dt item/nn was/bedz going/vbg to/to sell/vb tons/nns and/cc tons/nns of/in soap/nn ;/. ;/. even/rb to/in clean/jj men/nns and/cc boys/nns ./. Joyce/np went/vbd on/rp ,/, ``/`` When/wrb we'd/ppss+hvd finished/vbn ,/, Lou/np --/-- Mr./np Thor/np --/-- asked/vbd me/ppo to/to stay/vb a/at little/ql longer/jjr ./. He/pps wanted/vbd a/at few/ap stills/nns for/in magazine/nn ads/nns ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. Everybody/pn left/vbd and/cc I/ppss stayed/vbd in/in the/at pool/nn ,/, then/rb Lou/np came/vbd back/rb alone/rb and/cc leaped/vbd into/in the/at pool/nn too/rb ./. And/cc he/pps didn't/dod* have/hv any/dti clothes/nns on/rp ''/'' ./. ``/`` He/pps didn't/dod* ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` Yes/rb ,/, he/pps didn't/dod* ./. Did/dod ,/, I/ppss mean/vb ''/'' ./. She/pps paused/vbd ./. ``/`` Did/dod leap/vb into/in the/at pool/nn ,/, and/cc didn't/dod* have/hv anything/pn on/rp ./. Anyway/rb ,/, it/pps was/bedz evident/jj what/wdt he/pps had/hvd in/in mind/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss got/vbd away/rb ,/, didn't/dod* you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Yes/rb ./. He/pps caught/vbd up/rp with/in me/ppo once/rb and/cc grabbed/vbd me/ppo ,/, but/cc I/ppss was/bedz all/ql covered/vbn with/in zing/np --/-- it's/pps+bez very/ql slippery/jj ,/, you/ppss know/vb ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss didn't/dod* know/vb ./. I/ppss wouldn't/md* have/hv the/at stuff/nn in/in the/at house/nn ./. But/cc I'm/ppss+bem pleased/vbn to/to hear/vb ''/'' --/-- ``/`` So/cs I/ppss just/rb scooted/vbd out/in of/in his/pp$ clutches/nns ./. I/ppss swam/vbd like/cs mad/jj ,/, got/vbd out/in of/in the/at pool/nn ,/, grabbed/vbd my/pp$ robe/nn ,/, and/cc ran/vbd to/in the/at car/nn ./. The/at keys/nns were/bed still/rb in/in it/ppo ,/, and/cc I/ppss was/bedz miles/nns away/rb before/cs I/ppss remembered/vbd that/cs my/pp$ clothes/nns and/cc purse/nn and/cc everything/pn were/bed still/rb in/in the/at little/ap cabana/nn where/wrb I'd/ppss+hvd changed/vbn ''/'' ./. She'd/pps+hvd driven/vbn around/rb for/in a/at while/nn ,/, Joyce/np said/vbd ,/, then/rb ,/, thinking/vbg Louis/np Thor/np would/md have/hv calmed/vbn down/rp by/in that/dt time/nn ,/, she'd/pps+hvd gone/vbn back/rb to/in his/pp$ home/nr on/in Bryn/np-tl Mawr/np-tl Drive/nn-tl ,/, parked/vbd in/in front/nn ,/, and/cc walked/vbd toward/in the/at pool/nn ./. While/cs several/ap yards/nns from/in it/ppo ,/, still/rb concealed/vbn by/in the/at shrubbery/nn ,/, she'd/pps+hvd seen/vbn two/cd men/nns on/in her/pp$ left/nr at/in the/at pool's/nn$ edge/nn ./. She/pps went/vbd on/rp :/: ``/`` A/at man/nn was/bedz holding/vbg onto/in Lou/np ,/, holding/vbg him/ppo up/rp ./. Maybe/rb Lou/np was/bedz only/rb unconscious/jj ,/, but/cc right/ql then/rb I/ppss thought/vbd he/pps must/md be/be dead/jj ./. The/at man/nn shoved/vbd him/ppo into/in the/at water/nn ,/, then/rb ran/vbd past/in the/at cabana/nn ./. There's/ex+bez a/at walk/nn there/rb that/wps goes/vbz out/in to/in Quebec/np-tl Drive/nn-tl ./. I/ppss was/bedz so/ql scared/vbn well/uh ,/, I/ppss just/rb ran/vbd to/in my/pp$ car/nn and/cc came/vbd here/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss know/vb who/wps the/at other/ap man/nn was/bedz ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` No/rb ,/, I/ppss never/rb did/dod see/vb his/pp$ face/nn ./. I/ppss didn't/dod* get/vb a/at good/jj look/nn at/in him/ppo at/in all/abn ,/, his/pp$ back/nn was/bedz to/in me/ppo ,/, and/cc I/ppss was/bedz so/ql scared/vbn It/pps was/bedz just/rb somebody/pn in/in a/at man's/nn$ suit/nn ./. But/cc I'm/ppss+bem sure/jj the/at other/ap one/pn was/bedz Lou/np ''/'' ./. What/wdt Joyce/np wanted/vbd me/ppo to/to do/do was/bedz go/vb to/in Thor's/np$ house/nn and/cc ``/`` do/do whatever/wdt detectives/nns do/do ''/'' ,/, and/cc get/vb her/pp$ clothes/nns --/-- and/cc handbag/nn containing/vbg her/pp$ identification/nn ./. She/pps realized/vbd I'd/ppss+md have/hv to/to notify/vb the/at police/nn ,/, but/cc fervently/rb hoped/vbd I/ppss could/md avoid/vb mentioning/vbg her/pp$ name/nn ./. Her/pp$ impact/nn in/in the/at zing/np commercials/nns had/hvd led/vbn to/in her/pp$ being/beg considered/vbn for/in an/at excellent/jj part/nn in/in an/at upcoming/jj TV/np-tl series/nn ,/, Underwater/jj-tl Western/jj-tl Eye/nn-tl ,/, a/at documentary-type/jj show/nn to/to be/be sponsored/vbn by/in Oatnut/np-tl Grits/nns-tl ./. But/cc if/cs Joyce/np got/vbd involved/vbn in/in murder/nn or/cc salacious/jj scandal/nn ,/, the/at role/nn would/md probably/rb go/vb to/in the/at sponsor's/nn$ wife/nn ,/, Mrs./np Oatnut/np-tl Grits/nns-tl ./. Or/cc at/in least/ap not/* to/in Joyce/np ./. ``/`` And/cc I/ppss so/ql want/vb the/at part/nn ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` The/at commercials/nns have/hv just/rb been/ben for/in money/nn ,/, there/ex hasn't/hvz* been/ben any/dti real/jj incentive/nn for/in me/ppo to/to do/do them/ppo ,/, but/cc in/in Underwater/jj-tl Western/jj-tl Eye/nn-tl I'd/ppss+md have/hv a/at chance/nn to/to act/vb ./. I/ppss could/md show/vb what/wdt I/ppss can/md do/do ''/'' ./. As/ql far/rb as/cs I/ppss was/bedz concerned/vbn ,/, she/pps had/hvd already/rb and/cc had/hvd dandily/rb shown/vbn what/wdt she/pps could/md do/do ./. But/cc I/ppss promised/vbd Joyce/np I/ppss would/md mention/vb her/pp$ name/nn ,/, if/cs at/in all/abn ,/, only/rb as/cs a/at last/ap resort/nn ./. Seeming/vbg much/ql relieved/vbn ,/, she/pps smiled/vbd one/cd of/in those/dts worth-waiting-for/jj smiles/nns ,/, and/cc I/ppss smiled/vbd all/abn the/at way/nn into/in the/at bedroom/nn ./. There/rb I/ppss got/vbd my/pp$ Colt/np-tl Special/nn-tl and/cc shoulder/nn harness/nn ,/, slipped/vbd my/pp$ coat/nn on/rp ,/, and/cc went/vbd back/rb into/in the/at front/jj room/nn ./. Joyce/np squirmed/vbd a/at little/ap on/in the/at divan/nn ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem starting/vbg to/to itch/vb ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` Itch/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Yes/rb ,/, I'm/ppss+bem still/rb all/ql covered/vbn with/in that/dt soap/nn ./. I/ppss was/bedz loaded/vbn with/in suds/nns when/wrb I/ppss ran/vbd away/rb ,/, and/cc I/ppss haven't/hv* had/hvn a/at chance/nn to/to wash/vb it/ppo off/rp ./. Mmmm/uh ,/, it/pps sure/rb itches/vbz ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss might/md as/ql well/rb wait/vb here/rb while/cs I'm/ppss+bem gone/vbn ,/, so/cs you/ppss can/md use/vb my/pp$ shower/nn if/cs you'd/ppss+md like/vb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Oh/uh ,/, I'd/ppss+md love/vb to/to ''/'' ./. I/ppss showed/vbd her/ppo the/at shower/nn and/cc tub/nn ,/, and/cc she/pps said/vbd ,/, smiling/vbg ,/, ``/`` If/cs you/ppss really/rb don't/do* mind/vb ,/, I/ppss think/vb I'll/ppss+md get/vb clean/jj in/in the/at shower/nn ,/, then/rb soak/vb for/in a/at few/ap minutes/nns in/in your/pp$ tub/nn ./. That/dt always/rb relaxes/vbz me/ppo ./. Doesn't/doz* it/pps you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Only/rb when/wrb I/ppss do/do it/ppo ''/'' ./. I/ppss shook/vbd my/pp$ head/nn ./. 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He/pps already/rb had/hvd that/dt slow/jj pace/nn that/wps comes/vbz over/in the/at elderly/jj ,/, while/cs she/pps herself/ppl had/hvd all/abn the/at signs/nns of/in one/pn who/wps appreciates/vbz the/at joys/nns of/in living/vbg ./. Perhaps/rb ,/, with/in my/pp$ Uncle/nn-tl ,/, she/pps found/vbd a/at measure/nn of/in economic/jj security/nn that/wps she/pps needed/vbd ;/. ;/. or/cc maybe/rb she/pps liked/vbd men/nns old/jj enough/qlp to/to be/be her/pp$ father/nn ;/. ;/. some/dti women/nns with/in father/nn fixations/nns do/do ./. For/in several/ap weeks/nns we/ppss eyed/vbd one/dtx another/dt almost/rb like/cs sparring/vbg partners/nns ,/, and/cc then/rb one/cd day/nn Uncle/nn-tl was/bedz slightly/rb indisposed/vbn and/cc stayed/vbd home/nr ;/. ;/. his/pp$ bride/nn opened/vbd the/at store/nn ./. I/ppss was/bedz waiting/vbg in/in front/nn of/in it/ppo when/wrb she/pps showed/vbd up/rp and/cc told/vbd me/ppo of/in my/pp$ Uncle's/nn$-tl indisposition/nn ./. Even/rb as/cs she/pps was/bedz telling/vbg me/ppo about/in it/ppo I/ppss became/vbd aware/jj of/in a/at give-away/jj flush/nn that/wps suffused/vbd her/pp$ neck/nn and/cc moved/vbd upwards/rb to/in her/pp$ cheeks/nns ,/, and/cc subconsciously/rb I/ppss realized/vbd that/cs when/wrb she/pps entered/vbd the/at store/nn she/pps did/dod not/* switch/vb on/rp the/at lights/nns ./. The/at cavernous/jj depth/nn ,/, cluttered/vbn with/in antiques/nns ,/, echoed/vbd to/in her/pp$ hard/jj heels/nns as/cs she/pps walked/vbd directly/rb to/in the/at office/nn in/in the/at rear/nn and/cc took/vbd the/at seat/nn at/in his/pp$ desk/nn ./. She/pps placed/vbd her/pp$ palms/nns ,/, fingers/nns outspread/vbn ,/, on/in the/at desk/nn in/in an/at odd/jj gesture/nn as/cs if/cs to/to say/vb ,/, ``/`` Now/rb ,/, what/wdt next/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. I/ppss was/bedz aware/jj of/in a/at humid/jj look/nn in/in her/pp$ eyes/nns that/wps told/vbd me/ppo the/at time/nn was/bedz opportune/jj ./. There/ex was/bedz little/ap likelihood/nn of/in any/dti customers/nns walking/vbg in/rp at/in that/dt hour/nn ./. I/ppss was/bedz standing/vbg beside/in her/ppo ,/, watching/vbg the/at outspread/vbn palms/nns and/cc wondering/vbg about/in the/at old/jj horsehair/nn sofa/nn against/in the/at wall/nn on/in which/wdt he/pps sometimes/rb napped/vbd ./. I/ppss bent/vbd and/cc kissed/vbd the/at still/ql pink/jj neck/nn and/cc suddenly/rb she/pps jumped/vbd up/rp ,/, and/cc her/pp$ two/cd arms/nns encircled/vbd me/ppo in/in a/at bear-like/jj crush/nn ./. Her/pp$ mouth/nn ,/, which/wdt had/hvd been/ben so/ql much/rb in/in my/pp$ thoughts/nns ,/, was/bedz warm/jj and/cc moist/jj and/cc tender/jj ./. I/ppss heard/vbd her/ppo murmur/vb ,/, ``/`` We'd/ppss+hvd better/rbr lock/vb the/at door/nn ''/'' ./. It/pps did/dod not/* take/vb me/ppo long/jj to/to slip/vb the/at bolt/nn securely/rb and/cc return/vb to/in the/at rear/nn and/cc its/pp$ couch/nn ./. 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Even/rb as/cs I/ppss said/vbd it/ppo I/ppss realized/vbd that/cs an/at education/nn can/md be/be invaluable/jj ./. ``/`` I/ppss know/vb what/wdt we/ppss can/md do/do ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./. ``/`` Tell/vb him/ppo I/ppss made/vbd a/at pass/nn at/in you/ppo ''/'' ./. She/pps raised/vbd a/at protesting/vbg hand/nn with/in a/at startled/vbn air/nn ./. ``/`` What/wdt are/ber you/ppss trying/vbg to/to do/do ?/. ?/. Get/vb thrown/vbn out/rp ?/. ?/. If/cs I/ppss even/rb hint/vb at/in it/ppo do/do you/ppo think/vb it/ppo will/md matter/vb that/cs you/ppss are/ber his/pp$ nephew/nn --/-- and/cc not/* even/rb a/at blood/nn nephew/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* want/vb to/to be/be thrown/vbn out/rp and/cc I/ppss don't/do* think/vb I/ppss will/md ./. I/ppss think/vb I/ppss have/hv a/at way/nn so/cs we/ppss can/md carry/vb on/rp without/in his/pp$ suspecting/vbg us/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` By/in telling/vbg him/ppo you/ppss are/ber making/vbg passes/nns at/in me/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. 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Or/cc ,/, more/ql rhythmically/rb ,/, '/' The/at swarthy/jj witches/nns are/ber laughing/vbg '/' ?/. ?/. And/cc he/pps missed/vbd the/at point/nn that/cs the/at swarthy/jj witches/nns might/md be/be laughing/vbg at/in him/ppo for/in hoping/vbg to/to escape/vb Nicolas/np Manas/np ./. But/cc Nicolas/np ,/, too/rb ,/, was/bedz being/beg interrupted/vbn ,/, that/dt morning/nn ./. Not/* by/in the/at 11:00/cd sun/nn which/wdt had/hvd spread/vbn a/at warmth/nn around/in his/pp$ spot/nn of/in grass/nn in/in the/at English/jj-tl Gardens/nns-tl and/cc sent/vbd him/ppo off/rp to/to sleep/vb ;/. ;/. but/cc by/in a/at blond/jj girl/nn in/in a/at sweater/nn and/cc skirt/nn who/wps stood/vbd a/at few/ap yards/nns off/rp and/cc tenderly/rb regarded/vbd him/ppo ./. Should/md she/pps wake/vb him/ppo ?/. ?/. She/pps didn't/dod* have/hv the/at heart/nn ./. 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Packing/vbg a/at small/jj suitcase/nn ,/, informing/vbg her/pp$ husband/nn whom/wpo she/pps found/vbd in/in Harry's/np$-tl Bar/nn-tl that/cs she/pps was/bedz taking/vbg a/at train/nn to/in Germany/np to/to get/vb away/rb for/in a/at while/nn ,/, patting/vbg his/pp$ arm/nn ,/, refusing/vbg a/at drink/nn ,/, getting/vbg on/in the/at train/nn --/-- all/abn this/dt had/hvd only/rb taken/vbn her/ppo two/cd hours/nns ./. She/pps had/hvd arrived/vbn this/dt morning/nn and/cc come/vbn straight/rb to/in the/at English/jj-tl Gardens/nns-tl ./. ``/`` Dear/jj girl/nn ''/'' ,/, Walter/np had/hvd finally/rb said/vbn ,/, ``/`` he/pps writes/vbz me/ppo that/cs he/pps is/bez sleeping/vbg in/in the/at English/jj-tl Gardens/nns-tl ''/'' ./. ``/`` How/wrb like/jj him/ppo ''/'' !/. !/. Mary/np Jane/np had/hvd smilingly/rb said/vbn ./. ``/`` His/pp$ address/nn ''/'' ,/, Walter/np added/vbd ,/, ``/`` is/bez that/dt great/jj foundling/nn home/nr ,/, the/at American/jj-tl Express/nn-tl ./. And/cc I/ppss will/md greatly/rb appreciate/vb it/ppo if/cs you/ppss will/md not/* tell/vb your/pp$ husband/nn ./. ''/'' For/in the/at last/ap half/abn hour/nn Mary/np Jane/np had/hvd criss-crossed/vbn half/abn the/at length/nn of/in the/at Gardens/nns-tl and/cc ,/, at/in last/ap ,/, come/vbn upon/in her/pp$ knight/nn ./. His/pp$ presence/nn there/rb ,/, asleep/rb in/in the/at grass/nn ,/, confirmed/vbd all/abn that/cs Mary/np Jane/np believed/vbd it/pps was/bedz in/in his/pp$ power/nn to/to teach/vb her/ppo :/: freedom/nn from/in the/at tedium/nn of/in needs/nns such/jj as/cs hotels/nns ,/, the/at meaning/nn of/in nature/nn ,/, how/wrb to/to live/vb ,/, simply/rb ,/, with/in the/at angels/nns ./. She/pps set/vbd down/rp her/pp$ suitcase/nn ./. Should/md she/pps wake/vb him/ppo ?/. ?/. No/rb ./. Smiling/vbg ,/, she/pps sat/vbd down/rp on/in the/at suitcase/nn and/cc waited/vbd and/cc watched/vbd ./. The/at sun/nn grew/vbd hotter/jjr as/cs it/pps approached/vbd the/at midday/nn ./. Nicolas/np was/bedz dreaming/vbg he/pps had/hvd his/pp$ head/nn pressed/vbn against/in the/at dashboard/nn of/in a/at speeding/vbg car/nn ./. He/pps began/vbd sweating/vbg ./. In/in his/pp$ dream/nn he/pps cried/vbd ,/, ``/`` Slow/vb down/rp ,/, for/in Chrissake/uh ''/'' !/. !/. He/pps half/abn woke/vbd and/cc rolled/vbd over/rp with/in his/pp$ face/nn in/in the/at cooler/jjr grass/nn ./. His/pp$ nose/nn was/bedz tickled/vbn ./. He/pps sneezed/vbd ./. He/pps blew/vbd his/pp$ nose/nn expertly/rb between/in his/pp$ fingers/nns ./. He/pps spit/vbd ./. He/pps half/abn sat/vbd up/rp and/cc scratched/vbd at/in the/at hair/nn on/in his/pp$ forehead/nn and/cc then/rb ,/, more/ql vigorously/rb ,/, between/in his/pp$ legs/nns ./. He/pps belched/vbd ,/, he/pps stretched/vbd ./. Mary/np Jane/np got/vbd up/rp ,/, quietly/rb ,/, and/cc walked/vbd away/rb ./. Twenty/cd minutes/nns later/rbr she/pps was/bedz at/in the/at desk/nn of/in the/at Grafin's/np$ pension/nn ,/, her/pp$ tears/nns dried/vbn ,/, signing/vbg a/at hotel/nn form/nn and/cc asking/vbg for/in a/at bath/nn ./. Mary/np Jane/np belonged/vbd to/in a/at world/nn acquainted/vbn with/in small/jj attractive/jj hotels/nns and/cc pensions/nns in/in all/abn the/at major/jj and/cc minor/jj cities/nns ./. She/pps had/hvd retreated/vbn to/in this/dt world/nn ./. The/at Grafin/np ,/, who/wps was/bedz charmed/vbn by/in her/ppo ,/, told/vbd her/ppo ,/, ``/`` Your/pp$ sister/nn who/wps was/bedz here/rb two/cd years/nns ago/rb has/hvz quite/ql dark/jj hair/nn ./. Families/nns are/ber very/ql interesting/jj ./. Nevertheless/rb ,/, there/ex is/bez no/at bath/nn ./. But/cc a/at young/jj American/np has/hvz a/at bath/nn next/in to/in his/pp$ room/nn and/cc I/ppss shall/md ask/vb him/ppo if/cs you/ppss might/md use/vb it/ppo this/dt once/rb ./. And/cc then/rb we/ppss shall/md see/vb ./. ''/'' (/( The/at Grafin/np was/bedz partial/jj to/in the/at word/nn shall/md-nc ./. )/) Meredith/np was/bedz irritated/vbn when/wrb the/at Grafin/np knocked/vbd at/in his/pp$ door/nn and/cc told/vbd him/ppo ,/, ``/`` She/pps is/bez a/at great/jj beauty/nn !/. !/. Shall/md we/ppss allow/vb her/ppo not/* to/to have/hv a/at bath/nn ?/. ?/. Actually/rb ,/, she/pps is/bez a/at sad/jj beauty/nn ,/, I/ppss believe/vb ./. You/ppss shall/md see/vb her/ppo at/in dinner/nn ''/'' ./. Rather/ql erotically/rb he/pps listened/vbd to/in the/at bath/nn water/nn running/vbg ;/. ;/. when/wrb it/pps stopped/vbd he/pps began/vbd busily/rb typing/vbg ,/, sitting/vbg up/rp in/in a/at virtuous/jj way/nn ./. Before/in dinner/nn ,/, he/pps shaved/vbd for/in the/at second/od time/nn that/dt day/nn ./. A/at thing/nn he/pps did/dod not/* like/vb doing/vbg ,/, generally/rb ./. Singing/vbg into/in the/at mirror/nn and/cc his/pp$ interested/vbn eyes/nns ,/, he/pps was/bedz pleased/vbn to/to note/vb ,/, when/wrb he/pps stripped/vbd for/in his/pp$ own/jj bath/nn ,/, that/cs he/pps still/rb had/hvd the/at best/jjt part/nn of/in his/pp$ Italian/jj sun/nn tan/nn ./. He/pps flexed/vbd his/pp$ muscles/nns for/in several/ap minutes/nns ,/, got/vbd into/in the/at tub/nn ,/, and/cc then/rb grew/vbd self-conscious/jj of/in splashing/vbg as/cs he/pps washed/vbd ./. In/in the/at small/jj gallery/nn used/vbn as/cs the/at guests'/nns$ dining/vbg room/nn ,/, Meredith/np sat/vbd down/rp at/in his/pp$ place/nn and/cc ,/, as/cs always/rb ,/, began/vbd teasing/vbg the/at young/jj waitress/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz asking/vbg had/hvd it/pps been/ben she/pps who/wps left/vbd the/at love/nn note/nn in/in his/pp$ sheets/nns (/( she/pps also/rb served/vbd as/cs maid/nn )/) when/wrb he/pps saw/vbd the/at Grafin/np followed/vbd by/in a/at stately/jj blond/jj girl/nn approaching/vbg his/pp$ table/nn ./. It/pps would/md be/be literary/jj license/nn calculated/vbn to/to glamorize/vb life/nn to/to say/vb that/cs he/pps ,/, oh/uh ,/, dropped/vbd his/pp$ napkin/nn ,/, so/ql startled/vbn was/bedz he/pps by/in Mary/np Jane's/np$ beauty/nn ./. Yet/rb he/pps did/dod drop/vb his/pp$ badinage/nn with/in the/at ordinary/jj country/nn girl/nn as/ql much/rb in/in deference/nn to/in the/at Grafin/np as/cs acknowledgement/nn that/cs here/rb ,/, indeed/rb ,/, was/bedz something/pn special/jj ./. Mary/np Jane/np had/hvd made/vbn very/ql little/ap effort/nn ./. 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As/cs she/pps was/bedz rather/ql tired/vbn this/dt evening/nn ,/, her/pp$ simple/jj ``/`` Thank/vb you/ppo for/in the/at use/nn of/in your/pp$ bath/nn ''/'' --/-- when/wrb she/pps sat/vbd down/rp opposite/in him/ppo --/-- spoken/vbn in/in a/at low/jj voice/nn ,/, came/vbd across/rb with/in coolnesses/nns of/in intelligence/nn and/cc control/nn ./. Meredith/np began/vbd falling/vbg in/in love/nn ./. Soup/nn :/: ``/`` Only/rb this/dt morning/nn ''/'' ;/. ;/. veal/nn cutlets/nns :/: ``/`` Oh/uh ,/, I/ppss couldn't/md* possibly/rb eat/vb all/abn this/dt ''/'' !/. !/. ;/. ;/. Wine/nn :/: ``/`` Then/rb you/ppss were/bed typing/vbg poems/nns this/dt afternoon/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ;/. ;/. Fruit/nn compote/nn :/: ``/`` If/cs you/ppss think/vb I/ppss would/md understand/vb it/ppo ''/'' ;/. ;/. a/at smile/nn ./. ``/`` What/wdt a/at beautiful/jj room/nn ./. Like/cs as/cs if/cs it/pps were/bed built/vbn of/in books/nns ''/'' ./. 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Ben/np Prime/np extended/vbd his/pp$ high-stepped/jj stride/nn until/cs he/pps could/md lay/vb his/pp$ goad/nn across/in the/at noses/nns of/in the/at oxen/nns ./. ``/`` Hoa-whup/uh ''/'' !/. !/. He/pps commanded/vbd from/in his/pp$ raw/jj throat/nn ,/, and/cc felt/vbd the/at pain/nn of/in movement/nn in/in his/pp$ cracked/vbn ,/, black/jj burned/vbn lips/nns ./. He/pps removed/vbd his/pp$ hat/nn to/to let/vb the/at trapped/vbn sweat/nn cut/vb rivulets/nns through/in the/at dust/nn film/nn upon/in his/pp$ gaunt/jj face/nn ./. He/pps spat/vbd ./. The/at dust-thick/jj saliva/nn came/vbd from/in his/pp$ mouth/nn like/cs balled/vbn cotton/nn ./. He/pps moved/vbd back/rb to/in the/at wheel/nn and/cc stood/vbd there/rb blowing/vbg ,/, grasping/vbg the/at top/nn of/in a/at spoke/nn to/to still/vb the/at trembling/vbg of/in his/pp$ played-out/jj limbs/nns ./. The/at burning/vbg air/nn dried/vbd his/pp$ sweat-soaked/jj clothes/nns in/in salt-edged/jj patches/nns ./. He/pps cleared/vbd his/pp$ throat/nn and/cc wet/vbd his/pp$ lips/nns ./. As/ql cheerfully/rb as/ql possible/jj ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Well/uh ,/, I/ppss guess/vb we/ppss could/md all/abn do/do with/in a/at little/ap drink/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps unlashed/vbd the/at dipper/nn and/cc drew/vbd water/nn from/in a/at barrel/nn ./. They/ppss could/md no/at longer/jjr afford/vb the/at luxury/nn of/in the/at canvas/nn sweat/nn bag/nn that/wps cooled/vbd it/ppo by/in evaporation/nn ./. The/at water/nn was/bedz warm/jj and/cc stale/jj and/cc had/hvd a/at brackish/jj taste/nn ./. But/cc it/pps was/bedz water/nn ./. Thank/vb the/at Lord/nn-tl ,/, they/ppss still/rb had/hvd water/nn !/. !/. He/pps cleansed/vbd his/pp$ mouth/nn with/in a/at small/jj quantity/nn ./. He/pps took/vbd a/at long/jj but/cc carefully/rb controlled/vbn draught/nn ./. He/pps replenished/vbd the/at dipper/nn and/cc handed/vbd it/ppo to/in his/pp$ young/jj wife/nn riding/vbg the/at hurricane/nn deck/nn ./. She/pps took/vbd it/ppo grudgingly/rb ,/, her/pp$ dark/jj eyes/nns baleful/jj as/cs they/ppss met/vbd his/pp$$ ./. She/pps drank/vbd and/cc pushed/vbd back/rb her/pp$ gingham/nn bonnet/nn to/to wet/vb a/at kerchief/nn and/cc wipe/vb her/pp$ face/nn ./. She/pps set/vbd the/at dipper/nn on/in the/at edge/nn of/in the/at deck/nn ,/, leaving/vbg it/ppo for/in him/ppo to/to stretch/vb after/in it/ppo while/cs she/pps looked/vbd on/rp scornfully/rb ./. ``/`` What/wdt happens/vbz when/wrb there's/ex+bez no/at more/ap water/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps asked/vbd smolderingly/rb ./. She/pps was/bedz like/cs charcoal/nn ,/, he/pps thought/vbd --/-- dark/jj ,/, opaque/jj ,/, explosive/jj ./. Her/pp$ thick/jj hair/nn was/bedz the/at color/nn and/cc texture/nn of/in charcoal/nn ./. Her/pp$ temper/nn sparked/vbd like/cs charcoal/nn when/wrb it/pps first/rb lights/vbz up/rp ./. And/cc all/abn the/at time/nn ,/, she/pps had/hvd the/at heat/nn of/in hatred/nn in/in her/ppo ,/, like/cs charcoal/nn that/wps is/bez burning/vbg on/in its/pp$ under/jj side/nn ,/, but/cc not/* visibly/rb ./. A/at ripple/nn ran/vbd through/in the/at muscles/nns of/in his/pp$ jaws/nns ,/, but/cc he/pps kept/vbd control/nn upon/in his/pp$ voice/nn ./. ``/`` There/ex must/md be/be some/dti water/nn under/in there/rb ''/'' ./. He/pps tilted/vbd his/pp$ homely/jj face/nn toward/in the/at dry/jj bed/nn of/in the/at river/nn ./. ``/`` We/ppss can/md get/vb it/ppo if/cs we/ppss dig/vb ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd patiently/rb ./. ``/`` And/cc add/vb fever/nn to/in our/pp$ troubles/nns ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps scoffed/vbd ./. ``/`` Or/cc do/do you/ppss want/vb to/to see/vb if/cs I/ppss can/md stand/vb fever/nn ,/, too/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` We/ppss can/md boil/vb it/ppo ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. Her/pp$ chin/nn sharpened/vbd ./. ``/`` We're/ppss+ber lost/vbn and/cc burning/vbg up/rp already/rb ''/'' ,/, she/pps bit/vbd out/rp tensely/rb ./. ``/`` The/at tires/nns are/ber rattling/vbg on/in the/at wheels/nns now/rb ./. They'll/ppss+md roll/vb off/rp in/in another/dt day/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz no/at valley/nn like/cs this/dt on/in your/pp$ map/nn ./. You/ppss don't/do* even/rb know/vb where/wrb we're/ppss+ber headed/vbn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Hettie/np ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd as/ql gently/rb as/cs he/pps could/md ,/, ``/`` we're/ppss+ber still/rb headed/vbn west/nr ./. Somewhere/rb ,/, we'll/ppss+md hit/vb a/at trail/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Somewhere/rb !/. !/. ''/'' She/pps repeated/vbd ./. ``/`` Maybe/rb in/in time/nn to/to make/vb a/at cross/nn and/cc dig/vb our/pp$ graves/nns ''/'' ./. His/pp$ wide/jj mouth/nn compressed/vbd ./. In/in a/at way/nn ,/, he/pps couldn't/md* blame/vb her/ppo ./. He/pps had/hvd picked/vbn out/rp this/dt pathless/jj trail/nn ,/, instead/rb of/in the/at common/jj one/pn ,/, in/in a/at moment/nn of/in romantic/jj fancy/nn ,/, to/to give/vb them/ppo privacy/nn on/in their/pp$ honeymoon/nn ./. It/pps had/hvd been/ben a/at mistake/nn ,/, but/cc anything/pn would/md have/hv been/ben a/at mistake/nn ,/, as/cs it/pps turned/vbd out/rp ./. It/pps wasn't/bedz* the/at roughness/nn and/cc crudity/nn and/cc discomfort/nn of/in the/at trip/nn that/wps had/hvd frightened/vbn her/ppo ./. She/pps had/hvd hated/vbn the/at whole/jj idea/nn before/cs they/ppss started/vbd ./. Actually/rb ,/, she/pps had/hvd hated/vbn him/ppo before/cs she/pps ever/rb saw/vbd him/ppo ./. It/pps had/hvd been/ben five/cd days/nns too/ql late/jj before/cs he/pps learned/vbd that/cs she'd/pps+hvd gone/vbn through/in the/at wedding/nn ceremony/nn in/in a/at semitrance/nn of/in laudanum/nn ,/, administered/vbn by/in her/pp$ mother/nn ./. 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Her/pp$ laugh/nn was/bedz hard/jj ./. ``/`` They/ppss wouldn't/md* have/hv sold/vbn me/ppo in/in the/at first/od place/nn if/cs there'd/ex+hvd been/ben food/nn enough/ap to/to go/vb around/rb ''/'' ./. He/pps winced/vbd ./. ``/`` Hettie/np ,/, they/ppss didn't/dod* sell/vb you/ppo ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd miserably/rb ./. ``/`` They/ppss knew/vbd I/ppss was/bedz a/at good/jj sharecrop/nn farmer/nn back/rb in/in Carolina/np ,/, but/cc out/in West/nr-tl was/bedz a/at chance/nn to/to build/vb a/at real/jj farm/nn of/in our/pp$ own/jj ./. They/ppss thought/vbd it/pps would/md be/be a/at chance/nn for/in you/ppo to/to make/vb a/at life/nn out/rp where/wrb nobody/pn will/md be/be thought/vbn any/dti better/rbr than/cs the/at next/ap except/in for/in just/rb what's/wdt+bez inside/in of/in them/ppo ./. Without/in money/nn or/cc property/nn ,/, what/wdt would/md you/ppo have/hv had/hvn at/in Baton/np Rouge/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss might/md have/hv starved/vbn ,/, but/cc at/in least/ap I/ppss wouldn't/md* be/be fried/vbn to/in a/at crisp/nn and/cc soaked/vbn with/in dirt/nn ''/'' !/. !/. He/pps darkened/vbd under/in his/pp$ heavy/jj burn/nn ./. His/pp$ blue/jj eyes/nns sought/vbd the/at shimmering/vbg sea/nn of/in haze/nn ahead/rb ./. To/in his/pp$ puzzlement/nn ,/, there/ex suddenly/rb was/bedz no/at haze/nn ./. The/at valley/nn lay/vbd clear/jj ,/, and/cc open/jj to/in the/at eye/nn ,/, right/ql up/rp to/in the/at sharp-limbed/jj line/nn of/in gaunt/jj ,/, scoured/vbn hills/nns that/wps formed/vbd the/at horizon/nn twenty/cd miles/nns ahead/rb ./. 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He/pps swung/vbd up/rp over/in the/at wheel/nn ./. ``/`` You/ppss had/hvd better/rbr get/vb inside/rb ''/'' ,/, he/pps warned/vbd her/ppo ./. But/cc she/pps sat/vbd on/rp in/in stubborn/jj silence/nn ./. The/at clouds/nns bulged/vbd downward/rb and/cc burst/vbd suddenly/rb into/in a/at great/jj black/jj funnel/nn ./. Frozen/vbn ,/, they/ppss stared/vbd at/in it/ppo whirling/vbg down/in the/at valley/nn ,/, gouging/vbg and/cc spitting/vbg out/rp boulders/nns and/cc chunks/nns of/in earth/nn like/cs a/at starving/vbg hound/nn dog/nn cracking/vbg marrowbones/nns ./. The/at six-ton/jj Conestoga/np began/vbd to/to whip/vb and/cc shake/vb ./. Their/pp$ world/nn turned/vbd black/jj ./. It/pps was/bedz filled/vbn with/in dust/nn and/cc wind/nn and/cc sound/nn and/cc violence/nn ./. The/at heavens/nns opened/vbd ,/, pelting/vbg them/ppo with/in hail/nn the/at size/nn of/in walnuts/nns ./. 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The/at big/jj man/nn with/in the/at whitened/vbn hair/nn murmured/vbd something/pn :/: his/pp$ words/nns sounded/vbd as/cs if/cs they/ppss were/bed in/in the/at Manu/np tongue/nn ,/, which/wdt I/ppss recognized/vbd ,/, having/hvg studied/vbn the/at dialect/nn in/in my/pp$ Anthropology/nn-tl 6/cd-tl ,/, class/nn at/in the/at University/nn-tl of/in-tl Chicago/np-tl ./. He/pps then/rb said/vbd something/pn which/wdt struck/vbd a/at chord/nn in/in my/pp$ memory/nn ./. ``/`` God/np help/vb us/ppo if/cs we're/ppss+ber near/in the/at island/nn of/in Eromonga/np ./. We'd/ppss+md be/be in/in real/jj trouble/nn then/rb ./. I'd/ppss+md rather/rb keep/vb bailing/vbg --/-- or/cc sink/vb ''/'' ./. I/ppss was/bedz puzzled/vbn by/in the/at remark/nn ,/, then/rb I/ppss recalled/vbd the/at voice/nn of/in mild/jj Professor/nn-tl Howard/np Griggs/np three/cd years/nns ago/rb in/in a/at university/nn lecture/nn on/in primitive/jj societies/nns ./. He/pps had/hvd been/ben speaking/vbg of/in this/dt archipelago/nn :/: ``/`` Even/rb when/wrb the/at islands/nns were/bed under/in German/jj mandate/nn before/in World/nn-tl War/nn-tl 1/cd-tl ,/, ,/, Europeans/nps gave/vbd Eromonga/np a/at wide/jj berth/nn ./. The/at place/nn is/bez inhabited/vbn by/in several/ap hundred/cd warlike/jj women/nns who/wps are/ber anachronisms/nns of/in the/at Twentieth/od-tl Century/nn-tl --/-- stone/nn age/nn amazons/nns who/wps live/vb in/in an/at all-female/jj ,/, matriarchal/jj society/nn which/wdt is/bez self-sufficient/jj ''/'' ./. I/ppss remembered/vbd ,/, too/rb ,/, the/at jesting/vbg voice/nn of/in a/at classmate/nn ,/, Bobby/np Pauson/np :/: ``/`` But/cc how/wrb do/do they/ppss reproduce/vb ,/, Dr./nn-tl Griggs/np ?/. ?/. I'm/ppss+bem sure/jj that/cs males/nns have/hv something/pn to/to do/do with/in that/dt process/nn ''/'' !/. !/. There/ex had/hvd been/ben classroom/nn guffaws/nns which/wdt quickly/rb subsided/vbd as/cs Professor/nn-tl Griggs/np said/vbd dryly/rb :/: ``/`` I/ppss see/vb your/pp$ point/nn ,/, Pauson/np ./. Of/in course/nn ,/, males/nns play/vb a/at role/nn there/rb ,/, but/cc believe/vb me/ppo when/wrb I/ppss say/vb you/ppss wouldn't/md* enjoy/vb yourself/ppl one/cd bit/nn on/in Eromonga/np ./. Indeed/rb ,/, you/ppss wouldn't/md* live/vb long/jj ,/, for/cs the/at females/nns either/cc drive/vb the/at men/nns they've/ppss+hv seized/vbn from/in neighboring/vbg islands/nns back/vb to/in their/pp$ boats/nns after/cs exploiting/vbg them/ppo for/in amatory/jj purposes/nns ,/, or/cc they/ppss destroy/vb them/ppo by/in revolting/jj but/cc ingenious/jj methods/nns ./. In/in fact/nn ,/, one/cd important/jj aspect/nn of/in their/pp$ very/ap religion/nn is/bez the/at annihilation/nn of/in men/nns ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss think/vb I/ppss know/vb what/wdt you/ppss mean/vb ,/, Brassnose/np ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss know/vb something/pn about/in Eromonga/np ./. Let's/vb+ppo hope/vb we/ppss come/vb to/in a/at safer/jjr place/nn ''/'' ./. But/cc we/ppss didn't/dod* ./. Three/cd hours/nns later/rbr ,/, while/cs we/ppss were/bed bailing/vbg desperately/rb ,/, a/at dot/nn of/in land/nn came/vbd into/in view/nn ./. Foster/np Lukuklu/np Frayne/np made/vbd a/at sign/nn over/in his/pp$ heart/nn with/in his/pp$ two/cd linked/vbn thumbs/nns :/: I/ppss recognized/vbd it/ppo as/cs an/at ancient/jj Manu/np gesture/nn intended/vbn to/to propitiate/vb the/at Devil/nn-tl ./. A/at half-hour/nn passed/vbd ;/. ;/. we/ppss had/hvd drifted/vbn closer/rbr ./. In/in a/at voice/nn so/ql frightened/vbn as/cs to/to seem/vb not/* his/pp$ own/jj ,/, the/at big/jj bo'sun's/nn$ mate/nn quavered/vbd :/: ``/`` Tchalo/fw-uh !/. !/. It/pps is/bez Eromonga/np --/-- look/vb hard/rb ,/, you/ppss can/md see/vb with/in your/pp$ naked/jj eye/nn the/at wooden/jj scaffolding/nn on/in the/at cliff/nn ''/'' ./. I/ppss squinted/vbd at/in the/at looming/vbg shoreline/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz a/at wooden/jj tower/nn or/cc derrick/nn there/rb ,/, something/pn like/cs a/at ski/nn jump/nn ;/. ;/. it/pps was/bedz perhaps/rb 80/cd feet/nns high/jj and/cc had/hvd been/ben artfully/rb constructed/vbn of/in logs/nns ./. A/at fine/jj example/nn of/in engineering/vbg in/in a/at primitive/jj society/nn ./. ``/`` What/wdt is/bez the/at scaffolding/nn for/in ,/, Brassnose/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps made/vbd a/at sound/nn of/in despair/nn deep/rb in/in his/pp$ throat/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz embarrassing/vbg to/to see/vb strapping/jj ,/, blonde/jj Brassnose/np comport/vb himself/ppl like/cs a/at child/nn who/wps talks/vbz about/in bogeymen/nns ./. ``/`` Aaa-ee/uh !/. !/. It/pps is/bez their/pp$ tultul/fw-nn ,/, the/at '/' jumping/vbg platform/nn '/' of/in death/nn ./. It/pps is/bez the/at last/nn of/in the/at three/cd tests/nns of/in manhood/nn which/wdt the/at women/nns impose/vb ,/, to/to discover/vb if/cs a/at male/nn is/bez worthy/jj of/in survival/nn there/rb ./. Often/rb ,/, I/ppss heard/vbd my/pp$ uncles/nns and/cc cousins/nns speak/vb of/in it/ppo when/wrb I/ppss was/bedz a/at small/jj boy/nn growing/vbg up/rp in/in Rabaul/np ./. They/ppss had/hvd never/rb seen/vbn a/at tultul/fw-nn but/cc they/ppss had/hvd heard/vbn about/in it/ppo from/in their/pp$ fathers/nns ''/'' ./. Our/pp$ lifeboat/nn was/bedz filling/vbg rapidly/rb and/cc despite/in what/wdt I/ppss had/hvd heard/vbn of/in the/at inhabitants/nns of/in Eromonga/np ,/, I/ppss was/bedz glad/jj to/to see/vb a/at long/jj and/cc graceful/jj outrigger/nn manned/vbn by/in three/cd bronzed/vbn girls/nns glide/vb out/in of/in a/at lagoon/nn into/in the/at open/jj sea/nn and/cc toward/in our/pp$ craft/nn ./. I/ppss expected/vbd Brassnose/np --/-- as/cs a/at man/nn with/in a/at strain/nn of/in Melanesian/np in/in his/pp$ blood/nn --/-- to/to speak/vb to/in them/ppo ./. But/cc he/pps had/hvd turned/vbn a/at sickly/jj green/jj and/cc appeared/vbd tongue-tied/jj or/cc panicked/vbd ./. So/cs ,/, I/ppss mustered/vbd my/pp$ few/ap words/nns of/in the/at Manu/np dialect/nn and/cc said/vbd ,/, ``/`` We/ppss greet/vb you/ppo in/in peace/nn ./. In/in ngandlu/fw-nn ./. My/pp$ friends/nns and/cc I/ppss come/vb from/in a/at ship/nn which/wdt was/bedz destroyed/vbn by/in fire/nn ./. We/ppss are/ber thirsty/jj and/cc hungry/jj ;/. ;/. our/pp$ sore/jj and/cc burned/vbn hands/nns and/cc arms/nns need/vb attention/nn ''/'' ./. The/at girl/nn in/in the/at prow/nn of/in the/at outrigger/nn turned/vbd a/at smile/nn like/cs a/at beacon/nn on/in me/ppo ./. I/ppss noted/vbd that/cs her/pp$ full/jj breasts/nns were/bed bare/jj and/cc that/cs she/pps wore/vbd a/at garland/nn of/in red/jj pandanus/nn fruit/nn in/in her/pp$ blue-black/jj hair/nn ./. She/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` My/pp$ name/nn is/bez Songau/np and/cc these/dts girls/nns are/ber Ponkob/np and/cc Piwen/np ./. You/ppss are/ber welcome/jj to/in Eromonga/np ./. My/pp$ people/nns await/vb you/ppo on/in the/at shore/nn ./. You/ppss shall/md have/hv food/nn ,/, water/nn and/cc rest/nn ''/'' ./. Thirty/cd minutes/nns later/rbr ,/, the/at outrigger/nn grated/vbd on/in sand/nn and/cc other/ap girls/nns ,/, waiting/vbg on/in shore/nn ,/, rushed/vbd forward/rb to/to pull/vb it/ppo up/rp on/in the/at beach/nn and/cc make/vb it/ppo fast/rb with/in vine/nn ropes/nns to/in a/at large/jj boulder/nn ./. I/ppss saw/vbd a/at dozen/nn or/cc so/rb other/ap outriggers/nns moored/vbd there/rb ./. I/ppss looked/vbd ./. All/abn my/pp$ rosy/jj visions/nns of/in rest/nn and/cc even/rb pleasure/nn on/in this/dt island/nn vanished/vbd at/in the/at sight/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz a/at mound/nn of/in bleached/vbn human/nn bones/nns and/cc skulls/nns at/in the/at base/nn of/in the/at big/jj wooden/jj derrick/nn ./. Some/dti had/hvd been/ben there/rb for/in years/nns ;/. ;/. others/nns still/rb had/hvd whitened/vbn shreds/nns of/in decayed/vbn flesh/nn sticking/vbg to/in them/ppo ./. There/ex was/bedz one/cd object/nn which/wdt sickened/vbd yet/rb fascinated/vbd me/ppo ./. This/dt was/bedz also/rb a/at corpse/nn --/-- a/at male/nn ,/, judging/vbg from/in the/at coral/nn arm/nn bands/nns ,/, the/at tribal/jj scars/nns still/rb discernible/jj on/in the/at maggoty/jj face/nn ,/, the/at painted/vbn bone/nn of/in the/at warrior/nn caste/nn which/wdt still/rb pierced/vbd the/at septum/nn of/in the/at rotting/vbg nose/nn ./. The/at body/nn may/md have/hv been/ben two/cd or/cc three/cd weeks'/nns$ dead/jj ./. I/ppss looked/vbd with/in revulsion/nn at/in the/at legs/nns ./. They/ppss were/bed shattered/vbn ./. Many/ap small/jj bones/nns protruded/vbd crazily/rb from/in the/at shreds/nns of/in flesh/nn ./. The/at man/nn must/md have/hv leaped/vbn to/in his/pp$ death/nn from/in the/at topmost/jjs rung/nn of/in the/at tultul/fw-nn ./. As/cs if/cs divining/vbg my/pp$ thoughts/nns ,/, the/at girl/nn Songau/np smiled/vbd warmly/rb and/cc said/vbd in/in the/at casual/jj tone/nn an/at American/jj woman/nn might/md use/vb in/in describing/vbg her/pp$ rose/nn garden/nn :/: ``/`` This/dt is/bez our/pp$ tultul/fw-nn ,/, a/at jumping/vbg platform/nn ,/, aku/nn ./. Later/rbr ,/, you/ppss shall/md know/vb it/ppo better/rbr ./. Is/bez it/pps not/* well-made/jj ?/. ?/. Our/pp$ old/jj one/pn blew/vbd down/rp in/in a/at storm/nn at/in the/at time/nn of/in the/at pokeneu/fw-nn festival/nn fifteen/cd moons/nns ago/rb ./. It/pps took/vbd thirty/cd of/in our/pp$ women/nns almost/rb six/cd moons/nns to/to build/vb this/dt one/pn ,/, which/wdt is/bez higher/jjr and/cc-tl stronger/jjr than/cs the/at old/jj one/pn ./. We/ppss are/ber very/ql proud/jj of/in it/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss have/hv every/at right/nn to/to be/be ''/'' ,/, I/ppss replied/vbd gravely/rb in/in the/at Manu/np dialect/nn ,/, but/cc my/pp$ attention/nn was/bedz fixed/vbn on/in Brassnose/np ,/, the/at biggest/jjt and/cc strongest/jjt of/in us/ppo ./. He/pps looked/vbd as/cs if/cs he/pps was/bedz going/vbg to/to keel/vb over/rp ./. I/ppss felt/vbd a/at queasiness/nn in/in my/pp$ own/jj stomach/nn but/cc it/pps wouldn't/md* do/do to/to show/vb these/dts girls/nns that/cs we/ppss were/bed afraid/jj ./. Not/* so/ql soon/rb ,/, anyway/rb ./. I/ppss clapped/vbd the/at big/jj man/nn with/in the/at bleached/vbn hair/nn on/in his/pp$ shoulder/nn and/cc said/vbd heartily/rb ,/, hoping/vbg it/pps would/md make/vb an/at impression/nn on/in the/at women/nns :/: ``/`` This/dt one/cd is/bez the/at maku/fw-nn Frayne/np ./. He/pps speaks/vbz your/pp$ language/nn too/rb ,/, for/cs he/pps is/bez the/at grandson/nn of/in a/at chieftain/nn on/in Taui/np who/wps made/vbd much/ap magic/nn and/cc was/bedz strong/jj and/cc cunning/jj ./. The/at maku/fw-nn Frayne/np has/hvz inherited/vbn this/dt strength/nn from/in his/pp$ grandfather/nn ''/'' ./. This/dt was/bedz the/at worst/jjt thing/nn I/ppss could/md have/hv said/vbn ./. Brassnose/np turned/vbd a/at stricken/vbn face/nn toward/in me/ppo and/cc said/vbd brokenly/rb ,/, ``/`` Sommers/np ,/, you/ppss meddling/vbg Yank/np ,/, you're/ppss+ber a/at fool/nn !/. !/. They/ppss despise/vb males/nns who/wps brag/vb of/in their/pp$ strength/nn ;/. ;/. they/ppss destroy/vb such/jj men/nns with/in their/pp$ damned/vbn tests/nns ./. You've/ppss+hv ruined/vbn me/ppo ,/, blast/vb you/ppo ''/'' !/. !/. At/in first/rb ,/, I/ppss thought/vbd he/pps was/bedz out/in of/in his/pp$ head/nn ,/, talking/vbg wildly/rb like/cs this/dt ./. But/cc a/at glance/nn at/in Songau/np and/cc the/at other/ap women/nns confirmed/vbd what/wdt Brassnose/np had/hvd blurted/vbn out/rp ./. The/at women's/nns$ faces/nns had/hvd hardened/vbn after/in my/pp$ statement/nn ./. At/in a/at nod/nn from/in Songau/np ,/, four/cd lithe/jj and/cc muscular/jj girls/nns darted/vbd to/in Frayne's/np$ side/nn and/cc seized/vbd him/ppo by/in the/at arms/nns ./. The/at man/nn was/bedz an/at ox/nn and/cc he/pps put/vbd up/rp a/at creditable/jj struggle/nn ;/. ;/. but/cc four/cd Eromonga/np women/nns are/ber more/ap than/in a/at match/nn for/in the/at strongest/jjt male/nn that/wps ever/rb lived/vbd ./. Besides/rb ,/, terror/nn had/hvd sapped/vbn some/dti of/in Frayne's/np$ vitality/nn and/cc will/nn ./. My/pp$ last/ap impression/nn as/cs they/ppss led/vbd him/ppo off/rp to/in a/at stockade/nn was/bedz of/in his/pp$ pale/jj face/nn ./. In/in the/at Manu/np tongue/nn ,/, ``/`` eromonga/nn-nc ''/'' means/vbz manhood/nn --/-- a/at quality/nn which/wdt the/at women/nns derisively/rb toasted/vbd in/in weekly/jj feasts/nns at/in which/wdt great/jj quantities/nns of/in a/at brew/nn like/cs kava/nn were/bed imbibed/vbn ./. In/in the/at hut/nn to/in which/wdt I/ppss was/bedz assigned/vbn --/-- Max/np had/hvd his/pp$ own/jj quarters/nns --/-- my/pp$ food/nn was/bedz brought/vbn to/in me/ppo by/in a/at wrinkled/vbn crone/nn with/in bare/jj drooping/vbg breasts/nns who/wps seemed/vbd to/to enjoy/vb conversing/vbg with/in me/ppo in/in rudimentary/jj phrases/nns ./. Her/pp$ name/nn was/bedz L'Turu/np and/cc she/pps told/vbd me/ppo many/ap things/nns ./. For/in an/at anthropologist/nn ,/, loquacious/jj old/jj L'Turu/np was/bedz a/at mine/nn of/in information/nn ./. Though/cs I/ppss had/hvd a/at great/jj dread/nn of/in the/at island/nn and/cc felt/vbd I/ppss would/md never/rb leave/vb it/ppo alive/jj ,/, I/ppss eagerly/rb wrote/vbd down/rp everything/pn she/pps told/vbd me/ppo about/in its/pp$ women/nns ./. (/( Her/pp$ account/nn was/bedz later/rbr confirmed/vbn by/in the/at Scobee-Frazier/np-tl Expedition/nn-tl from/in the/at University/nn-tl of/in-tl Manitoba/np-tl in/in 1951/cd ./. )/) From/in L'Turu/np ,/, I/ppss heard/vbd that/cs until/cs about/in 1850/cd the/at people/nns of/in this/dt island/nn --/-- which/wdt was/bedz about/in the/at size/nn of/in Guam/np or/cc smaller/jjr --/-- had/hvd been/ben of/in both/abx sexes/nns ,/, and/cc that/cs the/at normal/jj family/nn life/nn of/in Melanesian/np tribes/nns was/bedz observed/vbn here/rb with/in minor/jj variations/nns ./. But/cc in/in the/at middle/nn of/in the/at last/ap century/nn an/at island/nn woman/nn named/vbn ``/`` Karipo/np ''/'' seized/vbd a/at spear/nn in/in the/at heat/nn of/in an/at inter-tribal/jj battle/nn and/cc rallied/vbd the/at women/nns after/cs their/pp$ men/nns had/hvd fled/vbn ./. Miraculously/rb ,/, Karipo/np and/cc her/pp$ women/nns had/hvd succeeded/vbn in/in driving/vbg a/at hundred/cd invaders/nns from/in the/at isle/nn of/in Pamasu/np back/rb to/in their/pp$ war/nn canoes/nns ,/, after/in considerable/jj loss/nn of/in life/nn on/in both/abx sides/nns ./. Karipo/np was/bedz something/pn of/in a/at politician/nn as/ql well/rb as/cs a/at militarist/nn ./. She/pps quickly/rb exploited/vbd the/at exalted/vbn position/nn she/pps now/rb occupied/vbd ,/, by/in harassing/vbg the/at disorganized/vbn males/nns and/cc even/rb putting/vbg many/ap of/in them/ppo to/in death/nn ./. Within/in a/at decade/nn or/cc less/ap ,/, few/ap men/nns were/bed left/vbn and/cc a/at feminist/nn society/nn had/hvd sprung/vbn up/rp ./. ``/`` Karipo/np was/bedz great/jj goddess/nn ,/, told/vbd our/pp$ mothers/nns that/cs men/nns were/bed not/* necessary/jj except/in to/to father/vb children/nns ''/'' ,/, the/at crone/nn told/vbd me/ppo ./. ``/`` All/abn men/nns went/vbd away/rb from/in here/rb ./. Those/dts who/wps stayed/vbd had/hvd to/to pass/vb tests/nns ./. Few/ap passed/vbd ''/'' ./. She/pps cackled/vbd with/in mirth/nn ,/, showing/vbg the/at stumps/nns of/in betel-stained/jj teeth/nns ./. ``/`` Karipo's/np$ women/nns then/rb named/vbd this/dt place/nn '/' Eromonga/np '/' --/-- manhood/nn --/-- for/cs just/rb the/at strongest/jjt men/nns could/md stay/vb here/rb ./. Come/vb ,/, I/ppss show/vb you/ppo ''/'' ./. The/at old/jj woman/nn arose/vbd stiffly/rb and/cc led/vbd me/ppo to/in a/at clearing/nn where/wrb a/at small/jj hut/nn stood/vbd ./. In/in the/at shade/nn of/in a/at palm/nn tree/nn in/in front/nn of/in the/at squalid/jj dwelling/nn I/ppss saw/vbd four/cd figures/nns in/in a/at semi-circle/nn on/in the/at ground/nn ./.

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``/`` I/ppss guess/vb he/pps spent/vbd the/at morning/nn getting/vbg himself/ppl all/ql organized/vbn ,/, then/rb headed/vbd for/in home/nr ./. Maybe/rb to/to beat/vb up/rp on/in his/pp$ squaw/nn ''/'' ./. Benson/np looked/vbd up/rp and/cc saw/vbd Ramey's/np$ long/jj head/nn tilt/vb forward/rb to/to rub/vb his/pp$ chin/nn on/in the/at stiff/jj edge/nn of/in the/at overall/nn bib/nn ./. Ramey/np reached/vbd out/rp with/in the/at tire/nn iron/nn and/cc dislodged/vbd a/at chunk/nn of/in mud/nn that/wps was/bedz caked/vbn on/in the/at spare/jj tire/nn rack/nn ./. ``/`` I'd/ppss+md like/vb to/to know/vb just/rb which/wdt it/pps is/bez that/cs those/dts guys/nns don't/do* understand/vb ,/, the/at liquor/nn or/cc automobiles/nns ''/'' ./. Somehow/rb the/at thought/nn of/in a/at simple/jj man/nn bewildered/vbd by/in things/nns no/at one/pn had/hvd ever/rb really/rb helped/vbn him/ppo understand/vb moved/vbd the/at driver/nn ./. For/in a/at moment/nn his/pp$ hatred/nn toward/in drunken/jj or/cc careless/jj drivers/nns softened/vbd ./. Maybe/rb the/at Indian/np wasn't/bedz* too/ql much/rb at/in fault/nn ,/, Ramey/np thought/vbd ./. Maybe/rb he/pps was/bedz only/rb doing/vbg the/at best/jjt he/pps knew/vbd how/wrb ,/, like/cs any/dti of/in us/ppo ./. Anyway/rb ,/, he/pps doesn't/doz* deserve/vb to/to lie/vb there/rb in/in the/at sun/nn and/cc be/be stared/vbn at/in ./. ``/`` Ever/rb see/vb yourself/ppl spread/vbn out/rp on/in the/at pavement/nn ,/, Benny/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps said/vbd to/in his/pp$ partner/nn ./. ``/`` You/ppss mean/vb dream/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Not/* exactly/rb ./. Just/rb see/vb it/ppo ''/'' ./. Benson/np grinned/vbd and/cc flipped/vbd a/at rock/nn with/in his/pp$ thumb/nn like/cs a/at marble/nn ./. ``/`` Nope/rb ,/, just/rb you/ppss ,/, all/abn the/at time/nn --/-- sometimes/rb I/ppss think/vb it's/pps+bez the/at only/ap way/nn I'll/ppss+md ever/rb get/vb a/at decent/jj partner/nn ''/'' ./. Ramey/np smiled/vbd but/cc he/pps thought/vbd to/in himself/ppl ,/, I/ppss always/rb see/vb me/ppo too/rb ./. Never/rb Benny/np ./. Whenever/wrb he/pps saw/vbd someone/pn lying/vbg in/in the/at dirt/nn ,/, Ramey/np wondered/vbd what/wdt the/at person/nn had/hvd been/ben thinking/vbg and/cc he/pps would/md try/vb out/rp thoughts/nns in/in his/pp$ own/jj mind/nn ./. Then/rb he/pps would/md realize/vb they/ppss were/bed really/rb things/nns that/wps only/rb he/pps himself/ppl could/md think/vb ./. With/in this/dt realization/nn ,/, sometimes/rb ,/, he/pps saw/vbd himself/ppl as/cs he/pps looked/vbd down/rp ./. ``/`` You/ppss seen/vbn him/ppo yet/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Benson/np said/vbd ,/, referring/vbg to/in the/at Indian/np ./. ``/`` He/pps wasn't/bedz* in/in the/at car/nn ''/'' ,/, Ramey/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` You/ppss didn't/dod* go/vb clear/rb around/rb ''/'' ,/, Benson/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` If/cs you/ppss want/vb to/to see/vb something/pn ,/, he's/pps+bez back/rb on/in the/at other/ap side/nn by/in the/at trunk/nn of/in the/at car/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Too/ql long/jj a/at waiting/vbg line/nn ''/'' ,/, Ramey/np answered/vbd ,/, pretending/vbg to/to joke/vb ./. A/at few/ap minutes/nns later/rbr the/at insurance/nn man/nn ,/, a/at road/nn checker/nn ,/, drove/vbd up/rp in/in the/at gray/jj coupe/nn with/in license/nn plates/nns on/in it/ppo from/in a/at far-away/jj state/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz a/at trick/nn they/ppss used/vbd to/to try/vb and/cc conceal/vb their/pp$ identity/nn when/wrb they/ppss followed/vbd trucks/nns to/to check/vb their/pp$ speed/nn ./. Sometimes/rb they/ppss just/rb parked/vbd at/in the/at side/nn of/in the/at road/nn and/cc used/vbd radar/nn on/in the/at trucks/nns as/cs they/ppss passed/vbd ./. All/ql the/at drivers/nns knew/vbd about/in the/at plates/nns and/cc they/ppss also/rb knew/vbd about/in the/at big/jj floppy/jj straw/nn hat/nn with/in shredded/vbn edges/nns ,/, the/at kind/jj natives/nns in/in travel/nn ads/nns wear/vb when/wrb they/ppss are/ber out/rp joyfully/rb chopping/vbg cane/nn ./. Horsely/np ,/, an/at agent/nn on/in the/at east/nr end/nn ,/, wore/vbd the/at hat/nn ,/, trying/vbg to/to look/vb like/cs a/at tourist/nn ./. It/pps had/hvd always/rb seemed/vbn strange/jj to/in Ramey/np that/cs to/to disguise/vb himself/ppl as/cs a/at tourist/nn ,/, an/at ex-truck/nn driver/nn like/cs Horsely/np would/md merely/rb pick/vb something/pn outlandish/jj and/cc put/vb it/ppo on/in his/pp$ head/nn ./. The/at insurance/nn man/nn informed/vbd them/ppo that/cs he/pps had/hvd talked/vbn to/in Crumley/np who/wps was/bedz all/ql right/jj and/cc that/cs he/pps would/md watch/vb the/at men's/nns$ personal/jj effects/nns until/cs they/ppss towed/vbd the/at rig/nn back/rb to/in town/nn ./. He/pps chatted/vbd with/in Ramey/np and/cc Benson/np for/in a/at minute/nn or/cc so/rb in/in the/at meager/jj shade/nn of/in the/at trailer/nn ./. Every/at so/ql often/rb the/at diminishing/vbg sound/nn of/in a/at car/nn came/vbd under/in the/at trailer/nn as/cs it/pps slowed/vbd down/rp for/in the/at wreck/nn then/rb speeded/vbd up/rp again/rb as/cs it/pps got/vbd clear/rb ./. When/wrb they/ppss were/bed ready/jj to/to leave/vb ,/, Benson/np and/cc Ramey/np walked/vbd back/rb around/in the/at rear/nn of/in the/at trailer/nn ./. ``/`` There's/ex+bez a/at body/nn you/ppss won't/md* mind/vb looking/vbg at/in ''/'' ,/, Benson/np said/vbd and/cc they/ppss stopped/vbd ./. She/pps had/hvd driven/vbn up/rp with/in her/pp$ husband/nn in/in a/at convertible/jj with/in Eastern/jj-tl license/nn plates/nns ,/, although/cs the/at two/cd drivers/nns knew/vbd nothing/pn at/in the/at moment/nn about/in that/dt ./. She/pps wore/vbd shorts/nns and/cc a/at loose/jj terry-cloth/nn shirt/nn ./. Slender/jj and/cc tanned/vbn ,/, her/pp$ dark/jj brown/jj hair/nn was/bedz drawn/vbn straight/rb back/rb ,/, simply/rb ./. ``/`` What/wdt outfit/nn does/doz she/pps drive/vb for/in ''/'' ?/. ?/. Benson/np said/vbd ./. Seeing/vbg her/ppo caused/vbd a/at lurch/nn in/in Ramey/np ,/, a/at recognition/nn ./. She/pps might/md have/hv been/ben someone/pn he/pps had/hvd once/rb loved/vbn ./. He/pps had/hvd never/rb seen/vbn her/ppo before/rb ,/, but/cc now/rb he/pps thought/vbd of/in the/at manner/nn in/in which/wdt he/pps and/cc Benson/np went/vbd in/in and/cc out/in of/in the/at cities/nns ,/, at/in each/dt end/nn of/in their/pp$ run/nn ./. The/at truck/nn routes/nns ,/, the/at industrial/jj areas/nns with/in walls/nns grimed/vbn with/in diesel/nn smoke/nn passed/vbd briefly/rb through/in his/pp$ mind/nn --/-- back/jj alleys/nns were/bed their/pp$ access/nn to/in a/at city/nn and/cc they/ppss could/md never/rb stay/vb ./. How/wrb would/md you/ppss ever/rb see/vb her/ppo again/rb ?/. ?/. The/at feeling/nn subsided/vbd ,/, it/pps was/bedz only/rb a/at small/jj yearning/nn ./. Their/pp$ work/nn was/bedz lonely/jj ./. ``/`` What's/wdt+bez she/pps doing/vbg in/in this/dt bunch/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Benson/np said/vbd ,/, and/cc Ramey/np wondered/vbd how/wrb close/jj their/pp$ thoughts/nns might/md have/hv been/ben ./. The/at girl/nn looked/vbd around/rb at/in the/at countryside/nn ./. Her/pp$ glance/nn swung/vbd past/in the/at trailer/nn where/wrb the/at two/cd drivers/nns were/bed standing/vbg ./. It/pps made/vbd only/rb a/at tiny/jj bump/nn over/in the/at two/cd men/nns like/cs a/at tire/nn over/in a/at piece/nn of/in gravel/nn then/rb moved/vbd on/rp ./. She/pps began/vbd to/to watch/vb a/at blonde-haired/jj man/nn ,/, also/rb in/in shorts/nns ,/, standing/vbg right/ql at/in the/at rear/nn of/in the/at wrecked/vbn car/nn in/in the/at one/cd spot/nn that/wps most/ap of/in the/at crowd/nn had/hvd detoured/vbn slightly/rb ./. What/wdt had/hvd caught/vbn his/pp$ attention/nn was/bedz obscured/vbn by/in the/at car/nn itself/ppl ,/, so/cs that/cs neither/cc the/at girl/nn nor/cc the/at truck/nn drivers/nns could/md see/vb ,/, but/cc Benson/np knew/vbd what/wdt it/pps was/bedz ./. The/at girl/nn took/vbd a/at couple/nn of/in steps/nns toward/in the/at man/nn in/in shorts/nns when/wrb Benson/np ,/, in/in that/dt barefoot/jj courtliness/nn Ramey/np could/md never/rb decide/vb was/bedz real/jj ,/, said/vbd ,/, ``/`` You/ppss don't/do* want/vb to/to go/vb around/in there/rb ,/, Ma'am/nn-tl ''/'' ./. The/at girl/nn stopped/vbd but/cc did/dod not/* turn/vb her/pp$ head/nn or/cc acknowledge/vb that/cs someone/pn had/hvd spoken/vbn to/in her/ppo ./. The/at man/nn stood/vbd near/in the/at bent/vbn levi-clad/jj body/nn of/in the/at Indian/np who/wps lay/vbd face/nn down/rp almost/rb under/in the/at car/nn ./. The/at two/cd drivers/nns moved/vbd closer/rbr ./. ``/`` What/wdt does/doz he/pps want/vb ,/, a/at spoon/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Benson/np said/vbd to/in Ramey/np ./. One/cd tiny/jj detail/nn in/in a/at happening/nn can/md clog/vb the/at memory/nn and/cc stick/vb like/cs meat/nn in/in a/at crooked/jj tooth/nn ,/, while/cs the/at rest/nn of/in the/at occurrence/nn will/md go/vb hazy/jj and/cc uncertain/jj ./. With/in Ramey/np it/pps was/bedz a/at dusty/jj work/nn shoe/nn that/dt was/bedz half-off/rb the/at Indian's/np$ foot/nn that/cs he/pps would/md always/rb remember/vb ./. The/at laces/nns were/bed broken/vbn at/in the/at bottom/nn of/in the/at eyelets/nns but/cc there/ex was/bedz still/rb a/at bow/nn knot/nn at/in the/at top/nn ./. The/at slightest/jjt twitch/nn would/md have/hv parted/vbn the/at shoe/nn entirely/rb from/in the/at foot/nn ,/, yet/rb the/at toes/nns were/bed still/rb inside/rb ./. The/at two/cd men/nns in/in overalls/nns stood/vbd just/rb behind/in the/at blonde-headed/jj man/nn ./. He/pps wore/vbd tennis/nn shorts/nns and/cc a/at white/jj sweater/nn with/in a/at red/jj V/np-tl at/in the/at neck/nn ,/, the/at sleeves/nns pushed/vbn above/in the/at elbows/nns ./. He/pps turned/vbd and/cc looked/vbd at/in them/ppo with/in clear/jj blue/jj eyes/nns ,/, immaculate/jj eyes/nns ./. He/pps was/bedz very/ql tanned/vbn --/-- big/jj hands/nns might/md have/hv torn/vbn him/ppo from/in a/at Coca-Cola/np poster/nn ./. ``/`` He's/pps+bez dead/jj ,/, isn't/bez* he/pps ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at man/nn said/vbd ./. He/pps turned/vbd and/cc bent/vbd over/in the/at body/nn of/in the/at Indian/np ./. There/ex was/bedz nothing/pn in/in particular/jj on/in the/at man's/nn$ face/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz simply/rb a/at matter/nn of/in curiosity/nn ,/, a/at natural/jj right/nn to/to examine/vb ./. ``/`` What's/wdt+bez this/dt ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at man/nn said/vbd ,/, backing/vbg up/rp a/at step/nn ,/, still/rb looking/vbg down/rp ./. His/pp$ words/nns were/bed mostly/rb to/in himself/ppl ./. ``/`` Don't/do* ''/'' ./. There/ex was/bedz a/at gentle/jj concern/nn in/in Benson's/np$ voice/nn ./. Ramey/np looked/vbd down/rp and/cc saw/vbd the/at white/jj sneaker/nn at/in the/at bottom/nn of/in the/at man's/nn$ tanned/vbn leg/nn cautiously/rb nudge/vb a/at bit/nn of/in folded/vbn ,/, blood-flecked/jj substance/nn lying/vbg by/in itself/ppl on/in the/at pavement/nn ./. ``/`` But/cc what/wdt is/bez it/pps ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at man/nn said/vbd with/in a/at tone/nn of/in impatience/nn ./. But/cc what/wdt is/bez it/pps ?/. ?/. The/at man/nn had/hvd spoken/vbn only/rb once/rb ./. Ramey/np heard/vbd the/at words/nns again/rb inside/rb ,/, weakened/vbn ,/, the/at way/nn moving/vbg water/nn sounds/vbz through/in a/at grove/nn of/in trees/nns ,/, until/cs he/pps was/bedz not/* sure/jj whether/cs it/pps was/bedz sound/nn or/cc light-headedness/nn pressing/vbg in/in his/pp$ ears/nns ./. The/at sneaker/nn reached/vbd out/rp once/rb more/rbr to/to tap/vb against/in the/at mass/nn and/cc Ramey's/np$ vision/nn darkened/vbd except/in for/in an/at unreasonable/jj clarity/nn of/in the/at man's/nn$ leg/nn ./. Ramey/np saw/vbd sunlight/nn touch/vb the/at curly/jj blonde/jj hairs/nns on/in the/at brown/jj skin/nn ./. He/pps stared/vbd at/in the/at shining/vbg ,/, shining/vbg circles/nns of/in hairs/nns and/cc heard/vbd the/at voice/nn of/in his/pp$ partner/nn through/in trees/nns ,/, ``/`` Don't/do* do/do that/dt ,/, fella/nn ./. Them's/dts+bez brains/nns ''/'' ./. The/at man/nn seemed/vbd to/to sink/vb a/at little/ap as/cs Ramey/np brought/vbd the/at tire/nn iron/nn down/rp on/in his/pp$ shoulder/nn and/cc it/pps seemed/vbd that/cs the/at blonde/jj head/nn was/bedz turning/vbg as/cs he/pps hit/vbd the/at man/nn again/rb ,/, with/in his/pp$ fist/nn ./. Ramey/np swung/vbd and/cc caught/vbd the/at man/nn just/rb to/in the/at left/nr of/in his/pp$ mouth/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz a/at straight/jj ,/, solid/jj ,/, once-in-a-lifetime/jj shot/nn ;/. ;/. he/pps laid/vbd all/abn four/cd knuckles/nns in/in between/in the/at man's/nn$ cheekbone/nn and/cc his/pp$ chin/nn ./. Ramey's/np$ fist/nn and/cc the/at air/nn expelled/vbn from/in the/at man's/nn$ collapsing/vbg cheek/nn made/vbd a/at hollow/jj pop/nn in/in the/at air/nn like/cs cupped/vbn hands/nns clapping/vbg together/rb ./. The/at man/nn took/vbd two/cd short/jj steps/nns backward/rb then/rb sat/vbd down/rp heavily/rb on/in the/at pavement/nn ./. Ramey/np heard/vbd a/at cry/nn from/in the/at girl/nn and/cc felt/vbd a/at slight/jj pain/nn somewhere/nn in/in his/pp$ hand/nn ./. As/cs he/pps watched/vbd the/at man/nn sit/vb suddenly/rb ,/, a/at detached/vbn part/nn of/in his/pp$ mind/nn observed/vbd how/wrb very/ql difficult/jj it/pps was/bedz ,/, really/rb ,/, to/to knock/vb a/at man/nn off/in his/pp$ feet/nns ./. He/pps hadn't/hvd* done/vbn it/ppo this/dt time/nn and/cc he/pps would/md never/rb again/rb hit/vb anyone/pn so/ql hard/rb ./. With/in a/at thoughtful/jj look/nn ,/, the/at man/nn sat/vbd on/in the/at pavement/nn ,/, legs/nns straight/rb out/rp in/in front/nn of/in him/ppo ./. His/pp$ arms/nns hung/vbd like/cs empty/jj shirt/nn sleeves/nns ,/, and/cc his/pp$ mouth/nn was/bedz slightly/ql open/jj ./. After/in what/wdt seemed/vbd several/ap seconds/nns ,/, the/at open/jj mouth/nn grew/vbd dark/jj inside/rb then/rb blood/nn began/vbd to/to ooze/vb from/in it/ppo ./. The/at man/nn brought/vbd one/cd hand/nn up/rp slowly/rb and/cc the/at fingers/nns fumbled/vbd across/in his/pp$ face/nn until/cs he/pps touched/vbd his/pp$ mouth/nn ./. He/pps moaned/vbd and/cc pulled/vbd the/at hand/nn away/rb ./. Even/rb yet/rb there/ex was/bedz no/at realization/nn in/in his/pp$ eyes/nns ./. Ramey/np could/md hear/vb the/at crowd/nn coming/vbg up/rp rapidly/rb behind/in him/ppo and/cc the/at questioning/vbg voices/nns coming/vbg over/in his/pp$ shoulder/nn had/hvd no/at identity/nn or/cc importance/nn to/in him/ppo ./. He/pps did/dod not/* look/vb around/rb ./. ``/`` What/wdt happened/vbd ''/'' ?/. ?/. Someone/pn said/vbd ./. ``/`` He's/pps+bez hurt/vbn ''/'' !/. !/. A/at woman's/nn$ voice/nn said/vbd ,/, and/cc then/rb he/pps heard/vbd a/at sort/nn of/in wail/nn from/in the/at man's/nn$ wife/nn ./. The/at man/nn on/in the/at ground/nn began/vbd to/to move/vb ;/. ;/. one/cd of/in his/pp$ hands/nns flattened/vbd out/rp on/in the/at pavement/nn and/cc supported/vbd him/ppo ./. Blood/nn dripped/vbd down/in the/at front/nn of/in his/pp$ sweater/nn ,/, soaking/vbg into/in a/at dark/jj streak/nn of/in dirt/nn that/wps ran/vbd diagonally/rb across/in the/at white/jj wool/nn on/in his/pp$ shoulder/nn ,/, as/cs though/cs the/at bright/jj V/nn woven/vbn into/in the/at neckline/nn had/hvd melted/vbn ,/, running/vbg a/at darker/jjr color/nn ./. The/at girl/nn kneeled/vbd by/in her/pp$ husband/nn with/in one/cd arm/nn at/in his/pp$ back/nn ./. ``/`` Can/md you/ppss hear/vb ,/, can/md you/ppss talk/vb to/in me/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps begged/vbd ./. An/at incoherent/jj ,/, puzzled/vbn sound/nn came/vbd from/in the/at red/jj mouth/nn ./. The/at girl/nn looked/vbd around/rb quickly/rb at/in several/ap of/in the/at people/nns ./. None/pn of/in the/at crowd/nn had/hvd stepped/vbn forward/rb to/to help/vb ./. Then/rb she/pps saw/vbd Ramey/np and/cc her/pp$ face/nn was/bedz misshapen/jj with/in bewilderment/nn ./. ``/`` Why/wrb did/dod you/ppo do/do it/ppo --/-- why/wrb did/dod you/ppss hit/vb him/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps said/vbd ,/, her/pp$ voice/nn rising/vbg ./. Ramey/np said/vbd nothing/pn ./. A/at shine/nn in/in her/pp$ eyes/nns suddenly/rb became/vbd tears/nns and/cc she/pps turned/vbd back/rb to/in her/pp$ husband/nn again/rb ./. Behind/in Ramey/np feet/nns scraped/vbd beneath/in sharp/jj questioning/vbg whispers/nns ./. No/at one/pn seemed/vbd to/to know/vb for/in sure/jj what/wdt had/hvd happened/vbn ,/, nor/cc was/bedz there/ex any/dti purpose/nn or/cc responsibility/nn in/in the/at muttering/vbg feet/nns and/cc urgent/jj voices/nns behind/in the/at driver/nn ,/, beyond/in finding/vbg out/rp ./. Ramey/np looked/vbd around/rb and/cc caught/vbd sight/nn of/in his/pp$ partner/nn near/in the/at front/jj end/nn of/in the/at wrecked/vbn truck/nn talking/vbg to/in the/at patrolman/nn ./. Benson/np moved/vbd his/pp$ arms/nns ,/, gesturing/vbg with/in an/at unfamiliar/jj vigor/nn and/cc talking/vbg rapidly/rb ./. Ramey/np caught/vbd a/at glimpse/nn of/in the/at insurance/nn man/nn ./. Some/dti of/in the/at ruddiness/nn was/bedz gone/vbn from/in his/pp$ face/nn and/cc he/pps stared/vbd at/in Ramey/np ./. It's/pps+bez all/abn over/rp now/rb ,/, the/at driver/nn thought/vbd as/cs he/pps saw/vbd the/at patrolman/nn turn/vb and/cc walk/vb rapidly/rb down/rp along/in the/at trailer/nn toward/in them/ppo ./. Ramey/np watched/vbd him/ppo coming/vbg with/in a/at vision/nn as/ql clean/jj as/cs the/at glare/nn on/in the/at metal/nn sides/nns of/in the/at trailer/nn ./. He/pps saw/vbd the/at dark/jj sweat/nn spots/nns flip/vb in/in and/cc out/in of/in sight/nn under/in the/at patrolman's/nn$ swinging/vbg arms/nns and/cc in/in the/at leather/nn holster/nn that/wps swaggered/vbd and/cc rolled/vbd at/in the/at side/nn of/in his/pp$ stocky/jj body/nn ,/, the/at sun/nn left/vbd a/at smoky/jj shine/nn on/in the/at narrow/jj strip/nn of/in blue/jj metal/nn that/wps ran/vbd between/in the/at horned/jj handles/nns of/in his/pp$ pistol/nn ./. ``/`` All/ql right/rb ,/, step/vb back/rb ''/'' !/. !/. The/at patrolman/nn said/vbd to/in no/at one/pn in/in particular/jj as/cs he/pps pushed/vbd between/in the/at fat/jj man/nn in/in the/at baseball/nn cap/nn and/cc a/at young/jj boy/nn in/in levis/nns ./. He/pps walked/vbd straight/rb up/in to/in the/at man/nn sitting/vbg on/in the/at ground/nn and/cc bent/vbd over/rp to/to look/vb at/in him/ppo ./. ``/`` You/ppss all/ql right/jj ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Mough/nn --/-- it's/pps+bez my/pp$ mough/nn ''/'' ,/, the/at man/nn said/vbd ,/, trying/vbg to/to talk/vb without/in moving/vbg his/pp$ lips/nns ./. His/pp$ brown/jj face/nn looked/vbd gray/jj from/in dirt/nn streaks/nns where/wrb his/pp$ hand/nn had/hvd come/vbn off/in the/at dusty/jj pavement/nn and/cc rubbed/vbn across/in it/ppo ./.

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Then/rb he/pps calmly/rb and/cc carefully/rb slugged/vbd the/at remaining/vbg five/cd shots/nns into/in the/at venomous/jj head/nn --/-- caught/vbn in/in the/at wicker/nn back/nn of/in the/at chair/nn ,/, the/at eyes/nns dead/rb on/in him/ppo as/cs the/at life/nn finally/rb went/vbd out/in of/in the/at brute/nn ./. The/at body/nn continued/vbd to/to lash/vb ,/, but/cc now/rb Keith/np used/vbd the/at legs/nns of/in the/at chair/nn to/to fork/vb the/at loathsome/jj ,/, bloody/jj mass/nn out/in of/in the/at bungalow/nn ./. He/pps slammed/vbd the/at door/nn and/cc listened/vbd as/cs his/pp$ servants/nns ran/vbd up/rp ,/, alarmed/vbn at/in the/at sound/nn of/in the/at shots/nns ./. He/pps heard/vbd their/pp$ chattering/nn ,/, and/cc then/rb the/at sounds/nns of/in hacking/vbg as/cs they/ppss dismembered/vbd the/at snake/nn right/ql on/in the/at porch/nn with/in wood/nn axes/nns ./. It/pps was/bedz only/rb then/rb that/cs he/pps turned/vbd to/to look/vb at/in Penny/np ./. She/pps was/bedz sitting/vbg on/in the/at edge/nn of/in the/at bed/nn again/rb ,/, back/rb in/in the/at same/ap position/nn where/wrb the/at snake/nn had/hvd found/vbn her/ppo ./. The/at fear/nn had/hvd not/* entirely/rb gone/vbn from/in her/pp$ face/nn ,/, but/cc there/ex were/bed some/dti other/ap emotions/nns now/rb ,/, crowding/vbg into/in her/pp$ eyes/nns and/cc the/at lines/nns of/in her/pp$ mouth/nn ./. But/cc her/pp$ hands/nns were/bed calm/jj ,/, now/rb ./. She's/pps+hvz got/vbn guts/nns ,/, thought/vbd Keith/np ./. She's/pps+hvz got/vbn more/ap guts/nns than/cs any/dti other/ap woman/nn in/in the/at world/nn ./. ``/`` Keith/np ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Penny/np ,/, ``/`` Keith/np ,/, you/ppss were/bed wonderful/jj ./. I/ppss don't/do* suppose/vb a/at wife/nn should/md be/be grateful/jj to/in her/pp$ husband/nn for/in saving/vbg her/pp$ life/nn ,/, but/cc I/ppss am/bem ./. Thank/vb you/ppo ,/, Keith/np ''/'' ./. He/pps smiled/vbd at/in her/pp$ sincerity/nn ./. And/cc for/in the/at hundredth/od time/nn that/dt week/nn ,/, he/pps was/bedz startled/vbn at/in her/pp$ beauty/nn ./. Strange/jj ./. Seven/cd years/nns they'd/ppss+hvd been/ben married/vbn ./. He/pps knew/vbd her/pp$ mind/nn pretty/ql well/rb ,/, by/in now/rb ,/, its/pp$ quick/jj perceptions/nns and/cc sympathies/nns ,/, its/pp$ painful/jj insistence/nn on/in truth/nn and/cc directness/nn ,/, its/pp$ capacity/nn for/in love/nn almost/rb too/ql deep/jj for/in a/at man/nn to/to reciprocate/vb ,/, even/rb in/in part/nn ./. But/cc her/pp$ beauty/nn always/rb surprised/vbd him/ppo anew/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss realize/vb that/cs this/dt is/bez hardly/rb the/at time/nn to/to say/vb it/ppo ,/, Penny/np ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Keith/np ./. ``/`` But/cc knowing/vbg you/ppo ,/, I/ppss know/vb that/cs you're/ppss+ber glad/jj to/to be/be alive/jj ,/, and/cc grateful/jj --/-- and/cc sorry/jj because/cs I/ppss killed/vbd the/at snake/nn ,/, even/rb though/cs I/ppss had/hvd to/to ./. Isn't/bez* that/dt so/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Penny/np lowered/vbd her/pp$ eyes/nns ./. ``/`` Yes/rb ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ,/, almost/rb in/in a/at whisper/nn ,/, as/cs if/cs admitting/vbg to/in a/at crime/nn ./. ``/`` The/at snake/nn was/bedz beautiful/jj ,/, wasn't/bedz* it/pps ''/'' ?/. ?/. Asked/vbd Keith/np ,/, his/pp$ voice/nn getting/vbg harsher/jjr in/in spite/in of/in himself/ppl ,/, as/cs he/pps struggled/vbd to/to control/vb his/pp$ growing/vbg anger/nn ./. ``/`` It/pps was/bedz a/at king/nn cobra/nn ,/, the/at largest/jjt you/ppss ever/rb saw/vbd ,/, and/cc it/pps deserved/vbd to/to live/vb out/rp its/pp$ life/nn in/in the/at jungle/nn ,/, didn't/dod* it/pps ?/. ?/. didn't/dod* it/pps ?/. ?/. ''/'' Penny/np did/dod not/* answer/vb ./. Now/rb ,/, she/pps just/rb sat/vbd there/rb looking/vbg at/in him/ppo ,/, without/in an/at expression/nn except/in concern/nn for/in him/ppo ./. ``/`` We're/ppss+ber all/abn God's/np$ creatures/nns ,/, aren't/ber* we/ppss ''/'' ?/. ?/. Keith/np was/bedz snarling/vbg now/rb ./. ``/`` All/abn of/in us/ppo --/-- every/at goddam/jj roach/nn and/cc worm/nn and/cc killer/nn in/in that/dt jungle/nn ./. You/ppss love/vb this/dt village/nn and/cc these/dts stinking/vbg brown/jj people/nns because/cs they're/ppss+ber God's/np$ creatures/nns ,/, too/rb ./. And/cc you/ppss love/vb Ahmiri/np ,/, that/dt black/jj bastard/nn of/in a/at servant/nn even/rb a/at little/ql more/rbr ,/, because/cs he's/pps+bez a/at beautiful/jj man/nn ./. And/cc he/pps loves/vbz you/ppo because/cs you're/ppss+ber a/at beautiful/jj woman/nn ./. We're/ppss+ber all/abn God's/np$ creatures/nns ,/, aren't/ber* we/ppss ,/, Penny/np ?/. ?/. All/abn of/in us/ppo ,/, that/dt is/bez ,/, except/in me/ppo ./. You/ppss hate/vb me/ppo ,/, you/ppss hate/vb my/pp$ guts/nns ,/, because/cs I/ppss like/vb to/to hunt/vb ./. You/ppss actually/rb hate/vb me/ppo --/-- and/cc we/ppss both/abx know/vb it/ppo --/-- because/cs I/ppss killed/vbd that/dt filthy/jj snake/nn ./. Well/uh ,/, why/wrb don't/do* you/ppss say/vb something/pn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Penny/np would/md not/* rise/vb to/in his/pp$ mood/nn ./. ``/`` There/ex isn't/bez* anything/pn left/vbn to/to say/vb ,/, is/bez there/ex ,/, Keith/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps softly/rb let/vbd herself/ppl into/in the/at bed/nn ,/, and/cc took/vbd her/pp$ regular/jj side/nn ,/, away/rb from/in the/at door/nn ,/, where/wrb she/pps slept/vbd better/rbr because/cs Keith/np was/bedz between/in her/ppo and/cc the/at invader/nn ./. He/pps knew/vbd she/pps was/bedz not/* sulking/vbg ,/, not/* even/rb angry/jj at/in him/ppo ./. Just/rb as/cs he/pps knew/vbd that/cs she/pps had/hvd stopped/vbn loving/vbg him/ppo ./. The/at Brahmaputra/np has/hvz its/pp$ headwaters/nns in/in the/at tableland/nn of/in the/at world/nn ,/, the/at towering/vbg white/jj headwalls/nns of/in the/at Himalayas/nps that/wps are/ber unknown/jj to/in man/nn as/cs any/dti other/ap space/nn on/in the/at planet/nn ./. For/in a/at brief/jj period/nn each/dt year/nn ,/, the/at rays/nns of/in the/at sun/nn are/ber warm/jj enough/qlp to/to melt/vb some/dti of/in the/at snows/nns piled/vbn a/at mile/nn deep/jj at/in the/at base/nn of/in the/at headwalls/nns ,/, and/cc then/rb the/at pinnacles/nns glisten/vb in/in the/at daytime/nn at/in high/jj noon/nn ,/, and/cc billions/nns of/in gallons/nns of/in water/nn begin/vb their/pp$ slow/jj seepage/nn under/in the/at glaciers/nns and/cc across/in the/at rockstrewn/jj hanging/vbg valleys/nns on/in their/pp$ long/jj ,/, meandering/vbg journey/nn to/in the/at sea/nn --/-- running/vbg east/nr past/in the/at sky-carving/jj massifs/nns of/in Gurla/np Mandhata/np and/cc Kemchenjunga/np ,/, then/rb turning/vbg south/nr and/cc curling/vbg down/rp through/in the/at jungles/nns of/in Assam/np ,/, past/in the/at Khasi/np-tl Hills/nns-tl ,/, and/cc into/in Bengal/np ,/, past/in Sirinjani/np and/cc Madaripur/np ,/, until/cs the/at hard/jj water/nn of/in the/at melting/vbg snows/nns mingles/vbz with/in the/at soft/jj drainage/nn of/in fields/nns and/cc at/in length/nn fans/vbz out/rp to/to meld/vb with/in the/at teeming/vbg salt/nn depths/nns of/in the/at Bay/nn-tl of/in-tl Bengal/np-tl ./. Keith/np Sterling/np had/hvd looked/vbn down/rp on/in the/at Brahmaputra/np more/ap times/nns than/cs he/pps could/md remember/vb ,/, during/in the/at war/nn days/nns when/wrb he/pps flew/vbd over/in the/at Hump/np of/in the/at world/nn ,/, thinking/vbg it/ppo high/jj adventure/nn in/in those/dts times/nns before/cs man/nn was/bedz guiding/vbg himself/ppl through/in outer/jj space/nn ./. But/cc Keith/np looked/vbd down/rp more/ap than/in up/rp ./. He/pps thought/vbd of/in the/at jungles/nns below/in him/ppo ,/, and/cc of/in the/at wild/jj ,/, strange/jj ,/, untracked/jj beauty/nn there/rb and/cc he/pps promised/vbd himself/ppl that/dt someday/rb he/pps would/md return/vb ,/, on/in foot/nn perhaps/rb ,/, to/to hunt/vb in/in this/dt last/ap corner/nn of/in the/at world/nn where/wrb man/nn is/bez sometimes/rb himself/ppl the/at hunted/vbn ,/, and/cc animals/nns the/at lords/nns ./. At/in first/rb it/pps had/hvd been/ben just/rb a/at romantic/jj dream/nn of/in his/pp$$ ,/, the/at same/ap as/cs the/at idea/nn of/in finishing/vbg Oxford/np after/in the/at war/nn ./. But/cc ``/`` after/in the/at war/nn ''/'' was/bedz a/at luxury/nn of/in a/at phrase/nn he/pps did/dod not/* permit/vb himself/ppl ./. Wing/nn-tl Commanders/nns-tl in/in the/at RAF/np-tl do/do not/* imply/vb survival/nn in/in the/at future/nn either/cc in/in their/pp$ orders/nns or/cc in/in their/pp$ attitudes/nns ,/, to/in their/pp$ men/nns or/cc to/in themselves/ppls ./. And/cc Keith's/np$ record/nn of/in kills/nns made/vbd him/ppo a/at man/nn to/to listen/vb to/in --/-- a/at man/nn paradoxically/rb ,/, who/wps might/md even/rb survive/vb ./. He/pps became/vbd a/at fighter/nn pilot/nn after/in the/at stint/nn over/in the/at Hump/np in/in the/at big/jj crates/nns ./. The/at RAF/np-tl was/bedz Britain's/np$ weapon/nn of/in attrition/nn ,/, and/cc flying/vbg a/at fighter/nn plane/nn was/bedz the/at way/nn her/pp$ sons/nns could/md serve/vb her/ppo best/rbt at/in this/dt point/nn in/in the/at war/nn ./. He/pps knew/vbd how/wrb to/to shoot/vb down/rp Nazis/nps ./. And/cc he/pps knew/vbd that/cs the/at men/nns talked/vbd about/in him/ppo behind/in his/pp$ back/nn ,/, saying/vbg that/cs he/pps was/bedz one/cd up/rp on/in everybody/pn else/rb --/-- including/in the/at pilot/nn of/in the/at plane/nn with/in the/at swastika/nn on/in it/ppo --/-- because/cs he/pps was/bedz chemically/rb incapable/jj of/in fear/nn ./. That/dt was/bedz true/jj ,/, but/cc only/rb half/abn the/at truth/nn ./. The/at other/ap half/abn he/pps didn't/dod* like/vb to/to recognize/vb ,/, even/rb to/in himself/ppl ./. He/pps enjoyed/vbd the/at killing/nn ./. Not/* defending/vbg England/np ,/, or/cc being/beg an/at ace/nn ,/, or/cc fighting/vbg for/in humanity/nn ./. He/pps enjoyed/vbd killing/vbg ./. And/cc he/pps would/md have/hv enjoyed/vbn it/ppo just/rb as/ql much/rb if/cs he/pps had/hvd been/ben a/at Nazi/np ./. Nowadays/rb ,/, we/ppss talk/vb as/cs though/cs the/at blitz/nn were/bed just/rb a/at short/jj skirmish/nn ./. The/at Nazis/nps bombed/vbd Britain/np ,/, so/cs the/at RAF/np-tl retaliated/vbd and/cc shot/vbd them/ppo all/abn down/rp ./. Not/* quite/abl ./. It/pps was/bedz a/at war/nn of/in nerves/nns ,/, of/in stamina/nn ,/, of/in dogged/jj endurance/nn in/in which/wdt the/at stupid/jj insistence/nn of/in the/at British/nps on/in their/pp$ right/nn to/in their/pp$ own/jj country/nn became/vbd ultimately/rb an/at unsurmountable/jj obstacle/nn to/in the/at Nazis/nps ,/, who/wps were/bed better/rbr organized/vbn and/cc technically/rb superior/jj ./. It/pps took/vbd a/at long/jj time/nn before/cs the/at British/nps tipped/vbd the/at balance/nn ./. Keith/np learned/vbd too/ql much/ap about/in air/nn combat/nn ,/, and/cc air/nn killing/nn ,/, to/to be/be risked/vbn ./. They/ppss grounded/vbd him/ppo (/( over/in his/pp$ protests/nns --/-- not/* including/in his/pp$ true/jj reason/nn for/in wanting/vbg to/to fly/vb )/) and/cc put/vbd him/ppo in/in the/at Command/nn-tl offices/nns ./. That/dt was/bedz where/wrb he/pps met/vbd Penny/np ./. He/pps was/bedz aware/jj of/in her/ppo as/cs a/at frightfully/rb good-looking/jj American/jj WAC/np-tl ,/, a/at second/od lieutenant/nn assigned/vbn to/to do/do the/at paper/nn work/nn ,/, (/( regardless/rb of/in how/ql important/jj she/pps might/md have/hv thought/vbn she/pps was/bedz )/) in/in the/at Command/nn-tl offices/nns ,/, but/cc that/dt was/bedz all/abn ./. Penny/np knew/vbd him/ppo better/rbr ,/, on/in her/pp$ part/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd a/at war/nn reputation/nn ,/, but/cc this/dt was/bedz the/at kind/nn of/in man/nn women/nns like/vb even/rb without/in medals/nns ./. They/ppss don't/do* go/vb for/in bull-like/jj muscle/nn ,/, as/cs a/at rule/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd strength/nn in/in his/pp$ six-foot/jj frame/nn ,/, but/cc it/pps was/bedz like/cs the/at tensile/jj steel/nn in/in a/at rapier/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz on/in the/at thin/jj side/nn ,/, with/in big/jj hands/nns ,/, and/cc the/at kind/nn of/in wrists/nns that/wps give/vb away/rb the/at power/nn in/in forearm/nn and/cc bicep/nn ./. His/pp$ hair/nn was/bedz black/jj ,/, already/rb greying/vbg at/in the/at temples/nns in/in the/at classic/jj beauty-idiom/nn ,/, the/at only/ap one/cd permitted/vbn to/in a/at man/nn ./. The/at pretty/ql little/ap twittering/vbg WACS/np-tl said/vbd he/pps had/hvd the/at look/nn of/in eagles/nns --/-- and/cc Penny/np ,/, hating/vbg the/at cliche/nn ,/, had/hvd to/to admit/vb that/cs in/in this/dt case/nn it/pps applied/vbd ./. Keith/np was/bedz an/at eagle/nn ./. Penny/np and/cc Keith/np had/hvd no/at romance/nn ./. No/at dates/nns or/cc hand-holding/nn ./. But/cc they/ppss met/vbd in/in one/cd searing/vbg moment/nn that/wps gave/vbd them/ppo to/in one/cd another/dt instantly/rb ./. The/at Command/nn-tl offices/nns were/bed in/in the/at border/nn country/nn ,/, up/in north/nr ,/, where/wrb the/at radar/nn systems/nns centralized/vbd their/pp$ intelligence/nn reports/nns ,/, and/cc the/at fighters/nns were/bed dispatched/vbn to/to harry/vb the/at enemy/nn ./. The/at Nazis/nps knew/vbd this/dt ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, and/cc while/cs their/pp$ chief/jjs quarry/nn was/bedz the/at industrial/jj centers/nns ,/, they/ppss let/vbd a/at few/ap drop/nn every/at time/nn they/ppss went/vbd over/rp ,/, hoping/vbg for/in a/at lucky/jj hit/nn ./. This/dt time/nn ,/, they/ppss had/hvd been/ben lucky/jj ./. The/at Command/nn-tl post/nn was/bedz underground/jj ,/, and/cc well/rb camouflaged/vbn ./. But/cc there/ex hadn't/hvd* been/ben enough/ap time/nn to/to build/vb it/ppo for/in keeps/nns ./. There/ex was/bedz a/at measure/nn of/in protection/nn in/in its/pp$ concrete/nn walls/nns and/cc ceiling/nn ,/, but/cc the/at engineers/nns who/wps hastily/rb installed/vbd it/pps were/bed well/rb aware/jj that/dt concrete/nn is/bez not/* much/ql better/rbr than/cs prayer/nn ,/, if/cs as/ql efficacious/jj ,/, when/wrb a/at direct/jj hit/nn comes/vbz along/rb ./. This/dt one/pn was/bedz actually/rb more/ap of/in a/at ``/`` near/jj miss/nn ''/'' ./. The/at bomb/nn plunged/vbd into/in the/at ground/nn near/in the/at Post/nn-tl ,/, but/cc not/* precisely/rb into/in the/at Command/nn-tl room/nn itself/ppl ./. There/ex was/bedz a/at shattering/vbg ,/, cracking/vbg sound/nn as/cs the/at concrete/nn started/vbd to/to buckle/vb ,/, the/at air/nn filled/vbd with/in dust/nn and/cc flying/vbg debris/nn ,/, and/cc everyone/pn in/in the/at room/nn --/-- men/nns and/cc women/nns hit/vbd the/at floor/nn and/cc used/vbd the/at desks/nns as/cs turtlebacks/nns ,/, as/cs ordered/vbn ./. That/dt is/bez ,/, everyone/pn but/in Keith/np and/cc Penny/np ./. They/ppss stood/vbd there/rb ,/, just/rb the/at two/cd of/in them/ppo ,/, in/in the/at rocking/vbg ,/, shattering/vbg blast/nn ./. Keith/np was/bedz on/in his/pp$ feet/nns because/cs he/pps didn't/dod* care/vb at/in all/abn about/in life/nn any/dti more/rbr :/: Penny/np on/in her/pp$ feet/nns ,/, proudly/rb ,/, because/cs she/pps cared/vbd too/ql much/rb ./. The/at bomb/nn was/bedz a/at solitary/jj one/pn ./. The/at blast/nn damaged/vbd ,/, but/cc did/dod not/* destroy/vb the/at room/nn ./. Keith's/np$ eyes/nns met/vbd Penny's/np$ as/cs they/ppss stood/vbd there/rb in/in this/dt strange/jj marriage/nn of/in destruction/nn ./. 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And/cc while/cs he/pps was/bedz ever/rb alert/jj for/in game/nn ,/, and/cc most/ql particularly/rb a/at tiger/nn ,/, Penny/np marvelled/vbd at/in the/at Eden/np they/ppss were/bed traversing/vbg ./. They/ppss came/vbd upon/in cheetal/nn deer/nn at/in woodland/nn pools/nns ./. Peacocks/nns strutted/vbd across/in their/pp$ path/nn ,/, preening/vbg ./. There/ex were/bed fantastic/jj flowers/nns without/in perfume/nn ,/, and/cc gaudy/jj birds/nns without/in song/nn ./. Mouse/nn deer/nn played/vbd around/in the/at feet/nns of/in the/at elephants/nns ,/, or/cc fled/vbd when/wrb the/at mighty/jj legs/nns thrashed/vbd too/ql close/rb ./. Wild/jj boar/nn watched/vbd their/pp$ progress/nn with/in little/ap pig/nn eyes/nns ,/, and/cc grunted/vbd derision/nn when/wrb they/ppss didn't/dod* consider/vb such/jj game/nn worthy/jj of/in a/at shot/nn from/in the/at ./.

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Now/rb ,/, the/at next/ap morning/nn ,/, they/ppss were/bed anchored/vbn at/in The/at-tl Elbow/nn-tl and/cc the/at boat/nn was/bedz riding/vbg directly/rb over/in the/at underwater/jj ledge/nn where/wrb the/at green/jj water/nn turned/vbd to/in deepest/jjt blue/jj and/cc the/at cliff/nn dropped/vbd straight/rb down/rp 600/cd fathoms/nns ,/, with/in the/at weighted/vbn line/nn beside/in it/ppo ;/. ;/. and/cc Robinson/np Roy/np ,/, who/wps had/hvd gone/vbn down/in this/dt line/nn ten/cd minutes/nns before/rb to/to set/vb a/at new/jj depth/nn record/nn for/in the/at free/jj dive/nn ,/, was/bedz already/rb back/rb on/in the/at surface/nn ./. He/pps and/cc his/pp$ safety/nn man/nn ,/, Herr/np Schaffner/np ,/, swam/vbd up/rp to/in the/at boarding/vbg ladder/nn together/rb ./. The/at German/np courteously/rb indicated/vbd that/cs Robinson/np should/md mount/vb first/rb ./. Robinson/np clambered/vbd heavily/rb into/in the/at boat/nn ,/, sat/vbd down/rp ,/, and/cc stripped/vbd off/rp his/pp$ triple-tank/nn assembly/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz frowning/vbg ./. He/pps took/vbd his/pp$ mask/nn from/in his/pp$ forehead/nn and/cc threw/vbd it/ppo ,/, unexpectedly/rb ,/, across/in the/at deck/nn ./. ``/`` Temper/nn ,/, temper/nn ''/'' ,/, Mrs./np Forsythe/np said/vbd ,/, laughing/vbg uneasily/rb ./. A/at phony/jj blonde/nn hanging/vbg onto/in a/at bygone/jj youth/nn and/cc beauty/nn ,/, but/cc irreparably/rb stringy/jj in/in the/at neck/nn ,/, she/pps was/bedz already/rb working/vbg on/in her/pp$ second/od gin/nn and/cc tonic/nn ,/, though/cs it/pps was/bedz not/* yet/rb ten/cd A.M./rb ``/`` I/ppss loused/vbd it/ppo ''/'' ,/, Rob/np said/vbd ,/, with/in a/at savage/jj note/nn in/in his/pp$ voice/nn ./. ``/`` All/abn I/ppss have/hv to/to do/do to/to set/vb the/at record/nn is/bez to/to go/vb on/rp down/rp ./. So/rb instead/rb I/ppss come/vb up/rp ''/'' ./. ``/`` Was/bedz it/pps my/pp$ equipment/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at German/np asked/vbd ./. ``/`` Was/bedz it/pps something/pn went/vbd bad/jj with/in the/at breathing/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` The/at equipment/nn was/bedz fine/jj ''/'' ,/, Rob/np stated/vbd ,/, standing/vbg up/rp ./. He/pps was/bedz a/at huge/jj young/jj man/nn of/in twenty-four/cd ,/, clothed/vbn in/in muscle/nn ,/, immensely/ql strong/jj ,/, with/in a/at habitual/jj gentleness/nn and/cc diffidence/nn of/in manner/nn that/wps was/bedz submerged/vbn under/in his/pp$ present/jj agitation/nn ./. He/pps stared/vbd stonily/rb at/in the/at floor/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss was/bedz down/in to/in 275/cd ./. I've/ppss+hv been/ben that/dt far/rb half/abn a/at dozen/nn times/nns ./. I/ppss don't/do* get/vb it/ppo why/wrb this/dt time/nn I/ppss should/md pull/vb such/abl a/at stupid/jj trick/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Well/uh ,/, I/ppss get/vb it/ppo ''/'' ,/, Artie/np said/vbd ,/, still/rb on/in the/at ladder/nn ./. ``/`` You/ppss are/ber a/at big/jj muscle-bound/jj ape/nn and/cc you/ppss got/vbd this/dt idea/nn about/in setting/vbg a/at record/nn ./. And/cc you/ppss also/rb got/vbd this/dt little/ap spark/nn in/in your/pp$ bird-brain/nn that/wps tells/vbz you/ppo to/to turn/vb around/rb before/cs you/ppss drown/vb yourself/ppl ./. So/cs you/ppss turn/vb around/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` No/rb ,/, it/pps wasn't/bedz* that/dt ''/'' ,/, Rob/np said/vbd ./. A/at note/nn of/in awe/nn came/vbd into/in his/pp$ voice/nn ./. ``/`` When/wrb I/ppss came/vbd up/rp ,/, damnit/uh ,/, I/ppss thought/vbd I/ppss was/bedz going/vbg down/rp ./. I/ppss came/vbd up/rp maybe/rb fifty/cd feet/nns before/cs I/ppss knew/vbd what/wdt was/bedz happening/vbg ''/'' ./. ``/`` Pressure-happy/jj ''/'' ,/, Artie/np said/vbd ,/, and/cc climbed/vbd in/rp ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez right/jj ''/'' ,/, Robinson/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss was/bedz expecting/vbg it/ppo ,/, sure/rb ./. But/cc when/wrb it/pps happens/vbz to/in you/ppo like/in that/dt ,/, I/ppss tell/vb you/ppo ,/, and/cc you're/ppss+ber a/at hundred/cd feet/nns from/in where/wrb you/ppss thought/vbd you/ppss were/bed --/-- well/uh ,/, it/pps makes/vbz you/ppo think/vb ./. You/ppss don't/do* head/vb back/rb down/rp again/rb ./. Not/* me/ppo ,/, anyway/rb ./. Not/* right/ql away/rb ''/'' ./. He/pps had/hvd his/pp$ voice/nn under/in control/nn again/rb :/: no/at one/pn became/vbd aware/jj that/cs he/pps was/bedz terrified/vbn by/in what/wdt had/hvd just/rb happened/vbn to/in him/ppo ./. Waddell/np ,/, the/at newspaperman/nn ,/, was/bedz a/at fellow/nn in/in his/pp$ middle/jj forties/nns ,/, with/in a/at graying/vbg crewcut/nn ,/, heavy-framed/jj glasses/nns ,/, and/cc a/at large/jj jaw/nn padded/vbn with/in fat/nn ./. Now/rb he/pps was/bedz going/vbg to/to show/vb how/wrb much/ap he/pps knew/vbd ./. ``/`` Our/pp$ boy/nn didn't/dod* chicken/vb out/rp ,/, no/rb sir/nn ./. He/pps ran/vbd into/in the/at rapture/nn of/in the/at depths/nns ./. Nitrogen/nn narcosis/nn ./. It/pps makes/vbz the/at diver/nn feel/vb drunk/jj ''/'' ./. ``/`` Well/uh ,/, that's/dt+bez the/at only/ap way/nn to/to be/be ''/'' ,/, Mrs./np Forsythe/np said/vbd ,/, and/cc gave/vbd her/pp$ brassy/jj laugh/nn ./. ``/`` Maybe/rb not/* ,/, if/cs you're/ppss+ber 200/cd feet/nns under/in water/nn ''/'' ,/, Artie/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` Anyway/rb ''/'' ,/, Waddell/np went/vbd on/rp ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez nothing/pn to/to fool/vb with/in ./. It/pps can/md kill/vb you/ppo ./. Personally/rb ,/, I/ppss don't/do* blame/vb him/ppo for/in giving/vbg up/rp the/at dive/nn ,/, much/rb as/cs I/ppss regret/vb losing/vbg the/at story/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Nobody's/pn+bez giving/vbg anything/pn up/rp ''/'' ,/, Robinson/np said/vbd ./. He/pps stood/vbd there/rb ,/, towering/vbg over/in them/ppo all/abn :/: gentle/jj ,/, mighty/jj ,/, determined/vbn ,/, the/at moving/vbg force/nn in/in the/at group/nn ;/. ;/. and/cc yet/rb like/cs a/at child/nn among/in adults/nns ./. ``/`` You/ppss think/vb I/ppss got/vbd you/ppo and/cc Artie/np and/cc Herr/np Schaffner/np all/abn the/at way/nn out/rp here/rb just/rb for/in the/at boat/nn ride/nn ?/. ?/. I'm/ppss+bem going/vbg down/rp again/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez my/pp$ boy/nn ''/'' !/. !/. Mr./np Forsythe/np exclaimed/vbd ./. ``/`` Rob's/np+bez not/* going/vbg to/to give/vb up/rp as/ql easy/rb as/cs all/abn that/dt ''/'' ./. He/pps was/bedz a/at florid/jj ,/, puffy/jj man/nn in/in his/pp$ early/jj sixties/nns ,/, very/ql natty/jj in/in his/pp$ yachting/vbg cap/nn ,/, striped/vbn jacket/nn and/cc white/jj flannels/nns ./. He/pps went/vbd to/in Key/nn-tl West/jj-tl every/at fall/nn and/cc winter/nn and/cc was/bedz the/at only/ap man/nn in/in town/nn who/wps did/dod not/* know/vb that/cs his/pp$ title/nn of/in ``/`` Commodore/nn-nc ''/'' was/bedz never/rb used/vbn without/in irony/nn ./. Old/jj Commodore/nn-tl Forsythe/np ,/, who/wps had/hvd once/rb lost/vbn a/at fifty-dollar/jj bet/nn on/in whether/cs he/pps could/md get/vb both/abx motors/nns started/vbn and/cc turn/vb on/rp the/at running/vbg lights/nns without/in accidentally/rb turning/vbg on/rp something/pn else/rb first/rb ./. Now/rb it/pps did/dod not/* occur/vb to/in him/ppo even/rb to/to wonder/vb whether/cs it/pps was/bedz wise/jj for/in Robinson/np to/to dive/vb again/rb :/: Rob/np was/bedz his/pp$ boy/nn ,/, the/at kid/nn he/pps had/hvd rescued/vbn from/in the/at streets/nns ,/, the/at object/nn of/in his/pp$ pride/nn ./. ``/`` Why/wrb ''/'' ,/, he/pps went/vbd on/rp ,/, ``/`` when/wrb Rob/np asked/vbd me/ppo if/cs he/pps could/md make/vb his/pp$ dive/nn on/in this/dt trip/nn ,/, I/ppss didn't/dod* think/vb twice/rb about/in it/ppo ./. I've/ppss+hv helped/vbn him/ppo along/rb ever/rb since/cs he/pps was/bedz a/at youngster/nn hanging/vbg around/in his/pp$ brother's/nn$ tackle/nn shop/nn ./. Hell/uh ,/, I/ppss gave/vbd him/ppo the/at first/od decent/jj job/nn he/pps ever/rb had/hvd ,/, six/cd ,/, seven/cd --/-- how/wrb many/ap years/nns ago/rb was/bedz it/pps ,/, Rob/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Seven/cd years/nns ago/rb ,/, Commodore/nn-tl ''/'' ,/, Rob/np said/vbd impassively/rb ./. He/pps was/bedz thinking/vbg ,/, big/jj deal/nn :/: skipper/nn on/in his/pp$ drunken/jj fishing/vbg parties/nns for/in seven/cd years/nns and/cc no/rb better/rbr off/rp than/cs when/wrb I/ppss started/vbd ./. ``/`` Excuse/vb me/ppo ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd abruptly/rb ./. He/pps went/vbd down/in the/at steps/nns to/in the/at galley/nn and/cc sleeping/vbg quarters/nns ;/. ;/. went/vbd into/in the/at forward/jj stateroom/nn and/cc locked/vbd the/at door/nn behind/in him/ppo ./. ``/`` When/wrb you/ppss gotta/vbn+to go/vb ,/, you/ppss gotta/vbn+to go/vb ''/'' ,/, Mrs./np Forsythe/np said/vbd ./. Waddell/np muttered/vbd something/pn about/in taking/vbg a/at look/nn around/rb and/cc climbed/vbd up/rp to/in the/at flying/vbg bridge/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz disturbed/vbn by/in what/wdt had/hvd happened/vbn on/in the/at dive/nn and/cc by/in what/wdt he/pps remembered/vbd of/in a/at conversation/nn he/pps had/hvd had/hvn the/at night/nn before/rb with/in the/at German/np ,/, who/wps had/hvd come/vbn out/in of/in the/at head/nn while/cs he/pps was/bedz fixing/vbg himself/ppl a/at drink/nn in/in the/at galley/nn ./. ``/`` Hi/uh there/rb ,/, Schaffner/np ''/'' ,/, he/pps had/hvd said/vbn ./. ``/`` Can/md I/ppss make/vb you/ppo one/cd ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` No/rb thank/vb you/ppo very/ql much/rb ''/'' ,/, Schaffner/np had/hvd answered/vbn in/in his/pp$ accented/vbn English/np ./. ``/`` I/ppss do/do not/* drink/vb so/ql much/rb ,/, thank/vb you/ppo ''/'' ./. Waddell/np had/hvd looked/vbn the/at man/nn over/rp ,/, trying/vbg to/to size/vb him/ppo up/rp ./. He/pps was/bedz in/in his/pp$ early/jj forties/nns ,/, rather/ql short/jj and/cc very/ql compactly/rb built/vbn ,/, and/cc with/in a/at manner/nn that/wps was/bedz reserved/vbn and/cc stiff/jj despite/in his/pp$ efforts/nns to/to adapt/vb himself/ppl to/in American/jj ways/nns ./. His/pp$ open/jj face/nn seemed/vbd to/to promise/vb a/at sort/nn of/in innocence/nn ,/, until/cs one/pn looked/vbd into/in his/pp$ eyes/nns ,/, which/wdt had/hvd no/at warmth/nn in/in them/ppo but/cc only/rb alert/jj intelligence/nn ./. Waddell/np had/hvd heard/vbn that/cs he/pps had/hvd been/ben a/at commando/nn in/in Rommel's/np$-tl Afrika/fw-np-tl Corps/nn-tl ,/, and/cc he/pps said/vbd to/in himself/ppl :/: I'd/ppss+md hate/vb to/to run/vb into/in him/ppo in/in the/at desert/nn on/in a/at dark/jj night/nn ./. Aloud/rb he/pps had/hvd said/vbn ,/, making/vbg conversation/nn :/: ``/`` Rob/np tells/vbz me/ppo he's/pps+bez using/vbg your/pp$ Atlantis/np equipment/nn on/in the/at dive/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Yes/rb ''/'' ,/, Herr/np Schaffner/np had/hvd said/vbn ./. ``/`` He's/pps+bez one/cd hell/nn of/in a/at decent/jj boy/nn ./. I/ppss like/vb that/dt kid/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss agree/vb ,/, yes/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` And/cc if/cs the/at dive/nn goes/vbz OK/rb he/pps has/hvz the/at exclusive/jj import/nn rights/nns to/in your/pp$ line/nn for/in this/dt country/nn ,/, is/bez that/dt right/jj ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Well/uh ,/, no/rb ''/'' ,/, Herr/np Schaffner/np said/vbd ./. Waddell/np turned/vbd to/to face/vb him/ppo ./. ``/`` No/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps asked/vbd ./. ``/`` But/cc that's/dt+bez what/wdt he/pps told/vbd me/ppo ./. Why/wrb ,/, that's/dt+bez his/pp$ main/jjs reason/nn for/in making/vbg the/at dive/nn ''/'' ./. Shaffner/np looked/vbd at/in him/ppo ,/, altogether/rb without/in guile/nn ,/, and/cc shrugged/vbd his/pp$ shoulders/nns ,/, making/vbg a/at little/jj spreading/vbg gesture/nn with/in his/pp$ two/cd hands/nns ./. ``/`` What/wdt do/do you/ppss mean/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Waddell/np asked/vbd ,/, frowning/vbg ./. ``/`` Please/vb let/vb me/ppo explain/vb ''/'' ,/, the/at German/np said/vbd earnestly/rb ,/, his/pp$ face/nn still/rb devoid/jj of/in deceit/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss have/hv in/in Europe/np a/at gross/jj business/nn of/in seven/cd million/cd dollars/nns the/at year/nn ./. Now/rb I/ppss wish/vb to/to enter/vb the/at American/jj market/nn ,/, where/wrb the/at competition/nn is/bez very/ql strong/jj ./. I/ppss must/md have/hv a/at powerful/jj representative/nn here/rb ,/, a/at firm/nn with/in a/at national/jj distribution/nn and/cc ten/cd ,/, twenty/cd thousand/cd dollars/nns to/to advertise/vb my/pp$ products/nns ./. With/in all/abn respect/nn to/in a/at fine/jj young/jj man/nn ,/, Mr./np Roy/np is/bez not/* able/jj to/to provide/vb these/dts necessaries/nns ''/'' ./. Waddell/np was/bedz not/* an/at eminently/rb moral/jj person/nn ,/, but/cc he/pps did/dod not/* like/vb what/wdt he/pps had/hvd just/rb heard/vbn ./. ``/`` Did/dod you/ppo tell/vb him/ppo all/abn this/dt ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps asked/vbd ./. ``/`` Perhaps/rb not/* in/in so/ql many/ap words/nns ''/'' ,/, the/at German/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` But/cc surely/rb you/ppss have/hv misunderstood/vbn Mr./np Roy/np ./. Never/rb ,/, never/rb did/dod I/ppss offer/vb him/ppo the/at exclusive/jj rights/nns ./. We/ppss spoke/vbd of/in the/at need/nn for/in advertising/vbg ,/, and/cc I/ppss agreed/vbd that/cs the/at deep/jj dive/nn would/md be/be most/ql useful/jj for/in publicity/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz most/ql eager/jj to/to make/vb the/at dive/nn ;/. ;/. of/in course/nn ,/, I/ppss was/bedz willing/jj ./. But/cc there/ex was/bedz no/at definite/jj agreement/nn about/in business/nn arrangements/nns ''/'' ./. ``/`` Well/uh ,/, damn/uh ''/'' ,/, Waddell/np said/vbd ./. There/ex was/bedz the/at end/nn of/in his/pp$ front-page/nn feature/nn story/nn ,/, with/in byline/nn ./. He/pps started/vbd out/in the/at door/nn ./. ``/`` One/cd moment/nn ''/'' !/. !/. Herr/np Schaffner/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` You/ppss intend/vb to/to speak/vb with/in Mr./np Roy/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` What/wdt else/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Waddell/np asked/vbd ./. ``/`` If/cs you/ppss will/md pardon/vb ,/, I/ppss think/vb it/pps would/md be/be better/rbr if/cs not/* ./. Mr./np Roy/np is/bez determined/vbn to/to make/vb this/dt dive/nn ./. Whatever/wdt you/ppss tell/vb him/ppo he/pps will/md dive/vb ./. I/ppss know/vb this/dt from/in my/pp$ talks/nns with/in him/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` Well/uh ,/, let's/vb+ppo let/vb him/ppo make/vb up/rp his/pp$ own/jj mind/nn ,/, OK/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Waddell/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` On/in the/at basis/nn of/in the/at facts/nns ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss will/md make/vb him/ppo unhappy/jj and/cc anxious/jj ''/'' ,/, the/at German/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` At/in 200/cd ,/, 300/cd ,/, 400/cd feet/nns under/in the/at water/nn ,/, when/wrb he/pps must/md be/be paying/vbg very/ql much/ap attention/nn ,/, he/pps will/md be/be thinking/vbg about/in what/wdt you/ppss are/ber telling/vbg him/ppo ./. It/pps is/bez not/* good/jj ,/, Mr./np Waddell/np :/: you/ppss will/md do/do him/ppo great/jj harm/nn ''/'' ./. There/ex was/bedz no/at doubt/nn that/cs Herr/np Schaffner/np meant/vbd every/at word/nn of/in what/wdt he/pps said/vbd ./. Waddell/np came/vbd back/rb from/in the/at door/nn and/cc sat/vbd on/in a/at bunk/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss am/bem an/at honest/jj man/nn ''/'' ,/, the/at German/np said/vbd with/in fervor/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss will/md give/vb Mr./np Roy/np his/pp$ due/nn for/in this/dt dive/nn ./. I/ppss will/md make/vb him/ppo distributor/nn for/in all/abn of/in Florida/np --/-- a/at big/jj market/nn ./. All/abn tourists/nns come/vb to/in Florida/np ./. This/dt will/md help/vb him/ppo to/to get/vb out/in of/in his/pp$ little/ap tackle/nn shop/nn ./. Yes/rb !/. !/. But/cc there/ex is/bez no/at use/nn causing/vbg him/ppo to/to worry/vb at/in this/dt time/nn ''/'' ./. The/at German's/np$ words/nns worked/vbd on/in the/at newspaperman/nn like/cs a/at reprieve/nn from/in an/at odious/jj duty/nn ./. He/pps took/vbd a/at big/jj swig/nn of/in his/pp$ drink/nn ./. It/pps would/md be/be a/at colossal/jj shame/nn to/to throw/vb away/rb a/at story/nn like/cs this/dt ./. ``/`` I/ppss think/vb maybe/rb you're/ppss+ber right/jj ,/, Schaffner/np ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` He/pps has/hvz the/at distributorship/nn for/in Florida/np ,/, you/ppss say/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Yes/rb ''/'' ,/, the/at German/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` At/in least/ap for/in South/jj-tl Florida/np-tl ''/'' ./. ``/`` By/in God/np ''/'' ,/, Waddell/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` we/ppss don't/do* want/vb to/to upset/vb the/at boy/nn at/in this/dt time/nn of/in all/abn times/nns ./. I/ppss guess/vb you're/ppss+ber right/jj ''/'' ./. He/pps sloshed/vbd his/pp$ drink/nn around/rb and/cc drained/vbd it/ppo in/in a/at few/ap large/jj gulps/nns ./. The/at story/nn was/bedz shaping/vbg up/rp nicely/rb in/in his/pp$ mind/nn :/: the/at young/jj pioneer/nn ,/, as/cs of/in old/jj ,/, altruistically/rb braving/vbg the/at unknown/jj ;/. ;/. the/at rewards/nns prompt/jj and/cc juicy/jj in/in modern/jj big-business/nn America/np ./. ``/`` Join/vb me/ppo in/in another/dt ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps had/hvd asked/vbn ./. ``/`` Thank/vb you/ppo ''/'' ,/, the/at German/np had/hvd said/vbn courteously/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss do/do not/* drink/vb so/ql much/rb ''/'' ./. Now/rb ,/, in/in that/dt same/ap cabin/nn ,/, Robinson/np fell/vbd to/in his/pp$ knees/nns beside/in a/at bunk/nn ./. Fear/nn and/cc relief/nn mingled/vbd in/in his/pp$ churning/vbg emotions/nns ./. He/pps pressed/vbd his/pp$ palms/nns together/rb and/cc addressed/vbd himself/ppl to/in the/at patron/nn saint/nn of/in divers/nns in/in a/at hurried/vbn and/cc anxious/jj whisper/nn ./. ``/`` Blessed/vbn Saint/nn-tl Nicholas/np ,/, I/ppss thank/vb thee/ppo for/in getting/vbg me/ppo out/in of/in that/dt mess/nn and/cc sending/vbg me/ppo up/rp instead/rb of/in down/rp when/wrb I/ppss was/bedz bewildered/vbn ./. And/cc when/wrb I/ppss make/vb the/at dive/nn again/rb ''/'' --/-- He/pps paused/vbd ;/. ;/. crossed/vbn himself/ppl ;/. ;/. said/vbd a/at Hail/vb-tl Mary/np-tl ,/, slowly/rb and/cc with/in understanding/nn ./. Folding/vbg between/in his/pp$ hands/nns the/at cross/nn that/wps hung/vbd from/in his/pp$ neck/nn ,/, he/pps took/vbd his/pp$ appeal/nn direct/rb to/in Headquarters/nn-tl ./. ``/`` Holy/jj Mary/np ,/, Mother/nn-tl of/in-tl God/np-tl ,/, Star/nn-tl of/in-tl the/at-tl Sea/nn-tl ,/, stay/vb Thou/ppss with/in me/ppo on/in this/dt next/ap dive/nn ./. Make/vb it/ppo come/vb off/rp all/ql right/rb ./. Let/vb me/ppo set/vb the/at record/nn this/dt time/nn ,/, and/cc let/vb me/ppo get/vb back/rb OK/rb ,/, so/cs the/at German/np will/md give/vb me/ppo the/at exclusive/nn ./. And/cc make/vb my/pp$ life/nn different/jj and/cc better/jjr from/in this/dt time/nn on/rp ./. Amen/uh ''/'' ./. He/pps crossed/vbd himself/ppl again/rb and/cc rose/vbd ./. He/pps felt/vbd a/at good/jj deal/nn less/ql shaky/jj ./. As/cs he/pps reached/vbd for/in the/at door/nn there/ex was/bedz a/at knock/nn on/in it/ppo and/cc when/wrb he/pps opened/vbd he/pps found/vbd Artie/np ,/, who/wps came/vbd in/rp and/cc sat/vbd down/rp on/in a/at bunk/nn ./. Artie/np had/hvd picked/vbn up/rp a/at snorkle/nn and/cc was/bedz twirling/vbg it/ppo on/in his/pp$ forefinger/nn ./. He/pps waited/vbd awhile/rb before/cs he/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Roy/np ,/, you/ppss know/vb your/pp$ decompression/nn table/nn ,/, don't/do* you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` You/ppss know/vb I/ppss know/vb it/ppo ''/'' ,/, Robinson/np answered/vbd warily/rb ./. ``/`` You/ppss came/vbd straight/rb up/rp from/in 275/cd without/in a/at stop/nn ''/'' ,/, Artie/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` Well/uh ,/, I/ppss was/bedz a/at little/ap bit/nn confused/vbn ./. Anyway/rb ,/, I/ppss wasn't/bedz* down/rp long/jj enough/qlp to/to matter/vb ./. You/ppss don't/do* see/vb me/ppo stretched/vbn out/rp on/in the/at deck/nn ,/, do/do you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` You/ppss know/vb what/wdt they/ppss say/vb about/in two/cd deep/jj dives/nns in/in one/cd day/nn ''/'' ,/, Artie/np went/vbd on/rp ,/, still/rb twirling/vbg the/at snorkle/nn and/cc studying/vbg it/ppo intently/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* think/vb you/ppss should/md go/vb down/rp again/rb ''/'' ./.

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Early/rb that/dt day/nn Matsuo/np saw/vbd a/at marine/nn ./. The/at enemy/nn came/vbd looming/vbg around/in a/at bend/nn in/in the/at trail/nn and/cc Matsuo/np took/vbd a/at hasty/jj shot/nn ,/, then/rb fled/vbd without/in knowing/vbg the/at result/nn ,/, ran/vbd until/cs breath/nn was/bedz a/at pain/nn in/in his/pp$ chest/nn and/cc his/pp$ legs/nns were/bed rubbery/jj ./. As/cs his/pp$ feet/nns slowed/vbd ,/, he/pps felt/vbd ashamed/jj of/in the/at panic/nn and/cc resolved/vbd to/to make/vb a/at stand/nn ./. He/pps crossed/vbd the/at next/ap meadow/nn and/cc climbed/vbd a/at tree/nn where/wrb the/at jungle/nn trail/nn resumed/vbd ./. In/in the/at leafiest/jjt part/nn of/in the/at tree/nn ,/, straddling/vbg a/at broad/jj horizontal/jj limb/nn ,/, he/pps could/md see/vb over/in the/at meadow/nn ./. For/in a/at while/nn he/pps was/bedz content/jj to/to let/vb events/nns develop/vb in/in their/pp$ good/jj time/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd no/at doubt/nn the/at marine/nn was/bedz the/at lead/nn scout/nn of/in a/at column/nn ,/, and/cc while/cs his/pp$ shot/nn had/hvd probably/rb bred/vbn indecision/nn ,/, they/ppss would/md soon/rb come/vb hunting/vbg ./. His/pp$ superiors/nns had/hvd emphasized/vbn that/cs marines/nns tortured/vbd others/nns for/in the/at sheer/jj pleasure/nn ./. Yesterday/nr ;/. ;/. today/nr ;/. ;/. tomorrow/nr :/: no/at surrender/nn ./. His/pp$ remembering/vbg the/at self-dictate/nn brought/vbd no/at peace/nn --/-- only/rb a/at faint/jj chill/nn of/in doubt/nn ./. He/pps murmured/vbd to/in himself/ppl ,/, with/in firmness/nn :/: ``/`` No/at surrender/nn ''/'' ./. It/pps was/bedz best/jjt to/to die/vb fighting/vbg the/at marines/nns ./. His/pp$ superiors/nns had/hvd also/rb preached/vbn this/dt ,/, saying/vbg it/pps was/bedz the/at way/nn for/in eternal/jj honor/nn ./. What/wdt if/cs the/at marines/nns never/rb came/vbd ?/. ?/. His/pp$ comrades/nns were/bed all/abn dead/jj ./. He/pps had/hvd no/at rice/nn ./. Then/rb it/pps would/md be/be a/at choice/nn between/in starvation/nn and/cc suicide/nn ./. Whichever/wdt the/at way/nn ,/, he/pps would/md rot/vb in/in this/dt vast/jj choking/vbg green/jj ,/, his/pp$ wife/nn never/rb to/to receive/vb an/at urn/nn of/in his/pp$ ashes/nns ./. He/pps sighed/vbd and/cc leaned/vbd for/in a/at moment/nn against/in the/at trunk/nn ./. His/pp$ fingers/nns touched/vbd the/at bone/nn handle/nn of/in a/at knife/nn ./. The/at knife/nn ,/, an/at ammunition/nn pouch/nn ,/, and/cc a/at half-filled/jj bottle/nn of/in purified/vbn water/nn hung/vbd on/in his/pp$ belt/nn ./. Besides/rb the/at belt/nn he/pps wore/vbd a/at loin/nn cloth/nn ./. As/cs he/pps looked/vbd up/rp from/in picking/vbg at/in a/at leg/nn ulcer/nn ,/, he/pps saw/vbd a/at marine/nn in/in the/at jungle/nn across/in the/at clearing/nn ./. Gloom/nn receded/vbd ./. The/at marine/nn came/vbd to/in the/at edge/nn of/in the/at green/jj jungle/nn mist/nn and/cc stayed/vbd ,/, as/cs though/cs debating/vbg whether/cs to/to brave/vb the/at sunlight/nn ./. His/pp$ fatigues/nns made/vbd a/at streak/nn of/in almost/ql phosphorescent/jj green/jj in/in the/at mist/nn ./. ``/`` Come/vb out/rp ,/, come/vb out/rp in/in the/at meadow/nn ''/'' ,/, Matsuo/np said/vbd under/in his/pp$ breath/nn ./. The/at man/nn leaned/vbd against/in a/at tree/nn and/cc wiped/vbd a/at sleeve/nn across/in his/pp$ face/nn ./. A/at signal/nn ?/. ?/. Matsuo/np lifted/vbd his/pp$ rifle/nn ,/, easing/vbg the/at sling/nn under/in his/pp$ left/jj upper/jj arm/nn for/in steadiness/nn ./. Fresh/jj on/in his/pp$ mind/nn were/bed events/nns of/in the/at past/jj day/nn when/wrb his/pp$ whole/jj regiment/nn was/bedz destroyed/vbn in/in the/at hills/nns ./. They/ppss had/hvd fought/vbn from/in caves/nns ,/, and/cc the/at marines/nns resorted/vbd to/in burning/vbg them/ppo out/rp ./. Even/rb now/rb ,/, like/cs a/at ringing/nn in/in his/pp$ ears/nns ,/, he/pps heard/vbd the/at wooooosh/nn of/in flame-throwers/nns squirting/vbg great/jj orange/jj billows/nns ./. A/at wave/nn of/in flame/nn rippling/vbg through/in their/pp$ cave/nn had/hvd reached/vbn Nagamo/np ,/, his/pp$ friend/nn ,/, and/cc with/in a/at shriek/nn the/at man/nn bolted/vbd through/in the/at entrance/nn ,/, then/rb slowed/vbd to/in the/at jerky/jj walk/nn of/in a/at puppet/nn ,/, his/pp$ uniform/nn blazing/vbg ./. The/at marines/nns let/vb him/ppo advance/vb ./. When/wrb he/pps sank/vbd on/in his/pp$ knees/nns ,/, they/ppss had/hvd allowed/vbn him/ppo to/to char/vb without/in administering/vbg the/at stroke/nn of/in mercy/nn ./. Matsuo/np had/hvd faked/vbn death/nn and/cc was/bedz pitched/vbn on/in a/at stack/nn of/in corpses/nns ,/, both/abx the/at burned/vbn and/cc the/at unburned/jj ,/, the/at latter/ap decomposing/vbg rapidly/rb under/in the/at tropical/jj sun/nn ./. The/at callous/jj marines/nns had/hvd laughed/vbn at/in each/dt other's/ap$ retching/nn ,/, while/cs stacking/vbg bodies/nns ./. Matsuo/np repeatedly/rb choked/vbd down/rp his/pp$ own/jj nausea/nn ./. At/in nightfall/nn he/pps had/hvd been/ben able/jj to/to sneak/vb down/in a/at hillside/nn and/cc into/in the/at jungle/nn ,/, reeking/vbg of/in death/nn ./. Apprehensively/rb he/pps peered/vbd to/in the/at left/nr ,/, to/in the/at right/nr into/in the/at leafy/jj ,/, vine-crisscrossed/jj maze/nn ./. He/pps decided/vbd that/cs the/at marines/nns must/md be/be deploying/vbg around/in the/at meadow/nn ,/, with/in the/at one/cd left/vbn to/to distract/vb him/ppo ./. He/pps strained/vbd his/pp$ hearing/nn ./. Cautious/jj feet/nns stepping/vbg on/in leafmold/nn ;/. ;/. faint/jj creaking/nn of/in belts/nns and/cc slings/nns ;/. ;/. whispers/nns :/: he/pps heard/vbd none/pn of/in these/dts ./. Only/rb the/at hum/nn of/in insects/nns and/cc the/at distant/jj fluttering/vbg call/nn of/in a/at bird/nn ./. Because/cs he/pps couldn't/md* hear/vb them/ppo ,/, he/pps was/bedz more/rbr convinced/vbn they/ppss were/bed there/rb ./. A/at spectacle/nn occurred/vbd across/in the/at meadow/nn :/: the/at lone/jj marine/nn took/vbd a/at seat/nn on/in the/at ground/nn ;/. ;/. leaning/vbg sidewise/rb on/in a/at tree/nn trunk/nn ,/, he/pps embraced/vbd it/ppo ./. Humiliation/nn made/vbd Matsuo/np tremble/vb ./. While/cs his/pp$ comrades/nns cocked/vbd the/at trap/nn ,/, that/dt one/pn behaved/vbd as/cs if/cs it/pps was/bedz some/dti dull/jj maneuver/nn ./. Taking/vbg aim/nn at/in the/at man's/nn$ face/nn ,/, Matsuo/np squeezed/vbd the/at trigger/nn up/in to/in the/at point/nn of/in discharge/nn ,/, and/cc then/rb he/pps changed/vbd his/pp$ mind/nn ./. He/pps wanted/vbd the/at arrogant/jj marine/nn to/to know/vb fear/nn ,/, and/cc so/cs he/pps aimed/vbd above/in the/at head/nn ./. The/at shot/nn reverberated/vbd in/in diminishing/vbg whiplashes/nns of/in sound/nn ./. Hush/nn followed/vbd ./. Like/cs a/at mischievous/jj boy/nn expecting/vbg punishment/nn ,/, Matsuo/np awaited/vbd reaction/nn from/in the/at jungle/nn ./. How/ql stupid/jj to/to give/vb his/pp$ position/nn away/rb ./. The/at jungle/nn did/dod not/* retort/vb ./. The/at sitter/nn remained/vbd seated/vbn hugging/vbg the/at tree/nn ./. Before/in long/jj the/at atmosphere/nn reverted/vbd to/in its/pp$ old/jj normalcy/nn ,/, and/cc insects/nns hummed/vbd and/cc birds/nns occasionally/rb called/vbd ./. Matsuo/np puzzled/vbd and/cc grew/vbd anxious/jj over/in the/at complete/jj passiveness/nn ,/, concluding/vbg that/cs he/pps was/bedz the/at butt/nn of/in a/at devilish/jj joke/nn ./. Five/cd or/cc so/rb minutes/nns later/rbr the/at marine/nn abruptly/rb pulled/vbd up/rp and/cc stepped/vbd into/in sunlight/nn ,/, immediately/rb throwing/vbg his/pp$ hands/nns over/in his/pp$ eyes/nns ./. He/pps went/vbd into/in a/at whirling/vbg dance/nn ,/, a/at sort/nn of/in blind/jj chasing/nn of/in the/at tail/nn ./. It/pps ended/vbd when/wrb he/pps tumbled/vbd ;/. ;/. but/cc jumping/vbg right/ql up/rp ,/, he/pps staggered/vbd in/in no/at particular/jj direction/nn ./. He/pps wore/vbd no/at head/nn cover/nn of/in any/dti kind/nn and/cc ,/, more/ql odd/jj ,/, had/hvd no/at visible/jj weapon/nn ./. With/in a/at sudden/jj decisiveness/nn he/pps lurched/vbd in/in Matsuo's/np$ direction/nn ,/, crossing/vbg the/at meadow/nn in/in a/at zigzagging/vbg gallop/nn ./. When/wrb he/pps got/vbd closer/rbr to/in the/at tree/nn ,/, Matsuo/np noted/vbd the/at wild/jj look/nn on/in his/pp$ face/nn ./. The/at pockets/nns of/in his/pp$ jacket/nn bulged/vbd ./. Hand/nn grenades/nns ./. The/at bobbing/vbg head/nn was/bedz a/at poor/jj target/nn ,/, so/cs Matsuo/np shot/vbd him/ppo in/in the/at upper/jj trunk/nn ./. The/at marine/nn spun/vbd ,/, clapping/vbg a/at hand/nn high/rb on/in his/pp$ chest/nn ,/, and/cc dived/vbd forward/rb ./. In/in the/at hush/nn that/wps followed/vbd the/at echoes/nns ,/, Matsuo/np was/bedz tense/jj ./. They/ppss could/md come/vb on/in him/ppo now/rb without/in difficulty/nn ./. Gradually/rb he/pps reached/vbd a/at conclusion/nn ./. The/at marine/nn was/bedz alone/rb ,/, for/cs they/ppss were/bed impatient/jj people/nns and/cc by/in now/rb would/md have/hv vied/vbn to/to knock/vb him/ppo from/in the/at tree/nn ./. Down/in the/at tree/nn he/pps scrambled/vbd and/cc knelt/vbd at/in the/at edge/nn of/in foliage/nn ./. The/at marine/nn was/bedz sprawled/vbn some/dti thirty/cd yards/nns away/rb ,/, one/cd arm/nn extended/vbn ./. Matsuo/np jumped/vbd when/wrb the/at hidden/vbn arm/nn flopped/vbd out/rp ./. Reflex/nn ?/. ?/. Rifle/nn leveled/vbn on/in the/at man/nn ,/, he/pps made/vbd a/at rush/nn ./. Heat/nn ,/, in/in the/at sunlight/nn ,/, pressed/vbd in/rp like/cs an/at invisible/jj crowd/nn ./. He/pps squatted/vbd by/in the/at head/nn ,/, gently/rb placing/vbg the/at rifle/nn on/in the/at ground/nn ./. With/in a/at snakestrike/nn motion/nn he/pps grasped/vbd the/at hair/nn ,/, and/cc ,/, twisting/vbg ,/, pulled/vbd the/at marine/nn over/rp on/in his/pp$ back/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz bearded/vbn ./. The/at bullet/nn had/hvd penetrated/vbn in/in the/at area/nn of/in the/at right/jj collarbone/nn ;/. ;/. around/in the/at hole/nn ,/, blood/nn glistened/vbd in/in a/at little/jj patch/nn ./. Maintaining/vbg his/pp$ clutch/nn on/in the/at hair/nn ,/, Matsuo/np watched/vbd the/at closed/vbn eyes/nns while/cs rummaging/vbg in/in the/at jacket/nn pockets/nns ./. In/in one/cd :/: a/at package/nn of/in cigarettes/nns and/cc a/at tinplated/vbn lighter/nn ,/, both/abx sticky/jj from/in the/at man's/nn$ bleeding/nn ./. In/in the/at other/ap :/: a/at wristwatch/nn with/in broken/vbn crystal/nn wrapped/vbn in/in a/at dirty/jj handkerchief/nn ./. One/cd by/in one/cd he/pps tossed/vbd the/at objects/nns aside/rb ./. He/pps didn't/dod* smoke/vb and/cc could/md not/* light/vb fires/nns with/in a/at flintless/jj lighter/nn ;/. ;/. he/pps had/hvd no/at use/nn any/dti longer/jjr for/in exact/jj time/nn ,/, even/rb had/hvd the/at watch/nn been/ben running/vbg ./. Then/rb there/ex was/bedz no/at saying/nn how/wrb many/ap times/nns the/at marine/nn had/hvd blown/vbn his/pp$ nose/nn on/in the/at handkerchief/nn ./. Too/ql bad/jj the/at marine/nn had/hvd no/at water/nn ./. From/in its/pp$ holder/nn he/pps took/vbd his/pp$ own/jj canteen/nn ./. The/at cap/nn was/bedz stuck/vbn and/cc made/vbd a/at thin/jj rusty/jj squeaking/nn as/cs he/pps applied/vbd pressure/nn ./. The/at marine's/nn$ eyes/nns opened/vbd ,/, squeezed/vbd shut/vbn ,/, then/rb opened/vbn squinted/vbd in/in the/at glare/nn ./. So/cs ,/, alive/jj ./. Matsuo/np put/vbd the/at bottle/nn to/in his/pp$ own/jj lips/nns ./. The/at marine/nn reached/vbd up/rp a/at hand/nn ./. Matsuo/np shook/vbd his/pp$ head/nn ./. ``/`` None/pn for/in you/ppo ''/'' ./. The/at marine/nn blinked/vbd ,/, soon/rb dropping/vbg his/pp$ hand/nn ./. Not/* only/rb had/hvd he/pps no/at canteen/nn ,/, but/cc he/pps lacked/vbd even/rb the/at belt/nn to/to hang/vb one/pn on/rp ./. ``/`` You/ppss came/vbd well/rb equipped/vbn to/to die/vb ''/'' ./. Some/dti odor/nn made/vbd him/ppo lean/vb over/in the/at man/nn ./. He/pps sniffed/vbd and/cc recognized/vbd it/ppo ./. Sake/fw-nn ./. So/cs that/dt had/hvd been/ben his/pp$ difficulty/nn ./. Drunk/jj on/in sake/fw-nn ,/, he/pps must/md have/hv wandered/vbn off/rp from/in his/pp$ bivouac/nn ./. The/at marine/nn tried/vbd to/to roll/vb on/in his/pp$ right/jj side/nn ,/, and/cc moaned/vbd ./. When/wrb he/pps rolled/vbd on/in the/at left/jj side/nn ,/, propping/vbg on/in his/pp$ left/jj elbow/nn ,/, Matsuo/np seized/vbd his/pp$ hair/nn and/cc pulled/vbd him/ppo back/rb over/rp ./. ``/`` Be/be a/at good/jj turtle/nn ''/'' ./. Awkwardly/rb with/in one/cd hand/nn Matsuo/np got/vbd the/at cap/nn back/rb on/in the/at water/nn bottle/nn ./. The/at smell/nn of/in sake/fw-nn had/hvd freshened/vbn yesterday's/nr$ events/nns in/in his/pp$ thoughts/nns ./. In/in the/at caves/nns ,/, with/in other/ap supplies/nns ,/, they/ppss had/hvd kept/vbn cases/nns of/in sake/fw-nn ./. The/at marine/nn shut/vbd his/pp$ eyes/nns ./. ``/`` Are/ber you/ppss a/at thrower/nn of/in flame/nn ,/, marine/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Matsuo/np took/vbd the/at small/jj knife/nn from/in its/pp$ scabbard/nn and/cc laid/vbd it/ppo on/in the/at ground/nn ,/, out/in of/in the/at marine's/nn$ reach/nn and/cc away/rb from/in their/pp$ shadows/nns ./. He/pps waited/vbd in/in his/pp$ squat/nn ,/, gripping/vbg the/at hair/nn ./. Every/at so/ql often/rb he/pps turned/vbd the/at knife/nn ./. Its/pp$ blade/nn was/bedz dazzling/vbg in/in the/at intense/jj sunlight/nn ./. The/at sun/nn was/bedz noon/nn high/jj and/cc Matsuo/np perspired/vbd until/cs his/pp$ body/nn was/bedz dripping/vbg ./. Wet/jj also/rb were/bed the/at marine's/nn$ fatigues/nns and/cc the/at face/nn had/hvd an/at oily/jj film/nn ./. The/at man/nn had/hvd thrown/vbn the/at left/jj hand/nn over/in his/pp$ eyes/nns ./. Now/rb and/cc again/rb he/pps murmured/vbd something/pn that/wps ended/vbd in/in a/at giggle/nn ./. He/pps must/md have/hv saturated/vbn himself/ppl in/in the/at drink/nn ,/, for/cs the/at bullet/nn not/* to/to shock/vb him/ppo out/in of/in his/pp$ drunken/jj haze/nn ./. Matsuo/np shook/vbd his/pp$ head/nn ./. Strange/jj ./. At/in last/rb he/pps reached/vbd for/in the/at knife/nn ./. Even/rb the/at bone/nn handle/nn scorched/vbd ,/, and/cc he/pps retrieved/vbd the/at marine's/nn$ handkerchief/nn to/to wrap/vb it/ppo ./. First/rb he/pps barely/rb touched/vbd the/at blade/nn on/in the/at hand/nn which/wdt shaded/vbd the/at eyes/nns ./. The/at marine/nn yelled/vbd and/cc flung/vbd the/at hand/nn away/rb ./. With/in a/at firm/jj grip/nn on/in the/at man's/nn$ hair/nn Matsuo/np applied/vbd the/at blade/nn flat/rb on/in a/at cheek/nn ./. A/at shrill/jj yelp/nn ,/, kicked/vbn legs/nns ,/, and/cc groping/vbg hands/nns that/wps circled/vbd Matsuo's/np$ wrist/nn ./. Matsuo/np wrenched/vbd free/jj and/cc burned/vbd the/at hands/nns into/in retreat/nn ;/. ;/. burned/vbd the/at other/ap cheek/nn ;/. ;/. burned/vbd each/dt hand/nn when/wrb they/ppss came/vbd groping/vbg again/rb ./. The/at marine/nn commenced/vbd to/to weep/vb and/cc it/pps blighted/vbd the/at sense/nn of/in enjoyment/nn ./. Matsuo/np stood/vbd up/rp ./. ``/`` A/at small/jj measure/nn of/in payment/nn ,/, marine/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps dropped/vbd the/at knife/nn in/in its/pp$ scabbard/nn ,/, hung/vbd the/at rifle/nn behind/in a/at shoulder/nn ./. The/at marine/nn ,/, hands/nns on/in cheeks/nns ,/, rolled/vbd by/in his/pp$ unwounded/jj side/nn onto/in his/pp$ stomach/nn ./. He/pps ceased/vbd weeping/vbg ./. Matsuo/np walked/vbd toward/in his/pp$ tree/nn ,/, once/rb glancing/vbg back/rb ./. The/at marine/nn was/bedz still/jj ./. He/pps would/md soon/rb die/vb ./. As/cs Matsuo/np climbed/vbd by/in using/vbg the/at vines/nns and/cc kicking/vbg his/pp$ feet/nns against/in the/at trunk/nn ,/, a/at mood/nn of/in gloom/nn immersed/vbd him/ppo like/cs a/at jungle/nn shadow/nn ./. What/wdt now/rb ?/. ?/. In/in the/at jungle/nn ,/, birds/nns were/bed mute/jj ,/, while/cs insects/nns preserved/vbd only/ap the/at monotony/nn of/in living/vbg ./. Someone/pn called/vbd ./. It/pps was/bedz the/at marine/nn :/: head/nn lifted/vbn ,/, he/pps strained/vbd and/cc called/vbd ./. Then/rb he/pps astonished/vbd Matsuo/np by/in pushing/vbg and/cc dragging/vbg himself/ppl until/cs he/pps sat/vbd ./. He/pps cupped/vbd his/pp$ mouth/nn and/cc yelled/vbd ./. Matsuo/np hustled/vbd the/at rifle/nn off/in his/pp$ shoulder/nn ./. Once/rb and/cc for/in all/abn he'd/pps+md finish/vb this/dt marine/nn who/wps would/md not/* die/vb ./. He/pps aimed/vbd ,/, but/cc listened/vbd ./. It/pps sounded/vbd as/cs if/cs the/at man/nn were/bed calling/vbg him/ppo :/: ``/`` Hey/uh ,/, Japanese/np hey/uh there/rb ,/, Japanese/np ''/'' ./. The/at man/nn tilted/vbd back/rb his/pp$ head/nn and/cc went/vbd through/in the/at pantomime/nn of/in drinking/vbg from/in a/at container/nn ./. He/pps performed/vbd the/at act/nn twice/rb more/rbr ,/, and/cc the/at begging/nn in/in his/pp$ tone/nn grew/vbd more/rbr distinct/jj ./. ``/`` Sake/fw-nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Matsuo/np called/vbd ./. The/at marine/nn nodded/vbd vigorously/rb ./. Matsuo/np laughed/vbd ,/, slung/vbd the/at rifle/nn ./. The/at marine/nn was/bedz a/at winehead/nn ./. His/pp$ superiors/nns had/hvd said/vbn that/cs all/abn marines/nns were/bed depraved/vbn ./. The/at marine/nn slumped/vbd forward/rb into/in a/at bow/nn like/cs a/at priest/nn before/in an/at idol/nn ./. Remembering/vbg his/pp$ own/jj thirst/nn ,/, Matsuo/np took/vbd out/rp his/pp$ water/nn bottle/nn ./. One/cd swallow/nn was/bedz all/abn he/pps would/md have/hv ;/. ;/. he/pps was/bedz very/ql thirsty/jj ,/, but/cc he/pps must/md observe/vb water/nn discipline/nn ./. His/pp$ years/nns of/in campaigning/vbg had/hvd taught/vbn him/ppo the/at value/nn of/in water/nn discipline/nn ./. He/pps began/vbd to/to uncap/vb the/at bottle/nn ,/, the/at rusty/jj cap/nn squealing/vbg on/in its/pp$ threads/nns ./. Popping/vbg upright/nn ,/, the/at marine/nn waved/vbd both/abx hands/nns and/cc shouted/vbd ./. Of/in course/nn it/pps was/bedz water/nn he/pps really/rb craved/vbd ;/. ;/. down/rp in/in the/at broil/nn of/in the/at sun/nn he/pps was/bedz becoming/vbg dried/vbn out/rp ./. The/at marine/nn shouted/vbd for/in it/ppo until/cs it/pps seemed/vbd that/cs his/pp$ voice/nn had/hvd to/to crack/vb ./. Matsuo/np shook/vbd his/pp$ head/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd no/at water/nn for/in an/at enemy/nn ./. And/cc when/wrb this/dt was/bedz gone/vbn ,/, he/pps hadn't/hvd* even/rb a/at little/ql bitter/jj tablet/nn to/to purify/vb other/ap water/nn if/cs he/pps were/bed to/to discover/vb some/dti stagnant/jj jungle/nn pool/nn ./. He/pps capped/vbd the/at bottle/nn and/cc replaced/vbd it/ppo ./. After/in all/abn ,/, he/pps had/hvd less/ap reason/nn to/to desire/vb it/ppo than/cs the/at marine/nn ./. Before/in much/ql longer/jjr the/at marine/nn quieted/vbd down/rp ./. His/pp$ head/nn slumped/vbd ./. The/at upper/jj part/nn of/in his/pp$ packet/nn had/hvd stained/vbn dark/jj ./. ``/`` Marine/nn ./. There/ex is/bez nothing/pn for/in you/ppo ''/'' ,/, Matsuo/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` Your/pp$ superiors/nns will/md certainly/rb beat/vb you/ppo for/in your/pp$ desertion/nn ,/, besides/in the/at dishonor/nn of/in it/ppo ./. I've/ppss+hv nothing/pn for/in you/ppo ''/'' ./. From/in the/at convulsive/jj quivers/nns of/in the/at man's/nn$ shoulders/nns it/pps was/bedz plain/jj he/pps had/hvd resumed/vbn the/at weeping/nn ./. He/pps reminded/vbd Matsuo/np of/in a/at similar/jj thing/nn he/pps had/hvd witnessed/vbn in/in China/np ./. In/in China/np it/pps was/bedz a/at baby/nn sitting/vbg on/in a/at railroad/nn platform/nn ,/, smudged/vbn ,/, blood-specked/jj ,/, with/in the/at village/nn burning/vbg about/in him/ppo and/cc shells/nns exploding/vbg ./.

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Chairs/nns scraped/vbd back/rb and/cc customers/nns hastily/rb vacated/vbd their/pp$ tables/nns as/cs the/at tall/jj young/jj buffalo/nn hunter/nn pushed/vbd open/rb the/at swing/nn doors/nns and/cc walked/vbd towards/in the/at bar/nn ./. Only/rb Blue/jj-tl Throat/nn-tl and/cc his/pp$ gang/nn stayed/vbd where/wrb they/ppss were/bed ./. Blue/jj-tl Throat/nn-tl was/bedz slumped/vbn with/in his/pp$ back/nn against/in the/at bar/nn ,/, elbows/nns supporting/vbg his/pp$ massive/jj frame/nn ./. He/pps leered/vbd at/in the/at stranger/nn as/cs the/at distance/nn between/in them/ppo closed/vbd ./. ``/`` Since/cs when/wrb did/dod they/ppss allow/vb beardless/jj kids/nns into/in the/at saloon/nn bars/nns of/in this/dt town/nn ,/, boys/nns ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps asked/vbd ./. ``/`` Seems/vbz to/in me/ppo I/ppss don't/do* remember/vb altering/vbg any/dti law/nn about/in that/dt ''/'' ./. He/pps straightened/vbd up/rp ,/, alert/jj now/rb as/cs the/at buffalo/nn hunter/nn came/vbd closer/rbr ./. ``/`` Stay/vb right/ql here/rb where/wrb you/ppss are/ber ,/, kid/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps called/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* aim/vb to/to have/hv minors/nns breathing/vbg down/in my/pp$ neck/nn when/wrb I'm/ppss+bem a-drinking/vbg ''/'' :/: The/at stranger/nn ignored/vbd him/ppo ./. He/pps didn't/dod* stop/vb till/cs he/pps was/bedz within/in three/cd feet/nns of/in Blue/jj-tl Throat/nn-tl and/cc by/in that/dt time/nn the/at gang/nn leader's/nn$ right/jj hand/nn was/bedz on/in the/at butt/nn of/in his/pp$ revolver/nn ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem Billy/np Tilghman/np ''/'' ,/, said/vbd the/at stranger/nn ,/, ``/`` and/cc I've/ppss+hv come/vbn for/in Pat/np Conyers'/np$ body/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` And/cc what/wdt makes/vbz you/ppss think/vb you're/ppss+ber going/vbg to/to get/vb it/ppo ,/, pretty/jj boy/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Because/cs I'm/ppss+bem asking/vbg ./. Most/ap of/in the/at time/nn I/ppss get/vb what/wdt I/ppss ask/vb for/in ''/'' ./. Blue/jj-tl Throat/nn-tl winked/vbd at/in his/pp$ six/cd cronies/nns ./. ``/`` The/at kid/nn has/hvz no/at manners/nns ,/, boys/nns ./. Shall/md we/ppss teach/vb him/ppo some/dti ''/'' ?/. ?/. His/pp$ gun/nn was/bedz half/ql drawn/vbn when/wrb he/pps asked/vbd the/at question/nn ,/, but/cc the/at weapon/nn never/rb left/vbd its/pp$ holster/nn ./. Tilghman's/np$ clenched/vbn fist/nn swept/vbd over/rp in/in a/at terrific/jj right/jj cross/nn and/cc clipped/vbd the/at big/jj gunfighter/nn on/in the/at side/nn of/in his/pp$ chin/nn ./. His/pp$ head/nn snapped/vbd round/rb and/cc he/pps reeled/vbd back/rb ,/, crashing/vbg into/in the/at table/nn where/wrb his/pp$ buddies/nns were/bed sprawling/vbg ./. Tilghman/np leapt/vbd on/in to/in him/ppo ,/, dragged/vbd him/ppo upright/rb and/cc hit/vbd him/ppo again/rb ,/, this/dt time/nn sending/vbg him/ppo careening/vbg against/in the/at bar/nn ./. A/at bullet/nn gouged/vbd into/in the/at bar/nn top/nn an/at inch/nn from/in Tilghman's/np$ stomach/nn as/cs Blue/jj-tl Throat's/nn$-tl henchmen/nns started/vbd shooting/vbg ./. Tilghman/np flung/vbd himself/ppl aside/rb ,/, dropped/vbd on/in one/cd knee/nn and/cc pulled/vbd his/pp$ own/jj gun/nn ./. The/at Colt/np roared/vbd twice/rb and/cc two/cd men/nns dropped/vbd ,/, writhing/vbg ./. A/at third/od shot/nn doused/vbd the/at light/nn ./. Somewhere/rb at/in the/at far/jj end/nn of/in the/at room/nn a/at voice/nn yelled/vbd ,/, ``/`` You/ppss all/ql right/jj ,/, Billy/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Yes/rb ,/, George/np ,/, but/cc I/ppss ain't/hv* got/vbn poor/jj old/jj Pat's/np$ body/nn yet/rb ./. And/cc I/ppss aim/vb to/to have/hv it/ppo ''/'' ./. He/pps fired/vbd again/rb ,/, and/cc somewhere/nn in/in the/at gloom/nn a/at man/nn screamed/vbd ./. Another/dt took/vbd off/rp his/pp$ gun/nn belt/nn and/cc flung/vbd his/pp$ weapons/nns to/in the/at floor/nn ./. ``/`` OK/rb ,/, Tilghman/np ,/, I'm/ppss+bem quitting/vbg ''/'' ./. ``/`` And/cc me/ppo ''/'' ,/, said/vbd another/dt Blue/jj-tl Throat/nn-tl henchman/nn ./. Somebody/pn brought/vbd a/at light/nn ./. Tilghman/np and/cc his/pp$ partner/nn ,/, George/np Rust/np ,/, herded/vbd the/at men/nns into/in a/at corner/nn ./. ``/`` And/cc now/rb ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Tilghman/np with/in deadly/jj calm/nn ,/, ``/`` I'll/ppss+md repeat/vb what/wdt I/ppss said/vbd ./. I've/ppss+hv come/vbn for/in Pat/np Conyers'/np$ body/nn ''/'' ./. In/in two/cd minutes/nns the/at body/nn of/in Tilghman's/np$ former/ap comrade/nn ,/, who/wps had/hvd been/ben killed/vbn by/in Blue/jj-tl Throat/nn-tl in/in a/at gambling/vbg brawl/nn the/at previous/jj night/nn ,/, was/bedz carried/vbn into/in the/at town's/nn$ funeral/nn parlor/nn to/to be/be prepared/vbn for/in decent/jj burial/nn ./. Blue/jj-tl Throat/nn-tl ,/, nursing/vbg an/at aching/vbg jaw/nn and/cc a/at collosal/jj dose/nn of/in wounded/vbn pride/nn ,/, rode/vbd out/in of/in town/nn with/in the/at survivors/nns of/in the/at fight/nn ./. ``/`` That/dt critter/nn will/md be/be back/rb tomorrow/nr ''/'' ,/, predicted/vbd George/np Rust/np ,/, ``/`` and/cc he'll/pps+md bring/vb fifty/cd of/in his/pp$ kind/nn back/rb with/in him/ppo ./. Blue/jj-tl Throat/nn-tl won't/md* stand/vb for/in this/dt ./. He'll/pps+md shoot/vb up/rp the/at town/nn ''/'' ./. The/at prediction/nn was/bedz correct/jj ./. The/at Reverend/np James/np Doran/np had/hvd scarcely/rb completed/vbn Pat/np Conyers'/np$ last/ap rites/nns on/in Boot/nn-tl Hill/nn-tl in/in the/at township/nn of/in Petrie/np ,/, when/wrb shots/nns were/bed heard/vbn in/in the/at distance/nn ./. ``/`` Amen/uh ''/'' ,/, said/vbd the/at Reverend/np Doran/np ,/, grabbing/vbg his/pp$ rifle/nn propped/vbn up/rp against/in a/at tombstone/nn ,/, ``/`` and/cc now/rb my/pp$ brethren/nns ,/, it/pps would/md seem/vb that/cs our/pp$ presence/nn is/bez required/vbn elsewhere/rb ''/'' ./. Billy/np Tilghman/np and/cc his/pp$ comrades/nns rode/vbd off/rp to/in the/at battle/nn ./. Blue/jj-tl Throat/nn-tl ,/, who/wps had/hvd ruled/vbn the/at town/nn with/in his/pp$ six-shooter/nn for/in the/at last/ap six/cd months/nns ,/, certainly/rb had/hvd no/at intention/nn of/in relinquishing/vbg his/pp$ profitable/jj dictatorship/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz essential/jj that/cs he/pps should/md restore/vb his/pp$ formidable/jj reputation/nn as/cs a/at rip-roaring/jj ,/, ruthless/jj gun-slinger/nn ,/, and/cc this/dt was/bedz the/at time-honored/jj Wild/jj-tl West/nr-tl method/nn of/in doing/vbg it/ppo ./. He/pps rode/vbd in/rp at/in the/at head/nn of/in sixty/cd trigger-happy/jj and/cc liquor-crazed/jj desperadoes/nns and/cc took/vbd over/rp a/at livery/nn barn/nn at/in the/at entrance/nn to/in Main/jjs-tl Street/nn-tl ./. The/at entire/jj length/nn of/in the/at street/nn could/md be/be raked/vbn with/in rifle/nn fire/nn from/in this/dt barn/nn ./. Any/dti posse/nn riding/vbg down/in the/at street/nn to/to demand/vb Blue/jj-tl Throat's/nn$-tl surrender/nn would/md be/be wiped/vbn out/rp with/in one/cd deadly/jj burst/nn of/in fire/nn ./. The/at law-abiding/jj citizens/nns of/in Petrie/np had/hvd gathered/vbn inside/in Kaster's/np$-tl Store/nn-tl ,/, halfway/rb down/in the/at street/nn ./. Several/ap were/bed firing/vbg into/in the/at barn/nn when/wrb Billy/np Tilghman/np arrived/vbd ./. He/pps sized/vbd up/rp the/at situation/nn and/cc shook/vbd his/pp$ head/nn ./. ``/`` If/cs Blue/jj-tl Throat/nn-tl has/hvz his/pp$ way/nn he'll/pps+md keep/vb us/ppo all/abn cooped/vbn up/rp in/in here/rb for/in days/nns ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` There's/ex+bez only/rb one/cd thing/nn to/to move/vb him/ppo fast/rb ,/, and/cc we/ppss have/hv it/ppo right/ql here/rb in/in this/dt very/ap store/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps called/vbd the/at store/nn owner/nn and/cc together/rb they/ppss went/vbd into/in the/at stockroom/nn ./. Billy/np returned/vbd with/in six/cd sticks/nns of/in dynamite/nn ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem gonna/vbg+to drop/vb these/dts into/in Blue/jj-tl Throat's/nn$-tl lap/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps announced/vbd ,/, ``/`` and/cc I'd/ppss+md like/vb every/at gun/nn to/to be/be firing/vbg into/in that/dt barn/nn while/cs I/ppss get/vb near/rb enough/qlp to/to toss/vb 'em/ppo through/in the/at window/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps slipped/vbd outside/rb ,/, hugging/vbg the/at walls/nns of/in buildings/nns and/cc dodging/vbg into/in doorways/nns ./. Blue/jj-tl Throat's/nn$-tl men/nns spotted/vbd him/ppo and/cc a/at hail/nn of/in bullets/nns splintered/vbd the/at store/nn fronts/nns and/cc board/nn walk/nn as/cs he/pps passed/vbd ./. Fifty/cd yards/nns away/rb from/in the/at barn/nn he/pps dodged/vbd inside/in a/at barber's/nn$ shop/nn and/cc came/vbd out/rp at/in the/at back/nn ./. Here/rb he/pps couldn't/md* be/be seen/vbn by/in Blue/jj-tl Throat/nn-tl and/cc his/pp$ gang/nn ./. All/abn he/pps had/hvd to/to do/do was/bedz light/vb the/at fuses/nns of/in the/at dynamite/nn sticks/nns ,/, run/vb to/in within/in ten/cd yards/nns of/in an/at open/jj window/nn in/in the/at barn/nn and/cc hurl/vb the/at sticks/nns through/in ./. Billy/np Tilghman/np did/dod just/rb that/dt ./. Within/in seconds/nns the/at big/jj barn/nn was/bedz blasted/vbn into/in smoking/vbg splinters/nns ,/, with/in every/at outlaw/nn either/cc dead/jj or/cc injured/vbn inside/rb ./. It/pps was/bedz the/at abrupt/jj end/nn of/in Blue/jj-tl Throat's/nn$-tl dictatorship/nn in/in Petrie/np ./. Though/cs only/rb slightly/rb injured/vbn himself/ppl the/at big/jj hoodlum/nn never/rb returned/vbd to/in those/dts parts/nns ./. To/in Tilghman/np the/at incident/nn was/bedz just/rb one/cd of/in a/at long/jj list/nn of/in hair-raising/jj ,/, smash-'em-down/jj adventures/nns on/in the/at side/nn of/in the/at law/nn which/wdt started/vbd in/in 1872/cd when/wrb he/pps was/bedz only/rb eighteen/cd years/nns old/jj ,/, and/cc did/dod not/* end/vb till/cs fifty/cd years/nns later/rbr when/wrb he/pps was/bedz shot/vbn dead/jj after/cs warning/vbg a/at drunk/nn to/to be/be quiet/jj ./. Of/in all/abn the/at rip-roaring/jj two-fisted/jj tough/jj boys/nns of/in the/at Old/jj-tl West/nr-tl ,/, ``/`` Uncle/nn-tl Billy/np Tilghman/np ''/'' stands/vbz out/rp head/nn and/cc shoulders/nns ./. He/pps was/bedz the/at lawman/nn who/wps survived/vbd more/ap gunfights/nns than/cs any/dti other/ap famous/jj gun-slinging/jj character/nn in/in the/at book/nn ./. He/pps saw/vbd the/at most/ap action/nn ,/, beat/vbd up/rp more/ap badmen/nns with/in his/pp$ bare/jj fists/nns ,/, broke/vbd up/rp the/at most/ap gangs/nns and/cc sent/vbd more/ap murderers/nns to/in the/at gallows/nn than/cs any/dti other/ap U.S./np marshal/nn who/wps lived/vbd before/in or/cc after/in him/ppo ./. For/in fifty/cd years/nns his/pp$ guns/nns and/cc ham-like/jj fists/nns shot/vbd holes/nns through/in and/cc battered/vbd the/at daylights/nns out/in of/in the/at enemies/nns of/in law/nn and/cc order/nn in/in the/at frontier/nn towns/nns of/in the/at West/nr-tl ./. The/at deeds/nns of/in countless/jj western/jj bandits/nns and/cc outlaws/nns have/hv been/ben glorified/vbn almost/rb to/in the/at point/nn of/in hero-worship/nn ,/, but/cc because/cs Billy/np Tilghman/np remained/vbd strictly/rb on/in the/at side/nn of/in the/at law/nn throughout/in his/pp$ action-packed/jj career/nn ,/, his/pp$ achievements/nns and/cc the/at appalling/jj risks/nns he/pps took/vbd while/cs taming/vbg the/at West/nr-tl have/hv remained/vbn almost/rb unsung/jj ./. Citizens/nns took/vbd the/at view/nn that/cs a/at lawman/nn was/bedz expected/vbn to/to risk/vb his/pp$ life/nn on/in the/at odd/jj occasion/nn anyway/rb ,/, but/cc this/dt fighting/vbg fury/nn of/in a/at man/nn risked/vbd it/ppo regularly/rb over/in a/at period/nn of/in half/abn a/at century/nn ./. He/pps came/vbd within/in an/at ace/nn of/in being/beg riddled/vbn with/in bullets/nns during/in his/pp$ long/jj fight/nn with/in the/at Doolin/np gang/nn which/wdt terrorized/vbd Oklahoma/np in/in the/at 1890's/nns ./. Led/vbn by/in Bill/np Doolin/np ,/, these/dts mobsters/nns specialized/vbd in/in train/nn robberies/nns but/cc as/in a/at sideline/nn they/ppss looted/vbd stores/nns and/cc robbed/vbd banks/nns ,/, making/vbg liberal/jj use/nn of/in their/pp$ guns/nns ./. Bill/np Doolin's/np$ ambition/nn ,/, it/pps appeared/vbd ,/, was/bedz to/to carve/vb out/rp his/pp$ name/nn with/in bullets/nns alongside/in those/dts of/in Jesse/np James/np and/cc Billy/np-tl the/at-tl Kid/nn-tl ,/, and/cc Bill/np Tilghman/np had/hvd sworn/vbn he/pps would/md stop/vb him/ppo ./. Tilghman/np knew/vbd that/cs some/dti ranchers/nns were/bed hand-in-glove/jj with/in the/at Doolin/np gang/nn ./. They/ppss bought/vbd rustled/vbn cattle/nns from/in the/at outlaw/nn ,/, kept/vbd him/ppo supplied/vbn with/in guns/nns and/cc ammunition/nn ,/, harbored/vbd his/pp$ men/nns in/in their/pp$ houses/nns ./. Billy/np decided/vbd to/to set/vb an/at example/nn by/in arresting/vbg one/cd of/in the/at ranchers/nns ,/, named/vbn Ed/np Dunn/np ,/, who/wps lived/vbd at/in Rock/nn-tl Fort/nn-tl ./. On/in a/at bitterly/rb cold/jj day/nn in/in January/np ,/, 1895/cd ,/, accompanied/vbn only/rb by/in Neal/np Brown/np as/cs his/pp$ deputy/nn ,/, Tilghman/np left/vbd the/at township/nn of/in Guthrie/np and/cc headed/vbd for/in Rock/nn-tl Fort/nn-tl and/cc Dunn's/np$ ranch/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz snowing/vbg hard/jj when/wrb they/ppss got/vbd there/rb and/cc they/ppss saw/vbd no/at horses/nns outside/rb ./. The/at only/jj evidence/nn of/in occupation/nn came/vbd from/in the/at chimney/nn ,/, which/wdt was/bedz belching/vbg out/rp thick/jj smoke/nn ./. The/at two/cd lawmen/nns halted/vbd their/pp$ wagon/nn about/in twenty/cd yards/nns from/in the/at door/nn ./. ``/`` Wait/vb here/rb ,/, Neal/np ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Tilghman/np ./. ``/`` If/cs I/ppss don't/do* come/vb out/rp within/in half/abn an/at hour/nn ride/nn back/vb to/in town/nn and/cc bring/vb out/rp a/at posse/nn ''/'' ./. Leaving/vbg his/pp$ rifle/nn in/in the/at wagon/nn ,/, Tilghman/np walked/vbd up/rp to/in the/at door/nn and/cc hammered/vbd on/in it/ppo ./. There/ex was/bedz no/at reply/nn so/cs he/pps shoved/vbd it/ppo open/jj with/in his/pp$ foot/nn and/cc stepped/vbd inside/rb ./. Directly/rb opposite/in the/at door/nn was/bedz a/at roaring/vbg log/nn fire/nn ,/, a/at welcome/nn sight/nn on/in that/dt bitterly/rb cold/jj day/nn ./. Seated/vbn near/in it/ppo with/in his/pp$ back/nn to/in the/at door/nn was/bedz the/at rancher/nn ,/, Ed/np Dunn/np ./. ``/`` Hello/uh ,/, Ed/np ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Tilghman/np ./. The/at rancher/nn grunted/vbd an/at acknowledgement/nn but/cc didn't/dod* move/vb ./. Tilghman/np closed/vbd the/at door/nn behind/in him/ppo and/cc walked/vbd towards/in the/at fire/nn ./. Suddenly/rb he/pps saw/vbd something/pn which/wdt made/vbd his/pp$ big/jj heart/nn give/vb a/at sickening/vbg lurch/nn and/cc caused/vbd the/at hairs/nns to/to bristle/vb on/in the/at back/nn of/in his/pp$ neck/nn ./. Along/in each/dt side/nn of/in the/at room/nn were/bed six/cd tiered/jj bunks/nns ,/, each/dt one/cd screened/vbd off/rp with/in a/at curtain/nn ./. And/cc projecting/vbg wickedly/rb through/in these/dts curtains/nns were/bed the/at gleaming/vbg muzzles/nns of/in six/cd rifles/nns ,/, all/abn trained/vbn on/in Billy/np Tilghman/np ./. The/at fighting/vbg marshal/nn had/hvd walked/vbn right/ql into/in a/at trap/nn and/cc at/in any/dti moment/nn six/cd slugs/nns might/md slam/nn into/in his/pp$ hide/nn ./. Thinking/vbg fast/rb ,/, Tilghman/np never/rb hesitated/vbd for/in one/cd instant/nn ./. He/pps walked/vbd right/ql up/rp to/in the/at fire/nn as/cs though/cs blissfully/rb unaware/jj of/in the/at guns/nns covering/vbg him/ppo ./. The/at men/nns behind/in them/ppo were/bed Bill/np Doolin/np and/cc five/cd of/in his/pp$ gang/nn --/-- every/at man/nn a/at killer/nn ./. ``/`` Cold/jj day/nn ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Tilghman/np ,/, placing/vbg his/pp$ hands/nns behind/in him/ppo and/cc casually/rb presenting/vbg his/pp$ backside/nn to/in the/at fire/nn ./. ``/`` Just/rb dropped/vbd in/rp to/to ask/vb where/wrb Jed/np Hawkins/np lives/nns ./. Can't/md* seem/vb to/to locate/vb landmarks/nns in/in this/dt snow/nn ''/'' ./. The/at rancher/nn was/bedz trembling/vbg ./. He/pps wouldn't/md* look/vb Tilghman/np in/in the/at face/nn ./. ``/`` Follow/vb the/at river/nn for/in five/cd miles/nns ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd hoarsely/rb ./. ``/`` Jed's/np$ homestead/nn is/bez on/in the/at south/nr bank/nn ''/'' ./. Resisting/vbg the/at overwhelming/jj temptation/nn to/to flng/vb himself/ppl out/in of/in that/dt bristling/vbg death-trap/nn ,/, Tilghman/np deliberately/rb engaged/vbd the/at nervous/jj rancher/nn in/in trivial/jj conversation/nn for/in a/at good/jj ten/cd minutes/nns ./. All/abn that/dt time/nn rifle/nn barrels/nns were/bed pointing/vbg unwaveringly/rb at/in his/pp$ head/nn and/cc body/nn ./. One/cd false/jj move/nn on/in his/pp$ part/nn and/cc he/pps would/md be/be a/at dead/jj man/nn ./. ``/`` Well/uh ''/'' ,/, he/pps announced/vbd ,/, ``/`` Guess/vb I'll/ppss+md be/be going/vbg now/rb ,/, Ed/np ,/, and/cc thanks/nns for/in the/at warmup/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps strolled/vbd back/rb to/in the/at door/nn ,/, whistling/vbg softly/rb ,/, hands/nns still/rb clasped/vbn behind/in him/ppo ./. He/pps left/vbd the/at house/nn and/cc almost/ql certain/jj death/nn without/in even/rb increasing/vbg his/pp$ pace/nn and/cc wondered/vbd by/in what/wdt remarkable/jj stroke/nn of/in Providence/np he/pps had/hvd been/ben allowed/vbn to/to come/vb out/rp alive/jj ./. But/cc he/pps knew/vbd well/rb enough/qlp that/cs those/dts guns/nns would/md still/rb be/be trained/vbn on/in his/pp$ back/nn as/cs he/pps walked/vbd towards/in the/at wagon/nn ./. If/cs he/pps showed/vbd signs/nns of/in collecting/vbg his/pp$ rifle/nn and/cc going/vbg back/rb with/in his/pp$ deputy/nn to/in the/at ranch/nn he/pps would/md be/be shot/vbn down/rp instantly/rb ./. Leisurely/rb he/pps climbed/vbd on/rp to/in the/at wagon/nn next/in to/in Neal/np Brown/np ./. ``/`` Don't/do* say/vb or/cc do/do anything/pn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd softly/rb ./. ``/`` Just/rb get/vb out/in of/in here/rb without/in it/ppo looking/vbg as/cs though/cs we're/ppss+ber in/in a/at hurry/nn ./. That/dt place/nn is/bez crawling/vbg with/in Bill/np Doolin/np and/cc his/pp$ gang/nn ''/'' ./. Even/rb as/cs he/pps spoke/vbd those/dts words/nns Billy/np Tilghman's/np$ life/nn hung/vbd on/in a/at thread/nn ./. Back/rb in/in the/at house/nn a/at hoodlum/nn named/vbn Red/np Buck/np ,/, sore/jj because/cs Billy/np had/hvd been/ben allowed/vbn to/to leave/vb unscathed/jj ,/, jumped/vbd from/in a/at bunk/nn and/cc swore/vbd he/pps was/bedz going/vbg after/in him/ppo to/to kill/vb him/ppo right/ql then/rb ./. ``/`` You'll/ppss+md stay/vb right/ql here/rb ''/'' ,/, commanded/vbd Bill/np Doolin/np ,/, covering/vbg Red/np with/in his/pp$ rifle/nn ./. ``/`` Billy/np Tilghman/np is/bez too/ql good/jj a/at man/nn to/to shoot/vb in/in the/at back/nn ./. We'll/ppss+md let/vb him/ppo go/vb ''/'' ./. But/cc the/at fighting/vbg marshal's/nn$ fifty-year/jj run/nn of/in immunity/nn from/in violent/jj death/nn came/vbd to/in a/at full/jj and/cc final/jj stop/nn one/cd night/nn in/in a/at street/nn at/in Cromwell/np ,/, Oklahoma/np ,/, where/wrb he/pps had/hvd been/ben sent/vbn to/to clean/vb up/rp the/at gambling/vbg and/cc vice/nn rackets/nns ./. Wiley/np Lynn/np ,/, a/at self-styled/jj prohibition/nn officer/nn ,/, had/hvd hit/vbn town/nn the/at previous/jj day/nn and/cc had/hvd been/ben drinking/vbg ever/rb since/rb ./. That/dt night/nn he/pps reeled/vbd out/in of/in Ma/nn-tl Murphy's/np$ dance/nn hall/nn and/cc proceeded/vbd to/to disturb/vb the/at peace/nn by/in shooting/vbg off/rp his/pp$ revolver/nn ./.

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For/in several/ap months/nns now/rb ,/, Jack/np Carter/np ,/, a/at big/jj overgrown/vbn boy/nn of/in fifteen/cd with/in a/at fuzzy/jj ,/, pimpled/jj face/nn and/cc greenish/jj catlike/jj eyes/nns with/in a/at lot/nn of/in red/nn in/in them/ppo ,/, had/hvd been/ben haunted/vbn by/in a/at dream/nn ,/, a/at vision/nn ,/, of/in a/at Woman/nn-tl ./. This/dt Woman/nn-tl had/hvd no/at distinct/jj shape/nn or/cc size/nn and/cc no/at particular/jj face/nn ,/, but/cc she/pps radiated/vbd warmth/nn ,/, a/at sweet/jj warmth/nn ;/. ;/. she/pps would/md talk/vb to/in him/ppo in/in a/at soothing/vbg voice/nn about/in things/nns his/pp$ mother/nn would/md have/hv said/vbn were/bed not/* nice/jj and/cc put/vb her/pp$ hands/nns on/in him/ppo and/cc kiss/vb him/ppo passionately/rb ./. When/wrb she/pps would/md do/do these/dts things/nns ,/, he/pps would/md turn/vb blind/jj for/in an/at instant/nn and/cc become/vb sick/jj at/in his/pp$ stomach/nn ./. Then/rb he/pps would/md run/vb to/in the/at toilet/nn behind/in the/at house/nn ./. Sometimes/rb he/pps did/dod this/dt three/cd or/cc four/cd times/nns a/at day/nn ,/, for/cs this/dt Woman/nn-tl was/bedz almost/rb always/rb with/in him/ppo ./. He/pps would/md feel/vb ashamed/jj each/dt time/nn and/cc wonder/vb whether/cs his/pp$ mother/nn and/cc father/nn knew/vbd --/-- thinking/vbg they/ppss might/md see/vb it/ppo in/in his/pp$ eyes/nns or/cc smell/vb it/ppo on/in him/ppo ./. But/cc they/ppss never/rb said/vbd anything/pn ,/, so/cs he/pps figured/vbd it/pps was/bedz all/ql right/rb ./. And/cc so/rb when/wrb Miss/np Langford/np came/vbd to/to teach/vb at/in the/at one-room/jj Chestnut/nn-tl school/nn-tl ,/, where/wrb Jack/np was/bedz a/at pupil/nn in/in the/at eighth/od grade/nn ,/, the/at Woman/nn-tl of/in Jack's/np$ mind/nn assumed/vbd the/at teacher's/nn$ face/nn and/cc figure/nn ./. He/pps could/md not/* keep/vb his/pp$ eyes/nns off/in her/ppo when/wrb at/in school/nn ;/. ;/. when/wrb he/pps went/vbd home/nr at/in night/nn ,/, he/pps took/vbd her/ppo with/in him/ppo in/in his/pp$ mind/nn ,/, and/cc she/pps did/dod the/at things/nns the/at anonymous/jj Woman/nn-tl used/vbd to/to do/do ,/, and/cc he/pps did/dod the/at thing/nn afterwards/rb each/dt time/nn as/cs he/pps used/vbd to/to do/do ./. When/wrb he/pps awoke/vbd in/in the/at mornings/nns ,/, she/pps was/bedz in/in his/pp$ mind/nn and/cc he/pps could/md hardly/rb wait/vb to/to get/vb to/to school/vb to/to be/be near/in her/ppo in/in the/at flesh/nn ./. Miss/np Langford/np (/( her/pp$ first/od name/nn was/bedz Evelyn/np )/) was/bedz an/at attractive/jj girl/nn ./. Tall/jj ,/, blonde/jj ,/, blue-eyes/nns ,/, fair/jj ,/, buxom/jj without/in being/beg heavy/jj ,/, she/pps cut/vbd a/at fine/jj figure/nn of/in budding/vbg womanhood/nn as/cs she/pps swished/vbd among/in the/at pupils/nns in/in her/pp$ fresh/jj ,/, starched/vbn summer/nn dress/nn ./. Something/pn was/bedz beginning/vbg to/to stir/vb and/cc come/vb alive/jj in/in her/ppo ,/, too/rb (/( it/pps may/md have/hv been/ben there/rb for/in a/at good/jj while/nn ,/, since/cs she/pps was/bedz twenty/cd now/rb ;/. ;/. but/cc if/cs it/pps had/hvd been/ben ,/, it/pps had/hvd been/ben smothered/vbn until/in now/rb by/in fear/nn )/) :/: you/ppss could/md tell/vb it/ppo by/in the/at way/nn she/pps watched/vbd the/at older/jjr ,/, bigger/jjr boys/nns ,/, like/cs Jack/np ./. She/pps would/md look/vb at/in Jack/np ,/, with/in that/ql hidden/vbn something/pn in/in her/pp$ eyes/nns ,/, and/cc Jack/np would/md see/vb the/at Woman/nn-tl and/cc become/vb breathless/jj and/cc a/at little/ql sick/jj ./. School/nn began/vbd in/in August/np ,/, the/at hottest/jjt part/nn of/in the/at year/nn ,/, and/cc for/in the/at first/od few/ap days/nns Miss/np Langford/np was/bedz very/ql lenient/jj with/in the/at children/nns ,/, letting/vbg them/ppo play/vb a/at lot/nn and/cc the/at new/jj ones/nns sort/vb of/in get/vb acquainted/vbn with/in one/cd another/dt ./. The/at first/od two/cd or/cc three/cd days/nns they/ppss went/vbd home/nr early/rb ./. All/abn ,/, that/dt is/bez ,/, except/in Jack/np ./. He/pps hung/vbd around/rb the/at schoolhouse/nn ,/, watching/vbg through/in a/at window/nn from/in outside/nn while/cs Miss/np Langford/np straightened/vbd desks/nns and/cc put/vb the/at room/nn in/in order/nn ./. Once/rb (/( this/dt was/bedz on/in the/at third/od day/nn of/in school/nn )/) she/pps kneeled/vbd down/rp to/to pick/vb up/rp some/dti books/nns where/wrb they'd/ppss+hvd dropped/vbd on/in the/at floor/nn and/cc Jack/np looked/vbd up/in her/pp$ dress/nn --/-- at/in the/at bare/jj expanse/nn of/in incredibly/rb white/jj leg/nn ./. He/pps thought/vbd for/in a/at moment/nn his/pp$ heart/nn had/hvd stopped/vbn beating/vbg ./. About/rb that/dt time/nn Miss/np Langford/np straightened/vbd up/rp and/cc looked/vbd out/in the/at window/nn directly/rb at/in him/ppo ,/, he/pps thought/vbd ,/, although/cs probably/rb she/pps didn't/dod* even/rb see/vb him/ppo ./. He/pps jumped/vbd back/rb ,/, ducked/vbd and/cc ran/vbd ,/, crouching/vbg ,/, down/in the/at hill/nn away/rb from/in the/at school/nn ./. He/pps didn't/dod* look/vb back/rb and/cc he/pps ran/vbd until/cs he/pps was/bedz out/in of/in sight/nn of/in the/at schoolhouse/nn and/cc out/in of/in breath/nn ;/. ;/. then/rb he/pps slowed/vbd to/in a/at walk/nn ./. The/at vision/nn became/vbd even/ql stronger/jjr now/rb ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md get/vb her/ppo yet/rb ''/'' ,/, he/pps muttered/vbd to/in himself/ppl ./. ``/`` I've/ppss+hv got/vbn to/to get/vb her/ppo ''/'' ./. That/dt night/nn he/pps dreamed/vbd a/at dream/nn violent/jj with/in passion/nn ,/, in/in which/wdt he/pps and/cc the/at Woman/nn-tl ,/, now/rb the/at teacher/nn ,/, did/dod everything/pn except/in engage/vb in/in the/at act/nn (/( and/cc this/dt probably/rb only/rb because/cs he/pps had/hvd never/rb engaged/vbn in/in the/at act/nn in/in reality/nn )/) ,/, and/cc when/wrb he/pps awoke/vbd the/at next/ap morning/nn his/pp$ heart/nn was/bedz afire/jj ./. He/pps ate/vbd litle/rb that/dt morning/nn ,/, and/cc his/pp$ mother/nn became/vbd concerned/vbn ,/, inasmuch/rb as/cs he/pps usually/rb ate/vbd heartily/rb ./. ``/`` What's/wdt+bez the/at matter/nn ,/, honey/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps said/vbd ,/, with/in the/at solicitude/nn of/in a/at middle-aged/jj woman/nn for/in her/pp$ only/rb child/nn ./. ``/`` Aren't/ber* you/ppss hungry/jj ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` No/at ,/, I'm/ppss+bem not/* hungry/jj ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, pushing/vbg back/rb the/at bacon/nn and/cc eggs/nns ./. Outside/rb it/pps was/bedz already/rb hot/jj at/in 7:30/cd A.M./rb ,/, and/cc it/pps was/bedz getting/vbg hot/jj in/in the/at kitchen/nn ./. He/pps felt/vbd a/at little/ql sick/jj at/in his/pp$ stomach/nn ./. ``/`` Are/ber you/ppss sick/jj ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` No/at ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md be/be all/ql right/rb ./. I/ppss guess/vb it's/pps+bez this/dt hot/jj weather/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Don't/do* you/ppss play/vb hard/rb today/nr then/rb ./. And/cc if/cs you/ppss get/vb sick/jj ,/, ask/vb the/at teacher/nn to/to let/vb you/ppss come/vb home/nr early/rb ./. Daddy/nn-tl left/vbd the/at car/nn for/in me/ppo ,/, and/cc I'm/ppss+bem going/vbg to/in town/nn this/dt afternoon/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` OK./uh ,/, I/ppss won't/md* play/vb hard/rb ''/'' ,/, he/pps promised/vbd ./. Just/rb then/jj Charles/np Lever/np yelled/vbd ,/, ``/`` Hey/uh ,/, Jack/np ''/'' ,/, from/in the/at quarry/nn road/nn which/wdt ran/vbd behind/in the/at Carter/np house/nn ,/, and/cc Jack/np grabbed/vbd the/at lunch/nn from/in the/at table/nn and/cc darted/vbd out/in the/at kitchen/nn door/nn ,/, yelling/vbg ``/`` Good-bye/uh ,/, Mom/nn-tl ''/'' over/in his/pp$ shoulder/nn ./. ``/`` Whaddya/wdt+do+pps say/vb ,/, boy/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Charles/np said/vbd ,/, grinning/vbg ,/, showing/vbg his/pp$ huge/jj yellow/jj teeth/nns ./. Charles/np ,/, also/rb fifteen/cd ,/, was/bedz tall/jj and/cc skinny/jj ,/, scraggly/jj ,/, with/in straight/jj black/jj hair/nn like/cs an/at Indian's/np$ and/cc sharp/jj brown/jj eyes/nns ./. He/pps considered/vbd himself/ppl handsome/jj and/cc seemed/vbd to/to think/vb all/abn the/at girls/nns were/bed after/in him/ppo ./. ``/`` You/ppss know/vb what/wdt I/ppss done/vbn last/ap night/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Charles/np said/vbd as/cs they/ppss picked/vbd their/pp$ way/nn over/in the/at rocky/jj road/nn which/wdt led/vbd up/in the/at hill/nn away/rb from/in the/at Dixie/np-tl Highway/nn-tl ,/, through/in a/at corn/nn field/nn and/cc a/at patch/nn of/in woods/nns to/in the/at school/nn ./. Jack/np knew/vbd of/in course/nn that/cs the/at tale/nn to/to be/be unfolded/vbn would/md involve/vb a/at girl/nn and/cc probably/rb be/be dirty/jj ,/, because/cs girls/nns were/bed Charles'/np$ only/rb apparent/jj interest/nn ./. But/cc Jack/np always/rb derived/vbd vicarious/jj sensual/jj thrills/nns from/in Charles'/np$ revelations/nns (/( even/rb when/wrb he/pps suspected/vbd his/pp$ friend/nn of/in exaggeration/nn or/cc invention/nn )/) ,/, so/cs he/pps usually/rb invited/vbd them/ppo ,/, as/cs he/pps did/dod now/rb ./. ``/`` No/at ./. What/wdt ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss got/vbd Margaret/np Rider/np in/in one/cd of/in them/ppo old/jj box/nn cars/nns down/in there/rb by/in the/at quarry/nn ''/'' ./. A/at nude/jj imaginary/jj picture/nn of/in Miss/np Langford/np flashed/vbd across/in Jack's/np$ mind/nn ./. His/pp$ heart/nn beat/vbd faster/rbr ./. ``/`` Hell/nn you/ppss say/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps said/vbd ,/, lapsing/vbg into/in the/at profanity/nn he/pps often/rb used/vbd when/wrb away/rb from/in his/pp$ parents/nns and/cc especially/rb when/wrb he/pps was/bedz with/in Charles/np ./. ``/`` How'd/wrb+dod you/ppss do/do it/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Hell/nn ,/, I/ppss jist/rb got/vbd on/in top/nn of/in --/-- ''/'' ``/`` No/at ,/, I/ppss mean/vb how'd/wrb+dod you/ppss get/vb her/ppo to/to do/do it/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Hell/nn ,/, I/ppss jist/rb ask/vb her/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` Jist/rb like/cs that/dt ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Hell/nn ,/, yes/rb ./. She's/pps+hvz been/ben hangin'/vbg around/in me/ppo a/at lot/nn here/rb lately/rb ,/, and/cc I/ppss figgered/vbd I/ppss might/md as/ql well's/rb+cs try/vb it/ppo ./. Besides/rb I/ppss heard/vbd her/pp$ old/jj uncle/nn that/cs stays/vbz there/ex has/hvz been/ben doin'/vbg it/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss never/rb heard/vbd that/dt ''/'' ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez all/abn over/in Branchville/np ./. If/cs you'd/ppss+md get/vb out/rp of/in your/pp$ back/nn yard/nn once/rb in/in a/at while/nn you/ppss might/md even/rb get/vb her/ppo your/pp$ ownself/ppl ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss might/md try/vb it/ppo one/cd of/in these/dts days/nns ''/'' ,/, Jack/np said/vbd wonderingly/rb ,/, thinking/vbg of/in Miss/np Langford/np ./. When/wrb they/ppss reached/vbd the/at school/nn ,/, a/at gang/nn of/in boys/nns and/cc girls/nns were/bed already/rb there/rb playing/vbg ``/`` crack/nn the/at whip/nn ''/'' in/in front/nn of/in the/at schoolhouse/nn ./. Miss/np Langford/np ,/, in/in a/at fresh/jj white/jj dress/nn and/cc low-heeled/jj white/jj sandals/nns ,/, without/in socks/nns ,/, was/bedz out/rp there/rb with/in them/ppo ,/, trying/vbg to/to get/vb them/ppo inside/rb ./. ``/`` Time/nn for/in books/nns ''/'' ,/, she/pps yelled/vbd ,/, jingling/vbg a/at little/ap five-and-dime/nn store/nn bell/nn in/in her/pp$ right/jj hand/nn ./. ``/`` Let's/vb+ppo go/vb inside/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Oh/uh ,/, come/vb on/rp Miss/np Langford/np ,/, play/vb with/in us/ppo just/ql onct/rb ''/'' ,/, one/cd of/in the/at little/jj girls/nns begged/vbd ,/, smiling/vbg wistfully/rb ./. ``/`` No/at ,/, not/* now/rb ''/'' ,/, said/vbd the/at teacher/nn ./. ``/`` Maybe/rb at/in dinner/nn time/nn ./. Come/vb inside/rb now/rb ''/'' ./. The/at children/nns grudgingly/rb stopped/vbd playing/vbg then/rb and/cc straggled/vbd into/in the/at schoolhouse/nn ./. Jack/np watched/vbd Miss/np Langford/np all/abn morning/nn ./. He/pps could/md think/vb of/in nothing/pn else/rb save/vb his/pp$ mental/jj image/nn of/in her/ppo nude/jj figure/nn and/cc what/wdt Charles/np had/hvd said/vbn that/dt morning/nn about/in Margaret/np Rider/np ./. Occasionally/rb he/pps would/md look/vb across/in the/at aisle/nn at/in Margaret/np ,/, fourteen/cd and/cc demure/jj in/in a/at fresh/jj green/jj organdy/nn dress/nn ,/, sitting/vbg in/in the/at sixth-grade/nn row/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps could/md hardly/rb believe/vb she/pps would/md do/do what/wdt Charles/np had/hvd said/vbn she/pps did/dod ./. At/in noontime/nn ,/, remembering/vbg what/wdt the/at teacher/nn had/hvd said/vbn about/in maybe/rb playing/vbg with/in the/at kids/nns ,/, Jack/np stayed/vbd close/jj to/in the/at schoolhouse/nn while/cs all/abn the/at other/ap big/jj boys/nns ,/, except/in Charles/np ,/, went/vbd off/rp out/in the/at road/nn to/to play/vb ball/nn ./. ``/`` Why/wrb ain't/ber* you/ppss playin'/vbg ball/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps asked/vbd Charles/np suspiciously/rb as/cs they/ppss sat/vbd in/in the/at well-house/nn shade/nn ,/, watching/vbg the/at girls/nns congregate/vb in/in front/nn of/in the/at schoolhouse/nn ./. ``/`` Miss/np Langford/np ,/, come/vb out/rp and/cc play/vb with/in us/ppo like/cs you/ppss promised/vbd ''/'' ,/, several/ap of/in the/at little/jj girls/nns called/vbd ./. ``/`` I'd/ppss+md druther/rb stay/vb here/rb and/cc watch/vb the/at girls/nns ''/'' ,/, Charles/np grinned/vbd ./. ``/`` Maybe/rb some/dti of/in 'em/ppo will/md fall/vb down/rp and/cc we'll/ppss+md see/vb up/in their/pp$ dress/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Maybe/rb ''/'' ,/, Jack/np said/vbd idly/rb ,/, watching/vbg for/in Miss/np Langford/np ./. Presently/rb she/pps came/vbd out/in of/in the/at schoolhouse/nn ./. When/wrb she/pps appeared/vbd ,/, two/cd or/cc three/cd of/in the/at little/jj girls/nns jumped/vbd up/rp and/cc down/rp ,/, yelling/vbg ,/, ``/`` Goody/uh ,/, goody/uh ''/'' ./. ``/`` Let's/vb+ppo play/vb with/in 'em/ppo ''/'' ,/, Jack/np said/vbd ,/, rising/vbg from/in where/wrb he/pps sat/vbd on/in the/at ground/nn and/cc dusting/vbg off/rp his/pp$ overall/nn pants/nns ./. ``/`` O.K./uh ''/'' Charles/np rose/vbd also/rb ,/, and/cc the/at two/cd of/in them/ppo moved/vbn over/rp to/to join/vb the/at girls/nns ./. They/ppss played/vbd crack/nn the/at whip/nn a/at few/ap minutes/nns without/in mishap/nn ./. Then/rb when/wrb Miss/np Langford/np was/bedz on/in the/at end/nn of/in the/at line/nn of/in girls/nns ,/, Jack/np ,/, in/in the/at middle/nn of/in the/at line/nn ,/, gave/vbd an/at extra/ql hard/jj pull/nn and/cc the/at young/jj teacher/nn sprawled/vbd backwards/rb ,/, sitting/vbg down/rp hard/rb ,/, her/pp$ dress/nn flying/vbg over/in her/pp$ head/nn ./. While/cs she/pps was/bedz struggling/vbg to/to get/vb her/ppo skirt/nn down/rp and/cc get/vb on/in her/pp$ feet/nns again/rb ,/, Jack/np ran/vbd over/rp ,/, offered/vbd her/ppo his/pp$ hand/nn and/cc said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Gosh/uh ,/, I'm/ppss+bem sorry/jj ,/, Miss/np Langford/np ./. I/ppss didn't/dod* mean/vb to/to pull/vb so/ql hard/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez all/ql right/jj ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ,/, tossing/vbg her/pp$ head/nn back/rb to/to get/vb the/at hair/nn out/in of/in her/ppo eyes/nns ./. ``/`` It/pps was/bedz my/pp$ fault/nn ''/'' ./. With/in one/cd hand/nn she/pps held/vbd her/ppo skirt/nn down/rp while/cs she/pps took/vbd Jack's/np$ extended/vbn hand/nn with/in the/at other/ap ./. When/wrb her/pp$ hand/nn touched/vbd his/pp$ ,/, fire/nn went/vbd through/in Jack/np and/cc he/pps felt/vbd weak/jj ,/, but/cc he/pps managed/vbd somehow/rb to/to get/vb her/ppo on/in her/pp$ feet/nns ./. He/pps thought/vbd she/pps gave/vbd him/ppo that/dt look/nn with/in the/at hidden/vbn something/pn in/in it/ppo as/cs he/pps let/vbd her/pp$ hand/vb go/vb ./. ``/`` Thank/vb you/ppo ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ,/, dusting/vbg herself/ppl off/rp ./. ``/`` Will/md you/ppss play/vb with/in us/ppo again/rb ,/, Miss/np Langford/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. One/cd of/in the/at little/jj girls/nns said/vbd ./. ``/`` No/rb more/rbr today/nr ./. Maybe/rb some/dti other/ap day/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Oh/uh ,/, shucks/uh ''/'' ,/, the/at girl/nn said/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* believe/vb I'll/ppss+md play/vb any/dti more/rbr neither/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Me/ppo neither/rb ''/'' ,/, others/nns said/vbd ,/, and/cc soon/rb the/at game/nn broke/vbd up/rp ,/, the/at children/nns going/vbg off/rp in/in pairs/nns ,/, in/in larger/jjr groups/nns and/cc alone/rb ./. Jack/np walked/vbd off/rp alone/rb out/in the/at road/nn in/in the/at searing/vbg midday/nn sun/nn ,/, past/in Robert/np Allen's/np$ three-room/jj ,/, tarpapered/vbn house/nn ,/, toward/in the/at field/nn where/wrb the/at other/ap boys/nns were/bed playing/vbg ball/nn ,/, thinking/vbg of/in what/wdt he/pps would/md do/do in/in order/nn to/to make/vb Miss/np Langford/np have/hv him/ppo stay/vb in/rp after/in school/nn --/-- because/cs this/dt was/bedz the/at day/nn he/pps had/hvd decided/vbn when/wrb he/pps thought/vbd he/pps saw/vbd the/at look/nn in/in her/pp$ eyes/nns ./. When/wrb he/pps came/vbd back/rb to/in the/at schoolhouse/nn ,/, his/pp$ mind/nn was/bedz made/vbn up/rp ./. He/pps simply/rb would/md not/* work/vb his/pp$ arithmetic/nn problems/nns when/wrb the/at teacher/nn held/vbd his/pp$ class/nn ./. That/dt should/md do/do it/ppo ,/, he/pps thought/vbd ,/, because/cs Miss/np Langford/np had/hvd said/vbn she/pps was/bedz going/vbg to/to be/be strict/jj about/in school/nn work/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd considered/vbn throwing/vbg erasers/nns or/cc flipping/vbg paperwads/nns at/in someone/pn or/cc pulling/vbg the/at hair/nn of/in the/at girl/nn sitting/vbg in/in front/nn of/in him/ppo ,/, but/cc he/pps couldn't/md* take/vb a/at chance/nn on/in either/dtx of/in these/dts possibilities/nns :/: the/at teacher/nn probably/rb would/md make/vb him/ppo stand/vb face-to-wall/rb in/in a/at corner/nn instead/rb of/in stay/vb in/rp after/in school/nn ./. The/at only/ap drawback/nn now/rb to/in the/at plan/nn he'd/pps+hvd decided/vbn on/rp was/bedz that/cs someone/pn else/rb might/md fail/vb to/to do/do his/pp$ work/nn ,/, too/rb ,/, and/cc the/at teacher/nn would/md have/hv that/cs person/nn stay/vb late/rb along/in with/in Jack/np ./. ``/`` But/cc I've/ppss+hv got/vbn to/to take/vb a/at chance/nn on/in it/ppo ''/'' ,/, he/pps told/vbd himself/ppl desperately/rb ./. To/in his/pp$ surprise/nn his/pp$ plan/nn worked/vbd perfectly/rb ./. ``/`` All/ql right/rb ,/, if/cs you/ppss can't/md* do/do your/pp$ arithmetic/nn during/in school/nn hours/nns you/ppss can/md do/do it/ppo after/in school/nn is/bez out/rp ''/'' ,/, Miss/np Langford/np said/vbd firmly/rb ,/, not/* smiling/vbg ./. ``/`` You/ppss will/md stay/vb here/rb thirty/cd minutes/nns after/cs the/at others/nns go/vb home/nr this/dt afternoon/nn and/cc work/vb your/pp$ problems/nns ''/'' ./. And/cc so/rb when/wrb the/at others/nns stampeded/vbd out/rp that/dt afternoon/nn Jack/np remained/vbd docilely/rb in/in his/pp$ seat/nn near/in a/at window/nn ,/, looking/vbg out/rp in/in what/wdt he/pps hoped/vbd was/bedz a/at pitiable/jj manner/nn ,/, while/cs the/at other/ap kids/nns laughed/vbd and/cc yelled/vbd in/rp at/in him/ppo and/cc made/vbd faces/nns as/cs they/ppss dispersed/vbd ,/, going/vbg home/nr ./. He/pps scarcely/rb saw/vbd them/ppo ./. His/pp$ heart/nn was/bedz pounding/vbg like/cs a/at mighty/jj dynamo/nn and/cc he/pps was/bedz trying/vbg to/to think/vb ,/, his/pp$ mind/nn seeming/vbg to/to scream/vb at/in him/ppo like/cs a/at hurt/vbn or/cc frightened/vbn child/nn ,/, ``/`` How/wrb will/md I/ppss do/do it/ppo ?/. ?/.

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The/at haughty/jj white/jj girl/nn turned/vbd to/in a/at distinguished/vbn ,/, hawk-faced/jj man/nn standing/vbg at/in her/ppo side/nn and/cc murmured/vbd :/: ``/`` Look/vb at/in your/pp$ watch/nn ,/, Col./nn-tl Garvier/np ./. It/pps is/bez almost/rb time/nn for/in and/cc calinda/nn to/to begin/vb ''/'' ./. Col./nn-tl Henri/np Garvier/np was/bedz one/cd of/in New/jj-tl Orleans'/np$-tl most/ql important/jj and/cc enlightened/vbn slave/nn owners/nns ./. He/pps chuckled/vbd and/cc gave/vbd the/at signal/nn for/in the/at dance/nn to/to start/vb ./. The/at slaves/nns ran/vbd gaily/rb to/in the/at center/nn of/in Congo/np-tl Square/nn-tl and/cc gathered/vbd around/in a/at sweaty/jj youth/nn they/ppss called/vbd Johnny/np No-Name/np ./. Johnny/np vigorously/rb pounded/vbd two/cd bleached/vbn steer/nn bones/nns against/in the/at gourd/nn which/wdt served/vbd as/cs his/pp$ drum/nn ./. He/pps showed/vbd his/pp$ gleaming/vbg tusks/nns of/in teeth/nns and/cc bellowed/vbd incoherently/rb ,/, his/pp$ brass/nn earrings/nns jangling/vbg discordantly/rb as/cs he/pps shook/vbd and/cc trembled/vbd in/in ecstasy/nn ./. The/at drummer/nn flogged/vbd the/at gourd/nn with/in frantic/jj intensity/nn as/cs the/at dancers/nns began/vbd the/at calinda/nn ,/, a/at sensual/jj gyration/nn which/wdt had/hvd long/rb been/ben a/at favorite/nn of/in voodoo/nn practitioners/nns and/cc their/pp$ disciples/nns in/in the/at Louisiana/np slave/nn compounds/nns ./. The/at dance/nn was/bedz of/in Haitian/jj origin/nn ./. The/at white/jj girl/nn with/in the/at penetrating/jj green/jj eyes/nns sipped/vbd the/at lemonade/nn handed/vbn to/in her/ppo by/in a/at handsome/jj man/nn of/in about/rb 30/cd ,/, who/wps had/hvd coppery/jj skin/nn and/cc beetling/jj eyebrows/nns ./. He/pps was/bedz possessive/jj in/in his/pp$ manner/nn and/cc ,/, though/cs a/at slave/nn ,/, obviously/rb was/bedz educated/vbn after/in a/at fashion/nn and/cc imitated/vbd the/at manners/nns of/in his/pp$ owners/nns ./. He/pps proudly/rb wore/vbd the/at blue/jj livery/nn of/in her/ppo house/nn ,/, for/in the/at girl/nn was/bedz Madame/np Delphine/np Lalaurie/np ,/, wife/nn of/in the/at prominent/jj surgeon/nn ,/, Dr./nn-tl Louis/np Lalaurie/np ,/, who/wps bore/vb one/cd of/in the/at South's/nr$-tl oldest/jjt and/cc most/ql cherished/vbn names/nns ./. Delphine/np was/bedz a/at pace-setter/nn in/in high/jj society/nn ./. She/pps was/bedz a/at top/jjs horsewoman/nn and/cc one/cd of/in the/at city's/nn$ most/ql gracious/jj hostesses/nns ./. Although/cs New/jj-tl Orleans/np-tl was/bedz not/* to/to learn/vb of/in it/ppo for/in a/at spell/nn ,/, she/pps also/rb was/bedz a/at sadist/nn ,/, a/at nymphomaniac/nn and/cc unobtrusively/ql mad/jj --/-- the/at perpetrator/nn of/in some/dti of/in the/at worst/jjt crimes/nns against/in humanity/nn ever/rb committed/vbn on/in American/jj soil/nn ./. Madame/np Lalaurie/np gestured/vbd with/in her/ppo riding/vbg crop/nn toward/in the/at 20-year-old/jj youth/nn who/wps was/bedz stomping/vbg and/cc writhing/vbg with/in the/at king/nn snake/nn still/rb draped/vbn over/in his/pp$ bare/jj shoulders/nns ./. The/at slender/jj ,/, handsome/jj fellow/nn was/bedz called/vbn Dandy/np Brandon/np by/in the/at other/ap slaves/nns ./. He/pps was/bedz gifted/jj with/in animal/nn magnetism/nn and/cc a/at potent/jj allure/nn for/in women/nns of/in any/dti race/nn ./. But/cc Dandy/np had/hvd had/hvn little/ap experience/nn with/in girls/nns on/in his/pp$ master's/nn$ plantation/nn in/in Bayou/np-tl St./nn-tl John/np-tl ./. Shy/jj ,/, actually/rb ,/, he/pps avoided/vbd feminine/jj overtures/nns and/cc seemed/vbd truly/ql ignorant/jj of/in the/at girls'/nns$ desires/nns when/wrb they/ppss sought/vbd to/to make/vb liaisons/nns with/in him/ppo in/in the/at open/jj fields/nns ,/, in/in carriages/nns and/cc in/in boathouses/nns ./. This/dt young/jj slave/nn was/bedz therefore/rb quite/ql unprepared/jj when/wrb Delphine/np Lalaurie/np signaled/vbd that/cs she/pps wanted/vbd him/ppo to/to draw/vb near/rb ./. The/at woman/nn eyed/vbd the/at youth/nn with/in the/at avidity/nn a/at coin/nn collector/nn might/md display/vb toward/in a/at rare/jj doubloon/nn which/wdt is/bez not/* yet/rb in/in his/pp$ collection/nn ./. ``/`` What/wdt is/bez your/pp$ name/nn ,/, boy/nn ?/. ?/. Come/vb a/at bit/nn closer/rbr ./. I/ppss won't/md* bite/vb ,/, you/ppss know/vb ''/'' ./. He/pps gaped/vbd at/in Madame/np Lalaurie/np and/cc sniffed/vbd the/at Paris/np perfume/nn which/wdt emanated/vbd from/in her/ppo ./. Then/rb he/pps smiled/vbd shyly/rb ./. ``/`` My/pp$ name/nn is/bez Dandy/np Brandon/np ,/, missy/nn ./. I/ppss belong/vb to/in Master/nn-tl Alexander/np Prieur/np ''/'' ./. She/pps said/vbd with/in intense/jj feeling/nn :/: ``/`` Come/vb near/rb ,/, let/vb me/ppo feel/vb your/pp$ arms/nns ./. You/ppss look/vb quite/ql strong/jj and/cc healthy/jj to/in me/ppo ,/, Dandy/np ''/'' ./. Mrs./np Lalaurie/np impatiently/rb propelled/vbd the/at slave/nn toward/in her/ppo waiting/vbg carriage/nn ./. Lifting/vbg her/pp$ skirts/nns ,/, she/pps climbed/vbd in/rp ,/, never/rb relinquishing/vbg her/pp$ grip/nn on/in his/pp$ arm/nn ./. The/at woman/nn seemed/vbd utterly/rb unafraid/jj of/in the/at snake/nn which/wdt coiled/vbd on/in the/at floor/nn in/in a/at torpor/nn ./. Once/rb inside/in the/at luxuriosly-upholstered/jj landau/nn ,/, she/pps drew/vbd the/at curtains/nns and/cc proceeded/vbd to/to give/vb the/at startled/vbn youth/nn the/at kind/nn of/in physical/jj examination/nn usually/rb reserved/vbn for/in army/nn inductees/nns ./. Satisfied/vbn at/in last/rb ,/, and/cc after/cs a/at few/ap amorous/jj gambits/nns on/in her/pp$ part/nn which/wdt convinced/vbd Delphine/np that/cs Dandy/np was/bedz capable/jj of/in learning/vbg new/jj arts/nns ,/, she/pps opened/vbd the/at window/nn and/cc called/vbd to/in her/pp$ liveried/jj driver/nn ./. This/dt was/bedz the/at big/jj man/nn with/in the/at proprietory/jj air/nn and/cc the/at beetling/jj ,/, shaggy/jj eyebrows/nns ./. ``/`` Aristide/np !/. !/. I/ppss want/vb you/ppo to/to find/vb Monsieur/np Prieur/np at/in once/rb and/cc give/vb him/ppo this/dt money/nn for/in the/at boy's/nn$ purchase/nn ./. There's/ex+bez $600/nns in/in gold/nn in/in this/dt chamois/nn sack/nn ./. If/cs the/at old/jj fool/nn argues/vbz about/in the/at price/nn ,/, tell/vb him/ppo I/ppss shall/md order/vb my/pp$ husband/nn not/* to/to treat/vb him/ppo as/cs a/at patient/nn any/dti longer/jjr ./. Prieur/np has/hvz gout/nn and/cc depends/vbz on/in Louis'/np$ pills/nns and/cc bleedings/nns ./. Besides/rb ,/, he/pps owns/vbz 300/cd slaves/nns ./. One/cd less/ap shouldn't/md* matter/vb to/in him/ppo ''/'' ./. Aristide/np Devol/np ,/, the/at sardonic/jj manservant/nn who/wps had/hvd been/ben brought/vbn in/in chains/nns years/nns before/rb from/in his/pp$ native/nn Sierra/np Leone/np ,/, smiled/vbd thinly/rb and/cc touched/vbd his/pp$ well-brushed/jj beaver/nn hat/nn ./. His/pp$ bold/jj eyes/nns raked/vbd the/at woman/nn ,/, and/cc a/at perceptive/jj spectator/nn might/md sense/vb that/cs there/ex was/bedz more/ap to/in their/pp$ relationship/nn than/cs that/dt of/in slave/nn to/in owner/nn ./. ``/`` Another/dt youth/nn ,/, Madame/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at coachman/nn said/vbd softly/rb ./. ``/`` This/dt one/cd is/bez a/at tender/jj chicken/nn ,/, oui/fw-rb ?/. ?/. Such/jj delicate/jj beauty/nn ,/, such/jj fine/jj flesh/nn ./. It/pps will/md rip/vb and/cc shred/vb easily/rb for/in Madame/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` Be/be quiet/jj ,/, Devol/np !/. !/. You/ppss are/ber forgetting/vbg your/pp$ place/nn ''/'' ./. The/at tall/jj coachman/nn walked/vbd off/rp briskly/rb in/in search/nn of/in Alexander/np Prieur/np ./. Delphine/np Lalaurie/np took/vbd the/at reins/nns in/in her/pp$ gloved/vbn hands/nns and/cc drove/vbd Dandy/np Brandon/np --/-- cowering/vbg in/in the/at back/nn seat/nn of/in the/at carriage/nn --/-- to/in her/pp$ mansion/nn at/in 677/cd-tl Perdido/np-tl Street/nn-tl ./. Dr./nn-tl Louis/np Lalaurie/np stood/vbd on/in the/at veranda/nn at/in the/at head/nn of/in the/at driveway/nn and/cc watched/vbd his/pp$ carriage/nn as/cs it/pps approached/vbd the/at pillared/vbn mansion/nn ./. Dandy/np ,/, curiosity/nn overcoming/vbg his/pp$ apprehensions/nns ,/, peered/vbd out/rp at/in the/at doctor/nn from/in the/at window/nn of/in the/at vehicle/nn ./. He/pps saw/vbd a/at pint-sized/jj man/nn with/in a/at graying/vbg spade/nn beard/nn and/cc an/at unusually/rb large/jj head/nn ./. Dr./nn-tl Lalaurie/np wore/vbd a/at maroon/jj smoking/vbg jacket/nn ,/, and/cc his/pp$ myopic/jj eyes/nns were/bed blurry/jj and/cc glistened/vbd behind/in thick/jj octagonal/jj lenses/nns ./. He/pps was/bedz about/rb 50/cd years/nns old/jj ./. ``/`` Another/dt young/jj man/nn ,/, my/pp$ dear/nn ?/. ?/. Really/rb ,/, you/ppss are/ber most/ql indiscreet/jj to/to drive/vb him/ppo here/rb yourself/ppl ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, frowning/vbg with/in displeasure/nn ./. Delphine/np presented/vbd her/pp$ cheek/nn for/in a/at kiss/nn ,/, and/cc the/at physician/nn pecked/vbd it/ppo like/cs a/at timid/jj rooster/nn ./. ``/`` Dandy/np is/bez to/to be/be our/pp$ house/nn guest/nn ,/, Louis/np ./. I/ppss want/vb the/at room/nn in/in the/at attic/nn prepared/vbn for/in him/ppo He/pps is/bez a/at most/ql unusual/jj lad/nn ,/, quite/ql precocious/jj in/in many/ap ways/nns ./. He/pps deserves/vbz a/at better/jjr life/nn than/cs just/rb rotting/vbg away/rb on/in the/at Prieur/np plantation/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Quite/ql so/rb ,/, my/pp$ dear/nn ./. His/pp$ room/nn will/md be/be ready/jj shortly/rb ''/'' ./. The/at physician/nn led/vbd the/at horses/nns to/in the/at stable/nn after/cs a/at cursory/jj glance/nn at/in the/at cringing/vbg slave/nn ./. Had/hvd Dandy/np been/ben older/jjr or/cc wiser/jjr ,/, instinct/nn might/md have/hv warned/vbn him/ppo that/cs he/pps would/md be/be well/rb advised/vbn to/to flee/vb from/in the/at Lalauries'/nps$ tender/jj care/nn if/cs he/pps valued/vbd his/pp$ life/nn ./. But/cc he/pps liked/vbd the/at smell/nn of/in Delphine's/np$ perfume/nn ./. Besides/rb ,/, her/pp$ endearments/nns and/cc caresses/nns in/in the/at carriage/nn had/hvd been/ben new/jj and/cc stirring/jj experiences/nns to/in the/at simple/jj youth/nn ./. Also/rb ,/, he/pps was/bedz weary/jj of/in plantation/nn drudgery/nn and/cc monotony/nn ./. So/cs Dandy/np Brandon/np trustingly/rb entered/vbd the/at house/nn with/in Delphine/np Lalaurie/np and/cc trudged/vbd up/in the/at rear/jj steps/nns to/in the/at attic/nn room/nn which/wdt was/bedz to/to be/be his/pp$ new/jj home/nr ./. Airless/jj and/cc dingy/jj though/cs it/pps was/bedz ,/, the/at attic/nn represented/vbd luxury/nn to/in a/at slave/nn who/wps had/hvd led/vbn a/at wretched/jj life/nn with/in six/cd brothers/nns and/cc sisters/nns and/cc assorted/vbn relatives/nns in/in a/at shanty/nn at/in Bayou/np-tl St./nn-tl John/np-tl ./. He/pps bounced/vbd exuberantly/rb on/in the/at sagging/vbg bed/nn and/cc was/bedz even/ql more/ql delighted/vbn when/wrb Madame/np Lalaurie/np --/-- after/cs closing/vbg the/at door/nn --/-- showed/vbd the/at slave/nn that/cs the/at bed/nn was/bedz designed/vbn for/in something/pn other/ap than/in slumber/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz just/rb as/ql well/rb that/cs the/at ignorant/jj Dandy/np enjoyed/vbd himself/ppl to/in the/at hilt/nn that/dt first/od evening/nn ,/, for/cs the/at room/nn was/bedz to/to become/vb his/pp$ prison/nn cell/nn ./. When/wrb he/pps finally/rb left/vbd the/at sinister/jj mansion/nn on/in Perdido/np-tl Street/nn-tl ,/, he/pps was/bedz carried/vbn out/rp in/in a/at coroner's/nn$ basket/nn ./. Just/rb six/cd weeks/nns after/in Dandy/np Brandon's/np$ arrival/nn at/in the/at mansion/nn ,/, the/at little/jj surgeon/nn and/cc his/pp$ svelte/jj young/jj wife/nn gave/vbd their/pp$ annual/jj open/jj house/nn and/cc ball/nn ,/, to/in which/wdt only/rb New/jj-tl Orleans'/np$-tl oldest/jjt and/cc wealthiest/jjt families/nns were/bed invited/vbn ./. A/at stringed/vbn orchestra/nn played/vbd softly/rb behind/in the/at potted/vbn palms/nns ,/, and/cc Delphine/np circulated/vbd graciously/rb among/in her/ppo guests/nns ,/, chatting/vbg airily/rb of/in the/at forthcoming/jj races/nns ,/, the/at latest/jjt fashions/nns from/in Paris/np ,/, and/cc Louisiana/np politics/nn ./. Suddenly/rb there/ex was/bedz a/at commotion/nn upstairs/rb ,/, a/at despairing/vbg boyish/jj shriek/nn ,/, and/cc the/at strains/nns of/in the/at waltz/nn faltered/vbd and/cc died/vbd as/cs the/at musicians/nns and/cc guests/nns gaped/vbd at/in an/at apparition/nn descending/vbg the/at marble/nn staircase/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz Dandy/np Brandon/np ,/, clad/vbn only/rb in/in a/at bloody/jj loincloth/nn ,/, emaciated/vbn and/cc quaking/vbg as/cs if/cs the/at devil/nn were/bed breathing/vbg hard/jj on/in him/ppo ./. The/at lad's/nn$ once/rb superb/jj body/nn was/bedz a/at mass/nn of/in scars/nns and/cc welts/nns ./. His/pp$ pinched/vbn face/nn showed/vbd the/at ravages/nns of/in malnutrition/nn ./. Feebly/rb he/pps pointed/vbd an/at accusing/vbg finger/nn at/in Madame/np Lalaurie/np and/cc shouted/vbd :/: ``/`` Evil/jj woman/nn !/. !/. You/ppss did/dod this/dt you/ppss like/vb to/to hurt/vb to/to beat/vb people/nns I/ppss want/vb to/to go/vb home/nr ''/'' ./. These/dts were/bed the/at last/ap words/nns he/pps ever/rb uttered/vbd ./. Convulsively/rb ,/, he/pps spat/vbd up/rp some/dti blood/nn and/cc collapsed/vbd into/in the/at arms/nns of/in Senator/nn-tl Gaston/np Berche/np ,/, crimsoning/vbg the/at frilly/jj shirt/nn and/cc waistcoat/nn the/at politician/nn wore/vbd ./. Dr./nn-tl Louis/np Lalaurie/np examined/vbd the/at inert/jj form/nn of/in the/at slave/nn on/in the/at parquet/nn dance/nn floor/nn and/cc pronounced/vbd him/ppo dead/jj ./. The/at ball/nn broke/vbd up/rp in/in confusion/nn ./. Guests/nns stared/vbd with/in horror/nn at/in Madame/np Lalaurie/np and/cc made/vbd speedy/jj departures/nns ./. Delphine/np stood/vbd like/cs stone/nn ,/, her/pp$ eyes/nns alive/jj with/in hate/nn as/cs she/pps looked/vbd down/rp at/in the/at sheeted/vbn corpse/nn ./. But/cc at/in the/at coroner's/nn$ inquest/nn Delphine/np told/vbd a/at forthright/jj story/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss saw/vbd the/at boy/nn Dandy/np at/in the/at Congo/np-tl Square/nn-tl festivities/nns and/cc felt/vbd sorry/jj for/in him/ppo ./. It/pps was/bedz our/pp$ hope/nn to/to educate/vb him/ppo and/cc to/to give/vb him/ppo his/pp$ freedom/nn when/wrb the/at right/jj time/nn came/vbd ,/, for/cs he/pps was/bedz a/at bright/jj and/cc friendly/jj youth/nn who/wps seemed/vbd worthy/jj of/in our/pp$ interest/nn ./. After/cs I/ppss paid/vbd Monsieur/np Prieur/np for/in Dandy/np ,/, I/ppss brought/vbd him/ppo home/nr ,/, but/cc he/pps was/bedz ill/jj at/in ease/nn and/cc ran/vbd away/rb the/at same/ap night/nn ./. How/wrb he/pps returned/vbd in/in such/abl a/at ghastly/jj condition/nn ,/, or/cc why/wrb ,/, I/ppss cannot/md* say/vb ./. Dr./nn-tl Lalaurie/np and/cc I/ppss didn't/dod* even/rb know/vb he/pps was/bedz in/in the/at house/nn until/in the/at night/nn of/in our/pp$ ball/nn when/wrb he/pps came/vbd down/in the/at stairs/nns ''/'' ./. She/pps daubed/vbd at/in her/pp$ swimming/vbg eyes/nns with/in a/at lacy/jj handkerchief/nn and/cc said/vbd with/in obvious/jj emotion/nn :/: ``/`` That/dt poor/jj boy/nn !/. !/. He/pps must/md have/hv fallen/vbn in/rp with/in evil/jj companions/nns ,/, for/cs he/pps was/bedz a/at simple/jj youth/nn and/cc quite/ql trusting/jj and/cc inexperienced/jj ./. Ruffians/nns must/md have/hv robbed/vbn and/cc beaten/vbn him/ppo before/cs bringing/vbg him/ppo back/rb to/in our/pp$ house/nn to/to die/vb ./. Such/abl a/at pitiful/jj end/nn ''/'' !/. !/. Though/cs the/at slave's/nn$ dying/vbg words/nns about/in the/at woman/nn troubled/vbn the/at coroner's/nn$ panel/nn ,/, Dandy's/np$ accusation/nn was/bedz adjudged/vbn an/at aberration/nn by/in the/at jury/nn and/cc disregarded/vbd ./. The/at Lalauries/nps were/bed at/in the/at top/jjs rung/nn of/in the/at social/jj ladder/nn ,/, and/cc even/rb a/at jury/nn didn't/dod* feel/vb privileged/jj to/to doubt/vb the/at veracity/nn of/in so/ql illustrious/jj a/at lady/nn ./. Moreover/rb ,/, runaway/jj slaves/nns frequently/rb got/vbd into/in serious/jj trouble/nn in/in New/jj-tl Orleans'/np$-tl dives/nns ./. So/cs the/at verdict/nn was/bedz ``/`` death/nn at/in the/at hands/nns of/in a/at person/nn or/cc persons/nns unknown/jj ''/'' ,/, and/cc the/at elite/nn of/in the/at city/nn ,/, accepting/vbg Delphine's/np$ testimony/nn ,/, welcomed/vbd her/ppo and/cc the/at doctor/nn back/rb into/in the/at fold/nn ./. Once/rb again/rb life/nn went/vbd its/pp$ serene/jj way/nn --/-- soirees/nns ,/, fox/nn hunts/nns ,/, balls/nns and/cc dinners/nns ./. The/at excitement/nn over/in Brandon's/np$ bizarre/jj death/nn abated/vbd and/cc Madame/np Lalaurie's/np$ stock/nn soared/vbd when/wrb she/pps resumed/vbd her/ppo self-imposed/jj chores/nns of/in visiting/vbg the/at poor/jj and/cc bringing/vbg cakes/nns and/cc comfort/nn to/in destitute/jj patients/nns in/in the/at county/nn hospital/nn ./. Then/rb ,/, on/in July/np 2/cd ,/, there/ex occurred/vbd another/dt incident/nn which/wdt set/vbd tongues/nns to/in wagging/vbg at/in a/at furious/jj clip/nn ./. Mrs./np Victor/np Dominique/np ,/, socially/rb prominent/jj and/cc a/at neighbor/nn of/in the/at Lalauries/nps ,/, chanced/vbd to/to glance/vb out/in of/in her/pp$ parlor/nn window/nn at/in dusk/nn one/cd evening/nn and/cc beheld/vbd an/at amazing/jj sight/nn ./. The/at manservant/nn Devol/np and/cc his/pp$ mistress/nn ,/, Delphine/np Lalaurie/np ,/, were/bed pursuing/vbg a/at young/jj girl/nn --/-- an/at octoroon/nn of/in cameo-like/jj beauty/nn --/-- across/in the/at front/nn lawn/nn of/in the/at Lalaurie/np mansion/nn ./. The/at girl/nn was/bedz not/* more/ap than/in 16/cd ./. She/pps was/bedz nude/jj to/in the/at waist/nn and/cc her/pp$ tumbled/vbn abundance/nn of/in black/jj hair/nn did/dod not/* conceal/vb the/at knife/nn slashes/nns on/in her/pp$ back/nn ./. The/at bleeding/vbg girl/nn was/bedz tiring/vbg fast/rb ;/. ;/. the/at coachman/nn and/cc Delphine/np were/bed gaining/vbg on/in her/ppo as/cs she/pps raced/vbd down/in Perdido/np-tl Street/nn-tl ./. The/at fugitive/nn cried/vbd out/rp in/in an/at oddly/rb sibilant/jj voice/nn :/: ``/`` Help/vb me/ppo ,/, somebody/pn !/. !/. They/ppss have/hv pulled/vbn out/rp all/abn my/pp$ teeth/nns and/cc now/rb she/pps will/md carve/vb out/rp my/pp$ tongue/nn with/in her/ppo hacksaw/nn !/. !/.

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``/`` Bastards/nns ''/'' ,/, he/pps would/md say/vb ,/, ``/`` all/abn I/ppss did/dod was/bedz put/vbn a/at beat/nn to/in that/dt Vivaldi/np stuff/nn ,/, and/cc the/at first/od chair/nn clobbered/vbd me/ppo ''/'' !/. !/. Since/in then/rb ,/, and/cc since/cs the/at pure/jj grain/nn had/hvd gotten/vbn him/ppo divorced/vbn from/in every/at decent/jj --/-- and/cc even/rb indecent/jj --/-- group/nn from/in Greenwich/np-tl Village/nn-tl to/in the/at Embarcadero/np ,/, he/pps had/hvd become/vbn a/at sucker-rolling/jj freight-jumper/nn ./. ``/`` There/ex ain't/bez* nothin'/pn faster/rbr ,/, or/cc lonelier/jjr ,/, or/cc more/ql direct/jj than/cs a/at cannonball/nn freight/nn when/wrb you/ppss wanna/vb+to go/vb someplace/rb ''/'' ,/, Feathertop/np would/md say/vb ./. ``/`` The/at accommodations/nns may/md not/* be/be the/at poshest/jjt ,/, but/cc man/nn !/. !/. There/ex ain't/bez* nobody/pn askin'/vbg for/in your/pp$ ticket/nn stub/nn ,/, neither/rb ''/'' ./. He/pps had/hvd been/ben conning/vbg the/at freights/nns for/in a/at long/jj ,/, long/jj time/nn now/rb ./. Ever/rb since/in the/at hooch/nn ,/, and/cc the/at trouble/nn with/in the/at Quartet/nn-tl ,/, and/cc Midge/np and/cc the/at child/nn ./. Ever/rb since/in all/abn that/dt ./. It/pps had/hvd been/ben a/at very/ql long/jj time/nn that/wps had/hvd no/at form/nn and/cc no/at end/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz --/-- as/cs he/pps told/vbd himself/ppl in/in the/at vernacular/nn of/in a/at trade/nn no/at longer/jjr his/pp$ own/jj --/-- riding/vbg the/at dark/jj train/nn out/rp ./. Out/rp and/cc out/rp and/cc never/rb to/to return/vb again/rb ./. Till/cs one/cd day/nn the/at last/ap freight/nn had/hvd been/ben jumped/vbn ,/, the/at last/ap pint/nn had/hvd been/ben killed/vbn ,/, the/at last/ap beat/nn had/hvd been/ben rapped/vbn ./. That/dt was/bedz the/at day/nn it/pps ended/vbd ./. The/at freight/nn car/nn was/bedz cold/jj ,/, early/rb in/in the/at morning/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz pressed/vbn far/rb back/rb into/in the/at corner/nn of/in the/at car/nn on/in his/pp$ hay/nn sacks/nns ,/, the/at rattling/nn and/cc tinning/nn of/in the/at wheels/nns on/in the/at rails/nns almost/rb covering/vbg the/at sound/nn of/in his/pp$ ocarina/nn ./. He/pps held/vbd his/pp$ elbows/nns away/rb from/in his/pp$ body/nn ,/, and/cc the/at little/jj sweet/jj potato/nn trilled/vbd neatly/rb and/cc sweetly/rb as/cs he/pps tickled/vbd its/pp$ tune-belly/nn ./. The/at train/nn slowed/vbd at/in a/at road/nn crossing/nn ,/, and/cc the/at big/jj door/nn slid/vbd open/jj ;/. ;/. at/in first/rb gratingly/rb ,/, caught/vbd by/in grains/nns of/in corn/nn --/-- then/rb with/in a/at clash/nn into/in its/pp$ slot/nn ./. The/at boy/nn lifted/vbd the/at girl/nn by/in the/at waist/nn and/cc set/vb her/ppo on/in the/at lip/nn of/in the/at floor/nn ./. She/pps pulled/vbd her/pp$ legs/nns up/rp under/in her/ppo ,/, to/to rise/vb ,/, her/pp$ full/jj peasant/nn skirt/nn drawing/vbg up/in her/pp$ thighs/nns ,/, and/cc Feathertop's/np$ music/nn pfffted/vbd away/rb ./. ``/`` Now/rb that/dt is/bez a/at very/ql nice/jj ,/, a/at very/ql nice/jj ''/'' ,/, he/pps murmured/vbd to/in himself/ppl ,/, back/rb in/in his/pp$ corner/nn ./. A/at little/jj thing/nn ,/, but/cc the/at right/jj twist/nn for/in the/at action/nn that/wps counted/vbd ./. Hot/jj ,/, that/dt was/bedz the/at word/nn ,/, hot/jj !/. !/. Hair/nn like/cs a/at morning-frightened/jj sparrow's/nn$ wings/nns ,/, with/in the/at sun/nn shining/vbg down/rp over/in them/ppo ./. A/at poet/nn ,/, yet/rb !/. !/. His/pp$ thoughts/nns for/in the/at swanlike/jj neck/nn ,/, the/at full/jj ,/, high/jj breasts/nns ,/, the/at slim/jj waist/nn ,/, and/cc the/at long/jj legs/nns were/bed less/ap than/in poetic/jj ,/, however/wrb ./. Zingggg-O/uh !/. !/. Then/rb the/at boy/nn straight-armed/vbd himself/ppl up/rp ,/, twisting/vbg at/in the/at last/ap moment/nn so/cs he/pps landed/vbd sitting/vbg ./. He/pps was/bedz less/ap to/to see/vb ,/, but/cc Feathertop/np took/vbd him/ppo in/rp ,/, too/rb ,/, just/rb to/to keep/vb the/at records/nns straight/jj ./. Curly/jj hair/nn ,/, high/jj cheekbones/nns ,/, wide/jj gnomelike/jj mouth/nn ,/, a/at pair/nn of/in drummer's/nn$ blocky/jj hands/nns ,/, and/cc a/at body/nn that/wps said/vbd well/rb ,/, maybe/rb I/ppss can/md wrestle/vb you/ppo for/in ten/cd minutes/nns --/-- but/cc then/rb I'm/ppss+bem finished/vbn ./. ``/`` We/ppss made/vbd it/ppo ,/, Cappy/np ''/'' ,/, the/at chick/nn said/vbd ./. ``/`` Yeah/rb ,/, seems/vbz so/rb ,/, don't/do* it/ppo ''/'' ,/, the/at boy/nn laughed/vbd ,/, hugging/vbg her/ppo close/rb ./. ``/`` Ah-ah/uh ''/'' !/. !/. Feathertop/np interrupted/vbd ,/, standing/vbg up/rp ,/, brushing/vbg the/at pig/nn offal/nn from/in his/pp$ dirty/jj pants/nns ./. ``/`` None/pn of/in that/dt ./. We/ppss run/vb a/at respectable/jj house/nn here/rb ''/'' ./. They/ppss whirled/vbd and/cc saw/vbd him/ppo ,/, standing/vbg there/rb dim/jj in/in the/at slatted/jj light/jj from/in the/at boarded/vbn freight/nn wall/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz big/jj ,/, and/cc filthy/jj ,/, and/cc his/pp$ toes/nns stuck/vbd out/in of/in the/at flapping/vbg tops/nns of/in his/pp$ shoes/nns ./. He/pps held/vbd the/at black/jj plastic/jj kazoo/nn lightly/rb ./. ``/`` Come/vb sit/vb ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Feathertop/np ,/, motioning/vbg them/ppo toward/in him/ppo ./. ``/`` That/dt crap/nn is/bez softer/jjr over/in here/rb ''/'' ./. The/at girl/nn smiled/vbd ,/, and/cc started/vbd forward/rb ./. The/at boy/nn yanked/vbd her/ppo back/rb hard/rb ,/, tugging/vbg her/ppo off/in her/pp$ feet/nns ,/, and/cc gathered/vbd her/ppo into/in the/at crook/nn of/in his/pp$ arm/nn ./. ``/`` Now/rb stay/vb with/in me/ppo ,/, Kitty/np ''/'' ,/, he/pps snapped/vbd irritably/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss vowed/vbd to/to take/vb care/nn of/in you/ppo --/-- and/cc that's/dt+bez what/wdt I'm/ppss+bem gonna/vbg+to do/do ./. We/ppss don't/do* know/vb this/dt guy/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Oooo/uh ,/, square/nn bit/nn ''/'' ,/, Feathertop/np screwed/vbd his/pp$ face/nn up/rp ./. This/dt guy/nn was/bedz strictly/rb from/in Outsville/np ./. But/cc nowhere/rb !/. !/. ``/`` What/wdt is/bez with/in this/dt vow/nn jazz/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Feathertop/np inquired/vbd ,/, lounging/vbg against/in the/at freight's/nn$ vibrating/vbg wall/nn ./. ``/`` We/ppss --/-- we/ppss eloped/vbd ''/'' ,/, Cappy/np said/vbd ./. His/pp$ head/nn came/vbd up/rp and/cc he/pps said/vbd it/ppo defiantly/rb ./. ``/`` Well/uh ,/, congratulations/nns ''/'' ./. Feathertop/np made/vbd an/at elaborate/jj motion/nn with/in his/pp$ hand/nn ./. These/dts two/cd were/bed going/vbg to/to be/be easy/jj pickins/nns ./. They/ppss couldn't/md* have/hv much/ap dough/nn ,/, but/cc then/rb none/pn of/in the/at freight-bums/nns Feathertop/np rolled/vbd had/hvd much/ap ./. And/cc besides/rb ,/, the/at chick/nn had/hvd a/at little/ap something/pn the/at others/nns didn't/dod* have/hv ./. That/dt was/bedz gonna/vbg+to be/be fun/nn collecting/vbg !/. !/. But/cc not/* just/rb yet/rb ./. Feathertop/np was/bedz a/at connoisseur/nn ./. He/pps liked/vbd to/in savor/nn his/pp$ meat/nn before/cs he/pps tasted/vbd it/ppo ./. ``/`` Come/vb sit/vb ''/'' ,/, he/pps repeated/vbd ,/, motioning/vbg to/in the/at piled/vbn hay/nn bags/nns ,/, over/in the/at pig/nn leavings/nns ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem just/rb a/at poor/jj ex-jazz/nn man/nn ,/, name/nn of/in --/-- uh/uh --/-- Boyd/np Smith/np ''/'' ./. He/pps grinned/vbd at/in them/ppo wolfishly/rb ./. ``/`` That/dt ain't/bez* your/pp$ name/nn ,/, Mister/np ''/'' ,/, the/at boy/nn accused/vbd ./. ``/`` And/cc you/ppss know/vb --/-- you're/ppss+ber right/jj ''/'' !/. !/. Feathertop/np aimed/vbd a/at finger/nn at/in him/ppo ./. ``/`` Oh/uh ,/, come/vb on/rp ,/, Cappy/np ''/'' ,/, the/at girl/nn chided/vbd ./. ``/`` He's/pps+bez okay/jj ./. He's/pps+bez a/at nice/jj guy/nn ''/'' ./. She/pps started/vbd to/to move/vb toward/in the/at hay/nn bags/nns ,/, dragging/vbg the/at reluctant/jj Cappy/np behind/in her/ppo ./. Feathertop/np watched/vbd the/at smooth/jj scissoring/nn of/in her/ppo slim/jj ,/, trim/jj legs/nns as/cs she/pps walked/vbd to/in the/at bags/nns ,/, and/cc tucked/vbd them/ppo beneath/in her/ppo ,/, smoothing/vbg the/at skirt/nn out/rp in/in a/at wide/jj circle/nn ./. He/pps cleared/vbd his/pp$ throat/nn ;/. ;/. it/pps had/hvd been/ben a/at long/jj ,/, hot/jj while/nn since/cs he'd/pps+hvd seen/vbn anything/pn as/ql nice/jj as/cs this/dt within/in grabbin'/vbg distance/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd it/ppo all/abn doped/vbn ,/, of/in course/nn ./. Slug/vb the/at kid/nn ,/, grab/vb his/pp$ dough/nn --/-- at/in least/ap enough/ap to/to get/vb to/in Philadelphia/np --/-- and/cc then/rb have/hv a/at rockin'/jj ball/nn with/in the/at doll/nn ./. Hmm/uh --/-- diddle/uh !/. !/. ``/`` Where'd/wrb+dod you/ppss come/vbn from/in ,/, Mr./np --/-- uh/uh --/-- Mr./np Smith/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. Kitty/np inquired/vbd politely/rb ./. ``/`` Where/wrb from/in ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps mused/vbd ./. ``/`` Out/rp ./. I/ppss been/ben riding/vbg train/nn for/in a/at ways/nns now/rb ''/'' ./. They/ppss lapsed/vbd into/in silence/nn ,/, and/cc the/at freight/nn wallowed/vbd up/in a/at hill/nn ,/, scooted/vbd down/in the/at other/ap side/nn ,/, shaking/vbg and/cc clanking/vbg to/in itself/ppl ./. After/in a/at while/nn ,/, Kitty/np murmured/vbd something/pn to/in Cappy/np ,/, and/cc he/pps held/vbd her/ppo close/rb ,/, answering/vbg ,/, ``/`` We'll/ppss+md just/rb have/hv to/to wait/vb till/cs we/ppss pull/vb into/in Philly/np ,/, honey/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` What's/wdt+bez the/at matter/nn ,/, she/pps wanna/vb+to go/vb the/at bathroom/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Ernie/np found/vbd it/ppo immensely/ql funny/jj ./. The/at boy/nn scowled/vbd at/in him/ppo ,/, and/cc the/at girl/nn looked/vbd shocked/vbn ./. ``/`` No/rb !/. !/. Certainly/rb not/* ,/, I/ppss mean/vb ,/, no/rb that/dt isn't/bez* what/wdt I/ppss said/vbd ''/'' !/. !/. She/pps snapped/vbd at/in him/ppo ./. ``/`` I/ppss only/rb said/vbd I/ppss was/bedz hungry/jj ./. We/ppss haven't/hv* had/hvn anything/pn to/to eat/vb all/abn day/nn ''/'' ./. Joviality/nn suffused/vbd Feathertop/np Ernie/np Cargill's/np$ voice/nn as/cs he/pps reached/vbd behind/in him/ppo ,/, pulling/vbg out/rp a/at battered/vbn carpet/nn bag/nn ,/, with/in leather/nn handles/nns ./. ``/`` Whyn't/wrb+dod* ya/ppss say/vb so/rb ,/, fellow/nn travelers/nns !/. !/. Why/wrb ,/, we/ppss got/vbd dinner/nn right/ql here/rb ./. C'mon/vb+rp ,/, buddy/nn ,/, help/vb me/ppo set/vb up/rp the/at kitchen/nn and/cc we'll/ppss+md have/hv food/nn in/in a/at minute/nn or/cc two/cd ''/'' ./. Cappy/np looked/vbd wary/jj ,/, but/cc he/pps moved/vbd off/in the/at floorboards/nns and/cc followed/vbd the/at dirty/jj ex-musician/nn to/in the/at center/nn of/in the/at refuse-littered/jj boxcar/nn ./. Ernie/np crouched/vbd and/cc opened/vbd the/at carpet/nn bag/nn ./. He/pps took/vbd out/rp a/at small/jj packet/nn filled/vbn with/in bits/nns of/in charcoal/nn ,/, a/at deep/jj pot/nn of/in thin/jj metal/nn ,/, some/dti sheets/nns of/in newspaper/nn ,/, a/at book/nn of/in matches/nns and/cc a/at wrinkled/vbn and/cc many-times/nns folded/vbn piece/nn of/in tin/nn foil/nn with/in holes/nns in/in it/ppo ./. He/pps put/vbd the/at charcoal/nn in/in the/at pot/nn ,/, lit/vbd the/at paper/nn with/in the/at matches/nns ,/, and/cc carefully/rb stretched/vbd the/at tin/nn foil/nn across/in the/at top/nn of/in the/at pot/nn ./. ``/`` A/at charcoal/nn pit/nn ,/, man/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, indicating/vbg the/at slightly-smoking/jj makeshift/jj brazier/nn ./. ``/`` Fan/vb it/ppo ''/'' ,/, he/pps told/vbd Cappy/np ,/, handing/vbg him/ppo a/at sheet/nn of/in newspaper/nn ./. ``/`` Yeah/rb ,/, but/cc what're/wdt+ber we/ppss gonna/vbg+to eat/vb ?/. ?/. Charcoal/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Fella/nn ''/'' ,/, Ernie/np waggled/vbd a/at dirty/jj finger/nn at/in the/at younger/jjr man/nn ,/, ``/`` you/ppss try/vb my/pp$ ever-lovin'/jj patience/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps reached/vbd once/rb more/rbr into/in the/at carpet/nn bag/nn and/cc brought/vbd up/rp a/at package/nn of/in wieners/nns ./. ``/`` Hot/jj dogs/nns ,/, man/nn ./. Not/* the/at greatest/jjt ,/, but/cc they/ppss stick/vb to/in your/pp$ belly/nn insides/nns ''/'' ./. He/pps ripped/vbd down/rp the/at cellophane/nn carefully/rb ,/, and/cc laid/vbd three/cd dogs/nns on/in the/at tin/nn foil/nn ./. Almost/rb immediately/rb they/ppss began/vbd to/to sizzle/vb ./. He/pps looked/vbd up/rp and/cc grinned/vbd ./. ``/`` A/at Kroger's/np$ self-serve/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps explained/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss self-served/vbd ''/'' ./. When/wrb they/ppss had/hvd licked/vbn the/at last/ap of/in the/at wieners'/nns$ taste/nn from/in their/pp$ fingers/nns ,/, they/ppss settled/vbd back/rb ,/, and/cc Cappy/np offered/vbd Ernie/np a/at cigarette/nn ./. Nice/jj kid/nn ,/, Ernie/np thought/vbd ,/, too/ql bad/jj ./. ``/`` How/wrb come/vbn you're/ppss+ber riding/vbg the/at rods/nns ,/, kids/nns like/cs you/ppss ''/'' ?/. ?/. Ernie/np asked/vbd ./. Cappy/np looked/vbd down/rp at/in his/pp$ wide/jj hands/nns ,/, and/cc did/dod not/* reply/vb ./. But/cc surprisingly/rb ,/, Kitty's/np$ face/nn came/vbd up/rp and/cc she/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` My/pp$ father/nn ./. He/pps didn't/dod* want/vb us/ppo to/to get/vb married/vbn ./. So/cs we/ppss ran/vbd away/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Why/wrb didn't/dod* he/pps want/vb you/ppo to/to get/vb hitched/vbn ''/'' ?/. ?/. This/dt time/nn even/rb she/pps did/dod not/* answer/vb ./. She/pps looked/vbd down/rp at/in her/pp$ hands/nns ,/, too/rb ./. After/in a/at few/ap seconds/nns ,/, she/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Dad/nn-tl didn't/dod* like/vb Cappy/np ./. It/pps was/bedz my/pp$ fault/nn ''/'' ./. Cappy's/np$ head/nn came/vbd around/rb sharply/rb ./. ``/`` Your/pp$ fault/nn ,/, hell/uh !/. !/. It/pps was/bedz all/abn my/pp$ fault/nn ./. If/cs I'd/ppss+hvd been/ben careful/jj it/pps never/rb woulda/md+hv ''/'' --/-- he/pps stopped/vbd abruptly/rb ./. Ernie's/np$ eyebrows/nns went/vbd up/rp ./. ``/`` What's/wdt+bez the/at matter/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at girl/nn still/rb did/dod not/* raise/vb her/pp$ eyes/nns ,/, but/cc she/pps added/vbd simply/rb ,/, ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem pregnant/jj ''/'' ./. Cappy/np raged/vbd at/in himself/ppl ./. ``/`` Oh/uh he/pps was/bedz stupid/jj ,/, her/pp$ old/jj man/nn !/. !/. You/ppss never/rb heard/vbd nothin'/pn like/cs it/pps :/: Kitty's/np+bez gonna/vbg+to go/vb have/hv an/at abortion/nn ,/, and/cc Kitty's/np+bez gonna/vbg+to go/vb away/rb to/in a/at convent/nn ,/, and/cc Kitty's/np+bez this/dt and/cc Kitty's/np+bez that/dt like/cs he/pps was/bedz nuts/nns or/cc somethin'/pn ,/, y'know/ppss+vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Ernie/np nodded/vbd ./. This/dt was/bedz a/at slightly/ql different/jj matter/nn ./. He/pps remembered/vbd Midge/np ,/, and/cc the/at child/nn ./. But/cc that/dt had/hvd been/ben a/at time/nn before/in all/abn this/dt ,/, a/at time/nn he/pps didn't/dod* think/vb about/in ./. A/at time/nn before/cs the/at white/jj lightning/nn and/cc the/at bumming/nn had/hvd turned/vbn him/ppo inside/rb out/rp ./. But/cc these/dts kids/nns weren't/bed* like/in him/ppo ./. Oh/uh crap/uh !/. !/. He/pps thought/vbd ,/, Pull/vb out/in of/in it/ppo ,/, old/jj son/nn ./. These/dts are/ber just/rb another/dt couple/nn of/in characters/nns to/to roll/vb ./. What/wdt they/ppss got/vbd ,/, you/ppss get/vb ./. Now/rb forget/vb all/abn this/dt other/ap ./. ``/`` Wanna/vb+at drink/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Ernie/np offered/vbd ,/, taking/vbg the/at pint/nn of/in sweet/jj lucy/nn from/in his/pp$ jacket/nn pocket/nn ./. ``/`` Yeah/rb ./. Now/rb that/cs you/ppss offer/vb ''/'' ./. The/at answer/nn came/vbd from/in the/at open/jj door/nn of/in the/at boxcar/nn ./. From/in the/at man/nn who/wps had/hvd leaped/vbn in/rp from/in the/at high/jj bank/nn outside/rb ,/, as/cs the/at train/nn had/hvd slowed/vbn on/in the/at grade/nn ./. Ernie/np stared/vbd at/in the/at man/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz big/jj ./. Real/ql big/jj ,/, with/in shoulders/nns out/in to/in here/rb ,/, and/cc hair/nn all/abn over/in him/ppo like/cs a/at grizzly/nn ./. Road/nn gang/nn ,/, Ernie/np thought/vbd ./. ``/`` You/ppss gonna/vbg+to give/vb me/ppo a/at drink/nn ,/, fella/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at big/jj man/nn asked/vbd again/rb ,/, taking/vbg a/at step/nn into/in the/at boxcar/nn ./. Ernie/np hesitated/vbd a/at moment/nn ./. This/dt character/nn could/md break/vb him/ppo in/in half/abn ./. ``/`` Sure/rb ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, and/cc lifted/vbd the/at pint/nn to/in his/pp$ own/jj lips/nns ./. He/pps guzzled/vbd down/rp three-quarters/nns of/in the/at strong/jj home-blend/nn and/cc proffered/vbd the/at remainder/nn ./. The/at man/nn stalked/vbd toward/in them/ppo ,/, his/pp$ big/jj boots/nns heavy/jj on/in the/at wooden/jj flooring/nn ./. He/pps took/vbd the/at bottle/nn with/in undue/jj belligerence/nn ,/, and/cc making/vbg sucking/vbg noises/nns with/in his/pp$ thick/jj lips/nns ,/, drained/vbd it/ppo completely/rb ./. He/pps threw/vbd his/pp$ head/nn back/rb ,/, closed/vbd his/pp$ eyes/nns ,/, and/cc belched/vbd ferociously/rb ./. He/pps belched/vbd again/rb ,/, and/cc opening/vbg his/pp$ eyes/nns ,/, threw/vbd the/at bottle/nn out/in the/at open/jj door/nn ./. ``/`` Well/uh ,/, now/rb ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, and/cc reached/vbd into/in his/pp$ pocket/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss didn't/dod* know/vb I/ppss was/bedz gonna/vbg+to have/hv company/nn in/in this/dt car/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` We're/ppss+ber going/vbg to/in Philadelphia/np ''/'' ,/, Kitty/np said/vbd ,/, pulling/vbg her/pp$ skirt/nn down/rp around/in her/pp$ legs/nns all/abn the/at more/ap ./. ``/`` No/rb ,/, I/ppss don't/do* think/vb so/rb ''/'' ,/, said/vbd the/at big/jj man/nn ,/, and/cc it/pps was/bedz the/at final/jj clincher/nn for/in Ernie/np ./. He/pps had/hvd suspected/vbn this/dt guy/nn was/bedz trouble/nn ,/, and/cc now/rb he/pps was/bedz sure/jj of/in it/ppo ./. ``/`` Maybe/rb you/ppss and/cc me/ppo will/md ,/, girlie/nn ,/, but/cc these/dts two/cd ain't/ber* goin'/vbg nowhere/rb ''/'' ./. He/pps advanced/vbd on/in them/ppo ,/, and/cc abruptly/rb there/ex was/bedz a/at shocked/vbn electricity/nn in/in the/at car/nn ./. Ernie/np was/bedz screaming/vbg inside/in himself/ppl :/: No/rb ,/, damn/vb you/ppo ,/, you/ppss ain't/ber* gonna/vbg+to take/vb my/pp$ meal/nn ticket/nn away/rb from/in me/ppo !/. !/. The/at newcomer/nn stalked/vbd toward/in them/ppo ,/, and/cc Kitty/np shied/vbd back/rb ,/, her/pp$ hand/nn to/in her/pp$ mouth/nn ./. Her/pp$ scream/nn split/vbd up/rp the/at silence/nn of/in the/at car/nn ,/, accompanied/vbn by/in the/at rattling/vbg of/in the/at freight/nn ,/, and/cc then/rb Cappy/np came/vbd off/in the/at floor/nn ,/, his/pp$ legs/nns driving/vbg him/ppo hard/rb ./. The/at kid/nn hit/vbd the/at bigger/jjr man/nn with/in an/at audible/jj thwump/nn !/. !/. And/cc carried/vbd him/ppo backward/rb in/in a/at footballer's/nn$ tackle/nn ./. They/ppss went/vbd down/rp in/in a/at heap/nn and/cc for/in a/at long/jj minute/nn there/ex was/bedz nothing/pn to/to see/vb but/in flailing/vbg arms/nns and/cc legs/nns ./. The/at kid/nn showed/vbd for/in an/at instant/nn ,/, and/cc his/pp$ arm/nn was/bedz cocked/vbn back/rb ./. The/at fist/nn went/vbd down/rp into/in the/at pile/nn of/in flesh/nn ,/, and/cc Ernie/np heard/vbd the/at bigger/jjr man's/nn$ deeper/jjr voice/nn go/vb ,/, ``/`` Aaawww/uh ''/'' !/. !/. Then/rb they/ppss were/bed tumbling/vbg again/rb ,/, and/cc the/at big/jj man/nn reached/vbd into/in the/at same/ap pocket/nn he/pps had/hvd gone/vbn for/in earlier/rbr ,/, and/cc came/vbd up/rp with/in a/at vicious/jj switchblade/nn ./. He/pps held/vbd the/at knife/nn aloft/rb an/at instant/nn --/-- an/at instant/nn enough/ap to/to press/vb the/at stud/nn ./. The/at blade/nn came/vbd out/rp with/in a/at snick/nn !/. !/. He/pps fisted/vbd the/at knife/nn overhand/rb ,/, and/cc drew/vbd back/rb to/to plunge/vb it/ppo into/in the/at kid's/nn$ throat/nn ./. Kitty/np screamed/vbd insanely/rb and/cc her/pp$ face/nn was/bedz white/jj ./. She/pps grabbed/vbd at/in Feathertop's/np$ sleeve/nn and/cc shrieked/vbd ,/, ``/`` Help/vb him/ppo !/. !/. Help/vb him/ppo !/. !/. Do/do something/pn ''/'' !/. !/.

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They/ppss neither/cc liked/vbd nor/cc disliked/vbd the/at Old/jj-tl Man/nn-tl ./. To/in them/ppo he/pps could/md have/hv been/ben the/at broken/vbn bell/nn in/in the/at church/nn tower/nn which/wdt rang/vbd before/in and/cc after/in Mass/nn-tl ,/, and/cc at/in noon/nn ,/, and/cc at/in six/cd each/dt evening/nn --/-- its/pp$ tone/nn ,/, repetitive/jj ,/, monotonous/jj ,/, never/rb breaking/vbg the/at boredom/nn of/in the/at streets/nns ./. The/at Old/jj-tl Man/nn-tl was/bedz unimportant/jj ./. Yet/rb if/cs he/pps were/bed not/* there/rb ,/, they/ppss would/md have/hv missed/vbn him/ppo ,/, as/cs they/ppss would/md have/hv missed/vbn the/at sounds/nns of/in bees/nns buzzing/vbg against/in the/at screen/nn door/nn in/in early/jj June/np ;/. ;/. or/cc the/at smell/nn of/in thick/jj tomato/nn paste/nn --/-- the/at ripe/jj smell/nn that/wps was/bedz both/abx sweet/jj and/cc sour/jj --/-- rising/vbg up/rp from/in aluminum/nn trays/nns wrapped/vbn in/in fly-dotted/jj cheesecloth/nn ./. Or/cc the/at surging/vbg whirling/vbg sounds/nns of/in bats/nns at/in night/nn ,/, when/wrb their/pp$ black/jj bodies/nns dived/vbd into/in the/at blackness/nn above/in and/cc below/in the/at amber/jj street/nn lights/nns ./. Or/cc the/at bay/nn of/in female/nn dogs/nns in/in heat/nn ./. They/ppss never/rb called/vbd him/ppo by/in name/nn ,/, although/cs he/pps had/hvd one/pn ./. Filippo/np Rossi/np ,/, that's/dt+bez what/wdt he/pps was/bedz called/vbn in/in the/at old/jj country/nn ;/. ;/. but/cc here/rb he/pps was/bedz just/rb Signore/np or/cc the/at Old/jj-tl Man/nn-tl ./. But/cc this/dt was/bedz not/* unusual/jj ,/, because/cs youth/nn in/in these/dts quarters/nns was/bedz always/rb pushed/vbn at/in a/at distance/nn from/in its/pp$ elders/nns ./. Youth/nn obeyed/vbd when/wrb commanded/vbn ./. It/pps went/vbd to/in church/nn on/in Sunday/nr and/cc one/cd Saturday/nr a/at month/nn went/vbd to/in confession/nn ./. But/cc youth/nn asked/vbd nothing/pn of/in its/pp$ parents/nns --/-- not/* a/at touch/nn of/in the/at hand/nn or/cc a/at kiss/nn given/vbn in/in passing/vbg ./. The/at only/ap thing/nn unusual/jj about/in the/at Old/jj-tl Man/nn-tl had/hvd long/jj since/rb happened/vbn ./. But/cc the/at past/nn was/bedz dead/jj here/rb as/cs the/at present/jj was/bedz dead/jj ./. Once/cs the/at Old/jj-tl Man/nn-tl had/hvd had/hvn a/at wife/nn ./. And/cc once/cs she/pps ,/, too/rb ,/, ignored/vbd him/ppo ./. With/in a/at tiny/jj fur-piece/nn wrapped/vbd around/in her/pp$ shoulders/nns ,/, she/pps wiggled/vbd her/pp$ satin-covered/jj buttocks/nns down/in the/at street/nn before/in him/ppo and/cc didn't/dod* stop/vb ./. In/in one/cd hand/nn she/pps clutched/vbd a/at hundred/cd dollar/nn bill/nn and/cc in/in the/at other/ap a/at straw/nn suitcase/nn ./. The/at way/nn she/pps strutted/vbd down/in the/at street/nn ,/, the/at Old/jj-tl Man/nn-tl would/md have/hv been/ben blind/jj not/* to/to have/hv noticed/vbn both/abx ./. Without/in looking/vbg at/in him/ppo ,/, without/in looking/vbg at/in anything/pn except/in Drexel/np-tl Street/nn-tl directly/rb in/in front/nn of/in her/ppo ,/, she/pps climbed/vbd up/rp into/in one/cd of/in those/dts orange/jj streetcars/nns ,/, rode/vbd away/rb in/in it/ppo ,/, and/cc never/rb came/vbd back/rb ./. ``/`` But/cc she/pps shouldn't/md* have/hv come/vbn here/rb in/in the/at first/od place/nn ''/'' ,/, the/at women/nns had/hvd said/vbn ./. ``/`` No/rb ,/, no/rb ./. Not/* that/dt one/pn ./. She/pps thought/vbd she/pps was/bedz bigger/jjr than/cs we/ppss are/ber because/cs she/pps came/vbd from/in Torino/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` Eh/uh ,/, Torino/np !/. !/. She/pps gave/vbd herself/ppl fancy/jj airs/nns !/. !/. Just/rb because/cs she/pps had/hvd a/at part/nn on/in the/at stage/nn in/in the/at old/jj country/nn ,/, she/pps thought/vbd she/pps could/md carry/vb her/pp$ head/nn higher/rbr than/cs ours/pp$$ ''/'' ./. They/ppss had/hvd slapped/vbn their/pp$ thighs/nns ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez not/* for/in making/vbg pretty/jj speeches/nns about/in Dante/np those/dts actresses/nns get/vb paid/vbn so/ql good/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Henh/uh ''/'' !/. !/. Calloused/vbn fingers/nns ,/, caressed/vbn only/rb by/in the/at smoothness/nn of/in polished/vbn rosaries/nns ,/, had/hvd swayed/vbn excitedly/rb beneath/in puckered/vbn chins/nns where/wrb tiny/jj black/jj hairs/nns sprouted/vbd ,/, never/rb to/to be/be tweezed/vbn away/rb ./. Mauve-colored/jj mouths/nns that/wps had/hvd never/rb known/vbn anything/pn sweeter/jjr than/cs the/at taste/nn of/in new/jj wine/nn and/cc the/at passion/nn of/in man's/nn$ tongue/nn had/hvd not/* smiled/vbn ,/, but/cc had/hvd condemned/vbn again/rb and/cc again/rb ./. ``/`` Puttana/fw-nn ''/'' !/. !/. But/cc if/cs the/at Old/jj-tl Man/nn-tl even/rb thought/vbd about/in his/pp$ wife/nn now/rb ,/, nobody/pn cared/vbd a/at fig/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz enough/ap for/in people/nns to/to know/vb that/cs at/in one/cd time/nn he/pps had/hvd looked/vbn down/in the/at street/nn at/in the/at fleshy/jj suppleness/nn of/in a/at woman/nn he/pps had/hvd consumed/vbn --/-- watching/vbg her/ppo become/vb thinner/jjr and/cc thinner/jjr in/in the/at distance/nn ,/, as/ql thin/jj as/cs the/at seams/nns on/in her/pp$ stockings/nns ,/, and/cc still/rb thinner/jjr ./. His/pp$ voice/nn had/hvd not/* commanded/vbn her/ppo to/to stop/vb ./. It/pps had/hvd not/* questioned/vbn why/wrb ./. The/at women/nns said/vbd they/ppss had/hvd seen/vbn him/ppo wave/vb an/at exhausted/vbn farewell/nn ;/. ;/. but/cc he/pps might/md have/hv been/ben shooing/vbg away/rb the/at fleas/nns that/wps hopped/vbd from/in his/pp$ yellow/jj dog/nn onto/in him/ppo ./. (/( He/pps was/bedz never/rb without/in that/dt dog/nn ./. )/) And/cc his/pp$ eyes/nns --/-- those/dts miniature/jj sundials/nns of/in variegated/vbn yellow/jj --/-- had/hvd not/* altered/vbn their/pp$ expression/nn or/cc direction/nn ./. The/at Old/jj-tl Man's/nn$-tl very/ap soul/nn could/md have/hv left/vbn him/ppo and/cc flown/vbn down/in that/dt street/nn ,/, but/cc he/pps wouldn't/md* have/hv had/hvn anyone/pn know/vb it/ppo ./. Perhaps/rb he/pps had/hvd known/vbn then/rb where/wrb that/dt hundred/cd dollar/nn bill/nn had/hvd come/vbn from/in and/cc where/wrb it/pps was/bedz taking/vbg his/pp$ wife/nn ./. But/cc when/wrb he/pps called/vbd for/in his/pp$ withered/vbn ,/, wrinkled/vbn sister/nn Rose/np to/to care/vb for/in him/ppo and/cc the/at children/nns ,/, had/hvd he/pps guessed/vbd that/cs all/abn he/pps would/md remember/vb of/in his/pp$ woman/nn was/bedz the/at memory/nn of/in her/ppo climbing/vbg into/in that/dt streetcar/nn ?/. ?/. There/ex seemed/vbd to/to be/be a/at contemptuous/jj purpose/nn in/in the/at way/nn he/pps sat/vbd there/rb with/in his/pp$ eyes/nns glued/vbn to/in Drexel/np-tl Street/nn-tl and/cc his/pp$ back/nn in/in opposition/nn to/in the/at church/nn behind/in him/ppo ./. For/cs all/abn he/pps saw/vbd or/cc cared/vbd to/to see/vb ,/, this/dt could/md have/hv been/ben a/at town/nn in/in Italy/np ,/, not/* the/at outskirts/nns of/in Philadelphia/np ./. It/pps could/md have/hv been/ben Bari/np or/cc Chieti/np for/cs the/at way/nn it/pps smelled/vbd ./. What/wdt did/dod it/pps matter/vb to/in him/ppo that/cs the/at park/nn at/in the/at foot/nn of/in Ash/nn-tl Road/nn-tl stretched/vbd beneath/in elevated/vbn trains/nns that/wps roared/vbd from/in the/at stucco/nn station/nn into/in the/at city's/nn$ center/nn at/in half-hour/nn intervals/nns ?/. ?/. Or/cc that/cs the/at tiny/jj creek/nn spun/vbd its/pp$ silent/jj course/nn toward/in the/at Schuylkill/np ?/. ?/. This/dt place/nn was/bedz hatred/nn to/in him/ppo ,/, just/rb as/cs hatred/nn was/bedz his/pp$ only/ap companion/nn in/in his/pp$ aloneness/nn ./. To/in him/ppo they/ppss were/bed one/pn and/cc the/at same/ap ./. Sameness/nn for/in the/at Old/jj-tl Man/nn-tl was/bedz framed/vbn in/rp by/in a/at wall/nn of/in ginkgo/nn trees/nns which/wdt divided/vbd these/dts quarters/nns from/in the/at city/nn ./. Sameness/nn lined/vbd the/at streets/nns with/in two-story/jj houses/nns the/at color/nn of/in ash/nn ./. It/pps slashed/vbd the/at sloping/vbg manure-scented/jj lawns/nns with/in concrete/nn steps/nns which/wdt climbed/vbd upward/rb to/in white/jj wooden/jj porches/nns ./. It/pps swayed/vbd with/in the/at wicker/nn swings/nns and/cc screeched/vbd with/in the/at rusted/vbn hinges/nns of/in screen/nn doors/nns ./. Even/rb the/at stable-garage/nn ,/, which/wdt housed/vbd nothing/pn now/rb but/in the/at scent/nn of/in rot/nn ,/, had/hvd a/at lawn/nn before/in it/ppo ./. And/cc the/at coffee/nn shop/nn on/in Drexel/np-tl Street/nn-tl ,/, where/wrb the/at men/nns spent/vbd their/pp$ evenings/nns and/cc Sundays/nrs playing/vbg cards/nns ,/, had/hvd a/at rose/nn hedge/nn beneath/in its/pp$ window/nn ./. The/at hedge/nn reeked/vbd of/in coffee/nn dregs/nns thrown/vbn against/in it/ppo ./. Only/rb one/cd house/nn on/in the/at street/nn had/hvd no/at lawn/nn before/in it/ppo ./. It/pps squatted/vbd low/jj and/cc square/jj upon/in the/at sidewalk/nn with/in a/at heavy/jj iron/nn grating/nn supporting/vbg a/at glass/nn facade/nn ./. That/dt was/bedz Bartoli's/np$ shop/nn ./. Above/in it/ppo ,/, from/in a/at second-story/nn showroom/nn ,/, wooden/jj angels/nns surveyed/vbd the/at neighborhood/nn ./. Did/dod the/at Old/jj-tl Man/nn-tl remember/vb them/ppo there/rb ?/. ?/. Yet/rb everywhere/rb else/rb sameness/nn was/bedz stucco/nn and/cc wood/nn in/in square/nn blocks/nns --/-- like/cs fortresses/nns perched/vbd against/in the/at slant/nn of/in the/at hill/nn ,/, rising/vbg with/in the/at hill/nn to/in the/at top/nn where/wrb the/at church/nn was/bedz and/cc beyond/in that/dt to/in the/at cemetery/nn ./. Only/rb paved/vbn alleyways/nns tunneled/vbd through/in the/at walls/nns of/in those/dts fortresses/nns into/in the/at mysterious/jj core/nn of/in intimacy/nn behind/in the/at houses/nns where/wrb backyards/nns owned/vbd no/at fences/nns ,/, where/wrb one/cd man's/nn$ property/nn blended/vbd with/in the/at next/ap to/to form/vb courtyards/nns in/in which/wdt no/at one/pn knew/vbd privacy/nn ./. Love/nn and/cc hatred/nn and/cc fear/nn were/bed one/cd here/rb ,/, shaded/vbn only/rb by/in fig/nn trees/nns and/cc grape/nn vines/nns ./. And/cc the/at forked/vbn tongue/nn of/in gossip/nn licked/vbd its/pp$ sinister/jj way/nn from/in back/jj porch/nn to/in back/jj porch/nn ./. The/at Old/jj-tl Man/nn-tl silently/rb fed/vbd upon/in these/dts streets/nns ./. They/ppss kept/vbd him/ppo alive/jj ,/, waiting/vbg ./. Waiting/vbg for/in what/wdt and/cc for/in whom/wpo ,/, only/rb he/pps could/md tell/vb and/cc would/md not/* ./. It/pps was/bedz as/cs though/cs he/pps had/hvd made/vbn a/at pact/nn with/in the/at devil/nn himself/ppl ,/, but/cc it/pps was/bedz not/* yet/rb time/vb to/to pay/vb the/at price/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz holding/vbg out/rp for/in something/pn ./. He/pps was/bedz determined/vbn to/to hold/vb out/rp ./. The/at Old/jj-tl Man's/nn$-tl son/nn threw/vbd himself/ppl down/rp ,/, belly/nn first/rb ,/, upon/in a/at concrete/nn step/nn ,/, taking/vbg in/rp the/at coolness/nn of/in it/ppo ,/, and/cc dreaming/vbg of/in the/at day/nn he/pps would/md be/be rich/jj ./. At/in fifteen/cd he/pps didn't/dod* care/vb that/cs he/pps had/hvd no/at mother/nn ,/, that/cs he/pps couldn't/md* remember/vb her/pp$ face/nn or/cc her/pp$ touch/nn ;/. ;/. neither/cc did/dod he/pps care/vb that/cs Aunt/nn-tl Rose/np provided/vbd for/in him/ppo ./. He/pps was/bedz named/vbn Pompeii/np as/cs a/at tribute/nn to/in his/pp$ heritage/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps couldn't/md* have/hv cared/vbn less/ap about/in that/dt either/rb ./. To/in him/ppo life/nn was/bedz a/at restless/jj boredom/nn that/wps began/vbd with/in the/at rising/vbg sun/nn and/cc ended/vbd only/rb with/in sleep/nn ./. When/wrb he/pps would/md be/be a/at man/nn ,/, he/pps would/md be/be a/at rich/jj man/nn ./. He/pps would/md not/* be/be like/cs the/at ``/`` rich/jj Americans/nps ''/'' who/wps lived/vbd in/in white-columned/jj houses/nns on/in the/at other/ap side/nn of/in the/at park/nn ./. He/pps would/md not/* ride/vb the/at eight-thirty/cd local/jj to/in the/at city/nn each/dt morning/nn ./. He/pps would/md not/* carry/vb a/at brief/nn case/nn ./. Nor/cc would/md he/pps work/vb at/in all/abn ./. He/pps would/md square/vb his/pp$ shoulders/nns and/cc carry/vb a/at cane/nn before/in each/dt step/nn ./. He/pps would/md sit/vb inside/in the/at coffee/nn shop/nn and/cc pound/vb a/at gloved/vbn fist/nn upon/in the/at table/nn and/cc a/at girl/nn would/md hear/vb him/ppo and/cc come/vb running/vbg ,/, bowing/vbg with/in her/pp$ running/vbg ,/, calling/vbg out/rp in/in her/pp$ bowing/nn ,/, ``/`` At/in your/pp$ service/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps would/md order/vb her/ppo to/to bring/vb coffee/nn ,/, and/cc would/md take/vb from/in his/pp$ vest/nn pocket/nn a/at thin/jj black/jj pipe/nn which/wdt he/pps would/md stuff/vb --/-- he/pps would/md not/* remove/vb his/pp$ gloves/nns --/-- and/cc light/vb and/cc smoke/vb ./. He/pps could/md do/do that/dt when/wrb he/pps would/md be/be a/at man/nn ./. ``/`` Hey/uh ,/, Laura/np ''/'' !/. !/. He/pps called/vbd to/in his/pp$ sister/nn on/in the/at porch/nn above/in the/at steps/nns ./. She/pps was/bedz only/rb ten/cd months/nns older/jjr than/cs he/pps ./. ``/`` Laura/np ,/, what/wdt would/md you/ppss say/vb if/cs I/ppss smoked/vbd a/at pipe/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Laura/np did/dod not/* answer/vb him/ppo ./. She/pps leaned/vbd unconcerned/jj against/in the/at broken/vbn porch/nn fence/nn ,/, brushing/vbg and/cc drying/vbg her/pp$ wet/jj ,/, gilded/vbn hair/nn in/in the/at sun/nn ./. One/cd lithe/jj leg/nn straddled/vbd the/at railing/nn and/cc swung/vbd loosely/rb before/in the/at creaking/vbg ,/, torn/vbn pales/nns ./. Her/pp$ tanned/vbn foot/nn ,/, whose/wp$ arch/nn swept/vbd high/jj and/cc white/jj ,/, pointed/vbd artfully/rb toward/in tapering/vbg toes/nns --/-- toes/nns like/cs fingers/nns ,/, whose/wp$ tips/nns glowed/vbd white/jj ./. All/ql the/at while/nn she/pps sat/vbd there/rb ,/, her/pp$ sinewy/jj arms/nns swirled/vbd before/in her/pp$ chest/nn ./. Her/pp$ face/nn showed/vbd no/at sign/nn of/in having/hvg heard/vbn Pompeii/np ./. It/pps was/bedz a/at face/nn that/wps had/hvd lost/vbn its/pp$ childlike/jj softness/nn and/cc was/bedz beginning/vbg to/to fold/vb within/in its/pp$ fragile/jj features/nns a/at harshness/nn that/wps belied/vbd the/at lyric/jj lines/nns of/in its/pp$ contours/nns ./. The/at eyes/nns ,/, blue/jj and/cc always/rb somewhat/ql downcast/jj ,/, possessed/vbd a/at sullen/jj quality/nn ./. Even/rb though/cs the/at boy/nn could/md not/* see/vb them/ppo ,/, he/pps knew/vbd they/ppss were/bed clouded/vbn by/in distance/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz never/rb sure/jj they/ppss fully/rb took/vbd him/ppo in/rp ./. Pompeii/np called/vbd again/rb ,/, ``/`` Laura/np ''/'' !/. !/. 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Suddenly/rb he/pps was/bedz interrupted/vbn in/in his/pp$ daydreaming/nn by/in a/at warm/jj wetness/nn lapping/vbg against/in his/pp$ chin/nn ,/, and/cc his/pp$ eyes/nns opened/vbd wide/rb and/cc long/rb at/in the/at sight/nn of/in a/at goat's/nn$ claret/jj tongue/nn ,/, feasting/vbg against/in the/at salt/nn taste/nn of/in him/ppo ./. Above/in the/at tongue/nn ,/, an/at aged/vbn yellow/jj eye/nn ,/, sallow/jj and/cc time-cast/jj ,/, encrusted/vbn within/in a/at sphere/nn of/in marbleized/vbn pink/jj skin/nn ,/, stared/vbd unfalteringly/rb at/in him/ppo ./. ``/`` Christ/uh sake/uh ,/, goat/nn ,/, git/vb ''/'' !/. !/. But/cc the/at goat/nn would/md not/* ./. ``/`` You're/ppss+ber boiling/vbg milk/nn ,/, ain't/ber* you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. Soothing/vbg it/ppo with/in his/pp$ hand/nn ,/, knowing/vbg the/at whiskered/jj jowls/nns and/cc the/at swollen/vbn smoothness/nn of/in teats/nns that/wps wrinkled/vbd expectantly/rb to/in his/pp$ touch/nn ./. Pompeii/np rolled/vbd over/rp ./. His/pp$ head/nn undulated/vbd gradually/rb ,/, covering/vbg space/nn ,/, to/to come/vb straining/vbg beneath/in the/at taut/jj belly/nn within/in the/at warmth/nn of/in those/dts teats/nns ./. With/in his/pp$ mouth/nn opened/vbn wide/jj ,/, he/pps squirted/vbd the/at warm/jj white/jj milk/nn against/in the/at roof/nn of/in his/pp$ mouth/nn and/cc his/pp$ tongue/nn savored/vbd the/at light/jj ,/, earthy/jj taste/nn of/in it/ppo ./. The/at boy's/nn$ fingers/nns and/cc mouth/nn operated/vbd with/in the/at skilled/jj unity/nn of/in a/at bagpipe/nn player/nn ,/, pressing/vbg and/cc pulling/vbg ,/, delighting/vbg in/in what/wdt he/pps did/dod ./. Above/in him/ppo slid/vbd the/at evasive/jj shadow/nn of/in a/at storm/nn cloud/nn ./. Its/pp$ form/nn was/bedz a/at heavy/jj figure/nn in/in a/at fluttering/vbg soutane/nn ./. But/cc the/at boy/nn could/md see/vb only/rb the/at goat's/nn$ belly/nn ./. The/at Old/jj-tl Man/nn-tl near/in the/at corner/nn let/vbd the/at shadow/nn pass/nn over/in him/ppo ,/, sensing/vbg something/pn portentous/jj in/in it/ppo ./. He/pps knew/vbd it/pps was/bedz there/rb ,/, knew/vbd also/rb what/wdt it/pps was/bedz about/in ,/, but/cc he/pps wouldn't/md* raise/vb a/at finger/nn except/in to/to smooth/vb his/pp$ yellow/jj dog's/nn$ back/nn ./. There/ex would/md be/be time/nn enough/ap ,/, perhaps/rb the/at Old/jj-tl Man/nn-tl reassured/vbd himself/ppl ,/, to/to pay/vb the/at devil/nn his/pp$ due/nn ./. Time/nn enough/ap to/to give/vb up/rp his/pp$ soul/nn ./. In/in the/at meantime/nn ,/, six/cd sandals/nns ,/, stained/vbn an/at ocher/nn ,/, the/at same/ap color/nn as/cs Pompeii's/np$ shaved/vbn hair/nn ,/, edged/vbd up/rp close/rb to/in him/ppo ./. The/at clapping/nn they/ppss made/vbd on/in the/at concrete/nn interrupted/vbd him/ppo in/in the/at ecstatic/jj pleasure/nn he/pps knew/vbd ,/, so/cs that/cs he/pps quickly/rb released/vbd his/pp$ hold/nn on/in the/at goat/nn and/cc pretended/vbd to/to be/be examining/vbg its/pp$ haunches/nns for/in ticks/nns ./. He/pps knew/vbd at/in a/at glance/nn that/cs the/at biggest/jjt sandals/nns belonged/vbd to/in Niobe/np ,/, the/at neatest/jjt ones/nns to/in Concetta/np ,/, and/cc the/at laced/vbn ones/nns to/in Romeo/np ,/, Concetta's/np$ idiot/nn brother/nn ./. Pompeii/np expected/vbd Romeo's/np$ small/jj body/nn to/to sink/vb closer/rbr and/cc closer/rbr to/in the/at ground/nn ./. He/pps expected/vbd Concetta's/np$ thin/jj hand/nn to/to reach/vb down/rp to/to grasp/vb the/at boy/nn ,/, and/cc her/pp$ shrill/jj ,/, impetuous/jj voice/nn to/to sound/vb against/in the/at rotundity/nn of/in his/pp$ disfigured/vbn flesh/nn that/wps was/bedz never/rb sure/jj of/in hearing/vbg anything/pn ./.

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She/pps stopped/vbd flying/vbg into/in rages/nns and/cc started/vbd digesting/vbg her/pp$ food/nn ;/. ;/. she/pps developed/vbd a/at peaches/nns and/cc cream/nn complexion/nn and/cc a/at sunny/jj disposition/nn ,/, and/cc she/pps asked/vbd for/in nothing/pn more/ap of/in life/nn than/cs that/cs she/pps be/be kept/vbn dry/jj and/cc comfortable/jj and/cc fed/vbn huge/jj amounts/nns of/in food/nn at/in stated/vbn intervals/nns and/cc be/be carried/vbn to/to where/wrb she/pps could/md watch/vb activity/nn going/vbg on/rp around/in her/ppo ./. She/pps was/bedz so/ql heavy/jj that/cs Maggie's/np$ arms/nns shook/vbd from/in lifting/vbg her/ppo and/cc taking/vbg care/nn of/in her/ppo ./. Maggie/np couldn't/md* seem/vb to/to get/vb her/pp$ strength/nn back/rb or/cc catch/vb up/rp with/in herself/ppl with/in all/abn she/pps had/hvd to/to do/do :/: there/ex was/bedz the/at big/jj basket/nn of/in clothes/nns to/to be/be coaxed/vbn through/in the/at rackety/jj old/jj washer/nn and/cc lugged/vbn out/rp and/cc lugged/vbn back/rb ;/. ;/. there/ex was/bedz the/at daily/jj round/nn of/in household/nn chores/nns in/in which/wdt Maggie/np insisted/vbd on/in participating/vbg ./. Worry/nn had/hvd a/at great/jj deal/nn to/to do/do with/in it/ppo ;/. ;/. Stuart/np had/hvd been/ben laid/vbn off/rp at/in the/at produce/nn company/nn and/cc had/hvd to/to go/vb back/rb to/in sitting/vbg in/in his/pp$ father's/nn$ office/nn ,/, taking/vbg what/wdt salary/nn his/pp$ father/nn could/md hand/vb out/rp to/in him/ppo ./. Mr./np Clifton/np would/md have/hv preferred/vbn death/nn and/cc bankruptcy/nn to/in having/hvg his/pp$ son/nn stay/vb with/in his/pp$ wife's/nn$ people/nns without/in contributing/vbg to/in his/pp$ and/cc his/pp$ family's/nn$ upkeep/nn ,/, and/cc besides/in that/dt there/ex were/bed the/at things/nns that/wps had/hvd to/to be/be bought/vbn for/in the/at baby/nn ,/, milk/nn and/cc orange/nn juice/nn and/cc vitamins/nns and/cc soap/nn ,/, just/rb plain/jj soap/nn ./. Maggie/np and/cc Stuart/np pored/vbd over/in figures/nns every/at night/nn ,/, trying/vbg to/to find/vb how/wrb they/ppss could/md squeeze/vb out/rp a/at few/ap pennies/nns more/ap ./. In/in desperation/nn Maggie/np consulted/vbd Eugenia/np one/cd afternoon/nn :/: ``/`` Do/do you/ppss think/vb you/ppss could/md find/vb me/ppo something/pn I/ppss could/md do/do here/rb at/in home/nr to/to make/vb some/dti money/nn ,/, so/cs I/ppss could/md still/rb watch/vb the/at baby/nn and/cc do/do the/at rest/nn of/in the/at things/nns ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` It/pps seems/vbz to/in me/ppo you/ppss have/hv enough/ap to/to do/do as/cs it/pps is/bez ''/'' ,/, Eugenia/np said/vbd ./. She/pps had/hvd been/ben watching/vbg Maggie/np go/vb from/in the/at washing/vbg machine/nn to/in the/at baby/nn to/in the/at stove/nn and/cc back/rb again/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss have/hv plenty/nn of/in odd/jj moments/nns when/wrb I/ppss could/md be/be doing/vbg something/pn ''/'' ,/, Maggie/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` It/pps would/md make/vb me/ppo feel/vb a/at lot/nn better/rbr ,/, but/cc the/at Woman's/nn$-tl Exchange/nn-tl isn't/bez* taking/vbg baked/vbn goods/nns any/dti more/rbr and/cc I/ppss can't/md* leave/vb the/at baby/nn with/in Grandma/nn-tl because/cs she/pps isn't/bez* strong/jj enough/qlp and/cc the/at baby's/nn$ too/ql young/jj to/to be/be put/vbn in/in a/at nursery/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss should/md think/vb so/rb ''/'' ,/, Eugenia/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` For/in one/cd thing/nn you/ppss can/md stop/vb keeping/vbg that/dt child/nn in/in starched/vbn dresses/nns and/cc changed/vbn from/in the/at skin/nn out/rp nineteen/cd times/nns a/at day/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` She's/pps+bez so/ql beautiful/jj ,/, and/cc I/ppss do/do like/vb to/to keep/vb her/ppo looking/vbg nice/jj ''/'' ./. Maggie/np said/vbd ./. She/pps picked/vbd up/rp the/at baby/nn and/cc nuzzled/vbd her/pp$ fat/jj warm/jj little/jj neck/nn ./. ``/`` She'll/pps+md be/be just/rb as/ql beautiful/jj in/in something/pn that/dt doesn't/doz* have/hv to/to be/be ironed/vbn ''/'' ,/, Eugenia/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` Evadna/np Mae/np Evans/np said/vbd she/pps didn't/dod* put/vb a/at thing/nn on/in her/pp$ child/nn but/in a/at flannel/nn wrapper/nn until/cs it/pps was/bedz nine/cd months/nns old/jj ''/'' ./. ``/`` Evadna/np Mae/np Evans/np got/vbd all/abn her/pp$ baby/nn clothes/nns from/in Best's/np$ Liliputian/jj-tl Bazaar/nn-tl in/in New/jj-tl York/np-tl ,/, and/cc I'm/ppss+bem sick/jj and/cc tired/vbn of/in hearing/vbg about/in Evadna/np Mae/np Evans/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` Well/uh now/rb ,/, Maggie/np ,/, you/ppss don't/do* have/hv to/to snap/vb at/in me/ppo ''/'' ,/, Eugenia/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem just/rb thinking/vbg of/in a/at way/nn for/in you/ppo to/to be/be sensible/jj ''/'' ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem sorry/jj ./. I/ppss do/do seem/vb to/to snap/vb at/in everybody/pn these/dts days/nns ,/, but/cc I/ppss would/md like/vb to/to think/vb of/in a/at way/nn to/to make/vb a/at little/ap extra/jj money/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Well/uh ,/, let's/vb+ppo see/vb ./. Let's/vb+ppo make/vb a/at list/nn of/in your/pp$ assets/nns ''/'' ./. Maggie/np started/vbd laughing/vbg ,/, and/cc she/pps laughed/vbd so/ql hard/rb she/pps couldn't/md* stop/vb ,/, and/cc she/pps kept/vbd on/in laughing/vbg while/cs she/pps lugged/vbd the/at clothes/nns out/rp to/in the/at yard/nn to/to hang/vb them/ppo up/rp while/cs the/at sun/nn was/bedz still/rb shining/vbg ./. When/wrb she/pps came/vbd back/rb Eugenia/np was/bedz sitting/vbg at/in the/at kitchen/nn table/nn with/in a/at pencil/nn and/cc envelope/nn jotting/vbg down/rp words/nns and/cc figures/nns ./. ``/`` I/ppss have/hv here/rb that/cs you/ppss could/md run/vb a/at nursery/nn of/in your/pp$ own/jj for/in working/vbg mothers/nns ''/'' ,/, Eugenia/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` We/ppss could/md put/vb up/rp cribs/nns on/in the/at second/od floor/nn sleeping/vbg porch/nn and/cc turn/vb the/at front/jj bedroom/nn into/in a/at playroom/nn where/wrb it's/pps+bez nice/jj and/cc sunny/jj ,/, but/cc of/in course/nn it/pps would/md entail/vb quite/abl a/at bit/nn of/in running/vbg up/in and/cc down/in stairs/nns and/cc Chris/np said/vbd you/ppss were/bed to/to be/be careful/jj about/in that/dt ''/'' ./. ``/`` What/wdt else/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` You/ppss might/md set/vb up/in a/at dress/nn shop/nn in/in the/at living/vbg room/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Every/at woman/nn in/in the/at block/nn has/hvz tried/vbn that/dt ''/'' ./. ``/`` What/wdt about/in a/at tea/nn room/nn ,/, then/rb ?/. ?/. You/ppss could/md set/vb up/rp tables/nns in/in the/at front/jj room/nn and/cc serve/vb salads/nns and/cc your/pp$ baked/vbn beans/nns and/cc brown/jj bread/nn and/cc Grandma/nn-tl could/md dress/vb like/cs a/at gypsy/nn and/cc tell/vb fortunes/nns ''/'' ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez too/ql elaborate/jj ./. And/cc Grandma/nn-tl isn't/bez* strong/jj enough/qlp to/to take/vb on/rp something/pn like/cs that/dt ,/, and/cc to/to tell/vb you/ppo the/at truth/nn neither/cc am/bem I/ppss ''/'' ./. Eugenia/np sighed/vbd ./. She/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Well/uh ,/, those/dts are/ber the/at really/ql interesting/jj things/nns ,/, but/cc if/cs you/ppss don't/do* like/vb any/dti of/in those/dts I/ppss can/md turn/vb over/rp some/dti of/in my/pp$ extra/jj typing/vbg jobs/nns to/in you/ppo ,/, if/cs you/ppss think/vb you/ppo can/md type/vb well/rb enough/qlp ''/'' ./. ``/`` Oh/uh ,/, I'm/ppss+bem sure/jj I/ppss could/md do/do that/dt ''/'' ,/, Maggie/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` But/cc it/pps really/rb wouldn't/md* be/be fair/jj ,/, taking/vbg your/pp$ jobs/nns away/rb from/in you/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` Don't/do* worry/vb ,/, I/ppss can/md get/vb plenty/nn more/ap ''/'' ,/, Eugenia/np said/vbd ,/, wondering/vbg where/wrb in/in the/at world/nn she/pps could/md ./. Maggie/np was/bedz looking/vbg much/ql happier/jjr already/rb ,/, clearing/vbg a/at space/nn on/in the/at table/nn and/cc chattering/vbg about/in how/wrb she/pps could/md put/vb up/rp a/at typewriter/nn right/ql there/rb ,/, and/cc be/be brushing/vbg up/rp on/in her/pp$ typing/vbg so/cs Eugenia/np wouldn't/md* be/be ashamed/jj of/in it/ppo ./. ``/`` And/cc then/rb whenever/wrb I/ppss have/hv a/at minute/nn I/ppss can/md be/be working/vbg at/in it/ppo ,/, and/cc keep/vb an/at eye/nn on/in the/at baby/nn and/cc the/at stove/nn at/in the/at same/ap time/nn ./. And/cc I/ppss can/md go/vb back/rb to/in my/pp$ contests/nns and/cc be/be thinking/vbg while/cs I'm/ppss+bem doing/vbg the/at washing/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` What/wdt are/ber you/ppss going/vbg to/to do/do with/in your/pp$ feet/nns so/cs you/ppss don't/do* waste/vb anything/pn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Maggie/np laughed/vbd ./. She/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Oh/uh Eugenia/np ,/, I/ppss wish/vb ''/'' ``/`` What/wdt ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss wish/vb I/ppss had/hvd three/cd wishes/nns ''/'' ,/, Maggie/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` All/abn of/in them/ppo for/in you/ppo ''/'' ./. It/pps grew/vbd bitterly/ql cold/jj toward/in the/at end/nn of/in November/np ,/, contributing/vbg to/in the/at miseries/nns of/in countless/jj numbers/nns of/in people/nns ./. The/at temperature/nn dropped/vbd to/in twenty/cd below/rb at/in night/nn and/cc stood/vbd at/in zero/nn during/in the/at days/nns ./. The/at cold/nn settled/vbd like/cs a/at tangible/jj pall/nn over/in the/at Mile/nn-tl High/jj-tl City/nn-tl ,/, locking/vbg it/ppo in/in an/at icy/jj grip/nn that/wps harshened/vbd its/pp$ outlines/nns and/cc altered/vbd its/pp$ physical/jj appearance/nn ;/. ;/. it/pps had/hvd a/at look/nn of/in grim/jj stark/jj realism/nn ,/, resembling/vbg other/ap cities/nns whose/wp$ habitual/jj climate/nn was/bedz cold/jj ,/, instead/rb of/in the/at sprawling/vbg bumptious/jj open-handed/jj greedy/jj Western/jj-tl city/nn basking/vbg in/in eternal/jj sunshine/nn at/in the/at foot/nn of/in mountains/nns stored/vbn with/in endless/jj riches/nns and/cc resources/nns ./. The/at jobless/jj huddled/vbd in/in the/at streets/nns outside/in of/in employment/nn offices/nns ,/, outside/in newspaper/nn buildings/nns ,/, in/in parks/nns ,/, in/in relief/nn lines/nns ,/, outside/in government/nn agencies/nns ./. There/ex weren't/bed* facilities/nns to/to take/vb care/nn of/in them/ppo ;/. ;/. there/ex never/rb had/hvd been/ben a/at need/nn felt/vbn for/in such/jj facilities/nns ./. That/dt kind/nn of/in poverty/nn was/bedz regarded/vbn as/cs the/at exclusive/jj property/nn of/in the/at East/nr-tl ,/, which/wdt created/vbd depressions/nns with/in their/pp$ stock/nn markets/nns and/cc their/pp$ congested/vbn populations/nns and/cc their/pp$ greedy/jj centralization/nn of/in industries/nns ,/, protected/vbn by/in discriminatory/jj freight/nn rates/nns ./. The/at East/nr-tl was/bedz popularly/rb supposed/vbn to/to have/hv got/vbn the/at country/nn into/in war/nn and/cc into/in depression/nn ,/, dragging/vbg the/at west/nr along/rb ;/. ;/. and/cc now/rb the/at East/nr-tl was/bedz creating/vbg government/nn agencies/nns for/in which/wdt the/at West/nr-tl doubtless/rb would/md have/hv to/to pay/vb ./. The/at government/nn offices/nns were/bed being/beg opened/vbn but/cc they/ppss weren't/bed* being/beg opened/vbn fast/rb enough/qlp and/cc meanwhile/rb the/at cold/nn penetrated/vbd everything/pn ./. Shivering/vbg ,/, people/nns talked/vbd and/cc argued/vbd ;/. ;/. all/ql this/dt government/nn spending/nn would/md have/hv to/to be/be paid/vbn for/in somehow/rb ,/, but/cc on/in the/at other/ap hand/nn desperate/jj circumstances/nns called/vbd for/in desperate/jj remedies/nns and/cc something/pn had/hvd to/to be/be done/vbn ./. Something/pn had/hvd to/to be/be done/vbn ;/. ;/. it/pps was/bedz the/at theme/nn song/nn of/in millions/nns of/in American/jj people/nns ,/, their/pp$ personal/jj problems/nns no/at less/ql urgent/jj than/cs those/dts of/in the/at government/nn ./. Something/pn had/hvd to/to be/be done/vbn ./. The/at Abernathys/nps said/vbd it/ppo to/in each/dt other/ap a/at dozen/nn times/nns a/at day/nn ./. Something/pn had/hvd to/to be/be done/vbn about/in the/at furnace/nn ,/, the/at fuel/nn bills/nns ,/, the/at washing/vbg machine/nn ,/, the/at doctor/nn and/cc dentist/nn bills/nns ,/, about/in making/vbg money/nn stretch/vb for/in food/nn ,/, for/in the/at mortgage/nn ,/, for/in taxes/nns ,/, for/in shoes/nns ,/, for/in half/abn soles/nns ,/, for/in overshoes/nns ,/, for/in clothes/nns ,/, for/in the/at new/jj leaks/nns in/in the/at roof/nn ,/, for/in gas/nn and/cc light/nn bills/nns ;/. ;/. about/in keeping/vbg warm/jj ,/, about/in keeping/vbg well/jj ,/, about/in meeting/vbg the/at minor/jj emergencies/nns that/wps came/vbd up/rp once/rb ,/, twice/rb ,/, fifty/cd times/nns a/at day/nn ./. Just/rb dropping/vbg the/at baby's/nn$ bottle/nn and/cc breaking/vbg it/pps became/vbd a/at catastrophe/nn ,/, and/cc Stuart/np wore/vbd out/rp his/pp$ shoes/nns so/ql fast/rb that/cs he/pps was/bedz termed/vbn a/at major/jj disaster/nn ./. The/at Abernathy/np furnace/nn consumed/vbd fuel/nn like/cs a/at giant/jj ravenous/jj maw/nn that/wps had/hvd to/to be/be appeased/vbn by/in hurling/vbg tons/nns of/in coal/nn into/in its/pp$ evil/jj red/jj depths/nns ,/, and/cc no/at matter/nn how/wrb much/ap coal/nn they/ppss put/vbd in/rp the/at house/nn remained/vbd cold/jj ./. Cold/nn came/vbd in/in the/at innumerable/jj cracks/nns that/wps seemed/vbd to/to have/hv sprung/vbn up/rp ,/, under/in doors/nns ,/, around/in loosened/vbn window/nn frames/nns ,/, from/in the/at sleeping/vbg porches/nns ,/, the/at attic/nn ,/, from/in the/at widened/vbn cracks/nns between/in shingles/nns on/in the/at roof/nn ./. Presently/rb they/ppss had/hvd to/to give/vb up/rp running/vbg the/at furnace/nn at/in full/jj capacity/nn and/cc depend/vb on/in the/at old/jj coal/nn range/nn in/in the/at kitchen/nn ,/, which/wdt had/hvd never/rb been/ben removed/vbn when/wrb the/at new/jj gas/nn range/nn was/bedz installed/vbn ,/, and/cc the/at fireplaces/nns and/cc an/at electric/jj heater/nn in/in Grandma's/nn$-tl room/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz so/ql cold/jj and/cc so/ql wretched/jj that/cs a/at sort/nn of/in desperate/jj gaiety/nn infected/vbd all/abn of/in them/ppo ,/, like/cs people/nns stormbound/jj or/cc shipwrecked/vbn or/cc caught/vbn in/in some/dti other/ap freak/nn of/in circumstance/nn so/cs that/cs time/nn stood/vbd still/rb and/cc minor/jj anxieties/nns fell/vbd away/rb and/cc the/at only/rb important/jj thing/nn was/bedz to/to cling/vb together/rb and/cc survive/vb ./. The/at pipes/nns burst/vb and/cc they/ppss all/abn laughed/vbd and/cc stood/vbd in/in ice/nn water/nn to/in their/pp$ ankles/nns while/cs they/ppss swabbed/vbd the/at bathrooms/nns ./. They/ppss lived/vbd mainly/rb in/in the/at kitchen/nn ;/. ;/. they/ppss moved/vbd Maggie's/np$ bed/nn and/cc the/at baby's/nn$ basket/nn there/rb ,/, and/cc the/at rest/nn of/in them/ppo undressed/vbd by/in the/at stove/nn and/cc ran/vbd groaning/vbg and/cc shivering/vbg to/in the/at upper/jj polar/jj regions/nns and/cc plunged/vbd into/in icy/jj beds/nns ./. Grandma/nn-tl said/vbd it/pps was/bedz just/rb like/cs the/at early/jj mining/vbg camp/nn days/nns ,/, and/cc it/pps was/bedz the/at way/nn people/nns ought/md to/to live/vb ,/, only/rb she/pps was/bedz getting/vbg too/ql old/jj to/to take/vb the/at pleasure/nn from/in it/ppo that/cs she/pps used/vbd to/to ./. ``/`` You/ppss said/vbd a/at mouthful/nn ''/'' ,/, Eugenia/np said/vbd grimly/rb ./. Eugenia/np hated/vbd being/beg cold/jj worse/jjr than/in anything/pn ,/, and/cc she/pps was/bedz beginning/vbg to/to find/vb the/at joys/nns of/in poverty/nn wearing/vbg thin/jj ./. She/pps said/vbd to/in Maggie/np that/cs it/pps was/bedz one/cd thing/nn to/to meet/vb an/at emergency/nn and/cc another/dt to/to wallow/vb in/in it/ppo ,/, and/cc it/pps was/bedz beginning/vbg to/to look/vb at/in if/cs this/dt one/pn was/bedz going/vbg to/to last/vb forever/rb ./. ``/`` Plenty/nn of/in people/nns are/ber poor/jj all/abn their/pp$ lives/nns ''/'' ./. ``/`` Plenty/nn of/in people/nns haven't/hv* our/pp$ brains/nns and/cc talent/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss know/vb you/ppo when/wrb you/ppss start/vb talking/vbg about/in brains/nns and/cc talent/nn ''/'' ,/, Maggie/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` You're/ppss+ber working/vbg up/in to/in something/pn ,/, and/cc if/cs you/ppss don't/do* watch/vb out/rp you'll/ppss+md ruin/vb your/pp$ whole/jj life/nn one/cd of/in these/dts days/nns just/rb to/to prove/vb that/cs the/at Abernathy/np family/nn is/bez superior/jj to/in everything/pn ,/, even/rb a/at depression/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` The/at only/ap thing/nn that/wps worries/vbz me/ppo is/bez how/wrb I'm/ppss+bem going/vbg to/to prove/vb it/ppo ''/'' ,/, Eugenia/np said/vbd ./. They/ppss begged/vbd Grandma/nn-tl to/to let/vb them/ppo put/vb a/at bed/nn in/in the/at kitchen/nn for/in her/ppo ,/, but/cc Grandma/nn-tl said/vbd she/pps was/bedz getting/vbg too/ql old/jj to/to sleep/vb in/in strange/jj beds/nns and/cc be/be seen/vbn with/in her/ppo teeth/nns out/rp ,/, and/cc that/cs she/pps hoped/vbd to/to die/vb in/in privacy/nn like/cs a/at Christian/np and/cc if/cs the/at Lord/nn-tl willed/vbd it/ppo to/to be/be of/in pneumonia/nn than/cs it/pps would/md have/hv to/to be/be that/dt way/nn ./. She/pps didn't/dod* want/vb to/to be/be the/at only/ap one/pn with/in a/at stove/nn in/in her/pp$ room/nn ,/, especially/rb as/cs her/pp$ life/nn span/nn was/bedz nearly/rb run/vbn out/rp anyway/rb ,/, and/cc she/pps insisted/vbd that/cs Hope/nn-tl have/hv the/at heater/nn ./. Hope/nn-tl wouldn't/md* hear/vb of/in it/ppo ,/, and/cc she/pps took/vbd the/at heater/nn back/rb to/in Grandma's/nn$-tl room/nn ,/, and/cc Grandma/nn-tl took/vbd it/ppo back/rb to/in Hope's/np$ room/nn ,/, and/cc the/at two/cd of/in them/ppo dragged/vbn it/ppo back/rb and/cc forth/rb until/cs Grandma/nn-tl tipped/vbd it/ppo over/rp and/cc almost/rb set/vbd her/pp$ bedspread/nn on/in fire/nn ./. She/pps said/vbd that/dt proved/vbd she/pps wasn't/bedz* to/to be/be trusted/vbn with/in a/at fire/nn in/in her/pp$ room/nn ,/, and/cc she/pps could/md be/be burned/vbn to/in a/at crisp/nn without/in anybody/pn knowing/vbg it/ppo ./. Eugenia/np suspected/vbd her/ppo of/in deliberately/rb overturning/vbg the/at heater/nn because/cs she/pps was/bedz getting/vbg tired/vbn of/in dragging/vbg it/ppo back/rb and/cc forth/rb and/cc still/rb wanted/vbd her/pp$ own/jj way/nn ,/, but/cc Hope/np said/vbd if/cs Grandma/nn-tl wouldn't/md* have/hv the/at heater/nn nobody/pn would/md have/hv it/ppo ,/, so/cs Grandma/nn-tl had/hvd to/to give/vb in/rp ./.

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``/`` Thrifty/jj of/in her/ppo to/to use/vb it/ppo up/rp ./. Unusual/jj in/in a/at case/nn like/cs this/dt ,/, but/cc ''/'' --/-- ``/`` You/ppss can/md joke/vb !/. !/. Didn't/dod* you/ppss read/vb it/ppo ?/. ?/. She's/pps+hvz married/vbn that/dt tenant/nn !/. !/. ''/'' ``/`` I/ppss read/vbd it/ppo ,/, yes/rb ./. This/dt ought/md to/to simplify/vb Tolley's/np$ life/nn ''/'' ./. Laban/np had/hvd more/ap to/to say/vb ./. Tolley/np had/hvd gone/vbn to/to live/vb in/in California/np ./. He'd/pps+hvd mentioned/vbn it/ppo ,/, himself/ppl ,/, at/in church/nn and/cc everybody/pn seemed/vbd to/to have/hv the/at idea/nn that/cs Tolley/np had/hvd left/vbn because/cs Jenny/np had/hvd jilted/vbn him/ppo for/in Roy/np Robards/np ./. ``/`` It/pps was/bedz plain/jj as/cs the/at nose/nn on/in your/pp$ face/nn that/cs they're/ppss+ber laughing/vbg about/in it/ppo ,/, Mamma/nn-tl ./. Zion/np stayed/vbd to/to get/vb my/pp$ pin/nn ,/, but/cc it'll/pps+md be/be a/at cold/jj day/nn in/in June/np when/wrb I/ppss go/vb back/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` We/ppss will/md both/abx go/vb back/rb ,/, Laban/np ''/'' !/. !/. Kizzie/np turned/vbd to/to go/vb inside/rb ./. ``/`` Let/vb me/ppo stay/vb and/cc take/vb the/at pictures/nns you/ppss wanted/vbd ,/, Mamma/nn-tl ./. The/at sun's/nn+bez right/jj ''/'' --/-- ``/`` Pictures/nns ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps swung/vbd around/rb ./. ``/`` What/wdt pictures/nns ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` In/in Brace's/np$ room/nn !/. !/. You/ppss told/vbd me/ppo to/to bring/vb my/pp$ camera/nn ./. I'm/ppss+bem not/* going/vbg back/rb ''/'' --/-- ``/`` Indeed/rb you/ppss are/ber !/. !/. Why/wrb should/md I/ppss want/vb pictures/nns of/in an/at empty/jj room/nn now/rb ?/. ?/. Tolley/np had/hvd no/at idea/nn of/in marrying/vbg that/dt sneaky/jj little/ap Jenny/np !/. !/. This/dt --/-- trip/nn of/in his/pp$$ had/hvd nothing/pn to/to do/do with/in her/ppo consorting/vbg with/in tenants/nns ,/, and/cc I/ppss am/bem going/vbg to/to see/vb that/cs everybody/pn at/in Mt./nn-tl Pleasant/np understands/vbz that/dt simple/jj fact/nn ./. Wait/vb for/in me/ppo ,/, Laban/np ,/, I'll/ppss+md be/be dressed/vbn in/in half/abn a/at second/nn ''/'' !/. !/. Frank/np followed/vbd her/ppo into/in the/at bedroom/nn ,/, hooked/vbd her/pp$ dress/nn up/in the/at back/nn ./. ``/`` Hurry/vb ,/, Frank/np !/. !/. They're/ppss+ber not/* going/vbg to/to laugh/vb at/in the/at Fairbrothers/nps and/cc Labans/nps very/ql long/jj !/. !/. Tolley's/np$ going/nn is/bez my/pp$ fault/nn ./. I/ppss drove/vbd him/ppo away/rb ./. You/ppss know/vb it/ppo and/cc I'll/ppss+md tell/vb everybody/pn exactly/rb how/wrb it/pps happened/vbd ''/'' ./. She/pps was/bedz so/ql beautiful/jj ,/, so/ql valiant/jj ,/, so/ql pitiable/jj ./. He/pps kissed/vbd her/ppo ./. ``/`` Make/vb your/pp$ confession/nn to/in God/np ,/, Kizzie/np dear/jj ,/, not/* to/in the/at congregation/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md decide/vb that/dt when/wrb I/ppss get/vb there/rb ./. I/ppss was/bedz so/ql cruel/jj to/in Tolley/np ,/, so/ql unfair/jj ./. But/cc I'll/ppss+md be/be fair/jj now/rb !/. !/. He/pps is/bez coming/vbg back/rb ,/, isn't/bez* he/pps ,/, Frank/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. Yes/rb ,/, oh/uh yes/rb ./. What/wdt else/rb was/bedz there/ex to/to say/vb ?/. ?/. Returning/vbg to/in the/at log-house/nn he/pps found/vbd some/dti favorite/jj lines/nns from/in Jonathan/np Swift/np on/in his/pp$ lips/nns :/: ``/`` Under/in the/at window/nn in/in stormy/jj weather/nn I/ppss marry/vb this/dt man/nn and/cc woman/nn together/rb ./. Let/vb none/pn but/in Him/ppo who/wps rules/vbz the/at thunder/nn Put/vb this/dt man/nn and/cc woman/nn asunder/rb ''/'' ./. Absolution/nn for/in his/pp$ lie/nn ?/. ?/. He/pps questioned/vbd God's/np$ taking/vbg time/nn to/to telegraph/vb the/at message/nn ,/, but/cc he/pps felt/vbd better/rbr about/in Kizzie/np ,/, and/cc he/pps took/vbd the/at sealed/vbn envelope/nn from/in its/pp$ pigeonhole/nn ,/, wondering/vbg why/wrb he/pps had/hvd preserved/vbn it/ppo ./. If/cs he/pps died/vbd before/cs she/pps did/dod ,/, she/pps would/md never/rb be/be unable/jj to/to resist/vb opening/vbg it/ppo ./. In/in any/dti case/nn he/pps would/md be/be thrusting/vbg a/at burden/nn on/in his/pp$ remaining/vbg sons/nns ,/, making/vbg them/ppo parties/nns to/in a/at deception/nn peculiarly/rb his/pp$ own/jj ./. It/pps was/bedz simply/rb his/pp$ necessity/nn to/to confess/vb which/wdt had/hvd made/vbn him/ppo write/vb and/cc keep/vb this/dt thing/nn ./. ``/`` You've/ppss+hv told/vbn God/np ,/, Frank/np ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` Why/wrb lacerate/vb the/at --/-- congregation/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Reaching/vbg for/in an/at old/jj clay/nn pot/nn ,/, relic/nn of/in pioneer/nn days/nns ,/, he/pps tore/vbd the/at envelope/nn in/in pieces/nns ,/, dropping/vbg them/ppo into/in it/ppo ,/, touching/vbg the/at little/jj pyre/nn to/to flame/vb ,/, watching/vbg it/ppo curl/vb ,/, the/at red/jj sealing/vbg wax/nn melting/vbg and/cc bubbling/vbg in/in the/at feathery/jj ash/nn ./. Surely/rb now/rb his/pp$ beloved/jj son/nn could/md rest/vb in/in peace/nn ./. ``/`` '/' And/cc let/vb me/ppo go/vb ,/, for/in the/at night/nn gathers/vbz me/ppo ,/, and/cc in/in the/at night/nn shall/md no/at man/nn gather/vb fruit/nn '/' ''/'' ./. A/at beautiful/jj and/cc haunting/jj line/nn ,/, a/at subtle/jj genius/nn ,/, Swinburne/np ,/, difficult/jj not/* to/to envy/vb a/at gifted/jj man/nn ,/, and/cc perhaps/rb he/pps did/dod ./. But/cc there/ex were/bed great/jj satisfactions/nns ,/, even/rb for/in a/at small/jj man/nn ./. Beyond/in his/pp$ window/nn were/bed the/at greening/vbg trees/nns ,/, new/jj spring/nn ,/, eternal/jj hope/nn ,/, eternal/jj life/nn ./. There/ex lay/vbd Grand/jj-tl Fair's/nn$-tl Quinzaine/np-tl ,/, his/pp$ own/jj young/jj parents'/nns$ graves/nns ,/, but/cc new/jj life/nn and/cc promise/nn for/in his/pp$ sons/nns ,/, grandsons/nns ./. He/pps poured/vbd his/pp$ thimble/nn of/in wine/nn for/in the/at toast/nn he'd/pps+hvd made/vbn so/ql often/rb ./. ``/`` To/in absent/jj loved/vbn ones/nns ''/'' ./. But/cc this/dt last/ap time/nn he/pps drank/vbd not/* to/in Brace/np but/cc ``/`` To/in Tolley/np ''/'' !/. !/. Mr./np Robards/np --/-- Jenny/np was/bedz the/at only/ap person/nn she/pps knew/vbd of/in in/in the/at Mt./nn-tl Pleasant/np neighborhood/nn who/wps called/vbd him/ppo that/dt --/-- was/bedz kind/jj but/cc too/ql easygoing/jj ./. It/pps didn't/dod* bother/vb him/ppo for/cs everybody/pn from/in the/at blacksmith/nn to/in the/at preacher/nn to/to say/vb ,/, ``/`` Howdy/uh ,/, Miss/np Jenny/np ''/'' ,/, adding/vbg a/at careless/jj ``/`` Roy/np ''/'' ,/, but/cc it/pps did/dod her/ppo ./. He/pps could/md put/vb a/at stop/nn to/in it/ppo ,/, she/pps told/vbd him/ppo again/rb and/cc again/rb ./. Simply/rb call/vb Mr./np Whipsnade/np Oscar/np ,/, and/cc Dr./nn-tl Dunne/np P.GA/np ,/, and/cc C'un/nn-tl Major/np Frank/np ./. Mr./np Robards/np laughed/vbd ,/, said/vbd he'd/pps+md feel/vb a/at damn/jj fool/nn ,/, plain-out/rb couldn't/md* do/do that/dt even/rb to/to please/vb her/ppo ./. ``/`` You/ppss could/md try/vb ./. And/cc if/cs I/ppss ever/rb hear/vb you/ppo say/vb '/' Mist/nn-tl Laban/np '/' again/rb I'll/ppss+md scream/vb ./. And/cc don't/do* tell/vb me/ppo you/ppss didn't/dod* at/in church/nn Sunday/nr ./. I/ppss heard/vbd you/ppo ''/'' !/. !/. He/pps really/rb hadn't/hvd* meant/vbn to/to ,/, he/pps assured/vbd her/ppo ,/, but/cc it/pps was/bedz plain/jj to/in her/ppo that/cs the/at importance/nn of/in these/dts small/jj things/nns was/bedz lost/vbn on/in Mr./np Robards/np ./. How/wrb strange/jj it/pps was/bedz that/cs he/pps could/md give/vb her/ppo this/dt handsome/jj house/nn and/cc carte/nn blanche/jj as/in to/in its/pp$ beautiful/jj furnishings/nns ,/, and/cc fail/vb her/ppo in/in --/-- spiritual/jj ways/nns ./. Another/dt weakness/nn --/-- far/ql more/rbr irritating/jj than/cs his/pp$ manner/nn of/in speaking/vbg ,/, which/wdt he/pps made/vbd only/ap token/jj effort/nn to/to change/vb --/-- was/bedz his/pp$ devotion/nn to/in that/ql old/jj horse/nn of/in Tolley's/np$ ./. Her/pp$ horse/nn ,/, rather/rb ./. But/cc Mr./np Robards'/np$ now/rb ,/, oh/uh my/pp$ yes/rb ,/, indeed/rb ,/, yes/rb !/. !/. He/pps called/vbd her/ppo ``/`` the/at Mare/nn-tl ''/'' much/rb as/cs Mrs./np Whipsnade/np spoke/vbd of/in ``/`` the/at Queen/nn-tl ,/, God/np bless/vb her/ppo ''/'' ./. He/pps ,/, with/in fifteen/cd or/cc twenty/cd horses/nns or/cc mares/nns or/cc geldings/nns or/cc what-nots/nns out/rp there/rb in/in the/at barn/nn ,/, was/bedz reverent/jj only/rb of/in ``/`` the/at Mare/nn-tl ''/'' ,/, ``/`` the/at Racin'/vbg-tl Mare/nn-tl ''/'' ,/, the/at revolting/jj Gunny/np ./. For/in the/at first/od few/ap months/nns of/in their/pp$ marriage/nn she/pps had/hvd tried/vbn to/to be/be nice/jj about/in Gunny/np ,/, going/vbg out/rp with/in him/ppo to/to watch/vb this/dt pearl/nn without/in price/nn stamp/vb imperiously/rb around/rb in/in her/pp$ stall/nn ./. And/cc what/wdt had/hvd happened/vbn ?/. ?/. Gunny/np invariably/rb tried/vbd to/to bite/vb her/ppo ./. Nerves/nns ,/, Mr./np Robards/np said/vbd ,/, just/rb a/at nip/nn anyway/rb ./. ``/`` Stand/vb back/rb ,/, Miss/np Jen/np ,/, she's/pps+bez oneasy/jj of/in your/pp$ scarf/nn ''/'' ./. Never/rb ,/, ``/`` Quit/vb that/dt ,/, you/ppss sor'l/jj devil/nn ''/'' !/. !/. Never/rb concern/nn for/in his/pp$ wife's/nn$ nerves/nns ,/, or/cc the/at danger/nn that/cs the/at curled/vbn lip/nn and/cc big/jj teeth/nns might/md mark/vb their/pp$ own/jj dear/jj baby/nn due/jj in/in January/np ./. She/pps musn't/md* annoy/vb Gunny/np whose/wp$ foal/nn was/bedz due/jj then/rb too/rb !/. !/. 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Night/nn after/in night/nn he/pps stayed/vbd with/in Gunny/np in/in the/at dead/nn of/in winter/nn ,/, rubbing/vbg her/ppo with/in quarts/nns of/in expensive/jj liniment/nn ,/, fussing/vbg over/in her/pp$ bran/nn mash/nn as/cs the/at cook/nn did/dod over/in charlotte/nn russe/nn ,/, tracking/vbg manure/nn on/in the/at pretty/ql new/jj carpet/nn when/wrb he/pps did/dod come/vb to/in the/at house/nn ./. Yet/rb when/wrb the/at dear/jj baby/nn came/vbd ,/, he/pps had/hvd Tillie/np over/in here/rb in/in a/at jiffy/nn ,/, and/cc was/bedz as/ql attentive/jj and/cc sweet/jj and/cc worried/vbn and/cc happy/jj when/wrb it/pps was/bedz all/ql over/rp as/cs any/dti husband/nn could/md have/hv been/ben ./. Jenny/np wished/vbd now/rb that/cs she/pps had/hvd had/hvn Dr./nn-tl Dunne/np ,/, feeling/vbg that/cs somehow/rb he/pps wouldn't/md* have/hv allowed/vbn the/at dear/jj baby/nn to/to turn/vb into/in triplets/nns ./. 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Handsomest/jjt colt/nn in/in all/abn Kentucky/np ./. Strong/jj too/rb ,/, up/rp on/in his/pp$ legs/nns when/wrb he/pps was/bedz an/at hour/nn old/jj ./. What/wdt about/in Royal/np Robards/np ?/. ?/. ``/`` Why/wrb don't/do* you/ppo name/vb him/ppo Jesus/np Christ/np !/. !/. ''/'' She/pps burst/vbd into/in tears/nns ./. Roy/np was/bedz deeply/rb distressed/vbn ./. He'd/pps+hvd had/hvn no/at idea/nn how/wrb unhappy/jj his/pp$ sweet/jj peach/nn had/hvd been/ben ./. Of/in course/nn she/pps wasn't/bedz* herself/ppl right/ql now/rb ,/, but/cc as/cs her/pp$ strength/nn came/vbd back/rb her/pp$ spirits/nns didn't/dod* seem/vb to/to rise/vb with/in it/ppo ./. He/pps had/hvd a/at good/jj idea/nn why/wrb not/* ./. Those/dts elegant/jj ``/`` At/in-tl Home/nn-tl ''/'' cards/nns she/pps sent/vbd out/rp ,/, now/rb she/pps could/md wear/vb her/pp$ pretty/jj clothes/nns again/rb ,/, and/cc had/hvd the/at house/nn all/ql trimmed/vbn up/rp ,/, hadn't/hvd* brought/vbn many/ap callers/nns in/in two/cd whole/jj months/nns ./. Doc/np Dunne/np and/cc Miss/np Sis/np had/hvd come/vbn ./. So/rb had/hvd Miss/np Shawnee/np Rakestraw/np ,/, full/jj of/in criticisms/nns about/in the/at changes/nns here/rb ,/, giving/vbg thanks/nns that/cs her/pp$ dear/jj old/jj father/nn had/hvd gone/vbn to/in his/pp$ Heavenly/jj-tl Rest/nn-tl last/ap year/nn ,/, saying/vbg how/wrb much/ap she/pps enjoyed/vbd her/pp$ boarding/vbg house/nn in/in town/nn in/in inclement/jj weather/nn ,/, was/bedz looking/vbg forward/rb to/in Quinzaine/np-tl Spa/nn-tl this/dt summer/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz an/at idea/nn ./. Miss/np Kizzie/np had/hvd been/ben right/ql snippy/jj ever/rb since/cs they/ppss were/bed married/vbn ,/, though/cs you'd/ppss+md have/hv thought/vbn a/at namesake/nn would/md have/hv brought/vbn her/ppo round/rb ./. Oh/uh ,/, she'd/pps+hvd come/vbn to/to see/vb them/ppo once/rb ,/, left/vbd silver/nn teething/vbg rings/nns for/in all/abn of/in the/at trips/nns ./. But/cc when/wrb Miss/np Jen/np went/vbd over/rp right/ql away/rb to/to return/vb the/at call/nn ,/, Miss/np Kiz/np couldn't/md* have/hv been/ben very/ql cordial/jj ,/, for/cs she'd/pps+hvd come/vbn back/rb before/cs she/pps hardly/rb had/hvd time/nn to/to get/vb there/rb ./. More/rbr and/cc more/rbr ,/, these/dts days/nns ,/, she'd/pps+hvd been/ben driving/vbg that/dt pretty/jj little/ap mare/nn that/wps looked/vbd like/in her/ppo ,/, over/rp to/in Tillie's/np$ and/cc Nick's/np$ --/-- his/pp$ own/jj old/jj square/nn frame/nn box/nn on/in posts/nns ,/, chickens/nns and/cc cats/nns and/cc pups/nns under/in the/at house/nn ,/, everybody/pn friendly/jj inside/rb ,/, making/vbg a/at to-do/nn over/in the/at babies/nns dressed/vbn like/cs dollies/nns ./. Though/cs he/pps was/bedz glad/jj she/pps got/vbd on/rp well/rb with/in his/pp$ young/jj folks/nns ,/, she/pps ought/md to/to be/be welcome/jj at/in the/at finest/jjt house/nn in/in the/at land/nn ,/, too/rb ./. It/pps made/vbd him/ppo pretty/ql hot/jj under/in the/at collar/nn ,/, after/cs the/at idea/nn Miss/np Sis/np had/hvd given/vbn him/ppo ,/, to/to be/be told/vbn by/in Miss/np Kiz/np that/cs her/pp$ holy/jj spa/nn was/bedz all/ql reserved/vbn for/in this/dt summer/nn and/cc next/ap ,/, if/cs you/ppss please/vb ,/, and/cc that/dt much/ap as/cs she/pps regretted/vbd it/ppo ,/, they/ppss would/md be/be unable/jj to/to entertain/vb Mrs./np Robards/np and/cc the/at children/nns ./. She/pps hoped/vbd they/ppss were/bed well/rb ./. He/pps didn't/dod* tell/vb Miss/np Jen/np ,/, but/cc she/pps must/md have/hv got/vbn word/nn from/in the/at cook/nn or/cc nurse/nn ,/, who/wps of/in course/nn knew/vbd those/dts Quinzaine/np nigs/nns ,/, and/cc she/pps really/rb took/vbd a/at fit/nn ./. If/cs he/pps ever/rb did/dod such/abl a/at thing/nn again/rb she'd/pps+md die/vb of/in shame/nn ./. ``/`` Have/hv a/at party/nn an'/cc leave/vb 'em/ppo out/rp ,/, hon/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps suggested/vbd ./. ``/`` A/at swell/jj party/nn ,/, send/vb an/at invite/nn to/in ever'body/pn but/in them/ppo --/-- those/dts folks/nns you/ppss met/vbd at/in the/at Galt/np-tl House/nn-tl ,/, the/at ones/nns I've/ppss+hv got/vbn to/to know/vb in/in this/dt new/jj Jockey/nn-tl Club/nn-tl affair/nn ,/, the/at whole/jj dang/jj neighborhood/nn ./. We'll/ppss+md have/hv oystchers/nns --/-- couple/nn bar'l/nn oystchers'll/nns+md fetch/vb in/rp a/at crowd/nn any/dti time/nn ./. I'll/ppss+md see/vb word/nn gets/vbz round/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Don't/do* you/ppss dare/vb !/. !/. ''/'' Miss/np Jen/np was/bedz funny/jj that/dt way/nn ,/, funny/jj that/cs she/pps didn't/dod* seem/vb to/to take/vb to/in his/pp$ ideas/nns and/cc perk/vb up/rp ./. He/pps was/bedz downright/ql worried/vbn about/in her/ppo ,/, but/cc there/ex was/bedz one/cd more/ap thing/nn he/pps could/md try/vb ./. Zion/np was/bedz surprised/vbn when/wrb Roy's/np$ buggy/nn stopped/vbd beside/in her/ppo on/in the/at pike/nn one/cd early/jj summer/nn day/nn as/cs she/pps was/bedz walking/vbg home/nr from/in the/at country/nn school/nn where/wrb she/pps was/bedz teaching/vbg now/rb that/cs Eph/np Showers/np had/hvd had/hvn a/at call/nn to/to preach/vb in/in some/dti mountain/nn town/nn ./. Roy/np smiled/vbd --/-- he/pps did/dod have/hv a/at nice/jj smile/nn --/-- took/vbd off/rp his/pp$ hat/nn most/ql politely/rb ,/, told/vbd her/ppo to/to hop/vb in/rp ,/, and/cc he'd/pps+md give/vb her/ppo a/at lift/nn to/in Quinzaine/np ./. Her/pp$ hesitation/nn was/bedz only/ql momentary/jj and/cc she/pps hoped/vbd he/pps didn't/dod* notice/vb it/ppo ,/, as/cs she/pps settled/vbd herself/ppl ,/, asked/vbd quickly/rb how/wrb Miss/np Jenny/np and/cc the/at babies/nns were/bed getting/vbg on/rp ./. ``/`` See/vb for/in yourself/ppl ,/, Miss/np Zion/np ./. It/pps won't/md* take/vb a/at minute/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps swung/vbd in/rp through/in his/pp$ own/jj wide/jj gateway/nn ./. ``/`` Them's/dts+bez the/at purtiest/jjt babes/nns you/ppss ever/rb did/dod see/vb ,/, but/cc Miss/np Jen/np gets/vbz mighty/ql lonesome/jj ./. She'll/pps+md relish/vb the/at sight/nn of/in a/at friendly/jj face/nn ./. Miss/np Kiz/np won't/md* care/vb your/pp$ comin'/nn ,/, will/md she/pps ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Why/wrb of/in course/nn not/* ''/'' ,/, Zion/np said/vbd uncomfortably/rb ./.

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``/`` He/pps must/md have/hv forgiven/vbn me/ppo ''/'' ,/, Henrietta/np murmured/vbd to/in the/at room/nn ./. The/at absolution/nn of/in Doaty's/np$ last/ap will/nn and/cc testament/nn was/bedz proof/nn enough/ap of/in that/dt ;/. ;/. Doaty/np would/md never/rb have/hv left/vbn her/pp$ house/nn to/in a/at godless/jj woman/nn ./. She/pps found/vbd herself/ppl wishing/vbg an/at old/jj wish/nn ,/, that/cs she/pps had/hvd told/vbn Doaty/np she/pps was/bedz running/vbg away/rb ,/, that/cs she/pps had/hvd left/vbn something/pn more/ap behind/in her/ppo than/cs the/at loving/vbg ,/, sorry/jj note/nn and/cc her/pp$ best/jjt garnet/nn pin/nn ./. Perhaps/rb Doaty/np had/hvd guessed/vbn already/rb and/cc kept/vbn her/pp$ counsel/nn ./. Henrietta/np thought/vbd ,/, It's/pps+bez extraordinary/jj how/wrb much/ap she/pps always/rb knew/vbd about/in both/abx of/in us/ppo ./. 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Mama/nn-tl had/hvd died/vbn before/in the/at corruption/nn of/in the/at family/nn circle/nn ,/, the/at interruption/nn of/in Charles/np ./. It/pps was/bedz safe/jj to/to assume/vb that/cs Papa/np ,/, sighing/vbg heavily/rb ,/, had/hvd said/vbn many/ap times/nns to/in his/pp$ remaining/vbg daughter/nn ,/, ``/`` Thank/vb God/np your/pp$ poor/jj mother/nn was/bedz spared/vbn this/dt ''/'' ,/, and/cc indeed/rb it/pps might/md be/be true/jj that/cs it/pps had/hvd been/ben easier/jjr for/in Henrietta/np to/to leave/vb ,/, with/in her/pp$ hand/nn in/in Charles'/np$ hand/nn ,/, just/rb because/cs her/pp$ ``/`` poor/jj mother/nn ''/'' was/bedz gone/vbn already/rb and/cc would/md never/rb know/vb ./. Mama/nn-tl was/bedz vulnerable/jj ;/. ;/. one/pn had/hvd always/rb felt/vbn the/at need/nn to/to make/vb a/at safe/jj world/nn around/in her/ppo ./. But/cc I/ppss would/md have/hv gone/vbn anyway/rb ,/, thought/vbd Henrietta/np ./. She/pps had/hvd always/rb been/ben able/jj to/to ignore/vb the/at moral/jj question/nn because/cs there/ex had/hvd been/ben no/at choice/nn ./. Only/rb at/in this/dt moment/nn --/-- perhaps/rb because/cs it/pps was/bedz before/in dawn/nn and/cc she/pps was/bedz lying/vbg in/in Doaty's/np$ bed/nn --/-- she/pps found/vbd herself/ppl examining/vbg how/wrb others/nns might/md regard/vb her/ppo ./. Perhaps/rb they/ppss would/md argue/vb that/cs morality/nn consisted/vbd just/rb of/in that/dt ability/nn to/to see/vb a/at choice/nn ./. She/pps turned/vbd on/in her/pp$ side/nn ,/, finding/vbg the/at idea/nn oppressive/jj ./. If/cs Adelia/np had/hvd felt/vbn about/in someone/pn as/cs Henrietta/np felt/vbd about/in Charles/np ,/, would/md she/pps have/hv run/vbn away/rb with/in him/ppo ?/. ?/. Impossible/jj to/to imagine/vb Adelia/np feeling/vbg so/rb about/in anyone/pn ./. No/at temptation/nn ,/, no/at sin/nn ./. No/at temptation/nn ,/, no/at virtue/nn ?/. ?/. 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It/pps was/bedz so/ql pretty/jj and/cc artless/jj that/cs she/pps felt/vbd like/in a/at child/nn again/rb and/cc would/md have/hv enjoyed/vbn running/vbg out/rp barefoot/rb to/to play/vb on/in the/at wet/jj grass/nn with/in all/abn the/at growing/vbg things/nns ,/, but/cc Doaty/np never/rb permitted/vbd bare/jj feet/nns and/cc she/pps was/bedz decidedly/rb not/* a/at child/nn but/cc une/fw-at femme/fw-nn d'un/fw-in+at certain/fw-jj age/fw-nn ./. Feeling/vbg suddenly/rb neat/jj and/cc subdued/vbn ,/, she/pps dressed/vbd quite/ql soberly/rb and/cc went/vbd downstairs/rb ./. Rosa/np ,/, unbelievably/rb ,/, was/bedz not/* yet/rb up/rp and/cc about/rb ,/, reassurance/nn that/wps Rosa/np was/bedz human/jj ./. Feeling/vbg protective/jj toward/in this/dt sleeping/vbg being/beg ,/, Henrietta/np found/vbd a/at yesterday/nr bun/nn and/cc milk/nn in/in a/at white/jj jug/nn ,/, a/at breakfast/nn which/wdt was/bedz somewhat/rb the/at equivalent/jj of/in going/vbg barefoot/rb ./. Outside/rb ,/, the/at garden/nn ,/, the/at tame/jj wilderness/nn ,/, yielded/vbd a/at patchwork/nn bouquet/nn of/in daisies/nns ,/, sweet/jj william/nn ,/, scented/vbn stock/nn and/cc lady's/nn$ bedstraw/nn ,/, which/wdt she/pps tied/vbd with/in long/jj grasses/nns and/cc took/vbd back/rb to/to show/vb Rosa/np ,/, who/wps was/bedz now/rb stirring/vbg about/in the/at kitchen/nn and/cc haranguing/vbg Folly/nn-tl ./. The/at poodle/nn came/vbd gleefully/rb to/in Henrietta/np and/cc begged/vbd for/in the/at flowers/nns ,/, supplicating/vbg the/at air/nn with/in prayerful/jj forepaws/nns ./. Henrietta/np held/vbd her/pp$ bouquet/nn out/in of/in reach/nn and/cc said/vbd it/pps was/bedz for/in Doaty/np ./. ``/`` Rummaging/vbg in/in the/at dew/nn ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Rosa/np coldly/rb ./. ``/`` Go/vb change/vb your/pp$ shoes/nns before/cs you/ppss turn/vb around/rb ''/'' ./. She/pps sounded/vbd so/ql exactly/rb like/cs Doaty/np that/cs Henrietta/np obeyed/vbd her/ppo under/in the/at clear/jj impression/nn that/cs she/pps could/md either/cc comply/vb or/cc stay/vb home/nr ./. Folly/nn-tl danced/vbd ,/, eager/jj for/in whatever/wdt lay/vbd beyond/in the/at door/nn ./. To/in a/at Blackwell/np ,/, there/ex was/bedz only/rb one/cd church/nn ./. The/at cemetery/nn slumbered/vbd just/rb behind/in it/ppo ,/, and/cc the/at way/nn lay/vbd through/in the/at village/nn and/cc close/rb to/in the/at sea/nn ./. For/in the/at first/od time/nn in/in thirty/cd years/nns ,/, Henrietta/np walked/vbd down/in the/at narrow/jj street/nn with/in its/pp$ shuttered/vbn shops/nns just/rb stirring/vbg and/cc its/pp$ inhabitants/nns eying/vbg her/ppo with/in the/at frankest/jjt curiosity/nn ./. She/pps smiled/vbd and/cc bowed/vbd ,/, recalling/vbg the/at princess-in-a-carriage/nn feeling/nn she/pps had/hvd enjoyed/vbn when/wrb she/pps was/bedz a/at child/nn ./. Now/rb ,/, some/dti of/in the/at acknowledgments/nns were/bed cautious/jj ,/, but/cc all/abn were/bed interested/vbn ./. An/at old/jj man/nn ,/, sitting/vbg against/in the/at wall/nn of/in a/at cottage/nn and/cc waiting/vbg for/in the/at sun/nn to/to find/vb him/ppo ,/, gave/vbd her/ppo a/at more/ap than/in reflective/jj look/nn as/cs she/pps passed/vbd ,/, the/at sap/nn still/rb plainly/rb rising/vbg in/in his/pp$ branches/nns ./. On/in an/at impulse/nn ,/, she/pps turned/vbd back/rb and/cc said/vbd good/jj morning/nn ./. He/pps cupped/vbd his/pp$ ear/nn and/cc shook/vbd his/pp$ head/nn at/in her/pp$ repetition/nn ,/, announcing/vbg in/in a/at nettled/vbn way/nn that/cs he/pps had/hvd heard/vbn her/ppo the/at first/od time/nn ./. He/pps then/rb offered/vbd his/pp$ own/jj estimate/nn of/in the/at weather/nn ,/, which/wdt was/bedz unenthusiastic/jj ./. ``/`` Summer's/nn+hvz been/ben slow/jj to/to come/vb ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez my/pp$ dryin'/vbg out/rp time/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps scowled/vbd at/in her/pp$ flowers/nns ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem taking/vbg them/ppo to/in the/at cemetery/nn ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Henrietta/np ,/, out/in of/in a/at vague/jj feeling/nn of/in hospitality/nn ./. ``/`` They'll/ppss+md be/be takin'/vbg me/ppo next/rb ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd pleasantly/rb ,/, ``/`` but/cc not/* so/ql soon's/rb+cs they/ppss plan/vb ./. See/vb half/abn of/in 'em/ppo in/in their/pp$ graves/nns before/cs I/ppss choose/vb my/pp$ own/jj coffin/nn ./. It's/pps+bez dryin'/vbg myself/ppl out/rp that/wps does/doz it/ppo ''/'' ./. He/pps regarded/vbd her/ppo with/in rising/vbg hope/nn ./. ``/`` You'd/ppss+md like/vb to/to hear/vb how/wrb I/ppss go/vb about/in it/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez nice/jj of/in you/ppo ''/'' ,/, Henrietta/np said/vbd doubtfully/rb ./. ``/`` Y're/ppss+ber welcome/jj ''/'' ./. He/pps straightened/vbd himself/ppl ,/, soldierly/jj against/in the/at wall/nn ,/, and/cc pulled/vbd his/pp$ sprawled/vbn feet/nns together/rb so/cs they/ppss stood/vbd side/nn by/in side/nn in/in their/pp$ old/jj boots/nns ./. His/pp$ stick/nn ceased/vbd to/to be/be a/at thing/nn to/to rest/vb his/pp$ chin/nn on/in and/cc became/vbd a/at pointer/nn for/in emphasizing/vbg the/at finer/jjr aspects/nns of/in his/pp$ text/nn ./. ``/`` Every/at month/nn ,/, f'r/in three/cd days/nns ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd happily/rb ,/, ``/`` I/ppss take/vb no/at water/nn into/in my/pp$ system/nn ,/, no/at water/nn whatsoever/wps ./. It/pps rests/vbz the/at tissues/nns ''/'' ./. Henrietta/np murmured/vbd that/cs she/pps could/md quite/abl see/vb how/wrb it/pps would/md ,/, and/cc he/pps nodded/vbd approval/nn of/in her/pp$ womanly/jj good/jj sense/nn ./. ``/`` Rests/vbz the/at tissues/nns ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` and/cc pacifies/vbz the/at system/nn ./. My/pp$ dad/nn did/dod it/ppo ,/, and/cc he/pps lived/vbd to/in a/at great/jj age/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps looked/vbd up/rp at/in her/ppo sharply/rb ./. ``/`` Don't/do* remember/vb ,/, do/do you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps did/dod suddenly/rb ,/, through/in the/at link/nn of/in memory/nn with/in his/pp$ father/nn ,/, old/jj Titus/np ,/, who/wps must/md have/hv been/ben in/in his/pp$ nineties/nns when/wrb Henrietta/np ran/vbd away/rb ./. Next/in to/in the/at Blackwells/nps ,/, Titus/np had/hvd owned/vbn the/at island/nn most/rbt ,/, and/cc she/pps and/cc Adelia/np had/hvd often/rb stood/vbn in/in front/nn of/in him/ppo ,/, silenced/vbn by/in his/pp$ terrible/jj years/nns --/-- a/at scanty/jj man/nn with/in a/at thin/jj beard/nn and/cc very/ql deep-set/jj blue/jj eyes/nns like/cs a/at mariner/nn ,/, more/ql aged/vbn than/cs possible/jj ./. He/pps had/hvd never/rb spoken/vbn once/rb to/in the/at awed/vbn sisters/nns ,/, but/cc his/pp$ son/nn had/hvd been/ben friendly/jj ,/, a/at big/jj fellow/nn of/in fifty/cd or/cc more/ap ,/, a/at fishing-boat/nn captain/nn and/cc powerful/jj like/cs the/at sea/nn ./. It/pps must/md be/be that/cs son/nn who/wps sat/vbd before/in her/ppo now/rb ,/, shriveled/vbn to/in half/abn his/pp$ size/nn and/cc half/abn his/pp$ senses/nns ./. She/pps said/vbd gently/rb ,/, ``/`` Of/in course/nn I/ppss remember/vb you/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` Not/* so/ql well's/rb+cs I/ppss remember/vb you/ppo ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` Y're/ppss+ber the/at young/jj Blackwell/np woman/nn ./. Ran/vbd away/rb on/in a/at black/jj night/nn with/in a/at lawful/jj wedded/vbn man/nn ./. I/ppss know/vb all/abn about/in you/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss do/do seem/vb to/to ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Henrietta/np ,/, impressed/vbn ./. ``/`` Can't/md* blame/vb a/at man/nn for/in leavin'/vbg his/pp$ wife/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd quite/ql cheerfully/rb ./. ``/`` Left/vbd mine/pp$$ many/abn a/at time/nn ,/, only/rb she/pps never/rb knew/vbd it/ppo ./. Man/nn in/in a/at boat/nn ,/, there's/ex+bez a/at lot/nn of/in places/nns he/pps can/md put/vb in/rp at/in and/cc a/at lot/nn of/in reasons/nns he/pps can/md be/be away/rb for/in a/at bit/nn ./. Any/dti harm/nn in/in that/dt ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Probably/rb ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Henrietta/np dryly/rb ./. He/pps gave/vbd a/at short/jj hard/jj laugh/nn and/cc looked/vbd at/in her/ppo knowingly/rb ./. ``/`` You'd/ppss+md be/be the/at one/pn to/to say/vb ''/'' ,/, he/pps observed/vbd ,/, and/cc she/pps found/vbd herself/ppl liking/vbg his/pp$ approval/nn none/pn too/ql well/rb ,/, but/cc she/pps could/md not/* defend/vb herself/ppl and/cc say/vb that/cs her/pp$ actions/nns were/bed ``/`` different/jj ''/'' ,/, since/cs all/abn actions/nns had/hvd their/pp$ own/jj laws/nns ./. Only/rb ,/, this/dt old/jj man's/nn$ connivance/nn was/bedz even/ql less/ap to/in her/pp$ taste/nn than/cs Selma/np Cotter's/np$ open/jj censure/nn ./. Well/uh ,/, she/pps had/hvd not/* come/vbn back/rb to/in Great/jj-tl Island/nn-tl to/to be/be understood/vbn ,/, praised/vbn or/cc condemned/vbn ./. She/pps had/hvd come/vbn to/to make/vb her/pp$ peace/nn with/in the/at past/nn ,/, and/cc of/in that/dt past/nn this/dt ancient/nn of/in the/at earth/nn was/bedz only/rb a/at kind/nn of/in shadow/nn ./. She/pps started/vbd to/to move/vb away/rb ,/, just/rb as/cs a/at woman/nn came/vbd out/in of/in the/at cottage/nn ,/, a/at big-boned/jj ,/, drab-haired/jj figure/nn with/in a/at clean/jj apron/nn tied/vbn over/in her/pp$ limp/jj print/nn dress/nn ./. She/pps smiled/vbd vaguely/rb at/in Henrietta/np and/cc spoke/vbd to/in the/at old/jj man/nn ./. ``/`` You've/ppss+hv not/* had/hvn your/pp$ breakfast/nn yet/rb ,/, gran'dad/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` Y'r/pp$ dam'/jj porridge/nn is/bez no/at breakfast/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` Milk/nn and/cc sops/nns ''/'' !/. !/. He/pps beat/vbd the/at air/nn with/in his/pp$ stick/nn ,/, and/cc it/pps fell/vbd from/in his/pp$ claws/nns and/cc clattered/vbd on/in the/at stones/nns ./. ``/`` He's/pps+bez lowly/jj today/nr ''/'' ,/, his/pp$ grand-daughter/nn said/vbd wearily/rb ,/, and/cc bent/vbd to/to pick/vb it/ppo up/rp ./. ``/`` He's/pps+hvz got/vbn this/dt idea/nn about/in drying/vbg out/rp ''/'' ``/`` It/pps ain't/bez* an/at idea/nn ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` If/cs it/pps ain't/bez* an/at idea/nn ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` how/wrb comes/vbz it/ppo you/ppss can/md drink/vb beer/nn but/cc not/* water/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps looked/vbd piously/rb to/in heaven/nn and/cc said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Beer/nn don't/do* affect/vb the/at tissues/nns none/pn ''/'' ,/, and/cc the/at ingenious/jj hypocrisy/nn of/in this/dt defense/nn pleased/vbd Henrietta/np so/rb that/cs she/pps forgave/vbd him/ppo his/pp$ stint/nn of/in malevolence/nn ./. His/pp$ grand-daughter/nn sighed/vbd ./. ``/`` Come/vb on/rp ,/, do/do ./. The/at children/nns are/ber eating/vbg ,/, and/cc Miss/np Blackwell's/np+bez on/in her/pp$ way/nn somewheres/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` To/in the/at graveyard/nn ./. Who/wps ain't/hvz* ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Not/* me/ppo ./. I've/ppss+hv got/vbn a/at day's/nn$ work/nn to/to do/do ./. --/-- You'll/ppss+md be/be visiting/vbg Miss/np Doaty/np ,/, Ma'am/nn-tl ''/'' ?/. ?/. Henrietta/np nodded/vbd ./. How/wrb much/rb they/ppss knew/vbd about/in her/ppo !/. !/. The/at woman/nn (/( she/pps must/md have/hv been/ben a/at tiny/jj baby/nn when/wrb Hetty/np and/cc Delia/np had/hvd stood/vbn arm/nn in/in arm/nn ,/, watching/vbg great/jj age/nn grow/vb small/jj )/) answered/vbd the/at nod/nn with/in her/pp$ own/jj ./. ``/`` God/np rest/vb her/pp$ soul/nn ,/, she/pps was/bedz a/at sweet/jj one/pn ./. Come/vb on/rp now/rb ''/'' ./. She/pps put/vbd a/at strong/jj hand/nn under/in the/at old/jj man's/nn$ arm/nn and/cc lifted/vbd him/ppo up/rp ,/, patiently/rb ,/, with/in the/at gentle/jj cruelty/nn and/cc necessary/jj tyranny/nn that/cs the/at young/jj show/nn toward/in the/at very/ql old/jj ./. He/pps mumbled/vbd at/in her/ppo but/cc let/vbd himself/ppl be/be led/vbn off/rp inside/in the/at house/nn ,/, shuffling/vbg mightily/rb to/to make/vb it/ppo clear/jj how/wrb weak/jj and/cc aged/vbn he/pps was/bedz and/cc how/wrb he/pps was/bedz buffeted/vbn about/rb by/in those/dts who/wps still/rb had/hvd their/pp$ wicked/jj strength/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz a/at gabble/nn of/in voices/nns from/in indoors/rb ,/, young/jj hungry/jj sounds/nns like/cs cats/nns after/in fish/nn ,/, and/cc a/at burst/nn of/in swearing/vbg from/in the/at old/jj man/nn ./. Henrietta/np looked/vbd down/rp at/in her/pp$ bouquet/nn ,/, still/rb lively/rb with/in its/pp$ color/nn and/cc scent/nn ,/, and/cc set/vbd her/pp$ feet/nns on/in their/pp$ journey's/nn$ way/nn again/rb ,/, leaving/vbg the/at village/nn street/nn and/cc crossing/vbg the/at first/od field/nn ,/, Folly/nn-tl dancing/vbg ahead/rb of/in her/ppo ./. At/in the/at edge/nn of/in the/at field/nn ,/, the/at wild/jj rolling/vbg land/nn took/vbd over/rp ,/, dotted/vbn with/in fat/jj round/jj bushes/nns like/cs sheep/nn ./. They/ppss were/bed covered/vbn with/in tiny/jj white/jj blossoms/nns ,/, their/pp$ scant/jj roots/nns clawing/vbg at/in the/at stony/jj ground/nn ,/, and/cc wild/jj birds/nns darted/vbd in/in and/cc about/in and/cc through/in them/ppo so/cs they/ppss were/bed nearly/rb alive/jj with/in the/at rustle/nn and/cc cry/nn ./. The/at air/nn was/bedz full/jj of/in sounds/nns too/rb but/cc placid/jj ones/nns ,/, a/at terrestrial/jj humming/nn as/ql much/rb out/in of/in the/at earth/nn as/cs out/in of/in the/at blue/jj sky/nn ./. She/pps felt/vbd mindless/jj ,/, walking/vbg ,/, and/cc almost/rb easy/jj until/cs the/at church/nn spire/nn told/vbd her/ppo she/pps was/bedz near/in the/at cemetery/nn ,/, and/cc she/pps caught/vbd herself/ppl wondering/vbg what/wdt she/pps would/md say/vb to/in Doaty/np ./. Both/abx church/nn and/cc graveyard/nn were/bed smaller/jjr than/cs she/pps remembered/vbd them/ppo (/( how/wrb many/ap things/nns had/hvd lessened/vbn while/cs she/pps was/bedz gone/vbn away/rb )/) but/cc the/at headstones/nns had/hvd grown/vbn so/ql thick/jj in/in thirty/cd years/nns that/cs to/to find/vb one/pn named/vbn ``/`` Dorothy/np Tredding/np ''/'' seemed/vbd suddenly/rb impossible/jj ./. She/pps sat/vbd down/rp on/in the/at nearest/jjt ,/, fallen/vbn with/in age/nn and/cc gray/jj with/in sea-damp/nn ,/, her/pp$ fingers/nns tracing/vbg the/at indecipherable/jj carved/vbn letters/nns padded/vbn with/in green/jj moss/nn ./. The/at day's/nn$ sun/nn was/bedz gathering/vbg its/pp$ strength/nn in/in gold/nn ,/, and/cc she/pps wished/vbd she/pps had/hvd brought/vbn her/pp$ parasol/nn ,/, if/cs only/rb to/to shade/vb Doaty's/np$ flowers/nns ./. A/at small/jj ,/, rock-carved/jj angel/nn watched/vbd her/ppo from/in a/at nearby/jj tomb/nn ,/, the/at only/ap angel/nn in/in the/at cemetery/nn ./. She/pps remembered/vbd ,/, suddenly/rb ,/, a/at night/nn of/in savage/jj moonlight/nn and/cc scudding/vbg clouds/nns when/wrb she/pps and/cc Adelia/np ,/, having/hvg dared/vbn each/dt other/ap ,/, had/hvd stolen/vbn out/in of/in their/pp$ great/jj safe/jj house/nn and/cc come/vbn here/rb ,/, hand/nn in/in hand/nn ,/, hoping/vbg and/cc fearing/vbg ghosts/nns ./.

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The/at Momoyama/np family/nn had/hvd come/vbn from/in Miyagi/np-tl Prefecture/nn-tl ,/, in/in the/at northeast/nr of/in the/at main/nn Japanese/jj island/nn of/in Honshu/np ,/, where/wrb there/ex are/ber still/rb traces/nns of/in the/at mysterious/jj Ainu/np strain/nn ./. The/at Ainus/nps were/bed a/at primitive/jj people/nns ,/, already/rb living/vbg on/in the/at island/nn before/cs the/at principal/jjs ancestors/nns of/in the/at Japanese/nps came/vbd from/in Southern/jj-tl Asia/np-tl ./. Apparently/rb they/ppss were/bed of/in Caucasian/jj blood/nn ./. They/ppss had/hvd white/jj skins/nns and/cc blue/jj eyes/nns ;/. ;/. all/abn their/pp$ men/nns were/bed bearded/vbn ,/, and/cc many/ap of/in their/pp$ women/nns were/bed beautiful/jj ./. A/at pitiful/jj few/ap of/in them/ppo are/ber left/vbn now/rb ,/, to/to subsist/vb mainly/rb on/in the/at tourist/nn trade/nn and/cc to/to sing/vb their/pp$ ancient/jj tribal/jj chants/nns ,/, which/wdt have/hv the/at same/ap haunting/jj sadness/nn as/cs the/at laments/nns of/in the/at American/jj-tl Indians/nps-tl ./. Most/ap of/in them/ppo have/hv been/ben assimilated/vbn ,/, but/cc sometimes/rb a/at man/nn in/in Miyagi/np or/cc Akita/np prefectures/nns is/bez much/ql more/ql hairy/jj than/cs the/at average/jj Japanese/np ,/, and/cc occasionally/rb a/at girl/nn will/md be/be strikingly/rb lovely/jj ,/, her/pp$ coloring/nn warmed/vbn and/cc improved/vbn by/in a/at little/ap of/in the/at tawny/jj honey-in-the-sun/jj tint/nn of/in the/at invaders/nns from/in the/at South/nr-tl ./. Tommy/np Momoyama/np was/bedz one/pn of/in these/dts fortunate/jj occasions/nns ./. She/pps was/bedz taller/jjr than/cs most/ap Japanese/jj girls/nns ,/, and/cc had/hvd the/at exquisitely/rb willowy/jj form/nn of/in the/at Japanese/jj girl/nn who/wps is/bez lucky/jj enough/qlp to/to be/be tall/jj ./. Her/pp$ nose/nn was/bedz higher/jjr of/in bridge/nn ,/, her/pp$ complexion/nn so/ql pale/jj as/cs to/to be/be quite/ql susceptible/jj to/in sunburn/nn ,/, and/cc the/at fish/nn and/cc vegetable/nn diet/nn of/in her/pp$ forebears/nns had/hvd given/vbn her/ppo teeth/nns that/wps were/bed white/jj and/cc regular/jj and/cc strong/jj ./. Her/pp$ mouth/nn ,/, soft/jj and/cc full/jj ,/, was/bedz something/pn for/in any/dti man/nn to/to dream/vb about/rb ./. She/pps had/hvd black/jj eyes/nns ,/, long/jj and/cc intriguingly/rb tilted/vbn ,/, and/cc the/at way/nn she/pps walked/vbd was/bedz melody/nn ./. She/pps had/hvd been/ben in/in Japan/np just/rb one/cd week/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz an/at alien/jj land/nn ,/, and/cc she/pps hated/vbd it/ppo intensely/rb ;/. ;/. she/pps was/bedz already/rb considering/vbg putting/vbg in/rp rebellious/jj requests/nns for/in duty/nn at/in San/np Diego/np ,/, Bremerton/np ,/, the/at Great/jj-tl Lakes/nns-tl ,/, Pensacola/np --/-- any/dti place/nn the/at Navy/nn-tl had/hvd a/at hospital/nn --/-- with/in a/at threat/nn to/to resign/vb her/pp$ commission/nn if/cs the/at request/nn were/bed not/* granted/vbn ./. Anywhere/rb would/md be/be better/jjr than/cs the/at land/nn of/in her/pp$ ancestors/nns ./. There/ex was/bedz nothing/pn wrong/jj with/in her/pp$ job/nn ./. Tommy/np had/hvd been/ben assigned/vbn to/in the/at psychopathic/jj ward/nn ./. There/ex were/bed no/at depressingly/rb serious/jj cases/nns :/: the/at ward/nn doctor/nn sometimes/rb teamed/vbd up/rp with/in the/at chaplain/nn to/to serve/vb as/cs a/at marriage/nn counselor/nn --/-- sometimes/rb the/at Navy/nn-tl sent/vbd people/nns back/vb to/in the/at States/nns-tl to/to preserve/vb a/at marriage/nn --/-- but/cc mental/jj health/nn as/in a/at rule/nn was/bedz very/ql high/jj ./. At/in present/jj the/at doctor's/nn$ main/jjs concern/nn was/bedz in/in seeing/vbg to/in it/ppo that/cs Japanese/jj salvage/nn firms/nns were/bed not/* permitted/vbn to/to operate/vb on/in the/at hulks/nns of/in warships/nns sunk/vbn too/ql close/rb inshore/rb ,/, because/cs the/at work/nn involved/vbd setting/vbg off/rp nerve-shattering/jj blasts/nns at/in all/abn hours/nns ./. Tommy/np was/bedz interested/vbn in/in psychiatry/nn ,/, because/cs there/ex was/bedz much/ap an/at understanding/vbg nurse/nn could/md do/do to/to help/vb the/at patients/nns ./. But/cc she/pps suffered/vbd in/in her/pp$ off-duty/jj hours/nns ./. Such/jj as/cs now/rb ,/, when/wrb she/pps sat/vbd at/in a/at table/nn in/in the/at coffee/nn shop/nn at/in the/at Officers'/nns$-tl Club/nn-tl ,/, having/hvg coffee/nn and/cc a/at hamburger/nn to/to sustain/vb her/ppo until/in dinnertime/nn ./. She/pps had/hvd changed/vbn into/in a/at cocktail/nn dress/nn ,/, and/cc the/at whole/jj evening/nn should/md have/hv been/ben before/in her/ppo ,/, but/cc already/rb she/pps was/bedz beginning/vbg to/to get/vb a/at tight/jj feeling/nn at/in the/at back/nn of/in her/pp$ neck/nn ./. This/dt was/bedz one/cd of/in the/at Navy's/nn$-tl crossroads/nns --/-- you/ppss find/vb them/ppo all/abn around/in the/at world/nn ./. Ships/nns from/in the/at West/jj-tl Coast/nn-tl rotated/vbd on/in six-month/jj tours/nns of/in duty/nn with/in the/at Seventh/od-tl Fleet/nn-tl ,/, and/cc Yokosuka/np was/bedz the/at Seventh/od-tl Fleet's/nn$-tl principal/jjs port/nn for/in maintenance/nn ,/, upkeep/nn and/cc shore/nn liberty/nn ./. Sooner/rbr or/cc later/rbr ,/, all/abn the/at gray/jj Navy/nn-tl ships/nns came/vbd in/in here/rb ;/. ;/. if/cs Tommy/np sat/vbd long/jj enough/qlp ,/, she/pps would/md be/be sure/jj to/to see/vb all/abn the/at young/jj officers/nns she/pps had/hvd met/vbn in/in San/np Diego/np and/cc Long/jj-tl Beach/nn-tl ./. And/cc she/pps wanted/vbd desperately/rb to/to see/vb someone/pn she/pps had/hvd known/vbn back/rb there/rb ./. She/pps felt/vbd ,/, rather/in than/cs saw/vbd ,/, the/at approach/nn of/in the/at good-looking/jj young/jj man/nn ./. He/pps came/vbd through/rp from/in the/at Fleet/nn-tl Bar/nn-tl ,/, which/wdt was/bedz stag/nn ,/, with/in the/at ice/nn cubes/nns tinkling/vbg in/in a/at glass/nn he/pps carried/vbd ./. When/wrb he/pps saw/vbd Tommy/np sitting/vbg alone/rb ,/, the/at tinkling/vbg sound/nn stopped/vbd ./. He/pps was/bedz perhaps/rb a/at trifle/nn tipsy/jj ,/, having/hvg been/ben long/jj at/in sea/nn where/wrb drinking/vbg is/bez not/* permitted/vbn ,/, and/cc consequently/rb out/in of/in practice/nn ;/. ;/. he/pps wore/vbd a/at brown/jj tweed/nn sports/nns jacket/nn obviously/rb tailored/vbn in/in Hong/np Kong/np ,/, and/cc he/pps was/bedz of/in an/at age/nn that/wps marked/vbd him/ppo as/cs a/at lieutenant/nn ./. Probably/rb off/in one/cd of/in the/at carriers/nns --/-- an/at aviator/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz a/at fifty-fifty/jj chance/nn ,/, perhaps/rb ,/, that/cs he/pps would/md be/be unmarried/jj ,/, and/cc an/at even/ql more/ql slender/jj chance/nn that/cs his/pp$ approach/nn would/md be/be different/jj ./. Japan/np did/dod something/pn to/in a/at man/nn --/-- and/cc it/pps wasn't/bedz* just/rb Japan/np ,/, either/rb ,/, because/cs the/at same/ap thing/nn applied/vbd anywhere/rb overseas/rb ./. It/pps was/bedz as/cs if/cs foreign/jj duty/nn implied/vbd and/cc excused/vbd license/nn ;/. ;/. it/pps intimated/vbd that/cs the/at folks/nns at/in home/nr would/md never/rb know/vb about/in it/ppo ,/, and/cc ,/, therefore/rb ,/, why/wrb not/* ?/. ?/. Then/rb the/at young/jj man/nn in/in the/at brown/jj sports/nns jacket/nn spoke/vbd ,/, and/cc it/pps was/bedz no/rb different/jj ./. ``/`` Harro/uh ,/, girl-san/nn ''/'' !/. !/. He/pps said/vbd ,/, turning/vbg on/rp what/wdt was/bedz meant/vbn to/to be/be charm/nn ./. ``/`` You/ppss catchee/vb boy-furiendo/nn ?/. ?/. Maybe/rb you/ppss likee/vb date/nn with/in me/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss beg/vb your/pp$ pardon/nn ''/'' !/. !/. Tommy/np said/vbd out/in of/in her/pp$ cold/jj rage/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* believe/vb I/ppss know/vb you/ppo ,/, and/cc I/ppss can't/md* understand/vb your/pp$ quaint/jj brand/nn of/in English/np --/-- it/pps was/bedz meant/vbn to/to be/be English/np ,/, wasn't/bedz* it/pps ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at nice-looking/jj young/jj officer/nn fell/vbd back/rb on/in his/pp$ heels/nns ,/, open-mouthed/jj and/cc blushing/vbg ./. At/in least/ap ,/, he/pps had/hvd the/at decency/nn to/to blush/vb ,/, she/pps thought/vbd ./. ``/`` Oh/uh --/-- I'm/ppss+bem sorry/jj !/. !/. You/ppss see/vb ,/, I/ppss thought/vbd --/-- I/ppss mean/vb I/ppss really/rb had/hvd no/at idea/nn ''/'' --/-- ``/`` Oh/uh ,/, yes/rb --/-- you/ppss had/hvd ideas/nns ''/'' !/. !/. Tommy/np interrupted/vbd furiously/rb ./. ``/`` All/ql wrong/jj ones/nns ''/'' !/. !/. Then/rb she/pps jerked/vbd her/pp$ thumb/nn toward/in the/at door/nn in/in a/at very/ql American/jj gesture/nn ,/, and/cc dropped/vbd into/in Navy/nn-tl slang/nn ./. ``/`` Take/vb off/rp ,/, fly-boy/nn ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` Uh/uh --/-- sorry/jj ''/'' !/. !/. He/pps muttered/vbd ,/, and/cc took/vbd off/rp ,/, obviously/rb feeling/vbg like/cs a/at fool/nn ./. The/at trouble/nn was/bedz that/cs there/ex was/bedz no/at lasting/vbg satisfaction/nn in/in this/dt for/in Tommy/np ./. She/pps felt/vbd like/cs a/at fool/nn ,/, too/rb ./. It/pps hadn't/hvd* been/ben this/dt way/nn in/in college/nn ,/, or/cc in/in nurses'/nns$ training/nn ;/. ;/. it/pps wasn't/bedz* this/dt way/nn in/in the/at hospital/nn at/in San/np Diego/np ./. Everybody/pn had/hvd accepted/vbn her/ppo for/cs what/wdt she/pps was/bedz --/-- a/at very/ql charming/jj girl/nn ./. Nobody/pn had/hvd addressed/vbn her/ppo in/in broken/vbn English/np at/in any/dti of/in those/dts places/nns ,/, nobody/pn had/hvd suggested/vbn that/cs she/pps wasn't/bedz* American/jj ./. There/ex are/ber Spanish/jj girls/nns who/wps look/vb like/cs Tommy/np Momoyama/np ,/, brunettes/nns with/in a/at Moorish/jj hint/nn of/in the/at Orient/np in/in their/pp$ faces/nns ;/. ;/. there/ex are/ber beauties/nns from/in the/at Balkan/np states/nns who/wps are/ber similarly/rb endowed/vbn ,/, and/cc --/-- back/rb in/in the/at blessed/vbn United/vbn-tl States/nns-tl --/-- they/ppss were/bed regarded/vbn simply/rb as/cs pretty/jj women/nns ./. Now/rb ,/, having/hvg been/ben sent/vbn halfway/rb around/in the/at world/nn on/in a/at job/nn she/pps had/hvd not/* asked/vbn for/in ,/, Tommy/np was/bedz being/beg humiliated/vbn at/in every/at turn/nn ./. She/pps looked/vbd around/rb ,/, self-consciously/rb ./. Four/cd little/jj Japanese/jj waitresses/nns were/bed murdering/vbg the/at English/np language/nn at/in the/at counter/nn --/-- Yuki/np Kobayashi/np happened/vbd to/to be/be one/pn of/in them/ppo ./. Everybody/pn but/in Tommy/np seemed/vbd to/to think/vb it/pps was/bedz charming/jj when/wrb they/ppss called/vbd ,/, ``/`` Bifutek-san/np ''/'' !/. !/. For/in a/at steak/nn sandwich/nn ,/, or/cc ``/`` Kohi/np Futotsu/np ''/'' !/. !/. For/in one/cd cup/nn of/in coffee/nn ./. Two/cd other/ap Japanese/jj girls/nns were/bed sitting/vbg at/in the/at tables/nns ,/, both/abx quite/ql pretty/jj and/cc well/rb groomed/vbn ./. One/cd was/bedz with/in a/at whitehaired/jj and/cc doting/vbg lieutenant/nn commander/nn ;/. ;/. the/at other/ap was/bedz with/in her/ppo American/jj husband/nn and/cc their/pp$ exceptionally/ql appealing/jj children/nns ./. Seeing/vbg these/dts did/dod nothing/pn for/in Tommy's/np$ mood/nn ./. She/pps told/vbd herself/ppl rebelliously/rb ,/, and/cc with/in pride/nn ,/, I/ppss am/bem an/at American/np !/. !/. And/cc so/rb she/pps was/bedz ,/, and/cc would/md remain/vb ./. But/cc she/pps was/bedz learning/vbg that/cs so/ql long/jj as/cs she/pps was/bedz in/in this/dt country/nn ,/, and/cc wore/vbd civilian/nn dress/nn in/in the/at Club/nn-tl ,/, there/ex would/md always/rb be/be transient/jj young/jj men/nns who/wps would/md approach/vb her/ppo with/in broken/vbn English/np ./. There/ex had/hvd been/ben occasions/nns when/wrb some/dti of/in the/at more/ql experienced/vbn had/hvd even/rb addressed/vbn her/ppo in/in what/wdt might/md have/hv been/ben perfectly/ql good/jj Japanese/np ./. Tommy/np wouldn't/md* know/vb ;/. ;/. after/cs coming/vbg to/in America/np ,/, her/pp$ parents/nns had/hvd spoken/vbn only/rb English/np ./. One/cd thing/nn was/bedz becoming/vbg increasingly/rb sure/jj ./. She/pps had/hvd been/ben sent/vbn to/in the/at wrong/jj place/nn for/in duty/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz more/ap to/in service/nn in/in the/at Navy/nn-tl Nurse/nn-tl Corps/nn-tl than/cs the/at hours/nns in/in the/at ward/nn ./. One/pn had/hvd to/to have/hv friends/nns ,/, and/cc a/at congenial/jj life/nn in/in after-duty/jj hours/nns ./. Now/rb there/ex was/bedz raucous/jj male/nn singing/nn from/in the/at Fleet/nn-tl Bar/nn-tl ./. It/pps was/bedz terribly/rb off/in key/nn ,/, and/cc poorly/rb done/vbn ,/, and/cc Tommy/np could/md never/rb admit/vb to/in herself/ppl that/cs male/nn companionship/nn was/bedz a/at very/ql natural/jj and/cc important/jj thing/nn ,/, but/cc all/abn at/in once/cs she/pps felt/vbd lonesome/jj and/cc put-upon/jj ./. She/pps finished/vbd her/pp$ hamburger/nn and/cc drank/vbd her/pp$ coffee/nn and/cc paid/vbd her/pp$ check/nn ;/. ;/. she/pps got/vbd out/in of/in the/at coffee/nn shop/nn before/cs the/at incident/nn could/md be/be repeated/vbn ./. Eating/vbg while/cs angry/jj had/hvd given/vbn her/ppo a/at slight/jj indigestion/nn ./. Back/rb in/in her/pp$ living/vbg quarters/nns at/in the/at hospital/nn she/pps took/vbd bicarbonate/nn of/in soda/nn ,/, and/cc sulked/vbd ./. Then/rb ,/, after/in a/at while/nn ,/, she/pps went/vbd to/in her/pp$ mirror/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz all/ql true/jj ./. She/pps certainly/rb looked/vbd Japanese/jj ,/, and/cc perhaps/rb she/pps could/md not/* really/rb blame/vb the/at young/jj men/nns ./. And/cc ,/, still/rb ,/, they/ppss did/dod not/* have/hv to/to be/be so/ql crude/jj in/in their/pp$ approach/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz a/at letter/nn to/to write/vb to/in her/pp$ mother/nn ,/, and/cc she/pps tried/vbd to/to make/vb its/pp$ tone/nn cheerful/jj ./. She/pps promised/vbd that/cs she/pps would/md soon/rb take/vb a/at few/ap day's/nn$ leave/nn and/cc visit/vb the/at uncle/nn she/pps had/hvd never/rb seen/vbn ,/, on/in the/at island/nn of/in Oyajima/np --/-- which/wdt was/bedz not/* very/ql far/rb from/in Yokosuka/np ./. And/cc tomorrow/nr she/pps would/md take/vb time/nn to/to shop/vb for/in the/at kimono/nn her/pp$ mother/nn wanted/vbd to/to present/vb to/in the/at young/jj wife/nn of/in a/at faculty/nn member/nn as/cs a/at hostess/nn gown/nn ./. Tommy/np ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, had/hvd never/rb heard/vbn of/in a/at kotowaza/fw-nn ,/, or/cc Japanese/jj proverb/nn ,/, which/wdt says/vbz ,/, ``/`` Tanin/fw-nns yori/fw-nns miuchi/fw-vb ''/'' ,/, and/cc is/bez literally/rb translated/vbn as/cs ``/`` Relatives/nns are/ber better/jjr than/cs strangers/nns ''/'' ./. Actually/rb ,/, this/dt is/bez only/rb another/dt way/nn of/in saying/vbg that/cs blood/nn is/bez thicker/jjr than/cs water/nn ./. Doc/np Doolittle's/np$ scheduled/vbn appearance/nn at/in captain's/nn$ mast/nn was/bedz a/at very/ql unusual/jj thing/nn ,/, because/cs the/at discipline/nn dispensed/vbn there/rb is/bez ordinarily/rb for/in the/at young/jj and/cc immature/jj ,/, and/cc a/at chief/nn is/bez naturally/rb expected/vbn to/to stay/vb off/in the/at report/nn ./. But/cc the/at beer/nn hall/nn riot/nn in/in Subic/np had/hvd been/ben unusual/jj ,/, too/rb ,/, and/cc Walt/np Perry/np was/bedz convinced/vbn that/cs Doc/np had/hvd started/vbn it/ppo through/in some/dti expert/jj tactics/nns in/in rabble/nn rousing/vbg ./. Just/rb why/wrb anybody/pn should/md wish/vb to/to start/vb a/at riot/nn the/at executive/nn officer/nn didn't/dod* know/vb ./. In/in his/pp$ opinion/nn ,/, Doc/np had/hvd not/* grown/vbn up/rp ./. The/at lieutenant/nn was/bedz not/* entirely/ql wrong/jj in/in the/at belief/nn ./. There/ex had/hvd never/rb been/ben a/at good/jj reason/nn for/in Doc/np Doolittle/np to/to grow/vb up/rp ./. He/pps had/hvd come/vbn into/in the/at Navy/nn-tl too/ql young/jj ,/, with/in the/at image/nn of/in the/at fun-loving/jj Guns/nns-tl Appleby/np before/in him/ppo ./. The/at war/nn found/vbd him/ppo much/ql too/ql early/rb ,/, and/cc its/pp$ perils/nns --/-- and/cc especially/rb its/pp$ awful/jj boredom/nn --/-- were/bed best/rbt forgotten/vbn in/in horseplay/nn and/cc elaborate/jj practical/jj jokes/nns ,/, and/cc even/ql now/rb Doc/np had/hvd never/rb found/vbn any/dti stabilizing/vbg ,/, sobering/vbg influence/nn ./. He/pps remained/vbd young/jj at/in heart/nn ,/, with/in an/at overdeveloped/vbn sense/nn of/in humor/nn ./. He/pps wisecracked/vbd about/in the/at captain's/nn$ indoctrination/nn of/in new/jj men/nns ,/, took/vbd great/jj delight/nn in/in slaughtering/vbg cockroaches/nns with/in ethyl/nn chloride/nn ,/, and/cc gave/vbd no/at thought/nn for/in tomorrow/nr ./. He/pps was/bedz doing/vbg thirty/cd years/nns ,/, and/cc the/at Navy/nn-tl would/md take/vb care/nn of/in him/ppo ./. The/at job/nn security/nn enjoyed/vbn by/in Doc/np Doolittle/np ,/, and/cc nearly/rb all/abn members/nns of/in the/at Armed/vbn-tl Forces/nns-tl ,/, is/bez a/at wonderful/jj thing/nn ./. Actually/rb ,/, all/abn a/at man/nn in/in uniform/nn has/hvz to/to do/do is/bez to/to get/vb by/rb ./. He/pps may/md not/* rise/vb to/in the/at heights/nns ,/, but/cc he/pps can/md get/vb by/rb ,/, and/cc eventually/rb be/be retired/vbn ./. Doc/np had/hvd been/ben under/in restriction/nn to/in the/at ship/nn since/cs the/at Bustard/np left/vbd Subic/np ./. This/dt deprived/vbd him/ppo of/in liberty/nn in/in Hong/np Kong/np ,/, but/cc he/pps told/vbd Boats/np McCafferty/np that/cs Hong/np Kong/np was/bedz a/at book/nn he/pps had/hvd read/vbn before/rb ,/, and/cc the/at Navy/nn-tl would/md always/rb bring/vb him/ppo there/rb again/rb ,/, some/dti day/nn ./. At/in Yokosuka/np he/pps was/bedz restricted/vbn to/in the/at confines/nns of/in the/at Base/nn-tl because/cs Walt/np Perry/np ,/, being/beg thoughtful/jj ,/, knew/vbd that/cs Doc/np might/md have/hv to/to draw/vb some/dti medical/jj supplies/nns from/in the/at hospital/nn or/cc the/at Supply/nn-tl Base/nn-tl ./. This/dt gave/vbd Doc/np the/at whole/jj range/nn of/in the/at naval/jj establishment/nn ,/, and/cc suited/vbd him/ppo quite/ql well/rb ./. There/ex were/bed two/cd things/nns he/pps wanted/vbd to/to do/do :/: inspect/vb one/cd of/in the/at many/ap caves/nns that/wps had/hvd been/ben dug/vbn into/in the/at hills/nns on/in the/at Naval/jj-tl Base/nn-tl ,/, and/cc visit/vb an/at old/jj shipmate/nn ./. A/at telephone/nn line/nn had/hvd been/ben hooked/vbn up/rp to/to connect/vb the/at ship/nn with/in the/at Base/nn-tl exchange/nn ./. After/in supper/nn ,/, Doc/np called/vbd Whitey/np Gresham/np ,/, who/wps was/bedz now/rb a/at lieutenant/nn and/cc had/hvd a/at family/nn ./. ``/`` Well/uh ,/, Doc/np ,/, you/ppss old/jj sonofabitch/nn ''/'' !/. !/. Whitey/np exclaimed/vbd ,/, with/in true/jj affection/nn ./. ``/`` Come/vb over/rp and/cc have/hv a/at drink/nn ./. We/ppss live/vb down/rp by/in the/at Base/nn-tl commissary/nn ./. Grab/vb a/at taxi/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md be/be there/rb ,/, but/cc I'll/ppss+md walk/vb ''/'' ,/, Doc/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` I've/ppss+hv got/vbn to/to run/vb an/at errand/nn on/in the/at way/nn ./. See/vb you/ppo in/in about/rb an/at hour/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps threw/vbd a/at smart/jj salute/nn at/in the/at gangway/nn ,/, went/vbd up/in the/at dock/nn ,/, and/cc turned/vbd down/in the/at wide/jj street/nn in/in front/nn of/in the/at Petty/jj-tl Officers'/nns$-tl Club/nn-tl ./.

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How/wrb ,/, he/pps wondered/vbd ,/, does/doz one/pn enjoy/vb one's/pn$ spare/jj time/nn ?/. ?/. He/pps considered/vbd some/dti interesting/jj excursion/nn but/cc he/pps was/bedz on/in the/at road/nn every/at day/nn from/in dawn/nn to/in dusk/nn ./. Then/rb there/ex was/bedz exercise/nn ,/, boating/vbg and/cc hiking/vbg ,/, which/wdt was/bedz not/* only/rb good/jj for/in you/ppo but/cc also/rb made/vbd you/ppo more/ql virile/jj :/: the/at thought/nn of/in strenuous/jj activity/nn left/vbd him/ppo exhausted/vbn ./. Perhaps/rb golf/nn ,/, with/in a/at fashionable/jj companion/nn --/-- but/cc he'd/pps+hvd lost/vbn his/pp$ clubs/nns ,/, hadn't/hvd* played/vbn in/in years/nns ./. There/ex was/bedz swimming/vbg over/in at/in the/at Riverside/np-tl Hotel/nn-tl ,/, but/cc his/pp$ skin/nn was/bedz so/ql white/jj he/pps looked/vbd like/cs the/at bottom/nn of/in a/at frog/nn ./. Perhaps/rb a/at packing/vbg trip/nn into/in the/at Sierras/nps ,/, let/vb his/pp$ beard/nn grow/vb --/-- but/cc that/dt was/bedz too/ql stark/jj ./. I/ppss could/md ,/, he/pps thought/vbd ,/, take/vb a/at long/jj walk/nn --/-- but/cc where/wrb ?/. ?/. The/at telephone/nn rang/vbd ./. ``/`` You/ppss missed/vbd it/ppo ''/'' ,/, Buzz's/np$ voice/nn said/vbd ,/, ``/`` You/ppss should/md have/hv gone/vbn over/rp to/in the/at Pagan/nn-tl Room/nn-tl with/in us/ppo ./. Wow/uh ./. Strippers/nns ,/, but/cc scrumptious/jj ,/, and/cc Toodle/np Williams/np and/cc her/pp$ all-lesbian/jj band/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Hi/uh ,/, Buzz/np ''/'' ,/, Owen/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss went/vbd over/rp to/in the/at Willows/nns-tl and/cc dropped/vbd two/cd notes/nns ''/'' ./. ``/`` Tough/jj ''/'' ,/, Buzz/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Listen/vb ,/, we're/ppss+ber having/hvg a/at stag/nn dinner/nn over/rp at/in the/at Pagan/nn-tl Room/nn-tl on/in Friday/nr ./. 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Mrs./np Gertrude/np Parker/np drew/vbd back/rb ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez hardly/rb a/at Christian/jj approach/nn ''/'' ,/, she/pps remonstrated/vbd ./. ``/`` You're/ppss+ber in/in the/at secular/jj world/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss didn't/dod* say/vb it/pps was/bedz Christian/jj ./. I/ppss don't/do* think/vb you'll/ppss+md find/vb many/ap active/jj Christian/jj salesmen/nns ./. Not/* that/dt religion/nn isn't/bez* big/jj business/nn ;/. ;/. those/dts bibles/nns and/cc prayer/nn books/nns make/vb a/at lot/nn of/in money/nn for/in publishing/vbg houses/nns ,/, but/cc they/ppss don't/do* get/vb top/jjs personnel/nns ./. Our/pp$ key/nn salesmen/nns are/ber in/in appliances/nns and/cc cosmetics/nns ''/'' ./. ``/`` God/np ,/, I/ppss take/vb it/ppo ,/, plays/vbz no/at part/nn in/in this/dt ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd waspishly/rb ./. ``/`` God/np doesn't/doz* have/hv any/dti appliance/nn or/cc cosmetics/nns ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd heatedly/rb before/cs he/pps caught/vbd himself/ppl ./. 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Spencer/np said/vbd nothing/pn ./. ``/`` Is/bez there/ex any/dti word/nn you/ppss would/md like/vb to/to offer/vb in/in your/pp$ own/jj defense/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Spencer/np shook/vbd his/pp$ head/nn ./. Alexander/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Answer/vb me/ppo properly/rb ,/, Spencer/np ''/'' ./. Spencer/np was/bedz quiet/jj for/in a/at moment/nn longer/jjr ,/, then/rb he/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` There/ex is/bez nothing/pn I/ppss want/vb to/to say/vb ,/, Captain/nn-tl ''/'' ./. ``/`` Very/ql well/rb ''/'' ./. Alexander/np walked/vbd away/rb ./. Naval/jj procedure/nn ,/, he/pps thought/vbd ,/, had/hvd its/pp$ moments/nns of/in grim/jj humor/nn ./. Philip/np Spencer/np had/hvd cold-bloodedly/rb planned/vbn the/at murder/nn of/in his/pp$ captain/nn ,/, yet/rb it/pps seemed/vbd in/in order/nn to/to chide/vb him/ppo for/in a/at lapse/nn of/in proper/jj address/nn ./. 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Gansevoort/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` It/pps requires/vbz an/at omniscient/jj eye/nn to/to select/vb those/dts if/cs any/dti on/in whom/wpo we/ppss can/md now/rb rely/vb ./. To/to have/hv the/at Greek/jj paper/nn is/bez not/* the/at great/jj help/nn that/cs at/in first/od flush/nn it/pps seemed/vbd ./. From/in actions/nns aboard/rb ,/, it/pps is/bez easy/jj to/to guess/vb that/cs Spencer's/np$ boast/nn of/in twenty/cd staunch/jj followers/nns was/bedz a/at modest/jj estimate/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Well/uh ''/'' ,/, Heiser/np ventured/vbd ,/, ``/`` why/wrb don't/do* we/ppss hold/vb an/at investigation/nn with/in questioning/vbg and/cc ''/'' --/-- ``/`` That/dt would/md be/be worse/jjr than/cs useless/jj ''/'' ,/, Alexander/np broke/vbd in/rp ./. ``/`` There/ex is/bez not/* space/nn to/to hold/vb or/cc force/nn to/to guard/vb any/dti increased/vbn number/nn of/in prisoners/nns ./. Besides/rb ,/, suppose/vb we/ppss hold/vb a/at court/nn of/in inquiry/nn ,/, then/rb what/wdt ?/. ?/. Then/rb we/ppss have/hv informed/vbn a/at large/jj number/nn of/in our/pp$ crew/nn that/cs when/wrb they/ppss reach/vb the/at United/vbn-tl States/nns-tl ,/, they/ppss will/md be/be punished/vbn but/cc that/cs in/in the/at meanwhile/rb ,/, they/ppss may/md run/vb loose/jj and/cc are/ber expected/vbn to/to perform/vb their/pp$ jobs/nns in/in good/jj order/nn ./. Mr./np Heiser/np ,/, does/doz this/dt sound/vb like/cs a/at truly/ql workable/jj plan/nn to/in you/ppo ?/. ?/. Do/do you/ppss not/* think/vb these/dts men/nns might/md choose/vb the/at black/jj flag/nn here/rb and/cc now/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Wales/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Of/in course/nn they/ppss would/md ./. They/ppss are/ber about/rb to/to do/do so/rb at/in any/dti moment/nn as/cs it/pps is/bez ./. All/ql that/dt is/bez needed/vbn is/bez for/cs one/cd man/nn to/to feel/vb self-confident/jj enough/qlp to/to take/vb the/at lead/nn ./. As/ql soon/rb as/cs that/dt one/cd man/nn is/bez appointed/vbn by/in himself/ppl or/cc the/at others/nns or/cc by/in a/at signal/nn from/in Spencer/np ,/, we/ppss are/ber going/vbg to/to be/be rushed/vbn ./. We/ppss are/ber going/vbg to/to be/be rushed/vbn and/cc murdered/vbn ''/'' ./. ``/`` That/dt is/bez extravagant/jj language/nn ,/, Mr./np Wales/np ./. We/ppss are/ber not/* going/vbg to/to be/be rushed/vbn and/cc murdered/vbn ''/'' ,/, Alexander/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` We/ppss are/ber going/vbg to/to bring/vb the/at Somers/np-tl into/in New/jj-tl York/np-tl harbor/nn safe/jj and/cc sound/jj ''/'' ./. ``/`` Of/in course/nn ,/, I/ppss agree/vb with/in the/at Captain/nn-tl ''/'' ,/, Gansevoort/np said/vbd thoughtfully/rb ,/, ``/`` but/cc the/at conspiracy/nn is/bez ferocious/jj and/cc desperate/jj ./. The/at instinct/nn of/in discipline/nn has/hvz been/ben lost/vbn ./. Anything/pn is/bez possible/jj when/wrb anarchy/nn has/hvz the/at upper/jj hand/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps paused/vbd ,/, then/rb added/vbd ,/, ``/`` Everything/pn on/in a/at ship/nn is/bez a/at weapon/nn ./. Implements/nns of/in wood/nn and/cc iron/nn are/ber available/jj for/in close/jj and/cc hasty/jj combat/nn no/at matter/nn where/wrb a/at man/nn stands/vbz ./. And/cc we/ppss are/ber positive/jj of/in so/ql few/ap and/cc suspicious/jj of/in so/ql many/ap ''/'' ./. ``/`` We/ppss ourselves/ppls must/md stand/vb sentinel/nn ''/'' ./. Alexander/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` Under/in arms/nns day/nn and/cc night/nn ,/, watch/vb and/cc watch/vb about/rb ./. Those/dts of/in us/ppo present/rb ,/, the/at Perry/np brothers/nns ,/, Deslonde/np and/cc the/at other/ap midshipmen/nns now/rb have/hv the/at responsibility/nn of/in the/at Somers/np-tl ./. A/at great/jj deal/nn of/in labor/nn we/ppss have/hv as/ql well/rb ,/, for/cs we/ppss are/ber too/ql uncertain/jj of/in where/wrb trust/nn may/md be/be placed/vbn ''/'' ./. And/cc when/wrb he/pps was/bedz alone/jj again/rb in/in the/at cabin/nn ,/, Alexander/np lowered/vbd his/pp$ head/nn into/in his/pp$ arms/nns and/cc wept/vbd ,/, for/cs he/pps knew/vbd full/ql well/rb what/wdt must/md be/be done/vbn ,/, what/wdt in/in the/at end/nn would/md be/be done/vbn ./. With/in all/abn his/pp$ heart/nn he/pps had/hvd loved/vbn the/at Navy/nn-tl and/cc now/rb he/pps must/md act/vb in/in accordance/nn with/in the/at Navy's/nn$-tl implacable/jj laws/nns ./. And/cc when/wrb he/pps did/dod ,/, when/wrb he/pps gave/vbd to/in his/pp$ ship/nn that/dt protection/nn necessary/jj to/to preserve/vb her/pp$ honor/nn ,/, he/pps knew/vbd he/pps would/md lose/vb forever/rb the/at Navy/nn-tl to/in which/wdt he/pps had/hvd dedicated/vbn his/pp$ soul/nn ./. Where/wrb had/hvd he/pps failed/vbd ?/. ?/. How/wrb had/hvd he/pps failed/vbd ?/. ?/. He/pps who/wps had/hvd tried/vbn so/ql hard/rb ,/, who/wps had/hvd yearned/vbn so/ql passionately/rb to/to be/be a/at great/jj officer/nn ./. It/pps came/vbd to/in him/ppo as/cs he/pps wept/vbd there/rb aboard/in the/at Somers/np-tl that/cs it/pps was/bedz as/ql foolish/jj to/to strive/vb for/in greatness/nn as/cs to/to seek/vb to/to storm/vb the/at gates/nns of/in heaven/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz given/vbn or/cc it/pps was/bedz not/* given/vbn ./. One/pn did/dod one's/pn$ best/jjt and/cc if/cs fortune/nn smiled/vbd ,/, there/ex was/bedz a/at reward/nn ./. One/pn did/dod one's/pn$ best/jjt and/cc if/cs fortune/nn frowned/vbd ,/, an/at eighteen-year-old/nn boy/nn with/in murder/nn in/in his/pp$ heart/nn sailed/vbd aboard/in one's/pn$ ship/nn ./. And/cc Alexander/np sobbed/vbd like/cs a/at girl/nn for/in the/at dreams/nns he/pps had/hvd had/hvn ,/, and/cc he/pps felt/vbd no/at shame/nn ./. God/np knew/vbd his/pp$ tears/nns were/bed his/pp$$ to/to shed/vb if/cs he/pps so/rb desired/vbd ,/, for/cs it/pps had/hvd not/* been/ben with/in an/at egotist's/nn$ rage/nn for/in fame/nn that/cs he/pps had/hvd held/vbn precious/jj his/pp$ naval/jj career/nn ./. Another/dt field/nn had/hvd given/vbn him/ppo fame/nn enough/qlp to/to satisfy/vb any/dti egotist/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz for/in love/nn that/cs he/pps had/hvd served/vbn the/at Navy/nn-tl ./. To/to have/hv someday/rb that/dt love/nn returned/vbn was/bedz what/wdt he/pps had/hvd lived/vbn for/in ./. Now/rb the/at hope/nn was/bedz gone/vbn ./. Yes/rb ,/, he/pps would/md bring/vb the/at Somers/np-tl safely/rb into/in New/jj-tl York/np-tl harbor/nn but/cc at/in a/at price/nn ./. Dear/jj God/np ,/, at/in what/wdt a/at price/nn ./. And/cc after/in a/at while/nn ,/, he/pps dried/vbd his/pp$ tears/nns and/cc walked/vbd the/at deck/nn as/cs a/at captain/nn should/md with/in assurance/nn and/cc dignity/nn ./. 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I/ppss know/vb nothing/pn of/in any/dti plot/nn ,/, if/cs there/ex is/bez such/abl a/at thing/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss are/ber the/at only/ap man/nn aboard/rb who/wps can/md be/be in/in doubt/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss cannot/md* speak/vb for/in others/nns ,/, sir/nn ,/, but/cc I/ppss am/bem innocent/jj ''/'' ./. He/pps leaned/vbd closer/rbr to/in Alexander/np ,/, squinting/vbg up/rp at/in him/ppo from/in the/at deck/nn ./. ``/`` Surely/rb ,/, Captain/nn-tl ,/, you/ppss did/dod not/* find/vb my/pp$ name/nn on/in any/dti suspicious/jj paper/nn or/cc anything/pn ''/'' ./. ``/`` No/rb ,/, Cromwell/np ,/, I/ppss did/dod not/* find/vb your/pp$ name/nn ./. You/ppss were/bed careful/jj about/in that/dt ''/'' ./. Now/rb Spencer/np ,/, seeming/vbg with/in effort/nn to/to shake/vb himself/ppl from/in lethargy/nn ,/, spoke/vbd ./. He/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Cromwell/np is/bez telling/vbg you/ppss the/at truth/nn ./. He/pps is/bez innocent/jj ''/'' ./. 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He/pps expected/vbd nothing/pn for/in himself/ppl but/in that/dt which/wdt naturally/rb follows/vbz those/dts marked/vbn for/in misfortune/nn ./. The/at red-haired/jj captain/nn ,/, towering/vbg above/in the/at prisoner/nn as/cs a/at symbol/nn of/in decency/nn and/cc authority/nn ,/, was/bedz shocked/vbn to/to find/vb himself/ppl looking/vbg with/in sympathy/nn upon/in Philip/np Spencer/np ./. This/dt tragic/jj lad/nn had/hvd forged/vbn his/pp$ own/jj shackles/nns ./. But/cc he/pps could/md not/* have/hv done/vbn so/rb ,/, could/md not/* have/hv found/vbn the/at way/nn ,/, had/hvd fortune/nn favored/vbn him/ppo ./. And/cc because/cs fortune/nn had/hvd favored/vbn neither/cc the/at prisoner/nn nor/cc the/at red-haired/jj captain/nn ,/, they/ppss would/md be/be each/dt other's/ap$ undoing/nn ./. ``/`` Spencer/np ,/, if/cs there/ex is/bez guilt/nn ,/, if/cs you/ppss do/do not/* deny/vb your/pp$ own/jj ,/, how/wrb is/bez it/pps possible/jj for/in Cromwell/np to/to be/be innocent/jj ?/. ?/. He/pps was/bedz your/pp$ constant/jj companion/nn ''/'' ./. The/at hazel/nn eyes/nns met/vbd Alexander's/np$ ./. ``/`` I/ppss tell/vb you/ppo he/pps is/bez innocent/jj ''/'' ./. ``/`` And/cc do/do you/ppo think/vb there/ex is/bez a/at reason/nn why/wrb I/ppss should/md accept/vb your/pp$ word/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Yes/rb ./. I/ppss have/hv nothing/pn to/to gain/vb by/in defending/vbg Cromwell/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` Nothing/pn to/to lose/vb ,/, either/rb ,/, Spencer/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez true/jj ''/'' ,/, Spencer/np agreed/vbd and/cc withdrew/vbd himself/ppl from/in the/at conversation/nn ./. His/pp$ eyes/nns went/vbd back/rb to/in contemplation/nn of/in the/at sea/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss am/bem innocent/jj ,/, Captain/nn-tl ''/'' ,/, Cromwell/np said/vbd again/rb ./. ``/`` Before/in God/np ,/, Captain/nn-tl ,/, I/ppss am/bem innocent/jj ''/'' ./. And/cc though/cs it/pps was/bedz logical/jj that/cs a/at man/nn who/wps could/md plot/vb mass/nn murder/nn would/md not/* hesitate/vb to/to speak/vb an/at untruth/nn ,/, still/rb it/pps was/bedz difficult/jj to/to understand/vb why/wrb Spencer/np spoke/vbd only/rb for/in Cromwell/np ./. The/at boatswain/nn was/bedz as/ql guilty/jj as/cs any/dti ./. 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Some/dti of/in these/dts apprentices/nns were/bed ,/, in/in physical/jj strength/nn ,/, already/rb men/nns and/cc doubtless/rb a/at percentage/nn of/in them/ppo were/bed Spencer's/np$ followers/nns ./.

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He/pps had/hvd a/at pinkish-white/jj complexion/nn ,/, a/at small/jj straight/jj nose/nn ,/, a/at short/jj black/jj beard/nn ,/, and/cc tightly/rb curled/vbn paot/fw-nn ./. I/ppss was/bedz suddenly/rb conscious/jj of/in my/pp$ bare/jj arms/nns ./. The/at girls/nns in/in the/at market/nn place/nn wore/vbd long-sleeved/jj dresses/nns and/cc covered/vbd their/pp$ legs/nns with/in cloth/nn stockings/nns ./. I/ppss turned/vbd and/cc watched/vbd him/ppo stride/vb down/in the/at center/nn of/in the/at road/nn ./. His/pp$ hands/nns were/bed swinging/vbg at/in his/pp$ sides/nns ,/, and/cc he/pps passed/vbd through/in the/at dingy/jj market/nn place/nn with/in his/pp$ back/nn straight/jj and/cc ,/, pivoting/vbg on/in his/pp$ heel/nn ,/, he/pps entered/vbd an/at old/jj stone/nn building/nn ./. Rachel/np had/hvd seen/vbn me/ppo watching/vbg the/at young/jj man/nn ./. She/pps smiled/vbd ./. ``/`` When/wrb your/pp$ mother/nn was/bedz here/rb he/pps must/md have/hv been/ben a/at young/jj boy/nn ./. Like/cs the/at ones/nns you/ppss will/md see/vb now/rb ''/'' ./. I/ppss swallowed/vbd hard/rb and/cc looked/vbd down/rp at/in my/pp$ feet/nns plodding/vbg along/rb beside/in Rachel/np ./. She/pps led/vbd me/ppo into/in a/at twisting/vbg side/nn alley/nn ./. The/at dirty/jj ,/, discolored/vbn buildings/nns looked/vbd boarded/vbn up/rp ,/, and/cc their/pp$ few/ap windows/nns stood/vbd high/rb above/in our/pp$ heads/nns ./. Rachel/np said/vbd that/cs schools/nns and/cc synagogues/nns occupied/vbd most/ap of/in the/at buildings/nns ./. We/ppss entered/vbd one/cd where/wrb the/at front/jj door/nn stood/vbd ajar/rb and/cc climbed/vbd a/at flight/nn of/in steep/jj steps/nns to/in the/at main/jjs floor/nn ./. An/at old/jj man/nn with/in a/at white/jj beard/nn and/cc dressed/vbn in/in a/at long/jj shabby/jj coat/nn ,/, baggy/jj trousers/nns ,/, and/cc a/at black/jj skullcap/nn greeted/vbd us/ppo ./. Rachel/np talked/vbd to/in him/ppo ./. He/pps nodded/vbd ,/, clasping/vbg and/cc unclasping/vbg his/pp$ hands/nns over/in his/pp$ paunch/nn ,/, and/cc flicked/vbd glances/nns at/in me/ppo ./. I/ppss thought/vbd he/pps would/md ask/vb us/ppo to/to leave/vb because/cs Rachel/np and/cc I/ppss were/bed bare-armed/jj ,/, but/cc he/pps looked/vbd down/rp into/in his/pp$ beard/nn and/cc preceded/vbd us/ppo down/in the/at corridor/nn ./. His/pp$ toes/nns pointed/vbd out/rp toward/in the/at walls/nns ./. He/pps stopped/vbd in/in front/nn of/in a/at door/nn ,/, placed/vbd a/at finger/nn on/in his/pp$ lips/nns ,/, and/cc ,/, still/rb peering/vbg down/rp into/in his/pp$ beard/nn ,/, pushed/vbd open/jj the/at door/nn to/in a/at classroom/nn ./. We/ppss stepped/vbd inside/rb ./. He/pps left/vbd us/ppo ./. Little/jj boys/nns crowded/vbd together/rb on/in long/jj wooden/jj benches/nns ,/, and/cc in/in the/at center/nn of/in the/at room/nn sat/vbd the/at teacher/nn ./. His/pp$ black/jj beard/nn dripped/vbd down/rp over/in the/at front/nn of/in his/pp$ coat/nn ./. One/cd white/jj hand/nn poised/vbd a/at stick/nn above/in his/pp$ desk/nn ./. He/pps turned/vbd his/pp$ surly/jj ,/, half-closed/jj eyes/nns toward/in us/ppo ,/, stared/vbd for/in a/at second/nn ,/, then/rb shouted/vbd in/in Yiddish/np ,/, ``/`` One/cd ,/, two/cd ,/, three/cd ''/'' !/. !/. Rapping/vbg the/at stick/nn against/in the/at desk/nn ./. The/at little/jj boys/nns shrilled/vbd out/rp a/at Yiddish/jj translation/nn or/cc interpretation/nn of/in the/at Five/cd-tl Books/nns-tl of/in-tl Moses/np-tl ,/, which/wdt they/ppss had/hvd previously/rb chanted/vbn in/in Hebrew/np ./. They/ppss chanted/vbd a/at fixed/vbn tune/nn in/in time/nn to/in the/at report/nn of/in the/at stick/nn ./. Each/dt boy/nn opened/vbd his/pp$ small/jj mouth/nn wide/jj and/cc rocked/vbd back/rb and/cc forth/rb on/in the/at bench/nn in/in the/at way/nn his/pp$ grandfather/nn and/cc great-grandfather/nn had/hvd studied/vbn and/cc prayed/vbn in/in the/at ghettos/nns of/in Europe/np ./. The/at boys/nns were/bed tiny/jj ./. They/ppss had/hvd large/jj bright/jj eyes/nns ,/, the/at small/jj upturned/jj noses/nns of/in all/abn babies/nns everywhere/rb ,/, and/cc hair/nn cropped/vbn short/jj except/in for/in the/at long/jj ringlets/nns of/in paot/fw-nn framing/vbg their/pp$ little/jj white/jj faces/nns ./. They/ppss bent/vbd over/rp yellowed/vbn prayerbooks/nns and/cc looked/vbd up/rp only/rb to/to watch/vb the/at teacher/nn ./. Since/cs they/ppss did/dod not/* glance/vb curiously/rb at/in us/ppo once/rb ,/, I/ppss guessed/vbd that/cs there/ex was/bedz a/at penalty/nn for/in distraction/nn ./. The/at guttural/jj language/nn from/in the/at ghetto/nn stopped/vbd ./. The/at teacher/nn plunged/vbd the/at children/nns into/in a/at new/jj portion/nn ,/, this/dt time/nn in/in Hebrew/np ,/, rapping/vbg the/at stick/nn incessantly/rb ./. One/cd boy/nn who/wps rocked/vbd back/rb and/cc forth/rb over/in his/pp$ worn/vbn book/nn had/hvd bright/jj red/jj hair/nn and/cc freckles/nns ./. His/pp$ tightly/rb curled/vbn paot/fw-nn hung/vbd down/rp to/in his/pp$ narrow/jj shoulders/nns ./. In/in the/at center/nn of/in his/pp$ brilliant/jj curls/nns sat/vbd a/at small/jj black/jj skullcap/nn ./. His/pp$ head/nn barely/rb rose/vbd above/in the/at table/nn ./. I/ppss stared/vbd at/in him/ppo for/in a/at long/jj time/nn ./. He/pps did/dod not/* return/vb my/pp$ interest/nn ./. My/pp$ eyes/nns traveled/vbd over/in the/at bare/jj walls/nns and/cc up/in to/in the/at one/cd partially/rb open/jj window/nn high/rb above/in the/at little/jj figures/nns and/cc back/rb to/in the/at boys/nns ./. Some/dti of/in them/ppo ignored/vbn the/at texts/nns and/cc had/hvd apparently/rb memorized/vbn the/at words/nns long/vb ago/rb ./. They/ppss singsonged/vbd the/at portion/nn at/in the/at teacher/nn ,/, who/wps accompanied/vbd them/ppo in/in an/at off-key/jj baritone/nn and/cc spurred/vbd them/ppo on/rp with/in the/at stick/nn ./. The/at tapping/nn defined/vbd the/at rhythm/nn and/cc kept/vbd the/at boys/nns awake/rb ./. I/ppss could/md not/* keep/vb my/pp$ eyes/nns away/rb from/in the/at boy/nn with/in the/at red/jj hair/nn ./. His/pp$ body/nn pitched/vbd back/rb and/cc forth/rb on/in the/at bench/nn ./. His/pp$ front/jj teeth/nns were/bed missing/vbg ./. I/ppss shuddered/vbd and/cc backed/vbd out/in of/in the/at room/nn ./. Rachel/np followed/vbd ,/, looked/vbd at/in me/ppo ,/, and/cc clucked/vbd with/in her/pp$ tongue/nn ./. We/ppss walked/vbd down/in the/at cool/jj hall/nn silently/rb ./. From/in behind/in us/ppo came/vbd the/at rapping/nn of/in the/at stick/nn and/cc the/at high-pitched/jj voices/nns of/in the/at boys/nns who/wps would/md grow/vb to/to devote/vb their/pp$ lives/nns to/in rigid/jj study/nn and/cc prayer/nn ./. I/ppss said/vbd ,/, ``/`` How/wrb long/jj do/do they/ppss keep/vb that/dt up/rp ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` All/abn day/nn ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` Except/in for/in Shabbat/np ,/, when/wrb they/ppss are/ber praying/vbg all/abn day/nn ''/'' ./. I/ppss rubbed/vbd my/pp$ hands/nns together/rb ./. They/ppss had/hvd turned/vbn numb/jj and/cc prickly/rb in/in the/at classroom/nn ./. The/at old/jj man/nn in/in the/at baggy/jj clothes/nns waited/vbd at/in the/at foot/nn of/in the/at steps/nns ./. He/pps glanced/vbd down/rp into/in his/pp$ beard/nn and/cc muttered/vbd something/pn in/in Yiddish/np ./. Rachel/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` He/pps asks/vbz for/in money/nn ''/'' ./. She/pps passed/vbd by/in him/ppo ./. I/ppss reached/vbd into/in the/at pocket/nn of/in my/pp$ skirt/nn ,/, fingered/vbd ten/cd pruta/fw-nns ,/, and/cc dropped/vbd the/at coin/nn ./. Then/rb I/ppss picked/vbd it/ppo up/rp again/rb and/cc handed/vbd it/ppo to/in the/at old/jj man/nn ./. He/pps thanked/vbd me/ppo ./. I/ppss didn't/dod* look/vb at/in him/ppo ./. I/ppss grinned/vbd at/in Rachel/np ./. ``/`` Does/doz this/dt bother/vb you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. I/ppss said/vbd ./. She/pps smiled/vbd to/in herself/ppl ./. ``/`` Most/ap of/in our/pp$ Sabras/nps think/vb it's/pps+bez horrible/jj ./. When/wrb we/ppss were/bed fighting/vbg ,/, a/at few/ap of/in our/pp$ orthodox/jj people/nns were/bed lying/vbg down/rp in/in the/at roads/nns so/cs we/ppss could/md not/* pass/vb ./. They/ppss said/vbd that/cs we/ppss must/md not/* fight/vb but/cc wait/vb for/in the/at Messiah/np ''/'' ./. I/ppss was/bedz amazed/vbn ./. You/ppss had/hvd to/to have/hv convictions/nns to/to lie/vb down/rp in/in the/at road/nn in/in all/abn those/dts clothes/nns and/cc appear/vb as/cs though/cs you/ppss might/md wish/vb to/to turn/vb yourself/ppl out/in of/in your/pp$ own/jj home/nr ./. You/ppss had/hvd to/to be/be stupid/jj or/cc crazy/jj or/cc immortal/jj ./. And/cc I/ppss wasn't/bedz* ./. I/ppss was/bedz American/jj ./. You/ppss had/hvd to/to know/vb ,/, also/rb ,/, that/cs you/ppss were/bed going/vbg to/to fail/vb ./. All/abn of/in it/ppo might/md have/hv been/ben heroic/jj ,/, but/cc they/ppss had/hvd done/vbn it/ppo in/in the/at wrong/jj place/nn ./. I/ppss resented/vbd them/ppo ./. Rachel/np faced/vbd me/ppo ./. Her/pp$ bright/jj eyes/nns were/bed twinkling/vbg ./. She/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Sometimes/rb I/ppss think/vb they/ppss are/ber keeping/vbg religion/nn for/in us/ppo while/cs we/ppss play/vb around/rb ./. Your/pp$ mother/nn hated/vbd this/dt way/nn of/in life/nn ./. She/pps wished/vbd to/to change/vb much/rb for/in the/at children/nns here/rb ''/'' ./. I/ppss said/vbd quietly/rb ,/, respectfully/rb ,/, ``/`` What/wps did/dod she/pps do/do here/rb ?/. ?/. In/in this/dt section/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Rachel/np clicked/vbd her/pp$ tongue/nn behind/in her/pp$ teeth/nns ./. ``/`` Here/rb ,/, nothing/pn ./. But/cc when/wrb she/pps saw/vbd the/at children/nns you/ppss have/hv just/rb visited/vbn ,/, she/pps wanted/vbd to/to take/vb them/ppo away/rb and/cc put/vb them/ppo out/in in/in the/at country/nn ,/, in/in the/at kibbutzim/nns ./. She/pps loved/vbd the/at children/nns ./. She/pps was/bedz a/at strange/jj woman/nn ,/, your/pp$ mother/nn ./. When/wrb she/pps loved/vbd ,/, it/pps was/bedz with/in a/at passion/nn that/wps drove/vbd her/ppo along/rb and/cc carried/vbd along/rb with/in her/ppo those/dts things/nns she/pps loved/vbd ./. Nothing/pn was/bedz too/ql impossible/jj for/in her/ppo to/to do/do when/wrb she/pps wanted/vbd ./. She/pps stayed/vbd here/rb to/to work/vb for/in Aliah/np ./. For/in many/ap immigrants/nns ,/, for/in many/ap children/nns ,/, the/at first/od thing/nn they/ppss knew/vbd of/in Israel/np and/cc freedom/nn was/bedz your/pp$ mother/nn ./. Sometimes/rb it/pps was/bedz dangerous/jj for/in her/ppo ''/'' ./. Rachel/np grinned/vbd slyly/rb ./. ``/`` But/cc she/pps loved/vbd danger/nn ./. She/pps took/vbd it/ppo with/in her/ppo wherever/wrb she/pps went/vbd ;/. ;/. she/pps chose/vbd it/ppo ./. And/cc I/ppss think/vb she/pps sought/vbd out/rp danger/nn as/ql much/rb as/cs she/pps sought/vbd out/rp helping/vbg other/ap people/nns ./. She/pps was/bedz most/ql strange/jj woman/nn ./. Ready/jj to/to follow/vb her/pp$ impulse/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz an/at impulse/nn when/wrb she/pps was/bedz here/rb in/in Me'a/np She'arim/np --/-- I/ppss was/bedz with/in her/ppo --/-- that/wps led/vbd her/ppo to/to stay/vb in/in Israel/np ./. Your/pp$ mother/nn wanted/vbd to/to bring/vb children/nns to/in Israel/np so/cs that/cs they/ppss could/md leave/vb their/pp$ ghettos/nns ./. Here/rb they/ppss did/dod not/* need/vb to/to be/be in/in ghettos/nns ./. If/cs she/pps could/md not/* take/vb the/at children/nns out/in of/in this/dt section/nn ,/, at/in least/ap she/pps could/md take/vb other/ap children/nns out/in of/in their/pp$ countries/nns and/cc put/vb them/ppo on/in the/at farms/nns ./. She/pps set/vbd out/rp to/to make/vb sure/jj that/cs no/at Jewish/jj child/nn anyplace/rb in/in the/at world/nn had/hvd to/to live/vb in/in a/at place/nn such/jj as/cs this/dt ''/'' ./. I/ppss said/vbd quietly/rb ,/, gaining/vbg nerve/nn ,/, ready/jj to/to ask/vb any/dti question/nn at/in all/abn ,/, no/at matter/nn how/wrb intimate/jj ,/, ready/jj to/to be/be rebuffed/vbn ,/, ``/`` Then/rb why/wrb did/dod she/pps leave/vb Israel/np ?/. ?/. I'd/ppss+md like/vb to/to know/vb that/dt very/ql much/rb ''/'' ./. Rachel/np clasped/vbd her/pp$ hands/nns together/rb and/cc slowed/vbd her/pp$ pace/nn ./. The/at soles/nns of/in her/pp$ sandals/nns reported/vbd sharply/rb on/in the/at cobblestones/nns ./. She/pps pursed/vbd her/ppo lips/nns ,/, then/rb clamped/vbd them/ppo together/rb so/ql tightly/rb that/cs I/ppss thought/vbd she/pps was/bedz angry/jj with/in me/ppo ./. But/cc she/pps sighed/vbd and/cc her/pp$ face/nn relaxed/vbd ./. ``/`` Trouble/nn came/vbd into/in her/pp$ life/nn ./. She/pps had/hvd good/jj friends/nns here/rb ,/, people/nns who/wps liked/vbd her/ppo ./. Who/wps loved/vbd her/ppo ./. But/cc she/pps had/hvd to/to go/vb out/rp and/cc hurt/vb herself/ppl ./. There/ex was/bedz a/at man/nn here/rb in/in town/nn ./. He/pps helped/vbd her/ppo meet/vb people/nns so/cs she/pps could/md go/vb out/rp and/cc do/do the/at work/nn she/pps wanted/vbd ./. She/pps worked/vbd very/ql hard/rb ./. There/ex was/bedz a/at refugee/nn who/wps was/bedz able/jj to/to come/vb here/rb because/cs of/in her/ppo ./. He/pps came/vbd with/in his/pp$ son/nn ./. At/in first/rb I/ppss thought/vbd they/ppss were/bed relatives/nns of/in your/pp$ mother/nn ,/, but/cc it/pps was/bedz not/* so/rb ./. This/dt refugee/nn was/bedz a/at middle-aged/jj man/nn ,/, a/at big/jj ,/, handsome/jj man/nn with/in a/at strut/nn to/in his/pp$ walk/nn as/cs I/ppss have/hv never/rb before/rb seen/vbn ./. He/pps had/hvd the/at black/jj numerals/nns on/in his/pp$ arm/nn ,/, so/cs he/pps had/hvd been/ben branded/vbn in/in a/at concentration/nn camp/nn ./. Yet/rb he/pps walked/vbd like/cs a/at young/jj man/nn ./. Often/rb he/pps was/bedz terribly/ql despondent/jj and/cc talked/vbd to/in no/at one/pn ./. Then/rb he/pps would/md walk/vb off/rp for/in a/at few/ap days/nns alone/rb in/in the/at direction/nn of/in Europe/np ./. All/abn his/pp$ family/nn was/bedz dead/jj ,/, except/in for/in his/pp$ son/nn ./. Your/pp$ mother/nn would/md always/rb retrieve/vb him/ppo when/wrb he/pps wandered/vbd off/rp ,/, and/cc she/pps would/md send/vb him/ppo home/nr to/in his/pp$ son/nn ./. He/pps loved/vbd the/at son/nn and/cc was/bedz always/rb glad/jj to/to be/be sent/vbn back/rb to/in him/ppo ./. Then/rb his/pp$ son/nn did/dod something/pn ''/'' --/-- Rachel/np threw/vbd up/rp her/pp$ hands/nns --/-- ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* know/vb what/wdt ,/, but/cc something/pn ,/, to/in an/at official/nn here/rb --/-- it/pps was/bedz during/in the/at Mandate/nn-tl --/-- and/cc the/at son/nn was/bedz imprisoned/vbn ./. A/at few/ap hours/nns after/cs the/at son/nn was/bedz arrested/vbn ,/, your/pp$ mother/nn was/bedz informed/vbn ./. She/pps ran/vbd from/in a/at little/jj group/nn of/in us/ppo ./. We/ppss were/bed sitting/vbg together/rb ,/, talking/vbg ./. She/pps went/vbd to/in the/at father/nn and/cc found/vbd he/pps had/hvd hanged/vbn himself/ppl ''/'' ./. Rachel/np paused/vbd ./. It/pps was/bedz silent/jj in/in the/at stone/nn alley/nn ./. Then/rb she/pps continued/vbd with/in energy/nn ,/, ``/`` I/ppss myself/ppl did/dod not/* see/vb her/ppo until/cs a/at week/nn after/cs she/pps had/hvd run/vbn off/rp to/to find/vb the/at father/nn ./. No/at one/pn saw/vbd her/ppo except/in the/at man/nn Reuveni/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` Yes/rb ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss know/vb him/ppo ''/'' ./. Rachel/np gave/vbd me/ppo a/at direct/jj ,/, bright-eyed/jj look/nn ./. She/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Reuveni/np wanted/vbd your/pp$ mother/nn to/to give/vb up/rp her/pp$ deep/jj interest/nn in/in this/dt refugee/nn ./. He/pps said/vbd she/pps would/md only/rb hurt/vb herself/ppl ./. He/pps complained/vbd to/in me/ppo once/rb that/cs I/ppss must/md talk/vb to/in her/ppo ./. When/wrb I/ppss did/dod ,/, she/pps shrugged/vbd her/pp$ shoulders/nns and/cc said/vbd that/cs Reuveni/np wanted/vbd her/ppo to/to marry/vb him/ppo ./. I/ppss asked/vbd her/ppo if/cs she/pps would/md ,/, and/cc she/pps said/vbd she/pps would/md not/* ./. He/pps had/hvd known/vbn when/wrb he/pps first/rb helped/vbd her/ppo to/to meet/vb the/at right/jj people/nns and/cc work/vb with/in them/ppo that/cs she/pps did/dod not/* intend/vb to/to marry/vb him/ppo ./. Anyway/rb ,/, I/ppss did/dod not/* see/vb her/ppo until/cs two/cd weeks/nns after/cs the/at refugee/nn hanged/vbd himself/ppl ./. She/pps came/vbd to/in me/ppo one/cd day/nn ./. She/pps was/bedz pale/jj and/cc skinny/jj ;/. ;/. she/pps was/bedz terribly/ql alone/rb ./. And/cc she/pps said/vbd that/cs after/cs this/dt man/nn had/hvd been/ben dead/jj for/in a/at week/nn she/pps had/hvd gone/vbn to/in Reuveni/np and/cc accepted/vbd his/pp$ proposal/nn ./. He/pps shouted/vbd at/in her/ppo and/cc told/vbd her/ppo he/pps loved/vbd her/ppo and/cc couldn't/md* understand/vb why/wrb she/pps had/hvd upset/vbn herself/ppl ./. But/cc now/rb he/pps was/bedz happy/jj she/pps would/md let/vb him/ppo straighten/vb out/rp her/pp$ life/nn and/cc take/vb care/nn of/in her/ppo ./. He/pps would/md never/rb let/vb her/ppo harm/nn herself/ppl again/rb ./. For/cs one/cd whole/jj week/nn he/pps never/rb let/vbd her/ppo stay/vb alone/rb ./. She/pps let/vbd him/ppo lead/vb her/ppo around/rb ./. He/pps took/vbd her/ppo to/in a/at doctor/nn ,/, for/cs she/pps was/bedz run/vbn down/rp ,/, nervous/jj ,/, did/dod not/* care/vb where/wrb she/pps was/bedz ./. Reuveni/np took/vbd her/ppo with/in him/ppo wherever/wrb he/pps went/vbd ./. He/pps did/dod not/* let/vb her/ppo talk/vb to/in people/nns ;/. ;/. he/pps did/dod not/* let/vb her/ppo choose/vb her/pp$ own/jj food/nn ./. She/pps was/bedz limp/jj and/cc beaten/vbn from/in her/pp$ loss/nn ;/. ;/. she/pps did/dod not/* care/vb ./.

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``/`` And/cc I'll/ppss+md take/vb you/ppo with/in me/ppo ''/'' ./. The/at two/cd of/in them/ppo against/in the/at world/nn ./. That/dt had/hvd been/ben how/wrb she/pps imagined/vbd it/ppo ./. For/cs when/wrb he/pps began/vbd to/to talk/vb and/cc dream/vb all/abn at/in the/at same/ap time/nn ,/, making/vbg his/pp$ plans/nns as/cs he/pps went/vbd ,/, she/pps had/hvd begun/vbn dreaming/vbg too/rb ./. But/cc now/rb the/at dream/nn was/bedz over/rp ./. The/at big/jj waking/vbg up/rp had/hvd happened/vbn ./. ``/`` What/wdt did/dod I/ppss imagine/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps thought/vbd ./. ``/`` Did/dod I/ppss see/vb him/ppo about/rb to/to swing/vb low/rb in/in a/at chariot/nn ?/. ?/. Or/cc maybe/rb poling/vbg up/in the/at south/nr fork/nn of/in the/at Forked/vbn-tl Deer/nn-tl River/nn-tl braving/vbg the/at wastes/nns dumped/vbn in/in it/ppo ?/. ?/. Maybe/rb I/ppss saw/vbd him/ppo on/in a/at barge/nn with/in a/at gang/nn of/in Ethiopians/nps poling/vbg it/ppo ''/'' ./. And/cc I'll/ppss+md take/vb you/ppo with/in me/ppo ./. He/pps had/hvd taken/vbn her/ppo all/ql right/rb ./. Wednesday/nr nights/nns after/in youth/nn fellowship/nn ./. 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And/cc most/ap of/in all/abn it/pps is/bez not/* having/hvg the/at only/ap man/nn you/ppss could/md love/vb ,/, whether/cs he/pps drives/vbz a/at bread/nn truck/nn or/cc delivers/vbz the/at mail/nn or/cc checks/vbz the/at berry/nn crates/nns down/rp at/in the/at sheds/nns ,/, or/cc owns/vbz seventeen/cd oil/nn wells/nns and/cc six/cd diamond/nn mines/nns ,/, for/cs if/cs you/ppss are/ber anybody/pn what/wdt he/pps is/bez or/cc does/doz makes/vbz no/at difference/nn if/cs he/pps is/bez the/at one/pn ./. He/pps can/md even/rb be/be a/at mild-voiced/jj little-town/nn guy/nn with/in big-town/nn ideas/nns and/cc level/jj gray/jj eyes/nns and/cc a/at heart/nn even/rb Houdini/np couldn't/md* figure/vb out/rp ,/, how/wrb it/pps is/bez unlocked/vbn ./. And/cc he/pps can/md be/be on/in the/at way/nn to/in Memphis/np ,/, your/pp$ Gratt/np Shafer/np can/md ,/, and/cc you/ppss discover/vb you/ppss can/md stay/vb alive/jj and/cc hate/vb him/ppo and/cc love/vb him/ppo and/cc want/vb him/ppo even/rb if/cs it/pps means/vbz you/ppss want/vb him/ppo --/-- really/rb want/vb him/ppo --/-- dead/jj ./. Because/cs if/cs you/ppss can't/md* then/rb nobody/pn else/rb can/md either/rb ,/, nobody/pn else/rb can/md have/hv him/ppo ./. For/cs you/ppss don't/do* share/vb him/ppo ,/, not/* even/rb with/in God/np ./. If/cs it/pps is/bez love/nn ,/, you/ppss don't/do* ./. And/cc I'll/ppss+md take/vb you/ppo with/in me/ppo ./. 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You/ppss feel/vb where/wrb he/pps is/bez and/cc what/wdt he/pps sees/vbz ,/, and/cc at/in night/nn you/ppss feel/vb when/wrb he/pps is/bez asleep/rb or/cc with/in the/at other/ap woman/nn ,/, the/at one/pn that/wps never/rb could/md love/vb him/ppo the/at way/nn you/ppss do/do ,/, the/at one/pn who/wps got/vbd him/ppo because/cs she/pps didn't/dod* particularly/rb give/vb a/at damn/nn whether/cs she/pps got/vbd him/ppo or/cc didn't/dod* ./. And/cc you/ppss know/vb you/ppss will/md always/rb wonder/vb all/abn of/in your/pp$ life/nn whether/cs it/pps was/bedz because/cs you/ppss wanted/vbd him/ppo so/ql bad/rb that/cs you/ppss didn't/dod* get/vb him/ppo ,/, and/cc you/ppss can/md feel/vb nearly/rb sorry/jj enough/qlp to/to cry/vb when/wrb you/ppss think/vb of/in that/dt other/ap guy/nn ,/, the/at chump/nn who/wps begged/vbd you/ppo to/to marry/vb him/ppo ,/, the/at one/pn with/in the/at plastered/vbn hair/nn and/cc the/at car/nn he/pps couldn't/md* afford/vb and/cc the/at too-shiny/jj shoes/nns ./. You/ppss think/vb :/: ``/`` Did/dod he/pps feel/vb that/dt way/nn about/in me/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. It/pps comes/vbz to/in you/ppo that/cs probably/rb he/pps did/dod feel/vb that/dt way/nn to/to let/vb you/ppss use/vb him/ppo like/cs you/ppss did/dod when/wrb you/ppss couldn't/md* have/hv Gratt/np Shafer/np ;/. ;/. that/cs he/pps must/md have/hv since/cs he/pps was/bedz there/rb like/cs the/at radio/nn for/in you/ppo to/to turn/vb on/rp or/cc snap/vb off/rp when/wrb you/ppss got/vbd tired/vbn of/in him/ppo ,/, that/dt other/ap guy/nn ./. It/pps dawns/vbz on/in you/ppo that/cs instead/rb of/in a/at lump/nn to/to fill/vb the/at seat/nn across/in the/at bridge/nn table/nn from/in you/ppo ,/, he/pps was/bedz a/at man/nn ,/, and/cc that/cs because/cs Gratt/np Shafer/np was/bedz making/vbg you/ppo miserable/jj ,/, you/ppss were/bed passing/vbg it/ppo down/rp to/in him/ppo ,/, to/in Gratt/np Shafer's/np$ substitute/nn ,/, that/dt other/ap guy/nn ./. And/cc you/ppss wonder/vb if/cs that/dt is/bez why/wrb the/at little/ap man/nn lost/vbd his/pp$ job/nn and/cc his/pp$ car/nn and/cc stayed/vbd drunk/jj about/in a/at year/nn before/cs he/pps straightened/vbd out/rp and/cc moved/vbd to/in St./np Louis/np ,/, where/wrb he/pps got/vbd to/to be/be a/at big/jj unhappy/jj success/nn ./. You/ppss wonder/vb if/cs he/pps looks/vbz at/in his/pp$ wife/nn now/rb and/cc thinks/vbz of/in you/ppo ./. You/ppss wonder/vb about/in the/at Christmas/np card/nn with/in no/at name/nn on/in it/ppo ,/, and/cc it/pps comes/vbz to/in you/ppo that/cs maybe/rb it/pps would/md have/hv been/ben better/rbr to/to have/hv made/vbn somebody/pn else/rb happy/jj if/cs you/ppss couldn't/md* be/be happy/jj yourself/ppl ,/, to/to give/vb somebody/pn else/rb the/at one/pn they/ppss wanted/vbd --/-- to/to give/vb them/ppo you/ppo ./. ``/`` Damn/vb the/at world/nn ''/'' ,/, she/pps thought/vbd ./. She/pps looked/vbd out/rp at/in the/at corn/nn field/nn ,/, the/at great/jj green/jj deep/jj acres/nns of/in it/ppo rolled/vbn out/rp like/cs the/at sea/nn in/in the/at field/nn beyond/in the/at whitewashed/vbn fence/nn bordering/vbg the/at grounds/nns ./. The/at mayor/nn envisioned/vbd factories/nns there/rb ./. Homes/nns and/cc factories/nns and/cc schools/nns and/cc a/at big/jj wide/jj federal/jj highway/nn ,/, instead/rb of/in peaceful/jj corn/nn to/to rest/vb your/pp$ eyes/nns on/rp while/cs you/ppss tried/vbd to/to rest/vb your/pp$ heart/nn ,/, while/cs you/ppss tried/vbd not/* to/to look/vb at/in the/at balloon/nn and/cc the/at bandstand/nn and/cc the/at uniforms/nns and/cc the/at flash/nn of/in the/at instruments/nns ./. The/at bands/nns were/bed impatient/jj ,/, but/cc they/ppss were/bed the/at only/ap ones/nns ./. The/at others/nns ,/, the/at ones/nns in/in the/at stands/nns ,/, were/bed spellbound/vbn ,/, for/cs hearing/vbg the/at mayor/nn was/bedz for/in them/ppo like/cs listening/vbg to/in a/at symphony/nn was/bedz for/in sophisticated/jj folks/nns in/in New/jj-tl York/np-tl City/nn-tl ./. It/pps was/bedz like/cs being/beg in/in the/at concert/nn hall/nn in/in the/at afternoon/nn and/cc hearing/vbg the/at piano/nn virtuoso/nn rehearsing/vbg ./. He/pps was/bedz good/jj and/cc they/ppss knew/vbd that/cs what/wdt he/pps was/bedz doing/vbg for/in them/ppo he/pps would/md do/do all/abn over/in the/at United/vbn-tl States/nns-tl some/dti day/nn ./. So/cs they/ppss stayed/vbd quiet/jj and/cc hung/vbd not/* on/in what/wdt he/pps said/vbd but/cc on/in how/wrb he/pps said/vbd it/ppo ,/, not/* listening/vbg exactly/rb ,/, but/cc rather/rb ,/, feeling/vbg ./. 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I/ppss asked/vbd ./. ``/`` No/rb ,/, I/ppss take/vb classes/nns with/in different/jj people/nns ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* think/vb I've/ppss+hv reached/vbn the/at point/nn ,/, yet/rb ,/, where/wrb I/ppss can/md say/vb I/ppss know/vb everything/pn I/ppss ought/md to/to know/vb about/in the/at craft/nn ./. Besides/rb ,/, it's/pps+bez important/jj to/in the/at way/nn a/at painter/nn thinks/vbz that/cs he/pps should/md move/vb in/in a/at certain/jj atmosphere/nn ,/, an/at atmosphere/nn in/in which/wdt he/pps may/md absorb/vb the/at ideas/nns of/in other/ap masters/nns ,/, as/cs Durer/np went/vbd to/in Italy/np to/to meet/vb Bellini/np and/cc Mantegna/np ''/'' ./. He/pps made/vbd a/at circle/nn with/in his/pp$ thumb/nn and/cc fingers/nns ./. ``/`` Painting/vbg isn't/bez* this/dt big/jj ,/, you/ppss know/vb ./. It/pps doesn't/doz* embrace/vb only/rb the/at artist/nn ,/, alone/rb before/in his/pp$ easel/nn ./. It/pps is/bez as/ql large/jj as/cs all/abn of/in art/nn ,/, interdependent/jj ,/, varied/vbn ,/, multitudinous/jj ''/'' ./. He/pps threw/vbd his/pp$ arms/nns wide/jj ,/, his/pp$ face/nn shining/vbg ./. ``/`` The/at artist/nn is/bez like/cs a/at fragment/nn of/in a/at mosaic/nn --/-- no/rb ,/, he/pps is/bez more/ap than/in that/dt ,/, a/at virtuoso/nn performer/nn in/in some/dti vast/jj philharmonic/nn ./. One/pn of/in these/dts days/nns ,/, I'm/ppss+bem going/vbg to/to organize/vb a/at gigantic/jj exhibition/nn that/wps will/md span/vb everything/pn that's/wps+bez being/beg painted/vbn these/dts days/nns ,/, from/in extreme/jj abstract/jj expressionism/nn to/in extreme/jj photorealism/nn ,/, and/cc then/rb you'll/ppss+md be/be able/jj to/to see/vb at/in a/at glance/nn how/wrb much/ap artists/nns have/hv in/in common/jj with/in each/dt other/ap ./. The/at eye/nn is/bez all/abn ,/, inward/rb or/cc outward/rb ./. Ah/uh ,/, what/wdt a/at title/nn for/in the/at exhibition/nn :/: The/at-tl Eye/nn-tl is/bez-tl All/abn-tl ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` What/wdt do/do you/ppss study/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. I/ppss asked/vbd ./. I/ppss was/bedz fascinated/vbn ;/. ;/. just/rb listening/vbg to/in him/ppo made/vbn me/ppo feel/vb intelligent/jj ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem studying/vbg anatomy/nn with/in Burns/np ''/'' ,/, he/pps replied/vbd ./. ``/`` Maybe/rb you/ppss know/vb him/ppo ./. He/pps teaches/vbz at/in the/at Manhattan/np-tl School/nn-tl of/in-tl Art/nn-tl ''/'' ./. I/ppss nodded/vbd ./. I/ppss had/hvd studied/vbn with/in Burns/np ten/cd years/nns before/rb ,/, during/in the/at scholarship/nn year/nn the/at Manhattan/np gave/vbd me/ppo ,/, along/in with/in the/at five-hundred-dollar/jj prize/nn for/in my/pp$ paintings/nns of/in bums/nns on/in Hudson/np-tl Street/nn-tl ./. Burns/np and/cc I/ppss had/hvd not/* loved/vbn each/dt other/ap ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem also/rb studying/vbg enameling/vbg with/in Hajime/np Iijima/np ''/'' ,/, he/pps went/vbd on/rp ,/, ``/`` and/cc twice/rb a/at week/nn I/ppss go/vb to/in a/at life/nn class/nn taught/vbn by/in Pendleton/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` Osric/np Pendleton/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. I/ppss said/vbd ./. ``/`` My/pp$ God/np ,/, is/bez he/pps still/rb alive/jj ?/. ?/. He/pps must/md be/be a/at million/cd years/nns old/jj ./. I/ppss went/vbd to/in a/at retrospective/nn of/in his/pp$ work/nn when/wrb I/ppss was/bedz eighteen/cd ,/, and/cc I/ppss thought/vbd he/pps was/bedz a/at contemporary/nn of/in Cezanne's/np$ ''/'' ./. ``/`` Not/* quite/abl ''/'' ./. Askington/np laughed/vbd ./. ``/`` He's/pps+bez about/in sixty/cd ,/, now/rb ./. Still/rb painting/vbg ,/, still/rb a/at kind/nn of/in modern/jj impressionist/nn ,/, beautiful/jj canvases/nns of/in mountains/nns and/cc farms/nns ./. He/pps even/rb makes/vbz the/at city/nn look/nn like/cs one/pn of/in Thoreau's/np$ hangouts/nns ./. I've/ppss+hv always/rb admired/vbn him/ppo ,/, and/cc when/wrb I/ppss heard/vbd he/pps was/bedz taking/vbg a/at few/ap pupils/nns ,/, I/ppss went/vbd to/in him/ppo and/cc joined/vbd his/pp$ class/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Yes/rb ,/, it/pps sounds/vbz great/jj ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ,/, ``/`` but/cc suppose/vb you/ppss don't/do* think/vb of/in yourself/ppl as/cs an/at impressionist/nn painter/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` You're/ppss+ber missing/vbg the/at point/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` He/pps has/hvz the/at magical/jj eye/nn ./. And/cc he/pps is/bez a/at great/jj man/nn ./. Contact/nn with/in him/ppo is/bez stimulating/jj ./. And/cc that's/dt+bez the/at trouble/nn with/in so/ql many/ap artists/nns today/nr ./. They/ppss lack/vb stimulation/nn ./. They/ppss sit/vb alone/rb in/in their/pp$ rooms/nns and/cc try/vb to/to paint/vb ,/, and/cc only/rb succeed/vb in/in isolating/vbg themselves/ppls still/ql farther/rbr from/in life/nn ./. That's/dt+bez one/pn of/in the/at reasons/nns art/nn is/bez becoming/vbg a/at useless/jj occupation/nn ./. In/in the/at Middle/jj-tl Ages/nns-tl ,/, in/in the/at Renaissance/np ,/, right/ql up/rp to/in the/at early/jj nineteenth/od century/nn ,/, the/at painter/nn was/bedz a/at giant/nn in/in the/at world/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz an/at artisan/nn ,/, a/at man/nn who/wps studied/vbd his/pp$ trade/nn and/cc developed/vbd his/pp$ craftsmanship/nn the/at way/nn a/at goldsmith/nn or/cc a/at wood/nn carver/nn did/dod ./. He/pps filled/vbd a/at real/jj need/nn ,/, showing/vbg society/nn what/wdt it/pps looked/vbd like/cs ,/, turning/vbg it/ppo inside/rb out/rp ,/, portraying/vbg its/pp$ wars/nns and/cc its/pp$ leaders/nns ,/, its/pp$ ugliness/nn and/cc its/pp$ beauties/nns ,/, reflecting/vbg its/pp$ profound/jj religious/jj impulses/nns ./. He/pps was/bedz a/at propagandist/nn --/-- they/ppss weren't/bed* afraid/jj of/in the/at word/nn ,/, then/rb --/-- satirist/nn ,/, nature/nn lover/nn ,/, philosopher/nn ,/, scientist/nn ,/, what/wdt you/ppss will/vb ,/, a/at member/nn of/in every/at party/nn and/cc of/in no/at party/nn ./. But/cc look/vb at/in us/ppo today/nr !/. !/. We/ppss hold/vb safe/jj little/ap jobs/nns illustrating/vbg tooth-paste/nn ads/nns or/cc the/at salacious/jj incidents/nns in/in trivial/jj novels/nns ,/, and/cc most/ap of/in our/pp$ easel/nn painting/nn is/bez nothing/pn but/cc picking/vbg the/at fluff/nn out/in of/in the/at navel/nn so/cs it/pps can/md be/be contemplated/vbn in/in greater/jjr purity/nn ./. A/at bunch/nn of/in amateur/nn dervishes/nns !/. !/. What/wdt we/ppss need/md is/bez to/to get/vb back/rb to/in the/at group/nn ,/, to/in learning/vbg and/cc apprenticeship/nn ,/, to/in the/at cafe/nn and/cc the/at school/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps could/md certainly/rb talk/vb ./. The/at upshot/nn of/in the/at evening/nn was/bedz that/cs I/ppss got/vbd the/at address/nn of/in Pendleton's/np$ studio/nn --/-- or/cc rather/rb ,/, of/in the/at studio/nn in/in which/wdt he/pps gave/vbd his/pp$ classes/nns ,/, for/cs he/pps didn't/dod* work/vb there/rb himself/ppl --/-- and/cc joined/vbd the/at life/nn class/nn ,/, which/wdt met/vbd every/at Tuesday/nr and/cc Thursday/nr from/in ten/cd to/in twelve/cd in/in the/at morning/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz an/at awkward/jj hour/nn ,/, but/cc I/ppss didn't/dod* have/hv to/to punch/vb any/dti time/nn clock/nn ,/, and/cc it/pps only/rb meant/vbd that/cs sometimes/rb I/ppss had/hvd to/to stay/vb a/at couple/nn of/in hours/nns later/rbr at/in the/at drawing/vbg board/nn to/to finish/vb up/rp a/at job/nn ./. After/in a/at short/jj time/nn ,/, both/abx George/np and/cc Donald/np joined/vbd the/at class/nn with/in me/ppo so/cs they/ppss wouldn't/md* feel/vb lonely/jj ,/, and/cc we/ppss used/vbd to/to hang/vb a/at sign/nn on/in the/at door/nn of/in the/at Brush-off/np reading/vbg out/rp to/to work/vb ./. It/pps was/bedz mostly/rb for/in the/at benefit/nn of/in the/at mailman/nn ,/, because/cs hardly/rb anybody/pn else/rb ever/rb visited/vbd us/ppo ./. In/in a/at way/nn ,/, Askington/np was/bedz right/jj ./. ``/`` Stimulating/jj ''/'' was/bedz the/at word/nn for/in it/ppo ./. I/ppss don't/do* know/vb that/cs it/pps was/bedz always/rb as/ql rewarding/jj as/cs I/ppss had/hvd expected/vbn it/ppo to/to be/be ./. Partly/rb ,/, it/pps was/bedz because/cs Pendleton/np himself/ppl wasn't/bedz* what/wdt I/ppss anticipated/vbd ./. 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I/ppss didn't/dod* want/vb to/to stir/vb things/nns up/rp ./. ``/`` I/ppss drive/vb my/pp$ own/jj car/nn by/in courtesy/nn of/in Via/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem sure/jj she'd/pps+md turn/vb it/ppo over/in to/to you/ppo ,/, if/cs you'd/ppss+md rather/rb ./. You/ppss know/vb that/dt ''/'' ./. She/pps looked/vbd as/cs if/cs she/pps were/bed accusing/vbg me/ppo of/in some/dti fraud/nn ./. ``/`` She/pps must/md have/hv taken/vbn the/at registration/nn when/wrb she/pps went/vbd to/in Walter's/np$ ./. I'll/ppss+md call/vb her/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` No/rb ,/, thank/vb you/ppo ./. I/ppss want/vb nothing/pn of/in Via's/np$ ''/'' ./. Why/wrb should/md this/dt suddenly/rb assail/vb her/ppo ?/. ?/. Walter/np was/bedz giving/vbg me/ppo checks/nns for/in my/pp$ pay/nn ,/, the/at household/nn bills/nns ./. Had/hvd she/pps been/ben in/in such/abl a/at turmoil/nn that/cs this/dt had/hvd slipped/vbn her/pp$ mind/nn ?/. ?/. ``/`` What/wdt a/at fool/nn I've/ppss+hv been/ben ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd quietly/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss knew/vbd all/abn this/dt ,/, but/cc I/ppss paid/vbd no/at attention/nn ./. I/ppss don't/do* even/vb own/vb the/at house/nn I'm/ppss+bem standing/vbg in/rp ./. I/ppss was/bedz so/ql sure/jj it/pps was/bedz all/abn temporary/jj that/cs we/ppss would/md all/abn embrace/vb ,/, and/cc then/rb the/at lawyer/nn would/md tear/vb up/rp all/abn those/dts things/nns ``/`` It/pps narrows/vbz down/rp down/rp down/rp and/cc finally/rb there/ex is/bez no/at way/nn out/rp ./. If/cs I/ppss am/bem not/* to/to be/be Mrs./np Salter/np I/ppss am/bem nothing/pn ''/'' ./. 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I/ppss made/vbd a/at lemon/nn sponge/nn ,/, a/at light/jj dessert/nn ,/, roasted/vbd a/at chicken/nn ,/, parboiled/vbd some/dti frozen/vbn vegetables/nns ,/, so/cs there/ex would/md be/be something/pn nice/jj in/in the/at icebox/nn for/in the/at weekend/nn ./. ``/`` Don't/do* bother/vb ,/, Ida/np ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss have/hv these/dts appointments/nns in/in town/nn for/in Saturday/nr ,/, and/cc I'll/ppss+md probably/rb spend/vb Sunday/nr with/in Dolly/np or/cc the/at Thaxters/nps ''/'' ./. At/in last/ap ,/, I/ppss thought/vbd ,/, she's/pps+bez recovering/vbg her/pp$ spirits/nns ./. With/in this/dt movie-to-be/nn in/in London/np ,/, and/cc new/jj faces/nns about/in her/ppo there/rb ,/, she/pps would/md soon/rb be/be a/at more/ql tranquil/jj ,/, a/at wiser/jjr person/nn ,/, all/abn the/at better/jjr for/in her/pp$ stay/nn out/rp here/rb ./. 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I/ppss ,/, who/wps until/cs that/dt day/nn before/rb had/hvd been/ben Mrs./np Salter's/np$ friend/nn ,/, her/pp$ equal/nn ,/, was/bedz the/at servant/nn now/rb ./. It/pps was/bedz Dolly/np and/cc Mrs./np Thaxter/np who/wps were/bed calling/vbg Via/np ,/, everybody/pn ./. And/cc when/wrb they/ppss spoke/vbd they/ppss spoke/vbd to/in each/dt other/ap and/cc not/* to/in me/ppo ./. And/cc after/cs I/ppss brought/vbd them/ppo sandwiches/nns and/cc coffee/nn I/ppss had/hvd to/to go/vb back/rb to/in my/pp$ place/nn in/in the/at kitchen/nn and/cc wait/vb ./. Sitting/vbg in/in the/at kitchen/nn I/ppss recalled/vbd every/at word/nn Mrs./np Salter/np said/vbd that/dt could/md have/hv been/ben a/at sign/nn to/in me/ppo ./. ``/`` If/cs I/ppss am/bem not/* to/to be/be Mrs./np Salter/np then/rb I/ppss am/bem nothing/pn ''/'' ./. Why/wrb didn't/dod* that/dt alarm/vb me/ppo then/rb ?/. ?/. And/cc when/wrb she/pps returned/vbd from/in taking/vbg her/pp$ guests/nns back/vb to/in New/jj-tl York/np-tl she/pps had/hvd said/vbn ,/, ``/`` All/abn they/ppss talked/vbd about/rb was/bedz Harvie/np Harvie/np this/dt ,/, Harvie/np that/dt When/wrb they/ppss know/vb the/at truth/nn will/md they/ppss drop/vb away/rb from/in me/ppo ,/, will/md I/ppss become/vb a/at nothing/pn ''/'' ?/. ?/. And/cc then/rb I/ppss remembered/vbd a/at few/ap years/nns before/rb after/in their/pp$ return/nn from/in a/at short/jj trip/nn to/in Rome/np I/ppss had/hvd heard/vbn her/ppo boast/vb ,/, over/rp and/cc over/rp again/rb ,/, ``/`` On/in the/at boat/nn people/nns liked/vbd me/ppo for/in myself/ppl ''/'' ./. I/ppss had/hvd made/vbn a/at habit/nn of/in calling/vbg her/ppo at/in night/nn from/in my/pp$ cottage/nn ,/, just/rb to/to check/vb ./. The/at last/ap night/nn I/ppss had/hvd called/vbn ,/, but/cc the/at line/nn was/bedz always/rb busy/jj and/cc it/pps reassured/vbd me/ppo ./. I/ppss assumed/vbd it/pps was/bedz one/pn of/in those/dts hour-long/jj conversations/nns with/in Dolly/np or/cc Constance/np ,/, she/pps comfortable/jj in/in bed/nn ./. But/cc it/pps seemed/vbd not/* from/in what/wdt they/ppss were/bed saying/vbg ./. Then/rb was/bedz it/pps a/at final/jj desperate/jj plea/nn from/in her/ppo ,/, to/in whom/wpo ?/. ?/. Hanging/vbg on/rp and/cc on/rp past/in any/dti man's/nn$ patience/nn some/dti final/jj stab/nn of/in conclusion/nn ?/. ?/. She/pps was/bedz found/vbn the/at day/nn after/rb at/in the/at bottom/nn of/in the/at cliff/nn ./. I/ppss tried/vbd to/to believe/vb that/cs what/wdt must/md have/hv happened/vbn was/bedz that/cs ,/, restless/jj ,/, disturbed/vbn by/in this/dt telephone/nn call/nn or/cc whatever/wdt ,/, she/pps walked/vbd out/rp in/in the/at night/nn ,/, as/cs she/pps had/hvd a/at habit/nn of/in doing/vbg ./. 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And/cc they/ppss have/hv never/rb changed/vbn ./. At/in the/at same/ap time/nn that/cs I/ppss thought/vbd I/ppss understood/vbd her/ppo at/in long/jj last/ap and/cc pitied/vbd her/ppo ,/, underneath/in this/dt knowing/vbg had/hvd there/ex burned/vbn unquenched/jj by/in my/pp$ pity/nn a/at fire/nn of/in hate/nn ,/, an/at enduring/vbg envy/nn that/cs burst/vbd out/rp in/in that/dt ghastly/jj outcry/nn ?/. ?/. Was/bedz that/dt what/wdt had/hvd given/vbn way/nn in/in me/ppo ?/. ?/. Even/rb now/rb I/ppss am/bem appalled/vbn at/in how/wrb little/ap anyone/pn knows/vbz of/in what/wdt they/ppss really/rb are/ber ./. It/pps is/bez absurd/jj of/in course/nn to/to say/vb that/cs that/dt one/cd exclamation/nn estranged/vbd me/ppo from/in the/at family/nn I/ppss considered/vbd my/pp$ very/ql own/jj ,/, but/cc there/rb it/pps hangs/vbz ,/, a/at cooling/vbg void/nn that/wps broke/vbd our/pp$ close/jj connection/nn with/in each/dt other/ap ./. 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She/pps haunted/vbd me/ppo ;/. ;/. she/pps persisted/vbd in/in explaining/vbg how/wrb and/cc why/wrb she/pps had/hvd advised/vbn Mrs./np Salter/np to/to return/vb to/in the/at country/nn ./. ``/`` We/ppss all/abn feel/vb guilty/jj ''/'' ,/, I/ppss turned/vbd away/rb from/in her/ppo coldly/rb ./. ``/`` It/pps was/bedz nobody's/pn$ fault/nn ./. She/pps overplayed/vbd her/pp$ hand/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` What/wdt do/do you/ppss mean/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps frowned/vbd ./. ``/`` Why/wrb put/vb such/abl a/at high/jj value/nn on/in being/beg top/jjs dog/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. I/ppss added/vbd ./. It/pps was/bedz coarse/jj ,/, almost/rb insulting/jj ,/, this/dt harsh/jj appraisal/nn ,/, and/cc she/pps has/hvz never/rb come/vbn to/to see/vb me/ppo since/in ./. 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``/`` I/ppss had/hvd a/at rather/ql small/jj place/nn of/in my/pp$ own/jj ./. A/at nice/jj bachelor/nn apartment/nn in/in a/at place/nn called/vbn the/at Lancaster/np-tl Arms/nns-tl ''/'' ./. ``/`` Uhhu/uh ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ,/, hardly/rb listening/vbg as/cs she/pps studied/vbd her/pp$ left/jj eyelid/nn ./. ``/`` And/cc then/rb I/ppss had/hvd another/dt place/nn farther/rbr downtown/nr I/ppss used/vbd as/cs a/at studio/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Uhhu/uh ''/'' ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem not/* a/at man/nn who/wps has/hvz many/ap close/jj intimate/jj friends/nns ,/, Carla/np ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, wanting/vbg her/ppo to/to know/vb all/abn about/in him/ppo ./. ``/`` Oh/uh ,/, I'd/ppss+md drink/vb with/in newspaper/nn people/nns ./. I/ppss think/vb I/ppss was/bedz what/wdt you/ppss might/md call/vb a/at convivial/jj man/nn ,/, and/cc yet/rb it/pps was/bedz when/wrb I/ppss was/bedz alone/rb in/in my/pp$ studio/nn ,/, doing/vbg my/pp$ work/nn ,/, that/cs I/ppss really/rb felt/vbd alive/jj ./. But/cc I/ppss think/vb a/at man/nn needs/vbz at/in least/ap one/cd intimate/jj friend/nn to/to communicate/vb with/in ''/'' ./. Pausing/vbg ,/, he/pps waited/vbd for/in her/ppo to/to turn/vb ,/, to/to ask/vb a/at question/nn ./. She/pps showed/vbd no/at interest/nn at/in all/abn in/in the/at life/nn he/pps had/hvd led/vbn back/rb home/nr ,/, and/cc it/pps hurt/vb him/ppo a/at little/ap ./. ``/`` Well/uh ,/, what/wdt about/in you/ppo ,/, Carla/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Me/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps asked/vbd ,/, turning/vbg slowly/rb ./. ``/`` What/wdt about/in me/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Did/dod you/ppss make/vb friends/nns easily/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Umm/uh ,/, uhhu/uh ''/'' ./. ``/`` Somehow/rb I/ppss imagine/vb that/cs as/cs you/ppss grew/vbd up/rp you/ppss were/bed alone/rb a/at lot/nn ./. How/wrb about/in it/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss guess/vb so/rb ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd taking/vbg a/at Kleenex/np from/in her/pp$ purse/nn ./. When/wrb she/pps had/hvd wiped/vbn some/dti of/in the/at lipstick/nn from/in her/pp$ mouth/nn ,/, she/pps stared/vbd solemnly/rb at/in her/pp$ image/nn in/in the/at mirror/nn ./. ``/`` Are/ber your/pp$ people/nns still/rb alive/jj ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps asked/vbd ,/, trying/vbg to/to touch/vb a/at part/nn of/in her/ppo life/nn Alberto/np hadn't/hvd* discussed/vbn ;/. ;/. so/cs he/pps could/md have/hv something/pn of/in her/ppo for/in himself/ppl ./. ``/`` You/ppss talk/vb so/ql well/rb ,/, Carla/np ''/'' ,/, he/pps went/vbd on/rp ./. ``/`` You/ppss seem/vb to/to have/hv read/vbn so/ql much/rb ,/, you/ppss have/hv a/at natural/jj gift/nn for/in words/nns ''/'' ,/, he/pps added/vbd ,/, trying/vbg to/to flatter/vb her/pp$ vanity/nn ./. ``/`` You/ppss must/md have/hv been/ben good/jj at/in history/nn at/in school/nn ./. Where/wrb did/dod you/ppo go/vb to/in school/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` What/wdt is/bez this/dt ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps asked/vbd ,/, turning/vbg suddenly/rb ./. ``/`` Don't/do* you/ppss know/vb all/abn about/in me/ppo by/in this/dt time/nn ?/. ?/. My/pp$ name's/nn+bez Carla/np Caneli/np ./. This/dt is/bez my/pp$ town/nn ./. I/ppss sleep/vb with/in you/ppo ./. You/ppss know/vb something/pn more/ap about/in me/ppo every/at day/nn ,/, don't/do* you/ppo ?/. ?/. Would/md you/ppo be/be happier/jjr if/cs I/ppss made/vbd up/rp some/dti stories/nns about/in my/pp$ life/nn ,/, told/vbd you/ppo some/dti lies/nns ?/. ?/. Why/wrb are/ber you/ppss trying/vbg to/to worry/vb me/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem not/* trying/vbg to/to worry/vb you/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` Well/uh ,/, all/ql right/rb then/rb ''/'' ./. The/at cleansing/vbg tissues/nns she/pps had/hvd been/ben using/vbg had/hvd been/ben falling/vbg on/in the/at floor/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps got/vbd up/rp and/cc picked/vbd up/rp one/cd ,/, then/rb another/dt ,/, hoping/vbg she/pps would/md notice/vb what/wdt he/pps was/bedz doing/vbg ./. At/in home/nr he/pps had/hvd been/ben a/at clean/jj orderly/jj man/nn ,/, and/cc now/rb he/pps had/hvd to/to hide/vb his/pp$ annoyance/nn ./. Was/bedz she/pps just/rb naturally/rb sloppy/jj about/in everything/pn but/in her/pp$ physical/jj appearance/nn ?/. ?/. He/pps wondered/vbd ./. Would/md he/pps have/hv to/to clean/vb up/rp after/in her/ppo every/at day/nn ,/, clean/vb the/at kitchen/nn ,/, the/at bathroom/nn ,/, and/cc get/vb down/rp on/in his/pp$ knees/nns and/cc scrub/vb the/at kitchen/nn floor/nn ,/, then/rb hang/vb up/rp her/pp$ dresses/nns ,/, pick/vb up/rp her/pp$ stockings/nns ,/, make/vb the/at bed/nn while/cs she/pps lay/vbd around/rb ?/. ?/. He/pps straightened/vbd up/rp ,/, ready/jj to/to vent/vb his/pp$ exasperation/nn ,/, then/rb grew/vbd afraid/jj ./. If/cs he/pps dwelt/vbd on/in the/at indignities/nns he/pps suffered/vbd he/pps would/md lose/vb all/abn respect/nn for/in her/ppo ,/, and/cc without/in the/at respect/nn he/pps might/md lose/vb his/pp$ view/nn of/in her/ppo ,/, too/rb ./. ``/`` What's/wdt+bez the/at matter/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps asked/vbd suddenly/rb ./. ``/`` Nothing/pn ./. Nothing/pn at/in all/abn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd quietly/rb ./. ``/`` Let's/vb+ppo go/vb out/rp ''/'' ./. ``/`` Are/ber those/dts the/at only/ap shoes/nns you/ppss have/hv ,/, Sam/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` What's/wdt+bez the/at matter/nn with/in them/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` The/at heavy/jj thick/jj soles/nns ./. Look/vb at/in them/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` They're/ppss+ber an/at expensive/jj English/jj shoe/nn for/in walking/vbg around/rb a/at lot/nn ./. I/ppss like/vb them/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` Sam/np ,/, no/at one/pn around/in here/rb wears/vbz such/jj heavy/jj soles/nns ./. Can't/md* you/ppss get/vb another/dt pair/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Maybe/rb I/ppss could/md ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, surprised/vbn that/cs she/pps could/md turn/vb from/in herself/ppl and/cc notice/vb anything/pn about/in him/ppo ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md get/vb an/at elegant/jj pair/nn of/in thin-soled/jj Italian/jj shoes/nns tomorrow/nr ,/, Carla/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` And/cc I/ppss don't/do* know/vb why/wrb you/ppss want/vb to/to go/vb on/rp wearing/vbg that/dt outfit/nn ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ,/, making/vbg a/at face/nn ./. ``/`` What's/wdt+bez the/at matter/nn with/in it/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps had/hvd put/vbn on/rp the/at gray/jj jacket/nn and/cc the/at dark-gray/jj slacks/nns and/cc the/at fawn-colored/jj shirt/nn he/pps had/hvd worn/vbn that/dt first/od night/nn in/in Rome/np when/wrb he/pps had/hvd encountered/vbn her/ppo on/in the/at street/nn ./. ``/`` Oh/uh ,/, Sam/np ./. You/ppss look/vb like/cs a/at tweedy/jj Englishman/np ./. Can't/md* you/ppss wear/vb something/pn else/rb and/cc look/vb a/at little/ap more/rbr as/cs though/cs you/ppss belonged/vbd ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* mind/vb at/in all/abn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, delighted/vbn with/in her/pp$ attention/nn ./. Changing/vbg his/pp$ clothes/nns ,/, he/pps put/vbd on/rp his/pp$ dark-blue/jj flannel/nn suit/nn ,/, and/cc laid/vbd away/rb the/at gray/jj jacket/nn with/in the/at feeling/nn that/cs he/pps might/md be/be putting/vbg it/ppo aside/rb for/in good/jj ./. But/cc it/pps was/bedz a/at hopeful/jj sign/nn ,/, he/pps told/vbd himself/ppl ./. She/pps no/at longer/jjr wanted/vbd anything/pn about/in him/ppo to/to remind/vb her/ppo of/in the/at circumstances/nns of/in their/pp$ meeting/nn that/dt first/od night/nn in/in Parioli/np ./. That/dt day/nn they/ppss loafed/vbd around/rb ,/, just/rb getting/vbg the/at feel/nn of/in the/at city/nn ./. They/ppss looked/vbd at/in the/at ruins/nns of/in the/at old/jj Roman/jj wall/nn on/in the/at lower/jjr Via/fw-nn-tl Veneto/np-tl ,/, then/rb they/ppss went/vbd to/in the/at Farnese/np-tl Gardens/nns-tl ./. She/pps had/hvd some/dti amusing/jj scandal/nn about/in the/at Farneses/nps in/in the/at old/jj days/nns ./. Then/rb they/ppss took/vbd a/at taxi/nn to/in Trastevere/np ./. ``/`` There's/ex+bez a/at church/nn you/ppss should/md see/vb ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ./. And/cc when/wrb they/ppss stood/vbd by/in the/at fountain/nn in/in the/at piazza/nn looking/vbg at/in Santa/np Maria/np he/pps had/hvd to/to keep/vb a/at straight/jj face/nn ,/, not/* letting/vbg on/rp he/pps had/hvd been/ben there/rb with/in Alberto/np ./. He/pps let/vbd her/ppo tell/vb him/ppo all/abn about/in the/at church/nn ./. Then/rb they/ppss had/hvd dinner/nn ./. All/abn evening/nn she/pps was/bedz eloquent/jj and/cc pleased/vbn with/in herself/ppl ./. When/wrb they/ppss got/vbd home/nr at/in midnight/nn she/pps was/bedz tired/vbn out/rp ./. And/cc in/in the/at morning/nn when/wrb he/pps woke/vbd up/rp at/in ten/cd the/at church/nn bells/nns were/bed ringing/vbg ./. He/pps had/hvd never/rb heard/vbn so/ql many/ap bells/nns ,/, and/cc as/cs he/pps lay/vbd there/rb listening/vbg ,/, he/pps thought/vbd of/in her/ppo scolding/vbg him/ppo for/in his/pp$ remarks/nns when/wrb he/pps had/hvd looked/vbn up/rp at/in the/at obelisk/nn and/cc the/at church/nn at/in the/at top/nn of/in the/at Spanish/jj-tl Steps/nns-tl ./. It/pps was/bedz a/at good/jj thing/nn that/cs she/pps clung/vbd to/in her/pp$ religion/nn ,/, he/pps thought/vbd ./. She/pps might/md like/vb to/to take/vb him/ppo to/in St./nn-tl Peter's/np$-tl ./. ``/`` Carla/np ,/, wake/vb up/rp ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd shaking/vbg her/ppo ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez ten/cd o'clock/rb ./. Aren't/ber* you/ppss going/vbg out/rp to/in mass/nn ?/. ?/. You/ppss could/md take/vb me/ppo to/in St./nn-tl Peter's/np$-tl ''/'' ./. ``/`` Uhhu/uh ''/'' ,/, she/pps muttered/vbd ./. ``/`` Come/vb on/rp ,/, you'll/ppss+md be/be late/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss think/vb I'll/ppss+md sleep/vb in/rp this/dt morning/nn ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd drowsily/rb ,/, and/cc as/cs she/pps snuggled/vbd against/in him/ppo ,/, he/pps wondered/vbd if/cs she/pps ever/rb went/vbd to/in church/nn ./. Why/wrb did/dod he/pps want/vb her/ppo to/to go/vb to/in church/nn ?/. ?/. He/pps wondered/vbd Probably/rb because/cs it/pps was/bedz a/at place/nn where/wrb she/pps might/md get/vb a/at feeling/nn of/in certainty/nn and/cc security/nn ./. It/pps would/md be/be good/jj for/in her/ppo ./. It/pps was/bedz too/ql bad/jj he/pps had/hvd no/at feeling/nn himself/ppl for/in church/nn ./. Not/* his/pp$ poor/jj mother's/nn$ fault/nn ./. She/pps would/md have/hv been/ben better/rbr off/rp if/cs she/pps had/hvd stuck/vbn to/in her/pp$ Bible/np ./. As/in for/in himself/ppl ,/, he/pps just/rb didn't/dod* have/hv the/at temperament/nn for/in it/ppo ./. From/in the/at time/nn he/pps had/hvd been/ben at/in college/nn he/pps had/hvd achieved/vbn a/at certain/jj tranquility/nn and/cc composure/nn by/in accepting/vbg the/at fact/nn that/cs there/ex were/bed certain/jj things/nns he/pps could/md never/rb know/vb ./. Then/rb he/pps thought/vbd of/in those/dts Old/jj-tl Testament/nn-tl figures/nns on/in the/at ceiling/nn of/in the/at Sistine/jj-tl Chapel/nn-tl ./. Just/rb figures/nns out/in of/in a/at tribal/jj folklore/nn ./. Could/md he/pps honestly/rb believe/vb it/pps would/md be/be good/jj for/in Carla/np to/to have/hv those/dts old/jj prophets/nns gripping/vbg her/pp$ imagination/nn now/rb ?/. ?/. Being/beg a/at woman/nn though/rb ,/, she/pps would/md take/vb only/rb what/wdt she/pps needed/vbd from/in church/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz too/ql bad/jj he/pps wasn't/bedz* a/at Catholic/jj himself/ppl ./. Or/cc a/at Protestant/np ,/, or/cc one/cd of/in those/dts amusing/jj dogmatic/jj atheists/nns ,/, or/cc a/at strict/jj orthodox/jj Communist/nn-tl ./. What/wdt was/bedz the/at matter/nn with/in him/ppo that/cs they/ppss all/abn wearied/vbd him/ppo ?/. ?/. It/pps was/bedz the/at times/nns ,/, he/pps was/bedz sure/jj ./. All/ql the/at ideologies/nns changing/vbg from/in day/nn to/in day/nn ,/, right/ql under/in his/pp$ eyes/nns ,/, so/cs how/wrb could/md a/at man/nn look/nn to/in any/dti one/pn of/in them/ppo for/in an/at enlargement/nn of/in his/pp$ freedom/nn ?/. ?/. It/pps was/bedz all/abn too/ql wearying/vbg ./. Look/vb somewhere/rb else/rb ./. But/cc where/wrb ?/. ?/. Just/rb the/at same/ap ,/, he/pps thought/vbd ,/, pondering/vbg over/in it/ppo ,/, it/pps would/md be/be a/at good/jj thing/nn for/in a/at girl/nn like/cs Carla/np if/cs she/pps got/vbd up/rp and/cc went/vbd to/in church/nn ./. A/at half/abn hour/nn later/rbr he/pps got/vbd her/ppo up/rp to/to go/vb out/rp for/in breakfast/nn so/cs the/at Ferraros/nps ,/, hearing/vbg them/ppo hurrying/vbg down/in the/at stairs/nns ,/, would/md think/vb they/ppss were/bed going/vbg to/in a/at late/jj mass/nn ./. It/pps seemed/vbd to/in him/ppo that/cs if/cs the/at Ferraros/nps felt/vbd sure/jj of/in them/ppo ,/, could/md place/vb them/ppo ,/, it/pps would/md help/vb him/ppo to/to feel/vb more/ql sure/jj of/in himself/ppl with/in Carla/np ./. ``/`` Since/cs we're/ppss+ber having/hvg coffee/nn with/in them/ppo this/dt afternoon/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` I/ppss think/vb I'll/ppss+md ask/vb the/at daughter/nn if/cs we/ppss can/md pay/vb her/ppo to/to come/vb in/rp every/at day/nn to/to clean/vb for/in us/ppo ''/'' ./. And/cc he/pps waited/vbd for/in her/ppo to/to say/vb ,/, ``/`` Oh/uh ,/, no/rb ,/, I/ppss can/md do/do it/ppo ,/, Sam/np ./. There's/ex+bez so/ql little/ap to/to do/do ''/'' ./. ``/`` Why/wrb not/* ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem not/* good/jj at/in that/dt kind/nn of/in thing/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` This/dt afternoon/nn let's/vb+ppo take/vb an/at air/nn with/in them/ppo ./. Let's/vb+ppo be/be fine/jj superior/jj people/nns of/in great/jj dignity/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd as/cs if/cs he/pps were/bed joking/vbg ./. ``/`` If/cs you/ppss find/nn it/pps necessary/jj ,/, Sam/np ,/, go/vb ahead/rb ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ,/, turning/vbg on/in the/at stair/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss am/bem what/wdt I/ppss am/bem ./. I/ppss can't/md* help/vb it/ppo ''/'' ./. Her/pp$ words/nns remained/vbd with/in him/ppo ,/, worrying/vbg him/ppo for/in hours/nns ./. He/pps didn't/dod* know/vb how/wrb she/pps would/md behave/vb with/in other/ap people/nns ./. When/wrb they/ppss walked/vbd into/in the/at Ferraro/np apartment/nn ,/, the/at old/jj lady/nn ,/, bowing/vbg and/cc smiling/vbg ,/, said/vbd softly/rb ./. ``/`` Ciao/fw-uh ,/, ''/'' and/cc put/vbd out/rp her/pp$ hand/nn ./. Her/pp$ little/jj brown/jj face/nn wrinkled/vbd up/rp ,/, her/pp$ brown/jj eyes/nns gleamed/vbd ,/, and/cc with/in her/pp$ little/jj gestures/nns she/pps said/vbd all/abn the/at courteous/jj things/nns ./. Agnese/np ,/, smiling/vbg too/rb ,/, said/vbd ,/, ``/`` 'ello/uh ''/'' ,/, and/cc then/rb more/ql slowly/rb ,/, ``/`` I/ppss am/bem happy/jj ''/'' ./. And/cc they/ppss sat/vbd down/rp and/cc began/vbd their/pp$ little/jj coffee/nn party/nn ./. The/at Ferraros/nps offered/vbd them/ppo biscuits/nns with/in the/at coffee/nn ./. Acting/vbg only/rb as/cs interpreter/nn Carla/np ,/, her/pp$ hands/nns folded/vbn on/in her/pp$ lap/nn ,/, was/bedz utterly/rb impersonal/jj ./. She/pps would/md turn/vb to/in them/ppo ,/, then/rb turn/vb to/in him/ppo ,/, then/rb turn/vb again/rb ./. Watching/vbg her/ppo ,/, he/pps felt/vbd like/cs a/at spectator/nn at/in a/at tennis/nn game/nn ,/, with/in the/at ball/nn being/beg bounced/vbn back/rb and/cc forth/rb ./. Signora/np Ferraro/np ,/, bobbing/vbg her/pp$ head/nn encouragingly/rb ,/, asked/vbd Sam/np about/in Canada/np ,/, having/hvg a/at special/jj interest/nn ./. Carla/np translated/vbd ./. The/at old/jj woman/nn had/hvd a/at nephew/nn from/in North/jj-tl Italy/np-tl ,/, a/at poor/jj boy/nn from/in a/at lumber/nn mill/nn who/wps had/hvd got/vbn tired/vbn of/in the/at seasonal/jj unemployment/nn ,/, and/cc who/wps had/hvd migrated/vbn to/in Canada/np to/to work/vb on/in the/at railway/nn ./. For/in a/at year/nn the/at boy/nn had/hvd lived/vbn in/in the/at bush/nn in/in a/at boxcar/nn ./. Did/dod many/ap of/in Sam's/np$ countrymen/nns live/vb in/in boxcars/nns in/in the/at bush/nn ?/. ?/. Had/hvd Sam/np ever/rb lived/vbn in/in a/at boxcar/nn ?/. ?/. She/pps wanted/vbd to/to know/vb ./. Regretfully/rb Sam/np explained/vbd that/cs he/pps had/hvd no/at experience/nn with/in boxcars/nns ./. Just/rb the/at same/ap ,/, the/at old/jj woman/nn said/vbd ,/, she/pps would/md write/vb to/in her/pp$ nephew/nn in/in his/pp$ boxcar/nn and/cc tell/vb him/ppo she/pps had/hvd met/vbn a/at nice/jj man/nn from/in his/pp$ adopted/vbn country/nn ./. And/cc Sam/np thanked/vbd her/ppo ,/, and/cc hoped/vbd he/pps might/md meet/vb her/pp$ nephew/nn back/rb home/nr ,/, and/cc asked/vbd her/ppo if/cs she/pps had/hvd any/dti further/jjr news/nn of/in the/at Pope/nn-tl ./. A/at very/ql great/jj Pope/nn-tl ,/, this/dt one/pn ,/, the/at old/jj woman/nn explained/vbd ,/, her/pp$ black/jj eyes/nns sparkling/vbg ./. An/at intellectual/nn ./. But/cc very/ql mystical/jj too/rb ./. It/pps was/bedz said/vbn that/cs he/pps had/hvd had/hvn a/at vision/nn ./. Just/rb as/cs thousands/nns that/dt day/nn in/in Portugal/np had/hvd seen/vbn the/at sun/nn dancing/vbg in/in the/at sky/nn ,/, he/pps had/hvd seen/vbn the/at same/ap thing/nn later/rbr in/in his/pp$ own/jj garden/nn ,/, and/cc she/pps turned/vbd to/in Agnese/np for/in confirmation/nn ./. Agnese/np had/hvd been/ben sitting/vbg quietly/rb ,/, listening/vbg with/in the/at serenity/nn of/in the/at unaware/jj ./. Now/rb a/at little/jj flush/nn came/vbd on/in her/pp$ pale/jj homely/jj face/nn and/cc enchantment/nn in/in her/pp$ eyes/nns ./. The/at Holy/jj-tl Father/nn-tl would/md die/vb soon/rb ,/, she/pps said/vbd to/in Carla/np ,/, so/cs she/pps could/md translate/vb for/in Sam/np ,/, although/cs he/pps had/hvd a/at brilliant/jj doctor/nn ,/, a/at man/nn who/wps did/dod not/* need/vb the/at assistance/nn of/in those/dts doctors/nns offered/vbn by/in the/at great/jj rulers/nns of/in the/at world/nn ./. Yes/rb ,/, the/at Pope/nn-tl could/md die/vb and/cc quickly/rb be/be made/vbn a/at saint/nn ./. No/rb ,/, he/pps was/bedz indeed/rb a/at saint/nn now/rb ./. Nodding/vbg approvingly/rb and/cc swelling/vbg with/in importance/nn ,/, the/at old/jj lady/nn whispered/vbd confidentially/rb ./. There/ex was/bedz a/at certain/jj discontent/nn among/in the/at cardinals/nns ./. The/at Pope/nn-tl ,/, in/in the/at splendor/nn of/in his/pp$ great/jj intellect/nn ,/, had/hvd neglected/vbn them/ppo a/at little/ap ./. There/ex would/md be/be changes/nns made/vbn ,/, and/cc Signor/np Raymond/np should/md understand/vb that/cs when/wrb the/at Pope/nn-tl died/vbd it/pps was/bedz like/cs the/at end/nn of/in a/at regime/nn in/in Rome/np ./. Jobs/nns would/md be/be lost/vbn and/cc new/jj faces/nns would/md become/vb prominent/jj ./. Did/dod Signor/np Raymond/np understand/vb ?/. ?/. Indeed/rb he/pps did/dod ,/, Sam/np said/vbd solemnly/rb ,/, trying/vbg to/to get/vb Carla's/np$ eye/nn ./. Surely/rb she/pps could/md see/vb that/cs these/dts women/nns were/bed her/pp$ Italians/nps ,/, too/rb ,/, he/pps thought/vbd ./. Devout/jj ,/, orthodox/jj and/cc plain/jj like/cs a/at family/nn she/pps might/md meet/vb in/in Brooklyn/np or/cc Malta/np or/cc Ireland/np ./. But/cc Carla's/np$ eyes/nns were/bed on/in Agnese/np whose/wp$ glowing/vbg face/nn and/cc softening/vbg eyes/nns gave/vbd her/ppo a/at look/nn of/in warmth/nn and/cc happiness/nn ./. And/cc Carla/np ,/, watching/vbg in/in wonder/nn ,/, turned/vbd to/in Sam/np ./. ``/`` It/pps means/vbz so/ql much/ap to/in her/ppo ./. It's/pps+bez like/cs a/at flame/nn ,/, I/ppss guess/vb ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd in/in a/at dreamy/jj tone/nn ./.

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But/cc one/cd night/nn Dookiyoon/np moved/vbd in/in the/at direction/nn of/in the/at women's/nns$ lodge/nn ,/, where/wrb Shades/nns-tl of/in-tl Night/nn-tl had/hvd gone/vbn to/to purify/vb herself/ppl ./. With/in the/at blue/jj flesh/nn of/in night/nn touching/vbg him/ppo he/pps stood/vbd under/in a/at gentle/jj hill/nn caressing/vbg the/at flageolet/nn with/in his/pp$ lips/nns ,/, making/vbg it/ppo whisper/vb ./. He/pps saw/vbd her/ppo emerge/vb suddenly/rb ,/, coming/vbg in/in her/pp$ unhesitant/jj fashion/nn ,/, her/pp$ back/nn stiff/jj ,/, her/pp$ head/nn erect/jj ,/, facing/vbg with/in contempt/nn the/at night/nn and/cc whatever/wdt she/pps would/md encounter/vb ,/, as/cs if/cs in/in her/pp$ extreme/jj disdain/nn and/cc indifference/nn she/pps would/md pass/vb by/rb all/abn the/at outraged/vbn looks/nns of/in those/dts whom/wpo she/pps might/md approach/vb ./. In/in her/ppo dark/jj ,/, scornful/jj fashion/nn she/pps proceeded/vbd to/in her/pp$ destination/nn ,/, afraid/jj of/in nothing/pn ,/, not/* even/rb the/at evil/jj spirits/nns which/wdt kept/vbd her/ppo company/nn in/in her/pp$ time/nn of/in bleeding/vbg ./. Seeing/vbg her/ppo come/vb ,/, he/pps caught/vbd his/pp$ breath/nn ,/, feeling/vbg his/pp$ heart/nn bounce/vb in/in him/ppo ,/, and/cc turned/vbd away/rb ,/, afraid/jj now/rb ./. Even/rb he/pps ,/, wanting/vbg her/ppo ,/, afraid/jj of/in her/ppo and/cc not/* knowing/vbg how/wrb to/to press/vb his/pp$ suit/nn ,/, feared/vbd the/at evil/jj presences/nns in/in her/pp$ metabolism/nn more/rbr ./. His/pp$ breath/nn caught/vbd ,/, and/cc ,/, trembling/vbg ,/, he/pps closed/vbd his/pp$ eyes/nns and/cc stumbled/vbd off/rp ./. Going/vbg ,/, he/pps saw/vbd as/cs often/rb before/rb some/dti queer/jj ,/, hideous/jj yellow/jj face/nn over/in his/pp$ head/nn ,/, shining/vbg and/cc weird/jj like/cs the/at old/jj images/nns which/wdt had/hvd invested/vbn him/ppo at/in other/ap times/nns like/vb those/dts that/wps appear/vb sometimes/rb near/in the/at eyeballs/nns when/wrb they/ppss are/ber perhaps/rb pressed/vbn by/in the/at thumbs/nns ./. He/pps cried/vbd out/rp to/in her/ppo ,/, his/pp$ back/nn turned/vbn ./. Then/rb he/pps fled/vbd ,/, not/* waiting/vbg to/to see/vb if/cs she/pps minded/vbd him/ppo or/cc took/vbd notice/nn of/in his/pp$ cry/nn ./. But/cc she/pps heard/vbd him/ppo go/vb ./. Yet/rb she/pps did/dod not/* hesitate/vb and/cc only/rb turned/vbd slightly/rb ,/, her/pp$ neck/nn tall/jj as/cs she/pps looked/vbd in/in his/pp$ direction/nn ,/, and/cc continued/vbd on/in her/pp$ way/nn toward/in the/at end/nn of/in the/at camp/nn ./. Elsewhere/nn others/nns heard/vbn and/cc stopped/vbd and/cc waited/vbd ,/, the/at women/nns peering/vbg from/in their/pp$ lodges/nns then/rb gathering/vbg in/in small/jj ,/, curious/jj clusters/nns ./. Early/jj-tl Spring/nn-tl came/vbd from/in her/pp$ bed/nn ,/, from/in beside/in her/ppo half-drunk/jj husband/nn ,/, Walitzee/np ,/, and/cc stood/vbd at/in the/at entrance/nn way/nn to/in her/pp$ lodge/nn hearing/vbg the/at mild/jj commotion/nn ,/, the/at sound/nn of/in hushed/vbn voices/nns ./. Standing/vbg there/rb she/pps saw/vbd Shades/nns-tl of/in-tl Night/nn-tl come/vb through/in the/at trees/nns and/cc stop/vb beside/in the/at lodge/nn ,/, silent/jj ,/, almost/rb imperious/jj ,/, her/pp$ body/nn taut/jj ,/, simply/rb standing/vbg without/in speaking/vbg or/cc moving/vbg while/cs the/at wife/nn of/in Walitzee/np waited/vbd ,/, perhaps/rb denying/vbg the/at dread/nn that/wps moved/vbd in/in her/ppo ./. When/wrb at/in last/ap she/pps could/md suffer/vb the/at insult/nn no/at longer/jjr ,/, nor/cc face/vb the/at girl's/nn$ scorn/nn ,/, she/pps said/vbd in/in a/at voice/nn overloud/jj :/: ``/`` I/ppss shall/md call/vb your/pp$ father/nn !/. !/. Go/vb back/rb where/wrb you/ppss can/md bring/vb no/at harm/nn ,/, or/cc I/ppss will/md go/vb and/cc get/vb the/at old/jj man/nn from/in his/pp$ bed/nn so/cs he/pps can/md see/vb your/pp$ shame/nn ''/'' !/. !/. But/cc the/at girl/nn said/vbd only/rb ,/, ``/`` Tell/vb him/ppo I/ppss am/bem here/rb ,/, that/cs I/ppss have/hv come/vbn ''/'' ./. And/cc it/pps was/bedz not/* Pile/nn-tl of/in-tl Clouds/nns-tl she/pps meant/vbd ./. But/cc now/rb with/in real/jj anger/nn at/in last/ap ,/, something/pn proud/jj and/cc indignant/jj ,/, Early/jj-tl Spring/nn-tl stood/vbd like/cs a/at she/pps wolf/nn before/in her/pp$ den/nn and/cc cried/vbd ,/, ``/`` I/ppss will/md not/* shriek/vb at/in you/ppo !/. !/. I/ppss will/md tell/vb you/ppo to/to go/vb ,/, not/* begging/vbg ./. Telling/vbg you/ppo ''/'' !/. !/. And/cc unsheathing/vbg the/at knife/nn she/pps used/vbd for/in curing/vbg hides/nns she/pps stepped/vbd away/rb from/in the/at lodge/nn ,/, holding/vbg the/at knife/nn at/in her/pp$ side/nn ./. ``/`` You/ppss bring/vb only/rb wickedness/nn ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd and/cc it/pps was/bedz not/* to/in a/at child/nn any/dti longer/jjr but/cc to/in another/dt woman/nn who/wps had/hvd come/vbn to/to skirt/vb her/pp$ lodge/nn with/in the/at cunning/jj hunger/nn of/in a/at wild/jj animal/nn ./. Speaking/vbg in/in a/at low/jj voice/nn of/in loathing/vbg she/pps went/vbd up/in to/in the/at girl/nn ,/, who/wps stood/vbd with/in the/at same/ap upright/nn ,/, scornful/jj bearing/nn and/cc did/dod not/* even/vb look/vb at/in the/at knife/nn ./. ``/`` Go/vb take/vb helsq'iyokom/fw-nn ,/, your/pp$ evil/jj spirit/nn ,/, to/in the/at young/jj boys/nns ''/'' ,/, the/at woman/nn said/vbd ./. ``/`` They/ppss do/do not/* have/hv to/to face/vb battle/nn ./. I/ppss will/md not/* let/vb your/pp$ evil/nn in/rp ./. I/ppss will/md simply/rb kill/vb you/ppo first/rb ./. Now/rb go/vb ''/'' !/. !/. The/at other/ap women/nns had/hvd come/vbn close/rb now/rb ,/, their/pp$ voices/nns murmuring/vbg together/rb until/cs they/ppss stood/vbd buzzing/vbg in/in an/at angry/jj knot/nn ,/, their/pp$ threats/nns mingling/vbg ,/, rising/vbg ,/, nagging/vbg at/in each/dt other/ap ,/, each/dt trying/vbg to/to make/vb her/pp$ indignation/nn and/cc anger/nn felt/vbn ./. They/ppss picked/vbd up/rp sticks/nns and/cc hurled/vbd them/ppo at/in the/at girl/nn ./. The/at sticks/nns fell/vb like/cs a/at shower/nn around/in her/ppo and/cc she/pps felt/vbd them/ppo sting/vb her/pp$ flesh/nn and/cc send/vb tiny/jj points/nns of/in pain/nn along/in her/pp$ thighs/nns ./. They/ppss were/bed all/abn shouting/vbg at/in her/ppo as/cs if/cs she/pps were/bed the/at embodiment/nn of/in the/at evil/nn she/pps brought/vbd ./. But/cc she/pps did/dod not/* move/vb ,/, taking/vbg the/at words/nns and/cc the/at sticks/nns in/in that/dt old/jj defiance/nn of/in her/pp$ extreme/jj youth/nn until/cs suddenly/rb Pile/nn-tl of/in-tl Clouds/nns-tl came/vbd howling/vbg among/in them/ppo ,/, swinging/vbg a/at great/jj bullhide/nn whip/nn ./. ``/`` Go/vb back/rb to/in your/pp$ lodges/nns ''/'' !/. !/. He/pps shouted/vbd ./. ``/`` A/at pack/nn of/in dogs/nns makes/vbz less/ap noise/nn ''/'' !/. !/. He/pps made/vbd the/at long/jj whip/nn sing/vb and/cc snap/vb around/in their/pp$ heads/nns so/cs that/cs they/ppss ran/vbd screaming/vbg ,/, some/dti tripping/vbg over/in themselves/ppls in/in their/pp$ flight/nn ./. And/cc Early/jj-tl Spring/nn-tl seized/vbd the/at whip/nn and/cc said/vbd :/: ``/`` If/cs you/ppss must/md flog/vb someone/pn ,/, let/vb it/pps be/be her/ppo ,/, your/pp$ daughter/nn ./. Drive/vb the/at demons/nns out/in of/in her/ppo and/cc teach/vb her/ppo to/to stay/vb away/rb from/in my/pp$ husband/nn ''/'' !/. !/. But/cc the/at old/jj man/nn turned/vbd on/in her/ppo ,/, jerking/vbg the/at whip/nn from/in her/pp$ hand/nn ./. ``/`` Get/vb into/in your/pp$ hovel/nn ''/'' !/. !/. He/pps spat/vbd ./. ``/`` Go/vb back/rb to/in that/dt double-married/jj man/nn of/in yours/pp$$ who/wps so/ql parades/vbz his/pp$ fine/jj body/nn among/in the/at young/jj women/nns ./. Keep/vb him/ppo back/rb ,/, if/cs you/ppss must/md tell/vb me/ppo what/wdt to/to do/do ./. I/ppss will/md be/be the/at one/pn to/to confront/vb my/pp$ daughter/nn ,/, not/* the/at wife/nn of/in him/ppo who/wps leads/vbz her/ppo to/in sin/nn ''/'' !/. !/. She/pps retreated/vbd before/cs the/at naked/jj shame/nn in/in the/at old/jj man/nn and/cc the/at fury/nn beyond/in it/ppo and/cc sank/vbd into/in the/at darkness/nn of/in her/pp$ lodge/nn where/wrb Walitzee/np stirred/vbd ,/, mumbling/vbg ,/, sitting/vbg up/rp in/in a/at half/abn stupor/nn to/to say/vb :/: ``/`` What/wdt worrisome/jj thing/nn happens/vbz ?/. ?/. I/ppss thought/vbd I/ppss dreamed/vbd of/in wolves/nns fighting/vbg ''/'' ./. But/cc she/pps went/vbd to/in him/ppo and/cc pressed/vbd herself/ppl against/in his/pp$ nakedness/nn ,/, smelling/vbg the/at stale/jj odor/nn of/in the/at whisky/nn he/pps had/hvd stolen/vbn from/in TuHulHulZote/np ./. She/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` There/ex is/bez nothing/pn that/cs concerns/vbz you/ppo here/rb ./. Lie/vb back/rb and/cc go/vb to/to sleep/vb ./. But/cc do/do not/* dream/vb ./. Do/do not/* let/vb the/at wicked/jj spirits/nns enter/vb your/pp$ brain/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps sank/vbd back/rb ,/, sighing/vbg ,/, and/cc was/bedz soon/rb asleep/rb again/rb ./. Outside/rb ,/, the/at old/jj man/nn ,/, beyond/in all/abn the/at curses/nns of/in the/at spirits/nns his/pp$ daughter/nn bore/vbd ,/, went/vbd to/in her/ppo and/cc twisted/vbd the/at gnarled/jj talons/nns of/in his/pp$ fingers/nns in/in her/pp$ hair/nn and/cc turned/vbd her/ppo and/cc pushed/vbd her/ppo rudely/rb ahead/rb of/in him/ppo into/in the/at trees/nns where/wrb the/at moon/nn sent/vbd out/rp a/at thousand/cd arms/nns ./. And/cc ,/, shoving/vbg her/ppo against/in a/at spruce/nn ,/, her/pp$ back/nn to/in him/ppo ,/, he/pps retreated/vbd with/in the/at whip/nn and/cc made/vbd it/ppo whine/vb and/cc crack/vb in/in the/at damp/jj air/nn ,/, shortening/vbg its/pp$ arc/nn until/cs it/pps narrowed/vbd to/to her/pp$ flesh/nn and/cc the/at sound/nn of/in it/ppo snarled/vbd and/cc cracked/vbd ,/, settling/vbg its/pp$ own/jj cruel/jj demons/nns on/in her/pp$ shoulders/nns while/cs she/pps stood/vbd as/ql unchanged/jj ,/, as/ql dark/jj and/cc motionless/jj as/cs ever/rb ,/, her/pp$ eyes/nns open/vb and/cc staring/vbg at/in the/at pale/jj delineaments/nns of/in the/at bark/nn so/ql close/jj to/in her/pp$ face/nn ./. She/pps said/vbd to/in him/ppo ,/, her/pp$ father/nn ,/, ``/`` How/wrb was/bedz I/ppss begotten/vbn ,/, in/in pain/nn or/cc joy/nn ?/. ?/. Is/bez it/pps for/in me/ppo to/to be/be forbidden/vbn the/at flesh/nn you/ppss made/vbd grow/vb on/in me/ppo ?/. ?/. They/ppss all/abn know/vb your/pp$ foolish/jj name/nn ''/'' !/. !/. She/pps stared/vbd at/in the/at pale/jj tracings/nns on/in the/at tree/nn ,/, hearing/vbg her/pp$ breath/nn refracted/vbn from/in it/ppo ,/, her/pp$ face/nn close/rb and/cc touching/vbg at/in time/nn the/at rough/jj edges/nns of/in the/at bark/nn ./. She/pps felt/vbd the/at lash/nn bite/vb and/cc heard/vbd her/pp$ father/nn say/vb in/in crazed/vbn monosyllables/nns words/nns which/wdt had/hvd no/at meaning/nn ,/, like/in ,/, ``/`` unnnt/uh !/. !/. Sssshoo/uh ''/'' !/. !/. The/at sounds/nns of/in an/at animal/nn in/in rage/nn and/cc despair/nn ./. Suddenly/rb the/at lash/nn stopped/vbd fighting/vbg the/at air/nn and/cc she/pps heard/vbd Pile/nn-tl of/in Clouds/nns-tl say/vb in/in his/pp$ high/jj ,/, quavering/vbg voice/nn :/: ``/`` Did/dod you/ppss follow/vb me/ppo to/to see/vb my/pp$ shame/nn ?/. ?/. Move/vb from/in the/at line/nn or/cc I/ppss will/md settle/vb the/at whip/nn on/in you/ppo ./. Move/vb !/. !/. Do/do you/ppo hear/vb the/at anger/nn of/in the/at whip's/nn$ whine/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Turning/vbg ,/, the/at girl/nn saw/vbd Dookiyoon/np standing/vbg between/in ,/, his/pp$ narrow/jj shoulders/nns unbent/vbn ,/, his/pp$ arms/nns hanging/vbg long/jj and/cc resigned/vbn ./. He/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Let/vb me/ppo take/vb her/pp$ blows/nns ,/, for/cs there/ex are/ber demons/nns in/in me/ppo too/rb ''/'' ./. Then/rb ,/, without/in knowing/vbg why/wrb ,/, she/pps found/vbd herself/ppl running/vbg from/in them/ppo ,/, fleeing/vbg wildly/rb through/in the/at trees/nns ,/, dodging/vbg her/pp$ own/jj shadows/nns until/cs she/pps came/vbd to/in a/at little/jj hollow/nn in/in the/at rocky/jj ground/nn with/in a/at big/jj stone/nn in/in the/at center/nn behind/in which/wdt she/pps knelt/vbd and/cc hid/vbd ,/, listening/vbg to/in the/at madness/nn of/in her/pp$ heart/nn and/cc wanting/vbg for/in once/rb to/to cry/vb ./. For/in a/at while/nn the/at young/jj men/nns waited/vbd outside/in the/at lodge/nn of/in TuHulHulZote/np ,/, glorying/vbg in/in his/pp$ harsh/jj language/nn as/cs he/pps talked/vbd with/in himself/ppl ./. He/pps shouted/vbd like/cs a/at hoarse/jj old/jj mastiff/nn ,/, his/pp$ hair/nn stiff/jj and/cc bristling/vbg ./. He/pps ranted/vbd and/cc prophesied/vbd the/at doom/nn of/in his/pp$ enemies/nns ,/, walking/vbg in/in circles/nns in/in and/cc out/in of/in his/pp$ living/vbg place/nn ,/, drinking/vbg stolen/vbn whisky/nn in/in great/jj ,/, gasping/vbg draughts/nns until/cs finally/rb ,/, incoherent/jj and/cc sick/jj ,/, he/pps fell/vbd into/in his/pp$ own/jj oblivion/nn ./. He/pps amused/vbd the/at young/jj men/nns who/wps had/hvd been/ben silent/jj long/rb enough/qlp ./. But/cc they/ppss could/md taste/vb the/at appeasement/nn of/in violence/nn and/cc retribution/nn through/in his/pp$ antics/nns ./. Now/rb they/ppss moved/vbd ,/, rubbing/vbg their/pp$ flesh/nn alive/jj again/rb ,/, disdaining/vbg the/at gloom/nn they/ppss saw/vbd in/in the/at faces/nns around/in them/ppo ./. They/ppss came/vbd out/rp and/cc held/vbd their/pp$ games/nns and/cc races/nns ./. It/pps was/bedz they/ppss who/wps held/vbd the/at future/nn in/in their/pp$ hands/nns ./. They/ppss went/vbd into/in the/at sun/nn together/rb and/cc paraded/vbd grandly/rb in/in their/pp$ war/nn clothes/nns ,/, painting/vbg their/pp$ faces/nns with/in the/at sacred/jj attis/fw-nn dug/vbn far/rb off/rp in/in the/at cave/nn of/in skeletons/nns ./. They/ppss danced/vbd the/at paxam/fw-nn wildly/rb at/in night/nn ,/, the/at war/nn dance/nn ,/, and/cc dipped/vbd their/pp$ arrowheads/nns in/in the/at venom/nn of/in rattlesnakes/nns and/cc rode/vbd their/pp$ horses/nns in/in swift/jj maneuvers/nns ,/, firing/vbg their/pp$ few/ap guns/nns in/in unison/nn at/in some/dti indeterminate/jj signal/nn ./. Walitzee/np was/bedz among/in them/ppo ,/, and/cc Sarpsis/np ,/, and/cc they/ppss wore/vbd red/jj blankets/nns which/wdt flew/vbd like/cs broad/jj wings/nns in/in the/at air/nn of/in their/pp$ passing/nn ./. And/cc a/at very/ql young/jj one/pn ,/, Swan/nn-tl Necklace/nn-tl ,/, tried/vbd to/to emulate/vb them/ppo and/cc followed/vbd timidly/rb ./. Yellow/jj-tl Wolf/nn-tl was/bedz there/rb ,/, nephew/nn of/in the/at young/jj chief/nn by/in an/at older/jjr brother/nn long/rb dead/jj ,/, in/in whom/wpo also/rb the/at disordered/vbn chemistries/nns of/in youth/nn worked/vbd ./. He/pps would/md spring/vb bolt/nn upright/rb suddenly/rb after/cs sitting/vbg quietly/rb with/in inaction/nn ,/, because/cs something/pn had/hvd boiled/vbn over/rp in/in his/pp$ fermenting/vbg juices/nns ./. All/ql the/at young/jj men/nns ,/, Alokut/np among/in them/ppo ,/, challenged/vbd them/ppo in/in matched/vbn racing/nn ./. They/ppss raced/vbd and/cc maneuvered/vbd for/in war/nn ,/, swinging/vbg their/pp$ horses/nns in/in single/ap file/nn and/cc then/rb abreast/rb like/cs cavalry/nn ./. At/in times/nns they/ppss would/md ride/vb frenziedly/rb through/in the/at camp/nn ,/, letting/vbg the/at women/nns see/vb their/pp$ courage/nn ,/, how/wrb handsome/jj they/ppss were/bed in/in their/pp$ regalia/nns ./. Then/rb again/rb they/ppss would/md stand/vb in/in circles/nns making/vbg other/ap preparations/nns ./. They/ppss combed/vbd their/pp$ hair/nn and/cc streaked/vbd it/ppo at/in the/at part/nn and/cc greased/vbd the/at bangs/nns so/cs that/cs the/at hair/nn above/in their/pp$ foreheads/nns stood/vbd rigid/jj like/cs the/at tails/nns of/in sage/nn hens/nns making/vbg love/nn ./. Walitzee/np whitened/vbd his/pp$ leggings/nns with/in clay/nn ,/, knowing/vbg the/at girl/nn watched/vbd from/in her/pp$ place/nn in/in the/at trees/nns ./. 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The/at sound/nn rose/vbd on/in the/at other/ap side/nn of/in the/at hills/nns ,/, vanished/vbd and/cc rose/vbd again/rb and/cc he/pps could/md imagine/vb the/at mad/jj ,/, disheveled/vbn hoofs/nns of/in the/at Appaloosas/nps ,/, horses/nns the/at white/jj men/nns once/rb had/hvd called/vbn the/at Dogs/nns-tl of/in-tl Hell/nn-tl ./. He/pps saw/vbd them/ppo in/in fleet/jj images/nns as/cs they/ppss came/vbd rolling/vbg and/cc now/rb burst/vbd across/in the/at ridge/nn ./. Standing/vbg then/rb with/in the/at others/nns ,/, peering/vbg into/in the/at sun/nn ,/, he/pps saw/vbd the/at bright/jj ,/, multicolored/jj legion/nn ,/, their/pp$ hair/nn flying/vbg like/cs dark/jj banners/nns ,/, only/rb the/at thunder/nn ,/, the/at roll/nn of/in drums/nns ,/, the/at mad/jj cacophony/nn of/in the/at hoofs/nns accompanying/vbg them/ppo ./. 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And/cc then/rb off/rp he/pps went/vbd so/ql casually/rb ,/, to/in someone/pn else/rb with/in breasts/nns better/vb developed/vbn ,/, more/ql obvious/jj in/in a/at lower-cut/jjr dress/nn ,/, someone/pn without/in a/at mouthful/nn of/in wire/nn bands/nns and/cc an/at inability/nn to/to find/vb words/nns that/wps would/md hold/vb him/ppo ./. I/ppss wish/vb he/pps was/bedz with/in me/ppo now/rb ,/, she/pps thought/vbd ,/, and/cc that/cs we/ppss were/bed both/abx the/at ages/nns we/ppss are/ber and/cc doing/vbg what/wdt was/bedz once/rb only/rb pretense/nn and/cc acute/jj embarrassment/nn ./. Oh/uh God/np !/. !/. I/ppss wish/vb I/ppss were/bed older/jjr or/cc younger/jjr ,/, Julia/np Bentley/np thought/vbd ./. I/ppss wish/vb so/ql much/rb someone/pn loved/vbd me/ppo ./. George/np Rawlings/np remembered/vbd seeing/vbg the/at door/nn open/jj sometime/rb during/in the/at night/nn --/-- Millie/np ,/, in/in a/at white/jj robe/nn ,/, standing/vbg like/cs a/at ghost/nn at/in the/at threshold/nn ./. She/pps had/hvd vanished/vbn ;/. ;/. he/pps must/md have/hv slept/vbn again/rb ./. He/pps was/bedz staring/vbg at/in the/at blue/jj china/nn lamp/nn left/vbn on/rp beside/in him/ppo ./. It/pps seemed/vbd too/ql much/ap trouble/nn even/rb to/to reach/vb for/in the/at switch/nn ;/. ;/. but/cc of/in course/nn the/at impossible/jj effort/nn of/in leaving/vbg would/md have/hv to/to be/be made/vbn on/in this/dt Monday/nr morning/nn ./. This/dt room/nn was/bedz like/cs a/at prison/nn ./. He/pps would/md not/* be/be indebted/jj to/in Sam/np !/. !/. Below/in him/ppo ,/, as/cs if/cs at/in the/at end/nn of/in some/dti remote/jj tunnel/nn ,/, he/pps heard/vbd the/at humming/nn of/in a/at vacuum/nn cleaner/nn ./. His/pp$ fingers/nns fumbled/vbd across/in the/at bandages/nns ./. They/ppss had/hvd left/vbn both/abx of/in his/pp$ eyes/nns uncovered/vbn ./. Well/uh ,/, he/pps told/vbd himself/ppl ,/, let's/vb+ppo put/vb the/at show/nn on/in the/at road/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz walking/vbg across/in to/in the/at bathroom/nn ./. He/pps drank/vbd a/at glass/nn of/in water/nn and/cc gripped/vbd the/at sink/nn with/in both/abx hands/nns ./. A/at fearful/jj pain/nn had/hvd come/vbn from/in his/pp$ head/nn ,/, as/cs if/cs the/at water/nn were/bed coursing/vbg up/rp through/in the/at blood/nn vessels/nns and/cc expanding/vbg them/ppo ./. He/pps recognized/vbd his/pp$ jacket/nn and/cc trousers/nns ./. The/at fabric/nn was/bedz dark/jj ;/. ;/. the/at stains/nns weren't/bed* too/ql apparent/jj ;/. ;/. and/cc there/ex were/bed his/pp$ shoes/nns ,/, thank/vb God/np ,/, but/cc his/pp$ shirt/nn was/bedz one/cd terrible/jj mess/nn ./. He/pps shivered/vbd ,/, and/cc then/rb tore/vbd away/rb the/at blood-soaked/jj parts/nns and/cc wound/vbd the/at rest/nn around/in his/pp$ neck/nn like/cs a/at scarf/nn ./. Sam/np would/md be/be amazed/vbn to/to find/vb him/ppo gone/vbn ./. Millie/np would/md have/hv to/to understand/vb ./. She/pps must/md have/hv put/vbn his/pp$ clothes/nns in/in the/at closet/nn ./. He/pps found/vbd a/at lump/nn rising/vbg in/in his/pp$ throat/nn because/rb of/in that/dt one/cd simple/jj act/nn of/in tidiness/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz on/in the/at verge/nn of/in tears/nns ./. Alex/np Poldowski/np --/-- in/in a/at fashion/nn he/pps owed/vbd a/at debt/nn to/in that/dt effete/jj gentleman/nn ./. At/in least/ap Alex/np had/hvd told/vbn him/ppo he/pps wasn't/bedz* dying/vbg ./. Perhaps/rb George/np Rawlings/np would/md be/be better/rbr off/rp dead/jj ./. What/wdt time/nn was/bedz it/pps ?/. ?/. He/pps peered/vbd at/in his/pp$ wristwatch/nn ./. Strange/jj ,/, it/pps was/bedz still/rb running/vbg ./. A/at quarter/nn to/in seven/cd ./. Too/ql early/rb for/in a/at vacuum/nn cleaner/nn ,/, but/cc probably/rb Sam/np wanted/vbd the/at whole/jj house/nn in/in order/nn before/cs he/pps came/vbd downstairs/rb ./. He/pps was/bedz kneeling/vbg to/to tie/vb his/pp$ shoelaces/nns ./. His/pp$ fingers/nns felt/vbd absurdly/rb thick/jj and/cc clumsy/jj ./. He/pps rose/vbd slowly/rb and/cc looked/vbd into/in the/at mirror/nn on/in the/at inside/nn of/in the/at closet/nn door/nn ./. He/pps barely/rb knew/vbd himself/ppl ./. This/dt was/bedz some/dti freak/nn ,/, two/cd strands/nns of/in adhesive/jj tape/nn across/in his/pp$ nose/nn ,/, like/cs ugly/jj roots/nns from/in the/at mass/nn of/in gauze/nn ,/, suddenly/rb moist/jj over/in his/pp$ cheekbones/nns ./. The/at surface/nn ,/, however/wrb ,/, was/bedz perfectly/ql white/jj ./. He/pps was/bedz drinking/vbg another/dt glass/nn of/in water/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz after/in seven/cd o'clock/rb ./. He/pps was/bedz supposed/vbn to/to be/be in/in court/nn this/dt afternoon/nn ,/, at/in City/nn-tl Hall/nn-tl ./. Who/wps would/md take/vb over/rp ?/. ?/. He'd/pps+md have/hv to/to think/vb ,/, but/cc the/at main/jjs thing/nn ,/, the/at imperative/jj necessity/nn ,/, was/bedz to/to leave/vb before/cs Sam/np Bentley/np was/bedz up/rp and/cc about/rb ,/, and/cc before/cs Millie/np detained/vbd him/ppo with/in sympathy/nn ./. He/pps entered/vbd the/at hallway/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz actually/rb walking/vbg down/in the/at stairs/nns ./. A/at plane/nn up/rp in/in the/at sky/nn ,/, above/in the/at clouds/nns ,/, and/cc this/dt freakish/jj wreck/nn of/in a/at man/nn desperately/rb trying/vbg to/to get/vb away/rb ./. ``/`` Father/nn ,/, is/bez that/dt you/ppss ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at voice/nn issued/vbd from/in the/at cavern/nn of/in the/at hall/nn below/rb ./. George/np did/dod not/* reply/vb ./. ``/`` Is/bez that/dt you/ppss ,/, Father/nn ?/. ?/. Who's/wps+bez there/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. For/in a/at moment/nn he/pps felt/vbd like/in a/at thief/nn discovered/vbn ./. Then/rb Julia/np appeared/vbd under/in the/at arch/nn leading/vbg to/in the/at dining/vbg room/nn ./. She/pps stood/vbd gazing/vbg at/in him/ppo ./. ``/`` Uncle/nn-tl George/np ''/'' !/. !/. He/pps was/bedz trying/vbg to/to smile/vb at/in her/ppo ./. ``/`` Gosh/uh !/. !/. You/ppss shouldn't/md* be/be up/rp ,/, should/md you/ppss ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss --/-- I/ppss was/bedz just/rb leaving/vbg here/rb ,/, Julie/np ./. I'm/ppss+bem all/ql set/vbn ./. Just/rb about/rb to/to call/vb a/at taxi/nn ''/'' ./. She/pps was/bedz wearing/vbg some/dti sort/nn of/in gray/jj blazer/nn ./. She/pps seemed/vbd overly/ql tall/jj ,/, her/pp$ brow/nn knitted/vbn in/in concern/nn ./. ``/`` Well/uh ,/, at/in least/ap you/ppss won't/md* have/hv to/to do/do that/dt ''/'' ,/, she/pps was/bedz saying/vbg ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem about/rb to/to leave/vb myself/ppl ./. I'll/ppss+md drop/vb you/ppo off/rp ''/'' ./. ``/`` You're/ppss+ber leaving/vbg ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem going/vbg back/rb to/in school/nn ''/'' ,/, she/pps answered/vbd ./. ``/`` Pietro's/np+bez driving/vbg me/ppo ./. I'm/ppss+bem just/rb finishing/vbg breakfast/nn ./. But/cc have/hv you/ppss told/vbn Mother/nn-tl you/ppss were/bed going/vbg ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps asked/vbd him/ppo ./. ``/`` No/rb ./. I/ppss just/rb don't/do* want/vb anyone/pn disturbed/vbn ,/, Julie/np ./. That's/dt+bez my/pp$ wish/nn ./. It's/pps+bez quite/abl a/at big/jj one/pn ''/'' ,/, he/pps added/vbd ./. Her/pp$ face/nn seemed/vbd to/to float/vb in/in an/at implausibly/rb bright/jj shaft/nn of/in sunlight/nn ./. ``/`` Well/uh ,/, won't/md* you/ppss come/vb in/rp then/rb ,/, have/hv a/at cup/nn of/in coffee/nn --/-- or/cc something/pn ?/. ?/. Or/cc maybe/rb a/at drink/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps asked/vbd ,/, in/in a/at way/nn that/wps seemed/vbd oddly/rb sophisticated/jj ,/, considerate/jj ,/, and/cc yet/rb perhaps/rb partly/ql scornful/jj ./. He/pps tried/vbd to/to see/vb her/pp$ face/nn more/ql clearly/rb ./. ``/`` No/rb --/-- nothing/pn at/in all/abn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd after/in a/at moment's/nn$ hesitation/nn ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md just/rb wait/vb for/in you/ppo here/rb ''/'' ./. He/pps leaned/vbd his/pp$ head/nn against/in the/at wood/nn paneling/nn behind/in him/ppo ,/, but/cc the/at vivid/jj red/jj images/nns of/in pain/nn inserted/vbd themselves/ppls against/in his/pp$ eyelids/nns ./. He/pps raised/vbd them/ppo ./. Julia/np moved/vbd past/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss have/hv to/to say/vb good-bye/uh upstairs/rb ./. I/ppss won't/md* be/be long/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` As/in a/at great/jj favor/nn ,/, Julie/np ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` please/vb don't/do* mention/vb you've/ppss+hv seen/vbn me/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` Not/* to/in anyone/pn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` No/rb --/-- please/uh ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md call/vb your/pp$ mother/nn as/ql soon/rb as/cs I/ppss get/vb home/nr ./. It'll/pps+md be/be so/ql much/ql easier/jjr ''/'' ./. ``/`` All/ql right/rb ''/'' She/pps was/bedz staring/vbg at/in him/ppo ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem fine/jj ,/, Julie/np ./. Please/uh ,/, you/ppss just/rb go/vb ahead/rb ''/'' ./. She/pps had/hvd disappeared/vbn ./. He/pps could/md feel/vb a/at pulse/nn pounding/vbg against/in the/at bandages/nns ./. He/pps imagined/vbd Sam's/np$ voice/nn :/: ``/`` George/np ,/, what/wdt the/at hell/nn goes/vbz on/rp ''/'' ?/. ?/. I/ppss wouldn't/md* have/hv the/at strength/nn to/to answer/vb ,/, he/pps thought/vbd ./. Maybe/rb I/ppss couldn't/md* have/hv called/vbn a/at taxi/nn ./. He/pps could/md hear/vb the/at footsteps/nns overhead/rb ./. He/pps saw/vbd the/at suitcase/nn ,/, which/wdt Julia/np was/bedz holding/vbg ./. He/pps stood/vbd up/rp ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md take/vb that/dt ,/, Julie/np --/-- for/in you/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` Oh/uh no/rb ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss can/md manage/vb ''/'' ./. She/pps went/vbd ahead/rb of/in him/ppo ./. Outside/rb the/at Lincoln/np was/bedz parked/vbn ./. He/pps could/md hardly/rb believe/vb he/pps was/bedz getting/vbg in/rp ./. Pietro/np was/bedz gazing/vbg at/in him/ppo in/in an/at insolent/jj ,/, disdainful/jj fashion/nn ;/. ;/. but/cc that/dt didn't/dod* matter/vb ./. We'll/ppss+md drop/vb Mr./np Rawlings/np off/rp in/in Ardmore/np ''/'' ,/, Julia/np said/vbd ,/, and/cc for/in the/at merest/jjt second/nn George/np was/bedz reminded/vbn of/in her/pp$ father's/nn$ tone/nn with/in servants/nns ./. To/in the/at manner/nn born/vbn --/-- odd/jj to/to have/hv such/abl a/at thought/nn at/in a/at time/nn like/in this/dt ;/. ;/. yet/rb her/pp$ inflection/nn seemed/vbd forced/vbn or/cc rehearsed/vbn ./. He/pps could/md not/* stop/vb to/to analyze/vb ./. He/pps had/hvd never/rb felt/vbn particularly/rb close/jj to/in her/ppo ./. Carrie/np seemed/vbd more/ql affectionate/jj ,/, but/cc obviously/rb Julia/np had/hvd respected/vbn his/pp$ request/nn ./. He/pps took/vbd her/pp$ hand/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss wish/vb I/ppss didn't/dod* have/hv to/to go/vb back/rb to/in school/nn ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ,/, and/cc then/rb ,/, ``/`` I/ppss wish/vb you/ppo lived/vbn in/in New/jj-tl York/np-tl ./. That's/dt+bez in/in the/at opposite/jj direction/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss wish/vb I/ppss did/dod ''/'' ,/, he/pps responded/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss wish/vb I/ppss wasn't/bedz* wearing/vbg this/dt ridiculous/jj costume/nn ,/, and/cc that/cs we/ppss could/md go/vb to/in a/at theater/nn together/rb ,/, or/cc a/at nice/jj restaurant/nn ,/, forget/vb we/ppss knew/vbd ''/'' He/pps stopped/vbd speaking/vbg ./. ``/`` Forget/vb we/ppss ever/rb knew/vbd what/wdt ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Oh/uh ,/, just/rb sort/nn of/in everything/pn in/in general/jj ''/'' ./. She/pps said/vbd nothing/pn until/cs Pietro/np had/hvd slackened/vbn their/pp$ pace/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss know/vb you/ppo feel/vb badly/rb ,/, but/cc that/dt sounds/vbz like/cs such/abl a/at queer/jj thing/nn for/in you/ppo to/to say/vb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Does/doz it/pps ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps asked/vbd ./. ``/`` Yes/rb ,/, perhaps/rb ./. I'm/ppss+bem supposed/vbn to/to joke/vb about/in things/nns ,/, aren't/ber* I/ppss ?/. ?/. But/cc sometimes/rb life/nn can/md be/be rather/abl a/at disappointing/jj business/nn ''/'' ./. His/pp$ voice/nn seemed/vbd thick/jj and/cc purposeless/jj ./. He/pps relinquished/vbd her/pp$ hand/nn ./. He/pps could/md see/vb the/at stone/nn building/nn where/wrb he/pps lived/vbd ./. Just/rb a/at few/ap more/ap steps/nns ./. Abruptly/rb he/pps reached/vbd into/in his/pp$ pocket/nn ./. Yes/rb ,/, there/ex was/bedz the/at key/nn ./. ``/`` Are/ber you/ppss positive/jj you'll/ppss+md be/be all/ql right/jj by/in yourself/ppl ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps asked/vbd him/ppo ./. For/in a/at moment/nn he/pps smiled/vbd ./. ``/`` Yes/rb ,/, Julie/np dear/jj ./. You've/ppss+hv done/vbn me/ppo the/at greatest/jjt possible/jj service/nn ./. By/in myself/ppl I'll/ppss+md be/be fine/jj ''/'' ./. ``/`` Take/vb care/nn of/in yourself/ppl then/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss will/md ./. You/ppss ,/, also/rb ./. Don't/do* work/vb too/ql hard/rb ''/'' ./. It/pps was/bedz an/at automatic/jj phrase/nn ;/. ;/. as/cs he/pps crossed/vbd through/in the/at courtyard/nn he/pps regretted/vbd it/ppo ./. He/pps should/md have/hv discovered/vbn a/at more/ql tender/jj farewell/nn ./. Someone/pn shouted/vbd at/in him/ppo ,/, ``/`` Well/uh !/. !/. Will/md you/ppss look/vb at/in George/np Rawlings/np !/. !/. What/wdt happened/vbd to/in you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss bumped/vbd into/in a/at door/nn handle/nn ''/'' ,/, George/np said/vbd ./. Someone/pn laughed/vbd ./. George/np walked/vbd steadily/rb ahead/rb into/in his/pp$ entry/nn ./. His/pp$ bandages/nns seemed/vbd on/in fire/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd shut/vbn his/pp$ door/nn with/in the/at brass/nn number/nn screwed/vbn to/in it/ppo ./. In/in the/at kitchenette/nn the/at raw/jj whiskey/nn made/vbd him/ppo gasp/vb ./. Just/rb one/cd or/cc two/cd swallows/nns ,/, he/pps told/vbd himself/ppl ,/, enough/ap to/to lessen/vb some/dti of/in the/at pain/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz telephoning/vbg ./. ``/`` No/rb ,/, Millie/np ,/, I'm/ppss+bem home/nr ./. No/rb ,/, really/rb ,/, right/jj as/cs rain/nn ./. Tell/vb Sam/np not/* to/to worry/vb about/in the/at car/nn ./. I'll/ppss+md get/vb it/ppo hauled/vbn away/rb ./. No/rb ,/, please/uh --/-- no/at visit/nn today/nr --/-- I'll/ppss+md be/be asleep/rb ./. For/in God's/np$ sake/nn ,/, don't/do* worry/vb ./. That/dt upsets/vbz me/ppo more/rbr than/in anything/pn ./. Yes/rb ,/, sure/rb ,/, I'll/ppss+md see/vb the/at doctor/nn --/-- this/dt evening/nn ,/, if/cs you/ppss insist/vb ./. ''/'' There/ex was/bedz one/cd more/ap call/nn to/to make/vb ./. ``/`` Joan/np ,/, did/dod I/ppss wake/vb you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps asked/vbd ./. ``/`` Yes/rb ,/, I/ppss thought/vbd you'd/ppss+md probably/rb be/be up/rp ./. Look/vb ,/, sweetheart/nn ,/, some/dti fool/nn was/bedz ./. Happened/vbn to/to be/be driving/vbg somewhat/ql intoxicated/vbn last/ap night/nn ./. Unfortunately/rb it/pps turned/vbd out/rp to/to be/be me/ppo ,/, but/cc I/ppss wouldn't/md* quite/rb put/vb it/ppo that/dt way/nn to/in the/at boss/nn ./. Oh/uh hell/nn no/rb ,/, I'm/ppss+bem not/* in/in a/at hospital/nn ./. I/ppss won't/md* be/be in/in town/nn for/in a/at couple/nn of/in days/nns ,/, though/rb ,/, and/cc there's/ex+bez that/dt case/nn I/ppss was/bedz supposed/vbn to/to handle/vb this/dt afternoon/nn ./. Too/ql bad/jj a/at jury/nn isn't/bez* involved/vbn ./. I/ppss might/md struggle/vb in/rp for/in a/at jury/nn ./. I'd/ppss+md win/vb hands/nns down/rp ./. But/cc I/ppss thought/vbd maybe/rb Tony/np Elliott/np could/md pinch-hit/vb for/in me/ppo ./. He'll/pps+md understand/vb --/-- you/ppss might/md give/vb him/ppo sort/nn of/in a/at tactful/jj nudge/nn ./. He's/pps+hvz got/vbn all/abn the/at facts/nns ./. I/ppss wouldn't/md* want/vb to/to ask/vb for/in a/at postponement/nn --/-- it's/pps+bez really/rb just/rb a/at routine/jj thing/nn ./. What/wdt ?/. ?/. No/rb ,/, darling/nn I'd/ppss+md rather/rb you/ppss didn't/dod* come/vb out/rp ''/'' ./. A/at smile/nn pulled/vbd at/in the/at lower/jjr strip/nn of/in adhesive/jj tape/nn ./. ``/`` Don't/do* even/rb send/vb flowers/nns ./. I'll/ppss+md see/vb you/ppo Wednesday/nr ./. I'll/ppss+md bribe/vb you/ppo with/in a/at nice/jj ''/'' --/-- He/pps was/bedz about/rb to/to say/vb ``/`` double/jj martini/nn ''/'' but/cc thought/vbd better/rbr of/in it/ppo ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md take/vb you/ppo out/rp to/in dinner/nn ./. Okay/uh ?/. ?/. ''/'' He/pps had/hvd put/vbn down/rp the/at receiver/nn ./. A/at strange/jj relationship/nn between/in Joan/np Fulbright/np and/cc himself/ppl ./. Who/wps knew/vbd about/in it/ppo ?/. ?/. She/pps lived/vbd alone/rb in/in the/at older/jjr part/nn of/in the/at city/nn ,/, in/in one/cd of/in those/dts renovated/vbn houses/nns whose/wp$ brick/nn facade/nn some/dti early/jj settler/nn had/hvd constructed/vbn ./. She/pps had/hvd two/cd tiny/jj rooms/nns on/in the/at second/od floor/nn ./. She/pps was/bedz a/at clever/jj girl/nn ,/, a/at most/ql efficient/jj secretary/nn ./. She/pps let/vbd him/ppo come/vb and/cc go/vb as/cs he/pps pleased/vbd ,/, or/cc as/cs it/pps pleased/vbd her/ppo ./. In/in the/at office/nn you/ppss might/md have/hv thought/vbn them/ppo only/rb casual/jj friends/nns ;/. ;/. yet/rb if/cs he/pps said/vbd :/: Make/vb an/at excuse/nn yourself/ppl ,/, come/vb out/rp here/rb today/nr ,/, she/pps would/md have/hv been/ben on/in the/at next/ap train/nn --/-- and/cc ,/, similarly/rb ,/, if/cs she/pps had/hvd been/ben in/in need/nn ,/, he/pps would/md have/hv gone/vbn to/in her/ppo ./.

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But/cc Myra/np was/bedz the/at merriest/jjt widow/nn I/ppss ever/rb saw/vbd ''/'' ./. On/in her/pp$ way/nn to/in the/at airport/nn ,/, on/in her/pp$ way/nn to/in Paris/np --/-- you/ppss bet/vb ,/, Lucy/np said/vbd to/in herself/ppl ./. ``/`` I've/ppss+hv been/ben fixing/vbg up/rp the/at guest/nn room/nn for/in Cathy/np ''/'' ./. There/ex was/bedz a/at momentary/jj pause/nn ,/, and/cc then/rb her/pp$ mother/nn said/vbd ,/, ``/`` How/wrb long/jj is/bez she/pps supposed/vbd to/to stay/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Just/rb for/in a/at couple/nn of/in weeks/nns ,/, till/cs Myra/np finds/vbz a/at place/nn for/in them/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` Well/uh ''/'' --/-- This/dt time/nn there/ex was/bedz a/at long/jj silence/nn ,/, while/cs the/at telephone/nn hummed/vbd faintly/rb with/in a/at voiceless/jj life/nn ./. Puzzled/vbn ,/, Lucy/np stared/vbd at/in the/at flowered/vbn wallpaper/nn ;/. ;/. her/pp$ mother/nn was/bedz forthright/jj ;/. ;/. she/pps was/bedz not/* usually/rb given/vbn to/in mysterious/jj silences/nns ./. Was/bedz she/pps thinking/vbg along/in the/at same/ap lines/nns Lucy/np was/bedz --/-- that/cs it/pps was/bedz quite/ql possible/jj Cathy/np might/md be/be left/vbn with/in her/ppo for/in good/jj ?/. ?/. ``/`` You/ppss mean/vb once/rb Myra/np gets/vbz to/in Paris/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. Once/cs the/at soft/jj ,/, pretty/jj moth/nn found/vbd the/at bright/jj light/nn she/pps had/hvd always/rb wanted/vbn ?/. ?/. Suddenly/rb ,/, seekingly/rb ,/, Lucy/np asked/vbd ,/, ``/`` Mother/nn-tl ,/, do/do you/ppss know/vb something/pn I/ppss don't/do* know/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Again/rb there/ex was/bedz that/ql curious/jj pause/nn ,/, and/cc then/rb her/pp$ mother/nn said/vbd ,/, ``/`` I/ppss guess/vb I/ppss do/do ./. Just/rb before/cs Myra/np left/vbd --/-- She/pps was/bedz saying/vbg good-by/uh to/in Cathy/np ,/, and/cc she/pps didn't/dod* realize/vb I/ppss was/bedz near/rb ''/'' ./. She/pps hesitated/vbd ,/, as/cs though/cs hunting/vbg over/in words/nns and/cc ways/nns of/in putting/vbg them/ppo ./. ``/`` Cathy/np was/bedz in/in tears/nns ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, and/cc I/ppss heard/vbd Myra/np say/vb ,/, '/' Now/rb be/be good/jj ,/, and/cc at/in Christmastime/np I'll/ppss+md send/vb you/ppo a/at wonderful/jj present/nn from/in Paris/np '/' ''/'' ./. Shocked/vbn speechless/jj ,/, Lucy/np sat/vbd there/rb ./. Then/rb she/pps jumped/vbd to/in her/pp$ feet/nns ,/, the/at elastic/jj phone/nn cord/nn uncoiling/vbg like/cs a/at black/jj snake/nn ./. ``/`` Christmastime/np !/. !/. ''/'' Then/rb it/pps was/bedz no/at bogey/nn she/pps had/hvd dreamed/vbn up/rp ;/. ;/. it/pps was/bedz only/rb too/ql true/jj ./. Myra/np had/hvd no/at intention/nn whatever/wdt of/in sending/vbg for/in Cathy/np in/in two/cd weeks/nns ./. For/in a/at moment/nn ,/, anger/nn darkened/vbd the/at hallway/nn about/in her/ppo ,/, and/cc when/wrb she/pps found/vbd her/pp$ voice/nn ,/, anger/nn thickened/vbd it/ppo ./. ``/`` That/dt does/doz it/ppo ''/'' !/. !/. She/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md keep/vb Cathy/np for/in two/cd weeks/nns ./. Then/rb ,/, if/cs Myra/np does/doz nothing/pn about/in fetching/vbg her/ppo ,/, I'll/ppss+md pack/vb her/ppo right/ql back/rb to/in her/pp$ mother/nn --/-- if/cs I/ppss have/hv to/to take/vb her/ppo myself/ppl ''/'' !/. !/. Her/pp$ hand/nn tightened/vbd on/in the/at receiver/nn ./. ``/`` And/cc that's/dt+bez what/wdt I'm/ppss+bem going/vbg to/to tell/vb Jim/np ''/'' ./. For/in Lucy/np ,/, the/at day's/nn$ nagging/nn to-and-fro/rb had/hvd come/vbn to/in an/at abrupt/jj end/nn ./. As/cs she/pps hung/vbd up/rp ,/, she/pps saw/vbd through/in the/at hall's/nn$ open/jj window/nn the/at purple-black/jj flying/nn of/in the/at cowbirds'/nns$ wings/nns ,/, and/cc heard/vbd their/pp$ grotesque/jj singing/nn ./. Cowbird/nn Myra/np !/. !/. She's/pps+bez not/* going/vbg to/to get/vb away/rb with/in it/ppo ./. Cathy/np is/bez tired/vbn ,/, Lucy/np thought/vbd ,/, watching/vbg them/ppo come/vb slowly/rb up/in the/at path/nn ./. The/at child's/nn$ thin/jj legs/nns were/bed plodding/vbg ./. She/pps trudged/vbd along/rb slowly/rb ,/, both/abx hands/nns clutching/vbg a/at tired/vbn teddy/nn bear/nn ./. She/pps was/bedz at/in the/at moment/nn just/rb a/at small/jj ,/, walking/vbg package/nn ,/, being/beg delivered/vbn to/in her/pp$ aunt's/nn$ and/cc uncle's/nn$ house/nn ./. Unlike/in Susan/np ,/, she/pps was/bedz traveling/vbg light/jj ;/. ;/. the/at worn/vbn teddy/nn bear/nn ,/, a/at tiny/jj suitcase/nn that/wps Jim/np carried/vbd ,/, and/cc the/at clothes/nns she/pps wore/vbd ,/, were/bed all/abn she/pps had/hvd ./. Lucy/np glancing/vbg at/in the/at miniature/jj case/nn ,/, knew/vbd there/ex would/md not/* be/be enough/ap in/in it/ppo for/in the/at shortest/jjt of/in stays/nns ;/. ;/. they/ppss would/md have/hv to/to buy/vb things/nns for/in her/ppo ./. She/pps opened/vbd the/at door/nn ./.

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Unimpressed/jj ,/, the/at dog/nn plopped/vbd on/in the/at sand/nn ./. Quint/np couldn't/md* blame/vb Maggie/np for/in disbelieving/vbg ./. For/in eleven/cd days/nns they'd/ppss+hvd done/vbn the/at same/ap thing/nn ,/, leaving/vbg the/at cottage/nn quietly/rb before/in breakfast/nn ,/, before/cs Esperanza/np-tl Beach/nn-tl got/vbd jammed/vbn with/in tourists/nns and/cc beach/nn balls/nns and/cc show-offy/jj lifeguards/nns ./. The/at swirling/vbg sand/nn made/vbd Quint's/np$ limp/nn more/ql pronounced/vbn ./. They/ppss walked/vbd slowly/rb past/in the/at sherbet-colored/jj cottages/nns --/-- eleven/cd lemon/nn ,/, nine/cd mint/nn ,/, seven/cd orange/nn --/-- around/in the/at curve/nn to/in a/at deserted/vbn stand/nn with/in an/at ``/`` Eats/nns-tl ''/'' sign/nn jiggling/vbg in/in the/at wind/nn ./. Now/rb they/ppss were/bed in/in friendly/jj territory/nn ./. Nobody/pn around/rb ./. Nothing/pn but/in sand/nn and/cc a/at ridge/nn of/in rocks/nns sloping/vbg jaggedly/rb to/in the/at water's/nn$ edge/nn ./. His/pp$ rock/nn was/bedz to/in the/at right/nr of/in a/at V-shaped/jj inlet/nn ,/, a/at big/jj ,/, brown/jj ,/, lumpy/jj rock/nn trailing/vbg seaweed/nn whiskers/nns ./. His/pp$ rock/nn was/bedz special/jj because/cs no/at one/pn on/in the/at beach/nn could/md see/vb him/ppo here/rb ./. Here/rb he/pps was/bedz enclosed/vbn and/cc safe/jj ./. (/( If/cs a/at dragon/nn or/cc a/at sea/nn monster/nn came/vbd along/rb ,/, didn't/dod* he/pps have/hv a/at red/jj Swiss/jj hunting/vbg knife/nn on/in his/pp$ belt/nn --/-- ten/cd blades/nns and/cc a/at corkscrew/nn ?/. ?/. )/) Here/rb was/bedz a/at perfect/jj place/nn to/to lie/vb down/rp and/cc make/vb believe/vb ./. He/pps was/bedz Canute/np controlling/vbg the/at waves/nns ./. He/pps was/bedz a/at knight/nn of/in the/at Round/jj-tl Table/nn-tl ,/, ``/`` Sir/np-tl Quintus/np-tl the/at-tl Brave/jj-tl ''/'' ,/, slaying/vbg evil/jj spirits/nns and/cc banshees/nns and/cc vampires/nns and/cc witches/nns with/in warty/jj noses/nns ./. (/( One/cd good/jj thing/nn about/in a/at suit/nn of/in armor/nn ,/, his/pp$ leg/nn wouldn't/md* show/vb ./. )/) He/pps was/bedz the/at first/od astronaut/nn on/in the/at moon/nn ,/, chosen/vbn because/cs of/in his/pp$ small/jj size/nn and/cc intrepid/jj nature/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz six/cd feet/nns one/cd like/cs his/pp$ father/nn ,/, with/in big/jj hands/nns and/cc a/at hairy/jj chest/nn ,/, a/at man/nn the/at weak/jj and/cc persecuted/vbn would/md turn/vb to/in ./. Fearless/jj ./. Every/at night/nn when/wrb he/pps wanted/vbd a/at drink/nn of/in water/nn ,/, didn't/dod* he/pps practice/vb being/beg fearless/jj by/in not/* turning/vbg on/rp the/at bathroom/nn light/nn ?/. ?/. A/at dark/jj bathroom/nn can/md be/be pretty/ql scary/jj ,/, and/cc he'd/pps+md creep/vb back/rb to/in bed/nn ,/, proud/jj of/in himself/ppl ,/, thinking/vbg :/: Tomorrow/nr ,/, for/in sure/jj ,/, I'll/ppss+md go/vb down/rp to/in the/at rock/nn and/cc keep/vb my/pp$ promise/nn to/in Dad/nn-tl ./. He/pps hadn't/hvd* intended/vbn to/to make/vb the/at promise/nn ./. It/pps happened/vbd two/cd weeks/nns ago/rb ,/, the/at night/nn before/cs his/pp$ father/nn left/vbd on/in a/at business/nn trip/nn to/in South/jj-tl America/np-tl ./. Every/at piece/nn of/in the/at nightmare/nn was/bedz clear/jj ,/, in/in place/nn ;/. ;/. and/cc when/wrb he/pps woke/vbd up/rp ,/, his/pp$ father/nn was/bedz saying/vbg ,/, ``/`` Stop/vb screaming/vbg ,/, Quint/np ./. It's/pps+bez all/ql right/rb ./. Stop/vb shaking/vbg ''/'' ./. He/pps could/md remember/vb the/at feel/nn of/in his/pp$ father's/nn$ big/jj hands/nns ,/, the/at thump/nn of/in his/pp$ father's/nn$ heart/nn sending/vbg out/rp signals/nns --/-- regular/jj ,/, like/cs radar/nn ./. ``/`` Let's/vb+ppo talk/vb about/in the/at beach/nn ./. Son/nn ./. While/cs I'm/ppss+bem gone/vbn you/ppss get/vb brown/jj and/cc fat/jj as/cs a/at pig/nn ,/, hear/vb ?/. ?/. Look/vb ,/, I/ppss can/md put/vb two/cd fingers/nns between/in the/at cords/nns in/in the/at back/nn of/in your/pp$ neck/nn ./. Dr./nn-tl Fortman/np says/vbz swimming/vbg would/md help/vb your/pp$ leg/nn ./. He/pps says/vbz you're/ppss+ber limping/vbg more/rbr than/cs you/ppss need/vb to/to ''/'' ./. ``/`` How/wrb does/doz he/pps know/vb ?/. ?/. Big/jj dumb/jj nut/nn ./. He/pps never/rb had/hvd polio/nn ''/'' ./. In/in the/at light/nn from/in the/at bedside/nn table/nn his/pp$ father/nn looked/vbd so/ql worried/vbn that/cs the/at promise/nn spilled/vbd out/rp ./. ``/`` You/ppss just/rb wait/vb ,/, Dad/nn-tl ./. When/wrb you/ppss get/vb back/rb I'll/ppss+md probly/rb be/be swimming/vbg better/rbr than/cs Victoria/np ./. Wait/vb and/cc see/vb ,/, Dad/nn-tl ''/'' ./. Victoria/np was/bedz fourteen/cd months/nns younger/jjr than/cs Quint/np ,/, a/at head/nn taller/jjr ,/, and/cc could/md lick/vb any/dti boy/nn or/cc girl/nn on/in the/at beach/nn ./. He/pps called/vbd her/ppo ``/`` Fatso/np ''/'' ./. She/pps called/vbd him/ppo ``/`` Stuck-up/jj-tl --/-- that's/dt+bez why/wrb nobody/pn plays/vbz with/in you/ppo ,/, Mister/np-tl Stuck-up/jj-tl ''/'' ./. Or/cc ,/, what/wdt was/bedz worse/jjr ,/, she/pps prayed/vbd for/in him/ppo out/rp loud/rb at/in bedtime/nn :/: ``/`` Please/uh ,/, Lord/nn-tl Gord/np-tl ,/, please/uh give/vb my/pp$ brother/nn the/at strength/nn to/to go/vb swimming/vbg like/cs he/pps promised/vbd ''/'' ./. ``/`` She's/pps+hvz got/vbn a/at nerve/nn ''/'' ./. Quint/np said/vbd now/rb to/in the/at clouds/nns ./. Strength/nn began/vbd to/to zip/vb up/in and/cc down/in his/pp$ chest/nn ./. He/pps felt/vbd strong/jj as/cs a/at giant/nn ./. He/pps unlaced/vbd his/pp$ high/jj brown/jj shoes/nns and/cc took/vbd off/rp the/at metal/nn brace/nn on/in his/pp$ leg/nn ./. He/pps wadded/vbd his/pp$ sweat/nn shirt/nn into/in a/at ball/nn and/cc stripped/vbd down/rp to/in his/pp$ swimming/vbg trunks/nns ./. ``/`` Goolick/uh ,/, goooolick/uh ''/'' ,/, creaked/vbd a/at sea/nn gull/nn ./. ``/`` Aw/uh ,/, shut/vb up/rp ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. He/pps stood/vbd on/in the/at rock/nn ,/, a/at skinny/jj ,/, dignified/vbn boy/nn surrounded/vbn by/in the/at ocean/nn ./. The/at wind/nn bored/vbd a/at hole/nn between/in his/pp$ shoulder/nn blades/nns ,/, and/cc when/wrb he/pps looked/vbd at/in the/at choppy/jj waves/nns coming/vbg and/cc going/vbg and/cc crossing/vbg each/dt other/ap he/pps could/md see/vb his/pp$ head/nn down/rp there/rb ,/, bleeding/vbg ,/, wedged/vbn between/in the/at rocks/nns and/cc the/at waves/nns ./. I/ppss can't/md* go/vb in/rp ./. I'm/ppss+bem scared/vbn of/in the/at nightmare/nn ./. Shivering/vbg ,/, he/pps put/vbd on/rp his/pp$ clothes/nns ./. And/cc shivering/vbg with/in shame/nn ,/, he/pps crawled/vbd to/in the/at narrow/jj end/nn of/in the/at rock/nn and/cc spat/vbd into/in the/at water/nn ./. ``/`` Watch/vb it/ppo ,/, big/jj shot/nn ''/'' ,/, a/at hoarse/jj voice/nn yelled/vbd back/rb ./. She/pps was/bedz holding/vbg on/rp to/in his/pp$ rock/nn with/in one/cd hand/nn ./. She/pps smelled/vbd of/in peppermints/nns ./. She/pps wore/vbd a/at bathing/vbg suit/nn like/cs his/pp$ mother's/nn$ ,/, no/at straps/nns on/in the/at shouders/nns ./. ``/`` Why/wrb didn't/dod* you/ppss duck/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps snapped/vbd ./. ``/`` This/dt is/bez my/pp$ rock/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Isn't/bez* ''/'' ./. ``/`` Is/bez ''/'' ./. ``/`` Isn't/bez* ''/'' ./. ``/`` Is/bez ''/'' ./. She/pps was/bedz sore/jj as/cs a/at boil/nn ./. ``/`` Ever/rb hear/vb of/in squatter's/nn$ rights/nns ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Sure/rb ./. They/ppss started/vbd with/in the/at Kansas-Nebraska/np-tl Bill/nn-tl of/in eighteen/cd ''/'' --/-- ``/`` Mister/np-tl Big/jj-tl Britches/nns-tl ,/, aren't/ber* you/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem Mark/np Gordon/np Peters/np the/at-tl Fifth/od-tl ./. They/ppss call/vb me/ppo Quint/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` Then/rb why/wrb don't/do* you/ppss stop/vb squinting/vbg ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss said/vbd Quint/np ./. That's/dt+bez short/jj for/in Quintus/fw-od-tl ./. Quintus/fw-od-nc in/in Latin/np means/vbz ''/'' --/-- ``/`` I/ppss can/md speak/vb both/abx kinds/nns of/in Latin/np ,/, smart/jj aleck/nn ''/'' ./. Her/pp$ cough/nn sounded/vbd like/cs cloth/nn ripping/vbg ./. ``/`` You/ppss shouldn't/md* smoke/vb so/ql much/rb ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, unconsciously/rb imitating/vbg Victoria's/np$ holier-than-thou/jj voice/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* smoke/vb ''/'' ./. She/pps was/bedz horrified/vbn ./. ``/`` Do/do you/ppss ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Hell/uh ,/, yes/rb ''/'' ./. Not/* having/hvg said/vbn ``/`` hell/nn ''/'' before/rb ,/, he/pps stumbled/vbd a/at bit/nn before/in gathering/vbg momentum/nn ./. ``/`` Sometimes/rb eleven/cd ,/, fourteen/cd a/at day/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` If/cs I/ppss was/bedz your/pp$ mama/nn ,/, I'd/ppss+md wop/vb your/pp$ tail/nn off/rp ''/'' ./. ``/`` My/pp$ mother/nn never/rb wops/vbz me/ppo ./. I've/ppss+hv got/vbn this/dt leg/nn brace/nn ''/'' ./. She/pps seemed/vbd so/cs unimpressed/jj that/cs he/pps was/bedz obliged/vbn to/to roll/vb up/rp his/pp$ blue/jj jeans/nns so/cs she/pps could/md see/vb his/pp$ brace/nn ./. ``/`` Dingy-looking/jj ''/'' ,/, was/bedz what/wdt she/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` Why/wrb don't/do* you/ppss paint/vb it/ppo red/jj and/cc white/jj like/cs a/at barber/nn pole/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Because/cs maybe/rb I/ppss won't/md* have/hv to/to wear/vb it/ppo always/rb ./. Dr./nn-tl Fortman/np says/vbz if/cs I/ppss exercise/vb my/pp$ leg/nn more/rbr ,/, maybe/rb I/ppss can/md use/vb a/at cane/nn when/wrb I'm/ppss+bem big/jj ''/'' ./. She/pps spouted/vbd a/at mouthful/nn of/in water/nn into/in the/at air/nn ./. ``/`` A/at cane's/nn+bez mighty/ql handy/jj ./. Someone's/pn+bez walking/vbg past/rb ,/, you/ppss want/vb to/to stop/vb him/ppo ,/, zoooop/uh ,/, snag/vb him/ppo around/in the/at neck/nn with/in the/at crook/nn in/in your/pp$ cane/nn ./. 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He/pps always/rb did/dod when/wrb people/nns asked/vbd ./. ``/`` Holy/jj mackerel/nn ,/, that's/dt+bez the/at most/ql unique/jj dog/nn I/ppss ever/rb saw/vbd ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd firmly/rb ./. ``/`` His/pp$ real/jj name's/nn+bez DiMaggio/np ,/, only/rb we/ppss call/vb him/ppo Maggie/np because/cs he/pps has/hvz to/to take/vb tranquilizers/nns ./. He's/pps+bez braver/jjr than/cs he/pps looks/vbz ./. He's/pps+hvz been/ben sick/jj lately/rb ./. Last/ap Tuesday/nr he/pps went/vbd on/in a/at ham/nn jag/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` A/at what/wdt ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps would/md have/hv told/vbn her/ppo ,/, but/cc Victoria/np was/bedz yodeling/vbg ./. That/dt meant/vbd ``/`` Mama/nn-tl wants/vbz you/ppo Quint/np ./. Come/vb home/nr or/cc I'll/ppss+md come/vb find/vb you/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss gotta/vbn+to go/vb ./. Even/rb though/cs this/dt is/bez my/pp$ rock/nn ,/, you/ppss can/md use/vb it/ppo sometimes/rb ./. I/ppss come/vb early/rb in/in the/at morning/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` So/rb do/do I/ppss ./. See/vb you/ppo around/rb ,/, Mister/np Squint/np ''/'' ./. That/dt was/bedz how/wrb they/ppss started/vbd being/beg friends/nns ./. They/ppss met/vbd next/ap morning/nn and/cc all/abn the/at mornings/nns thereafter/rb ./. Same/ap time/nn ,/, early/rb ,/, before/cs the/at fog/nn burned/vbd off/rp ,/, because/cs she/pps didn't/dod* like/vb the/at sun/nn ;/. ;/. it/pps made/vbd her/ppo blister/vb ./. Her/pp$ name/nn was/bedz Sabella/np ,/, and/cc the/at strip/nn of/in seaweed/nn around/in her/pp$ neck/nn was/bedz an/at emerald/nn necklace/nn the/at King/nn-tl gave/vbd her/ppo as/cs a/at token/nn of/in his/pp$ undying/jj love/nn ./. ``/`` You/ppss going/vbg to/to marry/vb the/at King/nn-tl ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` No/rb ./. He's/pps+hvz got/vbn a/at long/jj beard/nn and/cc picks/vbz his/pp$ teeth/nns with/in a/at fork/nn ./. My/pp$ hair/nn is/bez what/wdt he's/pps+bez nuts/nns about/rb ./. Naturally/rb curly/jj hair/nn runs/vbz in/in my/pp$ family/nn ./. Personally/rb ,/, I/ppss prefer/vb straight/jj hair/nn like/cs yours/pp$$ ,/, but/cc as/cs they/ppss say/vb on/in the/at Continent/nn-tl ,/, '/' What/wdt can/md one/pn do/do '/' ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Which/wdt continent/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Name/vb one/cd ,/, I/ppss been/ben there/rb ''/'' ./. Japan/np ,/, she/pps said/vbd ,/, smelled/vbd pugh/uh because/cs people/nns let/vb dead/jj fish/nn lie/vb on/in the/at beaches/nns till/cs the/at fish/nn got/vbd hard/jj as/cs rocks/nns ;/. ;/. then/rb they/ppss scraped/vbd off/rp the/at mold/nn and/cc made/vbd fish/nn soup/nn ./. Pugh/uh ./. Camels/nns in/in Tripoli/np had/hvd harelips/nns ./. Near/in Galway/np the/at tinkers/nns drove/vbd their/pp$ caravans/nns down/rp to/in the/at beach/nn and/cc sang/vbd and/cc drank/vbd and/cc fought/vbd all/abn night/nn ./. As/cs for/in dancing/vbg --/-- holy/jj mackerel/nn ,/, he/pps ought/md to/to see/vb the/at gypsies/nns in/in Jerez/np ;/. ;/. they/ppss danced/vbd on/in the/at sand/nn till/cs your/pp$ blood/nn got/vbd hot/jj and/cc danced/vbd with/in them/ppo ./. ``/`` Really/rb ''/'' ./. Quint/np smothered/vbd a/at yawn/nn ./. She/pps made/vbd better/jjr pictures/nns than/cs any/dti book/nn he'd/pps+hvd read/vbn ,/, but/cc he/pps didn't/dod* say/vb so/rb ./. Artfully/rb ,/, as/cs the/at days/nns went/vbd by/rb ,/, he/pps found/vbd occasion/nn to/to tell/vb her/ppo that/cs his/pp$ father/nn had/hvd won/vbn the/at Navy/nn-tl Cross/nn-tl in/in the/at Korean/jj-tl War/nn-tl ;/. ;/. that/cs his/pp$ baby/nn sister/nn could/md spit/vb up/rp through/in her/pp$ nose/nn when/wrb she/pps felt/vbd like/cs it/pps ;/. ;/. that/cs he/pps personally/rb had/hvd an/at IQ/np-tl of/in 141/cd and/cc was/bedz currently/rb reading/vbg the/at Mushr/np to/in Ozon/np volume/nn of/in the/at encyclopedia/nn ./. ``/`` Books/nns are/ber for/in schnooks/nns ''/'' ./. She/pps skipped/vbd a/at piece/nn of/in water/nn at/in him/ppo and/cc laughed/vbd ,/, a/at funny/jj ,/, hoarse/jj laugh/nn he/pps liked/vbd to/to hear/vb ./. Nobody/pn ever/rb appreciated/vbd his/pp$ jokes/nns as/ql much/rb as/cs Sabella/np ./. (/( ``/`` What/wdt did/dod one/cd tonsil/nn say/vb to/in the/at other/ap tonsil/nn ?/. ?/. Let's/vb+ppo get/vb dressed/vbn up/rp --/-- the/at doctor's/nn+bez taking/vbg us/ppo out/rp tonight/nr ''/'' ./. And/cc ``/`` What/wdt time/nn did/dod the/at Chinaman/np go/vb to/in the/at dentist/nn ?/. ?/. Tooth-hurty/nn ''/'' ./. )/) Encouraged/vbn by/in her/pp$ giggles/nns he/pps imitated/vbd Maggie/np who/wps was/bedz crazy/jj about/in ham/nn ./. He/pps described/vbd the/at ham/nn decorated/vbn with/in pineapple/nn and/cc cherries/nns ,/, cooling/vbg on/in the/at porch/nn ./. He/pps snuck/vbd up/rp on/in the/at ham/nn like/cs Maggie/np ,/, gumming/vbg it/ppo with/in soft/jj ,/, stumpy/jj teeth/nns ,/, then/rb panting/vbg with/in thirst/nn ,/, lapping/vbg up/rp the/at water/nn in/in the/at lagoon/nn ,/, swelling/vbg up/rp like/cs a/at balloon/nn ,/, staggering/vbg home/nr to/to be/be sick/jj ,/, while/cs his/pp$ mother/nn said/vbd ,/, ``/`` That/dt does/doz it/ppo ./. That/dt dog/nn has/hvz to/to go/vb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Say/vb ,/, you're/ppss+ber quite/abl a/at comic/nn ''/'' ,/, Sabella/np said/vbd admiringly/rb ./. ``/`` Ever/rb thought/vbn about/in going/vbg on/in the/at stage/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps hadn't/hvd* ./. But/cc it/pps was/bedz such/abl a/at nice/jj thought/nn that/cs he/pps nodded/vbd his/pp$ head/nn ./. ``/`` Either/cc that/dt or/cc a/at veterinarian/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Better/rbr make/vb up/rp your/pp$ mind/nn ,/, son/nn ''/'' ,/, Sabella/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` You/ppss can't/md* serve/vb cod/nn and/cc salmon/nn ''/'' ./. Sometimes/rb they/ppss argued/vbd ./. She/pps said/vbd sharks/nns have/hv no/at bones/nns and/cc shrimp/nn swam/vbd backward/rb ./. His/pp$ encylopedia/nn agreed/vbd with/in Sabella/np ./. 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When/wrb Bobbie/np Evans/np smashed/vbd up/rp his/pp$ car/nn ,/, the/at Jaguar/np his/pp$ wife/nn Linda/np had/hvd given/vbn him/ppo for/in his/pp$ last/ap birthday/nn ,/, and/cc himself/ppl quite/ql thoroughly/rb with/in it/ppo ,/, driving/vbg back/rb from/in an/at afternoon's/nn$ golf/nn at/in Oakmont/np ,/, it/pps seemed/vbd to/to mark/vb the/at end/nn of/in a/at long/jj ,/, miswritten/vbn chapter/nn in/in the/at social/jj life/nn of/in the/at community/nn ./. Linda/np looked/vbd remote/jj yet/rb lovely/jj in/in black/jj ,/, and/cc everyone/pn held/vbd his/pp$ or/cc her/pp$ breath/nn ./. Not/* that/cs Linda/np was/bedz heartless/jj ,/, not/* that/cs she/pps would/md do/do anything/pn prematurely/rb or/cc in/in bad/jj taste/nn any/dti more/rbr than/cs John/np Cooper/np would/md ./. Hadn't/hvd* Linda/np been/ben a/at perfect/jj wife/nn to/in Bobbie/np ,/, who/wps was/bedz the/at least/ap bit/nn of/in a/at disappointment/nn all/abn these/dts years/nns ?/. ?/. Wasn't/bedz* John/np Cooper/np even/ql more/ql attractive/jj at/in forty-seven/cd than/cs he/pps had/hvd been/ben twenty-five/cd years/nns earlier/rbr ?/. ?/. And/cc wasn't/bedz* John's/np$ wife/nn ,/, Edythe/np ,/, even/ql more/ql appalling/jj ,/, if/cs possible/jj ?/. ?/. Didn't/dod* John/np Cooper/np ,/, after/in all/abn this/dt time/nn ,/, deserve/vb something/pn better/jjr of/in life/nn ?/. ?/. Wasn't/bedz* it/pps adult/jj and/cc realistic/jj to/to look/vb at/in it/ppo that/dt way/nn ?/. ?/. And/cc romantic/jj ?/. ?/. Everybody/pn knew/vbd that/cs John/np Cooper/np had/hvd married/vbn Edythe/np on/in the/at rebound/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz the/at kind/nn of/in thing/nn that/wps could/md ruin/vb a/at man's/nn$ life/nn ,/, and/cc it/pps was/bedz a/at tribute/nn to/in John's/np$ strength/nn of/in character/nn and/cc very/ql real/jj business/nn ability/nn that/cs it/pps hadn't/hvd* ruined/vbn his/pp$$ ./. ``/`` Of/in course/nn ,/, there/ex was/bedz nothing/pn you/ppss could/md do/do ,/, but/cc you/ppss still/rb ought/md to/to be/be ashamed/jj of/in yourself/ppl for/in letting/vbg it/pps happen/vb ''/'' ,/, Mousie/np Chandler/np said/vbd to/in Linda/np Stuart/np ./. ``/`` Poor/jj John/np ''/'' !/. !/. Linda/np accepted/vbd the/at reproach/nn ,/, which/wdt was/bedz something/pn she/pps did/dod rarely/rb in/in all/abn her/pp$ life/nn and/cc most/ql rarely/rb in/in that/dt summer/nn of/in 1936/cd when/wrb she/pps was/bedz by/in all/abn odds/nns the/at prettiest/jjt and/cc brightest/jjt young/jj woman/nn west/nr of/in the/at Allegheny/np-tl Mountains/nns-tl ,/, and/cc John/np was/bedz surely/rb one/pn of/in the/at handsomer/jjr and/cc brighter/jjr young/jj men/nns around/in Pittsburgh/np ./. For/cs it/pps had/hvd been/ben John/np and/cc Linda/np ever/rb since/cs she/pps had/hvd come/vbn out/rp two/cd seasons/nns before/rb at/in the/at Golf/nn-tl Club/nn-tl to/in the/at goggle-eyed/jj admiration/nn not/* only/rb of/in the/at stag/nn line/nn but/cc even/rb of/in her/pp$ fellow/nn debs/nns ./. John/np had/hvd claimed/vbn her/ppo from/in the/at stag/nn line/nn ,/, a/at young/jj man/nn a/at year/nn out/in of/in Dartmouth/np with/in skiing/vbg crinkles/nns still/rb around/in his/pp$ eyes/nns ./. You/ppss saw/vbd them/ppo always/rb together/rb those/dts years/nns ./. You/ppss talked/vbd about/in John-and-Linda/nps as/cs an/at entity/nn ./. John-and-Linda/nps were/bed at/in Longue/np Vue/np last/ap night/nn ;/. ;/. John-and-Linda/nps drove/vbd to/in Conneaut/np in/in three/cd and/cc a/at half/abn hours/nns ./. Then/rb there/ex was/bedz a/at spat/nn over/in something/pn ,/, as/cs there/ex had/hvd been/ben lovers'/nns$ spats/nns before/rb ;/. ;/. only/rb this/dt one/pn didn't/dod* heal/vb ./. You/ppss still/rb said/vbd ``/`` John-and-Linda/nps ''/'' ,/, but/cc as/cs if/cs you/ppss were/bed speaking/vbg of/in a/at national/jj catastrophe/nn such/jj as/cs the/at depression/nn or/cc Dillinger/np ./. It/pps got/vbd worse/jjr instead/rb of/in better/rbr ./. First/od ,/, it/pps came/vbd out/rp after/cs Mr./np Cooper's/np$ will/nn was/bedz settled/vbn --/-- he/pps had/hvd died/vbn the/at year/nn before/rb --/-- that/cs John/np and/cc his/pp$ mother/nn weren't/bed* rich/jj any/dti more/rbr ./. And/cc then/rb there/ex was/bedz Linda's/np$ engagement/nn to/in Bobbie/np Evans/np ./. There/ex was/bedz no/at connection/nn between/in the/at two/cd events/nns ,/, because/cs Bobbie/np wasn't/bedz* rich/jj ,/, either/rb ,/, though/cs he/pps was/bedz more/ql aggressive/jj than/cs John/np ./. He/pps was/bedz a/at bright/jj and/cc handsome/jj young/jj man/nn from/in New/jj-tl York/np-tl ,/, who/wps worked/vbd for/in the/at same/ap steel/nn company/nn as/cs John/np did/dod ./. Some/dti people/nns said/vbd Linda/np had/hvd just/rb announced/vbn the/at engagement/nn to/to jolt/vb John/np into/in some/dti action/nn ,/, but/cc when/wrb John/np came/vbd home/nr from/in a/at business/nn trip/nn to/in Cleveland/np with/in Edythe/np ,/, with/in Edythe/np his/pp$ bride/nn ,/, it/pps could/md no/at longer/jjr be/be John-and-Linda/nps even/rb to/in sentimental/jj wishful/jj thinkers/nns ./. It/pps wasn't/bedz* even/rb John/np and/cc Edythe/np ./. It/pps was/bedz simply/rb Poor/jj-tl John/np-tl ./. There/ex was/bedz nothing/pn specifically/rb wrong/jj with/in Edythe/np ,/, but/cc there/ex was/bedz absolutely/rb nothing/pn right/jj about/in her/ppo either/rb ./. Mousie/np Chandler/np had/hvd been/ben to/in school/nn with/in her/ppo someplace/rb near/in Baltimore/np and/cc tried/vbd to/to explain/vb rather/rb than/cs defend/vb her/pp$ to/to the/at gang/nn having/hvg lunch/nn at/in Horne's/np$ ./. ``/`` Well/uh ,/, you/ppss shouldn't/md* underestimate/vb Edythe/np ''/'' ,/, Mousie/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss know/vb she/pps gives/vbz the/at impression/nn of/in being/beg shallow/jj and/cc frivolous/jj and/cc scatterbrained/jj ./. She/pps is/bez frivolous/jj and/cc scatterbrained/jj ,/, but/cc she/pps really/rb isn't/bez* shallow/jj ''/'' ./. Bobbie/np and/cc Linda/np looked/vbd magnificent/jj at/in their/pp$ wedding/nn ./. John/np was/bedz at/in the/at church/nn with/in Edythe/np ./. She/pps giggled/vbd during/in the/at ceremony/nn ,/, and/cc Mousie/np Chandler/np ,/, who/wps was/bedz one/pn of/in Linda's/np$ bridesmaids/nns ,/, said/vbd John/np glared/vbd black/jj as/cs death/nn at/in her/ppo ./. ``/`` As/cs if/cs he/pps were/bed choking/vbg ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` Poor/jj John/np ''/'' !/. !/. Edythe/np settled/vbd down/rp to/to become/vb a/at social/jj myth/nn and/cc a/at horrible/jj example/nn ./. Her/pp$ hair/nn never/rb seemed/vbd to/to be/be in/in place/nn and/cc her/pp$ skirts/nns were/bed never/rb quite/abl the/at correct/jj length/nn ./. She/pps didn't/dod* have/hv a/at bad/jj shape/nn when/wrb you/ppss caught/vbd her/ppo at/in the/at pool/nn at/in Longue/np Vue/np ,/, but/cc her/pp$ bathing/vbg suits/nns were/bed far/rb from/in smart/jj ./. And/cc you/ppss didn't/dod* see/vb her/ppo much/rb at/in Longue/np Vue/np or/cc anywhere/rb ,/, for/cs John/np had/hvd drifted/vbn away/rb from/in the/at gang/nn ./. Mousie/np said/vbd it/pps was/bedz because/cs he/pps was/bedz too/ql proud/jj to/to stand/vb pity/nn ./. Others/nns thought/vbd he/pps couldn't/md* stand/vb seeing/vbg Linda/np ,/, Mrs./np Bobbie/np Evans/np ,/, still/rb so/ql beautiful/jj ,/, so/ql much/rb in/in command/nn of/in everything/pn ./. There/ex were/bed less-dramatic/jj reasons/nns too/rb ./. John's/np$ mother/nn died/vbd not/* long/jj after/in his/pp$ marriage/nn ,/, and/cc there/ex was/bedz even/rb less/ap Cooper/np money/nn left/vbn ./. John/np sold/vbd the/at big/jj old/jj place/nn in/in Sewickley/np and/cc bought/vbd a/at smaller/jjr house/nn in/in Fox/nn-tl Chapel/nn-tl ./. He/pps was/bedz not/* reduced/vbn to/in poverty/nn ,/, but/cc his/pp$ job/nn at/in the/at steel/nn company/nn had/hvd become/vbn a/at real/jj job/nn and/cc not/* a/at method/nn of/in passing/vbg the/at day/nn ./. John/np was/bedz good/jj at/in his/pp$ job/nn ./. It/pps probably/rb wasn't/bedz* hard/jj for/in him/ppo to/to keep/vb his/pp$ nose/nn to/in the/at grindstone/nn with/in nothing/pn but/cc Edythe/np to/to come/vb home/nr to/in ./. Though/cs that/dt may/md be/be unfair/jj since/cs Ben/np Cooper/np ,/, John's/np$ first/od son/nn ,/, came/vbd along/rb early/rb in/in 1938/cd ,/, the/at cutest/jjt baby/nn you/ppss ever/rb saw/vbd and/cc a/at blessing/nn that/cs he/pps looked/vbd all/abn Cooper/np from/in fontanel/nn to/in pink/jj toes/nns ,/, nary/abn a/at trace/nn of/in Edythe/np ./. But/cc the/at continuing/vbg charm/nn of/in the/at other/ap children/nns --/-- Sally/np in/in 1940/cd and/cc Jack/np in/in 1944/cd --/-- and/cc all/abn John's/np$ success/nn at/in his/pp$ work/nn only/rb made/vbd Edythe's/np$ dizziness/nn and/cc general/jj uselessness/nn more/ql glaring/vbg ./. She/pps never/rb could/md fit/vb into/in a/at crowd/nn which/wdt had/hvd known/vbn ,/, which/wdt still/rb knew/vbd and/cc admired/vbd Linda/np ./. When/wrb there/ex was/bedz bridge/nn at/in Edythe's/np$ house/nn ,/, the/at cards/nns shuffled/vbd like/cs wet/jj graham/nn crackers/nns and/cc the/at food/nn probably/rb was/bedz wet/jj graham/nn crackers/nns ./. She/pps managed/vbd a/at missionary/nn drive/nn for/in the/at church/nn once/rb and/cc got/vbd the/at books/nns so/ql confused/vbn that/ql old/jj Mr./np Webber/np ,/, the/at eldest/jjt elder/nn ,/, who'd/wps+hvd never/rb donated/vbn more/ap than/in five/cd dollars/nns to/in anything/pn ,/, had/hvd to/to cough/vb up/rp five/cd hundred/cd dollars/nns to/to avoid/vb a/at scandal/nn in/in what/wdt Edythe/np called/vbd ``/`` the/at bosoms/nns of/in the/at church/nn ''/'' ./. John/np did/dod find/vb the/at missing/vbg checks/nns and/cc money/nn afterward/rb ,/, and/cc the/at drive/nn was/bedz actually/rb oversubscribed/vbn ,/, which/wdt was/bedz a/at real/jj bit/nn of/in luck/nn for/in the/at missionaries/nns ./. Being/beg an/at intelligent/jj man/nn ,/, John/np must/md have/hv guessed/vbn what/wdt everyone/pn thought/vbd about/in Edythe/np ,/, but/cc he/pps never/rb let/vbd on/rp by/in so/ql much/ap as/cs a/at brave/jj smile/nn ./. Poor/jj John/np was/bedz the/at kind/nn of/in stock/nn that/wps keeps/vbz a/at bargain/nn without/in whimpering/vbg and/cc maybe/rb bends/vbz over/rp backward/rb to/to keep/vb a/at bad/jj one/pn ./. He/pps was/bedz an/at attentive/jj and/cc generous/jj husband/nn ,/, overgenerous/jj ,/, a/at lot/nn of/in people/nns felt/vbd ,/, because/cs they/ppss knew/vbd that/cs money/nn must/md be/be a/at problem/nn to/in him/ppo ./. But/cc he/pps got/vbd ahead/rb in/in business/nn :/: on/in leave/nn from/in his/pp$ job/nn to/in an/at important/jj Washington/np assignment/nn during/in the/at war/nn ;/. ;/. after/in the/at war/nn back/rb to/in the/at heir/nn apparency/nn of/in the/at steel/nn company/nn ./. 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Everyone/pn held/vbd his/pp$ or/cc her/pp$ breath/nn ./. ``/`` Don't/do* think/vb Linda/np couldn't/md* have/hv got/vbn John/np back/rb any/dti time/nn ,/, if/cs she'd/pps+hvd tried/vbn ''/'' ,/, Mousie/np Gordon/np ,/, who/wps had/hvd been/ben Mousie/np Chandler/np ,/, said/vbd between/in bites/nns of/in a/at chicken/nn sandwich/nn at/in a/at luncheon/nn table/nn at/in Le/np Mont/np ./. ``/`` Now/rb you/ppss know/vb she/pps could've/md+hv ,/, but/cc she/pps isn't/bez* that/dt kind/nn of/in girl/nn ./. But/cc now/rb --/-- well/uh ,/, it/pps would/md be/be a/at blessing/nn ,/, I/ppss think/vb ./. Poor/jj John/np ''/'' ./. Linda/np Evans/np felt/vbd more/ql wretched/jj than/cs she/pps had/hvd ever/rb dreamed/vbn Bobbie's/np$ death/nn could/md move/vb her/ppo to/in feeling/vbg ./. What/wdt she/pps felt/vbd was/bedz a/at bone-deep/jj loss/nn with/in a/at sense/nn of/in waste/nn to/in it/ppo ,/, not/* so/ql much/ap sorrow/nn for/in handsome/jj ,/, ambitious/jj Bobbie/np ,/, but/cc for/in the/at lost/vbn years/nns that/wps had/hvd been/ben brought/vbn into/in high/jj relief/nn by/in his/pp$ death/nn ./. She/pps knew/vbd what/wdt people/nns were/bed thinking/vbg ;/. ;/. it/pps was/bedz what/wdt she/pps had/hvd been/ben thinking/vbg herself/ppl ./. It/pps was/bedz up/rp to/in her/ppo to/to save/vb Poor/jj-tl John/np-tl ,/, dear/jj John/np ,/, to/to undo/vb the/at wrong/jj she/pps had/hvd done/vbn ,/, but/cc she/pps trembled/vbd at/in the/at decision/nn as/cs at/in the/at brink/nn of/in a/at cold/jj stream/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz no/at one/pn who/wps would/md blame/vb her/ppo or/cc John/np ;/. ;/. she/pps could/md be/be sure/jj of/in that/dt ./. 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Bobbie/np said/vbd something/pn about/in damned/vbn Pittsburghers/nps sticking/vbg together/rb ,/, and/cc Linda/np got/vbd angry/jj at/in him/ppo ./. They/ppss had/hvd their/pp$ first/od real/jj fight/nn ,/, and/cc Bobbie/np went/vbd off/rp to/to get/vb drunk/jj ./. Linda/np dragooned/vbd her/pp$ uncle/nn ,/, Donald/np Murkland/np ,/, into/in a/at lunch/nn the/at next/ap day/nn to/to find/vb out/rp what/wdt had/hvd happened/vbn ./. He/pps was/bedz a/at director/nn of/in S./np-tl &/cc-tl M./np-tl and/cc must/md have/hv been/ben in/in on/in the/at decision/nn ./. But/cc jolly/jj old/jj Uncle/nn-tl Donald/np would/md tell/vb her/ppo no/rb more/ap than/cs that/cs Bobbie/np had/hvd certainly/rb been/ben considered/vbn for/in the/at job/nn ,/, but/cc there/ex were/bed factors/nns in/in a/at large/jj company/nn which/wdt outsiders/nns and/cc even/rb some/dti insiders/nns couldn't/md* understand/vb ./. He/pps didn't/dod* tell/vb her/ppo of/in the/at long/jj board/nn meeting/nn where/wrb Bobbie/np and/cc John/np were/bed weighed/vbn one/pn against/in the/at other/ap ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem behind/in John/np Cooper/np ''/'' ,/, Mr./np Lovejoy/np said/vbd finally/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss think/vb we're/ppss+ber agreed/vbn that/cs he/pps and/cc Evans/np are/ber equal/jj in/in ability/nn ,/, so/cs we/ppss have/hv to/to look/vb at/in the/at thing/nn in/in terms/nns of/in incentive/nn ./. ``/`` Now/rb ,/, I/ppss believe/vb Poor/jj-tl John'll/np+md work/vb just/rb a/at little/ap harder/rbr ./. With/in that/dt wife/nn of/in his/pp$$ ,/, I/ppss think/vb he/pps feels/vbz every/at chance/nn he/pps gets/vbz is/bez his/pp$ big/jj chance/nn ./. Bobbie/np ,/, with/in Linda/np behind/in him/ppo ,/, will/md have/hv plenty/nn of/in other/ap opportunities/nns ./. And/cc also/rb ,/, the/at money/nn can't/md* mean/vb as/ql much/rb to/in Bobbie/np ./. ``/`` Bobbie/np will/md take/vb the/at job/nn as/cs his/pp$ just/jj reward/nn and/cc work/vb hard/rb at/in it/ppo ;/. ;/. Poor/jj-tl John/np will/md take/vb it/ppo as/cs a/at miracle/nn and/cc have/hv every/at other/ap independent/jj steel/nn company/nn sitting/vbg up/rp nights/nns worrying/vbg about/in us/ppo ''/'' ./. Most/ap of/in the/at directors/nns nodded/vbd ./. Uncle/np Donald/np Murkland/np found/vbd himself/ppl nodding/vbg agreement/nn too/rb ./. After/cs the/at surprise/nn was/bedz over/rp ,/, Linda/np was/bedz almost/ql as/ql pleased/vbn as/cs anyone/pn with/in John's/np$ good/jj luck/nn ,/, though/cs she/pps agreed/vbd with/in Bobbie's/np$ decision/nn some/dti months/nns later/rbr to/to move/vb to/in Funk/np-tl Furnaces/nns-tl ./. The/at job/nn at/in Funk/np wasn't/bedz* particularly/ql better/jjr ,/, but/cc it/pps got/vbd him/ppo away/rb from/in being/beg subordinate/jj to/in John/np and/cc assured/vbd him/ppo steady/jj advancement/nn ,/, since/cs Funk/np was/bedz owned/vbn to/in a/at large/jj degree/nn by/in various/jj branches/nns of/in Linda's/np$ family/nn ./. Poor/jj-tl John's/np$-tl rise/nn continued/vbd to/to be/be meteoric/jj ./. When/wrb he/pps was/bedz made/vbn a/at vice/nn president/nn only/rb a/at year/nn after/in the/at new/jj sales/nns job/nn ,/, a/at leading/vbg business/nn magazine/nn ran/vbd his/pp$ photograph/nn with/in a/at brief/jj biography/nn in/in a/at series/nn on/in national/jj business/nn leaders/nns of/in the/at future/nn ./.

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She/pps called/vbd then/rb to/to say/vb she/pps had/hvd a/at baby-sitter/nn for/in that/dt night/nn ./. ``/`` Shirley/np appreciated/vbd the/at chance/nn to/to make/vb some/dti money/nn ./. Such/abl a/at nice/jj little/jj thing/nn --/-- lives/vbz right/ql in/in the/at building/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez swell/jj ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd sweetly/rb ./. I/ppss could/md get/vb along/rb without/in that/dt three/cd dollars/nns ./. In/in some/dti ways/nns it/pps was/bedz worth/jj being/beg out/in the/at money/nn --/-- just/rb knowing/vbg I/ppss was/bedz no/at longer/jjr obligated/vbd to/in Nadine/np !/. !/. It/pps was/bedz past/in midnight/nn and/cc we/ppss were/bed in/in bed/nn when/wrb the/at phone/nn rang/vbd ./. I/ppss stumbled/vbd through/in the/at hall/nn ,/, wondering/vbg who/wps would/md be/be calling/vbg at/in this/dt hour/nn ./. I/ppss answered/vbd to/to find/vb Nadine/np at/in the/at other/ap end/nn ./. ``/`` You/ppss scared/vbd me/ppo half/abn to/in death/nn ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd shakily/rb ./. ``/`` What's/wdt+bez wrong/jj ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Janice/np ,/, nobody/pn answers/vbz at/in the/at apartment/nn ''/'' !/. !/. Her/pp$ voice/nn came/vbd shrill/jj ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem absolutely/ql frantic/jj !/. !/. That/dt stupid/jj girl/nn might/md have/hv gone/vbn off/rp and/cc left/vbd Francie/np ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` Oh/uh ,/, she/pps wouldn't/md* do/do that/dt ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./. ``/`` She's/pps+hvz probably/rb fallen/vbn asleep/rb and/cc doesn't/doz* hear/vb the/at phone/nn ./. But/cc if/cs you're/ppss+ber worried/vbn you/ppss can/md go/vb home/nr and/cc check/vb ''/'' --/-- ``/`` I/ppss can't/md* leave/vb the/at party/nn !/. !/. We're/ppss+ber at/in Ken/np Thom's/np$ apartment/nn ,/, and/cc when/wrb one/cd couple/nn leaves/vbz early/rb everything/pn falls/vbz flat/rb !/. !/. Old/jj Mr./np Thom/np is/bez already/rb down/in on/in Wally/np ,/, and/cc we/ppss simply/rb can't/md* afford/vb to/to get/vb Ken/np mad/jj at/in us/ppo ''/'' --/-- I/ppss was/bedz all/ql set/vbn for/in what/wdt came/vbd next/ap ./. ``/`` Janice/np ,/, could/md you/ppss possibly/rb go/vb over/rp and/cc make/vb sure/jj everything's/pn+bez all/ql right/jj ?/. ?/. I'll/ppss+md call/vb you/ppo there/rb in/in ten/cd minutes/nns ''/'' --/-- ``/`` I/ppss can't/md* make/vb it/ppo in/in ten/cd minutes/nns ''/'' --/-- Wondering/vbg ,/, as/cs I/ppss said/vbd it/ppo ,/, why/wrb I/ppss should/md make/vb it/ppo at/in all/abn ./. Why/wrb should/md I/ppss go/vb over/rp at/in midnight/nn to/to check/vb on/in Francie/np ,/, when/wrb her/pp$ parents/nns didn't/dod* care/vb enough/ap to/to leave/vb a/at party/nn ?/. ?/. ``/`` Fifteen/cd minutes/nns ,/, then/rb !/. !/. Please/uh ,/, Janice/np ./. I'll/ppss+md be/be glad/jj to/to pay/vb you/ppo ''/'' --/-- So/ql sure/jj that/dt money/nn could/md do/do anything/pn !/. !/. ``/`` All/ql right/rb ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./. I'd/ppss+md do/do it/ppo ./. Not/* for/in the/at dollar/nn or/cc so/rb Nadine/np would/md give/vb me/ppo ./. But/cc because/cs there/ex was/bedz the/at chance/nn that/cs something/pn had/hvd gone/vbn wrong/jj at/in the/at apartment/nn ,/, and/cc if/cs I/ppss didn't/dod* go/vb over/rp ,/, who/wps would/md ?/. ?/. Chris/np was/bedz sound/jj asleep/rb ,/, and/cc I/ppss didn't/dod* see/vb any/dti sense/nn in/in waking/vbg him/ppo ./. I/ppss dressed/vbd in/in the/at kitchen/nn ,/, then/rb left/vbd a/at note/nn on/in the/at table/nn telling/vbg him/ppo what/wdt had/hvd happened/vbn ./. I/ppss drove/vbd off/rp through/in the/at cool/jj darkness/nn to/in Nadine's/np$ apartment/nn and/cc rang/vbd the/at bell/nn ,/, and/cc in/in a/at few/ap seconds/nns a/at young/jj girl/nn opened/vbd the/at door/nn ./. 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All/abn we/ppss own/vb is/bez Francie's/np$ bedroom/nn set/nn and/cc the/at televison-record/nn player/nn and/cc we/ppss even/rb owe/vb on/in them/ppo ./. And/cc we'll/ppss+md be/be poor/jj and/cc have/hv to/to live/vb in/in a/at grubby/jj little/ap house/nn like/cs yours/pp$$ --/-- and/cc all/abn because/cs of/in that/dt ''/'' --/-- I/ppss clamped/vbd my/pp$ hand/nn over/in her/pp$ mouth/nn to/to stop/vb the/at stream/nn of/in filth/nn ./. ``/`` Stop/vb that/dt !/. !/. You'll/ppss+md wake/vb up/rp the/at whole/jj building/nn ./. Wally/np can't/md* go/vb any/dti place/nn at/in this/dt hour/nn ''/'' --/-- ``/`` Well/rb then/rb ,/, I'll/ppss+md get/vb out/rp ''/'' --/-- But/cc she/pps looked/vbd uncertain/jj ./. She/pps was/bedz coming/vbg to/to her/pp$ senses/nns enough/qlp to/to realize/vb that/cs you/ppss don't/do* go/vb traipsing/vbg off/rp anywhere/rb at/in two/cd in/in the/at morning/nn ./. ``/`` You/ppss go/vb to/in bed/nn ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd curtly/rb ./. ``/`` In/in the/at morning/nn you/ppss and/cc Wally/np can/md talk/vb things/nns out/rp ''/'' --/-- She/pps collapsed/vbd against/in me/ppo ,/, as/cs if/cs everything/pn inside/in her/ppo snapped/vbd ./. I/ppss got/vbd her/ppo into/in bed/nn ,/, and/cc sat/vbd with/in her/ppo until/cs she/pps had/hvd sobbed/vbn herself/ppl out/rp ./. It/pps was/bedz three/cd o'clock/rb before/cs I/ppss figured/vbd it/pps was/bedz all/ql right/jj to/to go/vb ./. I/ppss left/vbd her/ppo ,/, a/at limp/jj bundle/nn of/in self-pity/nn ,/, shivering/vbg with/in terror/nn because/cs her/pp$ bubble/nn had/hvd burst/vbn around/in her/ppo ./. Wally/np was/bedz snoring/vbg on/in the/at davenport/nn ./. I/ppss had/hvd done/vbn all/abn I/ppss could/md ./. I/ppss had/hvd done/vbn all/abn I/ppss was/bedz going/vbg to/to do/do ./. Whether/cs or/cc not/* Wally/np lost/vbd his/pp$ job/nn was/bedz no/at concern/nn of/in mine/pp$$ ./. I/ppss drove/vbd home/nr ,/, found/vbd Chris/np still/rb asleep/rb ./. I/ppss snuggled/vbd up/rp close/rb to/in him/ppo --/-- loving/vbg him/ppo --/-- thankful/jj for/in a/at man/nn like/cs him/ppo ./. Thankful/jj I/ppss wasn't/bedz* Nadine/np ./. I/ppss kept/vbd on/in being/beg thankful/jj ./. In/in the/at afternoon/nn Nadine/np and/cc Wally/np came/vbd over/rp with/in Francie/np ./. Wally/np sat/vbd in/in our/pp$ big/jj chair/nn ,/, his/pp$ hands/nns between/in his/pp$ knees/nns ,/, looking/vbg ready/jj to/to cry/vb ./. ``/`` I'd/ppss+hvd had/hvn all/abn this/dt trouble/nn with/in the/at old/jj man/nn ,/, that's/dt+bez why/wrb I/ppss drank/vbd so/ql much/ap ./. I/ppss --/-- got/vbd fired/vbn yesterday/nr for/in not/* attending/vbg to/in business/nn ''/'' --/-- Old/jj Mr./np Thom/np himself/ppl had/hvd stopped/vbn at/in the/at service/nn station/nn for/in a/at grease/nn job/nn ,/, Wally/np confessed/vbd ,/, and/cc couldn't/md* get/vb one/pn because/cs there/ex were/bed cars/nns on/in the/at pits/nns waiting/vbg to/to be/be repaired/vbn ./. Seems/vbz that/cs the/at kid/nn Wally/np had/hvd hired/vbn had/hvd a/at repair/nn business/nn of/in his/pp$ own/jj going/vbg on/in the/at side/nn ./. Mr./np Thom/np had/hvd gotten/vbn Wally/np on/in the/at phone/nn ,/, and/cc fired/vbd him/ppo ./. ``/`` I/ppss thought/vbd I'd/ppss+md smooth/vb things/nns over/rp through/in Ken/np ''/'' ,/, Wally/np said/vbd miserably/rb ./. ``/`` But/cc Ken/np got/vbd coy/jj and/cc wouldn't/md* make/vb any/dti promises/nns ./. And/cc I/ppss was/bedz plastered/vbn and/cc I/ppss blew/vbd my/pp$ stack/nn ''/'' --/-- ``/`` And/cc told/vbd him/ppo right/rb to/in his/pp$ face/nn he'd/pps+hvd never/rb slept/vbn with/in a/at woman/nn ''/'' !/. !/. I/ppss tried/vbd to/to quiet/vb Nadine/np because/cs the/at children/nns were/bed there/rb ./. But/cc she/pps was/bedz beyond/in caring/vbg what/wdt she/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` Things/nns may/md smooth/vb over/rp yet/rb ''/'' ,/, Chris/np said/vbd ,/, his/pp$ nice/jj lean/jj face/nn grave/jj with/in honest/jj concern/nn ./. But/cc I/ppss couldn't/md* help/vb thinking/vbg that/cs Nadine/np and/cc Wally/np were/bed getting/vbg just/rb what/wdt they/ppss deserved/vbd ./. Now/rb maybe/rb they'd/ppss+md realize/vb that/cs life/nn can/md be/be tough/jj ./. When/wrb A/at bubble/nn breaks/vbz ,/, there's/ex+bez nothing/pn ./. Little/ap by/in little/ap ,/, during/in the/at week/nn ,/, Chris/np and/cc I/ppss discovered/vbd the/at crazy/jj unbelievable/jj way/nn Nadine/np and/cc Wally/np had/hvd lived/vbn ./. They/ppss had/hvd not/* only/rb spent/vbn every/at cent/nn --/-- they/ppss were/bed in/in debt/nn up/in to/in their/pp$ necks/nns ,/, owing/vbg on/in everything/pn they/ppss owned/vbd ./. On/in top/nn of/in everything/pn else/rb they/ppss were/bed two/cd months/nns behind/rb on/in their/pp$ apartment/nn rent/nn ,/, and/cc the/at day/nn Wally/np received/vbd written/vbn notice/nn that/cs he/pps was/bedz fired/vbn ,/, they/ppss were/bed evicted/vbn ./. Worst/jjt of/in all/abn ,/, Wally/np had/hvd no/at training/nn for/in any/dti kind/nn of/in work/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd fallen/vbn into/in a/at soft/jj job/nn ,/, and/cc now/rb the/at job/nn was/bedz gone/vbn and/cc he/pps was/bedz stranded/vbn ./. Chris/np fretted/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss wish/vb we/ppss were/bed in/in a/at position/nn to/to offer/vb a/at little/ap money/nn to/to tide/vb them/ppo over/rp ''/'' ./. I/ppss said/vbd I/ppss wished/vbd we/ppss were/bed ,/, too/rb ./. It/pps was/bedz easy/jj enough/qlp to/to say/vb it/ppo ,/, because/cs of/in course/nn we/ppss couldn't/md* spare/vb a/at cent/nn ./. But/cc Chris/np brightened/vbd up/rp like/cs a/at candle/nn ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem glad/jj you/ppss feel/vb that/dt way/nn ,/, honey/nn ./. There/ex is/bez one/cd big/jj way/nn we/ppss can/md help/vb them/ppo ./. We/ppss can/md let/vb them/ppo move/vb in/in with/in us/ppo ''/'' --/-- Something/pn I/ppss had/hvd simply/rb never/rb thought/vbn of/in ./. Something/pn so/ql incredible/jj --/-- I/ppss just/rb stared/vbd at/in him/ppo ./. It/pps was/bedz incredible/jj --/-- He/pps gave/vbd me/ppo an/at embarrassed/vbn ,/, pleading/vbg look/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss know/vb we'd/ppss+md be/be pretty/ql crowded/vbn ./. But/cc it/pps would/md only/rb be/be for/in a/at couple/nn of/in weeks/nns --/-- until/cs they/ppss get/vb straightened/vbn out/rp ''/'' ./. Straightened/vbn out/rp --/-- They'd/ppss+hvd had/hvn years/nns of/in making/vbg all/abn that/dt money/nn !/. !/. ``/`` I/ppss won't/md* do/do it/ppo ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd flatly/rb ./. ``/`` Nadine/np was/bedz always/rb too/ql good/jj to/to live/vb in/in a/at little/ap house/nn like/cs this/dt !/. !/. Well/uh ,/, now/rb she/pps can/md sleep/vb in/in the/at street/nn for/cs all/abn I/ppss care/vb ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` That/dt isn't/bez* like/cs you/ppss ,/, Janice/np ''/'' ,/, Chris/np said/vbd uncomfortably/rb ./. Then/rb I/ppss felt/vbd uncomfortable/jj ,/, too/rb ./. I/ppss didn't/dod* want/vb to/to be/be like/cs that/dt ,/, mean/jj and/cc bitter/jj ./. But/cc ,/, darn/vb it/ppo all/abn ,/, why/wrb should/md we/ppss help/vb a/at couple/nn of/in spoiled/vbn snobs/nns who/wps had/hvd looked/vbn down/in their/pp$ noses/nns at/in us/ppo ?/. ?/. But/cc ,/, in/in the/at end/nn ,/, we/ppss did/dod ./. It/pps just/rb seemed/vbd as/cs if/cs there/ex was/bedz nothing/pn else/rb to/to do/do ./. The/at finance/nn company/nn took/vbd all/abn their/pp$ furniture/nn --/-- and/cc they/ppss didn't/dod* have/hv a/at cent/nn to/in their/pp$ name/nn ./. Then/jj Wally/np got/vbd sick/jj ./. To/in my/pp$ way/nn of/in thinking/vbg ,/, he/pps was/bedz scared/vbn sick/jj ./. His/pp$ luck/nn had/hvd failed/vbn him/ppo ,/, and/cc it/pps was/bedz easier/rbr to/to crawl/vb off/rp into/in bed/nn than/cs to/to get/vb out/rp and/cc fight/vb the/at world/nn ./. Chris/np made/vbd trip/nn after/in trip/nn in/in our/pp$ old/jj car/nn ,/, moving/vbg the/at clothes/nns and/cc dishes/nns and/cc the/at stock/nn of/in groceries/nns Nadine/np had/hvd bought/vbn on/in special/nn ./. At/in least/ap we'll/ppss+md eat/vb ,/, I/ppss thought/vbd grimly/rb as/cs I/ppss put/vbd all/abn the/at food/nn away/rb ./. While/cs I/ppss worked/vbd ,/, Nadine/np sat/vbd and/cc cried/vbd ./. When/wrb she/pps wasn't/bedz* crying/vbg ,/, she/pps was/bedz in/in our/pp$ bedroom/nn fighting/vbg with/in Wally/np ./. ``/`` Virus/nn infection/nn nothing/pn ''/'' ,/, she'd/pps+md scream/vb at/in him/ppo ./. ``/`` You're/ppss+ber too/ql lazy/jj to/to go/vb out/rp and/cc look/vb for/in another/dt job/nn ./. You're/ppss+ber just/rb a/at no-good/jj bum/nn ''/'' !/. !/. It/pps was/bedz a/at mess/nn ,/, all/ql right/rb ./. But/cc it/pps couldn't/md* go/vb on/rp forever/rb --/-- A/at couple/nn of/in weeks/nns ,/, Chris/np had/hvd said/vbn ./. I/ppss figured/vbd I/ppss could/md stand/vb practically/rb anything/pn for/in a/at couple/nn of/in weeks/nns ./. But/cc the/at two/cd weeks/nns dragged/vbd into/in three/cd ,/, and/cc they/ppss were/bed still/rb with/in us/ppo ./. Nadine's/np$ constant/jj nagging/nn had/hvd finally/rb gotten/vbn Wally/np out/in of/in bed/nn ./. He/pps set/vbd out/rp every/at morning/nn looking/vbg for/in work/nn ,/, and/cc come/vb home/nr around/in noon/nn ,/, full/jj of/in alibis/nns and/cc excuses/nns ./. Wendell/np Thom/np had/hvd black-balled/vbn him/ppo ./. Nobody/pn would/md even/rb take/vb his/pp$ application/nn ./. ``/`` You/ppss can/md get/vb something/pn ,/, ''/'' Nadine/np would/md snap/vb ./. ``/`` You/ppss can/md get/vb a/at job/nn working/vbg in/in a/at grocery/nn store/nn ,/, if/cs nothing/pn else/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` The/at high/jj school/nn kids/nns have/hv got/vbn everything/pn sewed/vbn up/rp ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, a/at whine/nn in/in his/pp$ voice/nn ./. ``/`` Those/dts damn/jj punks/nns --/-- taking/vbg work/nn away/rb from/in men/nns who/wps need/vb it/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` By/in fall/nn they'll/ppss+md be/be back/rb in/in school/nn ''/'' ,/, I'd/ppss+md say/vb ,/, trying/vbg to/to sound/vb encouraging/jj ./. But/cc this/dt was/bedz only/rb the/at middle/nn of/in July/np ./. 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For/in the/at thousandth/od time/nn ,/, I/ppss wished/vbd I'd/ppss+hvd chosen/vbn some/dti nice/jj ,/, nine-to-five/jj ,/, five-days-a-week/jj profession/nn ./. And/cc for/in the/at thousandth/od time/nn ,/, I/ppss answered/vbd myself/ppl ./. I/ppss hadn't/hvd* chosen/vbn medicine/nn --/-- it/pps had/hvd chosen/vbn me/ppo ./. Actually/rb ,/, I/ppss shouldn't/md* complain/vb ,/, I/ppss told/vbd myself/ppl in/in the/at shaving/vbg mirror/nn ./. I/ppss had/hvd a/at lot/nn to/to be/be thankful/jj for/in ./. A/at profession/nn that/wps brought/vbd me/ppo as/ql good/jj an/at income/nn as/cs mine/pp$$ wasn't/bedz* to/to be/be sneezed/vbn at/in ./. Maybe/rb I/ppss didn't/dod* see/vb as/ql much/ap of/in Gladdy/np as/cs I'd/ppss+md like/vb ,/, but/cc how/wrb much/ql worse/jjr it/pps would/md have/hv been/ben if/cs I'd/ppss+hvd had/hvn to/to board/vb her/ppo out/rp somewhere/rb after/in Alice/np went/vbd --/-- send/vb my/pp$ daughter/nn to/in an/at orphanage/nn or/cc a/at boarding-home/nn ./. 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I/ppss had/hvd a/at feeling/nn that/ql young/jj Pete/np Michelson/np ,/, the/at most/ql promising/jj intern/nn at/in Fairview/np ,/, had/hvd something/pn to/to do/do with/in it/ppo ,/, too/rb ./. She'd/pps+hvd been/ben out/rp with/in Pete/np the/at night/nn before/rb and/cc her/pp$ gay/jj chatter/nn about/in their/pp$ date/nn lightened/vbd my/pp$ mood/nn a/at little/ap ./. But/cc once/cs I/ppss was/bedz alone/rb again/rb ,/, driving/vbg to/in the/at hospital/nn ,/, the/at heaviness/nn returned/vbd ./. If/cs she/pps and/cc Pete/np were/bed really/rb getting/vbg serious/jj ,/, I'd/ppss+md have/hv to/to do/do some/dti hard/jj thinking/nn ./. Should/md I/ppss tell/vb him/ppo the/at truth/nn about/in Alice/np ?/. ?/. Did/dod he/pps have/hv a/at right/nn to/to know/vb the/at secret/nn I'd/ppss+hvd kept/vbn from/in Gladdy/np all/abn these/dts years/nns ?/. ?/. The/at boys/nns were/bed already/rb waiting/vbg in/in the/at corridor/nn outside/in my/pp$ office/nn when/wrb I/ppss got/vbd to/in Fairview/np ./. Two/cd interns/nns and/cc Dick/np Ishii/np ,/, the/at other/ap resident/nn ./. I'm/ppss+bem Chief/nn-tl of/in-tl Medicine/nn-tl here/rb and/cc this/dt morning/nn would/md start/vb like/cs all/abn others/nns ,/, with/in me/ppo taking/vbg the/at boys/nns on/in the/at rounds/nns ./. Pete/np was/bedz down/rp on/in Seven/cd-tl ,/, Dick/np told/vbd me/ppo ,/, and/cc he'd/pps+md meet/vb us/ppo there/rb ./. There/ex wasn't/bedz* anything/pn of/in special/jj interest/nn that/dt morning/nn ,/, no/at one/pn sicker/jjr than/cs they/ppss should/md have/hv been/ben ./. Pete/np came/vbd to/to meet/vb us/ppo when/wrb we/ppss stepped/vbd out/in of/in the/at elevator/nn on/in Seven/cd-tl --/-- he'd/pps+hvd had/hvn a/at case/nn of/in post-operative/jj shock/nn ,/, but/cc it/pps was/bedz all/ql taken/vbn care/nn of/in now/rb ./. Seven/cd-tl is/bez a/at women's/nns$ floor/nn and/cc ,/, as/cs it/pps happened/vbd ,/, not/* very/ql busy/jj right/ql then/rb ./. When/wrb we'd/ppss+hvd finished/vbn our/pp$ regular/jj rounds/nns ,/, Pete/np pointed/vbd me/ppo toward/in the/at small/jj ward/nn at/in the/at end/nn of/in the/at floor/nn ./. ``/`` Got/vbd a/at new/jj one/pn in/in last/ap night/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss haven't/hv* seen/vbn her/ppo yet/rb ,/, but/cc I/ppss hear/vb she's/pps+bez a/at lulu/nn ''/'' !/. !/. I/ppss wasn't/bedz* surprised/vbn ./. The/at ward/nn was/bedz a/at small/jj one/pn ,/, four/cd beds/nns ,/, kept/vbn reserved/vbn for/in female/nn alcoholics/nns ./. We/ppss didn't/dod* get/vb many/ap at/in Fairview/np and/cc they/ppss were/bed never/rb pretty/jj sights/nns ./. It/pps was/bedz thought/vbn wiser/jjr to/to keep/vb them/ppo segregated/vbn from/in the/at patients/nns in/in the/at regular/jj charity/nn ward/nn ./. The/at moment/nn I/ppss walked/vbd in/rp ,/, the/at whole/jj miserable/jj feeling/nn of/in the/at day/nn seemed/vbd to/to focus/vb on/in the/at woman/nn in/in the/at bed/nn ./. They'd/ppss+hvd cleaned/vbn her/ppo up/rp some/dti ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, and/cc she'd/pps+hvd pretty/ql much/rb slept/vbn off/rp her/pp$ drunk/nn ./. But/cc there/ex was/bedz something/pn about/in her/ppo --/-- and/cc I/ppss felt/vbd my/pp$ lips/nns forming/vbg a/at name/nn ./. Alice/np But/cc this/dt woman's/nn$ name/nn was/bedz Rose/np Bancroft/np !/. !/. I/ppss looked/vbd at/in the/at chart/nn for/in reassurance/nn ./. Yes/rb ,/, Rose/np Bancroft/np ,/, diagnosis/nn :/: acute/jj alcoholism/nn ./. She/pps looked/vbd about/rb sixty/cd ,/, though/cs I/ppss recalled/vbd that/cs the/at chart/nn gave/vbd her/pp$ age/nn as/cs forty-four/cd ./. An/at ugly/jj scar/nn disfigured/vbd the/at somewhat/ql familiar/jj puffy/jj face/nn ,/, already/rb marred/vbn by/in the/at tell-tale/jj network/nn of/in broken/vbn red/jj veins/nns that/wps heavy/jj drinkers/nns carry/vb ./. Her/pp$ coarse/jj hair/nn was/bedz two-colored/jj --/-- bleached/vbn blonde/jj and/cc its/pp$ real/jj ,/, dirty/jj gray/jj ./. Oh/uh ,/, could/md it/ppo be/be ?/. ?/. No/rb ,/, no/rb it/pps was/bedz an/at unfortunate/jj resemblance/nn ,/, that/dt was/bedz all/abn it/pps was/bedz ,/, and/cc I/ppss turned/vbd to/in Dick/np ,/, forcing/vbg myself/ppl to/to put/vb my/pp$ disquiet/nn out/in of/in my/pp$ mind/nn ./. In/in a/at low/jj voice/nn ,/, Dick/np filled/vbd us/ppo in/rp she'd/pps+hvd been/ben picked/vbn up/rp downtown/nr ,/, passed/vbn out/rp in/in the/at doorway/nn ./. Although/cs quiet/jj when/wrb they/ppss brought/vbd her/ppo in/rp ,/, she'd/pps+hvd suddenly/rb turned/vbn violent/jj and/cc had/hvd to/to be/be knocked/vbn out/rp ./. It/pps was/bedz the/at old/jj story/nn ./. We'd/ppss+md keep/vb her/ppo a/at day/nn or/cc two/cd ,/, and/cc the/at AA/np-tl people/nns would/md talk/vb to/in her/ppo ./. But/cc if/cs she/pps wasn't/bedz* interested/vbn ,/, she'd/pps+md just/rb go/vb back/rb to/in the/at same/ap life/nn she'd/pps+hvd left/vbn ./. Turning/vbg toward/in the/at patient/nn again/rb ,/, I/ppss --/-- I/ppss can't/md* describe/vb what/wdt happened/vbd to/in me/ppo then/rb ,/, except/in to/to say/vb that/cs I/ppss felt/vbd sick/jj ./. I/ppss tell/vb you/ppo ,/, it/pps took/vbd every/at ounce/nn of/in control/nn I/ppss had/hvd to/to be/be able/jj to/to speak/vb ./. ``/`` Now/rb ,/, Miss/np --/-- or/cc is/bez it/pps Mrs./np Bancroft/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. I/ppss never/rb liked/vbd going/vbg straight/rb into/in an/at examination/nn with/in patients/nns --/-- it/pps relaxes/vbz them/ppo ,/, I've/ppss+hv always/rb thought/vbn ,/, to/to chat/vb first/rb ./. This/dt was/bedz one/cd time/nn I'd/ppss+md have/hv gladly/rb broken/vbn my/pp$ own/jj rule/nn ,/, but/cc habit/nn was/bedz too/ql strong/jj ./. ``/`` Hey/uh ''/'' !/. !/. Her/pp$ voice/nn was/bedz flat/jj and/cc dull/jj ./. But/cc those/dts penetrating/jj eyes/nns --/-- I/ppss had/hvd to/to turn/vb my/pp$ head/nn away/rb ./. It/pps was/bedz then/rb that/cs I/ppss saw/vbd what/wdt the/at drawn-back/jj covers/nns revealed/vbd ./. There/ex were/bed bloodspots/nns on/in the/at sheet/nn ./. ``/`` What's/wdt+bez this/dt ''/'' ?/. ?/. I/ppss asked/vbd ./. ``/`` Your/pp$ period/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps shook/vbd her/pp$ head/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss been/ben spotting/vbg a/at little/ap now/rb and/cc then/rb ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd quietly/rb ,/, no/at emotion/nn in/in her/pp$ voice/nn ./. ``/`` Have/hv you/ppss spoken/vbn to/in a/at doctor/nn about/in it/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. Once/rb again/rb ,/, there/ex was/bedz a/at negative/jj shake/nn ./. I/ppss told/vbd Miss/np Groggins/np to/to move/vb her/ppo down/in the/at hall/nn where/wrb we/ppss had/hvd an/at examining/vbg table/nn ./. ``/`` Better/rbr do/do a/at Papanicolaou/np ''/'' ,/, I/ppss told/vbd Pete/np ./. It/pps was/bedz only/rb a/at few/ap moments/nns before/cs Miss/np Groggins/np had/hvd her/ppo in/in the/at proper/jj position/nn for/in a/at vaginal/nn ,/, but/cc I/ppss couldn't/md* see/vb anything/pn wrong/jj on/in gross/jj examination/nn ./. Pete/np stood/vbd by/rb with/in a/at slide/nn and/cc took/vbd the/at smear/nn ,/, sent/vbd it/ppo down/rp to/in the/at lab/nn with/in a/at request/nn for/in the/at test/nn ./. That/dt done/vbn ,/, I/ppss told/vbd Miss/np Groggins/np to/to take/vb her/pp$ patient/nn back/rb to/in bed/nn and/cc again/rb put/vb her/ppo out/in of/in my/pp$ mind/nn ./. I/ppss was/bedz busy/jj the/at rest/nn of/in the/at day/nn ./. Late/jj in/in the/at afternoon/nn ,/, I/ppss was/bedz up/rp on/in Seven/cd-tl again/rb ./. One/pn of/in my/pp$ private/jj patients/nns was/bedz being/beg admitted/vbn and/cc I/ppss went/vbd in/rp to/to see/vb her/ppo settled/vbn ./. On/in my/pp$ way/nn to/in the/at elevator/nn ,/, I/ppss ran/vbd into/in Pete/np ./. ``/`` I've/ppss+hv got/vbn the/at results/nns on/in the/at Bancroft/np smear/nn test/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` There's/ex+bez something/pn there/rb ,/, all/ql right/rb ./. Class/nn-tl Three/cd-tl ,/, they/ppss said/vbd ./. Do/do you/ppss want/vb to/to talk/vb to/in her/ppo ,/, Doctor/nn-tl ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Well/uh ''/'' --/-- I/ppss didn't/dod* --/-- I/ppss didn't/dod* ever/rb want/vb to/to see/vb that/dt woman/nn again/rb ./. But/cc that/dt was/bedz ridiculous/jj ,/, of/in course/nn ./. ``/`` All/ql right/rb ./. We'll/ppss+md do/do a/at D./np-tl and/cc-tl C./np-tl and/cc get/vb her/pp$ permission/nn for/in a/at hysterectomy/nn ./. Maybe/rb it's/pps+bez nothing/pn ,/, maybe/rb it's/pps+bez intraepithelial/jj or/cc in/fw-in situ/fw-nn --/-- can't/md* take/vb any/dti chances/nns ''/'' ./. ``/`` If/cs you/ppss can/md keep/vb her/ppo here/rb that/dt long/jj ''/'' ,/, Pete/np said/vbd wryly/rb ./. ``/`` Groggins/np tells/vbz me/ppo she's/pps+hvz started/vbn badgering/vbg already/rb ,/, wants/vbz to/to get/vb out/rp ./. Wants/nns to/to get/vb to/in her/pp$ booze/nn ,/, I/ppss guess/vb ''/'' ./. I/ppss grimaced/vbd in/in distaste/nn ./. ``/`` Well/uh ,/, better/rbr see/vb what/wdt I/ppss can/md do/do ''/'' ./. We'd/ppss+hvd been/ben standing/vbg right/ql outside/in Miss/np Bancroft's/np$ door/nn and/cc as/cs I/ppss went/vbd to/to turn/vb the/at knob/nn to/to enter/vb ,/, I/ppss was/bedz surprised/vbn to/to find/vb that/cs the/at door/nn was/bedz slightly/ql ajar/rb ./. But/cc she/pps seemed/vbd to/to be/be dozing/vbg and/cc in/in any/dti case/nn ,/, we'd/ppss+hvd been/ben talking/vbg in/in low/jj tones/nns ./. Her/pp$ eyes/nns opened/vbd as/ql soon/rb as/cs she/pps heard/vbd me/ppo ,/, though/cs ,/, and/cc once/rb again/rb ,/, I/ppss felt/vbd an/at inward/jj shiver/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss sure/rb can't/md* complain/vb about/in the/at service/nn in/in this/dt place/nn ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss just/rb got/vbd through/in seeing/vbg one/cd of/in you/ppo guys/nns ./. What/wdt do/do you/ppss want/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. There/ex was/bedz something/pn almost/rb insulting/jj in/in her/pp$ tone/nn ,/, but/cc I/ppss disregarded/vbd it/ppo ./. ``/`` I've/ppss+hv just/rb been/ben talking/vbg to/in Dr./nn-tl Michelson/np ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./. ``/`` We'd/ppss+md like/vb you/ppo to/to have/hv a/at dilatation/nn and/cc curettage/nn ./. That's/dt+bez quite/ql minor/jj ,/, nothing/pn to/to worry/vb about/rb ./. But/cc we/ppss would/md like/vb your/pp$ permission/nn to/to do/do --/-- that/dt is/bez ,/, to/to go/vb further/rbr if/cs it/pps proves/vbz necessary/jj ''/'' ./. ``/`` No/rb ''/'' ./. It/pps was/bedz flat/jj ,/, definite/jj ./. ``/`` Suppose/vb you/ppo let/vb me/ppo explain/vb ./. Actually/rb ,/, I/ppss rather/ql doubt/vb that/cs we'll/ppss+md have/hv to/to do/do this/dt ./. Even/rb if/cs we/ppss do/do ,/, you'll/ppss+md be/be out/in of/in here/rb in/in a/at week/nn ,/, probably/rb ''/'' ./. I/ppss was/bedz sure/jj that/dt was/bedz the/at difficulty/nn --/-- she/pps just/rb didn't/dod* want/vb to/to stay/vb here/rb ,/, where/wrb she/pps couldn't/md* get/vb to/in the/at liquor/nn ./. ``/`` No/rb ''/'' ./. I/ppss looked/vbd at/in her/ppo in/in amazement/nn ./. I'd/ppss+hvd had/hvn patients/nns who'd/wps+hvd refused/vbn surgery/nn before/rb ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, but/cc never/rb one/pn who/wps didn't/dod* show/vb ,/, in/in one/cd way/nn or/cc another/dt ,/, the/at reason/nn why/wrb ./. Mostly/rb ,/, it/pps was/bedz fear/nn ,/, but/cc this/dt woman's/nn$ voice/nn didn't/dod* tremble/vb and/cc her/pp$ hands/nns were/bed still/rb on/in the/at coverlet/nn ./. ``/`` Will/md you/ppss tell/vb me/ppo why/wrb ''/'' ?/. ?/. I/ppss asked/vbd ./. She/pps smiled/vbd ,/, a/at smile/nn without/in humor/nn ./. ``/`` You/ppss shouldn't/md* tell/vb your/pp$ little/ap secrets/nns outside/in of/in the/at patient's/nn$ door/nn ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` I've/ppss+hv got/vbn cancer/nn ,/, haven't/hv* I/ppss ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps went/vbd on/rp ,/, disregarding/vbg my/pp$ protests/nns ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem not/* going/vbg to/to be/be one/pn of/in your/pp$ guinea/nn pigs/nns ./. Let/vb your/pp$ pupils/nns learn/vb on/in someone/pn else/rb ,/, Doctor/nn-tl ./. Just/rb let/vb me/ppo die/vb in/in peace/nn ''/'' ./. I/ppss stared/vbd at/in her/ppo ,/, almost/ql speechless/jj ./. Her/pp$ little/ap speech/nn was/bedz totally/rb out/in of/in character/nn with/in the/at sort/nn of/in person/nn I/ppss thought/vbd she/pps was/bedz ./. Even/rb her/pp$ voice/nn had/hvd taken/vbn on/rp a/at more/ql cultivated/vbn tone/nn ./. This/dt was/bedz someone/pn who'd/wps+hvd come/vbn down/rp in/in the/at world/nn ,/, I/ppss thought/vbd ./. A/at long/jj ,/, long/jj way/nn down/rp ./. Again/rb there/ex was/bedz something/pn familiar/jj about/in her/ppo ,/, something/pn --/-- ``/`` You/ppss haven't/hv* got/vbn cancer/nn ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd as/ql strongly/rb as/cs I/ppss could/md ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* know/vb what/wdt you/ppss heard/vbd that/dt would/md make/vb you/ppo think/vb so/rb ,/, but/cc I/ppss assure/vb you/ppo I/ppss don't/do* even/vb know/vb myself/ppl ,/, so/cs how/wrb can/md you/ppss be/be so/ql sure/jj ?/. ?/. And/cc even/rb if/cs ''/'' --/-- ``/`` Don't/do* give/vb me/ppo a/at lot/nn of/in talk/nn ,/, Joe/np ''/'' ./. I/ppss gaped/vbd at/in her/ppo ./. She/pps could/md have/hv found/vbn out/rp my/pp$ first/od name/nn ,/, of/in course/nn --/-- that/dt wouldn't/md* be/be difficult/jj ./. But/cc there/ex was/bedz that/dt something/pn ,/, some/dti echo/nn in/in the/at way/nn she/pps spoke/vbd ./. She/pps was/bedz watching/vbg me/ppo intently/rb ,/, a/at funny/jj little/ap half-smile/nn on/in her/pp$ lips/nns ./. ``/`` Surprised/vbn ,/, baby/nn ?/. ?/. Guess/vb I've/ppss+hv changed/vbn ,/, haven't/hv* I/ppss ?/. ?/. But/cc you/ppss haven't/hv* changed/vbn much/rb ,/, Joe/np ''/'' ./. I/ppss knew/vbd then/rb ,/, knew/vbd with/in a/at heart-stopping/jj shock/nn ./. ``/`` Alice/np ''/'' --/-- I/ppss stammered/vbd through/in dry/jj lips/nns ./. ``/`` Alice/np ,/, for/in goodness/nn sake/nn ''/'' --/-- ``/`` Alice/np ''/'' ,/, she/pps echoed/vbd mockingly/rb ./. ``/`` What's/wdt+bez the/at matter/nn ,/, Joe/np ,/, you/ppss scared/vbd of/in me/ppo ?/. ?/. Think/vb I'm/ppss+bem going/vbg to/to make/vb you/ppss introduce/vb a/at drunk/nn as/cs your/pp$ wife/nn ?/. ?/. Well/uh ,/, don't/do* worry/vb ./. Just/rb let/vb me/ppo outta/rp+in here/rn ''/'' --/-- ``/`` But/cc why/wrb did/dod you/ppss come/vb back/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. I'd/ppss+hvd found/vbn my/pp$ voice/nn ./. ``/`` Where/wrb have/hv you/ppss been/ben all/abn these/dts years/nns ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps shrugged/vbd ./. ``/`` Here/rb and/cc there/rb ./. As/in for/in coming/vbg back/rb here/rb --/-- well/uh ,/, I'll/ppss+md tell/vb you/ppo the/at truth/nn ,/, I/ppss didn't/dod* even/rb know/vb where/wrb I/ppss was/bedz when/wrb I/ppss came/vbd to/in ./. The/at last/ap thing/nn I/ppss remember/vb is/bez a/at bar/nn in/in San/np Diego/np ''/'' --/-- The/at way/nn she/pps spoke/vbd ,/, her/pp$ flat/jj acceptance/nn of/in her/pp$ alcoholic/jj blackout/nn ,/, made/vbd me/ppo shudder/vb ./. And/cc this/dt was/bedz Gladdy's/np$ mother/nn !/. !/. ``/`` I/ppss never/rb asked/vbd you/ppo for/in any/dti favors/nns ,/, Joe/np ''/'' ,/, she/pps went/vbd on/rp ,/, ``/`` but/cc I'm/ppss+bem asking/vbg one/pn now/rb ./. Let/vb me/ppo outta/rp+in here/rn !/. !/. You/ppss doctors/nns are/ber all/abn alike/jj --/-- all/abn you/ppss want/nn is/bez to/to cut/vb up/rp people/nns and/cc what's/wdt+bez the/at good/nn ?/. ?/. No/rb ,/, I/ppss want/vb out/rp ,/, Joe/np ''/'' !/. !/. I/ppss looked/vbd at/in the/at pathetic/jj wreck/nn of/in a/at woman/nn before/in me/ppo ./. Let/vb her/ppo out/rp ,/, let/vb her/ppo out/rp --/-- that/dt would/md be/be the/at solution/nn ,/, wouldn't/md* it/ppo ?/. ?/. What/wdt she'd/pps+hvd said/vbn was/bedz true/jj --/-- in/in all/abn these/dts years/nns ,/, she'd/pps+hvd never/rb asked/vbn for/in anything/pn from/in me/ppo ./. If/cs I/ppss let/vb her/ppo go/vb ,/, she'd/pps+md disappear/vb once/rb more/rbr ./. And/cc Gladdy/np would/md be/be safe/jj !/. !/.

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I/ppss was/bedz slowly/rb swimming/vbg down/rp to/in the/at bottom/nn of/in the/at sea/nn ./. She/pps made/vbd me/ppo welcome/jj ./. Her/pp$ dark/jj cool/jj caresses/nns were/bed sweeter/jjr than/cs any/dti woman's/nn$ ;/. ;/. the/at many/ap little/ap tricks/nns she/pps knew/vbd made/vbn her/pp$ embrace/nn the/at ultimate/jj one/pn --/-- the/at ever/ql more/ql fantastic/jj pressures/nns deeper/jjr in/in her/pp$ body/nn squeezed/vbd not/* me/ppo but/cc the/at air/nn I/ppss breathed/vbd into/in a/at nitrogen/nn anesthetic/nn ./. yielding-Mediterranian-woman-/nn ,/, she/pps soothed/vbd me/ppo ,/, and/cc drew/vbd me/ppo deeper/rbr into/in her/ppo ./. I/ppss no/at longer/jjr knew/vbd how/wrb deep/jj I/ppss was/bedz ,/, somewhere/nn under/in 230/cd feet/nns ,/, getting/vbg drunker/jjr ,/, happier/jjr and/cc more/rbr contented/vbn by/in the/at second/od ./. The/at reasons/nns for/in this/dt dive/nn seemed/vbd foolish/jj now/rb ./. Only/rb the/at dive/nn itself/ppl had/hvd any/dti meaning/nn ./. The/at metal-tasting/jj nitrogen/nn made/vbd me/ppo wonder/vb if/cs I/ppss should/md remove/vb the/at mouthpiece/nn and/cc suck/vb in/rp the/at sweet/jj water/nn ./. Perhaps/rb if/cs I/ppss took/vbd off/rp the/at aqua-lung/nn I/ppss could/md swim/vb better/rbr ,/, love/vb my/pp$ woman/nn better/rbr ./. I/ppss chuckled/vbd aloud/rb ,/, and/cc the/at mouthpiece/nn fell/vbd out/rp ./. While/cs a/at hazy/jj part/nn of/in my/pp$ mind/nn concentrated/vbd on/in swimming/vbg down/rp ,/, a/at clear/jj part/nn sorted/vbd over/rp recent/jj events/nns ,/, among/in them/ppo my/pp$ only/rb positive/jj act/nn in/in a/at long/jj time/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz when/wrb I/ppss packed/vbd up/rp what/wdt duds/nns I/ppss had/hvd and/cc went/vbd to/in Paris/np ./. It/pps was/bedz no/at vacation/nn ,/, just/rb me/ppo getting/vbg out/rp after/in a/at bellyfull/nn ./. I/ppss knew/vbd it/pps wouldn't/md* be/be the/at same/ap ./. Wild/jj kicks/nns never/rb are/ber ,/, but/cc I/ppss hoped/vbd to/to dig/vb up/rp a/at better/jjr frame/nn of/in mind/nn ./. Once/rb before/cs I/ppss had/hvd been/ben to/in Paris/np ,/, long/jj before/cs I/ppss married/vbd Valery/np ./. That/dt first/od time/nn was/bedz good/jj and/cc it/pps stuck/vbd with/in me/ppo ./. I/ppss was/bedz twenty-one/cd back/rb then/rb ,/, in/in the/at army/nn ,/, and/cc fog/nn put/vbd our/pp$ plane/nn down/rp at/in Orly/np instead/rb of/in Rhine-Main/np ./. It/pps was/bedz a/at Saturday/nr evening/nn in/in April/np with/in a/at mist-like/jj rain/nn ,/, and/cc I/ppss was/bedz a/at little/ap high/jj on/in the/at good/jj taste/nn of/in life/nn ./. I/ppss had/hvd a/at pocketful/nn of/in money/nn ,/, which/wdt was/bedz unusual/jj when/wrb I/ppss was/bedz in/in the/at army/nn ,/, and/cc the/at plane/nn would/md be/be grounded/vbn all/abn night/nn ./. In/in less/ap than/in an/at hour/nn I/ppss had/hvd gotten/vbn a/at hotel/nn ,/, showered/vbd ,/, shaved/vbd and/cc was/bedz out/rp on/in the/at Champs/fw-nns-tl Elysees/np in/in a/at fresh/jj uniform/nn ./. I/ppss felt/vbd like/cs a/at Hun/np in/in Rome/np ./. All/ql the/at women/nns were/bed beautiful/jj ,/, and/cc the/at men/nns were/bed equal/jj to/in them/ppo ;/. ;/. everything/pn was/bedz glamorous/jj to/in my/pp$ dazzled/vbn eyes/nns ./. There/ex were/bed some/dti sweet/jj machines/nns other/ap than/in women/nns :/: an/at old/jj Bugatti/np ,/, a/at lean/jj Farina/np coachwork/nn on/in an/at American/jj chassis/nn ,/, a/at Swallow/nn-tl ,/, a/at type/nn A40-AjK/nn Mercedes/np and/cc lots/nns more/ap ./. There/ex was/bedz the/at Arc/fw-nn-tl de/fw-in-tl Triomphe/fw-nn-tl and/cc the/at Tour/fw-nn-tl d'Eiffel/fw-in+np-tl --/-- I/ppss was/bedz no/at yokel/nn ,/, but/cc I/ppss was/bedz young/jj ,/, and/cc this/dt was/bedz Paris/np !/. !/. I/ppss had/hvd champagne/nn at/in Maxim's/np$ ,/, then/rb went/vbd into/in a/at cafe/nn called/vbn the/at Jour/fw-nn-tl et/fw-cc-tl Nuit/fw-nn-tl to/to ask/vb the/at way/nn to/in Montmartre/np ./. I/ppss never/rb got/vbd there/rb ./. I/ppss met/vbd Claire/np ,/, which/wdt was/bedz better/jjr ./. She/pps was/bedz eating/vbg bread/nn and/cc cheese/nn just/rb as/ql fast/rb as/cs she/pps possibly/rb could/md ,/, and/cc washing/vbg it/ppo down/rp with/in red/jj wine/nn ./. I/ppss stared/vbd ./. I/ppss didn't/dod* know/vb a/at human/nn could/md feed/vb so/ql fast/rb and/cc still/rb be/be beautiful/jj ./. She/pps was/bedz blonde/jj ,/, and/cc young/jj ,/, and/cc nice/jj and/cc round/jj in/in a/at tight/jj white/jj dress/nn ./. Maybe/rb her/pp$ ravenous/jj eating/nn wasn't/bedz* grotesque/jj because/cs she/pps was/bedz so/ql positive/jj about/in it/ppo ./. When/wrb she/pps had/hvd drained/vbn the/at last/ap of/in the/at bottle/nn and/cc paid/vbd her/pp$ bill/nn ,/, she/pps came/vbd directly/rb to/in my/pp$ table/nn and/cc said/vbd :/: ``/`` Handsome/jj soldier/nn ,/, I/ppss have/hv assuaged/vbn one/cd hunger/nn with/in food/nn ./. I/ppss feel/vb another/dt of/in terrible/jj urgency/nn ./. Is/bez your/pp$ evening/nn free/jj ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Madame/np ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd with/in noblesse/nn oblige/nn because/cs of/in the/at ``/`` handsome/jj ''/'' --/-- ``/`` yeah/rb ''/'' ./. And/cc so/rb off/rp we/ppss went/vbd to/in her/pp$ apartment/nn ./. She/pps was/bedz a/at nymphomaniac/nn ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, the/at poor/jj girl/nn ./. Toward/in the/at break/nn of/in day/nn I/ppss waxed/vbd philosophical/jj ,/, and/cc drew/vbd analogies/nns about/in her/pp$ way/nn of/in eating/vbg bread/nn and/cc cheese/nn ./. Now/rb it/pps was/bedz nine/cd years/nns later/rbr ,/, and/cc it/pps wasn't/bedz* spring/nn but/cc winter/nn when/wrb I/ppss returned/vbd ./. I/ppss got/vbd there/rb on/in a/at Saturday/nr evening/nn ./. I/ppss made/vbd the/at mistake/nn of/in going/vbg to/in the/at Jour/fw-nn-tl et/fw-cc-tl Nuit/fw-nn-tl ./. The/at place/nn was/bedz busy/jj but/cc I/ppss didn't/dod* feel/vb like/cs a/at Hun/np ./. I/ppss sat/vbd waiting/vbg for/in Life/nn-tl to/to come/vb along/rb and/cc sweep/vb me/ppo up/rp ./. I/ppss had/hvd part/nn of/in a/at bottle/nn of/in French/jj beer/nn called/vbn Panther/nn-tl Pils/nn-tl (/( so/rb help/vb me/ppo )/) ,/, then/rb switched/vbd to/in Tuborg/np ./. After/in a/at few/ap hours/nns ,/, Life/nn-tl hadn't/hvd* showed/vbn ,/, and/cc I/ppss was/bedz crocked/vbn ./. I/ppss went/vbd to/in my/pp$ hotel/nn and/cc slept/vbd ./. The/at next/ap morning/nn a/at little/ap cognac/nn made/vbd me/ppo feel/vb better/rbr --/-- but/cc what/wdt can/md you/ppss do/do in/in Paris/np on/in Sunday/nr morning/nn ?/. ?/. So/cs I/ppss drank/vbd more/ap cognac/nn ./. All/ql that/dt day/nn and/cc Monday/nr I/ppss drank/vbd just/rb enough/ap to/to orbit/vb but/cc not/* make/vb deep/jj space/nn ./. I/ppss read/vb the/at Tropic/nn-tl of/in-tl Capricorn/np-tl and/cc the/at Tropic/nn-tl of/in-tl Cancer/np-tl ./. Elemental/jj ,/, but/cc sex/nn ./. That's/dt+bez what/wdt was/bedz on/in my/pp$ mind/nn ./. I/ppss was/bedz turning/vbg over/rp the/at idea/nn of/in a/at good/jj debauchery/nn when/wrb I/ppss dozed/vbd off/rp ./. I/ppss felt/vbd better/rbr Tuesday/nr evening/nn when/wrb I/ppss woke/vbd up/rp ./. My/pp$ head/nn was/bedz clear/jj ,/, my/pp$ thinking/nn sober/jj and/cc I/ppss was/bedz reconciled/vbn to/in this/dt Paris/np idea/nn as/cs a/at flop/nn on/in top/nn of/in all/abn my/pp$ others/nns ./. A/at good/jj binge/nn has/hvz that/dt kind/nn of/in therapeutic/jj value/nn ./. Sometime/rb earlier/rbr the/at weather/nn had/hvd turned/vbn cold/jj and/cc it/pps was/bedz snowing/vbg ./. I/ppss went/vbd out/rp into/in it/ppo ./. I/ppss walked/vbd around/rb breathing/vbg the/at cold/jj wine/nn of/in the/at air/nn until/cs I/ppss found/vbd a/at park/nn ,/, and/cc I/ppss sat/vbd down/rp on/in a/at snowy/jj bench/nn where/wrb the/at light/nn was/bedz dim/jj and/cc came/vbd from/in the/at sky/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz dignity/nn and/cc beauty/nn in/in the/at little/ql white/jj flakes/nns falling/vbg through/in the/at blue/jj night/nn ./. I/ppss had/hvd on/rp only/rb a/at topcoat/nn ,/, but/cc I/ppss wasn't/bedz* cold/jj ./. I/ppss was/bedz just/rb miserable/jj ./. Pretty/ql soon/rb a/at woman/nn came/vbd along/rb carrying/vbg a/at folded/vbn umbrella/nn as/cs a/at walking/vbg stick/nn ./. She/pps saw/vbd me/ppo and/cc sat/vbd down/rp beside/in me/ppo ,/, three/cd feet/nns away/rb ./. Suddenly/rb I/ppss understood/vbd why/wrb she/pps had/hvd the/at umbrella/nn ./. It/pps gave/vbd her/ppo poise/nn and/cc posture/nn ./. Without/in it/ppo she/pps would/md have/hv been/ben drab/jj and/cc limp/jj ./. It/pps gave/vbd her/ppo propriety/nn ./. It/pps gave/vbd her/ppo the/at right/nn to/to sit/vb down/rp beside/in me/ppo ,/, back/nn straight/jj ,/, one/cd hand/nn out/rp on/in the/at handle/nn ./. I/ppss couldn't/md* imagine/vb her/ppo without/in it/ppo ./. I/ppss knew/vbd all/abn about/in her/ppo ./. She/pps was/bedz another/dt human/nn being/nn and/cc happened/vbd to/to be/be a/at hustler/nn ./. I/ppss didn't/dod* much/rb care/vb if/cs she/pps were/bed there/rb or/cc not/* ./. After/in a/at while/nn she/pps said/vbd with/in sort/nn of/in an/at unuttered/jj laugh/nn ,/, ``/`` You/ppss have/hv snow/nn in/in your/pp$ hair/nn and/cc ears/nns ''/'' ./. (/( I/ppss didn't/dod* have/hv on/rp a/at hat/nn ./. )/) Hardly/rb glancing/vbg at/in her/ppo ,/, I/ppss smiled/vbd a/at bleak/jj one/pn which/wdt said/vbd ,/, Thanks/nns ,/, baby/nn ,/, but/cc I'd/ppss+md rather/rb be/be alone/rb ./. She/pps was/bedz silent/jj for/in a/at while/nn ,/, then/rb said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Why/wrb are/ber you/ppss so/ql unhappy/jj ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem not/* unhappy/jj ''/'' ,/, I/ppss lied/vbd ,/, staring/vbg at/in the/at snow/nn ./. She/pps was/bedz trying/vbg to/to make/vb a/at hole/nn in/in my/pp$ armor/nn ,/, and/cc I/ppss didn't/dod* want/vb it/ppo ./. ``/`` Is/bez it/pps a/at woman/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps asked/vbd gently/rb ./. She/pps must/md have/hv seen/vbn the/at ring/nn on/in my/pp$ left/jj hand/nn ./. ``/`` Well/uh --/-- women/nns and/cc unhappiness/nn go/vb together/rb ''/'' ,/, I/ppss observed/vbd profoundly/rb ,/, adding/vbg ,/, ``/`` You/ppss can/md wager/vb your/pp$ derriere/nn on/in that/dt ''/'' ./. ``/`` Ah/uh ,/, Monsieur/np ,/, it/pps is/bez not/* my/pp$ business/nn to/to wager/vb it/ppo ./. ''/'' This/dt took/vbd me/ppo so/ql funny/jj I/ppss had/hvd to/to look/vb at/in her/ppo ./. I/ppss felt/vbd my/pp$ frozen/vbn sad/jj face/nn crumble/vb ,/, and/cc I/ppss grinned/vbd a/at silly/jj one/cd I/ppss couldn't/md* have/hv helped/vbn ./. I/ppss even/rb snorted/vbd a/at chuckle/nn ./. She/pps smiled/vbd at/in me/ppo ,/, but/cc it/pps was/bedz an/at awfully/ql sad/jj smile/nn ./. She/pps was/bedz even/rb more/ql miserable/jj than/cs me/ppo ./. Her/pp$ eyes/nns were/bed smiling/vbg ,/, too/rb ,/, but/cc so/ql sadly/rb ,/, and/cc there/ex was/bedz tiredness/nn and/cc infinite/jj wisdom/nn in/in them/ppo ./. ``/`` Now/rb isn't/bez* it/pps better/jjr to/to smile/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps asked/vbd ./. Because/cs I/ppss liked/vbd this/dt sad/jj person/nn so/ql much/rb ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Will/md you/ppss have/hv a/at drink/nn with/in me/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. I/ppss could/md see/vb the/at ancient/jj cynicism/nn reinforce/vb itself/ppl in/in her/pp$ eyes/nns ,/, and/cc I/ppss wondered/vbd how/wrb many/ap men/nns she/pps had/hvd picked/vbn up/rp with/in this/dt same/ap gambit/nn ./. Anyway/rb ,/, I/ppss pulled/vbd a/at bottle/nn of/in Remy/np Martin/np out/in of/in my/pp$ topcoat/nn ,/, drew/vbd the/at cork/nn ,/, and/cc passed/vbd it/ppo to/in her/ppo ./. I/ppss could/md see/vb she/pps was/bedz shocked/vbn ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem sorry/jj I/ppss haven't/hv* got/vbn a/at glass/nn ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./. ``/`` Non/fw-rb ,/, non/fw-rb ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd ,/, taking/vbg the/at bottle/nn ,/, ``/`` not/* for/in that/dt be/be sorry/jj ''/'' ./. She/pps tilted/vbd up/rp and/cc drank/vbd ,/, and/cc then/rb I/ppss drank/vbd ./. It's/pps+bez really/ql rotten/jj to/to drink/vb good/jj cognac/nn like/cs that/dt ,/, but/cc I/ppss hadn't/hvd* cared/vbn before/rb ./. I/ppss wasn't/bedz* going/vbg to/to lug/vb around/rb a/at glass/nn ./. There/ex wasn't/bedz* much/ap light/nn in/in the/at blue/jj dark/nn ,/, but/cc I/ppss could/md see/vb her/ppo well/rb ./. No/at child/nn ,/, this/dt tart/nn ,/, she/pps must/md have/hv been/ben thirty-five/cd or/cc even/rb forty/cd ./. I/ppss couldn't/md* be/be sure/jj ./. Somehow/rb she/pps was/bedz attractive/jj ./. Not/* good/jj looking/vbg ,/, but/cc self-confident/jj and/cc wise/jj so/cs that/cs it/pps made/vbd her/ppo attractive/jj ./. I/ppss liked/vbd her/ppo ,/, and/cc all/abn at/in once/cs I/ppss was/bedz glad/jj she/pps was/bedz there/rb ./. We/ppss finished/vbd the/at bottle/nn --/-- I/ppss hadn't/hvd* had/hvn a/at lot/nn out/in of/in it/ppo earlier/rbr --/-- not/* speaking/vbg much/rb to/in each/dt other/ap ,/, and/cc we/ppss stayed/vbd sober/jj ./. I/ppss suppose/vb we/ppss were/bed cold/jj ,/, but/cc we/ppss didn't/dod* feel/vb it/ppo ./. We/ppss seemed/vbd to/to be/be drowsing/vbg ,/, sadly/rb ,/, soberly/rb ,/, in/in the/at cold/jj ,/, cold/jj air/nn while/cs the/at snow/nn fell/vbd ./. Then/rb she/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Allons/fw-vb ''/'' ,/, and/cc we/ppss got/vbd up/rp and/cc went/vbd to/in my/pp$ hotel/nn without/in another/dt word/nn ./. I/ppss sensed/vbd no/at stranger/nn in/in her/ppo ./. 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Theresa/np had/hvd seen/vbn him/ppo through/in the/at right/jj college/nn ,/, into/in the/at right/jj fraternity/nn ,/, and/cc though/cs pursued/vbn by/in various/jj girls/nns and/cc various/jj mammas/nns of/in girls/nns ,/, safely/rb married/vbn to/in the/at right/jj sort/nn ,/, however/wql much/rb in/in the/at early/jj years/nns of/in that/dt match/nn his/pp$ wife/nn ,/, Anne/np ,/, had/hvd not/* seemed/vbn to/to understand/vb poor/jj George/np ./. Could/md it/pps just/rb be/be ,/, Theresa/np wondered/vbd ,/, that/cs Anne/np had/hvd understood/vbn only/rb too/ql well/rb ,/, and/cc that/cs George/np all/abn along/rb was/bedz extraordinary/jj only/rb in/in the/at degree/nn to/in which/wdt he/pps was/bedz dull/jj ?/. ?/. As/in for/in Cousin/nn-tl Alexander/np Carraway/np ,/, the/at only/ap thing/nn Theresa/np could/md remember/vb at/in the/at moment/nn about/in him/ppo (/( except/in his/pp$ paper/nn knife/nn )/) was/bedz that/cs he/pps had/hvd had/hvn exceptionally/ql long/jj hands/nns and/cc feet/nns and/cc one/cd night/nn about/in one/cd o'clock/rb in/in the/at morning/nn the/at whole/jj Stubblefield/np family/nn had/hvd been/ben aroused/vbn to/to go/vb next/ap door/nn at/in Cousin/nn-tl Emma's/np$ call/nn --/-- first/rb Papa/np ,/, then/rb Mother/nn-tl ,/, then/rb Theresa/np and/cc George/np ./. There/rb they/ppss all/abn did/dod their/pp$ uttermost/nn to/to help/vb Cousin/nn-tl Elec/np get/vb a/at cramp/nn out/in of/in his/pp$ foot/nn ./. He/pps had/hvd hobbled/vbn downstairs/rb into/in the/at parlor/nn ,/, in/in his/pp$ agony/nn ,/, and/cc was/bedz sitting/vbg ,/, wrapped/vbn in/in his/pp$ bathrobe/nn ,/, on/in a/at footstool/nn ./. He/pps held/vbd his/pp$ long/jj clenched/vbn foot/nn in/in both/abx hands/nns ,/, and/cc this/dt and/cc his/pp$ contorted/vbn face/nn --/-- he/pps was/bedz trying/vbg heroically/rb not/* to/to cry/vb out/rp --/-- made/vbd him/ppo look/vb like/cs a/at large/jj skinny/jj old/jj monkey/nn ./. They/ppss all/abn surrounded/vbd him/ppo ,/, the/at family/nn circle/nn ,/, Theresa/np and/cc George/np as/ql solemn/jj as/cs if/cs they/ppss were/bed watching/vbg the/at cat/nn have/hv kittens/nns ,/, and/cc Cousin/nn-tl Emma/np running/vbg back/rb and/cc forth/rb with/in a/at kettle/nn of/in hot/jj water/nn which/wdt she/pps poured/vbd steaming/vbg into/in a/at white/jj enamelled/vbn pan/nn ./. ``/`` Can/md you/ppss think/vb of/in anything/pn to/to do/do ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps kept/vbd repeating/vbg ./. ``/`` I/ppss hate/vb to/to call/vb the/at doctor/nn but/cc if/cs this/dt keeps/vbz up/rp I'll/ppss+md just/rb have/hv to/to !/. !/. Can/md you/ppss think/vb of/in anything/pn to/to do/do ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` You/ppss might/md treat/vb it/ppo like/cs the/at hiccups/nns ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Papa/np ./. ``/`` Drop/vb a/at cold/jj key/nn down/in his/pp$ back/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss just/rb hope/vb this/dt happens/vbz to/in you/ppo someday/rb ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Cousin/nn-tl Elec/np ,/, who/wps was/bedz not/* at/in his/pp$ best/jjt ./. ``/`` Poor/jj Cousin/nn-tl Elec/np ''/'' ,/, George/np said/vbd ./. He/pps was/bedz younger/jjr than/cs Theresa/np :/: she/pps remembered/vbd looking/vbg down/rp and/cc seeing/vbg his/pp$ great/jj round/jj eyes/nns ,/, while/cs at/in the/at same/ap time/nn she/pps was/bedz dimly/rb aware/jj that/cs her/pp$ mother/nn and/cc father/nn were/bed not/* unamused/jj ./. ``/`` Poor/jj Cousin/nn-tl Elec/np ''/'' ./. Now/rb ,/, here/rb they/ppss both/abx were/bed ,/, still/rb the/at same/ap ,/, George/np full/jj of/in round-eyed/jj woe/nn ,/, and/cc Cousin/nn-tl Emma/np in/in despair/nn ./. Theresa/np shifted/vbd to/in a/at new/jj page/nn ./. ``/`` Of/in course/nn (/( George's/np$ letter/nn continued/vbd )/) ,/, there/ex are/ber practical/jj problems/nns to/to be/be considered/vbn ./. Cousin/nn-tl Emma/np is/bez alone/rb in/in that/dt big/jj old/jj house/nn and/cc won't/md* hear/vb to/in parting/vbg from/in it/ppo ./. Robbie/np and/cc Beryl/np tried/vbd their/pp$ best/jjt to/to persuade/vb her/ppo to/to come/vb and/cc stay/vb with/in them/ppo ,/, and/cc Anne/np and/cc I/ppss have/hv told/vbn her/ppo she's/pps+bez more/ap than/in welcome/jj here/rb ,/, but/cc I/ppss think/vb she/pps feels/vbz that/cs she/pps might/md be/be an/at imposition/nn ,/, especially/rb as/ql long/jj as/cs our/pp$ Rosie/np is/bez still/rb in/in high/jj school/nn ./. The/at other/ap possibility/nn is/bez to/to make/vb arrangements/nns for/in her/ppo to/to let/vb out/rp one/cd or/cc two/cd of/in the/at rooms/nns to/in some/dti teacher/nn of/in good/jj family/nn or/cc one/cd of/in those/dts solitary/jj old/jj ladies/nns that/wps Tuxapoka/np is/bez populated/vbn with/in --/-- Miss/np Edna/np Whittaker/np ,/, for/in example/nn ./. But/cc there/ex is/bez more/ap in/in this/dt than/cs meets/vbz the/at eye/nn ./. A/at new/jj bathroom/nn would/md certainly/rb have/hv to/to be/be put/vbn in/rp ./. The/at wallpaper/nn in/in the/at back/jj bedroom/nn is/bez literally/rb crumbling/vbg off/rp ./. ''/'' (/( Theresa/np skipped/vbd a/at page/nn of/in details/nns about/in the/at house/nn ./. )/) ``/`` I/ppss hope/vb if/cs you/ppss have/hv any/dti ideas/nns along/in these/dts lines/nns you/ppss will/md write/vb me/ppo about/in them/ppo ./. 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There/rb she/pps walked/vbd to/in the/at far/ql left/nr and/cc leaned/vbd on/in a/at vacant/jj section/nn of/in banister/nn ,/, while/cs the/at vendor/nn picked/vbd himself/ppl another/dt well-dressed/jj American/jj lady/nn ,/, carrying/vbg a/at camera/nn and/cc a/at handsome/jj alligator/nn bag/nn ,/, ascending/vbg the/at steps/nns alone/rb ./. Was/bedz he/pps ever/rb successful/jj ,/, Theresa/np wondered/vbd ./. The/at lady/nn with/in the/at alligator/nn bag/nn registered/vbd interest/nn ,/, doubt/nn ,/, then/jj indignation/nn ;/. ;/. at/in last/rb ,/, alarm/nn ./. She/pps cast/vbd about/rb as/cs though/cs looking/vbg for/in a/at policeman/nn :/: this/dt really/rb shouldn't/md* be/be allowed/vbn !/. !/. Finally/rb ,/, she/pps scurried/vbd away/rb up/in the/at steps/nns ./. Theresa/np Stubblefield/np ,/, still/rb holding/vbg the/at family/nn letters/nns in/in one/cd hand/nn ,/, realized/vbd that/cs her/pp$ whole/jj trip/nn to/in Europe/np was/bedz viewed/vbn in/in family/nn circles/nns as/cs an/at interlude/nn between/in Cousin/nn-tl Elec's/np$ death/nn and/cc ``/`` doing/vbg something/pn ''/'' about/in Cousin/nn-tl Emma/np ./. They/ppss were/bed even/rb ,/, Anne/np and/cc George/np ,/, probably/rb thinking/vbg themselves/ppls very/ql considerate/jj in/in not/* hinting/vbg that/cs she/pps really/rb should/md cut/vb out/rp ``/`` one/cd or/cc two/cd countries/nns ''/'' and/cc come/vb home/nr in/in August/np to/to get/vb Cousin/nn-tl Emma's/np$ house/nn ready/jj before/cs the/at teachers/nns came/vbd to/in Tuxapoka/np in/in September/np ./. Of/in course/nn ,/, it/pps wasn't/bedz* Anne/np and/cc George's/np$ fault/nn that/cs one/cd family/nn crisis/nn seemed/vbd to/to follow/vb another/dt ,/, and/cc weren't/bed* they/ppss always/rb emphasizing/vbg that/cs they/ppss really/rb didn't/dod* know/vb what/wdt they/ppss would/md do/do without/in Theresa/np ?/. ?/. The/at trouble/nn is/bez ,/, Theresa/np thought/vbd ,/, that/cs while/cs everything/pn that/dt happens/vbz there/ex is/bez supposed/vbn to/to matter/vb supremely/rb ,/, nothing/pn here/rb is/bez supposed/vbn even/rb to/to exist/vb ./. They/ppss would/md not/* care/vb if/cs all/abn of/in Europe/np were/bed to/to sink/vb into/in the/at ocean/nn tomorrow/nr ./. It/pps never/rb registered/vbd with/in them/ppo that/cs I/ppss had/hvd time/nn to/to read/vb all/abn of/in Balzac/np ,/, Dickens/np ,/, and/cc Stendhal/np while/cs Papa/np was/bedz dying/vbg ,/, not/* to/to mention/vb everything/pn in/in the/at city/nn library/nn after/in Mother's/nn$-tl operation/nn ./. 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His/pp$ smile/nn was/bedz quick/jj ,/, and/cc his/pp$ eyes/nns held/vbd some/dti promised/vbn secret/nn that/wps made/vbd my/pp$ knees/nns go/vb limp/jj ./. The/at most/ql unbelievable/jj thing/nn about/in the/at chance/nn meeting/nn was/bedz that/cs he/pps seemed/vbd interested/vbn in/in me/ppo ,/, too/rb ./. I/ppss could/md hardly/rb believe/vb such/jj good/jj luck/nn was/bedz mine/pp$$ ./. And/cc now/rb Lucille/np Warren/np had/hvd gotten/vbn a/at look/nn at/in him/ppo ./. I/ppss guess/vb she/pps was/bedz between/in affairs/nns or/cc something/pn ,/, but/cc anyway/rb ,/, she/pps had/hvd set/vbn her/pp$ sights/nns on/in Johnnie/np ,/, my/pp$ Johnnie/np ./. I/ppss didn't/dod* like/vb it/ppo one/cd bit/nn ./. But/cc what/wdt could/md I/ppss do/do ?/. ?/. A/at man/nn had/hvd to/to have/hv his/pp$ release/nn --/-- at/in least/ap that's/dt+bez what/wdt the/at boys/nns used/vbd to/to say/vb in/in high/jj school/nn --/-- and/cc I/ppss wasn't/bedz* providing/vbg it/ppo for/in Johnnie/np ./. Neither/cc was/bedz his/pp$ wife/nn ./. She/pps wouldn't/md* have/hv ,/, even/rb if/cs he'd/pps+hvd asked/vbn her/ppo ./. But/cc he/pps wouldn't/md* ask/vb her/ppo --/-- he/pps wasn't/bedz* the/at kind/nn of/in man/nn who/wps would/md force/vb his/pp$ wife/nn to/to submit/vb to/in him/ppo against/in her/pp$ will/nn ./. And/cc he/pps wouldn't/md* leave/vb her/ppo either/cc --/-- he'd/pps+hvd told/vbn me/ppo that/dt ./. He/pps was/bedz too/ql honorable/jj to/to leave/vb his/pp$ wife/nn penniless/jj and/cc leave/vb those/dts helpless/jj children/nns without/in their/pp$ daddy/nn ./. Johnnie/np loved/vbd me/ppo and/cc wanted/vbd me/ppo ./. But/cc the/at only/ap love/nn I/ppss was/bedz giving/vbg him/ppo was/bedz the/at pure/jj kind/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz weeks/nns before/cs we/ppss even/rb kissed/vbd for/in the/at first/od time/nn ./. Against/in my/pp$ folks'/nns$ wishes/nns ,/, we'd/ppss+hvd been/ben seeing/vbg each/dt other/ap for/in short/jj rides/nns in/in the/at truck/nn ./. The/at rides/nns were/bed tame/jj enough/qlp --/-- mostly/rb we/ppss talked/vbd ./. But/cc by/in the/at time/nn the/at first/od crackling/nn of/in spring/nn came/vbd around/rb ,/, we/ppss both/abx knew/vbd we/ppss were/bed hopelessly/rb in/in love/nn ./. Yet/rb even/rb then/rb we/ppss did/dod nothing/pn much/ap but/in talk/vb ,/, and/cc maybe/rb neck/vb a/at little/ap ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez so/ql crazy/jj ''/'' ,/, I/ppss told/vbd him/ppo once/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss always/rb imagined/vbd I/ppss would/md probably/rb end/vb up/rp marrying/vbg a/at minister/nn or/cc somebody/pn like/cs that/dt ./. Somebody/pn with/in no/at vices/nns ./. You/ppss know/vb ''/'' ./. ``/`` And/cc you/ppss fall/vb for/in a/at lumber/nn jockey/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Who/wps drinks/vbz far/ql too/ql much/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` And/cc smokes/vbz too/ql much/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` And/cc ''/'' ,/, I/ppss was/bedz ticking/vbg off/rp the/at items/nns on/in my/pp$ fingers/nns ,/, ``/`` swears/vbz too/ql much/rb and/cc goes/vbz out/rp with/in the/at boys/nns ,/, whoever/wps they/ppss are/ber ,/, too/ql much/rb ,/, and/cc who/wps ever/rb goes/vbz to/in church/nn and/cc won't/md* even/rb listen/vb when/wrb I/ppss try/vb to/to persuade/vb him/ppo to/to come/vb back/rb to/in the/at fold/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps examined/vbd his/pp$ nails/nns carefully/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss could/md walk/vb out/in the/at door/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Don't/do* you/ppss dare/vb ''/'' ./. ``/`` And/cc never/rb show/vb my/pp$ face/nn or/cc my/pp$ truck/nn around/in here/rb again/rb ''/'' ./. He/pps still/rb wasn't/bedz* looking/vbg at/in me/ppo ./. ``/`` You/ppss wouldn't/md* ''/'' ./. ``/`` Or/cc I/ppss could/md visit/vb Lucille/np Warren/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss wouldn't/md* ./. Please/uh !/. !/. You/ppss wouldn't/md* ''/'' ./. He/pps shrugged/vbd noncommittally/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss might/md ''/'' ./. And/cc now/rb he/pps was/bedz seeing/vbg her/ppo ./. He'd/pps+hvd just/rb admitted/vbn it/ppo to/in me/ppo ./. I/ppss huddled/vbd miserably/rb beside/in him/ppo in/in the/at truck/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz all/abn my/pp$ doing/nn --/-- his/pp$ seeing/vbg her/ppo ./. Johnnie/np and/cc I/ppss had/hvd been/ben innocent/jj in/in our/pp$ love/nn ,/, and/cc that/dt was/bedz the/at way/nn I/ppss wanted/vbd to/to keep/vb it/ppo ./. At/in first/rb ,/, Johnnie/np hadn't/hvd* understood/vbn --/-- how/wrb could/md he/pps ,/, not/* being/beg a/at religious/jj person/nn like/cs me/ppo ?/. ?/. But/cc then/rb he/pps had/hvd said/vbn ,/, ``/`` All/ql right/rb ,/, kid/nn ,/, if/cs that's/dt+bez how/wrb you/ppss want/vb it/ppo ,/, that's/dt+bez how/wrb it'll/pps+md be/be ''/'' ./. But/cc what/wdt had/hvd I/ppss done/vbn ,/, trying/vbg to/to keep/vb us/ppo pure/jj ?/. ?/. I/ppss had/hvd driven/vbn him/ppo into/in the/at arms/nns of/in that/dt scheming/vbg woman/nn ./. I/ppss had/hvd just/rb the/at same/ap as/cs delivered/vbd him/ppo into/in the/at hands/nns of/in the/at Devil/nn-tl !/. !/. So/cs one/cd week/nn later/rbr ,/, I/ppss surrendered/vbd to/in him/ppo in/in the/at little/ap motel/nn on/in Route/nn-tl 10/cd-tl ./. My/pp$ very/ql first/od time/nn ./. I/ppss was/bedz desperate/jj to/to hold/vb him/ppo ,/, to/to give/vb him/ppo whatever/wdt in/in this/dt world/nn he/pps wanted/vbd or/cc needed/vbd ,/, and/cc to/to keep/vb him/ppo from/in the/at clutches/nns of/in Lucille/np Warren/np ./. And/cc ,/, though/cs at/in the/at time/nn I/ppss blushed/vbd to/to admit/vb it/ppo even/rb to/in myself/ppl ,/, there/ex was/bedz in/in me/ppo a/at growing/vbg desire/nn ,/, a/at sexual/jj awareness/nn ,/, that/cs Johnnie/np had/hvd set/vbn in/in motion/nn ,/, an/at awareness/nn that/cs no/at other/ap man/nn had/hvd ever/rb triggered/vbn ./. I/ppss wanted/vbd him/ppo ,/, with/in a/at terrifying/vbg fierceness/nn ./. Astonishingly/rb enough/qlp ,/, it/pps was/bedz my/pp$ own/jj voice/nn I/ppss heard/vbd there/rb in/in the/at darkness/nn ,/, begging/vbg this/dt man/nn to/to make/vb love/nn to/in me/ppo ./. ``/`` Love/vb me/ppo ,/, Johnnie/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss will/md ,/, kitten/nn ''/'' !/. !/. Outside/rb ,/, in/in the/at summertime/nn fields/nns behind/in the/at motel/nn ,/, a/at thousand/cd crickets/nns serenaded/vbd us/ppo ./. ``/`` Will/md you/ppss always/rb love/vb me/ppo this/dt way/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Uh/uh huh/uh ./. Always/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Mmm/uh ''/'' ./. And/cc I/ppss snuggled/vbd closer/rbr to/in the/at man/nn I/ppss loved/vbd ./. It/pps was/bedz as/ql blissful/jj and/cc fulfilling/vbg a/at night/nn as/cs any/dti bride/nn ever/rb experienced/vbd ./. I/ppss had/hvd had/hvn no/at wedding/nn ceremony/nn ,/, no/at witnesses/nns ,/, no/at certificate/nn of/in marriage/nn ,/, but/cc I/ppss had/hvd all/abn the/at joy/nn that/dt goes/vbz with/in them/ppo ./. ``/`` Johnnie/np ?/. ?/. ``/`` It/pps can't/md* be/be wrong/jj ,/, can/md it/pps ?/. ?/. Not/* really/rb ''/'' ./. Johnnie/np rose/vbd on/in one/cd elbow/nn ./. ``/`` Stop/vb worrying/vbg ./. It's/pps+bez never/rb wrong/jj if/cs love/nn is/bez real/jj ''/'' ./. I/ppss took/vbd great/jj comfort/nn from/in his/pp$ words/nns ,/, and/cc smiled/vbd to/in myself/ppl in/in the/at darkness/nn ./. Infinite/jj peace/nn ,/, complete/jj contentment/nn ./. Idiot's/nn$ delight/nn ,/, I/ppss later/rbr discovered/vbd ./. I/ppss felt/vbd no/at conflict/nn between/in what/wdt I/ppss was/bedz doing/vbg and/cc my/pp$ strict/jj religious/jj upbringing/nn ./. I/ppss had/hvd always/rb resisted/vbn the/at passes/nns made/vbn at/in me/ppo by/in other/ap kids/nns ,/, and/cc many/ap times/nns I/ppss had/hvd thought/vbn about/in my/pp$ love/nn for/in Johnnie/np who/wps ,/, being/beg thirty/cd ,/, brought/vbd a/at maturity/nn to/in love/nn that/cs the/at kids/nns around/in town/nn could/md know/vb nothing/pn about/rb ./. I/ppss had/hvd also/rb thought/vbn a/at lot/nn about/in how/wrb God/np must/md look/vb on/in true/jj love/nn ,/, and/cc so/rb in/in a/at way/nn I/ppss was/bedz keeping/vbg my/pp$ promise/nn to/in God/np ,/, my/pp$ promise/nn to/to remain/vb pure/jj until/cs I/ppss was/bedz married/vbn ./. I/ppss was/bedz practically/rb a/at bride/nn ,/, after/in all/abn ./. There/ex would/md have/hv been/ben a/at ceremony/nn if/cs it/pps had/hvd been/ben possible/jj ./. Of/in this/dt ,/, I/ppss had/hvd no/at doubt/nn ./. Wouldn't/md* Johnnie/np do/do practically/rb anything/pn in/in the/at world/nn to/to insure/vb my/pp$ happiness/nn ?/. ?/. Of/in course/nn he/pps would/md ./. He'd/pps+hvd not/* only/rb told/vbn me/ppo so/cs ,/, he'd/pps+hvd proved/vbn it/ppo ./. It/pps wasn't/bedz* Johnnie's/np$ fault/nn that/cs he/pps was/bedz hopelessly/rb tied/vbn down/rp to/in that/dt frightful/jj woman/nn who/wps did/dod her/pp$ best/jjt to/to make/vb his/pp$ life/nn unbearable/jj ./. Just/rb because/cs he/pps was/bedz honorable/jj enough/qlp to/to want/vb to/to continue/vb supporting/vbg his/pp$ two/cd children/nns ,/, as/cs any/dti decent/jj man/nn would/md ,/, that/dt was/bedz no/at reason/nn he/pps should/md be/be denied/vbn his/pp$ own/jj small/jj share/nn of/in happiness/nn too/rb ./. And/cc if/cs I/ppss could/md contribute/vb to/in that/dt ,/, I'd/ppss+md do/do it/ppo ./. The/at cost/nn didn't/dod* matter/vb ./. No/at price/nn is/bez too/ql high/jj when/wrb true/jj love/nn is/bez at/in stake/nn ./. And/cc I/ppss had/hvd no/at doubts/nns about/in how/ql true/jj this/dt love/nn was/bedz ./. I'd/ppss+hvd never/rb even/rb petted/vbn with/in a/at boy/nn ,/, and/cc after/cs I/ppss met/vbd Johnnie/np he/pps never/rb touched/vbd me/ppo for/in the/at longest/jjt while/nn ,/, not/* until/cs I/ppss all/abn but/in threw/vbd myself/ppl at/in him/ppo ./. He/pps was/bedz plenty/rb attentive/jj ,/, all/ql right/rb ,/, but/cc he/pps behaved/vbd like/cs a/at gentleman/nn ,/, and/cc I/ppss figured/vbd that/cs ,/, emotionally/rb ,/, I/ppss was/bedz closer/rbr to/in his/pp$ age/nn than/cs to/in my/pp$ own/jj eighteen/cd and/cc a/at half/abn ./. What/wdt could/md a/at mere/jj twelve/cd years/nns matter/vb ?/. ?/. It/pps wasn't/bedz* ,/, I/ppss was/bedz sure/jj ,/, a/at difference/nn in/in age/nn that/wps came/vbd between/in people/nns ,/, but/cc a/at difference/nn in/in maturity/nn ./. And/cc hadn't/hvd* I/ppss rescued/vbn him/ppo from/in Lucille/np Warren/np ?/. ?/. She'd/pps+md have/hv gotten/vbn him/ppo ,/, if/cs I/ppss hadn't/hvd* stopped/vbn her/ppo ./. After/in all/abn ,/, Lucille/np Warren/np was/bedz a/at husband-stealer/nn from/in way/nn back/rb ./. But/cc I'd/ppss+hvd been/ben a/at good/jj girl/nn and/cc now/rb God/np was/bedz blessing/vbg me/ppo with/in the/at gift/nn of/in this/dt magnificent/jj man/nn and/cc the/at wondrous/jj love/nn we/ppss shared/vbd ./. It/pps was/bedz only/rb fitting/vbg that/cs we/ppss seek/vb out/rp whatever/wdt joy/nn our/pp$ union/nn might/md bring/vb ./. ``/`` Love/vb me/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Uh-huh/uh ./. Love/vb you/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` Always/rb and/cc always/rb ,/, Johnnie/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Always/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Mmm/uh ''/'' ./. Convention/nn time/nn in/in Boston/np ./. A/at chill/nn wind/nn in/in the/at air/nn and/cc the/at narrow/jj streets/nns packed/vbn with/in snow/nn ./. From/in the/at entire/jj eastern/jj half/abn of/in the/at nation/nn they'd/ppss+md be/be coming/vbg ,/, members/nns of/in the/at Young/jj-tl Christians'/nps$-tl League/nn-tl ,/, and/cc I'd/ppss+hvd been/ben chosen/vbn to/to represent/vb our/pp$ chapter/nn ./. I/ppss had/hvd mixed/vbn emotions/nns about/in going/vbg ./. I'd/ppss+hvd been/ben seeing/vbg Johnnie/np almost/rb a/at year/nn now/rb ,/, but/cc I/ppss still/rb didn't/dod* want/vb to/to leave/vb him/ppo for/in five/cd whole/jj days/nns ./. But/cc I/ppss had/hvd looked/vbn forward/rb so/ql much/rb to/in being/beg with/in this/dt church/nn group/nn ./. I/ppss hadn't/hvd* been/ben doing/vbg as/ql much/ap work/nn as/cs I/ppss used/vbd to/to in/in Westfield/np and/cc I/ppss felt/vbd funny/jj about/in that/dt and/cc wanted/vbd to/to work/vb harder/rbr than/cs ever/rb ./. I/ppss wanted/vbd to/to just/rb throw/vb myself/ppl into/in the/at good/jj works/nns of/in this/dt fine/jj group/nn ./. So/cs I/ppss went/vbd to/in Boston/np ./. 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A/at couple/nn of/in the/at girls/nns were/bed laughing/vbg rather/ql shrilly/rb and/cc I/ppss realized/vbd they/ppss were/bed drinking/vbg ./. My/pp$ folks/nns wouldn't/md* dream/vb of/in having/hvg alcohol/nn in/in the/at house/nn ,/, so/cs my/pp$ first/od taste/nn of/in it/ppo had/hvd been/ben --/-- of/in course/nn --/-- with/in Johnnie/np ./. I/ppss hadn't/hvd* liked/vbn it/ppo at/in first/rb --/-- it/pps was/bedz bitter/jj and/cc burning/vbg ./. But/cc when/wrb Johnnie/np disguised/vbd the/at taste/nn with/in ginger/nn ale/nn ,/, I/ppss enjoyed/vbd it/ppo ./. Of/in course/nn I/ppss enjoyed/vbd 'most/rb anything/pn if/cs I/ppss did/dod it/ppo with/in Johnnie/np ./. Johnnie/np I/ppss suddenly/rb realized/vbd he'd/pps+hvd been/ben totally/rb out/in of/in my/pp$ thoughts/nns all/abn evening/nn ./. 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Next/ap morning/nn ,/, he/pps found/vbd a/at note/nn in/in the/at refrigerator/nn ./. ``/`` Would/md you/ppss mind/vb wrapping/vbg your/pp$ onion/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Said/vbd this/dt note/nn ./. ``/`` The/at smell/nn permeates/vbz everything/pn ''/'' !/. !/. Everything/pn being/beg the/at sweater/nn ,/, a/at lipstick/nn case/nn ,/, and/cc a/at squirt/nn bottle/nn of/in Kissin'/nn-tl Kare/nn-tl pink/jj hand/nn lotion/nn ./. The/at note/nn paper/nn was/bedz pink/jj ,/, too/rb ,/, and/cc the/at handwriting/nn small/jj and/cc dainty/jj and/cc utterly/rb feminine/jj ./. Not/* that/cs he/pps had/hvd supposed/vbn ,/, considering/in the/at evidence/nn ,/, that/cs he/pps was/bedz sharing/vbg this/dt refrigerator/nn with/in a/at member/nn of/in the/at Beach/nn-tl Patrol/nn-tl ./. He/pps scrawled/vbd ``/`` Sorry/jj-nc ''/'' across/in the/at bottom/nn of/in the/at note/nn and/cc then/rb ,/, against/in his/pp$ better/jjr judgment/nn ,/, added/vbd :/: ``/`` Don't/do* you/ppss eat/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. 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Surely/rb there/ex was/bedz a/at better/jjr word/nn ./. Charlie/np looked/vbd in/in the/at mirror/nn ./. Run-down/jj ,/, iron-poor/jj ./. He/pps looked/vbd more/ql closely/rb ./. Frail/jj ,/, feeble/jj --/-- peaked/jj ./. Clearly/rb ,/, two/cd damp/jj days/nns with/in the/at Bobbsey/np-tl Twins/nns-tl had/hvd done/vbn him/ppo no/at good/jj ./. The/at sun/nn ,/, blazing/vbg hot/jj as/cs prophesied/vbn ,/, was/bedz far/rb from/in kind/jj to/in Mrs./np Kirby's/np$ varicolored/jj properties/nns ./. When/wrb Charlie/np came/vbd up/rp from/in the/at beach/nn for/in his/pp$ four-o'clock/nn pill/nn ,/, the/at whole/jj establishment/nn (/( gaudy/jj enough/qlp when/wrb seen/vbn through/in mist/nn and/cc fog/nn )/) looked/vbd like/cs a/at floodlit/vbn modern/jj painting/nn --/-- great/jj blocks/nns of/in dizzy/jj color/nn ,/, punctuated/vbn at/in regular/jj intervals/nns by/in the/at glaring/vbg white/jj of/in five/cd community/nn refrigerators/nns ./. This/dt weekend/nn ,/, he/pps thought/vbd ,/, he/pps would/md look/vb around/rb for/in some/dti more/ql subdued/vbn retreat/nn ,/, with/in Cape/nn-tl roses/nns ,/, maybe/rb ,/, at/in the/at door/nn ./. He/pps could/md not/* imagine/vb a/at flower's/nn$ being/beg brave/jj enough/qlp to/to grow/vb beside/in Peony/np ,/, Larkspur/nn-tl ,/, and/cc the/at rest/nn ./. The/at sweater/nn was/bedz gone/vbn from/in the/at refrigerator/nn ,/, and/cc in/in its/pp$ place/nn was/bedz a/at large/jj plastic/jj bag/nn ,/, full/jj of/in wet/jj pink/jj clothes/nns ./. No/at wonder/nn she/pps was/bedz so/ql pale/jj ,/, wearing/vbg all/abn those/dts cold/jj clothes/nns ./. He/pps got/vbd a/at red/jj pill/nn and/cc a/at beer/nn and/cc then/rb ,/, on/in impulse/nn ,/, transferred/vbd the/at rest/nn of/in his/pp$ salami/nn to/in her/pp$ side/nn of/in the/at refrigerator/nn and/cc scrawled/vbd ``/`` Be/be my/pp$ guest/nn ''/'' on/in the/at wrapping/nn ./. It/pps gave/vbd him/ppo a/at good/jj feeling/nn ./. ``/`` M-m-m/uh ./. Thanks/nns ''/'' ,/, was/bedz her/pp$ answer/nn the/at next/ap day/nn ./. The/at note/nn was/bedz propped/vbn against/in his/pp$ pill/nn bottles/nns and/cc bore/vbd a/at postscript/nn :/: ``/`` You're/ppss+ber not/* at/in all/ql well/rb ,/, are/ber you/ppss ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I've/ppss+hv got/vbn this/dt cold/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps wrote/vbd ./. Not/* that/cs it/pps was/bedz any/dti of/in her/pp$ business/nn ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez none/pn of/in my/pp$ business/nn ''/'' ,/, said/vbd the/at next/ap note/nn ,/, ``/`` but/cc my/pp$ Aunt/nn-tl Elsie/np used/vbd to/to take/vb lemon/nn juice/nn and/cc honey/nn in/in hot/jj water/nn for/in a/at cold/nn ,/, and/cc she/pps lived/vbd to/to be/be ninety-six/cd ./. I/ppss mean/vb ,/, she's/pps+bez still/rb living/vbg ,/, and/cc she's/pps+bez ninety-six/cd ./. Why/wrb don't/do* you/ppss try/vb that/dt ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* have/hv a/at lemon/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps had/hvd to/to write/vb very/ql small/jj to/to get/vb it/ppo on/in the/at bottom/nn of/in the/at scrap/nn of/in paper/nn ./. By/in the/at next/ap morning/nn ,/, she/pps had/hvd turned/vbn the/at paper/nn over/rp ./. ``/`` Gee/uh ,/, neither/cc do/do I/ppss ''/'' ./. Charlie/np grinned/vbd ./. She/pps didn't/dod* sound/vb like/cs a/at pale/jj girl/nn ./. She/pps sounded/vbd a/at little/ap like/cs a/at redhead/nn ./. But/cc then/rb ,/, redheads/nns are/ber often/rb pale/jj ./. He/pps stuck/vbd his/pp$ head/nn in/in Mrs./np Kirby's/np$ little/jj rental/jj office/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss guess/vb that/dt redhead/nn next/in to/in me/ppo took/vbd your/pp$ advice/nn ./. I/ppss haven't/hv* seen/vbn her/ppo on/in the/at beach/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss won't/md* ,/, if/cs you're/ppss+ber looking/vbg for/in a/at redhead/nn ./. She's/pps+hvz got/vbn browny/jj hair/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps spent/vbd that/cs afternoon/nn on/in the/at beach/nn ,/, looking/vbg for/in a/at pale/jj ,/, browny-haired/jj girl/nn in/in a/at pink/jj bathing/vbg suit/nn ./. There/ex were/bed pink/jj bathing/vbg suits/nns on/in blondes/nns ,/, and/cc browny-haired/jj girls/nns in/in red/jj or/cc black/jj or/cc green/jj bathing/vbg suits/nns ./. There/ex were/bed a/at sprinkling/nn of/in daring/vbg bikinis/nns and/cc a/at preponderance/nn of/in glorified/vbn tank/nn suits/nns ./. Up/rp on/in a/at dune/nn ,/, he/pps saw/vbd a/at girl/nn ,/, all/abn by/in herself/ppl ,/, sitting/vbg on/in a/at camp/nn stool/nn before/in an/at easel/nn and/cc absorbed/vbn in/in her/pp$ painting/nn ./. He/pps paid/vbd little/ap attention/nn to/in her/ppo because/cs she/pps was/bedz a/at redhead/nn and/cc because/cs she/pps was/bedz wearing/vbg white/jj --/-- one/cd of/in those/dts bulky/jj ,/, turtle-neck/nn sweaters/nns ./. On/in the/at beach/nn ,/, there/ex were/bed pale/jj girls/nns and/cc not-so-pale/jj girls/nns ./. And/cc he/pps saw/vbd them/ppo all/abn as/cs he/pps walked/vbd up/rp and/cc down/rp ./. At/in two/cd that/dt morning/nn ,/, he/pps was/bedz still/rb walking/vbg --/-- up/in and/cc down/in Peony/np ,/, up/in and/cc down/in the/at veranda/nn ,/, up/in and/cc down/in the/at silent/jj ,/, moonlit/jj beach/nn ./. Finally/rb ,/, in/in desperation/nn ,/, he/pps opened/vbd the/at refrigerator/nn ,/, filched/vbd her/pp$ hand/nn lotion/nn ,/, and/cc left/vbd a/at note/nn ./. ``/`` I've/ppss+hv got/vbn this/dt sunburn/nn ''/'' ,/, said/vbd the/at note/nn ,/, ``/`` and/cc I/ppss used/vbd some/dti of/in your/pp$ hand/nn lotion/nn ./. Hope/vb you/ppss don't/do* mind/vb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Of/in course/nn I/ppss don't/do* mind/vb ''/'' ,/, she/pps answered/vbd ./. ``/`` You're/ppss+ber having/hvg a/at miserable/jj time/nn ,/, aren't/ber* you/ppss ?/. ?/. Use/vb all/abn the/at lotion/nn you/ppss want/vb ,/, and/cc for/in goodness'/nn$ sake/nn ,/, stay/vb in/rp out/in of/in the/at sun/nn for/in a/at couple/nn of/in days/nns ''/'' ./. This/dt was/bedz a/at very/ql warm/jj ,/, sympathetic/jj girl/nn ,/, he/pps decided/vbd ./. Sympathy/nn is/bez a/at fine/jj quality/nn in/in a/at woman/nn ./. Now/rb Vivian/np ,/, for/in instance/nn ,/, was/bedz not/* too/ql long/jj on/in sympathy/nn ./. She/pps felt/vbd ,/, and/cc said/vbd ,/, that/dt sympathy/nn only/rb made/vbd people/nns feel/vb sorry/jj for/in themselves/ppls ;/. ;/. it/pps was/bedz a/at tough/jj world/nn ,/, and/cc you/ppss had/hvd to/to be/be tough/jj to/to hold/vb your/pp$ own/jj ./. He/pps didn't/dod* know/vb what/wdt was/bedz so/ql tough/jj about/in Vivian's/np$ world/nn ,/, slopping/vbg around/in Nassau/np with/in what's-his-name/nn ./. Suppose/vb what's-his-name/nn got/vbd a/at sunburn/nn ?/. ?/. Charlie/np couldn't/md* see/vb Vivian/np offering/vbg any/dti hand/nn lotion/nn ./. She/pps might/md peel/vb him/ppo ,/, once/cs the/at worst/jjt of/in the/at agony/nn was/bedz over/rp ./. Charlie/np spent/vbd the/at next/ap two/cd days/nns in/in his/pp$ pajama/nn bottoms/nns ,/, waiting/vbg for/in the/at fire/nn in/in his/pp$ back/nn to/to subside/vb ,/, and/cc used/vbd generous/jj quantities/nns of/in the/at hand/nn lotion/nn ./. Correspondence/nn passed/vbd back/rb and/cc forth/rb ./. ``/`` How's/wrb+bez your/pp$ sunburn/nn now/rb ?/. ?/. The/at only/jj thing/nn ,/, this/dt lotion/nn has/hvz glycerin/nn in/in it/ppo ,/, and/cc that/wps whitens/vbz the/at skin/nn ,/, so/cs if/cs you're/ppss+ber so/ql anxious/jj to/to get/vb a/at tan/nn ,/, you/ppss may/md not/* want/vb to/to use/vb it/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem not/* that/ql anxious/jj ,/, but/cc maybe/rb that's/dt+bez why/wrb you're/ppss+ber so/ql fair/jj ''/'' ./. ``/`` That/dt Mrs./np Kirby/np !/. !/. I'll/ppss+md bet/vb she/pps told/vbd you/ppo I/ppss was/bedz puny/jj ,/, too/rb ./. How's/wrb+bez your/pp$ cold/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Broiled/vbn out/rp ./. She/pps didn't/dod* say/vb you/ppss were/bed puny/jj ./. Are/ber you/ppss ?/. ?/. What's/wdt+bez puny/jj ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Puny/jj goes/vbz with/in pale/jj and/cc peaked/jj ./. Do/do you/ppss have/hv anything/pn to/to read/vb while/cs you're/ppss+ber shut/vbn up/rp ?/. ?/. There/ex are/ber two/cd things/nns here/rb about/in Surviving/vbg-tl in/in-tl the/at-tl Wilderness/nn-tl ,/, and/cc a/at book/nn called/vbn '/' Tom/np Swift/np-tl and/cc-tl His/pp$-tl Speedy/jj-tl Canoe/nn-tl '/' ;/. ;/. but/cc the/at picture/nn of/in Tom/np Swift/np is/bez pretty/ql sinister/jj ./. Also/rb the/at canoe/nn ''/'' ./.

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There/ex was/bedz a/at crowd/nn in/in the/at stands/nns for/in a/at change/nn and/cc the/at sun/nn was/bedz hot/jj ./. The/at new/jj Riverside/np pitcher/nn turned/vbd out/rp to/to have/hv an/at overhand/jj fast/jj ball/nn that/wps took/vbd a/at hop/nn ./. For/in a/at few/ap innings/nns the/at Anniston/np team/nn couldn't/md* figure/vb him/ppo out/rp ./. Then/rb ,/, in/in the/at fifth/od ,/, Anniston's/np$ kid/nn catcher/nn caught/vbd onto/in a/at curve/nn and/cc smacked/vbd the/at ball/nn into/in left/jj center/nn field/nn ./. Eddie/np Lee/np ,/, Riverside's/np$ redheaded/jj playing/vbg manager/nn ,/, ran/vbd after/in the/at ball/nn but/cc it/pps rolled/vbd past/in him/ppo ./. Phil/np Rossoff/np cut/vbd over/rp to/in center/nn from/in left/jj field/nn to/to get/vb the/at relay/nn ./. Eddie/np caught/vbd up/rp with/in the/at ball/nn near/in the/at fence/nn and/cc threw/vbd it/ppo to/in Phil/np ./. ``/`` Third/od !/. !/. Third/od base/nn ''/'' !/. !/. Eddie/np shouted/vbd ./. Phil/np spun/vbd around/rb and/cc made/vbd an/at accurate/jj throw/nn into/in Mike/np Deegan's/np$ hands/nns on/in third/od base/nn ./. Mike/np caught/vbd the/at ball/nn just/rb as/cs the/at catcher/nn slid/vbd into/in the/at bag/nn ./. But/cc the/at Anniston/np boy/nn had/hvd begun/vbn his/pp$ slide/nn too/ql late/rb ./. He/pps came/vbd into/in the/at bag/nn with/in his/pp$ body/nn and/cc Mike/np Deegan/np brought/vbd the/at ball/nn down/rp full/rb in/in his/pp$ face/nn ./. ``/`` You/ppss bastard/nn ''/'' !/. !/. The/at Anniston/np catcher/nn screamed/vbd ./. He/pps jumped/vbd to/in his/pp$ feet/nns and/cc started/vbd to/to throw/vb punches/nns ./. Mike/np Deegan/np tossed/vbd his/pp$ glove/nn away/rb and/cc began/vbd to/to swing/vb at/in the/at catcher/nn ./. This/dt brought/vbn in/rp everybody/pn from/in both/abx sides/nns ,/, while/cs the/at spectators/nns stood/vbd up/rp and/cc added/vbd to/in the/at uproar/nn ./. The/at fighters/nns were/bed separated/vbn in/in a/at few/ap minutes/nns ./. The/at game/nn was/bedz resumed/vbn ./. But/cc Mike/np Deegan/np was/bedz boiling/vbg mad/jj now/rb ./. When/wrb the/at inning/nn was/bedz over/rp he/pps cursed/vbd the/at Anniston/np catcher/nn all/abn the/at way/nn into/in the/at dugout/nn ./. Phil/np Rossoff/np ,/, coming/vbg in/rp from/in left/jj field/nn ,/, stopped/vbd at/in the/at water/nn fountain/nn for/in a/at drink/nn ./. Mike/np Deegan/np was/bedz standing/vbg beside/in it/ppo ,/, facing/vbg the/at field/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz eyeing/vbg the/at Anniston/np catcher/nn warming/vbg up/rp his/pp$ pitcher/nn before/cs the/at inning/nn began/vbd ./. ``/`` Keep/vb your/pp$ eyes/nns open/vb ,/, sonny/nn ''/'' !/. !/. Mike/np yelled/vbd to/in the/at catcher/nn ./. ``/`` You're/ppss+ber in/rp for/in trouble/nn ''/'' ./. The/at Anniston/np catcher/nn did/dod not/* reply/vb with/in words/nns ./. He/pps simply/rb turned/vbd to/in Mike/np and/cc smiled/vbd ./. This/dt so/ql infuriated/vbd Deegan/np that/cs he/pps spun/vbd around/rb and/cc said/vbd :/: ``/`` I'll/ppss+md get/vb that/dt little/ap bastard/nn ./. So/rb help/vb me/ppo God/np ,/, I'll/ppss+md get/vb him/ppo ''/'' ./. Phil/np Rossoff/np said/vbd :/: ``/`` Why/wrb don't/do* you/ppo leave/vb him/ppo alone/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Mind/vb your/pp$ own/jj goddamn/jj business/nn ''/'' ,/, Mike/np Deegan/np said/vbd ./. Phil/np shrugged/vbd ./. He/pps stepped/vbd into/in the/at dugout/nn ,/, wondering/vbg why/wrb Deegan/np was/bedz always/rb looking/vbg for/in trouble/nn ./. Maybe/rb the/at answer/nn was/bedz in/in his/pp$ eyes/nns ./. When/wrb Deegan/np smiled/vbd his/pp$ eyes/nns never/rb fit/vbd in/rp with/in his/pp$ lips/nns ./. In/in the/at last/nn of/in the/at sixth/od inning/nn Mike/np Deegan/np got/vbd up/rp to/to bat/vb and/cc hit/vbd a/at fast/jj ball/nn over/in the/at left/jj fielder's/nn$ head/nn ./. By/in the/at time/nn the/at fielder/nn got/vbd his/pp$ hands/nns on/in the/at ball/nn Deegan/np was/bedz rounding/vbg third/od base/nn and/cc heading/vbg for/in home/nr ./. The/at left/jj fielder/nn threw/vbd and/cc it/pps was/bedz a/at good/jj one/pn ./. But/cc Mike/np had/hvd no/at chance/nn of/in being/beg tagged/vbn ./. The/at Anniston/np catcher/nn was/bedz straddling/vbg home/nr plate/nn ./. All/abn Deegan/np had/hvd to/to do/do was/bedz slide/vb ,/, fall/vb away/rb ,/, but/cc instead/rb ,/, he/pps rammed/vbd into/in the/at catcher/nn ./. Both/abx fell/vbd heavily/rb to/in the/at ground/nn ./. Only/rb Mike/np got/vbd to/in his/pp$ feet/nns ./. He/pps went/vbd back/rb to/to touch/vb home/nr plate/nn ,/, turned/vbd and/cc walked/vbd to/in the/at dugout/nn without/in looking/vbg back/rb ./. The/at Anniston/np players/nns and/cc their/pp$ manager/nn ran/vbd out/rp on/in the/at field/nn ./. They/ppss poured/vbd water/nn over/in their/pp$ catcher's/nn$ face/nn ./. He/pps did/dod not/* move/vb ./. Then/rb the/at manager/nn called/vbd for/in a/at doctor/nn ./. The/at Riverside/np physician/nn came/vbd down/rp to/to look/vb over/rp the/at injured/vbn ballplayer/nn ./. Then/rb ,/, quickly/rb ,/, and/cc a/at little/ql nervously/rb ,/, the/at doctor/nn ordered/vbd a/at couple/nn of/in ballplayers/nns to/to carry/vb the/at catcher/nn into/in the/at dressing/vbg room/nn ./. Mike/np Deegan/np was/bedz sitting/vbg on/in the/at bench/nn ,/, watching/vbg ./. When/wrb the/at ballplayers/nns started/vbd to/to carry/vb the/at catcher/nn off/in the/at field/nn he/pps said/vbd :/: ``/`` That/dt ought/md to/to teach/vb the/at sonofabitch/nn ''/'' ./. Phil/np Rossoff/np ,/, seated/vbn next/in to/in Deegan/np ,/, got/vbd up/rp and/cc moved/vbd to/in the/at other/ap end/nn of/in the/at bench/nn ./. The/at Anniston/np manager/nn was/bedz coming/vbg over/rp to/in the/at Riverside/np dugout/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz followed/vbn by/in four/cd of/in his/pp$ men/nns ./. It/pps began/vbd to/to look/vb as/cs if/cs something/pn was/bedz going/vbg to/to happen/vb ./. Mike/np sat/vbd quietly/rb watching/vbg the/at manager/nn come/vbn nearer/rbr ./. Eddie/np Lee/np moved/vbd over/rp to/in Mike/np Deegan's/np$ side/nn ./. No/at one/pn said/vbd a/at word/nn ./. The/at Anniston/np manager/nn came/vbd right/ql up/rp to/in the/at dugout/nn in/in front/nn of/in Mike/np ./. His/pp$ face/nn was/bedz flushed/vbn ./. ``/`` Deegan/np ''/'' ,/, the/at manager/nn said/vbd ,/, his/pp$ voice/nn pitched/vbn low/jj ,/, quivering/vbg ./. ``/`` That/dt was/bedz a/at rotten/jj thing/nn to/to do/do ''/'' ./. ``/`` For/in God's/np$ sake/nn ''/'' ,/, Mike/np said/vbd ,/, waving/vbg the/at manager/nn away/rb ./. ``/`` Stop/vb it/ppo ,/, will/md you/ppss ?/. ?/. Tell/vb your/pp$ guys/nns not/* to/to block/vb the/at plate/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss didn't/dod* have/hv to/to ram/vb him/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez what/wdt you/ppss say/vb ''/'' ./. The/at Anniston/np manager/nn looked/vbd at/in Eddie/np Lee/np ./. It/pps was/bedz a/at cold/jj and/cc calculated/vbn look/nn ./. He/pps turned/vbd and/cc went/vbd back/rb across/in the/at field/nn to/in his/pp$ dugout/nn ./. He/pps called/vbd in/rp the/at pitcher/nn who/wps had/hvd been/ben pitching/vbg ,/, and/cc a/at big/jj ,/, heavy/jj ,/, powerfully/rb built/vbn right/jj hander/nn moved/vbd out/rp to/in the/at mound/nn for/in Anniston/np ./. The/at game/nn started/vbd again/rb and/cc in/in the/at eighth/od inning/nn Mike/np Deegan/np came/vbd up/rp to/to bat/vb ./. Everyone/pn in/in the/at ball/nn park/nn seemed/vbd to/to be/be standing/vbg and/cc shouting/vbg ./. The/at first/od ball/nn the/at hefty/jj pitcher/nn threw/vbd came/vbd in/rp for/in Mike's/np$ head/nn ./. Deegan/np fell/vbd into/in the/at dirt/nn ,/, the/at ball/nn going/vbg over/in him/ppo ./. He/pps arose/vbd slowly/rb and/cc brushed/vbd himself/ppl off/rp ./. He/pps got/vbd back/rb into/in the/at batter's/nn$ box/nn and/cc on/in the/at next/ap pitch/nn dropped/vbd into/in the/at dirt/nn again/rb ./. ``/`` Hit/vb the/at bum/nn ''/'' !/. !/. Somebody/pn yelled/vbd from/in the/at Anniston/np bench/nn ./. In/in the/at Riverside/np dugout/nn Frankie/np Ricco/np ,/, shortstop/nn ,/, whispered/vbd into/in Phil's/np$ ear/nn :/: ``/`` There's/ex+bez gonna/vbg+to be/be a/at fight/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Look/vb at/in those/dts bastards/nns ''/'' !/. !/. Charlie/np Haydon/np ,/, a/at pitcher/nn ,/, said/vbd ./. ``/`` They're/ppss+ber looking/vbg for/in trouble/nn ''/'' ./. Mike/np was/bedz slow/rb getting/vbg into/in the/at box/nn this/dt time/nn ./. When/wrb he/pps finally/rb did/dod he/pps had/hvd to/to duck/vb his/pp$ head/nn quickly/rb away/rb as/cs the/at pitch/nn came/vbd in/rp ./. ``/`` Listen/vb ''/'' !/. !/. He/pps shouted/vbd to/in the/at pitcher/nn ./. ``/`` One/cd more/ap and/cc I'm/ppss+bem coming/vbg out/rp there/rb ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md be/be waiting/vbg ''/'' !/. !/. The/at pitcher/nn yelled/vbd back/rb ./. Mike/np Deegan/np pounded/vbd the/at rubber/nn plate/nn with/in the/at end/nn of/in his/pp$ bat/nn ./. He/pps stood/vbd flat-footed/jj in/in the/at box/nn ,/, but/cc not/* very/ql close/rb to/in the/at plate/nn now/rb ./. The/at pitcher/nn wound/vbd up/rp and/cc the/at ball/nn came/vbd in/rp straight/rb for/in Mike's/np$ head/nn ./. Deegan/np dropped/vbd ,/, got/vbd up/rp ,/, turned/vbd and/cc ,/, holding/vbg the/at bat/nn with/in both/abx hands/nns up/rp against/in his/pp$ chest/nn ,/, began/vbd to/to walk/vb slowly/rb out/rp to/in the/at mound/nn ./. The/at pitcher/nn tossed/vbd his/pp$ glove/nn away/rb and/cc came/vbd towards/in Mike/np Deegan/np ./. They/ppss were/bed both/abx walking/vbg towards/in each/dt other/ap ,/, unhurried/jj ./. Riverside/np and/cc Anniston/np players/nns rushed/vbd out/rp on/in the/at field/nn ./. In/in the/at next/ap moment/nn ,/, it/pps seemed/vbd ,/, the/at infield/nn was/bedz crowded/vbn with/in spectators/nns ,/, ballplayers/nns ,/, cops/nns ,/, kids/nns and/cc a/at dog/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz much/ap shouting/nn and/cc screaming/nn ./. Fights/nns sprang/vbd up/rp and/cc were/bed quickly/rb squelched/vbn ./. Mike/np and/cc the/at Anniston/np pitcher/nn were/bed pulled/vbn away/rb before/cs they/ppss even/rb came/vbd together/rb ./. Phil/np Rossoff/np and/cc two/cd other/ap Riverside/np players/nns did/dod not/* go/vb out/rp on/in the/at field/nn when/wrb the/at fighting/nn started/vbd ./. After/in the/at game/nn ,/, Phil/np was/bedz taking/vbg off/rp his/pp$ sweatshirt/nn in/in the/at dressing/vbg room/nn when/wrb Mike/np Deegan/np came/vbd in/rp ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez a/at helluva/jj thing/nn ''/'' ,/, Mike/np said/vbd ,/, looking/vbg at/in Phil/np ,/, ``/`` when/wrb a/at guy's/nn$ own/jj team-mate/nn won't/md* come/vb out/rp and/cc help/vb him/ppo in/in a/at fight/nn ''/'' ./. Phil/np sighed/vbd and/cc pulled/vbd the/at wet/jj sweatshirt/nn over/in his/pp$ head/nn ./. Frankie/np Ricco/np sat/vbd down/rp on/in the/at bench/nn near/in Phil/np ./. The/at other/ap players/nns were/bed undressing/vbg quietly/rb ./. Eddie/np Lee/np had/hvd not/* come/vbn in/rp yet/rb ./. Mike/np went/vbd over/rp to/in Phil/np and/cc stood/vbd over/in him/ppo ./. ``/`` Why/wrb the/at hell/nn didn't/dod* you/ppss come/vb out/rp when/wrb you/ppss saw/vbd them/ppo gang/vb up/rp on/in me/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I/ppss didn't/dod* think/vb it/pps was/bedz necessary/jj ''/'' ./. ``/`` Well/uh !/. !/. Now/rb that's/dt+bez just/rb fine/jj !/. !/. You/ppss didn't/dod* think/vb it/pps was/bedz necessary/jj ''/'' ./. Mike/np placed/vbd both/abx his/pp$ hands/nns on/in his/pp$ hips/nns ./. He/pps pushed/vbd his/pp$ jaw/nn forward/rb ./. ``/`` Listen/vb ,/, wise/jj guy/nn ,/, if/cs you/ppss think/vb I'm/ppss+bem gonna/vbg+to do/do all/abn the/at fighting/nn for/in this/dt ball/nn club/nn you're/ppss+ber crazy/jj ''/'' ./. Mike/np had/hvd a/at good/jj two/cd inches/nns over/in Phil/np and/cc Phil/np had/hvd to/to look/vb up/rp into/in Mike's/np$ face/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss didn't/dod* ask/vb you/ppo to/to fight/vb for/in the/at ball/nn club/nn ''/'' ,/, Phil/np said/vbd slowly/rb ./. ``/`` Nobody/pn else/rb did/dod ,/, either/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss trying/vbg to/to say/vb I/ppss started/vbd the/at fight/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem not/* trying/vbg to/to say/vb anything/pn ''/'' ./. Phil/np turned/vbd away/rb and/cc opened/vbd his/pp$ locker/nn ,/, and/cc then/rb he/pps heard/vbd Mike/np Deegan/np say/vb :/: ``/`` You're/ppss+ber yellow/jj ,/, Rossoff/np ''/'' !/. !/. And/cc Phil/np banged/vbd his/pp$ locker/nn door/nn shut/vbn and/cc spun/vbd around/rb ./. But/cc before/cs anything/pn could/md happen/vb Frankie/np Ricco/np was/bedz between/in them/ppo and/cc Eddie/np Lee/np had/hvd come/vbn into/in the/at dressing/vbg room/nn ./. ``/`` Phil/np ,/, come/vb into/in my/pp$ office/nn ''/'' ,/, Eddie/np said/vbd ./. Phil/np followed/vbd Eddie/np into/in the/at office/nn and/cc shut/vbd the/at door/nn ./. He/pps sat/vbd down/rp before/in Eddie's/np$ desk/nn ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem doing/vbg you/ppo a/at favor/nn ''/'' ,/, Eddie/np said/vbd quickly/rb ./. ``/`` You/ppss get/vb your/pp$ unconditional/jj release/nn as/in of/in today/nr ''/'' ./. Phil's/np$ eyes/nns widened/vbd just/rb a/at trifle/nn ./. ``/`` The/at best/jjt thing/nn for/in you/ppo to/to do/do ''/'' ,/, Eddie/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` is/bez go/vb home/nr ./. You/ppss don't/do* belong/vb in/in professional/jj baseball/nn ''/'' ./. Phil/np had/hvd to/to clear/vb his/pp$ throat/nn ./. ``/`` Is/bez this/dt because/rb of/in what/wdt happened/vbd out/rp there/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` No/rb ''/'' ,/, Eddie/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` But/cc it/pps does/doz confirm/vb what/wdt I've/ppss+hv suspected/vbn all/abn along/rb ''/'' ./. Phil/np stood/vbd up/rp ./. ``/`` Listen/vb !/. !/. This/dt is/bez the/at second/od time/nn ./. ''/'' ``/`` Sit/vb down/rp ,/, sit/vb down/rp ''/'' ,/, Eddie/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem not/* saying/vbg you're/ppss+ber yellow/jj ./. I/ppss am/bem saying/vbg you're/ppss+ber not/* a/at professional/jj ballplayer/nn ''/'' ./. Eddie/np Lee/np leaned/vbd forward/rb over/in the/at desk/nn ./. ``/`` Now/rb listen/vb to/in me/ppo ,/, Phil/np ./. I'm/ppss+bem not/* steering/vbg you/ppo wrong/rb ./. You/ppss haven't/hv* got/vbn the/at heart/nn for/in baseball/nn ''/'' ./. Phil/np shook/vbd his/pp$ head/nn and/cc Eddie/np frowned/vbd ./. Suddenly/rb his/pp$ voice/nn grew/vbd hard/jj ./. ``/`` What/wdt the/at hell/nn do/do you/ppss think/vb baseball/nn is/bez ?/. ?/. You're/ppss+ber not/* in/in the/at big/jj leagues/nns ,/, but/cc if/cs you/ppss can't/md* give/vb and/cc take/vb down/in here/rb what/wdt the/at hell/nn do/do you/ppss think/vb it'll/pps+md be/be like/cs up/in there/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. Phil/np started/vbd to/to say/vb something/pn but/cc Eddie/np cut/vbd him/ppo short/rb ./. ``/`` Now/rb don't/do* tell/vb me/ppo what/wdt a/at good/jj ball/nn player/nn you/ppss are/ber ./. I/ppss know/vb you've/ppss+hv got/vbn talent/nn ./. But/cc what/wdt you/ppss haven't/hv* got/vbn is/bez the/at heart/nn to/to back/vb up/rp that/dt talent/nn with/in ./. The/at heart/nn ,/, Phil/np ./. You/ppss just/rb haven't/hv* got/vbn the/at heart/nn for/in pro-ball/nn ,/, and/cc that's/dt+bez it/ppo ''/'' ./. Dazed/vbn ,/, Phil/np said/vbd :/: ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* get/vb it/ppo ./. My/pp$ batting/vbg average/nn ''/'' Eddie/np stood/vbd up/rp abruptly/rb ,/, then/rb sat/vbd down/rp just/rb as/ql abruptly/rb ./. ``/`` What/wdt difference/nn does/doz your/pp$ batting/vbg average/nn make/vb ?/. ?/. Or/cc your/pp$ fielding/vbg average/nn ./. Or/cc even/rb the/at way/nn you/ppss run/vb bases/nns ./. I/ppss tell/vb you/ppo when/wrb it's/pps+bez necessary/jj to/to hurt/vb in/in order/nn to/to win/vb --/-- you/ppss won't/md* do/do it/ppo ./. That's/dt+bez what/wdt I/ppss mean/vb by/in no/at heart/nn for/in the/at game/nn ./. Baseball's/nn+bez no/at cinch/nn ./. Deegan/np had/hvd no/at business/nn ramming/vbg into/in that/dt kid/nn out/in there/rb ./. He/pps did/dod it/ppo because/cs he/pps knows/vbz for/in each/dt guy/nn he/pps puts/vbz out/in of/in commission/nn that's/dt+bez one/cd less/ap who/wps might/md take/vb his/pp$ job/nn away/rb later/rbr on/rp ./. What/wdt the/at hell/nn do/do you/ppo think/vb baseball/nn is/bez ?/. ?/. A/at sport/nn ?/. ?/. It's/pps+bez a/at way/nn of/in life/nn ,/, goddamit/uh !/. !/. And/cc you've/ppss+hv got/vbn to/to be/be ready/jj to/to cut/vb to/in ribbons/nns anybody/pn who/wps wants/vbz to/to take/vb your/pp$ way/nn of/in life/nn away/rb from/in you/ppo ''/'' !/. !/. He's/pps+bez wrong/jj !/. !/. Phil/np thought/vbd ./. It's/pps+bez only/rb his/pp$ opinion/nn ./. There/ex were/bed other/ap clubs/nns in/in this/dt league/nn ./. He/pps stood/vbd up/rp slowly/rb ./. He/pps was/bedz a/at little/ql pale/jj and/cc shaky/jj ./. His/pp$ lips/nns felt/vbd glued/vbn together/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss think/vb you're/ppss+ber wrong/jj ,/, Eddie/np ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd finally/rb ./. Eddie/np nodded/vbd ./. ``/`` Okay/uh ./. You'll/ppss+md get/vb your/pp$ pay/nn in/in the/at morning/nn ''/'' ./. Phil/np turned/vbd and/cc left/vbd the/at room/nn ,/, hearing/vbg Eddie/np say/vb :/: ``/`` Someday/rb you'll/ppss+md see/vb I/ppss was/bedz right/jj ''/'' ./. Phil/np shut/vbd the/at door/nn behind/in him/ppo ./. Outside/rb in/in the/at dressing/vbg room/nn ,/, Frankie/np Ricco/np sat/vbd on/in the/at bench/nn dressed/vbn in/in his/pp$ street/nn clothes/nns ./. ``/`` What/wdt happened/vbd ''/'' ?/. ?/. Frankie/np asked/vbd ./. Phil/np said/vbd :/: ``/`` I/ppss got/vbd my/pp$ release/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss crazy/jj ''/'' ?/. ?/. Phil/np shrugged/vbd ./. ``/`` What/wdt for/in ''/'' ?/. ?/. Phil/np sighed/vbd ./. Frankie/np shook/vbd his/pp$ head/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* get/vb it/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* know/vb ''/'' ,/, Phil/np said/vbd ./. They/ppss were/bed silent/jj for/in a/at few/ap moments/nns ./. Then/jj Frankie/np said/vbd :/: ``/`` What/wdt are/ber you/ppss gonna/vbg+to do/do ''/'' ?/. ?/. Phil/np started/vbd to/to take/vb his/pp$ clothes/nns off/rp and/cc Frankie/np sat/vbd down/rp on/in the/at bench/nn again/rb ./. Phil/np took/vbd off/rp one/cd shoe/nn and/cc stared/vbd at/in it/ppo ./. ``/`` Don't/do* take/vb it/ppo like/cs this/dt ''/'' ,/, Frankie/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` Hell/uh ,/, plenty/nn of/in guys/nns get/vb let/vb out/rp and/cc come/vb back/rb later/rbr ./. The/at leagues/nns are/ber full/jj of/in guys/nns like/cs that/dt ''/'' ./. Phil/np was/bedz very/ql quiet/jj ./. ``/`` What/wdt are/ber you/ppss gonna/vbg+to do/do ,/, Phil/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. Phil/np did/dod not/* answer/vb ./. ``/`` Why/wrb not/* try/vb another/dt club/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Phil/np looked/vbd up/rp ./. What/wdt the/at hell/nn right/nn did/dod Eddie/np have/hv saying/vbg a/at thing/nn like/cs that/dt ?/. ?/. ``/`` Springfield's/np+bez in/rp tomorrow/nr ''/'' ,/, Frankie/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` Talk/vb to/in Whitey/np Jackson/np ''/'' ./. He/pps just/rb didn't/dod* know/vb what/wdt he/pps was/bedz talking/vbg about/rb ,/, saying/vbg a/at thing/nn like/in that/dt ./. ``/`` Will/md you/ppss do/do it/ppo ,/, Phil/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Do/do what/wdt ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Ask/vb Whitey/np for/in a/at job/nn ''/'' ./. Phil/np nodded/vbd ./. ``/`` Sure/rb ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` Springfield/np come/vb in/rp tomorrow/nr ''/'' ?/. ?/. Frankie/np nodded/vbd ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md speak/vb to/in Whitey/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` Atta/uh boy/uh ''/'' ./. ``/`` I'll/ppss+md talk/vb to/in him/ppo ,/, all/ql right/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` Don't/do* worry/vb ''/'' ,/, Frankie/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` You'll/ppss+md get/vb a/at job/nn there/rb ./. He/pps needs/vbz outfielders/nns bad/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem not/* worried/vbn about/in it/ppo ''/'' ,/, Phil/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez the/at way/nn to/to talk/vb ./. What/wdt else/rb did/dod Eddie/np have/hv to/to say/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Nothing/pn ''/'' ,/, Phil/np said/vbd ./.

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Richard's/np$ next/ap interest/nn seemed/vbd the/at product/nn of/in his/pp$ insularity/nn ./. His/pp$ broad/jj reading/nn took/vbd him/ppo into/in certain/jj by-ways/nns of/in religion/nn and/cc the/at subject/nn of/in religion/nn began/vbd to/to fascinate/vb him/ppo ./. When/wrb he/pps was/bedz twelve/cd he/pps took/vbd to/in reading/vbg St./nn-tl Augustine/np and/cc Aquinas/np ,/, then/jj Lao-tse/np ,/, Confucius/np ,/, Mencius/np ,/, Suzuki/np ,/, Hindu/np tomes/nns by/in endless/jj Krishnaists/nps and/cc numerous/jj socio-archaeological/jj papers/nns ./. For/in his/pp$ birthday/nn ,/, because/cs Richard/np had/hvd seen/vbn them/ppo in/in a/at store/nn and/cc asked/vbd for/in them/ppo ,/, his/pp$ mother/nn bought/vbd him/ppo the/at Zend-Avesta/np and/cc a/at little/jj image/nn of/in the/at Indian/jj god/nn ,/, Acala/np ./. And/cc one/cd day/nn ,/, on/in her/pp$ own/jj ,/, his/pp$ mother/nn came/vbd home/nr with/in a/at present/nn entitled/vbn The/at Book/nn-tl of/in-tl the/at-tl Dead/nn-tl ,/, which/wdt she/pps suspected/vbd Richard/np would/md enjoy/vb ./. He/pps was/bedz enormously/ql happy/jj with/in her/pp$ gift/nn and/cc smiled/vbd ,/, then/rb went/vbd to/in his/pp$ room/nn to/to read/vb ./. At/in dinner/nn one/cd night/nn ,/, when/wrb he/pps was/bedz fourteen/cd ,/, Richard/np announced/vbd ,/, ``/`` There/ex is/bez only/rb one/cd god/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Did/dod you/ppss think/vb there/ex were/bed two/cd ''/'' ?/. ?/. Grinned/vbn his/pp$ father/nn ./. ``/`` You/ppss don't/do* understand/vb ''/'' ,/, Richard/np said/vbd gloomily/rb ./. Through/in quiet/jj laughter/nn his/pp$ mother/nn said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Don't/do* speak/vb to/in your/pp$ father/nn like/cs that/dt ,/, Richard/np ''/'' ./. Richard/np seldom/rb spoke/vbd anyhow/rb and/cc he/pps didn't/dod* speak/vb to/in his/pp$ parents/nns about/in religion/nn again/rb ./. His/pp$ interest/nn in/in the/at formal/jj study/nn of/in religion/nn waned/vbd when/wrb he/pps was/bedz sixteen/cd and/cc he/pps substituted/vbd for/in it/ppo an/at interest/nn in/in Asian/jj affairs/nns ./. Although/cs he/pps still/rb didn't/dod* speak/vb to/in anyone/pn ,/, he/pps grew/vbd fond/jj of/in saying/vbg ,/, ``/`` The/at future/nn lies/vbz in/in Asia/np ''/'' ,/, when/wrb the/at opportunity/nn arose/vbd ,/, and/cc when/wrb he/pps graduated/vbd from/in high/jj school/nn his/pp$ parents/nns sent/vbd him/ppo to/in New/jj-tl York/np-tl to/to give/vb him/ppo a/at foundation/nn ,/, they/ppss said/vbd ,/, for/in his/pp$ life/nn in/in Asian/jj studies/nns ./. Richard/np was/bedz a/at solitary/jj student/nn in/in New/jj-tl York/np-tl and/cc acquired/vbd ,/, in/in his/pp$ remoteness/nn ,/, a/at thorough/jj if/cs bookish/jj knowledge/nn of/in Asian/jj lore/nn ,/, literature/nn ,/, life/nn ,/, politics/nn and/cc history/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz awarded/vbn a/at fellowship/nn to/to continue/vb his/pp$ studies/nns in/in Tokyo/np and/cc he/pps packed/vbd up/rp his/pp$ clothes/nns ,/, the/at biwa/fw-nn upon/in which/wdt he/pps had/hvd been/ben practicing/vbg and/cc his/pp$ image/nn of/in Acala/np ,/, and/cc left/vbd to/to spend/vb a/at week/nn at/in home/nr before/cs leaving/vbg the/at country/nn ./. The/at week/nn at/in home/nr was/bedz not/* comfortable/jj ./. His/pp$ mother/nn ,/, who/wps had/hvd seen/vbn little/ap of/in him/ppo for/in four/cd years/nns ,/, appeared/vbd worried/vbn about/in his/pp$ sailing/vbg off/rp by/in himself/ppl for/in an/at Orient/np which/wdt ,/, she/pps herself/ppl having/hvg slight/jj knowledge/nn of/in it/ppo ,/, had/hvd to/to be/be distrusted/vbn ./. She/pps seemed/vbd to/to work/vb to/to grow/vb close/jj to/in her/pp$ son/nn in/in the/at few/ap days/nns he/pps spent/vbd at/in home/nr ,/, talking/vbg to/in him/ppo about/in some/dti of/in the/at more/ql pleasant/jj moments/nns of/in his/pp$ childhood/nn and/cc then/rb trying/vbg to/to talk/vb to/in him/ppo about/in those/dts things/nns in/in which/wdt he/pps alone/rb was/bedz interested/vbn ./. ``/`` Do/do you/ppss still/rb have/hv The/at Book/nn-tl of/in-tl the/at-tl Dead/nn-tl ''/'' ?/. ?/. She/pps asked/vbd him/ppo and/cc ,/, laughing/vbg ,/, she/pps added/vbd ,/, ``/`` I/ppss was/bedz nervous/jj about/in buying/vbg a/at book/nn with/in a/at title/nn like/cs that/dt ,/, but/cc I/ppss knew/vbd you'd/ppss+md like/vb it/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` Yes/rb ''/'' ,/, he/pps lied/vbd to/to shorten/vb the/at conversation/nn ,/, ``/`` I/ppss still/rb have/hv it/ppo ''/'' ./. He/pps was/bedz no/at longer/rbr able/jj to/to relax/vb in/in the/at presence/nn of/in his/pp$ parents/nns and/cc found/vbd it/ppo difficult/jj to/to keep/vb up/rp a/at conversation/nn with/in his/pp$ mother/nn or/cc father/nn ,/, no/at matter/nn the/at subject/nn ./. As/in for/in The/at Book/nn-tl of/in-tl the/at-tl Dead/nn-tl ,/, it/pps along/in with/in his/pp$ other/ap books/nns on/in religion/nn had/hvd been/ben incarcerated/vbn in/in a/at furnace/nn in/in the/at basement/nn of/in the/at building/nn in/in which/wdt he/pps had/hvd lived/vbn in/in New/jj-tl York/np-tl ./. He/pps had/hvd dusted/vbn each/dt of/in the/at books/nns carefully/rb and/cc carried/vbd them/ppo all/abn to/in the/at basement/nn and/cc ,/, trembling/vbg at/in having/hvg to/to open/vb the/at big/jj furnace/nn ,/, given/vbn them/ppo up/rp to/in the/at flames/nns ./. Then/rb he/pps sped/vbd from/in the/at dark/jj basement/nn and/cc returned/vbd to/in his/pp$ room/nn and/cc cried/vbd ./. Richard/np left/vbd America/np with/in his/pp$ clothes/nns ,/, his/pp$ biwa/fw-nn and/cc his/pp$ image/nn of/in Acala/np and/cc ,/, on/in the/at freighter/nn which/wdt took/vbd him/ppo to/in Japan/np ,/, he/pps plucked/vbd at/in the/at biwa/fw-nn ,/, trying/vbg to/to make/vb the/at sounds/nns he/pps wrought/vbd resemble/vb an/at ancient/jj Japanese/jj tune/nn he/pps had/hvd once/rb heard/vbn ./. During/in his/pp$ second/od week/nn at/in sea/nn he/pps brought/vbd the/at curious/jj melody/nn out/in of/in the/at instrument/nn and/cc suddenly/rb wanted/vbd to/to force/vb the/at biwa/fw-nn to/to remain/vb at/in just/rb that/dt moment/nn in/in its/pp$ history/nn when/wrb it/pps had/hvd given/vbn him/ppo pleasure/nn ./. He/pps stole/vbd from/in his/pp$ cabin/nn late/jj that/dt night/nn and/cc crept/vbd out/rp into/in a/at gusty/jj North/jj-tl Pacific/np-tl wind/nn and/cc dropped/vbd the/at biwa/fw-nn into/in the/at water/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz so/ql dark/jj that/cs he/pps didn't/dod* see/vb it/ppo hit/vb the/at water/nn and/cc the/at noisy/jj rush/nn of/in the/at ocean/nn kept/vbd him/ppo from/in hearing/vbg it/ppo ./. It/pps was/bedz as/cs though/cs the/at biwa/fw-nn had/hvd been/ben eaten/vbn up/rp by/in the/at wind/nn ./. In/in Tokyo/np Richard/np took/vbd up/rp a/at life/nn similar/jj to/in that/dt which/wdt he/pps had/hvd lived/vbn in/in New/jj-tl York/np-tl ,/, except/in that/cs he/pps had/hvd replaced/vbn his/pp$ biwa/fw-nn with/in a/at friend/nn ./. An/at American/jj student/nn named/vbn Charlotte/np Adams/np had/hvd refused/vbn to/to take/vb notice/nn of/in his/pp$ evident/jj aversion/nn to/in people/nns and/cc had/hvd at/in last/rb succeeded/vbd in/in getting/vbg him/ppo to/to talk/vb to/in her/ppo ./. He/pps had/hvd nothing/pn much/ap to/to say/vb to/in her/ppo but/cc that/cs he/pps said/vbd anything/pn seemed/vbd to/to please/vb her/ppo and/cc he/pps accompanied/vbd her/ppo on/in some/dti of/in her/pp$ unusually/rb searching/vbg tours/nns of/in Tokyo/np ./. In/in Charlotte/np ,/, Richard/np saw/vbd a/at frankness/nn and/cc a/at zest/nn for/in doing/vbg things/nns which/wdt ,/, after/in a/at fashion/nn ,/, he/pps envied/vbd ./. In/in time/nn ,/, he/pps grew/vbd to/to depend/vb upon/in her/pp$ occasional/jj company/nn and/cc she/pps at/in length/nn was/bedz able/jj to/to encourage/vb him/ppo to/to participate/vb in/in more/ql social/jj activity/nn ./. She/pps convinced/vbd him/ppo that/cs he/pps ought/md to/to be/be a/at member/nn of/in some/dti of/in the/at small/jj tea-drinking/jj parties/nns she/pps held/vbd at/in her/pp$ rooms/nns and/cc in/in the/at end/nn he/pps complied/vbd with/in her/pp$ wishes/nns ,/, although/cs it/pps was/bedz only/rb rarely/rb that/cs he/pps added/vbd anything/pn to/in the/at random/jj conversations/nns ./. At/in one/cd such/jj gathering/nn Charlotte/np announced/vbd ,/, ``/`` I/ppss was/bedz at/in Ryusenji/np today/nr ./. Have/hv you/ppss ever/rb been/ben to/in Ryusenji/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. No/at one/pn had/hvd ./. ``/`` Well/uh ,/, it's/pps+bez at/in Fudomae/np and/cc there/ex was/bedz a/at tan/jj young/jj man/nn ,/, quite/ql naked/jj ,/, taking/vbg a/at shower/nn in/in the/at pool/nn ./. I/ppss was/bedz thoroughly/rb startled/vbn ''/'' ./. Richard/np thought/vbd it/ppo a/at more/ql promising/jj remark/nn than/cs any/dti made/vbn during/in the/at last/ap conversation/nn ,/, but/cc Charlotte's/np$ manner/nn during/in the/at gatherings/nns was/bedz more/ql flippant/jj and/cc superficial/jj than/cs when/wrb she/pps was/bedz alone/rb with/in him/ppo and/cc he/pps was/bedz sure/jj her/pp$ remark/nn would/md lead/vb to/in nothing/pn much/ql better/jjr than/cs the/at pointless/jj words/nns which/wdt had/hvd preceded/vbn it/ppo ./. Three/cd of/in the/at four/cd persons/nns present/vb ,/, all/ql foreign/jj students/nns in/in Tokyo/np ,/, had/hvd been/ben playing/vbg a/at game/nn of/in judging/vbg popular/jj Japanese/jj foods/nns by/in the/at In/in-tl and/cc-tl Out/rb-tl system/nn ,/, an/at equation/nn in/in which/wdt Zen/np philosophy/nn was/bedz used/vbn as/cs the/at modifier/nn ./. Soba/fw-nn ,/, udon/fw-nn and/cc tea/nn were/bed In/in-tl because/cs they/ppss could/md be/be taken/vbn noisily/rb ./. Sushi/fw-nn was/bedz Out/rb because/cs it/pps was/bedz pretentious/jj ./. Sashimi/nn was/bedz In/in-tl ,/, Samuel/np Burns/np had/hvd suggested/vbn ,/, because/cs it/pps was/bedz too/ql far/ql Out/rb to/to stay/vb Out/rb ,/, even/rb if/cs it/pps was/bedz a/at little/ql pretentious/jj ./. Richard/np had/hvd kept/vbn his/pp$ eyes/nns down/rp throughout/in the/at game/nn ,/, the/at very/ap sound/nn of/in the/at chatter/nn nearly/ql painful/jj to/in his/pp$ ears/nns ./. ``/`` He/pps wasn't/bedz* the/at least/ap bit/nn disturbed/vbn by/in my/pp$ watching/vbg him/ppo ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Charlotte/np ./. ``/`` Did/dod you/ppo watch/vb him/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. Asked/vbd a/at red-haired/jj girl/nn named/vbn Ceecee/np Witter/np ./. ``/`` I/ppss shouldn't/md* have/hv been/ben able/jj to/to do/do that/dt ''/'' ./. ``/`` Well/uh I/ppss was/bedz able/jj to/to do/do it/ppo ''/'' ,/, Charlotte/np said/vbd with/in no/at sign/nn of/in irritation/nn ./. ``/`` For/in a/at minute/nn ,/, anyhow/rb ./. I'm/ppss+bem surprised/vbn no/at one/pn has/hvz been/ben there/rb ./. I've/ppss+hv been/ben there/rb a/at number/nn of/in times/nns ./. Sam/np ,/, I/ppss thought/vbd you/ppss knew/vbd everything/pn about/in Tokyo/np ./. You've/ppss+hv never/rb been/ben to/in Ryusenji/np ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` I've/ppss+hv heard/vbn about/in it/ppo ''/'' ,/, Samuel/np Burns/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` There's/ex+bez a/at little/ap place/nn there/rb called/vbn Lovers/nns-tl Mound/nn-tl dedicated/vbd to/in Gompachi/np and/cc Komurasaki/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` Yes/rb ,/, a/at little/ap parkish/jj place/nn ''/'' ,/, Charlotte/np said/vbd ,/, and/cc concluded/vbd ,/, ``/`` Anyhow/rb ,/, it's/pps+bez all/abn very/ql nice/jj ./. And/cc the/at man/nn who/wps brought/vbd sweet/jj potatoes/nns into/in Kanto/np is/bez buried/vbn there/rb ,/, next/in to/in a/at beautiful/jj seated/vbn statue/nn of/in Fudo/np ./. Oh/uh ,/, that's/dt+bez what/wdt I/ppss meant/vbd to/to tell/vb you/ppo ./. This/dt is/bez the/at interesting/jj part/nn ,/, Richard/np ''/'' ,/, she/pps had/hvd a/at bothersome/jj habit/nn of/in trying/vbg to/to pull/vb him/ppo into/in the/at talking/vbg ./. ``/`` There/ex was/bedz that/cs fellow/nn out/rp there/rb in/in the/at bitter/jj cold/jj ''/'' --/-- ``/`` My/pp$ God/np ,/, it/pps was/bedz cold/jj today/nr ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Samuel/np Burns/np ./. ``/`` Twenty-two/cd or/cc twenty-three/cd ''/'' ./. ``/`` And/cc the/at water/nn would/md be/be still/ql colder/jjr ''/'' ,/, Ceecee/np seemed/vbd to/to shiver/vb at/in the/at thought/nn of/in it/ppo ./. ``/`` And/cc your/pp$ golden/jj god/nn ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Samuel/np Burns/np ,/, ``/`` probably/rb went/vbd right/ql home/nr and/cc poured/vbd himself/ppl into/in a/at boiling/vbg bath/nn ./. It/pps would/md kill/vb one/cd of/in us/ppo ''/'' ./. ``/`` But/cc the/at point/nn is/bez ''/'' ,/, Charlotte/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` there/rb he/pps was/bedz ,/, freezing/vbg ,/, naked/jj in/in a/at little/ap stream/nn of/in water/nn at/in Ryusenji/np ,/, all/abn in/in worship/nn of/in Fudo/np ,/, the/at god/nn of/in fire/nn ''/'' ./. Richard's/np$ dark/jj eyes/nns came/vbd up/rp and/cc seemed/vbd for/in the/at tiniest/jjt moment/nn to/to reflect/vb sharp/jj light/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz true/jj ;/. ;/. Fudo/np ,/, the/at god/nn of/in wisdom/nn ,/, was/bedz also/rb thought/vbn of/in as/cs the/at Japanese/jj version/nn of/in Acala/np ./. The/at conversation/nn went/vbd on/rp but/cc Richard/np stopped/vbd listening/vbg ./. He/pps found/vbd himself/ppl trying/vbg to/to remember/vb something/pn ,/, but/cc he/pps couldn't/md* decide/vb even/rb the/at nature/nn of/in what/wdt it/pps was/bedz he/pps worked/vbd to/to recall/vb ./. He/pps had/hvd almost/rb given/vbn up/rp when/wrb he/pps realized/vbd that/cs the/at dropping/vbg of/in his/pp$ biwa/fw-nn into/in the/at icy/jj jowls/nns of/in the/at black/jj Pacific/jj-tl was/bedz the/at memory/nn for/in which/wdt he/pps had/hvd been/ben searching/vbg ./. Perhaps/rb he/pps sensed/vbd some/dti connection/nn between/in the/at incident/nn on/in the/at freighter/nn and/cc the/at ascetic/nn at/in Ryusenji/np ,/, he/pps was/bedz unable/jj to/to put/vb it/ppo together/rb ./. That/dt night/nn ,/, after/in leaving/vbg Charlotte's/np$ apartment/nn ,/, Richard/np walked/vbd about/rb for/in a/at time/nn before/in returning/vbg to/in his/pp$ room/nn ./. When/wrb he/pps at/in last/rb did/dod go/vb to/in his/pp$ room/nn ,/, he/pps couldn't/md* sleep/vb and/cc instead/rb paced/vbd up/rp and/cc down/rp before/in his/pp$ little/jj image/nn of/in Acala/np ,/, thinking/vbg first/rb of/in Charlotte's/np$ tale/nn of/in the/at man/nn at/in Ryusenji/np ,/, then/rb of/in his/pp$ biwa/fw-nn and/cc the/at invisible/jj Pacific/np waters/nns ./. And/cc the/at next/ap morning/nn ,/, not/* sure/jj of/in why/wrb he/pps went/vbd ,/, he/pps took/vbd the/at train/nn to/in Fudomae/np and/cc walked/vbd to/in Ryusenji/np ./. He/pps was/bedz surprised/vbn by/in the/at sharp/jj sensation/nn he/pps experienced/vbd as/cs he/pps approached/vbd the/at pool/nn which/wdt Charlotte/np had/hvd mentioned/vbn ./. He/pps went/vbd through/in a/at gate/nn to/to stand/vb at/in the/at edge/nn of/in the/at water/nn and/cc gazed/vbd at/in the/at two/cd thin/jj falls/nns which/wdt dropped/vbd from/in large/jj spigots/nns high/jj at/in the/at back/nn of/in the/at pool/nn ./. On/in the/at hillside/nn above/rb was/bedz caged/vbn what/wdt might/md have/hv been/ben an/at incarnation/nn of/in Fudo/np ,/, or/cc perhaps/rb a/at demon/nn ./. The/at strange/jj creature/nn ,/, housed/vbn in/in wire/nn ,/, made/vbd him/ppo shudder/vb ./. The/at sensation/nn he/pps so/ql overwhelmingly/rb realized/vbn was/bedz one/pn which/wdt told/vbd him/ppo he/pps had/hvd been/ben there/rb before/rb but/cc he/pps knew/vbd he/pps had/hvd not/* ,/, and/cc could/md not/* recall/vb any/dti place/nn he/pps had/hvd visited/vbn to/to be/be likened/vbn to/in the/at limpid/jj green/jj water/nn or/cc the/at little/jj fountain-falls/nns or/cc the/at green/jj demon/nn imprisoned/vbn beyond/in his/pp$ reach/nn ./. He/pps left/vbd the/at pool/nn and/cc climbed/vbd the/at steep/nn stone/nn stairs/nns to/in the/at temple/nn ,/, and/cc the/at sense/nn of/in familiarity/nn with/in the/at place/nn would/md not/* leave/vb him/ppo ./. Into/in a/at little/jj well/nn before/in the/at temple/nn he/pps dropped/vbd a/at hundred-yen/jj coin/nn and/cc then/rb he/pps had/hvd an/at urge/nn to/to sound/vb the/at bell/nn before/in the/at temple/nn ,/, to/to take/vb hold/nn of/in the/at rope/nn and/cc crash/vb it/ppo against/in the/at circle/nn of/in bronze/nn ;/. ;/. but/cc the/at spirit/nn he/pps wished/vbd to/to call/vb out/rp would/md not/* ,/, he/pps knew/vbd ,/, come/vb in/in the/at person/nn of/in the/at temple/nn priest/nn ./. Instead/rb ,/, he/pps walked/vbd around/in the/at temple/nn and/cc mounted/vbd still/rb another/dt flight/nn of/in stairs/nns and/cc stood/vbd before/in the/at seated/vbn Fudo/np at/in their/pp$ head/nn ./. The/at black/jj Fudo/np seemed/vbd to/to stare/vb rigidly/rb back/rb at/in him/ppo and/cc Richard's/np$ eyes/nns were/bed caught/vbn by/in the/at Fudo's/np$ in/in fascination/nn ,/, and/cc then/jj Richard/np was/bedz shocked/vbn as/cs ,/, all/abn at/in once/rb ,/, flames/nns shot/vbd out/rp from/in the/at sharp/jj features/nns of/in Fudo's/np$ face/nn and/cc there/ex was/bedz a/at terrible/jj metallic/jj scraping/vbg sound/nn ,/, as/cs if/cs the/at large/jj statue/nn were/bed about/rb to/to burst/vb from/in some/dti pressure/nn within/in it/ppo ./. Then/rb the/at flames/nns were/bed gone/vbn ,/, the/at stillness/nn fell/vbd upon/in the/at severe/jj black/jj face/nn and/cc Richard/np began/vbd to/to tremble/vb violently/rb ./. Suddenly/rb he/pps emptied/vbd his/pp$ pockets/nns of/in all/abn his/pp$ coins/nns and/cc dropped/vbd them/ppo into/in the/at box/nn before/in the/at seated/vbn Fudo/np and/cc hurried/vbd back/rb down/in both/abx stairways/nns and/cc away/rb from/in the/at temple/nn ,/, never/rb looking/vbg back/rb ./. He/pps walked/vbd all/abn the/at miles/nns back/rb to/in his/pp$ room/nn ./. He/pps seemed/vbd to/to have/hv picked/vbn up/rp a/at virus/nn that/dt day/nn ,/, because/cs the/at next/ap morning/nn he/pps had/hvd a/at small/jj cough/nn and/cc felt/vbd a/at bit/nn hot/jj ./. He/pps stayed/vbd home/nr ,/, reading/vbg and/cc refusing/vbg to/to think/vb about/in his/pp$ frightening/vbg experience/nn at/in Ryusenji/np ./. But/cc the/at process/nn of/in refusing/vbg to/to think/vb about/in it/pps was/bedz an/at active/jj reminder/nn in/in itself/ppl and/cc he/pps couldn't/md* rid/vb himself/ppl of/in a/at consciousness/nn of/in it/ppo throughout/in the/at day/nn ./. 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I/ppss followed/vbd it/ppo ,/, looking/vbg at/in the/at brilliant/jj colors/nns on/in its/pp$ tubular/jj back/nn ,/, the/at colors/nns clear/vb and/cc sharp/jj and/cc perfect/jj ,/, in/in orange/jj and/cc green/jj and/cc brown/jj diamonds/nns the/at size/nn of/in a/at baby's/nn$ fist/nn down/in its/pp$ back/nn ,/, and/cc the/at diamonds/nns were/bed set/vbn one/pn within/in the/at other/ap and/cc interlaced/vbn with/in glistening/vbg jet-black/nn ./. The/at colors/nns were/bed astonishing/jj ,/, clear/jj and/cc bright/jj ,/, and/cc it/pps was/bedz as/cs if/cs the/at body/nn held/vbd a/at fire/nn of/in its/pp$ own/jj ,/, and/cc the/at colors/nns came/vbd through/in that/dt transparent/jj flesh/nn and/cc skin/nn ,/, vivid/jj and/cc alive/jj and/cc warm/jj ./. The/at eyes/nns were/bed clear/jj and/cc black/jj and/cc the/at slender/jj body/nn was/bedz arched/vbn slightly/rb ./. 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The/at earth/nn was/bedz a/at little/ap heavy/jj and/cc I/ppss had/hvd to/to stop/vb once/rb and/cc clean/vb the/at plowshares/nns because/cs they/ppss were/bed not/* scouring/vbg properly/rb ,/, and/cc I/ppss did/dod not/* look/vb back/rb towards/in the/at place/nn until/cs I/ppss had/hvd turned/vbn the/at corner/nn and/cc was/bedz plowing/vbg across/in the/at upper/jj line/nn of/in the/at large/jj field/nn ,/, a/at long/jj way/nn from/in where/wrb I/ppss had/hvd stopped/vbn because/cs of/in the/at snake/nn ./. I/ppss saw/vbd it/ppo all/abn at/in a/at glance/nn ./. The/at boy/nn was/bedz there/rb at/in the/at lower/jjr corner/nn of/in the/at field/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps was/bedz in/in the/at plowed/vbn earth/nn ,/, stamping/vbg with/in ferocity/nn and/cc a/at kind/nn of/in frenzied/jj impatience/nn ./. 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This/dt snake/nn could/md not/* harm/vb anything/pn ''/'' ./. ``/`` They/ppss eat/vb chickens/nns sometimes/rb ''/'' ,/, the/at boy/nn said/vbd ./. ``/`` They/ppss are/ber ugly/jj and/cc they/ppss eat/vb chickens/nns and/cc I/ppss hate/vb snakes/nns ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss are/ber talking/vbg foolishly/rb ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./. ``/`` You/ppss killed/vbd it/ppo because/cs you/ppss wanted/vbd to/to kill/vb it/ppo ,/, for/in no/at other/ap reason/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` They're/ppss+ber ugly/jj and/cc I/ppss hate/vb them/ppo ''/'' ,/, the/at boy/nn insisted/vbd ./. ``/`` Nobody/pn likes/vbz snakes/nns ''/'' ./. ``/`` It/pps was/bedz beautiful/jj ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ,/, half/abn to/in myself/ppl ./. The/at boy/nn skipped/vbd along/rb beside/in me/ppo ,/, and/cc he/pps was/bedz contented/vbn with/in what/wdt he/pps had/hvd done/vbn ./. 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I/ppss wrenched/vbd the/at stake/nn out/rp ,/, that/cs the/at boy/nn had/hvd driven/vbn through/in it/ppo in/in the/at thickest/jjt part/nn of/in its/pp$ body/nn ,/, between/in the/at colored/vbn diamond/nn crystals/nns ./. I/ppss touched/vbd it/ppo and/cc the/at coolness/nn ,/, the/at ice-feeling/jj ,/, was/bedz gone/vbn ,/, and/cc even/rb then/rb it/pps moved/vbd a/at little/ap ,/, perhaps/rb a/at tiny/jj spasm/nn of/in the/at dead/jj muscles/nns ,/, and/cc I/ppss hoped/vbd that/cs it/pps was/bedz truly/rb dead/jj ,/, so/cs that/cs I/ppss would/md not/* have/hv to/to kill/vb it/ppo ./. And/cc then/rb it/pps moved/vbd a/at little/ql more/rbr ,/, and/cc I/ppss knew/vbd the/at snake/nn was/bedz dying/vbg ,/, and/cc I/ppss would/md have/hv to/to kill/vb it/ppo there/rb ./. 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He/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem going/vbg to/to tell/vb everybody/pn how/wrb big/jj a/at snake/nn I/ppss killed/vbd ''/'' ./. ``/`` Don't/do* you/ppo see/vb what/wdt you/ppss have/hv done/vbn ''/'' ?/. ?/. I/ppss said/vbd ./. ``/`` Don't/do* you/ppo see/vb the/at difference/nn now/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` It's/pps+bez an/at ugly/jj ,/, terrible/jj snake/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. He/pps came/vbd up/rp and/cc was/bedz going/vbg to/to push/vb at/in it/ppo with/in his/pp$ heavy/jj shoes/nns ./. I/ppss could/md see/vb the/at happiness/nn in/in the/at boy's/nn$ eyes/nns ,/, the/at gleeful/jj brutality/nn ./. ``/`` Don't/do* ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./. I/ppss could/md have/hv slapped/vbn the/at boy/nn ./. He/pps looked/vbd up/rp at/in me/ppo ,/, puzzled/vbn ,/, and/cc he/pps swayed/vbd his/pp$ head/nn from/in side/nn to/in side/nn ./. I/ppss thought/vbd ,/, you/ppss little/ap brute/nn ,/, you/ppss nasty/jj ,/, selfish/jj ,/, little/ap beast/nn ,/, with/in brutality/nn already/rb developed/vbn within/in that/dt brain/nn and/cc in/in those/dts eyes/nns ./. I/ppss wanted/vbd to/to slap/vb his/pp$ face/nn ,/, to/to wipe/vb forever/rb the/at insolence/nn and/cc brutal/jj glee/nn from/in his/pp$ mouth/nn ,/, and/cc I/ppss decided/vbd then/rb ,/, very/ql suddenly/rb ,/, what/wdt I/ppss would/md do/do ./.

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Cady/np Partlow/np lit/vbd his/pp$ pipe/nn with/in no/at comfort/nn ./. This/dt was/bedz it/pps ./. This/dt was/bedz the/at letter/nn which/wdt would/md or/cc would/md not/* enroll/vb his/pp$ son/nn ,/, David/np ,/, in/in Hanford/np ./. His/pp$ son/nn who/wps had/hvd never/rb held/vbn an/at office/nn in/in any/dti organization/nn in/in the/at eighteen/cd years/nns of/in his/pp$ life/nn ./. His/pp$ son/nn who/wps did/dod not/* know/vb whether/cs he/pps wanted/vbd to/to be/be doctor/nn ,/, lawyer/nn ,/, merchant/nn or/cc chief/nn ./. He/pps wondered/vbd if/cs he/pps had/hvd played/vbn it/ppo wrong/rb ./. Maybe/rb he/pps should/md have/hv kept/vbn in/in touch/nn ./. Gone/vbn back/rb for/in reunions/nns ./. But/cc he/pps had/hvd been/ben busy/jj building/vbg a/at business/nn ,/, being/beg a/at big/jj man/nn in/in his/pp$ own/jj town/nn just/rb as/cs he/pps had/hvd been/ben a/at big/jj man/nn at/in Hanford/np ,/, Class/nn-tl of/in 1935/cd ./. Besides/rb ,/, Cady/np Partlow/np knew/vbd he/pps wasn't/bedz* the/at old-grad-type/nn ./. It/pps wouldn't/md* help/vb anyway/rb ./. Look/vb at/in Pete/np Alcorn/np ,/, who/wps hadn't/hvd* missed/vbn a/at Hanford/np ball/nn game/nn in/in fifteen/cd years/nns ./. Pete's/np$ son/nn was/bedz rejected/vbn ./. Hanford/np-tl College/nn-tl ,/, Little/jj-tl Ivy/nn-tl League/nn-tl ,/, had/hvd no/at room/nn for/in football/nn players/nns with/in low/jj grades/nns ./. Cady/np looked/vbd at/in his/pp$ own/jj son's/nn$ scholastic/jj record/nn with/in pride/nn ./. Good/jj solid/jj B/np-tl average/nn with/in a/at sprinkling/nn of/in A's/np-tl in/in math/nn and/cc science/nn ./. Imagine/vb his/pp$ son/nn being/beg that/dt good/jj in/in science/nn !/. !/. Mr./np Partlow/np could/md still/rb feel/vb a/at cold/jj sweat/nn on/in his/pp$ slightly/ql gray/jj temples/nns as/cs he/pps remembered/vbd what/wdt a/at near/jj thing/nn chemistry/nn had/hvd been/ben for/in him/ppo at/in Hanford/np ./. But/cc then/rb ,/, he/pps hadn't/hvd* studied/vbn very/ql hard/rb ./. Getting/vbg elected/vbn president/nn of/in the/at student/nn body/nn took/vbd a/at lot/nn of/in time/nn and/cc politicking/nn ./. He/pps put/vbd down/rp his/pp$ pipe/nn and/cc started/vbd to/to type/vb ./. ``/`` In/in response/nn to/in your/pp$ letter/nn ,/, I/ppss can/md in/in good/jj conscience/nn recommend/vb my/pp$ son/nn ,/, David/np ,/, in/in the/at field/nn of/in leadership/nn ''/'' ./. He/pps stopped/vbd and/cc looked/vbd at/in the/at picture/nn of/in his/pp$ son/nn ,/, the/at picture/nn on/in his/pp$ desk/nn which/wdt had/hvd changed/vbn with/in the/at years/nns from/in a/at laughing/vbg baby/nn to/in a/at candidate/nn for/in Hanford/np-tl College/nn-tl ./. He/pps didn't/dod* have/hv to/to be/be told/vbn his/pp$ son/nn looked/vbd like/cs him/ppo ./. David/np had/hvd the/at same/ap gray/jj eyes/nns ,/, high/jj cheekbones/nns ,/, dark/jj hair/nn and/cc a/at certain/jj rugged/jj ugliness/nn ./. Height/nn ,/, 6'/nn ./. Weight/nn ,/, 160/cd ./. Health/nn ,/, excellent/jj ./. He/pps turned/vbd back/rb to/in the/at typewriter/nn with/in a/at little/ql more/ap confidence/nn ./. ``/`` His/pp$ interests/nns range/vb from/in astronomy/nn and/cc geology/nn to/in electronics/nn ,/, tennis/nn and/cc swimming/vbg ./. His/pp$ chief/nn motivation/nn for/in enrolling/vbg at/in Hanford/np is/bez the/at desire/nn to/to ''/'' --/-- Mr./np Partlow/np banged/vbd his/pp$ fist/nn on/in the/at keyboard/nn ,/, ruining/vbg the/at letter/nn ./. He/pps paced/vbd to/in the/at window/nn and/cc looked/vbd at/in the/at city/nn he/pps had/hvd helped/vbn to/to build/vb ./. How/wrb do/do you/ppo tell/vb a/at college/nn president/nn that/cs your/pp$ son/nn doesn't/doz* know/vb what/wdt he/pps wants/vbz to/to do/do ?/. ?/. That/cs you/ppss have/hv refused/vbn to/to drive/vb him/ppo into/in the/at family/nn business/nn or/cc push/vb him/ppo into/in a/at profession/nn so/cs you/ppss can/md say/vb at/in the/at club/nn ,/, ``/`` Of/in course/nn David/np has/hvz known/vbn since/cs he/pps was/bedz twelve/cd he/pps wanted/vbd to/to be/be an/at engineer/nn ''/'' --/-- or/cc a/at lawyer/nn ,/, or/cc an/at editor/nn ?/. ?/. How/wrb do/do you/ppo tell/vb a/at college/nn like/cs Hanford/np that/cs your/pp$ son/nn has/hvz a/at vast/jj potential/nn ,/, that/cs he/pps will/md find/vb himself/ppl ?/. ?/. Just/rb give/vb him/ppo time/nn ,/, give/vb him/ppo a/at chance/nn ./. Cady/np snapped/vbd the/at Venetian/jj blind/nn shut/vbn and/cc slammed/vbd himself/ppl down/rp before/in the/at typewriter/nn ,/, rolled/vbd in/rp a/at fresh/jj sheet/nn ,/, and/cc gave/vbd his/pp$ letter/nn the/at same/ap savage/jj attention/nn he/pps bestowed/vbd on/in a/at salesman/nn who/wps needed/vbd to/to have/hv the/at bucket/nn taken/vbn off/rp his/pp$ thick/jj head/nn ./. What/wdt a/at production/nn to/to make/vb of/in a/at letter/nn commending/vbg your/pp$ own/jj son/nn !/. !/. His/pp$ eyebrow/nn went/vbd up/rp in/in amusement/nn at/in his/pp$ soul-searching/jj panic/nn ./. He/pps told/vbd Hanford/np his/pp$ son/nn wanted/vbd to/to go/vb into/in the/at field/nn of/in electronics/nn ./. He/pps told/vbd Hanford/np his/pp$ son/nn had/hvd participated/vbn in/in numerous/jj high-school/nn activities/nns ./. 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Anne/np had/hvd a/at way/nn with/in words/nns ./. Half/abn of/in it/ppo was/bedz natural/jj ,/, half/abn was/bedz Smith/np-tl College/nn-tl ./. Yet/rb the/at whole/nn of/in Anne/np was/bedz something/pn she/pps had/hvd never/rb learned/vbn in/in any/dti college/nn ./. A/at woman/nn had/hvd it/ppo or/cc she/pps didn't/dod* ./. Anne/np had/hvd it/ppo ./. She/pps said/vbd what/wdt she/pps meant/vbd and/cc let/vbd it/pps be/be ./. She/pps never/rb got/vbd on/in his/pp$ back/nn ./. He/pps could/md take/vb the/at advice/nn or/cc leave/vb it/ppo ./. He/pps whistled/vbd as/cs he/pps locked/vbd the/at office/nn and/cc grinned/vbd as/cs he/pps got/vbd on/in the/at elevator/nn ./. ``/`` You/ppss look/vb like/cs you/ppss just/rb heard/vbd a/at real/jj gasser/nn ,/, Mr./np Partlow/np ''/'' ./. Cady/np looked/vbd at/in Tom/np ,/, who/wps had/hvd taken/vbn him/ppo up/rp and/cc down/rp for/in fifteen/cd years/nns ./. ``/`` I/ppss was/bedz just/rb thinking/vbg how/wrb things/nns have/hv changed/vbn ./. When/wrb I/ppss went/vbd to/in college/nn they/ppss begged/vbd you/ppo to/to come/vb ./. Be/be our/pp$ guest/nn !/. !/. It's/pps+bez our/pp$ pleasure/nn !/. !/. Now/rb you/ppss have/hv to/to be/be well/rb rounded/vbn ,/, firm/jj in/in motivation/nn and/cc pre-packed/jj with/in knowledge/nn ''/'' !/. !/. Tom/np slid/vbd open/jj the/at door/nn to/in the/at lobby/nn ./. ``/`` That's/dt+bez a/at fact/nn ,/, Mr./np Partlow/np ./. My/pp$ John/np applied/vbd to/in six/cd colleges/nns before/cs he/pps got/vbd in/rp ''/'' ./. ``/`` Going/vbg to/in State/nn-tl ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` No/rb ./. He's/pps+bez president/nn of/in the/at rocket/nn club/nn here/rb ,/, you/ppss know/vb ./. Always/rb messing/vbg around/rb with/in science/nn stuff/nn ./. Real/ql bright/jj along/in those/dts lines/nns ,/, you/ppss might/md say/vb ./. He/pps got/vbd a/at science/nn scholarship/nn to/in Yale/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` Oh/uh ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Mr./np Partlow/np ,/, ``/`` that's/dt+bez fine/jj ,/, Tom/np ./. Just/rb fine/jj ''/'' ./. As/cs he/pps drove/vbd home/nr through/in the/at thinning/vbg traffic/nn ,/, Cady/np felt/vbd the/at unease/nn growing/vbg ./. He/pps hadn't/hvd* told/vbn anyone/pn ,/, but/cc he/pps ,/, too/rb ,/, had/hvd applied/vbn to/in five/cd colleges/nns for/in David/np ./. They/ppss had/hvd all/abn turned/vbn down/rp his/pp$ son/nn ./. Weakness/nn in/in leadership/nn ./. So/ql sorry/jj ./. Limited/vbn interests/nns ./. So/ql sorry/jj ./. No/at clear/jj motivation/nn ./. So/ql sorry/jj ./. He/pps suddenly/rb realized/vbd when/wrb he/pps walked/vbd into/in his/pp$ own/jj pretty/ql darned/vbn expensive/jj house/nn that/cs he/pps needed/vbd the/at Martini/np Anne/np had/hvd waiting/vbg for/in him/ppo ./. 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Work/nn to/to do/do ''/'' ./. ``/`` Can/md I/ppss have/hv the/at car/nn ,/, Dad/nn-tl ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Why/wrb not/* let/vb him/ppo take/vb it/ppo ,/, Cady/np ?/. ?/. I/ppss know/vb it/pps is/bez midweek/nn ,/, but/cc it's/pps+bez only/rb eight/cd days/nns before/in commencement/nn ./. Let's/vb+ppo forget/vb the/at rules/nns ''/'' ./. Cady/np ,/, deep/rb in/in thought/nn ,/, neither/cc heard/vbn nor/cc answered/vbd ./. David/np grinned/vbd ./. Carefully/rb he/pps put/vbd down/rp his/pp$ steak/nn knife/nn and/cc said/vbd loudly/rb ,/, ``/`` Mr./np Chairman/nn-tl ''/'' !/. !/. Cady/np Partlow's/np$ head/nn came/vbd up/rp like/cs that/dt of/in the/at proverbial/jj fire/nn horse/nn ./. ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem sorry/jj ,/, Dave/np ./. The/at car/nn ?/. ?/. Of/in course/nn you/ppss can/md have/hv it/ppo ''/'' ./. Dave/np ate/vbd two/cd pieces/nns of/in pie/nn as/cs he/pps did/dod everything/pn else/rb ,/, slowly/rb ,/, methodically/rb and/cc with/in interest/nn ./. ``/`` Hear/vb anything/pn from/in Hanford/np yet/rb ,/, Dad/nn-tl ''/'' ?/. ?/. Cady/np begged/vbd the/at question/nn ./. ``/`` Don't/do* worry/vb about/in it/ppo ,/, Dave/np ./. Your/pp$ acceptance/nn will/md come/vb through/rp ''/'' ./. Dave/np shrugged/vbd on/rp his/pp$ sports/nns coat/nn and/cc picked/vbd up/rp the/at car/nn keys/nns ./. ``/`` Don't/do* be/be too/ql sure/jj ,/, Dad/nn-tl ./. Charles/np Burke/np got/vbd turned/vbn down/rp by/in Dartmouth/np and/cc he/pps is/bez a/at straight-A/jj student/nn ''/'' ./. Anne/np said/vbd it/pps wasn't/bedz* surprising/vbg because/cs Charles/np was/bedz antisocial/jj ,/, a/at lone/jj wolf/nn ,/, and/cc completely/rb one-sided/jj ./. ``/`` I/ppss can/md hardly/rb say/vb the/at same/ap about/in you/ppo ,/, Dave/np ''/'' !/. !/. Dave/np kissed/vbd her/ppo lightly/rb ./. ``/`` Girls/nns ,/, my/pp$ dear/jj parent/nn ,/, are/ber here/rb to/to stay/vb !/. !/. Get/vb my/pp$ old/jj man/nn to/in bed/nn early/rb ./. He/pps looks/vbz a/at little/ap bit/nn frayed/vbn ''/'' ./. Anne/np waited/vbd until/cs the/at door/nn had/hvd slammed/vbn and/cc picked/vbd up/rp the/at coffeepot/nn ./. ``/`` Let's/vb+ppo go/vb into/in the/at library/nn ./. You/ppss do/do seem/vb somewhat/ql tattered/vbn ''/'' ./. Cady/np trailed/vbd her/ppo with/in the/at coffee/nn cups/nns and/cc settled/vbd into/in his/pp$ favorite/jj chair/nn in/in the/at comfortable/jj book-lined/jj room/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss didn't/dod* know/vb I/ppss looked/vbd so/ql dilapidated/vbn ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` Wrong/jj word/nn ,/, darling/nn ./. Your/pp$ fur/nn has/hvz been/ben rubbed/vbn the/at wrong/jj way/nn and/cc you/ppss show/vb it/ppo ./. Need/vb any/dti help/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` In/in a/at way/nn ,/, yes/rb ./. Hanford/np-tl College/nn-tl hasn't/hvz* decided/vbn on/rp Dave's/np$ application/nn yet/rb ./. They/ppss want/vb a/at letter/nn from/in me/ppo on/in his/pp$ motives/nns ,/, interests/nns and/cc leadership/nn ./. Here's/rb+bez what/wdt I/ppss wrote/vbd ''/'' ./. Cady/np handed/vbd her/ppo the/at letter/nn ,/, drank/vbd his/pp$ coffee/nn and/cc waited/vbd with/in what/wdt he/pps suddenly/rb realized/vbd was/bedz belligerence/nn ./. Already/rb he/pps could/md feel/vb Anne's/np$ questioning/vbg eyes/nns ./. ``/`` I/ppss know/vb you/ppss wrote/vbd this/dt in/in a/at hurry/nn ,/, but/cc ,/, Cady/np ,/, Dave/np was/bedz only/rb acting/vbg president/nn of/in the/at student/nn forum/nn for/in a/at few/ap days/nns ./. That/dt was/bedz when/wrb half/abn the/at school/nn was/bedz down/rp with/in flu/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` But/cc he/pps was/bedz president/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` And/cc he/pps wasn't/bedz* really/rb elected/vbn treasurer/nn of/in the/at science/nn club/nn ./. He/pps just/rb took/vbd over/rp the/at week/nn Bill/np Daley/np was/bedz in/in the/at state/nn basketball/nn play-off/nn ''/'' ./. Cady/np stuck/vbd his/pp$ jaw/nn out/rp ./. ``/`` The/at fact/nn remains/vbz he/pps was/bedz treasurer/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` And/cc the/at swimming/vbg team/nn ./. No/rb ,/, Cady/np ,/, he/pps made/vbd second/od team/nn ./. Just/rb missed/vbd the/at first/od ''/'' ./. ``/`` A/at team/nn is/bez a/at team/nn ''/'' ,/, insisted/vbd Cady/np ./. ``/`` Anything/pn else/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Yes/rb ''/'' ,/, she/pps said/vbd quietly/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss don't/do* think/vb you've/ppss+hv been/ben quite/ql honest/jj ,/, Cady/np ./. It/pps isn't/bez* like/cs you/ppo ./. David's/np$ interests/nns ./. Astronomy/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz mad/jj about/in stars/nns at/in the/at age/nn of/in nine/cd ./. Geology/nn ,/, You/ppss and/cc Dave/np used/vbd his/pp$ rock/nn collection/nn for/in the/at bottom/nn of/in the/at fishpond/nn six/cd years/nns ago/rb !/. !/. Those/dts aren't/ber* his/pp$ interests/nns now/rb ''/'' ./. ``/`` What/wdt do/do you/ppo suggest/vb ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Just/rb say/vb he/pps likes/vbz swimming/vbg ,/, tennis/nn ,/, chess/nn and/cc music/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Music/nn !/. !/. He/pps hasn't/hvz* been/ben to/in a/at symphony/nn concert/nn all/abn season/nn ''/'' ./. Anne/np smiled/vbd ./. ``/`` But/cc he/pps plays/vbz bass/nn with/in Chief/nn-tl Crazy/jj-tl Horse/nn-tl and/cc-tl his/pp$-tl Five/cd-tl Colts/nns-tl ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` You/ppss mean/vb that/dt rock-and-roll/nn combo/nn ?/. ?/. Even/rb in/in that/cs he/pps never/rb solos/vbz like/cs Jack/np on/in guitar/nn or/cc Rich/np on/in sax/nn ./. He's/pps+bez --/-- he's/pps+bez just/rb there/rb ,/, that's/dt+bez all/abn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Yes/rb ,/, he's/pps+bez just/rb there/rb ./. He/pps keeps/vbz the/at beat/nn going/vbg ./. He/pps likes/vbz to/to play/vb bass/nn because/cs he/pps doesn't/doz* have/hv to/to solo/vb ./. He/pps doesn't/doz* like/vb to/to rise/vb and/cc shine/vb ./. Don't/do* worry/vb ,/, Cady/np ,/, he'll/pps+md be/be back/rb in/in the/at Beethoven/np fold/nn by/in next/ap year/nn ''/'' ./. Cady/np appeared/vbd slightly/rb mollified/vbn ./. ``/`` All/ql right/rb ./. But/cc I/ppss refuse/vb to/to be/be brutally/rb honest/jj and/cc mention/vb Chief/nn-tl Crazy/jj-tl Horse/nn-tl and/cc-tl his/pp$-tl Five/cd-tl Colts/nns-tl ''/'' ./. Anne/np laughed/vbd and/cc Cady/np felt/vbd the/at tension/nn loosen/vb its/pp$ grip/nn on/in the/at back/nn of/in his/pp$ neck/nn ./. ``/`` Maybe/rb I/ppss am/bem padding/vbg it/ppo a/at bit/nn ,/, Anne/np ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./. ``/`` But/cc you/ppss know/vb how/ql hard/jj it/pps is/bez to/to get/vb a/at boy/nn into/in a/at good/jj college/nn ./. He/pps has/hvz to/to have/hv leadership/nn as/ql well/rb as/cs grades/nns ''/'' ./. Anne/np folded/vbd the/at worrisome/jj document/nn ./. ``/`` Did/dod you/ppss know/vb he/pps is/bez advertising/vbg his/pp$ ham-radio/nn equipment/nn for/in sale/nn this/dt weekend/nn ?/. ?/. He/pps hasn't/hvz* used/vbn it/ppo now/rb for/in several/ap years/nns ./. Can/md you/ppss really/rb say/vb his/pp$ motivation/nn for/in college/nn is/bez electronics/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Cady/np felt/vbd the/at jolt/nn as/cs though/cs he/pps had/hvd stepped/vbn off/in the/at curb/nn on/in his/pp$ heel/nn ./. ``/`` And/cc what/wdt would/md you/ppss say/vb he/pps wants/vbz to/to do/do ?/. ?/. Just/rb what/wdt ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` It's/pps+bez Dave/np who/wps is/bez applying/vbg to/in Hanford/np-tl College/nn-tl ./. Why/wrb don't/do* you/ppo ask/vb him/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. For/in once/rb Cady/np Partlow/np wished/vbd Anne/np would/md yell/vb at/in him/ppo so/cs he/pps could/md yell/vb back/rb ./. ``/`` I/ppss have/hv talked/vbn to/in him/ppo ,/, but/cc you/ppss know/vb I've/ppss+hv never/rb tried/vbn to/to push/vb him/ppo into/in any/dti profession/nn ./. I/ppss won't/md* be/be guilty/jj of/in trying/vbg to/to run/vb his/pp$ life/nn ''/'' ./. Anne/np picked/vbd up/rp the/at towel/nn she/pps was/bedz hemming/vbg for/in the/at hospital/nn guild/nn ./. ``/`` Just/rb because/cs your/pp$ father/nn tried/vbd to/to make/vb a/at banker/nn out/in of/in you/ppo ,/, you've/ppss+hv leaned/vbn over/rp backward/rb to/to keep/vb your/pp$ hands/nns off/rp ./. But/cc subconsciously/rb you've/ppss+hv wanted/vbn him/ppo to/to conform/vb to/in your/pp$ mold/nn ./. You/ppss want/vb him/ppo to/to be/be a/at leader/nn of/in men/nns ,/, like/cs you/ppo ''/'' ./. 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But/cc it/pps was/bedz fun/nn those/dts first/od days/nns ,/, kidding/vbg about/in the/at trail/nn of/in garments/nns he/pps left/vbd littered/vbn across/in the/at rug/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz an/at assertive/jj maleness/nn in/in his/pp$ grinning/vbg refusal/nn to/to pick/vb them/ppo up/rp ./. Half/ql slyly/rb he/pps enjoyed/vbd seeing/vbg her/ppo stoop/vb to/to lift/vb the/at things/nns ./. He/pps remembered/vbd the/at first/od time/nn he/pps saw/vbd her/ppo ,/, standing/vbg across/in the/at room/nn at/in a/at party/nn ./. The/at smooth/jj curve/nn of/in her/pp$ neck/nn ,/, very/ql white/jj against/in hair/nn which/wdt curled/vbd against/in it/ppo like/cs petals/nns ./. Her/pp$ hair/nn was/bedz the/at color/nn of/in those/dts blooms/nns which/wdt in/in seed/nn catalogues/nns are/ber referred/vbn to/in as/cs ``/`` black/jj ''/'' ,/, but/cc since/cs no/at flower/nn is/bez actually/rb without/in color/nn contain/vb always/rb a/at hint/nn of/in grape/nn or/cc purple/jj or/cc blue/jj --/-- he/pps wanted/vbd to/to draw/vb the/at broad/jj patina/nn of/in hair/nn through/in his/pp$ fingers/nns ,/, searching/vbg it/ppo slowly/rb for/in a/at trace/nn of/in veining/vbg which/wdt might/md reveal/vb its/pp$ true/jj shade/nn beneath/in the/at darkness/nn ./. So/cs he/pps sought/vbd her/ppo out/rp ,/, and/cc spoke/vbd to/in her/ppo ,/, and/cc thought/vbd of/in his/pp$ hand/nn in/in her/pp$ hair/nn ./. Or/cc against/in her/pp$ back/nn ,/, pressed/vbn on/in the/at column/nn of/in vertebrae/nns ,/, which/wdt held/vbd her/ppo so/ql magnificently/rb straight/rb and/cc unyielding/jj ,/, until/cs the/at segments/nns of/in bone/nn made/vbd tiny/jj sharp/jj cracking/vbg noises/nns ,/, like/cs the/at snapped/vbn stem/nn of/in a/at tulip/nn ./. But/cc ,/, to/to put/vb it/ppo bluntly/rb ,/, nothing/pn snapped/vbd ./. Yet/rb that/dt had/hvd not/* seriously/rb troubled/vbn him/ppo ,/, not/* then/rb ./. They/ppss married/vbd ./. More/ap he/pps could/md take/vb at/in leisure/nn ./. All/abn Martin/np thought/vbd he/pps needed/vbd was/bedz time/nn :/: to/in what/wdt better/jjr use/nn could/md time/nn be/be put/vbn ?/. ?/. He/pps saw/vbd later/rbr that/cs they/ppss had/hvd made/vbn their/pp$ marriage/nn too/ql quickly/rb ./. There/ex was/bedz too/ql little/ap occasion/nn beforehand/rb for/in resistance/nn ,/, the/at brave/jj strong/jj delights/nns of/in emotional/jj clash/nn and/cc meeting/nn ./. They/ppss had/hvd left/vbn themselves/ppls too/ql much/ap to/to discover/vb ./. But/cc ,/, at/in the/at start/nn ,/, his/pp$ new/jj life/nn felt/vbd invigorating/vbg ./. Good/jj ./. It/pps was/bedz on/in the/at tenth/od day/nn after/in the/at wedding/nn (/( how/wrb could/md it/ppo have/hv been/ben so/ql soon/rb ?/. ?/. )/) that/cs he/pps dropped/vbd the/at shorts/nns on/in the/at floor/nn ./. ``/`` Now/rb ,/, I'm/ppss+bem not/* going/vbg to/to pick/vb up/rp those/dts shorts/nns ''/'' !/. !/. Martin/np gave/vbd her/ppo a/at teasing/vbg pat/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss think/vb you'll/ppss+md get/vb tired/vbn of/in them/ppo there/rb ''/'' ./. In/in the/at morning/nn the/at shorts/nns were/bed where/wrb he/pps had/hvd left/vbn them/ppo ./. He/pps smiled/vbd to/in himself/ppl ,/, and/cc decided/vbd not/* to/to mention/vb them/ppo till/cs Dolores/np did/dod ./. It/pps was/bedz almost/ql too/ql easy/jj ./. For/cs he/pps had/hvd just/rb remembered/vbn :/: tonight/nr they/ppss were/bed having/hvg their/pp$ first/od guests/nns ./. The/at shorts/nns would/md not/* be/be on/in the/at floor/nn when/wrb he/pps came/vbd home/nr that/dt evening/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz wrong/jj ./. The/at rest/nn of/in the/at bedroom/nn had/hvd been/ben groomed/vbn to/in a/at superhuman/jj neatness/nn ,/, but/cc in/in the/at middle/nn of/in the/at carpet/nn lay/vbd the/at disheveled/vbn shorts/nns ./. They/ppss gave/vbd the/at room/nn a/at strange/jj note/nn of/in incongruity/nn ,/, like/cs a/at mole/nn on/in a/at beautiful/jj face/nn ./. He/pps saw/vbd that/cs Dolores/np intended/vbd to/to wait/vb until/cs the/at last/ap minute/nn ,/, thinking/vbg he/pps would/md get/vb nervous/jj ./. Quietly/rb he/pps determined/vbd to/to foil/vb her/ppo ./. I/ppss can/md be/be as/ql stubborn/jj as/cs she/pps can/md ,/, he/pps thought/vbd ;/. ;/. my/pp$ nerves/nns are/ber as/ql strong/jj ./. She'll/pps+md rush/vb to/in the/at bedroom/nn when/wrb the/at doorbell/nn rings/vbz ./. It/pps rang/vbd ./. Ten/cd minutes/nns early/jj ./. Martin/np was/bedz standing/vbg a/at few/ap feet/nns from/in the/at front/jj door/nn ./. He/pps swung/vbd around/rb ,/, eyes/nns toward/in the/at bedroom/nn ,/, some/dti fifteen/cd feet/nns away/rb ./. Dolores/np stood/vbd motionless/jj in/in the/at doorway/nn ./. He/pps could/md not/* cross/vb the/at living/nn room/nn ,/, brush/vb past/in her/ppo ,/, and/cc bend/vb down/rp to/to retrieve/vb the/at shorts/nns ./. Martin/np turned/vbd his/pp$ back/nn ./. He/pps strode/vbd to/to answer/vb the/at bell/nn ./. Bill's/np$ hat/nn was/bedz deposited/vbn in/in the/at hall/nn closet/nn ./. With/in the/at most/ql casual/jj and/cc relaxed/vbn manner/nn in/in the/at world/nn ,/, Dolores/np led/vbd Anthea/np to/in the/at bedroom/nn ./. Martin/np strained/vbd his/pp$ ears/nns ./. At/in first/rb he/pps could/md not/* be/be sure/jj ./. Then/rb he/pps caught/vbd just/rb enough/qlp to/to know/vb that/cs the/at shorts/nns were/bed still/rb there/rb ./. A/at glissade/nn of/in giggles/nns slid/vbd over/in their/pp$ voices/nns ./. All/abn evening/nn Anthea/np favored/vbd him/ppo with/in odd/jj ,/, coy/jj looks/nns ./. Clearly/rb she/pps had/hvd been/ben instructed/vbn ``/`` not/* to/to say/vb a/at word/nn ''/'' ./. For/in some/dti reason/nn ,/, this/dt ellipsis/nn in/in the/at conversation/nn spread/vbd until/cs it/pps swallowed/vbd up/rp every/at other/ap topic/nn ./. At/in last/rb there/ex was/bedz a/at void/nn no/at one/pn could/md fill/vb ./. The/at Brainards/nps went/vbd home/nr early/rb ./. Martin/np realized/vbd ,/, later/rbr on/rp ,/, that/cs he/pps should/md have/hv ``/`` had/hvn it/ppo out/rp ''/'' with/in Dolores/np that/dt night/nn ./. As/ql violently/rb as/ql possible/jj ./. But/cc he/pps was/bedz so/ql taken/vbn aback/rb ,/, he/pps could/md not/* believe/vb any/dti rage/nn of/in his/pp$$ would/md make/vb her/ppo give/vb in/rp ./. On/in the/at contrary/nn ,/, it/pps would/md only/rb weaken/vb his/pp$ position/nn if/cs he/pps fumed/vbd ,/, while/cs she/pps stayed/vbd calm/jj and/cc adamant/jj ./. And/cc if/cs he/pps surrendered/vbd after/cs raving/vbg at/in her/ppo ./. He/pps shivered/vbd ./. Suppose/vb he/pps ran/vbd up/rp the/at white/jj flag/nn altogether/rb ?/. ?/. At/in once/rb ./. He/pps considered/vbd the/at sober/jj possibility/nn ./. In/in his/pp$ head/nn was/bedz the/at echo/nn of/in those/dts titters/nns with/in Anthea/np ./. There/ex was/bedz something/pn about/in private/jj feminine/jj whisperings/nns which/wdt always/rb made/vbd him/ppo feel/vb scabrous/jj and/cc unclean/jj ./. He/pps remembered/vbd his/pp$ mother/nn gossiping/vbg with/in her/pp$ neighborhood/nn women/nns friends/nns ,/, lowering/vbg her/pp$ voice/nn to/in a/at penetrating/jj hoarseness/nn which/wdt might/md be/be trusted/vbn to/to carry/vb to/in the/at head/nn of/in the/at stairs/nns ,/, where/wrb he/pps crouched/vbd listening/vbg ./. He/pps could/md even/vb recall/vb the/at last/ap time/nn he/pps sat/vbd there/rb ./. She/pps was/bedz talking/vbg about/in him/ppo that/dt time/nn ,/, because/cs he/pps had/hvd done/vbn some/dti bad/jj thing/nn ,/, something/pn she/pps disliked/vbd ,/, but/cc ``/`` Afterwards/rb Martin/np said/vbd he/pps was/bedz sorry/jj ./. He/pps apologized/vbd so/ql sweetly/rb ,/, I/ppss couldn't/md* keep/vb being/beg annoyed/vbn with/in him/ppo ''/'' ./. It/pps wasn't/bedz* even/rb true/jj that/cs he'd/pps+hvd said/vbn he/pps was/bedz sorry/jj that/dt time/nn ;/. ;/. he/pps had/hvd in/in fact/nn said/vbd simply/rb that/cs he/pps wished/vbd the/at thing/nn hadn't/hvd* happened/vbn ,/, which/wdt was/bedz as/ql honest/jj as/cs he/pps could/md put/vb it/ppo ./. But/cc his/pp$ mother/nn told/vbd the/at story/nn over/rp and/cc over/rp ,/, till/cs her/pp$ ``/`` Martin/np said/vbd he/pps was/bedz sorry/jj ''/'' was/bedz as/ql much/ap a/at part/nn of/in her/ppo as/cs the/at shape/nn of/in her/pp$ thin/jj ,/, pallid/jj ears/nns ./. The/at battle/nn had/hvd to/to be/be fought/vbn ./. Let/vb the/at best/jjt sex/nn win/vb ./. But/cc his/pp$ resolution/nn hardly/rb seemed/vbd to/to help/vb ./. If/cs the/at situation/nn had/hvd been/ben bad/jj ,/, it/pps now/rb got/vbd worse/jjr ./. About/in this/dt time/nn people/nns began/vbd ``/`` dropping/vbg in/rp ''/'' ,/, considering/in that/cs the/at newly/rb married/vbn had/hvd been/ben left/vbn alone/rb long/jj enough/qlp ./. Angrily/rb Martin/np wished/vbd they/ppss had/hvd delayed/vbn the/at wedding/nn and/cc gone/vbn on/in a/at trip/nn --/-- preferably/rb one/pn that/wps lasted/vbd months/nns --/-- instead/rb of/in deciding/vbg not/* to/to postpone/vb the/at date/nn until/cs he/pps could/md get/vb away/rb ./. Here/rb they/ppss were/bed at/in the/at mercy/nn of/in anyone/pn who/wps chose/vbd to/to come/vb by/rb ./. These/dts stray/jj people/nns nearly/rb always/rb insisted/vbd on/in Dolores/np showing/vbg them/ppo around/in the/at apartment/nn ./. Of/in course/nn ,/, the/at tours/nns of/in inspection/nn included/vbd the/at ever-present/jj shorts/nns ./. It/pps was/bedz curious/jj how/wrb the/at different/jj visitors/nns took/vbd this/dt ./. Some/dti tried/vbd to/to ignore/vb the/at blot/nn on/in the/at bedroom's/nn$ countenance/nn ./. Others/nns asked/vbd ./. Quite/ql a/at few/ap laughed/vbn ./. To/in them/ppo all/abn Dolores/np told/vbd a/at lighthearted/jj and/cc witty/jj tale/nn ./. ``/`` It's/pps+bez a/at little/ap contest/nn Martin/np and/cc I/ppss have/hv ''/'' ,/, she/pps would/md begin/vb gaily/rb ,/, carrying/vbg the/at anecdote/nn through/in a/at frothy/jj and/cc deceptive/jj course/nn ./. While/cs he/pps waited/vbd in/in the/at living/nn room/nn ./. Once/rb Martin/np went/vbd along/rb ./. They/ppss entered/vbd the/at bedroom/nn ,/, and/cc Dolores/np said/vbd nothing/pn ./. Then/rb one/cd of/in the/at guests/nns showed/vbd his/pp$ merriment/nn ./. ``/`` You/ppss were/bed in/in a/at hurry/nn ,/, weren't/bed* you/ppss ''/'' ?/. ?/. Martin/np would/md have/hv liked/vbn to/to break/vb the/at man's/nn$ neck/nn ./. Dolores/np smiled/vbd ;/. ;/. she/pps let/vbd the/at interpretation/nn stand/vb ./. Now/rb Martin/np heard/vbd himself/ppl give/vb a/at snort/nn of/in mock/jj good/jj nature/nn ./. With/in her/pp$ eyes/nns Dolores/np dared/vbd him/ppo for/in the/at truth/nn ,/, ready/jj to/to begin/vb :/: It's/pps+bez a/at little/ap contest/nn --/-- Never/rb again/rb did/dod he/pps enter/vb into/in the/at ritual/nn of/in showing/vbg the/at apartment/nn ./. They/ppss kept/vbd up/rp a/at rigid/jj pretense/nn of/in speaking/vbg relations/nns ./. But/cc Martin/np seldom/rb felt/vbd the/at impulse/nn to/to talk/vb about/in anything/pn ./. What/wdt to/to talk/vb about/in ?/. ?/. Dolores/np kept/vbd picking/vbg up/rp any/dti of/in his/pp$ clothes/nns (/( except/in the/at fatal/jj shorts/nns )/) which/wdt he/pps left/vbd about/rb ,/, but/cc he/pps had/hvd been/ben robbed/vbn of/in pleasure/nn in/in scattering/vbg his/pp$ possessions/nns ./. He/pps fell/vbd into/in the/at habit/nn of/in putting/vbg his/pp$ clothes/nns in/in drawers/nns and/cc closets/nns ,/, so/cs his/pp$ life/nn might/md impinge/vb as/ql little/ql as/cs possible/jj on/in hers/pp$$ ./. The/at shorts/nns alone/rb remained/vbd ./. In/in his/pp$ moments/nns of/in worst/jjt agony/nn ,/, Martin/np imagined/vbd what/wdt his/pp$ friends/nns were/bed saying/vbg ./. The/at sound/nn of/in their/pp$ amazement/nn ./. Bizarre/jj :/: He/pps could/md hear/vb the/at word/nn ./. The/at most/ql bizarre/jj situation/nn ./. We/ppss were/bed up/rp to/to visit/vb them/ppo and/cc He/pps had/hvd thought/vbn her/ppo exactly/rb what/wdt he/pps wanted/vbd ./. Six/cd weeks/nns of/in marriage/nn and/cc I'm/ppss+bem using/vbg the/at past/jj tense/nn ,/, he/pps told/vbd himself/ppl furiously/rb ./. Pursuing/vbg his/pp$ idea/nn ,/, he/pps saw/vbd that/cs it/pps would/md be/be impossible/jj to/to leave/vb her/ppo now/rb ./. Everyone/pn would/md know/vb why/wrb ;/. ;/. he/pps would/md cut/vb a/at supremely/ql ridiculous/jj figure/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz trapped/vbn ./. Day/nn and/cc night/nn Martin/np could/md not/* drag/vb his/pp$ mind/nn from/in the/at dilemma/nn he/pps had/hvd made/vbn for/in himself/ppl ./. His/pp$ mind/nn scurried/vbd frantically/rb ,/, seeking/vbg an/at exit/nn ./. Alternately/rb he/pps had/hvd periods/nns of/in hostile/jj defeatism/nn in/in which/wdt he/pps determined/vbd sullenly/rb ,/, morosely/rb ,/, to/to live/vb out/rp his/pp$ life/nn in/in this/dt fashion/nn ./. Nothing/pn would/md change/vb ,/, nothing/pn would/md ever/rb change/vb ./. When/wrb the/at solution/nn finally/rb came/vbd to/in him/ppo ,/, one/cd night/nn while/cs he/pps was/bedz in/in bed/nn ,/, he/pps was/bedz so/ql shaken/vbn by/in its/pp$ simplicity/nn that/cs he/pps could/md only/rb wonder/vb why/wrb it/pps had/hvd not/* occurred/vbn to/in him/ppo before/rb ./. In/in a/at frenzy/nn of/in excitement/nn ,/, he/pps considered/vbd his/pp$ plan/nn ./. Beside/in his/pp$ shorts/nns ,/, he/pps would/md place/vb something/pn of/in hers/pp$$ ./. Instantaneously/rb he/pps would/md have/hv won/vbn an/at immeasurable/jj moral/jj victory/nn ,/, for/cs if/cs she/pps picked/vbd up/rp ,/, say/vb ,/, a/at pair/nn of/in her/pp$ panties/nns ,/, she/pps might/md just/rb as/ql well/rb lift/vb his/pp$ shorts/nns lying/vbg alongside/rb --/-- the/at expenditure/nn of/in energy/nn was/bedz almost/rb the/at same/ap ./. He/pps felt/vbd that/cs it/pps would/md be/be a/at particular/jj humiliation/nn to/in Dolores/np to/to pick/vb up/rp her/pp$ own/jj underwear/nn which/wdt he/pps had/hvd laid/vbn on/in the/at floor/nn ./. Furthermore/rb ,/, he/pps could/md go/vb on/in repeating/vbg the/at maneuver/nn endlessly/rb :/: every/at time/nn he/pps went/vbd in/in the/at bedroom/nn ,/, he/pps could/md drop/vb a/at slip/nn or/cc a/at brassiere/nn ,/, or/cc maybe/rb a/at girdle/nn ,/, next/in to/in his/pp$ shorts/nns ./. Sooner/rbr or/cc later/rbr ,/, Dolores/np would/md crack/vb ./. On/in the/at other/ap hand/nn ,/, if/cs she/pps didn't/dod* remove/vb her/pp$ own/jj things/nns ,/, it/pps would/md be/be difficult/jj to/to explain/vb to/in the/at parade/nn of/in guests/nns which/wdt traversed/vbd the/at apartment/nn ./. Martin/np guessed/vbd that/cs Dolores/np would/md not/* be/be so/ql eager/jj to/to tell/vb the/at next/ap installment/nn of/in her/pp$ story/nn ./. The/at tale/nn ,/, he/pps thought/vbd ,/, would/md become/vb less/ql gay/jj ./. She/pps had/hvd used/vbn his/pp$ rumpled/vbn shorts/nns as/cs the/at very/ap image/nn of/in his/pp$ childishness/nn ,/, his/pp$ lack/nn of/in control/nn ,/, his/pp$ general/jj male/nn looseness/nn ,/, while/cs she/pps remained/vbd cool/jj ,/, airy/jj ,/, and/cc untouched/jj ,/, the/at charming/jj teacher/nn who/wps disciplined/vbd an/at unruly/jj body/nn ./. To/to have/hv her/pp$ underclothes/nns linked/vbn with/in his/pp$$ on/in the/at floor/nn would/md draw/vb her/ppo visibly/rb into/in a/at struggle/nn both/abx bitter/jj and/cc absurd/jj ./. Something/pn in/in the/at back/nn of/in his/pp$ mind/nn was/bedz aware/jj that/cs the/at magnificence/nn of/in the/at plan/nn lay/vbd in/in his/pp$ faith/nn ,/, that/cs the/at idea/nn would/md work/vb because/cs he/pps believed/vbd in/in it/ppo ,/, since/cs his/pp$ courage/nn and/cc virility/nn were/bed involved/vbn ,/, because/cs it/pps was/bedz truly/rb his/pp$$ ./. The/at knowledge/nn kept/vbd him/ppo from/in analyzing/vbg his/pp$ scheme/nn to/in death/nn ,/, and/cc took/vbd him/ppo through/in the/at last/ap hours/nns of/in that/dt night/nn in/in a/at peace/nn of/in exalted/vbn fanaticism/nn ./. The/at next/ap morning/nn ,/, while/cs Dolores/np was/bedz out/in of/in the/at room/nn ,/, he/pps went/vbd to/in her/pp$ bureau/nn drawer/nn ,/, took/vbd out/rp a/at pair/nn of/in nylon/nn lace/nn pants/nns ,/, and/cc tenderly/rb dropped/vbd them/ppo next/in to/in his/pp$ shorts/nns ./. He/pps sat/vbd down/rp on/in the/at bed/nn ./. In/in a/at surprisingly/rb short/jj time/nn ,/, Dolores/np appeared/vbd ./. To/in his/pp$ delight/nn ,/, her/pp$ eyes/nns focused/vbd at/in once/rb upon/in the/at two/cd garments/nns ./. Slowly/rb and/cc deliberately/rb she/pps reached/vbd down/rp and/cc touched/vbd the/at lace/nn with/in her/pp$ fingers/nns ,/, then/rb hesitated/vbd for/in about/rb a/at second/od ./. Ah/uh ,/, he/pps thought/vbd ,/, she's/pps+bez going/vbg through/in the/at chain/nn of/in reasoning/vbg which/wdt says/vbz she/pps might/md really/rb just/rb as/ql well/rb pick/vb up/rp my/pp$ shorts/nns too/rb ./. He/pps saw/vbd that/cs in/in a/at moment/nn she/pps had/hvd grasped/vbn all/abn the/at implications/nns of/in a/at plot/nn which/wdt had/hvd been/ben weeks/nns in/in occurring/vbg to/in him/ppo ./. Extending/vbg her/pp$ fingers/nns another/dt inch/nn ,/, she/pps caught/vbd up/rp the/at shorts/nns ,/, and/cc swiftly/rb left/vbd the/at room/nn ./. She/pps did/dod not/* look/vb at/in him/ppo ,/, but/cc he/pps noticed/vbd that/cs her/pp$ face/nn was/bedz flushed/vbn and/cc her/pp$ eyes/nns unsteady/jj ./. They/ppss breakfasted/vbd together/rb ,/, but/cc Martin/np did/dod not/* refer/vb to/in his/pp$ triumph/nn ,/, and/cc Dolores/np found/vbd a/at great/jj deal/nn to/to do/do in/in the/at kitchen/nn ,/, bobbing/vbg up/rp and/cc down/rp from/in the/at table/nn so/cs that/dt talk/nn was/bedz impossible/jj ./. Well/uh ,/, Martin/np thought/vbd ,/, That'll/dt+md save/vb ./. He/pps left/vbd for/in work/nn in/in high/jj spirits/nns ./. As/cs he/pps relaxed/vbd that/dt day/nn ,/, Martin/np realized/vbd how/wrb tense/jj he/pps had/hvd been/ben these/dts past/jj weeks/nns ./. He/pps found/vbd that/cs he/pps no/at longer/jjr hated/vbd Dolores/np (/( he/pps knew/vbd how/wrb much/ap he/pps had/hvd hated/vbn her/ppo )/) ,/, and/cc he/pps was/bedz surprised/vbn at/in a/at resurgence/nn of/in an/at affectionate/jj feeling/nn ./.

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``/`` Good/jj old/jj A-Z/nn ''/'' ,/, Cap/np said/vbd ./. ``/`` You/ppss know/vb ,/, I've/ppss+hv got/vbn one/cd of/in your/pp$ cars/nns at/in home/nr ./. As/cs a/at prominent/jj industrialist/nn ,/, you/ppss ought/md to/to be/be interested/vbn in/in his/pp$ nibs'/nn$ support/nn group/nn ./. Isn't/bez* his/pp$ racket/nn down/in your/pp$ alley/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Once/cs it/pps was/bedz ,/, William/np thought/vbd ./. But/cc not/* any/dti more/rbr ./. A/at rush/nn of/in memory/nn swept/vbd him/ppo back/rb ,/, and/cc he/pps forgot/vbd Cap/np ./. How/wrb did/dod he/pps start/vb on/in such/abl a/at ride/nn to/in brief/jj glory/nn ?/. ?/. Simply/rb enough/qlp ,/, through/in the/at inadvertent/jj agency/nn of/in his/pp$ brother-in-law/nn ./. General/nn-tl Hershey's/np$ draft/nn and/cc Doc/np Eddyman/np and/cc Cap/np were/bed responsible/jj for/in his/pp$ first/od eminence/nn ,/, but/cc Fearless/jj-tl Freddy/np Bryan/np could/md take/vb credit/nn ,/, if/cs he/pps cared/vbd to/in (/( and/cc he/pps did/dod )/) ,/, for/in the/at second/od time/nn ./. Freddy/np needed/vbd a/at job/nn ,/, having/hvg been/ben detached/vbn from/in a/at rather/ql dangerous/jj career/nn in/in real/jj estate/nn and/cc skyscraper/nn financing/vbg by/in Gerry/np ,/, and/cc it/pps was/bedz up/in to/in Arthur/np Willis/np to/to provide/vb him/ppo with/in one/pn ./. Mr./np Willis/np bought/vbd Zenith/nn-tl Plastic/nn-tl Products/nns-tl ,/, a/at skeleton/nn corporation/nn of/in sorts/nns which/wdt had/hvd undergone/vbn many/ap vicissitudes/nns and/cc whose/wp$ principal/jjs assets/nns were/bed a/at couple/nn of/in electronics/nn plants/nns on/in Long/jj-tl Island/nn-tl engaged/vbd in/in working/vbg out/rp government/nn contracts/nns ,/, and/cc installed/vbd Freddy/np in/in an/at executive/nn position/nn ./. Shortly/rb after/rb ,/, Freddy/np had/hvd his/pp$ usual/jj proliferation/nn of/in bold/jj ideas/nns ./. Willis/np listened/vbd patiently/rb ,/, and/cc once/rb in/in a/at while/nn William/np was/bedz exposed/vbn to/in them/ppo at/in a/at family/nn gathering/nn ;/. ;/. he/pps generally/rb heard/vbd Freddy's/np$ suggestions/nns without/in interest/nn ,/, being/beg absorbed/vbn by/in his/pp$ own/jj prospering/vbg concerns/nns ./. Probably/rb Mr./np Willis/np was/bedz influenced/vbn toward/in deeper/jjr involvement/nn by/in familial/jj loyalty/nn and/cc a/at concern/nn for/in his/pp$ grandchildren/nns ./. Gerry/np began/vbd to/to aid/vb Freddy/np with/in her/pp$ father/nn ,/, prodded/vbn ,/, no/at doubt/nn ,/, by/in Joan's/np$ open/jj contempt/nn for/in Freddy/np and/cc William's/np$ irritating/jj competency/nn ./. Another/dt factor/nn must/md have/hv been/ben the/at eventual/jj disposal/nn of/in Willis'/np$ fortune/nn ;/. ;/. she/pps unquestionably/rb assumed/vbd that/cs the/at more/rbr he/pps was/bedz entwined/vbn with/in Freddy/np ,/, the/at more/ql likely/rb he/pps was/bedz to/to reward/vb Freddy/np richly/rb upon/in his/pp$ death/nn ./. Whatever/wdt the/at reasons/nns ,/, Willis/np and/cc Bryan/np started/vbd expanding/vbg Zenith/nn-tl ./. They/ppss acquired/vbd another/dt electronics/nn factory/nn ,/, a/at specialized/vbn ceramics/nn company/nn ,/, an/at organization/nn that/wps built/vbd --/-- very/ql experimentally/rb --/-- high-speed/nn research/nn calculators/nns ./. Since/cs they/ppss were/bed hunting/vbg for/in national/jj defense/nn contracts/nns ,/, Adam/np Herberet/np ,/, a/at man/nn of/in surprising/vbg resources/nns ,/, entered/vbd the/at combination/nn as/cs a/at silent/jj partner/nn because/rb of/in his/pp$ political/jj connections/nns ./. Feeling/vbg his/pp$ power/nn ,/, Freddy/np looked/vbd for/in additional/jj worlds/nns to/to conquer/vb ./. Heavy/jj industry/nn ,/, slanted/vbn toward/in inexhaustible/jj government/nn coffers/nns ,/, attracted/vbd him/ppo ./. The/at Allstates/nps-tl Auto/nn-tl Company/nn-tl ,/, a/at medium-sized/jj firm/nn which/wdt manufactured/vbd four-wheel-drive/nn vehicles/nns and/cc other/ap off-road/jj equipment/nn ,/, had/hvd recently/rb constructed/vbn an/at over-large/jj ,/, modern/jj plant/nn in/in a/at burst/nn of/in misguided/vbn optimism/nn ./. Cursed/vbn with/in a/at shaky/jj management/nn and/cc dissatisfied/vbn stockholders/nns ,/, it/pps was/bedz ripe/jj for/in amalgamation/nn ,/, and/cc Freddy's/np$ instinct/nn was/bedz to/to keep/vb growing/vbg by/in stock/nn mergers/nns and/cc small/jj expenditure/nn of/in cash/nn ,/, and/cc never/rb mind/vb inevitable/jj consequences/nns ./. With/in Herberet's/np$ blessing/nn ,/, he/pps was/bedz convinced/vbn that/cs Allstates'/nps$ Wisconsin/np folly/nn would/md be/be ideal/jj for/in conversion/nn to/in airplane/nn sub-assembly/nn ,/, tanks/nns ,/, missiles/nns or/cc ordnance/nn of/in some/dti kind/nn ./. At/in that/dt point/nn William/np came/vbd into/in the/at picture/nn ./. Although/cs not/* much/rb desiring/vbg the/at account/nn ,/, he/pps had/hvd been/ben appointed/vbn advertising/vbg head/nn of/in Zenith/nn-tl ./. Freed/vbn of/in routine/nn by/in having/hvg his/pp$ own/jj firm/nn and/cc a/at complaisant/jj partner/nn ,/, his/pp$ work/nn in/in New/jj-tl York/np-tl had/hvd given/vbn him/ppo a/at broader/jjr overall/jj knowledge/nn of/in business/nn administration/nn and/cc corporate/jj structure/nn ;/. ;/. and/cc if/cs he/pps wasn't/bedz* entirely/rb committed/vbn to/in what/wdt he/pps did/dod ,/, he/pps was/bedz at/in least/ap fascinated/vbd by/in the/at chance/nn of/in wider/jjr opportunities/nns ./. Mr./np Willis/np ,/, eager/jj to/to have/hv him/ppo allied/vbn with/in the/at family/nn ,/, wanted/vbd advice/nn beyond/in the/at confines/nns of/in his/pp$ field/nn ,/, and/cc William/np set/vbd out/rp on/in a/at serious/jj study/nn of/in the/at situation/nn ,/, including/in trips/nns to/in Wisconsin/np and/cc Washington/np ./. In/in the/at end/nn ,/, he/pps said/vbd :/: ``/`` I'm/ppss+bem not/* enchanted/vbn by/in the/at proposition/nn ,/, sir/nn ./. I/ppss know/vb a/at guy/nn named/vbn Jack/np Hamrick/np ,/, a/at very/ql bright/jj young/jj engineer/nn who/wps was/bedz with/in Chrysler/np ,/, and/cc I/ppss took/vbd him/ppo with/in me/ppo to/in Allstates/nps ./. It's/pps+bez his/pp$ expert/jj opinion/nn that/cs the/at plant/nn isn't/bez* well/rb suited/vbn to/in what/wdt you/ppss have/hv in/in mind/nn ./. The/at conversion/nn will/md cost/vb a/at fortune/nn ./. Besides/in that/dt ,/, I'm/ppss+bem acquainted/vbn more/rbr or/cc less/rbr with/in the/at defense/nn hardware/nn situation/nn through/in my/pp$ contacts/nns in/in the/at Air/nn-tl Force/nn-tl ./. I/ppss think/vb Adam/np Herberet/np is/bez guilty/jj of/in being/beg too/ql hopeful/jj and/cc better/rbr informed/vbn on/in defense/nn financing/nn than/cs on/in the/at technical/jj side/nn ./. Missiles/nns have/hv thrown/vbn everything/pn up/rp for/in grabs/nns ,/, and/cc nobody/pn seems/vbz to/to be/be sure/jj where/wrb we/ppss go/vb from/in here/rb ./. The/at future/nn of/in manned/vbn aircraft/nn is/bez in/in doubt/nn ,/, which/wdt affects/vbz government/nn procurement/nn ,/, and/cc jet/nn transports/nns have/hv revolutionized/vbn the/at airline/nn trade/nn --/-- one/cd jet/nn can/md take/vb the/at place/nn of/in three/cd compound-engine/nn planes/nns ./. This/dt means/vbz the/at aircraft/nn companies/nns are/ber going/vbg to/to tear/vb into/in the/at government/nn market/nn ,/, looking/vbg for/in anything/pn they/ppss can/md get/vb and/cc making/vbg the/at competition/nn tough/jj ./. Here/rb are/ber a/at few/ap facts/nns and/cc figures/nns I've/ppss+hv assembled/vbn ./. Can't/md* you/ppss stay/vb with/in what/wdt you/ppss have/hv and/cc wait/vb till/cs the/at dust/nn settles/vbz ''/'' ?/. ?/. Willis/np glanced/vbd at/in the/at bound/vbn pages/nns given/vbn him/ppo and/cc shrugged/vbd ./. ``/`` Well/uh ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` there/ex is/bez Freddy/np ,/, you/ppss know/vb ./. And/cc Gerry/np ./. Freddy/np is/bez deeply/rb committed/vbn to/in our/pp$ plans/nns already/rb ./. He/pps assures/vbz me/ppo he/pps has/hvz people/nns to/to handle/vb the/at money/nn raising/nn ,/, and/cc Ham/np Richert/np ,/, my/pp$ lawyer/nn ,/, says/vbz the/at legal/jj aspects/nns of/in the/at wedding/nn of/in Zenith/nn-tl and/cc Allstates/nps are/ber no/at problem/nn ./. I/ppss don't/do* like/vb to/to exhibit/vb the/at deadly/jj dampening/vbg effect/nn of/in an/at elderly/jj man's/nn$ caution/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Yes/rb ,/, I/ppss appreciate/vb that/dt ./. I/ppss wish/vb you/ppss wouldn't/md* tell/vb Freddy/np I'm/ppss+bem lukewarm/jj ;/. ;/. I've/ppss+hv caused/vbd him/ppo trouble/nn before/rb ,/, and/cc he's/pps+bez beginning/vbg to/in resent/vb me/ppo ./. If/cs we/ppss don't/do* take/vb care/vb ,/, the/at sisters/nns will/md be/be entering/vbg the/at fray/nn on/in opposite/jj sides/nns ,/, brandishing/vbg their/pp$ cudgels/nns ''/'' ./. ``/`` Which/wdt is/bez a/at frightful/jj prospect/nn ,/, Bill/np ''/'' ./. Willis/np laughed/vbd ./. ``/`` One/pn shouldn't/md* mix/vb commercial/jj affairs/nns with/in patriarchy/nn ,/, but/cc in/in this/dt case/nn I/ppss have/hv no/at choice/nn ./. Let/vb me/ppo think/vb about/in it/ppo ./. I'm/ppss+bem most/ql grateful/jj to/in you/ppo ,/, so/ql grateful/jj I/ppss wish/vb you/ppss were/bed my/pp$ principal/jjs aide/nn instead/rb of/in Freddy/np ''/'' ./. Not/* to/in William's/np$ surprise/nn ,/, Freddy/np ,/, Adam/np and/cc Hamilton/np Richert/np prevailed/vbd ;/. ;/. allied/vbn to/in them/ppo was/bedz Gerry/np ,/, devoting/vbg much/ap time/nn to/in swaying/vbg her/pp$ father/nn ,/, and/cc Joan/np dismissed/vbd all/abn thought/nn of/in the/at project/nn and/cc William/np was/bedz unwilling/jj to/to interfere/vb further/rbr ./. Zenith/nn-tl absorbed/vbd Allstates/nps ,/, stock/nn transfers/nns were/bed arranged/vbn ,/, and/cc Freddy/np became/vbd president/nn of/in the/at hyphenated/vbn combination/nn ./. Through/in Jack/np Hamrick/np ,/, William/np fell/vbd into/in the/at world/nn of/in automobile/nn promotion/nn and/cc got/vbd several/ap accounts/nns for/in Shoals/nns-tl and/cc-tl Clay/nn-tl ./. He/pps forgot/vbd about/in A-Z/np-tl till/cs ,/, unhappily/rb ,/, he/pps and/cc Hamrick/np were/bed proved/vbn correct/jj ./. Freddy's/np$ backing/nn dropped/vbd away/rb from/in him/ppo and/cc Mr./np Willis/np was/bedz forced/vbn to/to make/vb up/rp the/at deficit/nn ./. Adam/np ,/, beset/vbn by/in changing/vbg defense/nn conditions/nns and/cc the/at open/jj secret/nn that/cs he/pps was/bedz part/nn of/in the/at new/jj corporation/nn ,/, couldn't/md* deliver/vb from/in his/pp$ end/nn ./. The/at Wisconsin/np plant/nn turned/vbd out/rp to/to be/be a/at white/jj elephant/nn ./. Stock/nn Willis/np held/vbd in/in abundance/nn fell/vbd sharply/rb in/in value/nn ./. Confronted/vbn by/in a/at grim/jj future/nn ,/, Freddy/np lost/vbd his/pp$ nerve/nn and/cc plumped/vbd for/in a/at drastic/jj liquidation/nn ./. Once/rb more/rbr Willis/np summoned/vbd William/np ./. ``/`` You/ppss were/bed right/jj ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd --/-- ``/`` you/ppss and/cc your/pp$ engineer/nn --/-- and/cc I'm/ppss+bem in/in something/pn of/in a/at bind/nn ./. Freddy's/np$ solution/nn doesn't/doz* appeal/vb to/in me/ppo ./. In/in addition/nn to/in other/ap defects/nns ,/, I'm/ppss+bem a/at stubborn/jj man/nn and/cc hate/vb to/to admit/vb to/in the/at common/jj garden/nn variety/nn of/in bad/jj judgment/nn ./. Will/md you/ppss see/vb if/cs you/ppss can/md help/vb me/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. William/np spent/vbd a/at long/jj week/nn end/nn closeted/vbn with/in Hamrick/np ./. His/pp$ recent/jj experience/nn in/in motor/nn car/nn advertising/nn ,/, a/at love/nn for/in cars/nns of/in themselves/ppls ,/, the/at existence/nn of/in A-Z's/np$ useless/jj Wisconsin/np set-up/nn ,/, exposure/nn to/in exciting/jj conceptions/nns of/in Hamrick's/np$ that/wps nobody/pn would/md buy/vb ,/, and/cc the/at coincidental/jj recent/jj failure/nn of/in a/at respected/vbn but/cc out-dated/jj small-car/nn manufacturer/nn called/vbd Ticonderoga/np-tl Motors/nns-tl had/hvd given/vbn him/ppo an/at idea/nn of/in such/jj dimensions/nns he/pps was/bedz almost/rb afraid/jj to/to broach/vb it/ppo ./. Initially/rb ,/, Hamrick's/np$ reaction/nn to/in A-Z/np-tl going/vbg into/in the/at passenger/nn car/nn market/nn was/bedz discouraging/jj ./. He/pps thought/vbd the/at financing/nn ,/, the/at advertising/nn ,/, the/at production/nn of/in new/jj models/nns ,/, the/at founding/nn of/in a/at nationwide/jj chain/nn of/in dealerships/nns was/bedz simply/rb too/ql difficult/jj ./. 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Well/uh ,/, I/ppss can't/md* resolve/vb this/dt myself/ppl ./. I'll/ppss+md have/hv to/to call/vb in/rp the/at brain/nn trust/nn ./. Are/ber you/ppss willing/jj to/to run/vb the/at gantlet/nn ?/. ?/. I/ppss can't/md* guarantee/nn you/ppss a/at sympathetic/jj audience/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` We'll/ppss+md be/be in/in there/rb swinging/vbg ''/'' ,/, William/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` but/cc in/in a/at way/nn ,/, sir/nn ,/, you've/ppss+hv got/vbn to/to decide/vb it/ppo yourself/ppl ./. You/ppss have/hv the/at controlling/vbg interest/nn and/cc the/at principal/jjs expenditure/nn is/bez yours/pp$$ --/-- and/cc ,/, besides/rb ,/, nobody/pn else/rb is/bez going/vbg to/to have/hv the/at courage/nn ./. If/cs they/ppss follow/vb anyone/pn ,/, it'll/pps+md have/hv to/to be/be you/ppo ''/'' ./. He/pps paused/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss should/md explain/vb :/: there's/ex+bez more/ap here/rb for/in me/ppo than/cs advocating/vbg my/pp$ little/ap dream/nn ,/, there's/ex+bez you/ppss ./. 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It/pps was/bedz among/in these/dts that/cs Hinkle/np identified/vbd a/at photograph/nn of/in Barco/np !/. !/. For/cs it/pps seems/vbz that/cs Barco/np ,/, fancying/vbg himself/ppl a/at ladies'/nns$ man/nn (/( and/cc why/wrb not/* ,/, after/in seven/cd marriages/nns ?/. ?/. )/) ,/, had/hvd listed/vbn himself/ppl for/in Mormon/np-tl Beard/nn-tl roles/nns at/in the/at instigation/nn of/in his/pp$ fourth/od murder/nn victim/nn who/wps had/hvd said/vbn :/: ``/`` With/in your/pp$ beard/nn ,/, dear/jj ,/, you/ppss ought/md to/to be/be in/in movies/nns ''/'' !/. !/. Mills/np secured/vbd Barco's/np$ photograph/nn from/in the/at gentleman/nn in/in charge/nn ,/, rushed/vbd to/in the/at Hollywood/np police/nn station/nn to/to report/vb the/at theft/nn ,/, and/cc less/ap than/in five/cd minutes/nns later/rbr ,/, detectives/nns with/in his/pp$ picture/nn in/in hand/nn were/bed on/in the/at trail/nn of/in Cal/np Barco/np ./. On/in their/pp$ way/nn ,/, they/ppss stopped/vbd at/in every/at gas/nn station/nn along/in the/at main/nn boulevards/nns to/to question/vb the/at attendants/nns ./. Finally/rb ,/, at/in Ye/at-tl Olde/jj Gasse/nn-tl Filling/vbg-tl Station/nn-tl on/in Avocado/nn-tl Avenue/nn-tl ,/, they/ppss learned/vbd that/cs their/pp$ man/nn ,/, having/hvg paused/vbn to/to get/vb oil/nn for/in his/pp$ car/nn ,/, had/hvd asked/vbn about/in the/at route/nn to/in San/np Diego/np ./. They/ppss headed/vbd in/in that/dt direction/nn and/cc ,/, at/in San/np Juan/np Capistrano/np By-the-Sea/np came/vbd upon/in Barco/np sitting/vbg in/in the/at quaint/jj old/jj Spanish/jj-tl Mission/nn-tl Drive-in/nn-tl ,/, eating/vbg a/at hot/jj tamale/nn ./. At/in the/at moment/nn ,/, Barco's/np$ back/nn was/bedz to/in the/at road/nn so/cs he/pps didn't/dod* see/vb the/at detectives/nns close/vb in/rp on/in his/pp$ convertible/nn which/wdt ,/, in/in their/pp$ quest/nn for/in the/at stolen/vbn lap/nn rug/nn ,/, they/ppss proceeded/vbd to/to search/vb ./. The/at robe/nn ,/, however/wrb ,/, was/bedz missing/vbg ,/, for/cs by/in that/dt time/nn Barco/np had/hvd disposed/vbn of/in it/ppo at/in a/at pawnshop/nn in/in Glendale/np ./. The/at detectives/nns placed/vbd Barco/np under/in arrest/nn and/cc ,/, without/in informing/vbg him/ppo of/in the/at nature/nn of/in the/at charge/nn ,/, took/vbd him/ppo back/rb to/in Hollywood/np for/in questioning/vbg ./. Thus/rb it/pps was/bedz that/cs Barco/np ,/, apprehended/vbn for/in mere/jj larceny/nn ,/, now/rb began/vbd to/to suspect/vb that/cs one/pn or/cc another/dt of/in his/pp$ murders/nns had/hvd been/ben uncovered/vbn ./. During/in the/at return/nn trip/nn ,/, Barco/np kept/vbd muttering/vbg to/in himself/ppl in/in meaningless/jj phrases/nns ,/, such/jj as/cs :/: ``/`` They're/ppss+ber under/in sand/nn dunes/nns They're/ppss+ber better/rbr off/rp ,/, I/ppss tell/vb you/ppo I/ppss saved/vbd their/pp$ souls/nns ''/'' ./. The/at detective/nn ,/, commenting/vbg on/in Barco's/np$ behavior/nn ,/, felt/vbd that/cs he/pps merely/rb belonged/vbd among/in the/at myriad/jj citizens/nns of/in our/pp$ community/nn who/wps are/ber mentally/rb unhinged/vbn --/-- that/cs he/pps was/bedz a/at more/ql or/cc less/ql harmless/jj ``/`` nut/nn ''/'' !/. !/. However/wrb while/cs in/in his/pp$ cell/nn awaiting/vbg trial/nn for/in theft/nn ,/, Barco/np ,/, in/in a/at fit/nn of/in apprehension/nn ,/, made/vbd an/at attempt/nn to/to take/vb his/pp$ own/jj life/nn ./. The/at attempt/nn had/hvd failed/vbn because/cs ,/, when/wrb endeavoring/vbg to/to cut/vb his/pp$ wrists/nns ,/, this/dt murderer/nn of/in seven/cd women/nns had/hvd fainted/vbn at/in the/at sight/nn of/in blood/nn ./. The/at jail/nn authorities/nns --/-- attaching/vbg no/at particular/jj significance/nn to/in the/at episode/nn --/-- offered/vbd Barco/np whisky/nn to/to revive/vb him/ppo ;/. ;/. but/cc the/at old/jj fellow/nn ,/, a/at lifelong/jj teetotaler/nn ,/, refused/vbd it/ppo ,/, and/cc no/at more/ap was/bedz thought/vbn of/in the/at matter/nn ./. Then/rb it/pps was/bedz that/cs District/nn-tl Attorney/nn-tl Welch/np entered/vbd the/at case/nn ./. A/at man/nn of/in vaulting/vbg ambition/nn ,/, with/in one/cd eye/nn on/in the/at mayorship/nn of/in Los/np Angeles/np ,/, nothing/pn ever/rb escaped/vbd him/ppo which/wdt might/md possibly/rb lead/vb to/in personal/jj publicity/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz reported/vbn to/in Welch's/np$ office/nn that/cs a/at thief/nn in/in the/at city/nn jail/nn had/hvd attempted/vbn suicide/nn ./. Welch/np wanted/vbd to/to know/vb why/wrb ./. No/at one/pn knew/vbd ./. Now/rb Welch/np had/hvd a/at pet/nn theory/nn that/cs everyone/pn is/bez guilty/jj of/in breaking/vbg more/ap laws/nns than/cs he/pps ever/rb gets/vbz caught/vbn at/in ./. The/at suicide/nn attempt/nn looked/vbd to/in him/ppo like/cs an/at opportunity/nn to/to put/vb his/pp$ theory/nn to/in the/at test/nn ./. So/cs he/pps paid/vbd a/at call/nn on/in Barco/np in/in his/pp$ cell/nn and/cc began/vbd their/pp$ chat/nn by/in stating/vbg bluntly/rb :/: ``/`` Barco/np ,/, we've/ppss+hv got/vbn the/at goods/nns on/in you/ppo !/. !/. It'll/pps+md be/be a/at lot/nn better/jjr if/cs you/ppss come/vb clean/rb ''/'' ./. At/in first/rb Barco/np was/bedz evasive/jj and/cc shifty/jj ./. But/cc with/in Welch's/np$ relentless/jj pursuit/nn of/in the/at subject/nn ,/, Barco/np finally/rb ``/`` broke/vbd ''/'' and/cc started/vbd confessing/vbg to/in one/cd murder/nn after/in another/dt ./. By/in the/at time/nn Barco/np reached/vbd the/at count/nn of/in three/cd ,/, the/at situation/nn seemed/vbd to/in Welch/np almost/ql too/ql good/jj to/to be/be true/jj ./. But/cc if/cs true/jj ,/, it/pps was/bedz the/at case/nn of/in which/wdt he/pps had/hvd dreamed/vbn ,/, the/at case/nn which/wdt would/md throw/vb him/ppo into/in headlines/nns all/abn over/in America/np as/cs the/at hero/nn of/in a/at great/jj murder/nn trial/nn ./. Welch/np summoned/vbd jail/nn officials/nns to/in Barco's/np$ cell/nn ./. But/cc to/in Welch's/np$ chagrin/nn ,/, the/at police/nn captain/nn pooh-poohed/vbd Welch's/np$ credulity/nn in/in Barco's/np$ confession/nn ./. Barco/np was/bedz clearly/rb a/at ``/`` nut/nn ''/'' ./. It/pps required/vbd strength/nn ,/, bravado/nn ,/, daring/vbg to/to commit/vb murder/nn ./. ``/`` That/dt worm/nn a/at murderer/nn ?/. ?/. Ridiculous/jj ''/'' !/. !/. Then/rb ,/, for/in the/at first/od time/nn since/in his/pp$ arrest/nn ,/, a/at glint/nn of/in spirit/nn lit/vbd Barco's/np$ eyes/nns ./. His/pp$ manhood/nn had/hvd been/ben attacked/vbn ./. He/pps stiffened/vbd and/cc rose/vbd to/in his/pp$ feet/nns ./. He'd/pps+md show/vb them/ppo !/. !/. ``/`` Is/bez that/dt so/rb ''/'' ?/. ?/. He/pps queried/vbd ./. ``/`` Well/uh ,/, for/in ten/cd years/nns I've/ppss+hv been/ben murdering/vbg women/nns ./. I/ppss can/md lead/vb you/ppo to/in every/at one/pn of/in the/at bodies/nns ,/, and/cc there/ex ain't/ber* four/cd ,/, nor/cc five/cd ,/, nor/cc six/cd of/in 'em/ppo --/-- there's/ex+bez seven/cd !/. !/. ''/'' The/at next/ap day/nn the/at police/nn captain/nn ,/, in/in derision/nn ,/, organized/vbd what/wdt he/pps termed/vbd ``/`` Welch's/np$-tl Wild/jj-tl Goose/nn-tl Chase/nn-tl ''/'' ./. For/cs indeed/rb it/pps seemed/vbd incredible/jj that/cs anyone/pn could/md go/vb on/rp committing/vbg murder/nn for/in ten/cd years/nns and/cc not/* get/vb caught/vbn at/in it/ppo ,/, even/rb in/in Hollywood/np ./. The/at searching/vbg party/nn consisted/vbd of/in the/at police/nn captain/nn ,/, Welch/np ,/, Barco/np ,/, policemen/nns with/in shovels/nns ,/, newspaper/nn reporters/nns ,/, and/cc cameramen/nns ./. Barco/np ,/, his/pp$ state/nn of/in apprehension/nn gone/vbn ,/, never/rb to/to return/vb ,/, had/hvd assumed/vbn a/at matter-of-factness/nn which/wdt remained/vbd his/pp$ principal/jjs attitude/nn from/in that/dt time/nn on/rp ./. He/pps directed/vbd the/at cortege/nn of/in autos/nns to/in the/at sand/nn dunes/nns near/in Santa/np Monica/np ./. Stopping/vbg the/at cars/nns at/in a/at fork/nn in/in the/at road/nn ,/, he/pps got/vbd out/rp ,/, paced/vbd off/rp a/at certain/jj distance/nn to/in a/at spot/nn between/in two/cd shrub-covered/jj sand/nn hills/nns ,/, and/cc indicated/vbd a/at location/nn ./. Orders/nns were/bed given/vbn to/to dig/vb ./. Nothing/pn was/bedz found/vbn ./. Welch/np was/bedz worried/vbn ./. The/at police/nn captain/nn chortled/vbd ./. The/at newspaper/nn boys/nns cracked/vbd jokes/nns and/cc again/rb Barco's/np$ pride/nn was/bedz aroused/vbn ./. With/in greater/jjr precision/nn he/pps again/rb paced/vbd off/rp a/at location/nn ,/, this/dt time/nn a/at little/ql more/rbr to/in the/at left/nr ./. With/in quibs/nns and/cc gibes/nns ,/, the/at policemen/nns again/rb started/vbd digging/vbg ./. Welch/np was/bedz on/in edge/nn ./. The/at captain/nn was/bedz remarking/vbg that/cs it/pps was/bedz a/at nice/jj day/nn for/in a/at picnic/nn when/wrb finally/rb one/cd of/in the/at shovels/nns struck/vbd an/at object/nn ./. ``/`` There's/ex+bez something/pn here/rb ''/'' !/. !/. Said/vbd the/at digger/nn ./. Joking/vbg stopped/vbd and/cc everyone/pn gathered/vbd around/rb ./. The/at digger/nn ,/, thrusting/vbg about/rb with/in his/pp$ shovel/nn ,/, now/rb raised/vbd into/in view/nn a/at package/nn crudely/rb wrapped/vbn in/in one/cd of/in the/at murderer's/nn$ Hollywood/np sport/nn shirts/nns ./. Although/cs it/pps was/bedz a/at mere/jj fragment/nn of/in the/at victim's/nn$ remains/nns ,/, it/pps was/bedz enough/ap ./. Welch/np was/bedz wild/jj with/in delight/nn ./. His/pp$ elation/nn grew/vbd as/cs Barco's/np$ seven/cd disclosures/nns brought/vbd to/in light/nn one/cd reward/nn after/in another/dt ./. Now/rb did/dod Welch/np truly/rb become/vb the/at man/nn of/in the/at hour/nn ,/, and/cc everything/pn that/cs followed/vbd in/in the/at procedure/nn of/in Justice/nn-tl was/bedz a/at new/jj triumph/nn for/in him/ppo ./. It/pps went/vbd to/in his/pp$ head/nn ,/, and/cc his/pp$ ambition/nn increased/vbd ./. It/pps was/bedz apparent/jj that/cs Welch/np was/bedz in/in cahoots/nns with/in Marshall/np and/cc would/md use/vb his/pp$ power/nn as/cs D.A./np to/to drag/vb every/at possible/jj sensation/nn into/in the/at case/nn ./. Every/at new/jj scandal/nn which/wdt would/md provide/vb more/ap ``/`` copy/nn ''/'' for/in Marshall's/np$ pen/nn would/md thus/rb mean/vb more/ap publicity/nn for/in Welch/np ./. I/ppss knew/vbd that/cs both/abx these/dts cynics/nns were/bed waiting/vbg with/in impatience/nn for/in the/at dramatic/jj moment/nn when/wrb Viola/np was/bedz called/vbn to/in the/at stand/nn ./. Once/rb there/rb ,/, the/at D.A./np with/in devilish/jj cleverness/nn would/md provide/vb Marshall/np with/in headlines/nns :/: ``/`` Viola's/np$-hl Multiple/jj-hl Romances/nns-hl ''/'' ``/`` Viola/np-hl Lake/np-hl an/at-hl Addict/nn-hl ''/'' ``/`` Downfall/nn-hl of/in-hl Another/dt-hl Film/nn-hl Idol/nn-hl ''/'' !/. !/. It/pps would/md be/be fine/jj publicity/nn for/in the/at man/nn who/wps was/bedz willing/jj to/to walk/vb to/in the/at mayor's/nn$ throne/nn over/in the/at broken/vbn reputation/nn of/in a/at helpless/jj girl/nn !/. !/. I/ppss studied/vbd Welch/np closely/rb as/cs the/at trial/nn progressed/vbd for/in any/dti hint/nn which/wdt might/md give/vb me/ppo a/at lead/nn as/in to/in how/wrb he/pps might/md be/be thwarted/vbn ./. It/pps wasn't/bedz* long/jj before/cs I/ppss sensed/vbd that/cs there/ex was/bedz something/pn deeper/jjr than/in overvaulting/jj ambition/nn back/rb of/in his/pp$ desire/nn for/in Viola's/np$ destruction/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz bitter/jj and/cc resentful/jj toward/in her/ppo ,/, personally/rb resentful/jj ./. A/at dreadful/jj fear/nn entered/vbd my/pp$ consciousness/nn that/cs perhaps/rb he/pps had/hvd entertained/vbn aspirations/nns toward/in Viola's/np$ favors/nns --/-- or/cc ,/, even/rb more/ql serious/jj perhaps/rb ,/, that/cs he/pps had/hvd attained/vbn a/at share/nn of/in them/ppo and/cc had/hvd then/rb been/ben superseded/vbn by/in some/dti luckier/jjr chap/nn ./. I/ppss did/dod not/* rest/vb until/cs I/ppss had/hvd tracked/vbn the/at mystery/nn down/rp ./. Well/uh ,/, here/rb it/pps is/bez ./. One/cd day/nn over/in a/at year/nn before/rb ,/, there/ex had/hvd been/ben a/at cocktail/nn party/nn in/in an/at apartment/nn of/in a/at downtown/nr hotel/nn ./. Viola/np had/hvd been/ben urged/vbn to/to attend/vb ,/, by/in telephone/nn ,/, and/cc not/* knowing/vbg the/at host/nn or/cc the/at character/nn of/in the/at party/nn ,/, she/pps had/hvd gone/vbn ./. She/pps arrived/vbd late/rb and/cc as/cs she/pps entered/vbd the/at party/nn ,/, noted/vbd that/cs gentlemen/nns seemed/vbd to/to be/be in/in the/at majority/nn ;/. ;/. the/at air/nn was/bedz thick/jj with/in smoke/nn ,/, empty/jj bottles/nns were/bed in/in evidence/nn ,/, and/cc several/ap of/in the/at guests/nns were/bed somewhat/rb the/at worse/jjr for/in liquor/nn ./. Naturally/rb ,/, Viola/np had/hvd no/at wish/nn to/to remain/vb ,/, but/cc she/pps felt/vbd she/pps couldn't/md* leave/vb so/ql soon/rb after/in her/pp$ arrival/nn ,/, in/in all/abn politeness/nn to/to her/pp$ host/nn ./. And/cc it/pps so/ql happened/vbd that/cs adjacent/jj to/in a/at couch/nn on/in which/wdt she/pps had/hvd taken/vbn refuge/nn was/bedz a/at small/jj table/nn on/in which/wdt she/pps noted/vbd a/at vase/nn of/in red/jj rosebuds/nns ;/. ;/. while/cs projecting/vbg from/in beneath/in the/at couch/nn were/bed a/at pair/nn of/in feet/nns which/wdt ,/, as/cs Fate/nn-tl would/md have/hv it/ppo ,/, belonged/vbd to/in District/nn-tl Attorney/nn-tl Welch/np ./. As/cs Viola/np sat/vbd there/rb ,/, a/at playful/jj impulse/nn overcame/vbd her/ppo to/to remove/vb the/at shoes/nns and/cc socks/nns from/in the/at unidentified/jj feet/nns and/cc ,/, as/cs a/at prank/nn ,/, insert/vb rosebuds/nns between/in the/at toes/nns ./. A/at little/ap later/rbr the/at district/nn attorney/nn woke/vbd up/rp ,/, emerged/vbd from/in under/in the/at couch/nn ,/, looked/vbd at/in his/pp$ watch/nn ,/, and/cc realized/vbd he/pps had/hvd an/at engagement/nn that/dt very/ap hour/nn to/to address/vb a/at meeting/nn of/in the/at Culture/nn-tl Forum/nn-tl on/in ``/`` The/at-tl Civic/jj-tl Spirit/nn-tl of/in-tl the/at-tl Southland/np-tl ''/'' ,/, in/in the/at Byzantine/jj room/nn of/in the/at hotel/nn where/wrb his/pp$ wife/nn ,/, as/cs president/nn of/in the/at forum/nn ,/, was/bedz to/to preside/vb ./. He/pps made/vbd his/pp$ way/nn to/in his/pp$ host's/nn$ bedroom/nn where/wrb he/pps carefully/rb brushed/vbd himself/ppl off/rp ,/, neatly/rb arranged/vbd his/pp$ hair/nn ,/, and/cc painstakingly/rb selected/vbd his/pp$ hat/nn from/in the/at many/ap on/in the/at bed/nn ./. Then/rb ,/, noting/vbg neither/cc the/at absence/nn of/in his/pp$ footwear/nn nor/cc the/at presence/nn of/in the/at rosebuds/nns ,/, he/pps made/vbd his/pp$ way/nn to/in the/at Byzantine/jj room/nn and/cc ,/, with/in his/pp$ usual/jj dignity/nn ,/, mounted/vbd the/at rostrum/nn ./. The/at effect/nn on/in the/at intellectuals/nns among/in his/pp$ audience/nn may/md well/rb be/be imagined/vbn ./. The/at incident/nn ,/, aside/rb from/in reflecting/vbg on/in Welch's/np$ political/jj career/nn ,/, had/hvd all/abn but/in wrecked/vbn his/pp$ home/nr life/nn ./. He/pps never/rb rested/vbd until/cs he/pps discovered/vbd who/wps the/at culprit/nn was/bedz ,/, and/cc when/wrb he/pps did/dod ,/, he/pps vowed/vbd vengeance/nn on/in Viola/np Lake/np if/cs ever/rb the/at chance/nn came/vbd his/pp$ way/nn ./. And/cc here/rb it/pps was/bedz !/. !/. By/in such/jj innocent/jj actions/nns are/ber human/jj tragedies/nns sometimes/rb set/vbn in/in motion/nn ./. During/in these/dts first/od days/nns of/in the/at trial/nn I/ppss didn't/dod* have/hv as/ql much/ap time/nn to/to commiserate/vb with/in Viola/np as/cs I/ppss should/md have/hv liked/vbn ./. In/in the/at first/od place/nn ,/, it/pps was/bedz difficult/jj for/in us/ppo to/to meet/vb ./. We/ppss couldn't/md* be/be seen/vbn together/rb ,/, for/in the/at tongue/nn of/in Scandal/nn-tl was/bedz ever/rb ready/jj to/to link/vb our/pp$ names/nns ,/, and/cc the/at tongue/nn of/in Scandal/nn-tl finds/vbz but/cc one/cd thing/nn to/to say/vb of/in the/at association/nn of/in a/at man/nn with/in a/at girl/nn ,/, no/at matter/nn how/ql innocent/jj ./. I/ppss couldn't/md* invite/vb Viola/np to/in our/pp$ house/nn ,/, for/cs Mother/nn-tl snobbishly/rb refused/vbd to/to receive/vb her/ppo ./. Now/rb the/at Czarship/nn-tl had/hvd not/* affected/vbn my/pp$ own/jj sense/nn of/in social/jj values/nns ,/, but/cc Mother/nn-tl had/hvd attained/vbn a/at reflected/vbn glory/nn through/in it/ppo ,/, which/wdt had/hvd opened/vbn the/at doors/nns of/in Los/np-tl Angeles-Pasadena/np-tl Society/nn-tl to/in her/ppo ./. There/rb ,/, Mother/nn-tl was/bedz received/vbn by/in the/at scions/nns of/in aristocratic/jj lines/nns which/wdt are/ber dominated/vbn by/in the/at Budweisers/nps (/( of/in beer/nn derivation/nn )/) ,/, the/at Chalmers/nps (/( of/in underwear/nn origin/nn )/) ,/, and/cc the/at Heinzes/nps (/( whose/wp$ forbears/nns founded/vbd a/at nationally/rb famous/jj trade/nn in/in pickles/nns )/) ./. I/ppss hated/vbd being/beg dragged/vbn into/in the/at salons/nns of/in these/dts aristocrats/nns ./. But/cc Mother/nn-tl insisted/vbd ,/, for/cs it/pps is/bez seldom/rb indeed/qlp that/cs anyone/pn remotely/rb connected/vbn with/in the/at cinema/nn is/bez ever/rb received/vbn in/in their/pp$ exclusive/jj midsts/nns ./. In/in fact/nn ,/, it/pps was/bedz not/* until/cs the/at King/nn-tl of/in-tl Spain/np-tl had/hvd visited/vbn at/in Pickfair/np that/cs Mary/np and/cc Doug/np were/bed beckoned/vbn to/to cross/vb the/at sacred/jj barriers/nns which/wdt separate/vb Los/np Angeles/np and/cc Pasadena/np from/in the/at hoi-polloi/fw-nns ./. Mother/nn-tl even/rb went/vbd so/ql far/rb as/in to/to trump/vb up/rp for/in me/ppo matrimonial/jj opportunities/nns with/in Pasadena/np debs/nns who/wps had/hvd been/ben educated/vbn abroad/rb ,/, and/cc with/in those/dts of/in the/at more/ql lenient/jj Los/np Angeles/np area/nn where/wrb a/at debutante/nn was/bedz a/at girl/nn who/wps had/hvd been/ben to/in high/jj school/nn ./. But/cc at/in long/jj last/ap came/vbd a/at time/nn when/wrb I/ppss broke/vbd away/rb from/in Mother/nn-tl and/cc her/pp$ society/nn ``/`` chi-chi/nn ''/'' in/in order/nn to/to spend/vb a/at cosy/jj evening/nn with/in Viola/np and/cc her/pp$ chaperon/nn at/in her/pp$ home/nr ./. However/wrb ,/, such/abl a/at hotbed/nn of/in gossip/nn had/hvd grown/vbn up/rp during/in the/at trial/nn ,/, that/cs every/at precaution/nn had/hvd to/to be/be taken/vbn to/to keep/vb my/pp$ visit/nn from/in being/beg whispered/vbn to/in the/at world/nn ,/, Society/nn ,/, and/cc even/rb ,/, alas/uh ,/, to/in my/pp$ own/jj mother/nn ./. When/wrb I/ppss arrived/vbd at/in Viola's/np$ I/ppss was/bedz shown/vbn ,/, to/in my/pp$ surprise/nn ,/, into/in the/at kitchen/nn ./. Viola/np greeted/vbd me/ppo ,/, in/in checked/vbn apron/nn ,/, ladle/nn in/in hand/nn ,/, and/cc explained/vbd it/pps was/bedz the/at cook's/nn$ night/nn out/rp and/cc that/cs she/pps herself/ppl was/bedz preparing/vbg dinner/nn ./. I/ppss sat/vbd and/cc watched/vbd proceedings/nns ./. There/ex was/bedz to/to be/be roast/vbn chicken/nn with/in dressing/nn ,/, giblet/nn gravy/nn ,/, asparagus/nn ,/, new/jj peas/nns with/in a/at sprig/nn of/in mint/nn ,/, creamed/vbn onions/nns ,/, and/cc mashed/vbn potatoes/nns --/-- all/ql chosen/vbn ,/, prepared/vbn ,/, and/cc cooked/vbn by/in Viola/np herself/ppl ./.

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I/ppss discovered/vbd that/cs the/at girls/nns had/hvd shrewdly/rb vacated/vbn the/at kitchen/nn ,/, and/cc were/bed playing/vbg quietly/rb in/in the/at living/nn room/nn ./. It/pps seemed/vbd that/cs I/ppss would/md be/be the/at gainer/nn if/cs I/ppss accepted/vbd the/at peace/nn and/cc quiet/nn ,/, instead/rb of/in carrying/vbg out/rp my/pp$ threats/nns ./. Resolving/vbg to/to get/vb something/pn done/vbn ,/, I/ppss started/vbd in/rp on/in the/at dishes/nns ./. No/rb ./. I'm/ppss+bem not/* saying/vbg it/ppo right/rb ./. What/wdt I/ppss meant/vbd to/in say/nn was/bedz that/cs I/ppss started/vbd to/to start/vb in/rp on/in the/at dishes/nns by/in gathering/vbg them/ppo all/ql together/rb in/in the/at kitchen/nn sink/nn ./. They/ppss looked/vbd so/ql formidable/jj ,/, however/wrb ,/, so/ql demanding/vbg ,/, that/cs I/ppss found/vbd myself/ppl staring/vbg at/in them/ppo in/in dismay/nn and/cc starting/vbg to/to woolgather/vb again/rb ,/, this/dt time/nn about/in Francesca/np and/cc her/pp$ husband/nn ./. How/wrb about/in them/ppo ,/, I/ppss thought/vbd ./. Francesca/np and/cc Herbert/np were/bed among/in the/at few/ap people/nns we/ppss knew/vbd in/in Catatonia/np ./. We/ppss didn't/dod* even/vb know/vb them/ppo till/cs about/in a/at month/nn after/cs we/ppss moved/vbd --/-- at/in that/dt time/nn ,/, they/ppss had/hvd called/vbn on/in us/ppo ,/, after/cs I/ppss met/vbd Fran/np at/in a/at PTA/np-tl meeting/nn ,/, and/cc had/hvd taken/vbn us/ppo in/in hand/nn socially/rb ./. 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Sometimes/rb she/pps even/rb wore/vbd the/at uniform/nn in/in solid/jj ,/, unrelieved/jj black/jj ,/, and/cc with/in her/pp$ blonde/jj hair/nn cut/vbn so/ql closely/rb ,/, wearing/vbg this/dt uniform/nn ,/, she/pps strongly/rb resembled/vbd a/at member/nn of/in the/at SS./np ./. No/at one/pn could/md dislike/vb them/ppo ,/, I/ppss thought/vbd ./. Sometimes/rb ,/, though/rb ,/, they/ppss did/dod not/* seem/vb quite/ql human/jj ./. It/pps seemed/vbd ,/, indeed/rb ,/, that/cs their/pp$ house/nn was/bedz not/* so/ql much/rb a/at home/nr ,/, but/cc rather/abl a/at perfect/jj stage/nn set/nn ,/, and/cc that/cs they/ppss were/bed actors/nns who/wps had/hvd been/ben handed/vbn fat/jj roles/nns in/in a/at successful/jj play/nn ,/, and/cc had/hvd talent/nn enough/qlp to/to fill/vb the/at roles/nns competently/rb ,/, with/in nice/jj understatement/nn ./. Practically/rb the/at only/ap enthusiasm/nn they/ppss showed/vbd was/bedz when/wrb they/ppss were/bed discussing/vbg ``/`` names/nns ''/'' ;/. ;/. even/rb brand/nn names/nns ./. You/ppss should/md hear/vb the/at reverence/nn in/in Fran's/np$ voice/nn when/wrb she/pps said/vbd ``/`` Baccarat/np ''/'' or/cc ``/`` Steuben/np ''/'' or/cc ``/`` Madame/np Alexander/np ''/'' ./. She/pps always/rb let/vbd it/pps be/be known/vbn that/cs there/ex was/bedz wine/nn in/in the/at pot/nn roast/nn or/cc that/cs the/at chicken/nn had/hvd been/ben marinated/vbn in/in brandy/nn ,/, and/cc that/cs Koussevitzky's/np$ second/od cousin/nn was/bedz an/at intimate/nn of/in theirs/pp$$ ./. I/ppss wouldn't/md* have/hv wasted/vbn time/nn puzzling/vbg over/in this/dt couple/nn were/bed it/pps not/* for/in my/pp$ fear/nn that/cs all/abn the/at other/ap inhabitants/nns of/in Catatonia/np were/bed equally/ql unreal/jj ./. I/ppss couldn't/md* feel/vb at/in home/nr among/in them/ppo ./. Besides/in Francesca/np ,/, there/ex was/bedz Blanche/np ./. Francesca/np was/bedz pleasant/jj and/cc charming/jj ,/, but/cc Blanche/np was/bedz sweet/jj ./. Yes/rb ,/, Blanche/np was/bedz very/ql ,/, very/ql sweet/jj --/-- being/beg in/in her/pp$ company/nn was/bedz like/cs being/beg drowned/vbn in/in warm/jj ,/, melted/vbn marshmallows/nns ./. I/ppss had/hvd once/rb been/ben a/at witness/nn when/wrb Blanche/np had/hvd smiled/vbn and/cc said/vbd with/in only/ap minimum/jj ruefulness/nn ,/, ``/`` Oh/uh ,/, my/pp$ souffle/nn has/hvz collapsed/vbn ''/'' ./. Anyone/pn knows/vbz how/wrb a/at real/jj ,/, red-blooded/jj woman/nn would/md react/vb to/in such/abl a/at catastrophe/nn !/. !/. If/cs Blanche/np had/hvd been/ben honest/jj ,/, she/pps would/md have/hv yelled/vbn ,/, slammed/vbn at/in least/ap a/at couple/nn of/in doors/nns ,/, and/cc thrown/vbn a/at few/ap little/ap ,/, valueless/jj things/nns ./. But/cc dear/jj me/ppo ,/, no/rb ;/. ;/. not/* Blanche/np ./. After/in five/cd minutes/nns with/in Blanche/np ,/, one/pn might/md welcome/vb the/at astringency/nn of/in Grazie/np ,/, who/wps was/bedz a/at sort/nn of/in Gwen/np Cafritz/np to/in Francesca's/np$ Perle/np Mesta/np ./. Francesca/np and/cc Grazie/np were/bed habitual/jj committee/nn chairmen/nns and/cc they/ppss usually/rb managed/vbd to/to be/be elected/vbn co-chairmen/nns ,/, equal/jj bosses/nns ,/, of/in whatever/wdt PTA/np-tl or/cc civic/jj project/nn was/bedz being/beg launched/vbn ./. They/ppss were/bed inseparable/jj ,/, not/* because/cs they/ppss were/bed fond/jj of/in each/dt other/ap ,/, but/cc because/cs they/ppss wanted/vbd to/to keep/vb an/at eye/nn on/in each/dt other/ap ,/, as/cs they/ppss were/bed keen/jj rivals/nns for/in social/jj leadership/nn ./. Grazie/np was/bedz mean/jj :/: quietly/rb mean/jj ,/, and/cc bitterly/rb ,/, unfunnily/rb sarcastic/jj ./. She/pps it/pps was/bedz who/wps had/hvd looked/vbn to/to see/vb if/cs I/ppss was/bedz wearing/vbg shoes/nns upon/in learning/vbg that/cs I/ppss couldn't/md* drive/vb ./. Grazie/np had/hvd a/at small/jj ,/, slick/jj head/nn and/cc her/pp$ hair/nn and/cc skin/nn were/bed the/at color/nn of/in golden/jj toast/nn ./. She/pps lived/vbd in/in an/at ultra-modern/jj house/nn whose/wp$ decoration/nn ,/, appointments/nns ,/, paint/nn ,/, and/cc even/rb pets/nns were/bed chosen/vbn to/to complement/vb her/pp$ coloring/nn ;/. ;/. the/at pets/nns were/bed a/at couple/nn of/in Siamese/jj cats/nns ./. Her/pp$ uniform/nn was/bedz of/in rich/jj ,/, raw/jj silk/nn ,/, in/in a/at shade/nn which/wdt matched/vbd her/pp$ hair/nn ,/, skin/nn ,/, housepaint/nn ,/, and/cc cats/nns ,/, and/cc since/cs she/pps was/bedz so/ql thin/jj as/cs to/to be/be almost/ql shapeless/jj ,/, she/pps rather/rb resembled/vbd a/at frozen/vbn fish/nn stick/nn ./. The/at husbands/nns of/in these/dts women/nns and/cc others/nns I/ppss had/hvd met/vbn in/in Catatonia/np were/bed distinguished/vbn only/rb in/in that/cs they/ppss were/bed ,/, to/in me/ppo at/in least/ap ,/, indistinguishable/jj ./. I/ppss couldn't/md* tell/vb one/cd from/in the/at other/ap ./. Like/cs Herbert/np ,/, they/ppss were/bed all/abn in/in communications/nns :/: radio/nn ,/, television/nn ,/, magazines/nns ,/, and/cc advertising/nn ./. One/cd or/cc two/cd were/bed writers/nns of/in books/nns ;/. ;/. all/abn were/bed fellows/nns of/in finite/jj charm/nn ./. Each/dt had/hvd developed/vbn a/at hair-trigger/nn chuckle/nn and/cc the/at habit/nn of/in saying/vbg ``/`` zounds/uh ''/'' !/. !/. In/in deference/nn to/in country-squirehood/nn ./. I/ppss never/rb thought/vbn I'd/ppss+md live/vb to/to hear/vb people/nns chuckle/vb and/cc say/vb ``/`` zounds/uh ''/'' !/. !/. In/in real/jj life/nn ./. I/ppss wouldn't/md* have/hv missed/vbn it/ppo for/in anything/pn ./. They/ppss were/bed ``/`` sincere/jj ''/'' --/-- men/nns of/in the/at too-hearty/jj handclasp/nn and/cc the/at urgent/jj smile/nn ./. These/dts boys/nns acknowledged/vbd an/at introduction/nn to/in anybody/pn by/in gently/rb pressing/vbg one/cd of/in his/pp$ hands/nns in/in both/abx of/in theirs/pp$$ ,/, while/cs they/ppss gazed/vbd ,/, misty-eyed/jj with/in care/nn ,/, into/in the/at eyes/nns of/in the/at person/nn they/ppss were/bed meeting/vbg ./. Could/md such/jj unadulterated/jj love/nn ,/, for/in a/at total/jj stranger/nn ,/, be/be credited/vbn ?/. ?/. They/ppss were/bed always/rb leaping/vbg to/to light/vb cigarettes/nns ,/, open/vb car/nn doors/nns ,/, fill/vb plates/nns or/cc glasses/nns ,/, and/cc I/ppss mistrusted/vbd the/at whole/jj lot/nn of/in them/ppo to/in the/at same/ap degree/nn that/cs I/ppss mistrusted/vbd bake/jj shops/nns that/wps called/vbd themselves/ppls ``/`` Sanitary/jj-tl Bake/jj-tl Shops/nns-tl ''/'' ./. ``/`` O/uh !/. !/. Pioneers/nns-tl !/. !/. ''/'' I/ppss thought/vbd ,/, and/cc wondered/vbd what/wdt kind/nn of/in homesteads/nns such/jj odd/jj pioneers/nns would/md establish/vb in/in this/dt suburban/jj frontier/nn ;/. ;/. pioneers/nns who/wps looked/vbd like/cs off-duty/jj gardeners/nns even/rb at/in parent-teacher/nn conferences/nns and/cc who/wps never/rb called/vbd the/at school/nn principal/nn ``/`` Mister/np ''/'' ./. 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Needless/jj to/to say/vb ,/, I/ppss was/bedz furious/jj at/in this/dt unparalleled/jj intrusion/nn upon/in free/jj enterprise/nn ./. How/wrb dared/vbn they/ppss demand/vb to/to ``/`` snoop/vb ''/'' in/in private/jj financial/jj records/nns ,/, disbursements/nns ,/, confidential/jj contracts/nns and/cc agreements/nns ?/. ?/. ``/`` It/pps is/bez as/cs though/cs ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd on/in the/at historic/jj three-hour/jj ,/, coast-to-coast/nn radio/nn broadcast/nn which/wdt I/ppss bought/vbd (/( following/vbg Father/nn-tl Coughlin/np-tl and/cc pre-empting/jj the/at Eddie/np Cantor/np ,/, Manhattan/np-tl Merry-go-round/nn-tl and/cc Major/nn-tl Bowes/np shows/nns )/) ``/`` That/dt-tl Man/nn-tl in/in-tl the/at-tl White/jj-tl House/nn-tl ,/, like/cs some/dti despot/nn of/in yore/nn ,/, insisted/vbd on/in reading/vbg my/pp$ diary/nn ,/, raiding/vbg my/pp$ larder/nn and/cc ransacking/vbg my/pp$ lingerie/nn !/. !/. ''/'' My/pp$ impassioned/jj plea/nn for/in civil/jj rights/nns created/vbd a/at landslide/nn of/in correspondence/nn and/cc one/cd sponsor/nn even/rb asked/vbd me/ppo to/to consider/vb replacing/vbg the/at Eddie/np Cantor/np comedy/nn hour/nn on/in a/at permanent/jj basis/nn ./. But/cc what/wdt quarter/nn could/md a/at poor/jj defenseless/jj woman/nn expect/vb from/in a/at dictator/nn who/wps would/md even/vb make/vb so/ql bold/jj as/cs to/to close/vb all/abn of/in the/at banks/nns in/in our/pp$ great/jj nation/nn ?/. ?/. The/at savage/jj barbarian/nn hordes/nns of/in red/jj Russian/jj Communism/nn-tl descended/vbd on/in the/at Athens/np that/wps was/bedz mighty/jj Metronome/nn-tl ,/, sacking/vbg and/cc despoiling/vbg with/in their/pp$ Bolshevistic/jj battle/nn cry/nn of/in ``/`` Soak/vb the/at rich/nn '/' !/. !/. After/in an/at unspeakable/jj siege/nn ,/, lasting/vbg the/at better/jjr part/nn of/in two/cd months/nns ,/, it/pps was/bedz announced/vbn that/cs the/at studio/nn ``/`` owed/vbd ''/'' the/at government/nn a/at tax/nn debt/nn in/in excess/nn of/in eight/cd million/cd dollars/nns while/cs I/ppss ,/, who/wps had/hvd always/rb remained/vbn aloof/rb from/in such/jj iniquitous/jj practices/nns as/cs paying/vbg taxes/nns on/in the/at salary/nn I/ppss had/hvd earned/vbn and/cc the/at little/ap I/ppss legally/rb inherited/vbd as/cs Morris'/np$ helpless/jj relict/nn ,/, was/bedz ``/`` stung/vbn ''/'' with/in a/at personal/jj bill/nn of/in such/jj astronomical/jj proportions/nns as/cs to/to ``/`` wipe/vb out/rp ''/'' all/abn but/in a/at fraction/nn of/in my/pp$ poor/jj ,/, hard-come-by/jj savings/nns ./. I/ppss was/bedz also/rb publicly/rb reprimanded/vbn ,/, dragged/vbn through/in the/at mud/nn by/in the/at radical/jj press/nn and/cc made/vbn a/at figure/nn of/in fun/nn by/in such/jj leftist/nn publications/nns as/cs The/at-tl New/jj-tl Republic/nn-tl ,/, The/at-tl New/jj-tl Yorker/np-tl ,/, Time/nn-tl and/cc The/at-tl Christian/jj-tl Science/nn-tl Monitor/nn-tl ./. It/pps was/bedz then/rb that/cs I/ppss availed/vbd myself/ppl of/in the/at rights/nns of/in a/at citizen/nn and/cc declared/vbd the/at income/nn tax/nn unconstitutional/jj ./. The/at litigation/nn was/bedz costly/jj and/cc seemingly/rb endless/jj ./. I/ppss fought/vbd like/cs a/at tigress/nn but/cc by/in the/at time/nn I/ppss appealed/vbd my/pp$ case/nn to/in the/at Supreme/jj-tl Court/nn-tl (/( 1937/cd )/) ,/, Mr./np Roosevelt/np and/cc his/pp$ ``/`` henchmen/nns ''/'' had/hvd done/vbn their/pp$ ``/`` dirty/jj work/nn ''/'' all/ql too/ql well/rb ,/, even/rb going/vbg so/ql far/rb as/cs to/to attempt/vb to/to ``/`` pack/vb ''/'' the/at highest/jjt tribunal/nn in/in the/at land/nn in/in order/nn to/to defeat/vb little/jj me/ppo ./. Presidential/jj coercion/nn had/hvd succeeded/vbn not/* only/rb in/in poisoning/vbg the/at courtiers/nns ,/, ``/`` toadies/nns ''/'' and/cc sycophants/nns of/in the/at ``/`` bench/nn ''/'' against/in me/ppo ,/, but/cc it/pps had/hvd been/ben so/ql far-reaching/jj as/cs to/to discourage/vb any/dti lawyer/nn in/in the/at nation/nn from/in representing/vbg me/ppo !/. !/. I/ppss was/bedz ready/jj ,/, like/cs Portia/np ,/, to/to present/vb my/pp$ own/jj brief/nn ./. But/cc the/at Supreme/jj-tl Court/nn-tl wouldn't/md* even/vb hear/vb my/pp$ case/nn !/. !/. My/pp$ plea/nn was/bedz unanimously/rb voted/vbn down/rp and/cc ``/`` thrown/vbn out/rp ''/'' ./. Again/rb ,/, my/pp$ name/nn was/bedz on/in all/abn the/at front/jj pages/nns ./. I/ppss was/bedz ,/, it/pps seemed/vbd ,/, persona/fw-nn non/fw-* grata/fw-jj in/in every/at quarter/nn ,/, but/cc not/* entirely/rb without/in a/at staunch/jj following/nn of/in noted/vbn political/jj thinkers/nns and/cc students/nns of/in jurisprudence/nn ./. As/cs Charles/np Evans/np Hughes/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Miss/np Poitrine's/np$ limitations/nns as/cs an/at actress/nn are/ber exceeded/vbn only/rb by/in her/pp$ logic/nn as/cs a/at litigant/nn ''/'' ./. Albert/np Einstein/np was/bedz quoted/vbn as/cs saying/vbg :/: ``/`` The/at workings/nns of/in the/at woman's/nn$ mind/nn amaze/vb me/ppo ''/'' ./. Henry/np Ford/np spoke/vbd of/in me/ppo as/cs ``/`` utterly/rb astounding/jj ''/'' ./. Heywood/np Broun/np wrote/vbd :/: ``/`` Belle/np Poitrine/np is/bez the/at most/ql original/jj thinker/nn since/cs Caligula/np ''/'' ,/, and/cc even/rb F.D.R./np had/hvd to/to concede/vb that/cs ``/`` if/cs the/at rest/nn of/in this/dt nation/nn showed/vbd the/at foresight/nn and/cc patriotism/nn of/in Miss/np Poitrine/np ,/, America/np would/md rapidly/rb resemble/vb ancient/jj Babylon/np and/cc Nineveh/np ''/'' ./. Not/* only/rb were/bed the/at court/nn costs/nns prohibitive/jj ,/, but/cc I/ppss was/bedz subjected/vbn to/in crippling/vbg fines/nns ,/, in/in addition/nn to/in usurious/jj interest/nn on/in the/at unpaid/jj ``/`` debts/nns ''/'' which/wdt the/at government/nn claimed/vbd that/cs Metronome/nn-tl and/cc I/ppss owed/vbd --/-- a/at severe/jj financial/jj blow/nn ./. Nor/cc ,/, as/cs Manny/np said/vbd ,/, had/hvd the/at notoriety/nn done/vbn my/pp$ career/nn ``/`` any/dti good/jj ''/'' ./. My/pp$ enemies/nns were/bed only/rb too/ql anxious/jj to/to level/vb against/in me/ppo such/jj charges/nns as/cs ``/`` reactionary/nn ''/'' ,/, ``/`` robber/nn baroness/nn ''/'' ,/, and/cc even/rb ``/`` traitor/nn ''/'' !/. !/. Traitor/nn indeed/rb !/. !/. I/ppss point/vb now/rb with/in pride/nn to/in the/at fact/nn that/cs ,/, long/jj ere/cs the/at Committee/nn-tl on/in-tl Un-American/jj-tl Activities/nns-tl ,/, the/at Minute/nn-tl Women/nns-tl ,/, the/at Economic/jj-tl Council/nn-tl and/cc other/ap such/jj notable/jj ``/`` watchdog/nn ''/'' organizations/nns were/bed so/ql much/rb as/cs heard/vbn of/in ,/, I/ppss was/bedz Hollywood's/np$ leading/vbg bulwark/nn against/in communism/nn ,/, fighting/vbg single-handedly/rb ``/`` creeping/vbg socialism/nn ''/'' against/in such/jj insuperable/jj odds/nns as/cs the/at Fascio-Communist/np troops/nns of/in the/at NRA/np-tl ,/, PWA/np-tl ,/, WPA/np-tl ,/, CCC/np-tl and/cc an/at army/nn of/in more/ap than/in twenty-two/cd million/cd mercenaries/nns whom/wpo F.D.R./np employed/vbd secretly/rb ,/, through/in the/at transparent/jj ruse/nn of/in regular/jj ``/`` relief/nn ''/'' checks/nns ./. Needless/jj to/to say/vb ,/, my/pp$ art/nn suffered/vbd drastically/rb during/in this/dt turbulent/jj period/nn ./. Could/md it/pps do/do otherwise/rb ?/. ?/. Even/rb though/cs I/ppss have/hv always/rb had/hvn a/at genius/nn for/in ``/`` throwing/vbg myself/ppl ''/'' into/in every/at role/nn and/cc ``/`` playing/vbg it/ppo for/in all/abn it's/pps+bez worth/jj ''/'' ,/, no/at actress/nn can/md be/be expected/vbn to/to do/do her/pp$ best/jjt work/nn when/wrb her/pp$ fortune/nn ,/, her/pp$ reputation/nn ,/, her/pp$ livelihood/nn ,/, her/pp$ home/nr and/cc her/pp$ nation/nn itself/ppl are/ber all/abn imperilled/vbn ./. Such/jj sweeping/vbg distractions/nns are/ber hardly/ql conducive/jj to/in ``/`` Oscar/np ''/'' winning/vbg performances/nns ./. I/ppss tried/vbd my/pp$ hardest/jjt ,/, with/in little/ap help/nn ,/, may/md I/ppss say/vb ,/, from/in my/pp$ husband/nn and/cc leading/vbg man/nn ,/, but/cc somehow/rb the/at outside/jj pressures/nns were/bed too/ql severe/jj ./. Having/hvg (/( through/in my/pp$ unflagging/jj effort/nn and/cc devotion/nn )/) achieved/vbn stardom/nn ,/, a/at fortune/nn and/cc a/at world-renowned/jj wife/nn at/in an/at age/nn when/wrb most/ql young/jj men/nns are/ber casting/vbg their/pp$ first/od vote/nn ,/, Letch/np proceeded/vbd to/to neglect/vb them/ppo all/abn ./. Never/rb a/at ``/`` quick/jj study/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps now/rb made/vbd no/at attempt/nn to/to learn/vb his/pp$ ``/`` lines/nns ''/'' and/cc many/abn a/at mile/nn of/in film/nn was/bedz wasted/vbn ,/, many/abn a/at scene/nn --/-- sometimes/rb involving/in as/ql many/ap as/cs a/at thousand/cd fellow/nn thespians/nns --/-- was/bedz taken/vbn thirty/cd ,/, forty/cd ,/, fifty/cd times/nns because/cs Miss/np Poitrine's/np$ co-star/nn and/cc ``/`` helpmate/nn ''/'' had/hvd never/rb learned/vbn his/pp$ part/nn ./. Each/dt time/nn Letch/np ``/`` went/vbd up/rp ''/'' in/in his/pp$ ``/`` lines/nns ''/'' ,/, I/ppss was/bedz the/at one/pn to/to be/be patient/jj ,/, helpful/jj and/cc apologetic/jj while/cs he/pps indulged/vbd in/in outbursts/nns of/in temperament/nn ,/, profanity/nn and/cc abuse/nn ,/, blaming/vbg others/nns ,/, going/vbg into/in ``/`` sulks/nns ''/'' and/cc ,/, on/in more/ap occasions/nns than/cs I/ppss care/vb to/to count/vb ,/, storming/vbg off/in the/at ``/`` set/nn ''/'' for/in the/at rest/nn of/in the/at day/nn ./. As/in for/in his/pp$ finances/nns ,/, I/ppss was/bedz never/rb privileged/jj to/to know/vb exactly/rb how/wrb much/ap money/nn Letch/np had/hvd ``/`` salted/vbn away/rb ''/'' ./. It/pps was/bedz I/ppss who/wps paid/vbd for/in our/pp$ little/ap home/nr ,/, the/at food/nn ,/, the/at liquor/nn ,/, the/at servants/nns --/-- even/rb Letch's/np$ bills/nns at/in his/pp$ tailor/nn and/cc the/at Los/np-tl Angeles/np-tl Athletic/jj-tl Club/nn-tl ./. Never/rb once/rb did/dod he/pps buy/vb me/ppo a/at single/ap gift/nn and/cc for/in our/pp$ third/od anniversary/nn he/pps gave/vbd me/ppo a/at dislocated/vbn jaw/nn ./. (/( But/cc that/dt is/bez another/dt story/nn ./. )/) As/in for/in his/pp$ private/jj monies/nns ,/, they/ppss were/bed rapidly/rb dissipated/vbn in/in drinking/vbg ,/, gaming/vbg and/cc carousing/vbg ./. More/ap than/in once/rb I/ppss was/bedz confronted/vbn by/in professional/jj gamblers/nns ,/, ``/`` bookies/nns ''/'' ,/, loan/nn ``/`` sharks/nns ''/'' ,/, gangsters/nns ,/, ``/`` thugs/nns ''/'' and/cc ``/`` finger/nn men/nns ''/'' --/-- people/nns of/in a/at class/nn I/ppss did/dod not/* even/vb know/vb existed/vbn --/-- to/to repay/vb my/pp$ husband's/nn$ staggering/jj losses/nns ,/, ``/`` or/cc else/rb ''/'' I/ppss shuddered/vbd to/to think/vb that/cs someone/pn so/ql dear/jj to/in me/ppo could/md even/rb associate/vb with/in such/abl a/at sinister/jj milieu/nn ./. And/cc at/in three/cd different/jj times/nns during/in our/pp$ turbulent/jj marriage/nn strange/jj girls/nns ,/, with/in the/at commonest/jjt of/in accents/nns ,/, telephoned/vbd to/to announce/vb to/in me/ppo that/cs Letch/np had/hvd sired/vbn their/pp$ unborn/jj children/nns !/. !/. Having/hvg the/at deepest/jjt of/in maternal/jj instincts/nns ,/, my/pp$ heart/nn fairly/rb bled/vbn when/wrb I/ppss thought/vbd of/in the/at darling/jj pink/jj and/cc white/jj ``/`` bundles/nns from/in heaven/nn ''/'' I/ppss would/md have/hv proudly/rb given/vbn my/pp$ husband/nn ./. ``/`` Ah/uh ,/, you're/ppss+ber too/ql old/jj ''/'' ,/, was/bedz invariably/rb his/pp$ ungallant/jj and/cc untrue/jj retort/nn whenever/wrb I/ppss suggested/vbd ``/`` starting/vbg a/at family/nn ''/'' ./. Letch/np had/hvd made/vbn it/ppo abundantly/ql clear/jj that/cs he/pps did/dod not/* care/vb for/in the/at company/nn of/in my/pp$ own/jj precious/jj daughter/nn ./. I/ppss now/rb felt/vbd it/ppo wiser/jjr to/to keep/vb Baby-dear/np in/in school/nn and/cc --/-- during/in the/at summers/nns --/-- at/in a/at camp/nn run/vbn by/in the/at Society/nn-tl of/in-tl Friends/nns-tl all/abn year/nn around/rb ./. Her/pp$ presence/nn only/rb made/vbd Letch/np more/ql distant/jj and/cc irritable/jj and/cc ,/, in/in the/at hurry/nn of/in buying/vbg Chateau/np Belletch/np ,/, I/ppss had/hvd neglected/vbn to/to consider/vb a/at room/nn for/in Baby-dear/np ,/, so/cs there/ex was/bedz no/at place/nn to/to put/vb her/ppo ,/, anyhow/rb ./. (/( I/ppss sometimes/rb feel/vb that/cs God/np ,/, in/in His/pp$ infinite/jj wisdom/nn ,/, wants/vbz us/ppo to/to have/hv these/dts inexplicable/jj little/ap lapses/nns of/in memory/nn ./. It/pps almost/ql always/rb works/vbz out/rp for/in the/at best/jjt ./. )/) Yet/rb I/ppss adored/vbd this/dt man/nn ,/, Letch/np Feeley/np ,/, why/wrb ,/, I/ppss cannot/md* say/vb ./. With/in faint/jj heart/nn and/cc a/at brave/jj smile/nn ,/, I/ppss endured/vbd his/pp$ long/jj absences/nns from/in Chateau/np Belletch/np ,/, his/pp$ coldness/nn ,/, his/pp$ indifference/nn ,/, his/pp$ slights/nns and/cc his/pp$ abuse/nn ./. The/at times/nns I/ppss can/md recall/vb when/wrb I/ppss was/bedz publicly/rb humiliated/vbn by/in him/ppo --/-- lovely/jj dinner/nn parties/nns in/in our/pp$ Trianon/np-tl Suite/nn-tl where/wrb the/at collation/nn was/bedz postponed/vbn and/cc postponed/vbn and/cc postponed/vbn ,/, only/rb to/to be/be served/vbn dry/jj and/cc overcooked/vbn at/in a/at table/nn where/wrb the/at host's/nn$ chair/nn was/bedz vacant/jj ;/. ;/. a/at ``/`` splash/nn party/nn ''/'' at/in the/at new/jj pool/nn ,/, which/wdt I/ppss had/hvd built/vbn in/in the/at hope/nn of/in keeping/vbg Letch/np away/rb from/in public/jj beaches/nns ,/, when/wrb Letch/np and/cc a/at certain/jj Aquacutie/np stayed/vbd underwater/rb together/rb for/in the/at better/jjr part/nn of/in an/at hour/nn ;/. ;/. a/at lovely/jj Epiphany/nn-tl party/nn at/in Errol/np Flynn's/np$ ,/, on/in which/wdt sacred/jj occasion/nn Letch/np stole/vbd away/rb with/in an/at unknown/jj ``/`` starlet/nn ''/'' ,/, leaving/vbg me/ppo ``/`` high/jj and/cc dry/vb ''/'' to/to get/vb home/nr as/cs best/rbt I/ppss could/md ./. These/dts are/ber but/in a/at sampling/nn of/in the/at insults/nns I/ppss endured/vbd ./. As/cs Mrs./np Letch/np Feeley/np ,/, was/bedz it/pps any/dti wonder/nn that/cs I/ppss ,/, once/cs the/at social/jj arbiter/nn of/in Filmdom/nn-tl ,/, was/bedz excluded/vbn from/in the/at smart/jj entertainments/nns given/vbn by/in the/at Astaires/nps ,/, the/at Coopers/nps ,/, the/at Gables/nps ,/, the/at Colmans/nps ,/, the/at Rathbones/nps ,/, the/at Taylors/nps ,/, the/at Thalbergs/nps and/cc such/jj devout/jj ,/, closely/rb knit/vbn families/nns as/cs the/at Barrymores/nps and/cc the/at Crosbys/nps ?/. ?/. As/cs Letch's/np$ antisocial/jj conduct/nn increased/vbd ,/, our/pp$ invitations/nns decreased/vbd and/cc my/pp$ heart/nn was/bedz in/in my/pp$ mouth/nn whenever/wrb I/ppss played/vbd hostess/nn at/in a/at fashionable/jj ``/`` screenland/nn ''/'' gathering/nn ./. Between/in 1935/cd and/cc 1939/cd Letch/np and/cc I/ppss made/vbd ten/cd films/nns together/rb ,/, each/dt less/ql successful/jj ,/, both/abx artistically/rb and/cc commercially/rb ,/, than/cs the/at one/pn before/in it/ppo ./. Our/pp$ last/ap joint/jj venture/nn ,/, Sainted/jj-tl Lady/nn-tl ,/, a/at deeply/rb religious/jj film/nn based/vbn on/in the/at life/nn of/in Mother/nn-tl Cabrini/np-tl ,/, and/cc timed/vbn so/cs that/cs its/pp$ release/nn date/nn would/md coincide/vb with/in the/at beatification/nn of/in America's/np$ first/od saint/nn in/in November/np ,/, 1938/cd ,/, was/bedz a/at fiasco/nn from/in start/nn to/in finish/nn ./. As/cs I/ppss was/bedz playing/vbg Mother/nn-tl Cabrini/np ,/, the/at picture/nn was/bedz actually/rb ``/`` all/abn mine/pp$$ ''/'' ,/, with/in nearly/rb every/at scene/nn built/vbn around/in me/ppo ./. But/cc in/in order/nn to/to keep/vb Letch/np in/in the/at public/jj eye/nn and/cc out/in of/in trouble/nn ,/, I/ppss wrote/vbd in/rp a/at part/nn especially/rb for/in him/ppo --/-- that/dt of/in a/at dashing/vbg ruffian/nn who/wps ``/`` sees/vbz the/at light/nn ''/'' and/cc is/bez saved/vbn by/in the/at inspiring/jj example/nn of/in Mother/nn-tl Cabrini/np ./. And/cc did/dod he/pps appreciate/vb my/pp$ efforts/nns on/in his/pp$ behalf/nn ?/. ?/. Did/dod he/pps trouble/vb to/to memorize/vb the/at very/ql small/jj part/vb which/wdt I/ppss had/hvd ``/`` tailor-made/vbn ''/'' to/in his/pp$ specifications/nns ,/, a/at role/nn eventually/rb cut/vbn down/rp to/in three/cd short/jj speeches/nns ?/. ?/. Did/dod he/pps show/vb the/at rest/nn of/in the/at cast/nn --/-- numbering/vbg four/cd thousand/cd --/-- the/at consideration/nn of/in arriving/vbg at/in the/at studio/nn punctually/rb --/-- or/cc even/rb at/in all/abn ?/. ?/. He/pps did/dod not/* !/. !/. The/at ``/`` shooting/nn ''/'' went/vbd on/rp for/in eight/cd months/nns !/. !/. Most/ap of/in our/pp$ working/vbg days/nns were/bed spent/vbn on/in the/at telephone/nn calling/vbg ``/`` bookies/nns ''/'' ,/, illegal/jj gambling/vbg dens/nns ,/, a/at certain/jj ``/`` residential/jj club/nn for/in young/jj actresses/nns ''/'' ,/, more/ap than/in a/at hundred/cd different/jj bars/nns or/cc the/at steam/nn room/nn of/in the/at athletic/jj club/nn ./. Whenever/wrb he/pps deigned/vbd to/to appear/vb at/in the/at studio/nn he/pps was/bedz ``/`` hung/vbn over/rp ''/'' ,/, uncooperative/jj ,/, rude/jj and/cc insulting/vbg ./. He/pps made/vbd many/ap tasteless/jj ,/, irreverent/jj and/cc unfunny/jj remarks/nns ,/, not/* only/rb about/in me/ppo in/in the/at title/nn role/nn ,/, but/cc about/in religion/nn in/in general/jj ./. By/in the/at time/nn the/at film/nn was/bedz released/vbn we/ppss were/bed three/cd million/cd dollars/nns over-spent/vbn ,/, war/nn was/bedz imminent/jj and/cc the/at public/nn apparently/rb had/hvd forgotten/vbn all/abn about/in Mother/nn-tl Cabrini/np ./. Thanks/nns to/in Letch/np Feeley/np and/cc the/at terrible/jj strain/nn he/pps imposed/vbd on/in me/ppo ,/, the/at notices/nns were/bed few/ap and/cc unfavorable/jj ./. Only/rb George/np Santayana/np seemed/vbd to/to understand/vb and/cc appreciate/vb the/at film/nn when/wrb he/pps wrote/vbd :/: ``/`` Miss/np Poitrine/np has/hvz perpetrated/vbn the/at most/ql eloquent/jj argument/nn for/in the/at Protestant/jj faith/nn yet/rb unleashed/vbn by/in Hollywood/np ''/'' ./. But/cc it/pps was/bedz small/jj consolation/nn ./. In/in a/at rare/jj fit/nn of/in anger/nn and/cc spite/nn ,/, I/ppss ``/`` farmed/vbd out/rp ''/'' my/pp$ own/jj husband/nn to/in a/at small/jj and/cc most/ql undistinguished/jj studio/nn to/to make/vb one/cd picture/nn as/cs a/at form/nn of/in punishment/nn ./. (/( An/at actor/nn must/md have/hv discipline/nn ./. )/) The/at film/nn was/bedz called/vbn The/at Diet/nn-tl of/in-tl Worms/np-tl ,/, which/wdt I/ppss felt/vbd was/bedz just/rb what/wdt Letch/np deserved/vbd ./. It/pps turned/vbd out/rp to/to be/be a/at life/nn of/in Martin/np Luther/np ,/, of/in all/abn things/nns !/. !/. It/pps was/bedz a/at disaster/nn !/. !/. In/in clothes/nns ,/, Letch/np simply/rb did/dod not/* project/vb ./. He/pps was/bedz laughed/vbn off/in the/at screen/nn ./. At/in the/at same/ap time/nn ,/, however/rb ,/, I/ppss availed/vbd myself/ppl of/in the/at services/nns of/in that/dt great/jj English/jj actor/nn and/cc master/nn of/in make-up/nn ,/, Sir/np Gauntley/np Pratt/np ,/, to/to do/do a/at ``/`` quickie/nn ''/'' called/vbn The/at-tl Mystery/nn-tl of/in-tl the/at-tl Mad/jj-tl Marquess/nn-tl ,/, in/in which/wdt I/ppss played/vbd a/at young/jj American/jj girl/nn who/wps inherits/vbz a/at haunted/vbn castle/nn on/in the/at English/jj moors/nns which/wdt is/bez filled/vbn with/in secret/jj passages/nns and/cc sliding/vbg panels/nns and/cc ,/, unbeknownst/jj to/in anyone/pn ,/, is/bez still/rb occupied/vbn by/in an/at eccentric/jj maniac/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz a/at ``/`` potboiler/nn ''/'' made/vbn on/in a/at ``/`` shoestring/nn ''/'' and/cc not/* the/at sort/nn of/in film/nn I/ppss like/vb ,/, as/cs all/abn I/ppss had/hvd to/to do/do was/bedz look/vb blank/jj and/cc scream/vb a/at great/jj deal/nn ./. My/pp$ heart/nn was/bedz not/* in/in it/ppo ,/, but/cc ,/, oddly/rb enough/qlp ,/, it/pps remains/vbz the/at most/ql financially/rb successful/jj picture/nn of/in my/pp$ career/nn ./. (/( I/ppss watched/vbd it/ppo on/in television/nn late/rb one/cd night/nn last/ap week/nn and/cc it/pps ``/`` stands/vbz up/rp ''/'' remarkably/rb well/rb ,/, even/rb twenty/cd years/nns later/rbr ./. )/) Letch/np had/hvd returned/vbn from/in his/pp$ debacle/nn unrepentant/jj and/cc more/ql badly/rb behaved/vbn than/cs before/rb ./. I/ppss really/rb loved/vbd that/dt boy/nn ,/, and/cc ,/, in/in a/at feverish/jj attempt/nn to/to preserve/vb our/pp$ marriage/nn and/cc to/to try/vb to/to revive/vb the/at wonderful/jj ,/, wonderful/jj person/nn Letch/np had/hvd once/rb been/ben ,/, I/ppss took/vbd my/pp$ troubles/nns to/in Momma/np ,/, hoping/vbg that/cs her/pp$ earthy/jj advice/nn would/md help/vb me/ppo ./. ``/`` If/cs I/ppss could/md only/rb think/vb of/in something/pn at/in the/at studio/nn ,/, near/in me/ppo ,/, to/to absorb/vb his/pp$ boundless/jj energy/nn ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./. ``/`` What/wdt is/bez Letch/np interested/vbn in/rp ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Bookies/nns ,/, booze/nn and/cc babes/nns ''/'' ,/, Momma/np said/vbd bluntly/rb ./. Her/pp$ reply/nn stung/vbd me/ppo ,/, but/cc this/dt was/bedz too/ql important/jj to/to let/vb my/pp$ hurt/nn make/vb any/dti difference/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss can't/md* turn/vb the/at studio/nn into/in a/at gambling/vbg hell/nn or/cc a/at saloon/nn ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./.

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Perhaps/rb it/pps was/bedz his/pp$ misfortune/nn ,/, or/cc good/jj fortune/nn ,/, whichever/wdt way/nn one/pn looked/vbd at/in it/ppo ,/, to/to belong/vb to/in the/at former/ap group/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps was/bedz struggling/vbg unconsciously/rb to/to build/vb up/rp pressure/nn in/in a/at world/nn which/wdt demanded/vbd none/pn ,/, which/wdt was/bedz positively/rb antagonistic/jj to/in it/ppo ./. And/cc then/rb again/rb perhaps/rb the/at reason/nn why/wrb he/pps couldn't/md* find/vb time/nn to/to do/do any/dti of/in the/at things/nns he/pps had/hvd planned/vbn to/to do/do after/in retirement/nn :/: reading/vbg ,/, roaming/vbg ,/, gardening/vbg ,/, lying/vbg on/in his/pp$ back/nn and/cc watching/vbg the/at clouds/nns go/vb by/rb ,/, was/bedz because/cs he/pps didn't/dod* want/vb to/to do/do them/ppo ./. There/ex was/bedz no/at compulsion/nn behind/in them/ppo ./. They/ppss could/md be/be done/vbn or/cc left/vbn undone/vbn and/cc nobody/pn really/rb gave/vbd a/at damn/nn ./. During/in all/abn his/pp$ busy/jj life/nn he/pps had/hvd only/rb done/vbn things/nns which/wdt had/hvd to/to be/be done/vbn ./. This/dt habit/nn had/hvd become/vbn so/ql fixed/vbn over/in the/at years/nns that/cs it/pps seemed/vbd futile/jj to/to do/do anything/pn for/in which/wdt no/at one/pn was/bedz waiting/vbg ./. He/pps looked/vbd at/in the/at luminous/jj dial/nn of/in his/pp$ wrist/nn watch/nn ./. It/pps was/bedz five/cd minutes/nns after/in four/cd ./. On/in some/dti distant/jj farm/nn a/at rooster/nn crowed/vbd and/cc ,/, far/rb down/in the/at valley/nn ,/, an/at associate/nn answered/vbd ./. He/pps turned/vbd over/rp impatiently/rb and/cc pulled/vbd the/at sheet/nn over/in his/pp$ head/nn against/in the/at treacherous/jj encroachment/nn of/in the/at dawn/nn ./. At/in least/ap he/pps could/md buy/vb the/at equipment/nn for/in his/pp$ workshop/nn ./. Thus/rb committed/vbn ,/, action/nn might/md follow/vb ./. He/pps went/vbd down/rp to/in Mills/np-tl and/cc-tl Bradley's/np$-tl Hardware/nn-tl Store/nn-tl and/cc bought/vbd a/at full/jj set/nn of/in carpenter's/nn$ tools/nns ,/, including/in a/at rotary/jj power/nn saw/nn and/cc several/ap other/ap pieces/nns of/in power/nn machinery/nn that/wps Mr./np Mills/np said/vbd were/bed essential/jj for/in babbiting/vbg and/cc doweling/vbg ,/, whatever/wdt they/ppss were/bed ./. He/pps also/rb bought/vbd a/at huge/jj square/nn of/in pegboard/nn for/in hanging/vbg up/rp his/pp$ tools/nns ,/, and/cc lumber/nn for/in his/pp$ workbench/nn ,/, sandpaper/nn and/cc glue/nn and/cc assorted/vbn nails/nns ,/, levels/nns and/cc T/np squares/nns and/cc plumb/nn lines/nns and/cc several/ap gadgets/nns that/cs he/pps had/hvd no/at idea/nn how/wrb to/to use/vb or/cc what/wdt they/ppss were/bed for/in ./. ``/`` There/rb ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Mr./np Mills/np ./. ``/`` That'll/wps+md get/vb you/ppo started/vbn ./. Best/jjt not/* to/to get/vb everything/pn at/in once/rb ./. Add/vb things/nns as/cs you/ppss find/vb you/ppo need/vb 'em/ppo ''/'' ./. He/pps didn't/dod* even/rb ask/vb the/at cost/nn of/in this/dt collection/nn ./. After/in all/abn ,/, if/cs you/ppss were/bed going/vbg to/to set/vb up/rp a/at workshop/nn you/ppss had/hvd to/to have/hv the/at proper/jj equipment/nn and/cc that/dt was/bedz that/dt ./. When/wrb he/pps returned/vbd home/nr ,/, the/at station/nn wagon/nn loaded/vbn with/in tools/nns ,/, Jinny/np had/hvd gone/vbn with/in a/at friend/nn to/in some/dti meeting/nn in/in the/at village/nn ,/, using/vbg the/at recently/rb purchased/vbn second/od car/nn ./. He/pps was/bedz glad/jj ./. It/pps gave/vbd him/ppo a/at chance/nn to/to unload/vb the/at stuff/nn and/cc get/vb it/ppo down/rp to/in the/at cellar/nn without/in a/at barrage/nn of/in acid/jj comments/nns ./. He/pps had/hvd made/vbn such/abl a/at fuss/nn about/in buying/vbg that/dt second/od car/nn that/cs he/pps knew/vbd he/pps was/bedz vulnerable/jj ./. He/pps piled/vbd everything/pn neatly/rb in/in a/at corner/nn of/in the/at cellar/nn and/cc turned/vbd to/to stare/vb at/in the/at blank/nn stone/nn wall/nn ./. That/dt was/bedz where/wrb the/at pegboard/nn would/md go/vb on/in which/wdt he/pps would/md hang/vb his/pp$ hand/nn tools/nns ./. In/in front/nn of/in it/ppo would/md be/be his/pp$ workbench/nn ./. The/at old/jj nightmare/nn which/wdt had/hvd caused/vbn him/ppo so/ql many/ap wakeful/jj hours/nns came/vbd charging/vbg in/rp on/in him/ppo once/rb more/rbr ,/, only/rb this/dt time/nn he/pps couldn't/md* pacify/vb it/ppo with/in a/at sleeping/vbg pill/nn and/cc send/vb it/ppo away/rb ./. How/wrb in/in the/at world/nn did/dod one/pn attach/vb a/at pegboard/nn to/in a/at stone/nn wall/nn ?/. ?/. How/wrb did/dod one/pn attach/vb anything/pn to/in a/at stone/nn wall/nn ,/, for/in that/dt matter/nn ?/. ?/. After/in the/at pegboard/nn there/ex would/md be/be the/at paneling/nn ./. He/pps sat/vbd down/rp on/in an/at old/jj box/nn and/cc focused/vbd on/in the/at problem/nn ./. Perhaps/rb one/pn bored/vbd holes/nns in/in the/at stone/nn with/in some/dti kind/nn of/in an/at electric/jj gadget/nn ./. But/cc then/rb ,/, when/wrb you/ppss stuck/vbd things/nns into/in the/at holes/nns ,/, why/wrb didn't/dod* they/ppss come/vb right/ql out/rp again/rb ?/. ?/. It/pps all/abn seemed/vbd rather/ql hopeless/jj ./. He/pps turned/vbd his/pp$ attention/nn to/in the/at workbench/nn ./. Perhaps/rb that/dt was/bedz the/at first/od thing/nn to/to do/do ./. A/at workbench/nn had/hvd a/at heavy/jj top/nn and/cc sturdy/jj legs/nns ,/, but/cc how/wrb did/dod you/ppss attach/vb sturdy/jj legs/nns to/in a/at heavy/jj top/nn so/cs that/cs the/at whole/jj thing/nn didn't/dod* wobble/vb like/cs a/at newborn/jj calf/nn and/cc ultimately/rb collapse/vb when/wrb you/ppss leaned/vbd on/in it/ppo ?/. ?/. Mr./np Mills/np had/hvd done/vbn some/dti figuring/nn on/in a/at scrap/nn of/in paper/nn and/cc given/vbn him/ppo the/at various/jj kinds/nns of/in boards/nns and/cc two-by-fours/nns which/wdt ,/, properly/rb handled/vbn ,/, would/md ,/, he/pps had/hvd assured/vbn him/ppo ,/, turn/vb into/in a/at workbench/nn ./. They/ppss lay/vbd on/in the/at cellar/nn floor/nn in/in a/at disorderly/jj pile/nn ./. Mr./np Crombie/np poked/vbd at/in it/ppo gingerly/rb with/in his/pp$ foot/nn ./. How/wrb could/md anyone/pn know/vb what/wdt to/to do/do with/in an/at assortment/nn like/cs that/dt ?/. ?/. Perhaps/rb he/pps had/hvd better/rbr have/hv someone/pn help/vb him/ppo put/vb up/rp the/at pegboard/nn and/cc build/vb the/at workbench/nn --/-- someone/pn who/wps knew/vbd what/wdt he/pps was/bedz about/rb ./. Then/rb at/in least/ap he/pps would/md have/hv a/at place/nn to/to hang/vb his/pp$ tools/nns and/cc something/pn to/to work/vb on/in ./. After/in that/dt everything/pn should/md be/be simpler/jjr ./. He/pps went/vbd upstairs/rb to/to phone/vb Crumb/np ./. To/in his/pp$ amazement/nn he/pps reached/vbd him/ppo ./. Mr./np Crumb/np was/bedz laid/vbn up/rp with/in a/at bad/jj cold/nn ./. He/pps didn't/dod* seem/vb to/to think/vb that/cs attaching/vbg a/at pegboard/nn to/in a/at stone/nn wall/nn was/bedz much/ap of/in a/at problem/nn and/cc he/pps tossed/vbd off/rp the/at building/nn of/in the/at worktable/nn equally/rb lightly/rb ./. The/at only/ap trouble/nn was/bedz that/cs he/pps himself/ppl was/bedz tied/vbn up/rp on/in the/at school/nn job/nn ./. That/dt was/bedz why/wrb he/pps hadn't/hvd* been/ben able/jj to/to finish/vb the/at porch/nn ./. No/rb ,/, he/pps didn't/dod* know/vb of/in any/dti handyman-carpenter/nn ./. There/ex wasn't/bedz* any/dti such/jj thing/nn any/dti more/rbr ./. Carpenters/nns all/abn wanted/vbd steady/jj work/nn and/cc at/in the/at moment/nn every/at mother's/nn$ son/nn for/in twenty/cd miles/nns around/rb that/wps could/md hammer/vb nails/nns for/in twenty-five/cd dollars/nns a/at day/nn was/bedz working/vbg on/in the/at school/nn job/nn ./. There/ex was/bedz a/at fellow/nn named/vbn Blatz/np over/in Smithtown/np way/nn ./. Nobody/pn liked/vbd to/to hire/vb him/ppo because/cs you/ppss never/rb could/md tell/vb when/wrb he/pps was/bedz going/vbg to/to be/be taken/vbn drunk/jj ./. Mr./np Crumb/np would/md probably/rb see/vb him/ppo at/in Lodge/nn-tl Meeting/nn-tl the/at next/ap night/nn ./. If/cs he/pps was/bedz sober/jj ,/, which/wdt was/bedz doubtful/jj ,/, he'd/pps+md have/hv him/ppo get/vb in/in touch/nn with/in Mr./np Crombie/np ./. Mr./np Blatz/np had/hvd been/ben at/in least/ap sober/jj enough/qlp to/to remember/vb to/to telephone/vb and/cc he/pps turned/vbd out/rp to/to be/be the/at greatest/jjt boon/nn that/wps had/hvd come/vbn into/in Mr./np Crombie's/np$ life/nn since/cs he/pps moved/vbd to/in Highfield/np ,/, in/in spite/in of/in the/at fact/nn that/cs he/pps didn't/dod* work/vb very/ql fast/jj or/cc very/ql long/jj at/in a/at time/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps didn't/dod* like/vb to/to work/vb at/in all/abn unless/cs Mr./np Crombie/np hung/vbd around/rb and/cc talked/vbd to/in him/ppo ./. He/pps said/vbd he/pps was/bedz the/at lonely/jj type/nn and/cc working/vbg in/in a/at cellar/nn you/ppss saw/vbd funny/jj things/nns coming/vbg out/in of/in the/at cracks/nns in/in the/at wall/nn if/cs they/ppss wasn't/bedz* nobody/pn with/in you/ppo ./. 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There/ex are/ber many/ap types/nns of/in ambiguity/nn and/cc many/ap of/in them/ppo have/hv been/ben described/vbn by/in rhetoricians/nns under/in such/jj names/nns as/cs amphibology/nn ,/, parisology/nn ,/, and/cc other/ap ologies/nns ./. In/in common/jj parlance/nn they/ppss would/md be/be described/vbn as/cs misses/nns --/-- misinterpreters/nns ,/, misunderstanders/nns ,/, misdirectors/nns and/cc kindred/nn misdeeds/nns ./. One/cd species/nn of/in ambiguity/nn tries/vbz to/to baffle/vb by/in interweaving/vbg repetition/nn ./. ``/`` Did/dod you/ppss or/cc did/dod you/ppss not/* say/vb what/wdt I/ppss said/vbd you/ppo said/vbn ,/, because/cs Jane/np said/vbd you/ppo never/rb said/vbd what/wdt I/ppss said/vbd ''/'' ?/. ?/. Another/dt woman/nn ,/, addressing/vbg Christmas/np cards/nns ,/, said/vbd to/in her/pp$ husband/nn :/: ``/`` We/ppss sent/vbd them/ppo one/cd last/ap year/nn but/cc they/ppss didn't/dod* send/vb us/ppo one/cd ,/, so/cs they/ppss probably/rb won't/md* send/vb us/ppo one/cd this/dt year/nn because/cs they'll/ppss+md think/vb we/ppss won't/md* send/vb them/ppo one/cd because/cs they/ppss didn't/dod* last/ap year/nn ,/, don't/do* you/ppo think/vb ,/, or/cc shall/md we/ppss ''/'' ?/. ?/. Such/jj ambiguous/jj exercises/nns compound/vb confusion/nn by/in making/vbg it/ppo worse/jjr compounded/vbn ,/, and/cc they/ppss are/ber sometimes/rb expanded/vbn until/cs the/at cream/nn of/in the/at jest/nn sours/vbz ./. 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Now/rb would/md you/ppss care/vb to/to have/hv us/ppo say/vb that/cs you/ppss were/bed misquoted/vbn in/in regard/nn to/in it/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. Questions/nns like/vb this/dt ,/, framed/vbn in/in verbal/jj fog/nn ,/, are/ber perhaps/rb the/at only/ap kind/nn that/wps have/hv ever/rb stumped/vbn an/at experienced/vbn politician/nn ./. They/ppss recall/vb Byron's/np$ classic/jj comment/nn :/: ``/`` I/ppss wish/vb he/pps would/md explain/vb his/pp$ explanation/nn ''/'' ./. Similarly/rb ,/, when/wrb a/at reporter/nn once/rb questioned/vbd Lincoln/np in/in cryptic/jj fashion/nn ,/, Lincoln/np refused/vbd to/to make/vb any/dti further/jjr statement/nn ./. ``/`` I/ppss fear/vb explanations/nns explanatory/jj of/in things/nns explained/vbn ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, leaving/vbg the/at biter/nn bit/vbn --/-- and/cc bitter/jj ./. 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A/at verse/nn familiar/jj to/in all/abn grammarians/nns is/bez the/at quatrain/nn :/: ``/`` I/ppss saw/vbd a/at man/nn once/rb beat/vb his/pp$ wife/nn When/wrb on/in a/at drunken/vbn spree/nn ./. Now/rb can/md you/ppss tell/vb me/ppo who/wps was/bedz drunk/jj --/-- The/at man/nn ,/, his/pp$ wife/nn ,/, or/cc me/ppo ''/'' ?/. ?/. The/at ``/`` wooden-leg/nn ''/'' gag/nn of/in vaudeville/nn ,/, another/dt standby/nn of/in this/dt sort/nn ,/, had/hvd endless/jj variations/nns ./. ``/`` There's/ex+bez a/at man/nn outside/rb with/in a/at wooden/jj leg/nn named/vbn Smith/np ''/'' ./. ``/`` What's/wdt+bez the/at name/nn of/in his/pp$ other/ap leg/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Another/dt stock/nn vaudeville/nn gag/nn ran/vbd :/: ``/`` Mother/nn is/bez home/nr sick/jj in/in bed/nn with/in the/at doctor/nn ''/'' ./. 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Journalism/nn supplies/vbz us/ppo with/in an/at endless/jj run/nn of/in such/jj slips/nns ./. Not/* long/jj ago/rb a/at newspaper/nn advised/vbd those/dts taking/vbg part/nn in/in a/at contest/nn that/cs ``/`` snapshots/nns must/md be/be of/in a/at person/nn not/* larger/jjr than/cs Af/nn inches/nns ''/'' ./. Classified/vbn ads/nns are/ber also/rb chockfull/jj of/in misrelated/vbn constructions/nns ./. Readers/nns of/in the/at Reader's/nn$-tl Digest/nn-tl are/ber familiar/jj with/in such/jj items/nns which/wdt often/rb appear/vb in/in its/pp$ lists/nns of/in verbal/jj slips/nns ,/, like/cs the/at ad/nn in/in a/at California/np paper/nn that/wps advertised/vbd ``/`` House/nn for/in rent/nn ./. View/nn takes/vbz in/in five/cd counties/nns ,/, two/cd bedrooms/nns ''/'' ./. Since/cs brevity/nn is/bez the/at soul/nn of/in ambiguity/nn as/ql well/rb as/cs wit/nn ,/, newspaper/nn headlines/nns continually/rb provide/vb us/ppo with/in amusing/jj samples/nns ./. ``/`` Officials/nns Meet/vb on/in rubbish/nn ./. Many/ap Shapes/nns in/in bathtubs/nns ./. Son/nn and/cc Daughter/nn-tl of/in Local/jj Couple/nn Married/vbn ''/'' ./. Apart/rb from/in misplaced/vbn modifiers/nns and/cc headlinese/nn ,/, journalism/nn contributes/vbz a/at wide/jj variety/nn of/in comic/jj ambiguities/nns in/in both/abx editorial/jj and/cc advertising/vbg matter/nn ./. A/at weekly/rb newspaper/nn reported/vbd a/at local/jj romance/nn :/: ``/`` and/cc the/at couple/nn were/bed married/vbn last/ap Saturday/nr ,/, thus/rb ending/vbg a/at friendship/nn which/wdt began/vbd in/in their/pp$ schooldays/nns ''/'' ./. An/at item/nn in/in the/at letters/nns column/nn of/in a/at newspaper/nn renewed/vbd a/at subscription/nn ,/, adding/vbg :/: ``/`` I/ppss personally/rb enjoy/vb your/pp$ newspaper/nn as/ql much/rb as/cs my/pp$ husband/nn ''/'' ./. Then/rb there/ex was/bedz the/at caterer's/nn$ ad/nn which/wdt read/vbd :/: ``/`` are/ber you/ppss getting/vbg married/vbn or/cc having/hvg an/at affair/nn ?/. ?/. We/ppss have/hv complete/jj facilities/nns to/to accommodate/vb 200/cd people/nns ''/'' ./. The/at newspaper/nn too/rb is/bez the/at favorite/jj habitat/nn of/in the/at anatomical/nn ./. This/dt slip/nn is/bez so-called/jj because/cs its/pp$ semi-ambiguous/jj English/np always/rb seems/vbz to/to refer/vb to/in a/at person's/nn$ anatomy/nn but/cc never/rb quite/rb means/vbz what/wdt it/pps seems/vbz to/to say/vb ./. Samples/nns :/: He/pps walked/vbd in/rp upon/in her/pp$ invitation/nn ./. She/pps kissed/vbd him/ppo passionately/rb upon/in his/pp$ reappearance/nn ./. He/pps kissed/vbd her/ppo back/rb ./. Not/* without/in good/jj reason/nn has/hvz the/at anatomical/nn been/ben called/vbn jocular/jj journalese/nn ./. In/in news/nn items/nns a/at man/nn is/bez less/ql often/rb shot/vbn in/in the/at body/nn or/cc head/nn than/cs in/in the/at suburbs/nns ./. ``/`` While/cs Henry/np Morgan/np was/bedz escorting/vbg Miss/np Vera/np Green/np from/in the/at church/nn social/nn last/ap Saturday/nr night/nn ,/, a/at savage/jj dog/nn attacked/vbd them/ppo and/cc bit/vbd Mr./np Morgan/np on/in the/at public/jj square/nn ''/'' ./. Such/jj items/nns recall/vb the/at California/np journalist/nn who/wps reported/vbd an/at accident/nn involving/in a/at movie/nn star/nn :/: ``/`` The/at area/nn in/in which/wdt Miss/np N/nn-tl --/-- was/bedz injured/vbn is/bez spectacularly/rb scenic/jj ''/'' ./. 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My/pp$ host/nn went/vbd over/rp and/cc stared/vbd out/in the/at window/nn at/in his/pp$ peacocks/nns ;/. ;/. then/rb he/pps turned/vbd to/in me/ppo ./. ``/`` Is/bez it/pps true/jj that/cs you/ppss believe/vb the/at other/ap animals/nns are/ber saner/jjr than/cs the/at human/nn species/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Oh/uh ,/, that/dt is/bez demonstrable/jj ''/'' ,/, I/ppss told/vbd him/ppo ./. ``/`` Do/do you/ppo remember/vb the/at woman/nn in/in the/at French/jj-tl Alps/nps-tl who/wps was/bedz all/ql alone/rb with/in her/pp$ sheep/nn one/cd day/nn when/wrb the/at sun/nn darkened/vbd ominously/rb ?/. ?/. She/pps told/vbd the/at sheep/nn ,/, '/' The/at world/nn is/bez coming/vbg to/in an/at end/nn '/' !/. !/. And/cc the/at sheep/nn said/vbd --/-- all/abn in/in unison/nn ,/, I/ppss have/hv no/at doubt/nn --/-- ba-a-a/uh !/. !/. The/at sound/nn mockery/nn of/in sheep/nn is/bez like/cs the/at salubrious/jj horse/nn laugh/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` That/dt is/bez only/ql partly/rb non-nonsense/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps began/vbd ./. ``/`` If/cs you/ppss saw/vbd the/at drama/nn called/vbn Rhinoceros/nn ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ,/, ``/`` think/vb of/in the/at effect/nn it/pps would/md have/hv on/in an/at audience/nn of/in rhinos/nns when/wrb the/at actor/nn on/in stage/nn suddenly/rb begins/vbz turning/vbg into/in a/at rhinoceros/nn ./. The/at rhinos/nns would/md panic/vb ,/, screaming/vbg help/uh !/. !/. --/-- if/cs that/dt can/md be/be screamed/vbn in/in their/pp$ language/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss think/vb the/at Russians/nps are/ber getting/vbg ahead/rb of/in us/ppo in/in comedy/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Moreland/np demanded/vbd ./. ``/`` Non-God/np ,/, no/rb ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./. ``/`` The/at political/jj and/cc intellectual/jj Left/nn-tl began/vbd fighting/vbg humor/nn and/cc comedy/nn years/nns ago/rb ,/, because/cs they/ppss fear/vb things/nns they/ppss do/do not/* understand/vb and/cc cannot/md* manage/vb ,/, such/jj as/cs satire/nn and/cc irony/nn ,/, such/jj as/cs humor/nn and/cc comedy/nn ./. Nevertheless/rb ,/, like/cs any/dti other/ap human/nn being/nn upon/in whom/wpo the/at spotlight/nn of/in the/at world/nn plays/vbz continually/rb ,/, Khrushchev/np ,/, the/at anti-personality/jj cultist/nn ,/, has/hvz become/vbn a/at comic/jj actor/nn ,/, or/cc thinks/vbz he/pps has/hvz ./. In/in his/pp$ famous/jj meeting/nn with/in Nixon/np a/at couple/nn of/in years/nns ago/rb he/pps seemed/vbd to/to believe/vb that/cs he/pps was/bedz as/ql funny/jj as/cs Ed/np Wynn/np ./. But/cc ,/, like/cs Caesar/np ,/, he/pps has/hvz only/rb one/cd joke/nn ,/, so/ql far/rb as/cs I/ppss can/md find/vb out/rp ./. It/pps consists/vbz in/in saying/vbg ,/, '/' That/wps would/md be/be sending/vbg the/at goat/nn to/to look/vb after/rb the/at cabbage/nn ./. Why/wrb in/in the/at name/nn of/in his/pp$ non-God/np doesn't/doz* he/pps vary/vb it/ppo a/at bit/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. ``/`` Such/jj as/cs ''/'' ?/. ?/. Moreland/np asked/vbd ./. ``/`` Such/jj as/cs '/' sending/vbg the/at cat/nn to/to guard/vb the/at mice/nns '/' ,/, or/cc '/' the/at falcon/nn to/to protect/vb the/at dove/nn '/' ,/, or/cc most/ql terribly/rb sharp/jj of/in all/abn ,/, '/' the/at human/nn being/nn to/to save/vb humanity/nn '/' ''/'' ./. ``/`` You/ppss and/cc I/ppss have/hv fallen/vbn out/in of/in literature/nn into/in politics/nn ''/'' ,/, Moreland/np observed/vbd ./. ``/`` What/wdt a/at nasty/jj fall/nn was/bedz there/rb ''/'' !/. !/. I/ppss said/vbd ./. Moreland/np went/vbd over/rp to/to stare/vb at/in his/pp$ peacocks/nns again/rb ,/, and/cc then/rb came/vbd back/rb and/cc sat/vbd down/rp ,/, restively/rb ./. ``/`` The/at world/nn that/wps was/bedz once/rb foot-loose/jj and/cc fancy-free/jj ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` has/hvz now/rb become/vbn screw-loose/jj and/cc frenzy-free/jj ./. In/in our/pp$ age/nn of/in Science/nn and/cc Angst/fw-nn it/pps seems/vbz to/in me/ppo more/ql brave/jj to/to stay/vb on/in Earth/nn-tl and/cc explore/vb inner/jj man/nn than/cs to/to fly/vb far/rb from/in the/at sphere/nn of/in our/pp$ sorrow/nn and/cc explore/vb outer/jj space/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` The/at human/nn ego/nn being/beg what/wdt it/pps is/bez ''/'' ,/, I/ppss put/vbd in/rp ,/, ``/`` science/nn fiction/nn has/hvz always/rb assumed/vbn that/cs the/at creatures/nns on/in the/at planets/nns of/in a/at thousand/cd larger/jjr solar/jj systems/nns than/cs ours/pp$$ must/md look/vb like/cs gigantic/jj tube-nosed/jj fruit/nn bats/nns ./. It/pps seems/vbz to/in me/ppo that/cs the/at first/od human/nn being/nn to/to reach/vb one/cd of/in these/dts planets/nns may/md well/rb learn/vb what/wdt it/pps is/bez to/to be/be a/at truly/ql great/jj and/cc noble/jj species/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Now/rb we/ppss are/ber leaving/vbg humor/nn and/cc comedy/nn behind/rb again/rb ''/'' ,/, Moreland/np protested/vbd ./. ``/`` Not/* in/in the/at largest/jjt sense/nn of/in the/at words/nns ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./. ``/`` The/at other/ap day/nn Arnold/np Toynbee/np spoke/vbd against/in the/at inveterate/jj tendency/nn of/in our/pp$ species/nn to/to believe/vb in/in the/at uniqueness/nn of/in its/pp$ religions/nns ,/, its/pp$ ideologies/nns ,/, and/cc its/pp$ virtually/rb everything/pn else/rb ./. Why/wrb do/do we/ppss not/* realize/vb that/cs no/at ideology/nn believes/vbz so/ql much/rb in/in itself/ppl as/cs it/pps disbelieves/vbz in/in something/pn else/rb ?/. ?/. Forty/cd years/nns ago/rb an/at English/jj writer/nn ,/, W./np L./np George/np ,/, dealt/vbd with/in this/dt subject/nn in/in Eddies/nns-tl of/in-tl the/at-tl Day/nn-tl ,/, and/cc said/vbd ,/, as/cs an/at example/nn ,/, that/cs '/' Saint/nn-tl George/np for/in Merry/jj-tl England/np-tl '/' would/md not/* start/vb a/at spirit/nn half/ql so/ql quickly/rb as/cs '/' Strike/vb frog-eating/jj Frenchmen/nps dead/jj '/' ''/'' !/. !/. ``/`` There/ex was/bedz also/rb Gott/fw-np strafe/fw-vb Angleterre/fw-np ''/'' ,/, Moreland/np reminded/vbd me/ppo ,/, ``/`` and/cc Carthago/fw-np delenda/fw-vbg est/fw-bez ,/, or/cc if/cs you/ppss will/md ,/, Deus/fw-np strafe/fw-vb Carthage/np ./. It/pps isn't/bez* what/wdt the/at ideologist/nn believes/vbz in/rp ,/, but/cc what/wdt he/pps hates/vbz ,/, that/cs puts/vbz the/at world/nn in/in jeopardy/nn ./. This/dt is/bez the/at force/nn ,/, in/in our/pp$ time/nn and/cc in/in every/at other/ap time/nn ,/, that/wps urges/vbz the/at paranoiac/nn and/cc the/at manic-depressive/jj to/to become/vb head/nn of/in a/at state/nn ./. Complete/jj power/nn not/* only/rb corrupts/vbz but/cc it/pps also/rb attracts/vbz the/at mad/nns ./. There/ex is/bez a/at bitter/jj satire/nn for/in a/at future/jj writer/nn in/in that/dt ''/'' ./. ``/`` Great/jj satire/nn has/hvz always/rb been/ben clearly/rb written/vbn and/cc readily/rb understandable/jj ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./. ``/`` But/cc we/ppss now/rb find/vb writers/nns obsessed/vbn by/in the/at nooks/nns and/cc crannies/nns of/in their/pp$ ivory/nn towers/nns ,/, and/cc curiously/rb devoted/vbn to/in the/at growing/vbg obscurity/nn and/cc complexity/nn of/in poetry/nn and/cc non-poetry/nn ./. 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One/cd day/nn ,/, the/at children/nns had/hvd wanted/vbn to/to get/vb up/rp onto/in General/nn-tl Burnside's/np$ horse/nn ./. They/ppss wanted/vbd to/to see/vb what/wdt his/pp$ back/nn felt/vbd like/cs --/-- the/at General's/nn$-tl ./. He/pps looked/vbd so/ql comfortable/jj being/beg straight/rb ./. They/ppss wanted/vbd to/to touch/vb the/at mystery/nn ./. Arlene/np was/bedz boosting/vbg them/ppo up/rp when/wrb the/at policeman/nn came/vbd by/rb ./. He/pps was/bedz very/ql rude/jj ./. Arlene/np had/hvd a/at hard/jj voice/nn ,/, too/rb ,/, this/dt time/nn ./. The/at policeman's/nn$ eyes/nns rather/ql popped/vbd for/in a/at second/nn ;/. ;/. but/cc then/jj Arlene/np got/vbd another/dt tone/nn in/in a/at hurry/nn ,/, and/cc she/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` If/cs it/pps wasn't/bedz* for/in these/dts dear/jj children/nns ''/'' --/-- ./. The/at policeman/nn got/vbd a/at confused/vbn ,/, funny/jj look/nn on/in his/pp$ face/nn ,/, and/cc he/pps had/hvd answered/vbn kind/nn of/in politely/rb ,/, ``/`` Now/rb ,/, look/vb here/rb ,/, lady/nn :/: I/ppss know/vb you/ppo got/vbn to/to entertain/vb these/dts kids/nns and/cc all/abn ./. But/cc this/dt is/bez a/at public/jj park/nn and/cc it's/pps+bez a/at city/nn ordinance/nn that/cs the/at statues/nns cannot/md* be/be crawled/vbn on/in ''/'' ./. Arlene/np was/bedz so/ql ashamed/jj that/cs she/pps hung/vbd her/pp$ head/nn when/wrb she/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Yes/rb ,/, sir/nn ''/'' ./. The/at policeman/nn walked/vbd on/rp ,/, but/cc he/pps looked/vbd back/rb once/rb ./. That/wps had/hvd happened/vbn on/in the/at day/nn when/wrb two/cd other/ap unusual/jj things/nns had/hvd occurred/vbn ./. Arlene/np had/hvd taught/vbn them/ppo a/at new/jj way/nn to/to have/hv fun/nn in/in their/pp$ little/ap private/jj area/nn ;/. ;/. and/cc they/ppss had/hvd told/vbn their/pp$ mother/nn about/in the/at tumbles/nns ./. In/in matters/nns of/in exact/jj information/nn ,/, that/wps kept/vbd her/ppo one/cd step/nn behind/in developments/nns ;/. ;/. and/cc so/cs they/ppss were/bed consistently/rb true/jj to/in their/pp$ principles/nns ./. ``/`` Never/rb mind/vb ''/'' ,/, Arlene/np had/hvd said/vbn ,/, after/cs the/at policeman/nn had/hvd left/vbn ,/, having/hvg pursued/vbn the/at usual/jj unco-operative/jj course/nn of/in grownups/nns ./. ``/`` Never/rb mind/vb ./. I/ppss know/vb something/pn that/dt is/bez much/ql more/ap fun/nn that/cs we/ppss can/md do/do on/in our/pp$ little/ap lawn/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` What/wdt is/bez it/pps ''/'' ?/. ?/. Asked/vbd the/at children/nns ,/, whose/wp$ reflexes/nns and/cc replies/nns were/bed invariably/rb so/ql admirably/rb normal/jj and/cc predictable/jj ./. Maybe/rb that/dt was/bedz why/wrb they/ppss were/bed cordial/jj and/cc loyal/jj towards/in the/at unpredictability/nn of/in Arlene/np ./. ``/`` Just/rb you/ppss wait/vb ''/'' ,/, advised/vbd Arlene/np ,/, echoing/vbg the/at dialogue/nn in/in a/at recent/jj British/jj movie/nn ./. And/cc when/wrb they/ppss had/hvd got/vbn to/in their/pp$ little/ap lawn/nn ,/, they/ppss had/hvd had/hvn a/at most/ql twirlingly/rb magnificent/jj time/nn ./. First/od ,/, Arlene/np had/hvd put/vbn them/ppo through/in some/dti rapid/jj somersaults/nns ./. They/ppss had/hvd protested/vbn that/dt that/wps wasn't/bedz* any/dti surprise/nn ./. ``/`` Just/rb you/ppss wait/vb ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Arlene/np again/rb ,/, as/cs though/cs she/pps were/bed discovering/vbg the/at pleasantly/rb tingling/vbg insinuations/nns of/in that/dt handy/jj little/ap sturdy/jj statement/nn ./. ``/`` This/dt is/bez a/at warm-up/nn ''/'' ./. ``/`` Is/bez it/pps anything/pn like/cs cooked-over/jj oatmeal/nn ''/'' ?/. ?/. Asked/vbn one/cd of/in the/at children/nns ./. ``/`` Not/* the/at least/ap bit/nn ''/'' ,/, Arlene/np snapped/vbd ./. One/cd of/in the/at many/ap things/nns that/wps was/bedz so/ql nice/jj about/in her/pp$ was/bedz that/cs she/pps always/rb took/vbd your/pp$ questions/nns seriously/rb ,/, particularly/rb your/pp$ very/ql ,/, very/ql serious/jj questions/nns ./. Those/dts were/bed especially/rb the/at ones/nns that/wps all/abn other/ap grownups/nns laughed/vbd at/in loudest/rbt ./. She/pps would/md sometimes/rb even/vb get/vb a/at little/ql hard/jj on/in you/ppo ,/, she/pps took/vbd you/ppo so/ql seriously/rb ./. But/cc not/* hard/rb for/in very/ql long/jj ./. Just/rb long/jj enough/qlp to/to make/vb you/ppo feel/vb important/jj ./. ``/`` Now/rb ''/'' ,/, said/vbd Arlene/np ,/, eventually/rb ,/, making/vbg them/ppo both/abx sit/vb in/in formation/nn on/in a/at big/jj root/nn of/in a/at live/jj oak/nn ,/, the/at sort/nn of/in root/nn that/wps divided/vbd itself/ppl and/cc made/vbd their/pp$ bottoms/nns sag/vb down/rp and/cc feel/vb comfortable/jj ./. ``/`` Now/rb ,/, we're/ppss+ber going/vbg to/to be/be like/cs what/wdt General/nn-tl Burnside/np and/cc his/pp$ horse/nn make/vb us/ppo think/vb of/in ''/'' ./. The/at children/nns looked/vbd at/in each/dt other/ap and/cc sagged/vbd their/pp$ bottoms/nns down/rp even/ql more/ql comfortably/rb than/cs ever/rb ./. Their/pp$ curiosity/nn went/vbd happily/rb out/in of/in bounds/nns ./. 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She/pps added/vbd ./. ``/`` I/ppss reached/vbd into/in that/dt funny/jj little/ap pocket/nn that/dt is/bez high/rb up/rp on/in my/pp$ dress/nn ./. I/ppss have/hv no/at notion/nn why/wrb I/ppss reached/vbd ./. And/cc I/ppss found/vbd a/at radish/nn ./. Was/bedz it/pps an/at omen/nn ?/. ?/. I/ppss thought/vbd for/in a/at second/nn ./. But/cc I/ppss would/md not/* pamper/vb myself/ppl in/in that/dt silly/jj way/nn ./. I/ppss opened/vbd the/at window/nn and/cc threw/vbd the/at radish/nn out/rp ''/'' ./. Then/rb ,/, my/pp$ mother/nn blushed/vbd at/in this/dt small/jj lie/nn ;/. ;/. for/cs she/pps knew/vbd and/cc we/ppss knew/vbd that/cs it/pps was/bedz cowardice/nn that/wps had/hvd made/vbn one/cd more/ap radish/nn that/dt night/nn just/rb too/ql impossible/jj a/at strain/nn ./. Arlene/np became/vbd indispensable/jj ;/. ;/. nobody/pn could/md have/hv told/vbn why/wrb ./. But/cc she/pps was/bedz ./. It/pps was/bedz in/in the/at air/nn ./. 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Whether/cs the/at pair/nn of/in Sudanese/jj ivory/nn carvings/nns you/ppss lifted/vbd really/rb possess/vb the/at juju/nn to/to turn/vb your/pp$ livers/nns to/in lead/nn ,/, as/cs a/at dealer/nn in/in Khartoum/np assured/vbd me/ppo ,/, I/ppss am/bem not/* competent/jj to/to say/vb ./. Likewise/rb the/at ivory/nn Chinese/jj female/nn figure/nn known/vbn as/cs a/at ``/`` doctor/nn lady/nn ''/'' (/( provenance/nn Honan/np )/) ;/. ;/. a/at friend/nn of/in mine/pp$$ removing/vbg her/ppo from/in the/at curio/nn cabinet/nn for/in inspection/nn was/bedz felled/vbn as/cs if/cs by/in a/at hammer/nn ,/, but/cc he/pps had/hvd previously/rb drunk/vbd a/at quantity/nn of/in applejack/nn ./. The/at three/cd Indian/jj brass/nn deities/nns ,/, though/rb --/-- Ganessa/np ,/, Siva/np ,/, and/cc Krishna/np --/-- are/ber an/at altogether/rb different/jj cup/nn of/in tea/nn ./. 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The/at inventory/nn you/ppss acquired/vbd from/in me/ppo isn't/bez* going/vbg to/to be/be easy/jj to/to move/vb ;/. ;/. you/ppss can't/md* very/ql well/rb sidle/vb up/in to/in people/nns on/in the/at street/nn and/cc ask/vb if/cs they/ppss want/vb to/to buy/vb a/at hot/jj Bodhisattva/np ./. Additionally/rb ,/, since/cs you're/ppss+ber going/vbg to/to be/be hors/fw-rb de/fw-in combat/fw-nn pretty/ql soon/rb with/in sprue/nn ,/, yaws/nns ,/, Delhi/np boil/nn ,/, the/at Granville/np wilt/nn ,/, liver/nn fluke/nn ,/, bilharziasis/nn ,/, and/cc a/at host/nn of/in other/ap complications/nns of/in the/at hex/nn you've/ppss+hv aroused/vbn ,/, you/ppss mustn't/md* expect/vb to/to be/be lionized/vbn socially/rb ./. My/pp$ advice/nn ,/, if/cs you/ppss live/vb long/jj enough/qlp to/to continue/vb your/pp$ vocation/nn ,/, is/bez that/cs the/at next/ap time/nn you're/ppss+ber attracted/vbn by/in the/at exotic/jj ,/, pass/vb it/ppo up/rp --/-- it's/pps+bez nothing/pn but/cc a/at headache/nn ./. 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