K01 2 ^ *'_*' are_BER you_PP2 sure_JJ you_PP2 're_BER quite_RB fit_JJ ?_? ^ K01 2 it_PP3 's_BEZ terrible_JJ weather_NN ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A K01 3 turned_VBD round_RP to_TO face_VB his_PP$ colleague_NN ._. K01 4 ^ for_IN some_DTI esoteric_JJ reason_NN Fairbanks_NP always_RB K01 4 completed_VBD the_ATI buttoning_NN K01 5 of_IN his_PP$ flies_NNS in_IN the_ATI main_JJB area_NN of_IN the_ATI K01 5 lavatory_NN ._. ^ *'_*' good_JJ morning_NN ,_, K01 6 Harold_NP ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM K01 6 pretty_RB chipper_JJ ,_, thanks_NNS ,_, considering_RI ._. **'_**' ^ K01 6 he_PP3A K01 7 was_BEDZ a_AT tiny_JJ man_NN ,_, of_IN fanatical_JJ neatness_NN ,_, K01 7 his_PP$ remaining_JJ hair_NN snowy_JJ ,_, and_CC K01 8 cropped_VBN like_IN a_AT Prussian's_NNP$ ._. ^ his_PP$ white_JJ K01 8 shirt_NN cuffs_NNS were_BED actually_RB K01 9 starched_VBN :_: he_PP3A protruded_VBD from_IN them_PP3OS his_PP$ K01 9 surprisingly_RB thick_JJ and_CC hairy_JJ K01 10 wrists_NNS and_CC began_VBD to_TO wash_VB ._. ^ *'_*' as_IN a_AT K01 10 matter_NN of_IN fact_NN a_AT good_JJ hard_JJ frost_NN K01 11 seems_VBZ to_TO clear_VB the_ATI old_JJ tubes_NNS ._. ^ much_RB K01 11 better_JJR for_IN me_PP1O than_IN the_ATI rain_NN ._. **'_**' K01 12 ^ *'_*' good_JJ ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Colmore_NP ._. ^ *'_*' K01 12 excellent_JJ ._. **'_**' K01 13 ^ Fairbanks_NP hummed_VBD a_AP few_AP" bars_NNS in_IN a_AT voice_NN K01 13 made_VBN resonant_JJ by_IN the_ATI very_AP K01 14 weakness_NN of_IN his_PP$ chest_NN ._. ^ Colmore_NP was_BEDZ ready_JJ K01 14 to_TO leave_VB ,_, but_CC delayed_VBD his_PP$ K01 15 departure_NN ,_, as_IN one_CD1 who_WPR dare_MD not_XNOT go_VB to_IN K01 15 bed_NN early_RB for_IN fear_NN of_IN missing_VBG K01 16 some_DTI wholly_RB unanticipated_JJ but_CC remotely_RB possible_JJ K01 16 event_NN of_IN absorbing_JJ K01 17 interest_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A took_VBD up_RP a_AT clothes_NNS brush_NN ._. K01 18 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'd_MD like_VB a_AT little_JJ conference_NN this_DT K01 18 morning_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Fairbanks_NP ._. K01 19 ^ *'_*' ten-thirty_CD be_BE all_RB right_RB" ?_? **'_**' ^ he_PP3A K01 19 did_DOD not_XNOT wait_VB for_IN a_AT reply_NN ._. ^ *'_*' get_VB K01 20 \0J.D_NP ,_, will_MD you_PP2 ?_? **'_**' K01 21 ^ \0J.D_NP was_BEDZ Davis_NP ,_, the_ATI other_AP assistant_NN K01 21 Secretary_NPT ._. K01 22 ^ *'_*' conference_NC **'_**' was_BEDZ Fairbanks's_NP$ word_NN for_IN K01 22 finding_VBG out_RP what_WDT was_BEDZ going_VBG K01 23 on_RP ._. ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, Charles_NP ,_, certainly_RB ,_, **'_**' K01 23 Colmore_NP said_VBD ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ not_XNOT the_ATI K01 24 Secretary's_NPT$ return_NN to_IN health_NN that_WPR was_BEDZ K01 24 disconcerting_JJ this_DT morning_NN *-_*- the_ATI K01 25 man_NN had_HVD to_TO retire_VB at_IN sixty_CD *-_*- but_CC his_PP$ K01 25 irreproachable_JJ fac*?6ade_NN ._. K01 26 ^ Westminster_NP and_CC Lincoln_NP *-_*- not_XNOT ,_, of_RB course_RB" K01 26 ,_, absolutely_RB full-fruit_JJB K01 27 standard_NN ,_, but_CC serviceable_JJ enough_QLP ._. ^ Colmore_NP K01 27 had_HVD more_RB than_RB" once_RB read_VBN his_PP$ K01 28 entry_NN in_IN who_WP 's_BEZ who_WP :_: son_NN of_IN Canon_NPT K01 28 Fairbanks_NP ,_, married_VBN to_IN the_ATI K01 29 daughter_NN of_IN a_AT knight_NN ,_, member_NN of_IN the_ATI K01 29 Devonshire_NP ._. ^ Colmore_NP thought_VBD of_IN K01 30 his_PP$ own_AP parents_NNS ,_, now_RN safely_RB dead_JJ :_: his_PP$ K01 30 mother's_NN$ wen_NN ,_, his_PP$ father's_NN$ lack_NN K01 31 of_IN aspirates_NNS ._. ^ with_IN such_ABL a_AT background_NN one_CD1 K01 31 could_MD never_RB be_BE really_RB safe_JJ K01 32 however_WRB brilliant_JJ one_CD1 was_BEDZ ._. ^ there_EX were_BED a_AT K01 32 score_NN of_IN things_NNS that_WPR could_MD K01 33 betray_VB one's_CD1$ weakness_NN ,_, things_NNS that_WPR lay_VBD K01 33 totally_RB outside_IN Fairbanks's_NP$ K01 34 conception_NN ._. ^ perhaps_RB some_DTI outrageous_JJ relation_NN K01 34 would_MD suddenly_RB decide_VB to_TO K01 35 call_VB on_IN him_PP3O at_IN his_PP$ office_NN :_: his_PP$ Uncle_NPT K01 35 Howard_NP ,_, say_VB ,_, whose_WP$R nose_NN had_HVD K01 36 doubtless_RB grown_VBN no_RB less_QL purple_JJ over_IN the_ATI K01 36 years_NNS ._. ^ or_CC his_PP$ accent_NN ,_, which_WDTR K01 37 had_HVD carefully_RB acquired_VBN a_AT neutrality_NN as_QL K01 37 unidentifiable_JJ as_IN some_DTI K01 38 composite_JJ creature_NN evolved_VBN by_IN statisticians_NNS ,_, K01 38 could_MD break_VB down_RP K01 39 unbeknown_RB to_IN himself_PPL ,_, on_IN the_ATI pronunciation_NN of_IN K01 39 a_AT common_JJ and_CC tell-tale_JJB K01 40 word_NN ._. ^ or_CC ,_, more_QL subtly_RB ,_, his_PP$ whole_JJ habit_NN K01 40 of_IN mind_NN and_CC body_NN ,_, formed_VBN in_IN K01 41 the_ATI uncultured_JJ ,_, nagging_JJ ,_, parsimonious_JJ ,_, K01 41 penurious_JJ household_NN of_IN his_PP$ K01 42 childhood_NN ,_, might_MD ,_, at_IN a_AT crucial_JJ moment_NN of_IN K01 42 his_PP$ life_NN ,_, reveal_VB him_PP3O as_CS K01 43 utterly_RB unsuitable_JJ for_IN further_JJB advancement_NN *-_*- K01 43 not_XNOT necessarily_RB or_CC ,_, K01 44 indeed_RB ,_, at_IN all_ABN ,_, by_IN a_AT word_NN or_CC gesture_NN K01 44 or_CC family_NN connection_NN ,_, but_CC through_IN K01 45 the_ATI image_NN of_IN himself_PPL that_WPR had_HVD willy-nilly_RB K01 45 and_CC over_IN an_AT extended_JJ period_NN K01 46 been_BEN fixed_VBN in_IN the_ATI eyes_NNS of_IN those_DTS who_WPR K01 46 controlled_VBD his_PP$ destiny_NN ._. K01 47 ^ Fairbanks_NP reached_VBD for_IN a_AT towel_NN ,_, a_AT clean_JJ K01 47 one_CD1 and_CC not_XNOT the_ATI scarcely_RB K01 48 crumpled_JJ one_CD1 that_WPR Colmore_NP himself_PPL had_HVD used_VBN K01 48 and_CC had_HVD left_VBN thriftily_RB on_IN K01 49 the_ATI ledge_NN below_IN the_ATI mirror_NN rather_RB than_CS K01 49 consign_VB to_IN the_ATI linen_NN basket_NN ._. K01 50 ^ of_RB course_RB" ,_, Colmore_NP thought_VBD ,_, as_CS he_PP3A put_VBD K01 50 down_RP the_ATI clothes_NNS brush_NN and_CC left_VBD K01 51 the_ATI lavatory_NN ,_, in_IN one_CD1 sense_NN ,_, in_IN a_AT very_QL K01 51 real_JJ sense_NN ,_, his_PP$ own_AP action_NN ,_, K01 52 which_WDTR would_MD have_HV saved_VBN the_ATI two_CD or_CC three_CD K01 52 coppers_NNS on_IN the_ATI authority's_NN$ K01 53 laundry_NN bill_NN ,_, would_MD have_HV been_BEN the_ATI right_JJ ,_, K01 53 the_ATI virtuous_JJ one_CD1 ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD K01 54 simply_RB never_RB properly_RB learnt_VBN what_WDT came_VBD to_IN K01 54 Fairbanks_NP quite_RB naturally_RB ,_, K01 55 that_CS the_ATI rules_NNS of_IN conduct_NN which_WDTR must_MD be_BE K01 55 enforced_VBN on_IN the_ATI inferior_JJ mass_NN K01 56 do_DO not_XNOT apply_VB to_IN the_ATI rulers_NNS themselves_PPLS ._. ^ K01 56 it_PP3 was_BEDZ not_XNOT long_RB ago_RB that_CS K01 57 Fairbanks_NP had_HVD personally_RB overhauled_VBN the_ATI system_NN K01 57 whereby_WRB the_ATI departments_NNS K01 58 of_IN the_ATI authority_NN indented_VBD for_IN stationery_NN stores_NNS K01 58 ,_, making_VBG the_ATI ordering_NN K01 59 the_ATI responsibility_NN of_IN a_AT department's_NN$ senior_JJ K01 59 administration_NN officer_NN K01 60 who_WPR ,_, among_IN many_AP other_AP things_NNS ,_, was_BEDZ K01 60 henceforth_RB to_TO issue_VB new_JJ pencils_NNS only_RB K01 61 on_IN the_ATI surrender_NN of_IN an_AT equivalent_JJ number_NN of_IN K01 61 pencil_NN stubs_NNS ._. K01 62 ^ when_WRB in_IN 1940_CD he_PP3A had_HVD first_RB entered_VBN K01 62 the_ATI service_NN of_IN the_ATI authority_NN *-_*- K01 63 though_CS in_IN those_DTS remote_JJ days_NNS it_PP3 had_HVD ,_, of_RB K01 63 course_RB" ,_, been_BEN merely_RB the_ATI K01 64 executive_JJ committee_NN *-_*- he_PP3A had_HVD imagined_VBN that_CS K01 64 even_RB its_PP$ higher_JJR reaches_NNS K01 65 were_BED ,_, like_IN his_PP$ own_AP level_NN ,_, simply_RB a_AT K01 65 matter_NN of_IN work_NN ,_, of_IN problems_NNS set_VBN and_CC K01 66 overcome_VBN ,_, of_IN the_ATI advancement_NN of_IN the_ATI able_JJ K01 66 and_CC the_ATI stagnation_NN of_IN the_ATI K01 67 inefficient_JJ ._. ^ but_CC as_CS he_PP3A had_HVD progressed_VBN and_CC K01 67 the_ATI organization_NN itself_PPL had_HVD K01 68 grown_VBN ,_, he_PP3A had_HVD begun_VBN to_TO encounter_VB all_ABN K01 68 the_ATI unforeseen_JJ forces_NNS of_IN birth_NN ,_, K01 69 influence_NN and_CC intrigue_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD occasionally_RB K01 69 *-_*- even_RB in_IN those_DTS days_NNS *-_*- K01 70 glimpsed_VBN the_ATI highest_JJT powers_NNS and_CC their_PP$ way_NN K01 70 of_IN life_NN :_: the_ATI building_NN (_( and_CC K01 71 this_DT was_BEDZ 1941_CD )_) of_IN a_AT massive_JJ series_NN of_IN K01 71 oak_NN lockers_NNS for_IN the_ATI committee's_NN$ K01 72 hats_NNS and_CC coats_NNS ,_, following_IN the_ATI theft_NN of_IN K01 72 the_ATI Vice-Chairman's_NPT$ umbrella_NN ;_; a_AT K01 73 meeting_NN of_IN the_ATI committee_NN itself_PPL with_IN virgin_JJB K01 73 blotting_NN paper_NN ,_, K01 74 freshly-sharpened_JJB pencils_NNS ,_, cut-glass_JJB carafes_NNS of_IN K01 74 water_NN ,_, and_CC its_PP$ members_NNS K01 75 displaying_VBG not_XNOT their_PP$ ability_NN (_( which_WDTR no_ATI K01 75 doubt_NN in_IN some_DTI cases_NNS actually_RB K01 76 existed_VBD )_) but_CC the_ATI quality_NN of_IN their_PP$ garments_NNS K01 76 or_CC knowledge_NN of_IN each_PPLS K01 77 other's_PPLS" background_NN ,_, and_CC even_RB in_IN the_ATI case_NN K01 77 of_IN the_ATI ex-trade_JJB union_NN members_NNS K01 78 a_AT salience_NN ,_, a_AT richness_NN of_IN feature_NN that_WPR K01 78 seemed_VBD at_RB once_RB" designed_VBN for_IN the_ATI K01 79 convenience_NN of_IN the_ATI newspaper_NN cartoonist_NN and_CC the_ATI K01 79 product_NN ,_, like_IN the_ATI K01 80 splendour_NN of_IN a_AT jungle_NN animal_NN ,_, of_IN some_DTI K01 80 special_JJ advantage_NN of_IN nurture_NN or_CC K01 81 habitat_NN ,_, so_CS that_CS" each_DT moustache_NN or_CC bald_JJ K01 81 head_NN or_CC pair_NN of_IN spectacles_NNS was_BEDZ K01 82 a_AT unique_JJ and_CC peculiarly_RB finished_JJ specimen_NN of_IN K01 82 its_PP$ kind_NN ,_, possessing_VBG ,_, K01 83 indeed_RB ,_, some_DTI curious_JJ aesthetic_JJ quality_NN as_CS K01 83 though_CS" added_VBN by_IN a_AT great_JJ K01 84 painter_NN ._. K01 85 ^ as_CS he_PP3A moved_VBD up_RP in_IN the_ATI hierarchy_NN *-_*- K01 85 or_CC ,_, rather_RB ,_, was_BEDZ buoyed_VBN along_RP by_IN K01 86 the_ATI great_JJ influx_NN of_IN personnel_NNS below_IN him_PP3O K01 86 when_WRB the_ATI authority_NN became_VBD the_ATI K01 87 authority_NN and_CC began_VBD to_TO expand_VB at_IN an_AT increasing_JJ K01 87 rate_NN with_IN the_ATI end_NN of_IN K01 88 the_ATI war_NN *-_*- the_ATI world_NN of_IN the_ATI rulers_NNS grew_VBD K01 88 less_QL strange_JJ :_: it_PP3 occasionally_RB K01 89 recognized_VBD his_PP$ existence_NN ,_, his_PP$ promotions_NNS K01 89 became_VBD its_PP$ concern_NN ,_, and_CC he_PP3A at_RB K01 90 last_RB" saw_VBD the_ATI possibility_NN of_IN breaking_VBG into_IN K01 90 it_PP3 ._. ^ though_CS that_DT was_BEDZ not_XNOT K01 91 quite_ABL the_ATI phrase_NN ,_, for_CS even_CS if_CS" he_PP3A could_MD K01 91 succeed_VB Sir_NPT Charles_NP he_PP3A would_MD ,_, K01 92 as_IN an_AT executive_NN ,_, be_BE eternally_RB differentiated_VBN K01 92 from_IN the_ATI Governors_NPTS ._. K01 93 ^ Fairbanks_NP managed_VBD the_ATI Governors_NPTS beautifully_RB ,_, K01 93 he_PP3A knew_VBD more_AP than_IN they_PP3AS ,_, K01 94 he_PP3A was_BEDZ cleverer_JJR than_IN most_AP ,_, discreetly_RB K01 94 used_VBD their_PP$ Christian_JNP names_NNS *-_*- but_CC K01 95 remained_VBD their_PP$ servant_NN ._. ^ they_PP3AS had_HVD no_ATI K01 95 office_NN hours_NNS ,_, however_WRB elastic_JJ ;_; K01 96 their_PP$ lives_NNS were_BED spent_VBN in_IN committee_NN making_VBG K01 96 decisions_NNS for_IN others_APS to_TO K01 97 execute_VB on_IN the_ATI basis_NN of_IN data_NNS laboriously_RB K01 97 gathered_VBN for_IN them_PP3OS ;_; they_PP3AS moved_VBD K01 98 from_IN board-room_NN to_IN board-room_NN ,_, encountering_VBG a_AT K01 98 succession_NN of_IN new_JJ K01 99 pencils_NNS ,_, clean_JJ towels_NNS ,_, institutional_JJ crystal_NN K01 99 and_CC silver_NN ,_, protein-rich_JJ K01 100 lunches_NNS ,_, immaculate_JJ agendas_NNS ,_, able_JJ slaves_NNS ._. ^ K01 100 Lord_NPT Groves_NP ,_, for_IN example_NN ,_, K01 101 though_CS doubtless_RB compelled_VBN by_IN earlier_JJR habits_NNS of_IN K01 101 comparative_JJ poverty_NN to_IN K01 102 fried_JJ fish_NN high_JJ teas_NNS ,_, existed_VBD for_IN the_ATI K01 102 greater_JJR part_NN of_IN his_PP$ life_NN in_IN K01 103 luxury_NN ,_, lolling_VBG in_IN the_ATI back_NN of_IN an_AT K01 103 authority_NN Austin_NP or_CC in_IN a_AT K01 104 complimentary_JJ stall_NN ,_, strolling_VBG along_IN the_ATI K01 104 promenade_NN at_IN a_AT conference_NN ,_, K01 105 eating_VBG in_IN a_AT free_JJ pullman_NN car_NN on_IN his_PP$ way_NN K01 105 to_TO open_VB a_AT new_JJ authority_NN K01 106 provincial_JJ office_NN ._. ^ and_CC even_RB Lord_NPT Groves_NP ,_, K01 106 despite_IN his_PP$ proletarian_JJ K01 107 origins_NNS and_CC political_JJ complexion_NN ,_, shared_VBD the_ATI K01 107 fierce_JJ ,_, jealous_JJ morality_NN K01 108 of_IN the_ATI rulers_NNS ._. ^ if_CS Colmore_NP was_BEDZ K01 108 apprehensive_JJ of_IN Fairbanks's_NP$ view_NN of_IN his_PP$ K01 109 conduct_NN ,_, how_WRB much_AP more_AP had_HVD he_PP3A to_TO fear_VB K01 109 from_IN the_ATI Governors_NPTS ,_, who_WPR at_IN the_ATI K01 110 breath_NN of_IN a_AT scandal_NN would_MD close_VB their_PP$ ranks_NNS K01 110 and_CC utterly_RB disown_VB him_PP3O ._. K01 111 ^ in_IN their_PP$ company_NN he_PP3A had_HVD sometimes_RB had_HVN K01 111 to_TO check_VB an_AT expression_NN of_IN K01 112 opinion_NN ,_, divining_VBG *-_*- as_CS a_AT child_NN ,_, ignorant_JJ K01 112 of_IN the_ATI moral_JJ standards_NNS of_IN the_ATI K01 113 adult_JJ world_NN ,_, anticipates_VBZ censure_NN in_IN the_ATI K01 113 premonitory_JJ motion_NN of_IN a_AT mouth_NN K01 114 or_CC eye_NN *-_*- that_CS what_WDT he_PP3A was_BEDZ about_RP to_TO K01 114 say_VB would_MD offend_VB the_ATI collective_JJ K01 115 ethos_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 would_MD be_BE utter_JJB folly_NN ,_, for_IN K01 115 example_NN ,_, for_IN him_PP3O to_TO indicate_VB that_CS K01 116 he_PP3A lacked_VBD religious_JJ belief_NN ;_; though_CS ,_, no_ATI K01 116 doubt_NN ,_, several_AP of_IN the_ATI Governors_NPTS K01 117 had_HVD never_RB for_IN years_NNS set_VBN foot_NN in_IN a_AT place_NN K01 117 of_IN worship_NN ,_, together_RB they_PP3AS K01 118 presented_VBD a_AT solidly_RB spiritual_JJ front_NN ._. ^ Colmore_NP K01 118 remembered_VBD ,_, too_RB ,_, how_WRB one_CD1 K01 119 of_IN their_PP$ number_NN had_HVD once_RB commented_VBN to_IN him_PP3O K01 119 on_IN what_WDT to_IN the_ATI speaker_NN was_BEDZ K01 120 the_ATI royal_JJ family's_NN$ excessive_JJ interest_NN in_IN horse_NN K01 120 racing_NN ;_; but_CC the_ATI K01 121 institution_NN of_IN royalty_NN could_MD never_RB be_BE called_VBN K01 121 into_IN question_NN ,_, and_CC from_IN K01 122 the_ATI critic_NN himself_PPL would_MD certainly_RB come_VB one_CD1 K01 122 of_IN the_ATI loudest_JJT of_IN the_ATI K01 123 murmurs_NNS of_IN ~ *'_*' God_NP bless_VB her_PP3O **'_**' after_IN K01 123 a_AT proposal_NN of_IN the_ATI loyal_JJ toast_NN ._. K01 124 ^ for_CS on_IN this_DT level_NN ,_, the_ATI great_JJ monoliths_NNS K01 124 of_IN the_ATI state_NN which_WDTR to_IN the_ATI K01 125 population_NN at_RB large_RB" presented_VBD the_ATI simple_JJ issue_NN K01 125 of_IN aye_UH or_CC no_UH ,_, were_BED K01 126 capable_JJ of_IN intimate_JJ criticism_NN ,_, albeit_CS they_PP3AS K01 126 were_BED of_IN unquestioned_JJ K01 127 acceptance_NN *-_*- as_CS the_ATI friends_NNS of_IN a_AT celebrated_JJ K01 127 actress_NN will_MD ,_, without_IN in_IN K01 128 the_ATI least_AP denying_VBG her_PP$ greatness_NN or_CC surpassing_JJ K01 128 beauty_NN ,_, remark_VB on_IN a_AT mole_NN K01 129 or_CC wrinkle_NN which_WDTR the_ATI general_JJ public_NN has_HVZ K01 129 never_RB been_BEN close_RB enough_QLP to_TO K01 130 see_VB ._. ^ among_IN the_ATI Governors_NPTS there_EX was_BEDZ often_RB K01 130 casual_JJ talk_NN of_IN *'_*' royals_NNS K01 131 **'_**' or_CC *'_*' Buck_NP House_NPL **'_**' :_: in_IN the_ATI last_AP K01 131 analysis_NN it_PP3 was_BEDZ the_ATI honours_NNS and_CC titles_NNS K01 132 bestowed_VBN by_IN the_ATI state_NN through_IN the_ATI institution_NN K01 132 of_IN royalty_NN *-_*- like_IN the_ATI K01 133 ease_NN of_IN mind_NN which_WDTR came_VBD through_IN the_ATI K01 133 allegiance_NN to_IN an_AT official_JJ K01 134 religion_NN *-_*- which_WDTR these_DTS men_NNS most_RBT valued_VBD ,_, K01 134 for_CS in_IN their_PP$ position_NN they_PP3AS K01 135 were_BED ambitious_JJ less_RBR for_IN money_NN than_CS for_IN the_ATI K01 135 infinite_JJ gradations_NNS of_IN K01 136 social_JJ and_CC public_JJ distinction_NN ._. K01 137 ^ how_WRB stupid_JJ and_CC gross_JJ would_MD seem_VB to_IN K01 137 them_PP3OS Colmore's_NP$ abortive_JJ K01 138 romance_NN !_! ^ indeed_RB ,_, so_PN it_PP3 seemed_VBD at_IN this_DT K01 138 moment_NN to_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ his_PP$ desires_NNS ,_, K01 139 his_PP$ fumbling_JJ way_NN of_IN fulfilling_VBG them_PP3OS ,_, put_VBD K01 139 him_PP3O at_IN the_ATI same_AP sort_NN of_IN K01 140 disadvantage_NN as_IN his_PP$ voice_NN ,_, his_PP$ school_NN ,_, K01 140 his_PP$ family_NN *-_*- perhaps_RB the_ATI one_CD1 K01 141 stemmed_VBD in_IN some_DTI way_NN from_IN the_ATI other_AP ._. ^ as_CS K01 141 he_PP3A reached_VBD his_PP$ room_NN he_PP3A was_BEDZ K01 142 seized_VBN with_IN a_AT sudden_JJ fright_NN about_IN Davis_NP ,_, K01 142 who_WPR had_HVD come_VBN into_IN the_ATI K01 143 authority_NN the_ATI normal_JJ way_NN ,_, via_IN the_ATI civil_JJ K01 143 service_NN ,_, and_CC whose_WP$R lack_NN of_IN the_ATI K01 144 ultimate_JJ ability_NN lay_VBD hidden_VBN in_IN a_AT charming_JJ K01 144 orthodoxy_NN ._. K01 145 ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ not_XNOT until_CS Colmore_NP had_HVD been_BEN K01 145 at_IN his_PP$ desk_NN for_IN a_AT half-hour_NN K01 146 that_CS his_PP$ sense_NN of_IN power_NN and_CC control_NN returned_VBD K01 146 ._. ^ his_PP$ mastery_NN of_IN the_ATI K01 147 authority's_NN$ vital_JJ processes_NNS made_VBD him_PP3O look_VB K01 147 forward_RB with_IN almost_RB painful_JJ K01 148 pleasure_NN to_IN the_ATI meeting_NN with_IN Fairbanks_NP and_CC K01 148 Davis_NP ,_, as_IN a_AT well-prepared_JJ K01 149 candidate_NN to_IN his_PP$ examination_NN ._. ^ so_CS that_CS" as_CS K01 149 he_PP3A made_VBD his_PP$ way_NN to_IN K01 150 Fairbanks's_NP$ room_NN *-_*- fileless_JJ ,_, paperless_JJ ,_, K01 150 leaving_VBG on_IN his_PP$ desk_NN the_ATI daily_JJ K01 151 returns_NNS of_IN the_ATI authority's_NN$ financial_JJ position_NN ,_, K01 151 having_HVG transferred_VBN the_ATI K01 152 relevant_JJ figures_NNS effortlessly_RB to_IN his_PP$ memory_NN *-_*- K01 152 he_PP3A searched_VBD greedily_RB in_IN K01 153 his_PP$ mind_NN for_IN some_DTI other_AP reason_NN for_IN being_BEG K01 153 happy_JJ ,_, and_CC lit_VBN on_IN Judith_NP ._. ^ he_PP3A K01 154 marched_VBD up_RP to_IN the_ATI next_AP floor_NN ,_, looking_VBG K01 154 down_RP at_IN the_ATI sharp_JJ crease_NN of_IN his_PP$ K01 155 trousers_NNS along_IN his_PP$ thighs_NNS ,_, sensing_VBG the_ATI K01 155 satisfactory_JJ hang_NN of_IN his_PP$ K01 156 unbuttoned_JJ jacket_NN as_CS it_PP3 moved_VBD gently_RB in_IN the_ATI K01 156 disturbed_JJ air_NN made_VBN by_IN his_PP$ K01 157 passage_NN ,_, and_CC thought_VBD :_: ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD keep_VB her_PP3O K01 157 in_IN reserve_NN ._. ^ the_ATI thought_NN was_BEDZ K01 158 comic_JJ even_RB to_IN him_PP3O *-_*- that_CS he_PP3A should_MD K01 158 treat_VB her_PP3O like_IN an_AT item_NN in_IN the_ATI K01 159 authority's_NN$ accounts_NNS ._. ^ but_CC how_WRB few_AP men_NNS of_IN K01 159 his_PP$ years_NNS had_HVD this_DT unobvious_JJ K01 160 relationship_NN ,_, this_DT inexhaustible_JJ source_NN of_IN K01 160 aesthetic_JJ enjoyment_NN ,_, this_DT K01 161 secret_JJ and_CC unforeseen_JJ extension_NN of_IN their_PP$ youth_NN K01 161 ,_, and_CC who_WP of_IN those_DTS few_AP K01 162 would_MD voluntarily_RB surrender_VB to_IN the_ATI passionless_JJ K01 162 final_JJ phase_NN of_IN their_PP$ K01 163 lives_NNS ._. K01 164 ^ 4_CD ._. K01 165 ^ the_ATI telephone_NN rang_VBD and_CC Colmore_NP rose_VBD K01 165 immediately_RB ._. ^ Dorothy_NP said_VBD :_: K01 166 ^ *'_*' let_VB Anna_NP take_VB it_PP3 ,_, darling_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A K01 166 ought_MD to_TO practise_VB her_PP$ English_NNP ._. **'_**' K01 167 ^ Anna_NP was_BEDZ their_PP$ European_JNP girl_NN of_IN the_ATI K01 167 moment_NN ,_, half_RB maid_NN ,_, half_RB student_NN ._. K01 168 ^ *'_*' no_UH ,_, **'_**' Colmore_NP said_VBD ,_, *'_*' she_PP3A K01 168 's_HVZ been_BEN waiting_VBG long_RB enough_QLP for_IN lunch_NN K01 169 as_CS it_PP3 is_BEZ ._. ^ and_CC one_CD1 of_IN us_PP1OS will_MD have_HV K01 169 to_TO go_VB in_IN the_ATI end_NN ._. **'_**' ^ they_PP3AS had_HVD K01 169 just_RB K01 170 sat_VBN down_RP at_IN table_NN after_IN a_AT rather_RB extended_JJ K01 170 session_NN of_IN gin_NN and_CC frenches_NNS K01 171 with_IN Colmore's_NP$ three_CD companions_NNS of_IN the_ATI K01 171 morning's_NN$ golf_NN whom_WPOR he_PP3A had_HVD K01 172 brought_VBN home_NR to_TO meet_VB up_RP with_IN their_PP$ wives_NNS ,_, K01 172 already_RB being_BEG entertained_VBN by_IN K01 173 Dorothy_NP ._. ^ a_AT comforting_JJ husk_NN of_IN inebriation_NN K01 173 separated_VBD Colmore_NP from_IN K01 174 reality_NN and_CC it_PP3 seemed_VBD to_IN him_PP3O that_CS his_PP$ K01 174 reaction_NN in_IN anticipating_VBG that_CS K01 175 the_ATI call_NN would_MD be_BE from_IN Judith_NP was_BEDZ K01 175 phenomenally_RB quick_JJ and_CC sagacious_JJ ._. K01 176 ^ they_PP3AS had_HVD not_XNOT been_BEN in_IN touch_NN with_IN each_PPLS K01 176 other_PPLS" since_IN the_ATI unsatisfactory_JJ K01 177 evening_NN that_WPR had_HVD begun_VBN with_IN the_ATI intrusion_NN K01 177 of_IN the_ATI callow_JJ young_JJ man_NN from_IN K01 178 Gilson_NP &_CC Freeman's_NP$ ,_, whose_WP$R name_NN he_PP3A could_MD K01 178 not_XNOT dredge_VB up_RP through_IN the_ATI K01 179 alcohol_NN ,_, and_CC the_ATI thought_NN of_IN speaking_VBG to_IN K01 179 her_PP3O and_CC even_RB ,_, in_IN this_DT K01 180 uninhibited_JJ moment_NN ,_, arranging_VBG to_TO see_VB her_PP3O K01 180 soon_RB *-_*- tomorrow_NR ,_, tonight_NR *-_*- K01 181 brought_VBD an_AT excitement_NN to_IN him_PP3O that_WPR was_BEDZ K01 181 almost_RB physically_RB erotic_JJ ._. ^ in_IN K01 182 the_ATI few_AP yards_NNS from_IN the_ATI dining-room_NN he_PP3A had_HVD K01 182 time_NN not_XNOT only_RB to_TO review_VB all_ABN K01 183 this_DT in_IN detail_NN but_CC to_TO savour_VB the_ATI remains_NNS K01 183 of_IN his_PP$ last_AP mouthful_NN of_IN K01 184 pa*?5te*?2_NN and_CC to_TO admire_VB once_RB again_RB the_ATI colour_NN K01 184 and_CC pattern_NN of_IN K01 185 his_PP$ new_JJ tweed_NN suit_NN that_WPR he_PP3A was_BEDZ wearing_VBG K01 185 for_IN the_ATI first_OD time_NN today_NR ._. K02 2 *'_*' then_RN perhaps_RB I_PP1A should_MD *-_*- shall_MD we_PP1AS K02 2 say_VB *-_*- qualify_VB my_PP$ name_NN ,_, K02 3 sir_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A suggested_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS are_BER K02 3 known_VBN *-_*- the_ATI family_NN ,_, I_PP1A mean_VB *-_*- as_IN K02 3 the_ATI K02 4 Stratford-Lees_NPS ._. ^ my_PP$ mother_NN likes_VBZ it_PP3 ._. ^ K02 4 she_PP3A was_BEDZ a_AT Stratford_NP ,_, you_PP2 K02 5 see_VB ,_, from_IN Norfolk_NP ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A spoke_VBD as_CS K02 5 though_CS" both_ABX of_IN us_PP1OS should_MD be_BE K02 6 acquainted_VBN with_IN the_ATI Stratfords_NPS of_IN Norfolk_NP ,_, K02 6 but_CC neither_DTX one_CD1 of_IN us_PP1OS K02 7 commented_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' but_CC the_ATI old_JJ man_NN does_DOZ K02 7 n't_XNOT care_VB for_IN using_VBG double-barrelled_JJ K02 8 names_NNS ,_, as_CS he_PP3A calls_VBZ them_PP3OS ._. ^ and_CC I_PP1A K02 8 think_VB I_PP1A agree_VB with_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ that_DT 's_BEZ why_WRB K02 8 I_PP1A K02 9 use_VB just_RB the_ATI plain_JJ *'_*' Lee_NC **'_**' on_IN my_PP$ K02 9 cards_NNS ._. ^ but_CC if_CS you_PP2 think_VB **'_**' *-_*- and_CC K02 10 his_PP$ expression_NN changed_VBD quickly_RB to_IN deliberation_NN K02 10 *-_*- *'_*' that_CS I_PP1A should_MD use_VB K02 11 the_ATI Stratford-Lee_NP ,_, just_RB out_RP here_RN I_PP1A mean_VB ,_, K02 11 then_RN of_RB course_RB" *-_*- **'_**' K02 12 ^ *'_*' oh_UH Lord_NPT ,_, no_UH ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD ,_, K02 12 perhaps_RB just_RB a_RB little_RB" too_QL abruptly_RB ._. K02 13 ^ *'_*' there_EX are_BER far_RB too_QL many_AP double-barrelled_JJ K02 13 names_NNS out_RP here_RN as_CS it_PP3 is_BEZ ._. **'_**' K02 14 ^ he_PP3A sat_VBD back_RP again_RB ,_, obviously_RB satisfied_JJ ._. K02 14 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM inclined_VBN to_TO agree_VB K02 15 with_IN you_PP2 ,_, sir_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. K02 16 ^ we_PP1AS had_HVD a_AT leisurely_JJ lunch_NN ._. ^ Nigel's_NP$ K02 16 cook-boy_NN had_HVD prepared_VBN an_AT K02 17 excellent_JJ curry_NN ,_, hot_JJ enough_QLP with_IN chili_NN to_TO K02 17 make_VB my_PP$ eyes_NNS water_VB a_RB K02 18 little_RB" ,_, even_RB after_IN so_QL many_AP years_NNS of_IN hot_JJ K02 18 curries_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI gin_NN pahits_&FW ,_, K02 19 and_CC now_RN the_ATI beer_NN with_IN the_ATI curry_NN ,_, had_HVD K02 19 their_PP$ desired_JJ effect_NN on_IN us_PP1OS ;_; or_CC K02 20 rather_RB ,_, on_IN Nigel_NP and_CC myself_PPL ._. ^ Lee_NP ,_, I_PP1A K02 20 noticed_VBD ,_, had_HVD asked_VBN for_IN Coca-Cola_NP ._. K02 21 ^ this_DT rather_RB surprised_VBD me_PP1O from_IN a_AT young_JJ man_NN K02 21 who_WPR was_BEDZ otherwise_RB so_QL K02 22 sophisticated_JJ ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ not_XNOT ,_, however_RB ,_, K02 22 ostentatious_JJ about_IN the_ATI matter_NN ._. K02 23 ^ if_CS anything_PN ,_, he_PP3A had_HVD merely_RB become_VBN a_RB K02 23 little_RB" more_QL reserved_JJ ,_, and_CC much_RB K02 24 more_QL polite_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A thought_VBD to_IN myself_PPL :_: ^ *'_*' K02 24 a_AP few_AP" years_NNS in_IN the_ATI east_NR ,_, my_PP$ boy_NN ,_, K02 25 and_CC you_PP2 'll_MD drink_VB *-_*- I_PP1A 've_HV seen_VBN your_PP$ K02 25 kind_NN before_RI !_! **'_**' K02 26 ^ after_IN the_ATI curry_NN ,_, I_PP1A wanted_VBD only_RB to_TO K02 26 go_VB upstairs_RN to_IN bed_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A had_HVD long_RB K02 27 since_RI become_VBN accustomed_VBN ,_, and_CC now_RN addicted_VBN ,_, K02 27 to_IN an_AT after-curry_JJB nap_NN ._. K02 28 ^ Lee_NP ,_, however_RB ,_, showed_VBD not_XNOT the_ATI slightest_JJT K02 28 sign_NN of_IN fatigue_NN ._. K02 29 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A wonder_VB if_CS you_PP2 'd_MD mind_VB if_CS I_PP1A K02 29 took_VBD a_AT bit_NN of_IN a_AT look_NN round_RP ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A K02 30 asked_VBD Nigel_NP ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT sleep_VB in_IN K02 30 the_ATI afternoons_NNS ._. **'_**' K02 31 ^ Nigel_NP ,_, I_PP1A must_MD say_VB ,_, was_BEDZ very_QL good_JJ K02 31 about_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ I_PP1A knew_VBD how_WRB much_RB he_PP3A K02 32 probably_RB wanted_VBD to_TO sleep_VB himself_PPL ._. ^ but_CC ,_, K02 32 almost_RB gallantly_RB ,_, he_PP3A said_VBD :_: K02 33 ^ *'_*' not_XNOT at_IN all_ABN ._. ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD show_VB you_PP2 K02 33 ._. **'_**' K02 34 ^ *'_*' oh_UH no_UH ,_, **'_**' young_JJ Lee_NP protested_VBD ,_, K02 34 considerate_JJ as_CS always_RB ._. ^ *'_*' that_DT 's_BEZ K02 35 not_XNOT necessary_JJ if_CS you_PP2 want_VB to_TO rest_VB ,_, sir_NN K02 35 ._. ^ I_PP1A 'm_BEM sure_JJ I_PP1A will_MD n't_XNOT do_DO any_DTI K02 36 harm_NN ._. **'_**' K02 37 ^ Nigel_NP laughed_VBD ._. ^ I_PP1A had_HVD not_XNOT known_VBN K02 37 he_PP3A was_BEDZ so_QL good-natured_JJ ._. ^ but_CC K02 38 then_RN ,_, I_PP1A suppose_VB I_PP1A had_HVD never_RB given_VBN K02 38 him_PP3O similar_JJ cause_NN to_TO display_VB such_ABL K02 39 amiability_NN ._. K02 40 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A had_HVD n't_XNOT for_IN one_CD1 moment_NN thought_VBN K02 40 you_PP2 would_MD ,_, **'_**' Nigel_NP said_VBD ._. K02 41 ^ *'_*' bring_VB your_PP$ swimming_NN costume_NN ,_, if_CS you_PP2 K02 41 like_VB ._. ^ we_PP1AS 've_HV got_VBN a_AT small_JJ pool_NN K02 42 over_RP on_IN the_ATI other_AP side_NN of_IN the_ATI estate_NN ,_, K02 42 near_IN the_ATI latex_NN factory_NN ._. **'_**' K02 43 ^ *'_*' oh_UH excellent_JJ !_! **'_**' young_JJ Lee_NP said_VBD ,_, K02 43 and_CC his_PP$ face_NN lit_VBD up_RP with_IN K02 44 enthusiasm_NN ,_, like_IN an_AT energetic_JJ young_JJ athlete_NN ._. K02 45 ^ I_PP1A only_RB just_RB recall_VB hearing_VBG them_PP3OS drive_VB K02 45 off_RP from_IN the_ATI bungalow_NN as_CS I_PP1A K02 46 took_VBD myself_PPL gratefully_RB up_IN the_ATI stairs_NNS and_CC ,_, K02 46 stripping_VBG off_RP to_IN just_RB K02 47 underpants_NNS in_IN the_ATI heat_NN of_IN the_ATI afternoon_NN ,_, K02 47 collapsed_VBD on_IN the_ATI bed_NN ._. ^ as_CS I_PP1A K02 48 went_VBD off_RP to_IN sleep_NN ,_, I_PP1A was_BEDZ very_QL grateful_JJ K02 48 to_IN Nigel_NP for_IN not_XNOT having_HVG K02 49 suggested_VBN that_CS I_PP1A should_MD accompany_VB them_PP3OS ._. K02 50 ^ I_PP1A slept_VBD soundly_RB ,_, and_CC much_RB later_RBR than_CS K02 50 I_PP1A should_MD ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ already_RB K02 51 after_IN six_CD when_WRB I_PP1A awoke_VBD ,_, and_CC the_ATI sun_NN K02 51 was_BEDZ nearly_RB setting_VBG beyond_IN the_ATI west_NR K02 52 window_NN ._. ^ downstairs_RN I_PP1A could_MD hear_VB the_ATI murmur_NN K02 52 of_IN voices_NNS ,_, and_CC knew_VBD they_PP3AS K02 53 were_BED back_RP ._. ^ I_PP1A wondered_VBD ,_, as_CS I_PP1A wrapped_VBD K02 53 a_AT sarong_NN around_IN my_PP$ waist_NN ,_, K02 54 if_CS Nigel_NP at_IN all_ABN resented_VBD being_BEG deprived_VBN of_IN K02 54 his_PP$ afternoon_NN sleep_NN ._. K02 55 ^ they_PP3AS were_BED sitting_VBG over_IN the_ATI tea_NN things_NNS K02 55 when_WRB I_PP1A joined_VBD them_PP3OS ._. ^ Nigel_NP K02 56 did_DOD n't_XNOT look_VB at_IN all_ABN put_VBN out_RP ;_; in_IN fact_NN K02 56 I_PP1A decided_VBD he_PP3A must_MD have_HV quite_RB K02 57 enjoyed_VBN himself_PPL with_IN young_JJ Lee_NP during_IN the_ATI K02 57 afternoon_NN ,_, and_CC I_PP1A was_BEDZ glad_JJ of_IN K02 58 it_PP3 ._. ^ no_UH ,_, Nigel_NP was_BEDZ n't_XNOT put_VBN out_RP ;_; K02 58 but_CC to_IN my_PP$ surprise_NN ,_, and_CC amusement_NN ,_, K02 59 I_PP1A detected_VBD a_AT slight_JJ frown_NN of_IN disapproval_NN K02 59 from_IN Lee_NP at_IN my_PP$ sarong_NN ,_, K02 60 and_CC my_PP$ feet_NNS shod_VBN in_IN only_RB se*?5patus_&FW ._. ^ K02 60 and_CC I_PP1A said_VBD to_IN myself_PPL :_: K02 61 ^ oh_UH ,_, God_NP ,_, does_DOZ n't_XNOT the_ATI boy_NN ever_RB K02 61 relax_VB !_! ^ he_PP3A turned_VBD his_PP$ gaze_NN away_RP from_IN K02 61 me_PP1O K02 62 almost_RB instantly_RB ,_, but_CC it_PP3 had_HVD been_BEN enough_DTI K02 62 to_TO make_VB me_PP1O conscious_JJ of_IN the_ATI K02 63 nakedness_NN of_IN the_ATI upper_JJB half_NN of_IN my_PP$ body_NN ,_, K02 63 even_RB of_IN the_ATI matted_JJ grey_JJ hairs_NNS K02 64 on_IN my_PP$ chest_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A probably_RB thought_VBD my_PP$ K02 64 appearance_NN quite_ABL a_AT breach_NN of_IN the_ATI K02 65 social_JJ graces_NNS ;_; but_CC ,_, naturally_RB ,_, he_PP3A said_VBD K02 65 not_XNOT so_QL much_AP as_IN a_AT word_NN about_IN it_PP3 ._. K02 66 ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS 've_HV just_RB had_HVN tea_NN ,_, **'_**' Nigel_NP K02 66 said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' would_MD you_PP2 like_VB the_ATI cookie_NN K02 67 to_TO make_VB you_PP2 a_AT fresh_JJ lot_NN ?_? **'_**' K02 68 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'd_MD rather_RB have_HV whisky_NN ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A K02 68 told_VBD him_PP3O ._. K02 69 ^ *'_*' thought_VBD as_QL much_AP ._. ^ sun_NN 's_BEZ nearly_RB K02 69 below_IN the_ATI yard-arm_NN ,_, anyway_RB ._. K02 70 ^ would_MD n't_XNOT mind_VB a_AT stengah_&FW myself_PPL ._. ^ how_WRB K02 70 about_IN you_PP2 ,_, Harry_NP ?_? **'_**' K02 71 ^ so_RB they_PP3AS had_HVD managed_VBN to_TO come_VB to_IN the_ATI K02 71 stage_NN of_IN using_VBG each_PPLS other's_PPLS" K02 72 Christian_JNP names_NNS ,_, I_PP1A noted_VBD ._. ^ perhaps_RB Lee_NP K02 72 was_BEDZ n't_XNOT quite_RB as_QL reserved_JJ as_CS I_PP1A K02 73 thought_VBD ._. K02 74 ^ *'_*' thanks_NNS ,_, Nigel_NP ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ K02 74 *'_*' just_RB Coca-Cola_NP ._. ^ although_CS I_PP1A 'd_MD K02 75 like_VB to_TO have_HV whatever_WDT you_PP2 have_HV ._. ^ I_PP1A want_VB K02 75 to_TO get_VB to_TO know_VB the_ATI kind_NN of_IN K02 76 life_NN people_NNS lead_VB in_IN the_ATI east_NR ,_, you_PP2 know_VB K02 76 ._. **'_**' K02 77 ^ at_IN this_DT ,_, I_PP1A felt_VBD a_AT return_NN of_IN the_ATI K02 77 irritation_NN I_PP1A felt_VBD with_IN him_PP3O at_IN K02 78 times_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A would_MD not_XNOT have_HV had_HVN a_AT drink_NN K02 78 for_IN the_ATI sake_NN of_IN the_ATI drink_NN ,_, but_CC K02 79 only_RB to_TO know_VB the_ATI kind_NN of_IN life_NN we_PP1AS led_VBD K02 79 in_IN the_ATI east_NR !_! ^ but_CC then_RN I_PP1A K02 80 dispelled_VBD my_PP$ irritation_NN ,_, or_CC endeavoured_VBD to_TO ;_; K02 80 apart_IN from_IN" its_PP$ being_BEG so_QL K02 81 irrational_JJ ,_, I_PP1A had_HVD ,_, probably_RB ,_, another_DT two_CD K02 81 or_CC three_CD weeks_NNS of_IN his_PP$ company_NN K02 82 ahead_RB of_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ it_PP3 would_MD be_BE silly_JJ ,_, at_IN K02 82 this_DT point_NN ,_, to_TO let_VB such_ABL K02 83 trivialities_NNS bother_VB me_PP1O ._. ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ even_RB K02 83 surprised_JJ that_CS they_PP3AS should_MD ._. K02 84 ^ the_ATI drinks_NNS were_BED served_VBN ,_, not_XNOT by_IN the_ATI K02 84 Chinese_JNP cook-boy_NN ,_, but_CC by_IN two_CD K02 85 young_JJ Malay_JNP girls_NNS dressed_VBN gracefully_RB in_IN sarong_NN K02 85 and_CC ke*?5baya_&FW ._. K02 86 ^ barefooted_JJ ,_, they_PP3AS moved_VBD around_IN the_ATI room_NN K02 86 silently_RB ,_, but_CC with_IN K02 87 voluptuous_JJ and_CC unmistakable_JJ insinuation_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A K02 87 could_MD tell_VB almost_RB K02 88 instantly_RB which_WDT one_CD1 I_PP1A preferred_VBD ._. ^ as_CS K02 88 she_PP3A set_VBD down_RP my_PP$ drink_NN beside_IN me_PP1O ,_, K02 89 I_PP1A looked_VBD at_IN her_PP3O ,_, probably_RB with_IN blatant_JJ K02 89 assessment_NN ,_, and_CC she_PP3A returned_VBD my_PP$ K02 90 gaze_NN with_IN a_AT mischievous_JJ sidelong_JJ glance_NN ,_, and_CC K02 90 just_RB the_ATI faintest_JJT K02 91 suggestion_NN ,_, though_CS quite_RB inaudible_JJ ,_, of_IN a_AT K02 91 giggle_NN ._. ^ knowing_VBG Nigel_NP ,_, I_PP1A K02 92 would_MD have_HV been_BEN surprised_JJ if_CS he_PP3A had_HVD not_XNOT K02 92 made_VBN his_PP$ usual_JJ K02 93 *'_*' arrangements_NNS **'_**' ._. ^ a_AT bachelor_NN himself_PPL ,_, K02 93 he_PP3A knew_VBD well_RB how_WRB to_TO entertain_VB K02 94 his_PP$ bachelor_NN friends_NNS ._. K02 95 ^ he_PP3A caught_VBD my_PP$ look_NN and_CC pursed_VBD his_PP$ K02 95 lips_NNS in_IN a_AT quick_JJ little_JJ grimace_NN K02 96 of_IN acknowledgement_NN ;_; then_RN raised_VBD an_AT enquiring_JJ K02 96 eyebrow_NN in_IN young_JJ Lee's_NP$ K02 97 direction_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A shrugged_VBD a_AT shoulder_NN ._. ^ Lee_NP K02 97 would_MD have_HV to_TO decide_VB about_IN K02 98 that_DT for_IN himself_PPL ,_, I_PP1A thought_VBD ,_, and_CC K02 98 noticed_VBD that_CS although_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ looking_VBG K02 99 at_IN the_ATI other_AP girl_NN ,_, he_PP3A did_DOD so_PN quite_RB K02 99 dispassionately_RB ,_, almost_RB as_CS though_CS" K02 100 he_PP3A was_BEDZ merely_RB interested_JJ in_IN the_ATI unfamiliar_JJ K02 100 clothes_NNS she_PP3A was_BEDZ wearing_VBG ._. K02 101 ^ and_CC I_PP1A thought_VBD to_IN myself_PPL :_: ^ he_PP3A may_MD be_BE K02 101 still_RB too_QL much_AP of_IN a_AT *'_*' new_JJ chum_NN K02 102 **'_**' to_TO see_VB *'_*' the_ATI beauty_NN of_IN the_ATI east_NR K02 102 **'_**' ._. K02 103 ^ there_EX was_BEDZ still_RB an_AT ease_NN in_IN our_PP$ K02 103 conversation_NN ,_, but_CC its_PP$ scope_NN was_BEDZ K02 104 restricted_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A felt_VBD that_CS I_PP1A could_MD hardly_RB K02 104 make_VB the_ATI usual_JJ enquiries_NNS and_CC K02 105 comments_NNS about_IN Nigel's_NP$ various_JJ mistresses_NNS as_CS K02 105 I_PP1A was_BEDZ accustomed_VBN to_TO K02 106 whenever_WRB I_PP1A saw_VBD him_PP3O ,_, much_RB as_CS I_PP1A K02 106 wondered_VBD which_WDT of_IN his_PP$ girls_NNS was_BEDZ in_IN K02 107 favour_NN at_IN the_ATI moment_NN ._. ^ and_CC I_PP1A suppose_VB K02 107 he_PP3A felt_VBD the_ATI same_AP ._. ^ we_PP1AS had_HVD only_RB a_AP K02 108 few_AP" drinks_NNS ,_, then_RN decided_VBD to_TO bathe_VB and_CC K02 108 dress_VB for_IN a_AT rather_RB early_JJ dinner_NN ._. K02 109 ^ Lee_NP was_BEDZ impressed_VBN not_XNOT only_RB with_IN the_ATI K02 109 estate_NN ,_, or_CC so_PN he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, but_CC also_RB K02 110 with_IN the_ATI accommodation_NN provided_VBN for_IN a_AT planter_NN K02 110 ,_, and_CC a_AT bachelor_NN at_IN that_DT ._. K02 111 ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ ,_, of_RB course_RB" ,_, very_QL comfortable_JJ ,_, K02 111 and_CC Nigel_NP had_HVD made_VBN it_PP3 very_QL K02 112 presentable_JJ with_IN additions_NNS of_IN furniture_NN ,_, K02 112 pictures_NNS ,_, the_ATI radio_NN K02 113 equipment_NN ,_, and_CC personal_JJ touches_NNS of_IN his_PP$ own_AP K02 113 ._. ^ he_PP3A read_VBD widely_RB ,_, and_CC had_HVD K02 114 collected_VBN a_AT sizeable_JJ library_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ K02 114 also_RB interested_JJ in_IN Malay_JNP K02 115 customs_NNS ,_, more_QL especially_RB in_IN those_DTS of_IN the_ATI K02 115 aboriginal_JJ Sakais_NPS ,_, and_CC his_PP$ K02 116 walls_NNS were_BED adorned_VBN with_IN a_AT varied_JJ collection_NN K02 116 of_IN Sakai_NP weapons_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD K02 117 one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI better_JJR Kashmir_NP carpets_NNS on_IN the_ATI K02 117 floor_NN ._. ^ his_PP$ pictures_NNS and_CC K02 118 curtains_NNS ,_, indeed_RB I_PP1A suppose_VB the_ATI entire_JJB K02 118 furnishings_NNS ,_, had_HVD been_BEN selected_VBN K02 119 personally_RB ._. ^ the_ATI house_NN was_BEDZ ,_, as_CS he_PP3A K02 119 occasionally_RB proclaimed_VBD ,_, his_PP$ K02 120 home_NR *-_*- and_CC he_PP3A had_HVD made_VBN it_PP3 as_IN such_ABL ._. K02 120 ^ I_PP1A doubt_VB if_CS he_PP3A will_MD ever_RB leave_VB K02 121 Malaya_NP ,_, even_RB when_WRB he_PP3A retires_VBZ ._. ^ the_ATI K02 121 country_NN ,_, and_CC his_PP$ mistresses_NNS ,_, have_HV K02 122 come_VBN to_TO mean_VB too_QL much_AP to_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ and_CC ,_, K02 122 indirectly_RB ,_, this_DT impression_NN I_PP1A had_HVD K02 123 of_IN him_PP3O was_BEDZ one_CD1 of_IN several_AP reasons_NNS why_WRB K02 123 I_PP1A had_HVD decided_VBN I_PP1A should_MD leave_VB K02 124 it_PP3 *-_*- before_CS ,_, for_IN me_PP1O too_RB ,_, it_PP3 would_MD K02 124 be_BE too_QL late_JJ ._. K02 125 ^ I_PP1A used_VBD the_ATI excuse_NN of_IN our_PP$ early_JJ start_NN K02 125 in_IN the_ATI morning_NN to_TO retire_VB as_QL K02 126 soon_RB as_CS it_PP3 seemed_VBD prudent_JJ to_TO do_DO so_PN ,_, K02 126 after_IN the_ATI coffee_NN and_CC brandy_NN ,_, K02 127 already_RB anticipating_VBG the_ATI familiar_JJ pleasures_NNS K02 127 awaiting_VBG me_PP1O ._. ^ Lee_NP did_DOD not_XNOT K02 128 demur_VB ,_, and_CC I_PP1A gathered_VBD from_IN Nigel's_NP$ K02 128 expression_NN that_CS he_PP3A had_HVD presumed_VBN K02 129 that_CS his_PP$ other_AP guest_NN ,_, even_CS if_CS" of_IN so_QL K02 129 recent_JJ acquaintance_NN ,_, would_MD approve_VB K02 130 of_IN ,_, and_CC even_RB appreciate_VB ,_, his_PP$ usual_JJ *'_*' K02 130 arrangements_NNS **'_**' ._. ^ after_CS I_PP1A had_HVD K02 131 showered_VBN ,_, I_PP1A found_VBD that_CS the_ATI girl_NN I_PP1A K02 131 had_HVD looked_VBN at_IN was_BEDZ in_IN the_ATI bedroom_NN ,_, K02 132 making_VBG a_AT pretence_NN of_IN tidying_VBG my_PP$ clothes_NNS ._. ^ K02 132 I_PP1A got_VBD under_IN the_ATI mosquito-net_NN K02 133 and_CC lay_VBD there_RN in_IN my_PP$ sarong_NN ,_, waiting_VBG for_IN K02 133 her_PP3O ._. ^ patiently_RB ,_, K02 134 precisely_RB ,_, she_PP3A folded_VBD the_ATI last_AP garment_NN and_CC K02 134 put_VBD it_PP3 on_IN the_ATI chest_NN of_IN K02 135 drawers_NNS ._. ^ then_RN she_PP3A turned_VBD out_RP the_ATI light_NN K02 135 and_CC ,_, without_IN saying_VBG a_AT word_NN ,_, K02 136 took_VBD off_RP her_PP$ ke*?5baya_&FW and_CC ,_, unwinding_VBG her_PP$ K02 136 sarong_NN ,_, moved_VBD it_PP3 K02 137 up_RP from_IN her_PP$ waist_NN to_IN over_IN her_PP$ breasts_NNS in_IN K02 137 the_ATI sleeping_NN position_NN ._. ^ there_EX K02 138 was_BEDZ just_RB enough_DTI light_NN seeping_VBG through_IN the_ATI K02 138 windows_NNS for_IN me_PP1O to_TO watch_VB her_PP3O ._. K02 139 ^ then_RN she_PP3A came_VBD to_IN the_ATI bed_NN ,_, and_CC I_PP1A K02 139 lifted_VBD the_ATI mosquito-net_NN for_IN her_PP3O as_CS ,_, K02 140 still_RB without_IN a_AT word_NN ,_, but_CC with_IN another_DT K02 140 barely_RB audible_JJ giggle_NN ,_, she_PP3A lay_VBD K02 141 beside_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ without_IN further_JJB ado_NN she_PP3A K02 141 began_VBD the_ATI assiduous_JJ and_CC almost_RB K02 142 energetic_JJ routine_NN of_IN love-play_NN ._. ^ for_IN such_ABL a_AT K02 142 leisurely_JJ race_NN in_IN almost_RB K02 143 everything_PN else_RB *-_*- not_XNOT only_RB leisurely_JJ ,_, but_CC K02 143 renownedly_RB lazy_JJ *-_*- the_ATI K02 144 Malays_NNPS ,_, surprisingly_RB enough_QLP ,_, have_HV a_AT sort_NN K02 144 of_IN energetic_JJ deliberation_NN for_IN K02 145 their_PP$ dancing_NN and_CC love-play_NN ,_, but_CC which_WDTR is_BEZ K02 145 not_XNOT to_TO be_BE mistaken_VBN for_IN K02 146 ardour_NN ._. K02 147 ^ *'_*' chantek_&FW ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A murmured_VBD obligingly_RB K02 147 ,_, not_XNOT really_RB meaning_VBG it_PP3 ,_, K02 148 nor_CC really_RB caring_VBG whether_CS she_PP3A was_BEDZ beautiful_JJ K02 148 or_CC not_XNOT ,_, but_CC only_RB glad_JJ K02 149 to_TO know_VB that_CS she_PP3A kissed_VBD in_IN the_ATI western_JJ K02 149 fashion_NN and_CC not_XNOT just_RB as_CS Moslems_NNPS K02 150 do_DO ._. ^ I_PP1A kept_VBD her_PP$ mouth_NN busy_JJ so_CS that_CS" K02 150 I_PP1A would_MD not_XNOT have_HV to_TO go_VB through_IN the_ATI K02 151 usual_JJ long_JJ and_CC boring_JJ rigmarole_NN of_IN being_BEG told_VBN K02 151 what_WDT her_PP$ name_NN was_BEDZ ,_, who_WP K02 152 her_PP$ parents_NNS were_BED ,_, where_WRB she_PP3A was_BEDZ born_VBN K02 152 ,_, where_WRB she_PP3A had_HVD lived_VBN *-_*- and_CC K02 153 especially_RB the_ATI list_NN of_IN names_NNS ,_, displayed_VBN like_IN K02 153 a_AT string_NN of_IN beads_NNS ,_, of_IN all_ABN K02 154 the_ATI white_JJ tuans_&FW she_PP3A had_HVD slept_VBN with_IN ._. ^ K02 154 but_CC ,_, as_CS I_PP1A succumbed_VBD to_IN the_ATI K02 155 lewdness_NN of_IN her_PP$ skilled_JJ ministrations_NNS ,_, I_PP1A K02 155 could_MD not_XNOT help_VB wondering_VBG K02 156 about_IN young_JJ Lee's_NP$ reactions_NNS to_IN *'_*' the_ATI K02 156 arrangements_NNS **'_**' ._. ^ he_PP3A in_IN turn_NN was_BEDZ K02 157 probably_RB wondering_VBG ,_, I_PP1A supposed_VBD ,_, if_CS this_DT K02 157 was_BEDZ the_ATI kind_NN of_IN hospitality_NN he_PP3A K02 158 could_MD expect_VB in_IN every_AT bachelor's_NN$ bungalow_NN in_IN K02 158 which_WDTR he_PP3A might_MD find_VB K02 159 himself_PPL as_IN a_AT guest_NN ._. ^ but_CC ,_, even_RB in_IN K02 159 Malaya_NP ,_, not_XNOT all_ABN of_IN them_PP3OS are_BER Nigels_NPS ._. K02 160 ^ my_PP$ companion_NN of_IN the_ATI night_NN was_BEDZ gone_VBN K02 160 when_WRB I_PP1A awoke_VBD in_IN the_ATI morning_NN ._. K02 161 ^ Nigel_NP has_HVZ them_PP3OS well_RB trained_VBN ,_, I_PP1A K02 161 thought_VBD to_IN myself_PPL ._. ^ I_PP1A dressed_VBD quickly_RB ,_, K02 162 curious_JJ to_TO see_VB how_WRB Lee_NP had_HVD reacted_VBN to_IN it_PP3 K02 162 ._. ^ I_PP1A expected_VBD ,_, or_CC even_RB hoped_VBD ,_, K02 163 that_CS it_PP3 would_MD *'_*' unbend_VB **'_**' him_PP3O a_RB K02 163 little_RB" ._. K02 164 ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ surprised_JJ to_TO find_VB that_CS he_PP3A K02 164 was_BEDZ not_XNOT only_RB dressed_VBN ,_, but_CC packed_VBN K02 165 ready_JJ to_TO continue_VB the_ATI journey_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ K02 165 pacing_VBG up_IN and_CC down_IN the_ATI K02 166 living-room_NN with_IN obvious_JJ irritation_NN ._. ^ Nigel_NP was_BEDZ K02 166 not_XNOT yet_RB down_RP ,_, and_CC Lee_NP K02 167 looked_VBD decidedly_RB relieved_JJ when_WRB he_PP3A saw_VBD me_PP1O K02 167 ;_; wished_VBD me_PP1O an_AT almost_RB K02 168 grateful_JJ ,_, but_CC still_RB polite_JJ ,_, good_JJ morning_NN ._. K02 169 ^ *'_*' did_DOD you_PP2 sleep_VB well_RB ?_? **'_**' I_PP1A K02 169 enquired_VBD ,_, deliberately_RB turning_VBG away_RP K02 170 from_IN him_PP3O a_RB little_RB" to_TO look_VB through_IN one_CD1 of_IN K02 170 the_ATI windows_NNS ._. K02 171 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A kicked_VBD her_PP3O out_RP !_! **'_**' he_PP3A K02 171 said_VBD perfunctorily_RB ._. K02 172 ^ the_ATI tone_NN of_IN his_PP$ voice_NN quite_RB astonished_VBD K02 172 me_PP1O ._. ^ turning_VBG ,_, I_PP1A saw_VBD ,_, with_IN K02 173 surprise_NN ,_, and_CC again_RB with_IN amusement_NN ,_, that_CS K02 173 he_PP3A was_BEDZ standing_VBG rigidly_RB in_IN K02 174 the_ATI centre_NN of_IN the_ATI room_NN ,_, his_PP$ arms_NNS held_VBN K02 174 stiffly_RB to_IN his_PP$ sides_NNS ,_, almost_RB K02 175 like_IN a_AT child_NN playing_VBG soldiers_NNS and_CC standing_VBG K02 175 to_IN attention_NN ._. ^ his_PP$ eyes_NNS K02 176 penetrated_VBD mine_NN with_IN a_AT fierce_JJ fixity_NN ,_, and_CC K02 176 his_PP$ cheeks_NNS were_BED inflamed_JJ K02 177 with_IN two_CD small_JJ spots_NNS of_IN bright_JJ red_NN ._. K02 178 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A think_VB it_PP3 was_BEDZ damned_RB presumptuous_JJ K02 178 ,_, I_PP1A must_MD say_VB !_! **'_**' he_PP3A K02 179 declaimed_VBD hotly_RB ._. ^ and_CC then_RN ,_, perhaps_RB because_CS K02 179 he_PP3A had_HVD become_VBN conscious_JJ of_IN K02 180 the_ATI slightly_RB ridiculous_JJ pose_NN he_PP3A had_HVD struck_VBN K02 180 ,_, and_CC this_DT consciousness_NN K02 181 humiliated_VBD him_PP3O ,_, he_PP3A slumped_VBD slightly_RB ,_, K02 181 spreading_VBG his_PP$ legs_NNS apart_RP ,_, almost_RB K02 182 like_IN the_ATI child_NN soldier_NN standing_VBG at_IN ease_NN ;_; K02 182 or_CC ,_, rather_RB ,_, standing_VBG easy_JJ ._. K03 2 yet_RB ,_, he_PP3A might_MD be_BE wrong_JJ ._. ^ a_AT hope_NN K03 2 began_VBD to_TO rise_VB in_IN his_PP$ viscera_NNS ._. K03 3 ^ perhaps_RB he_PP3A was_BEDZ mistaken_VBN ._. ^ perhaps_RB the_ATI K03 3 entry_NN in_IN Sylvia's_NP$ diary_NN *-_*- she_PP3A K03 4 hated_VBD her_PP$ mother_NN ;_; she_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN jealous_JJ K03 4 of_IN his_PP$ attentions_NNS to_IN her_PP3O ;_; K03 5 perhaps_RB it_PP3 was_BEDZ the_ATI hysterical_JJ invention_NN of_IN K03 5 a_AT child_NN who_WPR herself_PPL in_IN K03 6 puberty_NN had_HVD fallen_VBN in_IN love_NN with_IN the_ATI nearest_JJT K03 6 ,_, familiar_JJ man_NN ._. ^ perhaps_RB K03 7 that_DT was_BEDZ the_ATI origin_NN of_IN her_PP$ hatred_NN which_WDTR K03 7 had_HVD then_RN led_VBN him_PP3O by_IN her_PP$ K03 8 subconscious_JJ design_NN to_IN the_ATI diaries_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI K03 8 memory_NN of_IN Elizabeth_NP ,_, greeting_VBG K03 9 him_PP3O with_IN her_PP$ outflung_JJ arms_NNS ,_, soared_VBD into_IN K03 9 his_PP$ mind_NN and_CC with_IN it_PP3 the_ATI K03 10 recollection_NN of_IN the_ATI bloodstained_JJ towel_NN which_WDTR K03 10 he_PP3A had_HVD held_VBN to_IN her_PP$ K03 11 forehead_NN ._. K03 12 ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, God_NP ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A thought_VBD ,_, *'_*' K03 12 perhaps_RB I_PP1A 'm_BEM wrong_JJ ,_, **'_**' and_CC with_IN the_ATI K03 13 thought_NN came_VBD an_AT unexpected_JJ hope_NN like_IN that_DT of_IN K03 13 a_AT man_NN who_WPR ,_, told_VBN that_CS he_PP3A K03 14 has_HVZ an_AT incurable_JJ disease_NN ,_, hears_VBZ that_CS the_ATI K03 14 pathologist_NN had_HVD made_VBN a_AT K03 15 mistake_NN in_IN examining_VBG the_ATI tissue_NN ._. ^ perhaps_RB K03 15 I_PP1A 'm_BEM wrong_JJ ._. ^ the_ATI hope_NN became_VBD K03 16 a_AT music_NN ,_, and_CC with_IN it_PP3 a_AT compulsive_JJ need_NN K03 16 to_TO see_VB Elizabeth_NP again_RB ,_, to_TO hold_VB K03 17 her_PP3O and_CC to_TO feel_VB again_RB their_PP$ old_JJ safe_JJ love_NN K03 17 ._. K03 19 ^ *'_*' that_DT ends_VBZ our_PP$ proceedings_NNS ,_, **'_**' K03 19 said_VBD the_ATI Chairman_NPT ,_, and_CC the_ATI K03 20 members_NNS rose_VBD with_IN a_AT shuffle_NN and_CC scraping_NN of_IN K03 20 chairs_NNS ._. ^ they_PP3AS began_VBD to_TO K03 21 leave_VB the_ATI committee_NN room_NN like_IN a_AT pattern_NN of_IN K03 21 the_ATI trends_NNS in_IN the_ATI party_NN ._. K03 22 ^ Ormston_NP stepped_VBD down_RP from_IN the_ATI dais_NN into_IN K03 22 the_ATI central_JJ aisle_NN ,_, taking_VBG the_ATI K03 23 longest_JJT route_NN through_IN the_ATI room_NN to_IN the_ATI public_JJ K03 23 exit_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ greeted_VBN on_IN K03 24 all_ABN sides_NNS with_IN friendly_JJ smiles_NNS ._. ^ members_NNS K03 24 made_VBD a_AT path_NN for_IN him_PP3O ,_, and_CC he_PP3A K03 25 was_BEDZ quickly_RB surrounded_VBN by_IN a_AT number_NN of_IN K03 25 ex-Ministers_NPTS who_WPR had_HVD retired_VBN to_IN K03 26 the_ATI back_JJB benches_NNS ,_, a_AP few_AP" knights_NNS of_IN his_PP$ K03 26 recommendation_NN ,_, and_CC a_AT K03 27 rank-and-file_NN of_IN younger_JJR members_NNS whom_WPOR he_PP3A K03 27 had_HVD encouraged_VBN with_IN advice_NN K03 28 and_CC expectations_NNS ._. K03 29 ^ Gore_NP and_CC a_AP few_AP" of_IN his_PP$ associates_NNS in_IN K03 29 the_ATI new_JJ Africa_NP group_NN became_VBD K03 30 involved_VBN in_IN this_DT stream_NN as_CS it_PP3 pressed_VBD K03 30 towards_IN the_ATI door_NN like_IN a_AT K03 31 debouching_JJ cinema_NN audience_NN ,_, and_CC they_PP3AS were_BED K03 31 regarded_VBN with_IN the_ATI same_AP K03 32 indifference_NN as_CS members_NNS of_IN cinema_NN audiences_NNS K03 32 reserve_VB for_IN each_PPLS other_PPLS" ._. K03 33 ^ Melville_NP moved_VBD towards_IN the_ATI platform_NN exit_NN ,_, K03 33 together_RB with_IN some_DTI of_IN K03 34 the_ATI party_NN officials_NNS and_CC Waters_NP ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ K03 34 followed_VBN by_IN about_RB half_ABN the_ATI K03 35 members_NNS in_IN the_ATI room_NN as_CS if_CS" he_PP3A were_BED K03 35 leading_VBG them_PP3OS into_IN a_AT plebiscite_NN ._. K03 36 ^ they_PP3AS grouped_VBD themselves_PPLS around_IN him_PP3O ,_, K03 36 smiling_VBG and_CC demonstrative_JJ as_CS if_CS" K03 37 to_TO show_VB where_WRB their_PP$ sympathies_NNS and_CC loyalties_NNS K03 37 lay_VBD ,_, though_CS no_PN one_PN" K03 38 addressed_VBD him_PP3O personally_RB ._. ^ in_IN the_ATI corridor_NN K03 38 ,_, the_ATI chief_JJB whip_NN caught_VBD up_RP K03 39 with_IN him_PP3O ,_, and_CC said_VBD ,_, K03 40 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A thought_VBD the_ATI Chancellor_NPT settled_VBD K03 40 Gore_NP pretty_RB well_RB ._. **'_**' K03 41 ^ *'_*' did_DOD you_PP2 ?_? **'_**' Melville_NP said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' K03 41 I_PP1A had_HVD a_AT different_JJ impression_NN ;_; I_PP1A K03 42 rather_RB thought_VBD he_PP3A was_BEDZ goading_VBG him_PP3O ._. **'_**' K03 43 ^ *'_*' to_TO abstain_VB ?_? **'_**' K03 44 ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Melville_NP ._. ^ *'_*' there_EX K03 44 's_BEZ nothing_PN he_PP3A likes_VBZ more_RBR than_CS to_TO K03 45 frighten_VB the_ATI party_NN ._. ^ that_DT 's_BEZ the_ATI first_OD K03 45 step_NN ._. ^ then_RN he_PP3A likes_VBZ to_TO come_VB K03 46 along_RP and_CC kiss_VB it_PP3 better_JJR ._. **'_**' K03 47 ^ he_PP3A outdistanced_VBD his_PP$ attendants_NNS with_IN Waters_NP K03 47 ,_, and_CC said_VBD ,_, K03 48 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'll_MD have_HV to_TO talk_VB to_IN the_ATI \0P.M_NPT K03 48 ._. ^ will_MD you_PP2 telephone_VB and_CC K03 49 arrange_VB for_IN me_PP1O to_TO go_VB down_RP to_IN Greystoke_NP K03 49 tomorrow_NR ?_? **'_**' K03 50 ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Waters_NP ._. ^ *'_*' are_BER K03 50 you_PP2 lunching_VBG in_IN the_ATI members'_NNS$ K03 51 dining-room_NN ?_? **'_**' K03 52 ^ *'_*' no_UH ,_, **'_**' said_VBD the_ATI Minister_NPT ._. ^ *'_*' K03 52 I_PP1A want_VB to_TO walk_VB across_IN the_ATI Park_NPL ._. **'_**' K03 54 ^ he_PP3A walked_VBD briskly_RB without_IN hat_NN and_CC coat_NN ,_, K03 54 and_CC soon_RB felt_VBD himself_PPL K03 55 sweating_VBG under_IN the_ATI hazy_JJ ,_, copper-coloured_JJ sky_NN ,_, K03 55 heavy_JJ with_IN the_ATI storm_NN K03 56 which_WDTR had_HVD begun_VBN to_TO rumble_VB and_CC crack_VB beyond_IN K03 56 Buckingham_NP Palace_NPL ._. ^ the_ATI K03 57 ducks_NNS had_HVD retreated_VBN to_IN the_ATI reeds_NNS ,_, and_CC K03 57 the_ATI water_NN had_HVD black_JJ reflections_NNS ._. K03 58 ^ on_IN the_ATI grass_NN ,_, couples_NNS lay_VBD stretched_VBN out_RP K03 58 ,_, the_ATI men_NNS in_IN shirt-sleeves_NNS ,_, K03 59 the_ATI women_NNS in_IN sleeveless_JJ summer_NN dresses_NNS ,_, K03 59 some_DTI engaged_VBN in_IN what_WDT otherwise_RB K03 60 would_MD have_HV seemed_VBN coital_JJ preliminaries_NNS ,_, were_BED K03 60 such_ABL activities_NNS not_XNOT the_ATI K03 61 normal_JJ convention_NN of_IN London_NP crowds_NNS in_IN hot_JJ K03 61 summers_NNS ._. ^ others_APS picknicked_VBD K03 62 close_RB by_RP *-_*- the_ATI whole_NN a_AT picture_NN of_IN domestic_JJ K03 62 living_NN in_IN the_ATI K03 63 open_JJ air_NN ._. K03 64 ^ as_CS Melville_NP walked_VBD ,_, a_AT thunderclap_NN awoke_VBD K03 64 the_ATI prostrate_JJ figures_NNS as_CS K03 65 if_CS" by_IN the_ATI alarm_NN signal_NN of_IN a_AT gigantic_JJ clock_NN K03 65 ._. ^ they_PP3AS rose_VBD ._. ^ the_ATI women_NNS K03 66 smoothed_VBD the_ATI creases_NNS of_IN their_PP$ dresses_NNS ._. ^ K03 66 the_ATI men_NNS languidly_RB put_VBD on_RP their_PP$ K03 67 jackets_NNS ._. ^ and_CC to_IN the_ATI accompaniment_NN of_IN the_ATI K03 67 first_OD fat_JJ raindrops_NNS ,_, they_PP3AS K03 68 began_VBD to_TO move_VB swiftly_RB away_RP in_IN pairs_NNS ._. ^ K03 68 the_ATI lake_NN started_VBD to_TO become_VB K03 69 dappled_VBN with_IN rain_NN ,_, there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT dazzling_JJ K03 69 flash_NN ,_, followed_VBN by_IN a_AT massive_JJ K03 70 roll_NN ,_, and_CC soon_RB the_ATI Park_NPL began_VBD to_TO scurry_VB K03 70 with_IN figures_NNS running_VBG for_IN K03 71 shelter_NN from_IN the_ATI storm_NN ._. K03 72 ^ as_CS Melville_NP walked_VBD ,_, he_PP3A heard_VBD steps_NNS K03 72 splashing_VBG behind_IN him_PP3O ._. K03 73 ^ *'_*' like_VB a_AT share_NN of_IN my_PP$ mac_NN ?_? **'_**' a_AT K03 73 voice_NN said_VBD ._. K03 74 ^ he_PP3A turned_VBD with_IN the_ATI rain_NN purling_VBG down_IN K03 74 his_PP$ face_NN to_TO see_VB Armstrong_NP ,_, K03 75 who_WPR had_HVD quickened_VBN his_PP$ step_NN to_TO keep_VB pace_NN K03 75 with_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ for_IN a_AT moment_NN ,_, he_PP3A K03 76 did_DOD n't_XNOT recognise_VB him_PP3O ._. ^ then_RN he_PP3A said_VBD K03 76 ,_, K03 77 ^ *'_*' that_DT 's_BEZ very_QL civil_JJ of_IN you_PP2 ._. ^ no_UH K03 77 ,_, thanks_NNS ._. ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD just_RB imagine_VB I_PP1A 'm_BEM K03 78 doing_VBG a_AT cross-country_JJB run_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD change_VB K03 78 when_WRB I_PP1A get_VB in_RP ._. **'_**' K03 79 ^ *'_*' as_CS you_PP2 like_VB ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Armstrong_NP ,_, K03 79 and_CC was_BEDZ about_RP to_TO turn_VB into_IN a_AT K03 80 side_NN path_NN but_CC Melville_NP ,_, thinking_VBG that_CS he_PP3A K03 80 might_MD have_HV felt_VBN snubbed_VBN ,_, K03 81 said_VBD ,_, K03 82 ^ *'_*' come_VB this_DT way_NN *-_*- then_RN you_PP2 can_MD cut_VB K03 82 across_RP ._. **'_**' K03 83 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A used_VBD to_TO play_VB rugger_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD K03 83 Armstrong_NP ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A missed_VBD it_PP3 when_WRB I_PP1A K03 84 gave_VBD it_PP3 up_RP ._. **'_**' K03 85 ^ *'_*' how_WRB old_JJ were_BED you_PP2 ?_? **'_**' K03 86 ^ *'_*' thirty-six_CD ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Armstrong_NP ._. ^ *'_*' K03 86 I_PP1A 'm_BEM fifty-four_CD now_RN ._. **'_**' K03 87 ^ to_TO make_VB conversation_NN ,_, Melville_NP asked_VBD a_AP K03 87 few_AP" questions_NNS about_IN his_PP$ K03 88 family_NN and_CC south_NR Wales_NP ._. ^ he_PP3A liked_VBD his_PP$ K03 88 cadenced_JJ voice_NN ,_, his_PP$ easy_JJ ,_, K03 89 undeferential_JJ manner_NN and_CC his_PP$ pleasant_JJ ,_, open_JJ K03 89 face_NN with_IN the_ATI blue_JJ scar_NN at_IN K03 90 the_ATI side_NN of_IN his_PP$ head_NN ._. K03 91 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 're_BER having_HVG a_AT bad_JJ time_NN ,_, **'_**' K03 91 said_VBD Armstrong_NP ._. K03 92 ^ *'_*' in_IN Africa_NP ?_? **'_**' K03 93 ^ *'_*' yes_UH ._. **'_**' K03 94 ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ pretty_RB bad_JJ ._. **'_**' K03 95 ^ *'_*' well_UH ,_, I_PP1A 'm_BEM sorry_JJ for_IN you_PP2 ,_, lad_NN K03 95 ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Armstrong_NP ._. K03 96 ^ they_PP3AS walked_VBD along_RP without_IN speaking_VBG with_IN K03 96 the_ATI rain_NN streaming_VBG down_IN K03 97 their_PP$ faces_NNS ,_, and_CC Melville_NP wished_VBD that_CS he_PP3A K03 97 had_HVD learned_VBN to_TO know_VB the_ATI K03 98 opposition_NN back-benchers_NNS better_RBR ._. ^ he_PP3A wanted_VBD K03 98 to_TO talk_VB to_IN Armstrong_NP ,_, but_CC K03 99 he_PP3A had_HVD difficulty_NN in_IN finding_VBG the_ATI language_NN K03 99 and_CC so_RB they_PP3AS walked_VBD in_IN K03 100 silence_NN ._. ^ but_CC the_ATI leaves_NNS gave_VBD off_RP a_AT warm_JJ K03 100 ,_, soaking_JJ smell_NN ,_, the_ATI pain_NN in_IN K03 101 his_PP$ head_NN lifted_VBD ,_, and_CC he_PP3A felt_VBD refreshed_VBN K03 101 ._. K03 103 ^ he_PP3A changed_VBD his_PP$ suit_NN in_IN his_PP$ dressing-room_NN K03 103 into_IN which_WDTR a_AT bed_NN had_HVD K03 104 been_BEN moved_VBN ,_, and_CC then_RN knocked_VBD on_IN the_ATI door_NN K03 104 of_IN the_ATI main_JJB bedroom_NN ._. K03 105 ^ Elizabeth_NP was_BEDZ sitting_VBG propped_VBN up_RP against_IN K03 105 the_ATI pillows_NNS ,_, wearing_VBG a_AT pale_JJ K03 106 blue_JJ bedjacket_NN over_IN a_AT white_JJ nightdress_NN ._. ^ K03 106 Broome_NP was_BEDZ sitting_VBG at_IN her_PP$ K03 107 bedside_NN ,_, and_CC greeted_VBD Melville_NP with_IN a_AT broad_JJ K03 107 smile_NN ._. K03 108 ^ *'_*' she_PP3A 'll_MD live_VB ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ K03 108 *'_*' do_DO n't_XNOT let_VB the_ATI head-dress_NN worry_NN you_PP2 ._. K03 109 ^ she_PP3A likes_VBZ wearing_VBG it_PP3 ._. ^ thinks_VBZ it_PP3 K03 109 makes_VBZ her_PP3O interesting_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD look_VB in_RP K03 110 tomorrow_NR ._. **'_**' K03 111 ^ when_WRB he_PP3A had_HVD left_VBN ,_, Melville_NP stood_VBD by_IN K03 111 the_ATI window_NN ,_, looking_VBG out_RP at_IN K03 112 the_ATI street_NN ,_, and_CC Elizabeth_NP turned_VBD her_PP$ face_NN K03 112 into_IN the_ATI pillow_NN ._. ^ after_IN a_AT K03 113 minute_NN of_IN silence_NN ,_, Melville_NP said_VBD ,_, K03 114 ^ *'_*' Elizabeth_NP *-_*- I_PP1A must_MD talk_VB to_IN you_PP2 ._. K03 114 **'_**' K03 115 ^ she_PP3A did_DOD n't_XNOT answer_VB ,_, and_CC he_PP3A faced_VBD K03 115 her_PP3O ._. ^ on_IN her_PP$ bandages_NNS ,_, there_EX was_BEDZ K03 116 a_AT trace_NN of_IN blood_NN ;_; her_PP$ cheeks_NNS were_BED pale_JJ K03 116 ;_; and_CC her_PP$ eyes_NNS had_HVD heavy_JJ violet_JJ K03 117 shadows_NNS beneath_IN them_PP3OS ._. ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ looking_VBG K03 117 straight_RB in_IN front_IN" of_IN" her_PP3O as_CS she_PP3A K03 118 answered_VBD in_IN a_AT flat_JJ voice_NN ,_, K03 119 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A have_HV nothing_PN to_TO say_VB to_IN you_PP2 ._. ^ K03 119 you_PP2 are_BER a_AT very_QL wicked_JJ person_NN ._. **'_**' K03 120 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A have_HV something_PN to_TO say_VB to_IN you_PP2 ,_, K03 120 **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD savagely_RB ,_, sitting_VBG on_IN K03 121 the_ATI bed_NN and_CC taking_VBG her_PP$ wrists_NNS in_IN his_PP$ K03 121 hands_NNS ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A want_VB to_TO know_VB *-_*- I_PP1A 've_HV K03 122 got_VBN to_TO know_VB *-_*- **'_**' K03 123 ^ she_PP3A turned_VBD her_PP$ eyes_NNS on_IN him_PP3O ,_, and_CC K03 123 said_VBD in_IN the_ATI same_AP flat_JJ voice_NN ,_, K03 124 ^ *'_*' if_CS you_PP2 say_VB again_RB what_WDT you_PP2 said_VBD K03 124 last_AP night_NN ,_, I_PP1A 'll_MD kill_VB myself_PPL as_QL K03 125 soon_RB as_CS you_PP2 leave_VB the_ATI house_NN ._. **'_**' K03 126 ^ he_PP3A slowly_RB let_VBD go_VB of_IN her_PP$ wrists_NNS and_CC K03 126 rose_VBD from_IN the_ATI bed_NN ._. ^ his_PP$ gaze_NN K03 127 still_RB held_VBD her_PP$ expressionless_JJ eyes_NNS ,_, and_CC he_PP3A K03 127 withdrew_VBD to_IN the_ATI door_NN ._. K03 128 ^ then_RN he_PP3A went_VBD to_IN his_PP$ study_NN ,_, his_PP$ K03 128 certainties_NNS complete_JJ ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ K03 129 done_VBN ,_, and_CC nothing_PN could_MD ever_RB change_VB it_PP3 ._. ^ K03 129 nothing_PN ._. ^ ever_RB ._. ^ he_PP3A looked_VBD at_IN K03 130 a_AT photograph_NN of_IN Elizabeth_NP and_CC himself_PPL taken_VBN K03 130 on_IN the_ATI terrace_NN a_AP few_AP" years_NNS K03 131 before_RI ,_, and_CC suddenly_RB ,_, covering_VBG his_PP$ face_NN K03 131 with_IN his_PP$ hands_NNS ,_, he_PP3A began_VBD to_TO K03 132 weep_VB ,_, the_ATI tears_NNS trickling_VBG through_IN his_PP$ K03 132 fingers_NNS as_CS they_PP3AS had_HVD done_VBN in_IN his_PP$ K03 133 childhood_NN when_WRB his_PP$ father_NN had_HVD died_VBN and_CC K03 133 there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI comfort_NN in_IN the_ATI K03 134 whole_JJ world_NN ._. K03 135 ^ chapter_NN twelve_CD ._. K03 136 ^ after_IN lunch_NN two_CD of_IN the_ATI Prime_NPT Minister's_NPT$ K03 136 grandchildren_NN who_WPR had_HVD K03 137 sat_VBN ,_, rather_RB intimidated_VBN by_IN Ormston_NP and_CC K03 137 staring_VBG at_IN the_ATI Grinling_NP Gibbons_NP K03 138 carving_NN around_IN the_ATI fireplace_NN ,_, rose_VBD gratefully_RB K03 138 from_IN the_ATI table_NN ,_, leaving_VBG K03 139 the_ATI two_CD men_NNS together_RB ._. ^ a_AT nurse_NN came_VBD in_RP K03 139 ,_, and_CC asked_VBD the_ATI Prime_NPT Minister_NPT K03 140 if_CS he_PP3A wanted_VBD to_TO be_BE helped_VBN out_RP on_RP to_IN K03 140 the_ATI lawn_NN ,_, but_CC he_PP3A waved_VBD her_PP3O away_RP K03 141 impatiently_RB ._. ^ the_ATI Prime_NPT Minister_NPT was_BEDZ K03 141 wearing_VBG a_AT grey_JJ suit_NN and_CC a_AT white_JJ K03 142 shirt_NN with_IN a_AT soft_JJ collar_NN ,_, but_CC his_PP$ neck_NN K03 142 had_HVD become_VBN thinner_JJR and_CC the_ATI K03 143 collar_NN stood_VBD away_RP from_IN it_PP3 as_CS if_CS" it_PP3 had_HVD K03 143 been_BEN bought_VBN haphazard_RB ._. ^ his_PP$ K03 144 face_NN had_HVD a_AT jaundiced_JJ colour_NN ,_, and_CC his_PP$ K03 144 cheekbones_NNS were_BED red_JJ ,_, touched_VBN with_IN K03 145 a_AT feverish_JJ cosmetic_NN ._. ^ only_RB his_PP$ voice_NN was_BEDZ K03 145 unchanged_JJ ;_; it_PP3 was_BEDZ slow_JJ and_CC K03 146 thoughtful_JJ with_IN its_PP$ familiar_JJ ,_, rehearsed_JJ calmness_NN K03 146 ._. ^ he_PP3A crumpled_VBD his_PP$ K03 147 table_NN napkin_NN ,_, and_CC laid_VBD it_PP3 on_IN a_AT plate_NN ._. K03 148 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A see_VB no_ATI urgent_JJ anxiety_NN ,_, **'_**' K03 148 he_PP3A said_VBD at_RB last_RB" ._. K03 149 ^ *'_*' perhaps_RB I_PP1A can_MD put_VB it_PP3 this_DT way_NN ,_, K03 149 **'_**' said_VBD Ormston_NP ,_, *'_*' and_CC now_RN I_PP1A 'm_BEM K03 150 seeing_VBG the_ATI situation_NN purely_RB as_IN Chancellor_NPT ._. ^ K03 150 our_PP$ reserves_NNS are_BER low_JJ ,_, and_CC K03 151 are_BER getting_VBG lower_JJR ._. ^ I_PP1A feel_VB rather_RB like_IN K03 151 a_AT father_NN whose_WP$R child_NN is_BEZ K03 152 bleeding_VBG to_IN death_NN ._. **'_**' K03 153 ^ his_PP$ simile_NN disturbed_VBD him_PP3O ;_; it_PP3 evoked_VBD K03 153 other_AP associations_NNS ,_, and_CC he_PP3A K03 154 hurriedly_RB drained_VBD the_ATI glass_NN of_IN water_NN ._. ^ the_ATI K03 154 Prime_NPT Minister_NPT said_VBD K03 155 nothing_PN ,_, and_CC Ormston_NP continued_VBD ,_, K03 156 ^ *'_*' let_VB 's_PP1OS leave_VB out_RP the_ATI political_JJ K03 156 merits_NNS of_IN the_ATI situation_NN ._. **'_**' K03 157 ^ *'_*' is_BEZ that_DT possible_JJ ?_? **'_**' K03 158 ^ *'_*' for_IN the_ATI sake_NN of_IN my_PP$ hypothesis_NN *-_*- K03 158 yes_UH ._. ^ I_PP1A 'm_BEM thinking_VBG for_IN the_ATI K03 159 moment_NN in_IN plain_JJ ,_, economic_JJ terms_NNS ._. ^ we_PP1AS K03 159 can_MD n't_XNOT afford_VB to_TO increase_VB our_PP$ K03 160 costs_NNS in_IN Africa_NP *-_*- we_PP1AS simply_RB can_MD n't_XNOT K03 160 afford_VB it_PP3 ._. ^ I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT mean_VB just_RB our_PP$ K03 161 direct_JJ military_JJ costs_NNS ._. ^ I_PP1A 'm_BEM thinking_VBG of_IN K03 161 the_ATI African_JNP boycott_NN which_WDTR is_BEZ K03 162 already_RB working_VBG up_RP ._. ^ I_PP1A 'm_BEM afraid_JJ ,_, K03 162 Prime_NPT Minister_NPT ,_, you_PP2 're_BER not_XNOT going_VBG to_TO K03 163 like_VB the_ATI trading_NN position_NN when_WRB you_PP2 see_VB it_PP3 K03 163 ._. **'_**' K03 164 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A never_RB do_DO ,_, **'_**' the_ATI Prime_NPT K03 164 Minister_NPT commented_VBD wearily_RB ._. ^ the_ATI K03 165 Chancellor_NPT was_BEDZ repeating_VBG an_AT argument_NN which_WDTR K03 165 he_PP3A had_HVD already_RB developed_VBN K03 166 for_IN an_AT hour_NN before_IN lunch_NN ._. K03 167 ^ *'_*' it_PP3 comes_VBZ at_IN a_AT bad_JJ time_NN ,_, **'_**' K03 167 said_VBD Ormston_NP ._. ^ *'_*' a_AT singularly_RB bad_JJ K03 168 time_NN ._. ^ the_ATI party_NN 's_BEZ very_QL restless_JJ ,_, you_PP2 K03 168 know_VB ._. **'_**' K03 169 ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ a_AT sign_NN of_IN life_NN *-_*- very_QL K03 169 encouraging_JJ !_! **'_**' K03 170 ^ *'_*' the_ATI younger_JJR men_NNS *-_*- **'_**' K03 171 ^ *'_*' which_WDT ones_CD1S ?_? **'_**' K03 172 ^ *'_*' the_ATI younger_JJR ones_CD1S like_IN Gore_NP ,_, Vaughan_NP K03 172 ,_, Hadley_NP ,_, Prebble_NP ,_, K03 173 Lambert-Price_NP *-_*- the_ATI new_JJ Africa_NP lot_NN *-_*- **'_**' K03 174 ^ *'_*' do_DO they_PP3AS confide_VB in_IN you_PP2 ?_? ^ have_HV K03 174 you_PP2 spoken_VBN to_IN them_PP3OS ?_? **'_**' K03 175 ^ *'_*' only_RB at_IN yesterday's_NR$ meeting_NN *-_*- they_PP3AS K03 175 're_BER very_QL restless_JJ ,_, Prime_NPT K03 176 Minister_NPT ._. ^ they_PP3AS feel_VB that_CS it_PP3 's_BEZ very_QL K03 176 old-fashioned_JJ *-_*- shooting_VBG down_RP mobs_NNS K03 177 of_IN natives_NNS ._. ^ they_PP3AS 're_BER very_QL much_RB afraid_JJ K03 177 that_CS if_CS the_ATI opposition_NN get_VB a_AT K03 178 commission_NN of_IN enquiry_NN some_DTI rather_RB dismal_JJ stuff_NN K03 178 is_BEZ going_VBG to_TO come_VB K03 179 out_RP ._. **'_**' K03 180 ^ *'_*' young_JJ back-benchers_NNS are_BER always_RB restive_JJ K03 180 when_WRB they_PP3AS 're_BER bored_JJ ,_, **'_**' K03 181 said_VBD the_ATI Prime_NPT Minister_NPT ,_, and_CC for_IN the_ATI K03 181 first_OD time_NN since_CS his_PP$ K03 182 grandchildren_NN left_VBD the_ATI table_NN ,_, he_PP3A smiled_VBD ._. ^ K03 182 *'_*' why_WRB do_DO n't_XNOT you_PP2 give_VB them_PP3OS K03 183 something_PN to_TO play_VB with_IN ?_? **'_**' K03 184 ^ *'_*' they_PP3AS 've_HV found_VBN their_PP$ own_AP toy_NN ,_, K03 184 **'_**' said_VBD Ormston_NP ,_, *'_*' and_CC this_DT is_BEZ it_PP3 ._. K03 185 ^ they_PP3AS want_VB to_TO abstain_VB next_AP week_NN ._. **'_**' K03 186 ^ the_ATI Prime_NPT Minister_NPT continued_VBD in_IN his_PP$ K03 186 flippant_JJ tone_NN ,_, K03 187 ^ *'_*' tell_VB the_ATI chief_NN to_TO give_VB them_PP3OS a_AT K03 187 talking-to_NN ._. **'_**' K03 188 ^ the_ATI Chancellor_NPT closed_VBD his_PP$ eyes_NNS ,_, and_CC K03 188 then_RN said_VBD ,_, K03 189 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A think_VB it_PP3 's_HVZ gone_VBN beyond_IN that_DT ,_, K03 189 Prime_NPT Minister_NPT ._. ^ they_PP3AS feel_VB pretty_RB K03 190 strongly_RB about_IN Africa_NP ._. ^ they_PP3AS are_BER greatly_RB K03 190 disturbed_VBN by_IN the_ATI new_JJ and_CC K03 191 rather_RB ugly_JJ image_NN of_IN the_ATI party_NN which_WDTR our_PP$ K03 191 African_JNP policy_NN is_BEZ creating_VBG ._. K03 192 ^ on_IN the_ATI whole_NN ,_, the_ATI country_NN is_BEZ still_RB in_IN K03 192 favour_NN of_IN moderation_NN and_CC common_JJ K03 193 sense_NN ._. ^ Melville_NP has_HVZ in_IN a_AT curious_JJ way_NN K03 193 made_VBN us_PP1OS look_VB old-fashioned_JJ *-_*- K03 194 extravagant_JJ *-_*- nineteenth_OD centuryish_JJ *-_*- almost_RB K03 194 cranky_JJ ._. **'_**' K03 195 ^ *'_*' do_DO n't_XNOT you_PP2 think_VB the_ATI British_JNP K03 195 public_NN has_HVZ reveries_NNS of_IN Britannia's_NP$ K03 196 strong_JJ ,_, firm_JJ hand_NN ?_? **'_**' K03 197 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A think_VB the_ATI British_JNP public_NN does_DOZ K03 197 n't_XNOT dislike_VB force_NN provided_CS that_CS" K03 198 it_PP3 's_BEZ short_JJ ,_, sharp_JJ and_CC rewarding_JJ ._. **'_**' K03 199 ^ they_PP3AS both_ABX laughed_VBD and_CC felt_VBD relaxed_JJ ._. ^ K03 199 then_RN Ormston_NP frowned_VBD and_CC K03 200 went_VBD on_RP ,_, K03 201 ^ *'_*' what_WDT the_ATI British_JNP public_NN does_DOZ n't_XNOT K03 201 like_VB is_BEZ violence_NN that_WPR 's_BEZ K03 202 protracted_JJ ,_, messy_JJ and_CC expensive_JJ ._. ^ at_IN that_DT K03 202 point_NN ,_, you_PP2 get_VB a_AT moral_JJ K03 203 revulsion_NN against_IN force_NN *-_*- especially_RB if_CS it_PP3 K03 203 makes_VBZ taxation_NN rise_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A K03 204 must_MD tell_VB you_PP2 ,_, Prime_NPT Minister_NPT *-_*- we_PP1AS K03 204 're_BER heading_VBG for_IN an_AT ugly_JJ crisis_NN *-_*- and_CC K03 205 I_PP1A 'm_BEM obliged_VBN to_TO say_VB this_DT *-_*- Melville_NP K03 205 has_HVZ a_AT very_QL heavy_JJ responsibility_NN in_IN K03 206 this_DT matter_NN ._. **'_**' K03 207 ^ *'_*' what_WDT could_MD Melville_NP have_HV done_VBN to_TO K03 207 avoid_VB all_ABN this_DT ?_? **'_**' K03 208 ^ *'_*' well_UH ,_, obviously_RB ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Ormston_NP ,_, K03 208 taking_VBG up_RP a_AT pair_NN of_IN K03 209 nut-crackers_NNS ,_, *'_*' he_PP3A boobed_VBN by_IN talking_VBG to_IN K03 209 Julia_NP Drayford_NP *-_*- and_CC that_DT was_BEDZ K03 210 the_ATI start_NN of_IN the_ATI whole_JJ thing_NN ._. **'_**' K03 211 ^ the_ATI Prime_NPT Minister_NPT looked_VBD puzzled_JJ ,_, and_CC K03 211 said_VBD ,_, K03 212 ^ *'_*' Julia_NP Drayford_NP ?_? ^ how_WRB does_DOZ she_PP3A come_VB K03 212 into_IN it_PP3 ?_? ^ I_PP1A can_MD n't_XNOT follow_VB K03 213 these_DTS complexities_NNS *-_*- **'_**' K03 214 ^ *'_*' it_PP3 is_BEZ n't_XNOT quite_RB that_DT ._. ^ the_ATI K03 214 whole_JJ business_NN blew_VBD up_RP from_IN K03 215 Melville's_NP$ disgraceful_JJ indiscretion_NN to_IN Julia_NP K03 215 Drayford_NP in_IN \0Mrs_NPT K03 216 M'landa's_NP$ presence_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT know_VB the_ATI K03 216 exact_JJ chain_NN of_IN gossip_NN or_CC who_WP K03 217 told_VBD who_WP what_WDT ._. K04 2 as_CS he_PP3A turned_VBD aside_RP his_PP$ head_NN ,_, since_CS he_PP3A K04 2 could_MD not_XNOT bear_VB to_TO look_VB at_IN her_PP$ K04 3 beautiful_JJ ,_, pleading_JJ face_NN ,_, he_PP3A was_BEDZ suddenly_RB K04 3 attacked_VBN by_IN suspicion_NN ._. K04 4 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 wish_VB to_TO marry_VB someone_PN else_RB !_! K04 4 **'_**' he_PP3A cried_VBD in_IN a_AT voice_NN K04 5 roughened_VBN by_IN jealousy_NN ._. K04 6 ^ she_PP3A sighed_VBD deeply_RB ,_, and_CC looked_VBD away_RP ._. K04 7 ^ *'_*' do_DO you_PP2 ?_? ^ do_DO you_PP2 ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A K04 7 repeated_VBD ,_, fiercely_RB ._. K04 8 ^ *'_*' if_CS ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD gently_RB ,_, giving_VBG K04 8 him_PP3O a_AT look_NN that_WPR set_VBD his_PP$ pulses_NNS K04 9 throbbing_VBG ,_, *'_*' if_CS I_PP1A wished_VBD to_TO marry_VB some_DTI K04 9 young_JJ gallant_NN ,_, do_DO you_PP2 think_VB I_PP1A K04 10 would_MD ask_VB your_PP$ help_NN ?_? ^ you_PP2 would_MD be_BE the_ATI K04 10 last_AP man_NN I_PP1A would_MD ask_VB ._. **'_**' K04 11 ^ before_CS he_PP3A could_MD collect_VB his_PP$ wits_NNS to_TO K04 11 reply_VB to_IN this_DT ,_, there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT K04 12 bustle_NN and_CC confusion_NN at_IN the_ATI end_NN of_IN the_ATI K04 12 room_NN ._. ^ Prince_NPT Doria_NP had_HVD wearied_VBN K04 13 of_IN his_PP$ toy_NN and_CC was_BEDZ packing_VBG it_PP3 away_RP in_IN K04 13 its_PP$ painted_JJ coffer_NN ._. K04 14 ^ the_ATI party_NN was_BEDZ now_RN preparing_VBG to_TO see_VB K04 14 the_ATI tapestries_NNS ,_, and_CC in_IN the_ATI K04 15 general_JJ movement_NN ,_, Vittoria_NP was_BEDZ separated_VBN from_IN K04 15 Orsini_NP ._. ^ although_CS K04 16 neither_DTX of_IN them_PP3OS wished_VBD to_TO follow_VB the_ATI K04 16 sightseers_NNS ,_, there_EX seemed_VBD no_ATI K04 17 alternative_NN ._. ^ as_CS she_PP3A was_BEDZ about_RP to_TO mount_VB K04 17 a_AT wide_JJ and_CC shallow_JJ flight_NN of_IN K04 18 marble_NN stairs_NNS ,_, she_PP3A became_VBD aware_JJ of_IN someone_PN K04 18 watching_VBG her_PP3O intently_RB ,_, and_CC K04 19 turning_VBG in_IN that_DT direction_NN ,_, she_PP3A saw_VBD Olimpia_NP K04 19 ,_, standing_VBG beside_IN her_PP$ K04 20 admirer_NN ,_, Orlando_NP Cavalcanti_NP ._. ^ the_ATI young_JJ man_NN K04 20 was_BEDZ bending_VBG over_IN her_PP3O with_IN K04 21 the_ATI assiduity_NN of_IN a_AT lover_NN ,_, but_CC the_ATI girl_NN K04 21 appeared_VBD to_TO be_BE more_QL interested_JJ K04 22 in_IN her_PP$ cousin's_NN$ wife_NN ,_, whom_WPOR she_PP3A was_BEDZ K04 22 regarding_VBG through_IN half-closed_JJ eyes_NNS ._. K04 23 ^ this_DT was_BEDZ a_AT slight_JJ shock_NN to_IN Vittoria_NP ,_, who_WPR K04 23 had_HVD forgotten_VBN the_ATI existence_NN K04 24 of_IN the_ATI girl_NN ,_, and_CC ,_, up_RP to_IN this_DT moment_NN K04 24 had_HVD been_BEN unaware_JJ of_IN the_ATI young_JJ K04 25 man's_NN$ presence_NN at_IN the_ATI palazzo_&FW ._. K04 26 ^ *'_*' are_BER you_PP2 enjoying_VBG yourself_PPL ,_, Olimpia_NP ?_? K04 26 **'_**' she_PP3A asked_VBD idly_RB ,_, K04 27 tapping_VBG the_ATI girl's_NN$ cheek_NN lightly_RB with_IN her_PP$ K04 27 fan_NN ,_, in_IN passing_NN ;_; but_CC she_PP3A did_DOD K04 28 not_XNOT wait_VB for_IN the_ATI answer_NN ._. ^ disturbed_VBN by_IN K04 28 vague_JJ uneasiness_NN ,_, she_PP3A was_BEDZ K04 29 wondering_VBG whether_CS Olimpia_NP had_HVD been_BEN watching_VBG K04 29 her_PP3O talk_VB with_IN Orsini_NP ._. K04 30 ^ surely_RB she_PP3A could_MD not_XNOT have_HV overheard_VBN K04 30 anything_PN they_PP3AS said_VBD ?_? ^ a_AT moment's_NN$ K04 31 reflection_NN reassured_VBD her_PP3O on_IN that_DT point_NN ,_, for_CS K04 31 she_PP3A was_BEDZ certain_JJ no_PN one_PN" had_HVD K04 32 been_BEN standing_VBG near_IN them_PP3OS ._. ^ however_RB ,_, K04 32 something_PN inimical_JJ in_IN the_ATI girl's_NN$ K04 33 look_NN put_VBD Vittoria_NP on_IN guard_NN ._. ^ *'_*' Santa_&FW K04 33 Maria_&FW !_! ^ these_DTS spying_JJ eyes_NNS !_! **'_**' K04 34 she_PP3A thought_VBD ,_, bitterly_RB ._. K04 35 ^ Doria_NP was_BEDZ continually_RB stopping_VBG on_IN the_ATI way_NN K04 35 ,_, to_TO point_VB out_RP ,_, with_IN K04 36 childish_JJ pride_NN ,_, objects_NNS of_IN beauty_NN or_CC interest_NN K04 36 ._. ^ Vittoria_NP ,_, on_IN the_ATI K04 37 fringe_NN of_IN the_ATI party_NN ,_, caught_VBD snatches_NNS of_IN K04 37 this_DT information_NN ,_, which_WDTR held_VBD K04 38 no_ATI interest_NN for_IN her_PP3O :_: *'_*' ..._... now_RN this_DT K04 38 sapphire_NN ..._... ._. ^ I_PP1A like_VB to_TO think_VB it_PP3 K04 39 may_MD have_HV fallen_VBN from_IN the_ATI dark_JJ hair_NN of_IN the_ATI K04 39 Empress_NPT Messalina_NP ,_, as_CS she_PP3A K04 40 crouched_VBD in_IN terror_NN in_IN the_ATI gardens_NNS of_IN K04 40 Lucullus_NP ,_, awaiting_VBG the_ATI sword_NN of_IN K04 41 the_ATI executioner_NN ._. **'_**' K04 42 ^ *'_*' ah_UH !_! **'_**' exclaimed_JJ Farnese_NP ,_, with_IN a_AT K04 42 snigger_NN ._. ^ *'_*' the_ATI old_JJ cuckold_NN K04 43 Claudius_NP had_HVD the_ATI last_AP word_NN ,_, after_IN all_ABN ._. ^ K04 43 he_PP3A knew_VBD how_WRB to_TO deal_VB with_IN an_AT K04 44 adulterous_JJ wife_NN ,_, eh_UH ,_, Orsini_NP ?_? **'_**' K04 45 ^ if_CS the_ATI duke_NN made_VBD any_DTI reply_NN to_IN this_DT ,_, K04 45 Vittoria_NP did_DOD not_XNOT hear_VB it_PP3 ._. K04 46 ^ now_RN they_PP3AS entered_VBD the_ATI long_JJ gallery_NN where_WRB K04 46 they_PP3AS dispersed_VBD and_CC K04 47 wandered_VBD around_RP ,_, admiring_VBG and_CC commenting_VBG on_IN K04 47 the_ATI glowing_JJ hues_NNS and_CC K04 48 barbaric_JJ splendours_NNS of_IN the_ATI tapestries_NNS Doria_NP K04 48 had_HVD brought_VBN back_RP from_IN K04 49 Lepanto_NP ._. ^ after_IN a_AT short_JJ interval_NN ,_, Orsini_NP K04 49 found_VBD an_AT opportunity_NN to_TO K04 50 rejoin_VB Vittoria_NP ._. K04 51 ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS must_MD talk_VB further_RBR ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A K04 51 said_VBD in_IN a_AT low_JJ urgent_JJ voice_NN ._. K04 52 ^ *'_*' where_WRB ?_? **'_**' K04 53 ^ *'_*' be_BE careful_JJ ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A whispered_VBD from_IN K04 53 behind_IN her_PP$ fan_NN ._. ^ *'_*' Olimpia_NP is_BEZ K04 54 watching_VBG us_PP1OS ._. ^ the_ATI young_JJ man_NN with_IN her_PP3O K04 54 is_BEZ Orlando_NP Cavalcanti_NP ,_, K04 55 Francesco's_NP$ friend_NN ._. **'_**' K04 56 ^ Orsini_NP shot_VBD an_AT impatient_JJ glance_NN at_IN the_ATI K04 56 couple_NN ._. ^ *'_*' the_ATI young_JJ man_NN K04 57 with_IN the_ATI mole_NN ?_? **'_**' K04 58 ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, indeed_RB ._. **'_**' K04 59 ^ *'_*' no_ATI matter_NN ._. ^ they_PP3AS are_BER not_XNOT K04 59 looking_VBG at_IN us_PP1OS ._. ^ now_RN I_PP1A must_MD know_VB ,_, K04 59 **'_**' he_PP3A K04 60 whispered_VBD ,_, *'_*' what_WDT you_PP2 meant_VBD ,_, cara_&FW mia_&FW K04 60 ._. ^ do_DO you_PP2 want_VB your_PP$ freedom_NN K04 61 in_TO order_TO" to_TO" marry_VB ?_? **'_**' K04 62 ^ before_IN replying_VBG to_IN this_DT ,_, she_PP3A glanced_VBD K04 62 hastily_RB around_RP ,_, then_RN spoke_VBD K04 63 in_IN tones_NNS so_QL low_JJ that_CS he_PP3A had_HVD to_TO bend_VB K04 63 his_PP$ head_NN to_TO hear_VB :_: ^ *'_*' I_PP1A will_MD never_RB K04 64 be_BE any_DTI man's_NN$ mistress_NN ._. ^ as_IN to_IN" marrying_VBG K04 64 again_RB ..._... if_CS I_PP1A were_BED free_JJ ..._... K04 65 there_EX is_BEZ only_RB one_CD1 man_NN I_PP1A would_MD wish_VB to_TO K04 65 marry_VB ..._... but_CC ..._... he_PP3A ,_, like_IN K04 66 myself_PPL ,_, is_BEZ now_RN bound_VBN ._. **'_**' K04 67 ^ with_IN a_AT swift_JJ gesture_NN she_PP3A closed_VBD her_PP$ K04 67 fan_NN and_CC moved_VBD away_RP from_IN him_PP3O K04 68 towards_IN the_ATI group_NN in_IN the_ATI centre_NN of_IN the_ATI K04 68 gallery_NN ,_, leaving_VBG him_PP3O standing_VBG K04 69 alone_JJ ,_, against_IN that_DT glowing_JJ ,_, barbaric_JJ K04 69 background_NN ,_, with_IN a_AT deeply_RB K04 70 thoughtful_JJ expression_NN on_IN his_PP$ face_NN ._. K04 71 ^ chapter_NN six_CD ._. K04 72 ^ on_IN a_AT bright_JJ unclouded_JJ morning_NN a_AP few_AP" days_NNS K04 72 after_IN the_ATI visit_NN to_IN the_ATI K04 73 Doria_NP Palace_NPL ,_, the_ATI cardinal's_NN$ coach_NN left_VBD K04 73 the_ATI villa_NN ,_, lurched_VBD over_IN the_ATI K04 74 unpaved_JJ track_NN and_CC turned_VBD towards_IN the_ATI ruined_JJ K04 74 baths_NNS of_IN Diocletian_NP ._. K04 75 ^ Vittoria_NP ,_, accompanied_VBN by_IN her_PP$ maid_NN ,_, Lucia_NP K04 75 ,_, was_BEDZ on_IN her_PP$ way_NN to_IN the_ATI K04 76 Accoramboni_NP villa_NN ,_, ostensibly_RB to_TO pay_VB a_AT K04 76 daughterly_JJ call_NN on_IN her_PP$ father_NN ,_, K04 77 actually_RB to_TO coax_VB money_NN from_IN that_DT indulgent_JJ K04 77 parent_NN to_TO settle_VB her_PP$ K04 78 mounting_JJ debts_NNS ._. ^ Lucia_NP was_BEDZ thinking_VBG how_WRB K04 78 beautiful_JJ her_PP$ mistress_NN looked_VBD ,_, K04 79 and_CC how_WRB cunningly_RB the_ATI olive-green_JJ dress_NN with_IN K04 79 its_PP$ underskirt_NN of_IN K04 80 rose-brocade_NN fitted_VBD her_PP$ perfect_JJ figure_NN ._. ^ K04 80 Vittoria's_NP$ thoughts_NNS were_BED more_QL K04 81 complex_JJ ._. K04 82 ^ the_ATI sparkling_JJ society_NN of_IN the_ATI Doria_NP Palace_NPL K04 82 ,_, the_ATI flattery_NN of_IN K04 83 Orsini's_NP$ obsession_NN ,_, the_ATI thwarted_JJ ambitions_NNS of_IN K04 83 her_PP$ restless_JJ spirit_NN ,_, all_ABN K04 84 threw_VBD into_IN sharp_JJ relief_NN the_ATI contrast_NN of_IN her_PP$ K04 84 grey_JJ life_NN with_IN the_ATI K04 85 splendid_JJ one_CD1 that_WPR filled_VBD her_PP$ dreams_NNS ._. ^ at_IN K04 85 the_ATI Villa_NPL Montalto_NP she_PP3A felt_VBD K04 86 an_AT alien_NN ,_, and_CC although_CS she_PP3A had_HVD repeatedly_RB K04 86 urged_VBN Francesco_NP to_TO give_VB her_PP3O K04 87 a_AT separate_JJ establishment_NN ,_, he_PP3A invariably_RB pleaded_VBD K04 87 his_PP$ financial_JJ K04 88 dependence_NN on_IN his_PP$ uncle_NN ,_, who_WPR had_HVD built_VBN K04 88 the_ATI villa_NN for_IN his_PP$ family_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A K04 89 reminded_VBD her_PP3O that_CS they_PP3AS must_MD abide_VB by_IN K04 89 Roman_JNP custom_NN ,_, and_CC dwell_VB there_RN K04 90 with_IN their_PP$ relations_NNS ._. K04 91 ^ her_PP$ values_NNS were_BED those_DTS of_IN the_ATI materialist_NN K04 91 who_WPR assesses_VBZ every_AT human_JJ K04 92 being_NN in_IN terms_NNS of_IN fame_NN ,_, power_NN and_CC wealth_NN K04 92 ._. ^ Francesco_NP she_PP3A despised_VBD for_IN K04 93 his_PP$ dullness_NN ,_, his_PP$ lack_NN of_IN initiative_NN ,_, his_PP$ K04 93 subservience_NN to_IN his_PP$ uncle_NN ._. K04 94 ^ her_PP$ husband's_NN$ gentleness_NN and_CC amiability_NN ,_, his_PP$ K04 94 unselfish_JJ love_NN for_IN her_PP3O ,_, K04 95 she_PP3A regarded_VBD as_IN signs_NNS of_IN weakness_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A K04 95 was_BEDZ a_AT futile_JJ creature_NN who_WPR had_HVD K04 96 not_XNOT even_RB proved_VBN capable_JJ of_IN giving_VBG her_PP3O a_AT K04 96 child_NN ._. ^ whatever_WDT passion_NN she_PP3A K04 97 had_HVD experienced_VBN in_IN the_ATI first_OD months_NNS of_IN K04 97 marriage_NN had_HVD been_BEN ousted_VBN by_IN K04 98 contempt_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A had_HVD never_RB loved_VBN him_PP3O ._. K04 99 ^ her_PP$ thoughts_NNS rushed_VBD to_IN Orsini_NP ._. ^ since_IN K04 99 the_ATI meeting_NN in_IN the_ATI Doria_NP K04 100 Palace_NPL ,_, no_ATI word_NN had_HVD come_VBN from_IN him_PP3O ,_, K04 100 and_CC this_DT silence_NN oppressed_VBD her_PP$ K04 101 spirits_NNS with_IN a_AT weight_NN of_IN misgiving_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A K04 101 had_HVD ,_, perhaps_RB ,_, demanded_VBN too_QL K04 102 much_AP ._. ^ the_ATI kiss_NN in_IN the_ATI garden_NN had_HVD K04 102 plumbed_VBN unsuspected_JJ depths_NNS in_IN her_PP3O ,_, K04 103 and_CC she_PP3A knew_VBD that_CS if_CS she_PP3A yielded_VBD to_IN K04 103 him_PP3O ,_, her_PP$ passion_NN could_MD ,_, indeed_RB ,_, K04 104 match_VB his_PP$$ ._. ^ every_AT instinct_NN urged_VBD her_PP3O to_TO K04 104 surrender_VB ,_, for_CS there_EX was_BEDZ that_DT K04 105 in_IN his_PP$ nature_NN to_IN which_WDTR her_PP$ own_AP had_HVD K04 105 responded_VBN as_CS it_PP3 had_HVD responded_VBN to_IN no_ATI K04 106 other_AP human_JJ being_NN ._. ^ prudence_NN ,_, ambition_NN and_CC K04 106 reason_NN had_HVD held_VBN instinct_NN in_IN K04 107 check_NN ,_, and_CC they_PP3AS must_MD dictate_VB her_PP$ course_NN ._. K04 107 ^ there_EX could_MD be_BE no_ATI K04 108 compromise_NN ._. K04 109 ^ for_IN a_AT brief_JJ interval_NN she_PP3A allowed_VBD herself_PPL K04 109 the_ATI luxury_NN of_IN dreams_NNS ._. K04 110 ^ she_PP3A began_VBD to_TO imagine_VB life_NN at_IN Bracciano_NP ,_, K04 110 the_ATI balls_NNS and_CC fe*?5tes_NNS ,_, the_ATI K04 111 conversation_NN of_IN poets_NNS and_CC dilettanti_NNS ._. ^ she_PP3A K04 111 visualized_VBD the_ATI pageantry_NN of_IN K04 112 the_ATI tournament_NN ,_, and_CC herself_PPL on_IN the_ATI ducal_JJ K04 112 dais_NN beside_IN Orsini_NP ,_, placing_VBG a_AT K04 113 chaplet_NN of_IN roses_NNS on_IN the_ATI brows_NNS of_IN some_DTI K04 113 young_JJ conqueror_NN in_IN the_ATI lists_NNS ._. K04 114 ^ this_DT reverie_NN was_BEDZ rudely_RB ended_VBN as_CS the_ATI K04 114 coach_NN gave_VBD a_AT sickening_JJ jolt_NN K04 115 and_CC came_VBD to_IN an_AT abrupt_JJ stop_NN ,_, nearly_RB K04 115 throwing_VBG the_ATI two_CD girls_NNS from_IN their_PP$ K04 116 seats_NNS ._. K04 117 ^ Lucia_NP uttered_VBD a_AT cry_NN of_IN alarm_NN ._. K04 118 ^ *'_*' look_VB ,_, madonna_NN ,_, we_PP1AS are_BER surrounded_VBN K04 118 !_! **'_**' K04 119 ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ true_JJ ._. ^ men_NNS armed_VBN with_IN pikes_NNS K04 119 and_CC daggers_NNS swarmed_VBD about_IN them_PP3OS K04 120 and_CC a_AT lean_JJ ,_, swarthy_JJ fellow_NN was_BEDZ peering_VBG K04 120 through_IN the_ATI window_NN ,_, grinning_VBG K04 121 impudently_RB ._. K04 122 ^ *'_*' Santa_&FW Maria_&FW !_! **'_**' shrieked_VBD Lucia_NP ._. ^ K04 122 *'_*' banditti_&FW !_! **'_**' K04 123 ^ Vittoria_NP now_RN realized_VBD that_CS they_PP3AS were_BED K04 123 outside_IN Santa_&FW Maria_&FW degli_&FW K04 124 Angeli_&FW ,_, and_CC that_CS except_IN for_IN" a_AP few_AP" K04 124 beggars_NNS crouching_VBG in_IN the_ATI doorway_NN of_IN K04 125 the_ATI church_NN and_CC exhibiting_VBG loathsome_JJ sores_NNS ,_, K04 125 the_ATI area_NN was_BEDZ deserted_VBN ._. K04 126 ^ *'_*' they_PP3AS are_BER not_XNOT banditti_&FW ,_, Lucia_NP ,_, K04 126 **'_**' said_VBD Vittoria_NP ,_, pointing_VBG K04 127 to_IN the_ATI badge_NN on_IN the_ATI man's_NN$ shoulder_NN ._. ^ K04 127 the_ATI words_NNS were_BED clear_JJ ._. ^ *'_*' beware_VB K04 128 my_PP$ hug_NN !_! **'_**' ^ Lucia_NP stared_VBD speechlessly_RB at_IN K04 128 the_ATI golden_JJ bear_NN ;_; Vittoria_NP K04 129 swiftly_RB averted_VBD her_PP$ head_NN to_TO avoid_VB the_ATI K04 129 impertinent_JJ glance_NN of_IN the_ATI K04 130 retainer_NN ._. ^ her_PP$ thoughts_NNS at_IN this_DT moment_NN were_BED K04 130 chaotic_JJ ._. K04 131 ^ the_ATI coach_NN now_RN turned_VBD in_IN another_DT direction_NN K04 131 ,_, towards_IN the_ATI wild_JJ and_CC K04 132 desolate_JJ region_NN behind_IN the_ATI baths_NNS ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ K04 132 sparsely_RB inhabited_VBN ,_, dotted_VBN K04 133 with_IN fallow_JJ fields_NNS and_CC terraced_JJ vineyards_NNS ,_, K04 133 and_CC here_RN and_CC there_RN jutted_VBD a_AT K04 134 brown_JJ outcrop_NN of_IN flower-wreathed_JJ ruins_NNS ,_, a_AT K04 134 pathetic_JJ reminder_NN of_IN Rome's_NP$ K04 135 former_AP greatness_NN ._. ^ in_IN this_DT region_NN of_IN Monti_NP K04 135 most_AP of_IN the_ATI public_JJ baths_NNS K04 136 had_HVD been_BEN built_VBN in_IN the_ATI time_NN of_IN the_ATI K04 136 Caesars_NPS ,_, but_CC with_IN the_ATI breaking_NN of_IN K04 137 the_ATI aqueducts_NNS during_IN the_ATI barbarian_JJ invasions_NNS K04 137 the_ATI baths_NNS had_HVD lost_VBN their_PP$ K04 138 purpose_NN ;_; they_PP3AS had_HVD become_VBN stone_NN quarries_NNS K04 138 and_CC their_PP$ precious_JJ marble_NN had_HVD K04 139 been_BEN burnt_VBN for_IN lime_NN ._. ^ now_RN escaped_JJ criminals_NNS K04 139 and_CC bandits_NNS used_VBD these_DTS K04 140 quarries_NNS as_IN hiding_NN places_NNS ,_, to_IN the_ATI danger_NN K04 140 of_IN travellers_NNS in_IN the_ATI K04 141 district_NN ._. K04 142 ^ as_CS they_PP3AS lumbered_VBD past_RP at_IN a_AT rattling_JJ K04 142 pace_NN ,_, Vittoria_NP could_MD see_VB a_AT K04 143 wisp_NN of_IN smoke_NN curling_VBG above_IN the_ATI fire_NN of_IN a_AT K04 143 gypsy_NN encampment_NN and_CC a_AP few_AP" K04 144 tatterdemalion_JJB creatures_NNS gathered_VBN about_IN it_PP3 ,_, K04 144 cooking_VBG their_PP$ frugal_JJ meal_NN ._. K04 145 ^ these_DTS were_BED left_VBN far_RB behind_RP ._. ^ an_AT old_JJ K04 145 man_NN belabouring_VBG an_AT overladen_JJ K04 146 donkey_NN ,_, and_CC a_AT withered_JJ crone_NN appeared_VBD on_IN K04 146 the_ATI horizon_NN ,_, were_BED overtaken_VBN K04 147 and_CC forgotten_VBN ._. ^ except_IN for_IN" their_PP$ escort_NN ,_, K04 147 Vittoria_NP and_CC Lucia_NP might_MD have_HV K04 148 been_BEN the_ATI only_AP living_JJ creatures_NNS on_IN an_AT empty_JJ K04 148 planet_NN ._. K04 149 ^ after_IN the_ATI initial_JJ shock_NN ,_, Vittoria_NP felt_VBD K04 149 calm_JJ ._. ^ she_PP3A knew_VBD exactly_RB K04 150 what_WDT she_PP3A wanted_VBD ,_, and_CC was_BEDZ prepared_VBN to_TO K04 150 take_VB it_PP3 without_IN scruple_NN ,_, if_CS she_PP3A K04 151 could_MD ._. ^ what_WDT she_PP3A had_HVD forgotten_VBN in_IN her_PP$ K04 151 self-absorption_NN in_IN her_PP$ own_AP K04 152 schemes_NNS was_BEDZ that_CS other_AP people_NNS were_BED equally_RB K04 152 absorbed_VBN in_IN their_PP$ schemes_NNS ,_, K04 153 which_WDTR were_BED likely_JJ to_TO run_VB counter_RB to_IN her_PP$ K04 153 own_AP ._. ^ this_DT move_NN today_NR was_BEDZ a_AT K04 154 reminder_NN of_IN that_DT fact_NN ._. K04 155 ^ whilst_CS she_PP3A automatically_RB patted_VBD the_ATI hand_NN K04 155 of_IN the_ATI agitated_JJ Lucia_NP ,_, K04 156 her_PP$ brain_NN was_BEDZ working_VBG rapidly_RB ,_, and_CC she_PP3A K04 156 decided_VBD that_CS she_PP3A must_MD be_BE K04 157 prepared_VBN to_TO counter_VB Orsini's_NP$ demands_NNS ,_, difficult_JJ K04 157 though_CS that_DT would_MD be_BE ._. K04 158 ^ she_PP3A became_VBD aware_JJ that_CS the_ATI pace_NN was_BEDZ K04 158 slackening_VBG ;_; now_RN the_ATI coach_NN K04 159 stopped_VBD ._. ^ the_ATI moment_NN had_HVD come_VBN ._. ^ upon_IN K04 159 the_ATI ensuing_JJ interview_NN the_ATI future_NN K04 160 would_MD depend_VB ._. ^ outwardly_RB she_PP3A was_BEDZ calm_JJ ,_, K04 160 but_CC her_PP$ heart_NN was_BEDZ beating_VBG fast_RB ,_, K04 161 and_CC the_ATI palms_NNS of_IN her_PP$ hands_NNS were_BED damp_JJ ._. ^ K04 161 Orsini's_NP$ high-crowned_JJ hat_NN with_IN K04 162 its_PP$ jaunty_JJ plume_NN blotted_VBD out_RP the_ATI light_NN ;_; K04 162 his_PP$ hand_NN was_BEDZ on_IN the_ATI door_NN ._. K04 163 ^ glancing_VBG at_IN Lucia_NP he_PP3A said_VBD in_IN French_NNP to_IN K04 163 Vittoria_NP :_: ^ *'_*' your_PP$ maid_NN ..._... is_BEZ K04 164 she_PP3A reliable_JJ ?_? **'_**' K04 165 ^ she_PP3A shrugged_VBD her_PP$ shoulders_NNS ,_, and_CC replied_VBD K04 165 in_IN the_ATI same_AP language_NN :_: K04 166 ^ *'_*' yes_UH ._. ^ but_CC make_VB it_PP3 worth_IN her_PP$ while_NN K04 166 ._. **'_**' K04 167 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A see_VB ._. ^ I_PP1A know_VB how_WRB to_TO deal_VB K04 167 with_IN people_NNS like_IN that_DT ,_, **'_**' and_CC K04 168 turning_VBG to_IN the_ATI cowering_JJ Lucia_NP ,_, he_PP3A spoke_VBD K04 168 in_IN her_PP$ own_AP language_NN ._. ^ *'_*' do_DO you_PP2 K04 169 know_VB who_WP I_PP1A am_BEM ?_? **'_**' K04 170 ^ *'_*' no_UH ,_, signor_NN ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A whispered_VBD ._. K04 171 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A am_BEM the_ATI Orsini_NP ._. ^ my_PP$ word_NN is_BEZ K04 171 law_NN in_IN Rome_NP ._. **'_**' K04 172 ^ Lucia_NP was_BEDZ regarding_VBG him_PP3O as_IN a_AT rabbit_NN K04 172 looks_VBZ at_IN a_AT stoat_NN ._. K04 173 ^ thrusting_VBG his_PP$ head_NN farther_RBR into_IN the_ATI coach_NN K04 173 ,_, he_PP3A said_VBD sombrely_RB :_: K04 174 ^ *'_*' have_HV you_PP2 ever_RB heard_VBN of_IN a_AT punishment_NN K04 174 called_VBN the_ATI cord_NN ?_? **'_**' K04 175 ^ she_PP3A blanched_VBD and_CC shrank_VBD away_RP ._. ^ was_BEDZ K04 175 there_EX not_XNOT a_AT street_NN near_IN Sant'_NP K04 176 Angelo_NP called_VBN the_ATI Lane_NPL of_IN the_ATI Corda_NP where_WRB K04 176 criminals_NNS were_BED hoisted_VBN by_IN K04 177 their_PP$ wrists_NNS forty_CD ,_, fifty_CD ,_, sixty_CD feet_NNS K04 177 into_IN the_ATI air_NN ,_, and_CC dropped_VBN again_RB K04 178 and_CC again_RB ,_, until_CS their_PP$ arms_NNS were_BED wrenched_VBN K04 178 from_IN their_PP$ sockets_NNS ._. K04 179 *'_*' you_PP2 have_HV heard_VBN of_IN it_PP3 ?_? ^ the_ATI K04 179 Orsini_NPS give_VB that_DT to_IN traitors_NNS ._. ^ there_EX K04 180 is_BEZ no_ATI escaping_VBG the_ATI vengeance_NN of_IN an_AT Orsini_NP K04 180 ._. ^ we_PP1AS hunt_VB a_AT traitor_NN down_RP to_IN K04 181 the_ATI ends_NNS of_IN the_ATI earth_NN ,_, and_CC no_ATI power_NN K04 181 can_MD save_VB him_PP3O ..._... or_CC her_PP3O ._. ^ do_DO you_PP2 K04 182 understand_VB ?_? **'_**' K04 183 ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, signor_NN ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A faltered_VBD ._. K04 184 ^ *'_*' on_IN the_ATI other_AP hand_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A K04 184 continued_VBD ,_, giving_VBG her_PP3O a_AT keen_JJ look_NN ,_, K04 185 *'_*' the_ATI Orsini_NPS are_BER generous_JJ to_IN those_DTS who_WPR K04 185 serve_VB them_PP3OS faithfully_RB ._. K04 186 ^ remember_VB that_DT ,_, my_PP$ girl_NN ._. **'_**' K04 187 ^ Lucia_NP was_BEDZ beyond_IN speech_NN ._. K04 188 ^ he_PP3A turned_VBD to_IN Vittoria_NP ,_, sitting_VBG erect_JJ ,_, K04 188 with_IN flushed_JJ cheeks_NNS and_CC K04 189 eyes_NNS sparkling_VBG with_IN anger_NN ._. ^ *'_*' and_CC now_RN ,_, K04 189 madonna_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD smoothly_RB ,_, K04 190 *'_*' we_PP1AS will_MD continue_VB the_ATI conversation_NN started_VBN K04 190 at_IN the_ATI Doria_NP Palace_NPL ._. ^ be_BE K04 191 pleased_JJ to_TO alight_VB ._. **'_**' K04 192 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A think_VB ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A replied_VBD coolly_RB K04 192 ,_, *'_*' I_PP1A prefer_VB to_TO stay_VB where_WRB I_PP1A K04 193 am_BEM ._. **'_**' K04 194 ^ *'_*' in_IN that_DT case_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A reverted_VBD to_IN K04 194 French_NNP ,_, *'_*' I_PP1A shall_MD be_BE obliged_VBN to_TO K04 195 lift_VB you_PP2 from_IN the_ATI coach_NN ._. **'_**' K04 196 ^ without_IN answering_VBG him_PP3O ,_, she_PP3A rose_VBD ,_, and_CC K04 196 bending_VBG over_IN the_ATI agitated_JJ K04 197 girl_NN ,_, said_VBD softly_RB :_: ^ *'_*' no_PN one_PN" will_MD K04 197 harm_VB you_PP2 ,_, Lucia_NP ._. ^ remain_VB here_RN ._. **'_**' K04 198 ^ ignoring_VBG his_PP$ proffered_JJ hand_NN ,_, she_PP3A stepped_VBD K04 198 from_IN the_ATI vehicle_NN ._. K04 199 ^ *'_*' will_MD you_PP2 be_BE so_QL good_JJ as_CS to_TO order_VB K04 199 your_PP$ men_NNS not_XNOT to_TO molest_VB my_PP$ K04 200 maid_NN ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD coldly_RB to_IN Orsini_NP ._. K04 201 ^ *'_*' she_PP3A is_BEZ absolutely_RB safe_JJ ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A K04 201 replied_VBD ;_; but_CC he_PP3A turned_VBD ,_, K04 202 nevertheless_RB ,_, to_IN the_ATI man_NN who_WPR had_HVD peered_VBN K04 202 into_IN the_ATI coach_NN ,_, whom_WPOR he_PP3A had_HVD K04 203 addressed_VBN as_IN Luigi_NP ,_, and_CC gave_VBD him_PP3O sharp_JJ K04 203 instructions_NNS on_IN the_ATI matter_NN ._. K04 204 ^ Vittoria_NP stood_VBD looking_VBG about_IN her_PP3O ,_, K04 204 breathing_VBG the_ATI scent_NN of_IN thyme_NN ._. K04 205 ^ the_ATI land_NN at_IN her_PP$ feet_NNS sloped_VBD away_RP into_IN K04 205 a_AT tiny_JJ valley_NN beyond_IN which_WDTR ,_, on_IN K04 206 the_ATI crest_NN of_IN a_AT wooded_JJ hill-side_NN ,_, the_ATI K04 206 ruins_NNS of_IN a_AT small_JJ temple_NN were_BED K04 207 etched_VBN against_IN the_ATI clear_JJ blue_NN of_IN the_ATI sky_NN ._. K05 2 4_CD ._. K05 3 ^ London_NP Airport_NPL was_BEDZ an_AT impressive_JJ monument_NN K05 3 to_IN the_ATI air_NN age_NN ._. K05 4 ^ its_PP$ stately_JJ ,_, although_CS modernistic_JJ lines_NNS ,_, K05 4 made_VBD it_PP3 a_AT dignified_JJ portal_NN K05 5 to_IN the_ATI capital_NN ,_, though_CS visitors_NNS had_HVD to_TO K05 5 overlook_VB various_JJ prefabricated_JJ K05 6 buildings_NNS that_WPR were_BED still_RB in_IN use_NN ._. ^ the_ATI K05 6 immigration_NN officials_NNS were_BED K05 7 courteous_JJ ambassadors_NNS ,_, too_RB ._. ^ Vera_NP ,_, though_CS K05 7 international_JJ in_IN outlook_NN ,_, K05 8 could_MD not_XNOT help_VB feeling_VBG parochial_JJ pride_NN in_IN K05 8 the_ATI way_NN they_PP3AS handled_VBD the_ATI K05 9 passengers_NNS ._. K05 10 ^ she_PP3A had_HVD not_XNOT told_VBN Sir_NPT Arthur_NP Nicholas_NP K05 10 the_ATI exact_JJ time_NN or_CC date_NN of_IN K05 11 her_PP$ arrival_NN and_CC so_RB there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI car_NN to_TO K05 11 meet_VB her_PP3O ._. ^ but_CC she_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT K05 12 regret_VB it_PP3 ._. ^ in_IN the_ATI large_JJ airport_NN bus_NN K05 12 she_PP3A had_HVD a_AT better_JJR view_NN of_IN the_ATI K05 13 London_NP she_PP3A had_HVD not_XNOT seen_VBN for_IN over_RB two_CD K05 13 years_NNS ._. K05 14 ^ nor_CC had_HVD she_PP3A told_VBN her_PP$ parents_NNS that_CS K05 14 she_PP3A was_BEDZ coming_VBG ._. ^ it_PP3 would_MD have_HV K05 15 been_BEN too_QL much_AP of_IN a_AT disappointment_NN to_IN them_PP3OS K05 15 if_CS her_PP$ plans_NNS had_HVD changed_VBN ._. K05 16 ^ for_IN the_ATI first_OD few_AP hours_NNS she_PP3A felt_VBD like_IN K05 16 a_AT foreigner_NN in_IN her_PP$ own_AP K05 17 London_NP ._. ^ it_PP3 took_VBD time_NN to_TO become_VB used_JJ to_IN K05 17 hearing_VBG so_QL much_AP English_NNP K05 18 spoken_VBN ._. ^ the_ATI London_NP she_PP3A savoured_VBD as_CS she_PP3A K05 18 sped_VBD towards_IN the_ATI air_NN terminal_NN K05 19 was_BEDZ prosperous_JJ and_CC sleek_JJ *-_*- so_RB like_IN the_ATI K05 19 well-fed_JJ cats_NNS she_PP3A saw_VBD sitting_VBG K05 20 in_IN the_ATI gardens_NNS and_CC on_IN the_ATI doorsteps_NNS of_IN K05 20 the_ATI trim_JJ suburban_JJ houses_NNS lining_VBG K05 21 the_ATI way_NN ._. K05 22 ^ yet_RB it_PP3 struck_VBD her_PP3O as_CS odd_JJ that_CS the_ATI K05 22 shops_NNS in_IN the_ATI suburban_JJ shopping_NN K05 23 centres_NNS resembled_VBD those_DTS of_IN an_AT English_JNP village_NN K05 23 ._. ^ they_PP3AS were_BED a_AT reminder_NN K05 24 of_IN the_ATI time_NN when_WRB the_ATI districts_NNS had_HVD been_BEN K05 24 little_JJ hamlets_NNS before_CS they_PP3AS K05 25 were_BED swallowed_VBN up_RP in_IN London's_NP$ vast_JJ sprawl_NN ._. K05 26 ^ she_PP3A observed_VBD with_IN approval_NN that_CS many_AP K05 26 stages_NNS of_IN history_NN were_BED still_RB K05 27 written_VBN in_IN the_ATI architecture_NN of_IN London_NP ._. ^ K05 27 there_EX were_BED a_AP few_AP" streets_NNS of_IN K05 28 opulent_JJ ,_, Victorian_JNP houses_NNS ,_, now_RN sadly_RB K05 28 declining_VBG like_IN gentlewomen_NNS in_IN K05 29 straitened_JJ circumstances_NNS ._. ^ there_EX were_BED rows_NNS of_IN K05 29 workers'_NNS$ houses_NNS built_VBN in_IN K05 30 the_ATI late_JJ nineteenth_OD century_NN ._. ^ some_DTI ,_, now_RN K05 30 cheekily_RB painted_VBN in_IN gay_JJ K05 31 colours_NNS ,_, with_IN pots_NNS of_IN little_JJ trees_NNS on_IN K05 31 either_DTX side_NN of_IN the_ATI doors_NNS ,_, had_HVD K05 32 become_VBN the_ATI homes_NRS of_IN young_JJ artists_NNS or_CC K05 32 writers_NNS ._. ^ houses_NNS were_BED like_IN K05 33 people_NNS ,_, she_PP3A thought_VBD ,_, sometimes_RB up_RP ,_, K05 33 sometimes_RB down_RP ._. K05 34 ^ at_IN the_ATI air_NN terminal_JJ Vera_NP hailed_VBD a_AT taxi_NN K05 34 and_CC gave_VBD the_ATI name_NN of_IN an_AT K05 35 hotel_NN off_IN Curzon_NP Street_NPL ._. ^ it_PP3 had_HVD once_RB K05 35 been_BEN a_AT private_JJ home_NR ,_, and_CC now_RN was_BEDZ K05 36 a_AT dignified_JJ discreet_JJ place_NN catering_VBG for_IN people_NNS K05 36 who_WPR could_MD no_RB longer_RBR K05 37 afford_VB to_TO keep_VB town_NN houses_NNS ._. ^ a_AP few_AP" K05 37 well-connected_JJ foreign_JJ scientists_NNS K05 38 were_BED usually_RB to_TO be_BE found_VBN there_RN ,_, a_AT diplomat_NN K05 38 or_CC two_CD and_CC American_JNP K05 39 tourists_NNS of_IN the_ATI more_QL conservative_JJ type_NN ._. K05 40 ^ Vera_NP had_HVD never_RB stayed_VBN in_IN a_AT London_NP hotel_NN K05 40 of_IN any_DTI sort_NN before_RI and_CC K05 41 had_HVD at_RB first_RB" intended_VBN to_TO stay_VB with_IN her_PP$ K05 41 parents_NNS ._. ^ but_CC she_PP3A decided_VBD she_PP3A K05 42 could_MD not_XNOT face_VB it_PP3 ._. ^ she_PP3A must_MD avoid_VB K05 42 outside_JJB distractions_NNS at_IN all_ABN costs_NNS ._. K05 43 ^ she_PP3A must_MD conserve_VB her_PP$ strength_NN for_IN the_ATI K05 43 vitally_RB important_JJ business_NN K05 44 meetings_NNS in_IN which_WDTR she_PP3A would_MD be_BE taking_VBG K05 44 part_NN ._. K05 45 ^ London_NP was_BEDZ like_IN a_AT sleeping_JJ princess_NN ,_, K05 45 awakened_VBN to_IN life_NN and_CC beauty_NN K05 46 by_IN the_ATI kiss_NN of_IN the_ATI sun_NN ._. ^ often_RB its_PP$ K05 46 attractions_NNS were_BED veiled_VBN ,_, hidden_VBN by_IN K05 47 fog_NN or_CC dimmed_VBN by_IN grey_JJ rain_NN ._. ^ but_CC today_NR K05 47 the_ATI sun_NN had_HVD broken_VBN through_RP ._. K05 48 ^ as_CS her_PP$ cab_NN sped_VBD towards_IN the_ATI hotel_NN ,_, K05 48 she_PP3A planned_VBD an_AT itinerary_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A K05 49 would_MD visit_VB her_PP$ parents_NNS that_DT afternoon_NN ._. ^ K05 49 tomorrow_NR she_PP3A would_MD arrange_VB to_TO K05 50 see_VB Sir_NPT Arthur_NP ._. ^ after_IN that_DT ,_, her_PP$ schedule_NN K05 50 would_MD look_VB after_IN itself_PPL ._. K05 51 ^ her_PP$ hotel_NN room_NN proved_VBD to_TO be_BE ideal_JJ for_IN K05 51 complete_JJ relaxation_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 K05 52 was_BEDZ elegant_JJ and_CC neat_JJ and_CC Vera_NP adored_VBD K05 52 tidiness_NN ._. ^ as_QL soon_RB as_CS the_ATI porter_NN K05 53 had_HVD brought_VBN up_RP her_PP$ suitcase_NN ,_, she_PP3A K05 53 telephoned_VBD her_PP$ mother_NN ._. K05 54 ^ *'_*' Vera_NP !_! ^ where_WRB are_BER you_PP2 ?_? ^ how_WRB K05 54 wonderful_JJ to_TO hear_VB your_PP$ voice_NN ._. ^ are_BER K05 55 you_PP2 really_RB here_RN ?_? **'_**' K05 56 ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, mother_NN dear_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A 'm_BEM at_IN K05 56 Crewe's_NP$ hotel_NN ._. ^ how_WRB are_BER you_PP2 ?_? ^ how_WRB is_BEZ K05 57 father_NN ?_? **'_**' K05 58 ^ *'_*' fine_JJ ,_, apart_IN from_IN" his_PP$ lumbago_NN ._. ^ K05 58 you_PP2 can_MD telephone_VB him_PP3O at_IN his_PP$ K05 59 office_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A does_DOZ n't_XNOT like_VB it_PP3 but_CC this_DT K05 59 is_BEZ a_AT special_JJ occasion_NN ._. ^ when_WRB are_BER K05 60 we_PP1AS going_VBG to_TO see_VB you_PP2 ?_? ^ how_WRB long_RB are_BER K05 60 you_PP2 staying_VBG ?_? **'_**' ^ the_ATI questions_NNS K05 61 tumbled_VBD out_RP ._. K05 62 ^ *'_*' only_RB two_CD days_NNS ,_, mother_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A am_BEM K05 62 here_RN on_IN business_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A have_HV a_AT job_NN K05 63 now_RN ._. ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD come_VB over_RP in_IN about_RB an_AT hour_NN K05 63 and_CC tell_VB you_PP2 all_ABN about_IN it_PP3 ._. **'_**' K05 64 ^ *'_*' is_BEZ everything_PN all_RB right_RB" ?_? **'_**' ^ her_PP$ K05 64 mother's_NN$ voice_NN sounded_VBD K05 65 anxious_JJ ._. K05 66 ^ *'_*' quite_RB all_RB right_RB" ,_, mother_NN ._. ^ everything_PN K05 66 is_BEZ splendid_JJ *-_*- never_RB K05 67 better_JJR ._. **'_**' K05 68 ^ *'_*' is_BEZ Jacques_NP with_IN you_PP2 ?_? **'_**' K05 69 ^ *'_*' no_UH ._. **'_**' ^ there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT pause_NN ._. K05 70 ^ Vera_NP knew_VBD at_RB once_RB" that_CS her_PP$ mother_NN was_BEDZ K05 70 thinking_VBG there_EX must_MD be_BE K05 71 something_PN wrong_JJ between_IN her_PP$ daughter_NN and_CC K05 71 son-in-law_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A said_VBD K05 72 good-bye_NN and_CC telephoned_VBD her_PP$ father_NN who_WPR tried_VBD K05 72 out_RP his_PP$ night-school_NN K05 73 French_NNP on_IN her_PP3O ,_, very_QL slowly_RB and_CC correctly_RB ._. K05 73 ^ Vera_NP often_RB made_VBD mistakes_NNS in_IN K05 74 grammar_NN when_WRB she_PP3A spoke_VBD French_NNP but_CC she_PP3A K05 74 spoke_VBD as_QL fast_RB as_IN any_DTI K05 75 Frenchwoman_NNP ._. ^ her_PP$ father_NN could_MD never_RB bring_VB K05 75 himself_PPL to_TO do_DO anything_PN K05 76 imperfectly_RB ._. ^ his_PP$ favourite_JJB proverb_NN was_BEDZ that_CS K05 76 if_CS a_AT thing_NN could_MD n't_XNOT be_BE K05 77 done_VBN properly_RB ,_, it_PP3 should_MD n't_XNOT be_BE done_VBN at_IN K05 77 all_ABN ._. ^ therefore_RB his_PP$ French_NNP K05 78 would_MD always_RB be_BE halting_JJ ._. K05 79 ^ she_PP3A telephoned_VBD Sir_NPT Arthur_NP Nicholas_NP and_CC a_AT K05 79 crisp_JJ ,_, cool_JJ ,_, well-bred_JJ K05 80 voice_NN asked_VBD for_IN her_PP$ name_NN ._. K05 81 ^ *'_*' \0Mr_NPT Arzrumian's_NP$ secretary_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A would_MD K05 81 like_VB to_TO make_VB an_AT K05 82 appointment_NN with_IN Sir_NPT Arthur_NP ._. **'_**' K05 83 ^ the_ATI secretary_NN had_HVD been_BEN alerted_VBN to_IN the_ATI K05 83 impending_JJ visit_NN of_IN K05 84 Arzrumian_NP ._. ^ *'_*' one_CD1 moment_NN ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A K05 84 said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' Sir_NPT Arthur_NP would_MD like_VB to_TO K05 85 speak_VB to_IN you_PP2 ._. **'_**' K05 86 ^ thirty_CD seconds_NNS later_RBR ,_, Sir_NPT Arthur_NP said_VBD ,_, K05 86 ^ *'_*' welcome_UH to_IN London_NP ._. K05 87 ^ come_VB to_IN the_ATI office_NN about_IN twelve_CD and_CC we_PP1AS K05 87 can_MD have_HV lunch_NN afterwards_RB ._. ^ or_CC K05 88 what_WDT about_IN today_NR ?_? **'_**' K05 89 ^ Vera_NP answered_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'd_MD like_VB to_TO see_VB K05 89 my_PP$ parents_NNS first_RB ._. **'_**' K05 90 ^ *'_*' quite_RB right_JJ ,_, **'_**' approved_VBD Sir_NPT Arthur_NP K05 90 ._. K05 91 ^ Vera's_NP$ parents_NNS lived_VBD at_IN Southgate_NP and_CC K05 91 although_CS the_ATI underground_NN K05 92 service_NN was_BEDZ excellent_JJ ,_, Vera_NP felt_VBD justified_VBN K05 92 in_IN indulging_VBG in_IN the_ATI luxury_NN K05 93 of_IN a_AT taxi_NN ._. K05 94 ^ the_ATI house_NN was_BEDZ one_CD1 of_IN a_AT terrace_NN and_CC K05 94 was_BEDZ kept_VBN spotless_JJ ._. ^ her_PP$ mother_NN K05 95 often_RB exuded_VBD ,_, to_IN Vera's_NP$ sensitive_JJ nostrils_NNS ,_, K05 95 a_AT smell_NN of_IN carbolic_JJ soap_NN K05 96 and_CC metal_NN polish_NN which_WDTR were_BED constantly_RB in_IN K05 96 her_PP$ hands_NNS ._. ^ hidden_VBN behind_IN K05 97 the_ATI curtains_NNS ,_, her_PP$ mother_NN had_HVD been_BEN K05 97 watching_VBG for_IN her_PP$ arrival_NN ._. ^ as_CS the_ATI K05 98 taxi_NN drew_VBD up_RP she_PP3A ran_VBD out_RP and_CC hugged_VBD and_CC K05 98 kissed_VBD Vera_NP ._. ^ she_PP3A held_VBD her_PP3O at_IN K05 99 arm's_NN$ length_NN ._. ^ *'_*' how_WRB is_BEZ my_PP$ little_JJ girl_NN K05 99 ?_? **'_**' she_PP3A asked_VBD oblivious_JJ of_IN the_ATI K05 100 fact_NN that_CS Vera_NP was_BEDZ several_AP inches_NNS taller_JJR ._. ^ K05 100 Vera_NP felt_VBD that_CS they_PP3AS were_BED at_RB K05 101 once_RB" on_IN a_AT far_RB better_JJR footing_NN than_CS they_PP3AS K05 101 had_HVD ever_RB been_BEN ._. K05 102 ^ mother_NN and_CC daughter_NN entered_VBD the_ATI house_NN K05 102 arm-in-arm_RB and_CC the_ATI K05 103 questions_NNS began_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 're_BER so_QL K05 103 beautifully_RB dressed_VBN ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD and_CC K05 104 added_VBD quite_RB inconsequentially_RB ,_, *'_*' can_MD n't_XNOT K05 104 you_PP2 stay_VB the_ATI night_NN ?_? **'_**' K05 105 ^ *'_*' not_XNOT this_DT time_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Vera_NP ,_, K05 105 *'_*' I_PP1A have_HV to_TO prepare_VB some_DTI notes_NNS for_IN K05 106 tomorrow_NR ._. ^ I_PP1A have_HV a_AT very_QL important_JJ business_NN K05 106 meeting_NN ._. **'_**' K05 107 ^ *'_*' how_WRB is_BEZ Jacques_NP ?_? ^ I_PP1A 'm_BEM longing_VBG K05 107 to_TO meet_VB my_PP$ son-in-law_NN ._. ^ are_BER you_PP2 K05 108 really_RB happy_JJ with_IN him_PP3O ,_, darling_NN ?_? **'_**' K05 108 asked_VBD her_PP$ mother_NN ,_, gazing_VBG at_IN Vera_NP K05 109 searchingly_RB ._. ^ it_PP3 had_HVD been_BEN her_PP$ great_JJ regret_NN K05 109 that_CS she_PP3A had_HVD not_XNOT been_BEN able_JJ K05 110 to_TO attend_VB the_ATI wedding_NN in_IN Hongkong_NP ._. ^ Vera_NP K05 110 wondered_VBD whether_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ her_PP$ K05 111 imagination_NN or_CC was_BEDZ there_EX just_RB a_AT hint_NN of_IN K05 111 hopefulness_NN in_IN her_PP$ mother's_NN$ K05 112 expression_NN *-_*- did_DOD she_PP3A wish_VB to_TO hear_VB bad_JJ K05 112 news_NN ?_? ^ Vera's_NP$ old_JJ irritation_NN K05 113 with_IN her_PP$ mother_NN returned_VBD for_IN a_AT moment_NN ._. K05 114 ^ *'_*' everything_PN is_BEZ absolutely_RB fine_JJ ,_, **'_**' K05 114 Vera_NP assured_VBD her_PP3O ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A have_HV a_AT K05 115 wonderful_JJ job_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A am_BEM secretary_NN to_IN \0Mr_NPT K05 115 Arzrumian_NP ._. **'_**' K05 116 ^ *'_*' Arzrumian_NP ?_? **'_**' echoed_VBD her_PP$ mother_NN ._. ^ K05 116 *'_*' where_WRB did_DOD you_PP2 meet_VB him_PP3O ?_? **'_**' K05 117 ^ *'_*' in_IN Paris_NP ._. **'_**' K05 118 ^ *'_*' does_DOZ Jacques_NP approve_VB of_IN you_PP2 taking_VBG a_AT K05 118 job_NN ?_? **'_**' K05 119 ^ *'_*' anything_PN which_WDTR makes_VBZ money_NN has_HVZ his_PP$ K05 119 approval_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Vera_NP ,_, K05 120 tartly_RB ._. ^ her_PP$ mother_NN said_VBD in_IN scandalized_JJ K05 120 tones_NNS that_CS money_NN was_BEDZ n't_XNOT K05 121 everything_PN and_CC thought_VBD how_WRB hard_JJ her_PP$ daughter_NN K05 121 had_HVD become_VBN ._. K05 122 ^ the_ATI Brandons_NPS were_BED working-class_JJ ,_, without_IN K05 122 much_AP money_NN but_CC she_PP3A had_HVD K05 123 never_RB had_HVN to_TO take_VB a_AT job_NN ._. ^ they_PP3AS had_HVD K05 123 always_RB managed_VBN and_CC \0Mrs_NPT Brandon_NP K05 124 could_MD afford_VB to_TO scorn_VB other_AP people's_NNS$ interest_NN K05 124 in_IN money_NN ._. K05 125 ^ her_PP$ father_NN arrived_VBD at_IN six_CD o'clock_RB ,_, a_AT K05 125 library_NN book_NN under_IN his_PP$ arm_NN K05 126 as_CS usual_JJ ._. ^ after_IN greeting_VBG him_PP3O affectionately_RB K05 126 ,_, Vera_NP glanced_VBD at_IN the_ATI K05 127 title_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ religion_NN without_IN revelation_NN ,_, K05 127 by_IN Julian_NP Huxley_NP ._. K05 128 ^ *'_*' dear_JJ ,_, serious_JJ Father_NPT ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD K05 128 ._. ^ she_PP3A thought_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' how_WRB much_RB I_PP1A love_VB K05 129 you_PP2 ._. **'_**' ^ how_WRB many_AP railway_NN employees_NNS read_VBD K05 129 books_NNS on_IN philosophy_NN ?_? ^ her_PP$ K05 130 father_NN had_HVD given_VBN himself_PPL a_AT first-rate_JJ education_NN K05 130 by_IN reading_VBG good_JJ books_NNS K05 131 and_CC remembering_VBG what_WDT was_BEDZ in_IN them_PP3OS ._. ^ he_PP3A K05 131 had_HVD left_VBN school_NN at_IN 14_CD but_CC could_MD K05 132 have_HV held_VBN his_PP$ own_AP with_IN the_ATI most_QL educated_JJ K05 132 people_NNS ._. K05 133 ^ Vera_NP had_HVD decided_VBN not_XNOT to_TO confide_VB any_DTI K05 133 of_IN her_PP$ business_NN affairs_NNS to_IN K05 134 her_PP$ parents_NNS ._. ^ she_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT want_VB them_PP3OS K05 134 to_TO worry_VB about_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ neither_DTX was_BEDZ K05 135 daring_JJ nor_CC held_VBD views_NNS beyond_IN the_ATI rest_NN of_IN K05 135 the_ATI people_NNS with_IN whom_WPOR they_PP3AS K05 136 mixed_VBD ._. ^ it_PP3 had_HVD given_VBN them_PP3OS quite_ABL a_AT K05 136 jolt_NN when_WRB she_PP3A had_HVD married_VBN Jacques_NP ._. K05 137 ^ her_PP$ mother_NN was_BEDZ barely_RB a_AT generation_NN removed_VBN K05 137 from_IN people_NNS who_WPR considered_VBD K05 138 that_CS a_AT foreigner_NN in_IN the_ATI family_NN was_BEDZ not_XNOT K05 138 quite_RB respectable_JJ ._. K05 139 ^ Vera_NP spent_VBD a_AT happy_JJ evening_NN ._. ^ her_PP$ father_NN K05 139 proudly_RB took_VBD her_PP3O round_IN K05 140 his_PP$ little_JJ garden_NN for_CS ,_, next_RB to_IN philosophy_NN ,_, K05 140 gardening_NN was_BEDZ his_PP$ hobby_NN and_CC K05 141 every_AT flower_NN in_IN the_ATI small_JJ rectangle_NN was_BEDZ K05 141 carefully_RB watched_VBN and_CC lovingly_RB K05 142 tended_VBN ._. ^ at_RB last_RB" ,_, it_PP3 was_BEDZ time_NN to_TO K05 142 say_VB good-bye_NN and_CC both_ABX mother_NN and_CC K05 143 father_NN escorted_VBD her_PP3O to_IN the_ATI underground_NN station_NN K05 143 ._. ^ as_CS Vera_NP went_VBD down_IN the_ATI K05 144 escalator_NN she_PP3A looked_VBD back_RP and_CC her_PP$ parents_NNS K05 144 were_BED still_RB waving_VBG to_IN her_PP3O ._. K05 145 ^ she_PP3A felt_VBD strangely_RB moved_VBN at_IN the_ATI sight_NN of_IN K05 145 the_ATI two_CD elderly_JJ figures_NNS K05 146 above_IN her_PP3O ._. K05 147 ^ the_ATI train_NN roared_VBD in_RP with_IN a_AT rush_NN of_IN K05 147 pungent_JJ air_NN ._. ^ Vera_NP sat_VBD down_RP on_IN K05 148 her_PP$ comfortable_JJ seat_NN ,_, closed_VBD her_PP$ eyes_NNS and_CC K05 148 thought_VBD a_RB little_RB" sadly_RB about_IN K05 149 her_PP$ parents_NNS ._. K05 150 ^ Green_NP Park_NPL station_NN was_BEDZ only_RB a_AT short_JJ K05 150 walk_NN to_IN her_PP$ hotel_NN but_CC the_ATI K05 151 streets_NNS had_HVD not_XNOT yet_RB been_BEN cleared_VBN ._. ^ K05 151 several_AP young_JJ women_NNS in_IN eye-catching_JJ K05 152 well-made_JJ clothes_NNS stood_VBD at_IN every_AT corner_NN ._. ^ K05 152 one_CD1 or_CC two_CD spoke_VBD to_IN each_PPLS K05 153 other_PPLS" in_IN French_NNP ._. ^ an_AT expensively_RB dressed_JJ K05 153 little_JJ man_NN turned_VBD a_AT corner_NN K05 154 and_CC approached_VBD Vera_NP ._. ^ *'_*' how_WRB much_AP do_DO you_PP2 K05 154 charge_VB ,_, dear_NN ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A asked_VBD ._. K05 155 ^ Vera_NP looked_VBD contemptuously_RB at_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ *'_*' K05 155 more_AP than_CS you_PP2 could_MD K05 156 afford_VB ,_, my_PP$ good_JJ man_NN ._. **'_**' ^ she_PP3A stalked_VBD K05 156 on_RP ,_, wryly_RB amused_VBN ._. K05 157 ^ reaching_VBG her_PP$ hotel_NN ,_, she_PP3A was_BEDZ overjoyed_JJ K05 157 to_TO find_VB a_AT huge_JJ bouquet_NN of_IN K05 158 flowers_NNS ,_, with_IN a_AT vase_NN placed_VBN beside_IN it_PP3 ,_, K05 158 already_RB filled_VBN with_IN water_NN ._. ^ on_IN K05 159 the_ATI card_NN was_BEDZ written_VBN :_: ^ *'_*' from_IN *'_*' K05 159 Arsenic_NP **'_**' to_IN \0Mrs_NPT Vital_NP ,_, our_PP$ K05 160 devoted_JJ secretary_NN ._. **'_**' ^ so_RB Sir_NPT Arthur_NP was_BEDZ K05 160 a_AT gallant_JJ as_CC well_CC" as_CC" a_AT K05 161 shrewd_JJ businessman_NN !_! K05 162 ^ next_AP morning_NN ,_, Vera_NP walked_VBD through_IN the_ATI K05 162 Park_NPL as_QL far_RB as_IN Buckingham_NP K05 163 Palace_NPL ,_, and_CC down_RP to_IN the_ATI ornamental_JJ lake_NN ._. ^ K05 163 she_PP3A found_VBD it_PP3 exhilarating_JJ to_TO K05 164 be_BE back_RP again_RB ._. ^ although_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ early_JJ in_IN K05 164 the_ATI year_NN ,_, tourists_NNS were_BED K05 165 wandering_VBG about_RP already_RB ._. ^ a_AT group_NN of_IN people_NNS K05 165 was_BEDZ watching_VBG open-mouthed_JJ K05 166 the_ATI sentries_NNS in_IN their_PP$ scarlet_JJ uniforms_NNS outside_IN K05 166 the_ATI gates_NNS of_IN the_ATI K05 167 Palace_NPL ._. ^ Americans_NNPS posed_VBD for_IN their_PP$ pictures_NNS K05 167 with_IN the_ATI Palace_NPL as_IN a_AT K05 168 background_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ extraordinary_JJ how_WRB K05 168 attractive_JJ Americans_NNPS found_VBD K05 169 royalty_NN and_CC nobility_NN ._. K05 170 ^ she_PP3A looked_VBD at_IN her_PP$ watch_NN and_CC decided_VBD K05 170 it_PP3 was_BEDZ time_NN for_IN her_PP$ K05 171 appointment_NN with_IN Sir_NPT Arthur_NP ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI K05 171 doubt_NN Sir_NPT Arthur_NP was_BEDZ K05 172 pleased_JJ to_TO see_VB her_PP3O ._. ^ no_ATI doubt_NN ,_, too_RB ,_, K05 172 that_CS he_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN conducting_VBG a_AT test_NN K05 173 of_IN *'_*' Hairmone_NP **'_**' ._. ^ his_PP$ head_NN was_BEDZ K05 173 covered_VBN with_IN coppery_JJ red_JJ hair_NN which_WDTR K05 174 made_VBD him_PP3O look_VB many_AP years_NNS younger_JJR ._. ^ it_PP3 K05 174 was_BEDZ about_RB an_AT inch_NN long_JJ *-_*- long_JJ K05 175 enough_QLP for_IN a_AT crew-cut_NN ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A am_BEM very_QL K05 175 grateful_JJ ,_, my_PP$ dear_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Sir_NPT K05 176 Arthur_NP ,_, running_VBG his_PP$ fingers_NNS through_IN the_ATI K05 176 thatch_NN ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A never_RB thought_VBD it_PP3 K05 177 would_MD happen_VB to_IN me_PP1O ._. **'_**' ^ if_CS Sir_NPT Arthur_NP K05 177 had_HVD hesitated_VBN about_IN going_VBG into_IN K05 178 business_NN with_IN Vera_NP ,_, he_PP3A was_BEDZ now_RN her_PP$ K05 178 staunch_JJ ally_NN ._. K05 179 ^ *'_*' this_DT ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Sir_NPT Arthur_NP ,_, K05 179 tapping_VBG his_PP$ head_NN ,_, *'_*' is_BEZ going_VBG to_TO K05 180 convince_VB that_DT obstinate_JJ old_JJ buzzard_NN ,_, Eric_NP Selby_NP K05 180 ,_, to_TO join_VB us_PP1OS ._. ^ he_PP3A 's_BEZ a_AT K05 181 hard-headed_JJ Yorkshireman_NNP and_CC we_PP1AS need_VB his_PP$ K05 181 advice_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A 's_BEZ involved_VBN in_IN K05 182 several_AP of_IN my_PP$ business_NN ventures_NNS but_CC I_PP1A have_HV K05 182 to_TO twist_VB his_PP$ arm_NN to_TO make_VB K05 183 him_PP3O take_VB on_RP new_JJ commitments_NNS ._. ^ that_DT ,_, **'_**' K05 183 said_VBD Sir_NPT Arthur_NP ,_, *'_*' is_BEZ the_ATI K05 184 penalty_NN of_IN success_NN ._. **'_**' K05 185 ^ they_PP3AS left_VBD for_IN the_ATI Savoy_NP when_WRB Sir_NPT K05 185 Arthur_NP had_HVD signed_VBN more_AP letters_NNS K05 186 and_CC Eric_NP Selby_NP was_BEDZ waiting_VBG for_IN them_PP3OS ._. ^ K05 186 he_PP3A looked_VBD from_IN Vera_NP to_IN Sir_NPT K05 187 Arthur_NP and_CC was_BEDZ astonished_VBN and_CC amused_VBN at_IN K05 187 the_ATI same_AP time_NN ._. K05 188 ^ *'_*' Arthur_NP ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A whispered_VBD on_IN the_ATI K05 188 way_NN to_IN the_ATI table_NN ,_, *'_*' what_WDT 's_BEZ the_ATI K05 189 idea_NN of_IN the_ATI toupee_NN ?_? ^ and_CC why_WRB red_JJ ?_? **'_**' K05 190 ^ *'_*' toupee_NN be_BE damned_VBN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Nicholas_NP K05 190 ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'll_MD tell_VB you_PP2 about_IN it_PP3 K05 191 at_IN lunch_NN ._. **'_**' K05 192 ^ Vera_NP sat_VBD opposite_IN Eric_NP Selby_NP ._. ^ she_PP3A K05 192 had_HVD already_RB noted_VBN that_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ K05 193 of_IN medium_JJB height_NN ,_, very_QL thin_JJ and_CC gave_VBD an_AT K05 193 impression_NN of_IN greyness_NN ._. ^ now_RN K05 194 studying_VBG him_PP3O more_QL closely_RB ,_, she_PP3A saw_VBD that_CS K05 194 greyness_NN was_BEDZ the_ATI dominant_JJ K05 195 characteristic_NN of_IN the_ATI man_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD thick_JJ K05 195 ,_, rather_RB long_JJ ,_, grey_JJ hair_NN ._. K05 196 ^ *'_*' not_XNOT a_AT future_JJB client_NN for_IN *'_*' Hairmone_NP K05 196 **'_**' ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A thought_VBD to_IN herself_PPL ._. K05 197 ^ he_PP3A wore_VBD a_AT grey_JJ Savile_NP Row_NPL suit_NN of_IN K05 197 exactly_RB the_ATI same_AP colour_NN as_IN his_PP$ K05 198 hair_NN ._. ^ his_PP$ eyes_NNS were_BED greyish-blue_JJ *-_*- the_ATI K05 198 colour_NN of_IN a_AT winter_NN sky_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A K05 199 wore_VBD heavy_JJ framed_JJ glasses_NNS ,_, which_WDTR gave_VBD K05 199 him_PP3O a_AT professorial_JJ look_NN ._. ^ if_CS K05 200 accents_NNS have_HV colours_NNS ,_, his_PP$$ was_BEDZ grey_JJ ,_, K05 200 for_CS he_PP3A spoke_VBD with_IN a_AT north-country_JJB K05 201 voice_NN ._. K06 2 *'_*' what_WDT 's_BEZ that_DT ?_? **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, K06 2 loudly_RB ,_, as_CS if_CS" by_IN speaking_VBG he_PP3A had_HVD K06 3 released_VBN anger_NN which_WDTR she_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN K06 3 gathering_VBG against_IN him_PP3O all_ABN the_ATI time_NN K06 4 he_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN standing_VBG next_RB to_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ K06 4 keeping_VBG his_PP$ face_NN completely_RB serious_JJ K06 5 \0Dr_NPT Horn_NP swayed_VBD two_CD or_CC three_CD inches_NNS back_RP K06 5 then_RN forward_RB as_CS if_CS" a_AT wind_NN K06 6 had_HVD struck_VBN him_PP3O ._. K06 7 ^ she_PP3A took_VBD a_AT deep_JJ breath_NN and_CC gave_VBD her_PP$ K06 7 thick_JJ neck_NN and_CC shoulders_NNS a_AT K06 8 shake_NN which_WDTR she_PP3A probably_RB thought_VBD a_AT convulsive_JJ K06 8 shudder_NN ._. ^ *'_*' if_CS you_PP2 're_BER K06 9 suggesting_VBG that_CS Martin_NP is_BEZ n't_XNOT old_JJ enough_QLP K06 9 ..._... **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD in_IN a_AT new_JJ low_JJ K06 10 voice_NN of_IN drama_NN ._. K06 11 ^ she_PP3A found_VBD no_ATI difficulty_NN in_IN assuming_VBG for_IN K06 11 convenience_NN that_CS the_ATI K06 12 attack_NN she_PP3A had_HVD begun_VBN on_IN Martin_NP had_HVD n't_XNOT K06 12 happened_VBN ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ ashamed_JJ of_IN the_ATI K06 13 way_NN she_PP3A credited_VBD other_AP people_NNS with_IN her_PP$ own_AP K06 13 short_JJ memory_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A went_VBD past_IN K06 14 them_PP3OS into_IN the_ATI narrow_JJ hall_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A K06 14 hesitated_VBD at_IN the_ATI stairs_NNS ,_, knowing_VBG they_PP3AS K06 15 had_HVD turned_VBN to_TO watch_VB ._. K06 16 ^ he_PP3A needed_VBD some_DTI warning_NN of_IN what_WDT he_PP3A K06 16 would_MD find_VB ._. ^ he_PP3A could_MD imagine_VB K06 17 his_PP$ mother_NN saying_VBG later_RBR ,_, ^ *'_*' if_CS only_RB I_PP1A K06 17 had_HVD had_HVN the_ATI sense_NN to_TO tell_VB you_PP2 K06 18 not_XNOT to_TO disturb_VB him_PP3O that_DT first_OD evening_NN ._. K06 18 **'_**' ^ he_PP3A went_VBD past_IN the_ATI cream_JJ K06 19 banisters_NNS ,_, down_IN the_ATI passage_NN to_IN the_ATI kitchen_NN K06 19 ._. K06 20 ^ he_PP3A stood_VBD near_IN the_ATI gas_NN cooker_NN ._. ^ behind_IN K06 20 him_PP3O in_IN the_ATI hall_NN the_ATI doctor_NN K06 21 said_VBD ,_, ~ *'_*' \0Mrs_NPT Mason_NP ,_, I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT K06 21 want_VB to_TO worry_VB you_PP2 ..._... **'_**' then_RN they_PP3AS K06 22 passed_VBD into_IN the_ATI sitting-room_NN and_CC closed_VBD the_ATI K06 22 door_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD begun_VBN K06 23 quickly_RB ,_, as_CS if_CS" ,_, now_CS that_CS" he_PP3A had_HVD to_TO K06 23 talk_VB ,_, he_PP3A must_MD do_DO it_PP3 before_CS she_PP3A K06 24 could_MD question_VB him_PP3O ,_, bringing_VBG confusion_NN to_IN K06 24 the_ATI subject_NN ._. ^ when_WRB Martin_NP K06 25 stood_VBD in_IN the_ATI hall_NN he_PP3A could_MD hear_VB him_PP3O K06 25 going_VBG on_RP speaking_VBG to_IN her_PP3O ,_, but_CC not_XNOT K06 26 what_WDT he_PP3A was_BEDZ saying_VBG ._. ^ he_PP3A could_MD hear_VB K06 26 his_PP$ balanced_JJ speaking_NN and_CC the_ATI short_JJ K06 27 level_JJ snubs_NNS he_PP3A gave_VBD her_PP$ interruptions_NNS ._. ^ K06 27 he_PP3A could_MD hear_VB the_ATI way_NN that_CS she_PP3A K06 28 went_VBD on_RP interrupting_VBG because_CS she_PP3A was_BEDZ n't_XNOT K06 28 understanding_VBG that_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ K06 29 snubbing_VBG her_PP3O ._. K06 30 ^ presently_RB she_PP3A started_VBD to_TO talk_VB and_CC he_PP3A K06 30 was_BEDZ letting_VBG her_PP3O ._. ^ they_PP3AS had_HVD K06 31 turned_VBN towards_IN the_ATI door_NN and_CC he_PP3A heard_VBD the_ATI K06 31 doctor_NN say_VB ,_, ^ *'_*' that_DT 's_BEZ what_WDT I_PP1A K06 32 said_VBD ,_, \0Mrs_NPT Mason_NP ._. **'_**' ^ after_CS she_PP3A had_HVD K06 32 said_VBN a_AT lot_NN more_AP he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' no_UH ,_, K06 33 \0Mrs_NPT Mason_NP ,_, that_DT was_BEDZ not_XNOT what_WDT I_PP1A K06 33 said_VBD ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A went_VBD back_RP down_IN the_ATI K06 34 passage_NN to_IN the_ATI kitchen_NN ._. ^ when_WRB he_PP3A heard_VBD K06 34 her_PP3O coming_VBG he_PP3A went_VBD to_IN the_ATI far_JJ K06 35 end_NN of_IN the_ATI deal_NN table_NN and_CC sat_VBD against_IN it_PP3 K06 35 with_IN his_PP$ back_NN to_IN the_ATI door_NN ._. K06 36 ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ a_AT stroke_NN ,_, that_DT was_BEDZ what_WDT K06 36 he_PP3A was_BEDZ meaning_VBG ._. ^ he_PP3A would_MD n't_XNOT say_VB K06 37 it_PP3 ,_, but_CC I_PP1A could_MD tell_VB ._. **'_**' K06 38 ^ Martin_NP kept_VBD still_JJ ,_, facing_VBG away_RP ._. ^ *'_*' K06 38 how_WRB serious_JJ ?_? **'_**' K06 39 ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, he_PP3A would_MD n't_XNOT tell_VB me_PP1O that_DT K06 39 ._. ^ good_JJ gracious_JJ me_PP1O ,_, no_UH !_! **'_**' K06 40 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 can_MD n't_XNOT remember_VB anything_PN he_PP3A K06 40 said_VBD ?_? **'_**' K06 41 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A tell_VB you_PP2 I_PP1A can_MD remember_VB very_QL K06 41 well_RB indeed_QLP ..._... K06 42 ._. **'_**' ^ she_PP3A thought_VBD that_CS as_CS usual_JJ he_PP3A K06 42 was_BEDZ trying_VBG to_TO make_VB her_PP3O seem_VB stupid_JJ ._. K06 43 ^ he_PP3A wondered_VBD how_WRB to_TO persuade_VB her_PP3O that_CS K06 43 she_PP3A was_BEDZ wrong_JJ ._. K06 44 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'll_MD go_VB up_RP ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A stood_VBD K06 44 waiting_VBG ,_, expecting_VBG her_PP3O to_TO stop_VB him_PP3O ._. K06 45 ^ she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' this_DT is_BEZ the_ATI time_NN K06 45 we_PP1AS should_MD have_HV someone_PN we_PP1AS could_MD K06 46 trust_VB ._. **'_**' K06 47 ^ he_PP3A went_VBD round_IN the_ATI deal_NN table_NN on_IN the_ATI K06 47 far_JJ side_NN from_IN her_PP3O ,_, down_IN the_ATI K06 48 passage_NN and_CC upstairs_RN ._. ^ he_PP3A wondered_VBD whether_CS K06 48 she_PP3A might_MD cry_VB because_IN of_IN" K06 49 this_DT rude_JJ way_NN he_PP3A had_HVD left_VBN her_PP3O and_CC K06 49 knew_VBD that_CS if_CS she_PP3A cried_VBD she_PP3A would_MD K06 50 make_VB it_PP3 loud_JJ enough_QLP for_IN him_PP3O to_TO hear_VB ._. ^ K06 50 one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI triangular_JJ K06 51 stained-wood_JJB stair-rods_NNS had_HVD come_VBN away_RP from_IN K06 51 its_PP$ lacquered_JJ brass_NN clip_NN ._. K06 52 ^ he_PP3A did_DOD n't_XNOT like_VB to_TO think_VB how_WRB it_PP3 K06 52 had_HVD happened_VBN ._. K06 53 ^ on_IN the_ATI half-landing_NN he_PP3A stood_VBD near_IN the_ATI K06 53 porthole_NN window_NN ._. ^ the_ATI K06 54 engine_NN of_IN the_ATI doctor's_NN$ car_NN revved_VBD loudly_RB in_IN K06 54 the_ATI drive_NN as_CS if_CS" he_PP3A K06 55 controlled_VBD it_PP3 clumsily_RB ._. ^ the_ATI headlights_NNS came_VBD K06 55 on_RP ,_, lighting_VBG up_RP the_ATI K06 56 circle_NN of_IN window_NN with_IN the_ATI two-inch_JJB orange_JJ K06 56 border_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A had_HVD often_RB K06 57 complained_VBN about_IN his_PP$ father's_NN$ choice_NN of_IN doctor_NN K06 57 and_CC knew_VBD now_RN that_CS she_PP3A K06 58 had_HVD been_BEN right_JJ ._. K06 59 ^ he_PP3A understood_VBD why_WRB his_PP$ father_NN had_HVD K06 59 chosen_VBN him_PP3O ._. ^ he_PP3A could_MD only_RB bear_VB K06 60 to_TO have_HV a_AT doctor_NN who_WPR did_DOD not_XNOT take_VB the_ATI K06 60 absurd_JJ business_NN too_QL seriously_RB ,_, K06 61 who_WPR realized_VBD that_CS the_ATI whole_JJ sad_JJ joke_NN of_IN K06 61 men_NNS living_VBG for_IN only_RB seventy_CD K06 62 years_NNS was_BEDZ made_VBN worse_JJR if_CS you_PP2 treated_VBD it_PP3 K06 62 as_IN anything_PN else_RB ._. K06 63 ^ on_IN the_ATI upper_JJB landing_NN he_PP3A stood_VBD in_IN K06 63 front_IN" of_IN" his_PP$ father's_NN$ door_NN ,_, not_XNOT K06 64 sure_JJ whether_CS to_TO knock_VB ._. ^ something_PN moved_VBD K06 64 behind_IN him_PP3O ._. K06 65 ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ standing_VBG halfway_RB up_IN the_ATI stairs_NNS K06 65 ,_, so_CS that_CS" her_PP$ head_NN was_BEDZ on_IN K06 66 the_ATI level_NN of_IN his_PP$ feet_NNS ._. ^ *'_*' that_DT 's_BEZ K06 66 right_JJ ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ he_PP3A could_MD not_XNOT K06 67 think_VB how_WRB she_PP3A got_VBD there_RN without_IN making_VBG a_AT K06 67 noise_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A usually_RB went_VBD K06 68 upstairs_RN heavily_RB ,_, lifting_VBG her_PP$ knees_NNS sideways_RB K06 68 as_CS if_CS" her_PP$ feet_NNS were_BED K06 69 weighted_VBN ,_, frowning_VBG at_IN the_ATI effort_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A K06 69 had_HVD never_RB reconciled_VBN herself_PPL to_IN K06 70 things_NNS which_WDTR hurt_VBD her_PP3O ,_, and_CC sometimes_RB he_PP3A K06 70 was_BEDZ frightened_JJ that_CS when_WRB bad_JJ K06 71 things_NNS began_VBD to_TO happen_VB she_PP3A would_MD have_HV so_QL K06 71 little_AP habit_NN of_IN optimism_NN to_TO K06 72 support_VB her_PP3O ._. ^ or_CC perhaps_RB she_PP3A might_MD never_RB K06 72 understand_VB that_CS they_PP3AS were_BED K06 73 worse_JJR than_CS going_VBG upstairs_RN ._. K06 74 ^ *'_*' what_WDT is_BEZ it_PP3 ?_? **'_**' K06 75 ^ *'_*' that_DT 's_BEZ right_JJ ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, K06 75 this_DT time_NN raising_VBG her_PP$ arm_NN in_IN the_ATI K06 76 long-sleeved_JJ blouse_NN to_TO point_VB ._. ^ he_PP3A opened_VBD K06 76 the_ATI door_NN and_CC went_VBD in_RP ._. K06 77 ^ there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT low_JJ light_NN on_IN a_AT chest_NN of_IN K06 77 drawers_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI two_CD beds_NNS were_BED K06 78 at_IN the_ATI far_JJ end_NN with_IN their_PP$ feet_NNS towards_IN K06 78 him_PP3O ,_, one_CD1 flat_JJ ,_, the_ATI blankets_NNS on_IN K06 79 the_ATI other_AP raised_VBN in_IN a_AT narrow_JJ heap_NN ._. K06 80 ^ his_PP$ father_NN lay_VBD on_IN his_PP$ back_NN ._. ^ his_PP$ K06 80 chest_NN was_BEDZ curiously_RB high_JJ and_CC K06 81 sharp_JJ like_IN a_AT pigeon's_NN$ ._. ^ he_PP3A wore_VBD a_AT thin_JJ K06 81 dressing-gown_NN but_CC most_AP of_IN it_PP3 K06 82 was_BEDZ under_IN the_ATI bedclothes_NNS ._. ^ his_PP$ face_NN was_BEDZ K06 82 white_JJ and_CC a_RB little_RB" shiny_JJ ,_, as_CS K06 83 if_CS" damp_JJ ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ turned_VBN away_RP ,_, so_CS K06 83 that_CS" for_IN a_AT second_NN Martin_NP thought_VBD he_PP3A K06 84 was_BEDZ asleep_JJ ,_, but_CC his_PP$ eyes_NNS were_BED open_JJ ._. K06 85 ^ his_PP$ father_NN did_DOD n't_XNOT move_VB his_PP$ head_NN but_CC K06 85 after_IN a_AT second_NN he_PP3A turned_VBD his_PP$ K06 86 eyes_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A seemed_VBD to_TO make_VB no_ATI effort_NN to_TO K06 86 speak_VB or_CC even_RB smile_VB ._. ^ presently_RB K06 87 he_PP3A turned_VBD them_PP3OS back_RP ._. ^ Martin_NP doubted_VBD if_CS K06 87 he_PP3A had_HVD turned_VBN them_PP3OS far_RB enough_QLP K06 88 to_TO see_VB him_PP3O ._. K06 89 ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ so_RB unlike_IN him_PP3O that_CS he_PP3A could_MD K06 89 not_XNOT understand_VB it_PP3 ._. ^ he_PP3A knew_VBD K06 90 now_RN that_CS he_PP3A had_HVD expected_VBN his_PP$ father_NN to_TO K06 90 accept_VB this_DT with_IN the_ATI same_AP smile_NN K06 91 that_CS he_PP3A accepted_VBD everything_PN else_RB ._. ^ suddenly_RB K06 91 he_PP3A had_HVD an_AT idea_NN of_IN how_WRB much_RB K06 92 worse_JJR it_PP3 might_MD be_BE ,_, that_CS his_PP$ father_NN was_BEDZ K06 92 lying_VBG here_RN alone_JJ and_CC terrified_VBN K06 93 by_IN what_WDT had_HVD happened_VBN to_IN him_PP3O ._. K06 94 ^ he_PP3A wanted_VBD to_TO say_VB something_PN to_TO prove_VB it_PP3 K06 94 was_BEDZ n't_XNOT true_JJ ._. ^ he_PP3A put_VBD his_PP$ K06 95 hand_NN on_RP to_IN the_ATI bedclothes_NNS where_WRB he_PP3A K06 95 thought_VBD his_PP$ father's_NN$ shoulder_NN might_MD K06 96 be_BE ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ something_PN below_RI and_CC he_PP3A K06 96 pressed_VBD it_PP3 gently_RB ,_, trying_VBG with_IN K06 97 all_ABN his_PP$ power_NN to_TO convey_VB the_ATI sympathy_NN he_PP3A K06 97 felt_VBD ._. ^ his_PP$ father_NN gave_VBD no_ATI sign_NN K06 98 that_CS he_PP3A had_HVD noticed_VBN ._. ^ perhaps_RB it_PP3 had_HVD K06 98 been_BEN a_AT lump_NN of_IN the_ATI pillow_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A K06 99 went_VBD quickly_RB to_IN the_ATI door_NN ._. K06 100 ^ when_WRB he_PP3A came_VBD on_RP to_IN the_ATI landing_NN he_PP3A K06 100 heard_VBD his_PP$ mother_NN telephoning_NN in_IN K06 101 the_ATI hall_NN below_RI ._. ^ *'_*' of_RB course_RB" ,_, he_PP3A K06 101 may_MD have_HV been_BEN feeling_VBG ill_JJ for_IN weeks_NNS K06 102 and_CC said_VBN nothing_PN ..._... ._. ^ well_UH ,_, it_PP3 would_MD K06 102 be_BE just_RB like_IN Herbert_NP ..._... ._. ^ that_DT 's_BEZ K06 103 right_JJ ..._... ._. ^ not_XNOT at_IN the_ATI moment_NN ,_, not_XNOT K06 103 one_CD1 word_NN ..._... ._. ^ of_RB course_RB" ,_, dear_NN ._. ^ as_QL K06 104 soon_RB as_CS there_EX 's_BEZ anything_PN fresh_JJ ..._... K06 106 ._. **'_**' ^ a_AT nurse_NN came_VBD three_CD times_NNS a_AT day_NN K06 106 and_CC sat_VBD his_PP$ father_NN up_RP to_TO feed_VB him_PP3O ._. K06 107 ^ he_PP3A let_VBD this_DT happen_VB but_CC had_HVD no_ATI appetite_NN K06 107 ,_, and_CC the_ATI plates_NNS she_PP3A brought_VBD K06 108 down_RP to_IN the_ATI kitchen_NN often_RB had_HVD white_JJ K06 108 mouthfuls_NNS of_IN steamed_JJ fish_NN which_WDTR he_PP3A K06 109 had_HVD chewed_VBN but_CC not_XNOT been_BEN able_JJ to_TO swallow_VB K06 109 ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ difficult_JJ to_TO tell_VB K06 110 whether_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ unable_JJ to_TO speak_VB or_CC whether_CS K06 110 he_PP3A could_MD see_VB no_ATI point_NN ._. K06 111 ^ sometimes_RB he_PP3A started_VBD to_TO say_VB things_NNS in_IN a_AT K06 111 hoarse_JJ whisper_NN ,_, looking_VBG ahead_RB K06 112 as_CS if_CS" there_EX might_MD be_BE people_NNS to_IN either_DTX K06 112 side_NN who_WPR would_MD stop_VB him_PP3O ,_, but_CC K06 113 never_RB got_VBD further_RBR than_IN one_CD1 or_CC two_CD words_NNS ._. K06 113 ^ most_AP of_IN the_ATI time_NN he_PP3A lay_VBD on_IN K06 114 his_PP$ back_NN with_IN his_PP$ eyes_NNS open_JJ ._. ^ after_IN K06 114 three_CD days_NNS there_EX seemed_VBD nothing_PN K06 115 Martin_NP could_MD do_DO and_CC he_PP3A went_VBD to_IN the_ATI K06 115 office_NN again_RB ._. K06 116 ^ they_PP3AS had_HVD given_VBN the_ATI speech_NN to_IN Burridge_NP K06 116 ._. ^ they_PP3AS would_MD be_BE able_JJ ,_, K06 117 later_RBR ,_, when_WRB time_NN had_HVD become_VBN a_RB little_RB" K06 117 confused_JJ ,_, to_TO explain_VB his_PP$ failure_NN K06 118 by_IN his_PP$ father's_NN$ illness_NN ,_, if_CS they_PP3AS wanted_VBD K06 118 to_TO ._. K06 119 ^ when_WRB he_PP3A came_VBD home_NR in_IN the_ATI evenings_NNS K06 119 he_PP3A sat_VBD in_IN the_ATI chair_NN by_IN his_PP$ K06 120 father's_NN$ bed_NN ._. ^ at_RB first_RB" he_PP3A asked_VBD K06 120 cheerfully_RB how_WRB he_PP3A was_BEDZ feeling_VBG ,_, but_CC K06 121 these_DTS questions_NNS ,_, left_VBN unanswered_JJ ,_, seemed_VBD to_TO K06 121 lead_VB only_RB to_IN the_ATI bad_JJ K06 122 answers_NNS they_PP3AS might_MD have_HV had_HVN ._. ^ he_PP3A did_DOD K06 122 not_XNOT like_VB to_TO talk_VB about_IN other_AP K06 123 things_NNS ,_, because_CS he_PP3A could_MD understand_VB their_PP$ K06 123 terrible_JJ irrelevance_NN to_IN K06 124 everything_PN his_PP$ father_NN must_MD be_BE feeling_VBG ,_, and_CC K06 124 knew_VBD ,_, when_WRB he_PP3A mentioned_VBD the_ATI K06 125 new_JJ morning_NN schedules_NNS on_IN the_ATI Alton_NP line_NN ,_, K06 125 that_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ only_RB showing_VBG him_PP3O K06 126 how_WRB completely_RB he_PP3A was_BEDZ failing_VBG to_TO understand_VB K06 126 ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD an_AT idea_NN his_PP$ K06 127 father_NN would_MD have_HV liked_VBN to_TO hear_VB him_PP3O say_VB K06 127 hopeful_JJ things_NNS about_IN his_PP$ work_NN ,_, K06 128 but_CC they_PP3AS would_MD have_HV been_BEN too_QL different_JJ from_IN K06 128 his_PP$ usual_JJ silence_NN ._. K06 129 ^ sometimes_RB he_PP3A went_VBD away_RP quickly_RB ,_, sometimes_RB K06 129 he_PP3A sat_VBD for_IN quarter_NN of_IN K06 130 an_AT hour_NN ,_, saying_VBG little_AP ._. ^ the_ATI weather_NN had_HVD K06 130 changed_VBN and_CC outside_IN the_ATI K06 131 window_NN strong_JJ winds_NNS swayed_VBD the_ATI heavily_RB leafed_JJ K06 131 chestnut_NN tree_NN in_IN the_ATI K06 132 dark_JJ summer_NN evening_NN ,_, sometimes_RB showing_VBG the_ATI K06 132 wet_JJ concrete_NN of_IN the_ATI house_NN K06 133 next_AP door_NN ,_, sometimes_RB when_WRB the_ATI whole_JJ top_NN K06 133 was_BEDZ driven_VBN sideways_RB by_IN a_AT K06 134 violent_JJ gust_NN showing_VBG the_ATI grey_JJ clouds_NNS moving_VBG K06 134 fast_RB above_RI ._. ^ he_PP3A wanted_VBD K06 135 badly_RB to_TO tell_VB him_PP3O how_WRB sorry_JJ he_PP3A was_BEDZ K06 135 for_IN the_ATI hard_JJ ,_, offhand_JJ way_NN he_PP3A had_HVD K06 136 sometimes_RB behaved_VBN to_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ he_PP3A found_VBD K06 136 himself_PPL more_QL and_CC more_QL surprised_JJ K06 137 that_CS any_DTI person_NN could_MD bear_VB to_TO be_BE hard_JJ to_IN K06 137 another_DT ._. K06 138 ^ he_PP3A thought_VBD of_IN the_ATI years_NNS a_AT long_JJ time_NN K06 138 ago_RB when_WRB his_PP$ father_NN had_HVD K06 139 seemed_VBN happy_JJ ._. ^ there_EX had_HVD been_BEN a_AT feeling_NN K06 139 of_IN hope_NN then_RN which_WDTR had_HVD gone_VBN K06 140 later_RBR ._. ^ things_NNS had_HVD not_XNOT been_BEN settled_VBN in_IN K06 140 the_ATI poor_JJ way_NN they_PP3AS later_RBR became_VBD K06 141 settled_VBN ._. K06 142 ^ he_PP3A remembered_VBD a_AT time_NN when_WRB they_PP3AS had_HVD K06 142 gone_VBN to_TO stay_VB with_IN the_ATI Bowerses_NPS K06 143 and_CC Bowers_NP had_HVD been_BEN building_VBG a_AT mud_NN wall_NN ,_, K06 143 some_DTI rustic_JJ craft_NN he_PP3A had_HVD K06 144 discovered_VBN ._. ^ he_PP3A remembered_VBD the_ATI planks_NNS set_VBN K06 144 up_RP to_TO form_VB a_AT mould_NN for_IN the_ATI K06 145 wet_JJ mud_NN ._. ^ though_CS he_PP3A could_MD only_RB have_HV been_BEN K06 145 four_CD or_CC five_CD he_PP3A could_MD K06 146 remember_VB Bowers'_NP$ enthusiasm_NN and_CC amusement_NN ,_, and_CC K06 146 how_WRB his_PP$ father_NN had_HVD K06 147 responded_VBN to_IN this_DT and_CC how_WRB as_CS they_PP3AS had_HVD K06 147 wheeled_VBN the_ATI barrows_NNS of_IN sloshy_JJ K06 148 mud_NN they_PP3AS had_HVD sung_VBN songs_NNS which_WDTR he_PP3A now_RN K06 148 realized_VBD had_HVD been_BEN parts_NNS of_IN some_DTI K06 149 opera_NN they_PP3AS half_RB knew_VBD and_CC half_RB could_MD not_XNOT K06 149 remember_VB ._. ^ Bowers_NP had_HVD sung_VBN the_ATI K06 150 male_JJ voice_NN and_CC his_PP$ father_NN the_ATI female_JJ ,_, K06 150 both_ABX doing_VBG it_PP3 with_IN great_JJ K06 151 seriousness_NN which_WDTR was_BEDZ half_RB mock_JJ half_RB real_JJ ._. K06 152 ^ later_RBR he_PP3A could_MD remember_VB the_ATI vicious_JJ K06 152 things_NNS his_PP$ mother_NN had_HVD said_VBN K06 153 about_IN \0Mr_NPT Bowers_NP ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD not_XNOT K06 153 questioned_VBN that_CS he_PP3A must_MD believe_VB that_CS K06 154 he_PP3A had_HVD always_RB been_BEN wicked_JJ ._. ^ his_PP$ father_NN K06 154 had_HVD not_XNOT said_VBN these_DTS things_NNS but_CC K06 155 he_PP3A had_HVD not_XNOT contradicted_VBN them_PP3OS ._. K06 156 ^ he_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN told_VBN that_CS there_EX had_HVD K06 156 been_BEN a_AT mistake_NN and_CC his_PP$ father_NN had_HVD K06 157 been_BEN blamed_VBN when_WRB it_PP3 had_HVD been_BEN \0Mr_NPT K06 157 Bowers'_NP$ fault_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A could_MD remember_VB K06 158 how_WRB he_PP3A had_HVD not_XNOT been_BEN able_JJ to_TO understand_VB K06 158 why_WRB his_PP$ father_NN did_DOD nothing_PN K06 159 about_IN this_DT ._. ^ *'_*' but_CC why_WRB do_DO n't_XNOT you_PP2 K06 159 tell_VB them_PP3OS ?_? **'_**' ^ it_PP3 had_HVD all_ABN seemed_VBN K06 159 so_QL K06 160 simple_JJ but_CC his_PP$ father_NN had_HVD shaken_VBN his_PP$ head_NN K06 160 ._. K06 161 ^ after_IN that_DT there_EX had_HVD been_BEN another_DT job_NN ,_, K06 161 then_RN quite_RB soon_RB the_ATI war_NN ._. K06 162 ^ it_PP3 sometimes_RB seemed_VBD to_IN Martin_NP that_CS this_DT K06 162 had_HVD been_BEN the_ATI best_JJT time_NN for_IN K06 163 his_PP$ father_NN ._. ^ being_BEG compelled_VBN to_TO do_DO a_AT job_NN K06 163 which_WDTR there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI point_NN in_IN K06 164 questioning_VBG and_CC no_ATI chance_NN of_IN failing_VBG at_IN had_HVD K06 164 suited_VBN him_PP3O ._. K06 165 ^ when_WRB his_PP$ father_NN told_VBD stories_NNS about_IN the_ATI K06 165 war_NN a_AT curious_JJ happiness_NN K06 166 came_VBD over_IN him_PP3O which_WDTR the_ATI stories_NNS K06 166 themselves_PPLS did_DOD not_XNOT explain_VB ._. ^ there_EX had_HVD K06 167 been_BEN one_CD1 about_IN helping_VBG to_TO break_VB all_ABN the_ATI K06 167 bottles_NNS in_IN a_AT bar_NN in_IN Cairo_NP and_CC K06 168 waking_VBG up_RP there_RN next_AP morning_NN laid_VBN out_RP between_IN K06 168 two_CD chairs_NNS with_IN nothing_PN K06 169 on_RP but_IN his_PP$ boots_NNS ,_, which_WDTR his_PP$ mother_NN had_HVD K06 169 particularly_RB disliked_VBN ._. K06 170 ^ once_RB his_PP$ father_NN had_HVD shown_VBN him_PP3O a_AT small_JJ K06 170 automatic_JJ pistol_NN from_IN the_ATI K06 171 war_NN and_CC he_PP3A had_HVD hoped_VBN for_IN a_AT moment_NN to_TO K06 171 learn_VB something_PN exciting_JJ ._. ^ *'_*' did_DOD K06 172 you_PP2 capture_VB it_PP3 ?_? **'_**' K06 173 ^ his_PP$ father_NN shook_VBD his_PP$ head_NN ,_, smiling_VBG a_RB K06 173 little_RB" at_IN something_PN the_ATI K06 174 question_NN had_HVD made_VBN him_PP3O remember_VB ._. K06 175 ^ *'_*' did_DOD you_PP2 find_VB it_PP3 ?_? **'_**' K06 176 ^ he_PP3A shook_VBD his_PP$ head_NN again_RB ._. ^ *'_*' someone_PN K06 176 gave_VBD it_PP3 me_PP1O ._. **'_**' ^ Martin_NP had_HVD K06 177 not_XNOT liked_VBN to_TO go_VB on_RP questioning_VBG him_PP3O ,_, K06 177 suspecting_VBG that_CS this_DT would_MD be_BE an_AT K06 178 intrusion_NN on_IN some_DTI private_JJ memory_NN which_WDTR he_PP3A K06 178 wanted_VBD to_TO respect_VB ._. K06 179 ^ after_IN the_ATI war_NN his_PP$ father_NN had_HVD gone_VBN to_IN K06 179 his_PP$ first_OD advertising_NN agency_NN K06 180 but_CC he_PP3A had_HVD not_XNOT liked_VBN it_PP3 ._. ^ there_EX had_HVD K06 180 even_RB been_BEN a_AT time_NN when_WRB he_PP3A had_HVD left_VBN K06 181 it_PP3 to_TO take_VB up_RP tutoring_VBG and_CC there_EX was_BEDZ K06 181 still_RB a_AT box_NN of_IN school_NN textbooks_NNS K06 182 in_IN the_ATI attic_NN ._. K07 2 he_PP3A fell_VBD morosely_RB on_IN the_ATI bed_NN ._. K07 3 ^ she_PP3A came_VBD over_RP and_CC sat_VBD down_RP beside_IN K07 3 him_PP3O ._. K07 4 ^ how_WRB old_JJ are_BER you_PP2 ?_? K07 5 ^ twenty-four_CD *-_*- and_CC fully_RB grown_VBN as_CS others_APS K07 5 can_MD tell_VB you_PP2 ._. K07 6 ^ well_UH ,_, I_PP1A 'm_BEM twenty-seven_CD ._. ^ still_RB young_JJ K07 6 in_IN years_NNS perhaps_RB ,_, but_CC pretty_RB K07 7 old_JJ in_IN hours_NNS I_PP1A can_MD tell_VB you_PP2 ._. ^ if_CS I_PP1A K07 7 thought_VBD you_PP2 were_BED really_RB in_IN love_NN K07 8 with_IN me_PP1O I_PP1A 'd_MD never_RB tell_VB you_PP2 ,_, but_CC as_CS K07 8 you_PP2 're_BER only_RB in_IN love_NN with_IN love_NN I_PP1A K07 9 will_MD ._. ^ you_PP2 're_BER inexperienced_JJ and_CC that_DT 's_BEZ K07 9 the_ATI truth_NN ._. K07 10 ^ thanks_NNS for_IN nothing_PN ._. K07 11 ^ do_DO n't_XNOT get_VB huffy_JJ ._. ^ why_WRB do_DO men_NNS K07 11 always_RB think_VB they_PP3AS 're_BER great_JJ lovers_NNS by_IN K07 12 nature_NN ._. ^ to_TO copulate_VB is_BEZ natural_JJ ,_, to_TO make_VB K07 12 love_NN 's_BEZ an_AT art_NN ._. K07 13 ^ and_CC I_PP1A 'm_BEM no_ATI artist_NN ?_? K07 14 ^ on_IN the_ATI contrary_NN !_! ^ all_ABN men_NNS are_BER ,_, but_CC K07 14 ,_, like_IN all_ABN artists_NNS ,_, they_PP3AS need_VB K07 15 training_NN ._. K07 16 ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD roll_VB up_RP at_IN the_ATI Polytechnic_NPL ._. K07 17 ^ Liszt_NP and_CC Tchaikovski_NP were_BED born_JJ geniuses_NNS K07 17 but_CC they_PP3AS had_HVD to_TO learn_VB K07 18 how_WRB to_TO read_VB and_CC write_VB notes_NNS ._. K07 19 ^ love_NN 's_BEZ a_AT natural_JJ act_NN ._. K07 20 ^ so_PN 's_BEZ singing_NN and_CC dancing_NN *-_*- but_CC they_PP3AS K07 20 still_RB need_VB training_NN ._. ^ to_IN a_AT K07 21 woman_NN the_ATI preliminaries_NNS of_IN love_NN are_BER the_ATI K07 21 most_QL important_JJ and_CC that_DT 's_BEZ K07 22 where_WRB art_NN comes_VBZ in_RP ._. ^ you_PP2 have_HV to_TO learn_VB K07 22 what_WDT women_NNS like_VB before_CS you_PP2 can_MD K07 23 bring_VB out_RP the_ATI best_JJT in_IN them_PP3OS !_! K07 24 ^ I_PP1A 'd_MD have_HV thought_VBN that_DT pretty_RB obvious_JJ ._. K07 25 ^ do_DO n't_XNOT be_BE vulgar_JJ ._. K07 26 ^ is_BEZ n't_XNOT it_PP3 vulgar_JJ to_TO want_VB ..._... ._. ^ K07 26 I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT know_VB what_WDT things_NNS you_PP2 do_DO K07 27 want_VB !_! K07 28 ^ no_UH ._. ^ the_ATI body_NN needs_VBZ food_NN *-_*- but_CC you_PP2 K07 28 cook_VB it_PP3 to_TO enjoy_VB it_PP3 as_RB well_RB" ._. K07 29 ^ the_ATI body_NN needs_VBZ physical_JJ love_NN for_IN many_AP K07 29 reasons_NNS but_CC prefers_VBZ it_PP3 served_VBN K07 30 with_IN attraction_NN ._. K07 31 ^ what_WDT else_RB can_MD a_AT man_NN do_DO ?_? K07 32 ^ boy_UH ,_, are_BER you_PP2 kidding_VBG !_! K07 33 ^ ah_UH well_UH ,_, our_PP$ love_NN affair_NN was_BEDZ short_JJ K07 33 if_CS not_XNOT sweet_JJ ._. K07 34 ^ you_PP2 mean_VB you_PP2 do_DO n't_XNOT want_VB me_PP1O any_RB K07 34 more_RBR ?_? K07 35 ^ do_DO n't_XNOT tell_VB me_PP1O you_PP2 're_BER willing_JJ to_TO K07 35 sacrifice_VB yourself_PPL again_RB ?_? K07 36 ^ for_IN answer_NN she_PP3A pushed_VBD him_PP3O back_RP against_IN K07 36 the_ATI cushions_NNS and_CC brought_VBD K07 37 her_PP$ face_NN very_QL close_RB ._. K07 38 ^ do_DO n't_XNOT you_PP2 want_VB to_TO kiss_VB my_PP$ lips_NNS ?_? K07 39 ^ anger_NN and_CC desire_NN fought_VBD within_IN him_PP3O ,_, K07 39 blow_NN for_IN blow_NN ._. K07 40 ^ her_PP$ red_JJ mouth_NN came_VBD closer_RBR and_CC brushed_VBD K07 40 against_IN his_PP$ lips_NNS ,_, light_JJ as_IN K07 41 a_AT feather_NN ._. ^ her_PP$ voice_NN came_VBD soft_JJ and_CC sweet_JJ K07 41 as_IN a_AT marshmallow_NN :_: K07 42 ^ just_RB brush_VB them_PP3OS like_IN this_DT and_CC this_DT ..._... K07 42 and_CC this_DT ..._... you_PP2 'll_MD feel_VB the_ATI K07 43 blood_NN pulsing_VBG ..._... do_DO n't_XNOT attack_VB a_AT mouth_NN K07 43 as_CS if_CS" you_PP2 're_BER dipping_VBG a_AT mop_NN into_IN K07 44 a_AT slop-bucket_NN ..._... always_RB go_VB much_RB slower_RBR than_CS K07 44 you_PP2 want_VB to_TO ,_, it_PP3 increases_VBZ K07 45 desire_NN ..._... K07 46 ._. ^ and_CC Desire_NP came_VBD up_RP with_IN a_AT straight_JJ K07 46 left_NN and_CC Anger_NP staggered_VBD ..._... K07 47 ._. ^ her_PP$ lips_NNS parted_VBD and_CC the_ATI tip_NN of_IN a_AT K07 47 pink_JJ tongue_NN came_VBD slowly_RB out_RP and_CC K07 48 caressed_VBD his_PP$ mouth_NN from_IN corner_NN to_IN corner_NN ,_, K07 48 deliciously_RB slow_JJ ,_, back_RP and_CC K07 49 forwards_RB ,_, slipping_VBG in_RP a_AT fraction_NN of_IN an_AT inch_NN K07 49 and_CC out_RP again_RB to_IN the_ATI K07 50 rhythm_NN of_IN a_AT drum_NN that_WPR had_HVD started_VBN somewhere_RB K07 50 inside_IN his_PP$ head_NN ._. ^ her_PP$ K07 51 voice_NN was_BEDZ a_AT gentle_JJ murmur_NN ,_, caressing_VBG him_PP3O K07 51 with_IN words_NNS that_WPR were_BED as_QL sweet_JJ K07 52 as_CS they_PP3AS were_BED naughty_JJ and_CC nonsensical_JJ ._. K07 53 ^ Desire_NP followed_VBD up_RP with_IN a_AT couple_NN of_IN nasty_JJ K07 53 rights_NNS to_IN the_ATI face_NN of_IN K07 54 Anger_NP ,_, who_WPR gave_VBD at_IN the_ATI knees_NNS ._. K07 55 ^ her_PP$ head_NN moved_VBD slowly_RB ,_, her_PP$ lips_NNS and_CC K07 55 tongue_NN spoke_VBD a_AT language_NN he_PP3A K07 56 understood_VBD without_IN having_HVG learned_VBN it_PP3 ._. ^ her_PP$ K07 56 tongue_NN went_VBD in_RP deeper_RBR and_CC K07 57 touched_VBD his_PP$ own_AP ,_, gliding_VBG round_IN it_PP3 ,_, K07 57 pulling_VBG it_PP3 in_RP and_CC letting_VBG it_PP3 go_VB ._. K07 58 ^ Desire_NP uppercutted_VBD neatly_RB and_CC Anger_NP took_VBD K07 58 the_ATI full_JJ count_NN ._. K07 59 ^ he_PP3A looked_VBD up_RP into_IN her_PP$ eyes_NNS and_CC saw_VBD K07 59 the_ATI immeasurable_JJ depth_NN of_IN K07 60 eternity_NN that_WPR God_NP has_HVZ put_VBN in_IN there_RN for_IN K07 60 man_NN to_TO lose_VB himself_PPL in_IN ._. K07 61 ^ he_PP3A 'd_HVD taken_VBN over_RP now_RN and_CC was_BEDZ K07 61 looking_VBG down_RP at_IN her_PP3O as_CS she_PP3A lay_VBD on_IN his_PP$ K07 62 bed_NN ._. ^ her_PP$ voice_NN murmured_VBD on_RP ,_, soft_JJ and_CC K07 62 caressing_JJ as_IN a_AT kiss_NN :_: K07 63 ^ look_VB at_IN my_PP$ throat_NN ..._... do_DO n't_XNOT you_PP2 K07 63 want_VB to_TO kiss_VB it_PP3 ..._... to_TO follow_VB its_PP$ K07 64 lines_NNS and_CC taste_VB my_PP$ skin_NN ..._... K07 65 ._. ^ he_PP3A forgot_VBD time_NN and_CC place_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A ,_, K07 65 the_ATI master_NN ,_, was_BEDZ gently_RB led_VBN along_IN K07 66 erotic_JJ paths_NNS which_WDTR he_PP3A knew_VBD existed_VBD ,_, but_CC K07 66 had_HVD never_RB trodden_VBN ._. ^ he_PP3A learned_VBD K07 67 how_WRB to_TO use_VB his_PP$ hands_NNS ,_, how_WRB to_TO adore_VB K07 67 that_DT body_NN without_IN haste_NN ,_, how_WRB to_TO K07 68 caress_VB every_AT inch_NN with_IN his_PP$ mouth_NN as_RB well_RB" ,_, K07 68 to_TO creep_VB down_RP along_IN her_PP$ K07 69 smooth_JJ muscles_NNS till_CS he_PP3A lost_VBD himself_PPL in_IN a_AT K07 69 rapture_NN of_IN kisses_NNS in_IN places_NNS K07 70 he_PP3A 'd_HVD dreamed_VBN of_IN ,_, where_WRB life_NN began_VBD to_TO K07 70 ooze_VB and_CC quickened_VBD his_PP$ heart_NN beat_NN K07 71 to_IN a_AT thunder_NN ._. K07 72 ^ he_PP3A looked_VBD at_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ head_NN thrown_VBN back_RP K07 72 in_IN a_AT pool_NN of_IN hair_NN ,_, her_PP$ K07 73 blood-red_JJ lips_NNS parted_VBN and_CC the_ATI beating_NN of_IN K07 73 her_PP$ heart_NN in_IN the_ATI full_JJ throat_NN ._. K07 74 ^ her_PP$ mouth_NN did_DOD things_NNS he_PP3A thought_VBD no_ATI K07 74 human_JJ being_NN could_MD stand_VB without_IN K07 75 dying_VBG ,_, but_CC he_PP3A went_VBD on_RP living_VBG in_IN an_AT K07 75 ocean_NN of_IN voluptuousness_NN ,_, that_WPR K07 76 swelled_VBD and_CC ebbed_VBD over_IN him_PP3O ,_, under_IN him_PP3O ,_, K07 76 in_IN him_PP3O and_CC through_IN him_PP3O ..._... K07 77 ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ having_HVG a_AT ball_NN !_! K07 78 ^ he_PP3A twiddled_VBD the_ATI \0TV_NN set_NN with_IN shaking_JJ K07 78 hands_NNS ._. ^ she_PP3A sat_VBD calmly_RB K07 79 on_IN the_ATI bed_NN smoking_VBG a_AT cigarette_NN ._. K07 80 ^ his_PP$ face_NN was_BEDZ white_JJ with_IN two_CD red_JJ K07 80 blotches_NNS ._. ^ hers_PP$$ was_BEDZ flushed_JJ and_CC K07 81 lovely_JJ ._. K07 82 ^ \0O.K_UH teacher_NN !_! ^ was_BEDZ that_DT any_RB better_JJR ?_? K07 83 ^ you_PP2 know_VB it_PP3 was_BEDZ !_! ^ you_PP2 do_DO n't_XNOT K07 83 need_VB teaching_NN ,_, only_RB a_AP little_AP" coaxing_NN ._. K07 84 ^ he_PP3A sat_VBD down_RP and_CC ran_VBD his_PP$ finger_NN down_RP K07 84 along_IN her_PP$ spine_NN ._. K07 85 ^ do_DO you_PP2 love_VB me_PP1O now_RN ?_? K07 86 ^ like_IN yesterday_NR !_! ^ I_PP1A 'm_BEM extremely_RB fond_JJ K07 86 of_IN you_PP2 ._. ^ the_ATI fact_NN that_CS you_PP2 're_BER K07 87 beginning_VBG to_TO satisfy_VB my_PP$ physical_JJ wants_NNS does_DOZ K07 87 not_XNOT change_VB that_DT ._. ^ before_IN K07 88 long_RB you_PP2 'll_MD give_VB me_PP1O the_ATI satisfaction_NN that_WPR K07 88 'll_MD set_VB me_PP1O rocking_VBG on_IN my_PP$ K07 89 feet_NNS ,_, but_CC I_PP1A 'll_MD still_RB be_BE only_RB fond_JJ of_IN K07 89 you_PP2 ._. K07 90 ^ but_CC you_PP2 would_MD n't_XNOT marry_VB me_PP1O ?_? K07 91 ^ no_UH ._. ^ I_PP1A 'm_BEM not_XNOT your_PP$ type_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A K07 91 'd_MD make_VB you_PP2 miserable_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A mean_VB that_DT ._. K07 92 ^ I_PP1A 'd_MD very_QL probably_RB be_BE unfaithful_JJ and_CC that_DT K07 92 'd_MD kill_VB you_PP2 ._. K07 93 ^ then_RN I_PP1A 'd_MD be_BE unfaithful_JJ too_RB ,_, to_TO teach_VB K07 93 you_PP2 a_AT lesson_NN ._. K07 94 ^ it_PP3 would_MD n't_XNOT work_VB ._. ^ you_PP2 'd_MD do_DO it_PP3 K07 94 to_TO spite_VB me_PP1O ._. ^ I_PP1A would_MD never_RB do_DO it_PP3 K07 95 for_IN that_DT reason_NN ._. ^ to_IN me_PP1O it_PP3 'd_MD be_BE K07 95 immaterial_JJ whether_CS you_PP2 'd_MD retaliate_VB or_CC K07 96 not_XNOT ._. ^ you_PP2 'd_MD go_VB crazy_JJ if_CS that_DT situation_NN K07 96 arose_VBD ._. K07 97 ^ pretty_RB conceited_JJ ,_, are_BER n't_XNOT you_PP2 ?_? K07 98 ^ no_UH ,_, truthful_JJ ._. ^ you_PP2 're_BER the_ATI faithful_JJ K07 98 type_NN ._. ^ you_PP2 'll_MD marry_VB a_AT darned_RB K07 99 attractive_JJ girl_NN and_CC you_PP2 'll_MD never_RB tell_VB her_PP3O K07 99 of_IN me_PP1O ,_, but_CC you_PP2 'll_MD be_BE K07 100 grateful_JJ because_CS you_PP2 'll_MD be_BE able_JJ to_TO give_VB K07 100 her_PP3O all_ABN she_PP3A wants_VBZ by_IN day_NN and_CC K07 101 night_NN ._. ^ and_CC that_DT 's_BEZ a_AT lot_NN ,_, considering_CS K07 101 that_CS" 60_CD per_NNU cent_NNU" of_IN all_ABN K07 102 married_JJ women_NNS in_IN the_ATI west_NR never_RB get_VB full_JJ K07 102 satisfaction_NN ._. ^ mostly_RB because_CS K07 103 40_CD per_NNU cent_NNU" never_RB expect_VB to_TO get_VB real_JJ K07 103 pleasure_NN out_RP of_IN it_PP3 and_CC are_BER K07 104 convinced_VBN it_PP3 's_BEZ their_PP$ duty_NN to_TO suffer_VB the_ATI K07 104 husband_NN ,_, and_CC 20_CD per_NNU cent_NNU" K07 105 because_CS they_PP3AS never_RB dare_VB talk_VB or_CC do_DO it_PP3 by_IN K07 105 daylight_NN ._. ^ they_PP3AS do_DO n't_XNOT dare_VB K07 106 tell_VB a_AT loving_JJ husband_NN they_PP3AS only_RB begin_VB to_TO K07 106 like_VB it_PP3 when_WRB he_PP3A 's_HVZ already_RB had_HVN K07 107 his_PP$ fun_NN and_CC prepares_VBZ for_IN sleep_NN ._. ^ they_PP3AS K07 107 do_DO n't_XNOT dare_VB tell_VB him_PP3O to_TO find_VB out_RP K07 108 what_WDT she_PP3A wants_VBZ ._. ^ they_PP3AS do_DO n't_XNOT know_VB K07 108 that_CS tastes_NNS differ_VB just_RB as_QL much_RB in_IN K07 109 sex_NN as_CS in_IN anything_PN else_RB ._. ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ man's_NN$ K07 109 duty_NN to_TO find_VB out_RP and_CC experiment_VB ._. K07 110 ^ \0O.K_UH ._. ^ now_RN look_VB in_IN your_PP$ tea-leaves_NNS K07 110 again_RB and_CC tell_VB me_PP1O what_WDT 's_BEZ K07 111 in_IN store_NN for_IN yourself_PPL ?_? K07 112 ^ have_HV I_PP1A never_RB told_VBN you_PP2 ?_? ^ end_NN of_IN K07 112 the_ATI year_NN I_PP1A 'm_BEM marrying_VBG Mason_NP ,_, the_ATI K07 113 sculptor_NN ._. K07 115 ^ his_PP$ affair_NN with_IN Charlie_NP was_BEDZ the_ATI best_JJT K07 115 period_NN in_IN his_PP$ life_NN so_QL far_RB ._. K07 116 ^ Sheila_NP ,_, who_WPR was_BEDZ a_AT disconcertingly_RB K07 116 observant_JJ little_JJ pigeon_NN for_IN all_ABN K07 117 her_PP$ reserve_NN and_CC innocence_NN ,_, once_RB hit_VBD the_ATI K07 117 nail_NN fully_RB on_IN the_ATI head_NN when_WRB K07 118 she_PP3A said_VBD he_PP3A looked_VBD as_CS if_CS" he_PP3A had_HVD K07 118 everything_PN he_PP3A wanted_VBD in_IN life_NN except_IN K07 119 money_NN ._. K07 120 ^ that_DT was_BEDZ true_JJ enough_QLP *-_*- for_IN a_AT while_NN K07 120 that_DT is_BEZ !_! K07 121 ^ he_PP3A 'd_HVD thrown_VBN his_PP$ pride_NN to_IN the_ATI wind_NN K07 121 and_CC accepted_VBN Charlie's_NP$ K07 122 superiority_NN in_IN seduction_NN ._. ^ and_CC it_PP3 was_BEDZ hard_JJ K07 122 to_TO imagine_VB a_AT prettier_JJR K07 123 teacher_NN ._. ^ nothing_PN gave_VBD him_PP3O greater_JJR pleasure_NN K07 123 than_CS to_TO watch_VB his_PP$ K07 124 improvements_NNS in_IN her_PP$ face_NN ,_, when_WRB she_PP3A would_MD K07 124 genuinely_RB sigh_VB and_CC toss_VB her_PP$ K07 125 lovely_JJ head_NN in_IN sweet_JJ agony_NN ._. ^ to_TO observe_VB K07 125 the_ATI colour_NN rise_VB in_IN her_PP$ cheek_NN K07 126 and_CC hear_VB her_PP$ breath_NN come_VB faster_RBR ,_, to_TO see_VB K07 126 the_ATI slight_JJ beads_NNS of_IN sweat_NN come_VB K07 127 out_RP on_IN her_PP$ glistening_JJ skin_NN and_CC see_VB her_PP3O K07 127 move_VB with_IN uncontrolled_JJ rhythm_NN ._. K07 128 ^ to_TO have_HV her_PP3O twist_VB in_IN an_AT attempt_NN to_TO K07 128 receive_VB a_AT caress_NN he_PP3A was_BEDZ purposely_RB K07 129 withholding_VBG ,_, to_TO hear_VB her_PP$ deep-throated_JJ moan_NN K07 129 of_IN full_JJ satisfaction_NN and_CC K07 130 feel_VB her_PP$ shivering_JJ ,_, clawing_JJ surrender_NN ._. K07 131 ^ not_XNOT so_QL dusty_JJ ,_, she_PP3A might_MD say_VB afterwards_RB K07 131 ,_, drawing_VBG at_IN a_AT cigarette_NN ._. K07 132 ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ a_AT wow_NN !_! he_PP3A said_VBD ._. K07 133 ^ she_PP3A kissed_VBD him_PP3O motherly_RB :_: K07 134 ^ you_PP2 just_RB wait_VB till_CS you_PP2 teach_VB the_ATI girl_NN K07 134 you_PP2 really_RB love_VB ._. K07 135 ^ he_PP3A did_DOD n't_XNOT protest_VB any_RB more_RBR to_TO say_VB K07 135 he_PP3A loved_VBD her_PP3O because_CS he_PP3A knew_VBD it_PP3 K07 136 to_TO be_BE untrue_JJ ._. K07 137 ^ instead_RB he_PP3A said_VBD :_: K07 138 ^ will_MD that_DT be_BE better_JJR ?_? K07 139 ^ she_PP3A nodded_VBD :_: K07 140 ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ man's_NN$ nature_NN to_TO teach_VB and_CC to_TO K07 140 teach_VB those_DTS we_PP1AS love_VB is_BEZ double_JJ K07 141 pleasure_NN ._. K07 142 ^ and_CC she_PP3A might_MD add_VB :_: K07 143 ^ and_CC do_DO n't_XNOT forget_VB to_TO leave_VB the_ATI lights_NNS K07 143 on_RP ._. ^ you_PP2 lose_VB half_ABN the_ATI fun_NN K07 144 when_WRB you_PP2 fumble_VB in_IN the_ATI dark_NN ._. K07 145 ^ she_PP3A had_HVD many_AP direct_JJ comments_NNS like_IN that_DT K07 145 ._. ^ once_RB she_PP3A quietly_RB pushed_VBD K07 146 him_PP3O back_RP when_WRB he_PP3A kissed_VBD her_PP3O too_QL fully_RB K07 146 and_CC too_QL soon_RB :_: K07 147 ^ oi_UH ,_, not_XNOT yet_RB ,_, you_PP2 oaf_NN ._. ^ what_WDT do_DO K07 147 you_PP2 think_VB my_PP$ mouth_NN is_BEZ ?_? ^ a_AT K07 148 billposter's_NN$ bucket_NN to_TO be_BE plunged_VBN in_IN at_RB K07 148 random_RB" ?_? K07 149 ^ he_PP3A 'd_HVD learned_VBN to_TO laugh_VB when_WRB something_PN K07 149 went_VBD wrong_RB or_CC the_ATI situation_NN K07 150 became_VBD ludicrous_JJ ,_, as_CS when_WRB they_PP3AS were_BED both_ABX K07 150 caught_VBN in_IN the_ATI raw_NN when_WRB he_PP3A 'd_HVD K07 151 forgotten_VBN to_TO lock_VB his_PP$ door_NN and_CC Derek_NP had_HVD K07 151 walked_VBN in_RP unexpectedly_RB ._. K07 152 ^ they_PP3AS 'd_HVD just_RB had_HVN time_NN to_TO nip_VB into_IN K07 152 the_ATI bathroom_NN and_CC stood_VBD there_RN K07 153 shivering_VBG for_IN fifteen_CD minutes_NNS while_CS their_PP$ guest_NN K07 153 was_BEDZ smoking_VBG a_AT K07 154 cigarette_NN waiting_VBG for_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ at_RB last_RB" Derek_NP K07 154 got_VBD tired_JJ and_CC left_VBD ._. K07 155 ^ just_RB in_IN time_NN ,_, erupted_VBD Charlie_NP ._. ^ if_CS K07 155 he_PP3A 'd_HVD stayed_VBN any_RB longer_RBR I_PP1A 'd_MD K07 156 jolly_RB well_RB have_HV asked_VBN him_PP3O to_TO join_VB us_PP1OS ._. ^ K07 156 I_PP1A 'm_BEM so_QL darned_RB cold_JJ I_PP1A could_MD do_DO K07 157 with_IN two_CD men_NNS ._. K07 158 ^ you_PP2 perverted_JJ sex-maniac_NN ,_, you_PP2 would_MD n't_XNOT K07 158 dare_VB ._. K07 159 ^ show_VB me_PP1O what_WDT you_PP2 can_MD do_DO and_CC I_PP1A 'll_MD K07 159 tell_VB you_PP2 if_CS you_PP2 need_VB help_NN ._. K07 161 ^ once_RB he_PP3A came_VBD back_RP to_IN the_ATI subject_NN of_IN K07 161 her_PP$ marriage_NN and_CC asked_VBD her_PP3O K07 162 why_WRB she_PP3A was_BEDZ going_VBG to_TO marry_VB her_PP$ sculptor_NN K07 162 ._. K07 163 ^ because_CS I_PP1A love_VB him_PP3O ,_, of_RB course_RB" ._. ^ K07 163 what_WDT do_DO you_PP2 think_VB ?_? K07 164 ^ but_CC he_PP3A 's_BEZ a_AT lot_NN older_JJR ,_, is_BEZ n't_XNOT K07 164 he_PP3A ?_? K07 165 ^ I_PP1A suppose_VB so_PN ._. K07 166 ^ what_WDT attracts_VBZ you_PP2 ?_? ^ it_PP3 can_MD n't_XNOT be_BE K07 166 physical_JJ ?_? K07 167 ^ of_RB course_RB" not_XNOT !_! ^ I_PP1A love_VB him_PP3O for_IN K07 167 what_WDT he_PP3A is_BEZ *-_*- he_PP3A 's_BEZ so_QL great_JJ I_PP1A K07 167 'm_BEM a_AT K07 168 bit_NN scared_JJ of_IN him_PP3O *-_*- a_AT woman_NN must_MD be_BE a_AT K07 168 bit_NN scared_JJ to_TO be_BE really_RB in_IN love_NN ._. K07 169 ^ that_DT 's_BEZ why_WRB you_PP2 could_MD never_RB love_VB me_PP1O K07 169 ?_? K07 170 ^ correct_JJ ,_, ducky_NN !_! ^ you_PP2 just_RB wait_VB till_CS K07 170 you_PP2 meet_VB the_ATI girl_NN who_WPR thinks_VBZ K07 171 you_PP2 're_BER a_AT god_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 'll_MD make_VB you_PP2 feel_VB K07 171 like_IN one_CD1 !_! K07 172 ^ you_PP2 think_VB that_DT sculptor_NN 's_BEZ a_AT god_NN ?_? K07 173 ^ perhaps_RB ,_, in_IN a_AT way_NN ._. ^ all_ABN I_PP1A know_VB K07 173 is_BEZ that_CS I_PP1A need_VB him_PP3O ._. K07 174 ^ he_PP3A kissed_VBD the_ATI heart_NN beat_NN in_IN her_PP$ K07 174 throat_NN ._. K07 175 ^ but_CC how_WRB about_IN the_ATI physical_JJ side_NN ?_? ^ you_PP2 K07 175 're_BER quite_ABL an_AT erotic_JJ little_JJ K07 176 beast_NN ;_; can_MD he_PP3A satisfy_VB that_DT ?_? K07 177 ^ you_PP2 youngsters_NNS always_RB overestimate_VB yourselves_PPLS K07 177 ._. ^ you_PP2 can_MD take_VB it_PP3 K07 178 from_IN me_PP1O that_CS he_PP3A can_MD and_CC does_DOZ ._. ^ but_CC K07 178 even_CS if_CS" he_PP3A were_BED impotent_JJ I_PP1A 'd_MD still_RB K07 179 love_VB and_CC want_VB him_PP3O ._. ^ there_EX are_BER sides_NNS to_IN K07 179 me_PP1O you_PP2 'll_MD never_RB know_VB ._. K07 180 ^ do_DO n't_XNOT you_PP2 feel_VB guilty_JJ living_VBG with_IN K07 180 me_PP1O ?_? K07 181 ^ often_RB !_! ^ do_DO n't_XNOT you_PP2 ?_? K07 183 ^ Mary_NP had_HVD married_VBN her_PP$ bill_NN broker_NN some_DTI K07 183 time_NN ago_RB and_CC he_PP3A now_RN K07 184 shuddered_VBD when_WRB he_PP3A remembered_VBD the_ATI clinical_JJ K07 184 weekends_NNS he_PP3A used_VBD to_TO spend_VB K07 185 with_IN her_PP3O ._. K07 186 ^ he_PP3A often_RB used_VBD to_TO try_VB to_TO imagine_VB her_PP$ K07 186 reactions_NNS if_CS he_PP3A had_HVD once_RB K07 187 treated_VBN her_PP3O as_CS he_PP3A did_DOD Charlie_NP ,_, but_CC K07 187 his_PP$ imagination_NN failed_VBD ._. K07 188 ^ the_ATI efficient_JJ little_JJ Mary_NP would_MD probably_RB K07 188 have_HV called_VBN it_PP3 a_AT K07 189 shocking_JJ waste_NN of_IN time_NN and_CC told_VBN him_PP3O to_TO K07 189 get_VB down_RP to_IN business_NN !_! K07 191 ^ Charlie_NP ,_, who_WPR was_BEDZ perfectly_RB at_IN home_NR at_IN K07 191 all_ABN sorts_NNS of_IN artistic_JJ K07 192 circles_NNS ,_, had_HVD amongst_IN others_APS wangled_VBN him_PP3O a_AT K07 192 membership_NN ticket_NN for_IN a_AT K07 193 small_JJ club_NN for_IN artists_NNS only_RB ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ K07 193 situated_VBN in_IN the_ATI attic_NN of_IN a_AT huge_JJ K07 194 old-fashioned_JJ house_NN and_CC lit_VBN by_IN candle-light_NN ,_, K07 194 which_WDTR made_VBD it_PP3 seem_VB very_QL K07 195 romantic_JJ through_IN a_AT glass_NN of_IN something_PN or_CC other_AP K07 195 and_CC which_WDTR made_VBD it_PP3 K07 196 impossible_JJ to_TO check_VB bills_NNS very_QL carefully_RB ._. K07 197 ^ Charlie_NP and_CC he_PP3A sometimes_RB went_VBD there_RN for_IN K07 197 a_AT meal_NN and_CC a_AT dance_NN ._. ^ the_ATI K07 198 food_NN was_BEDZ good_JJ and_CC the_ATI three_CD men_NNS in_IN the_ATI K07 198 corner_NN made_VBD just_RB sufficient_JJ K07 199 noise_NN on_IN a_AT piano_NN ,_, an_AT accordion_NN and_CC a_AT set_NN K07 199 of_IN drums_NNS ,_, to_TO enable_VB the_ATI K07 200 patrons_NNS to_TO cling_VB together_RB and_CC call_VB it_PP3 K07 200 dancing_VBG ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ never_RB any_DTI K07 201 rock_NN and_CC rolling_NN at_IN the_ATI Chipsteak_NP club_NN ._. ^ K07 201 its_PP$ members_NNS did_DOD not_XNOT care_VB for_IN K07 202 physical_JJ exercise_NN ._. K07 203 ^ there_EX were_BED a_AT number_NN of_IN hostesses_NNS who_WPR K07 203 changed_VBD constantly_RB ._. ^ they_PP3AS K07 204 certainly_RB did_DOD not_XNOT belong_VB to_IN the_ATI class_NN of_IN K07 204 hostesses_NNS usually_RB associated_VBN K07 205 with_IN small_JJ clubs_NNS ;_; on_IN the_ATI other_AP hand_NN ,_, K07 205 many_AP a_AT member_NN had_HVD often_RB found_VBN K07 206 them_PP3OS very_QL amenable_JJ if_CS given_VBN sufficient_JJ time_NN K07 206 *-_*- and_CC attention_NN ._. ^ Charlie_NP K07 207 knew_VBD practically_RB every_AT one_CD1 there_RN ,_, from_IN the_ATI K07 207 big_JJ Irish_JNP painter_NN who_WPR sat_VBD K07 208 glued_VBN to_IN his_PP$ corner_NN every_AT night_NN from_IN opening_NN K07 208 at_IN eight_CD till_IN closing_NN at_IN K07 209 one-thirty_CD ,_, to_IN the_ATI latest_JJT addition_NN to_IN the_ATI K07 209 staff_NN of_IN hostesses_NNS ._. K07 210 ^ these_DTS girls_NNS soon_RB lost_VBD interest_NN in_IN him_PP3O K07 210 when_WRB they_PP3AS found_VBD he_PP3A was_BEDZ K07 211 neither_DTX a_AT painter_NN nor_CC an_AT assistant_NN film-producer_NN K07 211 and_CC left_VBD him_PP3O alone_JJ to_TO K07 212 contemplate_VB the_ATI motley_JJ lot_NN from_IN a_AT corner_NN ._. K08 2 she_PP3A had_HVD forgotten_VBN that_CS she_PP3A had_HVD already_RB K08 2 told_VBN him_PP3O about_IN the_ATI man_NN who_WPR K08 3 was_BEDZ the_ATI hero_NN in_IN another_DT context_NN that_WPR could_MD K08 3 not_XNOT ,_, by_IN any_DTI stroke_NN of_IN K08 4 circumstance_NN or_CC fate_NN ,_, be_BE linked_VBN with_IN what_WDT K08 4 she_PP3A had_HVD now_RN concocted_VBN ._. ^ it_PP3 K08 5 had_HVD been_BEN calculated_VBN to_TO place_VB her_PP3O in_IN a_AT K08 5 romantic_JJ light_NN ,_, but_CC all_ABN it_PP3 did_DOD K08 6 was_BEDZ to_TO make_VB her_PP3O seem_VB more_QL pitiable_JJ *-_*- K08 6 and_CC for_IN that_DT he_PP3A could_MD have_HV hated_VBN K08 7 her_PP3O ._. ^ he_PP3A liked_VBD her_PP3O brash_JJ and_CC vulgar_JJ ,_, K08 7 the_ATI teller_NN ,_, as_CS she_PP3A had_HVD K08 8 occasionally_RB become_VBN ,_, of_IN dirty_JJ stories_NNS ,_, K08 8 because_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ as_QL chummy_JJ and_CC K08 9 uncomplicated_JJ as_CS being_BEG with_IN another_DT man_NN in_IN a_AT K08 9 bar_NN ._. K08 10 ^ he_PP3A did_DOD n't_XNOT take_VB her_PP3O home_NR that_DT night_NN K08 10 ;_; he_PP3A made_VBD the_ATI excuse_NN *-_*- lies_NNS K08 11 were_BED contagious_JJ things_NNS *-_*- his_PP$ car_NN was_BEDZ in_IN K08 11 dock_NN ._. ^ instead_RB ,_, he_PP3A telephoned_VBD K08 12 for_IN a_AT taxi_NN for_IN her_PP3O *-_*- which_WDTR he_PP3A would_MD K08 12 pay_VB for_IN when_WRB he_PP3A saw_VBD her_PP3O into_IN it_PP3 K08 13 outside_RP ._. K08 14 ^ while_CS they_PP3AS were_BED waiting_VBG for_IN it_PP3 ,_, K08 14 she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' have_HV you_PP2 met_VBN your_PP$ K08 15 neighbour_NN yet_RB ?_? **'_**' K08 16 ^ they_PP3AS were_BED in_IN the_ATI entrance_NN hall_NN ,_, and_CC K08 16 a_AT car_NN had_HVD driven_VBN up_RP ,_, out_RP of_IN K08 17 which_WDTR stepped_VBD a_AT grey-haired_JJ woman_NN in_IN a_AT K08 17 Persian_JNP lamb_NN coat_NN *-_*- but_CC it_PP3 was_BEDZ K08 18 not_XNOT his_PP$ neighbour_NN ,_, not_XNOT the_ATI one_CD1 Thornie_NP K08 18 meant_VBD ._. ^ for_IN a_AT moment_NN ,_, he_PP3A had_HVD K08 19 thought_VBN it_PP3 was_BEDZ ,_, but_CC that_DT woman_NN was_BEDZ K08 19 less_QL tall_JJ and_CC also_RB younger_JJR ._. K08 20 ^ *'_*' no_UH ._. **'_**' K08 21 ^ *'_*' seen_VBN her_PP3O about_RP at_IN all_ABN ?_? **'_**' K08 22 ^ *'_*' now_RN and_CC again_RB ._. **'_**' K08 23 ^ the_ATI taxi_NN came_VBD ,_, and_CC before_CS Thornie_NP got_VBD K08 23 into_IN it_PP3 ,_, she_PP3A kissed_VBD him_PP3O ._. K08 24 ^ *'_*' give_VB my_PP$ love_NN to_IN your_PP$ mother_NN ,_, **'_**' K08 24 he_PP3A said_VBD ._. K08 25 ^ his_PP$ distinguished_JJ neighbour_NN had_HVD never_RB been_BEN K08 25 alone_JJ when_WRB he_PP3A had_HVD K08 26 encountered_VBN her_PP3O in_IN the_ATI corridor_NN ._. ^ there_EX K08 26 was_BEDZ always_RB her_PP$ chauffeur_NN with_IN K08 27 her_PP3O ,_, and_CC sometimes_RB her_PP$ maid_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD K08 27 not_XNOT even_RB wished_VBN her_PP3O good_JJ K08 28 morning_NN *-_*- as_CS was_BEDZ the_ATI polite_JJ custom_NN between_IN K08 28 the_ATI tenants_NNS ._. ^ she_PP3A looked_VBD K08 29 too_QL damn_RB haughty_JJ every_AT time_NN ,_, with_IN her_PP$ head_NN K08 29 held_VBN high_RB *-_*- and_CC in_IN her_PP$ K08 30 spiked_JJ heels_NNS she_PP3A was_BEDZ taller_JJR than_IN himself_PPL K08 30 ._. ^ her_PP$ eyes_NNS never_RB once_RB cast_VBD K08 31 him_PP3O the_ATI merest_JJT glance_NN ._. ^ sometimes_RB she_PP3A K08 31 affected_VBD the_ATI smoked_JJ sun_NN glasses_NNS K08 32 with_IN the_ATI big_JJ blue_JJ frames_NNS she_PP3A 'd_HVD worn_VBN K08 32 the_ATI day_NN of_IN her_PP$ arrival_NN ._. K08 33 ^ but_CC the_ATI morning_NN after_CS Thornie_NP dined_VBD with_IN K08 33 him_PP3O ,_, around_IN midday_NN ,_, he_PP3A K08 34 met_VBD \0Mrs_NPT Longdon-Lorristone_NP coming_VBG from_IN the_ATI K08 34 lift_NN with_IN the_ATI chauffeur_NN ._. K08 35 ^ they_PP3AS had_HVD barely_RB passed_VBN him_PP3O when_WRB he_PP3A K08 35 heard_VBD her_PP3O tell_VB the_ATI chauffeur_NN she_PP3A K08 36 had_HVD left_VBN something_PN in_IN the_ATI car_NN ,_, and_CC that_CS K08 36 he_PP3A was_BEDZ to_TO go_VB back_RP for_IN it_PP3 ,_, she_PP3A K08 37 could_MD manage_VB ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM here_RN ,_, **'_**' K08 37 she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, *'_*' and_CC I_PP1A 've_HV got_VBN my_PP$ key_NN K08 37 ._. **'_**' K08 38 ^ as_CS the_ATI chauffeur_NN walked_VBD quickly_RB past_IN him_PP3O K08 38 ,_, James_NP looked_VBD back_RP ,_, and_CC K08 39 he_PP3A saw_VBD her_PP3O standing_VBG by_IN her_PP$ door_NN ,_, K08 39 fumbling_VBG with_IN the_ATI key_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ K08 40 carrying_VBG a_AT big_JJ black_JJ crocodile_NN bag_NN ,_, and_CC K08 40 she_PP3A had_HVD a_AT parcel_NN as_RB well_RB" ._. ^ he_PP3A K08 41 saw_VBD the_ATI key_NN fall_VB from_IN her_PP$ hand_NN ,_, and_CC K08 41 her_PP3O stooping_VBG to_TO pick_VB it_PP3 up_RP *-_*- and_CC K08 42 he_PP3A heard_VBD her_PP3O swear_VB ._. ^ he_PP3A went_VBD back_RP ,_, K08 42 retrieved_VBD the_ATI key_NN for_IN her_PP3O ,_, and_CC K08 43 opened_VBD her_PP$ door_NN with_IN it_PP3 ._. K08 44 ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, thank_VB you_PP2 !_! **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD ._. K08 44 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT think_VB I_PP1A know_VB your_PP$ K08 45 name_NN ?_? **'_**' K08 46 ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ Longdon_NP ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, K08 46 *'_*' I_PP1A am_BEM a_AT new_JJ neighbour_NN of_IN yours_PP$$ ._. K08 46 **'_**' K08 47 ^ *'_*' oh_UH !_! ^ I_PP1A have_HV heard_VBN of_IN you_PP2 ._. ^ K08 47 thank_VB you_PP2 so_QL much_RB ._. ^ but_CC *-_*- will_MD n't_XNOT K08 47 you_PP2 K08 48 come_VB in_RP ?_? **'_**' K08 49 ^ he_PP3A looked_VBD at_IN his_PP$ watch_NN ;_; he_PP3A would_MD K08 49 be_BE late_JJ for_IN lunch_NN down-town_RN ,_, but_CC K08 50 perhaps_RB his_PP$ guests_NNS could_MD cool_VB their_PP$ heels_NNS K08 50 for_IN a_AT little_JJ while_NN ._. ^ one_CD1 of_IN K08 51 them_PP3OS was_BEDZ trying_VBG to_TO interest_VB him_PP3O in_IN K08 51 launching_VBG a_AT literary_JJ magazine_NN *-_*- and_CC K08 52 there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI possible_JJ future_NN in_IN it_PP3 ,_, in_IN K08 52 a_AT country_NN with_IN a_AT population_NN the_ATI K08 53 size_NN of_IN Australia's_NP$ ._. ^ the_ATI maid_NN appeared_VBD ,_, K08 53 and_CC took_VBD the_ATI parcel_NN from_IN her_PP$ K08 54 mistress_NN ,_, who_WPR said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' leave_VB the_ATI door_NN K08 54 ,_, Frances_NP ._. ^ Mathew_NP is_BEZ on_IN his_PP$ way_NN K08 55 up_RP again_RB ._. **'_**' ^ and_CC then_RN she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, ^ K08 55 *'_*' oh_UH ,_, do_DO come_VB in_RP ,_, \0Mr_NPT Longdon_NP ,_, K08 56 unless_CS you_PP2 are_BER in_IN a_AT hurry_NN ._. **'_**' K08 57 ^ her_PP$ flat_NN was_BEDZ pretty_RB much_RB what_WDT he_PP3A K08 57 had_HVD expected_VBN ;_; the_ATI apartment_NN of_IN a_AT K08 58 rich_JJ woman_NN of_IN taste_NN ,_, and_CC his_PP$ eye_NN K08 58 immediately_RB alighted_VBD on_IN a_AT Degas_NP ._. ^ he_PP3A K08 59 remarked_VBD on_IN it_PP3 ,_, and_CC spoke_VBD of_IN having_HVG K08 59 seen_VBN her_PP$ gift_NN to_IN the_ATI gallery_NN ._. K08 60 ^ *'_*' my_PP$ son_NN ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, *'_*' has_HVZ K08 60 a_AT Renoir_NP ,_, one_CD1 I_PP1A gave_VBD him_PP3O when_WRB he_PP3A K08 60 married_VBD K08 61 the_ATI first_OD time_NN ,_, **'_**' as_CS other_AP women_NNS might_MD K08 61 speak_VB casually_RB of_IN having_HVG given_VBN K08 62 their_PP$ sons_NNS a_AT car_NN they_PP3AS had_HVD no_ATI further_JJB K08 62 use_NN for_IN ._. K08 63 ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, do_DO please_UH sit_VB down_RP !_! **'_**' ^ K08 63 she_PP3A raised_VBD her_PP$ voice_NN then_RN ,_, and_CC K08 64 called_VBD out_RP ,_, ^ *'_*' Frances_NP ,_, bring_VB the_ATI sherry_NN K08 64 ,_, please_UH ._. **'_**' ^ she_PP3A sat_VBD down_RP in_IN K08 65 a_AT wing_NN armchair_NN ,_, and_CC when_WRB the_ATI decanter_NN and_CC K08 65 two_CD glasses_NNS were_BED brought_VBN on_IN K08 66 a_AT round_JJ silver_NN tray_NN ,_, she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' K08 66 will_MD you_PP2 pour_VB your_PP$ own_AP ,_, please_UH ,_, and_CC K08 67 one_CD1 for_IN me_PP1O ?_? **'_**' ^ James_NP did_DOD so_PN ,_, and_CC K08 67 when_WRB he_PP3A had_HVD put_VBN the_ATI glass_NN into_IN her_PP$ K08 68 hand_NN ,_, she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' will_MD you_PP2 please_UH K08 68 bring_VB up_RP the_ATI little_JJ table_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A am_BEM K08 69 stiff_JJ about_IN the_ATI joints_NNS ._. ^ I_PP1A drop_VB things_NNS K08 69 *-_*- as_CS you_PP2 saw_VBD ._. **'_**' ^ and_CC she_PP3A K08 70 proceeded_VBD to_TO tell_VB him_PP3O about_IN her_PP$ arthritis_NN ._. ^ K08 70 he_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT sit_VB down_RP ;_; he_PP3A K08 71 stood_VBD with_IN his_PP$ drink_NN ,_, sipping_VBG it_PP3 ,_, and_CC K08 71 studying_VBG her_PP3O from_IN top_NN to_IN toe_NN *-_*- a_AT K08 72 woman_NN remarkably_RB well-preserved_JJ for_IN her_PP$ age_NN ,_, K08 72 who_WPR might_MD easily_RB pass_VB for_IN K08 73 one_CD1 much_RB younger_JJR ._. ^ beyond_IN the_ATI mention_NN of_IN K08 73 her_PP$ disability_NN ,_, she_PP3A gave_VBD K08 74 nothing_PN else_RB away_RP ._. ^ very_QL correctly_RB ,_, she_PP3A K08 74 was_BEDZ handing_VBG out_RP the_ATI polite_JJ but_CC K08 75 casual_JJ hospitality_NN due_JJ to_IN a_AT new_JJ neighbour_NN who_WPR K08 75 had_HVD rendered_VBN her_PP3O a_AT small_JJ K08 76 service_NN ._. ^ challenged_VBN more_RBR by_IN her_PP$ correctness_NN K08 76 than_CS by_IN any_DTI encouragement_NN K08 77 to_TO talk_VB of_IN any_DTI topic_NN beyond_IN the_ATI weather_NN K08 77 and_CC how_WRB long_RB he_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN in_IN K08 78 Melbourne_NP ,_, he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' you_PP2 know_VB my_PP$ K08 78 flat_NN ,_, do_DO n't_XNOT you_PP2 ?_? **'_**' K08 79 ^ *'_*' naturally_RB ,_, \0Mr_NPT Longdon_NP !_! ^ was_BEDZ n't_XNOT K08 79 that_DT a_AT rather_RB superfluous_JJ K08 80 question_NN ?_? **'_**' ^ but_CC she_PP3A smiled_VBD ._. K08 81 ^ he_PP3A took_VBD his_PP$ leave_NN of_IN her_PP3O then_RN ,_, K08 81 and_CC they_PP3AS shook_VBD hands_NNS ._. ^ hers_PP$$ was_BEDZ K08 82 thin_JJ and_CC bony_JJ ,_, and_CC very_QL narrow_JJ across_IN the_ATI K08 82 knuckles_NNS ._. ^ she_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT get_VB K08 83 up_RP from_IN her_PP$ chair_NN ._. K08 84 ^ he_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT encounter_VB her_PP3O again_RB in_IN K08 84 the_ATI corridor_NN ,_, but_CC he_PP3A thought_VBD K08 85 about_IN her_PP3O over_IN the_ATI next_AP ten_CD days_NNS ._. ^ once_RB K08 85 ,_, when_WRB her_PP$ door_NN was_BEDZ open_JJ to_TO K08 86 admit_VB a_AT caller_NN ,_, he_PP3A heard_VBD the_ATI radio_NN on_RP K08 86 ;_; and_CC he_PP3A heard_VBD it_PP3 ,_, again_RB ,_, late_RB at_IN K08 87 night_NN ,_, muffled_VBN through_IN that_DT closed_JJ door_NN and_CC K08 87 the_ATI supposedly_RB soundproof_JJ K08 88 wall_NN ._. K08 89 ^ then_RN he_PP3A telephoned_VBD her_PP3O early_RB one_CD1 K08 89 morning_NN ,_, and_CC asked_VBD her_PP3O if_CS she_PP3A K08 90 would_MD come_VB and_CC have_HV a_AT drink_NN with_IN him_PP3O that_DT K08 90 evening_NN ,_, or_CC any_DTI other_AP that_WPR K08 91 suited_VBD her_PP3O ._. ^ she_PP3A said_VBD she_PP3A was_BEDZ sorry_JJ K08 91 ,_, she_PP3A could_MD n't_XNOT that_DT evening_NN ,_, and_CC K08 92 she_PP3A so_QL very_QL rarely_RB went_VBD out_RP in_IN the_ATI K08 92 evenings_NNS now_RN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT decided_JJ K08 93 rebuff_NN ,_, although_CS her_PP$ voice_NN itself_PPL sounded_VBD K08 93 pleasant_JJ enough_QLP ,_, not_XNOT cold_JJ K08 94 and_CC stiff_JJ ,_, or_CC off-putting_JJ ._. K08 95 ^ he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ not_XNOT intended_VBN K08 95 to_TO be_BE a_AT party_NN ._. **'_**' K08 96 ^ *'_*' no_UH ?_? ^ but_CC all_ABN the_ATI same_AP ,_, if_CS you_PP2 K08 96 will_MD forgive_VB me_PP1O ._. ^ it_PP3 is_BEZ very_QL kind_JJ K08 97 of_IN you_PP2 to_TO have_HV asked_VBN me_PP1O ._. **'_**' ^ and_CC K08 97 then_RN ,_, when_WRB he_PP3A would_MD have_HV rung_VBN off_RP ,_, K08 98 she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' I_PP1A suppose_VB you_PP2 have_HV K08 98 changed_VBN the_ATI flat_NN a_AT lot_NN ?_? ^ I_PP1A know_VB you_PP2 K08 99 bought_VBD the_ATI furniture_NN ,_, and_CC I_PP1A imagine_VB you_PP2 K08 99 've_HV turned_VBN it_PP3 round_RP ,_, because_CS no_PN K08 100 one_PN" else's_RB$ arrangement_NN ever_RB suits_VBZ one_CD1 ,_, K08 100 does_DOZ it_PP3 ?_? **'_**' K08 101 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 've_HV changed_VBN nothing_PN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A K08 101 said_VBD ,_, *'_*' except_CS I_PP1A 've_HV got_VBN my_PP$ own_AP K08 102 books_NNS and_CC I_PP1A 've_HV got_VBN the_ATI desk_NN by_IN the_ATI K08 102 window_NN ,_, instead_RB of_IN in_IN the_ATI middle_NN of_IN K08 103 the_ATI room_NN ._. **'_**' K08 104 ^ *'_*' that_DT should_MD be_BE an_AT improvement_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 K08 104 was_BEDZ always_RB too_QL big_JJ for_IN the_ATI K08 105 centre_NN of_IN the_ATI room_NN ,_, but_CC Sir_NPT Eric_NP liked_VBD K08 105 it_PP3 that_DT way_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A think_VB it_PP3 gave_VBD K08 106 him_PP3O the_ATI feeling_NN of_IN being_BEG in_IN his_PP$ office_NN K08 106 *-_*- and_CC more_RBR at_IN home_NR ._. **'_**' K08 107 ^ *'_*' then_RN ,_, will_MD n't_XNOT you_PP2 come_VB and_CC see_VB K08 107 it_PP3 all_ABN ?_? **'_**' K08 108 ^ *'_*' sometime_RB ,_, perhaps_RB ._. ^ I_PP1A will_MD let_VB K08 108 you_PP2 know_VB ._. **'_**' K08 109 ^ he_PP3A had_HVD avoided_VBN Thornie_NP in_IN her_PP$ role_NN of_IN K08 109 femme_&FW fatale_&FW ,_, but_CC K08 110 she_PP3A went_VBD to_IN a_AT great_JJ deal_NN of_IN trouble_NN to_TO K08 110 find_VB him_PP3O a_AT book_NN on_IN old_JJ K08 111 Melbourne_NP ,_, which_WDTR he_PP3A 'd_HVD casually_RB told_VBN K08 111 her_PP3O he_PP3A wanted_VBD to_TO read_VB and_CC not_XNOT been_BEN K08 112 able_JJ to_TO find_VB in_IN any_DTI library_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A had_HVD K08 112 finally_RB unearthed_VBN it_PP3 at_IN the_ATI back_NN K08 113 of_IN a_AT second-hand_JJB bookshop_NN ,_, without_IN any_DTI cover_NN K08 113 to_TO indicate_VB its_PP$ title_NN or_CC K08 114 its_PP$ value_NN to_IN collectors_NNS ,_, and_CC she_PP3A left_VBD K08 114 it_PP3 in_IN a_AT parcel_NN on_IN his_PP$ doorstep_NN K08 115 one_CD1 day_NN when_WRB he_PP3A was_BEDZ out_RP ._. ^ she_PP3A must_MD K08 115 have_HV hoped_VBN to_TO find_VB him_PP3O in_RP ,_, as_CS there_EX K08 116 was_BEDZ no_ATI letter_NN with_IN it_PP3 ,_, only_RB an_AT obviously_RB K08 116 hastily-written_JJB message_NN on_IN K08 117 the_ATI outside_NN ,_, ^ *'_*' with_IN Thornie's_NP$ love_NN ._. K08 117 **'_**' ^ so_RB he_PP3A asked_VBD her_PP3O out_RP to_IN K08 118 dinner_NN ,_, and_CC they_PP3AS were_BED back_RP where_WRB they_PP3AS K08 118 were_BED before_CS she_PP3A concocted_VBD that_DT K08 119 fairy_NN tale_NN ._. K08 120 ^ almost_RB the_ATI first_OD thing_NN she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, was_BEDZ K08 120 ,_, ^ *'_*' there_EX 's_BEZ a_AT girl_NN lodging_VBG K08 121 with_IN \0Mrs_NPT Hogg_NP who_WPR Stephen_NP Longdon-Lorristone_NP K08 121 brought_VBD home_NR one_CD1 K08 122 night_NN ._. ^ what_WDT do_DO you_PP2 think_VB of_IN that_DT ?_? K08 122 **'_**' K08 123 ^ he_PP3A could_MD n't_XNOT think_VB of_IN anything_PN ,_, and_CC K08 123 so_RB he_PP3A said_VBD nothing_PN ._. K08 124 ^ *'_*' she_PP3A works_VBZ in_IN the_ATI hairdressing_NN at_IN K08 124 Longdon's_NP$ ,_, and_CC he_PP3A got_VBD her_PP3O the_ATI K08 125 job_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A picked_VBD her_PP3O up_RP somewhere_RB ._. **'_**' K08 126 ^ *'_*' that_DT sounds_VBZ very_QL kind_JJ of_IN him_PP3O ._. K08 126 **'_**' K08 127 ^ Thornie_NP laughed_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, you_PP2 men_NNS !_! ^ K08 127 always_RB stick_VB up_RP for_IN each_PPLS other_PPLS" ,_, K08 128 do_DO n't_XNOT you_PP2 ?_? ^ his_PP$ kindness_NN extended_VBD to_IN K08 128 taking_VBG her_PP3O out_RP to_IN dinner_NN and_CC to_IN K08 129 his_PP$ house_NN for_IN a_AT drink_NN after_RI and_CC bringing_VBG K08 129 her_PP3O back_RP ._. ^ \0Mrs_NPT Hogg_NP saw_VBD it_PP3 K08 130 all_ABN ._. **'_**' K08 131 ^ *'_*' what_WDT did_DOD she_PP3A see_VB ?_? **'_**' K08 132 ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, I_PP1A suppose_VB them_PP3OS in_IN the_ATI car_NN K08 132 together_RB ,_, and_CC she_PP3A did_DOD n't_XNOT like_VB it_PP3 ,_, K08 133 even_CS if_CS" it_PP3 was_BEDZ milord_NN ._. ^ the_ATI girl_NN 's_BEZ K08 133 only_RB a_AT kid_NN when_WRB all_ABN 's_BEZ said_VBN and_CC done_VBN K08 134 and_CC from_IN up-country_NR too_RB ._. ^ you_PP2 'd_MD think_VB K08 134 he_PP3A 'd_MD know_VB his_PP$ onions_NNS a_AT bit_NN more_RBR ,_, K08 135 would_MD n't_XNOT you_PP2 ,_, than_CS to_TO carry_VB on_RP like_IN K08 135 that_DT ?_? ^ he_PP3A may_MD find_VB his_PP$ wife_NN cold_JJ ._. K08 136 ^ she_PP3A looks_VBZ it_PP3 ._. ^ a_AT good-looker_NN ,_, mind_VB K08 136 you_PP2 ,_, if_CS you_PP2 care_VB for_IN that_DT English_JNP K08 137 type_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT often_RB go_VB down_RP on_IN K08 137 the_ATI ground_NN floor_NN ,_, but_CC we_PP1AS get_VB the_ATI usual_JJ K08 138 discount_NN on_IN what_WDT we_PP1AS buy_VB and_CC I_PP1A was_BEDZ K08 138 getting_VBG stockings_NNS one_CD1 lunch_NN hour_NN K08 139 when_WRB she_PP3A came_VBD through_RP with_IN all_ABN the_ATI kids_NNS K08 139 in_IN tow_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ the_ATI end_NN of_IN the_ATI K08 140 holidays_NNS ,_, and_CC I_PP1A suppose_VB she_PP3A was_BEDZ getting_VBG K08 140 them_PP3OS new_JJ school_NN clothes_NNS ._. ^ she_PP3A K08 141 never_RB wears_VBZ a_AT hat_NN ._. ^ that_DT 's_BEZ very_QL English_JNP K08 141 ,_, and_CC it_PP3 's_HVZ caught_VBN on_RP ._. ^ once_RB no_ATI K08 142 Toorak_NP woman_NN would_MD have_HV been_BEN seen_VBN dead_JJ K08 142 down-town_RN without_IN a_AT hat_NN on_RP ._. K08 143 ^ they_PP3AS used_VBD to_TO look_VB *-_*- and_CC some_DTI of_IN the_ATI K08 143 old_JJ ones_CD1S still_RB do_DO *-_*- as_CS if_CS" they_PP3AS 'd_HVD K08 144 got_VBN a_AT lunch_NN date_NN with_IN the_ATI Queen_NPT ._. **'_**' K08 145 ^ he_PP3A wanted_VBD to_TO say_VB to_IN her_PP3O ,_, ^ *'_*' do_DO K08 145 n't_XNOT spread_VB that_DT story_NN ,_, Thornie_NP ._. **'_**' K08 146 ^ but_CC he_PP3A was_BEDZ n't_XNOT her_PP$ keeper_NN ;_; neither_RB K08 146 was_BEDZ he_PP3A the_ATI guardian_NN of_IN the_ATI K08 147 reputation_NN of_IN the_ATI Longdon-Lorristone_NP family_NN ._. ^ K08 147 he_PP3A was_BEDZ n't_XNOT ,_, as_CS she_PP3A would_MD K08 148 have_HV said_VBN ,_, in_IN their_PP$ league_NN ._. ^ among_IN the_ATI K08 148 acquaintances_NNS he_PP3A had_HVD made_VBN *-_*- and_CC K08 149 he_PP3A had_HVD made_VBN a_AP good_AP" many_AP" by_IN now_RN *-_*- K08 149 there_EX was_BEDZ not_XNOT one_CD1 who_WPR could_MD claim_VB to_TO K08 150 know_VB the_ATI mother_NN ,_, the_ATI son_NN ,_, or_CC the_ATI K08 150 daughter-in-law_NN ,_, other_AP than_CS by_IN K08 151 repute_NN ._. K08 152 ^ about_RB a_AT week_NN after_IN hearing_VBG that_DT piece_NN of_IN K08 152 gossip_NN from_IN Thornie_NP ,_, his_PP$ K08 153 doorbell_NN rang_VBD one_CD1 night_NN ,_, shortly_RB before_IN nine_CD K08 153 o'clock_RB ._. ^ the_ATI sound_NN of_IN K08 154 it_PP3 ,_, in_IN its_PP$ discreet_JJ little_JJ buzz_NN ,_, K08 154 interrupted_VBD his_PP$ reading_NN ._. ^ putting_VBG K08 155 down_RP his_PP$ book_NN ,_, he_PP3A went_VBD to_IN the_ATI door_NN ,_, K08 155 opened_VBD it_PP3 wide_JJ and_CC saw_VBD that_CS the_ATI K08 156 caller_NN was_BEDZ \0Mrs_NPT Longdon-Lorristone_NP ._. K08 157 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 've_HV taken_VBN you_PP2 ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A K08 157 said_VBD ,_, *'_*' at_IN your_PP$ word_NN !_! ^ although_CS I_PP1A K08 157 think_VB K08 158 the_ATI suggestion_NN was_BEDZ that_CS I_PP1A should_MD telephone_VB K08 158 you_PP2 first_RB ?_? ^ but_CC if_CS you_PP2 are_BER K08 159 not_XNOT alone_JJ ,_, and_CC I_PP1A have_HV come_VBN at_IN an_AT K08 159 inconvenient_JJ hour_NN ,_, I_PP1A will_MD go_VB away_RP K08 160 again_RB ._. **'_**' K08 161 ^ *'_*' please_UH come_VB in_RP ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. K08 162 ^ she_PP3A stepped_VBD over_IN the_ATI threshold_NN ,_, partly_RB K08 162 leaning_VBG on_IN a_AT stick_NN ,_, and_CC he_PP3A K08 163 shut_VBD the_ATI door_NN behind_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ in_IN his_PP$ K08 163 surprise_NN ,_, speech_NN had_HVD momentarily_RB K08 164 almost_RB deserted_VBN him_PP3O ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN deep_RB K08 164 in_IN his_PP$ reading_NN ,_, and_CC in_IN another_DT K08 165 century_NN ,_, another_DT world_NN ,_, and_CC the_ATI adjustment_NN K08 165 to_IN the_ATI present_JJ one_CD1 had_HVD been_BEN K08 166 slow_JJ to_TO come_VB ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ associating_VBG her_PP3O K08 166 with_IN the_ATI character_NN of_IN a_AT K08 167 Byzantine_JNP empress_NN ,_, with_IN conflicting_JJ tragedies_NNS K08 167 being_BEG enacted_VBN over_IN her_PP$ K08 168 head_NN ,_, Nemesis_NP catching_VBG up_RP with_IN her_PP3O ,_, K08 168 punishing_VBG her_PP3O for_IN her_PP$ ruthlessness_NN K08 169 and_CC selfishness_NN and_CC her_PP$ passion_NN for_IN getting_VBG K08 169 her_PP$ own_AP way_NN ._. ^ but_CC what_WDT he_PP3A K08 170 saw_VBD was_BEDZ an_AT ageing_JJ ,_, hesitant_JJ Australian_JNP K08 170 woman_NN in_IN her_PP$ slow_JJ walk_NN from_IN the_ATI K08 171 front_JJB door_NN to_IN the_ATI living-room_NN ,_, where_WRB she_PP3A K08 171 paused_VBD and_CC said_VBD ,_, ~ *'_*' it_PP3 is_BEZ a_AT K08 172 great_JJ improvement_NN ,_, **'_**' meaning_VBG ,_, he_PP3A K08 172 presumed_VBD ,_, the_ATI desk_NN he_PP3A had_HVD moved_VBN near_IN K08 173 the_ATI window_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A drew_VBD up_RP a_AT chair_NN for_IN K08 173 her_PP3O ,_, and_CC took_VBD her_PP$ stick_NN away_RP ,_, and_CC K08 174 offered_VBD cigarettes_NNS ,_, asking_VBG if_CS she_PP3A would_MD K08 174 have_HV a_AT drink_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A refused_VBD the_ATI K08 175 drink_NN ._. ^ then_RN ,_, disarmingly_RB ,_, she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, ^ K08 175 *'_*' I_PP1A suddenly_RB felt_VBD lonely_JJ ._. ^ my_PP$ K08 176 maid_NN is_BEZ out_RP ._. **'_**' ^ she_PP3A laughed_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' K08 176 I_PP1A found_VBD I_PP1A was_BEDZ out_RP of_IN cigarettes_NNS too_RB !_! K08 177 ^ perhaps_RB I_PP1A smoke_VB too_QL much_RB !_! **'_**' K08 178 ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ the_ATI opening_NN for_IN a_AT little_JJ K08 178 discussion_NN on_IN the_ATI minor_JJ vices_NNS ,_, as_CS K08 179 two_CD shipboard_NN companions_NNS might_MD talk_VB while_CS K08 179 occupying_VBG long_JJ chairs_NNS side_NN K08 180 by_IN side_NN ._. ^ there_EX is_BEZ nothing_PN like_IN the_ATI K08 180 shared_JJ confession_NN of_IN silly_JJ K08 181 weaknesses_NNS to_TO set_VB a_AT ball_NN rolling_VBG ._. ^ that_DT K08 181 was_BEDZ only_RB the_ATI preliminary_NN ,_, for_CS K08 182 she_PP3A wanted_VBD to_TO know_VB all_ABN about_IN him_PP3O ;_; K08 182 not_XNOT quite_RB all_ABN ,_, she_PP3A was_BEDZ too_QL polite_JJ ,_, K08 183 but_CC the_ATI outline_NN of_IN his_PP$ past_NN ,_, which_WDTR he_PP3A K08 183 gave_VBD her_PP3O as_CS he_PP3A had_HVD given_VBN it_PP3 to_IN K08 184 Thornie_NP ._. K09 3 you_PP2 have_HV seen_VBN it_PP3 ._. ^ the_ATI big_JJ white_JJ hat_NN K09 3 ,_, the_ATI white_JJ swallow-tailed_JJ coat_NN K09 4 with_IN the_ATI shiny_JJ braid_NN ,_, the_ATI ridiculous_JJ cravat_NN K09 4 *-_*- in_IN action_NN he_PP3A looks_VBZ like_IN K09 5 a_AT southern_JJ planter_NN at_IN a_AT picnic_NN ._. ^ his_PP$ stock_NN K09 5 of_IN bottles_NNS was_BEDZ all_ABN set_VBN up_RP K09 6 on_IN the_ATI wagon_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD n't_XNOT yet_RB begun_VBN K09 6 to_TO sell_VB them_PP3OS ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD to_TO inveigle_VB K09 7 his_PP$ audience_NN first_RB ..._... K09 8 ._. **'_**' ^ how_WRB I_PP1A wish_VB I_PP1A had_HVD been_BEN K09 8 there_RN ._. ^ these_DTS forests_NNS of_IN the_ATI Congo_NP could_MD K09 9 have_HV seen_VBN nothing_PN like_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ the_ATI bland_JJ ,_, K09 9 self-assured_JJ voice_NN enveloping_VBG K09 10 his_PP$ spectators_NNS in_IN a_AT cocoon_NN of_IN honey_NN :_: K09 10 commercialism_NN seemed_VBD to_TO be_BE the_ATI K09 11 last_AP thing_NN he_PP3A had_HVD in_IN mind_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A 'd_HVD K09 11 started_VBN his_PP$ show_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD to_TO seek_VB the_ATI K09 12 lowest_JJT common_JJ denominator_NN of_IN the_ATI audience_NN ._. ^ K09 12 he_PP3A was_BEDZ doing_VBG card_NN tricks_NNS ._. K09 13 ^ tossing_VBG out_RP the_ATI aces_NNS ,_, then_RN picking_VBG K09 13 them_PP3OS out_RP of_IN mid-air_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 might_MD K09 14 have_HV gone_VBN down_RP well_RB up_RP near_IN Lake_NPL Chad_NP ,_, K09 14 where_WRB there_EX is_BEZ an_AT Arabic_JNP K09 15 influence_NN *-_*- on_IN these_DTS denser_JJR sons_NNS of_IN Ham_NP K09 15 it_PP3 had_HVD no_ATI effect_NN at_IN all_ABN ._. ^ he_PP3A K09 16 went_VBD swiftly_RB on_RP to_IN cigarette_NN tricks_NNS ._. ^ that_DT K09 16 was_BEDZ better_JJR ._. ^ the_ATI audience_NN K09 17 hummed_VBD ._. ^ Father_NPT Felix_NP told_VBD me_PP1O :_: ^ *'_*' K09 17 how_WRB he_PP3A did_DOD it_PP3 ,_, I_PP1A do_DO not_XNOT know_VB ._. ^ K09 17 he_PP3A K09 18 puffed_VBD at_IN a_AT handful_NN of_IN lighted_JJ cigarettes_NNS ,_, K09 18 threw_VBD them_PP3OS all_ABN into_IN the_ATI K09 19 river_NN and_CC then_RN retrieved_VBD them_PP3OS one_CD1 by_IN one_CD1 K09 19 from_IN behind_IN the_ATI ears_NNS of_IN the_ATI K09 20 crowd_NN ._. ^ they_PP3AS rubbed_VBD their_PP$ heads_NNS confusedly_RB K09 20 to_TO see_VB where_WRB they_PP3AS came_VBD K09 21 from_IN ._. ^ how_WRB does_DOZ he_PP3A do_DO it_PP3 ?_? **'_**' K09 22 ^ *'_*' why_WRB did_DOD n't_XNOT you_PP2 watch_VB ?_? **'_**' K09 23 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A did_DOD ._. ^ he_PP3A drew_VBD a_AT lighted_JJ K09 23 cigar_NN from_IN out_RP of_IN my_PP$ cassock_NN ._. ^ how_WRB K09 24 embarrassed_JJ I_PP1A was_BEDZ ._. **'_**' K09 25 ^ *'_*' it_PP3 would_MD have_HV been_BEN interesting_JJ to_TO see_VB K09 25 him_PP3O try_VB it_PP3 on_IN Agnes_NP ._. **'_**' K09 26 ^ I_PP1A spoke_VBD prematurely_RB :_: he_PP3A had_HVD something_PN K09 26 more_QL dramatic_JJ for_IN her_PP3O in_IN mind_NN ._. K09 27 ^ and_CC all_ABN the_ATI time_NN that_CS facile_JJ enchanting_JJ K09 27 patter_NN ..._... it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT kind_NN K09 28 of_IN enchantment_NN ,_, was_BEDZ n't_XNOT it_PP3 ?_? ^ *'_*' it_PP3 K09 28 was_BEDZ impossible_JJ both_ABX to_TO listen_VB to_IN him_PP3O K09 29 and_CC watch_VB him_PP3O closely_RB ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Agnes_NP ._. ^ K09 29 *'_*' in_IN the_ATI end_NN we_PP1AS did_DOD n't_XNOT really_RB K09 30 hear_VB what_WDT he_PP3A was_BEDZ saying_VBG ,_, nor_CC see_VB K09 30 exactly_RB what_WDT he_PP3A was_BEDZ doing_VBG with_IN his_PP$ K09 31 hands_NNS ._. **'_**' ^ which_WDTR suggests_VBZ a_AT very_QL expert_JJ K09 31 patter_NN ._. K09 32 ^ there_EX is_BEZ the_ATI moment_NN when_WRB the_ATI mass_NN K09 32 tension_NN of_IN an_AT audience_NN has_HVZ K09 33 suddenly_RB to_TO be_BE heightened_VBN *-_*- the_ATI magician_NN ,_, K09 33 like_IN his_PP$ brother_NN the_ATI K09 34 demagogue_NN ,_, must_MD know_VB when_WRB to_TO turn_VB the_ATI K09 34 screw_NN ._. ^ Agnes_NP said_VBD :_: ^ *'_*' of_RB K09 35 course_RB" ,_, he_PP3A was_BEDZ n't_XNOT paying_VBG me_PP1O any_DTI K09 35 particular_JJ attention_NN ._. ^ but_CC he_PP3A was_BEDZ K09 36 aware_JJ of_IN me_PP1O in_IN the_ATI crowd_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A had_HVD K09 36 no_ATI wish_NN to_TO be_BE drawn_VBN into_IN his_PP$ K09 37 mumbo-jumbo_NN ..._... K09 38 ._. **'_**' ^ *'_*' Agnes_NP ,_, can_MD we_PP1AS forget_VB the_ATI K09 38 personal_JJ aspect_NN for_IN a_AT moment_NN ?_? ^ what_WDT K09 39 did_DOD he_PP3A do_DO ?_? **'_**' K09 40 ^ *'_*' he_PP3A produced_VBD a_AT white_JJ chicken_NN from_IN K09 40 his_PP$ props_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A held_VBD it_PP3 up_RP ._. ^ it_PP3 K09 41 fluttered_VBD and_CC squawked_VBD ._. ^ he_PP3A said_VBD to_IN it_PP3 K09 41 :_: ~ *'_*' go_VB ,_, little_JJ bird_NN ,_, **'_**' and_CC K09 42 flung_VBD a_AT cloth_NN over_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ when_WRB he_PP3A K09 42 whisked_VBD it_PP3 away_RP the_ATI chicken_NN was_BEDZ gone_VBN ._. K09 43 ^ he_PP3A began_VBD to_TO call_VB out_RP ,_, ~ *'_*' little_JJ bird_NN K09 43 ,_, where_WRB are_BER you_PP2 ?_? **'_**' and_CC came_VBD down_RP K09 44 from_IN his_PP$ wagon_NN as_CS if_CS" searching_VBG for_IN it_PP3 in_IN K09 44 the_ATI crowd_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A stopped_VBD by_IN K09 45 me_PP1O *-_*- I_PP1A had_HVD n't_XNOT the_ATI faintest_JJT idea_NN K09 45 of_IN his_PP$ intention_NN *-_*- he_PP3A slapped_VBD suddenly_RB K09 46 at_IN my_PP$ skirt_NN ,_, and_CC I_PP1A swear_VB to_IN you_PP2 I_PP1A K09 46 felt_VBD with_IN horror_NN the_ATI flapping_JJ K09 47 feathers_NNS between_IN my_PP$ legs_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI chicken_NN K09 47 escaped_VBD from_IN under_IN me_PP1O and_CC I_PP1A K09 48 heard_VBD everybody_PN hissing_VBG with_IN shock_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 K09 48 was_BEDZ n't_XNOT enough_DTI ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD to_TO K09 49 embarrass_VB me_PP1O further_RBR *-_*- he_PP3A picked_VBD up_RP an_AT K09 49 egg_NN as_CS if_CS" it_PP3 had_HVD been_BEN freshly_RB K09 50 laid_VBN ._. **'_**' K09 51 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 've_HV seen_VBN that_DT trick_NN performed_VBN in_IN K09 51 the_ATI Bobino_NP in_IN Paris_NP ..._... K09 52 ._. **'_**' ^ *'_*' the_ATI natives_NNS have_HV never_RB been_BEN K09 52 to_IN Paris_NP ._. ^ the_ATI effect_NN on_IN them_PP3OS was_BEDZ K09 53 staggering_JJ ._. **'_**' K09 54 ^ Father_NPT Felix_NP said_VBD disturbedly_RB :_: ^ *'_*' one_CD1 K09 54 must_MD n't_XNOT take_VB liberties_NNS with_IN K09 55 people_NNS who_WPR are_BER so_QL susceptible_JJ to_IN magic_NN ,_, ~ K09 55 what_WDT makes_VBZ us_PP1OS laugh_VB *-_*- these_DTS K09 56 music-hall_NN illusions_NNS *-_*- can_MD literally_RB petrify_VB K09 56 them_PP3OS ._. **'_**' ^ did_DOD it_PP3 matter_VB ?_? K09 57 ^ the_ATI chief_NN and_CC his_PP$ wives_NNS ,_, his_PP$ sons_NNS K09 57 Shadrach_NP and_CC Meshach_NP ,_, had_HVD K09 58 approached_VBN the_ATI fringe_NN of_IN the_ATI crowd_NN ._. ^ Joe_NP K09 58 Moses_NP opened_VBD up_RP a_AT large_JJ K09 59 coloured_JJ box_NN to_TO show_VB that_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ empty_JJ ._. ^ K09 59 he_PP3A called_VBD out_RP :_: K09 60 ~ *'_*' what_WDT shall_MD we_PP1AS have_HV for_IN supper_NN ?_? K09 60 ~ sucking_JJ pig_NN ?_? **'_**' and_CC persuaded_VBD K09 61 one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI women_NNS to_TO throw_VB a_AT cheap_JJ bangle_NN K09 61 into_IN the_ATI box_NN ._. ^ more_AP K09 62 incantations_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A tossed_VBD the_ATI box_NN over_IN K09 62 the_ATI heads_NNS of_IN the_ATI crowd_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 K09 63 burst_VBD open_JJ as_CS it_PP3 landed_VBD and_CC a_AT young_JJ pig_NN K09 63 squealed_VBD and_CC ran_VBD out_RP into_IN the_ATI K09 64 forest_NN ._. **'_**' K09 65 ^ I_PP1A have_HV n't_XNOT seen_VBN that_DT one_CD1 in_IN the_ATI K09 65 Bobino_NP ._. K09 66 ^ then_RN swiftly_RB the_ATI pie*?3ce-de-re*?2sistance_NN *-_*- K09 66 after_IN all_ABN ,_, K09 67 he_PP3A had_HVD to_TO get_VB down_RP to_IN the_ATI business_NN of_IN K09 67 unloading_VBG his_PP$ bottles_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A must_MD K09 68 have_HV prepared_VBN one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI boys_NNS :_: the_ATI K09 68 young_JJ black_JJ imp_NN popped_VBD gigglingly_RB K09 69 into_IN a_AT crate_NN ._. ^ that_DT one_CD1 I_PP1A have_HV seen_VBN ._. K09 69 ^ a_AP few_AP" mock_JJ pistol-shots_NNS into_IN K09 70 it_PP3 ._. ^ a_AT sabre_NN slammed_VBD fearsomely_RB through_IN it_PP3 K09 70 in_IN all_ABN directions_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI K09 71 natives_NNS suddenly_RB expectant_JJ of_IN tragedy_NN *-_*- but_CC K09 71 the_ATI crate_NN opened_VBD and_CC the_ATI K09 72 young_JJ imp_NN of_IN mischief_NN came_VBD waddling_VBG out_RP ._. K09 73 ^ Agnes_NP said_VBD with_IN sudden_JJ pleasure_NN :_: ^ *'_*' but_CC K09 73 he_PP3A 'd_HVD been_BEN too_QL smart_JJ ._. K09 74 ^ he_PP3A 'd_HVD undone_VBN himself_PPL ._. ^ when_WRB he_PP3A K09 74 started_VBD his_PP$ sales_NNS talk_NN ..._... **'_**' and_CC she_PP3A K09 75 began_VBD to_TO mimic_VB him_PP3O ironically_RB :_: ~ *'_*' *'_*' K09 75 my_PP$ friends_NNS ,_, I_PP1A have_HV here_RN the_ATI K09 76 age-old_JJ remedies_NNS of_IN the_ATI famous_JJ Shoshone_NP K09 76 Indians_NNPS ,_, the_ATI essences_NNS that_WPR K09 77 made_VBD them_PP3OS strong_JJ and_CC virile_JJ ..._... **'_**' K09 77 nobody_PN in_IN the_ATI crowd_NN would_MD even_RB K09 78 glance_VB at_IN his_PP$ bottles_NNS ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ as_CS if_CS" K09 78 he_PP3A 'd_HVD bewitched_VBN them_PP3OS ._. ^ they_PP3AS were_BED K09 79 frozen_VBN into_IN inertia_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A went_VBD about_RP K09 79 trying_VBG to_TO interest_VB them_PP3OS in_IN his_PP$ K09 80 Shoshone_NP cure-alls_NNS ,_, but_CC he_PP3A might_MD have_HV been_BEN K09 80 addressing_VBG black_JJ statuary_NN *-_*- K09 81 it_PP3 was_BEDZ quite_RB uncanny_JJ ,_, his_PP$ face_NN fell_VBD ._. ^ K09 81 when_WRB he_PP3A 'd_HVD gone_VBN the_ATI rounds_NNS he_PP3A K09 82 had_HVD n't_XNOT sold_VBN a_AT single_JJ bottle_NN ._. **'_**' K09 83 ^ *'_*' hoist_VBN with_IN his_PP$ own_AP petard_NN ,_, **'_**' K09 83 I_PP1A said_VBD ._. K09 84 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A did_DOD n't_XNOT like_VB it_PP3 ,_, **'_**' said_VBD K09 84 Father_NPT Felix_NP ._. ^ *'_*' there_EX was_BEDZ something_PN K09 85 about_IN the_ATI tribe_NN that_WPR troubled_VBD me_PP1O ._. **'_**' K09 86 ^ *'_*' Joe_NP Moses_NP ,_, too_RB ._. ^ sales_NNS resistance_NN K09 86 troubles_VBZ every_AT business_NN man_NN ._. K09 87 ^ what_WDT did_DOD he_PP3A do_DO with_IN his_PP$ bottles_NNS ?_? K09 87 **'_**' K09 88 ^ *'_*' emptied_VBD them_PP3OS into_IN the_ATI river_NN ._. ^ K09 88 he_PP3A was_BEDZ very_QL angry_JJ ._. **'_**' K09 89 ^ *'_*' perhaps_RB the_ATI fishes_NNS 'll_MD grow_VB as_QL strong_JJ K09 89 and_CC virile_JJ as_IN the_ATI Shoshone_NP K09 90 Indians_NNPS ._. ^ still_RB ,_, it_PP3 must_MD have_HV been_BEN a_AT K09 90 wonderful_JJ show_NN ._. **'_**' K09 91 ^ *'_*' he_PP3A made_VBD a_AT wonderful_JJ fool_NN of_IN himself_PPL K09 91 ,_, **'_**' Agnes_NP said_VBD ._. K09 93 ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ fate_NN ,_, in_IN fact_NN ,_, that_WPR was_BEDZ K09 93 making_VBG fools_NNS of_IN all_ABN of_IN us_PP1OS ._. ^ I_PP1A said_VBD K09 94 before_RI that_CS the_ATI stage_NN had_HVD been_BEN set_VBN *-_*- K09 94 it_PP3 awaited_VBD the_ATI last_AP theatrical_JJ K09 95 prop_NN ._. ^ the_ATI curtain_NN was_BEDZ now_RN ready_JJ to_TO go_VB K09 95 up_RP ._. ^ it_PP3 only_RB needed_VBD my_PP$ personal_JJ K09 96 attendance_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A arrived_VBD with_IN thirty_CD soldiers_NNS K09 96 and_CC a_AT display_NN of_IN armaments_NNS K09 97 in_IN three_CD flat-bottomed_JJ river_NN transports_NNS the_ATI K09 97 following_JJ afternoon_NN ._. K09 98 ^ chapter_NN four_CD ._. K09 99 ^ these_DTS were_BED n't_XNOT the_ATI Kano_NP gendarmerie_&FW ._. ^ K09 99 they_PP3AS were_BED soldiers_NNS ._. K09 100 ^ nothing_PN as_QL alarming_JJ as_IN Caesar's_NP$ centurions_NNS *-_*- K09 100 even_RB with_IN Springfield_NP K09 101 carbines_NNS it_PP3 's_BEZ difficult_JJ for_IN thin_JJ black_JJ K09 101 shanks_VBZ and_CC tarbooshes_NNS to_TO strike_VB K09 102 terror_NN into_IN the_ATI heart_NN ._. ^ but_CC they_PP3AS were_BED K09 102 the_ATI best_JJT of_IN our_PP$ native_JJ levies_NNS ._. K09 103 ^ French_JNP \0N.C.O.s_NPTS can_MD whip_VB neolithic_JJ African_JNP K09 103 bowmen_NNS into_IN military_JJ K09 104 shape_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 had_HVD given_VBN the_ATI Governor_NPT a_AT K09 104 bad_JJ half-hour_NN of_IN heart-burn_NN before_CS K09 105 he_PP3A decided_VBD to_TO send_VB them_PP3OS ._. ^ they_PP3AS were_BED K09 105 equipped_VBN with_IN a_AP few_AP" light_JJ K09 106 automatic_JJ weapons_NNS and_CC tear-gas_NN grenades_NNS ._. ^ in_IN K09 106 command_NN of_IN them_PP3OS was_BEDZ a_AT K09 107 cold_JJ sous-lieutenant_&FW ,_, a_AT veteran_NN of_IN the_ATI K09 107 Indo-Chinese_JNP war_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A think_VB K09 108 he_PP3A rather_RB hoped_VBD for_IN a_AT small_JJ brisk_JJ action_NN ._. K09 108 ^ he_PP3A paraded_VBD his_PP$ troops_NNS at_IN K09 109 the_ATI fringe_NN of_IN the_ATI village_NN ._. K09 110 ^ like_IN the_ATI schoolmaster's_NN$ cane_NN ,_, every_AT K09 110 civilian_JJ administrator_NN has_HVZ to_TO K09 111 keep_VB the_ATI idea_NN of_IN the_ATI military_JJ instrument_NN at_IN K09 111 the_ATI back_NN of_IN his_PP$ mind_NN *-_*- K09 112 but_CC ,_, when_WRB he_PP3A first_RB sees_VBZ light_JJ machine-guns_NNS K09 112 being_BEG assembled_VBN ,_, his_PP$ K09 113 stomach_NN goes_VBZ cold_JJ ._. ^ the_ATI sous-lieutenant_&FW was_BEDZ K09 113 placing_VBG them_PP3OS K09 114 strategically_RB at_IN the_ATI end_NN of_IN the_ATI street_NN ._. K09 115 ^ and_CC a_AT silence_NN fell_VBD upon_IN the_ATI village_NN ._. ^ K09 115 nothing_PN moved_VBD :_: not_XNOT a_AT child_NN ,_, K09 116 not_XNOT a_AT rooster_NN ._. ^ Father_NPT Felix_NP had_HVD seen_VBN K09 116 the_ATI platoon_NN marching_VBG by_IN the_ATI K09 117 mission_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A came_VBD hurrying_VBG out_RP ._. K09 118 ^ he_PP3A cried_VBD :_: ^ *'_*' but_CC I_PP1A never_RB dreamt_VBD K09 118 you_PP2 were_BED serious_JJ ._. **'_**' ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ the_ATI K09 119 nearest_JJT thing_NN to_IN rage_NN I_PP1A 'd_HVD ever_RB seen_VBN in_IN K09 119 him_PP3O ._. ^ Agnes_NP came_VBD palely_RB behind_RP ._. K09 120 ^ *'_*' they_PP3AS 've_HV made_VBN it_PP3 serious_JJ for_IN me_PP1O K09 120 ,_, have_HV n't_XNOT they_PP3AS ?_? ^ did_DOD you_PP2 think_VB I_PP1A K09 121 warned_VBD them_PP3OS so_QL strongly_RB just_RB to_TO exercise_VB K09 121 my_PP$ voice_NN ?_? **'_**' K09 122 ^ *'_*' Louis_NP ,_, you_PP2 can_MD not_XNOT know_VB what_WDT K09 122 you_PP2 are_BER doing_VBG ..._... K09 123 ._. **'_**' ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM doing_VBG my_PP$ duty_NN as_CS K09 123 I_PP1A see_VB it_PP3 ._. ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ that_DT perverse_JJ chief_NN K09 123 ._. ^ he_PP3A K09 124 has_HVZ forced_VBN my_PP$ hand_NN ._. **'_**' K09 125 ^ *'_*' it_PP3 is_BEZ utterly_RB unforgivable_JJ ._. **'_**' K09 126 ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ easy_JJ for_IN you_PP2 to_TO talk_VB ._. K09 126 **'_**' ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ making_VBG me_PP1O feel_VB both_ABX K09 127 stubborn_JJ and_CC guilty_JJ ._. ^ *'_*' if_CS anything_PN goes_VBZ K09 127 wrong_RB ,_, there_EX 's_BEZ nobody_PN but_IN God_NP K09 128 to_TO blame_VB you_PP2 ._. ^ I_PP1A have_HV the_ATI Governor_NPT to_TO K09 128 contend_VB with_IN ._. ^ if_CS he_PP3A jumps_VBZ on_IN me_PP1O K09 129 I_PP1A 'm_BEM out_RP of_IN a_AT job_NN ._. **'_**' K09 130 ^ *'_*' but_CC they_PP3AS have_HV guns_NNS ._. ^ look_VB ._. **'_**' K09 130 ^ he_PP3A pointed_VBD ._. ^ he_PP3A could_MD n't_XNOT believe_VB K09 131 his_PP$ eyes_NNS ._. K09 132 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 must_MD think_VB I_PP1A like_VB the_ATI military_NN K09 132 sticking_VBG its_PP$ nose_NN in_RP ._. **'_**' ^ I_PP1A K09 133 said_VBD bitterly_RB :_: ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS spend_VB our_PP$ lives_NNS K09 133 running_VBG things_NNS the_ATI quiet_JJ way_NN ._. K09 134 ^ then_RN the_ATI army_NN arrives_VBZ *-_*- a_AT blow_NN ,_, a_AT K09 134 false_JJ word_NN *-_*- bang_UH *-_*- suddenly_RB there_EX K09 135 are_BER shots_NNS ._. ^ all_RB right_RB" ._. ^ if_CS that_DT 's_BEZ K09 135 the_ATI way_NN they_PP3AS want_VB it_PP3 ._. ^ but_CC do_DO n't_XNOT K09 135 ask_VB K09 136 me_PP1O to_TO clean_VB up_RP the_ATI mess_NN ._. **'_**' K09 137 ^ Agnes_NP said_VBD :_: ^ *'_*' get_VB those_DTS soldiers_NNS out_RP K09 137 of_IN sight_NN at_RB once_RB" ._. **'_**' K09 138 ^ *'_*' they_PP3AS have_HV n't_XNOT come_VBN here_RN to_TO play_VB K09 138 hide-and-seek_NN ._. **'_**' K09 139 ^ *'_*' if_CS they_PP3AS come_VB a_AT solitary_JJ step_NN nearer_RBR K09 139 ..._... K09 140 ._. **'_**' ^ *'_*' nobody_PN wants_VBZ to_TO precipitate_VB K09 140 trouble_NN ._. ^ they_PP3AS 'll_MD stay_VB where_WRB they_PP3AS K09 141 are_BER ._. **'_**' ^ Father_NPT Felix_NP tugged_VBD incoherently_RB K09 141 at_IN my_PP$ sleeve_NN *-_*- he_PP3A took_VBD a_AT K09 142 step_NN towards_IN the_ATI two_CD light_JJ automatic_JJ weapons_NNS K09 142 perched_VBN in_IN the_ATI dust_NN at_IN K09 143 the_ATI end_NN of_IN the_ATI street_NN ._. ^ the_ATI K09 143 sous-lieutenant_&FW had_HVD an_AT eye_NN for_IN K09 144 positioning_NN ._. ^ suddenly_RB one_CD1 realised_VBD exactly_RB K09 144 what_WDT was_BEDZ meant_VBN by_IN K09 145 *'_*' covering_NC fire_NC **'_**' ._. ^ I_PP1A felt_VBD almost_RB as_QL K09 145 nervous_JJ as_IN Father_NPT Felix_NP ._. ^ I_PP1A K09 146 dragged_VBD him_PP3O back_RP ._. ^ *'_*' are_BER you_PP2 mad_JJ ?_? ^ K09 146 these_DTS are_BER disciplined_JJ soldiers_NNS ._. K09 147 ^ they_PP3AS are_BER n't_XNOT Christians_NNPS ._. **'_**' K09 148 ^ *'_*' what_WDT ?_? **'_**' K09 149 ^ *'_*' your_PP$ cassock_NN would_MD n't_XNOT save_VB you_PP2 ._. ^ K09 149 if_CS you_PP2 interfered_VBD with_IN them_PP3OS K09 150 they_PP3AS would_MD fire_VB ._. **'_**' K09 151 ^ he_PP3A said_VBD impatiently_RB :_: ^ *'_*' as_CS if_CS" that_DT K09 151 matters_VBZ ..._... K09 152 ._. **'_**' ^ *'_*' it_PP3 matters_VBZ to_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ the_ATI K09 152 Governor_NPT would_MD assassinate_VB me_PP1O ._. **'_**' ^ I_PP1A K09 153 stared_VBD beseechingly_RB at_IN Agnes_NP ._. ^ she_PP3A said_VBD to_IN K09 153 Father_NPT Felix_NP :_: ^ *'_*' be_BE K09 154 still_JJ ._. **'_**' K09 155 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A have_HV the_ATI Governor's_NPT$ written_JJ orders_NNS K09 155 ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS 're_BER to_TO K09 156 move_VB the_ATI tribe_NN out_RP of_IN the_ATI valley_NN with_IN the_ATI K09 156 minimum_NN of_IN force_NN ..._... K09 157 ._. **'_**' ^ *'_*' how_WRB small_JJ is_BEZ minimum_NN ?_? **'_**' K09 157 asked_VBD Father_NPT Felix_NP ._. ^ he_PP3A 'd_HVD begun_VBN to_TO K09 158 sweat_VB ._. K09 159 ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ n't_XNOT answering_VBG that_DT one_CD1 ._. ^ *'_*' K09 159 all_ABN inhabitants_NNS are_BER to_TO be_BE K09 160 prepared_VBN for_IN transit_NN ,_, all_ABN stocks_NNS ,_, herds_NNS ,_, K09 160 movable_JJ goods_NNS ._. ^ compensation_NN K09 161 will_MD be_BE paid_VBN for_IN unavoidable_JJ ..._... K09 162 ._. **'_**' ^ *'_*' stop_VB waving_VBG that_DT abominable_JJ K09 162 paper_NN in_IN my_PP$ face_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT object_VB K09 163 to_IN them_PP3OS going_VBG ._. ^ I_PP1A only_RB want_VB them_PP3OS K09 163 to_TO go_VB voluntarily_RB ._. **'_**' K09 164 ^ *'_*' so_PN do_DO I_PP1A ._. ^ I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT want_VB K09 164 them_PP3OS to_TO have_HV to_TO swim_VB ._. ^ will_MD you_PP2 show_VB K09 164 the_ATI K09 165 chief_NN the_ATI orders_NNS ?_? **'_**' K09 166 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A have_HV a_AT tongue_NN ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A K09 166 stalked_VBD off_RP ._. ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ in_IN bad_JJ odour_NN K09 167 with_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ I_PP1A watched_VBD the_ATI sous-lieutenant_&FW K09 167 deploying_VBG his_PP$ soldiers_NNS K09 168 through_IN the_ATI trees_NNS ._. ^ Agnes_NP said_VBD coolly_RB :_: ^ K09 168 *'_*' you_PP2 mean_VB well_RB ,_, Louis_NP ._. **'_**' K09 169 ^ thank_VB God_NP for_IN small_JJ encouragement_NN ._. ^ *'_*' but_CC K09 169 you_PP2 're_BER a_AT foolish_JJ busybody_NN ,_, K09 170 if_CS there_EX are_BER two_CD ways_NNS of_IN doing_VBG a_AT thing_NN K09 170 ,_, you_PP2 'll_MD always_RB choose_VB the_ATI wrong_JJ K09 171 one_CD1 ._. **'_**' ^ that_DT was_BEDZ n't_XNOT so_QL encouraging_JJ K09 171 ._. ^ she_PP3A went_VBD striding_VBG briskly_RB K09 172 towards_IN the_ATI chief's_NN$ hut_NN ._. K09 173 ^ the_ATI village_NN had_HVD become_VBN of_RB a_RB" sudden_RB" K09 173 thronged_VBN ._. ^ there_EX were_BED too_QL many_AP K09 174 men_NNS :_: I_PP1A strained_VBD my_PP$ eyes_NNS ,_, for_CS the_ATI K09 174 dazzle_NN of_IN the_ATI sun_NN was_BEDZ painful_JJ and_CC K09 175 perspiration_NN wetted_VBD my_PP$ lashes_NNS ,_, to_TO see_VB if_CS K09 175 they_PP3AS bore_VBD weapons_NNS ._. ^ children_NNS K09 176 howled_VBD ._. ^ an_AT old_JJ woman_NN advanced_VBD a_AP few_AP" K09 176 paces_NNS to_TO shake_VB her_PP$ fist_NN K09 177 virulently_RB in_IN my_PP$ face_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A brushed_VBD her_PP3O K09 177 off_RP like_IN a_AT fly_NN ._. ^ yes_UH ,_, there_EX were_BED K09 178 shields_NNS in_IN the_ATI crowd_NN ._. ^ except_IN for_IN" hunting_NN K09 178 ,_, they_PP3AS had_HVD n't_XNOT used_VBN bows_NNS and_CC K09 179 spears_NNS since_CS the_ATI mission_NN had_HVD been_BEN planted_VBN K09 179 in_IN the_ATI valley_NN :_: and_CC now_RN they_PP3AS K09 180 were_BED banging_VBG the_ATI stretched_JJ hide_NN shields_NNS ,_, K09 180 it_PP3 sounded_VBD like_IN the_ATI boom_NN of_IN K09 181 an_AT approaching_JJ herd_NN ._. ^ the_ATI chief_NN in_IN his_PP$ K09 181 white_JJ coat_NN was_BEDZ talking_VBG K09 182 excitedly_RB with_IN Father_NPT Felix_NP ..._... K09 183 ._. ^ ..._... and_CC sweat_NN ,_, sweat_NN like_IN cold_JJ K09 183 needles_NNS ,_, sprang_VBD out_RP on_IN me_PP1O ._. K09 184 ^ something_PN nosed_VBD like_IN a_AT gun-barrel_NN into_IN the_ATI K09 184 small_NN of_IN my_PP$ back_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A K09 185 jumped_VBD about_RP ._. ^ that_DT wretched_JJ beast_NN ,_, the_ATI K09 185 elephant_NN ,_, breathing_VBG K09 186 inoffensively_RB not_XNOT a_AT pace_NN behind_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ how_WRB K09 186 silently_RB it_PP3 moved_VBD ._. ^ Joe_NP Moses_NP K09 187 sat_VBD atop_RB of_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ I_PP1A peered_VBD up_RP K09 187 emotionally_RB and_CC said_VBD :_: ^ *'_*' do_DO not_XNOT ever_RB do_DO K09 188 that_DT again_RB ._. **'_**' K09 189 ^ *'_*' your_PP$ nerves_NNS are_BER in_IN bad_JJ shape_NN ._. K09 189 **'_**' K09 190 ^ *'_*' yours_PP$$ would_MD be_BE ,_, too_RB ._. ^ remove_VB that_DT K09 190 creature_NN from_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ it_PP3 K09 191 smells_VBZ ._. **'_**' K09 192 ^ *'_*' so_RB the_ATI marines_NNS are_BER here_RN ._. **'_**' K09 193 ^ *'_*' what_WDT ?_? ^ yes_UH ,_, the_ATI soldiers_NNS ._. ^ it_PP3 K09 193 's_BEZ the_ATI only_AP way_NN ._. **'_**' K09 194 ^ *'_*' when_WRB does_DOZ the_ATI battle_NN open_VB ?_? **'_**' K09 195 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 're_BER mad_JJ ._. ^ this_DT does_DOZ n't_XNOT K09 195 concern_VB you_PP2 ._. ^ go_VB away_RP ._. **'_**' K09 196 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 do_DO n't_XNOT listen_VB ,_, do_DO you_PP2 ?_? K09 196 **'_**' K09 197 ^ *'_*' to_IN you_PP2 ?_? ^ who_WP would_MD ?_? **'_**' K09 198 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A told_VBD you_PP2 ,_, a_AT man_NN does_DOZ n't_XNOT K09 198 have_HV to_TO be_BE big_JJ ,_, does_DOZ n't_XNOT matter_VB if_CS K09 198 he_PP3A K09 199 has_HVZ a_AT belly_NN ,_, **'_**' and_CC again_RB he_PP3A surveyed_VBD K09 199 me_PP1O with_IN cold_JJ languor_NN ,_, *'_*' so_QL long_RB K09 200 as_CS he_PP3A has_HVZ the_ATI sap_NN in_IN him_PP3O to_TO command_VB K09 200 respect_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A should_MD have_HV qualified_VBN K09 201 it_PP3 ._. ^ he_PP3A has_HVZ to_TO have_HV brains_NNS in_IN his_PP$ K09 201 head_NN ,_, too_RB ._. ^ remember_VB what_WDT I_PP1A said_VBD ?_? K09 202 ^ about_IN not_XNOT shoving_VBG a_AT mule_NN to_IN water_NN when_WRB K09 202 ten_CD sweet_JJ words_NNS will_MD coax_VB it_PP3 K09 203 along_RP ?_? **'_**' K09 204 ^ *'_*' your_PP$ *-_*- what_WDT do_DO you_PP2 call_VB it_PP3 *-_*- K09 204 cracker-barrel_JJB philosophy_NN makes_VBZ me_PP1O K09 205 sick_JJ ._. **'_**' K09 206 ^ *'_*' but_CC better_JJR sick_JJ than_CS dead_JJ ._. **'_**' K09 207 ^ *'_*' they_PP3AS 're_BER a_AT very_QL obtuse_JJ people_NN ._. ^ K09 207 there_EX comes_VBZ a_AT time_NN when_WRB one_CD1 has_HVZ K09 208 to_TO show_VB strength_NN ._. **'_**' K09 209 ^ *'_*' suppose_VB they_PP3AS resist_VB you_PP2 with_IN strength_NN K09 209 ?_? **'_**' K10 2 he_PP3A had_HVD raised_VBN his_PP$ voice_NN above_IN normal_JJ to_TO K10 2 address_VB his_PP$ friend_NN ._. K10 3 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A would_MD be_BE delighted_JJ to_TO show_VB \0Mrs_NPT K10 3 Egerton_NP my_PP$ collection_NN ,_, **'_**' K10 4 Theodore_NP replied_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' perhaps_RB you_PP2 would_MD all_ABN K10 4 come_VB and_CC have_HV tea_NN with_IN me_PP1O K10 5 this_DT week_NN ?_? ^ perhaps_RB *-_*- Thursday_NR ?_? **'_**' ^ K10 5 he_PP3A looked_VBD from_IN Sylvie_NP to_IN Sonia_NP ._. K10 6 ^ *'_*' could_MD you_PP2 then_RN ?_? **'_**' asked_VBD Sylvie_NP ._. K10 7 ^ Sonia_NP thought_VBD rapidly_RB ._. ^ Harold_NP would_MD be_BE K10 7 absent_JJ in_IN Salonika_NP for_IN K10 8 some_DTI days_NNS ;_; this_DT made_VBD the_ATI arrangement_NN of_IN K10 8 her_PP$ own_AP timetable_NN much_RB K10 9 simpler_JJR ._. K10 10 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A shall_MD look_VB forward_RB to_IN it_PP3 very_QL K10 10 much_RB ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD ._. K10 11 ^ *'_*' and_CC bring_VB your_PP$ icon_NN with_IN you_PP2 ,_, **'_**' K10 11 added_VBD Andre*?2_NP K10 12 ._. ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS 'll_MD pick_VB you_PP2 up_RP on_IN the_ATI K10 12 way_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Sylvie_NP ._. K10 13 ^ there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT movement_NN behind_IN them_PP3OS and_CC K10 13 Hugo_NP ,_, who_WPR had_HVD disappeared_VBN K10 14 for_IN a_AT moment_NN ,_, reappeared_VBD carrying_VBG a_AT chair_NN ,_, K10 14 which_WDTR he_PP3A placed_VBD beside_IN K10 15 Andre*?2_NP and_CC invited_VBD him_PP3O to_TO be_BE seated_VBN ._. K10 16 ^ *'_*' but_CC ,_, my_PP$ dear_JJ boy_NN *-_*- we_PP1AS must_MD K10 16 be_BE going_VBG !_! **'_**' exclaimed_VBD Andre*?2_NP K10 17 ._. ^ *'_*' very_QL kind_JJ of_IN you_PP2 *-_*- but_CC we_PP1AS 're_BER K10 17 the_ATI last_AP ._. ^ of_RB course_RB" we_PP1AS could_MD stay_VB K10 18 here_RN talking_VBG and_CC browsing_VBG among_IN the_ATI books_NNS K10 18 all_ABN night_NN but_CC I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT think_VB K10 19 we_PP1AS 'd_MD be_BE very_QL popular_JJ ._. **'_**' K10 20 ^ they_PP3AS looked_VBD round_IN the_ATI room_NN to_TO discover_VB K10 20 that_CS they_PP3AS were_BED indeed_RB the_ATI K10 21 last_AP there_RN ,_, except_IN for_IN" the_ATI two_CD men_NNS K10 21 employed_VBN to_TO keep_VB an_AT eye_NN on_IN the_ATI K10 22 books_NNS and_CC rearrange_VB them_PP3OS after_CS the_ATI visitors_NNS K10 22 had_HVD left_VBN ._. K10 23 ^ they_PP3AS dispersed_VBD in_IN the_ATI entrance_NN but_CC Sonia_NP K10 23 accepted_VBD a_AT lift_NN in_IN K10 24 Andre*?2's_NP$ car_NN ,_, which_WDTR dropped_VBD her_PP3O at_IN her_PP$ K10 24 flat_NN ._. K10 25 ^ Harold_NP had_HVD not_XNOT returned_VBN ._. ^ she_PP3A K10 25 wondered_VBD uneasily_RB where_WRB he_PP3A could_MD K10 26 be_BE ,_, but_CC since_CS he_PP3A rarely_RB told_VBD her_PP3O his_PP$ K10 26 plans_NNS this_DT evening_NN was_BEDZ no_ATI K10 27 exception_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A could_MD not_XNOT understand_VB the_ATI K10 27 nervousness_NN that_WPR sent_VBD her_PP3O K10 28 wandering_VBG through_IN the_ATI rooms_NNS ,_, into_IN the_ATI hall_NN K10 28 ,_, back_RP again_RB into_IN the_ATI K10 29 drawing-room_NN ,_, out_RP on_RP to_IN the_ATI terrace_NN ,_, until_CS K10 29 she_PP3A was_BEDZ suddenly_RB able_JJ to_TO K10 30 pin_VB down_RP its_PP$ causes_NNS ._. ^ Magda's_NP$ face_NN hovered_VBD K10 30 against_IN the_ATI darkness_NN ,_, K10 31 disembodied_VBN ,_, panic-struck_JJ ;_; she_PP3A could_MD not_XNOT K10 31 eliminate_VB it_PP3 ._. ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ afraid_JJ K10 32 and_CC could_MD only_RB hope_VB that_CS the_ATI girl_NN had_HVD K10 32 gone_VBN home_NR to_IN Erich_NP who_WPR loved_VBD K10 33 her_PP3O ,_, however_WRB hopelessly_RB ._. K10 34 ^ the_ATI afternoon_NN which_WDTR had_HVD begun_VBN so_QL K10 34 promisingly_RB with_IN the_ATI friendly_JJ K10 35 laughter_NN in_IN Andre*?2's_NP$ flat_NN and_CC the_ATI new_JJ K10 35 acquaintances_NNS she_PP3A had_HVD made_VBN K10 36 through_IN the_ATI French_JNP archaeologist_NN ,_, had_HVD turned_VBN K10 36 sour_JJ since_CS Harold_NP and_CC K10 37 Magda_NP had_HVD put_VBN their_PP$ acid_NN into_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ K10 37 she_PP3A had_HVD also_RB been_BEN made_VBN restless_JJ by_IN K10 38 the_ATI sight_NN of_IN Andre*?2's_NP$ and_CC Sylvie's_NP$ pleasure_NN K10 38 in_IN one_PPLS another's_PPLS" K10 39 company_NN ._. ^ envy_NN mingled_VBD in_IN her_PP$ mind_NN with_IN K10 39 regret_NN for_IN what_WDT she_PP3A had_HVD missed_VBN K10 40 and_CC saw_VBD no_ATI chance_NN of_IN reaching_VBG in_IN life_NN ._. ^ K10 40 she_PP3A wished_VBD she_PP3A were_BED old_JJ but_CC K10 41 with_IN their_PP$ security_NN ._. K10 42 ^ chapter_NN 5_CD ._. K10 43 ^ although_CS she_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT look_VB forward_RB to_IN K10 43 the_ATI occasion_NN Sonia_NP found_VBD K10 44 it_PP3 impossible_JJ to_TO avoid_VB an_AT evening_NN at_IN Magda's_NP$ K10 44 flat_NN ,_, especially_RB since_CS K10 45 Erich_NP had_HVD pleaded_VBN with_IN her_PP3O so_QL anxiously_RB to_TO K10 45 do_DO what_WDT she_PP3A could_MD to_TO K10 46 befriend_VB the_ATI girl_NN ,_, who_WPR tended_VBD to_TO shut_VB K10 46 herself_PPL away_RP completely_RB from_IN K10 47 society_NN and_CC not_XNOT only_RB made_VBD them_PP3OS both_ABX K10 47 unhappy_JJ but_CC also_RB damaged_VBD his_PP$ K10 48 chances_NNS of_IN promotion_NN by_IN doing_VBG so_PN ,_, social_JJ K10 48 life_NN being_BEG part_NN of_IN their_PP$ K10 49 duty_NN ._. ^ Harold_NP was_BEDZ to_TO join_VB them_PP3OS straight_RB K10 49 from_IN the_ATI office_NN as_QL soon_RB as_CS he_PP3A K10 50 could_MD get_VB away_RP ._. ^ for_RB once_RB" she_PP3A was_BEDZ glad_JJ K10 50 that_CS he_PP3A would_MD be_BE with_IN her_PP3O ,_, K10 51 because_CS she_PP3A wanted_VBD a_AT chance_NN to_TO observe_VB him_PP3O K10 51 with_IN Magda_NP in_TO order_TO" to_TO" K10 52 discover_VB what_WDT was_BEDZ in_IN his_PP$ mind_NN and_CC how_WRB K10 52 far_RB she_PP3A was_BEDZ under_IN his_PP$ control_NN ._. K10 53 ^ the_ATI few_AP minutes_NNS at_IN the_ATI book_NN exhibition_NN K10 53 had_HVD seemed_VBN to_TO show_VB that_CS the_ATI K10 54 girl_NN was_BEDZ already_RB dominated_VBN by_IN him_PP3O and_CC K10 54 ready_JJ to_TO submit_VB to_IN all_ABN he_PP3A K10 55 suggested_VBD ._. ^ they_PP3AS must_MD have_HV been_BEN meeting_VBG K10 55 fairly_RB often_RB and_CC she_PP3A now_RN K10 56 believed_VBD that_CS when_WRB Magda_NP had_HVD left_VBN them_PP3OS K10 56 after_IN the_ATI bathe_NN near_IN Cape_NPL K10 57 Sunion_NP her_PP$ appointment_NN must_MD have_HV been_BEN with_IN K10 57 Harold_NP ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ still_RB a_AT K10 58 flicker_NN of_IN rebellion_NN in_IN her_PP3O ,_, however_RB ,_, and_CC K10 58 Sonia_NP hoped_VBD to_TO encourage_VB K10 59 this_DT tiny_JJ flame_NN ._. K10 60 ^ she_PP3A walked_VBD over_RP to_IN the_ATI flat_NN across_IN a_AT K10 60 patch_NN of_IN uneven_JJ waste_JJ land_NN K10 61 that_WPR lay_VBD neglected_VBN between_IN two_CD blocks_NNS of_IN K10 61 modern_JJ houses_NNS ._. ^ poppies_NNS and_CC K10 62 coltsfoot_NN grew_VBD in_IN profusion_NN ,_, giving_VBG colour_NN to_IN K10 62 the_ATI dreary_JJ area_NN ,_, and_CC K10 63 somewhere_RB in_IN the_ATI grass_NN there_EX must_MD be_BE edible_JJ K10 63 leaves_NNS ,_, for_CS two_CD old_JJ women_NNS K10 64 bent_VBD over_IN the_ATI ground_NN plucking_VBG them_PP3OS and_CC K10 64 stuffing_VBG them_PP3OS into_IN paper_NN bags_NNS ._. K10 65 ^ she_PP3A looked_VBD closely_RB as_CS she_PP3A passed_VBD and_CC K10 65 saw_VBD that_CS they_PP3AS were_BED collecting_VBG K10 66 dandelions_NNS and_CC nettles_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI women_NNS must_MD K10 66 have_HV come_VBN far_RB ,_, for_CS they_PP3AS were_BED K10 67 poorly_RB dressed_VBN and_CC did_DOD not_XNOT belong_VB to_IN the_ATI K10 67 prosperous_JJ neighbourhood_NN ._. K10 68 ^ they_PP3AS looked_VBD up_RP as_CS she_PP3A passed_VBD and_CC ,_, K10 68 noticing_VBG her_PP$ eyes_NNS ,_, filled_VBN with_IN K10 69 curiosity_NN ,_, one_CD1 of_IN them_PP3OS said_VBD :_: ~ *'_*' salad_NN K10 69 !_! **'_**' with_IN a_AT grin_NN and_CC waved_VBD a_AT K10 70 bunch_NN of_IN the_ATI tough_JJ ,_, dark-green_JJ leaves_NNS at_IN K10 70 her_PP3O ._. ^ were_BED they_PP3AS driven_VBN by_IN K10 71 poverty_NN alone_RB ?_? ^ by_IN thrift_NN ?_? ^ by_IN avarice_NN ?_? ^ K10 71 she_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT know_VB ,_, but_CC the_ATI K10 72 contrast_NN between_IN these_DTS two_CD dark_JJ ,_, bent_JJ figures_NNS K10 72 collecting_VBG the_ATI hard_JJ ,_, K10 73 dusty_JJ weeds_NNS and_CC the_ATI flowering_JJ gardens_NNS of_IN K10 73 plenty_NN around_IN them_PP3OS remained_VBD K10 74 in_IN her_PP$ mind's_NN$ eye_NN for_IN some_DTI time_NN and_CC put_VBD K10 74 her_PP3O out_RP of_IN humour_NN even_RB before_CS K10 75 she_PP3A had_HVD reached_VBN Magda's_NP$ flat_NN ._. K10 76 ^ the_ATI young_JJ people_NNS had_HVD contrived_VBN to_TO import_VB K10 76 some_DTI of_IN their_PP$ K10 77 possessions_NNS from_IN Germany_NP and_CC the_ATI flat_NN was_BEDZ K10 77 delightful_JJ with_IN its_PP$ K10 78 golden-yellow_JJ cherrywood_NN and_CC ebony_NN Biedermeier_NP K10 78 furniture_NN and_CC one_CD1 or_CC K10 79 two_CD modern_JJ pieces_NNS ,_, including_IN a_AT rocking-chair_NN K10 79 with_IN a_AT high_JJ back_NN that_WPR K10 80 Magda_NP had_HVD purchased_VBN after_IN visiting_VBG an_AT K10 80 exhibition_NN of_IN pieces_NNS from_IN K10 81 Denmark_NP some_DTI months_NNS earlier_RBR ._. ^ as_QL far_RB as_IN K10 81 the_ATI plan_NN of_IN the_ATI flat_NN was_BEDZ K10 82 concerned_VBN Sonia_NP felt_VBD at_IN home_NR in_IN it_PP3 K10 82 immediately_RB ,_, for_CS it_PP3 had_HVD been_BEN built_VBN K10 83 on_IN the_ATI same_AP scheme_NN as_IN her_PP$ own_AP and_CC she_PP3A K10 83 knew_VBD exactly_RB where_WRB kitchen_NN ,_, K10 84 bathroom_NN and_CC bedroom_NN lay_VBD ,_, a_AT disconcerting_JJ K10 84 impression_NN to_TO have_HV in_IN a_AT K10 85 house_NN she_PP3A had_HVD never_RB entered_VBN until_IN that_DT K10 85 evening_NN ._. ^ an_AT air_NN of_IN fussiness_NN ,_, K10 86 however_RB ,_, was_BEDZ added_VBN by_IN the_ATI innumerable_JJ K10 86 little_JJ lace_NN mats_NNS that_WPR covered_VBD K10 87 almost_RB every_AT polished_JJ surface_NN ._. K10 88 ^ Magda_NP and_CC Erich_NP were_BED both_ABX awaiting_VBG her_PP3O K10 88 ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD arranged_VBN to_TO come_VB K10 89 home_NR a_AP few_AP" minutes_NNS earlier_RBR than_CS usual_JJ and_CC K10 89 hurried_VBD forward_RB eagerly_RB to_TO K10 90 welcome_VB her_PP3O ._. ^ his_PP$ gratitude_NN was_BEDZ painful_JJ K10 90 and_CC made_VBD her_PP3O ashamed_JJ of_IN her_PP$ K10 91 own_AP lack_NN of_IN genuine_JJ warmth_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 also_RB ,_, K10 91 to_IN her_PP$ dismay_NN ,_, made_VBD the_ATI K10 92 isolation_NN into_IN which_WDTR Magda_NP was_BEDZ gradually_RB K10 92 forcing_VBG him_PP3O even_RB more_QL K10 93 evident_JJ ._. ^ Sonia_NP and_CC Harold_NP coming_VBG to_IN dinner_NN K10 93 was_BEDZ nothing_PN more_AP ,_, after_IN K10 94 all_ABN ,_, than_IN a_AT normal_JJ friendly_JJ event_NN among_IN K10 94 neighbours_NNS ,_, all_ABN more_RBR or_CC less_RBR K10 95 of_IN the_ATI same_AP age_NN ,_, and_CC constantly_RB drawn_VBN K10 95 together_RB through_IN the_ATI various_JJ K10 96 cultural_JJ and_CC social_JJ activities_NNS in_IN the_ATI city_NN ,_, K10 96 but_CC his_PP$ attitude_NN seemed_VBD to_TO K10 97 make_VB a_AT special_JJ occasion_NN of_IN it_PP3 ._. K10 98 ^ *'_*' tomato_NN juice_NN ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A asked_VBD ._. K10 99 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A added_VBD lemon_NN juice_NN to_TO increase_VB the_ATI K10 99 vitamin_NN content_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD K10 100 Magda_NP proudly_RB ._. K10 101 ^ he_PP3A brought_VBD her_PP3O a_AT glass_NN and_CC placed_VBD K10 101 it_PP3 carefully_RB on_IN one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI K10 102 little_JJ mats_NNS ,_, then_RN carried_VBD one_CD1 over_RP to_IN K10 102 his_PP$ wife_NN ._. K10 103 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT know_VB whether_CS Harold_NP will_MD K10 103 care_VB for_IN this_DT ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A added_VBD K10 104 uncertainly_RB ._. K10 105 ^ *'_*' it_PP3 will_MD do_DO him_PP3O good_NN ,_, **'_**' Magda_NP K10 105 declared_VBD decidedly_RB ._. K10 106 ^ *'_*' Magda_NP does_DOZ n't_XNOT think_VB alcohol_NN good_JJ K10 106 for_IN the_ATI health_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Erich_NP K10 107 apologetically_RB ._. ^ *'_*' but_CC this_DT stuff_NN 's_BEZ K10 107 delicious_JJ ,_, is_BEZ n't_XNOT it_PP3 ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A added_VBD K10 108 eagerly_RB ._. K10 109 ^ politely_RB Sonia_NP agreed_VBD ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ ,_, too_RB K10 109 *-_*- ice-cool_JJ ._. ^ but_CC she_PP3A could_MD K10 110 not_XNOT imagine_VB Harold_NP drinking_VBG it_PP3 ._. K10 111 ^ *'_*' and_CC what_WDT have_HV you_PP2 been_BEN doing_VBG since_CS K10 111 we_PP1AS met_VBD last_AP time_NN ?_? **'_**' she_PP3A K10 112 asked_VBD Erich_NP ,_, more_RBR by_IN way_NN of_IN starting_VBG a_AT K10 112 conversation_NN with_IN him_PP3O than_CS from_IN K10 113 a_AT desire_NN to_TO know_VB ._. K10 114 ^ the_ATI smile_NN died_VBD from_IN his_PP$ face_NN ._. ^ *'_*' K10 114 I_PP1A 've_HV had_HVN rather_ABL a_AT dreadful_JJ K10 115 job_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT K10 115 know_VB *-_*- ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A hesitated_VBD ._. K10 116 ^ *'_*' it_PP3 will_MD n't_XNOT interest_VB Sonia_NP !_! **'_**' K10 116 said_VBN Magda_NP swiftly_RB ._. K10 117 ^ if_CS this_DT were_BED the_ATI only_AP objection_NN ,_, Sonia_NP K10 117 felt_VBD obliged_VBN to_TO encourage_VB K10 118 him_PP3O ._. K10 119 ^ *'_*' do_DO tell_VB me_PP1O ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ K10 119 *'_*' I_PP1A know_VB it_PP3 is_BEZ n't_XNOT always_RB fun_NN having_HVG K10 120 to_TO work_VB in_IN an_AT embassy_NN *-_*- I_PP1A used_VBD to_TO K10 120 think_VB it_PP3 was_BEDZ one_CD1 long_JJ cocktail_NN party_NN K10 121 and_CC an_AT occasional_JJ exchange_NN of_IN *'_*' notes_NNS **'_**' K10 121 ._. ^ the_ATI notes_NNS always_RB made_VBD me_PP1O K10 122 see_VB a_AT little_JJ billet_&FW doux_&FW on_IN mauve_JJ paper_NN K10 122 being_BEG handed_VBN over_RP in_IN K10 123 deadly_JJ earnest_NN by_IN one_CD1 imposing_JJ Ambassador_NPT to_IN K10 123 another_DT ,_, equally_RB serious_JJ ,_, K10 124 both_ABX wearing_VBG all_ABN their_PP$ decorations_NNS ,_, of_RB K10 124 course_RB" !_! **'_**' K10 125 ^ *'_*' it_PP3 is_BEZ n't_XNOT quite_RB like_IN that_DT ,_, **'_**' K10 125 Erich_NP smiled_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' no_UH *-_*- this_DT time_NN K10 126 I_PP1A 've_HV been_BEN working_VBG on_IN the_ATI German_JNP K10 126 war-graves_NNS on_IN Leros_NP and_CC other_AP islands_NNS ._. K10 127 ^ the_ATI relations_NNS *-_*- you_PP2 know_VB *-_*- they_PP3AS want_VB K10 127 to_TO know_VB where_WRB their_PP$ boys_NNS are_BER K10 128 buried_VBN and_CC then_RN they_PP3AS come_VB out_RP to_TO visit_VB K10 128 them_PP3OS to_TO lay_VB wreaths_NNS ._. ^ and_CC they_PP3AS K10 129 all_ABN pass_VB through_IN our_PP$ office_NN or_CC the_ATI consulate_NN K10 129 ._. ^ sometimes_RB pleasant_JJ but_CC K10 130 moving_JJ experiences_NNS and_CC sometimes_RB very_QL disheartening_JJ K10 130 ._. **'_**' K10 131 ^ *'_*' these_DTS are_BER Dienstgeheimnisse_&FW !_! **'_**' Magda_NP K10 131 interrupted_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 K10 132 know_VB you_PP2 must_MD n't_XNOT talk_VB about_IN them_PP3OS ._. K10 132 **'_**' K10 133 ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT think_VB I_PP1A 'm_BEM K10 133 betraying_VBG any_DTI secrets_NNS ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Erich_NP ._. K10 134 ^ *'_*' no_UH ,_, there_EX was_BEDZ even_RB a_AT note_NN about_IN K10 134 the_ATI graves_NNS in_IN one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI K10 135 British_JNP papers_NNS recently_RB ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Sonia_NP ._. ^ K10 135 *'_*' but_CC in_IN any_DTI case_NN ,_, my_PP$ dear_NN ,_, K10 136 do_DO n't_XNOT you_PP2 think_VB you_PP2 could_MD leave_VB it_PP3 to_IN K10 136 Erich_NP to_TO know_VB what_WDT he_PP3A may_MD talk_VB K10 137 about_IN and_CC what_WDT not_XNOT ?_? ^ after_IN all_ABN ,_, it_PP3 K10 137 's_BEZ his_PP$ job_NN !_! **'_**' she_PP3A added_VBD K10 138 impatiently_RB ._. K10 139 ^ Erich_NP gave_VBD her_PP3O an_AT astonished_JJ look_NN in_IN K10 139 which_WDTR gratitude_NN and_CC alarm_NN K10 140 were_BED mingled_VBN ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ so_QL comical_JJ that_CS K10 140 she_PP3A almost_RB laughed_VBD ._. K10 141 ^ *'_*' he_PP3A 's_BEZ not_XNOT a_AT child_NN ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A K10 141 added_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' and_CC it_PP3 's_BEZ his_PP$ profession_NN ._. K10 142 ^ and_CC he_PP3A must_MD be_BE pretty_RB good_JJ at_IN it_PP3 or_CC K10 142 he_PP3A would_MD n't_XNOT be_BE here_RN in_IN Athens_NP K10 143 already_RB ,_, but_CC sitting_VBG in_IN some_DTI awful_JJ little_JJ K10 143 place_NN in_IN south_NR America_NP or_CC on_IN K10 144 a_AT Somerset_NP Maugham_NP kind_NN of_IN island_NN in_IN the_ATI K10 144 Pacific_NP ._. ^ you_PP2 with_IN him_PP3O !_! **'_**' K10 145 ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, but_CC I_PP1A 'm_BEM not_XNOT so_QL good_JJ as_IN K10 145 all_ABN that_DT !_! **'_**' Erich_NP contradicted_VBD K10 146 nai"vely_RB ._. ^ *'_*' but_CC my_PP$ father_NN is_BEZ *-_*- er_UH K10 146 *-_*- well_UH ,_, rather_RB influential_JJ in_IN the_ATI K10 147 party_NN ._. **'_**' K10 148 ^ *'_*' now_RN ,_, when_WRB I_PP1A hear_VB a_AT German_NNP say_VB K10 148 *'_*' the_NC party_NC **'_**' I_PP1A always_RB think_VB of_IN K10 149 the_ATI Nazis_NNPS ,_, **'_**' Sonia_NP laughed_VBD ,_, *'_*' but_CC K10 149 I_PP1A know_VB it_PP3 is_BEZ n't_XNOT that_DT ._. ^ which_WDT one_CD1 K10 149 do_DO K10 150 you_PP2 mean_VB ?_? **'_**' K10 151 ^ *'_*' \0C.D.U_NP of_RB course_RB" !_! **'_**' answered_VBD K10 151 Magda_NP ._. K10 152 ^ Sonia_NP sighed_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM sorry_JJ ,_, **'_**' K10 152 she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, *'_*' but_CC I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT know_VB K10 152 what_WDT K10 153 that_DT means_VBZ ._. ^ Harold_NP 's_HVZ tried_VBN time_RB and_RB" K10 153 again_RB" to_TO *'_*' put_VB me_PP1O wise_JJ **'_**' as_CS he_PP3A K10 154 calls_VBZ it_PP3 ,_, to_IN European_JNP politics_NN ,_, but_CC I_PP1A K10 154 never_RB could_MD remember_VB what_WDT all_ABN K10 155 those_DTS various_JJ complicated_JJ initials_NNS stand_VB for_IN ._. ^ K10 155 it_PP3 's_BEZ almost_RB as_QL bad_JJ in_IN K10 156 England_NP in_IN labour_NN party_NN circles_NNS ,_, though_RB ._. ^ K10 156 I_PP1A remember_VB a_AT woman_NN who_WPR used_VBD K10 157 to_TO come_VB to_TO see_VB my_PP$ mother_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A spoke_VBD K10 157 only_RB in_IN initials_NNS ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT kind_NN K10 158 of_IN private_JJ ,_, secret_JJ language_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A would_MD K10 158 say_VB such_ABL things_NNS as_IN :_: ~ *'_*' the_ATI K10 159 \0T.U.C_NP will_MD n't_XNOT let_VB the_ATI \0I.L.P_NP do_DO so_PN K10 159 and_CC so_PN and_CC the_ATI K10 160 \0G.W.R_NP and_CC the_ATI \0N.U.J_NP have_HV threatened_VBN to_TO K10 160 strike_VB ,_, **'_**' K10 161 and_CC *-_*- it_PP3 was_BEDZ all_ABN Greek_NNP to_IN me_PP1O !_! K10 161 **'_**' she_PP3A laughed_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ even_RB K10 161 worse_JJR with_IN K10 162 the_ATI French_NNPS !_! ^ but_CC I_PP1A do_DO think_VB we_PP1AS K10 162 could_MD invent_VB an_AT abbreviated_JJ sort_NN of_IN K10 163 shorthand-speech_NN for_IN everyday_JJB conversation_NN ,_, do_DO K10 163 n't_XNOT you_PP2 ?_? ^ I_PP1A 'm_BEM sure_JJ we_PP1AS K10 164 could_MD !_! **'_**' K10 165 ^ Magda_NP and_CC Erich_NP were_BED staring_VBG at_IN her_PP3O K10 165 dumbfounded_VBN ,_, incapable_JJ of_IN K10 166 knowing_VBG whether_CS to_TO take_VB her_PP3O seriously_RB or_CC K10 166 not_XNOT ._. K10 167 ^ *'_*' for_IN instance_NN ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A went_VBD on_RP K10 167 mischievously_RB ,_, *'_*' when_WRB I_PP1A arrive_VB K10 168 you_PP2 're_BER bound_VBN to_TO say_VB ,_, ~ *'_*' how_WRB do_DO K10 168 you_PP2 do_DO !_! **'_**' and_CC I_PP1A 'm_BEM bound_VBN to_TO reply_VB K10 168 ,_, K10 169 ~ *'_*' very_QL well_RB ,_, thank_VB you_PP2 ._. **'_**' ^ now_RN K10 169 we_PP1AS could_MD shorten_VB all_ABN that_DT ._. ^ you_PP2 'd_MD K10 170 say_VB ,_, *'_*' \0H.D.Y.D_NC **'_**' and_CC I_PP1A 'd_MD reply_VB ,_, K10 170 *'_*' \0V.W.T.Y_NC K10 171 ._. **'_**' ^ think_VB what_WDT a_AT lot_NN of_IN time_NN we_PP1AS K10 171 'd_MD save_VB in_IN the_ATI course_NN of_IN our_PP$ lives_NNS !_! ^ K10 171 we_PP1AS K10 172 could_MD shorten_VB sentences_NNS such_ABL a_AT lot_NN *-_*- for_IN K10 172 instance_NN ,_, if_CS I_PP1A now_RN say_VB ,_, K10 173 ~ *'_*' is_BEZ n't_XNOT it_PP3 a_AT lovely_JJ evening_NN ?_? **'_**' K10 173 you_PP2 know_VB ,_, before_CS I_PP1A 've_HV finished_VBN ,_, from_IN K10 174 my_PP$ eyes_NNS and_CC intonation_NN ,_, what_WDT I_PP1A 'm_BEM K10 174 going_VBG to_TO say_VB ._. ^ so_RB I_PP1A 'd_MD only_RB need_VB ,_, K10 175 really_RB ,_, to_TO begin_VB ,_, ~ *'_*' is_NC n't_NC it_NC ..._... ?_? K10 175 **'_**' and_CC you_PP2 could_MD imagine_VB the_ATI rest_NN ._. K10 176 ^ people_NNS talk_VB far_RB too_QL much_RB and_CC say_VB the_ATI K10 176 same_AP things_NNS over_RP and_CC over_RP again_RB ._. K10 177 ^ I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT mean_VB they_PP3AS 're_BER boring_JJ *-_*- K10 177 the_ATI lovely_JJ evening_NN is_BEZ n't_XNOT *-_*- but_CC we_PP1AS K10 177 could_MD K10 178 take_VB them_PP3OS for_CS granted_VBN ,_, could_MD n't_XNOT we_PP1AS K10 178 ?_? ^ we_PP1AS could_MD have_HV two_CD languages_NNS *-_*- a_AT K10 179 cypher_NN one_CD1 ,_, and_CC then_RN the_ATI proper_JJ language_NN K10 179 for_IN our_PP$ few_AP ,_, occasional_JJ K10 180 original_JJ thoughts_NNS ._. ^ they_PP3AS 'd_MD stand_VB out_RP on_IN K10 180 their_PP$ own_AP like_IN jewels_NNS ,_, then_RN ._. K10 181 ^ what_WDT do_DO you_PP2 think_VB of_IN my_PP$ idea_NN ?_? **'_**' K10 182 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A think_VB it_PP3 's_BEZ very_QL silly_JJ and_CC K10 182 impracticable_JJ ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Magda_NP ._. K10 183 ^ *'_*' what_WDT would_MD we_PP1AS do_DO without_IN all_ABN those_DTS K10 183 formal_JJ aids_NNS to_IN talk_NN ?_? **'_**' K10 184 ^ *'_*' perhaps_RB the_ATI tomato_NN juice_NN has_HVZ gone_VBN to_IN K10 184 your_PP$ head_NN ,_, Sonia_NP !_! **'_**' Erich_NP K10 185 laughed_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' would_MD you_PP2 like_VB some_DTI more_AP ?_? K10 185 **'_**' K10 186 ^ *'_*' maybe_RB it_PP3 has_HVZ ._. **'_**' K10 187 ^ lightening_VBG their_PP$ tone_NN was_BEDZ not_XNOT easy_JJ ,_, K10 187 she_PP3A thought_VBD to_IN herself_PPL ._. ^ she_PP3A K10 188 wondered_VBD what_WDT would_MD do_DO it_PP3 ._. ^ then_RN ,_, K10 188 suddenly_RB ,_, as_CS she_PP3A noticed_VBD the_ATI many_AP K10 189 flowers_NNS in_IN the_ATI room_NN ,_, she_PP3A remembered_VBD that_CS K10 189 she_PP3A had_HVD not_XNOT brought_VBN any_DTI K10 190 herself_PPL but_CC had_HVD something_PN else_RB as_IN a_AT gift_NN K10 190 for_IN Magda_NP ._. K10 191 ^ she_PP3A bent_VBD over_RP to_TO pick_VB up_RP her_PP$ handbag_NN K10 191 ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A did_DOD n't_XNOT bring_VB you_PP2 K10 192 flowers_NNS ,_, Magda_NP ,_, because_CS I_PP1A know_VB you_PP2 K10 192 always_RB have_HV so_QL many_AP *-_*- we_PP1AS all_ABN do_DO ._. K10 193 ^ but_CC I_PP1A did_DOD find_VB this_DT little_JJ book_NN I_PP1A K10 193 thought_VBD you_PP2 might_MD like_VB ._. **'_**' K10 194 ^ Magda_NP flushed_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 was_BEDZ not_XNOT K10 194 necessary_JJ *-_*- ._. **'_**' K10 195 ^ *'_*' of_RB course_RB" it_PP3 was_BEDZ n't_XNOT !_! ^ it_PP3 K10 195 's_BEZ the_ATI not-necessary_JJB things_NNS that_WPR are_BER K10 196 the_ATI nicest_JJT !_! **'_**' K10 197 ^ *'_*' open_VB it_PP3 ,_, Magda_NP ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Erich_NP K10 197 ._. K10 198 ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT small_JJ book_NN about_IN birds_NNS ,_, K10 198 with_IN many_AP illustrations_NNS showing_VBG K10 199 their_PP$ various_JJ types_NNS of_IN nests_NNS ,_, from_IN the_ATI K10 199 clumsy_JJ casual_JJ untidy_JJ heaps_NNS set_VBN K10 200 together_RB by_IN storks_NNS on_IN roof-tops_NNS to_IN the_ATI K10 200 exquisite_JJ feather-lined_JJ ,_, K10 201 moss-bedecked_JJ enclosure_NN of_IN warmth_NN and_CC security_NN K10 201 made_VBN by_IN the_ATI wren_NN ._. K11 2 ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, there_EX 's_BEZ plenty_NN of_IN time_NN ,_, K11 2 **'_**' the_ATI forester_NN said_VBD ,_, and_CC yawned_VBD K11 3 and_CC stretched_VBD himself_PPL ._. K11 4 ^ *'_*' why_WRB do_DO you_PP2 wear_VB those_DTS wellingtons_NNS K11 4 when_WRB it_PP3 's_BEZ so_QL hot_JJ ?_? **'_**' she_PP3A K11 5 asked_VBD ._. K11 6 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT know_VB ,_, I_PP1A always_RB wear_VB K11 6 them_PP3OS when_WRB I_PP1A 'm_BEM out_RP working_VBG ._. ^ they_PP3AS K11 6 're_BER K11 7 useful_JJ ,_, I_PP1A suppose_VB ._. **'_**' K11 8 ^ then_RN they_PP3AS were_BED silent_JJ for_IN a_AT time_NN ._. ^ K11 8 Mary_NP shaded_VBD the_ATI sun_NN from_IN her_PP$ K11 9 eyes_NNS and_CC looked_VBD out_RP over_IN the_ATI valley_NN ._. ^ K11 9 Julian_NP watched_VBD the_ATI sawing_NN ._. ^ the_ATI K11 10 grass_NN was_BEDZ very_QL warm_JJ ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ not_XNOT a_AT K11 10 breath_NN of_IN wind_NN and_CC the_ATI branches_NNS K11 11 of_IN the_ATI tree_NN were_BED quite_RB motionless_JJ ._. ^ he_PP3A K11 11 saw_VBD that_CS the_ATI forester_NN had_HVD K11 12 closed_VBN his_PP$ eyes_NNS and_CC was_BEDZ breathing_VBG deeply_RB ._. K11 13 ^ for_IN a_AT moment_NN ,_, as_CS the_ATI sawing_NN stopped_VBD K11 13 for_IN the_ATI next_AP pair_NN to_TO take_VB K11 14 over_RP ,_, he_PP3A heard_VBD curlews_NNS far_RB above_IN them_PP3OS K11 14 on_IN the_ATI hillside_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A felt_VBD drowsy_JJ K11 15 and_CC lay_VBD back_RP again_RB ._. K11 16 ^ some_DTI minutes_NNS later_RBR they_PP3AS shouted_VBD over_RP K11 16 for_IN the_ATI forester_NN to_TO come_VB and_CC K11 17 take_VB his_PP$ turn_NN once_RB more_RBR ._. K11 18 ^ *'_*' hi_UH ,_, Johnnie_NP !_! ^ wake_VB him_PP3O up_RP ,_, K11 18 will_MD you_PP2 !_! **'_**' K11 19 ^ Julian_NP sat_VBD up_RP ._. ^ the_ATI forester_NN seemed_VBD to_TO K11 19 be_BE fast_RB asleep_JJ ._. ^ Mary_NP was_BEDZ K11 20 smiling_VBG and_CC obviously_RB waiting_VBG to_TO see_VB what_WDT K11 20 would_MD happen_VB ._. ^ Julian_NP K11 21 realised_VBD that_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ up_RP to_IN him_PP3O to_TO do_DO K11 21 the_ATI waking_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A crawled_VBD over_RP and_CC K11 22 shook_VBD the_ATI foot_NN of_IN one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI wellingtons_NNS K11 22 ,_, but_CC to_IN no_ATI effect_NN ._. K11 23 ^ *'_*' hit_VB him_PP3O !_! **'_**' one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI men_NNS K11 23 shouted_VBD ._. K11 24 ^ Julian_NP tapped_VBD him_PP3O on_IN the_ATI arm_NN ,_, and_CC K11 24 then_RN pulled_VBD at_IN his_PP$ wrist_NN ,_, but_CC K11 25 still_RB there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI sign_NN of_IN life_NN apart_IN K11 25 from_IN" the_ATI heavy_JJ breathing_NN of_IN his_PP$ K11 26 chest_NN ._. K11 27 ^ a_AT large_JJ stick_NN ,_, coming_VBG from_IN the_ATI direction_NN K11 27 of_IN the_ATI workmen_NNS ,_, just_RB K11 28 missed_VBD Julian_NP and_CC embedded_VBD itself_PPL in_IN the_ATI K11 28 turf_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A looked_VBD round_RP K11 29 angrily_RB and_CC then_RN glanced_VBD at_IN Mary_NP who_WPR was_BEDZ K11 29 watching_VBG him_PP3O with_IN an_AT odd_JJ ,_, K11 30 rather_RB anxious_JJ smile_NN ._. K11 31 ^ another_DT stick_NN flew_VBD over_IN his_PP$ head_NN ._. K11 32 ^ he_PP3A stood_VBD up_RP ,_, and_CC then_RN knelt_VBD down_RP K11 32 again_RB and_CC shook_VBD the_ATI forester_NN by_IN K11 33 both_ABX shoulders_NNS ,_, and_CC then_RN let_VBD go_VB quickly_RB K11 33 as_CS he_PP3A opened_VBD his_PP$ eyes_NNS and_CC sat_VBD K11 34 up_RP ._. K11 35 ^ *'_*' they_PP3AS 're_BER calling_VBG for_IN you_PP2 ,_, **'_**' K11 35 Julian_NP said_VBD ,_, moving_VBG back_RP and_CC K11 36 sitting_VBG down_RP again_RB beside_IN Mary_NP ._. K11 37 ^ *'_*' are_BER they_PP3AS ?_? ^ well_UH ,_, well_UH !_! **'_**' ^ K11 37 he_PP3A waved_VBD towards_IN the_ATI tree_NN and_CC then_RN K11 38 stood_VBD up_RP ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 stay_VB here_RN ,_, you_PP2 'll_MD K11 38 be_BE quite_RB safe_JJ here_RN ,_, it_PP3 will_MD n't_XNOT be_BE K11 39 very_QL long_RB now_RN ._. ^ you_PP2 watch_VB and_CC see_VB exactly_RB K11 39 where_WRB it_PP3 falls_VBZ !_! ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD go_VB and_CC K11 40 tell_VB your_PP$ friends_NNS to_TO come_VB up_RP here_RN with_IN K11 40 you_PP2 ._. **'_**' K11 41 ^ he_PP3A strode_VBD off_RP down_IN the_ATI slope_NN ._. K11 42 ^ *'_*' he_PP3A 's_BEZ funny_JJ ,_, **'_**' Mary_NP said_VBD ,_, K11 42 rather_RB doubtfully_RB ._. ^ *'_*' he_PP3A can_MD make_VB the_ATI K11 43 trees_NNS do_DO just_RB what_WDT he_PP3A likes_VBZ ,_, but_CC he_PP3A K11 43 's_HVZ no_ATI idea_NN how_WRB he_PP3A does_DOZ it_PP3 !_! ^ he_PP3A K11 43 's_BEZ K11 44 almost_RB like_IN an_AT animal_NN ._. **'_**' K11 45 ^ *'_*' and_CC he_PP3A does_DOZ n't_XNOT care_VB at_IN all_ABN K11 45 what_WDT happens_VBZ to_IN the_ATI trees_NNS ,_, or_CC why_WRB K11 46 it_PP3 's_BEZ happening_VBG !_! **'_**' Julian_NP said_VBD ,_, K11 46 feeling_VBG a_AT need_NN to_TO criticise_VB the_ATI K11 47 forester_NN ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 'd_MD think_VB he_PP3A 'd_MD be_BE K11 47 more_QL concerned_JJ about_IN that_DT sort_NN of_IN K11 48 thing_NN ,_, considering_CS he_PP3A 's_BEZ obviously_RB such_ABL a_AT K11 48 good_JJ craftsman_NN !_! ^ he_PP3A just_RB does_DOZ K11 49 what_WDT he_PP3A 's_BEZ told_VBN to_TO do_DO ._. ^ but_CC he_PP3A K11 49 seems_VBZ to_TO do_DO it_PP3 very_QL well_RB ,_, of_RB course_RB" ._. K11 50 ^ and_CC do_DO you_PP2 remember_VB how_WRB the_ATI driver_NN said_VBD K11 50 the_ATI woodcutters_NNS had_HVD gone_VBN ,_, how_WRB K11 51 it_PP3 was_BEDZ more_RBR like_IN a_AT factory_NN ,_, the_ATI way_NN K11 51 the_ATI people_NNS worked_VBD in_IN the_ATI forest_NN K11 52 now_RN ?_? ^ well_UH ,_, he_PP3A was_BEDZ wrong_JJ !_! ^ this_DT man_NN K11 52 here_RN must_MD be_BE as_QL good_JJ a_AT craftsman_NN K11 53 as_IN any_DTI ,_, to_TO know_VB all_ABN about_IN the_ATI felling_NN K11 53 like_IN that_DT !_! ^ he_PP3A must_MD be_BE one_CD1 of_IN K11 54 the_ATI old_JJ kind_NN !_! ^ I_PP1A imagine_VB he_PP3A 's_HVZ lived_VBN K11 54 out_RP here_RN all_ABN his_PP$ life_NN ._. ^ do_DO n't_XNOT you_PP2 K11 55 think_VB it_PP3 would_MD be_BE wonderful_JJ to_TO live_VB like_IN K11 55 that_DT ?_? ^ you_PP2 remember_VB when_WRB I_PP1A K11 56 said_VBD I_PP1A 'd_MD come_VB away_RP from_IN home_NR to_TO have_HV K11 56 a_AT complete_JJ change_NN ,_, to_TO break_VB the_ATI K11 57 chain_NN ?_? ^ and_CC you_PP2 asked_VBD me_PP1O what_WDT it_PP3 K11 57 was_BEDZ I_PP1A came_VBD away_RP to_TO find_VB ?_? ^ well_UH ,_, K11 57 this_DT K11 58 is_BEZ the_ATI sort_NN of_IN thing_NN I_PP1A wanted_VBD to_TO find_VB K11 58 !_! ^ somewhere_RB where_WRB I_PP1A could_MD live_VB K11 59 the_ATI sort_NN of_IN life_NN this_DT forester_NN 's_BEZ living_VBG ._. K11 59 ^ his_PP$ way_NN of_IN life_NN is_BEZ really_RB K11 60 what_WDT I_PP1A wanted_VBD to_TO find_VB ._. ^ that_DT sort_NN of_IN K11 60 way_NN of_IN life_NN ._. ^ you_PP2 know_VB what_WDT I_PP1A K11 61 mean_VB ?_? **'_**' ^ he_PP3A looked_VBD round_RP at_IN her_PP3O ._. K11 62 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT really_RB ._. ^ no_UH ,_, **'_**' K11 62 she_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' but_CC you_PP2 just_RB could_MD n't_XNOT K11 62 live_VB K11 63 that_DT sort_NN of_IN life_NN !_! ^ you_PP2 're_BER not_XNOT that_DT K11 63 sort_NN of_IN person_NN ,_, are_BER you_PP2 ?_? ^ you_PP2 K11 64 might_MD just_RB as_QL well_RB try_VB to_TO change_VB the_ATI colour_NN K11 64 of_IN your_PP$ hair_NN ._. ^ why_WRB ever_RB K11 65 should_MD you_PP2 want_VB that_DT sort_NN of_IN life_NN ?_? **'_**' K11 66 ^ Julian_NP wished_VBD he_PP3A had_HVD not_XNOT said_VBN so_QL K11 66 much_AP ,_, he_PP3A felt_VBD foolish_JJ ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD K11 67 said_VBN it_PP3 partly_RB because_CS he_PP3A really_RB did_DOD feel_VB K11 67 it_PP3 ,_, and_CC partly_RB because_CS he_PP3A K11 68 thought_VBD it_PP3 would_MD make_VB her_PP3O think_VB more_QL highly_RB K11 68 of_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ this_DT second_OD K11 69 reason_NN seemed_VBD quite_RB absurd_JJ to_IN him_PP3O even_RB K11 69 before_CS she_PP3A had_HVD replied_VBN ._. K11 70 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 do_DO like_VB that_DT kind_NN of_IN person_NN ,_, K11 70 though_RB ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A asked_VBD her_PP3O ._. K11 71 ^ *'_*' how_WRB can_MD I_PP1A say_VB ?_? **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD K11 71 abruptly_RB ._. ^ *'_*' he_PP3A 's_BEZ a_AT better_JJR sort_NN than_IN K11 72 Hanson_NP ,_, more_QL honest_JJ and_CC straightforward_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A K11 72 do_DO n't_XNOT exactly_RB find_VB him_PP3O K11 73 irresistible_JJ though_RB ._. **'_**' K11 74 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT think_VB you_PP2 quite_RB see_VB K11 74 what_WDT I_PP1A mean_VB ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A replied_VBD ,_, as_CS K11 75 Hanson_NP and_CC Elizabeth_NP came_VBD up_RP to_IN them_PP3OS and_CC K11 75 sat_VBD down_RP near_IN them_PP3OS on_IN the_ATI K11 76 grass_NN ._. K11 77 ^ *'_*' no_UH ,_, it_PP3 seems_VBZ I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT ,_, **'_**' K11 77 she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, ignoring_VBG them_PP3OS ._. K11 78 ^ *'_*' so_RB it_PP3 's_BEZ coming_VBG down_RP soon_RB ,_, **'_**' K11 78 Hanson_NP said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' what_WDT was_BEDZ he_PP3A K11 79 talking_VBG about_IN ?_? **'_**' K11 80 ^ *'_*' nothing_PN much_AP ,_, **'_**' Julian_NP replied_VBD ._. ^ K11 80 *'_*' only_RB that_CS it_PP3 's_BEZ going_VBG to_TO K11 81 fall_VB just_RB where_WRB you_PP2 were_BED ._. ^ he_PP3A 's_HVZ got_VBN K11 81 it_PP3 all_ABN worked_VBN out_RP ,_, or_CC judged_VBN K11 82 rather_RB ,_, to_IN the_ATI inch_NN ._. ^ we_PP1AS 're_BER quite_RB K11 82 safe_JJ here_RN ._. **'_**' K11 83 ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ lucky_JJ there_EX 's_BEZ no_ATI wind_NN ,_, K11 83 **'_**' Elizabeth_NP said_VBD ._. K11 84 ^ the_ATI blond_JJ forester_NN was_BEDZ busy_JJ at_IN one_CD1 end_NN K11 84 of_IN the_ATI saw_NN again_RB ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ K11 85 difficult_JJ to_TO see_VB how_WRB much_RB farther_RBR they_PP3AS K11 85 had_HVD to_TO go_VB ,_, but_CC the_ATI other_AP men_NNS K11 86 were_BED no_RB longer_RBR resting_VBG ._. ^ they_PP3AS were_BED K11 86 standing_VBG back_RP and_CC watching_VBG K11 87 intently_RB ,_, some_DTI down_RP at_IN the_ATI cut_NN ,_, others_APS K11 87 up_RP at_IN the_ATI top_NN of_IN the_ATI tree_NN ._. K11 88 ^ *'_*' did_DOD you_PP2 tell_VB him_PP3O we_PP1AS disapproved_VBD K11 88 ?_? **'_**' Hanson_NP asked_VBD ._. K11 89 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A said_VBD I_PP1A thought_VBD it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT K11 89 pity_NN ,_, **'_**' Julian_NP replied_VBD ._. K11 90 ^ *'_*' and_CC what_WDT did_DOD he_PP3A say_VB to_IN that_DT ?_? K11 90 **'_**' K11 91 ^ *'_*' he_PP3A did_DOD n't_XNOT seem_VB to_TO know_VB anything_PN K11 91 about_IN it_PP3 ,_, beyond_IN how_WRB to_TO fell_VB K11 92 it_PP3 ._. ^ anyway_RB ,_, it_PP3 's_BEZ too_QL late_JJ now_RN to_TO K11 92 do_DO anything_PN about_IN it_PP3 ._. **'_**' K11 93 ^ *'_*' and_CC what_WDT do_DO you_PP2 think_VB you_PP2 could_MD K11 93 have_HV done_VBN about_IN it_PP3 before_RI ?_? **'_**' K11 94 Mary_NP asked_VBD him_PP3O ,_, quietly_RB ._. K11 95 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT know_VB ._. ^ tried_VBN to_TO K11 95 persuade_VB them_PP3OS to_TO leave_VB it_PP3 ,_, I_PP1A suppose_VB ._. K11 96 ^ they_PP3AS might_MD n't_XNOT have_HV known_VBN anyone_PN cared_VBD K11 96 about_IN it_PP3 ._. **'_**' K11 97 ^ *'_*' and_CC why_WRB do_DO you_PP2 care_VB about_IN it_PP3 ?_? K11 97 **'_**' she_PP3A asked_VBD ,_, still_RB completely_RB K11 98 ignoring_VBG the_ATI other_AP two_CD ._. K11 99 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A suppose_VB because_CS it_PP3 's_HVZ taken_VBN K11 99 ages_NNS to_TO grow_VB as_QL perfect_JJ and_CC K11 100 beautiful_JJ and_CC tall_JJ as_IN that_DT ,_, and_CC because_CS it_PP3 K11 100 only_RB takes_VBZ a_AP few_AP" moments_NNS to_TO K11 101 destroy_VB it_PP3 ._. ^ and_CC because_CS it_PP3 's_BEZ impossible_JJ K11 101 to_TO create_VB it_PP3 again_RB !_! ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ a_AT K11 102 fine_JJ sight_NN ,_, I_PP1A 'm_BEM sorry_JJ to_TO see_VB it_PP3 go_VB K11 102 ._. **'_**' K11 103 ^ *'_*' it_PP3 'll_MD be_BE a_AT fine_JJ sight_NN to_TO see_VB K11 103 it_PP3 coming_VBG down_RP though_RB ,_, will_MD n't_XNOT K11 104 it_PP3 ?_? **'_**' K11 105 ^ *'_*' maybe_RB ,_, **'_**' Julian_NP said_VBD ._. K11 106 ^ *'_*' do_DO n't_XNOT you_PP2 think_VB it_PP3 's_BEZ rather_RB K11 106 fine_JJ to_TO see_VB a_AT man_NN who_WPR does_DOZ n't_XNOT even_RB K11 107 know_VB why_WRB he_PP3A 's_BEZ wearing_VBG wellingtons_NNS bring_VB K11 107 down_RP something_PN as_QL wonderful_JJ as_IN K11 108 that_DT tree_NN ?_? ^ and_CC for_IN no_ATI reason_NN at_IN all_ABN ,_, K11 108 so_QL far_RB as_CS he_PP3A knows_VBZ !_! ^ but_CC he_PP3A does_DOZ K11 109 it_PP3 !_! ^ I_PP1A rather_RB like_VB that_DT ._. ^ he_PP3A 's_BEZ K11 109 really_RB doing_VBG something_PN big_JJ ._. ^ do_DO you_PP2 see_VB K11 110 what_WDT I_PP1A mean_VB ,_, I_PP1A wonder_VB ?_? **'_**' K11 111 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT think_VB I_PP1A do_DO ,_, **'_**' K11 111 Julian_NP replied_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A think_VB it_PP3 's_BEZ very_QL K11 112 exciting_JJ though_RB to_TO watch_VB someone_PN like_IN that_DT K11 112 doing_VBG physically_RB strenuous_JJ K11 113 work_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A 'd_MD much_RB rather_RB he_PP3A was_BEDZ n't_XNOT K11 113 destroying_VBG something_PN at_IN the_ATI same_AP time_NN K11 114 though_RB !_! **'_**' K11 115 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A agree_VB ._. ^ it_PP3 would_MD be_BE exciting_JJ ,_, K11 115 if_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ n't_XNOT so_QL destructive_JJ ,_, **'_**' K11 116 Elizabeth_NP put_VBD in_RP ._. ^ she_PP3A seemed_VBD to_TO have_HV K11 116 very_QL strong_JJ unspoken_JJ feelings_NNS on_IN K11 117 the_ATI matter_NN ,_, judging_VBG from_IN the_ATI way_NN she_PP3A K11 117 was_BEDZ leaning_VBG on_IN one_CD1 arm_NN and_CC K11 118 staring_VBG down_RP and_CC nervously_RB crumbling_VBG the_ATI dry_JJ K11 118 earth_NN of_IN a_AT molehill_NN K11 119 beside_IN her_PP3O ._. K11 120 ^ *'_*' destructive_JJ !_! ^ destructive_JJ !_! **'_**' Mary_NP K11 120 said_VBD sarcastically_RB ,_, turning_VBG K11 121 to_IN her_PP3O for_IN the_ATI first_OD time_NN ._. ^ *'_*' what_WDT K11 121 you_PP2 'd_MD call_VB destructive_JJ ,_, maybe_RB !_! ^ oh_UH K11 122 how_WRB unimaginative_JJ you_PP2 all_ABN are_BER !_! **'_**' K11 123 ^ *'_*' Mary_NP ,_, there_EX 's_BEZ no_ATI need_NN to_TO indulge_VB K11 123 in_IN this_DT deliberate_JJ K11 124 spitefulness_NN just_RB because_CS you_PP2 're_BER angry_JJ with_IN K11 124 yourself_PPL ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD K11 125 without_IN looking_VBG up_RP ._. ^ *'_*' other_AP people_NNS will_MD K11 125 only_RB help_VB you_PP2 if_CS you_PP2 give_VB K11 126 them_PP3OS a_AT fair_JJ chance_NN ._. ^ and_CC why_WRB did_DOD you_PP2 K11 126 speak_VB to_IN me_PP1O the_ATI way_NN you_PP2 did_DOD ,_, down_RP K11 127 there_RN ?_? ^ I_PP1A can_MD n't_XNOT understand_VB ,_, how_WRB can_MD K11 127 I_PP1A tell_VB what_WDT you_PP2 're_BER talking_VBG about_IN ?_? K11 128 ^ what_WDT is_BEZ it_PP3 you_PP2 're_BER blaming_VBG me_PP1O for_IN K11 128 now_RN ?_? **'_**' K11 129 ^ *'_*' blaming_VBG you_PP2 ?_? **'_**' ^ Mary_NP jumped_VBD up_RP K11 129 and_CC stood_VBD bending_VBG towards_IN her_PP$ K11 130 sister_NN ._. ^ *'_*' do_DO n't_XNOT you_PP2 really_RB know_VB ?_? ^ K11 130 well_UH ,_, well_UH !_! ^ you_PP2 need_MD n't_XNOT try_VB to_TO K11 131 pretend_VB that_CS I_PP1A 'm_BEM the_ATI only_AP person_NN who_WPR K11 131 keeps_VBZ things_NNS secret_JJ !_! **'_**' ^ she_PP3A K11 132 stepped_VBD back_RP and_CC turned_VBN on_IN Julian_NP :_: ^ *'_*' K11 132 my_PP$ own_AP sister_NN scheming_VBG to_TO get_VB me_PP1O K11 133 out_RP in_IN the_ATI country_NN alone_JJ with_IN a_AT boy_NN like_IN K11 133 you_PP2 who_WPR 's_HVZ run_VBN away_RP from_IN his_PP$ K11 134 mother_NN and_CC wants_VBZ to_TO become_VB a_AT blond-haired_JJ K11 134 woodcutter_NN !_! ^ oh_UH ,_, you_PP2 K11 135 understand_VB people_NNS so_QL well_RB !_! ^ you_PP2 're_BER a_AT K11 135 fine_JJ man_NN !_! ^ a_AT real_JJ man_NN !_! ^ you_PP2 've_HV K11 136 got_VBN real_JJ feeling_NN !_! **'_**' K11 137 ^ these_DTS last_AP words_NNS she_PP3A directed_VBD at_IN Julian_NP K11 137 in_IN such_ABL a_AT withering_JJ tone_NN K11 138 that_CS she_PP3A seemed_VBD completely_RB unable_JJ to_TO say_VB K11 138 anything_PN more_AP ._. ^ she_PP3A turned_VBD K11 139 and_CC walked_VBD away_RP from_IN them_PP3OS ,_, across_IN and_CC K11 139 down_IN the_ATI slope_NN ._. ^ Julian_NP stared_VBD K11 140 after_IN her_PP3O ,_, dazed_VBN ._. ^ he_PP3A felt_VBD profoundly_RB K11 140 injured_VBN ,_, and_CC unjustly_RB but_CC K11 141 absolutely_RB rejected_VBN ._. ^ but_CC this_DT feeling_NN of_IN K11 141 weakness_NN quickly_RB merged_VBD into_IN K11 142 impotent_JJ anger_NN ._. ^ Mary_NP had_HVD begun_VBN to_TO run_VB ,_, K11 142 but_CC then_RN she_PP3A suddenly_RB stopped_VBD K11 143 and_CC stood_VBD looking_VBG back_RP at_IN them_PP3OS ._. ^ she_PP3A K11 143 was_BEDZ too_QL far_RB away_RP for_IN him_PP3O to_TO see_VB K11 144 any_DTI expression_NN on_IN her_PP$ face_NN ._. K11 145 ^ *'_*' hi_UH ,_, Miss_NPT ,_, **'_**' one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI K11 145 foresters_NNS shouted_VBD to_IN her_PP3O ,_, *'_*' you_PP2 'd_HVD K11 146 better_RBR move_VB a_AT bit_NN or_CC you_PP2 'll_MD get_VB your_PP$ K11 146 pretty_JJ self_NN squashed_VBN flat_JJ !_! **'_**' K11 147 ^ she_PP3A gave_VBD no_ATI sign_NN that_CS she_PP3A had_HVD even_RB K11 147 heard_VBN him_PP3O ._. K11 148 ^ they_PP3AS stopped_VBD sawing_VBG ._. K11 149 ^ she_PP3A 's_HVZ gone_VBN back_RP to_IN her_PP$ old_JJ methods_NNS K11 149 ,_, Julian_NP said_VBD to_IN himself_PPL ,_, she_PP3A 's_BEZ K11 150 trying_VBG to_TO bully_VB me_PP1O again_RB ,_, and_CC I_PP1A K11 150 thought_VBD she_PP3A 'd_HVD stopped_VBN that_DT sort_NN of_IN K11 151 thing_NN !_! ^ she_PP3A 's_BEZ standing_VBG there_RN expecting_VBG K11 151 me_PP1O to_TO go_VB and_CC rescue_VB her_PP3O ._. ^ she_PP3A 's_BEZ K11 152 trying_VBG to_TO force_VB me_PP1O to_TO show_VB some_DTI concern_NN K11 152 for_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ she_PP3A wants_VBZ me_PP1O to_TO give_VB K11 153 in_RP and_CC run_VB to_TO drag_VB her_PP3O away_RP ._. ^ she_PP3A K11 153 wants_VBZ me_PP1O to_TO commit_VB myself_PPL ._. ^ because_CS K11 154 if_CS I_PP1A did_DOD go_VB to_TO rescue_VB her_PP3O she_PP3A 'd_MD K11 154 consider_VB it_PP3 absolute_JJ proof_NN that_CS I_PP1A was_BEDZ K11 155 fond_JJ of_IN her_PP3O ._. K11 156 ^ but_CC I_PP1A 'm_BEM just_RB not_XNOT going_VBG to_TO be_BE K11 156 forced_VBN like_IN that_DT !_! ^ anyway_RB ,_, what_WDT a_AT K11 157 fool_NN I_PP1A 'd_MD seem_VB to_IN all_ABN these_DTS onlookers_NNS !_! ^ K11 157 they_PP3AS just_RB think_VB she_PP3A 's_BEZ playing_VBG !_! K11 158 ^ and_CC she_PP3A may_MD be_BE playing_VBG with_IN them_PP3OS ,_, K11 158 but_CC with_IN me_PP1O she_PP3A 's_BEZ not_XNOT !_! ^ and_CC she_PP3A K11 158 's_BEZ K11 159 not_XNOT hysterical_JJ now_RN either_RB ._. ^ she_PP3A 's_BEZ stone_NN K11 159 cold_JJ and_CC determined_JJ ._. ^ she_PP3A K11 160 thinks_VBZ she_PP3A 's_HVZ got_VBN me_PP1O on_IN the_ATI end_NN of_IN K11 160 a_AT string_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A thinks_VBZ she_PP3A 's_HVZ got_VBN K11 160 me_PP1O K11 161 helplessly_RB in_IN her_PP$ power_NN ,_, but_CC she_PP3A 's_BEZ K11 161 wrong_JJ !_! K11 162 ^ he_PP3A looked_VBD round_RP ._. ^ Elizabeth_NP had_HVD one_CD1 K11 162 hand_NN on_IN Hanson's_NP$ shoulder_NN ,_, K11 163 they_PP3AS were_BED both_ABX staring_VBG intently_RB at_IN Mary_NP ._. ^ K11 163 all_ABN the_ATI men_NNS were_BED standing_VBG K11 164 watching_VBG her_PP3O too_RB ,_, in_IN exaggerated_JJ attitudes_NNS K11 164 of_IN impatience_NN and_CC K11 165 annoyance_NN ._. ^ Mary_NP was_BEDZ standing_VBG in_IN the_ATI patch_NN K11 165 of_IN thistles_NNS ._. K11 166 ^ *'_*' if_CS only_RB she_PP3A would_MD n't_XNOT make_VB such_ABL K11 166 an_AT exhibition_NN of_IN herself_PPL ,_, **'_**' K11 167 Hanson_NP said_VBD ,_, and_CC Elizabeth_NP tugged_VBD at_IN his_PP$ K11 167 shoulder_NN ._. K11 168 ^ then_RN the_ATI blond_JJ forester_NN looked_VBD over_RP at_IN K11 168 the_ATI three_CD of_IN them_PP3OS ._. ^ Julian_NP K11 169 pretended_VBD not_XNOT to_TO notice_VB ,_, he_PP3A knew_VBD he_PP3A K11 169 was_BEDZ expecting_VBG him_PP3O to_TO do_DO something_PN K11 170 about_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ he_PP3A felt_VBD suddenly_RB afraid_JJ that_CS K11 170 the_ATI forester_NN was_BEDZ beginning_VBG to_TO K11 171 think_VB it_PP3 serious_JJ ._. ^ he_PP3A determined_VBD to_TO remain_VB K11 171 completely_RB aloof_JJ ._. K11 172 ^ deliberately_RB he_PP3A looked_VBD away_RP ,_, down_RP over_IN K11 172 the_ATI manor_NN ._. K11 173 ^ he_PP3A saw_VBD a_AT dark_JJ circular_JJ mark_NN spreading_VBG K11 173 towards_IN them_PP3OS across_IN the_ATI K11 174 meadow_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 reached_VBD the_ATI manor_NN and_CC a_AT K11 174 pillar_NN of_IN dust_NN swirled_VBD high_RB into_IN K11 175 the_ATI air_NN ._. ^ then_RN the_ATI huge_JJ eddy_NN swept_VBD up_IN K11 175 the_ATI slope_NN ,_, catching_VBG wisps_NNS of_IN K11 176 grass_NN and_CC catching_VBG Mary's_NP$ dress_NN and_CC snatching_VBG K11 176 at_IN her_PP$ hair_NN ._. ^ then_RN the_ATI K11 177 lowest_JJT branches_NNS of_IN the_ATI great_JJ fir_NN tree_NN K11 177 quivered_VBD and_CC swayed_VBD ,_, and_CC the_ATI K11 178 surging_NN of_IN the_ATI heavy_JJ masses_NNS of_IN dark_JJ foliage_NN K11 178 spread_VBD upwards_RB and_CC shook_VBD K11 179 the_ATI whole_JJ tree_NN as_CS for_IN a_AT moment_NN it_PP3 became_VBD K11 179 the_ATI violent_JJ centre_NN of_IN the_ATI K11 180 whirlwind_NN ._. ^ a_AT shout_NN sounded_VBN through_IN the_ATI K11 180 strange_JJ roaring_NN of_IN the_ATI wind_NN K11 181 and_CC the_ATI blond_JJ forester_NN ran_VBD forward_RB ._. ^ then_RN K11 181 the_ATI tree_NN ,_, suddenly_RB calm_JJ K11 182 again_RB ,_, towered_VBD over_RP ._. ^ it_PP3 hung_VBD a_AT moment_NN K11 182 against_IN the_ATI sky_NN ,_, and_CC then_RN K11 183 crashed_VBD to_IN the_ATI ground_NN ,_, lashing_VBG into_IN the_ATI K11 183 turf_NN of_IN the_ATI slope_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 rocked_VBD K11 184 and_CC shuddered_VBD ,_, and_CC lay_VBD still_JJ ._. K11 185 ^ Julian_NP ,_, who_WPR had_HVD watched_VBN in_IN such_ABL K11 185 helpless_JJ ,_, petrified_JJ amazement_NN K11 186 that_CS he_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN unable_JJ to_TO move_VB ,_, ran_VBD K11 186 forward_RB with_IN Elizabeth_NP and_CC K11 187 Hanson_NP ._. ^ the_ATI men_NNS clambered_VBD over_IN the_ATI K11 187 branches_NNS ._. ^ Julian_NP tried_VBD to_TO force_VB K11 188 his_PP$ way_NN through_IN the_ATI foliage_NN where_WRB he_PP3A K11 188 imagined_VBD Mary_NP would_MD be_BE ,_, but_CC he_PP3A K11 189 became_VBD entangled_VBN in_IN the_ATI broken_JJ branches_NNS and_CC K11 189 could_MD not_XNOT get_VB very_QL far_RB ._. K11 190 ^ he_PP3A felt_VBD his_PP$ legs_NNS trembling_VBG ._. ^ then_RN he_PP3A K11 190 climbed_VBD up_RP on_RP to_IN a_AT large_JJ branch_NN ._. K11 191 ^ Hanson_NP was_BEDZ a_AT little_JJ way_NN beyond_IN him_PP3O ,_, K11 191 crawling_VBG underneath_RI ._. ^ Elizabeth_NP K11 192 had_HVD run_VBN round_RP to_IN the_ATI other_AP side_NN of_IN the_ATI K11 192 tree_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A climbed_VBD along_IN the_ATI K11 193 branch_NN to_IN the_ATI main_JJB trunk_NN ,_, his_PP$ hands_NNS K11 193 getting_VBG sticky_JJ with_IN resin_NN and_CC his_PP$ K11 194 ankles_NNS getting_VBG scraped_VBN as_CS he_PP3A slipped_VBD on_IN K11 194 the_ATI bark_NN ._. K12 2 *'_*' I_PP1A want_VB to_TO marry_VB you_PP2 ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A K12 2 said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS will_MD live_VB for_RB ever_RB" in_IN K12 2 a_AT K12 3 little_JJ house_NN by_IN the_ATI sea_NN ._. **'_**' K12 4 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A want_VB a_AT big_JJ house_NN ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A K12 4 said_VBD ._. K12 5 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A will_MD give_VB it_PP3 you_PP2 ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A K12 5 cried_VBD ._. K12 6 ^ how_WRB can_MD one_CD1 answer_VB such_ABL promises_NNS ?_? ^ K12 6 Innocencio's_NP$ words_NNS were_BED K12 7 dreams_NNS ._. K12 8 ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS will_MD have_HV some_DTI children_NNS with_IN K12 8 fair_JJ hair_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A went_VBD on_RP ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 K12 9 would_MD be_BE lovely_JJ if_CS you_PP2 had_HVD some_DTI children_NNS K12 9 ._. **'_**' K12 10 ^ at_IN the_ATI time_NN I_PP1A did_DOD not_XNOT know_VB what_WDT K12 10 to_TO say_VB ,_, but_CC have_HV often_RB remembered_VBN K12 11 Innocencio's_NP$ dialect_NN version_NN of_IN the_ATI song_NN ;_; K12 13 palomita_&FW blanca_&FW reluciente_&FW estrella_&FW K12 14 mas_&FW chula_&FW y_&FW mas_&FW bella_&FW K12 15 qu'un_&FW blanco_&FW jasmin_&FW *-_*- K12 17 ^ I_PP1A asked_VBD Innocencio_NP about_IN the_ATI crater_NN I_PP1A K12 17 had_HVD seen_VBN from_IN the_ATI K12 18 mainland_NN ,_, and_CC the_ATI snowy_JJ peak_NN I_PP1A could_MD even_RB K12 18 now_RN see_VB ._. K12 19 ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A replied_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' right_RB K12 19 in_IN the_ATI middle_NN of_IN the_ATI island_NN is_BEZ a_AT K12 20 huge_JJ volcano_NN ,_, a_AT real_JJ volcano_NN ,_, quite_RB as_QL K12 20 active_JJ as_IN Vesuvius_NP or_CC K12 21 Stromboli_NP ._. ^ it_PP3 is_BEZ called_VBN the_ATI bed_NN of_IN K12 21 Empedocles_NP ,_, and_CC the_ATI name_NN is_BEZ true_JJ K12 22 of_IN this_DT mountain_NN ,_, and_CC of_IN no_ATI other_AP ._. ^ K12 22 we_PP1AS try_VB to_TO keep_VB its_PP$ activities_NNS K12 23 hidden_VBN ;_; we_PP1AS do_DO n't_XNOT often_RB admit_VB even_RB K12 23 its_PP$ existence_NN to_IN anyone_PN from_IN the_ATI K12 24 mainland_NN or_CC even_RB the_ATI other_AP islands_NNS ._. ^ when_WRB K12 24 you_PP2 see_VB a_AT glow_NN in_IN the_ATI night_NN K12 25 sky_NN and_CC ask_VB us_PP1OS what_WDT it_PP3 is_BEZ ,_, we_PP1AS K12 25 tell_VB you_PP2 it_PP3 's_BEZ a_AT fire_NN in_IN the_ATI scrub_NN ._. ^ K12 25 so_PN K12 26 it_PP3 may_MD be_BE ,_, and_CC very_QL likely_RB the_ATI olive_NN K12 26 trees_NNS are_BER burning_VBG too_RB ;_; but_CC what_WDT K12 27 has_HVZ started_VBN the_ATI conflagration_NN ?_? ^ we_PP1AS will_MD K12 27 n't_XNOT tell_VB you_PP2 anything_PN about_IN those_DTS K12 28 seething_JJ underground_JJB cauldrons_NNS that_WPR threaten_VB to_TO K12 28 break_VB through_RP at_IN any_DTI K12 29 moment_NN ,_, and_CC occasionally_RB do_DO so_PN !_! **'_**' K12 30 ^ *'_*' what_WDT does_DOZ the_ATI pharos_NN say_VB ,_, out_RP K12 30 there_RN at_IN the_ATI end_NN of_IN the_ATI jetty_NN ?_? **'_**' K12 31 I_PP1A asked_VBD ._. K12 32 ^ *'_*' it_PP3 flashes_VBZ a_AT message_NN all_ABN night_NN K12 32 through_RP ,_, long_RB after_CS every_AT other_AP K12 33 lamp_NN is_BEZ out_RP ,_, but_CC not_XNOT a_AT message_NN of_IN K12 33 comfort_NN ._. ^ keep_VB away_RP ,_, it_PP3 says_VBZ ,_, I_PP1A am_BEM K12 34 alight_JJ ,_, but_CC so_PN is_BEZ the_ATI mountain_NN !_! ^ keep_VB K12 34 away_RP from_IN these_DTS dangerous_JJ K12 35 shores_NNS ._. ^ and_CC from_IN above_IN the_ATI inland_JJB ranges_NNS K12 35 ,_, I_PP1A shall_MD be_BE turned_VBN into_IN K12 36 blood_NN ,_, cries_VBZ the_ATI moon_NN ;_; and_CC the_ATI stars_NNS K12 36 wide-eyed_JJ with_IN terror_NN sink_VB back_RP K12 37 into_IN their_PP$ cavernous_JJ abyss_NN ._. K12 38 ^ *'_*' last_AP eruption_NN the_ATI mountain_NN burst_VBD like_IN K12 38 a_AT bank_NN and_CC flung_VBD millions_CDS K12 39 of_IN pieces_NNS of_IN money_NN high_RB into_IN the_ATI air_NN ._. ^ K12 39 they_PP3AS were_BED scattered_VBN over_IN a_AT wide_JJ K12 40 area_NN of_IN the_ATI surrounding_JJ hills_NNS ,_, and_CC were_BED K12 40 eagerly_RB searched_VBN for_IN and_CC K12 41 gathered_VBN up_RP by_IN people_NNS from_IN the_ATI villages_NNS ._. ^ K12 41 many_AP a_AT mattress_NN and_CC stocking_NN K12 42 now_RN bulges_VBZ with_IN that_DT extraordinary_JJ gold_NN ._. ^ K12 42 such_ABL was_BEDZ the_ATI explosive_JJ force_NN K12 43 that_CS a_AP few_AP" coins_NNS fell_VBD even_RB as_QL far_RB away_RP K12 43 as_IN England_NP ._. K12 44 ^ *'_*' but_CC one_CD1 never_RB knows_VBZ what_WDT a_AT volcano_NN K12 44 will_MD do_DO next_RB ,_, so_CS it_PP3 is_BEZ best_JJT K12 45 to_TO say_VB nothing_PN about_IN it_PP3 ._. **'_**' K12 46 ^ Innocencio_NP wandered_VBD away_RP ,_, his_PP$ forehead_NN K12 46 clouded_VBN ,_, as_CS so_QL often_RB his_PP$ K12 47 native_JJ peak_NN ,_, by_IN the_ATI dark_JJ legends_NNS of_IN his_PP$ K12 47 race_NN ._. ^ in_IN the_ATI afternoon_NN I_PP1A went_VBD K12 48 out_RP again_RB ,_, hoping_VBG to_TO see_VB him_PP3O ,_, but_CC K12 48 could_MD not_XNOT find_VB the_ATI peaceful_JJ garden_NN ._. K12 49 ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ not_XNOT far_RB from_IN it_PP3 ,_, though_RB ,_, K12 49 for_CS there_EX was_BEDZ sea_NN below_IN me_PP1O ,_, and_CC I_PP1A K12 49 knew_VBD K12 50 that_CS the_ATI garden_NN lay_VBD near_IN that_DT part_NN of_IN the_ATI K12 50 estate_NN which_WDTR included_VBD a_AT K12 51 strip_NN of_IN coastline_NN edged_VBN with_IN precipitous_JJ cliffs_NNS K12 51 ._. K12 52 ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ looking_VBG down_RP on_IN the_ATI beach_NN ;_; K12 52 was_BEDZ it_PP3 a_AT festival_NN ,_, that_CS so_QL many_AP K12 53 people_NNS were_BED about_RP ?_? ^ it_PP3 must_MD be_BE the_ATI day_NN K12 53 of_IN the_ATI sea-sports_NNS ;_; my_PP$ eyes_NNS K12 54 search_VB the_ATI holiday_NN crowd_NN for_IN Innocencio_NP ._. ^ K12 54 shall_MD I_PP1A recognize_VB him_PP3O in_IN K12 55 this_DT dazzling_JJ light_NN ?_? ^ there_RN he_PP3A is_BEZ !_! ^ no_UH K12 55 ,_, it_PP3 is_BEZ someone_PN a_RB little_RB" like_IN K12 56 him_PP3O ._. ^ I_PP1A look_VB in_IN other_AP directions_NNS and_CC K12 56 then_RN suddenly_RB I_PP1A see_VB him_PP3O ;_; he_PP3A is_BEZ K12 57 walking_VBG with_IN one_CD1 of_IN his_PP$ companions_NNS ,_, and_CC K12 57 talking_VBG of_IN the_ATI contest_NN to_TO K12 58 come_VB ._. ^ he_PP3A is_BEZ ready_JJ for_IN it_PP3 ,_, wearing_VBG K12 58 his_PP$ bathing-slip_NN and_CC bonnet_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A K12 59 does_DOZ not_XNOT see_VB me_PP1O ._. K12 60 ^ I_PP1A am_BEM on_IN the_ATI cliff-tops_NNS of_IN my_PP$ K12 60 Uncle's_NPT$ domain_NN ;_; it_PP3 is_BEZ getting_VBG K12 61 towards_IN evening_NN ,_, the_ATI wind_NN has_HVZ risen_VBN but_CC K12 61 there_EX are_BER no_ATI clouds_NNS ,_, huge_JJ K12 62 waves_NNS are_BER crashing_VBG on_IN the_ATI rocks_NNS below_RI ._. ^ K12 62 spectators_NNS are_BER gathered_VBN on_IN the_ATI K12 63 opposite_JJ cliff_NN ,_, cut_VBN off_RP from_IN me_PP1O by_IN a_AT K12 63 chasm_NN ,_, and_CC waiting_VBG for_IN the_ATI chief_JJB K12 64 event_NN of_IN the_ATI sports_NNS ._. ^ here_RN are_BER townspeople_NNS K12 64 and_CC their_PP$ visitors_NNS ,_, with_IN a_AP K12 65 few_AP" rustics_NNS from_IN the_ATI mountains_NNS inland_RN ._. ^ K12 65 all_RB at_RB once_RB" a_AT commotion_NN stirs_VBZ K12 66 them_PP3OS :_: Innocencio_NP comes_VBZ in_IN sight_NN round_IN the_ATI K12 66 headland_NN ,_, pulling_VBG a_AT boat_NN K12 67 with_IN all_ABN his_PP$ strength_NN against_IN the_ATI heavy_JJ sea_NN K12 67 ._. ^ will_MD he_PP3A ever_RB reach_VB the_ATI K12 68 bay_NN ?_? ^ time_NN after_IN time_NN a_AT powerful_JJ undertow_NN K12 68 sweeps_VBZ him_PP3O outward_RB ._. ^ then_RN K12 69 putting_VBG forth_RP a_AT supreme_JJ effort_NN he_PP3A rides_VBZ K12 69 inshore_RB on_IN the_ATI back_NN of_IN a_AT ninth_OD K12 70 wave_NN and_CC is_BEZ flung_VBN beyond_IN the_ATI drag_NN of_IN the_ATI K12 70 out-rushing_JJB water_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A can_MD not_XNOT K12 71 be_BE seen_VBN for_IN spray_NN ,_, but_CC a_AT scream_NN of_IN K12 71 triumph_NN goes_VBZ up_RP from_IN the_ATI watchers_NNS ._. K12 72 ^ *'_*' it_PP3 has_HVZ never_RB been_BEN done_VBN before_RI !_! K12 72 **'_**' someone_PN shouts_VBZ in_IN excitement_NN ,_, K12 73 ^ *'_*' no_PN one_PN" else_RB has_HVZ finished_VBN the_ATI course_NN K12 73 ._. ^ he_PP3A has_HVZ pulled_VBN all_ABN the_ATI way_NN K12 74 from_IN Galva_NP *-_*- how_WRB many_AP miles_NNS ?_? *-_*- and_CC in_IN K12 74 the_ATI teeth_NNS of_IN a_AT north-east_NR K12 75 gale_NN !_! **'_**' K12 76 ^ *'_*' Innocencio_NP !_! ^ Innocencio_NP !_! **'_**' K12 77 ^ the_ATI cries_NNS of_IN the_ATI people_NNS soar_VB higher_RBR K12 77 than_IN the_ATI stormy_JJ tumult_NN ;_; he_PP3A K12 78 has_HVZ put_VBN them_PP3OS above_IN Galva_NP of_IN the_ATI K12 78 Grasshoppers_NPS ,_, their_PP$ rival_JJB port_NN ;_; K12 79 Innocencio_NP is_BEZ their_PP$ hero_NN for_RB ever_RB" ,_, and_CC K12 79 even_RB the_ATI people_NNS of_IN Galva_NP will_MD K12 80 praise_VB him_PP3O ._. K12 81 ^ I_PP1A look_VB down_RP into_IN his_PP$ boat_NN ,_, rocking_VBG K12 81 now_RN in_IN a_AT sheltered_JJ inlet_NN ;_; he_PP3A K12 82 has_HVZ brought_VBN from_IN Galva_NP where_WRB his_PP$ sister_NN K12 82 lives_VBZ a_AT trophy_NN without_IN price_NN ._. K12 83 ^ in_IN the_ATI distance_NN and_CC through_IN tears_NNS it_PP3 K12 83 looks_VBZ like_IN two_CD little_JJ brown_JJ K12 84 dolls_NNS ,_, one_CD1 bigger_JJR than_IN the_ATI other_AP and_CC K12 84 lighter_JJR in_IN colour_NN ;_; then_RN I_PP1A see_VB K12 85 that_CS they_PP3AS are_BER shoes_NNS from_IN the_ATI feet_NNS of_IN K12 85 his_PP$ sister's_NN$ children_NNS ,_, his_PP$ elder_JJR K12 86 sister_NN whose_WP$R name_NN is_BEZ future_NN and_CC present_NN and_CC K12 86 past_NN ._. ^ are_BER they_PP3AS made_VBN from_IN K12 87 walnut-shells_NNS and_CC the_ATI skin_NN of_IN mouse_NN and_CC mole_NN K12 87 ?_? ^ they_PP3AS prove_VB that_CS his_PP$ K12 88 boat_NN has_HVZ been_BEN to_IN Galva_NP ;_; they_PP3AS will_MD K12 88 always_RB be_BE his_PP$ greatest_JJT treasure_NN ._. K12 89 ^ I_PP1A look_VB now_RN into_IN the_ATI heart_NN of_IN Innocencio_NP K12 89 ;_; below_IN the_ATI proud_JJ surf_NN lie_VB K12 90 images_NNS of_IN the_ATI perpetual_JJ terror_NN of_IN earth_NN and_CC K12 90 sea_NN ;_; first_RB the_ATI twelve_CD men_NNS K12 91 he_PP3A saw_VBD frozen_VBN stiff_JJ in_IN the_ATI stranded_JJ K12 91 lifeboat_NN ;_; then_RN more_QL recently_RB the_ATI K12 92 brothers_NNS from_IN Lumio_NP drowned_VBN in_IN each_PPLS other's_PPLS" K12 92 clasp_NN ,_, the_ATI one_CD1 trying_VBG to_TO K12 93 save_VB the_ATI other_AP *-_*- dragged_VBN from_IN translucent_JJ K12 93 depths_NNS ,_, so_QL fast_RB were_BED they_PP3AS K12 94 locked_VBN that_CS no_PN one_PN" could_MD separate_VB their_PP$ last_AP K12 94 embrace_NN and_CC they_PP3AS were_BED K12 95 buried_VBN in_IN the_ATI same_AP grave_NN ;_; and_CC finally_RB the_ATI K12 95 corpse_NN he_PP3A had_HVD seen_VBN K12 96 half-eaten_JJ by_IN worms_NNS at_IN the_ATI cemetery_NN ._. ^ his_PP$ K12 96 ribs_NNS still_RB echo_VB with_IN the_ATI K12 97 horror_NN of_IN their_PP$ tawny_JJ hue_NN ._. K12 98 ^ I_PP1A open_VB my_PP$ veins_NNS to_IN the_ATI east_NR I_PP1A K12 98 open_VB the_ATI veins_NNS of_IN my_PP$ arm_NN with_IN the_ATI K12 99 cut_NN of_IN a_AT sliver_NN of_IN silicon_NN ._. ^ blood_NN pours_VBZ K12 99 out_RP from_IN the_ATI left_NN flows_VBZ out_RP K12 100 till_CS it_PP3 reaches_VBZ the_ATI sea_NN goes_VBZ on_RP flowing_VBG K12 100 pours_VBZ inexhaustible_JJ through_IN K12 101 the_ATI inexhaustible_JJ sea_NN without_IN chafe_NN or_CC pause_NN K12 101 till_CS it_PP3 surrounds_VBZ the_ATI K12 102 island_NN a_AT line_NN veining_VBG marble_VB a_AT red_JJ line_NN in_IN K12 102 the_ATI green_JJ sea_NN taut_JJ from_IN my_PP$ K12 103 arm_NN making_VBG a_AT long_JJ arm_NN to_IN his_PP$ home_NR K12 103 circling_VBG the_ATI island_NN a_AT ribbon_NN of_IN K12 104 stain_NN in_IN the_ATI foam_NN unmixing_JJ like_IN a_AT rusty_JJ K12 104 chain_NN to_TO bind_VB him_PP3O in_IN binding_VBG K12 105 his_PP$ home_NR so_CS he_PP3A never_RB can_MD go_VB nor_CC a_AT K12 105 boat's_NN$ prow_NN cut_VB through_IN a_AT crown_NN K12 106 renewed_VBN without_IN end_NN of_IN mercurial_JJ metal_NN from_IN K12 106 far-away_JJB gap_NN whence_WRB it_PP3 K12 107 flows_VBZ only_RB his_PP$ tooth_NN could_MD mend_VB the_ATI gap_NN K12 107 whence_WRB it_PP3 flows_VBZ only_RB his_PP$ K12 108 tongue_NN lick_VB up_RP the_ATI stream_NN at_IN its_PP$ source_NN K12 108 only_RB his_PP$ tooth_NN and_CC his_PP$ tongue_NN ._. K12 109 ^ cibation_NN ._. K12 110 ^ *'_*' in_IN the_ATI wood_NN of_IN wonder_NN her_PP$ fountain_NN K12 110 sings_VBZ ._. **'_**' K12 111 ^ the_ATI magical_JJ aphorisms_NNS of_IN Eugenius_NP Philalethes_NP K12 111 ._. K12 113 ^ next_AP day_NN I_PP1A persuaded_VBD the_ATI anchorite_NN to_TO K12 113 come_VB walking_VBG with_IN me_PP1O in_IN K12 114 the_ATI same_AP neighbourhood_NN ._. ^ the_ATI coast-scenery_NN K12 114 was_BEDZ so_QL fine_JJ that_CS presently_RB K12 115 we_PP1AS stopped_VBD to_TO look_VB at_IN it_PP3 ,_, gazing_VBG K12 115 across_IN a_AT bay_NN to_IN the_ATI far_JJ side_NN where_WRB a_AT K12 116 line_NN of_IN jagged_JJ cliffs_NNS rose_VBD against_IN the_ATI K12 116 horizon_NN ._. K12 117 ^ *'_*' a_AT year_NN or_CC two_CD ago_RB ,_, **'_**' said_VBD K12 117 the_ATI anchorite_NN ,_, *'_*' a_AT girl_NN and_CC I_PP1A were_BED K12 118 walking_VBG along_IN this_DT road_NN ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT K12 118 spring-tide_NN ,_, gone_VBN down_RP very_QL low_RB ,_, K12 119 as_CS it_PP3 has_HVZ to-day_NR ;_; and_CC as_CS we_PP1AS looked_VBD K12 119 across_RP at_IN that_DT rocky_JJ shoal_NN in_IN the_ATI K12 120 distance_NN ,_, we_PP1AS saw_VBD the_ATI towers_NNS and_CC spires_NNS K12 120 of_IN a_AT Gothic_JNP cathedral_NN rising_VBG K12 121 above_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ the_ATI tide_NN had_HVD gone_VBN out_RP so_QL K12 121 far_RB that_CS this_DT cathedral_NN ,_, normally_RB K12 122 submerged_VBN ,_, was_BEDZ plainly_RB visible_JJ ._. **'_**' K12 123 ^ while_CS the_ATI anchorite_NN was_BEDZ speaking_VBG I_PP1A K12 123 looked_VBD out_RP over_IN the_ATI expanse_NN of_IN K12 124 the_ATI bay_NN ,_, and_CC could_MD almost_RB behold_VB the_ATI K12 124 faintly-discernible_JJB architecture_NN K12 125 that_WPR he_PP3A described_VBD ._. ^ outlined_VBN against_IN the_ATI K12 125 sky_NN ,_, it_PP3 appeared_VBD distinctly_RB K12 126 to_IN the_ATI mind's_NN$ eye_NN at_RB least_RB" ;_; and_CC I_PP1A K12 126 could_MD imagine_VB that_CS it_PP3 had_HVD taken_VBN but_RI K12 127 little_AP carving_NN of_IN the_ATI rocks_NNS from_IN which_WDTR it_PP3 K12 127 grew_VBD ,_, to_TO turn_VB nature_NN into_IN K12 128 art_NN ._. K12 129 ^ the_ATI anchorite_NN did_DOD not_XNOT tell_VB me_PP1O who_WP K12 129 the_ATI girl_NN was_BEDZ ._. K12 130 ^ *'_*' just_RB where_WRB we_PP1AS are_BER ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A K12 130 went_VBD on_RP ,_, *'_*' the_ATI coast_NN is_BEZ so_RB formed_VBN K12 130 that_CS K12 131 the_ATI water_NN can_MD n't_XNOT ebb_VB as_QL far_RB as_CS it_PP3 K12 131 does_DOZ from_IN the_ATI opposite_JJ side_NN of_IN the_ATI K12 132 bay_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ about_RB dead-low_JJ now_RN ,_, and_CC as_CS K12 132 you_PP2 can_MD see_VB ,_, there_EX are_BER only_RB two_CD K12 133 or_CC three_CD hundred_CD yards_NNS of_IN sand_NN between_IN the_ATI K12 133 road_NN and_CC the_ATI water_NN ._. ^ well_UH ,_, K12 134 as_CS I_PP1A was_BEDZ telling_VBG you_PP2 ,_, we_PP1AS were_BED K12 134 staring_VBG at_IN the_ATI cathedral_NN ,_, which_WDTR is_BEZ K12 135 hardly_RB ever_RB uncovered_JJ ,_, when_WRB a_AT lady_NN stepped_VBD K12 135 out_RP of_IN the_ATI sea_NN quite_RB near_IN K12 136 us_PP1OS ._. ^ she_PP3A appeared_VBD just_RB where_WRB the_ATI sand_NN K12 136 dividing_VBG us_PP1OS from_IN the_ATI water_NN was_BEDZ K12 137 narrowest_JJT ,_, that_DT is_BEZ ,_, about_RB opposite_IN where_WRB K12 137 we_PP1AS are_BER now_RN ._. ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ tall_JJ and_CC K12 138 fair_JJ and_CC dressed_VBN in_IN a_AT robe_NN of_IN yellow_JJ silk_NN K12 138 ,_, the_ATI colour_NN between_IN orange_NN K12 139 and_CC lemon_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A came_VBD towards_IN us_PP1OS ,_, and_CC K12 139 we_PP1AS walked_VBD over_IN the_ATI wet_JJ sand_NN to_TO K12 140 meet_VB her_PP3O ._. **'_**' K12 141 ^ my_PP$ eyes_NNS had_HVD come_VBN back_RP from_IN across_IN the_ATI K12 141 bay_NN and_CC were_BED now_RN K12 142 concentrated_VBN upon_IN the_ATI waveless_JJ touch_NN of_IN the_ATI K12 142 nearer_JJR sea_NN and_CC shore_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A K12 143 could_MD all_RB but_RB" see_VB the_ATI yellow-clad_JJ figure_NN K12 143 standing_VBG at_IN the_ATI water's_NN$ edge_NN ;_; K12 144 and_CC it_PP3 seemed_VBD to_IN me_PP1O that_CS there_EX must_MD have_HV K12 144 been_BEN other_AP of_IN her_PP$ people_NNS *-_*- K12 145 sea-men_NNS and_CC sea-women_NNS ,_, with_IN her_PP3O or_CC not_XNOT K12 145 far_RB behind_RP ,_, though_CS the_ATI K12 146 anchorite_NN said_VBD nothing_PN about_IN them_PP3OS ._. K12 147 ^ *'_*' she_PP3A spoke_VBD to_IN us_PP1OS ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A K12 147 continued_VBD (_( and_CC I_PP1A could_MD almost_RB hear_VB the_ATI K12 148 sea-woman's_NN$ voice_NN )_) ,_, *'_*' telling_VBG us_PP1OS her_PP$ K12 148 name_NN was_BEDZ Vellanserga_NP ,_, and_CC K12 149 inviting_VBG us_PP1OS to_TO go_VB with_IN her_PP3O into_IN the_ATI K12 149 cathedral_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A refused_VBD ;_; but_CC the_ATI K12 150 girl_NN went_VBD ,_, and_CC was_BEDZ never_RB heard_VBN of_IN again_RB K12 150 ._. **'_**' K12 151 ^ I_PP1A knew_VBD that_CS if_CS the_ATI same_AP invitation_NN K12 151 had_HVD been_BEN offered_VBN to_IN me_PP1O ,_, I_PP1A too_RB K12 152 would_MD have_HV accepted_VBN ;_; and_CC it_PP3 showed_VBD how_WRB K12 152 completely_RB the_ATI anchorite's_NN$ K12 153 movements_NNS were_BED in_IN subjection_NN to_IN my_PP$ Uncle's_NPT$ K12 153 service_NN ,_, that_CS he_PP3A had_HVD not_XNOT K12 154 done_VBN so_PN ._. K12 155 ^ seeing_VBG that_CS I_PP1A was_BEDZ engrossed_VBN in_IN K12 155 meditation_NN on_IN his_PP$ tale_NN ,_, the_ATI K12 156 anchorite_NN withdrew_VBD ._. K12 157 ^ storm_NN is_BEZ in_IN the_ATI air_NN ,_, but_CC distant_JJ ._. ^ K12 157 does_DOZ it_PP3 echo_VB ,_, or_CC threaten_VB ?_? ^ is_BEZ K12 158 the_ATI air_NN weighted_VBN by_IN the_ATI melancholy_NN of_IN a_AT K12 158 tempest_NN subsiding_VBG ,_, or_CC the_ATI K12 159 anxious_JJ hush_NN that_WPR precedes_VBZ its_PP$ first_OD assault_NN K12 159 ?_? K12 160 ^ on_IN the_ATI sea_NN floats_VBZ a_AT head_NN in_IN profile_NN ,_, K12 160 of_IN heroic_JJ traits_NNS ,_, a_AT collar_NN K12 161 of_IN violets_NNS encircling_VBG the_ATI severed_JJ neck_NN ._. ^ K12 161 the_ATI flaxen_JJ hair_NN ,_, once_RB K12 162 looped-up_VBN ,_, is_BEZ now_RN spread_VBN upon_IN a_AT watery_JJ K12 162 surface_NN ,_, and_CC tilted_VBN by_IN K12 163 recurring_JJ small_JJ waves_NNS ._. ^ some_DTI distant_JJ storm_NN ,_, K12 163 surely_RB ,_, tore_VBD this_DT head_NN K12 164 from_IN a_AT ship's_NN$ prow_NN ;_; and_CC the_ATI wood_NN still_RB K12 164 bleeds_VBZ ,_, oozing_VBG a_AT purple_JJ growth_NN ._. K12 165 ^ the_ATI salty_JJ taste_NN of_IN blood_NN ,_, I_PP1A mused_VBD ,_, K12 165 comes_VBZ from_IN the_ATI sea_NN ,_, which_WDTR K12 166 being_BEG without_IN colour_NN ,_, reflects_VBZ a_AT tint_NN from_IN K12 166 the_ATI air_NN above_RI while_CS turning_VBG K12 167 its_PP$ red_JJ globes_NNS into_IN sea-anemones_NNS ;_; but_CC blood_NN K12 167 has_HVZ kept_VBN these_DTS as_IN a_AT dye_NN ._. K12 168 ^ here_RN is_BEZ the_ATI end_NN of_IN the_ATI land_NN and_CC the_ATI K12 168 beginning_NN of_IN a_AT country_NN under_IN K12 169 the_ATI sea_NN ;_; an_AT impalpable_JJ region_NN stretches_VBZ over_IN K12 169 the_ATI last_AP of_IN the_ATI earth_NN and_CC K12 170 extends_VBZ a_AT long_JJ way_NN under_IN water_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 is_BEZ K12 170 said_VBN that_CS our_PP$ starvation_NN is_BEZ K12 171 their_PP$ plenty_NN ;_; that_CS in_IN time_NN of_IN war_NN here_RN ,_, K12 171 down_RP there_RN reigns_VBZ the_ATI deepest_JJT K12 172 peace_NN ._. K12 173 ^ in_IN a_AT douce_JJ air_NN above_IN stones_NNS and_CC soil_NN ,_, K12 173 one_CD1 is_BEZ not_XNOT alone_JJ ;_; mist_NN is_BEZ K12 174 blown_VBN out_RP towards_IN a_AT silvered_JJ horizon_NN ,_, nothing_PN K12 174 perishes_VBZ ._. ^ sometimes_RB K12 175 there_EX is_BEZ a_AT thickening_NN ,_, and_CC a_AT growing_JJ menace_NN K12 175 ._. K12 176 ^ round_IN coastal_JJ rocks_NNS flows_VBZ a_AT true_JJ water_NN ,_, K12 176 the_ATI authentic_JJ Atlantide_NP ._. K12 177 ^ it_PP3 is_BEZ not_XNOT the_ATI peacock_NN that_WPR divides_VBZ two_CD K12 177 continents_NNS ,_, shrill-voiced_JJ but_CC K12 178 never_RB terrible_JJ ;_; nor_CC that_DT narrow_JJ and_CC more_QL K12 178 deceptive_JJ iris_NN strait_NN ;_; nor_CC K12 179 yet_RB the_ATI electric_JJ blue_NN sweeping_VBG from_IN Teneriffe_NP K12 179 to_IN Tory_NP ,_, though_CS a_AT swish_NN K12 180 from_IN the_ATI tail_NN of_IN the_ATI same_AP dragon_NN ._. K12 181 ^ under_IN granite_NN the_ATI saints_NNS lie_NN buried_VBN ;_; K12 181 here_RN a_AT monument_NN measured_VBN to_IN K12 182 human_JJ form_NN still_RB stands_VBZ ,_, there_RN a_AT tree_NN K12 182 takes_VBZ shape_NN from_IN the_ATI bones_NNS K12 183 beneath_RI ,_, an_AT honourable_JJ vessel_NN ._. ^ in_IN yet_RB K12 183 earlier_JJR rock_NN there_EX pulses_VBZ an_AT K12 184 ancient_JJ sensual_JJ life_NN ,_, but_CC the_ATI saints_NNS must_MD K12 184 be_BE roused_VBN up_RP first_RB ._. ^ their_PP$ K12 185 diadems_NNS are_BER bright_JJ with_IN Sunday_NR flowers_NNS ,_, K12 185 already_RB they_PP3AS lift_VB head_NN and_CC K12 186 shoulders_NNS from_IN their_PP$ covering_JJ slabs_NNS ._. ^ when_WRB K12 186 they_PP3AS come_VB alive_JJ and_CC walk_VB K12 187 their_PP$ own_AP realm_NN ,_, the_ATI kingdom_NN of_IN vegetation_NN K12 187 ,_, then_RN blood_NN of_IN beasts_NNS must_MD K12 188 warm_VB the_ATI older_JJR stones_NNS and_CC power_NN will_MD wake_VB K12 188 from_IN a_AT deeper_JJR cave_NN ._. K13 2 3_CD ._. K13 3 ^ hardly_RB noticed_VBN by_IN Vicky_NP in_IN her_PP$ grief_NN and_CC K13 3 her_PP$ expectant_JJ K13 4 motherhood_NN ,_, the_ATI political_JJ scene_NN in_IN Prussia_NP K13 4 had_HVD greatly_RB changed_VBN ._. ^ it_PP3 K13 5 was_BEDZ only_RB after_IN the_ATI birth_NN of_IN her_PP$ second_OD K13 5 son_NN in_IN August_NR ,_, that_CS she_PP3A resumed_VBD K13 6 her_PP$ old_JJ interests_NNS ._. K13 7 ^ Fritz_NP had_HVD shielded_VBN her_PP3O from_IN worry_NN in_IN K13 7 the_ATI last_AP weeks_NNS of_IN her_PP$ K13 8 pregnancy_NN ,_, but_CC now_RN with_IN her_PP$ second_OD son_NN K13 8 thriving_VBG ,_, delighted_JJ with_IN this_DT K13 9 strong_JJ and_CC perfect_JJ child_NN ,_, Vicky's_NP$ vitality_NN K13 9 renewed_VBD itself_PPL ._. K13 10 ^ Fritz_NP ,_, she_PP3A observed_VBD ,_, looked_VBD harrassed_JJ ._. K13 10 ^ he_PP3A seemed_VBD unwilling_JJ to_TO K13 11 talk_VB about_IN current_JJ events_NNS ,_, but_CC her_PP$ direct_JJ K13 11 questions_NNS broke_VBD through_IN his_PP$ K13 12 reserve_NN ._. K13 13 ^ it_PP3 appeared_VBD that_CS Roon_NP ,_, the_ATI only_AP K13 13 conservative_NN in_IN the_ATI otherwise_RB K13 14 liberal_JJ ministry_NN ,_, had_HVD in_IN accordance_NN with_IN the_ATI K13 14 King's_NPT$ demand_NN ,_, drawn_VBN up_RP K13 15 plans_NNS for_IN an_AT army_NN reform_NN ,_, which_WDTR the_ATI K13 15 King_NPT approved_VBD ,_, but_CC the_ATI diet_NN did_DOD K13 16 not_XNOT ;_; whereupon_CS the_ATI King_NPT dissolved_VBD the_ATI K13 16 diet_NN ,_, only_RB to_TO have_HV the_ATI newly_RB K13 17 elected_JJ one_CD1 also_RB vote_VB against_IN the_ATI reform_NN ._. ^ K13 17 furious_JJ ,_, by_IN this_DT time_NN ,_, the_ATI K13 18 King_NPT dissolved_VBD the_ATI second_OD diet_NN ;_; and_CC the_ATI K13 18 third_OD ,_, although_CS the_ATI majority_NN K13 19 of_IN its_PP$ members_NNS were_BED still_RB in_IN opposition_NN to_IN K13 19 the_ATI King_NPT ,_, suggested_VBD a_AT K13 20 reasonable_JJ compromise_NN ._. K13 21 ^ in_IN this_DT crisis_NN ,_, Fritz_NP who_WPR was_BEDZ at_IN K13 21 his_PP$ wit's_NN$ end_NN ,_, advised_VBD K13 22 acceptance_NN ,_, and_CC the_ATI King_NPT then_RN turned_VBD upon_IN K13 22 him_PP3O ,_, and_CC declared_VBD that_CS K13 23 sooner_RBR than_CS step_VB down_RP from_IN the_ATI stand_NN he_PP3A K13 23 had_HVD taken_VBN ,_, he_PP3A would_MD abdicate_VB ._. K13 24 ^ the_ATI abdication_NN document_NN was_BEDZ already_RB drawn_VBN K13 24 up_RP ,_, though_CS not_XNOT yet_RB K13 25 signed_VBN ._. K13 26 ^ Vicky_NP listened_VBD aghast_JJ ._. ^ they_PP3AS had_HVD never_RB K13 26 ,_, she_PP3A realised_VBD been_BEN more_RBR in_IN K13 27 need_NN of_IN the_ATI Prince_NPT Consort's_NPT$ advice_NN ._. K13 28 ^ *'_*' the_ATI opinion_NN in_IN the_ATI country_NN ,_, **'_**' K13 28 Fritz_NP said_VBD bitterly_RB ,_, *'_*' is_BEZ that_CS I_PP1A K13 29 am_BEM urging_VBG my_PP$ father_NN to_TO abdicate_VB ,_, in_CS K13 29 order_CS" that_CS" I_PP1A may_MD step_VB into_IN his_PP$ K13 30 shoes_NNS ._. **'_**' K13 31 ^ *'_*' what_WDT nonsense_NN ,_, oh_UH ,_, what_WDT nonsense_NN !_! K13 31 **'_**' Vicky_NP cried_VBD ._. K13 32 ^ *'_*' it_PP3 seems_VBZ anything_PN but_IN nonsense_NN to_IN K13 32 our_PP$ enemies_NNS ,_, my_PP$ dearest_NN ._. **'_**' K13 33 ^ *'_*' but_CC who_WP could_MD want_VB to_TO reign_VB under_IN K13 33 such_ABL conditions_NNS ?_? ^ how_WRB could_MD K13 34 you_PP2 make_VB a_AT success_NN of_IN kingship_NN knowing_VBG your_PP$ K13 34 father_NN was_BEDZ bitterly_RB K13 35 resentful_JJ and_CC hurt_VBN ?_? **'_**' K13 36 ^ *'_*' not_XNOT all_ABN sons_NNS love_VB their_PP$ fathers_NNS ,_, K13 36 Vicky_NP ._. **'_**' K13 37 ^ *'_*' but_CC you_PP2 do_DO ,_, do_DO n't_XNOT you_PP2 ?_? **'_**' K13 38 ^ *'_*' yes_UH ;_; though_CS not_XNOT as_CS you_PP2 loved_VBD K13 38 yours_PP$$ ._. ^ I_PP1A doubt_VB though_RB ,_, if_CS our_PP$ K13 39 opponents_NNS credit_VB me_PP1O with_IN filial_JJ affection_NN ._. K13 39 **'_**' K13 40 ^ *'_*' what_WDT will_MD you_PP2 do_DO ?_? **'_**' K13 41 ^ *'_*' refuse_VB the_ATI crown_NN if_CS it_PP3 is_BEZ offered_VBN K13 41 to_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ apart_RP altogether_RB from_IN K13 42 my_PP$ father's_NN$ feelings_NNS ,_, if_CS I_PP1A accepted_VBD it_PP3 K13 42 ,_, it_PP3 might_MD well_RB start_VB a_AT civil_JJ K13 43 war_NN ._. ^ if_CS the_ATI worst_JJT comes_VBZ to_IN the_ATI worst_JJT K13 43 ,_, and_CC the_ATI abdication_NN paper_NN is_BEZ K13 44 signed_VBN ,_, I_PP1A shall_MD stand_VB down_RP in_IN favour_NN of_IN K13 44 Willy_NP ._. **'_**' K13 45 ^ *'_*' which_WDTR ,_, **'_**' Vicky_NP said_VBD ,_, *'_*' would_MD K13 45 mean_VB a_AT regency_NN for_IN many_AP years_NNS ,_, K13 46 and_CC heaven_NN only_RB knows_VBZ who_WP would_MD be_BE appointed_VBN K13 46 Regent_NPT ._. ^ there_EX must_MD K13 47 be_BE some_DTI alternative_NN ._. **'_**' K13 48 ^ *'_*' the_ATI present_JJ diet_NN is_BEZ trying_VBG to_TO find_VB K13 48 a_AT solution_NN ,_, **'_**' Fritz_NP told_VBD K13 49 her_PP3O ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A have_HV said_VBN that_CS I_PP1A will_MD K13 49 offer_VB no_ATI further_JJB suggestions_NNS ,_, for_CS any_DTI K13 50 advice_NN of_IN mine_PP$$ is_BEZ suspect_JJ ._. ^ Roon_NP has_HVZ K13 50 sent_VBN for_IN his_PP$ friend_NN ,_, Otto_NP von_&FW K13 51 Bismarck_NP ,_, hoping_VBG that_CS he_PP3A may_MD find_VB some_DTI K13 51 way_NN to_TO end_VB the_ATI deadlock_NN ._. **'_**' K13 52 ^ *'_*' Bismarck_NP ?_? ^ oh_UH yes_UH ,_, of_RB course_RB" ,_, K13 52 the_ATI Paris_NP ambassador_NN ._. **'_**' ^ Vicky_NP K13 53 knitted_VBD her_PP$ brows_NNS ,_, ^ *'_*' Bertie_NP of_IN all_ABN K13 53 people_NNS was_BEDZ talking_VBG about_IN him_PP3O ,_, some_DTI K13 54 time_NN ago_RB ._. ^ he_PP3A said_VBD he_PP3A had_HVD heard_VBN that_CS K13 54 this_DT man_NN was_BEDZ the_ATI hope_NN of_IN the_ATI K13 55 conservatives_NNS ;_; that_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ excessively_RB able_JJ K13 55 and_CC ambitious_JJ ._. ^ Bertie_NP ,_, I_PP1A K13 56 gathered_VBD ,_, thought_VBD he_PP3A might_MD be_BE a_AT very_QL K13 56 sharp_JJ thorn_NN to_IN us_PP1OS ._. **'_**' K13 57 ^ *'_*' odd_JJ to_TO think_VB of_IN Bertie_NP being_BEG so_QL K13 57 well-informed_JJ ,_, **'_**' Fritz_NP K13 58 commented_VBD ._. K13 59 ^ feeling_VBG rather_RB proud_JJ of_IN her_PP$ brother_NN ,_, K13 59 Vicky_NP agreed_VBD ._. ^ Bertie_NP was_BEDZ K13 60 much_RB more_QL intelligent_JJ than_CS most_AP people_NNS supposed_VBD K13 60 ._. ^ poor_JJ ,_, darling_JJ Papa_NPT K13 61 had_HVD under-rated_VBN him_PP3O ,_, which_WDTR was_BEDZ natural_JJ ,_, K13 61 as_CS they_PP3AS were_BED so_QL very_QL different_JJ K13 62 from_IN one_PPLS another_PPLS" ._. K13 63 ^ presently_RB ,_, she_PP3A said_VBD :_: K13 64 ^ *'_*' if_CS it_PP3 were_BED not_XNOT that_CS we_PP1AS should_MD K13 64 be_BE throwing_VBG poor_JJ little_JJ Willy_NP to_IN K13 65 the_ATI wolves_NNS ,_, and_CC depriving_VBG him_PP3O of_IN his_PP$ K13 65 father_NN and_CC mother_NN *-_*- for_CS you_PP2 may_MD K13 66 be_BE sure_JJ that_CS we_PP1AS should_MD have_HV no_ATI say_NN in_IN K13 66 his_PP$ upbringing_NN *-_*- I_PP1A should_MD be_BE K13 67 glad_JJ to_TO go_VB into_IN exile_NN ._. ^ England_NP would_MD not_XNOT K13 67 be_BE that_DT for_IN me_PP1O ,_, of_RB course_RB" ._. K13 68 ^ it_PP3 is_BEZ you_PP2 ..._... would_MD it_PP3 be_BE grievously_RB K13 68 hard_JJ on_IN you_PP2 ?_? **'_**' K13 69 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A can_MD imagine_VB worse_JJR fates_NNS ,_, and_CC K13 69 unless_CS my_PP$ father_NN is_BEZ pacified_VBN ,_, K13 70 that_DT is_BEZ what_WDT it_PP3 will_MD come_VB to_IN ._. ^ Willy_NP K13 70 would_MD not_XNOT be_BE the_ATI first_OD boy_NN king_NN K13 71 in_IN history_NN ,_, and_CC by_IN the_ATI time_NN he_PP3A was_BEDZ K13 71 old_JJ enough_QLP to_TO rule_VB ,_, conditions_NNS K13 72 might_MD have_HV altered_VBN for_IN the_ATI better_JJR ._. ^ my_PP$ K13 72 darling_NN ,_, rather_RB than_CS risk_VB a_AT K13 73 civil_JJ war_NN ,_, we_PP1AS should_MD have_HV to_TO give_VB him_PP3O K13 73 up_RP ._. **'_**' K13 74 ^ *'_*' Prussia_NP might_MD become_VB a_AT republic_NN ,_, **'_**' K13 74 Vicky_NP hazarded_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' the_ATI K13 75 other_AP states_NNS might_MD be_BE co-operative_JJ ._. **'_**' K13 76 ^ *'_*' that_DT I_PP1A can_MD not_XNOT believe_VB ._. ^ as_IN a_AT K13 76 whole_NN ,_, Germans_NNPS are_BER imperial_JJ K13 77 minded_JJ ._. ^ no_UH ,_, they_PP3AS would_MD insist_VB on_IN a_AT K13 77 king_NN ,_, if_CS only_RB a_AT puppet_NN king_NN ._. **'_**' K13 78 ^ *'_*' is_BEZ there_EX nothing_PN we_PP1AS can_MD do_DO ,_, K13 78 Fritz_NP ?_? **'_**' K13 79 ^ *'_*' nothing_PN but_CS wait_VB ._. ^ I_PP1A have_HV no_ATI K13 79 influence_NN over_IN my_PP$ father_NN ,_, and_CC my_PP$ K13 80 poor_JJ mother_NN is_BEZ in_IN despair_NN ._. ^ Bismarck_NP is_BEZ K13 80 expected_VBN to_TO arrive_VB in_IN Berlin_NP K13 81 tomorrow_NR ,_, and_CC my_PP$ father_NN has_HVZ agreed_VBN to_TO K13 81 receive_VB him_PP3O ._. **'_**' K13 82 ^ Vicky_NP was_BEDZ silent_JJ ,_, unable_JJ ,_, though_CS it_PP3 K13 82 shamed_VBD her_PP3O ,_, to_TO resist_VB weaving_VBG K13 83 a_AT roseate_JJ dream_NN ._. ^ what_WDT joy_NN it_PP3 would_MD be_BE K13 83 to_TO return_VB to_IN England_NP with_IN K13 84 Fritz_NP ,_, and_CC to_TO forget_VB these_DTS few_AP bitter_JJ K13 84 years_NNS as_CS though_CS" they_PP3AS had_HVD never_RB K13 85 been_BEN ._. ^ even_CS if_CS" they_PP3AS had_HVD to_TO leave_VB poor_JJ K13 85 little_JJ Willy_NP in_IN the_ATI hands_NNS of_IN K13 86 those_DTS in_IN authority_NN here_RN ,_, they_PP3AS would_MD have_HV K13 86 their_PP$ two_CD younger_JJR children_NNS ,_, K13 87 and_CC when_WRB everything_PN had_HVD settled_VBN down_RP ,_, it_PP3 K13 87 might_MD not_XNOT be_BE an_AT absolute_JJ K13 88 parting_NN from_IN their_PP$ firstborn_NN ._. ^ Victoria_NP would_MD K13 88 use_VB all_ABN her_PP$ considerable_JJ K13 89 influence_NN to_TO prevent_VB that_DT ._. K13 90 ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT dream_NN soon_RB to_TO be_BE dispelled_VBN K13 90 ._. ^ the_ATI next_AP day_NN the_ATI King_NPT tore_VBD K13 91 up_RP the_ATI abdication_NN document_NN ._. ^ Bismarck_NP promised_VBD K13 91 him_PP3O that_CS given_IN K13 92 authority_NN ,_, he_PP3A would_MD get_VB through_RP the_ATI army_NN K13 92 reform_NN ,_, whatever_WDT the_ATI K13 93 disposition_NN of_IN the_ATI diet_NN ;_; whereupon_CS the_ATI King_NPT K13 93 conferred_VBD upon_IN him_PP3O the_ATI K13 94 title_NN and_CC position_NN of_IN Minister_NPT President_NPT and_CC K13 94 foreign_JJ Minister_NPT of_IN K13 95 Prussia_NP ._. K13 96 ^ hearing_VBG this_DT ,_, Fritz_NP and_CC Vicky_NP scarcely_RB K13 96 knew_VBD whether_CS to_TO be_BE K13 97 relieved_JJ or_CC otherwise_RB ._. ^ at_RB least_RB" the_ATI K13 97 immediate_JJ crisis_NN had_HVD been_BEN K13 98 bypassed_VBN ,_, and_CC the_ATI King_NPT ,_, worn_VBN out_RP with_IN K13 98 the_ATI struggle_NN was_BEDZ content_JJ to_TO K13 99 leave_VB the_ATI affairs_NNS of_IN state_NN in_IN the_ATI hands_NNS K13 99 of_IN his_PP$ new_JJ adviser_NN ._. K13 100 ^ Queen_NPT Augusta_NP ,_, who_WPR had_HVD hitherto_RB seen_VBN K13 100 little_AP of_IN Bismarck_NP ,_, but_CC who_WPR K13 101 within_IN twenty-four_CD hours_NNS disliked_VBD him_PP3O intensely_RB K13 101 ,_, wept_VBD disconsolate_JJ K13 102 tears_NNS ._. ^ her_PP$ influence_NN over_IN the_ATI King_NPT had_HVD K13 102 never_RB been_BEN great_JJ ,_, but_CC now_RN it_PP3 K13 103 was_BEDZ reduced_VBN to_IN nil_NN ._. ^ the_ATI new_JJ President_NPT K13 103 Minister_NPT bluntly_RB announced_VBD that_CS K13 104 he_PP3A would_MD not_XNOT tolerate_VB petticoat_NN government_NN ,_, K13 104 and_CC in_IN this_DT he_PP3A included_VBD K13 105 the_ATI young_JJ Crown_NPT Princess_NPT as_QL much_RB as_IN the_ATI K13 105 Queen_NPT ._. K13 106 ^ he_PP3A would_MD serve_VB the_ATI King_NPT ,_, Bismarck_NP K13 106 said_VBD ,_, but_CC him_PP3O alone_RB ,_, and_CC he_PP3A had_HVD K13 107 no_ATI doubt_NN but_CS that_CS" he_PP3A could_MD serve_VB him_PP3O K13 107 to_IN his_PP$ satisfaction_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A swore_VBD K13 108 that_CS if_CS the_ATI King_NPT relied_VBD on_IN him_PP3O ,_, he_PP3A K13 108 would_MD finally_RB be_BE not_XNOT only_RB King_NPT of_IN K13 109 Prussia_NP but_CC Emperor_NPT of_IN a_AT united_JJ Germany_NP ._. K13 110 ^ soon_RB it_PP3 was_BEDZ realised_VBN that_CS the_ATI new_JJ K13 110 Minister_NPT had_HVD an_AT enormous_JJ K13 111 following_NN and_CC with_IN the_ATI King's_NPT$ backing_NN ,_, his_PP$ K13 111 authority_NN was_BEDZ paramount_JJ ._. K13 112 ^ within_IN weeks_NNS ,_, a_AT new_JJ diet_NN ,_, composed_VBN of_IN K13 112 those_DTS who_WPR slavishly_RB believed_VBD in_IN K13 113 him_PP3O ,_, was_BEDZ completely_RB under_IN his_PP$ sway_NN ._. K13 114 ^ Fritz_NP was_BEDZ treated_VBN as_IN a_AT weakling_NN enemy_NN ._. ^ K13 114 Vicky_NP as_IN his_PP$ evil_JJ genius_NN ._. K13 115 ^ unpopular_JJ before_CS Bismarck_NP came_VBD into_IN power_NN ,_, K13 115 she_PP3A was_BEDZ now_RN hated_VBN ._. ^ this_DT K13 116 hatred_NN took_VBD the_ATI form_NN of_IN ignoring_VBG her_PP3O K13 116 whenever_WRB it_PP3 was_BEDZ possible_JJ ,_, and_CC had_HVD K13 117 she_PP3A not_XNOT been_BEN the_ATI Princess_NPT Royal_NPT of_IN K13 117 Great_NP Britain_NP ,_, and_CC her_PP$ mother_NN a_AT K13 118 powerful_JJ queen_NN ,_, she_PP3A and_CC Fritz_NP might_MD ,_, she_PP3A K13 118 thought_VBD ,_, well_RB have_HV been_BEN K13 119 banished_VBN from_IN the_ATI country_NN ._. K13 120 ^ Vicky_NP often_RB wondered_VBD that_CS she_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT K13 120 meet_VB with_IN an_AT untimely_JJ end_NN ._. K13 121 ^ there_EX were_BED more_AP ways_NNS than_IN one_CD1 of_IN getting_VBG K13 121 rid_VBN of_IN an_AT intransigent_JJ K13 122 princess_NN ._. K13 123 ^ but_CC it_PP3 was_BEDZ not_XNOT Bismarck's_NP$ policy_NN to_TO K13 123 so_RB inflame_VB Britain_NP that_CS he_PP3A K13 124 had_HVD a_AT war_NN on_IN his_PP$ hands_NNS ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ K13 124 far_RB wiser_JJR to_TO treat_VB Vicky_NP as_IN an_AT K13 125 ignorant_JJ ,_, hot-headed_JJ girl_NN ,_, and_CC while_CS appearing_VBG K13 125 to_TO tolerate_VB Fritz_NP ,_, to_TO K13 126 estrange_VB the_ATI King_NPT from_IN him_PP3O by_IN various_JJ K13 126 subtle_JJ means_NNS ._. K13 127 ^ finally_RB ,_, however_RB ,_, Fritz_NP was_BEDZ forced_VBN into_IN K13 127 open_JJ conflict_NN with_IN his_PP$ K13 128 father_NN ._. K13 129 ^ Bismarck_NP ,_, though_CS the_ATI diet_NN was_BEDZ now_RN K13 129 subservient_JJ to_IN him_PP3O ,_, was_BEDZ K13 130 constantly_RB criticised_VBN by_IN the_ATI more_QL liberal_JJ K13 130 newspapers_NNS ,_, and_CC he_PP3A K13 131 retaliated_VBD by_IN passing_VBG an_AT emergency_NN decree_NN ,_, K13 131 which_WDTR effectually_RB muzzled_VBD K13 132 the_ATI press_NN ._. K13 133 ^ now_RN ,_, no_ATI political_JJ opinion_NN could_MD be_BE K13 133 newspaper_NN circulated_VBN without_IN K13 134 the_ATI approval_NN of_IN the_ATI Minister_NPT President_NPT ;_; K13 134 free_JJ speech_NN was_BEDZ annihilated_VBN ._. K13 135 ^ on_IN the_ATI other_AP hand_NN ,_, any_DTI article_NN in_IN praise_NN K13 135 of_IN him_PP3O and_CC his_PP$ government_NN K13 136 was_BEDZ given_VBN extravagant_JJ publicity_NN ._. K13 137 ^ scurrilous_JJ attacks_NNS were_BED made_VBN on_IN Vicky_NP ._. ^ K13 137 nothing_PN was_BEDZ too_QL bad_JJ ,_, or_CC K13 138 too_QL personally_RB insulting_JJ to_TO be_BE written_VBN about_IN K13 138 her_PP3O ._. ^ there_EX were_BED now_RN no_ATI K13 139 objections_NNS raised_VBN to_IN her_PP$ visiting_VBG England_NP as_QL K13 139 often_RB as_CS she_PP3A chose_VBD ;_; the_ATI K13 140 hope_NN was_BEDZ openly_RB expressed_VBN that_CS she_PP3A would_MD K13 140 never_RB return_VB to_IN Prussia_NP ._. K13 141 ^ Fritz_NP ,_, whose_WP$R opinions_NNS and_CC principles_NNS K13 141 were_BED outraged_VBN ,_, and_CC who_WPR was_BEDZ K13 142 furiously_RB indignant_JJ on_IN Vicky's_NP$ behalf_NN ,_, came_VBD K13 142 out_RP into_IN the_ATI open_NN ,_, and_CC K13 143 when_WRB at_IN an_AT official_JJ reception_NN at_IN Dantzig_NP he_PP3A K13 143 was_BEDZ asked_VBN outright_RB by_IN the_ATI K13 144 burgomaster_NN if_CS he_PP3A had_HVD had_HVN any_DTI hand_NN in_IN K13 144 bringing_VBG about_RP the_ATI press_NN K13 145 ordinance_NN ,_, he_PP3A replied_VBD that_CS he_PP3A had_HVD not_XNOT K13 145 ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD ,_, he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, been_BEN absent_JJ K13 146 from_IN Berlin_NP at_IN the_ATI time_NN ,_, and_CC had_HVD had_HVN K13 146 no_ATI part_NN in_IN the_ATI councils_NNS which_WDTR had_HVD K13 147 led_VBN up_RP to_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ his_PP$ short_JJ speech_NN which_WDTR K13 147 followed_VBD ,_, showed_VBD clearly_RB where_WRB K13 148 his_PP$ sympathies_NNS lay_VBD ._. K13 149 ^ the_ATI burgomaster's_NN$ question_NN had_HVD come_VBN as_IN K13 149 no_ATI surprise_NN to_IN him_PP3O ;_; he_PP3A had_HVD K13 150 been_BEN warned_VBN before_IN the_ATI reception_NN that_CS he_PP3A K13 150 would_MD be_BE challenged_VBN ,_, and_CC K13 151 Vicky_NP ,_, who_WPR was_BEDZ with_IN him_PP3O ,_, had_HVD implored_VBN K13 151 him_PP3O to_TO make_VB his_PP$ position_NN plain_JJ ._. K13 152 ^ they_PP3AS had_HVD their_PP$ own_AP following_NN ,_, she_PP3A K13 152 argued_VBD ,_, though_CS it_PP3 might_MD be_BE a_AT K13 153 minority_NN following_NN ,_, and_CC Fritz_NP owed_VBD it_PP3 to_IN K13 153 them_PP3OS to_TO show_VB that_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ not_XNOT K13 154 involved_VBN in_IN this_DT disgraceful_JJ measure_NN ._. K13 155 ^ within_IN hours_NNS the_ATI storm_NN broke_VBD about_IN their_PP$ K13 155 heads_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI King_NPT K13 156 threatened_VBD to_TO cast_VB Fritz_NP off_RP altogether_RB ._. ^ K13 156 the_ATI Queen_NPT Augusta_NP wrote_VBD him_PP3O K13 157 an_AT hysterical_JJ letter_NN ,_, in_IN which_WDTR she_PP3A K13 157 confusedly_RB sympathised_VBD with_IN him_PP3O ,_, K13 158 reproached_VBD him_PP3O ,_, and_CC laid_VBD all_ABN the_ATI blame_NN K13 158 on_IN Vicky_NP who_WPR was_BEDZ proving_VBG K13 159 herself_PPL no_ATI friend_NN to_IN her_PP$ adopted_JJ country_NN ._. K13 160 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A am_BEM not_XNOT ,_, I_PP1A suppose_VB ,_, **'_**' K13 160 Vicky_NP said_VBD sadly_RB ._. ^ *'_*' not_XNOT to_IN this_DT new_JJ K13 161 Prussia_NP ,_, which_WDTR is_BEZ changed_VBN and_CC demoralised_VBN ._. K13 161 ^ you_PP2 would_MD be_BE better_JJR K13 162 without_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ even_RB some_DTI of_IN your_PP$ real_JJ ,_, K13 162 true_JJ friends_NNS doubt_VB me_PP1O ;_; they_PP3AS think_VB K13 163 you_PP2 have_HV wedded_VBN not_XNOT only_RB me_PP1O ,_, but_CC my_PP$ K13 163 country_NN ;_; and_CC they_PP3AS would_MD rather_RB put_VB K13 164 up_RP with_IN this_DT devilish_JJ Bismarck_NP than_CS run_VB the_ATI K13 164 danger_NN *-_*- they_PP3AS think_VB it_PP3 is_BEZ K13 165 a_AT danger_NN *-_*- of_IN being_BEG anglicised_VBN ._. ^ I_PP1A do_DO K13 165 n't_XNOT blame_VB them_PP3OS in_IN the_ATI least_AP ._. ^ I_PP1A K13 166 know_VB how_WRB repellent_JJ it_PP3 is_BEZ to_IN me_PP1O to_TO be_BE K13 166 prussianised_VBN ._. ^ I_PP1A should_MD never_RB K13 167 have_HV loved_VBN you_PP2 ,_, or_CC wanted_VBN to_TO marry_VB you_PP2 K13 167 ,_, had_HVN that_DT been_BEN your_PP$ K13 168 attitude_NN ._. **'_**' K13 169 ^ *'_*' thank_VB God_NP ,_, it_PP3 never_RB was_BEDZ ,_, **'_**' K13 169 Fritz_NP said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' all_ABN I_PP1A hoped_VBD was_BEDZ that_CS K13 170 you_PP2 would_MD bring_VB the_ATI fresh_JJ air_NN of_IN your_PP$ K13 170 country_NN ,_, to_TO blow_VB upon_IN the_ATI K13 171 cobwebs_NNS in_IN mine_PP$$ ._. **'_**' K13 172 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A have_HV n't_XNOT sufficient_JJ breath_NN for_IN K13 172 that_DT ,_, **'_**' and_CC Vicky_NP smiled_VBD K13 173 wryly_RB ._. ^ *'_*' oh_UH darling_NN *-_*- I_PP1A feel_VB so_QL K13 173 hopeless_JJ ._. ^ sometimes_RB I_PP1A am_BEM afraid_JJ they_PP3AS K13 174 will_MD contrive_VB to_TO separate_VB us_PP1OS ,_, dearly_RB though_CS K13 174 we_PP1AS love_VB one_PPLS another_PPLS" ._. **'_**' K13 175 ^ to_TO think_VB that_DT ,_, was_BEDZ to_TO believe_VB in_IN the_ATI K13 175 reality_NN of_IN a_AT nightmare_NN K13 176 dream_NN ,_, Fritz_NP chided_VBD her_PP3O ,_, and_CC added_VBD :_: K13 177 ^ *'_*' but_CC I_PP1A only_RB wish_VB you_PP2 could_MD get_VB K13 177 away_RP from_IN her_PP3O *-_*- you_PP2 and_CC the_ATI K13 178 children_NNS as_RB well_RB" *-_*- until_CS the_ATI worst_JJT storm_NN K13 178 blows_VBZ over_RP ._. **'_**' K13 179 ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS both_ABX ought_MD to_TO get_VB away_RP Fritz_NP K13 179 *-_*- not_XNOT permanently_RB ,_, but_CC for_IN a_AT K13 180 respite_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A ,_, in_IN that_DT way_NN ,_, am_BEM K13 180 strangely_RB free_JJ for_IN the_ATI first_OD time_NN since_CS I_PP1A K13 181 came_VBD to_TO live_VB here_RN ,_, and_CC with_IN the_ATI King_NPT K13 181 so_RB opposed_VBN to_IN you_PP2 and_CC your_PP$ views_NNS ,_, K13 182 you_PP2 can_MD scarcely_RB be_BE more_AP than_IN a_AT figure-head_NN K13 182 in_IN Prussia_NP ._. ^ moreover_RB ,_, the_ATI K13 183 hateful_JJ Bismarck_NP will_MD see_VB that_CS you_PP2 are_BER not_XNOT K13 183 ._. **'_**' K13 184 ^ *'_*' so_PN it_PP3 seems_VBZ ,_, **'_**' agreed_VBD Fritz_NP K13 184 with_IN a_AT shrug_NN ._. K13 185 ^ *'_*' why_WRB not_XNOT give_VB the_ATI King_NPT and_CC the_ATI K13 185 country_NN time_NN to_TO tire_VB of_IN him_PP3O ?_? **'_**' K13 186 Vicky_NP urged_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' what_WDT good_NN can_MD you_PP2 do_DO K13 186 ,_, as_CS things_NNS are_BER ?_? ^ Mamma_NPT ,_, poor_JJ K13 187 darling_NN ,_, has_HVZ sufficiently_RB roused_VBN herself_PPL from_IN K13 187 her_PP$ grief_NN to_TO be_BE K13 188 concerned_JJ for_IN us_PP1OS ._. ^ she_PP3A has_HVZ a_AT proposition_NN K13 188 in_IN mind_NN ,_, though_CS it_PP3 greatly_RB K13 189 depends_VBZ upon_IN what_WDT she_PP3A thinks_VBZ of_IN Alix_NP when_WRB K13 189 she_PP3A at_RB last_RB" meets_VBZ her_PP3O ._. ^ if_CS K13 190 possible_JJ she_PP3A will_MD bring_VB about_RP that_DT marriage_NN ,_, K13 190 because_CS Papa_NPT so_QL much_RB K13 191 wished_VBD it_PP3 ,_, though_CS Bertie_NP seems_VBZ more_QL or_CC K13 191 less_QL indifferent_JJ ._. ^ poor_JJ boy_NN ,_, he_PP3A K13 192 has_HVZ been_BEN too_QL miserable_JJ to_TO think_VB about_IN his_PP$ K13 192 future_NN ._. **'_**' K13 193 ^ the_ATI Queen_NPT ,_, Fritz_NP opined_VBD ,_, was_BEDZ certain_JJ K13 193 to_TO approve_VB of_IN the_ATI Princess_NPT K13 194 Alexandra_NP ,_, whose_WP$R inherent_JJ gentleness_NN would_MD be_BE K13 194 an_AT enormous_JJ asset_NN to_IN K13 195 her_PP3O ._. K13 196 ^ *'_*' well_UH ,_, we_PP1AS shall_MD see_VB ,_, **'_**' ^ Vicky_NP K13 196 said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' the_ATI meeting_NN at_IN Laeken_NP K13 197 has_HVZ been_BEN arranged_VBN ,_, and_CC then_RN Mamma_NPT has_HVZ K13 197 asked_VBN if_CS we_PP1AS could_MD take_VB charge_NN of_IN K13 198 Bertie_NP for_IN a_AT while_NN ._. **'_**' K13 199 ^ *'_*' take_VB charge_NN of_IN him_PP3O ?_? ^ in_IN Berlin_NP ?_? ^ K13 199 he_PP3A would_MD scarcely_RB enjoy_VB K13 200 himself_PPL here_RN just_RB now_RN ._. **'_**' K13 201 ^ *'_*' Mamma_NPT knows_VBZ that_DT ._. ^ I_PP1A am_BEM sure_JJ K13 201 she_PP3A would_MD not_XNOT advocate_VB it_PP3 ._. K14 2 she_PP3A glanced_VBD once_RB more_RBR at_IN the_ATI Colonel_NPT ._. ^ K14 2 he_PP3A showed_VBD no_ATI signs_NNS of_IN K14 3 being_BEG interested_JJ in_IN what_WDT was_BEDZ going_VBG on_RP K14 3 before_IN his_PP$ eyes_NNS ,_, and_CC the_ATI shoe_NN K14 4 remained_VBD ,_, untouched_JJ ,_, at_IN his_PP$ feet_NNS ._. K14 5 ^ it_PP3 occurred_VBD to_IN her_PP3O briefly_RB (_( two_CD more_AP K14 5 prisoners_NNS were_BED examined_VBN )_) how_WRB K14 6 odd_JJ it_PP3 was_BEDZ that_CS of_IN all_ABN the_ATI people_NNS in_IN K14 6 the_ATI convoy_NN who_WPR had_HVD been_BEN held_VBN up_RP K14 7 by_IN this_DT *'_*' Colonel_NPT **'_**' and_CC his_PP$ assistant_NN ,_, K14 7 she_PP3A and_CC Benvenuto_NP were_BED the_ATI K14 8 only_AP ones_CD1S who_WPR knew_VBD that_CS they_PP3AS could_MD not_XNOT K14 8 be_BE what_WDT they_PP3AS seemed_VBD ._. ^ and_CC did_DOD K14 9 Benvenuto_NP know_VB ?_? K14 10 ^ it_PP3 also_RB seemed_VBD to_IN her_PP3O that_CS the_ATI K14 10 soldier_NN was_BEDZ taking_VBG a_AT long_JJ time_NN K14 11 reaching_VBG Benvenuto_NP ,_, but_CC she_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT trust_VB K14 11 her_PP$ senses_NNS ._. ^ it_PP3 must_MD be_BE no_ATI K14 12 time_NN at_IN all_ABN ,_, she_PP3A said_VBD ._. K14 13 ^ then_RN she_PP3A heard_VBD the_ATI soldier_NN shout_VB :_: ~ *'_*' K14 13 fall_VB out_RP !_! ~ get_VB back_RP in_IN the_ATI K14 14 trucks_NNS !_! **'_**' and_CC the_ATI Colonel_NPT add_VB ,_, in_IN K14 14 their_PP$ language_NN ,_, ~ *'_*' and_CC do_DO n't_XNOT waste_VB K14 15 any_DTI time_NN about_IN it_PP3 !_! **'_**' and_CC though_CS it_PP3 K14 15 seemed_VBD impossible_JJ to_IN her_PP3O that_CS she_PP3A K14 16 should_MD have_HV escaped_VBN ,_, she_PP3A could_MD not_XNOT think_VB K14 16 of_IN any_DTI other_AP possible_JJ K14 17 explanation_NN for_IN the_ATI command_NN ._. ^ as_CS they_PP3AS K14 17 started_VBD shuffling_VBG back_RP towards_IN K14 18 the_ATI truck_NN she_PP3A tried_VBD to_TO keep_VB walking_VBG evenly_RB K14 18 ,_, in_IN spite_IN" of_IN" the_ATI fact_NN that_CS K14 19 one_CD1 foot_NN was_BEDZ now_RN higher_JJR than_IN the_ATI other_AP ._. K14 20 ^ no_PN one_PN" moved_VBD very_QL fast_RB ._. ^ she_PP3A saw_VBD K14 20 Benvenuto_NP get_VB into_IN the_ATI truck_NN K14 21 among_IN the_ATI first_OD without_IN looking_VBG either_DTX right_RB K14 21 or_CC left_RB ;_; she_PP3A saw_VBD the_ATI K14 22 soldier_NN help_VB one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI wounded_JJ up_RP over_IN K14 22 the_ATI tail-gate_NN ;_; she_PP3A saw_VBD the_ATI K14 23 Colonel_NPT start_VB to_TO hurry_VB the_ATI line_NN along_RP ,_, K14 23 pushing_VBG each_DT man_NN along_RP by_IN the_ATI K14 24 shoulders_NNS ;_; and_CC when_WRB she_PP3A was_BEDZ a_AP few_AP" K14 24 prisoners_NNS away_RP from_IN boarding_VBG the_ATI K14 25 truck_NN herself_PPL ,_, she_PP3A saw_VBD the_ATI Colonel_NPT step_VB K14 25 on_IN her_PP$ shoe_NN ._. K14 26 ^ at_RB first_RB" it_PP3 seemed_VBD that_CS he_PP3A would_MD K14 26 not_XNOT even_RB notice_VB his_PP$ discomfort_NN K14 27 in_IN his_PP$ impatience_NN to_TO get_VB on_RP to_IN the_ATI next_AP K14 27 truck_NN ._. ^ but_CC obviously_RB the_ATI heel_NN K14 28 of_IN the_ATI shoe_NN annoyed_VBD him_PP3O and_CC he_PP3A got_VBD K14 28 the_ATI soldier_NN to_TO point_VB his_PP$ flashlight_NN K14 29 down_RP at_IN the_ATI offending_JJ object_NN ._. ^ the_ATI soldier_NN K14 29 picked_VBD it_PP3 up_RP and_CC held_VBD it_PP3 in_IN K14 30 his_PP$ hand_NN ,_, but_CC the_ATI Colonel_NPT took_VBD it_PP3 from_IN K14 30 him_PP3O and_CC methodically_RB wiped_VBD the_ATI K14 31 mud_NN from_IN it_PP3 so_CS that_CS" its_PP$ red_JJ leather_NN K14 31 shone_VBD ._. ^ Clara_NP meanwhile_RB had_HVD passed_VBN K14 32 him_PP3O and_CC was_BEDZ in_IN the_ATI truck_NN ,_, manoeuvring_VBG K14 32 to_TO be_BE as_QL close_RB to_IN Benvenuto_NP as_CS K14 33 possible_JJ ._. ^ when_WRB she_PP3A turned_VBD round_RP she_PP3A K14 33 could_MD see_VB the_ATI shoe_NN in_IN the_ATI K14 34 Colonel's_NPT$ hand_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 looked_VBD very_QL small_JJ and_CC K14 34 the_ATI Colonel's_NPT$ hand_NN looked_VBD K14 35 very_QL large_JJ ._. K14 36 ^ *'_*' what_WDT a_AT pretty_JJ shoe_NN ,_, **'_**' Lescaut_NP K14 36 said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' what_WDT a_AT very_QL pretty_JJ K14 37 shoe_NN ._. **'_**' K14 38 ^ three_CD ._. K14 39 ^ liberation_NN ._. K14 40 ^ 1_CD1 ._. K14 41 ^ until_IN the_ATI very_AP moment_NN when_WRB she_PP3A was_BEDZ K14 41 captured_VBN Clara_NP had_HVD K14 42 believed_VBN in_IN her_PP$ heart_NN of_IN hearts_NNS that_CS she_PP3A K14 42 and_CC Benvenuto_NP would_MD escape_VB ._. K14 43 ^ she_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT know_VB how_WRB ,_, but_CC she_PP3A K14 43 was_BEDZ convinced_VBN that_CS it_PP3 would_MD be_BE so_PN ._. ^ in_IN K14 44 those_DTS few_AP hours_NNS from_IN noon_NN to_IN midnight_NN of_IN K14 44 that_DT August_NR day_NN that_WPR had_HVD been_BEN K14 45 so_RB filled_VBN with_IN the_ATI unusual_JJ ,_, she_PP3A had_HVD K14 45 never_RB ceased_VBN to_TO believe_VB in_IN the_ATI K14 46 usual_JJ ,_, in_IN the_ATI day-to-day_JJB life_NN she_PP3A had_HVD K14 46 enjoyed_VBN for_IN many_AP years_NNS ._. ^ today_NR K14 47 she_PP3A was_BEDZ with_IN Benvenuto_NP ;_; tomorrow_NR she_PP3A K14 47 would_MD be_BE with_IN Benvenuto_NP ._. ^ had_HVD it_PP3 K14 48 not_XNOT always_RB been_BEN so_PN ?_? ^ would_MD it_PP3 not_XNOT K14 48 always_RB be_BE so_PN ?_? K14 49 ^ the_ATI more_RBR you_PP2 love_VB ,_, the_ATI more_RBR you_PP2 K14 49 think_VB it_PP3 likely_JJ that_CS the_ATI world_NN K14 50 must_MD love_VB too_RB ._. ^ it_PP3 takes_VBZ stubborn_JJ facts_NNS K14 50 to_TO dislodge_VB belief_NN or_CC habit_NN ._. K14 51 ^ until_IN the_ATI moment_NN ,_, then_RN ,_, that_CS Manon_NP K14 51 Lescaut_NP picked_VBD up_RP the_ATI shoe_NN ,_, Clara_NP K14 52 was_BEDZ convinced_VBN against_IN all_ABN appearances_NNS that_CS K14 52 she_PP3A and_CC Benvenuto_NP must_MD be_BE K14 53 saved_VBN :_: because_CS they_PP3AS loved_VBD each_PPLS other_PPLS" ,_, K14 53 if_CS for_IN no_ATI other_AP reason_NN ._. K14 54 ^ another_DT thing_NN she_PP3A had_HVD taken_VBN for_CS granted_VBN K14 54 was_BEDZ that_CS Benvenuto_NP also_RB K14 55 had_HVD faith_NN in_IN their_PP$ escape_NN ,_, for_CS if_CS he_PP3A K14 55 had_HVD n't_XNOT why_WRB had_HVD he_PP3A undertaken_VBN to_TO K14 56 fly_VB with_IN her_PP3O ?_? ^ in_IN fact_NN ,_, Clara_NP had_HVD K14 56 believed_VBN that_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ she_PP3A who_WPR K14 57 tended_VBD to_TO be_BE more_QL realistic_JJ in_IN appraising_VBG K14 57 their_PP$ chances_NNS ,_, and_CC Benvenuto_NP K14 58 who_WPR had_HVD been_BEN swayed_VBN by_IN the_ATI o'erweaning_JJ K14 58 optimism_NN of_IN his_PP$ nature_NN ._. K14 59 ^ but_CC when_WRB their_PP$ capture_NN was_BEDZ certain_JJ ,_, K14 59 she_PP3A saw_VBD that_CS Benvenuto_NP had_HVD K14 60 never_RB believed_VBN that_CS they_PP3AS would_MD escape_VB ._. ^ K14 60 he_PP3A made_VBD this_DT perfectly_RB plain_JJ K14 61 by_IN his_PP$ reactions_NNS ._. K14 62 ^ far_RB from_IN being_BEG more_QL frightened_JJ than_CS before_RI K14 62 ,_, his_PP$ capture_NN plainly_RB K14 63 relieved_VBD his_PP$ mind_NN of_IN whatever_WDT doubts_NNS he_PP3A K14 63 may_MD have_HV had_HVN ._. ^ he_PP3A followed_VBD and_CC K14 64 obeyed_VBD Manon_NP Lescaut_NP as_CS though_CS" he_PP3A was_BEDZ K14 64 absolutely_RB certain_JJ that_CS the_ATI K14 65 Rumanian_NNP knew_VBD what_WDT he_PP3A was_BEDZ doing_VBG ,_, why_WRB K14 65 he_PP3A was_BEDZ doing_VBG it_PP3 ;_; and_CC even_RB as_CS K14 66 though_CS" he_PP3A thought_VBD that_CS the_ATI Rumanian_NNP probably_RB K14 66 knew_VBD better_RBR than_CS he_PP3A ,_, K14 67 Benvenuto_NP ,_, did_DOD ,_, what_WDT was_BEDZ good_JJ and_CC K14 67 suitable_JJ for_IN him_PP3O ._. K14 68 ^ Clara_NP was_BEDZ used_JJ to_IN following_VBG his_PP$ lead_NN ,_, K14 68 and_CC within_IN minutes_NNS she_PP3A ,_, K14 69 too_RB ,_, began_VBD to_TO feel_VB a_AT certain_JJ relief_NN that_CS K14 69 she_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN captured_VBN ._. ^ the_ATI K14 70 moment_NN she_PP3A realized_VBD that_CS she_PP3A and_CC Benvenuto_NP K14 70 would_MD not_XNOT escape_VB ,_, she_PP3A saw_VBD K14 71 that_CS everything_PN that_WPR had_HVD happened_VBN in_IN the_ATI K14 71 past_JJB twelve_CD hours_NNS had_HVD K14 72 happened_VBN just_RB as_CS it_PP3 had_HVD been_BEN ordained_VBN ;_; K14 72 and_CC in_IN the_ATI same_AP way_NN everything_PN K14 73 that_WPR would_MD happen_VB to_IN them_PP3OS now_RN would_MD happen_VB K14 73 as_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ ordained_VBN ._. ^ and_CC if_CS K14 74 this_DT was_BEDZ so_PN ,_, there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI need_NN to_TO K14 74 plan_VB anything_PN or_CC to_TO feel_VB any_DTI fear_NN ._. K14 75 ^ several_AP times_NNS ,_, during_IN the_ATI hour_NN that_WPR K14 75 followed_VBD their_PP$ capture_NN ,_, when_WRB K14 76 they_PP3AS were_BED being_BEG driven_VBN through_IN the_ATI back_JJB K14 76 roads_NNS in_IN the_ATI mountains_NNS in_IN a_AT K14 77 jeep_NN the_ATI Rumanian_NNP had_HVD commandeered_VBN ,_, she_PP3A K14 77 looked_VBD to_IN Benvenuto_NP to_TO see_VB if_CS K14 78 he_PP3A thought_VBD the_ATI same_AP way_NN ;_; and_CC whenever_WRB K14 78 she_PP3A looked_VBD ,_, she_PP3A saw_VBD her_PP$ own_AP K14 79 feelings_NNS confirmed_VBN ._. ^ Benvenuto's_NP$ face_NN was_BEDZ K14 79 deprived_VBN of_IN all_ABN expression_NN ._. K14 80 ^ it_PP3 had_HVD done_VBN away_RP both_ABX with_IN its_PP$ past_NN K14 80 and_CC with_IN its_PP$ future_NN ;_; it_PP3 neither_DTX K14 81 regretted_VBD nor_CC expected_VBD ._. ^ from_IN time_NN to_IN time_NN K14 81 his_PP$ large_JJ and_CC strong_JJ hand_NN K14 82 passed_VBD under_IN her_PP$ blanket_NN to_TO meet_VB hers_PP$$ and_CC K14 82 lie_VB there_RN on_IN her_PP$ lap_NN ;_; and_CC K14 83 even_RB in_IN this_DT he_PP3A showed_VBD neither_DTX pleasure_NN nor_CC K14 83 pain_NN ._. ^ his_PP$ hand_NN merely_RB K14 84 indicated_VBD that_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ there_RN next_RB to_IN her_PP3O K14 84 and_CC that_CS they_PP3AS were_BED together_RB ._. K14 85 ^ she_PP3A derived_VBD a_AT great_JJ strength_NN from_IN this_DT and_CC K14 85 she_PP3A and_CC Benvenuto_NP were_BED K14 86 able_JJ to_TO sustain_VB everything_PN the_ATI Rumanian_NNP said_VBD K14 86 and_CC did_DOD in_IN silence_NN ._. K14 87 ^ the_ATI Rumanian_NNP was_BEDZ not_XNOT cruel_JJ ,_, except_CS K14 87 with_IN his_PP$ words_NNS ,_, and_CC his_PP$ words_NNS K14 88 all_ABN seemed_VBD to_TO deal_VB with_IN someone_PN called_VBN the_ATI K14 88 Capita*?2n_NPT and_CC with_IN times_NNS K14 89 that_WPR had_HVD gone_VBN by_RP and_CC had_HVD no_ATI particular_JJ K14 89 relevance_NN at_IN the_ATI moment_NN ._. K14 90 ^ indeed_RB ,_, she_PP3A could_MD not_XNOT imagine_VB why_WRB he_PP3A K14 90 bothered_VBD to_TO mention_VB half_ABN the_ATI K14 91 things_NNS he_PP3A mentioned_VBD :_: did_DOD he_PP3A think_VB K14 91 Benvenuto_NP had_HVD forgotten_VBN them_PP3OS ?_? or_CC K14 92 would_MD deny_VB them_PP3OS ?_? ^ but_CC now_CS that_CS" all_ABN K14 92 those_DTS things_NNS were_BED done_VBN ,_, now_CS that_CS" K14 93 they_PP3AS were_BED over_RP with_RI ,_, what_WDT could_MD recalling_VBG K14 93 them_PP3OS serve_VB ?_? K14 94 ^ they_PP3AS were_BED taken_VBN to_IN a_AT cafe*?2_NN in_IN the_ATI K14 94 mountains_NNS and_CC told_VBN to_TO sit_VB K14 95 down_RP on_IN two_CD chairs_NNS by_IN the_ATI wall_NN ,_, on_IN K14 95 either_DTX side_NN of_IN one_CD1 of_IN those_DTS K14 96 football_NN games_NNS which_WDTR are_BER so_QL common_JJ ,_, where_WRB K14 96 all_ABN the_ATI players_NNS are_BER on_IN K14 97 handles_NNS and_CC you_PP2 make_VB goals_NNS by_IN twisting_VBG the_ATI K14 97 handles_NNS and_CC making_VBG the_ATI K14 98 players_NNS kick_VB a_AT ping-pong_NN ball_NN into_IN the_ATI goal_NN K14 98 ._. ^ Benvenuto_NP sat_VBD down_RP on_IN K14 99 the_ATI side_NN of_IN the_ATI red_JJ team_NN and_CC she_PP3A sat_VBD K14 99 down_RP on_IN the_ATI side_NN of_IN the_ATI white_JJ ._. K14 100 ^ the_ATI Rumanian_NNP introduced_VBD her_PP3O to_IN a_AT man_NN K14 100 called_VBN *'_*' Major_NPT Vincent_NP K14 101 **'_**' and_CC then_RN introduced_VBD Benvenuto_NP ._. ^ they_PP3AS K14 101 did_DOD not_XNOT get_VB up_RP from_IN their_PP$ chairs_NNS ,_, K14 102 nor_CC did_DOD the_ATI Major_NPT ,_, whom_WPOR she_PP3A saw_VBD as_IN K14 102 a_AT small_JJ ,_, fat_JJ ,_, pink_JJ man_NN ,_, seek_VB to_TO K14 103 shake_VB their_PP$ hands_NNS ._. ^ she_PP3A presumed_VBD that_CS K14 103 they_PP3AS were_BED going_VBG to_TO be_BE handed_VBN K14 104 over_RP into_IN his_PP$ charge_NN ,_, and_CC she_PP3A was_BEDZ K14 104 surprised_JJ to_TO find_VB that_CS she_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT K14 105 care_VB ._. ^ then_RN a_AT glance_NN at_IN Benvenuto_NP told_VBD K14 105 her_PP3O that_CS he_PP3A too_RB did_DOD not_XNOT care_VB ._. K14 106 ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ unimportant_JJ in_IN whose_WP$ hands_NNS they_PP3AS K14 106 were_BED ;_; all_ABN would_MD happen_VB as_CS it_PP3 K14 107 had_HVD been_BEN ordained_VBN ._. K14 108 ^ 2_CD ._. K14 109 ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ possible_JJ for_IN Major_NPT Vincent_NP to_TO K14 109 misjudge_VB the_ATI emotions_NNS K14 110 of_IN Benvenuto_NP and_CC Clara_NP as_CS he_PP3A did_DOD because_CS K14 110 from_IN his_PP$ point_NN of_IN view_NN ,_, K14 111 knowing_VBG what_WDT he_PP3A knew_VBD of_IN their_PP$ fates_NNS ,_, K14 111 there_EX was_BEDZ very_QL little_AP in_IN their_PP$ K14 112 present_JJ appearance_NN to_TO indicate_VB anything_PN else_RB but_IN K14 112 the_ATI most_QL abject_JJ fear_NN K14 113 and_CC humiliation_NN ._. K14 114 ^ as_CS he_PP3A studied_VBD them_PP3OS in_IN the_ATI fullness_NN K14 114 of_IN his_PP$ self-satisfaction_NN ,_, K14 115 nothing_PN suggested_VBD that_CS the_ATI pale_JJ ,_, weary_JJ ,_, K14 115 shrunken_JJ ,_, wizened_JJ old_JJ man_NN in_IN K14 116 his_PP$ tattered_JJ rags_NNS was_BEDZ the_ATI same_AP proud_JJ K14 116 Capita*?2n_NPT who_WPR had_HVD guided_VBN the_ATI K14 117 destiny_NN of_IN his_PP$ country_NN for_IN twenty_CD years_NNS ._. ^ K14 117 in_IN Bassanio's_NP$ patched_JJ and_CC K14 118 threadbare_JJ uniform_NN Benvenuto_NP looked_VBD like_IN an_AT K14 118 ordinary_JJ fugitive_NN from_IN K14 119 justice_NN caught_VBN in_IN an_AT absolutely_RB futile_JJ disguise_NN K14 119 ._. ^ gone_VBN was_BEDZ the_ATI K14 120 habitual_JJ arrogance_NN of_IN his_PP$ expression_NN ,_, gone_VBN K14 120 the_ATI proud_JJ thrust_NN of_IN his_PP$ K14 121 jaw_NN ,_, the_ATI many_AP gestures_NNS of_IN the_ATI hands_NNS ;_; K14 121 extinct_JJ the_ATI brilliance_NN and_CC fire_NN K14 122 of_IN his_PP$ eyes_NNS ._. ^ nor_CC was_BEDZ it_PP3 possible_JJ to_TO K14 122 see_VB in_IN her_PP3O an_AT Emperor's_NPT$ mistress_NN ,_, K14 123 a_AT pampered_JJ Pompadour_NP ,_, as_CS the_ATI Major_NPT had_HVD K14 123 always_RB imagined_VBN her_PP3O ._. ^ she_PP3A K14 124 looked_VBD *-_*- the_ATI expression_NN caused_VBD the_ATI Major_NPT K14 124 a_AT smile_NN *-_*- like_IN a_AT wife_NN ,_, a_AT K14 125 sort_NN of_IN faithful_JJ adjunct_NN ,_, a_AT mute_JJ copy_NN of_IN K14 125 her_PP$ master_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A sat_VBD in_IN a_AT K14 126 slouch_NN with_IN one_CD1 fine_JJ shoe_NN on_IN one_CD1 delicate_JJ K14 126 foot_NN ,_, in_IN a_AT dress_NN spattered_VBN K14 127 and_CC stiff_JJ with_IN mud_NN :_: to_IN the_ATI Major_NPT her_PP$ K14 127 cropped_JJ hair_NN and_CC thin_JJ breasts_NNS ,_, K14 128 her_PP$ pale_JJ and_CC drawn_JJ face_NN and_CC her_PP$ K14 128 sleepless-strained_JJB eyes_NNS brought_VBD to_IN K14 129 mind_NN nothing_PN more_AP than_IN submissiveness_NN and_CC K14 129 servility_NN ._. K14 130 ^ when_WRB the_ATI Rumanian_NNP brought_VBD them_PP3OS in_RP ,_, K14 130 Major_NPT Vincent_NP decided_VBD that_CS K14 131 they_PP3AS were_BED both_ABX in_IN the_ATI last_AP stages_NNS of_IN K14 131 fear_NN and_CC exhaustion_NN and_CC that_CS he_PP3A K14 132 would_MD have_HV no_ATI trouble_NN with_IN them_PP3OS ._. K14 133 ^ Benvenuto_NP and_CC Clara_NP were_BED not_XNOT the_ATI first_OD K14 133 prisoners_NNS he_PP3A had_HVD taken_VBN ,_, K14 134 nor_CC would_MD they_PP3AS be_BE the_ATI first_OD he_PP3A would_MD K14 134 execute_VB ._. ^ most_AP of_IN his_PP$ other_AP K14 135 prisoners_NNS had_HVD behaved_VBN in_IN a_AT certain_JJ way_NN ,_, K14 135 and_CC he_PP3A was_BEDZ confident_JJ Benvenuto_NP K14 136 and_CC Clara_NP would_MD behave_VB in_IN the_ATI same_AP way_NN ._. K14 137 ^ what_WDT he_PP3A read_VBD as_IN fear_NN in_IN their_PP$ faces_NNS K14 137 he_PP3A ascribed_VBD to_IN the_ATI K14 138 overwhelming_JJ depression_NN of_IN being_BEG taken_VBN when_WRB K14 138 they_PP3AS thought_VBD they_PP3AS would_MD K14 139 be_BE free_JJ ._. ^ he_PP3A thought_VBD of_IN Benvenuto_NP as_CS K14 139 being_BEG in_IN the_ATI same_AP position_NN as_IN K14 140 that_DT prisoner_NN of_IN the_ATI Spanish_JNP Cardinal_NPT during_IN K14 140 the_ATI inquisition_NN ._. ^ one_CD1 K14 141 night_NN the_ATI Cardinal_NPT left_VBD the_ATI prisoner's_NN$ door_NN K14 141 unlocked_JJ and_CC through_IN K14 142 endless_JJ dangers_NNS and_CC mounting_JJ fear_NN the_ATI prisoner_NN K14 142 made_VBD his_PP$ way_NN to_IN the_ATI K14 143 very_AP outer_JJB wall_NN of_IN the_ATI citadel_NN *-_*- only_RB to_TO K14 143 find_VB the_ATI Cardinal_NPT waiting_VBG for_IN K14 144 him_PP3O there_RN when_WRB he_PP3A had_HVD scaled_VBN that_DT wall_NN K14 144 ._. ^ to_TO be_BE a_AP few_AP" steps_NNS short_JJ of_IN K14 145 achieving_VBG one's_CD1$ aims_NNS ,_, Major_NPT Vincent_NP thought_VBD K14 145 ,_, was_BEDZ as_QL terrible_JJ a_AT fate_NN as_CS K14 146 could_MD befall_VB a_AT man_NN ._. K14 147 ^ like_IN that_DT Cardinal_NPT ,_, the_ATI Major_NPT had_HVD his_PP$ K14 147 methods_NNS with_IN prisoners_NNS ,_, and_CC K14 148 he_PP3A believed_VBD them_PP3OS to_TO be_BE the_ATI most_QL modern_JJ K14 148 and_CC most_QL efficient_JJ methods_NNS ,_, and_CC K14 149 relatively_RB without_IN cruelty_NN ._. ^ what_WDT he_PP3A wanted_VBD K14 149 from_IN the_ATI Capita*?2n_NPT before_CS K14 150 he_PP3A killed_VBD him_PP3O was_BEDZ to_TO see_VB him_PP3O broken_VBN K14 150 down_RP into_IN absolute_JJ zero_CD ;_; he_PP3A wanted_VBD K14 151 him_PP3O to_TO deny_VB ever_RB having_HVG been_BEN a_AT human_JJ K14 151 being_NN ;_; he_PP3A wanted_VBD him_PP3O to_TO unthink_VB K14 152 every_AT thought_NN he_PP3A had_HVD ever_RB had_HVN ._. ^ if_CS he_PP3A K14 152 could_MD succeed_VB in_IN this_DT ,_, he_PP3A would_MD K14 153 have_HV accomplished_VBN two_CD desirable_JJ aims_NNS ._. ^ first_RB K14 153 ,_, his_PP$ own_AP thoughts_NNS would_MD K14 154 rule_VB supreme_JJ and_CC he_PP3A would_MD feel_VB ,_, as_CS he_PP3A K14 154 had_HVD felt_VBN before_RI ,_, that_DT state_NN of_IN K14 155 semi-exaltation_NN in_IN which_WDTR his_PP$ own_AP ideas_NNS seemed_VBD K14 155 to_TO supersede_VB all_ABN others_APS K14 156 and_CC have_HV free_JJ play_NN with_IN the_ATI realities_NNS of_IN K14 156 the_ATI world_NN ._. ^ in_IN that_DT state_NN K14 157 there_EX were_BED no_ATI cars_NNS that_WPR did_DOD not_XNOT function_VB K14 157 ,_, no_ATI stomachs_NNS with_IN special_JJ K14 158 requirements_NNS and_CC no_ATI imperfections_NNS of_IN communication_NN K14 158 ._. ^ second_RB ,_, it_PP3 would_MD K14 159 be_BE much_RB easier_JJR to_TO kill_VB his_PP$ prisoner_NN once_CS K14 159 he_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN reduced_VBN to_IN K14 160 absolute_JJ zero_CD ._. ^ somehow_RB ,_, he_PP3A had_HVD found_VBN ,_, K14 160 the_ATI more_QL afraid_JJ a_AT man_NN was_BEDZ ,_, the_ATI K14 161 easier_JJR it_PP3 was_BEDZ to_TO kill_VB him_PP3O ._. K14 162 ^ the_ATI Major_NPT had_HVD his_PP$ methods_NNS for_IN achieving_VBG K14 162 these_DTS aims_NNS :_: they_PP3AS had_HVD K14 163 always_RB succeeded_VBN in_IN the_ATI past_NN ._. ^ *'_*' the_ATI K14 163 mind_NN is_BEZ a_AT simple_JJ thing_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A K14 164 thought_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 is_BEZ made_VBN to_TO feel_VB and_CC K14 164 understand_VB one_CD1 thing_NN at_IN a_AT time_NN ,_, so_CS K14 165 that_CS" you_PP2 can_MD make_VB it_PP3 swing_VB like_IN a_AT K14 165 pendulum_NN ._. ^ you_PP2 can_MD make_VB doubt_NN play_VB K14 166 with_IN hope_NN ,_, speculation_NN with_IN logic_NN ._. ^ ultimately_RB K14 166 the_ATI only_AP relief_NN is_BEZ in_IN K14 167 not_XNOT caring_VBG at_IN all_ABN ._. ^ the_ATI mind_NN will_MD take_VB K14 167 death_NN with_IN ease_NN then_RN ,_, for_CS life_NN K14 168 is_BEZ a_AT burden_NN and_CC a_AT torment_NN and_CC death_NN is_BEZ K14 168 a_AT liberation_NN ._. **'_**' K14 169 ^ what_WDT the_ATI Major_NPT did_DOD not_XNOT understand_VB was_BEDZ K14 169 that_CS Benvenuto_NP and_CC Clara_NP K14 170 had_HVD reached_VBN this_DT point_NN without_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ it_PP3 K14 170 was_BEDZ the_ATI Major's_NPT$ odd_JJ vanity_NN to_TO K14 171 think_VB that_CS he_PP3A could_MD impose_VB this_DT on_IN two_CD K14 171 human_JJ beings_NNS ._. ^ in_IN reality_NN ,_, they_PP3AS K14 172 were_BED making_VBG it_PP3 necessary_JJ for_IN him_PP3O to_TO follow_VB K14 172 that_DT path_NN ._. K14 173 ^ but_CC Major_NPT Vincent_NP also_RB had_HVD his_PP$ moments_NNS K14 173 of_IN doubt_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ K14 174 impossible_JJ ,_, for_IN instance_NN ,_, to_TO calculate_VB what_WDT K14 174 effect_NN the_ATI girl_NN would_MD have_HV K14 175 on_IN his_PP$ plans_NNS ._. ^ what_WDT ought_MD he_PP3A to_TO do_DO K14 175 with_IN her_PP3O ?_? ^ would_MD n't_XNOT it_PP3 be_BE K14 176 considered_VBN unnecessarily_RB cruel_JJ to_TO kill_VB the_ATI girl_NN K14 176 as_RB well_RB" ?_? ^ and_CC how_WRB K14 177 could_MD he_PP3A reduce_VB her_PP3O to_IN zero_CD when_WRB obviously_RB K14 177 all_ABN her_PP$ concerns_NNS were_BED with_IN K14 178 the_ATI Capita*?2n_NPT and_CC she_PP3A barely_RB thought_VBD of_IN K14 178 herself_PPL at_IN all_ABN ?_? K14 179 ^ for_IN the_ATI moment_NN he_PP3A sidestepped_VBD the_ATI K14 179 thought_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A will_MD decide_VB what_WDT to_TO K14 180 do_DO with_IN her_PP3O later_RBR ,_, he_PP3A imagined_VBD ,_, not_XNOT K14 180 thinking_VBG that_CS Clara_NP would_MD have_HV K14 181 anything_PN to_TO say_VB in_IN his_PP$ decision_NN ._. K15 2 yet_RB even_RB this_DT did_DOD not_XNOT yet_RB trouble_VB me_PP1O K15 2 very_QL much_RB ._. ^ the_ATI thought_NN K15 3 that_CS ,_, whatever_WDT my_PP$ reception_NN ,_, I_PP1A would_MD see_VB K15 3 Honor_NP again_RB was_BEDZ ,_, in_IN the_ATI K15 4 frenzy_NN of_IN need_NN and_CC desire_NN which_WDTR had_HVD now_RN K15 4 come_VBN upon_IN me_PP1O ,_, enough_DTI ._. ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ K15 5 perhaps_RB moreover_RB a_RB little_RB" the_ATI dupe_NN of_IN that_DT K15 5 illusion_NN of_IN lovers_NNS that_CS the_ATI K15 6 beloved_JJ object_NN must_MD ,_, somehow_RB ,_, respond_VB ,_, that_CS K15 6 an_AT extremity_NN of_IN love_NN K15 7 not_XNOT only_RB merits_VBZ but_CC compels_VBZ some_DTI return_NN ._. ^ K15 7 I_PP1A expected_VBD nothing_PN very_QL K15 8 much_AP ,_, I_PP1A certainly_RB expected_VBD nothing_PN precise_JJ ,_, K15 8 but_CC the_ATI future_NN was_BEDZ K15 9 sufficiently_RB open_JJ ,_, sufficiently_RB obscure_JJ ,_, to_TO K15 9 receive_VB the_ATI now_RN so_QL fierce_JJ K15 10 onward_JJB rush_NN of_IN my_PP$ purpose_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A had_HVD to_TO K15 10 see_VB her_PP3O and_CC that_DT was_BEDZ all_ABN ._. K15 11 ^ what_WDT had_HVD more_RBR occupied_VBN my_PP$ mind_NN ,_, as_CS K15 11 the_ATI train_NN drew_VBD near_RI to_IN K15 12 Cambridge_NP ,_, was_BEDZ wonderment_NN at_IN the_ATI nature_NN and_CC K15 12 genesis_NN of_IN this_DT love_NN ._. K15 13 ^ when_WRB had_HVD I_PP1A begun_VBN ,_, unbeknown_RB to_IN myself_PPL K15 13 ,_, to_TO love_VB Honor_NP Klein_NP ?_? ^ was_BEDZ it_PP3 K15 14 when_WRB I_PP1A threw_VBD her_PP3O to_IN the_ATI cellar_NN floor_NN ?_? K15 14 ^ or_CC when_WRB I_PP1A saw_VBD her_PP3O cut_VB the_ATI K15 15 napkins_NNS in_IN two_CD with_IN the_ATI Samurai_NP sword_NN ?_? ^ K15 15 or_CC at_IN some_DTI earlier_JJR time_NN ,_, K15 16 perhaps_RB at_IN that_DT strange_JJ moment_NN when_WRB I_PP1A had_HVD K15 16 seen_VBN her_PP3O dusty_JJ ,_, booted_JJ and_CC K15 17 spurred_JJ ,_, confront_VB the_ATI golden_JJ potentates_NNS who_WPR K15 17 were_BED my_PP$ oppressors_NNS ?_? ^ or_CC K15 18 even_RB ,_, most_QL prophetically_RB ,_, when_WRB I_PP1A had_HVD K15 18 glimpsed_VBN the_ATI curving_JJ seam_NN of_IN her_PP$ K15 19 stocking_NN in_IN the_ATI flaring_JJ orange_JJ lights_NNS at_IN Hyde_NP K15 19 Park_NPL Corner_NPL ?_? ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ K15 20 hard_JJ to_TO say_VB ,_, and_CC the_ATI harder_JJR because_IN of_IN" K15 20 the_ATI peculiar_JJ nature_NN of_IN this_DT K15 21 love_NN ._. ^ when_WRB I_PP1A thought_VBD how_WRB peculiar_JJ it_PP3 K15 21 was_BEDZ it_PP3 struck_VBD me_PP1O as_CS marvellous_JJ K15 22 that_CS I_PP1A had_HVD nevertheless_RB such_ABL a_AT deep_JJ K15 22 certainty_NN that_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ love_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A K15 23 seemed_VBD to_TO have_HV passed_VBN from_IN dislike_NN to_IN love_NN K15 23 without_IN experiencing_VBG any_DTI K15 24 intermediate_JJ stage_NN ._. ^ there_EX had_HVD been_BEN no_ATI K15 24 moment_NN when_WRB I_PP1A reassessed_VBD her_PP$ K15 25 character_NN ,_, noticed_VBD new_JJ qualities_NNS ,_, or_CC passed_VBD K15 25 less_QL harsh_JJ judgements_NNS on_IN K15 26 the_ATI old_JJ ones_CD1S :_: which_WDTR seemed_VBD to_TO imply_VB K15 26 that_CS I_PP1A now_RN loved_VBD her_PP3O for_IN the_ATI same_AP K15 27 things_NNS for_IN which_WDTR I_PP1A had_HVD previously_RB disliked_VBN K15 27 her_PP3O heartily_RB ;_; if_CS indeed_RB I_PP1A K15 28 had_HVD ever_RB disliked_VBN her_PP3O ._. ^ none_PN of_IN this_DT ,_, K15 28 on_IN the_ATI other_AP hand_NN ,_, made_VBD me_PP1O doubt_VB K15 29 that_CS now_RN I_PP1A loved_VBD her_PP3O ._. ^ yet_RB it_PP3 was_BEDZ K15 29 in_IN truth_NN a_AT monstrous_JJ love_NN such_CS as_CS" I_PP1A K15 30 had_HVD never_RB experienced_VBN before_RI ,_, a_AT love_NN out_RP K15 30 of_IN such_ABL depths_NNS of_IN self_NN as_CS K15 31 monsters_NNS live_VB in_IN ._. ^ a_AT love_NN devoid_JJ of_IN K15 31 tenderness_NN and_CC humour_NN ,_, a_AT love_NN K15 32 practically_RB devoid_JJ of_IN personality_NN ._. K15 33 ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ strange_JJ too_RB how_WRB little_AP this_DT K15 33 passion_NN which_WDTR involved_VBD ,_, so_PN it_PP3 K15 34 seemed_VBD ,_, a_AT subjection_NN of_IN my_PP$ whole_JJ being_NN K15 34 had_HVD to_TO do_DO in_IN any_DTI simple_JJ or_CC K15 35 comprehensible_JJ sense_NN with_IN the_ATI flesh_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 K15 35 had_HVD to_TO do_DO with_IN it_PP3 ,_, as_CS my_PP$ K15 36 blood_NN at_IN every_AT moment_NN told_VBD me_PP1O ,_, but_CC so_QL K15 36 darkly_RB ._. ^ I_PP1A preserved_VBD the_ATI K15 37 illusion_NN of_IN never_RB having_HVG touched_VBN her_PP3O ._. ^ I_PP1A K15 37 had_HVD knocked_VBN her_PP3O down_RP but_CC I_PP1A K15 38 had_HVD never_RB held_VBN her_PP$ hand_NN ;_; and_CC at_IN the_ATI K15 38 idea_NN of_IN holding_VBG her_PP$ hand_NN I_PP1A K15 39 practically_RB felt_VBD faint_JJ ._. ^ how_WRB very_QL different_JJ K15 39 was_BEDZ this_DT from_IN my_PP$ old_JJ love_NN K15 40 for_IN Antonia_NP ,_, so_QL warm_JJ and_CC radiant_JJ with_IN golden_JJ K15 40 human_JJ dignity_NN ,_, and_CC from_IN K15 41 my_PP$ love_NN for_IN Georgie_NP ,_, so_QL tender_JJ and_CC sensuous_JJ K15 41 and_CC gay_JJ ._. ^ yet_RB ,_, too_RB ,_, how_WRB K15 42 flimsy_JJ these_DTS other_AP attachments_NNS seemed_VBD by_IN K15 42 comparison_NN ._. ^ the_ATI power_NN that_WPR K15 43 held_VBD me_PP1O now_RN was_BEDZ like_IN nothing_PN I_PP1A had_HVD K15 43 ever_RB known_VBN :_: and_CC the_ATI image_NN returned_VBD K15 44 to_IN me_PP1O of_IN the_ATI terrible_JJ figure_NN of_IN Love_NP as_CS K15 44 pictured_VBN by_IN Dante_NP ._. ^ el_&FW K15 45 m'ha_&FW percosso_&FW in_&FW terra_&FW e_&FW stammi_&FW sopra_&FW ._. K15 46 ^ it_PP3 occurred_VBD to_IN me_PP1O later_RBR as_CS remarkable_JJ K15 46 and_CC somehow_RB splendid_JJ that_CS K15 47 one_CD1 thing_NN which_WDTR I_PP1A never_RB envisaged_VBD in_IN K15 47 these_DTS early_JJ moments_NNS was_BEDZ that_CS my_PP$ K15 48 condition_NN was_BEDZ in_IN any_DTI way_NN bogus_JJ or_CC unreal_JJ ._. K15 48 ^ wherever_WRB it_PP3 might_MD lead_VB ,_, it_PP3 K15 49 was_BEDZ sufficiently_RB what_WDT it_PP3 seemed_VBD and_CC had_HVD K15 49 utterly_RB to_TO do_DO with_IN me_PP1O :_: I_PP1A would_MD K15 50 not_XNOT ,_, I_PP1A could_MD not_XNOT ,_, attempt_VB to_TO disown_VB K15 50 it_PP3 or_CC explain_VB it_PP3 away_RP ._. ^ if_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ K15 51 grotesque_JJ it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT grotesqueness_NN which_WDTR was_BEDZ K15 51 of_IN my_PP$ own_AP substance_NN and_CC to_IN K15 52 which_WDTR ,_, beyond_IN any_DTI area_NN of_IN possible_JJ K15 52 explanation_NN ,_, I_PP1A laid_VBD an_AT absolute_JJ K15 53 claim_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A had_HVD no_ATI idea_NN what_WDT I_PP1A would_MD K15 53 do_DO when_WRB I_PP1A saw_VBD Honor_NP ._. ^ it_PP3 seemed_VBD K15 54 quite_RB likely_JJ that_CS I_PP1A would_MD simply_RB collapse_VB K15 54 speechless_JJ at_IN her_PP$ feet_NNS ._. K15 55 ^ nothing_PN of_IN this_DT mattered_VBD ._. ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ doing_VBG K15 55 what_WDT I_PP1A had_HVD to_TO do_DO and_CC my_PP$ K15 56 actions_NNS were_BED ,_, with_IN a_AT richness_NN ,_, my_PP$ own_AP ._. K15 57 ^ I_PP1A glided_VBD ,_, motley_NN and_CC all_ABN ,_, into_IN the_ATI K15 57 great_JJ checkered_JJ picture_NN of_IN K15 58 King's_NPT$ Parade_NPL ._. ^ beyond_IN the_ATI slim_JJ street_NN K15 58 lamps_NNS the_ATI great_JJ crested_JJ form_NN of_IN K15 59 King's_NPT$ chapel_NN rose_VBD towards_IN the_ATI moon_NN ,_, its_PP$ K15 59 pinnacles_NNS touched_VBN to_IN a_AT pallid_JJ K15 60 blue_NN against_IN the_ATI starry_JJ distance_NN beyond_RI ._. ^ K15 60 the_ATI moon-shadow_NN of_IN the_ATI K15 61 Senate_NP House_NPL lay_VBD with_IN a_AT thicker_JJR obscurity_NN K15 61 across_IN the_ATI grass_NN until_CS K15 62 dispelled_VBN by_IN the_ATI lamplight_NN ._. ^ the_ATI majesty_NN ,_, K15 62 the_ATI familiarity_NN ,_, of_IN these_DTS K15 63 buildings_NNS seemed_VBD to_TO add_VB solemnity_NN to_IN my_PP$ rite_NN K15 63 ,_, as_CS when_WRB old_JJ patriarchs_NNS K15 64 come_VB to_TO grace_VB a_AT marriage_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A felt_VBD by_IN K15 64 now_RN extremely_RB sick_JJ again_RB and_CC K15 65 practically_RB suffocated_VBN with_IN excitement_NN and_CC with_IN K15 65 something_PN which_WDTR I_PP1A K15 66 supposed_VBD must_MD be_BE desire_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A turned_VBD into_IN K15 66 the_ATI street_NN where_WRB Honor_NP Klein_NP K15 67 lived_VBD ._. K15 68 ^ I_PP1A checked_VBD the_ATI numbers_NNS and_CC could_MD see_VB K15 68 ahead_RB the_ATI house_NN which_WDTR must_MD be_BE K15 69 hers_PP$$ ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT single_JJ light_NN on_RP K15 69 upstairs_RN ._. ^ the_ATI sight_NN of_IN that_DT light_NN K15 70 made_VBD my_PP$ heart_NN increase_VB its_PP$ pace_NN so_QL hideously_RB K15 70 that_CS I_PP1A had_HVD to_TO slow_VB down_RP K15 71 and_CC then_RN to_TO stop_VB and_CC hold_VB on_RP to_IN a_AT K15 71 lamp-post_NN while_CS I_PP1A tried_VBD to_TO breathe_VB K15 72 evenly_RB and_CC quietly_RB ._. ^ I_PP1A wondered_VBD if_CS I_PP1A K15 72 had_HVD better_RBR wait_VB a_AT while_NN and_CC K15 73 attempt_VB ,_, not_XNOT to_TO calm_VB myself_PPL which_WDTR was_BEDZ K15 73 impossible_JJ ,_, but_CC simply_RB to_TO K15 74 organize_VB my_PP$ breathing_NN so_TO as_TO" to_TO" be_BE sure_JJ K15 74 not_XNOT to_TO swoon_VB ._. ^ I_PP1A stood_VBD for_IN a_AP K15 75 few_AP" minutes_NNS and_CC breathed_VBD steadily_RB ._. ^ I_PP1A K15 75 decided_VBD that_CS I_PP1A must_MD wait_VB no_RB K15 76 longer_RBR in_IN case_NN Honor_NP should_MD take_VB it_PP3 into_IN K15 76 her_PP$ head_NN to_TO go_VB to_IN bed_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A K15 77 knew_VBD she_PP3A could_MD hardly_RB be_BE in_IN bed_NN at_IN this_DT K15 77 hour_NN ,_, and_CC pictured_VBD the_ATI K15 78 upstairs_JJB room_NN as_IN a_AT study_NN ._. ^ then_RN I_PP1A K15 78 pictured_VBD her_PP3O there_RN sitting_VBG at_IN a_AT desk_NN K15 79 surrounded_VBN by_IN books_NNS ._. ^ then_RN I_PP1A pictured_VBD K15 79 myself_PPL beside_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ I_PP1A advanced_VBD K15 80 to_IN the_ATI door_NN and_CC leaned_VBD against_IN the_ATI wall_NN ._. K15 81 ^ there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT single_JJ bell_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A had_HVD K15 81 not_XNOT until_IN that_DT moment_NN envisaged_VBN K15 82 the_ATI possibility_NN that_CS she_PP3A might_MD have_HV lodgers_NNS K15 82 ._. ^ in_IN any_DTI case_NN there_EX was_BEDZ K15 83 only_RB one_CD1 bell_NN and_CC I_PP1A pressed_VBD it_PP3 ._. ^ I_PP1A K15 83 heard_VBD no_ATI sound_NN within_RI and_CC after_IN a_AT K15 84 moment_NN I_PP1A pressed_VBD the_ATI bell_NN again_RB ._. ^ still_RB K15 84 no_ATI sound_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A stepped_VBD back_RP and_CC K15 85 looked_VBD up_RP at_IN the_ATI lit_JJ curtained_JJ window_NN ._. ^ K15 85 I_PP1A returned_VBD to_IN the_ATI door_NN and_CC K15 86 pushed_VBD it_PP3 gently_RB ,_, but_CC it_PP3 was_BEDZ locked_VBN ._. ^ K15 86 I_PP1A peered_VBD through_IN the_ATI letter_NN box_NN ._. K15 87 ^ the_ATI hall_NN was_BEDZ in_IN darkness_NN and_CC there_EX was_BEDZ K15 87 no_ATI sound_NN of_IN approaching_JJ feet_NNS ._. K15 88 ^ I_PP1A held_VBD the_ATI letter_NN box_NN open_JJ and_CC pressed_VBD K15 88 the_ATI bell_NN again_RB ._. ^ I_PP1A decided_VBD K15 89 that_CS the_ATI bell_NN must_MD be_BE out_RP of_IN order_NN and_CC K15 89 I_PP1A wondered_VBD what_WDT to_TO do_DO next_RB ._. ^ I_PP1A K15 90 might_MD either_DTX call_VB out_RP ,_, or_CC bang_VB on_IN the_ATI K15 90 door_NN ,_, or_CC throw_VB stones_NNS at_IN the_ATI K15 91 window_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A stood_VBD meditating_VBG on_IN these_DTS K15 91 various_JJ courses_NNS for_IN a_AT little_JJ K15 92 while_NN ,_, and_CC they_PP3AS all_ABN seemed_VBD insuperably_RB K15 92 difficult_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ uncertain_JJ K15 93 whether_CS I_PP1A could_MD control_VB my_PP$ voice_NN sufficiently_RB K15 93 to_TO produce_VB the_ATI right_JJ K15 94 sort_NN of_IN cry_NN ,_, and_CC the_ATI other_AP methods_NNS were_BED K15 94 too_QL brusque_JJ ._. ^ in_IN any_DTI case_NN I_PP1A K15 95 did_DOD not_XNOT relish_VB a_AT head_NN thrust_VBN from_IN a_AT K15 95 window_NN ,_, a_AT confused_JJ encounter_NN at_IN a_AT K15 96 street_NN doorway_NN ._. ^ what_WDT I_PP1A really_RB wanted_VBD K15 96 was_BEDZ to_TO slink_VB quietly_RB into_IN some_DTI K15 97 room_NN and_CC find_VB myself_PPL at_RB once_RB" in_IN Honor's_NP$ K15 97 presence_NN ._. K15 98 ^ it_PP3 then_RN occurred_VBD to_IN me_PP1O that_CS just_RB this_DT K15 98 was_BEDZ precisely_RB what_WDT I_PP1A might_MD K15 99 be_BE able_JJ to_TO manage_VB ._. ^ I_PP1A noticed_VBD a_AT little_JJ K15 99 gate_NN at_IN the_ATI side_NN of_IN the_ATI house_NN K15 100 which_WDTR doubtless_RB led_VBD into_IN the_ATI garden_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A K15 100 tried_VBD it_PP3 and_CC it_PP3 was_BEDZ open_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A K15 101 passed_VBD down_IN a_AT narrow_JJ passageway_NN of_IN mossy_JJ K15 101 bricks_NNS which_WDTR divided_VBD the_ATI K15 102 houses_NNS and_CC found_VBD myself_PPL in_IN a_AT small_JJ garden_NN K15 102 ._. ^ I_PP1A stepped_VBD back_RP a_RB little_RB" ._. K15 103 ^ above_IN the_ATI black_JJ shape_NN of_IN a_AT drooping_JJ tree_NN K15 103 the_ATI high_JJ moon_NN revealed_VBD the_ATI K15 104 back_NN of_IN the_ATI house_NN ,_, which_WDTR was_BEDZ in_IN K15 104 darkness_NN ._. ^ french_JJ windows_NNS of_IN a_AT lower_JJR K15 105 room_NN gave_VBD on_RP to_IN the_ATI garden_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A tiptoed_VBD K15 105 back_RP across_IN the_ATI grass_NN and_CC put_VBD K15 106 my_PP$ hand_NN against_IN the_ATI windows_NNS ._. ^ here_RN I_PP1A K15 106 had_HVD to_TO pause_VB again_RB to_TO subdue_VB a_AT K15 107 wave_NN of_IN sheer_JJB panic_NN ._. ^ my_PP$ breathing_NN ,_, even_RB K15 107 my_PP$ heart-beat_NN ,_, must_MD I_PP1A felt_VBD K15 108 already_RB be_BE audible_JJ through_IN the_ATI house_NN like_IN the_ATI K15 108 panting_NN of_IN an_AT engine_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A K15 109 tried_VBD the_ATI doors_NNS ,_, got_VBD my_PP$ finger_NN into_IN a_AT K15 109 crack_NN and_CC pushed_VBD them_PP3OS sharply_RB K15 110 away_RP from_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ they_PP3AS gave_VBD ;_; I_PP1A was_BEDZ K15 110 not_XNOT sure_JJ whether_CS they_PP3AS were_BED unlatched_VBN K15 111 anyway_RB or_CC whether_CS my_PP$ violent_JJ push_NN had_HVD broken_VBN K15 111 some_DTI weak_JJ fastening_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A K15 112 opened_VBD them_PP3OS wide_JJ with_IN both_ABX hands_NNS ._. K15 113 ^ a_AT dark_JJ room_NN gaped_VBD before_IN me_PP1O ,_, very_QL K15 113 faintly_RB illuminated_VBN by_IN the_ATI K15 114 remains_NNS of_IN an_AT open_JJ fire_NN ._. ^ by_IN now_RN I_PP1A K15 114 scarcely_RB knew_VBD what_WDT I_PP1A was_BEDZ doing_VBG ._. ^ my_PP$ K15 115 movements_NNS took_VBD on_RP the_ATI quality_NN of_IN a_AT dream_NN ._. K15 115 ^ things_NNS melted_VBD before_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ I_PP1A K15 116 crossed_VBD the_ATI room_NN and_CC opened_VBD a_AT door_NN whose_WP$R K15 116 white_JJ surface_NN I_PP1A saw_VBD K15 117 glimmering_VBG in_IN the_ATI darkness_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A came_VBD out_RP K15 117 into_IN the_ATI hall_NN ._. ^ a_AP little_AP" light_NN K15 118 from_IN the_ATI street_NN lamp_NN in_IN front_NN ,_, coming_VBG K15 118 through_IN the_ATI open_JJ door_NN of_IN one_CD1 of_IN K15 119 the_ATI front_JJB rooms_NNS ,_, showed_VBD me_PP1O the_ATI stairs_NNS K15 119 ._. ^ I_PP1A began_VBD to_TO mount_VB the_ATI stairs_NNS ,_, K15 120 leaning_VBG hard_RB on_IN the_ATI banisters_NNS and_CC stepping_VBG K15 120 softly_RB ._. ^ once_CS on_IN the_ATI upper_JJB K15 121 landing_NN I_PP1A could_MD see_VB the_ATI line_NN of_IN light_NN K15 121 under_IN the_ATI door_NN of_IN Honor's_NP$ room_NN ._. K15 122 ^ I_PP1A hesitated_VBD only_RB a_AT moment_NN ._. K15 123 ^ I_PP1A advanced_VBD to_IN the_ATI door_NN and_CC knocked_VBD ._. ^ K15 123 after_IN so_QL much_AP breathless_JJ K15 124 silence_NN the_ATI sound_NN of_IN the_ATI knock_NN seemed_VBD K15 124 thunderous_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A let_VBD it_PP3 die_VB away_RP K15 125 and_CC then_RN as_CS there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI reply_NN to_IN it_PP3 K15 125 I_PP1A opened_VBD the_ATI door_NN ._. ^ for_IN a_AT moment_NN K15 126 the_ATI light_NN dazzled_VBD me_PP1O ._. K15 127 ^ I_PP1A saw_VBD opposite_RI to_IN me_PP1O a_AT large_JJ double_JJ K15 127 divan_NN bed_NN ._. ^ the_ATI room_NN was_BEDZ K15 128 brightly_RB lit_VBN ._. ^ sitting_VBG up_RP in_IN this_DT bed_NN and_CC K15 128 staring_VBG straight_RB at_IN me_PP1O was_BEDZ K15 129 Honor_NP ._. ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ sitting_VBG sideways_RB with_IN K15 129 the_ATI sheet_NN over_IN her_PP$ legs_NNS ._. K15 130 ^ upwards_RB she_PP3A was_BEDZ as_QL tawny_JJ and_CC as_QL naked_JJ K15 130 as_IN a_AT ship's_NN$ figurehead_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A took_VBD K15 131 in_RP her_PP$ pointed_JJ breasts_NNS ,_, her_PP$ black_JJ shaggy_JJ K15 131 head_NN of_IN hair_NN ,_, her_PP$ face_NN stiff_JJ K15 132 and_CC expressionless_JJ as_IN carved_JJ wood_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A K15 132 was_BEDZ not_XNOT alone_JJ ._. ^ beside_IN the_ATI bed_NN K15 133 a_AT naked_JJ man_NN was_BEDZ hastily_RB engaged_VBN in_IN pulling_VBG K15 133 on_RP a_AT dressing-gown_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ K15 134 immediately_RB and_CC indubitably_RB apparent_JJ that_CS I_PP1A had_HVD K15 134 interrupted_VBN a_AT scene_NN of_IN K15 135 lovers_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI man_NN was_BEDZ Palmer_NP ._. K15 136 ^ I_PP1A closed_VBD the_ATI door_NN and_CC walked_VBD back_RP K15 136 down_IN the_ATI stairs_NNS ._. K15 137 ^ twenty_CD ._. K15 138 ^ I_PP1A turned_VBD a_AT light_NN on_RP in_IN the_ATI hall_NN ,_, K15 138 finding_VBG the_ATI switch_NN K15 139 instinctively_RB ,_, and_CC went_VBD back_RP into_IN the_ATI room_NN K15 139 through_IN which_WDTR I_PP1A had_HVD come_VBN ._. K15 140 ^ I_PP1A turned_VBD the_ATI switch_NN here_RN and_CC various_JJ K15 140 lamps_NNS came_VBD on_RP ._. ^ I_PP1A vaguely_RB took_VBD K15 141 in_RP a_AT white_JJ book-lined_JJ room_NN with_IN chintz_NN K15 141 armchairs_NNS ._. ^ I_PP1A went_VBD over_RP and_CC K15 142 closed_VBD the_ATI french_JJ windows_NNS which_WDTR were_BED K15 142 hanging_VBG ajar_RB ._. ^ it_PP3 appeared_VBD that_CS I_PP1A K15 143 had_HVD broken_VBN the_ATI fastening_NN after_IN all_ABN ._. ^ I_PP1A K15 143 pulled_VBD the_ATI curtains_NNS which_WDTR were_BED K15 144 also_RB chintz_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A turned_VBD back_RP towards_IN the_ATI K15 144 fireplace_NN ._. ^ on_IN a_AT low_JJ table_NN K15 145 before_IN it_PP3 stood_VBD a_AT tray_NN with_IN two_CD glasses_NNS ,_, K15 145 a_AT decanter_NN of_IN whisky_NN ,_, and_CC a_AT K15 146 jug_NN of_IN water_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A poured_VBD out_RP some_DTI whisky_NN K15 146 ,_, spilling_VBG a_AT good_JJ deal_NN of_IN it_PP3 on_IN K15 147 the_ATI table_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A drank_VBD it_PP3 ._. ^ I_PP1A poured_VBD K15 147 out_RP some_DTI more_AP ,_, poked_VBD up_RP the_ATI fire_NN a_AT K15 148 bit_NN ,_, and_CC waited_VBD ._. K15 149 ^ ever_RB since_IN the_ATI moment_NN near_IN Waterloo_NP Bridge_NPL K15 149 when_WRB I_PP1A had_HVD come_VBN to_IN K15 150 consciousness_NN of_IN my_PP$ condition_NN ,_, I_PP1A had_HVD felt_VBN K15 150 like_IN a_AT man_NN running_VBG towards_IN a_AT K15 151 curtain_NN ._. ^ now_CS that_CS" I_PP1A had_HVD so_QL suddenly_RB K15 151 and_CC with_IN such_ABL exceedingly_RB K15 152 unexpected_JJ results_NNS passed_VBN through_IN it_PP3 I_PP1A felt_VBD K15 152 dazed_VBN and_CC in_IN great_JJ pain_NN K15 153 but_CC also_RB curiously_RB steady_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A had_HVD entered_VBN K15 153 the_ATI house_NN like_IN a_AT thief_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A K15 154 stood_VBD in_IN it_PP3 now_RN like_IN a_AT conquering_JJ general_NN ._. K15 154 ^ they_PP3AS would_MD come_VB ,_, they_PP3AS K15 155 would_MD have_HV to_TO come_VB ,_, to_TO attend_VB upon_IN me_PP1O ._. K15 156 ^ I_PP1A felt_VBD this_DT steadiness_NN ,_, this_DT setting_NN as_CS K15 156 it_PP3 were_BED of_IN my_PP$ feet_NNS K15 157 sturdily_RB apart_RP ;_; yet_RB with_IN it_PP3 I_PP1A was_BEDZ in_IN K15 157 a_AT confusion_NN amounting_VBG to_IN agony_NN ._. K15 158 ^ I_PP1A had_HVD so_QL rapaciously_RB desired_VBN and_CC so_QL K15 158 obtusely_RB expected_VBN to_TO find_VB Honor_NP K15 159 alone_JJ ._. ^ the_ATI simple_JJ fact_NN of_IN her_PP3O not_XNOT K15 159 being_BEG alone_JJ was_BEDZ a_AT wrench_NN almost_RB K15 160 separately_RB felt_VBN ,_, even_RB apart_IN from_IN" the_ATI K15 160 nightmarish_JJ significance_NN of_IN who_WP K15 161 her_PP$ companion_NN was_BEDZ ._. ^ from_IN this_DT there_EX K15 161 shivered_VBD through_IN me_PP1O a_AT violence_NN K15 162 of_IN amazement_NN not_XNOT distinguishable_JJ from_IN horror_NN ;_; K15 162 and_CC I_PP1A felt_VBD as_IN a_AT physical_JJ K15 163 pain_NN the_ATI shock_NN of_IN what_WDT I_PP1A had_HVD done_VBN to_IN K15 163 them_PP3OS ._. ^ how_WRB nai"vely_RB had_HVD I_PP1A K15 164 imagined_VBN that_CS Honor_NP must_MD be_BE free_JJ ;_; I_PP1A had_HVD K15 164 even_RB ,_, it_PP3 now_RN occurred_VBD to_IN me_PP1O ,_, K15 165 imagined_VBN that_CS she_PP3A must_MD be_BE a_AT virgin_NN :_: that_CS K15 165 I_PP1A would_MD be_BE the_ATI first_OD person_NN K15 166 to_TO discover_VB her_PP3O ,_, that_CS I_PP1A would_MD be_BE her_PP$ K15 166 conqueror_NN and_CC her_PP$ awakener_NN ._. K15 167 ^ caught_VBN in_IN the_ATI coils_NNS of_IN such_ABL stupidity_NN I_PP1A K15 167 could_MD not_XNOT yet_RB even_RB begin_VB to_TO K15 168 touch_VB with_IN my_PP$ imagination_NN the_ATI notion_NN that_CS K15 168 she_PP3A should_MD have_HV had_HVN her_PP$ K15 169 brother_NN as_IN a_AT lover_NN ._. K16 2 there_EX is_BEZ not_XNOT much_AP you_PP2 can_MD do_DO with_IN a_AT K16 2 mahogany_NN wardrobe_NN except_CS put_VB K16 3 your_PP$ clothes_NNS in_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ save_CS perhaps_RB to_IN K16 3 the_ATI simple-minded_JJ ,_, a_AT K16 4 dressing-table_NN and_CC a_AT gas-fire_NN do_DO not_XNOT open_VB up_RP K16 4 endless_JJ vistas_NNS of_IN K16 5 amusement_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A saw_VBD at_IN a_AT glance_NN that_CS the_ATI K16 5 only_AP possibility_NN of_IN diversion_NN K16 6 lay_VBD in_IN the_ATI bed_NN itself_PPL ,_, which_WDTR stood_VBD in_IN K16 6 the_ATI middle_NN of_IN the_ATI room_NN ,_, hostile_JJ K16 7 and_CC unruffled_JJ ,_, as_CS though_CS" convinced_VBN I_PP1A would_MD K16 7 never_RB have_HV the_ATI courage_NN to_TO K16 8 use_VB it_PP3 ._. K16 9 ^ but_CC then_RN a_AT thought_NN struck_VBD me_PP1O :_: the_ATI K16 9 very_AP fact_NN that_CS the_ATI room_NN was_BEDZ so_QL K16 10 uncompromisingly_RB adjusted_VBN to_IN lying_VBG down_RP might_MD K16 10 make_VB this_DT easier_JJR to_TO do_DO K16 11 when_WRB the_ATI right_JJ moment_NN came_VBD ._. ^ but_CC when_WRB K16 11 was_BEDZ it_PP3 coming_VBG ?_? ^ how_WRB would_MD one_CD1 K16 12 recognise_VB it_PP3 ?_? K16 13 ^ by_IN dismissing_VBG the_ATI porter_NN with_IN a_AT florin_NN ,_, K16 13 I_PP1A brought_VBD that_DT moment_NN a_AT K16 14 step_NN nearer_RBR ._. K16 15 ^ for_IN the_ATI time_NN being_BEG ,_, however_RB ,_, it_PP3 K16 15 seemed_VBD essential_JJ to_TO distract_VB K16 16 Priscilla's_NP$ attention_NN from_IN such_ABL matters_NNS ,_, though_CS K16 16 I_PP1A can_MD n't_XNOT think_VB why_WRB ._. ^ I_PP1A K16 17 knew_VBD that_CS she_PP3A was_BEDZ not_XNOT averse_JJ in_IN K16 17 principle_NN to_IN the_ATI loss_NN of_IN that_DT K16 18 closely-guarded_JJB ladylike_JJ secret_NN which_WDTR has_HVZ K16 18 inspired_VBN respect_NN in_IN so_QL many_AP K16 19 poets_NNS ,_, especially_RB those_DTS of_IN the_ATI old-fashioned_JJ K16 19 type_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A speak_VB of_IN her_PP$ K16 20 virginity_NN ._. ^ though_CS not_XNOT a_AT poet_NN ,_, I_PP1A had_HVD K16 20 respected_VBN it_PP3 myself_PPL ._. ^ but_CC that_DT K16 21 does_DOZ not_XNOT mean_VB that_CS we_PP1AS were_BED n't_XNOT both_ABX K16 21 quite_RB anxious_JJ to_TO have_HV it_PP3 out_RP of_IN the_ATI K16 22 way_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 had_HVD been_BEN playing_VBG the_ATI part_NN of_IN K16 22 a_AT fifth_OD parent_NN for_IN far_RB too_QL long_RB ,_, K16 23 getting_VBG between_IN us_PP1OS whenever_WRB we_PP1AS began_VBD to_TO K16 23 slip_VB from_IN sofa_NN to_IN hearthrug_NN ,_, K16 24 raising_VBG a_AT finger_NN if_CS we_PP1AS reached_VBD the_ATI K16 24 feverish_JJ point_NN of_IN asking_VBG a_AT favour_NN K16 25 from_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ the_ATI time_NN had_HVD arrived_VBN to_TO get_VB K16 25 rid_VBN of_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ just_RB as_CS our_PP$ parents_NNS K16 26 had_HVD faded_VBN into_IN slightly_RB ridiculous_JJ memories_NNS K16 26 gesturing_VBG in_IN the_ATI K16 27 background_NN ,_, so_RB too_RB must_MD virginity_NN give_VB way_NN K16 27 before_IN the_ATI pressures_NNS of_IN a_AT K16 28 legal_JJ marriage_NN ._. K16 29 ^ but_CC Priscilla_NP ,_, who_WPR can_MD be_BE very_QL K16 29 matter-of-fact_JJ at_IN times_NNS ,_, was_BEDZ K16 30 plainly_RB waiting_VBG for_IN me_PP1O to_TO propose_VB some_DTI K16 30 suitable_JJ way_NN of_IN spending_VBG the_ATI K16 31 evening_NN ._. ^ why_WRB should_MD an_AT item_NN like_IN marriage_NN K16 31 affect_VB one's_CD1$ orderly_JJ mode_NN K16 32 of_IN existence_NN ?_? ^ and_CC she_PP3A was_BEDZ right_JJ ._. ^ a_AT K16 32 prompt_JJ seduction_NN on_IN my_PP$ part_NN would_MD K16 33 land_VB us_PP1OS with_IN the_ATI necessity_NN to_TO rise_VB ,_, K16 33 bathe_VB and_CC dress_VB ,_, chat_VB falsely_RB K16 34 about_IN this_DT and_CC that_DT ,_, and_CC emerge_VB into_IN the_ATI K16 34 rest_NN of_IN the_ATI evening_NN as_CS though_CS" K16 35 nothing_PN had_HVD happened_VBN ._. ^ as_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ ,_, K16 35 we_PP1AS had_HVD a_AT ready-made_JJ climax_NN to_TO look_VB K16 36 forward_RB to_IN ,_, and_CC it_PP3 was_BEDZ merely_RB a_AT question_NN K16 36 of_IN shaping_VBG the_ATI hours_NNS ahead_RB K16 37 with_IN tact_NN and_CC artistry_NN ._. ^ so_RB I_PP1A suggested_VBD K16 37 we_PP1AS dine_VB ._. K16 38 ^ but_CC Priscilla_NP was_BEDZ n't_XNOT hungry_JJ ._. ^ she_PP3A K16 38 had_HVD eaten_VBN too_QL much_AP of_IN the_ATI K16 39 smoked_JJ salmon_NN at_IN the_ATI reception_NN ._. K16 40 ^ I_PP1A proposed_VBD we_PP1AS visit_VB a_AP few_AP" of_IN the_ATI K16 40 places_NNS we_PP1AS had_HVD known_VBN together_RB ,_, K16 41 have_HV a_AP few_AP" drinks_NNS ,_, perhaps_RB dance_VB ._. K16 42 ^ dancing_NN ,_, she_PP3A claimed_VBD ,_, would_MD exhaust_VB K16 42 her_PP3O utterly_RB ._. ^ did_DOD I_PP1A want_VB K16 43 that_DT ?_? K16 44 ^ no_UH ,_, I_PP1A did_DOD n't_XNOT ._. K16 45 ^ and_CC as_IN for_IN" the_ATI drinks_NNS ,_, she_PP3A had_HVD K16 45 no_ATI wish_NN to_TO be_BE left_VBN tossing_VBG K16 46 restlessly_RB ,_, while_CS I_PP1A snored_VBD my_PP$ way_NN into_IN a_AT K16 46 hangover_NN ._. ^ did_DOD I_PP1A snore_VB by_IN the_ATI K16 47 way_NN ?_? K16 48 ^ no_UH ,_, I_PP1A did_DOD n't_XNOT ._. ^ but_CC I_PP1A realised_VBD K16 48 my_PP$ invention_NN was_BEDZ beginning_VBG to_TO K16 49 slacken_VB ._. ^ now_CS that_CS" the_ATI tensions_NNS of_IN K16 49 courtship_NN were_BED over_RP ,_, was_BEDZ Priscilla_NP K16 50 always_RB going_VBG to_TO be_BE so_QL difficult_JJ to_TO entertain_VB K16 50 ?_? K16 51 ^ I_PP1A next_RB wondered_VBD if_CS she_PP3A would_MD like_VB to_TO K16 51 bear_VB down_RP on_IN Shaftesbury_NP K16 52 Avenue_NPL and_CC see_VB a_AT play_NN ._. ^ Priscilla_NP fingered_VBD K16 52 the_ATI knob_NN on_IN the_ATI bed_NN and_CC K16 53 looked_VBD shocked_JJ ._. ^ she_PP3A thought_VBD there_EX was_BEDZ K16 53 something_PN immoral_JJ about_IN going_VBG K16 54 to_IN the_ATI theatre_NN on_IN what_WDT was_BEDZ ,_, after_IN all_ABN K16 54 ,_, the_ATI only_AP wedding_NN night_NN she_PP3A was_BEDZ K16 55 likely_JJ to_TO have_HV for_IN some_DTI time_NN ._. K16 56 ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ my_PP$ turn_NN to_TO look_VB shocked_JJ ._. ^ K16 56 when_WRB ,_, did_DOD she_PP3A suppose_VB ,_, would_MD the_ATI K16 57 subsequent_JJ one_CD1 take_VB place_NN ?_? ^ if_CS that_DT was_BEDZ K16 57 her_PP$ wish_NN ,_, I_PP1A was_BEDZ prepared_VBN to_TO K16 58 retire_VB at_RB once_RB" and_CC leave_VB the_ATI way_NN clear_JJ for_IN K16 58 my_PP$ successor_NN ._. ^ no_ATI doubt_NN he_PP3A K16 59 was_BEDZ already_RB skulking_VBG in_IN the_ATI precincts_NNS ._. ^ K16 59 Priscilla_NP laughed_VBD a_RB little_RB" ._. K16 60 ^ at_IN this_DT point_NN I_PP1A must_MD put_VB down_RP ,_, within_IN K16 60 inverted_JJ commas_NNS ,_, the_ATI words_NNS K16 61 Priscilla_NP next_RB chose_VBD to_TO use_VB ._. ^ luckily_RB I_PP1A K16 61 am_BEM not_XNOT introducing_VBG her_PP3O by_IN one_CD1 K16 62 of_IN her_PP$ more_QL stupid_JJ remarks_NNS ._. K16 63 ^ *'_*' how_WRB long_RB will_MD it_PP3 take_VB you_PP2 to_TO K16 63 realise_VB ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, *'_*' that_CS the_ATI K16 64 only_AP thing_NN I_PP1A want_VB to_TO do_DO this_DT evening_NN is_BEZ K16 64 what_WDT you_PP2 keep_VB on_RP trying_VBG to_TO put_VB K16 65 off_RP in_IN such_ABL a_AT nasty_JJ way_NN ?_? **'_**' K16 66 ^ I_PP1A could_MD have_HV no_ATI doubt_NN of_IN what_WDT she_PP3A K16 66 meant_VBD ._. ^ if_CS we_PP1AS had_HVD not_XNOT been_BEN K16 67 married_VBN ,_, this_DT would_MD have_HV qualified_VBN as_IN an_AT K16 67 indecent_JJ proposal_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A K16 68 experienced_VBD a_AT pang_NN of_IN regret_NN that_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ K16 68 Priscilla_NP and_CC not_XNOT I_PP1A who_WPR had_HVD K16 69 given_VBN voice_NN to_IN the_ATI thought_NN ._. ^ but_CC the_ATI K16 69 regret_NN was_BEDZ quickly_RB overwhelmed_VBN by_IN K16 70 the_ATI stunning_JJ knowledge_NN that_CS this_DT ,_, suddenly_RB ,_, K16 70 was_BEDZ just_RB the_ATI right_JJ room_NN ,_, K16 71 just_RB the_ATI right_JJ hour_NN ,_, for_IN what_WDT we_PP1AS had_HVD K16 71 in_IN mind_NN ._. ^ the_ATI curtains_NNS shivered_VBD K16 72 at_IN the_ATI window_NN in_IN a_AT slight_JJ breeze_NN ._. ^ the_ATI K16 72 evening_NN sunlight_NN glowed_VBD like_IN K16 73 skin_NN on_IN the_ATI stuccoed_JJ houses_NNS opposite_RI ._. ^ the_ATI K16 73 room_NN was_BEDZ already_RB darkening_VBG ,_, K16 74 and_CC Priscilla_NP was_BEDZ standing_VBG by_IN the_ATI bed_NN ,_, K16 74 one_CD1 half_NN of_IN her_PP$ face_NN in_IN shadow_NN ,_, K16 75 the_ATI other_AP gold_JJ with_IN a_AT faint_JJ reflection_NN of_IN K16 75 the_ATI sun_NN ._. ^ a_AT gleam_NN caught_VBD the_ATI K16 76 edge_NN of_IN her_PP$ lip_NN ,_, the_ATI corner_NN of_IN her_PP$ eye_NN K16 76 ._. ^ I_PP1A could_MD not_XNOT believe_VB I_PP1A had_HVD K16 77 married_VBN this_DT quiet_JJ breathing_JJ creature_NN ._. K16 78 ^ *'_*' well_UH ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD slowly_RB ,_, *'_*' K16 78 all_RB right_RB" ._. **'_**' K16 79 ^ I_PP1A thought_VBD afterwards_RB it_PP3 was_BEDZ an_AT K16 79 inadequate_JJ reply_NN ,_, but_CC I_PP1A had_HVD no_ATI K16 80 time_NN now_RN to_TO see_VB it_PP3 for_IN what_WDT it_PP3 was_BEDZ ._. ^ K16 80 nor_CC ,_, evidently_RB ,_, had_HVD Priscilla_NP ._. K16 81 ^ she_PP3A heaved_VBD an_AT enormous_JJ sigh_NN ,_, and_CC I_PP1A K16 81 thought_VBD I_PP1A saw_VBD a_AT tear_NN glimmering_VBG K16 82 over_IN her_PP$ eyelash_NN ._. ^ her_PP$ mouth_NN opened_VBD K16 82 slightly_RB to_IN my_PP$ kiss_NN and_CC moved_VBN K16 83 beneath_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ and_CC that_DT kiss_NN grew_VBD with_IN a_AT K16 83 leap_NN into_IN a_AT mammoth_NN sensation_NN K16 84 of_IN the_ATI sort_NN our_PP$ former_AP love-making_NN had_HVD K16 84 always_RB been_BEN obliged_VBN to_TO K16 85 restrain_VB ._. ^ my_PP$ hand_NN swam_VBD through_IN her_PP$ hair_NN K16 85 and_CC pushed_VBD her_PP$ face_NN into_IN the_ATI K16 86 kiss_NN ._. ^ her_PP$ eyelids_NNS dropped_VBD under_IN the_ATI K16 86 weight_NN of_IN it_PP3 ,_, her_PP$ arms_NNS came_VBD up_RP K16 87 under_IN my_PP$ shoulders_NNS and_CC closed_VBD over_IN them_PP3OS ,_, K16 87 and_CC a_AT low_JJ aching_JJ cry_NN rose_VBD in_IN K16 88 her_PP$ throat_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A had_HVD never_RB heard_VBN anything_PN K16 88 like_IN it_PP3 ._. K16 89 ^ the_ATI kiss_NN broke_VBD ,_, as_CS kisses_NNS do_DO ._. ^ but_CC K16 89 this_DT was_BEDZ really_RB the_ATI first_OD K16 90 ever_RB ,_, because_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ no_RB longer_RBR an_AT end_NN K16 90 in_IN itself_PPL ._. ^ we_PP1AS no_RB longer_RBR had_HVD to_TO K16 91 return_VB to_IN embarrassed_JJ reality_NN ,_, smooth_VB down_RP our_PP$ K16 91 clothes_NNS ,_, wipe_VB off_RP K16 92 smudged_JJ lipstick_NN and_CC suggest_VB putting_VBG on_RP another_DT K16 92 record_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ safe_JJ K16 93 to_TO dance_VB on_IN the_ATI edge_NN of_IN the_ATI precipice_NN ._. ^ K16 93 we_PP1AS were_BED licensed_VBN to_TO jump_VB ._. K16 94 ^ I_PP1A have_HV forgotten_VBN no_ATI detail_NN of_IN the_ATI K16 94 scene_NN that_WPR followed_VBD :_: Priscilla_NP K16 95 behaved_VBD unforgettably_RB ._. ^ with_IN the_ATI assurance_NN of_IN K16 95 that_DT kiss_NN still_RB between_IN K16 96 us_PP1OS ,_, she_PP3A drew_VBD the_ATI curtains_NNS so_CS that_CS" K16 96 the_ATI fading_JJ day_NN was_BEDZ narrowed_VBN to_IN a_AT K16 97 slot_NN of_IN deep_JJ amber_JJ light_NN ,_, then_RN stood_VBD on_IN K16 97 the_ATI opposite_JJ side_NN of_IN the_ATI bed_NN ,_, K16 98 her_PP$ eyes_NNS stark_JJ and_CC unpretending_JJ and_CC fixed_VBN on_IN K16 98 mine_PP$$ ,_, and_CC began_VBD K16 99 unbuttoning_VBG her_PP$ blouse_NN ._. K16 100 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A am_BEM beginning_VBG to_TO take_VB off_RP my_PP$ K16 100 clothes_NNS ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD distinctly_RB ._. K16 101 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 are_BER not_XNOT yet_RB used_JJ to_IN this_DT sort_NN K16 101 of_IN thing_NN ._. **'_**' K16 102 ^ I_PP1A watched_VBD her_PP3O with_IN care_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A K16 102 might_MD have_HV been_BEN giving_VBG a_AT cool_JJ K16 103 demonstration_NN to_IN a_AT class_NN of_IN novitiates_NNS ._. ^ her_PP$ K16 103 movements_NNS were_BED precise_JJ ,_, K16 104 practised_JJ and_CC unemotional_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A fumbled_VBD K16 104 hopelessly_RB with_IN my_PP$ tie_NN in_IN a_AT K16 105 blurred_JJ imitation_NN of_IN her_PP$ neat_JJ and_CC methodical_JJ K16 105 unclothing_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A slipped_VBD K16 106 out_RP of_IN her_PP$ blouse_NN ,_, unzipped_VBD and_CC dropped_VBD K16 106 her_PP$ skirt_NN ,_, and_CC stepped_VBD out_RP of_IN K16 107 it_PP3 as_CS though_CS" alighting_VBG from_IN a_AT bus_NN ._. ^ K16 107 school_NN had_HVD taught_VBN me_PP1O that_CS this_DT was_BEDZ K16 108 the_ATI sort_NN of_IN thing_NN men_NNS were_BED normally_RB K16 108 privileged_JJ to_TO watch_VB only_RB through_IN K16 109 keyholes_NNS ._. ^ but_CC here_RN I_PP1A was_BEDZ ,_, my_PP$ senses_NNS K16 109 involved_VBN to_IN the_ATI point_NN of_IN K16 110 suffocation_NN in_IN the_ATI rustling_JJ magic_NN of_IN a_AT K16 110 woman's_NN$ undressing_NN ,_, and_CC the_ATI K16 111 fact_NN that_WPR impressed_VBD me_PP1O most_RBT was_BEDZ the_ATI K16 111 purity_NN of_IN it_PP3 :_: the_ATI simplicity_NN of_IN K16 112 soft_JJ white_JJ materials_NNS ,_, almost_RB as_QL insubstantial_JJ K16 112 as_IN light_NN ,_, which_WDTR covered_VBD K16 113 the_ATI sweet_JJ body_NN in_IN its_PP$ own_AP shape_NN and_CC K16 113 slipped_VBN off_IN it_PP3 as_QL quietly_RB as_IN a_AT K16 114 shadow_NN covering_VBG the_ATI sun_NN and_CC left_VBD the_ATI dark_JJ K16 114 skin_NN beneath_RI ._. ^ with_IN hair_NN K16 115 flopping_VBG over_IN her_PP$ shoulders_NNS ,_, Priscilla_NP K16 115 squatted_VBD like_IN an_AT animal_NN and_CC ,_, K16 116 thrusting_VBG out_RP first_RB one_CD1 leg_NN and_CC then_RN the_ATI K16 116 other_AP ,_, ran_VBD her_PP$ stockings_NNS K16 117 smoothly_RB down_RP and_CC pulled_VBD them_PP3OS over_IN her_PP$ K16 117 ankles_NNS ._. ^ with_IN every_AT garment_NN she_PP3A K16 118 removed_VBD ,_, her_PP$ body_NN appeared_VBD to_TO pass_VB more_QL K16 118 duskily_RB into_IN the_ATI shadows_NNS until_CS K16 119 she_PP3A stood_VBD in_IN the_ATI nude_NN ,_, almost_RB negligent_JJ K16 119 in_IN her_PP$ attitude_NN ,_, not_XNOT moving_VBG K16 120 any_RB more_RBR ,_, as_QL natural_JJ as_IN a_AT tree_NN that_WPR K16 120 has_HVZ shed_VBN its_PP$ leaves_NNS ,_, as_QL casual_JJ as_IN K16 121 a_AT secretary_NN waiting_VBG to_TO take_VB a_AT letter_NN ._. K16 122 ^ *'_*' that_DT 's_BEZ what_WDT it_PP3 's_BEZ like_IN ,_, **'_**' K16 122 said_VBD Priscilla_NP ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 'd_HVD better_RBR get_VB K16 123 rid_VBN of_IN any_DTI other_AP ideas_NNS you_PP2 might_MD have_HV K16 123 had_HVN ._. **'_**' K16 124 ^ then_RN like_IN a_AT child_NN she_PP3A climbed_VBD clumsily_RB K16 124 into_IN bed_NN and_CC sat_VBD up_RP K16 125 shivering_VBG with_IN the_ATI blankets_NNS round_IN her_PP$ K16 125 shoulders_NNS ._. ^ I_PP1A put_VBD the_ATI coins_NNS from_IN K16 126 my_PP$ pocket_NN on_IN the_ATI mantelshelf_NN ._. K16 127 ^ *'_*' do_DO you_PP2 always_RB do_DO that_DT ?_? **'_**' she_PP3A K16 127 enquired_VBD ._. K16 128 ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' otherwise_RB K16 128 ,_, you_PP2 see_VB ,_, it_PP3 pulls_VBZ the_ATI pockets_NNS of_IN K16 129 one's_CD1$ trousers_NNS out_RP of_IN shape_NN ._. **'_**' K16 130 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A do_DO see_VB that_DT ,_, **'_**' said_VBD K16 130 Priscilla_NP ._. K16 131 ^ she_PP3A seemed_VBD interested_JJ ,_, so_CS I_PP1A explained_VBD K16 131 a_AP few_AP" more_QL masculine_JJ habits_NNS K16 132 which_WDTR she_PP3A might_MD not_XNOT have_HV encountered_VBN ._. ^ K16 132 I_PP1A informed_VBD her_PP3O about_IN braces_NNS :_: to_TO K16 133 save_VB trouble_NN in_IN the_ATI morning_NN ,_, one_CD1 should_MD K16 133 remove_VB them_PP3OS from_IN one's_CD1$ suit_NN K16 134 the_ATI night_NN before_RI and_CC lay_VB them_PP3OS out_RP ready_JJ K16 134 to_TO be_BE buttoned_VBN to_IN another_DT pair_NN K16 135 of_IN trousers_NNS for_IN the_ATI new_JJ day_NN ._. ^ as_IN my_PP$ K16 135 reason_NN for_IN rejecting_VBG suspenders_NNS ,_, I_PP1A K16 136 said_VBD that_CS I_PP1A had_HVD been_BEN told_VBN by_IN doctors_NNS K16 136 that_CS they_PP3AS were_BED apt_JJ to_TO bring_VB up_RP K16 137 varicose_JJ veins_NNS on_IN the_ATI legs_NNS ._. ^ Priscilla_NP K16 137 uttered_VBD a_AT groan_NN ._. K16 138 ^ *'_*' let_VB me_PP1O see_VB your_PP$ legs_NNS ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A K16 138 said_VBD ._. K16 139 ^ I_PP1A showed_VBD her_PP3O one_CD1 ._. ^ she_PP3A pronounced_VBD K16 139 it_PP3 satisfactory_JJ ._. ^ then_RN I_PP1A K16 140 noticed_VBD that_CS she_PP3A was_BEDZ not_XNOT looking_VBG at_IN my_PP$ K16 140 leg_NN at_IN all_ABN ._. ^ I_PP1A climbed_VBD hastily_RB K16 141 into_IN bed_NN ._. K16 142 ^ *'_*' but_CC I_PP1A like_VB it_PP3 ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD K16 142 ._. K16 143 ^ 5_CD ._. K16 144 ^ perhaps_RB we_PP1AS had_HVD read_VBN too_QL few_AP books_NNS ._. ^ K16 144 I_PP1A once_RB knew_VBD a_AT man_NN who_WPR K16 145 took_VBD a_AT pride_NN in_IN practising_VBG on_IN unsuspecting_JJ K16 145 ladies_NNS the_ATI advice_NN put_VBN K16 146 forward_RB by_IN authors_NNS of_IN handbooks_NNS in_IN respect_NN of_IN K16 146 trial_NN blandishments_NNS ,_, K16 147 eccentric_JJ positions_NNS and_RB so_RB" forth_RB" ._. ^ if_CS he_PP3A K16 147 did_DOD not_XNOT care_VB for_IN the_ATI result_NN ,_, K16 148 he_PP3A addressed_VBD witty_JJ letters_NNS of_IN criticism_NN to_IN K16 148 the_ATI publishers_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ a_AT K16 149 wise_JJ fellow_NN ,_, and_CC I_PP1A had_HVD been_BEN wrong_JJ to_TO K16 149 question_VB his_PP$ morals_NNS ._. ^ perhaps_RB ,_, on_IN K16 150 the_ATI other_AP hand_NN ,_, we_PP1AS had_HVD expected_VBN too_QL K16 150 much_AP from_IN an_AT activity_NN which_WDTR is_BEZ ,_, K16 151 after_IN all_ABN ,_, no_ATI more_AP than_IN a_AT convenient_JJ K16 151 method_NN devised_VBN by_IN nature_NN for_IN K16 152 reproducing_VBG the_ATI species_NN ._. ^ anyway_RB ,_, whatever_WDT K16 152 lay_VBD behind_RP it_PP3 ,_, it_PP3 was_BEDZ all_ABN a_AT K16 153 ghastly_JJ flop_NN ._. K16 154 ^ to_TO begin_VB with_RI ,_, as_CS we_PP1AS lay_VBD side_NN by_IN K16 154 side_NN like_IN effigies_NNS ,_, Priscilla_NP K16 155 seemed_VBD to_TO have_HV put_VBN the_ATI whole_JJ business_NN out_RP K16 155 of_IN her_PP$ mind_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A suddenly_RB K16 156 began_VBD to_TO talk_VB about_IN bicycles_NNS ,_, of_IN all_ABN K16 156 ridiculous_JJ things_NNS ._. K16 157 ^ *'_*' when_WRB I_PP1A was_BEDZ a_AT girl_NN ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A K16 157 said_VBD chattily_RB ,_, *'_*' I_PP1A used_VBD to_TO ride_VB a_AT K16 158 bicycle_NN ._. **'_**' K16 159 ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, really_RB ?_? **'_**' K16 160 ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, and_CC I_PP1A was_BEDZ quite_ABL a_AT K16 160 horsewoman_NN in_IN my_PP$ way_NN too_RB ._. **'_**' K16 161 ^ we_PP1AS had_HVD always_RB been_BEN very_QL much_RB involved_VBN K16 161 in_IN the_ATI present_NN during_IN the_ATI K16 162 old_JJ days_NNS before_IN the_ATI wedding_NN ,_, so_CS this_DT was_BEDZ K16 162 something_PN I_PP1A had_HVD never_RB K16 163 suspected_VBN about_IN Priscilla_NP ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ quite_RB K16 163 interesting_JJ ._. ^ on_IN the_ATI other_AP K16 164 hand_NN ,_, I_PP1A could_MD have_HV wished_VBN for_IN a_AT more_QL K16 164 suitable_JJ moment_NN to_TO digest_VB such_ABL K16 165 confidences_NNS ._. ^ my_PP$ sense_NN of_IN fitness_NN began_VBD to_TO K16 165 tussle_VB with_IN my_PP$ natural_JJ K16 166 inclination_NN to_TO listen_VB sympathetically_RB to_IN anything_PN K16 166 Priscilla_NP cared_VBD to_TO K16 167 say_VB ._. K16 168 ^ *'_*' so_RB it_PP3 would_MD n't_XNOT be_BE what_WDT you_PP2 K16 168 might_MD think_VB ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Priscilla_NP ._. K16 169 ^ *'_*' life_NN never_RB is_BEZ ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A suggested_VBD ,_, K16 169 in_IN a_AT philosophical_JJ tone_NN ._. K16 170 ^ *'_*' it_PP3 would_MD probably_RB be_BE just_RB the_ATI strain_NN K16 170 of_IN gymkhana_NN jumping_NN and_CC K16 171 cycling_VBG madly_RB all_RB over_IN the_ATI place_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 K16 171 can_MD happen_VB ._. K16 172 ^ *'_*' are_BER you_PP2 thinking_VBG of_IN taking_VBG up_RP K16 172 riding_NN again_RB ?_? **'_**' I_PP1A asked_VBD ._. K16 173 ^ *'_*' no_UH ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Priscilla_NP ._. K16 174 ^ I_PP1A did_DOD not_XNOT reply_VB ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT K16 174 decent_JJ interval_NN of_IN silence_NN ._. ^ then_RN ,_, K16 175 rather_RB in_IN a_AT rush_NN ,_, activity_NN took_VBD place_NN ._. K16 176 ^ I_PP1A hardly_RB like_VB to_TO describe_VB it_PP3 ._. K16 177 ^ the_ATI bed_NN creaked_VBD protestingly_RB ._. ^ I_PP1A had_HVD K16 177 visions_NNS ,_, not_XNOT of_IN love_NN ,_, but_CC of_IN K16 178 waiters_NNS dashing_VBG into_IN the_ATI room_NN with_IN scandalised_JJ K16 178 expressions_NNS ._. ^ my_PP$ mind_NN K16 179 wandered_VBD ._. ^ the_ATI sweat_NN broke_VBD out_RP all_RB over_IN K16 179 us_PP1OS ,_, so_CS that_CS" in_IN a_AT trice_NN we_PP1AS were_BED K16 180 struggling_VBG through_IN sticky_JJ intolerable_JJ tropics_NNS of_IN K16 180 our_PP$ own_AP making_NN ._. ^ my_PP$ K16 181 hair_NN itched_VBD and_CC I_PP1A could_MD n't_XNOT scratch_VB it_PP3 K16 181 ._. ^ I_PP1A ricked_VBD my_PP$ back_NN ._. ^ our_PP$ bodies_NNS K16 182 jumped_VBD nervously_RB away_RP at_IN the_ATI slightest_JJT touch_NN K16 182 ._. ^ wriggling_VBG like_IN an_AT eel_NN ,_, K16 183 Priscilla_NP complained_VBD of_IN being_BEG tickled_VBN and_CC her_PP$ K16 183 hand_NN ,_, raised_VBN in_IN K16 184 hysterical_JJ defence_NN ,_, caught_VBD me_PP1O painfully_RB in_IN K16 184 the_ATI eye_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A pictured_VBD a_AT free_JJ K16 185 fight_NN such_CS as_CS" one_CD1 sees_VBZ in_IN films_NNS and_CC K16 185 thought_VBD how_WRB much_RB more_QL manly_JJ it_PP3 was_BEDZ K16 186 than_IN this_DT display_NN of_IN total_JJ incompetence_NN ._. ^ K16 186 indeed_RB I_PP1A felt_VBD ,_, when_WRB for_IN a_AT K16 187 moment_NN we_PP1AS paused_VBD and_CC sank_VBD back_RP on_IN the_ATI K16 187 damp_JJ pillows_NNS ,_, that_CS a_AT fortnight_NN K16 188 of_IN debauchery_NN could_MD scarcely_RB leave_VB me_PP1O more_RBR K16 188 drained_VBN and_CC feeble_JJ ._. K16 189 ^ I_PP1A had_HVD put_VBN such_ABL agonising_JJ effort_NN into_IN K16 189 the_ATI achievement_NN of_IN nothing_PN ._. K16 190 ^ I_PP1A could_MD feel_VB the_ATI veins_NNS bulging_VBG in_IN my_PP$ K16 190 head_NN and_CC my_PP$ heart_NN beating_VBG in_IN K16 191 angry_JJ frustration_NN ._. K17 2 in_IN the_ATI bedrooms_NNS the_ATI children_NNS were_BED K17 2 preparing_VBG to_TO sleep_VB ._. ^ in_IN K17 3 turmoil_NN and_CC excitement_NN probably_RB ,_, because_IN of_IN" K17 3 the_ATI strangeness_NN ,_, and_CC being_BEG K17 4 packed_VBN together_RB ._. ^ what_WDT was_BEDZ Thomas_NP doing_VBG ?_? ^ K17 4 he_PP3A liked_VBD to_TO watch_VB them_PP3OS ;_; he_PP3A K17 5 wanted_VBD children_NNS now_RN ;_; he_PP3A might_MD be_BE K17 5 undressing_VBG Bobbie_NP ._. K17 6 ^ and_CC Aunt_NPT Mary_NP ?_? ^ she_PP3A would_MD be_BE alone_JJ ,_, K17 6 as_CS always_RB ._. ^ she_PP3A would_MD be_BE K17 7 plaiting_VBG the_ATI iron_JJ hair_NN in_IN two_CD stiff_JJ little_JJ K17 7 pigtails_NNS ,_, and_CC when_WRB that_DT was_BEDZ K17 8 done_VBN she_PP3A would_MD sit_VB on_IN the_ATI edge_NN of_IN the_ATI K17 8 wide_JJ ,_, lonely_JJ bed_NN she_PP3A had_HVD claimed_VBN K17 9 for_IN herself_PPL ,_, and_CC she_PP3A would_MD rub_VB her_PP$ legs_NNS K17 9 ,_, and_CC sigh_VB ,_, and_CC she_PP3A would_MD pull_VB K17 10 over_IN her_PP$ head_NN the_ATI voluminous_JJ wincey_NN nightgown_NN K17 10 with_IN the_ATI tucks_NNS on_IN the_ATI K17 11 bodice_NN and_CC the_ATI round_JJ collar_NN up_RP under_IN her_PP$ K17 11 chin_NN ._. ^ and_CC when_WRB at_RB last_RB" she_PP3A K17 12 lay_VBD down_RP she_PP3A would_MD rise_VB out_RP of_IN the_ATI bed_NN K17 12 in_IN rigid_JJ humps_NNS ,_, like_IN a_AT K17 13 mountain_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A would_MD not_XNOT lie_NN relaxed_JJ and_CC K17 13 peaceful_JJ ,_, as_CS though_CS" she_PP3A were_BED K17 14 resting_VBG ,_, but_CC iron_NN hard_JJ ,_, as_CS though_CS" she_PP3A K17 14 were_BED still_RB fighting_VBG ._. K17 15 ^ Kate_NP and_CC Thomas_NP came_VBD back_RP along_IN the_ATI hall_NN K17 15 ,_, at_IN ease_NN and_CC smiling_VBG ._. K17 16 ^ children_NNS on_IN the_ATI point_NN of_IN going_VBG to_IN bed_NN ,_, K17 16 freshly_RB washed_VBN ,_, are_BER at_IN their_PP$ K17 17 most_QL lovable_JJ ._. K17 18 ^ *'_*' hullo_UH ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Thomas_NP ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 K17 18 's_BEZ quiet_JJ ._. ^ where_WRB are_BER the_ATI others_APS ?_? **'_**' K17 19 ^ *'_*' Sheila_NP and_CC Hugh_NP are_BER fixing_VBG the_ATI boat_NN K17 19 ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Esther_NP ._. ^ *'_*' do_DO you_PP2 K17 20 think_VB they_PP3AS can_MD manage_VB ?_? **'_**' K17 21 ^ *'_*' what_WDT was_BEDZ wrong_JJ ?_? **'_**' K17 22 ^ *'_*' what_WDT was_BEDZ wrong_JJ ?_? **'_**' said_VBD Henry_NP ._. K17 22 ^ *'_*' what_WDT do_DO you_PP2 think_VB was_BEDZ wrong_JJ ?_? K17 23 ^ bash_NN ,_, bash_NN on_IN the_ATI weatherboards_NNS all_ABN day_NN K17 23 !_! ^ I_PP1A 'm_BEM tired_JJ of_IN it_PP3 !_! ^ I_PP1A told_VBD K17 24 him_PP3O to_TO fix_VB it_PP3 or_CC take_VB it_PP3 away_RP !_! **'_**' K17 25 ^ *'_*' and_CC I_PP1A told_VBD you_PP2 it_PP3 was_BEDZ to_TO stay_VB K17 25 there_RN !_! ^ even_CS if_CS" it_PP3 did_DOD bang_VB !_! K17 26 ^ what_WDT can_MD the_ATI boy_NN do_DO about_IN it_PP3 ?_? **'_**' K17 27 ^ Thomas_NP slammed_VBD up_RP the_ATI window_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A K17 27 climbed_VBD out_RP on_IN the_ATI verandah_NN K17 28 roof_NN ,_, calling_VBG ^ *'_*' Hugh_NP !_! **'_**' K17 29 ^ the_ATI wind_NN washed_VBD in_RP a_AT great_JJ gob_NN through_IN K17 29 the_ATI house_NN ,_, sending_VBG the_ATI K17 30 curtains_NNS up_RP to_IN the_ATI ceiling_NN ._. K17 31 ^ in_IN a_AP few_AP" minutes_NNS Thomas_NP came_VBD back_RP ,_, K17 31 grasped_VBD the_ATI sill_NN ,_, and_CC looked_VBD K17 32 in_RP ._. K17 33 ^ *'_*' where_WRB are_BER they_PP3AS ?_? ^ goddammit_UH ,_, K17 33 where_WRB are_BER they_PP3AS ?_? **'_**' K17 34 ^ nobody_PN answered_VBD ._. ^ then_RN ,_, ~ *'_*' what_WDT do_DO K17 34 you_PP2 mean_VB ?_? **'_**' said_VBD Kate_NP ._. K17 35 ^ Thomas_NP climbed_VBD in_IN the_ATI window_NN ,_, catching_VBG K17 35 his_PP$ foot_NN on_IN the_ATI sill_NN and_CC K17 36 tumbling_VBG to_IN the_ATI floor_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A picked_VBD K17 36 himself_PPL up_RP in_IN a_AT frenzy_NN ,_, ran_VBD into_IN the_ATI K17 37 blue_JJ bedroom_NN ,_, almost_RB knocking_VBG Teresa_NP down_RP ,_, K17 37 hurled_VBD up_RP the_ATI window_NN there_RN ._. K17 38 ^ the_ATI stern_NN mooring_NN line_NN of_IN the_ATI little_JJ boat_NN K17 38 hung_VBD straight_RB down_RP into_IN the_ATI K17 39 water_NN ._. ^ of_IN the_ATI boat_NN there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI sign_NN K17 39 ._. K17 40 ^ Thomas_NP rapidly_RB hauled_VBD on_IN the_ATI line_NN ._. ^ K17 40 the_ATI end_NN came_VBD up_RP ._. ^ it_PP3 had_HVD been_BEN K17 41 cast_VBN off_RP into_IN the_ATI water_NN ._. K17 42 ^ Thomas_NP ran_VBD back_RP to_IN the_ATI landing_NN ,_, hung_VBD K17 42 out_IN the_ATI window_NN there_RN ._. ^ the_ATI K17 43 mast_NN and_CC sail_NN ,_, which_WDTR he_PP3A had_HVD laid_VBN in_IN K17 43 the_ATI guttering_NN were_BED gone_VBN ._. K17 44 ^ he_PP3A closed_VBD the_ATI window_NN ,_, turned_VBD to_IN the_ATI K17 44 old_JJ man_NN ,_, and_CC said_VBD in_IN a_AT choked_JJ K17 45 voice_NN ,_, ^ *'_*' I_PP1A could_MD kill_VB you_PP2 !_! **'_**' K17 46 ^ for_IN a_AT while_NN it_PP3 was_BEDZ Teresa_NP they_PP3AS must_MD K17 46 cope_VB with_IN ._. ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ K17 47 completely_RB frantic_JJ ._. ^ she_PP3A would_MD have_HV attacked_VBN K17 47 her_PP$ father_NN but_CS that_CS" they_PP3AS K17 48 pulled_VBD her_PP3O away_RP ,_, and_CC Kate_NP took_VBD her_PP3O K17 48 into_IN the_ATI only_AP free_JJ bedroom_NN ,_, where_WRB K17 49 for_IN a_AT long_JJ time_NN she_PP3A tried_VBD to_TO calm_VB her_PP3O K17 49 ._. ^ Julie_NP dragged_VBD off_RP shoes_NNS and_CC K17 50 stockings_NNS and_CC searched_VBD in_IN the_ATI kitchen_NN for_IN K17 50 aspirin_NN ,_, because_CS there_EX was_BEDZ K17 51 none_PN in_IN the_ATI bathroom_NN ._. ^ the_ATI water_NN in_IN K17 51 which_WDTR she_PP3A waded_VBD was_BEDZ cold_JJ ,_, thick_JJ K17 52 and_CC repulsive_JJ ,_, and_CC she_PP3A shuddered_VBD all_ABN the_ATI K17 52 time_NN ,_, but_CC it_PP3 was_BEDZ not_XNOT only_RB K17 53 with_IN distaste_NN of_IN the_ATI water_NN and_CC the_ATI smell_NN K17 53 of_IN it_PP3 which_WDTR was_BEDZ now_RN K17 54 permeating_VBG the_ATI house_NN ._. ^ the_ATI clammy_JJ flood_NN K17 54 reached_VBD to_IN her_PP$ thighs_NNS ,_, and_CC she_PP3A K17 55 could_MD not_XNOT keep_VB her_PP$ clothes_NNS dry_JJ ._. ^ she_PP3A K17 55 had_HVD tucked_VBN her_PP$ skirt_NN up_RP ,_, but_CC it_PP3 K17 56 trailed_VBD in_IN the_ATI water_NN ._. ^ dusk_NN was_BEDZ now_RN K17 56 thickening_VBG in_IN the_ATI corners_NNS ,_, and_CC K17 57 outside_RP the_ATI water_NN slapped_VBD ,_, not_XNOT below_RI ,_, as_CS K17 57 when_WRB one_CD1 was_BEDZ upstairs_RN ,_, but_CC K17 58 round_RP about_RP ,_, butting_VBG about_IN one's_CD1$ ears_NNS ,_, K17 58 pummelling_VBG ,_, menacing_VBG ,_, with_IN all_RB K17 59 too_QL little_AP to_TO keep_VB it_PP3 out_RP ,_, keep_VB it_PP3 from_IN K17 59 engulfing_VBG one_CD1 ._. K17 60 ^ she_PP3A found_VBD the_ATI aspirin_NN at_RB last_RB" ,_, and_CC K17 60 climbed_VBD the_ATI stairs_NNS ,_, to_IN where_WRB K17 61 Thomas_NP was_BEDZ waiting_VBG ._. ^ he_PP3A would_MD not_XNOT leave_VB K17 61 the_ATI old_JJ man_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A would_MD not_XNOT let_VB K17 62 him_PP3O out_RP of_IN his_PP$ sight_NN again_RB until_CS they_PP3AS K17 62 were_BED all_ABN safe_JJ ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD wanted_VBN to_TO K17 63 rush_VB out_RP ,_, to_TO swim_VB to_IN the_ATI boundary_NN fence_NN ,_, K17 63 at_RB least_RB" ,_, to_TO see_VB if_CS he_PP3A could_MD K17 64 see_VB them_PP3OS ,_, but_CC there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI sense_NN in_IN K17 64 it_PP3 ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI doubt_NN where_WRB they_PP3AS K17 65 had_HVD gone_VBN ,_, downstream_RB ,_, to_IN Sheila's_NP$ home_NR ,_, K17 65 which_WDTR ,_, as_CS Henry_NP pointed_VBD out_RP ,_, K17 66 aggrieved_VBN ,_, was_BEDZ n't_XNOT far_RB ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ K17 66 no_ATI reason_NN ,_, he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, why_WRB they_PP3AS K17 67 should_MD n't_XNOT be_BE perfectly_RB all_RB right_RB" ._. K17 68 ^ *'_*' but_CC not_XNOT sailing_VBG ,_, **'_**' Thomas_NP had_HVD K17 68 said_VBN ._. K17 69 ^ *'_*' they_PP3AS would_MD n't_XNOT need_VB to_TO sail_VB ,_, K17 69 **'_**' said_VBD Henry_NP ._. ^ *'_*' just_RB drift_VB K17 70 there_RN ._. **'_**' K17 71 ^ *'_*' they_PP3AS have_HV only_RB one_CD1 oar_NN !_! **'_**' K17 72 ^ *'_*' they_PP3AS can_MD use_VB it_PP3 to_TO steer_VB with_IN ._. K17 72 **'_**' K17 73 ^ all_ABN of_IN which_WDTR was_BEDZ true_JJ ,_, and_CC no_ATI K17 73 doubt_NN Sheila_NP and_CC Hugh_NP would_MD be_BE K17 74 perfectly_RB safe_JJ ._. ^ unless_CS they_PP3AS tried_VBD to_TO come_VB K17 74 back_RP ._. ^ which_WDTR they_PP3AS would_MD be_BE K17 75 anxious_JJ to_TO do_DO ,_, knowing_VBG their_PP$ absence_NN would_MD K17 75 cause_VB alarm_NN ._. ^ at_IN the_ATI K17 76 thought_NN of_IN it_PP3 Thomas_NP grew_VBD cold_JJ ._. ^ Sheila_NP K17 76 probably_RB knew_VBD nothing_PN of_IN K17 77 sailing_NN ,_, and_CC Hugh_NP thought_VBD he_PP3A knew_VBD it_PP3 K17 77 all_ABN ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ one_CD1 comfort_NN ,_, if_CS K17 78 Bob_NP Higgins_NP were_BED at_IN home_NR he_PP3A would_MD stop_VB K17 78 any_DTI such_ABL foolhardiness_NN ._. ^ but_CC K17 79 was_BEDZ he_PP3A at_IN home_NR ?_? ^ that_DT was_BEDZ what_WDT K17 79 Sheila_NP had_HVD gone_VBN to_TO find_VB out_RP ._. K17 80 ^ Thomas_NP took_VBD the_ATI aspirin_NN and_CC gave_VBD it_PP3 to_IN K17 80 Esther_NP ._. K17 81 ^ *'_*' Julie_NP ,_, you_PP2 're_BER wet_JJ ._. ^ you_PP2 must_MD K17 81 change_VB ._. **'_**' K17 82 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'll_MD find_VB something_PN ._. ^ Thomas_NP ,_, K17 82 it_PP3 's_BEZ growing_JJ dark_JJ ._. ^ had_HVD n't_XNOT I_PP1A K17 83 better_RBR bring_VB up_RP a_AT primus_NN and_CC some_DTI tea_NN ?_? K17 83 **'_**' K17 84 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A should_MD fetch_VB them_PP3OS myself_PPL ._. **'_**' K17 85 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A can_MD manage_VB ._. **'_**' K17 86 ^ *'_*' bring_VB some_DTI things_NNS on_IN a_AT tray_NN ._. ^ K17 86 then_RN you_PP2 must_MD change_VB ._. **'_**' K17 87 ^ Julie_NP went_VBD down_RP again_RB ._. ^ the_ATI shadows_NNS K17 87 were_BED growing_VBG deeper_JJR ,_, the_ATI K17 88 water_NN sounded_VBD louder_JJR ,_, both_ABX what_WDT was_BEDZ K17 88 outside_RP and_CC what_WDT she_PP3A was_BEDZ pushing_VBG K17 89 through_IN ._. ^ it_PP3 made_VBD such_ABL a_AT weight_NN against_IN K17 89 her_PP$ thighs_NNS ,_, and_CC the_ATI cold_JJ edge_NN K17 90 of_IN it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT knife_NN on_IN her_PP$ body_NN ._. ^ K17 90 was_BEDZ it_PP3 as_QL high_JJ before_RI ,_, or_CC do_DO I_PP1A K17 90 imagine_VB K17 91 it_PP3 ?_? ^ she_PP3A began_VBD to_TO shudder_VB again_RB ._. ^ do_DO K17 91 n't_XNOT be_BE silly_JJ ._. ^ think_VB what_WDT you_PP2 K17 92 need_VB ._. K17 93 ^ the_ATI big_JJ tray_NN was_BEDZ on_IN the_ATI kitchen_NN table_NN K17 93 ._. ^ the_ATI primus_NN ,_, too_RB ,_, that_WPR K17 94 Aunt_NPT Mary_NP had_HVD used_VBN ._. ^ she_PP3A shook_VBD it_PP3 ._. ^ K17 94 it_PP3 seemed_VBD full_JJ ._. ^ but_CC do_DO n't_XNOT forget_VB K17 95 the_ATI methylated_JJ spirit_NN ._. ^ cups_NNS ._. ^ a_AP few_AP" K17 95 will_MD do_DO ._. ^ we_PP1AS can_MD wash_VB them_PP3OS in_IN the_ATI K17 96 bathroom_NN ._. ^ the_ATI tea_NN caddy_NN ._. ^ the_ATI biscuit_NN K17 96 barrel_NN ._. ^ both_ABX of_IN willow_NN pattern_NN K17 97 and_CC as_QL old_JJ and_CC familiar_JJ as_IN the_ATI milk_NN jug_NN ,_, K17 97 which_WDTR would_MD be_BE in_IN the_ATI K17 98 refrigerator_NN ._. K17 99 ^ she_PP3A could_MD not_XNOT open_VB the_ATI refrigerator_NN door_NN K17 99 ._. ^ the_ATI weight_NN of_IN water_NN K17 100 against_IN its_PP$ lower_JJR part_NN was_BEDZ too_QL much_AP ._. ^ K17 100 bother_NN ,_, I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT like_VB tea_NN without_IN K17 101 milk_NN ._. ^ but_CC I_PP1A 'd_HVD better_RBR leave_VB it_PP3 ._. ^ K17 101 to_TO open_VB the_ATI door_NN would_MD spoil_VB some_DTI K17 102 food_NN anyway_RB ._. K17 103 ^ Thomas_NP has_HVZ matches_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI lamps_NNS are_BER K17 103 upstairs_RN ._. ^ and_CC the_ATI candles_NNS ._. ^ I_PP1A K17 104 do_DO n't_XNOT know_VB what_WDT else_RB ._. ^ sugar_NN ,_, yes_UH ._. ^ K17 104 bread_NN ._. ^ and_CC butter_NN ._. ^ a_AP few_AP" knives_NNS ._. K17 105 ^ we_PP1AS shall_MD n't_XNOT starve_VB overnight_RB anyway_RB ._. ^ K17 105 but_CC can_MD I_PP1A carry_VB it_PP3 all_ABN ?_? K17 106 ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ a_AT good_JJ thing_NN we_PP1AS have_HV rainwater_NN K17 106 tanks_NNS ._. ^ we_PP1AS do_DO have_HV something_PN K17 107 to_TO drink_VB ._. ^ oh_UH !_! ^ kettle_NN and_CC teapot_NN ._. K17 108 ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ awfully_QL hard_JJ to_TO walk_VB in_IN the_ATI K17 108 water_NN ._. ^ am_BEM I_PP1A tired_JJ ?_? ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ n't_XNOT K17 109 so_QL hard_JJ before_RI ._. K17 110 ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ lifting_VBG the_ATI tray_NN before_CS she_PP3A K17 110 noticed_VBD water_NN washing_NN across_IN K17 111 the_ATI table_NN ._. ^ now_RN fear_NN caught_VBD her_PP3O ._. ^ the_ATI K17 111 flood_NN was_BEDZ reaching_VBG towards_IN her_PP$ K17 112 waist_NN ,_, was_BEDZ covering_VBG the_ATI kitchen_NN table_NN ._. ^ K17 112 water_NN dripped_VBD from_IN the_ATI tray_NN as_CS K17 113 she_PP3A lifted_VBD it_PP3 high_RB ._. ^ her_PP$ heart_NN hammering_VBG K17 113 ,_, she_PP3A began_VBD to_TO wade_VB from_IN the_ATI K17 114 kitchen_NN ._. K17 115 ^ *'_*' Thomas_NP ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, as_CS he_PP3A K17 115 came_VBD down_RP to_TO meet_VB her_PP3O ,_, and_CC took_VBD the_ATI K17 116 heavy_JJ tray_NN ,_, ^ *'_*' Thomas_NP ,_, the_ATI water_NN is_BEZ K17 116 deeper_JJR ._. ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ nearly_RB up_RP to_IN my_PP$ K17 117 waist_NN ._. **'_**' K17 118 ^ he_PP3A looked_VBD at_IN her_PP3O ,_, nodded_VBD ._. K17 119 ^ *'_*' do_DO n't_XNOT go_VB down_RP again_RB ,_, Julie_NP ._. ^ K17 119 for_IN anything_PN ._. **'_**' K17 120 ^ *'_*' Thomas_NP ,_, I_PP1A did_DOD n't_XNOT feel_VB another_DT K17 120 wave_NN ._. **'_**' K17 121 ^ *'_*' no_UH ._. ^ but_CC it_PP3 's_HVZ risen_VBN quickly_RB ,_, K17 121 all_ABN the_ATI same_AP ._. ^ now_RN go_VB and_CC change_VB ._. K17 122 ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD watch_VB the_ATI water_NN ._. ^ do_DO n't_XNOT worry_VB K17 122 ._. **'_**' K17 123 ^ Julie_NP padded_VBD off_RP to_TO find_VB some_DTI clothes_NNS ,_, K17 123 wondering_VBG ,_, in_IN spite_IN" of_IN" all_ABN K17 124 the_ATI worry_NN and_CC fear_NN and_CC the_ATI tiredness_NN which_WDTR K17 124 was_BEDZ beginning_VBG to_TO clog_VB her_PP3O ,_, K17 125 whether_CS she_PP3A at_IN all_ABN resembled_VBD Aunt_NPT Mary_NP K17 125 doing_VBG the_ATI same_AP thing_NN ._. ^ Esther_NP K17 126 gave_VBD her_PP3O a_AT frock_NN and_CC a_AT warm_JJ dressing_NN gown_NN K17 126 ,_, and_CC she_PP3A changed_VBD in_IN the_ATI K17 127 bathroom_NN ._. ^ when_WRB she_PP3A came_VBD back_RP Sophie_NP and_CC K17 127 Esther_NP were_BED sitting_VBG K17 128 dejectedly_RB ,_, Henry_NP was_BEDZ dozing_VBG ,_, and_CC Thomas_NP K17 128 peering_VBG into_IN the_ATI dusk_NN ._. ^ but_CC K17 129 of_RB course_RB" he_PP3A could_MD see_VB nothing_PN ._. K17 130 ^ *'_*' are_BER the_ATI children_NNS asleep_JJ ,_, Sophie_NP ?_? K17 130 **'_**' K17 131 ^ *'_*' more_QL or_CC less_QL ._. ^ I_PP1A 've_HV threatened_VBN K17 131 them_PP3OS with_IN everything_PN ._. ^ they_PP3AS 're_BER K17 132 settling_VBG down_RP ._. **'_**' K17 133 ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, darling_NN ,_, do_DO n't_XNOT cry_VB ._. **'_**' ^ K17 133 for_CS Esther_NP had_HVD pulled_VBN out_RP her_PP$ K17 134 handkerchief_NN ._. K17 135 ^ *'_*' cheer_VB up_RP ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Sophie_NP ._. ^ *'_*' K17 135 but_CC all_ABN the_ATI same_AP ,_, why_WRB did_DOD n't_XNOT I_PP1A K17 136 find_VB me_PP1O a_AT husband_NN at_IN home_NR in_IN Wellington_NP ?_? K17 136 **'_**' K17 137 ^ *'_*' do_DO n't_XNOT you_PP2 use_VB your_PP$ handkerchief_NN ._. K17 137 **'_**' ^ Julie_NP tried_VBD to_TO joke_VB a_RB K17 138 little_RB" ,_, and_CC then_RN Kate_NP came_VBD back_RP ,_, looking_VBG K17 138 as_CS though_CS" she_PP3A too_RB were_BED ready_JJ K17 139 to_TO give_VB way_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 would_MD be_BE better_JJR if_CS K17 139 the_ATI children_NNS were_BED here_RN ,_, thought_VBD K17 140 Thomas_NP ._. ^ they_PP3AS would_MD pull_VB themselves_PPLS together_RB K17 140 ._. K17 141 ^ he_PP3A came_VBD from_IN the_ATI window_NN and_CC lit_VBD one_CD1 K17 141 of_IN the_ATI lamps_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI soft_JJ K17 142 yellow_JJ light_NN flickered_VBD ,_, then_RN settled_VBD ,_, K17 142 pooling_VBG so_CS that_CS" the_ATI corners_NNS of_IN K17 143 the_ATI landing_NN were_BED still_RB shadowed_VBN and_CC remote_JJ ,_, K17 143 and_CC peopled_VBN ,_, suddenly_RB ,_, to_IN K17 144 Julie_NP ,_, by_IN the_ATI ghosts_NNS now_RN awakened_VBN ._. ^ K17 144 first_RB Grandmother_NPT ,_, of_RB course_RB" ,_, K17 145 erect_JJ and_CC certain_JJ ,_, not_XNOT fighting_VBG like_IN Aunt_NPT K17 145 Mary_NP ,_, but_CC just_RB *-_*- completely_RB K17 146 sure_JJ of_IN herself_PPL ._. ^ from_IN the_ATI tip_NN of_IN her_PP$ K17 146 feathered_JJ toque_NN to_IN the_ATI heels_NNS of_IN K17 147 her_PP$ speckless_JJ shoes_NNS she_PP3A was_BEDZ groomed_VBN ,_, K17 147 polished_VBN ,_, perfect_JJ and_CC K17 148 unapproachable_JJ ._. ^ and_CC Uncle_NPT John_NP who_WPR was_BEDZ K17 148 killed_VBN in_IN Flanders_NP ,_, and_CC who_WPR K17 149 had_HVD become_VBN a_AT legend_NN and_CC a_AT symbol_NN ,_, someone_PN K17 149 for_IN Grandmother_NPT to_TO pin_VB her_PP$ K17 150 prayers_NNS on_IN ,_, so_CS that_CS" one_CD1 never_RB knew_VBD K17 150 exactly_RB what_WDT kind_NN of_IN person_NN he_PP3A was_BEDZ ,_, K17 151 and_CC never_RB would_MD ._. ^ his_PP$ two_CD brothers_NNS who_WPR K17 151 had_HVD been_BEN a_AT disappointment_NN ,_, and_CC K17 152 so_RB were_BED never_RB mentioned_VBN ,_, skeletons_NNS in_IN the_ATI K17 152 family_NN cupboard_NN ._. ^ but_CC they_PP3AS K17 153 were_BED there_RN now_RN ,_, inhabiting_VBG the_ATI shadowy_JJ ,_, K17 153 shifting_JJ corners_NNS of_IN the_ATI K17 154 landing_NN ._. ^ did_DOD Esther_NP notice_VB them_PP3OS ?_? K17 155 ^ *'_*' how_WRB is_BEZ Teresa_NP ?_? **'_**' asked_VBD Thomas_NP ._. K17 156 ^ *'_*' she_PP3A 's_BEZ lying_VBG quietly_RB now_RN ,_, **'_**' K17 156 said_VBD Kate_NP ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A think_VB she_PP3A 's_BEZ all_RB K17 157 right_RB" ._. **'_**' K17 158 ^ *'_*' poor_JJ girl_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Esther_NP ._. K17 159 ^ *'_*' Hugh_NP and_CC Sheila_NP are_BER quite_RB safe_JJ ._. K17 159 **'_**' ^ Thomas_NP spoke_VBD angrily_RB ,_, as_CS K17 160 though_CS" trying_VBG to_TO convince_VB himself_PPL ._. K17 161 ^ Esther_NP wept_VBD again_RB ._. ^ Kate_NP bent_VBD over_IN K17 161 her_PP3O and_CC said_VBD ^ *'_*' weep_VB now_RN if_CS K17 162 you_PP2 must_MD ,_, Mother_NPT ,_, but_CC I_PP1A ask_VB you_PP2 ,_, K17 162 please_UH do_DO n't_XNOT weep_VB for_IN him_PP3O when_WRB K17 163 he_PP3A 's_BEZ dead_JJ ._. **'_**' ^ she_PP3A gestured_VBD towards_IN K17 163 her_PP$ father_NN ._. ^ *'_*' if_CS you_PP2 do_DO ,_, I_PP1A 'll_MD K17 164 remind_VB you_PP2 ._. **'_**' K17 165 ^ Sophie_NP looked_VBD uneasy_JJ ,_, and_CC Esther_NP startled_JJ K17 165 ._. ^ then_RN she_PP3A said_VBD calmly_RB K17 166 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'll_MD probably_RB die_VB first_RB ._. **'_**' K17 167 ^ *'_*' no_UH !_! **'_**' said_VBD Kate_NP ._. ^ quite_RB K17 167 suddenly_RB she_PP3A crumpled_VBD into_IN a_AT heap_NN on_IN K17 168 the_ATI floor_NN ,_, laid_VBD her_PP$ head_NN against_IN her_PP$ K17 168 mother's_NN$ knee_NN and_CC cried_VBD as_CS though_CS" K17 169 she_PP3A would_MD never_RB stop_VB ._. K17 170 ^ they_PP3AS were_BED all_ABN utterly_RB confounded_JJ ._. ^ then_RN K17 170 they_PP3AS became_VBD embarrassed_JJ ,_, K17 171 as_CS though_CS" this_DT were_BED something_PN not_XNOT meant_VBN K17 171 for_IN them_PP3OS to_TO see_VB ._. ^ only_RB Esther_NP ,_, K17 172 after_IN hesitating_VBG a_AT moment_NN ,_, knew_VBD what_WDT to_TO K17 172 do_DO ._. ^ as_CS though_CS" indeed_RB Kate_NP K17 173 were_BED a_AT child_NN at_IN her_PP$ knee_NN ,_, Rose_NP or_CC Jane_NP K17 173 or_CC Sally_NP ,_, she_PP3A placed_VBD her_PP$ hand_NN K17 174 on_IN Kate's_NP$ hair_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT say_VB K17 174 anything_PN ,_, but_CC the_ATI gesture_NN was_BEDZ all_ABN K17 175 that_WPR was_BEDZ needed_VBN ,_, both_ABX to_TO reassure_VB Kate_NP K17 175 and_CC to_TO increase_VB the_ATI feeling_NN ,_, in_IN K17 176 Julie_NP and_CC Sophie_NP and_CC Thomas_NP ,_, that_CS they_PP3AS K17 176 were_BED intruding_VBG ._. ^ they_PP3AS were_BED all_ABN K17 177 quite_RB quiet_JJ and_CC still_JJ ._. ^ only_RB Henry's_NP$ head_NN K17 177 nodded_VBD ,_, his_PP$ eyes_NNS were_BED K17 178 closed_VBN ,_, and_CC his_PP$ breathing_NN loud_JJ and_CC heavy_JJ ,_, K17 178 too_QL loud_JJ in_IN the_ATI quiet_JJ house_NN ,_, K17 179 where_WRB it_PP3 was_BEDZ almost_RB dark_JJ ,_, and_CC they_PP3AS K17 179 did_DOD not_XNOT know_VB what_WDT the_ATI night_NN hours_NNS K17 180 would_MD bring_VB ._. K17 181 ^ in_IN Julie_NP the_ATI peaks_NNS of_IN this_DT day_NN could_MD K17 181 rouse_VB no_ATI more_AP emotion_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A K17 182 was_BEDZ ,_, she_PP3A felt_VBD ,_, wrung_VBN dry_JJ and_CC flaccid_JJ K17 182 ,_, like_IN a_AT cleaning_NN cloth_NN ._. ^ the_ATI K17 183 sight_NN of_IN Kate_NP at_IN her_PP$ mother's_NN$ knee_NN ,_, where_WRB K17 183 not_XNOT so_QL long_RB ago_RB she_PP3A herself_PPL K17 184 had_HVD ached_VBN to_TO be_BE ,_, should_MD have_HV pierced_VBN K17 184 her_PP3O to_IN the_ATI quick_NN ,_, and_CC in_IN truth_NN K17 185 she_PP3A found_VBD tears_NNS wetting_VBG her_PP$ cheeks_NNS ,_, but_CC K17 185 by_IN now_RN she_PP3A was_BEDZ so_QL exhausted_JJ K17 186 that_CS she_PP3A felt_VBD no_ATI jealousy_NN and_CC none_PN of_IN K17 186 the_ATI hate_NN she_PP3A had_HVD resolved_VBN to_TO K17 187 bear_VB for_IN her_PP$ sister_NN ._. ^ nor_CC pity_NN either_RB ._. ^ K17 187 she_PP3A was_BEDZ worn_VBN out_RP ,_, and_CC felt_VBD K17 188 quite_RB detached_JJ ,_, and_CC wished_VBD Kate_NP had_HVD not_XNOT K17 188 broken_VBN down_RP in_IN front_IN" of_IN" them_PP3OS ._. K17 189 ^ should_MD I_PP1A not_XNOT feel_VB for_IN anyone_PN ?_? she_PP3A K17 189 wondered_VBD ._. ^ is_BEZ that_DT the_ATI only_AP way_NN K17 190 to_TO live_VB ,_, the_ATI only_AP way_NN to_TO avoid_VB hurt_NN ,_, K17 190 and_CC make_VB life_NN bearable_JJ ?_? K17 191 ^ but_CC she_PP3A knew_VBD that_DT was_BEDZ not_XNOT the_ATI K17 191 answer_NN ._. ^ and_CC she_PP3A thought_VBD ,_, perhaps_RB K17 192 Mother_NPT is_BEZ stronger_JJR than_CS I_PP1A realised_VBD ._. ^ K17 192 when_WRB she_PP3A is_BEZ needed_VBN she_PP3A is_BEZ there_RN ._. K17 193 ^ perhaps_RB it_PP3 is_BEZ my_PP$ fault_NN I_PP1A never_RB sat_VBD K17 193 at_IN her_PP$ knee_NN ._. K17 194 ^ I_PP1A can_MD not_XNOT lick_VB the_ATI tears_NNS away_RP ._. ^ K17 194 there_EX are_BER too_QL many_AP ._. ^ yet_RB if_CS I_PP1A K17 195 bring_VB out_RP my_PP$ handkerchief_NN Thomas_NP will_MD notice_VB ._. ^ K17 195 and_CC I_PP1A 'm_BEM not_XNOT crying_VBG ,_, K17 196 really_RB ._. ^ I_PP1A feel_VB quite_RB calm_JJ and_CC cold_JJ ._. ^ K17 196 but_CC so_QL tired_JJ ._. ^ so_PN deadly_RB tired_JJ ._. K17 197 ^ Sophie_NP rose_VBD at_RB last_RB" ,_, and_CC went_VBD to_IN K17 197 the_ATI table_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A tried_VBD K17 198 ineffectually_RB to_TO light_VB the_ATI primus_NN ,_, and_CC Thomas_NP K17 198 came_VBD to_TO help_VB her_PP3O ._. K18 2 *'_*' no_UH ,_, you_PP2 're_BER a_AT humanist_NN *-_*- so_PN am_BEM K18 2 I_PP1A *-_*- I_PP1A think_VB ._. ^ words_NNS do_DO n't_XNOT seem_VB K18 2 to_TO K18 3 count_VB where_WRB real_JJ feeling_NN is_BEZ concerned_VBN ._. **'_**' K18 4 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 'll_MD only_RB be_BE able_JJ to_TO judge_VB of_IN K18 4 what_WDT 's_HVZ happened_VBN by_IN the_ATI way_NN it_PP3 K18 5 turns_VBZ out_RP ._. ^ and_CC you_PP2 must_MD wait_VB for_IN that_DT K18 5 ._. **'_**' K18 6 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM so_QL miserable_JJ *-_*- waiting_VBG ..._... K18 6 **'_**' she_PP3A confessed_VBD with_IN trembling_JJ K18 7 lips_NNS ._. K18 8 ^ he_PP3A swore_VBD roundly_RB into_IN his_PP$ beard_NN ._. ^ *'_*' K18 8 listen_VB Nan_NP ,_, our_PP$ personal_JJ K18 9 desires_NNS can_MD go_VB haywire_JJ at_IN times_NNS ._. ^ if_CS K18 9 we_PP1AS all_ABN followed_VBD our_PP$ desire_NN what_WDT K18 10 kind_NN of_IN a_AT world_NN would_MD we_PP1AS live_VB in_IN ?_? ^ K18 10 crime_NN ,_, disease_NN ,_, misery_NN *-_*- no_ATI end_NN to_IN K18 11 it_PP3 ._. ^ there_EX has_HVZ to_TO be_BE law_NN and_CC order_NN *-_*- K18 11 and_CC basically_RB we_PP1AS make_VB our_PP$ own_AP ._. K18 12 ^ try_VB not_XNOT to_TO worry_VB so_QL much_RB ._. ^ would_MD you_PP2 K18 12 like_VB me_PP1O to_TO have_HV a_AT word_NN with_IN K18 13 Stuart_NP ?_? **'_**' K18 14 ^ she_PP3A started_VBD up_RP wildly_RB ._. ^ *'_*' no_UH ._. ^ no_UH K18 14 ._. ^ no_UH ._. ^ keep_VB out_RP in_IN this_DT ,_, K18 15 Doc_NP ._. ^ you_PP2 promised_VBD ..._... ._. ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD never_RB K18 15 forgive_VB you_PP2 if_CS you_PP2 speak_VB of_IN it_PP3 to_IN K18 16 anyone_PN ..._... K18 17 ._. **'_**' ^ *'_*' you_PP2 can_MD trust_VB me_PP1O ._. ^ I_PP1A K18 17 would_MD n't_XNOT care_VB to_TO tackle_VB a_AT man_NN on_IN such_ABL K18 17 an_AT K18 18 issue_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 would_MD be_BE interesting_JJ to_TO hear_VB K18 18 what_WDT he_PP3A is_BEZ thinking_VBG right_RB K18 19 now_RN ._. **'_**' K18 20 ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, he_PP3A 'll_MD be_BE congratulating_VBG K18 20 himself_PPL on_IN a_AT lucky_JJ escape_NN ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A K18 21 said_VBD bitterly_RB ._. ^ in_IN spite_IN" of_IN" or_CC because_IN K18 21 of_IN" the_ATI confession_NN Nan_NP was_BEDZ K18 22 feeling_VBG better_JJR ._. ^ Doctor_NPT Benson_NP had_HVD almost_RB K18 22 forced_VBN it_PP3 from_IN her_PP3O ,_, and_CC she_PP3A K18 23 knew_VBD that_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ right_JJ ,_, in_IN spite_IN" of_IN" K18 23 wilful_JJ desire_NN to_TO hug_VB her_PP$ K18 24 unhappiness_NN to_IN her_PP$ bosom_NN ._. ^ his_PP$ reasoning_NN K18 24 had_HVD given_VBN her_PP3O another_DT train_NN K18 25 of_IN thought_NN ._. K18 26 ^ he_PP3A went_VBD to_IN the_ATI cupboard_NN where_WRB he_PP3A K18 26 mixed_VBD them_PP3OS both_ABX a_AT drink_NN ._. K18 27 ^ *'_*' drink_VB this_DT ,_, Nan_NP *-_*- and_CC chin_NN up_RP ._. ^ K18 27 what_WDT can_MD n't_XNOT be_BE cured_VBN must_MD be_BE K18 28 endured_VBN ._. ^ you_PP2 'll_MD survive_VB ._. **'_**' K18 29 ^ *'_*' a_AT more_QL unfeeling_JJ remark_NN would_MD be_BE hard_JJ K18 29 to_TO find_VB ._. ^ ugh_UH !_! ^ whisky_NN ._. K18 30 ^ I_PP1A hate_VB the_ATI stuff_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT know_VB K18 30 how_WRB you_PP2 can_MD drink_VB it_PP3 ,_, Doc_NP ._. **'_**' ^ K18 30 she_PP3A K18 31 drained_VBD the_ATI glass_NN however_RB ,_, and_CC handed_VBD it_PP3 K18 31 back_RP to_IN him_PP3O ,_, before_IN K18 32 uncrossing_VBG her_PP$ legs_NNS and_CC going_VBG to_IN him_PP3O ._. K18 33 ^ *'_*' thank_VB you_PP2 for_IN everything_PN ._. ^ I_PP1A think_VB K18 33 I_PP1A get_VB the_ATI general_JJ K18 34 impression_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A 'm_BEM still_RB miserable_JJ though_RB ._. K18 34 **'_**' K18 35 ^ they_PP3AS exchanged_VBD smiles_NNS ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 'll_MD K18 35 stop_VB *-_*- in_IN time_NN ._. ^ and_CC if_CS it_PP3 K18 36 does_DOZ n't_XNOT you_PP2 'll_MD learn_VB to_TO live_VB with_IN it_PP3 K18 36 ._. **'_**' K18 37 ^ he_PP3A sat_VBD down_RP by_IN the_ATI open_JJ window_NN ,_, K18 37 while_CS Nan_NP went_VBD upstairs_RN ._. ^ she_PP3A K18 38 thought_VBD of_IN his_PP$ words_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A knew_VBD their_PP$ K18 38 truth_NN as_CS few_AP could_MD do_DO ._. ^ she_PP3A K18 39 remembered_VBD the_ATI war_NN ,_, when_WRB he_PP3A had_HVD his_PP$ K18 39 hand_NN on_IN the_ATI door_NN of_IN his_PP$ home_NR when_WRB K18 40 the_ATI bomb_NN fell_VBD ,_, taking_VBG with_IN it_PP3 all_ABN he_PP3A K18 40 held_VBD dear_JJ ._. ^ his_PP$ wife_NN ,_, his_PP$ child_NN ,_, K18 41 and_CC the_ATI child_NN to_TO be_BE born_VBN *-_*- and_CC he_PP3A K18 41 had_HVD n't_XNOT sought_VBN solace_NN elsewhere_RB ._. K18 42 ^ he_PP3A 'd_HVD learned_VBN to_TO live_VB with_IN pain_NN ._. K18 43 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'd_MD say_VB he_PP3A was_BEDZ happy_JJ *-_*- most_AP K18 43 of_IN the_ATI time_NN ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A mused_VBD ._. K18 44 ^ was_BEDZ that_DT because_CS ,_, having_HVG made_VBN his_PP$ K18 44 choice_NN *-_*- he_PP3A stayed_VBD with_IN it_PP3 ,_, as_CS K18 45 he_PP3A had_HVD advised_VBN her_PP3O to_TO do_DO ?_? K18 46 ^ chapter_NN nine_CD ._. K18 47 ^ Nan_NP woke_VBD at_IN dawn_NN prompted_VBN by_IN a_AT memory_NN K18 47 that_WPR eluded_VBD her_PP3O at_RB K18 48 first_RB" ._. ^ she_PP3A got_VBD up_RP and_CC dressed_VBD ,_, and_CC K18 48 stood_VBD by_IN her_PP$ window_NN ,_, gazing_VBG out_RP K18 49 across_IN the_ATI garden_NN to_IN the_ATI road_NN ,_, and_CC beyond_IN K18 49 that_DT the_ATI beach_NN ._. ^ in_IN the_ATI K18 50 early_JJ light_NN the_ATI sands_NNS appeared_VBD lifeless_JJ ,_, K18 50 ugly_JJ ,_, dark_JJ ._. ^ the_ATI birds_NNS had_HVD K18 51 started_VBN their_PP$ dawn_NN chorus_NN and_CC it_PP3 may_MD have_HV K18 51 been_BEN this_DT that_WPR had_HVD wakened_VBN K18 52 her_PP3O ._. K18 53 ^ her_PP$ gaze_NN swivelled_VBD towards_IN the_ATI yacht_NN ,_, K18 53 standing_VBG far_RB out_RP to_IN sea_NN K18 54 like_IN a_AT graceful_JJ gull_NN riding_VBG the_ATI waves_NNS ._. ^ K18 54 near_RI at_IN hand_NN was_BEDZ Jimmy's_NP$ small_JJ K18 55 rowing_NN boat_NN to_IN which_WDTR he_PP3A had_HVD recently_RB K18 55 attached_VBN an_AT outboard_JJ motor_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A K18 56 could_MD hear_VB the_ATI chugging_NN distinctly_RB in_IN the_ATI K18 56 quietness_NN ._. K18 57 ^ two_CD men_NNS were_BED aboard_RP ..._... Stuart_NP and_CC K18 57 Jimmy_NP ._. ^ she_PP3A watched_VBD them_PP3OS for_IN K18 58 some_DTI time_NN ,_, seeing_VBG their_PP$ absorbing_JJ interest_NN K18 58 in_IN what_WDT they_PP3AS were_BED doing_VBG ._. K18 59 ^ lobster_NN would_MD figure_VB prominently_RB on_IN the_ATI menu_NN K18 59 at_IN the_ATI yacht_NN today_NR ._. ^ yet_RB K18 60 Stuart_NP was_BEDZ after_IN more_AP than_IN lobster_NN fishing_NN ,_, K18 60 Nan_NP knew_VBD ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ too_QL big_JJ K18 61 a_AT man_NN to_TO waste_VB time_NN on_IN anyone_PN without_IN K18 61 sufficient_JJ reason_NN ._. K18 62 ^ Doc_NP had_HVD only_RB judged_VBN from_IN what_WDT she_PP3A K18 62 had_HVD told_VBN him_PP3O ,_, yet_CC the_ATI other_AP K18 63 side_NN the_ATI story_NN went_VBD so_QL much_RB deeper_RBR ._. ^ K18 63 there_EX could_MD be_BE no_ATI sharp_JJ division_NN K18 64 as_CS one_CD1 believed_VBD when_WRB one_CD1 was_BEDZ young_JJ ._. ^ K18 64 Nan_NP saw_VBD that_DT now_RN ._. ^ the_ATI judging_NN K18 65 must_MD come_VB from_IN one's_CD1$ own_AP experience_NN ,_, one's_CD1$ K18 65 own_AP conscience_NN ,_, and_CC K18 66 understanding_NN ._. ^ what_WDT the_ATI world_NN thought_VBD did_DOD K18 66 n't_XNOT matter_VB ._. K18 67 ^ she_PP3A saw_VBD one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI clumsy-looking_JJ K18 67 lobster_NN pots_NNS being_BEG hauled_VBN on_IN K18 68 board_NN and_CC its_PP$ contents_NNS taken_VBN out_RP ._. ^ this_DT K18 68 was_BEDZ repeated_VBN several_AP times_NNS and_CC K18 69 she_PP3A tired_VBD of_IN watching_VBG ._. ^ she_PP3A would_MD have_HV K18 69 given_VBN much_AP to_TO know_VB the_ATI K18 70 conversation_NN between_IN the_ATI two_CD men_NNS as_CS they_PP3AS K18 70 worked_VBD ._. K18 71 ^ all_ABN day_NN she_PP3A worked_VBD ,_, keeping_VBG thought_NN K18 71 at_IN bay_NN ,_, trying_VBG to_TO win_VB back_RP to_IN K18 72 tranquility_NN ._. ^ the_ATI old_JJ house_NN shone_VBD with_IN the_ATI K18 72 extra_JJ polishing_NN for_IN which_WDTR K18 73 she_PP3A found_VBD time_NN ._. ^ \0Mrs_NPT \0B_NP was_BEDZ washing_VBG K18 73 ,_, hanging_VBG out_RP the_ATI clothes_NNS on_IN K18 74 the_ATI line_NN in_IN the_ATI back_JJB garden_NN ,_, revelling_VBG K18 74 in_IN the_ATI soft_JJ breeze_NN that_WPR had_HVD K18 75 sprung_VBN up_RP ._. ^ Nan_NP worked_VBD herself_PPL to_IN a_AT K18 75 standstill_NN ._. ^ when_WRB night_NN came_VBD she_PP3A K18 76 was_BEDZ thankful_JJ to_TO relax_VB ._. ^ Charles_NP and_CC Doctor_NPT K18 76 Benson_NP were_BED both_ABX absent_JJ K18 77 from_IN the_ATI house_NN for_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ always_RB a_AT busy_JJ K18 77 time_NN for_IN them_PP3OS when_WRB so_QL many_AP K18 78 visitors_NNS flocked_VBD to_IN the_ATI village_NN ._. ^ their_PP$ K18 78 surgeries_NNS were_BED packed_JJ ,_, making_VBG K18 79 their_PP$ calls_NNS later_JJR and_CC later_JJR in_IN the_ATI day_NN ._. K18 80 ^ Jimmy_NP brought_VBD two_CD lobsters_NNS ,_, dressed_VBN ready_JJ K18 80 for_IN the_ATI table_NN ._. ^ Nan_NP K18 81 laughed_VBD when_WRB she_PP3A saw_VBD them_PP3OS ._. K18 82 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A saw_VBD you_PP2 out_RP on_IN the_ATI water_NN at_IN K18 82 dawn_NN ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A told_VBD him_PP3O ._. K18 83 ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, \0Mr_NPT Maxwell_NP was_BEDZ keen_JJ ._. ^ K18 83 he_PP3A 's_HVZ done_VBN deep_JJ sea_NN fishing_NN in_IN K18 84 Bermuda_NP ,_, Alaska_NP ,_, all_RB over_IN the_ATI world_NN ._. K18 84 **'_**' K18 85 ^ so_RB it_PP3 was_BEDZ of_IN that_DT they_PP3AS talked_VBD ?_? ^ K18 85 Nan_NP waited_VBD ,_, putting_VBG the_ATI lobster_NN K18 86 on_IN a_AT dish_NN ._. ^ *'_*' they_PP3AS are_BER fine_JJ ones_CD1S ,_, K18 86 Jimmy_NP ._. **'_**' K18 87 ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, I_PP1A 'm_BEM taking_VBG on_RP that_DT job_NN ,_, K18 87 Nan_NP ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A looked_VBD at_IN her_PP3O K18 88 expectantly_RB ._. K18 89 ^ *'_*' are_BER you_PP2 ?_? **'_**' she_PP3A turned_VBD away_RP ._. ^ K18 89 *'_*' are_BER you_PP2 glad_JJ about_IN it_PP3 ?_? **'_**' K18 90 ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ a_AT step_NN in_IN the_ATI K18 90 right_JJ direction_NN for_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ Maxwell_NP is_BEZ a_AT K18 91 fine_JJ chap_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A says_VBZ he_PP3A 'll_MD help_VB me_PP1O K18 91 a_AT lot_NN if_CS I_PP1A 'll_MD stick_VB with_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ he_PP3A K18 92 says_VBZ it_PP3 will_MD be_BE permanent_JJ too_RB ._. ^ he_PP3A K18 92 wants_VBZ me_PP1O right_RB away_RP ._. ^ I_PP1A 'm_BEM boarding_VBG K18 93 the_ATI yacht_NN tonight_NR ._. **'_**' K18 94 ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, no_UH Jimmy_NP ..._... ._. **'_**' ^ she_PP3A K18 94 was_BEDZ aghast_JJ at_IN this_DT ._. K18 95 ^ *'_*' sorry_JJ ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A asked_VBD teasingly_RB ._. K18 96 ^ *'_*' yes_UH ._. ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD miss_VB you_PP2 ._. **'_**' K18 97 ^ his_PP$ face_NN changed_VBD its_PP$ expression_NN ._. ^ *'_*' K18 97 I_PP1A 'll_MD miss_VB you_PP2 ,_, Nan_NP ,_, but_CC it_PP3 K18 98 will_MD n't_XNOT be_BE for_IN long_RB ._. ^ I_PP1A promise_VB that_DT K18 98 ._. ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD be_BE home_NR every_AT chance_NN I_PP1A get_VB ._. K18 99 ^ let_VB 's_PP1OS have_HV a_AT walk_NN ,_, Nan_NP ..._... it_PP3 's_BEZ K18 99 our_PP$ last_AP chance_NN for_IN a_AT while_NN ._. **'_**' K18 100 ^ they_PP3AS spent_VBD an_AT hour_NN together_RB ,_, talking_VBG K18 100 nostalgically_RB as_CS they_PP3AS K18 101 wandered_VBD slowly_RB down_IN the_ATI coast_NN road_NN to_IN the_ATI K18 101 village_NN ._. ^ Nan_NP felt_VBD hedged_VBN K18 102 in_RP by_IN sadness_NN which_WDTR she_PP3A tried_VBD to_TO dispel_VB K18 102 for_IN Jimmy's_NP$ sake_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ only_RB K18 103 later_RBR that_CS she_PP3A realised_VBD that_CS he_PP3A might_MD K18 103 have_HV misunderstood_VBN her_PP$ sad_JJ mood_NN ,_, K18 104 taking_VBG it_PP3 to_IN himself_PPL ._. ^ he_PP3A would_MD think_VB K18 104 she_PP3A was_BEDZ sad_JJ at_IN his_PP$ going_VBG ._. K18 105 ^ when_WRB they_PP3AS returned_VBD to_IN the_ATI house_NN he_PP3A K18 105 stopped_VBD her_PP3O with_IN a_AT gentle_JJ K18 106 force_NN she_PP3A could_MD not_XNOT withstand_VB ._. ^ *'_*' Nan_NP K18 106 *-_*- you_PP2 'll_MD wait_VB ?_? ^ promise_VB you_PP2 'll_MD K18 107 wait_VB ._. ^ I_PP1A would_MD n't_XNOT go_VB if_CS I_PP1A thought_VBD K18 107 otherwise_RB ._. ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ real_JJ with_IN me_PP1O ._. **'_**' K18 108 ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, Jimmy_NP ,_, I_PP1A can_MD n't_XNOT promise_VB ._. K18 108 ^ I_PP1A wish_VB I_PP1A could_MD ._. ^ I_PP1A wish_VB I_PP1A knew_VBD K18 108 ._. **'_**' K18 109 ^ she_PP3A sighed_VBD against_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ *'_*' try_VB to_TO K18 109 forget_VB about_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ you_PP2 'll_MD meet_VB lots_NNS K18 110 of_IN other_AP girls_NNS ._. ^ why_WRB has_HVZ it_PP3 to_TO be_BE K18 110 me_PP1O ,_, Jimmy_NP ?_? **'_**' K18 111 ^ *'_*' there_EX 's_BEZ no_PN one_PN" to_TO hold_VB a_AT candle_NN K18 111 to_IN you_PP2 ,_, Nan_NP ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A whispered_VBD K18 112 the_ATI words_NNS for_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ always_RB shy_JJ of_IN K18 112 expressing_VBG his_PP$ feelings_NNS ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 're_BER K18 113 beautiful_JJ and_CC strong_JJ and_CC ..._... the_ATI girl_NN I_PP1A K18 113 want_VB ._. **'_**' K18 114 ^ *'_*' do_DO n't_XNOT be_BE hurt_VBN ,_, Jimmy_NP ;_; I_PP1A can_MD K18 114 n't_XNOT be_BE tied_VBN down_RP yet_RB ._. **'_**' K18 115 ^ *'_*' will_MD you_PP2 give_VB me_PP1O a_AT definite_JJ answer_NN K18 115 at_IN Christmas_NP ?_? **'_**' K18 116 ^ that_DT was_BEDZ what_WDT Charles_NP had_HVD said_VBN *-_*- K18 116 that_CS it_PP3 had_HVD to_TO be_BE yes_UH or_CC no_UH with_IN K18 117 Jimmy_NP ._. ^ he_PP3A could_MD n't_XNOT understand_VB her_PP$ K18 117 hesitation_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A felt_VBD his_PP$ eagerness_NN K18 118 and_CC was_BEDZ sorry_JJ because_CS the_ATI failure_NN was_BEDZ K18 118 within_IN herself_PPL ._. ^ she_PP3A returned_VBD K18 119 his_PP$ kiss_NN because_CS that_DT was_BEDZ all_ABN she_PP3A had_HVD K18 119 to_TO give_VB ._. K18 120 ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, I_PP1A promise_VB I_PP1A 'll_MD give_VB you_PP2 K18 120 an_AT answer_NN then_RN ._. ^ you_PP2 may_MD be_BE the_ATI K18 121 one_CD1 to_TO feel_VB glad_JJ that_CS I_PP1A did_DOD n't_XNOT K18 121 promise_VB ._. ^ you_PP2 may_MD meet_VB someone_PN else_RB ._. **'_**' K18 122 ^ *'_*' no_UH ._. ^ we_PP1AS 've_HV known_VBN each_PPLS other_PPLS" K18 122 too_QL long_RB for_IN that_DT ._. **'_**' K18 123 ^ *'_*' perhaps_RB too_QL long_RB ,_, Jimmy_NP ._. **'_**' K18 124 ^ *'_*' think_VB of_IN me_PP1O ._. **'_**' K18 125 ^ *'_*' yes_UH ._. ^ now_RN ,_, you_PP2 'd_HVD better_RBR go_VB ._. ^ K18 125 good_JJ night_NN *-_*- and_CC good-bye_UH ..._... K18 126 Jimmy_NP ..._... K18 127 ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A left_VBD her_PP3O abruptly_RB ._. ^ she_PP3A K18 127 heard_VBD his_PP$ footsteps_NNS on_IN the_ATI road_NN ,_, K18 128 brisk_JJ ,_, sure_JJ of_IN himself_PPL ,_, and_CC where_WRB he_PP3A K18 128 was_BEDZ going_VBG ._. K18 129 ^ she_PP3A turned_VBD back_RP to_IN the_ATI dark_JJ house_NN ,_, K18 129 where_WRB only_RB the_ATI light_NN above_IN the_ATI K18 130 surgery_NN door_NN showed_VBD like_IN a_AT pool_NN ._. K18 131 ^ Stuart_NP stepped_VBD into_IN that_DT light_NN ,_, making_VBG K18 131 her_PP3O start_VB for_CS she_PP3A had_HVD not_XNOT K18 132 known_VBN there_EX was_BEDZ anyone_PN near_RI ._. ^ he_PP3A must_MD K18 132 have_HV stayed_VBN in_IN the_ATI shadows_NNS until_CS K18 133 he_PP3A heard_VBD Jimmy_NP leaving_VBG ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT K18 133 moment_NN of_IN silence_NN ,_, hard_JJ to_TO break_VB ._. K18 134 ^ Nan_NP felt_VBD as_CS if_CS" her_PP$ breath_NN had_HVD run_VBN out_RP K18 134 at_IN the_ATI top_NN of_IN her_PP$ head_NN ,_, leaving_VBG K18 135 her_PP3O suspended_VBN ,_, her_PP$ lungs_NNS helpless_JJ ._. K18 136 ^ *'_*' saying_VBG good-bye_NN to_IN Jimmy_NP ?_? **'_**' Stuart_NP K18 136 said_VBD ._. K18 137 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 saw_VBD for_IN yourself_PPL ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A K18 137 was_BEDZ thankful_JJ when_WRB her_PP$ voice_NN K18 138 followed_VBD her_PP$ will_NN ._. ^ *'_*' why_WRB did_DOD n't_XNOT K18 138 you_PP2 speak_VB sooner_RBR ?_? **'_**' K18 139 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A did_DOD n't_XNOT want_VB to_TO spoil_VB your_PP$ K18 139 last_AP tender_JJ moments_NNS together_RB ._. **'_**' K18 140 ^ she_PP3A let_VBD this_DT pass_VB because_CS she_PP3A hated_VBD K18 140 him_PP3O when_WRB he_PP3A sneered_VBD ._. K18 141 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 've_HV been_BEN waiting_VBG for_IN over_RB an_AT K18 141 hour_NN ,_, cruising_VBG around_RP on_IN my_PP$ own_AP K18 142 in_IN the_ATI car_NN ,_, then_RN I_PP1A knew_VBD you_PP2 must_MD K18 142 return_VB sometime_RB ._. ^ where_WRB have_HV you_PP2 K18 143 been_BEN ?_? **'_**' K18 144 ^ *'_*' surely_RB that_DT is_BEZ my_PP$ affair_NN ._. **'_**' K18 145 ^ *'_*' answer_VB me_PP1O ._. **'_**' K18 146 ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS went_VBD for_IN a_AT last_AP walk_NN together_RB K18 146 *-_*- just_RB talking_VBG ._. ^ any_DTI reason_NN K18 147 why_WRB we_PP1AS should_MD n't_XNOT ?_? **'_**' ^ she_PP3A went_VBD K18 147 ahead_RB of_IN him_PP3O into_IN the_ATI house_NN ,_, switching_VBG K18 148 on_RP all_ABN the_ATI lights_NNS as_CS she_PP3A went_VBD ._. ^ there_EX K18 148 could_MD n't_XNOT be_BE too_QL much_AP light_NN at_IN K18 149 that_DT moment_NN and_CC she_PP3A prayed_VBD that_CS either_DTX Doc_NP K18 149 or_CC Charles_NP would_MD come_VB soon_RB ._. K18 150 ^ Stuart_NP followed_VBD her_PP3O ._. ^ *'_*' not_XNOT any_DTI K18 150 reason_NN ._. ^ Charles_NP is_BEZ with_IN Hilary_NP *-_*- K18 151 bidding_VBG her_PP3O good-bye_NN for_IN a_AT while_NN ._. ^ this_DT K18 151 kind_NN of_IN thing_NN is_BEZ K18 152 contagious_JJ ._. **'_**' K18 153 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A hate_VB it_PP3 when_WRB you_PP2 sneer_VB about_IN K18 153 Charles_NP and_CC Hilary_NP ._. **'_**' K18 154 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A was_BEDZ n't_XNOT sneering_VBG ._. ^ I_PP1A 'm_BEM K18 154 just_RB jealous_JJ as_IN hell_NN ..._... K18 155 ._. **'_**' ^ she_PP3A gave_VBD him_PP3O a_AT disbelieving_JJ K18 155 look_NN ._. ^ *'_*' please_UH *-_*- do_DO you_PP2 mind_VB ?_? ^ and_CC K18 156 while_CS we_PP1AS are_BER alone_JJ ,_, will_MD you_PP2 tell_VB me_PP1O K18 156 the_ATI real_JJ reason_NN why_WRB you_PP2 gave_VBD K18 157 Jimmy_NP that_DT job_NN ?_? **'_**' K18 158 ^ *'_*' to_TO get_VB him_PP3O away_RP from_IN here_RN ._. **'_**' K18 159 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A thought_VBD so_PN ._. ^ it_PP3 will_MD n't_XNOT K18 159 make_VB any_DTI difference_NN ._. **'_**' K18 160 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A gathered_VBD you_PP2 were_BED making_VBG him_PP3O K18 160 wait_VB *-_*- too_RB ..._... ._. **'_**' ^ the_ATI inference_NN K18 161 was_BEDZ not_XNOT lost_VBN on_IN her_PP3O and_CC she_PP3A flushed_VBD K18 161 hotly_RB ._. K18 162 ^ *'_*' who_WP told_VBD you_PP2 so_PN ?_? **'_**' K18 163 ^ *'_*' he_PP3A did_DOD ,_, or_CC words_NNS to_IN that_DT effect_NN K18 163 ._. **'_**' K18 164 ^ she_PP3A turned_VBD her_PP$ shoulder_NN ,_, offended_VBN in_IN K18 164 a_AT way_NN she_PP3A could_MD not_XNOT explain_VB K18 165 even_RB to_IN herself_PPL ._. ^ *'_*' had_HVD n't_XNOT you_PP2 K18 165 better_RBR go_VB ?_? **'_**' K18 166 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A too_RB ,_, came_VBD to_TO say_VB good-bye_NN ._. ^ K18 166 I_PP1A told_VBD you_PP2 it_PP3 was_BEDZ catching_JJ ._. ^ we_PP1AS K18 167 rather_RB missed_VBD out_RP on_IN that_DT yesterday_NR ._. **'_**' K18 168 ^ *'_*' your_PP$ fault_NN ._. ^ thank_VB you_PP2 for_IN the_ATI K18 168 flowers_NNS by_IN the_ATI way_NN ._. ^ they_PP3AS are_BER K18 169 very_QL beautiful_JJ ,_, but_CC you_PP2 need_MD n't_XNOT have_HV K18 169 gone_VBN to_IN so_QL much_AP trouble_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ K18 170 pleased_JJ to_TO give_VB Brownie_NP the_ATI goldfish_NN on_IN her_PP$ K18 170 own_AP account_NN ._. **'_**' K18 171 ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, I_PP1A did_DOD n't_XNOT send_VB the_ATI K18 171 flowers_NNS for_IN that_DT reason_NN ._. **'_**' K18 172 ^ *'_*' no_UH ?_? ^ how_WRB is_BEZ she_PP3A ,_, by_IN the_ATI way_NN K18 172 ?_? **'_**' K18 173 ^ *'_*' in_IN robust_JJ health_NN as_CS usual_JJ ._. ^ \0Mrs_NPT K18 173 Tyler_NP is_BEZ finding_VBG it_PP3 a_AT bit_NN of_IN K18 174 a_AT strain_NN looking_VBG after_IN her_PP3O on_IN deck_NN ._. **'_**' K18 175 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM sure_JJ ._. ^ she_PP3A is_BEZ such_ABL an_AT K18 175 active_JJ child_NN ._. **'_**' K18 176 ^ *'_*' so_RB *-_*- it_PP3 's_BEZ good-bye_NN ,_, Nan_NP ._. ^ K18 176 you_PP2 made_VBD me_PP1O angry_JJ but_CC I_PP1A 'm_BEM over_IN that_DT K18 177 now_RN ._. ^ I_PP1A hope_VB you_PP2 have_HV forgiven_VBN me_PP1O ._. K18 177 **'_**' K18 178 ^ *'_*' quite_RB ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A agreed_VBD quickly_RB ._. K18 179 ^ *'_*' then_RN we_PP1AS could_MD do_DO the_ATI job_NN properly_RB K18 179 perhaps_RB ._. **'_**' K18 180 ^ she_PP3A moved_VBD across_IN the_ATI room_NN ._. ^ *'_*' no_UH ._. K18 180 **'_**' K18 181 ^ *'_*' scared_JJ ?_? **'_**' ^ the_ATI jibe_NN came_VBD softly_RB K18 181 ._. K18 182 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A think_VB I_PP1A am_BEM ._. ^ her_PP$ compliance_NN K18 182 closed_VBD the_ATI way_NN to_IN him_PP3O completely_RB ._. K18 183 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 do_DO n't_XNOT trust_VB me_PP1O ._. **'_**' K18 184 ^ *'_*' good-bye_UH Stuart_NP ._. ^ I_PP1A hope_VB you_PP2 enjoy_VB K18 184 the_ATI remainder_NN of_IN your_PP$ K18 185 trip_NN ._. **'_**' K18 186 ^ he_PP3A thrust_VBD both_ABX hands_NNS in_IN his_PP$ pockets_NNS K18 186 and_CC lounged_VBD closer_RBR ,_, a_AT pulse_NN K18 187 beating_VBG intermittently_RB in_IN his_PP$ temple_NN ._. K18 188 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM taking_VBG Brownie_NP back_RP home_NR ,_, K18 188 then_RN going_VBG to_IN America_NP ._. ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD be_BE K18 189 away_RP some_DTI time_NN ,_, Nan_NP ._. ^ this_DT is_BEZ something_PN K18 189 I_PP1A must_MD do_DO ._. **'_**' K18 190 ^ she_PP3A wondered_VBD why_WRB he_PP3A was_BEDZ at_IN such_ABL K18 190 pains_NNS to_TO explain_VB his_PP$ movements_NNS ._. K18 191 ^ it_PP3 had_HVD nothing_PN to_TO do_DO with_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ he_PP3A K18 191 could_MD go_VB round_IN the_ATI world_NN and_CC she_PP3A K18 192 would_MD not_XNOT care_VB *-_*- much_RB ._. ^ she_PP3A glanced_VBD K18 192 secretly_RB at_IN the_ATI clock_NN ,_, wondering_VBG K18 193 how_WRB to_TO get_VB him_PP3O out_RP of_IN the_ATI house_NN ._. ^ K18 193 she_PP3A felt_VBD uncomfortable_JJ as_CS she_PP3A stood_VBD K18 194 with_IN her_PP$ hands_NNS on_IN the_ATI back_NN of_IN the_ATI old_JJ K18 194 chair_NN ._. K18 195 ^ *'_*' would_MD you_PP2 like_VB some_DTI coffee_NN ?_? **'_**' K18 195 she_PP3A offered_VBD ,_, hoping_VBG he_PP3A would_MD not_XNOT K18 196 accept_VB ._. K18 197 ^ *'_*' thank_VB you_PP2 ._. ^ that_DT would_MD be_BE nice_JJ ._. K18 197 **'_**' K18 198 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A will_MD n't_XNOT be_BE long_RB ._. **'_**' ^ when_WRB K18 198 she_PP3A reached_VBD the_ATI kitchen_NN he_PP3A was_BEDZ close_RB K18 199 behind_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ he_PP3A watched_VBD as_CS she_PP3A K18 199 measured_VBD the_ATI coffee_NN ,_, and_CC she_PP3A wished_VBD she_PP3A K18 200 had_HVD a_AT fund_NN of_IN small_JJ talk_NN with_IN which_WDTR to_TO K18 200 keep_VB him_PP3O entertained_VBN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ K18 201 obvious_JJ that_CS he_PP3A had_HVD come_VBN to_TO say_VB more_AP K18 201 than_IN good-bye_NN ._. K18 202 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A left_VBD something_PN in_IN the_ATI car_NN ,_, K18 202 **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, and_CC went_VBD out_RP the_ATI back_JJB K18 203 way_NN ._. ^ while_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ absent_JJ she_PP3A prepared_VBD K18 203 the_ATI tray_NN with_IN cups_NNS and_CC saucers_NNS K18 204 and_CC sugar_NN ._. K18 205 ^ if_CS only_RB he_PP3A 'd_MD go_VB ..._... she_PP3A thought_VBD K18 205 desperately_RB ._. ^ the_ATI ordeal_NN was_BEDZ K18 206 more_AP than_CS she_PP3A could_MD bear_VB at_IN that_DT moment_NN ._. ^ K18 206 the_ATI peace_NN she_PP3A had_HVD gained_VBN in_IN K18 207 Jimmy's_NP$ company_NN was_BEDZ fast_RB being_BEG dispelled_VBN ._. K19 2 here_RN he_PP3A checked_VBD the_ATI mare's_NN$ pace_NN to_IN a_AT K19 2 gentle_JJ amble_NN ,_, and_CC round_IN a_AT bend_NN K19 3 in_IN the_ATI road_NN they_PP3AS came_VBD upon_IN a_AT low_JJ and_CC K19 3 elegant_JJ little_JJ house_NN ,_, standing_VBG K19 4 back_RP behind_IN a_AT red_JJ brick_NN wall_NN with_IN creepers_NNS K19 4 that_WPR scrambled_VBD over_IN it_PP3 by_IN a_AT K19 5 small_JJ ,_, green-painted_JJ gate_NN ._. K19 6 ^ in_IN the_ATI road_NN outside_IN the_ATI gate_NN a_AT young_JJ K19 6 and_CC pretty_JJ governess_NN was_BEDZ K19 7 just_RB setting_VBG out_RP for_IN a_AT morning_NN walk_NN with_IN K19 7 her_PP$ charges_NNS ,_, a_AT little_JJ boy_NN and_CC K19 8 a_AT little_JJ girl_NN ._. ^ the_ATI children_NNS had_HVD hoops_NNS K19 8 in_IN their_PP$ hands_NNS ,_, and_CC it_PP3 was_BEDZ with_IN K19 9 the_ATI greatest_JJT difficulty_NN that_CS they_PP3AS were_BED K19 9 restrained_VBN from_IN bowling_VBG them_PP3OS K19 10 into_IN the_ATI mare's_NN$ legs_NNS ._. K19 11 ^ Hudson_NP brought_VBD the_ATI gig_NN to_IN a_AT stop_NN and_CC K19 11 raised_VBD his_PP$ hat_NN to_IN the_ATI lady_NN ._. K19 12 ^ then_RN ,_, tossing_VBG the_ATI reins_NNS to_IN the_ATI groom_NN ,_, K19 12 he_PP3A swung_VBD himself_PPL down_RP into_IN the_ATI K19 13 lane_NN beside_IN her_PP3O ._. K19 14 ^ *'_*' good_JJ morning_NN ,_, Miss_NPT Greenwood_NP ,_, **'_**' K19 14 he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, and_CC Horatia_NP thought_VBD K19 15 she_PP3A had_HVD never_RB heard_VBN so_QL much_AP feeling_NN put_VBN K19 15 into_IN such_ABL a_AT prosaic_JJ greeting_NN K19 16 before_RI ._. K19 17 ^ *'_*' oh_UH !_! **'_**' said_VBD the_ATI little_JJ governess_NN K19 17 ,_, blushing_VBG deeply_RB ._. ^ *'_*' good_JJ K19 18 morning_NN ,_, \0Mr_NPT Crankcroft_NP ._. **'_**' ^ then_RN she_PP3A K19 18 turned_VBD to_IN the_ATI children_NNS ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 K19 19 may_MD bowl_VB your_PP$ hoops_NNS to_IN the_ATI corner_NN and_CC K19 19 back_RP ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A told_VBD them_PP3OS brightly_RB ._. K19 20 ^ *'_*' and_CC see_VB which_WDT can_MD get_VB back_RP to_IN me_PP1O K19 20 first_RB ._. ^ but_CC no_ATI cheating_NN ,_, mind_VB !_! K19 21 ^ Sam_NP ,_, you_PP2 are_BER not_XNOT to_TO trip_VB Sukey_NP as_CS K19 21 you_PP2 did_DOD last_AP time_NN ..._... ._. ^ and_CC Sukey_NP ,_, K19 22 you_PP2 are_BER not_XNOT to_TO bowl_VB your_PP$ hoop_NN into_IN K19 22 Sam's_NP$ deliberately_RB ..._... K19 23 ._. **'_**' ^ *'_*' no_UH ,_, Miss_NPT Greenwood_NP ,_, **'_**' K19 23 they_PP3AS cried_VBD ,_, and_CC they_PP3AS were_BED off_RP ,_, K19 23 their_PP$ K19 24 small_JJ legs_NNS flashing_VBG down_IN the_ATI lane_NN ,_, the_ATI K19 24 little_JJ boy's_NN$ long_JJ white_JJ K19 25 trousers_NNS not_XNOT quite_RB as_QL quick_JJ as_IN his_PP$ K19 25 sister's_NN$ frilled_JJ pantaloons_NNS in_IN K19 26 spite_IN" of_IN" her_PP$ long_JJ skirts_NNS ._. ^ in_IN their_PP$ K19 26 absence_NN the_ATI little_JJ governess_NN K19 27 turned_VBD breathlessly_RB to_IN Hudson_NP ._. K19 28 ^ *'_*' \0Mr_NPT Crankcroft_NP !_! **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD K19 28 urgently_RB ._. K19 29 ^ *'_*' Hudson_NP ..._... ._. ^ you_PP2 know_VB we_PP1AS agreed_VBD K19 29 that_CS it_PP3 should_MD be_BE Hudson_NP ,_, K19 30 Sophy_NP !_! **'_**' ^ his_PP$ teasing_JJ voice_NN was_BEDZ tender_JJ K19 30 as_RB well_RB" ._. K19 31 ^ *'_*' Hudson_NP then_RN !_! ..._... ^ this_DT is_BEZ madness_NN K19 31 ._. ^ I_PP1A told_VBD you_PP2 not_XNOT to_TO come_VB here_RN ._. K19 32 ^ the_ATI children_NNS will_MD talk_VB and_CC I_PP1A shall_MD lose_VB K19 32 my_PP$ situation_NN ,_, and_CC your_PP$ father_NN K19 33 will_MD find_VB out_RP that_CS you_PP2 are_BER meeting_VBG me_PP1O K19 33 and_CC he_PP3A will_MD be_BE furious_JJ with_IN you_PP2 ._. K19 34 ^ I_PP1A can_MD not_XNOT be_BE the_ATI cause_NN of_IN a_AT quarrel_NN K19 34 between_IN you_PP2 and_CC your_PP$ father_NN ,_, and_CC K19 35 you_PP2 must_MD not_XNOT be_BE the_ATI cause_NN of_IN my_PP$ K19 35 dismissal_NN ._. ^ we_PP1AS must_MD not_XNOT meet_VB any_RB K19 36 more_RBR ._. **'_**' K19 37 ^ *'_*' but_CC we_PP1AS are_BER going_VBG to_TO meet_VB ,_, and_CC K19 37 as_QL often_RB as_CS we_PP1AS can_MD ._. **'_**' ^ Hudson's_NP$ K19 38 voice_NN was_BEDZ firm_JJ ._. ^ *'_*' Sophy_NP ..._... darling_NN ,_, K19 38 dearest_JJT Sophy_NP ,_, I_PP1A must_MD go_VB on_RP K19 39 seeing_VBG you_PP2 because_CS I_PP1A shall_MD die_VB if_CS I_PP1A do_DO K19 39 n't_XNOT ._. ^ and_CC you_PP2 would_MD not_XNOT like_VB me_PP1O K19 40 to_TO die_VB ,_, would_MD you_PP2 ,_, from_IN such_ABL a_AT cause_NN K19 40 ?_? **'_**' K19 41 ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ teasing_VBG again_RB ,_, but_CC he_PP3A was_BEDZ K19 41 serious_JJ ,_, too_RB ._. ^ the_ATI children_NNS had_HVD K19 42 reached_VBN the_ATI corner_NN of_IN the_ATI lane_NN and_CC were_BED K19 42 arguing_VBG hotly_RB before_IN starting_VBG K19 43 back_RP again_RB ,_, and_CC the_ATI little_JJ governess_NN caught_VBD K19 43 at_IN his_PP$ arm_NN ._. K19 44 ^ *'_*' do_DO n't_XNOT you_PP2 see_VB ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A cried_VBD K19 44 ,_, *'_*' a_AT governess_NN ,_, even_RB in_IN such_ABL a_AT K19 45 kindly_JJ household_NN as_IN the_ATI one_CD1 I_PP1A am_BEM in_IN ,_, K19 45 has_HVZ no_ATI life_NN of_IN her_PP$ own_AP ?_? ^ she_PP3A must_MD K19 46 not_XNOT ._. ^ her_PP$ only_AP reason_NN for_IN being_BEG in_IN the_ATI K19 46 house_NN is_BEZ to_TO look_VB after_IN the_ATI K19 47 children_NNS and_CC to_TO teach_VB them_PP3OS their_PP$ lessons_NNS ._. K19 47 **'_**' ^ she_PP3A glanced_VBD back_RP at_IN K19 48 Horatia_NP ,_, sitting_VBG there_RN in_IN the_ATI gig_NN in_IN her_PP$ K19 48 funereal_JJ garments_NNS ._. ^ *'_*' better_JJR K19 49 you_PP2 should_MD forget_VB me_PP1O ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD K19 49 gently_RB ,_, *'_*' while_CS there_EX is_BEZ time_NN ._. **'_**' K19 50 ^ *'_*' but_CC there_EX is_BEZ n't_XNOT time_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A K19 50 replied_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' because_CS I_PP1A have_HV already_RB K19 51 fallen_VBN in_IN love_NN with_IN you_PP2 ,_, Sophy_NP ._. **'_**' ^ K19 51 he_PP3A introduced_VBD Horatia_NP to_IN her_PP3O ,_, K19 52 stressing_VBG the_ATI fact_NN that_CS she_PP3A was_BEDZ a_AT young_JJ K19 52 friend_NN of_IN Lady_NPT Wade_NP ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A am_BEM K19 53 afraid_JJ I_PP1A have_HV made_VBN her_PP3O a_AT catspaw_NN this_DT K19 53 morning_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A explained_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' but_CC K19 54 you_PP2 need_MD have_HV no_ATI fear_NN of_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ she_PP3A K19 54 is_BEZ a_AT very_QL kindly_JJ catspaw_NN ,_, and_CC I_PP1A K19 55 know_VB that_CS if_CS she_PP3A can_MD she_PP3A will_MD fish_VB our_PP$ K19 55 chestnuts_NNS out_RP of_IN the_ATI fire_NN for_IN K19 56 us_PP1OS ._. **'_**' K19 57 ^ Horatia_NP beamed_VBD her_PP$ approval_NN from_IN the_ATI K19 57 depths_NNS of_IN her_PP$ bonnet_NN ,_, and_CC K19 58 Sophy_NP gave_VBD her_PP3O a_AT timid_JJ little_JJ smile_NN ._. ^ K19 58 but_CC the_ATI children_NNS were_BED coming_VBG K19 59 back_RP ,_, their_PP$ hoops_NNS racing_VBG ahead_RB of_IN them_PP3OS K19 59 ,_, and_CC she_PP3A could_MD only_RB implore_VB K19 60 Hudson_NP to_TO leave_VB her_PP3O before_CS she_PP3A met_VBD them_PP3OS K19 60 ._. ^ as_CS they_PP3AS flung_VBD themselves_PPLS K19 61 upon_IN her_PP3O she_PP3A told_VBD them_PP3OS they_PP3AS had_HVD K19 61 both_ABX won_VBN ,_, and_CC neither_DTX was_BEDZ an_AT inch_NN K19 62 before_IN the_ATI other_AP ,_, and_CC then_RN she_PP3A took_VBD K19 62 them_PP3OS away_RP for_IN their_PP$ walk_NN in_IN the_ATI K19 63 opposite_JJ direction_NN ,_, without_IN another_DT glance_NN at_IN K19 63 her_PP$ lover_NN ._. K19 64 ^ Hudson_NP drove_VBD back_RP to_IN Regent's_NPT$ park_NN in_IN K19 64 silence_NN ,_, and_CC Horatia_NP felt_VBD K19 65 sorry_JJ for_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ a_AT hopeless_JJ love_NN affair_NN K19 65 was_BEDZ almost_RB as_QL bad_JJ as_CS having_HVG K19 66 coping_NN stones_NNS on_IN your_PP$ head_NN ._. K19 67 ^ but_CC the_ATI March_NR morning_NN was_BEDZ sunny_JJ and_CC K19 67 blustery_JJ and_CC the_ATI buds_NNS were_BED K19 68 thickening_VBG in_IN the_ATI trees_NNS ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT K19 68 freshness_NN in_IN the_ATI grass_NN ,_, too_RB ,_, K19 69 promising_VBG that_CS April_NR was_BEDZ in_IN the_ATI wings_NNS K19 69 waiting_VBG for_IN the_ATI signal_NN to_TO take_VB K19 70 the_ATI stage_NN ,_, and_CC as_CS they_PP3AS entered_VBD the_ATI K19 70 park_NN Hudson_NP asked_VBD his_PP$ companion_NN K19 71 what_WDT she_PP3A thought_VBD of_IN his_PP$ charmer_NN ._. K19 72 ^ *'_*' is_BEZ she_PP3A not_XNOT the_ATI loveliest_JJT creature_NN K19 72 you_PP2 have_HV ever_RB seen_VBN ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A K19 73 asked_VBD ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ obviously_RB head_NN over_IN heels_NNS K19 73 in_IN love_NN with_IN his_PP$ Sophy_NP ,_, and_CC K19 74 Horatia_NP was_BEDZ able_JJ to_TO oblige_VB him_PP3O by_IN agreeing_VBG K19 74 with_IN him_PP3O ._. K19 75 ^ *'_*' she_PP3A is_BEZ very_QL pretty_JJ ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A K19 75 said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' and_CC she_PP3A looks_VBZ K19 76 sweet-tempered_JJ and_CC gentle_JJ and_CC kind_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A K19 76 congratulate_VB you_PP2 ,_, \0Mr_NPT Hudson_NP ._. K19 77 ^ do_DO you_PP2 intend_VB to_TO marry_VB her_PP3O ?_? **'_**' K19 78 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A do_DO indeed_RB ._. ^ I_PP1A have_HV never_RB met_VBN K19 78 another_DT girl_NN like_IN her_PP3O ,_, you_PP2 see_VB ,_, K19 79 and_CC I_PP1A do_DO not_XNOT suppose_VB I_PP1A shall_MD ever_RB meet_VB K19 79 such_ABL a_AT one_CD1 again_RB ._. ^ therefore_RB I_PP1A K19 80 dare_MD not_XNOT let_VB go_VB the_ATI chance_NN ,_, and_CC directly_CS K19 80 I_PP1A can_MD prevail_VB upon_IN her_PP3O to_TO do_DO K19 81 so_PN I_PP1A shall_MD make_VB her_PP3O my_PP$ wife_NN ,_, though_CS K19 81 I_PP1A have_HV nothing_PN to_TO offer_VB her_PP3O except_IN K19 82 debts_NNS ._. ^ we_PP1AS shall_MD have_HV to_TO live_VB on_IN bread_NN K19 82 and_CC cheese_NN and_CC kisses_NNS ._. **'_**' K19 83 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A have_HV heard_VBN that_CS it_PP3 is_BEZ a_AT K19 83 satisfying_JJ diet_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Horatia_NP K19 84 demurely_RB ,_, and_CC he_PP3A shot_VBD a_AT quick_JJ glance_NN at_IN K19 84 her_PP3O and_CC grinned_VBD ._. K19 85 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A say_VB ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, *'_*' you_PP2 K19 85 know_VB what_WDT is_BEZ in_IN their_PP$ minds_NNS ,_, I_PP1A K19 86 suppose_VB ?_? ^ Lady_NPT Wade_NP and_CC my_PP$ father_NN ,_, I_PP1A K19 86 mean_VB ?_? **'_**' K19 87 ^ *'_*' no_UH ._. **'_**' ^ she_PP3A looked_VBD blank_JJ ._. ^ *'_*' K19 87 how_WRB could_MD I_PP1A ?_? **'_**' K19 88 ^ *'_*' why_UH ,_, they_PP3AS 've_HV got_VBN the_ATI idea_NN that_CS K19 88 you_PP2 and_CC I_PP1A ought_MD to_TO make_VB a_AT go_NN of_IN K19 89 it_PP3 ._. ^ had_HVD n't_XNOT you_PP2 twigged_VBD it_PP3 ?_? **'_**' K19 90 ^ *'_*' but_CC ..._... ._. **'_**' ^ Horatia_NP coloured_VBD ._. ^ K19 90 *'_*' that_DT is_BEZ absurd_JJ ._. ^ why_UH ,_, your_PP$ K19 91 father_NN has_HVZ met_VBN me_PP1O but_RI once_RB in_IN his_PP$ life_NN K19 91 !_! **'_**' K19 92 ^ *'_*' that_DT does_DOZ n't_XNOT matter_VB ._. ^ he_PP3A would_MD K19 92 not_XNOT care_VB if_CS he_PP3A had_HVD never_RB met_VBN you_PP2 K19 93 at_IN all_ABN ._. **'_**' K19 94 ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, now_RN I_PP1A understand_VB !_! **'_**' ^ she_PP3A K19 94 was_BEDZ mortified_VBN ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ that_DT K19 95 wretched_JJ money_NN again_RB !_! **'_**' K19 96 ^ *'_*' quite_RB so_PN ._. ^ that_DT wretched_JJ money_NN ,_, as_CS K19 96 you_PP2 say_VB ._. ^ is_BEZ n't_XNOT it_PP3 a_AT K19 97 peculiar_JJ thing_NN that_CS half_ABN the_ATI world_NN suffers_VBZ K19 97 from_IN having_HVG no_ATI money_NN ,_, and_CC K19 98 the_ATI other_AP half_NN from_IN having_HVG too_QL much_AP ?_? ^ and_CC K19 98 of_IN the_ATI half_NN that_WPR has_HVZ too_QL K19 99 much_AP I_PP1A 'd_MD say_VB that_CS half_ABN of_IN them_PP3OS again_RB K19 99 love_VB money_NN and_CC the_ATI other_AP half_NN K19 100 hate_VB it_PP3 ._. **'_**' K19 101 ^ Horatia_NP agreed_VBD that_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ all_ABN extremely_RB K19 101 unfair_JJ ._. ^ here_RN was_BEDZ K19 102 Hudson_NP ,_, only_RB wanting_VBG to_TO marry_VB his_PP$ pretty_JJ K19 102 Sophy_NP and_CC having_HVG no_ATI money_NN to_TO K19 103 do_DO so_PN ._. ^ and_CC there_RN was_BEDZ herself_PPL ,_, only_RB K19 103 wishing_VBG to_TO live_VB quietly_RB in_IN the_ATI K19 104 country_NN among_IN horses_NNS ,_, without_IN coping_NN stones_NNS K19 104 falling_VBG on_IN her_PP$ head_NN ,_, and_CC K19 105 being_BEG heiress_NN to_IN a_AT fortune_NN that_WPR everybody_PN K19 105 appeared_VBD to_TO want_VB ,_, and_CC K19 106 because_CS they_PP3AS could_MD not_XNOT get_VB at_IN it_PP3 without_IN K19 106 her_PP3O ,_, suffered_VBD her_PP3O as_RB well_RB" ._. K19 107 ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ neither_DTX a_AT flattering_JJ nor_CC a_AT K19 107 gratifying_JJ prospect_NN ._. K19 108 ^ *'_*' \0Mr_NPT Hudson_NP ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD K19 108 earnestly_RB ,_, *'_*' I_PP1A apologize_VB ._. ^ it_PP3 is_BEZ the_ATI K19 109 first_OD time_NN you_PP2 have_HV taken_VBN me_PP1O out_RP ,_, and_CC K19 109 I_PP1A promise_VB you_PP2 that_CS it_PP3 may_MD be_BE the_ATI K19 110 last_AP ._. **'_**' K19 111 ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, please_UH do_DO n't_XNOT say_VB that_DT !_! K19 111 **'_**' ^ he_PP3A apologized_VBD in_IN his_PP$ turn_NN ._. ^ *'_*' K19 111 I_PP1A K19 112 was_BEDZ clumsy_JJ in_IN the_ATI way_NN I_PP1A put_VBD it_PP3 ,_, K19 112 but_CC I_PP1A wanted_VBD to_TO be_BE frank_JJ with_IN you_PP2 ,_, K19 113 Miss_NPT Horatia_NP ,_, because_CS you_PP2 are_BER such_ABL an_AT K19 113 honest_JJ sort_NN of_IN person_NN that_CS I_PP1A K19 114 could_MD not_XNOT be_BE anything_PN else_RB ._. ^ but_CC ,_, indeed_RB K19 114 ,_, if_CS you_PP2 really_RB wish_VB to_TO be_BE my_PP$ K19 115 friend_NN ,_, you_PP2 will_MD accompany_VB me_PP1O tomorrow_NR ,_, K19 115 and_CC the_ATI next_AP day_NN and_CC the_ATI K19 116 next_AP ._. **'_**' K19 117 ^ her_PP$ mortification_NN left_VBD her_PP3O and_CC she_PP3A K19 117 laughed_VBD ._. K19 118 ^ *'_*' and_CC all_ABN so_CS that_CS" you_PP2 shall_MD meet_VB K19 118 your_PP$ Sophy_NP in_IN her_PP$ country_NN K19 119 lane_NN !_! **'_**' K19 120 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 've_HV hit_VBN it_PP3 ,_, ma'am_NN ._. **'_**' K19 121 ^ *'_*' but_CC you_PP2 will_MD be_BE raising_VBG your_PP$ aunt's_NN$ K19 121 hopes_NNS and_CC your_PP$ father's_NN$ K19 122 anticipations_NNS to_IN a_AT cruel_JJ degree_NN ._. **'_**' K19 123 ^ *'_*' if_CS they_PP3AS are_BER foolish_JJ enough_QLP to_TO have_HV K19 123 such_ABL hopes_NNS and_CC anticipations_NNS K19 124 it_PP3 is_BEZ scarcely_RB my_PP$ affair_NN ._. **'_**' K19 125 ^ Horatia_NP laughed_VBD again_RB ._. K19 126 ^ *'_*' well_UH ,_, I_PP1A can_MD not_XNOT say_VB that_CS I_PP1A K19 126 approve_VB ._. ^ you_PP2 must_MD remember_VB that_CS I_PP1A am_BEM K19 127 taking_VBG your_PP$ aunt's_NN$ hospitality_NN ,_, and_CC ,_, if_CS K19 127 your_PP$ plans_NNS go_VB right_RB ,_, on_IN K19 128 entirely_RB false_JJ pretences_NNS ._. ^ I_PP1A will_MD come_VB with_IN K19 128 you_PP2 tomorrow_NR ,_, but_CC more_AP K19 129 than_IN that_DT I_PP1A can_MD not_XNOT promise_VB ._. **'_**' K19 130 ^ they_PP3AS turned_VBD away_RP from_IN Oxford_NP Street_NPL K19 130 towards_IN the_ATI British_JNP Museum_NPL ,_, K19 131 and_CC presently_RB clattered_VBD over_IN the_ATI cobbles_NNS into_IN K19 131 Bounty_NP Street_NPL ,_, and_CC in_IN K19 132 front_IN" of_IN" number_NN eleven_CD they_PP3AS were_BED surprised_JJ K19 132 to_TO see_VB a_AT phaeton_NN drawn_VBN up_RP *-_*- K19 133 a_AT very_QL new_JJ and_CC expensive_JJ phaeton_NN *-_*- with_IN a_AT K19 133 pair_NN of_IN fine_JJ horses_NNS in_IN the_ATI K19 134 shafts_NNS that_WPR Horatia_NP recognised_VBD at_RB once_RB" ._. K19 135 ^ *'_*' why_UH ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A cried_VBD gladly_RB ,_, *'_*' K19 135 I_PP1A believe_VB it_PP3 must_MD be_BE \0Mr_NPT Latimer_NP !_! K19 136 ^ I_PP1A 'd_MD know_VB that_DT cattle_NNS anywhere_RB !_! **'_**' K19 137 ^ Hudson_NP glanced_VBD at_IN her_PP3O oddly_RB ,_, but_CC he_PP3A K19 137 said_VBD no_ATI more_AP than_IN a_AT mild_JJ ,_, K19 138 ~ *'_*' a_AT friend_NN of_IN yours_PP$$ ,_, Miss_NPT Pendleton_NP ?_? K19 138 **'_**' as_CS he_PP3A pulled_VBD in_RP his_PP$ little_JJ K19 139 mare_NN behind_IN the_ATI vastly_RB superior_JJ equipage_NN in_IN K19 139 front_IN" of_IN" his_PP$ aunt's_NN$ door_NN ._. K19 140 ^ *'_*' he_PP3A gave_VBD us_PP1OS a_AT ride_NN into_IN Brighton_NP K19 140 in_IN his_PP$ carriage_NN after_CS the_ATI stage_NN K19 141 had_HVD left_VBN us_PP1OS stranded_VBN in_IN Lewes_NP ,_, **'_**' K19 141 she_PP3A explained_VBD hastily_RB ,_, and_CC did_DOD not_XNOT K19 142 wait_VB for_IN the_ATI little_JJ groom_NN to_TO help_VB her_PP3O K19 142 down_RP ._. ^ she_PP3A put_VBD her_PP$ foot_NN on_IN the_ATI K19 143 wheel_NN and_CC dropped_VBD easily_RB to_IN the_ATI ground_NN ,_, K19 143 and_CC came_VBD up_IN the_ATI steps_NNS to_IN K19 144 number_NN eleven_CD just_RB as_CS the_ATI front_JJB door_NN opened_VBD K19 144 and_CC \0Mr_NPT Latimer_NP himself_PPL K19 145 came_VBD out_RP ,_, a_AT look_NN of_IN deep_JJ displeasure_NN on_IN K19 145 his_PP$ handsome_JJ face_NN ._. K19 147 ^ Horatia_NP and_CC her_PP$ escort_NN had_HVD been_BEN gone_VBN K19 147 about_IN half_ABN an_AT hour_NN when_WRB old_JJ K19 148 Lady_NPT Wade_NP ,_, indulging_VBG in_IN her_PP$ usual_JJ occupation_NN K19 148 of_IN watching_VBG her_PP$ K19 149 neighbours_NNS from_IN behind_IN her_PP$ parlour_NN curtains_NNS ,_, K19 149 observed_VBD a_AT new_JJ phaeton_NN K19 150 turn_VB into_IN the_ATI street_NN and_CC stop_VB outside_IN her_PP$ K19 150 own_AP front_JJB door_NN ,_, and_CC although_CS K19 151 she_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT recognize_VB it_PP3 or_CC the_ATI horses_NNS K19 151 she_PP3A knew_VBD the_ATI driver_NN at_RB once_RB" ._. K19 152 ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ sharp_JJ enough_QLP to_TO know_VB that_CS a_AT K19 152 morning_NN visit_NN in_IN such_ABL a_AT brand_NN K19 153 new_JJ carriage_NN *-_*- evidently_RB brought_VBN there_RN to_TO K19 153 impress_VB the_ATI sadly_RB K19 154 inexperienced_JJ Miss_NPT Pendleton_NP *-_*- would_MD not_XNOT be_BE K19 154 paid_VBN for_IN the_ATI sake_NN of_IN K19 155 herself_PPL :_: an_AT enquiry_NN and_CC the_ATI formal_JJ leaving_NN K19 155 of_IN a_AT card_NN would_MD have_HV been_BEN K19 156 sufficient_JJ for_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ but_CC \0Mr_NPT Latimer_NP had_HVD K19 156 given_VBN the_ATI reins_NNS to_IN his_PP$ man_NN K19 157 and_CC was_BEDZ mounting_VBG the_ATI steps_NNS of_IN number_NN K19 157 eleven_CD himself_PPL ,_, and_CC she_PP3A had_HVD no_ATI K19 158 doubt_NN that_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ the_ATI news_NN in_IN the_ATI K19 158 morning's_NN$ paper_NN that_WPR had_HVD sent_VBN him_PP3O K19 159 after_IN Horatia_NP ._. K19 160 ^ *'_*' once_CS they_PP3AS know_VB where_WRB she_PP3A is_BEZ ,_, K19 160 all_ABN the_ATI fortune-hunters_NNS in_IN London_NP K19 161 will_MD be_BE after_IN her_PP3O like_IN flies_NNS after_IN bad_JJ K19 161 meat_NN ,_, **'_**' muttered_VBD her_PP$ ladyship_NN ,_, K19 162 scowling_VBG darkly_RB through_IN the_ATI curtains_NNS at_IN \0Mr_NPT K19 162 Latimer's_NP$ broad_JJ back_NN ,_, K19 163 and_CC was_BEDZ in_IN two_CD minds_NNS as_IN to_IN" whether_CS she_PP3A K19 163 would_MD receive_VB him_PP3O before_IN K19 164 telling_VBG Josiah_NP to_TO show_VB him_PP3O in_RP ._. K19 165 ^ if_CS her_PP$ visitor_NN was_BEDZ disappointed_JJ that_CS K19 165 Horatia_NP was_BEDZ not_XNOT with_IN her_PP3O he_PP3A K19 166 did_DOD not_XNOT show_VB it_PP3 ._. K19 167 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A came_VBD to_TO assure_VB myself_PPL that_CS K19 167 neither_DTX your_PP$ ladyship_NN nor_CC Miss_NPT K19 168 Pendleton_NP were_BED any_RB the_ATI worse_JJR for_IN your_PP$ K19 168 journey_NN last_AP week_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. K19 169 ^ she_PP3A looked_VBD him_PP3O up_RP and_CC down_RP ._. K19 170 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A took_VBD no_ATI harm_NN from_IN the_ATI journey_NN K19 170 ,_, thank_VB you_PP2 ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD K19 171 disagreeably_RB ._. ^ *'_*' but_CC I_PP1A 'm_BEM afraid_JJ I_PP1A K19 171 can_MD not_XNOT answer_VB for_IN Miss_NPT Pendleton_NP ,_, as_CS K19 172 she_PP3A is_BEZ not_XNOT here_RN ._. **'_**' K19 173 ^ he_PP3A flushed_VBD and_CC his_PP$ eyes_NNS glinted_VBD with_IN K19 173 temper_NN ,_, but_CC his_PP$ voice_NN was_BEDZ K19 174 controlled_VBN and_CC courteous_JJ enough_QLP as_CS he_PP3A replied_VBD K19 174 :_: K19 175 ^ *'_*' come_VB now_RN ,_, madam_NN ,_, I_PP1A 'm_BEM not_XNOT an_AT K19 175 emissary_NN from_IN the_ATI young_JJ lady's_NN$ K19 176 uncle_NN ,_, that_DT fire-eating_JJ Sussex_NP squire_NN ._. ^ but_CC K19 176 she_PP3A is_BEZ young_JJ and_CC K19 177 inexperienced_JJ in_IN the_ATI ways_NNS of_IN the_ATI world_NN ,_, K19 177 and_CC I_PP1A wanted_VBD to_TO be_BE certain_JJ K19 178 that_CS she_PP3A is_BEZ safe_JJ and_CC in_IN good_JJ hands_NNS ._. ^ K19 178 if_CS she_PP3A has_HVZ left_VBN your_PP$ house_NN ,_, K19 179 perhaps_RB you_PP2 will_MD be_BE kind_JJ enough_QLP to_TO tell_VB K19 179 me_PP1O where_WRB she_PP3A has_HVZ gone_VBN ._. **'_**' ^ and_CC K19 180 without_IN being_BEG asked_VBN ,_, he_PP3A sat_VBD himself_PPL down_RP K19 180 as_CS if_CS" the_ATI whole_JJ day_NN was_BEDZ K19 181 before_IN him_PP3O ._. K19 182 ^ her_PP$ ladyship_NN was_BEDZ alarmed_JJ ._. ^ she_PP3A did_DOD K19 182 not_XNOT wish_VB him_PP3O to_TO be_BE there_RN when_WRB K19 183 Horatia_NP returned_VBD ;_; she_PP3A thought_VBD quickly_RB and_CC K19 183 she_PP3A thought_VBD hard_RB and_CC then_RN K19 184 she_PP3A said_VBD sharply_RB :_: K19 185 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A can_MD relieve_VB your_PP$ mind_NN on_IN that_DT K19 185 score_NN then_RN ,_, \0Mr_NPT Latimer_NP ._. K19 186 ^ Miss_NPT Pendleton_NP is_BEZ still_RB with_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ when_WRB K19 186 I_PP1A said_VBD she_PP3A was_BEDZ not_XNOT here_RN I_PP1A K19 187 meant_VBD to_TO say_VB that_CS she_PP3A was_BEDZ not_XNOT in_IN the_ATI K19 187 house_NN :_: she_PP3A went_VBD out_RP for_IN a_AT drive_NN K19 188 with_IN my_PP$ nephew_NN in_IN his_PP$ new_JJ gig_NN ._. **'_**' ^ K19 188 and_CC here_RN she_PP3A glanced_VBD out_RP of_IN the_ATI K19 189 window_NN at_IN the_ATI phaeton_NN as_CS if_CS" to_TO say_VB that_CS K19 189 he_PP3A was_BEDZ not_XNOT the_ATI only_AP man_NN to_TO K19 190 have_HV a_AT new_JJ carriage_NN that_DT morning_NN ._. ^ *'_*' she_PP3A K19 190 was_BEDZ looking_VBG a_AT thought_NN pale_NN *-_*- K19 191 the_ATI effect_NN of_IN the_ATI London_NP air_NN ,_, I_PP1A daresay_VB K19 191 ,_, after_IN the_ATI country_NN ._. **'_**' ^ she_PP3A K19 192 gave_VBD a_AT shrill_JJ cackle_NN of_IN laughter_NN which_WDTR the_ATI K19 192 parrot_NN behind_IN her_PP3O echoed_VBD K19 193 with_IN great_JJ veracity_NN ._. K20 2 *'_*' what_WDT !_! **'_**' he_PP3A cried_VBD ,_, like_IN a_AT man_NN K20 2 astonished_VBN ,_, *'_*' have_HV you_PP2 loved_VBN me_PP1O K20 3 and_CC I_PP1A been_BEN so_QL inconsiderate_JJ as_CS to_TO make_VB K20 3 myself_PPL unworthy_JJ of_IN your_PP$ K20 4 love_NN ?_? **'_**' K20 5 ^ *'_*' did_DOD my_PP$ eyes_NNS never_RB tell_VB you_PP2 what_WDT K20 5 I_PP1A looked_VBD for_IN in_IN yours_PP$$ ?_? **'_**' K20 6 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A never_RB had_HVD the_ATI boldness_NN ,_, **'_**' K20 6 he_PP3A answered_VBD ,_, *'_*' to_TO make_VB any_DTI such_ABL K20 7 construction_NN of_IN your_PP$ looks_NNS ._. **'_**' K20 8 ^ *'_*' your_PP$ fear_NN was_BEDZ the_ATI effect_NN of_IN K20 8 indifference_NN ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD ,_, *'_*' still_RB ,_, K20 9 no_ATI more_AP of_IN what_WDT is_BEZ past_RP ._. ^ tell_VB me_PP1O K20 9 now_RN ;_; can_MD you_PP2 love_VB me_PP1O ?_? **'_**' K20 10 ^ *'_*' rather_RB ask_VB me_PP1O ,_, Ma'm_NPT ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A K20 10 confessed_VBD ,_, *'_*' if_CS all_ABN the_ATI affection_NN of_IN K20 11 my_PP$ soul_NN can_MD merit_VB your_PP$ love_NN ?_? ^ and_CC whether_CS K20 11 the_ATI Earl_NPT of_IN Leicester_NP ,_, whom_WPOR K20 12 you_PP2 design_VB to_TO make_VB the_ATI happiest_JJT man_NN on_IN K20 12 earth_NN ,_, shall_MD not_XNOT carry_VB the_ATI day_NN K20 13 from_IN me_PP1O ._. **'_**' K20 14 ^ *'_*' the_ATI Earl_NPT of_IN Leicester_NP ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A K20 14 explained_VBD hastily_RB ,_, *'_*' was_BEDZ but_RI a_AT K20 15 pretence_NN to_TO make_VB you_PP2 speak_VB ;_; I_PP1A told_VBD you_PP2 K20 15 then_RN the_ATI thoughts_NNS I_PP1A truly_RB had_HVD K20 16 of_IN you_PP2 ._. ^ my_PP$ trouble_NN was_BEDZ not_XNOT small_JJ ,_, K20 16 both_ABX in_IN your_PP$ absence_NN and_CC since_IN your_PP$ K20 17 return_NN ;_; but_CC all_ABN is_BEZ now_RN forgotten_VBN ._. **'_**' K20 18 ^ he_PP3A answered_VBD me_PP1O with_IN some_DTI disorder_NN K20 18 which_WDTR I_PP1A imagined_VBD the_ATI effect_NN of_IN K20 19 sudden_JJ joy_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A thought_VBD it_PP3 time_NN to_TO be_BE K20 19 no_RB longer_RBR scrupulous_JJ ,_, that_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ K20 20 in_RB vain_RB" to_TO have_HV any_DTI reserve_NN when_WRB I_PP1A had_HVD K20 20 said_VBN so_QL much_AP ._. K20 21 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A will_MD not_XNOT let_VB you_PP2 go_VB under_IN K20 21 any_DTI uncertainty_NN ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A proceeded_VBD ,_, K20 22 *'_*' but_CC to_TO convince_VB you_PP2 clearly_RB of_IN the_ATI K20 22 truth_NN of_IN what_WDT I_PP1A 've_HV said_VBN take_VB this_DT K20 23 ring_NN ,_, as_IN the_ATI highest_JJT mark_NN of_IN my_PP$ favour_NN K20 23 ._. ^ keep_VB it_PP3 as_IN a_AT pledge_NN of_IN my_PP$ K20 24 love_NN ,_, which_WDTR I_PP1A charge_VB you_PP2 to_TO preserve_VB ,_, K20 24 and_CC on_IN that_DT condition_NN I_PP1A promise_VB K20 25 never_RB to_TO deny_VB you_PP2 anything_PN you_PP2 shall_MD desire_VB K20 25 when_WRB you_PP2 shew_VB it_PP3 ;_; though_CS K20 26 it_PP3 cost_VB me_PP1O my_PP$ life_NN !_! **'_**' K20 27 ^ his_PP$ joy_NN at_IN receiving_VBG the_ATI ring_NN was_BEDZ in_IN K20 27 appearance_NN extraordinary_JJ and_CC K20 28 unparalleled_JJ ,_, and_CC attended_VBN with_IN promises_NNS of_IN K20 28 as_QL high_JJ a_AT nature_NN ._. K20 29 ^ he_PP3A left_VBD for_IN Ireland_NP in_IN a_AP few_AP" days_NNS K20 29 leaving_VBG me_PP1O fully_RB persuaded_VBN his_PP$ K20 30 thoughts_NNS were_BED wholly_RB taken_VBN up_RP with_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ K20 30 but_CC he_PP3A had_HVD scarce_RB advanced_VBN K20 31 upon_IN the_ATI rebels_NNS than_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ charged_VBN with_IN K20 31 all_ABN the_ATI crimes_NNS that_WPR brought_VBD K20 32 about_RP his_PP$ imprisonment_NN ,_, together_RB with_IN that_DT of_IN K20 32 the_ATI Earl_NPT of_IN Southampton_NP ._. K20 33 ^ then_RN it_PP3 was_BEDZ I_PP1A began_VBD to_TO repent_VB I_PP1A K20 33 had_HVD not_XNOT given_VBN ear_NN to_IN the_ATI wholesome_JJ K20 34 advice_NN Cecil_NP would_MD have_HV given_VBN me_PP1O concerning_IN K20 34 the_ATI secret_JJ conduct_NN of_IN the_ATI K20 35 Earl_NPT of_IN Essex_NP ._. ^ in_IN a_AT word_NN ,_, while_CS my_PP$ K20 35 thoughts_NNS were_BED wholly_RB employed_VBN to_TO K20 36 make_VB his_PP$ fortune_NN he_PP3A was_BEDZ plotting_VBG with_IN K20 36 the_ATI Earl_NPT of_IN Tyrone_NP to_TO surprise_VB K20 37 and_CC make_VB me_PP1O prisoner_NN !_! K20 38 ^ you_PP2 know_VB the_ATI rest_NN :_: his_PP$ obstinate_JJ K20 38 resistance_NN ,_, his_PP$ want_NN of_IN respect_NN K20 39 for_IN my_PP$ orders_NNS ,_, his_PP$ imprisoning_VBG my_PP$ K20 39 ministers_NNS ,_, his_PP$ murdering_VBG my_PP$ K20 40 soldiers_NNS ,_, and_CC his_PP$ intolerable_JJ pride_NN in_IN all_ABN K20 40 his_PP$ misfortune_NN ._. K20 41 ^ so_RB ended_VBD the_ATI Queen's_NPT$ confession_NN ,_, which_WDTR K20 41 having_HVG called_VBN fresh_JJ to_IN her_PP$ K20 42 mind_NN all_ABN that_WPR had_HVD passed_VBN between_IN her_PP3O and_CC K20 42 Essex_NP made_VBD her_PP3O more_RBR troubled_VBN K20 43 than_CS ever_RB ._. K20 44 ^ the_ATI Countess_NPT of_IN Nottingham_NP had_HVD listened_VBN K20 44 with_IN keen_JJ interest_NN ,_, for_CS K20 45 she_PP3A ,_, as_CC well_CC" as_CC" the_ATI Queen_NPT ,_, had_HVD K20 45 been_BEN in_IN love_NN with_IN the_ATI Earl_NPT of_IN Essex_NP !_! K20 46 ^ but_CC newly_RB understanding_VBG the_ATI reason_NN for_IN his_PP$ K20 46 coldness_NN it_PP3 added_VBD K20 47 infinitely_RB to_IN her_PP$ former_AP resentment_NN ._. K20 48 ^ she_PP3A had_HVD no_ATI mind_NN to_TO condemn_VB the_ATI K20 48 Queen's_NPT$ weakness_NN knowing_VBG herself_PPL K20 49 guilty_JJ of_IN the_ATI like_NN ,_, nor_CC was_BEDZ she_PP3A K20 49 inclined_VBN to_TO speak_VB in_IN favour_NN of_IN a_AT man_NN K20 50 who_WPR had_HVD grown_VBN so_QL much_RB the_ATI more_QL odious_JJ to_IN K20 50 her_PP3O as_CS she_PP3A had_HVD formerly_RB loved_VBN K20 51 him_PP3O ._. ^ she_PP3A thought_VBD it_PP3 sufficient_JJ to_TO K20 51 comfort_VB the_ATI Queen_NPT with_IN words_NNS that_WPR K20 52 seemed_VBD to_TO proceed_VB only_RB from_IN loyalty_NN ,_, when_WRB K20 52 in_IN truth_NN her_PP$ thoughts_NNS were_BED K20 53 wholly_RB bent_VBN for_IN the_ATI ruin_NN of_IN an_AT ungrateful_JJ K20 53 lover_NN ,_, who_WPR ,_, in_IN her_PP$ eyes_NNS K20 54 deserved_VBD nothing_PN but_IN hatred_NN ._. K20 55 ^ though_CS the_ATI Earl_NPT of_IN Essex_NP did_DOD not_XNOT fall_VB K20 55 for_IN the_ATI Countess_NPT of_IN K20 56 Nottingham_NP ,_, yet_RB another_DT was_BEDZ her_PP$ admirer_NN ,_, K20 56 whose_WP$R character_NN did_DOD in_IN a_AT way_NN K20 57 make_VB her_PP3O amends_NNS ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ Secretary_NPT K20 57 Cecil_NP ,_, who_WPR ,_, amidst_IN his_PP$ great_JJ K20 58 offices_NNS and_CC the_ATI gravity_NN that_WPR became_VBD them_PP3OS K20 58 ,_, discovered_VBD in_IN the_ATI beauty_NN ,_, K20 59 ingenuity_NN ,_, and_CC personal_JJ charm_NN of_IN the_ATI Countess_NPT K20 59 of_IN Nottingham_NP an_AT K20 60 attraction_NN that_WPR made_VBD him_PP3O capable_JJ of_IN strong_JJ K20 60 feelings_NNS for_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ this_DT was_BEDZ K20 61 heightened_VBN by_IN their_PP$ mutual_JJ hatred_NN of_IN Essex_NP ,_, K20 61 Cecil_NP having_HVG always_RB looked_VBN K20 62 upon_IN him_PP3O as_IN an_AT invincible_JJ obstacle_NN to_IN his_PP$ K20 62 ambitious_JJ pretentions_NNS ,_, K20 63 whilst_CS the_ATI Countess_NPT had_HVD against_IN him_PP3O all_ABN K20 63 the_ATI rage_NN of_IN an_AT aversion_NN that_WPR K20 64 usually_RB succeeds_VBZ rejected_JJ love_NN ._. K20 65 ^ they_PP3AS were_BED glad_JJ of_IN the_ATI imprisonment_NN of_IN K20 65 the_ATI Earl_NPT of_IN Essex_NP ,_, but_CC the_ATI K20 66 favourable_JJ inclinations_NNS the_ATI Queen_NPT expressed_VBD K20 66 alarmed_VBD them_PP3OS ._. K20 67 ^ the_ATI Countess_NPT had_HVD no_RB sooner_RBR taken_VBN leave_NN K20 67 of_IN the_ATI Queen_NPT than_CS she_PP3A gave_VBD K20 68 Cecil_NP an_AT account_NN of_IN all_ABN she_PP3A had_HVD learnt_VBN ._. K20 69 ^ having_HVG considered_VBN the_ATI consequences_NNS they_PP3AS K20 69 concluded_VBD it_PP3 necessary_JJ ,_, K20 70 while_CS their_PP$ sovereign_NN pined_VBD secretly_RB for_IN the_ATI K20 70 prisoner_NN ,_, that_CS ways_NNS K20 71 should_MD be_BE found_VBN ,_, without_IN their_PP$ appearing_VBG K20 71 conspicuous_JJ ,_, to_TO take_VB away_RP the_ATI K20 72 mercy_NN which_WDTR love_NN might_MD well_RB inspire_VB her_PP3O K20 72 with_IN ._. K20 73 ^ Cecil_NP ,_, for_IN the_ATI first_OD step_NN ,_, pressed_VBD K20 73 the_ATI Queen_NPT to_TO bring_VB Essex_NP to_IN K20 74 trial_NN ,_, and_CC caused_VBD certain_JJ news_NN of_IN his_PP$ K20 74 death_NN to_TO be_BE spread_VBN throughout_IN K20 75 England_NP ._. K20 76 ^ Essex_NP ,_, meantime_RB ,_, was_BEDZ busied_VBN with_IN K20 76 thoughts_NNS of_IN more_AP weight_NN than_IN K20 77 those_DTS of_IN his_PP$ life_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A knew_VBD well_RB K20 77 enough_QLP the_ATI Queen_NPT loved_VBD him_PP3O ,_, also_RB that_CS K20 78 he_PP3A had_HVD deceived_VBN her_PP3O ,_, and_CC that_CS she_PP3A K20 78 might_MD with_IN a_AT great_JJ deal_NN of_IN justice_NN ,_, K20 79 not_XNOT only_RB reproach_VB but_CC condemn_VB him_PP3O ._. K20 80 ^ the_ATI Queen_NPT had_HVD not_XNOT seen_VBN him_PP3O since_IN K20 80 his_PP$ departure_NN for_IN Ireland_NP ,_, but_CC K20 81 not_XNOT having_HVG the_ATI power_NN to_TO give_VB him_PP3O up_RP to_IN K20 81 his_PP$ ill-fortune_NN she_PP3A resolved_VBD to_TO K20 82 go_VB to_IN his_PP$ house_NN ,_, where_WRB he_PP3A was_BEDZ prisoner_NN K20 82 ,_, to_TO reproach_VB him_PP3O as_CS he_PP3A deserved_VBD K20 83 and_CC endeavour_VB if_CS possible_JJ to_TO find_VB him_PP3O K20 83 innocent_JJ ._. K20 84 ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ not_XNOT far_RB from_IN Whitehall_NP to_IN K20 84 Essex_NP House_NPL ,_, and_CC the_ATI Queen_NPT so_RB K20 85 arranged_VBD the_ATI matter_NN that_CS no_ATI notice_NN was_BEDZ K20 85 taken_VBN of_IN the_ATI visit_NN ,_, having_HVG been_BEN K20 86 introduced_VBN by_IN her_PP$ confidants_NNS ._. ^ Essex_NP was_BEDZ K20 86 very_QL surprised_JJ at_IN the_ATI arrival_NN K20 87 of_IN the_ATI Queen_NPT ,_, and_CC the_ATI languishing_JJ condition_NN K20 87 she_PP3A was_BEDZ in_IN made_VBD her_PP3O weak_JJ K20 88 in_IN his_PP$ presence_NN ._. ^ all_ABN was_BEDZ in_IN his_PP$ K20 88 favour_NN ,_, the_ATI victory_NN seemed_VBD easy_JJ ._. ^ he_PP3A K20 89 addressed_VBD her_PP3O with_IN the_ATI utmost_JJB respect_NN ,_, but_CC K20 89 upon_IN doing_VBG so_PN she_PP3A broke_VBD K20 90 down_RP ,_, crying_VBG bitterly_RB for_IN some_DTI minutes_NNS ._. K20 91 ^ *'_*' well_UH ,_, Robert_NP ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A began_VBD ,_, K20 91 after_IN a_AT pause_NN ,_, *'_*' you_PP2 see_VB what_WDT I_PP1A do_DO K20 92 for_IN you_PP2 ,_, notwithstanding_IN all_ABN the_ATI crimes_NNS I_PP1A K20 92 can_MD reproach_VB you_PP2 with_IN ._. ^ I_PP1A K20 93 have_HV come_VBN with_IN a_AT design_NN to_TO hear_VB you_PP2 ,_, to_TO K20 93 see_VB if_CS you_PP2 have_HV anything_PN to_TO K20 94 say_VB to_TO justify_VB yourself_PPL ._. ^ I_PP1A have_HV loved_VBN K20 94 you_PP2 too_QL well_RB ,_, and_CC wish_VB it_PP3 above_IN K20 95 all_ABN things_NNS ;_; but_CC I_PP1A would_MD that_CS heaven_NN K20 95 were_BED pleased_JJ your_PP$ justification_NN K20 96 might_MD be_BE realised_VBN even_RB by_IN the_ATI most_QL precious_JJ K20 96 thing_NN in_IN my_PP$ power_NN !_! **'_**' K20 97 ^ *'_*' my_PP$ greatest_JJT crime_NN is_BEZ that_CS I_PP1A K20 97 thought_VBD myself_PPL too_QL secure_JJ ,_, Ma'm_NPT ,_, **'_**' K20 98 replied_VBD the_ATI Earl_NPT ,_, desperately_RB ._. K20 99 ^ *'_*' had_HVD you_PP2 rested_VBN there_RN !_! **'_**' said_VBD K20 99 the_ATI Queen_NPT ,_, *'_*' I_PP1A should_MD have_HV been_BEN K20 100 too_QL well_RB satisfied_JJ ._. ^ but_CC to_TO believe_VB yourself_PPL K20 100 secure_JJ ,_, was_BEDZ it_PP3 necessary_JJ K20 101 you_PP2 should_MD betray_VB me_PP1O ?_? ^ and_CC did_DOD you_PP2 K20 101 have_HV need_NN to_TO use_VB violence_NN ,_, to_TO make_VB K20 102 yourself_PPL master_NN of_IN a_AT fortune_NN I_PP1A was_BEDZ willing_JJ K20 102 to_TO share_VB ?_? ^ what_WDT reason_NN had_HVD K20 103 you_PP2 to_TO seek_VB protection_NN from_IN the_ATI Kings_NPTS of_IN K20 103 Scotland_NP and_CC Spain_NP ?_? ^ did_DOD any_DTI K20 104 interest_NN force_VB you_PP2 to_TO correspond_VB with_IN Tyrone_NP ?_? ^ K20 104 and_CC was_BEDZ it_PP3 for_IN the_ATI K20 105 safety_NN of_IN my_PP$ person_NN you_PP2 designed_VBD to_TO make_VB K20 105 me_PP1O your_PP$ prisoner_NN ,_, and_CC his_PP$$ ?_? K20 106 ^ all_ABN you_PP2 have_HV done_VBN since_RI to_IN my_PP$ K20 106 subjects_NNS ,_, against_IN my_PP$ orders_NNS ;_; are_BER K20 107 these_DTS the_ATI expressions_NNS of_IN your_PP$ respect_NN ?_? ^ K20 107 is_BEZ it_PP3 by_IN this_DT murder_NN and_CC K20 108 treason_NN that_CS you_PP2 shew_VB your_PP$ devotion_NN to_IN me_PP1O K20 108 and_CC the_ATI public_NN ?_? ^ or_CC is_BEZ all_ABN K20 109 we_PP1AS have_HV seen_VBN and_CC heard_VBN of_IN you_PP2 but_RI an_AT K20 109 illusion_NN ?_? **'_**' K20 110 ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, Ma'm_NPT ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, *'_*' K20 110 those_DTS accusations_NNS of_IN treason_NN and_CC evil_JJ K20 111 design_NN have_HV run_VBN me_PP1O upon_IN the_ATI desperate_JJ K20 111 resistance_NN I_PP1A made_VBD ._. ^ you_PP2 have_HV K20 112 been_BEN pleased_JJ to_TO heap_VB favours_NNS upon_IN me_PP1O ,_, K20 112 and_CC I_PP1A too_QL proud_JJ of_IN what_WDT I_PP1A so_QL K20 113 little_RB deserved_VBD flattered_VBD myself_PPL with_IN the_ATI K20 113 expectation_NN of_IN a_AT thousand_CD K20 114 pleasures_NNS ,_, which_WDTR you_PP2 had_HVD not_XNOT forbid_VBN K20 114 me_PP1O to_TO hope_VB for_IN ._. ^ this_DT let_VBD loose_JJ K20 115 the_ATI envy_NN and_CC jealousy_NN of_IN others_APS against_IN my_PP$ K20 115 good_JJ fortune_NN ._. ^ they_PP3AS abused_VBD K20 116 your_PP$ majesty_NN with_IN misinformation_NN and_CC I_PP1A had_HVD K20 116 the_ATI misfortune_NN to_TO be_BE K20 117 assured_VBN you_PP2 had_HVD ordered_VBN my_PP$ arrest_NN ,_, K20 117 although_CS my_PP$ innocence_NN would_MD have_HV K20 118 persuaded_VBN me_PP1O to_IN the_ATI contrary_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A confess_VB K20 118 ,_, I_PP1A was_BEDZ enraged_VBN to_TO see_VB my_PP$ K20 119 enemies_NNS gloat_VB over_IN my_PP$ downfall_NN ,_, being_BEG K20 119 abandoned_VBN by_IN your_PP$ majesty_NN and_CC on_IN K20 120 the_ATI point_NN of_IN suffering_VBG ,_, perhaps_RB ,_, a_AT K20 120 shameful_JJ death_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A thought_VBD it_PP3 K20 121 neither_DTX good_JJ for_IN my_PP$ reputation_NN ,_, nor_CC your_PP$ K20 121 majesty's_NN$ honour_NN ,_, that_CS I_PP1A K20 122 should_MD die_VB as_IN a_AT criminal_NN ._. ^ this_DT forced_VBD K20 122 me_PP1O to_IN those_DTS ends_NNS they_PP3AS reproach_VB K20 123 me_PP1O with_IN and_CC the_ATI resolution_NN I_PP1A took_VBD to_TO K20 123 go_VB out_RP of_IN England_NP in_IN hopes_NNS to_TO K20 124 confound_VB my_PP$ accusers_NNS ._. ^ but_CC I_PP1A found_VBD all_ABN K20 124 ways_NNS of_IN escape_NN closed_VBN ,_, and_CC must_MD K20 125 acknowledge_VB that_CS in_IN so_QL desperate_JJ a_AT condition_NN K20 125 I_PP1A took_VBD revenge_NN on_IN your_PP$ K20 126 ministers_NNS ._. ^ they_PP3AS ,_, Ma'm_NPT ,_, and_CC only_RB K20 126 they_PP3AS ,_, were_BED the_ATI object_NN of_IN the_ATI K20 127 rebellion_NN I_PP1A am_BEM charged_VBN with_IN ._. ^ my_PP$ design_NN K20 127 was_BEDZ that_CS those_DTS who_WPR had_HVD so_QL K20 128 industriously_RB laboured_VBN to_TO make_VB me_PP1O appear_VB guilty_JJ K20 128 should_MD do_DO me_PP1O right_RB in_IN K20 129 declaring_VBG my_PP$ innocence_NN ,_, and_CC permit_VB me_PP1O to_TO K20 129 lay_VB it_PP3 ,_, and_CC my_PP$ life_NN ,_, at_IN your_PP$ K20 130 majesty's_NN$ feet_NNS ._. ^ I_PP1A never_RB doubted_VBD that_CS K20 130 your_PP$ majesty_NN would_MD have_HV done_VBN me_PP1O K20 131 the_ATI honour_NN of_IN a_AT fair_JJ hearing_NN ._. ^ and_CC that_CS K20 131 by_IN a_AT clear_JJ discovery_NN of_IN the_ATI K20 132 truth_NN I_PP1A should_MD have_HV certainly_RB frustrated_VBN K20 132 them_PP3OS ._. ^ but_CC their_PP$ malice_NN has_HVZ K20 133 had_HVN success_NN :_: to_TO see_VB me_PP1O a_AT prisoner_NN ,_, K20 133 hated_VBN by_IN my_PP$ sovereign_NN ,_, despised_VBN by_IN K20 134 the_ATI world_NN ,_, and_CC made_VBN a_AT sacrifice_NN to_IN their_PP$ K20 134 rage_NN ._. ^ and_CC now_RN ,_, what_WDT remains_VBZ ,_, K20 135 that_CS I_PP1A receive_VB the_ATI sentence_NN of_IN death_NN K20 135 pronounced_VBN by_IN them_PP3OS ,_, and_CC see_VB K20 136 Cobham_NP ,_, Cecil_NP ,_, Raleigh_NP ,_, and_CC their_PP$ fellows_NNS K20 136 ,_, share_VB the_ATI favours_NNS you_PP2 K20 137 honoured_VBD me_PP1O with_IN ?_? **'_**' K20 138 ^ *'_*' be_BE assured_VBN I_PP1A do_DO not_XNOT hate_VB you_PP2 ,_, K20 138 **'_**' said_VBD the_ATI Queen_NPT ,_, interrupting_VBG K20 139 him_PP3O ,_, *'_*' but_CC shall_MD I_PP1A believe_VB you_PP2 ?_? ^ K20 139 yet_RB should_MD I_PP1A not_XNOT believe_VB ?_? ^ can_MD I_PP1A give_VB K20 140 you_PP2 up_RP to_IN your_PP$ ill_JJ fate_NN ?_? **'_**' K20 141 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A shall_MD never_RB murmur_VB against_IN your_PP$ K20 141 majesty's_NN$ orders_NNS ,_, **'_**' replied_VBD K20 142 the_ATI Earl_NPT ,_, *'_*' but_CC submit_VB to_IN them_PP3OS readily_RB K20 142 whatever_WDT they_PP3AS may_MD be_BE ._. **'_**' K20 143 ^ the_ATI Earl_NPT of_IN Essex_NP knew_VBD the_ATI weak_JJ side_NN K20 143 of_IN the_ATI Queen_NPT ,_, and_CC easily_RB K20 144 revived_VBD in_IN her_PP3O that_DT love_NN he_PP3A had_HVD formerly_RB K20 144 inspired_VBN her_PP3O with_IN ._. K20 145 ^ *'_*' no_UH ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, having_HVG K20 145 paused_VBN a_AT while_NN ,_, *'_*' you_PP2 shall_MD not_XNOT die_VB ._. K20 146 ^ make_VB use_NN of_IN your_PP$ advantage_NN ,_, triumph_NN over_IN K20 146 a_AT heart_NN whose_WP$R inclinations_NNS K20 147 you_PP2 very_QL well_RB know_VB ._. ^ I_PP1A will_MD believe_VB K20 147 your_PP$ intentions_NNS less_QL criminal_JJ than_CS K20 148 they_PP3AS appear_VB ,_, but_CC ,_, Robert_NP ,_, I_PP1A warn_VB K20 148 you_PP2 by_IN that_DT love_NN of_IN which_WDTR you_PP2 have_HV K20 149 particular_JJ experience_NN that_CS you_PP2 give_VB me_PP1O no_ATI K20 149 cause_NN to_TO repent_VB of_IN it_PP3 ._. K20 150 ^ trouble_VB not_XNOT yourself_PPL for_IN your_PP$ reputation_NN and_CC K20 150 honour_NN I_PP1A will_MD take_VB care_NN K20 151 to_TO repair_VB it_PP3 ,_, and_CC before_CS two_CD days_NNS be_BE K20 151 over_RP I_PP1A will_MD restore_VB you_PP2 to_IN the_ATI K20 152 highest_JJT place_NN you_PP2 ever_RB held_VBD ._. **'_**' K20 153 ^ Essex_NP ,_, overcome_VBN with_IN joy_NN by_IN the_ATI success_NN K20 153 of_IN this_DT meeting_NN ,_, affected_VBD K20 154 the_ATI Queen_NPT so_QL much_RB that_CS he_PP3A restored_VBD her_PP$ K20 154 spirits_NNS to_IN perfect_JJ tranquility_NN ._. K20 155 ^ at_IN parting_VBG she_PP3A promised_VBD to_TO call_VB the_ATI K20 155 council_NN on_IN the_ATI following_JJ day_NN ,_, K20 156 and_CC ,_, in_IN an_AT ostentatious_JJ manner_NN ,_, declare_VB K20 156 him_PP3O innocent_JJ ._. K20 157 ^ as_QL soon_RB as_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ daylight_NN ,_, she_PP3A K20 157 sent_VBD for_IN Cecil_NP ;_; the_ATI Countess_NPT of_IN K20 158 Nottingham_NP attended_VBD her_PP3O ._. ^ having_HVG told_VBN K20 158 them_PP3OS in_IN a_AP few_AP" words_NNS of_IN a_AT great_JJ K20 159 conflict_NN between_IN her_PP$ justice_NN and_CC her_PP$ mercy_NN ,_, K20 159 she_PP3A concluded_VBD for_IN the_ATI K20 160 latter_AP ,_, and_CC ordered_VBD Cecil_NP to_TO summon_VB the_ATI K20 160 council_NN that_CS she_PP3A might_MD declare_VB K20 161 to_IN them_PP3OS the_ATI design_NN she_PP3A had_HVD to_TO set_VB K20 161 Essex_NP at_IN liberty_NN ,_, assuring_VBG him_PP3O she_PP3A K20 162 had_HVD invincible_JJ reasons_NNS for_IN doing_VBG so_PN ._. ^ this_DT K20 162 was_BEDZ a_AT mortal_JJ blow_NN to_IN the_ATI K20 163 ambitious_JJ Cecil_NP and_CC the_ATI Countess_NPT of_IN Nottingham_NP K20 163 ;_; they_PP3AS looked_VBD at_IN one_PPLS K20 164 another_PPLS" perplexed_VBN ,_, as_CS if_CS" they_PP3AS would_MD K20 164 have_HV asked_VBN each_PPLS other's_PPLS" K20 165 advice_NN on_IN what_WDT course_NN was_BEDZ to_TO be_BE taken_VBN ._. ^ K20 165 afterwards_RB they_PP3AS spoke_VBD to_IN the_ATI K20 166 Queen_NPT in_IN hopes_NNS to_TO divert_VB her_PP3O ,_, but_CC she_PP3A K20 166 was_BEDZ inflexible_JJ ;_; Cecil_NP was_BEDZ forced_VBN K20 167 to_TO order_VB an_AT extraordinary_JJ meeting_NN of_IN the_ATI K20 167 council_NN ._. K20 168 ^ but_CC while_CS the_ATI Earl_NPT of_IN Essex's_NP$ enemies_NNS K20 168 thought_VBD his_PP$ good_JJ fortune_NN on_IN K20 169 the_ATI point_NN of_IN being_BEG reconciled_VBN to_IN him_PP3O K20 169 chance_NN laboured_VBD for_IN them_PP3OS with_IN K20 170 unexpected_JJ success_NN ._. K20 171 ^ as_CS the_ATI Queen_NPT was_BEDZ going_VBG to_IN council_NN K20 171 word_NN was_BEDZ brought_VBN that_CS the_ATI K20 172 Countess_NPT of_IN Rutland_NP desired_VBD an_AT audience_NN ._. ^ K20 172 the_ATI Queen_NPT blushed_VBD as_CS she_PP3A K20 173 remembered_VBD what_WDT was_BEDZ past_RP ,_, and_CC looking_VBG on_IN K20 173 the_ATI request_NN as_CS unreasonable_JJ K20 174 and_CC unlucky_JJ she_PP3A was_BEDZ minded_VBN to_TO put_VB off_RP K20 174 the_ATI Countess_NPT to_IN another_DT time_NN ._. K20 175 ^ but_CC considering_CS that_CS" she_PP3A never_RB denied_VBD any_DTI K20 175 person_NN access_NN ,_, and_CC that_CS the_ATI K20 176 Countess_NPT of_IN Rutland_NP was_BEDZ a_AT Lady_NPT of_IN the_ATI K20 176 highest_JJT repute_NN ,_, she_PP3A commanded_VBD K20 177 her_PP3O to_TO be_BE admitted_VBN ._. K20 178 ^ though_CS her_PP$ face_NN was_BEDZ sad_JJ ,_, her_PP$ dress_NN K20 178 and_CC gait_NN very_QL careless_JJ ,_, yet_RB K20 179 her_PP$ beauty_NN was_BEDZ outstanding_JJ ._. ^ moving_VBG forward_RB K20 179 she_PP3A threw_VBD herself_PPL at_IN the_ATI K20 180 Queen's_NPT$ feet_NNS ._. K20 181 ^ *'_*' Madam_NPT ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A cried_VBD ,_, *'_*' I_PP1A K20 181 come_VB to_TO implore_VB your_PP$ majesty's_NN$ K20 182 goodness_NN for_IN the_ATI unfortunate_JJ Earl_NPT of_IN Essex_NP !_! K20 182 **'_**' K20 183 ^ *'_*' for_IN the_ATI Earl_NPT of_IN Essex_NP ?_? **'_**' K21 2 ^ Joe_NP Joe's_NP$ notice-board_NN ._. K21 3 ^ by_IN \0B_NP \0A_NP McPhee_NP ._. K21 4 ^ *'_*' un_&FW paquete_&FW de_&FW cigarillos_&FW ,_, seno*?2r_&FW K21 4 ,_, **'_**' said_VBD the_ATI man_NN K21 5 with_IN the_ATI small_JJ cloth_NN cap_NN ,_, the_ATI white_JJ arms_NNS K21 5 and_CC the_ATI cheery_JJ tourist_NN smile_NN ._. K21 6 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 mean_VB a_AT packet_NN of_IN cigarettes_NNS ,_, K21 6 **'_**' Joe_NP Joe_NP replied_VBD in_IN English_NNP ,_, K21 7 first_RB regretting_VBG his_PP$ abruptness_NN ,_, then_RN on_IN K21 7 instant_JJ reflection_NN not_XNOT K21 8 regretting_VBG it_PP3 but_CC thinking_VBG that_CS perhaps_RB he_PP3A K21 8 should_MD have_HV been_BEN even_RB more_QL K21 9 curt_JJ ._. ^ these_DTS tourists_NNS were_BED trying_JJ on_IN K21 9 one's_CD1$ patience_NN at_IN times_NNS ,_, with_IN K21 10 their_PP$ vague_JJ ill-pronounced_JJ Spanish_NNP and_CC their_PP$ K21 10 standard_JJ benign_JJ smiles_NNS ._. K21 11 ^ Joe_NP Joe_NP had_HVD once_RB thought_VBN of_IN putting_VBG up_RP K21 11 a_AT notice_NN reading_VBG ~ *'_*' a_AP K21 12 little_AP" English_NNP spoken_VBN here_RN ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A had_HVD K21 12 actually_RB obtained_VBN the_ATI board_NN ,_, K21 13 and_CC his_PP$ friend_NN Jose*?2_NP Puerette*?2_NP had_HVD gallantly_RB K21 13 volunteered_VBN to_TO paint_VB K21 14 it_PP3 for_IN him_PP3O free_RB of_IN cost_NN ._. ^ they_PP3AS had_HVD K21 14 set_VBN to_IN work_NN early_RB one_CD1 evening_NN ,_, K21 15 Jose*?2_NP with_IN a_AT large_JJ tin_NN of_IN purple_JJ paint_NN ,_, K21 15 which_WDTR he_PP3A said_VBD he_PP3A 'd_HVD found_VBN on_IN K21 16 the_ATI wharf_NN ,_, and_CC a_AT strong_JJ brush_NN borrowed_VBN K21 16 from_IN Carlo_NP Berrano_NP ,_, the_ATI owner_NN K21 17 of_IN the_ATI only_AP hardware_NN shop_NN in_IN Pasto_NP Del_NP Sol_NP K21 17 ._. ^ however_RB ,_, the_ATI word_NN K21 18 *'_*' spoken_NC **'_**' had_HVD presented_VBN an_AT unsurmountable_JJ K21 18 problem_NN ._. ^ Joe_NP Joe_NP had_HVD K21 19 to_TO admit_VB that_CS the_ATI spelling_NN of_IN the_ATI word_NN K21 19 was_BEDZ beyond_IN him_PP3O ,_, and_CC he_PP3A knew_VBD no_PN K21 20 one_PN" that_DT night_NN who_WPR could_MD help_VB him_PP3O in_IN K21 20 any_DTI way_NN ._. ^ so_RB the_ATI work_NN had_HVD stopped_VBN K21 21 there_RN ;_; for_CS Jose*?2_NP had_HVD to_TO get_VB the_ATI paint_NN K21 21 back_RP to_IN the_ATI wharf_NN before_IN K21 22 morning_NN ,_, in_IN case_NN ,_, as_CS he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, *'_*' K21 22 the_ATI person_NN who_WPR owns_VBZ it_PP3 wants_VBZ to_TO use_VB K21 23 it_PP3 ._. **'_**' K21 24 ^ in_IN point_NN of_IN fact_NN ,_, Joe_NP Joe_NP was_BEDZ glad_JJ K21 24 that_CS the_ATI notice-board_NN had_HVD K21 25 never_RB been_BEN completed_VBN and_CC that_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ K21 25 instead_RB cast_VBN into_IN the_ATI back_NN of_IN his_PP$ K21 26 shop_NN with_IN the_ATI empty_JJ wine-bottles_NNS and_CC the_ATI K21 26 vegetable-bags_NNS *-_*- dust-covered_JJ K21 27 and_CC useless_JJ ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD discussed_VBN the_ATI matter_NN K21 27 at_RB length_RB" with_IN Seno*?2r_NPT K21 28 Juarez_NP ,_, who_WPR had_HVD once_RB been_BEN on_IN the_ATI town_NN K21 28 council_NN and_CC who_WPR was_BEDZ able_JJ (_( so_PN it_PP3 K21 29 was_BEDZ said_VBN )_) to_TO combine_VB aesthetic_JJ appreciation_NN K21 29 with_IN a_AT fine_JJ business_NN K21 30 brain_NN *-_*- a_AT rare_JJ quality_NN in_IN any_DTI man_NN ._. ^ K21 30 it_PP3 was_BEDZ also_RB widely_RB known_VBN that_CS K21 31 Seno*?2r_NPT Juarez_NP had_HVD composed_VBN a_AT poem_NN ,_, and_CC K21 31 a_AP few_AP" close_JJ friends_NNS of_IN his_PP$$ K21 32 had_HVD heard_VBN this_DT poem_NN recited_VBN ,_, but_CC only_RB K21 32 after_IN a_AT lot_NN of_IN persuasion_NN on_IN K21 33 their_PP$ part_NN and_CC a_AT lot_NN of_IN vinos_&FW on_IN the_ATI K21 33 part_NN of_IN Seno*?2r_NPT Juarez_NP ._. K21 34 ^ Seno*?2r_NPT Juarez_NP had_HVD advised_VBN that_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ K21 34 unsound_JJ practice_NN to_TO deprive_VB a_AT K21 35 tourist_NN of_IN the_ATI pleasure_NN of_IN trying_VBG to_TO speak_VB K21 35 a_AP little_AP" Spanish_NNP ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD K21 36 been_BEN told_VBN once_RB ,_, he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, that_CS some_DTI K21 36 English_JNP tourists_NNS took_VBD courses_NNS in_IN K21 37 Spanish_NNP especially_RB for_IN their_PP$ annual_JJ holidays_NNS ,_, K21 37 and_CC these_DTS people_NNS must_MD be_BE K21 38 humoured_VBN and_CC encouraged_VBN to_TO use_VB this_DT knowledge_NN K21 38 of_IN which_WDTR they_PP3AS were_BED K21 39 secretly_RB very_QL proud_JJ ._. ^ if_CS they_PP3AS were_BED n't_XNOT K21 39 pampered_VBN in_IN this_DT way_NN they_PP3AS could_MD K21 40 find_VB no_ATI justification_NN for_IN a_AT fortnight's_NN$ idleness_NN K21 40 in_IN the_ATI sun_NN ,_, and_CC K21 41 indeed_RB their_PP$ main_JJB sense_NN of_IN purpose_NN was_BEDZ K21 41 destroyed_VBN *-_*- they_PP3AS thereby_RB K21 42 suffered_VBD a_AT slump_NN in_IN morale_NN and_CC concluded_VBD that_CS K21 42 Pasto_NP Del_NP Sol_NP was_BEDZ an_AT K21 43 ungrateful_JJ place_NN and_CC would_MD determine_VB to_TO go_VB to_IN K21 43 Italy_NP for_IN their_PP$ holidays_NNS K21 44 next_AP year_NN ._. K21 45 ^ although_CS Joe_NP Joe_NP could_MD not_XNOT understand_VB all_ABN K21 45 of_IN what_WDT Seno*?2r_NPT Juarez_NP K21 46 had_HVD said_VBN ,_, there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI doubt_NN that_CS one_CD1 K21 46 should_MD accept_VB the_ATI advice_NN of_IN an_AT K21 47 experienced_JJ and_CC educated_JJ man_NN ,_, and_CC especially_RB K21 47 one_CD1 who_WPR had_HVD been_BEN on_IN the_ATI K21 48 town_NN council_NN and_CC had_HVD written_VBN a_AT poem_NN ._. K21 49 ^ life_NN was_BEDZ difficult_JJ ,_, Joe_NP Joe_NP reflected_VBD ._. ^ K21 49 Seno*?2r_NPT Juarez_NP was_BEDZ not_XNOT K21 50 afflicted_VBN with_IN a_AT temper_NN such_IN as_IN" his_PP$$ ,_, nor_CC K21 50 did_DOD he_PP3A run_VB a_AT little_JJ shop_NN K21 51 which_WDTR ,_, during_IN the_ATI summer_NN ,_, was_BEDZ often_RB K21 51 filled_VBN with_IN tourist_NN people_NNS who_WPR all_ABN K21 52 smiled_VBD at_IN you_PP2 widely_RB in_IN the_ATI same_AP tourist_NN K21 52 way_NN ,_, and_CC expected_VBD you_PP2 to_TO K21 53 smile_VB widely_RB back_RP at_IN them_PP3OS in_IN such_ABL a_AT K21 53 manner_NN as_CS to_TO indicate_VB that_CS you_PP2 K21 54 were_BED pleased_JJ that_CS they_PP3AS had_HVD smiled_VBN at_IN you_PP2 K21 54 ._. K21 55 ^ Joe_NP Joe_NP made_VBD up_RP his_PP$ mind_NN to_TO see_VB K21 55 Father_NPT Brenes_NP at_IN the_ATI little_JJ K21 56 church_NN on_IN the_ATI hill_NN about_IN his_PP$ problem_NN ._. ^ K21 56 it_PP3 was_BEDZ n't_XNOT that_CS he_PP3A liked_VBD K21 57 burdening_VBG Father_NPT Brenes_NP with_IN his_PP$ minor_JJ worries_NNS K21 57 ,_, but_CC the_ATI good_JJ and_CC kind_JJ K21 58 Father_NPT had_HVD assisted_VBN him_PP3O once_RB before_RI about_IN K21 58 the_ATI same_AP thing_NN ,_, and_CC had_HVD n't_XNOT K21 59 he_PP3A said_VBN ,_, ^ *'_*' if_CS this_DT occurs_VBZ again_RB ,_, K21 59 Joe_NP Joe_NP ,_, then_RN please_UH come_VB to_TO see_VB me_PP1O :_: K21 60 I_PP1A 'm_BEM always_RB ready_JJ to_TO see_VB one_CD1 of_IN our_PP$ K21 60 little_JJ flock_NN ._. **'_**' ^ that_DT was_BEDZ the_ATI time_NN K21 61 his_PP$ wife_NN Maria_NP had_HVD called_VBN him_PP3O an_AT *'_*' K21 61 under-grown_JJ donkey_NN **'_**' and_CC after_CS ,_, K21 62 when_WRB he_PP3A had_HVD restrained_VBN himself_PPL from_IN saying_VBG K21 62 anything_PN in_IN reply_NN ,_, she_PP3A had_HVD K21 63 thrown_VBN a_AT melon_NN at_IN him_PP3O ,_, and_CC this_DT when_WRB K21 63 his_PP$ back_NN was_BEDZ turned_VBN and_CC he_PP3A was_BEDZ K21 64 looking_VBG out_RP of_IN the_ATI window_NN for_IN guidance_NN ._. K21 65 ^ then_RN he_PP3A had_HVD all_RB but_RB" lost_VBN his_PP$ temper_NN K21 65 ._. ^ as_CS he_PP3A said_VBD to_IN Father_NPT Brenes_NP K21 66 at_IN the_ATI time_NN ,_, ^ *'_*' I_PP1A nearly_RB swore_VBD at_IN K21 66 her_PP3O ,_, Father_NPT ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ only_RB by_IN K21 67 clasping_VBG the_ATI window-sill_NN and_CC clenching_VBG my_PP$ K21 67 teeth_NNS that_CS I_PP1A saved_VBD myself_PPL K21 68 from_IN uttering_VBG a_AT blasphemous_JJ word_NN ._. **'_**' K21 69 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 did_DOD right_RB ,_, my_PP$ son_NN ,_, **'_**' K21 69 Father_NPT Brenes_NP had_HVD said_VBN ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 did_DOD K21 70 right_RB to_TO clench_VB your_PP$ teeth_NNS and_CC clasp_VB the_ATI K21 70 window-sill_NN and_CC utter_VB not_XNOT a_AT K21 71 word_NN ._. ^ but_CC you_PP2 were_BED wrong_JJ in_IN even_RB K21 71 contemplating_VBG using_VBG such_ABL a_AT word_NN ,_, K21 72 because_CS the_ATI proper_JJ Christian_JNP attitude_NN is_BEZ one_CD1 K21 72 of_IN patience_NN ,_, tolerance_NN K21 73 and_CC understanding_NN ,_, and_CC two_CD wrongs_NNS do_DO n't_XNOT K21 73 make_VB a_AT right_NN ._. **'_**' K21 74 ^ so_RB now_RN he_PP3A hoped_VBD that_CS he_PP3A would_MD not_XNOT K21 74 feel_VB any_DTI similar_JJ temptations_NNS ,_, K21 75 but_CC it_PP3 would_MD be_BE especially_RB difficult_JJ if_CS Maria_NP K21 75 threw_VBD another_DT melon_NN at_IN K21 76 him_PP3O when_WRB his_PP$ back_NN was_BEDZ turned_VBN ._. K21 77 ^ *'_*' ..._... and_CC two_CD boxes_NNS of_IN matches_NNS ,_, K21 77 **'_**' the_ATI white-armed_JJ tourist_NN K21 78 continued_VBD ,_, the_ATI laughter_NN having_HVG gone_VBN from_IN K21 78 his_PP$ voice_NN ._. ^ Joe_NP Joe_NP cut_VBD a_AT K21 79 piece_NN of_IN brown_JJ paper_NN with_IN the_ATI large_JJ K21 79 wooden-handled_JJ all-purpose_JJB knife_NN ,_, K21 80 wrapped_VBD up_RP the_ATI cigarettes_NNS and_CC matches_NNS and_CC K21 80 handed_VBD them_PP3OS to_IN the_ATI now_RN K21 81 somewhat_RB disinterested_JJ customer_NN ._. K21 82 ^ *'_*' gracias_&FW ,_, **'_**' acknowledged_VBD the_ATI K21 82 white-armed_JJ one_CD1 ,_, a_AT suggestion_NN K21 83 of_IN a_AT smile_NN returning_VBG to_IN his_PP$ lips_NNS ._. K21 84 ^ *'_*' adios_&FW ,_, seno*?2r_&FW ,_, **'_**' Joe_NP Joe_NP K21 84 said_VBD ._. K21 85 ^ Maria_NP called_VBD down_IN the_ATI steps_NNS that_WPR K21 85 descended_VBD to_IN the_ATI shop_NN from_IN the_ATI K21 86 two_CD rooms_NNS above_RI ,_, which_WDTR formed_VBD their_PP$ little_JJ K21 86 home_NR ._. K21 87 ^ *'_*' Joe_NP Joe_NP ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A shouted_VBD ,_, *'_*' K21 87 when_WRB are_BER you_PP2 going_VBG to_TO close_VB the_ATI shop_NN K21 88 and_CC clean_VB the_ATI fish_NNS which_WDTR are_BER making_VBG my_PP$ K21 88 kitchen_NN smell_VB like_IN a_AT K21 89 fish-shop_NN ?_? **'_**' K21 90 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A am_BEM going_VBG to_TO close_VB the_ATI shop_NN K21 90 now_RN ,_, Maria_NP ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A answered_VBD K21 91 resignedly_RB ,_, *'_*' and_CC I_PP1A will_MD then_RN clean_VB the_ATI K21 91 fish_NNS which_WDTR are_BER making_VBG your_PP$ K21 92 kitchen_NN smell_VB like_IN a_AT fish-shop_NN ._. **'_**' K21 93 ^ Maria_NP was_BEDZ sitting_VBG in_IN her_PP$ usual_JJ position_NN K21 93 in_IN a_AT heavy_JJ and_CC ornately_RB K21 94 designed_JJ wooden_JJ chair_NN given_VBN to_IN her_PP3O by_IN her_PP$ K21 94 mother_NN at_IN the_ATI time_NN of_IN her_PP$ K21 95 marriage_NN to_IN Joe_NP Joe_NP ._. ^ since_IN then_RN it_PP3 had_HVD K21 95 occupied_VBN a_AT large_JJ area_NN of_IN the_ATI K21 96 small_JJ kitchen_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A had_HVD an_AT almost_RB K21 96 irritating_JJ habit_NN of_IN shuffling_VBG her_PP$ K21 97 feet_NNS on_IN the_ATI bare_JJ boards_NNS as_CS she_PP3A sat_VBD and_CC K21 97 sewed_VBD ._. ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ carefully_RB K21 98 embroidering_VBG a_AT lace_NN handkerchief_NN ,_, as_CS she_PP3A K21 98 had_HVD been_BEN doing_VBG for_IN six_CD weeks_NNS K21 99 now_RN ._. K21 100 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A can_MD n't_XNOT smell_VB anything_PN ,_, **'_**' K21 100 Joe_NP Joe_NP commented_VBD as_CS he_PP3A came_VBD up_IN the_ATI K21 101 stairs_NNS sniffing_VBG loudly_RB ._. K21 102 ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ all_RB right_RB" for_IN you_PP2 ,_, **'_**' K21 102 his_PP$ wife_NN replied_VBD sharply_RB ,_, *'_*' down_RP in_IN K21 103 that_DT shop_NN all_ABN day_NN while_CS I_PP1A 'm_BEM stuck_VBN here_RN K21 103 with_IN two_CD uncleaned_JJ fish_NNS for_IN K21 104 company_NN ._. **'_**' K21 105 ^ Joe_NP Joe_NP nearly_RB said_VBD ,_, ~ *'_*' why_WRB did_DOD K21 105 n't_XNOT you_PP2 clean_VB them_PP3OS yourself_PPL ,_, by_IN K21 106 Saint_NPT Christopher_NP ?_? **'_**' but_CC remembered_VBD Father_NPT K21 106 Brenes_NP and_CC instead_RB picked_VBD K21 107 up_RP the_ATI fish_NNS and_CC began_VBD scaling_VBG them_PP3OS with_IN K21 107 the_ATI all-purpose_JJB knife_NN ._. K21 108 ^ he_PP3A glanced_VBD over_RP at_IN Maria_NP as_CS she_PP3A sat_VBD K21 108 there_RN in_IN her_PP$ formidable_JJ K21 109 high-backed_JJ chair_NN with_IN her_PP$ six-weeks'_JJB lace_NN K21 109 handkerchief_NN on_IN her_PP$ knee_NN ,_, K21 110 and_CC as_CS he_PP3A put_VBD one_CD1 fish_NN down_RP and_CC picked_VBD K21 110 up_RP another_DT ,_, his_PP$ mind_NN drifted_VBD K21 111 back_RP to_IN the_ATI night_NN ,_, many_AP years_NNS ago_RB ,_, K21 111 when_WRB he_PP3A and_CC Maria_NP had_HVD together_RB sat_VBN K21 112 on_IN the_ATI little_JJ pebbly_JJ beach_NN that_WPR adjoins_VBZ the_ATI K21 112 beach_NN of_IN Pasto_NP Del_NP Sol_NP ._. K21 113 ^ he_PP3A and_CC Maria_NP had_HVD been_BEN courting_VBG then_RN ._. ^ K21 113 she_PP3A had_HVD stolen_VBN away_RP from_IN her_PP$ K21 114 Mama_NPT (_( a_AT significant_JJ woman_NN )_) to_TO meet_VB him_PP3O K21 114 below_IN the_ATI cliff-face_NN at_IN the_ATI far_JJ K21 115 end_NN of_IN the_ATI bay_NN ._. ^ together_RB they_PP3AS had_HVD K21 115 sat_VBN throwing_VBG hard_JJ ,_, round_JJ pebbles_NNS K21 116 into_IN the_ATI dark_JJ waters_NNS ,_, and_CC there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT K21 116 moon_NN that_WPR was_BEDZ not_XNOT a_AT full_JJ moon_NN K21 117 but_CC was_BEDZ nevertheless_RB the_ATI finest_JJT moon_NN that_WPR K21 117 Joe_NP Joe_NP had_HVD seen_VBN up_RP until_IN K21 118 then_RN ._. K21 119 ^ Maria_NP had_HVD long_JJ black_JJ hair_NN when_WRB she_PP3A K21 119 was_BEDZ young_JJ ._. ^ it_PP3 reached_VBD down_IN K21 120 her_PP$ back_NN in_IN a_AT broad_JJ sweep_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ K21 120 her_PP$ pride_NN and_CC joy_NN ,_, and_CC the_ATI pride_NN K21 121 and_CC joy_NN of_IN her_PP$ Mama_NPT ,_, and_CC the_ATI talk_NN of_IN K21 121 the_ATI lads_NNS at_IN the_ATI Market_NPL Square_NPL on_IN K21 122 Saturday_NR nights_NNS ._. ^ her_PP$ eyes_NNS were_BED deep_JJ and_CC K21 122 dark_JJ ,_, and_CC her_PP$ waist_NN one_CD1 of_IN K21 123 the_ATI slimmest_JJT in_IN the_ATI village_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ K21 123 possible_JJ to_TO wind_VB the_ATI cane_NN band_NN at_IN K21 124 the_ATI top_NN of_IN a_AT lobster-pot_NN round_IN it_PP3 with_IN K21 124 ease_NN ._. K21 125 ^ that_DT night_NN he_PP3A had_HVD trembled_VBN ._. ^ trembled_VBN K21 125 at_IN the_ATI calm_JJ ,_, dark_JJ waters_NNS ,_, K21 126 the_ATI moon_NN and_CC the_ATI pebbly_JJ beach_NN ._. ^ trembled_VBN K21 126 when_WRB he_PP3A touched_VBD her_PP$ long_JJ warm_JJ K21 127 fingers_NNS and_CC heard_VBD her_PP$ soft_JJ low_JJ pebbly-beach_JJB K21 127 voice_NN ._. ^ then_RN he_PP3A had_HVD kissed_VBN K21 128 her_PP$ red_JJ lips_NNS ,_, once_RB ,_, clumsily_RB but_CC strongly_RB K21 128 ._. ^ the_ATI night_NN had_HVD been_BEN still_JJ K21 129 and_CC silent_JJ and_CC even_RB the_ATI waves_NNS slumbered_VBD ._. K21 130 ^ he_PP3A had_HVD said_VBN to_IN her_PP3O ,_, as_CS they_PP3AS K21 130 sat_VBD there_RN mute_JJ together_RB ,_, ~ *'_*' Maria_NP ,_, my_PP$ K21 131 lovely_JJ Maria_NP ,_, I_PP1A want_VB you_PP2 to_TO marry_VB me_PP1O K21 131 ,_, **'_**' and_CC she_PP3A 'd_HVD replied_VBN with_IN a_AT K21 132 spontaneity_NN which_WDTR amazed_VBD him_PP3O ._. K21 133 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A will_MD ,_, Joe_NP Joe_NP ,_, my_PP$ darling_JJ K21 133 little_JJ Joe_NP Joe_NP ,_, but_CC we_PP1AS must_MD wait_VB K21 134 until_CS your_PP$ father_NN lets_VBZ you_PP2 have_HV his_PP$ shop_NN K21 134 for_IN yourself_PPL and_CC then_RN we_PP1AS may_MD K21 135 make_VB our_PP$ home_NR in_IN the_ATI two_CD rooms_NNS above_IN the_ATI K21 135 little_JJ shop_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 is_BEZ best_JJT Joe_NP K21 136 Joe_NP ,_, and_CC Mama_NPT would_MD think_VB so_PN too_RB ._. **'_**' K21 137 ^ Joe_NP Joe_NP had_HVD been_BEN so_QL elated_JJ and_CC the_ATI K21 137 months_NNS succeeding_VBG had_HVD been_BEN so_QL K21 138 blissful_JJ that_CS he_PP3A had_HVD become_VBN less_QL and_CC less_QL K21 138 aware_JJ of_IN Maria's_NP$ four_CD large_JJ K21 139 front_JJB teeth_NNS ,_, which_WDTR protruded_VBD from_IN her_PP$ K21 139 mouth_NN very_QL sharply_RB ,_, and_CC which_WDTR K21 140 also_RB were_BED the_ATI talk_NN of_IN the_ATI lads_NNS at_IN the_ATI K21 140 Market_NPL Square_NPL on_IN Saturday_NR K21 141 nights_NNS ._. K21 142 ^ now_RN the_ATI ebony_NN black_JJ hair_NN was_BEDZ discoloured_VBN K21 142 with_IN grey_JJ strands_NNS and_CC K21 143 tied_VBN in_IN a_AT tight_JJ and_CC severe_JJ bun_NN ._. ^ her_PP$ K21 143 eyes_NNS were_BED still_RB deep_JJ and_CC dark_JJ it_PP3 K21 144 was_BEDZ true_JJ ,_, and_CC flashed_VBD ,_, it_PP3 was_BEDZ also_RB K21 144 true_JJ ,_, but_CC somehow_RB in_IN a_AT different_JJ K21 145 way_NN ._. ^ now_RN it_PP3 would_MD be_BE impossible_JJ to_TO wind_VB K21 145 around_IN her_PP$ waist_NN even_RB the_ATI K21 146 lowest_JJT band_NN of_IN a_AT lobster-pot_NN ,_, and_CC the_ATI K21 146 voice_NN of_IN the_ATI pebbly_JJ beach_NN was_BEDZ no_RB K21 147 more_RBR ._. K21 148 ^ Joe_NP Joe_NP finished_VBD getting_VBG the_ATI fish_NNS washed_VBN K21 148 and_CC laid_VBD them_PP3OS neatly_RB on_IN K21 149 a_AT large_JJ flat_JJ plate_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A cleaned_VBD the_ATI K21 149 all-purpose_JJB knife_NN with_IN the_ATI long_JJ K21 150 wooden_JJ handle_NN and_CC put_VBD it_PP3 away_RP carefully_RB ._. ^ K21 150 taking_VBG up_RP his_PP$ sombrero_NN and_CC K21 151 with_IN a_AT quick_JJ ~ *'_*' adios_&FW **'_**' to_IN Maria_NP ,_, K21 151 who_WPR did_DOD not_XNOT take_VB her_PP$ eyes_NNS from_IN K21 152 her_PP$ sewing_NN (_( for_IN strict_JJ concentration_NN was_BEDZ K21 152 required_VBN )_) ,_, he_PP3A walked_VBD out_RP of_IN K21 153 the_ATI door_NN with_IN his_PP$ hands_NNS deep_RB in_IN his_PP$ K21 153 pockets_NNS ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ Joe_NP Joe's_NP$ custom_NN K21 154 to_TO keep_VB his_PP$ hands_NNS in_IN his_PP$ pockets_NNS on_IN the_ATI K21 154 way_NN to_IN the_ATI Cafe*?2_NPL Del_NP Costa_NP ,_, K21 155 since_CS he_PP3A could_MD count_VB the_ATI coins_NNS he_PP3A had_HVD K21 155 there_RN as_CS he_PP3A walked_VBD along_RP and_CC K21 156 thereby_RB gauge_VB the_ATI number_NN of_IN cognacs_NNS he_PP3A K21 156 would_MD be_BE able_JJ to_TO purchase_VB ._. K21 157 ^ at_IN the_ATI cafe*?2_NN he_PP3A met_VBD his_PP$ friend_NN K21 157 Jose*?2_NP Puerette*?2_NP ,_, as_CS he_PP3A did_DOD K21 158 every_AT evening_NN ,_, and_CC the_ATI two_CD friends_NNS shook_VBD K21 158 hands_NNS warmly_RB and_CC sat_VBD at_IN their_PP$ K21 159 usual_JJ place_NN at_IN a_AT table_NN in_IN the_ATI corner_NN ._. K21 160 ^ *'_*' well_UH ,_, Joe_NP Joe_NP ,_, my_PP$ friend_NN ,_, **'_**' K21 160 Jose*?2_NP said_VBD ;_; *'_*' the_ATI fish_NNS were_BED not_XNOT K21 161 biting_VBG today_NR ,_, but_CC the_ATI water_NN was_BEDZ calm_JJ and_CC K21 161 the_ATI sun_NN was_BEDZ hot_JJ and_CC my_PP$ K21 162 brother_NN and_CC I_PP1A were_BED not_XNOT greatly_RB disappointed_JJ K21 162 ._. **'_**' K21 163 ^ Jose*?2_NP and_CC his_PP$ brother_NN were_BED the_ATI K21 163 joint-owners_NNS of_IN a_AT fishing-boat_NN K21 164 which_WDTR ,_, laden_VBN with_IN nets_NNS ,_, set_VBD off_RP from_IN K21 164 the_ATI beach_NN every_AT morning_NN just_RB as_CS K21 165 the_ATI sun_NN peeped_VBD over_IN the_ATI mountains_NNS at_IN the_ATI K21 165 back_NN of_IN Pasto_NP Del_NP Sol_NP ,_, in_IN an_AT K21 166 almost_RB fruitless_JJ search_NN for_IN fish_NNS ._. K21 167 ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ said_VBN (_( allegedly_RB by_IN rivals_NNS )_) K21 167 that_CS the_ATI Puerette*?2_NP brothers_NNS ,_, K21 168 who_WPR had_HVD not_XNOT been_BEN fishermen_NNS for_IN long_RB ,_, K21 168 lacked_VBD the_ATI native_JJ instinct_NN of_IN the_ATI K21 169 others_APS whose_WP$R fathers_NNS and_CC whose_WP$R fathers_NNS K21 169 before_IN them_PP3OS were_BED fishermen_NNS of_IN K21 170 the_ATI bay_NN ,_, and_CC that_CS this_DT accounted_VBD for_IN K21 170 their_PP$ singular_JJ lack_NN of_IN success_NN in_IN K21 171 obtaining_VBG hauls_NNS ._. ^ others_APS said_VBD that_CS they_PP3AS K21 171 spent_VBD too_QL much_AP time_NN in_IN siesta_NN K21 172 and_CC that_CS they_PP3AS would_MD pull_VB round_IN one_CD1 of_IN K21 172 the_ATI rocky_JJ inlets_NNS to_IN the_ATI north_NR of_IN K21 173 the_ATI bay_NN and_CC anchor_VB there_RN ,_, sleeping_VBG ,_, K21 173 munching_VBG bread_NN and_CC drinking_VBG wine_NN ._. K21 174 ^ Joe_NP Joe_NP did_DOD not_XNOT really_RB believe_VB this_DT K21 174 latter_AP story_NN which_WDTR he_PP3A K21 175 suspected_VBD was_BEDZ invented_VBN by_IN Jose*?2's_NP$ wife_NN ,_, K21 175 a_AT hardworking_JJ but_CC mean_JJ woman_NN K21 176 with_IN sharp_JJ cheek-bones_NNS ._. ^ in_IN fact_NN ,_, Jose*?2_NP K21 176 was_BEDZ a_AT resourceful_JJ and_CC K21 177 practical_JJ person_NN who_WPR ,_, one_CD1 afternoon_NN when_WRB K21 177 the_ATI boat_NN had_HVD started_VBN to_TO fill_VB K21 178 up_RP with_IN water_NN from_IN a_AT large_JJ leak_NN ,_, had_HVD K21 178 calmly_RB awakened_VBN his_PP$ brother_NN and_CC K21 179 then_RN had_HVD swum_VBN ashore_RB to_TO enlist_VB help_NN ,_, K21 179 leaving_VBG his_PP$ brother_NN to_TO tread_VB K21 180 water_NN so_TO as_TO" to_TO" mark_VB the_ATI spot_NN where_WRB the_ATI K21 180 boat_NN had_HVD sunk_VBN ._. ^ with_IN the_ATI aid_NN of_IN K21 181 other_AP boats_NNS the_ATI craft_NN had_HVD been_BEN brought_VBN to_IN K21 181 the_ATI surface_NN and_CC towed_VBN K21 182 ashore_RB ,_, and_CC Jose*?2_NP had_HVD that_DT night_NN accepted_VBD K21 182 many_AP congratulationary_JJ K21 183 cognacs_NNS proffered_VBN him_PP3O by_IN those_DTS who_WPR admired_VBD K21 183 his_PP$ quick_JJ thinking_NN and_CC K21 184 coolness_NN in_IN a_AT crisis_NN ._. K22 2 never_RB speak_VB to_IN strange_JJ men_NNS ._. K22 3 ^ by_IN Diana_NP Athill_NP ._. K22 4 ^ conversation_NN ,_, as_CS Oscar_NP Wilde_NP might_MD almost_RB K22 4 have_HV said_VBN ,_, is_BEZ the_ATI K22 5 easy_JJ art_NN of_IN losing_VBG friends_NNS and_CC alienating_VBG K22 5 people_NNS ;_; if_CS you_PP2 've_HV ever_RB been_BEN K22 6 inescapably_RB bound_VBN by_IN the_ATI threads_NNS of_IN K22 6 conversation_NN of_IN two_CD such_ABL gentlemen_NNS K22 7 as_IN \0Mr_NPT Ball_NP and_CC \0Mr_NPT Baring_NP ,_, you_PP2 're_BER K22 7 likely_JJ to_TO agree_VB ._. ^ if_CS you_PP2 K22 8 have_HV n't_XNOT ,_, take_VB warning_NN and_CC plan_VB an_AT escape_NN K22 8 route_NN in_IN advance_NN ._. K22 10 ^ there_EX are_BER often_RB too_QL few_AP chairs_NNS on_IN K22 10 steamers_NNS which_WDTR visit_VB K22 11 Adriatic_NP islands_NNS ,_, and_CC those_DTS few_AP are_BER K22 11 shackled_VBN together_RB ,_, to_TO be_BE queued_VBN K22 12 for_IN until_CS a_AT morose_JJ sailor_NN consents_VBZ to_TO unlock_VB K22 12 them_PP3OS ._. ^ this_DT gives_VBZ them_PP3OS K22 13 rarity_NN value_NN ._. ^ uncomfortable_JJ though_CS they_PP3AS are_BER K22 13 ,_, it_PP3 seems_VBZ a_AT privilege_NN to_TO K22 14 have_HV one_CD1 ,_, even_CS if_CS" you_PP2 would_MD rather_RB be_BE K22 14 leaning_VBG on_IN the_ATI rail_NN ._. ^ so_RB if_CS two_CD K22 15 men_NNS insist_VB on_IN giving_VBG up_RP their_PP$ hard-won_JJB K22 15 deck-chairs_NNS to_IN two_CD women_NNS ,_, it_PP3 K22 16 would_MD be_BE ungracious_JJ of_IN the_ATI women_NNS to_TO refuse_VB K22 16 ._. K22 17 ^ that_DT was_BEDZ how_WRB I_PP1A and_CC my_PP$ cousin_NN Laura_NP K22 17 met_VBD \0Mr_NPT Ball_NP and_CC \0Mr_NPT K22 18 Baring_NP ._. K22 19 ^ they_PP3AS came_VBD from_IN Oldham_NP ,_, had_HVD been_BEN K22 19 visiting_VBG a_AT trade_NN fair_NN ,_, and_CC were_BED K22 20 now_RN on_IN a_AT spree_NN ,_, intending_VBG to_TO spend_VB one_CD1 K22 20 night_NN in_IN the_ATI town_NN for_IN which_WDTR we_PP1AS K22 21 were_BED bound_VBN ._. ^ \0Mr_NPT Ball_NP ,_, who_WPR boomed_VBD and_CC K22 21 had_HVD three_CD strands_NNS of_IN hair_NN K22 22 trained_VBN across_IN his_PP$ skull_NN ,_, was_BEDZ about_RB K22 22 fifty-five_CD ._. ^ \0Mr_NPT Baring_NP ,_, who_WPR K22 23 whispered_VBD and_CC wore_VBD pince-nez_NN ,_, was_BEDZ seventy_CD K22 23 if_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ a_AT day_NN ._. ^ they_PP3AS K22 24 were_BED probably_RB the_ATI kindest_JJT men_NNS we_PP1AS shall_MD K22 24 ever_RB meet_VB and_CC they_PP3AS were_BED both_ABX K22 25 mines_NNS of_IN information_NN on_IN draught-proof_JJ floor_NN K22 25 coverings_NNS and_CC plastic_NN K22 26 paints_NNS ._. K22 27 ^ \0Mr_NPT Ball_NP was_BEDZ also_RB widely_RB travelled_JJ and_CC K22 27 had_HVD brought_VBN back_RP from_IN K22 28 Malaya_NP ,_, Peru_NP ,_, Queensland_NP ,_, and_CC the_ATI Friendly_NP K22 28 Islands_NPLS an_AT astonishing_JJ K22 29 collection_NN of_IN statistics_NNS concerning_IN measurements_NNS ._. ^ K22 29 he_PP3A could_MD *-_*- and_CC K22 30 did_DOD *-_*- describe_VB how_WRB high_JJ ,_, wide_JJ ,_, deep_JJ ,_, K22 30 thick_JJ and_CC heavy_JJ was_BEDZ any_DTI object_NN K22 31 you_PP2 might_MD like_VB to_TO name_VB in_IN any_DTI of_IN those_DTS K22 31 places_NNS ._. K22 32 ^ \0Mr_NPT Baring_NP was_BEDZ less_QL enterprising_JJ ._. ^ this_DT K22 32 trade_NN fair_NN had_HVD been_BEN his_PP$ K22 33 first_OD journey_NN abroad_RB and_CC his_PP$ preoccupations_NNS K22 33 were_BED chiefly_RB dietary_JJ ._. K22 34 ^ by_IN the_ATI end_NN of_IN the_ATI first_OD morning_NN Laura_NP K22 34 ,_, who_WPR has_HVZ less_AP sense_NN of_IN K22 35 social_JJ obligation_NN than_CS I_PP1A have_HV ,_, had_HVD sidled_VBN K22 35 out_RP of_IN her_PP$ deck_NN chair_NN and_CC K22 36 was_BEDZ sitting_VBG on_IN a_AT hatch_NN beside_IN a_AT medical_JJ K22 36 student_NN with_IN a_AT guitar_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ K22 37 still_RB stuck_VBN ,_, and_CC trying_VBG to_TO view_VB the_ATI K22 37 experiences_NNS as_IN a_AT salutary_JJ K22 38 discipline_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A hope_VB that_CS Laura_NP and_CC I_PP1A K22 38 travel_VB to_TO see_VB new_JJ places_NNS and_CC K22 39 enjoy_VB new_JJ beauties_NNS in_IN nature_NN and_CC art_NN ,_, but_CC K22 39 it_PP3 is_BEZ true_JJ that_CS when_WRB we_PP1AS have_HV K22 40 encounters_NNS we_PP1AS like_VB them_PP3OS to_TO be_BE worth_IN K22 40 having_HVG ._. ^ the_ATI encounters_NNS I_PP1A had_HVD K22 41 imagined_VBN for_IN this_DT journey_NN were_BED certainly_RB remote_JJ K22 41 from_IN \0Mr_NPT Ball_NP and_CC K22 42 \0Mr_NPT Baring_NP in_IN everything_PN but_IN sex_NN (_( if_CS ,_, K22 42 in_IN this_DT context_NN ,_, you_PP2 could_MD K22 43 call_VB it_PP3 that_DT )_) ,_, but_CC I_PP1A reminded_VBD myself_PPL K22 43 of_IN how_WRB kind_JJ they_PP3AS were_BED and_CC I_PP1A told_VBD K22 44 myself_PPL that_CS anyway_RB it_PP3 would_MD be_BE over_RP when_WRB K22 44 we_PP1AS reached_VBD our_PP$ destination_NN ._. K22 45 ^ that_DT was_BEDZ the_ATI first_OD day_NN ._. ^ on_IN the_ATI K22 45 second_OD I_PP1A was_BEDZ beyond_IN thought_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A K22 46 was_BEDZ not_XNOT suffering_VBG ,_, but_CC I_PP1A had_HVD become_VBN K22 46 numb_JJ in_IN all_ABN my_PP$ faculties_NNS ..._... a_AT K22 47 point_NN of_IN boredom_NN I_PP1A had_HVD never_RB reached_VBN before_RI K22 47 ._. ^ when_WRB lunch_NN came_VBD round_RP K22 48 again_RB it_PP3 seemed_VBD to_TO be_BE by_IN immemorial_JJ custom_NN K22 48 that_CS I_PP1A was_BEDZ listening_VBG ,_, as_CS I_PP1A K22 49 ate_VBD ,_, to_IN an_AT account_NN of_IN the_ATI exact_JJ K22 49 dimensions_NNS of_IN \0Mr_NPT Ball's_NP$ verandah_NN in_IN K22 50 Kuala_NP Lumpur_NP (_( some_DTI eighteen_CD inches_NNS longer_JJR K22 50 than_IN his_PP$ verandah_NN in_IN Lima_NP )_) ,_, K22 51 and_CC the_ATI weight_NN of_IN the_ATI largest_JJT and_CC the_ATI K22 51 smallest_JJT sweet_JJ potato_NN he_PP3A had_HVD K22 52 ever_RB eaten_VBN ._. K22 53 ^ meanwhile_RB ,_, as_CS inertia_NN crept_VBD up_RP on_IN me_PP1O K22 53 ,_, the_ATI venerable_JJ \0Mr_NPT Baring_NP K22 54 was_BEDZ becoming_VBG more_QL lively_JJ ._. ^ at_RB first_RB" he_PP3A K22 54 had_HVD been_BEN slightly_RB oppressed_VBN by_IN K22 55 his_PP$ companion's_NN$ sophistication_NN ,_, but_CC when_WRB the_ATI K22 55 talk_NN turned_VBD to_IN food_NN he_PP3A K22 56 perked_VBD up_RP to_IN the_ATI extent_NN of_IN telling_VBG me_PP1O K22 56 which_WDT breakfast_NN cereals_NNS his_PP$ K22 57 grandchildren_NN preferred_VBD ._. K22 58 ^ the_ATI journey_NN ended_VBD that_DT evening_NN ._. ^ as_CS K22 58 the_ATI gang-plank_NN went_VBD down_RP ,_, K22 59 \0Mr_NPT Ball_NP said_VBD to_IN me_PP1O ,_, ^ *'_*' I_PP1A suppose_VB K22 59 you_PP2 have_HV a_AT room_NN booked_VBN ?_? **'_**' K22 60 ^ *'_*' no_UH ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD ,_, without_IN K22 60 thinking_VBG ._. ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS 'll_MD get_VB an_AT address_NN K22 60 from_IN K22 61 the_ATI tourist_NN office_NN ._. **'_**' K22 62 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 're_BER in_IN luck_NN !_! **'_**' exclaimed_VBD K22 62 \0Mr_NPT Ball_NP ._. ^ *'_*' look_VB what_WDT I_PP1A 've_HV got_VBN ._. K22 63 ^ a_AT letter_NN from_IN the_ATI tourist_NN chief_NN in_IN the_ATI K22 63 capital_NN to_IN his_PP$ man_NN here_RN ,_, K22 64 telling_VBG him_PP3O to_TO look_VB after_IN us_PP1OS ._. ^ you_PP2 K22 64 just_RB stick_VB with_IN us_PP1OS and_CC you_PP2 'll_MD be_BE K22 65 all_RB right_RB" ._. **'_**' K22 66 ^ Laura_NP began_VBD to_TO edge_VB backwards_RB against_IN the_ATI K22 66 surge_NN towards_IN the_ATI K22 67 gangway_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A began_VBD to_TO babble_VB about_IN being_BEG K22 67 a_AT nuisance_NN *-_*- but_CC it_PP3 was_BEDZ too_QL K22 68 late_JJ ._. ^ the_ATI porters_NNS had_HVD been_BEN unleashed_VBN ,_, K22 68 \0Mr_NPT Ball_NP had_HVD caught_VBN one_CD1 and_CC K22 69 handed_VBD over_RP our_PP$ baggage_NN as_CC well_CC" as_CC" his_PP$ K22 69 own_AP ,_, and_CC there_RN we_PP1AS were_BED on_IN the_ATI K22 70 quay_NN with_IN our_PP$ benevolent_JJ friends_NNS ,_, obviously_RB K22 70 *'_*' together_RB ._. **'_**' ^ other_AP K22 71 people_NNS were_BED borne_VBN off_RP in_IN large_JJ numbers_NNS K22 71 towards_IN adventure_NN ._. ^ Laura_NP and_CC I_PP1A K22 72 (_( not_XNOT ,_, I_PP1A suspected_VBD unhappily_RB ,_, on_IN K22 72 speaking_NN terms_NNS )_) got_VBD meekly_RB into_IN a_AT taxi_NN K22 73 with_IN \0Mr_NPT Ball_NP and_CC \0Mr_NPT Baring_NP ,_, the_ATI last_AP K22 73 traces_NNS of_IN our_PP$ initiative_NN K22 74 vanishing_VBG as_CS we_PP1AS did_DOD so_PN ._. K22 75 ^ we_PP1AS were_BED visiting_VBG a_AT small_JJ ,_, thickly_RB K22 75 walled_JJ and_CC lovely_JJ town_NN with_IN K22 76 straggling_JJ outskirts_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI straggle_NN was_BEDZ long_JJ K22 76 and_CC thin_JJ *-_*- the_ATI mountains_NNS K22 77 came_VBD too_QL close_RB for_IN it_PP3 to_TO spread_VB backwards_RB K22 77 *-_*- and_CC unless_CS you_PP2 were_BED K22 78 careful_JJ ,_, we_PP1AS knew_VBD ,_, you_PP2 could_MD find_VB K22 78 yourself_PPL staying_VBG some_DTI way_NN from_IN the_ATI K22 79 old_JJ town_NN ._. ^ we_PP1AS had_HVD hoped_VBN to_TO find_VB rooms_NNS K22 79 within_IN the_ATI walls_NNS ,_, or_CC only_RB just_RB K22 80 outside_RP ,_, and_CC before_CS \0Mr_NPT Ball_NP got_VBD to_IN work_NN K22 80 on_IN the_ATI tourist_NN chief_NN we_PP1AS K22 81 said_VBD as_QL much_AP ._. K22 82 ^ *'_*' oh_UH no_UH ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, shocked_JJ ._. ^ K22 82 *'_*' you_PP2 would_MD n't_XNOT like_VB that_DT ._. ^ you_PP2 K22 83 would_MD n't_XNOT like_VB the_ATI noise_NN ._. **'_**' K22 84 ^ *'_*' but_CC cars_NNS are_BER n't_XNOT allowed_VBN inside_RP ,_, K22 84 **'_**' I_PP1A pointed_VBD out_RP ._. K22 85 ^ *'_*' it_PP3 is_BEZ n't_XNOT cars_NNS ._. ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ the_ATI K22 85 talking_NN and_CC the_ATI music_NN *-_*- they_PP3AS go_VB on_RP all_ABN K22 86 night_NN in_IN these_DTS places_NNS ._. ^ and_CC besides_RI *-_*- K22 86 the_ATI drains_NNS ._. ^ we_PP1AS 'll_MD find_VB a_AT nice_JJ ,_, K22 87 clean_JJ ,_, modern_JJ place_NN ,_, do_DO n't_XNOT you_PP2 worry_VB ._. K22 87 **'_**' K22 88 ^ we_PP1AS were_BED not_XNOT worrying_VBG ,_, we_PP1AS were_BED K22 88 panicking_VBG ,_, but_CC I_PP1A was_BEDZ still_RB numb_JJ and_CC K22 89 Laura_NP was_BEDZ speechless_JJ with_IN rage_NN ._. ^ we_PP1AS could_MD K22 89 not_XNOT think_VB of_IN words_NNS that_WPR K22 90 would_MD not_XNOT have_HV been_BEN rude_JJ and_CC wounding_JJ to_IN K22 90 this_DT kind_NN ,_, kind_JJ man_NN ._. ^ so_RB K22 91 before_IN long_RB \0Mr_NPT Ball_NP ,_, \0Mr_NPT Baring_NP ,_, Laura_NP K22 91 and_CC I_PP1A were_BED being_BEG welcomed_VBN K22 92 to_IN an_AT eminently_RB respectable_JJ ,_, exquisitely_RB clean_JJ ,_, K22 92 comfortable_JJ ,_, modern_JJ K22 93 house_NN ,_, a_AT good_JJ half-hour's_NN$ walk_NN (_( the_ATI trams_NNS K22 93 did_DOD not_XNOT go_VB that_DT way_NN )_) K22 94 outside_IN the_ATI walls_NNS ._. ^ and_CC then_RN ,_, before_CS the_ATI K22 94 night_NN was_BEDZ out_RP ,_, the_ATI rains_NNS K22 95 came_VBD ._. K22 96 ^ it_PP3 rained_VBD and_CC blew_VBD for_IN five_CD days_NNS K22 96 without_IN stopping_VBG ._. ^ since_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ K22 97 August_NR ,_, widely_RB advertised_VBN as_IN the_ATI Adriatic's_NP$ K22 97 most_QL benign_JJ month_NN ,_, we_PP1AS had_HVD K22 98 not_XNOT stopped_VBN at_IN bringing_VBG no_ATI raincoats_NNS and_CC K22 98 no_ATI umbrellas_NNS :_: we_PP1AS had_HVD brought_VBN K22 99 no_ATI coats_NNS and_CC no_ATI sensible_JJ shoes_NNS either_RB ._. K22 100 ^ had_HVD we_PP1AS been_BEN staying_VBG in_IN the_ATI town_NN K22 100 itself_PPL we_PP1AS could_MD each_DT day_NN have_HV K22 101 darted_VBN across_RP into_IN the_ATI City_NPL Cafe*?2_NPL where_WRB K22 101 it_PP3 was_BEDZ possible_JJ to_TO live_VB a_AT K22 102 full_JJ life_NN for_IN hours_NNS on_IN end_NN without_IN setting_VBG K22 102 foot_NN out_RP of_IN doors_NNS ;_; we_PP1AS K22 103 should_MD have_HV had_HVN a_AT choice_NN of_IN eating_NN places_NNS K22 103 within_IN a_AP few_AP" yards_NNS ;_; we_PP1AS could_MD K22 104 have_HV danced_VBN every_AT evening_NN ._. K22 105 ^ as_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ ,_, on_IN the_ATI rare_JJ occasions_NNS K22 105 when_WRB the_ATI rain_NN diminished_VBD to_IN a_AT K22 106 drizzle_NN we_PP1AS would_MD hurry_VB out_RP in_IN an_AT attempt_NN K22 106 to_TO reach_VB the_ATI town_NN before_CS we_PP1AS K22 107 were_BED drenched_VBN ._. ^ once_RB or_CC twice_RB we_PP1AS did_DOD K22 107 reach_VB the_ATI town_NN *-_*- but_CC never_RB before_CS K22 108 we_PP1AS were_BED drenched_VBN ,_, and_CC about_RB the_ATI only_AP K22 108 amenity_NN not_XNOT provided_VBN by_IN the_ATI City_NPL K22 109 Cafe*?2_NPL was_BEDZ a_AT drying_NN room_NN ._. K22 110 ^ all_ABN this_DT ,_, as_IN an_AT act_NN of_IN God_NP ,_, might_MD K22 110 have_HV been_BEN borne_VBN ._. ^ the_ATI truly_RB K22 111 testing_JJ aspect_NN of_IN the_ATI situation_NN was_BEDZ that_CS no_ATI K22 111 aeroplane_NN could_MD take_VB off_RP K22 112 from_IN the_ATI airfield_NN ,_, and_CC \0Mr_NPT Ball_NP and_CC \0Mr_NPT K22 112 Baring_NP had_HVD planned_VBN to_TO K22 113 return_VB to_IN their_PP$ fair_NN ,_, after_IN only_RB one_CD1 night_NN K22 113 ,_, by_IN air_NN ._. K22 114 ^ the_ATI local_JJ inhabitants_NNS ,_, anxious_JJ for_IN their_PP$ K22 114 district's_NN$ reputation_NN K22 115 for_IN clemency_NN ,_, had_HVD decided_VBN that_CS the_ATI best_JJT K22 115 thing_NN to_TO do_DO about_IN all_ABN this_DT K22 116 rain_NN was_BEDZ to_TO belittle_VB it_PP3 ._. ^ yes_UH ,_, of_RB K22 116 course_RB" ,_, they_PP3AS said_VBD every_AT morning_NN at_IN K22 117 the_ATI airline_NN office_NN ,_, ^ *'_*' it_PP3 will_MD stop_VB K22 117 tonight_NR ,_, planes_NNS will_MD certainly_RB be_BE K22 118 leaving_VBG tomorrow_NR ._. **'_**' ^ so_RB our_PP$ friends_NNS did_DOD K22 118 not_XNOT change_VB their_PP$ plans_NNS and_CC go_VB K22 119 by_IN boat_NN ._. ^ no_UH ._. ^ they_PP3AS were_BED immured_VBN with_IN K22 119 us_PP1OS in_IN that_DT spotless_JJ house_NN for_IN K22 120 five_CD of_IN the_ATI longest_JJT days_NNS I_PP1A have_HV ever_RB K22 120 lived_VBN through_IN ._. K22 121 ^ we_PP1AS expected_VBD them_PP3OS to_TO be_BE fretful_JJ at_IN K22 121 this_DT grave_JJ hitch_NN in_IN their_PP$ K22 122 plans_NNS ,_, but_CC they_PP3AS did_DOD not_XNOT seem_VB to_TO mind_VB K22 122 it_PP3 ._. ^ \0Mr_NPT Ball_NP had_HVD known_VBN far_RB K22 123 longer_JJR and_CC *-_*- incredible_JJ as_CS it_PP3 seemed_VBD *-_*- K22 123 duller_JJR delays_NNS on_IN savannah_NN and_CC K22 124 prairie_NN ,_, about_IN which_WDTR he_PP3A now_RN had_HVD time_NN to_TO K22 124 tell_VB us_PP1OS in_IN detail_NN ,_, while_CS \0Mr_NPT K22 125 Baring_NP ,_, though_CS gently_RB distressed_JJ at_RB first_RB" ,_, K22 125 in_IN the_ATI end_NN found_VBD his_PP$ K22 126 imprisonment_NN positively_RB rewarding_JJ ._. ^ to_TO begin_VB with_RI K22 126 ,_, his_PP$ digestion_NN was_BEDZ K22 127 upset_VBN ,_, and_CC this_DT led_VBD him_PP3O to_IN the_ATI K22 127 discovery_NN of_IN yoghourt_NN :_: a_AT discovery_NN K22 128 which_WDTR he_PP3A was_BEDZ clearly_RB going_VBG to_TO recall_VB K22 128 throughout_IN his_PP$ declining_JJ years_NNS as_IN K22 129 an_AT important_JJ event_NN ;_; though_CS perhaps_RB not_XNOT always_RB K22 129 at_IN half-hourly_JJ K22 130 intervals_NNS ,_, as_CS he_PP3A did_DOD at_IN the_ATI time_NN ._. K22 131 ^ however_WRB long_RB we_PP1AS stayed_VBD in_IN bed_NN every_AT K22 131 day_NN ,_, we_PP1AS had_HVD to_TO get_VB up_RP at_RB K22 132 last_RB" *-_*- and_CC there_RN they_PP3AS would_MD be_BE ,_, K22 132 cheerful_JJ and_CC kind_JJ ,_, ready_JJ for_IN talk_NN and_CC K22 133 paper-games_NNS involving_VBG arithmetic_NN of_IN which_WDTR ,_, it_PP3 K22 133 turned_VBD out_RP ,_, the_ATI K22 134 resourceful_JJ \0Mr_NPT Ball_NP knew_VBD a_AP great_AP" many_AP" ._. ^ K22 134 when_WRB they_PP3AS said_VBD charming_JJ K22 135 things_NNS to_IN us_PP1OS *-_*- how_WRB grateful_JJ they_PP3AS were_BED K22 135 for_IN our_PP$ company_NN ,_, how_WRB pleased_JJ to_TO K22 136 have_HV found_VBN us_PP1OS such_ABL a_AT nice_JJ house_NN *-_*- K22 136 we_PP1AS could_MD not_XNOT meet_VB their_PP$ eyes_NNS ._. K22 137 ^ \0Mr_NPT Baring_NP sometimes_RB made_VBD it_PP3 worse_JJR by_IN K22 137 taking_VBG us_PP1OS aside_RP and_CC K22 138 whispering_VBG that_CS if_CS we_PP1AS wished_VBD to_TO go_VB out_RP K22 138 and_CC enjoy_VB ourselves_PPLS ,_, to_TO escape_VB K22 139 from_IN two_CD old_JJ fogeys_NNS ,_, we_PP1AS must_MD not_XNOT K22 139 hesitate_VB to_TO do_DO so_PN ._. ^ conscious_JJ of_IN our_PP$ K22 140 bilious_JJ rage_NN ,_, suppressed_VBN ,_, we_PP1AS feared_VBD so_QL K22 140 badly_RB ,_, we_PP1AS were_BED driven_VBN by_IN guilt_NN K22 141 (_( not_XNOT to_TO mention_VB the_ATI rain_NN )_) to_IN effusive_JJ K22 141 protests_NNS ._. ^ good_JJ heavens_NNS no_UH ,_, what_WDT K22 142 nonsense_NN ,_, we_PP1AS would_MD say_VB ,_, and_CC settle_VB down_RP K22 142 to_IN another_DT paper_NN game_NN ._. K22 143 ^ the_ATI climax_NN of_IN each_DT day_NN came_VBD at_IN dinner_NN K22 143 time_NN ._. ^ we_PP1AS might_MD have_HV been_BEN K22 144 listening_VBG to_IN wild_JJ music_NN ,_, we_PP1AS might_MD have_HV K22 144 been_BEN dancing_VBG ,_, we_PP1AS might_MD have_HV K22 145 been_BEN meeting_VBG young_JJ men_NNS with_IN bold_JJ ,_, flashing_JJ K22 145 eyes_NNS ;_; and_CC instead_RB ,_, because_CS K22 146 our_PP$ landlady_NN served_VBD no_ATI meals_NNS ,_, we_PP1AS would_MD K22 146 splash_VB across_RP to_IN the_ATI next-door_JJB K22 147 pension_NN under_IN umbrellas_NNS held_VBN by_IN \0Mr_NPT Ball_NP K22 147 and_CC \0Mr_NPT Baring_NP ,_, K22 148 there_RN to_TO eat_VB Wiener_NP schnitzel_NN at_IN a_AT long_JJ K22 148 table_NN with_IN seven_CD K22 149 middle-aged_JJ married_JJ couples_NNS from_IN Wuppertal_NP ._. K22 150 ^ relief_NN came_VBD on_IN the_ATI sixth_OD day_NN ._. ^ having_HVG K22 150 learned_VBN that_CS bits_NNS of_IN purple_JJ K22 151 storm_NN cloud_NN look_VB deceptively_RB like_IN blue_JJ sky_NN K22 151 when_WRB seen_VBN through_IN the_ATI K22 152 chinks_NNS in_IN shutters_NNS ,_, we_PP1AS had_HVD not_XNOT K22 152 bothered_VBN to_TO consult_VB the_ATI sky_NN ._. ^ the_ATI first_OD K22 153 we_PP1AS knew_VBD of_IN the_ATI weather's_NN$ change_NN was_BEDZ K22 153 when_WRB \0Mr_NPT Ball_NP knocked_VBD on_IN our_PP$ K22 154 door_NN and_CC told_VBD us_PP1OS that_CS a_AT taxi_NN had_HVD come_VBN K22 154 to_TO take_VB them_PP3OS to_IN the_ATI airport_NN ._. K22 155 ^ *'_*' well_UH ,_, young_JJ ladies_NNS ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD K22 155 ,_, *'_*' we_PP1AS have_HV shared_VBN an_AT interesting_JJ K22 156 experience_NN ._. ^ the_ATI rainfall_NN in_IN these_DTS last_AP five_CD K22 156 days_NNS has_HVZ been_BEN half_RB as_QL K22 157 much_AP again_RB as_IN the_ATI average_NN for_IN the_ATI four_CD K22 157 months_NNS June_NR to_IN September_NR ,_, K22 158 inclusive_JJ ._. **'_**' K22 159 ^ as_CS the_ATI taxi_NN bumped_VBD away_RP we_PP1AS collapsed_VBD K22 159 on_IN our_PP$ beds_NNS and_CC exchanged_VBD K22 160 the_ATI first_OD look_NN we_PP1AS had_HVD dared_VBN to_TO give_VB K22 160 each_PPLS other_PPLS" since_IN our_PP$ arrival_NN ._. ^ we_PP1AS K22 161 still_RB had_HVD five_CD more_AP days_NNS in_IN this_DT legendary_JJ K22 161 place_NN ._. K22 162 ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS 'll_MD move_VB this_DT morning_NN ,_, **'_**' K22 162 said_VBD Laura_NP ._. ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS 'll_MD move_VB right_RB K22 163 into_IN the_ATI very_AP middle_NN of_IN the_ATI town_NN and_CC we_PP1AS K22 163 'll_MD find_VB a_AT room_NN above_IN a_AT cafe*?2_NN K22 164 which_WDTR has_HVZ music_NN ,_, looking_VBG on_RP to_IN the_ATI K22 164 market_NN place_NN ._. **'_**' K22 165 ^ *'_*' and_CC what_WDT 's_BEZ more_AP ,_, **'_**' said_VBD I_PP1A K22 165 ,_, *'_*' we_PP1AS 'll_MD hardly_RB ever_RB be_BE in_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ K22 165 I_PP1A 'm_BEM K22 166 only_RB going_VBG to_TO stop_VB swimming_VBG in_TO order_TO" to_TO" K22 166 eat_VB ,_, and_CC stop_VB eating_VBG in_TO order_TO" K22 167 to_TO" talk_VB ,_, and_CC stop_VB talking_VBG in_TO order_TO" to_TO" K22 167 dance_VB ._. **'_**' K22 168 ^ but_CC as_CS we_PP1AS spoke_VBD our_PP$ landlady_NN came_VBD in_RP K22 168 ._. ^ she_PP3A carried_VBD a_AT tray_NN on_IN K22 169 which_WDTR were_BED two_CD little_JJ glasses_NNS of_IN cherry_NN K22 169 brandy_NN and_CC two_CD big_JJ slices_NNS of_IN K22 170 home-made_JJ sponge_NN cake_NN ._. ^ *'_*' sun_NN ,_, yes_UH ?_? K22 170 **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A am_BEM so_QL K22 171 'appy_JJ for_IN you_PP2 ,_, **'_**' and_CC she_PP3A beamed_VBD with_IN K22 171 pleasure_NN ._. ^ not_XNOT only_RB was_BEDZ she_PP3A K22 172 the_ATI mistress_NN of_IN a_AT respectable_JJ ,_, clean_JJ ,_, K22 172 modern_JJ house_NN ,_, but_CC she_PP3A ,_, too_RB ,_, K22 173 was_BEDZ *-_*- oh_UH ominous_JJ word_NN *-_*- as_QL kind_JJ as_CS K22 173 kind_JJ can_MD be_BE ._. ^ how_WRB could_MD we_PP1AS possibly_RB K22 174 run_VB out_RP on_IN anyone_PN so_QL admirable_JJ ,_, for_IN no_ATI K22 174 definite_JJ reason_NN ?_? K22 175 ^ thus_RB ,_, though_CS our_PP$ holiday_NN had_HVD begun_VBN at_RB K22 175 last_RB" ,_, we_PP1AS were_BED still_RB under_IN K22 176 the_ATI wing_NN of_IN \0Mr_NPT Ball_NP and_CC \0Mr_NPT Baring_NP ._. ^ K22 176 try_VB as_CS we_PP1AS might_MD ,_, no_ATI harm_NN was_BEDZ K22 177 going_VBG to_TO come_VB to_IN us_PP1OS ._. ^ in_IN the_ATI small_JJ K22 177 hours_NNS of_IN each_DT day_NN left_VBN to_IN us_PP1OS ,_, after_IN K22 178 some_DTI nineteen_CD hours_NNS of_IN sight-seeing_NN ,_, swimming_NN K22 178 ,_, talking_NN ,_, drinking_NN ,_, and_CC K22 179 dancing_NN ,_, we_PP1AS still_RB had_HVD to_TO leave_VB those_DTS K22 179 bewitching_JJ noisy_JJ streets_NNS ;_; we_PP1AS K22 180 still_RB had_HVD to_TO trudge_VB for_IN half_ABN an_AT hour_NN back_RP K22 180 to_IN our_PP$ eminently_RB respectable_JJ K22 181 lodgings_NNS ._. ^ and_CC so_QL respectable_JJ were_BED they_PP3AS K22 181 that_CS once_CS we_PP1AS had_HVD reached_VBN the_ATI K22 182 door_NN our_PP$ escorts_NNS *-_*- those_DTS ,_, that_DT is_BEZ ,_, K22 182 who_WPR were_BED stalwart_JJ enough_QLP still_RB to_TO K22 183 be_BE with_IN us_PP1OS *-_*- never_RB dreamed_VBD of_IN doing_VBG K22 183 anything_PN more_AP than_CS shake_VB our_PP$ K22 184 hands_NNS ._. K22 186 ^ here_RN ,_, in_IN this_DT country_NN village_NN ,_, she_PP3A K22 186 had_HVD spent_VBN her_PP$ childhood_NN ._. K22 187 ^ here_RN she_PP3A had_HVD first_RB been_BEN in_IN love_NN ._. K23 2 the_ATI white_JJ people_NNS seized_VBD on_IN the_ATI slightest_JJT K23 2 word_NN ,_, Nature_NP took_VBD the_ATI K23 3 lightest_JJT footfall_NN ,_, with_IN fanatical_JJ seriousness_NN ._. ^ K23 3 the_ATI English_JNP nurses_NNS K23 4 discovered_VBD that_CS they_PP3AS could_MD not_XNOT sit_VB next_IN a_AT K23 4 man_NN at_IN dinner_NN and_CC be_BE K23 5 agreeable_JJ *-_*- perhaps_RB asking_VBG him_PP3O ,_, so_TO as_TO" K23 5 to_TO" slice_VB up_RP the_ATI boredom_NN ,_, to_TO tell_VB K23 6 them_PP3OS all_ABN the_ATI story_NN of_IN his_PP$ life_NN *-_*- K23 6 without_IN his_PP$ taking_VBG it_PP3 for_IN a_AT great_JJ K23 7 flirtation_NN and_CC turning_VBG up_RP next_AP day_NN after_IN K23 7 breakfast_NN for_IN the_ATI love_NN K23 8 affair_NN ;_; it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT place_NN where_WRB there_EX was_BEDZ K23 8 never_RB a_AT breath_NN of_IN breeze_NN except_CS K23 9 in_IN the_ATI season_NN of_IN storms_NNS and_CC where_WRB the_ATI K23 9 curtains_NNS in_IN the_ATI windows_NNS never_RB K23 10 moved_VBD in_IN the_ATI breeze_NN unless_CS a_AT storm_NN was_BEDZ K23 10 to_TO follow_VB ._. K23 11 ^ the_ATI English_JNP nurses_NNS were_BED often_RB advised_VBN to_TO K23 11 put_VB in_RP for_IN transfers_NNS to_IN K23 12 another_DT district_NN ._. K23 13 ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ so_QL much_RB brighter_JJR in_IN the_ATI K23 13 north_NR ._. ^ towns_NNS ,_, life_NN ._. K23 14 ^ civilisation_NN ,_, shops_NNS ._. ^ much_RB cooler_JJR *-_*- you_PP2 K23 14 see_VB ,_, it_PP3 's_BEZ high_RB up_RP there_RN in_IN K23 15 the_ATI north_NR ._. ^ the_ATI races_NNS ._. **'_**' K23 16 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 would_MD like_VB it_PP3 in_IN the_ATI east_NR *-_*- K23 16 those_DTS orange_NN planters_NNS ._. K23 17 ^ everything_PN is_BEZ greener_JJR ,_, there_EX 's_BEZ a_AT huge_JJ K23 17 valley_NN ._. ^ shooting_NN ._. **'_**' K23 18 ^ *'_*' why_WRB did_DOD they_PP3AS send_VB you_PP2 nurses_NNS to_IN K23 18 this_DT unhealthy_JJ spot_NN ?_? ^ you_PP2 K23 19 should_MD go_VB to_IN a_AT healthy_JJ spot_NN ._. **'_**' K23 20 ^ some_DTI of_IN the_ATI nurses_NNS left_VBD Fort_NPL Beit_NP ._. ^ K23 20 but_CC those_DTS of_IN us_PP1OS who_WPR were_BED K23 21 doing_VBG tropical_JJ diseases_NNS had_HVD to_TO stay_VB on_RP ,_, K23 21 because_CS our_PP$ clinic_NN ,_, the_ATI K23 22 largest_JJT in_IN the_ATI colony_NN ,_, was_BEDZ also_RB a_AT K23 22 research_NN centre_NN for_IN tropical_JJ K23 23 diseases_NNS ._. ^ those_DTS of_IN us_PP1OS who_WPR had_HVD to_TO K23 23 stay_VB on_RP used_VBD sometimes_RB to_TO say_VB to_IN K23 24 each_PPLS other_PPLS" ,_, ^ *'_*' is_BEZ n't_XNOT it_PP3 wonderful_JJ K23 24 here_RN ?_? ^ heaps_NNS of_IN servants_NNS ._. ^ cheap_JJ K23 25 drinks_NNS ._. ^ birds_NNS ,_, beasts_NNS ,_, flowers_NNS ._. **'_**' K23 26 ^ the_ATI place_NN was_BEDZ not_XNOT without_IN its_PP$ strange_JJ K23 26 marvels_NNS ._. ^ I_PP1A never_RB got_VBD used_JJ K23 27 to_IN its_PP$ travel-film_NN colours_NNS except_CS in_IN the_ATI dry_JJ K23 27 season_NN when_WRB the_ATI dust_NN made_VBD K23 28 everything_PN real_JJ ._. ^ the_ATI dust_NN was_BEDZ thick_JJ in_IN K23 28 the_ATI great_JJ yard_NN behind_IN the_ATI K23 29 clinic_NN where_WRB the_ATI natives_NNS squatted_VBD and_CC stood_VBD K23 29 about_RP ,_, shouting_VBG or_CC K23 30 laughing_VBG *-_*- it_PP3 came_VBD to_IN the_ATI same_AP thing_NN *-_*- K23 30 cooking_VBG and_CC eating_VBG ,_, while_CS they_PP3AS K23 31 awaited_VBD treatment_NN ,_, or_CC the_ATI results_NNS of_IN x-rays_NNS K23 31 ,_, or_CC the_ATI results_NNS of_IN an_AT K23 32 x-ray_NN of_IN a_AT distant_JJ relative_NN ._. ^ they_PP3AS gave_VBD K23 32 off_RP a_AT fierce_JJ smell_NN and_CC kicked_VBD K23 33 up_RP the_ATI dust_NN ._. ^ the_ATI sore_JJ eyes_NNS of_IN the_ATI K23 33 babies_NNS were_BED always_RB beset_VBN by_IN flies_NNS ,_, K23 34 but_CC the_ATI babies_NNS slept_VBD on_RP regardless_RB ,_, slung_VBN K23 34 on_IN their_PP$ mothers'_NNS$ backs_NNS ,_, and_CC K23 35 when_WRB they_PP3AS woke_VBD and_CC cried_VBD the_ATI women_NNS K23 35 suckled_VBD them_PP3OS ._. K23 36 ^ the_ATI poor_JJ whites_NNS of_IN Fort_NPL Beit_NP and_CC its_PP$ K23 36 area_NN had_HVD a_AT reception_NN room_NN of_IN K23 37 their_PP$ own_AP inside_IN the_ATI building_NN ,_, and_CC here_RN K23 37 they_PP3AS ate_VBD the_ATI food_NN they_PP3AS had_HVD K23 38 brought_VBN ,_, and_CC lolled_VBD about_RP in_IN long_JJ silences_NNS K23 38 ,_, sometimes_RB working_VBG up_RP to_IN a_AT K23 39 fight_NN in_IN a_AT corner_NN ._. ^ the_ATI remainder_NN of_IN the_ATI K23 39 society_NN of_IN Fort_NPL Beit_NP did_DOD not_XNOT K23 40 visit_VB the_ATI clinic_NN ._. K23 41 ^ the_ATI remainder_NN comprised_VBD the_ATI chemist_NN ,_, the_ATI K23 41 clergyman_NN ,_, the_ATI K23 42 veterinary_JJ surgeon_NN ,_, the_ATI police_NNS and_CC their_PP$ K23 42 families_NNS ._. ^ these_DTS enjoyed_VBD a_AT K23 43 social_JJ life_NN of_IN a_AT small_JJ and_CC remote_JJ quality_NN ,_, K23 43 only_RB coming_VBG into_IN contact_NN K23 44 with_IN the_ATI poor_JJ white_JJ small-farmers_NNS for_IN business_NN K23 44 purposes_NNS ._. ^ they_PP3AS were_BED K23 45 anxious_JJ to_TO entertain_VB the_ATI clinic_NN staff_NN who_WPR K23 45 mostly_RB spent_VBD its_PP$ free_JJ time_NN K23 46 elsewhere_RB *-_*- miles_NNS and_CC miles_NNS away_RP ,_, driving_VBG K23 46 at_IN weekends_NNS to_IN the_ATI capital_NN ,_, K23 47 the_ATI north_NR ,_, or_CC to_IN one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI big_JJ dams_NNS K23 47 on_IN which_WDTR it_PP3 was_BEDZ possible_JJ to_TO set_VB K23 48 up_RP for_IN a_AT sailor_NN ._. ^ but_CC sometimes_RB the_ATI K23 48 nurses_NNS and_CC medical_JJ officers_NNS would_MD ,_, K23 49 for_IN a_AT change_NN ,_, spend_VB an_AT evening_NN in_IN the_ATI K23 49 village_NN at_IN the_ATI house_NN of_IN the_ATI K23 50 chemist_NN ,_, the_ATI clergyman_NN ,_, the_ATI vet_NN ,_, or_CC at_IN K23 50 the_ATI police_NNS quarters_NNS ._. K23 51 ^ into_IN this_DT society_NN came_VBD Sonia_NP Van_NP der_&FW K23 51 Merwe_NP when_WRB her_PP$ husband_NN had_HVD K23 52 been_BEN three_CD years_NNS in_IN prison_NN ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ K23 52 a_AT certain_JJ slur_NN attached_VBN to_IN his_PP$ K23 53 sentence_NN since_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ generally_RB felt_VBN he_PP3A K23 53 had_HVD gone_VBN too_QL far_RB in_IN the_ATI heat_NN K23 54 of_IN the_ATI moment_NN ,_, this_DT sort_NN of_IN thing_NN K23 54 undermining_VBG the_ATI prestige_NN of_IN the_ATI K23 55 colony_NN at_IN Whitehall_NP ._. ^ but_CC nobody_PN held_VBD the_ATI K23 55 incident_NN against_IN Sonia_NP ._. ^ the_ATI K23 56 main_JJB difficulty_NN she_PP3A had_HVD to_TO face_VB in_IN her_PP$ K23 56 efforts_NNS towards_IN the_ATI company_NN of_IN K23 57 the_ATI vet_NN ,_, the_ATI chemist_NN and_CC the_ATI clergyman_NN K23 57 was_BEDZ the_ATI fact_NN that_CS she_PP3A had_HVD never_RB K23 58 yet_RB been_BEN in_IN their_PP$ company_NN ._. K23 59 ^ the_ATI Van_NP der_&FW Merwes'_NPS$ farm_NN lay_VBD a_AP few_AP" K23 59 miles_NNS outside_IN Fort_NPL Beit_NP ._. ^ it_PP3 K23 60 was_BEDZ one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI few_AP farms_NNS in_IN the_ATI K23 60 district_NN ,_, for_CS this_DT was_BEDZ an_AT area_NN which_WDTR K23 61 had_HVD only_RB been_BEN developed_VBN for_IN the_ATI mines_NNS ,_, K23 61 and_CC these_DTS had_HVD lately_RB closed_VBN K23 62 down_RP ._. ^ the_ATI Van_NP der_&FW Merwes_NPS had_HVD lived_VBN K23 62 the_ATI makeshift_JJ ,_, toiling_JJ lives_NNS of_IN K23 63 Afrikaans_JNP settlers_NNS who_WPR had_HVD trekked_VBN up_RP from_IN K23 63 the_ATI union_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A do_DO not_XNOT think_VB K23 64 it_PP3 had_HVD ever_RB before_RI occurred_VBN to_IN Sonia_NP that_CS K23 64 her_PP$ days_NNS could_MD be_BE spent_VBN K23 65 otherwise_RB than_CS in_IN rising_VBG and_CC washing_VBG her_PP$ K23 65 face_NN at_IN the_ATI tub_NN outside_RP ,_, K23 66 baking_VBG bread_NN ,_, scrappily_RB feeding_VBG her_PP$ children_NNS K23 66 ,_, yelling_VBG at_IN the_ATI natives_NNS ,_, K23 67 and_CC retiring_VBG at_IN night_NN to_IN her_PP$ feather_NN bed_NN K23 67 with_IN Jannie_NP ._. ^ her_PP$ only_AP K23 68 outings_NNS had_HVD been_BEN to_IN the_ATI Dutch_JNP reformed_JJ K23 68 gathering_NN at_IN Easter_NP when_WRB the_ATI K23 69 Afrikaans_NNPS came_VBD in_RP along_IN the_ATI main_JJB street_NN in_IN K23 69 their_PP$ covered_JJ wagons_NNS and_CC K23 70 settled_VBD there_RN for_IN a_AT week_NN ._. K23 71 ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ not_XNOT till_CS the_ATI lawyer_NN came_VBD to_TO K23 71 arrange_VB some_DTI affair_NN between_IN K23 72 the_ATI farm_NN and_CC the_ATI land_NN bank_NN that_CS she_PP3A K23 72 learned_VBD she_PP3A could_MD actually_RB handle_VB K23 73 the_ATI fortune_NN her_PP$ father_NN had_HVD left_VBN her_PP3O ,_, K23 73 for_CS she_PP3A had_HVD imagined_VBN that_CS only_RB K23 74 the_ATI pound_NN notes_NNS she_PP3A kept_VBD stuffed_VBN in_IN the_ATI K23 74 stocking_NN were_BED of_IN real_JJ spending_NN K23 75 worth_NN ;_; her_PP$ father_NN in_IN his_PP$ time_NN had_HVD never_RB K23 75 spent_VBN his_PP$ money_NN on_IN visible_JJ K23 76 things_NNS ,_, but_CC had_HVD invested_VBN it_PP3 ,_, and_CC Sonia_NP K23 76 thought_VBD that_CS money_NN paid_VBN into_IN K23 77 the_ATI bank_NN was_BEDZ a_AT sort_NN of_IN tribute-money_NN to_IN K23 77 the_ATI bank_NN people_NNS which_WDTR K23 78 patriarchal_JJ farmers_NNS like_IN her_PP$ father_NN were_BED K23 78 obliged_VBN to_TO pay_VB under_IN the_ATI K23 79 strict_JJ ethic_NN of_IN the_ATI Dutch_JNP reformed_JJ Church_NPL ._. ^ K23 79 she_PP3A now_RN understood_VBD her_PP$ K23 80 cash_NN value_NN ,_, and_CC felt_VBD fiercely_RB against_IN her_PP$ K23 80 husband_NN for_IN failing_VBG to_TO K23 81 reveal_VB it_PP3 to_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ she_PP3A wrote_VBD a_AT letter_NN K23 81 to_IN him_PP3O ,_, which_WDTR was_BEDZ a_AT difficult_JJ K23 82 course_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A saw_VBD the_ATI final_JJ draft_NN ,_, about_IN K23 82 which_WDTR she_PP3A called_VBD a_AT conference_NN of_IN K23 83 nurses_NNS from_IN the_ATI clinic_NN ._. ^ we_PP1AS were_BED wicked_JJ K23 83 enough_QLP to_TO let_VB it_PP3 go_VB ,_, but_CC in_IN K23 84 fact_NN I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT think_VB we_PP1AS gave_VBD it_PP3 much_AP K23 84 thought_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A recall_VB that_CS on_IN this_DT K23 85 occasion_NN we_PP1AS talked_VBD far_RB into_IN the_ATI night_NN K23 85 about_IN her_PP$ possibilities_NNS *-_*- her_PP$ K23 86 tennis_NN court_NN ,_, her_PP$ two_CD bathrooms_NNS ,_, her_PP$ K23 86 black-and-white_JJB bedroom_NN *-_*- all_ABN of_IN K23 87 which_WDTR were_BED as_RB yet_RB" only_RB a_AT glimmer_NN at_IN the_ATI K23 87 end_NN of_IN a_AT tunnel_NN ._. ^ in_IN any_DTI case_NN ,_, K23 88 I_PP1A do_DO not_XNOT think_VB we_PP1AS could_MD have_HV succeeded_VBN K23 88 in_IN changing_VBG her_PP$ mind_NN about_IN the_ATI K23 89 letter_NN which_WDTR subsequently_RB enjoyed_VBD a_AP few_AP" K23 89 inches_NNS in_IN the_ATI local_JJ press_NN as_IN K23 90 part_NN of_IN Jannie's_NP$ evidence_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ as_CS K23 90 follows_VBZ :_: K23 92 ^ dear_JJ Jannie_NP there_EX is_BEZ going_VBG to_TO be_BE some_DTI K23 92 changes_NNS I_PP1A found_VBD out_RP what_WDT K23 93 pa_NN left_VBD is_BEZ cash_NN to_TO spend_VB I_PP1A only_RB got_VBD K23 93 to_TO sine_VB my_PP$ name_NN do_DO you_PP2 think_VB I_PP1A K23 94 like_VB to_TO go_VB on_RP like_IN this_DT work_NN work_NN work_NN K23 94 counting_VBG the_ATI mealies_NNS in_IN the_ATI K23 95 field_NN by_IN God_NP like_IN poor_JJ whites_NNS when_WRB did_DOD K23 95 I_PP1A get_VB a_AT dress_NN you_PP2 did_DOD not_XNOT say_VB a_AT K23 96 word_NN that_WPR is_BEZ your_PP$ shame_NN and_CC you_PP2 have_HV K23 96 landed_VBN in_IN jale_NN with_IN your_PP$ bad_JJ K23 97 temper_NN you_PP2 shoud_MD of_HV amed_VBN at_IN the_ATI legs_NNS ._. ^ K23 97 \0Mr_NPT Little_NP came_VBD here_RN to_TO bring_VB K23 98 the_ATI papers_NNS to_TO sine_VB he_PP3A said_VBD you_PP2 get_VB K23 98 good_JJ cooking_NN in_IN jale_NN the_ATI kids_NNS are_BER K23 99 well_JJ but_CC Hannah_NP got_VBD a_AT bite_NN but_CC I_PP1A will_MD K23 99 take_VB them_PP3OS away_RP from_IN there_RN now_RN K23 100 and_CC send_VB them_PP3OS to_IN the_ATI convent_NN and_CC pay_VB K23 100 money_NN ._. ^ your_PP$ loving_JJ wife_NN ,_, \0S_NP K23 101 Van_NP der_&FW Merwe_NP K23 103 ._. ^ there_EX must_MD have_HV been_BEN many_AP occasions_NNS on_IN K23 103 which_WDTR I_PP1A lay_VBD on_IN my_PP$ bed_NN on_IN K23 104 summer_NN afternoons_NNS in_IN Worcestershire_NP ,_, because_CS at_IN K23 104 that_DT time_NN I_PP1A was_BEDZ K23 105 convalescent_JJ ._. ^ my_PP$ schooldays_NNS had_HVD come_VBN to_IN K23 105 an_AT end_NN ._. ^ my_PP$ training_NN as_IN a_AT K23 106 radio-therapist_NN was_BEDZ not_XNOT to_TO begin_VB till_IN the_ATI K23 106 autumn_NN ._. K23 107 ^ I_PP1A do_DO not_XNOT know_VB how_WRB many_AP afternoons_NNS K23 107 I_PP1A lay_VBD on_IN my_PP$ bed_NN listening_VBG to_IN a_AT K23 108 litany_NN of_IN tennis_NN noises_NNS from_IN where_WRB my_PP$ two_CD K23 108 brothers_NNS played_VBD on_IN the_ATI court_NN K23 109 a_RB little_RB" to_IN the_ATI right_NN below_IN my_PP$ window_NN ._. ^ K23 109 sometimes_RB ,_, to_TO tell_VB me_PP1O it_PP3 was_BEDZ K23 110 time_NN to_TO get_VB up_RP ,_, my_PP$ elder_JJR brother_NN Richard_NP K23 110 would_MD send_VB a_AT tennis_NN ball_NN K23 111 through_IN the_ATI open_JJ window_NN ._. ^ the_ATI net_NN curtain_NN K23 111 would_MD stir_VB and_CC part_VB very_QL K23 112 suddenly_RB and_CC somewhere_RB in_IN the_ATI room_NN the_ATI ball_NN K23 112 would_MD thud_VB and_CC then_RN roll_VB ._. K23 113 ^ I_PP1A always_RB thought_VBD one_CD1 day_NN he_PP3A would_MD break_VB K23 113 the_ATI glass_NN of_IN the_ATI window_NN ,_, or_CC K23 114 that_CS he_PP3A would_MD land_VB the_ATI ball_NN on_IN my_PP$ face_NN K23 114 or_CC break_VB something_PN in_IN the_ATI room_NN ,_, K23 115 but_CC he_PP3A never_RB did_DOD ._. ^ perhaps_RB my_PP$ memory_NN K23 115 exaggerates_VBZ the_ATI number_NN of_IN these_DTS K23 116 occasions_NNS and_CC really_RB they_PP3AS only_RB occurred_VBD once_RB K23 116 or_CC twice_RB ._. K23 117 ^ but_CC I_PP1A am_BEM sure_JJ the_ATI curtains_NNS must_MD have_HV K23 117 moved_VBN in_IN the_ATI breeze_NN as_CS I_PP1A lay_VBD K23 118 taking_VBG in_RP the_ATI calls_NNS and_CC the_ATI to_NN and_CC fro_NN K23 118 of_IN tennis_NN on_IN those_DTS unconcerned_JJ K23 119 afternoons_NNS ,_, and_CC I_PP1A suppose_VB the_ATI sight_NN was_BEDZ K23 119 a_AT pleasurable_JJ one_CD1 ._. ^ that_CS a_AT K23 120 slight_JJ movement_NN of_IN the_ATI curtains_NNS should_MD be_BE K23 120 the_ATI sign_NN of_IN a_AT summer_NN breeze_NN K23 121 seems_VBZ somewhere_RB near_RI to_IN truth_NN ,_, for_CS to_IN me_PP1O K23 121 truth_NN has_HVZ airy_JJ properties_NNS K23 122 with_IN buoyant_JJ and_CC lyrical_JJ effects_NNS ;_; and_CC when_WRB K23 122 anything_PN drastic_JJ starts_VBZ up_RP K23 123 from_IN some_DTI light_JJ cause_NN it_PP3 only_RB proves_VBZ to_IN K23 123 me_PP1O that_CS something_PN false_JJ has_HVZ K23 124 got_VBN into_IN the_ATI world_NN ._. K23 125 ^ I_PP1A do_DO not_XNOT actually_RB remember_VB the_ATI curtains_NNS K23 125 of_IN my_PP$ room_NN being_BEG touched_VBN K23 126 by_IN the_ATI summer_NN wind_NN although_CS I_PP1A am_BEM sure_JJ K23 126 they_PP3AS were_BED ;_; whenever_WRB I_PP1A try_VB to_TO K23 127 bring_VB to_IN mind_NN this_DT detail_NN of_IN the_ATI afternoon_NN K23 127 sensations_NNS it_PP3 disappears_VBZ ,_, K23 128 and_CC I_PP1A have_HV knowledge_NN of_IN the_ATI image_NN only_RB as_IN K23 128 one_CD1 who_WPR has_HVZ swallowed_VBN some_DTI K23 129 fruit_NN of_IN the_ATI tree_NN of_IN knowledge_NN *-_*- its_PP$ K23 129 memory_NN is_BEZ usurped_VBN by_IN the_ATI window_NN K23 130 of_IN \0Mrs_NPT Van_NP der_&FW Merwe's_NP$ house_NN and_CC by_IN K23 130 the_ATI curtains_NNS disturbed_VBN ,_, in_IN the_ATI K23 131 rainy_JJ season_NN ,_, by_IN a_AT trifling_JJ wind_NN ,_, K23 131 unreasonably_RB meaning_VBG a_AT storm_NN ._. K23 132 ^ sometimes_RB ,_, on_IN those_DTS restful_JJ afternoons_NNS ,_, K23 132 I_PP1A was_BEDZ anxious_JJ ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ K23 133 some_DTI doubt_NN about_IN my_PP$ acceptance_NN for_IN training_NN K23 133 as_IN a_AT radio-therapist_NN K23 134 because_IN of_IN" my_PP$ interrupted_JJ schooling_NN ._. ^ one_CD1 K23 134 day_NN the_ATI letter_NN of_IN acceptance_NN K23 135 came_VBD by_IN the_ATI late_JJ post_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A read_VBD the_ATI K23 135 letter_NN with_IN relief_NN and_CC delight_NN ,_, and_CC K23 136 at_IN that_DT same_AP moment_NN decided_VBD to_TO turn_VB down_RP K23 136 the_ATI offer_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ enough_DTI K23 137 that_CS I_PP1A had_HVD received_VBN it_PP3 ._. ^ I_PP1A am_BEM K23 137 given_VBN to_IN this_DT sort_NN of_IN thing_NN ,_, and_CC the_ATI K23 138 reason_NN that_CS I_PP1A am_BEM drawn_VBN to_IN moderate_JJ and_CC K23 138 tranquil_JJ motives_NNS is_BEZ that_CS I_PP1A lack_VB K23 139 them_PP3OS ._. ^ I_PP1A decided_VBD instead_RB to_TO become_VB a_AT K23 139 hospital_NN nurse_NN and_CC later_RBR to_TO K23 140 follow_VB my_PP$ brother_NN Richard_NP ,_, who_WPR was_BEDZ then_RN K23 140 a_AT medical_JJ student_NN ,_, to_IN Africa_NP ,_, K23 141 and_CC specialise_VB ,_, with_IN him_PP3O ,_, in_IN tropical_JJ K23 141 diseases_NNS ._. K23 143 ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ about_RB a_AT year_NN after_IN my_PP$ arrival_NN K23 143 at_IN Fort_NPL Beit_NP that_CS I_PP1A came_VBD K23 144 across_IN Sonji_NP Van_NP der_&FW Merwe_NP and_CC ,_, together_RB K23 144 with_IN the_ATI other_AP nurses_NNS ,_, read_VBD K23 145 the_ATI letter_NN which_WDTR was_BEDZ about_RP to_TO be_BE sent_VBN K23 145 to_IN her_PP$ husband_NN four_CD hundred_CD K23 146 miles_NNS away_RP in_IN the_ATI colony's_NN$ prison_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A K23 146 posted_VBD the_ATI letter_NN K23 147 ritualistically_RB the_ATI next_AP afternoon_NN ,_, putting_VBG on_RP K23 147 her_PP$ church-going_NN gloves_NNS K23 148 to_TO do_DO so_PN ._. ^ she_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT expect_VB ,_, nor_CC K23 148 did_DOD she_PP3A receive_VB ,_, a_AT reply_NN ._. ^ three_CD K23 149 weeks_NNS later_RBR she_PP3A started_VBD calling_VBG herself_PPL K23 149 Sonia_NP ._. K23 150 ^ our_PP$ visits_NNS to_IN the_ATI farm_NN began_VBD to_TO take_VB K23 150 the_ATI place_NN of_IN evenings_NNS spent_VBN K23 151 at_IN the_ATI vet's_NN$ ,_, the_ATI chemist's_NN$ and_CC the_ATI K23 151 clergyman's_NN$ ,_, to_IN whose_WP$R society_NN K23 152 Sonia_NP now_RN had_HVD good_JJ hopes_NNS of_IN access_NN ._. ^ and_CC K23 152 every_AT time_NN we_PP1AS turned_VBD up_RP K23 153 something_PN new_JJ had_HVD taken_VBN place_NN ._. ^ Sonia_NP knew_VBD K23 153 ,_, or_CC discovered_VBD as_CS if_CS" by_IN K23 154 bush-telegraph_NN ,_, where_WRB to_TO begin_VB ._. ^ she_PP3A did_DOD K23 154 not_XNOT yet_RB know_VB how_WRB to_TO travel_VB by_IN K23 155 train_NN and_CC would_MD have_HV been_BEN afraid_JJ to_TO make_VB K23 155 any_DTI excursion_NN by_IN herself_PPL far_RB K23 156 from_IN the_ATI area_NN ,_, but_CC through_IN one_CD1 nurse_NN or_CC K23 156 another_DT she_PP3A obtained_VBD K23 157 furnishings_NNS from_IN the_ATI union_NN ,_, catalogues_NNS ,_, K23 157 books_NNS about_IN interior_JJ K23 158 decoration_NN and_CC fashion_NN magazines_NNS ._. ^ travel-stained_JJ K23 158 furniture_NN vans_NNS began_VBD K23 159 to_TO arrive_VB at_IN her_PP$ bidding_NN and_CC our_PP$ instigation_NN K23 159 ._. ^ her_PP$ first_OD move_NN ,_, K23 160 however_RB ,_, was_BEDZ to_TO join_VB the_ATI Church_NPL of_IN K23 160 England_NP ,_, abandoning_VBG the_ATI Dutch_JNP K23 161 reformed_JJ persuasion_NN of_IN her_PP$ forefathers_NNS ;_; we_PP1AS K23 161 had_HVD to_TO hand_VB it_PP3 to_IN her_PP3O that_CS K23 162 she_PP3A had_HVD thought_VBN this_DT up_RP for_IN herself_PPL ._. K23 163 ^ we_PP1AS egged_VBD her_PP3O on_RP from_IN week_NN to_IN week_NN K23 163 ._. ^ we_PP1AS taught_VBD her_PP3O how_WRB not_XNOT to_TO be_BE K23 164 mean_JJ with_IN her_PP$ drinks_NNS ,_, for_CS she_PP3A had_HVD K23 164 ordered_VBN an_AT exotic_JJ supply_NN ._. ^ at_RB first_RB" K23 165 she_PP3A had_HVD locked_VBN the_ATI bottles_NNS in_IN the_ATI pantry_NN K23 165 and_CC poured_VBN them_PP3OS into_IN glasses_NNS K23 166 in_IN the_ATI kitchen_NN and_CC watered_VBN them_PP3OS before_IN K23 166 getting_VBG the_ATI house_NN boy_NN to_TO serve_VB K23 167 them_PP3OS to_IN her_PP$ guests_NNS ._. ^ we_PP1AS stopped_VBD all_ABN K23 167 that_DT ._. ^ a_AT contractor_NN already_RB had_HVD K23 168 the_ATI extensions_NNS to_IN the_ATI house_NN in_IN hand_NN ,_, and_CC K23 168 the_ATI rooms_NNS were_BED being_BEG K23 169 decorated_VBN and_CC furnished_VBN one_CD1 by_IN one_CD1 ._. ^ it_PP3 K23 169 was_BEDZ I_PP1A who_WPR had_HVD told_VBN her_PP3O to_TO have_HV K23 170 two_CD bathrooms_NNS ,_, not_XNOT merely_RB one_CD1 ,_, installed_VBN K23 170 ._. ^ she_PP3A took_VBD time_NN getting_VBG used_JJ K23 171 to_IN the_ATI indoor_JJB lavatories_NNS and_CC we_PP1AS had_HVD to_TO K23 171 keep_VB reminding_VBG her_PP3O to_TO pull_VB the_ATI K23 172 chain_NN ._. ^ one_CD1 of_IN us_PP1OS brought_VBD back_RP from_IN K23 172 the_ATI capital_NN a_AT book_NN of_IN etiquette_NN K23 173 which_WDTR was_BEDZ twenty-eight_CD years_NNS old_JJ but_CC which_WDTR K23 173 she_PP3A read_VBD assiduously_RB ,_, K23 174 following_VBG the_ATI words_NNS with_IN her_PP$ forefinger_NN ._. ^ K23 174 I_PP1A think_VB it_PP3 was_BEDZ I_PP1A who_WPR had_HVD K23 175 suggested_VBN the_ATI black-and-white_JJB bedroom_NN ,_, being_BEG a_AT K23 175 bit_NN drunk_JJ at_IN the_ATI time_NN ,_, K23 176 and_CC now_RN it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT wonder_NN to_TO see_VB it_PP3 K23 176 taking_VBG shape_NN ;_; it_PP3 was_BEDZ done_VBN within_IN a_AT K23 177 month_NN *-_*- she_PP3A had_HVD managed_VBN to_TO obtain_VB black_JJ K23 177 wallpaper_NN ,_, and_CC to_TO put_VB it_PP3 up_RP ,_, K23 178 although_CS wallpaper_NN was_BEDZ a_AT thing_NN unheard_JJ of_IN in_IN K23 178 the_ATI colony_NN and_CC she_PP3A was_BEDZ K23 179 warned_VBN by_IN everyone_PN that_CS it_PP3 would_MD never_RB stick_VB K23 179 to_IN the_ATI walls_NNS ._. K24 2 the_ATI toothache_NN ._. K24 3 ^ toothache_NN on_IN top_IN" of_IN" all_ABN this_DT was_BEDZ too_QL K24 3 much_AP ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD always_RB taken_VBN K24 4 great_JJ care_NN of_IN his_PP$ teeth_NNS ,_, even_RB as_IN a_AT K24 4 child_NN ._. ^ a_AT child_NN ._. ^ his_PP$ marriage_NN was_BEDZ K24 5 two_CD months_NNS old_JJ and_CC he_PP3A wished_VBD that_CS he_PP3A K24 5 was_BEDZ ._. ^ fifty_CD years_NNS had_HVD passed_VBN in_IN K24 6 as_QL many_AP days_NNS ._. ^ that_DT made_VBD him_PP3O seventy_CD K24 6 three_CD ._. ^ another_DT two_CD to_TO go_VB ._. ^ his_PP$ K24 7 life_NN was_BEDZ almost_RB over_RP ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD come_VBN to_IN K24 7 the_ATI right_JJ place_NN ._. ^ the_ATI door_NN was_BEDZ K24 8 divided_VBN ,_, like_IN a_AT stable_NN door_NN ,_, into_IN two_CD K24 8 equal_JJ leaves_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A knocked_VBD on_IN the_ATI K24 9 upper_JJB leaf_NN ,_, a_AT frosted_JJ glass_NN panel_NN with_IN the_ATI K24 9 name_NN and_CC profession_NN in_IN K24 10 heavy_JJ black_JJ capitals_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI upper_JJB half_NN K24 10 opened_VBD ._. ^ a_AT clean_JJ ,_, florid_JJ face_NN K24 11 appeared_VBD and_CC disappointment_NN pricked_VBD him_PP3O ._. K24 12 ^ *-_*- yes_UH ?_? K24 13 ^ *-_*- would_MD you_PP2 ..._... attend_VB to_IN this_DT for_IN K24 13 me_PP1O ,_, please_UH ?_? K24 14 ^ the_ATI slip_NN of_IN paper_NN was_BEDZ carefully_RB K24 14 scrutinised_VBN ._. ^ himself_PPL ._. ^ the_ATI K24 15 paper_NN ._. ^ himself_PPL ._. K24 16 ^ *-_*- are_BER you_PP2 the_ATI father_NN ?_? K24 17 ^ *-_*- yes_UH ._. K24 18 ^ *-_*- come_VBN in_RP ._. K24 19 ^ the_ATI lower_JJR half_NN of_IN the_ATI door_NN was_BEDZ K24 19 unlatched_VBN to_TO admit_VB him_PP3O into_IN a_AT room_NN K24 20 which_WDTR seemed_VBD half_RB church_NN ,_, half_RB office_NN ._. ^ K24 20 the_ATI ecclesiastical_JJ half_NN was_BEDZ K24 21 neat_JJ and_CC shining_VBG ,_, the_ATI official_NN half_NN untidy_JJ K24 21 ,_, strewn_VBN with_IN papers_NNS ._. K24 22 ^ nameless_JJ brass_NN projections_NNS hung_VBD on_IN the_ATI walls_NNS K24 22 and_CC looked_VBD as_CS if_CS" they_PP3AS K24 23 had_HVD been_BEN looted_VBN from_IN a_AT church_NN ._. ^ there_EX K24 23 were_BED glossy_JJ photographs_NNS of_IN the_ATI K24 24 rest_NN chapels_NNS in_IN the_ATI city's_NN$ crematoria_NNS ._. ^ K24 24 the_ATI funeral_NN director_NN busied_VBD K24 25 himself_PPL among_IN his_PP$ littered_JJ papers_NNS ,_, and_CC ,_, K24 25 in_IN a_AP few_AP" minutes_NNS ,_, with_IN the_ATI air_NN K24 26 of_IN having_HVG solved_VBN a_AT problem_NN ,_, pronounced_VBD ,_, K24 26 as_CS if_CS" he_PP3A expected_VBD his_PP$ client_NN K24 27 to_TO haggle_VB :_: K24 28 ^ *-_*- that_DT will_MD be_BE three_CD pounds_NNS ten_CD ,_, K24 28 young_JJ man_NN ._. K24 29 ^ *-_*- yes_UH ._. K24 30 ^ he_PP3A drew_VBD four_CD new_JJ pound_NN notes_NNS from_IN his_PP$ K24 30 wallet_NN ,_, crossed_VBD the_ATI room_NN ,_, K24 31 and_CC placed_VBD them_PP3OS emphatically_RB beneath_IN the_ATI K24 31 undertaker's_NN$ eyes_NNS ._. K24 32 ^ *-_*- it_PP3 will_MD be_BE tomorrow_NR ._. ^ will_MD anyone_PN K24 32 attend_VB ?_? K24 33 ^ *-_*- no_UH ._. K24 34 ^ *-_*- has_HVZ it_PP3 got_VBN a_AT name_NN ?_? K24 35 ^ *-_*- no_UH ._. K24 36 ^ *-_*- shall_MD I_PP1A inform_VB you_PP2 of_IN the_ATI place_NN K24 36 of_IN burial_NN ?_? K24 37 ^ *-_*- no_UH ..._... thank_VB you_PP2 ._. K24 38 ^ *-_*- some_DTI people_NNS like_VB to_TO know_VB ,_, but_CC K24 38 best_RBT forgotten_VBN ._. K24 39 ^ *-_*- if_CS the_ATI child_NN had_HVD lived_VBN only_RB a_AP K24 39 few_AP" days_NNS or_CC weeks_NNS it_PP3 would_MD have_HV K24 40 had_HVN a_AT name_NN ._. ^ and_CC a_AT stone_NN ._. K24 41 ^ he_PP3A felt_VBD he_PP3A was_BEDZ apologising_VBG for_IN not_XNOT K24 41 bringing_VBG better_JJR trade_NN ._. K24 42 ^ *-_*- a_AT different_JJ matter_NN ._. ^ but_CC best_RBT K24 42 forgotten_VBN ._. K24 43 ^ he_PP3A seemed_VBD to_TO have_HV solved_VBN a_AT problem_NN ._. K24 44 ^ *-_*- it_PP3 does_DOZ n't_XNOT often_RB happen_VB these_DTS K24 44 days_NNS ._. K24 45 ^ he_PP3A wondered_VBD how_WRB much_AP a_AT child_NN of_IN a_AP K24 45 few_AP" months_NNS would_MD cost_VB ._. K24 46 ^ *-_*- right_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD see_VB to_IN it_PP3 tomorrow_NR K24 46 for_IN you_PP2 ._. K24 47 ^ *-_*- thank_VB you_PP2 ._. K24 48 ^ he_PP3A turned_VBD to_TO go_VB ._. ^ the_ATI business_NN K24 48 completed_VBN ,_, the_ATI undertaker_NN moved_VBD K24 49 from_IN the_ATI official_JJ to_IN the_ATI ecclesiastical_JJ side_NN K24 49 of_IN the_ATI room_NN ,_, and_CC took_VBD his_PP$ K24 50 hand_NN ._. K24 51 ^ *-_*- put_VB it_PP3 there_RN ._. ^ I_PP1A know_VB what_WDT it_PP3 K24 51 is_BEZ ._. ^ I_PP1A 'm_BEM a_AT family_NN man_NN myself_PPL ._. K24 52 ^ with_IN his_PP$ other_AP hand_NN the_ATI undertaker_NN held_VBD K24 52 out_RP a_AT small_JJ receipt_NN for_IN K24 53 three_CD pounds_NNS ten_CD and_CC a_AT crumpled_JJ ten_CD shilling_NN K24 53 note_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A took_VBD them_PP3OS and_CC K24 54 went_VBD through_IN the_ATI divided_JJ door_NN ._. K24 55 ^ *-_*- good_JJ afternoon_NN ._. K24 56 ^ *-_*- good_JJ afternoon_NN ,_, young_JJ man_NN ._. K24 57 ^ it_PP3 had_HVD been_BEN the_ATI same_AP with_IN the_ATI K24 57 registrar_NN of_IN births_NNS and_CC deaths_NNS ,_, K24 58 when_WRB he_PP3A had_HVD collected_VBN the_ATI certificate_NN for_IN K24 58 disposal_NN at_IN the_ATI hospital_NN K24 59 that_DT morning_NN ._. ^ names_NNS ._. ^ dates_NNS of_IN birth_NN ._. ^ K24 59 1937_CD ._. ^ 1937_CD ._. ^ professions_NNS ._. K24 60 ^ schoolteacher_NN ._. ^ schoolteacher_NN ._. ^ the_ATI registrar_NN K24 60 wrote_VBD the_ATI date_NN of_IN the_ATI K24 61 stillbirth_NN ._. ^ 19_CD February_NR ,_, 1960_CD ._. K24 62 ^ *-_*- when_WRB were_BED you_PP2 married_VBN ?_? K24 63 ^ *-_*- December_NR the_ATI sixteenth_OD ._. K24 64 ^ *-_*- nineteen_CD fifty_CD eight_CD ?_? K24 65 ^ *-_*- no_UH ,_, last_AP year_NN ._. K24 66 ^ the_ATI registrar_NN smiled_VBD ._. ^ who_WP had_HVD selected_VBN K24 66 him_PP3O to_TO endure_VB this_DT ?_? K24 67 ^ time_NN ?_? ^ like_IN an_AT ever_RB rolling_JJ stream_NN ._. ^ K24 67 there_EX was_BEDZ comfort_NN in_IN that_DT ._. ^ his_PP$ K24 68 tooth_NN ached_VBD ._. ^ no_ATI comfort_NN ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ K24 68 time_NN to_TO kill_VB before_IN his_PP$ dental_JJ K24 69 appointment_NN ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ always_RB time_NN to_TO kill_VB K24 69 ._. ^ you_PP2 stood_VBD in_IN the_ATI present_NN K24 70 and_CC watched_VBN either_DTX the_ATI last_AP moment_NN die_VB or_CC K24 70 the_ATI next_AP being_BEG born_VBN ._. ^ as_CS K24 71 they_PP3AS were_BED ejaculated_VBN into_IN being_NN ,_, his_PP$ mind_NN K24 71 ,_, like_IN a_AT spermicide_NN ,_, killed_VBD K24 72 off_RP the_ATI seeds_NNS of_IN time_NN ._. ^ all_ABN his_PP$ K24 72 moments_NNS were_BED dying_VBG ._. ^ when_WRB you_PP2 were_BED K24 73 seventy_CD three_CD you_PP2 could_MD only_RB look_VB behind_RP you_PP2 K24 73 ._. ^ at_IN that_DT age_NN you_PP2 walked_VBD K24 74 backwards_RB into_IN the_ATI future_NN ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ time_NN K24 74 to_TO kill_VB before_IN his_PP$ dental_JJ K24 75 appointment_NN ,_, before_CS he_PP3A died_VBD ._. ^ he_PP3A would_MD K24 75 walk_VB ._. K24 76 ^ to_TO reach_VB the_ATI dentist's_NN$ ,_, which_WDTR he_PP3A K24 76 had_HVD not_XNOT thought_VBN to_TO change_VB ,_, he_PP3A K24 77 had_HVD to_TO walk_VB from_IN Town_NPL to_IN Beeston_NP ,_, up_IN K24 77 the_ATI long_JJ hill_NN that_WPR overlooked_VBD the_ATI K24 78 rest_NN of_IN Leeds_NP ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ very_QL near_IN his_PP$ K24 78 old_JJ home_NR ._. ^ since_CS he_PP3A had_HVD left_VBN so_QL K24 79 abruptly_RB he_PP3A had_HVD not_XNOT returned_VBN ._. ^ the_ATI lack_NN K24 79 of_IN forgiveness_NN would_MD remain_VB K24 80 mutual_JJ ._. ^ his_PP$ resentment_NN would_MD consume_VB his_PP$ K24 80 guilt_NN ._. ^ supposing_VBG he_PP3A was_BEDZ K24 81 seen_VBN ?_? ^ let_VB them_PP3OS see_VB him_PP3O ._. ^ supposing_VBG K24 81 he_PP3A saw_VBD his_PP$ mother_NN at_IN the_ATI K24 82 greengrocer's_NN$ on_IN the_ATI corner_NN ?_? ^ he_PP3A would_MD K24 82 ignore_VB her_PP3O ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD written_VBN a_AT K24 83 terse_JJ postcard_NN to_TO tell_VB them_PP3OS about_IN the_ATI child_NN K24 83 and_CC that_DT was_BEDZ all_ABN ._. ^ they_PP3AS K24 84 would_MD say_VB it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT judgement_NN ._. ^ besides_RI K24 84 if_CS you_PP2 were_BED seventy_CD three_CD ,_, your_PP$ K24 85 parents_NNS would_MD be_BE dead_JJ ._. ^ all_ABN the_ATI names_NNS K24 85 that_WPR had_HVD been_BEN heaped_VBN on_IN them_PP3OS !_! K24 86 ^ all_ABN the_ATI fragments_NNS of_IN morality_NN that_WPR had_HVD K24 86 fallen_VBN about_IN their_PP$ heads_NNS !_! ^ the_ATI K24 87 fifth_OD and_CC the_ATI seventh_OD commandments_NNS ._. ^ they_PP3AS K24 87 had_HVD burned_VBN his_PP$ photograph_NN K24 88 and_CC the_ATI bible_NN he_PP3A had_HVD kept_VBN at_IN his_PP$ K24 88 bedside_NN ._. ^ such_ABL as_IN he_PP3A had_HVD no_ATI right_NN to_TO K24 89 possess_VB that_DT ,_, let_RB alone_RB" read_VB it_PP3 ._. ^ it_PP3 K24 89 had_HVD only_RB been_BEN an_AT ornament_NN anyway_RB ._. K24 90 ^ a_AT tit_NN bit_NN ._. ^ a_AT miniature_NN edition_NN ,_, K24 90 inscribed_VBN Joseph_NC Carson_NC ,_, 1841_NC ._. K24 91 ^ he_PP3A had_HVD picked_VBN it_PP3 up_RP in_IN the_ATI market_NN K24 91 for_IN a_AP few_AP" pence_NNS ,_, buried_VBN under_IN the_ATI K24 92 battered_JJ copies_NNS of_IN Marie_NP Corelli_NP ,_, Ouida_NP and_CC K24 92 Hall_NPL Caine_NP ._. K24 94 ^ after_IN only_RB two_CD months_NNS of_IN absence_NN the_ATI K24 94 familiar_JJ streets_NNS showed_VBD K24 95 signs_NNS of_IN considerable_JJ change_NN ._. ^ instead_RB of_IN K24 95 the_ATI lines_NNS of_IN gas_NN lamps_NNS he_PP3A K24 96 was_BEDZ shocked_JJ to_TO find_VB overhead_JJB sodium_NN lighting_NN K24 96 ,_, and_CC there_EX was_BEDZ demolition_NN K24 97 in_IN progress_NN on_IN a_AT row_NN of_IN terrace_NN houses_NNS ,_, K24 97 almost_RB the_ATI same_AP as_IN his_PP$ own_AP K24 98 street_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A stopped_VBD to_TO watch_VB ._. ^ there_EX K24 98 was_BEDZ time_NN to_TO kill_VB ._. ^ ahead_RB of_IN him_PP3O a_AT K24 99 man_NN on_IN crutches_NNS stood_VBD watching_VBG the_ATI houses_NNS K24 99 being_BEG torn_VBN down_RP ._. ^ that_DT had_HVD K24 100 not_XNOT changed_VBN ._. ^ the_ATI afternoons_NNS were_BED always_RB K24 100 peopled_VBN by_IN mothers_NNS and_CC K24 101 children_NNS under_IN five_CD ,_, or_CC by_IN the_ATI aged_JJ and_CC K24 101 the_ATI maimed_JJ ._. ^ all_ABN the_ATI K24 102 able-bodied_JJ ,_, like_IN the_ATI demolition_NN men_NNS ,_, were_BED K24 102 at_IN work_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A himself_PPL would_MD K24 103 be_BE back_RP at_IN school_NN tomorrow_NR morning_NN ._. ^ after_IN K24 103 his_PP$ slight_JJ indisposition_NN ._. K24 104 ^ a_AT chill_NN ?_? ^ a_AT bilious_JJ attack_NN ?_? ^ the_ATI blood_NN K24 104 on_IN the_ATI stair_NN ,_, the_ATI floor_NN of_IN the_ATI K24 105 ambulance_NN ,_, the_ATI attendants'_NNS$ hands_NNS ._. ^ at_IN his_PP$ K24 105 feet_NNS on_IN a_AT pile_NN of_IN broken_JJ K24 106 bricks_NNS ,_, open_JJ at_IN page_NN 305_CD ,_, lay_VBD the_ATI grey_JJ K24 106 remnants_NNS of_IN the_ATI beauties_NNS of_IN K24 107 British_JNP poetry_NN :_: K24 108 ^ *'_*' the_ATI Assyrian_NNP came_VBD down_RP like_IN the_ATI K24 108 wolf_NN on_IN the_ATI fold_NN ,_, K24 109 and_CC his_PP$ cohorts_NNS were_BED gleaming_VBG in_IN purple_NN K24 109 and_CC gold_NN ;_; **'_**' K24 110 ^ he_PP3A turned_VBD the_ATI stiffened_JJ pages_NNS with_IN his_PP$ K24 110 foot_NN ._. ^ another_DT by_IN Lord_NPT K24 111 Byron_NP ._. ^ \0Mrs_NPT Hemans_NP ._. ^ Hogg_NP ._. ^ two_CD men_NNS K24 111 with_IN sledgehammers_NNS were_BED poised_VBN K24 112 on_IN a_AT high_JJ fragment_NN of_IN surviving_JJ wall_NN ._. ^ K24 112 they_PP3AS might_MD easily_RB fall_VB and_CC kill_VB K24 113 themselves_PPLS ._. ^ this_DT part_NN of_IN the_ATI city_NN had_HVD K24 113 worn_VBN badly_RB ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ good_JJ to_TO see_VB K24 114 it_PP3 go_VB ._. ^ how_WRB doth_DOZ the_ATI city_NN sit_VB solitary_JJ K24 114 ,_, that_WPR was_BEDZ full_JJ of_IN people_NNS !_! K24 115 ^ seventy_CD three_CD ._. ^ fifty_CD years_NNS had_HVD passed_VBN ._. ^ K24 115 you_PP2 could_MD expect_VB changes_NNS K24 116 in_IN fifty_CD years_NNS ._. ^ every_AT change_NN after_IN fourteen_CD K24 116 years_NNS was_BEDZ for_IN the_ATI worst_JJT ._. K24 117 ^ a_AT plaque_NN on_IN the_ATI site_NN testified_VBD that_CS the_ATI K24 117 work_NN was_BEDZ being_BEG carried_VBN out_RP by_IN K24 118 a_AT member_NN of_IN the_ATI national_JJ federation_NN of_IN K24 118 demolition_NN contractors_NNS ._. ^ on_IN K24 119 it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT badge_NN with_IN a_AT map_NN of_IN the_ATI K24 119 British_JNP Isles_NPLS ._. ^ great_JJ Britain_NP and_CC K24 120 Ulster_NP were_BED in_IN black_NN ._. ^ on_IN the_ATI circumference_NN K24 120 of_IN the_ATI badge_NN ,_, surmounting_VBG K24 121 the_ATI Outer_NP Hebrides_NPS ,_, was_BEDZ a_AT contractor's_NN$ K24 121 crane_NN ._. ^ a_AT shovel_NN intersected_VBD K24 122 Sligo_NP and_CC traversed_VBD Ireland_NP as_QL far_RB as_IN County_NPL K24 122 Cork_NP ,_, where_WRB it_PP3 emerged_VBD K24 123 into_IN the_ATI ocean_NN ._. ^ a_AT pick_NN in_IN the_ATI North_NP K24 123 Sea_NPL had_HVD its_PP$ point_NN curved_VBN towards_IN K24 124 some_DTI coastal_JJ town_NN beneath_IN the_ATI Firth_NPL of_IN Forth_NP K24 124 ._. ^ a_AT crowbar_NN ,_, its_PP$ point_NN of_IN K24 125 balance_NN opposite_IN the_ATI Isle_NPL of_IN Wight_NP ,_, floated_VBD K24 125 in_IN the_ATI English_JNP Channel_NPL ,_, K24 126 extending_VBG ,_, at_IN a_AT rough_JJ guess_NN ,_, from_IN Plymouth_NP K24 126 to_IN Brighton_NP ._. ^ beneath_IN all_ABN K24 127 this_DT was_BEDZ the_ATI date_NN ,_, 1941_CD ,_, (_( he_PP3A was_BEDZ K24 127 four_CD )_) ,_, and_CC beneath_IN that_DT the_ATI motto_NN ,_, K24 128 resurgam_&FW ._. ^ the_ATI cripple_NN had_HVD moved_VBN off_RP ._. ^ K24 128 he_PP3A overtook_VBD him_PP3O quickly_RB ,_, K24 129 imagining_VBG the_ATI cripple's_NN$ envy_NN at_IN his_PP$ straight_JJ K24 129 ,_, retreating_JJ legs_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A K24 130 turned_VBD round_RP ._. ^ the_ATI cripple's_NN$ head_NN ,_, as_CS K24 130 if_CS" it_PP3 always_RB had_HVD ,_, hung_VBD ,_, like_IN a_AT K24 131 cartoon_NN Christ's_NP$ ,_, upon_IN his_PP$ breast_NN ._. K24 133 ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ nearer_RBR to_IN his_PP$ old_JJ home_NR ._. ^ K24 133 you_PP2 could_MD see_VB almost_RB all_ABN of_IN Leeds_NP K24 134 from_IN the_ATI crest_NN of_IN Beeston_NP Hill_NPL ,_, the_ATI K24 134 roofs_NNS ,_, the_ATI chimneys_NNS and_CC the_ATI K24 135 steeples_NNS ,_, the_ATI higher_JJR civic_JJ buildings_NNS ,_, the_ATI K24 135 clock_NN of_IN the_ATI black_JJ Town_NPL K24 136 Hall_NPL ,_, to_IN which_WDTR he_PP3A had_HVD listened_VBN ,_, in_IN K24 136 his_PP$ attic_NN bedroom_NN ,_, striking_VBG the_ATI K24 137 small_JJ hours_NNS of_IN those_DTS mornings_NNS immediately_RB K24 137 before_CS he_PP3A left_VBD ._. ^ the_ATI K24 138 slightest_JJT earth_NN tremor_NN could_MD level_VB them_PP3OS ._. ^ K24 138 he_PP3A could_MD see_VB the_ATI familiar_JJ K24 139 landmarks_NNS that_WPR he_PP3A had_HVD passed_VBN on_IN his_PP$ way_NN K24 139 up_RP ._. ^ the_ATI Salem_NP Institute_NPL ,_, K24 140 Hudson's_NP$ Warehouse_NPL ,_, formerly_RB Wesley_NP Hall_NPL ,_, K24 140 the_ATI gas_NN cylinders_NNS ,_, the_ATI K24 141 truncated_JJ pinnacles_NNS of_IN Christ_NP Church_NPL ._. ^ some_DTI K24 141 time_NN ago_RB ,_, these_DTS had_HVD become_VBN K24 142 insecure_JJ and_CC the_ATI constant_JJ passage_NN of_IN heavy_JJ and_CC K24 142 rapidly_RB increasing_JJ K24 143 traffic_NN had_HVD made_VBN them_PP3OS a_AT danger_NN to_IN the_ATI K24 143 community_NN ._. ^ the_ATI incumbent_NN had_HVD K24 144 sat_VBN for_IN weeks_NNS at_IN a_AT trestle_NN table_NN ,_, with_IN K24 144 placards_NNS ranged_VBN about_IN him_PP3O and_CC K24 145 fixed_VBN above_IN the_ATI church_NN porch_NN on_IN either_DTX side_NN K24 145 of_IN what_WDT seemed_VBD to_TO be_BE a_AT K24 146 tinted_JJ photograph_NN of_IN Christ_NP ,_, beneath_IN which_WDTR K24 146 was_BEDZ written_VBN in_IN white_JJ K24 147 capitals_NNS ,_, ^ come_VB unto_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ who_WP would_MD go_VB K24 147 to_IN that_DT ?_? ^ the_ATI faded_JJ figure_NN K24 148 held_VBD out_RP its_PP$ arms_NNS in_IN a_AT gesture_NN of_IN welcome_NN K24 148 ._. ^ an_AT appeal_NN for_IN K24 149 renovations_NNS to_IN the_ATI fabric_NN of_IN the_ATI church_NN ._. ^ K24 149 *+10,000_NNU urgently_RB needed_VBN ._. K24 150 ^ please_UH give_VB generously_RB ._. ^ save_VB your_PP$ church_NN ._. ^ K24 150 hardly_RB a_AT tithe_NN was_BEDZ K24 151 raised_VBN and_CC ,_, with_IN no_ATI regard_NN for_IN proportion_NN ,_, K24 151 the_ATI dangerous_JJ finials_NNS and_CC K24 152 crockets_NNS were_BED removed_VBN ,_, leaving_VBG four_CD stunted_JJ K24 152 growths_NNS of_IN stone_NN ,_, K24 153 projecting_VBG from_IN a_AT square_JJ tower_NN ._. ^ they_PP3AS K24 153 should_MD have_HV left_VBN them_PP3OS to_TO fall_VB K24 154 down_RP ._. ^ nearer_RBR to_IN him_PP3O was_BEDZ the_ATI large_JJ K24 154 dome_NN of_IN a_AT building_NN ,_, formerly_RB the_ATI K24 155 Queen's_NPT$ Theatre_NPL ,_, the_ATI music_NN Hall_NPL ,_, the_ATI K24 155 Queen's_NPT$ Cinema_NPL ,_, now_RN an_AT unwanted_JJ K24 156 fixture_NN ,_, described_VBN as_IN an_AT excellent_JJ site_NN for_IN K24 156 future_JJB development_NN ,_, K24 157 becoming_VBG more_QL and_CC more_QL dilapidated_JJ ,_, devoid_JJ of_IN K24 157 players_NNS ,_, stars_NNS or_CC K24 158 audience_NN ._. ^ of_IN the_ATI advertisement_NN board_NN above_IN K24 158 the_ATI entrance_NN ,_, between_IN what_WDT K24 159 had_HVD been_BEN two_CD giant_JJB tulips_NNS ,_, there_EX remained_VBD K24 159 only_RB the_ATI word_NN ,_, today_NC ._. K24 160 ^ just_RB visible_JJ below_RI ,_, however_RB ,_, the_ATI Palace_NP K24 160 Cinema_NPL ,_, formerly_RB the_ATI K24 161 Tabernacle_NPL ,_, was_BEDZ still_RB assertive_JJ ._. ^ its_PP$ K24 161 prices_NNS had_HVD risen_VBN ,_, so_PN they_PP3AS said_VBD ,_, K24 162 from_IN fourpence_NNS to_IN one_CD1 and_CC six_CD or_CC two_CD and_CC K24 162 three_CD ._. ^ it_PP3 had_HVD risen_VBN in_IN the_ATI K24 163 world_NN ._. ^ the_ATI city_NN was_BEDZ senile_JJ too_RB ._. ^ let_VB K24 163 the_ATI everlasting_JJ stars_NNS go_VB out_RP ._. K24 164 ^ they_PP3AS would_MD all_ABN pass_VB away_RP as_IN one_CD1 ,_, a_AT K24 164 slow_JJ driftage_NN of_IN stardust_NN ,_, K24 165 crumbled_JJ brick_NN and_CC plaster_NN ,_, powdered_JJ flesh_NN and_CC K24 165 bone_NN ._. K24 167 ^ the_ATI dentist_NN had_HVD his_PP$ surgery_NN in_IN Cemetery_NP K24 167 Road_NPL on_IN the_ATI very_AP brow_NN of_IN K24 168 the_ATI commanding_JJ hill_NN ._. ^ in_IN the_ATI congested_JJ K24 168 burial_NN ground_NN on_IN his_PP$ left_NN the_ATI K24 169 remains_NNS of_IN his_PP$ family_NN from_IN seventeen_CD something_PN K24 169 were_BED laid_VBN at_IN rest_NN ,_, the_ATI K24 170 butchers_NNS ,_, the_ATI publicans_NNS ,_, their_PP$ wives_NNS ,_, K24 170 and_CC some_DTI of_IN their_PP$ children_NNS ._. ^ his_PP$ K24 171 father_NN took_VBD flowers_NNS there_RN almost_RB every_AT week_NN K24 171 and_CC sometimes_RB came_VBD home_NR K24 172 with_IN the_ATI stains_NNS of_IN clay_NN on_IN his_PP$ trouser_NN K24 172 knees_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI five_CD sons_NNS ,_, now_RN K24 173 dispersed_VBN in_IN various_JJ parts_NNS of_IN England_NP ,_, sent_VBD K24 173 every_AT year_NN ,_, with_IN their_PP$ K24 174 Christmas_NP cards_NNS ,_, a_AT subscription_NN towards_IN an_AT K24 174 elaborate_JJ wreath_NN ._. K24 175 ^ from_IN the_ATI chair_NN ,_, as_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ having_HVG K24 175 his_PP$ teeth_NNS tested_VBN and_CC found_VBN K24 176 wanting_JJ ,_, he_PP3A fixed_VBD his_PP$ attention_NN on_IN the_ATI K24 176 landmarks_NNS below_IN him_PP3O ,_, to_TO K24 177 distract_VB his_PP$ mind_NN from_IN the_ATI pains_NNS of_IN the_ATI K24 177 dentist's_NN$ probe_NN ._. ^ four_CD of_IN his_PP$ K24 178 teeth_NNS required_VBD treatment_NN ._. ^ three_CD new_JJ fillings_NNS K24 178 and_CC one_CD1 about_RB twelve_CD K24 179 years_NNS old_JJ that_WPR needed_VBD repair_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD K24 179 forgotten_VBN about_IN that_DT ._. ^ the_ATI tooth_NN K24 180 that_WPR ached_VBD was_BEDZ not_XNOT to_TO be_BE extracted_VBN ._. ^ K24 180 it_PP3 would_MD just_RB be_BE possible_JJ to_TO fill_VB K24 181 it_PP3 ._. ^ of_RB course_RB" ,_, they_PP3AS were_BED paid_VBN more_AP K24 181 for_IN a_AT filling_NN ._. K24 182 ^ *-_*- do_DO you_PP2 still_RB clean_VB your_PP$ teeth_NNS K24 182 regularly_RB ?_? K24 183 ^ *-_*- yes_UH ,_, of_RB course_RB" ._. ^ after_IN every_AT meal_NN K24 183 ._. K24 184 ^ *-_*- and_CC you_PP2 do_DO n't_XNOT eat_VB sweets_NNS ?_? K24 185 ^ *-_*- no_UH ._. K24 186 ^ *-_*- or_CC a_AT lot_NN of_IN biscuits_NNS ?_? K24 187 ^ *-_*- no_UH ._. ^ no_UH ._. K24 188 ^ *-_*- mm_UH ._. ^ your_PP$ teeth_NNS are_BER poorly_RB K24 188 resistant_JJ to_IN decay_NN ._. K24 190 ^ they_PP3AS gave_VBD you_PP2 nothing_PN to_TO numb_VB the_ATI K24 190 pain_NN of_IN drilling_NN ._. ^ no_ATI cocaine_NN ._. K24 191 ^ no_ATI laughing_NN gas_NN ._. ^ the_ATI drill_NN began_VBD ._. ^ K24 191 he_PP3A stared_VBD at_IN the_ATI heavens_NNS and_CC the_ATI K24 192 higher_JJR landmarks_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A pinched_VBD his_PP$ hand_NN K24 192 beneath_IN the_ATI protective_JJ sheet_NN ._. K24 193 ^ birds_NNS circled_VBD within_IN his_PP$ vision_NN ,_, K24 193 circumscribed_VBN by_IN the_ATI tilted_JJ position_NN K24 194 of_IN the_ATI chair_NN ,_, seagulls_NNS fleeing_VBG the_ATI storms_NNS K24 194 on_IN the_ATI North_NP Sea_NPL or_CC the_ATI K24 195 Irish_JNP Sea_NPL ,_, sparrows_NNS ,_, starlings_NNS circling_VBG K24 195 the_ATI stunted_JJ pinnacles_NNS of_IN K24 196 Christ_NP Church_NPL ,_, the_ATI dome_NN of_IN the_ATI Queen's_NPT$ K24 196 Theatre_NPL ,_, the_ATI music_NN Hall_NPL ,_, the_ATI K24 197 Queen's_NPT$ Cinema_NPL ,_, the_ATI derelict_NN ,_, wheeling_VBG K24 197 backwards_RB and_CC forwards_RB above_IN K24 198 the_ATI gas_NN works_NN cylinders_NNS ,_, the_ATI Salem_NP K24 198 Institute_NPL ,_, and_CC ,_, nearer_RBR ,_, settling_VBG on_IN K24 199 the_ATI houses_NNS on_IN the_ATI hill_NN immediately_RB beneath_IN K24 199 the_ATI window_NN ._. ^ concentrate_VB ._. K24 200 ^ transfer_VB the_ATI pain_NN into_IN the_ATI hand_NN ._. ^ the_ATI K24 200 birds_NNS soar_VB as_CS the_ATI pain_NN is_BEZ sharp_JJ K24 201 on_IN the_ATI crumbling_JJ tooth_NN ._. ^ they_PP3AS settle_VB and_CC K24 201 it_PP3 is_BEZ subdued_VBN ._. ^ the_ATI drill_NN ._. K24 202 ^ the_ATI drill_NN ._. ^ they_PP3AS rise_VB ,_, they_PP3AS wheel_VB K24 202 and_CC turn_VB ,_, around_IN the_ATI stunted_JJ K24 203 pinnacles_NNS ,_, poorly_RB resistant_JJ to_IN decay_NN ,_, the_ATI K24 203 Queen's_NPT$ Theatre_NPL ,_, poorly_RB K24 204 resistant_JJ to_IN decay_NN ,_, the_ATI Queen's_NPT$ Cinema_NPL ,_, K24 204 poorly_RB resistant_JJ to_IN decay_NN ,_, the_ATI K24 205 derelict_NN ,_, the_ATI excellent_JJ site_NN for_IN future_JJB K24 205 development_NN ,_, for_IN future_JJB K24 206 buildings_NNS ,_, future_JJB derelicts_NNS ,_, that_WPR will_MD K24 206 survive_VB my_PP$ teeth_NNS ,_, my_PP$ flesh_NN and_CC K24 207 bone_NN ,_, my_PP$ son_NN ,_, who_WPR died_VBD before_CS he_PP3A K24 207 saw_VBD the_ATI broken_JJ world_NN ,_, that_WPR may_MD K24 208 survive_VB my_PP$ second_OD or_CC my_PP$ third_OD ,_, their_PP$ K24 208 first_OD ,_, or_CC be_BE demolished_VBN ,_, K24 209 excavated_VBN ,_, filled_VBN ,_, plucked_VBN out_RP ,_, root_NN and_CC K24 209 all_ABN ,_, teeth_NNS and_CC children_NNS torn_VBN K24 210 out_RP of_IN their_PP$ roots_NNS ,_, the_ATI nameless_JJ flesh_NN K24 210 interred_VBN in_IN nameless_JJ ground_NN ,_, K24 211 the_ATI dead_JJ to_IN judgement_NN torn_VBN ,_, Christ_NP torn_VBN K24 211 from_IN the_ATI tomb_NN ,_, the_ATI roots_NNS ,_, the_ATI K24 212 judgement_NN ,_, the_ATI welcoming_NN ,_, the_ATI faded_JJ Christ_NP K24 212 ,_, poorly_RB resistant_JJ to_IN decay_NN ._. K25 2 maiden_NN offering_NN ._. K25 3 ^ short_JJ story_NN by_IN Mavis_NP Foreman_NP ._. K25 4 ^ she_PP3A supported_VBD the_ATI dying_JJ hero's_NN$ head_NN in_IN K25 4 her_PP$ lap_NN ._. ^ *'_*' have_HV no_ATI K25 5 fear_NN ,_, we_PP1AS shall_MD meet_VB again_RB **'_**' he_PP3A K25 5 murmured_VBD ._. ^ Belinda_NP smiled_VBD through_IN her_PP$ K25 6 tears_NNS for_CS she_PP3A too_RB believed_VBD that_CS true_JJ love_NN K25 6 reaches_VBZ beyond_IN the_ATI grave_NN ._. K25 7 ^ the_ATI end_NN ._. K25 9 ^ I_PP1A wrote_VBD with_IN a_AT flourish_NN ,_, the_ATI tears_NNS K25 9 coursing_VBG down_IN my_PP$ cheeks_NNS as_CS I_PP1A K25 10 looked_VBD up_RP triumphantly_RB into_IN my_PP$ dressing_NN table_NN K25 10 mirror_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A am_BEM fifteen_CD K25 11 and_CC have_HV just_RB completed_VBN my_PP$ first_OD real_JJ story_NN K25 11 ._. ^ I_PP1A have_HV written_VBN it_PP3 all_ABN K25 12 sitting_VBG like_IN this_DT before_IN my_PP$ mirror_NN apeing_VBG K25 12 every_AT expression_NN of_IN my_PP$ hero_NN K25 13 and_CC heroine_NN ,_, sharing_VBG their_PP$ every_AT joy_NN and_CC K25 13 weeping_VBG at_IN their_PP$ many_AP K25 14 sorrows_NNS ._. K25 15 ^ it_PP3 is_BEZ such_ABL a_AT sad_JJ story_NN I_PP1A can_MD not_XNOT K25 15 stop_NN crying_VBG ,_, so_CS it_PP3 must_MD be_BE good_JJ ._. K25 16 ^ a_AT story_NN has_HVZ to_TO be_BE sad_JJ and_CC very_QL mature_JJ K25 16 and_CC frank_JJ to_TO succeed_VB these_DTS days_NNS K25 17 and_CC I_PP1A feel_VB that_CS mine_NN is_BEZ quite_RB fearless_JJ ._. ^ K25 17 in_IN a_AT way_NN the_ATI heroine_NN is_BEZ K25 18 myself_PPL and_CC the_ATI hero_NN ,_, Ben_NP ,_, is_BEZ the_ATI boy_NN K25 18 I_PP1A am_BEM rather_RB keen_JJ about_IN although_CS K25 19 he_PP3A does_DOZ n't_XNOT take_VB much_AP notice_NN of_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ K25 19 of_RB course_RB" he_PP3A is_BEZ quite_ABL a_AT bit_NN older_JJR ,_, K25 20 nearly_RB twenty_CD I_PP1A believe_VB ._. K25 21 ^ my_PP$ story_NN has_HVZ two_CD thousand_CD and_CC one_CD1 K25 21 words_NNS ._. ^ I_PP1A know_VB because_CS I_PP1A have_HV K25 22 counted_VBN every_AT word_NN *-_*- two_CD thousand_CD and_CC one_CD1 K25 22 !_! K25 23 ^ now_RN I_PP1A must_MD dry_VB my_PP$ eyes_NNS and_CC go_VB and_CC K25 23 tell_VB someone_PN about_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ I_PP1A am_BEM so_QL K25 24 excited_JJ I_PP1A just_RB can_MD not_XNOT stop_VB crying_VBG ._. ^ K25 24 it_PP3 is_BEZ reaction_NN after_IN all_ABN my_PP$ K25 25 effort_NN ._. K25 27 ^ it_PP3 is_BEZ now_RN two_CD days_NNS since_CS I_PP1A finished_VBD K25 27 *'_*' death_NN at_IN sundown_NN **'_**' and_CC I_PP1A K25 28 am_BEM not_XNOT quite_RB so_QL happy_JJ about_IN it_PP3 although_CS K25 28 I_PP1A still_RB believe_VB in_IN it_PP3 and_CC in_IN K25 29 myself_PPL ._. ^ but_CC everyone_PN has_HVZ pulled_VBN it_PP3 to_IN K25 29 pieces_NNS and_CC I_PP1A feel_VB the_ATI heart_NN has_HVZ K25 30 gone_VBN out_RP of_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ I_PP1A think_VB I_PP1A shall_MD K25 30 do_DO what_WDT Grandpa_NPT advised_VBD ..._... K25 31 ._. ^ when_WRB I_PP1A first_RB broke_VBD the_ATI news_NN to_IN K25 31 the_ATI family_NN they_PP3AS were_BED all_ABN very_QL K25 32 thrilled_JJ and_CC Mother_NPT said_VBD I_PP1A must_MD read_VB it_PP3 K25 32 to_IN them_PP3OS as_QL soon_RB as_CS we_PP1AS 'd_HVD K25 33 finished_VBN supper_NN ._. ^ my_PP$ young_JJ brother_NN ,_, Billy_NP K25 33 ,_, was_BEDZ rather_RB fed_JJ up_JJ" as_CS he_PP3A did_DOD K25 34 not_XNOT want_VB to_TO miss_VB his_PP$ serial_NN on_IN the_ATI radio_NN K25 34 and_CC Father_NPT did_DOD not_XNOT seem_VB all_RB K25 35 that_QL keen_JJ either_RB ._. ^ Mother_NPT ,_, I_PP1A could_MD tell_VB K25 35 ,_, was_BEDZ really_RB interested_JJ and_CC so_PN K25 36 was_BEDZ Grandpa_NPT ._. ^ he_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT say_VB much_AP K25 36 but_CC he_PP3A kept_VBD looking_VBG at_IN me_PP1O and_CC K25 37 nodding_VBG his_PP$ head_NN ._. K25 38 ^ during_IN the_ATI meal_NN Billy_NP kept_VBD trying_VBG to_TO K25 38 find_VB out_RP what_WDT it_PP3 was_BEDZ about_IN ._. K25 39 ^ *'_*' is_BEZ it_PP3 rip-roaring_JJ ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD K25 39 ._. K25 40 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 'll_MD have_HV to_TO wait_VB and_CC see_VB ._. ^ K25 40 it_PP3 will_MD spoil_VB it_PP3 if_CS I_PP1A tell_VB K25 41 you_PP2 ._. **'_**' K25 42 ^ my_PP$ Father_NPT looked_VBD at_IN me_PP1O then_RN ._. K25 43 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A did_DOD n't_XNOT know_VB you_PP2 were_BED a_AT K25 43 writer_NN ,_, Julia_NP **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. K25 44 ^ Grandpa_NPT chortled_VBD ._. K25 45 ^ *'_*' takes_VBZ after_IN me_PP1O *-_*- stories_NNS by_IN the_ATI K25 45 dozen_CD once_RB and_CC a_AT book_NN **'_**' ._. K25 46 ^ *'_*' really_RB ,_, Grandpa_NPT **'_**' ,_, I_PP1A breathed_VBD K25 46 ._. ^ *'_*' how_WRB many_AP words_NNS ?_? **'_**' K25 47 ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, fifty_CD or_CC sixty_CD thousand_CD ,_, I_PP1A K25 47 can_MD n't_XNOT remember_VB ._. **'_**' K25 48 ^ *'_*' golly_UH !_! **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD ._. K25 49 ^ *'_*' how_WRB many_AP has_HVZ yours_PP$$ ?_? **'_**' said_VBD K25 49 Billy_NP ._. K25 50 ^ *'_*' two_CD thousand_CD and_CC one_CD1 ._. **'_**' K25 51 ^ everyone_PN looked_VBD impressed_VBN and_CC Mother_NPT said_VBD K25 51 proudly_RB ,_, ^ *'_*' Julia_NP 's_BEZ K25 52 going_VBG to_TO be_BE clever_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A had_HVD a_AT letter_NN K25 52 published_VBN once_RB myself_PPL in_IN some_DTI K25 53 woman's_NN$ magazine_NN ,_, I_PP1A forget_VB which_WDT one_CD1 ._. ^ K25 53 a_AT household_NN hint_NN it_PP3 was_BEDZ ,_, K25 54 something_PN to_TO do_DO with_IN pegs_NNS ._. **'_**' K25 55 ^ *'_*' pegs_NNS !_! **'_**' said_VBD Grandpa_NPT ._. ^ *'_*' K25 55 did_DOD you_PP2 say_VB pegs_NNS ?_? **'_**' K25 56 ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, pegs_NNS **'_**' said_VBD my_PP$ Mother_NPT K25 56 crossly_RB ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 was_BEDZ quite_ABL a_AT good_JJ K25 57 washday_NN hint_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A can_MD n't_XNOT remember_VB just_RB K25 57 what_WDT now_RN ,_, it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT long_JJ time_NN ago_RB ._. K25 58 ^ I_PP1A got_VBD ten_CD and_CC sixpence_NNS for_IN it_PP3 though_RB ._. K25 58 ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ the_ATI time_NN we_PP1AS were_BED trying_VBG K25 59 to_TO get_VB enough_DTI together_RB to_TO send_VB you_PP2 to_IN that_DT K25 59 good_JJ school_NN ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A added_VBD K25 60 reminiscently_RB to_IN me_PP1O ._. K25 61 ^ *'_*' how_WRB much_AP will_MD Julia_NP get_VB for_IN hers_PP$$ ?_? K25 61 **'_**' Billy_NP said_VBD ._. K25 62 ^ *'_*' they_PP3AS pay_VB quite_ABL a_AT bit_NN for_IN a_AT K25 62 really_RB good_JJ story_NN ,_, **'_**' Grandpa_NPT cut_VBD K25 63 in_RP ._. K25 64 ^ Billy_NP looked_VBD interested_JJ ._. K25 65 ^ *'_*' enough_DTI to_TO buy_VB a_AT record_NN player_NN ?_? **'_**' K25 66 ^ *'_*' hm_UH ._. ^ it_PP3 would_MD have_HV to_TO be_BE pretty_RB K25 66 good_JJ to_TO get_VB that_QL much_AP ,_, **'_**' K25 67 Grandpa_NPT said_VBD ._. K25 68 ^ by_IN this_DT time_NN they_PP3AS were_BED all_ABN intrigued_VBN K25 68 ._. ^ even_RB Father_NPT seemed_VBD quite_RB K25 69 keen_JJ to_TO hear_VB it_PP3 ._. K25 70 ^ so_RB ,_, after_IN supper_NN ,_, we_PP1AS all_ABN settled_VBD K25 70 round_IN the_ATI fire_NN while_CS I_PP1A read_VBD the_ATI K25 71 tale_NN out_RP to_IN them_PP3OS with_IN much_AP dramatic_JJ feeling_NN K25 71 and_CC ,_, once_RB again_RB ,_, there_EX K25 72 were_BED tears_NNS in_IN my_PP$ eyes_NNS when_WRB I_PP1A came_VBD to_IN K25 72 the_ATI sad_JJ ending_NN ,_, but_CC this_DT time_NN I_PP1A K25 73 managed_VBD to_TO keep_VB them_PP3OS from_IN tumbling_VBG down_IN K25 73 my_PP$ cheeks_NNS ._. K25 74 ^ there_EX was_BEDZ quite_ABL a_AT moment's_NN$ silence_NN when_WRB K25 74 I_PP1A finished_VBD and_CC I_PP1A took_VBD it_PP3 K25 75 that_CS all_ABN their_PP$ hearts_NNS were_BED too_QL full_JJ to_TO K25 75 speak_VB ._. ^ then_RN they_PP3AS all_ABN said_VBD K25 76 together_RB ,_, ~ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, it_PP3 's_BEZ good_JJ ,_, very_QL K25 76 good_JJ ,_, **'_**' and_CC Grandpa_NPT added_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' a_AT K25 77 stout_JJ effort_NN ._. **'_**' K25 78 ^ only_RB Billy_NP remained_VBD quiet_JJ and_CC when_WRB I_PP1A K25 78 looked_VBD at_IN him_PP3O pointedly_RB he_PP3A K25 79 said_VBD ._. K25 80 ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ a_AT bit_NN like_IN that_DT silly_JJ film_NN K25 80 we_PP1AS saw_VBD last_AP week_NN with_IN that_DT K25 81 smashing_JJ cowboy_NN one_CD1 ._. **'_**' K25 82 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 are_BER too_QL young_JJ to_TO appreciate_VB it_PP3 K25 82 ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD haughtily_RB ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 K25 83 is_BEZ written_VBN for_IN grown_NNS ups_NNS" ,_, not_XNOT boys_NNS K25 83 of_IN nine_CD and_CC a_AT half_ABN ._. **'_**' K25 84 ^ *'_*' they_PP3AS seem_VB to_TO spend_VB a_AT lot_NN of_IN time_NN K25 84 making_VBG passionate_JJ love_NN ,_, **'_**' K25 85 Billy_NP said_VBD ._. K25 86 ^ Mother_NPT coughed_VBD ._. K25 87 ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, I_PP1A thought_VBD perhaps_RB that_DT was_BEDZ K25 87 rather_RB ..._... **'_**' she_PP3A tailed_VBD off_RP K25 88 lamely_RB ._. K25 89 ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, but_CC Mother_NPT **'_**' I_PP1A flared_VBD ,_, K25 89 *'_*' everything_PN has_HVZ to_TO be_BE like_IN that_DT K25 90 now_RN or_CC it_PP3 does_DOZ n't_XNOT have_HV a_AT chance_NN *-_*- K25 90 risque*?2_JJ ,_, they_PP3AS call_VB it_PP3 ._. **'_**' K25 91 ^ Father_NPT grunted_VBD ._. K25 92 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A should_MD have_HV thought_VBN they_PP3AS would_MD K25 92 have_HV caught_VBN their_PP$ deaths_NNS of_IN K25 93 cold_NN lying_VBG about_RP in_IN the_ATI snow_NN like_IN that_DT K25 93 **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. K25 94 ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, but_CC it_PP3 was_BEDZ n't_XNOT snowing_VBG K25 94 then_RN ._. **'_**' K25 95 ^ *'_*' but_CC it_PP3 was_BEDZ the_ATI day_NN he_PP3A was_BEDZ K25 95 killed_VBN ._. ^ you_PP2 said_VBD something_PN about_IN his_PP$ K25 96 *'_*' red_JJ blood_NN on_IN the_ATI white_JJ snow_NN **'_**' ._. K25 96 **'_**' K25 97 ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, yes_UH ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD ,_, *'_*' K25 97 but_CC that_DT was_BEDZ another_DT day_NN ._. **'_**' K25 98 ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ beginning_VBG to_TO feel_VB cross_JJ now_RN and_CC K25 98 slightly_RB disheartened_VBN ._. K25 99 ^ there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT further_JJB silence_NN ;_; then_RN K25 99 Father_NPT said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM afraid_JJ K25 100 there_EX are_BER several_AP bits_NNS regarding_IN the_ATI army_NN K25 100 that_WPR just_RB would_MD not_XNOT K25 101 happen_VB *-_*- **'_**' K25 102 ^ Grandpa_NPT cut_VBD in_RP quickly_RB ,_, ^ *'_*' that_DT does_DOZ K25 102 n't_XNOT matter_VB in_IN a_AT story_NN ._. ^ one_CD1 K25 103 does_DOZ n't_XNOT expect_VB one_CD1 hundred_CD per_NNU cent_NNU" K25 103 accuracy_NN ._. ^ if_CS it_PP3 's_BEZ a_AT good_JJ tale_NN you_PP2 K25 104 can_MD get_VB away_RP with_IN that_DT ._. **'_**' K25 105 ^ *'_*' in_IN one_CD1 bit_NN you_PP2 said_VBD she_PP3A was_BEDZ a_AT K25 105 beautiful_JJ maiden_NN of_IN twenty_CD and_CC K25 106 then_RN later_RBR you_PP2 say_VB she_PP3A has_HVZ a_AT squint_NN ,_, K25 106 **'_**' Billy_NP said_VBD ._. K25 107 ^ I_PP1A glared_VBD at_IN him_PP3O furiously_RB ._. K25 108 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A said_VBD no_ATI such_ABL thing_NN ._. **'_**' K25 109 ^ *'_*' well_UH ,_, cross-eyed_JJ is_BEZ the_ATI same_AP ._. **'_**' K25 110 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A said_VBD wide-eyed_JJ ._. ^ all_ABN innocent_JJ K25 110 maidens_NNS are_BER wide-eyed_JJ ._. **'_**' K25 111 ^ *'_*' she_PP3A did_DOD n't_XNOT really_RB behave_VB like_IN an_AT K25 111 innocent_JJ maiden_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD my_PP$ K25 112 Mother_NPT mildly_RB ._. K25 113 ^ suddenly_RB ,_, I_PP1A had_HVD had_HVN enough_DTI and_CC with_IN K25 113 a_AT gulp_NN I_PP1A jumped_VBD up_RP and_CC ran_VBD K25 114 from_IN the_ATI room_NN ,_, my_PP$ story_NN clasped_VBN to_IN my_PP$ K25 114 breast_NN ._. K25 115 ^ the_ATI tears_NNS came_VBD angrily_RB to_IN my_PP$ eyes_NNS K25 115 again_RB as_CS I_PP1A slammed_VBD my_PP$ bedroom_NN K25 116 door_NN ._. ^ why_WRB could_MD n't_XNOT they_PP3AS have_HV left_VBN K25 116 it_PP3 alone_JJ ,_, saying_VBG they_PP3AS liked_VBD it_PP3 and_CC K25 117 then_RN pulling_VBG it_PP3 to_IN pieces_NNS ._. ^ now_RN ,_, it_PP3 K25 117 would_MD not_XNOT seem_VB right_JJ to_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ maybe_RB K25 118 I_PP1A should_MD alter_VB it_PP3 to_TO fit_VB in_RP with_IN their_PP$ K25 118 criticisms_NNS ._. K25 119 ^ then_RN Grandpa_NPT came_VBD in_RP ._. ^ he_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT K25 119 knock_VB as_CS he_PP3A usually_RB does_DOZ ,_, just_RB K25 120 walked_VBD straight_RB in_RP ._. ^ he_PP3A went_VBD to_IN the_ATI K25 120 window_NN and_CC stared_VBD out_RP not_XNOT looking_VBG K25 121 at_IN me_PP1O and_CC not_XNOT saying_VBG a_AT word_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A K25 121 gazed_VBD at_IN his_PP$ dear_JJ old_JJ back_NN in_IN the_ATI K25 122 shabby_JJ ,_, tweed_NN suit_NN and_CC the_ATI funny_JJ little_JJ K25 122 bald_JJ patch_NN peeping_VBG from_IN around_IN K25 123 the_ATI white_JJ tufts_NNS ,_, a_AT bit_NN like_IN a_AT poached_JJ K25 123 egg_NN I_PP1A thought_VBD irrelevantly_RB ,_, and_CC K25 124 said_VBD sadly_RB ,_, K25 125 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM going_VBG to_TO alter_VB it_PP3 the_ATI way_NN K25 125 they_PP3AS suggested_VBD ._. **'_**' K25 126 ^ Grandpa_NPT flew_VBD round_RP then_RN his_PP$ old_JJ face_NN K25 126 shining_VBG and_CC red_JJ ._. K25 127 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 do_DO no_ATI such_ABL thing_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A K25 127 said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 would_MD n't_XNOT be_BE your_PP$ story_NN K25 128 any_RB more_RBR ._. ^ leave_VB it_PP3 be_BE child_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 K25 128 's_BEZ your_PP$ very_QL own_AP creation_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ fair_JJ K25 129 enough_QLP ._. ^ you_PP2 'll_MD do_DO better_RBR ,_, but_CC it_PP3 K25 129 's_BEZ fair_JJ enough_QLP for_IN a_AT start_NN ._. ^ you_PP2 may_MD K25 130 use_VB my_PP$ typewriter_NN to_TO type_VB it_PP3 out_RP if_CS you_PP2 K25 130 like_VB ._. **'_**' K25 131 ^ my_PP$ heart_NN was_BEDZ too_QL full_JJ for_IN words_NNS ._. ^ K25 131 this_DT was_BEDZ indeed_RB an_AT honour_NN !_! K25 132 ^ so_RB I_PP1A typed_VBD my_PP$ story_NN on_IN Grandpa's_NPT$ K25 132 typewriter_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 is_BEZ a_AT very_QL old_JJ K25 133 typewriter_NN and_CC some_DTI of_IN the_ATI keys_NNS are_BER rather_RB K25 133 crooked_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A can_MD only_RB type_VB K25 134 very_QL slowly_RB as_CS I_PP1A am_BEM quite_ABL a_AT beginner_NN so_CS K25 134 it_PP3 took_VBD me_PP1O a_AT long_JJ time_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A am_BEM K25 135 afraid_JJ there_EX were_BED a_AP few_AP" mistakes_NNS but_CC I_PP1A K25 135 altered_VBD them_PP3OS all_ABN in_IN red_JJ ink_NN and_CC K25 136 Grandpa_NPT says_VBZ it_PP3 does_DOZ n't_XNOT matter_NN how_WRB K25 136 badly_RB a_AT story_NN is_BEZ typed_VBN ;_; if_CS it_PP3 has_HVZ K25 137 real_JJ merit_NN it_PP3 will_MD sell_VB ._. K25 138 ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT wonderful_JJ moment_NN when_WRB I_PP1A K25 138 pushed_VBD the_ATI paper_NN clip_NN into_IN the_ATI K25 139 pages_NNS and_CC folded_VBD it_PP3 into_IN a_AT foolscap_NN envelope_NN K25 139 ._. ^ I_PP1A put_VBD another_DT in_RP with_IN K25 140 my_PP$ name_NN and_CC address_NN on_IN it_PP3 just_RB in_IN case_NN ._. K25 140 ^ but_CC ,_, oh_UH ,_, I_PP1A am_BEM sure_JJ it_PP3 will_MD be_BE K25 141 published_VBN ._. ^ it_PP3 's_HVZ just_RB got_VBN to_TO be_BE ..._... K25 143 ._. ^ for_IN several_AP days_NNS I_PP1A have_HV been_BEN walking_VBG K25 143 on_IN air_NN imagining_VBG my_PP$ story_NN K25 144 printed_VBN in_IN the_ATI magazine_NN *-_*- K25 145 ^ death_NN at_IN sundown_NN ._. K25 146 ^ by_IN Julia_NP Lane_NPL ._. K25 147 ^ then_RN this_DT morning_NN I_PP1A heard_VBD the_ATI plump_NN of_IN K25 147 the_ATI letters_NNS on_IN the_ATI mat_NN and_CC K25 148 somehow_RB I_PP1A knew_VBD immediately_RB that_CS this_DT was_BEDZ K25 148 my_PP$ moment_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A raced_VBD out_RP into_IN K25 149 the_ATI hall_NN but_CC ,_, quick_JJ as_CS I_PP1A was_BEDZ ,_, K25 149 Grandpa_NPT was_BEDZ before_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ K25 150 straightening_VBG up_RP and_CC there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT long_JJ ,_, K25 150 foolscap_NN envelope_NN in_IN his_PP$ hand_NN ._. K25 151 ^ I_PP1A could_MD see_VB my_PP$ own_AP writing_NN on_IN it_PP3 ._. K25 152 ^ *'_*' shall_MD we_PP1AS go_VB to_IN your_PP$ room_NN ?_? **'_**' K25 152 Grandpa_NPT said_VBD very_QL quietly_RB ._. K25 153 ^ I_PP1A followed_VBD him_PP3O with_IN an_AT aching_JJ heart_NN ;_; K25 153 all_ABN the_ATI life_NN seemed_VBD to_TO have_HV K25 154 drained_VBN out_RP of_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ Grandpa_NPT sat_VBD down_RP K25 154 slowly_RB on_IN the_ATI bed_NN ._. K25 155 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM afraid_JJ it_PP3 's_BEZ a_AT return_NN ,_, K25 155 **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. K25 156 ^ I_PP1A bit_VBD my_PP$ lip_NN miserably_RB and_CC nodded_VBD ._. K25 157 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 must_MD n't_XNOT mind_VB too_QL much_RB ,_, **'_**' K25 157 Grandpa_NPT said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' even_RB the_ATI most_QL K25 158 famous_JJ writers_NNS started_VBD like_IN this_DT ,_, some_DTI have_HV K25 158 years_NNS and_CC years_NNS of_IN K25 159 frustration_NN before_CS they_PP3AS make_VB the_ATI grade_NN ._. ^ K25 159 some_DTI never_RB do_DO ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A added_VBD K25 160 under_IN his_PP$ breath_NN ._. ^ *'_*' shall_MD I_PP1A open_VB it_PP3 K25 160 ?_? **'_**' ^ I_PP1A nodded_VBD dumbly_RB and_CC he_PP3A slit_VBD K25 161 the_ATI envelope_NN ._. K25 162 ^ yes_UH ,_, there_RN it_PP3 was_BEDZ ,_, my_PP$ beautiful_JJ K25 162 story_NN and_CC the_ATI paper_NN clip_NN had_HVD K25 163 gone_VBN ._. ^ I_PP1A threw_VBD myself_PPL on_RP to_IN the_ATI K25 163 pillows_NNS beside_IN Grandpa_NPT and_CC sobbed_VBD my_PP$ K25 164 heart_NN out_RP ._. ^ he_PP3A let_VBD me_PP1O cry_VB for_IN a_AP K25 164 little_AP" then_RN tugged_VBD me_PP1O upright_JJ and_CC K25 165 handed_VBD me_PP1O his_PP$ handkerchief_NN ._. K25 166 ^ *'_*' blow_VB ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A commanded_VBD ._. ^ I_PP1A K25 166 did_DOD so_PN and_CC felt_VBD better_JJR ._. K25 167 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 must_MD n't_XNOT let_VB this_DT beat_VB you_PP2 ,_, K25 167 **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' try_VB again_RB ,_, write_VB K25 168 something_PN better_JJR ._. ^ one_CD1 day_NN you_PP2 will_MD go_VB K25 168 to_IN the_ATI door_NN and_CC there_EX will_MD be_BE a_AT K25 169 little_JJ envelope_NN with_IN a_AT publisher's_NN$ name_NN on_IN it_PP3 K25 169 ;_; in_IN that_DT moment_NN ,_, you_PP2 K25 170 will_MD feel_VB it_PP3 was_BEDZ all_ABN worth_IN while_NN ._. ^ and_CC K25 170 look_VB ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A opened_VBD up_RP my_PP$ story_NN ,_, K25 171 *'_*' your_PP$ very_QL first_OD rejection_NN slip_NN ._. **'_**' K25 172 ^ I_PP1A took_VBD it_PP3 from_IN him_PP3O and_CC read_VBD ,_, ^ K25 172 the_ATI editor_NN thanks_VBZ you_PP2 for_IN K25 173 submitting_VBG the_ATI enclosed_JJ \0MS_NN but_CC regrets_VBZ he_PP3A K25 173 is_BEZ unable_JJ to_TO use_VB it_PP3 ._. K25 174 ^ *'_*' he_PP3A thanked_VBD me_PP1O ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD K25 174 in_IN wonder_NN ,_, *'_*' that_DT was_BEDZ nice_JJ ._. **'_**' K25 175 ^ Grandpa_NPT nodded_VBD thoughtfully_RB ._. K25 176 ^ *'_*' keep_VB it_PP3 ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' K25 176 one_CD1 day_NN you_PP2 may_MD be_BE able_JJ to_TO laugh_VB at_IN K25 177 it_PP3 ._. **'_**' K25 178 ^ up_IN the_ATI Elephant_NP ._. K25 179 ^ short_JJ story_NN by_IN Roy_NP Boardman_NP ._. K25 180 ^ after_IN tea_NN Mum_NPT and_CC Dad_NPT gave_VBD me_PP1O the_ATI K25 180 look_NN they_PP3AS always_RB gave_VBD me_PP1O K25 181 after_IN our_PP$ first_OD meal_NN when_WRB I_PP1A returned_VBD to_IN K25 181 London_NP at_IN the_ATI end_NN of_IN the_ATI K25 182 college_NN term_NN ._. ^ they_PP3AS knew_VBD I_PP1A was_BEDZ going_VBG K25 182 out_RP for_IN the_ATI evening_NN ._. ^ action_NN and_CC K25 183 conversation_NN followed_VBD the_ATI usual_JJ pattern_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A K25 183 yawned_VBD ,_, surveyed_VBD the_ATI K25 184 cramped_JJ room_NN *-_*- the_ATI littered_JJ table_NN ,_, two_CD K25 184 armchairs_NNS ,_, old_JJ football_NN pools_NNS K25 185 and_CC bills_NNS stuffed_VBN behind_IN the_ATI alarm_NN clock_NN ,_, K25 185 the_ATI dominating_JJ television_NN K25 186 screen_NN *-_*- and_CC said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, well_UH ,_, K25 186 I_PP1A 'd_HVD better_RBR go_VB and_CC let_VB everyone_PN know_VB K25 187 I_PP1A 'm_BEM back_RP ._. **'_**' K25 188 ^ *'_*' where_WRB you_PP2 goin'_VBG ,_, son_NN ?_? **'_**' asked_VBD K25 188 Mum_NPT ._. K25 189 ^ *'_*' up_IN the_ATI Elephant_NP ,_, I_PP1A think_VB ._. **'_**' K25 190 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 look_VB after_IN yourself_PPL ,_, son_NN ,_, **'_**' K25 190 said_VBD Dad_NPT lighting_VBG one_CD1 of_IN his_PP$ K25 191 hand-rolled_JJ cigarettes_NNS and_CC leaning_VBG back_RP in_IN his_PP$ K25 191 chair_NN ,_, his_PP$ striped_JJ K25 192 braces_NNS straining_VBG over_IN his_PP$ striped_JJ shirt_NN ._. ^ K25 192 *'_*' you_PP2 know_VB what_WDT the_ATI Elephant_NP K25 193 and_CC Castle_NPL 's_BEZ like_IN ._. ^ mind_VB you_PP2 do_DO n't_XNOT K25 193 get_VB up_RP to_IN nothing_PN ._. **'_**' K25 194 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A might_MD go_VB and_CC see_VB Pete_NP ._. **'_**' K25 195 ^ Pete_NP was_BEDZ the_ATI *'_*' nice_JJ young_JJ man_NN **'_**' K25 195 Mum_NPT approved_VBD of_IN ._. ^ we_PP1AS had_HVD been_BEN K25 196 contemporaries_NNS at_IN the_ATI local_JJ secondary_JJ school_NN K25 196 until_CS I_PP1A had_HVD gone_VBN to_IN K25 197 college_NN ,_, he_PP3A into_IN local_JJ government_NN ,_, ^ *'_*' K25 197 he_PP3A 's_BEZ a_AT nice_JJ young_JJ man_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD K25 198 Mum_NPT hoping_VBG to_TO begin_VB a_AT conversation_NN ._. ^ but_CC K25 198 I_PP1A had_HVD my_PP$ jacket_NN on_RP and_CC my_PP$ K25 199 hand_NN was_BEDZ on_IN the_ATI doorknob_NN ._. K25 200 ^ *'_*' well_UH ,_, see_VB you_PP2 later_RBR ._. **'_**' K25 201 ^ *'_*' nice_JJ of_IN you_PP2 to_TO 'ave_HV dropped_VBN in_RP ,_, K25 201 **'_**' said_VBD Dad_NPT with_IN terrible_JJ K25 202 sarcasm_NN ._. ^ *'_*' come_VB again_RB sometime_RB ._. **'_**' ^ K25 202 I_PP1A heard_VBD the_ATI knob_NN of_IN the_ATI telly_NN K25 203 click_VB as_CS I_PP1A went_VBD down_IN the_ATI stairs_NNS ,_, and_CC K25 203 when_WRB I_PP1A reached_VBD the_ATI front_JJB door_NN a_AT K25 204 blast_NN of_IN music_NN hit_VBD me_PP1O in_IN the_ATI back_NN ._. K25 205 ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ twilight_NN ._. ^ the_ATI street_NN was_BEDZ K25 205 deserted_VBN and_CC there_EX were_BED few_AP K25 206 lights_NNS in_IN the_ATI windows_NNS of_IN the_ATI two_CD regular_JJ K25 206 lines_NNS of_IN houses_NNS that_WPR enclosed_VBD K25 207 me_PP1O ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ telly_NN time_NN for_IN everyone_PN ._. ^ K25 207 a_AP few_AP" knife-edges_NNS of_IN light_NN slit_VBD K25 208 the_ATI shrouded_JJ sky_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A stood_VBD on_IN the_ATI K25 208 doorstep_NN a_AT while_NN watching_VBG it_PP3 ,_, trying_VBG K25 209 to_TO decide_VB where_WRB to_TO go_VB ._. ^ a_AT visit_NN to_IN Pete_NP K25 209 certainly_RB did_DOD n't_XNOT attract_VB me_PP1O ,_, K25 210 the_ATI conversation_NN would_MD die_VB too_QL quickly_RB ._. ^ but_CC K25 210 I_PP1A wanted_VBD to_TO talk_VB to_IN K25 211 someone_PN ._. ^ every_AT time_NN I_PP1A returned_VBD from_IN K25 211 college_NN I_PP1A felt_VBD the_ATI need_NN to_TO meet_VB K25 212 people_NNS I_PP1A used_VBD to_TO know_VB ,_, to_TO see_VB the_ATI K25 212 life_NN I_PP1A had_HVD known_VBN ,_, to_TO re-evaluate_VB and_CC K25 213 see_VB if_CS I_PP1A could_MD feel_VB some_DTI of_IN the_ATI old_JJ K25 213 desires_NNS ._. K26 2 all_ABN the_ATI girls_NNS love_VB a_AT scholar_NN ._. K26 3 ^ short_JJ story_NN by_IN Malcolm_NP Bradbury_NP ._. K26 4 ^ one_CD1 fine_JJ day_NN in_IN late_JJ August_NR ,_, a_AP little_AP" K26 4 more_AP than_IN a_AT year_NN ago_RB ,_, I_PP1A K26 5 put_VBD on_RP some_DTI clean_JJ socks_NNS ,_, pressed_VBD my_PP$ K26 5 trousers_NNS ,_, and_CC made_VBD my_PP$ way_NN across_IN K26 6 the_ATI downs_NNS to_IN Southampton_NP ,_, where_WRB I_PP1A was_BEDZ K26 6 to_TO take_VB ship_NN for_IN America_NP ._. ^ after_CS K26 7 governmental_JJ minions_NNS had_HVD knotted_VBN my_PP$ suits_NNS K26 7 together_RB and_CC counted_VBN the_ATI K26 8 contents_NNS of_IN my_PP$ wallet_NN ,_, under_IN the_ATI pretext_NN K26 8 of_IN facilitating_VBG my_PP$ K26 9 embarkation_NN ,_, I_PP1A went_VBD out_RP onto_IN the_ATI dock_NN ,_, K26 9 and_CC there_RN she_PP3A was_BEDZ ,_, the_ATI K26 10 \0R.M.S_NP Grand_NP Cham_NP ,_, a_AT huge_JJ wedding_NN cake_NN of_IN K26 10 a_AT ship_NN ,_, sturdy_JJ yet_CC K26 11 pleasantly_RB worn_VBN after_IN yeoman_NN service_NN on_IN the_ATI K26 11 transatlantic_JJ run_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A K26 12 paused_VBD and_CC scratched_VBD my_PP$ ear_NN ,_, touched_VBN by_IN K26 12 the_ATI moment_NN ;_; I_PP1A was_BEDZ going_VBG to_IN K26 13 America_NP ,_, safe_JJ in_IN this_DT titan_NN of_IN the_ATI deep_NN K26 13 *-_*- and_CC what_WDT leisurely_JJ ,_, playful_JJ ,_, K26 14 and_CC even_RB possibly_RB lascivious_JJ hours_NNS lay_VBD before_IN K26 14 me_PP1O !_! ^ I_PP1A gathered_VBD up_RP my_PP$ K26 15 hand_NN baggage_NN ,_, which_WDTR consisted_VBD of_IN a_AT portable_JJ K26 15 typewriter_NN and_CC a_AT briefcase_NN K26 16 containing_VBG a_AT full-size_JJB x-ray_NN photograph_NN of_IN my_PP$ K26 16 chest_NN and_CC a_AT crisp_JJ mint_NN K26 17 copy_NN of_IN my_PP$ Master's_NPT$ thesis_NN ,_, on_IN the_ATI K26 17 influence_NN of_IN Dryden_NP on_IN anybody_PN ,_, K26 18 which_WDTR I_PP1A had_HVD just_RB completed_VBN ._. K26 19 ^ I_PP1A came_VBD fresh_JJ from_IN two_CD years_NNS of_IN K26 19 research_NN ,_, spent_VBN among_IN the_ATI high_JJ K26 20 stone_NN pillars_NNS and_CC solemnly_RB dedicated_JJ atmosphere_NN K26 20 of_IN the_ATI British_JNP Museum_NPL ._. K26 21 ^ I_PP1A am_BEM essentially_RB a_AT provincial_JJ lad_NN ,_, lost_VBN K26 21 in_IN the_ATI vast_JJ ,_, unwieldy_JJ City_NPL of_IN K26 22 London_NP ,_, and_CC the_ATI British_JNP Museum_NPL was_BEDZ the_ATI K26 22 only_AP place_NN I_PP1A knew_VBD ._. ^ I_PP1A used_VBD to_TO K26 23 take_VB the_ATI small_JJ red_JJ trains_NNS of_IN the_ATI London_NP K26 23 underground_NN as_QL far_RB as_IN K26 24 Tottenham_NP Court_NPL Road_NPL station_NN and_CC emerge_VB into_IN K26 24 the_ATI grey_JJ heady_JJ airs_NNS of_IN K26 25 Bloomsbury_NP ._. ^ then_RN I_PP1A would_MD wend_VB my_PP$ way_NN K26 25 between_IN the_ATI bookshops_NNS ,_, K26 26 publishers'_NNS$ offices_NNS ,_, and_CC espresso_NN bars_NNS ,_, K26 26 taking_VBG care_NN not_XNOT to_TO go_VB K26 27 off_IN course_NN into_IN the_ATI void_NN ,_, until_CS I_PP1A K26 27 reached_VBD the_ATI British_JNP Museum_NPL ._. ^ I_PP1A would_MD K26 28 go_VB into_IN the_ATI reading_NN room_NN ,_, where_WRB solid_JJ K26 28 silence_NN was_BEDZ packed_VBN hard_JJ and_CC K26 29 green_JJ up_RP as_QL far_RB as_IN the_ATI bowl_NN of_IN the_ATI dome_NN K26 29 ,_, and_CC walk_VB over_RP ,_, always_RB ,_, to_IN K26 30 desk_NN D-4_ZZ ._. ^ (_( after_IN a_AP few_AP" months_NNS ,_, K26 30 people_NNS knew_VBD that_CS D-4_ZZ and_CC Bradbury_NP went_VBD K26 31 together_RB ;_; I_PP1A was_BEDZ a_AT member_NN of_IN a_AT very_QL K26 31 exclusive_JJ club_NN ._. )_) ^ I_PP1A would_MD settle_VB K26 32 down_RP there_RN amid_IN the_ATI smell_NN of_IN leather_NN bindings_NNS K26 32 and_CC leather_NN desks_NNS and_CC K26 33 the_ATI strange_JJ aromas_NNS of_IN unguents_NNS worn_VBN by_IN K26 33 middle_JJB European_JNP e*?2migre*?2s_NNS ,_, K26 34 who_WPR notoriously_RB used_VBD to_TO repair_VB to_IN the_ATI K26 34 British_JNP Museum_NPL to_TO write_VB K26 35 seditious_JJ pamphlets_NNS ._. ^ sometimes_RB I_PP1A would_MD go_VB K26 35 down_RP into_IN the_ATI basement_NN K26 36 lavatory_NN ,_, where_WRB small_JJ men_NNS could_MD be_BE seen_VBN K26 36 from_IN time_NN to_IN time_NN washing_VBG K26 37 their_PP$ hats_NNS ._. ^ such_ABL eccentricities_NNS were_BED K26 37 commonplace_JJ in_IN this_DT high_JJ world_NN K26 38 of_IN scholarship_NN which_WDTR I_PP1A now_RN frequented_VBD ,_, and_CC K26 38 my_PP$ urbanity_NN grew_VBD daily_RB ._. ^ so_RB K26 39 this_DT ,_, then_RN ,_, was_BEDZ living_VBG ._. K26 40 ^ at_IN eleven_CD ,_, I_PP1A would_MD go_VB out_RP for_IN coffee_NN K26 40 ;_; at_IN twelve-thirty_CD for_IN K26 41 lunch_NN ;_; and_CC at_IN three-fifteen_CD for_IN tea_NN ._. ^ in_IN K26 41 these_DTS interstices_NNS ,_, I_PP1A K26 42 conducted_VBD a_AT love_NN affair_NN with_IN a_AT large_JJ ,_, K26 42 flamboyant_JJ ,_, and_CC rather_RB rich_JJ girl_NN K26 43 from_IN Sheffield_NP ,_, who_WPR was_BEDZ also_RB writing_VBG a_AT K26 43 thesis_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A never_RB saw_VBD her_PP3O save_CS K26 44 during_IN the_ATI daytime_NN ,_, and_CC our_PP$ relationship_NN K26 44 was_BEDZ conducted_VBN largely_RB by_IN K26 45 correspondence_NN within_IN the_ATI museum_NN ._. ^ notes_NNS would_MD K26 45 arrive_VB saying_VBG ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM K26 46 mad_JJ at_IN you_PP2 ._. ^ you_PP2 said_VBD you_PP2 'd_MD have_HV K26 46 lunch_NN with_IN me_PP1O yesterday_NR ._. **'_**' ^ notes_NNS K26 47 would_MD leave_VB saying_VBG ^ *'_*' sorry_JJ ,_, my_PP$ tutor_NN K26 47 came_VBD ._. ^ (_( my_PP$ tutor_NN would_MD often_RB pop_VB K26 48 in_RP ,_, and_CC we_PP1AS would_MD retire_VB to_IN a_AT nearby_JJB K26 48 teashop_NN ,_, eat_VB buns_NNS ,_, and_CC discuss_VB my_PP$ K26 49 thesis_NN ,_, at_IN the_ATI same_AP time_NN feeding_VBG crumbs_NNS K26 49 to_IN the_ATI mice_NNS that_WPR kept_VBD K26 50 appearing_VBG out_RP of_IN the_ATI wainscoting_NN ._. )_) ^ but_CC K26 50 how_WRB about_IN today_NR ?_? ^ I_PP1A 'm_BEM your_PP$ K26 51 friend_NN ._. **'_**' K26 52 ^ when_WRB I_PP1A accepted_VBD a_AT fellowship_NN in_IN America_NP K26 52 ,_, the_ATI notes_NNS came_VBD thick_RB and_CC K26 53 fast_RB ;_; she_PP3A was_BEDZ very_QL mad_JJ at_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ I_PP1A K26 53 had_HVD that_DT day_NN taken_VBN my_PP$ thesis_NN to_IN a_AT K26 54 little_JJ bookbinder_NN up_IN Gower_NP Street_NPL ,_, who_WPR had_HVD K26 54 hit_VBN the_ATI edges_NNS with_IN a_AT hammer_NN K26 55 and_CC put_VBN a_AT binding_NN on_IN it_PP3 ,_, I_PP1A felt_VBD very_QL K26 55 proud_JJ ._. ^ so_RB I_PP1A took_VBD her_PP3O out_RP to_IN K26 56 dinner_NN in_IN Soho_NP ,_, then_RN to_IN a_AT theatre_NN ,_, and_CC K26 56 finally_RB I_PP1A took_VBD her_PP3O home_NR on_IN the_ATI K26 57 underground_NN ._. ^ we_PP1AS sat_VBD on_IN a_AT bench_NN in_IN K26 57 some_DTI gardens_NNS near_IN the_ATI river_NN ._. ^ a_AT K26 58 sign_NN saying_VBG *'_*' hovis_NC **'_**' kept_VBD flashing_VBG at_IN K26 58 us_PP1OS from_IN across_IN the_ATI river_NN ,_, K26 59 but_CC we_PP1AS did_DOD n't_XNOT look_VB at_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ the_ATI K26 59 seat_NN was_BEDZ wet_JJ ,_, and_CC ants_NNS kept_VBD taking_VBG K26 60 things_NNS back_RP and_CC forth_RP along_IN it_PP3 ,_, but_CC we_PP1AS K26 60 did_DOD n't_XNOT mind_VB ._. ^ at_RB last_RB" ,_, I_PP1A K26 61 ushered_VBD her_PP3O to_IN her_PP$ door_NN and_CC promised_VBD never_RB K26 61 to_TO forget_VB her_PP3O ._. K26 62 ^ now_RN I_PP1A was_BEDZ off_RP to_IN America_NP to_TO face_VB a_AT K26 62 more_QL rigorous_JJ re*?2gime_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A K26 63 was_BEDZ going_VBG to_IN the_ATI middle_JJB west_NR to_TO teach_VB a_AT K26 63 course_NN on_IN gross_JJ illiteracies_NNS K26 64 to_IN freshmen_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI gross_JJ illiteracies_NNS did_DOD K26 64 n't_XNOT sound_VB very_QL interesting_JJ ._. K26 65 ^ they_PP3AS included_VBD such_ABL deviations_NNS as_IN the_ATI K26 65 unjustifiable_JJ dangling_JJ modifier_NN K26 66 ~ (_( *'_*' if_CS thoroughly_RB stewed_VBN ,_, the_ATI patients_NNS K26 66 will_MD enjoy_VB our_PP$ prunes_NNS **'_**' )_) and_CC K26 67 the_ATI fused_JJ sentence_NN ~ (_( *'_*' his_PP$ bus_NN was_BEDZ K26 67 late_JJ he_PP3A missed_VBD his_PP$ train_NN **'_**' )_) ._. ^ I_PP1A K26 68 realised_VBD that_CS I_PP1A was_BEDZ now_RN finished_VBN with_IN K26 68 the_ATI cosmopolitan_JJ gentlemanly_JJ K26 69 days_NNS of_IN English_JNP research_NN ;_; no_ATI more_AP men_NNS K26 69 washing_VBG their_PP$ hats_NNS in_IN the_ATI K26 70 lavatory_NN ,_, no_ATI more_AP eccentrics_NNS talking_VBG on_IN K26 70 economic_JJ theory_NN to_IN the_ATI stone_NN K26 71 lions_NNS in_IN front_IN" of_IN" the_ATI British_JNP Museum_NPL ._. ^ K26 71 now_RN ,_, if_CS I_PP1A wanted_VBD to_TO do_DO research_NN K26 72 work_NN ,_, I_PP1A had_HVD to_TO take_VB courses_NNS and_CC acquire_VB K26 72 credits_NNS for_IN a_AT degree_NN ._. ^ but_CC K26 73 first_RB ,_, I_PP1A told_VBD myself_PPL ,_, forget_VB scholarship_NN K26 73 and_CC the_ATI academic_JJ life_NN for_IN a_AT K26 74 while_NN :_: revel_NN in_IN the_ATI joys_NNS of_IN a_AT cruise_NN ._. K26 75 ^ flunkies_NNS ushered_VBD me_PP1O aboard_IN the_ATI Grand_NP K26 75 Cham_NP ,_, and_CC eventually_RB I_PP1A K26 76 found_VBD my_PP$ cabin_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT tiny_JJ cabin_NN K26 76 ,_, no_RB bigger_JJR than_IN a_AT good-sized_JJ K26 77 coffin_NN ,_, and_CC it_PP3 contained_VBD four_CD berths_NNS ,_, a_AT K26 77 communal_JJ set_NN of_IN drawers_NNS ,_, and_CC a_AT K26 78 hand_NN basin_NN about_RB the_ATI size_NN of_IN the_ATI bowl_NN of_IN K26 78 my_PP$ pipe_NN ._. ^ my_PP$ three_CD cabin_NN K26 79 mates_NNS had_HVD arrived_VBN already_RB ;_; they_PP3AS were_BED K26 79 long-faced_JJ ,_, dark-haired_JJ English_JNP K26 80 youths_NNS who_WPR looked_VBD exactly_RB like_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ one_CD1 K26 80 of_IN them_PP3OS pointed_VBD out_RP to_IN me_PP1O a_AT K26 81 package_NN from_IN Interflora_NP ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ white_JJ K26 81 heather_NN from_IN the_ATI British_JNP Museum_NPL K26 82 girl_NN ,_, and_CC the_ATI card_NN said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM K26 82 your_PP$ friend_NN **'_**' ._. ^ I_PP1A then_RN began_VBD to_TO K26 83 unpack_VB my_PP$ briefcase_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A lifted_VBD out_RP the_ATI K26 83 x-ray_NN photograph_NN and_CC the_ATI K26 84 thesis_NN ,_, and_CC carried_VBD them_PP3OS to_IN a_AT convenient_JJ K26 84 shelf_NN ._. ^ then_RN I_PP1A noticed_VBD a_AT K26 85 curious_JJ thing_NN ._. ^ already_RB on_IN the_ATI shelf_NN ,_, K26 85 there_EX lay_VBD three_CD x-ray_NN K26 86 photographs_NNS and_CC three_CD fat_JJ Master's_NPT$ theses_NNS ._. ^ K26 86 I_PP1A looked_VBD at_IN my_PP$ cabin_NN mates_NNS K26 87 inquiringly_RB ._. ^ they_PP3AS nodded_VBD ._. ^ we_PP1AS were_BED K26 87 all_ABN on_IN the_ATI same_AP errand_NN ._. K26 88 ^ bursting_VBG with_IN bonhomie_NN ,_, we_PP1AS sat_VBD at_IN K26 88 the_ATI same_AP table_NN at_IN dinner_NN and_CC K26 89 talked_VBN about_IN Dryden_NP and_CC George_NP Eliot_NP and_CC the_ATI K26 89 criticism_NN of_IN \0F_NP \0R_NP K26 90 Leavis_NP ._. ^ suddenly_RB ,_, in_IN a_AT pause_NN in_IN our_PP$ K26 90 conversation_NN ,_, we_PP1AS observed_VBD K26 91 something_PN strange_JJ ._. ^ the_ATI people_NNS at_IN the_ATI next_AP K26 91 table_NN were_BED also_RB talking_VBG K26 92 about_IN Dryden_NP and_CC George_NP Eliot_NP and_CC the_ATI K26 92 criticism_NN of_IN \0F_NP \0R_NP Leavis_NP ._. K26 93 ^ so_PN were_BED the_ATI people_NNS at_IN the_ATI table_NN beyond_IN K26 93 that_DT ._. ^ soon_RB everyone_PN was_BEDZ K26 94 turning_VBG round_RP to_TO look_VB at_IN everyone_PN else_RB ,_, and_CC K26 94 it_PP3 quickly_RB became_VBD evident_JJ K26 95 that_CS the_ATI vessel_NN was_BEDZ largely_RB given_VBN over_RP to_IN K26 95 American_JNP intellectuals_NNS K26 96 returning_VBG from_IN a_AT year's_NN$ stint_NN in_IN Rome_NP or_CC K26 96 Paris_NP or_CC London_NP and_CC English_JNP K26 97 intellectuals_NNS going_VBG for_IN a_AT year's_NN$ stint_NN to_IN K26 97 the_ATI Folger_NP or_CC to_IN Stanford_NP or_CC K26 98 to_IN the_ATI palaces_NNS of_IN cultivation_NN in_IN the_ATI middle_JJB K26 98 west_NR ._. ^ there_EX were_BED K26 99 English-speaking_JJ union_NN fellows_NNS ,_, commonwealth_NN fund_NN K26 99 fellows_NNS ,_, Henry_NP K26 100 fellows_NNS ,_, and_CC Jane_NP Eliza_NP Procter_NP visiting_JJ K26 100 fellows_NNS ._. ^ there_EX were_BED K26 101 Guggenheims_NPS and_CC Rockefellers_NPS ,_, Fords_NPS and_CC K26 101 Gulbenkians_NPS ._. ^ *'_*' my_PP$ K26 102 goodness_NN ,_, **'_**' remarked_VBD someone_PN ,_, *'_*' what_WDT a_AT K26 102 blow_NN for_IN the_ATI human_JJ K26 103 intelligence_NN if_CS this_DT ship_NN should_MD sink_VB ._. **'_**' K26 104 ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT sobering_JJ thought_NN ._. ^ perhaps_RB ,_, K26 104 someone_PN else_RB suggested_VBD ,_, we_PP1AS K26 105 should_MD have_HV been_BEN shared_VBN out_RP among_IN several_AP K26 105 vessels_NNS ,_, so_CS that_CS" some_DTI of_IN us_PP1OS ,_, K26 106 at_RB least_RB" ,_, should_MD survive_VB ._. ^ as_CS one_CD1 of_IN K26 106 my_PP$ cabin_NN mates_NNS remarked_VBD ,_, the_ATI K26 107 incidence_NN of_IN scholars_NNS was_BEDZ more_RB than_RB" random_JJ ;_; K26 107 it_PP3 was_BEDZ statistically_RB K26 108 significant_JJ ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 know_VB ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD K26 108 ,_, *'_*' the_ATI historians_NNS of_IN race_NN K26 109 migration_NN have_HV missed_VBN this_DT ._. ^ there_EX 's_BEZ a_AT K26 109 thesis_NN in_IN it_PP3 ._. **'_**' ^ I_PP1A hastened_VBD to_TO K26 110 assure_VB him_PP3O that_CS with_IN a_AT passenger_NN list_NN of_IN K26 110 this_DT sort_NN no_ATI potential_JJ K26 111 subject_NN for_IN a_AT thesis_NN would_MD be_BE likely_JJ to_TO go_VB K26 111 begging_VBG ._. ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, good_JJ !_! **'_**' K26 112 said_VBD my_PP$ companion_NN ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM relieved_JJ ._. ^ K26 112 because_CS it_PP3 is_BEZ n't_XNOT really_RB my_PP$ K26 113 field_NN ._. **'_**' K26 114 ^ already_RB I_PP1A was_BEDZ beginning_VBG to_TO suspect_VB that_CS K26 114 the_ATI passenger_NN list_NN of_IN the_ATI K26 115 vessel_NN was_BEDZ not_XNOT my_PP$ field_NN either_RB ,_, and_CC K26 115 during_IN the_ATI next_AP day_NN or_CC two_CD I_PP1A could_MD K26 116 not_XNOT help_VB but_CS feel_VB that_CS the_ATI atmosphere_NN was_BEDZ K26 116 growing_VBG claustrophobic_JJ ._. K26 117 ^ there_EX were_BED a_AP few_AP" passengers_NNS without_IN even_RB K26 117 their_PP$ Master's_NPT$ degrees_NNS ,_, K26 118 going_VBG to_TO visit_VB relatives_NNS or_CC get_VB married_VBN in_IN K26 118 the_ATI states_NP ,_, or_CC returning_VBG K26 119 from_IN a_AT tour_NN of_IN Europe_NP ._. ^ you_PP2 saw_VBD them_PP3OS K26 119 occasionally_RB ,_, walking_VBG about_RP K26 120 defiantly_RB carrying_VBG copies_NNS of_IN novels_NNS by_IN Nevil_NP K26 120 Shute_NP ,_, and_CC I_PP1A ,_, for_IN one_CD1 ,_, K26 121 never_RB let_VBD them_PP3OS go_VB by_RP without_IN sparing_VBG K26 121 them_PP3OS a_AP few_AP" kindly_JJ words_NNS ._. ^ by_RB and_RB" K26 122 large_RB" ,_, though_RB ,_, the_ATI passengers_NNS gathered_VBD in_IN K26 122 groups_NNS on_IN the_ATI boat_NN deck_NN each_DT K26 123 day_NN in_IN informal_JJ seminars_NNS ,_, keeping_VBG alive_JJ the_ATI K26 123 tradition_NN of_IN academic_JJ K26 124 debate_NN during_IN this_DT tough_JJ ,_, fallow_JJ spell_NN while_CS K26 124 they_PP3AS were_BED cut_VBN off_RP from_IN a_AT K26 125 university_NN and_CC out_RP under_IN the_ATI open_JJ sky_NN ._. K26 126 ^ one_CD1 evening_NN ,_, my_PP$ roommates_NNS and_CC I_PP1A were_BED K26 126 sitting_VBG in_IN our_PP$ cabin_NN K26 127 deluging_VBG our_PP$ nostrils_NNS with_IN heather_NN pollen_NN when_WRB K26 127 there_EX came_VBD a_AT tap_NN at_IN the_ATI K26 128 door_NN and_CC a_AT young_JJ American_JNP scholar_NN we_PP1AS had_HVD K26 128 already_RB met_VBN (_( he_PP3A was_BEDZ a_AT K26 129 Swinburne_NP man_NN )_) entered_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' hi_UH ,_, **'_**' K26 129 he_PP3A said_VBD ._. K26 130 ^ we_PP1AS said_VBD ~ *'_*' hi_UH **'_**' back_RP at_IN him_PP3O ,_, K26 130 and_CC he_PP3A explained_VBD that_CS a_AT meeting_NN had_HVD K26 131 been_BEN held_VBN and_CC it_PP3 had_HVD been_BEN decided_VBN to_TO K26 131 formalise_VB the_ATI discussions_NNS on_IN the_ATI K26 132 boat_NN deck_NN by_IN holding_VBG daily_JJ seminars_NNS devoted_VBN K26 132 to_IN comparisons_NNS of_IN American_JNP K26 133 and_CC European_JNP life_NN and_CC thought_NN ,_, which_WDTR would_MD K26 133 keep_VB our_PP$ minds_NNS from_IN rusting_VBG K26 134 and_CC at_IN the_ATI same_AP time_NN serve_VB as_IN an_AT K26 134 orientation_NN programme_NN for_IN those_DTS K26 135 unfamiliar_JJ with_IN various_JJ lands_NNS ._. ^ people_NNS would_MD K26 135 contribute_VB papers_NNS ,_, and_CC K26 136 discussion_NN would_MD be_BE encouraged_VBN ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 know_VB K26 136 ,_, this_DT is_BEZ the_ATI greatest_JJT K26 137 opportunity_NN we_PP1AS 'll_MD ever_RB have_HV ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A K26 137 said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS can_MD n't_XNOT let_VB an_AT K26 138 opportunity_NN like_IN this_DT go_VB by_RP ._. **'_**' K26 139 ^ there_EX was_BEDZ ,_, he_PP3A had_HVD to_TO admit_VB ,_, one_CD1 K26 139 painful_JJ drawback_NN ._. ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS are_BER n't_XNOT K26 140 authorised_VBN to_TO award_VB credits_NNS toward_IN any_DTI degree_NN K26 140 ,_, but_CC we_PP1AS do_DO n't_XNOT think_VB this_DT K26 141 should_MD stand_VB in_IN our_PP$ way_NN ,_, and_CC we_PP1AS hope_VB K26 141 it_PP3 will_MD n't_XNOT deter_VB you_PP2 from_IN K26 142 coming_VBG ._. **'_**' K26 143 ^ we_PP1AS congratulated_VBD him_PP3O on_IN being_BEG so_RB K26 143 infected_VBN with_IN the_ATI joy_NN of_IN pure_JJ K26 144 scholarship_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A thanked_VBD us_PP1OS and_CC adjured_VBD K26 144 us_PP1OS to_TO be_BE present_JJ at_IN ten-thirty_CD K26 145 the_ATI next_AP morning_NN ._. K26 146 ^ for_IN some_DTI strange_JJ reason_NN ,_, possibly_RB a_AT K26 146 decline_NN in_IN my_PP$ metabolism_NN ,_, I_PP1A K26 147 could_MD n't_XNOT quite_RB relish_VB the_ATI prospect_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A K26 147 went_VBD to_IN the_ATI meeting_NN the_ATI next_AP K26 148 day_NN ,_, however_RB ,_, and_CC an_AT eminent_JJ professor_NN from_IN K26 148 Emmanuel_NP College_NPL ,_, K26 149 Cambridge_NP ,_, gave_VBD a_AT paper_NN on_IN the_ATI cheapest_JJT K26 149 way_NN to_TO buy_VB potatoes_NNS in_IN K26 150 England_NP ,_, and_CC then_RN there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT discussion_NN K26 150 about_IN how_WRB to_TO get_VB off_IN a_AT K26 151 turnpike_NN in_IN the_ATI states_NP ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ good_JJ ,_, K26 151 searching_JJ stuff_NN ,_, well_RB presented_VBN K26 152 and_CC well_RB delivered_VBN ,_, and_CC showing_VBG the_ATI stamp_NN K26 152 of_IN original_JJ minds_NNS ,_, yet_CC K26 153 somehow_RB I_PP1A did_DOD n't_XNOT seem_VB up_RP to_IN it_PP3 ,_, K26 153 and_CC when_WRB the_ATI Swinburne_NP man_NN ,_, who_WPR was_BEDZ in_IN K26 154 general_JJ charge_NN ,_, assigned_VBD us_PP1OS Moby_NP Dick_NP ,_, K26 154 to_TO be_BE read_VBN before_IN the_ATI next_AP K26 155 class_NN ,_, I_PP1A felt_VBD I_PP1A 'd_MD almost_RB rather_RB take_VB K26 155 an_AT incomplete_NN in_IN the_ATI course_NN ._. K26 156 ^ fortunately_RB for_IN me_PP1O ,_, my_PP$ fears_NNS of_IN being_BEG K26 156 bested_VBN in_IN a_AT debate_NN on_IN K26 157 Melville_NP were_BED relieved_VBN by_IN a_AT chance_JJB encounter_NN K26 157 ,_, at_IN the_ATI dance_NN that_DT K26 158 evening_NN ,_, with_IN an_AT elegantly_RB proportioned_VBD American_JNP K26 158 nurse_NN ,_, tanned_VBN as_QL K26 159 brown_JJ as_IN a_AT berry_NN by_IN a_AT two-month_JJB tour_NN of_IN K26 159 Italy_NP ._. ^ I_PP1A had_HVD no_ATI business_NN K26 160 being_BEG at_IN the_ATI dance_NN at_IN all_ABN ,_, with_IN so_QL K26 160 much_AP reading_NN to_TO do_DO ,_, but_CC I_PP1A thought_VBD K26 161 perhaps_RB he_PP3A would_MD n't_XNOT call_VB on_IN me_PP1O in_IN K26 161 the_ATI quiz_NN ._. ^ looking_VBG on_IN this_DT K26 162 unqualified_JJ specimen_NN of_IN American_JNP womanhood_NN ,_, K26 162 charming_JJ even_RB without_IN her_PP$ K26 163 \0M.A_NPT ,_, I_PP1A found_VBD myself_PPL spiritually_RB closer_RBR K26 163 to_IN her_PP3O than_CS I_PP1A did_DOD to_IN many_AP K26 164 a_AT scholar_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ ,_, in_RB short_RB" ,_, K26 164 tempted_VBN into_IN silken_JJ dalliance_NN ._. ^ the_ATI K26 165 desire_NN for_IN knowledge_NN ,_, the_ATI desire_NN to_TO learn_VB K26 165 all_ABN there_EX was_BEDZ to_TO know_VB about_IN K26 166 the_ATI Weltanschauung_&FW of_IN the_ATI female_NN in_IN America_NP ,_, K26 166 egged_VBD me_PP1O on_RP ._. K26 167 ^ I_PP1A began_VBD my_PP$ course_NN of_IN study_NN the_ATI next_AP K26 167 day_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ ,_, as_CS I_PP1A have_HV said_VBN ,_, K26 168 a_AT modest_JJ and_CC provincial_JJ English_JNP youth_NN ,_, but_CC K26 168 my_PP$ companion_NN seemed_VBD K26 169 inclined_VBN to_TO thaw_VB me_PP1O ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 're_BER so_QL K26 169 polite_JJ ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ K26 169 cute_JJ ,_, K26 170 but_CC you_PP2 will_MD n't_XNOT snow_VB an_AT American_JNP girl_NN K26 170 that_DT way_NN ._. **'_**' K26 171 ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ telling_VBG me_PP1O ,_, in_IN the_ATI late_JJ K26 171 afternoon_NN ,_, how_WRB to_TO snow_VB an_AT K26 172 American_JNP girl_NN ,_, when_WRB the_ATI Swinburne_NP man_NN K26 172 appeared_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' say_VB ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, K26 173 *'_*' we_PP1AS missed_VBD you_PP2 today_NR ._. **'_**' ^ I_PP1A K26 173 apologised_VBD for_IN my_PP$ absence_NN ._. K26 174 ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS had_HVD a_AT great_JJ class_NN on_IN how_WRB to_TO K26 174 use_VB an_AT Automat_NP ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. K26 175 ^ *'_*' then_RN one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI guys_NNS in_IN your_PP$ cabin_NN K26 175 talked_VBD about_IN how_WRB to_TO get_VB K26 176 shillings_NNS to_TO put_VB into_IN English_JNP gas_NN meters_NNS ._. ^ K26 176 it_PP3 was_BEDZ very_QL interesting_JJ ._. **'_**' K26 177 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM sure_JJ ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' K26 177 I_PP1A 'm_BEM sorry_JJ I_PP1A missed_VBD it_PP3 ._. **'_**' K26 178 ^ next_AP morning_NN ,_, the_ATI Swinburne_NP man_NN was_BEDZ at_IN K26 178 our_PP$ cabin_NN early_RB ,_, looking_VBG K26 179 for_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ I_PP1A told_VBD him_PP3O that_CS I_PP1A should_MD K26 179 most_QL surely_RB have_HV joined_VBN the_ATI group_NN K26 180 that_DT day_NN were_BED I_PP1A not_XNOT working_VBG on_IN a_AT K26 180 project_NN of_IN my_PP$ own_AP ._. ^ he_PP3A left_VBD ,_, a_AT K26 180 trifle_NN K26 181 dejected_JJ ,_, and_CC my_PP$ project_NN came_VBD along_RP shortly_RB K26 181 afterward_RB from_IN her_PP$ cabin_NN ,_, K26 182 where_WRB she_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN putting_VBG on_RP a_AT swimsuit_NN K26 182 ,_, and_CC we_PP1AS went_VBD to_IN the_ATI pool_NN ._. K27 2 the_ATI stile_NN ._. K27 3 ^ the_ATI mirror_NN had_HVD a_AT bevelled_JJ edge_NN ,_, so_CS K27 3 that_CS" by_IN tilting_VBG it_PP3 carefully_RB K27 4 he_PP3A could_MD cut_VB his_PP$ eye_NN in_IN half_ABN quite_RB K27 4 painlessly_RB ._. ^ now_RN he_PP3A had_HVD three_CD eyes_NNS K27 5 and_CC a_AT harelip_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A squared_VBD the_ATI mirror_NN ,_, K27 5 made_VBD a_AT cruel_JJ gesture_NN with_IN his_PP$ K27 6 mouth_NN ,_, then_RN put_VBD his_PP$ hand_NN down_IN the_ATI front_NN K27 6 of_IN his_PP$ trousers_NNS to_TO see_VB if_CS he_PP3A K27 7 had_HVD more_AP hair_NN than_IN Falkirk_NP yet_RB ._. ^ suddenly_RB K27 7 he_PP3A noticed_VBD some_DTI flecks_NNS of_IN K27 8 scurf_NN that_WPR must_MD have_HV fallen_VBN on_IN the_ATI mirror_NN K27 8 when_WRB he_PP3A was_BEDZ combing_VBG his_PP$ K27 9 parting_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A began_VBD to_TO worry_VB about_IN that_DT K27 9 instead_RB ._. K27 10 ^ the_ATI waiting_NN was_BEDZ intolerable_JJ ._. ^ and_CC yet_RB K27 10 he_PP3A knew_VBD it_PP3 should_MD n't_XNOT be_BE ._. K27 11 ^ the_ATI bed_NN was_BEDZ a_AT secure_JJ island_NN where_WRB he_PP3A K27 11 was_BEDZ immune_JJ from_IN time_NN ._. ^ that_DT was_BEDZ K27 12 why_WRB before_IN going_VBG back_RP to_IN school_NN ,_, or_CC before_IN K27 12 going_VBG to_IN the_ATI dance_NN as_CS now_RN ,_, K27 13 he_PP3A would_MD set_VB aside_RP a_AT whole_JJ hour_NN for_IN lying_VBG K27 13 on_IN his_PP$ bed_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT K27 14 rational_JJ device_NN for_IN delaying_VBG fear_NN ._. ^ when_WRB K27 14 he_PP3A panicked_VBD ,_, and_CC he_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN K27 15 panicking_VBG for_IN more_AP than_IN a_AT week_NN ,_, he_PP3A could_MD K27 15 say_VB to_IN himself_PPL ,_, ^ *'_*' there_EX is_BEZ K27 16 still_RB the_ATI hour_NN ._. ^ there_EX is_BEZ no_ATI excuse_NN for_IN K27 16 worrying_VBG before_IN the_ATI hour_NN ._. **'_**' K27 17 ^ the_ATI strategem_NN never_RB worked_VBD ,_, but_CC he_PP3A still_RB K27 17 enforced_VBD it_PP3 rigidly_RB because_CS K27 18 the_ATI hour_NN was_BEDZ the_ATI time_NN for_IN thinking_VBG ._. K27 19 ^ now_RN he_PP3A felt_VBD silly_JJ lying_VBG on_IN the_ATI bed_NN K27 19 in_IN his_PP$ blue_JJ suit_NN and_CC his_PP$ K27 20 ridiculous_JJ patent-leather_JJB shoes_NNS with_IN silver_NN K27 20 buckles_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A strained_VBD his_PP$ K27 21 ears_NNS to_TO hear_VB his_PP$ mother_NN backing_VBG the_ATI car_NN K27 21 out_RP of_IN the_ATI garage_NN ;_; all_ABN the_ATI K27 22 time_NN his_PP$ breathing_NN coming_VBG faster_RBR ._. K27 23 ^ the_ATI other_AP thought_NN came_VBD back_RP ._. K27 24 ^ he_PP3A bit_VBD his_PP$ lip_NN and_CC cut_VBD his_PP$ eye_NN in_IN K27 24 half_ABN again_RB with_IN the_ATI mirror_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A K27 25 rather_RB wished_VBD the_ATI down_NN would_MD disappear_VB K27 25 altogether_RB ._. ^ last_AP term_NN had_HVD been_BEN K27 26 bad_JJ enough_QLP ._. ^ their_PP$ voices_NNS were_BED still_RB in_IN K27 26 his_PP$ ears_NNS like_IN trapped_JJ bees_NNS ._. K27 27 ^ *'_*' Morton_NP has_HVZ a_AT forest_NN !_! **'_**' ^ *'_*' with_IN K27 27 a_AT waterfall_NN in_IN it_PP3 !_! **'_**' K27 28 ^ *'_*' Morton_NP !_! ^ Morton_NP !_! ^ Morton_NP !_! **'_**' ^ *'_*' K27 28 look_VB at_IN the_ATI Jelly_NP Roll_NP !_! **'_**' K27 29 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM precocious_JJ ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD K27 29 carefully_RB ,_, and_CC aloud_RB to_IN the_ATI ceiling_NN ,_, K27 30 turning_VBG away_RP wearily_RB from_IN the_ATI sound_NN of_IN their_PP$ K27 30 voices_NNS ._. K27 31 ^ he_PP3A wondered_VBD dazedly_RB whether_CS the_ATI term_NN K27 31 after_IN next_AP at_IN his_PP$ new_JJ school_NN K27 32 everyone_PN would_MD have_HV hairy_JJ dings_NNS and_CC it_PP3 would_MD K27 32 n't_XNOT matter_VB so_QL much_RB ._. ^ what_WDT K27 33 if_CS his_PP$ trousers_NNS fell_VBD off_RP tonight_NR and_CC all_ABN K27 33 the_ATI girls_NNS at_IN the_ATI dance_NN K27 34 started_VBD shouting_VBG ..._... ._. ^ he_PP3A reversed_VBD the_ATI K27 34 mirror_NN quickly_RB ,_, and_CC as_IN an_AT K27 35 additional_JJ safeguard_NN closed_VBD his_PP$ eyes_NNS ,_, so_CS K27 35 that_CS" he_PP3A was_BEDZ n't_XNOT ._. ^ but_CC it_PP3 was_BEDZ K27 36 not_XNOT an_AT easy_JJ thing_NN to_TO pretend_VB :_: in_IN no_ATI K27 36 time_NN at_IN all_ABN he_PP3A was_BEDZ again_RB ._. K27 37 ^ then_RN what_WDT about_IN the_ATI doctor_NN at_IN last_AP K27 37 term's_NN$ medical_JJ inspection_NN ?_? ^ he_PP3A K27 38 was_BEDZ still_RB wondering_VBG about_IN that_DT ._. K27 39 ^ *'_*' stand_VB up_RP straight_JJ much_RB ?_? **'_**' the_ATI K27 39 doctor_NN asked_VBD ,_, and_CC he_PP3A began_VBD K27 40 tapping_VBG his_PP$ teeth_NNS with_IN the_ATI tongue-depressor_NN K27 40 he_PP3A had_HVD in_IN his_PP$ hand_NN ._. K27 41 ^ Peter_NP drew_VBD himself_PPL to_IN attention_NN and_CC said_VBD K27 41 ,_, ^ *'_*' Sir_NPT ?_? **'_**' ^ they_PP3AS had_HVD to_TO K27 42 call_VB him_PP3O that_DT ;_; it_PP3 was_BEDZ good_JJ manners_NNS ._. K27 43 ^ *'_*' play_VB about_RP a_AT bit_NN ?_? **'_**' the_ATI doctor_NN K27 43 said_VBD ._. ^ he_PP3A seemed_VBD K27 44 absent-mindedly_RB to_TO be_BE cleaning_VBG his_PP$ teeth_NNS with_IN K27 44 the_ATI tongue_NN depressor_NN K27 45 now_RN ;_; then_RN he_PP3A stopped_VBD that_DT and_CC looked_VBD at_IN K27 45 his_PP$ fingernails_NNS ._. K27 46 ^ *'_*' football_NN practice_NN ._. **'_**' ^ Peter_NP shrugged_VBD K27 46 ._. ^ *'_*' and_CC camp-fires_NNS in_IN the_ATI K27 47 woods_NNS mostly_RB ._. **'_**' K27 48 ^ then_RN he_PP3A left_VBD the_ATI room_NN for_IN the_ATI next_AP K27 48 boy_NN ,_, wondering_VBG why_WRB the_ATI matron_NN K27 49 who_WPR was_BEDZ usually_RB helping_VBG the_ATI doctor_NN had_HVD K27 49 disappeared_VBN ._. K27 50 ^ they_PP3AS were_BED backing_VBG out_RP the_ATI car_NN ._. ^ K27 50 he_PP3A panicked_VBD ._. ^ leaping_VBG off_IN the_ATI bed_NN K27 51 he_PP3A scrabbled_VBD through_IN his_PP$ drawers_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A K27 51 must_MD have_HV something_PN in_IN his_PP$ K27 52 pocket_NN to_TO show_VB people_NNS ._. ^ to_TO talk_VB about_IN ._. ^ K27 52 he_PP3A grabbed_VBD his_PP$ bullet_NN ._. K27 53 ^ then_RN he_PP3A saw_VBD his_PP$ hairbrush_NN ._. ^ at_IN school_NN K27 53 boys_NNS hit_VBD their_PP$ chests_NNS with_IN K27 54 hairbrushes_NNS to_TO look_VB like_IN measles_NNS ._. ^ his_PP$ hand_NN K27 54 hovered_VBD over_IN the_ATI brush_NN ._. K27 55 ^ his_PP$ father_NN would_MD see_VB through_IN it_PP3 though_RB ._. ^ K27 55 it_PP3 might_MD start_VB him_PP3O on_IN one_CD1 of_IN K27 56 those_DTS speeches_NNS about_IN ,_, *'_*' when_WRB I_PP1A was_BEDZ a_AT K27 56 shy_JJ lad_NN ,_, Peter-son_NN ._. **'_**' ^ then_RN his_PP$ K27 57 mother_NN would_MD say_VB ,_, ^ *'_*' you_PP2 're_BER a_AT very_QL K27 57 pretty_JJ little_JJ boy_NN ,_, darling_NN ,_, people_NNS K27 58 love_VB you_PP2 ._. ^ be_BE brave_JJ ,_, lamb_NN ._. **'_**' K27 59 ^ he_PP3A shuddered_VBD ,_, feeling_VBG weaker_JJR than_CS ever_RB K27 59 ,_, and_CC made_VBD a_AT tough_JJ ,_, twisted_JJ K27 60 face_NN into_IN the_ATI mirror_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A felt_VBD its_PP$ K27 60 contours_NNS carefully_RB ,_, and_CC determined_VBD K27 61 to_TO keep_VB it_PP3 there_RN all_ABN evening_NN ._. ^ no_UH ;_; K27 61 he_PP3A could_MD n't_XNOT because_CS he_PP3A loved_VBD K27 62 Rosemary_NP ._. K27 63 ^ suddenly_RB he_PP3A knew_VBD he_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN thinking_VBG K27 63 about_IN the_ATI ding_NN and_CC the_ATI K27 64 scurf_NN in_IN his_PP$ hair_NN so_TO as_TO" not_XNOT to_TO have_HV K27 64 to_TO think_VB of_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ his_PP$ legs_NNS might_MD K27 65 melt_VB away_RP if_CS he_PP3A thought_VBD about_IN her_PP3O now_RN ._. ^ K27 65 they_PP3AS could_MD n't_XNOT make_VB him_PP3O go_VB to_IN K27 66 the_ATI dance_NN though_RB if_CS he_PP3A suddenly_RB had_HVD to_TO K27 66 walk_VB on_IN his_PP$ knuckles_NNS like_IN the_ATI K27 67 pavement_NN artist_NN outside_IN the_ATI national_JJ Gallery_NPL ._. ^ K27 67 he_PP3A thought_VBD about_IN K27 68 Rosemary_NP ,_, but_CC her_PP$ picture_NN would_MD n't_XNOT come_VB K27 68 into_IN his_PP$ mind_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A watched_VBD his_PP$ K27 69 legs_NNS in_IN their_PP$ sharp_JJ trousers_NNS ,_, but_CC they_PP3AS K27 69 only_RB shook_VBD like_IN the_ATI cotton_NN K27 70 sails_NNS of_IN a_AT Firefly_NP when_WRB the_ATI wind_NN veered_VBD ._. K27 71 ^ in_IN the_ATI car_NN he_PP3A said_VBD nothing_PN ._. ^ his_PP$ K27 71 mother_NN was_BEDZ going_VBG on_RP to_IN one_CD1 of_IN K27 72 her_PP$ dotty_JJ parties_NNS ,_, so_CS she_PP3A was_BEDZ practicing_VBG K27 72 dotty_JJ remarks_NNS on_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ she_PP3A K27 73 was_BEDZ practicing_VBG smoking_VBG cigarettes_NNS too_RB ,_, K27 73 because_CS she_PP3A only_RB smoked_VBD them_PP3OS at_IN K27 74 parties_NNS ._. K27 75 ^ he_PP3A had_HVD to_TO be_BE casual_JJ ;_; even_RB bored_JJ K27 75 about_IN the_ATI dance_NN ._. ^ if_CS his_PP$ mother_NN K27 76 knew_VBD about_IN Rosemary_NP he_PP3A would_MD probably_RB have_HV K27 76 to_TO wear_VB a_AT paper_NN bag_NN over_IN K27 77 his_PP$ head_NN for_IN the_ATI rest_NN of_IN his_PP$ life_NN ;_; if_CS K27 77 he_PP3A did_DOD n't_XNOT fall_VB through_IN the_ATI floor_NN K27 78 of_IN the_ATI car_NN first_RB and_CC get_VB crushed_VBN ._. ^ he_PP3A K27 78 thought_VBD about_IN that_DT sort_NN of_IN death_NN K27 79 for_IN a_AT moment_NN or_CC two_CD ._. K27 80 ^ his_PP$ fingers_NNS moved_VBD from_IN pocket_NN to_IN pocket_NN K27 80 of_IN the_ATI stiff_JJ new_JJ suit_NN K27 81 until_CS they_PP3AS found_VBD the_ATI live_JJ bullet_NN ._. ^ if_CS K27 81 he_PP3A held_VBD it_PP3 against_IN his_PP$ head_NN and_CC K27 82 prayed_VBD ,_, or_CC scratched_VBD the_ATI tiny_JJ soft_JJ pimple_NN K27 82 of_IN lead_NN ,_, it_PP3 might_MD go_VB off_RP ._. K27 83 ^ *'_*' Peter_NP is_BEZ dead_JJ ,_, **'_**' his_PP$ mother_NN would_MD K27 83 have_HV to_TO say_VB ._. ^ *'_*' if_CS there_EX are_BER K27 84 spare_JJ sausages_NNS and_CC things_NNS I_PP1A expect_VB Rosemary_NP K27 84 will_MD like_VB them_PP3OS cold_JJ for_IN K27 85 lunch_NN tomorrow_NR ._. **'_**' K27 86 ^ he_PP3A thought_VBD about_IN Rosemary's_NP$ house_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 K27 86 did_DOD n't_XNOT seem_VB to_TO have_HV a_AT real_JJ K27 87 existence_NN in_IN a_AT real_JJ place_NN like_IN his_PP$ flannel_NN K27 87 in_IN the_ATI bathroom_NN ,_, or_CC his_PP$ K27 88 bicycle_NN in_IN the_ATI shed_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A wondered_VBD how_WRB K27 88 his_PP$ mother_NN would_MD find_VB it_PP3 ._. K27 89 ^ anyway_RB ,_, she_PP3A did_DOD n't_XNOT seem_VB to_TO be_BE able_JJ K27 89 to_TO keep_VB a_AT car_NN going_VBG in_IN a_AT straight_JJ K27 90 line_NN for_IN very_QL long_RB ,_, as_CS other_AP cars_NNS he_PP3A K27 90 'd_HVD been_BEN in_IN managed_VBD to_TO do_DO ._. ^ he_PP3A K27 91 lurched_VBD against_IN the_ATI car_NN door_NN ,_, but_CC the_ATI K27 91 bullet_NN did_DOD n't_XNOT go_VB off_RP ._. K27 92 ^ *'_*' tipsy_JJ taxi_NN ,_, **'_**' his_PP$ mother_NN called_VBD K27 92 happily_RB ._. K27 93 ^ Peter_NP was_BEDZ thrown_VBN forward_RB ._. ^ if_CS he_PP3A K27 93 was_BEDZ n't_XNOT being_BEG pushed_VBN about_RP by_IN K27 94 people_NNS he_PP3A was_BEDZ being_BEG bounced_VBN around_RP inside_IN K27 94 cars_NNS like_IN a_AT rag_NN doll_NN ._. K27 95 ^ everyone_PN else_RB had_HVD the_ATI power_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A began_VBD K27 95 to_TO feel_VB limp_JJ ,_, exhausted_JJ ,_, K27 96 calmer_JJR ;_; almost_RB to_TO enjoy_VB alternately_RB having_HVG K27 96 his_PP$ head_NN banged_VBN against_IN the_ATI K27 97 windscreen_NN ,_, and_CC his_PP$ neck_NN dislocated_VBN on_IN the_ATI K27 97 back_NN of_IN the_ATI seat_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ a_AT K27 98 punch-drunk_JJ boxer_NN sticking_VBG it_PP3 out_RP ._. ^ no_UH ;_; a_AT K27 98 Christian_NNP being_BEG thrown_VBN to_IN K27 99 the_ATI lions_NNS ._. K27 100 ^ he_PP3A tried_VBD to_TO feel_VB himself_PPL dancing_VBG with_IN K27 100 Rosemary_NP ._. ^ or_CC rather_RB to_TO K27 101 feel_VB himself_PPL stumbling_VBG clumsily_RB after_IN her_PP3O as_CS K27 101 she_PP3A led_VBD him_PP3O with_IN K27 102 movements_NNS light_JJ as_IN an_AT angel_NN ._. ^ the_ATI lurching_NN K27 102 of_IN the_ATI car_NN had_HVD dazed_VBN his_PP$ K27 103 brain_NN ._. ^ perhaps_RB this_DT year_NN ,_, dancing_VBG with_IN K27 103 her_PP3O ,_, he_PP3A would_MD get_VB that_DT strange_JJ K27 104 feeling_NN he_PP3A got_VBD that_DT time_NN when_WRB he_PP3A crashed_VBD K27 104 down_RP on_IN the_ATI tiny_JJ drip_NN Hunter_NP K27 105 in_IN the_ATI rugger_NN match_NN and_CC somehow_RB just_RB had_HVD K27 105 n't_XNOT wanted_VBN to_TO get_VB up_RP again_RB ,_, or_CC K27 106 let_VB go_VB of_IN him_PP3O ,_, though_CS the_ATI whistle_NN was_BEDZ K27 106 blowing_VBG furiously_RB ._. K27 107 ^ Peter_NP jerked_VBD suddenly_RB upright_JJ in_IN the_ATI car_NN K27 107 with_IN his_PP$ face_NN on_IN fire_NN K27 108 and_CC his_PP$ hands_NNS shaking_VBG ._. ^ the_ATI shock_NN of_IN K27 108 the_ATI idea_NN raised_VBD a_AT lump_NN in_IN his_PP$ K27 109 throat_NN like_IN a_AT mole-hill_NN thrown_VBN up_RP in_IN an_AT K27 109 instant_NN of_IN time_NN ._. ^ there_EX did_DOD K27 110 seem_VB to_TO be_BE something_PN alive_JJ and_CC scratching_VBG K27 110 there_RN too_RB ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ in_IN love_NN K27 111 with_IN Rosemary_NP ._. ^ it_PP3 would_MD be_BE dirty_JJ to_TO think_VB K27 111 of_IN hugging_VBG her_PP3O ,_, whilst_CS a_AT K27 112 kiss_NN ..._... K27 113 ._. ^ he_PP3A wanted_VBD to_TO go_VB to_IN the_ATI lavatory_NN ,_, K27 113 and_CC laid_VBD his_PP$ hand_NN on_IN his_PP$ K27 114 mother's_NN$ arm_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ wrestling_VBG with_IN K27 114 the_ATI steering-wheel_NN like_IN Tarzan_NP K27 115 with_IN the_ATI wolf_NN girl_NN and_CC did_DOD n't_XNOT notice_VB ._. ^ K27 115 he_PP3A forgot_VBD all_RB about_IN the_ATI K27 116 lavatory_NN ,_, and_CC instead_RB decided_VBD that_CS if_CS there_EX K27 116 would_MD be_BE any_DTI time_NN in_IN his_PP$ K27 117 whole_JJ life_NN when_WRB he_PP3A could_MD convert_VB a_AT try_NN K27 117 from_IN the_ATI twenty-five_CD yard_NN line_NN K27 118 it_PP3 was_BEDZ this_DT very_AP second_NN ._. ^ of_RB course_RB" it_PP3 K27 118 would_MD be_BE with_IN the_ATI baby_NN game_NN K27 119 rugger_NN ball_NN ,_, not_XNOT one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI full_JJ size_NN K27 119 ones_CD1S ._. K27 120 ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ beginning_VBG to_TO hear_VB the_ATI music_NN K27 120 of_IN the_ATI first_OD Paul_NP Jones_NP in_IN his_PP$ K27 121 head_NN now_RN ._. ^ he_PP3A knew_VBD it_PP3 would_MD leave_VB him_PP3O K27 121 facing_VBG Rosemary_NP ,_, but_CC that_CS he_PP3A K27 122 would_MD immediately_RB seize_VB one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI forty_CD fat_JJ K27 122 ugly_JJ girls_NNS who_WPR stood_VBD each_DT K27 123 side_NN of_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ probably_RB he_PP3A would_MD start_VB K27 123 to_TO sulk_VB in_IN the_ATI middle_NN of_IN the_ATI K27 124 dance_NN and_CC have_HV to_TO pretend_VB to_TO be_BE very_QL K27 124 interested_JJ in_IN the_ATI pattern_NN of_IN the_ATI K27 125 wallpaper_NN ._. ^ perhaps_RB they_PP3AS would_MD think_VB he_PP3A K27 125 was_BEDZ an_AT artist_NN ._. ^ the_ATI whole_JJ K27 126 thing_NN might_MD be_BE bearable_JJ if_CS her_PP$ mother_NN did_DOD K27 126 n't_XNOT sit_VB there_RN all_ABN the_ATI time_NN on_IN K27 127 the_ATI sofa_NN like_IN a_AT queen_NN with_IN silver_JJ hair_NN ._. ^ K27 127 she_PP3A watched_VBD him_PP3O too_RB ._. ^ and_CC her_PP$ K27 128 father_NN could_MD be_BE just_RB like_IN his_PP$$ and_CC say_VB K27 128 things_NNS like_IN ,_, ^ *'_*' your_PP$ playing_NN K27 129 fields_NNS flood_VB last_AP term_NN ?_? ^ my_PP$ youngest_JJT lad's_NN$ K27 129 did_DOD ,_, you_PP2 know_VB ._. ^ now_RN do_DO pull_VB K27 130 yourself_PPL together_RB and_CC dance_VB with_IN the_ATI girls_NNS ._. ^ K27 130 come_VB along_RP !_! ^ want_VB a_AT spot_NN K27 131 of_IN whisky_NN ?_? ^ ho_UH !_! ^ ho_UH !_! ^ ho_UH !_! **'_**' K27 132 ^ Peter_NP found_VBD that_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ out_RP of_IN the_ATI K27 132 car_NN with_IN unfamiliar_JJ gravel_NN K27 133 under_IN his_PP$ feet_NNS ._. ^ his_PP$ mother_NN was_BEDZ n't_XNOT K27 133 kissing_VBG him_PP3O ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ light_NN in_IN a_AT K27 134 great_JJ glass_NN house_NN ;_; shadows_NNS moving_VBG with_IN music_NN K27 134 and_CC laughter_NN ._. ^ now_RN a_AT K27 135 brighter_JJR rectangle_NN of_IN light_NN appeared_VBD in_IN the_ATI K27 135 centre_NN of_IN the_ATI confusion_NN K27 136 and_CC he_PP3A was_BEDZ stumbling_VBG towards_IN the_ATI open_JJ K27 136 door_NN ._. K27 137 ^ Rosemary's_NP$ mother_NN was_BEDZ holding_VBG out_RP her_PP$ K27 137 long_JJ hand_NN like_IN the_ATI branch_NN K27 138 of_IN a_AT willow_NN tree_NN over_IN the_ATI river_NN ._. ^ her_PP$ K27 138 hair_NN could_MD n't_XNOT really_RB be_BE K27 139 thunder-sky_NN blue_JJ ._. ^ Peter_NP took_VBD the_ATI drooping_JJ K27 139 hand_NN ,_, and_CC looked_VBD at_IN her_PP3O K27 140 just_RB long_RB enough_QLP to_TO be_BE polite_JJ ,_, and_CC to_TO K27 140 see_VB if_CS she_PP3A was_BEDZ really_RB like_CS she_PP3A K27 141 always_RB seemed_VBD to_TO be_BE in_IN his_PP$ dream_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A K27 141 said_VBD something_PN ,_, and_CC then_RN K27 142 somehow_RB willed_VBD him_PP3O in_RP to_IN the_ATI dance_NN room_NN ._. K27 143 ^ music_NN and_CC movement_NN was_BEDZ all_RB around_IN him_PP3O ,_, K27 143 bumping_VBG against_IN the_ATI walls_NNS ._. K27 144 ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ snatched_VBN in_RP to_IN a_AT revolving_JJ chain_NN K27 144 of_IN boys_NNS ;_; not_XNOT ,_, though_RB ,_, before_CS K27 145 he_PP3A had_HVD had_HVN time_NN to_TO notice_VB that_CS they_PP3AS K27 145 all_ABN had_HVD real_JJ dinner_NN jackets_NNS ._. K27 146 ^ the_ATI music_NN stopped_VBD ._. ^ in_IN the_ATI inner_JJB K27 146 circle_NN of_IN girls_NNS Rosemary_NP was_BEDZ K27 147 facing_VBG him_PP3O exactly_RB ._. ^ she_PP3A smiled_VBD ._. ^ so_RB K27 147 he_PP3A did_DOD ._. ^ then_RN he_PP3A shifted_VBD his_PP$ feet_NNS K27 148 and_CC looked_VBD at_IN the_ATI floor_NN ._. ^ now_RN he_PP3A was_BEDZ K27 148 doing_VBG it_PP3 ;_; taking_VBG one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI fat_JJ K27 149 ugly_JJ girls_NNS on_IN her_PP$ left_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A thought_VBD K27 149 he_PP3A saw_VBD Rosemary_NP lift_VB her_PP$ chin_NN in_IN a_AT K27 150 funny_JJ way_NN ._. ^ but_CC he_PP3A knew_VBD she_PP3A must_MD like_VB K27 150 one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI boys_NNS on_IN his_PP$ either_DTX K27 151 side_NN better_RBR than_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ he_PP3A could_MD n't_XNOT K27 151 just_RB take_VB her_PP3O like_IN that_DT K27 152 straight_RB away_RP ._. K27 153 ^ *'_*' how_WRB old_JJ are_BER you_PP2 ?_? **'_**' the_ATI fat_JJ K27 153 girl_NN asked_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' thirteen_CD ,_, **'_**' said_VBD K27 154 Peter_NP ._. K27 155 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 must_MD be_BE one_CD1 of_IN Rosemary's_NP$ K27 155 friends_NNS not_XNOT Jane's_NP$ then_RN ._. **'_**' ^ the_ATI K27 156 girl_NN was_BEDZ looking_VBG at_IN his_PP$ suit_NN now_RN ._. ^ *'_*' K27 156 I_PP1A have_HV a_AT little_JJ sister_NN who_WPR K27 157 crashes_VBZ my_PP$ parties_NNS and_CC asks_VBZ kids_NNS of_IN her_PP$ K27 157 own_AP age_NN ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A added_VBD ._. K27 158 ^ *'_*' how_WRB old_JJ are_BER you_PP2 ?_? **'_**' Peter_NP K27 158 asked_VBD stiffly_RB ._. K27 159 ^ the_ATI fat_JJ girl_NN stared_VBD at_IN him_PP3O ;_; pulling_VBG K27 159 him_PP3O around_IN the_ATI floor_NN as_CS if_CS" he_PP3A K27 160 were_BED a_AT sack_NN of_IN something_PN ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 do_DO K27 160 n't_XNOT ask_VB a_AT girl_NN things_NNS like_IN that_DT ._. **'_**' K27 161 ^ Peter_NP was_BEDZ exasperated_JJ ._. ^ *'_*' well_UH how_WRB do_DO K27 161 you_PP2 know_VB how_WRB old_JJ they_PP3AS K27 162 are_BER ?_? **'_**' K27 163 ^ *'_*' that_DT is_BEZ just_RB the_ATI point_NN ,_, **'_**' the_ATI K27 163 girl_NN said_VBD carefully_RB ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 K27 164 is_BEZ n't_XNOT intended_VBN that_CS the_ATI male_NN should_MD know_VB K27 164 ._. **'_**' K27 165 ^ then_RN she_PP3A let_VBD go_VB of_IN Peter_NP promptly_RB ,_, K27 165 though_CS the_ATI music_NN had_HVD n't_XNOT K27 166 stopped_VBN ._. K27 167 ^ the_ATI music_NN began_VBD again_RB ,_, and_CC he_PP3A was_BEDZ K27 167 dragged_VBN into_IN the_ATI revolving_JJ K27 168 circle_NN of_IN *'_*' males_NNS **'_**' inside_IN which_WDTR the_ATI K27 168 smaller_JJR circle_NN of_IN girls_NNS was_BEDZ K27 169 spinning_VBG in_IN the_ATI opposite_JJ direction_NN ._. K27 170 ^ this_DT time_NN Rosemary_NP was_BEDZ nowhere_RB to_TO be_BE K27 170 seen_VBN and_CC an_AT ugly_JJ thin_JJ girl_NN K27 171 grabbed_VBD him_PP3O with_IN more_AP haste_NN than_CS was_BEDZ K27 171 really_RB polite_JJ ._. ^ Peter_NP K27 172 determined_VBD to_TO get_VB in_RP first_RB ._. K27 173 ^ *'_*' where_WRB do_DO you_PP2 go_VB to_IN school_NN ?_? **'_**' K27 173 he_PP3A asked_VBD ,_, pretending_VBG to_TO be_BE K27 174 interested_JJ and_CC sort_RB of_RB" intense_JJ the_ATI way_NN his_PP$ K27 174 mother_NN was_BEDZ at_IN her_PP$ dotty_JJ K27 175 parties_NNS ._. K27 176 ^ the_ATI ugly_JJ thin_JJ girl_NN told_VBD him_PP3O ._. ^ *'_*' K27 176 why_WRB 's_BEZ it_PP3 called_VBN a_AT ladies'_NNS$ K27 177 college_NN ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ this_DT time_NN he_PP3A K27 177 actually_RB was_BEDZ intrigued_VBN ._. ^ *'_*' are_BER K27 178 you_PP2 very_QL *-_*- are_BER you_PP2 grown_VBN up_RP ,_, I_PP1A K27 178 mean_VB ._. ^ at_IN Cheltenham_NP university_NN ?_? **'_**' K27 179 ^ the_ATI girl_NN just_RB giggled_VBD and_CC pressed_VBD him_PP3O K27 179 nearer_RBR to_IN her_PP$ breasts_NNS ._. K27 180 ^ Peter_NP swallowed_VBD twice_RB very_QL quickly_RB ._. ^ then_RN K27 180 the_ATI music_NN stopped_VBD again_RB and_CC K27 181 he_PP3A began_VBD to_TO think_VB there_EX was_BEDZ something_PN K27 181 unsatisfactory_JJ about_IN a_AT K27 182 succession_NN of_IN brief_JJ relationships_NNS that_WPR were_BED K27 182 imposed_VBN and_CC dissolved_VBN K27 183 wholly_RB at_IN the_ATI discretion_NN of_IN a_AT loud_JJ gramophone_NN K27 183 record_NN ._. K27 184 ^ he_PP3A caught_VBD a_AT glimpse_NN of_IN Rosemary_NP and_CC at_RB K27 184 once_RB" fell_VBD into_IN a_AT trance_NN ._. K27 185 ^ it_PP3 occurred_VBD to_IN him_PP3O that_CS now_CS he_PP3A had_HVD K27 185 seen_VBN her_PP3O the_ATI vision_NN might_MD be_BE made_VBN K27 186 to_TO last_VB another_DT year_NN ,_, and_CC so_RB there_EX was_BEDZ K27 186 no_ATI reason_NN why_WRB he_PP3A should_MD stay_VB at_IN K27 187 the_ATI dance_NN any_RB longer_RBR ._. K28 2 finally_RB Julian_NP re-crossed_VBD his_PP$ legs_NNS ,_, and_CC K28 2 concentrated_VBD on_IN the_ATI news_NN ._. K28 3 ^ when_WRB Janet_NP brought_VBD in_RP tea_NN he_PP3A said_VBD :_: K28 4 ^ *'_*' tell_VB her_PP3O we_PP1AS 've_HV got_VBN too_QL many_AP K28 4 people_NNS coming_VBG ,_, then_RN ._. ^ it_PP3 will_MD n't_XNOT K28 5 deceive_VB her_PP3O ,_, but_CC it_PP3 will_MD please_VB you_PP2 ._. K28 5 **'_**' K28 6 ^ *'_*' no_UH ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Janet_NP ,_, tired_JJ ,_, *'_*' K28 6 I_PP1A shall_MD ask_VB her_PP3O ._. ^ you_PP2 'd_MD make_VB us_PP1OS K28 7 miserable_JJ if_CS I_PP1A did_DOD n't_XNOT ._. ^ I_PP1A shall_MD ask_VB K28 7 her_PP3O ._. ^ have_HV you_PP2 taken_VBN your_PP$ pill_NN ,_, by_IN K28 8 the_ATI way_NN ?_? **'_**' K28 9 ^ he_PP3A smiled_VBD and_CC felt_VBD hastily_RB in_IN his_PP$ K28 9 waistcoat_NN pocket_NN ,_, apologetic_JJ K28 10 with_IN victory_NN ._. ^ Janet_NP drank_VBD her_PP$ tea_NN and_CC K28 10 compressed_VBD her_PP$ lips_NNS ,_, warming_VBG K28 11 her_PP$ legs_NNS at_IN the_ATI large_JJ coal_NN fire_NN ._. K28 13 ^ they_PP3AS were_BED assembled_VBN in_IN the_ATI hall_NN that_WPR K28 13 was_BEDZ large_JJ enough_QLP to_TO be_BE a_AT K28 14 room_NN ,_, drinking_VBG sherry_NN before_IN dinner_NN ,_, on_IN K28 14 Christmas_NP eve_NN ._. ^ Julian's_NP$ K28 15 mother_NN ,_, small_JJ and_CC stout_JJ ,_, in_IN a_AT lavender_JJ K28 15 woolly_NN and_CC lavender_JJ skirt_NN ,_, K28 16 smiled_VBD at_IN each_DT member_NN of_IN the_ATI family_NN as_CS K28 16 they_PP3AS came_VBD up_RP to_TO talk_VB ._. ^ she_PP3A K28 17 alone_RB sat_VBD down_RP ,_, a_AT dignity_NN due_JJ to_IN age_NN ._. ^ K28 17 Janet's_NP$ widowed_JJ sister_NN ,_, Doris_NP ,_, K28 18 trotted_VBD in_RP and_CC out_RP with_IN more_AP glasses_NNS :_: a_AT K28 18 robust_JJ ,_, sensible_JJ woman_NN ,_, K28 19 similar_JJ to_IN Janet_NP in_IN appearance_NN ._. ^ the_ATI elder_JJR K28 19 grandchildren_NN drank_VBD K28 20 self-consciously_RB ._. ^ Julian's_NP$ brother_NN ,_, Paul_NP ,_, K28 20 leaned_VBD on_IN the_ATI back_NN of_IN old_JJ K28 21 \0Mrs_NPT Harford's_NP$ chair_NN ,_, and_CC avoided_VBD his_PP$ wife_NN K28 21 ,_, May_NP ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN K28 22 drinking_VBG too_QL much_AP again_RB ._. ^ Julian_NP wondered_VBD K28 22 why_WRB ,_, and_CC was_BEDZ too_QL afraid_JJ to_TO K28 23 find_VB out_RP ._. ^ the_ATI youngest_JJT children_NNS were_BED in_IN K28 23 bed_NN ,_, ready_JJ to_TO wake_VB at_IN 3_CD K28 24 \0a.m_RB and_CC open_VB their_PP$ presents_NNS ._. ^ someone_PN had_HVD K28 24 given_VBN John_NP a_AT drum_NN ,_, K28 25 blast_VB them_PP3OS ._. ^ and_CC Celia_NP had_HVD telephoned_VBN in_IN K28 25 the_ATI afternoon_NN ,_, breathlessly_RB ,_, K28 26 saying_VBG that_CS the_ATI car_NN had_HVD broken_VBN down_RP and_CC K28 26 she_PP3A was_BEDZ bringing_VBG a_AT friend_NN *-_*- K28 27 was_BEDZ that_DT all_RB right_RB" ?_? **'_**' K28 28 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM not_XNOT putting_VBG them_PP3OS in_IN the_ATI K28 28 same_AP room_NN ,_, **'_**' whispered_VBD Janet_NP K28 29 furiously_RB ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A will_MD n't_XNOT countenance_VB K28 29 cheap_JJ affairs_NNS at_IN Christmas_NP ,_, with_IN a_AT K28 30 house_NN full_JJ of_IN impressionable_JJ young_JJ people_NNS !_! K28 30 **'_**' K28 31 ^ *'_*' it_PP3 might_MD be_BE a_AT girl-friend_NN ,_, **'_**' K28 31 said_VBD Julian_NP rationally_RB ,_, K28 32 untruthfully_RB ._. K28 33 ^ Janet_NP gave_VBD a_AT swift_JJ ,_, sharp_JJ snort_NN and_CC K28 33 flounced_VBD past_IN him_PP3O ._. K28 34 ^ Julian's_NP$ eldest_JJT daughter_NN ,_, the_ATI one_CD1 person_NN K28 34 he_PP3A loved_VBD as_QL much_RB as_IN K28 35 Celia_NP ,_, was_BEDZ coming_VBG downstairs_RN ._. ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ K28 35 happy_JJ to_TO be_BE home_NR for_IN Christmas_NP ,_, K28 36 and_CC this_DT time_NN with_IN her_PP$ first_OD baby_NN to_TO steal_VB K28 36 attention_NN ._. ^ Julian_NP patted_VBD K28 37 her_PP3O as_CS she_PP3A walked_VBD past_RP ._. K28 38 ^ *'_*' everything_PN all_RB right_RB" ,_, Sue_NP ?_? **'_**' K28 39 ^ she_PP3A nodded_VBD and_CC smiled_VBD ._. ^ he_PP3A hoped_VBD K28 39 her_PP$ husband_NN ,_, a_AT nice_JJ enough_QLP young_JJ K28 40 chap_NN ,_, was_BEDZ good_JJ to_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ she_PP3A seemed_VBD K28 40 to_TO like_VB him_PP3O ,_, anyway_RB ._. ^ they_PP3AS were_BED K28 41 usually_RB squeezing_VBG each_PPLS other's_PPLS" hands_NNS and_CC K28 41 sidling_VBG together_RB ._. ^ perhaps_RB it_PP3 K28 42 would_MD work_VB out_RP ,_, but_CC time_NN made_VBD a_AT difference_NN K28 42 ._. ^ Celia_NP and_CC that_DT Forster_NP K28 43 fellow_NN had_HVD been_BEN wild_JJ about_IN each_PPLS other_PPLS" ._. ^ K28 43 Julian_NP put_VBD up_RP the_ATI money_NN for_IN K28 44 their_PP$ elopement_NN and_CC never_RB told_VBD anyone_PN :_: it_PP3 K28 44 rankled_VBD with_IN him_PP3O ._. K28 45 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT think_VB we_PP1AS should_MD keep_VB K28 45 the_ATI dinner_NN back_RP much_RB longer_RBR ,_, do_DO K28 46 you_PP2 ?_? **'_**' said_VBD Janet_NP ,_, on_IN a_AT rising_JJ tone_NN K28 46 ._. K28 47 ^ *'_*' no_UH ,_, dear_NN ._. ^ of_RB course_RB" not_XNOT ,_, K28 47 **'_**' said_VBD Doris_NP ,_, who_WPR agreed_VBD with_IN her_PP3O ._. K28 48 ^ *'_*' Celia_NP will_MD n't_XNOT mind_VB ,_, I_PP1A 'm_BEM sure_JJ K28 48 ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Julian_NP ,_, nervous_JJ for_IN her_PP$ K28 49 reception_NN ._. K28 50 ^ Paul_NP smiled_VBD into_IN his_PP$ sherry_NN as_CS though_CS" K28 50 it_PP3 were_BED having_HVG a_AT private_JJ K28 51 joke_NN ._. ^ old_JJ \0Mrs_NPT Harford_NP began_VBD stiffly_RB to_TO K28 51 rise_VB ,_, helped_VBN by_IN her_PP$ sons_NNS ._. K28 52 ^ Julian's_NP$ head_NN ached_VBD as_CS he_PP3A lead_VBD his_PP$ K28 52 mother_NN into_IN the_ATI dining-room_NN ._. K28 53 ^ all_ABN these_DTS people_NNS ,_, he_PP3A thought_VBD ,_, and_CC K28 53 I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT care_VB much_RB for_IN any_DTI of_IN them_PP3OS K28 53 ._. K28 54 ^ what_WDT a_AT stupid_JJ ,_, expensive_JJ hypocrisy_NN ,_, family_NN K28 54 Christmas_NP ._. ^ if_CS Sue_NP was_BEDZ n't_XNOT K28 55 here_RN ,_, if_CS Celia_NP was_BEDZ n't_XNOT coming_VBG *-_*- K28 55 nothing_PN in_IN it_PP3 for_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ nothing_PN in_IN it_PP3 K28 55 at_IN K28 56 all_ABN ._. K28 57 ^ he_PP3A looked_VBD down_IN the_ATI double_JJ row_NN of_IN K28 57 family_NN faces_NNS ,_, eating_VBG ,_, drinking_VBG ,_, K28 58 talking_VBG ,_, and_CC wondered_VBD whether_CS they_PP3AS felt_VBD K28 58 the_ATI same_AP ._. ^ and_CC he_PP3A counted_VBD the_ATI K28 59 people_NNS he_PP3A had_HVD really_RB loved_VBN ,_, in_IN his_PP$ K28 59 life_NN :_: the_ATI ones_CD1S he_PP3A would_MD die_VB for_IN ,_, K28 60 gladly_RB ._. ^ there_EX did_DOD n't_XNOT seem_VB to_TO be_BE very_QL K28 60 many_AP ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT bit_NN of_IN a_AT waste_NN ,_, K28 61 spending_VBG your_PP$ life_NN with_IN people_NNS you_PP2 did_DOD K28 61 n't_XNOT want_VB ._. ^ why_WRB not_XNOT collect_VB round_IN K28 62 you_PP2 the_ATI odd_JJ few_AP you_PP2 loved_VBD ,_, and_CC spend_VB K28 62 it_PP3 with_IN them_PP3OS instead_RB ?_? K28 63 ^ a_AT commotion_NN in_IN the_ATI hall_NN ._. ^ Julian's_NP$ K28 63 heart_NN beat_VBD rapidly_RB and_CC he_PP3A bent_VBD K28 64 over_IN his_PP$ soup_NN and_CC pretended_VBD not_XNOT to_TO notice_VB K28 64 ._. K28 65 ^ *'_*' that_DT will_MD be_BE Celia_NP ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Janet_NP K28 65 ,_, and_CC scraped_VBD her_PP$ chair_NN back_RP ,_, K28 66 her_PP$ napkin_NN clutched_VBN in_IN her_PP$ large_JJ capable_JJ K28 66 hand_NN ._. K28 67 ^ a_AT flutter_NN passed_VBD visibly_RB round_IN the_ATI table_NN K28 67 ._. ^ Celia_NP was_BEDZ a_AT K28 68 disturbance_NN ,_, pleasant_JJ or_CC unpleasant_JJ according_IN to_IN" K28 68 taste_NN ._. ^ the_ATI door_NN was_BEDZ K28 69 flung_VBN open_JJ and_CC Julian_NP felt_VBD her_PP$ presence_NN a_AP K28 69 few_AP" feet_NNS behind_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ her_PP$ K28 70 light_JJ ,_, quick_JJ voice_NN pattered_VBD out_RP a_AT vague_JJ and_CC K28 70 charming_JJ list_NN of_IN woes_NNS ._. K28 71 ^ *'_*' hallo_UH ,_, hallo_UH ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Julian_NP ,_, K28 71 pushing_VBG back_RP his_PP$ chair_NN ._. ^ *'_*' merry_JJ K28 72 Christmas_NP ,_, \0C_NP K28 73 ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A got_VBD up_RP and_CC took_VBD both_ABX her_PP$ K28 73 hands_NNS in_IN his_PP$$ ,_, kissed_VBD her_PP$ cold_JJ cheek_NN ._. K28 74 ^ her_PP$ voice_NN bubbled_VBD past_IN his_PP$ ear_NN as_CS she_PP3A K28 74 answered_VBD and_CC kissed_VBD him_PP3O ,_, but_CC he_PP3A K28 75 could_MD not_XNOT have_HV told_VBN what_WDT she_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ K28 75 Janet_NP and_CC Doris_NP were_BED looking_VBG K28 76 stuffy_JJ and_CC mottled_JJ in_IN their_PP$ tight_JJ best_JJT K28 76 dresses_NNS ._. K28 77 ^ *'_*' everybody_PN 's_BEZ so_QL smart_JJ !_! **'_**' wailed_VBD K28 77 Celia_NP ,_, throwing_VBG her_PP$ fur_NN coat_NN on_IN K28 78 a_AT side_NN table_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 fell_VBD ,_, with_IN a_AT silky_JJ K28 78 thud_NN ,_, on_IN the_ATI carpet_NN ._. ^ someone_PN K28 79 picked_VBD it_PP3 up_RP ._. K28 80 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A just_RB came_VBD as_CS I_PP1A was_BEDZ ,_, **'_**' K28 80 said_VBD Celia_NP ,_, and_CC had_HVD contrived_VBN to_TO make_VB K28 81 the_ATI others_APS feel_VB over-dressed_JJ ,_, *'_*' in_IN my_PP$ K28 81 old_JJ sweater_NN and_CC skirt_NN ._. ^ but_CC I_PP1A 've_HV K28 82 brought_VBN you_PP2 lovely_JJ ,_, lovely_JJ presents_NNS ._. ^ let_VB K28 82 me_PP1O show_VB you_PP2 *-_*- **'_**' K28 83 ^ *'_*' after_IN dinner_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Janet_NP briskly_RB K28 83 ._. ^ *'_*' do_DO come_VB and_CC sit_VB down_RP ,_, K28 84 Celia_NP ._. ^ and_CC what_WDT have_HV you_PP2 done_VBN with_IN K28 84 your_PP$ friend_NN ?_? **'_**' K28 85 ^ *'_*' oh_UH my_PP$ God_NP !_! **'_**' said_VBD Celia_NP ,_, *'_*' K28 85 I_PP1A forgot_VBD ._. ^ yoo-hoo_UH ._. ^ Mark_NP ,_, sweetie_NN ._. K28 86 ^ come_VB and_CC meet_VB my_PP$ lovely_JJ family_NN ._. **'_**' K28 87 ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ determined_JJ in_IN her_PP$ gaiety_NN ,_, in_IN K28 87 her_PP$ clinging_NN to_IN a_AT style_NN of_IN K28 88 prettiness_NN which_WDTR had_HVD suited_VBN her_PP3O when_WRB she_PP3A K28 88 was_BEDZ young_JJ ._. K28 89 ^ *'_*' come_VB on_RP !_! **'_**' she_PP3A called_VBD ,_, nervous_JJ K28 89 and_CC laughing_VBG ._. ^ *'_*' he_PP3A 's_BEZ shy_JJ ._. K28 90 ^ poor_JJ Mark_NP ._. **'_**' K28 91 ^ perhaps_RB he_PP3A sensed_VBD that_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ de_&FW K28 91 trop_&FW before_CS he_PP3A came_VBD in_RP K28 92 because_CS his_PP$ entrance_NN was_BEDZ both_ABX dignified_JJ and_CC K28 92 defiant_JJ ._. ^ a_AT universal_JJ gasp_NN K28 93 among_IN the_ATI family_NN ._. ^ Celia_NP had_HVD done_VBN it_PP3 K28 93 again_RB ._. ^ lean_JJ ,_, tall_JJ and_CC personable_JJ K28 94 though_CS Mark_NP was_BEDZ *-_*- he_PP3A was_BEDZ an_AT African_NNP ._. K28 95 ^ *'_*' what_WDT a_AT terrible_JJ thing_NN ,_, **'_**' whispered_VBD K28 95 Doris_NP ,_, *'_*' and_CC mother_NN the_ATI age_NN K28 96 she_PP3A is_BEZ ,_, too_RB ._. **'_**' K28 97 ^ *'_*' at_IN Christmas_NP ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Janet_NP ._. K28 98 ^ Celia_NP held_VBD Mark's_NP$ hand_NN and_CC smiled_VBD into_IN K28 98 his_PP$ face_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A had_HVD the_ATI K28 99 ability_NN to_TO concentrate_VB herself_PPL on_IN one_CD1 person_NN K28 99 at_IN one_CD1 time_NN and_CC it_PP3 took_VBD K28 100 some_DTI of_IN the_ATI uncertainty_NN from_IN his_PP$ expression_NN ._. K28 101 ^ *'_*' they_PP3AS 're_BER awfully_QL glad_JJ you_PP2 've_HV K28 101 come_VBN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Celia_NP to_IN him_PP3O ,_, as_CS K28 102 though_CS" the_ATI room_NN were_BED empty_JJ ._. ^ *'_*' he_PP3A K28 102 plays_VBZ the_ATI trumpet_NN ,_, K28 103 professionally_RB ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, turning_VBG to_IN K28 103 them_PP3OS ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A made_VBD him_PP3O bring_VB it_PP3 ._. K28 104 ^ after_IN dinner_NN he_PP3A 'll_MD play_VB the_ATI blues_NN ._. ^ K28 104 Markie_NP ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, touching_VBG her_PP$ K28 105 throat_NN with_IN a_AT gesture_NN that_WPR tore_VBD Julian_NP ,_, *'_*' K28 105 just_RB gets_VBZ me_PP1O when_WRB he_PP3A plays_VBZ K28 106 the_ATI trumpet_NN ._. **'_**' K28 107 ^ still_RB the_ATI family_NN had_HVD not_XNOT come_VBN up_RP to_IN K28 107 scratch_NN ._. ^ her_PP$ wide-spaced_JJ K28 108 blue_JJ eyes_NNS garnered_VBD and_CC sorted_VBD the_ATI message_NN ._. ^ K28 108 her_PP$ smile_NN wavered_VBD ._. K28 109 ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS 're_BER awfully_QL hungry_JJ ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A K28 109 said_VBD ,_, *'_*' awfully_QL hungry_JJ ,_, Julian_NP ._. **'_**' K28 110 ^ *'_*' delighted_JJ ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Julian_NP ,_, jerked_VBN K28 110 by_IN her_PP$ appeal_NN into_IN shaking_VBG K28 111 Mark's_NP$ hand_NN ._. ^ *'_*' do_DO sit_VB down_RP ,_, both_ABX of_IN K28 111 you_PP2 ._. ^ you_PP2 must_MD certainly_RB play_VB for_IN K28 112 us_PP1OS ,_, if_CS you_PP2 will_MD ,_, \0Mr_NPT er_UH *-_*- **'_**' K28 113 ^ *'_*' just_RB call_VB him_PP3O *'_*' Mark_NP **'_**' ,_, **'_**' K28 113 said_VBD Celia_NP ._. ^ *'_*' second_OD names_NNS are_BER so_QL K28 114 unfriendly_JJ ,_, and_CC his_PP$$ is_BEZ unpronounceable_JJ ._. ^ K28 114 how_WRB is_BEZ everybody_PN ?_? ^ darling_JJ K28 115 Mummy_NPT ,_, always_RB so_QL sweet_JJ ._. ^ Doris_NP ._. ^ Janet_NP K28 115 ._. ^ May_NP ._. ^ Sue_NP ,_, have_HV you_PP2 brought_VBN K28 116 little_JJ poppet_NN ?_? ^ I_PP1A must_MD see_VB him_PP3O ._. ^ do_DO K28 116 you_PP2 adore_VB him_PP3O frantically_RB ?_? *-_*- lucky_JJ K28 117 you_PP2 ._. ^ and_CC dear_JJ Paul_NP *-_*- oh_UH ,_, Paul_NP ._. K28 117 **'_**' K28 118 ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Paul_NP ,_, *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM K28 118 drinking_VBG too_QL much_AP ,_, \0C_NP K28 119 ._. **'_**' ^ *'_*' but_CC why_WRB ?_? **'_**' K28 120 ^ Julian_NP wished_VBD he_PP3A could_MD have_HV asked_VBN this_DT K28 120 ,_, but_CC he_PP3A listened_VBD ._. K28 121 ^ *'_*' because_CS ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Paul_NP ,_, *'_*' a_AT K28 121 family_NN is_BEZ like_IN a_AT bloody_JJ great_JJ pillow_NN K28 122 on_IN your_PP$ face_NN ._. ^ suffocation_NN ._. ^ and_CC I_PP1A K28 122 drink_VB to_TO forget_VB that_DT terrible_JJ K28 123 fact_NN ._. **'_**' K28 124 ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, Paul_NP !_! **'_**' everyone_PN said_VBD ,_, K28 124 laughing_VBG to_TO cover_VB up_RP the_ATI truth_NN ._. K28 125 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM surrounded_VBN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Paul_NP K28 125 ,_, *'_*' by_IN people_NNS I_PP1A wish_VB well_RB ._. ^ I_PP1A do_DO K28 126 wish_VB you_PP2 well_RB ._. ^ and_CC I_PP1A wish_VB you_PP2 well_RB K28 126 away_RP ._. ^ you_PP2 're_BER all_ABN lovely_JJ ._. ^ good_JJ ,_, K28 127 clean-living_JJ ,_, strong-minded_JJ ,_, short-sighted_JJ salts_NNS K28 127 of_IN the_ATI earth_NN ._. ^ there_EX K28 128 is_BEZ no_ATI spot_NN in_IN you_PP2 ._. ^ but_CC for_IN Christ's_NP$ K28 128 sake_NN why_WRB can_MD n't_XNOT you_PP2 be_BE salty_JJ K28 129 without_IN me_PP1O ?_? ^ why_WRB do_DO n't_XNOT you_PP2 let_VB me_PP1O K28 129 alone_JJ ?_? **'_**' K28 130 ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS 'll_MD have_HV a_AT long_JJ talk_NN afterwards_RB K28 130 ,_, Paulie_NP ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Celia_NP ,_, K28 131 touching_VBG the_ATI back_NN of_IN his_PP$ hand_NN ._. ^ *'_*' eat_VB K28 131 your_PP$ dinner_NN ,_, darling_NN ._. **'_**' K28 132 ^ comforted_VBN ,_, keeping_VBG himself_PPL fastidiously_RB from_IN K28 132 contact_NN with_IN his_PP$ K28 133 wife_NN or_CC his_PP$ wife's_NN$ chair_NN ,_, he_PP3A began_VBD to_TO K28 133 cut_VB his_PP$ meat_NN into_IN smaller_JJR and_CC K28 134 smaller_JJR pieces_NNS ._. K28 135 ^ Julian_NP formed_VBD a_AT picture_NN of_IN Celia_NP by_IN K28 135 frequent_JJ glances_NNS ._. ^ she_PP3A must_MD K28 136 be_BE touching_VBG up_RP her_PP$ hair_NN ,_, it_PP3 never_RB used_VBD K28 136 to_TO be_BE quite_RB that_DT auburn_JJ shade_NN ,_, K28 137 more_AP of_IN a_AT russet_JJ ._. ^ she_PP3A had_HVD noticeable_JJ K28 137 lines_NNS round_IN eyes_NNS and_CC mouth_NN and_CC K28 138 her_PP$ neck_NN was_BEDZ hollowed_VBN ._. ^ in_IN repose_NN her_PP$ K28 138 face_NN showed_VBD her_PP$ age_NN ,_, but_CC Celia_NP K28 139 was_BEDZ rarely_RB still_JJ ._. ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ dressed_VBN in_IN K28 139 some_DTI pretty_JJ ,_, fuzzy_JJ material_NN :_: K28 140 dark_JJ ,_, soft_JJ blue_NN and_CC no_ATI jewellery_NN ._. K28 141 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 're_BER looking_VBG well_JJ ,_, \0C_NP ,_, **'_**' K28 141 said_VBD Julian_NP ,_, and_CC cleared_VBD his_PP$ K28 142 throat_NN ._. K28 143 ^ a_AT cross-current_NN of_IN conversation_NN prevented_VBD her_PP$ K28 143 reply_NN ._. K28 144 ^ *'_*' but_CC I_PP1A always_RB put_VBD my_PP$ babies_NNS on_IN K28 144 pots_NNS right_RB away_RP ,_, **'_**' said_VBD old_JJ K28 145 \0Mrs_NPT Harford_NP ,_, reprovingly_RB ._. K28 146 ^ *'_*' but_CC it_PP3 's_BEZ such_ABL a_AT waste_NN of_IN time_NN K28 146 ,_, the_ATI book_NN says_VBZ ..._... K28 147 **'_**' *'_*' ..._... and_CC it_PP3 saved_VBD nappies_NNS and_CC K28 147 got_VBD them_PP3OS into_IN good_JJ habits_NNS ._. **'_**' K28 148 ^ *'_*' put_VB a_AT pillow_NN on_IN his_PP$ face_NN and_CC get_VB K28 148 him_PP3O out_RP of_IN it_PP3 ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Paul_NP to_IN K28 149 himself_PPL ,_, *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ kinder_JJR in_IN the_ATI long_JJ K28 149 run_NN ..._... K28 150 ._. **'_**' ^ *'_*' I_PP1A know_VB you_PP2 do_DO n't_XNOT like_VB K28 150 sprouts_NNS ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Doris_NP ,_, flustered_JJ ,_, *'_*' K28 150 but_CC K28 151 you_PP2 've_HV no_ATI need_NN to_TO make_VB such_ABL a_AT fuss_NN ._. ^ K28 151 one_CD1 would_MD think_VB you_PP2 were_BED seven_CD ,_, K28 152 instead_RB of_IN seventeen_CD ._. **'_**' K28 153 ^ *'_*' more_AP gravy_NN ,_, Mother_NPT ?_? **'_**' said_VBD K28 153 Janet_NP ._. K28 154 ^ *'_*' staying_VBG in_IN England_NP long_RB ,_, \0Mr_NPT er_UH K28 154 *-_*- Mark_NP ?_? **'_**' asked_VBD Julian_NP K28 155 courteously_RB ._. K28 156 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT quite_RB know_VB ,_, sir_NN ,_, K28 156 **'_**' said_VBD Mark_NP ._. K28 157 ^ his_PP$ deep_JJ voice_NN jolted_VBD the_ATI family_NN ,_, and_CC K28 157 two_CD rows_NNS of_IN heads_NNS ducked_VBD to_IN K28 158 their_PP$ plates_NNS ,_, silenced_VBN ._. K28 159 ^ *'_*' he_PP3A 's_BEZ staying_VBG at_IN my_PP$ flat_NN just_RB K28 159 now_RN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Celia_NP ,_, and_CC they_PP3AS all_ABN K28 160 started_VBD to_TO talk_VB at_RB once_RB" ._. K28 161 ^ Julian_NP ,_, exchanging_VBG glances_NNS with_IN Paul_NP ,_, K28 161 caught_VBD a_AT curious_JJ look_NN in_IN K28 162 Celia's_NP$ eyes_NNS ,_, of_IN irony_NN and_CC sadness_NN ._. K28 163 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A hate_VB family_NN Christmas_NP ,_, **'_**' said_VBD K28 163 Paul_NP ,_, loudly_RB ._. K28 164 ^ she_PP3A leaned_VBD forward_RB ,_, at_RB once_RB" aware_JJ of_IN K28 164 him_PP3O :_: a_AT child_NN to_TO be_BE K28 165 comforted_VBN ._. K28 166 ^ *'_*' never_RB mind_VB ,_, sweetie_NN ._. ^ never_RB mind_VB ._. K28 166 **'_**' K28 167 ^ and_CC Mark_NP could_MD play_VB ._. ^ licking_VBG his_PP$ K28 167 purplish_JJ lips_NNS ,_, first_RB ,_, then_RN K28 168 raising_VBG the_ATI trumpet_NN as_CS though_CS" it_PP3 were_BED a_AT K28 168 taste_NN of_IN wine_NN :_: setting_VBG his_PP$ K28 169 mouth_NN to_IN it_PP3 as_CS though_CS" it_PP3 were_BED a_AT girl_NN K28 169 to_TO be_BE kissed_VBN ._. ^ his_PP$ long_JJ back_NN and_CC K28 170 legs_NNS ,_, his_PP$ narrow_JJ hips_NNS ,_, arched_VBN into_IN one_CD1 K28 170 effortless_JJ curve_NN :_: an_AT attitude_NN K28 171 for_IN the_ATI trumpet_NN ._. ^ and_CC he_PP3A played_VBD ._. ^ the_ATI K28 171 younger_JJR ones_CD1S and_CC Celia_NP urged_VBD him_PP3O K28 172 on_RP ._. ^ he_PP3A drank_VBD water_NN ,_, rested_VBD ,_, smiled_VBD K28 172 ,_, and_CC played_VBD again_RB ._. ^ his_PP$ music_NN ran_VBD K28 173 in_IN their_PP$ ears_NNS ,_, darker_JJR than_IN his_PP$ skin_NN ,_, K28 173 sweeter_JJR than_IN honey_NN ._. ^ they_PP3AS sat_VBD on_IN K28 174 the_ATI stairs_NNS ,_, listening_VBG ._. ^ old_JJ \0Mrs_NPT Harford_NP K28 174 fell_VBD asleep_JJ ._. ^ Paul_NP ,_, K28 175 stupified_VBN ,_, shut_VBD his_PP$ eyes_NNS ._. ^ Julian_NP stood_VBD K28 175 ,_, a_RB little_RB" awkwardly_RB ,_, against_IN K28 176 the_ATI newel_NN post_NN ,_, and_CC applauded_VBD loudly_RB ._. ^ K28 176 he_PP3A had_HVD little_AP knowledge_NN of_IN K28 177 music_NN but_CC he_PP3A wanted_VBD Celia_NP to_TO feel_VB that_CS K28 177 he_PP3A approved_VBD of_IN her_PP$ friend_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A K28 178 squeezed_VBD his_PP$ arm_NN and_CC smiled_VBD ,_, translating_VBG K28 178 him_PP3O ._. ^ Doris_NP and_CC Janet_NP K28 179 disappeared_VBD ,_, alienated_VBN ,_, to_TO discuss_VB to-morrow's_NR$ K28 179 Christmas_NP lunch_NN ,_, and_CC K28 180 Celia's_NP$ latest_JJT gaffe_NN ._. ^ Sue_NP thought_VBD her_PP$ K28 180 baby_NN was_BEDZ crying_VBG ,_, though_CS K28 181 no_PN one_PN" else_RB noticed_VBD ._. ^ she_PP3A hurried_VBD up_IN K28 181 the_ATI stairs_NNS :_: in_IN the_ATI earliest_JJT stage_NN K28 182 of_IN loving_VBG him_PP3O ._. ^ she_PP3A would_MD have_HV carried_VBN K28 182 him_PP3O about_RP with_IN her_PP3O all_ABN the_ATI time_NN K28 183 if_CS it_PP3 were_BED socially_RB permissible_JJ ._. K28 184 ^ *'_*' now_RN ,_, sir_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Mark_NP to_IN K28 184 Julian_NP ,_, in_IN his_PP$ dark_JJ ,_, slow_JJ voice_NN ,_, K28 185 *'_*' what_WDT can_MD I_PP1A play_VB for_IN you_PP2 ?_? **'_**' K28 186 ^ he_PP3A implied_VBD compliment_NN and_CC Julian_NP was_BEDZ K28 186 flustered_JJ ,_, afraid_JJ of_IN failing_VBG K28 187 him_PP3O ._. ^ Celia_NP leaned_VBD forward_RB ,_, her_PP$ hair_NN K28 187 swinging_VBG past_IN her_PP$ brother's_NN$ bulky_JJ K28 188 waistcoat_NN ._. K28 189 ^ *'_*' play_VB *'_*' Savoy_NP blues_NN **'_**' ,_, Markie_NP ,_, K28 189 darling_NN ._. ^ Jule_NP does_DOZ n't_XNOT know_VB the_ATI K28 190 name_NN but_CC he_PP3A knows_VBZ the_ATI tune_NN ._. **'_**' K28 191 ^ Mark_NP began_VBD to_TO make_VB melancholy_JJ love_NN with_IN K28 191 the_ATI trumpet_NN and_CC Julian_NP K28 192 was_BEDZ stricken_JJ as_CS by_IN Celia's_NP$ pathos_NN at_IN dinner_NN K28 192 ._. ^ his_PP$ eyes_NNS sharpened_VBD for_IN K28 193 an_AT instant_NN with_IN tears_NNS which_WDTR he_PP3A was_BEDZ K28 193 concerned_JJ to_TO hide_VB ._. K28 194 ^ what_WDT 's_BEZ wrong_JJ with_IN me_PP1O ,_, this_DT Christmas_NP K28 194 ?_? he_PP3A wondered_VBD ,_, finding_VBG no_ATI K28 195 answer_NN ._. ^ only_CC it_PP3 seemed_VBD to_IN him_PP3O that_CS K28 195 he_PP3A was_BEDZ suddenly_RB middle-aged_JJ and_CC K28 196 had_HVD never_RB possessed_VBN what_WDT he_PP3A truly_RB desired_VBD K28 196 ._. K28 197 ^ composed_VBN ,_, he_PP3A turned_VBD to_TO smile_VB at_IN Celia_NP K28 197 and_CC found_VBD his_PP$ mood_NN K28 198 reflected_VBN in_IN her_PP$ face_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A concentrated_VBD K28 198 again_RB on_IN Mark_NP ,_, and_CC clapped_VBD K28 199 louder_RBR than_IN anyone_PN else_RB when_WRB it_PP3 was_BEDZ over_RP K28 199 ._. K28 200 ^ *'_*' again_RB ,_, sir_NN ?_? **'_**' said_VBD Mark_NP ,_, K28 200 absorbed_VBN ,_, respectful_JJ ._. K28 201 ^ he_PP3A had_HVD noticed_VBN something_PN ._. ^ dignified_JJ K28 201 beggar_NN ._. K28 202 ^ *'_*' no_UH ,_, no_UH ,_, thank_VB you_PP2 ._. ^ I_PP1A K28 202 enjoyed_VBD it_PP3 ,_, though_RB ._. ^ tremendously_RB ._. ^ old_JJ K28 203 favourite_NN of_IN mine_PP$$ ._. ^ thank_VB you_PP2 very_QL much_RB ._. K28 203 **'_**' K28 204 ^ Mark_NP bowed_VBD and_CC stood_VBD silent_JJ ._. K28 205 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A think_VB we_PP1AS 'll_MD have_HV some_DTI family_NN K28 205 carols_NNS now_RN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Janet_NP in_IN a_AT K28 206 high_JJ ,_, bright_JJ voice_NN ,_, *'_*' and_CC Mama_NPT must_MD go_VB K28 206 to_IN bed_NN ._. ^ come_VB along_RP ,_, darling_NN ._. K28 207 ^ where_WRB 's_HVZ Sue_NP got_VBN to_IN ?_? ^ that_DT baby_NN of_IN K28 207 hers_PP$$ will_MD be_BE ruined_VBN ._. ^ she_PP3A picks_VBZ him_PP3O K28 208 up_RP every_AT time_NN he_PP3A cries_VBZ ._. **'_**' K28 209 ^ as_CS Janet_NP passed_VBD Julian_NP she_PP3A stared_VBD through_IN K28 209 him_PP3O ;_; her_PP$ powdery_JJ skin_NN K28 210 flushed_JJ on_IN the_ATI cheekbones_NNS ;_; her_PP$ best_JJT court_NN K28 210 shoes_NNS uncomfortable_JJ and_CC K28 211 smart_JJ ._. ^ she_PP3A trod_VBD on_IN Celia's_NP$ fuzzy_JJ skirt_NN K28 211 as_CS she_PP3A sat_VBD ,_, rapt_JJ ,_, at_IN the_ATI foot_NN K28 212 of_IN the_ATI stairs_NNS ._. K28 213 ^ *'_*' sorry_JJ ,_, Celia_NP ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Janet_NP K28 213 heartily_RB ,_, *'_*' but_CC we_PP1AS 're_BER getting_VBG Mama_NPT K28 214 to_IN bed_NN ._. **'_**' K29 2 Christopher_NP Hollis_NP ._. K29 3 ^ the_ATI wind_NN of_IN change_NN ._. K29 4 ^ the_ATI first_OD white_JJ settlers_NNS came_VBD to_IN the_ATI K29 4 Highlands_NPS in_IN 1904_CD and_CC K29 5 therefore_RB an_AT old_JJ man_NN like_IN Kungo_NP could_MD remember_VB K29 5 a_AT time_NN before_CS there_EX was_BEDZ K29 6 a_AT white_JJ man_NN in_IN the_ATI land_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD K29 6 seen_VBN the_ATI Serkali_NP ,_, as_CS the_ATI Kikuyus_NPS K29 7 called_VBD the_ATI British_JNP government_NN ,_, come_VB ,_, and_CC K29 7 if_CS he_PP3A could_MD only_RB manage_VB to_TO K29 8 live_VB a_AP few_AP" years_NNS longer_RBR ,_, there_EX seemed_VBD K29 8 every_AT likelihood_NN that_CS he_PP3A would_MD K29 9 see_VB them_PP3OS go_VB ._. ^ the_ATI whole_JJ business_NN was_BEDZ K29 9 turning_VBG out_RP to_TO be_BE that_DT of_IN but_RI one_CD1 K29 10 long_JJ lifetime_NN ._. ^ Kungo_NP sat_VBD outside_IN his_PP$ K29 10 thingira_&FW *-_*- his_PP$ bachelor's_NN$ K29 11 hut_NN *-_*- and_CC watched_VBD the_ATI hot_JJ equatorial_JJ sun_NN K29 11 going_VBG down_IN the_ATI sky_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD K29 12 called_VBN to_IN his_PP$ senior_JJ wife_NN to_TO bring_VB him_PP3O K29 12 some_DTI beer_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A made_VBD her_PP$ beer_NN K29 13 out_RP of_IN sugar-cane_NN and_CC he_PP3A preferred_VBD her_PP$ brew_NN K29 13 to_IN that_DT of_IN any_DTI of_IN his_PP$ K29 14 other_AP wives_NNS ._. ^ she_PP3A brought_VBD him_PP3O a_AT calabash_NN K29 14 and_CC he_PP3A sat_VBD drinking_VBG it_PP3 ,_, and_CC K29 15 as_CS he_PP3A drank_VBD ,_, he_PP3A meditated_VBD ._. ^ the_ATI K29 15 memories_NNS of_IN a_AT life_NN came_VBD back_RP to_IN him_PP3O ._. K29 16 ^ the_ATI first_OD white_JJ men_NNS to_TO come_VB to_IN Nanyuki_NP K29 16 were_BED the_ATI missionaries_NNS ,_, and_CC K29 17 the_ATI first_OD of_IN them_PP3OS whom_WPOR Kungo_NP ever_RB met_VBD K29 17 was_BEDZ Father_NPT McCarthy_NP ._. ^ that_DT was_BEDZ a_AT K29 18 very_QL long_JJ time_NN ago_RB *-_*- more_AP ,_, far_RB more_AP ,_, K29 18 than_IN a_AT hundred_CD seasons_NNS *-_*- for_CS K29 19 Kungo_NP always_RB reckoned_VBD his_PP$ time_NN by_IN the_ATI K29 19 seasons_NNS of_IN six_CD months_NNS ,_, since_CS the_ATI K29 20 rains_NNS and_CC the_ATI crops_NNS come_VB every_AT six_CD months_NNS K29 20 ._. ^ he_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT reckon_VB in_IN years_NNS K29 21 as_CS the_ATI white_JJ men_NNS so_QL absurdly_RB do_DO ._. ^ Kungo_NP K29 21 remembered_VBD Father_NPT McCarthy_NP K29 22 well_RB *-_*- a_AT tall_JJ ,_, white_JJ old_JJ man_NN with_IN K29 22 piercing_JJ eyes_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ a_AT good_JJ man_NN K29 23 and_CC a_AT kind_JJ man_NN ,_, and_CC he_PP3A and_CC his_PP$ fellow_JJB K29 23 priests_NNS had_HVD taught_VBN Kungo_NP and_CC the_ATI K29 24 other_AP tribesmen_NNS some_DTI lessons_NNS which_WDTR they_PP3AS K29 24 had_HVD been_BEN glad_JJ to_TO learn_VB ._. ^ they_PP3AS K29 25 had_HVD shown_VBN them_PP3OS how_WRB they_PP3AS could_MD plant_VB K29 25 their_PP$ crops_NNS and_CC tend_VB them_PP3OS so_CS that_CS" K29 26 the_ATI yield_NN would_MD be_BE increased_VBN ._. ^ they_PP3AS had_HVD K29 26 cast_VBN a_AT spell_NN on_IN the_ATI tsetse_NN fly_NN K29 27 so_CS that_CS" it_PP3 did_DOD not_XNOT eat_VB their_PP$ herds_NNS K29 27 and_CC they_PP3AS could_MD now_RN drive_VB their_PP$ K29 28 herds_NNS into_IN districts_NNS where_WRB herds_NNS had_HVD never_RB K29 28 been_BEN able_JJ to_TO go_VB before_RI ._. K29 29 ^ they_PP3AS had_HVD shown_VBN them_PP3OS how_WRB to_TO build_VB up_RP K29 29 their_PP$ land_NN on_IN the_ATI hillsides_NNS in_IN K29 30 terraces_NNS ,_, so_CS that_CS" the_ATI rain_NN no_RB longer_RBR K29 30 washed_VBD all_ABN their_PP$ soil_NN away_RP ._. ^ all_ABN K29 31 these_DTS were_BED good_JJ lessons_NNS ._. ^ once_RB when_WRB his_PP$ K29 31 first_OD wife_NN was_BEDZ ill_JJ ,_, Father_NPT K29 32 McCarthy_NP had_HVD taken_VBN her_PP3O to_IN Nyeri_NP to_IN a_AT K29 32 bad-smelling_JJ house_NN called_VBN a_AT K29 33 hospital_NN ,_, where_WRB a_AT white_JJ witch-doctor_NN had_HVD cut_VBN K29 33 her_PP3O open_JJ with_IN a_AT panga_NN and_CC K29 34 snatched_VBN out_RP from_IN her_PP$ stomach_NN the_ATI devil_NN by_IN K29 34 which_WDTR she_PP3A was_BEDZ bewitched_VBN K29 35 within_RI ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD then_RN sown_VBN her_PP3O up_RP with_IN K29 35 a_AT needle_NN ,_, and_CC ,_, after_IN a_AT K29 36 time_NN she_PP3A had_HVD come_VBN back_RP to_IN him_PP3O cured_VBN K29 36 and_CC able_JJ to_TO bear_VB more_AP children_NNS ._. K29 37 ^ this_DT ,_, too_RB ,_, was_BEDZ a_AT good_JJ thing_NN to_TO have_HV K29 37 done_VBN ,_, and_CC seemed_VBD to_TO show_VB that_CS the_ATI K29 38 white_JJ witch-doctors_NNS *-_*- their_PP$ mundumugu_&FW *-_*- had_HVD K29 38 more_QL powerful_JJ spells_NNS K29 39 than_CS had_HVD the_ATI mundumugu_&FW of_IN the_ATI Kikuyu_NP ._. ^ K29 39 if_CS so_PN ,_, it_PP3 must_MD be_BE that_CS K29 40 their_PP$ God_NP was_BEDZ more_QL powerful_JJ than_IN the_ATI K29 40 Kikuyu's_NP$ Ngai_NP ,_, and_CC indeed_RB Kungo_NP K29 41 had_HVD for_IN a_AT time_NN accepted_VBN the_ATI God_NP of_IN K29 41 Father_NPT McCarthy_NP *-_*- had_HVD become_VBN a_AT K29 42 servant_NN of_IN the_ATI Bwana_NPT Jesus_NP *-_*- and_CC had_HVD K29 42 defied_VBN the_ATI old_JJ law_NN of_IN Ngai_NP ._. ^ it_PP3 K29 43 had_HVD seemed_VBN to_IN him_PP3O clear_JJ when_WRB his_PP$ wife_NN K29 43 came_VBD back_RP from_IN the_ATI hospital_NN that_CS K29 44 it_PP3 was_BEDZ the_ATI Christian_JNP God_NP who_WPR now_RN sat_VBD K29 44 on_IN Kerinyaga_NP in_IN place_NN of_IN Ngai_NP ._. K29 45 ^ but_CC in_IN his_PP$ old_JJ age_NN he_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT feel_VB K29 45 so_QL sure_JJ ._. ^ a_AT hyena_NN had_HVD left_VBN its_PP$ K29 46 droppings_NNS near_IN his_PP$ thingira_&FW ._. ^ he_PP3A looked_VBD K29 46 at_IN them_PP3OS with_IN disgust_NN and_CC K29 47 with_IN terror_NN ._. ^ Father_NPT McCarthy_NP ,_, he_PP3A well_RB K29 47 knew_VBD ,_, would_MD have_HV said_VBN that_CS a_AT K29 48 hyena's_NN$ droppings_NNS were_BED a_AT hyena's_NN$ droppings_NNS K29 48 and_CC nothing_PN more_AP ._. ^ but_CC all_ABN K29 49 the_ATI Kikuyu_NP believe_VB that_CS there_EX is_BEZ a_AT thahu_&FW K29 49 *-_*- a_AT curse_NN *-_*- in_IN a_AT hyena's_NN$ K29 50 droppings_NNS ._. ^ would_MD it_PP3 not_XNOT be_BE as_QL well_JJ to_TO K29 50 go_VB to_IN the_ATI mundumugu_&FW ,_, to_TO K29 51 kill_VB a_AT goat_NN and_CC get_VB purification_NN from_IN the_ATI K29 51 thahu_&FW ?_? ^ he_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT say_VB K29 52 that_CS the_ATI Bwana_NPT Jesus_NP was_BEDZ not_XNOT powerful_JJ for_IN K29 52 evil_NN ,_, as_CS Father_NPT McCarthy_NP had_HVD K29 53 taught_VBN ._. ^ but_CC was_BEDZ that_DT any_DTI reason_NN why_WRB K29 53 Ngai_NP should_MD not_XNOT be_BE powerful_JJ ,_, too_RB ?_? K29 54 ^ might_MD it_PP3 not_XNOT be_BE that_CS there_EX were_BED many_AP K29 54 gods_NNS ,_, all_ABN of_IN whom_WPOR had_HVD their_PP$ K29 55 power_NN for_IN evil_NN ?_? and_CC was_BEDZ it_PP3 not_XNOT sensible_JJ K29 55 prudence_NN to_TO avoid_VB offending_VBG K29 56 any_DTI of_IN the_ATI gods_NNS ?_? K29 57 ^ besides_RI ,_, though_CS Father_NPT McCarthy_NP was_BEDZ a_AT K29 57 good_JJ and_CC kind_JJ man_NN and_CC K29 58 taught_VBD lessons_NNS which_WDTR they_PP3AS did_DOD well_RB to_TO K29 58 learn_VB ,_, he_PP3A also_RB said_VBD things_NNS which_WDTR K29 59 it_PP3 was_BEDZ less_QL easy_JJ to_TO believe_VB and_CC which_WDTR K29 59 Kungo_NP had_HVD never_RB been_BEN able_JJ to_TO K29 60 find_VB sensible_JJ ._. ^ when_WRB Father_NPT McCarthy_NP came_VBD ,_, K29 60 Kungo_NP was_BEDZ still_RB a_AT young_JJ K29 61 man_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD just_RB bought_VBN his_PP$ second_OD K29 61 wife_NN ._. ^ Father_NPT McCarthy_NP told_VBD him_PP3O K29 62 that_CS he_PP3A should_MD not_XNOT have_HV more_AP than_IN one_CD1 K29 62 wife_NN ._. ^ *'_*' what_WDT then_RN should_MD he_PP3A do_DO K29 63 with_IN the_ATI second_OD wife_NN ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A asked_VBD ._. ^ K29 63 should_MD he_PP3A just_RB turn_VB her_PP3O out_RP to_TO K29 64 starve_VB ?_? ^ if_CS he_PP3A sent_VBD her_PP3O back_RP to_IN her_PP$ K29 64 parents_NNS ,_, they_PP3AS would_MD certainly_RB not_XNOT K29 65 return_VB the_ATI bride-price_NN with_IN which_WDTR he_PP3A had_HVD K29 65 bought_VBN her_PP3O ._. ^ oh_UH ,_, no_UH ,_, said_VBD K29 66 Father_NPT McCarthy_NP ,_, he_PP3A should_MD keep_VB her_PP3O ,_, K29 66 but_CC he_PP3A should_MD not_XNOT use_VB her_PP3O as_IN a_AT K29 67 wife_NN ._. ^ this_DT was_BEDZ plain_JJ madness_NN ._. K29 69 ^ it_PP3 had_HVD seemed_VBN to_IN him_PP3O plain_JJ madness_NN ,_, K29 69 but_CC at_RB least_RB" he_PP3A had_HVD K29 70 imagined_VBN that_CS ,_, mad_JJ or_CC not_XNOT ,_, it_PP3 was_BEDZ K29 70 the_ATI custom_NN of_IN the_ATI white_JJ man_NN ._. ^ Father_NPT K29 71 McCarthy_NP and_CC the_ATI other_AP priests_NNS with_IN him_PP3O K29 71 had_HVD a_AT special_JJ thahu_&FW ,_, K29 72 placed_VBN upon_IN them_PP3OS by_IN the_ATI Bwana_NPT Jesus_NP ,_, K29 72 which_WDTR forbade_VBD them_PP3OS to_TO lie_VB with_IN K29 73 women_NNS at_IN all_ABN ,_, but_CC he_PP3A soon_RB learnt_VBD that_CS K29 73 this_DT thahu_&FW did_DOD not_XNOT fall_VB K29 74 upon_IN all_ABN white_JJ men_NNS *-_*- that_CS some_DTI white_JJ K29 74 men_NNS did_DOD lie_VB with_IN women_NNS *-_*- and_CC K29 75 indeed_RB when_WRB ,_, shortly_RB afterwards_RB ,_, a_AT white_JJ K29 75 man_NN ,_, Bwana_NPT Dillon_NP ,_, came_VBD and_CC K29 76 built_VBD a_AT shamba_NN and_CC set_VBD up_RP a_AT farm_NN amongst_IN K29 76 them_PP3OS ,_, he_PP3A brought_VBD a_AT memsaab_NN K29 77 with_IN him_PP3O and_CC for_IN a_AT time_NN he_PP3A lived_VBD with_IN K29 77 her_PP3O ._. ^ among_IN the_ATI white_JJ men_NNS ,_, Kungo_NP K29 78 was_BEDZ told_VBN ,_, a_AT man_NN has_HVZ one_CD1 single_JJ wife_NN ._. K29 78 ^ it_PP3 seemed_VBD a_AT strange_JJ custom_NN and_CC K29 79 it_PP3 was_BEDZ hard_JJ to_TO see_VB for_IN what_WDT purpose_NN a_AT K29 79 man_NN would_MD trouble_VB to_TO make_VB K29 80 himself_PPL rich_JJ ,_, if_CS he_PP3A could_MD not_XNOT buy_VB more_AP K29 80 women_NNS with_IN his_PP$ riches_NNS ._. K29 81 ^ nevertheless_RB ,_, if_CS that_DT was_BEDZ the_ATI white_JJ man's_NN$ K29 81 custom_NN ,_, he_PP3A had_HVD said_VBN ,_, so_PN be_BE K29 82 it_PP3 ._. ^ Kungo_NP was_BEDZ not_XNOT greatly_RB concerned_JJ to_TO K29 82 understand_VB ._. ^ then_RN after_IN a_AT time_NN K29 83 Bwana_NPT Dillon's_NP$ memsaab_NN went_VBD away_RP ._. ^ they_PP3AS K29 83 said_VBD that_CS she_PP3A had_HVD left_VBN him_PP3O and_CC K29 84 had_HVD gone_VBN over_IN the_ATI sea_NN to_IN a_AT country_NN K29 84 called_VBN England_NP ._. ^ for_IN a_AT time_NN Bwana_NPT K29 85 Dillon_NP lived_VBD ,_, it_PP3 seemed_VBD ,_, alone_JJ ._. ^ then_RN K29 85 one_CD1 day_NN ,_, he_PP3A too_RB went_VBD away_RP ,_, and_CC K29 86 when_WRB he_PP3A came_VBD back_RP he_PP3A brought_VBD with_IN him_PP3O K29 86 another_DT memsaab_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD ,_, so_PN K29 87 Kungo_NP was_BEDZ told_VBN ,_, been_BEN what_WDT was_BEDZ called_VBN K29 87 divorced_VBN and_CC had_HVD married_VBN a_AT new_JJ K29 88 wife_NN ._. ^ indeed_RB after_IN a_AT time_NN he_PP3A divorced_VBD K29 88 that_DT wife_NN too_RB ,_, and_CC married_VBD a_AT K29 89 third_OD ._. ^ Father_NPT McCarthy_NP had_HVD left_VBN by_IN then_RN K29 89 ,_, so_CS Kungo_NP was_BEDZ not_XNOT able_JJ to_TO K29 90 consult_VB him_PP3O to_TO find_VB if_CS he_PP3A had_HVD understood_VBN K29 90 it_PP3 rightly_RB ,_, but_CC it_PP3 appeared_VBD K29 91 that_CS among_IN the_ATI white_JJ men_NNS it_PP3 was_BEDZ possible_JJ K29 91 for_IN a_AT man_NN to_TO have_HV as_QL many_AP K29 92 wives_NNS as_CS he_PP3A liked_VBD ,_, provided_CS that_CS" he_PP3A K29 92 only_RB had_HVD one_CD1 at_IN a_AT time_NN ._. ^ this_DT K29 93 surely_RB ,_, Kungo_NP thought_VBD ,_, was_BEDZ not_XNOT a_AT K29 93 sensible_JJ arrangement_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ much_RB K29 94 better_JJR for_IN a_AT man_NN to_TO have_HV all_ABN his_PP$ wives_NNS K29 94 at_IN the_ATI same_AP time_NN ,_, as_CS then_RN the_ATI K29 95 wives_NNS could_MD share_VB out_RP among_IN themselves_PPLS both_ABX K29 95 the_ATI burden_NN of_IN the_ATI work_NN and_CC K29 96 the_ATI burden_NN of_IN child-bearing_NN ._. ^ the_ATI white_JJ K29 96 man's_NN$ arrangement_NN did_DOD not_XNOT seem_VB K29 97 to_IN him_PP3O to_TO be_BE fair_JJ on_IN the_ATI women_NNS ._. ^ it_PP3 K29 97 is_BEZ right_JJ that_CS women_NNS should_MD control_VB K29 98 their_PP$ desires_NNS ._. ^ for_IN that_DT reason_NN ,_, said_VBD K29 98 Kungo_NP ,_, do_DO we_PP1AS circumcise_VB them_PP3OS ,_, K29 99 and_CC ,_, if_CS one_CD1 of_IN my_PP$ wives_NNS runs_VBZ away_RP to_TO K29 99 lie_VB with_IN another_DT man_NN ,_, then_RN ,_, as_CS is_BEZ K29 100 the_ATI custom_NN ,_, I_PP1A bind_VB a_AT hot_JJ stone_NN beneath_IN K29 100 her_PP$ knee-caps_NNS to_TO cripple_VB her_PP$ K29 101 tendons_NNS ,_, so_CS that_CS" she_PP3A can_MD never_RB run_VB again_RB K29 101 ._. ^ this_DT is_BEZ obviously_RB common_JJ K29 102 sense_NN ._. ^ but_CC how_WRB can_MD one_CD1 expect_VB a_AT woman_NN K29 102 to_TO control_VB her_PP$ desires_NNS if_CS she_PP3A K29 103 is_BEZ the_ATI only_AP woman_NN who_WPR can_MD serve_VB her_PP$ man_NN K29 103 ?_? K29 104 ^ Kungo_NP of_RB course_RB" had_HVD ,_, like_IN all_ABN Kikuyu_NP K29 104 ,_, ever_RB since_IN his_PP$ boyhood_NN ,_, K29 105 lain_VBN with_IN any_DTI girls_NNS wherever_WRB opportunity_NN K29 105 offered_VBD ._. ^ since_CS Ngai_NP had_HVD K29 106 given_VBN him_PP3O his_PP$ desires_NNS it_PP3 was_BEDZ but_RI K29 106 natural_JJ and_CC right_JJ to_TO satisfy_VB them_PP3OS ._. K29 107 ^ he_PP3A had_HVD always_RB been_BEN careful_JJ in_IN obeying_VBG K29 107 the_ATI custom_NN of_IN the_ATI tribe_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A K29 108 knew_VBD well_RB that_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ wrong_JJ to_TO impregnate_VB K29 108 an_AT unmarried_JJ girl_NN ,_, for_CS to_TO do_DO K29 109 so_PN would_MD reduce_VB her_PP$ bride-price_NN and_CC would_MD thus_RB K29 109 be_BE an_AT injustice_NN to_IN her_PP$ K29 110 parents_NNS ._. ^ therefore_RB he_PP3A had_HVD never_RB sought_VBN K29 110 to_TO lift_VB the_ATI second_OD apron_NN which_WDTR K29 111 all_ABN unmarried_JJ girls_NNS wear_VB in_IN copulation_NN to_TO K29 111 guard_VB themselves_PPLS against_IN K29 112 being_BEG impregnated_VBN ._. ^ but_CC to_TO lie_VB with_IN a_AT K29 112 girl_NN could_MD not_XNOT be_BE wrong_JJ ._. K29 113 ^ indeed_RB ,_, if_CS there_EX were_BED no_ATI fornication_NN ,_, K29 113 how_WRB could_MD the_ATI girls_NNS tell_VB which_WDT K29 114 men_NNS they_PP3AS liked_VBD and_CC which_WDT they_PP3AS disliked_VBD K29 114 ?_? ^ yet_RB Father_NPT McCarthy_NP told_VBD him_PP3O K29 115 that_CS fornication_NN ,_, too_RB ,_, was_BEDZ wrong_JJ *-_*- that_CS K29 115 it_PP3 was_BEDZ wrong_JJ to_TO lie_VB with_IN any_DTI K29 116 woman_NN unless_CS a_AT man_NN was_BEDZ married_VBN to_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ K29 116 this_DT also_RB he_PP3A found_VBD strange_JJ and_CC K29 117 once_RB again_RB ,_, when_WRB he_PP3A came_VBD to_TO know_VB other_AP K29 117 bwanas_NNS *-_*- bwanas_NNS who_WPR had_HVD not_XNOT ,_, K29 118 like_IN Father_NPT McCarthy_NP ,_, fallen_VBN under_IN the_ATI K29 118 thahu_&FW which_WDTR forbade_VBD them_PP3OS K29 119 to_TO lie_VB with_IN women_NNS *-_*- he_PP3A found_VBD that_CS this_DT K29 119 custom_NN was_BEDZ by_IN no_ATI means_NNS a_AT K29 120 general_JJ custom_NN of_IN the_ATI white_JJ man_NN ._. ^ Bwana_NPT K29 120 Dillon_NP had_HVD after_IN a_AP few_AP" years_NNS K29 121 got_VBN tired_JJ of_IN farming_NN ._. ^ so_RB he_PP3A started_VBD K29 121 instead_RB what_WDT he_PP3A called_VBD a_AT country_NN K29 122 club_NN for_IN the_ATI rich_JJ bwanas_NNS and_CC for_IN bwanas_NNS K29 122 who_WPR came_VBD from_IN over_IN the_ATI sea_NN ,_, K29 123 where_WRB they_PP3AS could_MD go_VB and_CC get_VB drunk_JJ when_WRB K29 123 they_PP3AS got_VBD tired_JJ of_IN looking_VBG at_IN K29 124 the_ATI wild_JJ animals_NNS ._. ^ Bwana_NPT Dillon_NP hired_VBD K29 124 Kungo_NP to_TO come_VB and_CC work_VB in_IN that_DT K29 125 club_NN ,_, and_CC it_PP3 was_BEDZ thus_RB that_CS Kungo_NP came_VBD K29 125 to_TO learn_VB something_PN of_IN the_ATI ways_NNS K29 126 of_IN the_ATI white_JJ man_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD seen_VBN how_WRB K29 126 in_IN their_PP$ dances_NNS the_ATI white_JJ men_NNS and_CC K29 127 women_NNS held_VBD one_PPLS another_PPLS" obscenely_RB ,_, the_ATI K29 127 arm_NN of_IN the_ATI man_NN around_IN the_ATI woman_NN K29 128 as_CS if_CS" she_PP3A was_BEDZ a_AT whore_NN ,_, and_CC as_CS he_PP3A K29 128 brought_VBD them_PP3OS their_PP$ drinks_NNS he_PP3A would_MD K29 129 often_RB hear_VB the_ATI white_JJ men_NNS talking_VBG easily_RB and_CC K29 129 casually_RB of_IN the_ATI women_NNS with_IN K29 130 whom_WPOR they_PP3AS had_HVD lain_VBN ._. ^ they_PP3AS did_DOD not_XNOT K29 130 know_VB that_CS he_PP3A understood_VBD English_NNP and_CC K29 131 therefore_RB talked_VBD before_IN him_PP3O without_IN restraint_NN ,_, K29 131 but_CC ,_, though_CS he_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT K29 132 know_VB all_ABN English_JNP words_NNS ,_, he_PP3A had_HVD early_RB K29 132 got_VBN to_TO know_VB the_ATI words_NNS which_WDTR the_ATI K29 133 English_NNPS most_QL commonly_RB used_VBD *-_*- such_IN as_IN" K29 133 those_DTS for_IN food_NN and_CC drink_NN ,_, the_ATI K29 134 government_NN ,_, and_CC fornication_NN ,_, and_CC motor_NN cars_NNS K29 134 *-_*- which_WDTR were_BED the_ATI subjects_NNS K29 135 upon_IN which_WDTR they_PP3AS mainly_RB talked_VBD ._. K29 137 ^ what_WDT Kungo_NP could_MD not_XNOT for_IN some_DTI time_NN K29 137 understand_VB was_BEDZ why_WRB ,_, though_CS K29 138 those_DTS bwanas_NNS lay_VBD with_IN unmarried_JJ girls_NNS and_CC K29 138 though_CS the_ATI girls_NNS did_DOD not_XNOT use_VB K29 139 a_AT second_OD apron_NN ,_, yet_RB it_PP3 did_DOD not_XNOT seem_VB K29 139 often_RB to_TO happen_VB that_CS the_ATI girls_NNS had_HVD K29 140 children_NNS ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ not_XNOT until_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ K29 140 an_AT old_JJ man_NN that_CS one_CD1 day_NN his_PP$ son_NN ,_, K29 141 who_WPR ,_, as_CS was_BEDZ the_ATI way_NN of_IN the_ATI world_NN ,_, K29 141 had_HVD left_VBN the_ATI shamba_NN and_CC gone_VBN to_TO work_VB K29 142 in_IN a_AT hotel_NN in_IN Nairobi_NP ,_, explained_VBD to_IN him_PP3O K29 142 that_CS the_ATI white_JJ women_NNS did_DOD have_HV K29 143 a_AT second_OD apron_NN of_IN a_AT sort_NN ,_, which_WDTR they_PP3AS K29 143 put_VBD on_RP when_WRB they_PP3AS lay_VBD with_IN men_NNS and_CC K29 144 which_WDTR guarded_VBD them_PP3OS against_IN pregnancy_NN ._. ^ or_CC K29 144 sometimes_RB it_PP3 was_BEDZ the_ATI man_NN who_WPR K29 145 brought_VBD the_ATI apron_NN as_IN a_AT gift_NN when_WRB he_PP3A K29 145 came_VBD to_TO lie_VB with_IN the_ATI woman_NN ._. ^ the_ATI K29 146 white_JJ woman's_NN$ second_OD apron_NN was_BEDZ ,_, said_VBD his_PP$ K29 146 son_NN ,_, a_AT small_JJ apron_NN of_IN rubber_NN ._. K29 147 ^ he_PP3A had_HVD often_RB seen_VBN it_PP3 among_IN the_ATI luggage_NN K29 147 of_IN the_ATI guests_NNS at_IN the_ATI hotel_NN and_CC K29 148 a_AT friend_NN had_HVD explained_VBN to_IN him_PP3O its_PP$ purpose_NN K29 148 ._. ^ Kungo_NP had_HVD then_RN understood_VBN K29 149 why_WRB white_JJ unmarried_JJ women_NNS were_BED not_XNOT more_QL K29 149 often_RB pregnant_JJ ,_, but_CC ,_, if_CS so_PN ,_, K29 150 why_WRB did_DOD they_PP3AS object_VB to_IN the_ATI Kikuyu_NP girls_NNS K29 150 if_CS they_PP3AS wore_VBD a_AT second_OD apron_NN ,_, K29 151 which_WDTR was_BEDZ surely_RB in_IN every_AT way_NN a_AT more_QL K29 151 seemly_JJ and_CC decent_JJ habit_NN and_CC in_IN K29 152 accordance_NN with_IN the_ATI custom_NN ?_? ^ white_JJ people_NNS ,_, K29 152 it_PP3 seemed_VBD ,_, when_WRB one_CD1 looked_VBD K29 153 into_IN it_PP3 ,_, did_DOD much_RB the_ATI same_AP things_NNS as_IN K29 153 Africans_NNPS ,_, though_CS in_IN a_AT less_QL K29 154 reasonable_JJ fashion_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ only_RB that_CS K29 154 they_PP3AS talked_VBD differently_RB and_CC K29 155 pretended_VBD to_TO act_VB differently_RB ._. K29 156 ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ natural_JJ that_CS a_AT man_NN should_MD wish_VB K29 156 to_TO beget_VB as_QL many_AP children_NNS K29 157 as_CS possible_JJ ,_, and_CC the_ATI more_AP wives_NNS he_PP3A had_HVD K29 157 ,_, the_ATI more_AP children_NNS could_MD he_PP3A K29 158 beget_VB and_CC with_IN the_ATI less_AP inconvenience_NN ._. ^ a_AT K29 158 rich_JJ man_NN *-_*- it_PP3 was_BEDZ only_RB K29 159 reasonable_JJ *-_*- would_MD buy_VB as_QL many_AP women_NNS and_CC K29 159 as_QL fat_JJ and_CC with_IN as_QL broad_JJ K29 160 pelvises_NNS as_CS he_PP3A could_MD afford_VB ._. ^ besides_RI ,_, K29 160 since_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ forbidden_VBN for_IN a_AT K29 161 man_NN to_TO lie_VB with_IN his_PP$ wife_NN for_IN twenty-four_CD K29 161 months_NNS after_CS she_PP3A had_HVD born_VBN him_PP3O K29 162 a_AT child_NN ,_, for_IN fear_NN that_CS her_PP$ milk_NN would_MD K29 162 fall_VB on_IN him_PP3O and_CC cause_VB a_AT K29 163 thahu_&FW ,_, or_CC when_WRB a_AT cow_NN was_BEDZ about_RP to_TO K29 163 calve_VB ,_, it_PP3 was_BEDZ necessary_JJ that_CS he_PP3A K29 164 should_MD have_HV more_AP than_IN one_CD1 wife_NN ._.