N01   2    ^ Alastair_NP was_BEDZ a_AT bachelor_NN ._. ^ all_ABN his_PP$
N01   2 life_NN he_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN inclined_VBN to_TO
N01   3 regard_VB women_NNS as_IN something_PN which_WDTR must_MD
N01   3 necessarily_RB be_BE subordinated_VBN to_IN
N01   4 his_PP$ career_NN ._. ^ now_RN he_PP3A realised_VBD that_CS he_PP3A
N01   4 was_BEDZ entrusting_VBG not_XNOT only_RB his_PP$ own_AP
N01   5 life_NN ,_, but_CC Geoffrey's_NP$ as_RB well_RB" ,_, to_IN a_AT
N01   5 strange_JJ girl_NN whom_WPOR he_PP3A had_HVD never_RB met_VBN
N01   6 and_CC on_IN whom_WPOR after_IN no_ATI more_AP than_IN a_AT couple_NN
N01   6 of_IN telephone_NN calls_NNS he_PP3A was_BEDZ
N01   7 prepared_VBN to_TO place_VB complete_JJ reliance_NN ._. ^ it_PP3
N01   7 was_BEDZ a_AT novel_JJ experience_NN ._.
N01   8 ^ Alastair_NP was_BEDZ quite_RB unable_JJ to_TO explain_VB why_WRB
N01   8 he_PP3A should_MD feel_VB so_QL much_AP
N01   9 confidence_NN in_IN her_PP3O ._.
N01  10    ^ once_RB again_RB she_PP3A checked_VBD back_RP her_PP$
N01  10 instructions_NNS ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ obvious_JJ
N01  11 that_CS she_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT fail_VB to_TO appreciate_VB the_ATI
N01  11 faith_NN which_WDTR he_PP3A was_BEDZ placing_VBG in_IN
N01  12 her_PP3O and_CC was_BEDZ prepared_VBN to_TO accept_VB the_ATI
N01  12 responsibility_NN ._.
N01  13    ^ *'_*' good_JJ luck_NN ,_, air_NN Marshal_NPT ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A
N01  13 said_VBD gently_RB ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'll_MD be_BE waiting_VBG
N01  14 for_IN you_PP2 at_IN the_ATI Hotel_NPL Roma_NP at_IN six_CD this_DT
N01  14 evening_NN *-_*- and_CC I_PP1A shall_MD look_VB
N01  15 forward_RB to_IN meeting_VBG you_PP2 both_ABX at_IN midnight_NN ._.
N01  15 **'_**' ^ they_PP3AS might_MD have_HV been_BEN
N01  16 arranging_VBG a_AT supper_NN party_NN ._. ^ then_RN she_PP3A rang_VBD
N01  16 off_RP ._. ^ Alastair_NP admitted_VBD that_CS
N01  17 never_RB in_IN a_AT not_XNOT altogether_RB uneventful_JJ life_NN
N01  17 had_HVD he_PP3A come_VBN across_IN a_AT girl_NN
N01  18 who_WPR sounded_VBD so_QL charming_JJ and_CC appeared_VBD to_TO be_BE
N01  18 so_QL efficient_JJ ._.
N01  19    ^ he_PP3A looked_VBD forward_RB to_IN meeting_VBG her_PP3O ._.
N01  20 ^ chapter_NN ten_CD ._.
N01  21    ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT perfect_JJ moonlight_NN night_NN ;_; there_EX
N01  21 appeared_VBD to_TO be_BE no_ATI cloud_NN
N01  22 over_IN the_ATI whole_NN of_IN Europe_NP ._. ^ from_IN a_AT height_NN
N01  22 of_IN 50,000_CD feet_NNS northern_JJ Italy_NP
N01  23 strikingly_RB resembled_VBD the_ATI great_JJ relief_NN map_NN which_WDTR
N01  23 covers_VBZ the_ATI floor_NN of_IN
N01  24 the_ATI southern_JJ Europe_NP briefing_NN room_NN at_IN \0NATO_NP
N01  24 headquarters_NN ._.
N01  25    ^ seated_VBN beside_IN Alastair_NP ,_, lulled_VBN by_IN the_ATI
N01  25 uncanny_JJ silence_NN of_IN
N01  26 supersonic_JJ flight_NN ,_, Geoffrey_NP could_MD imagine_VB himself_PPL
N01  26 in_IN one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI upper_JJB
N01  27 galleries_NNS ._. ^ for_IN some_DTI reason_NN the_ATI orderlies_NNS
N01  27 had_HVD forgotten_VBN to_TO switch_VB on_RP
N01  28 the_ATI lights_NNS ;_; there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI colour_NN *-_*-
N01  28 physical_JJ features_NNS were_BED
N01  29 distinguishable_JJ solely_RB by_IN gradations_NNS of_IN silvery_JJ
N01  29 greyness_NN ._. ^ even_RB the_ATI
N01  30 snow-capped_JJ summit_NN of_IN Mont_NP Blanc_NP ,_, seven_CD miles_NNS
N01  30 below_RI ,_, was_BEDZ not_XNOT
N01  31 recognisable_JJ among_IN the_ATI host_NN of_IN lower_JJR peaks_NNS ._.
N01  32    ^ the_ATI screen_NN of_IN the_ATI air-to-air_JJB radar_NN glowed_VBD
N01  32 ._. ^ occasionally_RB minute_JJ
N01  33 spots_NNS flickered_VBD across_IN its_PP$ surface_NN ,_, but_CC
N01  33 there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI permanent_JJ image_NN ._.
N01  34 ^ the_ATI sky_NN seemed_VBD to_TO be_BE deserted_VBN ._.
N01  35    ^ Alastair_NP leant_VBD across_RP and_CC pressed_VBD a_AT switch_NN
N01  35 ._. ^ a_AT tiny_JJ red_JJ light_NN
N01  36 sprang_VBD into_IN life_NN ,_, only_RB to_TO fade_VB as_CS the_ATI
N01  36 screen_NN of_IN the_ATI second_OD radar_NN
N01  37 scanner_NN came_VBD into_IN operation_NN ._. ^ this_DT was_BEDZ the_ATI
N01  37 ground_NN definition_NN unit_NN ._.
N01  38 ^ although_CS Geoffrey_NP had_HVD relatively_RB little_AP experience_NN
N01  38 of_IN interpreting_VBG
N01  39 radar_NN pictures_NNS ,_, he_PP3A was_BEDZ able_JJ to_TO recognise_VB
N01  39 the_ATI land_NN beneath_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ in_IN the_ATI
N01  40 exceptional_JJ clarity_NN he_PP3A was_BEDZ even_RB able_JJ to_TO
N01  40 make_VB a_AT direct_JJ comparison_NN
N01  41 between_IN the_ATI radar_NN image_NN and_CC the_ATI ground_NN
N01  41 itself_PPL ._. ^ ahead_RB lay_VBD the_ATI Plain_NPL of_IN
N01  42 Lombardy_NP ;_; to_IN the_ATI right_NN ,_, Turin_NP ;_; to_IN the_ATI
N01  42 left_NN ,_, Milan_NP ._.
N01  43    ^ the_ATI directional_JJ angle_NN of_IN the_ATI scanner_NN could_MD
N01  43 be_BE adjusted_VBN to_TO cover_VB
N01  44 any_DTI particular_JJ area_NN within_IN its_PP$ range_NN ._. ^
N01  44 Geoffrey_NP turned_VBD the_ATI scale_NN
N01  45 slowly_RB to_TO cover_VB the_ATI ground_NN immediately_RB ahead_RB ._. ^
N01  45 he_PP3A was_BEDZ able_JJ to_TO pick_VB out_RP
N01  46 towns_NNS ,_, unrecognisable_JJ to_IN the_ATI naked_JJ eye_NN ,_,
N01  46 obscured_VBN by_IN the_ATI ground_NN haze_NN
N01  47 which_WDTR even_RB on_IN the_ATI clearest_JJT night_NN limited_VBD
N01  47 angular_JJ vision_NN ._.
N01  48    ^ he_PP3A glanced_VBD at_IN the_ATI speed_NN recorder_NN ._. ^
N01  48 it_PP3 seemed_VBD almost_RB incredible_JJ
N01  49 that_CS the_ATI tiny_JJ white_JJ figure_NN of_IN 8.5_CD against_IN
N01  49 which_WDTR the_ATI needle_NN was_BEDZ resting_VBG
N01  50 could_MD really_RB mean_VB hundreds_CDS of_IN knots_NNS ._. ^
N01  50 they_PP3AS were_BED flying_VBG at_IN more_AP than_IN
N01  51 975_CD miles_NNS an_AT hour_NN ,_, or_CC nearly_RB Mach_NP 1.3_CD to_TO
N01  51 use_VB the_ATI modern_JJ jargon_NN ._.
N01  52 ^ thanks_IN to_IN" the_ATI massive_JJ cooling_NN plant_NN there_EX
N01  52 was_BEDZ no_ATI suggestion_NN of_IN
N01  53 excessive_JJ heat_NN ._.
N01  54    ^ suddenly_RB the_ATI nature_NN of_IN the_ATI silence_NN changed_VBD
N01  54 ._. ^ during_IN the_ATI fifty-odd_JJB
N01  55 minutes_NNS since_CS they_PP3AS had_HVD left_VBN Boscombe_NP Down_NPL
N01  55 ,_, Geoffrey_NP had_HVD become_VBN so_RB
N01  56 accustomed_VBN to_IN the_ATI unbroken_JJ note_NN of_IN the_ATI great_JJ
N01  56 engines_NNS that_CS they_PP3AS were_BED no_RB
N01  57 longer_RBR audible_JJ ._. ^ now_RN ,_, as_CS Alastair_NP reduced_VBD
N01  57 the_ATI thrust_NN ,_, the_ATI pitch_NN
N01  58 changed_VBN as_CS the_ATI nose_NN of_IN the_ATI aircraft_NN dipped_VBD
N01  58 slightly_RB ._. ^ the_ATI needle_NN of_IN
N01  59 the_ATI speed_NN recorder_NN swung_VBD gently_RB through_IN 8.0_CD ,_,
N01  59 7.0_CD ,_, 6.0_CD before_IN coming_VBG to_IN
N01  60 rest_NN at_IN 5.0_CD ._.
N01  61    ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS 're_BER a_AT bit_NN ahead_RB of_IN time_NN ,_,
N01  61 **'_**' said_VBD Alastair_NP ._. ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS 'll_MD run_VB in_RP
N01  61 on_IN
N01  62 minimum_JJ engine_NN power_NN ._. **'_**'
N01  63    ^ Geoffrey_NP smiled_VBD ._. ^ Alastair_NP talked_VBD of_IN
N01  63 running_VBG in_RP when_WRB they_PP3AS were_BED
N01  64 still_RB more_AP than_IN four_CD hundred_CD miles_NNS from_IN their_PP$
N01  64 destination_NN ._.
N01  65    ^ they_PP3AS were_BED nearing_VBG Modena_NP ._. ^ Geoffrey_NP
N01  65 focused_VBD the_ATI radar_NN scanner_NN on_IN
N01  66 the_ATI bridge_NN over_IN the_ATI Po_NP ,_, barely_RB forty_CD
N01  66 miles_NNS to_IN port_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ able_JJ to_TO
N01  67 trace_VB the_ATI course_NN of_IN the_ATI river_NN ;_; he_PP3A
N01  67 thought_VBD he_PP3A could_MD recognise_VB the_ATI route_NN
N01  68 of_IN N12_ZZ ,_, along_IN which_WDTR he_PP3A had_HVD motored_VBN so_QL
N01  68 desperately_RB little_AP more_AP than_IN
N01  69 twenty-four_CD hours_NNS earlier_RBR ._. ^ since_IN then_RN he_PP3A
N01  69 had_HVD flown_VBN to_IN England_NP ,_,
N01  70 attended_VBN the_ATI vital_JJ conference_NN in_IN Bruce_NP Denton's_NP$
N01  70 office_NN ,_, been_BEN whisked_VBN
N01  71 by_IN special_JJ helicopter_NN from_IN the_ATI Horse_NP Guards_NP
N01  71 Parade_NPL to_IN Boscombe_NP Down_NPL ,_,
N01  72 slept_VBN for_IN six_CD blessed_JJ refreshing_JJ hours_NNS and_CC
N01  72 had_HVD now_RN completed_VBN
N01  73 two-thirds_CDS of_IN the_ATI journey_NN back_RP to_IN the_ATI place_NN
N01  73 where_WRB every_AT indication_NN
N01  74 pointed_VBD to_IN Eve_NP being_BEG held_VBN ._.
N01  75    ^ Geoffrey_NP set_VBD himself_PPL to_TO consider_VB the_ATI
N01  75 movements_NNS of_IN the_ATI Bentley_NP ._.
N01  76 ^ it_PP3 had_HVD passed_VBN him_PP3O at_IN the_ATI temporary_JJ
N01  76 bridge_NN over_IN the_ATI Tartaro_NP at_IN a_AP few_AP"
N01  77 minutes_NNS past_IN ten_CD on_IN the_ATI previous_JJ night_NN ._. ^
N01  77 he_PP3A worked_VBD out_RP the_ATI distance_NN on_IN
N01  78 the_ATI presumption_NN that_CS its_PP$ route_NN had_HVD been_BEN
N01  78 through_IN Florence_NP and_CC Rome_NP and_CC
N01  79 then_RN across_IN Italy_NP via_IN Foggia_NP to_IN Barletta_NP ._. ^
N01  79 it_PP3 came_VBD to_IN just_RB over_RB six_CD
N01  80 hundred_CD miles_NNS ._.
N01  81    ^ provided_CS they_PP3AS did_DOD not_XNOT stop_VB (_( and_CC with_IN
N01  81 Eve_NP unconscious_JJ *-_*- or_CC worse_JJR *-_*-
N01  82 they_PP3AS would_MD be_BE anxious_JJ to_TO avoid_VB attracting_VBG
N01  82 attention_NN )_) ,_, and_CC if_CS they_PP3AS
N01  83 drove_VBD as_QL fast_RB as_CS the_ATI roads_NNS would_MD permit_VB ,_,
N01  83 they_PP3AS could_MD not_XNOT hope_VB to_TO reach_VB
N01  84 Barletta_NP before_IN midday_NN ._. ^ magnificent_JJ as_CS was_BEDZ
N01  84 the_ATI performance_NN of_IN the_ATI
N01  85 Bentley_NP ,_, Geoffrey_NP doubted_VBD whether_CS on_IN the_ATI
N01  85 route_NN they_PP3AS had_HVD chosen_VBN ,_,
N01  86 involving_VBG a_AT double_JJ crossing_NN of_IN the_ATI Apennines_NPS
N01  86 *-_*- once_RB at_IN Raticosa_NP over_IN
N01  87 the_ATI Futa_NP Pass_NPL and_CC once_RB again_RB near_IN Campobasso_NP
N01  87 *-_*- anyone_PN could_MD maintain_VB
N01  88 the_ATI average_NN of_IN forty_CD miles_NNS an_AT hour_NN which_WDTR
N01  88 would_MD be_BE necessary_JJ ._. ^ far_RB more_QL
N01  89 probable_JJ that_CS they_PP3AS would_MD travel_VB more_QL leisurely_RB
N01  89 ._.
N01  90    ^ of_RB course_RB" they_PP3AS could_MD have_HV bound_VBN and_CC
N01  90 gagged_VBN her_PP3O ;_; and_CC provided_CS no_PN
N01  91 one_PN" examined_VBD what_WDT was_BEDZ hidden_VBN under_IN the_ATI
N01  91 rug_NN ,_, they_PP3AS might_MD get_VB by_RP ._. ^ but_CC
N01  92 they_PP3AS could_MD hardly_RB leave_VB her_PP3O in_IN the_ATI car_NN
N01  92 while_CS they_PP3AS rested_VBD ._. ^ no_UH ,_, he_PP3A
N01  93 concluded_VBD ,_, the_ATI probability_NN was_BEDZ that_CS they_PP3AS
N01  93 would_MD drive_VB continuously_RB ,_,
N01  94 only_RB stopping_VBG for_IN fuel_NN and_CC perhaps_RB to_TO purchase_VB
N01  94 snacks_NNS of_IN food_NN and_CC
N01  95 drink_NN ._. ^ they_PP3AS might_MD not_XNOT reach_VB Foggia_NP until_CS
N01  95 late_RB at_IN night_NN ;_; it_PP3 was_BEDZ even_RB
N01  96 conceivable_JJ he_PP3A would_MD arrive_VB before_IN them_PP3OS ._.
N01  97    ^ Geoffrey_NP forced_VBD himself_PPL to_TO consider_VB another_DT
N01  97 possible_JJ alternative_NN ._.
N01  98 ^ Eve_NP might_MD be_BE dead_JJ ._. ^ if_CS so_PN ,_, why_WRB had_HVD
N01  98 they_PP3AS troubled_VBN to_TO bring_VB her_PP$ body_NN
N01  99 all_ABN the_ATI way_NN from_IN Trento_NP ?_? ^ there_EX were_BED a_AT
N01  99 hundred_CD places_NNS between_IN Trento_NP
N01 100 and_CC the_ATI Po_NP where_WRB they_PP3AS could_MD have_HV dumped_VBN
N01 100 her_PP$ body_NN without_IN fear_NN of_IN it_PP3
N01 101 being_BEG prematurely_RB discovered_VBN ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD used_VBN
N01 101 one_CD1 of_IN them_PP3OS himself_PPL to_TO
N01 102 dispose_VB of_IN Stefano_NP and_CC Pietro_NP ._. ^ he_PP3A
N01 102 determined_VBD to_TO act_VB on_IN the_ATI assumption_NN
N01 103 that_CS Eve_NP was_BEDZ alive_JJ ._.
N01 104    ^ he_PP3A tried_VBD to_TO imagine_VB what_WDT the_ATI Italians_NNPS
N01 104 would_MD do_DO next_RB ._. ^ their_PP$ final_JJ
N01 105 objective_NN could_MD only_RB be_BE to_TO deliver_VB Eve_NP to_IN
N01 105 Herring's_NP$ headquarters_NN ,_,
N01 106 which_WDTR in_IN the_ATI light_NN of_IN the_ATI information_NN he_PP3A
N01 106 had_HVD gleaned_VBN at_IN the_ATI morning's_NN$
N01 107 conference_NN and_CC of_IN Gloria_NP Falcon's_NP$ story_NN appeared_VBD
N01 107 to_TO be_BE somewhere_RB in_IN
N01 108 the_ATI Gargano_NP Massif_NP ._. ^ of_RB course_RB" he_PP3A was_BEDZ
N01 108 assuming_VBG that_CS the_ATI man_NN
N01 109 responsible_JJ for_IN the_ATI aircraft_NN ,_, for_IN Peter_NP
N01 109 Lambert's_NP$ injuries_NNS and_CC for_IN the_ATI
N01 110 abduction_NN of_IN Eve_NP was_BEDZ one_CD1 and_CC the_ATI same_AP
N01 110 person_NN *-_*- in_IN fact_NN ,_, Herring_NP ._.
N01 111    ^ nothing_PN was_BEDZ certain_JJ ._. ^ all_ABN the_ATI
N01 111 deductions_NNS on_IN which_WDTR he_PP3A was_BEDZ planning_VBG
N01 112 might_MD be_BE false_JJ ._. ^ the_ATI men_NNS who_WPR had_HVD
N01 112 captured_VBN Eve_NP might_MD have_HV taken_VBN her_PP3O
N01 113 anywhere_RB but_CS to_IN Barletta_NP ,_, but_CC to_TO speculate_VB
N01 113 on_IN the_ATI innumerable_JJ
N01 114 alternatives_NNS was_BEDZ to_TO invite_VB confusion_NN ._. ^ far_RB
N01 114 better_JJR to_TO adhere_VB to_IN the_ATI one_CD1
N01 115 course_NN which_WDTR in_IN the_ATI light_NN of_IN his_PP$ present_JJ
N01 115 knowledge_NN seemed_VBD most_QL
N01 116 probable_JJ ,_, while_CS at_IN the_ATI same_AP time_NN keeping_VBG
N01 116 keenly_RB alert_JJ for_IN any_DTI
N01 117 additional_JJ information_NN which_WDTR might_MD prove_VB to_TO be_BE
N01 117 of_IN help_NN ._.
N01 118    ^ Gloria_NP Falcon_NP was_BEDZ the_ATI key_NN to_IN the_ATI whole_JJ
N01 118 operation_NN ._. ^ on_IN what_WDT she_PP3A
N01 119 could_MD report_VB of_IN her_PP$ conversation_NN with_IN Peter_NP
N01 119 Lambert_NP depended_VBD ultimate_JJ
N01 120 success_NN ._. ^ Geoffrey_NP had_HVD had_HVN no_ATI contact_NN with_IN
N01 120 her_PP3O but_CC Alastair_NP seemed_VBD to_TO
N01 121 have_HV developed_VBN a_AT tremendous_JJ admiration_NN for_IN her_PP$
N01 121 intelligence_NN ._.
N01 122    ^ during_IN the_ATI earlier_JJR part_NN of_IN their_PP$ flight_NN
N01 122 from_IN Boscombe_NP Down_NPL he_PP3A had_HVD
N01 123 repeated_VBN the_ATI gist_NN of_IN his_PP$ third_OD conversation_NN
N01 123 with_IN her_PP3O ._.
N01 124    ^ Gloria_NP had_HVD been_BEN waiting_VBG at_IN the_ATI Hotel_NPL
N01 124 Roma_NP when_WRB punctually_RB at_IN 6_CD
N01 125 the_ATI call_NN from_IN Alastair_NP came_VBD through_RP ._. ^ he_PP3A
N01 125 found_VBD that_CS she_PP3A had_HVD done_VBN all_ABN
N01 126 and_CC more_AP than_CS he_PP3A had_HVD asked_VBN of_IN her_PP3O ._. ^
N01 126 she_PP3A had_HVD managed_VBN to_TO get_VB hold_NN of_IN a_AT
N01 127 Lancia_NP Rapido_NP *-_*- just_RB the_ATI car_NN for_IN the_ATI job_NN
N01 127 :_: fast_JJ and_CC at_IN the_ATI same_AP time_NN
N01 128 with_IN a_AT first-class_JJ performance_NN over_IN rough_JJ going_NN
N01 128 ._. ^ she_PP3A had_HVD examined_VBN
N01 129 every_AT inch_NN of_IN the_ATI runway_NN and_CC found_VBN it_PP3
N01 129 quite_RB serviceable_JJ ,_, although_CS ,_, as_CS
N01 130 Alastair_NP had_HVD feared_VBN ,_, the_ATI whole_JJ landing_NN area_NN
N01 130 was_BEDZ obstructed_VBN by_IN grazing_JJ
N01 131 cattle_NNS ._. ^ Gloria_NP had_HVD visited_VBN the_ATI farmer_NN ,_,
N01 131 told_VBN him_PP3O that_CS a_AT high-level_JJB
N01 132 inspecting_JJ officer_NN from_IN the_ATI Italian_JNP ministry_NN of_IN
N01 132 aviation_NN was_BEDZ proposing_VBG
N01 133 to_TO land_VB on_IN the_ATI strip_NN during_IN the_ATI night_NN and_CC
N01 133 that_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ as_QL much_AP as_CS his_PP$
N01 134 life_NN was_BEDZ worth_IN to_TO allow_VB his_PP$ cattle_NNS to_TO be_BE
N01 134 the_ATI cause_NN of_IN an_AT accident_NN ._.
N01 135    ^ Gloria_NP had_HVD laughed_VBN when_WRB she_PP3A told_VBD him_PP3O
N01 135 how_WRB she_PP3A had_HVD accounted_VBN for_IN
N01 136 the_ATI impending_JJ visit_NN of_IN the_ATI official_NN from_IN the_ATI
N01 136 ministry_NN ._.
N01 137    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A hinted_VBD ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, *'_*'
N01 137 that_CS he_PP3A and_CC I_PP1A were_BED having_HVG an_AT affaire_NN
N01 138 and_CC only_RB by_IN making_VBG this_DT desperate_JJ landing_NN at_IN
N01 138 night_NN could_MD he_PP3A avoid_VB the_ATI
N01 139 suspicions_NNS of_IN his_PP$ wife_NN ._. ^ every_AT Italian_NNP is_BEZ
N01 139 a_AT romantic_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A promised_VBD
N01 140 that_CS nothing_PN should_MD be_BE allowed_VBN to_TO increase_VB
N01 140 the_ATI danger_NN of_IN our_PP$
N01 141 meeting_NN ._. **'_**'
N01 142    ^ Gloria_NP emphasised_VBD that_CS even_RB a_AT slight_JJ mishap_NN
N01 142 would_MD draw_VB attention_NN
N01 143 to_IN him_PP3O being_BEG in_IN the_ATI district_NN and_CC would_MD
N01 143 be_BE disastrous_JJ not_XNOT only_RB for_IN her_PP3O
N01 144 but_CC for_IN his_PP$ career_NN ,_, and_CC ,_, she_PP3A added_VBD
N01 144 significantly_RB ,_, for_IN those_DTS
N01 145 responsible_JJ for_IN obstructing_VBG the_ATI runway_NN ._.
N01 146    ^ within_IN an_AT hour_NN the_ATI strip_NN was_BEDZ completely_RB
N01 146 clear_JJ ;_; a_AT horde_NN of_IN the_ATI
N01 147 farmer's_NN$ family_NN and_CC all_ABN his_PP$ workpeople_NNS
N01 147 hastened_VBD to_TO remove_VB not_XNOT only_RB the_ATI
N01 148 cattle_NNS but_CC every_AT trace_NN of_IN their_PP$ presence_NN ._. ^
N01 148 Gloria_NP admitted_VBD that_CS she_PP3A
N01 149 had_HVD not_XNOT intended_VBN to_TO initiate_VB quite_RB so_QL much_AP
N01 149 activity_NN ,_, but_CC once_CS she_PP3A had_HVD
N01 150 told_VBN her_PP$ story_NN there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI way_NN of_IN
N01 150 going_VBG back_RP on_IN it_PP3 ._.
N01 151    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A have_HV arranged_VBN ,_, **'_**' concluded_VBD
N01 151 Alastair_NP ,_, *'_*' for_IN her_PP3O to_TO have_HV the_ATI
N01 152 car_NN at_IN the_ATI point_NN where_WRB the_ATI 14-kilometre_JJB
N01 152 stone_NN track_NN meets_VBZ the_ATI
N01 153 runway_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 is_BEZ about_RB a_AT hundred_CD yards_NNS
N01 153 from_IN the_ATI southern_JJ end_NN ;_; so_CS that_CS" if_CS
N01 154 all_ABN goes_VBZ well_RB we_PP1AS shall_MD come_VB to_IN a_AT stop_NN
N01 154 quite_RB near_IN her_PP3O ._. **'_**'
N01 155    ^ Geoffrey_NP was_BEDZ impressed_VBN by_IN the_ATI efficiency_NN
N01 155 with_IN which_WDTR Alastair_NP
N01 156 managed_VBD to_TO surround_VB himself_PPL ._. ^ in_IN his_PP$
N01 156 service_NN he_PP3A was_BEDZ known_VBN to_TO be_BE
N01 157 ruthless_JJ to_IN incompetence_NN ,_, but_CC he_PP3A seldom_RB had_HVD
N01 157 any_DTI difficulty_NN in_IN
N01 158 recruiting_VBG precisely_RB the_ATI staff_NN he_PP3A needed_VBD ._. ^
N01 158 he_PP3A possessed_VBD the_ATI strange_JJ
N01 159 gift_NN of_IN leadership_NN which_WDTR enabled_VBD him_PP3O to_TO
N01 159 imbue_VB even_RB an_AT unknown_JJ film_NN
N01 160 actress_NN with_IN all_ABN the_ATI qualities_NNS of_IN efficiency_NN
N01 160 and_CC decision_NN which_WDTR he_PP3A
N01 161 took_VBD as_IN a_AT matter_NN of_RB course_RB" among_IN his_PP$ own_AP
N01 161 officers_NNS ._. ^ Geoffrey_NP
N01 162 remembered_VBD that_CS a_AT famous_JJ field_NN marshal_NN ,_,
N01 162 inclined_VBN to_TO pontificate_VB ,_, had_HVD
N01 163 once_RB stated_VBN that_CS a_AT headquarters_NN staff_NN reflected_VBD
N01 163 the_ATI quality_NN of_IN its_PP$
N01 164 commander_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 certainly_RB seemed_VBD to_TO apply_VB to_IN
N01 164 Alastair_NP ._.
N01 165    ^ now_RN the_ATI \0N.F.E_NP 67_CD was_BEDZ losing_VBG height_NN
N01 165 more_QL rapidly_RB ._.
N01 166 ^ Alastair_NP had_HVD decided_VBN to_TO make_VB the_ATI final_JJ
N01 166 approach_NN to_IN the_ATI airstrip_NN at_IN a_AT
N01 167 very_QL low_JJ level_NN over_IN the_ATI sea_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A
N01 167 crossed_VBD the_ATI coast_NN a_AP few_AP" miles_NNS south_NR
N01 168 of_IN Ancona_NP and_CC almost_RB immediately_RB made_VBD a_AT steep_JJ
N01 168 turn_NN to_IN starboard_NN ._. ^ now_RN
N01 169 he_PP3A was_BEDZ flying_VBG at_IN less_AP than_IN a_AT hundred_CD
N01 169 feet_NNS ,_, about_RB five_CD miles_NNS off_IN the_ATI
N01 170 coast_NN ._.
N01 171    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A bet_VB the_ATI radar_NN boys_NNS are_BER worried_JJ
N01 171 ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A laughed_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' they_PP3AS 'll_MD
N01 172 have_HV lost_VBN us_PP1OS by_IN now_RN and_CC will_MD be_BE
N01 172 wondering_VBG where_WRB we_PP1AS 've_HV got_VBN to_IN ._. **'_**'
N01 173    ^ Geoffrey_NP glanced_VBD at_IN his_PP$ watch_NN ;_; it_PP3 was_BEDZ
N01 173 eighteen_CD minutes_NNS to_IN
N01 174 midnight_NN ;_; just_RB one_CD1 hundred_CD and_CC seven_CD minutes_NNS
N01 174 since_CS they_PP3AS had_HVD left_VBN
N01 175 Boscombe_NP Down_NPL ._.
N01 176    ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS 'll_MD land_VB in_IN five_CD minutes_NNS ,_,
N01 176 **'_**' Alastair_NP announced_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'd_MD like_VB
N01 177 you_PP2 to_TO be_BE as_QL quick_JJ as_CS you_PP2 can_MD ._. ^ chuck_VB
N01 177 your_PP$ flying_NN kit_NN into_IN the_ATI back_NN of_IN
N01 178 the_ATI aircraft_NN and_CC I_PP1A 'll_MD get_VB weaving_VBG ._. ^
N01 178 the_ATI sooner_RBR I_PP1A can_MD show_VB up_RP on_IN their_PP$
N01 179 radar_NN screens_NNS the_ATI better_JJR ._. ^ this_DT is_BEZ a_AT
N01 179 very_QL hush-hush_JJB job_NN and_CC we_PP1AS do_DO n't_XNOT
N01 180 want_VB to_TO create_VB alarm_NN and_CC despondency_NN by_IN giving_VBG
N01 180 them_PP3OS the_ATI idea_NN that_CS I_PP1A 've_HV
N01 181 skipped_VBN with_IN it_PP3 to_IN the_ATI wrong_JJ side_NN of_IN the_ATI
N01 181 curtain_NN ._. ^ if_CS they_PP3AS spotted_VBD us_PP1OS
N01 182 flying_VBG due_RB east_NR over_IN Ancona_NP ,_, it_PP3 might_MD give_VB
N01 182 them_PP3OS ideas_NNS ._. **'_**'
N01 183    ^ the_ATI landing_NN was_BEDZ easier_JJR than_CS either_DTX of_IN
N01 183 them_PP3OS had_HVD dared_VBN to_TO hope_VB ._.
N01 184 ^ the_ATI old_JJ landing_NN strip_NN ,_, perhaps_RB helped_VBN by_IN
N01 184 the_ATI spring-cleaning_NN which_WDTR it_PP3
N01 185 had_HVD undergone_VBN during_IN the_ATI afternoon_NN ,_, shone_VBD
N01 185 like_IN black_JJ glass_NN in_IN the_ATI
N01 186 moonlight_NN ._. ^ Alastair_NP came_VBD in_RP very_QL fast_RB ,_,
N01 186 but_CC within_IN less_AP than_IN half_ABN a_AT
N01 187 mile_NN the_ATI machine_NN rolled_VBD to_IN a_AT halt_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A
N01 187 cut_VBD the_ATI engines_NNS and_CC flung_VBD open_JJ
N01 188 the_ATI canopy_NN ._.
N02   2 chapter_NN 16_CD ._.
N02   3    ^ darkness_NN had_HVD descended_VBN like_IN a_AT curtain_NN by_IN
N02   3 the_ATI time_NN they_PP3AS docked_VBD
N02   4 at_IN Belleray_NP ._. ^ and_CC though_CS Guy_NP ,_, made_VBN nervous_JJ
N02   4 by_IN Beryl's_NP$ silence_NN ,_, drove_VBD
N02   5 at_IN reckless_JJ speed_NN to_IN the_ATI Villa_NPL ,_, it_PP3 was_BEDZ
N02   5 quickly_RB evident_JJ that_CS the_ATI party_NN
N02   6 was_BEDZ over_RP ._.
N02   7    ^ Piers_NP came_VBD strolling_VBG out_RP to_TO meet_VB the_ATI
N02   7 Deanes_NPS ,_, and_CC as_QL soon_RB as_CS Guy_NP
N02   8 had_HVD driven_VBN away_RP ,_, invited_VBD them_PP3OS casually_RB to_TO
N02   8 come_VB to_IN his_PP$ flat_NN for_IN a_AT
N02   9 drink_NN ._.
N02  10    ^ to_IN Beryl_NP ,_, at_RB least_RB" ,_, this_DT was_BEDZ
N02  10 anti-climax_NN with_IN a_AT vengeance_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A
N02  11 had_HVD expected_VBN to_TO be_BE met_VBN with_IN violent_JJ
N02  11 reproaches_NNS *-_*- and_CC here_RN he_PP3A was_BEDZ bland_JJ
N02  12 and_CC smiling_VBG ._.
N02  13    ^ but_CC it_PP3 did_DOD not_XNOT take_VB her_PP3O long_RB to_TO
N02  13 realise_VB that_CS his_PP$ mood_NN was_BEDZ less_QL
N02  14 pleasant_JJ than_CS appeared_VBD on_IN the_ATI surface_NN ._.
N02  15    ^ he_PP3A told_VBD her_PP3O nonchalantly_RB ,_, as_CS he_PP3A
N02  15 led_VBD the_ATI way_NN to_IN his_PP$ own_AP veranda_NN ,_,
N02  16 that_CS he_PP3A had_HVD taken_VBN the_ATI liberty_NN of_IN asking_VBG
N02  16 Jack_NP *-_*- as_IN a_AT representative_NN of_IN
N02  17 the_ATI Vallin_NP family_NN *-_*- to_TO come_VB over_RP and_CC make_VB
N02  17 the_ATI presentation_NN in_IN her_PP$
N02  18 stead_NN ._.
N02  19    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A caught_VBD him_PP3O just_RB as_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ
N02  19 going_VBG to_IN the_ATI airport_NN to_TO meet_VB
N02  20 Blanche_NP ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' as_IN a_AT
N02  20 matter_NN of_IN fact_NN I_PP1A 'd_HVD asked_VBN him_PP3O last_AP
N02  20 night_NN
N02  21 to_TO deputise_VB for_IN me_PP1O and_CC fetch_VB her_PP3O ._. ^ he_PP3A
N02  21 brought_VBD her_PP3O to_IN the_ATI party_NN too_RB ._.
N02  22 ^ they_PP3AS 're_BER both_ABX here_RN ._. **'_**'
N02  23    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A did_DOD n't_XNOT know_VB she_PP3A was_BEDZ coming_VBG
N02  23 back_RP from_IN Barbados_NP so_QL soon_RB ._. **'_**'
N02  24 ^ Beryl_NP said_VBD the_ATI first_OD thing_NN that_WPR came_VBD into_IN
N02  24 her_PP$ head_NN ._.
N02  25    ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, she_PP3A was_BEDZ due_JJ !_! **'_**' ^ and_CC
N02  25 then_RN he_PP3A added_VBD in_IN the_ATI same_AP casual_JJ tone_NN ,_,
N02  26 ^ *'_*' she_PP3A 's_BEZ not_XNOT returning_VBG to_IN her_PP$ family_NN
N02  26 ._. ^ she_PP3A 's_BEZ going_VBG to_TO live_VB with_IN
N02  27 friends_NNS of_IN the_ATI bank_NN manager_NN ,_, just_RB this_DT
N02  27 side_NN of_IN Belleray_NP ._. **'_**' ^ \0Mrs_NPT
N02  28 Deane_NP made_VBD a_AT suitable_JJ comment_NN ,_, but_CC Beryl_NP
N02  28 said_VBD nothing_PN ._. ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ trying_VBG
N02  29 to_TO sort_VB things_NNS out_RP in_IN her_PP$ mind_NN ._. ^ that_CS
N02  29 beneath_IN his_PP$ unnaturally_RB smooth_VB
N02  30 exterior_NN Piers_NP was_BEDZ simmering_VBG with_IN anger_NN against_IN
N02  30 her_PP3O she_PP3A had_HVD no_ATI doubt_NN ._.
N02  31 ^ but_CC had_HVD n't_XNOT she_PP3A cause_NN for_IN anger_NN too_RB ?_? ^
N02  31 had_HVD he_PP3A acted_VBN within_IN his_PP$ rights_NNS
N02  32 in_IN inviting_VBG Jack_NP Vallin_NP to_TO act_VB on_IN her_PP$
N02  32 behalf_NN ,_, in_IN having_HVG Blanche_NP
N02  33 there_RN *-_*- not_XNOT doing_VBG the_ATI honours_NNS ,_, perhaps_RB
N02  33 ,_, but_CC as_IN the_ATI only_AP white_JJ woman_NN of_IN
N02  34 position_NN ?_?
N02  35    ^ be_BE this_DT as_CS it_PP3 might_MD ,_, she_PP3A must_MD on_IN
N02  35 no_ATI account_NN show_VB resentment_NN now_RN ,_,
N02  36 and_CC she_PP3A greeted_VBD Jack_NP and_CC Blanche_NP with_IN
N02  36 friendly_JJ courtesy_NN ,_, thanking_VBG Jack_NP
N02  37 warmly_RB for_IN coming_VBG to_IN the_ATI rescue_NN ,_, and_CC
N02  37 explaining_VBG as_CS best_RBT she_PP3A could_MD how_WRB
N02  38 it_PP3 was_BEDZ that_CS she_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN obliged_VBN to_TO
N02  38 miss_VB the_ATI celebrations_NNS ._.
N02  39    ^ Jack_NP and_CC Blanche_NP were_BED quick_JJ to_TO sympathise_VB
N02  39 ,_, and_CC to_TO express_VB their_PP$
N02  40 disgust_NN at_IN Sir_NPT John's_NP$ abominable_JJ treatment_NN of_IN
N02  40 his_PP$ guests_NNS ._. ^ but_CC Piers_NP
N02  41 remained_VBD aloof_JJ ,_, and_CC when_WRB Beryl_NP suggested_VBD
N02  41 having_HVG a_AT second_OD party_NN ,_, the_ATI
N02  42 following_JJ week_NN ,_, he_PP3A poured_VBD cold_JJ water_NN on_IN
N02  42 the_ATI project_NN ._.
N02  43    ^ everyone_PN ,_, he_PP3A declared_VBD ,_, had_HVD had_HVN a_AT
N02  43 thoroughly_RB good_JJ time_NN ,_, and_CC it_PP3
N02  44 would_MD take_VB them_PP3OS nearly_RB to_IN next_AP week_NN to_TO
N02  44 settle_VB down_RP again_RB ._. ^ meanwhile_RB
N02  45 Hubert_NP would_MD have_HV betaken_VBN himself_PPL and_CC his_PP$
N02  45 well-earned_JJ gratuity_NN to_IN his_PP$
N02  46 native_JJ village_NN at_IN the_ATI north_NR of_IN the_ATI island_NN ._.
N02  46 ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ all_RB over_RP and_CC done_VBN
N02  47 with_RI ._.
N02  49    ^ for_IN the_ATI time_NN being_BEG Beryl_NP was_BEDZ content_JJ
N02  49 to_TO let_VB it_PP3 go_VB at_IN that_DT ,_, but_CC
N02  50 she_PP3A resolved_VBD to_TO have_HV it_PP3 out_RP with_IN Piers_NP
N02  50 when_WRB a_AT reasonable_JJ opportunity_NN
N02  51 presented_VBD itself_PPL ._.
N02  52    ^ he_PP3A must_MD learn_VB that_CS he_PP3A could_MD not_XNOT
N02  52 treat_VB her_PP3O with_IN injustice_NN and_CC
N02  53 contempt_NN ,_, ignoring_VBG her_PP$ explanations_NNS as_CS though_CS"
N02  53 he_PP3A were_BED a_AT schoolmaster_NN
N02  54 and_CC she_PP3A a_AT small_JJ ,_, ignorant_JJ child_NN ._.
N02  55    ^ he_PP3A gave_VBD her_PP3O no_ATI chance_NN of_IN any_DTI
N02  55 private_JJ conversation_NN that_DT evening_NN ,_,
N02  56 for_CS when_WRB Blanche_NP and_CC Jack_NP left_VBD ,_, he_PP3A went_VBD
N02  56 with_IN them_PP3OS ._. ^ but_CC next_AP morning_NN
N02  57 she_PP3A insisted_VBD on_IN his_PP$ taking_VBG her_PP3O out_RP in_IN
N02  57 the_ATI jeep_NN *-_*- to_TO find_VB ,_, if_CS possible_JJ ,_,
N02  58 Hubert_NP and_CC his_PP$ relations_NNS ,_, and_CC tell_VB them_PP3OS
N02  58 of_IN her_PP$ great_JJ disappointment_NN at_IN
N02  59 being_BEG held_VBN up_RP in_IN Balicou_NP ._.
N02  60    ^ with_IN an_AT air_NN of_IN resignation_NN he_PP3A sent_VBD Judy_NP
N02  60 ,_, his_PP$ Boxer_NP ,_, to_IN the_ATI back_NN ,_,
N02  61 and_CC made_VBD room_NN for_IN her_PP3O beside_IN him_PP3O ._.
N02  62    ^ *'_*' is_BEZ that_DT all_ABN you_PP2 want_VB to_TO do_DO ?_?
N02  62 **'_**' he_PP3A asked_VBD ,_, letting_VBG in_RP the_ATI clutch_NN ._.
N02  63    ^ *'_*' no_UH ;_; I_PP1A want_VB to_TO make_VB you_PP2 understand_VB
N02  63 just_RB what_WDT happened_VBD about_IN this_DT
N02  64 Balicou_NP trip_NN ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A returned_VBD coldly_RB ._. ^
N02  64 *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM a_RB little_RB" tired_JJ of_IN being_BEG
N02  65 treated_VBN like_IN an_AT ineffective_JJ imbecile_NN ._. **'_**'
N02  66    ^ *'_*' and_CC I_PP1A 'm_BEM heartily_RB sick_JJ of_IN being_BEG
N02  66 constantly_RB called_VBN to_IN account_NN
N02  67 for_IN my_PP$ manners_NNS ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A retorted_VBD ._. ^ *'_*'
N02  67 what_WDT have_HV I_PP1A done_VBN wrong_JJ now_RN ?_? ^ I_PP1A
N02  68 cover_VB up_RP for_IN you_PP2 the_ATI best_JJT way_NN I_PP1A can_MD
N02  68 by_IN getting_VBG hold_NN of_IN Jack_NP to_TO make_VB
N02  69 the_ATI presentation_NN ,_, I_PP1A run_VB the_ATI damned_JJ party_NN
N02  69 to_IN the_ATI best_JJT of_IN my_PP$ ability_NN *-_*-
N02  70 saying_VBG the_ATI sugary_JJ things_NNS you_PP2 ought_MD to_TO have_HV
N02  70 been_BEN there_RN to_TO say_VB *-_*- and_CC all_ABN
N02  71 you_PP2 can_MD do_DO is_BEZ to_TO find_VB fault_NN ._. **'_**'
N02  72    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ your_PP$ superior_JJ attitude_NN that_WPR
N02  72 riles_VBZ me_PP1O ._. **'_**' ^ Beryl_NP was_BEDZ
N02  73 scarlet_JJ with_IN annoyance_NN ._. ^ *'_*' how_WRB I_PP1A happened_VBD
N02  73 to_TO be_BE marooned_VBN at_IN Balicou_NP
N02  74 does_DOZ n't_XNOT interest_VB you_PP2 in_IN the_ATI faintest_JJT
N02  74 degree_NN ._. ^ you_PP2 look_VB as_CS though_CS" it_PP3
N02  75 was_BEDZ only_RB what_WDT you_PP2 expected_VBD of_IN me_PP1O ,_, as_CS
N02  75 though_CS" I_PP1A did_DOD n't_XNOT care_VB a_AT hoot_NN about_IN
N02  76 letting_VBG Hubert_NP and_CC his_PP$ pals_NNS down_RP ._. **'_**'
N02  77    ^ *'_*' as_IN your_PP$ employee_NN it_PP3 's_BEZ not_XNOT my_PP$
N02  77 business_NN to_TO understand_VB all_ABN the_ATI
N02  78 whys_NNS and_CC wherefores_NNS of_IN your_PP$ actions_NNS ,_, **'_**'
N02  78 he_PP3A said_VBD stiffly_RB ._. ^ *'_*' still_RB less_RBR
N02  79 to_TO criticise_VB you_PP2 ._. **'_**'
N02  80    ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, drop_VB that_DT nonsense_NN ,_, Piers_NP !_! ^
N02  80 be_BE yourself_PPL ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A exclaimed_VBD ,_,
N02  81 with_IN mounting_JJ exasperation_NN ._.
N02  82    ^ *'_*' very_QL well_RB !_! **'_**' ^ he_PP3A brought_VBD the_ATI
N02  82 jeep_NN to_IN a_AT standstill_NN in_IN a_AT rough_JJ
N02  83 path_NN fringed_VBN and_CC shaded_VBN by_IN citrus_NN trees_NNS ._. ^
N02  83 *'_*' if_CS you_PP2 want_VB my_PP$ true_JJ
N02  84 opinion_NN I_PP1A 'll_MD give_VB it_PP3 ._. ^ you_PP2 made_VBD some_DTI
N02  84 sort_NN of_IN a_AT protest_NN to_IN Graybury_NP ._.
N02  85 ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD give_VB you_PP2 credit_NN for_IN that_DT ._. ^ but_CC
N02  85 you_PP2 did_DOD n't_XNOT press_VB the_ATI matter_NN
N02  86 because_CS ,_, very_QL naturally_RB ,_, you_PP2 were_BED thoroughly_RB
N02  86 enjoying_VBG Forrest's_NP$
N02  87 company_NN in_IN idyllic_JJ surroundings_NNS ._. **'_**'
N02  88    ^ *'_*' how_WRB dare_MD you_PP2 say_VB such_ABL a_AT thing_NN ?_?
N02  88 **'_**' she_PP3A blazed_VBD ._.
N02  89    ^ *'_*' for_IN goodness'_NN$ sake_NN show_VB a_AT glimmer_NN of_IN
N02  89 reason_NN ,_, **'_**' was_BEDZ his_PP$ equally_RB
N02  90 indignant_JJ rejoinder_NN ._. ^ *'_*' one_CD1 minute_NN you_PP2
N02  90 order_VB me_PP1O to_TO behave_VB like_IN your_PP$
N02  91 secretary_NN ,_, the_ATI next_AP like_IN an_AT uninhibited_JJ human_JJ
N02  91 being_NN ._. **'_**' ^ and_CC then_RN he_PP3A
N02  92 added_VBD caustically_RB ,_, ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 've_HV only_RB to_TO
N02  92 mention_VB Forrest's_NP$ name_NN to_TO put_VB you_PP2
N02  93 in_IN a_AT temper_NN ._. ^ why_WRB not_XNOT admit_VB that_CS you_PP2
N02  93 're_BER in_IN love_NN with_IN the_ATI fellow_NN and_CC
N02  94 have_HV done_VBN with_IN it_PP3 ?_? **'_**'
N02  95    ^ *'_*' because_CS I_PP1A 'm_BEM not_XNOT ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A
N02  95 snapped_VBD ._.
N02  96    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 expect_VB me_PP1O to_TO believe_VB that_DT ?_?
N02  96 **'_**' ^ there_EX was_BEDZ open_JJ mockery_NN in_IN
N02  97 his_PP$ tone_NN ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 'll_MD be_BE telling_VBG me_PP1O
N02  97 next_RB that_CS you_PP2 spent_VBD all_ABN those_DTS hours_NNS
N02  98 together_RB on_IN Balicou_NP without_IN his_PP$ kissing_VBG you_PP2 ._.
N02  98 **'_**'
N02  99    ^ she_PP3A caught_VBD her_PP$ breath_NN ._.
N02 100    ^ *'_*' of_IN all_ABN the_ATI caddish_JJ things_NNS to_TO say_VB !_!
N02 100 **'_**'
N02 101    ^ *'_*' nonsense_NN ._. ^ if_CS I_PP1A 'd_HVD been_BEN in_IN his_PP$
N02 101 place_NN I_PP1A 'd_MD have_HV kissed_VBN you_PP2
N02 102 myself_PPL *-_*- good_RB and_CC hard_RB ,_, as_CS I_PP1A 'm_BEM
N02 102 tempted_VBN to_TO now_RN ._. **'_**'
N02 103    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 talk_VB as_CS though_CS" we_PP1AS were_BED alone_JJ
N02 103 on_IN Balicou_NP !_! **'_**' ^ she_PP3A avoided_VBD
N02 104 his_PP$ gaze_NN ,_, and_CC tried_VBD to_TO ignore_VB that_DT last_AP
N02 104 impertinent_JJ remark_NN ._.
N02 105    ^ *'_*' with_IN four_CD other_AP people_NNS *-_*- **'_**'
N02 106    ^ *'_*' whom_WPOR you_PP2 never_RB once_RB managed_VBD to_TO
N02 106 circumvent_VB ._. **'_**' ^ the_ATI mockery_NN in_IN
N02 107 his_PP$ voice_NN had_HVD deepened_VBN ._. ^ *'_*' with_IN all_ABN
N02 107 due_JJ deference_NN ,_, Miss_NPT Deane_NP *-_*- come_VB
N02 108 off_IN it_PP3 !_! **'_**'
N02 109    ^ she_PP3A met_VBD his_PP$ eyes_NNS then_RN ._.
N02 110    ^ *'_*' very_QL well_RB ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD coolly_RB ._. ^
N02 110 *'_*' we_PP1AS were_BED alone_JJ together_RB for_IN an_AT
N02 111 hour_NN or_CC two_CD ,_, the_ATI first_OD afternoon_NN ._. ^ and_CC
N02 111 he_PP3A did_DOD kiss_VB me_PP1O ._. ^ but_CC if_CS you_PP2
N02 112 think_VB I_PP1A acquiesced_VBD in_IN the_ATI delay_NN because_CS I_PP1A
N02 112 wanted_VBD his_PP$ company_NN *-_*- well_UH ,_,
N02 113 you_PP2 're_BER misjudging_VBG me_PP1O badly_RB ._. **'_**'
N02 114    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 mean_VB that_DT !_! **'_**' ^ his_PP$ expression_NN
N02 114 had_HVD changed_VBN ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 was_BEDZ n't_XNOT on_IN
N02 115 his_PP$ account_NN at_IN all_ABN that_CS you_PP2 allowed_VBD Sir_NPT
N02 115 John_NP to_TO get_VB away_RP with_IN this_DT *-_*-
N02 116 this_DT Hitlerish_JNP behaviour_NN ._. **'_**'
N02 117    ^ she_PP3A wavered_VBD ,_, and_CC at_RB last_RB" said_VBD slowly_RB
N02 117 ,_, ^ *'_*' if_CS you_PP2 must_MD drag_VB the_ATI
N02 118 truth_NN out_RP of_IN me_PP1O ,_, I_PP1A must_MD ask_VB you_PP2 to_TO
N02 118 regard_VB it_PP3 as_CS confidential_JJ ._. **'_**'
N02 119    ^ *'_*' my_PP$ dear_JJ Beryl_NP ,_, do_DO n't_XNOT tell_VB me_PP1O
N02 119 anything_PN ,_, if_CS you_PP2 'd_MD rather_RB not_XNOT ._. **'_**'
N02 120 ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ clearly_RB startled_VBN by_IN her_PP$ words_NNS ._. ^
N02 120 *'_*' but_CC remember_VB ,_, it_PP3 was_BEDZ you_PP2 ,_,
N02 121 not_XNOT I_PP1A ,_, who_WPR started_VBD this_DT conversation_NN ._.
N02 121 **'_**'
N02 122    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A know_VB ._. ^ absurd_JJ as_CS it_PP3 may_MD seem_VB
N02 122 ,_, I_PP1A did_DOD n't_XNOT want_VB you_PP2 to_TO think_VB
N02 123 badly_RB of_IN me_PP1O ._. **'_**' ^ she_PP3A turned_VBD away_RP
N02 123 from_IN him_PP3O to_TO fondle_VB Judy_NP ,_, who_WPR ,_, sensing_VBG
N02 124 something_PN amiss_JJ ,_, was_BEDZ nudging_VBG her_PP3O in_IN the_ATI
N02 124 endeavour_NN to_TO gain_VB her_PP$
N02 125 attention_NN ._. ^ *'_*' the_ATI truth_NN is_BEZ that_CS if_CS I_PP1A
N02 125 had_HVD absolutely_RB insisted_VBN on_IN
N02 126 sailing_VBG at_IN the_ATI time_NN originally_RB arranged_VBN ,_,
N02 126 Sir_NPT John_NP would_MD have_HV had_HVN it_PP3 in_RP
N02 127 for_IN Guy_NP ._. ^ you_PP2 see_VB ,_, it_PP3 was_BEDZ ,_,
N02 127 apparently_RB ,_, through_IN a_AT mistake_NN on_IN Guy's_NP$ part_NN
N02 128 that_CS we_PP1AS missed_VBD seeing_VBG the_ATI flamingoes_NNS our_PP$
N02 128 first_OD morning_NN on_IN the_ATI
N02 129 island_NN ._. **'_**'
N02 130    ^ *'_*' what_WDT harm_NN could_MD possibly_RB have_HV come_VBN to_IN
N02 130 Forrest_NP through_IN Sir_NPT
N02 131 John's_NP$ nonsense_NN ?_? **'_**' ^ Piers_NP could_MD hardly_RB
N02 131 have_HV spoken_VBN with_IN more_AP
N02 132 contempt_NN ._. ^ *'_*' a_AT bully_NN like_IN that_DT respects_VBZ
N02 132 anyone_PN who_WPR dares_VBZ to_TO stand_VB up_RP
N02 133 to_IN him_PP3O ._. **'_**'
N02 134    ^ Beryl_NP tried_VBD to_TO suppress_VB the_ATI thought_NN that_CS
N02 134 this_DT was_BEDZ precisely_RB the_ATI
N02 135 remark_NN she_PP3A had_HVD made_VBN to_IN Guy_NP ._. ^ she_PP3A
N02 135 said_VBD icily_RB ,_, ^ *'_*' as_CS you_PP2 pride_VB yourself_PPL
N02 136 on_IN your_PP$ knowledge_NN of_IN all_ABN the_ATI affairs_NNS of_IN
N02 136 the_ATI island_NN I_PP1A need_MD n't_XNOT tell_VB you_PP2
N02 137 that_CS Sir_NPT John_NP Graybury_NP is_BEZ one_CD1 of_IN \0Mr_NPT
N02 137 Hewson's_NP$ most_QL important_JJ
N02 138 customers_NNS ._. **'_**'
N02 139    ^ *'_*' so_RB what_WDT ?_? ^ you_PP2 're_BER not_XNOT trying_VBG
N02 139 to_TO say_VB that_CS Hewson_NP would_MD victimise_VB
N02 140 Forrest_NP for_IN behaving_VBG with_IN ordinary_JJ moral_JJ courage_NN
N02 140 !_! ^ he_PP3A 's_BEZ quite_RB capable_JJ
N02 141 of_IN telling_VBG Sir_NPT John_NP to_TO take_VB himself_PPL and_CC
N02 141 his_PP$ business_NN to_IN an_AT
N02 142 unmentionable_JJ destination_NN ._. **'_**'
N02 143    ^ *'_*' there_EX 's_BEZ a_AT difference_NN between_IN what_WDT a_AT
N02 143 senior_JJ and_CC a_AT junior_JJ partner_NN
N02 144 can_MD do_DO ,_, **'_**' was_BEDZ her_PP$ quick_JJ reply_NN ._.
N02 145    ^ *'_*' what_WDT they_PP3AS can_MD bring_VB off_RP !_! ^ I_PP1A
N02 145 'll_MD admit_VB that_DT ._. ^ but_CC Forrest_NP might_MD
N02 146 at_RB least_RB" have_HV tried_VBN ._. ^ he_PP3A 's_BEZ pretty_RB
N02 146 spineless_JJ !_! **'_**'
N02 147    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 think_VB you_PP2 could_MD have_HV carried_VBN
N02 147 more_AP weight_NN with_IN Sir_NPT John_NP ?_? **'_**'
N02 148 she_PP3A enquired_VBD cuttingly_RB ._. ^ *'_*' for_IN all_ABN your_PP$
N02 148 good_JJ opinion_NN of_IN yourself_PPL ,_, I_PP1A
N02 149 doubt_VB it_PP3 ._. ^ he_PP3A 's_BEZ about_RB as_QL easy_JJ to_TO
N02 149 push_VB around_RP as_IN *-_*- as_IN a_AT grounded_JJ
N02 150 whale_NN !_! **'_**'
N02 151    ^ he_PP3A had_HVD to_TO smile_VB at_IN that_DT ,_, but_CC went_VBD
N02 151 on_RP airily_RB ,_, ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'd_MD have_HV made_VBN an_AT
N02 152 attempt_NN to_TO show_VB my_PP$ lady-love_NN that_CS I_PP1A put_VBD
N02 152 her_PP$ interests_NNS before_IN my_PP$ own_AP ._.
N02 153 ^ I_PP1A would_MD n't_XNOT have_HV cared_VBN to_TO risk_VB her_PP3O
N02 153 thinking_VBG me_PP1O a_AT selfish_JJ weakling_NN ._. **'_**'
N02 154    ^ the_ATI barb_NN hurt_VBD cruelly_RB ._. ^ for_CS in_IN her_PP$
N02 154 heart_NN of_IN hearts_NNS Beryl_NP had_HVD
N02 155 resented_VBN Guy's_NP$ apparent_JJ indifference_NN to_IN her_PP$
N02 155 dilemma_NN *-_*- had_HVD come_VBN near_RI ,_,
N02 156 indeed_RB ,_, to_IN despising_VBG him_PP3O ._.
N02 157    ^ but_CC her_PP$ soreness_NN merely_RB increased_VBD her_PP$
N02 157 anger_NN with_IN Piers_NP ._.
N02 158    ^ *'_*' was_BEDZ it_PP3 studying_VBG my_PP$ interests_NNS to_TO
N02 158 bring_VB your_PP$ girl_NN friend_NN to_IN my_PP$
N02 159 party_NN for_IN the_ATI labourers_NNS ?_? **'_**' she_PP3A demanded_VBD
N02 159 ._. ^ *'_*' to_TO have_HV her_PP3O act_VB as_IN
N02 160 hostess_NN in_IN my_PP$ absence_NN ?_? **'_**'
N02 161    ^ he_PP3A looked_VBD at_IN her_PP3O ,_, not_XNOT wrathfully_RB
N02 161 now_RN ,_, but_CC quizzically_RB ._.
N02 162    ^ *'_*' my_PP$ girl_NN friend_NN ,_, as_CS you_PP2 call_VB her_PP3O
N02 162 ,_, remained_VBD as_QL much_RB in_IN the_ATI
N02 163 background_NN as_CS even_RB you_PP2 could_MD wish_VB ._. **'_**' ^
N02 163 he_PP3A patted_VBD the_ATI Boxer's_NP$ huge_JJ
N02 164 head_NN ._. ^ *'_*' Judy_NP ,_, here_RN ,_, was_BEDZ more_QL
N02 164 forthcoming_JJ ._. ^ in_IN fact_NN ,_, she_PP3A trotted_VBD
N02 165 round_RP ,_, obviously_RB trying_VBG to_TO make_VB everyone_PN feel_VB
N02 165 at_IN home_NR ,_, gazing_VBG
N02 166 reproachfully_RB at_IN the_ATI few_AP timid_JJ ones_CD1S who_WPR
N02 166 bolted_VBD ._. **'_**'
N02 167    ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ tempted_VBN to_TO laugh_VB ,_, but_CC it_PP3
N02 167 was_BEDZ as_CS though_CS" that_DT barb_NN still_RB
N02 168 stuck_VBD in_IN her_PP$ quivering_JJ flesh_NN ._.
N02 169    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 've_HV an_AT answer_NN *-_*- of_IN sorts_NNS *-_*-
N02 169 for_IN everything_PN ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD
N02 170 shortly_RB ._. ^ *'_*' personally_RB I_PP1A 've_HV no_ATI more_AP to_TO
N02 170 say_VB ,_, so_CS I_PP1A suggest_VB we_PP1AS get_VB
N02 171 along_RP ._. **'_**'
N02 172    ^ to_IN her_PP$ great_JJ relief_NN they_PP3AS arrived_VBD at_IN
N02 172 the_ATI cluster_NN of_IN little_JJ houses_NNS
N02 173 where_WRB Hubert_NP had_HVD been_BEN living_VBG to_TO find_VB the_ATI
N02 173 old_JJ man_NN stowing_VBG in_IN leisurely_JJ
N02 174 fashion_NN his_PP$ few_AP possessions_NNS into_IN a_AT ramshackle_JJ
N02 174 and_CC incredibly_RB ancient_JJ
N02 175 car_NN ,_, surrounded_VBN by_IN innumerable_JJ friends_NNS and_CC
N02 175 relatives_NNS ._. ^ their_PP$ air_NN of_IN
N02 176 smiling_JJ somnolence_NN showed_VBD them_PP3OS to_TO have_HV been_BEN
N02 176 guests_NNS at_IN yesterday's_NR$
N02 177 celebrations_NNS ,_, and_CC their_PP$ friendly_JJ welcome_NN and_CC
N02 177 warm_JJ sympathy_NN ,_, as_CS she_PP3A
N02 178 explained_VBD how_WRB she_PP3A had_HVD come_VBN to_TO miss_VB the_ATI
N02 178 party_NN ,_, made_VBD her_PP3O send_VB a_AT
N02 179 complacent_JJ glance_NN in_IN Piers'_NP$ direction_NN ._. ^ what_WDT
N02 179 a_AT fuss-box_NN the_ATI man_NN was_BEDZ ,_,
N02 180 she_PP3A thought_VBD impatiently_RB ,_, trying_VBG to_TO worry_VB
N02 180 her_PP3O into_IN the_ATI belief_NN that_CS her_PP$
N02 181 failure_NN to_TO appear_VB at_IN a_AT function_NN on_IN the_ATI
N02 181 estate_NN was_BEDZ a_AT major_JJ error_NN :_: that_CS
N02 182 it_PP3 was_BEDZ the_ATI kind_NN of_IN thing_NN that_WPR ,_, with_IN
N02 182 these_DTS simple_JJ folk_NNS ,_, spoiled_VBD the_ATI
N02 183 master-servant_JJB relationship_NN ._.
N02 184    ^ and_CC then_RN she_PP3A received_VBD a_AT jolt_NN ._.
N02 185    ^ old_JJ Hubert_NP ,_, standing_VBG beside_IN her_PP3O ,_, his_PP$
N02 185 battered_JJ hat_NN in_IN his_PP$ hand_NN ,_,
N02 186 his_PP$ toothless_JJ mouth_NN stretched_VBN in_IN a_AT wide_JJ grin_NN
N02 186 ,_, told_VBD her_PP3O in_IN halting_JJ
N02 187 patois_NN that_CS *'_*' Mistah_NPT Piers_NP **'_**' had_HVD
N02 187 explained_VBN right_RB at_IN the_ATI start_NN
N02 188 that_CS *'_*' Mis'_NPT Beryl_NP **'_**' would_MD be_BE *'_*' plenty_RB
N02 188 ,_, plenty_RB sad_JJ **'_**' not_XNOT to_TO be_BE
N02 189 back_RP at_IN the_ATI Villa_NPL in_IN time_NN ._. ^ that_CS it_PP3
N02 189 would_MD n't_XNOT be_BE her_PP$ fault_NN at_IN all_ABN ._.
N02 190 ^ that_CS she_PP3A was_BEDZ a_AT lady_NN who_WPR ,_, like_IN her_PP$
N02 190 Uncle_NPT Charles_NP ,_, took_VBD the_ATI highest_JJT
N02 191 pride_NN in_IN keeping_VBG her_PP$ word_NN ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A could_MD
N02 191 see_VB anudder_DT t'ing_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A
N02 192 went_VBD on_RP in_IN a_AT lower_JJR voice_NN ,_, his_PP$ sunken_JJ
N02 192 black_JJ eyes_NNS twinkling_VBG ._. ^ *'_*' he_PP3A
N02 193 powerful_RB anxious_JJ ,_, poor_JJ Mistah_NPT Piers_NP ._. ^ we_PP1AS
N02 193 all_ABN know_VB how_WRB Balicou_NP Island_NPL
N02 194 dangerous_JJ to_IN all_ABN kin'_NN o'_IN boats_NNS ,_, wid_IN d'ose_DTS
N02 194 big_JJ ,_, big_JJ rocks_NNS in_IN an'_CC out_RP o'_IN
N02 195 de_ATI water_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A full_JJ o'_IN fear_NN you_PP2 comin'_VBG
N02 195 bad_JJ harm_NN ,_, Mis_NPT Beryl_NP ._. ^ I_PP1A see_VB it_PP3
N02 196 in_IN his_PP$ eyes_NNS ,_, even_RB when_WRB he_PP3A smilin'_VBG and_CC
N02 196 larkin'_VBG wid_IN us_PP1OS ._. ^ I_PP1A knowin'_VBG him_PP3O
N02 197 well_RB ,_, Missie_NPT ._. ^ he_PP3A always_RB sayin'_VBG he_PP3A
N02 197 one_CD1 of_IN us_PP1OS ,_, 'cos_CS he_PP3A born_VBN an'_CC bred_VBN
N02 197 in_IN
N02 198 de_ATI islands_NNS ._. ^ an'_CC he_PP3A say_VB for_IN true_JJ !_!
N02 198 **'_**'
N02 199    ^ this_DT sidelight_NN on_IN Piers_NP had_HVD its_PP$ effect_NN
N02 199 on_IN Beryl_NP ._. ^ without_IN taking_VBG
N02 200 it_PP3 too_QL seriously_RB she_PP3A found_VBD herself_PPL
N02 200 regretting_VBG some_DTI of_IN the_ATI sharp_JJ things_NNS
N02 201 she_PP3A had_HVD said_VBN to_IN him_PP3O and_CC when_WRB ,_, her_PP$
N02 201 goodbyes_NNS said_VBN ,_, she_PP3A climbed_VBD back_RP into_IN
N02 202 the_ATI jeep_NN ,_, preparatory_JJ to_IN returning_VBG to_IN the_ATI
N02 202 Villa_NPL ,_, it_PP3 was_BEDZ with_IN the_ATI
N02 203 resolve_NN to_TO make_VB up_RP her_PP$ quarrel_NN with_IN him_PP3O
N02 203 *-_*- to_TO achieve_VB ,_, at_RB least_RB" ,_, a_AT
N02 204 surface_NN peace_NN ._.
N03   2    *'_*' you_PP2 do_DO n't_XNOT say_VB ?_? **'_**'
N03   3    ^ *'_*' yes_UH sir_NN !_! ^ that_DT 's_BEZ Gene_NP all_RB right_RB"
N03   3 ._. ^ say_VB ,_, did_DOD he_PP3A tell_VB you_PP2 what_WDT a_AT
N03   4 rotten_JJ deal_NN he_PP3A 's_HVZ got_VBN ,_, and_CC is_BEZ still_RB
N03   4 gettin'_VBG from_IN that_DT Hawley_NP girl_NN he_PP3A
N03   5 married_VBD ?_? ^ \0Mr_NPT Goddard_NP ,_, if_CS that_DT woman_NN
N03   5 had_HVD treated_VBN him_PP3O half_RB way_RB" decent_RB
N03   6 she_PP3A would_MD 've_HV found_VBN out_RP she_PP3A 'd_HVD got_VBN
N03   6 herself_PPL one_CD1 of_IN them_PP3OS perfect_JJ husbands_NNS ._.
N03   7 ^ but_CC no_UH !_! ^ she_PP3A ai_HVZ nt_XNOT got_VBN sense_NN
N03   7 enough_DTI to_TO see_VB that_DT ,_, even_CS if_CS" she_PP3A is_BEZ
N03   7 Dan_NP
N03   8 Hawley's_NP$ daughter_NN ,_, which_WDTR personally_RB I_PP1A think_VB
N03   8 she_PP3A ai_BEZ nt_XNOT ._. **'_**'
N03   9    ^ *'_*' what_WDT do_DO you_PP2 mean_VB by_IN that_DT ,_,
N03   9 Constable_NPT ?_? **'_**'
N03  10    ^ *'_*' well_UH ,_, she_PP3A could_MD be_BE a_AT sort_NN of_IN
N03  10 catch-colt_NN ,_, could_MD n't_XNOT she_PP3A ,_, or_CC some_DTI
N03  11 poor_JJ baby_NN Hawley_NP and_CC his_PP$ wife_NN adopted_VBD because_CS
N03  11 they_PP3AS could_MD n't_XNOT have_HV any_DTI
N03  12 kids_NNS of_IN their_PP$ own_AP ._. ^ I_PP1A tell_VB you_PP2 ,_,
N03  12 \0Mr_NPT Goddard_NP ,_, I_PP1A would_MD lay_VB down_RP my_PP$
N03  13 life_NN for_IN Gene_NP Pelcher_NP ,_, I_PP1A admire_VB him_PP3O that_QL
N03  13 much_RB ._. **'_**'
N03  14    ^ *'_*' well_UH ,_, I_PP1A never_RB make_VB it_PP3 a_AT practice_NN
N03  14 to_TO inquire_VB into_IN a_AT man's_NN$
N03  15 personal_JJ or_CC marital_JJ affairs_NNS ,_, Constable_NPT ,_, here_RN
N03  15 is_BEZ where_WRB I_PP1A turn_VB in_RP ._. **'_**'
N03  16    ^ too_QL dense_JJ to_TO recognize_VB this_DT dismissal_NN for_IN
N03  16 what_WDT it_PP3 was_BEDZ ,_, Nick_NP
N03  17 Newell_NP would_MD have_HV continued_VBN the_ATI almost_RB one-sided_JJ
N03  17 conversation_NN if_CS
N03  18 Murdock_NP had_HVD not_XNOT called_VBN from_IN the_ATI platform_NN
N03  18 in_IN front_IN" of_IN" his_PP$ store_NN *-_*-
N03  19    ^ *'_*' how_WRB you_PP2 feeling_VBG now_RN ,_, Brother_NPT
N03  19 Goddard_NP ?_? ^ you_PP2 look_VB like_CS you_PP2 were_BED a_RB
N03  20 little_RB" bunged_VBN up_RP ,_, from_IN the_ATI way_NN you_PP2 walk_VB
N03  20 ._. **'_**'
N03  21    ^ *'_*' well_UH ,_, I_PP1A will_MD say_VB ,_, Brother_NPT Murdock_NP
N03  21 ,_, **'_**' Goddard_NP answered_VBD with_IN a_AT
N03  22 sigh_NN ,_, *'_*' that_CS the_ATI other_AP day_NN when_WRB I_PP1A
N03  22 was_BEDZ out_RP on_IN that_DT rabbit_NN hunt_NN I_PP1A
N03  23 overdid_VBD myself_PPL a_RB little_RB" ._. ^ from_IN now_RN on_RP
N03  23 I_PP1A am_BEM going_VBG to_TO walk_VB a_RB little_RB"
N03  24 among_IN the_ATI hills_NNS every_AT day_NN ,_, extending_VBG the_ATI
N03  24 length_NN of_IN my_PP$ walks_NNS slightly_RB
N03  25 each_DT day_NN till_CS I_PP1A can_MD get_VB myself_PPL back_RP in_IN
N03  25 condition_NN among_IN these_DTS wonderful_JJ
N03  26 mountains_NNS ._. **'_**'
N03  27    ^ *'_*' now_RN there_RN 's_BEZ a_AT man_NN I_PP1A 'd_MD tie_VB to_IN
N03  27 ,_, if_CS he_PP3A ever_RB give_VB me_PP1O the_ATI chance_NN ,_, **'_**'
N03  28 the_ATI constable_NN told_VBD himself_PPL happily_RB as_CS Goddard_NP
N03  28 went_VBD into_IN the_ATI hotel_NN ._.
N03  29 ^ *'_*' durned_VBN if_CS I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT like_VB him_PP3O
N03  29 most_RBT as_QL much_RB as_CS I_PP1A like_VB and_CC trust_VB Gene_NP
N03  30 Pelcher_NP ,_, by_IN jingo_NN ,_, I_PP1A do_DO !_! ^ but_CC havin'_HVG
N03  30 an_AT official_JJ position_NN ,_, I_PP1A just_RB got_VBN
N03  31 to_TO be_BE close-mouthed_JJ in_IN expressin'_VBG my_PP$ opinion_NN
N03  31 of_IN other_AP men_NNS ._. **'_**'
N03  32    ^ on_IN Poverty_NP flat_NN ,_, which_WDTR was_BEDZ a_AT
N03  32 comparatively_RB level_JJ stretch_NN of_IN
N03  33 gravelly_JJ ground_NN that_WPR had_HVD once_RB been_BEN part_NN of_IN
N03  33 the_ATI lake_NN bed_NN ,_, Orestus_NP
N03  34 Hancock_NP had_HVD had_HVN erected_VBN one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI finest_JJT
N03  34 houses_NNS in_IN all_ABN the_ATI mountain_NN
N03  35 county_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ large_JJ and_CC comfortable_JJ and_CC
N03  35 practical_JJ ,_, though_CS there_EX were_BED
N03  36 houses_NNS in_IN Geneva_NP that_WPR were_BED adorned_VBN with_IN
N03  36 more_AP *'_*' gingerbread_NN **'_**' ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD
N03  37 not_XNOT disturbed_VBN nature_NN ,_, except_CS close_RB to_IN the_ATI
N03  37 house_NN where_WRB there_EX were_BED
N03  38 gravelled_JJ walks_NNS and_CC a_AT drive_NN turning_VBG in_RP to_IN
N03  38 the_ATI painted_JJ stable_NN and_CC
N03  39 carriage_NN house_NN at_IN the_ATI rear_NN ._.
N03  40    ^ the_ATI house_NN itself_PPL had_HVD a_AT shake_NN hip-roof_NN
N03  40 that_WPR covered_VBD a_AT wide_JJ porch_NN
N03  41 that_WPR extended_VBD on_IN both_ABX sides_NNS and_CC both_ABX ends_NNS
N03  41 of_IN the_ATI building_NN which_WDTR
N03  42 contained_VBD seven_CD large_JJ rooms_NNS ,_, in_IN addition_NN to_IN
N03  42 quarters_NNS for_IN Willie_NP Kim_NP ,_,
N03  43 the_ATI Chinaman_NNP the_ATI judge_NN and_CC Bill_NP had_HVD
N03  43 brought_VBN from_IN San_NP Francisco_NP eight_CD
N03  44 years_NNS before_RI ,_, to_TO serve_VB as_IN cook_NN and_CC
N03  44 housekeeper_NN and_CC sometimes_RB family_NN
N03  45 consultant_NN and_CC adviser_NN ._.
N03  46    ^ the_ATI wide_JJ veranda_NN was_BEDZ not_XNOT only_RB screened_VBN
N03  46 all_RB around_RP ,_, it_PP3 had_HVD hinged_JJ
N03  47 windows_NNS that_WPR could_MD be_BE raised_VBN or_CC lowered_VBN as_CS
N03  47 weather_NN conditions_NNS
N03  48 dictated_VBD ._. ^ now_RN as_CS the_ATI judge_NN sat_VBD in_IN a_AT
N03  48 large_JJ easy_JJ chair_NN on_IN the_ATI front_JJB
N03  49 portion_NN of_IN this_DT veranda_NN ,_, he_PP3A had_HVD before_IN
N03  49 him_PP3O the_ATI path_NN that_WPR led_VBD to_IN the_ATI
N03  50 pier_NN which_WDTR projected_VBD about_RB a_AT hundred_CD feet_NNS
N03  50 out_RP into_IN the_ATI lake_NN ._. ^ the_ATI more_AP
N03  51 than_IN a_AT mile_NN of_IN water_NN was_BEDZ violently_RB disturbed_VBN
N03  51 today_NR ,_, and_CC across_IN this_DT
N03  52 expanse_NN of_IN uneasy_JJ water_NN the_ATI ground_NN rose_VBD to_IN
N03  52 where_WRB it_PP3 rounded_VBD off_RP as_IN a_AT
N03  53 thickly_RB brushed_JJ mountain_NN ._.
N03  54    ^ until_IN a_AT couple_NN of_IN hours_NNS before_RI the_ATI judge_NN
N03  54 had_HVD felt_VBN easier_JJR in_IN mind_NN
N03  55 than_CS he_PP3A had_HVD felt_VBN for_IN a_AT long_JJ time_NN ._. ^
N03  55 since_CS Bill_NP had_HVD had_HVN his_PP$ fight_NN with_IN
N03  56 Goddard_NP in_IN Pinenut_NP he_PP3A had_HVD seemed_VBN to_TO have_HV
N03  56 changed_VBN completely_RB ._.
N03  57    ^ the_ATI judge_NN could_MD not_XNOT think_VB of_IN Bill's_NP$
N03  57 defeat_NN by_IN Goddard_NP as_IN a_AT thing_NN
N03  58 of_IN much_AP importance_NN except_CS that_CS" possibly_RB defeat_NN
N03  58 by_IN a_AT smaller_JJR ,_, lighter_JJR
N03  59 man_NN had_HVD brought_VBN Bill_NP back_RP to_IN his_PP$ senses_NNS
N03  59 and_CC made_VBN him_PP3O see_VB the_ATI futility_NN
N03  60 of_IN the_ATI life_NN he_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN leading_VBG ._. ^
N03  60 he_PP3A had_HVD almost_RB entirely_RB settled_VBN back_RP
N03  61 into_IN his_PP$ old_JJ ways_NNS ,_, even_RB to_IN reading_VBG law_NN
N03  61 about_IN two_CD hours_NNS each_DT day_NN ._.
N03  62 ^ though_CS he_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT refuse_VB wine_NN ,_, which_WDTR
N03  62 the_ATI judge_NN always_RB had_HVD on_IN the_ATI
N03  63 table_NN at_IN dinner_NN ,_, he_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT act_VB as_CS
N03  63 though_CS" he_PP3A found_VBD it_PP3 necessary_JJ except_CS
N03  64 in_IN moderate_JJ compliance_NN with_IN his_PP$ father's_NN$ habit_NN
N03  64 ._.
N03  65    ^ in_IN one_CD1 respect_NN the_ATI judge_NN was_BEDZ not_XNOT at_IN
N03  65 peace_NN of_IN mind_NN ,_, and_CC probably_RB
N03  66 never_RB would_MD be_BE ._. ^ though_CS he_PP3A never_RB expected_VBD
N03  66 to_TO attain_VB the_ATI happiness_NN he_PP3A
N03  67 yearned_VBD for_IN in_IN a_AT daughter-in-law_NN and_CC
N03  67 grandchildren_NN ,_, he_PP3A knew_VBD the_ATI big_JJ
N03  68 house_NN would_MD never_RB really_RB be_BE complete_JJ until_CS Kate_NP
N03  68 ,_, as_IN Bill's_NP$ wife_NN ,_,
N03  69 brought_VBD children_NNS to_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ she_PP3A would_MD be_BE
N03  69 here_RN now_RN ,_, and_CC probably_RB with_IN a_AT
N03  70 little_JJ one_CD1 he_PP3A might_MD jounce_VB on_IN his_PP$ knee_NN ,_,
N03  70 if_CS it_PP3 had_HVD not_XNOT been_BEN for_IN the_ATI
N03  71 narrow-minded_JJ priggishness_NN of_IN Dan_NP Hawley_NP and_CC his_PP$
N03  71 wife_NN ._.
N03  72    ^ *'_*' from_IN what_WDT I_PP1A have_HV heard_VBN ,_, **'_**'
N03  72 he_PP3A mused_VBD with_IN a_AT sigh_NN that_WPR had_HVD
N03  73 considerable_JJ bitterness_NN in_IN it_PP3 ,_, *'_*' they_PP3AS
N03  73 would_MD have_HV thought_VBN themselves_PPLS
N03  74 socially_RB besmirched_VBN because_IN of_IN" poor_JJ Bill's_NP$
N03  74 deluded_JJ mother_NN ._. ^ may_MD God_NP
N03  75 have_HV mercy_NN on_IN her_PP$ soul_NN !_! ^ and_CC may_MD Lombard_NP
N03  75 burn_VB in_IN hell_NN !_! ^ in_IN his_PP$ hands_NNS
N03  76 she_PP3A was_BEDZ as_IN putty_NN ,_, and_CC I_PP1A myself_PPL am_BEM
N03  76 by_IN no_ATI means_NNS blameless_JJ for_IN not_XNOT having_HVG
N03  77 given_VBN more_AP time_NN and_CC attention_NN to_IN her_PP3O and_CC
N03  77 less_AP to_IN the_ATI acquisition_NN of_IN
N03  78 wealth_NN ,_, yes_UH ,_, and_CC the_ATI establishment_NN of_IN a_AT
N03  78 high_JJ reputation_NN as_IN an_AT attorney_NN
N03  79 at_IN law_NN ._. **'_**'
N03  80    ^ now_RN the_ATI judge_NN was_BEDZ not_XNOT thinking_VBG about_IN
N03  80 what_WDT might_MD have_HV been_BEN but_IN for_IN"
N03  81 Dan_NP Hawley_NP and_CC his_PP$ wife_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ
N03  81 thinking_VBG ,_, even_RB worrying_VBG about_IN his_PP$
N03  82 son_NN ._. ^ soon_RB after_IN ten_CD o'clock_RB ,_, when_WRB the_ATI
N03  82 lake_NN had_HVD been_BEN as_QL smooth_JJ as_CS blue_JJ
N03  83 water_NN could_MD be_BE ,_, Bill_NP had_HVD set_VBN off_RP in_IN
N03  83 his_PP$ sixteen-foot_JJB yawl_NN with_IN Bueno_NP
N03  84 Buck_NP ,_, a_AT strapping_JJ young_JJ Pomo_NP Indian_NNP ,_, to_TO
N03  84 row_VB for_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ Bill_NP had_HVD
N03  85 intended_VBN to_TO do_DO some_DTI trolling_NN for_IN lake_NN trout_NNS
N03  85 beyond_IN the_ATI rounded_JJ
N03  86 promontory_NN around_IN which_WDTR the_ATI shore_NN bent_VBD to_TO
N03  86 make_VB the_ATI mile-wide_JJB cove_NN
N03  87 before_CS it_PP3 straightened_VBD out_RP toward_IN the_ATI Narrows_NPS
N03  87 above_IN which_WDTR the_ATI main_JJB
N03  88 body_NN of_IN the_ATI lake_NN lay_VBD ._.
N03  89    ^ now_RN the_ATI judge_NN was_BEDZ not_XNOT worried_JJ about_IN
N03  89 the_ATI permanence_NN of_IN the_ATI change_NN
N03  90 in_IN his_PP$ son_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ alarmed_JJ for_IN
N03  90 Bill's_NP$ safety_NN ._. ^ rising_VBG two_CD hours_NNS
N03  91 earlier_RBR than_CS was_BEDZ its_PP$ habit_NN ,_, the_ATI northwest_NR
N03  91 wind_NN ,_, prevalent_JJ at_IN this_DT
N03  92 season_NN ,_, was_BEDZ marching_VBG high_RB ,_, white-capped_JJ
N03  92 waves_NNS down_IN the_ATI lake_NN ,_, breaking_VBG
N03  93 them_PP3OS into_IN spray_NN against_IN the_ATI point_NN and_CC
N03  93 against_IN the_ATI opposite_JJ shore_NN ,_, and_CC
N03  94 even_RB sending_VBG spray_NN so_QL high_RB it_PP3 sometimes_RB
N03  94 covered_VBD the_ATI pier_NN ._.
N03  95    ^ of_RB course_RB" in_IN such_ABL a_AT gale_NN Bill_NP and_CC
N03  95 Bueno_NP Buck_NP could_MD tie_VB up_RP in_IN the_ATI
N03  96 far_JJ end_NN of_IN the_ATI mile-wide_JJB cove_NN and_CC wait_VB for_IN
N03  96 the_ATI wind_NN to_TO blow_VB itself_PPL
N03  97 out_RP ,_, which_WDTR it_PP3 would_MD probably_RB do_DO along_RP
N03  97 toward_IN sunset_NN ._. ^ but_CC would_MD they_PP3AS
N03  98 do_DO it_PP3 ?_? ^ Bill_NP had_HVD said_VBN he_PP3A would_MD be_BE
N03  98 back_RP home_NR not_XNOT later_RBR than_IN one_CD1
N03  99 o'clock_RB ._.
N03 100    ^ the_ATI judge_NN had_HVD decided_VBN that_CS Bill_NP and_CC
N03 100 the_ATI young_JJ Indian_NNP had_HVD accepted_VBN
N03 101 the_ATI inevitable_JJ and_CC sensibly_RB decided_VBN to_TO wait_VB
N03 101 for_IN the_ATI gale_NN to_TO blow_VB
N03 102 itself_PPL out_RP when_WRB he_PP3A caught_VBD and_CC held_VBD his_PP$
N03 102 breath_NN ,_, then_RN rose_VBD hastily_RB ._.
N03 103 ^ around_IN that_DT rounded_JJ rocky_JJ promontory_NN where_WRB the_ATI
N03 103 white_JJ spray_NN could_MD be_BE
N03 104 seen_VBN flying_VBG across_IN the_ATI distance_NN of_IN a_AT mile_NN
N03 104 and_CC a_AT half_ABN ,_, came_VBD the_ATI yawl_NN
N03 105 under_IN her_PP$ full_JJ triangular_JJ sail_NN ,_, and_CC to_IN the_ATI
N03 105 judge's_NN$ frightened_JJ eyes_NNS ,_, so_QL
N03 106 close_RB to_IN the_ATI rocks_NNS that_CS it_PP3 would_MD be_BE
N03 106 dashed_VBN against_IN them_PP3OS with_IN the_ATI lift_NN
N03 107 of_IN the_ATI next_AP wave_NN ._.
N03 108    ^ *'_*' that_DT boy_NN !_! ^ that_DT damned_JJ fool_JJB boy_NN !_! ^
N03 108 what_WDT does_DOZ he_PP3A mean_VB by_IN trying_VBG
N03 109 to_TO come_VB home_NR now_RN ,_, even_CS if_CS" he_PP3A did_DOD
N03 109 promise_VB ?_? ^ what_WDT does_DOZ time_NN mean_VB when_WRB
N03 110 weighed_VBN against_IN the_ATI life_NN of_IN two_CD human_JJ beings_NNS
N03 110 ?_? **'_**'
N03 111    ^ not_XNOT until_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ certain_JJ that_CS the_ATI
N03 111 yawl_NN had_HVD rounded_VBN the_ATI rocky_JJ
N03 112 point_NN instead_RB of_IN being_BEG flung_VBN against_IN the_ATI
N03 112 huge_JJ boulders_NNS did_DOD the_ATI judge_NN
N03 113 empty_VB his_PP$ lungs_NNS of_IN stifling_JJ air_NN and_CC refill_VB
N03 113 them_PP3OS with_IN part_NN of_IN that_DT
N03 114 howling_JJ northwest_NR gale_NN ._. ^ but_CC his_PP$ fright_NN and_CC
N03 114 alarm_NN were_BED not_XNOT gone_VBN ,_, they_PP3AS
N03 115 were_BED merely_RB lessened_VBN ._. ^ he_PP3A could_MD see_VB that_CS
N03 115 a_AT figure_NN ,_, undoubtedly_RB that_DT of_IN
N03 116 his_PP$ beloved_JJ fool_JJB son_NN ,_, was_BEDZ now_RN sitting_VBG
N03 116 in_IN the_ATI stern_NN sheets_NNS as_CS the_ATI yawl_NN
N03 117 quartered_VBD out_RP into_IN the_ATI lake_NN ,_, and_CC another_DT
N03 117 figure_NN close_RB against_IN the_ATI
N03 118 weather_NN gunwale_NN was_BEDZ apparently_RB bailing_VBG fast_RB ,_,
N03 118 with_IN as_QL near_JJ frenzy_NN as_CS a_AT
N03 119 young_JJ Indian_NNP who_WPR could_MD swim_VB like_IN a_AT fish_NN
N03 119 could_MD come_VB to_IN frenzy_NN ._.
N03 120    ^ not_XNOT until_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ certain_JJ the_ATI yawl_NN
N03 120 had_HVD successfully_RB got_VBN away_RP from_IN
N03 121 the_ATI rocks_NNS did_DOD the_ATI judge_NN begin_VB to_TO stride_VB
N03 121 to_RP and_CC fro_RB on_IN his_PP$ wide_JJ
N03 122 veranda_NN ,_, and_CC then_RN not_XNOT really_RB realizing_VBG what_WDT
N03 122 he_PP3A was_BEDZ doing_VBG ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ
N03 123 almost_RB like_IN the_ATI captain_NN of_IN a_AT rudderless_JJ ship_NN
N03 123 pacing_VBG his_PP$ own_AP bridge_NN ._.
N03 124 ^ what_WDT control_NN had_HVD he_PP3A over_IN that_DT tiny_JJ craft_NN
N03 124 that_WPR was_BEDZ lifting_VBG to_IN a_AT wave_NN
N03 125 crest_NN ,_, then_RN dropping_VBG from_IN sight_NN in_IN a_AT trough_NN
N03 125 ?_? ^ when_WRB the_ATI wind_NN was_BEDZ on_IN a_AT
N03 126 rampage_NN ,_, as_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ now_RN ,_, it_PP3 could_MD kick_VB
N03 126 up_RP a_AT sea-sized_JJ commotion_NN where_WRB
N03 127 it_PP3 had_HVD a_AT straight_JJ blow_NN of_IN eight_CD miles_NNS
N03 127 down_IN the_ATI lake_NN ._.
N03 128    ^ *'_*' big_JJ blow_NN ,_, Judge_NPT ,_, **'_**' remarked_VBD
N03 128 Willie_NP Kim_NP as_CS the_ATI wind_NN
N03 129 billowed_VBD out_RP and_CC sucked_VBD in_RP his_PP$ baggy_JJ black_JJ
N03 129 blouse_NN and_CC pantaloons_NNS ._.
N03 130 ^ *'_*' blow_VB like_IN hell_NN ._. ^ maybe_RB by_RB and_RB" by_RB"
N03 130 she_PP3A blow_VB some_RB more_RBR ._. **'_**'
N03 131    ^ *'_*' hello_UH ,_, Willie_NP ,_, where_WRB did_DOD you_PP2 come_VB
N03 131 from_IN ?_? **'_**' the_ATI judge_NN said_VBD in_IN
N03 132 mild_JJ surprise_NN ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A did_DOD n't_XNOT hear_VB you_PP2
N03 132 ._. ^ do_DO you_PP2 see_VB that_DT fool_JJB boy_NN of_IN mine_PP$$
N03 133 out_RP there_RN on_IN the_ATI lake_NN ?_? **'_**'
N03 134    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A see_VB him_PP3O ._. ^ you_PP2 do_DO n't_XNOT need_VB
N03 134 worry_VB ,_, Judge_NPT ._. ^ big_JJ wind_NN like_IN that_DT
N03 135 can_MD n't_XNOT drown_VB good_JJ man_NN ._. ^ Bill_NP is_BEZ good_JJ
N03 135 man_NN ,_, and_CC Bueno_NP Buck_NP is_BEZ raised_VBN on_IN
N03 136 lake_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A no_RB drown_VB ,_, too_RB ._. ^ him_PP3O ,_,
N03 136 his_PP$ mother_NN throw_VB him_PP3O into_IN water_NN to_TO make_VB
N03 137 him_PP3O swim_VB when_WRB he_PP3A is_BEZ born_VBN ._. ^ maybe_RB so_PN
N03 137 Bill_NP ,_, he_PP3A can_MD swim_VB that_QL good_RB ,_,
N03 138 too_RB ._. **'_**'
N03 139 ^ chapter_NN 19_CD ._.
N03 140    ^ the_ATI yawl_NN ,_, riding_VBG the_ATI high_JJ waves_NNS with_IN
N03 140 an_AT air_NN that_WPR might_MD have_HV
N03 141 made_VBN an_AT ocean_NN liner_NN envious_JJ ,_, seemed_VBD prepared_VBN
N03 141 to_TO make_VB a_AT safe_JJ though_CS
N03 142 violent_JJ landing_NN when_WRB there_EX came_VBD a_AT sudden_JJ gust_NN
N03 142 of_IN wind_NN from_IN the_ATI west_NR ._.
N03 143    ^ *'_*' my_PP$ God_NP !_! **'_**' the_ATI judge_NN cried_VBD out_RP
N03 143 ._. ^ *'_*' the_ATI boy_NN is_BEZ going_VBG to_TO try_VB to_TO
N03 144 make_VB a_AT landing_NN on_IN the_ATI weather_NN side_NN of_IN that_DT
N03 144 pier_NN !_! ^ he_PP3A 'll_MD wreck_VB !_! **'_**'
N03 145    ^ Willie_NP Kim_NP was_BEDZ speechless_JJ ,_, only_RB his_PP$
N03 145 slant_NN black_JJ eyes_NNS showing_VBG any_DTI
N03 146 emotion_NN ._.
N03 147    ^ with_IN a_AT quick_JJ shift_NN of_IN tiller_NN ,_, and_CC at_IN
N03 147 the_ATI same_AP time_NN jibbing_VBG the_ATI
N03 148 boom_NN to_IN which_WDTR he_PP3A had_HVD the_ATI stay_NN rope_NN
N03 148 fastened_VBN ,_, Bill_NP made_VBD the_ATI yawl_NN
N03 149 recover_VB ._. ^ it_PP3 seemed_VBD to_IN the_ATI frightened_JJ judge_NN
N03 149 as_CS though_CS" his_PP$ son_NN would_MD
N03 150 actually_RB shoot_VB the_ATI craft_NN in_RP under_IN the_ATI outer_JJB
N03 150 end_NN of_IN the_ATI wharf_NN ._. ^ but_CC by_IN
N03 151 pressing_VBG the_ATI tiller_NN hard_RB over_RP and_CC at_IN the_ATI
N03 151 same_AP time_NN dropping_VBG the_ATI small_JJ
N03 152 sheet_NN of_IN wet_JJ canvas_NN ,_, Bill_NP cleared_VBD the_ATI
N03 152 corner_NN of_IN the_ATI pier_NN by_IN inches_NNS ,_,
N03 153 and_CC with_IN the_ATI tiller_NN still_RB hard_RB over_RP ,_,
N03 153 brought_VBD the_ATI yawl_NN up_RP against_IN the_ATI
N03 154 waves_NNS with_IN sufficient_JJ momentum_NN to_TO permit_VB Bueno_NP
N03 154 Buck_NP ,_, now_RN on_IN his_PP$ feet_NNS
N03 155 with_IN a_AT coiled_JJ rope_NN in_IN left_JJ hand_NN a_AT cowboy_NN
N03 155 loop_NN in_IN right_JJ ,_, to_TO toss_VB the_ATI
N03 156 loop_NN over_IN one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI piles_NNS that_WPR projected_VBD
N03 156 upward_RB for_IN about_RB three_CD feet_NNS ,_,
N03 157 from_IN the_ATI lee_NN side_NN of_IN the_ATI pier_NN ._.
N03 158    ^ *'_*' Willie_NP ,_, **'_**' the_ATI judge_NN said_VBD huskily_RB
N03 158 ,_, *'_*' that_DT was_BEDZ as_QL pretty_JJ a_AT piece_NN
N03 159 of_IN seamanship_NN as_CS I_PP1A ever_RB saw_VBD ._. ^ that_DT boy_NN
N03 159 of_IN mine_PP$$ seems_VBZ to_TO know_VB how_WRB to_TO do_DO
N03 160 everything_PN ,_, when_WRB he_PP3A wants_VBZ to_TO ._. **'_**'
N03 161    ^ *'_*' naw_UH ,_, **'_**' disputed_VBD Willie_NP ._. ^ *'_*'
N03 161 just_RB play_NN in_IN damn_RB fine_JJ luck_NN
N03 162 this_DT time_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A plenty_RB smart_JJ though_RB ._. **'_**'
N03 163    ^ as_CS they_PP3AS reached_VBD the_ATI pier_NN ,_, the_ATI judge_NN
N03 163 on_IN legs_NNS that_WPR were_BED a_RB little_RB"
N03 164 unsteady_JJ ,_, they_PP3AS found_VBD Bueno_NP Buck_NP ,_, now_RN on_IN
N03 164 the_ATI pier_NN ,_, leading_VBG the_ATI yawl_NN
N03 165 toward_IN the_ATI wave-battered_JJ shore_NN ._.
N03 166    ^ *'_*' hello_UH ,_, Dad_NPT !_! **'_**' Bill_NP called_VBD ._. ^
N03 166 *'_*' I_PP1A hope_VB you_PP2 were_BED n't_XNOT worried_JJ ._.
N03 167 ^ we_PP1AS 're_BER going_VBG to_TO drag_VB the_ATI boat_NN ashore_RB
N03 167 and_CC turn_VB her_PP3O over_RP ._. ^ she_PP3A has_HVZ a_AT
N03 168 foot_NN of_IN water_NN in_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ I_PP1A would_MD n't_XNOT
N03 168 be_BE surprised_JJ if_CS we_PP1AS broke_VBD all_ABN speed_NN
N03 169 records_NNS on_IN the_ATI way_NN in_RP ._. ^ yes_UH sir_NN ,_, I_PP1A
N03 169 am_BEM slightly_RB wet_JJ ,_, and_CC Buck_NP would_MD be_BE
N03 170 wetter_JJR if_CS he_PP3A had_HVD more_AP clothes_NNS on_RP ._. **'_**'
N03 171    ^ with_IN four_CD doing_VBG the_ATI job_NN and_CC the_ATI waves_NNS
N03 171 pushing_VBG at_IN the_ATI stern_NN ,_, the_ATI
N03 172 yawl_NN was_BEDZ soon_RB dragged_VBN out_RP but_CC before_CS it_PP3
N03 172 was_BEDZ turned_VBN over_RP Bueno_NP Buck_NP
N03 173 reached_VBD into_IN the_ATI foot_NN of_IN water_NN ,_, tossed_VBD
N03 173 out_RP a_AT string_NN of_IN silvery_JJ lake_NN
N03 174 trout_NNS and_CC said_VBD *-_*-
N03 175    ^ *'_*' Bill_NP ,_, he_PP3A 's_BEZ better_JJR man_NN at_IN catch_VB
N03 175 'em_PP3OS than_IN Injun_NNP ,_, Judge_NPT ._. ^ you_PP2
N03 176 look_VB ._. ^ little_JJ one_CD1 more_AP as_IN fifteen_CD inches_NNS ._.
N03 176 ^ maybe_RB big_JJ one_CD1 four_CD feet_NNS ,_,
N03 177 huh_UH ?_? **'_**'
N03 178    ^ *'_*' by_IN George_NP ,_, that_DT is_BEZ a_AT beautiful_JJ
N03 178 string_NN of_IN fish_NNS !_! **'_**' exclaimed_VBD the_ATI
N03 179 judge_NN ._. ^ *'_*' toss_VB them_PP3OS on_IN the_ATI grass_NN and_CC
N03 179 then_RN we_PP1AS 'll_MD all_ABN get_VB hold_NN and_CC
N03 180 heave_NN ._. **'_**'
N03 181    ^ a_AP few_AP" moments_NNS later_RBR the_ATI yawl_NN was_BEDZ
N03 181 upside_NN down_RP ,_, exposing_VBG its_PP$
N03 182 shallow_JJ keel_NN ._.
N04   2    Bertram's_NP$ face_NN was_BEDZ grim_JJ ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 think_VB
N04   2 it_PP3 was_BEDZ the_ATI snort_NN ,_, do_DO n't_XNOT
N04   3 you_PP2 ?_? **'_**'
N04   4    ^ John_NP gave_VBD a_AT short_JJ laugh_NN ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A did_DOD
N04   4 ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ;_; *'_*' but_CC I_PP1A 'd_HVD better_RBR
N04   5 stop_VB thinking_VBG that_DT now_RN ._. ^ Pericles_NP is_BEZ fitted_VBN
N04   5 with_IN an_AT identically_RB
N04   6 similar_JJ one_CD1 ._. **'_**'
N04   8    ^ *'_*' so_RB there_RN you_PP2 are_BER ,_, my_PP$ dear_NN ._.
N04   8 **'_**'
N04   9    ^ Peggy_NP 's_BEZ eyes_NNS filled_VBD with_IN tears_NNS ._. ^ *'_*'
N04   9 it_PP3 's_BEZ so_QL unfair_JJ ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD ._.
N04  10 ^ *'_*' that_DT little_JJ beast_NN Robbie_NP Munyard_NP spent_VBD
N04  10 six_CD months_NNS ashore_RB while_CS
N04  11 Pericles_NP was_BEDZ refitting_VBG in_IN the_ATI dockyard_NN and_CC
N04  11 now_CS that_CS" she_PP3A 's_BEZ ready_JJ
N04  12 for_IN sea_NN he_PP3A goes_VBZ sick_JJ ._. ^ just_RB because_CS he_PP3A
N04  12 's_BEZ an_AT honourable_NN he_PP3A can_MD do_DO what_WDT
N04  13 he_PP3A likes_VBZ ._. ^ anyway_RB ,_, why_WRB pick_VB on_IN you_PP2
N04  13 to_TO succeed_VB him_PP3O ?_? **'_**'
N04  14    ^ John_NP did_DOD n't_XNOT answer_VB ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI
N04  14 point_NN in_IN sharing_VBG his_PP$ discomfort_NN
N04  15 with_IN Peggy_NP ._. ^ a_AT submariner's_NN$ wife_NN needed_VBD to_TO
N04  15 be_BE spared_VBN as_QL much_RB as_CS
N04  16 possible_JJ ._. ^ anyway_RB the_ATI Parsifal_NP affair_NN was_BEDZ
N04  16 far_RB too_QL fresh_JJ in_IN both_ABX
N04  17 their_PP$ minds_NNS to_TO be_BE a_AT comfortable_JJ subject_NN for_IN
N04  17 discussion_NN ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ a_AT
N04  18 command_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS can_MD
N04  18 do_DO with_IN the_ATI extra_JJ money_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 'll_MD just_RB
N04  19 about_RB pay_VB Jacky's_NP$ school_NN fees_NNS ._. **'_**'
N04  20    ^ *'_*' what_WDT shall_MD we_PP1AS do_DO about_IN this_DT house_NN
N04  20 ?_? *-_*- and_CC Jill's_NP$ school_NN ?_? *-_*- and_CC
N04  21 oh_UH !_! how_WRB I_PP1A hate_VB the_ATI navy_NN !_! ^ if_CS I_PP1A
N04  21 'd_HVD known_VBN what_WDT it_PP3 would_MD be_BE like_IN I_PP1A 'd_MD
N04  22 sooner_RBR have_HV married_VBN a_AT parson_NN ._. **'_**'
N04  23    ^ he_PP3A kissed_VBD her_PP3O ._. ^ *'_*' parsons_NNS work_VB on_IN
N04  23 Sundays_NRS ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' they_PP3AS 're_BER
N04  24 worse_RBR off_RP than_IN submariners_NNS ._. ^ you_PP2 ought_MD to_TO
N04  24 have_HV married_VBN that_DT fat_JJ
N04  25 stockbroker_NN chap_NN and_CC shared_VBN him_PP3O with_IN his_PP$
N04  25 three_CD mistresses_NNS ._. ^ anyway_RB it_PP3
N04  26 might_MD be_BE much_RB worse_JJR ._. ^ Pericles_NP is_BEZ a_AT
N04  26 Portsmouth_NP boat_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A spends_VBZ
N04  27 longer_RBR in_IN harbour_NN than_IN any_DTI other_AP submarine_NN ._. ^
N04  27 practically_RB a_AT shore_NN job_NN ._.
N04  28 ^ cheer_VB up_RP ._. **'_**'
N04  29    ^ she_PP3A wiped_VBD her_PP$ eyes_NNS and_CC reached_VBD for_IN
N04  29 her_PP$ address_NN book_NN ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'll_MD
N04  30 write_VB to_IN those_DTS agents_NNS and_CC try_VB to_TO get_VB a_AT
N04  30 flat_NN in_IN Alverstoke_NP ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A
N04  31 said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' but_CC I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT know_VB what_WDT
N04  31 Jill_NP will_MD say_VB about_IN leaving_VBG her_PP$ school_NN ._.
N04  32 ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ a_AT blessing_NN that_CS Jacky_NP 's_BEZ off_RP to_IN
N04  32 boarding_NN school_NN ._. ^ and_CC all_ABN the_ATI
N04  33 trouble_NN you_PP2 've_HV taken_VBN with_IN the_ATI garden_NN !_! ^
N04  33 that_DT little_JJ beast_NN ,_, Robbie_NP
N04  34 Munyard_NP !_! **'_**'
N04  35    ^ having_HVG said_VBN her_PP$ say_NN Peggy_NP manfully_RB
N04  35 shouldered_VBD her_PP$ burden_NN and_CC
N04  36 prepared_VBD to_TO break_VB up_RP yet_RB another_DT home_NR ._. ^ in_IN
N04  36 the_ATI ten_CD years_NNS of_IN married_JJ
N04  37 life_NN this_DT had_HVD already_RB happened_VBN half_ABN a_AT dozen_CD
N04  37 times_NNS ._. ^ such_ABL is_BEZ the_ATI life_NN
N04  38 of_IN a_AT naval_JJ officer's_NN$ wife_NN ._.
N04  40    ^ John's_NP$ father_NN had_HVD been_BEN a_AT naval_JJ officer_NN
N04  40 of_IN the_ATI old_JJ school_NN ;_; some_DTI of_IN
N04  41 his_PP$ rigid_JJ ideas_NNS had_HVD been_BEN passed_VBN on_RP to_IN
N04  41 the_ATI second_OD generation_NN ._. ^ one_CD1 of_IN
N04  42 these_DTS was_BEDZ that_CS an_AT officer_NN should_MD join_VB a_AT
N04  42 ship_NN ,_, on_IN taking_VBG up_RP a_AT new_JJ
N04  43 appointment_NN ,_, at_IN nine_CD \0a.m_RB precisely_RB ,_, dressed_VBN
N04  43 in_IN the_ATI modern_JJ
N04  44 equivalent_NN of_IN frock-coat_NN and_CC sword_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 would_MD
N04  44 have_HV been_BEN acceptable_JJ to_IN
N04  45 all_ABN concerned_VBN if_CS John_NP had_HVD stepped_VBN into_IN
N04  45 Fort_NPL Blockhouse_NP clad_JJ in_IN
N04  46 plain-clothes_NNS on_IN the_ATI previous_JJ night_NN ,_, but_CC
N04  46 ways_NNS instilled_VBN by_IN martinet_NN
N04  47 parents_NNS have_HV a_AT habit_NN of_IN sticking_VBG ._. ^ so_RB
N04  47 he_PP3A put_VBD up_RP for_IN the_ATI night_NN at_IN the_ATI
N04  48 Admiral's_NPT$ head_NN ,_, that_DT famous_JJ Portsmouth_NP hostelry_NN
N04  48 ,_, second_OD only_RB in_IN
N04  49 historic_JJ interest_NN to_IN the_ATI George_NP ,_, unhappily_RB
N04  49 destroyed_VBN by_IN German_JNP bombs_NNS
N04  50 during_IN the_ATI last_AP war_NN ._.
N04  51    ^ having_HVG deposited_VBN his_PP$ baggage_NN and_CC unpacked_VBN
N04  51 his_PP$ overnight-bag_NN he_PP3A
N04  52 went_VBD in_IN search_NN of_IN a_AT drink_NN ._. ^ the_ATI lower_JJR
N04  52 bar_NN was_BEDZ empty_JJ ,_, save_IN for_IN" the_ATI lady_NN
N04  53 known_VBN by_IN all_ABN habitue*?2s_NNS as_IN *'_*' Seaweed_NP **'_**'
N04  53 ,_, and_CC a_AT youngish_JJ ,_, sharp-eyed_JJ
N04  54 man_NN who_WPR was_BEDZ staring_VBG moodily_RB into_IN a_AT gin_NN
N04  54 and_CC tonic_NN ._.
N04  55    ^ Seaweed's_NP$ memory_NN was_BEDZ prodigious_JJ ;_; her_PP$
N04  55 manner_NN must_MD have_HV been_BEN worth_IN
N04  56 a_AT great_JJ deal_NN to_IN the_ATI proprietors_NNS of_IN the_ATI
N04  56 hotel_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A greeted_VBD John_NP ,_,
N04  57 however_RB ,_, with_IN less_AP than_IN her_PP$ usual_JJ cordiality_NN
N04  57 and_CC flashed_VBD a_AT warning_JJ
N04  58 glance_NN at_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ evidently_RB the_ATI other_AP
N04  58 occupant_NN of_IN the_ATI bar_NN was_BEDZ not_XNOT
N04  59 persona_NN grata_NN" ._. ^ if_CS her_PP$ memory_NN was_BEDZ good_JJ ,_,
N04  59 so_PN was_BEDZ this_DT
N04  60 stranger's_NN$ ._.
N04  61    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 're_BER Commander_NPT Winter_NP ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A
N04  61 said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' have_HV a_AT gin_NN ?_? **'_**' ^ he_PP3A
N04  62 turned_VBD to_IN Seaweed_NP *-_*- ^ *'_*' make_VB it_PP3 a_AT large_JJ
N04  62 one_CD1 ,_, darling_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A know_VB the_ATI naval_JJ
N04  63 habits_NNS ._. ^ *'_*' drink_VB gin_NN and_CC call_VB each_PPLS
N04  63 other_PPLS" wallahs_NNS ,_, what_WDT !_! **'_**' *-_*- as_CS the_ATI
N04  64 guards_NNS officer_NN said_VBD on_IN his_PP$ return_NN from_IN a_AT
N04  64 visit_NN to_IN the_ATI royal_JJ navy_NN ._.
N04  65 ^ submarines_NNS ,_, what_WDT ._. ^ youngest_JJT \0D.S.C_NPT in_IN
N04  65 the_ATI war_NN ,_, what_WDT ?_? ^ crawled_VBD
N04  66 inside_IN a_AT submarine_NN casing_NN to_TO defuse_VB a_AT Jerry_NP
N04  66 bomb_NN ._. ^ should_MD have_HV been_BEN a_AT
N04  67 \0V.C_NPT ._. ^ what_WDT are_BER you_PP2 waiting_VBG for_IN ,_,
N04  67 darling_NN ?_? ^ the_ATI officer_NN is_BEZ
N04  68 obviously_RB thirsty_JJ ._. **'_**'
N04  69    ^ John_NP fought_VBD back_RP his_PP$ inherited_JJ desire_NN to_TO
N04  69 snub_VB the_ATI man_NN ._. ^ if_CS he_PP3A did_DOD
N04  70 he_PP3A would_MD have_HV to_TO leave_VB the_ATI bar_NN and_CC
N04  70 either_DTX sit_VB in_IN the_ATI lounge_NN or_CC return_VB
N04  71 to_IN his_PP$ bedroom_NN ._.
N04  72    ^ Seaweed_NP sensed_VBD his_PP$ embarrassment_NN and_CC came_VBD
N04  72 to_IN the_ATI rescue_NN ._.
N04  73    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 have_HV n't_XNOT introduced_VBN yourself_PPL ,_,
N04  73 **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD with_IN mock_JJ
N04  74 severity_NN ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ a_AT rule_NN on_IN these_DTS
N04  74 premises_NNS ._. ^ no_ATI treating_NN with_IN
N04  75 strangers_NNS *-_*- that_DT 's_BEZ right_JJ ,_, John_NP ,_, is_BEZ
N04  75 n't_XNOT it_PP3 ?_? **'_**'
N04  76    ^ *'_*' my_PP$ fault_NN entirely_RB ,_, **'_**' said_VBD the_ATI
N04  76 stranger_NN ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ my_PP$ conceited_JJ
N04  77 nature_NN *-_*- I_PP1A assumed_VBD that_CS you_PP2 both_ABX knew_VBD
N04  77 who_WP I_PP1A was_BEDZ ._. ^ I_PP1A 'm_BEM Ian_NP Bawley_NP ._.
N04  78 ^ does_DOZ that_DT mean_VB anything_PN to_IN you_PP2 ?_? **'_**'
N04  79    ^ it_PP3 did_DOD ._. ^ Ian_NP Bawley's_NP$ name_NN was_BEDZ
N04  79 printed_VBN at_IN the_ATI head_NN of_IN most_AP naval_JJ
N04  80 articles_NNS in_IN the_ATI daily_JJ courier_NN ._.
N04  81    ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, the_ATI press_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Seaweed_NP
N04  81 ._. ^ *'_*' down_RP here_RN on_IN business_NN ,_,
N04  82 \0Mr_NPT Bawley_NP ?_? **'_**'
N04  83    ^ *'_*' a_AT pressman_NN is_BEZ always_RB on_IN the_ATI job_NN ._.
N04  83 **'_**' ^ he_PP3A held_VBD out_RP his_PP$ hand_NN and_CC
N04  84 John_NP could_MD not_XNOT do_DO otherwise_RB than_CS take_VB it_PP3 ._.
N04  84 ^ *'_*' pleased_JJ to_TO meet_VB you_PP2 ,_,
N04  85 Commander_NPT ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' now_RN what_WDT
N04  85 about_IN that_DT drink_NN ?_? **'_**'
N04  86    ^ John_NP nodded_VBD *-_*- he_PP3A could_MD afford_VB to_TO buy_VB
N04  86 one_CD1 in_IN return_NN and_CC he_PP3A was_BEDZ
N04  87 lonely_JJ ._.
N04  88    ^ *'_*' for_IN the_ATI sake_NN of_IN accuracy_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A
N04  88 said_VBD ,_, *'_*' and_CC I_PP1A know_VB how_WRB you_PP2
N04  89 newspaper_NN people_NNS value_VB that_DT commodity_NN !_! *-_*-
N04  89 please_UH do_DO n't_XNOT address_VB me_PP1O as_IN
N04  90 Commander_NPT ._. ^ I_PP1A 'm_BEM a_AT Lieutenant-Commander_NPT ._. ^
N04  90 perhaps_RB we_PP1AS could_MD drop_VB the_ATI
N04  91 rank_NN *-_*- such_ABL a_AT mouthful_NN !_! **'_**'
N04  92    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 're_BER absolutely_RB right_JJ ,_, **'_**' said_VBD
N04  92 Bawley_NP ,_, as_CS he_PP3A pushed_VBD over_RP his_PP$
N04  93 glass_NN ._. ^ *'_*' fill_VB it_PP3 up_RP ,_, darling_NN ._. ^
N04  93 accuracy_NN above_IN all_ABN else_RB ._. ^ we_PP1AS pride_VB
N04  94 ourselves_PPLS about_IN accuracy_NN on_IN the_ATI courier_NN ._. ^
N04  94 ever_RB known_VBN us_PP1OS bowl_VB a_AT
N04  95 wide_NN about_IN your_PP$ service_NN ?_? ^ check_NN and_CC
N04  95 counter-check_NN *-_*- nothing_PN but_IN the_ATI
N04  96 truth_NN ._. ^ somewhat_RB embarrassing_JJ ,_, what_WDT ?_? **'_**'
N04  97    ^ *'_*' how_WRB can_MD the_ATI truth_NN be_BE embarrassing_JJ ?_?
N04  97 **'_**' ^ John_NP sipped_VBD his_PP$ double_JJ
N04  98 gin_NN with_IN relish_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ his_PP$ favourite_JJB
N04  98 brand_NN ,_, he_PP3A was_BEDZ on_IN the_ATI verge_NN of_IN a_AT
N04  99 new_JJ chapter_NN in_IN his_PP$ career_NN ,_, and_CC his_PP$
N04  99 companion's_NN$ attitude_NN was_BEDZ
N04 100 challenging_JJ ._. ^ life_NN at_IN home_NR and_CC in_IN Bath_NP had_HVD
N04 100 been_BEN a_AT trifle_NN too_QL
N04 101 comfortable_JJ and_CC humdrum_JJ ._. ^ he_PP3A 'd_HVD never_RB
N04 101 before_RI met_VBN a_AT pressman_NN and_CC found_VBD
N04 102 him_PP3O curiously_RB stimulating_JJ ._.
N04 103    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 're_BER a_AT bit_NN of_IN a_AT humorist_NN ,_,
N04 103 are_BER n't_XNOT you_PP2 ?_? **'_**' said_VBD Bawley_NP ._. ^ *'_*'
N04 103 the_ATI
N04 104 truth_NN is_BEZ usually_RB very_QL embarrassing_JJ ._. ^ you_PP2
N04 104 're_BER in_IN submarines_NNS ,_, are_BER n't_XNOT
N04 105 you_PP2 ?_? **'_**'
N04 106    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 know_VB a_AT great_JJ deal_NN about_IN me_PP1O ,_,
N04 106 **'_**' said_VBD John_NP ._.
N04 107    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ my_PP$ business_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD tell_VB
N04 107 you_PP2 more_AP ._. ^ you_PP2 're_BER going_VBG to_TO take_VB
N04 108 over_RP command_NN of_IN Pericles_NP ._. ^ am_BEM I_PP1A right_JJ ?_?
N04 108 **'_**'
N04 109    ^ *'_*' who_WP told_VBD you_PP2 ?_? **'_**'
N04 110    ^ *'_*' little_JJ bird_NN ._. ^ other_AP half_NN ?_? **'_**'
N04 111    ^ John_NP nodded_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' on_IN me_PP1O ._. **'_**'
N04 112    ^ Bawley_NP shook_VBD his_PP$ head_NN ._. ^ *'_*' all_ABN paid_VBN
N04 112 for_IN by_IN his_PP$ lordship_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A
N04 113 said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' expense_NN account_NN ._. ^ you_PP2 're_BER a_AT
N04 113 married_JJ man_NN with_IN a_AT couple_NN of_IN kids_NNS ._.
N04 114 ^ can_MD n't_XNOT go_VB wasting_VBG your_PP$ substance_NN on_IN a_AT
N04 114 complete_JJ stranger_NN ._. ^ set_VB 'em_PP3OS up_RP ,_,
N04 115 darling_NN !_! **'_**'
N04 116    ^ John_NP flushed_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM not_XNOT in_IN
N04 116 need_NN of_IN charity_NN ._. **'_**'
N04 117    ^ *'_*' come_VB off_IN it_PP3 ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Bawley_NP ._. ^
N04 117 *'_*' the_ATI proprietor_NN of_IN the_ATI daily_JJ
N04 118 courier_NN knows_VBZ what_WDT 's_BEZ going_VBG on_RP ._. ^ if_CS
N04 118 he_PP3A does_DOZ n't_XNOT mind_VB ,_, why_WRB should_MD
N04 119 you_PP2 ?_? **'_**'
N04 120    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A see_VB ._. **'_**' ^ John_NP took_VBD the_ATI
N04 120 refilled_JJ glass_NN and_CC looked_VBD over_IN the_ATI rim_NN
N04 121 at_IN his_PP$ companion_NN ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 want_VB me_PP1O to_TO
N04 121 talk_VB ,_, is_BEZ that_DT it_PP3 ?_? **'_**'
N04 122    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 misjudge_VB me_PP1O ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Bawley_NP
N04 122 ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 have_HV nothing_PN to_TO tell_VB
N04 123 me_PP1O ,_, yet_RB ._. ^ but_CC we_PP1AS 'll_MD be_BE meeting_VBG
N04 123 again_RB ,_, no_ATI doubt_NN ,_, and_CC then_RN you_PP2 will_MD
N04 124 have_HV ._. ^ regard_VB this_DT as_IN a_AT softening-up_JJB process_NN
N04 124 ,_, and_CC have_HV dinner_NN with_IN me_PP1O ?_?
N04 125 ^ on_IN his_PP$ lordship_NN ,_, of_RB course_RB" ._. **'_**'
N04 126    ^ *'_*' on_IN one_CD1 condition_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD John_NP ._. ^
N04 126 *'_*' tell_VB me_PP1O who_WP the_ATI little_JJ bird_NN
N04 127 was_BEDZ ._. **'_**'
N04 128    ^ *'_*' can_MD n't_XNOT you_PP2 guess_VB ?_? ^ whose_WP$ portrait_NN
N04 128 appears_VBZ regularly_RB in_IN the_ATI shiny_JJ
N04 129 papers_NNS ?_? **'_**'
N04 130    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 mean_VB Munyard_NP ?_? **'_**'
N04 131    ^ *'_*' sure_UH ._. ^ very_QL useful_JJ contact_NN ,_, is_BEZ
N04 131 our_PP$ Robbie_NP ;_; he_PP3A gives_VBZ us_PP1OS the_ATI gen_NN
N04 132 and_CC we_PP1AS give_VB him_PP3O the_ATI publicity_NN ._. ^ *'_*'
N04 132 the_ATI honourable_JJ *'_*' Robbie_NP **'_**' and_CC
N04 133 friend_NN **'_**' ,_, what_WDT ?_? ^ you_PP2 know_VB the_ATI sort_NN
N04 133 of_IN thing_NN ._. **'_**'
N04 134    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 'll_MD get_VB nothing_PN out_RP of_IN me_PP1O ,_,
N04 134 **'_**' said_VBD John_NP ,_, *'_*' but_CC you_PP2 can_MD pay_VB
N04 135 for_IN my_PP$ drinks_NNS if_CS you_PP2 want_VB to_TO ,_, as_QL long_RB
N04 135 as_CS you_PP2 keep_VB off_IN service_NN
N04 136 matters_NNS ._. **'_**'
N04 137    ^ *'_*' good-oh_UH !_! ^ one_CD1 for_IN the_ATI grill-room_NN ,_,
N04 137 darling_NN ,_, and_CC tell_VB George_NP to_TO
N04 138 bring_VB in_RP the_ATI carte_NN du_&FW jour_&FW ._. **'_**'
N04 139    ^ Bawley_NP was_BEDZ a_AT man_NN of_IN his_PP$ word_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A
N04 139 kept_VBD away_RP from_IN service_NN matters_NNS ,_,
N04 140 was_BEDZ an_AT excellent_JJ host_NN and_CC a_AT splendid_JJ
N04 140 raconteur_NN ._. ^ the_ATI evening_NN passed_VBD
N04 141 all_RB too_QL quickly_RB ._. ^ as_CS they_PP3AS parted_VBD in_IN
N04 141 the_ATI vestibule_NN the_ATI two_CD men_NNS were_BED
N04 142 well_RB disposed_JJ towards_IN each_PPLS other_PPLS" ._.
N04 143    ^ *'_*' ever_RB been_BEN to_IN Fleet_NP Street_NPL ?_? **'_**'
N04 143 asked_VBD Bawley_NP ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 should_MD ._.
N04 144 ^ next_AP time_NN you_PP2 're_BER in_IN town_NN give_VB me_PP1O a_AT
N04 144 ring_NN at_IN this_DT number_NN and_CC I_PP1A 'll_MD take_VB
N04 145 you_PP2 round_IN the_ATI pubs_NNS where_WRB most_AP of_IN the_ATI
N04 145 work_NN is_BEZ done_VBN ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A held_VBD out_RP a_AT
N04 146 card_NN ._. ^ John_NP took_VBD it_PP3 and_CC put_VBD it_PP3 in_IN
N04 146 his_PP$ pocket_NN ._.
N04 147    ^ *'_*' thanks_NNS ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' if_CS
N04 147 ever_RB my_PP$ missus_NN lets_VBZ me_PP1O off_IN the_ATI chain_NN
N04 148 I_PP1A 'll_MD take_VB you_PP2 up_RP on_IN that_DT ._. ^ ever_RB
N04 148 been_BEN out_RP in_IN a_AT submarine_NN ?_? ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD give_VB
N04 149 you_PP2 a_AT spin_NN round_RP one_CD1 of_IN these_DTS days_NNS ,_,
N04 149 if_CS you_PP2 like_VB ._. ^ you_PP2 could_MD write_VB it_PP3
N04 150 up_RP ._. **'_**'
N04 151    ^ Bawley_NP made_VBD a_AT face_NN ._. ^ *'_*' not_XNOT in_IN
N04 151 Pericles_NP ,_, old_JJ man_NN ._. **'_**'
N04 152    ^ *'_*' why_WRB not_XNOT ?_? **'_**'
N04 153    ^ *'_*' better_RBR ask_VB Robbie_NP Munyard_NP ._. **'_**'
N04 154    ^ *'_*' what_WDT 's_HVZ he_PP3A been_BEN saying_VBG ?_? **'_**' ^
N04 154 John_NP was_BEDZ furious_JJ ._. ^ the_ATI little_JJ
N04 155 squirt_NN !_! ^ to_TO go_VB gassing_VBG to_IN a_AT newspaper_NN man_NN
N04 155 !_!
N04 156    ^ *'_*' look_VB !_! **'_**' he_PP3A went_VBD on_RP earnestly_RB ._. ^
N04 156 *'_*' you_PP2 're_BER not_XNOT going_VBG to_TO write_VB up_RP
N04 157 Pericles_NP in_IN some_DTI way_NN or_CC other_AP ,_, are_BER you_PP2
N04 157 ?_? **'_**'
N04 158    ^ *'_*' what_WDT is_BEZ there_EX to_TO write_VB up_RP ?_? **'_**'
N04 158 said_VBD Bawley_NP ._. ^ *'_*' there_EX are_BER
N04 159 forty-three_CD submarines_NNS in_IN the_ATI navy_NN *-_*- why_WRB
N04 159 should_MD I_PP1A pick_VB on_IN
N04 160 Pericles_NP ?_? **'_**'
N04 161    ^ John_NP eyed_VBD him_PP3O steadily_RB ._.
N04 162    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ the_ATI Parcifal_NP business_NN ,_, is_BEZ
N04 162 n't_XNOT it_PP3 ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD quietly_RB ._.
N04 163    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT want_VB it_PP3 to_TO happen_VB
N04 163 again_RB ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Bawley_NP *-_*- *'_*' more_RBR so_PN
N04 164 than_CS ever_RB since_CS I_PP1A met_VBD you_PP2 ._. **'_**'
N04 165    ^ *'_*' what_WDT did_DOD Munyard_NP say_VB ?_? **'_**'
N04 166    ^ *'_*' the_ATI snort_NN *-_*- hull_NN fitting_NN fractured_VBN ._.
N04 166 **'_**'
N04 167    ^ *'_*' supposing_VBG I_PP1A was_BEDZ to_TO tell_VB you_PP2 that_CS
N04 167 we_PP1AS 've_HV had_HVN Pericles'_NP$ entire_JJB
N04 168 snort_NN equipment_NN removed_VBN and_CC X-rayed_VBN and_CC that_CS
N04 168 it_PP3 was_BEDZ as_QL sound_JJ as_IN a_AT
N04 169 bell_NN ?_? **'_**' said_VBD John_NP ._.
N04 170    ^ *'_*' Munyard_NP did_DOD n't_XNOT tell_VB me_PP1O that_DT ._. ^
N04 170 but_CC I_PP1A must_MD confess_VB I_PP1A 'm_BEM relieved_JJ ._.
N04 171 ^ but_CC it_PP3 still_RB does_DOZ n't_XNOT do_DO away_RP with_IN
N04 171 the_ATI possibility_NN of_IN faulty_JJ
N04 172 design_NN ._. **'_**'
N04 173    ^ he_PP3A held_VBD out_RP his_PP$ hand_NN ._.
N04 174    ^ *'_*' maybe_RB I_PP1A will_MD take_VB a_AT trip_NN with_IN you_PP2
N04 174 one_CD1 of_IN these_DTS days_NNS ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A
N04 175 said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' in_IN the_ATI meantime_NN I_PP1A 'll_MD tell_VB
N04 175 my_PP$ editor_NN that_CS the_ATI story_NN 's_BEZ a_AT dead_JJ
N04 176 bird_NN ._. ^ glad_JJ I_PP1A met_VBD you_PP2 ._. ^ do_DO n't_XNOT
N04 176 forget_VB to_TO give_VB me_PP1O a_AT ring_NN *-_*- any_DTI time_NN
N04 176 *-_*-
N04 177 knock_VB twice_RB and_CC ask_VB for_IN Bawley_NP ,_, what_WDT ?_?
N04 177 **'_**'
N04 178    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT know_VB when_WRB that_DT will_MD be_BE
N04 178 ,_, **'_**' said_VBD John_NP ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A shall_MD be_BE
N04 179 busy_JJ for_IN a_AT while_NN ,_, cleaning_VBG up_RP after_IN Master_NPT
N04 179 bloody_JJ Munyard_NP ._. **'_**'
N04 180 ^ 2_CD ._.
N04 181 ^ Captain_NPT Henry_NP Turton_NP ,_, \0D.S.O_NPT ,_, \0R.N_NP ._.
N04 182    ^ there_EX were_BED six_CD submarines_NNS ,_, lying_VBG in_IN
N04 182 pairs_NNS alongside_IN the_ATI
N04 183 jetty_NN at_IN Fort_NPL Blockhouse_NP ._. ^ black_JJ and_CC grimly_RB
N04 183 businesslike_JJ they_PP3AS both_ABX
N04 184 looked_VBD and_CC sounded_VBD ,_, for_CS all_ABN of_IN them_PP3OS
N04 184 were_BED rumbling_VBG as_CS they_PP3AS charged_VBD
N04 185 their_PP$ electric_JJ batteries_NNS ._. ^ a_AT light_JJ wind_NN
N04 185 wafted_VBD the_ATI smoke_NN of_IN diesel_NN
N04 186 exhaust_NN in_RP through_IN the_ATI open_JJ windows_NNS of_IN the_ATI
N04 186 Captain's_NPT$ house_NN ._. ^ it_PP3
N04 187 pervaded_VBD every_AT room_NN but_CC neither_DTX Harry_NP nor_CC
N04 187 Madeleine_NP Turton_NP noticed_VBD its_PP$
N04 188 existence_NN as_CS they_PP3AS sat_VBD in_IN silence_NN over_IN a_AT
N04 188 substantial_JJ breakfast_NN ._.
N04 189 ^ although_CS usually_RB a_AT very_QL talkative_JJ lady_NN Madeleine_NP
N04 189 respected_VBD her_PP$
N04 190 husband's_NN$ silences_NNS ,_, for_CS she_PP3A knew_VBD they_PP3AS
N04 190 betokened_VBD a_AT worry_NN of_IN some_DTI sort_NN ._.
N04 191 ^ there_EX had_HVD been_BEN many_AP such_ABL breakfasts_NNS lately_RB
N04 191 since_IN the_ATI affair_NN of_IN
N04 192 Parsifal_NP ._. ^ Harry_NP had_HVD lost_VBN a_AT good_JJ deal_NN of_IN
N04 192 weight_NN ._. ^ his_PP$ normal_JJ
N04 193 placid_JJ and_CC steady-going_JJ manner_NN remained_VBD ,_, but_CC
N04 193 she_PP3A could_MD see_VB that_CS it_PP3 no_RB
N04 194 longer_RBR came_VBD naturally_RB ._. ^ it_PP3 is_BEZ the_ATI common_JJ
N04 194 lot_NN of_IN all_ABN squadron_NN senior_JJ
N04 195 Officers_NPTS to_TO experience_VB such_ABL catastrophes_NNS as_IN
N04 195 the_ATI loss_NN of_IN a_AT submarine_NN ,_,
N04 196 though_CS in_IN peace_NN time_NN these_DTS happenings_NNS are_BER
N04 196 few_AP and_CC far_RB between_RI ._. ^ this_DT
N04 197 is_BEZ the_ATI testing_NN time_NN for_IN all_ABN ._. ^ the_ATI
N04 197 affair_NN blows_VBZ up_RP into_IN a_AT national_JJ
N04 198 disaster_NN and_CC then_RN when_WRB it_PP3 is_BEZ all_RB over_RP
N04 198 life_NN must_MD continue_VB as_CS before_RI ._.
N04 199 ^ during_IN this_DT period_NN the_ATI Captain_NPT must_MD present_VB
N04 199 an_AT unruffled_JJ appearance_NN
N04 200 and_CC carry_VB on_RP as_CS if_CS" nothing_PN unusual_JJ has_HVZ
N04 200 happened_VBN ._. ^ Harry_NP Turton_NP had_HVD
N04 201 written_VBN letters_NNS to_IN the_ATI bereaved_JJ ,_, had_HVD
N04 201 visited_VBN many_AP in_IN the_ATI locality_NN ,_, had_HVD
N04 202 been_BEN interviewed_VBN by_IN the_ATI press_NN ,_, had_HVD driven_VBN
N04 202 his_PP$ surviving_JJ submarines_NNS a_AT
N04 203 good_JJ deal_NN harder_RBR than_CS usual_JJ and_CC in_IN fact_NN
N04 203 had_HVD applied_VBN all_ABN the_ATI usual_JJ
N04 204 specifics_NNS suitable_JJ for_IN such_ABL occasions_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI
N04 204 worst_JJT was_BEDZ over_RP now_RN ,_, except_IN
N04 205 for_IN" the_ATI Pericles_NP affair_NN ._.
N04 206    ^ it_PP3 had_HVD never_RB occurred_VBN to_IN Harry_NP Turton_NP
N04 206 that_CS Robbie_NP Munyard_NP ,_,
N04 207 popular_JJ as_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ ,_, especially_RB with_IN the_ATI
N04 207 ladies_NNS ,_, son_NN of_IN a_AT famous_JJ man_NN and_CC
N04 208 an_AT (_( apparently_RB )_) well_RB weathered_JJ submariner_NN ,_,
N04 208 should_MD go_VB to_IN pieces_NNS as_CS he_PP3A
N04 209 had_HVD done_VBN with_IN disastrous_JJ effects_NNS on_IN the_ATI
N04 209 morale_NN of_IN his_PP$ crew_NN ;_; but_CC he_PP3A
N04 210 had_HVD ._. ^ quite_RB suddenly_RB he_PP3A 'd_HVD walked_VBN into_IN
N04 210 the_ATI office_NN and_CC declared_VBN that_CS his_PP$
N04 211 command_NN was_BEDZ not_XNOT fit_JJ to_TO go_VB under_IN water_NN
N04 211 and_CC then_RN he_PP3A had_HVD burst_VBN into_IN
N04 212 tears_NNS ._. ^ now_RN he_PP3A was_BEDZ at_IN the_ATI naval_JJ
N04 212 hospital_NN ._. ^ acute_JJ neurasthenia_NN ,_, said_VBD
N04 213 the_ATI surgeon-rear-admiral_NN ._. ^ the_ATI affair_NN had_HVD
N04 213 been_BEN handled_VBN quietly_RB and_CC
N04 214 efficiently_RB but_CC rumours_NNS of_IN this_DT extraordinary_JJ
N04 214 scene_NN in_IN the_ATI office_NN had_HVD
N04 215 reached_VBN to_IN the_ATI far_JJ corners_NNS of_IN the_ATI
N04 215 establishment_NN ._. ^ Munyard_NP had_HVD left_VBN his_PP$
N04 216 jitters_NNS behind_RP ._. ^ long_JJ conferences_NNS had_HVD been_BEN
N04 216 held_VBN between_IN Harry_NP Turton_NP
N04 217 and_CC his_PP$ Admiral_NPT in_IN which_WDTR various_JJ alterations_NNS
N04 217 had_HVD been_BEN debated_VBN ._.
N05   2 Fred_NP was_BEDZ eyeing_VBG Hanson_NP with_IN a_AT little_JJ tingle_NN
N05   2 passing_VBG up_IN and_CC down_IN his_PP$
N05   3 spine_NN ._. ^ this_DT police_NNS inspector_NN looked_VBD genuine_JJ
N05   3 enough_QLP ,_, but_CC Freeman_NP was_BEDZ
N05   4 taking_VBG no_ATI chances_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI fact_NN that_CS the_ATI
N05   4 inspector_NN was_BEDZ a_AT total_JJ stranger_NN
N05   5 increased_VBD his_PP$ suspicions_NNS ._. ^ Fred_NP was_BEDZ well_RB
N05   5 acquainted_VBN with_IN most_AP of_IN the_ATI
N05   6 police_NNS officers_NNS who_WPR operated_VBD in_IN this_DT district_NN
N05   6 ..._... ._.
N05   7    ^ *'_*' sorry_JJ ,_, sir_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD blandly_RB
N05   7 ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'd_HVD better_RBR tell_VB you_PP2 the_ATI
N05   8 truth_NN ,_, I_PP1A think_VB ._. ^ no_ATI need_NN for_IN you_PP2 to_TO
N05   8 waste_VB your_PP$ time_NN ._. ^ \0Mr_NPT Conquest_NP
N05   9 went_VBD out_RP some_DTI time_NN ago_RB ._. **'_**'
N05  10    ^ Hanson's_NP$ lips_NNS tightened_VBD ._. ^ he_PP3A believed_VBD
N05  10 this_DT to_TO be_BE a_AT lie_NN ._. ^ Landis_NP
N05  11 had_HVD been_BEN watching_VBG ,_, and_CC he_PP3A was_BEDZ convinced_VBN
N05  11 that_CS the_ATI Conquests_NPS had_HVD not_XNOT
N05  12 left_VBN *-_*- and_CC Landis_NP was_BEDZ a_AT man_NN who_WPR had_HVD
N05  12 been_BEN well_RB trained_VBN for_IN work_NN of_IN this_DT
N05  13 kind_NN ._.
N05  14    ^ *'_*' so_RB \0Mr_NPT Conquest_NP went_VBD out_RP ?_? **'_**'
N05  14 said_VBD Hanson_NP ,_, with_IN ominous_JJ calm_NN ._.
N05  15 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'd_MD advise_VB you_PP2 not_XNOT to_TO lie_VB to_IN
N05  15 me_PP1O ,_, my_PP$ man_NN ._. ^ if_CS Conquest_NP gave_VBD you_PP2
N05  16 orders_NNS to_TO say_VB that_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ out_RP ..._...
N05  17    ._. **'_**' ^ *'_*' no_UH ,_, sir_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A went_VBD out_RP
N05  17 ._. ^ I_PP1A saw_VBD him_PP3O go_VB ._. **'_**'
N05  18    ^ *'_*' when_WRB did_DOD he_PP3A go_VB ?_? ^ and_CC where_WRB ?_?
N05  18 **'_**'
N05  19    ^ *'_*' did_DOD n't_XNOT say_VB where_WRB ,_, sir_NN *-_*- never_RB
N05  19 does_DOZ say_VB ._. **'_**'
N05  20    ^ *'_*' when_WRB do_DO you_PP2 expect_VB him_PP3O back_RP ?_?
N05  20 **'_**'
N05  21    ^ *'_*' never_RB expect_VB him_PP3O back_RP ,_, sir_NN ,_, **'_**'
N05  21 said_VBD Fred_NP ,_, in_IN the_ATI same_AP bland_JJ
N05  22 voice_NN ._. ^ *'_*' he_PP3A 's_BEZ a_AT very_QL uncertain_JJ young_JJ
N05  22 gentleman_NN ,_, is_BEZ \0Mr_NPT Conquest_NP ._.
N05  23 ^ might_MD be_BE hours_NNS ._. ^ might_MD be_BE days_NNS ._. **'_**'
N05  24    ^ *'_*' was_BEDZ he_PP3A alone_JJ ?_? **'_**'
N05  25    ^ *'_*' no_UH ,_, sir_NN ._. ^ his_PP$ wife_NN was_BEDZ with_IN
N05  25 him_PP3O ._. **'_**'
N05  26    ^ Hanson_NP was_BEDZ now_RN certain_JJ that_CS Freeman_NP was_BEDZ
N05  26 lying_VBG ._. ^ Landis_NP could_MD not_XNOT
N05  27 possibly_RB have_HV missed_VBN seeing_VBG the_ATI small_JJ ,_,
N05  27 attractive_JJ figure_NN of_IN Joy_NP ._.
N05  28 ^ Hanson_NP was_BEDZ rapidly_RB becoming_VBG exasperated_JJ ,_, and_CC
N05  28 he_PP3A showed_VBD it_PP3 in_IN his_PP$
N05  29 manner_NN ._.
N05  30    ^ *'_*' who_WP else_RB is_BEZ in_IN the_ATI flat_NN ?_? **'_**'
N05  30 he_PP3A snapped_VBD ._.
N05  31    ^ *'_*' nobody_PN ,_, sir_NN ._. **'_**'
N05  32    ^ *'_*' no_ATI servants_NNS ?_? **'_**'
N05  33    ^ *'_*' there_EX 's_BEZ Miss_NPT Bliss_NP ,_, the_ATI housekeeper_NN
N05  33 ,_, but_CC she_PP3A left_VBD an_AT hour_NN ago_RB ._.
N05  34 ^ and_CC there_EX 's_BEZ Livingstone_NP ,_, who_WPR looks_VBZ after_IN
N05  34 \0Mr_NPT Conquest's_NP$ car_NN ,_, and_CC
N05  35 does_DOZ odd_JJ jobs_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A went_VBD out_RP ,_, too_RB ._. ^
N05  35 the_ATI flat_NN 's_BEZ empty_JJ ._. **'_**'
N05  36    ^ Hanson_NP swore_VBD ._.
N05  37    ^ *'_*' listen_VB to_IN me_PP1O ,_, my_PP$ man_NN ,_, **'_**'
N05  37 he_PP3A said_VBD grimly_RB ,_, as_CS he_PP3A laid_VBD a_AT hard_JJ
N05  37 hand_NN
N05  38 on_IN Fred's_NP$ arm_NN ._. ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS in_IN the_ATI police_NNS
N05  38 are_BER well_RB aware_JJ of_IN Conquest_NP and_CC his_PP$
N05  39 tricky_JJ ways_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A may_MD live_VB like_IN a_AT
N05  39 gentleman_NN in_IN an_AT expensive_JJ penthouse_NN ,_,
N05  40 but_CC he_PP3A 's_BEZ worse_JJR than_IN half_ABN the_ATI crooks_NNS
N05  40 in_IN London_NP ._. ^ you_PP2 're_BER lying_VBG to_IN me_PP1O *-_*-
N05  41 on_IN his_PP$ orders_NNS ._. ^ take_VB me_PP1O up_RP to_IN the_ATI
N05  41 penthouse_NN at_RB once_RB" ._. **'_**'
N05  42    ^ *'_*' what_WDT 's_BEZ the_ATI use_NN ?_? **'_**' asked_VBD
N05  42 Freeman_NP ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ empty_JJ ._. **'_**'
N05  43    ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ inwardly_RB excited_JJ ._. ^ he_PP3A believed_VBD
N05  43 this_DT police_NNS inspector_NN to_TO be_BE
N05  44 a_AT phony_NN ,_, and_CC he_PP3A had_HVD to_TO decide_VB what_WDT to_TO
N05  44 do_DO on_IN the_ATI spur_NN of_IN the_ATI moment_NN ._.
N05  45 ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ the_ATI first_OD time_NN he_PP3A had_HVD ever_RB
N05  45 been_BEN required_VBN to_TO take_VB a_AT really_RB
N05  46 active_JJ part_NN in_IN one_CD1 of_IN his_PP$ employer's_NN$
N05  46 enterprises_NNS ,_, and_CC he_PP3A was_BEDZ thrilled_JJ ._.
N05  47    ^ *'_*' that_DT 's_BEZ enough_DTI ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Hanson_NP
N05  47 curtly_RB ._. ^ *'_*' take_VB me_PP1O up_RP
N05  48 immediately_RB ._. **'_**'
N05  49    ^ *'_*' all_RB right_RB" ,_, sir_NN ._. **'_**'
N05  50    ^ Freeman_NP led_VBD the_ATI way_NN to_IN the_ATI private_JJ lift_NN
N05  50 ,_, and_CC a_AT minute_NN later_RBR they_PP3AS
N05  51 were_BED ascending_VBG ._. ^ at_IN the_ATI top_NN ,_, as_QL soon_RB
N05  51 as_CS the_ATI door_NN slid_VBD open_JJ ,_, Hanson_NP
N05  52 stepped_VBD out_RP ,_, and_CC was_BEDZ annoyed_JJ to_TO find_VB
N05  52 Freeman_NP following_VBG him_PP3O ._. ^ the_ATI
N05  53 lounge_NN was_BEDZ empty_JJ ._.
N05  54    ^ *'_*' all_RB right_RB" *-_*- you_PP2 can_MD take_VB the_ATI
N05  54 lift_NN down_RP ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Hanson_NP curtly_RB
N05  55 ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A shall_MD n't_XNOT need_VB you_PP2 now_RN ._. **'_**'
N05  56    ^ *'_*' no_UH ,_, sir_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Fred_NP stubbornly_RB
N05  56 ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 've_HV had_HVN the_ATI guv'nor's_NN$
N05  57 orders_NNS not_XNOT to_TO let_VB anybody_PN into_IN the_ATI flat_NN ,_,
N05  57 and_CC if_CS you_PP2 was_BEDZ n't_XNOT a_AT policeman_NN
N05  58 I_PP1A would_MD n't_XNOT have_HV let_VBN you_PP2 in_RP ._. ^ I_PP1A
N05  58 'm_BEM staying_VBG until_CS you_PP2 've_HV finished_VBN ._. **'_**'
N05  59    ^ Hanson_NP had_HVD not_XNOT expected_VBN this_DT difficulty_NN ._. ^
N05  59 even_RB in_IN his_PP$ role_NN of_IN a_AT
N05  60 police_NNS inspector_NN there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT limit_NN to_IN the_ATI
N05  60 amount_NN of_IN ordering_NN he_PP3A could_MD
N05  61 do_DO ._. ^ it_PP3 would_MD be_BE dangerous_JJ to_TO arouse_VB this_DT
N05  61 porter's_NN$ suspicions_NNS ._. ^ also_RB ,_,
N05  62 the_ATI lounge_NN was_BEDZ very_QL empty_JJ ,_, and_CC the_ATI
N05  62 entire_JJB penthouse_NN was_BEDZ silent_JJ ,_, with_IN
N05  63 no_ATI sign_NN of_IN life_NN ._.
N05  64    ^ *'_*' \0Mr_NPT Conquest_NP !_! **'_**' shouted_VBD Hanson_NP
N05  64 loudly_RB ._.
N05  65    ^ silence_NN *-_*- except_IN for_IN" a_AT discreet_JJ cough_NN
N05  65 from_IN Fred_NP ._.
N05  66    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A told_VBD you_PP2 there_EX was_BEDZ n't_XNOT
N05  66 anybody_PN home_NR ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' no_RB
N05  66 good_JJ
N05  67 you_PP2 shouting_VBG ,_, sir_NN ._. **'_**'
N05  68    ^ *'_*' stay_VB where_WRB you_PP2 are_BER ,_, **'_**' snapped_VBD
N05  68 Hanson_NP ._.
N05  69    ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ not_XNOT only_RB puzzled_JJ ,_, but_CC alarmed_JJ
N05  69 ._. ^ the_ATI Conquests_NPS were_BED here_RN *-_*-
N05  70 they_PP3AS must_MD be_BE here_RN ._. ^ if_CS they_PP3AS had_HVD
N05  70 left_VBN ,_, Landis_NP would_MD have_HV seen_VBN them_PP3OS ._.
N05  71 ^ Hanson_NP suspected_VBD a_AT trick_NN ._. ^ with_IN a_AT hand_NN
N05  71 in_IN the_ATI pocket_NN of_IN his_PP$ uniform_NN
N05  72 jacket_NN *-_*- where_WRB he_PP3A carried_VBD the_ATI gun_NN *-_*-
N05  72 he_PP3A made_VBD for_IN the_ATI nearest_JJT door_NN ._. ^ it_PP3
N05  73 led_VBD through_RP into_IN the_ATI kitchen_NN quarters_NNS ._. ^
N05  73 everything_PN tidy_JJ and_CC neat_JJ ,_, but_CC
N05  74 no_ATI living_JJ thing_NN present_JJ ._. ^ Hanson_NP quickly_RB
N05  74 explored_VBD Aunt_NPT Susan's_NP$
N05  75 bedroom_NN ,_, which_WDTR was_BEDZ also_RB in_IN this_DT part_NN of_IN
N05  75 the_ATI penthouse_NN ._.
N05  76    ^ baffled_JJ ,_, he_PP3A returned_VBD to_IN the_ATI lounge_NN ._. ^
N05  76 an_AT examination_NN of_IN the_ATI
N05  77 bedrooms_NNS and_CC bathroom_NN led_VBD to_IN the_ATI same_AP result_NN
N05  77 ._. ^ empty_JJ ._. ^ he_PP3A passed_VBD
N05  78 through_IN the_ATI passage_NN ,_, watched_VBN amusedly_RB by_IN Fred_NP
N05  78 ,_, into_IN the_ATI garage_NN ._. ^ no_ATI
N05  79 sign_NN of_IN life_NN here_RN ,_, either_RB ._. ^ the_ATI shiny_JJ
N05  79 Merce*?2de*?3s_NP was_BEDZ there_RN ,_, its_PP$
N05  80 windows_NNS shattered_VBN as_IN of_IN" the_ATI previous_JJ night_NN ._.
N05  81    ^ *'_*' hell_UH !_! **'_**' muttered_VBD Hanson_NP under_IN his_PP$
N05  81 breath_NN ._.
N05  82    ^ he_PP3A inwardly_RB cursed_VBD Landis_NP ._. ^ the_ATI man_NN
N05  82 had_HVD obviously_RB fallen_VBN down_RP on_IN
N05  83 his_PP$ job_NN ._. ^ in_IN some_DTI way_NN ,_, every_AT occupant_NN
N05  83 of_IN the_ATI penthouse_NN had_HVD left_VBN the_ATI
N05  84 premises_NNS *-_*- and_CC Landis_NP had_HVD not_XNOT seen_VBN
N05  84 them_PP3OS go_VB ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ understandable_JJ
N05  85 that_CS Aunt_NPT Susan_NP and_CC Livingstone_NP had_HVD escaped_VBN
N05  85 the_ATI watcher's_NN$ attention_NN ;_;
N05  86 but_CC it_PP3 was_BEDZ incredible_JJ that_CS he_PP3A could_MD have_HV
N05  86 missed_VBN such_ABL striking_JJ figures_NNS
N05  87 as_IN those_DTS of_IN Norman_NP and_CC Joy_NP ._. ^ how_WRB the_ATI
N05  87 devil_NN had_HVD he_PP3A been_BEN tricked_VBN ?_?
N05  88    ^ *'_*' well_UH ,_, sir_NN ?_? **'_**' asked_VBD Freeman_NP
N05  88 patiently_RB ,_, as_CS Hanson_NP re-entered_VBD the_ATI
N05  89 lounge_NN ._.
N05  90    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 appear_VB to_TO have_HV been_BEN right_JJ ,_,
N05  90 **'_**' admitted_VBD Hanson_NP savagely_RB ._.
N05  91 ^ *'_*' there_EX 's_BEZ nobody_PN here_RN ._. ^ take_VB me_PP1O down_RP
N05  91 ._. **'_**'
N05  92    ^ he_PP3A made_VBD a_AT move_NN towards_IN the_ATI lift_NN ,_,
N05  92 and_CC then_RN halted_VBD ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD caught_VBN
N05  93 sight_NN of_IN a_AT card_NN prominently_RB displayed_VBN on_IN the_ATI
N05  93 cocktail_NN bar_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A strode_VBD
N05  94 across_RP ,_, and_CC examined_VBD it_PP3 *-_*- and_CC a_AT fluttery_JJ
N05  94 sensation_NN assailed_VBD his_PP$
N05  95 stomach_NN ._. ^ the_ATI card_NN simply_RB said_VBD *-_*- ^ *'_*'
N05  95 back_RP on_IN April_NR the_ATI nineteenth_OD ._. **'_**'
N05  96    ^ the_ATI implication_NN was_BEDZ obvious_JJ ._. ^ the_ATI world_NN
N05  96 ,_, in_IN Conquest's_NP$ opinion_NN ,_,
N05  97 would_MD still_RB be_BE functioning_VBG after_IN the_ATI expiration_NN
N05  97 of_IN the_ATI true_JJ prophet's_NN$
N05  98 deadline_NN ._. ^ Hanson_NP inwardly_RB squirmed_VBD ._. ^ this_DT
N05  98 young_JJ hell-hound_NN was_BEDZ
N05  99 prepared_VBN for_IN everything_PN !_! ^ he_PP3A had_HVD even_RB
N05  99 suspected_VBN that_CS the_ATI opposition_NN
N05 100 would_MD invade_VB the_ATI penthouse_NN ,_, and_CC he_PP3A had_HVD
N05 100 left_VBN this_DT card_NN for_IN their_PP$
N05 101 benefit_NN !_!
N05 102    ^ Hanson's_NP$ very_AP appearance_NN *-_*- his_PP$ hard_JJ
N05 102 breathing_NN ,_, his_PP$ frustration_NN ,_,
N05 103 his_PP$ savage_JJ expression_NN *-_*- assured_VBD Fred_NP Freeman_NP
N05 103 that_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ a_AT fake_NN ._. ^ no_ATI
N05 104 genuine_JJ police_NNS inspector_NN would_MD have_HV reacted_VBN in_IN
N05 104 this_DT way_NN ._. ^ and_CC Fred_NP was_BEDZ
N05 105 agog_JJ with_IN excitement_NN because_CS he_PP3A had_HVD suddenly_RB
N05 105 decided_VBN to_TO make_VB a_AT move_NN
N05 106 which_WDTR might_MD ,_, or_CC might_MD not_XNOT ,_, meet_VB with_IN
N05 106 Conquest's_NP$ approval_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ
N05 107 going_VBG to_TO act_VB on_IN his_PP$ own_AP initiative_NN ,_, and_CC
N05 107 his_PP$ heart_NN began_VBD to_TO pump_VB ._.
N05 108    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM sorry_JJ ,_, sir_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A
N05 108 said_VBD ,_, striving_VBG to_TO keep_VB his_PP$ voice_NN normal_JJ ,_,
N05 109 *'_*' but_CC there_EX 's_BEZ one_CD1 room_NN you_PP2 have_HV n't_XNOT
N05 109 seen_VBN ._. ^ at_RB least_RB" ,_, I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT think_VB
N05 110 you_PP2 've_HV seen_VBN it_PP3 ._. ^ I_PP1A meant_VBD to_TO tell_VB
N05 110 you_PP2 about_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ a_AT sort_NN of_IN
N05 110 private_JJ
N05 111 room_NN ._. ^ \0Mr_NPT Conquest_NP might_MD be_BE there_RN ._. **'_**'
N05 112    ^ Hanson_NP swung_VBD round_RP ,_, staring_VBG ._.
N05 113    ^ *'_*' a_AT private_JJ room_NN ?_? **'_**'
N05 114    ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, sir_NN ._. ^ you_PP2 would_MD n't_XNOT have_HV
N05 114 seen_VBN it_PP3 ._. **'_**'
N05 115    ^ *'_*' take_VB me_PP1O to_IN it_PP3 ._. **'_**'
N05 116    ^ Hanson_NP had_HVD no_ATI suspicion_NN that_CS this_DT
N05 116 ordinary-looking_JJ porter_NN was_BEDZ
N05 117 adopting_VBG something_PN of_IN his_PP$ employer's_NN$ technique_NN ._.
N05 117 ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ not_XNOT surprised_JJ ,_,
N05 118 however_RB ,_, to_TO hear_VB that_CS the_ATI flat_NN contained_VBD a_AT
N05 118 *'_*' private_JJ room_NN ._. **'_**' ^ Fedder_NP
N05 119 had_HVD told_VBN him_PP3O a_AT great_JJ deal_NN about_IN the_ATI
N05 119 trickiness_NN of_IN the_ATI young_JJ man_NN who_WPR
N05 120 signed_VBD himself_PPL *'_*' 1066_NC ._. **'_**' ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ
N05 120 unfortunate_JJ ,_, however_RB ,_, that_CS Fedder_NP
N05 121 had_HVD not_XNOT mentioned_VBN the_ATI *'_*' private_JJ room_NN **'_**'
N05 121 *-_*- which_WDTR Fedder_NP himself_PPL had_HVD
N05 122 occupied_VBN ,_, to_IN his_PP$ mortification_NN ,_, at_IN the_ATI
N05 122 time_NN when_WRB Conquest_NP had_HVD been_BEN
N05 123 getting_VBG to_IN grips_NNS with_IN Pierre_NP Dacca_NP ,_, the_ATI
N05 123 Paris_NP criminal_NN ._.
N05 124    ^ *'_*' this_DT way_NN ,_, sir_NN ._. **'_**'
N05 125    ^ Fred_NP was_BEDZ quivering_VBG with_IN eagerness_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A
N05 125 led_VBD the_ATI way_NN into_IN the_ATI
N05 126 laboratory_NN ,_, which_WDTR Hanson_NP had_HVD already_RB examined_VBN
N05 126 ._. ^ a_AT plain_JJ ,_, austere_JJ
N05 127 apartment_NN ,_, gleaming_VBG with_IN porcelain-tiled_JJ walls_NNS
N05 127 and_CC glass_NN shelves_NNS ._.
N05 128 ^ Fred_NP went_VBD straight_RB across_RP to_IN the_ATI plain_JJ wall_NN
N05 128 opposite_IN the_ATI door_NN ._.
N05 129    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ here_RN ,_, sir_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A
N05 129 said_VBD ,_, grinning_VBG ._.
N05 130    ^ *'_*' what_WDT are_BER you_PP2 trying_VBG to_TO do_DO *-_*-
N05 130 make_VB a_AT fool_NN of_IN me_PP1O ?_? **'_**' shouted_VBD
N05 131 Hanson_NP ._. ^ *'_*' there_EX 's_BEZ no_ATI doorway_NN in_IN that_DT
N05 131 wall_NN ._. **'_**'
N05 132    ^ Fred_NP reached_VBD up_RP ,_, but_CC Hanson_NP did_DOD not_XNOT
N05 132 see_VB what_WDT his_PP$ hand_NN was_BEDZ doing_VBG ;_;
N05 133 all_ABN he_PP3A knew_VBD was_BEDZ that_CS a_AT portion_NN of_IN the_ATI
N05 133 wall_NN silently_RB opened_VBD ,_, revealing_VBG
N05 134 a_AT void_NN ._. ^ lights_NNS sprang_VBD on_RP ,_, and_CC Hanson_NP
N05 134 found_VBD himself_PPL staring_VBG into_IN a_AT
N05 135 comfortable_JJ little_JJ inner_JJB room_NN ,_, where_WRB there_EX
N05 135 was_BEDZ a_AT lounge_NN and_CC other_AP
N05 136 articles_NNS of_IN furniture_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A took_VBD rapid_JJ
N05 136 steps_NNS to_IN the_ATI doorway_NN ,_, and_CC peered_VBD
N05 137 in_RP ._.
N05 138    ^ a_AT fatal_JJ move_NN ..._... ._.
N05 139    ^ for_CS Hanson_NP had_HVD placed_VBN himself_PPL exactly_RB
N05 139 where_WRB Fred_NP Freeman_NP required_VBD
N05 140 him_PP3O ._. ^ a_AT quick_JJ shove_NN ,_, and_CC Hanson_NP
N05 140 blundered_VBD headlong_RB into_IN the_ATI inner_JJB
N05 141 room_NN ._. ^ before_CS he_PP3A could_MD recover_VB his_PP$ balance_NN
N05 141 ,_, the_ATI wall_NN had_HVD closed_VBN upon_IN
N05 142 him_PP3O ._. ^ Fred_NP ,_, on_IN his_PP$ side_NN ,_, breathed_VBD
N05 142 heavily_RB ._.
N05 143    ^ *'_*' blimey_UH ,_, I_PP1A hope_VB I_PP1A 've_HV done_VBN right_RB
N05 143 !_! **'_**' he_PP3A muttered_VBD ,_, thoroughly_RB
N05 144 scared_JJ now_CS that_CS" the_ATI thing_NN had_HVD been_BEN
N05 144 accomplished_VBN ._.
N05 145    ^ months_NNS ago_RB ,_, Conquest_NP had_HVD shown_VBN Freeman_NP
N05 145 the_ATI secret_NN of_IN the_ATI inner_JJB
N05 146 room_NN ,_, saying_VBG that_CS it_PP3 might_MD be_BE useful_JJ ,_,
N05 146 one_CD1 day_NN ,_, for_IN Fred_NP to_TO know_VB about_IN
N05 147 it_PP3 ._. ^ for_CS Conquest_NP trusted_VBD the_ATI man_NN
N05 147 implicitly_RB ,_, and_CC with_IN good_JJ reason_NN ._.
N05 148 ^ Fred_NP was_BEDZ as_QL loyal_JJ as_IN Livingstone_NP himself_PPL ._. ^
N05 148 but_CC this_DT was_BEDZ the_ATI first_OD
N05 149 time_NN he_PP3A had_HVD ever_RB actively_RB assisted_VBN Norman_NP ,_,
N05 149 and_CC the_ATI occasion_NN rather_RB
N05 150 overawed_VBD him_PP3O ._. ^ he_PP3A remembered_VBD something_PN else_RB
N05 150 ._. ^ he_PP3A again_RB turned_VBD to_IN the_ATI
N05 151 blank_JJ wall_NN ,_, and_CC this_DT time_NN a_AT little_JJ
N05 151 cubby-hole_NN opened_VBD ,_, not_XNOT far_RB from_IN the_ATI
N05 152 door_NN *-_*- much_RB too_QL small_JJ to_TO admit_VB the_ATI exit_NN
N05 152 of_IN a_AT human_JJ body_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A bent_VBD
N05 153 down_RP ,_, and_CC saw_VBD Hanson's_NP$ face_NN staring_VBG at_IN
N05 153 him_PP3O ._.
N05 154    ^ *'_*' how_WRB do_DO you_PP2 like_VB it_PP3 ,_, mister_NN ?_?
N05 154 **'_**' asked_VBD Fred_NP recklessly_RB ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 a_AT
N05 155 police_NNS inspector_NN ?_? ^ a_AT cop_NN ?_? ^ like_IN my_PP$ foot_NN
N05 155 !_! ^ when_WRB do_DO you_PP2 think_VB I_PP1A was_BEDZ
N05 156 born_VBN *-_*- yesterday_NR ?_? **'_**'
N05 157    ^ *'_*' my_PP$ God_NP !_! **'_**' panted_VBD Hanson_NP ,_, his_PP$
N05 157 brain_NN nearly_RB bursting_VBG ._.
N05 158    ^ he_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN alarmed_JJ to_TO find_VB himself_PPL
N05 158 trapped_VBN ,_, but_CC to_TO see_VB the_ATI
N05 159 gloating_JJ face_NN of_IN his_PP$ trapper_NN peering_VBG at_IN him_PP3O
N05 159 through_IN this_DT hole_NN was_BEDZ more_AP
N05 160 than_CS his_PP$ nerve_NN could_MD stand_VB ._.
N05 161    ^ *'_*' Conquest_NP put_VBD you_PP2 up_RP to_IN this_DT !_! **'_**'
N05 161 he_PP3A snarled_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' let_VB me_PP1O out_RP of_IN
N05 162 here_RN !_! **'_**' ^ he_PP3A pulled_VBD the_ATI gun_NN out_RP of_IN
N05 162 his_PP$ pocket_NN and_CC thrust_VBD it_PP3 forward_RB ,_,
N05 163 thus_RB certifying_VBG himself_PPL as_IN a_AT fake_NN *-_*- for_CS
N05 163 no_ATI genuine_JJ police_NNS inspector_NN
N05 164 carries_VBZ a_AT gun_NN ._. ^ *'_*' put_VB your_PP$ hands_NNS up_RP !_!
N05 164 **'_**'
N05 165    ^ Fred_NP laughed_VBD ._. ^ the_ATI threat_NN was_BEDZ so_QL idle_JJ
N05 165 that_CS he_PP3A could_MD afford_VB to_TO
N05 166 laugh_VB ._. ^ all_ABN the_ATI same_AP ,_, he_PP3A lost_VBD no_ATI
N05 166 time_NN in_IN sliding_VBG along_IN the_ATI wall_NN ,_, out_RP
N05 167 of_IN range_NN ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ still_RB the_ATI danger_NN
N05 167 that_CS the_ATI trapped_JJ man_NN would_MD reach_VB
N05 168 as_QL far_RB as_CS possible_JJ through_IN the_ATI opening_NN ,_, and_CC
N05 168 use_VB the_ATI gun_NN ,_, but_CC Fred_NP
N05 169 scotched_VBD this_DT by_IN operating_VBG the_ATI mechanism_NN again_RB
N05 169 ,_, and_CC causing_VBG the_ATI
N05 170 opening_NN to_TO close_VB itself_PPL up_RP ._. ^ not_XNOT that_CS
N05 170 he_PP3A need_MD have_HV worried_VBN ;_; for_CS Hanson_NP
N05 171 was_BEDZ no_ATI gunman_NN ,_, and_CC in_IN the_ATI excitement_NN of_IN
N05 171 the_ATI moment_NN he_PP3A had_HVD forgotten_VBN to_TO
N05 172 release_VB the_ATI safety-catch_NN of_IN the_ATI automatic_NN ._.
N05 173    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A was_BEDZ right_JJ ,_, **'_**' whispered_VBD Fred_NP
N05 173 to_IN himself_PPL ,_, with_IN jubilation_NN ._.
N05 174 ^ *'_*' he_PP3A 's_BEZ a_AT phony_NN ._. **'_**'
N05 175    ^ the_ATI word_NN put_VBD an_AT idea_NN into_IN his_PP$ head_NN ,_,
N05 175 and_CC he_PP3A hurried_VBD through_RP to_IN the_ATI
N05 176 lounge_NN and_CC went_VBD to_IN the_ATI phone_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A
N05 176 dialled_VBD a_AT Streatham_NP number_NN ,_, and_CC in_IN a_AP
N05 177 few_AP" moments_NNS was_BEDZ gratified_VBN to_TO hear_VB Conquest's_NP$
N05 177 clear_JJ voice_NN ._.
N05 178    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ me_PP1O ,_, sir_NN *-_*- Fred_NP ,_, **'_**'
N05 178 panted_VBD the_ATI porter_NN ._. ^ *'_*' something_PN 's_HVZ
N05 179 happened_VBN ,_, sir_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT know_VB whether_CS
N05 179 I_PP1A 've_HV done_VBN right_RB ,_, but_CC I_PP1A hope_VB I_PP1A
N05 180 have_HV ._. **'_**'
N05 181    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 sound_VB hoarse_JJ ,_, Fred_NP ._. ^ calm_VB down_RP
N05 181 ,_, and_CC tell_VB me_PP1O exactly_RB what_WDT
N05 182 happened_VBD ,_, **'_**' came_VBD Conquest's_NP$ voice_NN ._. ^ *'_*'
N05 182 spare_VB no_ATI details_NNS ,_, however_WRB
N05 183 slight_JJ ,_, for_CS I_PP1A suspect_VB that_CS your_PP$ singular_JJ
N05 183 narrative_NN will_MD be_BE fraught_JJ
N05 184 with_IN interest_NN ._. **'_**'
N05 185    ^ *'_*' come_VB off_IN it_PP3 ,_, \0Mr_NPT Conquest_NP ,_, **'_**'
N05 185 protested_VBD Fred_NP ._. ^ *'_*' this_DT is_BEZ
N05 186 serious_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A 've_HV got_VBN a_AT man_NN locked_VBN up_RP
N05 186 in_IN your_PP$ secret_JJ room_NN ..._... ._. **'_**'
N05 187    ^ he_PP3A went_VBD into_IN details_NNS ,_, describing_VBG exactly_RB
N05 187 what_WDT had_HVD happened_VBN ..._... ._.
N05 188    ^ *'_*' did_DOD I_PP1A do_DO right_RB ,_, sir_NN ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A
N05 188 ended_VBD anxiously_RB ._.
N05 189    ^ *'_*' the_ATI word_NN *'_*' right_NC **'_**' is_BEZ totally_RB
N05 189 inadequate_JJ ,_, Fred_NP ,_, **'_**' replied_VBD
N05 190 Norman_NP ,_, with_IN a_AT chuckle_NN in_IN his_PP$ voice_NN ._. ^
N05 190 *'_*' well_RB done_VBN !_! ^ as_QL nice_JJ a_AT piece_NN of_IN
N05 191 work_NN as_CS I_PP1A can_MD remember_VB ._. ^ I_PP1A thought_VBD
N05 191 there_EX might_MD be_BE some_DTI kind_NN of_IN enemy_NN
N05 192 activity_NN ,_, although_CS I_PP1A hardly_RB expected_VBD it_PP3 to_TO
N05 192 explode_VB so_QL soon_RB ._. ^ this_DT
N05 193 blighter_NN has_HVZ a_AT gun_NN ,_, eh_UH ?_? ^ you_PP2 'd_HVD
N05 193 better_RBR warn_VB Bill_NP Williams_NP about_IN
N05 194 that_DT ._. **'_**'
N05 195    ^ *'_*' \0Mr_NPT Williams_NP ,_, sir_NN ?_? **'_**'
N05 196    ^ *'_*' yes_UH ._. ^ as_QL soon_RB as_CS we_PP1AS 've_HV hung_VBN
N05 196 up_RP ,_, get_VB through_RP to_IN Scotland_NP Yard_NPL ,_,
N05 197 ask_VB for_IN the_ATI superintendent_NN ,_, and_CC tell_VB him_PP3O
N05 197 what_WDT you_PP2 've_HV got_VBN ._. ^ he_PP3A 'll_MD be_BE
N05 198 charmed_VBN ._. ^ another_DT of_IN the_ATI ungodly_JJ for_IN Bill's_NP$
N05 198 collection_NN ._. ^ we_PP1AS 're_BER not_XNOT
N05 199 doing_VBG so_QL badly_RB ,_, Fred_NP ._. ^ this_DT bloke_NN of_IN
N05 199 yours_PP$$ seems_VBZ to_TO be_BE one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI more_QL
N05 200 important_JJ specimens_NNS ._. **'_**'
N05 201    ^ the_ATI porter_NN ,_, who_WPR had_HVD not_XNOT the_ATI
N05 201 faintest_JJT idea_NN of_IN the_ATI game_NN which_WDTR
N05 202 Conquest_NP was_BEDZ playing_VBG ,_, asked_VBD no_ATI questions_NNS ._.
N05 202 ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ satisfied_JJ with_IN
N05 203 Norman's_NP$ words_NNS of_IN praise_NN ,_, and_CC he_PP3A lost_VBD
N05 203 no_ATI time_NN in_IN getting_VBG in_IN touch_NN with_IN
N05 204 Scotland_NP Yard_NPL ..._... ._.
N05 205    ^ at_IN Hampstead_NP ,_, Fedder_NP was_BEDZ impatiently_RB
N05 205 awaiting_VBG Hanson's_NP$ return_NN ._.
N05 206 ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ not_XNOT too_QL satisfied_JJ with_IN Hanson_NP ._. ^
N05 206 more_RB than_RB" once_RB ,_, since_CS they_PP3AS had_HVD
N05 207 parted_VBN ,_, he_PP3A had_HVD felt_VBN that_CS he_PP3A should_MD
N05 207 have_HV sent_VBN a_AT more_QL determined_JJ ,_, more_QL
N05 208 ruthless_JJ man_NN on_IN this_DT particular_JJ assignment_NN ._. ^
N05 208 too_QL late_RB now_RN ,_, of_RB course_RB" ._.
N05 209 ^ all_ABN he_PP3A could_MD do_DO was_BEDZ wait_VB ._.
N05 210    ^ the_ATI truth_NN was_BEDZ ,_, Fedder_NP had_HVD been_BEN
N05 210 pitchforked_VBN into_IN near-panic_JJB action_NN
N05 211 by_IN the_ATI fear_NN that_CS Conquest_NP ,_, if_CS any_DTI delay_NN
N05 211 took_VBD place_NN ,_, would_MD elude_VB him_PP3O ._.
N06   2    there_EX were_BED tears_NNS in_IN her_PP$ eyes_NNS then_RN and_CC
N06   2 it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT mighty_QL big_JJ
N06   3 temptation_NN to_TO back_VB down_RP and_CC tell_VB her_PP3O to_TO
N06   3 stay_VB which_WDTR would_MD be_BE just_RB what_WDT
N06   4 I_PP1A would_MD want_VB in_IN my_PP$ goddam_RB selfish_JJ way_NN ._. ^
N06   4 so_RB instead_RB I_PP1A hardened_VBD my_PP$
N06   5 heart_NN ,_, and_CC it_PP3 was_BEDZ real_QL hard_JJ work_NN ._. ^
N06   5 even_RB Matt_NP Tompkins_NP gave_VBD me_PP1O a_AT dirty_JJ
N06   6 look_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A expect_VB he_PP3A figured_VBD I_PP1A was_BEDZ a_AT
N06   6 real_QL mean_JJ hombre_NN ._.
N06   7    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'll_MD be_BE here_RN to_TO see_VB you_PP2 onto_IN
N06   7 the_ATI stage_NN tomorrow_NR morning_NN ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A
N06   8 said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' meantime_RB I_PP1A should_MD stay_VB indoors_RN
N06   8 ._. ^ this_DT town_NN is_BEZ no_ATI health_NN
N06   9 resort_NN ._. **'_**'
N06  10    ^ *'_*' amen_UH to_IN that_DT ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Ma_NPT
N06  10 Tompkins_NP unexpectedly_RB ._.
N06  11    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ a_AT sink_NN of_IN iniquity_NN ,_, a_AT
N06  11 real_JJ Sodom_NP and_CC Gomorrow_NP ._. **'_**'
N06  12    ^ *'_*' Gomorrah_NP ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD absent-minded_JJ
N06  12 like_RI ._. ^ my_PP$ Pa_NPT never_RB made_VBD any_DTI
N06  13 mistake_NN over_IN words_NNS from_IN the_ATI good_JJ book_NN ._. ^
N06  13 *'_*' so-long_UH then_RN till_IN tomorrow_NR ,_,
N06  14 Miss_NPT Jeannie_NP ,_, and_CC look_VB after_IN yourself_PPL ._.
N06  14 **'_**'
N06  15    ^ and_CC with_IN those_DTS weak_JJ words_NNS I_PP1A walked_VBD on_RP
N06  15 out_RP ,_, avoiding_VBG Jeannie_NP
N06  16 Bain's_NP$ accusing_JJ eyes_NNS and_CC wishing_VBG I_PP1A had_HVD
N06  16 the_ATI strength_NN to_TO say_VB a_AT half_NN of_IN
N06  17 all_ABN the_ATI things_NNS I_PP1A 'd_MD have_HV liked_VBN to_TO say_VB
N06  17 to_IN her_PP3O ._.
N06  18    ^ I_PP1A stood_VBD around_RP in_IN the_ATI early_JJ morning_NN
N06  18 sunlight_NN not_XNOT knowing_VBG quite_RB
N06  19 what_WDT to_TO do_DO next_RB and_CC then_RN of_RB course_RB" I_PP1A
N06  19 remembered_VBD that_CS I_PP1A had_HVD better_RBR go_VB
N06  20 find_VB Dan_NP Maffrey_NP and_CC get_VB him_PP3O wised_VBN up_RP
N06  20 about_IN last_AP night's_NN$ occurrences_NNS ._.
N06  21 ^ I_PP1A ambled_VBD on_RP from_IN Ma_NPT Tompkins's_NP$ house_NN to_IN
N06  21 the_ATI livery_NN stable_NN ._. ^ the_ATI owner_NN
N06  22 was_BEDZ inside_RP rubbing_VBG down_RP a_AT horse_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A
N06  22 stood_VBD around_RP watching_VBG him_PP3O and_CC
N06  23 listening_VBG to_IN him_PP3O hiss_VB through_IN his_PP$ teeth_NNS in_IN
N06  23 the_ATI peculiar_JJ way_NN hostlers_NNS
N06  24 have_HV ._.
N06  25    ^ *'_*' that_DT 's_BEZ a_AT fine_JJ horse_NN you_PP2 've_HV got_VBN
N06  25 there_RN ,_, mister_NN ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD at_RB
N06  26 last_RB" ._.
N06  27    ^ he_PP3A broke_VBD off_RP his_PP$ hissing_NN for_IN a_AT brief_JJ
N06  27 space_NN and_CC took_VBD a_AT quick_JJ look_NN
N06  28 at_IN me_PP1O ._.
N06  29    ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3
N06  29 's_BEZ a_AT Morgan_NP ._. ^ belongs_VBZ to_IN the_ATI town_NN
N06  30 Marshal_NPT ._. **'_**'
N06  31    ^ something_PN in_IN his_PP$ eyes_NNS as_CS he_PP3A said_VBD this_DT
N06  31 ,_, a_AT swift_JJ flicker_NN of_IN double_JJ
N06  32 knowledge_NN ,_, made_VBD me_PP1O think_VB ._. ^ here_RN was_BEDZ
N06  32 someone_PN who_WPR 'd_HVD known_VBN all_ABN about_IN Bill_NP
N06  33 Appleton_NP and_CC someone_PN who_WPR 'd_HVD had_HVN enough_DTI time_NN
N06  33 to_TO let_VB Pell_NP and_CC his_PP$ gang_NN
N06  34 know_VB about_IN Appleton's_NP$ movements_NNS and_CC identity_NN too_RB
N06  34 ._. ^ someone_PN maybe_RB who_WPR 'd_HVD
N06  35 been_BEN at_IN the_ATI meeting_NN ._. ^ this_DT man_NN had_HVD been_BEN
N06  35 at_IN the_ATI meeting_NN too_RB ._.
N06  36    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 heard_VBD what_WDT happened_VBD to_IN Appleton_NP
N06  36 after_IN the_ATI meeting_NN ?_? **'_**' I_PP1A
N06  37 said_VBD ._.
N06  38    ^ *'_*' yeah_UH ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. *'_*' I_PP1A
N06  38 heard_VBD ._. **'_**'
N06  39    ^ *'_*' someone_PN must_MD have_HV arranged_VBN that_DT ,_, **'_**'
N06  39 I_PP1A went_VBD on_RP ._.
N06  40    ^ *'_*' mebbe_RB so_PN ._. ^ I_PP1A jest_RB hear_VB things_NNS ._. ^
N06  40 everyone_PN talks_VBZ to_IN
N06  41 liverymen_NNS ._. **'_**'
N06  42    ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' there_EX
N06  42 's_BEZ too_QL much_AP pow-wowing_NN going_VBG on_RP
N06  43 hereabouts_RB ._. **'_**'
N06  44    ^ he_PP3A came_VBD out_RP from_IN behind_IN the_ATI Marshal's_NPT$
N06  44 horse_NN ._.
N06  45    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 want_VB your_PP$ pony_NN ,_, mister_NN ?_? **'_**'
N06  46    ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD ,_, *'_*' I_PP1A 'll_MD
N06  46 take_VB a_AT little_JJ pasear_NN around_RP ._. ^ maybe_RB I_PP1A 'll_MD
N06  47 hear_VB a_AP little_AP" more_AP talk_NN along_IN the_ATI trail_NN
N06  47 and_CC maybe_RB I_PP1A 'll_MD find_VB out_RP who_WP
N06  48 killed_VBD Bill_NP Appleton_NP ._. **'_**'
N06  49    ^ he_PP3A went_VBD off_RP then_RN to_TO get_VB Bessie_NP from_IN
N06  49 an_AT inner_JJB stall_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A came_VBD
N06  50 along_RP and_CC whickered_VBD when_WRB she_PP3A saw_VBD me_PP1O ._. ^
N06  50 the_ATI liveryman_NN pulled_VBD my_PP$ rig_NN off_IN
N06  51 a_AT nail_NN and_CC slapped_VBD it_PP3 on_IN the_ATI mare_NN ._.
N06  52    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 coming_VBG back_RP ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD
N06  52 when_WRB he_PP3A 'd_HVD got_VBN the_ATI saddle_NN fixed_VBN ._.
N06  53    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A aim_VB to_TO ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD ,_, cold_JJ
N06  53 as_IN a_AT fish_NN ._. ^ *'_*' this_DT town_NN kind_RB of_RB" grows_VBZ
N06  54 on_IN me_PP1O ._. **'_**'
N06  55    ^ I_PP1A climbed_VBD up_RP onto_IN Bessie_NP and_CC he_PP3A
N06  55 watched_VBD me_PP1O with_IN resentment_NN ,_, fear_NN
N06  56 and_CC self-disgust_NN fighting_VBG for_IN possession_NN of_IN his_PP$
N06  56 face_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A rode_VBD out_RP and_CC
N06  57 away_RP from_IN town_NN at_IN a_AT quiet_JJ trot_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A
N06  57 would_MD circle_VB around_RP and_CC try_VB to_TO find_VB
N06  58 Dan_NP Maffrey_NP on_IN the_ATI other_AP side_NN in_IN the_ATI
N06  58 hidey-hole_NN he_PP3A 'd_HVD ridden_VBN off_RP to_IN
N06  59 last_AP night_NN ._.
N06  60    ^ it_PP3 took_VBD me_PP1O an_AT hour_NN to_TO make_VB my_PP$
N06  60 circle_NN of_IN the_ATI town_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A found_VBD the_ATI
N06  61 trail_NN along_IN which_WDTR Dan_NP must_MD have_HV come_VBN in_RP ._. ^
N06  61 it_PP3 was_BEDZ well-worn_JJ ,_,
N06  62 wheel-marked_JJ and_CC dusty_JJ ._. ^ it_PP3 would_MD be_BE the_ATI
N06  62 trail_NN up_RP to_IN Colorado_NP ,_, I_PP1A
N06  63 figured_VBD ._. ^ about_RB four_CD miles_NNS along_RP ,_, it_PP3
N06  63 swung_VBD north-east_NR ,_, twisting_VBG and_CC
N06  64 turning_VBG through_IN rough_JJ country_NN with_IN big_JJ rocks_NNS
N06  64 sticking_VBG out_RP all_RB round_RP ._.
N06  65 ^ a_AT coach_NN ,_, I_PP1A thought_VBD ,_, would_MD have_HV to_TO
N06  65 slow_VB up_RP some_RB on_IN a_AT trail_NN like_IN that_DT ._.
N06  66 ^ I_PP1A trotted_VBD on_RP ._. ^ the_ATI perfect_JJ spot_NN lay_VBD
N06  66 about_RB half_ABN a_AT mile_NN further_RBR on_RP ,_, on_IN
N06  67 an_AT upgrade_NN that_WPR was_BEDZ steep_JJ enough_QLP to_TO slow_VB
N06  67 any_DTI coach_NN to_IN a_AT crawl_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A
N06  68 reined_VBD in_RP and_CC took_VBD a_AT look_NN around_RP ._. ^ there_EX
N06  68 were_BED medium-sized_JJ rocks_NNS and_CC
N06  69 mesquite_NN bushes_NNS on_IN both_ABX sides_NNS at_IN the_ATI top_NN
N06  69 ,_, with_IN enough_DTI cover_NN for_IN men_NNS
N06  70 and_CC horses_NNS until_IN the_ATI right_JJ moment_NN ._. ^ further_RBR
N06  70 over_RP ,_, about_RB four_CD hundred_CD
N06  71 yards_NNS west_NR of_IN the_ATI trail_NN ,_, the_ATI ground_NN rose_VBD
N06  71 again_RB to_IN a_AT ridge_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ
N06  72 staring_VBG at_IN it_PP3 when_WRB I_PP1A heard_VBD a_AT voice_NN ._.
N06  73    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 got_VBD the_ATI same_AP idea_NN as_IN me_PP1O ._.
N06  73 **'_**' ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ Dan_NP of_RB course_RB" ,_, bellied_VBN
N06  74 down_RP on_IN the_ATI far_JJ side_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A saw_VBD him_PP3O
N06  74 stand_VB up_RP and_CC then_RN he_PP3A disappeared_VBD for_IN
N06  75 a_AT moment_NN ,_, reappearing_VBG seconds_NNS later_RBR on_IN his_PP$
N06  75 cayuse_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A rode_VBD down_RP to_IN
N06  76 where_WRB I_PP1A was_BEDZ waiting_VBG ._. ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ
N06  76 thinking_VBG what_WDT a_AT skill_NN he_PP3A had_HVD for_IN reading_VBG
N06  77 my_PP$ mind_NN ._.
N06  78    ^ *'_*' this_DT would_MD be_BE as_QL good_JJ a_AT place_NN for_IN
N06  78 a_AT hold-up_NN as_IN any_DTI ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ,_,
N06  79 reining_VBG in_RP near_IN me_PP1O ._.
N06  80    ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 'll_MD
N06  80 be_BE here_RN tomorrow_NR as_QL likely_RB as_CS not_XNOT ._. **'_**'
N06  81 ^ I_PP1A paused_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' Miss_NPT Jeannie_NP 'll_MD be_BE on_IN
N06  81 that_DT coach_NN ,_, Dan_NP ._. **'_**'
N06  82    ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A
N06  82 know_VB ._. **'_**'
N06  83    ^ *'_*' no_ATI harm_NN must_MD come_VB to_IN her_PP3O ,_, Dan_NP ._.
N06  83 **'_**'
N06  84    ^ *'_*' she_PP3A 'll_MD be_BE all_RB right_RB" ._. ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ
N06  84 the_ATI men_NNS who_WPR 'll_MD be_BE after_IN that_DT coach_NN
N06  85 I_PP1A 'm_BEM interested_JJ in_IN ,_, Johnny_NP ._. **'_**'
N06  86    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A know_VB ._. ^ but_CC if_CS lead_NN starts_NNS
N06  86 flying_VBG she_PP3A might_MD be_BE in_IN danger_NN ._. **'_**'
N06  87    ^ *'_*' that_DT 's_BEZ so_PN ._. ^ but_CC I_PP1A reckon_VB
N06  87 they_PP3AS 'll_MD be_BE too_QL busy_JJ shooting_VBG at_IN us_PP1OS
N06  87 to_TO
N06  88 bother_VB with_IN the_ATI coach_NN and_CC the_ATI folks_NNS in_IN
N06  88 it_PP3 ._. **'_**'
N06  89    ^ *'_*' maybe_RB ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' but_CC
N06  89 we_PP1AS 've_HV got_VBN to_TO remember_VB that_DT girl_NN all_ABN
N06  90 the_ATI time_NN ,_, Dan_NP ._. ^ I_PP1A feel_VB kind_RB of_RB"
N06  90 responsible_JJ for_IN her_PP3O ._. **'_**'
N06  91    ^ *'_*' of_RB course_RB" ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, giving_VBG
N06  91 me_PP1O one_CD1 of_IN his_PP$ strange_JJ looks_NNS ._.
N06  92 ^ then_RN he_PP3A turned_VBD the_ATI conversation_NN ._. ^ *'_*' let_VB
N06  92 's_PP1OS ride_VB over_RP and_CC have_HV a_AT look_NN
N06  93 at_IN the_ATI mining_NN camp_NN ._. ^ after_IN all_ABN it_PP3 's_BEZ
N06  93 them_PP3OS we_PP1AS 're_BER supposed_VBN to_TO be_BE working_VBG
N06  94 for_IN ,_, as_CC well_CC" as_CC" the_ATI townsfolk_NNS and_CC the_ATI
N06  94 agency_NN detective_NN ._. **'_**'
N06  95    ^ with_IN something_PN of_IN a_AT start_NN I_PP1A remembered_VBD
N06  95 the_ATI man_NN who_WPR 'd_HVD brought_VBN us_PP1OS
N06  96 into_IN this_DT business_NN ._.
N06  97    ^ *'_*' maybe_RB you_PP2 do_DO n't_XNOT know_VB about_IN Appleton_NP
N06  97 ,_, Dan_NP ?_? **'_**'
N06  98    ^ *'_*' know_VB what_WDT ?_? **'_**'
N06  99    ^ *'_*' that_CS he_PP3A 's_BEZ dead_JJ ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD
N06  99 ._. ^ I_PP1A watched_VBD him_PP3O because_CS I_PP1A was_BEDZ always_RB
N06 100 fascinated_VBN by_IN the_ATI way_NN he_PP3A looked_VBD when_WRB you_PP2
N06 100 tried_VBD to_TO surprise_VB him_PP3O ._.
N06 101    ^ *'_*' dead_JJ ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._.
N06 102    ^ *'_*' yes_UH ._. ^ dead_JJ ._. ^ shuffled_VBN out_RP of_IN the_ATI
N06 102 deck_NN ._. ^ blasted_VBN down_RP with_IN a_AT
N06 103 shotgun_NN outside_IN the_ATI Palace_NPL last_AP night_NN ._. **'_**'
N06 104    ^ *'_*' Fenton_NP or_CC Somers_NP ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._.
N06 105    ^ *'_*' or_CC the_ATI town_NN Marshal_NPT ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A
N06 105 added_VBD ._.
N06 106    ^ his_PP$ face_NN was_BEDZ fixed_VBN ,_, unreadable_JJ as_IN a_AT
N06 106 rock_NN ._.
N06 107    ^ *'_*' let_VB 's_PP1OS get_VB over_RP to_IN the_ATI mining_NN
N06 107 camp_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD abruptly_RB ._.
N06 108    ^ he_PP3A wheeled_VBD his_PP$ horse_NN back_RP off_IN the_ATI
N06 108 trail_NN and_CC up_IN the_ATI slope_NN leading_VBG
N06 109 to_IN the_ATI ridge_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A followed_VBD ._. ^ from_IN the_ATI
N06 109 top_NN you_PP2 could_MD see_VB something_PN of_IN
N06 110 the_ATI wild_JJ hill_NN country_NN that_WPR lay_VBD all_RB round_IN
N06 110 Gilburg_NP Crossing_NP ._. ^ the_ATI air_NN
N06 111 was_BEDZ fresh_JJ and_CC clear_JJ and_CC you_PP2 could_MD see_VB far_RB
N06 111 over_RP west_NR and_CC north_NR for_IN many_AP
N06 112 miles_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI real_QL high_JJ country_NN of_IN the_ATI
N06 112 Rockies_NPS lifted_VBD up_RP in_IN the_ATI distance_NN
N06 113 like_IN a_AT pale_JJ water-colour_NN drawing_NN ._. ^ between_IN
N06 113 us_PP1OS and_CC that_DT lay_VBD a_AT vast_JJ
N06 114 stretch_NN of_IN hills_NNS ,_, canyons_NNS ,_, buttes_NNS and_CC
N06 114 malpais_NN ._.
N06 115    ^ *'_*' the_ATI mine-workings_NNS lie_VB north_NR of_IN the_ATI
N06 115 town_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Dan_NP ._. ^ *'_*' if_CS we_PP1AS
N06 116 head_VB west_NR we_PP1AS ought_MD to_TO cut_VB the_ATI trail_NN
N06 116 leading_VBG from_IN Gilburg_NP to_IN the_ATI
N06 117 north_NR ._. **'_**'
N06 118    ^ so_RB we_PP1AS swung_VBD west_NR ,_, making_VBG slow_JJ going_NN
N06 118 over_IN rough_JJ country_NN ,_, sliding_VBG
N06 119 on_IN shale_NN ,_, climbing_VBG down_RP into_IN draws_NNS ,_,
N06 119 circling_VBG a_AT big_JJ mesa_NN by_IN a_AT four_CD or_CC
N06 120 five_CD mile_NN valley_NN ,_, sandy-floored_JJ ._. ^ it_PP3 got_VBD
N06 120 hotter_JJR as_CS the_ATI day_NN wore_VBD on_RP and_CC
N06 121 we_PP1AS rested_VBN gratefully_RB by_IN a_AT small_JJ creek_NN
N06 121 where_WRB we_PP1AS watered_VBD the_ATI horses_NNS and_CC
N06 122 drank_VBD enough_DTI to_TO cure_VB our_PP$ thirst_NN ._. ^ an_AT
N06 122 hour's_NN$ riding_NN brought_VBD us_PP1OS to_IN a_AT
N06 123 trail_NN that_WPR we_PP1AS figured_VBD would_MD lead_VB to_IN the_ATI
N06 123 miners'_NNS$ camp_NN ._. ^ we_PP1AS turned_VBD north_NR
N06 124 into_IN it_PP3 and_CC after_IN about_RB four_CD miles_NNS it_PP3
N06 124 led_VBD into_IN a_AT small_JJ canyon_NN which_WDTR
N06 125 opened_VBD out_RP into_IN a_AT wide_JJ shallow_JJ draw_NN ._. ^ here_RN
N06 125 in_IN a_AT dried-up_JJB creek-bed_NN we_PP1AS
N06 126 found_VBD the_ATI miners_NNS at_IN work_NN ._. ^ they_PP3AS were_BED
N06 126 scattered_VBN over_IN a_AT fairly_RB wide_JJ area_NN
N06 127 working_VBG singly_RB or_CC in_IN pairs_NNS ._.
N06 128    ^ we_PP1AS did_DOD n't_XNOT approach_VB unchallenged_JJ ._. ^
N06 128 just_RB short_RB of_IN the_ATI diggings_NN
N06 129 there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT roughly-built_JJB shack_NN and_CC as_CS we_PP1AS
N06 129 got_VBD near_RI someone_PN inside_RP
N06 130 bawled_VBD out_RP ,_,
N06 131    ^ *'_*' if_CS you_PP2 come_VB any_RB closer_RBR ,_, I_PP1A 'll_MD
N06 131 sure_RB blow_VB your_PP$ whiskers_NNS off_RP ._. **'_**'
N06 132    ^ *'_*' take_VB it_PP3 easy_RB ,_, mister_NN ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A
N06 132 sang_VBD out_RP ._. ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS do_DO n't_XNOT aim_VB to_TO
N06 132 come_VB
N06 133 any_RB closer_RBR and_CC we_PP1AS 've_HV got_VBN no_ATI whiskers_NNS
N06 133 so_CS as_CS" you_PP2 can_MD see_VB ._. ^ just_RB you_PP2 go_VB
N06 134 and_CC tell_VB Nick_NP Dowd_NP we_PP1AS 've_HV come_VBN to_TO talk_VB
N06 134 to_IN him_PP3O about_IN what_WDT happened_VBD last_AP
N06 135 night_NN ._. **'_**'
N06 136    ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, **'_**' said_VBD the_ATI unseen_JJ guard_NN ._. ^
N06 136 he_PP3A blew_VBD a_AT whistle_NN then_RN ,_, loud_JJ and_CC
N06 137 shrill_JJ ._. ^ the_ATI gun_NN barrel_NN peeking_VBG out_RP through_IN
N06 137 a_AT hole_NN in_IN the_ATI shack_NN never_RB
N06 138 wavered_VBD ._.
N06 139    ^ we_PP1AS sat_VBD our_PP$ horses_NNS ,_, waiting_VBG ._.
N06 140    ^ *'_*' looks_VBZ as_CS though_CS" they_PP3AS 're_BER expecting_VBG
N06 140 trouble_NN ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD ._.
N06 141    ^ *'_*' where_WRB there_EX 's_BEZ gold_NN and_CC women_NNS there_EX
N06 141 's_BEZ always_RB trouble_NN ,_, **'_**'
N06 142 observed_VBD Dan_NP ,_, shifting_VBG about_RP in_IN his_PP$ saddle_NN
N06 142 ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ never_RB long_JJ on_IN
N06 143 patience_NN ._.
N06 144    ^ I_PP1A saw_VBD several_AP men_NNS running_VBG down_RP towards_IN
N06 144 the_ATI shack_NN ._. ^ they_PP3AS were_BED all_ABN
N06 145 armed_VBN with_IN rifles_NNS ._. ^ as_CS the_ATI nearest_JJT of_IN
N06 145 them_PP3OS came_VBD round_IN the_ATI shack_NN ,_, his_PP$
N06 146 rifle_NN at_IN the_ATI ready_NN ,_, I_PP1A saw_VBD it_PP3 was_BEDZ
N06 146 Nick_NP Dowd_NP ,_, still_RB wearing_VBG his_PP$ blue_JJ
N06 147 check_NN shirt_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A came_VBD up_RP close_RB ,_, eyeing_VBG
N06 147 us_PP1OS suspiciously_RB ._.
N06 148    ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS 've_HV come_VBN a-calling_VBG ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A
N06 148 said_VBD ._.
N06 149    ^ *'_*' can_MD n't_XNOT see_VB no_ATI reason_NN for_IN calling_VBG
N06 149 ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' still_RB long_RB as_CS
N06 150 you_PP2 're_BER here_RN you_PP2 may_MD as_QL well_RB stay_VB a_AT
N06 150 while_NN ._. ^ 'light_VB an'_CC come_VB on_RP in_RP ._. **'_**'
N06 151    ^ we_PP1AS dismounted_VBD and_CC one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI miners_NNS
N06 151 who_WPR 'd_HVD come_VBN along_RP with_IN Nick_NP
N06 152 Dowd_NP took_VBD our_PP$ horses_NNS off_RP to_TO water_VB ._. ^
N06 152 we_PP1AS followed_VBD Nick_NP Dowd_NP into_IN the_ATI
N06 153 shack_NN ._. ^ they_PP3AS 'd_HVD rigged_VBN up_RP a_AT stove_NN of_IN
N06 153 sorts_NNS and_CC on_IN it_PP3 a_AT huge_JJ blackened_JJ
N06 154 coffee-pot_NN steamed_VBD ._. ^ other_AP miners_NNS followed_VBD in_RP
N06 154 at_IN our_PP$ heels_NNS ._. ^ Nick_NP Dowd_NP
N06 155 found_VBD us_PP1OS a_AT couple_NN of_IN boxes_NNS to_TO sit_VB on_IN
N06 155 ._. ^ a_AT small_JJ man_NN in_IN bib_NN overalls_NNS and_CC
N06 156 a_AT battered_JJ Derby_NP hat_NN fussed_VBD around_IN the_ATI stove_NN
N06 156 ._.
N06 157    ^ *'_*' ai_BEZ n't_XNOT exactly_RB the_ATI Ritz_NP Hotel_NPL but_CC
N06 157 we_PP1AS 've_HV got_VBN our_PP$ little_JJ
N06 158 comforts_NNS ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Dowd_NP ._. ^ he_PP3A introduced_VBD
N06 158 the_ATI men_NNS who_WPR 'd_HVD come_VBN in_RP as_IN Roper_NP
N06 159 Smith_NP ,_, Shorty_NP ,_, Mick_NP Golightly_NP ,_, Swede_NP and_CC
N06 159 the_ATI Sodbuster_NP ._. ^ this_DT last_AP was_BEDZ
N06 160 the_ATI little_JJ hombre_NN in_IN big_JJ overalls_NNS ._. ^ very_QL
N06 160 soon_RB he_PP3A had_HVD tin_NN mugs_NNS filled_VBN
N06 161 with_IN hot_JJ black_JJ coffee_NN sweetened_VBN with_IN molasses_NN
N06 161 for_IN all_ABN and_CC for_IN us_PP1OS there_EX
N06 162 were_BED two_CD plates_NNS of_IN beans_NNS ._.
N06 163    ^ *'_*' they_PP3AS gives_VBZ you_PP2 the_ATI wind_NN ,_, **'_**'
N06 163 said_VBD the_ATI Sodbuster_NP handing_VBG them_PP3OS to_IN
N06 164 us_PP1OS ,_, *'_*' but_CC it_PP3 's_BEZ all_ABN we_PP1AS got_VBD as_IN
N06 164 of_IN" now_RN ,_, apart_IN from_IN" a_AP few_AP" sacks_NNS of_IN
N06 164 gold_NN
N06 165 dust_NN ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A winked_VBD at_IN his_PP$ partners_NNS ._.
N06 165 ^ they_PP3AS all_ABN watched_VBD us_PP1OS as_CS we_PP1AS ate_VBD
N06 166 the_ATI beans_NNS ._. ^ then_RN when_WRB we_PP1AS 'd_HVD finished_VBN
N06 166 and_CC I_PP1A 'd_HVD rolled_VBN a_AT cigarette_NN the_ATI man_NN
N06 167 called_VBN Shorty_NP said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' you_PP2 were_BED saying_VBG
N06 167 when_WRB you_PP2 came_VBD in_RP that_CS somep'n_PN
N06 168 happened_VBD last_AP night_NN ._. **'_**'
N06 169    ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' something_PN
N06 169 happened_VBD all_RB right_RB" ._. ^ after_CS you_PP2 'd_HVD
N06 170 left_VBN the_ATI meeting_NN ,_, mister_NN **'_**' *-_*- I_PP1A
N06 170 looked_VBD across_RP at_IN Nick_NP Dowd_NP *-_*- *'_*' someone_PN
N06 171 cut_VBD down_RP William_NP Appleton_NP outside_IN the_ATI Palace_NPL
N06 171 with_IN a_AT shotgun_NN ._. **'_**'
N06 172    ^ I_PP1A paused_VBD and_CC watched_VBD my_PP$ words_NNS affect_VB
N06 172 them_PP3OS in_IN their_PP$ different_JJ
N06 173 ways_NNS ._.
N06 174    ^ *'_*' that_DT 's_BEZ sure_RB bad_JJ news_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD
N06 174 Dowd_NP ,_, sombrely_RB ._.
N06 175    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 jest_RB about_RB leaves_VBZ everything_PN wide_RB
N06 175 open_JJ for_IN \0Mr_NPT Pell_NP and_CC
N06 176 his_PP$ bunch_NN ,_, **'_**' observed_VBD Shorty_NP ._. ^ the_ATI
N06 176 rest_NN of_IN the_ATI men_NNS there_RN said_VBD nothing_PN
N06 177 but_CC you_PP2 could_MD see_VB they_PP3AS were_BED hard_RB hit_VBN ._. ^
N06 177 they_PP3AS were_BED simple_JJ men_NNS who_WPR knew_VBD a_AT
N06 178 lot_NN maybe_RB about_IN digging_VBG for_IN gold_NN but_CC were_BED
N06 178 babes_NNS in_IN arms_NNS when_WRB it_PP3 came_VBD
N06 179 to_IN dealing_VBG with_IN owlhooters_NNS and_CC desperadoes_NNS like_IN
N06 179 Pell_NP and_CC Fenton_NP and_CC
N06 180 the_ATI rest_NN ._.
N06 181    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A guess_VB we_PP1AS 'd_HVD better_RBR hold_VB onto_IN
N06 181 the_ATI gold_NN right_RB hyar_RN ,_, Nick_NP ,_, **'_**'
N06 182 said_VBD the_ATI Sodbuster_NP ._.
N06 183    ^ *'_*' yeah_UH ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Dowd_NP dubiously_RB ._. ^
N06 183 *'_*' mebbe_RB we_PP1AS 'd_HVD better_RBR ._. **'_**'
N06 184    ^ suprisingly_RB Dan_NP Maffrey_NP came_VBD in_RP at_IN that_DT
N06 184 point_NN ._.
N06 185    ^ *'_*' if_CS you_PP2 do_DO ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, *'_*'
N06 185 you_PP2 'll_MD be_BE sure_JJ asking_VBG for_IN trouble_NN ._.
N06 186 ^ they_PP3AS 'll_MD be_BE on_IN your_PP$ necks_NNS before_CS you_PP2
N06 186 can_MD say_VB *'_*' knife_NC **'_**' ._. ^ it_PP3 would_MD n't_XNOT
N06 187 be_BE the_ATI first_OD time_NN they_PP3AS 've_HV held_VBN up_RP a_AT
N06 187 diggings_NN at_IN gun_NN point_NN either_RB ._.
N06 188 ^ they_PP3AS 've_HV done_VBN it_PP3 before_RI and_CC got_VBN away_RP
N06 188 with_IN it_PP3 ._. **'_**'
N06 189    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 're_BER durned_RB tootin'_JJ ,_, mister_NN ,_,
N06 189 **'_**' said_VBD the_ATI man_NN called_VBN Roper_NP
N06 190 Smith_NP ._. ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS 've_HV got_VBN five_CD rifles_NNS
N06 190 among_IN us_PP1OS and_CC a_AP few_AP" six-shooters_NNS ._. ^ but_CC
N06 191 most_AP of_IN us_PP1OS ai_BER n't_XNOT eddicated_VBN in_IN shootin'_NN
N06 191 ._. ^ it_PP3 'd_MD be_BE a_AT massacree_NN ,_,
N06 192 yessir_UH ._. **'_**'
N06 193    ^ *'_*' if_CS you_PP2 'll_MD take_VB a_AT chance_NN on_IN
N06 193 getting_VBG your_PP$ gold_NN to_IN the_ATI bank_NN ,_, then_RN
N06 194 we_PP1AS 'll_MD abide_VB by_IN what_WDT we_PP1AS said_VBD at_IN the_ATI
N06 194 meeting_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Dan_NP ._. ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS 'll_MD
N06 195 watch_VB the_ATI stage_NN out_RP of_IN reach_NN ._. **'_**'
N06 196    ^ I_PP1A could_MD n't_XNOT quite_RB see_VB how_WRB all_ABN this_DT
N06 196 fitted_VBD in_RP with_IN Dan_NP Maffrey's_NP$
N06 197 aim_NN to_TO avenge_VB himself_PPL on_IN the_ATI Fenton_NP bunch_NN
N06 197 but_CC still_RB it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT handsome_JJ
N06 198 offer_NN so_CS I_PP1A chimed_VBD in_RP too_RB ._.
N06 199    ^ *'_*' that_DT goes_VBZ for_IN me_PP1O ,_, gentlemen_NNS ,_,
N06 199 **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' if_CS they_PP3AS do_DO try_VB
N06 199 and_CC
N06 200 hold_VB up_RP the_ATI stage_NN ,_, it_PP3 'll_MD be_BE a_AT couple_NN
N06 200 or_CC three_CD of_IN them_PP3OS ,_, no_ATI more_AP ._. ^ I_PP1A
N06 201 reckon_VB we_PP1AS can_MD deal_VB with_IN them_PP3OS all_RB right_RB"
N06 201 ._. **'_**'
N06 202    ^ *'_*' all_RB right_RB" ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Dowd_NP ._. ^ *'_*'
N06 202 we_PP1AS 'll_MD leave_VB it_PP3 as_CS we_PP1AS planned_VBD it_PP3
N06 203 last_AP night_NN ._.
N06 204 **"_**'
N07   3 ^ an_AT Apache_NP will_MD give_VB plenty_NN silver_NN for_IN a_AT
N07   3 magazine_NN rifle_NN ._. ^ and_CC
N07   4 somebody_PN is_BEZ seeing_VBG that_CS they_PP3AS get_VB 'em_PP3OS ._. ^
N07   4 we_PP1AS 've_HV been_BEN alerted_VBN ._. **'_**'
N07   5    ^ Brock_NP said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' looks_VBZ like_CS I_PP1A got_VBD
N07   5 here_RN at_IN the_ATI right_JJ time_NN ._. **'_**'
N07   6    ^ the_ATI Major's_NPT$ smile_NN was_BEDZ grim_JJ ._. ^ *'_*' may_MD
N07   6 need_VB every_AT man_NN we_PP1AS can_MD get_VB ._. **'_**'
N07   7    ^ *'_*' count_VB me_PP1O in_RP ._. ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD keep_VB an_AT
N07   7 eye_NN on_IN Parkhurst_NP *-_*- Slocum_NP ,_, if_CS that_DT 's_BEZ
N07   8 what_WDT he_PP3A wants_VBZ to_TO be_BE called_VBN *-_*- while_CS I_PP1A
N07   8 look_VB into_IN other_AP things_NNS ._. **'_**'
N07   9    ^ *'_*' like_IN what_WDT ?_? **'_**'
N07  10    ^ *'_*' well_UH ..._... Carlyle_NP ,_, for_IN one_CD1 ._. ^ just_RB
N07  10 do_DO n't_XNOT like_VB him_PP3O ._. ^ look_VB ,_, Pete_NP ._.
N07  11 ^ did_DOD n't_XNOT it_PP3 strike_VB you_PP2 funny_JJ ,_, the_ATI way_NN
N07  11 he_PP3A clammed_VBD up_RP on_IN the_ATI shooting_NN ?_? **'_**'
N07  12    ^ shaking_VBG his_PP$ head_NN ,_, Ahrens_NP said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*'
N07  12 no_UH ,_, it_PP3 did_DOD n't_XNOT ._. ^ I_PP1A told_VBD you_PP2 he_PP3A
N07  13 was_BEDZ a_AT cold_JJ fish_NN ._. ^ asked_VBD a_AP few_AP"
N07  13 questions_NNS on_IN the_ATI way_NN back_RP yesterday_NR ,_, but_CC
N07  14 nobody_PN opened_VBD up_RP ._. ^ did_DOD n't_XNOT expect_VB them_PP3OS
N07  14 to_TO ._. ^ reckon_VB we_PP1AS 'll_MD just_RB have_HV to_TO
N07  15 let_VB the_ATI matter_NN solve_VB itself_PPL ._. **'_**'
N07  16    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM not_XNOT waiting_VBG ._. **'_**'
N07  17    ^ *'_*' now_RN look_VB ,_, feller_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ none_PN
N07  17 of_IN your_PP$ business_NN ._. **'_**'
N07  18    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM making_VBG it_PP3 my_PP$ business_NN ._.
N07  18 **'_**'
N07  19    ^ *'_*' what_WDT in_IN blazes_NNS got_VBD you_PP2 so_QL *-_*-
N07  19 **'_**' ^ his_PP$ eyes_NNS sparked_VBD with_IN
N07  20 understanding_NN ._. ^ *'_*' ahhhh_UH !_! ^ I_PP1A see_VB ,_, I_PP1A
N07  20 see_VB !_! **'_**' ^ he_PP3A slowly_RB nodded_VBD his_PP$ head_NN ,_,
N07  21 smiling_VBG ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A told_VBD you_PP2 she_PP3A was_BEDZ a_AT
N07  21 beauty_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A told_VBD you_PP2 ._. **'_**'
N07  22    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 're_BER crazy_JJ ._. **'_**' ^ Brock_NP felt_VBD
N07  22 a_AT sudden_JJ warmth_NN prickle_VB his_PP$ face_NN ._.
N07  23 ^ *'_*' go_VB climb_VB your_PP$ horse_NN ._. ^ do_DO n't_XNOT know_VB
N07  23 who_WP you_PP2 're_BER talking_VBG about_IN ._. **'_**'
N07  24    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'll_MD bet_VB you_PP2 do_DO n't_XNOT ._. ^ very_QL
N07  24 well_RB ,_, sure-shot_NN ._. ^ you_PP2 're_BER a_AT big_JJ boy_NN
N07  25 now_RN ._. ^ should_MD be_BE able_JJ to_TO look_VB after_IN
N07  25 yourself_PPL without_IN *-_*- **'_**'
N07  26    ^ Brock_NP waved_VBD the_ATI grinning_JJ Ahrens_NP out_RP of_IN
N07  26 the_ATI shack_NN ._. ^ *'_*' go_VB play_VB with_IN
N07  27 your_PP$ Indians_NNPS ,_, will_MD you_PP2 !_! **'_**'
N07  28    ^ *'_*' that_DT 's_BEZ just_RB what_WDT I_PP1A 'm_BEM going_VBG
N07  28 to_TO do_DO ._. ^ came_VBD up_RP this_DT way_NN to_TO look_VB for_IN
N07  29 Indian_JNP signs_NNS ._. ^ got_VBN patrols_NNS cutting_VBG the_ATI
N07  29 country_NN ._. ^ our_PP$ friend_NN Carlyle_NP
N07  30 should_MD be_BE grateful_JJ since_CS his_PP$ wagons_NNS will_MD soon_RB
N07  30 be_BE back_RP with_IN supplies_NNS ._.
N07  31 ^ might_MD be_BE he_PP3A 'll_MD need_VB a_AP little_AP" cavalry_NN
N07  31 protection_NN ._. **'_**'
N07  32    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 're_BER taking_VBG those_DTS dispatches_NNS
N07  32 seriously_RB ._. **'_**'
N07  33    ^ *'_*' darn_RB right_JJ I_PP1A am_BEM ._. ^ anything_PN about_IN
N07  33 Indians_NNPS I_PP1A take_VB seriously_RB ._. ^ and_CC
N07  34 they_PP3AS 'd_MD like_VB to_TO get_VB their_PP$ bloody_JJ hands_NNS
N07  34 on_IN the_ATI beef_NN and_CC whisky_NN and_CC beer_NN
N07  35 and_CC stuff_NN he_PP3A hauls_VBZ back_RP ._. **'_**'
N07  36    ^ *'_*' he_PP3A ships_VBZ out_RP unbroken_JJ ore_NN and_CC
N07  36 brings_VBZ back_RP supplies_NNS ?_? **'_**'
N07  37    ^ *'_*' takes_VBZ about_RB a_AT month_NN ._. ^ due_JJ back_RP in_IN
N07  37 a_AP few_AP" days_NNS ._. ^ goes_VBZ south_NR
N07  38 someplace_RB ._. ^ anyway_RB ,_, much_RB as_CS I_PP1A hate_VB to_TO
N07  38 do_DO him_PP3O a_AT turn_NN ,_, it_PP3 's_BEZ my_PP$ duty_NN to_TO
N07  39 keep_VB an_AT eye_NN out_RP for_IN him_PP3O ._. **'_**'
N07  40    ^ the_ATI troopers_NNS had_HVD been_BEN joshing_VBG with_IN a_AT
N07  40 starry-eyed_JJ Toma*?2s_NP ._. ^ they_PP3AS
N07  41 snapped_VBD to_IN rigid_JJ silence_NN as_CS the_ATI Major_NPT
N07  41 approached_VBD and_CC mounted_VBD his_PP$ roan_JJ
N07  42 gelding_NN ._. ^ the_ATI boy_NN ran_VBD to_IN the_ATI gate_NN ,_,
N07  42 scraped_VBD it_PP3 open_JJ ,_, and_CC waved_VBD the_ATI
N07  43 trotting_NN detail_NN on_IN its_PP$ way_NN ._.
N07  44    ^ *'_*' Mister_NPT Brock_NP ,_, **'_**' Toma*?2s_NP asked_VBD ,_,
N07  44 watching_VBG the_ATI riders_NNS through_IN
N07  45 the_ATI haze_NN of_IN kicked_JJ up_RP dust_NN ,_, *'_*' how_WRB long_RB
N07  45 before_CS I_PP1A can_MD be_BE a_AT soldier_NN ?_? **'_**'
N07  46    ^ Brock_NP rumpled_VBD the_ATI boy's_NN$ hair_NN ._. ^ *'_*' do_DO
N07  46 n't_XNOT be_BE in_IN a_AT hurry_NN ._. ^ enjoy_VB what_WDT
N07  47 you_PP2 have_HV around_RP here_RN while_CS you_PP2 can_MD ._. **'_**'
N07  48    ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, I_PP1A do_DO ,_, Mister_NPT Brock_NP ._. ^ I_PP1A
N07  48 do_DO a_AT lot_NN of_IN things_NNS here_RN that_CS I_PP1A like_VB ._.
N07  49 ^ and_CC I_PP1A can_MD ride_VB the_ATI mules_NNS very_QL well_RB ,_,
N07  49 too_RB ._. **'_**' ^ pondering_VBG ,_, he_PP3A tipped_VBD the_ATI
N07  50 curly_JJ head_NN to_IN one_CD1 side_NN ._. ^ *'_*' that_DT is_BEZ ,_,
N07  50 Juanito_NP I_PP1A ride_VB well_RB ._. ^ the_ATI other_AP
N07  51 one_CD1 ,_, Diablo_NP ,_, does_DOZ not_XNOT like_VB for_IN me_PP1O
N07  51 to_TO get_VB on_IN the_ATI back_NN ._. **'_**'
N07  52    ^ *'_*' then_RN stay_VB off_RP ._. **'_**'
N07  53    ^ *'_*' oh_UH yes_UH ._. ^ but_CC not_XNOT Juanito_NP ._. ^ he_PP3A
N07  53 is_BEZ a_AT good_JJ mule_NN ._. ^ sometimes_RB I_PP1A ride_VB
N07  54 him_PP3O almost_RB as_QL far_RB as_IN where_WRB the_ATI Sheriff_NPT
N07  54 lived_VBD ._. ^ when_WRB I_PP1A am_BEM a_AT soldier_NN ,_, I_PP1A
N07  55 will_MD ride_VB and_CC ride_VB and_CC *-_*- **'_**'
N07  56    ^ *'_*' hold_VB on_RP ,_, now_RN ._. ^ a_AT soldier_NN has_HVZ to_TO
N07  56 walk_VB too_RB ._. ^ walk_VB far_RB ._. **'_**'
N07  57    ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, I_PP1A can_MD walk_VB far_RB ,_, Mister_NPT
N07  57 Brock_NP ._. ^ I_PP1A can_MD walk_VB all_ABN the_ATI way_NN to_IN
N07  58 the_ATI mine_NN ._. **'_**'
N07  59    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 keep_VB away_RP from_IN the_ATI mine_NN ._. ^ no_ATI
N07  59 place_NN for_IN boys_NNS to_TO play_VB ._. **'_**'
N07  60    ^ the_ATI suggestion_NN of_IN a_AT pout_NN puckered_VBD the_ATI
N07  60 boy's_NN$ face_NN ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 talk_VB
N07  61 like_CS my_PP$ mother_NN talks_VBZ ._. **'_**'
N07  62    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 listen_VB to_IN your_PP$ mother_NN ._. **'_**'
N07  63    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A have_HV to_TO ._. **'_**'
N07  64    ^ Brock_NP said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' a_AT soldier_NN must_MD learn_VB
N07  64 to_TO take_VB orders_NNS ,_, do_DO as_CS he_PP3A is_BEZ
N07  65 told_VBN ._. ^ your_PP$ mother_NN is_BEZ your_PP$ commander_NN *-_*-
N07  65 like_IN the_ATI Major_NPT ._. ^ see_VB ?_? ^ when_WRB she_PP3A
N07  66 tells_VBZ you_PP2 not_XNOT to_TO go_VB to_IN the_ATI mine_NN ,_,
N07  66 that_DT is_BEZ an_AT order_NN ._. **'_**'
N07  67    ^ the_ATI brown_JJ eyes_NNS rolled_VBD slowly_RB upward_RB ,_,
N07  67 searching_VBG Brock's_NP$ serious_JJ
N07  68 gaze_NN ._. ^ softly_RB ,_, the_ATI boy_NN said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' it_PP3
N07  68 is_BEZ ?_? **'_**'
N07  69    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 is_BEZ ._. ^ how_WRB about_IN it_PP3 ?_? ^ a_AT
N07  69 good_JJ soldier_NN ,_, or_CC a_AT bad_JJ boy_NN ?_? **'_**'
N07  70    ^ a_AT tough_JJ decision_NN to_TO make_VB ._. ^ half_ABN the_ATI
N07  70 fun_NN of_IN being_BEG a_AT boy_NN was_BEDZ in_IN
N07  71 doing_VBG the_ATI things_NNS you_PP2 were_BED forbidden_VBN to_TO do_DO
N07  71 ._. ^ on_IN the_ATI other_AP hand_NN ,_, to_TO be_BE a_AT
N07  72 soldier_NN ..._... !_! ^ the_ATI picture_NN of_IN snorting_JJ
N07  72 horses_NNS and_CC blue_JJ uniforms_NNS and_CC
N07  73 sheathed_JJ sabres_NNS was_BEDZ too_QL fresh_JJ in_IN his_PP$ mind_NN
N07  73 ._.
N07  74    ^ *'_*' a_AT soldier_NN ,_, Mister_NPT Brock_NP ._. **'_**'
N07  75    ^ *'_*' promise_VB ?_? ^ on_IN the_ATI honour_NN of_IN a_AT
N07  75 soldier_NN ?_? **'_**'
N07  76    ^ the_ATI large_JJ eyes_NNS lit_VBD up_RP ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A can_MD
N07  76 do_DO that_DT ?_? ^ I_PP1A can_MD promise_VB *-_*- like_IN a_AT
N07  77 soldier_NN ?_? **'_**'
N07  78    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 can_MD ._. **'_**'
N07  79    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A do_DO it_PP3 ,_, Mister_NPT Brock_NP ._. ^ I_PP1A
N07  79 promise_VB ,_, like_IN a_AT soldier_NN ._. **'_**'
N07  80    ^ *'_*' no_ATI more_AP going_NN to_IN the_ATI mine_NN ,_, then_RN
N07  80 ._. **'_**'
N07  81    ^ *'_*' no_UH sir_NN ,_, Mister_NPT Brock_NP ._. ^ soldier's_NN$
N07  81 promise_NN ._. **'_**'
N07  82 ^ chapter_NN eight_CD ._.
N07  83    ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ late_JJ in_IN the_ATI afternoon_NN before_CS
N07  83 Magdalena_NP returned_VBD the_ATI
N07  84 cleaned_JJ and_CC mended_JJ clothes_NNS ._. ^ saddling_VBG Rusty_NP
N07  84 as_QL soon_RB as_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ dressed_VBN ,_,
N07  85 Brock_NP cut_VBD eastward_RB in_IN search_NN of_IN the_ATI
N07  85 Stevens'_NPS$ place_NN ._. ^ as_QL long_RB as_CS he_PP3A
N07  86 felt_VBD compelled_VBN to_TO look_VB into_IN the_ATI shooting_NN of_IN
N07  86 the_ATI Sheriff_NPT ,_, he_PP3A might_MD as_QL
N07  87 well_RB visit_VB the_ATI victim's_NN$ late_JJ home_NR ._. ^ maybe_RB
N07  87 Stevens'_NP$ niece_NN could_MD furnish_VB
N07  88 a_AT clue_NN ,_, he_PP3A told_VBD himself_PPL ,_, as_CS the_ATI
N07  88 proud_JJ chestnut_NN stretched_VBD limber_JJ legs_NNS
N07  89 across_IN the_ATI rocky_JJ soil_NN ._. ^ his_PP$ interest_NN was_BEDZ
N07  89 purely_RB in_IN the_ATI shooting_NN !_!
N07  90 ^ nothing_PN else_RB !_!
N07  91    ^ topping_VBG a_AT slight_JJ rise_NN ,_, he_PP3A looked_VBD down_RP
N07  91 on_IN a_AT squat_JJ white-painted_JJ
N07  92 frame_NN cottage_NN *-_*- a_AT square_JJ box_NN dumped_VBN in_IN
N07  92 the_ATI middle_NN of_IN the_ATI drab_JJ desert_NN
N07  93 with_IN a_AT white_JJ slat_NN fence_NN girdling_VBG it_PP3 in_IN
N07  93 uneven_JJ lines_NNS ._. ^ two_CD low_JJ stringy_JJ
N07  94 shrubs_NNS afforded_VBD the_ATI only_AP touch_NN of_IN green_NN
N07  94 within_IN sight_NN ._.
N07  95    ^ a_AT weathered_JJ unpainted_JJ stable_NN stood_VBD about_RB
N07  95 fifty_CD feet_NNS behind_IN the_ATI
N07  96 cottage_NN ,_, and_CC a_AT man_NN came_VBD out_RP of_IN it_PP3 ,_,
N07  96 carrying_VBG a_AT shovel_NN and_CC bucket_NN ,_, and_CC
N07  97 walked_VBD unhurriedly_RB around_IN the_ATI side_NN ._. ^ a_AT dull_JJ
N07  97 orange_JJ shirt_NN hung_VBD loosely_RB
N07  98 over_IN dust_NN brown_JJ pants_NNS ;_; a_AT red_JJ band_NN circling_VBG
N07  98 long_JJ black_JJ strands_NNS of_IN hair_NN
N07  99 clearly_RB identified_VBD him_PP3O as_IN an_AT Indian_NNP ._.
N07 100    ^ touching_VBG Rusty_NP ,_, Brock_NP guided_VBD the_ATI horse_NN
N07 100 down_IN the_ATI slope_NN to_IN the_ATI
N07 101 white_JJ picket_NN gate_NN ,_, dismounting_VBG as_CS the_ATI cottage_NN
N07 101 door_NN opened_VBD ._.
N07 102    ^ she_PP3A stood_VBD framed_VBN in_IN the_ATI doorway_NN ,_, a_AT
N07 102 formal_JJ full-length_JJB portrait_NN
N07 103 with_IN hands_NNS clasped_VBN before_IN her_PP3O ,_, head_NN high_RB
N07 103 ._. ^ the_ATI soft_JJ violet_JJ eyes_NNS *-_*-
N07 104 well_UH ,_, they_PP3AS were_BED neither_DTX soft_JJ nor_CC violet_JJ
N07 104 at_IN the_ATI moment_NN ._.
N07 105    ^ *'_*' just_RB what_WDT do_DO you_PP2 want_VB here_RN ,_,
N07 105 Mister_NPT Taylor_NP ?_? **'_**' ^ whatever_WDT it_PP3 was_BEDZ ,_,
N07 106 he_PP3A was_BEDZ not_XNOT being_BEG invited_VBN to_TO find_VB it_PP3
N07 106 ._.
N07 107    ^ *'_*' why_WRB ..._... ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A hesitated_VBD ,_,
N07 107 hat_NN in_IN hand_NN ._. ^ *'_*' just_RB dropped_VBD by_RP to_TO
N07 108 say_VB hello_NN ,_, Miss_NPT Stevens_NP ._. ^ we_PP1AS 're_BER
N07 108 neighbours_NNS ,_, y'_PP2 know_VB ._. **'_**'
N07 109    ^ *'_*' Mister_NPT Carlyle_NP told_VBD me_PP1O ._. **'_**'
N07 110    ^ he_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN certain_JJ the_ATI eyes_NNS were_BED
N07 110 more_QL violet_JJ than_CS grey_JJ ._. ^ could_MD
N07 111 it_PP3 have_HV been_BEN the_ATI black_JJ dress_NN of_IN mourning_NN
N07 111 that_WPR brought_VBD out_RP such_ABL warm_JJ
N07 112 lights_NNS last_AP evening_NN ?_? ^ surely_RB ,_, the_ATI gown_NN
N07 112 she_PP3A now_RN wore_VBD *-_*- corn-flower_NN
N07 113 blue_JJ ,_, waist-tight_JJ with_IN full_JJ skirt_NN *-_*- should_MD
N07 113 complement_VB tender_JJ violet_JJ
N07 114 tints_NNS instead_RB of_IN accentuating_VBG the_ATI cold_JJ
N07 114 impersonal_JJ grey_JJ stare_NN that_WPR
N07 115 challenged_VBD him_PP3O ._.
N07 116    ^ *'_*' just_RB thought_VBD I_PP1A 'd_MD say_VB hello_NN ,_, **'_**'
N07 116 he_PP3A repeated_VBD awkwardly_RB ._. ^ *'_*' see_VB if_CS
N07 117 there_EX 's_BEZ anything_PN I_PP1A can_MD do_DO to_TO *-_*- **'_**'
N07 118    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A assure_VB you_PP2 ,_, sir_NN ,_, there_EX is_BEZ
N07 118 nothing_PN worth_IN spying_VBG on_IN !_! **'_**'
N07 119    ^ *'_*' spying_VBG ?_? **'_**'
N07 120    ^ *'_*' Mister_NPT Carlyle_NP told_VBD me_PP1O !_! **'_**'
N07 121    ^ *'_*' told_VBD you_PP2 what_WDT ,_, ma'am_NN ?_? **'_**' ^ he_PP3A
N07 121 forced_VBD a_AT smile_NN on_IN his_PP$ lips_NNS ,_, even_CS
N07 122 though_CS" it_PP3 had_HVD left_VBN his_PP$ voice_NN ._.
N07 123    ^ *'_*' of_IN your_PP$ *-_*- profession_NN !_! ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ
N07 123 compelled_VBN to_TO tolerate_VB Yankee_JNP
N07 124 subjugation_NN back_RP home_NR ,_, sir_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A hoped_VBD to_TO
N07 124 be_BE free_JJ of_IN it_PP3 out_RP here_RN ._. ^ at_RB
N07 125 least_RB" I_PP1A could_MD evade_VB them_PP3OS when_WRB I_PP1A saw_VBD
N07 125 blue_JJ uniforms_NNS ._. **'_**'
N07 126    ^ *'_*' sorry_JJ you_PP2 feel_VB that_DT way_NN ,_, ma'am_NN ._. ^
N07 126 but_CC I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT see_VB what_WDT that_DT has_HVZ
N07 127 to_TO do_DO with_IN calling_VBG me_PP1O a_AT spy_NN ._. **'_**'
N07 128    ^ *'_*' please_UH do_DO n't_XNOT try_VB to_TO brazen_VB it_PP3
N07 128 out_RP ,_, Mister_NPT Taylor_NP *-_*- if_CS that_DT is_BEZ
N07 129 your_PP$ name_NN !_! ^ your_PP$ companions_NNS have_HV the_ATI
N07 129 questionable_JJ decency_NN to_TO show_VB
N07 130 their_PP$ colours_NNS ,_, but_CC you_PP2 ..._...
N07 131    ._. **'_**' ^ *'_*' yes_UH ..._... ?_? ^ but_CC me_PP1O ?_? **'_**'
N07 132    ^ she_PP3A leaned_VBD forward_RB ,_, small_JJ fists_NNS clenched_VBN
N07 132 white_JJ at_IN her_PP$ sides_NNS ._.
N07 133 ^ sparking_VBG each_DT word_NN with_IN bitter_JJ contempt_NN ,_,
N07 133 she_PP3A accused_VBD him_PP3O with_IN shaking_JJ
N07 134 vehemence_NN ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 pose_VB as_IN something_PN you_PP2
N07 134 never_RB were_BED !_! ^ trying_VBG to_TO win_VB
N07 135 your_PP$ way_NN into_IN Mister_NPT Carlyle's_NP$ confidence_NN ,_,
N07 135 just_RB to_TO spy_VB on_IN him_PP3O for_IN your_PP$
N07 136 Yankee_JNP masters_NNS !_! **'_**'
N07 137    ^ *'_*' now_RN just_RB a_AT minute_NN ,_, young_JJ lady_NN !_!
N07 137 **'_**' ^ his_PP$ face_NN reddened_VBD ,_, darkening_VBG
N07 138 the_ATI welts_NNS and_CC bruises_NNS ,_, and_CC emphasizing_VBG the_ATI
N07 138 purple_JJ bulge_NN under_IN the_ATI
N07 139 right_JJ eye_NN ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT like_VB being_BEG
N07 139 called_VBN a_AT spy_NN !_! **'_**'
N07 140    ^ *'_*' call_VB it_PP3 what_WDT you_PP2 will_MD !_! ^ there_EX
N07 140 's_BEZ a_AT nastier_JJR term_NN for_IN it_PP3 !_! **'_**' ^ she_PP3A
N07 141 stepped_VBD back_RP ,_, slamming_VBG the_ATI door_NN shut_VBN ,_,
N07 141 leaving_VBG him_PP3O fuming_VBG as_CS he_PP3A gripped_VBD
N07 142 the_ATI white_JJ picket_NN fence_NN ._.
N07 143    ^ Mister_NPT Carlyle_NP told_VBD me_PP1O !_!
N07 144    ^ oh_UH ,_, he_PP3A did_DOD ,_, did_DOD he_PP3A !_! ^ jamming_VBG
N07 144 the_ATI hat_NN on_IN his_PP$ head_NN ,_, Brock_NP leaped_VBD
N07 145 to_IN Rusty's_NP$ back_NN ,_, swung_VBD him_PP3O towards_IN the_ATI
N07 145 mine_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A 'd_MD look_VB there_RN first_RB
N07 146 and_CC find_VB out_RP just_RB what_WDT in_IN the_ATI blazing_JJ hell_NN
N07 146 Mister_NPT Carlyle_NP had_HVD told_VBN
N07 147 her_PP3O !_!
N07 149    ^ a_AT thin_JJ freckled-faced_JJ youth_NN sauntered_VBD from_IN
N07 149 around_IN the_ATI far_JJ side_NN of_IN
N07 150 the_ATI loading_NN platform_NN as_CS Brock_NP drew_VBD Rusty_NP to_IN
N07 150 a_AT rearing_JJ halt_NN at_IN the_ATI
N07 151 mine_NN ._. ^ the_ATI boy's_NN$ black_JJ hat_NN sat_VBD far_RB back_RP
N07 151 on_IN his_PP$ head_NN ;_; his_PP$ thumbs_NNS were_BED
N07 152 hooked_VBN in_IN a_AT wide_JJ cartridge_NN belt_NN ._. ^ the_ATI hog_NN
N07 152 leg_NN butt_NN of_IN a_AT long_JJ pistol_NN
N07 153 stuck_VBD out_RP from_IN a_AT holster_NN that_WPR was_BEDZ tied_VBN
N07 153 to_IN his_PP$ skinny_JJ thigh_NN ._.
N07 154    ^ *'_*' Mister_NPT Carlyle_NP around_RP ?_? **'_**' Brock_NP
N07 154 asked_VBD ._.
N07 155    ^ *'_*' what_WDT you_PP2 want_VB 'im_PP3O fer_IN ?_? **'_**' ^
N07 155 the_ATI boy_NN tried_VBD to_TO make_VB the_ATI
N07 156 age-changing_JJ voice_NN sound_VB hard_JJ ,_, and_CC it_PP3 might_MD
N07 156 have_HV sounded_VBN ludicrous_JJ had_HVD
N07 157 it_PP3 not_XNOT been_BEN for_IN the_ATI reckless_JJ chill_NN
N07 157 shimmering_VBG in_IN cat-yellow_JJ eyes_NNS ._.
N07 158    ^ *'_*' want_VB to_TO see_VB him_PP3O ,_, **'_**' Brock_NP said_VBD
N07 158 ._. ^ *'_*' know_VB where_WRB he_PP3A is_BEZ ?_? **'_**'
N07 159    ^ *'_*' maybe_RB ._. ^ who_WP are_BER you_PP2 ?_? **'_**'
N07 160    ^ *'_*' neighbour_NN ._. ^ is_BEZ Carlyle_NP here_RN ?_? **'_**'
N07 161    ^ the_ATI boy_NN spat_VBD between_IN his_PP$ teeth_NNS *-_*- just_RB
N07 161 like_IN O'Shay_NP *-_*- and_CC pressed_VBD
N07 162 his_PP$ thumbs_NNS down_RP on_IN the_ATI pistol_NN belt_NN *-_*-
N07 162 just_RB like_IN Clanton_NP ._. ^ he_PP3A tried_VBD to_TO
N07 163 squint_VB his_PP$ eyes_NNS like_IN Beeman_NP when_WRB he_PP3A said_VBD
N07 163 ,_, ^ *'_*' do_DO n't_XNOT see_VB 'im_PP3O ,_, do_DO
N07 164 yuh_PP2 ?_? **'_**'
N07 165    ^ Brock_NP looked_VBD the_ATI boy_NN over_RP from_IN shabby_JJ
N07 165 boots_NNS to_IN over-sized_JJ hat_NN ._.
N07 166 ^ *'_*' what_WDT are_BER you_PP2 trying_VBG to_TO do_DO ,_, sonny_NN
N07 166 ?_? ^ play_VB like_CS you_PP2 're_BER a_AT man_NN ?_? **'_**'
N07 167    ^ a_AT freckled_JJ hand_NN flashed_VBD to_IN the_ATI hog_NN leg_NN
N07 167 butt_NN ._. ^ the_ATI gawky_JJ frame_NN
N07 168 tensed_VBD ._.
N07 169    ^ Brock_NP said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' better_RBR be_BE careful_JJ who_WP
N07 169 you_PP2 play_VB with_IN ,_, sonny_NN ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A
N07 170 swung_VBD Rusty_NP around_RP and_CC toed_VBD him_PP3O into_IN a_AT
N07 170 run_NN without_IN seeing_VBG the_ATI
N07 171 black-haired_JJ man_NN waiting_VBG motionlessly_RB behind_IN the_ATI
N07 171 opposite_JJ side_NN of_IN the_ATI
N07 172 platform_NN ._.
N07 173    ^ Gimpy_NP Beckett_NP limped_VBD up_RP to_IN the_ATI youth_NN as_CS
N07 173 Brock_NP disappeared_VBD down_IN
N07 174 the_ATI grade_NN ._. ^ *'_*' see_VB him_PP3O before_RI ?_? **'_**'
N07 174 he_PP3A growled_VBD ._.
N07 175    ^ the_ATI boy_NN shook_VBD his_PP$ head_NN ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A
N07 175 shoulda_MD give_VB it_PP3 to_IN him_PP3O !_! **'_**'
N07 176    ^ Gimpy_NP glared_VBD at_IN the_ATI boy_NN ._. ^ *'_*' listen_VB ,_,
N07 176 kid_NN ._. ^ just_RB 'cause_CS you_PP2 shot_VBD
N07 177 one_CD1 man_NN ,_, do_DO n't_XNOT feel_VB like_CS you_PP2 can_MD
N07 177 shoot_VB 'em_PP3OS all_ABN !_! **'_**'
N07 178    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 do_DO n't_XNOT need_VB to_TO tell_VB me_PP1O ._.
N07 178 **'_**'
N07 179    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A am_BEM tellin'_VBG you_PP2 !_! ^ get_VB snotty_JJ
N07 179 with_IN me_PP1O ,_, youngster_NN ,_, and_CC I_PP1A 'll_MD
N07 180 take_VB back_RP that_DT hog_NN leg_NN and_CC warm_VB your_PP$ skinny_JJ
N07 180 butts_NNS with_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ Carlyle_NP
N07 181 told_VBD me_PP1O to_TO learn_VB you_PP2 ,_, and_CC by_IN God_NP I_PP1A
N07 181 will_MD !_! **'_**' ^ he_PP3A turned_VBD away_RP and_CC limped_VBD
N07 182 to_IN the_ATI shade_NN of_IN the_ATI mine_NN office_NN ._.
N07 184    ^ Arkie_NP was_BEDZ standing_VBG next_RB to_IN the_ATI saloon's_NN$
N07 184 hitching_NN rail_NN ,_, minding_VBG
N07 185 the_ATI red-wheeled_JJ chaise_NN ,_, when_WRB Brock_NP rode_VBD up_RP
N07 185 ._. ^ the_ATI black_JJ stallion_NN reared_VBD
N07 186 in_IN the_ATI shafts_NNS as_CS Rusty_NP drew_VBD close_RB ,_, and_CC
N07 186 Arkie_NP had_HVD to_TO hang_VB on_RP with_IN both_ABX
N07 187 hands_NNS ._.
N07 188    ^ *'_*' heck_UH all_ABN !_! **'_**' ^ Arkie_NP scolded_VBD Brock_NP
N07 188 over_IN his_PP$ shoulder_NN ,_, ^ *'_*' you_PP2
N07 189 know_VB better_RBR 'n_CS to_TO bring_VB a_AT horse_NN that_QL close_RB
N07 189 to_IN Jet_NP !_! ^ Mister_NPT Carlyle_NP
N07 190 sure_RB give_VB it_PP3 to_IN yuh_PP2 ,_, he_PP3A finds_VBZ out_RP !_!
N07 190 **'_**'
N07 191    ^ from_IN the_ATI saddle_NN ,_, Brock_NP said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*'
N07 191 you_PP2 just_RB tell_VB me_PP1O where_WRB Carlyle_NP is_BEZ
N07 192 and_CC I_PP1A 'll_MD see_VB that_CS he_PP3A finds_VBZ out_RP ._.
N07 192 **'_**'
N07 193    ^ Arkie_NP gaped_VBD up_RP at_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2
N07 193 talkin'_VBG 'bout_IN Mister_NPT
N07 194 Carlyle_NP ?_? **'_**'
N07 195    ^ *'_*' where_WRB is_BEZ he_PP3A ?_? **'_**' ^ Brock_NP nodded_VBD
N07 195 towards_IN the_ATI saloon_NN ._. ^ *'_*' in_IN
N07 196 there_RN ?_? **'_**'
N07 197    ^ stunned_VBN ,_, Arkie_NP gasped_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' you_PP2 mean_VB
N07 197 you_PP2 gonna_VBG tell_VB Mister_NPT
N07 198 Carlyle_NP ?_? **'_**'
N07 199    ^ dismounting_VBG ,_, Brock_NP slip-knotted_VBD the_ATI reins_NNS
N07 199 around_IN the_ATI end_NN post_NN of_IN
N07 200 the_ATI hitch_NN rail_NN ._. ^ *'_*' keep_VB that_DT black_JJ devil_NN
N07 200 away_RP from_IN Rusty_NP or_CC you_PP2 'll_MD
N07 201 have_HV a_AT sick_JJ horse_NN on_IN your_PP$ hands_NNS ,_, **'_**'
N07 201 he_PP3A warned_VBD ,_, and_CC leaped_VBD to_IN the_ATI
N07 202 wooden_JJ sidewalk_NN ._.
N07 203    ^ about_RP to_TO push_VB open_JJ the_ATI swinging_JJ doors_NNS ,_,
N07 203 he_PP3A stopped_VBD as_CS a_AT woman_NN
N07 204 touched_VBD his_PP$ arm_NN ._. ^ a_AT gaunt_JJ little_JJ creature_NN
N07 204 ,_, her_PP$ pinched_JJ face_NN seemed_VBD
N07 205 more_RBR eyes_NNS than_IN anything_PN else_RB ._. ^ a_AT faded_JJ
N07 205 blue_JJ sun-bonnet_NN hid_VBD most_AP of_IN the_ATI
N07 206 face_NN and_CC all_ABN of_IN her_PP$ hair_NN ,_, and_CC she_PP3A
N07 206 clutched_VBD a_AT thin_JJ grey_JJ shawl_NN as_CS though_CS"
N07 207 the_ATI sun's_NN$ rays_NNS were_BED streaks_NNS of_IN penetrating_JJ
N07 207 sleet_NN ._. ^ her_PP$ long_JJ full_JJ
N07 208 skirt_NN ,_, a_AT worn_JJ drab_JJ plaid_NN ,_, swept_VBD the_ATI
N07 208 boardwalk_NN in_IN uneven_JJ folds_NNS ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A
N07 209 must_MD see_VB you_PP2 ,_, Mister_NPT Taylor_NP ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A
N07 209 whispered_VBD ,_, leaning_VBG close_RB ._. ^ *'_*' just_RB
N07 210 for_IN a_AT minute_NN ._. ^ please_UH ._. **'_**'
N07 211    ^ Brock_NP glanced_VBD impatiently_RB inside_IN the_ATI saloon_NN
N07 211 ._. ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, ma'am_NN ?_? **'_**'
N07 212    ^ *'_*' over_RP here_RN ._. **'_**' ^ she_PP3A led_VBD him_PP3O
N07 212 to_IN the_ATI second_OD building_NN past_IN the_ATI
N07 213 saloon_NN ._.
N07 214    ^ *'_*' look_VB ,_, ma'am_NN ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A tried_VBD to_TO
N07 214 sound_VB patient_JJ ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A have_HV business_NN
N07 215 to_TO attend_VB to_IN ._. ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD be_BE glad_JJ to_TO listen_VB
N07 215 if_CS *-_*- **'_**'
N07 216    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 do_DO n't_XNOT remember_VB me_PP1O Mister_NPT
N07 216 Taylor_NP ?_? **'_**'
N07 217    ^ the_ATI interruption_NN caught_VBD him_PP3O by_IN surprise_NN ._. ^
N07 217 remember_VB this_DT frail_JJ
N07 218 little_JJ old_JJ woman_NN ?_? ^ he_PP3A 'd_HVD never_RB seen_VBN
N07 218 her_PP3O before_RI in_IN his_PP$ life_NN ._.
N08   2    but_CC there_EX was_BEDZ none_PN ._. ^ only_RB silence_NN ._.
N08   3    ^ I_PP1A staggered_VBD to_IN my_PP$ feet_NNS ,_, went_VBD over_RP
N08   3 to_IN the_ATI packing-cases_NNS ,_, rummaged_VBD
N08   4 among_IN them_PP3OS ._. ^ they_PP3AS had_HVD been_BEN held_VBN
N08   4 together_RB ,_, bound_VBN ,_, with_IN galvanized_JJ wire_NN ._.
N08   5 ^ I_PP1A began_VBD to_TO twist_VB and_CC turn_VB ,_, feeling_VBG
N08   5 the_ATI wire_NN heat_VB up_RP between_IN my_PP$
N08   6 fingers_NNS ,_, begin_VB to_TO burn_VB my_PP$ flesh_NN ,_, but_CC
N08   6 I_PP1A ignored_VBD it_PP3 and_CC kept_VBD twisting_VBG
N08   7 until_CS a_AT piece_NN of_IN about_RB six_CD inches_NNS in_IN length_NN
N08   7 came_VBD free_JJ ._.
N08   8    ^ I_PP1A limped_VBD back_RP to_IN the_ATI door_NN ,_, knelt_VBD
N08   8 again_RB ._. ^ the_ATI lock_NN was_BEDZ massive_JJ but_CC
N08   9 ancient_JJ and_CC simple_JJ ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI key_NN in_IN
N08   9 it_PP3 ._. ^ I_PP1A could_MD look_VB straight_RB
N08  10 through_RP into_IN the_ATI dimming_JJ light_NN in_IN the_ATI
N08  10 corridor_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A probed_VBD with_IN the_ATI
N08  11 wire_NN ,_, got_VBD to_IN the_ATI tumbler_NN and_CC lifted_VBD ._. ^
N08  11 but_CC the_ATI wire_NN bent_VBD ._. ^ I_PP1A cursed_VBD ,_,
N08  12 pulled_VBD it_PP3 clear_JJ ,_, straightened_VBD it_PP3 ,_, tried_VBD
N08  12 again_RB ,_, but_CC again_RB it_PP3 bent_VBD ._.
N08  13    ^ *'_*' here_RN ,_, **'_**' Seona's_NP$ voice_NN from_IN behind_IN
N08  13 me_PP1O ._. ^ she_PP3A had_HVD a_AT nail_NN in_IN her_PP$
N08  14 hand_NN ,_, a_AT long_JJ nail_NN ,_, stronger_JJR than_IN the_ATI
N08  14 wire_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A snatched_VBD it_PP3 from_IN her_PP3O ,_,
N08  15 probed_VBD again_RB ,_, lifted_VBD and_CC this_DT time_NN the_ATI
N08  15 tumbler_NN rose_VBD a_AT little_JJ way_NN
N08  16 before_CS it_PP3 slipped_VBD back_RP into_IN place_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A
N08  16 paused_VBD ,_, wiped_VBD sweat_NN from_IN my_PP$ brow_NN
N08  17 and_CC listened_VBD at_IN the_ATI door_NN ._. ^ if_CS the_ATI guard_NN
N08  17 was_BEDZ still_RB outside_RP he_PP3A must_MD have_HV
N08  18 heard_VBN the_ATI attempts_NNS at_IN picking_VBG the_ATI lock_NN ._. ^
N08  18 but_CC all_ABN was_BEDZ still_JJ ._. ^ with_IN
N08  19 trembling_JJ fingers_NNS I_PP1A thrust_VBD with_IN the_ATI nail_NN ,_,
N08  19 the_ATI tumbler_NN rose_VBD the_ATI whole_JJ
N08  20 way_NN and_CC the_ATI lock_NN snapped_VBD open_JJ ._.
N08  21    ^ my_PP$ nerves_NNS were_BED jangling_VBG ._. ^ I_PP1A stood_VBD
N08  21 for_IN a_AT second_NN with_IN my_PP$ back_NN
N08  22 against_IN the_ATI door_NN ,_, breathing_VBG heavily_RB ,_, then_RN
N08  22 I_PP1A turned_VBD and_CC slowly_RB ,_,
N08  23 stealthily_RB I_PP1A eased_VBD it_PP3 open_JJ ._. ^ it_PP3 creaked_VBD
N08  23 ._. ^ my_PP$ heart_NN missed_VBD a_AT beat_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A
N08  24 waited_VBD ._. ^ still_RB no_ATI sound_NN from_IN outside_RP ._. ^
N08  24 I_PP1A opened_VBD the_ATI door_NN wide_JJ ._.
N08  25    ^ carefully_RB I_PP1A looked_VBD out_RP into_IN the_ATI
N08  25 passageway_NN ._. ^ the_ATI chair_NN was_BEDZ empty_JJ ,_,
N08  26 cigarette-ends_NNS littered_VBD the_ATI floor_NN beside_IN it_PP3
N08  26 and_CC in_IN the_ATI gloomy_JJ light_NN of_IN
N08  27 evening_NN I_PP1A could_MD look_VB straight_RB along_RP to_IN the_ATI
N08  27 hallway_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 ,_, too_RB ,_, was_BEDZ
N08  28 empty_JJ ._.
N08  29    ^ I_PP1A grasped_VBD Seona's_NP$ arm_NN ,_, pulled_VBD her_PP3O
N08  29 with_IN me_PP1O as_CS I_PP1A went_VBD silently_RB
N08  30 along_IN the_ATI passage_NN keeping_VBG close_RB to_IN the_ATI wall_NN
N08  30 ._. ^ my_PP$ groin_NN was_BEDZ paining_VBG :_: it_PP3
N08  31 was_BEDZ swollen_VBN but_CC somehow_RB it_PP3 did_DOD n't_XNOT seem_VB
N08  31 so_QL bad_JJ now_RN ._.
N08  32    ^ we_PP1AS came_VBD to_IN the_ATI hallway_NN ._. ^ still_RB the_ATI
N08  32 silence_NN ,_, an_AT eerie_JJ silence_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A
N08  33 did_DOD n't_XNOT know_VB what_WDT to_TO make_VB of_IN it_PP3 ._.
N08  34    ^ *'_*' stay_VB here_RN ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD to_IN the_ATI
N08  34 girl_NN ,_, and_CC then_RN on_IN my_PP$ toes_NNS I_PP1A went_VBD
N08  35 over_RP to_IN the_ATI main_JJB door_NN ,_, looked_VBD out_RP into_IN
N08  35 the_ATI courtyard_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ empty_JJ ._.
N08  36 ^ the_ATI truck_NN had_HVD gone_VBN ._. ^ I_PP1A beckoned_VBD ._. ^
N08  36 Seona_NP came_VBD to_TO join_VB me_PP1O ._.
N08  37    ^ my_PP$ lips_NNS were_BED against_IN her_PP$ ear_NN ,_, her_PP$
N08  37 hair_NN brushing_VBG my_PP$ face_NN ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2
N08  38 know_VB the_ATI road_NN to_IN the_ATI coast_NN ._. ^ you_PP2 know_VB
N08  38 of_IN Farrel_NP ._. ^ ask_VB for_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ go_VB to_IN
N08  39 him_PP3O or_CC De_NP Sotto_NP ._. **'_**'
N08  40    ^ her_PP$ face_NN turned_VBD ._. ^ I_PP1A looked_VBD into_IN her_PP$
N08  40 eyes_NNS ._. ^ *'_*' and_CC you_PP2 ?_? **'_**'
N08  41    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A will_MD follow_VB ,_, **'_**' ,_, I_PP1A said_VBD
N08  41 hastily_RB ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A have_HV to_TO find_VB out_RP if_CS
N08  41 he_PP3A
N08  42 is_BEZ still_RB here_RN ._. ^ I_PP1A will_MD not_XNOT be_BE far_RB
N08  42 behind_IN you_PP2 ._. **'_**'
N08  43    ^ *'_*' no_UH ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, her_PP$ voice_NN
N08  43 little_AP more_AP than_IN a_AT whisper_NN ._. ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS
N08  44 have_HV come_VBN this_QL far_RB together_RB ._. ^ I_PP1A will_MD
N08  44 not_XNOT leave_VB you_PP2 now_RN ._. ^ you_PP2 may_MD need_VB
N08  45 my_PP$ help_NN ._. ^ besides_RI ,_, the_ATI little_JJ man_NN has_HVZ
N08  45 said_VBN that_CS Jeronimo's_NP$ men_NNS are_BER
N08  46 between_IN us_PP1OS and_CC the_ATI coast_NN ._. **'_**'
N08  47    ^ *'_*' do_DO as_CS you_PP2 're_BER told_VBN ._. **'_**' ^ my_PP$
N08  47 voice_NN was_BEDZ harsh_JJ ,_, impatient_JJ ._.
N08  48    ^ *'_*' no_UH ._. ^ we_PP1AS go_VB together_RB ._. **'_**'
N08  49    ^ there_EX was_BEDZ n't_XNOT time_NN to_TO argue_VB ._. ^ I_PP1A
N08  49 took_VBD her_PP3O by_IN the_ATI hand_NN ,_, went_VBD quickly_RB
N08  50 over_RP to_IN the_ATI stairs_NNS ,_, began_VBD to_TO climb_VB ,_,
N08  50 placing_VBG my_PP$ feet_NNS carefully_RB on_IN each_DT
N08  51 step_NN ,_, keeping_VBG close_RB in_IN the_ATI deep_JJ shadow_NN of_IN
N08  51 the_ATI balustrade_NN and_CC at_IN the_ATI
N08  52 top_NN of_IN the_ATI stairs_NNS I_PP1A stopped_VBD ,_, bent_VBD
N08  52 double_JJ and_CC looked_VBD each_DT way_NN along_IN the_ATI
N08  53 length_NN of_IN the_ATI landing_NN ,_, along_IN the_ATI dim_JJ empty_JJ
N08  53 silence_NN of_IN it_PP3 ._.
N08  54    ^ on_RP to_IN the_ATI landing_NN then_RN ,_, padding_VBG softly_RB
N08  54 ,_, making_VBG for_IN the_ATI far_JJ end_NN ._.
N08  55 ^ double_JJ doors_NNS stood_VBD open_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A looked_VBD
N08  55 inside_RP to_IN a_AT bare_JJ empty_JJ room_NN ._. ^ the_ATI
N08  56 evening_NN breeze_NN blew_VBD gently_RB in_RP through_IN windows_NNS
N08  56 from_IN which_WDTR most_AP of_IN the_ATI
N08  57 glazing_NN had_HVD gone_VBN ._. ^ on_RP to_IN the_ATI next_AP room_NN
N08  57 ._. ^ the_ATI doors_NNS were_BED shut_VBN ._. ^ slowly_RB
N08  58 I_PP1A opened_VBD them_PP3OS a_AT fraction_NN ,_, looked_VBD in_RP ._. ^
N08  58 it_PP3 showed_VBD signs_NNS of_IN recent_JJ
N08  59 occupation_NN ._. ^ papers_NNS scattered_VBN over_IN the_ATI floor_NN
N08  59 ._. ^ cigarette-ends_NNS too_RB ._. ^ a_AT
N08  60 couple_NN of_IN what_WDT seemed_VBD to_TO be_BE pin-up_JJB pictures_NNS
N08  60 stuck_VBN to_IN one_CD1 wall_NN ._.
N08  61    ^ then_RN on_RP to_IN the_ATI next_AP room_NN ,_, and_CC the_ATI
N08  61 next_AP ,_, working_VBG my_PP$ way_NN along_RP ,_,
N08  62 seeing_VBG signs_NNS of_IN some_DTI of_IN them_PP3OS having_HVG
N08  62 been_BEN in_IN use_NN until_CS at_RB last_RB" I_PP1A came_VBD
N08  63 to_IN the_ATI room_NN where_WRB I_PP1A had_HVD met_VBN Jeronimo_NP ._. ^
N08  63 I_PP1A was_BEDZ more_QL careful_JJ here_RN ._. ^ I_PP1A
N08  64 used_VBD the_ATI keyhole_NN first_RB ._. ^ but_CC it_PP3 too_RB
N08  64 was_BEDZ deserted_VBN ,_, most_AP of_IN the_ATI
N08  65 furniture_NN covered_VBN by_IN dust_NN sheets_NNS ,_, and_CC I_PP1A
N08  65 stood_VBD for_IN a_AT moment_NN or_CC so_PN ,_,
N08  66 frowning_VBG ,_, puzzled_JJ ,_, not_XNOT knowing_VBG what_WDT to_TO
N08  66 make_VB of_IN it_PP3 ._.
N08  67    ^ next_RB to_IN it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT bedroom_NN ,_, fully_RB
N08  67 furnished_VBN ,_, a_AT great_JJ canopied_JJ bed_NN
N08  68 occupying_VBG most_AP of_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ the_ATI bed_NN was_BEDZ
N08  68 still_RB made_VBN up_RP ._. ^ I_PP1A left_VBD it_PP3 ,_, went_VBD on_RP
N08  69 and_CC two_CD doors_NNS farther_RBR on_RP ,_, and_CC almost_RB at_IN
N08  69 the_ATI end_NN of_IN a_AT landing_NN ,_, I_PP1A turned_VBD
N08  70 a_AT handle_NN ,_, went_VBD in_RP to_IN a_AT horrible_JJ sickening_JJ
N08  70 stench_NN ._.
N08  71    ^ I_PP1A staggered_VBD back_RP ._. ^ behind_IN me_PP1O Seona_NP
N08  71 retreated_VBD hurriedly_RB ._. ^ I_PP1A went_VBD
N08  72 forward_RB again_RB into_IN darkness_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A still_RB had_HVD
N08  72 the_ATI matches_NNS ._. ^ I_PP1A struck_VBD one_CD1
N08  73 and_CC in_IN the_ATI light_NN from_IN the_ATI tiny_JJ flame_NN I_PP1A
N08  73 saw_VBD shuttered_JJ windows_NNS ,_, saw_VBD a_AT
N08  74 low_JJ truckle-bed_NN ,_, a_AT small_JJ table_NN beside_IN it_PP3 ,_,
N08  74 and_CC on_IN the_ATI bed_NN a_AT form_NN ,_, the_ATI
N08  75 form_NN of_IN someone_PN covered_VBN by_IN a_AT blanket_NN ._.
N08  76    ^ on_IN the_ATI table_NN stood_VBD a_AT small_JJ oil_NN lamp_NN ._. ^
N08  76 I_PP1A held_VBD my_PP$ breath_NN ,_, went_VBD over_RP
N08  77 to_IN it_PP3 ,_, raised_VBD the_ATI glass_NN ,_, lighted_VBD it_PP3
N08  77 and_CC the_ATI room_NN filled_VBD with_IN a_AT warm_JJ
N08  78 mellow_JJ light_NN ._.
N08  79    ^ gingerly_RB I_PP1A raised_VBD the_ATI edge_NN of_IN the_ATI
N08  79 blanket_NN ._. ^ a_AT dead_JJ face_NN looked_VBD up_RP
N08  80 at_IN me_PP1O ,_, the_ATI eyes_NNS closed_VBN ,_, dark-ringed_JJ ,_,
N08  80 the_ATI face_NN waxen_JJ and_CC showing_VBG still_RB
N08  81 the_ATI lines_NNS of_IN pain_NN and_CC suffering_NN ._. ^ hurriedly_RB
N08  81 I_PP1A ripped_VBD away_RP the_ATI blanket_NN
N08  82 from_IN the_ATI body_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ naked_JJ ,_, the_ATI
N08  82 body_NN of_IN a_AT man_NN ,_, well_RB built_VBN and_CC young_JJ :_:
N08  83 one_CD1 arm_NN was_BEDZ still_RB bandaged_VBN ,_, an_AT arm_NN
N08  83 which_WDTR was_BEDZ swollen_VBN to_IN enormous_JJ
N08  84 proportions_NNS and_CC stinking_VBG ,_, gangrenous_JJ ._. ^ his_PP$
N08  84 other_AP arm_NN lay_VBD across_IN his_PP$
N08  85 chest_NN ,_, unnaturally_RB ,_, as_CS if_CS" placed_VBN there_RN
N08  85 deliberately_RB ,_, for_IN a_AT purpose_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A
N08  86 bent_VBD closer_RBR ,_, saw_VBD the_ATI pinprick_NN of_IN the_ATI
N08  86 hole_NN made_VBN by_IN a_AT hypodermic_JJ
N08  87 syringe_NN ._. ^ someone_PN had_HVD been_BEN merciful_JJ ._.
N08  88    ^ I_PP1A threw_VBD the_ATI blanket_NN back_RP on_IN him_PP3O ._. ^
N08  88 his_PP$ clothing_NN lay_VBD piled_VBD over_IN a_AT
N08  89 chair_NN ,_, trousers_NNS ,_, shoes_NNS ,_, socks_NNS ,_,
N08  89 underclothing_NN ,_, a_AT shirt_NN ,_, but_CC no_ATI jacket_NN ._.
N08  90 ^ I_PP1A picked_VBD up_RP the_ATI shirt_NN ._. ^ the_ATI right_JJ
N08  90 sleeve_NN had_HVD been_BEN ripped_VBN open_JJ ._. ^ it_PP3
N08  91 was_BEDZ heavily_RB bloodstained_JJ ._.
N08  92    ^ the_ATI right_JJ sleeve_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A went_VBD cold_JJ ._. ^
N08  92 it_PP3 had_HVD been_BEN that_DT same_AP sleeve_NN of_IN
N08  93 Baker's_NP$ raincoat_NN which_WDTR had_HVD been_BEN torn_VBN ,_,
N08  93 ripped_VBN open_JJ ._. ^ but_CC this_DT was_BEDZ n't_XNOT
N08  94 Baker_NP ._. ^ Baker_NP was_BEDZ on_IN the_ATI short_JJ side_NN ,_,
N08  94 past_IN middle_JJB age_NN and_CC sandy-haired_JJ ,_,
N08  95 balding_VBG ._. ^ the_ATI room_NN seemed_VBD to_TO whirl_VB around_IN
N08  95 me_PP1O ._. ^ I_PP1A could_MD n't_XNOT think_VB ._. ^ this_DT
N08  96 was_BEDZ beyond_IN me_PP1O ._.
N08  97    ^ I_PP1A went_VBD back_RP to_IN the_ATI clothing_NN ,_, rummaged_VBN
N08  97 through_IN the_ATI pockets_NNS of_IN the_ATI
N08  98 trousers_NNS ._. ^ they_PP3AS held_VBD nothing_PN ._. ^ I_PP1A
N08  98 looked_VBD around_RP for_IN the_ATI jacket_NN ._. ^ there_EX
N08  99 was_BEDZ no_ATI sign_NN of_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ I_PP1A flung_VBD the_ATI
N08  99 clothing_NN back_RP on_RP to_IN the_ATI chair_NN and_CC as_CS I_PP1A
N08 100 did_DOD so_PN I_PP1A noticed_VBD the_ATI shoulder_NN holster_NN ._. ^
N08 100 it_PP3 hung_VBD by_IN the_ATI side_NN of_IN the_ATI
N08 101 chair_NN ,_, partly_RB concealed_VBN from_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ I_PP1A
N08 101 picked_VBD it_PP3 up_RP ,_, drew_VBD out_RP the_ATI
N08 102 automatic_NN ._. ^ a_AT P.38_&FO ._. ^ a_AT full_JJ clip_NN in_IN
N08 102 the_ATI butt_NN ,_, a_AT spare_JJ clip_NN attached_VBN to_IN
N08 103 the_ATI holster_NN ._. ^ quickly_RB I_PP1A slipped_VBD off_RP my_PP$
N08 103 jacket_NN ,_, hung_VBD the_ATI holster_NN from_IN
N08 104 my_PP$ shoulder_NN and_CC shrugged_VBD into_IN the_ATI jacket_NN
N08 104 again_RB ._.
N08 105    ^ then_RN I_PP1A went_VBD over_RP to_IN the_ATI lamp_NN ,_, bent_VBD
N08 105 to_TO blow_VB it_PP3 out_RP ._. ^ the_ATI sooner_RBR I_PP1A
N08 106 made_VBD contact_NN now_RN with_IN Farrel_NP the_ATI better_JJR ._. ^
N08 106 from_IN behind_IN me_PP1O in_IN the_ATI
N08 107 doorway_NN I_PP1A heard_VBD the_ATI slither_NN of_IN footsteps_NNS ._. ^
N08 107 I_PP1A had_HVD forgotten_VBN Seona_NP ._. ^ I_PP1A
N08 108 turned_VBD to_TO see_VB what_WDT she_PP3A was_BEDZ doing_VBG and_CC
N08 108 I_PP1A froze_VBD ._. ^ standing_VBG in_IN the_ATI
N08 109 doorway_NN ,_, her_PP$ nose_NN wrinkled_VBN in_IN disgust_NN at_IN
N08 109 the_ATI smell_NN in_IN the_ATI room_NN ,_, was_BEDZ
N08 110 the_ATI woman_NN Jeronimo_NP had_HVD called_VBN Elsa_NP ._. ^ behind_IN
N08 110 her_PP3O ,_, peering_VBG round_IN her_PP3O ,_,
N08 111 were_BED Ginetti_NP and_CC one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI boys_NNS ,_,
N08 111 surprise_NN on_IN their_PP$ faces_NNS ,_, and_CC in_IN her_PP$
N08 112 hand_NN pointing_VBG straight_RB at_IN me_PP1O was_BEDZ a_AT
N08 112 long-barrelled_JJ Luger_NP ._.
N08 113 ^ 9_CD ._.
N08 114    ^ *'_*' take_VB your_PP$ hand_NN away_RP from_IN the_ATI lamp_NN ._.
N08 114 **'_**' ^ her_PP$ voice_NN was_BEDZ high_JJ and_CC
N08 115 thin_JJ and_CC sharp_JJ ._. ^ she_PP3A stayed_VBD in_IN the_ATI
N08 115 doorway_NN ,_, perhaps_RB because_IN of_IN" the_ATI
N08 116 stench_NN from_IN the_ATI body_NN ,_, perhaps_RB because_CS even_CS
N08 116 though_CS" she_PP3A had_HVD the_ATI gun_NN in_IN
N08 117 her_PP$ hand_NN she_PP3A felt_VBD safer_JJR with_IN distance_NN
N08 117 between_IN us_PP1OS ._. ^ Ginetti_NP was_BEDZ by_IN her_PP$
N08 118 side_NN and_CC slightly_RB behind_IN her_PP3O ,_, her_PP$ shoulder_NN
N08 118 blocking_VBG him_PP3O from_IN the_ATI room_NN
N08 119 while_CS the_ATI boy_NN peered_VBD in_RP between_IN them_PP3OS ._.
N08 120    ^ slowly_RB I_PP1A straightened_VBD ,_, let_VBD my_PP$ hands_NNS
N08 120 drop_VB away_RP from_IN the_ATI lamp_NN ._.
N08 121    ^ *'_*' come_VB away_RP from_IN it_PP3 ._. **'_**'
N08 122    ^ I_PP1A moved_VBD a_AT couple_NN of_IN steps_NNS nearer_IN her_PP3O
N08 122 ._.
N08 123    ^ *'_*' that_DT 's_BEZ enough_DTI ._. **'_**'
N08 124    ^ I_PP1A stopped_VBD ,_, tense_JJ ,_, every_AT muscle_NN in_IN
N08 124 my_PP$ body_NN taut_JJ ,_, my_PP$ mind_NN reeling_VBG ,_,
N08 125 trying_VBG to_TO find_VB a_AT way_NN to_TO cope_VB with_IN the_ATI
N08 125 situation_NN ._.
N08 126    ^ *'_*' how_WRB did_DOD you_PP2 get_VB out_RP ?_? **'_**'
N08 127    ^ I_PP1A did_DOD n't_XNOT answer_VB ._. ^ my_PP$ eyes_NNS were_BED
N08 127 fixed_VBN on_IN the_ATI pistol_NN she_PP3A held_VBD ,_, on_IN
N08 128 the_ATI finger_NN which_WDTR was_BEDZ crooked_VBN around_IN the_ATI
N08 128 trigger_NN and_CC which_WDTR showed_VBD white_JJ
N08 129 with_IN the_ATI pressure_NN she_PP3A was_BEDZ exerting_VBG ._. ^ I_PP1A
N08 129 was_BEDZ close_RB ,_, very_QL close_RB to_IN death_NN ._.
N08 130    ^ *'_*' how_WRB did_DOD you_PP2 get_VB out_RP ?_? **'_**'
N08 131    ^ still_RB I_PP1A was_BEDZ silent_JJ ._. ^ her_PP$ voice_NN had_HVD
N08 131 risen_VBN still_RB higher_RBR ._. ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ
N08 132 nervous_JJ ,_, uncertain_JJ ,_, and_CC I_PP1A gauged_VBD the_ATI
N08 132 distance_NN between_IN us_PP1OS judging_VBG
N08 133 whether_CS I_PP1A could_MD get_VB to_IN her_PP3O before_CS she_PP3A
N08 133 could_MD pull_VB the_ATI trigger_NN ._. ^ but_CC
N08 134 eight_CD feet_NNS or_CC more_AP separated_VBD us_PP1OS :_: and_CC
N08 134 Ginetti_NP too_RB had_HVD his_PP$ pistol_NN in_IN his_PP$
N08 135 hand_NN ,_, as_CS always_RB held_VBN loosely_RB by_IN his_PP$ side_NN
N08 135 but_CC nevertheless_RB ready_JJ for_IN
N08 136 action_NN ._. ^ then_RN the_ATI boy_NN :_: it_PP3 was_BEDZ obvious_JJ
N08 136 that_CS he_PP3A too_RB would_MD be_BE armed_VBN ._.
N08 137    ^ *'_*' answer_VB me_PP1O ._. **'_**'
N08 138    ^ the_ATI voice_NN was_BEDZ a_AT danger_NN signal_NN ,_, a_AT
N08 138 sign_NN of_IN nerves_NNS reaching_VBG a_AT pitch_NN
N08 139 when_WRB anything_PN could_MD happen_VB ._.
N08 140    ^ *'_*' through_IN the_ATI door_NN ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A mumbled_VBD
N08 140 ,_, my_PP$ mouth_NN dry_JJ ._. ^ *'_*' how_WRB else_RB ?_? **'_**'
N08 141    ^ she_PP3A seemed_VBD to_TO relax_VB a_RB little_RB" ,_, but_CC
N08 141 only_RB a_RB little_RB" ._. ^ *'_*' and_CC the_ATI
N08 142 girl_NN ?_? **'_**'
N08 143    ^ *'_*' gone_VBN ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD ._.
N08 144    ^ *'_*' Christ_NP !_! **'_**' Ginetti's_NP$ voice_NN broke_VBD in_RP
N08 144 ._. ^ he_PP3A looked_VBD frightened_JJ ._.
N08 145 ^ *'_*' Jeronimo_NP 's_HVZ got_VBN to_TO be_BE told_VBN ._. ^ and_CC
N08 145 now_RN ._. ^ do_DO n't_XNOT play_VB with_IN him_PP3O ,_,
N08 146 Contessa_NPT ._. ^ shoot_VB him_PP3O ._. ^ get_VB him_PP3O out_RP of_IN
N08 146 the_ATI way_NN ._. **'_**'
N08 147    ^ nervously_RB she_PP3A licked_VBD her_PP$ lips_NNS ._. ^ *'_*'
N08 147 yes_UH ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, and_CC her_PP$ voice_NN
N08 148 was_BEDZ uncertain_JJ ._. ^ but_CC all_ABN the_ATI same_AP she_PP3A
N08 148 set_VBD herself_PPL more_QL firmly_RB on_IN her_PP$
N08 149 feet_NNS and_CC the_ATI barrel_NN of_IN the_ATI pistol_NN quivered_VBN
N08 149 as_CS an_AT extra_JJ pressure_NN was_BEDZ
N08 150 put_VBN on_IN the_ATI trigger_NN ._.
N08 151    ^ and_CC inside_IN me_PP1O my_PP$ nerves_NNS seemed_VBD to_TO
N08 151 shiver_VB ,_, to_TO jar_VB ._. ^ now_RN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ
N08 152 coming_VBG now_RN ._. ^ and_CC I_PP1A gathered_VBD myself_PPL to_TO
N08 152 leap_VB at_IN her_PP3O ,_, to_TO try_VB and_CC get_VB the_ATI
N08 153 pistol_NN before_CS it_PP3 went_VBD off_RP ._.
N08 154    ^ but_CC nothing_PN happened_VBD ._. ^ it_PP3 is_BEZ no_ATI easy_JJ
N08 154 matter_NN to_TO kill_VB in_IN cold_JJ blood_NN
N08 155 if_CS you_PP2 have_HV n't_XNOT the_ATI mentality_NN for_IN that_DT
N08 155 sort_NN of_IN thing_NN ._. ^ very_QL few_AP women_NNS
N08 156 have_HV ._. ^ vicious_JJ though_CS she_PP3A looked_VBD the_ATI
N08 156 Contessa_NPT was_BEDZ no_ATI exception_NN ._.
N08 157    ^ *'_*' get_VB out_RP of_IN my_PP$ way_NN ._. **'_**' ^
N08 157 Ginetti's_NP$ voice_NN had_HVD risen_VBN ._. ^ he_PP3A seemed_VBD to_TO
N08 158 be_BE panicking_VBG a_RB little_RB" ,_, to_TO be_BE losing_VBG
N08 158 control_NN ._. ^ *'_*' move_VB ._. ^ let_VB me_PP1O do_DO
N08 159 it_PP3 ._. **'_**'
N08 160    ^ he_PP3A edged_VBD forward_RB ,_, began_VBD to_TO shoulder_VB
N08 160 her_PP3O aside_RP ,_, to_TO get_VB freedom_NN for_IN
N08 161 the_ATI arm_NN and_CC the_ATI hand_NN which_WDTR held_VBD the_ATI
N08 161 pistol_NN ._. ^ the_ATI boy_NN had_HVD closed_VBN in_RP
N08 162 upon_IN the_ATI two_CD in_IN front_IN" of_IN" him_PP3O so_CS that_CS"
N08 162 they_PP3AS were_BED now_RN grouped_VBN tightly_RB
N08 163 together_RB in_IN the_ATI doorway_NN ._. ^ and_CC then_RN my_PP$
N08 163 heart_NN lurched_VBD ._. ^ a_AT shadowy_JJ figure_NN
N08 164 appeared_VBD behind_IN them_PP3OS ,_, a_AT figure_NN who_WPR could_MD
N08 164 only_RB be_BE Seona_NP ,_, who_WPR moved_VBD up_RP
N08 165 to_IN them_PP3OS ,_, into_IN them_PP3OS ._.
N08 166    ^ she_PP3A must_MD have_HV jumped_VBN at_IN them_PP3OS ,_, her_PP$
N08 166 arms_NNS outstretched_JJ ,_, and_CC she_PP3A
N08 167 caught_VBD the_ATI Contessa_NPT full_RB in_IN the_ATI back_NN ,_,
N08 167 sending_VBG her_PP3O staggering_VBG in_RP at_IN me_PP1O
N08 168 and_CC barging_VBG Ginetti_NP violently_RB to_IN one_CD1 side_NN as_CS
N08 168 she_PP3A did_DOD so_PN ._. ^ and_CC at_IN the_ATI
N08 169 same_AP time_NN I_PP1A leaped_VBD to_IN one_CD1 side_NN ,_, the_ATI
N08 169 Luger_NP going_VBG off_RP almost_RB in_IN my_PP$ face_NN ,_,
N08 170 the_ATI bullet_NN missing_VBG me_PP1O by_IN inches_NNS as_CS I_PP1A
N08 170 swayed_VBD back_RP at_IN her_PP3O and_CC chopped_VBD in_RP
N08 171 a_AT blow_NN with_IN the_ATI edge_NN of_IN my_PP$ palm_NN alongside_IN
N08 171 her_PP$ jaw_NN ._. ^ her_PP$ head_NN snapped_VBD
N08 172 violently_RB around_RP and_CC sideways_RB ,_, her_PP$ eyes_NNS
N08 172 rolled_VBD to_TO show_VB the_ATI whites_NNS as_CS
N08 173 she_PP3A slumped_VBD to_IN the_ATI ground_NN ._.
N08 174    ^ and_CC then_RN Ginetti_NP ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD n't_XNOT a_AT
N08 174 chance_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ down_RP on_IN one_CD1 knee_NN
N08 175 and_CC I_PP1A was_BEDZ on_RP to_IN him_PP3O before_CS he_PP3A had_HVD
N08 175 time_NN to_TO do_DO anything_PN ._. ^ again_RB that_DT
N08 176 chopping_JJ blow_NN ,_, a_AT blow_NN that_WPR could_MD kill_VB if_CS
N08 176 aimed_VBN at_IN the_ATI right_JJ spot_NN ,_, but_CC
N08 177 this_DT time_NN on_IN the_ATI wrist_NN of_IN the_ATI hand_NN which_WDTR
N08 177 held_VBD his_PP$ pistol_NN ,_, and_CC hard_JJ ,_,
N08 178 really_RB hard_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A heard_VBD his_PP$ gasp_NN of_IN pain_NN
N08 178 ,_, heard_VBD too_RB the_ATI clatter_NN of_IN the_ATI
N08 179 gun_NN hitting_VBG the_ATI floor_NN as_CS I_PP1A brought_VBD my_PP$
N08 179 knee_NN up_RP violently_RB into_IN his_PP$ face_NN
N08 180 to_TO send_VB him_PP3O flying_VBG backwards_RB on_RP to_IN the_ATI
N08 180 landing_NN ._.
N08 181    ^ I_PP1A staggered_VBD with_IN the_ATI effort_NN ,_, then_RN
N08 181 gathered_VBD myself_PPL ready_JJ to_TO deal_VB
N08 182 with_IN the_ATI boy_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD slipped_VBN back_RP ._. ^
N08 182 he_PP3A had_HVD a_AT shotgun_NN ,_, the_ATI shortened_JJ
N08 183 barrels_NNS swinging_VBG as_CS he_PP3A wrestled_VBD with_IN Seona_NP
N08 183 :_: a_AT Seona_NP whose_WP$R teeth_NNS showed_VBD
N08 184 in_IN a_AT tigerish_JJ fury_NN as_CS she_PP3A pushed_VBD and_CC
N08 184 pulled_VBD ,_, the_ATI knuckles_NNS of_IN her_PP$ hands_NNS
N08 185 white_JJ as_CS she_PP3A gripped_VBD on_IN those_DTS barrels_NNS ,_,
N08 185 fighting_VBG to_TO keep_VB them_PP3OS away_RP from_IN
N08 186 me_PP1O ._.
N09   2    *'_*' my_PP$ dear_JJ Frank_NP ._. ^ when_WRB you_PP2 hear_VB this_DT
N09   2 ,_, I_PP1A shall_MD be_BE dead_JJ ._. ^ it_PP3 is_BEZ
N09   3 now_RN ten_CD o'clock_RB and_CC I_PP1A am_BEM quite_RB alone_JJ in_IN
N09   3 the_ATI laboratory_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A have_HV
N09   4 fastened_VBN the_ATI door_NN and_CC am_BEM now_RN seated_VBN before_IN
N09   4 the_ATI recorder_NN ._. ^ Frank_NP ,_, I_PP1A
N09   5 have_HV invented_VBN a_AT weapon_NN which_WDTR I_PP1A call_VB liquid_JJ
N09   5 glass_NN ._. ^ the_ATI atom_NN bomb_NN
N09   6 causes_VBZ death_NN by_IN fire_NN ._. ^ my_PP$ invention_NN causes_VBZ
N09   6 death_NN by_IN freezing_NN ._. ^ liquid_JJ
N09   7 glass_NN is_BEZ in_IN the_ATI form_NN of_IN small_JJ crystals_NNS ._. ^
N09   7 five_CD of_IN these_DTS crystals_NNS
N09   8 enclosed_VBN within_IN a_AT glass_NN cylinder_NN are_BER sufficient_JJ
N09   8 ,_, when_WRB dropped_VBN from_IN a_AT
N09   9 plane_NN ,_, to_TO reduce_VB the_ATI land_NN beneath_RI to_IN a_AT
N09   9 thick_JJ crust_NN of_IN ice_NN ._. ^ all_ABN people_NNS
N09  10 caught_VBN within_IN the_ATI belt_NN are_BER frozen_VBN to_IN death_NN
N09  10 instantly_RB ._. ^ therefore_RB ,_,
N09  11 should_MD a_AT free_JJ nation_NN be_BE threatened_VBN by_IN another_DT
N09  11 ,_, they_PP3AS can_MD meet_VB the_ATI
N09  12 menace_NN of_IN their_PP$ enemy's_NN$ atomic_JJ fire_NN with_IN the_ATI
N09  12 introduction_NN of_IN a_AT new_JJ ice_NN
N09  13 age_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A have_HV placed_VBN my_PP$ formula_NN in_IN a_AT
N09  13 secret_JJ cache_NN for_IN greater_JJR safety_NN ,_,
N09  14 for_CS I_PP1A fear_VB ,_, Frank_NP *-_*- I_PP1A very_QL much_RB fear_VB
N09  14 *-_*- that_CS I_PP1A am_BEM shadowed_VBN and_CC that_CS
N09  15 some_DTI person_NN may_MD have_HV more_AP than_IN a_AT faint_JJ
N09  15 inkling_NN as_IN to_IN" what_WDT I_PP1A have_HV
N09  16 brought_VBN into_IN being_BEG ._. ^ have_HV you_PP2 ever_RB heard_VBN
N09  16 talk_NN concerning_IN three_CD men_NNS who_WPR
N09  17 are_BER known_VBN as_IN the_ATI terrible_JJ three_CD ,_, who_WPR
N09  17 have_HV managed_VBN so_QL far_RB to_TO elude_VB
N09  18 capture_NN ._. ^ their_PP$ field_NN of_IN operation_NN is_BEZ world_NN
N09  18 wide_JJ ,_, but_CC there_EX is_BEZ a_AT
N09  19 rumour_NN that_CS they_PP3AS are_BER at_IN present_NN in_IN the_ATI
N09  19 States_NP ._. ^ these_DTS three_CD men_NNS have_HV
N09  20 the_ATI reputation_NN of_IN possessing_VBG superb_JJ nerve_NN and_CC
N09  20 cunning_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A know_VB many_AP
N09  21 inside_JJB stories_NNS of_IN the_ATI happenings_NNS under_IN cover_NN
N09  21 within_IN Europe_NP ._. ^ the_ATI
N09  22 merest_JJT glimpse_NN of_IN a_AT man's_NN$ face_NN is_BEZ sufficient_JJ
N09  22 warning_NN to_IN the_ATI initiated_JJ ,_,
N09  23 but_CC I_PP1A have_HV no_ATI proof_NN ._. ^ therefore_RB be_BE on_IN
N09  23 your_PP$ guard_NN ._.
N09  24    ^ *'_*' now_RN for_IN your_PP$ instructions_NNS ._.
N09  25    ^ *'_*' snatch_VB a_AT moment_NN when_WRB the_ATI house_NN is_BEZ
N09  25 unoccupied_JJ *-_*- but_CC do_DO n't_XNOT send_VB
N09  26 the_ATI servants_NNS out_RP too_QL obviously_RB *-_*- then_RN go_VB
N09  26 upstairs_RN to_IN the_ATI attic_NN ._. ^ in_IN
N09  27 the_ATI second_OD room_NN you_PP2 will_MD find_VB a_AT line_NN of_IN
N09  27 pictures_NNS resting_VBG against_IN the_ATI
N09  28 wall_NN ._. ^ choose_VB Psyche_NP and_CC Pan_NP ,_, and_CC take_VB
N09  28 off_RP the_ATI back_NN ._. ^ between_IN this_DT
N09  29 outer_JJB covering_NN you_PP2 will_MD see_VB a_AT sealed_JJ packet_NN
N09  29 ._. ^ the_ATI words_NNS *'_*' liquid_NC
N09  30 glass_NC **'_**' are_BER written_VBN upon_IN the_ATI envelope_NN ._. ^
N09  30 take_VB it_PP3 to_IN Professor_NPT Slade_NP ,_,
N09  31 *'_*' Carmel_NP ,_, **'_**' Balfour_NP Crescent_NPL ,_, New_NP York_NP
N09  31 ._. ^ once_CS it_PP3 is_BEZ in_IN his_PP$ possession_NN
N09  32 your_PP$ task_NN is_BEZ completed_VBN ._. ^ but_CC whilst_CS this_DT
N09  32 operation_NN is_BEZ in_IN progress_NN I_PP1A
N09  33 beg_VB you_PP2 to_TO use_VB the_ATI utmost_JJB discretion_NN ._. ^
N09  33 trust_VB no_PN one_PN" ;_; neither_DTX a_AT friend_NN
N09  34 nor_CC a_AT beloved_JJ one_CD1 ._. ^ remember_VB *-_*- you_PP2 will_MD
N09  34 be_BE holding_VBG dynamite_NN ._.
N09  35    ^ *'_*' there_EX remains_VBZ nothing_PN more_AP for_IN me_PP1O to_TO
N09  35 say_VB ,_, I_PP1A think_VB ._.
N09  36    ^ *'_*' thank_VB you_PP2 ,_, Frank_NP ._. ^ I_PP1A know_VB you_PP2
N09  36 will_MD do_DO it_PP3 ..._... well_RB ._. **'_**'
N09  37    ^ the_ATI tape_NN ran_VBD on_RP soundlessly_RB until_CS Frank_NP ,_,
N09  37 breaking_VBG the_ATI spell_NN ,_,
N09  38 pressed_VBD the_ATI fast-wind_JJB switch_NN ._. ^ now_RN he_PP3A
N09  38 understood_VBD the_ATI Professor's_NPT$ agony_NN
N09  39 of_IN indecision_NN ._. ^ this_DT was_BEDZ ,_, indeed_RB ,_, the_ATI
N09  39 answer_NN to_IN the_ATI atomic_JJ bomb_NN ,_, but_CC
N09  40 what_WDT a_AT fearful_JJ answer_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A felt_VBD the_ATI
N09  40 mantle_NN of_IN responsibility_NN
N09  41 descending_VBG upon_IN his_PP$ own_AP shoulders_NNS ._.
N09  42    ^ lifting_VBG off_RP the_ATI tape_NN ,_, he_PP3A hesitated_VBD
N09  42 over_IN what_WDT he_PP3A should_MD do_DO with_IN
N09  43 it_PP3 ._. ^ he_PP3A could_MD of_RB course_RB" remove_VB the_ATI
N09  43 message_NN ,_, but_CC he_PP3A naturally_RB preferred_VBD
N09  44 to_TO carry_VB it_PP3 with_IN the_ATI sealed_JJ packet_NN to_IN
N09  44 Slade_NP ._. ^ in_IN the_ATI meanwhile_NN where_WRB
N09  45 could_MD he_PP3A keep_VB the_ATI tape_NN ?_? ^ he_PP3A dared_MD
N09  45 not_XNOT leave_VB it_PP3 about_RP ,_, so_CS he_PP3A decided_VBD to_TO
N09  46 carry_VB it_PP3 perpetually_RB around_RP with_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ this_DT
N09  46 point_NN settled_VBN ,_, he_PP3A
N09  47 reflected_VBD he_PP3A wanted_VBD to_TO take_VB a_AT shower_NN ._. ^
N09  47 when_WRB he_PP3A 'd_HVD tied_VBN the_ATI belt_NN of_IN his_PP$
N09  48 bathrobe_NN he_PP3A slipped_VBD the_ATI tape_NN into_IN the_ATI
N09  48 pocket_NN ._. ^ within_IN the_ATI shower_NN
N09  49 compartment_NN his_PP$ brain_NN ran_VBD riot_NN ,_, in_IN company_NN
N09  49 with_IN the_ATI falling_JJ jets_NNS of_IN
N09  50 water_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A ran_VBD his_PP$ fingers_NNS through_IN his_PP$
N09  50 hair_NN while_CS he_PP3A figured_VBD ._.
N09  51    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A only_RB need_VB the_ATI right_JJ opportunity_NN to_TO
N09  51 snatch_VB the_ATI packet_NN ,_, then_RN
N09  52 carry_VB it_PP3 to_IN New_NP York_NP and_CC my_PP$ part_NN is_BEZ
N09  52 over_RP ._. **'_**' ^ when_WRB he_PP3A returned_VBD to_IN his_PP$
N09  53 room_NN he_PP3A found_VBD he_PP3A was_BEDZ again_RB looking_VBG
N09  53 around_RP for_IN the_ATI unexpected_JJ ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ
N09  54 too_QL darned_RB easy_JJ to_TO let_VB your_PP$ imagination_NN take_VB
N09  54 the_ATI reins_NNS ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A
N09  55 admonished_VBD himself_PPL ._. ^ he_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT really_RB
N09  55 believe_VB Zinnerman's_NP$ secret_NN was_BEDZ
N09  56 known_VBN ._. ^ he_PP3A did_DOD n't_XNOT credit_VB the_ATI
N09  56 Professor's_NPT$ notion_NN that_CS he_PP3A 'd_HVD been_BEN
N09  57 trailed_VBN ._. ^ *'_*' no_UH *-_*- just_RB a_AT sick_JJ man_NN
N09  57 weaving_VBG fantasies_NNS ,_, and_CC you_PP2 'd_HVD better_RBR
N09  58 watch_VB out_RP for_IN yourself_PPL ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A warned_VBD ,_,
N09  58 *'_*' or_CC you_PP2 will_MD be_BE starting_VBG on_IN the_ATI
N09  59 same_AP road_NN ,_, too_RB ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A turned_VBD the_ATI
N09  59 key_NN softly_RB in_IN the_ATI lock_NN for_IN the_ATI first_OD
N09  60 time_NN since_CS he_PP3A 'd_HVD slept_VBN in_IN this_DT house_NN ._. ^
N09  60 half_ABN an_AT hour_NN later_RBR Frank_NP lay_VBD on_IN
N09  61 his_PP$ bed_NN in_IN the_ATI inner_JJB room_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ
N09  61 smoking_VBG and_CC flicking_VBG over_RP the_ATI pages_NNS
N09  62 of_IN a_AT book_NN ._. ^ the_ATI tape_NN now_RN reposed_VBD beneath_IN
N09  62 his_PP$ pillow_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 seemed_VBD to_IN him_PP3O
N09  63 that_CS the_ATI night_NN was_BEDZ endless_JJ ._. ^ had_HVD he_PP3A
N09  63 the_ATI least_AP hope_NN that_CS he_PP3A 'd_MD sleep_VB ?_?
N09  64 ^ at_RB length_RB" he_PP3A laid_VBD aside_RP his_PP$ cigarette_NN
N09  64 end_NN in_IN a_AT silver_NN tray_NN and_CC turned_VBD
N09  65 out_RP the_ATI light_NN ._. ^ in_IN retrospect_NN he_PP3A saw_VBD
N09  65 again_RB Zinnerman's_NP$ face_NN close_RB to_IN
N09  66 his_PP$$ ,_, and_CC felt_VBD the_ATI Professor's_NPT$ hands_NNS
N09  66 gripping_VBG his_PP$ shoulders_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A
N09  67 relived_VBD the_ATI scene_NN in_IN the_ATI laboratory_NN ,_, then_RN
N09  67 he_PP3A drifted_VBD into_IN sleep_NN ._. ^ what_WDT
N09  68 was_BEDZ that_DT !_! ^ Frank_NP sat_VBD up_RP and_CC listened_VBD ._. ^
N09  68 he_PP3A heard_VBD a_AT sharp_JJ click-click_NN ._.
N09  69 ^ he_PP3A switched_VBD on_RP the_ATI table_NN lamp_NN ,_, swung_VBD
N09  69 his_PP$ feet_NNS to_IN the_ATI floor_NN and_CC
N09  70 reached_VBD for_IN his_PP$ robe_NN ._.
N09  71    ^ *'_*' is_BEZ anyone_PN there_RN ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A called_VBD ._.
N09  72    ^ in_IN the_ATI next_AP room_NN he_PP3A groped_VBD for_IN the_ATI
N09  72 light_NN button_NN and_CC flooded_VBD the_ATI
N09  73 apartment_NN with_IN illumination_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD to_TO
N09  73 wait_VB a_AT minute_NN to_TO adjust_VB his_PP$
N09  74 own_AP vision_NN ._. ^ then_RN going_VBG over_RP to_IN the_ATI door_NN
N09  74 he_PP3A released_VBD it_PP3 ._. ^ the_ATI passage_NN
N09  75 was_BEDZ empty_JJ ._.
N09  76    ^ *'_*' is_BEZ someone_PN there_RN ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A queried_VBD
N09  76 ._. ^ no_PN one_PN" replied_VBD ._. ^ no_ATI sound_NN
N09  77 disturbed_VBD the_ATI heavy_JJ silence_NN which_WDTR now_RN ruled_VBD
N09  77 the_ATI house_NN ._.
N09  78    ^ he_PP3A closed_VBD his_PP$ door_NN ._. ^ his_PP$ watch_NN
N09  78 registered_VBD two_CD o'clock_RB ._. ^ he_PP3A
N09  79 extinguished_VBD the_ATI lamp_NN and_CC pulled_VBD back_RP the_ATI
N09  79 heavy_JJ drapes_NNS from_IN the_ATI
N09  80 window_NN ._. ^ the_ATI dark_JJ sky_NN was_BEDZ lit_VBN by_IN a_AT
N09  80 silver_JJ moon_NN boat_NN ._. ^ the_ATI trees_NNS were_BED
N09  81 scarcely_RB discernible_JJ ;_; a_AT serene_JJ autumnal_JJ scene_NN ._.
N09  82    ^ he_PP3A wandered_VBD back_RP into_IN his_PP$ bedroom_NN ._. ^
N09  82 here_RN ,_, he_PP3A shook_VBD out_RP a_AT
N09  83 Stuyvesant_NP from_IN the_ATI packet_NN on_IN the_ATI small_JJ table_NN
N09  83 and_CC used_VBD his_PP$ lighter_NN ._.
N09  84 ^ seated_VBN on_IN the_ATI side_NN of_IN the_ATI bed_NN he_PP3A
N09  84 commenced_VBD to_TO evolve_VB plans_NNS for_IN the_ATI
N09  85 morrow_NN ._.
N09  86 ^ chapter_NN two_CD ._.
N09  87 ^ frenzied_JJ web_NN ._.
N09  88    ^ the_ATI new_JJ day_NN proved_VBD a_AT whirlpool_NN of_IN
N09  88 activity_NN ._. ^ Frank_NP had_HVD to_TO
N09  89 cope_VB with_IN dozens_CDS of_IN letters_NNS ,_, attend_VB to_IN
N09  89 callers_NNS ,_, and_CC take_VB each_DT phone_NN
N09  90 call_NN which_WDTR occurred_VBD about_RB every_AT fifteen_CD
N09  90 minutes_NNS ._. ^ at_IN mid-day_NN Benn_NP
N09  91 entered_VBD Frank's_NP$ study_NN carrying_VBG a_AT tray_NN ._. ^
N09  91 Frank_NP wanted_VBD only_RB a_AT sandwich_NN
N09  92 and_CC a_AT glass_NN of_IN milk_NN for_IN luncheon_NN ,_, and_CC as_CS
N09  92 the_ATI butler_NN deposited_VBD the_ATI tray_NN
N09  93 upon_IN the_ATI desk_NN he_PP3A asked_VBD if_CS he_PP3A might_MD
N09  93 slip_VB out_RP for_IN half_ABN an_AT hour_NN ._.
N09  94    ^ *'_*' sure_UH ,_, **'_**' Frank_NP agreed_VBD absently_RB ._. ^
N09  94 then_RN as_CS the_ATI man_NN departed_VBD
N09  95 realisation_NN dawned_VBD ._. ^ with_IN Benn_NP removed_VBN ,_, the_ATI
N09  95 house_NN would_MD be_BE virtually_RB
N09  96 empty_JJ ._. ^ the_ATI other_AP two_CD servants_NNS had_HVD gone_VBN
N09  96 out_RP a_AT while_NN since_RI ._. ^ Johnson_NP
N09  97 was_BEDZ in_IN the_ATI laboratory_NN with_IN sufficient_JJ work_NN
N09  97 to_TO occupy_VB him_PP3O for_IN an_AT hour_NN
N09  98 at_RB least_RB" ._. ^ he_PP3A 'd_HVD been_BEN very_QL late_JJ the_ATI
N09  98 previous_JJ night_NN and_CC was_BEDZ trying_VBG
N09  99 desperately_RB to_TO make_VB up_RP the_ATI time_NN he_PP3A 'd_HVD
N09  99 lost_VBN ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD hinted_VBN to_IN Frank_NP
N09 100 that_CS he_PP3A 'd_HVD had_HVN a_AT lot_NN of_IN fun_NN and_CC
N09 100 consumed_VBN quite_ABL a_AT number_NN of_IN highballs_NNS ._.
N09 101 ^ possibly_RB he_PP3A 'd_HVD been_BEN responsible_JJ for_IN the_ATI
N09 101 noise_NN that_WPR had_HVD woken_VBN him_PP3O ,_,
N09 102 Frank_NP had_HVD decided_VBN ;_; and_CC now_RN within_IN a_AT short_JJ
N09 102 span_NN of_IN time_NN he_PP3A would_MD have_HV
N09 103 his_PP$ chance_NN within_IN his_PP$ grasp_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A waited_VBD
N09 103 until_CS he_PP3A heard_VBD the_ATI front_JJB door_NN
N09 104 slam_VB ;_; made_VBD a_AT quick_JJ check_NN to_TO ascertain_VB that_CS
N09 104 the_ATI house_NN really_RB was_BEDZ
N09 105 untenanted_JJ ,_, then_RN he_PP3A swiftly_RB mounted_VBD the_ATI
N09 105 stairs_NNS which_WDTR led_VBD to_IN the_ATI next_AP
N09 106 storey_NN ._.
N09 107    ^ he_PP3A opened_VBD a_AT door_NN ._. ^ the_ATI first_OD room_NN
N09 107 looked_VBD rather_RB eerie_JJ in_IN the_ATI
N09 108 faint_JJ light_NN filtering_VBG in_RP from_IN the_ATI lowered_JJ
N09 108 shades_NNS ._. ^ Frank_NP crossed_VBD to_IN
N09 109 the_ATI second_OD door_NN and_CC turned_VBD the_ATI handle_NN ._. ^
N09 109 there_EX were_BED several_AP pieces_NNS of_IN
N09 110 furniture_NN stored_VBN in_IN here_RN ._.
N09 111    ^ resting_VBG against_IN the_ATI opposite_JJ wall_NN were_BED a_AT
N09 111 row_NN of_IN pictures_NNS ,_, gilded_JJ
N09 112 frames_NNS turned_VBN towards_IN the_ATI wall_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A
N09 112 examined_VBD each_DT in_IN turn_NN ,_, then_RN as_CS the_ATI
N09 113 fifth_OD picture_NN passed_VBD through_IN his_PP$ hands_NNS he_PP3A
N09 113 knew_VBD with_IN quickening_JJ pulses_NNS
N09 114 that_CS this_DT was_BEDZ the_ATI one_CD1 he_PP3A sought_VBD ._. ^ a_AT
N09 114 lovely_JJ study_NN of_IN the_ATI kneeling_JJ
N09 115 Psyche_NP imploring_VBG the_ATI aid_NN of_IN Pan_NP who_WPR ,_, in_IN
N09 115 his_PP$ genial_JJ way_NN ,_, was_BEDZ apparently_RB
N09 116 giving_VBG advice_NN to_IN the_ATI stricken_JJ girl_NN who_WPR had_HVD
N09 116 lost_VBN her_PP$ lover_NN through_IN her_PP$
N09 117 own_AP imprudence_NN and_CC mistrust_NN ._.
N09 118    ^ Frank_NP produced_VBD his_PP$ penknife_NN and_CC gently_RB
N09 118 attacked_VBD the_ATI back_NN of_IN the_ATI
N09 119 picture_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ aware_JJ that_CS the_ATI task_NN
N09 119 must_MD be_BE delicately_RB done_VBN ._. ^ he_PP3A owed_VBD
N09 120 that_DT to_IN Zinnerman_NP ._. ^ at_RB length_RB" it_PP3 was_BEDZ
N09 120 finished_VBN and_CC the_ATI square_JJ piece_NN of_IN
N09 121 plywood_NN fell_VBD away_RP ._.
N09 122    ^ there_RN ,_, resting_VBG against_IN the_ATI canvas_NN was_BEDZ
N09 122 a_AT small_JJ sealed_JJ packet_NN ,_,
N09 123 measuring_VBG not_XNOT more_AP than_IN six_CD inches_NNS by_IN four_CD
N09 123 ._. ^ he_PP3A lifted_VBD it_PP3 up_RP and_CC read_VBD
N09 124 *'_*' liquid_NC glass_NC **'_**' inscribed_VBN in_IN the_ATI
N09 124 Professor's_NPT$ neat_JJ script_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A
N09 125 slipped_VBD the_ATI package_NN into_IN his_PP$ pocket_NN ,_, and_CC
N09 125 then_RN commenced_VBD the_ATI work_NN of_IN
N09 126 restoring_VBG the_ATI picture_NN in_IN as_QL perfect_JJ a_AT
N09 126 condition_NN as_CS before_RI ._. ^ when_WRB he_PP3A
N09 127 was_BEDZ at_RB last_RB" satisfied_JJ he_PP3A came_VBD away_RP and_CC
N09 127 descended_VBD the_ATI staircase_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A
N09 128 strode_VBD swiftly_RB into_IN his_PP$ room_NN *-_*- and_CC stopped_VBD
N09 128 *-_*- eyes_NNS riveted_VBN upon_IN his_PP$
N09 129 black_JJ jacket_NN lying_VBG across_IN a_AT chair_NN ._. ^ within_IN
N09 129 the_ATI right_JJ hand_NN pocket_NN
N09 130 reposed_VBD the_ATI tape_NN ._. ^ how_WRB could_MD he_PP3A have_HV
N09 130 been_BEN so_QL careless_JJ as_CS to_TO leave_VB it_PP3
N09 131 here_RN ?_? ^ but_CC it_PP3 was_BEDZ all_RB right_RB" ,_, he_PP3A
N09 131 reflected_VBD the_ATI next_AP instant_NN ._. ^ the_ATI
N09 132 dwelling_NN was_BEDZ deserted_VBN ._. ^ nevertheless_RB his_PP$
N09 132 conscience_NN troubled_VBD him_PP3O as_CS he_PP3A
N09 133 slid_VBD his_PP$ hand_NN into_IN the_ATI pocket_NN to_TO recover_VB
N09 133 it_PP3 ._. ^ the_ATI tape_NN was_BEDZ not_XNOT
N09 134 there_RN ._. ^ he_PP3A explored_VBD the_ATI left_JJ side_NN pocket_NN
N09 134 ,_, and_CC again_RB drew_VBD blank_NN ._.
N09 135 ^ where_WRB was_BEDZ it_PP3 ?_? ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ certain_JJ beyond_IN
N09 135 a_AT shadow_NN of_IN doubt_NN that_CS he_PP3A
N09 136 placed_VBD it_PP3 there_RN this_DT morning_NN ._.
N09 137    ^ his_PP$ gaze_NN flashed_VBD around_RP ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT
N09 137 tape_NN on_IN the_ATI recorder_NN which_WDTR
N09 138 he_PP3A 'd_HVD left_VBN bare_JJ last_AP night_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A
N09 138 bounded_VBD over_RP to_IN the_ATI machine_NN ._. ^ the_ATI tape_NN
N09 139 was_BEDZ a_AT quarter_NN wound_VBN off_RP ._.
N09 140    ^ he_PP3A switched_VBD on_RP ,_, fast-wound_VBD ,_, and_CC
N09 140 pressed_VBD the_ATI playback_NN button_NN ._.
N09 141 ^ with_IN an_AT indescribable_JJ shock_NN he_PP3A heard_VBD
N09 141 Zinnerman's_NP$ voice_NN saying_VBG the_ATI
N09 142 first_OD words_NNS of_IN his_PP$ message_NN ._.
N09 143    ^ Frank_NP stopped_VBD the_ATI machine_NN and_CC stood_VBD taut_JJ
N09 143 ._. ^ someone_PN had_HVD been_BEN in_IN
N09 144 this_DT room_NN during_IN his_PP$ absence_NN ._. ^ for_IN a_AT
N09 144 moment_NN he_PP3A could_MD not_XNOT move_VB as_CS
N09 145 realisation_NN flooded_VBD his_PP$ brain_NN ,_, then_RN he_PP3A
N09 145 fled_VBD into_IN the_ATI corridor_NN ._.
N09 146    ^ *'_*' who_WP is_BEZ there_RN ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A shouted_VBD ._.
N09 147    ^ his_PP$ voice_NN echoed_VBD *-_*- and_CC there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI
N09 147 reply_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A made_VBD a_AT swift_JJ
N09 148 search_NN of_IN the_ATI first_OD floor_NN rooms_NNS and_CC rushed_VBD
N09 148 down_IN the_ATI stairs_NNS to_TO explore_VB
N09 149 the_ATI rest_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A found_VBD no_PN one_PN" ._.
N09 150    ^ he_PP3A ran_VBD across_IN the_ATI lawn_NN to_IN the_ATI
N09 150 laboratory_NN and_CC threw_VBD the_ATI door_NN wide_JJ ._.
N09 151 ^ Johnson_NP ,_, who_WPR seemed_VBD to_TO be_BE terribly_RB busy_JJ ,_,
N09 151 glanced_VBD up_RP at_IN him_PP3O in_IN an_AT
N09 152 apparently_RB startled_JJ fashion_NN ._.
N09 153    ^ *'_*' hello_UH ,_, Frank_NP ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A greeted_VBD ._. ^
N09 153 *'_*' have_HV you_PP2 come_VBN to_TO give_VB me_PP1O a_AT
N09 154 hand_NN ?_? ^ that_DT sure_RB would_MD be_BE acceptable_JJ ._. **'_**'
N09 155    ^ Frank_NP ignored_VBD this_DT ._.
N09 156    ^ *'_*' did_DOD you_PP2 come_VB into_IN the_ATI house_NN just_RB
N09 156 now_RN ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A demanded_VBD abruptly_RB ._.
N09 157    ^ Johnson_NP ruffled_VBD up_RP his_PP$ hair_NN ._.
N09 158    ^ *'_*' who_WP ,_, me_PP1O ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A exclaimed_VBD ._. ^
N09 158 *'_*' good_JJ God_NP ,_, no_UH ._. ^ I_PP1A 've_HV far_RB too_QL
N09 158 much_AP
N09 159 to_TO do_DO ,_, but_CC if_CS you_PP2 were_BED thinking_VBG of_IN
N09 159 brewing_VBG coffee_NN ,_, I_PP1A 'd_MD love_VB some_DTI ._.
N09 160 ^ better_RBR make_VB it_PP3 black_JJ though_RB ._. ^ I_PP1A went_VBD
N09 160 out_RP on_IN the_ATI town_NN last_AP night_NN ._. **'_**'
N09 161    ^ Frank_NP stared_VBD at_IN him_PP3O ,_, trying_VBG to_TO read_VB
N09 161 within_IN Johnson's_NP$ eyes_NNS whether_CS
N09 162 he_PP3A was_BEDZ speaking_VBG the_ATI truth_NN or_CC not_XNOT ._. ^
N09 162 then_RN Frank_NP withdrew_VBD ,_, closing_VBG the_ATI
N09 163 door_NN after_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ he_PP3A went_VBD swiftly_RB back_RP
N09 163 up_RP to_IN his_PP$ room_NN and_CC removing_VBG the_ATI
N09 164 tape_NN ,_, slid_VBD it_PP3 into_IN his_PP$ pocket_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A
N09 164 thought_VBD wretchedly_RB ,_, ^ *'_*' how_WRB much_AP
N09 165 harm_NN have_HV I_PP1A caused_VBN already_RB ?_? **'_**' ^ it_PP3
N09 165 was_BEDZ abundantly_RB clear_JJ to_IN him_PP3O that_CS an_AT
N09 166 intruder_NN had_HVD been_BEN here_RN ,_, but_CC just_RB how_WRB far_RB
N09 166 that_DT person_NN had_HVD advanced_VBN in_IN
N09 167 knowledge_NN was_BEDZ open_JJ to_IN speculation_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A
N09 167 might_MD only_RB have_HV had_HVN time_NN to_TO
N09 168 hear_VB a_AT part_NN of_IN the_ATI tape_NN ,_, or_CC *-_*- he_PP3A
N09 168 was_BEDZ now_RN as_QL wise_JJ as_CS Frank_NP was_BEDZ ._. ^ how_WRB
N09 169 could_MD he_PP3A tell_VB ?_? ^ there_EX just_RB was_BEDZ n't_XNOT
N09 169 time_NN to_TO waste_VB in_IN self-reproach_NN for_IN
N09 170 this_DT criminal_JJ carelessness_NN on_IN his_PP$ part_NN ._. ^
N09 170 there_EX was_BEDZ only_RB one_CD1 thing_NN to_TO
N09 171 do_DO *-_*- think_VB fast_RB ,_, and_CC decide_VB just_RB how_WRB
N09 171 the_ATI situation_NN should_MD be_BE remedied_VBN ._.
N09 172    ^ he_PP3A moved_VBD over_RP to_IN the_ATI window_NN and_CC
N09 172 looked_VBD down_RP upon_IN the_ATI garden_NN ._.
N09 173 ^ Johnson_NP ,_, of_RB course_RB" ,_, was_BEDZ the_ATI most_QL
N09 173 probable_JJ candidate_NN for_IN the_ATI unknown_JJ
N09 174 intruder_NN ._. ^ if_CS only_RB there_EX was_BEDZ some_DTI way_NN of_IN
N09 174 checking_VBG up_RP on_IN him_PP3O ._.
N09 175    ^ the_ATI tall_JJ trees_NNS stood_VBD sentinel_NN below_RI
N09 175 dressed_VBN in_IN their_PP$ garlands_NNS of_IN
N09 176 russet_JJ leaves_NNS ._. ^ autumn_NN ._. ^ the_ATI loveliest_JJT
N09 176 season_NN of_IN the_ATI year_NN ._.
N09 177    ^ a_AT figure_NN was_BEDZ crossing_VBG the_ATI stone_NN courtyard_NN
N09 177 below_RI ._. ^ Benn_NP ,_, returning_VBG
N09 178 from_IN his_PP$ errand_NN no_ATI doubt_NN ._.
N09 179    ^ Frank_NP turned_VBD away_RP ._. ^ then_RN a_AT new_JJ line_NN
N09 179 of_IN thought_NN arrested_VBD him_PP3O ._.
N09 180 ^ could_MD this_DT have_HV been_BEN the_ATI work_NN of_IN a_AT
N09 180 stranger_NN ?_? ^ a_AT person_NN Frank_NP had_HVD
N09 181 never_RB seen_VBN ?_? ^ a_AT creature_NN well_RB adapted_VBN in_IN
N09 181 the_ATI art_NN of_IN a_AT quiet_JJ unnoticed_JJ
N09 182 entry_NN and_CC a_AT swift_JJ melting_NN away_RP afterwards_RB when_WRB
N09 182 the_ATI task_NN had_HVD been_BEN
N09 183 completed_VBN ?_? ^ a_AT saboteur_NN perhaps_RB ?_? ^ one_CD1 of_IN
N09 183 the_ATI terrible_JJ three_CD ?_?
N09 184    ^ but_CC let_VB him_PP3O deal_VB with_IN facts_NNS known_VBN ._. ^
N09 184 however_WRB much_AP his_PP$ enemy_NN had_HVD
N09 185 learned_VBN there_EX was_BEDZ one_CD1 point_NN he_PP3A could_MD
N09 185 n't_XNOT be_BE aware_JJ of_IN ,_, namely_RB that_CS Frank_NP
N09 186 had_HVD already_RB secured_VBN the_ATI packet_NN ._.
N10   2    feeling_VBG rather_RB diminished_VBN by_IN being_BEG reduced_VBN
N10   2 to_IN such_ABL an_AT obvious_JJ
N10   3 manoeuvre_NN ,_, Sam_NP swung_VBD abruptly_RB round_IN a_AT corner_NN
N10   3 ,_, vaulted_VBD ,_, as_QL silently_RB as_CS
N10   4 he_PP3A could_MD ,_, over_IN a_AT low_JJ garden_NN wall_NN ,_, and_CC
N10   4 crouched_VBD in_IN the_ATI prickly_JJ refuge_NN
N10   5 of_IN a_AT bush_NN ._.
N10   6    ^ the_ATI following_JJ footsteps_NNS panicked_VBD ._. ^ they_PP3AS
N10   6 were_BED almost_RB running_VBG ._.
N10   7 ^ evidently_RB the_ATI trailer_NN was_BEDZ a_AT novice_NN ._.
N10   8    ^ then_RN Sam_NP saw_VBD that_CS the_ATI footsteps_NNS belonged_VBD
N10   8 to_IN the_ATI man_NN with_IN a_AT
N10   9 straggly_JJ beard_NN ,_, the_ATI one_CD1 who_WPR had_HVD claimed_VBN
N10   9 Han's_NP$ attention_NN at_IN the_ATI party_NN ._.
N10  10    ^ suddenly_RB Sam_NP felt_VBD reckless_JJ ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ
N10  10 n't_XNOT going_VBG to_TO wait_VB for_IN danger_NN
N10  11 written_VBN in_IN the_ATI stars_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ going_VBG
N10  11 to_TO write_VB his_PP$ own_AP autobiography_NN ._.
N10  12 ^ without_IN taking_VBG any_DTI further_JJB precautions_NNS ,_, Sam_NP
N10  12 followed_VBD the_ATI follower_NN ._.
N10  13    ^ the_ATI man_NN lost_VBD his_PP$ nerve_NN ,_, and_CC turned_VBD
N10  13 to_TO face_VB Sam_NP ._.
N10  14    ^ *'_*' well_UH ?_? **'_**' Sam_NP demanded_VBD ._.
N10  15    ^ the_ATI straggly_JJ beard_NN trembled_VBD ._.
N10  16    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A was_BEDZ trying_VBG to_TO catch_VB up_RP with_IN
N10  16 you_PP2 ,_, sir_NN ._. **'_**'
N10  17    ^ *'_*' what_WDT a_AT coincidence_NN !_! for_CS it_PP3 seems_VBZ ,_,
N10  17 **'_**' Sam_NP pointed_VBD out_RP ,_, *'_*' that_CS I_PP1A
N10  18 have_HV caught_VBN up_RP with_IN you_PP2 ._. **'_**'
N10  19    ^ but_CC the_ATI other_AP was_BEDZ recovering_VBG his_PP$
N10  19 composure_NN ._.
N10  20    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A was_BEDZ waiting_VBG ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A
N10  20 explained_VBD ,_, *'_*' till_CS we_PP1AS passed_VBD a_AT bar_NN ._. ^
N10  20 then_RN I_PP1A
N10  21 was_BEDZ going_VBG to_TO ask_VB you_PP2 to_TO have_HV a_AT drink_NN
N10  21 with_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ I_PP1A asked_VBD Han_NP to_TO tell_VB me_PP1O
N10  22 about_IN you_PP2 ..._...
N10  23    ._. **'_**' ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS 'll_MD talk_VB here_RN ,_, **'_**'
N10  23 Sam_NP answered_VBD ,_, *'_*' \0Mr_NPT ..._... er_UH ..._... ?_?
N10  23 **'_**'
N10  24    ^ *'_*' Singh_NP ,_, **'_**' said_VBD the_ATI bearded_JJ man_NN
N10  24 as_CS if_CS" he_PP3A were_BED conferring_VBG a_AT
N10  25 favour_NN ._. ^ *'_*' my_PP$ name_NN is_BEZ Singh_NP ,_, but_CC I_PP1A
N10  25 wanted_VBD to_TO talk_VB to_IN you_PP2 about_IN
N10  26 Foster_NP ._. **'_**'
N10  27    ^ *'_*' so_QL many_AP names_NNS !_! **'_**' said_VBD Sam_NP ._. ^
N10  27 *'_*' why_WRB should_MD you_PP2 want_VB to_TO talk_VB to_IN
N10  28 me_PP1O about_IN Foster_NP ?_? ^ it_PP3 happened_VBD before_CS I_PP1A
N10  28 came_VBD to_IN this_DT country_NN ._. **'_**'
N10  29    ^ Singh_NP said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' I_PP1A think_VB there_EX is_BEZ
N10  29 going_VBG to_TO be_BE a_AT storm_NN ._. **'_**'
N10  30    ^ the_ATI night_NN ,_, certainly_RB ,_, seemed_VBD to_TO be_BE
N10  30 loaded_VBN with_IN thunder_NN ;_; and_CC Sam_NP
N10  31 wondered_VBD how_WRB intolerable_JJ the_ATI other's_AP$ social_JJ
N10  31 manners_NNS could_MD get_VB ._. ^ were_BED
N10  32 they_PP3AS now_RN going_VBG to_TO talk_VB about_IN the_ATI weather_NN
N10  32 ?_?
N10  33    ^ Sam_NP was_BEDZ conscious_JJ of_IN his_PP$ muscles_NNS
N10  33 absorbing_VBG the_ATI secrets_NNS of_IN
N10  34 flexion_NN ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT tremendous_JJ synaptic_JJ
N10  34 gathering_NN inside_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ but_CC
N10  35 would_MD it_PP3 be_BE worth_IN pulling_VBG such_ABL a_AT silly_JJ
N10  35 little_JJ beard_NN ?_?
N10  36    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM glad_JJ you_PP2 know_VB about_IN Foster_NP ,_,
N10  36 **'_**' Singh_NP said_VBD ._.
N10  37    ^ but_CC one_CD1 would_MD need_VB a_AT genius_NN for_IN letting_VBG
N10  37 the_ATI world_NN rip_VB by_RP not_XNOT to_TO
N10  38 know_VB about_IN Foster_NP ._. ^ newspapers_NNS had_HVD bellowed_VBN
N10  38 headlines_NNS about_IN the_ATI
N10  39 settler_NN who_WPR 'd_HVD complained_VBN that_CS his_PP$ native_JJ
N10  39 gardener_NN was_BEDZ getting_VBG too_QL
N10  40 interested_JJ in_IN his_PP$ wife_NN ,_, and_CC who_WPR 'd_HVD
N10  40 slugged_VBN the_ATI man_NN so_QL hard_RB that_CS he_PP3A 'd_HVD
N10  41 pushed_VBN him_PP3O into_IN eternity_NN ._. ^ Foster_NP had_HVD
N10  41 always_RB been_BEN hitting_VBG his_PP$ native_JJ
N10  42 servants_NNS ,_, but_CC with_IN the_ATI gardener_NN he_PP3A had_HVD
N10  42 gone_VBN too_QL far_RB ._.
N10  43    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ only_RB right_JJ that_CS Foster_NP should_MD
N10  43 hang_VB ,_, **'_**' Singh_NP said_VBD curtly_RB ._.
N10  44 ^ *'_*' yet_RB this_DT new_JJ government_NN may_MD not_XNOT like_VB
N10  44 to_TO start_VB what_WDT they_PP3AS call_VB a_AT new_JJ
N10  45 era_NN with_IN the_ATI execution_NN of_IN a_AT white_JJ man_NN ._. ^
N10  45 they_PP3AS may_MD feel_VB that_CS it_PP3 will_MD
N10  46 bias_VB their_PP$ relations_NNS with_IN other_AP western_JJ powers_NNS
N10  46 ._. ^ so_RB I_PP1A would_MD like_VB you_PP2
N10  47 to_TO sign_VB our_PP$ petition_NN ._. ^ as_IN a_AT visitor_NN from_IN
N10  47 the_ATI States_NP ,_, your_PP$ signature_NN
N10  48 would_MD mean_VB so_QL much_AP ..._...
N10  49    ._. **'_**' ^ but_CC the_ATI man_NN had_HVD not_XNOT even_RB
N10  49 troubled_VBN to_TO ask_VB Sam_NP whether_CS he_PP3A believed_VBD
N10  50 in_IN capital_JJ punishment_NN ,_, whether_CS he_PP3A thought_VBD
N10  50 that_CS vengeance_NN was_BEDZ a_AT dish_NN
N10  51 best_RBT eaten_VBN cold_JJ !_! ^ of_RB course_RB" it_PP3 was_BEDZ
N10  51 not_XNOT right_JJ that_CS the_ATI black_JJ men_NNS who_WPR
N10  52 killed_VBD whites_NNS should_MD always_RB be_BE punished_VBN ,_,
N10  52 while_CS the_ATI white_JJ men_NNS who_WPR
N10  53 killed_VBD blacks_NNS should_MD go_VB free_JJ ._. ^ if_CS there_EX
N10  53 was_BEDZ a_AT law_NN ,_, it_PP3 should_MD be_BE
N10  54 impartial_JJ ._. ^ but_CC was_BEDZ capital_JJ punishment_NN part_NN
N10  54 of_IN any_DTI law_NN that_WPR could_MD be_BE
N10  55 justified_VBN ?_?
N10  56    ^ Singh_NP would_MD say_VB ,_, Sam_NP was_BEDZ sure_JJ ,_, that_CS
N10  56 Sam_NP was_BEDZ standing_VBG with_IN the_ATI
N10  57 white_JJ men_NNS when_WRB he_PP3A waved_VBD away_RP the_ATI petition_NN
N10  57 ._. ^ but_CC surely_RB he_PP3A was_BEDZ doing_VBG
N10  58 more_AP than_IN that_DT ?_? ^ for_CS Sam_NP ought_MD to_TO be_BE
N10  58 prejudiced_JJ ._. ^ Sam_NP was_BEDZ as_QL black_JJ as_IN
N10  59 night_NN ._. ^ that_DT was_BEDZ why_WRB his_PP$ mother_NN ,_, not_XNOT
N10  59 knowing_VBG his_PP$ father_NN ,_, had_HVD called_VBN
N10  60 him_PP3O Sam_NP Dark_NP ._. ^ *'_*' my_PP$ name_NN 's_BEZ trash_NN ,_,
N10  60 **'_**' she_PP3A 'd_HVD said_VBN ,_, *'_*' but_CC we_PP1AS 'll_MD
N10  60 give_VB you_PP2
N10  61 a_AT nice_JJ one_CD1 ,_, so_CS that_CS" you_PP2 can_MD be_BE proud_JJ
N10  61 of_IN yourself_PPL ._. **'_**'
N10  62    ^ Sam_NP said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' \0Mr_NPT Singh_NP ,_, I_PP1A 'm_BEM
N10  62 going_VBG to_TO return_VB to_IN my_PP$ hotel_NN ._. ^ in_IN
N10  63 the_ATI circumstances_NNS ,_, perhaps_RB you_PP2 'd_MD give_VB me_PP1O
N10  63 ten_CD minutes'_NNS$ start_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A do_DO not_XNOT
N10  64 wish_VB to_TO walk_VB with_IN you_PP2 ,_, or_CC have_HV you_PP2 on_IN
N10  64 my_PP$ heels_NNS ._. **'_**'
N10  65    ^ after_IN that_DT ,_, there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI tail_NN of_IN
N10  65 footsteps_NNS just_RB out_RP of_IN synchrony_NN ;_;
N10  66 and_CC when_WRB Sam_NP passed_VBD the_ATI first_OD small_JJ bar_NN
N10  66 that_WPR was_BEDZ open_JJ ,_, he_PP3A took_VBD his_PP$ own_AP
N10  67 solitary_JJ footsteps_NNS into_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ the_ATI place_NN
N10  67 was_BEDZ utterly_RB undistinguished_JJ ,_,
N10  68 but_CC Sam_NP wanted_VBD to_TO drink_VB away_RP the_ATI taste_NN of_IN
N10  68 Mary_NP Parker_NP and_CC \0Mr_NPT Singh_NP
N10  69 with_IN his_PP$ wish_NN to_TO see_VB Foster_NP strung_VBN up_RP from_IN
N10  69 the_ATI rafters_NNS ._. ^ and_CC after_CS he_PP3A
N10  70 had_HVD drunk_VBN away_RP the_ATI rancid_JJ taste_NN ,_, Sam_NP
N10  70 wanted_VBD to_TO think_VB of_IN Han_NP ._.
N10  71    ^ he_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT know_VB how_WRB long_RB he_PP3A spent_VBD
N10  71 drinking_VBG ,_, and_CC his_PP$ thoughts_NNS
N10  72 reached_VBD no_ATI conclusions_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A left_VBD the_ATI
N10  72 bar_NN finally_RB because_CS the_ATI
N10  73 proprietor_NN begged_VBD him_PP3O to_TO go_VB ._.
N10  75    ^ there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI sign_NN of_IN the_ATI night_NN porter_NN
N10  75 or_CC of_IN any_DTI of_IN the_ATI
N10  76 night_NN staff_NN at_IN the_ATI hotel_NN ._. ^ yet_RB Sam_NP wanted_VBD
N10  76 one_CD1 last_AP cool_JJ glass_NN before_IN
N10  77 going_VBG to_IN his_PP$ room_NN and_CC the_ATI whirling_JJ fans_NNS ._.
N10  77 ^ after_IN all_ABN ,_, Grandad's_NPT$ soda_NN
N10  78 pop_NN was_BEDZ paying_VBG enough_DTI to_TO justify_VB Sam_NP
N10  78 throwing_VBG a_AP little_AP" weight_NN around_RP ._.
N10  79 ^ Sam_NP ,_, the_ATI consultant_NN on_IN market_NN research_NN in_IN
N10  79 relation_NN to_IN coloured_JJ
N10  80 citizens_NNS in_IN America_NP ,_, who_WPR 'd_HVD been_BEN yanked_VBN
N10  80 out_RP of_IN the_ATI advertising_NN
N10  81 department_NN and_CC sent_VBN off_RP as_IN ambassadorial_JJ salesman_NN
N10  81 to_IN the_ATI new_JJ state_NN ._.
N10  82 ^ Sam_NP ,_, the_ATI soda_NN pop_NN salesman_NN ,_, who_WPR kept_VBD
N10  82 his_PP$ finger_NN jammed_VBN on_IN the_ATI bell_NN ;_;
N10  83 but_CC the_ATI eerie_JJ thing_NN was_BEDZ that_CS he_PP3A felt_VBD
N10  83 that_CS nobody_PN would_MD come_VB ,_, that_CS
N10  84 somehow_RB the_ATI luxury_NN hotel_NN was_BEDZ adrift_RB and_CC
N10  84 floating_VBG away_RP without_IN a_AT crew_NN
N10  85 into_IN the_ATI stifling_JJ night_NN ._.
N10  86    ^ he_PP3A looked_VBD for_IN another_DT bell_NN ,_, in_IN case_NN
N10  86 the_ATI one_CD1 he_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN ringing_VBG
N10  87 was_BEDZ at_IN fault_NN ._. ^ when_WRB he_PP3A found_VBD it_PP3 ,_,
N10  87 he_PP3A jabbed_VBD it_PP3 with_IN a_AT viciousness_NN that_WPR
N10  88 surprised_VBD him_PP3O ._.
N10  89    ^ he_PP3A might_MD have_HV saved_VBN his_PP$ finger_NN ;_; but_CC
N10  89 obstinacy_NN made_VBD him_PP3O sit_VB
N10  90 himself_PPL down_RP in_IN a_AT padded_JJ chair_NN ._. ^ surely_RB
N10  90 sooner_RBR or_CC later_RBR some_DTI servant_NN
N10  91 would_MD have_HV to_TO pass_VB through_IN the_ATI foyer_NN ?_?
N10  92    ^ but_CC it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT long_JJ term_NN policy_NN ,_, and_CC
N10  92 Sam_NP began_VBD to_TO weary_VB ._. ^ he_PP3A
N10  93 realised_VBD that_CS he_PP3A might_MD acquire_VB a_AT skull_NN cap_NN
N10  93 of_IN dust_NN before_CS anything_PN
N10  94 happened_VBD ._. ^ he_PP3A decided_VBD that_CS the_ATI hotel_NN had_HVD
N10  94 won_VBN the_ATI round_NN ,_, and_CC he_PP3A got_VBD up_RP
N10  95 and_CC moved_VBD over_RP to_IN the_ATI lifts_NNS ._.
N10  96    ^ but_CC when_WRB Sam_NP flipped_VBD on_RP the_ATI light_NN
N10  96 inside_IN his_PP$ room_NN ,_, he_PP3A was_BEDZ no_RB
N10  97 longer_RBR alone_JJ :_: there_EX was_BEDZ someone_PN on_IN his_PP$
N10  97 bed_NN ,_, a_AT woman_NN who_WPR had_HVD made_VBN
N10  98 herself_PPL at_IN home_NR and_CC had_HVD gone_VBN to_IN sleep_NN !_!
N10  99    ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ Mary_NP Parker_NP ,_, the_ATI bogus_JJ fortune_NN
N10  99 teller_NN who_WPR *'_*' read_VBD **'_**' the_ATI
N10 100 vibrations_NNS accumulated_VBD on_IN things_NNS people_NNS had_HVD
N10 100 carried_VBN around_IN them_PP3OS ,_, the_ATI
N10 101 impetus_NN of_IN fate_NN ,_, psychometry_NN ._.
N10 102    ^ Mary_NP was_BEDZ n't_XNOT handsome_JJ when_WRB she_PP3A was_BEDZ
N10 102 awake_JJ ,_, and_CC asleep_JJ she_PP3A looked_VBD
N10 103 ghastly_JJ ._.
N10 104    ^ then_RN Sam_NP realised_VBD that_CS Mary_NP was_BEDZ dead_JJ ._.
N10 105    ^ he_PP3A saw_VBD the_ATI penknife_NN ._.
N10 106    ^ his_PP$ penknife_NN ._.
N10 107    ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ plunged_VBN into_IN the_ATI old_JJ woman's_NN$
N10 107 heart_NN ._.
N10 108    ^ Sam_NP staggered_VBD into_IN his_PP$ private_JJ bathroom_NN and_CC
N10 108 passed_VBD a_AT wet_JJ sponge_NN
N10 109 over_IN his_PP$ face_NN ._. ^ then_RN he_PP3A unhooked_VBD the_ATI
N10 109 shaving_NN mirror_NN and_CC took_VBD it_PP3 back_RP
N10 110 to_IN the_ATI bedroom_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A put_VBD the_ATI mirror_NN
N10 110 over_IN Mary_NP Parker's_NP$ mouth_NN ._. ^ Mary_NP was_BEDZ
N10 111 dead_JJ all_RB right_RB" ._.
N10 112    ^ there_EX was_BEDZ n't_XNOT much_AP blood_NN ,_, but_CC Sam_NP
N10 112 knew_VBD that_CS if_CS he_PP3A pulled_VBD out_RP the_ATI
N10 113 knife_NN there_EX 'd_MD be_BE plenty_NN ._.
N10 114    ^ ought_MD he_PP3A to_TO pull_VB out_RP the_ATI knife_NN ?_? ^
N10 114 it_PP3 would_MD n't_XNOT help_VB the_ATI witch_NN now_RN ,_,
N10 115 and_CC a_AT lot_NN of_IN blood_NN would_MD be_BE awkward_JJ if_CS
N10 115 ..._...
N10 116    ._. ^ if_CS what_WDT ?_?
N10 117    ^ if_CS he_PP3A took_VBD the_ATI body_NN down_RP to_IN the_ATI
N10 117 foyer_NN and_CC left_VBD it_PP3 in_IN a_AT chair_NN in_IN
N10 118 that_DT mausoleum_NN ._. ^ a_AT blood_NN trail_NN would_MD be_BE a_AT
N10 118 confession_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A could_MD
N10 119 recover_VB his_PP$ knife_NN in_IN the_ATI foyer_NN ,_, and_CC let_VB
N10 119 the_ATI corpse_NN bleed_VB comfortably_RB
N10 120 into_IN the_ATI cushions_NNS ..._...
N10 121    ._. ^ yes_UH ,_, Sam's_NP$ one_CD1 obsessive_JJ idea_NN was_BEDZ
N10 121 *-_*- to_TO get_VB rid_VBN of_IN the_ATI body_NN ._. ^ what_WDT
N10 122 had_HVD happened_VBN and_CC how_WRB it_PP3 had_HVD happened_VBN ,_,
N10 122 these_DTS were_BED hideous_JJ questions_NNS
N10 123 which_WDTR would_MD have_HV to_TO wait_VB ._.
N10 124    ^ Sam_NP would_MD have_HV liked_VBN to_TO have_HV complained_VBN
N10 124 to_IN the_ATI management_NN !_! ^ what_WDT
N10 125 damned_JJ right_NN had_HVD they_PP3AS to_TO give_VB permission_NN to_IN
N10 125 a_AT caller_NN to_TO wait_VB for_IN a_AT
N10 126 guest_NN in_IN his_PP$ room_NN ?_? ^ such_ABL slipshod_JJ security_NN
N10 126 was_BEDZ bound_VBN to_TO lead_VB to_IN
N10 127 trouble_NN ._. ^ even_CS if_CS" Mary_NP had_HVD given_VBN a_AT wink_NN
N10 127 meaning_VBG ~ *'_*' Sam_NP 's_BEZ expecting_VBG
N10 128 me_PP1O **'_**' ,_, they_PP3AS ought_MD n't_XNOT to_TO have_HV
N10 128 fallen_VBN for_IN that_DT flattering_JJ assumption_NN of_IN
N10 129 sophistication_NN ._. ^ this_DT was_BEDZ supposed_VBN to_TO be_BE a_AT
N10 129 first-class_JJ hotel_NN in_IN the_ATI
N10 130 new_JJ state_NN ,_, and_CC not_XNOT a_AT brothel_NN under_IN the_ATI
N10 130 old_JJ regime_NN ._.
N10 131    ^ Jesus_NP !_! ..._... if_CS Mary's_NP$ body_NN was_BEDZ found_VBN
N10 131 in_IN Sam's_NP$ room_NN with_IN Sam's_NP$ knife_NN
N10 132 pinning_VBG it_PP3 down_RP to_IN the_ATI dimension_NN of_IN eternity_NN
N10 132 ..._...
N10 133    ._. ^ although_CS Sam_NP wanted_VBD to_TO concentrate_VB on_IN
N10 133 getting_VBG the_ATI body_NN out_RP of_IN the_ATI
N10 134 room_NN ,_, he_PP3A could_MD n't_XNOT control_VB his_PP$ thoughts_NNS
N10 134 ._. ^ but_CC he_PP3A tried_VBD to_TO force_VB himself_PPL
N10 135 to_TO number_VB off_RP the_ATI tasks_NNS in_IN hand_NN :_: 1_CD1 )_)
N10 135 drag_VB the_ATI corpse_NN to_IN the_ATI door_NN ,_, 2_CD )_)
N10 136 look_VB out_RP to_TO see_VB if_CS the_ATI coast_NN was_BEDZ clear_JJ
N10 136 ,_, 3_CD )_) get_VB to_IN the_ATI lift_NN before_CS the_ATI
N10 137 night_NN porter_NN took_VBD to_IN operating_VBG the_ATI damned_JJ
N10 137 thing_NN again_RB ,_, 4_CD )_) get_VB back_RP to_IN
N10 138 the_ATI bedroom_NN and_CC change_NN clothes_NNS in_IN case_NN of_IN
N10 138 bloodstains_NNS ,_, 5_CD )_) think_VB up_RP a_AT
N10 139 good_JJ bluff_NN if_CS some_DTI minion_NN came_VBD up_RP with_IN a_AT
N10 139 story_NN about_IN showing_VBG Mary_NP
N10 140 Parker_NP up_RP to_IN Sam's_NP$ room_NN ._.
N10 141    ^ but_CC to_IN perdition_NN with_IN trying_VBG to_TO think_VB
N10 141 straight_RB ._. ^ what_WDT was_BEDZ needed_VBN
N10 142 was_BEDZ a_AP little_AP" crooked_JJ action_NN ._.
N10 143    ^ Sam_NP forced_VBD himself_PPL back_RP to_IN the_ATI bedside_NN ,_,
N10 143 and_CC put_VBD out_RP his_PP$ arms_NNS to_TO
N10 144 grab_VB the_ATI corpse_NN under_IN the_ATI arm_NN pits_NNS ..._...
N10 145    ._. ^ *'_*' dear_UH me_PP1O ,_, \0Mr_NPT Dark_NP ,_, I_PP1A would_MD
N10 145 have_HV thought_VBN that_CS any_DTI further_JJB
N10 146 violence_NN was_BEDZ quite_RB unnecessary_JJ ..._...
N10 147    ._. **'_**' ^ Sam_NP spun_VBD round_RP ._.
N10 148    ^ a_AT small_JJ man_NN ,_, who_WPR was_BEDZ pushing_VBG out_RP
N10 148 his_PP$ lips_NNS as_CS if_CS" he_PP3A wanted_VBD to_TO kiss_VB
N10 149 or_CC be_BE kissed_VBN ,_, had_HVD come_VBN silently_RB into_IN the_ATI
N10 149 room_NN ._.
N10 150    ^ *'_*' oh_UH dear_UH ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, *'_*' I_PP1A
N10 150 'm_BEM the_ATI hotel_NN detective_NN ._. **'_**'
N10 151    ^ Sam_NP goggled_VBD at_IN him_PP3O ._.
N10 152    ^ *'_*' where_WRB the_ATI devil_NN have_HV you_PP2 been_BEN ?_?
N10 152 **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD bitterly_RB ._. ^ *'_*' why_WRB
N10 153 can_MD n't_XNOT you_PP2 prevent_VB this_DT sort_NN of_IN thing_NN
N10 153 happening_VBG ?_? **'_**'
N10 154    ^ *'_*' do_DO you_PP2 think_VB I_PP1A could_MD have_HV done_VBN
N10 154 that_DT ,_, \0Mr_NPT Dark_NP ?_? ^ I_PP1A can_MD n't_XNOT be_BE
N10 155 everywhere_RB at_RB once_RB" ,_, you_PP2 know_VB ._. ^ we_PP1AS 've_HV
N10 155 had_HVN trouble_NN with_IN an_AT old_JJ lady_NN who_WPR
N10 156 lost_VBD a_AT valuable_JJ brooch_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A 've_HV been_BEN
N10 156 interviewing_VBG all_ABN the_ATI staff_NN ._. ^ the_ATI
N10 157 old_JJ lady_NN insisted_VBN on_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ of_RB course_RB" in_IN
N10 157 the_ATI end_NN we_PP1AS discovered_VBD that_CS
N10 158 she_PP3A 'd_HVD used_VBN the_ATI brooch_NN for_IN pinning_VBG a_AT
N10 158 cheque_NN to_IN her_PP$ laundry_NN list_NN ._. ^ old_JJ
N10 159 ladies_NNS are_BER capable_JJ of_IN anything_PN ._. ^ you_PP2 'd_MD
N10 159 never_RB credit_VB what_WDT they_PP3AS 'll_MD do_DO
N10 160 without_IN a_AT second_OD thought_NN ._.
N10 161    ^ *'_*' they_PP3AS stick_VB a_AT hat_NN pin_NN into_IN a_AT
N10 161 tiresome_JJ dog_NN or_CC leave_VB a_AT valuable_JJ
N10 162 brooch_NN in_IN a_AT laundry_NN list_NN ,_, and_CC then_RN forget_VB
N10 162 all_RB about_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ whereas_CS you_PP2
N10 163 and_CC I_PP1A ,_, we_PP1AS 'd_MD have_HV a_AT twinge_NN of_IN
N10 163 conscience_NN ,_, would_MD n't_XNOT we_PP1AS ?_? or_CC else_RB we_PP1AS
N10 163 'd_MD be_BE
N10 164 a_AT bloody_JJ sight_NN more_QL careful_JJ ._. **'_**'
N10 165    ^ the_ATI little_JJ man_NN tried_VBD to_TO suck_VB in_RP his_PP$
N10 165 lips_NNS ,_, but_CC there_EX was_BEDZ n't_XNOT much_AP
N10 166 he_PP3A could_MD do_DO about_IN it_PP3 ._.
N10 167    ^ *'_*' my_PP$ name_NN is_BEZ Ralph_NP Chand_NP ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A
N10 167 said_VBD ,_, *'_*' and_CC you_PP2 ought_MD to_TO be_BE
N10 168 pleased_JJ to_TO see_VB me_PP1O ._. ^ perhaps_RB I_PP1A 've_HV
N10 168 prevented_VBN you_PP2 from_IN doing_VBG something_PN
N10 169 foolish_JJ ._. ^ we_PP1AS do_DO get_VB flustered_JJ ,_, do_DO n't_XNOT
N10 169 we_PP1AS ,_, in_IN a_AT crisis_NN ?_? **'_**'
N10 170    ^ Sam_NP was_BEDZ speechless_JJ ._. ^ do_DO hotel_NN detectives_NNS
N10 170 talk_VB like_IN nursery_NN
N10 171 governesses_NNS ?_? ^ we_PP1AS must_MD eat_VB up_RP all_ABN our_PP$
N10 171 bread_NN and_CC butter_NN before_CS we_PP1AS
N10 172 have_HV any_DTI cake_NN ,_, must_MD n't_XNOT we_PP1AS ?_?
N10 173    ^ then_RN Sam_NP tensed_VBD ._. ^ perhaps_RB this_DT imbecile_NN
N10 173 was_BEDZ the_ATI murderer_NN who_WPR 'd_HVD
N10 174 come_VBN back_RP to_TO gloat_VB and_CC perhaps_RB to_TO do_DO some_DTI
N10 174 more_AP damage_NN ?_?
N10 175    ^ Chand_NP said_VBD conversationally_RB ,_, ^ *'_*' stabbed_VBN ,_,
N10 175 is_BEZ n't_XNOT she_PP3A ?_? ^ but_CC if_CS you_PP2
N10 176 prefer_VB it_PP3 ,_, she_PP3A could_MD be_BE poisoned_VBN or_CC
N10 176 strangled_VBN ._. ^ we_PP1AS must_MD suit_VB your_PP$
N10 177 personality_NN ._. ^ but_CC you_PP2 are_BER a_AT man_NN who_WPR
N10 177 carries_VBZ a_AT knife_NN ,_, are_BER n't_XNOT you_PP2 ?_? **'_**'
N10 178    ^ Sam_NP felt_VBD his_PP$ eyes_NNS swelling_VBG like_IN bubbles_NNS
N10 178 ._.
N10 179    ^ *'_*' will_MD you_PP2 say_VB that_DT again_RB ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A
N10 179 demanded_VBD faintly_RB ._.
N10 180    ^ *'_*' perhaps_RB ,_, \0Mr_NPT Dark_NP ,_, **'_**' Chand_NP
N10 180 said_VBD brusquely_RB ,_, *'_*' you_PP2 are_BER finding_VBG
N10 181 it_PP3 hard_JJ to_TO believe_VB in_IN me_PP1O ?_? ^ do_DO you_PP2
N10 181 think_VB I_PP1A ought_MD to_TO be_BE holding_VBG a_AT gun_NN in_IN
N10 182 one_CD1 hand_NN and_CC a_AT pair_NN of_IN handcuffs_NNS in_IN the_ATI
N10 182 other_AP ?_? ^ here_RN is_BEZ my_PP$ warrant_NN ._.
N10 183 ^ you_PP2 will_MD verify_VB ,_, I_PP1A hope_VB ,_, that_CS it_PP3
N10 183 is_BEZ perfectly_RB in_IN order_NN ._. **'_**'
N10 184    ^ it_PP3 looked_VBD real_JJ
N10 185    ._. ^ *'_*' and_CC now_RN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD the_ATI hotel_NN
N10 185 detective_NN ,_, *'_*' I_PP1A will_MD have_HV to_TO ask_VB you_PP2
N10 186 to_TO accompany_VB me_PP1O ._. **'_**'
N10 187    ^ Sam_NP stepped_VBD back_RP ._.
N10 188    ^ *'_*' oh_UH no_UH ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A retorted_VBD ,_, *'_*'
N10 188 I_PP1A 'll_MD wait_VB here_RN till_CS the_ATI real_JJ police_NNS
N10 189 take_VB charge_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT want_VB to_TO be_BE
N10 189 locked_VBN in_IN the_ATI kitchen_NN and_CC told_VBN I_PP1A 've_HV
N10 190 got_VBN to_TO wash_VB dishes_NNS for_IN the_ATI rest_NN of_IN my_PP$
N10 190 life_NN ._. **'_**'
N10 191    ^ the_ATI detective_NN succeeded_VBD in_IN getting_VBG his_PP$
N10 191 lower_JJR lip_NN under_IN his_PP$ upper_JJB
N10 192 teeth_NNS ,_, and_CC then_RN he_PP3A released_VBD it_PP3 again_RB ._. ^
N10 192 it_PP3 sprang_VBD back_RP to_IN the_ATI bulge_NN as_CS
N10 193 if_CS" to_TO attack_VB ._.
N10 194    ^ *'_*' sir_NN ,_, **'_**' \0Mr_NPT Chand_NP said_VBD firmly_RB ,_,
N10 194 *'_*' what_WDT you_PP2 want_VB is_BEZ a_AT lawyer_NN ._.
N10 195 ^ after_IN this_DT unfortunate_JJ incident_NN ,_, he_PP3A 'll_MD be_BE
N10 195 waiting_VBG for_IN us_PP1OS ._. ^ the_ATI best_JJT
N10 196 lawyer_NN in_IN town_NN ,_, \0Mr_NPT Dark_NP ;_; and_CC he_PP3A 's_BEZ
N10 196 our_PP$ acting_JJ President_NPT while_CS
N10 197 Bassanto_NP is_BEZ in_IN Nyamba_NP ._. ^ I_PP1A could_MD not_XNOT
N10 197 take_VB you_PP2 to_IN a_AT higher_JJR authority_NN ._. **'_**'
N10 198    ^ Sam_NP lifted_VBD the_ATI telephone_NN ,_, and_CC to_IN his_PP$
N10 198 amazement_NN it_PP3 was_BEDZ answered_VBN
N10 199 almost_RB immediately_RB ._. ^ anyone_PN would_MD think_VB the_ATI
N10 199 hotel_NN was_BEDZ running_VBG to_IN
N10 200 orderly_JJ schedule_NN ._.
N10 201    ^ Sam_NP said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' give_VB me_PP1O police_NNS
N10 201 headquarters_NN ._. **'_**'
N10 202    ^ the_ATI girl_NN on_IN the_ATI switchboard_NN did_DOD not_XNOT
N10 202 seem_VB to_TO be_BE surprised_JJ ._.
N11   2    ^ I_PP1A drank_VBD off_IN the_ATI Scotch_NP ._.
N11   3    ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS 'd_HVD better_RBR find_VB out_RP ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A
N11   3 said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' another_DT one_CD1 ,_, Sergeant_NPT ?_? **'_**'
N11   4    ^ he_PP3A grinned_VBD ._.
N11   5    ^ *'_*' may_MD as_QL well_RB make_VB a_AT night_NN of_IN it_PP3 ,_,
N11   5 sir_NN ,_, do_DO n't_XNOT you_PP2 think_VB ?_? **'_**'
N11   7    ^ we_PP1AS made_VBD it_PP3 quite_ABL a_AT session_NN ._.
N11   8    ^ in_IN the_ATI next_AP two_CD hours_NNS I_PP1A gathered_VBD more_AP
N11   8 information_NN about_IN Sergeant_NPT
N11   9 Ellison_NP than_CS I_PP1A had_HVD in_IN all_ABN the_ATI time_NN I_PP1A
N11   9 'd_HVD known_VBN him_PP3O ._. ^ the_ATI bar_NN at_IN the_ATI
N11  10 Bloomsbury_NP was_BEDZ a_AT quiet_JJ sort_NN of_IN place_NN ,_, and_CC
N11  10 we_PP1AS drank_VBD just_RB about_RB enough_DTI
N11  11 to_TO loosen_VB our_PP$ tongues_NNS ._. ^ that_DT was_BEDZ all_ABN
N11  11 to_IN the_ATI good_NN because_CS ,_, apart_IN from_IN" a_AT
N11  12 load_NN of_IN irrelevant_JJ data_NNS ,_, I_PP1A picked_VBD up_RP an_AT
N11  12 odd_JJ fact_NN about_IN him_PP3O that_WPR ,_,
N11  13 though_CS it_PP3 seemed_VBD unimportant_JJ ,_, came_VBD in_RP very_QL
N11  13 handy_JJ later_RBR on_RP ._.
N11  14    ^ I_PP1A tried_VBD to_TO draw_VB him_PP3O out_RP on_IN Malaya_NP
N11  14 and_CC the_ATI rubber_NN plantations_NNS ,_, and_CC
N11  15 after_IN a_AT time_NN he_PP3A weighed_VBD in_RP with_IN some_DTI of_IN
N11  15 the_ATI problems_NNS of_IN Indian_JNP labour_NN ._.
N11  16 ^ strikes_NNS ,_, it_PP3 appeared_VBD ,_, had_HVD always_RB been_BEN
N11  16 blowing_VBG up_RP on_IN the_ATI flimsiest_JJT
N11  17 pretext_NN ,_, and_CC he_PP3A went_VBD on_RP to_TO talk_VB about_IN
N11  17 one_CD1 that_WPR had_HVD threatened_VBN to_TO
N11  18 paralyse_VB production_NN just_RB before_IN the_ATI war_NN ._.
N11  19    ^ *'_*' that_DT ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A remarked_VBD ,_, *'_*' was_BEDZ
N11  19 when_WRB I_PP1A learnt_VBD to_TO drive_VB an_AT
N11  20 engine_NN ._. **'_**'
N11  21    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 mean_VB a_AT railway_NN engine_NN ?_? **'_**'
N11  22    ^ *'_*' a_AT small_JJ one_CD1 ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A grinned_VBD ._. ^
N11  22 *'_*' much_RB smaller_JJR than_IN anything_PN
N11  23 you_PP2 'll_MD see_VB down_RP at_IN Ravi_NP ,_, but_CC the_ATI cab_NN
N11  23 lay-out_NN 's_BEZ roughly_RB the_ATI same_AP ._. ^ we_PP1AS
N11  24 had_HVD a_AT branch_NN line_NN connecting_VBG the_ATI plantation_NN
N11  24 with_IN the_ATI main_JJB Singapore_NP
N11  25 track_NN ._. ^ when_WRB the_ATI strike_NN came_VBD we_PP1AS had_HVD
N11  25 to_TO keep_VB the_ATI wagons_NNS on_IN the_ATI move_NN ,_,
N11  26 and_CC there_EX was_BEDZ only_RB one_CD1 way_NN to_TO do_DO it_PP3 ._.
N11  26 **'_**'
N11  27    ^ I_PP1A asked_VBD him_PP3O half-jokingly_RB whether_CS he_PP3A
N11  27 thought_VBD he_PP3A could_MD drive_VB the_ATI
N11  28 Calcutta-Peshawar_NP express_NN ._.
N11  29    ^ *'_*' if_CS I_PP1A had_HVD to_TO drive_VB it_PP3 out_RP of_IN
N11  29 hell_NN into_IN heaven_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, *'_*' I_PP1A
N11  29 'd_MD
N11  30 at_RB least_RB" have_HV a_AT damn_RB good_JJ try_NN ._. **'_**'
N11  31    ^ we_PP1AS were_BED neither_DTX of_IN us_PP1OS talking_VBG in_IN
N11  31 deadly_JJ earnest_NN ,_, and_CC I_PP1A 'd_HVD no_ATI idea_NN
N11  32 then_RN that_CS I_PP1A 'd_MD ever_RB need_VB to_TO ask_VB him_PP3O
N11  32 to_TO drive_VB a_AT locomotive_NN ._. ^ yet_RB when_WRB
N11  33 the_ATI time_NN came_VBD that_CS I_PP1A needed_VBD a_AT driver_NN
N11  33 and_CC seconds_NNS were_BED precious_JJ ,_, the_ATI
N11  34 little_AP that_WPR I_PP1A 'd_HVD learnt_VBN about_IN him_PP3O that_DT
N11  34 evening_NN snapped_VBD into_IN mind_NN with_IN a_AT
N11  35 sweetness_NN that_WPR made_VBD all_ABN the_ATI difference_NN ._.
N11  37    ^ looking_VBG back_RP ,_, I_PP1A learnt_VBD quite_ABL a_AT lot_NN
N11  37 that_WPR was_BEDZ useful_JJ in_IN the_ATI course_NN
N11  38 of_IN that_DT couple_NN of_IN hours_NNS at_IN the_ATI Bloomsbury_NP ._.
N11  39    ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ close_RB on_IN eleven_CD o'clock_RB when_WRB
N11  39 I_PP1A left_VBD ,_, and_CC as_CS I_PP1A turned_VBD the_ATI
N11  40 jeep_NN towards_IN the_ATI gates_NNS ,_, another_DT car_NN came_VBD
N11  40 blaring_VBG up_IN the_ATI road_NN from_IN the_ATI
N11  41 station_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ an_AT American_JNP make_NN ,_,
N11  41 half_ABN the_ATI size_NN of_IN a_AT tank_NN and_CC
N11  42 unmistakably_RB belonged_VBD to_IN Sarwate_NP ._. ^ I_PP1A 'd_HVD
N11  42 seen_VBN it_PP3 too_QL often_RB at_IN Dalgoorie_NP
N11  43 to_TO have_HV any_DTI doubts_NNS about_IN that_DT ._.
N11  44    ^ I_PP1A caught_VBD sight_NN of_IN his_PP$ face_NN ,_, all_RB
N11  44 flesh_NN ,_, peering_VBG through_IN the_ATI
N11  45 windscreen_NN ,_, and_CC beside_IN him_PP3O a_AT woman_NN in_IN a_AT
N11  45 sari_NN ._.
N11  46    ^ I_PP1A could_MD n't_XNOT see_VB her_PP$ features_NNS ._. ^
N11  46 she_PP3A was_BEDZ turned_VBN away_RP from_IN me_PP1O ,_, but_CC
N11  47 she_PP3A seemed_VBD to_TO be_BE young_JJ ._.
N11  48    ^ it_PP3 must_MD have_HV been_BEN the_ATI Scotch_NP ,_, but_CC
N11  48 right_RB at_IN that_DT moment_NN I_PP1A felt_VBD
N11  49 very_QL much_RB alone_JJ ,_, a_AT world_NN away_RP from_IN Fay_NP ._. ^
N11  49 I_PP1A muttered_VBD an_AT entreaty_NN that_CS
N11  50 the_ATI next_AP three_CD nights_NNS at_RB least_RB" would_MD be_BE
N11  50 quiet_JJ ;_; then_RN ,_, swinging_VBG the_ATI jeep_NN
N11  51 on_RP to_IN the_ATI tarmac_NN ,_, I_PP1A followed_VBD Sarwate_NP up_IN
N11  51 the_ATI hill_NN ._.
N11  52 ^ 22_CD ._. a_AT luscious_JJ little_JJ windfall_NN ._.
N11  53    ^ I_PP1A slept_VBD soundly_RB from_IN midnight_NN to_IN six_CD in_IN
N11  53 the_ATI morning_NN ,_, and_CC woke_VBD
N11  54 feeling_VBG more_QL thoroughly_RB rested_JJ than_CS I_PP1A had_HVD
N11  54 for_IN ten_CD days_NNS ._. ^ there_EX 'd_HVD been_BEN
N11  55 no_ATI hornet-buzz_NN from_IN the_ATI bazar_NN and_CC no_ATI
N11  55 jangling_JJ telephone-bells_NNS in_IN the_ATI
N11  56 small_JJ hours_NNS ._. ^ some_DTI distant_JJ Hindu_JNP deity_NN ,_,
N11  56 possibly_RB Vishnu_NP the_ATI preserver_NN
N11  57 in_IN one_CD1 of_IN his_PP$ nine_CD incarnations_NNS ,_, had_HVD
N11  57 lent_VBN an_AT ear_NN to_IN the_ATI prayer_NN of_IN an_AT
N11  58 unbeliever_NN and_CC laid_VBN a_AT peaceful_JJ hand_NN on_IN Kulachi_NP
N11  58 ._. ^ that_DT was_BEDZ one_CD1 thing_NN to_TO
N11  59 be_BE thankful_JJ for_IN at_IN any_DTI rate_NN ,_, and_CC to_IN me_PP1O
N11  59 there_EX was_BEDZ another_DT that_WPR was_BEDZ
N11  60 equally_RB if_CS not_XNOT more_QL important_JJ ._. ^ this_DT was_BEDZ
N11  60 Tuesday_NR ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ August_NR the_ATI
N11  61 eleventh_OD ,_, and_CC Fay_NP was_BEDZ arriving_VBG from_IN Delhi_NP
N11  61 ._.
N11  62    ^ I_PP1A slipped_VBD on_RP a_AT pair_NN of_IN sandals_NNS ,_,
N11  62 snatched_VBD myself_PPL a_AT quick_JJ ,_, cool_JJ
N11  63 shower_NN and_CC a_AT dollop_NN of_IN breakfast_NN ,_, and_CC ran_VBD
N11  63 the_ATI jeep_NN down_RP to_IN area_NN
N11  64 headquarters_NN with_IN the_ATI airy_JJ feeling_NN that_WPR in_IN
N11  64 spite_IN" of_IN" the_ATI heat_NN I_PP1A was_BEDZ
N11  65 going_VBG to_TO remember_VB this_DT day_NN as_IN a_AT pleasanter_JJR
N11  65 landmark_NN of_IN monsoon_NN 1942_CD ._.
N11  66    ^ Betty_NP had_HVD only_RB just_RB arrived_VBN ,_, but_CC she_PP3A
N11  66 'd_HVD called_VBN at_IN the_ATI signals_NNS
N11  67 section_NN on_IN the_ATI way_NN and_CC picked_VBN up_RP what_WDT
N11  67 messages_NNS there_EX were_BED ._. ^ one_CD1 of_IN
N11  68 them_PP3OS was_BEDZ sealed_VBN in_IN an_AT envelope_NN and_CC
N11  68 labelled_VBN top_JJB secret_JJ *-_*- obviously_RB
N11  69 from_IN \0G.H.Q_NN *-_*- and_CC I_PP1A slit_VBD the_ATI flap_NN and_CC
N11  69 pulled_VBD out_RP the_ATI folded_JJ
N11  70 slip_NN of_IN paper_NN with_IN all_ABN kinds_NNS of_IN misgivings_NNS
N11  70 ._. ^ not_XNOT that_CS I_PP1A was_BEDZ
N11  71 desperately_RB worried_JJ about_IN Fay_NP ._. ^ I_PP1A 'd_HVD
N11  71 spoken_VBN to_IN her_PP3O on_IN the_ATI phone_NN less_AP
N11  72 than_IN twenty-four_CD hours_NNS before_RI ,_, and_CC she_PP3A had_HVD
N11  72 n't_XNOT seemed_VBN in_IN any_DTI way_NN upset_JJ ;_;
N11  73 but_CC ,_, from_IN my_PP$ own_AP narrow_JJ shave_NN outside_IN the_ATI
N11  73 Kutcherry_NP ,_, I_PP1A knew_VBD just_RB how_WRB
N11  74 little_AP was_BEDZ needed_VBN to_TO spark_VB off_RP an_AT outbreak_NN
N11  74 of_IN violence_NN ,_, how_WRB swiftly_RB a_AT
N11  75 peaceful_JJ street_NN could_MD become_VB as_QL dangerous_JJ as_IN a_AT
N11  75 valley_NN in_IN the_ATI path_NN of_IN a_AT
N11  76 crumbling_JJ dam_NN ._. ^ the_ATI mere_JJB mention_NN of_IN Delhi_NP
N11  76 ,_, on_IN this_DT of_IN all_ABN days_NNS ,_, was_BEDZ
N11  77 calculated_VBN to_TO set_VB all_ABN my_PP$ nerve-ends_NNS tingling_VBG
N11  77 ;_; and_CC with_IN the_ATI press_NN and_CC
N11  78 radio_NN clamped_VBN into_IN virtual_JJ silence_NN on_IN the_ATI
N11  78 subject_NN ,_, there_EX were_BED only_RB two_CD
N11  79 sources_NNS of_IN news_NN :_: rumour_NN ,_, which_WDTR was_BEDZ wild_JJ
N11  79 and_CC unreliable_JJ and_CC reports_NNS
N11  80 from_IN \0G.H.Q_NN ,_, which_WDTR were_BED reliable_JJ as_QL far_RB
N11  80 as_CS they_PP3AS went_VBD ,_, but_CC
N11  81 which_WDTR ,_, I_PP1A suspected_VBD ,_, never_RB told_VBD more_AP
N11  81 than_IN a_AT quarter_NN of_IN the_ATI truth_NN ._.
N11  82    ^ still_RB ,_, casting_VBG an_AT eye_NN down_IN the_ATI message_NN
N11  82 ,_, I_PP1A did_DOD n't_XNOT see_VB anything_PN to_TO
N11  83 cause_VB immediate_JJ concern_NN ._. ^ the_ATI only_AP mention_NN of_IN
N11  83 Delhi_NP was_BEDZ in_IN the_ATI context_NN
N11  84 of_IN student_NN demonstrations_NNS ,_, but_CC all_ABN hell_NN ,_,
N11  84 it_PP3 seemed_VBD ,_, had_HVD been_BEN let_VBN loose_JJ
N11  85 in_IN Bombay_NP ._. ^ a_AT railway_NN station_NN had_HVD been_BEN
N11  85 raided_VBN ,_, a_AT government_NN grain-shop_NN
N11  86 looted_VBN and_CC burnt_VBN ,_, telegraph_NN wires_NNS cut_VBN and_CC
N11  86 stones_NNS thrown_VBN at_IN trains_NNS ._.
N11  87 ^ the_ATI police_NNS and_CC the_ATI military_NN had_HVD had_HVN to_TO
N11  87 intervene_VB and_CC there_EX 'd_HVD been_BEN a_AT
N11  88 number_NN of_IN casualties_NNS ,_, some_DTI of_IN them_PP3OS fatal_JJ
N11  88 ._.
N11  89    ^ there_EX 'd_HVD also_RB been_BEN some_DTI firing_NN in_IN
N11  89 Lucknow_NP and_CC Poona_NP ,_, and_CC more_AP
N11  90 trouble_NN in_IN Ahmedabad_NP ;_; but_CC it_PP3 was_BEDZ even_RB
N11  90 more_QL disturbing_JJ to_TO find_VB no_ATI
N11  91 reference_NN at_IN all_ABN to_IN what_WDT had_HVD happened_VBN at_IN
N11  91 Kulachi_NP ._. ^ at_RB least_RB" half_ABN a_AT
N11  92 dozen_CD places_NNS were_BED detailed_VBN in_IN connection_NN with_IN
N11  92 what_WDT were_BED called_VBN *'_*' minor_JJ
N11  93 disturbances_NNS **'_**' ,_, but_CC I_PP1A could_MD n't_XNOT spot_VB
N11  93 Kulachi_NP anywhere_RB among_IN them_PP3OS ._.
N11  94    ^ that_DT made_VBD me_PP1O think_VB ,_, not_XNOT once_RB but_CC
N11  94 three_CD times_NNS ._. ^ I_PP1A knew_VBD the_ATI \0Brig_NPT
N11  95 had_HVD sent_VBN a_AT wire_NN up_RP to_IN district_NN ,_, and_CC
N11  95 both_ABX Rob_NP and_CC Scattergood_NP must_MD have_HV
N11  96 made_VBN their_PP$ own_AP individual_JJ reports_NNS ,_, and_CC yet_RB
N11  96 what_WDT I_PP1A 'd_HVD seen_VBN down_RP in_IN the_ATI
N11  97 Sadar_NP bazar_NN was_BEDZ n't_XNOT even_RB classed_VBN as_IN a_AT
N11  97 *'_*' minor_JJ disturbance_NN **'_**' ._. ^ I_PP1A looked_VBD
N11  98 down_IN my_PP$ nose_NN at_IN the_ATI message_NN ,_, and_CC wondered_VBD
N11  98 what_WDT the_ATI hell_NN sort_NN of_IN
N11  99 trouble_NN \0G.H.Q_NN meant_VBD when_WRB they_PP3AS talked_VBD about_IN
N11  99 *'_*' a_AT student_NN
N11 100 demonstration_NN **'_**' ._.
N11 101    ^ then_RN I_PP1A realized_VBD abruptly_RB that_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ
N11 101 n't_XNOT worth_IN the_ATI effort_NN ._. ^ even_CS
N11 102 if_CS" they_PP3AS meant_VBD what_WDT Rob_NP described_VBD as_IN *'_*'
N11 102 wilful_JJ bloody_JJ murder_NN **'_**' ,_, there_EX
N11 103 was_BEDZ nothing_PN I_PP1A could_MD do_DO to_TO prevent_VB it_PP3 ._. ^
N11 103 Delhi_NP was_BEDZ a_AT hundred_CD and_CC fifty_CD
N11 104 miles_NNS across_IN the_ATI Ganges_NP plain_NN ,_, and_CC that_DT
N11 104 was_BEDZ a_AT damned_JJ sight_NN too_QL far_RB ._.
N11 105 ^ in_IN six_CD hours_NNS Fay_NP would_MD be_BE sitting_VBG in_IN a_AT
N11 105 train_NN ,_, and_CC until_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ time_NN
N11 106 to_TO wheel_VB the_ATI jeep_NN down_RP to_IN Jagapur_NP to_TO meet_VB
N11 106 her_PP3O ,_, the_ATI best_JJT thing_NN I_PP1A could_MD
N11 107 do_DO was_BEDZ to_TO forget_VB the_ATI whole_JJ business_NN
N11 107 completely_RB ._.
N11 108    ^ I_PP1A floated_VBD the_ATI message-form_NN to_IN Betty_NP and_CC
N11 108 told_VBD her_PP3O to_TO file_VB it_PP3 ._.
N11 109    ^ *'_*' and_CC give_VB the_ATI \0D.S.P_NP a_AT tinkle_NN ,_, **'_**'
N11 109 I_PP1A added_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' see_VB if_CS
N11 110 he_PP3A 'll_MD be_BE down_RP at_IN the_ATI Kutcherry_NP in_IN half_ABN
N11 110 an_AT hour's_NN$ time_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A want_VB to_TO have_HV
N11 111 a_AT word_NN with_IN him_PP3O about_IN a_AT bungalow_NN at_IN Ravi_NP
N11 111 ._. **'_**'
N11 112    ^ she_PP3A reached_VBD for_IN the_ATI phone_NN ,_, but_CC before_CS
N11 112 she_PP3A could_MD so_QL much_AP as_CS lift_VB
N11 113 the_ATI receiver_NN the_ATI bell_NN began_VBD to_TO ring_VB ._.
N11 114    ^ *'_*' damn_UH ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' find_VB
N11 114 out_RP who_WP it_PP3 is_BEZ ._. **'_**'
N11 115    ^ she_PP3A found_VBD out_RP ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ Rob_NP ,_, and_CC
N11 115 I_PP1A took_VBD the_ATI phone_NN from_IN her_PP3O ._.
N11 116    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A was_BEDZ just_RB going_VBG to_TO toddle_VB down_RP
N11 116 and_CC see_VB you_PP2 ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A told_VBD him_PP3O ._.
N11 117 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 've_HV a_AT small_JJ twist_NN of_IN dope_NN about_IN
N11 117 our_PP$ friend_NN from_IN Asifabad_NP ._. **'_**'
N11 118    ^ I_PP1A heard_VBD him_PP3O chuckle_VB down_IN the_ATI wire_NN ._.
N11 119    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 've_HV got_VBN more_AP than_IN that_DT ._. ^ I_PP1A
N11 119 've_HV a_AT packet_NN right_RB here_RN that_WPR 'll_MD make_VB
N11 120 your_PP$ eyes_NNS pop_VB ._. **'_**'
N11 121    ^ *'_*' oh_UH ?_? ^ what_WDT 's_BEZ in_IN it_PP3 ?_? **'_**'
N11 122    ^ *'_*' another_DT twist_NN of_IN something_PN that_WPR 's_HVZ
N11 122 turned_VBN up_RP at_RB last_RB" ._. **'_**'
N11 123    ^ *'_*' that_DT tells_VBZ me_PP1O a_AT hell_NN of_IN a_AT lot_NN ,_,
N11 123 does_DOZ n't_XNOT it_PP3 ?_? **'_**'
N11 124    ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ
N11 124 meant_VBN to_TO ._. **'_**'
N11 125    ^ *'_*' d'_DO you_PP2 want_VB me_PP1O to_TO guess_VB ?_? **'_**'
N11 126    ^ *'_*' not_XNOT while_CS we_PP1AS 're_BER talking_VBG on_IN the_ATI
N11 126 blower_NN ._. ^ just_RB get_VB toddling_VBG ,_, old_JJ
N11 127 son_NN ._. **'_**'
N11 128    ^ I_PP1A told_VBD him_PP3O I_PP1A 'd_MD be_BE with_IN him_PP3O in_IN
N11 128 roughly_RB ten_CD minutes_NNS ._.
N11 129    ^ *'_*' make_VB it_PP3 five_CD ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A urged_VBD ._. ^
N11 129 *'_*' this_DT is_BEZ manna_NN from_IN the_ATI skies_NNS ._.
N11 130 ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ a_AT luscious_JJ little_JJ windfall_NN if_CS ever_RB
N11 130 there_EX was_BEDZ one_CD1 ._. **'_**'
N11 131    ^ *'_*' what_WDT shall_MD I_PP1A bring_VB then_RN ?_? ^ a_AT
N11 131 spoon_NN or_CC a_AT penknife_NN ?_? **'_**'
N11 132    ^ *'_*' neither_DTX ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' pack_VB
N11 132 a_AT thinking_NN cap_NN ._. ^ that_DT 's_BEZ all_ABN we_PP1AS 're_BER
N11 133 going_VBG to_TO need_VB ._. **'_**'
N11 135    ^ I_PP1A did_DOD more_AP than_CS toddle_VB ._. ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ
N11 135 down_RP at_IN the_ATI Kutcherry_NP in_IN six_CD
N11 136 minutes_NNS flat_RB ._.
N11 137    ^ Rob_NP was_BEDZ standing_VBG by_IN his_PP$ desk_NN gazing_VBG
N11 137 down_RP at_IN a_AT black_JJ metal_NN box_NN on_IN
N11 138 the_ATI floor_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ the_ATI sort_NN of_IN box_NN
N11 138 that_WPR anyone_PN could_MD have_HV bought_VBN in_IN
N11 139 any_DTI of_IN a_AT thousand_CD bazars_NNS :_: a_AT small_JJ tin_NN
N11 139 trunk_NN ,_, flat-topped_JJ ,_, fitted_VBN with_IN
N11 140 a_AT hasp_NN and_CC staple_NN and_CC secured_VBN by_IN a_AT padlock_NN
N11 140 ._. ^ there_EX were_BED millions_CDS of_IN
N11 141 them_PP3OS in_IN India_NP ._.
N11 142    ^ this_DT one_CD1 ,_, from_IN the_ATI look_NN of_IN it_PP3 ,_,
N11 142 had_HVD seen_VBN better_JJR days_NNS ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ
N11 143 scratched_VBN and_CC dented_VBN ,_, the_ATI hasp_NN was_BEDZ broken_VBN
N11 143 and_CC some_DTI sharp_JJ concussion_NN at_IN
N11 144 some_DTI time_NN or_CC other_AP had_HVD strained_VBN at_IN the_ATI
N11 144 hinges_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI paint_NN had_HVD long_RB
N11 145 since_RI lost_VBN all_ABN its_PP$ gloss_NN ,_, but_CC I_PP1A could_MD
N11 145 see_VB very_QL faintly_RB the_ATI letters_NNS
N11 146 *'_*' \0M.F_NC **'_**' lacquered_VBN in_IN white_NN on_IN the_ATI
N11 146 lid_NN ._.
N11 147    ^ *'_*' some_DTI windfall_NN ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A remarked_VBD ._.
N11 148    ^ *'_*' do_DO n't_XNOT kick_VB it_PP3 ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Rob_NP
N11 148 ._. ^ *'_*' sit_VB down_RP ._. ^ have_HV you_PP2 heard_VBN about_IN
N11 149 the_ATI bus_NN ?_? **'_**'
N11 150    ^ *'_*' what_WDT bus_NN ?_? **'_**'
N11 151    ^ *'_*' first_OD one_CD1 down_IN the_ATI hill_NN from_IN
N11 151 Dalgoorie_NP this_DT morning_NN ._. ^ struck_VBD a_AT
N11 152 patch_NN of_IN oil_NN on_IN one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI hairpins_NNS and_CC
N11 152 nose-dived_VBD over_IN the_ATI side_NN of_IN
N11 153 the_ATI khud_&FW ._. **'_**'
N11 154    ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ n't_XNOT surprised_JJ ._. ^ the_ATI buses_NNS
N11 154 on_IN the_ATI winding_JJ road_NN to_IN the_ATI hills_NNS
N11 155 were_BED the_ATI kind_NN I_PP1A remembered_VBD on_IN country_NN
N11 155 routes_NNS in_IN England_NP back_RP in_IN the_ATI
N11 156 late_JJ nineteen-twenties_CDS :_: rattling_JJ affairs_NNS ,_,
N11 156 sparingly_RB sprung_VBN ,_, with_IN
N11 157 bulbous_JJ horns_NNS and_CC a_AT single_JJ door_NN at_IN the_ATI
N11 157 rear_NN ._. ^ they_PP3AS were_BED driven_VBN with_IN
N11 158 erratic_JJ and_CC reckless_JJ fury_NN by_IN a_AT team_NN of_IN
N11 158 Sikhs_NPS ,_, and_CC on_IN the_ATI odd_JJ occasions_NNS
N11 159 when_WRB necessity_NN had_HVD forced_VBN me_PP1O to_TO use_VB
N11 159 them_PP3OS I_PP1A 'd_HVD suffered_VBN a_AT multitude_NN of_IN
N11 160 hideous_JJ deaths_NNS in_IN the_ATI course_NN of_IN an_AT hour's_NN$
N11 160 fertile_JJ imagination_NN ._.
N11 161    ^ I_PP1A said_VBD as_QL much_AP to_IN Rob_NP ,_, and_CC asked_VBD
N11 161 him_PP3O how_WRB far_RB this_DT one_CD1 had_HVD
N11 162 dropped_VBN ._.
N11 163    ^ *'_*' five_CD hundred_CD feet_NNS ,_, almost_RB sheer_RB ,_,
N11 163 **'_**' he_PP3A replied_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' finished_VBD up_RP
N11 164 in_IN a_AT stream_NN ._. ^ little_AP of_IN it_PP3 left_VBN except_IN
N11 164 for_IN" the_ATI chassis_NN ._. **'_**'
N11 165    ^ *'_*' any_DTI military_JJ personnel_NNS aboard_RP ?_? **'_**'
N11 166    ^ *'_*' no_UH ._. ^ there_EX were_BED only_RB five_CD passengers_NNS
N11 166 ._. ^ six_CD with_IN the_ATI driver_NN ._.
N11 167 ^ devil_NN of_IN a_AT shambles_NN ,_, though_RB ._. ^ seemed_VBD to_TO
N11 167 be_BE bodies_NNS here_RN ,_, there_RN and_CC
N11 168 everywhere_RB ._. **'_**'
N11 169    ^ *'_*' anyone_PN escape_VB ?_? **'_**'
N11 170    ^ *'_*' killed_VBN four_CD of_IN them_PP3OS ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A
N11 170 said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' simply_RB had_HVD n't_XNOT a_AT chance_NN ._.
N11 171 ^ but_CC the_ATI two_CD on_IN the_ATI back_JJB seat_NN threw_VBD
N11 171 themselves_PPLS out_RP ._. ^ they_PP3AS 're_BER in_IN the_ATI
N11 172 \0I.M.H_NP ,_, one_CD1 with_IN a_AT couple_NN of_IN broken_JJ legs_NNS
N11 172 ._. ^ the_ATI other_AP got_VBD away_RP
N11 173 with_IN cuts_NNS and_CC a_AT bump_NN on_IN his_PP$ head_NN like_IN a_AT
N11 173 pigeon's_NN$ egg_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A 's_BEZ the_ATI
N11 174 luckiest_JJT beggar_NN still_RB breathing_VBG this_DT morning_NN ._.
N11 174 **'_**'
N11 175    ^ *'_*' who_WP is_BEZ he_PP3A ?_? **'_**' I_PP1A asked_VBD ._.
N11 176    ^ *'_*' a_AT friend_NN from_IN the_ATI hills_NNS ._. ^ that_DT
N11 176 's_BEZ a_AT bit_NN of_IN his_PP$ property_NN ._. **'_**' ^ Rob_NP
N11 177 pointed_VBD to_IN the_ATI box_NN ._. ^ *'_*' tossed_VBN off_IN the_ATI
N11 177 luggage_NN grid_NN the_ATI first_OD time_NN the_ATI
N11 178 bus_NN turned_VBD over_RP ._. ^ fell_VBD in_IN a_AT clump_NN of_IN
N11 178 thorns_NNS and_CC lodged_VBD there_RN ._. ^ luckily_RB
N11 179 for_IN us_PP1OS it_PP3 burst_VBD at_IN the_ATI seams_NNS ,_, and_CC
N11 179 when_WRB the_ATI sub-inspector_NN from_IN
N11 180 Dalgoorie_NP saw_VBD what_WDT was_BEDZ in_IN it_PP3 ,_, he_PP3A
N11 180 sent_VBD down_RP for_IN me_PP1O ._. **'_**'
N11 181    ^ *'_*' and_CC you_PP2 impounded_VBD it_PP3 ._. **'_**'
N11 182    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A borrowed_VBD it_PP3 ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Rob_NP ,_,
N11 182 *'_*' and_CC all_ABN the_ATI other_AP personal_JJ
N11 183 belongings_NNS I_PP1A could_MD find_VB scattered_VBN on_IN the_ATI
N11 183 side_NN of_IN the_ATI hill_NN ._. ^ took_VBD them_PP3OS
N11 184 into_IN safe_JJ custody_NN till_CS I_PP1A could_MD discover_VB
N11 184 whose_WP$ they_PP3AS were_BED ..._... ._. ^ as_QL soon_RB
N11 185 as_CS you_PP2 've_HV taken_VBN a_AT look_NN at_IN that_DT little_JJ
N11 185 lot_NN ,_, I_PP1A 'm_BEM having_HVG the_ATI hasp_NN riveted_VBN
N11 186 back_RP into_IN place_NN and_CC the_ATI box_NN delivered_VBN to_IN
N11 186 the_ATI \0I.M.H_NP ._. ^ it_PP3 'll_MD be_BE
N11 187 held_VBN in_IN store_NN for_IN a_AT certain_JJ patient_NN and_CC
N11 187 he_PP3A will_MD n't_XNOT be_BE any_RB the_ATI wiser_JJR ._.
N11 188 ^ when_WRB I_PP1A picked_VBD it_PP3 up_RP he_PP3A was_BEDZ flat_JJ
N11 188 on_IN a_AT stretcher_NN ,_, out_RP to_IN the_ATI wide_NN ,_, and_CC
N11 189 the_ATI sub-inspector_NN 's_BEZ down_RP at_IN his_PP$ bedside_NN to_TO
N11 189 give_VB him_PP3O all_ABN the_ATI flannel_NN he_PP3A
N11 190 needs_VBZ as_QL soon_RB as_CS he_PP3A begins_VBZ to_TO worry_VB ._.
N11 190 **'_**'
N11 191    ^ I_PP1A turned_VBD the_ATI box_NN around_RP and_CC stared_VBD at_IN
N11 191 the_ATI letters_NNS stencilled_VBN on_IN
N11 192 the_ATI lid_NN ._.
N11 193    ^ *'_*' but_CC who_WP the_ATI devil_NN is_BEZ he_PP3A ?_? **'_**'
N11 193 I_PP1A queried_VBD ._.
N11 194    ^ *'_*' Goanese_JNP ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Rob_NP ,_, handing_VBG
N11 194 me_PP1O a_AT clue_NN ._. ^ *'_*' a_AT thin_JJ ,_, sallow_JJ
N11 195 streak_NN of_IN mixed_JJ Dago_NP and_CC Madrassi_NP ._. ^ waves_VBZ
N11 195 a_AT stick_NN in_IN front_IN" of_IN" that_DT
N11 196 lousy_JJ set_NN of_IN saxes_NNS at_IN the_ATI Mayfair_NP ._. **'_**'
N11 197    ^ *'_*' Fernandes_NP ?_? **'_**'
N11 198    ^ *'_*' Manuel_NP Fernandes_NP ._. **'_**'
N11 199    ^ I_PP1A knew_VBD him_PP3O ,_, of_RB course_RB" ._. ^ he_PP3A
N11 199 was_BEDZ the_ATI boss_NN of_IN Sarwate's_NP$ dance_NN band_NN ._.
N12   2 Sam_NP looked_VBD away_RP and_CC Willie_NP thought_VBD ,_, he_PP3A
N12   2 's_HVZ got_VBN you_PP2 ,_, Sam_NP ,_, you_PP2 're_BER
N12   3 afraid_JJ ._. ^ you_PP2 're_BER not_XNOT a_AT socialist_NN now_RN ._.
N12   4    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 see_VB ,_, **'_**' Parnell_NP said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*'
N12   4 it_PP3 shows_VBZ the_ATI power_NN of_IN a_AT newspaper_NN
N12   5 which_WDTR has_HVZ strong_JJ beliefs_NNS and_CC acts_VBZ on_IN
N12   5 them_PP3OS and_CC perseveres_VBZ ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A waved_VBD
N12   6 a_AT sheaf_NN of_IN letters_NNS ._. ^ *'_*' congratulations_NNS
N12   6 pouring_VBG in_RP ._. **'_**'
N12   7    ^ *'_*' so_RB what_WDT ?_? **'_**' Willie_NP said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*'
N12   7 you_PP2 've_HV proved_VBN the_ATI power_NN of_IN dirty_JJ
N12   8 propaganda_NN ._. ^ that_DT 's_HVZ been_BEN done_VBN before_RI ._.
N12   8 **'_**'
N12   9    ^ Parnell_NP came_VBD around_IN the_ATI desk_NN and_CC embraced_VBD
N12   9 his_PP$ shoulders_NNS ._.
N12  10 ^ *'_*' Willie_NP ,_, when_WRB will_MD you_PP2 realize_VB ?_? ^
N12  10 every_AT newspaper_NN makes_VBZ propaganda_NN ._.
N12  11 ^ you_PP2 know_VB what_WDT Beaverbrook_NP told_VBD the_ATI royal_JJ
N12  11 commission_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A owns_VBZ his_PP$
N12  12 newspapers_NNS for_IN no_ATI other_AP purpose_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 may_MD
N12  12 be_BE propaganda_NN for_IN the_ATI left_NN or_CC
N12  13 right_NN ,_, it_PP3 may_MD be_BE for_IN the_ATI middle_JJB way_NN ._. ^
N12  13 but_CC it_PP3 's_BEZ all_ABN propaganda_NN and_CC with_IN
N12  14 good_JJ reason_NN ._. **'_**' ^ his_PP$ white_JJ hand_NN tightened_VBD
N12  14 on_IN Willie's_NP$ shoulder_NN ._.
N12  15 ^ *'_*' what_WDT you_PP2 'd_MD have_HV is_BEZ a_AT sheet_NN which_WDTR
N12  15 tells_VBZ the_ATI truth_NN ,_, the_ATI whole_JJ truth_NN
N12  16 and_CC nothing_PN but_IN the_ATI truth_NN ._. ^ but_CC what_WDT is_BEZ
N12  16 the_ATI truth_NN ,_, Willie_NP ?_? ^ I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT
N12  17 know_VB ._. ^ I_PP1A only_RB know_VB what_WDT I_PP1A think_VB is_BEZ
N12  17 true_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A act_VB on_IN it_PP3 and_CC try_VB to_TO show_VB
N12  18 others_APS ,_, like_IN the_ATI politician_NN on_IN his_PP$ platform_NN
N12  18 and_CC the_ATI parson_NN in_IN his_PP$
N12  19 pulpit_NN ._. ^ you_PP2 must_MD allow_VB me_PP1O that_DT ,_, Willie_NP
N12  19 *-_*- the_ATI freedom_NN of_IN holding_VBG an_AT
N12  20 opinion_NN and_CC expressing_VBG it_PP3 with_IN every_AT force_NN at_IN
N12  20 my_PP$ command_NN ._. **'_**'
N12  21    ^ very_QL plausible_JJ ,_, Willie_NP thought_VBD ,_, except_IN
N12  21 for_IN" one_CD1 thing_NN ._. ^ you_PP2 hold_VB
N12  22 the_ATI opinion_NN ,_, then_RN make_VB others_APS express_VB it_PP3 ._.
N12  22 ^ you_PP2 do_DO n't_XNOT allow_VB them_PP3OS the_ATI
N12  23 freedom_NN which_WDTR you_PP2 claim_VB as_IN a_AT right_NN ._.
N12  24    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A know_VB you_PP2 're_BER a_AT socialist_NN ,_,
N12  24 Willie_NP ._. ^ with_IN your_PP$ background_NN you_PP2
N12  25 have_HV to_TO be_BE ._. ^ you_PP2 've_HV never_RB got_VBN 1926_CD
N12  25 out_RP of_IN your_PP$ memory_NN ._. ^ but_CC you_PP2
N12  26 must_MD n't_XNOT take_VB it_PP3 so_QL hard_RB ._. ^ you_PP2 should_MD
N12  26 learn_VB to_TO lose_VB more_QL gracefully_RB ._. **'_**'
N12  27    ^ Willie_NP looked_VBD at_IN the_ATI white_JJ hand_NN ,_, then_RN
N12  27 at_IN Parnell_NP ._. ^ he_PP3A kept_VBD his_PP$
N12  28 gaze_NN steady_JJ until_CS the_ATI hand_NN fell_VBD away_RP ._. ^
N12  28 then_RN he_PP3A said_VBD :_: ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ not_XNOT the_ATI
N12  29 victory_NN ,_, it_PP3 's_BEZ the_ATI means_NNS ._. ^ you_PP2 've_HV
N12  29 done_VBN your_PP$ bit_NN towards_IN making_VBG
N12  30 journalism_NN a_AT shameful_JJ thing_NN ._. **'_**'
N12  31    ^ he_PP3A turned_VBD slowly_RB and_CC went_VBD out_RP ._. ^ Miss_NPT
N12  31 Simpson_NP raised_VBD a_AT hand_NN to_IN
N12  32 him_PP3O ,_, slightly_RB and_CC secretively_RB ,_, because_CS he_PP3A
N12  32 was_BEDZ her_PP$ favourite_NN ._. ^ as_CS he_PP3A
N12  33 raised_VBD his_PP$ hand_NN in_IN mild_JJ answer_NN ,_, his_PP$
N12  33 thoughts_NNS said_VBD ,_, something_PN happened_VBD
N12  34 in_IN there_RN just_RB now_RN ._. ^ we_PP1AS moved_VBD another_DT
N12  34 step_NN nearer_IN the_ATI inevitable_JJ ,_, the_ATI
N12  35 show-down_NN ._. ^ Parnell_NP on_IN one_CD1 side_NN ,_, me_PP1O on_IN
N12  35 the_ATI other_AP ,_, and_CC no_ATI compromise_NN in_RP
N12  36 between_RI ._.
N12  37    ^ he_PP3A went_VBD up_IN the_ATI stairs_NNS to_IN Joe's_NP$ room_NN
N12  37 ._. ^ the_ATI news_NN editor_NN was_BEDZ
N12  38 cleaning_VBG his_PP$ pipe_NN ;_; pushing_VBG the_ATI white_JJ
N12  38 cleaner_NN in_RP one_CD1 end_NN and_CC waiting_VBG
N12  39 for_IN it_PP3 to_TO come_VB out_RP brown_JJ at_IN the_ATI other_AP ._.
N12  40    ^ *'_*' have_HV you_PP2 seen_VBN the_ATI letters_NNS ?_? **'_**'
N12  40 Joe_NP said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' all_ABN the_ATI
N12  41 congratulations_NNS ?_? **'_**'
N12  42    ^ Willie_NP went_VBD to_IN the_ATI window_NN ,_, looking_VBG out_RP
N12  42 at_IN nothing_PN ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A could_MD
N12  43 puke_VB ._. **'_**'
N12  44    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 do_DO n't_XNOT want_VB to_TO take_VB it_PP3
N12  44 personal_RB ,_, Willie_NP ._. ^ you_PP2 and_CC me_PP1O and_CC the_ATI
N12  45 rest_NN of_IN us_PP1OS ._. ^ we_PP1AS do_DO what_WDT we_PP1AS 're_BER
N12  45 told_VBN ._. ^ we_PP1AS do_DO n't_XNOT make_VB the_ATI policy_NN ._.
N12  45 **'_**'
N12  46    ^ *'_*' that_DT 's_BEZ no_ATI answer_NN ._. ^ no_ATI excuse_NN ._.
N12  46 **'_**'
N12  47    ^ Joe_NP dropped_VBD the_ATI cleaner_NN into_IN the_ATI
N12  47 waste-basket_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A replaced_VBD the_ATI
N12  48 stem_NN in_IN the_ATI bowl_NN ,_, twisting_VBG it_PP3 another_DT
N12  48 squeak_NN so_CS that_CS" the_ATI mouthpiece_NN
N12  49 became_VBD comfortable_JJ to_IN his_PP$ teeth_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A
N12  49 took_VBD out_RP his_PP$ tobacco-pouch_NN and_CC
N12  50 filled_VBD the_ATI bowl_NN ,_, fingering_VBG down_RP a_AT shred_NN
N12  50 which_WDTR curled_VBD over_IN the_ATI edge_NN ._.
N12  51 ^ then_RN he_PP3A tapped_VBD his_PP$ pockets_NNS for_IN matches_NNS ._.
N12  51 ^ *'_*' it_PP3 does_DOZ n't_XNOT matter_VB ,_,
N12  52 Willie_NP ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, finding_VBG them_PP3OS ._. ^
N12  52 *'_*' it_PP3 is_BEZ n't_XNOT worth_IN the_ATI trouble_NN ._. **'_**'
N12  53    ^ Willie_NP did_DOD not_XNOT answer_VB ._. ^ he_PP3A knew_VBD
N12  53 that_CS in_IN this_DT room_NN it_PP3 was_BEDZ n't_XNOT worth_IN
N12  54 the_ATI trouble_NN ;_; that_CS nothing_PN mattered_VBD except_IN
N12  54 Joe's_NP$ do-nothing_NN ,_,
N12  55 say-nothing_NN ,_, be-nothing_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A knew_VBD that_CS if_CS
N12  55 he_PP3A stayed_VBD long_RB enough_QLP ,_, here_RN
N12  56 in_IN this_DT room_NN which_WDTR this_DT man_NN had_HVD made_VBN ,_,
N12  56 he_PP3A would_MD do_DO nothing_PN ,_, say_VB
N12  57 nothing_PN ._.
N12  58    ^ he_PP3A went_VBD out_RP to_IN the_ATI corridor_NN and_CC along_IN
N12  58 it_PP3 to_IN his_PP$ room_NN ._. ^ in_IN the_ATI
N12  59 reporters'_NNS$ room_NN Ritchie's_NP$ voice_NN was_BEDZ plain_JJ :_: ^
N12  59 *'_*' on_IN some_DTI newspapers_NNS
N12  60 there_EX 'd_MD be_BE champagne_NN to_TO celebrate_VB ._. **'_**' ^
N12  60 through_IN the_ATI opened_JJ door_NN of_IN
N12  61 another_DT room_NN he_PP3A saw_VBD the_ATI sub-editors_NNS ,_,
N12  61 crouched_VBN over_IN their_PP$ copy_NN like_IN
N12  62 cold_JJ hens_NNS on_IN a_AT perch_NN ._.
N12  63    ^ Willie_NP opened_VBD the_ATI door_NN which_WDTR said_VBD *'_*'
N12  63 \0Mr_NC Whittaker_NC **'_**' and_CC slumped_VBD
N12  64 into_IN his_PP$ chair_NN ;_; biting_VBG his_PP$ thumb_NN ,_, his_PP$
N12  64 thoughts_NNS boiling_VBG with_IN anger_NN and_CC
N12  65 disgust_NN and_CC humiliation_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A reached_VBD for_IN
N12  65 the_ATI telephone_NN and_CC half_ABN a_AT
N12  66 minute_NN later_RBR her_PP$ voice_NN was_BEDZ there_RN ._.
N12  67    ^ *'_*' Helen_NP ,_, will_MD you_PP2 eat_VB with_IN me_PP1O ,_,
N12  67 drink_VB with_IN me_PP1O ..._... somewhere_RB ..._...
N12  68 anywhere_RB ?_? **'_**'
N12  69    ^ he_PP3A imagined_VBD her_PP$ surprise_NN ._.
N12  70    ^ she_PP3A said_VBD :_: ^ *'_*' why_UH ,_, yes_UH ,_, Willie_NP ,_,
N12  70 of_RB course_RB" ._. **'_**'
N12  71    ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS could_MD go_VB out_RP in_IN the_ATI country_NN
N12  71 somewhere_RB ._. ^ one_CD1 of_IN those_DTS places_NNS
N12  72 where_WRB we_PP1AS used_VBD to_TO go_VB ._. ^ before_IN ,_, **'_**'
N12  72 he_PP3A hesitated_VBD and_CC added_VBD ,_, *'_*' before_IN the_ATI
N12  73 war_NN ._. **'_**'
N12  74    ^ *'_*' that_DT would_MD be_BE nice_JJ ._. **'_**'
N12  75    ^ he_PP3A knew_VBD she_PP3A was_BEDZ perplexed_VBN by_IN the_ATI
N12  75 peremptory_JJ invitation_NN ,_, by_IN his_PP$
N12  76 sudden_JJ need_NN of_IN her_PP3O ._.
N12  77    ^ he_PP3A said_VBD :_: ^ *'_*' I_PP1A want_VB a_AT drink_NN ,_, a_AT
N12  77 good_JJ long_JJ drink_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A 've_HV a_AT bad_JJ taste_NN
N12  78 in_IN my_PP$ mouth_NN ._. **'_**'
N12  79    ^ that_DT was_BEDZ the_ATI beginning_NN ._.
N12  80 ^ chapter_NN nineteen_CD ._.
N12  81    ^ no_UH ,_, not_XNOT the_ATI beginning_NN ,_, Willie_NP thought_VBD
N12  81 ._. ^ our_PP$ beginning_NN is_BEZ years_NNS
N12  82 ago_RB ,_, when_WRB I_PP1A thought_VBD my_PP$ tie_NN was_BEDZ a_AT
N12  82 propeller_NN and_CC you_PP2 were_BED on_IN the_ATI
N12  83 outside_NN ,_, always_RB looking_VBG in_RP ._. ^ since_IN then_RN
N12  83 it_PP3 's_HVZ been_BEN there_RN ,_, like_IN a_AT star_NN
N12  84 in_IN the_ATI night_NN ._.
N12  85    ^ they_PP3AS lay_VBD in_IN the_ATI green_JJ shade_NN beneath_IN
N12  85 trees_NNS ,_, where_WRB the_ATI river_NN ran_VBD
N12  86 away_RP with_IN the_ATI sunshine_NN and_CC the_ATI leaves_NNS went_VBD
N12  86 up_RP and_CC down_RP ,_, like_IN the_ATI
N12  87 sleeping_JJ breath_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A told_VBD her_PP3O about_IN Slack_NP
N12  87 Lane_NPL and_CC his_PP$ boots_NNS and_CC
N12  88 Blonkin_NP ;_; of_IN the_ATI great_JJ ,_, wagging_JJ head_NN and_CC
N12  88 the_ATI yellow_JJ teeth_NNS and_CC the_ATI
N12  89 watchful_JJ cruelty_NN ._. ^ but_CC that_DT was_BEDZ not_XNOT all_ABN
N12  89 about_IN Blonkin_NP ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ more_AP
N12  90 to_IN him_PP3O than_IN hooligan_NN boots_NNS ._.
N12  91    ^ *'_*' during_IN the_ATI war_NN ,_, **'_**' Willie_NP said_VBD ,_,
N12  91 *'_*' Blonkin_NP was_BEDZ a_AT prisoner_NN of_IN the_ATI
N12  92 Japanese_NNPS and_CC they_PP3AS thought_VBD he_PP3A knew_VBD
N12  92 something_PN ,_, so_CS they_PP3AS filled_VBD him_PP3O with_IN
N12  93 water_NN and_CC held_VBD him_PP3O upside_NN down_RP and_CC hit_VBD
N12  93 him_PP3O with_IN rifle-butts_NNS while_CS the_ATI
N12  94 water_NN fell_VBD out_RP ._. ^ at_IN ten_CD o'clock_RB each_DT day_NN
N12  94 they_PP3AS hit_VBD him_PP3O ,_, and_CC at_IN half_ABN
N12  95 past_IN nine_CD each_DT day_NN he_PP3A was_BEDZ mad_JJ with_IN
N12  95 waiting_VBG ._. ^ of_RB course_RB" he_PP3A did_DOD n't_XNOT know_VB
N12  96 what_WDT they_PP3AS wanted_VBD him_PP3O to_TO tell_VB ,_, and_CC
N12  96 though_CS he_PP3A tried_VBD to_TO guess_VB what_WDT they_PP3AS
N12  97 wanted_VBD and_CC told_VBD them_PP3OS all_ABN of_IN it_PP3 ,_, his_PP$
N12  97 poor_JJ mind_NN was_BEDZ n't_XNOT clever_JJ enough_QLP to_TO
N12  98 guess_VB what_WDT they_PP3AS wanted_VBD ,_, so_CS they_PP3AS
N12  98 clubbed_VBD him_PP3O again_RB for_IN trying_VBG to_TO
N12  99 deceive_VB them_PP3OS ._. ^ now_RN Blonkin_NP is_BEZ back_RP in_IN
N12  99 Slack_NP Lane_NPL ,_, living_VBG on_IN medical_JJ
N12 100 certificates_NNS because_IN of_IN" what_WDT the_ATI Japs_NNPS did_DOD
N12 100 to_IN him_PP3O ,_, and_CC other_AP men_NNS say_VB
N12 101 there_RN he_PP3A goes_VBZ ,_, always_RB boozing_VBG ,_, living_VBG
N12 101 free_JJ and_CC doing_VBG nothing_PN ._. ^ see_VB
N12 102 what_WDT happens_VBZ when_WRB there_EX 's_BEZ a_AT welfare_NN state_NN
N12 102 ._. **'_**'
N12 103    ^ he_PP3A told_VBD her_PP3O of_IN Creedy_NP ;_; tall_JJ and_CC
N12 103 pale_JJ and_CC intense_JJ ,_, for_RB ever_RB"
N12 104 dependent_JJ on_IN his_PP$ wife_NN who_WPR knew_VBD about_IN his_PP$
N12 104 studs_NNS and_CC socks_NNS and_CC what_WDT he_PP3A
N12 105 had_HVD done_VBN with_IN the_ATI tickets_NNS ._.
N12 106    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A used_VBD to_TO hate_VB Creedy_NP ,_, when_WRB I_PP1A
N12 106 was_BEDZ twelve_CD and_CC he_PP3A forced_VBD me_PP1O to_TO
N12 107 learn_VB more_AP than_CS I_PP1A believed_VBD I_PP1A could_MD learn_VB
N12 107 ._. ^ I_PP1A used_VBD to_TO lie_VB awake_JJ
N12 108 planning_VBG how_WRB to_TO kill_VB him_PP3O ,_, how_WRB I_PP1A would_MD
N12 108 kill_VB him_PP3O when_WRB I_PP1A was_BEDZ a_AT man_NN and_CC
N12 109 big_JJ enough_QLP ._. ^ all_ABN my_PP$ love_NN was_BEDZ for_IN his_PP$
N12 109 wife_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ my_PP$ first_OD love_NN and_CC
N12 110 when_WRB she_PP3A smiled_VBD at_IN him_PP3O I_PP1A was_BEDZ jealous_JJ
N12 110 ,_, and_CC when_WRB he_PP3A bullied_VBD her_PP3O I_PP1A
N12 111 changed_VBD the_ATI gun_NN to_IN a_AT knife_NN because_CS it_PP3
N12 111 would_MD last_VB longer_RBR ._. ^ but_CC now_RN I_PP1A
N12 112 see_VB what_WDT he_PP3A tried_VBD to_TO do_DO and_CC what_WDT it_PP3
N12 112 cost_VBD him_PP3O ._. ^ now_RN I_PP1A 'm_BEM grateful_JJ for_IN
N12 113 all_ABN he_PP3A tried_VBD to_TO do_DO and_CC ashamed_JJ of_IN the_ATI
N12 113 boy_NN who_WPR gave_VBD him_PP3O nothing_PN in_IN
N12 114 return_NN ,_, not_XNOT even_RB thanks_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A wrote_VBD
N12 114 me_PP1O long_JJ letters_NNS during_IN the_ATI war_NN ,_,
N12 115 clever_JJ letters_NNS but_CC excited_JJ ,_, too_RB ,_, excited_JJ
N12 115 not_XNOT about_IN the_ATI war_NN but_CC about_IN
N12 116 what_WDT would_MD happen_VB afterwards_RB ._. ^ in_IN Greece_NP ,_,
N12 116 the_ATI Balkans_NPS ,_, in_IN Arabia_NP and_CC
N12 117 Egypt_NP and_CC Africa_NP ,_, in_IN India_NP and_CC Burma_NP and_CC
N12 117 Malaya_NP ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ always_RB
N12 118 looking_VBG ahead_RB to_IN what_WDT the_ATI war_NN meant_VBD to_IN
N12 118 those_DTS countries_NNS and_CC what_WDT
N12 119 freedom_NN would_MD mean_VB to_IN them_PP3OS ._. **'_**'
N12 120    ^ Helen_NP murmured_VBD :_: ^ *'_*' is_BEZ he_PP3A a_AT communist_NN
N12 120 ?_? **'_**' and_CC Willie_NP smiled_VBD as_CS he_PP3A
N12 121 shook_VBD his_PP$ head_NN ._.
N12 122    ^ *'_*' everybody_PN these_DTS days_NNS has_HVZ to_TO be_BE
N12 122 something_PN ._. ^ conservative_NN ,_,
N12 123 socialist_NN ,_, communist_NN ,_, as_CS though_CS" you_PP2 must_MD
N12 123 belong_VB to_IN some_DTI party_NN to_TO have_HV
N12 124 any_DTI opinion_NN worth_IN calling_VBG an_AT opinion_NN ._. ^ but_CC
N12 124 Creedy_NP does_DOZ n't_XNOT belong_VB to_IN
N12 125 any_DTI opinion_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A 's_BEZ an_AT individual_NN ._. ^
N12 125 he_PP3A thinks_VBZ for_IN himself_PPL ._. ^ sometimes_RB
N12 126 he_PP3A sounds_VBZ like_IN a_AT communist_NN ._. ^ sometimes_RB like_IN
N12 126 \0St_NPT Francis_NP ._. ^ sometimes_RB
N12 127 like_IN a_AT boy_NN lost_VBN in_IN the_ATI dark_NN ._. ^ but_CC to_IN
N12 127 me_PP1O he_PP3A 'll_MD always_RB be_BE what_WDT he_PP3A was_BEDZ
N12 128 all_ABN those_DTS years_NNS ago_RB ._. ^ a_AT sincere_JJ man_NN ,_,
N12 128 for_RB ever_RB" crusading_VBG ,_, if_CS not_XNOT
N12 129 against_IN ignorance_NN ,_, then_RN for_IN a_AT boy_NN from_IN Slack_NP
N12 129 Lane_NPL who_WPR sat_VBD in_IN the_ATI back_JJB
N12 130 row_NN and_CC made_VBD raspberry_NN noises_NNS ._. ^ I_PP1A know_VB
N12 130 now_RN what_WDT I_PP1A did_DOD n't_XNOT realize_VB then_RN ,_,
N12 131 that_CS without_IN Creedy_NP I_PP1A 'd_MD have_HV been_BEN in_IN
N12 131 Slack_NP Lane_NPL for_RB ever_RB" ,_, doing_VBG
N12 132 nothing_PN and_CC learning_VBG to_TO know_VB that_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ
N12 132 nothing_PN ._. ^ dying_VBG by_IN eight-hour_JJB
N12 133 stints_NNS ._. **'_**'
N12 134    ^ then_RN he_PP3A told_VBD her_PP3O of_IN Aunt_NPT Nance_NP and_CC
N12 134 the_ATI dream_NN ;_; a_AT white_JJ cottage_NN in_IN
N12 135 the_ATI country_NN with_IN the_ATI wood-smoke_NN pottering_VBG from_IN
N12 135 the_ATI chimney_NN and_CC the_ATI
N12 136 delphiniums_NNS blue_JJ ._. ^ she_PP3A asked_VBD questions_NNS about_IN
N12 136 this_DT cottage_NN ,_, probing_VBG
N12 137 him_PP3O ,_, so_CS that_CS" he_PP3A told_VBD her_PP3O about_IN the_ATI
N12 137 logs_NNS of_IN wood_NN ,_, criss-crossed_VBN in_IN the_ATI
N12 138 hearth_NN ,_, about_IN the_ATI kettle-holder_NN on_IN its_PP$ hook_NN
N12 138 and_CC the_ATI red_JJ curtains_NNS and_CC
N12 139 the_ATI low_JJ beam_NN at_IN the_ATI bottom_NN of_IN the_ATI stairs_NNS
N12 139 ._. ^ he_PP3A could_MD not_XNOT understand_VB her_PP$
N12 140 interest_NN in_IN this_DT cottage_NN ,_, for_CS ,_, of_RB course_RB"
N12 140 ,_, there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI such_ABL cottage_NN
N12 141 and_CC could_MD never_RB be_BE ;_; it_PP3 was_BEDZ just_RB the_ATI
N12 141 creation_NN of_IN a_AT dream_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT
N12 142 ask_VB why_WRB she_PP3A probed_VBD for_IN details_NNS ._. ^ it_PP3
N12 142 was_BEDZ enough_DTI just_RB to_TO talk_VB ._.
N12 143    ^ they_PP3AS began_VBD to_TO go_VB everywhere_RB ,_, so_CS that_CS"
N12 143 people_NNS learned_VBD to_TO say_VB :_:
N12 144 ^ *'_*' hello_UH ,_, Willie_NP ,_, hello_UH ,_, Helen_NP ,_, nice_JJ
N12 144 to_TO see_VB you_PP2 ,_, Helen_NP ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A loved_VBD
N12 145 to_TO hear_VB them_PP3OS linking_VBG their_PP$ names_NNS in_IN this_DT
N12 145 way_NN ._. ^ the_ATI link_NN was_BEDZ a_AT form_NN of_IN
N12 146 marriage_NN ._. ^ at_IN the_ATI races_NNS they_PP3AS said_VBD it_PP3
N12 146 ._. ^ Harry_NP Carr_NP said_VBD :_: ^ *'_*' hello_UH ,_,
N12 147 Willie_NP ,_, **'_**' then_RN touched_VBD his_PP$ cap_NN for_IN
N12 147 Helen_NP ._. ^ at_IN the_ATI theatre_NN they_PP3AS said_VBD
N12 148 it_PP3 ._. ^ Charlie_NP Chester_NP welcomed_VBD them_PP3OS to_IN
N12 148 his_PP$ dressing-room_NN *-_*- ^ *'_*' only_RB
N12 149 milk_NN ,_, **'_**' Charlie_NP said_VBD ,_, *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM
N12 149 drinking_VBG milk_NN **'_**' *-_*- then_RN pulled_VBD up_RP a_AT
N12 149 chair_NN
N12 150 for_IN Helen_NP ._. ^ at_IN the_ATI City_NPL ground_NN they_PP3AS
N12 150 said_VBD it_PP3 ._. ^ Stanley_NP Matthews_NP said_VBD :_:
N12 151 ^ *'_*' always_RB nice_JJ to_TO see_VB you_PP2 ,_, Willie_NP ,_,
N12 151 **'_**' then_RN gave_VBD his_PP$ shy_JJ nod_NN and_CC smile_NN
N12 152 to_IN Helen_NP ._.
N12 153    ^ Willie_NP was_BEDZ grateful_JJ to_IN the_ATI big_JJ names_NNS ;_;
N12 153 to_IN Colin_NP Cowdrey_NP and_CC Jack_NP
N12 154 Hawkins_NP and_CC Ted_NP Ray_NP ._. ^ they_PP3AS could_MD see_VB
N12 154 how_WRB much_AP it_PP3 meant_VBD to_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ and_CC
N12 155 when_WRB there_EX were_BED parties_NNS to_TO celebrate_VB a_AT new_JJ
N12 155 play_NN ,_, new_JJ book_NN ,_, new_JJ
N12 156 hit-song_NN ,_, new_JJ exhibition_NN ,_, Helen_NP was_BEDZ there_RN
N12 156 to_TO help_VB him_PP3O through_RP ,_,
N12 157 although_CS he_PP3A 'd_HVD always_RB said_VBN he_PP3A despised_VBD
N12 157 parties_NNS ;_; you_PP2 paid_VBD too_QL high_JJ a_AT
N12 158 price_NN for_IN the_ATI free_JJ drink_NN ._.
N12 159    ^ he_PP3A said_VBD :_: ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ all_RB right_RB" as_QL
N12 159 long_RB as_CS I_PP1A look_VB across_IN the_ATI room_NN and_CC
N12 160 see_VB you_PP2 ,_, Helen_NP ._. ^ never_RB mind_VB the_ATI crap_NN
N12 160 talk_NN ,_, the_ATI scratch-my-back_JJB talk_NN ,_,
N12 161 the_ATI men_NNS pretending_VBG to_TO be_BE women_NNS and_CC the_ATI
N12 161 women_NNS wishing_VBG they_PP3AS were_BED men_NNS ._.
N12 162 ^ as_QL soon_RB as_CS I_PP1A see_VB you_PP2 and_CC know_VB you_PP2
N12 162 're_BER still_RB there_RN ,_, then_RN it_PP3 's_BEZ all_RB
N12 163 right_RB" ,_, Helen_NP ._. **'_**'
N12 164    ^ they_PP3AS never_RB mentioned_VBD Parnell_NP ,_, but_CC he_PP3A
N12 164 seemed_VBD to_TO be_BE there_RN ;_; in_IN the_ATI
N12 165 back_JJB seat_NN ,_, his_PP$ forearms_NNS on_IN their_PP$ seats_NNS ,_,
N12 165 watching_VBG with_IN amusement_NN ,_,
N12 166 because_CS the_ATI more_AP they_PP3AS shared_VBD the_ATI more_QL
N12 166 vulnerable_JJ they_PP3AS became_VBD ._.
N12 167    ^ once_RB Helen_NP said_VBD :_: ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS 're_BER not_XNOT
N12 167 married_VBN ,_, not_XNOT really_RB married_VBN ,_, **'_**' and_CC
N12 168 slowly_RB ,_, reluctantly_RB ,_, disjointedly_RB it_PP3 came_VBD out_RP
N12 168 ._. ^ how_WRB it_PP3 had_HVD begun_VBN by_IN
N12 169 Parnell_NP sleeping_VBG in_IN the_ATI dressing-room_NN ,_, because_CS
N12 169 he_PP3A came_VBD home_NR so_QL late_RB
N12 170 and_CC did_DOD not_XNOT wish_VB to_TO disturb_VB her_PP3O ._. ^ then_RN
N12 170 he_PP3A had_HVD put_VBN aside_RP pretence_NN and_CC
N12 171 slept_VBN in_IN another_DT room_NN ,_, making_VBG it_PP3 plain_JJ to_IN
N12 171 the_ATI girl_NN who_WPR could_MD not_XNOT
N12 172 understand_VB ._. ^ *'_*' that_DT was_BEDZ 1939_CD ,_, **'_**' Helen_NP
N12 172 said_VBD ,_, *'_*' the_ATI year_NN of_IN the_ATI war_NN ._. **'_**'
N12 173    ^ his_PP$ glance_NN was_BEDZ shocked_JJ and_CC the_ATI car_NN
N12 173 swerved_VBD ._. ^ that_DT 's_BEZ a_AT long_JJ time_NN ,_,
N12 174 the_ATI glance_NN said_VBD ._.
N12 175    ^ Helen's_NP$ smile_NN still_RB showed_VBD the_ATI hurt_NN ._. ^
N12 175 *'_*' it_PP3 took_VBD me_PP1O a_AT long_JJ time_NN to_TO
N12 176 realize_VB that_CS he_PP3A did_DOD n't_XNOT find_VB me_PP1O
N12 176 attractive_JJ any_RB more_RBR ._. ^ I_PP1A made_VBD excuses_NNS ._.
N12 177 ^ hundreds_CDS of_IN excuses_NNS ._. ^ I_PP1A pretended_VBD not_XNOT
N12 177 to_TO know_VB about_IN the_ATI other_AP women_NNS ._.
N12 178 ^ then_RN there_EX was_BEDZ the_ATI war_NN and_CC the_ATI evacuees_NNS
N12 178 ,_, such_ABL beautiful_JJ children_NNS ,_, and_CC
N12 179 my_PP$ letters_NNS to_IN you_PP2 and_CC yours_PP$$ to_IN me_PP1O and_CC
N12 179 in_IN the_ATI end_NN there_EX was_BEDZ this_DT ,_,
N12 180 Willie_NP ,_, what_WDT we_PP1AS have_HV now_RN ._. ^ you_PP2 and_CC
N12 180 me_PP1O ._. **'_**'
N12 181    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 could_MD divorce_VB him_PP3O ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A
N12 181 knew_VBD at_RB once_RB" that_CS she_PP3A would_MD not_XNOT ._.
N12 182    ^ *'_*' before_CS she_PP3A died_VBD Mummy_NPT wanted_VBD me_PP1O
N12 182 to_TO divorce_VB him_PP3O ._. ^ she_PP3A 'd_HVD learned_VBN
N12 183 to_TO hate_VB ,_, she_PP3A who_WPR was_BEDZ always_RB so_QL gentle_JJ
N12 183 ,_, she_PP3A 'd_HVD learned_VBN to_TO hate_VB and_CC cared_VBD
N12 184 about_IN nothing_PN except_IN that_DT hate_NN ._. ^ not_XNOT the_ATI
N12 184 scandal_NN ,_, not_XNOT the_ATI gossip_NN ,_, nor_CC
N12 185 the_ATI harm_NN it_PP3 would_MD do_DO to_IN the_ATI newspaper_NN ._. ^
N12 185 but_CC I_PP1A can_MD n't_XNOT ._. ^ the_ATI herald_NN
N12 186 means_VBZ too_QL much_AP for_IN that_DT ._. **'_**'
N12 187    ^ he_PP3A drove_VBD with_IN sudden_JJ anger_NN ,_, glancing_VBG
N12 187 at_IN the_ATI speedometer_NN ,_, then_RN
N12 188 boosting_VBG it_PP3 higher_RBR ._. ^ it_PP3 flickered_VBD around_RP
N12 188 seventy_CD and_CC she_PP3A glanced_VBD in_IN
N12 189 alarm_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A saw_VBD the_ATI alarm_NN and_CC let_VBD the_ATI
N12 189 rage_NN go_VB out_RP of_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ the_ATI needle_NN
N12 190 flickered_VBD down_RP to_IN sixty_CD ,_, to_IN fifty_CD ,_, and_CC
N12 190 the_ATI old_JJ car_NN relaxed_VBD like_IN a_AT
N12 191 horse_NN when_WRB the_ATI race_NN is_BEZ done_VBN ._.
N12 192    ^ *'_*' careful_JJ ,_, Willie_NP ,_, or_CC we_PP1AS 'll_MD never_RB
N12 192 get_VB there_RN ._. **'_**'
N13   2    *'_*' is_BEZ n't_XNOT there_EX something_PN simpler_JJR you_PP2
N13   2 can_MD do_DO ,_, like_IN taking_VBG her_PP3O
N13   3 dancing_VBG ._. ^ there_EX are_BER one_CD1 or_CC two_CD restaurants_NNS
N13   3 out_RP on_IN the_ATI islands_NNS ._. ^ they_PP3AS
N13   4 look_VB very_QL romantic_JJ ._. **'_**'
N13   5    ^ he_PP3A took_VBD my_PP$ advice_NN ._. ^ that_DT same_AP evening_NN
N13   5 he_PP3A and_CC Elaine_NP dressed_VBD in_IN
N13   6 their_PP$ best_JJT and_CC went_VBD out_RP to_IN dinner_NN ._. ^ but_CC
N13   6 oddly_RB it_PP3 was_BEDZ not_XNOT the_ATI dinner_NN
N13   7 which_WDTR distracted_VBD her_PP3O from_IN her_PP$ troubles_NNS but_CC
N13   7 what_WDT came_VBD after_RI ._. ^ they_PP3AS came_VBD
N13   8 back_RP from_IN the_ATI pension_NN after_CS I_PP1A had_HVD gone_VBN
N13   8 to_IN bed_NN and_CC I_PP1A did_DOD not_XNOT see_VB them_PP3OS ._.
N13   9 ^ but_CC a_RB little_RB" after_IN six_CD ,_, I_PP1A woke_VBD to_TO
N13   9 hear_VB a_AT tapping_NN on_IN my_PP$ door_NN and_CC found_VBD
N13  10 Steve_NP in_IN his_PP$ pyjamas_NNS ,_, his_PP$ shoulders_NNS
N13  10 wrapped_VBN in_IN a_AT blanket_NN ._.
N13  11    ^ *'_*' what_WDT the_ATI hell_NN ..._... **'_**' I_PP1A began_VBD
N13  11 ,_, then_RN noticed_VBD that_CS his_PP$ face_NN was_BEDZ
N13  12 grey_JJ ._. ^ *'_*' Steve_NP ,_, what_WDT 's_BEZ wrong_JJ ?_? **'_**'
N13  13    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT know_VB ._. ^ I_PP1A 've_HV been_BEN
N13  13 in_IN the_ATI lavatory_NN since_IN four_CD o'clock_RB and_CC
N13  14 I_PP1A feel_VB as_QL sick_JJ as_IN a_AT dog_NN ._. **'_**'
N13  15    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 must_MD be_BE something_PN you_PP2 've_HV eaten_VBN
N13  15 ._. **'_**' ^ his_PP$ teeth_NNS were_BED
N13  16 chattering_VBG ._. ^ *'_*' do_DO n't_XNOT stand_VB here_RN :_: you_PP2
N13  16 'll_MD catch_VB a_AT cold_NN ._. ^ get_VB back_RP into_IN
N13  17 bed_NN ._. **'_**'
N13  18    ^ he_PP3A walked_VBD back_RP meekly_RB to_IN his_PP$ room_NN and_CC
N13  18 got_VBD into_IN bed_NN ._. ^ *'_*' if_CS you_PP2 've_HV
N13  19 been_BEN up_RP since_IN four_CD ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD ,_, *'_*'
N13  19 why_WRB the_ATI devil_NN did_DOD n't_XNOT you_PP2 call_VB me_PP1O
N13  20 sooner_RBR ?_? **'_**'
N13  21    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A tried_VBD to_TO but_CC you_PP2 were_BED sound_QL
N13  21 asleep_JJ ._. **'_**'
N13  22    ^ *'_*' but_CC could_MD n't_XNOT you_PP2 have_HV tried_VBN any_DTI
N13  22 of_IN the_ATI others_APS ?_? **'_**'
N13  23    ^ he_PP3A shrugged_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A suppose_VB I_PP1A 've_HV
N13  23 known_VBN you_PP2 longest_RBT ._. **'_**'
N13  24    ^ his_PP$ teeth_NNS were_BED still_RB chattering_VBG but_CC his_PP$
N13  24 forehead_NN ,_, when_WRB I_PP1A felt_VBD it_PP3 ,_,
N13  25 was_BEDZ hot_JJ and_CC clammy_JJ ._.
N13  26    ^ he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' I_PP1A must_MD have_HV a_AT
N13  26 temperature_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A 've_HV been_BEN sitting_VBG exams_NNS
N13  27 half_ABN the_ATI night_NN that_WPR even_RB Einstein_NP would_MD have_HV
N13  27 flunked_VBN ._. **'_**'
N13  28    ^ I_PP1A went_VBD to_IN the_ATI wardrobe_NN ,_, found_VBD another_DT
N13  28 blanket_NN and_CC spread_VBD it_PP3 on_IN
N13  29 the_ATI bed_NN ._. ^ *'_*' next_AP time_NN you_PP2 catch_VB the_ATI
N13  29 pox_NN ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD ,_, *'_*' do_DO it_PP3 in_IN
N13  30 England_NP ._. ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ so_QL much_RB cheaper_JJR on_IN the_ATI
N13  30 national_JJ health_NN ._. **'_**'
N13  31    ^ *'_*' next_AP time_NN that_DT 's_BEZ what_WDT I_PP1A 'll_MD do_DO
N13  31 ._. **'_**'
N13  32    ^ I_PP1A tucked_VBD in_RP the_ATI blanket_NN ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A
N13  32 'll_MD go_VB downstairs_RN now_RN and_CC see_VB if_CS
N13  33 they_PP3AS 've_HV something_PN you_PP2 can_MD take_VB ._. ^ if_CS
N13  33 it_PP3 's_BEZ not_XNOT any_RB better_JJR by_IN
N13  34 breakfast-time_NN ,_, we_PP1AS 'll_MD get_VB a_AT doctor_NN ._. **'_**'
N13  35    ^ I_PP1A felt_VBD pretty_RB useless_JJ ,_, standing_VBG and_CC
N13  35 watching_VBG but_CC his_PP$ face_NN was_BEDZ
N13  36 growing_JJ paler_JJR ._. ^ at_IN any_DTI moment_NN he_PP3A would_MD
N13  36 vomit_VB and_CC I_PP1A did_DOD not_XNOT want_VB to_TO
N13  37 leave_VB him_PP3O by_IN himself_PPL ._. ^ I_PP1A went_VBD outside_RP
N13  37 ,_, towards_IN the_ATI stairs_NNS ,_, then_RN
N13  38 tumbled_VBD to_IN what_WDT I_PP1A should_MD do_DO ._. ^ I_PP1A
N13  38 stopped_VBD at_IN Elaine's_NP$ door_NN ,_, tapped_VBD on_IN it_PP3
N13  39 and_CC went_VBD on_RP tapping_VBG until_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ opened_VBN
N13  39 and_CC she_PP3A stood_VBD there_RN ,_, her_PP$ eyes_NNS
N13  40 half_RB open_JJ ,_, in_IN nightgown_NN and_CC wrap_NN ._.
N13  41    ^ *'_*' Peter_NP ,_, what_WDT is_BEZ it_PP3 ?_? **'_**'
N13  42    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ Steve_NP ._. ^ he_PP3A 's_BEZ not_XNOT very_QL
N13  42 well_JJ ._. **'_**'
N13  43    ^ *'_*' he_PP3A 's_BEZ not_XNOT ._. **'_**' ^ her_PP$ eyes_NNS
N13  43 opened_VBD ._. ^ she_PP3A seemed_VBD concerned_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A had_HVD
N13  44 done_VBN right_RB to_TO wake_VB her_PP3O up_RP ._. ^ *'_*' but_CC
N13  44 what_WDT is_BEZ it_PP3 ?_? ^ what_WDT 's_BEZ the_ATI matter_NN ?_?
N13  44 **'_**'
N13  45    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT know_VB ._. ^ I_PP1A imagine_VB it_PP3
N13  45 's_BEZ something_PN he_PP3A has_HVZ eaten_VBN ._. **'_**' ^ she_PP3A
N13  46 tied_VBD the_ATI cord_NN of_IN her_PP$ wrap_NN and_CC stepped_VBD
N13  46 into_IN the_ATI corridor_NN ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 was_BEDZ my_PP$
N13  47 idea_NN to_TO wake_VB you_PP2 ._. ^ he_PP3A would_MD n't_XNOT have_HV
N13  47 wanted_VBN to_TO disturb_VB you_PP2 himself_PPL ._. **'_**'
N13  48    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM glad_JJ you_PP2 did_DOD ._. ^ there_EX 's_BEZ
N13  48 nothing_PN worse_JJR than_CS being_BEG ill_JJ away_RP
N13  49 from_IN home_NR ._. **'_**'
N13  50    ^ she_PP3A led_VBD the_ATI way_NN into_IN his_PP$ room_NN ._. ^
N13  50 when_WRB she_PP3A laid_VBD her_PP$ hand_NN on_IN his_PP$
N13  51 forehead_NN he_PP3A opened_VBD his_PP$ eyes_NNS ._. ^ *'_*' hey_UH !_! ^
N13  51 what_WDT are_BER you_PP2 doing_VBG here_RN ?_? **'_**'
N13  52    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 should_MD have_HV called_VBN me_PP1O ,_, **'_**'
N13  52 she_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 was_BEDZ n't_XNOT
N13  53 friendly_JJ ._. **'_**'
N13  54    ^ he_PP3A made_VBD a_AT sudden_JJ gesture_NN towards_IN the_ATI
N13  54 wash-basin_NN and_CC understanding_NN
N13  55 quicker_RBR than_IN me_PP1O ,_, she_PP3A dashed_VBD across_RP ,_,
N13  55 lifted_VBD the_ATI bidet_NN from_IN its_PP$ stand_NN
N13  56 and_CC held_VBD it_PP3 against_IN his_PP$ chest_NN just_RB in_IN
N13  56 time_NN ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 must_MD have_HV been_BEN the_ATI
N13  57 fish_NN ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ the_ATI
N13  57 one_CD1 thing_NN I_PP1A did_DOD n't_XNOT have_HV ._. **'_**'
N13  58    ^ from_IN her_PP$ fear_NN of_IN insects_NNS ,_, I_PP1A would_MD
N13  58 have_HV expected_VBN her_PP3O to_TO be_BE
N13  59 fastidious_JJ but_CC not_XNOT a_AT scrap_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A took_VBD
N13  59 the_ATI bidet_NN away_RP ,_, wiped_VBD his_PP$ face_NN
N13  60 with_IN a_AT towel_NN as_CS if_CS" she_PP3A were_BED doing_VBG
N13  60 these_DTS things_NNS every_AT day_NN ,_, and_CC then_RN to_IN
N13  61 my_PP$ astonishment_NN ,_, laid_VBD her_PP$ cheek_NN gently_RB
N13  61 against_IN his_PP$ forehead_NN ._. ^ and_CC it_PP3
N13  62 was_BEDZ n't_XNOT done_VBN for_IN effect_NN ;_; she_PP3A really_RB
N13  62 meant_VBD it_PP3 ._. ^ for_CS she_PP3A stayed_VBD with_IN him_PP3O ,_,
N13  63 sitting_VBG by_IN the_ATI bed_NN until_CS he_PP3A dropped_VBD off_RP
N13  63 to_IN sleep_NN and_CC then_RN went_VBD out_RP in_IN
N13  64 his_PP$ car_NN to_TO bring_VB back_RP a_AT doctor_NN before_CS she_PP3A
N13  64 would_MD think_VB of_IN having_HVG
N13  65 breakfast_NN ._.
N13  66    ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ ill_JJ for_IN three_CD days_NNS and_CC for_IN
N13  66 the_ATI whole_JJ time_NN ,_, she_PP3A stayed_VBD near_IN
N13  67 him_PP3O in_IN the_ATI hotel_NN ,_, either_DTX in_IN his_PP$ room_NN
N13  67 or_CC sitting_VBG on_IN the_ATI terrace_NN ,_, where_WRB
N13  68 she_PP3A could_MD hear_VB him_PP3O when_WRB he_PP3A called_VBD ._. ^
N13  68 with_IN dark_JJ hair_NN and_CC haggard_JJ face_NN ,_,
N13  69 he_PP3A made_VBD an_AT appealing_JJ patient_NN ._. ^ but_CC because_CS
N13  69 I_PP1A thought_VBD of_IN her_PP3O as_CS hard_JJ
N13  70 and_CC egotistical_JJ ,_, I_PP1A could_MD not_XNOT believe_VB that_CS
N13  70 she_PP3A stayed_VBD with_IN him_PP3O simply_RB
N13  71 from_IN affection_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 is_BEZ something_PN I_PP1A can_MD
N13  71 n't_XNOT be_BE sure_JJ of_IN ,_, but_CC I_PP1A think_VB
N13  72 perhaps_RB after_IN her_PP$ disappointment_NN she_PP3A felt_VBD
N13  72 unwanted_JJ and_CC to_TO have_HV someone_PN
N13  73 dependent_JJ on_IN her_PP3O must_MD have_HV consoled_VBN her_PP3O a_AT
N13  73 lot_NN ._.
N13  74    ^ on_IN the_ATI morning_NN of_IN the_ATI fifth_OD day_NN ,_, I_PP1A
N13  74 went_VBD into_IN his_PP$ room_NN as_CS I_PP1A
N13  75 usually_RB did_DOD ,_, soon_RB after_CS I_PP1A had_HVD woken_VBN ,_,
N13  75 to_TO see_VB how_WRB he_PP3A was_BEDZ ,_, and_CC found_VBD
N13  76 Elaine_NP lying_VBG next_RB to_IN him_PP3O in_IN the_ATI bed_NN ._. ^
N13  76 I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT believe_VB they_PP3AS had_HVD been_BEN
N13  77 making_VBG love_NN *-_*- that_DT ,_, I_PP1A imagine_VB ,_, did_DOD
N13  77 not_XNOT happen_VB until_IN a_AT day_NN or_CC so_PN later_RBR ._.
N13  78 ^ but_CC the_ATI fact_NN that_CS I_PP1A stood_VBD there_RN ,_,
N13  78 wishing_VBG them_PP3OS good_JJ morning_NN without_IN
N13  79 the_ATI slightest_JJT embarrassment_NN showed_VBD how_WRB closely_RB
N13  79 in_IN those_DTS few_AP days_NNS they_PP3AS
N13  80 had_HVD come_VBN together_RB ._.
N13  81 ^ (_( 4_CD )_) ._.
N13  82    ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ the_ATI same_AP ,_, too_RB ,_, for_IN Alison_NP
N13  82 and_CC me_PP1O ._. ^ we_PP1AS were_BED English_JNP and_CC ,_,
N13  83 without_IN discussing_VBG it_PP3 ,_, had_HVD taken_VBN separate_JJ
N13  83 rooms_NNS ;_; and_CC we_PP1AS kept_VBD our_PP$
N13  84 promise_NN never_RB to_TO snog_VB in_IN front_IN" of_IN" the_ATI
N13  84 others_APS ._. ^ but_CC that_DT ,_, instead_RB of_IN
N13  85 keeping_VBG us_PP1OS apart_RP ,_, made_VBD us_PP1OS all_RB the_ATI
N13  85 more_QL passionate_JJ once_CS we_PP1AS were_BED alone_JJ ._.
N13  86    ^ we_PP1AS spent_VBD our_PP$ time_NN ,_, sometimes_RB with_IN Max_NP
N13  86 and_CC Jill_NP but_CC more_QL often_RB
N13  87 alone_JJ ,_, swimming_VBG ,_, or_CC on_IN the_ATI steamers_NNS ,_,
N13  87 or_CC wandering_VBG in_IN Steve's_NP$ car_NN into_IN
N13  88 the_ATI hills_NNS ._. ^ in_IN the_ATI heat_NN of_IN the_ATI day_NN
N13  88 we_PP1AS would_MD come_VB back_RP for_IN lunch_NN and_CC
N13  89 afterwards_RB I_PP1A would_MD go_VB upstairs_RN ,_, sleep_VB it_PP3
N13  89 off_RP in_IN a_AT quick_JJ half-hour_NN ,_,
N13  90 then_RN creep_VB along_IN the_ATI corridor_NN and_CC tap_VB at_IN
N13  90 Alison's_NP$ door_NN ;_; and_CC asleep_JJ or_CC
N13  91 awake_JJ ,_, she_PP3A would_MD hear_VB the_ATI first_OD tap_NN and_CC
N13  91 come_VB to_IN the_ATI door_NN to_TO let_VB me_PP1O in_RP ._.
N13  92    ^ we_PP1AS made_VBD love_NN in_IN those_DTS few_AP days_NNS many_AP
N13  92 times_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI heat_NN ,_, the_ATI wine_NN ,_,
N13  93 Stresa_NP itself_PPL *-_*- the_ATI beauty_NN of_IN it_PP3 *-_*-
N13  93 made_VBD us_PP1OS both_ABX unbelievably_RB amorous_JJ ._.
N13  94 ^ perhaps_RB because_CS we_PP1AS knew_VBD each_PPLS other_PPLS" that_QL
N13  94 much_RB better_RBR ,_, or_CC simply_RB
N13  95 because_CS we_PP1AS had_HVD privacy_NN and_CC a_AT spring_NN
N13  95 mattress_NN ,_, we_PP1AS enjoyed_VBD each_PPLS other_PPLS"
N13  96 very_QL much_RB more_RBR ._. ^ with_IN regular_JJ oats_NNS and_CC
N13  96 mounds_NNS of_IN spaghetti_NN ,_, I_PP1A put_VBD on_IN
N13  97 weight_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A became_VBD bronzed_VBN ,_, almost_RB handsome_JJ
N13  97 ._. ^ and_CC the_ATI same_AP process_NN
N13  98 turned_VBD Alison_NP into_IN a_AT raving_JJ beauty_NN ,_, so_CS
N13  98 that_CS" sometimes_RB when_WRB we_PP1AS were_BED
N13  99 making_VBG love_NN ,_, I_PP1A had_HVD to_TO close_VB my_PP$ eyes_NNS
N13  99 and_CC keep_VB from_IN looking_VBG at_IN her_PP3O ,_, in_IN
N13 100 case_NN I_PP1A became_VBD too_QL roused_VBN and_CC satisfied_VBD
N13 100 myself_PPL before_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ afterwards_RB ,_,
N13 101 while_CS she_PP3A dozed_VBD ,_, I_PP1A would_MD lie_VB back_RP
N13 101 against_IN the_ATI head_NN of_IN the_ATI bed_NN ,_, staring_VBG
N13 102 into_IN the_ATI twilight_NN and_CC feeling_VBG wonderfully_RB calm_JJ
N13 102 ,_, wonderfully_RB rested_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A
N13 103 would_MD sit_VB there_RN ,_, my_PP$ body_NN cool_JJ and_CC naked_JJ ,_,
N13 103 the_ATI sheet_NN for_IN comfort_NN tucked_VBN
N13 104 into_IN my_PP$ crutch_NN ,_, stroking_VBG her_PP$ cheek_NN or_CC
N13 104 her_PP$ hair_NN and_CC listening_VBG to_IN the_ATI
N13 105 sounds_NNS ,_, the_ATI clatter_NN of_IN a_AT train_NN ,_, the_ATI
N13 105 spluttering_NN of_IN a_AT scooter_NN ,_, that_WPR
N13 106 drifted_VBD in_RP through_IN the_ATI closed_JJ shutters_NNS ._. ^
N13 106 and_CC I_PP1A 'd_MD think_VB how_WRB right_JJ it_PP3
N13 107 was_BEDZ ,_, how_WRB much_RB more_QL moral_JJ ,_, to_TO live_VB like_IN
N13 107 this_DT than_CS like_IN a_AT hermit_NN ._.
N13 108    ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ calm_JJ ,_, contented_JJ and_CC then_RN for_IN
N13 108 three_CD days_NNS making_VBG love_NN was_BEDZ not_XNOT
N13 109 possible_JJ and_CC I_PP1A found_VBD out_RP what_WDT had_HVD
N13 109 happened_VBN ._. ^ I_PP1A still_RB spent_VBD the_ATI siesta_NN
N13 110 in_IN Alison's_NP$ room_NN but_CC instead_RB of_IN making_VBG love_NN
N13 110 ,_, we_PP1AS would_MD lie_VB side_NN by_IN side_NN
N13 111 and_CC talk_VB ._. ^ we_PP1AS talked_VBD a_AT great_JJ deal_NN in_IN
N13 111 those_DTS days_NNS at_IN Stresa_NP ,_, and_CC the_ATI
N13 112 more_RBR we_PP1AS talked_VBD ,_, the_ATI more_RBR I_PP1A liked_VBD
N13 112 her_PP3O ._. ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ slow_JJ sometimes_RB to_TO sense_VB
N13 113 the_ATI comic_JJ *-_*- her_PP$ life_NN perhaps_RB had_HVD been_BEN
N13 113 too_QL easy_JJ *-_*- but_CC she_PP3A never_RB
N13 114 pretended_VBD ,_, she_PP3A never_RB talked_VBD for_IN effect_NN ._. ^
N13 114 I_PP1A never_RB felt_VBD with_IN her_PP3O as_CS I_PP1A
N13 115 had_HVD felt_VBN with_IN others_APS ,_, that_CS I_PP1A was_BEDZ
N13 115 talking_VBG to_IN myself_PPL in_IN a_AT padded_JJ room_NN ._.
N13 116 ^ in_IN everything_PN she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, was_BEDZ enthusiasm_NN
N13 116 and_CC a_AT sort_NN of_IN passion_NN ._.
N13 117    ^ for_IN three_CD days_NNS I_PP1A went_VBD without_IN my_PP$
N13 117 oats_NNS ._. ^ then_RN ,_, on_IN the_ATI last_AP night_NN
N13 118 we_PP1AS spent_VBD in_IN Stresa_NP ,_, I_PP1A went_VBD up_RP to_IN
N13 118 bed_NN a_RB little_RB" early_RB while_CS Alison_NP went_VBD
N13 119 for_IN a_AT shower_NN ._. ^ because_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ the_ATI last_AP
N13 119 night_NN I_PP1A opened_VBD the_ATI shutters_NNS and_CC
N13 120 looked_VBD out_RP through_IN the_ATI trees_NNS ._. ^ a_AT faint_JJ
N13 120 scent_NN came_VBD from_IN the_ATI flowers_NNS on_IN
N13 121 Steve's_NP$ balcony_NN ._. ^ the_ATI sky_NN overhead_RB was_BEDZ a_AT
N13 121 mass_NN of_IN stars_NNS ._. ^ I_PP1A could_MD see_VB
N13 122 the_ATI lights_NNS of_IN a_AT steamer_NN far_RB away_RP on_IN the_ATI
N13 122 lake_NN and_CC right_RB beneath_IN me_PP1O ,_, in_IN
N13 123 the_ATI dark_NN beneath_IN the_ATI trees_NNS ,_, I_PP1A could_MD see_VB
N13 123 a_AT firefly_NN winking_VBG to_RP and_CC fro_RB
N13 124 in_IN the_ATI bushes_NNS ._. ^ then_RN the_ATI door_NN behind_IN
N13 124 me_PP1O was_BEDZ opened_VBN ,_, I_PP1A turned_VBD and_CC saw_VBD
N13 125 Alison_NP ._. ^ she_PP3A came_VBD over_RP to_IN me_PP1O and_CC
N13 125 kissed_VBD me_PP1O on_IN the_ATI cheek_NN ._. ^ *'_*' Peter_NP ,_,
N13 125 **'_**'
N13 126 she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, *'_*' I_PP1A thought_VBD I_PP1A should_MD tell_VB
N13 126 you_PP2 ,_, I_PP1A 'm_BEM clean_JJ again_RB and_CC
N13 127 decent_JJ ._. **'_**'
N13 128    ^ I_PP1A took_VBD her_PP3O to_IN bed_NN and_CC we_PP1AS made_VBD
N13 128 love_NN ._. ^ because_CS I_PP1A had_HVD n't_XNOT expected_VBN it_PP3
N13 129 and_CC because_CS she_PP3A had_HVD come_VBN to_IN me_PP1O ,_, I_PP1A
N13 129 was_BEDZ taken_VBN unawares_RB ._. ^ in_IN the_ATI last_AP
N13 130 moment_NN I_PP1A opened_VBD my_PP$ eyes_NNS and_CC saw_VBD her_PP$
N13 130 face_NN and_CC there_RN it_PP3 was_BEDZ ,_, right_RB in_IN my_PP$
N13 131 throat_NN ,_, the_ATI urge_NN to_TO say_VB that_CS I_PP1A loved_VBD
N13 131 her_PP3O ._. ^ the_ATI words_NNS came_VBD to_IN me_PP1O like_IN a_AT
N13 132 pain_NN but_CC I_PP1A held_VBD them_PP3OS back_RP ._. ^ I_PP1A knew_VBD
N13 132 even_RB then_RN that_CS I_PP1A 'd_MD be_BE stupid_JJ to_TO say_VB
N13 133 them_PP3OS ._. ^ but_CC afterwards_RB when_WRB I_PP1A was_BEDZ
N13 133 lying_VBG quiet_JJ ,_, with_IN my_PP$ head_NN on_IN her_PP$
N13 134 shoulder_NN ,_, I_PP1A did_DOD not_XNOT feel_VB as_CS I_PP1A had_HVD
N13 134 felt_VBN before_RI ._. ^ I_PP1A felt_VBD exposed_VBN ,_,
N13 135 unprotected_JJ ,_, somehow_RB afraid_JJ of_IN what_WDT might_MD
N13 135 happen_VB ._.
N13 136    ^ when_WRB I_PP1A woke_VBD in_IN the_ATI morning_NN ,_, it_PP3
N13 136 was_BEDZ none_RB too_QL early_JJ and_CC Alison_NP had_HVD
N13 137 gone_VBN already_RB ._. ^ I_PP1A sat_VBD up_RP and_CC gave_VBD my_PP$
N13 137 head_NN a_AT damned_RB good_JJ scratch_NN ._.
N13 138 ^ through_IN the_ATI window_NN ,_, from_IN the_ATI terrace_NN
N13 138 underneath_RI ,_, I_PP1A could_MD hear_VB Max_NP and_CC
N13 139 Elaine_NP and_CC then_RN Alison_NP ;_; so_RB instead_RB of_IN lying_VBG
N13 139 back_RP again_RB for_IN another_DT
N13 140 five_CD ,_, I_PP1A got_VBD up_RP and_CC went_VBD to_IN the_ATI
N13 140 window_NN to_TO open_VB the_ATI shutters_NNS ._. ^ I_PP1A had_HVD
N13 141 just_RB begun_VBN to_TO open_VB the_ATI first_OD when_WRB I_PP1A
N13 141 saw_VBD Steve_NP on_IN his_PP$ balcony_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ
N13 142 standing_VBG quite_RB still_JJ and_CC well_RB back_RP from_IN the_ATI
N13 142 balustrade_NN so_TO as_TO" not_XNOT to_TO be_BE
N13 143 noticed_VBN ._. ^ I_PP1A could_MD see_VB only_RB his_PP$ profile_NN
N13 143 and_CC that_DT not_XNOT very_QL well_RB ,_, yet_CC I_PP1A
N13 144 knew_VBD at_RB once_RB" he_PP3A was_BEDZ looking_VBG down_RP at_IN
N13 144 Elaine_NP ._. ^ I_PP1A left_VBD the_ATI shutter_NN as_CS it_PP3
N13 145 was_BEDZ and_CC went_VBD back_RP silently_RB into_IN the_ATI room_NN
N13 145 ._. ^ I_PP1A had_HVD some_DTI idea_NN now_RN of_IN what_WDT
N13 146 was_BEDZ happening_VBG to_IN me_PP1O and_CC I_PP1A suppose_VB
N13 146 because_IN of_IN" it_PP3 ,_, I_PP1A knew_VBD for_RB certain_RB" ,_,
N13 147 without_IN even_RB seeing_VBG his_PP$ face_NN ,_, that_CS he_PP3A
N13 147 too_RB was_BEDZ on_IN the_ATI hook_NN ._.
N13 148 ^ (_( 5_CD )_) ._.
N13 149    ^ I_PP1A went_VBD down_RP to_IN breakfast_NN that_DT morning_NN
N13 149 with_IN a_AT sort_NN of_IN
N13 150 pre-examination_JJB shakes_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI hot_JJ weather_NN ,_,
N13 150 or_CC the_ATI wine_NN at_IN dinner_NN had_HVD
N13 151 given_VBN me_PP1O palpitations_NNS and_CC I_PP1A felt_VBD suspicious_JJ
N13 151 ._. ^ I_PP1A had_HVD seen_VBN the_ATI world_NN the_ATI
N13 152 night_NN before_RI as_IN one_CD1 gigantic_JJ romance_NN ._. ^ yet_RB
N13 152 ,_, when_WRB I_PP1A joined_VBD the_ATI others_APS ,_,
N13 153 everything_PN ,_, from_IN the_ATI littered_JJ table_NN to_IN the_ATI
N13 153 look_NN on_IN Alison's_NP$ face_NN ,_,
N13 154 seemed_VBD horribly_RB normal_JJ ,_, horribly_RB mundane_JJ ._.
N13 155    ^ Max_NP was_BEDZ worrying_VBG ,_, as_CS he_PP3A always_RB did_DOD
N13 155 because_CS he_PP3A liked_VBD to_TO ._. ^ *'_*' Venice_NP
N13 156 will_MD be_BE crowded_JJ ._. ^ this_DT time_NN of_IN year_NN it_PP3
N13 156 always_RB is_BEZ ._. ^ we_PP1AS ought_MD to_TO 'phone_VB
N13 157 Vittorio_NP and_CC ask_VB him_PP3O to_TO book_VB us_PP1OS rooms_NNS ._.
N13 157 **'_**'
N13 158    ^ *'_*' but_CC why_WRB bother_VB him_PP3O ?_? **'_**' Steve_NP
N13 158 said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS can_MD manage_VB ._. **'_**'
N13 159    ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS 'll_MD have_HV a_AT lot_NN more_AP fun_NN if_CS
N13 159 we_PP1AS can_MD meet_VB up_RP with_IN some_DTI of_IN the_ATI
N13 160 Venetians_NNPS ._. **'_**'
N13 161    ^ *'_*' well_UH ,_, we_PP1AS can_MD easily_RB 'phone_VB him_PP3O
N13 161 when_WRB we_PP1AS get_VB there_RN ,_, **'_**' Steve_NP
N13 162 replied_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' there_EX 's_BEZ no_ATI need_NN to_TO bother_VB
N13 162 him_PP3O now_RN ._. **'_**'
N13 163    ^ *'_*' anyway_RB ,_, **'_**' Jill_NP said_VBD ,_, *'_*' we_PP1AS
N13 163 're_BER not_XNOT quite_RB sure_JJ when_WRB we_PP1AS 'll_MD arrive_VB
N13 163 ._.
N13 164 ^ it_PP3 sounds_VBZ from_IN the_ATI guide_NN book_NN as_CS if_CS"
N13 164 Verona_NP were_BED worth_IN a_AT visit_NN ._. **'_**'
N13 165    ^ and_CC that_DT was_BEDZ how_WRB it_PP3 was_BEDZ left_VBN *-_*-
N13 165 that_CS we_PP1AS did_DOD n't_XNOT 'phone_VB ._. ^ but_CC
N13 166 instead_RB of_IN being_BEG relieved_JJ ,_, I_PP1A felt_VBD a_RB
N13 166 little_RB" hurt_VBN ._. ^ I_PP1A should_MD have_HV liked_VBN
N13 167 it_PP3 much_RB better_RBR if_CS Alison_NP had_HVD spoken_VBN up_RP ,_,
N13 167 if_CS she_PP3A had_HVD said_VBN for_IN instance_NN
N13 168 that_CS Vittorio_NP was_BEDZ a_AT bore_NN ._.
N13 169    ^ we_PP1AS left_VBD Stresa_NP shortly_RB after_IN breakfast_NN
N13 169 and_CC were_BED approaching_VBG
N13 170 Verona_NP by_IN the_ATI afternoon_NN ._. ^ Verona_NP at_IN first_OD
N13 170 sight_NN seemed_VBD dusty_JJ and_CC
N13 171 unremarkable_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A asked_VBD Max_NP to_TO stop_VB the_ATI
N13 171 car_NN outside_IN a_AT greengrocer's_NN$ and_CC
N13 172 went_VBD in_RP to_TO buy_VB peaches_NNS ,_, luscious_JJ and_CC as_QL
N13 172 big_JJ as_IN melons_NNS ._. ^ I_PP1A took_VBD one_CD1 of_IN
N13 173 the_ATI ripest_JJT and_CC stood_VBD on_IN the_ATI pavement_NN ,_,
N13 173 with_IN Alison_NP beside_IN me_PP1O ,_, holding_VBG
N13 174 my_PP$ head_NN well_RB forward_RB and_CC letting_VBG the_ATI juice_NN
N13 174 trickle_VB over_IN my_PP$ chin_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A
N13 175 was_BEDZ wishing_VBG Bowling_NP had_HVD been_BEN there_RN to_TO turn_VB
N13 175 up_RP his_PP$ nose_NN ,_, when_WRB I_PP1A noticed_VBD
N13 176 Alison_NP ,_, looking_VBG down_RP at_IN a_AT poster_NN on_IN the_ATI
N13 176 wall_NN ._.
N13 177    ^ *'_*' the_ATI opera_NN ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*'
N13 177 I_PP1A forgot_VBD all_RB about_IN it_PP3 ._. **'_**'
N13 178    ^ *'_*' opera_NN ?_? ^ what_WDT opera_NN ?_? **'_**'
N13 179    ^ *'_*' they_PP3AS have_HV it_PP3 here_RN in_IN the_ATI open_JJ
N13 179 air_NN ,_, in_IN the_ATI Roman_JNP arena_NN ._.
N13 180 **"_**'
N14   2 chapter_NN two_CD ._.
N14   3    ^ he_PP3A remembered_VBD his_PP$ parents_NNS talking_VBG of_IN
N14   3 Maine_NP ,_, where_WRB they_PP3AS came_VBD
N14   4 from_IN ,_, a_AT vague_JJ and_CC distant_JJ place_NN girded_VBN with_IN
N14   4 rocks_NNS and_CC bound_VBN by_IN hard_JJ
N14   5 winters_NNS ._. ^ thinking_VBG back_RP sometimes_RB ,_, was_BEDZ
N14   5 pleasant_JJ in_IN a_AT painful_JJ way_NN ,_, and_CC
N14   6 the_ATI sum_NN of_IN recollection_NN inclined_VBD him_PP3O to_TO
N14   6 believe_VB his_PP$ parents_NNS had_HVD
N14   7 settled_VBN the_ATI emerald_NN meadows_NNS because_CS they_PP3AS
N14   7 reminded_VBD them_PP3OS of_IN Maine_NP ._.
N14   8 ^ small_JJ ,_, rich_JJ fields_NNS interspersed_VBN with_IN
N14   8 fingerlings_NNS of_IN forest_NN ,_, along_IN the_ATI
N14   9 swift-falling_JJB curves_NNS and_CC bends_NNS of_IN the_ATI
N14   9 watershed_NN they_PP3AS had_HVD called_VBN Roan's_NP$
N14  10 Creek_NPL ._.
N14  11    ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ easy_JJ to_TO recall_VB the_ATI slab-house_NN
N14  11 under_IN trees_NNS that_WPR leaned_VBD and_CC
N14  12 creaked_VBD like_IN antiquated_JJ gladiators_NNS when_WRB winter_NN
N14  12 hurled_VBD its_PP$ fierce_JJ
N14  13 assaults_NNS ._. ^ and_CC the_ATI creek_NN that_WPR flowed_VBD
N14  13 southward_RB ,_, down_RP towards_IN the_ATI flat_JJ
N14  14 belly_NN of_IN prairie_NN ,_, and_CC squandered_VBD its_PP$
N14  14 clear-water_JJB strength_NN there_RN ._. ^ and_CC
N14  15 the_ATI crooked_JJ road_NN wrought_VBN by_IN his_PP$ father_NN with_IN
N14  15 its_PP$ fringe_NN of_IN shade_NN the_ATI
N14  16 full_JJ length_NN ;_; a_AT narrow_JJ old_JJ snake_NN of_IN a_AT road_NN
N14  16 ,_, all_ABN shade-mottled_JJ and_CC dusty_JJ
N14  17 looking_JJ ,_, leading_VBG up_RP out_RP of_IN the_ATI prairie_NN
N14  17 into_IN the_ATI blue-shaggy_JJ beyond_NN ;_;
N14  18 into_IN the_ATI highland_NN where_WRB deer_NN and_CC bear_NN and_CC
N14  18 all_ABN manner_NN of_IN game_NN lived_VBD ;_;
N14  19 where_WRB meadows_NNS lay_VB hidden_VBN ,_, swollen_VBN with_IN
N14  19 stirrup-high_JJ grass_NN ._.
N14  20    ^ there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT great_JJ fullness_NN to_IN the_ATI
N14  20 uplands_NNS ,_, where_WRB the_ATI land_NN swept_VBD
N14  21 back_RP from_IN the_ATI prairie-desert_NN ,_, broadening_VBG out_RP ,_,
N14  21 lifting_VBG higher_RBR and_CC
N14  22 becoming_VBG wilder_JJR in_IN its_PP$ rich_JJ fertility_NN until_CS
N14  22 it_PP3 burst_VBD against_IN the_ATI sky_NN
N14  23 in_IN a_AT dark_JJ and_CC straining_JJ way_NN ._.
N14  24    ^ somehow_RB ,_, Ben_NP thought_VBD ,_, and_CC not_XNOT only_RB
N14  24 because_CS there_EX was_BEDZ beauty_NN up_RP
N14  25 there_RN ,_, that_DT land_NN had_HVD a_AT hold_NN on_IN him_PP3O ._. ^
N14  25 he_PP3A 'd_HVD travelled_VBN far_RB and_CC wide_RB ,_, seen_VBN
N14  26 tons_NNS of_IN country_NN ,_, some_DTI full_JJ of_IN beauty_NN and_CC
N14  26 a_AT grand_JJ solemnity_NN that_WPR made_VBD a_AT
N14  27 man_NN hurt_VBN for_IN looking_VBG on_IN it_PP3 ;_; some_DTI harsh_JJ
N14  27 and_CC forbidding_JJ ,_, some_DTI jagged_JJ and_CC
N14  28 untamed_JJ ,_, or_CC tilted_VBN against_IN the_ATI flaming_JJ
N14  28 sunsets_NNS ,_, or_CC flat_JJ and_CC docile_JJ ,_,
N14  29 but_CC he_PP3A had_HVD never_RB seen_VBN a_AT country_NN that_WPR
N14  29 reached_VBD down_RP inside_RP and_CC gripped_VBD
N14  30 him_PP3O like_CS the_ATI uplands_NNS he_PP3A 'd_HVD known_VBN since_IN
N14  30 infancy_NN ,_, held_VBD him_PP3O now_RN ._.
N14  31    ^ he_PP3A belonged_VBD there_RN ._. ^ nothing_PN ;_; man_NN ,_,
N14  31 animal_NN ,_, or_CC element_NN ,_, could_MD
N14  32 turn_VB him_PP3O away_RP ._. ^ least_RBT of_IN all_ABN the_ATI
N14  32 Marlows_NPS ._. ^ he_PP3A arose_VBD and_CC dressed_VBD with_IN
N14  33 these_DTS thoughts_NNS ;_; he_PP3A ate_VBD at_IN the_ATI diner_NN
N14  33 with_IN them_PP3OS for_IN company_NN ,_, then_RN he_PP3A
N14  34 went_VBD over_RP and_CC bought_VBD a_AT sturdy_JJ wagon_NN from_IN
N14  34 the_ATI liveryman_NN ,_, to_TO implement_VB
N14  35 them_PP3OS ._. ^ he_PP3A also_RB bought_VBD a_AT team_NN of_IN big_JJ
N14  35 bay_JJ horses_NNS ,_, a_AT good_JJ set_NN of_IN harness_NN ._.
N14  36 ^ then_RN he_PP3A drove_VBD to_IN the_ATI Deming_NP mercantile_JJ
N14  36 company_NN and_CC loaded_VBD up_RP kegs_NNS of_IN
N14  37 nails_NNS ,_, a_AT big_JJ grindstone_NN ,_, two_CD axes_NNS and_CC
N14  37 two_CD saws_NNS ,_, all_ABN the_ATI impedimenta_NNS of_IN
N14  38 building_NN ,_, all_ABN the_ATI requisites_NNS for_IN putting_VBG
N14  38 down_RP roots_NNS ._. ^ and_CC finally_RB ,_,
N14  39 with_IN his_PP$ saddlehorse_NN tied_VBN to_IN the_ATI tailgate_NN ,_,
N14  39 his_PP$ carbine_NN on_IN the_ATI seat_NN
N14  40 beside_IN him_PP3O ,_, he_PP3A took_VBD his_PP$ way_NN northward_RB
N14  40 out_RP of_IN Deming_NP ._.
N14  41    ^ Cliff_NP Thompson_NP lingered_VBD in_IN the_ATI shade_NN of_IN
N14  41 the_ATI Oasis_NP Saloon's_NP$
N14  42 overhang_NN ,_, smoking_VBG a_AT cigarette_NN ,_, and_CC watching_VBG
N14  42 ._. ^ when_WRB the_ATI wagon_NN was_BEDZ lost_VBN
N14  43 in_IN the_ATI shimmering_JJ ,_, heat-scourged_JJ distance_NN ,_,
N14  43 he_PP3A flung_VBD the_ATI cigarette_NN down_RP
N14  44 and_CC stamped_VBN on_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ it_PP3 irritated_VBD him_PP3O
N14  44 that_CS Ben_NP Roan_NP would_MD not_XNOT see_VB that_CS
N14  45 he_PP3A was_BEDZ heading_VBG straight_RB for_IN a_AT killing_NN ;_;
N14  45 his_PP$ own_AP or_CC someone_PN else's_RB$ ._.
N14  46    ^ *'_*' morning_NN ,_, Marshal_NPT ._. ^ was_BEDZ n't_XNOT that_DT
N14  46 Ben_NP Roan_NP that_WPR drove_VBD that_DT wagon_NN
N14  47 out_RP of_IN town_NN ?_? **'_**'
N14  48    ^ Thompson_NP bent_VBD a_AT hard_JJ look_NN at_IN the_ATI lawyer_NN
N14  48 ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 was_BEDZ ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD
N14  49 shortly_RB ._. ^ *'_*' why_WRB did_DOD n't_XNOT you_PP2 tell_VB
N14  49 him_PP3O to_TO wait_VB until_CS there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT hearing_NN
N14  50 over_IN that_DT road_NN before_IN going_VBG up_RP there_RN ?_? **'_**'
N14  51    ^ *'_*' someone_PN has_HVZ to_TO bring_VB action_NN before_CS
N14  51 there_EX 's_BEZ any_DTI case_NN ,_,
N14  52 Marshal_NPT ._. **'_**'
N14  53    ^ Thompson_NP looked_VBD unpleasant_JJ ._. ^ *'_*' yeh_UH ,_,
N14  53 **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A know_VB ._. ^ there_EX
N14  54 are_BER two_CD sides_NNS to_IN the_ATI law_NN *-_*- your_PP$ side_NN
N14  54 and_CC my_PP$ side_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A get_VB paid_VBN to_TO
N14  55 prevent_VB trouble_NN and_CC you_PP2 get_VB paid_VBN for_IN
N14  55 starting_VBG it_PP3 ._. ^ in_IN fact_NN ,_, you_PP2 do_DO n't_XNOT
N14  56 get_VB paid_VBN unless_CS it_PP3 does_DOZ start_VB ._. **'_**'
N14  57    ^ Charlie_NP Bell_NP squinted_VBD northward_RB ._. ^ *'_*' unless_CS
N14  57 there_EX 's_BEZ a_AT restraining_JJ
N14  58 order_NN issued_VBN to_TO prevent_VB him_PP3O from_IN using_VBG that_DT
N14  58 road_NN ,_, it_PP3 's_BEZ his_PP$ right_NN to_TO
N14  59 use_VB it_PP3 ._. ^ he_PP3A can_MD go_VB up_RP there_RN any_DTI time_NN
N14  59 he_PP3A wants_VBZ to_TO ._. ^ you_PP2 know_VB that_DT ._. ^ so_QL
N14  60 far_RB there_EX 's_HVZ only_RB been_BEN talk_NN ,_, and_CC talk_NN
N14  60 does_DOZ n't_XNOT mean_VB a_AT thing_NN ._. **'_**'
N14  61    ^ *'_*' law-book_NN theory_NN ,_, **'_**' Thompson_NP said_VBD
N14  61 shortly_RB ._. ^ *'_*' did_DOD you_PP2 ever_RB try_VB
N14  62 law-book_NN theory_NN against_IN a_AT cocked_JJ pistol_NN ,_, Bell_NP
N14  62 ?_? **'_**'
N14  63    ^ *'_*' do_DO n't_XNOT be_BE ridiculous_JJ ._. ^ as_IN a_AT
N14  63 matter_NN of_IN fact_NN ,_, you_PP2 should_MD be_BE riding_VBG
N14  64 up_RP there_RN with_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ that_DT 's_BEZ the_ATI only_AP
N14  64 way_NN you_PP2 can_MD prevent_VB trouble_NN *-_*- stop_VB
N14  65 it_PP3 before_CS it_PP3 starts_VBZ ._. ^ if_CS you_PP2 can_MD do_DO
N14  65 that_DT ,_, there_EX 'll_MD be_BE no_ATI need_NN for_IN
N14  66 attorneys_NNS ._. **'_**'
N14  67    ^ *'_*' now_RN who_WP 's_BEZ being_BEG ridiculous_JJ ?_? ^ you_PP2
N14  67 know_VB damned_RB well_RB I_PP1A can_MD n't_XNOT
N14  68 forbid_VB either_DTX the_ATI Marlows_NPS or_CC Ben_NP Roan_NP from_IN
N14  68 fighting_VBG one_PPLS another_PPLS"
N14  69 without_IN a_AT court_NN order_NN ,_, and_CC by_IN the_ATI time_NN
N14  69 I_PP1A get_VB the_ATI order_NN ,_, the_ATI killing_NN
N14  70 has_HVZ already_RB begun_VBN ._. ^ I_PP1A wish_VB folks_NNS who_WPR
N14  70 make_VB laws_NNS had_HVD to_TO carry_VB law_NN books_NNS
N14  71 in_IN their_PP$ holsters_NNS instead_RB of_IN guns_NNS ._. **'_**'
N14  72    ^ Bell_NP continued_VBD to_TO squint_VB into_IN the_ATI distance_NN
N14  72 and_CC Marshal_NPT Thompson_NP
N14  73 fell_VBD into_IN a_AT deep_JJ and_CC disgusted_JJ silence_NN ._. ^ a_AT
N14  73 solitary_JJ vertical_JJ groove_NN of_IN
N14  74 disapproval_NN lay_VBD deep_RB between_IN his_PP$ eyebrows_NNS ._.
N14  75    ^ Ben_NP drove_VBD steadily_RB and_CC did_DOD not_XNOT look_VB
N14  75 back_RP ._. ^ Deming_NP squatted_VBD far_RB
N14  76 back_RP in_IN the_ATI quivering_JJ heat_NN one_CD1 moment_NN ,_, and_CC
N14  76 the_ATI next_AP moment_NN it_PP3 blurred_VBD
N14  77 into_IN a_AT soiled_JJ murk_NN low_RB against_IN the_ATI roll_NN of_IN
N14  77 far_JJ horizon_NN ._. ^ his_PP$ thoughts_NNS
N14  78 were_BED on_IN other_AP things_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI Marlows_NPS might_MD
N14  78 have_HV money_NN now_RN ,_, good_JJ horses_NNS
N14  79 and_CC a_AT large_JJ herd_NN ,_, but_CC he_PP3A knew_VBD men_NNS ;_;
N14  79 that_DT kind_NN did_DOD n't_XNOT change_VB inwardly_RB ._.
N14  80 ^ he_PP3A knew_VBD from_IN a_AT dozen_CD gunfights_NNS that_CS it_PP3
N14  80 was_BEDZ what_WDT lay_VBD inside_IN men_NNS that_WPR
N14  81 counted_VBD ,_, not_XNOT their_PP$ bankrolls_NNS nor_CC their_PP$
N14  81 herds_NNS ,_, nor_CC the_ATI quality_NN of_IN their_PP$
N14  82 stock_NN ._. ^ the_ATI Marlows_NPS had_HVD never_RB had_HVN it_PP3 ,_,
N14  82 and_CC all_ABN the_ATI money_NN in_IN the_ATI world_NN
N14  83 would_MD n't_XNOT put_VB it_PP3 into_IN them_PP3OS ._.
N14  84    ^ they_PP3AS might_MD try_VB scaring_VBG him_PP3O out_RP ;_;
N14  84 probably_RB would_MD ._. ^ or_CC they_PP3AS might_MD
N14  85 shoot_VB his_PP$ horses_NNS ,_, or_CC even_RB try_VB to_TO bushwhack_VB
N14  85 him_PP3O ,_, but_CC when_WRB it_PP3 came_VBD to_IN
N14  86 stand-up-and-fight_NN ,_, or_CC cut_NN and_CC run_NN ,_, lead_NN
N14  86 bullets_NNS or_CC fast_JJ horses_NNS ,_, he_PP3A
N14  87 knew_VBD which_WDT way_NN they_PP3AS 'd_MD go_VB ._.
N14  88    ^ he_PP3A forged_VBD steadily_RB ahead_RB towards_IN the_ATI
N14  88 blue-shadows_NNS where_WRB the_ATI land_NN
N14  89 swelled_VBD upwards_RB with_IN a_AT heavy_JJ lift_NN and_CC fullness_NN
N14  89 ._. ^ he_PP3A kept_VBD a_AT sharp_JJ watch_NN
N14  90 but_CC made_VBD no_ATI attempt_NN to_TO conceal_VB his_PP$ coming_NN
N14  90 by_IN clinging_VBG to_IN the_ATI
N14  91 creek-willows_NNS or_CC the_ATI meagre_JJ shadows_NNS ._. ^ if_CS
N14  91 they_PP3AS were_BED watching_VBG ,_, let_VB them_PP3OS
N14  92 watch_VB ._. ^ if_CS they_PP3AS 'd_HVD found_VBN a_AT pinch_NN of_IN
N14  92 guttiness_NN among_IN them_PP3OS ,_, let_VB them_PP3OS show_VB
N14  93 it_PP3 ._.
N14  94    ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ drinking_VBG in_RP the_ATI beauty_NN of_IN
N14  94 the_ATI shade_NN and_CC the_ATI uplands'_NNS$ deep_JJ
N14  95 silence_NN when_WRB movement_NN to_IN his_PP$ right_NN ,_, a_AT
N14  95 quiver_NN of_IN colour_NN ,_, of_IN red_NN and_CC
N14  96 white_NN ,_, snagged_VBD at_IN the_ATI corner_NN of_IN his_PP$
N14  96 vision_NN ._. ^ facing_VBG swiftly_RB half_RB
N14  97 around_RP ,_, one_CD1 hand_NN moving_VBG in_IN a_AT blur_NN ,_, he_PP3A
N14  97 saw_VBD the_ATI horse_NN ,_, head_NN up_RP ,_, tail_NN
N14  98 high_JJ and_CC waving_VBG ,_, running_VBG westward_RB ._. ^ a_AT
N14  98 lemon-yellow_JJ sun_NN ,_, burning-huge_JJ ,_,
N14  99 cast_VBD a_AT haziness_NN over_IN the_ATI distance_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A
N14  99 watched_VBD the_ATI horse_NN long_RB enough_QLP
N14 100 to_TO discern_VB flopping_JJ stirrups_NNS and_CC broken_JJ reins_NNS
N14 100 ,_, then_RN he_PP3A back-traced_VBD
N14 101 with_IN his_PP$ eyes_NNS to_IN where_WRB the_ATI sprawl_NN of_IN
N14 101 colour_NN lay_VBD in_IN the_ATI dead_JJ grass_NN ;_;
N14 102 swung_VBD the_ATI team_NN ,_, urged_VBD them_PP3OS closer_RBR and_CC
N14 102 kept_VBD staring_VBG at_IN the_ATI vivid_JJ hues_NNS
N14 103 until_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ close_RB enough_QLP to_TO make_VB out_RP
N14 103 arms_NNS and_CC legs_NNS ,_, then_RN he_PP3A slowed_VBD ,_,
N14 104 set_VBD the_ATI brake_NN and_CC jumped_VBD down_RP ._.
N14 105    ^ he_PP3A rolled_VBD her_PP3O over_RP with_IN one_CD1 hand_NN ,_,
N14 105 straightened_VBD her_PP$ limbs_NNS and_CC
N14 106 knelt_VBD there_RN wondering_VBG who_WP she_PP3A was_BEDZ ,_, where_WRB
N14 106 she_PP3A had_HVD come_VBN from_IN ._. ^ her_PP$
N14 107 blouse_NN was_BEDZ tight-rising_JJ ,_, violent_JJ red_JJ ,_, and_CC
N14 107 her_PP$ riding_NN skirt_NN was_BEDZ creamy_JJ
N14 108 and_CC expensive_JJ looking_JJ ._. ^ her_PP$ face_NN ,_, even_RB in_IN
N14 108 unconsciousness_NN ,_, was_BEDZ square_JJ ,_,
N14 109 full-lipped_JJ ,_, and_CC wilful_JJ appearing_JJ" ,_, and_CC a_AT
N14 109 thick_JJ riot_NN of_IN auburn_JJ hair_NN
N14 110 glistened_VBD fiercely_RB in_IN the_ATI sunlight_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A
N14 110 shaded_VBD her_PP$ face_NN with_IN his_PP$ hat_NN
N14 111 and_CC waited_VBD ._. ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ uninjured_JJ so_QL far_RB
N14 111 as_CS he_PP3A could_MD see_VB ,_, except_IN for_IN"
N14 112 being_BEG knocked_VBN senseless_JJ by_IN the_ATI fall_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A
N14 112 twisted_VBD to_TO look_VB after_IN the_ATI
N14 113 horse_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 had_HVD disappeared_VBN ._.
N14 114    ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ smoking_VBG and_CC studying_VBG the_ATI upland_NN
N14 114 shadows_NNS when_WRB she_PP3A said_VBD ,_,
N14 115 ^ *'_*' oh_UH ..._... !_! **'_**' ^ he_PP3A punched_VBD out_RP the_ATI
N14 115 cigarette_NN ,_, lifted_VBD her_PP$ head_NN and_CC
N14 116 smoothed_VBD away_RP the_ATI hair_NN ._.
N14 117    ^ *'_*' what_WDT happened_VBD ,_, ma'm_NN ?_? **'_**'
N14 118    ^ *'_*' oh_UH ..._... ._. ^ he_PP3A bucked_VBD me_PP1O off_RP ._.
N14 118 **'_**'
N14 119    ^ he_PP3A propped_VBD her_PP3O up_RP against_IN his_PP$ knee_NN ,_,
N14 119 put_VBD his_PP$ hat_NN back_RP on_RP and_CC bent_VBD
N14 120 to_TO shield_VB her_PP3O from_IN the_ATI sun_NN ._. ^ *'_*' nothing_PN
N14 120 's_BEZ broken_VBN that_WPR I_PP1A could_MD find_VB ._. **'_**'
N14 121    ^ the_ATI girl_NN felt_VBD the_ATI back_NN of_IN her_PP$ head_NN
N14 121 and_CC said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' ouch_UH !_! **'_**'
N14 122    ^ he_PP3A watched_VBD her_PP3O a_AT moment_NN ,_, then_RN
N14 122 gripped_VBD her_PP3O by_IN both_ABX arms_NNS ._. ^ *'_*' come_VB
N14 123 on_RP ;_; you_PP2 can_MD stand_VB up_RP ._. ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD drive_VB
N14 123 you_PP2 home_NR ._. **'_**'
N14 124    ^ she_PP3A looked_VBD into_IN his_PP$ face_NN for_IN the_ATI
N14 124 first_OD time_NN ,_, and_CC her_PP$ long_JJ eyes_NNS
N14 125 narrowed_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' who_WP are_BER you_PP2 ?_? **'_**'
N14 126    ^ *'_*' Ben_NP Roan_NP ._. ^ I_PP1A own_VB some_DTI land_NN up_RP
N14 126 in_IN the_ATI foothills_NNS ._. **'_**'
N14 127    ^ *'_*' Roan_NP ..._... ?_? **'_**' ^ she_PP3A blinked_VBD and_CC
N14 127 stared_VBD ._.
N14 128    ^ he_PP3A nodded_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' and_CC who_WP are_BER you_PP2 ,_,
N14 128 ma'm_NN ?_? **'_**'
N14 129    ^ *'_*' Sarahlee_NP Marlow_NP ._. **'_**'
N14 130    ^ he_PP3A stared_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' Marlow_NP ?_? ^ kin_JJ to_IN old_JJ
N14 130 Will_NP and_CC the_ATI others_APS ?_? **'_**'
N14 131    ^ *'_*' Will_NP is_BEZ my_PP$ uncle_NN ._. ^ the_ATI boys_NNS
N14 131 are_BER my_PP$ cousins_NNS ._. **'_**'
N14 132    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT recollect_VB ever_RB hearing_VBG of_IN
N14 132 any_DTI other_AP Marlows_NPS
N14 133 hereabouts_RB ._. **'_**'
N14 134    ^ *'_*' my_PP$ people_NNS live_VB in_IN Santa_NP Fe_NP ._. ^ I_PP1A
N14 134 've_HV been_BEN up_RP here_RN since_IN last_AP May_NR
N14 135 looking_VBG after_IN grandpaw_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A 's_BEZ very_QL old_JJ
N14 135 ._. **'_**'
N14 136    ^ *'_*' well_UH ,_, **'_**' Ben_NP said_VBD ,_, helping_VBG her_PP3O
N14 136 to_TO arise_VB ._. ^ *'_*' come_VB on_RP ;_; I_PP1A 'll_MD drive_VB
N14 137 you_PP2 on_RP up_RP to_IN the_ATI Marlow_NP place_NN ._. **'_**'
N14 138    ^ while_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ setting_VBG the_ATI lines_NNS
N14 138 straight_JJ with_IN his_PP$ back_NN to_IN her_PP3O ,_, she_PP3A
N14 139 straightened_VBD her_PP$ clothes_NNS ,_, brushed_VBD herself_PPL off_RP
N14 139 ,_, and_CC looked_VBD westerly_RB ,_,
N14 140 after_IN the_ATI horse_NN ,_, with_IN anger_NN in_IN her_PP$ eyes_NNS
N14 140 ,_, but_CC she_PP3A said_VBD nothing_PN ._. ^ he_PP3A
N14 141 helped_VBD her_PP3O up_RP ,_, went_VBD around_RP and_CC climbed_VBD
N14 141 up_RP beside_IN her_PP3O ,_, and_CC flicked_VBD the_ATI
N14 142 lines_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI team_NN leaned_VBD ,_, the_ATI wagon_NN
N14 142 ground_VBD back_RP onto_IN the_ATI road_NN ,_, and_CC for_IN
N14 143 a_AT while_NN the_ATI only_AP sound_NN was_BEDZ of_IN iron_NN tyres_NNS
N14 143 grinding_VBG down_RP into_IN the_ATI gritty_JJ
N14 144 dust_NN ._.
N14 145    ^ where_WRB the_ATI green_JJ bog_NN lay_VBD the_ATI ascent_NN
N14 145 began_VBD ._. ^ Ben_NP slapped_VBD with_IN the_ATI
N14 146 lines_NNS ,_, the_ATI team_NN leaned_VBD into_IN their_PP$ collars_NNS
N14 146 ,_, and_CC the_ATI trail_NN steepened_VBD ._.
N14 147 ^ not_XNOT until_CS they_PP3AS were_BED on_IN the_ATI level_NN again_RB
N14 147 ,_, moving_VBG through_IN tree-shade_NN ,_,
N14 148 did_DOD the_ATI girl_NN speak_VB ._.
N14 149    ^ *'_*' what_WDT you_PP2 're_BER doing_VBG is_BEZ foolish_JJ ,_,
N14 149 \0Mr_NPT Roan_NP ._. **'_**'
N14 150    ^ *'_*' is_BEZ it_PP3 ?_? **'_**' Ben_NP said_VBD easily_RB ,_,
N14 150 without_IN looking_VBG around_RP at_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3
N14 151 does_DOZ n't_XNOT seem_VB that_DT way_NN to_IN me_PP1O ._. **'_**' ^
N14 151 he_PP3A let_VBD the_ATI lines_NNS lie_VB slack_JJ ._. ^ the_ATI team_NN
N14 152 dropped_VBD their_PP$ heads_NNS and_CC toed_VBD into_IN the_ATI next_AP
N14 152 upgrade_NN ._.
N14 153    ^ *'_*' my_PP$ cousins_NNS will_MD n't_XNOT let_VB you_PP2 do_DO
N14 153 it_PP3 ._. **'_**'
N14 154    ^ he_PP3A turned_VBD ,_, finally_RB ,_, and_CC gazed_VBD at_IN
N14 154 her_PP3O ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 know_VB ,_, ma'm_NN ._. I_PP1A 've_HV
N14 155 heard_VBN that_DT before_RI ._. ^ I_PP1A did_DOD n't_XNOT believe_VB
N14 155 it_PP3 then_RN ,_, and_CC I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT believe_VB it_PP3
N14 156 now_RN ._. **'_**'
N14 157    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 have_HV no_ATI right-of-way_NN to_IN the_ATI old_JJ
N14 157 Roan_NP place_NN ._. **'_**'
N14 158    ^ *'_*' ma'm_NN ,_, my_PP$ father_NN built_VBD this_DT road_NN
N14 158 almost_RB thirty_CD years_NNS ago_RB ._.
N14 159 ^ before_CS the_ATI Marlows_NPS were_BED in_IN this_DT country_NN ._.
N14 159 **'_**'
N14 160    ^ *'_*' but_CC the_ATI road_NN has_HVZ n't_XNOT been_BEN used_VBN
N14 160 since_CS you_PP2 left_VBD ._. **'_**'
N14 161    ^ *'_*' maybe_RB not_XNOT ,_, but_CC whether_CS I_PP1A 've_HV
N14 161 got_VBN a_AT right_NN or_CC not_XNOT is_BEZ for_IN a_AT
N14 162 law-court_NN to_TO decide_VB *-_*- not_XNOT your_PP$ cousins_NNS ,_,
N14 162 or_CC your_PP$ uncle_NN ._. **'_**' ^ Ben_NP
N14 163 shrugged_VBD slightly_RB ,_, studied_VBD the_ATI land_NN ahead_RB ,_,
N14 163 then_RN said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' I_PP1A can_MD n't_XNOT make_VB
N14 164 old_JJ Will_NP like_VB the_ATI idea_NN of_IN my_PP$ being_BEG up_RP
N14 164 in_IN here_RN ,_, but_CC he_PP3A might_MD as_QL well_RB
N14 165 get_VB used_JJ to_IN the_ATI idea_NN ._. **'_**'
N14 166    ^ she_PP3A studied_VBD his_PP$ profile_NN for_IN a_AT moment_NN ,_,
N14 166 before_CS she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' you_PP2 're_BER
N14 167 going_VBG to_TO make_VB a_AT lot_NN of_IN unnecessary_JJ trouble_NN ,_,
N14 167 \0Mr_NPT Roan_NP ._. **'_**'
N14 168    ^ *'_*' no_UH ;_; I_PP1A 'm_BEM not_XNOT going_VBG to_TO make_VB
N14 168 any_DTI trouble_NN ._. ^ all_ABN I_PP1A 'm_BEM going_VBG to_TO do_DO
N14 168 is_BEZ
N14 169 build_VB a_AT cabin_NN ,_, a_AT barn_NN ,_, some_DTI corrals_NNS ,_,
N14 169 and_CC try_VB to_TO live_VB in_IN peace_NN ._. ^ if_CS
N14 170 there_EX 's_BEZ trouble_NN it_PP3 will_MD n't_XNOT be_BE me_PP1O
N14 170 that_WPR starts_VBZ it_PP3 ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ going_VBG
N14 170 to_TO say_VB
N14 171 more_AP when_WRB movement_NN among_IN the_ATI trees_NNS ahead_RB
N14 171 caught_VBD his_PP$ attention_NN ._. ^ the_ATI
N14 172 lines_NNS lay_VBD in_IN his_PP$ left_JJ hand_NN ;_; the_ATI right_JJ
N14 172 hand_NN was_BEDZ curled_VBN and_CC moving_VBG when_WRB
N14 173 a_AT big-framed_JJ man_NN moved_VBD out_RP into_IN the_ATI road_NN
N14 173 in_IN front_IN" of_IN" the_ATI team_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ
N14 174 holding_VBG a_AT carbine_NN one-handed_RB ;_; it_PP3 was_BEDZ
N14 174 cocked_VBN ._.
N14 175    ^ *'_*' that_DT 's_BEZ far_RB enough_QLP ,_, Roan_NP ._. **'_**'
N14 176    ^ Ben_NP recognised_VBD Harold_NP Marlow_NP ._. ^ *'_*' hello_UH ,_,
N14 176 Hal_NP ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD quietly_RB ._.
N14 177    ^ *'_*' Sarahlee_NP !_! **'_**' ^ the_ATI way_NN Marlow_NP said_VBD
N14 177 it_PP3 ,_, it_PP3 sounded_VBD like_IN
N14 178 *'_*' Sally_NP **'_**' ._. ^ *'_*' what_WDT 'n_IN tarnation_NN you_PP2
N14 178 doing_VBG up_RP there_RN ?_? **'_**'
N14 179    ^ *'_*' that_DT horse_NN El_NP gave_VBD me_PP1O bucked_VBD me_PP1O
N14 179 off_RP ._. **'_**'
N14 180    ^ *'_*' are_BER you_PP2 hurt_VBN ?_? **'_**'
N14 181    ^ *'_*' no_UH ;_; but_CC *-_*- **'_**'
N14 182    ^ *'_*' El_NP told_VBD you_PP2 he_PP3A was_BEDZ green-broke_JJ ._. ^
N14 182 it_PP3 's_BEZ a_AT wonder_NN you_PP2 did_DOD n't_XNOT get_VB
N14 183 hurt_VBN bad_RB ._. **'_**' ^ Marlow_NP gestured_VBD with_IN the_ATI
N14 183 carbine_NN ._. ^ *'_*' get_VB down_RP off'n_IN
N14 184 there_RN ._. **'_**'
N14 185    ^ *'_*' wait_VB a_AT minute_NN ,_, **'_**' Ben_NP said_VBD ._. ^
N14 185 *'_*' she_PP3A 'll_MD get_VB down_RP when_WRB you_PP2 empty_VB
N14 186 that_DT carbine_NN ._. **'_**'
N14 187    ^ the_ATI big_JJ man_NN looked_VBD hard_RB at_IN Roan_NP ._. ^ *'_*'
N14 187 empty_VB hell_UH ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._.
N14 188 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 're_BER not_XNOT talking_VBG to_IN Guy_NP now_RN ._. ^
N14 188 you_PP2 're_BER going_VBG to_TO turn_VB that_DT caravan_NN
N14 189 around_RP and_CC head_VB back_RP out_RP of_IN here_RN ._. **'_**'
N14 190    ^ *'_*' be_BE a_AT shame_NN to_TO see_VB you_PP2 kill_VB your_PP$
N14 190 cousin_NN ,_, **'_**' Ben_NP said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' be_BE sure_JJ
N14 191 you_PP2 shoot_VB straight_RB ,_, Hal_NP ._. **'_**'
N14 192    ^ *'_*' Roan_NP !_! ^ do_DO n't_XNOT try_VB it_PP3 !_! **'_**'
N14 193    ^ *'_*' behind_IN two_CD big_JJ horses_NNS and_CC beside_IN a_AT
N14 193 girl_NN ?_? ^ of_RB course_RB" I_PP1A 'm_BEM going_VBG
N14 194 to_TO try_VB it_PP3 ._. ^ the_ATI odds_NNS 're_BER in_IN my_PP$
N14 194 favour_NN ._. **'_**'
N14 195    ^ one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI team-horses_NNS blew_VBD its_PP$ nose_NN
N14 195 and_CC the_ATI girl_NN started_VBD ._. ^ her_PP$
N14 196 single_JJ ~ *'_*' do_DO n't_NC **'_**' was_BEDZ half_RB scream_NN ,_,
N14 196 half_RB sob_NN ._. ^ neither_DTX man_NN looked_VBD
N14 197 at_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ the_ATI silence_NN was_BEDZ tight_JJ around_IN
N14 197 them_PP3OS all_ABN ._. ^ *'_*' Harold_NP ,_, let_VB him_PP3O
N14 198 go_VB ._. **'_**'
N14 199    ^ *'_*' can_MD n't_XNOT ,_, Sarahlee_NP ;_; you_PP2 know_VB that_DT
N14 199 ._. **'_**'
N14 200    ^ *'_*' then_RN wait_VB until_CS I_PP1A get_VB down_RP ._. **'_**'
N14 201    ^ Ben_NP caught_VBD her_PP$ right_JJ wrist_NN with_IN his_PP$
N14 201 left_JJ hand_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A never_RB took_VBD his_PP$
N14 202 eyes_NNS off_IN Hal_NP ._. ^ *'_*' all_RB right_RB" ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A
N14 202 said_VBD ._.
N15   2 he_PP3A kept_VBD trying_VBG for_IN the_ATI heart_NN when_WRB he_PP3A
N15   2 should_MD have_HV gone_VBN for_IN an_AT
N15   3 exposed_JJ wrist_NN or_CC arm_NN ._.
N15   4    ^ his_PP$ tie_NN was_BEDZ flapping_VBG loose_JJ now_RN ;_; his_PP$
N15   4 hat_NN was_BEDZ gone_VBN and_CC his_PP$ shoes_NNS
N15   5 were_BED dusty_JJ ._. ^ his_PP$ face_NN was_BEDZ shiny_JJ and_CC
N15   5 sweating_VBG ;_; so_PN was_BEDZ mine_PP$$ ,_, no_ATI doubt_NN ._.
N15   6 ^ he_PP3A came_VBD in_RP again_RB ,_, and_CC as_CS I_PP1A parried_VBD
N15   6 I_PP1A realized_VBD that_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ tiring_VBG :_: his_PP$
N15   7 point_NN was_BEDZ far_RB out_RP of_IN line_NN ._. ^ there_EX 's_BEZ
N15   7 an_AT old_JJ trick_NN whereby_WRB you_PP2 can_MD ,_,
N15   8 theoretically_RB ,_, disarm_VB a_AT man_NN if_CS he_PP3A 'll_MD
N15   8 stand_VB still_JJ for_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT
N15   9 suppose_VB it_PP3 was_BEDZ ever_RB used_VBN in_IN actual_JJ combat_NN
N15   9 ,_, any_RB more_RBR than_CS any_DTI of_IN the_ATI
N15  10 old_JJ western_JJ gunmen_NNS ever_RB used_VBD such_ABL fancy_JJ
N15  10 stunts_NNS as_IN the_ATI highwayman's_NN$
N15  11 roll_NN or_CC the_ATI border_NN shift_NN ._. ^ you_PP2 do_DO n't_XNOT
N15  11 generally_RB do_DO juggling_NN tricks_NNS when_WRB
N15  12 your_PP$ life_NN 's_BEZ at_IN stake_NN ._.
N15  13    ^ but_CC still_RB ,_, it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT theoretical_JJ
N15  13 possibility_NN ,_, and_CC he_PP3A was_BEDZ right_RB in_IN
N15  14 position_NN for_IN it_PP3 ,_, and_CC I_PP1A had_HVD to_TO do_DO
N15  14 something_PN with_IN him_PP3O that_WPR was_BEDZ n't_XNOT
N15  15 lethal_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A made_VBD a_AT sharp_JJ counter-clockwise_JJ
N15  15 circle_NN with_IN the_ATI cane_NN *-_*- I_PP1A 've_HV
N15  16 forgotten_VBN the_ATI technical_JJ name_NN of_IN the_ATI manoeuvre_NN
N15  16 *-_*- catching_VBG that_DT wide_JJ
N15  17 point_NN and_CC spinning_VBG it_PP3 around_RP ,_, twisting_VBG the_ATI
N15  17 weapon_NN in_IN his_PP$ grasp_NN ..._...
N15  18    ._. ^ an_AT alert_JJ swordsman_NN ,_, in_IN good_JJ condition_NN ,_,
N15  18 would_MD simply_RB have_HV come_VBN
N15  19 smoothly_RB around_IN my_PP$ blade_NN ,_, or_CC cane_NN ,_, and_CC
N15  19 continued_VBN his_PP$ attack_NN ;_; but_CC the_ATI
N15  20 little_JJ man's_NN$ reflexes_NNS were_BED slowing_VBG ,_, his_PP$
N15  20 wrist_NN was_BEDZ tired_JJ ,_, and_CC the_ATI
N15  21 sudden_JJ wrench_NN caught_VBD him_PP3O by_IN surprise_NN ,_, took_VBD
N15  21 the_ATI sword_NN away_RP from_IN him_PP3O ,_,
N15  22 and_CC sent_VBD it_PP3 flying_VBG across_IN the_ATI road_NN ._. ^
N15  22 he_PP3A stood_VBD there_RN for_IN a_AT moment_NN ,_,
N15  23 disarmed_VBN and_CC vulnerable_JJ ,_, and_CC I_PP1A could_MD n't_XNOT
N15  23 decide_VB what_WDT the_ATI hell_NN to_TO do_DO
N15  24 with_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ I_PP1A guess_VB I_PP1A was_BEDZ a_AT bit_NN
N15  24 tired_JJ ,_, too_RB ._.
N15  25    ^ when_WRB I_PP1A moved_VBD ,_, it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT bit_NN too_QL
N15  25 late_JJ ._. ^ he_PP3A gave_VBD a_AT kind_NN of_IN sob_NN and_CC
N15  26 ran_VBD after_IN his_PP$ weapon_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A beat_VBD me_PP1O to_IN
N15  26 it_PP3 and_CC picked_VBD it_PP3 up_RP and_CC came_VBD at_IN
N15  27 me_PP1O again_RB ,_, but_CC he_PP3A was_BEDZ n't_XNOT fencing_VBG
N15  27 any_RB more_RBR ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD the_ATI sword_NN in_IN both_ABX
N15  28 hands_NNS and_CC he_PP3A was_BEDZ wielding_VBG it_PP3 like_IN a_AT
N15  28 club_NN ,_, beating_VBG at_IN my_PP$ head_NN and_CC
N15  29 shoulders_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ crying_VBG with_IN frustration_NN
N15  29 and_CC anger_NN as_CS he_PP3A whacked_VBD
N15  30 away_RP ,_, trying_VBG to_TO chop_VB me_PP1O down_RP like_IN a_AT
N15  30 tree_NN ._.
N15  31    ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ all_ABN I_PP1A could_MD do_DO to_TO defend_VB
N15  31 myself_PPL against_IN the_ATI crazy_JJ attack_NN ._.
N15  32 ^ I_PP1A could_MD kill_VB him_PP3O ,_, all_RB right_RB" *-_*- he_PP3A
N15  32 was_BEDZ wide_RB open_JJ ,_, with_IN his_PP$ arms_NNS above_IN
N15  33 his_PP$ head_NN like_IN that_DT ,_, and_CC one_CD1 straight-armed_JJ
N15  33 lunge_NN would_MD have_HV driven_VBN the_ATI
N15  34 brass-tipped_JJ cane_NN through_IN the_ATI cartilages_NNS of_IN his_PP$
N15  34 throat_NN *-_*- but_CC I_PP1A was_BEDZ n't_XNOT
N15  35 supposed_VBN to_TO kill_VB anybody_PN ._. ^ under_IN no_ATI
N15  35 circumstances_NNS ._. ^ this_DT is_BEZ an_AT
N15  36 order_NN ._. ^ this_DT is_BEZ an_AT order_NN ._. ^ suddenly_RB I_PP1A
N15  36 had_HVD too_QL many_AP weapons_NNS ._. ^ my_PP$
N15  37 hands_NNS were_BED full_JJ ;_; I_PP1A had_HVD to_TO get_VB rid_VBN
N15  37 of_IN something_PN if_CS I_PP1A was_BEDZ going_VBG to_TO take_VB
N15  38 him_PP3O alive_JJ ,_, although_CS this_DT seemed_VBD to_TO have_HV
N15  38 most_AP of_IN the_ATI pleasant_JJ aspects_NNS
N15  39 of_IN getting_VBG a_AT living_JJ ,_, spitting_JJ bobcat_NN out_RP of_IN
N15  39 a_AT tree_NN ._.
N15  40    ^ I_PP1A parried_VBD a_AT two-handed_JJ cut_NN with_IN the_ATI
N15  40 sword_NN that_WPR would_MD have_HV laid_VBN my_PP$
N15  41 scalp_NN open_JJ even_CS if_CS" the_ATI weapon_NN did_DOD n't_XNOT
N15  41 have_HV a_AT edge_NN on_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ I_PP1A
N15  42 threw_VBD my_PP$ arms_NNS about_IN the_ATI little_JJ man_NN ,_,
N15  42 dropped_VBD everything_PN and_CC ,_, clutching_VBG
N15  43 him_PP3O desperately_RB *-_*- if_CS he_PP3A got_VBD free_JJ now_RN ,_,
N15  43 he_PP3A could_MD run_VB me_PP1O through_RP in_IN an_AT
N15  44 instant_NN *-_*- I_PP1A gave_VBD him_PP3O the_ATI knee_NN just_RB as_QL
N15  44 hard_RB and_CC dirty_RB as_CS I_PP1A could_MD ._. ^ when_WRB
N15  45 he_PP3A doubled_VBD up_RP ,_, I_PP1A clubbed_VBD him_PP3O on_IN the_ATI
N15  45 back_NN of_IN the_ATI head_NN ,_, not_XNOT with_IN the_ATI
N15  46 edge_NN of_IN the_ATI hand_NN to_TO break_VB his_PP$ neck_NN ,_, but_CC
N15  46 just_RB with_IN the_ATI heel_NN of_IN my_PP$ fist_NN ,_,
N15  47 like_IN a_AT hammer_NN ,_, to_TO drive_VB him_PP3O down_RP into_IN
N15  47 the_ATI road_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A went_VBD down_RP ,_, and_CC
N15  48 curled_VBD up_RP like_IN a_AT baby_NN ,_, hugging_VBG himself_PPL
N15  48 where_WRB it_PP3 hurt_VBD ._.
N15  49    ^ breathing_VBG hard_RB ,_, I_PP1A retrieved_VBD my_PP$ knife_NN ._.
N15  49 ^ I_PP1A picked_VBD up_RP the_ATI sword_NN ,_, and_CC
N15  50 the_ATI cane_NN sheath_NN ,_, and_CC fitted_VBD them_PP3OS back_RP
N15  50 together_RB ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT beautiful_JJ
N15  51 job_NN of_IN workmanship_NN :_: you_PP2 could_MD n't_XNOT see_VB
N15  51 the_ATI joint_NN at_IN all_ABN ._. ^ I_PP1A picked_VBD up_RP
N15  52 the_ATI Homburg_NP hat_NN and_CC dusted_VBD it_PP3 off_RP ,_, and_CC
N15  52 carried_VBD it_PP3 back_RP to_IN the_ATI little_JJ
N15  53 guy_NN ,_, who_WPR was_BEDZ still_RB lying_VBG there_RN ._. ^ my_PP$
N15  53 left_JJ hand_NN ached_VBD ,_, and_CC I_PP1A did_DOD n't_XNOT feel_VB
N15  54 a_AT bit_NN sorry_JJ for_IN him_PP3O ,_, although_CS I_PP1A had_HVD
N15  54 to_TO admit_VB ,_, in_IN all_ABN honesty_NN ,_, that_CS
N15  55 he_PP3A 'd_HVD put_VBN on_RP a_AT damn_RB good_JJ show_NN ._. ^
N15  55 whether_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ genuine_JJ or_CC phony_JJ
N15  56 remained_VBD to_TO be_BE determined_VBN ._. ^ I_PP1A bent_VBD over_RP
N15  56 to_TO hear_VB what_WDT he_PP3A was_BEDZ moaning_VBG ._.
N15  57 ^ I_PP1A caught_VBD a_AT name_NN ,_, and_CC leaned_VBD closer_RBR ._.
N15  58    ^ *'_*' Sara_NP ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A was_BEDZ whimpering_VBG ._. ^
N15  58 *'_*' I_PP1A did_DOD my_PP$ best_JJT ,_, Sara_NP ._. ^ I_PP1A am_BEM
N15  59 sorry_JJ ._. **'_**' ^ then_RN he_PP3A looked_VBD up_RP at_IN me_PP1O
N15  59 ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A am_BEM ready_JJ ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD more_QL
N15  60 clearly_RB ._. ^ *'_*' if_CS I_PP1A were_BED just_RB a_RB little_RB"
N15  60 bigger_JJR ..._... ._. ^ but_CC I_PP1A am_BEM ready_JJ now_RN ._.
N15  61 ^ kill_VB me_PP1O ,_, murderer_NN ,_, as_CS you_PP2 did_DOD her_PP3O
N15  61 !_! **'_**'
N15  62 ^ chapter_NN thirteen_CD ._.
N15  63    ^ it_PP3 took_VBD us_PP1OS a_AT while_NN to_TO get_VB things_NNS
N15  63 straightened_VBN out_RP ._. ^ when_WRB he_PP3A 'd_HVD
N15  64 finally_RB become_VBN reconciled_VBN to_IN not_XNOT dying_VBG
N15  64 heroically_RB at_IN my_PP$ hands_NNS ,_, the_ATI
N15  65 little_JJ man_NN told_VBD me_PP1O he_PP3A was_BEDZ Sara_NP
N15  65 Lundgren's_NP$ fiance_NN ,_, Raoul_NP Carlsson_NP ,_, of_IN
N15  66 the_ATI house_NN of_IN Carlsson_NP and_CC LeClaire_NP ,_, women's_NNS$
N15  66 clothing_NN ,_, Stockholm_NP ,_,
N15  67 Paris_NP ,_, London_NP ,_, Rome_NP ._. ^ he_PP3A 'd_HVD met_VBN Sara_NP
N15  67 at_IN her_PP$ dress_NN shop_NN in_IN the_ATI line_NN of_IN
N15  68 business_NN ,_, it_PP3 seemed_VBD ,_, and_CC romance_NN had_HVD
N15  68 flowered_VBN ._.
N15  69    ^ he_PP3A 'd_HVD been_BEN worried_JJ about_IN his_PP$ Sara_NP
N15  69 lately_RB ,_, however_RB ._. ^ she_PP3A 'd_HVD seemed_VBN
N15  70 preoccupied_JJ and_CC unhappy_JJ ,_, he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ finally_RB
N15  70 ,_, when_WRB she_PP3A stood_VBD him_PP3O up_RP for_IN
N15  71 lunch_NN and_CC then_RN called_VBD up_RP later_RBR the_ATI same_AP
N15  71 day_NN from_IN a_AT certain_JJ hotel_NN to_TO
N15  72 cancel_VB their_PP$ dinner_NN engagement_NN for_IN reasons_NNS that_WPR
N15  72 did_DOD n't_XNOT ring_NN quite_RB
N15  73 true_JJ ,_, he_PP3A 'd_HVD taken_VBN it_PP3 upon_IN himself_PPL to_TO
N15  73 go_VB there_RN and_CC ..._... well_UH ,_, to_TO tell_VB the_ATI
N15  74 truth_NN ,_, he_PP3A 'd_HVD spied_VBN on_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ for_IN
N15  74 her_PP$ own_AP good_NN ,_, of_RB course_RB" ,_, not_XNOT because_CS
N15  74 he_PP3A
N15  75 was_BEDZ the_ATI least_AP bit_NN jealous_JJ ._. ^ he_PP3A merely_RB
N15  75 wanted_VBD to_TO know_VB what_WDT was_BEDZ
N15  76 troubling_VBG her_PP3O so_CS that_CS" he_PP3A could_MD help_VB ._.
N15  77    ^ watching_VBG her_PP3O surreptitiously_RB as_CS she_PP3A waited_VBD
N15  77 in_IN the_ATI hotel_NN lobby_NN ,_,
N15  78 he_PP3A 'd_HVD soon_RB realized_VBN that_CS she_PP3A ,_, in_IN turn_NN
N15  78 ,_, was_BEDZ busy_JJ watching_VBG for_IN somebody_PN
N15  79 else_RB ._. ^ he_PP3A 'd_HVD seen_VBN me_PP1O come_VB through_IN
N15  79 the_ATI lobby_NN with_IN Lou_NP Taylor_NP ._. ^ Sara_NP had_HVD
N15  80 followed_VBN us_PP1OS ,_, and_CC he_PP3A 'd_HVD followed_VBN Sara_NP
N15  80 ._. ^ after_IN dinner_NN ,_, he_PP3A 'd_HVD trailed_VBN us_PP1OS
N15  81 all_ABN back_RP to_IN the_ATI hotel_NN ._. ^ then_RN Sara_NP had_HVD
N15  81 got_VBN her_PP$ car_NN and_CC driven_VBN into_IN the_ATI
N15  82 park_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A 'd_HVD been_BEN behind_IN her_PP3O until_CS
N15  82 she_PP3A stopped_VBD ._. ^ she_PP3A got_VBD away_RP from_IN him_PP3O
N15  83 briefly_RB while_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ looking_VBG for_IN a_AT
N15  83 suitable_JJ place_NN to_TO leave_VB his_PP$ own_AP
N15  84 car_NN ._. ^ when_WRB he_PP3A got_VBD back_RP to_IN the_ATI parking_NN
N15  84 lot_NN on_IN foot_NN ,_, her_PP$ fancy_JJ
N15  85 Volkswagen_NP was_BEDZ standing_VBG there_RN empty_JJ ._.
N15  86    ^ he_PP3A 'd_HVD waited_VBN in_IN the_ATI bushes_NNS for_IN her_PP3O
N15  86 to_TO return_VB ._. ^ he_PP3A 'd_HVD seen_VBN her_PP3O come_VB
N15  87 back_RP to_IN the_ATI car_NN with_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ we_PP1AS 'd_HVD
N15  87 had_HVN a_AT long_JJ conversation_NN not_XNOT as_QL friendly_JJ
N15  88 as_CS it_PP3 might_MD have_HV been_BEN ,_, he_PP3A thought_VBD ._. ^
N15  88 I_PP1A 'd_HVD left_VBN abruptly_RB ,_, he_PP3A thought_VBD in_IN
N15  89 anger_NN ,_, and_CC disappeared_VBN into_IN the_ATI darkness_NN ._. ^
N15  89 almost_RB immediately_RB ,_, as_CS if_CS"
N15  90 dispatched_VBN by_IN me_PP1O ,_, two_CD men_NNS had_HVD come_VBN and_CC
N15  90 dragged_VBN Sara_NP out_RP of_IN her_PP$ car_NN and_CC
N15  91 carried_VBN her_PP3O off_RP in_IN the_ATI direction_NN I_PP1A 'd_HVD
N15  91 taken_VBN ._. ^ while_CS he_PP3A ,_, Carlsson_NP ,_, was_BEDZ
N15  92 still_RB trying_VBG to_TO make_VB his_PP$ way_NN after_IN her_PP3O
N15  92 through_IN the_ATI trees_NNS and_CC darkness_NN ,_,
N15  93 there_EX had_HVD been_BEN shots_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A 'd_HVD come_VBN to_IN
N15  93 the_ATI edge_NN of_IN the_ATI clearing_NN and_CC seen_VBN
N15  94 me_PP1O standing_VBG there_RN ,_, looking_VBG grim_JJ and_CC
N15  94 terrible_JJ ._. ^ at_IN my_PP$ feet_NNS was_BEDZ his_PP$
N15  95 beloved_NN ,_, his_PP$ Sara_NP ,_, lying_VBG on_IN the_ATI ground_NN
N15  95 ,_, brutally_RB beaten_VBN and_CC shot_VBN to_IN
N15  96 death_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A 'd_HVD started_VBN forward_RB ,_, but_CC the_ATI
N15  96 police_NNS had_HVD come_VBN ..._...
N15  97    ._. ^ *'_*' why_WRB did_DOD n't_XNOT you_PP2 tell_VB them_PP3OS
N15  97 about_IN me_PP1O ?_? **'_**' I_PP1A asked_VBD ,_, when_WRB he_PP3A
N15  97 stopped_VBD ._.
N15  98    ^ he_PP3A shrugged_VBD his_PP$ shoulders_NNS expressively_RB ._. ^
N15  98 *'_*' they_PP3AS would_MD have_HV put_VBN
N15  99 you_PP2 in_IN prison_NN where_WRB I_PP1A could_MD not_XNOT reach_VB
N15  99 you_PP2 ._. ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ crazy_JJ with_IN grief_NN and_CC
N15 100 anger_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ going_VBG to_TO punish_VB you_PP2
N15 100 myself_PPL ,_, not_XNOT give_VB you_PP2 to_IN some_DTI stupid_JJ
N15 101 policeman_NN !_! **'_**' ^ after_IN a_AT moment_NN ,_, he_PP3A went_VBD
N15 101 on_RP :_: ^ *'_*' I_PP1A slipped_VBD away_RP ._. ^ I_PP1A
N15 102 learned_VBD your_PP$ name_NN at_IN the_ATI hotel_NN ._. ^ when_WRB
N15 102 you_PP2 left_VBD ,_, in_IN the_ATI morning_NN ,_, it_PP3 was_BEDZ
N15 103 easy_JJ to_TO determine_VB your_PP$ destination_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A
N15 103 followed_VBD ._. **'_**'
N15 104    ^ *'_*' with_IN your_PP$ little_JJ sword-cane_NN ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A
N15 104 said_VBD dryly_RB ._.
N15 105    ^ he_PP3A shrugged_VBD again_RB ._. ^ *'_*' pistols_NNS are_BER
N15 105 not_XNOT so_QL common_JJ here_RN as_CS they_PP3AS are_BER
N15 106 in_IN your_PP$ country_NN ,_, Herr_NPT Helm_NP ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ
N15 106 the_ATI only_AP weapon_NN I_PP1A owned_VBD ._. ^ I_PP1A
N15 107 thought_VBD it_PP3 would_MD suffice_VB ._. ^ I_PP1A did_DOD not_XNOT
N15 107 expect_VB to_TO meet_VB a_AT swordsman_NN with_IN
N15 108 an_AT American_JNP passport_NN ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A grimaced_VBD ._. ^
N15 108 *'_*' you_PP2 are_BER skilful_JJ ,_, sir_NN ,_, but_CC
N15 109 that_DT little_JJ knife_NN ,_, I_PP1A do_DO not_XNOT think_VB that_DT
N15 109 was_BEDZ quite_RB fair_JJ ._. **'_**' ^ after_IN a_AT
N15 110 moment_NN ,_, he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' you_PP2 can_MD not_XNOT
N15 110 tell_VB me_PP1O this_DT secret_JJ business_NN in_IN which_WDTR ,_,
N15 111 you_PP2 say_VB ,_, my_PP$ Sara_NP was_BEDZ engaged_VBN ,_, that_WPR
N15 111 led_VBD to_IN her_PP$ death_NN ?_? ^ you_PP2 can_MD not_XNOT tell_VB
N15 112 me_PP1O who_WP killed_VBD her_PP3O ?_? **'_**'
N15 113    ^ I_PP1A said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' no_UH ,_, but_CC I_PP1A can_MD
N15 113 assure_VB you_PP2 the_ATI man_NN will_MD be_BE taken_VBN care_NN
N15 114 of_IN ._. **'_**'
N15 115    ^ that_DT was_BEDZ big_JJ talk_NN ,_, for_IN someone_PN whose_WP$R
N15 115 hands_NNS were_BED tied_VBN by_IN official_JJ
N15 116 orders_NNS ,_, but_CC I_PP1A had_HVD to_TO say_VB something_PN to_TO
N15 116 get_VB this_DT little_JJ firebrand_NN out_RP of_IN
N15 117 my_PP$ hair_NN ._. ^ the_ATI situation_NN was_BEDZ complex_JJ
N15 117 enough_QLP without_IN being_BEG loused_VBN up_RP
N15 118 further_RBR by_IN vengeful_JJ amateurs_NNS ._. ^ I_PP1A finally_RB
N15 118 got_VBD him_PP3O to_TO promise_VB to_TO go_VB back_RP
N15 119 to_IN Stockholm_NP and_CC leave_VB everything_PN to_IN me_PP1O ._. ^
N15 119 I_PP1A took_VBD his_PP$ home_NR address_NN and_CC
N15 120 telephone_NN number_NN ,_, and_CC promised_VBD to_TO notify_VB him_PP3O
N15 120 when_WRB I_PP1A had_HVD something_PN to_TO
N15 121 notify_VB him_PP3O about_IN ._. ^ I_PP1A watched_VBD him_PP3O get_VB
N15 121 into_IN his_PP$ big_JJ American_JNP car_NN and_CC
N15 122 drive_VB away_RP ._. ^ then_RN I_PP1A got_VBD into_IN my_PP$ little_JJ
N15 122 Volvo_NP ,_, drove_VBD back_RP to_IN the_ATI hotel_NN ,_,
N15 123 stuck_VBD some_DTI bandaids_NNS on_IN my_PP$ fingers_NNS ,_, and_CC
N15 123 went_VBD to_IN bed_NN ._.
N15 124    ^ in_IN the_ATI morning_NN ,_, I_PP1A had_HVD my_PP$ breakfast_NN
N15 124 in_IN a_AT corner_NN of_IN the_ATI hotel_NN
N15 125 dining_NN room_NN ,_, which_WDTR I_PP1A shared_VBD ,_, for_IN the_ATI
N15 125 moment_NN ,_, only_RB with_IN a_AT pair_NN of_IN
N15 126 railroad_NN workers_NNS and_CC a_AT tourist_NN couple_NN from_IN
N15 126 Norway_NP *-_*- the_ATI language_NN
N15 127 sounds_VBZ like_VB badly_RB garbled_JJ Swedish_NNP ,_, to_IN a_AT
N15 127 Swede_NNP ._. ^ outside_IN the_ATI windows_NNS ,_,
N15 128 it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT bright_JJ ,_, clear_JJ fall_NN day_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A
N15 128 hoped_VBD it_PP3 would_MD stay_VB that_DT way_NN ,_, for_IN
N15 129 photography's_NN$ sake_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A sipped_VBD my_PP$ coffee_NN ,_,
N15 129 and_CC nibbled_VBD at_IN the_ATI stuff_NN on_IN
N15 130 my_PP$ plate_NN ,_, and_CC thought_VBN about_IN \0Mr_NPT Raoul_NP
N15 130 Carlsson_NP ,_, which_WDTR was_BEDZ a_AT waste_NN of_IN
N15 131 time_NN ._. ^ if_CS the_ATI little_JJ man_NN was_BEDZ kidding_VBG
N15 131 me_PP1O ,_, I_PP1A 'd_MD know_VB more_AP about_IN it_PP3 when_WRB
N15 132 Vance_NP made_VBD his_PP$ report_NN ,_, I_PP1A hoped_VBD within_IN
N15 132 the_ATI next_AP day_NN or_CC two_CD ._.
N15 133    ^ a_AT shadow_NN fell_VBD across_IN the_ATI table_NN ._. ^ *'_*'
N15 133 are_BER you_PP2 thinking_VBG deep_JJ
N15 134 thoughts_NNS ?_? **'_**' Lou_NP Taylor_NP asked_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' if_CS
N15 134 so_PN ,_, I_PP1A 'll_MD go_VB away_RP ._. **'_**'
N15 135    ^ I_PP1A rose_VBD and_CC helped_VBD her_PP3O with_IN her_PP$
N15 135 chair_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ wearing_VBG the_ATI same_AP
N15 136 rust-brown_JJ skirt_NN and_CC sweater_NN as_IN yesterday_NR ,_, with_IN
N15 136 the_ATI same_AP sturdy_JJ
N15 137 walking_NN shoes_NNS ._. ^ she_PP3A had_HVD a_AT trench_NN coat_NN
N15 137 with_IN her_PP3O ,_, but_CC she_PP3A 'd_HVD dropped_VBN it_PP3
N15 138 on_IN a_AT chair_NN ._. ^ as_QL far_RB as_CS I_PP1A 'm_BEM
N15 138 concerned_VBN ,_, a_AT trench_NN coat_NN looks_VBZ fine_JJ on_IN
N15 138 Alan_NP
N15 139 Ladd_NP ,_, and_CC not_XNOT bad_JJ on_IN Marlene_NP Dietrich_NP ,_,
N15 139 but_CC she_PP3A was_BEDZ n't_XNOT either_DTX one_CD1 ._.
N15 140    ^ she_PP3A smiled_VBD at_IN me_PP1O across_IN the_ATI table_NN ,_,
N15 140 and_CC stopped_VBD smiling_VBG abruptly_RB ._.
N15 141 ^ *'_*' what_WDT happened_VBD to_IN your_PP$ hand_NN ?_? **'_**'
N15 142    ^ I_PP1A glanced_VBD at_IN my_PP$ bandaged_JJ fingers_NNS ._. ^
N15 142 *'_*' I_PP1A cut_VBD it_PP3 ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*'
N15 142 I_PP1A
N15 143 dropped_VBD a_AT glass_NN and_CC cut_VBD myself_PPL picking_VBG up_RP
N15 143 the_ATI pieces_NNS ._. **'_**'
N15 144    ^ she_PP3A said_VBD dryly_RB ,_, ^ *'_*' I_PP1A think_VB you_PP2
N15 144 'd_HVD better_RBR get_VB yourself_PPL another_DT
N15 145 girl_NN ,_, Matt_NP ._. **'_**'
N15 146    ^ I_PP1A frowned_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' what_WDT does_DOZ that_DT mean_VB
N15 146 ?_? ^ are_BER you_PP2 bowing_VBG out_RP ?_? **'_**'
N15 147    ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, I_PP1A was_BEDZ n't_XNOT referring_VBG to_IN
N15 147 myself_PPL ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, laughing_VBG
N15 148 quickly_RB ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A mean_VB ,_, your_PP$ night_NN girl_NN ,_,
N15 148 the_ATI one_CD1 who_WPR plays_VBZ so_QL rough_RB ._. ^ a_AT
N15 149 black_JJ eye_NN yesterday_NR ,_, two_CD cut_JJ fingers_NNS today_NR
N15 149 *-_*- or_CC did_DOD she_PP3A bite_VB you_PP2 ?_? **'_**'
N15 150    ^ *'_*' keep_VB it_PP3 clean_JJ ,_, now_RN ._. **'_**'
N15 151    ^ *'_*' well_UH ,_, what_WDT do_DO you_PP2 do_DO nights_NNS ,_,
N15 151 to_TO get_VB yourself_PPL all_RB beat_VBN up_RP like_IN
N15 152 that_DT ,_, if_CS it_PP3 is_BEZ n't_XNOT a_AT girl_NN ?_? ^ the_ATI
N15 152 secret_JJ life_NN of_IN Matthew_NP Helm_NP ..._... Helm_NP ?_? **'_**'
N15 153 she_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' is_BEZ that_DT a_AT Swedish_JNP name_NN
N15 153 ?_? **'_**'
N15 154    ^ *'_*' more_RBR or_CC less_RBR ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD ._. ^
N15 154 *'_*' it_PP3 used_VBD to_TO be_BE fancier_JJR ,_, but_CC Dad_NPT
N15 155 whittled_VBD it_PP3 down_RP to_IN something_PN even_RB Yankees_NNPS
N15 155 could_MD pronounce_VB ._. **'_**'
N15 156    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A thought_VBD you_PP2 must_MD have_HV some_DTI
N15 156 Scandinavian_JNP blood_NN ,_, or_CC you_PP2
N15 157 would_MD n't_XNOT be_BE sitting_VBG there_RN eating_VBG that_DT
N15 157 stuff_NN so_QL calmly_RB ._. ^ fish_NN for_IN
N15 158 breakfast_NN ,_, my_PP$ God_NP !_! **'_**' ^ she_PP3A glanced_VBD at_IN
N15 158 her_PP$ watch_NN ._. ^ *'_*' well_UH ,_, we_PP1AS 'd_HVD better_RBR
N15 159 hurry_VB ;_; they_PP3AS 'll_MD be_BE here_RN in_IN ten_CD minutes_NNS
N15 159 ._. ^ do_DO you_PP2 think_VB I_PP1A could_MD possibly_RB
N15 160 promote_VB a_AT simple_JJ cup_NN of_IN black_JJ coffee_NN and_CC
N15 160 some_DTI toast_NN ?_? ^ rostat_&FW
N15 161 bro"d_&FW ,_, they_PP3AS call_VB it_PP3 ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD
N15 161 ._. ^ *'_*' that_DT means_VBZ ,_, literally_RB ,_,
N15 162 roasted_JJ bread_NN ..._...
N15 163    ._. **'_**' ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ hard_JJ to_TO figure_VB her_PP3O ._. ^
N15 163 if_CS she_PP3A was_BEDZ on_IN the_ATI other_AP team_NN ,_, she_PP3A
N15 163 was_BEDZ
N15 164 very_QL good_JJ indeed_QLP ._. ^ she_PP3A 'd_MD have_HV been_BEN
N15 164 told_VBN I_PP1A knew_VBD Swedish_NNP perfectly_RB well_RB ,_,
N15 165 yet_CC here_RN she_PP3A was_BEDZ calmly_RB instructing_VBG me_PP1O
N15 165 in_IN the_ATI language_NN of_IN my_PP$
N15 166 ancestors_NNS ,_, as_CS she_PP3A 'd_HVD taught_VBN me_PP1O their_PP$
N15 166 system_NN of_IN measurement_NN the_ATI day_NN
N15 167 before_RI ._. ^ well_UH ,_, it_PP3 was_BEDZ always_RB nice_JJ to_TO
N15 167 deal_VB with_IN people_NNS who_WPR knew_VBD their_PP$
N15 168 business_NN ._.
N15 169    ^ when_WRB the_ATI company_NN car_NN arrived_VBD ,_, right_RB on_IN
N15 169 schedule_NN ,_, it_PP3 turned_VBD out_RP to_TO
N15 170 be_BE a_AT long_JJ ,_, black_JJ ,_, dignified-looking_JJ old_JJ
N15 170 Chrysler_NP limousine_NN complete_JJ
N15 171 with_IN one_CD1 middle-aged_JJ gent_NN in_IN a_AT chauffeur's_NN$
N15 171 cap_NN to_TO drive_VB it_PP3 ,_, and_CC one_CD1
N15 172 young_JJ guy_NN named_VBN Lindstro"m_NP to_TO answer_VB our_PP$
N15 172 questions_NNS and_CC keep_VB us_PP1OS out_RP of_IN
N15 173 trouble_NN ._. ^ the_ATI two_CD men_NNS helped_VBD me_PP1O load_VB
N15 173 my_PP$ paraphernalia_NNS aboard_RP ;_; then_RN we_PP1AS
N15 174 drove_VBD to_IN the_ATI mine_NN entrance_NN ,_, less_AP than_IN a_AT
N15 174 mile_NN from_IN the_ATI hotel_NN ,_, and_CC were_BED
N15 175 passed_VBN through_IN the_ATI gate_NN with_IN some_DTI formality_NN ._.
N15 175 ^ we_PP1AS took_VBD a_AT road_NN up_IN the_ATI
N15 176 side_NN of_IN a_AT mountain_NN named_VBN Kirnnavaara_NP *-_*- vaara_&FW
N15 176 means_VBZ mountain_NN in_IN
N15 177 Finnish_NNP ,_, Lou_NP informed_VBD me_PP1O ._.
N16   2    the_ATI country_NN lane_NN was_BEDZ lonely_JJ ._. ^ terrified_JJ ,_,
N16   2 she_PP3A faced_VBD the_ATI man_NN who_WPR
N16   3 barred_VBD her_PP$ way_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A gripped_VBD her_PP$ arm_NN
N16   3 ..._... then_RN he_PP3A suddenly_RB turned_VBD and_CC ran_VBD
N16   4 as_CS he_PP3A heard_VBD
N16   5 ._. ^ voices_NNS in_IN the_ATI dark_NN ._.
N16   6 ^ a_AT short_JJ story_NN by_IN Trevor_NP Allen_NP ._.
N16   7    ^ as_CS dusk_NN deepened_VBD to_IN darkness_NN in_IN the_ATI
N16   7 gloomy_JJ beechwood_NN Sheila_NP
N16   8 shivered_VBD ._. ^ shadows_NNS on_IN either_DTX side_NN of_IN the_ATI
N16   8 path_NN scared_VBD her_PP3O ._. ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ out_RP
N16   9 of_IN breath_NN ,_, stumbling_VBG over_IN roots_NNS and_CC ruts_NNS ,_,
N16   9 pressing_VBG on_RP to_TO reach_VB the_ATI
N16  10 road_NN before_CS utter_JJB darkness_NN swallowed_VBD her_PP3O ._.
N16  11    ^ if_CS she_PP3A had_HVD n't_XNOT taken_VBN the_ATI wrong_JJ path_NN
N16  11 on_IN the_ATI common_NN and_CC gone_VBN miles_NNS
N16  12 out_RP of_IN her_PP$ way_NN ,_, she_PP3A would_MD have_HV been_BEN
N16  12 home_NR long_RB before_IN sunset_NN ._.
N16  13    ^ now_RN she_PP3A felt_VBD ,_, with_IN mounting_JJ terror_NN ,_,
N16  13 that_CS she_PP3A might_MD never_RB find_VB the_ATI
N16  14 road_NN at_IN all_ABN and_CC have_HV to_TO spend_VB the_ATI night_NN
N16  14 huddled_VBN in_IN the_ATI shelter_NN of_IN
N16  15 bushes_NNS or_CC a_AT hedge_NN ._.
N16  16    ^ what_WDT a_AT fool_NN she_PP3A 'd_HVD been_BEN to_TO come_VB on_IN
N16  16 this_DT walk_NN alone_JJ !_! ^ but_CC she_PP3A 'd_HVD set_VBN
N16  17 out_RP in_IN a_AT temper_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ fed_JJ up_JJ" ,_,
N16  17 desperate_JJ to_TO get_VB away_RP from_IN everyone_PN
N16  18 for_IN an_AT hour_NN or_CC two_CD *-_*- especially_RB father_NN ._. ^
N16  18 he_PP3A 'd_HVD been_BEN nagging_VBG her_PP3O again_RB ._.
N16  19 ^ nothing_PN she_PP3A did_DOD ever_RB pleased_VBD him_PP3O ._.
N16  20    ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ a_AT builder's_NN$ foreman_NN and_CC seemed_VBD
N16  20 to_TO think_VB he_PP3A could_MD order_VB her_PP3O
N16  21 about_RP as_CS he_PP3A did_DOD his_PP$ men_NNS *-_*- as_CS if_CS"
N16  21 she_PP3A was_BEDZ still_RB a_AT child_NN instead_RB of_IN a_AT
N16  22 girl_NN of_IN seventeen_CD earning_VBG her_PP$ own_AP living_NN ._. ^
N16  22 when_WRB she_PP3A grew_VBD her_PP$ hair_NN
N16  23 beehive_NN style_NN because_CS other_AP girls_NNS were_BED doing_VBG
N16  23 it_PP3 ,_, he_PP3A said_VBD :_:
N16  24    ^ *'_*' why_WRB do_DO you_PP2 have_HV to_TO have_HV your_PP$ hair_NN
N16  24 like_IN that_DT ?_? ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ hideous_JJ !_! **'_**'
N16  25    ^ when_WRB she_PP3A bought_VBD her_PP$ first_OD stiletto-heeled_JJ
N16  25 shoes_NNS he_PP3A grumbled_VBD :_:
N16  26    ^ *'_*' how_WRB can_MD you_PP2 walk_VB on_IN those_DTS things_NNS
N16  26 ,_, wobbling_VBG at_IN every_AT step_NN ?_?
N16  27 ^ they_PP3AS 'll_MD ruin_VB your_PP$ feet_NNS *-_*- and_CC the_ATI
N16  27 carpets_NNS ,_, too_RB ._. **'_**'
N16  28    ^ he_PP3A did_DOD n't_XNOT like_VB her_PP$ wearing_VBG jeans_NNS ._.
N16  28 ^ he_PP3A objected_VBD to_IN her_PP$ going_VBG to_IN
N16  29 the_ATI juke-box_NN cafe*?2_NN where_WRB her_PP$ friends_NNS met_VBD
N16  29 regularly_RB ._.
N16  30 ^ the_ATI last_AP straw_NN ._.
N16  31    ^ she_PP3A 'd_HVD just_RB bought_VBN a_AT transistor_NN radio_NN
N16  31 set_NN ._. ^ when_WRB he_PP3A saw_VBD it_PP3 all_ABN
N16  32 he_PP3A could_MD say_VB was_BEDZ :_:
N16  33    ^ *'_*' why_WRB on_IN earth_NN do_DO you_PP2 want_VB to_TO cart_VB
N16  33 that_DT about_RP with_IN you_PP2
N16  34 everywhere_RB ?_? ^ you_PP2 've_HV got_VBN the_ATI telly_NN at_IN
N16  34 home_NR ;_; is_BEZ n't_XNOT that_DT enough_DTI ?_? **'_**'
N16  35    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A like_VB it_PP3 ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A had_HVD
N16  35 retorted_VBN ,_, stung_VBN by_IN this_DT latest_JJT reproof_NN ._.
N16  36 ^ *'_*' and_CC it_PP3 's_BEZ my_PP$ own_AP money_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A can_MD
N16  36 listen_VB to_IN what_WDT I_PP1A want_VB any_DTI time_NN ,_, and_CC
N16  37 it_PP3 does_DOZ n't_XNOT do_DO any_DTI harm_NN ._.
N16  38    ^ *'_*' why_WRB must_MD you_PP2 always_RB be_BE getting_VBG at_IN
N16  38 me_PP1O ,_, Dad_NPT ?_? ^ nothing_PN I_PP1A ever_RB do_DO
N16  39 is_BEZ right_JJ !_! **'_**'
N16  40    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ just_RB a_AT waste_NN of_IN money_NN ,_,
N16  40 **'_**' he_PP3A had_HVD persisted_VBN ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 ought_MD
N16  41 to_TO start_VB saving_VBG now_CS you_PP2 're_BER in_IN a_AT good_JJ
N16  41 job_NN ,_, as_CS your_PP$ mother_NN and_CC I_PP1A did_DOD
N16  42 when_WRB we_PP1AS were_BED young_JJ ._. **'_**'
N16  43    ^ the_ATI transistor_NN was_BEDZ the_ATI last_AP straw_NN *-_*-
N16  43 over_IN Sunday_NR tea_NN ,_, too_RB ._. ^ she_PP3A
N16  44 had_HVD sulked_VBN ,_, then_RN wandered_VBN out_RP ,_, past_IN the_ATI
N16  44 new_JJ housing_NN estate_NN on_IN the_ATI
N16  45 outskirts_NNS ,_, up_IN the_ATI road_NN that_WPR climbed_VBD to_IN
N16  45 the_ATI beechwoods_NNS and_CC common_NN ,_, on_RP
N16  46 and_CC on_RP ,_, furious_JJ ,_, rebellious_JJ ,_, thinking_VBG over_RP
N16  46 and_CC over_RP :_:
N16  47    ^ if_CS Dad_NPT does_DOZ n't_XNOT stop_VB going_VBG on_RP at_IN
N16  47 me_PP1O I_PP1A 'll_MD leave_VB home_NR and_CC get_VB a_AT
N16  48 room_NN somewhere_RB ._. ^ I_PP1A 'd_MD do_DO it_PP3 now_RN if_CS
N16  48 it_PP3 was_BEDZ n't_XNOT for_IN mother_NN ._.
N16  49    ^ Mother_NN had_HVD always_RB tried_VBN to_TO smooth_VB things_NNS
N16  49 out_RP ,_, saying_VBG :_: ^ *'_*' she_PP3A 's_BEZ
N16  50 young_JJ ,_, she_PP3A 'll_MD learn_VB ._. **'_**'
N16  51    ^ but_CC father_NN was_BEDZ obstinate_JJ ,_, domineering_JJ ._.
N16  52 ^ panic_NN ._.
N16  53    ^ that_DT was_BEDZ how_WRB ,_, too_QL angry_JJ to_TO notice_VB
N16  53 where_WRB she_PP3A was_BEDZ going_VBG ,_, she_PP3A
N16  54 had_HVD taken_VBN a_AT wrong_JJ path_NN back_RP and_CC got_VBN lost_VBN
N16  54 ._. ^ but_CC at_RB last_RB" ,_, with_IN thankful_JJ
N16  55 relief_NN ,_, she_PP3A came_VBD out_RP on_RP to_IN the_ATI road_NN
N16  55 and_CC saw_VBD ,_, through_IN a_AT gap_NN in_IN the_ATI
N16  56 hedge_NN ,_, the_ATI town_NN lights_NNS in_IN the_ATI valley_NN ._.
N16  57    ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ little_AP more_AP than_IN a_AT lane_NN between_IN
N16  57 high_JJ hedges_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI lights_NNS
N16  58 looked_VBD a_AT long_JJ way_NN off_RP ._. ^ the_ATI road_NN seemed_VBD
N16  58 to_TO want_VB to_TO imprison_VB her_PP3O in_IN its_PP$
N16  59 funnelled_JJ gloom_NN ._.
N16  60    ^ as_CS she_PP3A set_VBD off_RP along_IN it_PP3 she_PP3A heard_VBD
N16  60 footsteps_NNS approaching_VBG ahead_RB of_IN
N16  61 her_PP3O and_CC crossed_VBD over_RP to_IN the_ATI opposite_JJ side_NN
N16  61 ._. ^ *'_*' good_JJ evening_NN !_! **'_**' said_VBD a_AT
N16  62 thick_JJ voice_NN in_IN the_ATI darkness_NN ,_, as_CS a_AT man_NN
N16  62 came_VBD abreast_RB of_IN her_PP3O ._.
N16  63    ^ too_QL scared_JJ to_TO reply_VB ,_, she_PP3A hurried_VBD on_RP
N16  63 *-_*- then_RN became_VBD aware_JJ that_CS he_PP3A
N16  64 had_HVD suddenly_RB turned_VBN and_CC was_BEDZ following_VBG her_PP3O
N16  64 ._.
N16  65    ^ the_ATI footsteps_NNS behind_RP terrified_VBD her_PP3O ._. ^
N16  65 she_PP3A quickened_VBD her_PP$ pace_NN ._. ^ the_ATI
N16  66 man_NN quickened_VBD his_PP$$ ,_, too_RB ,_, and_CC was_BEDZ
N16  66 overtaking_VBG her_PP3O ._.
N16  67    ^ panic_NN seized_VBD her_PP3O ._. ^ she_PP3A thought_VBD of_IN
N16  67 the_ATI murders_NNS she_PP3A 'd_HVD read_VBN about_IN *-_*-
N16  68 of_IN girls_NNS waylaid_VBN on_IN lonely_JJ roads_NNS like_IN this_DT
N16  68 ,_, girls_NNS missing_JJ for_IN days_NNS ,_,
N16  69 weeks_NNS ,_, with_IN search_NN parties_NNS scouring_VBG the_ATI
N16  69 countryside_NN ,_, and_CC then_RN ,_, in_IN some_DTI
N16  70 hidden_JJ spot_NN ..._...
N16  71    ._. ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, God_NP ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A prayed_VBD ,_,
N16  71 *'_*' let_VB me_PP1O get_VB home_NR safely_RB ,_, let_VB me_PP1O get_VB
N16  72 home_NR ,_, away_RP from_IN this_DT terror_NN !_! **'_**'
N16  73    ^ she_PP3A wanted_VBD to_TO run_VB ,_, but_CC did_DOD n't_XNOT
N16  73 want_VB to_TO show_VB she_PP3A was_BEDZ afraid_JJ ,_, it_PP3
N16  74 might_MD make_VB things_NNS worse_JJR ._.
N16  75    ^ her_PP$ tight_JJ new_JJ skirt_NN was_BEDZ hampering_JJ to_IN
N16  75 the_ATI knees_NNS ,_, and_CC she_PP3A wondered_VBD
N16  76 if_CS she_PP3A could_MD run_VB ._. ^ terror_NN had_HVD taken_VBN
N16  76 the_ATI strength_NN from_IN her_PP$ legs_NNS ._.
N16  77    ^ she_PP3A prayed_VBD that_CS someone_PN would_MD suddenly_RB
N16  77 come_VB along_IN the_ATI lane_NN out_RP of_IN
N16  78 the_ATI darkness_NN and_CC save_VB her_PP3O ._. ^ as_CS the_ATI
N16  78 footsteps_NNS drew_VBD close_RB behind_IN her_PP3O she_PP3A
N16  79 crossed_VBD to_IN the_ATI other_AP side_NN of_IN the_ATI road_NN
N16  79 again_RB ,_, still_RB frantically_RB
N16  80 hurrying_VBG ,_, panting_VBG and_CC palpitating_VBG with_IN fright_NN
N16  80 ._.
N16  81    ^ the_ATI man_NN came_VBD alongside_RI ._. ^ she_PP3A stopped_VBD
N16  81 ,_, with_IN her_PP$ back_NN to_IN the_ATI hedge_NN ,_,
N16  82 facing_VBG him_PP3O ._.
N16  83    ^ *'_*' in_IN a_AT hurry_NN ,_, are_BER n't_XNOT you_PP2 ?_? **'_**'
N16  83 he_PP3A slurred_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' thought_VBD you_PP2 might_MD
N16  84 like_VB company_NN ..._... like_VB ..._...
N16  85    ._. **'_**' ^ his_PP$ breath_NN smelt_VBD of_IN drink_NN ._. ^
N16  85 his_PP$ tone_NN was_BEDZ bantering_JJ ,_, insinuating_JJ ._.
N16  86 ^ he_PP3A towered_VBD above_IN her_PP3O ,_, an_AT evil_JJ shadow_NN
N16  86 in_IN the_ATI night_NN ._.
N16  87    ^ *'_*' please_UH !_! **'_**' she_PP3A gasped_VBD ,_, her_PP$
N16  87 heart_NN pounding_VBG ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT want_VB
N16  88 company_NN ._. ^ please_UH !_! **'_**'
N16  89 ^ *'_*' someone_PN 's_BEZ coming_VBG **'_**' ._.
N16  90    ^ she_PP3A made_VBD to_TO pass_VB ,_, but_CC he_PP3A blocked_VBD
N16  90 the_ATI way_NN ._.
N16  91    ^ *'_*' a_AT nice_JJ girl_NN like_IN you_PP2 ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A
N16  91 smirked_VBD ,_, *'_*' all_RB alone_JJ ._. ^ you_PP2 can_MD be_BE a_AT
N16  92 bit_NN friendly_JJ ,_, can_MD n't_XNOT you_PP2 ?_? ^ I_PP1A 'm_BEM
N16  92 alone_JJ ,_, too_RB ._. ^ maybe_RB we_PP1AS 'd_MD get_VB on_RP all_RB
N16  93 right_RB" ._. ^ maybe_RB ..._...
N16  94    ._. **'_**' ^ she_PP3A tried_VBD to_TO sidestep_VB him_PP3O ._. ^
N16  94 he_PP3A caught_VBD her_PP$ arm_NN ._.
N16  95    ^ *'_*' a_AT nice_JJ girl_NN like_IN you_PP2 ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A
N16  95 repeated_VBD ._.
N16  96    ^ the_ATI grip_NN numbed_VBD her_PP3O ._. ^ she_PP3A felt_VBD
N16  96 she_PP3A was_BEDZ going_VBG to_TO faint_VB ._.
N16  97    ^ then_RN ..._... dimly_RB ,_, distantly_RB ,_, voices_NNS
N16  97 sounded_VBD in_IN the_ATI stillness_NN ._. ^ they_PP3AS
N16  98 seemed_VBD to_TO come_VB from_IN down_IN the_ATI road_NN ._. ^ two_CD
N16  98 men_NNS were_BED talking_VBG ._. ^ now_RN the_ATI
N16  99 voices_NNS sounded_VBN nearer_RBR ,_, slightly_RB louder_JJR ,_, but_CC
N16  99 still_RB remote_JJ ._. ^ thank_VB
N16 100 heaven_NN ,_, she_PP3A was_BEDZ no_RB longer_RBR alone_JJ ,_, at_IN
N16 100 his_PP$ mercy_NN ..._...
N16 101    ._. ^ *'_*' help_VB me_PP1O !_! **'_**' she_PP3A screamed_VBD ._. ^
N16 101 *'_*' help_VB !_! ^ help_VB !_! **'_**' ^ then_RN ,_,
N16 102 wrenching_VBG her_PP$ arm_NN away_RP from_IN him_PP3O :_: ^ *'_*'
N16 102 now_RN you_PP2 'll_MD get_VB what_WDT you_PP2 deserve_VB ,_,
N16 103 you_PP2 beast_NN !_! ^ someone_PN 's_BEZ coming_VBG !_! **'_**'
N16 104    ^ startled_JJ ,_, the_ATI man_NN instantly_RB released_VBD his_PP$
N16 104 grip_NN and_CC backed_VBD away_RP
N16 105 from_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ she_PP3A heard_VBD him_PP3O running_VBG up_IN
N16 105 the_ATI road_NN ,_, the_ATI way_NN they_PP3AS had_HVD come_VBN ._.
N16 106    ^ relieved_JJ ,_, she_PP3A started_VBD running_VBG in_IN the_ATI
N16 106 opposite_JJ direction_NN ,_, towards_IN
N16 107 the_ATI lights_NNS and_CC the_ATI town_NN ,_, lifting_VBG her_PP$
N16 107 skirt_NN to_TO free_VB her_PP$ knees_NNS ._.
N16 108    ^ half_RB running_VBG half_RB walking_VBG ,_, stumbling_VBG ,_,
N16 108 she_PP3A did_DOD n't_XNOT slow_VB down_RP until_CS
N16 109 she_PP3A was_BEDZ out_RP of_IN breath_NN and_CC the_ATI lights_NNS
N16 109 of_IN the_ATI new_JJ housing_NN estate_NN
N16 110 glimmered_VBD ahead_RB ._. ^ and_CC now_RN she_PP3A knew_VBD whence_WRB
N16 110 the_ATI voices_NNS came_VBD ._.
N16 111    ^ involuntarily_RB ,_, as_CS the_ATI man_NN gripped_VBD her_PP$
N16 111 right_JJ arm_NN ,_, her_PP$ finger_NN had_HVD
N16 112 touched_VBN and_CC turned_VBN the_ATI knob_NN on_IN top_IN" of_IN"
N16 112 the_ATI transistor_NN ,_, held_VBN by_IN the_ATI
N16 113 strap_NN in_IN her_PP$ left_JJ hand_NN *-_*- this_DT had_HVD been_BEN
N16 113 just_RB enough_DTI to_TO tune_VB in_RP faintly_RB
N16 114 to_IN the_ATI two_CD men_NNS talking_VBG ._. ^ luckily_RB he_PP3A
N16 114 had_HVD heard_VBN them_PP3OS ,_, too_RB ._.
N16 115 ^ *'_*' waste_NN of_IN money_NN !_! **'_**'
N16 116    ^ it_PP3 might_MD have_HV been_BEN tuned_VBN to_IN another_DT
N16 116 station_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 might_MD have_HV
N16 117 been_BEN music_NN instead_RB of_IN a_AT discussion_NN ,_, a_AT play_NN
N16 117 ,_, or_CC whatever_WDT it_PP3 was_BEDZ ._.
N16 118    ^ she_PP3A might_MD have_HV turned_VBN it_PP3 full_RB on_RP
N16 118 instead_RB of_IN faintly_RB ,_, so_CS that_CS" the_ATI
N16 119 voices_NNS seemed_VBD to_TO come_VB from_IN a_AT distance_NN ,_,
N16 119 down_IN the_ATI road_NN ..._...
N16 120    ._. ^ then_RN she_PP3A hurried_VBD home_NR to_TO tell_VB her_PP$
N16 120 father_NN what_WDT the_ATI *'_*' waste_NN of_IN
N16 121 money_NN **'_**' had_HVD done_VBN for_IN her_PP3O on_IN the_ATI
N16 121 lonely_JJ road_NN in_IN the_ATI dark_NN ,_, with_IN no_PN one_PN"
N16 122 near_RI to_TO aid_VB her_PP3O ._.
N16 124    ^ the_ATI menacing_JJ gunman_NN was_BEDZ getting_VBG impatient_JJ
N16 124 as_CS she_PP3A stalled_VBD for_IN
N16 125 time_NN ._. ^ her_PP$ position_NN seemed_VBD hopeless_JJ ..._...
N16 125 then_RN her_PP$ desperate_JJ plan_NN showed_VBD
N16 126 him_PP3O that_CS ..._...
N16 127 ._. ^ diamonds_NNS are_BER hard_JJ to_TO get_VB ._.
N16 128 ^ a_AT short_JJ story_NN by_IN Sheila_NP Burns_NP ._.
N16 129    ^ Cherry_NP backed_VBD her_PP$ car_NN up_IN the_ATI drive_NN to_IN
N16 129 the_ATI garage_NN ,_, glad_JJ to_TO be_BE
N16 130 home_NR ._. ^ she_PP3A had_HVD hated_VBN every_AT moment_NN of_IN
N16 130 the_ATI television_NN theatre_NN away_RP from_IN
N16 131 her_PP$ young_JJ ,_, adored_JJ husband_NN ._.
N16 132    ^ she_PP3A saw_VBD the_ATI light_NN in_IN his_PP$ study_NN and_CC
N16 132 guessed_VBD that_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ working_VBG on_IN
N16 133 a_AT new_JJ \0TV_NN play_NN ._.
N16 134    ^ closing_VBG the_ATI garage_NN doors_NNS behind_IN her_PP3O ,_,
N16 134 she_PP3A was_BEDZ about_RP to_TO turn_VB when_WRB
N16 135 she_PP3A felt_VBD the_ATI cold_JJ muzzle_NN of_IN a_AT gun_NN
N16 135 against_IN her_PP$ back_NN ._.
N16 136    ^ *'_*' just_RB a_AT minute_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD a_AT gruff_JJ
N16 136 voice_NN ._.
N16 137    ^ quickly_RB it_PP3 flashed_VBD through_IN her_PP$ mind_NN that_CS
N16 137 it_PP3 was_BEDZ John's_NP$
N16 138 anniversary_NN gift_NN the_ATI man_NN was_BEDZ after_IN ._. ^ the_ATI
N16 138 newspapers_NNS had_HVD carried_VBN a_AT
N16 139 story_NN about_IN it_PP3 *-_*- a_AT diamond_NN brooch_NN ,_, and_CC
N16 139 her_PP$ first_OD really_RB expensive_JJ
N16 140 gift_NN ._.
N16 141    ^ perhaps_RB the_ATI man_NN thought_VBD she_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN
N16 141 wearing_VBG it_PP3 at_IN the_ATI broadcast_NN ._.
N16 142 ^ but_CC it_PP3 had_HVD been_BEN left_VBN at_IN home_NR in_IN the_ATI
N16 142 tiny_JJ safe_NN behind_IN the_ATI picture_NN of_IN
N16 143 Mount_NPL Everest_NP in_IN the_ATI sitting_NN room_NN ._.
N16 144    ^ *'_*' what_WDT do_DO you_PP2 want_VB ?_? **'_**' she_PP3A
N16 144 asked_VBD ._.
N16 145    ^ *'_*' that_DT brooch_NN ._. **'_**'
N16 146    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM not_XNOT wearing_VBG it_PP3 ._. **'_**'
N16 147 ^ *'_*' a_AT muffet_NN **'_**' ._.
N16 148    ^ *'_*' walk_VB to_IN the_ATI house_NN ,_, **'_**' the_ATI man_NN
N16 148 commanded_VBD ,_, *'_*' and_CC do_DO n't_XNOT look_VB
N16 149 back_RP ._. ^ go_VB inside_RP and_CC I_PP1A 'll_MD follow_VB ._. ^
N16 149 is_BEZ your_PP$ husband_NN asleep_JJ ?_? **'_**'
N16 150    ^ *'_*' he_PP3A 's_BEZ working_VBG late_RB ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A
N16 150 said_VBD ._.
N16 151    ^ *'_*' go_VB in_RP just_RB as_CS you_PP2 would_MD if_CS I_PP1A
N16 151 was_BEDZ n't_XNOT with_IN you_PP2 ._. **'_**'
N16 152    ^ the_ATI house_NN was_BEDZ empty_JJ ,_, except_IN for_IN" John_NP
N16 152 and_CC Bongo_NP ,_, the_ATI dog_NN ._.
N16 153    ^ Cherry_NP walked_VBD up_IN the_ATI side_NN path_NN to_IN the_ATI
N16 153 door_NN ;_; her_PP$ fingers_NNS shivered_VBD
N16 154 as_CS she_PP3A put_VBD the_ATI key_NN in_IN the_ATI lock_NN ._.
N16 155    ^ she_PP3A paused_VBD *-_*- and_CC the_ATI gun_NN prodded_VBD
N16 155 still_RB harder_RBR in_IN her_PP$ back_NN as_CS the_ATI
N16 156 man_NN said_VBD :_: ^ *'_*' go_VB on_RP ._. **'_**'
N16 157    ^ from_IN upstairs_RN ,_, John_NP called_VBD :_: ^ *'_*' that_DT
N16 157 you_PP2 ,_, Cherry_NP ?_? **'_**'
N16 158    ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, darling_NN ,_, I_PP1A 'm_BEM back_RP ._. **'_**'
N16 159    ^ *'_*' everything_PN \0OK_JJ ?_? **'_**'
N16 160    ^ this_DT was_BEDZ the_ATI moment_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A broke_VBD
N16 160 into_IN a_AT sweat_NN ,_, then_RN said_VBD
N16 161 automatically_RB :_:
N16 162    ^ *'_*' everything_PN 's_BEZ all_RB right_RB" ._. **'_**'
N16 163    ^ she_PP3A crossed_VBD the_ATI little_JJ hall_NN ,_, the_ATI man_NN
N16 163 close_RB up_RP behind_IN her_PP3O ._.
N16 164    ^ Bongo_NP was_BEDZ whining_VBG from_IN the_ATI kitchen_NN where_WRB
N16 164 he_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN put_VBN to_IN bed_NN
N16 165 for_IN the_ATI night_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A walked_VBD into_IN the_ATI
N16 165 little_JJ sitting_NN room_NN where_WRB she_PP3A and_CC
N16 166 John_NP spent_VBD their_PP$ happiest_JJT hours_NNS together_RB ._.
N16 167    ^ usually_RB she_PP3A did_DOD n't_XNOT come_VB into_IN this_DT
N16 167 room_NN immediately_CS she_PP3A returned_VBD
N16 168 home_NR ,_, and_CC hoped_VBD that_CS John_NP would_MD hear_VB and_CC
N16 168 notice_VB it_PP3 ._.
N16 169    ^ but_CC nothing_PN happened_VBD ._.
N16 170    ^ she_PP3A had_HVD to_TO attract_VB his_PP$ attention_NN somehow_RB
N16 170 ,_, for_CS she_PP3A was_BEDZ *'_*' in_IN a_AT
N16 171 muffet_NN ._. **'_**' ^ that_DT was_BEDZ what_WDT they_PP3AS had_HVD
N16 171 always_RB called_VBN getting_VBG into_IN a_AT jam_NN ._.
N16 172 ^ as_IN a_AT child_NN John_NP had_HVD called_VBN a_AT muddle_NN a_AT
N16 172 *'_*' muffet_NN **'_**' *-_*- *'_*' Miss_NPT Muffet_NP and_CC
N16 173 the_ATI spider_NN **'_**' he_PP3A had_HVD explained_VBN and_CC
N16 173 laughed_VBN at_IN her_PP3O ._.
N16 174    ^ *'_*' what_WDT are_BER you_PP2 going_VBG to_TO do_DO ?_? **'_**'
N16 174 she_PP3A asked_VBD the_ATI gunman_NN ._.
N16 175 ^ playing_VBG for_IN time_NN ._.
N16 176    ^ she_PP3A turned_VBD to_TO face_VB him_PP3O ,_, agony_NN in_IN
N16 176 her_PP$ heart_NN and_CC hoping_VBG that_CS
N16 177 she_PP3A would_MD not_XNOT faint_VB ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ smaller_JJR
N16 177 than_CS she_PP3A expected_VBD *-_*- a_AT little_JJ rat_NN
N16 178 of_IN a_AT man_NN with_IN close-set_JJ eyes_NNS ._.
N16 179    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A want_VB a_AT drink_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD
N16 179 ._.
N16 180    ^ there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT bottle_NN of_IN beer_NN on_IN the_ATI
N16 180 sideboard_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A fetched_VBD it_PP3 and_CC
N16 181 held_VBD it_PP3 out_RP to_IN him_PP3O ._.
N16 182    ^ *'_*' put_VB it_PP3 on_IN the_ATI table_NN ,_, lady_NN ,_, **'_**'
N16 182 he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, still_RB pointing_VBG the_ATI gun_NN
N16 183 at_IN her_PP3O ,_, *'_*' and_CC then_RN tell_VB me_PP1O where_WRB
N16 183 the_ATI brooch_NN is_BEZ ._. **'_**'
N16 184    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ in_IN the_ATI safe_NN ._. **'_**'
N16 185    ^ she_PP3A spoke_VBD the_ATI truth_NN ,_, for_CS she_PP3A
N16 185 thought_VBD he_PP3A might_MD already_RB know_VB that_CS
N16 186 John_NP had_HVD got_VBN a_AT home-made_JJ safe_NN for_IN it_PP3 ._. ^
N16 186 a_AT woman's_NN$ magazine_NN had_HVD used_VBN the_ATI
N16 187 story_NN as_IN an_AT item_NN in_IN the_ATI home_NR life_NN of_IN
N16 187 celebrities_NNS ._.
N16 188    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A read_VBD about_IN the_ATI safe_NN ,_, **'_**' the_ATI
N16 188 man_NN said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' where_WRB is_BEZ it_PP3 ?_? **'_**'
N16 189    ^ she_PP3A conquered_VBD the_ATI compelling_JJ desire_NN to_TO
N16 189 take_VB a_AT quick_JJ glance_NN at_IN the_ATI
N16 190 picture_NN of_IN Everest_NP ,_, and_CC with_IN her_PP$ first_OD
N16 190 flash_NN of_IN spirit_NN ,_, said_VBD :_: ^ *'_*' that_DT
N16 191 is_BEZ my_PP$ secret_NN ._. **'_**'
N16 192    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A could_MD make_VB you_PP2 tell_VB me_PP1O ._. ^ I_PP1A
N16 192 'm_BEM here_RN to_TO get_VB what_WDT I_PP1A want_VB ._. ^ I_PP1A
N16 192 live_VB
N16 193 this_DT way_NN ._.
N16 194    ^ *'_*' but_CC the_ATI big_JJ breaks_NNS are_BER too_QL tricky_JJ
N16 194 for_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ I_PP1A want_VB small_JJ pulls_NNS ,_,
N16 195 something_PN that_WPR fences_NNS do_DO n't_XNOT shy_VB at_IN ,_,
N16 195 diamonds_NNS without_IN a_AT history_NN behind_IN
N16 196 them_PP3OS ,_, but_CC big_JJ enough_QLP to_TO bring_VB in_RP the_ATI
N16 196 next_AP meal_NN ._. **'_**'
N16 197    ^ he_PP3A rapped_VBD the_ATI gun_NN ._. ^ *'_*' open_VB that_DT
N16 197 bottle_NN for_IN me_PP1O ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, *'_*' and_CC
N16 198 pour_VB it_PP3 out_RP ._. ^ with_IN a_AT head_NN on_IN it_PP3 ..._...
N16 198 that_DT 's_BEZ right_JJ ._. ^ now_RN tell_VB me_PP1O where_WRB ,_,
N16 199 lady_NN ._. **'_**'
N16 200    ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ amazed_VBN at_IN the_ATI courage_NN with_IN
N16 200 which_WDTR she_PP3A said_VBD :_: ^ *'_*' they_PP3AS 're_BER
N16 201 upstairs_RN ._. **'_**'
N16 202    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 could_MD get_VB 'em_PP3OS for_IN me_PP1O ?_? **'_**'
N16 203    ^ *'_*' yes_UH ._. **'_**'
N16 204    ^ *'_*' but_CC unless_CS I_PP1A went_VBD along_RP with_IN you_PP2
N16 204 ,_, you_PP2 'd_MD tell_VB your_PP$ husband_NN ,_, I_PP1A
N16 205 bet_VB ._. ^ if_CS I_PP1A did_DOD go_VB with_IN you_PP2 ,_, he_PP3A
N16 205 'd_MD know_VB ,_, anyway_RB ._. **'_**'
N16 206    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A wonder_VB ._. **'_**'
N16 207    ^ the_ATI man_NN drank_VBD the_ATI beer_NN ,_, held_VBD out_RP
N16 207 the_ATI glass_NN for_IN more_AP ,_, and_CC for_IN a_AT
N16 208 second_NN she_PP3A faltered_VBD ._. ^ she_PP3A had_HVD got_VBN to_TO
N16 208 think_VB of_IN some_DTI way_NN out_RP ;_; the_ATI longer_RBR
N16 209 she_PP3A lingered_VBD ,_, the_ATI easier_JJR it_PP3 could_MD be_BE ,_,
N16 209 for_CS sooner_RBR or_CC later_RBR John_NP would_MD
N16 210 realize_VB that_CS something_PN was_BEDZ wrong_JJ ._.
N16 211    ^ closely_RB the_ATI man_NN eyed_VBD her_PP3O ._.
N16 212    ^ *'_*' if_CS you_PP2 do_DO n't_XNOT get_VB it_PP3 for_IN me_PP1O
N16 212 ,_, lady_NN ,_, maybe_RB I_PP1A 'll_MD go_VB right_RB up_RP and_CC
N16 213 shoot_VB your_PP$ husband_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A could_MD ._. **'_**'
N16 214    ^ she_PP3A winced_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' surely_RB we_PP1AS could_MD
N16 214 settle_VB this_DT between_IN us_PP1OS ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A
N16 215 said_VBD suddenly_RB ._.
N16 216    ^ it_PP3 would_MD be_BE easier_JJR to_TO give_VB the_ATI man_NN
N16 216 the_ATI brooch_NN ,_, but_CC somehow_RB she_PP3A
N16 217 still_RB had_HVD a_AT hope_NN of_IN not_XNOT doing_VBG that_DT ._.
N16 218    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 've_HV got_VBN to_TO get_VB it_PP3 for_IN me_PP1O
N16 218 ,_, **'_**' the_ATI man_NN said_VBD between_IN his_PP$ teeth_NNS ._.
N16 219 ^ terrified_JJ ._.
N16 220    ^ then_RN she_PP3A heard_VBD John's_NP$ sudden_JJ footstep_NN
N16 220 overhead_RB and_CC wondered_VBD
N16 221 if_CS at_RB last_RB" he_PP3A realized_VBD that_CS something_PN was_BEDZ
N16 221 wrong_JJ ._.
N17   2 it_PP3 happened_VBD on_IN the_ATI 6-15_CD-CD ._.
N17   3    ^ Joyce_NP Seaton_NP was_BEDZ quarrelling_VBG with_IN Barry_NP
N17   3 West_NP again_RB ._. ^ Barry_NP
N17   4 had_HVD brought_VBN her_PP3O more_AP happiness_NN than_CS she_PP3A
N17   4 had_HVD ever_RB known_VBN was_BEDZ possible_JJ ,_,
N17   5 and_CC in_IN her_PP$ quieter_JJR moments_NNS she_PP3A never_RB had_HVD
N17   5 the_ATI slightest_JJT doubt_NN she_PP3A loved_VBD
N17   6 him_PP3O ._.
N17   7    ^ but_CC lately_RB they_PP3AS 'd_HVD been_BEN quarrelling_VBG far_RB
N17   7 too_QL often_RB ._. ^ she_PP3A had_HVD never_RB
N17   8 quarrelled_VBN with_IN anyone_PN more_QL fiercely_RB than_CS she_PP3A
N17   8 did_DOD with_IN Barry_NP and_CC it_PP3
N17   9 was_BEDZ always_RB about_IN the_ATI same_AP thing_NN *-_*- whether_CS
N17   9 she_PP3A should_MD give_VB up_RP her_PP$ job_NN
N17  10 and_CC get_VB married_VBN ._.
N17  11    ^ *'_*' why_WRB can_MD n't_XNOT you_PP2 understand_VB ?_? **'_**'
N17  11 she_PP3A said_VBD despairingly_RB ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ
N17  12 more_AP to_IN me_PP1O than_IN just_RB a_AT job_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ
N17  12 true_JJ I_PP1A 've_HV only_RB been_BEN a_AT secretary_NN for_IN
N17  13 a_AP few_AP" weeks_NNS ,_, but_CC it_PP3 's_BEZ what_WDT I_PP1A 've_HV
N17  13 dreamed_VBN and_CC worked_VBN for_IN since_CS I_PP1A started_VBD
N17  14 work_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A 'm_BEM not_XNOT just_RB an_AT ordinary_JJ
N17  14 typist_NN any_RB more_RBR ,_, I_PP1A 'm_BEM someone_PN
N17  15 important_JJ ._. **'_**'
N17  16    ^ Barry's_NP$ face_NN set_VBD in_IN the_ATI obstinate_JJ lines_NNS
N17  16 she_PP3A had_HVD learned_VBN to_TO
N17  17 recognise_VB ._.
N17  18    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A know_VB ._. ^ at_RB last_RB" you_PP2 've_HV got_VBN
N17  18 the_ATI chance_NN to_TO order_VB other_AP people_NNS
N17  19 about_RP and_CC you_PP2 get_VB a_AT kick_NN out_RP of_IN it_PP3 ._. ^
N17  19 it_PP3 's_BEZ making_VBG you_PP2 hard_JJ ,_, Joyce_NP ._. ^ if_CS
N17  20 you_PP2 really_RB meant_VBD what_WDT you_PP2 said_VBD about_IN
N17  20 loving_VBG me_PP1O and_CC wanting_VBG to_TO marry_VB
N17  21 me_PP1O *-_*- **'_**'
N17  22    ^ seeing_VBG the_ATI wistful_JJ look_NN on_IN his_PP$ face_NN ,_,
N17  22 Joyce_NP began_VBD to_TO regret_VB all_ABN
N17  23 she_PP3A 'd_HVD said_VBN ._.
N17  24    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A did_DOD mean_VB it_PP3 ._. **'_**'
N17  25    ^ *'_*' then_RN why_WRB do_DO n't_XNOT you_PP2 agree_VB to_TO be_BE
N17  25 properly_RB engaged_VBN ?_? **'_**'
N17  26    ^ Joyce_NP drew_VBD a_AT deep_JJ breath_NN ,_, determined_JJ to_TO
N17  26 remain_VB calm_JJ and_CC
N17  27 reasonable_JJ ._.
N17  28    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A thought_VBD I_PP1A 'd_HVD explained_VBN how_WRB
N17  28 I_PP1A feel_VB ._. ^ if_CS I_PP1A go_VB around_RP flashing_VBG an_AT
N17  29 engagement_NN ring_NN it_PP3 'll_MD look_VB as_CS though_CS" my_PP$
N17  29 mind_NN was_BEDZ on_IN something_PN else_RB
N17  30 instead_RB of_IN my_PP$ work_NN ._.
N17  31    ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS neither_DTX of_IN us_PP1OS go_VB out_RP with_IN
N17  31 anyone_PN else_RB ,_, do_DO we_PP1AS ?_? ^ what_WDT
N17  32 difference_NN would_MD an_AT engagement_NN make_VB ?_? **'_**'
N17  33    ^ Barry_NP was_BEDZ quiet_JJ now_RN ,_, quiet_JJ and_CC in_IN
N17  33 deadly_JJ earnest_NN ._.
N17  34    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 would_MD mean_VB that_CS you_PP2 really_RB had_HVD
N17  34 made_VBN up_RP your_PP$ mind_NN that_CS your_PP$
N17  35 future_NN lay_VBD with_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ we_PP1AS could_MD fix_VB a_AT
N17  35 date_NN for_IN our_PP$ wedding_NN and_CC I_PP1A could_MD
N17  36 look_VB forward_RB to_IN having_HVG you_PP2 beside_IN me_PP1O all_ABN
N17  36 the_ATI time_NN ,_, instead_RB of_IN seeing_VBG
N17  37 you_PP2 for_IN an_AT hour_NN or_CC less_AP every_AT night_NN ._.
N17  38    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 would_MD n't_XNOT have_HV to_TO catch_VB this_DT
N17  38 darn_JJ train_NN each_DT day_NN ,_, getting_VBG
N17  39 home_NR too_QL tired_JJ to_TO do_DO anything_PN ._. **'_**'
N17  40    ^ he_PP3A gazed_VBD at_IN her_PP3O earnestly_RB ._.
N17  41    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ putting_VBG years_NNS on_IN you_PP2 ,_,
N17  41 travelling_VBG to_IN Marbury_NP every_AT day_NN ._.
N17  42 ^ you_PP2 ought_MD to_TO take_VB a_AT look_NN at_IN yourself_PPL ._. ^
N17  42 you_PP2 look_VB much_RB more_QL tired_JJ since_CS
N17  43 you_PP2 took_VBD on_RP that_DT new_JJ job_NN ._. ^ oh_UH ,_, I_PP1A
N17  43 suppose_VB you_PP2 've_HV a_AT bit_NN more_AP money_NN to_TO
N17  44 spend_VB on_IN clothes_NNS and_CC make-up_NN ,_, but_CC *-_*- **'_**'
N17  45    ^ *'_*' that_DT 's_BEZ enough_DTI !_! **'_**' said_VBD Joyce_NP
N17  45 sharply_RB ._.
N17  46    ^ Barry_NP had_HVD really_RB touched_VBN her_PP3O on_IN the_ATI
N17  46 raw_NN ,_, telling_VBG her_PP3O she_PP3A looked_VBD
N17  47 older_JJR ._. ^ she_PP3A knew_VBD in_IN her_PP$ heart_NN that_CS
N17  47 the_ATI responsibility_NN of_IN her_PP$ new_JJ job_NN ,_,
N17  48 the_ATI hectic_JJ day_NN that_WPR never_RB seemed_VBD long_JJ
N17  48 enough_QLP ,_, was_BEDZ telling_VBG on_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ but_CC
N17  49 she_PP3A would_MD n't_XNOT admit_VB it_PP3 for_IN worlds_NNS ._.
N17  50    ^ Joyce_NP stood_VBD up_RP and_CC took_VBD down_RP her_PP$
N17  50 shopping_NN bag_NN from_IN the_ATI rack_NN ._.
N17  51    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A think_VB I_PP1A 'd_HVD better_RBR find_VB another_DT
N17  51 compartment_NN ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A
N17  52 was_BEDZ quite_RB pleased_JJ when_WRB you_PP2 came_VBD to_IN Marbury_NP
N17  52 to_TO travel_VB home_NR with_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ I_PP1A
N17  53 did_DOD n't_XNOT realise_VB you_PP2 'd_HVD come_VBN to_TO give_VB
N17  53 me_PP1O a_AT lecture_NN about_IN the_ATI way_NN I_PP1A run_VB my_PP$
N17  54 life_NN ._.
N17  55    ^ *'_*' let_VB me_PP1O tell_VB you_PP2 ,_, Barry_NP West_NP ,_,
N17  55 that_CS marriage_NN is_BEZ n't_XNOT the_ATI only_AP thing_NN
N17  56 a_AT girl_NN thinks_VBZ about_IN these_DTS days_NNS ._. ^ she_PP3A
N17  56 can_MD make_VB a_AT career_NN for_IN herself_PPL ,_,
N17  57 lead_VB a_AT busy_JJ ,_, useful_JJ life_NN ._. ^ that_DT 's_BEZ
N17  57 what_WDT I_PP1A 'm_BEM doing_VBG ,_, and_CC I_PP1A love_VB it_PP3 ._. ^
N17  57 in_IN
N17  58 fact_NN ,_, I_PP1A may_MD never_RB marry_VB ._. **'_**'
N17  59    ^ *'_*' now_RN look_VB here_RN ,_, Joyce_NP *-_*- **'_**' he_PP3A
N17  59 said_VBD indignantly_RB ._.
N17  61    ^ she_PP3A brushed_VBD past_IN him_PP3O and_CC ,_, stepping_VBG
N17  61 out_RP into_IN the_ATI corridor_NN ,_,
N17  62 closed_VBD the_ATI door_NN behind_IN her_PP3O with_IN a_AT slam_NN ._. ^
N17  62 she_PP3A was_BEDZ always_RB
N17  63 quick-tempered_JJ ,_, and_CC now_RN tears_NNS of_IN vexation_NN
N17  63 blinded_VBD her_PP$ eyes_NNS ._. ^ she_PP3A
N17  64 hesitated_VBD in_IN the_ATI corridor_NN ,_, and_CC the_ATI chill_JJ
N17  64 draught_NN that_WPR swept_VBD along_IN it_PP3
N17  65 calmed_VBD her_PP3O a_RB little_RB" ._.
N17  66    ^ of_RB course_RB" she_PP3A would_MD marry_VB Barry_NP one_CD1
N17  66 day_NN ,_, but_CC she_PP3A was_BEDZ in_IN no_ATI hurry_NN
N17  67 to_TO bury_VB herself_PPL in_IN a_AT small_JJ house_NN in_IN Wilford_NP
N17  67 ._.
N17  68    ^ Barry_NP really_RB knew_VBD her_PP3O ,_, though_RB ._. ^ she_PP3A
N17  68 loved_VBD the_ATI importance_NN of_IN her_PP$
N17  69 new_JJ job_NN ,_, the_ATI sense_NN of_IN urgency_NN ,_, having_HVG
N17  69 people_NNS doing_VBG as_CS she_PP3A asked_VBD *-_*-
N17  70 having_HVG extra_JJ money_NN in_IN her_PP$ purse_NN for_IN new_JJ
N17  70 clothes_NNS ,_, even_RB for_IN silly_JJ things_NNS
N17  71 like_IN bits_NNS of_IN costume_NN jewellery_NN or_CC a_AT new_JJ
N17  71 lipstick_NN ._.
N17  72    ^ she_PP3A shivered_VBD again_RB ._. ^ she_PP3A must_MD n't_XNOT
N17  72 stand_VB here_RN and_CC catch_NN cold_NN ,_, she_PP3A
N17  73 told_VBD herself_PPL ._.
N17  74    ^ Joyce_NP had_HVD n't_XNOT expected_VBN Barry_NP to_TO follow_VB
N17  74 her_PP3O ,_, for_CS she_PP3A knew_VBD he_PP3A was_BEDZ as_QL
N17  75 obstinate_JJ as_IN herself_PPL ._. ^ it_PP3 would_MD look_VB like_IN
N17  75 a_AT sign_NN of_IN weakness_NN if_CS she_PP3A
N17  76 turned_VBD back_RP and_CC walked_VBD past_IN his_PP$ window_NN ._.
N17  77    ^ there_EX was_BEDZ only_RB one_CD1 compartment_NN between_IN
N17  77 where_WRB she_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN sitting_VBG
N17  78 with_IN Barry_NP and_CC the_ATI end_NN of_IN the_ATI coach_NN ,_, so_CS
N17  78 she_PP3A opened_VBD the_ATI door_NN and_CC took_VBD a_AT
N17  79 corner_NN seat_NN ._.
N17  80    ^ after_IN a_AT second_NN or_CC so_PN ,_, her_PP$ indignation_NN
N17  80 subsided_VBD and_CC she_PP3A felt_VBD calm_JJ
N17  81 enough_QLP to_TO take_VB stock_NN of_IN her_PP$ fellow-travellers_NNS
N17  81 ._.
N17  82    ^ there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT man_NN sitting_VBG opposite_IN her_PP3O
N17  82 holding_VBG a_AT sporting_NN paper_NN in_IN
N17  83 front_IN" of_IN" his_PP$ face_NN ._. ^ Joyce_NP did_DOD n't_XNOT
N17  83 like_VB what_WDT she_PP3A saw_VBD of_IN him_PP3O ,_, the_ATI long_JJ
N17  84 legs_NNS in_IN narrow_JJ trousers_NNS and_CC the_ATI shoes_NNS with_IN
N17  84 pointed_JJ toes_NNS ._.
N17  85    ^ the_ATI man_NN lowered_VBD his_PP$ paper_NN to_TO look_VB at_IN
N17  85 her_PP3O and_CC Joyce_NP quickly_RB
N17  86 glanced_VBD away_RP ,_, but_CC not_XNOT before_CS her_PP$ dislike_NN
N17  86 of_IN the_ATI stranger_NN had_HVD been_BEN
N17  87 confirmed_VBN ._.
N17  88    ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ older_JJR than_CS she_PP3A expected_VBD ,_,
N17  88 about_RB thirty_CD ,_, and_CC his_PP$ eyes_NNS were_BED
N17  89 black_JJ and_CC unusually_RB searching_JJ ._. ^ the_ATI thin_JJ
N17  89 mouth_NN had_HVD an_AT equally_RB thin_JJ
N17  90 moustache_NN above_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ he_PP3A might_MD be_BE harmless_JJ
N17  90 enough_QLP ,_, but_CC Joyce_NP was_BEDZ
N17  91 relieved_JJ they_PP3AS were_BED not_XNOT alone_JJ in_IN the_ATI
N17  91 compartment_NN ._.
N17  92    ^ there_EX were_BED two_CD men_NNS sitting_VBG facing_VBG each_PPLS
N17  92 other_PPLS" at_IN the_ATI far_JJ end_NN of_IN
N17  93 the_ATI compartment_NN ._.
N17  94    ^ they_PP3AS 'd_HVD been_BEN chatting_VBG together_RB ,_, but_CC
N17  94 as_CS Joyce_NP glanced_VBD at_IN them_PP3OS ,_, they_PP3AS
N17  95 both_ABX turned_VBD their_PP$ heads_NNS and_CC stared_VBD back_RP ._.
N17  96    ^ she_PP3A closed_VBD her_PP$ eyes_NNS ,_, suddenly_RB sick_JJ
N17  96 and_CC more_RB than_RB" a_RB little_RB" scared_JJ ._.
N17  97 ^ the_ATI look_NN in_IN their_PP$ eyes_NNS had_HVD been_BEN one_CD1
N17  97 of_IN pure_JJ hate_NN ._.
N17  98    ^ Joyce_NP took_VBD another_DT look_NN at_IN the_ATI man_NN
N17  98 facing_VBG her_PP3O ,_, but_CC he_PP3A had_HVD raised_VBN
N17  99 his_PP$ paper_NN again_RB ._. ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ sure_JJ she_PP3A
N17  99 had_HVD just_RB imagined_VBN the_ATI strange_JJ look_NN ._.
N17 100 ^ tonight_NR ,_, she_PP3A was_BEDZ even_RB more_QL tired_JJ than_CS
N17 100 usual_JJ ._. ^ but_CC ,_, despite_IN her_PP$
N17 101 assurances_NNS ,_, there_EX was_BEDZ still_RB a_AT nagging_JJ little_JJ
N17 101 fear_NN in_IN her_PP$ heart_NN ._.
N17 102    ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD move_VB farther_RBR up_IN the_ATI train_NN ,_,
N17 102 she_PP3A decided_VBD ._. ^ perhaps_RB I_PP1A can_MD find_VB
N17 103 an_AT empty_JJ compartment_NN ._.
N17 104    ^ she_PP3A rose_VBD ,_, took_VBD her_PP$ bag_NN ,_, and_CC went_VBD
N17 104 out_RP ._. ^ she_PP3A turned_VBD the_ATI corner_NN and_CC
N17 105 came_VBD across_IN the_ATI door_NN to_IN the_ATI next_AP coach_NN ,_,
N17 105 which_WDTR the_ATI guard_NN was_BEDZ locking_VBG ._.
N17 106 ^ he_PP3A turned_VBD towards_IN her_PP3O ,_, a_AT grey-haired_JJ ,_,
N17 106 elderly_JJ man_NN with_IN a_AT kindly_JJ face_NN ._.
N17 107    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 can_MD n't_XNOT go_VB through_RP here_RN ,_, miss_NN
N17 107 ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._.
N17 108    ^ *'_*' why_WRB not_XNOT ?_? **'_**' said_VBD Joyce_NP ._. ^ *'_*'
N17 108 there_EX 's_BEZ plenty_NN of_IN room_NN at_IN the_ATI front_NN
N17 109 of_IN the_ATI train_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A thought_VBD I_PP1A might_MD find_VB
N17 109 a_AT compartment_NN where_WRB I_PP1A could_MD put_VB
N17 110 my_PP$ feet_NNS up_RP ._. **'_**'
N17 111    ^ the_ATI guard_NN smiled_VBD at_IN her_PP3O but_CC put_VBD away_RP
N17 111 his_PP$ keys_NNS ._.
N17 112    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 can_MD n't_XNOT get_VB through_RP ,_, miss_NN ,_,
N17 112 **'_**' he_PP3A insisted_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' this_DT is_BEZ the_ATI
N17 113 mail-coach_NN and_CC there_EX is_BEZ only_RB the_ATI sorter_NN
N17 113 inside_RP ._. ^ I_PP1A have_HV to_TO lock_VB this_DT
N17 114 door_NN everytime_RB I_PP1A pass_VB through_RP myself_PPL ._. ^ come_VB
N17 114 along_RP and_CC I_PP1A 'll_MD find_VB you_PP2 a_AT
N17 115 seat_NN ._. **'_**'
N17 116    ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ polite_JJ but_CC firm_JJ as_CS he_PP3A led_VBD
N17 116 her_PP3O away_RP ._. ^ he_PP3A opened_VBD the_ATI first_OD
N17 117 door_NN he_PP3A came_VBD to_IN ,_, the_ATI compartment_NN with_IN
N17 117 the_ATI three_CD men_NNS inside_RP ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ
N17 118 nothing_PN else_RB for_IN Joyce_NP to_TO do_DO but_CS step_VB inside_RP
N17 118 and_CC sit_VB down_RP in_IN her_PP$
N17 119 corner_NN again_RB ._.
N17 120    ^ the_ATI man_NN across_RP from_IN her_PP3O was_BEDZ still_RB
N17 120 holding_VBG up_RP his_PP$ paper_NN ,_, and_CC the_ATI
N17 121 other_AP two_CD men_NNS were_BED leaning_VBG back_RP ._. ^ one_CD1
N17 121 of_IN them_PP3OS looked_VBD as_CS though_CS" he_PP3A was_BEDZ
N17 122 asleep_JJ ._.
N17 124    ^ Joyce_NP closed_VBD her_PP$ eyes_NNS and_CC tried_VBD to_TO
N17 124 sleep_VB herself_PPL ,_, but_CC an_AT
N17 125 unusual_JJ inner_JJB excitement_NN possessed_VBD her_PP3O ,_, and_CC
N17 125 the_ATI noise_NN of_IN the_ATI train_NN as_CS
N17 126 it_PP3 pounded_VBD through_IN the_ATI night_NN seemed_VBD louder_JJR
N17 126 than_CS usual_JJ ._. ^ she_PP3A gave_VBD up_RP
N17 127 the_ATI attempt_NN to_TO sleep_VB and_CC watched_VBD the_ATI empty_JJ
N17 127 corridor_NN ._.
N17 128    ^ the_ATI guard_NN passed_VBD by_RP towards_IN the_ATI mail-van_NN
N17 128 again_RB ,_, jingling_VBG his_PP$
N17 129 keys_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI man_NN across_RP from_IN Joyce_NP tossed_VBD
N17 129 his_PP$ paper_NN aside_RP and_CC rose_VBD ,_,
N17 130 stumbling_VBG over_IN her_PP$ feet_NNS ._.
N17 131    ^ he_PP3A did_DOD n't_XNOT apologise_VB ._. ^ he_PP3A opened_VBD
N17 131 the_ATI door_NN with_IN a_AT curious_JJ intentness_NN
N17 132 and_CC followed_VBD the_ATI guard_NN along_IN the_ATI corridor_NN
N17 132 and_CC out_RP of_IN sight_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A will_MD n't_XNOT
N17 133 get_VB far_RB ,_, Joyce_NP thought_VBD ._. ^ the_ATI guard_NN will_MD
N17 133 turn_VB him_PP3O back_RP at_IN the_ATI mail-van_NN
N17 134 door_NN ._.
N17 135    ^ the_ATI man_NN was_BEDZ away_RP longer_RBR than_CS she_PP3A
N17 135 expected_VBD ,_, and_CC when_WRB he_PP3A opened_VBD the_ATI
N17 136 door_NN again_RB ,_, he_PP3A was_BEDZ breathing_VBG quickly_RB ._. ^
N17 136 he_PP3A stood_VBD in_IN the_ATI doorway_NN ,_,
N17 137 looking_VBG past_IN Joyce_NP to_IN the_ATI other_AP men_NNS ,_,
N17 137 although_CS previously_RB there_EX had_HVD
N17 138 been_BEN no_ATI sign_NN that_CS they_PP3AS knew_VBD each_PPLS
N17 138 other_PPLS" ._.
N17 139    ^ *'_*' right_RB ,_, **'_**' said_VBD the_ATI man_NN at_IN the_ATI
N17 139 door_NN ._. ^ *'_*' let_VB 's_PP1OS get_VB going_VBG ._. **'_**'
N17 140    ^ *'_*' sit_VB down_RP ,_, **'_**' said_VBD one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI
N17 140 thickset_JJ men_NNS quietly_RB ._. ^ he_PP3A looked_VBD
N17 141 at_IN his_PP$ watch_NN ._. ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS 've_HV got_VBN another_DT
N17 141 three_CD minutes_NNS ._. **'_**'
N17 142    ^ through_IN her_PP$ lashes_NNS Joyce_NP watched_VBD the_ATI man_NN
N17 142 with_IN the_ATI pointed_JJ shoes_NNS
N17 143 sit_VB down_RP tensely_RB on_IN the_ATI edge_NN of_IN his_PP$ seat_NN
N17 143 ._. ^ she_PP3A knew_VBD now_RN that_CS something_PN
N17 144 was_BEDZ really_RB wrong_JJ ._. ^ she_PP3A kept_VBD very_QL still_JJ
N17 144 ,_, her_PP$ head_NN tilted_VBN back_RP as_CS though_CS"
N17 145 sleeping_VBG ._.
N17 146    ^ fear_NN had_HVD her_PP3O in_IN its_PP$ grip_NN ,_, for_CS she_PP3A
N17 146 knew_VBD now_RN that_CS she_PP3A 'd_HVD been_BEN right_JJ
N17 147 the_ATI first_OD time_NN ._. ^ those_DTS men_NNS had_HVD resented_VBN
N17 147 her_PP$ arriving_VBG in_IN the_ATI carriage_NN
N17 148 and_CC upsetting_VBG their_PP$ plans_NNS ._. ^ three_CD silent_JJ
N17 148 men_NNS ,_, tense_JJ and_CC waiting_VBG ,_, and_CC
N17 149 the_ATI mail-van_NN directly_RB in_IN front_IN" of_IN" them_PP3OS ._.
N17 150    ^ what_WDT had_HVD happened_VBN to_IN that_DT kindly_JJ guard_NN
N17 150 when_WRB the_ATI man_NN with_IN the_ATI
N17 151 pointed_JJ shoes_NNS had_HVD followed_VBN him_PP3O ?_? ^ why_WRB
N17 151 was_BEDZ he_PP3A anxious_JJ for_IN action_NN ?_? ^ and_CC
N17 152 why_WRB had_HVD the_ATI other_AP man_NN held_VBN him_PP3O back_RP
N17 152 with_IN a_AT curt_JJ command_NN ?_?
N17 153    ^ Joyce_NP felt_VBD that_CS she_PP3A knew_VBD the_ATI reason_NN ._. ^
N17 153 later_RBR ,_, as_CS the_ATI train_NN drew_VBD
N17 154 nearer_RBR to_IN Wilford_NP ,_, it_PP3 would_MD slow_VB down_RP for_IN
N17 154 the_ATI long_JJ climb_NN up_IN Shirley_NP
N17 155 Rise_NPL ._. ^ that_DT was_BEDZ where_WRB these_DTS three_CD men_NNS
N17 155 intended_VBD to_TO leave_VB it_PP3 ,_, after_CS they_PP3AS
N17 156 had_HVD robbed_VBN the_ATI mail-van_NN ._.
N17 157    ^ I_PP1A must_MD tell_VB someone_PN ,_, thought_VBD Joyce_NP
N17 157 desperately_RB ._. ^ I_PP1A must_MD be_BE calm_JJ
N17 158 and_CC keep_VB these_DTS men_NNS from_IN guessing_VBG that_CS I_PP1A
N17 158 suspect_VB anything_PN ._. ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD leave_VB
N17 159 the_ATI compartment_NN quietly_RB and_CC unhurriedly_RB and_CC go_VB
N17 159 for_IN help_NN ._.
N17 160    ^ she_PP3A thought_VBD of_IN Barry_NP ,_, sitting_VBG
N17 160 unsuspectingly_RB beyond_IN that_DT wall_NN
N17 161 only_RB a_AP few_AP" yards_NNS from_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ she_PP3A felt_VBD
N17 161 nervous_JJ and_CC shaky_JJ ,_, but_CC willed_VBD
N17 162 herself_PPL to_TO be_BE natural_JJ and_CC composed_JJ ._.
N17 163    ^ she_PP3A shook_VBD herself_PPL ,_, opened_VBD her_PP$ eyes_NNS
N17 163 and_CC put_VBD up_RP her_PP$ hand_NN as_CS if_CS" to_TO
N17 164 stifle_VB a_AT yawn_NN ,_, when_WRB she_PP3A stood_VBD up_RP ,_,
N17 164 took_VBD her_PP$ bag_NN from_IN the_ATI rack_NN and_CC
N17 165 turned_VBD towards_IN the_ATI door_NN ._.
N17 166    ^ the_ATI man_NN with_IN the_ATI pointed_JJ shoes_NNS stood_VBD
N17 166 with_IN his_PP$ back_NN to_IN it_PP3 ,_, his_PP$
N17 167 beady_JJ ,_, close-set_JJ eyes_NNS fixed_VBN on_IN her_PP3O ._.
N17 168    ^ *'_*' not_XNOT now_RN ,_, sister_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD
N17 168 softly_RB ._.
N17 169    ^ for_IN a_AT moment_NN ,_, Joyce_NP felt_VBD her_PP$ mouth_NN go_VB
N17 169 dry_JJ ,_, but_CC she_PP3A answered_VBD him_PP3O
N17 170 indignantly_RB ._.
N17 171    ^ *'_*' what_WDT do_DO you_PP2 mean_VB *-_*- not_XNOT now_RN ?_?
N17 171 **'_**'
N17 172    ^ he_PP3A held_VBD his_PP$ closed_JJ hand_NN up_RP before_IN
N17 172 her_PP3O ,_, clenching_VBG something_PN within_IN
N17 173 his_PP$ fist_NN ._. ^ his_PP$ thumb_NN moved_VBD ,_, and_CC she_PP3A
N17 173 heard_VBD a_AT sharp_JJ click_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A found_VBD
N17 174 herself_PPL staring_VBG glassily_RB at_IN a_AT knife-blade_NN ,_,
N17 174 only_RB inches_NNS away_RP from_IN her_PP$
N17 175 face_NN ._.
N17 176    ^ Joyce_NP turned_VBD and_CC found_VBD that_CS the_ATI other_AP
N17 176 two_CD men_NNS had_HVD risen_VBN and_CC
N17 177 closed_VBN in_RP on_IN her_PP3O from_IN behind_RP ._.
N17 178    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 're_BER coming_VBG with_IN us_PP1OS ,_, girlie_NN
N17 178 ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS did_DOD n't_XNOT
N17 178 want_VB
N17 179 you_PP2 ,_, but_CC it_PP3 seems_VBZ we_PP1AS 've_HV got_VBN to_TO
N17 179 take_VB you_PP2 along_RP ._. **'_**'
N17 180    ^ Joyce_NP opened_VBD her_PP$ mouth_NN to_TO scream_VB ,_, but_CC
N17 180 he_PP3A was_BEDZ gripping_VBG her_PP$ arm_NN ,_,
N17 181 digging_VBG his_PP$ fingers_NNS into_IN her_PP$ flesh_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A
N17 181 thrust_VBD his_PP$ face_NN close_RB to_IN her_PP$
N17 182 own_AP ._.
N17 183    ^ *'_*' if_CS you_PP2 make_VB a_AT sound_NN you_PP2 'll_MD regret_VB
N17 183 it_PP3 ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD menacingly_RB ._.
N17 184    ^ he_PP3A broke_VBD off_RP ,_, and_CC Joyce's_NP$ gaze_NN
N17 184 shifted_VBD fearfully_RB ,_, looking_VBG
N17 185 anywhere_RB except_CS into_IN that_DT cruel_JJ ,_, fleshy_JJ face_NN
N17 185 ._. ^ the_ATI man_NN with_IN the_ATI knife_NN
N17 186 moved_VBD it_PP3 sideways_RB significantly_RB ,_, as_CS if_CS"
N17 186 drawing_VBG it_PP3 across_IN her_PP$ throat_NN ._.
N17 187 ^ she_PP3A wilted_VBD ,_, and_CC they_PP3AS moved_VBD on_RP ._.
N17 189    ^ the_ATI man_NN with_IN the_ATI knife_NN stepped_VBD out_RP
N17 189 first_RB ,_, and_CC Joyce_NP was_BEDZ
N17 190 pushed_VBN out_RP behind_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ
N17 190 hustled_VBN round_RP to_IN the_ATI door_NN of_IN the_ATI
N17 191 mail-van_NN ._.
N17 192    ^ now_RN there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT sense_NN of_IN urgency_NN about_IN
N17 192 the_ATI three_CD men_NNS ._. ^ Joyce_NP was_BEDZ
N17 193 pushed_VBN roughly_RB aside_RP and_CC she_PP3A saw_VBD the_ATI man_NN
N17 193 with_IN the_ATI knife_NN had_HVD the_ATI
N17 194 railway_NN guard's_NN$ keys_NNS in_IN his_PP$ hands_NNS ._.
N17 195    ^ he_PP3A opened_VBD the_ATI door_NN and_CC at_RB first_RB" she_PP3A
N17 195 saw_VBD nothing_PN but_IN fat_JJ ,_,
N17 196 disordered_JJ mail-sacks_NNS ,_, with_IN another_DT closed_JJ door_NN
N17 196 beyond_RI where_WRB she_PP3A
N17 197 guessed_VBD the_ATI sorter_NN was_BEDZ at_IN work_NN ._.
N17 198    ^ one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI men_NNS kicked_VBD a_AT sack_NN aside_RP
N17 198 as_CS he_PP3A entered_VBD and_CC she_PP3A saw_VBD
N17 199 something_PN else_RB *-_*- a_AT pair_NN of_IN feet_NNS jutting_VBG
N17 199 out_RP from_IN behind_IN the_ATI bags_NNS *-_*- the_ATI
N17 200 guard_NN ._.
N17 201    ^ *'_*' where_WRB 's_BEZ the_ATI registered_JJ stuff_NN ?_? **'_**'
N17 201 said_VBD one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI men_NNS ._.
N17 202    ^ the_ATI man_NN with_IN the_ATI keys_NNS jerked_VBD his_PP$
N17 202 thumb_NN towards_IN the_ATI closed_JJ door_NN ._.
N17 203    ^ *'_*' in_IN there_RN ,_, with_IN the_ATI sorter_NN ._. **'_**'
N17 204    ^ *'_*' all_RB right_RB" ._. ^ open_VB up_RP ._. **'_**'
N17 205    ^ one_CD1 man_NN was_BEDZ guarding_VBG Joyce_NP closely_RB ._. ^
N17 205 she_PP3A kept_VBD trying_VBG to_TO tell_VB
N17 206 herself_PPL that_CS this_DT was_BEDZ n't_XNOT really_RB happening_VBG
N17 206 ._. ^ that_CS she_PP3A was_BEDZ n't_XNOT involved_VBN
N17 207 in_IN violence_NN and_CC robbery_NN ._.
N17 208    ^ the_ATI inner_JJB door_NN was_BEDZ unlocked_VBN and_CC flung_VBN
N17 208 open_JJ ._. ^ a_AT man_NN in_IN
N17 209 shirt-sleeves_NNS ,_, working_VBG at_IN a_AT sorting_NN rack_NN ,_,
N17 209 turned_VBD to_TO stare_VB ._.
N17 210    ^ *'_*' look_VB out_RP !_! **'_**' Joyce_NP cried_VBD ._.
N17 211    ^ a_AT hand_NN clamped_VBD over_IN her_PP$ mouth_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A
N17 211 was_BEDZ jerked_VBN backwards_RB so_QL
N17 212 painfully_RB that_CS her_PP$ spine_NN was_BEDZ jarred_VBN ._.
N18   2    she_PP3A had_HVD to_TO decide_VB quickly_RB which_WDT man_NN to_TO
N18   2 trust_VB *-_*- and_CC she_PP3A chose_VBD
N18   3 the_ATI wrong_JJ one_CD1 !_!
N18   4 ^ the_ATI night_NN she_PP3A caught_VBD the_ATI last_AP train_NN home_NR
N18   4 ._.
N18   5    ^ Sheila_NP Farrell_NP ,_, waiting_VBG for_IN the_ATI last_AP
N18   5 train_NN home_NR ,_, was_BEDZ n't_XNOT
N18   6 happy_JJ about_IN the_ATI way_NN the_ATI Teddy_NP boy_NN kept_VBD
N18   6 eyeing_VBG her_PP3O ._. ^ after_IN the_ATI past_JJB
N18   7 hectic_JJ hours_NNS at_IN her_PP$ girl_NN friend's_NN$ twenty-first_OD
N18   7 birthday_NN party_NN ,_, she_PP3A
N18   8 felt_VBD as_QL flat_JJ as_IN a_AT deflated_JJ balloon_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A
N18   8 wished_VBD that_CS the_ATI train_NN would_MD
N18   9 hurry_VB up_RP ._.
N18  10    ^ the_ATI Teddy_NP boy_NN glanced_VBD at_IN the_ATI station_NN
N18  10 clock_NN ._.
N18  11    ^ *'_*' train_NN 's_BEZ late_JJ ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._.
N18  12    ^ Sheila_NP was_BEDZ about_RP to_TO answer_VB automatically_RB
N18  12 when_WRB she_PP3A realised_VBD what_WDT
N18  13 she_PP3A was_BEDZ doing_VBG ._. ^ she_PP3A turned_VBD her_PP$ head_NN
N18  13 away_RP uneasily_RB ._.
N18  14    ^ the_ATI stranger_NN was_BEDZ n't_XNOT put_VBN off_RP ._. ^ he_PP3A
N18  14 tried_VBD again_RB ,_, sliding_VBG along_IN the_ATI
N18  15 seat_NN towards_IN her_PP3O ._.
N18  16    ^ *'_*' going_VBG far_RB ?_? ^ I_PP1A 'm_BEM for_IN Pulfern_NP
N18  16 Green_NPL ,_, myself_PPL ._. **'_**'
N18  17    ^ he_PP3A hesitated_VBD ,_, then_RN plunged_VBD on_RP ._. ^ *'_*'
N18  17 do_DO n't_XNOT I_PP1A know_VB you_PP2 ?_? ^ I_PP1A 'm_BEM sure_JJ
N18  18 I_PP1A 've_HV seen_VBN you_PP2 before_RI ._. ^ do_DO you_PP2 get_VB
N18  18 this_DT train_NN often_RB ?_? **'_**'
N18  19    ^ what_WDT a_AT corny_JJ line_NN ,_, Sheila_NP thought_VBD ,_,
N18  19 her_PP$ heart_NN thumping_VBG ._.
N18  20    ^ a_AT quick_JJ glance_NN round_RP told_VBD her_PP3O that_CS
N18  20 they_PP3AS might_MD as_QL well_RB have_HV been_BEN
N18  21 the_ATI only_AP two_CD people_NNS in_IN the_ATI world_NN ._. ^ there_EX
N18  21 was_BEDZ n't_XNOT another_DT soul_NN to_TO be_BE
N18  22 seen_VBN ,_, not_XNOT even_RB a_AT porter_NN ._.
N18  23    ^ would_MD the_ATI Teddy_NP boy_NN follow_VB her_PP3O when_WRB
N18  23 she_PP3A got_VBD on_IN the_ATI train_NN ?_?
N18  24    ^ Sheila_NP gave_VBD him_PP3O a_AT cold_JJ stare_NN ,_, rose_VBD
N18  24 to_IN her_PP$ feet_NNS and_CC moved_VBD along_IN
N18  25 the_ATI deserted_JJ platform_NN ,_, feeling_VBG lonely_JJ and_CC
N18  25 afraid_JJ ._.
N18  26    ^ oh_UH ,_, how_WRB she_PP3A wished_VBD she_PP3A could_MD have_HV
N18  26 stayed_VBN the_ATI night_NN at_IN her_PP$
N18  27 friend's_NN$ !_!
N18  28    ^ if_CS it_PP3 had_HVD n't_XNOT been_BEN her_PP$ dad's_NN$ week_NN
N18  28 for_IN night_NN shift_NN ,_, her_PP$ mum_NN
N18  29 would_MD n't_XNOT have_HV minded_VBN ._. ^ as_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ ,_,
N18  29 Mum_NPT could_MD n't_XNOT stand_VB being_BEG alone_JJ in_IN
N18  30 the_ATI house_NN at_IN night_NN ,_, and_CC Sheila_NP had_HVD
N18  30 promised_VBN that_CS she_PP3A 'd_MD catch_VB the_ATI last_AP
N18  31 train_NN ._.
N18  32    ^ the_ATI approaching_JJ train_NN made_VBD her_PP3O jump_VB
N18  32 nervously_RB ,_, although_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT
N18  33 relief_NN to_TO hear_VB it_PP3 ._.
N18  34    ^ it_PP3 drew_VBD noisily_RB to_IN a_AT halt_NN ._. ^ Sheila_NP
N18  34 entered_VBD an_AT empty_JJ carriage_NN and_CC
N18  35 moved_VBD down_IN the_ATI aisle_NN towards_IN its_PP$ far_JJ end_NN ._.
N18  36    ^ she_PP3A settled_VBD herself_PPL in_IN a_AT dark_JJ corner_NN ,_,
N18  36 every_AT nerve_NN strained_VBN ,_,
N18  37 listening_VBG intently_RB ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ n't_XNOT until_CS
N18  37 the_ATI train_NN pulled_VBD out_RP and_CC she_PP3A felt_VBD
N18  38 certain_JJ that_CS nobody_PN had_HVD entered_VBN the_ATI carriage_NN
N18  38 ,_, that_CS she_PP3A relaxed_VBD ._.
N18  39    ^ she_PP3A yawned_VBD ,_, slipped_VBD off_RP her_PP$ shoes_NNS
N18  39 and_CC ,_, stretching_VBG out_RP her_PP$ legs_NNS ,_,
N18  40 lay_VBD full-length_JJB along_IN the_ATI seat_NN ._.
N18  42    ^ by_IN the_ATI time_NN the_ATI train_NN had_HVD pulled_VBN into_IN
N18  42 the_ATI next_AP station_NN ,_,
N18  43 Sheila_NP was_BEDZ in_IN a_AT half_ABN doze_NN ._.
N18  44    ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ shocked_VBN awake_JJ ,_, nerves_NNS leaping_VBG
N18  44 ,_, at_IN the_ATI sound_NN of_IN a_AT carriage_NN
N18  45 door_NN being_BEG opened_VBN nearby_RB ._. ^ she_PP3A lay_VBD still_JJ
N18  45 ,_, waiting_VBG ,_, her_PP$ hands_NNS gripping_VBG
N18  46 her_PP$ handbag_NN ._.
N18  47    ^ she_PP3A could_MD see_VB the_ATI emergency_NN chain_NN just_RB
N18  47 above_IN her_PP$ head_NN and_CC hoped_VBD
N18  48 that_CS she_PP3A would_MD n't_XNOT have_HV to_TO use_VB it_PP3 ._. ^
N18  48 when_WRB she_PP3A heard_VBD several_AP men's_NNS$ voices_NNS
N18  49 she_PP3A felt_VBD relieved_JJ ,_, and_CC relaxed_VBD again_RB ._.
N18  50    ^ a_AT gruff_JJ voice_NN rose_VBD from_IN the_ATI next_AP
N18  50 compartment_NN ._.
N18  51    ^ *'_*' no_UH ,_, there_EX ai_BEZ n't_XNOT nobody_PN in_IN this_DT
N18  51 carriage_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A looked_VBD as_CS it_PP3
N18  52 pulled_VBD up_RP ._. ^ you_PP2 do_DO n't_XNOT get_VB a_AT lot_NN of_IN
N18  52 people_NNS travellin'_VBG at_IN this_DT time_NN o'_IN
N18  53 night_NN ._. ^ that_DT 's_BEZ why_WRB I_PP1A thought_VBD it_PP3 'ud_MD
N18  53 be_BE safer_JJR ._.
N18  54    ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS 've_HV got_VBN to_TO get_VB to_IN the_ATI Green_NPL
N18  54 tonight_NR or_CC else_RB ..._... ._. ^ them_PP3OS rozzers_NNS
N18  55 is_BEZ gettin'_VBG too_QL hot_JJ for_IN comfort_NN ._. ^ we_PP1AS
N18  55 'll_MD have_HV to_TO lay_VB low_RB ,_, or_CC it_PP3 's_BEZ
N18  56 curtains_NNS for_IN us_PP1OS ,_, mate_NN !_! **'_**'
N18  57    ^ Sheila_NP shivered_VBD ._. ^ had_HVD she_PP3A jumped_VBN out_RP
N18  57 of_IN the_ATI frying_NN pan_NN into_IN the_ATI
N18  58 fire_NN ?_?
N18  59    ^ a_AT different_JJ voice_NN ,_, younger_JJR and_CC nervous_JJ ,_,
N18  59 began_VBD :_:
N18  60    ^ *'_*' what_WDT if_CS the_ATI ticket_NN bloke_NN remembers_VBZ
N18  60 us_PP1OS ?_? ^ 'ow_WRB do_DO you_PP2 know_VB 'e_PP3A
N18  61 ai_BEZ n't_XNOT ringing_VBG the_ATI rozzers_NNS right_RB now_RN ?_? ^
N18  61 we_PP1AS 'll_MD likely_RB be_BE met_VBN by_IN ..._...
N18  62    ._. **'_**' ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, stop_VB your_PP$ whinin'_NN !_!
N18  62 **'_**' interrupted_VBD the_ATI gruff_JJ voice_NN ._. ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS
N18  62 'll_MD
N18  63 be_BE met_VBN all_RB right_RB" ._. ^ Fred_NP 's_BEZ meeting_VBG
N18  63 us_PP1OS with_IN 'is_PP$ car_NN ._. ^ there_EX will_MD n't_XNOT be_BE
N18  63 any_DTI
N18  64 trouble_NN unless_CS you_PP2 lose_VB yer_PP$ 'ead_NN ..._...
N18  65    ._. **'_**' ^ the_ATI voice_NN dropped_VBD menacingly_RB ._.
N18  66    ^ Sheila's_NP$ hazel_JJ eyes_NNS widened_VBD ._. ^ she_PP3A drew_VBD
N18  66 back_RP into_IN the_ATI corner_NN ,_,
N18  67 trying_VBG to_TO make_VB herself_PPL as_QL small_JJ as_CS possible_JJ
N18  67 ._.
N18  68    ^ she_PP3A listened_VBD to_IN every_AT movement_NN that_WPR the_ATI
N18  68 men_NNS made_VBD ,_, all_ABN her_PP$ nerves_NNS
N18  69 alert_JJ ._. ^ the_ATI slightest_JJT sign_NN that_CS they_PP3AS
N18  69 were_BED coming_VBG her_PP$ way_NN and_CC she_PP3A would_MD
N18  70 have_HV to_TO pretend_VB to_TO be_BE asleep_JJ ._.
N18  71    ^ as_CS the_ATI train_NN drew_VBD into_IN another_DT station_NN ,_,
N18  71 she_PP3A realised_VBD ,_, with_IN
N18  72 thankfulness_NN ,_, that_CS the_ATI next_AP one_CD1 was_BEDZ hers_PP$$
N18  72 ._.
N18  73    ^ she_PP3A listened_VBD unwillingly_RB ,_, as_CS gruff_JJ voice_NN
N18  73 continued_VBD the_ATI
N18  74 conversation_NN ._.
N18  75    ^ *'_*' see_VB what_WDT I_PP1A mean_VB ?_? ^ nobody_PN there_RN ,_,
N18  75 either_RB ._. ^ the_ATI train_NN 's_BEZ deserted_VBN
N18  76 at_IN this_DT time_NN of_IN night_NN ._.
N18  77    ^ *'_*' Len_NP and_CC Busk_NP got_VBD away_RP ._. ^ they_PP3AS
N18  77 're_BER making_VBG for_IN the_ATI north_NR ._. ^ if_CS they_PP3AS
N18  78 get_VB picked_VBN up_RP ,_, they_PP3AS will_MD n't_XNOT grass_VB ._. ^
N18  78 they_PP3AS know_VB better_RBR than_IN that_DT ._. **'_**'
N18  79    ^ *'_*' what_WDT about_IN Fred_NP ?_? ^ d'_DO ye_PP2 think_VB
N18  79 he_PP3A 's_BEZ safe_JJ ?_? **'_**'
N18  80    ^ *'_*' Fred_NP ?_? **'_**' scoffed_VBD the_ATI gruff_JJ voice_NN
N18  80 ._. ^ *'_*' as_QL safe_JJ as_IN houses_NNS ._. ^ if_CS we_PP1AS
N18  81 make_VB it_PP3 worth_IN his_PP$ while_NN ,_, we_PP1AS can_MD stop_VB
N18  81 there_RN for_IN a_AT week_NN or_CC so_PN ,_, then_RN move_VB
N18  82 on_RP down_RP to_IN the_ATI coast_NN ._.
N18  83    ^ *'_*' those_DTS blokes_NNS at_IN the_ATI bank_NN do_DO n't_XNOT
N18  83 know_VB what_WDT hit_VBD 'em_PP3OS ._. ^ they_PP3AS 'll_MD
N18  84 never_RB be_BE able_JJ to_TO recognise_VB us_PP1OS ._. ^ what_WDT
N18  84 are_BER ye_PP2 gonna_VBG do_DO with_IN your_PP$
N18  85 lolly_NN ?_? **'_**'
N18  86    ^ *'_*' buy_VB a_AT car_NN ._. ^ get_VB some_DTI fun_NN before_CS
N18  86 it_PP3 runs_VBZ out_RP ._. ^ I_PP1A like_VB blondes_NNS
N18  87 best_RBT ._. ^ saw_VBD a_AT smasher_NN the_ATI other_AP day_NN ._. ^
N18  87 she_PP3A would_MD n't_XNOT look_VB at_IN the_ATI likes_NNS of_IN
N18  88 me_PP1O ,_, though_RB ,_, unless_CS I_PP1A 'd_HVD plenty_NN of_IN
N18  88 lolly_NN to_TO spend_VB on_IN her_PP3O ._. **'_**'
N18  89    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 and_CC your_PP$ blondes_NNS !_! **'_**'
N18  90    ^ a_AT coarse_JJ laugh_NN drowned_VBD the_ATI other's_AP$ reply_NN
N18  90 ,_, and_CC sent_VBD shivers_NNS down_IN
N18  91 Sheila's_NP$ back_NN ._.
N18  92    ^ surely_RB they_PP3AS were_BED nearly_RB at_IN her_PP$ station_NN
N18  92 by_IN now_RN ?_? ^ how_WRB was_BEDZ she_PP3A going_VBG
N18  93 to_TO get_VB out_RP so_CS that_CS" the_ATI men_NNS would_MD n't_XNOT
N18  93 realise_VB she_PP3A 'd_HVD heard_VBN them_PP3OS ?_?
N18  94    ^ she_PP3A knew_VBD just_RB how_WRB dangerous_JJ her_PP$ position_NN
N18  94 was_BEDZ ._. ^ that_DT gruff_JJ voice_NN
N18  95 had_HVD no_ATI mercy_NN in_IN it_PP3 ._.
N18  97    ^ with_IN mixed_JJ feelings_NNS of_IN relief_NN ,_, Sheila_NP
N18  97 saw_VBD the_ATI lights_NNS of_IN her_PP$
N18  98 station_NN come_VB into_IN view_NN ._. ^ very_QL gently_RB she_PP3A
N18  98 slid_VBD out_RP of_IN her_PP$ seat_NN and_CC
N18  99 round_RP to_IN the_ATI carriage_NN door_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A eased_VBD
N18  99 back_RP the_ATI catch_NN and_CC held_VBD it_PP3
N18 100 steady_JJ as_CS the_ATI train_NN pulled_VBD up_RP ._.
N18 101    ^ she_PP3A got_VBD out_RP ,_, and_CC was_BEDZ beginning_VBG to_TO
N18 101 close_VB the_ATI door_NN when_WRB she_PP3A saw_VBD
N18 102 that_CS the_ATI next_AP one_CD1 was_BEDZ opening_VBG ,_, and_CC a_AT
N18 102 man's_NN$ startled_JJ face_NN was_BEDZ gazing_VBG at_IN
N18 103 her_PP3O ._.
N18 104    ^ in_IN mounting_JJ panic_NN ,_, Sheila_NP turned_VBD and_CC
N18 104 fled_VBD down_IN the_ATI deserted_JJ
N18 105 platform_NN ._. ^ thudding_JJ feet_NNS started_VBD after_IN her_PP3O
N18 105 ._.
N18 106    ^ she_PP3A raced_VBD for_IN the_ATI exit_NN ,_, her_PP$ mind_NN
N18 106 searching_VBG desperately_RB for_IN a_AT way_NN
N18 107 of_IN escape_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A 'd_HVD got_VBN to_TO get_VB to_IN
N18 107 the_ATI police_NNS ,_, somehow_RB ._.
N18 108    ^ there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI sign_NN of_IN a_AT porter_NN ._. ^
N18 108 instead_RB ,_, a_AT well-dressed_JJ ,_,
N18 109 dependable-looking_JJ man_NN stood_VBD near_IN the_ATI exit_NN ._.
N18 110    ^ Sheila_NP made_VBD up_RP her_PP$ mind_NN quickly_RB ._.
N18 111    ^ *'_*' please_UH ,_, please_UH help_VB me_PP1O !_! **'_**' she_PP3A
N18 111 said_VBD urgently_RB ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 've_HV just_RB
N18 112 overheard_VBN two_CD crooks_NNS on_IN the_ATI train_NN ,_, and_CC
N18 112 I_PP1A must_MD get_VB to_IN the_ATI police_NNS ._. ^ I_PP1A 'm_BEM
N18 113 sure_JJ they_PP3AS know_VB I_PP1A 've_HV overheard_VBN them_PP3OS ,_,
N18 113 and_CC they_PP3AS 're_BER coming_VBG after_IN me_PP1O ._. **'_**'
N18 114    ^ the_ATI stranger_NN looked_VBD at_IN Sheila_NP oddly_RB for_IN
N18 114 a_AT moment_NN ,_, hesitated_VBD as_CS
N18 115 though_CS" making_VBG up_RP his_PP$ mind_NN ,_, then_RN propelled_VBD
N18 115 her_PP3O out_RP of_IN the_ATI exit_NN towards_IN
N18 116 a_AT waiting_JJ car_NN ._.
N18 117    ^ as_CS he_PP3A did_DOD ,_, the_ATI two_CD men_NNS burst_VBD out_RP
N18 117 into_IN the_ATI quiet_JJ street_NN and_CC
N18 118 pounded_VBD up_RP to_IN them_PP3OS ._. ^ the_ATI stranger_NN stood_VBD
N18 118 quietly_RB ,_, waiting_VBG for_IN them_PP3OS ._.
N18 119    ^ then_RN it_PP3 dawned_VBD on_IN Sheila_NP who_WP he_PP3A was_BEDZ
N18 119 ._.
N18 120    ^ *'_*' Fred_NP !_! **'_**' she_PP3A gasped_VBD in_IN horror_NN ._.
N18 121    ^ as_CS Sheila_NP tried_VBD to_TO dodge_VB past_IN them_PP3OS ,_,
N18 121 her_PP$ heel_NN caught_VBD in_IN the_ATI
N18 122 pavement_NN and_CC she_PP3A stumbled_VBD forward_RB ._.
N18 123    ^ she_PP3A managed_VBD one_CD1 cry_NN for_IN help_NN before_CS a_AT
N18 123 hand_NN closed_VBD over_IN her_PP$ mouth_NN ._.
N18 124    ^ a_AT voice_NN snarled_VBD in_IN her_PP$ ear_NN ,_, ^ *'_*' keep_VB
N18 124 still_JJ ,_, or_CC else_RB ..._...
N18 125    ._. **'_**' ^ Sheila_NP was_BEDZ bundled_VBN into_IN the_ATI car_NN
N18 125 ._. ^ there_RN she_PP3A sat_VBD ,_, squashed_VBN between_IN
N18 126 the_ATI two_CD men_NNS ,_, heart_NN pounding_VBG wildly_RB with_IN
N18 126 fear_NN ._.
N18 127    ^ the_ATI younger_JJR man_NN looked_VBD her_PP3O over_RP
N18 127 admiringly_RB ._.
N18 128    ^ Sheila_NP shivered_VBD ._.
N18 129    ^ *'_*' \0OK_UH ,_, Fred_NP ,_, **'_**' said_VBD the_ATI burly_JJ
N18 129 man_NN ._. ^ *'_*' take_VB it_PP3 away_RP ._. **'_**'
N18 130    ^ Sheila_NP stared_VBD at_IN the_ATI silent_JJ man's_NN$ back_NN ._.
N18 130 ^ she_PP3A 'd_HVD picked_VBN the_ATI wrong_JJ
N18 131 man_NN ._. ^ but_CC how_WRB could_MD you_PP2 tell_VB which_WDT man_NN
N18 131 to_TO trust_VB and_CC which_WDT to_TO avoid_VB ?_?
N18 132    ^ she_PP3A 'd_HVD gone_VBN for_IN the_ATI nice_JJ face_NN and_CC
N18 132 clothes_NNS and_CC she_PP3A 'd_HVD been_BEN
N18 133 hopelessly_RB wrong_JJ ._. ^ first_RB the_ATI Teddy_NP boy_NN ..._...
N18 133 the_ATI Teddy_NP boy_NN !_! ^ he_PP3A 'd_HVD had_HVN a_AT
N18 134 nice_JJ voice_NN behind_IN all_ABN that_DT talk-gimmick_NN ._. ^ but_CC
N18 134 she_PP3A had_HVD n't_XNOT given_VBN him_PP3O a_AT
N18 135 chance_NN after_IN the_ATI first_OD sight_NN of_IN his_PP$ clothes_NNS
N18 135 ._.
N18 136    ^ suddenly_RB ,_, there_EX came_VBD a_AT gleam_NN of_IN hope_NN ._. ^
N18 136 he_PP3A 'd_HVD said_VBN that_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ
N18 137 going_VBG to_IN Pulfern_NP Green_NPL ,_, her_PP$ station_NN ._. ^
N18 137 had_HVD he_PP3A got_VBN off_RP here_RN ?_? ^ could_MD he_PP3A
N18 138 have_HV seen_VBN anything_PN ?_? ^ would_MD he_PP3A act_VB on_IN it_PP3
N18 138 if_CS he_PP3A had_HVD ?_?
N18 139    ^ Sheila_NP looked_VBD back_RP as_CS the_ATI car_NN turned_VBD
N18 139 out_RP of_IN the_ATI street_NN ,_, but_CC saw_VBD
N18 140 no_PN one_PN" ._.
N18 141    ^ nobody_PN spoke_VBD ._. ^ at_RB last_RB" ,_, Sheila_NP could_MD
N18 141 stand_VB it_PP3 no_RB longer_RBR ._.
N18 142    ^ *'_*' where_WRB are_BER you_PP2 taking_VBG me_PP1O ?_? **'_**'
N18 142 she_PP3A burst_VBD out_RP ._. ^ *'_*' what_WDT are_BER you_PP2
N18 143 going_VBG to_TO do_DO with_IN me_PP1O ?_? ^ please_UH let_VB me_PP1O
N18 143 go_VB ._. ^ I_PP1A will_MD n't_XNOT say_VB a_AT word_NN ,_, I_PP1A
N18 143 promise_VB
N18 144 you_PP2 ._. ^ my_PP$ mother_NN 's_BEZ waiting_VBG for_IN me_PP1O ,_,
N18 144 and_CC she_PP3A 's_BEZ alone_JJ and_CC she_PP3A 'll_MD be_BE so_QL
N18 145 upset_JJ ._. ^ please_UH let_VB me_PP1O go_VB !_! **'_**'
N18 146    ^ *'_*' well_UH now_RN ,_, ai_BEZ n't_XNOT that_DT a_AT pity_NN ?_? ^
N18 146 her_PP$ mummy_NN 's_BEZ waiting_VBG up_RP for_IN
N18 147 her_PP3O ._. **'_**'
N18 148    ^ gruff_JJ voice_NN grinned_VBD nastily_RB ,_, then_RN his_PP$
N18 148 voice_NN altered_VBD cruelly_RB ._.
N18 149    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 got_VBD yourself_PPL into_IN this_DT *-_*- nobody_PN
N18 149 asked_VBD you_PP2 to_TO listen_VB to_IN our_PP$
N18 150 talk_NN ._. ^ you_PP2 've_HV heard_VBN enough_DTI to_TO get_VB us_PP1OS
N18 150 put_VBN away_RP ,_, so_CS you_PP2 've_HV got_VBN to_TO be_BE put_VBN
N18 151 in_IN a_AT safe_JJ place_NN ._. ^ see_VB ?_? **'_**'
N18 152    ^ with_IN the_ATI last_AP word_NN ,_, he_PP3A took_VBD her_PP$
N18 152 wrist_NN and_CC gave_VBD it_PP3 a_AT quick_JJ twist_NN ,_,
N18 153 making_VBG her_PP3O gasp_VB ._.
N18 154    ^ *'_*' that_DT 's_BEZ just_RB a_AT little_JJ taste_NN of_IN
N18 154 what_WDT you_PP2 'll_MD get_VB if_CS you_PP2 try_VB
N18 155 anything_PN on_RP ,_, see_VB ?_? **'_**'
N18 156    ^ Sheila_NP nodded_VBD ,_, eyes_NNS blinking_VBG back_RP the_ATI
N18 156 threatening_JJ tears_NNS ,_, as_CS she_PP3A
N18 157 nursed_VBD her_PP$ sore_JJ wrist_NN ._.
N18 159    ^ the_ATI car_NN drew_VBD up_RP beside_IN a_AT large_JJ ,_,
N18 159 detached_JJ house_NN ._. ^ Sheila_NP was_BEDZ
N18 160 bundled_VBN out_RP ,_, propelled_VBN along_IN a_AT passage_NN ,_,
N18 160 and_CC pushed_VBN into_IN a_AT room_NN ._.
N18 161    ^ *'_*' yer_PP2 stay_VB there_RN till_CS we_PP1AS decide_VB what_WDT
N18 161 to_TO do_DO with_IN you_PP2 !_! **'_**' gruff_JJ
N18 162 voice_NN growled_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' and_CC make_VB no_ATI mistakes_NNS
N18 162 *-_*- if_CS I_PP1A hears_VBZ a_AT peep_NN out_RP of_IN you_PP2 ,_,
N18 163 you_PP2 're_BER for_IN it_PP3 !_! **'_**'
N18 164    ^ then_RN the_ATI key_NN was_BEDZ turned_VBN in_IN the_ATI lock_NN
N18 164 and_CC Sheila_NP was_BEDZ alone_JJ ._.
N18 165    ^ she_PP3A gave_VBD way_NN to_IN tears_NNS of_IN hopelessness_NN ._.
N18 166    ^ as_CS the_ATI tears_NNS relieved_VBD her_PP$ immediate_JJ
N18 166 tension_NN ,_, Sheila_NP realised_VBD
N18 167 everything_PN had_HVD gone_VBN quiet_JJ in_IN the_ATI house_NN ._. ^
N18 167 she_PP3A supposed_VBD that_CS they_PP3AS were_BED
N18 168 having_HVG a_AT meal_NN *-_*- they_PP3AS certainly_RB were_BED n't_XNOT
N18 168 bothering_VBG about_IN her_PP3O ._.
N18 169    ^ as_CS she_PP3A sat_VBD there_RN ,_, she_PP3A was_BEDZ suddenly_RB
N18 169 aware_JJ of_IN a_AT tapping_NN at_IN the_ATI
N18 170 window_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A went_VBD over_RP ._.
N18 171    ^ *'_*' who_WP is_BEZ it_PP3 ?_? **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD
N18 171 nervously_RB ._. ^ *'_*' who_WP *-_*- who_WP 's_BEZ there_RN ?_?
N18 171 **'_**'
N18 172    ^ she_PP3A could_MD only_RB just_RB make_VB out_RP the_ATI
N18 172 whispered_JJ reply_NN ,_, but_CC it_PP3 filled_VBD
N18 173 her_PP3O with_IN unbelievable_JJ hope_NN ._.
N18 174    ^ the_ATI voice_NN said_VBD :_:
N18 175    ^ *'_*' have_HV you_PP2 been_BEN kidnapped_VBN ?_? **'_**'
N18 176    ^ at_IN her_PP$ answer_NN the_ATI unknown_JJ voice_NN went_VBD on_RP
N18 176 :_:
N18 177    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A was_BEDZ the_ATI chap_NN who_WPR spoke_VBD to_IN
N18 177 you_PP2 at_IN the_ATI main-line_JJB station_NN ,_, but_CC
N18 178 you_PP2 would_MD n't_XNOT have_HV anything_PN to_TO do_DO with_IN
N18 178 me_PP1O ,_, remember_VB ?_? ^ I_PP1A saw_VBD you_PP2 being_BEG
N18 179 pushed_VBN into_IN that_DT car_NN ._. ^ you_PP2 did_DOD n't_XNOT
N18 179 look_VB as_CS if_CS" you_PP2 went_VBD willingly_RB ,_, so_CS I_PP1A
N18 180 followed_VBD on_IN my_PP$ motor_NN bike_NN ._. ^ thought_VBD I_PP1A
N18 180 'd_HVD better_RBR find_VB out_RP for_RB sure_RB"
N18 181 whether_CS you_PP2 needed_VBD help_NN ,_, before_CS I_PP1A went_VBD
N18 181 for_IN the_ATI police_NNS ._.
N18 182    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A came_VBD round_IN the_ATI back_NN of_IN the_ATI
N18 182 house_NN wondering_VBG which_WDT room_NN you_PP2
N18 183 were_BED in_IN ,_, when_WRB I_PP1A *-_*- I_PP1A heard_VBD you_PP2
N18 183 cry_VB ._.
N18 184    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM going_VBG for_IN the_ATI cops_NNS now_RN ,_,
N18 184 **'_**' the_ATI voice_NN went_VBD on_RP ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 will_MD
N18 184 n't_XNOT
N18 185 be_BE there_RN much_RB longer_RBR ,_, if_CS I_PP1A can_MD help_VB
N18 185 it_PP3 ._. ^ keep_VB your_PP$ chin_NN up_RP !_! ^ be_BE seeing_VBG
N18 186 you_PP2 ._. **'_**'
N18 187    ^ Sheila_NP found_VBD herself_PPL shaking_VBG ,_, without_IN
N18 187 really_RB knowing_VBG why_WRB ._.
N18 188    ^ rather_RB than_CS lose_VB all_ABN control_NN ,_, she_PP3A
N18 188 turned_VBD her_PP$ thoughts_NNS to_IN the_ATI
N18 189 young_JJ man_NN who_WPR was_BEDZ proving_VBG such_ABL a_AT friend_NN
N18 189 in_IN need_NN ._.
N18 190    ^ what_WDT a_AT nice_JJ person_NN he_PP3A must_MD be_BE to_TO
N18 190 help_VB her_PP3O after_IN the_ATI way_NN she_PP3A had_HVD
N18 191 treated_VBN him_PP3O at_IN the_ATI station_NN !_!
N18 193    ^ then_RN at_RB last_RB" Sheila_NP heard_VBD the_ATI sound_NN of_IN
N18 193 a_AT car_NN outside_RP ._. ^ the_ATI
N18 194 sudden_JJ shrilling_NN of_IN the_ATI doorbell_NN made_VBD her_PP3O
N18 194 jump_VB ._.
N18 195    ^ presently_RB ,_, she_PP3A heard_VBD the_ATI footsteps_NNS of_IN
N18 195 the_ATI men_NNS as_CS they_PP3AS clattered_VBD
N18 196 downstairs_RN ._.
N18 197    ^ they_PP3AS held_VBD a_AT whispered_JJ conversation_NN outside_IN
N18 197 her_PP$ door_NN ,_, then_RN the_ATI key_NN
N18 198 turned_VBD in_IN the_ATI lock_NN and_CC gruff_JJ voice_NN and_CC
N18 198 his_PP$ accomplice_NN entered_VBD ._.
N18 199    ^ the_ATI younger_JJR man_NN was_BEDZ plainly_RB scared_JJ ,_,
N18 199 and_CC the_ATI older_JJR man_NN was_BEDZ cursing_VBG
N18 200 under_IN his_PP$ breath_NN ._.
N18 201    ^ Sheila_NP backed_VBD away_RP from_IN them_PP3OS and_CC managed_VBD
N18 201 one_CD1 scream_NN before_CS a_AT
N18 202 scarf_NN was_BEDZ thrust_VBN round_IN her_PP$ mouth_NN ._.
N18 203    ^ they_PP3AS heard_VBD the_ATI front_JJB door_NN being_BEG
N18 203 opened_VBN and_CC Fred's_NP$ voice_NN asked_VBD ,_,
N18 204 ^ *'_*' yes_UH ?_? ^ what_WDT is_BEZ it_PP3 ?_? ^ you_PP2 've_HV
N18 204 got_VBN me_PP1O out_RP of_IN bed_NN !_! **'_**'
N18 205    ^ Sheila's_NP$ pulses_NNS leaped_VBD as_CS she_PP3A recognised_VBD
N18 205 the_ATI Teddy_NP boy's_NN$ voice_NN ._.
N18 206    ^ *'_*' excuse_VB me_PP1O ,_, but_CC does_DOZ \0Mr_NPT Smith_NP
N18 206 live_VB here_RN ?_? **'_**'
N18 207    ^ what_WDT on_IN earth_NN was_BEDZ he_PP3A playing_VBG at_IN ?_? ^
N18 207 did_DOD he_PP3A think_VB he_PP3A could_MD rescue_VB
N18 208 her_PP3O alone_JJ ?_?
N18 209    ^ Fred's_NP$ innocently_RB outraged_JJ voice_NN began_VBD ,_, ^
N18 209 *'_*' no_UH ,_, he_PP3A does_DOZ n't_XNOT !_!
N18 210 ^ what_WDT 's_BEZ the_ATI big_JJ idea_NN ..._...
N18 211    ._. **'_**' ^ then_RN came_VBD a_AT sudden_JJ crash_NN as_CS the_ATI
N18 211 front_JJB door_NN was_BEDZ thrust_VBN violently_RB
N18 212 open_JJ ,_, and_CC several_AP deeper_JJR voices_NNS sounded_VBD ._.
N18 213    ^ the_ATI gripping_JJ hands_NNS around_IN Sheila_NP tightened_VBD
N18 213 until_CS she_PP3A could_MD barely_RB
N18 214 breathe_VB ._. ^ as_CS the_ATI door_NN gave_VBD way_NN before_IN a_AT
N18 214 brawny_JJ shoulder_NN ,_, she_PP3A was_BEDZ
N18 215 thrown_VBN into_IN a_AT struggling_JJ mass_NN of_IN bodies_NNS ._.
N18 216    ^ a_AT fist_NN aimed_VBN at_IN somebody_PN else_RB caught_VBD
N18 216 her_PP3O a_AT glancing_JJ blow_NN on_IN the_ATI
N18 217 side_NN of_IN the_ATI head_NN ,_, and_CC she_PP3A fell_VBD backwards_RB
N18 217 ._. ^ another_DT pair_NN of_IN hands_NNS
N18 218 caught_VBD hold_NN of_IN her_PP3O and_CC began_VBD pulling_VBG her_PP3O
N18 218 away_RP from_IN the_ATI fighting_JJ men_NNS ._.
N18 219    ^ she_PP3A struggled_VBD weakly_RB until_CS a_AT remembered_JJ
N18 219 voice_NN spoke_VBD urgently_RB to_IN
N18 220 her_PP3O ._.
N18 221    ^ *'_*' do_DO n't_XNOT struggle_VB !_! ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ all_RB
N18 221 right_RB" ,_, now_RN ._. ^ I_PP1A 've_HV brought_VBN the_ATI police_NNS
N18 222 and_CC it_PP3 will_MD soon_RB be_BE over_RP ._. **'_**'
N19   2 a_AT present_NN for_IN General_NPT Calinga_NP ._.
N19   3    ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ betrayed_VBN *-_*- by_IN the_ATI one_CD1 man_NN
N19   3 whose_WP$R loyalty_NN he_PP3A had_HVD always_RB
N19   4 taken_VBN for_CS granted_VBN
N19   6    ._. ^ the_ATI President_NPT continued_VBD holding_VBG the_ATI
N19   6 telephone_NN to_IN his_PP$ ear_NN
N19   7 long_RB after_CS he_PP3A knew_VBD beyond_IN all_ABN doubt_NN that_CS
N19   7 the_ATI line_NN had_HVD been_BEN cut_VBN ._. ^ then_RN
N19   8 he_PP3A gave_VBD a_AT despairing_JJ little_JJ sigh_NN ,_, returned_VBD
N19   8 the_ATI now_RN useless_JJ instrument_NN
N19   9 to_IN its_PP$ cradle_NN and_CC sat_VBD staring_VBG with_IN unseeing_JJ
N19   9 eyes_NNS at_IN the_ATI wall_NN opposite_RI ._.
N19  10    ^ a_AT sudden_JJ outburst_NN of_IN machine-gun_NN fire_NN from_IN
N19  10 outside_IN the_ATI Palace_NPL
N19  11 caused_VBD him_PP3O to_TO shiver_VB and_CC rise_VB from_IN his_PP$
N19  11 chair_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A began_VBD to_TO walk_VB
N19  12 quickly_RB towards_IN the_ATI door_NN ._. ^ but_CC as_CS he_PP3A
N19  12 reached_VBD out_RP to_TO turn_VB the_ATI handle_NN
N19  13 the_ATI door_NN opened_VBD and_CC his_PP$ aide_NN ,_, Major_NPT
N19  13 Pillar_NP Juarez_NP ,_, entered_VBD ._.
N19  14    ^ Juarez_NP was_BEDZ a_AT young_JJ man_NN of_IN the_ATI slim_JJ
N19  14 athletic_JJ type_NN ._. ^ unlike_IN most_AP of_IN
N19  15 the_ATI air_NN force_NN pilots_NNS his_PP$ uniform_NN was_BEDZ
N19  15 always_RB immaculate_JJ ,_, a_AT fact_NN which_WDTR
N19  16 had_HVD commended_VBN itself_PPL to_IN the_ATI President_NPT when_WRB
N19  16 he_PP3A had_HVD first_RB considered_VBN
N19  17 making_VBG him_PP3O his_PP$ personal_JJ aide_NN ._.
N19  18    ^ but_CC now_RN the_ATI major's_NN$ uniform_NN had_HVD lost_VBN
N19  18 its_PP$ immaculate_JJ look_NN ;_; it_PP3 was_BEDZ
N19  19 dusty_JJ and_CC his_PP$ right_JJ trouser_NN leg_NN had_HVD a_AT
N19  19 large_JJ tear_NN in_IN it_PP3 ._.
N19  20    ^ *'_*' excellency_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD quietly_RB
N19  20 before_CS the_ATI President_NPT could_MD
N19  21 speak_VB ,_, *'_*' you_PP2 will_MD have_HV to_TO leave_VB ._. ^ the_ATI
N19  21 rebels_NNS are_BER closing_VBG in_RP and_CC the_ATI
N19  22 troops_NNS we_PP1AS have_HV here_RN can_MD not_XNOT hold_VB out_RP
N19  22 much_RB longer_RBR ._. ^ Santos_NP has_HVZ made_VBN the_ATI
N19  23 Palace_NPL *-_*- and_CC you_PP2 *-_*- his_PP$ main_JJB objective_NN ._.
N19  23 ^ he_PP3A is_BEZ concentrating_VBG his_PP$ forces_NNS
N19  24 here_RN because_CS once_CS you_PP2 are_BER in_IN his_PP$ power_NN ,_,
N19  24 well_UH ,_, it_PP3 's_BEZ all_RB over_RP ._. **'_**'
N19  25    ^ the_ATI President_NPT swallowed_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' did_DOD you_PP2
N19  25 know_VB the_ATI telephone_NN line_NN is_BEZ
N19  26 cut_VBN ?_? ^ our_PP$ position_NN is_BEZ hopeless_JJ ._. **'_**'
N19  27    ^ *'_*' that_DT is_BEZ why_WRB you_PP2 must_MD leave_VB here_RN ,_,
N19  27 excellency_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A have_HV the_ATI
N19  28 helicopter_NN standing_VBG by_RP and_CC I_PP1A 'll_MD take_VB you_PP2
N19  28 down_RP to_IN La_NP Plomas_NP ._. ^ General_NPT
N19  29 Calinga_NP has_HVZ the_ATI city_NN completely_RB under_IN control_NN
N19  29 ._. ^ we_PP1AS 'll_MD fight_VB back_RP from_IN
N19  30 there_RN ,_, excellency_NN ._. ^ yes_UH ,_, with_IN General_NPT
N19  30 Calinga_NP behind_IN you_PP2 *-_*- **'_**'
N19  31    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT know_VB ._. **'_**' ^ the_ATI
N19  31 President's_NPT$ words_NNS broke_VBD in_RP almost_RB
N19  32 nervously_RB ._. ^ *'_*' about_IN Calinga_NP ,_, I_PP1A mean_VB ._.
N19  32 **'_**' ^ he_PP3A shook_VBD his_PP$ head_NN ._. ^ *'_*' no_UH ,_,
N19  32 I_PP1A 'm_BEM
N19  33 not_XNOT at_IN all_ABN sure_JJ of_IN him_PP3O ._. **'_**'
N19  34    ^ *'_*' but_CC Calinga_NP is_BEZ loyal_JJ to_IN you_PP2 ,_,
N19  34 excellency_NN ._. **'_**'
N19  35    ^ *'_*' maybe_RB he_PP3A is_BEZ ,_, maybe_RB he_PP3A is_BEZ n't_XNOT
N19  35 ._. **'_**' ^ the_ATI President_NPT half_RB closed_VBD his_PP$
N19  36 eyes_NNS ,_, ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 've_HV had_HVN my_PP$ fill_NN of_IN
N19  36 bitter_JJ disappointments_NNS since_IN this_DT
N19  37 uprising_NN ,_, Juarez_NP ._. ^ so_QL many_AP people_NNS I_PP1A 'd_HVD
N19  37 trusted_VBN have_HV turned_VBN against_IN
N19  38 me_PP1O ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A lit_VBD himself_PPL a_AT cigarette_NN
N19  38 with_IN a_AT jerky_JJ movement_NN ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 ,_,
N19  39 Juarez_NP ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A added_VBD ,_, *'_*' are_BER about_RB
N19  39 the_ATI only_AP one_CD1 whose_WP$R loyalty_NN I_PP1A can_MD take_VB
N19  40 for_CS granted_VBN ._. **'_**'
N19  41    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 trust_VB me_PP1O implicitly_RB ,_, excellency_NN ?_?
N19  41 **'_**' ^ the_ATI words_NNS came_VBD
N19  42 quickly_RB ,_, almost_RB sharply_RB ._.
N19  43    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A do_DO ,_, Juarez_NP ._. **'_**'
N19  44    ^ *'_*' but_CC you_PP2 are_BER not_XNOT absolutely_RB certain_JJ
N19  44 of_IN Calinga's_NP$ loyalty_NN ?_? **'_**'
N19  45    ^ *'_*' not_XNOT quite_RB ._. ^ his_PP$ loyalty_NN will_MD depend_VB
N19  45 on_IN which_WDT way_NN the_ATI wind_NN is_BEZ
N19  46 blowing_VBG ._. ^ and_CC at_IN present_NN *-_*- **'_**'
N19  47    ^ *'_*' so_RB ,_, should_MD Calinga_NP have_HV decided_VBN to_TO
N19  47 throw_VB in_RP his_PP$ lot_NN with_IN the_ATI
N19  48 rebels_NNS and_CC I_PP1A take_VB you_PP2 to_IN La_NP Plomas_NP ,_,
N19  48 well_UH ,_, I_PP1A shall_MD in_IN effect_NN be_BE handing_VBG
N19  49 you_PP2 over_RP to_IN Santos_NP ?_? **'_**' ^ the_ATI major's_NN$
N19  49 words_NNS were_BED more_RBR a_AT statement_NN of_IN
N19  50 fact_NN than_IN a_AT question_NN ._.
N19  51    ^ the_ATI President_NPT drew_VBD heavily_RB on_IN his_PP$
N19  51 cigarette_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A nodded_VBD slowly_RB at_IN
N19  52 it_PP3 ._.
N19  53    ^ *'_*' so_RB therefore_RB you_PP2 will_MD n't_XNOT come_VB with_IN
N19  53 me_PP1O ?_? **'_**'
N19  54    ^ *'_*' no_UH ._. **'_**'
N19  55    ^ Major_NPT Pillar_NP Juarez_NP slowly_RB undid_VBD the_ATI flap_NN
N19  55 of_IN his_PP$ holster_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A
N19  56 withdrew_VBD his_PP$ revolver_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A pointed_VBD it_PP3
N19  56 straight_RB at_IN the_ATI President_NPT ._.
N19  57    ^ *'_*' the_ATI helicopter_NN is_BEZ all_RB ready_JJ ,_, **'_**'
N19  57 he_PP3A said_VBD quietly_RB and_CC evenly_RB ._.
N19  58 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 will_MD fly_VB to_IN La_NP Plomas_NP in_IN it_PP3 ._.
N19  58 **'_**'
N19  59    ^ the_ATI President_NPT stared_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' Juarez_NP ,_, **'_**'
N19  59 he_PP3A said_VBD huskily_RB ,_, *'_*' you_PP2 seem_VB
N19  60 particularly_RB anxious_JJ to_TO take_VB me_PP1O to_IN Calinga_NP ._. ^
N19  60 suspiciously_RB anxious_JJ ,_, I_PP1A
N19  61 would_MD say_VB ._. **'_**'
N19  62    ^ Juarez_NP tightened_VBD his_PP$ grip_NN on_IN the_ATI gun_NN ._. ^
N19  62 *'_*' you_PP2 said_VBD you_PP2 trusted_VBD
N19  63 me_PP1O ._. **'_**'
N19  64    ^ the_ATI President_NPT nodded_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A did_DOD ._. ^
N19  64 and_CC I_PP1A meant_VBD it_PP3 ._. ^ at_IN the_ATI time_NN ._. **'_**'
N19  65 ^ he_PP3A paused_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' now_RN I_PP1A 'm_BEM not_XNOT so_QL
N19  65 sure_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A *-_*- **'_**'
N19  66    ^ *'_*' all_RB right_RB" ,_, **'_**' cut_VBD in_RP Juarez_NP
N19  66 sharply_RB ,_, *'_*' my_PP$ crew-men_NNS are_BER already_RB
N19  67 aboard_RP ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A made_VBD a_AT little_JJ movement_NN
N19  67 with_IN the_ATI revolver_NN ._. ^ *'_*' come_VB ,_,
N19  68 we_PP1AS 'll_MD go_VB now_RN ._. **'_**'
N19  69    ^ as_CS Juarez_NP opened_VBD the_ATI door_NN the_ATI President_NPT
N19  69 suddenly_RB started_VBD biting_VBG
N19  70 at_IN his_PP$ lower_JJR lip_NN ._. ^ *'_*' the_ATI helicopter_NN ,_,
N19  70 **'_**' continued_VBD Juarez_NP ,_, *'_*' is_BEZ
N19  71 standing_VBG in_IN the_ATI interior_JJ gardens_NNS ._. **'_**' ^
N19  71 the_ATI President_NPT walked_VBD slowly_RB out_RP
N19  72 of_IN the_ATI room_NN ;_; his_PP$ eyes_NNS were_BED now_RN blinking_VBG
N19  72 spasmodically_RB ._.
N19  74    ^ *'_*' was_BEDZ it_PP3 necessary_JJ to_TO tie_VB me_PP1O up_RP
N19  74 like_IN this_DT ?_? **'_**' ^ the_ATI
N19  75 President_NPT looked_VBD tired_JJ and_CC old_JJ as_CS he_PP3A
N19  75 indicated_VBD his_PP$ bound_JJ wrists_NNS ._.
N19  76    ^ Juarez_NP did_DOD not_XNOT answer_VB ._. ^ he_PP3A turned_VBD
N19  76 to_IN his_PP$ radio-operator_NN ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM
N19  77 dropping_VBG to_IN a_AT thousand_CD feet_NNS ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A
N19  77 said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' try_VB to_TO contact_VB Santos_NP
N19  78 now_RN ._. **'_**'
N19  79    ^ the_ATI President's_NPT$ eyes_NNS filled_VBD with_IN an_AT
N19  79 ocean_NN of_IN contempt_NN ._. ^ *'_*' and_CC to_TO
N19  80 think_VB I_PP1A once_RB gave_VBD you_PP2 my_PP$ trust_NN ,_, **'_**'
N19  80 he_PP3A choked_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' much_RB rather_RB had_HVD I_PP1A
N19  81 stayed_VBD at_IN my_PP$ Palace_NPL and_CC *-_*- **'_**' ^ he_PP3A
N19  81 suddenly_RB leaned_VBD forward_RB and_CC buried_VBD
N19  82 his_PP$ face_NN in_IN his_PP$ bound_JJ hands_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A
N19  82 started_VBD sobbing_VBG silently_RB to_IN himself_PPL ._.
N19  83    ^ for_IN a_AT moment_NN Juarez_NP contemplated_VBD the_ATI broken_JJ
N19  83 man_NN beside_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ he_PP3A
N19  84 opened_VBD his_PP$ mouth_NN to_TO say_VB something_PN but_CC as_CS
N19  84 he_PP3A did_DOD so_PN his_PP$ radio-operator_NN
N19  85 announced_VBD that_CS he_PP3A had_HVD contacted_VBN Santos_NP ._. ^
N19  85 Juarez_NP nodded_VBD ._. ^ he_PP3A took_VBD his_PP$
N19  86 microphone_NN and_CC started_VBD talking_VBG slowly_RB ,_,
N19  86 deliberately_RB ._.
N19  87    ^ after_CS he_PP3A had_HVD finished_VBN doing_VBG so_PN he_PP3A
N19  87 dropped_VBD the_ATI helicopter_NN to_IN five_CD
N19  88 hundred_CD feet_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A banked_VBD slightly_RB ._. ^ when_WRB
N19  88 he_PP3A saw_VBD three_CD men_NNS leave_VB a_AT hut_NN
N19  89 and_CC walk_VB out_RP towards_IN the_ATI middle_NN of_IN the_ATI
N19  89 field_NN in_IN front_IN" of_IN" it_PP3 he_PP3A dropped_VBD
N19  90 even_RB lower_RBR ._.
N19  91    ^ *'_*' that_DT 's_BEZ Santos_NP ,_, **'_**' pointed_VBD the_ATI
N19  91 radio-operator_NN ._. ^ *'_*' the_ATI one_CD1 in_IN the_ATI
N19  92 middle_NN ._. **'_**'
N19  93    ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, I_PP1A know_VB ._. **'_**' ^ Juarez_NP made_VBD
N19  93 towards_IN the_ATI group_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A landed_VBD the_ATI
N19  94 helicopter_NN about_RB fifty_CD yards_NNS away_RP from_IN the_ATI
N19  94 three_CD men_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A kept_VBD the_ATI
N19  95 rotor_NN blades_NNS turning_VBG ._. ^ *'_*' right_RB ,_, **'_**'
N19  95 he_PP3A said_VBD sharply_RB to_IN the_ATI President_NPT ,_,
N19  96 *'_*' out_RP you_PP2 get_VB ._. ^ Santos_NP is_BEZ expecting_VBG
N19  96 you_PP2 !_! **'_**' ^ he_PP3A removed_VBD his_PP$ gun_NN from_IN
N19  97 its_PP$ holster_NN ._.
N19  98    ^ the_ATI President_NPT lifted_VBD his_PP$ head_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A
N19  98 glanced_VBD at_IN the_ATI revolver_NN and_CC
N19  99 also_RB at_IN the_ATI carbines_NNS the_ATI radio-operator_NN and_CC
N19  99 Juarez's_NP$ other_AP crew-men_NNS
N19 100 were_BED holding_VBG ._. ^ his_PP$ eyes_NNS started_VBD blinking_VBG
N19 100 again_RB ._. ^ then_RN slowly_RB he_PP3A rose_VBD
N19 101 from_IN his_PP$ seat_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A followed_VBD Juarez_NP out_RP
N19 101 of_IN the_ATI machine_NN like_IN a_AT man_NN from_IN
N19 102 whose_WP$R body_NN the_ATI last_AP spark_NN of_IN life_NN had_HVD
N19 102 all_RB but_RB" departed_VBN ._.
N19 104    ^ Santos_NP could_MD not_XNOT contain_VB himself_PPL any_RB
N19 104 longer_RBR :_: when_WRB he_PP3A saw_VBD
N19 105 his_PP$ dejected_JJ enemy_NN before_IN him_PP3O he_PP3A started_VBD
N19 105 running_VBG towards_IN the_ATI
N19 106 helicopter_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ shouting_VBG almost_RB
N19 106 incoherently_RB ._.
N19 107    ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ then_RN that_CS the_ATI carbines_NNS opened_VBD
N19 107 up_RP catching_VBG Santos's_NP$ two_CD
N19 108 henchmen_NNS completely_RB unawares_RB ;_; they_PP3AS died_VBD
N19 108 instantly_RB ._. ^ at_IN the_ATI same_AP moment_NN
N19 109 Juarez_NP moved_VBD forward_RB to_IN the_ATI rebel_NN leader_NN ._. ^
N19 109 he_PP3A put_VBD his_PP$ gun_NN close_RB to_IN the_ATI
N19 110 other's_AP$ stomach_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A pulled_VBD the_ATI trigger_NN
N19 110 five_CD times_NNS ._.
N19 111    ^ now_RN the_ATI two_CD crew-men_NNS had_HVD dropped_VBN their_PP$
N19 111 carbines_NNS ._. ^ they_PP3AS leaped_VBD out_RP
N19 112 of_IN the_ATI helicopter_NN and_CC unceremoniously_RB tossed_VBD
N19 112 the_ATI dazed_JJ and_CC bewildered_JJ
N19 113 President_NPT back_RP into_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ then_RN ,_, while_CS
N19 113 Juarez_NP climbed_VBD frantically_RB for_IN
N19 114 the_ATI pilot's_NN$ seat_NN ,_, they_PP3AS also_RB tossed_VBD aboard_RP
N19 114 the_ATI dead_JJ body_NN of_IN the_ATI rebel_NN
N19 115 leader_NN ._.
N19 116    ^ as_CS the_ATI helicopter_NN began_VBD to_TO rise_VB they_PP3AS
N19 116 regained_VBD their_PP$ carbines_NNS and_CC
N19 117 poured_VBD a_AT stream_NN of_IN bullets_NNS at_IN the_ATI shouting_JJ
N19 117 groups_NNS of_IN men_NNS who_WPR were_BED now_RN
N19 118 running_VBG out_RP towards_IN the_ATI field_NN ._.
N19 119    ^ at_IN two_CD thousand_CD feet_NNS Juarez_NP set_VBD course_NN
N19 119 for_IN La_NP Plomas_NP ._. ^ he_PP3A smiled_VBD
N19 120 tightly_RB as_CS his_PP$ radio-operator_NN leaned_VBD over_RP and_CC
N19 120 cut_VBD the_ATI bonds_NNS on_IN the_ATI
N19 121 President's_NPT$ wrists_NNS ._. ^ *'_*' well_UH ,_, excellency_NN ,_,
N19 121 **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, *'_*' it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT long_JJ
N19 122 shot_NN but_CC *-_*- **'_**'
N19 123    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 was_BEDZ indeed_RB a_AT long_JJ shot_NN ,_, **'_**'
N19 123 interjected_VBD the_ATI President_NPT in_IN a_AT
N19 124 strangled_JJ voice_NN ._. ^ *'_*' a_AT very_QL long_JJ shot_NN ._.
N19 124 **'_**' ^ he_PP3A swallowed_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' but_CC I_PP1A am_BEM
N19 125 still_RB bewildered_JJ ._. ^ why_WRB was_BEDZ it_PP3 necessary_JJ to_TO
N19 125 force_VB me_PP1O into_IN this_DT
N19 126 helicopter_NN at_IN gunpoint_NN ?_? ^ and_CC why_WRB the_ATI bonds_NNS
N19 126 ?_? ^ why_WRB *-_*- **'_**'
N19 127    ^ *'_*' excellency_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Major_NPT Pillar_NP
N19 127 Juarez_NP ,_, ^ *'_*' I_PP1A had_HVD to_TO force_VB you_PP2
N19 128 into_IN the_ATI helicopter_NN because_CS otherwise_RB you_PP2 would_MD
N19 128 have_HV stayed_VBN at_IN your_PP$
N19 129 Palace_NPL ._. ^ and_CC died_VBN ._. ^ also_RB ,_, with_IN the_ATI
N19 129 greatest_JJT respect_NN ,_, excellency_NN ,_, you_PP2
N19 130 are_BER a_AT very_QL poor_JJ actor_NN ;_; you_PP2 can_MD not_XNOT
N19 130 hide_VB or_CC disguise_VB your_PP$ emotions_NNS ._. ^ so_RB
N19 131 I_PP1A had_HVD to_TO make_VB you_PP2 actually_RB believe_VB I_PP1A
N19 131 was_BEDZ handing_VBG you_PP2 over_RP to_IN
N19 132 Santos_NP ._.
N19 133    ^ *'_*' no_UH ,_, excellency_NN ,_, you_PP2 could_MD not_XNOT
N19 133 have_HV played_VBN the_ATI part_NN you_PP2 did_DOD ;_; it_PP3
N19 134 had_HVD to_TO be_BE ,_, as_QL far_RB as_CS you_PP2 were_BED
N19 134 concerned_VBN ,_, only_RB too_QL horribly_RB true_JJ ._.
N19 135 ^ otherwise_RB it_PP3 could_MD not_XNOT have_HV succeeded_VBN ._. ^
N19 135 you_PP2 did_DOD believe_VB it_PP3 *-_*- **'_**'
N19 136    ^ *'_*' yes_UH ._. ^ and_CC I_PP1A believed_VBD that_CS you_PP2
N19 136 too_RB had_HVD turned_VBN against_IN me_PP1O ,_,
N19 137 Juarez_NP ._. **'_**' ^ the_ATI words_NNS were_BED uttered_VBN as_IN
N19 137 an_AT apology_NN as_QL humble_JJ as_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ
N19 138 sincere_JJ ._.
N19 139    ^ Juarez_NP smiled_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, you_PP2 had_HVD to_TO
N19 139 believe_VB that_DT too_RB ,_,
N19 140 excellency_NN ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A altered_VBD course_NN ten_CD
N19 140 degrees_NNS to_IN starboard_NN ._. ^ *'_*' La_NP
N19 141 Plomas_NP ahead_RB ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A announced_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' now_RN
N19 141 when_WRB we_PP1AS land_VB and_CC you_PP2 show_VB
N19 142 General_NPT Calinga_NP the_ATI dead_JJ body_NN of_IN the_ATI rebel_NN
N19 142 Santos_NP ,_, there_EX is_BEZ no_ATI doubt_NN
N19 143 where_WRB his_PP$ loyalty_NN will_MD be_BE ,_, is_BEZ there_EX ?_?
N19 143 **'_**'
N19 144    ^ the_ATI President_NPT nodded_VBD and_CC fell_VBD silent_JJ ._. ^
N19 144 about_RB a_AT minute_NN later_RBR he_PP3A
N19 145 said_VBD :_: ^ *'_*' Juarez_NP ,_, I_PP1A can_MD never_RB reward_VB
N19 145 you_PP2 enough_RB ._. ^ I_PP1A *-_*- **'_**'
N19 146    ^ *'_*' excellency_NN ,_, **'_**' smiled_VBD Major_NPT Pillar_NP
N19 146 Juarez_NP ,_, *'_*' I_PP1A have_HV a_AT wish_NN I_PP1A
N19 147 hope_VB you_PP2 will_MD grant_VB ._. **'_**'
N19 148    ^ *'_*' name_VB it_PP3 ._. **'_**'
N19 149    ^ the_ATI major's_NN$ smile_NN widened_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' a_AT new_JJ
N19 149 uniform_NN ,_, excellency_NN ._.
N19 150 ^ hand-tailored_JJ in_IN English_JNP cloth_NN ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A
N19 150 glanced_VBD at_IN the_ATI tear_NN in_IN his_PP$
N19 151 trouser_NN leg_NN ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A think_VB I_PP1A am_BEM almost_RB
N19 151 entitled_VBN to_IN that_DT ,_, excellency_NN ._. **'_**'
N19 152    ^ the_ATI President_NPT laughed_VBD ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ the_ATI
N19 152 first_OD time_NN he_PP3A had_HVD done_VBN so_PN in_IN
N19 153 over_RB three_CD weeks_NNS ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT long_JJ laugh_NN
N19 153 ._. ^ a_AT slightly_RB hysterical_JJ laugh_NN ._.
N19 154 ^ the_ATI friend_NN ._.
N19 155    ^ Santago_NP was_BEDZ a_AT man_NN to_TO be_BE trusted_VBN ..._...
N19 155 he_PP3A could_MD use_VB a_AT sub-machine_JJB
N19 156 gun_NN
N19 158    ._. ^ Captain_NPT Ramon_NP Cordora's_NP$ voice_NN was_BEDZ loud_JJ
N19 158 ._. ^ *'_*' Corporal_NPT
N19 159 Santago_NP ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A shouted_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' where_WRB 's_BEZ
N19 159 Corporal_NPT Santago_NP ?_? **'_**'
N19 160    ^ one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI privates_NNS looked_VBD up_RP briefly_RB
N19 160 from_IN his_PP$ cards_NNS ._. ^ *'_*' back_RP
N19 161 there_RN somewhere_RB ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A grunted_VBD ._.
N19 162    ^ Cordora_NP opened_VBD his_PP$ mouth_NN again_RB as_CS if_CS"
N19 162 he_PP3A were_BED going_VBG to_TO remonstrate_VB
N19 163 with_IN the_ATI private_NN for_IN his_PP$ appalling_JJ lack_NN of_IN
N19 163 discipline_NN but_CC ,_, thinking_VBG
N19 164 better_RBR of_IN it_PP3 ,_, he_PP3A moved_VBD off_RP in_IN search_NN
N19 164 of_IN Santago_NP ._.
N19 165    ^ he_PP3A found_VBD him_PP3O behind_IN the_ATI hut_NN cleaning_VBG
N19 165 his_PP$ rifle_NN ._. ^ *'_*' well_UH ,_,
N19 166 Corporal_NPT ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A smiled_VBD ,_, *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM
N19 166 glad_JJ to_TO see_VB someone_PN in_IN your_PP$ platoon_NN
N19 167 cleans_VBZ his_PP$ weapons_NNS regularly_RB !_! **'_**'
N19 168    ^ Santago_NP did_DOD not_XNOT answer_VB until_CS he_PP3A had_HVD
N19 168 removed_VBN the_ATI piece_NN of_IN
N19 169 four-by-two_NN from_IN his_PP$ pull-through_NN ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A
N19 169 always_RB used_VBD to_TO clean_VB my_PP$ rifle_NN
N19 170 regularly_RB ._. **'_**' ^ his_PP$ voice_NN was_BEDZ surly_JJ ._. ^
N19 170 *'_*' if_CS you_PP2 made_VBD an_AT inspection_NN now_RN
N19 171 and_CC then_RN ,_, you_PP2 'd_MD know_VB that_CS I_PP1A still_RB do_DO
N19 171 ._. **'_**'
N19 172    ^ Cordora_NP continued_VBD smiling_VBG ._. ^ *'_*' now_RN ,_, now_RN
N19 172 ,_, can_MD n't_XNOT you_PP2 take_VB a_AT little_JJ
N19 173 joke_NN ,_, my_PP$ friend_NN ?_? **'_**'
N19 174    ^ Santago_NP slowly_RB raised_VBD his_PP$ head_NN ._. ^ *'_*' do_DO
N19 174 n't_XNOT you_PP2 call_VB me_PP1O your_PP$
N19 175 friend_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' the_ATI only_AP
N19 175 friend_NN you_PP2 have_HV is_BEZ yourself_PPL ._. **'_**'
N19 176    ^ the_ATI other's_AP$ smile_NN remained_VBD fixed_VBN ._. ^ *'_*'
N19 176 we_PP1AS were_BED friends_NNS once_RB upon_IN a_AT
N19 177 time_NN ._. **'_**'
N19 178    ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, but_CC that_DT was_BEDZ long_RB ,_, long_RB
N19 178 ago_RB ._. **'_**'
N19 179    ^ *'_*' not_XNOT so_QL long_RB ago_RB ._. **'_**' ^ the_ATI
N19 179 Captain_NPT paused_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ only_RB six_CD
N19 180 months_NNS since_CS we_PP1AS were_BED serving_VBG together_RB under_IN
N19 180 La_NP Cruz_NP ._. **'_**'
N19 181    ^ Santago_NP now_RN began_VBD to_TO examine_VB the_ATI bolt_NN of_IN
N19 181 his_PP$ rifle_NN ._. ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A
N19 182 murmured_VBD ,_, *'_*' we_PP1AS served_VBD together_RB under_IN
N19 182 him_PP3O ._. ^ as_IN privates_NNS ._. ^ then_RN along_RP
N19 183 came_VBD Kassan_NP ._. ^ and_CC with_IN him_PP3O in_IN power_NN
N19 183 what_WDT happened_VBD ?_? ^ you_PP2 became_VBD
N19 184 sergeant_NN the_ATI very_QL next_AP day_NN ._. **'_**'
N19 185    ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, **'_**' broke_VBD in_IN Cordora_NP ,_, *'_*'
N19 185 but_CC shortly_RB after_IN that_DT I_PP1A was_BEDZ able_JJ
N19 186 to_TO get_VB you_PP2 promoted_VBN to_IN corporal_NN ._. **'_**'
N19 187    ^ Santago_NP lifted_VBD his_PP$ head_NN ._. ^ *'_*' true_JJ ._. ^
N19 187 but_CC you_PP2 also_RB got_VBD yourself_PPL
N19 188 promoted_VBN to_IN lieutenant_NN ._. ^ then_RN a_AT month_NN later_RBR
N19 188 you_PP2 became_VBD a_AT captain_NN ._. **'_**'
N19 189 ^ he_PP3A bent_VBD down_RP once_RB again_RB and_CC started_VBD
N19 189 cleaning_VBG his_PP$ rifle_NN bolt_NN ._. ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_,
N19 190 you_PP2 were_BED a_AT good_JJ friend_NN to_IN yourself_PPL ._. ^ but_CC
N19 190 not_XNOT to_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ any_DTI friend_NN of_IN
N19 191 mine_PP$$ would_MD have_HV made_VBN sure_JJ I_PP1A got_VBD a_AT bit_NN
N19 191 higher_RBR than_IN this_DT ._. **'_**'
N19 192    ^ his_PP$ eyes_NNS flicked_VBD contemptuously_RB to_IN the_ATI
N19 192 rank_NN badges_NNS on_IN his_PP$ right_JJ
N19 193 sleeve_NN ,_, then_RN back_RP again_RB to_IN his_PP$ rifle_NN bolt_NN
N19 193 ._.
N19 194    ^ Cordora_NP switched_VBD his_PP$ smile_NN off_RP and_CC managed_VBD
N19 194 to_TO look_VB sympathetic_JJ ._.
N19 195 ^ *'_*' I_PP1A know_VB how_WRB you_PP2 must_MD feel_VB ,_, **'_**'
N19 195 he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' but_CC it_PP3 's_BEZ not_XNOT so_QL
N19 195 easy_JJ as_CS
N19 196 you_PP2 'd_MD think_VB ._. ^ I_PP1A did_DOD my_PP$ best_JJT for_IN
N19 196 you_PP2 but_CC President_NPT Kassan_NP has_HVZ never_RB
N19 197 forgotten_VBN that_DT day_NN over_RB two_CD years_NNS ago_RB ,_,
N19 197 when_WRB you_PP2 let_VBD him_PP3O have_HV the_ATI butt_NN
N19 198 of_IN your_PP$ rifle_NN right_RB across_IN his_PP$ face_NN ._. **'_**'
N19 199    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A could_MD n't_XNOT help_VB it_PP3 ,_, **'_**'
N19 199 muttered_VBD the_ATI other_AP ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A was_BEDZ ordered_VBN
N19 199 to_TO
N19 200 disperse_VB the_ATI crowd_NN and_CC I_PP1A was_BEDZ only_RB doing_VBG
N19 200 my_PP$ duty_NN ._. ^ how_WRB was_BEDZ I_PP1A to_TO know_VB
N19 201 that_CS one_CD1 day_NN he_PP3A 'd_MD be_BE President_NPT ?_? **'_**'
N19 202    ^ Captain_NPT Cordora_NP made_VBD a_AT little_JJ clicking_JJ
N19 202 sound_NN with_IN his_PP$ teeth_NNS ._.
N19 203 ^ *'_*' well_UH ,_, nevertheless_RB ,_, he_PP3A 's_HVZ never_RB
N19 203 forgotten_VBN it_PP3 ._. ^ and_CC every_AT time_NN I_PP1A 've_HV
N19 204 brought_VBN up_RP the_ATI subject_NN of_IN your_PP$ commission_NN ,_,
N19 204 well_UH ,_, he_PP3A has_HVZ said_VBN no_UH ._. ^ in_IN
N19 205 fact_NN ,_, it_PP3 took_VBD me_PP1O a_AT great_JJ deal_NN of_IN
N19 205 persuading_NN to_TO even_RB get_VB you_PP2 your_PP$
N19 206 corporal's_NN$ stripes_NNS ,_, Santago_NP ,_, if_CS the_ATI truth_NN
N19 206 be_BE told_VBN ._. **'_**'
N19 207    ^ he_PP3A paused_VBD and_CC lowered_VBD his_PP$ voice_NN ._. ^ *'_*'
N19 207 but_CC now_RN something_PN 's_HVZ come_VBN up_RP
N19 208 which_WDTR ,_, if_CS you_PP2 do_DO your_PP$ bit_NN ,_, will_MD maybe_RB
N19 208 enable_VB you_PP2 to_TO find_VB favour_NN in_IN the_ATI
N19 209 President's_NPT$ eyes_NNS ._.
N19 210    ^ *'_*' for_IN a_AT start_NN ,_, he_PP3A has_HVZ given_VBN me_PP1O
N19 210 authority_NN to_TO promote_VB you_PP2 to_IN
N19 211 sergeant_NN if_CS all_ABN goes_VBZ well_RB ._. **'_**'
N19 212    ^ Santago_NP stopped_VBD cleaning_VBG the_ATI rifle_NN bolt_NN ._. ^
N19 212 *'_*' to_IN sergeant_NN ?_? **'_**'
N19 213    ^ *'_*' yes_UH ._. ^ now_RN ,_, if_CS he_PP3A 's_BEZ prepared_VBN
N19 213 to_TO forgive_VB you_PP2 enough_RB to_TO agree_VB to_IN
N19 214 your_PP$ promotion_NN to_IN sergeant_NN ,_, well_UH ,_, who_WP
N19 214 knows_VBZ ?_? ^ maybe_RB sometime_RB later_RBR he_PP3A
N19 215 will_MD forgive_VB you_PP2 completely_RB and_CC grant_VB you_PP2 a_AT
N19 215 commission_NN ._. **'_**'
N19 216    ^ Cordora_NP paused_VBD again_RB ._. ^ *'_*' of_RB course_RB" ,_,
N19 216 all_ABN that_DT is_BEZ conjecture_NN ._. ^ you_PP2
N19 217 will_MD have_HV to_TO carry_VB out_RP this_DT special_JJ little_JJ
N19 217 job_NN first_RB and_CC qualify_VB
N19 218 yourself_PPL for_IN promotion_NN to_IN sergeant_NN before_CS the_ATI
N19 218 officer_NN question_NN could_MD
N19 219 even_RB be_BE considered_VBN ._. **'_**'
N20   2 destination_NN danger_NN ._.
N20   3 ^ by_IN Ernest_NP Haycox_NP ._.
N20   4 ^ illustrated_VBN by_IN Edwin_NP Phillips_NP ._.
N20   5    ^ Bill_NP wanted_VBD her_PP3O to_TO be_BE his_PP$$ alone_RB *-_*-
N20   5 despite_IN her_PP$ past_NN ._. ^ but_CC first_RB
N20   6 he_PP3A had_HVD to_TO settle_VB a_AT grudge_NN
N20   7    this_DT was_BEDZ one_CD1 of_IN those_DTS years_NNS when_WRB
N20   7 Apache_NP smoke_NN signals_NNS
N20   8 spiralled_VBD from_IN the_ATI mountain_NN tops_NNS ,_, when_WRB many_AP
N20   8 a_AT ranch-house_NN lay_VBD as_IN a_AT
N20   9 square_NN of_IN blackened_JJ ashes_NNS and_CC the_ATI departure_NN
N20   9 of_IN a_AT stage_NN from_IN Tonto_NP
N20  10 started_VBD an_AT adventure_NN that_WPR had_HVD no_ATI certain_JJ
N20  10 ending_NN ._.
N20  11    ^ the_ATI stage_NN ,_, with_IN its_PP$ six_CD horses_NNS ,_,
N20  11 waited_VBD in_IN Tonto's_NP$ town_NN square_NN ._.
N20  12 ^ on_IN the_ATI box_NN was_BEDZ Happy_NP Stewart_NP ,_, the_ATI
N20  12 reins_NNS between_IN his_PP$ fingers_NNS ._. ^ John_NP
N20  13 Strang_NP rode_VBD shotgun_NN guard_NN ._. ^ and_CC an_AT escort_NN
N20  13 of_IN 10_CD cavalrymen_NNS waited_VBD
N20  14 behind_IN the_ATI coach_NN ,_, half_RB asleep_JJ in_IN their_PP$
N20  14 saddles_NNS ._.
N20  15    ^ in_IN the_ATI dawn_NN ,_, this_DT high_JJ air_NN was_BEDZ cold_JJ
N20  15 ._. ^ a_AT small_JJ crowd_NN stood_VBD in_IN the_ATI
N20  16 square_NN ,_, presenting_VBG their_PP$ final_JJ messages_NNS to_IN
N20  16 the_ATI passengers_NNS ._.
N20  17    ^ there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT girl_NN going_VBG to_TO marry_VB an_AT
N20  17 infantry_NN officer_NN ,_, a_AT tall_JJ ,_, thin_JJ
N20  18 Englishman_NNP carrying_VBG a_AT sporting_NN rifle_NN ,_, a_AT
N20  18 gambler_NN ,_, a_AT cattleman_NN *-_*- and_CC a_AT
N20  19 slim_JJ blond_JJ man_NN ._. ^ Happy_NP Stuart_NP and_CC the_ATI
N20  19 shotgun_NN guard_NN looked_VBD at_IN him_PP3O
N20  20 with_IN narrow-eyed_JJ interest_NN ._.
N20  21    ^ this_DT seemed_VBD all_ABN until_CS a_AT girl_NN known_VBN
N20  21 commonly_RB throughout_IN Arizona_NP
N20  22 territory_NN as_CS Henriette_NP walked_VBD from_IN the_ATI crowd_NN ._.
N20  22 ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ small_JJ ,_, with_IN a_AT
N20  23 touch_NN of_IN paleness_NN in_IN her_PP$ cheeks_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI
N20  23 blond_JJ man_NN stepped_VBD back_RP from_IN the_ATI
N20  24 coach_NN door_NN and_CC her_PP$ eyes_NNS lifted_VBD at_IN his_PP$
N20  24 unexpected_JJ courtesy_NN ._. ^ they_PP3AS
N20  25 showed_VBD faint_JJ surprise_NN ._.
N20  26    ^ men_NNS in_IN the_ATI crowd_NN were_BED smiling_VBG *-_*-
N20  26 derisively_RB ._. ^ but_CC the_ATI blond_JJ man_NN
N20  27 turned_VBD *-_*- the_ATI movement_NN like_IN the_ATI swift_JJ cut_NN
N20  27 of_IN a_AT knife_NN *-_*- and_CC his_PP$
N20  28 sharp-bright_JJ attention_NN covered_VBD them_PP3OS until_CS the_ATI
N20  28 smiling_NN quit_VBD ._.
N20  29    ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ a_AT lean_JJ man_NN ,_, and_CC stamped_VBN as_IN
N20  29 a_AT gun-fighter_NN by_IN the_ATI Colts_NPS
N20  30 slung_VBN on_IN his_PP$ hip_NN ._.
N20  31    ^ but_CC it_PP3 was_BEDZ n't_XNOT the_ATI guns_NNS alone_RB ._. ^
N20  31 something_PN in_IN his_PP$ face_NN ,_, watchful_JJ
N20  32 and_CC smooth_JJ ,_, showed_VBD his_PP$ trade_NN ,_, too_RB ._.
N20  33    ^ Happy_NP Stuart_NP kicked_VBD off_RP the_ATI brakes_NNS and_CC
N20  33 yelled_VBD :_: ^ *'_*' hi_UH !_! **'_**' ^ the_ATI
N20  34 stage_NN rolled_VBD from_IN the_ATI town_NN in_IN a_AT cloud_NN of_IN
N20  34 dust_NN ,_, the_ATI cavalrymen_NNS trotting_VBG
N20  35 briskly_RB behind_RP ._.
N20  36    ^ beyond_IN them_PP3OS stretched_VBD the_ATI journey_NN no_ATI
N20  36 coach_NN had_HVD attempted_VBN for_IN 45_CD
N20  37 days_NNS ._. ^ out_RP below_RI in_IN the_ATI desert's_NN$ distance_NN
N20  37 stood_VBD the_ATI relay_NN stations_NNS
N20  38 they_PP3AS hoped_VBD to_TO reach_VB and_CC pass_VB ._.
N20  39    ^ between_RI lay_VBD a_AT country_NN swept_VBN empty_JJ by_IN
N20  39 the_ATI quick_JJ raids_NNS of_IN
N20  40 Geronimo's_NP$ savages_NNS ._.
N20  41    ^ the_ATI Englishman_NNP ,_, the_ATI gambler_NN and_CC the_ATI
N20  41 blond_JJ man_NN sat_VBD jammed_VBN together_RB
N20  42 in_IN the_ATI forward_JJ seat_NN ._. ^ the_ATI cattleman_NN and_CC
N20  42 the_ATI two_CD women_NNS shared_VBD the_ATI rear_JJB
N20  43 seat_NN ._.
N20  45    ^ now_RN the_ATI cattleman_NN leaned_VBD towards_IN Henriette_NP ,_,
N20  45 his_PP$ knees_NNS
N20  46 almost_RB touching_VBG her_PP3O ._. ^ a_AT huge_JJ gold_NN nugget_NN
N20  46 slid_VBD gently_RB back_RP and_CC forth_RP
N20  47 along_IN the_ATI gold_NN watch_NN chain_NN slung_VBN across_IN his_PP$
N20  47 wide_JJ chest_NN ._. ^ his_PP$ eyes_NNS
N20  48 looked_VBD into_IN hers_PP$$ ,_, reading_VBG something_PN that_WPR
N20  48 caused_VBD him_PP3O to_TO smile_VB ._.
N20  49    ^ they_PP3AS were_BED strangers_NNS packed_VBN closely_RB
N20  49 together_RB with_IN nothing_PN in_RB
N20  50 common_RB" save_IN a_AT destination_NN ._.
N20  51    ^ yet_RB the_ATI cattleman's_NN$ smile_NN and_CC the_ATI boldness_NN
N20  51 of_IN his_PP$ glance_NN was_BEDZ
N20  52 something_PN as_QL audible_JJ as_IN speech_NN ,_, noted_VBN by_IN
N20  52 everyone_PN except_IN the_ATI
N20  53 Englishman_NNP ,_, who_WPR sat_VBD bolt_NN upright_JJ in_IN the_ATI
N20  53 corner_NN ,_, covered_VBN by_IN stony_JJ
N20  54 indifference_NN ._.
N20  55    ^ the_ATI army_NN girl_NN ,_, tall_JJ and_CC demurely_RB pretty_JJ
N20  55 ,_, threw_VBD a_AT quick_JJ
N20  56 side-glance_NN at_IN Henriette_NP ,_, then_RN looked_VBD away_RP
N20  56 with_IN a_AT touch_NN of_IN colour_NN ._.
N20  57    ^ three_CD hours_NNS from_IN Tonto_NP the_ATI road_NN ,_, making_VBG
N20  57 a_AT last_AP round_JJ sweep_NN ,_, let_VBD
N20  58 them_PP3OS down_RP into_IN the_ATI flat_JJ desert_NN ._.
N20  59    ^ from_IN now_RN on_RP they_PP3AS would_MD be_BE on_IN their_PP$
N20  59 own_AP ._. ^ the_ATI cavalrymen_NNS wheeled_VBD
N20  60 back_RP to_IN town_NN ,_, their_PP$ sergeant_NN yelling_VBG ,_,
N20  60 doubtfully_RB :_: ^ *'_*' good_JJ luck_NN ._. **'_**'
N20  61    ^ the_ATI miles_NNS fell_VBD behind_RP and_CC the_ATI smell_NN of_IN
N20  61 alkali_NN dust_NN got_VBD thicker_JJR ._.
N20  62 ^ up_RP on_IN the_ATI box_NN ,_, Johnny_NP Strang_NP shifted_VBD
N20  62 the_ATI gun_NN on_IN his_PP$ lap_NN ._. ^ *'_*' what_WDT 's_BEZ
N20  63 Malpais_NP Bill_NP *-_*- the_ATI blond_JJ one_CD1 *-_*- riding_VBG
N20  63 with_IN us_PP1OS for_IN ?_? **'_**'
N20  64    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A guess_VB I_PP1A would_MD n't_XNOT ask_VB him_PP3O ,_,
N20  64 **'_**' Happy_NP Stuart_NP replied_VBD ,_, *-_*- and_CC
N20  65 studied_VBD the_ATI hazy_JJ horizon_NN ._.
N20  66    ^ all_ABN day_NN they_PP3AS were_BED tormented_VBN by_IN a_AT
N20  66 cruel_JJ ,_, relentless_JJ sun_NN ._. ^ now_RN as_CS
N20  67 the_ATI coach_NN trundled_VBD to_IN a_AT stop_NN outside_IN Gap_NP
N20  67 Station_NPL ,_, they_PP3AS were_BED red-eyed_JJ
N20  68 and_CC aching_VBG from_IN the_ATI stinging_JJ dust_NN ._.
N20  69    ^ a_AT short_JJ man_NN with_IN a_AT tremendous_JJ stomach_NN
N20  69 shuffled_VBD through_IN the_ATI dusk_NN ._.
N20  70 ^ he_PP3A said_VBD :_: ^ *'_*' was_BEDZ n't_XNOT sure_JJ you_PP2 'd_MD
N20  70 get_VB through_RP ,_, Happy_NP ._. **'_**'
N20  71    ^ *'_*' where_WRB 's_BEZ the_ATI soldiers_NNS for_IN tomorrow_NR ?_?
N20  71 **'_**'
N20  72    ^ *'_*' other_AP side_NN of_IN the_ATI mountains_NNS ._. ^
N20  72 everybody_PN 's_BEZ chased_VBN out_RP ._. ^ what_WDT
N20  73 ai_BEZ n't_XNOT forted_VBN up_RP here_RN was_BEDZ sent_VBN into_IN
N20  73 Lordsburg_NP ._. **'_**'
N20  74    ^ he_PP3A looked_VBD first_RB at_IN the_ATI army_NN girl_NN ,_,
N20  74 then_RN appraised_VBD Henriette_NP
N20  75 instantly_RB ._. ^ his_PP$ eyes_NNS slid_VBD on_RP to_IN Malpais_NP
N20  75 Bill_NP standing_VBG in_IN the_ATI
N20  76 background_NN ._. ^ recognition_NN stirred_VBD him_PP3O then_RN and_CC
N20  76 made_VBD his_PP$ voice_NN careful_JJ ._.
N20  77 ^ *'_*' hello_UH ,_, Bill_NP ._. ^ what_WDT brings_VBZ you_PP2 this_DT
N20  77 way_NN ?_? **'_**'
N20  78    ^ Malpais_NP Bill's_NP$ cigarette_NN glowed_VBD in_IN the_ATI
N20  78 gathering_JJ dusk_NN and_CC
N20  79 Henriette_NP caught_VBD the_ATI brief_JJ image_NN of_IN his_PP$ face_NN
N20  79 ,_, serene_JJ and_CC watchful_JJ ._.
N20  80 ^ Malpais_NP Bill's_NP$ tone_NN was_BEDZ easy_JJ ,_, it_PP3 was_BEDZ
N20  80 soft_JJ ._. ^ *'_*' just_RB the_ATI trip_NN ._. **'_**'
N20  81    ^ they_PP3AS were_BED moving_VBG on_RP towards_IN the_ATI frame_NN
N20  81 house_NN ._. ^ as_CS the_ATI army_NN girl_NN
N20  82 walked_VBD into_IN the_ATI station's_NN$ big_JJ room_NN ,_, a_AT
N20  82 soldier_NN in_IN a_AT dishevelled_JJ uniform_NN
N20  83 stepped_VBD forward_RB ._.
N20  84    ^ he_PP3A said_VBD :_: ^ *'_*' Miss_NPT Robertson_NP ?_? ^
N20  84 Lieutenant_NPT Hauser_NP was_BEDZ to_TO have_HV met_VBN
N20  85 you_PP2 here_RN ._. ^ he_PP3A is_BEZ at_IN Lordsburg_NP ._. ^ he_PP3A
N20  85 was_BEDZ wounded_VBN in_IN a_AT brush_NN with_IN the_ATI
N20  86 Apaches_NPS last_AP night_NN ._. **'_**'
N20  87    ^ the_ATI girl_NN stood_VBD very_QL still_JJ ._. ^ she_PP3A said_VBD
N20  87 :_: ^ *'_*' badly_RB ?_? **'_**'
N20  88    ^ *'_*' well_UH ,_, yes_UH ,_, **'_**' said_VBD the_ATI soldier_NN
N20  88 ._.
N20  89    ^ Henriette's_NP$ dove-coloured_JJ dress_NN blended_VBD with_IN
N20  89 the_ATI background_NN
N20  90 shadows_NNS ._. ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ watching_VBG the_ATI other_AP
N20  90 girl's_NN$ face_NN whiten_VB ._.
N20  91    ^ but_CC there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT strength_NN in_IN the_ATI army_NN
N20  91 girl_NN ,_, a_AT fortitude_NN that_WPR made_VBD
N20  92 her_PP3O think_VB of_IN the_ATI soldier_NN ._. ^ for_CS she_PP3A
N20  92 said_VBD quietly_RB :_: ^ *'_*' you_PP2 must_MD have_HV had_HVN
N20  93 a_AT bad_JJ trip_NN ._. **'_**'
N20  94    ^ *'_*' nothing_PN *-_*- nothing_PN at_IN all_ABN ,_, **'_**'
N20  94 said_VBD the_ATI soldier_NN ._. ^ as_CS the_ATI trooper_NN
N20  95 left_VBD the_ATI room_NN ,_, the_ATI gambler_NN turned_VBD to_IN
N20  95 the_ATI army_NN girl_NN with_IN an_AT odd_JJ
N20  96 expression_NN ,_, as_CS though_CS" he_PP3A were_BED remembering_VBG
N20  96 painful_JJ things_NNS ._.
N20  97    ^ after_IN dinner_NN ,_, Malpais_NP Bill_NP lounged_VBD ,_,
N20  97 cigarette_NN in_IN hand_NN ,_, in_IN the_ATI
N20  98 yard_NN ._. ^ the_ATI moonlight_NN was_BEDZ a_AT frozen_JJ silver_NN
N20  98 that_WPR could_MD not_XNOT dissolve_VB the_ATI
N20  99 desert's_NN$ incredible_JJ blackness_NN ._.
N20 101    ^ as_CS Henriette_NP walked_VBD towards_IN him_PP3O from_IN the_ATI
N20 101 Tonto_NP road_NN ,_, her_PP$
N20 102 face_NN was_BEDZ clear_JJ and_CC strange_JJ and_CC incurious_JJ in_IN
N20 102 the_ATI night_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A said_VBD :_:
N20 103 ^ *'_*' Apaches_NPS like_VB to_TO crawl_VB down_RP next_RB to_IN a_AT
N20 103 settlement_NN and_CC wait_VB for_IN
N20 104 strays_NNS ._. **'_**'
N20 105    ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ indifferent_JJ ,_, unafraid_JJ ._. ^ her_PP$
N20 105 voice_NN was_BEDZ cool_JJ ,_, and_CC he_PP3A could_MD
N20 106 hear_VB the_ATI faint_JJ loneliness_NN in_IN it_PP3 ,_, the_ATI
N20 106 fatalism_NN that_WPR made_VBD her_PP$ words_NNS so_QL
N20 107 even_JJ ._. ^ *'_*' there_EX 's_BEZ a_AT wind_NN coming_VBG up_RP ,_,
N20 107 so_QL soft_JJ and_CC good_JJ ._. **'_**'
N20 108    ^ he_PP3A took_VBD off_RP his_PP$ hat_NN ,_, long_JJ legs_NNS
N20 108 braced_VBN and_CC his_PP$ eyes_NNS quick_JJ and_CC
N20 109 puzzled_JJ in_IN their_PP$ watchfulness_NN ._. ^ his_PP$ blond_JJ
N20 109 hair_NN glowed_VBD in_IN the_ATI fugitive_JJ
N20 110 light_NN ._.
N20 111    ^ his_PP$ lips_NNS were_BED restless_JJ and_CC the_ATI sing_NN
N20 111 and_CC rush_NN of_IN strong_JJ feeling_NN
N20 112 was_BEDZ like_IN a_AT current_NN of_IN quick_JJ wind_NN around_IN
N20 112 him_PP3O ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ that_QL unruly_JJ ._.
N20 113 ^ *'_*' you_PP2 have_HV folks_NNS in_IN Lordsburg_NP ?_? **'_**'
N20 115    ^ she_PP3A spoke_VBD in_IN a_AT direct_JJ patient_JJ way_NN as_CS
N20 115 though_CS" explaining_VBG
N20 116 something_PN he_PP3A should_MD have_HV known_VBN without_IN asking_VBG
N20 116 ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A run_VB a_AT house_NN in_IN
N20 117 Lordsburg_NP ._. **'_**'
N20 118    ^ *'_*' no_UH ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, *'_*' it_PP3 was_BEDZ
N20 118 n't_XNOT what_WDT I_PP1A asked_VBD ._. **'_**'
N20 119    ^ *'_*' my_PP$ folks_NNS are_BER dead_JJ *-_*- I_PP1A think_VB ._. ^
N20 119 there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT massacre_NN in_IN the_ATI
N20 120 Superstition_NP Mountains_NPLS when_WRB I_PP1A was_BEDZ a_AT baby_NN
N20 120 ._. **'_**'
N20 121    ^ he_PP3A stood_VBD with_IN his_PP$ head_NN bowed_VBN ._. ^ there_EX
N20 121 was_BEDZ a_AT hardness_NN and_CC a_AT rawness_NN
N20 122 to_IN this_DT land_NN and_CC little_AP sympathy_NN for_IN the_ATI
N20 122 weak_JJ ._. ^ she_PP3A had_HVD survived_VBN ,_, and_CC
N20 123 had_HVD paid_VBN for_IN her_PP$ survival_NN and_CC she_PP3A looked_VBD
N20 123 at_IN him_PP3O now_RN in_IN a_AT way_NN that_WPR
N20 124 offered_VBD no_ATI explanation_NN or_CC apologies_NNS ._.
N20 125    ^ he_PP3A said_VBD :_: ^ *'_*' over_RP in_IN the_ATI Tonto_NP
N20 125 Basin_NPL it_PP3 's_BEZ fine_JJ land_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A still_RB have_HV
N20 126 a_AT piece_NN of_IN a_AT ranch_NN there_RN *-_*- with_IN a_AT house_NN
N20 126 half_RB built_VBN ._. **'_**'
N20 127    ^ *'_*' if_CS that_DT 's_BEZ your_PP$ country_NN ,_, why_WRB are_BER
N20 127 you_PP2 here_RN ?_? **'_**'
N20 128    ^ his_PP$ lips_NNS laughed_VBD and_CC the_ATI rashness_NN in_IN
N20 128 him_PP3O glowed_VBD hot_JJ again_RB and_CC he_PP3A
N20 129 seemed_VBD to_TO grow_VB taller_JJR in_IN the_ATI moonlight_NN ._. ^
N20 129 *'_*' a_AT debt_NN to_TO collect_VB ._. **'_**'
N20 130    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 will_MD never_RB get_VB through_IN collecting_VBG
N20 130 those_DTS kind_NN of_IN debts_NNS ._.
N20 131 ^ everybody_PN in_IN the_ATI territory_NN knows_VBZ you_PP2 ._.
N20 132    ^ *'_*' once_RB you_PP2 were_BED just_RB a_AT rancher_NN ._. ^
N20 132 then_RN you_PP2 tried_VBD to_TO wipe_VB out_RP a_AT
N20 133 grudge_NN and_CC then_RN there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT bigger_JJR one_CD1
N20 133 to_TO wipe_VB out_RP *-_*- and_CC the_ATI debt_NN kept_VBD
N20 134 growing_VBG and_CC more_AP men_NNS are_BER waiting_VBG to_TO kill_VB
N20 134 you_PP2 ._. ^ some_DTI day_NN a_AT man_NN will_MD ._.
N20 135 ^ run_VB away_RP from_IN the_ATI debts_NNS ._. **'_**'
N20 136    ^ his_PP$ bright_JJ smile_NN kept_VBD constant_JJ ,_, which_WDTR
N20 136 made_VBD her_PP$ shoulders_NNS lift_VB in_IN
N20 137 resignation_NN ._. ^ *'_*' no_UH ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A murmured_VBD ._. ^
N20 137 *'_*' you_PP2 will_MD n't_XNOT run_VB ._. **'_**'
N20 138    ^ he_PP3A said_VBD :_: ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS 'd_HVD better_RBR go_VB
N20 138 back_RP ,_, **'_**' and_CC they_PP3AS went_VBD across_IN the_ATI
N20 138 yard_NN
N20 139 in_IN silence_NN ._.
N20 140    ^ she_PP3A turned_VBD to_TO look_VB at_IN him_PP3O once_RB more_RBR
N20 140 and_CC then_RN passed_VBD down_IN the_ATI
N20 141 narrow_JJ corridor_NN to_IN her_PP$ own_AP quarters_NNS ._.
N20 142    ^ beyond_IN her_PP$ window_NN in_IN the_ATI yard_NN ,_, a_AT man_NN
N20 142 was_BEDZ murmuring_VBG to_IN another_DT
N20 143 man_NN :_: ^ *'_*' Plummer_NP and_CC Shanley_NP are_BER in_IN
N20 143 Lordsburg_NP ._. ^ Malpais_NP Bill_NP knows_VBZ
N20 144 it_PP3 ._. **'_**'
N20 145    ^ through_IN the_ATI thin_JJ partition_NN of_IN the_ATI adjoining_JJ
N20 145 room_NN she_PP3A heard_VBD the_ATI
N20 146 army_NN girl_NN crying_VBG with_IN uncontrollable_JJ regularity_NN ._.
N20 147    ^ Henriette_NP stared_VBD at_IN the_ATI dark_JJ wall_NN ,_, her_PP$
N20 147 shoulders_NNS and_CC head_NN bowed_VBN ._.
N20 148 ^ then_RN she_PP3A returned_VBD to_IN the_ATI hall_NN ,_, knocked_VBD
N20 148 on_IN the_ATI army_NN girl's_NN$ door_NN and_CC
N20 149 went_VBD in_RP ._.
N20 150    ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ morning_NN ._. ^ six_CD fresh_JJ horses_NNS
N20 150 fidgeted_VBD in_IN front_IN" of_IN" the_ATI coach_NN
N20 151 and_CC the_ATI fat_JJ host_NN of_IN Gap_NP Station_NPL came_VBD
N20 151 across_IN the_ATI yard_NN swinging_VBG a_AT
N20 152 lantern_NN against_IN the_ATI dead_JJ ,_, bitter_JJ black_NN ._. ^
N20 152 all_ABN the_ATI passengers_NNS filed_VBD
N20 153 sleep-dulled_JJ and_CC miserable_JJ from_IN the_ATI house_NN ._.
N20 154    ^ the_ATI Gap_NP host_NN grumbled_VBD :_: ^ *'_*' if_CS they_PP3AS
N20 154 do_DO n't_XNOT jump_VB you_PP2 before_CS you_PP2 get_VB
N20 155 to_IN Al's_NP$ ranch_NN ,_, you_PP2 'll_MD be_BE all_RB right_RB" ._.
N20 155 **'_**'
N20 156    ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ noon_NN when_WRB Henriette_NP caught_VBD the_ATI
N20 156 smell_NN of_IN smoke_NN in_IN the_ATI
N20 157 windless_JJ air_NN ._. ^ looking_VBG through_IN the_ATI angled_JJ
N20 157 vista_NN of_IN the_ATI window_NN panel_NN
N20 158 she_PP3A saw_VBD a_AT clay_NN and_CC rock_NN chimney_NN standing_VBG
N20 158 up_RP like_IN a_AT gaunt_JJ skeleton_NN
N20 159 against_IN the_ATI day's_NN$ light_NN ._.
N20 160    ^ the_ATI house_NN that_WPR had_HVD been_BEN there_RN was_BEDZ a_AT
N20 160 black_JJ square_NN on_IN the_ATI ground_NN ,_,
N20 161 smoke_NN still_RB rising_VBG from_IN pieces_NNS that_WPR had_HVD
N20 161 not_XNOT been_BEN completely_RB burned_VBN ._.
N20 162    ^ the_ATI stage_NN stopped_VBD and_CC all_ABN the_ATI men_NNS
N20 162 were_BED instantly_RB out_RP ._. ^ an_AT iron_NN
N20 163 stove_NN squatted_VBD on_IN the_ATI earth_NN ,_, with_IN one_CD1
N20 163 section_NN of_IN pipe_NN stuck_VBN upright_JJ to_IN
N20 164 it_PP3 ._. ^ fire_NN licked_VBD lazily_RB along_IN the_ATI collapsed_JJ
N20 164 fragments_NNS of_IN what_WDT had_HVD been_BEN
N20 165 a_AT trunk_NN ._.
N20 166    ^ beyond_IN the_ATI house_NN lay_VBD two_CD nude_JJ figures_NNS
N20 166 grotesquely_RB bald_JJ ,_, with_IN
N20 167 deliberate_JJ knife-slashes_NNS marking_VBG their_PP$ bodies_NNS ._. ^
N20 167 Happy_NP Stuart_NP walked_VBD
N20 168 over_RP and_CC returned_VBD quickly_RB ._. ^ *'_*' Al_NP and_CC his_PP$
N20 168 wife_NN ._. **'_**'
N20 169    ^ Malpais_NP Bill_NP knew_VBD now_RN that_CS they_PP3AS had_HVD a_AT
N20 169 battle_NN ahead_RB ._. ^ with_IN Happy_NP
N20 170 and_CC the_ATI shotgun_NN guard_NN he_PP3A clambered_VBD on_RP to_IN
N20 170 the_ATI coach_NN roof_NN *-_*- ready_JJ for_IN
N20 171 the_ATI fight_NN ._.
N20 172    ^ back_RP on_IN the_ATI coach_NN ,_, the_ATI gambler_NN said_VBD
N20 172 to_IN the_ATI army_NN girl_NN :_: ^ *'_*' you_PP2 're_BER
N20 173 pretty_RB safe_JJ between_IN two_CD fellows_NNS ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A
N20 173 hauled_VBD a_AT .44_CD from_IN a_AT back_JJB
N20 174 pocket_NN and_CC laid_VBD it_PP3 on_IN his_PP$ lap_NN ._.
N20 175    ^ the_ATI Englishman_NNP pulled_VBD the_ATI rifle_NN from_IN
N20 175 between_IN his_PP$ knees_NNS and_CC laid_VBD
N20 176 it_PP3 across_IN the_ATI sill_NN of_IN the_ATI window_NN ._. ^ the_ATI
N20 176 cattleman_NN swept_VBD back_RP his_PP$ coat_NN
N20 177 to_TO clear_VB the_ATI gun_NN holster_NN ._.
N20 178    ^ Henriette_NP sat_VBD with_IN her_PP$ eyes_NNS pinned_VBN to_IN
N20 178 the_ATI gloved_JJ tips_NNS of_IN her_PP$
N20 179 fingers_NNS ,_, remembering_VBG the_ATI tall_JJ shape_NN of_IN
N20 179 Malpais_NP Bill_NP cut_VBN against_IN the_ATI
N20 180 moonlight_NN of_IN Gap_NP Station_NPL ._.
N20 181    ^ he_PP3A had_HVD smiled_VBN at_IN her_PP3O as_CS a_AT man_NN
N20 181 might_MD smile_VB at_IN any_DTI desirable_JJ woman_NN ,_,
N20 182 with_IN the_ATI sweep_NN and_CC swing_NN of_IN laughter_NN in_IN
N20 182 his_PP$ voice_NN ._. ^ his_PP$ eyes_NNS had_HVD been_BEN
N20 183 gentle_JJ ._.
N20 184    ^ the_ATI gambler_NN spoke_VBD very_QL quietly_RB and_CC she_PP3A
N20 184 did_DOD n't_XNOT hear_VB him_PP3O until_CS his_PP$
N20 185 fingers_NNS gripped_VBD her_PP$ arm_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A said_VBD again_RB
N20 185 ,_, not_XNOT raising_VBG his_PP$ voice_NN :_: ^ *'_*' get_VB
N20 186 down_RP ._. **'_**'
N20 188    ^ Henriette_NP dropped_VBD to_IN her_PP$ knees_NNS ,_, hearing_VBG
N20 188 gunfire_NN blast_VB
N20 189 through_IN the_ATI rush_NN and_CC run_NN of_IN the_ATI coach_NN ._. ^
N20 189 Happy_NP Stuart_NP ceased_VBD to_TO yell_VB
N20 190 and_CC the_ATI army_NN girl's_NN$ eyes_NNS were_BED round_JJ and_CC
N20 190 dark_JJ ,_, yet_CC showing_VBG no_ATI fright_NN ._.
N20 191    ^ looking_VBG upward_RB through_IN the_ATI window_NN on_IN the_ATI
N20 191 gambler's_NN$ side_NN ,_,
N20 192 Henriette_NP saw_VBD the_ATI weaving_JJ figure_NN of_IN an_AT Apache_NP
N20 192 warrior_NN reel_VB nakedly_RB on_IN
N20 193 a_AT pony_NN and_CC rush_VB by_RP with_IN a_AT rifle_NN raised_VBN
N20 193 and_CC pointed_VBN in_IN his_PP$ bony_JJ elbows_NNS ._.
N20 194    ^ the_ATI gambler_NN took_VBD a_AT cool_JJ aim_NN ._. ^ the_ATI
N20 194 stockman_NN fired_VBD and_CC aimed_VBD again_RB ._.
N20 195 ^ the_ATI Englishman's_NNP$ sporting_NN rifle_NN blasted_VBD heavy_JJ
N20 195 echoes_NNS through_IN the_ATI
N20 196 coach_NN ,_, hurting_VBG her_PP$ ears_NNS ,_, and_CC the_ATI smell_NN
N20 196 of_IN powder_NN got_VBD rank_JJ and_CC bitter_JJ ._.
N20 197    ^ the_ATI blond_JJ man's_NN$ boots_NNS scraped_VBD the_ATI coach_NN
N20 197 top_NN and_CC round_JJ small_JJ holes_NNS
N20 198 began_VBD to_TO dimple_VB the_ATI panelling_NN as_CS the_ATI
N20 198 Apaches'_NPS$ bullets_NNS struck_VBD ._.
N20 199    ^ an_AT Indian_NNP came_VBD boldly_RB abreast_IN the_ATI coach_NN
N20 199 and_CC made_VBD a_AT target_NN that_WPR
N20 200 could_MD n't_XNOT be_BE missed_VBN ._. ^ the_ATI cattleman_NN
N20 200 dropped_VBD him_PP3O with_IN one_CD1 shot_NN ._. ^ the_ATI
N20 201 coach_NN hubs_NNS screamed_VBD as_CS its_PP$ wheels_NNS slewed_VBD
N20 201 around_IN the_ATI sharp_JJ ruts_NNS and_CC the_ATI
N20 202 whole_JJ heavy_JJ superstructure_NN bounced_VBD high_RB in_IN the_ATI
N20 202 air_NN ._.
N20 203    ^ the_ATI gambler_NN said_VBD ,_, quietly_RB :_: ~ *'_*' you_PP2
N20 203 'd_HVD better_RBR take_VB this_DT ,_, **'_**' handing_VBG
N20 204 Henriette_NP his_PP$ gun_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A leaned_VBD against_IN the_ATI
N20 204 door_NN ,_, with_IN his_PP$ small_JJ hands_NNS
N20 205 gripping_VBG the_ATI sill_NN ._. ^ pallor_NN loosened_VBD the_ATI
N20 205 cheeks_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A said_VBD ,_, to_IN the_ATI army_NN
N20 206 girl_NN :_: ^ *'_*' be_BE sure_JJ to_TO keep_VB between_IN those_DTS
N20 206 gentlemen_NNS ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A slumped_VBD on_RP to_IN
N20 207 the_ATI window_NN sill_NN ._.
N20 208    ^ they_PP3AS were_BED rolling_VBG down_IN the_ATI mountain_NN
N20 208 without_IN brake_NN ._. ^ gunfire_NN fell_VBD
N20 209 off_RP and_CC the_ATI crying_NN of_IN the_ATI Indians_NNPS faded_VBD
N20 209 back_RP ._.
N20 210    ^ coming_VBG up_RP from_IN her_PP$ knees_NNS then_RN ,_, she_PP3A
N20 210 saw_VBD the_ATI desert's_NN$ flat_JJ surface_NN
N20 211 far_RB below_RI ,_, with_IN the_ATI angular_JJ pattern_NN of_IN
N20 211 Lordsburg_NP vaguely_RB on_IN the_ATI far_JJ
N20 212 borders_NNS of_IN the_ATI heat_NN fog_NN ._.
N20 214    ^ with_IN a_AT roar_NN ,_, Happy_NP Stuart's_NP$ voice_NN lifted_VBD
N20 214 again_RB and_CC brakes_NNS
N20 215 were_BED screaming_VBG on_IN the_ATI wheels_NNS ,_, and_CC going_VBG
N20 215 off_RP ,_, and_CC screaming_VBG again_RB ._.
N20 216    ^ the_ATI Englishman_NNP stared_VBD out_RP of_IN the_ATI window_NN
N20 216 sullenly_RB ._. ^ the_ATI army_NN girl_NN
N20 217 seemed_VBD in_IN a_AT deep_JJ desperate_JJ dream_NN ._. ^ the_ATI
N20 217 cattleman's_NN$ face_NN was_BEDZ shining_VBG
N20 218 with_IN a_AT strange_JJ sweat_NN ._.
N21   2 ^ at_IN that_DT man's_NN$ mercy_NN ._.
N21   3    ^ as_CS Jenny_NP lifted_VBD the_ATI receiver_NN ,_, an_AT arm_NN
N21   3 suddenly_RB came_VBD over_IN her_PP$
N21   4 shoulder_NN and_CC a_AT hairy_JJ hand_NN gripped_VBD her_PP$ wrist_NN
N21   4 ._.
N21   6    ^ nothing_PN warned_VBD Jenny_NP that_CS the_ATI peace_NN and_CC
N21   6 quiet_NN of_IN her_PP$ life_NN was_BEDZ
N21   7 to_TO be_BE shattered_VBN ._.
N21   9    ^ Jenny_NP put_VBD the_ATI last_AP of_IN the_ATI dishes_NNS in_IN
N21   9 the_ATI cupboard_NN ,_, and_CC then_RN
N21  10 walked_VBD back_RP into_IN the_ATI living-room_NN ._.
N21  11    ^ she_PP3A wished_VBD Ian_NP were_BED back_RP ._. ^ the_ATI house_NN
N21  11 always_RB seemed_VBD very_QL still_JJ and_CC
N21  12 quiet_JJ when_WRB he_PP3A was_BEDZ away_RP and_CC he_PP3A would_MD
N21  12 not_XNOT be_BE home_NR until_CS late_RB ._.
N21  13    ^ tonight_NR Jenny_NP felt_VBD uneasy_JJ ._. ^ that_DT
N21  13 announcement_NN on_IN the_ATI radio_NN about_IN
N21  14 a_AT man_NN who_WPR had_HVD escaped_VBN from_IN the_ATI mental_JJ
N21  14 institution_NN in_IN a_AT neighbouring_JJ
N21  15 town_NN had_HVD disturbed_VBN her_PP3O ._.
N21  16    ^ she_PP3A stood_VBD looking_VBG out_RP of_IN the_ATI wide_JJ
N21  16 bay-window_NN on_RP to_IN the_ATI garden_NN ._.
N21  17 ^ the_ATI great_JJ copper_JJ beech_NN cast_VBD a_AT lacework_NN of_IN
N21  17 moving_JJ shadows_NNS across_IN the_ATI
N21  18 smooth_JJ ,_, sunlit_JJ lawn_NN ,_, and_CC in_IN its_PP$ whispering_JJ
N21  18 branches_NNS two_CD magpies_NNS
N21  19 quarrelled_VBD noisily_RB ._.
N21  20    ^ as_QL far_RB as_IN the_ATI eye_NN could_MD see_VB there_EX
N21  20 was_BEDZ nothing_PN but_IN trees_NNS ,_, and_CC ,_, in_IN
N21  21 the_ATI distance_NN ,_, the_ATI bleak_JJ moors_NNS ,_, so_QL
N21  21 beautiful_JJ ,_, peaceful_JJ and_CC isolated_VBN ._.
N21  22 ^ that_DT was_BEDZ just_RB what_WDT she_PP3A and_CC Ian_NP liked_VBD
N21  22 ,_, but_CC not_XNOT when_WRB there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT maniac_NN
N21  23 at_RB large_RB" ._.
N21  24    ^ Jenny_NP sat_VBD down_RP on_IN the_ATI settee_NN and_CC picked_VBD
N21  24 up_RP the_ATI paper_NN ,_, trying_VBG to_TO
N21  25 keep_VB calm_JJ ._. ^ after_IN all_ABN ,_, there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI
N21  25 reason_NN why_WRB he_PP3A should_MD come_VB here_RN ._.
N21  26 ^ the_ATI road_NN past_IN their_PP$ house_NN led_VBD only_RB to_IN a_AT
N21  26 small_JJ secluded_JJ bay_NN a_AT mile_NN or_CC
N21  27 two_CD further_RBR on_RP ._.
N21  28    ^ the_ATI reason_NN for_IN his_PP$ escaping_VBG from_IN the_ATI
N21  28 asylum_NN was_BEDZ presumably_RB to_TO get_VB
N21  29 as_QL far_RB away_RP from_IN confinement_NN as_CS possible_JJ ,_, in_IN
N21  29 which_WDTR case_NN he_PP3A would_MD
N21  30 naturally_RB go_VB in_IN the_ATI opposite_JJ direction_NN ._.
N21  31    ^ her_PP$ fears_NNS somewhat_RB lulled_VBN ,_, she_PP3A began_VBD
N21  31 to_TO read_VB ._. ^ the_ATI radio_NN was_BEDZ on_RP
N21  32 and_CC she_PP3A could_MD hear_VB the_ATI baby_NN upstairs_RN whimper_VB
N21  32 in_IN his_PP$ sleep_NN ._.
N21  33    ^ the_ATI clock_NN was_BEDZ striking_VBG six_CD when_WRB a_AT
N21  33 loud_JJ knock_NN on_IN the_ATI door_NN made_VBD her_PP3O
N21  34 start_VB ._. ^ slowly_RB she_PP3A lowered_VBD the_ATI newspaper_NN ._. ^
N21  34 she_PP3A was_BEDZ n't_XNOT expecting_VBG
N21  35 anyone_PN ._. ^ oh_UH ,_, yes_UH ,_, her_PP$ young_JJ sister_NN ,_,
N21  35 Betty_NP ,_, had_HVD said_VBN she_PP3A might_MD call_VB ._.
N21  36    ^ she_PP3A got_VBD up_RP and_CC went_VBD to_IN the_ATI front_JJB
N21  36 door_NN ._. ^ as_CS she_PP3A opened_VBD it_PP3 ,_, a_AT
N21  37 good-looking_JJ man_NN wearing_VBG a_AT grey_JJ suit_NN ,_, pushed_VBD
N21  37 past_IN her_PP3O into_IN the_ATI hall_NN ._.
N21  38 ^ she_PP3A turned_VBD on_IN him_PP3O indignantly_RB ,_, but_CC
N21  38 before_CS she_PP3A could_MD protest_VB ,_, he_PP3A
N21  39 leaned_VBD over_IN her_PP$ shoulder_NN and_CC shut_VBD the_ATI door_NN
N21  39 ._.
N21  40    ^ her_PP$ mouth_NN went_VBD dry_JJ ._. ^ a_AT large_JJ hand_NN
N21  40 gripped_VBD her_PP$ arm_NN and_CC turned_VBD her_PP3O
N21  41 towards_IN the_ATI living-room_NN ._.
N21  42    ^ *'_*' go_VB on_RP ,_, **'_**' the_ATI voice_NN said_VBD
N21  42 metallically_RB ,_, and_CC the_ATI protest_NN died_VBD on_IN
N21  43 her_PP$ lips_NNS as_CS she_PP3A obeyed_VBD ._.
N21  44    ^ she_PP3A walked_VBD over_RP to_IN the_ATI settee_NN ,_, and_CC
N21  44 then_RN turned_VBD and_CC smiled_VBD
N21  45 nervously_RB ._.
N21  46    ^ *'_*' will_MD n't_XNOT you_PP2 sit_VB down_RP ?_? **'_**' she_PP3A
N21  46 asked_VBD ,_, her_PP$ throat_NN constricted_VBN ._.
N21  47    ^ *'_*' food_NN ,_, have_HV you_PP2 any_DTI food_NN ?_? **'_**'
N21  47 he_PP3A growled_VBD ,_, and_CC there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT strange_JJ
N21  48 glint_NN in_IN his_PP$ eye_NN as_CS he_PP3A looked_VBD her_PP3O up_RP
N21  48 and_CC down_RP ._.
N21  49    ^ she_PP3A swallowed_VBD hard_RB ,_, her_PP$ fingers_NNS
N21  49 fumbling_VBG nervously_RB with_IN her_PP$
N21  50 wedding_NN ring_NN ._.
N21  51    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A have_HV n't_XNOT got_VBN much_AP *-_*- my_PP$
N21  51 husband's_NN$ supper_NN *-_*- **'_**'
N21  52    ^ her_PP$ voice_NN trailed_VBD away_RP ._.
N21  53    ^ at_IN the_ATI mention_NN of_IN Ian_NP ,_, the_ATI stranger_NN
N21  53 half-rose_VBD ,_, his_PP$ eyes_NNS wary_JJ ._.
N21  54    ^ *'_*' your_PP$ husband_NN ,_, where_WRB is_BEZ he_PP3A ?_? **'_**'
N21  55    ^ *'_*' he_PP3A 'll_MD be_BE back_RP soon_RB ._. **'_**'
N21  56    ^ *'_*' give_VB me_PP1O food_NN ._. **'_**'
N21  57    ^ his_PP$ eyes_NNS were_BED fixed_VBN on_IN her_PP3O ,_, and_CC ,_,
N21  57 try_VB as_CS she_PP3A might_MD ,_, she_PP3A could_MD not_XNOT
N21  58 take_VB her_PP$ own_AP away_RP ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ something_PN
N21  58 almost_RB hypnotic_JJ about_IN those_DTS
N21  59 eyes_NNS ,_, and_CC yet_RB something_PN lonely_JJ *-_*- a_AT
N21  59 loneliness_NN of_IN the_ATI spirit_NN that_WPR was_BEDZ
N21  60 terrifying_JJ ,_, as_CS though_CS" his_PP$ mind_NN were_BED far_RB
N21  60 beyond_IN reality_NN ._.
N21  61    ^ suddenly_RB she_PP3A remembered_VBD the_ATI announcer_NN on_IN
N21  61 the_ATI radio_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD
N21  62 warned_VBN anyone_PN who_WPR met_VBD this_DT man_NN not_XNOT to_TO
N21  62 provoke_VB him_PP3O in_IN any_DTI way_NN ._. ^ the_ATI
N21  63 slightest_JJT disagreement_NN could_MD send_VB him_PP3O into_IN an_AT
N21  63 uncontrollable_JJ rage_NN ._.
N21  64    ^ he_PP3A began_VBD to_TO rise_VB slowly_RB from_IN the_ATI table_NN
N21  64 ._.
N21  65    ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, yes_UH ,_, I_PP1A 'll_MD get_VB you_PP2 some_DTI
N21  65 food_NN now_RN ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD hastily_RB ._.
N21  66    ^ her_PP$ hand_NN found_VBD the_ATI door_NN handle_NN and_CC
N21  66 she_PP3A slipped_VBD out_RP ._. ^ in_IN the_ATI small_JJ
N21  67 alcove_NN by_IN the_ATI kitchen_NN ,_, her_PP$ eyes_NNS fell_VBD on_IN
N21  67 the_ATI telephone_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A paused_VBD ,_,
N21  68 looking_VBG at_IN it_PP3 longingly_RB ,_, but_CC a_AT sixth_OD sense_NN
N21  68 made_VBD her_PP3O glance_VB over_IN her_PP$
N21  69 shoulder_NN ._.
N21  70    ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ standing_VBG in_IN the_ATI doorway_NN ._. ^
N21  70 threateningly_RB ,_, he_PP3A began_VBD to_TO walk_VB
N21  71 towards_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ she_PP3A stooped_VBD to_TO pick_VB up_RP
N21  71 her_PP$ handkerchief_NN ,_, and_CC went_VBD on_RP
N21  72 into_IN the_ATI kitchen_NN ._.
N21  73    ^ as_CS she_PP3A opened_VBD the_ATI pantry_NN door_NN ,_, he_PP3A
N21  73 was_BEDZ there_RN behind_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ she_PP3A put_VBD
N21  74 bread_NN on_IN the_ATI table_NN ,_, and_CC took_VBD the_ATI butter_NN
N21  74 and_CC a_AT cold_JJ veal_NN and_CC ham_NN pie_NN
N21  75 from_IN the_ATI refrigerator_NN ._.
N21  76    ^ he_PP3A stood_VBD in_IN the_ATI middle_NN of_IN the_ATI room_NN
N21  76 ,_, watching_VBG her_PP$ every_AT move_NN ._.
N21  77    ^ putting_VBG the_ATI food_NN on_IN a_AT tray_NN ,_, she_PP3A
N21  77 cut_VBD a_AT piece_NN of_IN apple_NN tart_NN ,_, and_CC
N21  78 carried_VBD it_PP3 all_ABN into_IN the_ATI living-room_NN ._. ^
N21  78 again_RB ,_, he_PP3A followed_VBD close_RB behind_IN
N21  79 her_PP3O ._.
N21  80    ^ he_PP3A sat_VBD down_RP at_IN the_ATI table_NN and_CC she_PP3A
N21  80 placed_VBD the_ATI tray_NN in_IN front_IN" of_IN" him_PP3O ._.
N21  81 ^ ignoring_VBG the_ATI knife_NN and_CC fork_NN ,_, he_PP3A picked_VBD
N21  81 up_RP the_ATI meat_NN pie_NN ,_, and_CC ,_, breaking_VBG
N21  82 it_PP3 in_IN two_CD ,_, began_VBD to_TO eat_VB ._.
N21  83    ^ Jenny_NP could_MD feel_VB her_PP$ hands_NNS trembling_VBG ,_,
N21  83 and_CC when_WRB the_ATI man_NN coughed_VBD ,_,
N21  84 her_PP$ hand_NN jerked_VBD ,_, and_CC the_ATI sauce_NN bottle_NN
N21  84 lay_VBD on_IN its_PP$ side_NN ._. ^ a_AT brown_JJ stain_NN
N21  85 slowly_RB spread_VBD over_IN the_ATI cloth_NN ._.
N21  86    ^ her_PP$ hand_NN went_VBD out_RP to_TO pick_VB up_RP the_ATI
N21  86 fallen_JJ bottle_NN *-_*- and_CC froze_VBD ._. ^ she_PP3A
N21  87 saw_VBD him_PP3O stop_VB chewing_VBG ._. ^ his_PP$ eyes_NNS were_BED
N21  87 fixed_VBN on_IN the_ATI spilling_JJ sauce_NN ._.
N21  88 ^ then_RN he_PP3A raised_VBD his_PP$ head_NN and_CC she_PP3A shrank_VBD
N21  88 back_RP ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD the_ATI expression_NN
N21  89 of_IN a_AT wild_JJ cat_NN that_WPR had_HVD been_BEN disturbed_VBN at_IN
N21  89 its_PP$ meal_NN ._.
N21  90    ^ *'_*' sorry_JJ ,_, that_DT was_BEDZ silly_JJ of_IN me_PP1O ,_,
N21  90 **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, forcing_VBG a_AT laugh_NN ._.
N21  91    ^ then_RN she_PP3A got_VBD up_RP and_CC moved_VBD towards_IN the_ATI
N21  91 door_NN ._.
N21  92    ^ *'_*' where_WRB are_BER you_PP2 going_VBG ?_? ^ come_VB back_RP
N21  92 ._. **'_**'
N21  93    ^ the_ATI voice_NN was_BEDZ like_IN a_AT whip-lash_NN ._.
N21  94    ^ she_PP3A closed_VBD her_PP$ eyes_NNS and_CC swayed_VBD slightly_RB
N21  94 ._.
N21  95    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A *-_*- I_PP1A 'm_BEM going_VBG to_TO make_VB you_PP2
N21  95 a_AT cup_NN of_IN tea_NN ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A explained_VBD
N21  96 shakily_RB ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 'd_MD like_VB a_AT drink_NN ?_? **'_**'
N21  97    ^ *'_*' beer_NN ._. **'_**'
N21  98    ^ she_PP3A left_VBD the_ATI door_NN half-open_JJ ,_, and_CC ,_,
N21  98 walking_VBG quietly_RB ,_, reached_VBD the_ATI
N21  99 alcove_NN ._. ^ if_CS she_PP3A could_MD only_RB dial_VB 999_CD ._. ^
N21  99 Jenny_NP glanced_VBD over_IN her_PP$ shoulder_NN ._.
N21 100 ^ the_ATI door_NN was_BEDZ still_RB ajar_RB and_CC there_EX was_BEDZ
N21 100 no_ATI sound_NN ,_, except_CS when_WRB his_PP$ hand_NN
N21 101 touched_VBD the_ATI cutlery_NN ._.
N21 102    ^ reaching_VBG out_RP ,_, she_PP3A took_VBD hold_NN of_IN the_ATI
N21 102 receiver_NN ,_, and_CC raised_VBD her_PP$ left_JJ
N21 103 hand_NN to_IN the_ATI dial_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ breathing_VBG
N21 103 with_IN difficulty_NN ,_, and_CC her_PP$ legs_NNS
N21 104 felt_VBD unsteady_JJ ._.
N21 105    ^ as_CS she_PP3A lifted_VBD the_ATI receiver_NN ,_, an_AT arm_NN
N21 105 came_VBD over_IN her_PP$ shoulder_NN and_CC a_AT
N21 106 hairy_JJ hand_NN gripped_VBD her_PP$ wrist_NN ._. ^ her_PP$ heart_NN
N21 106 leaped_VBD and_CC the_ATI blood_NN pounded_VBD
N21 107 in_IN her_PP$ ears_NNS ._. ^ for_IN a_AT moment_NN ,_, she_PP3A
N21 107 was_BEDZ paralysed_VBN with_IN fear_NN ._.
N21 108    ^ then_RN slowly_RB she_PP3A turned_VBD and_CC looked_VBD up_RP
N21 108 into_IN his_PP$ face_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A hardly_RB
N21 109 recognised_VBD it_PP3 ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ very_QL flushed_JJ ,_,
N21 109 and_CC seemed_VBD to_TO have_HV grown_VBN larger_JJR ._.
N21 110 ^ the_ATI mouth_NN was_BEDZ slightly_RB open_JJ ,_, and_CC jerked_VBD
N21 110 spasmodically_RB at_IN one_CD1 corner_NN ._.
N21 112    ^ her_PP$ breath_NN came_VBD in_IN gasps_NNS as_CS she_PP3A ran_VBD
N21 112 her_PP$ tongue_NN over_IN her_PP$ dry_JJ
N21 113 lips_NNS ._. ^ suddenly_RB his_PP$ grip_NN tightened_VBD and_CC ,_,
N21 113 with_IN a_AT gasp_NN of_IN pain_NN ,_, Jenny_NP
N21 114 dropped_VBD the_ATI receiver_NN ._.
N21 115    ^ he_PP3A stood_VBD ,_, still_RB holding_VBG her_PP$ wrist_NN ._.
N21 116    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A was_BEDZ just_RB going_VBG to_TO ring_VB the_ATI
N21 116 doctor_NN to_TO see_VB if_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ calling_VBG
N21 117 tomorrow_NR ._. ^ the_ATI baby_NN is_BEZ n't_XNOT too_QL well_JJ ._.
N21 117 **'_**'
N21 118    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 're_BER not_XNOT ringing_VBG any_DTI doctor_NN ,_,
N21 118 **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD thickly_RB ._.
N21 119    ^ *'_*' all_RB right_RB" then_RN ._. ^ come_VB with_IN me_PP1O ,_,
N21 119 and_CC we_PP1AS 'll_MD get_VB that_DT bottle_NN of_IN
N21 120 beer_NN ._. **'_**'
N21 121    ^ she_PP3A smiled_VBD at_IN him_PP3O hopefully_RB ,_, and_CC he_PP3A
N21 121 released_VBD her_PP$ wrist_NN ._.
N21 122    ^ Jenny_NP took_VBD a_AP few_AP" tentative_JJ steps_NNS forward_RB
N21 122 ,_, and_CC then_RN waited_VBD ,_, her_PP$
N21 123 heart_NN pounding_VBG ._. ^ glancing_VBG out_RP of_IN the_ATI corner_NN
N21 123 of_IN her_PP$ eye_NN ,_, she_PP3A saw_VBD him_PP3O
N21 124 following_VBG ._. ^ slowly_RB ,_, she_PP3A went_VBD into_IN the_ATI
N21 124 kitchen_NN and_CC took_VBD a_AT bottle_NN of_IN
N21 125 beer_NN out_RP of_IN the_ATI refrigerator_NN ._.
N21 126    ^ back_RP in_IN the_ATI living-room_NN ,_, he_PP3A stood_VBN by_IN
N21 126 the_ATI table_NN as_CS she_PP3A opened_VBD the_ATI
N21 127 bottle_NN and_CC poured_VBD out_RP the_ATI drink_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A
N21 127 held_VBD the_ATI glass_NN out_RP to_IN him_PP3O ._.
N21 128    ^ *'_*' come_VB on_RP ,_, drink_VB it_PP3 ._. ^ you_PP2 'll_MD
N21 128 feel_VB better_JJR ._. **'_**'
N21 129    ^ he_PP3A took_VBD the_ATI glass_NN ,_, looking_VBG suspiciously_RB
N21 129 at_IN it_PP3 and_CC then_RN at_IN her_PP3O ._.
N21 130    ^ *'_*' what_WDT d'_DO you_PP2 mean_VB ,_, *'_*' feel_VB better_JJR
N21 130 **'_**' ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A growled_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' there_EX 's_BEZ
N21 131 nothing_PN wrong_JJ with_IN me_PP1O ._. **'_**'
N21 132    ^ Jenny_NP smiled_VBD placatingly_RB ._.
N21 133    ^ *'_*' no_UH ,_, of_RB course_RB" not_XNOT ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A
N21 133 soothed_VBD ,_, *'_*' but_CC you_PP2 said_VBD you_PP2 were_BED very_QL
N21 134 thirsty_JJ ._. ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ a_AT good_JJ brand_NN ._. ^ my_PP$
N21 134 husband_NN 's_BEZ very_QL fond_JJ of_IN it_PP3 ._. **'_**'
N21 135    ^ he_PP3A looked_VBD at_IN the_ATI label_NN ._.
N21 136    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A know_VB it_PP3 's_BEZ good_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A can_MD
N21 136 see_VB ,_, can_MD n't_XNOT I_PP1A ?_? **'_**'
N21 137    ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, yes_UH ,_, of_RB course_RB" ._. ^ I_PP1A *-_*-
N21 137 I_PP1A did_DOD n't_XNOT mean_VB to_TO be_BE rude_JJ ._. **'_**'
N21 138    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A did_DOD n't_XNOT say_VB you_PP2 were_BED rude_JJ ._.
N21 138 **'_**' ^ his_PP$ eyes_NNS were_BED beginning_VBG to_TO
N21 139 glaze_VB over_RP ._. ^ *'_*' what_WDT 's_BEZ the_ATI matter_NN ?_? ^
N21 139 you_PP2 think_VB I_PP1A 'm_BEM mad_JJ ,_, do_DO n't_XNOT you_PP2 ?_?
N21 139 **'_**'
N21 140    ^ *'_*' no_UH *-_*- no_UH ._. ^ why_WRB should_MD I_PP1A ?_? ^
N21 140 look_VB ,_, drink_VB up_RP ._. ^ have_HV a_AT cigarette_NN ._. **'_**'
N21 141    ^ she_PP3A offered_VBD him_PP3O the_ATI packet_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A
N21 141 took_VBD one_CD1 and_CC examined_VBD it_PP3 ,_, his_PP$
N21 142 thick_JJ fingers_NNS turning_VBG it_PP3 over_RP and_CC over_RP ._. ^
N21 142 he_PP3A sniffed_VBD it_PP3 ,_, his_PP$ brows_NNS
N21 143 drawn_VBN together_RB in_IN concentration_NN ._.
N21 144    ^ Jenny_NP lit_VBD hers_PP$$ and_CC watched_VBD him_PP3O in_IN
N21 144 amazement_NN ._. ^ why_WRB all_ABN this_DT fuss_NN
N21 145 over_IN an_AT ordinary_JJ cigarette_NN ?_?
N21 146    ^ she_PP3A flicked_VBD her_PP$ lighter_NN and_CC held_VBD it_PP3
N21 146 out_RP ._. ^ he_PP3A took_VBD hold_NN of_IN her_PP$
N21 147 wrist_NN ,_, bringing_VBG the_ATI flame_NN to_IN the_ATI cigarette_NN
N21 147 ._. ^ as_CS he_PP3A puffed_VBD ,_, his_PP$ hands_NNS
N21 148 gripped_VBD her_PP3O more_QL tightly_RB ._. ^ his_PP$ eyes_NNS met_VBD
N21 148 hers_PP$$ through_IN the_ATI thin_JJ veil_NN of_IN
N21 149 smoke_NN ._.
N21 150    ^ her_PP$ heart_NN pounded_VBD and_CC she_PP3A closed_VBD her_PP$
N21 150 eyes_NNS ._. ^ that_DT wild_JJ look_NN of_IN
N21 151 animal_JJ desire_NN *-_*- and_CC he_PP3A was_BEDZ mad_JJ ._. ^ she_PP3A
N21 151 felt_VBD utterly_RB weary_JJ ._. ^ gently_RB she_PP3A
N21 152 pulled_VBD her_PP$ arm_NN away_RP ._.
N21 153    ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, God_NP ,_, please_UH help_VB me_PP1O ,_, **'_**'
N21 153 she_PP3A prayed_VBD inwardly_RB ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A can_MD n't_XNOT
N21 154 stand_VB much_AP more_AP of_IN this_DT ._. **'_**'
N21 155    ^ the_ATI baby_NN upstairs_RN began_VBD to_TO cry_VB loudly_RB ,_,
N21 155 giving_VBG great_JJ hiccoughing_JJ
N21 156 sobs_NNS ._. ^ then_RN his_PP$ voice_NN rose_VBD to_IN a_AT scream_NN
N21 156 ._. ^ Jenny_NP whipped_VBD round_RP and_CC raced_VBD
N21 157 for_IN the_ATI door_NN ,_, but_CC the_ATI man_NN caught_VBD her_PP$
N21 157 arm_NN ._.
N21 158    ^ *'_*' where_WRB are_BER you_PP2 going_VBG ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A
N21 158 demanded_VBD ._.
N21 159    ^ his_PP$ face_NN was_BEDZ fierce_JJ and_CC ugly_JJ ._.
N21 160    ^ *'_*' my_PP$ baby_NN 's_BEZ ill_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A must_MD see_VB
N21 160 to_IN him_PP3O ._. **'_**' ^ she_PP3A glared_VBD at_IN him_PP3O ,_,
N21 160 fear_NN
N21 161 forgotten_VBN because_CS her_PP$ little_JJ son_NN needed_VBD her_PP3O
N21 161 ._. ^ *'_*' let_VB me_PP1O go_VB ._. **'_**'
N21 162    ^ *'_*' come_VB here_RN ._. ^ I_PP1A want_VB you_PP2 ._. **'_**'
N21 163    ^ she_PP3A took_VBD one_CD1 look_NN at_IN his_PP$ face_NN ,_, now_RN
N21 163 a_AT deep_JJ red_NN ,_, the_ATI veins_NNS bulging_VBG
N21 164 on_IN his_PP$ forehead_NN ,_, his_PP$ madness_NN plain_JJ to_TO see_VB
N21 164 ._. ^ with_IN a_AT desperate_JJ effort_NN
N21 165 she_PP3A wrenched_VBD her_PP$ arm_NN away_RP and_CC dashed_VBD into_IN
N21 165 the_ATI hall_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A heard_VBD him_PP3O
N21 166 shout_VB ,_, and_CC start_VB to_TO lumber_VB after_IN her_PP3O ._.
N21 167    ^ with_IN fear_NN as_IN the_ATI spur_NN ,_, she_PP3A leapt_VBD up_IN
N21 167 the_ATI stairs_NNS ,_, the_ATI madman_NN at_IN her_PP$
N21 168 heels_NNS ._. ^ she_PP3A paused_VBD for_IN a_AT split_JJ second_NN ,_,
N21 168 and_CC then_RN seizing_VBG a_AT large_JJ
N21 169 Chinese_JNP vase_NN that_WPR stood_VBD at_IN the_ATI turn_NN of_IN
N21 169 the_ATI stairs_NNS ,_, she_PP3A pulled_VBD it_PP3 over_RP
N21 170 and_CC sent_VBD it_PP3 rolling_VBG down_RP ._.
N21 171    ^ it_PP3 caught_VBD him_PP3O across_IN the_ATI thighs_NNS ,_, and_CC
N21 171 man_NN and_CC vase_NN crashed_VBD in_IN a_AT
N21 172 heap_NN at_IN the_ATI foot_NN of_IN the_ATI stairs_NNS ._. ^ not_XNOT
N21 172 waiting_VBG to_TO see_VB the_ATI results_NNS ,_, Jenny_NP
N21 173 dived_VBD for_IN the_ATI bedroom_NN and_CC slammed_VBD the_ATI door_NN
N21 173 ,_, turning_VBG the_ATI key_NN ._. ^ gasping_VBG ,_,
N21 174 she_PP3A leaned_VBD back_RP against_IN the_ATI door_NN ._. ^
N21 174 looking_VBG wildly_RB around_IN the_ATI room_NN ,_, her_PP$
N21 175 eye_NN fell_VBD on_IN the_ATI chest_NN of_IN drawers_NNS ._. ^ it_PP3
N21 175 was_BEDZ heavy_JJ and_CC made_VBN of_IN oak_NN ._.
N21 176    ^ she_PP3A went_VBD across_RP and_CC slowly_RB began_VBD to_TO
N21 176 push_VB it_PP3 over_IN the_ATI floor_NN ._.
N21 177 ^ hearing_VBG the_ATI noise_NN ,_, the_ATI baby_NN stopped_VBN
N21 177 crying_VBG ._.
N21 178    ^ at_RB last_RB" the_ATI chest_NN was_BEDZ in_IN position_NN ._. ^
N21 178 panting_VBG ,_, she_PP3A pushed_VBD her_PP$ hair_NN
N21 179 off_IN her_PP$ forehead_NN and_CC went_VBD over_RP to_IN the_ATI
N21 179 baby's_NN$ cot_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A lifted_VBD him_PP3O and_CC
N21 180 laid_VBD him_PP3O on_IN the_ATI bed_NN ._.
N21 181    ^ then_RN ,_, picking_VBG up_RP the_ATI cot_NN ,_, she_PP3A
N21 181 carried_VBD it_PP3 into_IN the_ATI small_JJ ante-room_NN
N21 182 which_WDTR led_VBD off_IN the_ATI main_JJB bedroom_NN ._. ^ there_EX
N21 182 was_BEDZ no_ATI other_AP way_NN in_RP ,_, except_CS
N21 183 through_IN the_ATI bedroom_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A collected_VBD the_ATI
N21 183 baby_NN and_CC laid_VBD him_PP3O down_RP in_IN the_ATI
N21 184 cot_NN ._. ^ then_RN she_PP3A drew_VBD the_ATI curtains_NNS ,_, and_CC
N21 184 ,_, going_VBG back_RP into_IN the_ATI bedroom_NN ,_,
N21 185 closed_VBD the_ATI door_NN ._.
N21 187    ^ there_EX was_BEDZ the_ATI muffled_JJ sound_NN of_IN scrambling_NN
N21 187 on_IN the_ATI stairs_NNS ._.
N21 188 ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ coming_VBG up_RP again_RB ._. ^ she_PP3A eyed_VBD
N21 188 the_ATI oak_NN chest_NN ._. ^ that_DT should_MD hold_VB
N21 189 him_PP3O off_RP ,_, at_RB least_RB" for_IN a_AT time_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A
N21 189 went_VBD to_IN the_ATI extension_NN phone_NN by_IN the_ATI
N21 190 bed_NN ,_, and_CC ,_, with_IN trembling_JJ hands_NNS ,_, dialled_VBD
N21 190 999_CD ._. ^ soon_RB she_PP3A was_BEDZ blurting_VBG
N21 191 out_RP all_ABN the_ATI essential_JJ details_NNS to_IN the_ATI
N21 191 police_NNS ._.
N21 192    ^ as_CS she_PP3A replaced_VBD the_ATI receiver_NN ,_, Jenny_NP
N21 192 noticed_VBD the_ATI house_NN was_BEDZ
N21 193 completely_RB silent_JJ again_RB ._. ^ where_WRB was_BEDZ he_PP3A
N21 193 now_RN ?_? ^ she_PP3A went_VBD as_QL near_RI to_IN the_ATI
N21 194 door_NN as_CS she_PP3A could_MD and_CC listened_VBD intently_RB *-_*-
N21 194 not_XNOT a_AT sound_NN ._.
N21 195    ^ she_PP3A slipped_VBD back_RP to_IN the_ATI bed_NN and_CC sat_VBD
N21 195 down_RP weakly_RB ._. ^ taking_VBG her_PP$
N21 196 cigarettes_NNS out_RP of_IN her_PP$ pocket_NN ,_, she_PP3A lit_VBD
N21 196 one_CD1 ._. ^ inhaling_VBG deeply_RB ,_, she_PP3A let_VBD
N21 197 her_PP$ head_NN fall_VB forward_RB ._.
N21 198    ^ suddenly_RB she_PP3A jerked_VBD upright_JJ ._. ^ that_DT was_BEDZ
N21 198 the_ATI side_NN door_NN that_WPR had_HVD
N21 199 creaked_VBN ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN outside_RP ,_, but_CC for_IN
N21 199 what_WDT ?_? ^ then_RN nightmare_NN visions_NNS
N21 200 of_IN things_NNS she_PP3A had_HVD read_VBN in_IN the_ATI papers_NNS
N21 200 flooded_VBD back_RP to_IN her_PP3O *-_*- of_IN people_NNS
N21 201 being_BEG axed_VBN to_IN death_NN !_! ^ only_RB last_AP week_NN ,_,
N21 201 Ian_NP had_HVD bought_VBN a_AT new_JJ axe_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A
N21 202 could_MD picture_VB its_PP$ gleaming_JJ head_NN now_RN ._.
N21 203    ^ she_PP3A darted_VBD over_RP to_IN the_ATI window_NN ,_, and_CC
N21 203 gazed_VBD vainly_RB in_IN all_ABN
N21 204 directions_NNS ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ not_XNOT a_AT sight_NN or_CC
N21 204 sound_NN of_IN anyone_PN *-_*- only_RB the_ATI
N21 205 sun-dappled_JJ lawn_NN and_CC the_ATI whispering_JJ trees_NNS ._. ^
N21 205 peace_NN was_BEDZ everywhere_RB ._. ^ she_PP3A
N21 206 smiled_VBD bitterly_RB ._.
N21 207    ^ her_PP$ heart_NN leaped_VBD at_IN the_ATI sound_NN of_IN an_AT
N21 207 approaching_JJ car_NN ._. ^ running_VBG to_IN
N21 208 the_ATI window_NN Jenny_NP saw_VBD it_PP3 sweep_VB round_IN the_ATI
N21 208 bend_NN and_CC pass_VB straight_RB on_RP ,_,
N21 209 heading_VBG for_IN the_ATI cove_NN ._.
N21 210    ^ again_RB there_EX was_BEDZ that_DT awful_JJ silence_NN *-_*-
N21 210 silence_NN except_IN for_IN" the_ATI sound_NN
N21 211 of_IN a_AT man_NN with_IN an_AT axe_NN ,_, who_WPR began_VBD to_TO
N21 211 stumble_VB up_IN the_ATI stairs_NNS ._.
N22   2 continuing_VBG Reveille's_NP$ exciting_JJ serial_NN ._.
N22   3 ^ vice_NN king's_NN$ sweetheart_NN ._.
N22   4 ^ hide-and-seek_NN with_IN a_AT killer_NN ._.
N22   5 ^ by_IN Douglas_NP Enefer_NP ._.
N22   6    ^ a_AT glance_NN in_IN the_ATI driving_NN mirror_NN told_VBD me_PP1O
N22   6 I_PP1A was_BEDZ being_BEG tailed_VBN by_IN
N22   7 another_DT car_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A knew_VBD the_ATI man_NN at_IN the_ATI
N22   7 wheel_NN ._. ^ his_PP$ name_NN was_BEDZ Ugo_NP
N22   8 Caramello_NP ._.
N22   9    ^ I_PP1A had_HVD met_VBN him_PP3O a_AP few_AP" days_NNS earlier_RBR
N22   9 *-_*- after_CS I_PP1A had_HVD found_VBN lovely_JJ Anna_NP
N22  10 Pavone_NP dead_JJ in_IN Rome's_NP$ famous_JJ Fountain_NPL of_IN
N22  10 Trevi_NP ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN with_IN
N22  11 Anna's_NP$ sister_NN ,_, Adriana_NP ,_, when_WRB I_PP1A went_VBD to_TO
N22  11 tell_VB her_PP3O the_ATI news_NN ._.
N22  12    ^ Adriana_NP had_HVD denied_VBN that_CS her_PP$ sister_NN was_BEDZ
N22  12 dead_JJ ._. ^ and_CC Ugo_NP had_HVD
N22  13 threatened_VBN me_PP1O ._.
N22  14    ^ events_NNS moved_VBD rapidly_RB after_IN that_DT ._. ^ I_PP1A
N22  14 had_HVD run_VBN across_IN New_NP York_NP
N22  15 vice-boss_NN Frank_NP Delgarra_NP in_IN Rome_NP in_IN the_ATI
N22  15 company_NN of_IN a_AT call-girl_NN ,_, Gina_NP
N22  16 Vanoni_NP ._. ^ a_AP few_AP" hours_NNS later_RBR I_PP1A found_VBD
N22  16 Gina_NP murdered_VBN *-_*- and_CC Adriana_NP left_VBD
N22  17 for_IN New_NP York_NP to_TO collect_VB an_AT oil_NN fortune_NN she_PP3A
N22  17 should_MD have_HV shared_VBN with_IN her_PP$
N22  18 sister_NN ._. ^ helping_VBG her_PP3O to_TO collect_VB would_MD be_BE
N22  18 her_PP$ fiance_NN ,_, business_NN tycoon_NN
N22  19 Lance_NP Mallory_NP ._. ^ I_PP1A followed_VBD ._.
N22  20    ^ I_PP1A talked_VBD to_IN Adriana_NP in_IN her_PP$ penthouse_NN
N22  20 suite_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A told_VBD me_PP1O her_PP$
N22  21 sister_NN had_HVD died_VBN *-_*- in_IN a_AT car_NN crash_NN ._. ^
N22  21 her_PP$ eyes_NNS and_CC lips_NNS had_HVD been_BEN
N22  22 inviting_JJ ._. ^ but_CC I_PP1A had_HVD snubbed_VBN her_PP3O and_CC
N22  22 stalked_VBN out_RP ._. ^ now_RN watchdog_VB Ugo_NP
N22  23 was_BEDZ following_VBG me_PP1O ._. ^ and_CC he_PP3A had_HVD a_AT gun_NN
N22  23 in_IN his_PP$ hand_NN ._.
N22  25    ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ still_RB being_BEG tailed_VBN by_IN Ugo_NP
N22  25 Caramello_NP in_IN his_PP$ blue_JJ Chev_NP
N22  26 when_WRB I_PP1A drove_VBD downtown_RN through_IN Columbus-circle_NP ._.
N22  26 ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ still_RB keeping_VBG
N22  27 the_ATI sort_NN of_IN distance_NN he_PP3A figured_VBD necessary_JJ
N22  27 for_IN me_PP1O not_XNOT to_TO know_VB I_PP1A was_BEDZ
N22  28 being_BEG followed_VBN ._.
N22  29    ^ but_CC I_PP1A had_HVD seen_VBN him_PP3O ._.
N22  30    ^ at_IN Times-square_NP I_PP1A made_VBD a_AT sharp_JJ left_JJ
N22  30 turn_NN and_CC went_VBD down_IN
N22  31 Eighth-avenue_NP as_QL fast_RB as_CS the_ATI traffic_NN would_MD
N22  31 allow_VB ._.
N22  32    ^ I_PP1A had_HVD not_XNOT shaken_VBN him_PP3O off_RP ,_, but_CC
N22  32 I_PP1A was_BEDZ widening_VBG the_ATI gap_NN ._. ^ then_RN I_PP1A
N22  33 slewed_VBD into_IN Greenwich-avenue_NP and_CC twisted_VBD and_CC
N22  33 turned_VBD in_IN the_ATI little_JJ side_NN
N22  34 streets_NNS with_IN their_PP$ curio_NN shops_NNS and_CC outdoor_JJB
N22  34 art_NN shows_NNS west_NR of_IN
N22  35 Washington-square_NP ._.
N22  36    ^ when_WRB I_PP1A finally_RB ran_VBD the_ATI car_NN into_IN a_AT
N22  36 narrow_JJ alley_NN I_PP1A knew_VBD I_PP1A had_HVD
N22  37 Caramello_NP beat_VBN ._. ^ I_PP1A got_VBD out_RP ,_, walked_VBD to_IN
N22  37 the_ATI mouth_NN of_IN the_ATI alley_NN and_CC stood_VBD
N22  38 back_RP under_IN a_AT shop_NN awning_NN waiting_VBG for_IN him_PP3O ._.
N22  39    ^ three_CD minutes_NNS later_RBR the_ATI blue_JJ Chev_NP poked_VBD
N22  39 its_PP$ nose_NN into_IN the_ATI street_NN ._.
N22  40    ^ Ugo_NP had_HVD his_PP$ dark_JJ glasses_NNS off_RP now_RN and_CC
N22  40 was_BEDZ peering_VBG around_RP ._. ^ his_PP$
N22  41 dark_JJ Sicilian_JNP face_NN was_BEDZ savage_JJ with_IN annoyance_NN
N22  41 ._.
N22  42    ^ he_PP3A killed_VBD the_ATI car_NN engine_NN ,_, stepped_VBD out_RP
N22  42 and_CC dodged_VBD into_IN a_AT corner_NN
N22  43 drugstore_NN across_IN the_ATI street_NN ._.
N22  44    ^ I_PP1A waited_VBD for_IN a_AT second_NN ,_, then_RN drifted_VBD
N22  44 over_IN the_ATI street_NN and_CC pushed_VBD
N22  45 the_ATI drug-store_NN doors_NNS open_JJ ._.
N22  46    ^ inside_RP four_CD teenage_JJB kids_NNS ,_, two_CD boys_NNS and_CC
N22  46 two_CD girls_NNS ,_, were_BED drinking_VBG
N22  47 cokes_NNS and_CC chattering_VBG ._.
N22  49    ^ the_ATI counterman_NN ,_, a_AT hefty_JJ lad_NN with_IN the_ATI
N22  49 shoulders_NNS of_IN a_AT
N22  50 quarter-back_NN ,_, was_BEDZ polishing_VBG glasses_NNS with_IN quick_JJ
N22  50 ,_, deft_JJ movements_NNS ._.
N22  51    ^ in_IN the_ATI middle_NN of_IN the_ATI store_NN a_AT middle-aged_JJ
N22  51 guy_NN with_IN waxed_JJ
N22  52 moustaches_NNS was_BEDZ reading_VBG as_QL much_AP of_IN a_AT
N22  52 magazine_NN as_CS you_PP2 can_MD do_DO without_IN
N22  53 buying_VBG the_ATI thing_NN ._.
N22  54    ^ no_ATI sign_NN of_IN Signor_NPT Ugo_NP Caramello_NP ._.
N22  55    ^ then_RN I_PP1A saw_VBD the_ATI telephone_NN booth_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A
N22  55 strolled_VBD down_RP to_IN the_ATI end_NN of_IN
N22  56 the_ATI long_JJ counter_NN and_CC pushed_VBD my_PP$ ear_NN against_IN
N22  56 the_ATI side_NN without_IN glass_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A
N22  57 could_MD just_RB hear_VB Ugo's_NP$ voice_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 seemed_VBD
N22  57 a_AT bit_NN agitated_JJ ._.
N22  58    ^ *'_*' is_BEZ that_DT Plaza_NP 6-1079_CD-CD ,_, please_UH ?_?
N22  58 **'_**' ^ a_AT pause_NN ,_, then_RN :_: ^ *'_*' who_WP is_BEZ
N22  59 speaking_VBG ,_, please_UH ?_? **'_**' ^ again_RB a_AT pause_NN ._. ^
N22  59 *'_*' this_DT is_BEZ Caramello_NP ._. ^ I_PP1A follow_VB
N22  60 him_PP3O but_CC he_PP3A disappear_VB in_IN the_ATI traffic_NN ._.
N22  60 **'_**'
N22  61    ^ another_DT pause_NN ._. ^ *'_*' no_UH ,_, I_PP1A do_DO not_XNOT
N22  61 know_VB where_WRB he_PP3A went_VBD ._. ^ I_PP1A *-_*- oh_UH ,_,
N22  62 damn_UH ._. **'_**'
N22  63    ^ I_PP1A heard_VBD the_ATI phone_NN slam_VB back_RP on_IN its_PP$
N22  63 rest_NN and_CC went_VBD fast_RB into_IN the_ATI
N22  64 street_NN and_CC across_RP to_IN my_PP$ car_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A sat_VBD
N22  64 in_IN it_PP3 until_CS Caramello_NP came_VBD out_RP and_CC
N22  65 drove_VBD off_RP ._.
N22  66    ^ then_RN I_PP1A went_VBD back_RP into_IN the_ATI drugstore_NN ._.
N22  67    ^ the_ATI counterhand_NN eyed_VBD me_PP1O coldly_RB ._. ^ *'_*'
N22  67 you_PP2 want_VB something_PN ,_, mister_NN ?_? **'_**'
N22  68 ^ I_PP1A bought_VBD a_AT pack_NN of_IN cigarettes_NNS ,_, shut_VBD
N22  68 myself_PPL in_IN the_ATI telephone_NN booth_NN and_CC
N22  69 dialled_VBD Plaza_NP 6-1079_CD-CD ._.
N22  70    ^ *'_*' \0Mr_NPT Lance_NP Mallory's_NP$ residence_NN ,_, **'_**'
N22  70 said_VBD a_AT voice_NN ._.
N22  71    ^ I_PP1A let_VBD the_ATI receiver_NN slide_VB down_RP on_IN its_PP$
N22  71 cradle_NN and_CC went_VBD back_RP to_IN my_PP$
N22  72 car_NN with_IN a_AT head_NN full_JJ of_IN thoughts_NNS *-_*- none_PN
N22  72 of_IN which_WDTR started_VBD to_TO make_VB
N22  73 sense_NN ._.
N22  74    ^ I_PP1A drove_VBD home_NR ._.
N22  75    ^ Lesley_NP ,_, the_ATI brown-haired_JJ girl_NN who_WPR operates_VBZ
N22  75 the_ATI switchboard_NN in_IN my_PP$
N22  76 apartment_NN block_NN ,_, looked_VBD up_RP pertly_RB as_CS I_PP1A
N22  76 came_VBD in_RP ._.
N22  77    ^ *'_*' did_DOD you_PP2 have_HV a_AT nice_JJ time_NN in_IN Rome_NP
N22  77 ,_, \0Mr_NPT Power_NP ?_? **'_**'
N22  78    ^ *'_*' swell_JJ ._. **'_**'
N22  79    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 've_HV a_AT good_JJ tan_NN ,_, but_CC otherwise_RB
N22  79 you_PP2 do_DO n't_XNOT look_VB like_IN a_AT man_NN
N22  80 fresh_JJ back_RP from_IN sunny_JJ Italy_NP ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A
N22  80 said_VBD critically_RB ._. ^ *'_*' and_CC why_WRB are_BER n't_XNOT
N22  81 you_PP2 at_IN the_ATI office_NN ?_? **'_**'
N22  82    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 've_HV two_CD more_AP days'_NNS$ leave_NN before_CS
N22  82 I_PP1A check_VB in_RP ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A told_VBD her_PP3O ._.
N22  84    ^ going_VBG up_RP to_IN the_ATI little_JJ railing_NN which_WDTR
N22  84 protects_VBZ her_PP3O from_IN the_ATI
N22  85 harsh_JJ world_NN ,_, I_PP1A leaned_VBD over_RP and_CC kissed_VBD
N22  85 the_ATI top_NN of_IN her_PP$ head_NN ._.
N22  86    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 've_HV been_BEN counting_VBG the_ATI hours_NNS to_IN
N22  86 that_DT ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD ._.
N22  87    ^ *'_*' put_VB your_PP$ face_NN up_RP and_CC I_PP1A 'll_MD do_DO
N22  87 better_RBR ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD recklessly_RB ._.
N22  88    ^ her_PP$ smooth_JJ oval_JJ face_NN came_VBD up_RP directly_RB ._. ^
N22  88 her_PP$ mouth_NN was_BEDZ warm_JJ and_CC a_RB
N22  89 little_RB" moist_JJ and_CC not_XNOT immobile_JJ ._.
N22  90    ^ finally_RB she_PP3A moved_VBD away_RP from_IN me_PP1O and_CC
N22  90 said_VBD ,_, briskly_RB :_: ^ *'_*' a_AT telephone_NN
N22  91 message_NN came_VBD for_IN you_PP2 while_CS you_PP2 were_BED out_RP ._.
N22  91 ^ from_IN a_AT Miss_NPT Adriana_NP
N22  92 Pavone_NP ._. **'_**'
N22  93    ^ she_PP3A eyed_VBD me_PP1O mockingly_RB ._. ^ *'_*' so_RB
N22  93 they_PP3AS even_RB follow_VB you_PP2 from_IN Italy_NP ,_, do_DO
N22  94 they_PP3AS ?_? **'_**'
N22  95    ^ *'_*' oh_UH ,_, sure_UH *-_*- I_PP1A see_VB them_PP3OS in_IN
N22  95 rotation_NN ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' what_WDT did_DOD
N22  95 Miss_NPT
N22  96 Pavone_NP want_VB ?_? **'_**'
N22  97    ^ Lesley_NP tapped_VBD her_PP$ small_JJ teeth_NNS with_IN a_AT
N22  97 newly-pointed_JJB pencil_NN ._. ^ *'_*' she_PP3A
N22  98 said_VBD she_PP3A wanted_VBD to_TO speak_VB to_IN you_PP2 rather_RB
N22  98 urgently_RB ,_, but_CC as_CS you_PP2 were_BED n't_XNOT in_RP
N22  99 she_PP3A would_MD send_VB a_AT written_JJ message_NN ._. ^ about_RB
N22  99 a_AT half-hour_NN later_RBR this_DT
N22 100 came_VBD ._. **'_**'
N22 101    ^ she_PP3A handed_VBD me_PP1O a_AT small_JJ ,_, pale-blue_JJ
N22 101 envelope_NN ._.
N22 102    ^ *'_*' thanks_NNS ,_, Lesley_NP ._. **'_**' ^ I_PP1A had_HVD
N22 102 started_VBN for_IN the_ATI elevator_NN when_WRB she_PP3A
N22 103 asked_VBD innocently_RB :_: ^ *'_*' are_BER n't_XNOT you_PP2 going_VBG
N22 103 to_TO open_VB it_PP3 ,_, \0Mr_NPT Power_NP ?_? **'_**'
N22 104    ^ I_PP1A grinned_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' yeah_UH *-_*- where_WRB you_PP2
N22 104 can_MD n't_XNOT watch_VB my_PP$ emotional_JJ
N22 105 reactions_NNS ._. **'_**'
N22 106    ^ I_PP1A went_VBD up_RP to_IN my_PP$ apartment_NN and_CC read_VBD
N22 106 the_ATI letter_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A did_DOD n't_XNOT know_VB
N22 107 quite_RB what_WDT I_PP1A had_HVD expected_VBN *-_*- if_CS I_PP1A
N22 107 had_HVD expected_VBN anything_PN in_RB
N22 108 particular_RB" *-_*- but_CC what_WDT it_PP3 said_VBD shook_VBD me_PP1O
N22 108 ._.
N22 110    ^ dear_JJ John_NP *-_*- I_PP1A was_BEDZ very_QL distressed_JJ
N22 110 when_WRB you_PP2 left_VBD me_PP1O with_IN those_DTS
N22 111 dreadful_JJ words_NNS ._. ^ I_PP1A simply_RB do_DO not_XNOT know_VB
N22 111 what_WDT I_PP1A can_MD do_DO to_TO convince_VB you_PP2
N22 112 how_WRB wrong_JJ you_PP2 are_BER ._. ^ but_CC I_PP1A shall_MD never_RB
N22 112 have_HV the_ATI opportunity_NN *-_*- because_CS
N22 113 tonight_NR I_PP1A am_BEM flying_VBG back_RP to_IN Rome_NP ._.
N22 114    ^ I_PP1A have_HV been_BEN uncertain_JJ for_IN some_DTI time_NN
N22 114 about_IN my_PP$ engagement_NN to_IN \0Mr_NPT
N22 115 Mallory_NP and_CC today_NR I_PP1A decided_VBD not_XNOT to_TO marry_VB
N22 115 ._. ^ I_PP1A have_HV explained_VBN this_DT to_IN
N22 116 him_PP3O and_CC I_PP1A think_VB he_PP3A understands_VBZ *-_*-
N22 116 better_RBR ,_, I_PP1A am_BEM afraid_JJ ,_, than_CS you_PP2
N22 117 understand_VB me_PP1O ._. ^ so_RB it_PP3 is_BEZ goodbye_NN *-_*-
N22 117 Adriana_NP Pavone_NP ._.
N22 119    ^ I_PP1A dropped_VBD the_ATI letter_NN on_IN my_PP$ desk_NN and_CC
N22 119 rammed_VBD tobacco_NN into_IN the_ATI
N22 120 biggest_JJT pipe_NN I_PP1A have_HV ._. ^ the_ATI hell_NN with_IN
N22 120 Adriana_NP Pavone_NP !_!
N22 121    ^ if_CS she_PP3A wanted_VBD to_TO skip_VB back_RP to_IN Rome_NP
N22 121 *-_*- let_VB her_PP3O ._. ^ I_PP1A did_DOD n't_XNOT give_VB a_AT
N22 122 damn_NN ._.
N22 124    ^ just_RB the_ATI same_AP ,_, I_PP1A found_VBD myself_PPL
N22 124 picking_VBG up_RP the_ATI letter_NN and_CC
N22 125 reading_VBG it_PP3 again_RB ._.
N22 126    ^ so_RB she_PP3A was_BEDZ n't_XNOT marrying_VBG Mallory_NP ._. ^
N22 126 maybe_RB she_PP3A wanted_VBD old_JJ man_NN Power_NP ?_?
N22 127    ^ maybe_RB she_PP3A did_DOD n't_XNOT care_VB about_IN either_DTX
N22 127 of_IN us_PP1OS ?_? ^ maybe_RB she_PP3A did_DOD n't_XNOT care_VB
N22 128 about_IN New_NP York_NP once_CS she_PP3A had_HVD latched_VBN on_RP
N22 128 to_IN that_DT five-million-dollar_JJB
N22 129 pay-off_NN ?_? ^ the_ATI thoughts_NNS jostled_VBD through_IN my_PP$
N22 129 mind_NN *-_*- and_CC came_VBD to_IN a_AT sudden_JJ
N22 130 stop_NN ._.
N22 131    ^ she_PP3A could_MD not_XNOT hope_VB to_TO conclude_VB a_AT deal_NN
N22 131 like_IN that_DT in_IN a_AT couple_NN of_IN
N22 132 days_NNS ,_, could_MD she_PP3A ?_?
N22 133    ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ just_RB stalling_VBG ._.
N22 134    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM flying_VBG back_RP to_IN Rome_NP ,_, my_PP$
N22 134 sweet_NN ,_, so_CS you_PP2 do_DO n't_XNOT any_RB longer_RBR
N22 135 need_VB to_TO poke_VB your_PP$ goddam_JJ nose_NN into_IN my_PP$
N22 135 affairs_NNS ..._...
N22 136    ._. **'_**' ^ that_DT could_MD be_BE it_PP3 ._.
N22 137    ^ I_PP1A grabbed_VBD the_ATI telephone_NN and_CC got_VBD through_RP
N22 137 to_IN the_ATI air_NN terminal_NN ._.
N22 138    ^ *'_*' is_BEZ there_EX a_AT reservation_NN on_IN the_ATI night_NN
N22 138 flight_NN to_IN Rome_NP in_IN the_ATI name_NN
N22 139 of_IN Signorina_NPT Adriana_NP Pavone_NP ?_? **'_**' I_PP1A asked_VBD
N22 139 ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A have_HV to_TO contact_VB her_PP3O
N22 140 before_CS she_PP3A checks_VBZ in_RP ._. **'_**'
N22 141    ^ a_AT girl_NN clerk_NN answered_VBD :_: ^ *'_*' wait_VB a_AT
N22 141 minute_NN ,_, sir_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD find_VB out_RP ._. **'_**'
N22 142    ^ there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT long_JJ pause_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A dragged_VBD
N22 142 pipe_NN smoke_NN in_RP coughing_VBG clouds_NNS ._.
N22 143    ^ then_RN the_ATI line_NN came_VBD alive_JJ again_RB ._. ^ *'_*'
N22 143 sorry_JJ ,_, sir_NN ._. ^ we_PP1AS have_HV no_ATI
N22 144 reservation_NN in_IN that_DT name_NN ._. **'_**'
N22 145    ^ *'_*' the_ATI morning_NN flight_NN tomorrow_NR ,_, then_RN ?_?
N22 145 **'_**'
N22 146    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 've_HV looked_VBN ,_, sir_NN ._. ^ no_PN one_PN"
N22 146 of_IN that_DT name_NN is_BEZ booked_VBN to_IN Rome_NP ._. **'_**'
N22 147    ^ *'_*' thanks_NNS ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD thickly_RB ._.
N22 149    ^ fifteen_CD minutes_NNS later_RBR I_PP1A was_BEDZ driving_VBG
N22 149 north_NR again_RB ._. ^ the_ATI
N22 150 commissionaire_NN was_BEDZ n't_XNOT on_IN hand_NN at_IN the_ATI
N22 150 plushy_JJ hotel_NN where_WRB Adriana_NP was_BEDZ
N22 151 staying_VBG ,_, so_CS I_PP1A rode_VBD myself_PPL straight_RB up_RP
N22 151 to_IN the_ATI penthouse_NN suite_NN ._.
N22 152    ^ the_ATI door_NN was_BEDZ locked_VBN ._. ^ I_PP1A banged_VBD on_IN
N22 152 it_PP3 three_CD times_NNS ._. ^ that_DT made_VBD it_PP3
N22 153 open_VB about_RB a_AT foot_NN and_CC a_AT face_NN came_VBD into_IN
N22 153 slit_JJ view_NN *-_*- a_AT thin_JJ ,_, faintly_RB
N22 154 yellowed_VBN face_NN with_IN eyes_NNS like_IN deadly_JJ sins_NNS and_CC
N22 154 shining_JJ crinkly_JJ hair_NN ._.
N22 155    ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ around_RB twenty-five_CD years_NNS old_JJ and_CC
N22 155 looked_VBD like_IN a_AT Filipino_JNP
N22 156 houseboy_NN ._. ^ before_RI ,_, I_PP1A had_HVD not_XNOT noticed_VBN
N22 156 that_CS she_PP3A had_HVD one_CD1 ._.
N22 157    ^ *'_*' Miss_NPT Adriana_NP Pavone_NP ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD
N22 157 ._. ^ *'_*' John_NP Power_NP calling_VBG ._. **'_**'
N22 158    ^ he_PP3A twisted_VBD a_AT wide_JJ mouthful_NN of_IN teeth_NNS
N22 158 into_IN a_AT grin_NN ._.
N22 159    ^ *'_*' Miss_NPT Pavone_NP not_XNOT in_RP ,_, sir_NN ._. **'_**'
N22 160    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 know_VB where_WRB she_PP3A 's_HVZ gone_VBN ?_?
N22 160 **'_**'
N22 161    ^ *'_*' no_UH sir_NN ._. ^ but_CC no_RB come_VB back_RP ._. **'_**' ^
N22 161 the_ATI grin_NN had_HVD died_VBN but_CC the_ATI
N22 162 eyes_NNS were_BED alert_JJ ._. ^ too_QL alert_JJ ._.
N22 163    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A have_HV n't_XNOT seen_VBN you_PP2 here_RN before_RI
N22 163 ,_, have_HV I_PP1A ?_? **'_**'
N22 164    ^ I_PP1A put_VBD a_AT foot_NN in_IN the_ATI door_NN as_CS I_PP1A
N22 164 said_VBD it_PP3 ._. ^ he_PP3A looked_VBD down_RP at_IN the_ATI
N22 165 foot_NN and_CC smiled_VBD a_AT long_JJ slow_JJ smile_NN ._.
N22 166    ^ *'_*' if_CS you_PP2 are_BER friend_NN of_IN hers_PP$$ ,_, I_PP1A
N22 166 tell_VB ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' Miss_NPT
N22 167 Pavone_NP left_VBD just_RB now_RN with_IN all_ABN her_PP$ baggage_NN
N22 167 ._. ^ she_PP3A fly_VB back_RP to_IN Rome_NP ,_,
N22 168 sir_NN ._. **'_**'
N22 169    ^ *'_*' on_IN the_ATI night_NN flight_NN ?_? **'_**'
N22 170    ^ he_PP3A started_VBD to_TO nod_VB ,_, then_RN checked_VBD
N22 170 himself_PPL ._. ^ but_CC he_PP3A was_BEDZ too_QL late_JJ ._.
N22 171    ^ *'_*' the_ATI night_NN flight_NN does_DOZ n't_XNOT take_VB off_RP
N22 171 until_IN eleven-thirty_CD ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A
N22 172 said_VBD ._.
N22 173    ^ *'_*' she_PP3A has_HVZ some_DTI shopping_NN to_TO do_DO first_RB
N22 173 ,_, I_PP1A think_VB ._. **'_**' ^ his_PP$ eyes_NNS were_BED
N22 174 snapping_VBG at_IN me_PP1O now_RN ._. ^ a_AT tiny_JJ globule_NN of_IN
N22 174 saliva_NN pooled_VBD on_IN the_ATI left_JJ side_NN
N22 175 of_IN his_PP$ mouth_NN ._.
N22 176    ^ I_PP1A swung_VBD my_PP$ shoulder_NN against_IN the_ATI door_NN ._.
N22 176 ^ he_PP3A reeled_VBD back_RP ,_, his_PP$ arms_NNS
N22 177 flailing_VBG ._.
N22 178    ^ I_PP1A went_VBD in_RP ._.
N22 179    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 're_BER lying_VBG ,_, Flip_NP ._. ^ where_WRB 's_HVZ
N22 179 she_PP3A gone_VBN *-_*- and_CC why_WRB ?_? **'_**'
N22 180    ^ he_PP3A backed_VBD warily_RB from_IN me_PP1O ,_, going_VBG
N22 180 across_IN the_ATI hallway_NN towards_IN the_ATI
N22 181 wide_JJ lounge_NN ._. ^ then_RN ,_, without_IN warning_NN ,_, he_PP3A
N22 181 lunged_VBD ._.
N22 182    ^ something_PN long_JJ and_CC blue_JJ and_CC shining_VBG had_HVD
N22 182 slid_VBN down_IN his_PP$ sleeve_NN into_IN
N22 183 his_PP$ right_JJ hand_NN ._.
N22 184    ^ I_PP1A hit_VBD him_PP3O on_IN the_ATI point_NN of_IN the_ATI
N22 184 jaw_NN with_IN everything_PN I_PP1A had_HVD ._. ^ for_IN a_AT
N22 185 second_NN he_PP3A seemed_VBD to_TO hang_VB ,_, suspended_VBN in_IN
N22 185 mid_JJB air_NN ._. ^ then_RN he_PP3A zoomed_VBD
N22 186 backwards_RB ,_, hit_VBD the_ATI floor_NN and_CC rolled_VBD over_RP ._.
N22 187    ^ but_CC he_PP3A was_BEDZ not_XNOT done_VBN ._.
N22 188    ^ he_PP3A came_VBD face-upwards_RB on_IN the_ATI roll_NN ,_, his_PP$
N22 188 wrist_NN angled_VBN for_IN a_AT
N22 189 knife-throw_NN ._.
N22 190    ^ I_PP1A trod_VBD savagely_RB on_IN his_PP$ wrist_NN and_CC
N22 190 ground_VBD it_PP3 until_CS he_PP3A screamed_VBD his_PP$
N22 191 agony_NN ._. ^ the_ATI flick-knife_NN jumped_VBD out_RP of_IN his_PP$
N22 191 hand_NN ,_, clattering_VBG over_IN the_ATI
N22 192 floor_NN ._.
N22 193    ^ I_PP1A reached_VBD down_RP ,_, hooked_VBD him_PP3O up_RP by_IN
N22 193 his_PP$ collar_NN ,_, and_CC hit_VBD him_PP3O one_CD1 more_AP
N22 194 time_NN in_IN the_ATI mouth_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A felt_VBD a_AT couple_NN
N22 194 of_IN his_PP$ teeth_NNS crack_VB ._.
N22 196    ^ he_PP3A sat_VBD sprawled_VBN on_IN a_AT large_JJ sofa_NN ,_,
N22 196 his_PP$ mouth_NN full_JJ of_IN blood_NN
N22 197 and_CC his_PP$ eyes_NNS full_JJ of_IN death_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A felt_VBD
N22 197 inside_IN his_PP$ jacket_NN and_CC down_IN the_ATI
N22 198 outside_NN of_IN his_PP$ pants_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ not_XNOT
N22 198 wearing_VBG artillery_NN ._.
N22 199    ^ *'_*' all_RB right_RB" *-_*- talk_VB ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A barked_VBD
N22 199 ._.
N22 200    ^ he_PP3A dragged_VBD a_AT handkerchief_NN from_IN his_PP$
N22 200 breast-pocket_NN and_CC dabbed_VBD at_IN
N22 201 his_PP$ mouth_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A took_VBD the_ATI gun_NN from_IN under_IN
N22 201 my_PP$ arm_NN ,_, the_ATI big_JJ Luger_NP I_PP1A thought_VBD
N22 202 I_PP1A had_HVD not_XNOT needed_VBN in_IN Rome_NP ._.
N22 203    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 can_MD go_VB into_IN the_ATI bathroom_NN and_CC
N22 203 fix_VB your_PP$ mouth_NN ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD ._.
N22 204    ^ he_PP3A stood_VBD up_RP soundlessly_RB and_CC speechlessly_RB
N22 204 and_CC glided_VBN across_IN the_ATI
N22 205 hallway_NN and_CC through_IN a_AT door_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A went_VBD in_RP
N22 205 after_IN him_PP3O and_CC watched_VBD while_CS he_PP3A
N22 206 got_VBD the_ATI dislodged_JJ teeth_NNS out_RP of_IN his_PP$ face_NN ._.
N22 207    ^ *'_*' all_RB right_RB" ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD again_RB ,_,
N22 207 *'_*' tell_VB it_PP3 ._. **'_**'
N22 208    ^ he_PP3A smiled_VBD wolfishly_RB ,_, but_CC no_ATI words_NNS
N22 208 came_VBD ._.
N22 209    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A could_MD beat_VB it_PP3 out_RP of_IN you_PP2 ,_,
N22 209 Flip_NP ,_, **'_**' I_PP1A said_VBD ,_, *'_*' but_CC I_PP1A have_HV
N22 209 n't_XNOT
N22 210 the_ATI time_NN and_CC I_PP1A have_HV n't_XNOT sadistic_JJ
N22 210 instincts_NNS ._.
N22 211    ^ *'_*' on_IN the_ATI other_AP hand_NN ,_, I_PP1A could_MD drag_VB
N22 211 you_PP2 down_RP to_IN police_NNS headquarters_NN
N22 212 and_CC the_ATI boys_NNS could_MD stand_VB you_PP2 under_IN the_ATI
N22 212 lights_NNS ._. **'_**'
N22 213    ^ he_PP3A swayed_VBD against_IN the_ATI wash-basin_NN ,_,
N22 213 killing_VBG me_PP1O with_IN his_PP$ eyes_NNS ._.
N22 214    ^ I_PP1A shrugged_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A have_HV n't_XNOT the_ATI
N22 214 time_NN for_IN that_DT ,_, either_RB ._. ^ you_PP2 stay_VB
N22 215 tied_VBN up_RP in_IN the_ATI locked_JJ bathroom_NN until_CS I_PP1A
N22 215 get_VB back_RP *-_*- with_IN a_AT gag_NN in_IN your_PP$
N22 216 mouth_NN ._. ^ and_CC if_CS it_PP3 's_BEZ damned_RB uncomfortable_JJ
N22 216 I_PP1A 'm_BEM not_XNOT going_VBG to_TO shed_VB
N22 217 tears_NNS ._. **'_**'
N22 218    ^ I_PP1A turned_VBD the_ATI lock_NN and_CC went_VBD into_IN the_ATI
N22 218 big_JJ lounge_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A dropped_VBD the_ATI
N22 219 key_NN on_RP to_IN Adriana's_NP$ writing_NN desk_NN ._. ^ something_PN
N22 219 was_BEDZ on_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ a_AT piece_NN of_IN
N22 220 paper_NN ,_, pale_JJ blue_JJ ,_, like_IN that_DT she_PP3A had_HVD
N22 220 used_VBN to_TO write_VB to_IN me_PP1O ._.
N22 221    ^ it_PP3 had_HVD writing_NN on_IN it_PP3 ,_, too_RB :_:
N22 223    ^ dear_JJ John_NP *-_*- I_PP1A was_BEDZ very_QL distressed_JJ
N22 223 when_WRB you_PP2 left_VBD me_PP1O with_IN those_DTS
N22 224 dreadful_JJ words_NNS ._. ^ I_PP1A simply_RB do_DO not_XNOT know_VB
N22 224 what_WDT I_PP1A can_MD do_DO to_TO convince_VB you_PP2
N22 225 how_WRB wrong_JJ you_PP2 are_BER ,_, but_CC I_PP1A would_MD like_VB
N22 225 *-_*-
N22 227    ^ there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI more_AP ._. ^ just_RB a_AT letter_NN
N22 227 she_PP3A had_HVD begun_VBN and_CC then_RN
N22 228 started_VBN again_RB on_IN another_DT sheet_NN ._.
N22 229    ^ pushed_VBN against_IN the_ATI back_NN of_IN the_ATI desk_NN top_NN
N22 229 was_BEDZ a_AT newspaper_NN ,_, folded_VBN
N22 230 down_RP on_IN black_JJ headlines_NNS which_WDTR read_VBD :_:
N22 231    ^ Frank_NP Delgarra_NP ,_, back_RP from_IN Rome_NP ,_, talks_VBZ
N22 231 of_IN big_JJ deal_NN ._.
N23   2    Durieux_NP unbuttoned_VBD the_ATI right_JJ breast_NN pocket_NN of_IN
N23   2 his_PP$ parachute_NN
N23   3 smock_NN ,_, his_PP$ fingers_NNS fumbling_VBG with_IN the_ATI
N23   3 stiffness_NN of_IN the_ATI new_JJ canvas_NN ._.
N23   4    ^ *'_*' this_DT is_BEZ my_PP$ party_NN card_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A
N23   4 said_VBD ,_, holding_VBG it_PP3 high_RB ,_, that_CS all_ABN
N23   5 might_MD see_VB it_PP3 ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A am_BEM more_QL proud_JJ of_IN
N23   5 this_DT card_NN than_CS of_IN this_DT badge_NN ._. **'_**'
N23   6    ^ when_WRB he_PP3A said_VBD this_DT ,_, Durieux_NP tapped_VBD
N23   6 the_ATI silver-nickel_NN badge_NN that_WPR
N23   7 was_BEDZ pinned_VBN to_IN the_ATI flap_NN of_IN his_PP$ right_JJ
N23   7 breast_NN pocket_NN ._. ^ the_ATI badge_NN
N23   8 consisted_VBD of_IN an_AT opened_JJ parachute_NN flanked_VBN by_IN
N23   8 wings_NNS ._. ^ cynics_NNS said_VBD the_ATI
N23   9 wings_NNS had_HVD been_BEN added_VBN to_TO remind_VB the_ATI wearer_NN
N23   9 that_CS he_PP3A might_MD one_CD1 day_NN have_HV
N23  10 need_NN of_IN them_PP3OS ,_, for_CS parachute-packing_NN is_BEZ
N23  10 not_XNOT an_AT exact_JJ science_NN ,_, and_CC
N23  11 parachute_NN packers_NNS have_HV been_BEN known_VBN to_TO err_VB ._. ^
N23  11 the_ATI badge_NN meant_VBD that_CS
N23  12 Durieux's_NP$ parachute_NN had_HVD six_CD times_NNS successfully_RB
N23  12 responded_VBN to_IN his_PP$ pull_NN
N23  13 at_IN the_ATI ripcord_NN ,_, with_IN himself_PPL dangling_VBG from_IN
N23  13 the_ATI rigging_NN lines_NNS ,_,
N23  14 fluttering_VBG to_IN earth_NN like_IN an_AT autumn_NN leaf_NN
N23  14 discarded_VBN from_IN the_ATI military_JJ
N23  15 tree_NN ._.
N23  16    ^ *'_*' is_BEZ it_PP3 a_AT real_JJ party_NN card_NN ?_? **'_**'
N23  16 asked_VBD Rossi_NP ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ not_XNOT like_IN any_DTI
N23  17 party_NN card_NN that_WPR I_PP1A ever_RB saw_VBD ._. ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD
N23  17 bet_VB it_PP3 's_BEZ a_AT forgery_NN ._. **'_**'
N23  18    ^ *'_*' see_VB for_IN yourself_PPL ,_, **'_**' shouted_VBD
N23  18 Durieux_NP ,_, thrusting_VBG the_ATI card_NN close_RB
N23  19 to_IN the_ATI Corsican's_NNP$ face_NN ._.
N23  20    ^ Rossi_NP spat_VBD very_QL deliberately_RB ,_, and_CC very_QL
N23  20 messily_RB ,_, upon_IN Durieux's_NP$
N23  21 party_NN card_NN ._. ^ the_ATI other_AP paras_NNS ,_, who_WPR had_HVD
N23  21 guessed_VBN what_WDT was_BEDZ to_TO come_VB ,_,
N23  22 shouted_VBD with_IN laughter_NN ._.
N23  23    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM going_VBG to_TO make_VB you_PP2 lick_VB
N23  23 that_DT card_NN clean_JJ ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Durieux_NP ._.
N23  24    ^ he_PP3A reached_VBD down_RP for_IN the_ATI nape_NN of_IN
N23  24 Rossi's_NP$ neck_NN with_IN his_PP$ left_JJ hand_NN ._.
N23  25 ^ his_PP$ intention_NN was_BEDZ to_TO force_VB the_ATI Corsican's_NNP$
N23  25 nose_NN into_IN the_ATI spittle_NN ._. ^ but_CC
N23  26 Rossi_NP jerked_VBD Durieux's_NP$ heels_NNS from_IN beneath_IN him_PP3O
N23  26 ._. ^ Durieux_NP pitched_VBD
N23  27 forward_RB ,_, falling_VBG over_IN Rossi_NP ._. ^ Durieux_NP could_MD
N23  27 have_HV clutched_VBN at_IN Rossi_NP to_TO
N23  28 save_VB himself_PPL ,_, but_CC he_PP3A still_RB held_VBD on_RP to_IN
N23  28 the_ATI party_NN card_NN and_CC would_MD not_XNOT let_VB
N23  29 it_PP3 go_VB ._. ^ the_ATI restraining_JJ hands_NNS of_IN two_CD
N23  29 paras_NNS ,_, one_CD1 at_IN either_DTX side_NN of_IN
N23  30 Rossi_NP ,_, were_BED all_ABN that_WPR saved_VBD Durieux_NP from_IN
N23  30 falling_VBG into_IN the_ATI fire_NN ._.
N23  31    ^ one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI paras_NNS who_WPR held_VBD Durieux_NP
N23  31 spun_VBD him_PP3O roughly_RB about_RP ,_, so_CS that_CS"
N23  32 he_PP3A stumbled_VBD away_RP from_IN the_ATI fire_NN ._. ^ his_PP$
N23  32 first_OD concern_NN was_BEDZ for_IN the_ATI party_NN
N23  33 card_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ scorched_VBN *-_*- as_CS were_BED the_ATI
N23  33 fingers_NNS that_WPR held_VBD it_PP3 *-_*- and_CC
N23  34 Rossi's_NP$ spittle_NN was_BEDZ bubbling_VBG on_IN the_ATI cardboard_NN
N23  34 ._. ^ Durieux_NP wiped_VBD the_ATI card_NN
N23  35 clean_JJ ,_, using_VBG great_JJ care_NN ,_, with_IN his_PP$
N23  35 handkerchief_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A placed_VBD the_ATI card_NN
N23  36 back_RP in_IN his_PP$ breast_NN pocket_NN and_CC buttoned_VBD it_PP3
N23  36 beneath_IN the_ATI parachute_NN badge_NN ._.
N23  37 ^ only_RB then_RN did_DOD he_PP3A return_VB to_IN Rossi_NP ,_, who_WPR
N23  37 was_BEDZ still_RB lying_VBG beside_IN the_ATI
N23  38 fire_NN ._.
N23  39    ^ *'_*' now_RN you_PP2 will_MD n't_XNOT be_BE able_JJ to_TO make_VB
N23  39 me_PP1O lick_VB it_PP3 off_RP ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Rossi_NP ._.
N23  40    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'll_MD do_DO better_RBR than_IN that_DT ,_, **'_**'
N23  40 promised_VBD Durieux_NP ._. ^ *'_*' get_VB up_RP ,_,
N23  41 Rossi_NP ._. **'_**'
N23  42    ^ *'_*' enchanted_VBN by_IN the_ATI invitation_NN ,_, comrade_NN
N23  42 Durieux_NP ._. **'_**'
N23  43    ^ Rossi_NP arose_VBD with_IN the_ATI muscular_JJ tension_NN of_IN
N23  43 a_AT caged_JJ leopard_NN at_IN
N23  44 feeding_NN time_NN ._. ^ Durieux_NP almost_RB regretted_VBD having_HVG
N23  44 issued_VBN the_ATI invitation_NN ._.
N23  45 ^ Rossi_NP was_BEDZ tall_JJ ,_, but_CC he_PP3A did_DOD not_XNOT
N23  45 tower_VB above_IN Durieux_NP ;_; he_PP3A was_BEDZ broad_JJ ,_, yet_CC
N23  46 not_XNOT significantly_RB wider_JJR than_IN Durieux_NP ;_; but_CC
N23  46 he_PP3A was_BEDZ unmistakably_RB the_ATI more_QL
N23  47 aggressive_JJ ._.
N23  48    ^ looking_VBG at_IN Rossi_NP ,_, Durieux_NP could_MD not_XNOT
N23  48 believe_VB that_CS his_PP$ opponent_NN
N23  49 possessed_VBD the_ATI fighting_NN instincts_NNS of_IN a_AT mere_JJB
N23  49 man_NN :_: it_PP3 was_BEDZ as_CS though_CS" the_ATI
N23  50 Corsican_NNP belonged_VBD spiritually_RB to_IN another_DT species_NN
N23  50 ._. ^ the_ATI leopard-skin_NN
N23  51 pattern_NN upon_IN his_PP$ parachute_NN smock_NN might_MD have_HV
N23  51 been_BEN an_AT outward_JJB expression_NN
N23  52 of_IN his_PP$ character_NN ._.
N23  53    ^ yet_RB Durieux_NP was_BEDZ no_ATI coward_NN ,_, nor_CC was_BEDZ
N23  53 he_PP3A easily_RB intimidated_VBN ._. ^ so_RB he_PP3A
N23  54 fired_VBD his_PP$ right_JJ fist_NN into_IN Rossi's_NP$ face_NN and_CC
N23  54 caught_VBD the_ATI Corsican_NNP on_IN the_ATI
N23  55 mouth_NN ._. ^ his_PP$ knuckles_NNS made_VBD a_AT wooden_JJ sound_NN
N23  55 against_IN Rossi's_NP$ teeth_NNS ._. ^ Rossi_NP
N23  56 rode_VBD the_ATI blow_NN ,_, swaying_VBG back_RP from_IN the_ATI
N23  56 hips_NNS upon_IN which_WDTR his_PP$ hands_NNS still_RB
N23  57 rested_VBD ,_, but_CC his_PP$ lips_NNS split_VBD like_IN an_AT
N23  57 over-ripe_JJ tomato_NN ._. ^ blood_NN flowed_VBD
N23  58 from_IN them_PP3OS and_CC ran_VBD down_IN his_PP$ chin_NN like_IN
N23  58 wine_NN ._. ^ Rossi_NP ran_VBD his_PP$ tongue_NN over_IN
N23  59 the_ATI blood_NN :_: he_PP3A seemed_VBD to_TO savour_VB the_ATI
N23  59 taste_NN ;_; he_PP3A was_BEDZ smiling_VBG ._.
N23  60    ^ then_RN Rossi_NP struck_VBD Durieux_NP a_AT terrible_JJ blow_NN
N23  60 that_WPR landed_VBD midway_RB
N23  61 between_IN crutch_NN and_CC waist_NN ._. ^ Durieux_NP had_HVD never_RB
N23  61 been_BEN hit_VBN so_QL hard_RB before_RI ,_,
N23  62 though_CS he_PP3A had_HVD become_VBN an_AT amateur_NN boxer_NN in_IN
N23  62 his_PP$ student_NN days_NNS in_TO order_TO" to_TO"
N23  63 gain_VB popularity_NN and_CC engender_VB self-confidence_NN ._. ^
N23  63 but_CC he_PP3A had_HVD never_RB even_RB
N23  64 imagined_VBN that_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ possible_JJ to_TO be_BE hit_VBN
N23  64 so_QL hard_RB ._. ^ the_ATI blow_NN took_VBD all_ABN
N23  65 pleasure_NN out_RP of_IN anger_NN ,_, out_RP of_IN fighting_NN ,_,
N23  65 out_RP of_IN life_NN itself_PPL ._. ^ Durieux's_NP$
N23  66 head_NN went_VBD down_RP until_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ level_JJ with_IN
N23  66 his_PP$ knees_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A folded_VBD up_RP so_QL
N23  67 fast_RB that_CS Rossi's_NP$ second_OD blow_NN *-_*- a_AT right_JJ
N23  67 cross_NN *-_*- landed_VBD on_IN his_PP$ temple_NN ._.
N23  68 ^ instead_RB of_IN breaking_VBG Durieux's_NP$ jaw_NN ,_, as_CS Rossi_NP
N23  68 had_HVD intended_VBN it_PP3 should_MD ,_,
N23  69 the_ATI blow_NN split_VBD his_PP$ scalp_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ
N23  69 felled_VBN to_IN the_ATI ground_NN as_CS a_AT bullock_NN is_BEZ
N23  70 felled_VBN by_IN a_AT humane_JJ killer_NN ._. ^ his_PP$ head_NN
N23  70 suddenly_RB became_VBD enormous_JJ and_CC
N23  71 empty_JJ :_: the_ATI echoes_NNS of_IN the_ATI blow_NN rang_VBD
N23  71 through_IN his_PP$ brain_NN like_IN the_ATI angelus_NN
N23  72 bell_NN in_IN a_AT church_NN tower_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A felt_VBD the_ATI
N23  72 blood_NN move_VB stickily_RB from_IN his_PP$
N23  73 split_JJ scalp_NN and_CC trickle_VB down_IN his_PP$ forehead_NN ._. ^
N23  73 he_PP3A felt_VBD as_CS though_CS" all_ABN
N23  74 feelings_NNS were_BED at_IN an_AT end_NN ._.
N23  75    ^ then_RN Durieux_NP realized_VBD that_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ still_RB
N23  75 capable_JJ of_IN having_HVG such_ABL
N23  76 primitive_JJ feeling_NN as_IN pain_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A could_MD still_RB
N23  76 hear_VB ,_, despite_IN the_ATI sounding_NN
N23  77 in_IN his_PP$ ears_NNS ,_, despite_IN the_ATI lights_NNS behind_IN
N23  77 his_PP$ eyes_NNS ,_, despite_IN the_ATI knotted_JJ
N23  78 cramp_NN of_IN his_PP$ intestines_NNS ._. ^ and_CC Durieux_NP
N23  78 became_VBD intensely_RB relieved_JJ that_CS
N23  79 he_PP3A could_MD still_RB experience_VB these_DTS things_NNS ._.
N23  80    ^ if_CS he_PP3A hits_VBZ me_PP1O like_IN that_DT again_RB ,_,
N23  80 thought_VBD Durieux_NP ,_, he_PP3A will_MD
N23  81 undoubtedly_RB kill_VB me_PP1O ._. ^ if_CS by_IN chance_NN he_PP3A
N23  81 does_DOZ not_XNOT kill_VB me_PP1O I_PP1A shall_MD be_BE
N23  82 crippled_VBN for_IN life_NN ._. ^ even_CS if_CS" he_PP3A fails_VBZ
N23  82 to_TO kill_VB or_CC cripple_VB me_PP1O I_PP1A shall_MD be_BE
N23  83 permanently_RB disfigured_VBN ._. ^ none_PN of_IN these_DTS things_NNS
N23  83 is_BEZ going_VBG to_TO help_VB
N23  84 propagate_VB Marxist-Leninist_JNP doctrines_NNS ._.
N23  85    ^ therefore_RB ,_, Durieux_NP continued_VBD when_WRB he_PP3A
N23  85 could_MD hear_VB himself_PPL thinking_VBG ,_,
N23  86 I_PP1A must_MD somehow_RB save_VB myself_PPL ._. ^ the_ATI best_JJT
N23  86 thing_NN I_PP1A can_MD do_DO is_BEZ lie_VB still_JJ and_CC
N23  87 let_VB him_PP3O think_VB that_CS he_PP3A has_HVZ knocked_VBN me_PP1O
N23  87 out_RP ._. ^ if_CS everyone_PN believes_VBZ that_CS
N23  88 Rossi_NP has_HVZ knocked_VBN me_PP1O out_RP they_PP3AS will_MD not_XNOT
N23  88 expect_VB me_PP1O to_TO get_VB up_RP and_CC fight_VB
N23  89 him_PP3O again_RB ._. ^ the_ATI fight_NN is_BEZ over_RP ._. ^ even_RB
N23  89 the_ATI best_JJT boxers_NNS get_VB themselves_PPLS
N23  90 knocked_VBN out_RP ,_, especially_RB by_IN a_AT lucky_JJ blow_NN ._. ^
N23  90 there_EX is_BEZ no_ATI dishonour_NN in_IN
N23  91 that_DT ._. ^ I_PP1A struck_VBD the_ATI first_OD blow_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A
N23  91 have_HV shown_VBN them_PP3OS all_ABN that_CS I_PP1A am_BEM not_XNOT
N23  92 afraid_JJ of_IN Rossi_NP ._. ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ disabled_VBN by_IN a_AT
N23  92 foul_JJ blow_NN and_CC knocked_VBN out_RP by_IN a_AT
N23  93 lucky_JJ blow_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ almost_RB an_AT accident_NN ._. ^
N23  93 I_PP1A have_HV now_RN earned_VBN my_PP$ place_NN by_IN
N23  94 the_ATI fire_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A believe_VB that_CS I_PP1A really_RB
N23  94 must_MD have_HV been_BEN knocked_VBN out_RP ._. ^ I_PP1A am_BEM
N23  95 only_RB just_RB coming_VBG to_IN my_PP$ senses_NNS ._. ^ that_DT is_BEZ
N23  95 why_WRB I_PP1A am_BEM only_RB now_RN able_JJ to_TO
N23  96 think_VB clearly_RB ._. ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ knocked_VBN out_RP ,_, but_CC
N23  96 I_PP1A bear_VB Rossi_NP no_ATI ill-will_NN ._. ^ the_ATI
N23  97 fight_NN is_BEZ finished_VBN ._.
N23  98    ^ *'_*' he_PP3A 's_BEZ shamming_VBG ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Rossi_NP
N23  98 ._.
N23  99    ^ *'_*' he_PP3A 's_BEZ shagged_VBN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD someone_PN
N23  99 ._.
N23 100    ^ *'_*' balls_NNS ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Rossi_NP ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A
N23 100 was_BEDZ playing_VBG with_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ I_PP1A only_RB used_VBD
N23 101 my_PP$ fists_NNS ._. ^ I_PP1A want_VB to_TO have_HV some_DTI fun_NN
N23 101 out_RP of_IN this_DT fight_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ a_AT long_JJ
N23 102 time_NN since_CS I_PP1A fought_VBD a_AT Viet_NNP ._. **'_**'
N23 103    ^ *'_*' he_PP3A is_BEZ n't_XNOT a_AT Viet_NNP ,_, **'_**' said_VBD
N23 103 someone_PN else_RB ._. ^ *'_*' he_PP3A 's_BEZ only_RB a_AT
N23 104 commie_NN ._. **'_**'
N23 105    ^ *'_*' Viet_NNP or_CC commie_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Rossi_NP ,_,
N23 105 *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM going_VBG to_TO beat_VB the_ATI crap_NN out_RP
N23 106 of_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD teach_VB the_ATI depot_NN to_TO
N23 106 send_VB us_PP1OS commies_NNS ._. **'_**'
N23 107    ^ *'_*' they_PP3AS probably_RB did_DOD n't_XNOT know_VB he_PP3A
N23 107 was_BEDZ a_AT commie_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD someone_PN
N23 108 else_RB ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 know_VB how_WRB the_ATI bastards_NNS
N23 108 infiltrate_VB ._. **'_**'
N23 109    ^ *'_*' they_PP3AS 'll_MD know_VB he_PP3A 's_BEZ a_AT commie_NN
N23 109 when_WRB I_PP1A 've_HV finished_VBN with_IN him_PP3O ,_, **'_**'
N23 109 said_VBD
N23 110 Rossi_NP ._.
N23 111    ^ Durieux_NP felt_VBD a_AT sudden_JJ pain_NN in_IN his_PP$ side_NN
N23 111 ;_; and_CC he_PP3A was_BEDZ flung_VBN over_RP on_IN
N23 112 his_PP$ back_NN ._. ^ the_ATI kick_NN had_HVD landed_VBN sickeningly_RB
N23 112 just_RB below_IN his_PP$ ribs_NNS ._.
N23 113 ^ Durieux_NP was_BEDZ relieved_JJ that_CS Rossi_NP was_BEDZ wearing_VBG
N23 113 rubber-soled_JJ jumping_NN
N23 114 boots_NNS and_CC not_XNOT the_ATI steel-tipped_JJ infantry_NN issue_NN
N23 114 ._.
N23 115    ^ *'_*' do_DO n't_XNOT kick_VB him_PP3O ,_, **'_**' said_VBD a_AT
N23 115 voice_NN ,_, Marechal's_NP$ voice_NN ._.
N23 116    ^ *'_*' he_PP3A 's_BEZ a_AT subversive_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD
N23 116 Rossi_NP ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A could_MD kick_VB him_PP3O to_IN death_NN
N23 117 and_CC get_VB congratulated_VBN for_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ I_PP1A caught_VBD
N23 117 him_PP3O encouraging_VBG us_PP1OS to_TO read_VB
N23 118 left-wing_JJB journals_NNS ,_, did_DOD n't_XNOT I_PP1A ?_? ^ was_BEDZ
N23 118 n't_XNOT he_PP3A about_RP to_TO encourage_VB us_PP1OS lads_NNS to_TO
N23 119 desert_VB ?_? **'_**'
N23 120    ^ *'_*' that_DT 's_BEZ a_AT load_NN of_IN bull_NN ,_, **'_**'
N23 120 said_VBD Marechal_NP ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 needled_VBD him_PP3O
N23 121 until_CS he_PP3A produced_VBD his_PP$ party_NN card_NN ._. **'_**'
N23 122    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A knew_VBD he_PP3A was_BEDZ a_AT commie_NN ,_, **'_**'
N23 122 said_VBD Rossi_NP ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A can_MD smell_VB the_ATI
N23 123 bastards_NNS out_RP as_QL surely_RB as_CS I_PP1A can_MD smell_VB
N23 123 the_ATI bogs_NNS ._. **'_**'
N23 124    ^ *'_*' perhaps_RB he_PP3A 's_BEZ an_AT ex-commie_NN now_RN ,_,
N23 124 **'_**' said_VBD someone_PN ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 looks_VBZ as_CS
N23 125 though_CS" you_PP2 did_DOD him_PP3O in_RP ._. **'_**'
N23 126    ^ *'_*' he_PP3A 's_BEZ firing_VBG at_IN the_ATI flank_NN ,_, **'_**'
N23 126 said_VBD Rossi_NP ._.
N23 127    ^ *'_*' he_PP3A 's_HVZ been_BEN shamming_VBG for_IN a_AT long_JJ
N23 127 time_NN then_RN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD someone_PN else_RB ._.
N23 128 ^ *'_*' not_XNOT everyone_PN has_HVZ a_AT head_NN as_QL thick_JJ as_IN
N23 128 yours_PP$$ ,_, Rossi_NP ._. **'_**'
N23 129    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'll_MD hold_VB a_AT light_NN under_IN his_PP$ mug_NN
N23 129 and_CC see_VB if_CS he_PP3A moves_VBZ ,_, **'_**' said_VBD
N23 130 Rossi_NP ._.
N23 131    ^ Durieux_NP could_MD smell_VB the_ATI brand_NN from_IN the_ATI
N23 131 fire_NN as_CS Rossi_NP approached_VBD
N23 132 him_PP3O ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ so_QL close_RB that_CS he_PP3A
N23 132 inhaled_VBD the_ATI sweet_JJ smoke_NN ,_, and_CC felt_VBD the_ATI
N23 133 heat_NN glow_VB against_IN his_PP$ eyelids_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A
N23 133 decided_VBD that_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ time_NN to_TO groan_VB
N23 134 as_IN a_AT preliminary_NN to_IN feigning_VBG a_AT return_NN to_IN
N23 134 consciousness_NN ._. ^ Rossi_NP kicked_VBD
N23 135 him_PP3O again_RB ,_, but_CC mildly_RB this_DT time_NN ,_, an_AT
N23 135 exploratory_JJ kick_NN ._. ^ Durieux_NP raised_VBD
N23 136 his_PP$ head_NN slightly_RB ,_, let_VBD it_PP3 loll_VB back_RP ,_,
N23 136 and_CC opened_VBD his_PP$ eyes_NNS ._. ^ Rossi_NP threw_VBD
N23 137 the_ATI blazing_JJ brand_NN back_NN into_IN the_ATI fire_NN ._.
N23 138    ^ Durieux_NP groaned_VBD again_RB ._. ^ he_PP3A rolled_VBD his_PP$
N23 138 eyes_NNS and_CC raised_VBD himself_PPL on_IN
N23 139 one_CD1 elbow_NN ._. ^ the_ATI recovery_NN ,_, he_PP3A decided_VBD ,_,
N23 139 must_MD be_BE very_QL gradual_JJ ;_; otherwise_RB
N23 140 Rossi_NP might_MD take_VB it_PP3 as_IN an_AT invitation_NN to_TO
N23 140 renew_VB the_ATI fight_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A groaned_VBD
N23 141 and_CC sank_VBD back_RP again_RB ._.
N23 142    ^ *'_*' commies_NNS ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Rossi_NP ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A
N23 142 could_MD crap_VB a_AT better_JJR commie_NN ._. **'_**'
N23 143    ^ Marechal_NP stood_VBD up_RP and_CC walked_VBD over_RP to_IN
N23 143 where_WRB Durieux_NP lay_VBD ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ
N23 144 carrying_VBG his_PP$ canteen_NN and_CC he_PP3A offered_VBD it_PP3 to_IN
N23 144 Durieux_NP ._.
N23 145    ^ *'_*' drink_VB this_DT ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Marechal_NP ._.
N23 146    ^ *'_*' he_PP3A does_DOZ n't_XNOT drink_VB ,_, **'_**' said_VBD
N23 146 Rossi_NP in_IN a_AT mincing_JJ voice_NN ._. ^ *'_*' and_CC it_PP3
N23 146 's_BEZ
N23 147 quite_RB possible_JJ that_CS he_PP3A does_DOZ n't_XNOT poke_VB
N23 147 either_RB ._. **'_**'
N23 148    ^ *'_*' he_PP3A 'll_MD learn_VB to_TO do_DO both_ABX ,_, **'_**'
N23 148 said_VBD Marechal_NP ._. ^ *'_*' and_CC to_TO fight_VB ._.
N23 149 ^ he_PP3A 's_HVZ got_VBN a_AT lot_NN to_TO learn_VB ._. **'_**'
N23 150    ^ Durieux_NP took_VBD the_ATI canteen_NN ,_, not_XNOT because_CS
N23 150 he_PP3A wanted_VBD to_TO drink_VB ,_, but_CC
N23 151 because_CS to_TO lie_VB there_RN drinking_VBG would_MD prolong_VB
N23 151 the_ATI period_NN before_CS he_PP3A must_MD
N23 152 rise_VB ._. ^ so_RB he_PP3A drank_VBD slowly_RB ._. ^ he_PP3A found_VBD
N23 152 that_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ drinking_VBG neat_JJ pastis_NN ._.
N23 153 ^ the_ATI liquorice_NN taste_NN was_BEDZ unmistakable_JJ even_CS
N23 153 though_CS" he_PP3A had_HVD not_XNOT tasted_VBN it_PP3
N23 154 before_RI ._. ^ he_PP3A spluttered_VBD and_CC coughed_VBD as_CS the_ATI
N23 154 liquid_NN ran_VBD down_IN his_PP$ throat_NN
N23 155 and_CC surged_VBD into_IN his_PP$ stomach_NN ._. ^ but_CC he_PP3A
N23 155 suddenly_RB felt_VBD a_AT great_JJ deal_NN
N23 156 better_JJR ._.
N23 157    ^ this_DT stuff_NN is_BEZ liquid_JJ fire_NN ,_, thought_VBD
N23 157 Durieux_NP ._. ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ like_IN napalm_NN ._.
N23 158 ^ what_WDT do_DO you_PP2 know_VB of_IN napalm_NN ?_? he_PP3A asked_VBD
N23 158 himself_PPL out_RP of_IN journalistic_JJ
N23 159 habit_NN ._. ^ nothing_PN ,_, he_PP3A admitted_VBD ,_, or_CC very_QL
N23 159 little_AP ,_, but_CC I_PP1A 'd_MD like_VB to_TO have_HV
N23 160 some_DTI for_IN Rossi_NP ,_, he_PP3A told_VBD himself_PPL ._. ^ I_PP1A
N23 160 'd_MD like_VB to_TO see_VB that_DT bastard_NN burn_VB ._.
N23 161    ^ *'_*' go_VB easy_RB with_IN that_DT stuff_NN ,_, man_NN ,_, if_CS
N23 161 you_PP2 are_BER n't_XNOT used_JJ to_IN it_PP3 ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A
N23 162 heard_VBD Marechal_NP warning_VBG him_PP3O ._.
N23 163    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 will_MD do_DO him_PP3O good_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD
N23 163 Rossi_NP ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 may_MD even_RB put_VB some_DTI
N23 164 guts_NNS into_IN the_ATI miserable_JJ little_JJ sod_NN ._. **'_**'
N23 165    ^ accepting_VBG this_DT as_IN encouragement_NN ,_, Durieux_NP
N23 165 took_VBD another_DT long_JJ drink_NN
N23 166 from_IN the_ATI canteen_NN before_IN returning_VBG it_PP3 to_IN
N23 166 Marechal_NP ._. ^ then_RN he_PP3A looked_VBD
N23 167 directly_RB at_IN Rossi_NP ._. ^ Durieux_NP forced_VBD himself_PPL
N23 167 to_TO be_BE no_RB longer_RBR afraid_JJ of_IN
N23 168 Rossi_NP ._.
N23 169    ^ *'_*' shut_VB your_PP$ dirty_JJ trap_NN ,_, Rossi_NP ,_, or_CC
N23 169 I_PP1A 'll_MD shut_VB it_PP3 for_IN you_PP2 ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A
N23 170 announced_VBD ._.
N23 171    ^ *'_*' want_VB some_DTI more_AP ?_? **'_**'
N23 172    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'll_MD smash_VB your_PP$ mug_NN in_RP ,_, **'_**'
N23 172 said_VBD Durieux_NP ._.
N23 173    ^ he_PP3A lurched_VBD to_IN his_PP$ feet_NNS and_CC as_QL
N23 173 suddenly_RB sat_VBD down_RP again_RB ,_, for_CS the_ATI
N23 174 ground_NN appeared_VBD to_TO rise_VB with_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ he_PP3A
N23 174 got_VBD to_IN his_PP$ knees_NNS and_CC became_VBD
N23 175 conscious_JJ of_IN pain_NN where_WRB Rossi_NP had_HVD struck_VBN
N23 175 the_ATI blow_NN ._. ^ Durieux_NP fell_VBD
N23 176 forward_RB and_CC was_BEDZ violently_RB sick_JJ in_IN the_ATI fire_NN
N23 176 :_: yellow_JJ bile_NN that_WPR bubbled_VBD
N23 177 and_CC spluttered_VBD ._. ^ everything_PN tasted_VBD and_CC stank_VBD
N23 177 of_IN aniseed_NN ._. ^ but_CC when_WRB he_PP3A
N23 178 had_HVD wiped_VBN his_PP$ mouth_NN with_IN the_ATI back_NN of_IN
N23 178 his_PP$ hand_NN ,_, Durieux_NP felt_VBD much_RB
N23 179 better_JJR ._.
N23 180    ^ *'_*' now_RN I_PP1A 'll_MD finish_VB him_PP3O off_RP ,_, **'_**'
N23 180 said_VBD Rossi_NP ._.
N23 181    ^ *'_*' shut_VB up_RP ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Marechal_NP ._. ^ *'_*'
N23 181 he_PP3A 's_BEZ beaten_VBN up_RP already_RB ._. ^ leave_VB
N23 182 the_ATI poor_JJ bastard_NN be_BE ._. ^ what_WDT 's_BEZ the_ATI
N23 182 matter_NN with_IN you_PP2 ,_, man_NN ?_? ^ can_MD n't_XNOT you_PP2
N23 182 find_VB
N23 183 anyone_PN of_IN your_PP$ own_AP weight_NN to_TO fight_VB ?_? **'_**'
N23 184    ^ *'_*' are_BER you_PP2 looking_VBG for_IN a_AT boy_NN beneath_IN
N23 184 your_PP$ blanket_NN ?_? **'_**' asked_VBD Rossi_NP ._.
N23 185    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 know_VB me_PP1O ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Marechal_NP ._.
N23 186    ^ *'_*' why_WRB else_RB should_MD anyone_PN want_VB to_TO protect_VB
N23 186 a_AT commie_NN from_IN what_WDT 's_BEZ
N23 187 coming_VBG to_IN him_PP3O ?_? **'_**' asked_VBD Rossi_NP ._.
N23 188    ^ Durieux_NP had_HVD at_RB last_RB" succeeded_VBN in_IN staying_VBG
N23 188 on_IN his_PP$ feet_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI stars_NNS
N23 189 of_IN the_ATI African_JNP night_NN were_BED duplicated_VBN in_IN
N23 189 his_PP$ head_NN ._. ^ the_ATI pastis_NN had_HVD
N23 190 entered_VBN his_PP$ blood_NN stream_NN ._.
N23 191    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM going_VBG to_TO have_HV your_PP$ guts_NNS
N23 191 for_IN a_AT tie_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A told_VBD Rossi_NP ._.
N23 192    ^ *'_*' he_PP3A 's_BEZ as_QL pissed_JJ as_IN a_AT Pole_NNP ,_,
N23 192 **'_**' said_VBD Marechal_NP ._.
N23 193    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A can_MD lick_VB any_DTI man_NN in_IN this_DT stick_NN
N23 193 ,_, **'_**' announced_VBD Rossi_NP ._.
N23 194    ^ *'_*' except_IN me_PP1O ,_, **'_**' Marechal_NP reminded_VBD
N23 194 him_PP3O ._.
N23 195    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A can_MD lick_VB you_PP2 in_IN a_AT stand_NN up_RP
N23 195 and_CC smash_NN down_RP fight_NN ,_, **'_**' shouted_VBD
N23 196 Rossi_NP ._. ^ *'_*' who_WP cares_VBZ about_IN wrestling_NN ?_? **'_**'
N23 197    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A care_VB ,_, man_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Marechal_NP
N23 197 ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A like_VB to_TO wrestle_VB
N23 198 sometimes_RB ._. **'_**'
N23 199    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM going_VBG to_TO do_DO you_PP2 both_ABX ,_,
N23 199 **'_**' announced_VBD Durieux_NP ,_, approaching_VBG
N23 200 them_PP3OS at_IN a_AT stagger_NN ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM going_VBG
N23 200 to_TO do_DO the_ATI whole_JJ world_NN ._. **'_**'
N23 201    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 're_BER too_QL ambitious_JJ ,_, **'_**' said_VBD
N23 201 Marechal_NP ._. ^ *'_*' has_HVZ anyone_PN got_VBN some_DTI
N23 202 black_JJ coffee_NN ?_? **'_**'
N23 203    ^ someone_PN handed_VBD over_RP a_AT mug_NN of_IN black_JJ coffee_NN
N23 203 and_CC Marechal_NP gave_VBD it_PP3 to_IN
N23 204 Durieux_NP ._. ^ Durieux_NP spilled_VBD some_DTI of_IN the_ATI
N23 204 coffee_NN down_IN the_ATI front_NN of_IN his_PP$
N23 205 uniform_NN ;_; it_PP3 mingled_VBD with_IN the_ATI stains_NNS of_IN
N23 205 his_PP$ blood_NN ,_, now_RN drying_VBG out_RP
N23 206 brown_JJ ,_, and_CC merged_VBD well_RB with_IN the_ATI
N23 206 dapple-camouflage_JJB pattern_NN ._.
N24   2 a_AT night_NN in_IN the_ATI firth_NN ._.
N24   3 ^ by_IN John_NP MacGillivray_NP ._.
N24   4    ^ Willie_NP Moir_NP is_BEZ a_AT big-boned_JJ ,_, fresh_JJ ,_,
N24   4 sandy-haired_JJ young_JJ man_NN
N24   5 of_IN about_RB twenty-five_CD ,_, with_IN bushy_JJ brows_NNS and_CC
N24   5 a_AT ready_JJ smile_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ
N24   6 washing_VBG himself_PPL at_IN the_ATI sink_NN after_IN a_AT day_NN
N24   6 spent_VBN working_VBG hard_RB in_IN the_ATI
N24   7 wood_NN ,_, and_CC his_PP$ evening_NN meal_NN was_BEDZ all_RB ready_RB"
N24   7 hot_JJ and_CC steaming_VBG on_IN the_ATI
N24   8 table_NN ._.
N24   9    ^ his_PP$ father_NN was_BEDZ sitting_VBG there_RN waiting_VBG for_IN
N24   9 Willie_NP to_TO join_VB him_PP3O ,_,
N24  10 whilst_CS his_PP$ mother_NN ,_, short_JJ and_CC tubby_JJ ,_, was_BEDZ
N24  10 hovering_VBG between_IN the_ATI oven_NN and_CC
N24  11 the_ATI table_NN ,_, like_IN a_AT broody_JJ hen_NN ;_; not_XNOT
N24  11 quite_RB clucking_VBG ._.
N24  12    ^ as_CS he_PP3A dried_VBD himself_PPL Willie_NP said_VBD :_: ^ *'_*'
N24  12 I_PP1A came_VBD round_RP by_IN the_ATI harbour_NN
N24  13 on_IN my_PP$ way_NN home_NR ._. ^ Jimmy_NP Fraser_NP was_BEDZ there_RN
N24  13 and_CC I_PP1A think_VB I_PP1A 'll_MD go_VB with_IN him_PP3O
N24  14 the_ATI night_NN ._. ^ fishing_VBG ._. ^ he_PP3A 's_BEZ going_VBG
N24  14 out_RP later_RBR on_RP ._. **'_**'
N24  15    ^ *'_*' fishing_VBG ?_? **'_**' his_PP$ father_NN asked_VBD ._. ^
N24  15 *'_*' I_PP1A was_BEDZ never_RB fishing_VBG in_IN my_PP$
N24  16 life_NN ._. **'_**'
N24  17    ^ *'_*' why_WRB d'_DO ye_PP2 not_XNOT come_VB with_IN us_PP1OS
N24  17 then_RN ?_? ^ it_PP3 'll_MD be_BE a_AT grand_JJ night_NN ._. ^ you_PP2
N24  18 could_MD come_VB ._. **'_**'
N24  19    ^ *'_*' no'_XNOT me_PP1O ._. ^ I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT like_VB
N24  19 boats_NNS ._. **'_**'
N24  20    ^ *'_*' were_BED you_PP2 ever_RB on_IN one_CD1 ?_? **'_**'
N24  21    ^ *'_*' ay_UH ,_, many_AP a_AT one_CD1 ._. ^ troopships_NNS ,_,
N24  21 in_IN the_ATI war_NN ._. ^ men_NNS and_CC horses_NNS all_ABN
N24  22 together_RB *-_*- and_CC comin'_VBG home_NR when_WRB it_PP3 was_BEDZ
N24  22 done_VBN ._. ^ I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT like_VB them_PP3OS at_IN
N24  23 all_ABN ._. **'_**'
N24  24    ^ *'_*' ach_UH ,_, be_BE quiet_JJ ._. ^ that_DT 's_BEZ different_JJ
N24  24 altogether_RB ._. ^ you_PP2 could_MD na'_XNOT
N24  25 get_VB a_AT goat_NN on_IN Jimmy's_NP$ boat_NN ,_, never_RB mind_VB a_AT
N24  25 horse_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 'll_MD be_BE fine_JJ and_CC
N24  26 quiet_JJ ,_, oot_RP on_IN the_ATI firth_NN ._. **'_**'
N24  27    ^ *'_*' ay_UH ,_, maybe_RB quiet_JJ ._. ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ quiet_JJ
N24  27 enough_QLP here_RN for_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ I_PP1A 'm_BEM no'_XNOT
N24  28 going_VBG ._. ^ come_VB and_CC get_VB your_PP$ tea_NN before_CS it_PP3
N24  28 's_BEZ cold_JJ ._. **'_**'
N24  29    ^ *'_*' that_DT 's_BEZ right_JJ ._. ^ sit_VB in_RP ,_, Willie_NP ._.
N24  29 ^ you_PP2 'll_MD be_BE hungry_JJ I_PP1A 'm_BEM sure_JJ ,_, out_RP
N24  30 all_ABN day_NN ._. ^ sit_VB in_RP ,_, **'_**' said_VBD his_PP$
N24  30 mother_NN ._.
N24  31    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT ken_VB one_CD1 fish_NN from_IN the_ATI
N24  31 other_AP ,_, **'_**' said_VBD the_ATI father_NN ._.
N24  32 ^ *'_*' except_IN maybe_RB a_AT salmon_NN and_CC a_AT spelding_NN ._. ^
N24  32 they_PP3AS 're_BER a'_ABN the_ATI same_AP to_IN me_PP1O ._.
N24  33 ^ I_PP1A like_VB fish_NNS ._. ^ or_CC a_AT herring_NN ._. **'_**'
N24  34    ^ *'_*' a_AT spelding_NN 's_BEZ a_AT haddie_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD
N24  34 Willie_NP ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ smoked_VBN ._. **'_**'
N24  35    ^ *'_*' maybe_RB it_PP3 is_BEZ ._. ^ what_WDT time_NN are_BER
N24  35 you_PP2 going_VBG wi'_IN Jimmy_NP ?_? **'_**'
N24  36    ^ *'_*' aboot_IN ten_CD o'clock_RB ._. ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ the_ATI
N24  36 tide_NN ._. **'_**'
N24  37    ^ *'_*' h'm_UH ._. ^ an'_CC what_WDT time_NN will_MD you_PP2 be_BE
N24  37 home_NR ?_? **'_**'
N24  38    ^ *'_*' in_IN the_ATI morning_NN ._. ^ about_RB nine_CD o'clock_RB
N24  38 maybe_RB ._. **'_**'
N24  39    ^ *'_*' and_CC what_WDT aboot_IN your_PP$ work_NN ?_? **'_**'
N24  40    ^ *'_*' ach_UH ,_, it_PP3 's_BEZ Saturday_NR ._. ^ surely_RB I_PP1A
N24  40 can_MD take_VB a_AT Saturday_NR morning_NN once_RB
N24  41 in_IN the_ATI year_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ no'_XNOT much_AP ;_; only_RB
N24  41 a_AT half_ABN holiday_NN ._. **'_**'
N24  42    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ a_AT half_ABN day_NN just_RB the_ATI same_AP
N24  42 ._. ^ it_PP3 would_MD na_XNOT do_DO if_CS we_PP1AS were_BED all_ABN
N24  43 taking_VBG half_ABN days_NNS ._. **'_**'
N24  44    ^ *'_*' ach_UH ,_, be_BE quate_JJ ._. ^ in_IN the_ATI Sooth_NP
N24  44 they_PP3AS do_DO n't_XNOT work_VB on_IN any_DTI
N24  45 Saturdays_NRS at_IN all_ABN ,_, and_CC they_PP3AS do_DO all_RB
N24  45 right_RB" ._. **'_**'
N24  46    ^ *'_*' ay_UH ,_, the_ATI kind_NN o'_IN them_PP3OS !_! ^ I_PP1A
N24  46 'd_MD shoot_VB the_ATI half_NN o'_IN them_PP3OS ._. ^ what_WDT kind_NN
N24  47 o'_IN an_AT engine_NN has_HVZ he_PP3A in_IN the_ATI boatie_NN ?_?
N24  47 **'_**'
N24  48    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ a_AT diesel_NN ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Willie_NP
N24  48 ._. ^ *'_*' very_QL good_JJ ,_, he_PP3A says_VBZ ,_, when_WRB it_PP3
N24  49 goes_VBZ ._. ^ has_HVZ na_XNOT quite_RB got_VBN the_ATI hang_NN o'_IN
N24  49 it_PP3 yet_RB ._. **'_**'
N24  50    ^ *'_*' watch_VB yoursel'_PPL then_RN ._. ^ do_DO n't_XNOT be_BE
N24  50 goin'_VBG to_IN America_NP or_CC something_PN ._.
N24  51 ^ you_PP2 'll_MD maybe_RB be_BE sick_JJ ,_, will_MD you_PP2 ?_? ^
N24  51 can_MD you_PP2 swim_VB ?_? **'_**'
N24  52    ^ *'_*' all_ABN commandos_NNS can_MD swim_VB ,_, **'_**' said_VBD
N24  52 Willie_NP ._. ^ *'_*' but_CC I_PP1A 'm_BEM no'_XNOT swimming_VBG
N24  53 the_ATI night_NN ._. ^ too_QL cold_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD take_VB a_AT
N24  53 flask_NN o'_IN tea_NN wi'_IN me_PP1O ,_, Mam_NPT ,_, and_CC a_AP
N24  53 few_AP"
N24  54 sandwiches_NNS ._. **'_**'
N24  55    ^ *'_*' all_RB right_RB" ,_, boy_NN ,_, all_RB right_RB" ._. ^
N24  55 I_PP1A 'll_MD make_VB them_PP3OS ready_JJ for_IN you_PP2 at_IN
N24  56 nine_CD o'clock_RB ._. ^ will_MD that_DT do_DO ?_? **'_**'
N24  57    ^ *'_*' ay_UH ,_, fine_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD be_BE in_RP for_IN
N24  57 them_PP3OS then_RN ._. **'_**'
N24  58    ^ big_JJ Charlie_NP ,_, the_ATI father_NN ,_, took_VBD a_AT turn_NN
N24  58 outside_RP in_IN the_ATI calm_JJ ,_, long_JJ
N24  59 summer_NN evening_NN ._. ^ the_ATI hills_NNS to_IN the_ATI south_NR ,_,
N24  59 and_CC Ben_NP Wyvis_NP to_IN the_ATI west_NR ,_,
N24  60 stood_VBD clear_JJ and_CC near_RI ._.
N24  61    ^ he_PP3A could_MD occasionally_RB hear_VB the_ATI sea_NN
N24  61 washing_VBG on_IN the_ATI beach_NN ,_, and_CC he_PP3A
N24  62 remembered_VBD those_DTS other_AP hot_JJ sandy_JJ beaches_NNS and_CC
N24  62 the_ATI warm_JJ middle_JJB sea_NN ,_, so_QL
N24  63 many_AP years_NNS ago_RB ._.
N24  64    ^ Willie_NP collected_VBD his_PP$ food_NN parcel_NN and_CC made_VBD
N24  64 for_IN the_ATI harbour_NN ,_, going_VBG
N24  65 in_RP through_IN the_ATI fishertown_NN ._. ^ here_RN and_CC there_RN
N24  65 people_NNS were_BED gossiping_VBG at_IN
N24  66 gable_NN corners_NNS in_IN twos_CDS or_CC threes_CDS ,_, mostly_RB
N24  66 short_JJ round_JJ folk_NNS ,_, men_NNS and_CC
N24  67 women_NNS ,_, the_ATI men_NNS with_IN layers_NNS of_IN jerseys_NNS
N24  67 and_CC clean_JJ flat_JJ caps_NNS ._.
N24  68    ^ Jimmy_NP Fraser_NP was_BEDZ a_AT fisherman_NN ._. ^ fresh_JJ ,_,
N24  68 wrinkly-faced_JJ ,_,
N24  69 clean-shaven_JJ ,_, and_CC good_JJ natured_JJ ,_, he_PP3A was_BEDZ
N24  69 working_VBG on_IN the_ATI deck_NN of_IN his_PP$ boat_NN
N24  70 Magda_NP ,_, and_CC called_VBD to_IN Willie_NP ,_, ^ *'_*' that_DT
N24  70 you_PP2 ,_, Wull_NP ?_? ^ stop_VB there_RN till_CS I_PP1A
N24  71 start_VB the_ATI diesel_NN ,_, then_RN bring_VB in_RP the_ATI lines_NNS
N24  71 and_CC we_PP1AS 'll_MD away_RP ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A
N24  72 disappeared_VBD down_IN a_AT small_JJ hatch_NN and_CC Willie_NP
N24  72 could_MD hear_VB him_PP3O at_IN the_ATI
N24  73 engine_NN ._.
N24  74    ^ Jimmy_NP came_VBD up_RP and_CC into_IN the_ATI little_JJ
N24  74 wheelhouse_NN ,_, waving_VBG Willie_NP to_TO
N24  75 come_VB aboard_RP with_IN the_ATI mooring_NN lines_NNS ;_; then_RN
N24  75 he_PP3A gently_RB edged_VBD the_ATI nose_NN of_IN
N24  76 his_PP$ craft_NN across_IN the_ATI still_JJ harbour_NN towards_IN
N24  76 the_ATI entrance_NN and_CC the_ATI firth_NN ._.
N24  77    ^ *'_*' just_RB the_ATI two_CD o'_IN us_PP1OS ,_, Jimmy_NP ?_?
N24  77 **'_**' asked_VBD Willie_NP ._.
N24  78    ^ *'_*' ay_UH ,_, ay_UH ,_, Wull_NP ._. ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ no'_XNOT
N24  78 much_AP the_ATI night_NN ,_, just_RB a_AP few_AP" lines_NNS ,_, I_PP1A
N24  79 thought_VBD we_PP1AS 'd_MD manage_VB fine_RB ._. ^ mind_VB your_PP$
N24  79 feet_NNS when_WRB we_PP1AS get_VB outside_RP ,_, she_PP3A 'll_MD
N24  80 maybe_RB lift_VB ._. **'_**'
N24  81    ^ as_CS the_ATI evening_NN spent_VBD the_ATI light_NN grew_VBD
N24  81 less_AP and_CC the_ATI firth_NN turned_VBD
N24  82 dark_JJ grey_JJ ._. ^ the_ATI breeze_NN blowing_VBG across_IN the_ATI
N24  82 tide_NN made_VBD a_AT little_JJ lop_NN on_IN
N24  83 the_ATI surface_NN ,_, so_CS when_WRB Magda_NP left_VBD the_ATI
N24  83 shelter_NN of_IN the_ATI harbour_NN her_PP$ bow_NN
N24  84 lifted_VBD to_IN the_ATI lop_NN and_CC she_PP3A heeled_VBD to_IN
N24  84 the_ATI push_NN of_IN the_ATI breeze_NN ._. ^ Jimmy_NP
N24  85 increased_VBD his_PP$ speed_NN and_CC the_ATI exhaust_NN beat_NN
N24  85 hardened_VBD ,_, though_CS still_RB not_XNOT
N24  86 fast_JJ ._.
N24  87    ^ they_PP3AS turned_VBD to_IN the_ATI north-east_NR ,_, heading_VBG
N24  87 for_IN the_ATI darkening_NN ,_, and_CC the_ATI
N24  88 bows_NNS set_VBN to_IN a_AT rolling_JJ lift_NN and_CC fall_NN ,_,
N24  88 slight_JJ and_CC regular_JJ ._. ^ *'_*' she_PP3A 'll_MD do_DO
N24  89 six_CD or_CC seven_CD knots_NNS ,_, dependin'_VBG ,_, **'_**' said_VBD
N24  89 Jimmy_NP ._. ^ *'_*' she_PP3A 's_BEZ no'_XNOT just_RB right_JJ
N24  90 this_DT last_AP few_AP days_NNS ._. ^ but_CC there_EX 's_BEZ no_ATI
N24  90 great_JJ hurry_NN ._. **'_**'
N24  91    ^ *'_*' can_MD I_PP1A no'_XNOT steer_VB her_PP3O ?_? **'_**'
N24  91 asked_VBD Willie_NP ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A think_VB I_PP1A 'll_MD manage_VB
N24  92 her_PP3O ._. ^ what_WDT way_NN are_BER we_PP1AS going_VBG ?_? **'_**'
N24  93    ^ *'_*' ay_UH ,_, take_VB her_PP3O ,_, Wull_NP ._. ^ here_RN and_CC
N24  93 I_PP1A 'll_MD show_VB you_PP2 ._. ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD go_VB and_CC
N24  94 make_VB a_AT droppie_NN tea_NN ._. ^ gie_VB me_PP1O a_AT call_NN if_CS
N24  94 you_PP2 see_VB anything_PN ._. **'_**'
N24  95    ^ he_PP3A went_VBD below_RI and_CC Willie_NP had_HVD the_ATI
N24  95 night_NN and_CC the_ATI boat_NN to_IN himself_PPL ._.
N24  96 ^ as_CS Magda_NP chugged_VBD through_IN the_ATI dark_NN he_PP3A
N24  96 constantly_RB glanced_VBD at_IN the_ATI
N24  97 little_JJ tell-tale_JJB compass_NN ._. ^ sky_NN had_HVD merged_VBN
N24  97 with_IN black_JJ sea_NN all_RB ahead_RB ,_,
N24  98 but_CC away_RP to_IN the_ATI north-west_NR ,_, on_IN his_PP$ left_JJ
N24  98 hand_NN ,_, it_PP3 was_BEDZ n't_XNOT yet_RB so_QL black_JJ
N24  99 dark_JJ ,_, and_CC an_AT occasional_JJ light_NN blinked_VBD or_CC
N24  99 flashed_VBD over_RP there_RN ._. ^ *'_*' Tarbat_NP
N24 100 Ness_NP ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A thought_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' or_CC maybe_RB
N24 100 the_ATI Sutors_NPS ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ startled_JJ when_WRB
N24 101 Jimmy's_NP$ voice_NN at_IN his_PP$ shoulder_NN said_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*'
N24 101 here_RN y'_PP2 are_BER ,_, Wull_NP ._. ^ tea_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD
N24 102 take_VB her_PP3O while_CS you_PP2 drink_VB it_PP3 ._. ^ there_EX 's_BEZ
N24 102 a_AT light_NN in_IN the_ATI cabin_NN if_CS you_PP2 want_VB
N24 103 to_TO sit_VB below_RI ._. **'_**'
N24 104    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'll_MD have_HV it_PP3 up_RP here_RN ,_, Jim_NP ._.
N24 104 **'_**'
N24 105    ^ Willie_NP enjoyed_VBD the_ATI hot_JJ sweet_JJ tea_NN ,_,
N24 105 standing_VBG on_IN the_ATI deck_NN in_IN the_ATI
N24 106 cool_NN of_IN the_ATI night_NN ,_, leaning_VBG against_IN the_ATI
N24 106 wheelhouse_NN and_CC taking_VBG his_PP$ ease_NN ._.
N24 107    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ near_IN twelve_CD o'clock_RB ,_, Jimmy_NP
N24 107 **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' when_WRB will_MD we_PP1AS get_VB
N24 108 to_IN your_PP$ lines_NNS ?_? **'_**'
N24 109    ^ *'_*' aboot_IN two_CD ,_, boy_NN ;_; near_IN the_ATI slack_NN
N24 109 o'_IN the_ATI tide_NN ._. ^ we_PP1AS 'll_MD get_VB the_ATI
N24 110 first_OD o'_IN the_ATI light_NN ._. ^ are_BER you_PP2 for_IN the_ATI
N24 110 wheel_NN again_RB ?_? **'_**'
N24 111    ^ *'_*' aye_UH ,_, Jim_NP ,_, I_PP1A 'll_MD take_VB her_PP3O ._. ^
N24 111 you_PP2 get_VB your_PP$ tea_NN ._.
N24 112 **"_**'
N24 113    ^ Willie_NP leant_VBD slightly_RB forward_RB over_IN the_ATI
N24 113 wheel_NN as_CS he_PP3A conned_VBD the_ATI
N24 114 boat_NN ,_, peering_VBG into_IN the_ATI dark_NN ._. ^ with_IN a_AT
N24 114 lurch_NN he_PP3A fell_VBD forward_RB over_IN the_ATI
N24 115 spokes_NNS ,_, and_CC one_CD1 of_IN them_PP3OS drove_VBD blunt_RB
N24 115 into_IN the_ATI pit_NN of_IN his_PP$ stomach_NN ,_,
N24 116 stealing_VBG his_PP$ wind_NN ,_, at_IN the_ATI same_AP time_NN as_CS
N24 116 he_PP3A heard_VBD Magda's_NP$ bow_NN strike_VB
N24 117 with_IN a_AT thump_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A paused_VBD ,_, and_CC the_ATI
N24 117 diesel_NN missed_VBD a_AT beat_NN ;_; before_CS it_PP3
N24 118 regained_VBD its_PP$ regular_JJ chug_NN Jimmy_NP was_BEDZ on_IN deck_NN
N24 118 ,_, running_VBG to_IN the_ATI bow_NN ,_,
N24 119 stumbling_VBG in_IN the_ATI dark_NN ._.
N24 120    ^ *'_*' what_WDT is_BEZ it_PP3 ,_, Wull_NP ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A
N24 120 shouted_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' what_WDT ha'_HV we_PP1AS struck_VBN ?_? **'_**'
N24 121    ^ Willie_NP gasped_VBD deep_RB ,_, trying_VBG to_TO recover_VB
N24 121 his_PP$ breath_NN ._. ^ *'_*' do_DO n'_XNOT know_VB ,_,
N24 122 Jim_NP ._. ^ never_RB saw_VBD a_AT thing_NN ._. ^ what_WDT is_BEZ
N24 122 it_PP3 ?_? **'_**'
N24 123    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ a_AT dam'_JJ tree_NN ._. ^ gie_VB 's_PP1OS
N24 123 a_AT han'_NN to_TO shift_VB it_PP3 ,_, man_NN ._. ^ wait_VB you_PP2
N24 124 till_CS I_PP1A put_VB the_ATI diesel_NN oot_RP o'_IN gear_NN ._.
N24 124 **'_**' ^ the_ATI engine_NN idled_VBD easily_RB ,_,
N24 125 relieved_VBN of_IN its_PP$ load_NN ,_, and_CC together_RB they_PP3AS
N24 125 went_VBD forward_RB where_WRB Jimmy's_NP$
N24 126 torch_NN revealed_VBD the_ATI tree_NN with_IN some_DTI branches_NNS
N24 126 reaching_VBG into_IN the_ATI dark_NN ,_,
N24 127 still_JJ across_IN the_ATI bow_NN ,_, held_VBN there_RN by_IN way_NN
N24 127 of_IN the_ATI boat_NN ,_, which_WDTR had_HVD n't_XNOT
N24 128 quite_RB stopped_VBN ._.
N24 129    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ doon_RP from_IN the_ATI hills_NNS wi'_IN
N24 129 the_ATI storms_NNS and_CC the_ATI floods_NNS ,_, **'_**'
N24 130 said_VBD Jimmy_NP ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'll_MD back_VB her_PP3O away_RP
N24 130 from_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ push_VB wi'_IN this_DT boathook_NN ,_,
N24 131 Wull_NP ._. ^ take_VB care_NN an'_CC no'_XNOT lose_VB it_PP3 ._.
N24 131 **'_**'
N24 132    ^ Willie_NP pushed_VBD as_CS best_RBT he_PP3A could_MD ,_, and_CC
N24 132 when_WRB the_ATI engine_NN ground_VBD the_ATI
N24 133 boat_NN astern_RB they_PP3AS came_VBD free_JJ of_IN the_ATI tree_NN
N24 133 and_CC Jimmy_NP released_VBD the_ATI engine_NN
N24 134 again_RB ._.
N24 135    ^ *'_*' what_WDT a_AT dunt_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^
N24 135 *'_*' I_PP1A wonder_VB has_HVZ it_PP3 sprung_VBN the_ATI
N24 136 stem_NN ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A went_VBD below_RI into_IN the_ATI hold_NN
N24 136 ,_, shining_VBG his_PP$ torch_NN ._.
N24 137    ^ *'_*' looks_VBZ a'right_RB ,_, Wull_NP ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A
N24 137 said_VBD when_WRB he_PP3A came_VBD back_RP ._. ^ *'_*' just_RB a_AT
N24 138 bit_NN o'_IN a_AT weep_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A 'll_MD be_BE a'right_RB if_CS
N24 138 we_PP1AS do_DO n't_XNOT force_VB her_PP3O ._. **'_**'
N24 139    ^ before_CS the_ATI first_OD gleam_NN had_HVD showed_VBN in_IN
N24 139 the_ATI north-east_NR sky_NN Jimmy_NP had_HVD
N24 140 taken_VBN the_ATI wheel_NN and_CC set_VBN Magda_NP more_RBR to_IN
N24 140 the_ATI south_NR ,_, easing_VBG her_PP3O along_RP
N24 141 as_CS the_ATI dawn_NN came_VBD to_IN them_PP3OS ._. ^ his_PP$ eyes_NNS
N24 141 were_BED screwed_VBN nearly_RB closed_VBN as_CS he_PP3A
N24 142 searched_VBD ahead_RB ,_, to_IN right_NN and_CC to_IN left_NN over_IN
N24 142 the_ATI face_NN of_IN the_ATI sea_NN ,_, and_CC
N24 143 always_RB he_PP3A sniffed_VBD ._. ^ then_RN ^ *'_*' ay_UH ,_, **'_**'
N24 143 he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' they_PP3AS 're_BER there_RN ,_, boy_NN ._.
N24 144 ^ that_DT 's_BEZ my_PP$ buoy_NN ._. ^ bring_VB over_RP that_DT bait_NN
N24 144 ,_, Wull_NP ,_, in_IN the_ATI two_CD baskets_NNS at_IN
N24 145 the_ATI bow_NN ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A had_HVD cut_VBN the_ATI engine_NN
N24 145 to_IN idling_NN speed_NN ;_; the_ATI boat_NN was_BEDZ
N24 146 losing_VBG way_NN ,_, coming_VBG up_RP to_IN the_ATI fishing_NN buoy_NN
N24 146 dead_RB slow_RB ._.
N24 147    ^ Jim_NP had_HVD explained_VBN the_ATI job_NN to_IN Willie_NP ._. ^
N24 147 they_PP3AS were_BED to_TO lift_VB each_DT line_NN
N24 148 and_CC rebait_VB it_PP3 ,_, taking_VBG aboard_RP any_DTI catch_NN
N24 148 that_WPR might_MD be_BE on_IN the_ATI hooks_NNS ._. ^ it_PP3
N24 149 was_BEDZ to_TO be_BE a_AT busy_JJ job_NN because_CS Magda_NP had_HVD
N24 149 to_TO be_BE watched_VBN and_CC guided_VBN as_RB
N24 150 well_RB" ,_, and_CC Jim_NP knew_VBD how_WRB best_RBT to_TO do_DO
N24 150 this_DT ._. ^ *'_*' see_VB and_CC mind_VB your_PP$ fingers_NNS
N24 151 wi'_IN the_ATI hooks_NNS ,_, Wull_NP ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._.
N24 152    ^ most_AP of_IN the_ATI lines_NNS had_HVD bare_JJ hooks_NNS as_CS
N24 152 they_PP3AS were_BED hauled_VBN aboard_RP ,_,
N24 153 where_WRB the_ATI bait_NN had_HVD been_BEN taken_VBN and_CC the_ATI
N24 153 fish_NNS had_HVD escaped_VBN ,_, but_CC there_EX were_BED
N24 154 fishes_NNS on_IN some_DTI and_CC these_DTS flopped_VBD and_CC
N24 154 slithered_VBD about_RP ,_, trying_VBG to_TO get_VB
N24 155 back_RP to_IN sea_NN ._. ^ they_PP3AS had_HVD nearly_RB filled_VBN
N24 155 their_PP$ second_OD box_NN of_IN fish_NNS when_WRB Jim_NP
N24 156 called_VBD a_AT halt_NN ._.
N24 157    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ near_IN hand_NN six_CD o'clock_RB ,_, boy_NN
N24 157 ._. ^ we_PP1AS 'll_MD have_HV some_DTI more_AP tea_NN ,_,
N24 158 will_MD we_PP1AS ?_? ^ then_RN we_PP1AS can_MD work_VB on_RP and_CC
N24 158 away_RP home_NR ._. ^ there_EX 's_BEZ wind_NN coming_VBG from_IN
N24 159 the_ATI south-west_NR ._. ^ we_PP1AS 'll_MD need_VB to_TO work_VB
N24 159 fast_RB ._. **'_**'
N24 160    ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ edging_VBG Magda_NP across_RP to_IN his_PP$
N24 160 further_JJB lines_NNS whilst_CS they_PP3AS
N24 161 ate_VBD their_PP$ bite_NN in_IN the_ATI fresh_JJ cold_JJ morning_NN
N24 161 air_NN ._.
N24 162    ^ *'_*' she_PP3A 's_BEZ no'_XNOT just_RB right_JJ ,_, man_NN ,_,
N24 162 **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' kin'_NN o'_IN grinding_VBG a'_ABN
N24 163 the_ATI time_NN ._. **'_**' ^ and_CC then_RN ,_, ~ *'_*' oh_UH ,_,
N24 163 damn_UH ,_, what_WDT 's_BEZ that_DT now_RN ?_? **'_**' as_CS the_ATI
N24 163 engine_NN
N24 164 laboured_VBD to_IN a_AT standstill_NN ._.
N24 165    ^ *'_*' something_PN wrong_JJ this_DT time_NN ,_, Jimmy_NP ._. ^
N24 165 let_VB 's_PP1OS have_HV a_AT look_NN ._. **'_**' ^ Jimmy_NP
N24 166 put_VBD the_ATI engine_NN out_RP of_IN gear_NN and_CC turned_VBD it_PP3
N24 166 over_RP with_IN the_ATI starting_NN
N24 167 handle_NN ._. ^ *'_*' the_ATI engine_NN 's_BEZ free_JJ enough_QLP ;_;
N24 167 wonder_NN is_BEZ it_PP3 the_ATI shaft_NN ?_? ^ maybe_RB
N24 168 we_PP1AS 've_HV caught_VBN up_RP my_PP$ headrope_NN ._. **'_**'
N24 169    ^ *'_*' how_WRB can_MD we_PP1AS see_VB ,_, Jim_NP ?_? **'_**'
N24 170    ^ *'_*' from_IN the_ATI small_JJ boat_NN ,_, Wull_NP ._. ^ we_PP1AS
N24 170 'll_MD put_VB her_PP3O over_RP ._. ^ make_VB fast_JJ that_DT
N24 171 line_NN ,_, so_CS we_PP1AS 'll_MD no'_XNOT lose_VB her_PP3O ._. **'_**'
N24 172    ^ together_RB they_PP3AS lifted_VBD the_ATI small_JJ boat_NN
N24 172 overside_RB ,_, near_IN Magda's_NP$
N24 173 stern_NN ,_, and_CC Jimmy_NP crouched_VBD down_RP in_IN it_PP3 ,_,
N24 173 searching_VBG through_IN the_ATI water_NN ,_,
N24 174 trying_VBG to_TO see_VB the_ATI propellor_NN ._.
N24 175    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A can_MD na_XNOT see_VB it_PP3 ,_, Wull_NP ,_, **'_**'
N24 175 he_PP3A said_VBD ._.
N24 176    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ all_ABN grey_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A can_MD na_XNOT
N24 176 see_VB clear_RB at_IN all_ABN ._. ^ if_CS I_PP1A could_MD swim_VB
N24 177 I_PP1A 'd_MD doon_RP and_CC have_HV a_AT look_NN at_IN it_PP3 ._.
N24 177 **'_**'
N24 178    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM no'_XNOT wanting_VBG to_TO wait_VB here_RN ,_,
N24 178 Jim_NP ._. ^ I_PP1A 'll_MD go_VB in_RP and_CC have_HV a_AT look_NN
N24 179 at_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ damn_RB cold_JJ ,_, though_RB ._.
N24 179 **'_**'
N24 180    ^ *'_*' will_MD you_PP2 manage_VB ,_, boy_NN ?_? **'_**'
N24 181    ^ *'_*' fine_JJ that_DT ._. ^ what_WDT do_DO I_PP1A have_HV to_TO
N24 181 do_DO ?_? **'_**'
N24 182    ^ *'_*' just_RB see_VB is_BEZ there_EX a_AT rope_NN or_CC
N24 182 something_PN holding_VBG the_ATI propellor_NN ,_,
N24 183 and_CC take_VB it_PP3 off_RP ._. ^ cut_VB it_PP3 ._. **'_**'
N24 184    ^ *'_*' better_RBR get_VB me_PP1O a_AT sharp_JJ knife_NN ,_, then_RN
N24 184 ._. ^ tie_VB a_AT string_NN to_IN it_PP3 ._. **'_**'
N24 185    ^ Willie_NP stripped_VBD naked_JJ and_CC stepped_VBD back_RP into_IN
N24 185 the_ATI small_JJ boat_NN ,_,
N24 186 shivering_VBG ._. ^ Jim_NP followed_VBD with_IN his_PP$ opened_JJ
N24 186 gully_NN ,_, a_AT long_JJ string_NN tied_VBN to_IN
N24 187 its_PP$ handle_NN ._.
N24 188    ^ *'_*' have_HV a_AT look_NN first_RB ,_, Wull_NP ._. ^ you_PP2
N24 188 'll_MD need_VB to_TO work_VB fast_RB ._. ^ the_ATI
N24 189 water_NN 's_BEZ cold_JJ ._. **'_**'
N24 190    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A ken_VB fine_RB it_PP3 's_BEZ cold_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A
N24 190 can_MD feel_VB it_PP3 ._. ^ here_RN goes_VBZ ,_, **'_**' and_CC
N24 191 Willie_NP eased_VBD himself_PPL overside_RB into_IN the_ATI sea_NN ._. ^
N24 191 *'_*' hoo_UH ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A wheezed_VBD ,_,
N24 192 then_RN ,_, holding_VBG his_PP$ nose_NN ,_, he_PP3A bent_VBD over_RP
N24 192 and_CC kicked_VBD his_PP$ way_NN downhill_RB ._. ^ in_IN
N24 193 half_ABN a_AT minute_NN he_PP3A surfaced_VBD ._.
N24 194    ^ *'_*' losh_UH ,_, it_PP3 's_BEZ cold_JJ ._. ^ gie_VB 's_PP1OS
N24 194 the_ATI knife_NN ._. ^ there_EX 's_BEZ rope_NN tight_RB wound_VBN
N24 195 between_IN the_ATI propellor_NN and_CC the_ATI boat_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A
N24 195 'll_MD need_VB to_TO cut_VB it_PP3 ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A dived_VBD
N24 196 again_RB and_CC stayed_VBD under_RP for_IN about_RB a_AT minute_NN ,_,
N24 196 bobbing_VBG up_RP blowing_VBG and_CC
N24 197 wheezing_VBG ._.
N24 198    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ tight_JJ and_CC tough_JJ ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A
N24 198 said_VBD ,_, teeth_NNS chattering_VBG ,_, and_CC went_VBD
N24 199 back_RP to_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ several_AP times_NNS he_PP3A dived_VBD ._. ^
N24 199 Jimmy_NP began_VBD to_TO worry_VB because_CS
N24 200 Willy_NP was_BEDZ obviously_RB wearying_VBG in_IN the_ATI cold_JJ
N24 200 north_NR water_NN ._.
N24 201    ^ *'_*' this_DT time_NN ,_, Jim_NP ._. ^ finish_VB this_DT time_NN
N24 201 ._. **'_**' ^ when_WRB next_RB he_PP3A surfaced_VBD he_PP3A
N24 202 held_VBD up_RP an_AT arm_NN ,_, holding_VBG to_IN the_ATI small_JJ
N24 202 boat_NN with_IN the_ATI other_AP ._. ^ *'_*' gie_VB 's_PP1OS
N24 203 han'_NN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A panted_VBD ._.
N24 204    ^ Jimmy_NP hauled_VBD on_IN the_ATI arm_NN ,_, then_RN on_IN a_AT
N24 204 leg_NN ,_, and_CC Willie_NP rolled_VBD
N24 205 exhausted_JJ into_IN the_ATI bottom_NN of_IN the_ATI boat_NN ._. ^
N24 205 *'_*' I_PP1A 'm_BEM done_VBN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A gasped_VBD ,_,
N24 206 breathing_VBG deep_RB and_CC shivering_VBG violently_RB ._.
N24 207    ^ *'_*' oot_RP o'_IN here_RN ,_, Wull_NP ,_, man_NN ._. ^ back_RP
N24 207 aboard_RP and_CC get_VB dry_JJ ._. ^ you_PP2 'll_MD get_VB
N24 208 your_PP$ death_NN ,_, **'_**' ordered_VBD Jim_NP ._.
N25   2 vendetta_NN !_!
N25   3 ^ by_IN Brian_NP Cleeve_NP ._.
N25   4    ^ they_PP3AS faced_VBD each_PPLS other_PPLS" in_IN the_ATI
N25   4 lamplit_JJ room_NN ,_, her_PP$ hands_NNS pale_JJ
N25   5 against_IN the_ATI black_NN of_IN her_PP$ dress_NN ,_, clasped_VBN
N25   5 together_RB ,_, as_CS if_CS" she_PP3A was_BEDZ afraid_JJ
N25   6 of_IN what_WDT he_PP3A would_MD say_VB to_IN her_PP3O ,_, or_CC of_IN
N25   6 what_WDT she_PP3A would_MD answer_VB ._.
N25   7    ^ *'_*' tell_VB me_PP1O what_WDT really_RB happened_VBD ,_, **'_**'
N25   7 he_PP3A whispered_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' how_WRB did_DOD your_PP$
N25   8 father_NN die_VB ?_? **'_**' ^ he_PP3A saw_VBD the_ATI hands_NNS
N25   8 twist_VB ,_, the_ATI fingers_NNS clench_VB with_IN the_ATI
N25   9 effort_NN of_IN holding_VBG the_ATI words_NNS in_RP ._. ^ *'_*'
N25   9 was_BEDZ he_PP3A killed_VBN ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._.
N25  10    ^ she_PP3A lifted_VBD one_CD1 hand_NN ,_, pressed_VBD its_PP$
N25  10 knuckles_NNS against_IN her_PP$ mouth_NN ._.
N25  11    ^ *'_*' yes_UH ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A breathed_VBD ._. ^ *'_*'
N25  11 they_PP3AS killed_VBD him_PP3O ..._... ._. **'_**' ^ she_PP3A
N25  11 turned_VBD
N25  12 away_RP ,_, towards_IN the_ATI deep_JJ ,_, narrow_JJ window_NN that_WPR
N25  12 looked_VBD out_RP on_IN the_ATI valley_NN ,_,
N25  13 and_CC Mount_NPL Tamborene_NP ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI moon_NN
N25  13 yet_RB ,_, and_CC the_ATI stars_NNS were_BED heavy_JJ
N25  14 as_IN gold_NN coins_NNS in_IN the_ATI south_NR Italian_JNP sky_NN ._.
N25  15    ^ *'_*' and_CC your_PP$ brother_NN ?_? ^ Silvio_NP ?_? **'_**'
N25  16    ^ *'_*' what_WDT do_DO you_PP2 think_VB ?_? **'_**' she_PP3A
N25  16 said_VBD ,_, trying_VBG to_TO keep_VB the_ATI bitterness_NN
N25  17 from_IN her_PP$ voice_NN ._. ^ *'_*' he_PP3A is_BEZ carrying_VBG on_RP
N25  17 the_ATI vendetta_NN ._. ^ like_IN a_AT hero_NN of_IN the_ATI
N25  18 old_JJ times_NNS ._. **'_**' ^ she_PP3A leant_VBD her_PP$ forehead_NN
N25  18 against_IN the_ATI cool_JJ plaster_NN of_IN the_ATI
N25  19 wall_NN ,_, beside_IN the_ATI window_NN ._. ^ *'_*' he_PP3A is_BEZ
N25  19 up_RP there_RN ,_, on_IN the_ATI mountain_NN ._. ^ stealing_VBG
N25  20 their_PP$ sheep_NNS ._. ^ burning_VBG their_PP$ shepherds'_NNS$
N25  20 huts_NNS ._. ^ while_CS we_PP1AS stay_VB here_RN ..._...
N25  21    ._. **'_**' ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ crying_VBG now_RN ,_, with_IN a_AT
N25  21 quiet_JJ despair_NN that_WPR was_BEDZ worse_JJR than_CS if_CS
N25  22 she_PP3A had_HVD screamed_VBN aloud_RB ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ afraid_JJ
N25  22 to_TO touch_VB her_PP3O :_: afraid_JJ of_IN many_AP
N25  23 things_NNS ,_, perhaps_RB most_RBT of_IN all_ABN to_TO wake_VB the_ATI
N25  23 thing_NN that_WPR he_PP3A had_HVD tried_VBN to_TO
N25  24 forget_VB after_IN all_ABN the_ATI years_NNS in_IN the_ATI north_NR ,_,
N25  24 since_CS he_PP3A left_VBD this_DT house_NN ._.
N25  25    ^ seven_CD years_NNS ._. ^ seven_CD years_NNS ago_RB ,_,
N25  25 stealing_VBG out_RP of_IN the_ATI house_NN on_IN a_AT
N25  26 night_NN as_QL dark_JJ as_IN this_DT ._. ^ running_VBG away_RP ,_, a_AT
N25  26 boy's_NN$ dream_NN in_IN his_PP$ mind_NN that_CS
N25  27 one_CD1 day_NN he_PP3A would_MD come_VB back_RP with_IN a_AT fortune_NN
N25  27 ,_, to_TO dazzle_VB this_DT family_NN that_WPR
N25  28 had_HVD taken_VBN him_PP3O in_RP as_IN an_AT orphan_NN ,_, saved_VBN
N25  28 his_PP$ life_NN *-_*- and_CC exacted_VBN the_ATI
N25  29 fullest_JJT price_NN for_IN it_PP3 that_WPR they_PP3AS could_MD ._.
N25  30    ^ he_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN seven_CD years_NNS old_JJ when_WRB
N25  30 they_PP3AS found_VBD him_PP3O ,_, a_AT piece_NN of_IN
N25  31 wartime_NN flotsam_NN cast_VBN up_RP in_IN a_AT Calabrian_JNP valley_NN
N25  31 from_IN God_NP knew_VBD where_WRB ._.
N25  32 ^ starving_VBG ,_, remembering_VBG nothing_PN but_IN his_PP$ name_NN
N25  32 ,_, Ettore_NP ,_, and_CC a_AT
N25  33 mind-picture_NN of_IN buildings_NNS lit_VBN by_IN a_AT fantastic_JJ
N25  33 glare_NN ,_, tumbling_VBG ,_, falling_VBG ,_,
N25  34 while_CS a_AT woman_NN screamed_VBD ._.
N25  35    ^ and_CC the_ATI Feltri_NP ,_, the_ATI richest_JJT family_NN in_IN
N25  35 the_ATI valley_NN ,_, had_HVD let_VBN him_PP3O
N25  36 sleep_VB in_IN a_AT corner_NN of_IN their_PP$ yard_NN ,_, and_CC
N25  36 fed_VBN him_PP3O scraps_NNS in_IN return_NN for_IN
N25  37 work_NN ;_; drawing_VBG water_NN ,_, minding_VBG the_ATI goats_NNS
N25  37 and_CC chickens_NNS ,_, seeing_VBG that_CS this_DT
N25  38 girl_NN beside_IN him_PP3O did_DOD n't_XNOT stray_VB out_RP of_IN
N25  38 the_ATI courtyard_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN five_CD
N25  39 then_RN ,_, small_JJ and_CC dark_JJ and_CC supple_JJ as_IN a_AT
N25  39 kitten_NN ;_; running_VBG away_RP from_IN him_PP3O ,_,
N25  40 laughing_VBG at_IN him_PP3O ,_, hiding_VBG ,_, while_CS he_PP3A ran_VBD
N25  40 after_IN her_PP3O in_IN despair_NN ,_, calling_VBG
N25  41 ~ *'_*' Ginevra_NP ,_, Ginevra_NP ,_, **'_**' terrified_JJ that_CS
N25  41 he_PP3A would_MD be_BE beaten_VBN or_CC left_VBN
N25  42 without_IN food_NN for_IN not_XNOT minding_VBG her_PP3O properly_RB ._.
N25  43    ^ there_EX had_HVD been_BEN Silvio_NP too_RB ,_, almost_RB his_PP$
N25  43 own_AP age_NN ,_, but_CC already_RB a_AT
N25  44 young_JJ prince_NN ,_, slender_JJ and_CC arrogant_JJ ._. ^ it_PP3
N25  44 had_HVD been_BEN Silvio_NP who_WPR gave_VBD him_PP3O
N25  45 his_PP$ new_JJ name_NN ,_, Orfano_NP ._. ^ Ettore_NP the_ATI orphan_NN
N25  45 ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD grown_VBN up_RP to_TO carry_VB
N25  46 the_ATI name_NN with_IN a_AT kind_NN of_IN sullen_JJ pride_NN ._.
N25  47    ^ but_IN for_IN" that_DT name_NN he_PP3A might_MD truly_RB have_HV
N25  47 become_VBN one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI family_NN ._.
N25  48 ^ they_PP3AS were_BED kind_JJ enough_QLP to_IN him_PP3O ,_, as_QL
N25  48 far_RB as_CS they_PP3AS understood_VBD what_WDT kindness_NN
N25  49 was_BEDZ ._. ^ after_IN the_ATI first_OD year_NN or_CC so_PN ,_,
N25  49 they_PP3AS did_DOD n't_XNOT beat_VB him_PP3O any_RB more_RBR ._. ^
N25  49 they_PP3AS
N25  50 gave_VBD him_PP3O his_PP$ place_NN in_IN life_NN against_IN the_ATI
N25  50 world_NN ,_, as_CS they_PP3AS gave_VBD it_PP3 to_IN their_PP$
N25  51 dogs_NNS ,_, their_PP$ shepherds_NNS ,_, the_ATI women_NNS who_WPR
N25  51 worked_VBD in_IN the_ATI house_NN ,_, the_ATI peasants_NNS
N25  52 who_WPR worked_VBD on_IN their_PP$ olive_NN terraces_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A
N25  52 belonged_VBD to_IN them_PP3OS ,_, to_IN their_PP$
N25  53 faction_NN ,_, opposing_VBG the_ATI other_AP faction_NN in_IN the_ATI
N25  53 village_NN ,_, that_DT of_IN the_ATI
N25  54 Crespi_NP ,_, bitter_JJ enemies_NNS of_IN the_ATI Feltri_NP for_IN
N25  54 more_AP than_IN a_AT hundred_CD years_NNS ._.
N25  55    ^ he_PP3A might_MD have_HV grown_VBN up_RP to_TO be_BE like_IN
N25  55 Silvio's_NP$ true_JJ brother_NN ,_, or_CC
N25  56 cousin_NN ,_, but_IN for_IN" that_DT name_NN ,_, Orfano_NP ._. ^
N25  56 the_ATI children_NNS in_IN the_ATI village_NN
N25  57 shrieked_VBD it_PP3 after_IN him_PP3O ,_, *'_*' the_ATI orphan_NN ,_,
N25  57 the_ATI orphan_NN !_! **'_**' ^ sometimes_RB at_IN
N25  58 night_NN he_PP3A prayed_VBD ,_, ^ *'_*' when_WRB I_PP1A wake_VB up_RP
N25  58 tomorrow_NR ,_, let_VB me_PP1O remember_VB my_PP$ real_JJ
N25  59 name_NN ._. **'_**' ^ but_CC he_PP3A never_RB did_DOD ._. ^ only_RB
N25  59 the_ATI buildings_NNS falling_VBG ,_, burning_VBG ,_, the_ATI
N25  60 woman_NN screaming_VBG ._.
N25  61    ^ the_ATI only_AP person_NN that_WPR he_PP3A was_BEDZ really_RB
N25  61 close_RB to_IN was_BEDZ Ginevra_NP ;_;
N25  62 protecting_VBG her_PP3O from_IN her_PP$ brother_NN ;_; bringing_VBG
N25  62 her_PP3O new-born_JJ chicks_NNS in_IN his_PP$
N25  63 cap_NN for_IN an_AT Easter_NP gift_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A pretended_VBD to_IN
N25  63 himself_PPL that_CS both_ABX she_PP3A and_CC he_PP3A
N25  64 were_BED orphans_NNS ;_; that_CS they_PP3AS were_BED the_ATI brother_NN
N25  64 and_CC sister_NN ,_, not_XNOT she_PP3A and_CC
N25  65 Silvio_NP ._. ^ he_PP3A gave_VBD her_PP3O all_ABN the_ATI love_NN
N25  65 that_WPR he_PP3A would_MD have_HV given_VBN his_PP$ whole_JJ
N25  66 family_NN ,_, if_CS he_PP3A had_HVD had_HVN one_CD1 ..._...
N25  67    ._. ^ until_CS quite_RB suddenly_RB ,_, between_IN one_CD1 day_NN
N25  67 and_CC the_ATI next_AP ,_, he_PP3A realised_VBD
N25  68 that_CS it_PP3 had_HVD become_VBN a_AT different_JJ kind_NN of_IN
N25  68 love_NN ._. ^ for_IN a_AT week_NN he_PP3A had_HVD held_VBN
N25  69 the_ATI knowledge_NN inside_IN himself_PPL ,_, half_RB ecstasy_NN ,_,
N25  69 half_RB terror_NN ,_, like_IN a_AT
N25  70 pleasure_NN so_QL unbearable_JJ that_CS it_PP3 becomes_VBZ agony_NN ._.
N25  70 ^ then_RN ,_, one_CD1 evening_NN ,_, when_WRB
N25  71 both_ABX of_IN them_PP3OS were_BED drawing_VBG water_NN by_IN the_ATI
N25  71 well_NN ,_, he_PP3A had_HVD told_VBN her_PP3O what_WDT he_PP3A
N25  72 felt_VBD ;_; had_HVD taken_VBN her_PP$ hands_NNS ,_, held_VBN
N25  72 them_PP3OS against_IN his_PP$ heart_NN ,_, drawn_VBN her_PP3O
N25  73 close_RB to_IN him_PP3O ,_, so_QL close_RB that_CS he_PP3A could_MD
N25  73 feel_VB the_ATI warmth_NN of_IN her_PP$ breath_NN
N25  74 against_IN his_PP$ mouth_NN ..._...
N25  75    ._. ^ *'_*' Ettore_NP ?_? **'_**' she_PP3A had_HVD breathed_VBN ,_,
N25  75 afraid_JJ of_IN what_WDT she_PP3A saw_VBD in_IN his_PP$
N25  76 face_NN ,_, what_WDT she_PP3A felt_VBD stirring_VBG in_IN herself_PPL
N25  76 ._. ^ *'_*' Ettore_NP ..._... ._. **'_**' ^ and_CC he_PP3A had_HVD
N25  77 kissed_VBN her_PP3O ;_; not_XNOT wanting_VBG to_TO ,_, holding_VBG
N25  77 himself_PPL back_RP as_CS if_CS" it_PP3 was_BEDZ a_AT
N25  78 sacrilege_NN ,_, and_CC yet_RB drawn_VBN down_RP to_IN her_PP3O ._. ^
N25  78 and_CC then_RN they_PP3AS had_HVD really_RB
N25  79 kissed_VBN ,_, and_CC it_PP3 was_BEDZ like_IN drunkenness_NN ,_,
N25  79 like_IN falling_VBG ,_, like_IN fire_NN in_IN the_ATI
N25  80 mouth_NN ,_, and_CC they_PP3AS both_ABX leaned_VBD against_IN the_ATI
N25  80 well_NN ,_, sick_JJ and_CC dizzy_JJ ,_, hardly_RB
N25  81 able_JJ to_TO see_VB one_PPLS another_PPLS" ._.
N25  82    ^ but_CC her_PP$ father_NN had_HVD seen_VBN ._. ^ he_PP3A came_VBD
N25  82 out_RP from_IN the_ATI house_NN ,_, shouting_VBG
N25  83 curses_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A knocked_VBD Ettore_NP to_IN the_ATI ground_NN
N25  83 and_CC beat_VBD him_PP3O with_IN a_AT harness_NN
N25  84 strap_NN until_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ barely_RB conscious_JJ ._.
N25  85    ^ that_DT night_NN Ettore_NP ran_VBD away_RP ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD
N25  85 known_VBN that_CS there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI
N25  86 chance_NN of_IN his_PP$ being_BEG allowed_VBN even_RB to_TO speak_VB
N25  86 to_IN Ginevra_NP again_RB ._. ^ he_PP3A ran_VBD
N25  87 away_RP ,_, to_TO make_VB his_PP$ fortune_NN ._. ^ in_IN a_AT year_NN
N25  87 he_PP3A would_MD be_BE back_RP ,_, with_IN a_AT motor_NN
N25  88 car_NN and_CC a_AT sack_NN of_IN gold_NN ,_, and_CC he_PP3A would_MD
N25  88 pour_VB the_ATI gold_NN on_IN the_ATI great_JJ
N25  89 kitchen_NN table_NN in_IN front_IN" of_IN" all_ABN of_IN them_PP3OS ._.
N25  89 ^ when_WRB he_PP3A told_VBD them_PP3OS that_CS he_PP3A had_HVD
N25  90 come_VBN back_RP to_TO marry_VB Ginevra_NP ,_, they_PP3AS would_MD
N25  90 go_VB down_RP on_IN their_PP$ knees_NNS to_IN him_PP3O
N25  91 in_IN gratitude_NN ._.
N25  92    ^ but_CC that_DT dream_NN had_HVD faded_VBN very_QL soon_RB ,_,
N25  92 as_CS he_PP3A begged_VBD his_PP$ way_NN north_NR ,_,
N25  93 picking_VBG up_RP what_WDT work_NN he_PP3A could_MD in_IN Rome_NP ,_,
N25  93 in_IN Bologna_NP ,_, in_IN Milan_NP ,_, Turin_NP ._.
N25  94 ^ until_CS eventually_RB in_IN Turin_NP the_ATI police_NNS picked_VBD
N25  94 him_PP3O up_RP as_IN a_AT vagabond_NN ,_,
N25  95 found_VBD that_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ due_JJ for_IN his_PP$ military_JJ
N25  95 service_NN ,_, and_CC shipped_VBD him_PP3O off_RP to_IN
N25  96 the_ATI barracks_NNS instead_RB of_IN the_ATI gaol_NN ._.
N25  97    ^ he_PP3A thrived_VBD as_IN a_AT soldier_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ
N25  97 drafted_VBN into_IN the_ATI engineers_NNS ,_,
N25  98 showed_VBD promise_NN and_CC intelligence_NN ,_, and_CC was_BEDZ
N25  98 trained_VBN as_IN a_AT road_NN surveyor_NN ._.
N25  99 ^ when_WRB he_PP3A finished_VBD his_PP$ service_NN ,_, one_CD1 of_IN
N25  99 his_PP$ officers_NNS found_VBD him_PP3O a_AT job_NN
N25 100 with_IN a_AT road_NN construction_NN company_NN ,_, and_CC for_IN
N25 100 two_CD years_NNS he_PP3A was_BEDZ working_VBG in_IN
N25 101 the_ATI Alps_NPS ._. ^ Calabria_NP ,_, the_ATI Feltri_NP *-_*- even_RB
N25 101 Ginevra_NP *-_*- seemed_VBD to_TO belong_VB to_IN
N25 102 another_DT world_NN ._.
N25 103    ^ he_PP3A felt_VBD that_CS it_PP3 was_BEDZ better_JJR like_IN
N25 103 that_DT ._. ^ it_PP3 would_MD do_DO him_PP3O no_ATI good_NN to_TO
N25 104 carry_VB useless_JJ regret_NN through_IN life_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A
N25 104 tried_VBD never_RB to_TO think_VB of_IN her_PP3O ..._...
N25 105    ._. ^ and_CC then_RN the_ATI construction_NN company_NN was_BEDZ
N25 105 granted_VBN a_AT contract_NN in_IN
N25 106 Calabria_NP ._. ^ Ettore_NP Orfano_NP was_BEDZ assigned_VBN to_IN
N25 106 it_PP3 because_CS he_PP3A knew_VBD the_ATI
N25 107 dialect_NN ,_, and_CC would_MD get_VB on_RP with_IN the_ATI local_JJ
N25 107 workmen_NNS ._. ^ and_CC suddenly_RB he_PP3A
N25 108 found_VBD himself_PPL within_IN twenty_CD miles_NNS of_IN Tamborene_NP
N25 108 ,_, and_CC the_ATI house_NN which_WDTR
N25 109 for_IN ten_CD years_NNS of_IN his_PP$ life_NN had_HVD been_BEN his_PP$
N25 109 home_NR ._.
N25 111    ^ for_IN a_AT month_NN he_PP3A debated_VBD in_IN his_PP$ mind_NN
N25 111 whether_CS to_TO go_VB back_RP ,_, then_RN
N25 112 whether_CS to_TO write_VB first_RB ,_, or_CC simply_RB to_TO arrive_VB
N25 112 ._. ^ finally_RB he_PP3A compromised_VBD ._.
N25 113 ^ a_AT week's_NN$ leave_NN was_BEDZ due_JJ to_IN him_PP3O ,_, and_CC
N25 113 he_PP3A simply_RB wrote_VBD that_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ
N25 114 coming_VBG ,_, and_CC followed_VBD his_PP$ letter_NN so_QL closely_RB
N25 114 that_CS there_EX would_MD be_BE no_ATI time_NN
N25 115 for_IN a_AT reply_NN ._.
N25 116    ^ he_PP3A spent_VBD the_ATI hour-long_JJB journey_NN in_IN the_ATI
N25 116 bus_NN trying_VBG over_RP a_AT dozen_CD
N25 117 different_JJ speeches_NNS for_IN his_PP$ arrival_NN ,_, wondering_VBG
N25 117 how_WRB they_PP3AS would_MD receive_VB
N25 118 him_PP3O ,_, nursing_VBG the_ATI little_JJ pile_NN of_IN gifts_NNS
N25 118 in_IN his_PP$ lap_NN :_: a_AT pipe_NN for_IN Giovanni_NP
N25 119 Feltri_NP ;_; silk_NN scarves_NNS for_IN the_ATI women_NNS ;_; a_AT
N25 119 box_NN of_IN cheroots_NNS for_IN Silvio_NP ._. ^ he_PP3A
N25 120 was_BEDZ half-eager_JJ to_TO walk_VB into_IN the_ATI great_JJ
N25 120 kitchen_NN with_IN its_PP$ smoke-blackened_JJ
N25 121 timbers_NNS ,_, its_PP$ huge_JJ table_NN ,_, its_PP$ massive_JJ
N25 121 chairs_NNS and_CC cavernous_JJ hearth_NN ;_; to_TO
N25 122 show_VB himself_PPL to_IN them_PP3OS in_IN his_PP$ suit_NN from_IN
N25 122 Milan_NP ,_, his_PP$ town_NN shoes_NNS ;_; to_TO show_VB
N25 123 them_PP3OS what_WDT he_PP3A had_HVD become_VBN ;_; a_AT man_NN on_IN
N25 123 the_ATI rungs_NNS of_IN a_AT skilled_JJ professional_JJ
N25 124 career_NN ,_, educated_VBN ,_, self-assured_JJ ._. ^ and_CC yet_RB
N25 124 also_RB half-afraid_JJ ._. ^ of_IN what_WDT ?_?
N25 125 ^ nothing_PN ._. ^ he_PP3A could_MD imagine_VB the_ATI clamour_NN of_IN
N25 125 welcome_NN ._. ^ even_RB old_JJ Giovanni_NP
N25 126 would_MD welcome_VB him_PP3O ,_, the_ATI cuffs_NNS ,_, the_ATI
N25 126 beatings_NNS ,_, the_ATI brutalities_NNS and_CC the_ATI
N25 127 last_AP quarrel_NN forgotten_VBN ._.
N25 128    ^ Ginevra_NP would_MD surely_RB be_BE married_VBN now_RN ._. ^
N25 128 perhaps_RB she_PP3A would_MD have_HV
N25 129 children_NNS ._. ^ would_MD she_PP3A have_HV called_VBN one_CD1 of_IN
N25 129 them_PP3OS Ettore_NP ?_? ^ whom_WPO would_MD she_PP3A
N25 130 have_HV married_VBN ?_? ^ one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI Crespi_NP ?_? ^
N25 130 not_XNOT very_QL likely_JJ ._. ^ and_CC yet_RB who_WP else_RB
N25 131 had_HVN there_EX been_BEN for_IN her_PP3O to_TO marry_VB ?_? ^
N25 131 perhaps_RB she_PP3A had_HVD healed_VBN the_ATI
N25 132 century-old_JJB vendetta_NN between_IN the_ATI families_NNS ._. ^
N25 132 he_PP3A tried_VBD to_TO be_BE pleased_JJ at_IN
N25 133 the_ATI idea_NN ._.
N25 134    ^ the_ATI bus_NN hammered_VBD to_IN a_AT stop_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A
N25 134 was_BEDZ the_ATI only_AP passenger_NN to_TO get_VB
N25 135 down_RP ._. ^ a_AP few_AP" men_NNS were_BED sitting_VBG in_IN the_ATI
N25 135 cafe*?2_NN opposite_RI ,_, but_CC it_PP3 was_BEDZ
N25 136 already_RB half-dark_JJ and_CC no_PN one_PN" recognized_VBD him_PP3O
N25 136 ._. ^ he_PP3A walked_VBD very_QL quickly_RB
N25 137 up_IN the_ATI street_NN ,_, into_IN the_ATI familiar_JJ lane_NN ,_,
N25 137 to_IN the_ATI wide_JJ ,_, double_JJ doors_NNS set_VBN
N25 138 in_IN the_ATI fortress-thickness_NN of_IN the_ATI courtyard_NN wall_NN
N25 138 ._. ^ he_PP3A found_VBD that_CS his_PP$
N25 139 heart_NN was_BEDZ beating_VBG fast_RB ,_, and_CC his_PP$ mouth_NN
N25 139 was_BEDZ dry_JJ ._.
N25 140    ^ then_RN he_PP3A heard_VBD old_JJ footsteps_NNS shuffling_VBG
N25 140 across_IN the_ATI courtyard_NN ,_, an_AT
N25 141 old_JJ voice_NN grumbling_VBG ,_, the_ATI leaf_NN of_IN the_ATI
N25 141 great_JJ door_NN swinging_VBG open_JJ with_IN a_AT
N25 142 whine_NN of_IN hinges_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A recognized_VBD one_CD1 of_IN
N25 142 the_ATI servants_NNS who_WPR had_HVD been_BEN there_RN
N25 143 in_IN his_PP$ time_NN :_: Franca_NP ,_, who_WPR had_HVD been_BEN old_JJ
N25 143 then_RN ,_, and_CC seemed_VBD no_RB older_JJR now_RN ,_,
N25 144 as_QL thin_JJ as_IN a_AT stick_NN in_IN her_PP$ widow's_NN$ black_NN
N25 144 that_WPR she_PP3A had_HVD worn_VBN for_IN forty_CD
N25 145 years_NNS ._.
N25 146    ^ she_PP3A stared_VBD at_IN him_PP3O ._.
N25 147    ^ *'_*' Franca_NP ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3
N25 147 's_BEZ me_PP1O ._. ^ Ettore_NP Orfano_NP ._. ^ do_DO n't_XNOT you_PP2
N25 148 remember_VB ?_? **'_**'
N25 149    ^ *'_*' madonna_&FW mia_&FW ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A whispered_VBD ._. ^
N25 149 *'_*' Ettore_NP ..._... ._. **'_**' ^ suddenly_RB
N25 150 she_PP3A ran_VBD back_RP towards_IN the_ATI house_NN as_CS if_CS"
N25 150 possessed_JJ ,_, shrieking_VBG at_IN the_ATI top_NN
N25 151 of_IN her_PP$ voice_NN ,_, ^ *'_*' Ettore_NP Orfano_NP ,_, little_JJ
N25 151 Ettore_NP ;_; he_PP3A has_HVZ come_VBN back_RP !_!
N25 152 ^ Ginevra_NP ,_, Signora_NPT Angela_NP ..._... Maria_NP !_! **'_**'
N25 153    ^ he_PP3A followed_VBD her_PP3O ,_, laughing_VBG ,_, and_CC at_IN
N25 153 the_ATI same_AP time_NN scarcely_RB able_JJ to_TO
N25 154 breathe_VB for_IN the_ATI thudding_NN of_IN his_PP$ heart_NN ,_,
N25 154 the_ATI tightness_NN in_IN his_PP$ throat_NN ._.
N25 155 ^ and_CC then_RN she_PP3A was_BEDZ in_IN the_ATI doorway_NN ,_,
N25 155 looking_VBG at_IN him_PP3O ,_, grown_VBN very_QL tall_JJ and_CC
N25 156 slender_JJ ,_, her_PP$ face_NN ivory_NN pale_JJ ,_, her_PP$ dark_JJ
N25 156 eyebrows_NNS frowning_VBG a_RB little_RB" ,_,
N25 157 looking_VBG at_IN him_PP3O among_IN the_ATI shadows_NNS of_IN the_ATI
N25 157 courtyard_NN ._. ^ until_CS suddenly_RB her_PP$
N25 158 hand_NN went_VBD out_RP to_IN him_PP3O ,_, her_PP$ eyes_NNS
N25 158 lighting_VBG ,_, her_PP$ remembered_JJ voice_NN saying_VBG ,_,
N25 159 ^ *'_*' Ettore_NP !_! ^ welcome_UH !_! ^ welcome_UH !_! ^ welcome_UH
N25 159 home_NR !_! **'_**'
N25 160    ^ he_PP3A took_VBD her_PP$ hands_NNS ,_, and_CC looked_VBD at_IN
N25 160 her_PP3O from_IN head_NN to_IN foot_NN ,_, while_CS his_PP$
N25 161 fingers_NNS felt_VBD to_TO see_VB what_WDT rings_NNS she_PP3A wore_VBD
N25 161 ._. ^ no_ATI wedding_NN ring_NN ._. ^ and_CC he_PP3A was_BEDZ
N25 162 absurdly_RB glad_JJ ,_, and_CC then_RN angry_JJ with_IN himself_PPL ._.
N25 163    ^ he_PP3A noticed_VBD that_CS she_PP3A was_BEDZ wearing_VBG black_NN
N25 163 ._.
N25 164    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 are_BER in_IN mourning_NN ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A
N25 164 said_VBD ._. ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ already_RB drawing_VBG him_PP3O
N25 165 into_IN the_ATI kitchen_NN ._.
N25 166    ^ *'_*' for_IN my_PP$ father_NN **'_**' ,_, Ginevra_NP said_VBD ._. ^
N25 166 *'_*' he_PP3A died_VBD a_AT month_NN ago_RB ._. ^ a_AT fall_NN
N25 167 on_IN the_ATI mountain_NN ._. **'_**'
N25 168    ^ *'_*' may_MD God_NP rest_VB his_PP$ soul_NN ,_, **'_**' Ettore_NP
N25 168 said_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' I_PP1A am_BEM very_QL sorry_JJ ._. ^ I_PP1A
N25 169 would_MD not_XNOT have_HV come_VBN *-_*- **'_**'
N25 170    ^ from_IN inside_IN the_ATI kitchen_NN ,_, Ginevra's_NP$ mother_NN
N25 170 caught_VBD the_ATI last_AP words_NNS ,_,
N25 171 grasped_VBD his_PP$ arms_NNS and_CC shook_VBD her_PP$ head_NN at_IN
N25 171 him_PP3O in_IN rebuke_NN ._.
N25 172    ^ *'_*' would_MD not_XNOT have_HV come_VBN ?_? **'_**' she_PP3A
N25 172 exclaimed_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 have_HV kept_VBN us_PP1OS
N25 173 waiting_VBG too_QL long_RB as_CS it_PP3 is_BEZ ._. ^ how_WRB long_RB
N25 173 will_MD you_PP2 stay_VB ?_? ^ where_WRB have_HV you_PP2 ..._...
N25 174 oh_UH ,_, how_WRB fine_JJ you_PP2 have_HV grown_VBN ,_, how_WRB tall_JJ
N25 174 !_! ^ eh_UH ,_, Ginevra_NP *-_*- eh_UH ,_, Maria_NP ?_? **'_**'
N25 175    ^ she_PP3A seemed_VBD not_XNOT to_TO remember_VB how_WRB he_PP3A
N25 175 had_HVD left_VBN ;_; only_RB to_TO be_BE glad_JJ to_TO
N25 176 see_VB him_PP3O again_RB ._. ^ she_PP3A had_HVD changed_VBN ,_,
N25 176 Ettore_NP saw_VBD ._. ^ in_IN the_ATI old_JJ days_NNS she_PP3A had_HVD
N25 177 been_BEN harsh_JJ and_CC stiff_JJ ;_; afraid_JJ of_IN her_PP$
N25 177 husband_NN and_CC yet_RB arrogantly_RB proud_JJ
N25 178 that_CS she_PP3A had_HVD a_AT husband_NN strong_JJ and_CC fierce_JJ
N25 178 enough_QLP to_TO make_VB her_PP3O afraid_JJ ._.
N25 179 ^ now_RN all_ABN that_DT seemed_VBD gone_VBN ._. ^ she_PP3A seemed_VBD
N25 179 to_TO have_HV shrunk_VBN ,_, and_CC to_TO have_HV
N25 180 lost_VBN all_ABN the_ATI certainties_NNS that_WPR once_RB held_VBD
N25 180 her_PP3O upright_JJ ._.
N25 181    ^ *'_*' and_CC Silvio_NP ?_? **'_**' Ettore_NP asked_VBD ,_,
N25 181 looking_VBG round_RP for_IN him_PP3O ._.
N25 182    ^ a_AT silence_NN fell_VBD on_IN the_ATI kitchen_NN ._. ^ Ginevra_NP
N25 182 looked_VBD down_RP ,_, avoiding_VBG his_PP$
N25 183 eyes_NNS ._. ^ *'_*' he_PP3A is_BEZ ..._... he_PP3A is_BEZ away_RP ,_,
N25 183 **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, and_CC immediately_RB began_VBD a_AT
N25 184 great_JJ bustle_NN of_IN laying_VBG a_AT place_NN for_IN Ettore_NP ,_,
N25 184 of_IN giving_VBG orders_NNS to_IN Maria_NP
N25 185 the_ATI cook_NN ,_, of_IN fetching_VBG wine_NN ._.
N25 186    ^ no_PN one_PN" mentioned_VBD Silvio_NP again_RB all_RB through_IN
N25 186 the_ATI meal_NN ._. ^ and_CC when_WRB
N25 187 Ettore_NP asked_VBD exactly_RB how_WRB old_JJ Giovanni_NP had_HVD
N25 187 died_VBN ,_, the_ATI same_AP silence_NN fell_VBD ,_,
N25 188 as_CS if_CS" there_EX were_BED things_NNS about_IN the_ATI death_NN
N25 188 that_WPR they_PP3AS were_BED unwilling_JJ to_TO
N25 189 discuss_VB ,_, or_CC that_WPR made_VBD them_PP3OS afraid_JJ ._.
N26   2 he_PP3A got_VBD what_WDT she_PP3A wanted_VBD ._.
N26   3 ^ by_IN Nigel_NP Morland_NP ._.
N26   4    ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ haunted_VBN by_IN an_AT income-tax_NN man_NN
N26   4 *-_*- and_CC she_PP3A by_IN desire_NN ._.
N26   5    ^ the_ATI years_NNS have_HV passed_VBN at_IN times_NNS like_IN
N26   5 beads_NNS told_VBN by_IN ancient_JJ
N26   6 fumbling_JJ fingers_NNS ;_; in_IN other_AP moods_NNS I_PP1A have_HV
N26   6 seen_VBN those_DTS years_NNS race_VB ,_, tearing_VBG
N26   7 out_RP of_IN my_PP$ uncertain_JJ grasp_NN ,_, leaving_VBG me_PP1O
N26   7 with_IN a_AT sense_NN of_IN time_NN laughing_VBG at_IN
N26   8 me_PP1O ._.
N26   9    ^ but_CC time_NN in_IN its_PP$ flight_NN has_HVZ no_ATI pity_NN ,_,
N26   9 nor_CC have_HV the_ATI skies_NNS mercy_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A
N26  10 have_HV tried_VBN to_TO flee_VB my_PP$ twin_NN devils_NNS only_RB to_TO
N26  10 see_VB them_PP3OS running_VBG at_IN my_PP$ side_NN ,_,
N26  11 pacing_VBG me_PP1O with_IN nonchalant_JJ disinterest_NN ,_, neither_DTX
N26  11 mocking_JJ nor_CC savage_JJ ,_,
N26  12 just_RB there_RN ._. ^ they_PP3AS stay_VB ,_, impalpable_JJ ,_,
N26  12 inflexible_JJ ,_, constant_JJ ,_, yet_RB beyond_IN
N26  13 reach_NN as_IN a_AT man's_NN$ shadow_NN ._.
N26  14    ^ and_CC when_WRB did_DOD it_PP3 actually_RB start_VB ?_? ^ the_ATI
N26  14 first_OD frail_JJ tendons_NNS of_IN
N26  15 misery_NN wrapped_VBD round_IN me_PP1O unseen_JJ tentacles_NNS as_QL
N26  15 tenuous_JJ as_IN the_ATI first_OD
N26  16 shoots_NNS of_IN a_AT malignant_JJ tumour_NN which_WDTR remains_VBZ
N26  16 unknown_JJ ..._... and_CC triumphant_JJ
N26  17 on_IN the_ATI day_NN the_ATI surgeon's_NN$ knife_NN finds_VBZ it_PP3
N26  17 and_CC is_BEZ defeated_VBN by_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ it_PP3
N26  18 grew_VBD round_IN me_PP1O like_IN that_DT ,_, sheltering_VBG in_IN
N26  18 my_PP$ sense_NN of_IN shame_NN ,_, overwhelming_VBG
N26  19 me_PP1O until_CS I_PP1A could_MD do_DO nothing_PN ,_, bringing_VBG
N26  19 with_IN it_PP3 a_AT resurgent_JJ second_OD
N26  20 devil_NN ,_, one_CD1 I_PP1A thought_VBD I_PP1A had_HVD lost_VBN ._. ^
N26  20 a_AT monstrous_JJ towering_JJ pair_NN ,_, the_ATI
N26  21 hunger_NN and_CC the_ATI thirst_NN ,_, the_ATI unfilled_JJ ,_, the_ATI
N26  21 unslaked_JJ ..._...
N26  22    ._. ^ but_CC autobiography_NN is_BEZ apt_JJ to_TO run_VB amok_RB
N26  22 with_IN a_AT writer's_NN$ sense_NN of_IN
N26  23 drama_NN ,_, for_CS I_PP1A am_BEM ,_, indeed_RB ,_, a_AT writer_NN
N26  23 by_IN trade_NN :_: were_BED I_PP1A on_IN my_PP$ death-bed_NN ,_, as_CS
N26  24 well_RB I_PP1A might_MD be_BE ,_, my_PP$ pen_NN would_MD record_VB
N26  24 the_ATI moments_NNS as_CS the_ATI
N26  25 self-experimental_JJ researcher_NN notes_VBZ his_PP$ symptoms_NNS ._. ^
N26  25 writing_NN is_BEZ surely_RB
N26  26 nothing_PN but_IN the_ATI tape_NN recorder_NN of_IN its_PP$ creator_NN
N26  26 ._. ^ he_PP3A might_MD hide_VB ,_, with_IN
N26  27 thin_JJ furtiveness_NN ,_, behind_IN the_ATI hedge_NN of_IN fiction_NN
N26  27 ,_, yet_CC ,_, nevertheless_RB ,_, all_ABN
N26  28 writing_NN is_BEZ merely_RB the_ATI writer_NN playing_VBG to_IN the_ATI
N26  28 audience_NN of_IN himself_PPL ,_,
N26  29 abject_JJ before_IN the_ATI rowdy_JJ despot_NN of_IN the_ATI
N26  29 subconscious_JJ mind_NN ._.
N26  30    ^ I_PP1A write_VB because_CS I_PP1A must_MD ,_, write_VB as_CS
N26  30 \0Dr_NPT Jekyll_NP might_MD have_HV written_VBN
N26  31 when_WRB \0Mr_NPT Hyde_NP was_BEDZ absent_JJ ._. ^ but_CC I_PP1A
N26  31 have_HV no_ATI doubts_NNS of_IN my_PP$ closeness_NN to_IN
N26  32 my_PP$ \0Mr_NPT Hyde_NP ._. ^ I_PP1A am_BEM both_ABX a_AT human_JJ
N26  32 being_NN and_CC the_ATI devil's_NN$ cherished_JJ ,_,
N26  33 indissolvably_RB one_CD1 in_IN an_AT unending_JJ oneness_NN ._.
N26  34    ^ when_WRB I_PP1A look_VB round_RP and_CC see_VB my_PP$ friends_NNS
N26  34 ,_, such_CS as_CS" they_PP3AS are_BER ,_, and_CC when_WRB
N26  35 I_PP1A think_VB on_IN them_PP3OS I_PP1A am_BEM lost_VBN in_IN a_AT
N26  35 sense_NN of_IN wonder_NN ._. ^ they_PP3AS see_VB me_PP1O
N26  36 as_CS I_PP1A see_VB myself_PPL now_RN in_IN the_ATI mirror_NN on_IN
N26  36 the_ATI far_JJ side_NN of_IN this_DT table_NN at_IN
N26  37 which_WDTR I_PP1A am_BEM writing_VBG ._.
N26  38    ^ ordinary_JJ ?_? ^ indeed_RB so_PN ._. ^ a_AT slightly_RB built_JJ
N26  38 man_NN of_IN medium_JJB height_NN ;_;
N26  39 slim_JJ ,_, rather_RB feminine_JJ hands_NNS ,_, small_JJ feet_NNS
N26  39 and_CC good_JJ bones_NNS ._. ^ my_PP$ face_NN is_BEZ
N26  40 simply_RB that_DT ,_, the_ATI epitome_NN of_IN John_NP Doe_NP :_:
N26  40 quiet_JJ blue_JJ eyes_NNS ,_, dark_JJ hair_NN and_CC
N26  41 what_WDT the_ATI nice-minded_JJ call_VB pleasing_JJ features_NNS ._. ^
N26  41 a_AT man_NN ,_, a_AT passable_JJ ,_,
N26  42 civilised_JJ ,_, modest_JJ man_NN of_IN perhaps_RB forty_CD ._. ^
N26  42 obviously_RB cleanly_JJ ;_; obviously_RB
N26  43 of_IN good_JJ parentage_NN and_CC of_IN good_JJ education_NN ._. ^
N26  43 those_DTS who_WPR attend_VB to_IN my_PP$ wants_NNS
N26  44 call_VB me_PP1O *'_*' sir_NN **'_**' and_CC I_PP1A treat_VB them_PP3OS
N26  44 fairly_RB ;_; head_JJB waiters_NNS are_BER polite_JJ to_IN
N26  45 me_PP1O ._.
N26  46    ^ my_PP$ friends_NNS see_VB all_ABN that_DT in_IN me_PP1O ,_, too_RB
N26  46 ._. ^ *'_*' Frank_NP Damon_NP ?_? **'_**' so_RB they_PP3AS
N26  47 would_MD answer_VB an_AT enquiry_NN ,_, *'_*' old_JJ Frank_NP ?_? ^
N26  47 lord_NN ,_, yes_UH ,_, a_AT nice_JJ chap_NN ._. ^ quiet_JJ ,_,
N26  48 you_PP2 know_VB ._. ^ good_JJ company_NN over_IN a_AT drink_NN and_CC
N26  48 a_AT useful_JJ man_NN at_IN bridge_NN and_CC
N26  49 tennis_NN ._. ^ writes_VBZ ,_, you_PP2 know_VB **'_**' *-_*- here_RN
N26  49 that_DT inevitable_JJ apologetic_JJ English_JNP
N26  50 chuckle_NN *-_*- *'_*' and_CC good_JJ at_IN political_JJ stuff_NN ._. ^
N26  50 thrillers_NNS as_RB well_RB" ._. **'_**' ^ here_RN
N26  51 the_ATI amused_JJ smiles_NNS ._. ^ *'_*' never_RB read_VB the_ATI
N26  51 things_NNS myself_PPL ,_, of_RB course_RB" !_! ^ but_CC
N26  52 they_PP3AS must_MD be_BE good_JJ ._. ^ he_PP3A makes_VBZ money_NN ._.
N26  52 **'_**'
N26  53    ^ old_JJ Frank_NP ,_, and_CC I_PP1A look_VB in_IN the_ATI mirror_NN
N26  53 at_IN old_JJ Frank_NP ,_, one_CD1 invisible_JJ
N26  54 devil_NN on_IN each_DT shoulder_NN ._.
N26  55    ^ I_PP1A always_RB did_DOD like_VB political_JJ science_NN ,_,
N26  55 but_CC thrillers_NNS pay_VB ,_, not_XNOT that_CS
N26  56 I_PP1A really_RB need_VB it_PP3 ._. ^ I_PP1A use_VB a_AT pseudonym_NN
N26  56 ,_, John_NP Laker_NP Considine_NP (_( carefully_RB
N26  57 chosen_VBN ,_, that_DT *-_*- Carr_NP ,_, Chandler_NP ,_, Charteris_NP
N26  57 ,_, Cheyney_NP ,_, Christie_NP ;_; and_CC
N26  58 Considine_NP fits_VBZ neatly_RB in_IN the_ATI middle_NN on_IN the_ATI
N26  58 shelves_NNS ,_, picking_VBG up_RP some_DTI
N26  59 reflected_JJ glory_NN )_) ._. ^ you_PP2 know_VB my_PP$ characters_NNS
N26  59 ?_? ^ \0Dr_NPT Malobo_NP ?_? ^ the_ATI red_JJ
N26  60 aces_NNS of_IN justice_NN ?_? ^ Rafferty_NP of_IN Scotland_NP Yard_NPL
N26  60 ?_? ^ colourful_JJ stuff_NN ,_, wild_JJ ,_,
N26  61 and_CC perhaps_RB melodramatic_JJ ,_, but_CC impervious_JJ to_IN my_PP$
N26  61 devils_NNS ._.
N26  62    ^ John_NP Laker_NP Considine_NP and_CC his_PP$ bright_JJ jackets_NNS
N26  62 ._. ^ poor_JJ old_JJ shadow_NN !_!
N26  63 ^ piling_VBG up_RP wilderness_NN of_IN escapism_NN for_IN those_DTS
N26  63 who_WPR would_MD flee_VB themselves_PPLS ._.
N26  64 ^ and_CC behind_IN this_DT veritable_JJ escapist_NN stands_VBZ his_PP$
N26  64 alter_NN ego_NN" ,_, the_ATI
N26  65 substantial_JJ presence_NN of_IN Frank_NP Damon_NP ,_, old_JJ Frank_NP
N26  65 ,_, the_ATI nice_JJ chap_NN who_WPR
N26  66 would_MD give_VB everything_PN in_IN his_PP$ world_NN ,_, unto_IN
N26  66 the_ATI clothes_NNS he_PP3A wears_VBZ ,_, to_TO
N26  67 become_VB John_NP Laker_NP Considine_NP who_WPR dwells_VBZ in_IN
N26  67 his_PP$ one-dimensioned_JJ
N26  68 pseudonymous_JJ world_NN ._.
N26  69    ^ out_RP of_IN the_ATI windows_NNS of_IN my_PP$ gracious_JJ study_NN
N26  69 I_PP1A can_MD look_VB across_IN my_PP$
N26  70 small_JJ garden_NN ,_, backing_VBG on_IN this_DT house_NN my_PP$
N26  70 family_NN left_VBD me_PP1O ,_, and_CC becoming_VBG
N26  71 Hyde_NP Park_NPL ._. ^ on_IN the_ATI other_AP side_NN ,_, the_ATI
N26  71 front_NN of_IN the_ATI house_NN ,_, is_BEZ the_ATI rear_NN of_IN
N26  72 Knightsbridge_NP ._. ^ a_AT noble_JJ and_CC valuable_JJ house_NN ,_,
N26  72 big_JJ for_IN a_AT solitary_JJ man_NN ,_,
N26  73 and_CC one_CD1 that_WPR I_PP1A love_VB ._.
N26  74    ^ however_RB ,_, I_PP1A digress_VB ._. ^ with_IN my_PP$ ballpoint_NN
N26  74 in_IN my_PP$ hand_NN and_CC my_PP$ thoughts_NNS
N26  75 arrayed_VBN ,_, my_PP$ greater_JJR morbidities_NNS shrink_VB back_RP
N26  75 though_CS they_PP3AS do_DO not_XNOT leave_VB
N26  76 me_PP1O entirely_RB ,_, even_RB with_IN the_ATI spring_NN brightness_NN
N26  76 of_IN Hyde_NP Park_NPL to_TO delight_VB
N26  77 my_PP$ eyes_NNS ._.
N26  78    ^ brightness_NN in_IN nature_NN in_IN no_ATI way_NN detracts_VBZ
N26  78 from_IN my_PP$ devils_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI one_CD1 ,_,
N26  79 the_ATI older_JJR one_CD1 ,_, I_PP1A endured_VBD and_CC continue_VB
N26  79 to_TO endure_VB though_CS its_PP$
N26  80 continuation_NN shocked_VBD me_PP1O ;_; the_ATI second_OD devil_NN
N26  80 came_VBD on_IN me_PP1O a_AT year_NN after_IN
N26  81 Dunkirk_NP ,_, over_RB a_AT decade_NN ago_RB ;_; it_PP3 was_BEDZ
N26  81 the_ATI more_QL awful_JJ of_IN the_ATI pair_NN ._.
N26  82 ^ fortunately_RB it_PP3 was_BEDZ in_IN London_NP in_IN the_ATI chaos_NN
N26  82 of_IN war_NN with_IN bombs_NNS turning_VBG
N26  83 civic_JJ life_NN to_IN ruin_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ able_JJ to_TO
N26  83 disappear_VB ,_, for_CS money_NN I_PP1A had_HVD and_CC I_PP1A
N26  84 was_BEDZ able_JJ to_TO buy_VB oblivion_NN and_CC secrecy_NN ._.
N26  85    ^ that_DT second_OD devil_NN came_VBD on_IN me_PP1O so_QL
N26  85 stealthily_RB that_CS I_PP1A did_DOD not_XNOT believe_VB
N26  86 it_PP3 at_RB first_RB" ;_; then_RN I_PP1A shrank_VBD back_RP
N26  86 affrighted_VBN ,_, crushed_VBN ,_, nauseated_VBN ._. ^ I_PP1A had_HVD
N26  87 to_TO bear_VB it_PP3 alone_JJ *-_*- and_CC it_PP3 is_BEZ only_RB now_RN
N26  87 ,_, thinking_VBG on_IN it_PP3 all_ABN ,_, that_CS I_PP1A
N26  88 understand_VB how_WRB the_ATI leper_NN must_MD feel_VB ._.
N26  89    ^ my_PP$ mother_NN and_CC father_NN died_VBN before_CS the_ATI
N26  89 second_OD world_NN war_NN broke_VBD out_RP ;_;
N26  90 they_PP3AS left_VBD me_PP1O this_DT house_NN in_IN which_WDTR I_PP1A
N26  90 have_HV returned_VBN to_TO live_VB again_RB ,_, and_CC
N26  91 they_PP3AS left_VBD me_PP1O money_NN ._. ^ writing_NN I_PP1A took_VBD
N26  91 up_RP as_IN a_AT release_NN from_IN myself_PPL ,_, and_CC
N26  92 as_IN a_AT means_NN to_IN power_NN without_IN visibility_NN *-_*- a_AT
N26  92 purely_RB morbid_JJ passion_NN !_!
N26  93    ^ yet_RB I_PP1A always_RB require_VB anonymity_NN ._. ^ that_DT
N26  93 is_BEZ easily_RB found_VBN in_IN London_NP ._.
N26  94 ^ the_ATI world_NN and_CC the_ATI people_NNS I_PP1A knew_VBD before_IN
N26  94 Dunkirk_NP went_VBD with_IN those_DTS same_AP
N26  95 tides_NNS of_IN war_NN which_WDTR washed_VBD smooth_JJ the_ATI
N26  95 sands_NNS of_IN my_PP$ acquaintance_NN ,_,
N26  96 enabling_VBG me_PP1O to_TO start_VB again_RB ._.
N26  97    ^ so_RB ,_, too_RB ,_, went_VBD Mary_NP Damon_NP ._. ^ the_ATI
N26  97 world_NN had_HVD no_ATI need_NN to_TO recall_VB her_PP3O at_IN
N26  98 all_ABN ,_, for_CS those_DTS same_AP tides_NNS had_HVD washed_VBN
N26  98 her_PP3O away_RP as_RB well_RB" ._. ^ but_CC this_DT
N26  99 little_JJ man_NN must_MD come_VB enquiring_VBG ._. ^ a_AT
N26  99 troublesome_JJ little_JJ man_NN ,_, seemingly_RB
N26 100 as_QL harmless_JJ as_IN a_AT fly_NN on_IN the_ATI wall_NN :_:
N26 100 brownish_JJ *-_*- hair_NN ,_, skin_NN ,_, eyes_NNS *-_*- and_CC
N26 101 slight_JJ ._. ^ not_XNOT young_JJ ,_, and_CC sadly_RB dressed_VBN ,_,
N26 101 with_IN fraying_JJ cuff_NN edges_NNS and_CC a_AT
N26 102 dusty_JJ old_JJ hat_NN ,_, a_AT man_NN you_PP2 could_MD see_VB with_IN
N26 102 a_AT cake_NN and_CC a_AT glass_NN of_IN milk_NN in_IN
N26 103 a_AT cheap_JJ restaurant_NN ,_, a_AT man_NN no_PN one_PN" would_MD
N26 103 ever_RB notice_VB ,_, wholly_RB a_AT human_JJ
N26 104 zero_CD except_CS ,_, perhaps_RB ,_, in_IN his_PP$ name_NN *-_*-
N26 104 Arthur_NP George_NP Zink_NP ._.
N26 105    ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ here_RN last_AP week_NN ,_, enquiring_VBG so_QL
N26 105 mildly_RB ,_, blinking_VBG at_IN me_PP1O from_IN
N26 106 behind_IN his_PP$ thick_JJ spectacles_NNS ,_, affable_JJ ,_,
N26 106 self-effacing_JJ ,_, desiring_VBG not_XNOT to_TO
N26 107 trouble_VB me_PP1O ,_, enquiring_VBG for_IN Mary_NP Damon_NP ,_,
N26 107 apologising_VBG for_IN bothering_VBG me_PP1O ,_,
N26 108 gentle_JJ ,_, kindly_JJ Arthur_NP George_NP Zink_NP *-_*- as_QL
N26 108 weakly_RB persistent_JJ as_IN a_AT dripping_JJ
N26 109 tap_NN ,_, so_QL damnably_RB ,_, politely_RB ,_, endlessly_RB
N26 109 persistent_JJ !_!
N26 110    ^ I_PP1A see_VB the_ATI tremendous_JJ juggernauts_NNS of_IN
N26 110 bureaucracy_NN hauled_VBN by_IN
N26 111 regiments_NNS of_IN Arthur_NP George_NP Zinks_NPS ,_, little_JJ men_NNS
N26 111 and_CC even_RB little_JJ women_NNS at_IN
N26 112 their_PP$ eternal_JJ writing_NN ,_, making_VBG their_PP$ entries_NNS
N26 112 ,_, adding_VBG their_PP$ sums_NNS ,_,
N26 113 putting_VBG one_CD1 and_CC one_CD1 together_RB ,_, until_CS a_AT
N26 113 total_NN must_MD emerge_VB ._. ^ and_CC asking_VBG
N26 114 questions_NNS ,_, unavoidable_JJ questions_NNS ,_, persistently_RB ,_,
N26 114 persistently_RB ..._...
N26 116    ._. ^ the_ATI inspector's_NN$ glare_NN was_BEDZ ferocious_JJ ._.
N26 117    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 think_VB that_DT ,_, sir_NN ?_? **'_**' ^ he_PP3A
N26 117 put_VBD both_ABX hands_NNS on_IN the_ATI desk_NN ,_, leaning_VBG
N26 118 forward_RB to_TO tower_VB over_IN the_ATI plump_JJ amiability_NN of_IN
N26 118 Superintendent_NPT Leeds_NP ._.
N26 119 ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ the_ATI fifth_OD one_CD1 *-_*- do_DO n't_XNOT
N26 119 forget_VB it_PP3 ._. **'_**'
N26 120    ^ Leeds_NP beamed_VBD at_IN Detective-Inspector_NPT Chater_NP ._. ^
N26 120 because_CS they_PP3AS had_HVD
N26 121 become_VBN friends_NNS when_WRB they_PP3AS met_VBD as_IN uniformed_JJ
N26 121 probationers_NNS on_IN their_PP$ two_CD
N26 122 basic_JJ years_NNS ,_, they_PP3AS usually_RB forgot_VBD rank_NN
N26 122 when_WRB alone_JJ ._.
N26 123    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 're_BER letting_VBG the_ATI thing_NN infuriate_VB
N26 123 you_PP2 ,_, Tom_NP *-_*- **'_**'
N26 124    ^ Chater_NP threw_VBD up_RP his_PP$ arms_NNS and_CC sat_VBD down_RP
N26 124 ,_, placated_VBN by_IN the_ATI use_NN of_IN his_PP$
N26 125 Christian_JNP name_NN ._.
N26 126    ^ *'_*' naturally_RB I_PP1A 'm_BEM a_AT trifle_NN distrait_JJ ._.
N26 126 **'_**' ^ he_PP3A glared_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' five_CD
N26 127 kidnappings_NNS and_CC five_CD kids_NNS returned_VBN without_IN a_AT
N26 127 hair_NN of_IN their_PP$ dear_JJ little_JJ
N26 128 heads_NNS being_BEG harmed_VBN ,_, without_IN a_AT single_JJ mother_NN
N26 128 screaming_VBG blue_JJ murder_NN
N26 129 after_IN the_ATI first_OD knowledge_NN of_IN the_ATI thing_NN *-_*-
N26 129 **'_**' ^ Chater_NP jerked_VBD a_AT thumb_NN to_TO
N26 130 indicate_VB all_ABN New_NP Scotland_NP Yard_NPL ._. ^ *'_*' the_ATI
N26 130 pundits_NNS must_MD be_BE delighted_JJ ._. **'_**'
N26 131    ^ *'_*' they_PP3AS are_BER indeed_RB ._. **'_**' ^ Leeds_NP
N26 131 flapped_VBD his_PP$ hands_NNS at_IN the_ATI lean_JJ black_JJ
N26 132 highland_NN fury_NN of_IN his_PP$ friend_NN ._. ^ *'_*' but_CC I_PP1A
N26 132 'm_BEM your_PP$ super_NN ,_, old_JJ boy_NN ._. ^ will_MD n't_XNOT
N26 133 the_ATI mothers_NNS say_VB a_AT thing_NN ?_? ^ you_PP2 can_MD tell_VB
N26 133 me_PP1O ._. **'_**'
N26 134    ^ *'_*' tush_UH !_! ^ compounding_NN ,_, dammit_UH !_! ^ and_CC
N26 134 do_DO they_PP3AS care_VB ?_? **'_**' ^ Chater_NP
N26 135 sniffed_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' ach_UH !_! ^ and_CC how_WRB can_MD I_PP1A
N26 135 move_VB ?_? ^ I_PP1A can_MD n't_XNOT even_RB prove_VB they_PP3AS 've_HV
N26 135 paid_VBN
N26 136 or_CC how_WRB much_AP or_CC where_WRB ._. ^ women_NNS !_! **'_**'
N26 137    ^ *'_*' kids_NNS all_RB right_RB" ,_, I_PP1A s'pose_VB ?_? **'_**'
N26 138    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 've_HV got_VBN my_PP$ methods_NNS in_IN finding_VBG
N26 138 out_RP ._. ^ aye_UH ,_, they_PP3AS 're_BER bonny_JJ ._.
N26 139 ^ clean_JJ ,_, well-fed_JJ ,_, cared_VBN for_IN ,_, happy_JJ as_IN
N26 139 Larry_NP ._. ^ I_PP1A 've_HV known_VBN a_AP few_AP"
N26 140 kidnappings_NNS but_CC none_PN like_IN this_DT ._. **'_**'
N26 141    ^ *'_*' and_CC why_WRB will_MD n't_XNOT the_ATI mothers_NNS talk_VB
N26 141 ?_? ^ what_WDT 's_BEZ behind_IN it_PP3 ?_? ^ can_MD n't_XNOT you_PP2
N26 142 get_VB one_CD1 of_IN the_ATI Yanks_NNPS to_TO come_VB across_RP and_CC
N26 142 help_VB us_PP1OS ?_? ^ they_PP3AS 're_BER used_JJ to_IN the_ATI
N26 143 snatch_NN racket_NN ._. **'_**'
N26 144    ^ Leeds_NP grimaced_VBD ._.
N26 145    ^ *'_*' now_RN ,_, Tom_NP ._. ^ we_PP1AS 're_BER in_IN a_AT cleft_JJ
N26 145 stick_NN ,_, you_PP2 know_VB it_PP3 ._. ^ nobody_PN 's_HVZ
N26 146 complained_VBN ,_, at_RB least_RB" the_ATI complaints_NNS 've_HV
N26 146 been_BEN withdrawn_VBN as_QL soon_RB as_CS made_VBN ._.
N26 147 ^ we_PP1AS can_MD n't_XNOT prove_VB anything_PN ,_, or_CC even_RB
N26 147 how_WRB the_ATI money_NN passed_VBD *-_*- **'_**'
N26 148    ^ *'_*' there_EX 's_BEZ such_ABL a_AT thing_NN as_IN compounding_NN
N26 148 *-_*- **'_**'
N26 149    ^ *'_*' be_BE quiet_JJ ,_, Tom_NP ._. ^ it_PP3 'd_MD be_BE a_AT
N26 149 hellish_JJ charge_NN to_TO get_VB across_RP in_IN
N26 150 court_NN ._. ^ can_MD you_PP2 see_VB the_ATI Attorney-General's_NPT$
N26 150 face_NN if_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ asked_VBN to_TO
N26 151 support_VB a_AT charge_NN against_IN a_AT mother_NN for_IN
N26 151 compounding_VBG when_WRB her_PP$ child_NN has_HVZ
N26 152 been_BEN kidnapped_VBN and_CC she_PP3A wanted_VBD it_PP3 back_RP ?_?
N26 152 **'_**' ^ Leeds_NP leaned_VBD forward_RB ._.
N26 153 ^ *'_*' Tom_NP ,_, get_VB the_ATI bastard_NN ,_, will_MD you_PP2 ?_? ^
N26 153 apart_IN from_IN" everything_PN else_RB ,_, it_PP3 's_BEZ a_AT
N26 154 dirty_JJ business_NN ._. **'_**'
N26 155    ^ Chater_NP snorted_VBD irately_RB ._.
N26 157    ^ but_CC this_DT is_BEZ not_XNOT work_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A have_HV
N26 157 the_ATI newest_JJT adventure_NN of_IN \0Dr_NPT
N26 158 Malobar_NP to_TO finish_VB ,_, a_AT matter_NN of_IN ten_CD thousand_CD
N26 158 words_NNS ,_, yet_CC I_PP1A find_VB essays_NNS
N26 159 at_IN autobiography_NN so_QL fascinating_JJ ,_, the_ATI ancient_JJ
N26 159 principle_NN of_IN confession_NN
N26 160 being_BEG good_JJ for_IN the_ATI soul_NN !_!
N26 161    ^ it_PP3 may_MD be_BE ._. ^ it_PP3 is_BEZ also_RB a_AT minor_JJ
N26 161 antidote_NN to_IN devils_NNS ._. ^ I_PP1A am_BEM feeling_VBG
N26 162 clearer_JJR in_IN mind_NN ,_, more_QL comfortable_JJ ._. ^ there_EX
N26 162 is_BEZ the_ATI Malobar_NP manuscript_NN to_TO
N26 163 fetch_VB ._. ^ I_PP1A am_BEM old-fashioned_JJ in_CS that_CS" I_PP1A
N26 163 write_VB in_IN longhand_NN ,_, for_CS my_PP$ mind_NN
N26 164 constructs_VBZ and_CC perfects_VBZ the_ATI next_AP sentence_NN while_CS
N26 164 I_PP1A am_BEM still_RB writing_VBG ._.
N26 165 ^ the_ATI folder_NN of_IN manuscript_NN lives_NNS in_IN the_ATI
N26 165 built-in_JJB cupboard_NN in_IN the_ATI
N26 166 bedroom_NN ,_, for_IN no_ATI sensible_JJ reason_NN ._.
N26 167    ^ when_WRB I_PP1A opened_VBD the_ATI door_NN and_CC bent_VBD to_TO
N26 167 pick_VB up_RP the_ATI folder_NN ,_, a_AT wave_NN of_IN
N26 168 nostalgia_NN swept_VBD over_IN me_PP1O ._. ^ not_XNOT for_IN months_NNS
N26 168 had_HVD it_PP3 happened_VBD ._. ^ perhaps_RB the_ATI
N26 169 spring_NN air_NN intensified_VBD the_ATI deep_JJ scent_NN of_IN
N26 169 gardenia_NN ,_, that_DT
N26 170 well-remembered_JJ scent_NN ._.
N26 171    ^ all_ABN carefully_RB preserved_VBN ,_, hanging_VBG there_RN ,_,
N26 171 the_ATI outer_JJB world_NN of_IN Mary_NP
N26 172 Damon_NP ..._... there_EX was_BEDZ the_ATI coral_JJ taffeta_NN with_IN
N26 172 the_ATI full_JJ skirt_NN ,_, the_ATI brown_JJ
N26 173 check_NN suit_NN *-_*- a_AT costly_JJ article_NN *-_*- bought_VBN in_IN
N26 173 Bond_NP Street_NPL ,_, and_CC the_ATI ivory_JJ
N26 174 satin_NN cloak_NN that_WPR had_HVD gone_VBN to_IN all_ABN the_ATI
N26 174 best_JJT theatres_NNS in_IN London_NP ._. ^ there_EX
N26 175 was_BEDZ the_ATI fur_NN coat_NN *-_*- Persian_JNP lamb_NN ,_, a_AT
N26 175 most_QL expensive_JJ thing_NN ,_, costly_JJ ,_, too_RB ,_,
N26 176 but_CC I_PP1A saw_VBD it_PP3 as_CS hateful_JJ ,_, for_CS only_RB
N26 176 the_ATI other_AP day_NN I_PP1A read_VBD of_IN what_WDT happens_VBZ
N26 177 to_IN those_DTS small_JJ lambs_NNS ..._... ._. ^ I_PP1A touched_VBD
N26 177 garment_NN after_IN garment_NN ,_, each_DT
N26 178 fashioned_JJ article_NN had_HVD a_AT memory_NN a_AT decade_NN old_JJ
N26 178 ,_, a_AT story_NN ,_, an_AT appeal_NN ,_, and_CC
N26 179 each_DT reached_VBD out_RP to_IN me_PP1O ,_, disturbing_VBG me_PP1O ,_,
N26 179 hurting_VBG *-_*- me_PP1O ,_, a_AT man_NN ,_, a_AT writer_NN
N26 180 of_IN bloodthirsty_JJ tales_NNS ,_, John_NP Laker_NP Considine_NP ,_,
N26 180 no_ATI less_AP !_!
N26 181    ^ but_CC the_ATI requested_JJ danegeld_NN was_BEDZ paid_VBN in_IN
N26 181 the_ATI coinage_NN of_IN uneasy_JJ
N26 182 recollection_NN which_WDTR memory_NN demanded_VBD ._. ^ I_PP1A was_BEDZ
N26 182 a_AT fool_NN ,_, a_AT thrice_RB damned_JJ
N26 183 fool_NN to_TO keep_VB these_DTS things_NNS here_RN ,_, a_AT stupid_JJ
N26 183 danger_NN in_IN their_PP$ way_NN ,_, yet_CC I_PP1A
N26 184 could_MD do_DO nothing_PN ,_, could_MD not_XNOT get_VB rid_VBN of_IN
N26 184 them_PP3OS any_RB more_RBR than_CS could_MD a_AT
N26 185 mother_NN throw_VB away_RP the_ATI relics_NNS of_IN a_AT dead_JJ
N26 185 child_NN ._.
N26 186 ^ five_CD children_NNS kidnapped_VBN *-_*- and_CC no_ATI clue_NN to_IN
N26 186 the_ATI guilty_JJ ._.
N26 187    ^ then_RN it_PP3 began_VBD worrying_VBG me_PP1O again_RB ,_, that_DT
N26 187 probing_JJ little_JJ man_NN ,_, that_DT
N26 188 subtle_JJ and_CC insinuating_JJ Zink_NP ._. ^ a_AT wholly_RB absurd_JJ
N26 188 name_NN which_WDTR comes_VBZ
N26 189 dangerously_RB close_RB to_IN Mary_NP ..._... ._. ^ God_NP forbid_VB
N26 189 that_CS he_PP3A can_MD disinter_VB her_PP3O ,_, yet_CC
N26 190 in_IN a_AT most_QL shocking_JJ sense_NN he_PP3A can_MD do_DO that_DT
N26 190 if_CS he_PP3A comes_VBZ too_QL close_RB ,_, and_CC
N26 191 then_RN ?_?
N26 192    ^ these_DTS morbid_JJ thoughts_NNS did_DOD not_XNOT help_VB me_PP1O
N26 192 ._. ^ I_PP1A thrust_VBD the_ATI pen_NN at_IN the_ATI
N26 193 paper_NN ,_, back_RP again_RB at_IN my_PP$ table_NN ,_, and_CC
N26 193 thought_VBD of_IN \0Dr_NPT Malobar_NP ,_, ^ *'_*' the_ATI
N26 194 tall_JJ man_NN with_IN the_ATI dramatic_JJ green_JJ eyes_NNS seemed_VBD
N26 194 to_TO tower_VB over_IN the_ATI whole_JJ
N26 195 room_NN ,_, a_AT growing_JJ domination_NN of_IN terror_NN ._. **'_**' ^
N26 195 there_RN it_PP3 stopped_VBD ,_, a_AT hiatus_NN
N26 196 which_WDTR remained_VBD ._.
N26 197    ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ no_ATI use_NN trying_VBG ;_; I_PP1A could_MD
N26 197 not_XNOT write_VB ._. ^ that_DT brownish_JJ little_JJ
N26 198 man_NN of_IN the_ATI frayed_JJ cuffs_NNS and_CC the_ATI dusty_JJ hat_NN
N26 198 would_MD not_XNOT leave_VB my_PP$ mind_NN ._.
N27   2 Larsen's_NP$ last_AP haul_NN ._.
N27   3    ^ *'_*' lucky_JJ **'_**' Larsen_NP ,_, the_ATI ruthless_JJ
N27   3 skipper_NN of_IN the_ATI Arctic_NP trawler_NN
N27   4 *'_*' Volsung_NP **'_**' ,_, did_DOD not_XNOT believe_VB in_IN hell_NN
N27   4 hereafter_RB ._. ^ he_PP3A only_RB believed_VBD in_IN
N27   5 the_ATI immediate_JJ hell_NN of_IN his_PP$ savage_JJ way_NN of_IN
N27   5 life_NN ..._... by_IN George_NP
N27   6 Goldsmith-Carter_NP
N27   7    ._. ^ the_ATI Arctic_NP trawler_NN Volsung_NP laboured_VBD
N27   7 heavily_RB at_IN her_PP$ trawl_NN
N27   8 in_IN the_ATI looping_JJ ground-swell_NN to_IN the_ATI west_NR nor'_NR
N27   8 west_NR of_IN Andenes_NP
N27   9 lighthouse_NN ,_, flashing_VBG feebly_RB against_IN the_ATI
N27   9 sleet-blurred_JJ ,_, rocky_JJ backdrop_NN
N27  10 of_IN the_ATI coast_NN of_IN north_NR west_NR Norway_NP ._.
N27  11    ^ above_IN the_ATI tiny_JJ vessel_NN the_ATI northern_JJ lights_NNS
N27  11 rippled_VBD in_IN green_JJ ,_,
N27  12 barbaric_JJ radiance_NN across_IN a_AT sable_JJ ,_, freezing_JJ sky_NN
N27  12 ._. ^ beneath_IN her_PP$ restless_JJ
N27  13 keel_NN rolled_VBD water_NN which_WDTR ,_, glacial_JJ blue_JJ in_IN
N27  13 the_ATI few_AP hours_NNS of_IN half_ABN light_NN
N27  14 yet_RB to_TO come_VB ,_, was_BEDZ now_RN black_JJ and_CC bitter_JJ
N27  14 as_IN death_NN ._.
N27  15    ^ the_ATI massive_JJ bulk_NN of_IN *'_*' lucky_JJ **'_**' Larsen_NP
N27  15 ,_, skipper_NN of_IN the_ATI
N27  16 Volsung_NP ,_, loomed_VBD in_IN the_ATI open_JJ window_NN of_IN the_ATI
N27  16 wheelhouse_NN ,_, from_IN whence_WRB
N27  17 he_PP3A stood_VBD watching_VBG ,_, heedless_JJ of_IN the_ATI
N27  17 gathering_JJ rime_NN of_IN frost_NN which_WDTR
N27  18 glittered_VBD on_IN the_ATI red_JJ stubble_NN of_IN his_PP$ heavy_JJ
N27  18 jaw_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A looked_VBD across_IN the_ATI
N27  19 dark_JJ sea_NN to_IN where_WRB the_ATI tip_NN of_IN the_ATI new_JJ
N27  19 moon_NN was_BEDZ thrusting_VBG like_IN a_AT silver_NN
N27  20 dagger_NN from_IN behind_IN the_ATI shark-toothed_JJ peaks_NNS of_IN
N27  20 Andoy_NP ,_, then_RN his_PP$ wolfish_JJ
N27  21 eyes_NNS shifted_VBD to_IN the_ATI fish-pounds_NNS in_IN the_ATI
N27  21 fore-deck_NN beneath_IN him_PP3O ._.
N27  22 ^ illuminated_VBN by_IN the_ATI glare_NN of_IN the_ATI deck_NN
N27  22 lights_NNS a_AT dozen_CD men_NNS were_BED toiling_VBG ,_,
N27  23 their_PP$ oilskinned_JJ backs_NNS hunched_VBN against_IN the_ATI
N27  23 bite_NN of_IN the_ATI searing_JJ wind_NN
N27  24 which_WDTR glazed_VBD the_ATI ship_NN with_IN ice_NN ._. ^ those_DTS
N27  24 men_NNS had_HVD been_BEN on_IN their_PP$ feet_NNS for_IN
N27  25 seventy_CD hours_NNS now_RN ,_, labouring_VBG without_IN a_AT break_NN
N27  25 ,_, and_CC ,_, half_RB blind_JJ and_CC
N27  26 savage_JJ with_IN exhaustion_NN ,_, they_PP3AS were_BED reduced_VBN
N27  26 almost_RB to_IN the_ATI level_NN of_IN
N27  27 beasts_NNS ._. ^ men_NNS driven_VBN beyond_IN endurance_NN by_IN
N27  27 the_ATI silent_JJ menace_NN of_IN the_ATI
N27  28 watcher_NN above_RI to_TO shoot_VB and_CC haul_VB the_ATI giant_JJB
N27  28 net_NN ,_, to_TO gut_VB and_CC pack_VB the_ATI
N27  29 torrent_NN of_IN bronze-backed_JJ haddock_NNS which_WDTR shimmered_VBD
N27  29 endlessly_RB inboard_RB ,_,
N27  30 and_CC curse_VB the_ATI cooks_NNS if_CS the_ATI mugs_NNS of_IN
N27  30 strong_JJ and_CC scalding_JJ tea_NN were_BED not_XNOT
N27  31 forthcoming_JJ ._.
N27  32    ^ Larsen's_NP$ *'_*' luck_NN **'_**' lay_VBD in_IN his_PP$
N27  32 inherited_JJ ability_NN to_TO find_VB the_ATI
N27  33 roving_JJ fish_NN shoals_NNS when_WRB others_APS could_MD not_XNOT
N27  33 and_CC having_HVG found_VBN them_PP3OS ,_, harry_VB
N27  34 his_PP$ crew_NN without_IN mercy_NN until_CS the_ATI fish_NN holds_NNS
N27  34 were_BED full_JJ ._. ^ yet_RB in_IN spite_IN"
N27  35 of_IN" his_PP$ reputation_NN men_NNS still_RB joined_VBD his_PP$
N27  35 ship_NN to_TO share_VB the_ATI wealth_NN he_PP3A
N27  36 found_VBD ,_, knowing_VBG that_CS in_IN the_ATI finding_NN he_PP3A
N27  36 would_MD break_VB their_PP$ bodies_NNS and_CC
N27  37 their_PP$ spirits_NNS ,_, driving_VBG them_PP3OS with_IN flaying_JJ
N27  37 tongue_NN and_CC fist_NN until_CS the_ATI
N27  38 voyage_NN was_BEDZ made_VBN ._. ^ then_RN when_WRB at_RB last_RB"
N27  38 the_ATI hatches_NNS were_BED battened_VBN down_RP ,_,
N27  39 they_PP3AS would_MD reel_VB below_RI to_TO drop_VB exhausted_JJ in_IN
N27  39 their_PP$ reeking_JJ clothes_NNS ,_,
N27  40 lying_VBG like_IN corpses_NNS where_WRB they_PP3AS fell_VBD ._.
N27  41    ^ the_ATI crew_NN of_IN the_ATI Volsung_NP had_HVD almost_RB
N27  41 reached_VBN that_DT point_NN now_RN ,_,
N27  42 for_CS their_PP$ bloodshot_JJ eyes_NNS were_BED glazed_VBN with_IN
N27  42 exhaustion_NN and_CC the_ATI blank_JJ
N27  43 look_NN of_IN sleep_NN walkers_NNS was_BEDZ on_IN their_PP$ scale_NN
N27  43 and_CC slime_NN masked_JJ faces_NNS as_CS
N27  44 they_PP3AS toiled_VBD unceasingly_RB amid_IN the_ATI slaughter_NN of_IN
N27  44 the_ATI fish-pounds_NNS ._.
N27  45    ^ there_EX was_BEDZ comprehension_NN but_CC no_ATI pity_NN on_IN
N27  45 Larsen's_NP$ face_NN as_CS he_PP3A
N27  46 bleakly_RB watched_VBD his_PP$ crew_NN ,_, for_CS he_PP3A knew_VBD
N27  46 that_CS there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI room_NN for_IN pity_NN
N27  47 in_IN this_DT way_NN of_IN life_NN ._. ^ a_AP few_AP" hours_NNS back_RP
N27  47 a_AT young_JJ deck-hand_NN on_IN his_PP$ first_OD
N27  48 trip_NN had_HVD stumbled_VBN up_RP to_IN him_PP3O ,_, his_PP$
N27  48 frost-ravaged_JJ ,_, bleeding_JJ hands_NNS held_VBN
N27  49 out_RP in_IN supplication_NN ._. ^ *'_*' for_IN the_ATI love_NN of_IN
N27  49 God_NP ,_, skipper_NN ,_, I_PP1A just_RB can_MD n't_XNOT
N27  50 carry_VB on_RP !_! **'_**' he_PP3A had_HVD cried_VBN ._. ^ with_IN
N27  50 bitter_JJ and_CC contemptuous_JJ words_NNS Larsen_NP
N27  51 had_HVD ordered_VBN him_PP3O below_RI to_TO help_VB the_ATI cook_NN ,_,
N27  51 telling_VBG him_PP3O that_CS thereafter_RB he_PP3A
N27  52 would_MD receive_VB no_ATI pay_NN ._.
N27  53    ^ Larsen's_NP$ restless_JJ gaze_NN swept_VBD to_IN the_ATI
N27  53 fish-gutters_NNS ,_, their_PP$ inflamed_JJ
N27  54 and_CC toil-swollen_JJ wrists_NNS swathed_VBN in_IN old_JJ rags_NNS
N27  54 to_TO ease_VB the_ATI abrasion_NN of_IN
N27  55 the_ATI sand_NN spilling_VBG from_IN the_ATI bellies_NNS of_IN the_ATI
N27  55 fish_NNS which_WDTR they_PP3AS were_BED ripping_VBG
N27  56 open_JJ ._. ^ the_ATI gutting_NN knives_NNS flashed_VBD ceaselessly_RB
N27  56 ,_, in_RP at_IN the_ATI vent_NN ,_, out_RP at_IN
N27  57 the_ATI gills_NNS ._. ^ like_IN automatons_NNS the_ATI men_NNS
N27  57 worked_VBD ,_, flinging_VBG the_ATI livers_NNS into_IN
N27  58 baskets_NNS for_IN rendering_VBG into_IN fish-oil_NN ,_, tossing_VBG
N27  58 the_ATI entrails_NNS overboard_RB in_IN
N27  59 an_AT endless_JJ stream_NN ._.
N27  60    ^ Larsen's_NP$ frost-blackened_JJ lips_NNS curved_VBD cynically_RB
N27  60 as_CS he_PP3A watched_VBD the_ATI
N27  61 screaming_JJ horde_NN of_IN sea-fowl_NNS swooping_NN avidly_RB at_IN
N27  61 the_ATI offal_NN which_WDTR
N27  62 encircled_VBD his_PP$ ship_NN ._. ^ all_RB about_IN him_PP3O
N27  62 gleamed_VBD the_ATI fishing_NN lights_NNS of_IN many_AP
N27  63 nationalities_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A knew_VBD that_CS each_DT trawler_NN ,_,
N27  63 like_IN his_PP$ own_AP ,_, was_BEDZ emptying_VBG
N27  64 the_ATI sea_NN of_IN fish_NNS ,_, destroying_VBG unborn_JJ life_NN
N27  64 and_CC fouling_VBG the_ATI sea_NN with_IN an_AT
N27  65 endless_JJ torrent_NN of_IN filth_NN ._. ^ with_IN savage_JJ irony_NN
N27  65 men_NNS had_HVD called_VBN this_DT
N27  66 mighty_JJ gathering_NN of_IN fishing_NN craft_NNS *'_*' the_ATI
N27  66 league_NN of_IN nations_NNS **'_**' ,_, for_CS the_ATI
N27  67 trawlers_NNS fished_VBD in_IN bitter_JJ rivalry_NN ,_, the_ATI
N27  67 larger_JJR vessels_NNS ruthlessly_RB
N27  68 thrusting_VBG the_ATI smaller_JJR ones_CD1S from_IN where_WRB the_ATI
N27  68 haddock_NNS shoaled_VBD the_ATI
N27  69 thickest_RBT ._. ^ one_CD1 thing_NN alone_RB Larsen_NP knew_VBD
N27  69 these_DTS raiders_NNS had_HVD in_RB common_RB" *-_*- a_AT
N27  70 blind_JJ rapacity_NN which_WDTR chose_VBD to_TO disregard_VB the_ATI
N27  70 barren_JJ future_NN of_IN the_ATI seas_NNS ._.
N27  71 ^ yet_RB this_DT heedless_JJ rapine_NN meant_VBD nothing_PN to_IN
N27  71 him_PP3O ,_, for_CS in_IN his_PP$
N27  72 grandfather's_NN$ day_NN men_NNS had_HVD thus_RB plundered_VBN the_ATI
N27  72 North_NP Sea_NPL ._. ^ *'_*' the_ATI
N27  73 gamecocks_NNS **'_**' ,_, *'_*' the_ATI short_JJ blues_NNS **'_**'
N27  73 and_CC other_AP great_JJ fleets_NNS of_IN rival_JJB
N27  74 sailing_NN trawlers_NNS had_HVD swept_VBN bare_JJ the_ATI Dogger_NP
N27  74 Bank_NPL ,_, denuded_VBN the_ATI fabulous_JJ
N27  75 *'_*' silver_JJ pits_NNS **'_**' ,_, looted_VBN the_ATI fishy_JJ
N27  75 gold_NN of_IN the_ATI California_NP grounds_NNS ._.
N27  76 ^ then_RN with_IN the_ATI North_NP Sea_NPL almost_RB barren_JJ
N27  76 they_PP3AS had_HVD turned_VBN to_IN the_ATI west_NR ,_,
N27  77 scouring_VBG away_RP the_ATI lemon_NN soles_NNS of_IN Cornwall's_NP$
N27  77 Klondyke_NP ground_NN ._.
N27  78    ^ in_IN his_PP$ own_AP time_NN the_ATI Spanish_JNP trawlers_NNS
N27  78 had_HVD pillaged_VBN ,_, almost_RB
N27  79 overnight_RB ,_, the_ATI silver_JJ hake_NNS of_IN southern_JJ Irish_JNP
N27  79 waters_NNS ,_, ruining_VBG Milford_NP
N27  80 Haven_NPL ,_, once_RB the_ATI chief_JJB hake_NN port_NN of_IN the_ATI
N27  80 world_NN ._. ^ then_RN with_IN home_NR waters_NNS a_AT
N27  81 desolation_NN ,_, a_AT new_JJ type_NN of_IN trawler_NN had_HVD
N27  81 appeared_VBN ._. ^ the_ATI powerful_JJ *'_*' high_JJ
N27  82 altitude_NN **'_**' trawlers_NNS which_WDTR now_RN ravaged_VBD the_ATI
N27  82 bitter_JJ waters_NNS of_IN Bear_NP
N27  83 Island_NPL and_CC Nova_NP Zembla_NP ;_; the_ATI plaice_NN abounding_JJ
N27  83 shallows_NNS of_IN the_ATI White_NP
N27  84 Sea_NPL ;_; the_ATI cod-rich_JJ Icelandic_JNP Banks_NPLS *-_*- and_CC
N27  84 these_DTS haddock-teeming_JJ
N27  85 Norwegian_JNP deeps_NNS ._.
N27  86    ^ *'_*' the_ATI wall_NN of_IN death_NN **'_**' some_DTI called_VBD
N27  86 the_ATI place_NN ,_, a_AT grim_JJ spot_NN where_WRB
N27  87 the_ATI continental_JJ shelf_NN swooped_VBD steeply_RB from_IN the_ATI
N27  87 surf_NN smashed_JJ rocks_NNS of_IN
N27  88 the_ATI shore_NN ,_, ending_VBG in_IN a_AT submerged_JJ precipice_NN
N27  88 which_WDTR plunged_VBD twelve_CD
N27  89 thousand_CD feet_NNS into_IN the_ATI oceanic_JJ depths_NNS beneath_RI
N27  89 ._. ^ against_IN this_DT
N27  90 deep-drowned_JJB cliff_NN the_ATI gale-driven_JJ surges_NNS of_IN
N27  90 the_ATI Arctic_NP Ocean_NPL beat_VBD in_IN
N27  91 elemental_JJ malice_NN ,_, creating_VBG a_AT maelstrom_NN which_WDTR
N27  91 was_BEDZ death_NN to_IN ships_NNS and_CC
N27  92 men_NNS ._.
N27  93    ^ yet_RB Larsen_NP knew_VBD no_ATI pity_NN for_IN the_ATI dead_JJ
N27  93 whose_WP$R bones_NNS lay_VBD far_RB beneath_IN
N27  94 him_PP3O ,_, he_PP3A knew_VBD only_RB the_ATI law_NN of_IN the_ATI
N27  94 northern_JJ trawl_NN ,_, ^ *'_*' the_ATI weak_JJ perish_VB
N27  95 but_CC the_ATI strong_JJ survive_VB ._. **'_**' ^ nor_CC did_DOD
N27  95 he_PP3A heed_VB the_ATI fools_NNS who_WPR believed_VBD
N27  96 these_DTS water_NN haunted_VBN by_IN ghost_NN ships_NNS with_IN the_ATI
N27  96 earth-bound_JJ
N27  97 spirits_NNS of_IN their_PP$ crews_NNS doomed_VBN forever_RB to_TO
N27  97 endure_VB the_ATI torment_NN of_IN their_PP$
N27  98 earthly_JJ memories_NNS and_CC re-enact_VB in_IN endless_JJ ghostly_JJ
N27  98 parody_NN the_ATI last_AP
N27  99 moments_NNS of_IN their_PP$ lives_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A smiled_VBD
N27  99 sardonically_RB to_IN himself_PPL ,_, for_CS he_PP3A
N27 100 knew_VBD that_CS there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI hell_NN hereafter_RB ._. ^
N27 100 reason_NN told_VBD him_PP3O that_CS nothing_PN
N27 101 but_IN oblivion_NN ,_, blacker_JJR and_CC deeper_JJR than_IN the_ATI
N27 101 depths_NNS beneath_IN him_PP3O ,_, lay_VBD
N27 102 beyond_IN this_DT hell_NN that_WPR men_NNS called_VBD *'_*' life_NN
N27 102 **'_**' ._.
N27 103    ^ leaving_VBG the_ATI wheelhouse_NN ,_, Larsen_NP glanced_VBD
N27 103 astern_RB to_IN where_WRB the_ATI wire_NN
N27 104 trawl-warps_NNS twanged_VBD and_CC quivered_VBD away_RP into_IN the_ATI
N27 104 heaving_JJ night_NN ._. ^ *'_*' get_VB
N27 105 some_DTI weight_NN on_IN that_DT after_JJB warp_NN ,_, bos'un_NN !_!
N27 105 **'_**' he_PP3A bellowed_VBD ._. ^ going_VBG back_RP
N27 106 into_IN the_ATI wheelhouse_NN he_PP3A scanned_VBD the_ATI echometer_NN
N27 106 ,_, ^ *'_*' watch_VB your_PP$ steering_NN ,_,
N27 107 blast_VB you_PP2 !_! **'_**' he_PP3A growled_VBD at_IN the_ATI weary_JJ
N27 107 helmsman_NN ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 're_BER wandering_VBG
N27 108 over_IN the_ATI edge_NN ._. **'_**'
N27 109    ^ tonight_NR the_ATI haddock_NNS were_BED shoaling_VBG massively_RB
N27 109 in_IN three_CD hundred_CD
N27 110 fathoms_NNS ,_, along_IN the_ATI very_AP edge_NN of_IN *'_*' the_ATI
N27 110 wall_NN of_IN death_NN **'_**' ._. ^ a_RB little_RB" to_IN
N27 111 the_ATI westward_NN of_IN this_DT sounding_NN lay_VBD an_AT abyss_NN
N27 111 of_IN eighteen_CD hundred_CD
N27 112 fathoms_NNS ,_, beyond_IN the_ATI reach_NN of_IN any_DTI trawl_NN
N27 112 and_CC the_ATI haunt_NN of_IN alien_JJ species_NNS ._.
N27 113 ^ here_RN swam_VBD the_ATI snake-like_JJ Cyclothones_NPS ,_, the_ATI
N27 113 rat-tailed_JJ Chimerae_NPS ,_, the_ATI
N27 114 swag-bellied_JJ oceanic_JJ angler_NN fishes_NNS ,_, useless_JJ
N27 114 monstrosities_NNS ,_, armoured_VBN
N27 115 against_IN the_ATI cold_JJ depths_NNS with_IN incredible_JJ slime_NN
N27 115 and_CC carrying_VBG their_PP$ own_AP
N27 116 weird_JJ luminosity_NN to_TO light_VB their_PP$ mindless_JJ
N27 116 gropings_NNS in_IN awful_JJ pressure_NN
N27 117 and_CC a_AT blackness_NN beyond_IN night_NN ._. ^ Larsen_NP was_BEDZ
N27 117 not_XNOT interested_JJ in_IN marine_JJ
N27 118 biology_NN ,_, only_RB in_IN profit_NN ._.
N27 119    ^ the_ATI mate_NN came_VBD into_IN the_ATI wheelhouse_NN ._. ^
N27 119 he_PP3A was_BEDZ a_AT young_JJ man_NN whose_WP$R eyes_NNS
N27 120 were_BED black_JJ holes_NNS of_IN fatigue_NN burned_VBN into_IN his_PP$
N27 120 thin_JJ ,_, dirty_JJ face_NN ._. ^ the_ATI
N27 121 scarred_JJ and_CC broken_JJ nailed_JJ fingers_NNS of_IN his_PP$ left_JJ
N27 121 hand_NN were_BED locked_VBN in_IN the_ATI
N27 122 handles_NNS of_IN two_CD grime-streaked_JJ mugs_NNS of_IN tea_NN ,_,
N27 122 whilst_CS his_PP$ right_JJ hand_NN
N27 123 steadied_VBD him_PP3O against_IN the_ATI uneasy_JJ lurching_NN of_IN
N27 123 the_ATI ship_NN ._.
N27 124    ^ *'_*' have_HV a_AT mug_NN o'_IN lotion_NN ,_, skipper_NN ,_,
N27 124 **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD hoarsely_RB ._. ^ Larsen_NP
N27 125 gulped_VBD the_ATI lye-strong_JJ ,_, scalding_JJ fluid_NN then_RN
N27 125 rasped_VBD ^ *'_*' how_WRB are_BER the_ATI
N27 126 men_NNS ?_? **'_**'
N27 127    ^ the_ATI mate_NN shrugged_VBD ,_, knowing_VBG well_RB that_CS
N27 127 Larsen's_NP$ concern_NN was_BEDZ not_XNOT
N27 128 with_IN the_ATI crew's_NN$ welfare_NN ,_, merely_RB with_IN their_PP$
N27 128 ability_NN to_TO continue_VB
N27 129 working_VBG ._. ^ *'_*' they_PP3AS say_VB that_CS they_PP3AS 're_BER
N27 129 spragged_JJ ,_, skipper_NN ,_, and_CC that_CS whether_CS
N27 130 you_PP2 like_VB it_PP3 or_CC not_XNOT ,_, they_PP3AS 're_BER
N27 130 stopping_VBG for_IN a_AT kip_NN ._. **'_**'
N27 131    ^ Larsen_NP leaned_VBD out_RP from_IN the_ATI wheelhouse_NN
N27 131 window_NN ,_, his_PP$ out-thrust_JJ face_NN
N27 132 like_IN that_DT of_IN a_AT gargoyle_NN ._. ^ *'_*' which_WDT of_IN
N27 132 you_PP2 ..._... is_BEZ stopping_VBG for_IN a_AT sleep_NN ?_? **'_**'
N27 133 ^ his_PP$ voice_NN was_BEDZ hardly_RB raised_VBN but_CC it_PP3
N27 133 seemed_VBD to_TO bite_VB into_IN the_ATI very_AP
N27 134 ice-bound_JJ fabric_NN of_IN the_ATI plunging_JJ ship_NN ._. ^ the_ATI
N27 134 men_NNS beneath_IN him_PP3O raised_VBD
N27 135 their_PP$ haggard_JJ faces_NNS and_CC though_CS dull_JJ hatred_NN
N27 135 glimmered_VBD in_IN their_PP$ clouded_JJ
N27 136 eyes_NNS ,_, none_PN spoke_VBD ._.
N27 137    ^ *'_*' come_VB on_RP my_PP$ lads_NNS **'_**' he_PP3A chided_VBD
N27 137 softly_RB ,_, a_AT thick_JJ vein_NN hammering_NN in_IN
N27 138 his_PP$ corded_JJ throat_NN ._. ^ *'_*' who_WP wants_VBZ to_TO sleep_VB
N27 138 ?_? ..._... do_DO n't_XNOT be_BE afraid_JJ ._. ^ speak_VB
N27 139 up_RP ._. **'_**'
N27 140    ^ when_WRB nobody_PN answered_VBD him_PP3O he_PP3A nodded_VBD as_CS
N27 140 if_CS" satisfied_JJ ._. ^ *'_*' good_JJ ._. ^ any_DTI
N27 141 more_AP of_IN that_DT talk_NN and_CC I_PP1A 'll_MD be_BE down_RP
N27 141 amongst_IN you_PP2 ..._... **'_**' his_PP$ voice_NN cracked_VBD
N27 142 suddenly_RB like_IN a_AT whip_NN ._. ^ *'_*' now_RN get_VB back_RP
N27 142 to_IN work_NN you_PP2 ..._... s_ZZ !_! **'_**'
N27 143    ^ for_IN a_AT moment_NN he_PP3A watched_VBD them_PP3OS go_VB ,_,
N27 143 trying_VBG to_TO flog_VB the_ATI life_NN back_RP
N27 144 into_IN their_PP$ frozen_JJ limbs_NNS ._. ^ then_RN he_PP3A spoke_VBD
N27 144 to_IN the_ATI mate_NN ._. ^ *'_*' how_WRB does_DOZ the_ATI
N27 145 fish_NN tally_NN stand_VB ?_? **'_**'
N27 146    ^ *'_*' fifty_CD thousand_CD stone_NNS of_IN haddock_NNS ,_,
N27 146 skipper_NN ._. ^ the_ATI holds_NNS are_BER
N27 147 full_JJ ..._... a_AT record_NN catch_NN ._. **'_**'
N27 148    ^ Larsen's_NP$ bitter_JJ face_NN showed_VBD no_ATI jubilation_NN ._.
N27 148 ^ *'_*' this_DT next_AP haul_NN will_MD
N27 149 be_BE our_PP$ last_AP ._. ^ that_DT 's_BEZ all_ABN ._. **'_**'
N27 150    ^ when_WRB the_ATI mate_NN had_HVD gone_VBN Larsen_NP went_VBD
N27 150 back_RP to_IN the_ATI open_JJ window_NN ,_, where_WRB
N27 151 oblivious_JJ to_IN the_ATI slashing_JJ ,_, needle-pointed_JJ sleet_NN
N27 151 ,_, he_PP3A stood_VBD with_IN his_PP$
N27 152 powerful_JJ legs_NNS braced_VBN against_IN the_ATI motion_NN of_IN
N27 152 the_ATI ship_NN ._. ^ for_IN an_AT eternity_NN ,_,
N27 153 it_PP3 seemed_VBD he_PP3A 'd_HVD been_BEN at_IN strife_NN with_IN
N27 153 the_ATI elements_NNS and_CC at_IN strife_NN with_IN
N27 154 men_NNS ._. ^ with_IN axes_NNS and_CC steam_NN horses_NNS he_PP3A
N27 154 had_HVD fought_VBN the_ATI creeping_JJ black_JJ
N27 155 frosts_NNS which_WDTR had_HVD tried_VBN to_TO burden_VB his_PP$ ship_NN
N27 155 with_IN their_PP$ deadly_JJ weight_NN of_IN
N27 156 ice_NN ._. ^ with_IN brain_NN and_CC furious_JJ strength_NN he_PP3A
N27 156 had_HVD fought_VBN the_ATI giant_JJB seas_NNS
N27 157 which_WDTR had_HVD licked_VBN men_NNS away_RP like_IN flies_NNS and_CC
N27 157 threatened_VBN to_TO engulf_VB him_PP3O ._.
N27 158 ^ with_IN cruel_JJ fists_NNS and_CC crueller_JJR words_NNS he_PP3A
N27 158 had_HVD cowed_VBN crews_NNS made_VBN mutinous_JJ
N27 159 by_IN wicked_JJ overwork_NN ._.
N27 160    ^ but_CC memories_NNS he_PP3A could_MD not_XNOT cow_VB ._. ^
N27 160 they_PP3AS crept_VBD into_IN his_PP$ mind_NN at_IN
N27 161 unguarded_JJ moments_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A remembered_VBD the_ATI day_NN
N27 161 on_IN the_ATI Rockall_NP Bank_NPL when_WRB he_PP3A
N27 162 had_HVD heaved_VBN down_RP on_IN the_ATI winch_NN to_TO free_VB the_ATI
N27 162 trawl_NN which_WDTR was_BEDZ fast_JJ to_IN some_DTI
N27 163 obstruction_NN two_CD hundred_CD fathoms_NNS down_RP ._. ^ the_ATI
N27 163 net_NN had_HVD not_XNOT come_VBN free_JJ and_CC
N27 164 he_PP3A had_HVD heaved_VBN down_RP like_IN a_AT madman_NN ,_, in_IN
N27 164 spite_IN" of_IN" the_ATI lurching_JJ ship_NN and_CC
N27 165 frightened_JJ glances_NNS of_IN his_PP$ men_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A had_HVD
N27 165 heaved_VBN until_CS the_ATI water_NN lapped_VBD
N27 166 the_ATI rail_NN ._. ^ heaved_VBN until_CS a_AT massive_JJ iron_NN
N27 166 bollard_NN had_HVD exploded_VBN like_IN a_AT
N27 167 bomb_NN and_CC the_ATI trawl-warp_NN flailing_VBG clear_JJ of_IN
N27 167 its_PP$ captivity_NN ,_, had_HVD scythed_VBN
N27 168 away_RP a_AT man's_NN$ head_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A remembered_VBD how_WRB
N27 168 the_ATI decapitated_JJ body_NN had_HVD taken_VBN
N27 169 three_CD dreadful_JJ steps_NNS before_CS it_PP3 fell_VBD ._.
N27 170    ^ he_PP3A remembered_VBD ,_, too_RB ,_, the_ATI night_NN off_IN
N27 170 North_NP Cape_NPL when_WRB only_RB he_PP3A had_HVD
N27 171 dared_VBN fish_VB whilst_CS other_AP craft_NNS lay_VBD hove-to_VBN
N27 171 for_IN their_PP$ lives_NNS in_IN the_ATI
N27 172 hurricane_NN wind_NN and_CC giant_JJB seas_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI
N27 172 ton-weight_JJB otter_NN board_NN of_IN the_ATI net_NN
N27 173 had_HVD ripped_VBN free_JJ of_IN its_PP$ dog-chain_NN and_CC
N27 173 swinging_VBG inboard_RB from_IN the_ATI
N27 174 fore-gallows_NNS ,_, had_HVD crushed_VBN the_ATI boatswain_NN to_IN
N27 174 a_AT pulp_NN ._. ^ yet_RB men_NNS called_VBD him_PP3O
N27 175 *'_*' lucky_JJ **'_**' *-_*- a_AT man_NN whose_WP$R wife_NN ,_,
N27 175 overwhelmed_VBN by_IN loneliness_NN ,_, had_HVD left_VBN
N27 176 him_PP3O ._. ^ a_AT father_NN whose_WP$R grown_JJ children_NNS had_HVD
N27 176 long_RB since_RI become_VBN as_IN strangers_NNS
N27 177 to_IN him_PP3O ._.
N27 178    ^ in_IN the_ATI tiny_JJ radio_NN cabin_NN behind_IN the_ATI
N27 178 wheelhouse_NN the_ATI radio_NN operator_NN
N27 179 had_HVD switched_VBN on_RP the_ATI receiver_NN and_CC a_AT babel_NN
N27 179 of_IN voices_NNS and_CC tongues_NNS broke_VBD
N27 180 in_RP on_IN Larsen's_NP$ thoughts_NNS ._. ^ the_ATI skippers_NNS of_IN
N27 180 many_AP nations_NNS were_BED asking_VBG for_IN
N27 181 instructions_NNS from_IN their_PP$ company_NN offices_NNS ;_; some_DTI
N27 181 were_BED rejoicing_VBG in_IN their_PP$
N27 182 run_NN of_IN luck_NN ;_; others_APS blasphemously_RB cursing_VBG it_PP3
N27 182 ._. ^ one_CD1 voice_NN was_BEDZ drowning_VBG
N27 183 all_ABN the_ATI others_APS with_IN its_PP$ ire_NN ._. ^ *'_*' lost_VBN
N27 183 all_ABN my_PP$ nets_NNS but_IN one_CD1 and_CC that_DT 's_BEZ
N27 184 ripped_VBN to_IN doll_NN rags_NNS ..._... all_ABN for_IN the_ATI
N27 184 sake_NN of_IN a_AT lousy_JJ two_CD hundred_CD boxes_NNS
N27 185 of_IN fish_NNS ._. ^ will_MD n't_XNOT clear_VB my_PP$ expenses_NNS !_! ^
N27 185 over_RP and_CC out_RP ._. ^ gone_VBN me_PP1O ..._...
N27 186    ._. **'_**' ^ a_AT look_NN of_IN contemptuous_JJ amusement_NN
N27 186 came_VBD to_IN Larsen's_NP$ face_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A knew_VBD
N27 187 the_ATI owner_NN of_IN that_DT rancorous_JJ voice_NN ,_, it_PP3
N27 187 belonged_VBD to_IN the_ATI skipper_NN of_IN the_ATI
N27 188 trawler_NN Valkyrie_NP ..._... Dan_NP Scarden_NP ,_, a_AT man_NN
N27 188 known_VBN for_IN his_PP$ bitter_JJ
N27 189 complaints_NNS ._.
N27 190    ^ going_VBG into_IN the_ATI radio_NN cabin_NN Larsen_NP switched_VBD
N27 190 on_RP the_ATI transmitter_NN and_CC
N27 191 called_VBD *'_*' Volsung_NP to_IN Valkyrie_NP ,_, Volsung_NP to_IN
N27 191 Valkyrie_NP ._. ^ d'_DO ye_PP2
N27 192 hear_VB me_PP1O Dan_NP ?_? ..._... over_RP ._. **'_**'
N27 193    ^ he_PP3A waited_VBD for_IN an_AT answer_NN but_CC none_PN came_VBD
N27 193 ._.
N27 194    ^ tapping_VBG the_ATI speaker_NN in_IN his_PP$ hand_NN Larsen_NP
N27 194 called_VBD ^ *'_*' Volsung_NP to_IN
N27 195 Valkyrie_NP ,_, Volsung_NP to_IN Valkyrie_NP ._. ^ need_VB a_AT
N27 195 hearing_NN aid_NN ,_, Dan_NP ?_? ^ for_IN
N27 196 god's_NN$ sake_NN stop_VB chafing_VBG and_CC start_VB fishing_VBG
N27 196 ..._... **'_**' he_PP3A grinned_VBD maliciously_RB
N27 197 *'_*' you_PP2 can_MD have_HV a_AT couple_NN of_IN my_PP$ spare_JJ
N27 197 nets_NNS ._.
N27 198 **"_**'
N28   2 begins_VBZ today_NR :_: dramatic_JJ story_NN of_IN a_AT Scots_JNP
N28   2 girl_NN sold_VBN as_IN a_AT slave_NN ._.
N28   3 ^ a_AT gift_NN for_IN the_ATI Sultan_NPT ._.
N28   4    ^ that_DT Scottish_JNP autumn_NN of_IN 1767_CD was_BEDZ a_AT cold_JJ
N28   4 one_CD1 ._. ^ ice_NN rarely_RB melted_VBD
N28   5 in_IN the_ATI rutted_JJ country_NN lanes_NNS ,_, and_CC the_ATI
N28   5 fields_NNS and_CC hills_NNS were_BED permanently_RB
N28   6 blanketed_VBN in_IN thick_JJ ,_, white_JJ frost_NN ._. ^ winter_NN
N28   6 would_MD come_VB early_RB and_CC stay_VB
N28   7 long_RB ,_, and_CC in_IN a_AT country_NN poverty-stricken_JJ since_IN
N28   7 the_ATI disastrous_JJ uprising_NN ,_,
N28   8 the_ATI prospect_NN was_BEDZ grim_JJ indeed_QLP ._.
N28   9    ^ with_IN strange_JJ English_JNP landlords_NNS usurping_VBG
N28   9 their_PP$ chieftains'_NNS$ seats_NNS ,_,
N28  10 the_ATI scattered_JJ clansmen_NNS were_BED gradually_RB deprived_VBN
N28  10 of_IN home_NR and_CC hope_NN ._.
N28  11 ^ sheep_NNS were_BED a_AT paying_JJ proposition_NN ,_, men_NNS were_BED
N28  11 not_XNOT ,_, so_CS the_ATI new_JJ
N28  12 *'_*' lairds_NNS **'_**' wanted_VBD land_NN ._. ^ by_IN paying_VBG
N28  12 starvation_NN prices_NNS for_IN their_PP$
N28  13 tenants'_NNS$ crops_NNS ,_, and_CC cruelly_RB raising_VBG the_ATI
N28  13 cost_NN of_IN food_NN and_CC fuel_NN and_CC
N28  14 rents_NNS ,_, they_PP3AS got_VBD it_PP3 ._.
N28  15    ^ faced_VBN with_IN eviction_NN and_CC worse_JJR ,_, men_NNS
N28  15 despairing_VBG of_IN their_PP$ children's_NNS$
N28  16 future_NN turned_VBD in_IN their_PP$ thousands_CDS to_IN the_ATI
N28  16 bright_JJ new_JJ world_NN that_WPR beckoned_VBD
N28  17 from_IN across_IN the_ATI sea_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ heartbreaking_JJ
N28  17 to_TO go_VB ,_, but_CC worse_JJR to_TO stay_VB ,_,
N28  18 and_CC soon_RB every_AT district_NN had_HVD its_PP$ share_NN of_IN
N28  18 deserted_JJ cottages_NNS and_CC crofts_NNS ._.
N28  19    ^ even_RB in_IN the_ATI tiny_JJ Aberdeenshire_NP village_NN of_IN
N28  19 Mill_NPL o'_IN Steps_NPLS there_EX
N28  20 were_BED smokeless_JJ chimneys_NNS and_CC blank_JJ ,_, unlighted_JJ
N28  20 doorways_NNS ._. ^ but_CC the_ATI
N28  21 windows_NNS of_IN the_ATI blacksmith's_NN$ cottage_NN on_IN that_DT
N28  21 cold_JJ September_NR night_NN
N28  22 glowed_VBD warm_JJ and_CC welcoming_JJ ._. ^ in_IN the_ATI
N28  22 living-room_NN a_AT blazing_JJ peat_NN fire_NN lit_VBD
N28  23 up_RP the_ATI red-gold_JJB hair_NN of_IN a_AT young_JJ girl_NN who_WPR
N28  23 stirred_VBD an_AT iron_NN soup-kettle_NN
N28  24 at_IN the_ATI enormous_JJ hearth_NN ._.
N28  25    ^ she_PP3A was_BEDZ listening_VBG with_IN more_AP amusement_NN
N28  25 than_IN respect_NN to_IN the_ATI old_JJ
N28  26 woman_NN who_WPR sat_VBD hunched_VBN beside_IN her_PP3O ,_, staring_VBG
N28  26 into_IN the_ATI flames_NNS ._.
N28  27    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 can_MD laugh_VB ,_, my_PP$ girl_NN ,_, **'_**'
N28  27 the_ATI other_AP reproved_VBD her_PP3O ._. ^ *'_*' but_CC the_ATI
N28  28 day_NN will_MD come_VB when_WRB you_PP2 'll_MD remember_VB what_WDT
N28  28 I_PP1A tell_VB you_PP2 now_RN ._. ^ you_PP2 'll_MD stand_VB
N28  29 where_WRB eagles_NNS fly_VB *-_*- **'_**'
N28  30    ^ from_IN the_ATI scullery_NN there_EX came_VBD a_AT sudden_JJ
N28  30 angry_JJ snort_NN ,_, and_CC an_AT
N28  31 irritable_JJ voice_NN called_VBD :_: ^ *'_*' will_MD you_PP2 stop_VB
N28  31 this_DT nonsense_NN at_RB once_RB" ,_, Morag_NP
N28  32 Paterson_NP ?_? **'_**'
N28  33    ^ but_CC the_ATI woman_NN at_IN the_ATI fire_NN ignored_VBD her_PP3O
N28  33 ,_, and_CC pressed_VBD on_RP
N28  34 unperturbed_JJ in_IN her_PP$ droning_JJ sing-song_NN voice_NN ._.
N28  35    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 'll_MD stand_VB where_WRB no_ATI woman_NN ever_RB
N28  35 stood_VBD *-_*- and_CC be_BE in_IN mortal_JJ
N28  36 danger_NN for_IN it_PP3 ._. ^ and_CC all_RB about_IN you_PP2 there_EX
N28  36 'll_MD be_BE cruelty_NN undreamed_JJ of_IN ,_,
N28  37 and_CC those_DTS who_WPR would_MD kill_VB you_PP2 if_CS they_PP3AS
N28  37 could_MD ._. ^ but_CC there_EX 's_BEZ love_NN
N28  38 undreamed_JJ of_IN for_IN you_PP2 ,_, too_RB ,_, and_CC some_DTI who_WPR
N28  38 'll_MD live_VB to_TO serve_VB you_PP2 and_CC die_VB
N28  39 to_TO prove_VB it_PP3 ._. ^ you_PP2 'll_MD walk_VB with_IN a_AT man_NN
N28  39 beside_IN you_PP2 that_WPR men_NNS bow_VB down_RP
N28  40 to_IN *-_*- **'_**'
N28  41    ^ *'_*' Mistress_NPT Paterson_NP !_! **'_**' the_ATI girl_NN
N28  41 protested_VBD laughingly_RB ._.
N28  42    ^ but_CC the_ATI other_AP nodded_VBD her_PP$ head_NN solemnly_RB ._.
N28  42 ^ *'_*' aye_UH ,_, it_PP3 's_BEZ the_ATI truth_NN ._.
N28  43 ^ and_CC you_PP2 'll_MD be_BE so_QL high_JJ and_CC mighty_JJ *-_*-
N28  43 **'_**'
N28  44    ^ *'_*' she_PP3A 's_BEZ that_DT already_RB !_! **'_**' ^ the_ATI
N28  44 exasperated_JJ speaker_NN appeared_VBD in_IN the_ATI
N28  45 doorway_NN ._. ^ *'_*' will_MD you_PP2 stop_VB filling_VBG her_PP$
N28  45 head_NN with_IN such_ABL blether_NN ?_? **'_**' she_PP3A
N28  46 demanded_VBD ._.
N28  47    ^ *'_*' blether_NN ,_, is_BEZ it_PP3 ,_, Jessie_NP Gloag_NP ?_?
N28  47 **'_**' retorted_VBD the_ATI other_AP ,_, stung_VBN ._.
N28  48 ^ *'_*' and_CC who_WP was_BEDZ it_PP3 sent_VBD for_IN me_PP1O to_TO
N28  48 come_VB and_CC say_VB what_WDT lies_VBZ ahead_RB ?_?
N28  49 ^ blether_NN ,_, indeed_RB !_! **'_**'
N28  50    ^ she_PP3A turned_VBD to_TO stare_VB into_IN the_ATI fire_NN
N28  50 again_RB ._.
N28  51    ^ quietly_RB she_PP3A said_VBD :_: ^ *'_*' nay_UH ,_, but_CC it_PP3
N28  51 's_BEZ true_JJ ._. ^ she_PP3A 'll_MD wear_VB silks_NNS and_CC
N28  52 laces_NNS and_CC ride_VB where_WRB others_APS will_MD walk_VB ,_,
N28  52 and_CC we_PP1AS that_WPR hear_VB of_IN it_PP3 will_MD
N28  53 marvel_VB at_IN what_WDT comes_VBZ to_TO pass_VB ._. **'_**'
N28  55    ^ the_ATI girl_NN beside_IN her_PP3O laughed_VBD again_RB ,_,
N28  55 her_PP$ green_JJ eyes_NNS dancing_VBG
N28  56 in_IN the_ATI firelight_NN ._.
N28  57    ^ *'_*' och_UH ,_, Mistress_NPT Paterson_NP *-_*- you_PP2 should_MD
N28  57 be_BE telling_VBG fortunes_NNS at_IN a_AT
N28  58 fair_NN !_! **'_**' she_PP3A teased_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ
N28  58 rich_JJ you_PP2 'd_MD soon_RB be_BE ,_, with_IN such_ABL fine_JJ
N28  58 fates_NNS
N28  59 for_IN the_ATI asking_NN !_! **'_**'
N28  60    ^ old_JJ Morag_NP shrugged_VBD ,_, but_CC before_CS she_PP3A
N28  60 could_MD say_VB more_AP the_ATI woman_NN she_PP3A
N28  61 called_VBD Jessie_NP turned_VBD on_IN the_ATI younger_JJR one_CD1 ._.
N28  62    ^ *'_*' what_WDT ails_VBZ you_PP2 ,_, girl_NN ?_? **'_**' she_PP3A
N28  62 snapped_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' himself_PPL will_MD be_BE in_RP this_DT
N28  63 instant_NN and_CC never_RB a_AT drop_NN of_IN hot_JJ water_NN to_TO
N28  63 be_BE had_HVN ._. ^ will_MD you_PP2 fetch_VB the_ATI
N28  64 bucket_NN at_RB once_RB" !_! **'_**'
N28  65    ^ with_IN a_AT toss_NN of_IN her_PP$ head_NN ,_, the_ATI girl_NN
N28  65 flounced_VBD past_IN her_PP3O ._.
N28  66    ^ *'_*' say_VB *'_*' if_CS you_PP2 please_VB **'_**' and_CC I_PP1A
N28  66 'll_MD maybe_RB send_VB you_PP2 a_AT jewel_NN from_IN my_PP$
N28  67 crown_NN ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A mocked_VBD and_CC went_VBD ,_,
N28  67 slamming_VBG the_ATI door_NN behind_IN her_PP3O ._.
N28  68    ^ Jessie's_NP$ face_NN darkened_VBD and_CC the_ATI older_JJR
N28  68 woman_NN eyed_VBD her_PP3O shrewdly_RB ._.
N28  69    ^ *'_*' do_DO n't_XNOT be_BE so_QL hard_JJ on_IN the_ATI lass_NN ,_,
N28  69 Jessie_NP ._. ^ it_PP3 's_BEZ envy_NN that_WPR ails_VBZ
N28  70 you_PP2 *-_*- envy_NN that_CS your_PP$ man_NN had_HVD a_AT child_NN
N28  70 by_IN the_ATI wife_NN before_IN you_PP2 ._. ^ but_CC
N28  71 there_EX 'll_MD be_BE sons_NNS for_IN you_PP2 *-_*- aye_UH ,_, and_CC
N28  71 happiness_NN ,_, too_RB *-_*- when_WRB Helen_NP 's_BEZ gone_VBN
N28  72 from_IN your_PP$ sight_NN ._. **'_**' ^ she_PP3A sighed_VBD and_CC
N28  72 turned_VBD back_RP to_IN the_ATI fire_NN ._. ^ *'_*' and_CC
N28  73 that_DT will_MD be_BE much_RB sooner_RBR than_CS you_PP2 're_BER
N28  73 thinking_VBG ._. **'_**'
N28  74    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 'll_MD not_XNOT come_VB soon_RB enough_QLP for_IN
N28  74 me_PP1O ,_, **'_**' retorted_VBD the_ATI other_AP
N28  75 ungraciously_RB ,_, and_CC turned_VBN as_CS Helen_NP entered_VBD to_TO
N28  75 berate_VB her_PP3O for_IN leaving_VBG
N28  76 the_ATI outside_JJB door_NN ajar_RB ._.
N28  77    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A left_VBD it_PP3 for_IN himself_PPL ,_, **'_**'
N28  77 the_ATI girl_NN replied_VBD ,_, her_PP$ manner_NN suddenly_RB
N28  78 oddly_RB subdued_VBN ._. ^ *'_*' he_PP3A and_CC Uncle_NPT Donald_NP
N28  78 are_BER just_RB coming_VBG ._. **'_**'
N28  79    ^ she_PP3A had_HVD moved_VBN the_ATI soup-kettle_NN to_IN one_CD1
N28  79 side_NN and_CC now_RN began_VBD to_TO fill_VB
N28  80 the_ATI cauldron_NN on_IN the_ATI hob_NN ._. ^ but_CC at_IN the_ATI
N28  80 sound_NN of_IN footsteps_NNS on_IN the_ATI path_NN
N28  81 outside_RP she_PP3A half_RB turned_VBD to_IN the_ATI doorway_NN ,_,
N28  81 slopping_VBG the_ATI water_NN badly_RB as_CS
N28  82 she_PP3A did_DOD so_PN ._.
N28  83    ^ *'_*' land_VB sakes_NNS ,_, will_MD you_PP2 look_VB what_WDT
N28  83 you_PP2 're_BER about_RP !_! **'_**' her_PP$ irate_JJ
N28  84 stepmother_NN exploded_VBD ,_, as_CS Andrew_NP Gloag_NP entered_VBD
N28  84 the_ATI room_NN ._.
N28  85    ^ *'_*' och_UH ,_, hold_VB your_PP$ whisht_NN ,_, woman_NN ,_,
N28  85 **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD irritably_RB ._. ^ *'_*' we_PP1AS 'll_MD
N28  86 have_HV none_PN of_IN you_PP2 scowls_NNS and_CC scolds_NNS on_IN my_PP$
N28  86 brother's_NN$ last_AP night_NN with_IN his_PP$
N28  87 family_NN ._. **'_**'
N28  88    ^ flushing_VBG ,_, she_PP3A turned_VBD on_IN him_PP3O ._. ^ but_CC
N28  88 before_CS she_PP3A could_MD retort_VB ,_, she_PP3A
N28  89 saw_VBD him_PP3O slump_VB heavily_RB into_IN a_AT chair_NN ,_, and_CC
N28  89 there_EX was_BEDZ something_PN in_IN his_PP$
N28  90 attitude_NN that_WPR silenced_VBD her_PP3O ._.
N28  91    ^ watching_VBG him_PP3O from_IN the_ATI fireside_NN ,_, Helen_NP
N28  91 was_BEDZ suddenly_RB wildly_RB elated_JJ ._.
N28  92 ^ forcing_VBG herself_PPL to_TO be_BE calm_JJ ,_, she_PP3A set_VBD
N28  92 the_ATI bucket_NN down_RP carefully_RB and_CC
N28  93 then_RN stood_VBD to_TO face_VB him_PP3O ,_, her_PP$ hands_NNS
N28  93 pressed_VBN together_RB to_TO still_VB their_PP$
N28  94 trembling_NN ._.
N28  95    ^ for_IN a_AT long_JJ moment_NN he_PP3A sat_VBD silent_JJ and_CC
N28  95 she_PP3A glanced_VBD nervously_RB at_IN the_ATI
N28  96 young_JJ man_NN who_WPR had_HVD followed_VBN him_PP3O in_RP ._. ^
N28  96 reassured_VBN by_IN his_PP$ nod_NN ,_, she_PP3A waited_VBD
N28  97 to_TO meet_VB her_PP$ father's_NN$ gaze_NN ,_, steeling_VBG herself_PPL
N28  97 against_IN the_ATI remorse_NN she_PP3A
N28  98 knew_VBD she_PP3A would_MD feel_VB at_IN hurting_VBG him_PP3O ._.
N28 100    ^ at_RB last_RB" ,_, with_IN a_AT shake_NN of_IN his_PP$ head_NN ,_,
N28 100 Andrew_NP raised_VBD his_PP$ eyes_NNS
N28 101 to_IN hers_PP$$ ._.
N28 102    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ really_RB what_WDT you_PP2 want_VB ,_, lass_NN
N28 102 ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD quietly_RB ._. ^ and_CC ,_,
N28 103 seeing_VBG the_ATI answer_NN so_QL clearly_RB in_IN her_PP$ face_NN ,_,
N28 103 added_VBD in_IN the_ATI same_AP tone_NN :_:
N28 104 ^ *'_*' then_RN that_DT will_MD be_BE the_ATI way_NN of_IN it_PP3 ._.
N28 104 **'_**'
N28 105    ^ *'_*' America_NP !_! **'_**' she_PP3A breathed_VBD ,_, and_CC
N28 105 for_IN a_AT moment_NN could_MD not_XNOT make_VB
N28 106 herself_PPL consider_VB how_WRB her_PP$ delight_NN must_MD wound_VB
N28 106 him_PP3O ,_, compunction_NN killed_VBN by_IN
N28 107 the_ATI realisation_NN of_IN a_AT thousand_CD dreams_NNS ._.
N28 108    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 're_BER sure_JJ you_PP2 know_VB what_WDT you_PP2
N28 108 're_BER about_IN ,_, lass_NN ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD ,_,
N28 109 eyeing_VBG her_PP3O searchingly_RB ._. ^ *'_*' turning_VBG your_PP$
N28 109 back_NN on_IN all_ABN you_PP2 've_HV ever_RB
N28 110 known_VBN *-_*- have_HV you_PP2 thought_VBN you_PP2 'll_MD likely_RB
N28 110 never_RB see_VB your_PP$ family_NN or_CC
N28 111 friends_NNS again_RB ?_? **'_**'
N28 112    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A know_VB it_PP3 all_ABN ,_, father_NN ._. ^ but_CC
N28 112 I_PP1A must_MD go_VB *-_*- I_PP1A must_MD go_VB !_! **'_**'
N28 113    ^ he_PP3A sighed_VBD heavily_RB ._. ^ *'_*' and_CC you_PP2 will_MD
N28 113 leave_VB with_IN Donald_NP in_IN the_ATI
N28 114 morning_NN ?_? **'_**'
N28 115    ^ *'_*' if_CS you_PP2 will_MD let_VB me_PP1O ._. **'_**'
N28 117    ^ for_IN Jessie_NP ,_, this_DT sudden_JJ turn_NN of_IN events_NNS
N28 117 seemed_VBD too_QL good_JJ to_TO
N28 118 be_BE true_JJ ._. ^ but_CC as_CS she_PP3A saw_VBD the_ATI dispirited_JJ
N28 118 sag_NN of_IN her_PP$ husband's_NN$ shoulders_NNS
N28 119 she_PP3A forced_VBD herself_PPL to_TO speak_VB to_IN Helen_NP ._.
N28 120    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 've_HV no_ATI call_NN to_TO be_BE leaving_VBG
N28 120 home_NR ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD ,_, and_CC flushed_VBD as_CS
N28 121 she_PP3A added_VBD ,_, *'_*' if_CS it_PP3 's_BEZ ought_PN that_WPR
N28 121 I_PP1A 've_HV said_VBN or_CC done_VBN *-_*- **'_**'
N28 122    ^ but_CC old_JJ Morag_NP cut_VBD across_IN her_PP$ words_NNS ._.
N28 123    ^ *'_*' the_ATI kitchen_NN 's_HVZ not_XNOT been_BEN built_VBN
N28 123 that_WPR will_MD hold_VB two_CD women_NNS *-_*- it_PP3 's_BEZ
N28 124 not_XNOT your_PP$ fault_NN or_CC the_ATI lass's_NN$ ._. ^ and_CC do_DO
N28 124 n't_XNOT you_PP2 glare_VB at_IN me_PP1O ,_, Andrew_NP
N28 125 Gloag_NP !_! ^ your_PP$ girl_NN is_BEZ seventeen_CD and_CC she_PP3A
N28 125 'd_MD be_BE away_RP from_IN home_NR soon_RB
N28 126 enough_QLP ,_, one_CD1 way_NN or_CC the_ATI other_AP ._. **'_**'
N28 127    ^ Donald_NP spoke_VBD for_IN the_ATI first_OD time_NN ._. ^ *'_*'
N28 127 she_PP3A 'll_MD take_VB no_ATI harm_NN with_IN me_PP1O ,_,
N28 128 Andrew_NP ._. ^ I_PP1A 'm_BEM sure_JJ you_PP2 know_VB it_PP3 ._.
N28 128 **'_**'
N28 129    ^ *'_*' och_UH ,_, man_NN ,_, do_DO n't_XNOT speak_VB of_IN it_PP3
N28 129 ,_, **'_**' his_PP$ brother_NN answered_VBD ._.
N28 130    ^ with_IN an_AT effort_NN he_PP3A smiled_VBD ,_, and_CC it_PP3
N28 130 broke_VBD the_ATI tension_NN ._. ^ Helen_NP
N28 131 crossed_VBD to_IN him_PP3O and_CC ,_, in_IN a_AT rare_JJ show_NN of_IN
N28 131 affection_NN ,_, bent_VBD to_TO kiss_VB his_PP$
N28 132 cheek_NN ._.
N28 133    ^ *'_*' Uncle_NPT Donald_NP must_MD have_HV someone_PN to_TO cook_VB
N28 133 and_CC clean_VB and_CC keep_VB house_NN
N28 134 for_IN him_PP3O ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A said_VBD eagerly_RB ._. ^ *'_*'
N28 134 and_CC maybe_RB he_PP3A 'll_MD make_VB a_AT fine_JJ fortune_NN
N28 135 and_CC marry_VB *-_*- and_CC then_RN he_PP3A can_MD buy_VB me_PP1O a_AT
N28 135 passage_NN to_TO come_VB back_RP to_TO see_VB
N28 136 you_PP2 ._. **'_**'
N28 137    ^ she_PP3A glanced_VBD hopefully_RB at_IN Morag_NP ,_, expecting_VBG
N28 137 support_NN ._. ^ but_CC the_ATI old_JJ
N28 138 woman_NN turned_VBD again_RB to_TO stare_VB into_IN the_ATI fire_NN ._.
N28 139    ^ *'_*' all_ABN that_DT 's_BEZ as_CS maybe_RB ,_, **'_**' she_PP3A
N28 139 said_VBD flatly_RB ._. ^ *'_*' but_CC you_PP2 'll_MD not_XNOT
N28 140 change_VB what_WDT 's_BEZ to_TO come_VB ,_, though_CS you_PP2 talk_VB
N28 140 till_CS you_PP2 drop_VB ._. ^ you_PP2 'll_MD follow_VB
N28 141 the_ATI path_NN that_WPR 's_HVZ been_BEN laid_VBN for_IN you_PP2 *-_*-
N28 141 aye_UH ,_, and_CC Donald_NP will_MD follow_VB
N28 142 his_PP$$ ._. **'_**'
N28 143    ^ sleep_NN was_BEDZ a_AT long_JJ time_NN coming_VBG to_IN Helen_NP
N28 143 that_DT night_NN ._. ^ there_EX had_HVD been_BEN
N28 144 so_QL much_AP to_TO talk_VB about_IN ,_, so_QL much_AP to_TO plan_VB
N28 144 ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ only_RB when_WRB she_PP3A was_BEDZ
N28 145 alone_JJ at_RB last_RB" in_IN the_ATI curtained_JJ comfort_NN of_IN
N28 145 her_PP$ wall_NN cot_NN that_CS she_PP3A could_MD
N28 146 think_VB at_IN all_ABN clearly_RB ._.
N28 147    ^ she_PP3A had_HVD grown_VBN up_RP in_IN the_ATI knowledge_NN
N28 147 that_CS a_AT large_JJ part_NN of_IN her_PP$
N28 148 father's_NN$ fondness_NN for_IN her_PP3O was_BEDZ on_IN account_NN
N28 148 of_IN her_PP$ remarkable_JJ likeness_NN to_IN
N28 149 the_ATI mother_NN she_PP3A had_HVD hardly_RB known_VBN ._. ^ now_RN
N28 149 she_PP3A suddenly_RB saw_VBD that_CS her_PP$
N28 150 absence_NN might_MD well_RB be_BE the_ATI best_JJT thing_NN for_IN
N28 150 them_PP3OS all_ABN ._.
N28 151    ^ she_PP3A had_HVD been_BEN touched_VBN and_CC troubled_VBN by_IN
N28 151 Jessie's_NP$ obvious_JJ effort_NN at_IN
N28 152 conciliation_NN ,_, and_CC knew_VBD it_PP3 for_IN what_WDT it_PP3
N28 152 was_BEDZ *-_*- a_AT gesture_NN of_IN
N28 153 self-sacrifice_NN for_IN the_ATI man_NN she_PP3A loved_VBD ._. ^
N28 153 the_ATI evening's_NN$ excitement_NN seemed_VBD
N28 154 somehow_RB to_TO have_HV brought_VBN a_AT sharper_JJR awareness_NN
N28 154 of_IN her_PP$ own_AP thoughts_NNS and_CC
N28 155 emotions_NNS ,_, and_CC now_RN ,_, ashamed_JJ ,_, she_PP3A realised_VBD
N28 155 that_CS she_PP3A had_HVD never_RB before_RI
N28 156 given_VBN a_AT moment's_NN$ consideration_NN to_IN Jessie's_NP$ ._.
N28 157    ^ it_PP3 could_MD not_XNOT have_HV been_BEN easy_JJ to_TO try_VB
N28 157 to_TO take_VB the_ATI place_NN of_IN an_AT adored_JJ
N28 158 memory_NN ._. ^ and_CC with_IN a_AT spoiled_JJ child_NN to_TO
N28 158 contend_VB with_IN as_RB well_RB" ,_, it_PP3 must_MD
N28 159 have_HV seemed_VBN an_AT almost_RB hopeless_JJ task_NN ._. ^ she_PP3A
N28 159 flushed_VBD suddenly_RB in_IN the_ATI
N28 160 darkness_NN ,_, remembering_VBG the_ATI times_NNS without_IN number_NN
N28 160 when_WRB she_PP3A had_HVD
N28 161 deliberately_RB scored_VBN off_IN the_ATI young_JJ stepmother_NN ,_,
N28 161 childishly_RB flaunting_VBG her_PP$
N28 162 ability_NN to_TO wheedle_VB all_ABN she_PP3A wanted_VBD from_IN her_PP$
N28 162 doting_JJ father_NN ._.
N28 163    ^ she_PP3A could_MD see_VB again_RB Jessie's_NP$ odd_JJ ,_,
N28 163 strained_JJ expression_NN at_IN such_ABL
N28 164 times_NNS *-_*- and_CC suddenly_RB she_PP3A recalled_VBD another_DT
N28 164 face_NN ,_, another_DT expression_NN ,_,
N28 165 and_CC her_PP$ cheeks_NNS grew_VBD even_RB hotter_JJR ._. ^ Uncle_NPT
N28 165 Donald_NP ._.
N28 167    ^ several_AP times_NNS in_IN recent_JJ weeks_NNS she_PP3A had_HVD
N28 167 caught_VBN his_PP$
N28 168 thoughtful_JJ ,_, measuring_JJ gaze_NN on_IN her_PP3O after_IN some_DTI
N28 168 sharp_JJ exchange_NN between_IN
N28 169 herself_PPL and_CC Jessie_NP ,_, and_CC now_RN she_PP3A suddenly_RB
N28 169 knew_VBD without_IN any_DTI doubt_NN that_CS
N28 170 this_DT was_BEDZ his_PP$ reason_NN for_IN taking_VBG her_PP3O away_RP
N28 170 ._. ^ not_XNOT because_CS he_PP3A needed_VBD her_PP3O or_CC
N28 171 particularly_RB wanted_VBD her_PP$ company_NN ,_, but_CC because_CS
N28 171 he_PP3A thought_VBD the_ATI situation_NN
N28 172 unfair_JJ to_IN Jessie_NP ._.
N28 173    ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ Jessie_NP who_WPR awakened_VBD her_PP3O in_IN
N28 173 the_ATI morning_NN *-_*- a_AT strangely_RB
N28 174 different_JJ ,_, quieter_JJR Jessie_NP ._.
N28 175    ^ for_IN the_ATI moment_NN ,_, they_PP3AS were_BED alone_JJ :_:
N28 175 the_ATI two_CD men_NNS were_BED over_RP at_IN the_ATI
N28 176 smithy_NN and_CC old_JJ Morag_NP was_BEDZ washing_VBG at_IN the_ATI
N28 176 pump_NN in_IN the_ATI yard_NN ._.
N28 177    ^ in_IN the_ATI light_NN of_IN her_PP$ new_JJ understanding_NN ,_,
N28 177 Helen_NP would_MD have_HV dearly_RB
N28 178 liked_VBN to_TO take_VB advantage_NN of_IN the_ATI moment_NN and_CC
N28 178 wipe_VB out_RP all_ABN past_JJB trouble_NN
N28 179 between_IN them_PP3OS ._. ^ but_CC in_IN her_PP$ inexperience_NN
N28 179 she_PP3A found_VBD it_PP3 difficult_JJ even_RB to_TO
N28 180 act_VB at_IN all_ABN naturally_RB ._.
N28 181    ^ then_RN Jessie_NP placed_VBD a_AT bowl_NN of_IN porridge_NN on_IN
N28 181 the_ATI table_NN and_CC pushed_VBD
N28 182 Helen's_NP$ own_AP horn_NN spoon_NN towards_IN it_PP3 ,_, and_CC
N28 182 this_DT small_JJ courtesy_NN undid_VBD them_PP3OS
N28 183 both_ABX ._.
N28 184    ^ after_IN mumbling_VBG her_PP$ thanks_NNS ,_, the_ATI younger_JJR
N28 184 woman_NN sat_VBD red-faced_JJ and_CC
N28 185 unmoving_JJ until_CS the_ATI other_AP suddenly_RB said_VBD in_IN a_AT
N28 185 tired_JJ voice_NN :_: ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 've_HV not_XNOT
N28 186 been_BEN much_AP of_IN a_AT mother_NN to_IN you_PP2 ,_, Helen_NP ._. ^
N28 186 you_PP2 'd_MD not_XNOT be_BE wanting_VBG to_TO go_VB away_RP
N28 187 from_IN your_PP$ home_NR if_CS I_PP1A had_HVD ._. **'_**'
N28 188    ^ *'_*' it_PP3 's_BEZ not_XNOT that_DT ,_, **'_**' Helen_NP said_VBD
N28 188 lamely_RB ,_, then_RN tried_VBD again_RB :_: ^ *'_*' I_PP1A 've_HV
N28 189 not_XNOT been_BEN much_AP of_IN a_AT daughter_NN to_IN you_PP2 ,_,
N28 189 come_VBN to_IN that_DT ._. **'_**'
N28 191    ^ Jessie_NP appeared_VBD not_XNOT to_TO have_HV heard_VBN ._.
N28 192    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A meant_VBD to_TO be_BE ,_, dear_NN knows_VBZ ._. ^
N28 192 there_EX were_BED plenty_NN to_TO say_VB I_PP1A 'd_MD rue_VB
N28 193 the_ATI day_NN ,_, but_CC I_PP1A would_MD n't_XNOT listen_VB ._. ^
N28 193 so_QL certain_JJ sure_JJ I_PP1A was_BEDZ that_CS God_NP had_HVD
N28 194 put_VBN me_PP1O here_RN on_IN earth_NN to_TO care_VB for_IN Andrew_NP
N28 194 Gloag_NP and_CC his_PP$ child_NN that_CS
N28 195 nobody_PN could_MD tell_VB me_PP1O different_RB ._. ^ and_CC now_RN
N28 195 just_RB look_VB what_WDT it_PP3 's_HVZ come_VBN
N28 196 to_IN !_! **'_**'
N28 197    ^ she_PP3A sat_VBD down_RP suddenly_RB and_CC faced_VBD Helen_NP
N28 197 across_IN the_ATI table_NN ._.
N28 198    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 'll_MD break_VB his_PP$ heart_NN if_CS you_PP2 go_VB
N28 198 ,_, you_PP2 know_VB that_DT ?_? **'_**'
N28 199    ^ Helen_NP shook_VBD her_PP$ head_NN ,_, all_ABN uncertainty_NN
N28 199 amazingly_RB gone_VBN ._.
N28 200    ^ *'_*' no_UH ._. ^ I_PP1A thought_VBD about_IN it_PP3 ,_, last_AP
N28 200 night_NN ._. ^ I_PP1A think_VB it_PP3 's_BEZ best_JJT for_IN
N28 201 everybody_PN ._. **'_**'
N28 202    ^ as_CS Jessie_NP looked_VBD at_IN her_PP3O oddly_RB ,_, she_PP3A
N28 202 hurried_VBD on_RP :_: ^ *'_*' I_PP1A realised_VBD a_AT
N28 203 lot_NN of_IN things_NNS ,_, last_AP night_NN ._. ^ things_NNS I_PP1A
N28 203 should_MD have_HV thought_VBN of_IN sooner_RBR ._. **'_**'
N28 204    ^ embarrassed_JJ ,_, she_PP3A said_VBD :_: ^ *'_*' I_PP1A was_BEDZ
N28 204 thinking_VBG ,_, you_PP2 could_MD n't_XNOT have_HV been_BEN
N28 205 much_RB above_IN my_PP$ age_NN when_WRB *-_*- when_WRB you_PP2 *-_*-
N28 205 **'_**'
N28 206    ^ she_PP3A broke_VBD off_RP ._. ^ she_PP3A could_MD not_XNOT have_HV
N28 206 said_VBN *'_*' married_VBD my_PP$ father_NN
N28 207 **'_**' for_IN the_ATI life_NN of_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ she_PP3A knew_VBD
N28 207 what_WDT marriage_NN entailed_VBD ,_, and_CC only_RB now_RN
N28 208 did_DOD it_PP3 occur_VB to_IN her_PP3O that_CS there_EX could_MD
N28 208 have_HV been_BEN little_AP of_IN true_JJ marriage_NN
N28 209 between_IN Andrew_NP Gloag_NP and_CC his_PP$ second_OD wife_NN ._.
N28 210    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A was_BEDZ sixteen_CD ,_, **'_**' said_VBD Jessie_NP
N28 210 ,_, quietly_RB ._.
N28 211    ^ *'_*' sixteen_CD !_! **'_**' Helen_NP repeated_VBD ,_, startled_JJ
N28 211 ._.
N28 212    ^ from_IN the_ATI doorway_NN ,_, old_JJ Morag_NP said_VBD :_: ^
N28 212 *'_*' aye_UH ,_, but_CC she_PP3A 'll_MD not_XNOT be_BE
N28 213 twice_RB that_DT before_CS she_PP3A 's_BEZ bouncing_VBG her_PP$
N28 213 first-born_JJ on_IN her_PP$ knee_NN ._. **'_**'
N28 214    ^ *'_*' do_DO n't_XNOT talk_VB so_QL daft_RB ,_, woman_NN !_!
N28 214 **'_**' Jessie_NP said_VBD ,_, with_IN a_AT return_NN of_IN her_PP$
N28 215 old_JJ spirit_NN ._.
N29   2 the_ATI gun_NN ._.
N29   3 ^ by_IN Harry_NP Richman_NP ._.
N29   4 ^ a_AT very_QL short_JJ story_NN that_WPR is_BEZ not_XNOT what_WDT
N29   4 it_PP3 seems_VBZ ._.
N29   5    ^ Gino_NP stopped_VBD pacing_VBG the_ATI floor_NN and_CC walked_VBD
N29   5 over_RP to_IN the_ATI
N29   6 sideboard_NN ._. ^ gently_RB ,_, he_PP3A pulled_VBD open_JJ the_ATI
N29   6 middle_JJB drawer_NN and_CC stared_VBD at_IN the_ATI
N29   7 huge_JJ black_JJ Luger_NP that_WPR was_BEDZ once_RB his_PP$
N29   7 father's_NN$ ,_, lying_VBG serenely_RB in_IN the_ATI
N29   8 farthest_JJT corner_NN ._. ^ still_RB without_IN a_AT sound_NN ,_,
N29   8 he_PP3A closed_VBD his_PP$ huge_JJ brown_JJ hand_NN
N29   9 over_IN the_ATI cold_JJ steel_NN ,_, and_CC hastily_RB transferred_VBD
N29   9 it_PP3 to_IN his_PP$ jacket_NN pocket_NN ._.
N29  10 ^ a_AP few_AP" seconds_NNS later_RBR his_PP$ wife_NN walked_VBD into_IN
N29  10 the_ATI room_NN ._.
N29  11    ^ *'_*' Gino_NP ,_, what_WDT are_BER you_PP2 doing_VBG ?_? **'_**'
N29  12    ^ *'_*' nothing_PN !_! *-_*- ^ thinking_VBG ._. **'_**' ^ he_PP3A
N29  12 walked_VBD away_RP from_IN the_ATI drawer_NN and_CC
N29  13 put_VBD his_PP$ hands_NNS in_IN his_PP$ pockets_NNS to_TO stop_VB
N29  13 them_PP3OS from_IN trembling_VBG ._.
N29  14    ^ *'_*' why_WRB you_PP2 no_RB think_VB about_IN getting_VBG the_ATI
N29  14 work_NN ?_? **'_**' ^ she_PP3A wiped_VBD her_PP$
N29  15 hands_NNS on_IN a_AT dirty_JJ apron_NN ._. ^ *'_*' thinking_VBG *-_*-
N29  15 walking_VBG up_RP *-_*- down_RP ..._... ._. ^ no_ATI food_NN
N29  16 in_IN the_ATI house_NN ,_, what_WDT you_PP2 think_VB about_IN that_DT
N29  16 ,_, huh_UH ?_? ^ you_PP2 gotta_VBN any_DTI plans_NNS
N29  17 about_IN that_DT ?_? ^ we_PP1AS 'd_MD be_BE better_JJR if_CS we_PP1AS
N29  17 stay_VB in_IN Viareggio_NP ._. **'_**' ^ she_PP3A wiped_VBD
N29  18 an_AT imaginary_JJ tear_NN from_IN her_PP$ rosy_JJ cheek_NN ._.
N29  19    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 wanna_VB go_VB back_RP to_IN Viareggio_NP *-_*-
N29  19 go_VB !_! ^ I_PP1A no_RB stop_VB you_PP2 ._. ^ I_PP1A stay_VB
N29  20 here_RN ._. ^ go_VB back_RP if_CS you_PP2 wanna_VB go_VB ._. ^ you_PP2
N29  20 think_VB I_PP1A no_RB try_VB and_CC get_VB the_ATI work_NN ,_,
N29  21 huh_UH ?_? ^ what_WDT you_PP2 think_VB *-_*- you_PP2 think_VB I_PP1A
N29  21 no_RB try_VB ?_? **'_**'
N29  22    ^ Gino_NP turned_VBD and_CC stalked_VBD out_RP of_IN the_ATI
N29  22 house_NN ._. ^ a_AT hard_JJ ,_, loud_JJ slam_NN of_IN
N29  23 the_ATI door_NN stopped_VBD his_PP$ wife's_NN$ voluble_JJ Italian_JNP
N29  23 adjectives_NNS from_IN following_VBG
N29  24 him_PP3O out_RP ._.
N29  26    ^ ever_RB since_CS he_PP3A 'd_HVD lost_VBN his_PP$ job_NN two_CD
N29  26 weeks_NNS ago_RB ,_, they_PP3AS 'd_HVD done_VBN nothing_PN
N29  27 but_CS squabble_VB ._. ^ he_PP3A pulled_VBD out_RP a_AT cigarette_NN
N29  27 packet_NN and_CC stared_VBD
N29  28 disconsolately_RB at_IN the_ATI last_AP Woodbine_NP ._. ^ he_PP3A
N29  28 placed_VBD it_PP3 carefully_RB between_IN
N29  29 his_PP$ lips_NNS and_CC lit_VBD it_PP3 ._. ^ he_PP3A winced_VBD as_CS
N29  29 the_ATI empty_JJ packet_NN landed_VBD in_IN the_ATI
N29  30 gutter_NN ._. ^ food_NN he_PP3A could_MD manage_VB without_IN for_IN
N29  30 a_AP few_AP" days_NNS ,_, but_CC
N29  31 cigarettes_NNS ..._... ._. ^ he_PP3A inhaled_VBD deeply_RB and_CC
N29  31 kept_VBD the_ATI smoke_NN inside_RP of_IN him_PP3O for_IN
N29  32 as_QL long_RB as_CS he_PP3A could_MD ._.
N29  33    ^ he_PP3A walked_VBD all_ABN morning_NN ._. ^ in_IN the_ATI
N29  33 afternoon_NN it_PP3 began_VBD to_TO drizzle_VB ._.
N29  34 ^ Gino_NP pulled_VBD his_PP$ jacket_NN collar_NN up_RP high_RB and_CC
N29  34 for_IN the_ATI umpteenth_OD time_NN
N29  35 placed_VBD his_PP$ hand_NN on_IN the_ATI Luger_NP ._. ^ he_PP3A
N29  35 felt_VBD nervous_JJ and_CC undecided_JJ ._. ^ he_PP3A
N29  36 glanced_VBD up_RP at_IN a_AT clock_NN hanging_VBG over_IN a_AT
N29  36 jeweller's_NN$ shop_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ four_CD
N29  37 o'clock_RB *-_*- he_PP3A had_HVD time_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A decided_VBD
N29  37 to_TO wait_VB in_IN a_AT doorway_NN for_IN the_ATI rain_NN
N29  38 to_TO stop_VB ._. ^ he_PP3A wanted_VBD to_TO think_VB ._.
N29  39    ^ he_PP3A would_MD n't_XNOT go_VB back_RP to_IN Viareggio_NP ._. ^
N29  39 if_CS she_PP3A wanted_VBD to_TO go_VB ,_, let_VB her_PP3O ._.
N29  40 ^ he_PP3A dug_VBD into_IN his_PP$ pocket_NN for_IN a_AT cigarette_NN
N29  40 ,_, and_CC was_BEDZ irritated_VBN when_WRB only_RB a_AT
N29  41 box_NN of_IN matches_NNS came_VBD out_RP ._. ^ his_PP$ irritation_NN
N29  41 made_VBD him_PP3O think_VB about_IN his_PP$
N29  42 wife's_NN$ mother_NN :_: ^ *'_*' I_PP1A do_DO n't_XNOT let_VB you_PP2
N29  42 to_TO take_VB my_PP$ daughter_NN to_IN London_NP ._. ^ a_AT
N29  43 daughter's_NN$ place_NN is_BEZ by_IN her_PP$ mother_NN *-_*- you_PP2
N29  43 no_ATI right_NN *-_*- you_PP2 no_ATI right_NN to_TO
N29  44 take_VB my_PP$ bambino_NN away_RP ._. **'_**' ^ she_PP3A 'd_HVD
N29  44 gone_VBN on_RP and_CC on_RP ,_, even_RB when_WRB the_ATI train_NN
N29  45 moved_VBD off_RP she_PP3A was_BEDZ still_RB shouting_VBG ._.
N29  46    ^ he_PP3A would_MD n't_XNOT go_VB back_RP ,_, no_ATI matter_NN
N29  46 what_WDT ._. ^ he_PP3A ran_VBD his_PP$ hand_NN over_IN the_ATI
N29  47 gun_NN and_CC the_ATI anger_NN he_PP3A felt_VBD subsided_VBD
N29  47 slightly_RB ._. ^ he_PP3A 'd_MD show_VB her_PP3O ._. ^ he_PP3A 'd_MD
N29  48 show_VB everybody_PN ._.
N29  49    ^ Gino_NP moved_VBD out_RP of_IN the_ATI doorway_NN into_IN the_ATI
N29  49 drizzle_NN ,_, that_WPR showed_VBD no_ATI
N29  50 signs_NNS of_IN stopping_VBG ._. ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ four-thirty_CD
N29  50 and_CC plans_NNS had_HVD better_RBR be_BE made_VBN ._.
N29  51 ^ his_PP$ face_NN was_BEDZ covered_VBN with_IN thoughtful_JJ
N29  51 wrinkles_NNS as_CS he_PP3A walked_VBD steadily_RB
N29  52 forward_RB ._.
N29  54    ^ from_IN time_NN to_IN time_NN his_PP$ deep_JJ concentration_NN
N29  54 was_BEDZ floored_VBN by_IN the_ATI aroma_NN
N29  55 of_IN hot_JJ coffee_NN from_IN the_ATI many_AP cafe*?2s_NNS ._. ^
N29  55 the_ATI smells_NNS of_IN fresh_JJ bread_NN and_CC
N29  56 fried_JJ chicken_NN caused_VBD his_PP$ stomach_NN to_TO scream_VB in_IN
N29  56 anguish_NN ._. ^ cigarette_NN
N29  57 smoke_NN seemed_VBD to_TO find_VB his_PP$ nose_NN from_IN all_ABN of_IN
N29  57 a_AT hundred_CD different_JJ brands_NNS ._.
N29  58 ^ he_PP3A dug_VBD his_PP$ nails_NNS deeper_RBR into_IN the_ATI
N29  58 palms_NNS of_IN his_PP$ hands_NNS ,_, as_CS his_PP$ head_NN
N29  59 began_VBD to_TO reel_VB ._. ^ frantically_RB he_PP3A swallowed_VBD
N29  59 huge_JJ gulps_NNS of_IN air_NN and_CC then_RN
N29  60 closed_VBD his_PP$ eyes_NNS to_TO help_VB stop_VB the_ATI buildings_NNS
N29  60 from_IN going_VBG round_RP and_CC round_RP ._.
N29  61    ^ in_IN desperation_NN ,_, he_PP3A branched_VBD off_RP into_IN an_AT
N29  61 alley-way_NN ,_, and_CC there_RN ,_,
N29  62 breathing_VBG heavily_RB ,_, and_CC by_IN now_RN almost_RB wet_JJ
N29  62 through_RP ,_, he_PP3A waited_VBD for_IN peace_NN
N29  63 to_TO return_VB ._.
N29  64    ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ now_RN five_CD ._. ^ Gino_NP wiped_VBD his_PP$
N29  64 face_NN and_CC head_NN with_IN an_AT old_JJ
N29  65 handkerchief_NN ._. ^ it_PP3 had_HVD stopped_VBN drizzling_VBG ,_,
N29  65 and_CC he_PP3A was_BEDZ annoyed_JJ at_IN having_HVG
N29  66 allowed_VBN himself_PPL to_TO be_BE soaked_VBN ._. ^ he_PP3A
N29  66 squeezed_VBD the_ATI water_NN from_IN his_PP$
N29  67 handkerchief_NN and_CC strode_VBD forward_RB ._. ^ his_PP$ mind_NN
N29  67 was_BEDZ made_VBN up_RP ._.
N29  68    ^ he_PP3A walked_VBD straight_RB toward_IN a_AT little_JJ shop_NN
N29  68 he_PP3A had_HVD once_RB seen_VBN in_IN one_CD1
N29  69 of_IN the_ATI many_AP side_NN streets_NNS that_WPR ran_VBD like_IN
N29  69 arteries_NNS off_IN Soho's_NP$ more_QL public_JJ
N29  70 thoroughfares_NNS ._. ^ there_EX were_BED only_RB a_AP few_AP"
N29  70 people_NNS about_RP ._. ^ some_DTI fifty_CD yards_NNS
N29  71 from_IN the_ATI shop_NN ,_, he_PP3A put_VBD his_PP$ hand_NN on_IN
N29  71 the_ATI Luger_NP and_CC made_VBD it_PP3 feel_VB
N29  72 comfortable_JJ ._.
N29  73    ^ an_AT old_JJ woman_NN stopped_VBD to_TO look_VB into_IN the_ATI
N29  73 shop's_NN$ windows_NNS ._. ^ Gino_NP
N29  74 hesitated_VBD ._. ^ the_ATI gun_NN was_BEDZ heavy_JJ in_IN his_PP$
N29  74 pocket_NN ._. ^ the_ATI whole_JJ left_JJ side_NN of_IN
N29  75 his_PP$ body_NN seemed_VBD to_TO feel_VB the_ATI weight_NN ._. ^
N29  75 the_ATI old_JJ lady_NN went_VBD away_RP ._.
N29  76    ^ Gino_NP moistened_VBD his_PP$ lips_NNS ._. ^ he_PP3A 'd_HVD
N29  76 never_RB done_VBN anything_PN like_IN this_DT
N29  77 before_RI ._. ^ he_PP3A uttered_VBD a_AT swift_JJ ,_, silent_JJ
N29  77 prayer_NN ,_, finishing_VBG with_IN *'_*' dear_JJ
N29  78 Father_NPT and_CC Mother_NPT ,_, please_UH forgive_VB me_PP1O ._.
N29  78 **'_**' ^ his_PP$ forehead_NN was_BEDZ covered_VBN in_IN
N29  79 perspiration_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A arrived_VBD at_IN the_ATI door_NN and_CC
N29  79 stopped_VBD ._.
N29  80    ^ he_PP3A could_MD n't_XNOT go_VB through_RP with_IN it_PP3 ._. ^
N29  80 he_PP3A was_BEDZ from_IN a_AT good_JJ family_NN ._. ^ the_ATI
N29  81 name_NN Farrari_NP was_BEDZ known_VBN all_RB over_IN Italy_NP ._. ^
N29  81 if_CS the_ATI news_NN ever_RB got_VBD back_RP
N29  82 home_NR *-_*- he_PP3A shuddered_VBD ._.
N29  83    ^ he_PP3A moved_VBD to_IN the_ATI corner_NN of_IN the_ATI quiet_JJ
N29  83 little_JJ street_NN and_CC watched_VBD a_AT
N29  84 light_NN come_VB on_RP in_IN the_ATI small_JJ shop_NN ._. ^ *'_*'
N29  84 dear_JJ God_NP ,_, **'_**' whispered_VBD Gino_NP ,_,
N29  85 *'_*' what_WDT shall_MD I_PP1A do_DO ?_? **'_**' ^ the_ATI gun_NN
N29  85 was_BEDZ beginning_VBG to_TO feel_VB heavier_JJR and_CC
N29  86 heavier_JJR ._.
N29  88    ^ suddenly_RB ,_, he_PP3A knew_VBD what_WDT he_PP3A must_MD do_DO
N29  88 ._. ^ his_PP$ face_NN grim_JJ ,_, his_PP$ demeanour_NN
N29  89 calm_JJ ,_, he_PP3A again_RB walked_VBD forward_RB ._. ^ what_WDT
N29  89 did_DOD he_PP3A care_VB what_WDT anybody_PN thought_VBD
N29  90 or_CC said_VBD !_! ^ no_PN one_PN" worried_VBD about_IN him_PP3O ._. ^
N29  90 nobody_PN cared_VBD ._. ^ he_PP3A stalked_VBD into_IN
N29  91 the_ATI shop_NN and_CC stopped_VBD three_CD yards_NNS from_IN the_ATI
N29  91 counter_NN ._.
N29  92    ^ there_EX were_BED two_CD men_NNS inside_RP ._. ^ the_ATI older_JJR
N29  92 one_CD1 was_BEDZ putting_VBG something_PN
N29  93 away_RP on_IN a_AT shelf_NN ._. ^ Gino_NP put_VBD his_PP$ hand_NN on_IN
N29  93 the_ATI gun_NN and_CC walked_VBD toward_IN the_ATI
N29  94 fat_JJ one_CD1 ,_, who_WPR was_BEDZ reading_VBG the_ATI evening_NN
N29  94 paper_NN ._.
N29  95    ^ with_IN a_AT short_JJ ,_, jerky_JJ movement_NN ,_, he_PP3A
N29  95 drew_VBD the_ATI Luger_NP from_IN his_PP$ pocket_NN ._.
N29  96 ^ his_PP$ hand_NN shook_VBD ,_, and_CC he_PP3A felt_VBD sick_JJ with_IN
N29  96 shame_NN ._.
N29  97    ^ *'_*' how_WRB ..._... ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A put_VBD the_ATI gun_NN
N29  97 on_IN the_ATI counter_NN ,_, *'_*' how_WRB much_AP you_PP2
N29  98 give_VB me_PP1O for_IN this_DT ,_, please_UH ?_? **'_**'
N29  99 ^ communication_NN ._.
N29 100    ^ terror_NN roared_VBD at_IN his_PP$ family_NN out_RP of_IN the_ATI
N29 100 lonely_JJ night_NN ._. ^ but_CC no_PN
N29 101 one_PN" could_MD help_VB him_PP3O ,_, in_IN his_PP$ agonising_JJ
N29 101 struggle_NN to_TO save_VB them_PP3OS *-_*- and_CC prove_VB
N29 102 himself_PPL ._.
N29 103 ^ by_IN \0A_NP \0E_NP Treppass_NP ._.
N29 104 ^ illustration_NN by_IN Bernard_NP Blatch_NP ._.
N29 106    ^ the_ATI large_JJ illuminated_JJ sign_NN at_IN the_ATI road_NN
N29 106 side_NN etched_VBD its_PP$
N29 107 message_NN sharply_RB in_IN the_ATI cool_JJ darkness_NN :_:
N29 108    ^ stop_VB *-_*- one_CD1 hundred_CD yards_NNS ahead_RB *-_*- for_IN
N29 108 the_ATI last_AP cup_NN of_IN tea_NN for_IN
N29 109 miles_NNS ._.
N29 110    ^ Charles_NP Corran_NP smiled_VBD and_CC remembered_VBD the_ATI
N29 110 red_JJ brick_NN cafe*?2_NN with_IN
N29 111 its_PP$ rose_NN garden_NN and_CC gravel_NN car_NN park_NN ._. ^
N29 111 they_PP3AS had_HVD been_BEN tempted_VBN to_TO stop_VB
N29 112 there_RN at_IN the_ATI beginning_NN of_IN their_PP$ holiday_NN ._. ^
N29 112 now_RN ,_, late_RB ,_, on_IN the_ATI way_NN home_NR ,_,
N29 113 he_PP3A was_BEDZ more_RB than_RB" tempted_VBN ._. ^ besides_RI ,_,
N29 113 just_RB beyond_IN the_ATI cafe*?2_NN lay_VBD the_ATI
N29 114 twenty-mile_JJB long_JJ ,_, lonely_JJ road_NN across_IN Rannet_NP
N29 114 Moors_NPLS ;_; a_AT wearisome_JJ
N29 115 journey_NN ,_, particularly_RB so_QL late_RB at_IN night_NN when_WRB
N29 115 all_ABN he_PP3A wanted_VBD to_TO do_DO was_BEDZ
N29 116 doze_VB over_IN the_ATI steering_NN column_NN ._.
N29 117    ^ he_PP3A slowed_VBD the_ATI car_NN and_CC turned_VBD to_IN Meg_NP
N29 117 ,_, his_PP$ wife_NN ._. ^ in_IN the_ATI half_ABN light_NN
N29 118 she_PP3A looked_VBD tired_JJ and_CC a_RB little_RB" sad_JJ ._. ^ it_PP3
N29 118 had_HVD been_BEN a_AT good_JJ holiday_NN and_CC
N29 119 they_PP3AS had_HVD all_ABN been_BEN reluctant_JJ to_TO leave_VB the_ATI
N29 119 sea_NN and_CC the_ATI sun_NN ._.
N29 120    ^ *'_*' shall_MD we_PP1AS ?_? **'_**' he_PP3A asked_VBD ._.
N29 121    ^ she_PP3A nodded_VBD lazily_RB and_CC stirred_VBD in_IN her_PP$
N29 121 seat_NN ,_, enough_RB to_TO glance_VB at_IN
N29 122 the_ATI two_CD children_NNS who_WPR were_BED snuggled_VBN sleepily_RB
N29 122 in_IN the_ATI back_NN ._.
N29 123    ^ Tony_NP ,_, who_WPR was_BEDZ five_CD and_CC precocious_JJ ,_,
N29 123 opened_VBD his_PP$ eyes_NNS and_CC murmured_VBD :_:
N29 124    ^ *'_*' shall_MD we_PP1AS what_WDT ,_, Daddy_NPT ?_? **'_**'
N29 125    ^ *'_*' have_HV a_AT cup_NN of_IN tea_NN ,_, **'_**' Meg_NP
N29 125 replied_VBD ._.
N29 126    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A want_VB orange_NN ,_, **'_**' Belle_NP informed_VBD
N29 126 them_PP3OS ,_, with_IN all_ABN the_ATI authority_NN
N29 127 of_IN her_PP$ eleven_CD years_NNS ._.
N29 128    ^ *'_*' with_IN a_AT straw_NN ,_, **'_**' Tony_NP added_VBD ._.
N29 129    ^ *'_*' good_JJ ._. **'_**' ^ Charles_NP signalled_VBD that_CS
N29 129 he_PP3A was_BEDZ turning_VBG left_RB ,_, and_CC ,_, at_IN
N29 130 the_ATI very_AP moment_NN he_PP3A nosed_VBD into_IN the_ATI cafe*?2_NN
N29 130 car_NN park_NN ,_, there_EX was_BEDZ a_AT noise_NN
N29 131 beside_IN them_PP3OS like_IN an_AT aero_JJB engine_NN and_CC two_CD
N29 131 unsilenced_JJ motor_NN cycles_NNS
N29 132 carrying_VBG black_JJ ,_, helmeted_JJ figures_NNS roared_VBD right_RB
N29 132 across_IN his_PP$ path_NN ,_,
N29 133 spraying_VBG gravel_NN over_IN his_PP$ bonnet_NN ._.
N29 134    ^ he_PP3A braked_VBD instantly_RB and_CC the_ATI steering_NN
N29 134 wheel_NN hit_VBD his_PP$ chest_NN and_CC he_PP3A
N29 135 gasped_VBD ._. ^ Meg_NP cried_VBD out_RP as_CS her_PP$ head_NN
N29 135 bumped_VBD the_ATI windscreen_NN and_CC Tony_NP
N29 136 began_VBD to_TO sob_VB on_IN the_ATI floor_NN ._.
N29 137    ^ *'_*' the_ATI devils_NNS !_! ^ the_ATI fiendish_JJ devils_NNS !_!
N29 137 **'_**' Meg_NP snapped_VBD as_CS she_PP3A leant_VBD
N29 138 over_IN the_ATI back_JJB seat_NN to_TO help_VB Belle_NP gather_VB
N29 138 Tony_NP into_IN her_PP$ arms_NNS ._.
N29 139    ^ Charles_NP said_VBD nothing_PN ._. ^ he_PP3A realized_VBD he_PP3A
N29 139 had_HVD heard_VBN the_ATI motorcycles_NNS
N29 140 approaching_VBG and_CC he_PP3A knew_VBD they_PP3AS had_HVD had_HVN
N29 140 time_NN to_TO see_VB his_PP$ signal_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A
N29 141 waited_VBD until_CS his_PP$ family_NN were_BED settled_VBN ,_, then_RN
N29 141 he_PP3A accelerated_VBD into_IN the_ATI car_NN
N29 142 park_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A caught_VBD the_ATI motorcycles_NNS and_CC the_ATI
N29 142 riders_NNS in_IN the_ATI full_JJ glare_NN of_IN
N29 143 his_PP$ headlights_NNS ,_, braked_VBD and_CC slipped_VBD
N29 143 purposefully_RB out_RP of_IN the_ATI car_NN ._.
N29 144    ^ *'_*' do_DO n't_XNOT !_! **'_**' Meg_NP pleaded_VBD ,_, but_CC
N29 144 he_PP3A ignored_VBD her_PP3O ._.
N29 145    ^ he_PP3A had_HVD the_ATI acrid_JJ taste_NN of_IN fear_NN in_IN
N29 145 his_PP$ mouth_NN and_CC his_PP$ chest_NN ached_VBD ._.
N29 146 ^ his_PP$ legs_NNS were_BED rubbery_JJ but_CC he_PP3A was_BEDZ angry_JJ
N29 146 ._. ^ he_PP3A pulled_VBD his_PP$ tired_JJ body_NN off_IN
N29 147 the_ATI rack_NN of_IN the_ATI long_JJ ,_, weary_JJ drive_NN from_IN
N29 147 Dorset_NP and_CC clenched_VBD his_PP$ fists_NNS ._.
N29 148    ^ the_ATI riders_NNS were_BED standing_VBG beside_IN their_PP$
N29 148 motorcycles_NNS waiting_VBG for_IN
N29 149 him_PP3O ._. ^ they_PP3AS were_BED dressed_VBN from_IN head_NN to_IN
N29 149 foot_NN in_IN black_NN ;_; black_JJ leggings_NNS ,_,
N29 150 boots_NNS ,_, zipper_NN jacket_NN ,_, goggles_NNS ._. ^ their_PP$
N29 150 manner_NN was_BEDZ as_QL insolent_JJ as_IN the_ATI
N29 151 startling_JJ white_JJ skull_NN and_CC crossbones_NNS on_IN each_DT
N29 151 black_JJ crash_NN helmet_NN ._.
N29 152    ^ they_PP3AS were_BED young_JJ and_CC Charles_NP wanted_VBD to_TO
N29 152 lash_VB out_RP at_IN them_PP3OS ._.
N29 153    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 maniacs_NNS !_! **'_**' he_PP3A snapped_VBD ,_,
N29 153 and_CC they_PP3AS stared_VBD at_IN him_PP3O ._.
N29 154    ^ *'_*' turn_VB the_ATI light_NN out_RP ,_, Mister_NPT ,_, **'_**'
N29 154 the_ATI slighter_JJR one_CD1 drawled_VBD ._. ^ *'_*' it_PP3
N29 155 hurts_VBZ my_PP$ eyes_NNS ._. **'_**'
N29 157    ^ he_PP3A stood_VBD a_AT yard_NN away_RP from_IN them_PP3OS and_CC
N29 157 tried_VBD to_TO feel_VB he_PP3A was_BEDZ
N29 158 towering_VBG over_IN them_PP3OS ,_, but_CC they_PP3AS were_BED as_QL
N29 158 tall_JJ ,_, or_CC even_RB taller_JJR than_IN he_PP3A ._.
N29 159    ^ he_PP3A tried_VBD to_TO control_VB his_PP$ fury_NN and_CC his_PP$
N29 159 hammering_JJ heart_NN by_IN taking_VBG a_AT
N29 160 deep_JJ ,_, slow_JJ breath_NN ._.
N29 161    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 crazy_JJ lunatics_NNS ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD
N29 161 ,_, and_CC his_PP$ voice_NN sounded_VBD strange_JJ
N29 162 and_CC weak_JJ ._. ^ *'_*' you_PP2 'll_MD kill_VB someone_PN someday_RB
N29 162 ._. **'_**'
N29 163    ^ one_CD1 of_IN them_PP3OS laughed_VBD ;_; a_AT sharp_JJ ,_,
N29 163 hysterical_JJ sound_NN ._. ^ the_ATI other_AP spat_VBD ._.
N29 164    ^ *'_*' so_RB what_WDT ?_? ^ as_QL long_RB as_CS it_PP3 is_BEZ
N29 164 n't_XNOT you_PP2 why_WRB should_MD you_PP2 worry_VB ?_? **'_**'
N29 165    ^ Charles_NP stepped_VBD forward_RB ,_, incensed_VBN beyond_IN
N29 165 reason_NN ._. ^ instantly_RB the_ATI
N29 166 taller_JJR thrust_VBD his_PP$ body_NN forward_RB and_CC warned_VBD
N29 166 viciously_RB :_:
N29 167    ^ *'_*' you_PP2 touch_VB me_PP1O ,_, mate_NN and_CC I_PP1A 'll_MD
N29 167 call_VB the_ATI cops_NNS ._. **'_**'
N29 168    ^ amazed_VBN ,_, Charles_NP hesitated_VBD ,_, and_CC the_ATI
N29 168 taller_JJR one_CD1 sensed_VBD his_PP$
N29 169 advantage_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A flipped_VBD Charles'_NP$ tie_NN out_RP ,_,
N29 169 turned_VBD and_CC caught_VBD his_PP$
N29 170 companion's_NN$ arm_NN ._.
N29 171    ^ *'_*' c'm_VB on_RP ,_, boy_NN ._. ^ let_VB 's_PP1OS blow_VB !_! ^
N29 171 man_NN ,_, this_DT fella_NN 's_BEZ a_AT drag_NN !_! **'_**'
N29 172    ^ Charles_NP watched_VBD them_PP3OS strut_VB into_IN the_ATI
N29 172 doorway_NN of_IN the_ATI cafe*?2_NN and_CC
N29 173 realized_VBD his_PP$ inadequacy_NN ._. ^ there_EX was_BEDZ no_ATI
N29 173 way_NN in_IN which_WDTR he_PP3A could_MD
N29 174 communicate_VB with_IN them_PP3OS ._. ^ they_PP3AS were_BED in_IN
N29 174 their_PP$ own_AP ,_, arrogant_JJ ,_, teenage_JJB
N29 175 world_NN ;_; a_AT world_NN of_IN curt_JJ questions_NNS and_CC harsh_JJ
N29 175 answers_NNS ,_, of_IN sudden_JJ
N29 176 irrational_JJ impulses_NNS ;_; a_AT world_NN that_WPR had_HVD
N29 176 changed_VBN radically_RB in_IN the_ATI twenty_CD
N29 177 years_NNS since_CS he_PP3A had_HVD left_VBN it_PP3 ._.
N29 178    ^ at_IN the_ATI car_NN he_PP3A was_BEDZ faced_VBN with_IN the_ATI
N29 178 silence_NN of_IN his_PP$ family_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A
N29 179 sensed_VBD their_PP$ fear_NN ,_, saw_VBD Meg's_NP$ sharp_JJ ,_,
N29 179 shadowed_JJ profile_NN ,_, saw_VBD Belle_NP
N29 180 sitting_VBG tense_JJ ,_, wide_RB awake_JJ ,_, her_PP$ arm_NN round_IN
N29 180 Tony_NP ._.
N29 181    ^ it_PP3 was_BEDZ Tony_NP who_WPR spoke_VBD first_RB ._.
N29 182    ^ *'_*' what_WDT did_DOD the_ATI man_NN do_DO ,_, Daddy_NPT ?_?
N29 182 **'_**'
N29 183    ^ *'_*' hush_UH !_! **'_**' ^ Meg_NP silenced_VBD him_PP3O
N29 183 quickly_RB ,_, but_CC he_PP3A would_MD have_HV felt_VBN
N29 184 better_JJR if_CS she_PP3A had_HVD said_VBN nothing_PN ._. ^ he_PP3A
N29 184 wanted_VBD no_ATI protection_NN from_IN someone_PN
N29 185 weaker_JJR than_IN himself_PPL ._.
N29 186    ^ *'_*' nothing_PN ,_, **'_**' he_PP3A said_VBD and_CC tucked_VBD
N29 186 the_ATI tie_NN back_RP inside_IN his_PP$ jacket_NN ._.
N29 187    ^ Meg_NP watched_VBD him_PP3O ,_, then_RN held_VBD the_ATI car_NN
N29 187 door_NN for_IN him_PP3O and_CC his_PP$ anger_NN
N29 188 switched_VBD to_IN her_PP3O ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ not_XNOT an_AT
N29 188 invalid_NN ._. ^ but_CC he_PP3A checked_VBD himself_PPL ,_, held_VBD
N29 189 the_ATI anger_NN back_RP ,_, and_CC slid_VBD into_IN the_ATI driving_NN
N29 189 seat_NN ._.
N29 190    ^ *'_*' shall_MD we_PP1AS go_VB on_RP ?_? **'_**' she_PP3A asked_VBD
N29 190 and_CC it_PP3 was_BEDZ really_RB a_AT request_NN ,_, not_XNOT a_AT
N29 191 question_NN ._.
N29 192    ^ he_PP3A nodded_VBD ._. ^ twenty_CD miles_NNS across_IN Rannet_NP
N29 192 Moor_NPL ,_, through_IN Bisset_NP and_CC
N29 193 Scowlea_NP ,_, then_RN home_NR ._. ^ he_PP3A could_MD wait_VB an_AT
N29 193 hour_NN for_IN a_AT cup_NN of_IN tea_NN ._.
N29 194    ^ *'_*' I_PP1A want_VB some_DTI orange_NN ,_, **'_**' Tony_NP
N29 194 begged_VBD ,_, and_CC Meg_NP soothed_VBD him_PP3O ._.
N29 195    ^ *'_*' hush_UH ,_, darling_NN ._. ^ when_WRB we_PP1AS get_VB
N29 195 home_NR ._. ^ there_EX is_BEZ n't_XNOT any_DTI here_RN ._. **'_**'
N29 196    ^ *'_*' but_CC daddy_NN did_DOD n't_XNOT ask_VB ,_, **'_**' the_ATI
N29 196 boy_NN insisted_VBD ._.
N29 197    ^ *'_*' he_PP3A did_DOD ,_, **'_**' Meg_NP replied_VBD easily_RB
N29 197 as_CS Charles_NP switched_VBD on_RP the_ATI
N29 198 engine_NN ._.
N29 199    ^ he_PP3A drove_VBD the_ATI first_OD five_CD miles_NNS along_IN
N29 199 the_ATI black_JJ ribbon_NN of_IN the_ATI moor_NN
N29 200 road_NN carefully_RB ,_, in_IN silence_NN ._. ^ he_PP3A was_BEDZ
N29 200 ashamed_JJ and_CC he_PP3A felt_VBD that_CS all_ABN his_PP$
N29 201 family_NN ,_, even_RB Tony_NP ,_, were_BED ashamed_JJ of_IN him_PP3O
N29 201 ._. ^ slowly_RB his_PP$ body_NN calmed_VBD and_CC
N29 202 his_PP$ brain_NN cooled_VBD ,_, but_CC he_PP3A wanted_VBD home_NR ;_;
N29 202 the_ATI touch_NN and_CC sight_NN and_CC smell_NN of_IN
N29 203 familiar_JJ things_NNS ._.
N29 204    ^ he_PP3A tried_VBD to_TO tell_VB himself_PPL that_CS the_ATI car_NN
N29 204 was_BEDZ an_AT extension_NN of_IN home_NR
N29 205 and_CC that_CS while_CS he_PP3A was_BEDZ in_IN it_PP3 nothing_PN
N29 205 more_AP could_MD go_VB wrong_RB ._. ^ but_CC the_ATI
N29 206 moors_NNS were_BED a_AT cold_JJ ,_, uneasy_JJ waste_NN where_WRB
N29 206 every_AT bush_NN and_CC shadow_NN and_CC dark_JJ
N29 207 rise_NN hid_VBD watching_JJ eyes_NNS and_CC alien_JJ fingers_NNS ._.
N29 208    ^ suddenly_RB Meg_NP nudged_VBD him_PP3O gently_RB and_CC he_PP3A
N29 208 glanced_VBD in_IN the_ATI rear_JJB view_NN
N29 209 mirror_NN ._.
