Entrapment_NN1 and_CC Other_JJ Writing_NN1 "_" Forgive_VV0 Them_PPHO2 ,_, Lord_NP1 ,_, "_" the_AT first_MD uncollected_JJ story_NN1 gathered_VVD here_RL ,_, I_PPIS1 appeared_VVD in_II 1934_MC ;_; it_PPH1 is_VBZ the_AT second_MD story_NN1 Algren_NN1 published_VVD ._. 
It_PPH1 tells_VVZ of_IO a_AT1 black_JJ World_NN1 War_NN1 I_MC1 veteran_NN1 who_PNQS witnesses_VVZ three_MC white_JJ men_NN2 gun_VV0 down_RP a_AT1 black_JJ man_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE daughter_NN1 ._. 
The_AT next_MD three_MC brief_JJ pieces_NN2 date_VV0 from_II 1935_MC ._. 
"_" A_AT1 Lumpen_JJ "_" sketches_NN2 an_AT1 unnamed_JJ drifter_NN1 who_PNQS emerges_VVZ from_II a_AT1 Chicago_NP1 mission_NN1 in_II time_NNT1 to_TO be_VBI disgusted_VVN by_II blacks_NN2 and_CC whites_NN2 marching_VVG together_RL in_II a_AT1 solitary_JJ parade_NN1 ._. 
"_" Within_II the_AT City_NN1 "_" and_CC "_" American_JJ Obituary_NN1 "_" are_VBR vignettes_NN2 ,_, the_AT former_DA of_IO Chicago_NP1 ,_, where_CS "_" every_AT1 man_NN1 seems_VVZ to_TO go_VVI alone_RR ,_, "_" the_AT latter_DA of_IO one_MC1 of_IO the_AT decade_NNT1 's_GE homeless_JJ ,_, slugged_VVD and_CC dumped_VVN into_II the_AT river_NN1 "_" for_IF ninety_MC cents_NNU2 ._. "_" 
"_" The_AT Lightless_JJ Room_NN1 ,_, "_" written_VVN "_" about_II T939_FO ,_, "_" according_II21 to_II22 a_AT1 note_NN1 in_II Algren_NP1 's_GE hand_NN1 on_II the_AT manuscript_NN1 ,_, sees_VVZ daylight_NN1 here_RL for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 ,_, having_VHG never_RR been_VBN published_VVN before_RT in_II any_DD form_NN1 ._. 
Inspired_VVN by_II a_AT1 news_NN1 clipping_NN1 ,_, the_AT story_NN1 concerns_VVZ small-time_JJ boxer_NN1 Blackie_NP1 Cavanaugh_NP1 --_NN1 a_AT1 man_NN1 who_PNQS "_" did_VDD n't_XX care_VVI ,_, one_MC1 way_NN1 or_CC another_DD1 ,_, whether_CSW he_PPHS1 lived_VVD or_CC died_VVD ._. "_" 
Blackie_NN1 is_VBZ recalled_VVN by_II his_APPGE girlfriend_NN1 ,_, mother_NN1 ,_, father_NN1 ,_, and_CC manager_NN1 ,_, before_II stepping_VVG out_II21 of_II22 the_AT darkness_NN1 to_TO speak_VVI for_IF himself_PPX1 ._. 
Why_RRQ this_DD1 story_NN1 was_VBDZ never_RR published_VVN --_JJ Algren_NN1 's_GE collection_NN1 The_AT Neon_NN1 Wilderness_NN1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN its_APPGE natural_JJ home_NN1 --_NN1 is_VBZ difficult_JJ to_TO explain_VVI ._. 
Algren_NP1 's_GE most_RGT famous_JJ poem_NN1 ,_, "_" Epitaph_NN1 :_: The_AT Man_NN1 with_IW the_AT Golden_JJ Arm_NN1 ,_, "_" first_MD appeared_VVD in_II 1947_MC in_II Poetry_NN1 --_NN1 and_CC two_MC years_NNT2 later_RRR he_PPHS1 chose_VVD the_AT poem_NN1 to_TO close_VVI his_APPGE novel_NN1 of_IO the_AT same_DA name_NN1 ._. 
Various_JJ Algren_NN1 chose_VVD the_AT poem_NN1 to_TO close_VVI his_APPGE novel_NN1 of_IO the_AT same_DA name_NN1 ._. 
Various_JJ Algren_NN1 works_NN have_VH0 poems_NN2 sprinkled_VVN throughout_RL ,_, including_II Who_PNQS Lost_VVD an_AT1 American_JJ ?_? ,_, 
Notes_NN2 from_II a_AT1 Sea_NN1 Diary_NN1 ,_, and_CC The_AT Last_MD Carousel_NP1 ._. 
And_CC ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, Chicago_NP1 :_: City_NN1 on_II the_AT Make_VV0 ,_, a_AT1 book-length_JJ prose_NN1 poem_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO Algren_NP1 's_GE most_RGT enduring_JJ works_NN ._. 
The_AT five_MC poems_NN2 collected_VVN here_RL arc_NN1 drawn_VVN from_II the_AT late_JJ 1930s_MC2 and_CC early_JJ '40s_MC2 ,_, when_CS Algren_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX yet_RR an_AT1 internationally_RR renowned_JJ novelist_NN1 and_CC may_VM have_VHI thought_VVN of_IO himself_PPX1 as_CSA equally_RR a_AT1 poet_NN1 ._. 
With_IW the_AT exception_NN1 of_IO "_" Local_NN1 South_ND1 ,_, "_" an_AT1 occasionally_RR rhymed_VVD and_CC loosely_RR metered_JJ poem_NN1 that_CST appeared_VVD in_II Poetry_NN1 in_II 1941_MC ,_, the_AT selections_NN2 are_VBR free_JJ verse_NN1 ._. 
Whether_CSW sketching_VVG an_AT1 urban_JJ scene_NN1 or_CC narrating_VVG the_AT story_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 life_NN1 swirling_VVG like_II dirty_JJ water_NN1 down_RP some_DD bathtub_NN1 drain_NN1 ,_, Algren_NP1 's_GE poems_NN2 ,_, though_CS blown_VVN by_II his_APPGE own_DA inner_JJ weather_NN1 ,_, invariably_RR concern_VV0 the_AT lives_NN2 of_IO others_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 possess_VV0 the_AT virtues_NN2 of_IO directness_NN1 ,_, economy_NN1 ,_, careful_JJ but_CCB unpretentious_JJ diction_NN1 ,_, and_CC point_NN1 ._. 
In_II his_APPGE essay_NN1 "_" Do_VD0 It_PPH1 the_AT Hard_JJ Way_NN1 "_" (_( included_VVN in_II this_DD1 collection_NN1 )_) ,_, Algren_NP1 writes_VVZ that_CST "_" the_AT best_JJT and_CC the_AT truest_JJT "_" sort_NN1 of_IO poetry_NN1 is_VBZ that_DD1 "_" of_IO the_AT ball-park_NN1 and_CC the_AT dance_NN1 hall_NN1 ,_, of_IO the_AT drugstore_NN1 at_II noon_NNT1 ,_, of_IO the_AT pool_NN1 room_NN1 and_CC the_AT corner_NN1 newsstand_NN1 ,_, of_IO the_AT Montgomery-Ward_NP1 salesgirls_VVZ reminiscing_VVG on_II the_AT nearest_JJT streetcar_NN1 or_CC bus_NN1 ._. "_" 
Certainly_RR ,_, one_PN1 can_VM hear_VVI in_II these_DD2 poems_NN2 just_RR such_DA language_NN1 ,_, spoken_VVN by_II just_RR such_DA people_NN ._. 
The_AT lyricism_NN1 that_CST underlies_VVZ every_AT1 prose_NN1 word_NN1 of_IO every_AT1 Algren_NN1 novel_NN1 originates_VVZ with_IW poems_NN2 like_II these_DD2 ._. 
Christopher_NP1 Morgan_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 gaunt_JJ Negro_NN1 farmer_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ returning_VVG from_II his_APPGE regular_JJ Saturday_NPD1 night_NNT1 visit_NN1 to_II a_AT1 prostitute_NN1 named_VVN Queenie_NP1 Lee_NP1 ._. 
The_AT sweet_JJ dark_JJ warmth_NN1 of_IO the_AT Alabama_NP1 night_NNT1 pressed_VVD him_PPHO1 close_VV0 about_RP ._. 
Its_APPGE closeness_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 womanly_JJ closeness_NN1 --_NN1 all_DB faintly_RR perfumed_JJ breathing_NN1 ,_, deep_RR dark_JJ calm_NN1 ,_, and_CC eyes_NN2 of_IO velvet_NN1 mist_NN1 ._. 
With_IW an_AT1 inward_JJ smirk_NN1 of_IO thick_JJ self-satisfaction_NN1 Christopher_NP1 mused_VVD on_II Queenie_NP1 ._. 
"_" She_PPHS1 sho'_NN1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 sweet_JJ gal_NN1 to_II me_PPIO1 tonight_RT ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 reflected_VVD ._. 
Vaguely_RR he_PPHS1 wondered_VVD whether_CSW any_DD of_IO the_AT white_JJ miners_NN2 of_IO the_AT neighborhood_NN1 patronized_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT turmoil_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD aroused_VVN in_II his_APPGE blood_NN1 had_VHD scarcely_RR subsided_VVN ,_, but_CCB a_AT1 gentle_JJ fatigue_NN1 had_VHD already_RR set_VVN in_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 walked_VVD slower_RRR and_CC slower_RRR ._. 
His_APPGE body_NN1 felt_VVD ripe_JJ and_CC rich_JJ ,_, heavy_JJ and_CC solid_JJ ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 the_AT blood_NN1 had_VHD turned_VVN to_TO warmish_VVI milk_NN1 ._. 
"_" Ah_UH 'll_VM sleep_VVI right_RR deep_RR tonight_RT ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD to_II himself_PPX1 ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 stopped_VVD ,_, dropped_VVN to_II his_APPGE knees_NN2 ,_, crept_VVD into_II the_AT long_JJ flat_JJ shadows_NN2 that_CST bordered_VVD the_AT roadside_NN1 ._. 
Three_MC horses_NN2 ,_, two_MC black_JJ and_CC one_MC1 a_AT1 sleek_JJ dappled_JJ brown_JJ ,_, were_VBDR tied_VVN to_II a_AT1 dead_JJ elm_NN1 not_XX twenty_MC paces_NN2 to_II his_APPGE left_JJ ;_; and_CC he_PPHS1 knew_VVD as_CSA by_II instinct_NN1 what_DDQ business_NN1 brought_VVD them_PPHO2 there_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 lay_VVD very_RG still_RR ;_; he_PPHS1 uttered_VVD no_AT sound_NN1 ;_; he_PPHS1 listened_VVD intently_RR ;_; and_CC up_RP from_II the_AT woody_JJ declivity_NN1 embanking_VVG the_AT road_NN1 came_VVD a_AT1 murmur_NN1 of_IO low_JJ voices_NN2 ,_, tense_VV0 ,_, and_CC somehow_RR cold_JJ ._. 
Christopher_NP1 Morgan_NP1 crept_VVD closer_RRR ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR three_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 ,_, but_CCB none_PN were_VBDR robed_VVN ,_, and_CC Christopher_NP1 knew_VVD all_DB three_MC ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR miners_NN2 :_: Bryan_NP1 Jenks_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE two_MC tall_JJ sons_NN2 ,_, Luther_NP1 and_CC Lloyd_NP1 ._. 
Between_II Luther_NP1 and_CC Lloyd_NP1 stood_VVD a_AT1 Negro_NN1 ,_, fat_JJ and_CC aged_JJ ,_, gray_JJ of_IO hair_NN1 and_CC light_NN1 of_IO flesh_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS Christopher_NP1 had_VHD never_RR before_RT seen_VVN ._. 
Half_DB clinging_VVG to_II this_DD1 fellow_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 mulatto_NN1 girl_NN1 of_IO about_RG fifteen_MC whose_DDQGE throat_NN1 ,_, Christopher_NP1 remarked_VVD ,_, was_VBDZ magnificently_RR long_JJ and_CC soft_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ pregnant_JJ ._. 
Suddenly_RR his_APPGE head_NN1 became_VVD a_AT1 lump_NN1 of_IO blue-green_JJ ice_NN1 ._. 
Was_VBDZ it_PPH1 possible_JJ ?_? 
Damn_VV0 it_PPH1 ,_, they_PPHS2 could_VM n't_XX hang_VVI a_AT1 child_NN1 ._. 
Or_CC could_VM they_PPHS2 ?_? 
Could_VM they_PPHS2 kill_VVI a_AT1 helpless_JJ old_JJ man_NN1 also_RR ?_? 
Well_RR ,_, by_II God_NP1 ,_, they_PPHS2 would_VM n't_XX --_JJ not_XX while_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD red_JJ blood_NN1 in_II his_APPGE belly_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 sucked_VVD in_II breath_NN1 fiercely_RR ,_, between_II fierce_JJ jaws_NN2 ._. 
The_AT muscles_NN2 behind_II his_APPGE shoulders_NN2 began_VVD to_TO bunch_VVI and_CC play_VVI until_CS his_APPGE entire_JJ back_NN1 was_VBDZ quivering_VVG and_CC his_APPGE great_JJ thighs_NN2 were_VBDR tensed_VVN and_CC eager_JJ ._. 
His_APPGE heart_NN1 set_VVD up_RP a_AT1 strong_JJ marching_JJ rhythm_NN1 ,_, then_RT a_AT1 bold_JJ laughing_JJ beat_NN1 in_II his_APPGE breast_NN1 ,_, singing_VVG ever_RR faster_RRR and_CC bolder_JJR ._. 
Yes_UH ,_, by_II Christ_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 'd_VM give_VVI the_AT sneaking_JJ brutes_NN2 what-for_DDQ ._. 
Anxiously_RR he_PPHS1 darted_VVD his_APPGE eyes_NN2 from_II Bryan_NP1 to_II Luther_NP1 to_II the_AT boy_NN1 Lloyd_NP1 and_CC back_RP again_RT to_II Bryan_NP1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT rope_NN1 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE body_NN1 relaxed_VVD in_II sudden_JJ relief_NN1 ._. 
"_" Careful_JJ ,_, nigger_VV0 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 cautioned_VVD himself_PPX1 ,_, "_" careful_JJ --_NN1 Heah_NP1 ai_FU nt_XX no_AT neck-tie_JJ party_NN1 ay_UH tall_JJ ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 watched_VVD the_AT face_NN1 of_IO the_AT elder_JJR Jenks_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX a_AT1 hard_JJ face_NN1 ._. 
The_AT mouth_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX cruel_JJ ._. 
The_AT eyes_NN2 were_VBDR not_XX cold_JJ eyes_NN2 ._. 
Indeed_RR there_EX was_VBDZ something_PN1 so_RG kindly_RR in_II them_PPHO2 that_CST Christopher_NP1 was_VBDZ reassured_VVN ._. 
No_UH ,_, old_JJ Bryan_NP1 was_VBDZ n't_XX one_MC1 of_IO them_PPHO2 alligator_NN1 whites_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 heart_NN1 in_II his_APPGE breast_NN1 ,_, old_JJ Bryan_NP1 had_VHD ,_, not_XX jest_VV0 a_AT1 dirty_JJ ol'_JJ lump_NN1 o'_IO hard_JJ coal_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 old_JJ nigger_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE girl_NN1 were_VBDR n't_XX in_RP for_IF anything_PN1 worse_JJR than_CSN a_AT1 healthy_JJ scare_NN1 ._. 
Maybe_RR it_PPH1 would_VM do_VDI the_AT heifer_NN1 good_JJ ._. 
Maybe_RR she_PPHS1 'd_VHD been_VBN too_RG pert_JJ ._. 
Yaller_NN1 gals_NN2 were_VBDR always_RR pert_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ her_APPGE own_DA fault_NN1 ,_, maybe_RR ,_, and_CC after_CS this_DD1 she_PPHS1 'd_VM know_VVI better_RRR ._. 
Had_VHD it_PPH1 been_VBN Luther_NP1 or_CC Lloyd_NP1 who_PNQS 'd_VHD sewed_VVN her_PPHO1 up_RP ?_? 
Or_CC Bryan_NP1 himself_PPX1 ?_? 
Christopher_NP1 chuckled_VVD at_II the_AT latter_DA possibility_NN1 ._. 
An_AT1 old_JJ21 fashioned_JJ22 scarin'_JJ party_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ jest_NN1 what_DDQ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VM watch_VVI ,_, and_CC maybe_RR pretty_RG soon_RR they_PPHS2 'd_VM do_VDI something_PN1 funny_JJ ._. 
What_DDQ if_CS it_PPH1 really_RR had_VHD been_VBN old_JJ Bryan_NP1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 cupped_VVD his_APPGE big_JJ hand_NN1 over_II his_APPGE mouth_NN1 to_TO stifle_VVI the_AT rich_JJ black_JJ laughter_NN1 that_CST welled_VVD up_RP in_II his_APPGE throat_NN1 ._. 
Bryan_NP1 nodded_VVD to_II Luther_NP1 ._. 
Swiftly_RR Luther_NP1 stepped_VVD forward_RL ,_, and_CC Christopher_NP1 saw_VVD the_AT spurt_NN1 of_IO sudden_JJ flame_NN1 ._. 
The_AT old_JJ man_NN1 remained_VVD erect_JJ ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 had_VHD closed_VVN his_APPGE eyes_NN2 now_RT ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ swaying_VVG slightly_RR from_II side_NN1 to_II side_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 said_VVD "_" Ah_UH --_NN1 ah_UH ,_, "_" waved_VVD his_APPGE short_JJ arms_NN2 aimlessly_RR about_II his_APPGE head_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 and_CC sagged_VVD to_II the_AT earth_NN1 like_II a_AT1 gunny-_JJ sack_NN1 half_DB full_JJ of_IO old_JJ potatoes_NN2 ._. 
Luther_NP1 bent_VVD over_II him_PPHO1 and_CC fired_VVD again_RT ,_, needlessly_RR ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT further_JJR movement_NN1 ,_, and_CC Luther_NP1 rose_VVD ,_, stepped_VVD one_MC1 pace_NN1 backward_RL ,_, and_CC handed_VVD the_AT revolver_NN1 to_II his_APPGE father_NN1 without_IW lifting_VVG his_APPGE eyes_NN2 from_II the_AT poor_JJ thing_NN1 on_II the_AT ground_NN1 ._. 
As_CS21 though_CS22 touched_VVN with_IW sudden_JJ dew_NN1 in_II the_AT moonlight_NN1 the_AT small_JJ bent_JJ grasses_NN2 beneath_II the_AT dead_JJ man_NN1 's_GE head_NN1 shimmered_VVD and_CC glistened_VVD where_RRQ the_AT damp_JJ blood_NN1 began_VVD to_TO reach_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
Christopher_NP1 's_GE muscles_NN2 were_VBDR no_RR21 longer_RR22 taut_JJ and_CC eager_JJ ._. 
Christopher_NP1 was_VBDZ afraid_JJ ._. 
Fear_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 hard_JJ rude_JJ hand_NN1 about_II his_APPGE heart_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 strong_JJ hand_NN1 that_CST clutched_VVD his_APPGE heart_NN1 and_CC reeled_VVD it_PPH1 about_RP in_II his_APPGE breast_NN1 and_CC shook_VVD it_PPH1 like_II a_AT1 toy_NN1 rattle_NN1 in_II his_APPGE stomach_NN1 's_GE pit_NN1 and_CC crashed_VVD it_PPH1 hurtling_VVG against_II his_APPGE ribs_NN2 until_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ sickened_VVN ._. 
His_APPGE teeth_NN2 began_VVD to_TO chatter_VVI violently_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 dug_VVD his_APPGE great_JJ mouth_NN1 into_II the_AT warm_JJ soil_NN1 ,_, pressed_VVD his_APPGE thick_JJ lips_NN2 into_II the_AT black_JJ dust_NN1 ,_, bit_VVD into_II the_AT dirt_NN1 fiercely_RR ,_, and_CC a_AT1 thin_JJ slow_JJ stream_NN1 of_IO spittle_NN1 ran_VVD weakly_RR forth_RR ..._... then_RT ,_, after_CS a_AT1 moment_NN1 ,_, fear_NN1 ran_VVD out_II21 of_II22 him_PPHO1 too_RG --_JJ ran_VVD weakly_RR forth_RR from_II his_APPGE mouth_NN1 as_CSA had_VHD the_AT spittle_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ as_CS21 though_CS22 the_AT spittle_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN his_APPGE fear_NN1 ._. 
Now_RT he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ unafraid_VVN :_: and_CC his_APPGE head_NN1 was_VBDZ as_RG clear_JJ as_CSA though_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD just_RR come_VVN from_II under_II an_AT1 ice-cold_JJ douche_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD up_RP ._. 
The_AT girl_NN1 had_VHD turned_VVN her_APPGE head_NN1 so_CS21 that_CS22 he_PPHS1 could_VM no_RR21 longer_RR22 see_VVI her_APPGE face_NN1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT thumb_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE left_JJ hand_NN1 kept_VVD twitching_VVG ,_, twitching_VVG ._. 
He_PPHS1 remarked_VVD that_CST this_DD1 thumb_NN1 was_VBDZ double-jointed_JJ ._. 
Bryan_NP1 handed_VVD the_AT revolver_NN1 to_II Lloyd_NP1 ._. 
Lloyd_NP1 's_GE face_NN1 had_VHD not_XX quite_RR outgrown_VVN the_AT soft_JJ roundness_NN1 of_IO babyhood_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ smooth_JJ ,_, full_JJ ,_, hairless_JJ ,_, and_CC very_RG pale_JJ in_II the_AT moonlight_NN1 ._. 
Bryan_NP1 nodded_VVD ,_, Lloyd_NP1 stepped_VVD forward_RL ,_, pressed_VVD the_AT cold_JJ steel_NN1 against_II the_AT naked_JJ throat_NN1 ,_, and_CC Christopher_NP1 saw_VVD the_AT girl_NN1 's_GE soft_JJ eyes_NN2 widen_VV0 in_II terror_NN1 unspeakable_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 saw_VVD the_AT mouth_NN1 open_VV0 ,_, knew_VVD she_PPHS1 must_VM be_VBI screaming_VVG ,_, yet_RR heard_VVD no_AT sound_NN1 --_NN1 not_XX even_RR the_AT flat_JJ sharp_JJ bark_NN1 of_IO the_AT revolver_NN1 came_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 only_RR saw_VVD the_AT bright_JJ blood_NN1 come_VV0 bubbling_VVG over_II the_AT half-parted_JJ lips_NN2 ,_, only_RR saw_VVD the_AT velvet_NN1 eyes_NN2 cloud_VV0 in_II pain_NN1 ._. 
Dumbly_RR she_PPHS1 questioned_VVD :_: "_" Why_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY hurt_VVI me_PPIO1 ?_? 
What_DDQ have_VH0 1_MC1 done_VDN ?_? "_" 
Christopher_NP1 thought_VVD those_DD2 eyes_NN2 would_VM never_RR close_VVI ,_, would_VM never_RR dim_VVI ,_, would_VM never_RR lose_VVI that_DD1 look_NN1 ._. 
Even_RR now_RT they_PPHS2 were_VBDR still_RR alive_JJ ,_, looking_VVG at_II Lloyd_NP1 with_IW mild_JJ reproach_NN1 as_CS21 though_CS22 ,_, at_RR21 last_RR22 ,_, understanding_VVG ._. 
Luther_NP1 snatched_VVD the_AT gun_NN1 from_II his_APPGE brother_NN1 's_GE hand_NN1 ,_, thrust_VV0 it_PPH1 deep_RR in_II the_AT child_NN1 's_GE swollen_JJ belly_NN1 ,_, and_CC Christopher_NP1 saw_VVD the_AT finger_NN1 move_NN1 ;_; but_CCB again_RT no_AT sound_NN1 came_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT girl_NN1 fell_VVD face_NN1 downward_RL ,_, striking_VVG the_AT bridge_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE nose_NN1 on_II the_AT upturned_JJ toes_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE boots_NN2 as_CSA she_PPHS1 fell_VVD ,_, so_CS21 that_CS22 for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 the_AT head_NN1 rolled_VVD loosely_RR about_RP as_CS21 though_CS22 undecided_JJ which_DDQ way_NN1 to_TO drop_VVI ,_, caught_VVN by_II the_AT flesh_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE cheek_NN1 on_II the_AT rough_JJ boots_NN2 '_GE points_NN2 ._. 
Then_RT it_PPH1 tumbled_VVD to_II the_AT left_JJ ,_, struck_VVD the_AT ground_NN1 ,_, and_CC slowly_RR ,_, quietly_RR ,_, turned_VVD gently_RR upward_JJ ._. 
Lloyd_NP1 returned_VVD the_AT gun_NN1 to_II his_APPGE father_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE hand_NN1 trembled_VVD slightly_RR as_CSA he_PPHS1 did_VDD so_RR ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 looked_VVD down_RP at_II the_AT girl_NN1 ._. 
The_AT thumb_NN1 of_IO the_AT left_JJ hand_NN1 was_VBDZ still_RR twitching_VVG ._. 
It_PPH1 continued_VVD to_TO twitch_VVI for_IF six_MC seconds_NNT2 ._. 
The_AT boy_NN1 seemed_VVD to_TO feel_VVI a_AT1 surge_NN1 of_IO sudden_JJ manhood_NN1 in_II his_APPGE veins_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 thrust_VVD out_RP his_APPGE chest_NN1 ,_, spat_VVN on_II the_AT ground_NN1 ,_, and_CC laughed_VVN a_AT1 brief_JJ ,_, nervous_JJ little_RR laugh_VV0 that_CST came_VVD out_II21 of_II22 his_APPGE throat_NN1 in_II tiny_JJ tortured_JJ jerks_NN2 ._. 
As_CS21 though_CS22 making_VVG an_AT1 unprecedented_JJ announcement_NN1 he_PPHS1 called_VVD out_RP twice_RR :_: "_" The_AT puny_JJ yaller_NN1 bitch_NN1 ._. 
The_AT puny_JJ yaller_NN1 bitch_NN1 ._. "_" 
The_AT voice_NN1 quavered_VVD ._. 
Christopher_NP1 repeated_VVD this_DD1 phrase_NN1 to_II himself_PPX1 ,_, revolving_VVG it_PPH1 over_RP and_CC over_RP in_II his_APPGE dazed_JJ brain_NN1 ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 it_PPH1 must_VM ,_, somehow_RR ,_, explain_VVI the_AT thing_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD just_RR seen_VVN ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ something_PN1 here_RL he_PPHS1 could_VM not_XX quite_RR grasp_VVI ,_, and_CC over_RP and_CC over_RP he_PPHS1 repeated_VVD it_PPH1 to_II himself_PPX1 ,_, seeking_VVG a_AT1 hidden_JJ meaning_NN1 ._. 
"_" The_AT puny_JJ yaller_NN1 bitch_NN1 ._. 
The_AT puny_JJ yaller_NN1 bitch_NN1 ._. 
Yes_UH ,_, that_DD1 must_VM be_VBI so_RR ,_, But_CCB why_RRQ 'puny'_VVI ?_? 
Why_RRQ not_XX 'little'_JJ yaller_NN1 bitch_NN1 ,_, or_CC even_RR 'gentle'_JJ yaller_NN1 bitch_NN1 ?_? 
That_DD1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN much_RR better_JJR ,_, because_CS it_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI made_VVN things_NN2 so_RG much_DA1 clearer_JJR ._. "_" 
The_AT sight_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE pale_JJ throat_NN1 ,_, lying_VVG so_RG still_RR on_II the_AT moonlit_JJ grass_NN1 ,_, twisted_VVD up_RP now_RT to_II the_AT quiet_JJ stars_NN2 ,_, reminded_VVD Christopher_NP1 of_IO the_AT throat_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 German_JJ soldier_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN one_MC1 night_NNT1 at_II St._NP1 Mihiel_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ so_RG naked_JJ and_CC helpless_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ so_RG long_JJ and_CC soft_JJ ._. 
Christopher_NP1 listened_VVD to_II the_AT three_MC as_CSA they_PPHS2 untied_VVD the_AT horses_NN2 ._. 
This_DD1 collection_NN1 concludes_VVZ with_IW a_AT1 1957_MC interview_NN1 conducted_VVN by_II Robert_NP1 A._NP1 Perlongo_NP1 ._. 
As_II the_AT best_JJT mid-1950s_NN2 conversation_NN1 with_IW Nelson_NP1 Algren_NP1 aside_II21 from_II22 the_AT readily_RR available_JJ Paris_NP1 Review_NN1 interview_NN1 of_IO 1955_MC )_) ,_, this_DD1 selection_NN1 opens_VVZ a_AT1 small_JJ window_NN1 on_II Algren_NP1 's_GE thoughts_NN2 about_II the_AT writer_NN1 's_GE job_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 saw_VVD it_PPH1 --_JJ "_" to_TO accuse_VVI ,_, to_TO play_VVI the_AT wasp_NN1 "_" --_NN1 the_AT sort_NN1 of_IO people_NN about_II whom_PNQO he_PPHS1 writes_VVZ ,_, literary_JJ critics_NN2 ,_, the_AT church_NN1 (_( "_" the_AT church_NN1 does_VDZ gently_RR what_DDQ the_AT police_NN2 do_VD0 roughly_RR "_" )_) ,_, and_CC America_NP1 as_CSA it_PPH1 appeared_VVD in_II the_AT pages_NN2 of_IO Life_NN1 magazine_NN1 ._. 
The_AT interview_NN1 thus_RR helps_VVZ readers_NN2 understand_VVI Algren_NP1 's_GE state_NN1 of_IO mind_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 wrestled_VVD with_IW Entrapment_NP1 and_CC paid_VVD the_AT rent_NN1 with_IW work_NN1 for_IF magazines_NN2 ._. 
