True_JJ Compass_NN1 :_: A_AT1 Memoir_NN1 Back_RP home_RL in_II America_NP1 at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO 1939_MC ,_, I_PPIS1 began_VVD my_APPGE preparatory_JJ school_NN1 years_NNT2 on_II a_AT1 note_NN1 of_IO great_JJ expectation_NN1 ._. 
Yet_RR these_DD2 did_VDD not_XX prove_VVI to_TO be_VBI happy_JJ ,_, joyous_JJ years_NNT2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ very_RG young_JJ ,_, nearly_RR always_RR younger_JJR than_CSN my_APPGE grade_NN1 level_NN1 ._. 
And_CC nearly_RR always_RR a_AT1 stranger_NN1 :_: counting_VVG kindergarten_NN1 at_II Pondfield_NP1 and_CC Gibbs_NP1 in_II London_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 attended_VVD ten_MC schools_NN2 between_II 1937_MC and_CC 1950_MC ,_, nine_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 before_II high_JJ school_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 kind_NN1 of_IO transience_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX a_AT1 recipe_NN1 for_IF academic_JJ success_NN1 ._. 
In_II those_DD2 years_NNT2 ,_, as_CSA the_AT family_NN1 shuttled_VVD seasonally_RR between_II Hyannis_NP1 Port_NN1 and_CC Palm_NN1 Beach_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ essentially_RR without_IW a_AT1 central_JJ home_NN1 as_RR21 well_RR22 ,_, although_CS Cape_NP1 Cod_NP1 felt_VVD most_RGT like_JJ one_PN1 ._. 
My_APPGE father_NN1 met_VVN with_IW Roosevelt_NP1 in_II Washington_NP1 on_II December_NPM1 8_MC ,_, 1939_MC ._. 
We_PPIS2 all_DB celebrated_VVD a_AT1 Christmas_NNT1 reunion_NN1 at_II the_AT Palm_NN1 Beach_NN1 house_NN1 ,_, and_CC not_XX long_RR afterward_RL my_APPGE father_NN1 sailed_VVD back_RP to_II London_NP1 ._. 
In_II January_NPM1 1940_MC we_PPIS2 all_DB began_VVD to_TO fan_VVI out_RP ._. 
Pat_NP1 ,_, Eunice_NP1 ,_, and_CC Jean_NP1 returned_VVD to_II their_APPGE pre-London_JJ schools_NN2 ._. 
Kathleen_NP1 ,_, almost_RR twenty-one_MC now_RT ,_, completed_VVD her_APPGE studies_NN2 at_II Finch_NP1 College_NN1 in_II New_NP1 York_NP1 ._. 
Early_RR in_II 1941_MC she_PPHS1 took_VVD her_APPGE writing_NN1 talents_NN2 to_II the_AT Washington_NP1 Times-Herald_NP1 ,_, working_VVG as_II a_AT1 research_NN1 assistant_NN1 before_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ promoted_VVN to_II reviewing_VVG plays_NN2 and_CC movies_NN2 ._. 
In_II the_AT spring_NN1 ,_, Rosemary_NP1 flew_VVD home_RL from_II England_NP1 ,_, in_II the_AT care_NN1 of_IO Dad_NN1 's_GE close_JJ friends_NN2 Edward_NP1 and_CC Mary_NP1 Moore_NP1 ._. 
Joe_NP1 Jr._NNA ,_, who_PNQS 'd_VHD served_VVN as_II an_AT1 informal_JJ secretary_NN1 to_II Dad_NN1 in_II London_NP1 after_II graduating_VVG Harvard_NP1 in_II 1938_MC ,_, enrolled_VVN in_II Harvard_NP1 Law_NN1 School_NN1 ._. 
Jack_NP1 graduated_VVD cum_FW laude_VV0 from_II Harvard_NP1 in_II June_NPM1 ,_, the_AT season_NNT1 in_II which_DDQ Why_RRQ England_NP1 Slept_VVD was_VBDZ published_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 enrolled_VVD in_II the_AT fall_NN1 at_II the_AT Stanford_NP1 Graduate_NN1 School_NN1 of_IO Business_NN1 ,_, and_CC in_II the_AT spring_NN1 he_PPHS1 traveled_VVD through_II South_ND1 America_NP1 ,_, meeting_VVG up_RP with_IW Mother_NN1 and_CC Eunice_NP1 in_II Rio_NP1 de_NP1 Janeiro_NP1 ._. 
Mother_NN1 enrolled_VVD Bobby_NP1 at_II Portsmouth_NP1 Priory_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 school_NN1 run_VVN by_II Benedictine_JJ monks_NN2 in_II Portsmouth_NP1 ,_, Rhode_NP1 Island_NNL1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 initially_RR stayed_VVD with_IW Mother_NN1 ,_, but_CCB when_RRQ she_PPHS1 moved_VVD from_II Palm_NN1 Beach_NN1 to_II Bronxville_NP1 with_IW the_AT seasons_NNT2 ,_, I_PPIS1 did_VDD too_RR ._. 
In_II the_AT second_MD grade_NN1 alone_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 attended_VVD three_MC different_JJ schools_NN2 ,_, with_IW three_MC different_JJ curriculums_NN2 ,_, with_IW three_MC different_JJ peer_NN1 groups_NN2 and_CC sets_NN2 of_IO friends_NN2 to_TO make_VVI ._. 
By_II the_AT spring_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE third-grade_JJ year_NNT1 ,_, Mother_NN1 thought_VVD that_CST a_AT1 shortterm_NN1 stint_NN1 in_II boarding_NN1 school_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT best_JJT option_NN1 for_IF me_PPIO1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 tried_VVD to_TO ease_VVI the_AT pain_NN1 of_IO separation_NN1 by_II having_VHG me_PPIO1 go_NN1 to_II the_AT same_DA school_NN1 as_CSA Bobby_NP1 ._. 
If_CS we_PPIS2 both_DB2 were_VBDR at_II Portsmouth_NP1 Priory_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 reasoned_VVD ,_, he_PPHS1 could_VM look_VVI after_II me_PPIO1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX be_VBI so_RG lonely_JJ ._. 
And_CC anyway_RR ,_, we_PPIS2 would_VM all_DB be_VBI together_RL on_II Cape_NP1 Cod_NP1 in_II the_AT summer_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT Benedictines_NN2 were_VBDR happy_JJ to_TO accommodate_VVI Mother_NN1 's_GE wishes_NN2 ,_, but_CCB there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 complication_NN1 :_: Portsmouth_NP1 Priory_NN1 started_VVD in_II the_AT seventh_MD grade_NN1 ;_; it_PPH1 had_VHD no_AT elementary_JJ school_NN1 ._. 
No_AT problem_NN1 ,_, said_VVD Mother_NN1 ._. 
Bobby_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 fourteen-year-old_JJ eighth_MD grader_NN1 ,_, would_VM be_VBI there_RL to_TO look_VVI after_II me_PPIO1 ,_, and_CC after_II all_DB ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ planning_VVG to_TO keep_VVI me_PPIO1 at_II Priory_NN1 just_RR until_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT school_NN1 year_NNT1 ._. 
Unfortunately_RR ,_, "_" just_RR until_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT school_NN1 year_NNT1 ,_, "_" even_CS21 if_CS22 it_PPH1 's_VBZ just_RR two_MC or_CC three_MC months_NNT2 ,_, can_VM be_VBI a_AT1 very_RG long_JJ time_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 entered_VVD the_AT seventh_MD grade_NN1 at_II Portsmouth_NP1 Priory_NN1 in_II the_AT spring_NN1 of_IO 1941_MC when_RRQ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ barely_RR nine_MC years_NNT2 old_JJ ,_, boarding_VVG and_CC competing_VVG with_IW boys_NN2 who_PNQS were_VBDR four_MC years_NNT2 older_JJR than_CSN me_PPIO1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 recipe_NN1 for_IF disaster_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE time_NNT1 at_II Portsmouth_NP1 Priory_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX an_AT1 education_NN1 ;_; it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 battle_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 took_VVD French_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ I_PPIS1 'd_VHD studied_VVN a_RR21 little_RR22 at_II Gibbs_NP1 ._. 
On_II my_APPGE first_MD exam_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 got_VVD a_AT1 13_MC ._. 
I_PPIS1 went_VVD to_II math_NN1 class_NN1 but_CCB the_AT work_NN1 was_VBDZ incomprehensible_JJ to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, and_CC so_RR was_VBDZ Latin_JJ ._. 
My_APPGE classmates_NN2 did_VDD not_XX befriend_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 
Once_RR in_II a_AT1 while_NNT1 ,_, if_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ really_RR lucky_JJ ,_, someone_PN1 would_VM take_VVI me_PPIO1 out_RP for_IF a_AT1 sail_NN1 on_II a_AT1 boat_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ rarely_RR chosen_VVN to_TO go_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ rarely_RR picked_VVN to_TO be_VBI on_II any_DD of_IO the_AT teams_NN2 during_II that_DD1 period_NN1 ,_, because_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ so_RG young_JJ ._. 
Bobby_NP1 was_VBDZ there_RL ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, but_CCB ,_, being_VBG a_AT1 regular_JJ teenage_JJ boy_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 already_RR had_VHD his_APPGE own_DA group_NN1 of_IO friends_NN2 and_CC was_VBDZ generally_RR involved_JJ with_IW them_PPHO2 ._. 
A_AT1 few_DA2 of_IO my_APPGE classmates_NN2 proved_VVD as_RG cruel_JJ as_CSA only_JJ children_NN2 can_VM be_VBI ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VHD brought_VVN my_APPGE pet_NN1 turtle_NN1 to_II school_NN1 with_IW me_PPIO1 ,_, and_CC in_II those_DD2 hours_NNT2 of_IO loneliness_NN1 I_PPIS1 played_VVD with_IW him_PPHO1 ._. 
But_CCB after_CS a_AT1 few_DA2 weeks_NNT2 ,_, my_APPGE turtle_NN1 died_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 took_VVD him_PPHO1 outside_RL and_CC dug_VVD a_AT1 hole_NN1 in_II the_AT frozen_JJ ground_NN1 outside_II my_APPGE dormitory_NN1 where_CS I_PPIS1 buried_VVD him_PPHO1 and_CC said_VVD a_AT1 few_DA2 prayers_NN2 ,_, giving_VVG him_PPHO1 my_APPGE own_DA nine-year-old_JJ version_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 funeral_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT I_PPIS1 went_VVD back_RP inside_RL ,_, found_VVD my_APPGE cubicle_NN1 --_NN1 our_APPGE dormitory_NN1 rooms_NN2 were_VBDR cubicles_NN2 with_IW open_JJ ceilings_NN2 --_NN1 and_CC crawled_VVN into_II bed_NN1 and_CC cried_VVN myself_PPX1 to_TO sleep_VVI ._. 
At_II some_DD point_NN1 during_II the_AT night_NNT1 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ awakened_VVN by_II a_AT1 strange_JJ sound_NN1 from_II the_AT hallway_NN1 ._. 
Thump_VV0 ._. 
Thump_VV0 ._. 
Thump_VV0 ._. 
And_CC then_RT laughter_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI what_DDQ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ until_CS the_AT next_MD morning_NNT1 ,_, when_CS I_PPIS1 awoke_VVD to_TO find_VVI my_APPGE dead_RG pet_JJ turtle_NN1 in_II my_APPGE bed_NN1 ._. 
Some_DD of_IO the_AT students_NN2 must_VM have_VHI spotted_VVN me_PPIO1 burying_VVG him_PPHO1 ._. 
That_DD1 night_NNT1 ,_, they_PPHS2 dug_VVD him_PPHO1 up_RP and_CC tossed_VVD the_AT shell_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE lifeless_JJ body_NN1 back_NN1 and_CC forth_RR down_RP the_AT hall_NN1 ._. 
Thump_VV0 ._. 
Thump_VV0 ._. 
Thump_VV0 ._. 
And_CC then_RT they_PPHS2 put_VVD him_PPHO1 between_II my_APPGE sheets_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 buried_VVD him_PPHO1 again_RT that_DD1 morning_NNT1 ._. 
Bobby_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX think_VVI that_DD1 family_NN1 solidarity_NN1 required_VVN him_PPHO1 to_TO be_VBI my_APPGE protector_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 day_NNT1 I_PPIS1 got_VVD into_II a_AT1 fight_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 boy_NN1 named_VVN Plowden_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 head_NN1 taller_JJR than_CSN me_PPIO1 ,_, and_CC soon_RR had_VHD the_AT better_JJR of_IO me_PPIO1 ,_, twisting_VVG my_APPGE arm_NN1 up_RP between_II my_APPGE shoulder_NN1 blades_NN2 ._. 
Bobby_NP1 came_VVD walking_VVG past_RL ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 shouted_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 ,_, "_" We_PPIS2 're_VBR fighting_VVG because_CS he_PPHS1 says_VVZ the_AT Plowdens_NP2 are_VBR better_RRR than_CSN the_AT Kennedys_NP2 !_! "_" 
Bobby_NP1 walked_VVD on_RP ._. 
As_CSA he_PPHS1 left_VVD me_PPIO1 behind_RL ,_, he_PPHS1 called_VVD back_RP ,_, "_" You_PPY have_VH0 to_TO learn_VVI to_TO fight_VVI your_APPGE own_DA battles_NN2 in_II life_NN1 ._. "_" 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX learn_VVI much_DA1 else_RR at_II Portsmouth_NP1 Priory_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 certainly_RR did_VDD n't_XX improve_VVI my_APPGE spelling_NN1 ._. 
"_" Dear_JJ Daddy_NP1 ,_, We_PPIS2 are_VBR down_RP in_II cap-card_NN1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 wrote_VVD to_II my_APPGE father_NN1 around_II this_DD1 time_NNT1 ,_, "_" mother_NN1 has_VHZ gone_VVN to_II jacks_NN2 graduain._NNU joe_NN1 is_VBZ here_RL ._. 
The_AT weather_NN1 is_VBZ very_JJ dad_NN1 ._. 
Would_VM you_PPY get_VVI the_AT kings_NN2 autograph_VV0 for_IF me_PPIO1 I_PPIS1 will_VM send_VVI you_PPY another_DD1 letter_NN1 soon_RR ._. "_" 
In_II the_AT summer_NNT1 of_IO 1941_MC ,_, Cape_NP1 Cod_NP1 was_VBDZ for_IF me_PPIO1 an_AT1 oasis_NN1 of_IO stability_NN1 and_CC family_NN1 love_NN1 ._. 
Joe_NP1 and_CC Jack_NP1 helped_VVD me_PPIO1 with_IW my_APPGE sailing_NN1 when_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR there_RL ._. 
My_APPGE sisters_NN2 and_CC Mother_NN1 doted_VVD on_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
Bobby_NP1 paid_VVD more_DAR attention_NN1 to_II me_PPIO1 than_CSN he_PPHS1 had_VHD at_II Priory_NN1 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 basically_RR was_VBDZ able_JK to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 carefree_JJ nine-year-old_JJ boy_NN1 ,_, riding_VVG my_APPGE bike_NN1 ,_, swimming_VVG ,_, and_CC perfecting_VVG my_APPGE sailing_NN1 ._. 
In_II September_NPM1 1941_MC ,_, Mother_NN1 sent_VVD me_PPIO1 to_II Riverdale_NP1 Country_NN1 School_NN1 for_IF Boys_NN2 in_II the_AT Bronx_NP1 ._. 
All_DB three_MC of_IO my_APPGE older_JJR brothers_NN2 had_VHD gone_VVN to_II Riverdale_NP1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD been_VBN day_NNT1 students_NN2 ,_, but_CCB since_CS the_AT family_NN1 was_VBDZ no_RR21 longer_RR22 headquartered_VVN in_II the_AT house_NN1 in_II Bronxville_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 boarder_NN1 ._. 
And_CC the_AT happiness_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE Cape_NP1 Cod_NP1 summer_NNT1 did_VDD not_XX take_VVI long_RR to_TO evaporate_VVI ._. 
If_CS Portsmouth_NP1 Priory_NN1 taught_VVD me_PPIO1 about_II the_AT cruelty_NN1 of_IO children_NN2 ,_, then_RT Riverdale_NP1 taught_VVD me_PPIO1 about_II the_AT cruelty_NN1 of_IO adults_NN2 ._. 
And_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX the_AT kind_NN1 of_IO cruelty_NN1 that_CST could_VM easily_RR be_VBI erased_VVN by_II the_AT happy_JJ days_NNT2 of_IO summer_NNT1 ._. 
Our_APPGE dorm_NN1 master_NN1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 abuser_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 lived_VVD in_II the_AT residence_NN1 hall_NN1 with_IW us_PPIO2 ,_, in_RR31 loco_RR32 parentis_RR33 if_CS you_PPY will_VM ,_, and_CC violated_VVD every_AT1 trust_NN1 that_CST our_APPGE parents_NN2 had_VHD placed_VVN in_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 specialized_VVD in_II terror_NN1 and_CC humiliation_NN1 ._. 
In_II evenings_NNT2 ,_, at_II "_" lights_NN2 out_II "_" time_NNT1 ,_, R._NP1 ,_, as_CSA I_PPIS1 will_VM refer_VVI to_II him_PPHO1 ,_, would_VM summon_VVI a_AT1 rotating_JJ group_NN1 of_IO boys_NN2 to_II his_APPGE room_NN1 ,_, have_VH0 them_PPHO2 stand_VV0 in_II a_AT1 circle_NN1 ,_, and_CC lead_VV0 them_PPHO2 in_II a_AT1 matching-word_JJ game_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 might_VM say_VVI "_" shoe_NN1 ,_, "_" and_CC someone_PN1 would_VM respond_VVI with_IW "_" leather_NN1 ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 'd_VM say_VVI "_" heel_NN1 ,_, "_" and_CC someone_PN1 would_VM say_VVI "_" sole_JJ ._. "_" 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 might_VM say_VVI "_" shoelace_NN1 ,_, "_" and_CC if_CS you_PPY could_VM n't_XX think_VVI of_IO a_AT1 matching_JJ word_NN1 ,_, you_PPY 'd_VM have_VHI to_TO take_VVI off_RP an_AT1 article_NN1 of_IO clothing_NN1 ._. 
Since_CS the_AT boys_NN2 were_VBDR in_II pajamas_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 did_VDD n't_XX have_VHI too_RG many_DA2 articles_NN2 of_IO clothing_NN1 to_TO take_VVI off_RP ._. 
Soon_RR they_PPHS2 were_VBDR naked_JJ and_CC subjected_VVN to_II R._NP1 's_GE "_" inspection_NN1 ._. "_" 
No_AT boy_NN1 was_VBDZ spared_VVN the_AT humiliation_NN1 ._. 
R._NP1 had_VHD enlisted_VVN two_MC senior_JJ boys_NN2 ,_, Argentines_NN2 ,_, as_CSA accomplices_NN2 who_PNQS would_VM sometimes_RT help_VVI him_PPHO1 lead_VVI the_AT word_NN1 game_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 added_VVD a_AT1 cruel_JJ twist_NN1 by_II shouting_VVG out_RP words_NN2 in_II Spanish_JJ ._. 
But_CCB the_AT young_JJ boarders_NN2 at_II Riverdale_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI any_DD Spanish_JJ ._. 
The_AT humiliation_NN1 arrived_VVD even_RR sooner_RRR ._. 
I_PPIS1 could_VM not_XX believe_VVI this_DD1 was_VBDZ happening_VVG ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR whispers_NN2 that_CST R._NP1 also_RR took_VVD a_AT1 private_JJ interest_NN1 in_II some_DD boys_NN2 and_CC would_VM send_VVI the_AT Argentines_NP2 to_TO round_VVI them_PPHO2 up_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 spent_VVD many_DA2 terror-filled_JJ nights_NNT2 under_II my_APPGE bunk_NN1 ,_, hiding_VVG lest_CS I_PPIS1 too_RR become_VV0 one_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 victims_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 kept_VVD telling_VVG myself_PPX1 that_CST this_DD1 would_VM pass_VVI ._. 
That_CST I_PPIS1 would_VM get_VVI through_II this_DD1 nightmare_NN1 ._. 
That_CST my_APPGE brothers_NN2 had_VHD survived_VVN boarding_NN1 school_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 would_VM too_RR ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI okay_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 told_VVD myself_PPX1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD to_TO believe_VVI that_DD1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 a_AT1 particular_JJ memory_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 horrible_JJ time_NNT1 that_CST I_PPIS1 can_VM see_VVI in_II my_APPGE mind_NN1 as_RG vividly_RR as_CSA if_CS it_PPH1 happened_VVD five_MC minutes_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 path_NN1 on_II the_AT grounds_NN2 at_II Riverdale_NP1 that_CST led_VVD along_RP a_AT1 ridge_NN1 ,_, where_CS the_AT ground_NN1 fell_VVD away_RL quite_RG steeply_RR ._. 
Quite_RG a_AT1 way_NN1 down_RP ,_, another_DD1 path_NN1 ran_VVD along_II the_AT top_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 bluff_NN1 above_II the_AT Hudson_NP1 River_NNL1 ._. 
One_MC1 fall_NN1 afternoon_NNT1 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ walking_VVG the_AT upper_JJ path_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 looked_VVD down_RP and_CC saw_VVD a_AT1 little_JJ boy_NN1 ,_, maybe_RR even_RR younger_JJR than_CSN I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ ,_, walking_VVG fast_JJ and_CC half_DB running_VVG along_II the_AT lower_JJR path_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 carried_VVD a_AT1 suitcase_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE teddy_NN1 bear_NN1 ._. 
R._NP1 was_VBDZ hurrying_VVG after_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT boy_NN1 was_VBDZ trying_VVG to_TO run_VVI away_RL ,_, but_CCB the_AT older_JJR man_NN1 caught_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
"_" Where_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI you_PPY 're_VBR going_VVG ,_, young_JJ man_NN1 ?_? "_" he_PPHS1 shouted_VVD ._. 
The_AT poor_JJ little_JJ boy_NN1 was_VBDZ weeping_VVG and_CC clutching_VVG his_APPGE teddy_NN1 bear_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE suitcase_NN1 ._. 
R._NP1 ripped_VVD the_AT teddy_NN1 bear_NN1 from_II the_AT boy_NN1 's_GE arms_NN2 and_CC threw_VVD it_PPH1 on_II the_AT ground_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 yanked_VVD away_RL the_AT suitcase_NN1 and_CC with_IW one_MC1 of_IO the_AT most_RGT evil_JJ expressions_NN2 I_PPIS1 have_VH0 ever_RR seen_VVN ,_, he_PPHS1 opened_VVD the_AT suitcase_NN1 and_CC emptied_VVD all_DB of_IO the_AT boy_NN1 's_GE belongings_NN2 down_II the_AT hill_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 dragged_VVD the_AT sobbing_JJ child_NN1 back_RP to_II the_AT dormitory_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX stop_VVI staring_VVG at_II the_AT clothes_NN2 strewn_VVN everywhere_RL and_CC the_AT teddy_NN1 bear_NN1 still_RR lying_VVG on_II the_AT ground_NN1 ._. 
The_AT dorm_NN1 master_NN1 was_VBDZ eventually_RR caught_VVN and_CC fired_VVN ._. 
But_CCB his_APPGE activities_NN2 were_VBDR all_DB hushed_VVD up_RP ;_; nothing_PN1 was_VBDZ ever_RR said_VVN to_II the_AT parents_NN2 ._. 
As_II21 for_II22 the_AT Argentine_JJ accomplices_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 saw_VVD one_MC1 of_IO them_PPHO2 ten_MC years_NNT2 later_RRR ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT army_NN1 ,_, doing_VDG basic_JJ training_NN1 at_II Fort_NN1 Dix_MC ,_, New_NP1 Jersey_NP1 ._. 
Two_MC buddies_NN2 and_CC I_PPIS1 were_VBDR in_II a_AT1 New_NP1 York_NP1 bar_NN1 on_II a_AT1 weekend_NNT1 pass_NN1 ,_, having_VHG a_AT1 drink_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 looked_VVD at_II the_AT man_NN1 standing_VVG next_II21 to_II22 me_PPIO1 at_II the_AT bar_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT Argentines_NP2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 said_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 you_PPY from_II Riverdale_NP1 ._. 
This_DD1 bar_NN1 is_VBZ n't_XX big_JJ enough_RR for_IF both_DB2 of_IO us_PPIO2 ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 took_VVD a_AT1 look_NN1 at_II me_PPIO1 and_CC my_APPGE friends_NN2 and_CC walked_VVD out_RP ._. 
Just_RR a_AT1 few_DA2 years_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, as_CSA I_PPIS1 write_VV0 this_DD1 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ at_II a_AT1 social_JJ event_NN1 in_II Palm_NN1 Beach_NN1 ,_, chatting_VVG with_IW a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO people_NN ._. 
I_PPIS1 saw_VVD a_AT1 man_NN1 approach_NN1 and_CC said_VVD to_II myself_PPX1 ,_, "_" Who_PNQS is_VBZ he_PPHS1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 know_VV0 him_PPHO1 from_II somewhere_RL ._. "_" 
Then_RT it_PPH1 hit_VVD me_PPIO1 :_: he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ the_AT other_JJ Argentine_NN1 ._. 
When_CS he_PPHS1 came_VVD up_II21 to_II22 me_PPIO1 and_CC put_VVD out_RP his_APPGE hand_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 turned_VVD my_APPGE back_NN1 on_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ saved_VVN from_II the_AT worst_JJT of_IO R._NP1 's_GE terror_NN1 by_II two_MC things_NN2 ._. 
First_MD ,_, Mother_NN1 wanted_VVD my_APPGE sister_NN1 Jean_NP1 and_CC me_PPIO1 to_TO be_VBI near_II her_PPHO1 during_II the_AT winter_NNT1 months_NNT2 ,_, so_CS she_PPHS1 took_VVD both_DB2 of_IO us_PPIO2 out_II21 of_II22 boarding_NN1 school_NN1 and_CC had_VHD us_PPIO2 attend_VV0 day_NNT1 school_NN1 while_CS we_PPIS2 lived_VVD with_IW her_PPHO1 in_II Palm_NN1 Beach_NN1 ._. 
While_CS this_DD1 plan_NN1 of_IO switching_JJ schools_NN2 for_IF just_RR the_AT winter_NNT1 term_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX exactly_RR conducive_JJ to_II keeping_VVG and_CC making_VVG friends_NN2 or_CC to_II doing_VDG well_RR in_II school_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 saved_VVD me_PPIO1 from_II R._NP1 's_GE abusive_JJ games_NN2 during_II that_DD1 winter_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ too_RG ashamed_JJ to_TO tell_VVI my_APPGE mother_NN1 what_DDQ had_VHD happened_VVN ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ thankful_JJ to_TO be_VBI safe_JJ at_II home_NN1 with_IW her_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT second_MD thing_NN1 that_CST saved_VVD me_PPIO1 was_VBDZ whooping_NN1 cough_NN1 ._. 
When_CS the_AT winter_NNT1 came_VVD to_II an_AT1 end_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 went_VVD back_RP to_II Riverdale_NP1 ,_, where_CS the_AT terror_NN1 began_VVD all_RR over_II again_RT ._. 
Perhaps_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT stress_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 got_VVD sick_JJ ,_, very_RG sick_JJ ,_, with_IW pneumonia_NN1 and_CC whooping_NN1 cough_NN1 ._. 
And_CC again_RT ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ able_JK to_TO return_VVI to_II the_AT safe_JJ and_CC loving_JJ arms_NN2 of_IO my_APPGE mother_NN1 ._. 
