Bad_JJ girls_NN2 go_VV0 everywhere_RL THE_AT LIFE_NN1 OF_IO HELEN_NP1 GURLEY_NP1 BROWN_NP1 1_MC1 ._. 
growing_VVG up_RP gurley_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 girl_NN1 Before_CS it_PPH1 became_VVD famous_JJ as_II the_AT birthplace_NN1 of_IO Helen_NP1 Gurley_NP1 Brown_NP1 ,_, Green_JJ Forest_NN1 ,_, Arkansas_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 tiny_JJ town_NN1 in_II the_AT Ozarks_NN2 ,_, was_VBDZ known_VVN principally_RR for_IF two_MC things_NN2 :_: its_APPGE individualistic_JJ traditions_NN2 and_CC its_APPGE bawdy_JJ folklore_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 seems_VVZ a_AT1 fitting_JJ place_NN1 ,_, then_RT ,_, for_IF Helen_NP1 Marie_NP1 Gurley_NP1 to_TO have_VHI entered_VVN the_AT world_NN1 on_II February_NPM1 18_MC ,_, 1922_MC ._. 
Years_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, as_CSA a_AT1 young_JJ adult_NN1 struggling_VVG to_TO survive_VVI financially_RR on_II a_AT1 secretary_NN1 's_GE salary_NN1 and_CC then_RT ,_, even_RR later_RRR ,_, as_CSA a_AT1 successful_JJ writer_NN1 and_CC editor_NN1 enjoying_VVG financial_JJ security_NN1 ,_, Brown_NP1 largely_RR denied_VVN any_DD connection_NN1 to_II the_AT place_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE birth_NN1 ._. 
Green_JJ Forest_NN1 lacked_VVD the_AT cachet_NN1 claimed_VVN by_II many_DA2 of_IO her_PPHO1 equally_RR successful_JJ contemporaries_NN2 who_PNQS hailed_VVD from_II cities_NN2 like_II New_NP1 York_NP1 ,_, Chicago_NP1 ,_, or_CC Los_NP1 Angeles_NP1 ._. 
And_CC her_APPGE own_DA Horatio_NP1 Alger-like_JJ approach_NN1 to_II success_NN1 left_VVD little_DA1 room_NN1 or_CC incentive_NN1 for_IF her_PPHO1 to_TO delve_VVI too_RG deeply_RR into_II the_AT significance_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE life_NN1 as_II an_AT1 Arkansan_NN1 ._. 
Nevertheless_RR ,_, reflective_JJ or_CC not_XX ,_, in_II her_APPGE appreciation_NN1 for_IF individual_JJ accomplishment_NN1 and_CC in_II her_APPGE celebration_NN1 of_IO sexuality_NN1 ,_, Helen_NP1 Gurley_NP1 carried_VVD forward_RL some_DD of_IO the_AT traditions_NN2 she_PPHS1 hardly_RR realized_VVD she_PPHS1 had_VHD inherited_VVN ._. 
In_II her_APPGE conscious_JJ mind_NN1 she_PPHS1 remained_VVD haunted_VVN by_II certain_JJ aspects_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE young_JJ life_NN1 :_: nagging_JJ poverty_NN1 ,_, the_AT stark_JJ contrast_NN1 she_PPHS1 felt_VVD between_II the_AT everyday_JJ life_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE family_NN1 and_CC community_NN1 and_CC the_AT widely_RR publicized_JJ lives_NN2 of_IO the_AT Hollywood_NP1 stars_NN2 with_IW whom_PNQO she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ enamored_VVN ,_, and_CC the_AT ways_NN2 in_II which_DDQ her_APPGE family_NN1 ,_, in_RR21 particular_RR22 her_APPGE mother_NN1 ,_, seemed_VVD perpetually_RR to_TO hang_VVI back_RP from_II ,_, rather_CS21 than_CS22 embrace_VVI ,_, life_NN1 ._. 
From_II an_AT1 early_JJ age_NN1 she_PPHS1 envisioned_VVD herself_PPX1 on_II the_AT run_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_DD1 metaphor_NN1 would_VM shape_VVI her_APPGE decision_NN1 making_VVG and_CC her_APPGE sense_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE self_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE family_NN1 ,_, and_CC her_APPGE past_NN1 for_IF her_APPGE entire_JJ life_NN1 ._. 
In_II some_DD ways_NN2 and_CC perhaps_RR largely_RR unwittingly_RR ,_, Helen_NP1 's_GE mother_NN1 ,_, Cleo_NP1 ,_, would_VM plant_VVI the_AT idea_NN1 in_II Helen_NP1 's_GE mind_NN1 that_CST family_NN1 and_CC community_NN1 held_VVD one_PN1 back_RP rather_CS21 than_CS22 provided_VVN a_AT1 framework_NN1 for_IF success_NN1 in_II life_NN1 ._. 
Cleo_NP1 Fred_NP1 Sisco_NP1 Gurley_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN born_VVN in_II the_AT tiny_JJ community_NN1 of_IO Alpena_NP1 ,_, Arkansas_NP1 ,_, the_AT oldest_JJT of_IO nine_MC children_NN2 and_CC an_AT1 intellectually_RR promising_JJ child_NN1 from_II the_AT start_NN1 ._. 
Saddled_VVN with_IW family_NN1 responsibilities_NN2 from_II a_AT1 young_JJ age_NN1 ,_, Cleo_NP1 was_VBDZ delighted_VVN when_CS her_APPGE parents_NN2 managed_VVD to_TO let_VVI her_APPGE move_NN1 to_II Green_JJ Forest_NN1 to_TO live_VVI with_IW an_AT1 aunt_NN1 and_CC attend_VVI high_JJ school_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO her_APPGE high_JJ school_NN1 teachers_NN2 convinced_VVD the_AT family_NN1 that_CST Cleo_NP1 was_VBDZ simply_RR too_RG bright_JJ not_XX to_TO attend_VVI college_NN1 so_RR ,_, for_IF what_DDQ amounted_VVD to_II "_" one_MC1 glorious_JJ semester_NN1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 enrolled_VVD at_II the_AT University_NN1 of_IO Arkansas_NP1 at_II Fayetteville_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB her_APPGE family_NN1 called_VVN her_PPHO1 back_RP home_RL to_TO help_VVI out_RP with_IW her_APPGE younger_JJR siblings_NN2 for_IF a_AT1 time_NNT1 ,_, and_CC her_APPGE promised_JJ return_NN1 to_II college_NN1 never_RR materialized_VVD ._. 
A_AT1 young_JJ woman_NN1 could_VM obtain_VVI respectable_JJ employment_NN1 as_II a_AT1 teacher_NN1 in_II rural_JJ Arkansas_NP1 without_IW a_AT1 college_NN1 degree_NN1 ,_, so_RR to_TO support_VVI the_AT family_NN1 Cleo_NP1 settled_VVD in_RP to_II riding_VVG three_MC miles_NNU2 by_II horse_NN1 each_DD1 day_NNT1 to_TO teach_VVI in_II a_AT1 one-room_JJ schoolhouse_NN1 in_II Reuhel_NP1 ._. 
After_II four_MC years_NNT2 of_IO teaching_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 met_VVD fellow_JJ teacher_NN1 Ira_NP1 Marvin_NP1 Gurley_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS attended_VVD the_AT Cumberland_NP1 Law_NN1 School_NN1 in_II Tennessee_NP1 while_CS teaching_VVG in_II Gardner_NP1 ,_, Arkansas_NP1 ._. 
Cleo_NP1 married_VVD Ira_NP1 Gurley_NP1 rather_II21 than_II22 her_APPGE high_JJ school_NN1 beau_NN1 ,_, Leigh_NP1 Bryan_NP1 ,_, because_CS Gurley_NP1 was_VBDZ more_RRR in_II31 keeping_II32 with_II33 her_APPGE family_NN1 's_GE expectations_NN2 :_: he_PPHS1 hunted_VVD ,_, fished_VVD ,_, exhibited_VVD a_AT1 certain_JJ charm_NN1 ,_, and_CC offered_VVD greater_JJR promise_NN1 as_II a_AT1 provider_NN1 than_CSN did_VDD the_AT bookish_JJ but_CCB ,_, in_II her_APPGE mind_NN1 ,_, more_RGR compatible_JJ Bryan_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 decision_NN1 she_PPHS1 would_VM long_RR regret_VVI ._. 
By_II the_AT time_NNT1 of_IO Helen_NP1 's_GE birth_NN1 ,_, Cleo_NP1 had_VHD ,_, at_II her_APPGE husband_NN1 's_GE insistence_NN1 but_CCB much_RR to_II her_APPGE chagrin_NN1 ,_, left_VVD her_APPGE job_NN1 to_TO raise_VVI Helen_NP1 and_CC Helen_NP1 's_GE older_JJR sister_NN1 ,_, Mary_NP1 ._. 
Cleo_NP1 subsequently_RR ,_, and_CC even_RR visibly_RR ,_, bore_VVD the_AT burden_NN1 of_IO having_VHG relinquished_VVN rather_CS21 than_CS22 taken_VVN on_RP significant_JJ life_NN1 decisions_NN2 ,_, largely_RR through_II a_AT1 process_NN1 of_IO resignation_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 resigned_VVD herself_PPX1 to_II leaving_VVG college_NN1 to_TO meet_VVI her_APPGE family_NN1 's_GE needs_NN2 ,_, resigned_VVD herself_PPX1 to_II marrying_VVG Ira_NP1 Gurley_NP1 when_RRQ she_PPHS1 preferred_VVD another_DD1 suitor_NN1 ,_, and_CC resigned_VVD herself_PPX1 to_II giving_VVG up_RP a_AT1 meaningful_JJ career_NN1 when_CS her_APPGE husband_NN1 requested_VVN that_CST she_PPHS1 do_VD0 so_RR ._. 
Helen_NP1 discovered_VVD her_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE discontents_NN2 in_II piecemeal_JJ fashion_NN1 ,_, as_CSA the_AT family_NN1 was_VBDZ unaccustomed_JJ to_II talking_VVG about_II such_DA things_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 knew_VVD or_CC spoke_VVD little_RR about_II their_APPGE ancestors_NN2 ,_, whose_DDQGE life_NN1 stories_NN2 might_VM have_VHI shed_VVN some_DD light_NN1 on_II female_JJ aspirations_NN2 among_II the_AT Ciscos_NP2 ._. 
Prior_II21 to_II22 Cleo_NP1 's_GE death_NN1 in_II 1980_MC ,_, Helen_NP1 participated_VVD in_II an_AT1 effort_NN1 to_TO recover_VVI some_DD basic_JJ facts_NN2 about_II the_AT family_NN1 ,_, but_CCB overall_RR they_PPHS2 appeared_VVD satisfied_JJ with_IW a_AT1 mere_JJ sketch_NN1 of_IO who_PNQS and_CC what_DDQ came_VVD before_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
Believed_VVN to_TO be_VBI of_IO Spanish_JJ lineage_NN1 ,_, and_CC descending_VVG from_II a_AT1 colonial-era_JJ immigrant_NN1 named_VVD DeSesco_NP1 who_PNQS settled_VVD first_MD in_II the_AT Carolinas_NP2 ,_, the_AT Ciscos_NP2 would_VM migrate_VVI to_II Arkansas_NP1 by_II31 way_II32 of_II33 Kentucky_NP1 and_CC Tennessee_NP1 ._. 
On_II the_AT Gurley_NP1 side_NN1 ,_, Helen_NP1 descended_VVD from_II a_AT1 seemingly_RR quite_RG wealthy_JJ great-great-grandfather_NN1 ,_, whose_DDQGE will_NN1 ,_, probated_VVD on_II December_NPM1 2_MC ,_, 1865_MC ,_, four_MC days_NNT2 before_II the_AT Thirteenth_MD Amendment_NN1 to_II the_AT U.S._NP1 Constitution_NN1 abolished_VVN slavery_NN1 ,_, bequeathed_VVD an_AT1 abundance_NN1 of_IO land_NN1 in_II31 addition_II32 to_II33 thirteen_MC slaves_NN2 to_II his_APPGE wife_NN1 and_CC ten_MC children_NN2 ._. 
Little_DA1 more_DAR is_VBZ known_VVN of_IO Helen_NP1 's_GE paternal_JJ roots_NN2 or_CC f-amily_NN1 ,_, even_RR those_DD2 who_PNQS lived_VVD closer_RRR to_II Helen_NP1 's_GE own_DA time_NNT1 ,_, as_CSA she_PPHS1 grew_VVD up_RP in_II closer_JJR contact_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE family_NN1 than_CSN her_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE ._. 
She_PPHS1 spent_VVD her_APPGE infancy_NN1 near_II her_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE family_NN1 ,_, but_CCB in_II 1923_MC Ira_NP1 Gurley_NP1 completed_VVD law_NN1 school_NN1 and_CC won_VVD election_NN1 to_II the_AT Arkansas_NP1 state_NN1 legislature_NN1 ._. 
The_AT family_NN1 moved_VVN to_II Little_NP1 Rock_NP1 ,_, the_AT state_NN1 capital_NN1 ,_, roughly_RR 120_MC miles_NNU2 ,_, and_CC in_II some_DD ways_NN2 worlds_NN2 away_RL ,_, from_II Green_JJ Forest._NN1 3_MC ._. 
David_NP1 Brown_NP1 Through_II her_APPGE late_JJ twenties_MC2 and_CC early_JJ thirties_MC2 ,_, and_CC assisted_VVN by_II her_APPGE single_JJ and_CC married_JJ friends_NN2 ,_, Helen_NP1 Gurley_NP1 dated_VVD widely_RR ,_, keeping_VVG a_AT1 sharp_JJ eye_NN1 on_II the_AT pool_NN1 of_IO eligible_JJ bachelors_NN2 in_II Los_NP1 Angeles_NP1 ._. 
By_II thirty-five_MC ,_, she_PPHS1 determined_VVD she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ready_RR not_XX just_RR for_IF another_DD1 affair_NN1 but_CCB ,_, she_PPHS1 hoped_VVD ,_, for_IF a_AT1 long-term_JJ commitment_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB while_CS age_NN1 may_VM have_VHI compromised_VVN her_APPGE embrace_NN1 of_IO single_JJ life_NN1 ,_, by_RR31 no_RR32 means_RR33 had_VHD it_PPH1 compromised_VVN her_APPGE desire_NN1 or_CC determination_NN1 to_TO marry_VVI someone_PN1 of_IO substance_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 considered_VVD only_JJ men_NN2 of_IO means_NN ,_, successful_JJ men_NN2 ,_, and_CC stayed_VVD clear_JJ of_IO "_" ordinary_JJ men_NN2 &lsqb;_( she_PPHS1 &rsqb;_) might_VM have_VHI to_TO help_VVI support_NN1 "_" along_II21 with_II22 her_APPGE family_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 morning_NNT1 ,_, as_CSA she_PPHS1 walked_VVD for_IF exercise_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE friend_NN1 Ruth_NP1 Shandorf_NP1 ,_, Gurley_NP1 listened_VVD intently_RR as_CSA her_APPGE companion_NN1 described_VVD David_NP1 Brown_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 film_NN1 studio_NN1 executive_NN1 and_CC former_DA New_JJ Yorker_NP1 ._. 
Shandorf_NP1 explained_VVD that_CST Brown_NP1 's_GE second_MD marriage_NN1 had_VHD recently_RR ended_VVN and_CC that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ "_" on_II the_AT market_NN1 ,_, "_" and_CC Gurley_NP1 felt_VVD an_AT1 immediate_JJ compatibility_NN1 ,_, not_XX simply_RR for_IF an_AT1 affair_NN1 but_CCB for_IF marriage_NN1 :_: "_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX love_VV0 at_II first_MD sight_NN1 for_IF me_PPIO1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ love_NN1 b-efore_II first_MD sight_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD fallen_VVN in_II love_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE credentials_NN2 :_: forty-two_MC ,_, brainy_JJ (_( people_NN said_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ brilliant_JJ )_) ,_, glamorous_JJ movie_NN1 executive_NN1 ,_, good_RR looking_VVG ,_, terrific_JJ personality_NN1 ._. "_" 
Believing_VVG she_PPHS1 understood_VVD marriage_NN1 better_RRR than_CSN most_DAT people_NN engaged_VVN in_II the_AT practice_NN1 ,_, and_CC keenly_RR aware_JJ of_IO her_APPGE own_DA priorities_NN2 ,_, Gurley_NP1 was_VBDZ undeterred_JJ by_II Brown_NP1 's_GE two_MC failed_JJ marriages_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 asked_VVD Ruth_NP1 for_IF an_AT1 introduction_NN1 ._. 
Helen_NP1 Gurley_NP1 had_VHD time_NNT1 to_TO sit_VVI with_IW a_AT1 description_NN1 of_IO David_NP1 for_IF some_DD time_NNT1 before_CS she_PPHS1 encountered_VVD the_AT real_JJ thing_NN1 ._. 
Following_VVG their_APPGE initial_JJ conversation_NN1 ,_, Shandorf_NP1 warned_VVD Gurley_NP1 that_CST she_PPHS1 ought_VMK to_TO postpone_VVI the_AT proposed_JJ blind_JJ date_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 while_NNT1 as_CSA David_NP1 was_VBDZ in_II a_AT1 "_" starlet_NN1 phase_NN1 ,_, "_" dating_VVG widely_RR and_CC not_XX ready_JJ for_IF a_AT1 sensible_JJ (_( that_REX21 is_REX22 ,_, marriage-bound_JJ )_) woman_NN1 like_II Helen_NP1 ._. 
Helen_NP1 continued_VVD to_TO go_VVI out_RP with_IW other_JJ men_NN2 but_CCB kept_VVD thinking_VVG about_II meeting_VVG David_NP1 ._. 
A_AT1 year_NNT1 later_RRR ,_, Shandorf_NP1 let_VVD her_PPHO1 know_VVI that_CST the_AT time_NNT1 seemed_VVD right_JJ ._. 
After_CS one_MC1 evening_NNT1 's_GE introduction_NN1 at_II a_AT1 dinner_NN1 party_NN1 at_II Shandorf_NP1 's_GE house_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT promise_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 date_NN1 to_TO follow_VVI ,_, Helen_NP1 considered_VVD David_NP1 close_VV0 enough_RR to_II the_AT ideal_JJ for_IF her_PPHO1 liking_VVG :_: "_" Having_VHG him_PPHO1 &lsqb;_( be_VBI &rsqb;_) a_AT1 turn-off_JJ would_VM have_VHI screwed_VVN everything_PN1 up_RP ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 wrote_VVD years_NNT2 later_RRR ._. 
But_CCB meeting_VVG David_NP1 Brown_NP1 and_CC marrying_VVG him_PPHO1 proved_VVD two_MC different_JJ things_NN2 ._. 
Having_VHG just_RR ended_VVN a_AT1 marriage_NN1 and_CC with_IW a_AT1 teenage_JJ son_NN1 in_II his_APPGE custody_NN1 ,_, David_NP1 himself_PPX1 was_VBDZ in_II no_AT hurry_NN1 to_TO fit_VVI into_II anyone_PN1 's_VBZ ,_, never_RR mind_VV0 Helen_NP1 Gurley_NP1 's_GE ,_, marriage_NN1 plan_NN1 ._. 
The_AT maturity_NN1 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ drawn_VVN to_II ,_, and_CC that_DD1 would_VM enable_VVI their_APPGE relationship_NN1 to_TO begin_VVI on_II a_AT1 level_NN1 far_RG more_RGR sophisticated_JJ than_CSN those_DD2 relationships_NN2 Gurley_NP1 had_VHD already_RR walked_VVN or_CC crawled_VVN away_II21 from_II22 ,_, also_RR ensured_VVN that_CST David_NP1 would_VM think_VVI hard_RR about_II marriage_NN1 before_CS he_PPHS1 would_VM act_VVI ,_, regardless_RR of_IO Helen_NP1 Gurley_NP1 's_GE seductive_JJ charm_NN1 or_CC talents_NN2 of_IO persuasion_NN1 ._. 
In_RR21 addition_RR22 ,_, he_PPHS1 quickly_RR and_CC apprehensively_RR sized_VVN up_RP her_APPGE agenda_NN1 ._. 
By_II the_AT time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 came_VVD along_RP ,_, he_PPHS1 later_RRR joked_VVD ,_, Helen_NP1 was_VBDZ determined_VVN to_TO marry_VVI ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 fit_VV0 the_AT bill_NN1 as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 anyone_PN1 might_VM have_VHI ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ just_RR that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG for_IF a_AT1 husband_NN1 ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ no_AT bones_NN2 about_II that_DD1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 recalled_VVD in_II a_AT1 tone_NN1 that_CST reveals_VVZ his_APPGE customary_JJ wit_NN1 but_CCB also_RR ,_, perhaps_RR ,_, more_RRR than_CSN a_AT1 tinge_NN1 of_IO truth_NN1 ._. 
"_" So_CS she_PPHS1 decided_VVD to_TO pick_VVI on_II me_PPIO1 ._. "_" 
Born_VVN into_II an_AT1 affluent_JJ New_NP1 York_NP1 family_NN1 on_II July_NPM1 29_MC ,_, 1916_MC ,_, David_NP1 Brown_NP1 could_VM not_XX have_VHI come_VVN from_II a_AT1 background_NN1 more_RGR different_JJ than_CSN Helen_NP1 Gurley_NP1 's_GE ,_, although_CS each_DD1 had_VHD grown_VVN up_RP without_IW a_AT1 father_NN1 at_II home_NN1 ._. 
David_NP1 's_GE father_NN1 ,_, Edward_NP1 Fischer_NP1 Brown_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 financially_RR successful_JJ public_JJ relations_NN2 executive_NN1 for_IF the_AT milk_NN1 industry_NN1 ,_, left_VVD the_AT family_NN1 to_TO marry_VVI his_APPGE mistress_NN1 when_CS David_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 toddler_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE mother_NN1 ,_, Lillian_NP1 ,_, remarried_VVD ,_, this_DD1 time_NNT1 to_II a_AT1 wealthy_JJ man_NN1 thirty_MC years_NNT2 her_APPGE senior_JJ ,_, Isador_NP1 Freundlich_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS moved_VVD the_AT family_NN1 from_II the_AT then-affluent_JJ community_NN1 of_IO Sheepshead_NP1 Bay_NN1 ,_, Brooklyn_NP1 ,_, to_II Woodmere_NP1 ,_, Long_JJ Island_NNL1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 lived_VVD there_RL until_CS 1933_MC ,_, when_CS they_PPHS2 relocated_VVD to_II New_NP1 York_NP1 City_NN1 amid_II tremendous_JJ financial_JJ losses_NN2 suffered_VVN during_II the_AT Great_JJ Depression_NN1 ._. 
Brown_NP1 's_GE memories_NN2 of_IO this_DD1 early_JJ wave_NN1 of_IO New_NP1 York_NP1 suburbanization_NN1 remained_VVD positive_JJ decades_NNT2 later_RRR :_: "_" The_AT Island_NN1 ,_, as_CSA we_PPIS2 called_VVD it_PPH1 then_RT ,_, was_VBDZ young_JJ and_CC dewy_JJ and_CC we_PPIS2 were_VBDR Robinson_NP1 Crusoes_NP1 venturing_VVG to_II every_AT1 brook_NN1 and_CC forest_NN1 ._. "_" 
His_APPGE mother_NN1 and_CC stepfather_NN1 ,_, part_NN1 of_IO the_AT country_NN1 club_NN1 set_VVN on_II the_AT South_ND1 Shore_NN1 of_IO Long_JJ Island_NNL1 ,_, traveled_VVN by_II ship_NN1 to_II Europe_NP1 every_AT1 summer_NNT1 ,_, and_CC Brown_NP1 had_VHD fairly_RR free_JJ reign_NN1 to_TO indulge_VVI in_II his_APPGE passions_NN2 for_IF inventiveness_NN1 (_( he_PPHS1 would_VM watch_VVI Charles_NP1 Lindbergh_NP1 take_VV0 off_RP for_IF Paris_NP1 in_II the_AT Spirit_NN1 of_IO St._NP1 Louis_NP1 ,_, and_CC build_VV0 shortwave_NN1 radio_NN1 receivers_NN2 and_CC transmitters_NN2 with_IW friends_NN2 )_) and_CC indulgence_NN1 (_( he_PPHS1 would_VM smoke_VVI cigarettes_NN2 and_CC drink_VVI alcohol_NN1 with_IW friends_NN2 )_) ._. 
"_" Our_APPGE parents_NN2 were_VBDR awash_JJ in_II the_AT hedonism_NN1 of_IO the_AT period_NN1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 recalled_VVD ._. 
"_" They_PPHS2 were_VBDR at_II the_AT country_NN1 club_NN1 breaking_VVG the_AT 18th_MD Amendment_NN1 and_CC one_MC1 or_CC more_DAR of_IO the_AT Ten_MC Commandments_NN2 ,_, no_RR21 doubt_RR22 ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 remembered_VVD one_MC1 of_IO his_APPGE parents_NN2 '_GE returns_NN2 from_II Europe_NP1 ,_, in_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO Prohibition_NN1 ,_, when_CS they_PPHS2 disembarked_VVD with_IW crates_NN2 filled_VVN with_IW fine_JJ wines_NN2 and_CC spirits_NN2 disguised_VVN as_CSA grandfather_NN1 clocks_NN2 ._. 
Incidentally_RR ,_, during_II his_APPGE Long_JJ Island_NNL1 years_NNT2 ,_, David_NP1 caddied_VVD at_II Woodmere_NP1 Country_NN1 Club_NN1 for_IF William_NP1 Fox_NP1 ,_, the_AT motion_NN1 picture_NN1 executive_NN1 for_IF whose_DDQGE company_NN1 Brown_NP1 would_VM ,_, forty_MC years_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, become_VV0 an_AT1 officer_NN1 and_CC director_NN1 ._. 
David_NP1 Brown_NP1 's_GE early_JJ youth_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 mixture_NN1 of_IO economic_JJ privilege_NN1 and_CC emotional_JJ deprivation_NN1 ,_, as_CSA his_APPGE father_NN1 had_VHD literally_RR abandoned_VVN the_AT family_NN1 ,_, avoiding_VVG contact_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE first_MD family_NN1 and_CC keeping_VVG David_NP1 's_GE existence_NN1 a_AT1 secret_NN1 from_II his_APPGE second_MD ,_, which_DDQ included_VVD his_APPGE wife_NN1 ,_, the_AT well-known_JJ violinist_NN1 Nathalie_NP1 Bosko_NP1 ,_, and_CC their_APPGE children_NN2 ,_, Edward_NP1 and_CC Natasha_NP1 ._. 
Brown_NP1 would_VM not_XX see_VVI his_APPGE father_NN1 again_RT until_CS he_PPHS1 turned_VVD seventeen_MC and_CC needed_VVD money_NN1 for_IF college_NN1 ._. 
David_NP1 graduated_VVD from_II high_JJ school_NN1 just_RR as_CSA the_AT family_NN1 lost_VVD its_APPGE Long_JJ Island_NNL1 home_RL because_II21 of_II22 delinquent_JJ taxes_NN2 ._. 
"_" As_CSA General_JJ Motors_NN2 went_VVD ,_, so_RR did_VDD we_PPIS2 --_NN1 down_RP ,_, down_RP ,_, down_RP ,_, "_" Brown_NP1 would_VM write_VVI ,_, recalling_VVG how_RRQ the_AT Depression_NN1 struck_VVD the_AT wealthy_JJ as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 the_AT poor_JJ ._. 
His_APPGE mother_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD never_RR sought_VVN alimony_NN1 or_CC child_NN1 support_NN1 from_II David_NP1 's_GE father_NN1 ,_, now_RT decided_VVD ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 later_RRR recalled_VVN ,_, to_TO "_" put_VVI the_AT arm_NN1 on_II the_AT old_JJ boy_NN1 "_" to_TO send_VVI their_APPGE son_NN1 to_II college_NN1 ._. 
Had_VHD his_APPGE father_NN1 declined_VVN ,_, he_PPHS1 knew_VVD ,_, his_APPGE mother_NN1 would_VM have_VHI scrubbed_VVN floors_NN2 to_TO allow_VVI him_PPHO1 to_TO go_VVI :_: "_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ that_DD1 kind_NN1 of_IO woman_NN1 ._. "_" 
11._MC aging_JJ ,_, resisting_VVG ,_, redefining_VVG When_RRQ Helen_NP1 Gurley_NP1 Brown_NP1 first_MD stepped_VVN into_II the_AT editor_NN1 's_GE office_NN1 at_II Cosmopolitan_NP1 in_II 1965_MC ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ forty-three_MC years_NNT2 old_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX unusual_JJ to_TO encounter_VVI an_AT1 editor_NN1 a_AT1 generation_NN1 older_JJR than_CSN a_AT1 magazine_NN1 's_GE audience_NN1 ,_, particularly_RR when_CS the_AT target_NN1 audience_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST coveted_VVD eighteen-to-thirty-four_MC age_NN1 group_NN1 ._. 
Experience_VV0 and_CC business_NN1 acumen_NN1 often_RR compensated_VVN for_IF the_AT difference_NN1 ,_, and_CC in_II Brown_NP1 's_GE case_NN1 the_AT degree_NN1 of_IO identification_NN1 she_PPHS1 accomplished_VVD with_IW her_APPGE particular_JJ audience_NN1 more_RGR or_CC less_RGR buried_JJ criticisms_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE age_NN1 --_NN1 at_RR21 least_RR22 for_IF a_AT1 time_NNT1 ._. 
Inevitably_RR ,_, though_CS ,_, the_AT topic_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE age_NN1 and_CC the_AT growing_JJ disparity_NN1 between_II her_APPGE age_NN1 and_CC that_DD1 of_IO her_APPGE readers_NN2 would_VM become_VVI more_DAR and_CC more_DAR of_IO a_AT1 story_NN1 in_II itself_PPX1 ._. 
