While_CS We_PPIS2 're_VBR Far_RR Apart_RL Esther_NP1 's_GE father_NN1 halted_VVD the_AT lazy_JJ swaying_NN1 of_IO the_AT porch_NN1 swing_NN1 ._. 
"_" Listen_VV0 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" There_EX 's_VBZ something_PN1 I_PPIS1 need_VV0 to_TO tell_VVI all_DB of_IO you_PPY ._. "_" 
The_AT darkness_NN1 in_II his_APPGE voice_NN1 made_VVD Esther_NP1 's_GE skin_NN1 prickle_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD used_VVN the_AT same_DA phrase_NN1 ,_, the_AT same_DA tone_NN1 ,_, when_CS he_PPHS1 'd_VHD told_VVN her_PPHO1 that_DD1 Mama_NN1 had_VHD gone_VVN to_TO live_VVI up_RP in_II heaven_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN thinking_VVG ..._... "_" 
He_PPHS1 paused_VVD ,_, kneading_VVG his_APPGE forehead_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 his_APPGE head_NN1 hurt_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD so_RG sad_JJ ._. 
Esther_NP1 wished_VVD she_PPHS1 knew_VVD how_RRQ to_TO make_VVI him_PPHO1 smile_VVI again_RT ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD walked_VVN to_II Grandma_NNB Shaffer_NP1 's_GE house_NN1 for_IF lunch_NN1 after_II church_NN1 ,_, and_CC Daddy_NN1 had_VHD barely_RR spoken_VVN all_DB afternoon_NNT1 ._. 
But_CCB that_DD1 was_VBDZ n't_XX unusual_JJ ._. 
Grandma_NN1 had_VHD filled_VVN the_AT long_RR silences_VVZ with_IW news_NN1 about_II Uncle_NNB Steve_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ fighting_VVG the_AT Japanese_NN1 ,_, and_CC Uncle_NNB Joe_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ being_VBG shipped_VVN off_RP to_II North_ND1 Africa_NP1 soon_RR ._. 
Grandma_NN1 's_GE next-door_JJ neighbor_NN1 ,_, Penny_NP1 Goodrich_NP1 ,_, had_VHD come_VVN over_RP to_TO sit_VVI on_II the_AT porch_NN1 ,_, too_RR ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 had_VHD all_RR watched_VVN Esther_NP1 's_GE brother_NN1 ,_, Peter_NP1 ,_, chase_VV0 Grandma_NN1 's_GE dog_NN1 around_II the_AT backyard_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN such_DA a_AT1 pleasant_JJ afternoon_NNT1 --_NN1 until_II now_RT ._. 
Daddy_NN1 cleared_VVD his_APPGE throat_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 ..._... um_UH ..._... 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 made_VVN a_AT1 decision_NN1 ._. "_" 
their_APPGE lunch_NN1 boxes_NN2 for_IF school_NN1 every_AT1 day_NNT1 and_CC helped_VVD them_PPHO2 study_VVI for_IF spelling_VVG tests_NN2 and_CC took_VVD them_PPHO2 to_II church_NN1 on_II Sunday_NPD1 ._. 
The_AT house_NN1 did_VDD seem_VVI much_RR too_RG quiet_JJ ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 never_RR sang_VVD or_CC played_VVD the_AT piano_NN1 the_AT way_NN1 Mama_NN1 used_VMK to_TO do_VDI ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX tell_VVI bedtime_NNT1 stories_NN2 about_II people_NN in_II the_AT Bible_NN1 ,_, either_RR ._. 
They_PPHS2 ate_VVD a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO canned_JJ soup_NN1 instead_II21 of_II22 meat_NN1 and_CC potatoes_NN2 ,_, but_CCB that_DD1 did_VDD n't_XX matter_VVI to_II Esther_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 just_RR wanted_VVD Daddy_NN1 to_TO stay_VVI with_IW them_PPHO2 in_II their_APPGE own_DA apartment_NN1 ,_, not_XX go_VV0 away_RL to_II war_NN1 and_CC leave_VV0 them_PPHO2 with_IW Grandma_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 put_VVD her_APPGE hand_NN1 on_II his_APPGE arm_NN1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 searched_VVD for_IF something_PN1 to_TO say_VVI ,_, but_CCB when_RRQ he_PPHS1 turned_VVD to_II her_PPHO1 and_CC she_PPHS1 saw_VVD tears_NN2 in_II his_APPGE eyes_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX speak_VVI ._. 
What_DDQ if_CS she_PPHS1 said_VVD the_AT wrong_JJ thing_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 started_VVD crying_VVG during_II the_AT night_NNT1 like_CS he_PPHS1 did_VDD right_RR after_II Mama_NN1 died_VVD ?_? 
Esther_NP1 remembered_VVD the_AT terrible_JJ ,_, helpless_JJ feeling_NN1 it_PPH1 gave_VVD her_PPHO1 to_TO hear_VVI her_APPGE father_NN1 weeping_NN1 ,_, especially_RR when_CS she_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX stop_VVI crying_VVG herself_PPX1 and_CC there_EX was_VBDZ no_PN121 one_PN122 in_II the_AT whole_JJ world_NN1 to_TO comfort_VVI either_RR one_MC1 of_IO them_PPHO2 ._. 
Daddy_NN1 had_VHD done_VDN his_APPGE best_JJT to_TO console_VVI her_PPHO1 ,_, but_CCB his_APPGE embraces_NN2 felt_VVD brief_JJ and_CC stiff_JJ as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ afraid_JJ Esther_NP1 would_VM break_VVI if_CSW he_PPHS1 hugged_VVD her_PPHO1 too_RG hard_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ tall_JJ and_CC lean_VV0 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE callused_JJ hands_NN2 were_VBDR stained_VVN with_IW grease_NN1 from_II repairing_VVG cars_NN2 all_DB day_NNT1 ._. 
Mama_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN soft_JJ and_CC warm_JJ ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 would_VM hold_VVI Esther_NP1 in_II her_APPGE arms_NN2 for_IF a_AT1 long_JJ ,_, long_JJ time_NNT1 ._. 
"_" Do_VD0 n't_XX do_VDI it_PPH1 ,_, Eddie_NP1 ._. 
Please_RR ,_, "_" Grandma_NN1 begged_VVD ._. 
"_" Think_VV0 of_IO your_APPGE children_NN2 ._. 
Go_VV0 down_RP there_RL tomorrow_RT and_CC tell_VV0 the_AT army_NN1 you_PPY changed_VVD your_APPGE mind_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ too_RG late_JJ ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 spoke_VVD so_RG softly_RR that_CST Esther_NP1 thought_VVD she_PPHS1 might_VM have_VHI imagined_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
For_RR21 sure_RR22 Grandma_NN1 had_VHD n't_XX heard_VVN him_PPHO1 ._. 
But_CCB then_RT he_PPHS1 cleared_VVD his_APPGE throat_NN1 and_CC said_VVD in_II a_AT1 louder_JJR voice_NN1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 already_RR resigned_VVN from_II my_APPGE job_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 leave_VV0 for_IF basic_JJ training_NN1 in_II two_MC weeks_NNT2 ._. "_" 
His_APPGE words_NN2 gave_VVD Esther_NP1 the_AT same_DA empty_JJ ,_, floating_JJ feeling_NN1 she_PPHS1 'd_VHD had_VHN after_II Mama_NN1 died_VVD ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 were_VBDR a_AT1 fluff_NN1 of_IO dandelion_NN1 ,_, no_RR21 longer_RR22 tethered_VVN to_II the_AT earth_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO happen_VVI to_II her_PPHO1 ?_? 
How_RRQ would_VM she_PPHS1 keep_VVI from_II sailing_VVG away_RL on_II the_AT slightest_JJT breath_NN1 of_IO wind_NN1 ?_? 
"_" Saints_NN2 above_RL ,_, Eddie_NP1 !_! 
Two_MC weeks_NNT2 ?_? 
How_RRQ could_VM you_PPY do_VDI such_DA a_AT1 stupid_JJ thing_NN1 ?_? "_" 
Peter_NP1 must_VM have_VHI heard_VVN Grandma_NN1 yelling_VVG because_CS he_PPHS1 stopped_VVD running_VVG around_II the_AT backyard_NN1 with_IW Woofer_NP1 and_CC hurried_VVD over_RP to_II the_AT porch_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ three_MC years_NNT2 younger_JJR than_CSN Esther_NP1 and_CC as_RG thin_JJ as_CSA a_AT1 stick_NN1 figure_NN1 --_NN1 not_XX at_II all_DB like_II most_DAT rough-and-tumble_NN1 boys_NN2 his_APPGE age_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE hair_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT same_DA shiny_JJ auburn_JJ color_NN1 that_CST Mama_NN1 's_VHZ had_VHN been_VBN ._. 
Esther_NP1 could_VM always_RR look_VVI at_II Peter_NP1 when_RRQ she_PPHS1 needed_VVD to_TO remember_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 stumbled_VVD up_RP the_AT porch_NN1 steps_NN2 ,_, his_APPGE cheeks_NN2 flushed_VVD ,_, his_APPGE hair_NN1 sweaty_JJ ,_, and_CC looked_VVN from_II one_MC1 of_IO them_PPHO2 to_II the_AT next_MD ._. 
"_" What_DDQ happened_VVD ?_? "_" 
Daddy_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX seem_VVI to_TO hear_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 have_VH0 to_TO do_VDI this_DD1 ,_, Ma_NP1 ._. 
Do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY see_VVI ?_? "_" 
"_" No_UH ._. 
I_PPIS1 most_RGT certainly_RR do_VD0 not_XX ._. 
How_RRQ can_VM you_PPY do_VDI this_DD1 to_II your_APPGE children_NN2 ?_? 
After_CS everything_PN1 they_PPHS2 've_VH0 been_VBN through_II ?_? 
Are_VBR you_PPY crazy_JJ ?_? "_" 
"_" No_UH ..._... but_CCB I_PPIS1 might_VM go_VVI crazy_JJ if_CS I_PPIS1 stay_VV0 here_RL much_RR longer_RRR ._. "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 have_VH0 nothing_PN1 more_DAR to_TO say_VVI to_II you_PPY ._. "_" 
Grandma_NN1 struggled_VVN out_II21 of_II22 her_APPGE rocking_JJ chair_NN1 and_CC stormed_VVD into_II the_AT house_NN1 ,_, slamming_VVG the_AT screen_NN1 door_NN1 --_JJ something_PN1 she_PPHS1 yelled_VVD at_II Esther_NP1 and_CC Peter_NP1 for_IF doing_VDG ._. 
The_AT chair_NN1 continued_VVD to_TO rock_VVI after_CS she_PPHS1 abandoned_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, and_CC Esther_NP1 reached_VVD across_II Daddy_NN1 's_GE lap_NN1 to_TO make_VVI it_PPH1 stop_VVI ._. 
Mrs._NNB Mendel_NP1 from_II the_AT apartment_NN1 downstairs_NN1 used_VMK to_TO say_VVI it_PPH1 was_VBDZ bad_JJ luck_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 chair_NN1 to_TO rock_VVI with_IW nobody_PN1 in_II it_PPH1 --_JJ and_CC they_PPHS2 did_VDD n't_XX need_VVI any_DD more_DAR bad_JJ luck_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ for_RR21 sure_RR22 ._. 
Again_RT ,_, an_AT1 eerie_JJ silence_NN1 settled_VVN over_II the_AT backyard_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT Penny_NP1 Goodrich_NP1 ,_, Grandma_NN1 's_GE next-door_JJ neighbor_NN1 ,_, broke_VVD the_AT silence_NN1 ._. 
"_" Eddie_NP1 ?_? "_" 
"_" Yeah_UH ?_? "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM watch_VVI them_PPHO2 for_IF you_PPY ._. "_" 
Esther_NP1 had_VHD forgotten_VVN that_CST Penny_NP1 was_VBDZ even_RR there_RL ._. 
Everyone_PN1 had_VHD forgotten_VVN her_PPHO1 ._. 
But_CCB that_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT way_NN1 Penny_NP1 was_VBDZ --_JJ so_RG quiet_JJ and_CC unimportant_JJ that_CST you_PPY could_VM look_VVI right_RR at_II her_PPHO1 and_CC never_RR see_VV0 her_PPHO1 ._. 
Esther_NP1 had_VHD no_AT idea_NN1 why_RRQ Penny_NP1 always_RR showed_VVD up_RP at_II Grandma_NN1 's_GE house_NN1 on_II Sunday_NPD1 afternoons_NNT2 when_RRQ they_PPHS2 came_VVD to_TO visit_VVI ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ just_RR one_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 nosy_JJ neighbors_NN2 with_IW no_AT life_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE own_DA ,_, who_PNQS watched_VVD other_JJ people_NN 's_GE lives_NN2 as_CS21 if_CS22 watching_VVG a_AT1 movie_NN1 ._. 
Penny_NP1 was_VBDZ younger_JJR than_CSN Daddy_NN1 but_CCB looked_VVD like_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ old_JJ enough_RR to_TO get_VVI married_VVN ._. 
Daddy_NN1 said_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD lived_VVN with_IW her_APPGE parents_NN2 on_II the_AT other_JJ half_NN1 of_IO Grandma_NN1 's_GE duplex_JJ since_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 boy_NN1 and_CC Penny_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 baby_NN1 ._. 
Mr._NNB and_CC Mrs._NNB Goodrich_NP1 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN very_RG old_JJ when_CS Penny_NP1 was_VBDZ born_VVN --_NN1 like_II Sarah_NP1 and_CC Abraham_NP1 in_II the_AT Bible_NN1 --_NN1 because_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR ancient_JJ now_RT ,_, even_RR older_JJR than_CSN Grandma_NN1 was_VBDZ ._. 
Raoul_VV0 Wallenberg_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 thirty-two-year-old_JJ Swedish_JJ businessman_NN1 ,_, volunteered_VVD to_TO go_VVI to_II Nazi-controlled_JJ Hungary_NP1 during_II World_NN1 War_NN1 II_MC as_II a_AT1 diplomat_NN1 in_BCL21 order_BCL22 to_TO help_VVI rescue_NN1 Jews_NN2 ._. 
When_CS he_PPHS1 arrived_VVD in_II Budapest_NP1 in_II June_NPM1 of_IO 1944_MC he_PPHS1 learned_VVD that_CST the_AT Nazis_NN2 had_VHD already_RR deported_VVN four_MC hundred_NNO thousand_NNO Jewish_JJ men_NN2 ,_, women_NN2 ,_, and_CC children_NN2 to_II the_AT death_NN1 camps_NN2 ._. 
With_IW daring_JJ ,_, courage_NN1 ,_, and_CC ingenuity_NN1 ,_, Wallenberg_NP1 tirelessly_RR dogged_VVD the_AT Nazis_NN2 ,_, pressuring_VVG them_PPHO2 to_TO accept_VVI the_AT Swedish_JJ identification_NN1 papers_NN2 he_PPHS1 created_VVD ,_, snatching_VVG Jews_NN2 from_II deportation_NN1 trains_NN2 and_CC death_NN1 marches_NN2 ,_, and_CC providing_VVG food_NN1 and_CC shelter_NN1 in_II "_" safe_JJ houses_NN2 "_" under_II the_AT protection_NN1 of_IO the_AT Swedish_JJ flag_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 is_VBZ thought_VVN to_TO have_VHI saved_VVN as_RG many_DA2 as_CSA one_MC1 hundred_NNO thousand_NNO Jews_NN2 who_PNQS remained_VVD in_II Budapest_NP1 ._. 
When_CS the_AT Soviet_JJ army_NN1 arrived_VVD to_TO liberate_VVI Hungary_NP1 ,_, Wallenberg_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE driver_NN1 left_VVD Budapest_NP1 on_II January_NPM1 17,1945_MC ,_, to_TO visit_VVI the_AT Soviet_JJ military_JJ headquarters_NN ,_, telling_VVG friends_NN2 he_PPHS1 planned_VVD to_TO return_VVI in_RP about_RG a_AT1 week_NNT1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 and_CC his_APPGE driver_NN1 have_VH0 been_VBN missing_VVG ever_RR since_RR ._. 
According_II21 to_II22 the_AT Russians_NN2 ,_, Raoul_NP1 Wallenberg_NP1 died_VVD of_IO a_AT1 heart_NN1 attack_NN1 in_II a_AT1 Soviet_JJ prison_NN1 on_II July_NPM1 17,1947_MC ._. 
But_CCB to_II his_APPGE family_NN1 and_CC to_II the_AT thousands_NNO2 of_IO Jews_NN2 who_PNQS consider_VV0 him_PPHO1 a_AT1 hero_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 satisfactory_JJ explanation_NN1 for_IF his_APPGE arrest_NN1 and_CC disappearance_NN1 has_VHZ never_RR been_VBN given_VVN ._. 
The_AT government_NN1 of_IO Israel_NP1 designated_VVD Raoul_NP1 Wallenberg_NP1 as_CSA one_MC1 of_IO the_AT "_" Righteous_JJ Among_II the_AT Nations_NN2 ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 paused_VVD once_RR21 again_RR22 ,_, and_CC the_AT air_NN1 went_VVD still_RR as_CS21 if_CS22 the_AT breeze_NN1 had_VHD hushed_VVN to_TO listen_VVI ._. 
Woofer_VV0 finally_RR stopped_VVN barking_VVG ,_, and_CC even_RR the_AT traffic_NN1 on_II Brooklyn_NP1 Boulevard_NP1 a_AT1 few_DA2 blocks_NN2 away_RL seemed_VVD to_TO have_VHI halted_VVN ._. 
"_" What_DDQ is_VBZ it_PPH1 ,_, Eddie_NP1 ?_? "_" 
Grandma_NN1 asked_VVD ._. 
"_" You_PPY look_VV0 so_RG serious_JJ ._. 
You_PPY feeling_VVG all_RR21 right_RR22 ?_? "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM going_VVGK to_TO enlist_VVI ,_, Ma_NP1 ._. "_" 
"_" What_DDQ ?_? "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM going_VVGK to_TO enlist_VVI in_II the_AT army_NN1 ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 spoke_VVD louder_RRR this_DD1 time_NNT1 because_CS Grandma_NN1 was_VBDZ hard_JJ of_IO hearing_NN1 ,_, but_CCB Esther_NP1 could_VM tell_VVI that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD heard_VVN him_PPHO1 plain_RR enough_RR the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 ._. 
Esther_NP1 hugged_VVD her_APPGE skinny_JJ arms_NN2 to_II her_APPGE chest_NN1 ,_, feeling_VVG a_AT1 chill_NN1 ._. 
At_II age_NN1 twelve_MC ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ old_JJ enough_RR to_TO know_VVI exactly_RR what_DDQ "_" enlist_VV0 "_" meant_VVN ._. 
She_PPHS1 listened_VVD to_II the_AT news_NN1 reports_VVZ about_II the_AT war_NN1 on_II the_AT radio_NN1 every_AT1 night_NNT1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 watched_VVD the_AT newsreels_NN2 at_II Loew_NP1 's_GE Brooklyn_NP1 Theater_NP1 before_II the_AT Saturday_NPD1 matinee_NN1 started_VVD ._. 
Oh_UH yes_UH ._. 
She_PPHS1 knew_VVD it_PPH1 meant_VVD that_CST her_APPGE daddy_NN1 would_VM go_VVI far_RR away_RL like_II her_APPGE two_MC uncles_NN2 had_VHD --_JJ and_CC that_CST he_PPHS1 might_VM never_RR come_VVI back_RP ._. 
The_AT afternoon_NNT1 felt_VVD ten_MC degrees_NN2 colder_JJR ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 the_AT sun_NN1 had_VHD gone_VVN behind_II a_AT1 cloud_NN1 ._. 
"_" Saints_NN2 above_RL ,_, Eddie_NP1 !_! "_" 
Grandma_NN1 shouted_VVD ._. 
"_" Are_VBR you_PPY out_II21 of_II22 your_APPGE mind_NN1 ?_? 
You_PPY ca_VM n't_XX enlist_VVI !_! 
You_PPY have_VH0 two_MC children_NN2 to_TO think_VVI about_II ._. 
Who_PNQS 's_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO take_VVI care_NN1 of_IO them_PPHO2 ?_? "_" 
"_" Well_RR ..._... that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ we_PPIS2 need_VV0 to_TO talk_VVI about_II ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ hoping_VVG you_PPY would_VM ._. 
You_PPY said_VVD if_CS I_PPIS1 ever_RR needed_VVN anything_PN1 ..._... "_" 
"_" Are_VBR you_PPY crazy_JJ ?_? 
What_DDQ in_II the_AT world_NN1 are_VBR you_PPY thinking_VVG ?_? ..._... 
How_RRQ on_II earth_NN1 ..._... ?_? "_" 
"_" The_AT war_NN1 ca_VM n't_XX last_VVI forever_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI back_RP ._. "_" 
Grandma_NN1 gave_VVD his_APPGE shoulder_NN1 a_AT1 shove_NN1 ._. 
"_" And_CC what_DDQ if_CS you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX come_VVI back_RP ?_? 
Huh_UH ?_? 
What_DDQ then_RT ?_? 
What_DDQ if_CS you_PPY end_VV0 up_RP at_II the_AT bottom_NN1 of_IO the_AT Pacific_NP1 Ocean_NNL1 like_II Millie_NP1 Barker_NP1 's_GE son_NN1 ?_? 
Then_RT what_DDQ ?_? 
You_PPY want_VV0 these_DD2 poor_JJ children_NN2 to_TO be_VBI orphans_NN2 ?_? "_" 
Esther_NP1 understood_VVD the_AT finality_NN1 of_IO death_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 knew_VVD she_PPHS1 would_VM never_RR see_VVI Mama_NN1 again_RT until_CS she_PPHS1 died_VVD and_CC went_VVD to_II heaven_NN1 herself_PPX1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 also_RR knew_VVD that_CST lots_PN of_IO men_NN2 were_VBDR being_VBG killed_VVN in_II the_AT war_NN1 ._. 
Grandma_NN1 had_VHD hung_VVN a_AT1 little_JJ flag_NN1 in_II her_APPGE window_NN1 with_IW two_MC stars_NN2 on_II it_PPH1 ,_, one_PN1 for_IF Uncle_NNB Joe_NP1 and_CC one_PN1 for_IF Uncle_NNB Steve_NP1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 had_VHD explained_VVN to_II Esther_NP1 why_RRQ Mrs._NNB Barker_NP1 across_II the_AT street_NN1 now_RT had_VHD a_AT1 flag_NN1 in_II her_APPGE window_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 gold_NN1 star_NN1 ._. 
Esther_NP1 wanted_VVD to_TO cry_VVI and_CC beg_VVI Daddy_NN1 not_XX to_TO go_VVI ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO make_VVI him_PPHO1 angry_JJ ._. 
The_AT love_NN1 they_PPHS2 shared_VVD felt_VVN as_RG fragile_JJ as_CSA spider_NN1 webs_NN2 ,_, and_CC Esther_NP1 was_VBDZ never_RR quite_RG certain_JJ that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD his_APPGE attention_NN1 ,_, let_II21 alone_II22 his_APPGE affection_NN1 ._. 
Sometimes_RT it_PPH1 seemed_VVD as_CS21 though_CS22 Daddy_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX home_RL even_CS21 when_CS22 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ._. 
She_PPHS1 decided_VVD to_TO let_VVI Grandma_NN1 argue_VVI with_IW him_PPHO1 ._. 
"_" Nothing_PN1 's_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO happen_VVI to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, Ma_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI in_II the_AT army_NN1 ,_, on_II land_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" You_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI soldiers_NN2 are_VBR dying_VVG in_II the_AT army_NN1 ,_, too_RR ?_? 
On_II land_NN1 ?_? "_" 
"_" Listen_VV0 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ hoping_VVG Esther_NP1 and_CC Peter_NP1 could_VM live_VVI here_RL with_IW you_PPY until_CS I_PPIS1 get_VV0 back_RP ._. "_" 
Grandma_NN1 stared_VVD at_II Daddy_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE mouth_NN1 open_VV0 as_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ about_RPK to_TO take_VVI a_AT1 bite_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 something_PN1 ._. 
Esther_NP1 tried_VVD to_TO imagine_VVI living_VVG here_RL ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 made_VVD her_APPGE stomach_NN1 hurt_VVD ._. 
Grandma_NN1 had_VHD so_RG many_DA2 rules_NN2 like_RR "_" do_VD0 n't_XX leave_VVI the_AT door_NN1 open_JJ or_CC the_AT dog_NN1 will_VM get_VVI out_RP ,_, "_" and_CC "_" do_VD0 n't_XX bother_VVI my_APPGE parakeet_NN1 ,_, "_" and_CC "_" do_VD0 n't_XX make_VVI noise_NN1 because_CS it_PPH1 will_VM disturb_VVI the_AT next-door_JJ neighbors_NN2 ,_, "_" and_CC "_" do_VD0 n't_XX touch_VVI my_APPGE stuff_NN1 "_" --_NN1 which_DDQ lay_VVD heaped_VVD in_II piles_NN2 everywhere_RL ._. 
Esther_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX mind_VVI visiting_VVG on_II Sunday_NPD1 ,_, but_CCB by_II the_AT time_NNT1 she_PPHS1 and_CC Daddy_NN1 and_CC Peter_NP1 boarded_VVD the_AT crosstown_NN1 bus_NN1 for_IF home_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 always_RR felt_VVN as_CS21 though_CS22 she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN holding_VVG her_APPGE breath_NN1 for_IF three_MC hours_NNT2 ._. 
"_" How_RRQ can_VM they_PPHS2 live_VVI here_RL ?_? "_" 
Grandma_NN1 asked_VVD Daddy_NN1 ._. 
"_" What_DDQ about_II school_NN1 ?_? 
Did_VDD you_PPY consider_VVI that_DD1 ?_? 
They_PPHS2 would_VM have_VHI to_TO change_VVI to_II a_AT1 different_JJ school_NN1 if_CS they_PPHS2 lived_VVD with_IW me_PPIO1 ._. 
Besides_RR ,_, there_EX 's_VBZ no_AT room_NN1 for_IF them_PPHO2 in_II this_DD1 house_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" Ma_NP1 ,_, listen_VV0 --_NN1 "_" "_" No_UH ,_, you_PPY listen_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 love_VV0 Peter_NP1 and_CC Esther_NP1 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 I_PPIS1 do_VD0 ..._... "_" 
Grandma_NN1 tossed_VVD the_AT comment_NN1 in_II Esther_NP1 's_GE direction_NN1 like_II a_AT1 foul_JJ ball_NN1 at_II a_AT1 baseball_NN1 game_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 sounded_VVD great_JJ when_CS it_PPH1 smacked_VVD against_II the_AT bat_NN1 ,_, but_CCB in_II the_AT end_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 did_VDD n't_XX count_VVI for_IF anything_PN1 ._. 
"_" But_CCB saints_NN2 above_RL ,_, Eddie_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM too_RG old_JJ to_TO raise_VVI children_NN2 !_! 
Helping_VVG with_IW homework_NN1 and_CC worrying_JJ about_II measles_NN and_CC chicken_NN1 pox_NN1 ..._... 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ too_RG much_DA1 !_! 
They_PPHS2 would_VM be_VBI too_RG much_DA1 for_IF me_PPIO1 to_TO handle_VVI all_DB day_NNT1 and_CC all_DB night_NNT1 ._. 
Let_VV0 somebody_PN1 else_RR fight_VVI the_AT Nazis_NN2 ._. 
You_PPY 're_VBR thirty-three_MC years_NNT2 old_JJ ,_, for_IF heaven_NN1 's_GE sake_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY have_VH0 responsibilities_NN2 here_RL at_II home_NN1 ._. "_" 
Esther_NP1 looked_VVD up_RP at_II Daddy_NN1 to_TO see_VVI if_CSW Grandma_NN1 's_GE arguments_NN2 had_VHD convinced_VVN him_PPHO1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT expression_NN1 she_PPHS1 saw_VVD on_II his_APPGE face_NN1 sent_VVD another_DD1 chill_NN1 through_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
His_APPGE lips_NN2 had_VHD turned_VVN white_JJ and_CC he_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI holding_VVG his_APPGE breath_NN1 ._. 
Grandma_NN1 must_VM have_VHI noticed_VVN it_PPH1 ,_, too_RR ._. 
"_" What_DDQ ?_? 
What_DDQ 's_VBZ wrong_JJ ?_? "_" she_PPHS1 asked_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ too_RG late_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 already_RR enlisted_VVD ._. "_" 
"_" You_PPY --_NN1 what_DDQ !_! "_" 
Grandma_NN1 exploded_VVD like_II a_AT1 shaken_JJ soda_NN1 bottle_NN1 ,_, reaching_VVG out_RP to_II cuff_NN1 Daddy_NN1 's_GE ear_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 were_VBDR a_AT1 little_JJ boy_NN1 ._. 
