The_AT Help_NN1 You_PPY 'd_VM never_RR know_VVI it_PPH1 living_VVG here_RL ,_, but_CCB Jackson_NP1 ,_, Mississippi_NP1 ,_, be_VBI filled_VVN with_IW two_MC hundred_NNO thousand_NNO peoples_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 see_VV0 them_PPHO2 numbers_NN2 in_II the_AT paper_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 got_VVD to_TO wonder_VVI ,_, where_RRQ do_VD0 them_PPHO2 peoples_NN2 live_VV0 ?_? 
Underground_RL ?_? 
Cause_VV0 I_PPIS1 know_VV0 just_RR21 about_RR22 everbody_NN1 on_II my_APPGE side_NN1 a_AT1 the_AT bridge_NN1 and_CC plenty_RR a_AT1 white_JJ families_NN2 too_RR ,_, and_CC that_DD1 sure_JJ do_VD0 n't_XX add_VVI up_RP to_TO be_VBI no_AT two_MC hundred_NNO thousand_NNO ._. 
Six_MC days_NNT2 a_AT1 week_NNT1 ,_, I_PPIS1 take_VV0 the_AT bus_NN1 across_II the_AT Woodrow_NP1 Wilson_NP1 Bridge_NN1 to_II where_RRQ Miss_NNB Leefolt_NP1 and_CC all_DB her_APPGE white_JJ friends_NN2 live_VV0 ,_, in_II a_AT1 neighborhood_NN1 call_NN1 Belhaven_NP1 ._. 
Right_RR next_II21 to_II22 Belhaven_NP1 be_VBI the_AT downtown_JJ and_CC the_AT state_NN1 capital_NN1 ._. 
Capitol_NP1 building_NN1 is_VBZ real_JJ big_JJ ,_, pretty_JJ on_II the_AT outside_JJ but_CCB I_PPIS1 never_RR been_VBN in_II it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 wonder_VV0 what_DDQ they_PPHS2 pay_VV0 to_TO clean_VVI that_DD1 place_NN1 ._. 
Down_II the_AT road_NN1 from_II Belhaven_NP1 is_VBZ white_JJ Woodland_NP1 Hills_NNL2 ,_, then_RT Sherwood_NP1 Forest_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ miles_NNU2 a_AT1 big_JJ live_JJ oaks_NN2 with_IW the_AT moss_NN1 hanging_VVG down_RP ._. 
Nobody_PN1 living_VVG in_II it_PPH1 yet_RR ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ there_RL for_IF when_RRQ the_AT white_JJ folks_NN2 is_VBZ ready_JJ to_TO move_VVI somewhere_RL else_RR new_JJ ._. 
Then_RT it_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT country_NN1 ,_, out_RP where_CS Miss_NNB Skeeter_NP1 live_VV0 on_II the_AT Longleaf_NN1 cotton_NN1 plantation_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 picked_VVD cotton_NN1 out_RP there_RL in_II 1931_MC ,_, during_II the_AT Depression_NN1 ,_, when_CS we_PPIS2 did_VDD n't_XX have_VHI nothing_PN1 to_TO eat_VVI but_CCB state_VV0 cheese_NN1 ._. 
So_RR Jackson_NP1 's_VBZ just_RR one_MC1 white_JJ neighborhood_NN1 after_II the_AT next_MD and_CC more_RRR springing_VVG up_RP down_II the_AT road_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT colored_JJ part_NN1 a_AT1 town_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 one_MC1 big_JJ anthill_NN1 ,_, surrounded_VVN by_II state_NN1 land_NN1 that_DD1 ai_FU n't_XX for_IF sale_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA our_APPGE numbers_NN2 get_VV0 bigger_JJR ,_, we_PPIS2 ca_VM n't_XX spread_VVI out_RP ._. 
Our_APPGE part_NN1 a_AT1 town_NN1 just_RR gets_VVZ thicker_JJR ._. 
I_PPIS1 get_VV0 on_II the_AT number_NN1 six_MC bus_VV0 that_DD1 afternoon_NNT1 ,_, which_DDQ goes_VVZ from_II Belhaven_NP1 to_II Farish_NP1 Street_NNL1 ._. 
The_AT bus_NN1 today_RT is_VBZ nothing_PN1 but_II maids_NN2 heading_VVG home_RL in_II our_APPGE white_JJ uniforms_NN2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 all_DB chatting_VVG and_CC smiling_VVG at_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 like_CS we_PPIS2 own_VV0 it_PPH1 --_JJ not_XX cause_VV0 we_PPIS2 mind_VV0 if_CSW they_PPHS2 's_GE white_JJ people_NN on_II here_RL ,_, we_PPIS2 sit_VV0 anywhere_RL we_PPIS2 want_VV0 to_TO now_CS thanks_NN2 to_II Miss_NNB Parks_NP1 --_NN1 just_RR cause_VV0 it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 friendly_JJ feeling_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 spot_VV0 Minny_NN1 in_II the_AT back_NN1 center_NN1 seat_NN1 ._. 
Minny_JJ short_JJ and_CC big_JJ ,_, got_VVD shiny_JJ black_JJ curls_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 setting_VVG with_IW her_APPGE legs_NN2 splayed_VVD ,_, her_APPGE thick_JJ arms_NN2 crossed_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 seventeen_MC years_NNT2 younger_JJR than_CSN I_PPIS1 am_VBM ._. 
Minny_NN1 could_VM probably_RR lift_VVI this_DD1 bus_NN1 up_RP over_II her_APPGE head_NN1 if_CS she_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO ._. 
Old_JJ lady_NN1 like_II me_PPIO1 's_VBZ lucky_JJ to_TO have_VHI her_PPHO1 as_II a_AT1 friend_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 take_VV0 the_AT seat_NN1 in_II front_NN1 a_AT1 her_PPHO1 ,_, turn_VV0 around_RP and_CC listen_VV0 ._. 
Everbody_NN1 like_VV0 to_TO listen_VVI to_II Minny._NP1 "_" ..._... so_CS I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, Miss_NNB Walters_NP1 ,_, the_AT world_NN1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI a_AT1 see_VV0 your_APPGE naked_JJ white_NN1 behind_II any_DD more_DAR than_CSN they_PPHS2 want_VV0 a_AT1 see_VV0 my_APPGE black_JJ one_PN1 ._. 
Now_RT ,_, get_VV0 in_II this_DD1 house_NN1 and_CC put_VVD your_APPGE underpants_NN2 and_CC some_DD clothes_NN2 on_RP ._. "_" 
"_" On_II the_AT front_JJ porch_NN1 ?_? 
Naked_JJ ?_? "_" 
Kiki_NP1 Brown_NP1 ask_VV0 ._. 
"_" Her_APPGE behind_NN1 hanging_VVG to_II her_APPGE knees_NN2 ._. "_" 
The_AT bus_NN1 is_VBZ laughing_VVG and_CC chuckling_VVG and_CC shaking_VVG they_PPHS2 heads_NN2 ._. 
"_" Law_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 woman_NN1 crazy_JJ ,_, "_" Kiki_NP1 say_VV0 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI how_RRQ you_PPY always_RR seem_VV0 to_TO get_VVI the_AT crazy_JJ ones_NN2 ,_, Minny_NP1 ._. "_" 
"_" Oh_UH ,_, like_II your_APPGE Miss_NNB Patterson_NP1 ai_FU n't_XX ?_? "_" 
Minny_NN1 say_VV0 to_II Kiki_NP1 ._. 
"_" Shoot_VV0 ,_, she_PPHS1 call_VV0 the_AT roll_NN1 a_AT1 the_AT crazy_JJ lady_NN1 club_NN1 ._. "_" 
The_AT whole_JJ bus_NN1 be_VBI laughing_VVG now_RT cause_VV0 Minny_NP1 do_VD0 n't_XX like_VVI nobody_PN1 talking_VVG bad_JJ about_II her_APPGE white_JJ lady_NN1 except_II herself_PPX1 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ her_APPGE job_NN1 and_CC she_PPHS1 own_VV0 the_AT rights_NN2 ._. 
The_AT bus_NN1 cross_VV0 the_AT bridge_NN1 and_CC make_VV0 the_AT first_MD stop_NN1 in_II the_AT colored_JJ neighborhood_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 dozen_NNO or_CC so_RR maids_NN2 get_VV0 off_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 go_VV0 set_NN1 in_II the_AT open_JJ seat_NN1 next_II21 to_II22 Minny_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 smile_VV0 ,_, bump_VV0 me_PPIO1 hello_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE elbow_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT she_PPHS1 relax_VV0 back_RP in_II her_APPGE seat_NN1 cause_NN1 she_PPHS1 do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI to_TO put_VVI on_II no_AT show_NN1 for_IF me_PPIO1 ._. 
"_" How_RRQ you_PPY doing_VDG ?_? 
You_PPY have_VH0 to_TO iron_VVI pleats_NN2 this_DD1 morning_NNT1 ?_? "_" 
I_PPIS1 laugh_VV0 ,_, nod_VV0 my_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
"_" Took_VVD me_PPIO1 a_AT1 hour_NNT1 and_CC a_AT1 half_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" What_DDQ you_PPY feed_VV0 Miss_NNB Walters_NP1 at_II bridge_NN1 club_NN1 today_RT ?_? 
I_PPIS1 worked_VVD all_DB morning_NNT1 making_VVG that_CST fool_VV0 a_AT1 caramel_NN1 cake_NN1 and_CC then_RT she_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX eat_VVI a_AT1 crumb_NN1 ._. "_" 
That_DD1 makes_VVZ me_PPIO1 remember_VVI what_DDQ Miss_VV0 Hilly_JJ say_VV0 at_II the_AT table_NN1 today_RT ._. 
Any_DD other_JJ white_JJ lady_NN1 and_CC no_PN121 one_PN122 would_VM care_NN1 ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 'd_VM all_DB want_VVI a_AT1 know_VV0 if_CS Miss_VV0 Hilly_JJ after_II us_PPIO2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 just_RR do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI how_RRQ to_TO put_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 look_VV0 out_RP the_AT window_NN1 at_II the_AT colored_JJ hospital_NN1 go_VV0 by_RP ,_, the_AT fruit_NN stand_VV0 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 I_PPIS1 heard_VVD Miss_VV0 Hilly_JJ say_VV0 something_PN1 about_II that_DD1 ,_, bout_NN1 her_APPGE mama_NN1 getting_VVG skinny_JJ ._. "_" 
I_PPIS1 say_VV0 this_DD1 careful_JJ as_CSA I_PPIS1 can_VM ._. 
"_" Say_VV0 maybe_RR she_PPHS1 getting_VVG mal-nutritious_JJ ._. "_" 
Minny_JJ look_NN1 at_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
"_" She_PPHS1 did_VDD ,_, did_VDD she_PPHS1 ?_? "_" 
Just_RR the_AT name_NN1 make_VV0 her_APPGE eyes_NN2 narrow_JJ ._. 
"_" What_DDQ else_RR Miss_VV0 Hilly_JJ say_VV0 ?_? "_" 
My_APPGE childhood_NN1 bedroom_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT top_JJ floor_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE parents_NN2 '_GE house_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 has_VHZ white-frosting_JJ chair_NN1 rails_NN2 and_CC pink_JJ cherubs_NN2 in_II the_AT molding_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ papered_VVN in_II mint_JJ green_JJ rosebuds_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ actually_RR the_AT attic_NN1 with_IW long_JJ ,_, sloping_VVG walls_NN2 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 can_VM not_XX stand_VVI straight_RR in_II many_DA2 places_NN2 ._. 
The_AT box_NN1 bay_NN1 window_NN1 makes_VVZ the_AT room_NN1 look_VVI round_RP ._. 
After_CS Mother_NN1 berates_VVZ me_PPIO1 about_II finding_VVG a_AT1 husband_NN1 every_AT1 other_JJ day_NNT1 ,_, I_PPIS1 have_VH0 to_TO sleep_VVI in_II a_AT1 wedding_NN1 cake_NN1 ._. 
And_CC yet_RR ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ my_APPGE sanctuary_NN1 ._. 
The_AT heat_NN1 swells_NN2 and_CC gathers_VVZ like_II a_AT1 hot-air_JJ balloon_NN1 up_RP here_RL ,_, not_XX exactly_RR welcoming_JJ others_NN2 ._. 
The_AT stairs_NN2 are_VBR narrow_JJ and_CC difficult_JJ for_IF parents_NN2 to_TO climb_VVI ._. 
Our_APPGE previous_JJ maid_NN1 ,_, Constantine_NP1 ,_, used_VMK to_TO stare_VVI those_DD2 forward-sloping_JJ stairs_NN2 down_II every_AT1 day_NNT1 ,_, like_II it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 battle_NN1 between_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT only_JJ part_NN1 I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX like_VVI about_II having_VHG the_AT top_JJ floor_NN1 of_IO the_AT house_NN1 ,_, that_CST it_PPH1 separated_VVD me_PPIO1 from_II my_APPGE Constantine_NP1 ._. 
Three_MC days_NNT2 after_II my_APPGE conversation_NN1 with_IW Mother_NN1 on_II the_AT porch_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 spread_VV0 out_RP the_AT help-wanted_JJ ads_NN2 from_II the_AT Jackson_NP1 Journal_NN1 on_II my_APPGE desk_NN1 ._. 
All_DB morning_NNT1 ,_, Mother_NN1 's_VHZ been_VBN following_VVG me_PPIO1 around_RP with_IW a_AT1 new_JJ hair-straightening_JJ thing_NN1 while_CS Daddy_NN1 's_VHZ been_VBN on_II the_AT front_JJ porch_NN1 growling_VVG and_CC goddamning_VVG the_AT cotton_NN1 fields_NN2 because_CS they_PPHS2 're_VBR melting_VVG like_II summer_NNT1 snow_NN1 ._. 
Besides_RR boll_VV0 weevils_NN2 ,_, rain_NN1 is_VBZ just_RR21 about_RR22 the_AT worst_JJT thing_NN1 that_CST can_VM happen_VVI at_II harvest_NN1 time_NNT1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ hardly_RR September_NPM1 but_CCB the_AT fall_NN1 drenches_NN2 have_VH0 already_RR begun_VVN ._. 
My_APPGE red_JJ pen_NN1 in_II hand_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 scan_VV0 the_AT squat_NN1 ,_, single_JJ column_NN1 under_II HELP_NN1 WANTED_VVD :_: FEMALE_NN1 ._. 
Kennington_NP1 's_GE Dept_NN1 ._. 
Str._NP1 seeks_VVZ salesgirls_NN2 w/poise_FU ,_, manners_NN2 &;_NULL a_AT1 smile_NN1 !_! 
Trim_VV0 ,_, young_JJ secretary_NN1 wanted_VVD ._. 
Typing_VVG not_XX nec_NN1 ._. 
Call_VV0 Mr._NNB Sanders_NP1 ._. 
Jesus_NP1 ,_, if_CS he_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX want_VVI her_PPHO1 to_TO type_NN1 ,_, what_DDQ does_VDZ he_PPHS1 want_VVI her_PPHO1 to_TO do_VDI ?_? 
Jr_JJ ._. 
Stenographer_NP1 wanted_VVD ,_, Percy_NP1 &;_NULL Gray_NP1 ,_, LP_NN1 ,_, $1.25/hr_NNU ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ new_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 draw_VV0 a_AT1 circle_NN1 around_II it_PPH1 ._. 
No_PN121 one_PN122 could_VM argue_VVI that_CST I_PPIS1 had_VHD n't_XX worked_VVN hard_RR at_II Ole_JJ Miss_NN1 ._. 
While_CS my_APPGE friends_NN2 were_VBDR out_RP drinking_VVG rum_NN1 and_CC Cokes_NN2 at_II Phi_NN1 Delta_NN1 Theta_NN1 parties_NN2 and_CC pinning_VVG on_II mum_NN1 corsages_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 sat_VVD in_II the_AT study_NN1 parlor_NN1 and_CC wrote_VVD for_IF hours_NNT2 --_JJ mostly_RR term_VV0 papers_NN2 but_CCB also_RR short_JJ stories_NN2 ,_, bad_JJ poetry_NN1 ,_, episodes_NN2 of_IO Dr._NNB Kildare_NP1 ,_, Pall_NP1 Mall_NN1 jingles_NN2 ,_, letters_NN2 of_IO complaint_NN1 ,_, ransom_NN1 notes_NN2 ,_, love_VV0 letters_NN2 to_II boys_NN2 I_PPIS1 'd_VHD seen_VVN in_II class_NN1 but_CCB had_VHD n't_XX had_VHN the_AT nerve_NN1 to_TO speak_VVI to_II ,_, all_DB of_IO which_DDQ I_PPIS1 never_RR mailed_VVN ._. 
Sure_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 dreamed_VVD of_IO having_VHG football_NN1 dates_NN2 ,_, but_CCB my_APPGE real_JJ dream_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST one_MC1 day_NNT1 I_PPIS1 would_VM write_VVI something_PN1 that_CST people_NN would_VM actually_RR read_VVI ._. 
Fourth_MD term_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE senior_JJ year_NNT1 ,_, I_PPIS1 only_RR applied_VVD to_II one_MC1 job_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 good_JJ one_PN1 ,_, being_VBG six_MC hundred_NNO miles_NNU2 away_II21 from_II22 Mississippi_NP1 ._. 
Piling_VVG twenty-two_MC dimes_NN2 in_II the_AT Oxford_NP1 Mart_NP1 pay_NN1 phone_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VHD inquired_VVN about_II an_AT1 editor_NN1 position_NN1 at_II the_AT Harper_NP1 &;_NULL Row_NN1 publishing_NN1 house_NN1 on_II 33rd_MD Street_NN1 in_II Manhattan_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VHD seen_VVN the_AT ad_NN1 in_II The_AT New_NP1 York_NP1 Times_NNT2 down_RP at_II the_AT Ole_JJ Miss_NN1 library_NN1 and_CC mailed_VVD them_PPHO2 my_APPGE resume_VV0 that_DD1 very_JJ day_NNT1 ._. 
On_II a_AT1 sprig_NN1 of_IO hope_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 even_RR called_VVD about_II an_AT1 apartment_NN1 listing_VVG on_II East_ND1 85th_MD Street_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 one-bedroom_NN1 with_IW hot_JJ plate_NN1 for_IF forty-five_MC dollars_NNU2 a_AT1 month_NNT1 ._. 
Delta_NN1 Airlines_NN2 told_VVD me_PPIO1 a_AT1 one-way_JJ ticket_NN1 to_II Idlewild_NP1 Airport_NN1 would_VM cost_VVI seventy-three_MC dollars_NNU2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX have_VHI the_AT sense_NN1 to_TO apply_VVI for_IF more_DAR than_CSN one_MC1 job_NN1 at_II a_AT1 time_NNT1 and_CC I_PPIS1 never_RR even_RR heard_VVN back_RP from_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
My_APPGE eyes_NN2 drift_VV0 down_RP to_TO HELP_VVI WANTED_VVN :_: MALE_NN1 ._. 
There_EX are_VBR at_RR21 least_RR22 four_MC columns_NN2 filled_VVN with_IW bank_NN1 managers_NN2 ,_, accountants_NN2 ,_, loan_NN1 officers_NN2 ,_, cotton_NN1 collate_NN1 operators_NN2 ._. 
On_II this_DD1 side_NN1 of_IO the_AT page_NN1 ,_, Percy_NP1 &;_NULL Gray_NP1 ,_, LP_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ offering_VVG Jr_JJ ._. 
Stenographers_NP1 fifty_MC cents_NNU2 more_RRR an_AT1 hour_NNT1 ._. 
"_" Miss_VV0 SKEETER_NN1 ,_, you_PPY got_VVD a_AT1 phone_NN1 call_NN1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 hear_VV0 Pascagoula_NP1 holler_VVI at_II the_AT bottom_NN1 of_IO the_AT stairs_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 go_VV0 downstairs_RL to_II the_AT only_JJ phone_NN1 in_II the_AT house_NN1 ._. 
Pascagoula_NN1 holds_VVZ the_AT phone_NN1 out_RP to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 is_VBZ as_RG tiny_JJ as_CSA a_AT1 child_NN1 ,_, not_XX even_RR five_MC feet_NN2 tall_JJ ,_, and_CC black_JJ as_CSA night_NNT1 ._. 
Her_APPGE hair_NN1 is_VBZ curly_JJ around_II her_APPGE head_NN1 and_CC her_APPGE white_JJ uniform_JJ dress_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN tailored_VVN to_TO fit_VVI her_APPGE short_JJ arms_NN2 and_CC legs_NN2 ._. 
"_" Miss_VV0 Hilly_JJ on_II the_AT phone_NN1 for_IF you_PPY ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 says_VVZ ,_, and_CC hands_NN2 it_PPH1 to_II me_PPIO1 with_IW a_AT1 wet_JJ hand_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 sit_VV0 at_II the_AT white_JJ iron_NN1 table_NN1 ._. 
The_AT kitchen_NN1 is_VBZ large_JJ and_CC square_JJ and_CC hot_JJ ._. 
Black-and-white_JJ linoleum_NN1 tiles_NN2 are_VBR cracked_VVN in_II places_NN2 ,_, worn_VVN thin_JJ in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 the_AT sink_NN1 ._. 
The_AT new_JJ silver_NN1 dishwashing_VVG machine_NN1 sits_VVZ in_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO the_AT room_NN1 ,_, attached_VVN to_II a_AT1 hose_NN1 stretched_VVN from_II the_AT faucet_NN1 ._. 
"_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ coming_VVG next_MD weekend_NNT1 ,_, "_" Hilly_JJ says_VVZ ._. 
"_" On_II Saturday_NPD1 night_NNT1 ._. 
You_PPY free_VV0 ?_? "_" 
"_" Gee_UH ,_, let_VV0 me_PPIO1 check_NN1 my_APPGE calendar_NN1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 say_VV0 ._. 
All_DB traces_NN2 of_IO our_APPGE bridge-club_JJ argument_NN1 are_VBR gone_VVN from_II Hilly_JJ 's_GE voice_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM suspicious_JJ but_CCB relieved_VVD ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX believe_VVI this_DD1 is_VBZ finally_RR going_VVGK to_TO happen_VVI ,_, "_" Hilly_JJ says_VVZ ,_, because_CS she_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN trying_VVG to_TO set_VVI me_PPIO1 up_RP for_IF months_NNT2 with_IW her_APPGE husband_NN1 's_GE cousin_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ 1963_MC ._. 
The_AT Space_NN1 Age_NN1 they_PPHS2 're_VBR calling_VVG it_PPH1 ._. 
A_AT1 man_NN1 has_VHZ circled_VVN the_AT earth_NN1 in_II a_AT1 rocketship_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 've_VH0 invented_VVN a_AT1 pill_NN1 so_RG married_JJ women_NN2 do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI to_TO get_VVI pregnant_JJ ._. 
A_AT1 can_NN1 of_IO beer_NN1 opens_VVZ with_IW a_AT1 single_JJ finger_NN1 instead_II21 of_II22 a_AT1 can_NN1 opener_NN1 ._. 
Yet_RR my_APPGE parents_NN2 '_GE house_NN1 is_VBZ still_RR as_RG hot_JJ as_CSA it_PPH1 was_VBDZ in_II 1899_MC ,_, the_AT year_NNT1 Great-grandfather_NN1 built_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
"_" Mama_NN1 ,_, please_RR ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 beg_VV0 ,_, "_" when_RRQ are_VBR we_PPIS2 going_VVGK to_TO get_VVI air-conditioning_NN1 ?_? "_" 
"_" We_PPIS2 have_VH0 survived_VVN this_DD1 long_JJ without_IW electric_JJ cool_JJ and_CC I_PPIS1 have_VH0 no_AT intentions_NN2 of_IO setting_VVG one_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 tacky_JJ contraptions_NN2 in_II my_APPGE window_NN1 ._. "_" 
And_CC so_RR ,_, as_CSA July_NPM1 wanes_NN2 on_RP ,_, I_PPIS1 am_VBM forced_VVN from_II my_APPGE attic_NN1 bedroom_NN1 to_II a_AT1 cot_NN1 on_II the_AT screened_JJ back_NN1 porch_NN1 ._. 
When_CS we_PPIS2 were_VBDR kids_NN2 ,_, Constantine_NP1 used_VMK to_TO sleep_VVI out_RP here_RL with_IW Carlton_NP1 and_CC me_PPIO1 in_II the_AT summer_NNT1 ,_, when_CS Mama_NN1 and_CC Daddy_NN1 went_VVD to_II out-of-town_JJ weddings_NN2 ._. 
Constantine_NP1 slept_VVD in_II an_AT1 old-fashioned_JJ white_JJ nightgown_NN1 up_II21 to_II22 her_APPGE chin_NN1 and_CC down_RP to_II her_APPGE toes_NN2 even_CS21 though_CS22 it_PPH1 'd_VM be_VBI hot_JJ as_CSA Hades_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 used_VMK to_TO sing_VVI to_II us_PPIO2 so_CS we_PPIS2 'd_VM go_VVI to_II sleep_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE voice_NN1 was_VBDZ so_RG beautiful_JJ I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX understand_VVI how_RRQ she_PPHS1 'd_VHD never_RR had_VHN lessons_NN2 ._. 
Mother_NN1 had_VHD always_RR told_VVN me_PPIO1 a_AT1 person_NN1 ca_VM n't_XX learn_VVI anything_PN1 without_IW proper_JJ lessons_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ just_RR unreal_JJ to_II me_PPIO1 that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ here_RL ,_, right_RR here_RL on_II this_DD1 porch_NN1 ,_, and_CC now_RT she_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX ._. 
And_CC no_AT one_MC1 will_NN1 tell_VV0 me_PPIO1 a_AT1 thing_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 wonder_VV0 if_CS I_PPIS1 'll_VM ever_RR see_VVI her_PPHO1 again_RT ._. 
Next_II21 to_II22 my_APPGE cot_NN1 ,_, now_RT ,_, my_APPGE typewriter_NN1 sits_VVZ on_II a_AT1 rusted_JJ ,_, white_JJ enamel_NN1 washtable_JJ ._. 
Underneath_RL is_VBZ my_APPGE red_JJ satchel_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 take_VV0 Daddy_NN1 's_GE hankie_NN1 and_CC wipe_VV0 my_APPGE forehead_NN1 ,_, press_VV0 salted_JJ ice_NN1 to_II my_APPGE wrists_NN2 ._. 
Even_RR on_II the_AT back_NN1 porch_NN1 ,_, the_AT Avery_NP1 Lumber_NN1 Company_NN1 temperature_NN1 dial_NN1 rises_VVZ from_II 89_MC to_II 96_MC to_II a_AT1 nice_JJ round_II 100_MC degrees_NN2 ._. 
Luckily_RR ,_, Stuart_NP1 does_VDZ n't_XX come_VVI over_RP during_II the_AT day_NNT1 ,_, when_RRQ the_AT heat_NN1 is_VBZ at_II its_APPGE worst_JJT ._. 
I_PPIS1 stare_VV0 at_II my_APPGE typewriter_NN1 with_IW nothing_PN1 to_TO do_VDI ,_, nothing_PN1 to_TO write_VVI ._. 
Minny_NP1 's_GE stories_NN2 are_VBR finished_VVN and_CC typed_VVN already_RR ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 wretched_JJ feeling_NN1 ._. 
Two_MC weeks_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, Aibileen_NP1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 that_CST Yule_NP1 May_NPM1 ,_, Hilly_JJ 's_GE maid_NN1 ,_, might_VM help_VVI us_PPIO2 ,_, that_CST she_PPHS1 shows_VVZ a_RR21 little_RR22 more_DAR interest_NN1 every_AT1 time_NNT1 Aibileen_NN1 talks_NN2 to_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
But_CCB with_IW Medgar_NP1 Evers_07 's_GE murder_NN1 and_CC colored_VVD people_NN getting_VVG arrested_VVN and_CC beat_VVD by_II the_AT police_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ she_PPHS1 's_VBZ scared_JJ to_II death_NN1 by_RT21 now_RT22 ._. 
Maybe_RR I_PPIS1 ought_VMK to_TO go_VVI over_RP to_II Hilly_JJ 's_GE and_CC ask_VVI Yule_NP1 May_NP1 myself_PPX1 ._. 
But_CCB no_UH ,_, Aibileen_NP1 's_GE right_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VM probably_RR scare_VVI her_PPHO1 even_RR more_RRR and_CC ruin_VVI any_DD chance_NN1 we_PPIS2 have_VH0 ._. 
Under_II the_AT house_NN1 ,_, the_AT dogs_NN2 yawn_VV0 ,_, whine_VV0 in_II the_AT heat_NN1 ._. 
One_PN1 lets_VVZ out_RP a_AT1 half-hearted_JJ woof_NN1 as_CSA Daddy_NN1 's_GE field_NN1 workers_NN2 ,_, five_MC Negroes_NN2 ,_, pull_VV0 up_RP in_II a_AT1 truckbed_JJ ._. 
The_AT men_NN2 jump_VV0 from_II the_AT tailgate_NN1 ,_, hoofing_VVG up_RP dust_NN1 when_CS they_PPHS2 hit_VVD the_AT dirt_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 stand_VV0 a_AT1 moment_NN1 ,_, dead-faced_NN1 ,_, stupefied_VVD ._. 
The_AT foreman_NN1 drags_VVZ a_AT1 red_JJ cloth_NN1 across_II his_APPGE black_JJ forehead_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE lips_NN2 ,_, his_APPGE neck_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ so_RG recklessly_RR hot_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI how_RRQ they_PPHS2 can_VM stand_VVI baking_VVG out_RP there_RL in_II the_AT sun_NN1 ._. 
