MY_APPGE HOMETOWN_NN1 IS_VBZ LITTLE_DA1 more_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 bump_NN1 in_II the_AT road_NN1 between_II Scranton_NP1 and_CC Wilkes-Barre_NP1 in_II the_AT hard-coal_JJ country_NN1 of_IO eastern_JJ Pennsylvania_NP1 ._. 
At_II the_AT time_NNT1 of_IO the_AT 1929_MC stock_NN1 market_NN1 crash_NN1 inaugurating_VVG the_AT Great_JJ Depression_NN1 ,_, Minooka_NP1 had_VHD already_RR been_VBN in_II its_APPGE own_DA depression_NN1 for_IF five_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
The_AT lack_NN1 of_IO work_NN1 meant_VVD that_CST most_DAT of_IO the_AT town_NN1 's_GE young_JJ people_NN were_VBDR reading_VVG want_VV0 ads_NN2 for_IF jobs_NN2 in_II New_NP1 York_NP1 ,_, Philadelphia_NP1 ,_, Baltimore_NP1 ,_, and_CC Washington_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ in_II high_JJ school_NN1 in_II December_NPM1 1940_MC when_RRQ President_NNB Franklin_NP1 Delano_NP1 Roosevelt_NP1 gave_VVD his_APPGE famous_JJ "_" Arsenal_NN1 of_IO Democracy_NN1 "_" radio_NN1 address_NN1 to_II the_AT nation_NN1 ._. 
In_II that_DD1 speech_NN1 ,_, the_AT president_NN1 committed_VVN the_AT industrial_JJ might_NN1 of_IO the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 to_II defeating_VVG fascism_NN1 in_II Europe_NP1 ._. 
Because_II21 of_II22 that_DD1 commitment_NN1 ,_, factories_NN2 that_CST had_VHD been_VBN idled_VVN during_II the_AT Depression_NN1 were_VBDR now_RT running_VVG three_MC shifts_NN2 in_II an_AT1 attempt_NN1 to_TO supply_VVI Great_NP1 Britain_NP1 with_IW the_AT planes_NN2 ,_, tanks_NN2 ,_, artillery_NN1 ,_, and_CC other_JJ war_NN1 materiel_NN1 needed_VVD to_TO defeat_VVI Nazi_JJ Germany_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 seemed_VVD as_CS21 if_CS22 every_AT1 company_NN1 in_II America_NP1 was_VBDZ hiring_VVG ,_, and_CC the_AT biggest_JJT employer_NN1 of_IO them_PPHO2 all_DB was_VBDZ the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 government_NN1 ._. 
After_CS the_AT attack_NN1 on_II Pearl_NP1 Harbor_NN1 and_CC America_NP1 's_GE entry_NN1 into_II the_AT war_NN1 ,_, what_DDQ had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 steady_JJ stream_NN1 of_IO job_NN1 seekers_NN2 to_II the_AT nation_NN1 's_GE capital_NN1 became_VVD a_AT1 deluge_NN1 ._. 
After_II graduating_VVG from_II business_NN1 college_NN1 in_II Scranton_NP1 in_II June_NPM1 1944_MC ,_, I_PPIS1 headed_VVD to_II Washington_NP1 to_TO join_VVI my_APPGE two_MC older_JJR sisters_NN2 who_PNQS had_VHD been_VBN working_VVG in_II the_AT District_NN1 since_CS early_RR 1941_MC ._. 
Without_IW any_DD experience_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ hired_VVN as_II a_AT1 clerk_NN1 typist_NN1 with_IW the_AT Treasury_NN1 Department_NN1 for_IF the_AT princely_JJ sum_NN1 of_IO $1,440_NNU a_AT1 year_NNT1 ._. 
With_IW three_MC paychecks_NN2 coming_VVG in_RP ,_, my_APPGE sisters_NN2 and_CC I_PPIS1 were_VBDR able_JK to_TO rent_VVI an_AT1 apartment_NN1 in_II a_AT1 row_NN1 house_NN1 near_II Dupont_NP1 Circle_NN1 ._. 
On_II June_NPM1 6_MC ,_, 1944_MC ,_, the_AT long-awaited_JJ invasion_NN1 of_IO France_NP1 had_VHD begun_VVN ,_, and_CC with_IW the_AT news_NN1 of_IO the_AT successful_JJ landings_NN2 came_VVD the_AT realization_NN1 that_CST the_AT Allies_NN2 would_VM win_VVI ._. 
Finally_RR ,_, on_II May_NPM1 8_MC ,_, 1945_MC ,_, America_NP1 and_CC the_AT world_NN1 learned_VVD that_CST the_AT Germans_NN2 had_VHD officially_RR surrendered_VVN ._. 
After_CS nearly_RR six_MC years_NNT2 of_IO bloodshed_NN1 ,_, the_AT war_NN1 in_II Europe_NP1 was_VBDZ over_RP ._. 
Now_RT ,_, all_DB resources_NN2 were_VBDR being_VBG diverted_VVN to_II the_AT Pacific_NP1 and_CC the_AT defeat_NN1 of_IO the_AT Empire_NN1 of_IO Japan_NP1 ._. 
In_II August_NPM1 1945_MC ,_, when_CS the_AT newspapers_NN2 reported_VVD that_CST a_AT1 B-29_FO bomber_NN1 ,_, the_AT "_" Enola_NP1 Gay_NP1 ,_, "_" had_VHD dropped_VVN an_AT1 atomic_JJ bomb_NN1 on_II Hiroshima_NP1 ,_, no_PN121 one_PN122 understood_VVD exactly_RR what_DDQ an_AT1 atomic_JJ bomb_NN1 was_VBDZ ._. 
Then_RT another_DD1 was_VBDZ dropped_VVN on_II Nagasaki_NP1 with_IW casualties_NN2 reported_VVN as_CSA being_VBG in_II the_AT tens_MC2 of_IO thousands_NNO2 from_II just_RR one_MC1 bomb_NN1 ._. 
Suddenly_RR ,_, the_AT possibility_NN1 that_CST the_AT fighting_NN1 might_VM soon_RR end_VVI was_VBDZ very_RG real_JJ ._. 
On_II a_AT1 personal_JJ level_NN1 ,_, this_DD1 meant_VVD I_PPIS1 might_VM soon_RR be_VBI unemployed_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 need_VV0 not_XX have_VHI worried_VVN ;_; my_APPGE job_NN1 was_VBDZ never_RR in_II jeopardy_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB with_IW the_AT war_NN1 over_RP ,_, both_DB2 of_IO my_APPGE sisters_NN2 had_VHD decided_VVN to_TO return_VVI to_II Minooka_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ meant_VVD I_PPIS1 would_VM have_VHI to_TO find_VVI a_AT1 place_NN1 to_TO live_VVI ._. 
Although_CS I_PPIS1 posted_VVD a_AT1 notice_NN1 on_II the_AT bulletin_NN1 board_NN1 in_II the_AT lunchroom_NN1 advertising_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 room_NN1 or_CC roommate_NN1 ,_, my_APPGE heart_NN1 wasnt_NN1 in_II it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ ready_JJ for_IF a_AT1 change_NN1 ,_, and_CC memories_NN2 of_IO the_AT heat_NN1 and_CC humidity_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 Washington_NP1 summer_NNT1 provided_CS the_AT motivation_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 co-worker_NN1 mentioned_VVD that_CST the_AT Army_NN1 Exchange_NN1 Service_NN1 ,_, the_AT agency_NN1 responsible_JJ for_IF providing_VVG goods_NN2 and_CC services_NN2 to_II American_JJ service_NN1 personnel_NN2 ,_, was_VBDZ hiring_VVG for_IF positions_NN2 in_II Germany_NP1 because_II21 of_II22 the_AT large_JJ number_NN1 of_IO servicemen_NN2 who_PNQS were_VBDR stationed_VVN in_II the_AT American_JJ occupation_NN1 zone_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ not_XX ready_JJ to_TO go_VVI back_RP home_RL ,_, but_CCB if_CS avoiding_VVG a_AT1 return_NN1 to_II my_APPGE hometown_NN1 meant_VVD going_VVG to_II Germany_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX see_VVI how_RRQ that_DD1 was_VBDZ much_DA1 of_IO an_AT1 improvement_NN1 The_AT war_NN1 in_II Europe_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN over_RP for_IF more_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 year_NNT1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT newspapers_NN2 were_VBDR full_JJ of_IO stories_NN2 and_CC pictures_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 defeated_JJ Germany_NP1 with_IW many_DA2 cities_NN2 pounded_VVD into_II powder_NN1 ._. 
The_AT aerial_NN1 bombing_NN1 and_CC the_AT fighting_NN1 on_II the_AT ground_NN1 had_VHD left_VVN many_DA2 of_IO the_AT structures_NN2 without_IW windows_NN2 or_CC walls_NN2 and_CC with_IW their_APPGE interiors_NN2 exposed_VVD to_TO passersby_VVI ._. 
Their_APPGE occupants_NN2 ,_, often_RR hungry_JJ children_NN2 ,_, looked_VVD out_RP at_II the_AT photographer_NN1 with_IW faces_NN2 full_JJ of_IO want_NN1 and_CC despair_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ depressed_JJ from_II reading_VVG about_II it_PPH1 ;_; how_RRQ would_VM I_PPIS1 feel_VVI if_CS I_PPIS1 actually_RR lived_VVN there_RL ?_? 
Notwithstanding_RR all_DB the_AT drawbacks_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 went_VVD on_II an_AT1 interview_NN1 with_IW the_AT Army_NN1 Exchange_NN1 Service_NN1 ._. 
Because_CS AES_NP2 was_VBDZ so_RG short_RR staffed_VVN in_II Germany_NP1 ,_, the_AT personnel_NN2 manager_NN1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 that_CST if_CS I_PPIS1 agreed_VVD to_II a_AT1 year_NNT1 's_GE employment_NN1 in_II Frankfurt_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 would_VM try_VVI to_TO get_VVI me_PPIO1 six_MC months_NNT2 in_II London_NP1 ._. 
Two_MC weeks_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, I_PPIS1 sailed_VVD for_IF Hamburg_NP1 and_CC arrived_VVD in_II the_AT former_DA Third_MD Reich_NP1 in_II August_NPM1 1946_MC ._. 
As_II the_AT train_NN1 pulled_VVN into_II the_AT Frankfurt_NP1 station_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ met_VVN by_II a_AT1 scene_NN1 straight_RR out_II21 of_II22 Dante_NP1 's_GE Inferno_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 huge_JJ black_JJ hulk_NN1 of_IO twisted_JJ metal_NN1 was_VBDZ all_DB that_DD1 was_VBDZ left_VVN of_IO the_AT once_RR grand_JJ railway_NN1 station_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE first_MD inclination_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO get_VVI the_AT hell_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 Dodge_NP1 ,_, but_CCB instead_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 took_VVD the_AT bus_NN1 to_II the_AT Rhein-Main_JJ Air_NN1 Base_NN1 ,_, my_APPGE home_NN1 for_IF the_AT next_MD year_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT following_JJ morning_NNT1 ,_, after_CS breakfast_NN1 ,_, Beth_NP1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 Jack_NP1 wanted_VVD to_TO talk_VVI to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 found_VVD him_PPHO1 at_II the_AT rear_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE property_NN1 next_II21 to_II22 the_AT chicken_NN1 coops_NN2 ,_, with_IW his_APPGE foot_NN1 up_RP on_II a_AT1 fence_NN1 rail_NN1 ,_, watching_VVG a_AT1 border_NN1 collie_NN1 moving_VVG a_AT1 flock_NN1 of_IO sheep_NN from_II one_MC1 pasture_NN1 to_II another_DD1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ this_DD1 very_JJ scene_NN1 that_CST had_VHD inspired_VVN so_RG many_DA2 of_IO Reed_NP1 Lacey_NP1 's_GE drawings_NN2 ._. 
"_" When_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 lad_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 could_VM easily_RR spend_VVI a_AT1 part_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 afternoon_NNT1 watching_VVG those_DD2 dogs_NN2 work_VVI ._. 
They_PPHS2 're_VBR remarkable_JJ animals_NN2 ,_, incred_VVD ibly_RR intelligent_JJ ._. "_" 
After_CS a_AT1 few_DA2 minutes_NNT2 ,_, he_PPHS1 finally_RR said_VVD ,_, "_" Beth_NP1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 you_PPY and_CC Rob_NP1 have_VH0 hit_VVN a_AT1 rough_JJ patch_NN1 ._. "_" 
I_PPIS1 told_VVD him_PPHO1 about_II what_DDQ had_VHD happened_VVN in_II London_NP1 and_CC asked_VVN him_PPHO1 what_DDQ he_PPHS1 thought_VVD ._. 
"_" To_TO tell_VVI you_PPY the_AT truth_NN1 ,_, Maggie_NP1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ more_RRR about_II me_PPIO1 than_CSN Rob_NP1 ._. "_" 
Looking_VVG off_RP into_II the_AT distance_NN1 ,_, Jack_NP1 said_VVD ,_, "_" Beth_NP1 told_VVD you_PPY that_CST when_CS I_PPIS1 found_VVD out_RP that_CST Michael_NP1 had_VHD orders_NN2 for_IF Burma_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 panic_NN1 attack_NN1 ,_, right_RR ?_? "_" 
I_PPIS1 simply_RR nodded_VVD ._. 
"_" Well_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX have_VHI a_AT1 pan_NN1 attack_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 nervous_JJ breakdown_NN1 ._. "_" 
Switching_JJ legs_NN2 on_II the_AT fencerail_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 continued_VVD ._. 
"_" All_DB I_PPIS1 could_VM do_VDI was_VBDZ sit_NN1 in_II my_APPGE bedroom_NN1 and_CC look_VV0 out_RP the_AT window_NN1 while_CS volunteers_NN2 from_II the_AT village_NN1 worked_VVN in_II our_APPGE Victory_NN1 garden_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ supposed_JJ to_TO be_VBI in_II Cherbourg_NP1 working_VVG on_II repairing_VVG the_AT harbor_NN1 facilities_NN2 ,_, so_CS the_AT Allies_NN2 could_VM get_VVI war_NN1 materiel_NN1 to_II the_AT boys_NN2 fighting_VVG in_II France_NP1 ._. 
Instead_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ crying_VVG on_RP and_CC off_II all_DB day_NNT1 long_RR with_IW either_RR my_APPGE mother_NN1 or_CC Beth_NP1 wiping_VVG my_APPGE nose_NN1 ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN building_VVG up_RP for_IF quite_RG a_AT1 while_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 knew_VVD from_II news_NN1 reports_VVZ that_CST James_NP1 's_GE regiment_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT thick_JJ of_IO it_PPH1 in_II Italy_NP1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 thought_VVD at_RR21 least_RR22 my_APPGE younger_JJR son_NN1 was_VBDZ safe_JJ ._. 
And_CC then_RT came_VVD the_AT call_NN1 from_II Michael_NP1 ._. 
After_CS Beth_NP1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 about_II his_APPGE new_JJ orders_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ convinced_VVN my_APPGE boy_NN1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO die_VVI in_II the_AT Burmese_JJ jungles_NN2 ._. 
"_" Nightmares_NN2 from_II the_AT war_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 had_VHD nt_XX had_VHN in_II ten_MC ,_, fiftee_NN1 years_NNT2 came_VVD back_RP ._. 
Jesus_NP1 ,_, they_PPHS2 all_DB came_VVD back_RP ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, massaging_VVG his_APPGE temples_NN2 as_CS21 if_CS22 that_DD1 act_NN1 would_VM block_VVI out_RP any_DD unwanted_JJ images_NN2 ._. 
"_" Picking_VVG up_RP bodies_NN2 and_CC having_VHG them_PPHO2 fall_VV0 apart_RL in_II my_APPGE hands_NN2 ._. 
Stepping_VVG on_II limbs_NN2 ._. 
Being_VBG scared_JJ shitless_JJ during_II barrages_NN2 ._. "_" 
Although_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM see_VVI him_PPHO1 only_RR in_II profile_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 knew_VVD Jack_NP1 was_VBDZ fighting_VVG back_RP tears_NN2 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 would_VM never_RR have_VHI believed_VVN I_PPIS1 could_VM fall_VVI apart_RL like_II that_DD1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 did_VDD ._. 
Michael_NP1 came_VVD home_RL on_II leave_NN1 ,_, and_CC instead_II21 of_II22 me_PPIO1 reassuring_VVG him_PPHO1 everything_PN1 would_VM be_VBI all_RR right_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 reassured_VVD me_PPIO1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 went_VVD for_IF long_JJ walks_NN2 and_CC talked_VVN about_II everything_PN1 under_II the_AT sun_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO be_VBI an_AT1 engineer_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX say_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, but_CCB what_DDQ he_PPHS1 really_RR meant_VVD was_VBDZ ,_, if_CS he_PPHS1 became_VVD an_AT1 engineer_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 would_VM pay_VVI more_DAR attention_NN1 to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
After_CS Michael_NP1 left_VVD ,_, I_PPIS1 realized_VVD that_CST I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX help_VVI my_APPGE own_DA boys_NN2 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 could_VM help_VVI someone_PN1 else_RR 's_VBZ by_II getting_VVG them_PPHO2 what_DDQ they_PPHS2 needed_VVD to_TO defeat_VVI those_DD2 Nazi_JJ bastards_NN2 ._. "_" 
Mom_NN1 stopped_VVD peeling_VVG potatoes_NN2 and_CC looked_VVN at_II me_PPIO1 and_CC shook_VVN her_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
"_" Maggie_NP1 ,_, you_PPY and_CC Michael_NP1 are_VBR so_RG different_JJ ,_, just_RR like_II your_APPGE father_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 were_VBDR different_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ so_RG smart_JJ ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 always_RR hoped_VVD it_PPH1 wouldnt_VV0 matter_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 did_VDD ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM afraid_JJ the_AT same_DA thing_NN1 igoing_VVG to_TO happen_VVI to_II you_PPY ._. 
Look_VV0 at_II where_RRQ you_PPY come_VV0 from_II ,_, and_CC then_RT look_VV0 at_II his_APPGE mother_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 grew_VVD up_RP in_II that_DD1 big_JJ house_NN1 with_IW servants_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 left_VVD school_NN1 at_II sixteen_MC to_TO go_VVI to_II work_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 changed_VVD linen_NN1 at_II the_AT Heidelberg_NP1 Inn_NN1 during_II the_AT summer_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 servant_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" Mom_NN1 ,_, Michael_NP1 's_GE grandparents_NN2 were_VBDR servants_NN2 ,_, too_RR ,_, and_CC yo_UH do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI Beth_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VHZ had_VHN so_RG much_DA1 heartache_NN1 in_II her_APPGE life_NN1 ._. 
The_AT reasons_NN2 were_VBDR different_JJ ,_, but_CCB Jack_NP1 kept_VVD her_PPHO1 at_II a_AT1 distance_NN1 ,_, just_RR like_II Dad_NN1 did_VDD to_II you_PPY ._. 
Her_APPGE baby_NN1 daughter_NN1 died_VVD ,_, just_RR like_II Bridgit_NP1 did_VDD ._. 
She_PPHS1 lost_VVD two_MC brothers_NN2 in_II the_AT war_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 third_MD nearly_RR went_VVD insane_JJ ._. 
I'ts_VVZ true_JJ Beth_NP1 and_CC you_PPY are_VBR from_II very_RG different_JJ backgrounds_NN2 but_CCB your_APPGE values_NN2 are_VBR exactly_RR the_AT same_DA ._. 
There_EX is_VBZ nothing_PN1 more_RGR important_JJ to_II Beth_NP1 than_CSN her_APPGE family_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 has_VHZ raised_VVN two_MC fine_JJ sons_NN2 ,_, pretty_RG much_DA1 on_II her_APPGE own_DA ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 is_VBZ the_AT moral_JJ center_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE family_NN1 ,_, just_RR like_VV0 you_PPY are_VBR for_IF ours_PPGE ._. 
Mom_NN1 ,_, you_PPY 've_VH0 always_RR been_VBN myguiding_VVG light_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ not_XX going_VVGK to_TO change_VVI ,_, no_AT matter_NN1 whereI_NN2 live_VV0 ._. "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 for_IF your_APPGE sake_NN1 you_PPY 're_VBR right_JJ ,_, Maggie_NP1 ._. "_" 
After_II squeezing_VVG my_APPGE hand_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 went_VVD back_RP to_II peeling_VVG potatoes_NN2 ._. 
THE_AT EVENING_NNT1 BEFORE_II THE_AT engagement_NN1 party_NN1 ,_, Michael_NP1 presented_VVD me_PPIO1 with_IW a_AT1 beautiful_JJ diamond_NN1 ring_NN1 in_II an_AT1 antique_JJ setting_NN1 ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 has_VHZ a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO history_NN1 to_TO go_VVI along_II21 with_II22 it_PPH1 ._. 
A_AT1 friend_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE who_PNQS was_VBDZ killed_VVN in_II the_AT First_MD War_NN1 ,_, left_VVD it_PPH1 in_II her_APPGE care_NN1 ,_, and_CC knowing_VVG how_RGQ sentimental_JJ you_PPY are_VBR ,_, she_PPHS1 thought_VVD you_PPY might_VM like_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
If_CS not_XX ,_, there_EX are_VBR plenty_PN of_IO jewelry_NN1 stores_NN2 in_II New_NP1 York_NP1 and_CC London_NP1 ._. "_" 
I_PPIS1 told_VVD him_PPHO1 that_CST I_PPIS1 would_VM gladly_RR wear_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
Colin_NP1 Matheson_NP1 's_GE ringhad_NN1 finally_RR found_VVN a_AT1 home_NN1 ._. 
At_II the_AT party_NN1 ,_, while_CS Beth_NP1 mingled_VVD comfortably_RR among_II all_DB of_IO my_APPGE family_NN1 and_CC friends_NN2 ,_, Jack_NP1 sat_VVD down_RP with_IW Father_NNB Shea_NP1 and_CC my_APPGE father_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO get_VVI to_TO know_VVI Dad_NN1 ,_, and_CC by_II "_" chatting_VVG him_PPHO1 up_RP ,_, "_" it_PPH1 also_RR cut_VVN down_RP on_II the_AT number_NN1 of_IO trips_NN2 he_PPHS1 took_VVD to_II the_AT bar_NN1 ._. 
Despite_II her_APPGE reservations_NN2 ,_, Mom_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 gracious_JJ host_NN1 to_II her_APPGE British_JJ visitors_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO get_VVI my_APPGE hopes_NN2 up_RP ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ wearing_VVG her_APPGE navy_NN1 blue_JJ dress_NN1 with_IW the_AT tiny_JJ red_JJ flowers_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 could_VM only_RR hope_VVI that_DD1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 small_JJ step_NN1 toward_II reconciliation_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO the_AT best_JJT sights_NN2 of_IO the_AT evening_NNT1 was_VBDZ my_APPGE Aunt_NNB Agatha_NP1 wearing_VVG a_AT1 brand_JJ21 new_JJ22 ,_, store-bought_JJ dress_NN1 ._. 
Where_RRQ on_II earth_NN1 had_VHD she_PPHS1 gotten_VVN the_AT money_NN1 to_TO buy_VVI a_AT1 new_JJ frock_NN1 ?_? 
And_CC I_PPIS1 looked_VVD at_II Geoff_NP1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 gave_VVD me_PPIO1 a_AT1 sly_JJ smile_NN1 ._. 
Geoff_NP1 was_VBDZ absolutely_RR captivated_VVN by_II Sadie_NP1 ._. 
When_CS she_PPHS1 asked_VVD him_PPHO1 what_DDQ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ like_JJ to_TO work_VVI for_IF the_AT Foreign_JJ Legion_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 answered_VVD in_II typical_JJ Geoff_NP1 fashion_NN1 :_: "_" I_PPIS1 have_VH0 not_XX offered_VVN my_APPGE services_NN2 to_II the_AT Foreign_JJ Legion_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 am_VBM ,_, however_RR ,_, a_AT1 civil_JJ servant_NN1 of_IO the_AT British_JJ Government_NN1 working_VVG in_II the_AT Foreign_JJ Office_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 would_VM be_VBI more_DAR than_CSN happy_JJ to_TO explain_VVI the_AT differences_NN2 to_II you_PPY ._. "_" 
Having_VHG the_AT party_NN1 with_IW an_AT1 open_JJ bar_NN1 turned_VVD out_RP to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 stroke_NN1 of_IO genius_NN1 ._. 
By_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT evening_NNT1 ,_, everyone_PN1 was_VBDZ toasting_VVG the_AT Crowells_NP2 '_GE health_NN1 ,_, and_CC some_DD broke_VVD into_II an_AT1 unintelligible_JJ "_" Knee_NN1 Up_II Mother_NNB Brown_NP1 ,_, "_" a_AT1 popular_JJ WWII_NN1 song_NN1 in_II Britain_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 danced_VVD until_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM no_RR21 longer_RR22 keep_VVI my_APPGE shoes_NN2 on_RP ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ nearly_RR 1:00_MC when_RRQ the_AT lead_NN1 singer_NN1 announced_VVD that_CST there_EX would_VM be_VBI one_MC1 more_DAR dance_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 had_VHD requested_VVN "_" Always_RR ._. "_" 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ that_DD1 song_NN1 that_CST Michael_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 had_VHD been_VBN dancing_VVG to_II when_RRQ we_PPIS2 had_VHD fallen_VVN in_II love_NN1 at_II Montclair_NP1 ._. 
Everyone_PN1 looked_VVD for_IF their_APPGE best_JJT girl_NN1 or_CC guy_NN1 ._. 
Patrick_NP1 danced_VVD cheek_NN1 to_II cheek_NN1 with_IW Anna_NP1 while_CS Bobby_NP1 and_CC Teresa_NP1 kept_VVD some_DD space_NN1 between_II them_PPHO2 because_CS Mamie_NP1 was_VBDZ watching_VVG their_APPGE every_AT1 move_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA Michael_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 danced_VVD ,_, I_PPIS1 thought_VVD about_II the_AT long_JJ journey_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 had_VHD traveled_VVN to_TO arrive_VVI at_II this_DD1 place_NN1 and_CC the_AT people_NN I_PPIS1 had_VHD met_VVN along_II the_AT way_NN1 ._. 
With_IW the_AT exception_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE family_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ Jack_NP1 and_CC Beth_NP1 who_PNQS had_VHD the_AT greatest_JJT impact_NN1 on_II my_APPGE life_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG forward_RL to_II becoming_VVG a_AT1 part_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE family_NN1 ._. 
In_BCL21 order_BCL22 to_TO do_VDI that_DD1 ,_, I_PPIS1 had_VHD to_TO leave_VVI behind_II family_NN1 and_CC friends_NN2 and_CC the_AT town_NN1 that_CST had_VHD helped_VVN to_TO shape_VVI the_AT person_NN1 I_PPIS1 had_VHD become_VVN ._. 
