Pharmacy_NN1 For_IF many_DA2 years_NNT2 Henry_NP1 Kitteridge_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 pharmacist_NN1 in_II the_AT next_MD town_NN1 over_RP ,_, driving_VVG every_AT1 morning_NNT1 on_II snowy_JJ roads_NN2 ,_, or_CC rainy_JJ roads_NN2 ,_, or_CC summertime_NNT1 roads_NN2 ,_, when_CS the_AT wild_JJ raspberries_NN2 shot_VVD their_APPGE new_JJ growth_NN1 in_II brambles_NN2 along_II the_AT last_MD section_NN1 of_IO town_NN1 before_CS he_PPHS1 turned_VVD off_RP to_II where_RRQ the_AT wider_JJR road_NN1 led_VVN to_II the_AT pharmacy_NN1 ._. 
Retired_VVN now_RT ,_, he_PPHS1 still_RR wakes_VVZ early_JJ and_CC remembers_VVZ how_RRQ mornings_NNT2 used_VMK to_TO be_VBI his_APPGE favorite_NN1 ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 the_AT world_NN1 were_VBDR his_APPGE secret_NN1 ,_, tires_VVZ rumbling_VVG softly_RR beneath_II him_PPHO1 and_CC the_AT light_NN1 emerging_VVG through_II the_AT early_JJ fog_NN1 ,_, the_AT brief_JJ sight_NN1 of_IO the_AT bay_NN1 off_RP to_II his_APPGE right_NN1 ,_, then_RT the_AT pines_NN2 ,_, tall_JJ and_CC slender_JJ ,_, and_CC almost_RR always_RR he_PPHS1 rode_VVD with_IW the_AT window_NN1 partly_RR open_VV0 because_CS he_PPHS1 loved_VVD the_AT smell_NN1 of_IO the_AT pines_NN2 and_CC the_AT heavy_JJ salt_NN1 air_NN1 ,_, and_CC in_II the_AT winter_NNT1 he_PPHS1 loved_VVD the_AT smell_NN1 of_IO the_AT cold_NN1 ._. 
The_AT pharmacy_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 small_JJ two-story_JJ building_NN1 attached_VVN to_II another_DD1 building_NN1 that_CST housed_VVD separately_RR a_AT1 hardware_NN1 store_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 small_JJ grocery_NN1 ._. 
Each_DD1 morning_NNT1 Henry_NP1 parked_VVD in_II the_AT back_NN1 by_II the_AT large_JJ metal_NN1 bins_NN2 ,_, and_CC then_RT entered_VVD the_AT pharmacy_NN1 's_GE back_NN1 door_NN1 ,_, and_CC went_VVD about_II switching_VVG on_RP the_AT lights_NN2 ,_, turning_VVG up_RP the_AT thermostat_NN1 ,_, or_CC ,_, if_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ summer_NNT1 ,_, getting_VVG the_AT fans_NN2 going_VVG ._. 
He_PPHS1 would_VM open_VVI the_AT safe_JJ ,_, put_VV0 money_NN1 in_II the_AT register_NN1 ,_, unlock_VV0 the_AT front_JJ door_NN1 ,_, wash_VV0 his_APPGE hands_NN2 ,_, put_VVD on_RP his_APPGE white_JJ lab_NN1 coat_NN1 ._. 
The_AT ritual_NN1 was_VBDZ pleasing_JJ ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 the_AT old_JJ store_NN1 --_NN1 with_IW its_APPGE shelves_NN2 of_IO toothpaste_NN1 ,_, vitamins_NN2 ,_, cosmetics_NN2 ,_, hair_NN1 adornments_NN2 ,_, even_RR sewing_VVG needles_NN2 and_CC greeting_NN1 cards_NN2 ,_, as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 red_JJ rubber_JJ hot_JJ water_NN1 bottles_NN2 ,_, enema_NN1 pumps_NN2 --_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 person_NN1 altogether_RR steady_JJ and_CC steadfast_JJ ._. 
And_CC any_DD unpleasantness_NN1 that_CST may_VM have_VHI occurred_VVN back_RP in_II his_APPGE home_NN1 ,_, any_DD uneasiness_NN1 at_II the_AT way_NN1 his_APPGE wife_NN1 often_RR left_VVD their_APPGE bed_NN1 to_TO wander_VVI through_II their_APPGE home_NN1 in_II the_AT night_NNT1 's_GE dark_JJ hours_NNT2 --_JJ all_DB this_DD1 receded_VVD like_II a_AT1 shoreline_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 walked_VVD through_II the_AT safety_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE pharmacy_NN1 ._. 
Standing_VVG in_II the_AT back_NN1 ,_, with_IW the_AT drawers_NN2 and_CC rows_NN2 of_IO pills_NN2 ,_, Henry_NP1 was_VBDZ cheerful_JJ when_CS the_AT phone_NN1 began_VVD to_TO ring_VVI ,_, cheerful_JJ when_CS Mrs._NNB Merriman_NP1 came_VVD for_IF her_APPGE blood_NN1 pressure_NN1 medicine_NN1 ,_, or_CC old_JJ Cliff_NP1 Mott_NP1 arrived_VVD for_IF his_APPGE digitalis_NN1 ,_, cheerful_JJ when_CS he_PPHS1 prepared_VVD the_AT Valium_NN1 for_IF Rachel_NP1 Jones_NP1 ,_, whose_DDQGE husband_NN1 ran_VVD off_II the_AT night_NNT1 their_APPGE baby_NN1 was_VBDZ born_VVN ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ Henry_NP1 's_GE nature_NN1 to_TO listen_VVI ,_, and_CC many_DA2 times_NNT2 during_II the_AT week_NNT1 he_PPHS1 would_VM say_VVI ,_, "_" Gosh_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM awful_JJ sorry_JJ to_TO hear_VVI that_DD1 ,_, "_" or_CC "_" Say_VV0 ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX that_DD1 something_PN1 ?_? "_" 
Inwardly_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 suffered_VVD the_AT quiet_JJ trepidations_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 man_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD witnessed_VVN twice_RR in_II childhood_NN1 the_AT nervous_JJ breakdowns_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 mother_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD otherwise_RR cared_VVN for_IF him_PPHO1 with_IW stridency_NN1 ._. 
And_CC so_RR if_CS ,_, as_CSA rarely_RR happened_VVD ,_, a_AT1 customer_NN1 was_VBDZ distressed_VVN over_II a_AT1 price_NN1 ,_, or_CC irritated_VVN by_II the_AT quality_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 Ace_JJ bandage_NN1 or_CC ice_NN1 pack_NN1 ,_, Henry_NP1 did_VDD what_DDQ he_PPHS1 could_VM to_TO rectify_VVI things_NN2 quickly_RR ._. 
For_IF many_DA2 years_NNT2 Mrs._NNB Granger_NP1 worked_VVD for_IF him_PPHO1 ;_; her_APPGE husband_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 lobster_NN1 fisherman_NN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO carry_VVI with_IW her_PPHO1 the_AT cold_JJ breeze_NN1 of_IO the_AT open_JJ water_NN1 ,_, not_XX so_RG eager_JJ to_TO please_VVI a_AT1 wary_JJ customer_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO listen_VVI with_IW half_DB an_AT1 ear_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 filled_VVD prescriptions_NN2 ,_, to_TO make_VVI sure_JJ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX at_II the_AT cash_NN1 register_NN1 dismissing_VVG a_AT1 complaint_NN1 ._. 
More_DAR than_CSN once_RR he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ reminded_VVN of_IO that_DD1 same_DA sensation_NN1 in_II watching_VVG to_TO see_VVI that_CST his_APPGE wife_NN1 ,_, Olive_NP1 ,_, did_VDD not_XX bear_VVI down_RP too_RG hard_RR on_II Christopher_NP1 over_II a_AT1 homework_NN1 assignment_NN1 or_CC a_AT1 chore_NN1 left_VVD undone_VVN ;_; that_DD1 sense_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE attention_NN1 hovering_VVG --_NN1 the_AT need_NN1 to_TO keep_VVI everyone_PN1 content_JJ ._. 
When_CS he_PPHS1 heard_VVD a_AT1 briskness_NN1 in_II Mrs._NNB Granger_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 would_VM step_VVI down_RP from_II his_APPGE back_NN1 post_NN1 ,_, moving_VVG toward_II the_AT center_NN1 of_IO the_AT store_NN1 to_TO talk_VVI with_IW the_AT customer_NN1 himself_PPX1 ._. 
Otherwise_RR ,_, Mrs._NNB Granger_NP1 did_VDD her_APPGE job_NN1 well_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 appreciated_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX chatty_JJ ,_, kept_VVD perfect_JJ inventory_NN1 ,_, and_CC almost_RR never_RR called_VVN in_II sick_JJ ._. 
That_CST she_PPHS1 died_VVD in_II her_APPGE sleep_NN1 one_MC1 night_NNT1 astonished_VVD him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC left_VVD him_PPHO1 with_IW some_DD feeling_NN1 of_IO responsibility_NN1 ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 he_PPHS1 had_VHD missed_VVN ,_, working_VVG alongside_II her_PPHO1 for_IF years_NNT2 ,_, whatever_DDQV symptom_NN1 might_VM have_VHI shown_VVN itself_PPX1 that_CST he_PPHS1 ,_, handling_VVG his_APPGE pills_NN2 and_CC syrups_NN2 and_CC syringes_NN2 ,_, could_VM have_VHI fixed_VVN ._. 
"_" Mousy_NN1 ,_, "_" his_APPGE wife_NN1 said_VVD ,_, when_CS he_PPHS1 hired_VVD the_AT new_JJ girl_NN1 ._. 
"_" Looks_VVZ just_RR like_II a_AT1 mouse_NN1 ._. "_" 
Denise_NP1 Thibodeau_NP1 had_VHD round_JJ cheeks_NN2 ,_, and_CC small_JJ eyes_NN2 that_CST peeped_VVD through_II her_APPGE brown-framed_JJ glasses_NN2 ._. 
"_" But_CCB a_AT1 nice_JJ mouse_NN1 ,_, "_" Henry_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" A_AT1 cute_JJ one_PN1 ._. "_" 
And_CC then_RT Jane_NP1 hated_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, this_DD1 tall_JJ woman_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE painted_JJ face_NN1 ,_, the_AT hard_JJ eyes_NN2 staring_VVG out_RP from_II under_II the_AT red_NN1 felt_VVD hat_NN1 ;_; she_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO tell_VVI Mrs._NNB Lydia_NP1 how_RRQ every_AT1 morning_NNT1 she_PPHS1 and_CC Bobby_NP1 ,_, early_RR ,_, first_MD thing_NN1 ,_, took_VVD a_AT1 walk_NN1 ,_, how_RRQ they_PPHS2 came_VVD back_RP and_CC made_VVD coffee_NN1 and_CC ate_VVD their_APPGE bran_NN1 cereal_NN1 and_CC read_VV0 the_AT paper_NN1 to_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ._. 
How_RRQ they_PPHS2 planned_VVD their_APPGE day_NNT1 ,_, went_VVD shopping_VVG --_NN1 for_IF her_APPGE coat_NN1 ,_, for_IF a_AT1 special_JJ pair_NN of_IO shoes_NN2 since_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD such_DA trouble_NN1 now_RT with_IW his_APPGE feet_NN2 ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 bumped_VVD into_II someone_PN1 else_RR that_DD1 trip_NN1 ,_, "_" Mr._NNB Lydia_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" The_AT Shepherds_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR at_II a_AT1 golf_NN1 resort_NN1 north_ND1 of_IO the_AT city_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" Small_JJ world_NN1 ,_, "_" Mrs._NNB Lydia_NP1 said_VVD again_RT ,_, tugging_VVG at_II her_APPGE ear_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE gloved_JJ hand_NN1 again_RT ,_, not_XX looking_VVG at_II Jane_NP1 this_DD1 time_NNT1 ,_, just_RR looking_VVG up_II the_AT stairs_NN2 at_II the_AT balcony_NN1 ._. 
Olive_NP1 Kitteridge_NP1 was_VBDZ moving_VVG through_II the_AT crowd_NN1 of_IO people_NN ._. 
Taller_JJR than_CSN most_DAT ,_, her_APPGE head_NN1 was_VBDZ visible_JJ as_CSA she_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO say_VVI something_PN1 to_II her_APPGE husband_NN1 ,_, Henry_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS nodded_VVD ,_, an_AT1 expression_NN1 of_IO suppressed_JJ mirth_NN1 on_II his_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 
"_" Better_RRR get_VVI back_RP in_II there_RL ,_, "_" said_VVD Bob_NP1 ,_, nodding_VVG toward_II the_AT inside_NN1 of_IO the_AT church_NN1 ,_, touching_VVG Jane_NP1 's_GE elbow_NN1 ._. 
"_" Come_VV0 on_RP ,_, "_" said_VVD Mrs._NNB Lydia_NP1 ,_, tapping_VVG her_APPGE husband_NN1 's_GE sleeve_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 program_NN1 ._. 
"_" Let_VM21 's_VM22 go_VVI ._. 
Lovely_JJ to_TO see_VVI you_PPY ._. "_" 
She_PPHS1 wiggled_VVD her_APPGE fingers_NN2 at_II Jane_NP1 ,_, then_RT moved_VVN up_II the_AT stairs_NN2 ._. 
Jane_NP1 squeezed_VVD past_II a_AT1 group_NN1 of_IO people_NN standing_VVG right_RR in_II the_AT doorway_NN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 and_CC Bob_NP1 went_VVD back_RP to_II their_APPGE pew_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE tugging_VVG her_APPGE coat_NN1 around_II her_PPHO1 ,_, crossing_VVG her_APPGE legs_NN2 ,_, cold_JJ inside_II their_APPGE black_JJ wool_NN1 slacks_NN2 ._. 
"_" He_PPHS1 loves_VVZ her_PPHO1 ,_, "_" said_VVD Jane_NP1 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 tone_NN1 of_IO admonishment_NN1 ._. 
"_" That_DD1 's_VBZ how_RRQ he_PPHS1 can_VM stand_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. "_" 
"_" Mr._NNB Lydia_NP1 ?_? "_" 
"_" No_UH ._. 
Henry_NP1 Kitteridge_NP1 ._. "_" 
Bob_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX answer_VVI ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 watched_VVD as_CSA others_NN2 came_VVD in_RP ,_, took_VVD their_APPGE seats_NN2 again_RT ,_, the_AT Kitteridges_NP2 among_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
"_" Miami_NP1 ?_? "_" 
Jane_NP1 said_VVD to_II her_APPGE husband_NN1 ._. 
"_" What_DDQ was_VBDZ he_PPHS1 talking_VVG about_II ?_? "_" 
She_PPHS1 looked_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
Bob_NP1 thrust_VVD out_RP his_APPGE lower_JJR lip_NN1 and_CC shrugged_VVD ,_, to_TO indicate_VVI he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI ._. 
"_" When_RRQ were_VBDR you_PPY in_II Miami_NP1 ?_? "_" 
"_" He_PPHS1 must_VM have_VHI meant_VVN Orlando_NP1 ._. 
Remember_VV0 when_RRQ I_PPIS1 had_VHD that_DD1 account_NN1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ closing_VVG down_RP there_RL ?_? "_" 
"_" You_PPY bumped_VVD into_II the_AT Lydias_NP2 at_II the_AT airport_NN1 in_II Florida_NP1 ?_? 
You_PPY never_RR told_VVD me_PPIO1 that_DD1 ._. "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ I_PPIS1 did_VDD ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ ages_NN2 ago_RA ._. "_" 
The_AT music_NN1 took_VVD over_II the_AT church_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 took_VVD up_RP all_DB the_AT space_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ n't_XX filled_VVN with_IW people_NN or_CC coats_NN2 or_CC pews_NN2 ,_, it_PPH1 took_VVD up_RP all_DB the_AT space_NN1 in_II Jane_NP1 Houlton_NP1 's_GE head_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 actually_RR moved_VVD her_APPGE neck_NN1 back_NN1 and_CC forth_RR as_CS21 though_CS22 to_TO shake_VVI off_RP the_AT cumbersome_JJ weight_NN1 of_IO the_AT sound_NN1 ,_, and_CC realized_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD never_RR liked_VVN music_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 seemed_VVD to_TO bring_VVI back_RP all_DB the_AT shadows_NN2 and_CC aches_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 lifetime_NNT1 ._. 
Let_VV0 others_NN2 enjoy_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, these_DD2 people_NN listening_VVG so_RG seriously_RR in_II their_APPGE fur_NN1 coats_NN2 ,_, their_APPGE red_NN1 felt_VVD hats_NN2 ,_, their_APPGE tiresome_JJ lives_NN2 --_NN1 a_AT1 pressure_NN1 on_II her_APPGE knee_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE husband_NN1 's_GE hand_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 gazed_VVD at_II his_APPGE hand_NN1 ,_, spread_VVD over_RP her_APPGE black_JJ coat_NN1 that_CST they_PPHS2 had_VHD bought_VVN together_RL ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT large_JJ hand_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 old_JJ man_NN1 ;_; a_AT1 beautiful_JJ hand_NN1 with_IW the_AT long_JJ fingers_NN2 and_CC the_AT veins_NN2 rising_VVG across_RL ;_; as_RG familiar_JJ ,_, almost_RR ,_, as_CSA her_APPGE own_DA hand_NN1 was_VBDZ to_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
"_" Are_VBR you_PPY all_RR21 right_RR22 ?_? "_" 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD put_VVN his_APPGE mouth_NN1 against_II her_APPGE ear_NN1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 thought_VVD he_PPHS1 had_VHD whispered_VVN too_RG loudly_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 made_VVD a_AT1 circular_JJ motion_NN1 with_IW two_MC fingers_NN2 ,_, their_APPGE own_DA sign_NN1 language_NN1 from_II years_NNT2 back_RP ,_, Let_VM21 's_VM22 go_VVI ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 nodded_VVD ._. 
"_" You_PPY all_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, Janie_NP1 ?_? "_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD on_II the_AT sidewalk_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE hand_NN1 under_II her_APPGE elbow_NN1 ._. 
"_" Oh_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 get_VV0 tired_JJ of_IO that_DD1 heavy_JJ music_NN1 somehow_RR ._. 
Do_VD0 you_PPY mind_VVI ?_? "_" 
"_" No_UH ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VHD had_VHN enough_DD ._. "_" 
In_II the_AT car_NN1 ,_, in_II the_AT darkness_NN1 and_CC the_AT silence_NN1 of_IO the_AT car_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 felt_VVD some_DD knowledge_NN1 pass_VVI between_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
And_CC it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN sitting_VVG there_RL in_II church_NN1 with_IW them_PPHO2 ,_, too_RR ,_, like_II a_AT1 child_NN1 pressed_VVN between_II them_PPHO2 in_II the_AT pew_NN1 ,_, this_DD1 thing_NN1 ,_, this_DD1 presence_NN1 that_CST had_VHD made_VVN its_APPGE way_NN1 into_II their_APPGE evening_NNT1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 said_VVD quietly_RR ,_, "_" Oh_UH ,_, God_NP1 ._. "_" 
"_" What_DDQ ,_, Janie_NP1 ?_? "_" 
She_PPHS1 shook_VVD her_APPGE head_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX ask_VVI again_RT ._. 
A_AT1 traffic_NN1 light_NN1 up_RP ahead_RL turned_VVD yellow_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 slowed_VVD down_RP ,_, drove_VVD slowly_RR ;_; he_PPHS1 stopped_VVD ._. 
Jane_NP1 blurted_VVD out_RP :_: "_" I_PPIS1 hate_VV0 her_PPHO1 ._. "_" 
"_" Who_PNQS ?_? "_" 
His_APPGE tone_NN1 was_VBDZ surprised_JJ ._. 
"_" Olive_NP1 Kitteridge_NP1 ?_? "_" 
"_" Of_RR21 course_RR22 not_XX Olive_NP1 Kitteridge_NP1 ._. 
Why_RRQ would_VM I_PPIS1 hate_VVI her_PPHO1 ?_? 
Donna_NP1 Granger_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 hate_VV0 her_PPHO1 ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ something_PN1 creepy_JJ about_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
Smug_JJ ._. 
Your_APPGE bunny_NN1 rabbits_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 hate_VV0 her_PPHO1 ._. "_" 
Jane_NP1 actually_RR stamped_VVD a_AT1 foot_NN1 against_II the_AT floor_NN1 of_IO the_AT car_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX think_VVI it_PPH1 's_VBZ worth_II all_DB that_DD1 emotion_NN1 ,_, Janie_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, really_RR ,_, do_VD0 you_PPY ?_? "_" asked_VVD Bob_NP1 ,_, and_CC from_II the_AT corner_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE eye_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 saw_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX turn_VVI his_APPGE head_NN1 to_TO look_VVI at_II her_PPHO1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 asked_VVD this_DD1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 moved_VVD his_APPGE legs_NN2 aside_RL ._. 
"_" Come_VV0 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, patting_VVG the_AT bed_NN1 ._. 
"_" Sit_VV0 down_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 may_VM be_VBI a_AT1 rich_JJ Republican_NN1 ,_, though_CS I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX that_DD1 rich_JJ ,_, in_CS21 case_CS22 you_PPY were_VBDR secretly_RR hoping_VVG ._. 
Anyway_RR --_JJ "_" He_PPHS1 sighed_VVD and_CC shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 ,_, the_AT sunlight_NN1 from_II the_AT windows_NN2 catching_VVG his_APPGE eyes_NN2 ,_, making_VVG them_PPHO2 very_RG blue_JJ ._. 
"_" Anyway_RR ,_, Olive_NP1 ,_, you_PPY can_VM tell_VVI me_PPIO1 anything_PN1 ,_, that_CST you_PPY beat_VV0 your_APPGE son_NN1 black_NN1 and_CC blue_JJ ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 wo_VM n't_XX hold_VVI it_PPH1 against_II you_PPY ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI I_PPIS1 will_VM ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 beaten_VVN my_APPGE daughter_NN1 emotionally_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX speak_VVI to_II her_PPHO1 for_IF two_MC years_NNT2 ,_, can_VM you_PPY imagine_VVI such_DA a_AT1 thing_NN1 ?_? "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD hit_VVI my_APPGE son_NN1 ,_, "_" Olive_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Sometimes_RT when_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ little_JJ ._. 
Not_XX just_RR spanked_VVD ._. 
Hit_VVN ._. "_" 
Jack_NP1 Kennison_NP1 nodded_VVD one_MC1 nod_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 stepped_VVD into_II the_AT room_NN1 ,_, put_VVD her_APPGE handbag_NN1 on_II the_AT floor_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX sit_VVI up_RP ,_, just_RR stayed_VVN there_RL ,_, lying_VVG on_II the_AT bed_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 old_JJ man_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE stomach_NN1 bulging_VVG like_II a_AT1 sack_NN1 of_IO sunflower_NN1 seeds_NN2 ._. 
His_APPGE blue_JJ eyes_NN2 watched_VVD her_PPHO1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 walked_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC the_AT room_NN1 was_VBDZ filled_VVN with_IW the_AT quietness_NN1 of_IO afternoon_NNT1 sunlight_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 fell_VVD through_II the_AT window_NN1 ,_, across_II the_AT rocking_JJ chair_NN1 ,_, hit_VVD broadside_NN1 the_AT wallpaper_NN1 with_IW its_APPGE brightness_NN1 ._. 
The_AT mahogany_NN1 bed_NN1 knobs_NN2 shone_VVD ._. 
Through_II the_AT curved-out_JJ window_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT blue_NN1 of_IO the_AT sky_NN1 ,_, the_AT bayberry_NN1 bush_NN1 ,_, the_AT stone_NN1 wall_NN1 ._. 
The_AT silence_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 sunshine_NN1 ,_, of_IO the_AT world_NN1 ,_, seemed_VVD to_TO fold_VVI over_II Olive_NP1 with_IW a_AT1 shiver_NN1 of_IO ghastliness_NN1 ,_, as_CSA she_PPHS1 stood_VVD feeling_VVG the_AT sun_NN1 on_II her_APPGE bare_JJ wrist_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 watched_VVD him_PPHO1 ,_, looked_VVD away_RL ,_, looked_VVN at_II him_PPHO1 again_RT ._. 
To_TO sit_VVI down_RP beside_II him_PPHO1 would_VM be_VBI to_TO close_VVI her_APPGE eyes_NN2 to_II the_AT gaping_JJ loneliness_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 sunlit_JJ world_NN1 ._. 
"_" God_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM scared_JJ ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, quietly_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 almost_RR said_VVD ,_, "_" Oh_UH ,_, stop_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 hate_VV0 scared_JJ people_NN ._. "_" 
She_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI said_VVN that_CST to_II Henry_NP1 ,_, to_II just_RR21 about_RR22 anyone_PN1 ._. 
Maybe_RR because_CS she_PPHS1 hated_VVD the_AT scared_JJ part_NN1 of_IO herself_PPX1 --_JJ this_DD1 was_VBDZ just_RR a_AT1 fleeting_JJ thought_NN1 ;_; there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 contest_NN1 within_II her_PPHO1 ,_, revulsion_NN1 and_CC tentative_JJ desire_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT sudden_JJ memory_NN1 of_IO Jane_NP1 Houlton_NP1 in_II the_AT waiting_NN1 room_NN1 that_CST caused_VVD Olive_NP1 to_TO walk_VVI to_II the_AT bed_NN1 --_NN1 the_AT freedom_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 ordinary_JJ banter_NN1 ,_, because_CS Jack_NP1 ,_, in_II the_AT doctor_NN1 's_GE office_NN1 ,_, had_VHD needed_VVN her_PPHO1 ,_, had_VHD given_VVN her_PPHO1 a_AT1 place_NN1 in_II the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE blue_JJ eyes_NN2 were_VBDR watching_VVG her_PPHO1 now_RT ;_; she_PPHS1 saw_VVD in_II them_PPHO2 the_AT vulnerability_NN1 ,_, the_AT invitation_NN1 ,_, the_AT fear_NN1 ,_, as_CSA she_PPHS1 sat_VVD down_RP quietly_RR ,_, placed_VVN her_APPGE open_JJ hand_NN1 on_II his_APPGE chest_NN1 ,_, felt_VVD the_AT thump_NN1 ,_, thump_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE heart_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ would_VM someday_RT stop_VVI ,_, as_CSA all_DB hearts_NN2 do_VD0 ._. 
But_CCB there_EX was_VBDZ no_UH someday_RT now_RT ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ only_RR the_AT silence_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 sunny_JJ room_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR here_RL ,_, and_CC her_APPGE body_NN1 --_JJ old_JJ ,_, big_JJ ,_, sagging_VVG --_NN1 felt_VVD straight-out_JJ desire_NN1 for_IF his_PPGE ._. 
That_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD not_XX loved_VVN Henry_NP1 this_DD1 way_NN1 for_IF many_DA2 years_NNT2 before_CS he_PPHS1 died_VVD saddened_VVN her_PPHO1 enough_RR to_TO make_VVI her_PPHO1 close_VV0 her_APPGE eyes_NN2 ._. 
What_DDQ young_JJ people_NN did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI ,_, she_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, lying_VVG down_RP beside_II this_DD1 man_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE hand_NN1 on_II her_APPGE shoulder_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE arm_NN1 ;_; oh_UH ,_, what_DDQ young_JJ people_NN did_VDD not_XX know_VVI ._. 
They_PPHS2 did_VDD not_XX know_VVI that_DD1 lumpy_JJ ,_, aged_VVN ,_, and_CC wrinkled_JJ bodies_NN2 were_VBDR as_RG needy_JJ as_CSA their_APPGE own_DA young_JJ ,_, firm_JJ ones_NN2 ,_, that_DD1 love_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX to_TO be_VBI tossed_VVN away_RL carelessly_RR ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 it_PPH1 were_VBDR a_AT1 tart_NN1 on_II a_AT1 platter_NN1 with_IW others_NN2 that_CST got_VVD passed_VVN around_RP again_RT ._. 
She_PPHS1 pictured_VVD the_AT sunny_JJ room_NN1 ,_, the_AT sun-washed_JJ wall_NN1 ,_, the_AT bayberry_NN1 outside_RL ._. 
It_PPH1 baffled_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX want_VVI to_TO leave_VVI it_PPH1 yet_RR ._. 
