THEY_PPHS2 CALLED_VVD HIM_PPHO1 A_AT1 HERO_NN1 FOR_IF DOING_VDG HIS_APPGE JOB_NN1 ._. 
AND_CC IF_CS THAT_DD1 were_VBDR n't_XX bad_JJ enough_RR ,_, damn_UH if_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR n't_XX making_VVG him_PPHO1 talk_VVI about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Special_JJ Agent_NN1 Samuel_NP1 Wellington_NP1 Kincaid_NP1 received_VVD a_AT1 standing_NN1 ovation_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 finished_VVD his_APPGE lecture_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 gave_VVD a_AT1 quick_JJ nod_NN1 then_RT tried_VVD to_TO leave_VVI the_AT podium_NN1 and_CC the_AT auditorium_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ pulled_VVN back_RP by_II another_DD1 FBI_NP1 agent_NN1 who_PNQS insisted_VVD that_CST ,_, as_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 the_AT cheering_NN1 and_CC clapping_VVG stopped_JJ ,_, Sam_NP1 answer_NN1 questions_NN2 ._. 
Knowing_VVG he_PPHS1 should_VM cooperate_VVI ,_, he_PPHS1 nodded_VVD again_RT and_CC waited_VVD for_IF the_AT audience_NN1 of_IO cadets_NN2 and_CC future_JJ FBI_NP1 agents_NN2 to_II quiet_JJ down_NN1 ._. 
Like_II most_DAT people_NN ,_, Sam_NP1 hated_VVD giving_VVG speeches_NN2 ,_, especially_RR those_DD2 concerning_VVG his_APPGE work_NN1 in_II intelligence_NN1 ,_, but_CCB this_DD1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 training_NN1 seminar_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 goodwill_NN1 mission_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN ordered_VVN by_II his_APPGE superiors_NN2 to_TO talk_VVI about_II his_APPGE role_NN1 in_II the_AT dramatic_JJ capture_NN1 of_IO the_AT notorious_JJ Edward_NP1 Chester_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 radical_JJ white_JJ supremacist_NN1 and_CC one_MC1 of_IO the_AT most_RGT elusive_JJ criminals_NN2 in_II many_DA2 years_NNT2 ._. 
Despite_II his_APPGE reluctance_NN1 ,_, Sam_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN scheduled_VVN to_TO conduct_VVI five_MC of_IO these_DD2 seminars_NN2 around_II the_AT country_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VHD already_RR completed_VVN the_AT first_MD in_II D.C._NP1 ,_, and_CC this_DD1 one_PN1 in_II Chicago_NP1 was_VBDZ the_AT second_NNT1 ._. 
Next_MD week_NNT1 he_PPHS1 would_VM fly_VVI to_II Seattle_NP1 for_IF the_AT third_MD and_CC then_RT on_II21 to_II22 Los_NP1 Angeles_NP1 ._. 
His_APPGE final_JJ stop_NN1 would_VM be_VBI at_II the_AT naval_JJ base_NN1 in_II San_NP1 Diego_NP1 where_RRQ he_PPHS1 would_VM address_VVI Navy_NN1 SEAL_NN1 trainees_NN2 ._. 
Inwardly_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 groaned_VVD at_II the_AT thought_NN1 of_IO three_MC more_DAR appearances_NN2 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 inquisitive_JJ audiences_NN2 who_PNQS wanted_VVD only_RR to_TO hear_VVI sensational_JJ details_NN2 of_IO the_AT capture_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 particular_JJ audience_NN1 ,_, however_RR ,_, also_RR wanted_VVN to_TO hear_VVI how_RRQ Sam_NP1 ,_, while_CS helping_VVG out_RP on_II another_DD1 case_NN1 ,_, saved_VVD the_AT life_NN1 of_IO Alec_NP1 Buchanan_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 local_JJ Chicago_NP1 FBI_NP1 agent_NN1 ._. 
The_AT incident_NN1 had_VHD happened_VVN six_MC weeks_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, and_CC since_II then_RT ,_, a_AT1 few_DA2 stories_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN circulating_VVG ._. 
Agent_NN1 Buchanan_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN on_II medical_JJ leave_NN1 ,_, so_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR n't_XX able_JK to_TO get_VVI any_DD facts_NN2 from_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
Before_CS Sam_NP1 was_VBDZ introduced_VVN to_II the_AT crowd_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN warned_VVN about_II their_APPGE curiosity_NN1 and_CC the_AT questions_NN2 he_PPHS1 might_VM face_VVI ._. 
Was_VBDZ it_PPH1 true_JJ Agent_NN1 Kincaid_NP1 had_VHD gone_VVN into_II a_AT1 blazing_JJ house_NN1 to_TO get_VVI Buchanan_NP1 ?_? 
How_RGQ many_DA2 gunmen_NN2 were_VBDR in_II the_AT house_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 'd_VHD broken_VVN in_II ?_? 
Had_VHD he_PPHS1 carried_VVN Buchanan_NP1 out_RP seconds_NNT2 before_II the_AT house_NN1 exploded_VVD ?_? 
What_DDQ happened_VVD was_VBDZ a_AT1 matter_NN1 of_IO public_JJ record_NN1 ._. 
Sam_NP1 still_RR did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO go_VVI into_II it_PPH1 ,_, but_CCB now_CS21 that_CS22 he_PPHS1 stood_VVD at_II the_AT podium_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ trapped_VVN by_II a_AT1 group_NN1 who_PNQS wanted_VVD all_DB the_AT gory_JJ details_NN2 ._. 
Yet_RR the_AT first_MD question_NN1 Sam_NP1 was_VBDZ asked_VVN had_VHD nothing_PN1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW the_AT Chester_NP1 case_NN1 or_CC Alec_NP1 Buchanan_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT same_DA one_PN1 that_CST was_VBDZ asked_VVN almost_RR every_AT1 time_NNT1 Sam_NP1 was_VBDZ introduced_VVN ._. 
"_" Agent_NN1 Kincaid_VVD ,_, I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX help_VVI but_CCB notice_VV0 your_APPGE accent_NN1 ._. 
Is_VBZ it_PPH1 &hellip;_... 
Scottish_JJ ?_? "_" a_AT1 female_JJ cadet_NN1 asked_VVD ._. 
"_" Yes_UH it_PPH1 is_VBZ ._. "_" 
Sam_NP1 was_VBDZ accustomed_VVN to_II people_NN 's_GE curiosity_NN1 about_II his_APPGE background_NN1 ,_, and_CC so_RR his_APPGE answer_NN1 was_VBDZ polite_JJ but_CCB brief_JJ ._. 
"_" How_RRQ is_VBZ that_DD1 possible_JJ ?_? "_" 
He_PPHS1 smiled_VVD ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM from_II Scotland_NP1 ,_, and_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ probably_RR why_RRQ I_PPIS1 have_VH0 a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 accent_NN1 ._. "_" 
The_AT cadet_NN1 blushed_VVD ._. 
Not_XX wanting_VVG to_TO embarrass_VVI her_PPHO1 ,_, Sam_NP1 continued_VVD ,_, "_" What_DDQ you_PPY really_RR want_VV0 to_TO know_VVI is_VBZ how_RRQ someone_PN1 from_II Scotland_NP1 could_VM become_VVI an_AT1 FBI_NP1 agent_NN1 ,_, right_RR ?_? "_" 
"_" Yes_UH ,_, sir_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 have_VH0 dual_JJ citizenship_NN1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 explained_VVD ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ born_VVN in_II the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ raised_VVN in_II the_AT Highlands_NP2 of_IO Scotland_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD my_APPGE undergraduate_NN1 work_VVI at_II Princeton_NP1 ,_, my_APPGE postgraduate_NN1 work_NN1 at_II Oxford_NP1 ,_, then_RT moved_VVN to_II D.C._NP1 to_TO get_VVI my_APPGE law_NN1 degree_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 started_VVD with_IW the_AT FBI_NP1 just_RR after_CS I_PPIS1 passed_VVD the_AT bar_NN1 ._. "_" 
Sam_NP1 evaded_VVD disclosing_VVG anything_PN1 more_DAR about_II his_APPGE personal_JJ life_NN1 by_II calling_VVG on_II another_DD1 eager_JJ cadet_NN1 whose_DDQGE hand_NN1 was_VBDZ raised_VVN ,_, and_CC for_IF the_AT next_MD twenty_MC minutes_NNT2 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ bombarded_VVN with_IW questions_NN2 ._. 
Toward_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO Sam_NP1 's_GE lecture_NN1 ,_, Agent_NN1 Alec_NP1 Buchanan_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE FBI_NP1 partner_NN1 ,_, Jack_NP1 MacAlister_NP1 ,_, slipped_VVD into_II the_AT room_NN1 and_CC took_VVD seats_NN2 near_II the_AT rear_JJ door_NN1 ._. 
Alec_NP1 ,_, still_RR recovering_VVG from_II the_AT wound_NN1 to_II his_APPGE back_NN1 ,_, shifted_VVD forward_RL to_TO find_VVI a_AT1 comfortable_JJ position_NN1 ._. 
Neither_DD1 federal_JJ agent_NN1 had_VHD seen_VVN Sam_NP1 for_IF a_AT1 few_DA2 weeks_NNT2 ,_, but_CCB during_II the_AT time_NNT1 they_PPHS2 had_VHD spent_VVN with_IW him_PPHO1 in_II D.C._NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 'd_VM become_VVI a_AT1 good_JJ friend_NN1 ._. 
Jack_NP1 leaned_VVD toward_II Alec_NP1 to_TO whisper_VVI ._. 
"_" He_PPHS1 really_RR hates_VVZ doing_VDG this_DD1 ,_, does_VDZ n't_XX he_PPHS1 ?_? "_" 
Alec_NP1 grinned_VVD ._. 
"_" Yeah_UH ,_, he_PPHS1 does_VDZ ._. "_" 
"_" We_PPIS2 ought_VMK to_TO mess_VVI with_IW him_PPHO1 a_AT1 little_JJ bit_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" What_DDQ have_VH0 you_PPY got_VVN in_II mind_NN1 ?_? "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 could_VM raise_VVI my_APPGE hand_NN1 and_CC ask_VVI him_PPHO1 a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO questions_NN2 about_II his_APPGE sex_NN1 life_NN1 "_" Sam_NP1 heard_VVD Lyra_NP1 's_GE laugh_NN1 and_CC shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ messing_VVG with_IW him_PPHO1 ._. 
Their_APPGE kiss_NN1 obviously_RR had_VHD n't_XX fazed_VVN her_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC if_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX going_VVGK to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 big_JJ deal_NN1 about_II it_PPH1 ,_, then_RT neither_DD1 would_VM he_PPHS1 ._. 
Sam_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN trained_VVN to_TO read_VVI people_NN ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 did_VDD n't_XX take_VVI him_PPHO1 any_DD time_NNT1 at_II all_DB to_TO figure_VVI out_RP Lyra_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX into_II casual_JJ sex_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 doubted_VVD she_PPHS1 had_VHD ever_RR gone_VVN into_II a_AT1 bar_NN1 with_IW the_AT intention_NN1 of_IO hooking_VVG up_RP for_IF the_AT night_NNT1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 just_RR was_VBDZ n't_XX the_AT type_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO have_VHI an_AT1 emotional_JJ connection_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 man_NN1 before_CS she_PPHS1 let_VVD him_PPHO1 touch_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
At_II that_DD1 moment_NN1 his_APPGE cell_NN1 phone_NN1 rang_VVD --_NN1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ Alec_NP1 --_NN1 and_CC Sam_NP1 welcomed_VVD the_AT distraction_NN1 ._. 
"_" A_AT1 new_JJ bodyguard_NN1 will_VM be_VBI there_RL early_RR tomorrow_RT morning_NNT1 ,_, "_" Alec_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" His_APPGE name_NN1 is_VBZ Brick_NN1 Winter_NNT1 ._. "_" 
"_" Is_VBZ he_PPHS1 FBI_NP1 ?_? "_" 
"_" No_UH ,_, "_" Alec_NP1 answered_VVD ._. 
"_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ with_IW Mead_NN1 Security_NN1 Company_NN1 out_RP there_RL in_II L.A._NP1 Detective_NP1 O'Malley_NP1 recommended_VVD him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 checked_VVD him_PPHO1 out_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ good_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 knows_VVZ what_DDQ he_PPHS1 's_VBZ doing_VDG ._. "_" 
"_" Have_VH0 you_PPY got_VVN a_AT1 file_NN1 on_II him_PPHO1 ?_? "_" 
"_" Yes_UH ._. 
Why_RRQ ?_? "_" 
"_" Email_VV0 it_PPH1 to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO check_VVI him_PPHO1 out_RP ,_, too_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX about_RPK to_TO leave_VVI Lyra_NP1 with_IW just_RR anyone_PN1 ._. "_" 
"_" Sam_NP1 ,_, the_AT guy_NN1 does_VDZ this_DD1 for_IF a_AT1 living_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN in_II Iraq_NP1 ,_, Special_JJ Forces_NN2 ,_, two_MC tours_NN2 ._. 
What_DDQ 's_VBZ bothering_VVG you_PPY ?_? "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO be_VBI convinced_VVN she_PPHS1 'll_VM be_VBI in_II safe_JJ hands_NN2 ._. "_" 
Sam_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX realize_VVI how_RGQ transparent_JJ his_APPGE words_NN2 were_VBDR ._. 
"_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI of_IO her_PPHO1 ?_? 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 sweetheart_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX she_PPHS1 ?_? "_" 
Alec_NP1 asked_VVD ,_, a_AT1 smile_NN1 in_II his_APPGE voice_NN1 ._. 
"_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY mean_VVI 'What_NN1 do_VD0 I_PPIS1 think_VVI of_IO her_PPHO1 ?_? '_" 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 job_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ all_DB ._. "_" 
"_" She_PPHS1 's_VBZ gorgeous_JJ ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX she_PPHS1 ?_? "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 have_VH0 n't_XX noticed_VVN ._. "_" 
Alec_NP1 laughed_VVD ._. 
"_" So_CS you_PPY like_VV0 her_PPHO1 ?_? "_" 
"_" Just_RR email_VV0 me_PPIO1 the_AT damn_JJ file_NN1 ._. "_" 
Sam_NP1 ended_VVD the_AT call_NN1 ._. 
So_RR you_PPY like_VV0 her_PPHO1 ?_? 
What_DDQ kind_NN1 of_IO question_NN1 was_VBDZ that_DD1 ?_? 
Alec_NP1 sounded_VVD like_II a_AT1 teenage_JJ girl_NN1 ._. 
Sam_NP1 's_GE concern_NN1 made_VVD perfect_JJ sense_NN1 --_NN1 to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
If_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO bail_VVI on_II Lyra_NP1 ,_, the_AT least_DAT he_PPHS1 could_VM do_VDI was_VBDZ make_NN1 certain_JJ he_PPHS1 left_VVD her_PPHO1 in_II good_JJ hands_NN2 ._. 
Assuming_VVG that_DD1 Brick_NN1 was_VBDZ going_VVG to_II work_NN1 out_RP ,_, Sam_NP1 thought_VVD he_PPHS1 should_VM probably_RR call_VVI and_CC schedule_VVI his_APPGE lecture_NN1 to_II the_AT cadets_NN2 ,_, but_CCB something_PN1 held_VVD him_PPHO1 back_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VM call_VVI tomorrow_RT ,_, he_PPHS1 told_VVD himself_PPX1 ,_, as_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 he_PPHS1 had_VHD talked_VVN to_II --_NN1 and_CC evaluated_VVN --_JJ Brick_NN1 ._. 
Lyra_NN1 was_VBDZ coming_VVG down_II the_AT stairs_NN2 with_IW her_APPGE laptop_NN1 and_CC her_APPGE cell_NN1 phone_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD changed_VVN her_APPGE clothes_NN2 and_CC was_VBDZ wearing_VVG a_AT1 short_JJ skirt_NN1 that_CST showed_VVD off_RP her_APPGE tanned_JJ ,_, shapely_JJ legs_NN2 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 white_JJ T-shirt_NN1 that_CST showed_VVD off_RP her_APPGE other_JJ assets_NN2 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 just_RR talked_VVN to_II O'Malley_NP1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 told_VVD him_PPHO1 about_II the_AT yard_NN1 sale_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wants_VVZ to_TO look_VVI through_II those_DD2 boxes_NN2 of_IO books_NN2 and_CC DVDs_NP1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 explained_VVD they_PPHS2 wo_VM n't_XX get_VVI to_II the_AT ranch_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO days_NNT2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 also_RR told_VVD him_PPHO1 I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX imagine_VVI anyone_PN1 knows_VVZ I_PPIS1 have_VH0 them_PPHO2 ._. "_" 
"_" What_DDQ 's_VBZ on_II the_AT schedule_NN1 today_RT ?_? "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 have_VH0 n't_XX made_VVN up_RP my_APPGE mind_NN1 what_DDQ I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO do_VDI for_IF the_AT short_JJ film_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 thought_VVD I_PPIS1 'd_VM do_VDI some_DD research_NN1 today_RT ,_, but_CCB then_RT I_PPIS1 got_VVD a_AT1 text_NN1 from_II Sidney_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 ran_VVD into_II Professor_NNB Mahler_NP1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 wants_VVZ to_TO see_VVI me_PPIO1 in_II his_APPGE office_NN1 ._. 
So_RR I_PPIS1 guess_VV0 we_PPIS2 're_VBR headed_VVN back_RP to_II campus_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB after_II that_DD1 ,_, I_PPIS1 need_VV0 to_TO stop_VVI at_II Paraiso_NP1 Park_NN1 and_CC switch_VVI out_RP the_AT memory_NN1 card_NN1 ._. 
Do_VD0 you_PPY have_VHI any_DD leather_NN1 boots_NN2 &hellip;_... thick_JJ boots_NN2 ?_? "_" 
"_" Not_XX with_IW me_PPIO1 ._. "_" 
"_" Then_RT you_PPY 'll_VM have_VHI to_TO wait_VVI in_II the_AT car_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY ca_VM n't_XX get_VVI around_RP in_II that_DD1 run-down_JJ park_NN1 or_CC climb_VV0 its_APPGE hills_NN2 in_II those_DD2 loafers_NN2 ._. "_" 
"_" You_PPY 're_VBR not_XX going_VVG up_RP there_RL without_IW me_PPIO1 ._. "_" 
"_" Okay_RR ,_, then_RT ._. 
We_PPIS2 'll_VM stop_VVI and_CC buy_VVI some_DD boots_NN2 ._. "_" 
"_" When_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY want_VVI to_TO leave_VVI ?_? "_" 
"_" Five_MC minutes_NNT2 ?_? "_" 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ twenty_MC minutes_NNT2 before_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ready_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 put_VVD her_APPGE boots_NN2 and_CC backpack_NN1 in_II the_AT trunk_NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ walking_VVG around_RP to_II the_AT passenger_NN1 door_NN1 when_CS she_PPHS1 asked_VVD him_PPHO1 if_CS he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD her_PPHO1 to_TO drive_VVI ._. 
Instead_II21 of_II22 answering_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 just_RR smiled_VVD as_CSA he_PPHS1 opened_VVD the_AT passenger_NN1 door_NN1 for_IF her_PPHO1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 found_VVD a_AT1 sporting_JJ goods_NN2 store_VV0 off_RP the_AT highway_NN1 and_CC ,_, at_II Lyra_NP1 's_GE insistence_NN1 ,_, Sam_NP1 bought_VVD a_AT1 pair_NN of_IO sturdy_JJ hiking_NN1 boots_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 looked_VVD them_PPHO2 over_RP and_CC approved_VVD ._. 
Hopefully_RR ,_, none_PN of_IO the_AT stray_JJ needles_NN2 on_II the_AT hill_NN1 would_VM get_VVI through_II the_AT thick_JJ soles_NN2 ._. 
"_" This_DD1 brand_NN1 is_VBZ more_RGR expensive_JJ ,_, but_CCB they_PPHS2 're_VBR worth_II it_PPH1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 told_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
"_" How_RGQ many_DA2 times_NNT2 do_VD0 you_PPY expect_VVI we_PPIS2 're_VBR going_VVG up_II that_DD1 hill_NN1 before_CS I_PPIS1 leave_VV0 tomorrow_RT ?_? "_" 
"_" Just_RR once_RR ._. "_" 
With_IW this_DD1 reminder_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ leaving_VVG ,_, Sam_NP1 thought_VVD he_PPHS1 saw_VVD sadness_NN1 in_II Lyra_NP1 's_GE eyes_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ there_RL ,_, then_RT gone_VVN in_II a_AT1 flash_NN1 ._. 
Nevertheless_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 continued_VVD to_TO work_VVI on_II her_APPGE children_NN2 's_GE film_NN1 ,_, and_CC with_IW another_DD1 professor_NN1 's_GE blessing_NN1 resubmitted_VVD it_PPH1 the_AT following_JJ semester_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 won_VVD first_MD place_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 received_VVD multiple_JJ offers_NN2 from_II production_NN1 companies_NN2 in_II Los_NP1 Angeles_NP1 and_CC New_NP1 York_NP1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 declined_VVD them_PPHO2 all_DB ._. 
Lyra_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO work_VVI for_IF anyone_PN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 loved_VVD the_AT freedom_NN1 of_IO writing_NN1 and_CC directing_VVG her_APPGE own_DA work_NN1 ,_, and_CC had_VHD come_VVN up_RP with_IW an_AT1 idea_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 children_NN2 's_GE series_NN she_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO pursue_VVI ._. 
She_PPHS1 could_VM work_VVI from_II anywhere_RL ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ fortunate_JJ ,_, because_CS three_MC months_NNT2 later_RRR Sam_NP1 took_VVD her_PPHO1 to_II their_APPGE home_NN1 in_II the_AT Highlands_NP2 ._. 
Her_APPGE husband_NN1 was_VBDZ full_JJ of_IO surprises_NN2 ._. 
The_AT first_MD surprise_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST their_APPGE home_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 castle_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN built_VVN centuries_NNT2 ago_RA and_CC was_VBDZ magnificent_JJ ,_, but_CCB cold_JJ and_CC formal_JJ ._. 
Fortunately_RR ,_, their_APPGE small_JJ apartment_NN1 on_II the_AT second_MD level_NN1 was_VBDZ cozy_JJ and_CC charming_JJ ._. 
The_AT estate_NN1 ,_, or_CC holding_VVG as_CSA Sam_NP1 called_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, was_VBDZ the_AT most_RGT beautiful_JJ place_NN1 she_PPHS1 'd_VHD ever_RR seen_VVN ._. 
The_AT second_MD surprise_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST Sam_NP1 would_VM inherit_VVI a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO titles_NN2 ._. 
As_II a_AT1 landowner_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 would_VM become_VVI Laird_NP1 Kincaid_NP1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ also_RR in_II line_NN1 to_TO become_VVI Earl_NN1 of_IO Cairnmar_NN1 ._. 
The_AT third_MD surprise_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT most_RGT astonishing_JJ to_II Lyra_NP1 ._. 
Her_APPGE sweet_JJ ,_, loving_JJ husband_NN1 turned_VVD into_II a_AT1 brutal_JJ warrior_NN1 on_II the_AT rugby_NN1 field_NN1 ._. 
Sitting_VVG beside_II Sam_NP1 's_GE parents_NN2 on_II a_AT1 hill_NN1 ,_, Lyra_NP1 watched_VVD with_IW great_JJ trepidation_NN1 a_AT1 match_NN1 between_II Sam_NP1 's_GE team_NN1 and_CC the_AT one_PN1 from_II the_AT next_MD town_NN1 over_RP ._. 
At_II one_MC1 point_NN1 in_II the_AT game_NN1 ,_, when_CS she_PPHS1 saw_VVD Sam_NP1 emerge_VVI from_II a_AT1 pile_NN1 of_IO huge_JJ ,_, muscular_JJ men_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 grabbed_VVD her_APPGE father-in-law_NN1 's_GE arm_NN1 ._. 
"_" Did_VDD he_PPHS1 just_RR break_VVI &hellip;_... ?_? 
Did_VDD his_APPGE elbow_NN1 &hellip;_... ?_? "_" 
Sam_NP1 's_GE father_NN1 ,_, seeing_VVG the_AT horrified_JJ look_NN1 in_II her_APPGE eyes_NN2 ,_, sympathetically_RR patted_VVD her_APPGE knee_NN1 ._. 
"_" Do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI what_DDQ 's_VHZ been_VBN said_VVN about_II rugby_NN1 ?_? 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 hooligan_NN1 's_GE game_NN1 played_VVN by_II gentlemen_NN2 ._. 
Do_VD0 n't_XX worry_VVI ,_, he_PPHS1 's_VBZ fine_JJ ,_, my_APPGE dear_NN1 ._. "_" 
Nodding_VVG ,_, she_PPHS1 turned_VVD back_RP to_TO stare_VVI at_II her_APPGE husband_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ covered_VVN in_II mud_NN1 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE uniform_NN1 was_VBDZ spotted_VVN with_IW blood_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ she_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX think_VVI belonged_VVN to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
His_APPGE teammates_NN2 were_VBDR just_RR as_CSA beaten_VVN up_RP ._. 
What_DDQ she_PPHS1 found_VVD most_RGT amazing_JJ ,_, however_RR ,_, was_VBDZ that_CST once_CS the_AT game_NN1 was_VBDZ over_RP ,_, both_DB2 teams_NN2 laughed_VVD and_CC carried_VVD on_RP as_CSA they_PPHS2 dragged_VVD one_PPX121 another_PPX122 off_II the_AT field_NN1 ._. 
Sam_NP1 saw_VVD her_PPHO1 in_II the_AT crowd_NN1 and_CC made_VVD his_APPGE way_NN1 over_RP to_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 cut_NN1 over_II his_APPGE eyebrow_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ muddy_JJ from_II head_NN1 to_II toe_NN1 ._. 
Oblivious_JJ to_II the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ wearing_VVG a_AT1 white_JJ blouse_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 threw_VVD her_APPGE arms_NN2 around_II his_APPGE neck_NN1 and_CC hugged_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ n't_XX good_JJ enough_RR for_IF Sam_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 kissed_VVD her_PPHO1 passionately_RR ,_, ignoring_VVG his_APPGE cheering_JJ teammates_NN2 ._. 
When_CS he_PPHS1 finally_RR came_VVD up_RP for_IF air_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, "_" Now_RT that_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT way_NN1 a_AT1 husband_NN1 should_VM greet_VVI his_APPGE wife_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 returns_VVZ home_RL ._. "_" 
Blushing_VVG because_II21 of_II22 their_APPGE audience_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, "_" You_PPY were_VBDR thirty_MC feet_NN2 away_II21 from_II22 me_PPIO1 ._. "_" 
"_" Exactly_RR ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 replied_VVD ,_, and_CC kissed_VVD her_PPHO1 again_RT ._. 
She_PPHS1 leaned_VVD into_II his_APPGE side_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM relieved_JJ you_PPY 're_VBR still_RR intact_JJ ._. "_" 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 sport_NN1 ,_, sweetheart_NN1 ._. "_" 
A_AT1 sport_NN1 ?_? 
They_PPHS2 actually_RR called_VVD the_AT mayhem_NN1 she_PPHS1 'd_VHD just_RR witnessed_VVN a_AT1 sport_NN1 ?_? 
"_" Does_VDZ it_PPH1 have_VHI to_TO be_VBI so_RG rough_JJ ?_? 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI you_PPY to_TO get_VVI hurt_JJ ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 laughed_VVD ._. 
"_" A_AT1 few_DA2 minor_JJ cuts_NN2 and_CC bruises_NN2 wo_VM n't_XX kill_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 picked_VVD up_RP his_APPGE duffel_NN1 bag_NN1 ,_, put_VVD his_APPGE arm_NN1 around_II her_APPGE shoulders_NN2 ,_, and_CC began_VVD walking_VVG toward_II their_APPGE car_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 got_VVD a_AT1 call_NN1 from_II the_AT FBI_NP1 this_DD1 morning_NNT1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 want_VV0 me_PPIO1 to_TO fly_VVI to_II D.C._NP1 tomorrow_RT to_TO consult_VVI on_II a_AT1 case_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI leaving_VVG before_II dawn_NNT1 ._. 
Want_VV0 to_TO come_VVI with_IW me_PPIO1 ?_? "_" 
