Lavender_NN1 Morning_NNT1 "_" HELEN_NP1 ?_? "_" 
ASKED_VVN THE_AT person_NN1 on_II the_AT other_JJ end_NN1 of_IO the_AT line_NN1 ._. 
"_" Helen_NP1 Aldredge_NP1 ?_? "_" 
If_CS anyone_PN1 had_VHD asked_VVN her_PPHO1 ,_, Helen_NP1 would_VM have_VHI said_VVN that_CST it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN so_RG long_JJ since_CS she_PPHS1 'd_VHD heard_VVN Edilean_NP1 Harcourt_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX have_VHI recognized_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 did_VDD ._. 
She_PPHS1 'd_VHD heard_VVN those_DD2 elegant_JJ ,_, patrician_NN1 tones_NN2 only_RR a_AT1 few_DA2 times_NNT2 ,_, but_CCB each_DD1 time_NNT1 had_VHD been_VBN significant_JJ ._. 
Because_II21 of_II22 who_PNQS the_AT caller_NN1 was_VBDZ ,_, Helen_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX point_VVI out_RP that_CST her_APPGE married_JJ name_NN1 was_VBDZ Connor_NP1 ._. 
"_" Miss_NNB Edi_NP1 ?_? 
Is_VBZ that_DD1 you_PPY ?_? "_" 
"_" What_DDQ a_AT1 good_JJ memory_NN1 you_PPY have_VH0 ._. "_" 
Helen_NP1 visualized_VVD the_AT woman_NN1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 remembered_VVD her_PPHO1 :_: tall_JJ ,_, thin_JJ ,_, perfect_JJ posture_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE dark_JJ hair_NN1 never_RR out_II21 of_II22 place_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE clothes_NN2 were_VBDR always_RR of_IO the_AT finest_JJT quality_NN1 and_CC of_IO a_AT1 timeless_JJ style_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO be_VBI close_RR to_II ninety_MC now_RT --_JJ Helen_NP1 's_GE father_NN1 David_NP1 's_GE age_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 had_VHD good_JJ ancestors_NN2 ,_, "_" Helen_NP1 said_VVD ,_, then_RT wanted_VVD to_TO bite_VVI her_APPGE tongue_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE father_NN1 and_CC Miss_NNB Edi_NP1 had_VHD once_RR been_VBN engaged_VVN to_TO marry_VVI ,_, but_CCB when_RRQ Edilean_NP1 returned_VVD from_II World_NN1 War_NN1 II_MC ,_, her_APPGE beloved_JJ David_NP1 was_VBDZ married_JJ to_II Helen_NP1 's_GE mother_NN1 ,_, Mary_NP1 Alice_NP1 Welsch_NP1 ._. 
The_AT trauma_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN so_RG great_JJ that_CST Miss_NNB Edi_NP1 turned_VVD the_AT big_JJ ,_, old_JJ house_NN1 her_APPGE family_NN1 had_VHD owned_VVN for_IF generations_NN2 over_RP to_II her_APPGE wastrel_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 brother_NN1 ,_, left_VVD the_AT town_NN1 named_VVN for_IF her_APPGE ancestress_NN1 ,_, and_CC never_RR married_JJ ._. 
Even_RR today_RT ,_, some_DD of_IO the_AT older_JJR people_NN in_II Edilean_NP1 spoke_VVD of_IO the_AT Great_JJ Tragedy_NN1 --_NN1 and_CC they_PPHS2 still_RR looked_VVN at_II Helen_NP1 's_GE mother_NN1 with_IW cool_JJ eyes_NN2 ._. 
What_DDQ David_NP1 and_CC Mary_NP1 Alice_NP1 had_VHD done_VDN caused_VVD the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT direct_JJ line_NN1 of_IO the_AT Harcourt_NP1 family_NN1 --_NN1 the_AT founding_JJ family_NN1 ._. 
Since_CS Edilean_NP1 ,_, Virginia_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ so_RR near_II Colonial_JJ Williamsburg_NP1 ,_, losing_VVG direct_JJ descendants_NN2 of_IO people_NN who_PNQS had_VHD hobnobbed_VVN with_IW George_NP1 Washington_NP1 and_CC Thomas_NP1 Jefferson_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 major_JJ blow_NN1 to_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
"_" Yes_UH ,_, you_PPY do_VD0 have_VHI good_JJ ancestry_NN1 ,_, "_" Miss_NNB Edi_NP1 said_VVD without_IW hesitation_NN1 ._. 
"_" In_II fact_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM so_RG sure_JJ of_IO your_APPGE capabilities_NN2 that_CST I_PPIS1 decided_VVD to_TO ask_VVI you_PPY to_TO help_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. "_" 
"_" Help_VV0 you_PPY ?_? "_" 
Helen_NP1 asked_VVD cautiously_RR ._. 
All_DB her_APPGE life_NN1 she_PPHS1 'd_VHD been_VBN told_VVN of_IO the_AT feuds_NN2 and_CC anger_VV0 that_CST had_VHD come_VVN about_RP because_II21 of_II22 what_DDQ happened_VVD in_II her_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE lifetime_NNT1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX supposed_JJ to_TO have_VHI heard_VVN about_II it_PPH1 ,_, because_CS everything_PN1 was_VBDZ talked_VVN about_II in_II whispers_NN2 ,_, but_CCB Helen_NP1 had_VHD always_RR been_VBN a_AT1 curious_JJ person_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 'd_VHD sat_VVN to_II one_MC1 side_NN1 of_IO the_AT porch_NN1 ,_, played_VVN with_IW her_APPGE dolls_NN2 ,_, and_CC listened_VVN ._. 
"_" Yes_UH ,_, dear_UH ,_, help_VV0 ,_, "_" Miss_NNB Edi_NP1 said_VVD in_II a_AT1 patronizing_JJ way_NN1 that_CST made_VVD Helen_NP1 blush_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX going_VVGK to_TO ask_VVI you_PPY to_TO bake_VVI a_AT1 hundred_NNO cookies_NN2 for_IF the_AT church_NN1 sale_NN1 ,_, so_CS you_PPY can_VM get_VVI that_DD1 out_II21 of_II22 your_APPGE mind_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX --_JJ "_" Helen_NP1 started_VVD to_TO defend_VVI herself_PPX1 ,_, then_RT stopped_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ at_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 sink_NN1 and_CC she_PPHS1 could_VM see_VVI her_APPGE husband_NN1 ,_, James_NP1 ,_, outside_II struggling_VVG with_IW the_AT new_JJ bird_NN1 feeder_NN1 ._. 
Someone_PN1 should_VM outlaw_VVI retirement_NN1 for_IF men_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 thought_VVD for_IF the_AT thousandth_MD time_NNT1 ._. 
Without_IW a_AT1 doubt_NN1 ,_, James_NP1 would_VM come_VVI in_II angry_JJ about_II the_AT feeder_NN1 and_CC she_PPHS1 'd_VM have_VHI to_TO listen_VVI to_II his_APPGE tirade_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 used_VMK to_TO manage_VVI hundreds_NNO2 of_IO employees_NN2 across_II several_DA2 states_NN2 ,_, but_CCB now_RT all_DB he_PPHS1 had_VHD was_VBDZ his_APPGE wife_NN1 and_CC grown_VVN son_NN1 to_TO boss_VVI around_RP ._. 
More_DAR than_CSN once_RR Helen_NP1 had_VHD gone_VVN running_VVG to_II wherever_RRQV Luke_NP1 was_VBDZ and_CC asked_VVD if_CS she_PPHS1 could_VM spend_VVI the_AT afternoon_NNT1 with_IW him_PPHO1 ._. 
Luke_NP1 would_VM give_VVI her_PPHO1 that_CST amused_JJ look_NN1 of_IO his_PPGE and_CC set_VVD her_PPHO1 to_II weeding_VVG ._. 
"_" All_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, "_" Helen_NP1 said_VVD ,_, "_" what_DDQ can_VM I_PPIS1 help_VVI you_PPY with_IW ?_? "_" 
Never_RR mind_VV0 that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX spoken_VVN to_II this_DD1 woman_NN1 in_II what_DDQ ?_? 
Twenty_MC years_NNT2 ?_? 
"_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN told_VVN that_CST I_PPIS1 have_VH0 less_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 year_NNT1 to_TO live_VVI and_CC --_NN1 "_" She_PPHS1 cut_VVD off_RP at_II a_AT1 sound_NN1 from_II Helen_NP1 ._. 
"_" Please_RR ,_, no_AT sympathy_NN1 ._. 
No_PN121 one_PN122 has_VHZ ever_RR wanted_VVN to_TO leave_VVI this_DD1 earth_NN1 more_RRR than_CSN I_PPIS1 do_VD0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN here_RL much_RR too_RG long_RR ._. 
But_CCB being_VBG told_VVN I_PPIS1 have_VH0 a_AT1 full_JJ year_NNT1 left_NN1 has_VHZ made_VVN me_PPIO1 think_NN1 about_II what_DDQ I_PPIS1 still_RR need_VV0 to_TO do_VDI in_II my_APPGE life_NN1 ._. "_" 
At_II that_DD1 ,_, Helen_NP1 smiled_VVD ._. 
Miss_NNB Edi_NP1 might_VM no_RR21 longer_RR22 live_VVI in_II the_AT town_NN1 named_VVN after_II her_PPHO1 great-something_PN1 grandmother_NN1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 'd_VHD made_VVN an_AT1 impact_NN1 on_II it_PPH1 ._. 
That_CST the_AT town_NN1 still_RR existed_VVD was_VBDZ due_II21 to_II22 Miss_NNB Edi_NP1 ._. 
"_" You_PPY 've_VH0 done_VDN a_RR21 lot_RR22 for_IF Edilean_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY 've_VH0 --_NN1 "_" "_" Yes_UH ,_, dear_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 know_VV0 I_PPIS1 've_VH0 paid_VVN for_IF things_NN2 and_CC written_JJ letters_NN2 and_CC raised_VVD a_AT1 ruckus_NN1 when_RRQ people_NN wanted_VVD to_TO take_VVI away_RL our_APPGE homes_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 done_VDN all_RR that_DD1 ,_, but_CCB that_DD1 was_VBDZ easy_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 just_RR took_VVD money_NN1 and_CC noise_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ I_PPIS1 have_VH0 n't_XX done_VDN is_VBZ right_RR some_DD wrongs_NN2 that_CST happened_VVD when_RRQ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 young_JJ woman_NN1 ._. "_" 
Helen_NP1 nearly_RR groaned_VVD aloud_RR ._. 
Here_RL it_PPH1 comes_VVZ ,_, she_PPHS1 thought_VVD ._. 
The_AT Story_NN1 ._. 
The_AT one_PN1 about_II how_RRQ her_APPGE mother_NN1 ,_, Mary_NP1 Alice_NP1 ,_, stole_VVD Miss_NNB Edi_NP1 's_GE boyfriend_NN1 at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO World_NN1 War_NN1 II_MC ._. 
Poor_JJ Miss_NNB Edi_NP1 ._. 
Rotten_JJ ol'_NN1 Mary_NP1 Alice_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 'd_VHD heard_VVN it_PPH1 all_DB before_RT ._. 
"_" Yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 know_VV0 --_NN1 "_" "_" No_UH ,_, no_UH ,_, "_" Miss_NNB Edi_NP1 said_VVD ,_, yet_RR again_RT cutting_VVG Helen_NP1 off_RP ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX talking_VVG about_II what_DDQ your_APPGE parents_NN2 did_VDD back_NN1 when_CS the_AT dinosaurs_NN2 roamed_VVD the_AT earth_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ done_VDN with_IW ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM talking_VVG about_II now_RT ,_, today_RT ._. 
What_DDQ happened_VVD then_RT has_VHZ changed_VVN today_RT ._. "_" 
Frowning_VVG ,_, Helen_NP1 turned_VVD away_II21 from_II22 the_AT sight_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE husband_NN1 kicking_VVG the_AT bird_NN1 feeder_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ he_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX get_VVI to_TO stand_VVI upright_RL ._. 
"_" You_PPY mean_VV0 that_CST if_CS my_APPGE father_NN1 had_VHD married_VVN you_PPY ,_, quite_RG a_AT1 few_DA2 lives_NN2 would_VM be_VBI different_JJ ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD slowly_RR ._. 
"_" Perhaps_RR ,_, "_" Miss_NNB Edi_NP1 said_VVD ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 sounded_VVD amused_JJ ._. 
"_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI about_II the_AT fourteenth_MD of_IO November_NPM1 ,_, 1941_MC ?_? "_" 
"_" That_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ just_RR before_II the_AT attack_NN1 on_II Pearl_NP1 Harbor_NN1 ?_? "_" 
Helen_NP1 asked_VVD cautiously_RR ._. 
"_" Then_RT I_PPIS1 take_VV0 it_PPH1 that_CST your_APPGE eavesdropping_NN1 when_CS you_PPY were_VBDR a_AT1 little_JJ girl_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX let_VVI you_PPY hear_VVI everything_PN1 ,_, did_VDD it_PPH1 ?_? "_" 
In_II31 spite_II32 of_II33 herself_PPX1 ,_, Helen_NP1 laughed_VVD ._. 
"_" No_UH ,_, it_PPH1 did_VDD n't_XX ._. 
Miss_NNB Edi_NP1 ,_, would_VM you_PPY please_RR tell_VVI me_PPIO1 what_DDQ this_DD1 is_VBZ about_II ?_? 
My_APPGE husband_NN1 is_VBZ about_RPK to_TO come_VVI in_RP for_IF lunch_NN1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI much_DA1 time_NNT1 ._. "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 want_VV0 you_PPY to_TO come_VVI here_RL to_II Florida_NP1 to_TO visit_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 
Think_VV0 you_PPY can_VM bear_VVI to_TO be_VBI away_II21 from_II22 your_APPGE husband_NN1 for_IF that_RG long_JJ ?_? "_" 
"_" The_AT man_NN1 is_VBZ retired_VVN ._. 
I_PPIS1 may_VM move_VVI in_RP with_IW you_PPY ._. "_" 
Miss_NNB Edi_NP1 gave_VVD a_AT1 dry_JJ little_JJ laugh_NN1 ._. 
"_" All_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, but_CCB you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX tell_VVI anyone_PN1 where_CS you_PPY 're_VBR going_VVG or_CC who_PNQS you_PPY 're_VBR seeing_VVG ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 some_DD things_NN2 to_TO talk_VVI to_II you_PPY about_RP ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 have_VH0 to_TO figure_VVI out_RP how_RRQ you_PPY 're_VBR going_VVGK to_TO do_VDI what_DDQ has_VHZ to_TO be_VBI done_VDN ._. 
I_PPIS1 will_VM ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, pay_VVI for_IF everything_PN1 ._. 
Unless_CS you_PPY 're_VBR not_XX interested_JJ ,_, that_DD1 is_VBZ ._. "_" 
"_" A_AT1 free_JJ trip_NN1 ?_? 
Secrets_NN2 revealed_VVN ?_? 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM very_RG interested_JJ ._. 
How_RRQ do_VD0 we_PPIS2 arrange_VVI this_DD1 ?_? "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM send_VVI all_DB the_AT travel_NN1 information_NN1 to_II my_APPGE house_NN1 and_CC you_PPY can_VM pick_VVI it_PPH1 up_RP there_RL ._. 
How_RRQ 's_VBZ that_DD1 handsome_JJ son_NN1 of_IO yours_PPGE ?_? "_" 
Helen_NP1 hesitated_VVD ._. 
Should_VM she_PPHS1 give_VVI the_AT stock_NN1 answer_NN1 she_PPHS1 gave_VVD to_II everyone_PN1 else_RR ?_? 
Hardly_RR anyone_PN1 knew_VVD the_AT full_JJ extent_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ Luke_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN through_RP in_II the_AT last_MD few_DA2 years_NNT2 ,_, but_CCB Helen_NP1 thought_VVD that_CST ,_, somehow_RR ,_, Miss_NNB Edi_NP1 knew_VVD ._. 
"_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ recovering_VVG slowly_RR ._. 
Mostly_RR he_PPHS1 hides_VVZ out_RP in_II the_AT gardens_NN2 around_II town_NN1 and_CC digs_NN2 holes_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX want_VVI to_TO talk_VVI to_II anyone_PN1 about_II his_APPGE problems_NN2 ,_, not_XX even_VV0 me_PPIO1 ._. "_" 
"_" How_RRQ about_II if_CSW I_PPIS1 change_VV0 his_APPGE life_NN1 ?_? "_" 
CLARE_NP1 !_! "_" 
CAPTAIN_NN1 OWENS_NP1 yelled_VVD at_II his_APPGE sergeant_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ leaning_VVG against_II the_AT jeep_NN1 and_CC staring_VVG into_II space_NN1 ._. 
When_CS he_PPHS1 got_VVD no_AT response_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 waved_VVD his_APPGE hand_NN1 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 his_APPGE face_NN1 but_CCB there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT reaction_NN1 ._. 
"_" What_DDQ the_AT hells_NN2 wrong_JJ with_IW him_PPHO1 ?_? "_" 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD to_II a_AT1 corporal_JJ standing_NN1 on_II the_AT other_JJ side_NN1 of_IO the_AT jeep_NN1 ._. 
"_" Her_PPHO1 ,_, "_" Corporal_NNB Smith_NP1 said_VVD as_CSA he_PPHS1 reached_VVD up_RP and_CC took_VVD a_AT1 cigarette_NN1 from_II David_NP1 Clares_NP2 lips_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ burning_VVG down_RP and_CC about_RPK to_TO singe_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
"_" Who_PNQS ?_? "_" the_AT captain_NN1 asked_VVD impatiently_RR ._. 
Sometimes_RT these_DD2 men_NN2 did_VDD n't_XX seem_VVI to_TO realize_VVI there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 war_NN1 going_VVG on_RP ._. 
The_AT corporal_NN1 took_VVD a_AT1 last_MD drag_VV0 off_II Clare_NP1 's_GE cigarette_NN1 ,_, then_RT nodded_VVD toward_II the_AT big_JJ building_NN1 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 them_PPHO2 ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD once_RR been_VBN beautiful_JJ ,_, but_CCB now_RT a_AT1 quarter_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 was_VBDZ rubble_NN1 ._. 
Standing_VVG on_II the_AT steps_NN2 was_VBDZ General_NNB Austin_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 short_JJ bulldog_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 man_NN1 who_PNQS seemed_VVD to_TO believe_VVI all_DB words_NN2 should_VM be_VBI uttered_VVN as_CSA quickly_RR ,_, as_RG succinctly_RR ,_, and_CC as_RG loudly_RR as_CSA possible_JJ ._. 
His_APPGE orders_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN known_VVN to_TO put_VVI tears_NN2 in_II grown_VVN men_NN2 's_GE eyes_NN2 ._. 
The_AT soldiers_NN2 played_VVD a_AT1 game_NN1 they_PPHS2 called_VVD "_" Worse_JJR than_CSN Austin_NP1 ._. "_" 
First_MD line_NN1 of_IO battle_NN1 or_CC fifteen_MC minutes_NNT2 alone_JJ with_IW Austin_NP1 ?_? 
Torture_VV0 or_CC Austin_NP1 ?_? 
In_II the_AT last_MD year_NNT1 they_PPHS2 'd_VHD developed_VVN a_AT1 catchphrase_NN1 ._. 
"_" Better_RRR than_CSN Austin_NP1 ._. "_" 
They_PPHS2 used_VVD it_PPH1 when_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR about_RPK to_TO charge_VVI into_II gunfire_NN1 ._. 
"_" This_DD1 is_VBZ Better_JJR than_CSN Austin_NP1 ,_, "_" they_PPHS2 'd_VM say_VVI before_II attaching_VVG bayonets_NN2 and_CC charging_NN1 ._. 
The_AT short_JJ ,_, sturdy_JJ general_NN1 was_VBDZ standing_VVG on_II the_AT steps_NN2 ,_, bawling_VVG out_RP three_MC young_JJ officers_NN2 ,_, and_CC Sergeant_NNB Clare_NP1 was_VBDZ staring_VVG at_II him_PPHO1 as_CS21 though_CS22 he_PPHS1 were_VBDR in_II a_AT1 trance_NN1 ._. 
"_" Austin_NP1 ?_? "_" the_AT captain_NN1 said_VVD in_II disgust_NN1 ._. 
"_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ paralyzed_VVN by_II Austin_NP1 ?_? 
Oh_UH hell_NN1 !_! 
Get_VV0 somebody_PN1 else_RR to_TO drive_VVI the_AT bastard_NN1 ._. 
Clare_NP1 !_! 
Come_VV0 with_IW me_PPIO1 ._. "_" 
Sergeant_NNB Clare_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX move_VVI ._. 
"_" Not_XX him_PPHO1 ,_, "_" Corporal_NNB Smith_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Her_PPHO1 !_! "_" 
Captain_NNB Owens_NP1 looked_VVD back_RP just_RR as_CSA "_" she_PPHS1 "_" stepped_VVD from_II behind_II a_AT1 pillar_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 smiled_VVD ._. 
Oh_UH yeah_UH ,_, her_PPHO1 ._. 
Miss_NNB Edilean_NP1 Harcourt_NP1 ,_, the_AT general_NN1 's_GE secretary_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Untouchable_JJ One_PN1 ._. 
The_AT woman_NN1 who_PNQS it_PPH1 sometimes_RT seemed_VVD the_AT entire_JJ military_JJ force_NN1 lusted_VVD after_CS ,_, but_CCB no_AT man_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN able_JK to_TO get_VVI near_RL ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 rumor_NN1 that_CST her_APPGE legs_NN2 were_VBDR three_MC and_CC a_AT1 half_DB feet_NN2 long_RR and_CC there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO discussion_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ a_AT1 man_NN1 would_VM do_VDI with_IW legs_NN2 like_II that_DD1 ._. 
Whatever_DDQV their_APPGE fantasies_NN2 ,_, no_AT man_NN1 had_VHD so_RR31 much_RR32 as_RR33 received_VVN a_AT1 smile_NN1 from_II Miss_NNB Edilean_NP1 Harcourt_NP1 --_NN1 but_CCB not_XX for_IF want_NN1 of_IO trying_VVG ._. 
Every_AT1 type_NN1 of_IO man_NN1 had_VHD tried_VVN every_AT1 method_NN1 known_VVN to_TO win_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
From_II an_AT1 Englishman_NN1 with_IW an_AT1 accent_NN1 so_RG elegant_JJ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ whispered_VVN he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ royalty_NN1 ,_, to_II an_AT1 American_JJ GI_NN1 who_PNQS 'd_VHD grown_VVN up_RP in_II the_AT LA_NP1 slums_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 all_DB tried_VVD ._. 
Flowers_NN2 ,_, candy_NN1 ,_, love_VV0 poems_NN2 ,_, nylons_NN2 ,_, even_RR a_AT1 banner_NN1 saying_VVG MISS_VV0 EDI_NP1 ,_, i_ZZ1 LOVE_VV0 YOU_PPY strung_VVN across_II the_AT building_NN1 during_II the_AT night_NNT1 had_VHD elicited_VVN no_AT response_NN1 from_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 great_JJ game_NN1 for_IF the_AT men_NN2 who_PNQS 'd_VHD been_VBN there_RL a_AT1 while_NNT1 to_TO watch_VVI the_AT newcomers_NN2 fall_VV0 apart_RL when_CS they_PPHS2 first_MD saw_VVD Edilean_NP1 Har-court_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 foot_NN1 taller_JJR than_CSN the_AT general_NN1 and_CC had_VHD a_AT1 patrician_NN1 beauty_NN1 that_CST the_AT men_NN2 could_VM n't_XX take_VVI their_APPGE eyes_NN2 off_RP ._. 
The_AT most_RGT common_JJ phrase_NN1 uttered_VVN by_II new_JJ soldiers_NN2 was_VBDZ ,_, "_" She_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 goddess_NN1 ._. "_" 
When_CS "_" that_DD1 look_NN1 "_" was_VBDZ seen_VVN in_II a_AT1 new_JJ man_NN1 's_GE eyes_NN2 ,_, money_NN1 started_VVD changing_JJ hands_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 bet_VV0 on_II the_AT number_NN1 of_IO days_NNT2 it_PPH1 would_VM take_VVI before_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ given_VVN Miss_NNB Edi_NP1 's_GE "_" drop_NN1 dead_JJ "_" look_NN1 ,_, and_CC what_DDQ the_AT poor_JJ man_NN1 would_VM do_VDI to_TO try_VVI to_TO win_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 knew_VVD the_AT general_NN1 kept_VVD the_AT chocolates_NN2 sent_VVN to_II her_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 threw_VVD the_AT flowers_NN2 out_RP the_AT window_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ his_APPGE hay_NN1 fever_NN1 ._. 
As_II21 for_II22 the_AT nylons_NN2 ,_, all_DB anyone_PN1 knew_VVD was_VBDZ that_CST all_DB the_AT girls_NN2 in_RR21 General_RR22 Austin_NP1 's_GE office_NN1 wore_VVD perfect_JJ nylons_NN2 ._. 
So_RR now_RT Captain_NNB Owens_NP1 shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 and_CC closed_VVD his_APPGE eyes_NN2 for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 ._. 
Another_DD1 man_NN1 had_VHD fallen_VVN under_II her_APPGE spell_NN1 ._. 
"_" How_RGQ long_RR has_VHZ he_PPHS1 been_VBN like_II this_DD1 ?_? "_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD the_AT corporal_NN1 ._. 
"_" Since_II yesterday_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI he_PPHS1 slept_VVD last_MD night_NNT1 ,_, just_RR lay_VV0 awake_JJ staring_VVG at_II the_AT ceiling_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" Great_JJ ,_, "_" the_AT captain_NN1 said_VVD in_II sarcasm_NN1 ._. 
"_" Just_RR what_DDQ I_PPIS1 need_VV0 ._. 
Clare_NP1 was_VBDZ sent_VVN here_RL specially_RR to_TO be_VBI Austin_NP1 's_GE driver_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 drove_VVD another_DD1 general_NN1 straight_RR through_II enemy_NN1 fire_NN1 ,_, did_VDD n't_XX blink_VVI an_AT1 eye_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ up_RP for_IF some_DD medal_NN1 ,_, and_CC Austin_NP1 wants_VVZ him_PPHO1 ._. "_" 
The_AT corporal_NN1 glanced_VVD at_II David_NP1 Clare_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 tall_JJ young_JJ man_NN1 ,_, dark_JJ blond_JJ hair_NN1 ,_, and_CC blue_JJ eyes_NN2 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ still_RR standing_VVG in_II comatose_JJ silence_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 stared_VVD at_II the_AT woman_NN1 on_II the_AT porch_NN1 ._. 
"_" From_II the_AT look_NN1 of_IO him_PPHO1 ,_, he_PPHS1 'd_VM throw_VVI himself_PPX1 on_II a_AT1 bomb_NN1 for_IF her_PPHO1 ._. "_" 
"_" Yeah_UH ,_, well_RR ,_, so_RR would_VM we_PPIS2 all_DB ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 'd_VM probably_RR just_RR step_VVI over_RP ._. 
his_APPGE body_NN1 ._. "_" 
JOCE_NP1 WAS_VBDZ SITTING_VVG quietly_RR in_II Dr._NNB Dave_NP1 's_GE study_NN1 and_CC she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ thinking_VVG about_II Miss_NNB Edi_NP1 and_CC her_APPGE beloved_JJ David_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 knew_VVD what_DDQ happened_VVD next_MD ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ killed_VVN and_CC she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ burned_VVN ._. 
"_" That_DD1 's_VBZ only_RR the_AT beginning_NN1 of_IO the_AT story_NN1 ,_, "_" Luke_NP1 said_VVD softly_RR ._. 
"_" The_AT beginning_NN1 ?_? 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT end_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ._. "_" 
"_" No_UH ,_, "_" Dr._NNB Dave_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Right_RR after_CS you_PPY told_VVD me_PPIO1 about_II General_NNB Austin_NP1 I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD to_TO go_VVI to_II New_NP1 Hampshire_NP1 and_CC see_VVI if_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM get_VVI the_AT letters_NN2 ._. "_" 
Joce_NP1 looked_VVD at_II Luke_NP1 ._. 
"_" That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ you_PPY two_MC were_VBDR talking_VVG about_II that_DD1 night_NNT1 at_II dinner_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" Yes_UH ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, "_" and_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ why_RRQ I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI you_PPY to_TO go_VVI with_IW me_PPIO1 ,_, but_CCB you_PPY nagged_VVD until_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX stand_VVI it_PPH1 anymore_RR ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 let_VV0 you_PPY go_VVI ,_, then_RT you_PPY got_VVD your_APPGE feelings_NN2 hurt_VVN because_CS --_JJ "_" 
