THE_AT NEW_JJ GENERATION_NN1 Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, seated_VVN in_II her_APPGE bay_NN1 window_NN1 ,_, watched_VVD from_II under_RG hooded_JJ lids_NN2 the_AT approach_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE daughter-in-law_NN1 through_II the_AT wall_NN1 gate_NN1 and_CC up_RP the_AT garden_NN1 path_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE elder_JJR son_NN1 's_GE wife_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 long-standing_JJ irritant_NN1 ,_, like_II an_AT1 ill-perforated_JJ toilet_NN1 roll_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 'd_VHD never_RR known_VVN a_AT1 woman_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 thought_VVD to_II herself_PPX1 ,_, who_PNQS dressed_VVD so_RG conventionally_RR ,_, whose_DDQGE face_NN1 was_VBDZ more_RGR boringly_RR nondescript_JJ ,_, whose_DDQGE hairdresser_NN1 performed_VVN such_DA miracles_NN2 of_IO dreariness_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ the_AT most_RGT uninteresting_JJ person_NN1 I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD to_II herself_PPX1 ,_, with_IW considerable_JJ satisfaction_NN1 ._. 
'_" Hello_UH ,_, Mother_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Margaret_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 ._. 
'_" Hello_UH ,_, Margaret_NP1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 with_IW a_AT1 sigh_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 seemed_VVD bored_JJ already_RR by_II the_AT visit_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Desmond_NN1 is_VBZ parking_VVG the_AT car_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Margaret_NP1 brightly_RR ._. 
'_GE So_RR I_PPIS1 imagined_VVD ,_, '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 made_VVD no_AT further_JJR efforts_NN2 at_II conversation_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 wondered_VVD why_RRQ her_APPGE daughter-in-law_NN1 bothered_VVD to_TO continue_VVI her_APPGE visits_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD made_VVN her_APPGE attitude_NN1 clear_RR enough_RR to_II her_PPHO1 ,_, heaven_NN1 knows_VVZ ,_, but_CCB here_RL she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, still_RR coming_VVG back_RP every_AT1 other_JJ Sunday_NPD1 ,_, year_NNT1 after_II year_NNT1 ,_, as_RG welcome_JJ as_CSA the_AT Irish_JJ potato_NN1 blight_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ really_RR pleased_JJ to_TO see_VVI us_PPIO2 ,_, thought_VVD Margaret_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 's_VBZ too_RG proud_JJ to_TO show_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, poor_JJ old_JJ thing_NN1 ._. 
On_II the_AT entry_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE son_NN1 Desmond_NN1 ,_, Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 brightened_VVD up_RP ostentatiously_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX her_APPGE favourite_JJ son_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ something_PN1 ._. 
Thank_VV0 God_NP1 she_PPHS1 'd_VHD only_RR had_VHN sons_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 always_RR preferred_JJ men_NN2 in_II the_AT house_NN1 ._. 
Poor_JJ old_JJ Hilda_NP1 lost_VVD out_RP there_RL ,_, as_CSA in_II everything_PN1 else_RR !_! 
She_PPHS1 bustled_VVD round_RP ,_, putting_VVG on_II kettles_NN2 and_CC opening_VVG tins_NN2 of_IO biscuits_NN2 and_CC cake_NN1 ._. 
Desmond_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 sat_VVD ,_, accepting_VVG the_AT bustle_NN1 ,_, as_CSA was_VBDZ his_APPGE wont_NN1 ._. 
In_II his_APPGE early_JJ forties_MC2 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 hawklike_JJ profile_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ good-looking_JJ enough_RR ,_, yet_RR in_II a_AT1 voracious_JJ ,_, untrustworthy_JJ style_NN1 that_CST warned_VVD people_NN off_RP ,_, and_CC injured_VVD him_PPHO1 in_II his_APPGE business_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ something_PN1 in_II insurance_NN1 ._. 
'_" Not_XX long_RR to_II the_AT big_JJ day_NNT1 now_RT ,_, Mother_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE Publication_NN1 day_NNT1 ?_? '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, standing_VVG back_RP to_TO survey_VVI a_AT1 groaning_JJ cake-stand_NN1 ._. 
'_" No_UH ,_, not_XX long_RR ._. 
They_PPHS2 've_VH0 brought_VVN it_PPH1 forward_RL a_RR21 little_RR22 ,_, so_CS21 that_CS22 it_PPH1 comes_VVZ out_RP in_II the_AT last_MD week_NNT1 of_IO April_NPM1 after_II the_AT newspaper_NN1 pieces_NN2 ._. 
Two_MC and_CC a_AT1 half_DB weeks_NNT2 to_TO go_VVI ._. 
'_" '_GE Perhaps_RR you_PPY could_VM have_VHI a_AT1 little_JJ party_NN1 on_II the_AT big_JJ day_NNT1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Margaret_NP1 brightly_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 had_VHD thought_VVN ,_, '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 ,_, splendidly_RR aloof_JJ ,_, '_" of_IO having_VHG a_AT1 large_JJ one_PN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ in_II fact_NN1 the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD thought_VVN of_IO such_DA a_AT1 thing_NN1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 did_VDD not_XX seem_VVI to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 very_RG good_JJ idea_NN1 ,_, but_CCB nothing_PN1 irritated_VVD her_PPHO1 more_DAR than_CSN being_VBG addressed_VVN in_II that_DD1 Listen_VV0 With_IW Mother_NN1 voice_NN1 (_( particularly_RR as_CSA her_APPGE daughter-in-law_NN1 spoke_VVD to_II her_APPGE children_NN2 quite_RG normally_RR )_) and_CC it_PPH1 goaded_VVD her_PPHO1 to_II contrariness_NN1 ._. 
'_" Would_VM n't_XX it_PPH1 tire_VVI you_PPY ?_? '_GE said_VVD Desmond_NP1 quickly_RR ._. 
And_CC getting_VVG no_AT response_NN1 from_II Viola_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS continued_VVD fussing_VVG over_II the_AT teapot_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 added_VVD ,_, more_RGR directly_RR :_: '_" It_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI silly_JJ to_II blue_JJ the_AT profits_NN2 before_CS they_PPHS2 've_VH0 even_RR begun_VVN to_TO come_VVI in_RP ._. 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, '_GE chimed_VVD in_II his_APPGE wife_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD sworn_VVN to_TO love_VVI ,_, honour_NN1 and_CC echo_NN1 ,_, '_GE save_VV0 it_PPH1 all_DB up_RP into_II a_AT1 nice_JJ little_JJ nest_NN1 egg_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, feeling_VVG herself_PPX1 once_RR21 more_RR22 subject_II21 to_II22 a_AT1 process_NN1 of_IO diminution_NN1 ,_, said_VVD loftily_RR :_: '_" It_PPH1 will_VM not_XX be_VBI a_AT1 small_JJ nest_NN1 egg_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 kicked_VVD herself_PPX1 as_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 she_PPHS1 had_VHD said_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 pretty_RG shrewd_JJ idea_NN1 that_CST Desmond_NP1 had_VHD only_RR the_AT haziest_JJT notion_NN1 of_IO how_RGQ much_DA1 could_VM be_VBI expected_VVN from_II the_AT various_JJ books_NN2 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 had_VHD intended_VVN to_TO keep_VVI it_PPH1 that_DD1 way_NN1 ._. 
As_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 Desmond_NP1 's_GE bony_JJ nose_NN1 sniffed_VVD money_NN1 ,_, trouble_NN1 could_VM be_VBI expected_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD left_VVN school_NN1 at_II sixteen_MC to_TO make_VVI money_NN1 ._. 
Failing_VVG that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD married_VVN money_NN1 (_( little_RR though_CS one_PN1 would_VM think_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, mused_VVD Viola_NP1 ,_, to_TO look_VVI at_II her_PPHO1 )_) and_CC now_CS21 that_CS22 much_DA1 of_IO that_DD1 was_VBDZ gone_VVN on_II an_AT1 over-large_JJ house_NN1 ,_, over-large_JJ cars_NN2 ,_, and_CC over-large_JJ meals_NN2 ,_, Desmond_NP1 was_VBDZ back_RP in_II the_AT market-place_NN1 ,_, avid_JJ for_IF a_AT1 quick_JJ kill_NN1 ._. 
To_TO give_VVI him_PPHO1 his_APPGE due_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 made_VVD no_AT attempt_NN1 to_TO hide_VVI this_DD1 consuming_JJ interest_NN1 of_IO his_PPGE :_: it_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI seemed_VVN pointless_JJ ,_, for_CS he_PPHS1 assumed_VVD that_CST everyone_PN1 else_RR was_VBDZ similarly_RR obsessed_JJ ,_, and_CC would_VM see_VVI through_II his_APPGE attempts_NN2 at_II concealment_NN1 ._. 
Now_CS21 that_CS22 Viola_NP1 had_VHD let_VVN the_AT cat_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT bag_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 felt_VVD she_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT option_NN1 but_CS to_TO come_VVI clean_JJ ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 expect_VV0 to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD coolly_RR ,_, sitting_VVG down_RP to_TO pour_VVI ._. 
Her_APPGE manner_NN1 said_VVD that_CST this_DD1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 thing_NN1 of_IO great_JJ indifference_NN1 to_II her_PPHO1 ,_, but_CCB that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ just_RR setting_VVG the_AT record_NN1 straight_RR ._. 
'_" With_IW all_DB this_DD1 publicity_NN1 ,_, Jackson_NP1 's_GE is_VBZ expecting_VVG The_AT Factory_NN1 Whistle_NN1 to_TO do_VDI very_RG well_RR ._. 
And_CC they_PPHS2 think_VV0 the_AT new_JJ one_PN1 will_VM be_VBI a_AT1 best-seller_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 should_VM bring_VVI in_RP a_AT1 great_JJ deal_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 never_RR made_VVN much_RR out_II21 of_II22 them_PPHO2 before_RT ,_, '_GE said_VVD Desmond_NP1 ,_, sceptically_RR ,_, but_CCB with_IW hope_NN1 ._. 
'_" Your_APPGE stepfather_NN1 was_VBDZ ahead_II21 of_II22 his_APPGE time_NNT1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 romantic_JJ sigh_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Anyway_RR ,_, they_PPHS2 were_VBDR published_VVN by_II Mattlock_NP1 's_GE ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD no_AT more_DAR business_NN1 sense_NN1 than_CSN a_AT1 rabbit_NN1 ._. 
Thank_VV0 goodness_NN1 we_PPIS2 're_VBR not_XX in_II their_APPGE hands_NN2 any_DD more_DAR ._. 
Jackson_NP1 's_GE has_VHZ bought_VVN the_AT rights_NN2 ,_, and_CC Jackson_NP1 's_VBZ could_VM make_VVI a_AT1 Coptic_JJ dictionary_NN1 into_II a_AT1 best-seller_NN1 if_CS they_PPHS2 tried_VVD ._. 
Things_NN2 are_VBR going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI very_RG different_JJ in_II the_AT future_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 assure_VV0 you_PPY ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 handed_VVD Desmond_NP1 his_APPGE tea_NN1 ,_, and_CC allowed_VVD her_APPGE daughter-in-law_NN1 to_TO fetch_VVI her_APPGE own_DA ._. 
Then_RT she_PPHS1 went_VVD on_RP ,_, with_IW considerable_JJ pleasure_NN1 and_CC anticipation_NN1 in_II her_APPGE voice_NN1 :_: '_GE The_AT American_JJ rights_NN2 to_II the_AT new_JJ one_PN1 have_VH0 been_VBN sold_VVN ,_, and_CC so_RR have_VH0 the_AT English_JJ paperback_NN1 rights_NN2 for_IF a_AT1 very_RG large_JJ sum_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Times_NNT2 is_VBZ putting_VVG one_MC1 of_IO the_AT short_JJ stories_NN2 into_II their_APPGE Saturday_NPD1 Review_NN1 ._. 
There_EX is_VBZ talk_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 film_NN1 of_IO The_AT Factory_NN1 Whistle_NN1 ,_, with_IW Alan_NP1 Bates_NP1 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 are_VBR going_VVGK to_TO read_VVI it_PPH1 on_II the_AT BBC_NP1 too_RR ._. 
There_EX will_VM be_VBI a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 ..._... 
'_" She_PPHS1 paused_VVD dramatically_RR ._. 
'_" All_DB of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, I_PPIS1 shall_VM keep_VVI control_NN1 of_IO ._. 
Do_VD0 I_PPIS1 make_VVI myself_PPX1 clear_JJ ?_? 
I_PPIS1 shall_VM use_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, or_CC not_XX use_VV0 it_PPH1 ,_, as_CSA I_PPIS1 think_VV0 fit_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, Mother_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Desmond_NP1 ,_, smiling_VVG unpleasantly_RR ._. 
'_GE Naturally_RR ,_, Mother_NN1 dear_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Margaret_NP1 sweetly_RR ._. 
'_" Nobody_PN1 would_VM think_VVI of_IO trying_VVG to_TO dictate_VVI to_II you_PPY ._. 
'_GE Desmond_NN1 stirred_VVD his_APPGE tea_NN1 and_CC ate_VVD a_AT1 biscuit_NN1 ._. 
There_EX did_VDD n't_XX seem_VVI anything_PN1 to_TO say_VVI :_: even_RR Margaret_NP1 was_VBDZ nonplussed_JJ ,_, and_CC the_AT air_NN1 of_IO the_AT room_NN1 was_VBDZ musty_JJ with_IW unspoken_JJ thoughts_NN2 ._. 
And_CC the_AT unspoken_JJ thoughts_NN2 were_VBDR all_DB about_II money_NN1 ._. 
At_RR21 last_RR22 ,_, just_RR to_TO hear_VVI his_APPGE own_DA voice_NN1 ,_, Desmond_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_GE Funny_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 never_RR could_VM imagine_VVI Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 writing_NN1 books_NN2 ,_, let_II21 alone_II22 good_JJ ones_NN2 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX a_AT1 tactful_JJ remark_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD his_APPGE mother_NN1 contemptuously_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 knew_VVD him_PPHO1 well_RR enough_RR ,_, '_GE said_VVD Desmond_NP1 ,_, on_II the_AT defensive_JJ ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ nearly_RR ten_MC when_RRQ you_PPY married_VVD him_PPHO1 ,_, remember_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_GE Ten_MC !_! '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 knew_VVD him_PPHO1 better_JJR than_CSN I_PPIS1 knew_VVD my_APPGE own_DA father_NN1 ,_, anyway_RR ._. 
'_" '_GE Obviously_RR ,_, since_CS you_PPY never_RR saw_VVD your_APPGE own_DA father_NN1 after_II the_AT age_NN1 of_IO six_MC ._. 
Except_CS21 that_CS22 I_PPIS1 gather_VV0 you_PPY have_VH0 been_VBN renewing_VVG the_AT acquaintanceship_NN1 recently_RR ._. 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ right_JJ ,_, '_GE said_VVD Desmond_NP1 ,_, not_XX apparently_RR ashamed_JJ ,_, but_CCB not_XX pursuing_VVG the_AT subject_NN1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB old_JJ Walter_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ such_DA a_AT1 jolly_RG soul-so_RG bright_JJ ,_, and_CC loud_RR ,_, and_CC down-to-earth_JJ ,_, so_RG much_RR the_AT life_NN1 and_CC soul_NN1 of_IO the_AT party_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX at_RR21 all_RR22 my_APPGE idea_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 writer_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 believe_VV0 Charles_NP1 Dickens_NP1 was_VBDZ generally_RR considered_VVN a_AT1 very_RG lively_JJ companion_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 ,_, at_II her_APPGE most_RGT distant_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 laid_VVD her_APPGE cup_NN1 on_II the_AT table_NN1 ,_, and_CC leaned_VVD back_RP in_II her_APPGE chair_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE statuesque_JJ pose_NN1 accentuated_VVD by_II the_AT classic_JJ fawn_JJ dress_NN1 and_CC the_AT dark_JJ green_JJ scarf_NN1 around_II her_APPGE throat_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 closed_VVD her_APPGE eyes_NN2 theatrically_RR ,_, and_CC resembled_VVD nothing_PN1 so_RR31 much_RR32 as_RR33 a_AT1 reigning_JJ prima_NN121 donna_NN122 who_PNQS is_VBZ being_VBG pestered_VVN by_II her_APPGE producer_NN1 to_TO act_VVI ._. 
Margaret_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 ,_, sensing_VVG the_AT royal_JJ displeasure_NN1 ,_, hastened_VVD to_TO undo_VVI the_AT mischief_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 your_APPGE mother_NN1 is_VBZ quite_RG right_JJ ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, with_IW her_APPGE cranked-up_JJ cheerfulness_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Writers_NN2 come_VV0 in_II all_DB shapes_NN2 and_CC sizes_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 met_VVN lots_PN at_II the_AT Blackburn_NP1 Literary_JJ Club_NN1 ._. 
Some_DD of_IO them_PPHO2 seemed_VVD really_RR perfectly_RR ordinary_JJ !_! 
'_" '_GE No_RR21 doubt_RR22 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 ,_, opening_VVG her_APPGE eyes_NN2 a_AT1 fraction_NN1 to_TO peer_VVI malevolently_RR from_II under_II the_AT slits_NN2 ._. 
'_" These_DD2 days_NNT2 the_AT world_NN1 is_VBZ full_JJ of_IO perfectly_RR ordinary_JJ writers_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX ordinary_JJ though_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ funny_JJ ,_, and_CC lively_JJ ,_, and_CC good_JJ company_NN1 as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 being_VBG a_AT1 great_JJ and_CC shamefully_RR neglected_JJ novelist_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ wonderful_JJ with_IW his_APPGE hands_NN2 ,_, too_RR ,_, '_GE said_VVD Desmond_NP1 ingratiatingly_RR ._. 
'_" Nothing_PN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 problem_NN1 to_II him_PPHO1 ,_, I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM mend_VVI any_DD broken_JJ toy_NN1 ,_, and_CC make_VVI things_NN2 too_RR I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 he_PPHS1 made_VVD a_AT1 great_JJ big_JJ rocking-horse_NN1 for_IF Hilary_NP1 ,_, and_CC painted_VVD it_PPH1 in_II all_DB sorts_NN2 of_IO marvellous_JJ colours_NN2 ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 did_VDD wonderful_JJ things_NN2 with_IW my_APPGE clockwork_NN1 trains_VVZ that_CST I_PPIS1 never_RR thought_VVN of_IO doing_VDG ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY 're_VBR right_JJ ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 ,_, unfreezing_VVG a_AT1 fraction_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ the_AT poet_NN1 of_IO work-that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ the_AT man_NN1 from_II the_AT Sentinel_NN1 called_VVN him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ wonderful_JJ on_II things_NN2 ,_, on_II everyday_JJ smells_NN2 and_CC sounds_NN2 ,_, and_CC what_DDQ it_PPH1 felt_VVD like_JJ to_TO work_VVI with_IW your_APPGE hands_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM make_VVI you_PPY feel_VVI machinery_NN1 ._. 
D.H._NP1 Lawrence_NP1 could_VM n't_XX make_VVI you_PPY feel_VVI that_CST ,_, because_CS he_PPHS1 'd_VHD never_RR been_VBN a_AT1 worker_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB Walter_NP1 had_VHD ,_, and_CC anyone_PN1 who_PNQS has_VHZ read_VVN the_AT books_NN2 can_VM feel_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 looked_VVD even_RR more_RGR aristocratic_JJ than_CSN usual_JJ as_CSA she_PPHS1 expatiated_VVD on_II Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 as_CSA working-class_JJ novelist_NN1 ._. 
'_" Yes_UH ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT sort_NN1 of_IO thing_NN1 I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 about_II him_PPHO1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Desmond_NP1 ,_, adopting_VVG sycophancy_NN1 as_II the_AT easiest_JJT way_NN1 out_RP ._. 
'_GE And_CC the_AT time_NNT1 when_RRQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ill_JJ I_PPIS1 hardly_RR remember_VV0 at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC yet_RR he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ up_RP there_RL for_IF nearly_RR a_AT1 year_NNT1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 ,_, casting_VVG eyes_NN2 heavenwards_RL again_RT ,_, like_II Mr_NNB Stiggins_NP1 speaking_NN1 of_IO rum_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC we_PPIS2 'd_VHD only_RR had_VHN a_AT1 few_DA2 months_NNT2 of_IO marriage_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB those_DD2 must_VM be_VBI the_AT months_NNT2 I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 so_RG well_RR ,_, '_GE said_VVD Desmond_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Though_CS of_RR21 course_RR22 there_EX was_VBDZ also_RR that_CST long_RR leave_VV0 he_PPHS1 had_VHD towards_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT war_NN1 ._. 
'_" There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 doom-laden_JJ pause_NN1 ,_, and_CC Desmond_NP1 became_VVD conscious_JJ he_PPHS1 had_VHD said_VVN the_AT wrong_JJ thing_NN1 again_RT ._. 
Viola_NP1 fixed_VVD him_PPHO1 with_IW her_APPGE most_RGT commanding_JJ stare_NN1 :_: '_GE Much_RR better_VV0 not_XX to_TO mention_VVI that_DD1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
Desmond_NP1 looked_VVD nonplussed_JJ :_: '_" Oh_UH yes_UH of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, if_CS you_PPY ..._... 
I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 our_APPGE Hilda_NP1 might_VM ..._... 
'_" '_GE Exactly_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 might_VM be_VBI hurt_VVN ._. 
It_PPH1 might_VM get_VVI into_II the_AT papers_NN2 ,_, and_CC then_RT she_PPHS1 'd_VM be_VBI down_RP here_RL knocking_VVG on_II my_APPGE door_NN1 and_CC screaming_VVG blue_JJ murder_NN1 ._. 
No_UH better_RRR not_XX give_VVI her_PPHO1 any_DD excuse_NN1 to_TO make_VVI that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO trouble_NN1 ._. 
Much_RR better_RRR forget_VVI it_PPH1 altogether_RR ._. 
'_" '_" How_RRQ is_VBZ our_APPGE Hilda_NP1 ?_? '_GE asked_VVD Margaret_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 ._. 
All_DB the_AT children_NN2 called_VVN her_PPHO1 '_" our_APPGE Hilda_NP1 '_GE ,_, though_CS in_II fact_NN1 Desmond_NN1 and_CC Margaret_NP1 had_VHD not_XX spoken_VVN to_II her_PPHO1 more_DAR than_CSN once_RR or_CC twice_RR in_II their_APPGE lives_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 believe_VV0 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 ,_, with_IW her_APPGE usual_JJ loftiness_NN1 when_CS that_DD1 name_NN1 was_VBDZ mentioned_VVN ,_, '_GE enjoying_VVG her_APPGE little_JJ part_NN1 in_II the_AT great_JJ events_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD to_TO convey_VVI to_II her_PPHO1 a_AT1 slight_JJ warning_NN1 ,_, though_CS ..._... 
'_" '_GE A_AT1 warning_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" With_IW so_RG many_DA2 reporters_NN2 around_RP ,_, I_PPIS1 thought_VVD she_PPHS1 might_VM be_VBI tempted_VVN to_TO rake_VVI up_RP old_JJ scores_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 loose-tongued_JJ ,_, prattling_VVG creature_NN1 ,_, like_II most_DAT women_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE class_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 decided_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ best_JJT to_TO avoid_VVI trouble_NN1 ,_, rather_CS21 than_CS22 face_VVI it_PPH1 when_CS it_PPH1 comes_VVZ ._. 
I_PPIS1 will_VM not_XX consent_VVI to_TO be_VBI portrayed_VVN in_II the_AT press_NN1 as_II a_AT1 superannuated_JJ scarlet_JJ woman_NN1 !_! 
'_GE Unseen_JJ by_II Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, something_PN1 very_RG close_JJ to_II a_AT1 smile_NN1 wafted_VVD over_RP her_APPGE daughter-in-law_NN1 's_GE face_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC did_VDD she_PPHS1 heed_VVI the_AT warning_NN1 ?_? '_GE asked_VVD Desmond_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 have_VH0 reason_NN1 to_TO believe_VVI she_PPHS1 saw_VVD the_AT sense_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI we_PPIS2 need_VM anticipate_VVI any_DD nonsense_NN1 from_II that_DD1 quarter_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI it_PPH1 might_VM have_VHI been_VBN better_JJR to_TO let_VVI her_PPHO1 have_VHI her_PPHO1 say_VV0 out_RP ,_, '_GE suggested_JJ Desmond_NN1 ,_, '_GE and_CC get_VV0 it_PPH1 off_RP her_APPGE chest_NN1 ?_? 
Instead_II21 of_II22 trying_VVG to_TO silence_VVI her_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Silence_VV0 her_PPHO1 !_! '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, her_APPGE cheeks_NN2 puffing_VVG with_IW annoyance_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ an_AT1 extraordinary_JJ expression_NN1 !_! 
Whatever_DDQV could_VM make_VVI you_PPY think_VVI I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD to_TO silence_VVI Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 ?_? 
Even_CS21 if_CS22 I_PPIS1 did_VDD ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX see_VVI how_RRQ I_PPIS1 could_VM silence_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
Do_VD0 you_PPY ,_, Desmond_NP1 ?_? 
'_" There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 long_JJ silence_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Sunday_NPD1 visit_VV0 ,_, frosty_JJ from_II the_AT beginning_NN1 ,_, now_RT seemed_VVD positively_RR to_TO crackle_VVI ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 saw_VVD Father_NN1 on_II Wednesday_NPD1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Desmond_NP1 finally_RR ,_, desperate_JJ for_IF something_PN1 to_TO say_VVI ._. 
'_GE Indeed_RR ?_? 
And_CC how_RRQ was_VBDZ he_PPHS1 looking_VVG ?_? 
'_" '_GE Wonderfully_RR fit_VV0 ._. 
He_PPHS1 is_VBZ awfully_RR well_RR preserved_VVN ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI ._. 
He_PPHS1 always_RR took_VVD very_RG good_JJ care_NN1 of_IO himself_PPX1 ._. 
'_" '_GE From_II the_AT look_NN1 of_IO you_PPY ,_, Mother_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Desmond_NP1 ingratiatingly_RR ,_, '_" most_DAT people_NN would_VM say_VVI you_PPY were_VBDR pretty_RG good_JJ at_II that_DD1 yourself_PPX1 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 is_VBZ natural_JJ for_IF a_AT1 woman_NN1 to_TO take_VVI good_JJ care_NN1 of_IO herself_PPX1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, superbly_RR secure_VV0 in_II her_APPGE right_NN1 to_TO generalize_VVI about_II women_NN2 ._. 
'_GE In_II a_AT1 man_NN1 it_PPH1 is_VBZ mere_JJ effeminacy_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 no_AT desire_NN1 to_TO see_VVI Gerald_NP1 playing_VVG the_AT handsome_JJ patriarch_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ a_AT1 pity_NN1 ,_, Mother_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ rather_RR wondering_VVG if_CS we_PPIS2 might_VM not_XX arrange_VVI a_AT1 meeting_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD himself_PPX1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ very_RG keen_JJ to_TO see_VVI you_PPY again_RT ._. 
'_" '_GE Really_RR ?_? '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 ,_, her_APPGE eyebrows_NN2 flying_VVG theatrically_RR up_RP ,_, though_CS not_XX with_IW any_DD apparent_JJ pleasure_NN1 ._. 
'_" Whatever_DDQV car._NNU have_VH0 put_VVN that_DD1 notion_NN1 into_II his_APPGE head_NN1 ?_? 
Perhaps_RR he_PPHS1 wants_VVZ to_TO propose_VVI to_II me_PPIO1 again_RT ._. 
'_" '_GE Goodness_NN1 ,_, Mother_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Margaret_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 ,_, '_" what_DDQ can_VM have_VHI given_VVN you_PPY that_DD1 idea_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" There_EX are_VBR precedents_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Margaret_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 's_GE conventional_JJ bourgeois_JJ soul_NN1 seemed_VVD shocked_JJ by_II the_AT notion_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE husband_NN1 merely_RR said_VVD :_: '_" He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX say_VVI anything_PN1 about_II that_DD1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 seemed_VVD very_RG comfortable_JJ ._. 
'_GE The_AT possible_JJ implications_NN2 of_IO this_DD1 last_MD remark_NN1 struck_VVD Desmond_NP1 himself_PPX1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ making_VVG it_PPH1 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 were_VBDR certainly_RR not_XX lost_VVN on_II Viola_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS compressed_VVD her_APPGE lips_NN2 together_RL grimly_RR ._. 
It_PPH1 seemed_VVD time_NNT1 to_TO go_VVI ._. 
In_II perfect_JJ unison_NN1 ,_, based_VVN on_II long_JJ marital_JJ experience_NN1 and_CC an_AT1 infinitesimal_JJ twitch_NN1 of_IO the_AT eyebrows_NN2 ,_, Desmond_NP1 and_CC Margaret_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 rose_VVD from_II their_APPGE chairs_NN2 and_CC began_VVD making_VVG the_AT ritual_JJ noises_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, Mother_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 'll_VM see_VVI you_PPY in_II a_AT1 fortnight_NNT1 's_GE time_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Perhaps_RR then_RT ,_, '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 ,_, whose_DDQGE lips_NN2 were_VBDR still_RR set_VVN in_II a_AT1 Gladstonian_JJ expression_NN1 ,_, '_" you_PPY will_VM find_VVI it_PPH1 possible_JJ to_TO bring_VVI my_APPGE grandchildren_NN2 along_RP for_IF me_PPIO1 to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 look_NN1 at_II ._. 
'_GE Margaret_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 (_( who_PNQS prided_VVD herself_PPX1 on_II being_VBG the_AT perfect_JJ daughter-in-law_NN1 )_) would_VM do_VDI anything_PN1 for_IF her_APPGE husband_NN1 's_GE mother_NN1 except_CS bring_VV0 her_APPGE children_NN2 into_II overmuch_DA1 contact_NN1 with_IW her_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" We_PPIS2 'll_VM have_VHI to_TO see_VVI ,_, wo_VM n't_XX we_PPIS2 ?_? 
They_PPHS2 are_VBR such_DA buy_VV0 little_JJ things_NN2 at_II the_AT weekends_NNT2 ._. 
Now_RT ,_, is_VBZ there_EX anything_PN1 we_PPIS2 can_VM do_VDI for_IF you_PPY ?_? 
'_" '_" Not_XX that_CST I_PPIS1 know_VV0 of_IO ,_, '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 ungraciously_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX a_AT1 complete_JJ cripple_NN1 yet_RR ._. 
In_II any_DD case_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 imagine_VV0 Hilary_NP1 will_VM be_VBI round_RP tonight_RT ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ always_RR willing_JK to_TO turn_VVI his_APPGE hand_NN1 to_II anything_PN1 ._. 
'_GE Normally_RR Desmond_NP1 was_VBDZ pleased_JJ to_TO hear_VVI that_CST his_APPGE brother_NN1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG his_APPGE share_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ he_PPHS1 privately_RR called_JJ '_GE oldie_NN1 watching_NN1 '_GE ,_, but_CCB tonight_RT he_PPHS1 merely_RR said_JJ '_GE Good_NP1 '_GE ,_, with_IW a_AT1 preoccupied_JJ expression_NN1 on_II his_APPGE face_NN1 ,_, and_CC made_VVN for_IF the_AT hall_NN1 ._. 
At_II the_AT front_JJ door_NN1 ,_, as_CSA she_PPHS1 watched_VVD them_PPHO2 go_VV0 down_RP the_AT garden_NN1 path_NN1 ,_, with_IW their_APPGE jolly_JJ waves_NN2 and_CC their_APPGE toothpaste_NN1 smiles_NN2 ,_, Viola_NP1 shouted_VVD :_: '_GE And_CC if_CS you_PPY see_VV0 that_DD1 father_NN1 of_IO yours_PPGE again_RT ,_, you_PPY can_VM tell_VVI him_PPHO1 it_PPH1 wo_VM n't_XX do_VDI ._. 
It_PPH1 wo_VM n't_XX do_VDI at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
Nothing_PN1 to_TO be_VBI gained_VVN by_II our_APPGE meeting_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX make_VVI him_PPHO1 comfortable_JJ at_RR21 all_RR22 !_! 
'_GE Driving_JJ home_NN1 in_II the_AT car_NN1 ,_, Desmond_NP1 and_CC Margaret_NP1 had_VHD a_AT1 frank_JJ and_CC open_JJ discussion_NN1 on_II the_AT subject_NN1 of_IO the_AT books_NN2 ,_, the_AT money_NN1 ,_, and_CC brother_NN1 Hilary_NP1 ._. 
Knowing_VVG nothing_PN1 about_II the_AT likely_JJ sums_NN2 involved_VVD ,_, or_CC the_AT intentions_NN2 of_IO Viola_NP1 's_GE younger_JJR son_NN1 ,_, the_AT discussion_NN1 was_VBDZ inconclusive_JJ ,_, but_CCB as_CSA he_PPHS1 stopped_VVD his_APPGE car_NN1 outside_II its_APPGE magnificent_JJ ,_, unpaid-for_JJ garage_NN1 ,_, Desmond_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 I_PPIS1 'd_VHD better_RRR keep_VVI an_AT1 eye_NN1 on_II young_JJ Hilary_NP1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC Margaret_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM going_VVGK to_TO find_VVI out_RP what_DDQ a_AT1 bestseller_NN1 might_VM bring_VVI in_RP ._. 
Just_RR for_IF interest_NN1 's_GE sake_NN1 ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 smiled_VVD at_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 in_II perfect_JJ understanding_NN1 ._. 
Later_RRR that_DD1 same_DA evening_NNT1 ,_, Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 and_CC her_APPGE daughter_NN1 were_VBDR playing_VVG Scrabble_NN1 by_II the_AT window_NN1 of_IO Hilda_NP1 's_GE first-floor_NN1 sitting-room_NN1 ,_, when_CS the_AT garden_NN1 gate_NN1 into_II the_AT street_NN1 opened_VVD and_CC admitted_VVD a_AT1 square_NN1 ,_, ruddy_JJ ,_, grinning_JJ man_NN1 of_IO thirty-five_MC or_CC so_RR ,_, swinging_VVG in_II his_APPGE large_JJ hand_NN1 an_AT1 unwrapped_JJ bottle_NN1 of_IO something_PN1 ._. 
'_GE Hilary_NP1 too_RR ,_, '_GE said_VVD Hilda_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Madam_NN1 's_VBZ getting_VVG popular_JJ in_II her_APPGE old_JJ age_NN1 ._. 
Or_CC is_VBZ it_PPH1 the_AT vultures_NN2 gathering_VVG ?_? 
'_" '_GE Hilary_NP1 's_VBZ not_XX like_II that_DD1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Rose_NP1 ,_, struggling_VVG with_IW a_AT1 handful_NN1 of_IO vowels_NN2 ,_, but_CCB watching_VVG him_PPHO1 from_II the_AT corner_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE eye_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 made_VVD his_APPGE way_NN1 nonchalantly_RR up_II the_AT path_NN1 ._. 
Later_RRR in_II the_AT evening_NNT1 the_AT sound_NN1 of_IO loud_JJ laughter_NN1 wafted_VVD up_RP through_II the_AT open_JJ window_NN1 ,_, and_CC even_RR snatches_VVZ of_IO a_AT1 song_NN1 ._. 
The_AT evening_NNT1 visit_NN1 of_IO Hilary_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 seemed_VVD to_TO have_VHI taken_VVN on_RP a_AT1 very_RG different_JJ character_NN1 to_II the_AT afternoon_NNT1 one_MC1 of_IO his_APPGE brother_NN1 and_CC sister-in-law_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Typical_JJ Hilary_NP1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Rose_NP1 ,_, listening_VVG abstractedly_RR ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 really_RR is_VBZ nice_JJ ._. 
'_" Her_APPGE mother_NN1 looked_VVD up_RP from_II her_APPGE letters_NN2 ,_, and_CC gazed_VVD hard_RR at_II her_APPGE daughter_NN1 ._. 
Another_DD1 great_JJ gust_NN1 of_IO delighted_JJ laughter_NN1 came_VVD from_II downstairs_RL ._. 
'_" Oh_UH yes_UH ,_, there_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO Walter_NP1 in_II young_JJ Hilary_NP1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Hilda_NP1 quietly_RR ._. 
By_II the_AT time_NNT1 her_APPGE daughter_NN1 caught_VVD the_AT impact_NN1 of_IO the_AT words_NN2 ,_, Hilda_NP1 was_VBDZ intently_RR laying_VVG her_APPGE word_NN1 out_RP on_II the_AT board_NN1 ._. 
THE_AT WORLD_NN1 OF_IO LEARNING_VVG The_AT room_NN1 on_II the_AT first_MD floor_NN1 of_IO Meadowbanks_NP2 ,_, Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 's_GE house_NN1 ,_, in_II which_DDQ Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 plied_VVD his_APPGE research_NN1 was_VBDZ very_RG tiny_JJ indeed_RR ._. 
A_AT1 gimcrack_NN1 modern_JJ desk_NN1 table_NN1 (_( '_GE Good_JJ enough_RR for_IF him_PPHO1 '_GE )_) had_VHD been_VBN placed_VVN there_RL ,_, and_CC there_EX were_VBDR a_AT1 few_DA2 shelves_NN2 ,_, stocked_VVN with_IW the_AT works_NN of_IO Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, cheap_JJ editions_NN2 of_IO Lawrence_NP1 ,_, Walter_NP1 Greenwood_NP1 ,_, Orwell_NP1 ,_, Sillitoe_NP1 and_CC others_NN2 ,_, and_CC copies_NN2 of_IO periodicals_NN2 which_DDQ had_VHD contributed_VVN to_II the_AT revival_NN1 of_IO interest_NN1 in_II Machin_NP1 's_GE books_NN2 ._. 
These_DD2 were_VBDR the_AT basic_JJ tools_NN2 of_IO Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 's_GE research_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT study_NN1 was_VBDZ only_RR just_RR big_JJ enough_RR to_TO hold_VVI them_PPHO2 and_CC him_PPHO1 ._. 
Dwight_NP1 Kronweiser_NP1 came_VVD to_II this_DD1 room_NN1 every_AT1 day_NNT1 ,_, spending_VVG his_APPGE mornings_NNT2 going_VVG through_II the_AT manuscript_NN1 fiction_NN1 ,_, personal_JJ letters_NN2 and_CC other_JJ papers_NN2 which_DDQ had_VHD been_VBN stored_VVN in_II the_AT attic_NN1 for_IF thirty_MC years_NNT2 before_II his_APPGE arrival_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 made_VVD transcripts_NN2 of_IO the_AT fiction_NN1 ,_, and_CC of_IO all_DB the_AT other_JJ major_JJ documents_NN2 ._. 
These_DD2 he_PPHS1 carried_VVD home_RL ,_, partly_RR because_CS the_AT little_JJ room_NN1 lacked_VVD storage_NN1 space_NN1 ,_, partly_RR to_TO appease_VVI the_AT secretive_JJ ,_, magpie_NN1 instinct_NN1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ part_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE nature_NN1 :_: he_PPHS1 loved_VVD to_TO keep_VVI ,_, hide_VV0 ,_, obfuscate_VV0 ,_, cover_VV0 his_APPGE tracks_NN2 ;_; he_PPHS1 had_VHD fantasies_NN2 in_II the_AT watches_NN2 of_IO the_AT night_NNT1 of_IO other_JJ scholars_NN2 stealing_VVG a_AT1 march_NN1 on_II him_PPHO1 and_CC publishing_VVG the_AT definitive_JJ study_NN1 of_IO Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 first_MD (_( though_CS how_RRQ that_DD1 would_VM be_VBI possible_JJ ,_, in_II31 view_II32 of_II33 his_APPGE privileged_JJ position_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN hard_RR put_VVN to_II it_PPH1 to_TO say_VVI )_) ._. 
He_PPHS1 saw_VVD mainly_RR the_AT cloak_NN1 and_CC dagger_NN1 aspects_NN2 of_IO scholarship_NN1 ,_, and_CC acted_VVD accordingly_RR ._. 
Home_RL ,_, for_IF Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ a_AT1 large_JJ bedroom_NN1 in_II a_AT1 working-class_JJ house_NN1 to_II the_AT north_ND1 of_IO the_AT town_NN1 ._. 
In_II31 spite_II32 of_II33 his_APPGE expressed_JJ desire_NN1 to_TO soak_VVI up_RP atmosphere_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX feel_VVI at_II home_NN1 there_RL ._. 
His_APPGE landlady_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX understand_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
So_RR he_PPHS1 spent_VVD long_JJ days_NNT2 and_CC evenings_NNT2 at_II Meadowbanks_NP2 ,_, working_VVG (_( when_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD done_VDN a_AT1 stint_NN1 of_IO transcription_NN1 )_) on_II the_AT manuscript_NN1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ destined_VVN to_TO be_VBI the_AT Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 volume_NN1 in_II the_AT Payne_NP1 's_GE Great_JJ Authors_NN2 series_NN of_IO monographs_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 sat_VVD at_II his_APPGE desk_NN1 ,_, the_AT edge_NN1 pressed_VVD hard_RR against_II his_APPGE belly_NN1 ,_, seeming_VVG not_XX to_TO have_VHI an_AT1 ounce_NNU1 of_IO surplus_JJ bone_NN1 in_II his_APPGE body_NN1 ,_, meditating_VVG ,_, cogitating_VVG ,_, moulding_VVG his_APPGE concrete_JJ blocks_NN2 of_IO critical_JJ prose_NN1 :_: The_AT major_JJ problem_NN1 Machin_NP1 confronts_VVZ in_II The_AT Factory_NN1 Whistle_NN1 is_VBZ that_DD1 of_IO irrelation_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ in_II its_APPGE turn_NN1 is_VBZ his_APPGE means_NN of_IO defining_VVG the_AT absolute_JJ ._. 
The_AT complementary_JJ ,_, interpenetrating_VVG phenomena_NN2 in_II proletarian_JJ life_NN1 that_CST the_AT implied_JJ narrator_NN1 confronts_VVZ ,_, and_CC by_II confronting_VVG epiphanizes_VVZ ,_, are_VBR a_AT1 means_NN primarily_RR of_IO defining_VVG his_APPGE own_DA ambivalent_JJ relation_NN1 both_RR to_II the_AT zeitgeist_NN1 and_CC to_II his_APPGE own_DA eternal_JJ validity_NN1 ._. 
Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 stared_VVD at_II the_AT ceiling_NN1 in_II creative_JJ agony_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 space_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT ,_, neatly_RR scoring_VVG through_II the_AT word_NN1 '_GE validity_NN1 '_GE ,_, he_PPHS1 substituted_VVD '_GE authenticity_NN1 '_GE ._. 
Having_VHG changed_VVN this_DD1 stage_NN1 in_II the_AT argument_NN1 to_II his_APPGE liking_NN1 ,_, Dwight_NP1 Kronweiser_NP1 began_VVD contemplating_VVG his_APPGE next_MD deathless_JJ paragraph_NN1 ,_, and_CC gazed_VVD fixedly_RR ahead_II21 of_II22 him_PPHO1 as_CSA polysyllabic_JJ concepts_NN2 moved_VVN through_II his_APPGE mind_NN1 like_II heavy_JJ artillery_NN1 on_II parade_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 elephantine_JJ travail_NN1 ,_, there_EX came_VVD a_AT1 knock_NN1 on_II the_AT door_NN1 ._. 
Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 's_GE reaction_NN1 was_VBDZ odd_JJ :_: he_PPHS1 sprang_VVD to_II a_AT1 crouch_NN1 over_II his_APPGE manuscript_NN1 ,_, then_RT put_VV0 a_AT1 piece_NN1 of_IO clean_JJ paper_NN1 over_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 blinked_VVD his_APPGE eyes_NN2 nervously_RR ,_, and_CC said_VVD :_: '_" Yes_UH ?_? 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, peeping_VVG round_II the_AT door_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 cocksparrow_NN1 expression_NN1 ,_, like_II the_AT coming_NN1 of_IO spring_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, hello_UH ,_, Mrs_NNB er_FU Machin_NP1 ,_, this_DD1 is_VBZ an_AT1 honour_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Dwight_NP1 Kronweiser_NP1 ,_, uncurling_VVG himself_PPX1 from_II his_APPGE protective_JJ position_NN1 ,_, then_RT getting_VVG up_RP with_IW an_AT1 attempt_NN1 at_II expansiveness_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 appreciate_VV0 your_APPGE looking_VVG me_PPIO1 up_RP in_II my_APPGE cubby-hole_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 really_RR do_VD0 ._. 
Now_RT ,_, do_VD0 sit_VVI down_RP a_AT1 moment_NN1 we_PPIS2 can_VM just_RR fit_VVI another_DD1 chair_NN1 in_II here_RL ._. 
'_GE And_CC he_PPHS1 bustled_VVD out_RP on_II21 to_II22 the_AT landing_NN1 to_TO fetch_VVI a_AT1 straight-backed_JJ chair_NN1 that_CST stood_VVD there_RL for_IF no_AT particular_JJ reason_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA he_PPHS1 did_VDD so_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 kept_VVD darting_VVG his_APPGE eyes_NN2 nervously_RR back_RP to_II his_APPGE little_JJ room_NN1 and_CC the_AT manuscript_NN1 on_II the_AT desk_NN1 ;_; but_CCB when_RRQ he_PPHS1 got_VVD back_RP in_II ,_, puffing_VVG a_RR21 little_RR22 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ smiling_VVG and_CC giving_VVG little_JJ mutters_NN2 of_IO pleasure_NN1 :_: '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, this_DD1 sure_JJ is_VBZ nice_JJ of_IO you_PPY ,_, real_JJ friendly_JJ ..._... 
'_GE Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 settled_VVD herself_PPX1 down_RP on_II the_AT chair_NN1 ,_, smiling_VVG happily_RR and_CC looking_VVG guilelessly_RR at_II Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 who_PNQS ,_, if_CS the_AT truth_NN1 were_VBDR known_VVN ,_, amused_VVD her_PPHO1 very_RG much_DA1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 looked_VVD disparagingly_RR round_II his_APPGE little_JJ cubby-hole_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 squeezed_VVD his_APPGE belly_NN1 back_RP into_II its_APPGE pouch_NN1 in_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO the_AT desk_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY are_VBR cramped_VVN in_II here_RL ,_, are_VBR n't_XX you_PPY ?_? '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI given_VVN you_PPY a_RR21 bit_RR22 more_DAR room_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Believe_VV0 me_PPIO1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM deeply_RR grateful_JJ to_TO be_VBI given_VVN any_DD sort_NN1 of_IO study_NN1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ,_, deeply_RR grateful_JJ ._. 
Just_RR the_AT chance_NN1 to_TO transcribe_VVI the_AT manuscripts_NN2 was_VBDZ the_AT most_RGT fantastic_JJ luck_NN1 ,_, the_AT greatest_JJT thing_NN1 that_CST 's_VHZ ever_RR happened_VVN to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM have_VHI been_VBN happy_JJ to_TO transcribe_VVI them_PPHO2 just_RR anyplace_RL ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, we_PPIS2 would_VM n't_XX want_VVI to_TO let_VVI them_PPHO2 out_II21 of_II22 our_APPGE sight_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Hilda_NP1 ._. 
Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 was_VBDZ unsure_JJ about_II that_DD1 '_VBZ we_PPIS2 '_" :_: was_VBDZ it_PPH1 a_AT1 plural_NN1 ,_, or_CC was_VBDZ it_PPH1 an_AT1 ironic_JJ reference_NN1 to_II Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 laughed_VVD nervously_RR ._. 
'_GE Anyway_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI given_VVN you_PPY the_AT study_NN1 downstairs_RL ,_, '_GE continued_JJ Hilda_NP1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX used_VVN ,_, and_CC that_DD1 way_NN1 you_PPY could_VM have_VHI kept_VVN everything_PN1 together_RL ._. 
You_PPY 've_VH0 no_AT room_NN1 here_RL to_TO keep_VVI anything_PN1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 keep_VV0 everything_PN1 at_II home_NN1 I_PPIS1 file_VV0 them_PPHO2 there_RL ,_, on_II my_APPGE own_DA system_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 eagerly_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 should_VM n't_XX in_II any_DD case_NN1 keep_VV0 the_AT originals_NN2 and_CC the_AT transcripts_NN2 in_II one_MC1 place_NN1 ,_, no_AT sir_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY never_RR know_VV0 what_DDQ might_VM eventuate_VVI ._. 
'_" '_GE Really_RR ?_? '_GE said_VVD Hilda_NP1 ,_, wide-eyed_JJ ._. 
'_" What_DDQ sort_NN1 of_IO eventuations_NN2 had_VHD you_PPY in_II mind_NN1 ?_? 
Burglary_NN1 ?_? 
Fire_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Believe_VV0 you_PPY me_PPIO1 ,_, anything_PN1 can_VM happen_VVI ,_, '_GE said_VVD Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 ,_, with_IW gloomy_JJ relish_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Friend_NN1 of_IO mine_PPGE at_II Duke_NN1 had_VHD his_APPGE PhD_NN1 stolen_VVN all_DB the_AT manuscripts_NN2 ,_, notes_NN2 ,_, card_NN1 indexes_NN2 ,_, the_AT whole_JJ caboodle_NN1 !_! 
It_PPH1 turned_VVD up_RP a_AT1 year_NNT1 later_RRR ,_, all_RR rewritten_VVN but_CCB basically_RR identical_JJ ,_, as_CSA a_AT1 PhD_NN1 at_II San_NP1 Diego_NP1 ._. 
No_AT kidding_NN1 !_! 
And_CC there_EX was_VBDZ n't_XX a_AT1 damned_JJ thing_NN1 he_PPHS1 could_VM do_VDI about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Another_DD1 guy_NN1 had_VHD his_APPGE in_II his_APPGE car_NN1 ._. 
Parked_VVD it_PPH1 to_TO buy_VVI a_AT1 pack_NN1 of_IO cigarettes_NN2 the_AT car_NN1 was_VBDZ stolen_VVN by_II a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO kids_NN2 going_VVG joy-riding_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 used_VVD the_AT PhD_NN1 to_TO light_VVI a_AT1 bonfire_NN1 to_TO barbecue_VVI some_DD steaks_NN2 they_PPHS2 'd_VHD nicked_VVN ._. 
Judge_NN1 said_VVD he_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX put_VVI an_AT1 estimate_NN1 on_II the_AT value_NN1 of_IO the_AT typescript_NN1 ,_, and_CC ignored_VVD it_PPH1 in_II the_AT sentence_NN1 ._. 
Boy_NN1 !_! 
That_DD1 guy_NN1 was_VBDZ sore_JJ as_II a_AT1 cowboy_NN1 's_VBZ ..._... 
'_GE Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 faded_VVD out_RP abruptly_RR and_CC subsided_VVD into_II coughs_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ sweating_VVG heavily_RR with_IW emotion_NN1 ._. 
'_" Ee_UH ,_, well_RR ,_, you_PPY do_VD0 lead_VVI exciting_JJ lives_NN2 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM never_RR have_VHI guessed_VVN ._. 
'_" '_GE Others_NN2 just_RR buy_VV0 and_CC sell_VV0 them_PPHO2 ,_, '_GE continued_JJ Kronweiser_NN1 lugubriously_RR ._. 
'_GE Regular_JJ black_JJ market_NN1 ._. 
Three_MC thous_JJ the_AT going_JJ rate_NN1 ,_, or_CC was_VBDZ a_AT1 few_DA2 years_NNT2 back_RP ._. 
No_AT go_NN1 nowadays_RT ._. 
The_AT bottom_NN1 's_VBZ dropped_VVN right_RR out_II21 of_II22 the_AT market_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ?_? 
Why_RRQ 's_VBZ that_DD1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Hell_NN1 ,_, with_IW eighty_MC per_NNU21 cent_NNU22 of_IO PhDs_NN2 unemployed_JJ ,_, what_DDQ 's_VBZ the_AT point_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE So_RR that_DD1 's_VBZ why_RRQ you_PPY keep_VV0 your_APPGE transcripts_NN2 at_II home_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ it_PPH1 ?_? '_GE said_VVD Hilda_NP1 ,_, still_RR looking_VVG at_II Kronweiser_NN1 with_IW an_AT1 expression_NN1 of_IO absorbed_JJ interest_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 it_PPH1 is_VBZ safer_JJR ._. 
'_" '_GE Hell_NN1 yes_UH ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 mail_VV0 a_AT1 carbon_NN1 to_II Jackson_NP1 's_GE ._. 
That_DD1 way_NN1 we_PPIS2 're_VBR triply_RR safe_JJ ._. 
Anyway_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM through_RP with_IW the_AT fiction_NN1 ,_, so_CS21 that_CS22 side_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 's_VBZ sewn_VVN up_RP ._. 
'_" '_GE Really_RR ?_? 
Is_VBZ it_PPH1 all_DB transcribed_VVN ?_? 
'_" '_" Yep_UH ._. 
Finished_VVD the_AT last_MD short_JJ story_NN1 today_RT barring_VVG unforeseen_JJ discoveries_NN2 ,_, naturally_RR ._. 
'_" '_" Which_DDQ one_PN1 is_VBZ that_DD1 ?_? '_GE asked_VVD Hilda_NP1 ,_, putting_VVG out_RP her_APPGE hand_NN1 towards_II the_AT manuscript_NN1 on_II the_AT desk_NN1 ._. 
Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 sprang_VVD into_II his_APPGE earlier_JJR stance_NN1 of_IO crouching_VVG flabby_JJ tiger_NN1 ,_, then_RT with_IW a_AT1 deprecatory_JJ smile_NN1 he_PPHS1 relaxed_VVD stiffly_RR and_CC began_VVD rummaging_VVG in_II the_AT top_JJ drawer_NN1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ my_APPGE manuscript_NN1 there_RL ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD hesitatingly_RR ;_; '_GE naturally_RR I_PPIS1 feel_VV0 its_APPGE manifest_JJ imperfections_NN2 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 took_VVD out_RP a_AT1 typescript_NN1 ,_, to_II which_DDQ was_VBDZ attached_VVN a_AT1 handwritten_JJ manuscript_NN1 ._. 
With_IW visible_JJ reluctance_NN1 he_PPHS1 handed_VVD it_PPH1 to_II Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 ._. 
'_" Oh_UH ,_, one_MC1 of_IO the_AT early_JJ ones_NN2 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD brightly_RR ,_, handling_VVG the_AT work_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE late_JJ husband_NN1 with_IW no_AT notable_JJ reverence_NN1 ,_, and_CC casually_RR flicking_VVG through_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE Handwritten_JJ ._. 
Yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wrote_VVD it_PPH1 let_VM21 's_VM22 see_VVI one_MC1 wet_JJ Sunday_NPD1 ._. 
It_PPH1 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN about_RG nineteen_MC thirty-seven_MC or_CC eight_MC ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 poor_JJ piece_NN1 ,_, or_CC so_RR he_PPHS1 thought_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX include_VVI it_PPH1 in_II Colton_NP1 Town_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Very_RG true_JJ ._. 
But_CCB there_EX were_VBDR one_MC1 or_CC two_MC deeply_RR interesting_JJ passages_NN2 in_II that_DD1 story_NN1 ,_, invaluable_JJ for_IF the_AT thesis_NN1 I_PPIS1 shall_VM present_VVI in_II my_APPGE study_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE work_NN1 ._. 
And_CC it_PPH1 will_VM fill_VVI out_RP the_AT new_JJ volume_NN1 of_IO shorter_JJR pieces_NN2 too_RR ._. 
'_GE Hilda_NP1 ,_, deep_RR in_II her_APPGE reading_NN1 ,_, nevertheless_RR perked_VVD up_RP at_II this_DD1 and_CC shot_VVD a_AT1 sharp_JJ glance_NN1 in_II Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 's_GE direction_NN1 ._. 
'_" Oh_UH ,_, so_CS there_EX will_VM be_VBI two_MC new_JJ volumes_NN2 ,_, will_VV0 there_RL ?_? 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ right_JJ ._. 
The_AT second_MD novel_NN1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, and_CC then_RT the_AT shorter_JJR pieces_NN2 stories_NN2 and_CC some_DD newspaper_NN1 articles_NN2 ,_, and_RR31 so_RR32 on_RR33 ._. 
We_PPIS2 should_VM easily_RR make_VVI it_PPH1 into_II two_MC hundred_NNO pages_NN2 or_CC so_RR ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM glad_JJ about_II that_DD1 ._. 
What_DDQ are_VBR you_PPY going_VVGK to_TO call_VVI them_PPHO2 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 it_PPH1 will_VM be_VBI you_PPY as_CSA will_VM give_VVI them_PPHO2 their_APPGE titles_NN2 ?_? 
'_" '_GE In_II the_AT case_NN1 of_IO the_AT novel_NN1 that_CST wo_VM n't_XX be_VBI necessary_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 left_VVD behind_II a_AT1 list_NN1 of_IO alternatives_NN2 ._. 
Perhaps_RR you_PPY 'd_VM like_VVI to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 look_NN1 at_II them_PPHO2 ?_? 
'_GE On_II Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 's_VBZ nodding_VVG ,_, Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 calmly_RR took_VVD back_RP the_AT copy_NN1 of_IO the_AT short_JJ story_NN1 and_CC the_AT original_JJ manuscript_NN1 ,_, clipped_VVD them_PPHO2 together_RL ,_, and_CC put_VV0 them_PPHO2 back_RP carefully_RR in_II their_APPGE right_JJ place_NN1 in_II the_AT drawer_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 went_VVD to_II another_DD1 drawer_NN1 and_CC extracted_VVD a_AT1 piece_NN1 of_IO paper_NN1 ,_, squinting_VVG at_II it_PPH1 carefully_RR before_CS he_PPHS1 handed_VVD it_PPH1 over_RP ._. 
'_" This_DD1 is_VBZ it_PPH1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE Just_RR as_CSA he_PPHS1 left_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT typescript_NN1 (_( with_IW odd_JJ mis-spellings_NN2 and_CC typing_VVG errors_NN2 reproduced_VVN from_II the_AT original_JJ )_) ran_VVD to_II nine_MC or_CC ten_MC titles_NN2 ._. 
Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 read_VVD it_PPH1 with_IW every_AT1 appearance_NN1 of_IO interest_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Spinning_JJ Jenny_NP1 '_GE ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD with_IW contempt_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Pretty_JJ obvious_JJ that_DD1 ._. 
The_AT Loon_NN1 of_IO Age_NN1 now_CS21 that_CS22 really_RR would_VM put_VVI people_NN off_RP :_: what_DDQ was_VBDZ Walter_NP1 thinking_NN1 of_IO ?_? 
Satanic_JJ Mills_NP1 bit_VVD overdone_JJ :_: he_PPHS1 made_VVD a_AT1 nice_JJ enough_RR living_VVG out_II21 of_II22 them_PPHO2 ...._... 
Ee_UH ,_, they_PPHS2 're_VBR all_DB a_RR21 bit_RR22 tired_JJ ,_, are_VBR n't_XX they_PPHS2 ?_? 
'_" '_" You_PPY have_VH0 no_AT preferences_NN2 ,_, then_RT ?_? 
'_" '_" Not_XX I._NP1 You_PPY might_VM as_RR21 well_RR22 call_VVI it_PPH1 Trouble_VV0 up_RP at_II t'Mill_NN1 and_CC have_VH0 done_VDN with_IW it_PPH1 as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM concerned_JJ ._. 
You_PPY know_VV0 ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 the_AT thing_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ out_JJ31 of_JJ32 date_JJ33 ,_, and_CC by_II the_AT time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 wrote_VVD the_AT second_MD book_NN1 he_PPHS1 knew_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 began_VVD too_RG late_JJ ._. 
If_CS he_PPHS1 'd_VHD started_VVN in_II the_AT early_JJ '_GE thirties_MC2 ,_, when_CS we_PPIS2 were_VBDR courting_VVG and_CC when_CS the_AT Depression_NN1 was_VBDZ really_RR biting_JJ ,_, then_RT he_PPHS1 'd_VM have_VHI done_VDN all_RR21 right_RR22 ._. 
But_CCB all_DB Walter_NP1 thought_VVD about_II at_II that_DD1 time_NNT1 was_VBDZ slap_RR and_CC tickle_VV0 in_II the_AT grass_NN1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY can_VM quote_VVI me_PPIO1 on_II that_DD1 ,_, as_CSA knows_VVZ ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ years_NNT2 before_CS he_PPHS1 got_VVD started_VVN ,_, and_CC '_GE thirty-nine_MC before_CS he_PPHS1 got_VVD published_VVN ._. 
By_II then_RT it_PPH1 was_VBDZ too_RG late_JJ ._. 
People_NN were_VBDR tired_JJ of_IO that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO thing_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT there_EX was_VBDZ t'war_NN1 and_CC all_DB ._. 
Poor_JJ old_JJ Walter_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 missed_VVD the_AT band-wagon_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT list_NN1 dropped_VVN from_II her_APPGE hand_NN1 ,_, and_CC Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 seized_VVD on_II it_PPH1 to_TO restore_VVI it_PPH1 to_II its_APPGE place_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ heart-warming_JJ ,_, '_GE volunteered_VVD Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 ,_, '_" that_DD1 justice_NN1 will_VM be_VBI done_VDN to_II him_PPHO1 at_RR21 last_RR22 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX suppose_VVI it_PPH1 will_VM warm_VVI his_APPGE heart_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Hilda_NP1 ._. 
'_GE So_RR I_PPIS1 'll_VM note_VVI down_RP that_CST you_PPY have_VH0 no_AT special_JJ wishes_NN2 about_II the_AT title_NN1 ,_, then_RT ,_, Mrs_NNB Machin_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" Not_XX really_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 n't_XX read_VVN the_AT book_NN1 ,_, or_CC not_XX much_DA1 of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, that_CST I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 Tripe_NN1 and_CC Onions_NN2 was_VBDZ the_AT best_JJT of_IO them_PPHO2 ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO the_AT ones_NN2 with_IW '_GE tripe_NN1 '_GE in_II it_PPH1 ,_, anyway_RR ._. 
'_GE Dwight_NP1 Kronweiser_NP1 looked_VVD at_II her_PPHO1 hard_RR ,_, blinking_VVG his_APPGE pale_JJ ,_, short-sighted_JJ eyes_NN2 ._. 
Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 pulled_VVD herself_PPX1 up_RP and_CC looked_VVN at_II her_APPGE wristwatch_NN1 in_II mock_JJ consternation_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, this_DD1 is_VBZ n't_XX getting_VVG the_AT cow_NN1 milked_VVN ._. 
What_DDQ I_PPIS1 came_VVD for_IF was_VBDZ ,_, I_PPIS1 brought_VVD that_DD1 letter_NN1 you_PPY were_VBDR talking_VVG about_II ._. 
'_" '_GE The_AT one_PN1 from_II London_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT one_PN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 found_VVD it_PPH1 in_II my_APPGE old_JJ snap_JJ album_NN1 ._. 
Daft_JJ place_NN1 to_TO put_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, but_CCB there_RL ..._... 
He_PPHS1 talks_VVZ about_II seeing_VVG his_APPGE publisher_NN1 ,_, and_CC getting_VVG a_AT1 better_JJR contract_NN1 for_IF the_AT next_MD book_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ June_NPM1 ,_, '_GE thirty-nine_MC ,_, as_CSA you_PPY can_VM see_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 knew_VVD I_PPIS1 'd_VHD had_VHN a_AT1 letter_NN1 from_II him_PPHO1 then_RT ,_, because_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT last_MD time_NNT1 we_PPIS2 were_VBDR apart_RL before_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ called_VVN up_RP ._. 
'_" '_" Hmm_UH ,_, hmm_UH ,_, '_GE said_VVD Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 ,_, reading_VVG the_AT letter_NN1 through_RP with_IW little_JJ snuffles_NN2 of_IO academic_JJ contentment_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Neat_JJ !_! 
Very_RG good_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM deeply_RR grateful_JJ to_II you_PPY ,_, Mrs_NNB Machin_NP1 ,_, deeply_RR grateful_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM see_VVI you_PPY get_VVI it_PPH1 back_RP in_II no_AT time_NNT1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX worry_VVI ,_, '_GE said_VVD Hilda_NP1 ,_, getting_VVG up_RP to_TO go_VVI ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX sentimental_JJ about_II him_PPHO1 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 far_RR from_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" Now_RT you_PPY do_VD0 yourself_PPX1 an_AT1 injustice_NN1 there_RL ,_, I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ._. 
As_CSA I_PPIS1 say_VV0 ,_, I_PPIS1 'll_VM get_VVI it_PPH1 back_RP to_II you_PPY just_RR as_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 I_PPIS1 've_VH0 managed_VVN to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 copy_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC you_PPY 'll_VM file_VVI it_PPH1 with_IW the_AT other_JJ stuff_NN1 ,_, will_VM you_PPY ?_? '_GE asked_VVD Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 at_II the_AT door_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Infinite_JJ riches_NN2 in_II a_AT1 little_JJ room_NN1 ?_? 
'_" As_CSA she_PPHS1 closed_VVD the_AT door_NN1 after_II her_PPHO1 ,_, Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 looked_VVD at_II it_PPH1 for_IF a_AT1 minute_NNT1 or_CC two_MC in_II puzzlement_NN1 ._. 
Was_VBDZ n't_XX that_DD1 some_DD sort_NN1 of_IO quotation_NN1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX quite_RR place_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
Not_XX his_APPGE period_NN1 ,_, anyway_RR ._. 
Or_CC was_VBDZ it_PPH1 a_AT1 proverb_NN1 ?_? 
Either_DD1 way_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX make_VVI that_DD1 dame_NN1 out_RP ._. 
What_DDQ 's_VBZ more_RRR ,_, he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX like_VVI her_PPHO1 which_DDQ meant_VVD ,_, in_II Kronweiser_NP1 idiom_NN1 ,_, that_CST he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX trust_VVI her_PPHO1 which_DDQ meant_VVD ,_, in_II its_APPGE turn_NN1 ,_, that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX wholly_RR devoted_JJ to_II the_AT interests_NN2 of_IO Dwight_NP1 Kronweiser_NP1 ,_, MA_NNA ,_, Ph.D_NP1 ._. 
What_DDQ was_VBDZ she_PPHS1 up_II21 to_II22 ?_? 
What_DDQ made_VVD her_APPGE tick_NN1 ?_? 
How_RGQ sharp_JJ was_VBDZ she_PPHS1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX like_VVI the_AT way_NN1 her_APPGE accent_NN1 changed_VVD ,_, he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX like_VVI the_AT way_NN1 she_PPHS1 'd_VM sit_VVI there_RL looking_VVG cosy_JJ as_II a_AT1 mother_NN1 chook_NN1 and_CC then_RT shoot_VV0 a_AT1 sharp_JJ glance_NN1 at_II him_PPHO1 ,_, like_CS she_PPHS1 understood_VVD him_PPHO1 through_RP and_CC through_RP ._. 
Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI where_RRQ he_PPHS1 stood_VVD with_IW her_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 hated_VVD that_DD1 feeling_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD back_RP to_II the_AT letter_NN1 ,_, and_CC went_VVD through_II it_PPH1 again_RT still_RR thinking_VVG and_CC frowning_VVG ._. 
That_DD1 night_NNT1 ,_, as_CSA Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 was_VBDZ boiling_JJ milk_NN1 in_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 for_IF her_APPGE good_JJ night_NNT1 cup_NN1 of_IO coffee_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 unusual_JJ thing_NN1 happened_VVD ._. 
Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 came_VVD to_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 ._. 
Came_VVD quite_RG deliberately_RR ,_, though_CS as_RR21 usual_RR22 Hilda_NP1 had_VHD made_VVN plenty_PN of_IO noise_NN1 coming_VVG down_II the_AT stairs_NN2 to_TO ensure_VVI that_CST her_APPGE presence_NN1 was_VBDZ known_VVN ._. 
On_II Viola_NP1 's_GE approach_NN1 down_II the_AT hall_NN1 ,_, Hilda_NP1 turned_VVD up_RP the_AT gas_NN1 and_CC made_VVD preparation_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 hasty_JJ departure_NN1 ,_, but_CCB this_DD1 ,_, it_PPH1 seemed_VVD ,_, was_VBDZ not_XX the_AT idea_NN1 ._. 
'_" No_UH ,_, no_UH ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX hurry_VVI ,_, Hilda_NP1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 ,_, sailing_VVG in_RP ,_, all_DB arrogant_JJ bosom_NN1 and_CC cold_JJ cream_NN1 ,_, but_CCB smiling_VVG condescendingly_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 went_VVD to_II the_AT bread_NN1 bin_NN1 and_CC seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI preparing_VVG to_TO make_VVI herself_PPX1 a_AT1 piece_NN1 of_IO toast_NN1 ._. 
Hilda_NP1 did_VDD not_XX turn_VVI down_RP the_AT gas_NN1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 have_VH0 been_VBN a_RR21 little_RR22 silly_JJ sometimes_RT in_II the_AT past_NN1 ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY think_VVI ,_, Hilda_NP1 ?_? '_GE went_VVD on_II Viola_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ that_CST once_RR in_II a_AT1 while_NNT1 we_PPIS2 can_VM be_VBI in_II the_AT same_DA kitchen_NN1 without_IW explosions_NN2 occurring_VVG ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY agree_VVI ?_? 
We_PPIS2 are_VBR civilized_JJ people_NN ,_, after_II all_DB ._. 
'_" '_" Aye_UH ,_, '_GE appen_VV0 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Hilda_NP1 ._. 
Nothing_PN1 annoyed_JJ Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 more_RRR ,_, as_CSA a_AT1 general_JJ rule_NN1 ,_, than_CSN Hilda_NP1 putting_VVG on_RP the_AT broad_JJ Lancashire_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 seemed_VVD to_II her_PPHO1 like_II an_AT1 assertion_NN1 of_IO closeness_NN1 to_II the_AT dead_JJ Walter_NP1 that_CST she_PPHS1 could_VM not_XX match_VVI ._. 
But_CCB tonight_RT her_APPGE face_NN1 seemed_VVD frozen_VVN into_II its_APPGE gracious_JJ expression_NN1 ,_, like_II royalty_NN1 in_II a_AT1 traffic_NN1 jam_NN1 ,_, and_CC if_CS she_PPHS1 wished_VVD to_II herself_PPX1 that_CST Hilda_NP1 would_VM make_VVI the_AT odd_JJ concession_NN1 so_CS21 that_CS22 civil_JJ conversation_NN1 with_IW her_PPHO1 could_VM be_VBI easier_JJR ,_, nothing_PN1 of_IO this_DD1 appeared_VVD in_II her_APPGE manner_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 seems_VVZ to_TO be_VBI getting_VVG on_RP very_RG nicely_RR with_IW the_AT transcriptions_NN2 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 ,_, slotting_VVG the_AT bread_NN1 into_II the_AT toaster_NN1 ._. 
'_" Oh_UH aye_UH ?_? '_GE said_VVD Hilda_NP1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY went_VVD to_TO see_VVI him_PPHO1 this_DD1 morning_NNT1 ..._... ?_? 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ right_JJ ._. 
'_GE Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 repressed_VVD a_AT1 sigh_NN1 ._. 
'_" Did_VDD you_PPY have_VHI anything_PN1 interesting_JJ to_TO show_VVI him_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Hilda_NP1 ,_, raising_VVG her_APPGE voice_NN1 slightly_RR ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX go_VVI for_IF the_AT pleasure_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE company_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX go_VVI because_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ suddenly_RR seized_VVN by_II an_AT1 overwhelming_JJ passion_NN1 for_IF him_PPHO1 ,_, we_PPIS2 did_VDD n't_XX make_VVI love_NN1 on_II the_AT tiger-skin_JJ rug_NN1 in_II that_DD1 little_JJ box_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 room_NN1 you_PPY gave_VVD him_PPHO1 ,_, his_APPGE pear-shaped_JJ body_NN1 pressed_VVN against_II my_APPGE ageing_JJ but_CCB still_RR voluptuous_JJ frame_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 left_VVD a_AT1 few_DA2 moments_NN2 '_GE pause_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY know_VV0 ,_, I_PPIS1 've_VH0 always_RR thought_VVN it_PPH1 was_VBDZ your_APPGE sense_NN1 of_IO humour_NN1 that_CST attracted_VVD Walter_NP1 to_II you_PPY ,_, Hilda_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Because_CS otherwise_RR it_PPH1 's_VBZ totally_RR inexplicable_JJ ,_, eh_UH ?_? 
'_" '_" Now_RT ,_, Hilda_NP1 ,_, let_VM21 's_VM22 not_XX start_VVI that_DD1 silly_JJ bickering_NN1 ,_, please_RR ._. 
You_PPY ca_VM n't_XX say_VVI I_PPIS1 came_VVD here_RL tonight_RT wanting_VVG a_AT1 row_NN1 that_CST you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX say_VVI ._. 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, you_PPY came_VVD here_RL wanting_VVG to_TO know_VVI what_DDQ I_PPIS1 'd_VHD been_VBN saying_VVG to_II Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 today_RT ._. 
'_GE Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, seated_VVN in_II a_AT1 dignified_JJ pose_NN1 on_II the_AT corner_NN1 of_IO the_AT kitchen_NN1 table_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE white_JJ and_CC pale_JJ blue_JJ brunch_NN1 coat_NN1 billowing_VVG around_II her_PPHO1 ,_, found_VVD her_APPGE pose_NN1 of_IO aggrieved_JJ innocence_NN1 difficult_JJ to_TO keep_VVI up_RP ._. 
'_" All_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, all_RR21 right_RR22 ._. 
I_PPIS1 admit_VV0 it_PPH1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE And_CC the_AT answer_NN1 is_VBZ :_: I_PPIS1 took_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 letter_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH yes_UH er_FU one_MC1 of_IO Walter_NP1 's_GE ?_? 
'_" '_" One_MC1 of_IO Walter_NP1 's_GE ,_, '_GE said_VVD Hilda_NP1 ,_, looking_VVG concentratedly_RR at_II Viola_NP1 ._. 
'_" When_RRQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II London_NP1 ._. 
Seeing_VVG his_APPGE publishers_NN2 ._. 
June_NPM1 nineteen_MC thirty-nine_MC ._. 
OK_RR ?_? 
'_" '_GE Was_VBDZ there_RL anything_PN1 in_II it_PPH1 ?_? 
Anything_PN1 ..._... personal_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 sent_VVD his_APPGE love_NN1 ._. 
Is_VBZ that_DD1 all_RR21 right_RR22 ?_? 
Not_XX too_RG hot_JJ to_TO handle_VVI ,_, for_IF an_AT1 old-fashioned_JJ family_NN1 publisher_NN1 like_II Jackson_NP1 's_GE ?_? 
Oh_UH ,_, and_CC there_EX was_VBDZ love_NN1 and_CC kisses_NN2 for_IF Rose_NP1 too_RR ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 see_VV0 ._. 
So_RR there_EX was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 more_DAR ..._... controversial_JJ ._. 
Well_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM glad_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ he_PPHS1 'll_VM find_VVI it_PPH1 very_RG useful_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM looking_VVG forward_RL to_II reading_VVG his_APPGE book_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE So_RR 'm_VBM I._NP1 Do_VD0 n't_XX get_VVI many_DA2 good_JJ laughs_VVZ these_DD2 days_NNT2 ._. 
'_" '_" Now_RT Hilda_NP1 !_! 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ he_PPHS1 'll_VM do_VDI a_AT1 very_RG good_JJ job_NN1 ..._... 
'_" '_GE The_AT idea_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 chap_NN1 like_II that_DD1 ,_, writing_VVG a_AT1 book_NN1 on_II Walter_NP1 :_: it_PPH1 's_VBZ enough_DD to_TO make_VVI the_AT cat_NN1 laugh_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ interested_JJ and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ the_AT first_MD ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, if_CS I_PPIS1 'd_VHD waited_VVN just_RR a_AT1 few_DA2 months_NNT2 ,_, I_PPIS1 could_VM have_VHI had_VHN anyone_PN1 I_PPIS1 liked_VVD ._. 
But_CCB there_RL :_: I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX have_VHI known_VVN the_AT interest_NN1 there_EX 'd_VM be_VBI ._. 
'_" '_" There_EX 's_VBZ one_MC1 comfort_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Hilda_NP1 ,_, sipping_VVG her_APPGE coffee_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 treats_VVZ his_APPGE manuscript_NN1 like_II a_AT1 mummy_NN1 lion_NN1 her_APPGE cubs_NN2 ._. 
With_IW a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO luck_NN1 he_PPHS1 wo_VM n't_XX be_VBI able_JK to_TO bear_VVI to_II part_NN1 with_IW it_PPH1 to_II a_AT1 publisher_NN1 ._. 
Save_VV0 us_PPIO2 all_DB a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO red_JJ faces_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI ,_, Hilda_NP1 ,_, that_CST you_PPY 're_VBR approaching_VVG this_DD1 revival_NN1 of_IO interest_NN1 in_II Walter_NP1 's_GE work_NN1 in_II the_AT right_JJ frame_NN1 of_IO mind_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH me_PPIO1 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM tickled_VVN pink_JJ ._. 
If_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX ,_, I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX have_VHI kept_VVN quiet_JJ about_II you_PPY and_CC him_PPHO1 ,_, would_VM I_PPIS1 ?_? 
'_GE Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, torn_VVN between_II a_AT1 desire_NN1 to_TO protest_VVI that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD nothing_PN1 to_TO hide_VVI ,_, and_CC a_AT1 feeling_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD ,_, said_VVD at_RR21 last_RR22 ,_, reluctantly_RR :_: '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, yes_UH ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ true_JJ :_: and_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM grateful_JJ to_II you_PPY for_IF that_DD1 ,_, Hilda_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_GE So_RR you_PPY should_VM be_VBI ._. 
But_CCB there_EX 's_VBZ one_MC1 thing_NN1 ,_, Viola_NP1 ,_, that_CST I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI you_PPY really_RR realize_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ 's_VBZ that_DD1 ?_? 
'_" '_" That_DD1 Kronweiser_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY think_VV0 he_PPHS1 's_VBZ an_AT1 idiot_NN1 ,_, because_CS he_PPHS1 gets_VVZ things_NN2 wrong-the_AT background_NN1 ,_, the_AT politics_NN1 ,_, Walter_NP1 ,_, us_PPIO2 ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 does_VDZ ,_, all_DB the_AT time_NNT1 ._. 
But_CCB :_: he_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX stupid_JJ ,_, Viola_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX stupid_JJ ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 think_VV0 we_PPIS2 both_RR ought_VMK to_TO realize_VVI that_DD1 ._. 
Otherwise_RR '_GE Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 looked_VVD at_II her_APPGE husband_NN1 's_GE second_MD wife_NN1 ,_, raised_VVD an_AT1 eyebrow_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT flopped_VVD in_II her_APPGE furry_JJ slippers_NN2 down_II the_AT hall_NN1 ._. 
Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 bent_VVD heavily_RR over_II the_AT table_NN1 buttering_VVG her_APPGE toast_NN1 very_RG ,_, very_RG thoughtful_JJ ._. 
RELATIONSHIPS_NN2 Rose_VVD Clough_NP1 ,_, nee_FW Machin_NP1 ,_, lived_VVD on_II the_AT outskirts_NN2 of_IO Oswaldston_NP1 on_II a_AT1 spick_NN1 and_CC span_NN1 ,_, jerry-built_JJ private_JJ estate_NN1 ._. 
The_AT houses_NN2 were_VBDR each_DD1 slightly_RR different_JJ from_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ;_; here_RL a_AT1 window_NN1 was_VBDZ larger_JJR ,_, there_EX a_AT1 door_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN moved_VVN round_II the_AT corner_NN1 no-one_PN1 family_NN1 's_GE was_VBDZ quite_RG the_AT same_DA as_CSA his_APPGE neighbour_NN1 's_GE ._. 
In_II31 spite_II32 of_II33 which_DDQ ,_, the_AT impression_NN1 they_PPHS2 gave_VVD was_VBDZ of_IO being_VBG identical_JJ ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ left_VVN to_II the_AT owners_NN2 to_TO give_VVI their_APPGE property_NN1 whatever_DDQV signs_NN2 of_IO individuality_NN1 they_PPHS2 could_VM ,_, by_II making_VVG neat_JJ little_JJ gardens_NN2 ,_, or_CC by_II not_XX doing_VDG so_RR ,_, by_II cleaning_VVG the_AT windows_NN2 once_RR a_AT1 month_NNT1 ,_, or_CC by_II not_XX doing_VDG so_RR ._. 
Rose_NP1 Clough_NP1 's_GE was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT not_XX doing_VDG so_RR houses_NN2 ._. 
Rose_NP1 had_VHD married_VVN late_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD had_VHN a_AT1 good_JJ time_NNT1 in_II her_APPGE twenties_MC2 :_: a_AT1 good_JJ job_NN1 as_II a_AT1 doctor_NN1 's_GE receptionist_NN1 (_( she_PPHS1 had_VHD gone_VVN against_II the_AT general_JJ rule_NN1 for_IF the_AT species_NN by_II being_VBG warm_JJ and_CC sympathetic_JJ ,_, though_CS she_PPHS1 stood_VVD no_AT more_DAR nonsense_NN1 than_CSN was_VBDZ inescapable_JJ )_) ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD had_VHN plenty_PN of_IO boyfriends_NN2 ,_, some_DD casual_JJ ,_, some_DD of_IO longer_JJR duration_NN1 ._. 
Some_DD of_IO them_PPHO2 had_VHD asked_VVN her_PPHO1 to_TO marry_VVI them_PPHO2 ,_, but_CCB life_NN1 had_VHD seemed_VVN too_RG good_JJ to_TO settle_VVI down_RP ._. 
But_CCB then_RT she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN thirty_MC ,_, and_CC then_RT thirty-three_MC ,_, and_CC the_AT panic_NN1 that_CST overtakes_VVZ women_NN2 of_IO that_DD1 age_NN1 ,_, even_RR in_II the_AT nineteen_MC seventies_MC2 ,_, had_VHD come_VVN upon_II her_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC the_AT desire_NN1 to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 child_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD hardly_RR thought_VVN about_II before_RT ._. 
When_CS Bill_NP1 Clough_NP1 proposed_VVD ,_, she_PPHS1 accepted_VVD him_PPHO1 and_CC came_VVD to_TO live_VVI at_II Petworth_NP1 Estate_NN1 ._. 
Bill_NP1 Clough_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 small_JJ grocer_NN1 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 nice_JJ little_JJ shop_NN1 in_II a_AT1 working-class_JJ area_NN1 ,_, where_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD managed_VVN to_TO survive_VVI the_AT competition_NN1 from_II the_AT big_JJ chains_NN2 by_II being_VBG convenient_JJ ,_, not_XX outrageously_RR dear_UH ,_, and_CC usually_RR cheerful_JJ ._. 
You_PPY could_VM always_RR have_VHI a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO fun_NN1 with_IW Bill_NP1 ,_, people_NN said_VVD ._. 
After_CS marriage_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD got_VVN fatter_NN1 ,_, and_CC less_RGR lively_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD married_VVN because_CS he_PPHS1 too_RR thought_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ of_IO an_AT1 age_NN1 to_TO settle_VVI down_RP ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 had_VHD settled_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 liked_VVD big_JJ fatty_JJ meals_NN2 ,_, twice_RR a_AT1 day_NNT1 if_CS possible_JJ ,_, and_CC a_AT1 noisy_JJ sleep_NN1 after_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 loved_VVD his_APPGE little_JJ daughter_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 wished_VVD she_PPHS1 had_VHD less_DAR energy_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 watched_VVD the_AT television_NN1 at_II night_NNT1 ,_, all_DB night_NNT1 ,_, making_VVG remarks_NN2 like_NN1 '_GE That_DD1 's_VBZ a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO all_RR21 right_RR22 '_GE at_II the_AT girls_NN2 ,_, or_CC '_GE Kill_VV0 him_PPHO1 '_GE to_II the_AT wrestlers_NN2 ._. 
On_II Saturday_NPD1 afternoons_NNT2 he_PPHS1 shouted_VVD advice_NN1 to_II the_AT televised_JJ footballers_NN2 ,_, but_CCB often_RR fell_VVD asleep_JJ the_AT next_MD minute_NNT1 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 can_NN1 of_IO light_JJ ale_NN1 in_II his_APPGE hand_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX the_AT marriage_NN1 Rose_NN1 would_VM have_VHI chosen_VVN for_IF herself_PPX1 ,_, now_RT ._. 
When_CS Jackson_NP1 's_GE ,_, from_II courtesy_NN1 ,_, sent_VVD six_MC copies_NN2 of_IO the_AT new_JJ edition_NN1 of_IO The_AT Facto_NN1 Whistle_NN1 to_II Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ round_RP to_II her_APPGE daughter_NN1 's_VBZ with_IW one_MC1 the_AT same_DA day_NNT1 ._. 
Rose_NP1 left_VVD it_PPH1 on_II the_AT coffee_NN1 table_NN1 by_II her_APPGE husband_NN1 's_GE chair_NN1 ,_, and_CC when_RRQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD had_VHN his_APPGE usual_JJ mixed_JJ fry-up_NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ preparing_VVG to_TO have_VHI his_APPGE snooze_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE eye_NN1 caught_VVD it_PPH1 as_CSA it_PPH1 lay_VVD there_RL ._. 
'_" Oh_UH ah_UH ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ your_APPGE dad_NN1 's_GE book_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ it_PPH1 ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, and_CC picked_VVD it_PPH1 up_RP ._. 
Rose_NP1 realized_VVD with_IW a_AT1 shock_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD never_RR seen_VVN him_PPHO1 handle_VVI a_AT1 book_NN1 before_RT ,_, and_CC watched_VVD him_PPHO1 curiously_RR ._. 
'_GE Well_RR I_PPIS1 never_RR ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, uncertainly_RR ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VHZ nicely_RR got_VVN up_RP ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, to_TO help_VVI ._. 
'_GE Looks_NN2 champion_VV0 to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, not_XX that_CST I_PPIS1 'd_VM know_VVI ,_, '_GE said_VVD Bill_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 lost_VVD interest_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 found_VVD there_EX were_VBDR no_AT pictures_NN2 ._. 
'_" Now_RT I_PPIS1 come_VV0 to_TO think_VVI of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, easing_VVG himself_PPX1 down_RP into_II the_AT depths_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE very_RG easy_JJ chair_NN1 ,_, '_" that_CST Mrs_NNB Entwhistle_NP1 from_II the_AT corner_NN1 said_VVD there_EX was_VBDZ something_PN1 about_II your_APPGE dad_NN1 in_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT Sunday_NPD1 papers_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX remember_VVI which_DDQ ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 had_VHD an_AT1 odd_JJ air_NN1 of_IO being_VBG impressed_VVN ,_, but_CCB quite_RG bewildered_JJ ._. 
'_" A_AT1 whole_JJ article_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ right_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 should_VM have_VHI gone_VVN out_RP and_CC bought_VVN them_PPHO2 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 forgot_VVD ._. 
Mum_NN1 's_VHZ got_VVN them_PPHO2 all_DB ._. 
'_" '_" Seems_VVZ funny_JJ ,_, after_II all_DB this_DD1 time_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX make_VVI head_NN1 nor_CC tail_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ being_VBG rediscovered_VVN ._. 
They_PPHS2 're_VBR going_VVGK to_TO do_VDI a_AT1 piece_NN1 on_II Mum_NN1 in_II the_AT local_JJ paper-the_AT reporter_NN1 's_VHZ been_VBN along_RP already_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ very_RG chuffed_JJ it_PPH1 's_VBZ her_PPHO1 and_CC not_XX Viola_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH aye_UH ?_? 
That_DD1 'll_VM make_VVI folk_NN talk_VVI ._. 
Good_JJ for_IF business_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY 'd_VHD better_RRR tell_VVI me_PPIO1 all_DB about_II your_APPGE dad_NN1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 can_VM keep_VVI my_APPGE end_NN1 up_RP ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 seemed_VVD about_RPK to_TO drop_VVI off_RP as_CSA he_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_GE Pity_NN1 it_PPH1 's_VBZ Viola_NP1 who_PNQS 'll_VM be_VBI raking_VVG in_II the_AT dough_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI about_II that_DD1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Rose_NP1 ._. 
An_AT1 eye_NN1 opened_VVD ,_, enquiringly_RR ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 owns_VVZ the_AT copyright_NN1 ,_, but_CCB Mum_NN1 owns_VVZ the_AT manuscripts_NN2 ._. 
Dad_NN1 left_VVD them_PPHO2 to_II her_PPHO1 when_CS he_PPHS1 died_VVD ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI that_DD1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Bill_NP1 Clough_NP1 ,_, fighting_VVG sleep_NN1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ really_RR how_RRQ they_PPHS2 came_VVD to_TO team_VVI up_RP as_CSA they_PPHS2 did_VDD ,_, and_CC live_VV0 in_II the_AT same_DA house_NN1 ._. 
The_AT stuff_NN1 had_VHD just_RR stayed_VVN there_RL for_IF years_NNT2 ,_, and_CC Mum_NN1 had_VHD n't_XX been_VBN interested_JJ ,_, but_CCB then_RT people_NN started_VVD talking_VVG about_II Dad_NN1 ,_, and_CC writing_VVG to_II her_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC sending_VVG pieces_NN2 they_PPHS2 'd_VHD written_VVN on_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
Then_RT when_CS her_APPGE house_NN1 was_VBDZ due_JJ for_IF demolition_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 and_CC Viola_NP1 met_VVD ,_, and_CC Viola_NP1 asked_VVD what_DDQ should_VM be_VBI done_VDN with_IW the_AT manuscripts_NN2 ,_, as_CSA she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ thinking_VVG of_IO selling_VVG the_AT house_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ too_RG big_JJ for_IF her_PPHO1 when_CS the_AT boys_NN2 left_VVN home_RL ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX really_RR afford_VVI it_PPH1 any_DD more_DAR ._. 
So_RR they_PPHS2 decided_VVD to_TO split_VVI the_AT house_NN1 in_II two_MC ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX see_VVI the_AT use_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO old_JJ papers_NN2 ,_, though_RR ._. 
You_PPY ca_VM n't_XX make_VVI anything_PN1 out_II21 of_II22 them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_" '_" There_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO unpublished_JJ manuscripts_NN2 one_MC1 of_IO them_PPHO2 's_VBZ Dad_NN1 's_GE second_MD novel_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 'll_VM be_VBI coming_VVG out_RP over_II the_AT next_MD year_NNT1 or_CC so_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 Mum_NN1 's_VHZ come_VVN to_II some_DD sort_NN1 of_IO agreement_NN1 with_IW Viola_NP1 over_II the_AT profits_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 'll_VM be_VBI getting_VVG her_APPGE share_NN1 ._. 
Do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI ,_, they_PPHS2 say_VV0 Dad_NN1 might_VM become_VVI some_DD sort_NN1 of_IO classic_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Never_RR ,_, '_GE said_VVD Bill_NP1 ._. 
'_GE So_RR Mum_NN1 says_VVZ ._. 
She_PPHS1 thought_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 huge_JJ joke_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY know_VV0 her_PPHO1 ._. 
But_CCB if_CS so_RR ,_, there_EX 'll_VM be_VBI money_NN1 coming_VVG in_RP ._. 
And_CC it_PPH1 'll_VM go_VVI on_RP ,_, too_RG a_AT1 real_JJ little_JJ nest_NN1 egg_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Bill_NP1 Clough_NP1 lay_VVD thinking_VVG about_II this_DD1 for_IF some_DD time_NNT1 ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI owt_PN1 about_II that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO thing_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 seems_VVZ rum_NN1 to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" Let_VM21 's_VM22 just_RR hope_VVI so_RR ,_, eh_UH ,_, Rosie_NP1 ?_? 
Because_CS it_PPH1 'll_VM come_VVI to_II you_PPY ,_, wo_VM n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, there_EX 's_VBZ no_PN121 one_PN122 else_RR in_II the_AT family_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ there_EX ?_? 
It_PPH1 'll_VM be_VBI yours_PPGE when_CS she_PPHS1 goes_VVZ ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH yes_UH ,_, '_GE said_VVD Rose_NP1 ,_, '_" it_PPH1 'll_VM be_VBI mine_PPGE ._. 
'_" Later_RRR that_DD1 evening_NNT1 Rose_NP1 Clough_NP1 ,_, walking_VVG her_APPGE dog_NN1 ,_, met_VVD Hilary_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 ,_, walking_VVG his_APPGE dog_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 happened_VVD rather_RG often_RR ,_, and_CC if_CS the_AT inhabitants_NN2 of_IO Oswaldston_NP1 had_VHD not_XX mostly_RR been_VBN shut_VVN up_RP in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 their_APPGE televisions_NN2 at_II this_DD1 time_NNT1 of_IO day_NNT1 ,_, it_PPH1 might_VM already_RR have_VHI given_VVN rise_NN1 to_II some_DD talk_NN1 ._. 
Anyone_PN1 seeing_VVG them_PPHO2 together_RL on_II the_AT common_JJ outside_II Oswaldston_NP1 would_VM have_VHI taken_VVN them_PPHO2 for_IF husband_NN1 and_CC wife_NN1 ,_, though_CS Hilary_NP1 was_VBDZ by_II nearly_RR three_MC years_NNT2 the_AT younger_JJR ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ stocky_JJ ,_, gay_JJ (_( in_II the_AT antiquarian_NN1 use_NN1 of_IO the_AT word_NN1 )_) and_CC nut-brown-haired_JJ ,_, with_IW a_AT1 great_JJ sense_NN1 of_IO daring_JJ and_CC mischief_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 freelance_NN1 commercial_JJ artist_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 painter_NN1 of_IO potential_JJ but_CCB too_RG little_DA1 application_NN1 ._. 
Rose_NN1 ,_, fairer_JJR ,_, with_IW a_AT1 good_JJ slim_JJ figure_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 large_JJ share_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE charm_NN1 ,_, had_VHD the_AT same_DA confidence_NN1 and_CC pleasure_NN1 in_II life_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 made_VVD a_AT1 good_JJ pair_NN ,_, people_NN would_VM have_VHI said_VVN who_PNQS saw_VVD them_PPHO2 ._. 
Rose_NP1 had_VHD often_RR thought_VVN the_AT same_DA ._. 
Tonight_RT ,_, though_CS ,_, she_PPHS1 kept_VVD her_APPGE distance_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ 's_VBZ up_RP ,_, Rosie_NP1 ?_? '_GE asked_VVD Hilary_NP1 ,_, watching_VVG their_APPGE spaniel_NN1 and_CC labrador_NN1 rolling_VVG over_II the_AT twilit_JJ green_JJ turf_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX like_II you_PPY to_TO be_VBI so_RG chilly_JJ ._. 
What_DDQ 's_VBZ up_RP ?_? 
'_GE The_AT Awakened_JJ Conscience_NN1 '_GE by_II Holman_NP1 Hunt_NP1 stuff_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ that_DD1 it_PPH1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 never_RR liked_VVD that_DD1 picture_NN1 ._. 
Have_VH0 the_AT Methodies_NN2 been_VBN getting_VVG at_II you_PPY ?_? 
'_" '_GE The_AT Methodists_NN2 never_RR made_VVN much_DA1 headway_NN1 with_IW the_AT Machin_NP1 family_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Rose_NP1 ,_, still_RR keeping_VVG her_APPGE distance_NN1 and_CC not_XX looking_VVG him_PPHO1 in_II the_AT eye_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Perhaps_RR it_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN better_RRR if_CS they_PPHS2 had_VHD ._. 
'_" '_" There_RL ,_, I_PPIS1 knew_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
Thoughts_NN2 of_IO hell_NN1 flames_NN2 are_VBR blighting_VVG your_APPGE young_JJ life_NN1 ._. 
Anticipations_NN2 of_IO being_VBG skewered_VVN on_II a_AT1 fork_NN1 and_CC toasted_VVN for_IF indulgence_NN1 in_II the_AT sins_NN2 of_IO the_AT flesh_NN1 ._. 
Or_CC is_VBZ it_PPH1 just_RR that_CST your_APPGE old_JJ man_NN1 's_VHZ found_VVN us_PPIO2 out_RP ?_? 
'_" '_" Not_XX him_PPHO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM have_VHI to_TO play_VVI him_PPHO1 home_RL movies_NN2 of_IO us_PPIO2 in_II bed_NN1 before_CS he_PPHS1 'd_VHD twig_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 never_RR met_VVN your_APPGE old_JJ man_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX somehow_RR think_VVI we_PPIS2 'd_VM have_VHI much_DA1 in_RR21 common_RR22 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY would_VM n't_XX ._. 
No_AT reason_NN1 why_RRQ I_PPIS1 should_VM jump_VVI from_II the_AT frying-pan_NN1 into_II the_AT frying-pan_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ there_EX ?_? 
'_" '_" There_RL you_PPY see_VV0 fire_NN1 and_CC burning_VVG at_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO your_APPGE mind_NN1 again_RT ._. 
What_DDQ gives_VVZ ,_, Rosie_NP1 ?_? 
'_GE Rose_NN1 Clough_NP1 whistled_VVD the_AT dogs_NN2 to_TO order_VVI ._. 
They_PPHS2 stopped_VVD rollicking_JJ for_IF a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO seconds_NNT2 and_CC looked_VVD impertinently_RR in_II their_APPGE direction_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT they_PPHS2 went_VVD at_II it_PPH1 with_IW redoubled_JJ glee_NN1 ._. 
Rose_NP1 walked_VVD on_RP thoughtfully_RR for_IF a_RR21 bit_RR22 ,_, then_RT she_PPHS1 turned_VVD to_II Hilary_NP1 and_CC said_VVD :_: '_" You_PPY went_VVD to_TO see_VVI your_APPGE mother_NN1 last_MD week_NNT1 ,_, did_VDD n't_XX you_PPY ?_? 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ right_JJ ._. 
Had_VHD a_AT1 fine_JJ old_JJ time_NNT1 ._. 
This_DD1 Machin_NP1 revival_NN1 's_VBZ putting_VVG new_JJ life_NN1 into_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 I_PPIS1 'll_VM paint_VVI her_PPHO1 one_MC1 of_IO these_DD2 days_NNT2 :_: '_GE The_AT Triumphant_JJ Widow_NN1 '_GE ;_; '_GE Confidence_NN1 Justified_VVN '_" something_PN1 like_II that_DD1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ like_II a_AT1 cat_NN1 that_CST 's_VBZ found_VVN a_AT1 way_NN1 to_II milk_NN1 cows_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ round_RP at_II Mother_NN1 's_VBZ that_DD1 night_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ right_JJ ._. 
Mother_NN1 said_VVD so_RR :_: '_" That_DD1 Rose_NN1 is_VBZ round_RP again_RT tonight_RT ._. 
'_GE Sniff_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Did_VDD she_PPHS1 say_VVI anything_PN1 more_DAR about_II me_PPIO1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, if_CS you_PPY want_VV0 to_TO know_VVI ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, she_PPHS1 's_VBZ quite_RG presentable_JJ ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 always_RR think_VV0 there_EX 's_VBZ just_RR the_AT tiniest_JJT bit_NN1 of_IO the_AT tart_NN1 there_RL ._. 
'_" '_" '_GE Old_JJ bitch_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE True_JJ ._. 
But_CCB an_AT1 interesting_JJ old_JJ bitch_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC what_DDQ did_VDD you_PPY say_VVI in_II reply_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 I_PPIS1 said_VVD '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ how_RRQ I_PPIS1 like_VV0 them_PPHO2 '_GE and_CC got_VVD a_AT1 filthy_JJ look_NN1 for_IF my_APPGE pains_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX say_VVI anything_PN1 else_RR ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ._. 
What_DDQ is_VBZ all_DB this_DD1 ,_, then_RT ,_, Rose_NP1 ?_? 
Why_RRQ the_AT hell_NN1 should_VM you_PPY worry_VVI what_DDQ my_APPGE mother_NN1 says_VVZ about_II you_PPY ,_, for_IF God_NP1 's_GE sake_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ no_AT skin_NN1 off_II your_APPGE nose_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ it_PPH1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 never_RR noticed_VVN you_PPY or_CC your_APPGE mum_NN1 pay_VV0 that_RG much_DA1 attention_NN1 to_II old_JJ Vi_NP1 's_GE opinions_NN2 up_II21 to_II22 now_RT ._. 
'_" '_" Do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI she_PPHS1 knows_VVZ about_II us_PPIO2 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM damned_RG sure_JJ she_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX ._. 
Nobody_PN1 knows_VVZ about_II us_PPIO2 ._. 
Yet_RR ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI she_PPHS1 'd_VM say_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_" Something_PN1 snooty_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VM bet_VVI ._. 
Come_VV0 off_II it_PPH1 ,_, Rosie_NP1 ,_, spill_VV0 the_AT beans_NN2 ._. 
What_DDQ is_VBZ this_DD1 all_DB about_RP ?_? 
'_" '_" Something_PN1 Mum_NN1 said_VVD ..._... 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR listening_VVG to_II you_PPY both_DB2 downstairs_RL ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 heard_VVD you_PPY laugh_VVI ..._... like_VV0 you_PPY do_VD0 ..._... and_CC Mum_NN1 said_VVD :_: '_" There_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO Walter_NP1 in_II Hilary_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 moment_NN1 's_GE silence_NN1 while_CS Hilary_NP1 Seymour_NP1 Strachey_NP1 digested_VVD this_DD1 ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 burst_VVD out_RP into_II his_APPGE great_JJ chortling_JJ laugh_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT old_JJ devil_NN1 !_! 
I_PPIS1 knew_VVD your_APPGE mum_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 wag_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ was_VBDZ she_PPHS1 doing_VDG ?_? 
Warning_NN1 you_PPY off_II me_PPIO1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI what_DDQ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG ._. 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 'd_VHD probably_RR heard_VVN rumours_NN2 ,_, and_CC did_VDD n't_XX like_VVI you_PPY fraternizing_VVG with_IW the_AT enemy_NN1 camp_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY just_RR said_VVD that_CST nobody_PN1 suspected_VVD ._. 
'_" '_GE OK_RR ,_, then_RT you_PPY gave_VVD the_AT game_NN1 away_RL yourself_PPX1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 love_VV0 you_PPY like_VV0 '_" he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO say_VVI '_GE like_II a_AT1 sister_NN1 '_GE ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 suddenly_RR changed_VVD his_APPGE mind-'I_NN2 love_VV0 you_PPY to_II distraction_NN1 ,_, Rosie_NP1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 can_VM read_VVI your_APPGE mind_NN1 like_II a_AT1 book_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 expect_VV0 your_APPGE mum_NN1 can_VM too_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 sharp_JJ old_JJ bird_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY talked_VVD about_II me_PPIO1 ,_, old_JJ Hilda_NP1 saw_VVD the_AT love-light_JJ gleaming_JJ ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 warned_VVD you_PPY off_RP ._. 
In_II a_AT1 thoroughly_RR sneaky_JJ ,_, underhand_JJ way_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 may_VM say_VVI ,_, but_CCB there_RL it_PPH1 is_VBZ ._. 
I_PPIS1 bet_VV0 that_DD1 's_VBZ how_RRQ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ ._. 
'_" '_" My_APPGE Mum_NN1 's_VBZ not_XX sneaky_JJ '_" '_" Do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY believe_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
People_NN get_VV0 like_II that_DD1 when_CS they_PPHS2 get_VV0 older_JJR ._. 
Look_VV0 at_II my_APPGE mother_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 used_VMK to_TO be_VBI well_JJ blatant_JJ is_VBZ the_AT only_JJ word_NN1 for_IF it_PPH1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 's_VHZ got_VVN sneakier_JJR and_CC sneakier_JJR as_CSA she_PPHS1 's_VHZ got_VVN more_RRR and_CC more_RGR respectable_JJ ._. 
Do_VD0 n't_XX let_VVI your_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE down-to-earth_JJ Lancashire_NP1 Lassie_NP1 airs_NN2 fool_VV0 you_PPY ._. 
She_PPHS1 switches_VVZ them_PPHO2 on_RP and_CC off_RP like_II the_AT electric_JJ light_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY hardly_RR know_VV0 Mum_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_RR enough_RR ._. 
Come_VV0 off_II it_PPH1 ,_, Rosie_NP1 ._. 
Do_VD0 n't_XX let_VVI it_PPH1 worry_VVI you_PPY ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ just_RR the_AT oldies_NN2 trying_VVG to_TO put_VVI a_AT1 spoke_NN1 in_II our_APPGE wheel_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX even_RR think_VVI old_JJ Vi_NP1 knew_VVD your_APPGE dad_NN1 before_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ born_VVN ._. 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, she_PPHS1 did_VDD ._. 
You_PPY were_VBDR born_VVN in_II nineteen-forty_MC ._. 
They_PPHS2 all_DB knew_VVD each_PPX221 other_PPX222 well_RR before_II the_AT war_NN1 all_DB four_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 know_VVI Gerald_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX disappear_VVI out_II21 of_II22 our_APPGE lives_NN2 until_CS '_GE forty-three_MC ,_, because_CS Des_NP1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 so_RR ._. 
The_AT whole_JJ thing_NN1 split_VVD apart_RL when_CS he_PPHS1 went_VVD to_II Grimsby_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" That_DD1 does_VDZ n't_XX prove_VVI anything_PN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Rose_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Especially_RR if_CS your_APPGE mother_NN1 was_VBDZ as_CSA you_PPY say_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY mean_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_GE Blatant_JJ ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 walked_VVD on_RP in_II silence_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 time_NNT1 ,_, and_CC then_RT Hilary_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 still_RR think_VV0 your_APPGE mum_NN1 's_VBZ playing_VVG a_AT1 dirty_JJ game_NN1 ,_, or_CC she_PPHS1 's_VBZ imagining_VVG things_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 expect_VV0 everything_PN1 that_CST went_VVD on_RP then_RT 's_VBZ churning_VVG round_RP in_II her_APPGE mind_NN1 because_II21 of_II22 this_DD1 new_JJ wave_NN1 of_IO interest_NN1 in_II those_DD2 awful_JJ books_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" Did_VDD n't_XX you_PPY like_VVI them_PPHO2 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 only_RR read_VV0 the_AT first_MD one_PN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 thought_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ pretty_RG synthetic_JJ ._. 
But_CCB the_AT point_NN1 is_VBZ all_DB the_AT old_JJ grudges_NN2 churn_VV0 round_RP in_II her_APPGE mind_NN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 looks_VVZ at_II me_PPIO1 and_CC fancies_VVZ all_DB sorts_NN2 of_IO things_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT fact_NN1 is_VBZ ,_, she_PPHS1 ca_VM n't_XX possibly_RR know_VVI ._. 
'_" '_GE True_JJ ,_, '_GE admitted_JJ Rose_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT she_PPHS1 nastily_RR added_VVD :_: '_GE Perhaps_RR even_RR Viola_NP1 does_VDZ n't_XX ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 never_RR made_VVD her_PPHO1 out_RP to_TO be_VBI the_AT Lady_NN1 of_IO the_AT Camellias_NN2 ,_, '_GE protested_VVD Hilary_NP1 ._. 
As_CSA they_PPHS2 neared_VVD houses_NN2 ,_, and_CC the_AT beginnings_NN2 of_IO Oswaldston_NP1 with_IW its_APPGE twilit_JJ grime_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_GE Anyway_RR ,_, even_CS21 if_CS22 it_PPH1 were_VBDR true_JJ ,_, would_VM it_PPH1 worry_VVI you_PPY ,_, Rosie_NP1 ?_? 
'_GE Rose_NN1 laughed_VVD and_CC looked_VVD more_RGR happy_JJ ._. 
'_" No_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 dare_VM say_VVI it_PPH1 would_VM n't_XX ,_, after_CS a_AT1 time_NNT1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
But_CCB they_PPHS2 soon_RR separated_VVD ,_, and_CC took_VVD different_JJ ways_NN2 home_RL ._. 
HIGH_JJ WORDS_NN2 On_II Friday_NPD1 ,_, 4_MC May_NPM1 Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 spent_VVD most_DAT of_IO the_AT day_NNT1 answering_JJ correspondence_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT last_MD week_NNT1 it_PPH1 had_VHD positively_RR snowed_VVN letters_NN2 and_CC business_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Factory_NN1 Whistle_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN republished_VVN a_AT1 few_DA2 days_NNT2 before_RT ,_, and_CC beside_II her_APPGE Viola_NP1 kept_VVD the_AT pile_NN1 of_IO six_MC copies_NN2 sent_VVD her_PPHO1 by_II the_AT publishers_NN2 ,_, with_IW its_APPGE Lowry-ish_JJ cover_NN1 of_IO tall_JJ chimneys_NN2 and_CC matchstick_NN1 men_NN2 ._. 
The_AT Sunday_NPD1 newspaper_NN1 articles_NN2 had_VHD come_VVN out_RP the_AT week_NNT1 before_II last_MD ,_, and_CC were_VBDR still_RR bringing_VVG in_II letters_NN2 ._. 
Some_DD of_IO these_DD2 were_VBDR begging_NN1 letters_NN2 from_II old_JJ mill-workers_NN2 in_II financial_JJ distress_NN1 ,_, and_CC these_DD2 Viola_NN consigned_VVN to_II the_AT wastepaper_NN1 basket_NN1 ,_, whether_CSW31 or_CSW32 not_CSW33 the_AT writers_NN2 claimed_VVD nebulous_JJ acquaintanceship_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE late_JJ husband_NN1 ._. 
Others_NN2 wrote_VVD about_II what_DDQ Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 's_GE books_NN2 had_VHD meant_VVN to_II them_PPHO2 at_II the_AT time_NNT1 of_IO their_APPGE publication_NN1 ,_, and_CC to_II these_DD2 Viola_NN wrote_VVD faintly_RR magisterial_JJ replies_NN2 of_IO thanks_NN2 and_CC interest_NN1 which_DDQ usually_RR also_RR contained_VVN subtle_JJ plugs_NN2 for_IF the_AT two_MC books_NN2 which_DDQ were_VBDR as_RR21 yet_RR22 unpublished_JJ ._. 
Other_JJ people_NN wrote_VVD with_IW personal_JJ memories_NN2 of_IO the_AT author_NN1 ,_, and_CC these_DD2 were_VBDR divided_VVN up_RP :_: some_DD were_VBDR handed_VVN over_RP to_II Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 ,_, as_CSA keeper_NN1 of_IO the_AT Machin_NP1 Archive_NN1 ;_; some_DD were_VBDR retained_VVN by_II Viola_NP1 ;_; and_CC some_DD went_VVD the_AT way_NN1 of_IO the_AT begging_NN1 letters_NN2 ._. 
All_DB received_JJ replies_NN2 ,_, of_IO varying_JJ degrees_NN2 of_IO warmth_NN1 ._. 
The_AT letter_NN1 which_DDQ concluded_VVD the_AT day_NNT1 for_IF Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX one_MC1 of_IO the_AT ones_NN2 that_CST pleased_VVD her_APPGE most_RRT ._. 
It_PPH1 read_VVD :_: I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 's_GE classmates_NN2 at_II Burnley_NP1 Road_NNL1 Primary_JJ School_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ very_RG interested_JJ to_TO read_VVI the_AT interesting_JJ article_NN1 in_II the_AT Sentinel_NN1 and_CC look_VV0 at_II the_AT interesting_JJ pictures_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 am_VBM the_AT little_JJ boy_NN1 to_II the_AT left_NN1 of_IO the_AT picture_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE class_NN1 half_RR hidden_VVN by_II the_AT boy_NN1 next_II21 to_II22 me_PPIO1 how_RGQ funny_JJ to_TO think_VVI of_IO Walter_NP1 being_VBG an_AT1 author_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ always_RR in_II trouble_NN1 at_II school_NN1 and_CC none_PN of_IO the_AT teachers_NN2 could_VM make_VVI him_PPHO1 learn_VVI does_VDZ n't_XX it_PPH1 make_VVI you_PPY think_VVI ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ always_RR having_VHG fun_NN1 so_CS I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 its_APPGE the_AT imagination_NN1 that_CST counts_VVZ is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ._. 
Hoping_VVG this_DD1 finds_VVZ you_PPY as_CSA it_PPH1 leaves_VVZ me_PPIO1 we_PPIS2 are_VBR none_PN of_IO us_PPIO2 getting_VVG any_DD younger_JJR Yours_PPGE Sincerely_RR Fred_NP1 Bottomley_NP1 ._. 
To_II this_DD1 Viola_NN1 wrote_VVD a_AT1 reply_NN1 expressing_VVG lukewarm_JJ interest_NN1 ._. 
With_IW difficulty_NN1 she_PPHS1 repressed_VVD comments_NN2 on_II the_AT writer_NN1 's_GE own_DA linguistic_JJ proficiency_NN1 ,_, and_CC how_RRQ in_II her_APPGE view_NN1 it_PPH1 disabled_VVD him_PPHO1 from_II judging_VVG Walter_NP1 's_GE scholastic_JJ achievements_NN2 ;_; with_IW difficulty_NN1 ,_, too_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 refrained_VVD from_II rebutting_VVG the_AT idea_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX getting_VVG any_DD younger_JJR ,_, for_IF that_DD1 was_VBDZ precisely_RR what_DDQ she_PPHS1 felt_VVD she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ getting_VVG ,_, these_DD2 days_NNT2 ;_; and_CC she_PPHS1 ended_VVD with_IW best_RRT wishes_VVZ for_IF the_AT future_NN1 ,_, mentally_RR hoping_VVG it_PPH1 would_VM not_XX be_VBI for_IF him_PPHO1 a_AT1 long_JJ one_PN1 ._. 
Then_RT she_PPHS1 consigned_VVD the_AT letter_NN1 to_II the_AT wastepaper_NN1 basket_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE labours_NN2 done_VDN and_CC though_CS they_PPHS2 involved_VVD both_RR effort_NN1 and_CC expense_NN1 she_PPHS1 enjoyed_VVD them_PPHO2 very_RG much_DA1 she_PPHS1 sat_VVD for_IF a_RR21 little_RR22 at_II her_APPGE desk_NN1 ,_, thoughtful_JJ and_CC handsome_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ wearing_VVG the_AT dark_JJ green_JJ woollen_JJ dress_NN1 that_CST showed_VVD off_RP her_APPGE still_JJ remarkable_JJ contours_NN2 ._. 
Then_RT she_PPHS1 got_VVD up_RP ,_, rather_RG stiffly_RR ,_, and_CC busied_VVD herself_PPX1 making_VVG tea_NN1 and_CC thin_JJ bread_NN1 and_CC butter_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 invariable_JJ meal_NN1 ,_, but_CCB always_RR a_AT1 treat_NN1 ._. 
After_CS it_PPH1 she_PPHS1 felt_VVD soothed_VVN of_IO any_DD irritation_NN1 she_PPHS1 may_VM have_VHI felt_VVN with_IW the_AT last_MD letter_NN1 ,_, wiped_VVD her_APPGE mouth_NN1 with_IW satisfaction_NN1 ,_, and_CC picked_VVD up_RP the_AT Oswaldston_NP1 Gazette_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT issue_NN1 with_IW the_AT interview_NN1 with_IW Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 in_RP ._. 
If_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD thought_VVN of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, she_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI looked_VVN before_RT :_: she_PPHS1 had_VHD registered_VVN the_AT reporter_NN1 and_CC photographer_NN1 going_VVG up_II21 to_II22 the_AT flat_NN1 above_RL ,_, and_CC had_VHD said_VVN to_II herself_PPX1 that_CST they_PPHS2 did_VDD n't_XX ,_, very_RG obviously_RR ,_, have_VH0 the_AT class_NN1 of_IO the_AT young_JJ men_NN2 from_II the_AT London_NP1 Sundays_NPD2 ._. 
But_II21 for_II22 some_DD time_NNT1 after_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD sat_VVN wondering_VVG ,_, with_IW a_AT1 slight_JJ undertow_NN1 of_IO apprehension_NN1 ,_, what_DDQ sort_NN1 of_IO things_NN2 Hilda_NP1 would_VM be_VBI saying_VVG ._. 
Because_CS ,_, really_RR ,_, you_PPY never_RR knew_VVD with_IW Hilda_NP1 ._. 
Now_RT ,_, pursing_VVG her_APPGE lips_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 settled_VVD down_RP to_TO read_VVI ._. 
Her_APPGE first_MD impressions_NN2 were_VBDR very_RG favourable_JJ ._. 
Even_RR the_AT photograph_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO admit_VVI ,_, was_VBDZ a_AT1 good_JJ one_PN1 :_: Hilda_NP1 would_VM never_RR look_VVI attractive_JJ ,_, Viola_NP1 thought_VVD to_II herself_PPX1 ,_, but_CCB at_RR21 least_RR22 she_PPHS1 looked_VVD dignified_JJ ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ all_RR to_II the_AT good_JJ ._. 
Do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI people_NN to_TO think_VVI Walter_NP1 went_VVD for_IF the_AT tartish_JJ type_NN1 ._. 
The_AT interview_NN1 opened_VVN with_IW reminiscences_NN2 of_IO their_APPGE meeting_NN1 and_CC courtship_NN1 ._. 
Suitably_RR bowdlerized_VVD ,_, said_VVD Viola_NP1 to_II herself_PPX1 with_IW a_AT1 grim_JJ smile_NN1 :_: if_CS she_PPHS1 knew_VVD Walter_NP1 ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 good_JJ deal_NN1 of_IO slap_NN1 and_CC tickle_NN1 involved_VVD which_DDQ did_VDD n't_XX get_VVI into_II the_AT account_NN1 ._. 
Very_RG sensible_JJ of_IO Hilda_NP1 :_: nothing_PN1 is_VBZ more_RGR ridiculous_JJ than_CSN an_AT1 old-age_JJ pensioner_NN1 gabbling_VVG on_RP about_II his_APPGE or_CC her_APPGE risqu_NN1 past_RL ._. 
The_AT article_NN1 went_VVD on_RP with_IW an_AT1 account_NN1 of_IO Walter_NP1 and_CC Hilda_NP1 's_GE early_RR married_JJ life_NN1 ,_, against_II a_AT1 background_NN1 of_IO dole_NN1 and_CC depression_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ kind_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 person_NN1 was_VBDZ Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 then_RT ,_, the_AT interviewer_NN1 asked_VVD ?_? 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 charmer_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Hilda_NP1 ._. 
'_" A_ZZ1 bobby-dazzler_JJ ._. 
Ask_VV0 anyone_PN1 who_PNQS knew_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
Everyone_PN1 felt_VVD more_RGR alive_JJ when_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ around_RP :_: there_EX 'd_VM be_VBI so_RG much_DA1 fun_NN1 and_CC games_NN2 and_CC nonsense_NN1 and_CC there_EX was_VBDZ always_RR a_RR21 bit_RR22 for_IF everyone_PN1 ,_, do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI what_DDQ I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ like_II a_AT1 drop_NN1 of_IO the_AT hard_JJ stuff_NN1 ,_, just_RR when_CS you_PPY needed_VVD it_PPH1 most_RRT ._. 
'_GE Viola_NN1 relaxed_VVD into_II a_AT1 mellow_JJ mood_NN1 ._. 
Hilda_NP1 had_VHD clearly_RR done_VDN her_APPGE stuff_NN1 very_RG well_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 looked_VVD again_RT at_II the_AT picture_NN1 :_: really_RR ,_, Hilda_NP1 was_VBDZ quite_RG a_AT1 pretty_JJ woman_NN1 in_II her_APPGE way_NN1 ,_, if_CS your_APPGE tastes_NN2 inclined_JJ you_PPY to_II that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO good_JJ looks_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 read_VVD on_RP to_II the_AT story_NN1 of_IO holidays_NN2 at_II Blackpool_NP1 and_CC Filey_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 trip_NN1 to_II London_NP1 ,_, and_CC the_AT gradually_RR expanding_JJ horizons_NN2 which_DDQ writing_NN1 brought_VVN to_II Walter_NP1 ._. 
What_DDQ had_VHD made_VVN him_PPHO1 take_VVI up_RP writing_VVG in_II the_AT first_MD place_NN1 ?_? the_AT interviewer_NN1 asked_VVD ._. 
'_" Having_VHG something_PN1 to_TO say_VVI ,_, I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Hilda_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Unlike_JJ some_DD ,_, who_PNQS think_VV0 that_DD1 up_RP afterwards_RT ._. 
Anybody_PN1 who_PNQS lived_VVD through_II that_DD1 time_NNT1 in_II Oswaldston_NP1 will_VM have_VHI a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO memories_NN2 of_IO it-some_DD of_IO them_PPHO2 bitter_JJ ,_, some_DD of_IO them_PPHO2 funny_JJ ._. 
Well_RR ,_, Walter_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN through_II the_AT same_DA things_NN2 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO put_VVI them_PPHO2 down_RP on_II paper_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 he_PPHS1 just_RR felt_VVD people_NN ought_VMK to_TO know_VVI what_DDQ things_NN2 were_VBDR like_JJ people_NN down_II South_ND1 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ._. 
So_RR he_PPHS1 wrote_VVD them_PPHO2 down_RP ._. 
'_GE Quite_RG good_JJ ,_, Hilda_NP1 ,_, thought_VVD Viola_NP1 ._. 
Though_CS you_PPY do_VD0 make_VVI it_PPH1 sound_RR like_II running_VVG up_RP a_AT1 cotton_NN1 frock_NN1 ._. 
Still_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX deny_VVI that_CST Hilda_NP1 had_VHD behaved_VVN ._. 
That_DD1 warning_NN1 had-had_VHD its_APPGE effect_NN1 what_DDQ a_AT1 good_JJ idea_NN1 it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN ._. 
She_PPHS1 must_VM remember_VVI to_TO give_VVI Greg_NP1 Hocking_VVG a_AT1 copy_NN1 of_IO The_AT Factory_NN1 Whistle_NN1 ,_, suitably_RR inscribed_VVN ._. 
Viola_NP1 was_VBDZ beaming_VVG benevolently_RR as_CSA she_PPHS1 read_VVD on_RP into_II the_AT last_MD column_NN1 ._. 
The_AT reporter_NN1 ,_, treading_VVG delicately_RR ,_, had_VHD asked_VVN if_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 great_JJ sorrow_NN1 to_II her_PPHO1 when_CS she_PPHS1 and_CC Walter_NP1 separated_VVD ._. 
'_" A_ZZ1 great_JJ sorrow_NN1 ?_? 
Ee_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX cut_VVN out_RP to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 tragedy_NN1 queen_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Hilda_NP1 ._. 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT tone_NN1 to_TO take_VVI ,_, thought_VVD Viola_NP1 ._. 
'_" There_EX was_VBDZ n't_XX owt_PN1 to_TO be_VBI done_VDN about_II it_PPH1 was_VBDZ there_EX ?_? 
Marriages_NN2 get_VV0 broken_VVN up_RP every_AT1 day_NNT1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT writer_NN1 concluded_VVD by_RP But_CCB suddenly_RR Viola_NP1 pulled_VVD herself_PPX1 up_RP in_II her_APPGE reading_NN1 ,_, and_CC went_VVD back_RP ._. 
Had_VHN her_PPHO1 concentrated_VVN reading_NN1 of_IO those_DD2 letters_NN2 all_DB afternoon_NNT1 made_VVD her_PPHO1 unduly_RR pernickety_JJ ?_? 
'_GE Marriages_NN2 get_VV0 broken_VVN up_RP every_AT1 day_NNT1 ._. 
'_" No_UH ._. 
There_RL it_PPH1 was_VBDZ ._. 
Not_XX '_GE Marriages_NN2 break_VV0 up_RP ._. 
'_" '_GE Marriages_NN2 get_VV0 broken_VVN up_RP ._. 
'_" A_ZZ1 scarlet_JJ flush_NN1 showed_VVD angrily_RR through_II Viola_NP1 's_GE powdered_JJ cheek_NN1 ._. 
The_AT bitch_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 thought_VVD ._. 
The_AT low-down_JJ bitch_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO get_VVI her_PPHO1 say_VV0 in_RP ,_, did_VDD n't_XX she_PPHS1 ?_? 
Pretending_VVG to_TO be_VBI so_RG butter-wouldn't-melt_JJ ,_, and_CC then_RT to_TO slide_VVI this_DD1 in_II the_AT sharp_JJ kick_NN1 on_II the_AT ankle_NN1 in_II passing_NN1 ._. 
Did_VDD she_PPHS1 think_VVI I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX notice_VVI ?_? thought_VVD Viola_NP1 ,_, beginning_VVG to_TO breathe_VVI heavily_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 must_VM think_VVI I_PPIS1 'm_VBM senile_JJ if_CS she_PPHS1 thought_VVD that_DD1 ._. 
So_RR all_DB Oswaldston_NP1 will_VM read_VVI that_DD1 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 'll_VM read_VVI between_II the_AT lines_NN2 and_CC they_PPHS2 'll_VM start_VVI calling_VVG me_PPIO1 the_AT marriage-breaker_NN1 ,_, will_VM they_PPHS2 ?_? 
And_CC Hilda_NP1 will_VM be_VBI the_AT poor_JJ little_JJ wifey_NN1 at_II home_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD her_APPGE husband_NN1 snatched_VVN from_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT sneaky_JJ little_JJ tart_NN1 ._. 
The_AT two-timing_JJ bitch_NN1 ._. 
The_AT jumped-up_JJ mill-girl_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM show_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM get_VVI even_RR with_IW her_PPHO1 ._. 
Puffing_JJ ,_, Viola_NP1 struggled_VVD to_II her_APPGE feet_NN2 ._. 
Clutching_VVG her_APPGE stick_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 it_PPH1 were_VBDR an_AT1 offensive_JJ weapon_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 made_VVD for_IF the_AT door_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE colour_NN1 had_VHD got_VVN still_RR more_RGR livid_JJ and_CC threatening_VVG ,_, and_CC through_II the_AT fat_NN1 ,_, purple_JJ cheeks_NN2 her_APPGE eyes_NN2 were_VBDR bulging_VVG and_CC blazing_VVG ._. 
Those_DD2 stairs_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 hated_VVD those_DD2 stairs_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ worth_II it_PPH1 ,_, to_TO give_VVI Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 a_AT1 piece_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE mind_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 suddenly_RR struck_VVD Viola_NP1 ,_, in_II the_AT midst_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE rage_NN1 ,_, that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX had_VHN a_AT1 good_JJ row_NN1 for_IF months_NNT2 ._. 
Nothing_PN1 like_II making_VVG up_RP for_IF lost_JJ time_NNT1 ,_, she_PPHS1 thought_VVD to_II herself_PPX1 with_IW relish_NN1 ._. 
'_" All_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, her_APPGE voice_NN1 rising_VVG ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX remember_VVI whether_CSW I_PPIS1 did_VDD say_VVI it_PPH1 or_CC not_XX ,_, but_CCB what_DDQ if_CS I_PPIS1 did_VDD ?_? 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT truth_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 is_VBZ decidedly_RR not_XX the_AT truth_NN1 ,_, '_GE boomed_VVD Viola_NP1 ._. 
Under_II the_AT dark_JJ green_JJ wool_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE breasts_NN2 were_VBDR heaving_VVG like_II pistons_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 saw_VVD that_CST Hilda_NP1 's_GE hands_NN2 were_VBDR on_II her_APPGE hips_NN2 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 knew_VVD from_II experience_NN1 that_CST this_DD1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 danger_NN1 signal_NN1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 went_VVD on_RP ,_, unintimidated_JJ ._. 
'_" Your_APPGE marriage_NN1 broke_VVD down_RP ._. 
You_PPY could_VM n't_XX hold_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX wonder_VVI ,_, because_CS you_PPY had_VHD nothing_PN1 a_AT1 man_NN1 like_II Walter_NP1 would_VM want_VVI ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 married_VVD me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH really_RR ?_? 
Well_RR ,_, how_RRQ come_VVN he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ still_RR married_JJ to_II me_PPIO1 when_RRQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ demobbed_VVN in_II '_GE forty-six_MC ?_? 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT intention_NN1 whatever_DDQV of_IO going_VVG back_RP to_II you_PPY ._. 
We_PPIS2 had_VHD it_PPH1 all_DB arranged_VVN ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY had_VHD it_PPH1 all_DB arranged_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT choice_NN1 ,_, poor_JJ bugger_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ you_PPY ,_, waiting_VVG at_II the_AT gates_NN2 ,_, welcome_NN1 written_VVN all_RR over_II your_APPGE tits_NN2 and_CC panting_VVG for_IF him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ weak_JJ as_CSA ditchwater_JJR ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 went_VVD along_RP ._. 
'_GE Viola_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 began_VVD to_II boom_NN1 ,_, like_II an_AT1 English_JJ contralto_NN1 slaughtering_VVG Handel_NP1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 a_AT1 fortnight_NNT1 before_CS he_PPHS1 came_VVD out_RP that_CST he_PPHS1 'd_VM be_VBI coming_VVG to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH really_RR ?_? 
By_II letter_NN1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM love_VVI to_TO see_VVI that_DD1 example_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE Collected_JJ Works_NN !_! 
'_" '_GE By_II phone_NN1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
'_" '_GE Naturally_RR ._. 
But_CCB no_RR21 doubt_RR22 you_PPY went_VVD along_RP just_RR in_RR21 case_RR22 ._. 
While_CS we_PPIS2 sat_VVD round_RP at_II home_NN1 in_II little_JJ old_JJ Oswaldston_NP1 ,_, waiting_VVG for_IF Daddy_NN1 to_TO come_VVI back_RP ._. 
And_CC all_DB we_PPIS2 got_VVD was_VBDZ a_AT1 lousy_JJ phone_NN1 call_NN1 three_MC weeks_NNT2 later_RRR ._. 
Made_VVN while_CS you_PPY had_VHD one_MC1 of_IO his_APPGE arms_NN2 in_II a_AT1 half-Nelson_NP1 behind_II his_APPGE back_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VM guess_VVI ,_, or_CC a_AT1 gun_NN1 in_II his_APPGE ribs_NN2 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX coming_VVG back_RP ,_, Hilda_NP1 ,_, gulp_VV0 ,_, gulp_VV0 ._. 
'_" My_APPGE God_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 thought_VVD my_APPGE Walter_NP1 had_VHD a_RR21 bit_RR22 more_DAR gumption_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 knew_VVD then_RT you_PPY 'd_VHD done_VDN for_IF him_PPHO1 all_RR21 right_RR22 ._. 
'_" '_" Done_VDN for_IF him_PPHO1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM have_VHI made_VVN him_PPHO1 ,_, if_CS he_PPHS1 'd_VHD lived_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ too_RG good_JJ for_IF you_PPY ,_, Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, and_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ you_PPY had_VHD n't_XX got_VVN the_AT brains_NN2 to_TO understand_VVI ._. 
You_PPY were_VBDR nothing_PN1 to_II him_PPHO1 by_II then_RT ,_, nothing_PN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 needed_VVD a_AT1 real_JJ woman_NN1 ,_, not_XX a_AT1 shrew_NN1 from_II the_AT gutter_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC is_VBZ that_DD1 what_DDQ he_PPHS1 got_VVD ?_? 
'_GE While_CS Viola_NP1 tended_VVD to_II boom_NN1 under_II stress_NN1 ,_, Hilda_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 became_VVD higher_JJR and_CC more_RGR satirical_JJ ._. 
'_GE Go_VV0 on_RP with_IW you_PPY ._. 
Walter_NP1 was_VBDZ like_II a_AT1 squeezed-out_JJ rag_NN1 after_CS he_PPHS1 married_VVD you_PPY ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX even_RR good_JJ at_II his_APPGE job_NN1 ._. 
Ask_VV0 anybody_PN1 round_RP here_RL ._. 
They_PPHS2 'd_VM hardly_RR believe_VVI it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT same_DA man_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ does_VDZ that_DD1 prove_VVI ?_? 
Plenty_PN of_IO men_NN2 could_VM n't_XX settle_VVI back_RP into_II the_AT old_JJ ruts_NN2 after_II the_AT war_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM have_VHI thought_VVN less_DAR of_IO Walter_NP1 if_CS he_PPHS1 could_VM ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ too_RG good_JJ for_IF this_DD1 place_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ mad_JJ to_TO let_VVI him_PPHO1 bring_VVI me_PPIO1 here_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI done_VDN anything_PN1 anything_PN1 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ had_VHD you_PPY in_II mind_NN1 ?_? 
Not_XX the_AT writing_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ it_PPH1 ?_? 
Would_VM you_PPY have_VHI made_VVN him_PPHO1 into_II the_AT working-class_JJ Christopher_NP1 Fry_NP1 ?_? 
Do_VD0 n't_XX make_VVI me_PPIO1 laugh_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 went_VVD back_RP to_II the_AT mill_NN1 because_CS he_PPHS1 knew_VVD he_PPHS1 belonged_VVD there_RL ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT only_JJ place_NN1 he_PPHS1 could_VM go_VVI ._. 
But_CCB you_PPY 'd_VHD got_VVN hold_NN1 of_IO him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY 'd_VHD squeezed_VVN him_PPHO1 till_II the_AT pips_NN2 rattled_VVD ,_, and_CC you_PPY 'd_VHD done_VDN for_IF him_PPHO1 as_II a_AT1 man_NN1 ._. 
Like_VV0 you_PPY did_VDD Gerald_NP1 '_GE '_GE LEAVE_NN1 GERALD_NP1 OUT_II21 OF_II22 THIS_DD1 !_! '_" '_GE until_CS he_PPHS1 got_VVD away_RL ._. 
Slipped_VVD out_RP from_II under_II your_APPGE sweaty_JJ embrace_NN1 ._. 
Lucky_JJ old_JJ Gerald_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 always_RR did_VDD admire_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, in_II a_AT1 way_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD it_PPH1 just_RR in_II time_NNT1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ still_RR alive_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 hear_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_GE Still_RR alive_JJ ,_, and_CC wanting_VVG to_TO marry_VVI me_PPIO1 again_RT as_CS21 if_CS22 I_PPIS1 'd_VM give_VVI him_PPHO1 the_AT chance_NN1 !_! 
'_" '_GE Go_VV0 on_RP ,_, he_PPHS1 never_RR is_VBZ ?_? 
Well_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 've_VH0 heard_VVN of_IO old_JJ lags_NN2 wanting_VVG to_TO die_VVI in_II jail_NN1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 it_PPH1 figures_VVZ ._. 
Why_RRQ do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY take_VVI up_RP the_AT offer_NN1 ?_? 
It_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI very_RG fitting_JJ :_: you_PPY could_VM both_RR live_VVI off_II the_AT royalties_NN2 ,_, and_CC go_VVI out_RP with_IW a_AT1 bang_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 have_VH0 no_AT intention_NN1 of_IO '_GE going_VVG out_RP '_GE yet_RR awhile_RR ,_, Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM live_VVI to_TO see_VVI you_PPY underground_RL ,_, I_PPIS1 can_VM tell_VVI you_PPY that_DD1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 must_VM say_VVI I_PPIS1 'm_VBM seeing_VVG a_AT1 new_JJ side_NN1 to_II you_PPY today_RT ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 ought_VMK to_TO have_VHI suspected_VVN it_PPH1 before_RT ._. 
Walter_NP1 always_RR did_VDD say_VVI you_PPY were_VBDR underhand_RR ._. 
'_" '_" Did_VDD he_PPHS1 now_RT ?_? 
Well_RR ,_, you_PPY should_VM have_VHI heard_VVN what_DDQ he_PPHS1 said_VVD about_II you_PPY ,_, first_MD time_NNT1 we_PPIS2 met_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 him_PPHO1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR in_II a_AT1 shabby_JJ little_JJ hole_NN1 in_II Paddington_NP1 ,_, and_CC when_CS we_PPIS2 came_VVD back_RP from_II the_AT pub_NN1 that_DD1 night_NNT1 he_PPHS1 went_VVD walking_VVG up_RP and_CC down_RP that_DD1 hotel_NN1 room_NN1 ,_, sticking_VVG his_APPGE chest_NN1 out_RP and_CC saying_VVG ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM the_AT sex_NN1 queen_NN1 of_IO Bloomsbury_NP1 ._. 
Come_VV0 and_CC get_VV0 me_PPIO1 while_CS I_PPIS1 'm_VBM still_RR hot_JJ !_! 
'_" Ee_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 can_VM see_VVI him_PPHO1 now_RT ._. 
He_PPHS1 always_RR was_VBDZ a_AT1 wonderful_JJ mimic_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ our_APPGE Walter_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH yes_UH ?_? 
And_CC did_VDD he_PPHS1 tell_VVI you_PPY we_PPIS2 made_VVD love_NN1 the_AT next_MD night_NNT1 ?_? 
Ah_UH that_CST got_VVD you_PPY ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX ,_, I_PPIS1 can_VM see_VVI ._. 
You_PPY were_VBDR looking_VVG after_II Rose_NP1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 sent_VVD Gerald_NP1 out_RP to_II the_AT local_JJ to_TO get_VVI a_AT1 bottle_NN1 of_IO Scotch_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 knew_VVD he_PPHS1 'd_VM have_VHI a_AT1 quick_JJ one_PN1 while_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ there_RL ._. 
We_PPIS2 arranged_VVD it_PPH1 all_DB just_RR by_II looking_VVG at_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ._. 
'_" '_" Aye_UH ,_, '_GE said_VVD Hilda_NP1 quietly_RR ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 did_VDD have_VHI talking_JJ eyes_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_GE So_RR I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI he_PPHS1 found_VVD me_PPIO1 quite_RG so_RG ridiculous_JJ as_CSA you_PPY make_VV0 out_RP ,_, '_GE concluded_VVD Viola_NP1 ,_, with_IW an_AT1 angry_JJ smirk_NN1 of_IO triumph_NN1 ._. 
'_" Oh_UH ,_, he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX mind_VVI them_PPHO2 ridiculous_JJ ,_, '_GE said_VVD Hilda_NP1 ,_, perking_VVG up_RP again_RT ._. 
'_GE Big_JJ or_CC small_JJ ,_, fat_JJ or_CC thin_JJ ,_, sensible_JJ or_CC silly_JJ ,_, it_PPH1 did_VDD n't_XX worry_VVI Walter_NP1 ._. 
If_CS he_PPHS1 hopped_VVD into_II bed_NN1 with_IW you_PPY that_DD1 night_NNT1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ only_RR doing_VDG what_DDQ he_PPHS1 'd_VHD done_VDN with_IW a_AT1 hundred_NNO and_CC one_MC1 others_VVZ ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM glad_JJ you_PPY admit_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
So_RR you_PPY can_VM hardly_RR say_VVI I_PPIS1 broke_VVD your_APPGE marriage_NN1 up_RP ,_, can_VM you_PPY ?_? 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, that_DD1 was_VBDZ different_JJ ._. 
The_AT others_NN2 were_VBDR just_RR a_AT1 thing_NN1 of_IO the_AT moment_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 quick_JJ in_II and_CC out_RP after_II the_AT pubs_NN2 closed_VVN or_CC round_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO the_AT factory_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 expect_VV0 that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ he_PPHS1 thought_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVG to_II when_RRQ you_PPY grabbed_VVD him_PPHO1 at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT war_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 should_VM have_VHI realized_VVN it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI different_JJ with_IW Gerald_NP1 gone_VVN ._. 
You_PPY wanted_VVD a_AT1 man_NN1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY wanted_VVD him_PPHO1 for_RR21 good_RR22 because_CS after_II all_DB ,_, you_PPY were_VBDR getting_VVG on_RP then_RT ,_, were_VBDR n't_XX you_PPY ?_? 
So_RR once_CS you_PPY got_VVD him_PPHO1 into_II your_APPGE fleshy_JJ arms_NN2 '_GE '_" My_APPGE arms_NN2 were_VBDR not_XX fleshy_JJ !_! '_" '_GE well_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 surely_RR are_VBR now_RT and_CC you_PPY hugged_VVD him_PPHO1 tighter_JJR and_CC tighter_JJR ,_, and_CC you_PPY dragged_VVD him_PPHO1 through_II the_AT divorce_NN1 courts_NN2 '_GE '_" You_PPY co-operated_VVD willingly_RR enough_RR !_! 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM too_RG much_RR pride_VVI to_TO do_VDI anything_PN1 else_RR ._. 
And_CC then_RT you_PPY dragged_VVD him_PPHO1 to_II the_AT altar_NN1 ,_, or_CC was_VBDZ it_PPH1 the_AT registrar_NN1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 never_RR had_VHN an_AT1 account_NN1 of_IO the_AT joyful_JJ occasion_NN1 and_CC then_RT you_PPY came_VVD back_RP up_RP here_RL ,_, and-you_PPY thought_VVD you_PPY 'd_VM be_VBI Queen_NN1 of_IO Oswaldston_NP1 ,_, with_IW your_APPGE little_JJ private_JJ income_NN1 ,_, and_CC your_APPGE nice_JJ stone_NN1 house_NN1 ,_, and_CC your_APPGE upper-class_JJ ways_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 dragged_VVD me_PPIO1 up_RP here_RL ._. 
What_DDQ was_VBDZ I_MC1 supposed_JJ to_TO do_VDI in_II a_AT1 common_JJ little_JJ hole_NN1 like_II this_DD1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE And_CC when_CS you_PPY got_VVD back_RP here_RL ,_, everyone_PN1 could_VM see_VVI that_CST Walter_NP1 was_VBDZ just_RR a_AT1 shell_NN1 ,_, just_RR a_AT1 husk_NN1 you_PPY 'd_VHD had_VHN all_DB the_AT goodness_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX even_RR up_RP to_II being_NN1 works_VVZ foreman_NN1 any_RR21 longer_RR22 ,_, quite_RR apart_II21 from_II22 anything_PN1 else_RR ._. 
They_PPHS2 'd_VM have_VHI sacked_VVN him_PPHO1 ,_, if_CS it_PPH1 had_VHD n't_XX been_VBN for_IF his_APPGE war-record_NN1 it_PPH1 would_VM n't_XX have_VHI looked_VVN good_JJ ._. 
And_CC that_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT end_NN1 of_IO Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 ._. 
You_PPY sucked_VVD him_PPHO1 dry_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX suck_VVI him_PPHO1 dry_JJ !_! 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ sick_JJ !_! 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ._. 
I_PPIS1 reckon_VV0 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ glad_JJ to_TO die_VVI when_RRQ he_PPHS1 did_VDD ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ n't_XX much_RR left_VVN for_IF him_PPHO1 ,_, was_VBDZ there_EX ?_? 
'_" '_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY mean_VVI ,_, was_VBDZ n't_XX much_RR left_VVN ?_? 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ happy_JJ !_! 
He_PPHS1 loved_VVD me_PPIO1 !_! 
He_PPHS1 loved_VVD the_AT children_NN2 !_! 
'_" '_" Oh_UH yes_UH ,_, he_PPHS1 probably_RR did_VDD love_VVI the_AT children_NN2 ._. 
People_NN like_II Walter_NP1 always_RR do_VD0 get_VVI on_RP well_RR with_IW children_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY mean_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_GE People_NN who_PNQS are_VBR soft_JJ and_CC good-humoured_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 spoilt_VVD Rose_NP1 that_RG much_DA1 he_PPHS1 'd_VM have_VHI ruined_VVN her_PPHO1 if_CS I_PPIS1 'd_VM let_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT trouble_NN1 with_IW Walter_NP1 was_VBDZ ,_, he_PPHS1 could_VM never_RR say_VVI no_UH to_II anyone_PN1 ._. 
As_CSA you_PPY found_VVD out_RP very_RG quickly_RR ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 'm_VBM glad_JJ he_PPHS1 had_VHD the_AT boys_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 really_RR am_RA ._. 
Because_CS there_EX was_VBDZ n't_XX much_RR love_VV0 in_II the_AT house_NN1 otherwise_RR ,_, from_II what_DDQ I_PPIS1 hear_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, you_PPY hear_VV0 what_DDQ you_PPY want_VV0 to_TO hear_VVI ._. 
'_" '_GE Folk_NN say_VV0 you_PPY nagged_VVD him_PPHO1 to_II death_NN1 ,_, Viola_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 's_GE face_NN1 ,_, still_RR an_AT1 unhealthy_JJ vivid_JJ red_NN1 ,_, twisted_VVD itself_PPX1 into_II an_AT1 expression_NN1 of_IO contempt_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC how_RRQ do_VD0 these_DD2 '_GE folk_NN '_GE know_VV0 ,_, eh_UH ?_? 
Do_VD0 n't_XX make_VVI me_PPIO1 laugh_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX as_CS21 though_CS22 the_AT house_NN1 was_VBDZ full_JJ of_IO servants_NN2 ,_, listening_VVG at_II the_AT doors_NN2 ._. 
My_APPGE income_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE pay_NN1 packet_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX run_VVI to_II that_DD1 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, folk_NN knew_VVD because_CS Walter_NP1 told_VVD them_PPHO2 ._. 
All_DB the_AT factory_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY probably_RR did_VDD n't_XX realize_VVI about_II Walter_NP1 :_: he_PPHS1 never_RR could_VM keep_VVI anything_PN1 back_RP a_AT1 right_JJ old_JJ woman_NN1 like_II that_DD1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ._. 
'_" '_" If_CSW people_NN told_VVD you_PPY he_PPHS1 said_VVD that_CST ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ to_TO make_VVI you_PPY feel_VVI better_RRR ._. 
We_PPIS2 had_VHD a_AT1 wonderful_JJ marriage_NN1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ full_JJ ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ funny_JJ ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ loving_VVG it_PPH1 was_VBDZ everything_PN1 a_AT1 marriage_NN1 should_VM be_VBI ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VHD never_RR known_VVN what_DDQ it_PPH1 could_VM be_VBI like_II before_RT ._. 
How_RRQ could_VM he_PPHS1 with_IW you_PPY ?_? 
You_PPY may_VM have_VHI been_VBN his_APPGE class_NN1 ,_, but_CCB you_PPY were_VBDR too_RG limited_JJ for_IF a_AT1 man_NN1 like_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Limited_JJ ,_, eh_UH ?_? 
Is_VBZ it_PPH1 '_VBZ Walter_NP1 ,_, the_AT great_JJ intellectual_NN1 '_GE now_RT ,_, eh_UH ?_? 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 had_VHD more_DAR brains_NN2 in_II his_APPGE little_JJ finger_NN1 than_CSN you_PPY have_VH0 in_II your_APPGE whole_JJ skinny_JJ body_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" If_CSW he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ that_DD1 smart_JJ ,_, Viola_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 would_VM never_RR have_VHI fallen_VVN for_IF your_APPGE little_JJ game_NN1 ._. 
Because_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD your_APPGE number_NN1 ._. 
Even_RR Walter_NP1 could_VM tell_VVI you_PPY were_VBDR a_AT1 ninety-ninth-rate_JJ poetess_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 grand_JJ manner_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 liking_NN1 for_IF getting_VVG people_NN in_II your_APPGE coils_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VHD got_VVN your_APPGE number_NN1 the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 we_PPIS2 met_VVD ._. 
So_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ really_RR stupid_JJ of_IO him_PPHO1 to_TO let_VVI you_PPY catch_VVI him_PPHO1 after_II all_DB ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX forgive_VVI that_CST he_PPHS1 should_VM be_VBI so_RG gormless_JJ !_! 
'_GE Viola_NN1 ,_, pretending_VVG to_TO ignore_VVI her_PPHO1 ,_, took_VVD up_RP a_AT1 theatrical_JJ position_NN1 ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 rapt_JJ in_II the_AT memory_NN1 of_IO things_NN2 past_RL :_: '_GE Walter_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 lovely_JJ man_NN1 ._. 
The_AT most_RGT marvellous_JJ man_NN1 I_PPIS1 ever_RR had_VHD in_II my_APPGE life_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 loved_VVD me_PPIO1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 loved_VVD him_PPHO1 we_PPIS2 were_VBDR everything_PN1 to_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ,_, those_DD2 brief_JJ years_NNT2 we_PPIS2 had_VHD ._. 
'_" Her_PPHO1 back_RP stiffened_JJ ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 turned_VVD on_II Hilda_NP1 :_: '_GE People_NN are_VBR going_VVGK to_TO realize_VVI that_CST before_CS I_PPIS1 've_VH0 finished_VVN ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 always_RR knew_VVD you_PPY 'd_VM get_VVI your_APPGE side_NN1 of_IO the_AT story_NN1 across_II loud_RR and_CC clear_RR ,_, Viola_NP1 ._. 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ never_RR in_II doubt_NN1 ._. 
So_RR it_PPH1 's_VBZ mean_JJ of_IO you_PPY to_TO begrudge_VVI me_PPIO1 half_DB a_AT1 sentence_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Ah_UH !_! 
So_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ deliberate_JJ !_! 
I_PPIS1 knew_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
If_CS I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX think_VVI you_PPY 'd_VM go_VVI blabbing_VVG your_APPGE side_NN1 of_IO the_AT story_NN1 all_RR over_II town_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VM have_VHI you_PPY out_II21 of_II22 my_APPGE house_NN1 in_II two_MC shakes_VVZ ._. 
'_" '_" How_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI I_PPIS1 wo_VM n't_XX go_VVI ?_? 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ no_AT fun_JJ living_NN1 with_IW someone_PN1 who_PNQS thinks_VVZ she_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 cross_NN1 between_II Virginia_NP1 Woolf_NP1 and_CC the_AT Queen_NN1 Mother_NN1 ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ nothing_PN1 to_TO keep_VVI me_PPIO1 here_RL now_RT ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 can_VM afford_VVI a_AT1 place_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE own_DA ,_, with_IW the_AT royalties_NN2 that_CST will_VM be_VBI coming_VVG in_RP ._. 
'_" '_" Who_PNQS says_VVZ you_PPY 'll_VM get_VVI anything_PN1 ?_? 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ only_RR a_AT1 verbal_JJ agreement_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM deny_VVI all_DB knowledge_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, if_CS it_PPH1 suits_VVZ me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Now_CS21 that_CS22 ,_, Viola_NP1 ,_, might_VM be_VBI very_RG unwise_JJ ..._... 
'_" '_" Now_RT listen_VV0 to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, Hilda_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 had_VHN more_DAR than_CSN enough_DD of_IO your_APPGE little_JJ games_NN2 ,_, of_IO your_APPGE hintings_NN2 and_CC half-truths_NN2 and_CC double-meanings_NN2 ._. 
You_PPY can_VM drive_VVI me_PPIO1 too_RG far_RR ._. 
If_CS you_PPY do_VD0 ,_, I_PPIS1 'll_VM forget_VVI every_AT1 agreement_NN1 we_PPIS2 ever_RR had_VHD ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 'll_VM fight_VVI you_PPY with_IW everything_PN1 I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN ,_, so_CS21 that_CS22 by_II the_AT end_NN1 you_PPY wo_VM n't_XX have_VHI a_AT1 shred_NN1 of_IO reputation_NN1 left_NN1 '_GE '_GE Reputation_NN1 !_! 
That_DD1 's_VBZ rich_JJ !_! 
There_EX are_VBR other_JJ reputations_NN2 than_CSN mine_PPGE at_II risk_NN1 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM see_VVI people_NN know_VVI the_AT truth_NN1 about_II you_PPY '_" '_GE The_AT truth_NN1 ,_, Viola_NP1 ,_, would_VM be_VBI a_AT1 very_RG dangerous_JJ thing_NN1 to_TO start_VVI telling_VVG ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY think_VVI ?_? 
'_GE Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, panting_VVG ,_, looked_VVD hard_RR at_II Hilda_NP1 's_GE pert_JJ little_JJ face_NN1 looking_VVG up_RP at_II her_PPHO1 with_IW a_AT1 twisted_JJ ,_, triumphant_JJ smile_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE breath_NN1 was_VBDZ coming_VVG now_RT in_II sharp_JJ ,_, ugly_JJ pantings_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Before_CS I_PPIS1 let_VV0 you_PPY foul_VVI Walter_NP1 's_GE memory_NN1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, with_IW difficulty_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM drag_VVI you_PPY through_II the_AT courts_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM pull_VVI you_PPY down_RP into_II the_AT gutter_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 pulled_VVD open_RR the_AT door_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM see_VVI you_PPY in_II hell_NN1 !_! '_" she_PPHS1 yelled_VVD ._. 
The_AT bang_NN1 of_IO the_AT door_NN1 resounded_VVD all_RR over_II the_AT house_NN1 ._. 
COMBUSTION_NN1 The_AT row_NN1 between_II the_AT two_MC widows_NN2 Machin_NP1 took_VVD place_NN1 between_II six_MC and_CC six-thirty_MC ._. 
It_PPH1 did_VDD not_XX remain_VVI long_RR unknown_JJ ._. 
Viola_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 had_VHD that_DD1 organ_NN1 note_NN1 of_IO the_AT English_JJ landed_JJ aristocracy_NN1 ,_, though_CS in_II her_APPGE case_NN1 it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN formed_VVN not_XX in_II the_AT hunting-fields_NN2 ,_, but_CCB on_II the_AT lonely_JJ ,_, sheep_NN expanses_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE native_JJ land_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 certainly_RR carried_VVD in_II Oswaldston_NP1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 goodly_JJ stretch_NN1 of_IO garden_NN1 between_II Hilda_NP1 's_GE sitting-room_NN1 and_CC the_AT road_NN1 ,_, but_CCB later_RRR that_DD1 evening_NNT1 at_RR21 least_RR22 three_MC people_NN who_PNQS had_VHD passed_VVN by_RP on_II the_AT other_JJ side_NN1 of_IO the_AT wall_NN1 commented_VVN on_II the_AT row_NN1 in_II the_AT Spinners_NN2 '_GE Arms_NN2 ._. 
'_GE By_II gum_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 were_VBDR going_VVG at_II it_PPH1 ,_, '_GE concluded_VVD one_PN1 ,_, with_IW an_AT1 appreciative_JJ snicker_NN1 ._. 
Lancashire_NP1 men_NN2 like_II women_NN2 with_IW a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO fight_NN1 in_II them_PPHO2 ,_, especially_RR when_CS they_PPHS2 direct_VV0 it_PPH1 at_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ._. 
So_CS21 that_CS22 when_CS Greg_NP1 Hocking_NP1 ,_, after_CS an_AT1 evening_NNT1 marking_VVG essays_NN2 ,_, came_VVD in_RP at_II nine-fifteen_MC for_IF a_AT1 good_JJ night_NNT1 pint_NNU1 ,_, his_APPGE friend_NN1 the_AT landlord_NN1 said_VVD :_: '_" Your_APPGE old_JJ girls_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN at_II it_PPH1 today_RT ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY mean_VVI '_GE at_II it_PPH1 '_" ?_? '_GE asked_VVD Greg_NP1 apprehensively_RR as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 feared_VVD to_TO hear_VVI tales_NN2 of_IO geriatric_JJ sex-orgies_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Ammer_NP1 and_CC tongs_NN2 ._. 
Arguing_VVG ._. 
Screaming_VVG at_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ three_MC or_CC four_MC as_58 '_GE eard_NN1 them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_GE Greg_NP1 groaned_VVD into_II his_APPGE pint_NNU1 mug_NN1 ._. 
Just_RR what_DDQ he_PPHS1 'd_VHD hoped_VVN to_TO avoid_VVI ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT particular_JJ reason_NN1 why_RRQ he_PPHS1 should_VM have_VHI acted_VVN as_CSA honest_JJ broker_NN1 in_II this_DD1 affair_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 had_VHD taken_VVN it_PPH1 on_RP ,_, and_CC had_VHD been_VBN quite_RG pleased_JJ with_IW himself_PPX1 when_CS he_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO have_VHI brought_VVN things_NN2 off_RP ._. 
So_RG far_RR things_NN2 had_VHD apparently_RR gone_VVN very_RG smoothly_RR ._. 
The_AT articles_NN2 in_II the_AT Sunday_NPD1 papers_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN well_RR done_VDN in_II their_APPGE way_NN1 :_: the_AT spread_NN1 of_IO photographs_NN2 in_II the_AT Grub_NN1 had_VHD made_VVN the_AT point_NN1 Hilda_NP1 had_VHD wanted_VVN made_VVN without_IW undue_JJ underlining_NN1 :_: all_DB the_AT local_JJ bookshops_NN2 (_( two_MC )_) had_VHD piles_NN2 of_IO copies_NN2 of_IO The_AT Factory_NN1 Whistle_VV0 that_CST seemed_VVD to_TO diminish_VVI rapidly_RR and_CC be_VBI renewed_VVN ._. 
Even_RR the_AT article_NN1 in_II the_AT local_JJ paper_NN1 had_VHD seemed_VVN on_II a_AT1 quick_JJ glance_NN1 through_II earlier_JJR to_TO be_VBI all_RR right_JJ ._. 
There_EX had_VHD just_RR been_VBN that_CST one_MC1 phrase_NN1 ..._... 
Greg_NP1 thought_VVD to_II himself_PPX1 :_: that_DD1 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN it_PPH1 ._. 
That_DD1 must_VM have_VHI done_VDN it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE Perhaps_RR I_PPIS1 'd_VHD better_RRR go_VVI along_RP and_CC see_VVI them_PPHO2 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE See_VV0 if_CSW there_EX 's_VHZ been_VBN any_DD harm_NN1 done_VDN ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ 's_VBZ the_AT point_NN1 ?_? '_GE said_VVD the_AT landlord_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS for_IF some_DD reason_NN1 had_VHD come_VVN in_II the_AT last_MD few_DA2 weeks_NNT2 to_TO regard_VVI the_AT Mrs_NNB Machins_NP1 as_II in_II an_AT1 obscure_JJ way_NN1 a_AT1 rival_JJ show_NN1 to_II himself_PPX1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY 're_VBR not_XX their_APPGE bloody_JJ nursemaid_NN1 ._. 
Why_RRQ should_VM you_PPY go_VVI clucking_VVG around_II them_PPHO2 like_II a_AT1 mother_NN1 hen_NN1 ,_, just_RR because_CS they_PPHS2 both_DB2 hit_VVD the_AT ceiling_NN1 ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ getting_VVG above_II himself_PPX1 ,_, thought_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 stayed_VVD put_VVN by_II the_AT bar_NN1 ._. 
The_AT news_NN1 of_IO the_AT noisy_JJ row_NN1 in_II the_AT big_JJ house_NN1 at_II the_AT top_NN1 of_IO the_AT street_NN1 titillated_VVD spasmodic_JJ interest_NN1 in_II the_AT Spinners_NN2 '_GE Saloon_NN1 Bar_NN1 all_DB evening_NNT1 ._. 
Especially_RR as_CSA this_DD1 new_JJ bit_NN1 of_IO gossip_NN1 came_VVD at_II a_AT1 time_NNT1 when_RRQ the_AT idea_NN1 that_CST Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 was_VBDZ becoming_VVG posthumously_RR a_AT1 national_JJ figure_NN1 was_VBDZ beginning_VVG to_TO filter_VVI through_RP to_II Oswaldston_NP1 consciousness_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'll_VM say_VVI this_DD1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD one_MC1 elderly_JJ notable_JJ :_: '_" We_PPIS2 did_VDD n't_XX think_VVI owt_PN1 to_II that_DD1 Machin_NP1 when_RRQ he_PPHS1 were_VBDR alive_JJ ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 doubt_VV0 we_PPIS2 'll_VM change_VVI our_APPGE minds_NN2 thirty_MC years_NNT2 after_CS he_PPHS1 's_VHZ gone_VVN ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI the_AT voice_NN1 of_IO Nottingham_NP1 ,_, obstinately_RR unimpressed_JJ by_II the_AT national_JJ fame_NN1 of_IO Lawrence_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 it_PPH1 'll_VM be_VBI a_AT1 fine_JJ thing_NN1 for_IF the_AT town_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD a_AT1 dogmatic_JJ little_JJ schoolmaster_NN1 ,_, looking_VVG to_II Greg_NP1 for_IF approval_NN1 in_II a_AT1 way_NN1 he_PPHS1 found_VVD irritating_JJ ._. 
'_GE Put_VV0 us_PPIO2 on_II the_AT map_NN1 ._. 
Make_VV0 people_NN down_II South_ND1 realize_VV0 there_EX 's_VBZ more_RRR to_II the_AT North_ND1 than_CSN muck_NN1 and_CC football_NN1 hooligans_NN2 ._. 
Not_XX that_CST I_PPIS1 've_VH0 any_DD time_NNT1 for_IF that_DD1 widow_NN1 of_IO his_PPGE ._. 
Puts_VVZ on_II airs_NN2 as_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 were_VBDR running_VVG a_AT1 literary_JJ salon_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Alf_NP1 Ackroyd_NP1 behind_II the_AT bar_NN1 pricked_VVD up_RP his_APPGE ears_NN2 ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 some_DD rival_JJ establishment_NN1 to_II his_APPGE own_DA were_VBDR under_II discussion_NN1 ._. 
There_EX seemed_VVD ,_, though_CS ,_, a_AT1 general_JJ lack_NN1 of_IO enthusiasm_NN1 for_IF the_AT second_MD Mrs_NNB Machin_NP1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 's_VBZ basking_VVG in_II all_DB the_AT glory_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD one_MC1 man_NN1 ,_, '_GE but_CCB it_PPH1 had_VHD bugger_NN1 all_RR to_TO do_VDI with_IW her_PPHO1 ._. 
Only_RR married_VVD him_PPHO1 just_RR before_CS he_PPHS1 died_VVD ,_, that_CST I_PPIS1 do_VD0 mind_VVI ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 foreigner_NN1 and_CC all_DB ._. 
Nowt_PN1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW Oswaldston_NP1 in_II her_APPGE life_NN1 before_CS he_PPHS1 brought_VVD her_PPHO1 here_RL ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI I_PPIS1 'd_VM call_VVI New_JJ Zealanders_NN2 foreigners_NN2 ,_, '_GE ventured_VVD Greg_NP1 Hocking_NP1 ,_, in_II protest_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, if_CS they_PPHS2 're_VBR not_XX that_DD1 ,_, what_DDQ are_VBR they_PPHS2 ?_? '_GE said_VVD the_AT man_NN1 ,_, obviously_RR finding_VVG himself_PPX1 unanswerable_JJ ._. 
If_CS the_AT bar_NN1 conversation_NN1 was_VBDZ anything_PN1 to_TO go_VVI by_RP ,_, the_AT people_NN of_IO Oswaldston_NP1 were_VBDR going_VVGK to_TO react_VVI to_II their_APPGE newly_RR famous_JJ son_NN1 by_II first_MD denigrating_VVG him_PPHO1 and_CC then_RT resenting_VVG any_DD outsider_NN1 who_PNQS made_VVD claim_NN1 to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, Greg_NP1 Hocking_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, both_RR depressing_JJ and_CC familiar_JJ ._. 
But_CCB as_CSA he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ finishing_VVG his_APPGE second_MD pint_NNU1 ,_, and_CC wondering_VVG again_RT whether_CSW to_TO go_VVI up_RP and_CC see_VVI one_MC1 or_CC other_JJ of_IO the_AT Mrs_NNB Machins_NP1 ,_, his_APPGE mind_NN1 was_VBDZ made_VVN up_RP for_IF him_PPHO1 ._. 
First_MD ,_, flashing_VVG through_II the_AT gathering_NN1 dark_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 fire-engine_NN1 screamed_VVN past_II the_AT window_NN1 of_IO the_AT Spinners_NN2 '_GE ._. 
Then_RT a_AT1 regular_JJ popped_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 around_II the_AT door_NN1 ,_, like_II an_AT1 extra_JJ in_II an_AT1 old_JJ Gracie_NP1 Fields_NP film_NN1 ,_, and_CC said_VVD :_: '_" Hey_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 there_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 fire_NN1 up_RP at_II Meadowbanks_NP2 ._. 
'_GE Dashing_VVG his_APPGE pint_NNU1 mug_NN1 down_RP on_II the_AT bar_NN1 ,_, Greg_NP1 Hocking_NP1 darted_VVD through_II the_AT door_NN1 before_II any_DD of_IO the_AT idly_RR curious_JJ could_VM bar_VVI his_APPGE way_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 glance_NN1 was_VBDZ sufficient_JJ to_TO show_VVI that_CST the_AT regular_JJ had_VHD been_VBN right_JJ ._. 
From_II the_AT upstairs_NN1 window_NN1 of_IO the_AT grey-stone_NN1 ,_, substantial_JJ house_NN1 at_II the_AT top_NN1 of_IO the_AT road_NN1 there_EX was_VBDZ billowing_VVG into_II the_AT night_NNT1 slow_JJ ,_, steady_JJ streams_NN2 of_IO smoke_NN1 not_XX thick_RR ,_, or_CC threatening_VVG in_II themselves_PPX2 ,_, but_CCB culminating_VVG in_II a_AT1 heavy_JJ ,_, acrid_JJ cloud_NN1 haloing_VVG the_AT house_NN1 ,_, and_CC sending_VVG a_AT1 hideous_JJ smell_NN1 of_IO ruin_NN1 down_II the_AT gentle_JJ hill_NN1 to_II the_AT centre_NN1 of_IO the_AT town_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA Greg_NP1 broke_VVD into_II a_AT1 sprint_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 saw_VVD almost_RR simultaneously_RR water_NN1 beginning_VVG to_TO play_VVI on_II the_AT upstairs_NN1 windows_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 sudden_JJ spurt_NN1 of_IO flame_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 part_NN1 of_IO the_AT roof_NN1 begin_VV0 to_TO sag_VVI ominously_RR ._. 
Night_NNT1 had_VHD closed_VVN in_RP ._. 
When_CS Greg_NP1 came_VVD to_II a_AT1 halt_NN1 outside_II Meadowbanks_NP2 the_AT scene_NN1 was_VBDZ lurid_JJ ,_, gloomy_JJ ,_, terrifying_VVG ._. 
The_AT firemen_NN2 were_VBDR having_VHG trouble_NN1 with_IW their_APPGE hoses_NN2 on_II some_DD sides_NN2 of_IO the_AT house_NN1 ,_, not_XX being_VBG able_JK to_TO get_VVI them_PPHO2 close_VV0 enough_RR to_II the_AT burning_JJ floor_NN1 to_TO be_VBI effective_JJ ._. 
At_II the_AT front_NN1 ,_, though_CS ,_, they_PPHS2 had_VHD taken_VVN them_PPHO2 through_II the_AT gate_NN1 and_CC were_VBDR playing_VVG them_PPHO2 on_II the_AT windows_NN2 of_IO Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 's_GE sitting-room_NN1 ._. 
Around_II the_AT gate_NN1 and_CC the_AT two_MC fire-engines_NN2 parked_VVN by_II it_PPH1 a_AT1 little_JJ knot_NN1 of_IO spectators_NN2 was_VBDZ gathering_VVG ,_, increasing_VVG by_II the_AT minute_NNT1 ,_, kept_VVN at_II a_AT1 distance_NN1 by_II two_MC superbly_RR imperturbable_JJ members_NN2 of_IO the_AT Lancashire_NP1 County_NN1 force_NN1 ._. 
Greg_NP1 elbowed_VVD his_APPGE way_NN1 through_II and_CC got_VVN behind_II the_AT engines_NN2 ,_, from_II where_RRQ he_PPHS1 could_VM see_VVI into_II the_AT garden_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM a_AT1 friend_NN1 of_IO the_AT old_JJ ladies_NN2 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO go_VVI in_RP ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY 're_VBR not_XX allowed_VVN ,_, '_GE shouted_VVD one_MC1 of_IO the_AT constables_NN2 ._. 
'_" There_EX 's_VBZ no_AT point_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 just_RR heard_VVD they_PPHS2 've_VHI got_VVN the_AT old_JJ lady_NN1 out_RP ._. 
She_PPHS1 'll_VM be_VBI coming_VVG any_DD moment_NN1 ._. 
Do_VD0 n't_XX waste_VVI your_APPGE time_NNT1 ._. 
'_GE Greg_NP1 looked_VVD through_II the_AT gate_NN1 ._. 
Half-way_RR along_II the_AT path_NN1 ,_, surrounded_VVN by_II shouting_VVG ,_, running_VVG firemen_NN2 ,_, was_VBDZ a_RR21 little_RR22 ,_, dark_JJ group_NN1 ,_, moving_VVG slowly_RR towards_II the_AT road_NN1 ._. 
'_" Which_DDQ old_JJ lady_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Greg_NP1 shouted_VVD to_II the_AT constable_NN1 ._. 
'_" Her_PPHO1 as_CSA lives_VVZ here_RL ,_, likely_JJ ._. 
Is_VBZ there_RL more_DAR than_CSN one_MC1 ?_? 
'_GE At_II that_DD1 moment_NN1 both_DB2 constables_NN2 '_GE attention_NN1 was_VBDZ distracted_VVN by_II a_AT1 little_JJ boy_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ overcome_JJ with_IW curiosity_NN1 about_II the_AT working_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 fire-engine_NN1 ._. 
Greg_NP1 dashed_VVD through_II the_AT gate_NN1 ,_, dodging_VVG snaky_JJ ,_, shifting_VVG hoses_NN2 on_II the_AT crazy_JJ pavement_NN1 of_IO the_AT path_NN1 ,_, and_CC ran_VVD towards_II the_AT slowly_RR moving_VVG little_JJ group_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ Viola_NP1 ,_, helped_VVD along_RP by_II a_AT1 policeman_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 fireman_NN1 ,_, weeping_VVG uncontrollably_RR ,_, her_APPGE old_JJ legs_NN2 hardly_RR able_JK to_TO bear_VVI her_PPHO1 ,_, even_RR with_IW support_NN1 on_II either_DD1 side_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ still_RR wearing_VVG the_AT green_JJ woollen_JJ dress_NN1 ,_, but_CCB now_RT her_APPGE fine_JJ figure_NN1 looked_VVD what_DDQ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 wreck_NN1 of_IO ancient_JJ splendour_NN1 ,_, collapsed_VVD ,_, ravaged_VVD ._. 
Her_APPGE face_NN1 ,_, too_RR ,_, bleary_JJ ,_, smoky_JJ ,_, with_IW deep_JJ channels_NN2 of_IO tears_NN2 through_II the_AT make-up_NN1 ,_, looked_VVN like_II an_AT1 old_JJ woman_NN1 's_VBZ some_DD monster_NN1 from_II Restoration_NN1 comedy_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 old_JJ ,_, peeling_VVG wall_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE voice_NN1 was_VBDZ so_RR choked_VVN with_IW tears_NN2 and_CC hysteria_NN1 that_CST ,_, even_RR bending_VVG close_JJ ,_, Greg_NP1 could_VM hardly_RR make_VVI out_RP her_APPGE words_NN2 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ asleep_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 dozed_VVD off_RP in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 the_AT television_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX hear_VVI anything_PN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX smell_VVI anything_PN1 ..._... 
Save_VV0 my_APPGE house_NN1 ._. 
Do_VD0 n't_XX let_VVI it_PPH1 burn_VVI away_RL to_II nothing_PN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO go_VVI and_CC live_VVI with_IW Desmond_NP1 ..._... 
'_" As_CSA her_APPGE voice_NN1 died_VVD away_RL into_II a_AT1 mumble_NN1 ,_, Greg_NP1 could_VM see_VVI from_II her_APPGE face_NN1 that_CST a_AT1 thought_NN1 had_VHD struck_VVN her_PPHO1 ._. 
She-started_JJ up_RP with_IW an_AT1 access_NN1 of_IO energy_NN1 ._. 
'_" Where_RRQ 's_VBZ Pimpernel_NP1 ?_? 
Is_VBZ he_PPHS1 still_RR in_II there_RL ?_? 
Save_VV0 my_APPGE dog_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY ca_VM n't_XX let_VVI him_PPHO1 burn_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ outside_RL ,_, lass_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD the_AT fireman_NN1 soothingly_RR ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 ran_VVD out_RP when_CS we_PPIS2 came_VVD in_RP to_TO get_VVI you_PPY ._. 
'_" '_" Where_RRQ 's_VBZ Hilda_NP1 ?_? '_GE asked_VVD Greg_NP1 urgently_RR ._. 
'_GE Was_VBDZ she_PPHS1 in_II ?_? 
'_GE Viola_NN1 looked_VVN at_II him_PPHO1 ,_, sniffing_VVG back_RP sobs_NN2 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI ._. 
She_PPHS1 may_VM have_VHI gone_VVN to_II her_APPGE daughter_NN1 's_GE ._. 
She_PPHS1 may_VM have_VHI done_VDN ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ asleep_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX have_VHI heard_VVN ._. 
'_" Then_RT ,_, after_CS a_AT1 pause_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 broke_VVD into_II a_AT1 howl_NN1 ._. 
'_GE See_VV0 that_CST Hilda_NP1 's_VBZ all_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, Greg_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 might_VM be_VBI in_II there_RL ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ my_APPGE friend_NN1 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ !_! 
I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX want_VVI her_PPHO1 to_TO die_VVI ._. 
Please_RR save_VV0 her_PPHO1 !_! 
'_GE Even_RR as_CSA Greg_NP1 turned_VVD to_TO run_VVI towards_II the_AT house_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO register_VVI that_CST Viola_NP1 's_GE concern_NN1 for_IF Hilda_NP1 was_VBDZ less_RGR genuine_JJ than_CSN her_APPGE concern_NN1 for_IF Pimpernel_NP1 ._. 
The_AT upper_JJ storey_NN1 of_IO Meadowbanks_NP2 was_VBDZ now_RT belching_VVG thick_JJ ,_, angry_JJ ,_, black_JJ smoke_NN1 foul_NN1 ,_, choking_VVG ,_, desolate_JJ ,_, but_CCB Greg_NP1 had_VHD the_AT impression_NN1 from_II the_AT activities_NN2 of_IO the_AT firemen_NN2 that_CST the_AT fire_NN1 was_VBDZ being_VBG brought_VVN under_II control_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 ran_VVD up_II21 to_II22 the_AT man_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 recognized_VVD through_II the_AT thick_JJ night_NNT1 as_II the_AT Chief_JJ Fire_NN1 Officer_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO go_VVI in_RP ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 there_EX may_VM be_VBI someone_PN1 still_RR in_II there_RL ._. 
'_" '_" Not_XX a_AT1 hope_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD the_AT man_NN1 ,_, hardly_RR looking_VVG at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Keep_VV0 back_RP ._. 
We_PPIS2 've_VH0 got_VVN the_AT edge_NN1 on_II it_PPH1 now_RT ._. 
We_PPIS2 'll_VM be_VBI sending_VVG one_MC1 of_IO our_APPGE own_DA men_NN2 in_RP in_II a_AT1 few_DA2 minutes_NNT2 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 might_VM be_VBI too_RG late_JJ ,_, '_GE shouted_VVD Greg_NP1 ,_, coughing_VVG even_RR here_RL as_CSA he_PPHS1 inhaled_VVD ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 's_VBZ on_II the_AT first_MD floor_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 doubt_VV0 it_PPH1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD the_AT Fire_NN1 Officer_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX have_VHI slept_VVN through_II this_DD1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 'd_VM have_VHI seen_VVN her_PPHO1 at_II the_AT window_NN1 long_RR ago_RA ,_, and_CC got_VVD her_PPHO1 down_RP ._. 
'_" '_GE If_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM just_RR go_VVI in_II '_" '_" You_PPY 'll_VM get_VVI back_RP and_CC keep_VVI out_II21 of_II22 my_APPGE way_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ you_PPY 'll_VM do_VDI ,_, '_GE said_VVD the_AT man_NN1 ,_, by_RT21 now_RT22 justifiably_RR irritated_VVN ._. 
For_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 looked_VVD Greg_NP1 in_II the_AT eye_NN1 and_CC pointed_VVD towards_II the_AT gate_NN1 ._. 
Greg_NP1 retreated_VVD a_AT1 short_JJ way_NN1 down_II the_AT path_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT Fire_NN1 Officer_NN1 turned_VVD back_RP to_II the_AT operation_NN1 ._. 
For_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 a_AT1 breeze_NN1 cleared_VVD the_AT clogging_JJ smoke_NN1 from_II the_AT air_NN1 ,_, and_CC Greg_NP1 saw_VVD ,_, down_II the_AT path_NN1 ,_, Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, sunk_VVN to_II the_AT ground_NN1 ,_, sobbing_VVG with_IW joy_NN1 over_II Pimpernel_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ prancing_VVG agitatedly_RR around_II her_PPHO1 ,_, whining_VVG and_CC barking_VVG and_CC twitching_VVG his_APPGE nostrils_NN2 in_II sensitive_JJ distaste_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Darling_NN1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ crooning_VVG ,_, '_GE love_NN1 ._. 
Do_VD0 n't_XX be_VBI frightened_JJ ,_, my_APPGE precious_JJ ..._... 
'_GE Pushing_VVG his_APPGE way_NN1 through_II the_AT bushes_NN2 along_II the_AT side_NN1 of_IO the_AT path_NN1 ,_, Greg_NP1 took_VVD off_RP into_II the_AT gardens_NN2 of_IO Meadowbanks_NP2 ,_, flanking_VVG the_AT fire-fighting_JJ operation_NN1 along_II the_AT front_NN1 of_IO the_AT house_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 kept_VVD his_APPGE eyes_NN2 fixed_VVN on_II the_AT upper_JJ storey_NN1 ,_, but_CCB there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT sign_NN1 of_IO life_NN1 ,_, nor_CC could_VM he_PPHS1 detect_VVI any_DD female_JJ voice_NN1 crying_VVG through_II the_AT shouts_NN2 of_IO the_AT firemen_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 skirted_VVD down_II the_AT side_NN1 of_IO the_AT house_NN1 ,_, where_CS there_EX were_VBDR few_DA2 windows_NN2 and_CC only_RR one_MC1 fireman_NN1 operating_NN1 ,_, and_CC came_VVD to_II the_AT back_NN1 ._. 
Here_RL everything_PN1 was_VBDZ in_II full_JJ swing_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 got_VVD the_AT impression_NN1 that_CST the_AT fire_NN1 was_VBDZ now_RT well_JJ under_II control_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ just_RR meditating_VVG whether_CSW he_PPHS1 could_VM risk_VVI running_VVG straight_RR in_RP through_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 door_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 saw_VVD two_MC of_IO the_AT firemen_NN2 in_II masks_NN2 ,_, doing_VDG just_RR that_DD1 ._. 
A_AT1 great_JJ pillow_NN1 of_IO smoke_NN1 billowed_VVD out_RP after_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
Greg_NP1 ran_VVD up_RG21 to_RG22 one_MC1 of_IO the_AT firemen_NN2 who_PNQS was_VBDZ playing_VVG his_APPGE hose_NN1 on_II Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 's_GE little_JJ room_NN1 at_II the_AT back_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Let_VV0 me_PPIO1 go_VVI in_RP with_IW them_PPHO2 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 shouted_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 the_AT house_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 could_VM direct_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY 'd_VM choke_VVI to_II death_NN1 in_II half_DB a_AT1 minute_NNT1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD the_AT fireman_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Keep_VV0 back_RP ._. 
They_PPHS2 'll_VM find_VVI anyone_PN1 ,_, if_CS there_EX is_VBZ anyone_PN1 there_RL ._. 
'_" '_" Could_VM n't_XX I_PPIS1 get_VVI a_AT1 mask_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Stop_NN1 inter-bloody-fering_JJ ._. 
We_PPIS2 know_VV0 our_APPGE job_NN1 ._. 
Look_VV0 ,_, if_CS you_PPY must_VM do_VDI something_PN1 you_PPY can_VM stand_VVI at_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 door_NN1 and_CC shout_NN1 ._. 
Tell_VV0 'em_PPHO2 where_CS the_AT bedroom_NN1 doors_NN2 are_VBR ._. 
I_PPIS1 doubt_VV0 they_PPHS2 'll_VM hear_VVI ,_, but_CCB you_PPY never_RR know_VV0 ._. 
But_CCB do_VD0 n't_XX take_VVI one_MC1 step_NN1 inside_RL ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM warning_VVG you_PPY ._. 
'_GE The_AT kitchen_NN1 door_NN1 was_VBDZ still_RR open_JJ ,_, and_CC inside_II the_AT smoke_NN1 was_VBDZ clearing_VVG ._. 
Across_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 Greg_NP1 could_VM see_VVI the_AT hallway_NN1 ,_, but_CCB no_AT farther_JJR ,_, for_IF there_RL the_AT smoke_NN1 was_VBDZ trapped_VVN ._. 
With_IW a_AT1 sense_NN1 of_IO futility_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 opened_VVD his_APPGE lungs_NN2 and_CC shouted_VVD ._. 
'_GE Go_VV0 to_II the_AT bedroom_NN1 upstairs_RL ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ at_II the_AT back_NN1 ._. 
Double_JJ back_NN1 at_II the_AT top_NN1 of_IO the_AT stairs_NN2 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT door_NN1 on_II the_AT right_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 listened_VVD ._. 
There_EX seemed_VVD to_TO come_VVI a_AT1 grunt_NN1 from_II somewhere_RL ._. 
Upstairs_RL ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD ._. 
So_RR they_PPHS2 had_VHD gone_VVN up_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 shouted_VVD again_RT :_: '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ at_II the_AT back_NN1 ._. 
The_AT back_NN1 ._. 
'_" Again_RT he_PPHS1 listened_VVD ._. 
Through_II the_AT sound_NN1 of_IO water_NN1 ,_, and_CC firemen_NN2 ,_, he-thought_NN1 he_PPHS1 heard_VVD something_PN1 again_RT ._. 
A_AT1 shout_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 bump_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT hall_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 saw_VVD a_AT1 shape_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 fireman_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD come_VVN down_II the_AT stairs_NN2 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ turning_VVG towards_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 ._. 
'_" Did_VDD you_PPY get_VVI to_II the_AT '_GE But_CCB he_PPHS1 stopped_VVD in_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE question_NN1 ._. 
The_AT fireman_NN1 had_VHD something_PN1 over_II his_APPGE shoulder_NN1 ._. 
Running_VVG now_RT ,_, the_AT shape_NN1 came_VVD through_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 and_CC out_RP into_II the_AT garden_NN1 ._. 
The_AT line_NN1 of_IO fire-fighters_NN2 opened_VVN for_IF him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 dashed_VVD through_RP and_CC out_RP to_II an_AT1 open_JJ patch_NN1 of_IO ground_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 put_VVD down_RP his_APPGE burden_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA Greg_NP1 reached_VVD him_PPHO1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ stripping_VVG off_RP his_APPGE mask_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT two_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 knelt_VVD over_II the_AT form_NN1 ,_, laid_VVN face_VV0 upwards_RL on_II the_AT earth_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, and_CC there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT sign_NN1 of_IO life_NN1 ._. 
POST_JJ21 MORTEM_JJ22 Greg_NP1 's_GE only_JJ real_JJ contact_NN1 at_II Police_NN2 Headquarters_NN in_II Oswaldston_NP1 was_VBDZ Superintendent_NNB Warleigh_NP1 met_VVD in_II31 connection_II32 with_II33 a_AT1 case_NN1 involving_VVG one_MC1 of_IO Greg_NP1 's_GE students_NN2 at_II the_AT College_NN1 of_IO Further_JJR Education_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 boy_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD been_VBN viciously_RR treated_VVN throughout_II his_APPGE childhood_NN1 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ now_RT intent_JJ on_II passing_VVG on_II that_DD1 treatment_NN1 to_II all_DB comers_NN2 at_II football_NN1 grounds_NN2 up_RP and_CC down_RP the_AT country_NN1 ._. 
Since_II then_RT they_PPHS2 had_VHD come_VVN into_II contact_NN1 over_II one_MC1 or_CC two_MC smaller_JJR matters_NN2 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ to_II him_PPHO1 that_CST Greg_NP1 naturally_RR went_VVD in_II the_AT aftermath_NN1 of_IO Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 's_GE death_NN1 ._. 
Superintendent_NNB Warleigh_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX far_JJ21 off_JJ22 retirement_NN1 age_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 kindly_JJ man_NN1 ,_, slow_JJ ,_, and_CC far_RG21 from_RG22 lively_JJ by_II disposition_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN the_AT whole_JJ pattern_NN1 of_IO crime_NN1 change_NN1 in_II the_AT Oswaldston_NP1 area_NN1 in_II the_AT course_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE career_NN1 :_: crimes_NN2 that_CST grew_VVD out_II21 of_II22 hunger_NN1 and_CC desperation_NN1 had_VHD given_VVN way_NN1 to_II crimes_NN2 that_CST grew_VVD out_II21 of_II22 affluence_NN1 ,_, greed_NN1 ,_, imitation_NN1 and_CC boredom_NN1 ._. 
None_PN of_IO the_AT changes_NN2 had_VHD given_VVN him_PPHO1 any_DD added_JJ zest_NN1 for_IF life_NN1 or_CC ,_, for_IF that_DD1 matter_NN1 ,_, any_DD desire_NN1 to_TO look_VVI for_IF trouble_NN1 where_CS no_AT trouble_NN1 was_VBDZ self-evidently_RR present_JJ ._. 
His_APPGE remedy_NN1 for_IF uncertainty_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO stroke_VVI his_APPGE moustache_NN1 ,_, with_IW hard_JJ ,_, strong_JJ fingers_NN2 ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 trying_VVG to_TO push_VVI it_PPH1 back_RP into_II his_APPGE upper_JJ lip_NN1 ._. 
'_" Oh_UH ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ clear_JJ enough_RR what_DDQ happened_VVD ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD to_II Greg_NP1 ,_, the_AT day_NNT1 after_II the_AT fire_NN1 ,_, standing_VVG in_II the_AT outer_JJ office_NN1 of_IO the_AT Oswaldston_NP1 station_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 smelt_VVD something_PN1 ,_, went_VVD out_II21 of_II22 her_APPGE room_NN1 ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ smoke_NN1 on_II the_AT landing_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 went_VVD back_RP and_CC got_VVD her_APPGE handbag_NN1 ,_, ran_VVD to_II the_AT stairs_NN2 and_CC then_RT she_PPHS1 must_VM have_VHI slipped_VVN and_CC hit_VVN her_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
Poor_JJ old_JJ thing_NN1 but_CCB she_PPHS1 'd_VHD had_VHN a_AT1 good_JJ life_NN1 by_II all_DB accounts_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ sort_NN1 of_IO wound_NN1 was_VBDZ it_PPH1 on_II her_APPGE head_NN1 ?_? '_GE asked_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ tired_JJ and_CC upset_VV0 ,_, and_CC troubled_VVN by_II a_AT1 feeling_NN1 that_CST things_NN2 did_VDD not_XX add_VVI up_RP though_CS without_IW being_VBG able_JK to_TO pin_VVI down_RP his_APPGE dissatisfaction_NN1 ._. 
'_" A_ZZ1 long_JJ one_PN1 ,_, not_XX very_RG deep_RR ._. 
May_VM have_VHI hit_VVN the_AT stair-rail_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Could_VM she_PPHS1 have_VHI hurt_VVN herself_PPX1 that_CST bad_JJ ,_, just_RR by_II falling_VVG ?_? 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, yes_UH ,_, so_CS the_AT doctor_NN1 says_VVZ ._. 
She_PPHS1 came_VVD a_AT1 cropper_NN1 ,_, no_AT doubt_NN1 about_II that_DD1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II a_AT1 hurry_NN1 ,_, naturally_RR ._. 
Oh_UH no_UH the_AT doctor_NN1 does_VDZ n't_XX have_VHI any_DD doubts_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 you_PPY 'll_VM be_VBI examining_VVG the_AT upstairs_NN1 to_TO find_VVI out_RP what_DDQ she_PPHS1 fell_VVD on_RP to_II ?_? 
'_" '_" Have_VH0 you_PPY seen_VVN the_AT upstairs_NN1 ,_, lad_NN1 ?_? 
Most_DAT of_IO the_AT woodwork_NN1 on_II the_AT landing_NN1 and_CC the_AT top_NN1 of_IO the_AT stairs_NN2 is_VBZ charred_VVN some_DD of_IO it_PPH1 burnt_VVD to_II nothing_PN1 ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, we_PPIS2 can_VM have_VHI a_AT1 look_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 doubt_VV0 we_PPIS2 'll_VM find_VVI anything_PN1 ._. 
In_II any_DD case_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX vital_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX suppose_VVI the_AT coroner_NN1 will_VM make_VVI any_DD problems_NN2 about_II what_DDQ happened_VVD ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC the_AT lungs_NN2 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, according_II21 to_II22 the_AT doctor_NN1 she_PPHS1 probably_RR died_VVD before_II the_AT fire_NN1 really_RR got_VVN a_AT1 hold_NN1 up_RP there_RL ._. 
But_CCB that_DD1 figures_VVZ ._. 
She_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI smelt_VVN it_PPH1 first_MD long_JJ before_II the_AT old_JJ girl_NN1 downstairs_RL :_: she_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX smell_VVI it_PPH1 till_CS we_PPIS2 went_VVD in_RP to_TO get_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Somehow_RR ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ,_, going_VVG cautiously_RR because_CS he_PPHS1 hated_VVD to_TO look_VVI as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO teach_VVI the_AT police_NN2 their_APPGE business_NN1 ,_, '_" it_PPH1 does_VDZ n't_XX sound_VVI like_II Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ very_RG nimble_JJ on_II her_APPGE pins_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Superintendent_NNB Warleigh_NP1 spread_VVD out_RP his_APPGE arms_NN2 in_II a_AT1 gesture_NN1 of_IO hopelessness_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Old_JJ people_NN ._. 
You_PPY know_VV0 how_RRQ it_PPH1 is_VBZ ._. 
Things_NN2 go_VV0 wrong_RR ,_, suddenly_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 feel_VV0 it_PPH1 myself_PPX1 ,_, frankly_RR ._. 
Suddenly_RR a_AT1 part_NN1 of_IO you_PPY you_PPY 've_VH0 taken_VVN for_IF granted_VVN all_DB your_APPGE life_NN1 gives_VVZ out_RP ,_, or_CC plays_VVZ you_PPY up_RP ._. 
And_CC she_PPHS1 panicked_VVD ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ._. 
Must_VM have_VHI done_VDN ._. 
'_GE Greg_NP1 tried_VVD to_TO picture_VVI Hilda_NP1 in_II her_APPGE last_MD moments_NN2 :_: somehow_RR he_PPHS1 failed_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM not_XX associate_VVI her_PPHO1 with_IW panic_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ too_RG confident_JJ ,_, too_RG ironic_JJ ,_, too_RR (_( in_II an_AT1 odd_JJ way_NN1 )_) devil-may-care_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX have_VHI been_VBN afraid_JJ of_IO death_NN1 ._. 
Though_CS she_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX have_VHI helped_VVN it_PPH1 on_II its_APPGE way_NN1 either_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" What_DDQ was_VBDZ in_II the_AT handbag_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Nothing_PN1 much_RR ._. 
Personal_JJ things_NN2 ._. 
Make-up_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 old_JJ letter_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 expect_VV0 she_PPHS1 grabbed_VVD it_PPH1 automatically_RR ._. 
Women_NN2 usually_RR do_VD0 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 specially_RR women_NN2 of_IO that_DD1 age_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Where_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI the_AT fire_NN1 started_VVD ?_? 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, they_PPHS2 say_VV0 the_AT attic_NN1 ,_, without_IW a_AT1 doubt_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 gather_VV0 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ full_JJ of_IO old_JJ papers_NN2 and_CC stuff_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" That_DD1 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN the_AT manuscripts_NN2 ._. 
Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 's_GE papers_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 writer_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Aye_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ,_, lad_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 read_VV0 my_APPGE papers_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_GE Sorry_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 good_JJ job_NN1 they_PPHS2 'd_VHD got_VVN the_AT second_MD book_NN1 off_RP to_II the_AT publishers_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN terrible_JJ if_CS that_DD1 had_VHD been_VBN destroyed_VVN ._. 
Kronweiser_NN1 would_VM have_VHI gone_VVN up_II the_AT wall_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Is_VBZ that_DD1 the_AT little_JJ Yank_NN1 ?_? 
Looks_VVZ like_II an_AT1 Easter_NNT1 egg_NN1 ,_, and_CC talks_NN2 like_II an_AT1 Act_NN1 of_IO Parliament_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ him_PPHO1 ._. 
Has_VHZ he_PPHS1 been_VBN around_RP ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, this_DD1 morning_NNT1 ._. 
Tut-tutting_NN1 all_DB around_II the_AT house_NN1 ._. 
Kept_VVN saying_VVG :_: '_GE Thank_VV0 God_NP1 I_PPIS1 took_VVD copies_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Boring_JJ little_JJ creep_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 got_VVD in_II everybody_PN1 's_GE way_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD to_TO send_VVI him_PPHO1 away_RL ._. 
'_" '_" Had_VHD he_PPHS1 been_VBN up_RP in_II the_AT attic_NN1 ?_? 
The_AT papers_NN2 are_VBR his_APPGE business_NN1 not_XX that_CST he_PPHS1 'd_VM have_VHI wanted_VVN to_TO start_VVI a_AT1 fire_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_MC1 he_PPHS1 fire_NN1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 accident_NN1 ,_, for_IF Christ_NP1 's_GE sake_NN1 ._. 
Anyway_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 says_VVZ he_PPHS1 went_VVD home_RL hours_NNT2 before_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 expect_VV0 one_MC1 of_IO the_AT old_JJ ladies_NN2 was_VBDZ up_RP there_RL and_CC dropped_VVD a_AT1 fag_NN1 end_NN1 or_CC something_PN1 ,_, and_CC just_RR forgot_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
Old_JJ people_NN do_VD0 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 added_VVD gloomily_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 should_VM n't_XX think_VVI Viola_NP1 could_VM have_VHI got_VVN up_RP there_RL ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Anyway_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 've_VH0 never_RR seen_VVN her_APPGE smoke_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, your_APPGE old_JJ girl_NN1 ,_, then_RT ,_, '_GE said_VVD Warleigh_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Or_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ just_RR the_AT wiring_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 often_RR is_VBZ in_II these_DD2 old_JJ houses_NN2 ._. 
And_CC of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, being_VBG full_JJ of_IO paper-dry_JJ old_JJ stuff_NN1 ,_, too_RR ,_, the_AT worst_JJT thing_NN1 there_EX is_VBZ the_AT whole_JJ thing_NN1 must_VM have_VHI caught_VVN in_II no_AT time_NNT1 ._. 
Everything_PN1 up_RP there_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 complete_JJ write-off_NN1 ,_, and_CC most_DAT of_IO the_AT first_MD floor_NN1 's_VBZ in_II pretty_RG bad_JJ shape_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 doubt_VV0 the_AT other_JJ old_JJ thing_NN1 will_VM be_VBI moving_VVG back_RP there_RL for_IF many_DA2 a_AT1 long_JJ month_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Desmond_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Margaret_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 ,_, '_" you_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN to_TO get_VVI her_PPHO1 back_RP into_II that_DD1 house_NN1 as_RG soon_RR as_CSA possible_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 'll_VM drive_VVI me_PPIO1 mad_JJ if_CS she_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX out_II21 of_II22 here_RL soon_RR ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 were_VBDR in_II their_APPGE living-room_NN1 ,_, furnished_VVN with_IW superbly_RR anonymous_JJ taste_NN1 ,_, and_CC looking_VVG out_RP on_II the_AT double_JJ garage_NN1 and_CC the_AT green_JJ lawn_NN1 and_CC the_AT spring_NN1 flowers_NN2 ,_, tastefully_RR clustered_VVD ._. 
Her_APPGE husband_NN1 looked_VVN at_II her_PPHO1 with_IW annoyance_NN1 in_II his_APPGE cold_JJ blue_JJ eyes_NN2 ,_, his_APPGE thin_JJ lips_NN2 pursed_VVN in_II an_AT1 expression_NN1 she_PPHS1 knew_VVD very_RG well_RR ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ nonsense_NN1 ,_, Margaret_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VHZ only_RR been_VBN here_RL a_AT1 day_NNT1 ._. 
You_PPY know_VV0 what_DDQ we_PPIS2 agreed_VVD ._. 
'_" '_" We_PPIS2 agreed_VVD to_TO keep_VVI an_AT1 eye_NN1 on_II her_PPHO1 and_CC stop_VVI Hilary_NP1 jumping_VVG the_AT gun_NN1 on_II us_PPIO2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 certainly_RR never_RR agreed_VVD to_TO be_VBI treated_VVN like_II an_AT1 under-housemaid_NN1 of_IO the_AT eighteen_MC nineties_MC2 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB after_II all_DB ,_, she_PPHS1 's_VBZ naturally_RR upset_VVN ._. 
'_" '_GE Perhaps_RR she_PPHS1 is_VBZ ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 's_VBZ trading_VVG on_II it_PPH1 ._. 
And_CC if_CS I_PPIS1 know_VV0 her_PPHO1 she_PPHS1 'll_VM go_VVI on_RP trading_VVG on_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Last_MD time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 went_VVD up_RP she_PPHS1 asked_VVD for_IF a_AT1 little_JJ bell_NN1 ,_, so_CS she_PPHS1 could_VM ring_VVI for_IF me_PPIO1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ no_AT joke_NN1 ,_, Des_NP1 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX like_VVI her_PPHO1 being_VBG near_II the_AT children_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY 're_VBR talking_VVG of_IO her_PPHO1 as_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 were_VBDR an_AT1 infectious_JJ disease_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 speak_VV0 as_CSA I_PPIS1 find_VV0 ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 bad_JJ influence_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 sets_VVZ them_PPHO2 against_II us_PPIO2 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 puts_VVZ strange_JJ ideas_NN2 in_II their_APPGE heads_NN2 ._. 
Just_RR the_AT way_NN1 she_PPHS1 cuddles_VVZ them_PPHO2 the_AT whole_NN1 time-it_PPH1 's_VBZ disgusting_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY 're_VBR upset_VVN ,_, Margaret_NP1 ._. 
Overwrought_NP1 ._. 
Things_NN2 will_VM settle_VVI down_RP after_II a_AT1 while_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX mind_VVI so_RG much_DA1 if_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR girls_NN2 ..._... 
'_" '_" You_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN to_TO remember_VVI there_EX 's_VBZ money_NN1 involved_VVD ._. 
'_GE Margaret_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 looked_VVD up_RP into_II her_APPGE husband_NN1 's_GE hungry_JJ ,_, hawkish_JJ face_NN1 ,_, with_IW its_APPGE open_JJ calculation_NN1 ._. 
Money_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 pleasure_NN1 in_II using_VVG it_PPH1 ostentatiously_RR ,_, was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT bonds_NN2 that_CST held_VVD the_AT marriage_NN1 together_RL ._. 
Drab_NN1 herself_PPX1 ,_, Margaret_NP1 loved_VVD having_VHG people_NN in_II and_CC letting_VVG them_PPHO2 notice_VVI their_APPGE new_JJ possessions_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB there_EX were_VBDR limits_NN2 ._. 
'_GE The_AT downstairs_NN1 was_VBDZ hardly_RR damaged_VVN at_RR21 all_RR22 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, obstinately_RR ._. 
'_GE The_AT house_NN1 is_VBZ insured_VVN with_IW the_AT Northern_JJ ._. 
What_DDQ 's_VBZ the_AT point_NN1 of_IO working_VVG for_IF them_PPHO2 if_CS you_PPY have_VH0 n't_XX got_VVN the_AT pull_NN1 to_TO get_VVI that_DD1 done_VDN ?_? 
I_PPIS1 want_VV0 work_NN1 started_VVD on_II that_DD1 house_NN1 by_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO next_MD week_NNT1 ._. 
'_GE Desmond_NN1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 dominant_JJ husbands_NN2 who_PNQS knew_VVD that_CST on_II one_MC1 or_CC two_MC issues_NN2 he_PPHS1 faced_VVD adamantine_JJ resistance_NN1 ,_, and_CC understood_VVD when_RRQ to_TO give_VVI in_RP ._. 
'_" All_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM do_VDI my_APPGE best_JJT ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 'll_VM look_VVI very_RG odd_JJ if_CS we_PPIS2 rush_VV0 it_PPH1 too_RG much_DA1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Odd_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_GE Suspicious_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, she_PPHS1 'll_VM think_VVI that_DD1 '_VBZ '_GE Desmond_NN1 !_! 
'_" His_APPGE wife_NN1 's_GE voice_NN1 ,_, high_JJ and_CC urgent_JJ ,_, stopped_VVD him_PPHO1 in_II mid-sentence_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG down_RP to_II the_AT garden_NN1 gate_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ at_II that_DD1 moment_NN1 Greg_NP1 Hocking_NP1 was_VBDZ closing_VVG carefully_RR behind_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ your_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE fancy_JJ man_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Margaret_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 ,_, in_II tones_NN2 of_IO intense_JJ revulsion_NN1 ._. 
'_" Yes_UH ?_? '_GE said_VVD Margaret_NP1 at_II the_AT front_JJ door_NN1 ,_, with_IW an_AT1 attempt_NN1 at_II a_AT1 friendly_JJ smile_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ somehow_RR turned_VVN out_RP cold_JJ ,_, like_II an_AT1 arctic_JJ summer_NNT1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ to_TO bother_VVI you_PPY ,_, Mrs_NNB Seymour-Strachey_NP1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ,_, in_II his_APPGE best_JJT voice_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 realize_VV0 this_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 pretty_RG terrible_JJ time_NNT1 for_IF you_PPY ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO butt_VVI in_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 just_RR wanted_VVD to_TO ask_VVI after_II Mrs_NNB Machin_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Margaret_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 thawed_VVD slightly_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD heard_VVN about_II Greg_NP1 from_II her_APPGE mother-in-law_NN1 ,_, and_CC had_VHD conceived_VVN various_JJ lively_JJ suspicions_NN2 ._. 
Disgusting_JJ ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD thought_VVN to_II herself_PPX1 ._. 
But_CCB still_RR one_PN1 had_VHD to_TO keep_VVI an_AT1 open_JJ mind_NN1 ,_, did_VDD n't_XX one_PN1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD a_AT1 pleasant_JJ enough_RR young_JJ man_NN1 ,_, and_CC genuinely_RR concerned_JJ ._. 
'_" Ah_UH ,_, you_PPY must_VM be_VBI '_" '_GE Hocking_NP1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ,_, '_GE Greg_NP1 Hocking_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ right_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 heard_VVN so_RG much_DA1 about_II you_PPY ,_, from_II Mother_NN1 ._. 
And_CC you_PPY were_VBDR a_AT1 very_RG good_JJ friend_NN1 to_II poor_JJ Hilda_NP1 ,_, too_RR ,_, were_VBDR n't_XX you_PPY ?_? 
We_PPIS2 're_VBR all_DB so_RR distressed_VVN about_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
It_PPH1 seems_VVZ impossible_JJ ,_, does_VDZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ so_RG full_JJ of_IO life_NN1 ._. 
Just_RR like_II Mother_NN1 ,_, really_RR ._. 
'_" '_GE Is_VBZ Mrs_NNB Machin_NP1 recovered_VVD today_RT ?_? 
I_PPIS1 wondered_VVD '_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 you_PPY 'd_VM like_VVI to_TO see_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ she_PPHS1 'll_VM love_VVI that_DD1 ._. 
Wo_VM n't_XX you_PPY come_VVI in_RP ?_? 
'_GE Chatting_VVG brightly_RR ,_, Margaret_NP1 led_VVD the_AT way_NN1 upstairs_RL ._. 
While_CS Greg_NP1 waited_VVD on_II the_AT landing_NN1 she_PPHS1 knocked_VVD on_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT bedroom_NN1 doors_NN2 ._. 
Without_IW waiting_VVG for_IF a_AT1 reply_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 put_VVD her_APPGE head_NN1 into_II the_AT room_NN1 and_CC said_VVD in_II that_DD1 voice_NN1 she_PPHS1 reserved_VVD for_IF her_APPGE mother-in-law_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ Greg_NP1 found_VVD grating_JJ even_RR on_II first_MD acquaintance_NN1 :_: '_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 lovely_JJ surprise_NN1 for_IF you_PPY ,_, Mother_NN1 dear_NN1 ._. 
Just_RR guess_VV0 who_PNQS 's_VHZ come_VVN to_TO pay_VVI you_PPY a_AT1 little_JJ visit_NN1 !_! 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 saw_VVD him_PPHO1 come_VVI up_II the_AT path_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD an_AT1 angry_JJ voice_NN1 ._. 
'_" Have_VH0 you_PPY asked_VVN him_PPHO1 to_TO take_VVI off_RP his_APPGE coat_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" No-I_UH did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI how_RGQ long_RR you_PPY ought_VMK '_" '_" Then_RT please_RR take_VV0 it_PPH1 down_RP and_CC hang_VV0 it_PPH1 in_II the_AT hall_NN1 ._. 
Ah_UH ,_, Gregory_NP1 '_GE She_PPHS1 received_VVD him_PPHO1 grandly_RR ,_, seated_VVN in_II an_AT1 armchair_NN1 specially_RR moved_VVN into_II the_AT bedroom_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Bring_VV0 us_PPIO2 tea_NN1 a_AT1 pot_NN1 of_IO tea_NN1 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ that_CST a_AT1 sponge_NN1 I_PPIS1 smelt_VVD cooking_VVG earlier_JJR ?_? 
That_DD1 will_VM do_VDI ._. 
And_CC biscuits_NN2 ,_, but_CCB not_XX those_DD2 packaged_JJ chocolate_NN1 ones_NN2 ,_, please_RR ._. 
The_AT Dalton_NP1 service_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Greg_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD retreated_VVN to_II the_AT window_NN1 in_II embarrassment_NN1 ,_, heard_VVD her_PPHO1 hiss_VVI in_II conclusion_NN1 :_: '_GE And_CC next_MD time_NNT1 ,_, ask_VV0 first_MD before_CS you_PPY bring_VV0 anyone_PN1 up_RP ._. 
'_GE Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, clearly_RR ,_, had_VHD recovered_VVN from_II the_AT shocks_NN2 of_IO last_MD night_NNT1 ._. 
Pimpernel_VV0 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ true_JJ ,_, was_VBDZ looking_VVG less_DAR than_CSN his_APPGE usual_JJ yappy_JJ self-a_NN1 smoky_JJ smell_NN1 hung_VVN around_II him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 lay_VVD gloomily_RR on_II the_AT bed_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 chastened_JJ dog_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB Viola_NP1 had_VHD reassumed_VVN all_DB her_APPGE wonted_JJ ,_, iron-clad_JJ voluptuousness_NN1 ,_, and_CC only_RR her_APPGE reddened_JJ eyes_NN2 had_VHD they_PPHS2 ,_, Greg_NP1 wondered_VVD ,_, been_VBN rubbed_VVN since_CS she_PPHS1 saw_VVD him_PPHO1 coming_VVG up_II the_AT path_NN1 ?_? suggested_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 might_VM have_VHI gone_VVN through_II a_AT1 frightening_JJ or_CC saddening_VVG time_NNT1 ._. 
Her_APPGE mood_NN1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 made_VVD Greg_NP1 at_II home_NN1 veered_VVD between_II hostessy_NN1 (_( and_CC frankly_RR womanly_JJ )_) pleasure_NN1 at_II seeing_VVG him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 desire_NN1 to_TO convey_VVI a_AT1 sense_NN1 of_IO fragility_NN1 and_CC grief_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ pretty_RG clearly_RR she_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX feel_VVI ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 you_PPY did_VDD n't_XX come_VVI to_TO be_VBI thanked_VVN ,_, Gregory_NP1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, motioning_VVG him_PPHO1 into_II the_AT other_JJ chair_NN1 ,_, '_GE but_CCB thanked_VVD you_PPY must_VM be_VBI ._. 
You_PPY were_VBDR most_RGT kind_JJ ,_, most_RGT helpful_JJ last_MD night_NNT1 ._. 
Just_RR when_CS I_PPIS1 needed_VVD it_PPH1 most_RRT ,_, too_RR ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 leaned_VVD forward_RL and_CC put_VVD her_APPGE hand_NN1 on_II Greg_NP1 's_GE thigh_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO thank_VVI you_PPY on_II Hilda_NP1 's_GE behalf_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 heard_VVN all_DB about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 know_VV0 you_PPY did_VDD everything_PN1 you_PPY could_VM ._. 
Poor_JJ ,_, poor_JJ Hilda_NP1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT second_MD time_NNT1 in_II their_APPGE acquaintanceship_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD put_VVN her_APPGE hand_NN1 on_II his_APPGE thigh_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ becoming_VVG a_AT1 habit_NN1 ,_, and_CC might_VM in_II time_NNT1 become_VV0 a_AT1 tradition_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX easy_JJ ,_, either_RR ,_, to_TO withdraw_VVI one_PN1 's_GE leg_NN1 when_CS sitting_VVG down_RP ._. 
The_AT hand_NN1 had_VHD the_AT warmth_NN1 of_IO personal_JJ feeling_NN1 ,_, whereas_CS the_AT theatrical_JJ sigh_NN1 with_IW which_DDQ she_PPHS1 said_VVD her_APPGE last_MD words_NN2 was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 but_II an_AT1 actressy_JJ trick_NN1 from_II a_AT1 bad_JJ radio_NN1 play_NN1 ._. 
Greg_NP1 was_VBDZ panicked_VVN into_II opening_VVG too_RG baldly_RR the_AT subject_NN1 closest_RRT to_II his_APPGE heart_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN wondering_VVG about_II how_RRQ she_PPHS1 died_VVD ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE An_AT1 accident_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 fell_VVD and_CC hit_VVD her_APPGE head_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 abruptly_RR ,_, withdrawing_VVG her_APPGE hand_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT ,_, turning_VVG on_II the_AT tap_NN1 marked_JJ '_GE emotion_NN1 '_GE ,_, she_PPHS1 went_VVD on_RP :_: '_GE Such_DA a_AT1 terrible_JJ end_NN1 ,_, but_CCB quite_RG sudden_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 ._. 
She_PPHS1 must_VM have_VHI panicked_VVN when_CS she_PPHS1 first_MD smelt_VVD the_AT fire_NN1 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ there_RL still_RR downstairs_RL asleep_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 knew_VVD nothing_PN1 about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT thought_NN1 will_VM haunt_VVI me_PPIO1 as_CS31 long_CS32 as_CS33 I_PPIS1 live_VV0 ._. 
'_GE Irritated_JJ by_II Viola_NP1 's_GE habit_NN1 of_IO slipping_VVG into_II cliches_NN2 from_II the_AT West_NP1 End_NP1 plays_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE youth_NN1 every_AT1 time_NNT1 feeling_NN1 was_VBDZ called_VVN for_IF ,_, Greg_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_" You_PPY 'd_VHD seen_VVN her_APPGE earlier_JJR in_II the_AT evening_NNT1 ,_, had_VHD n't_XX you_PPY ?_? 
'_" There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 pause_NN1 ._. 
'_" Yes_UH ._. 
Yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 had_VHD ,_, '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 now_RT looked_VVD ahead_RL with_IW graceful_JJ pensiveness_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM tell_VVI you_PPY something_PN1 I_PPIS1 've_VH0 told_VVN no-one_PN1 else_RR ,_, Gregory_NP1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 had_VHD words_NN2 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 knows_VVZ they_PPHS2 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN overheard_VVN ,_, thought_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ makes_VVZ my_APPGE memory_NN1 of_IO last_MD night_NNT1 so_RG so_RG terribly_RR hard_JJ to_TO bear_VVI ._. 
It_PPH1 torments_VVZ me_PPIO1 ._. 
You_PPY know_VV0 we_PPIS2 did_VDD ,_, now_RT and_CC then_RT ._. 
Have_VH0 words_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ natural_JJ ,_, really_RR ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 meant_VVD nothing_PN1 nothing_PN1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
But_CCB that_DD1 that_CST should_VM be_VBI my_APPGE last_MD memory_NN1 of_IO her_PPHO1 !_! 
And_CC who_PNQS knows_VVZ ?_? perhaps_RR she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ still_RR upset_VVN when_CS she_PPHS1 smelt_VVD the_AT fire_NN1 ._. 
Perhaps_RR that_DD1 's_VBZ why_RRQ she_PPHS1 panicked_VVD ._. 
'_" This_DD1 aspect_NN1 was_VBDZ being_VBG over-insisted_VVN upon_II ,_, Greg_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX associate_VVI Hilda_NP1 with_IW panic_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH we_PPIS2 women_NN2 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 vaguely_RR ._. 
'_" Ah_UH ,_, tea_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 allowed_VVD Margaret_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 to_TO bring_VVI in_RP the_AT tea_NN1 things_NN2 and_CC set_VVI them_PPHO2 out_RP on_II the_AT bedside_NN1 table_NN1 without_IW speaking_VVG further_RRR ._. 
Her_APPGE daughter-in-law_NN1 was_VBDZ forced_VVN to_TO chat_VVI on_RP brightly_RR to_II Greg_NP1 about_II whether_CSW the_AT sponge_NN1 had_VHD turned_VVN out_RP well_RR ,_, and_CC whether_CSW Greg_NP1 liked_VVD ginger_JJ nuts_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, Greg_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, suppressing_VVG considerable_JJ irritation_NN1 with_IW difficulty_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM leave_VVI you_PPY two_MC alone_JJ to_TO chat_VVI ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD at_II the_AT door_NN1 ._. 
Before_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD time_NNT1 to_TO close_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, Viola_NP1 said_VVD loudly_RR :_: '_GE Much_RR too_RG strong_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 knows_VVZ that_DD1 's_VBZ not_XX how_RRQ I_PPIS1 like_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 had_VHD not_XX ,_, in_II fact_NN1 ,_, begun_VVN to_TO pour_VVI ._. 
Seeing_CS Greg_NP1 's_GE eyes_NN2 on_II the_AT untouched_JJ teapot_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, almost_RR roguishly_RR :_: '_" Ah_UH ,_, you_PPY 've_VH0 caught_VVN me_PPIO1 out_RP ._. 
What_DDQ a_AT1 detective_NN1 you_PPY 'd_VM make_VVI ._. 
And_CC now_RT you_PPY 're_VBR saying_VVG to_II yourself_PPX1 :_: '_" What_DDQ a_AT1 disagreeable_JJ woman_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" '_" Not_XX at_RR21 all_RR22 ,_, '_GE murmured_JJ Greg_NP1 ,_, like_II a_AT1 schoolboy_NN1 detected_VVD eating_VVG sweets_NN2 under_II the_AT desk_NN1 ._. 
'_" None_PN of_IO my_APPGE business_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB there_EX are_VBR reasons_NN2 ,_, you_PPY see_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX doing_VDG it_PPH1 just_RR to_TO be_VBI difficult_JJ ._. 
My_APPGE daughter-in-law_NN1 has_VHZ never_RR liked_VVN me_PPIO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ so_RG conventional_JJ ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ._. 
Young_JJ people_NN often_RR are_VBR these_DD2 days_NNT2 ,_, I_PPIS1 find_VV0 ._. 
She_PPHS1 thinks_VVZ I_PPIS1 'm_VBM a_AT1 wicked_JJ woman_NN1 ._. 
Really_RR !_! 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ such_DA a_AT1 cold_JJ person_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM so_RG warm_JJ ._. 
Those_DD2 poor_JJ children_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 only_RR to_TO kiss_VVI them_PPHO2 ,_, my_APPGE own_DA grandchildren_NN2 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 calls_VVZ them_PPHO2 away_RL ._. 
My_APPGE heart_NN1 bleeds_VVZ for_IF them_PPHO2 ,_, literally_RR bleeds_VVZ !_! 
They_PPHS2 're_VBR growing_VVG up_RP emotionally_RR deprived_VVN !_! 
'_GE In_II the_AT pause_NN1 she_PPHS1 poured_VVD Greg_NP1 's_GE tea_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ not_XX at_RR21 all_RR22 strong_JJ ,_, and_CC handed_VVD it_PPH1 to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
Then_RT she_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_GE So_RR you_PPY see_VV0 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM making_VVG myself_PPX1 as_RG unpleasant_JJ as_CSA I_PPIS1 can_VM and_CC I_PPIS1 assure_VV0 you_PPY I_PPIS1 can_VM !_! to_TO make_VVI them_PPHO2 want_VVI to_TO get_VVI rid_VVN of_IO me_PPIO1 as_RG soon_RR as_CSA possible_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY mean_VVI get_VV0 you_PPY into_II a_AT1 home_NN1 or_CC '_" '_" A_ZZ1 home_RL !_! 
A_AT1 home_NN1 !_! 
'_GE Viola_NN1 nearly_RR shrieked_VVD ._. 
'_" Can_VM you_PPY imagine_VVI ME_PPIO1 in_II a_AT1 HOME_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Greg_NP1 blenched_VVD before_II the_AT tempest_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD stupidly_RR unleashed_VVN ,_, but_CCB Viola_NP1 quietened_VVD down_RP as_CSA he_PPHS1 murmured_VVD apologies_NN2 ._. 
'_" Did_VDD she_PPHS1 say_VVI anything_PN1 about_II a_AT1 home_NN1 on_II the_AT way_NN1 up_RP ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, no_UH ,_, really_RR ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ my_APPGE silly_JJ fault_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 '_" '_" They_PPHS2 'd_VHD better_RRR not_XX try_VVI it_PPH1 !_! 
No_UH ,_, you_PPY see_VV0 ,_, my_APPGE son_NN1 Desmond_NN1 is_VBZ in_II insurance_NN1 ._. 
The_AT house_NN1 was_VBDZ covered_VVN by_II his_APPGE firm_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 can_VM get_VVI things_NN2 done_VDN ,_, if_CS he_PPHS1 shifts_VVZ his_APPGE shifts_NN2 himself_PPX1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 want_VV0 workmen_NN2 into_II that_DD1 house_NN1 as_RG soon_RR as_CSA possible_JJ ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO be_VBI back_RP in_II it_PPH1 the_AT moment_NN1 it_PPH1 's_VBZ habitable_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 refuse_VV0 to_TO sit_VVI on_RP in_II this_DD1 house_NN1 and_CC be_VBI treated_VVN like_II Christopher_NP1 Robin_NP1 by_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE In_II the_AT pause_NN1 that_CST followed_VVD Viola_NP1 said_VVD with_IW deceptive_JJ sweetness_NN1 :_: '_" Do_VD0 have_VHI a_AT1 piece_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 dreadful_JJ sponge_NN1 ,_, Gregory_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 shall_VM take_VVI a_AT1 bite_NN1 and_CC leave_VVI the_AT rest_NN1 on_II my_APPGE plate_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" May_VM I_PPIS1 ask_VVI you_PPY what_DDQ you_PPY had_VHD words_NN2 about_II ?_? '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ,_, biting_VVG into_II the_AT excellent_JJ sponge_NN1 ._. 
'_" Oh_UH ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 ,_, with_IW her_APPGE theatrical_JJ sigh_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 clearly_RR had_VHD hoped_VVN the_AT subject_NN1 had_VHD lapsed_VVN ._. 
'_GE The_AT old_JJ things_NN2 ._. 
Old_JJ battles_NN2 ,_, and_CC old_JJ soldiers_NN2 fighting_VVG them_PPHO2 over_RP again_RT ._. 
She_PPHS1 suggested_VVD in_II that_DD1 shoddy_JJ little_JJ newspaper_NN1 interview_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 'd_VHD broken_VVN up_RP her_APPGE marriage_NN1 ..._... but_CCB let_VM21 's_VM22 not_XX talk_VVI of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, Gregory_NP1 ,_, please_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 shall_VM only_RR speak_VVI ill_RR of_IO the_AT dead_JJ ,_, and_CC regret_VV0 it_PPH1 afterwards_RT ._. 
'_GE Greg_NP1 Hocking_NP1 was_VBDZ tempted_VVN to_TO say_VVI :_: At_RR21 least_RR22 she_PPHS1 'll_VM never_RR get_VVI her_APPGE side_NN1 of_IO the_AT story_NN1 across_II now_RT ._. 
Instead_RR ,_, more_RGR tentatively_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 Hilda_NP1 had_VHD given_VVN anything_PN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD of_IO interest_NN1 to_II Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 before_CS she_PPHS1 died_VVD ._. 
'_" '_GE No_RR21 doubt_RR22 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 sourly_RR ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVG to_II him_PPHO1 with_IW letters_NN2 right_RR to_II the_AT end_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 caught_VVD the_AT drift_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE thinking_NN1 ,_, switched_VVD on_RP an_AT1 open_JJ smile_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 to_TO compliment_VVI him_PPHO1 on_II his_APPGE loyalty_NN1 ,_, and_CC said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 you_PPY 'll_VM find_VVI Hilda_NP1 's_GE part_NN1 in_II my_APPGE husband_NN1 's_GE life_NN1 put_VVD perfectly_RR fairly_RR when_CS Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 's_GE book_NN1 comes_VVZ out_RP ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 hastily_RR ._. 
Why_RRQ did_VDD he_PPHS1 always_RR feel_VVI so_RR intimidated_VVD by_II Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 ?_? 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD something_PN1 to_II a_AT1 man_NN1 :_: made_VVD him_PPHO1 feel_VVI about_RG six_MC ,_, and_CC caught_VVN with_IW a_AT1 warm_JJ jam_NN1 puff_NN1 from_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 table_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE eye_NN1 ,_, coasting_VVG with_IW embarrassment_NN1 round_II the_AT room_NN1 ,_, fell_VVD on_II a_AT1 letter_NN1 from_II Jackson_NP1 's_GE ,_, the_AT publishers_NN2 ._. 
Out_II21 of_II22 the_AT blue_JJ he_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 only_RR wish_VV0 she_PPHS1 could_VM still_RR be_VBI alive_JJ to_TO enjoy_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT fuss_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, and_CC the_AT money_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI enjoyed_VVN having_VHG a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO extra_JJ money_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 would_VM ,_, '_GE agreed_JJ Viola_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC of_RR21 course_RR22 we_PPIS2 had_VHD our_APPGE little_JJ agreement_NN1 about_II the_AT second_MD book_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 looked_VVD after_II her_APPGE interests_NN2 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ no_RR putting_VVG anything_PN1 over_II our_APPGE Hilda_NP1 ,_, oh_UH no_UH ._. 
Not_XX of_RR21 course_RR22 that_CST I_PPIS1 'd_VM want_VVI to_TO ._. 
'_" '_" That_DD1 will_VM go_VVI to_II who_PNQS ,_, do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_" That_DD1 chit_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 daughter_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 imagine_VV0 ._. 
A_AT1 rather_RG sharp_JJ creature_NN1 I_PPIS1 always_RR thought_VVN ,_, but_CCB there_RL ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 I_PPIS1 shall_VM honour_VVI our_APPGE agreement_NN1 to_II the_AT letter_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX that_CST the_AT money_NN1 will_NN1 amount_NN1 to_II much_RR ._. 
You_PPY must_VM n't_XX imagine_VVI anyone_PN1 gets_VVZ rich_JJ from_II books_NN2 these_DD2 days_NNT2 ,_, Gregory_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB if_CS it_PPH1 lasts_VVZ it_PPH1 will_VM be_VBI a_AT1 nice_JJ little_JJ bit_NN1 of_IO pocket-money_NN1 for_IF her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB how_RGQ much_DA1 ?_? 
Greg_NP1 Hocking_NP1 wondered_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 wo_VM n't_XX ask_VVI you_PPY to_TO have_VHI another_DD1 piece_NN1 of_IO sponge_NN1 ,_, Gregory_NP1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 would_VM only_RR encourage_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Taking_VVG this_DD1 to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 form_NN1 of_IO dismissal_NN1 ,_, Greg_NP1 stood_VVD up_RP and_CC prepared_VVN to_TO take_VVI his_APPGE leave_NN1 ._. 
'_" How_RGQ considerate_JJ of_IO you_PPY ,_, '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 ,_, clearly_RR not_XX loath_JJ to_TO see_VVI him_PPHO1 go_VVI ._. 
'_" You_PPY understand_VV0 I_PPIS1 should_VM n't_XX be_VBI tired_JJ ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 struggled_VVD to_II her_APPGE feet_NN2 to_TO see_VVI him_PPHO1 to_II the_AT door_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA she_PPHS1 did_VDD so_RR ,_, Greg_NP1 's_GE eye_NN1 went_VVD back_RP to_II the_AT letter_NN1 on_II the_AT dressing-table_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 caught_VVD the_AT words_NN2 '_GE American_JJ rights_NN2 '_GE and_CC '_GE four_MC thousand_NNO pounds_NN2 '_GE ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 allowed_VVD Viola_NP1 to_TO show_VVI him_PPHO1 out_RP to_II the_AT landing_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 you_PPY 'll_VM be_VBI at_II the_AT funeral_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Viola_NP1 in_II her_APPGE grand_JJ way_NN1 ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 it_PPH1 were_VBDR her_APPGE show_NN1 and_CC there_EX 'd_VM be_VBI cocktails_NN2 afterwards_RT ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 to_TO be_VBI there_RL myself_PPX1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 will_VM be_VBI if_CS I_PPIS1 have_VH0 the_AT strength_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI what_DDQ the_AT doctor_NN1 will_VM say_VVI ._. 
'_GE Downstairs_NN1 in_II the_AT hall_NN1 Greg_NP1 took_VVD his_APPGE coat_NN1 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO let_VVI himself_PPX1 out_RP when_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ forestalled_VVN by_II Viola_NP1 's_GE son_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS came_VVD out_RP from_II the_AT sitting-room_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE wife_NN1 hanging_VVG back_RP in_II the_AT doorway_NN1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 have_VH0 n't_XX met_VVN ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, with_IW a_AT1 formal_JJ smile_NN1 on_II his_APPGE face_NN1 ,_, and_CC holding_VVG out_RP his_APPGE hand_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM Desmond_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Greg_NP1 was_VBDZ first_MD impressed_VVN by_II the_AT handsome_JJ face_NN1 with_IW its_APPGE lean_JJ ,_, almost_RR sunken_JJ outlines_NN2 ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 saw_VVD the_AT watchful_JJ ,_, ruthless_JJ ,_, dissatisfied_JJ eyes_NN2 ._. 
The_AT sort_NN1 of_IO man_NN1 who_PNQS takes_VVZ an_AT1 old_JJ woman_NN1 for_IF everything_PN1 she_PPHS1 has_VHZ ._. 
Not_XX that_CST he_PPHS1 'd_VM have_VHI a_AT1 chance_NN1 with_IW Viola_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM glad_JJ your_APPGE mother_NN1 is_VBZ feeling_VVG better_RRR ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN a_AT1 terrible_JJ experience_NN1 ,_, at_II her_APPGE age_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 seems_VVZ to_TO have_VHI come_VVN through_II it_PPH1 very_RG well_RR ._. 
'_" '_" We_PPIS2 're_VBR deeply_RR grateful_JJ to_II you_PPY for_IF your_APPGE interest_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Desmond_NP1 ._. 
'_" Both_DB2 of_IO us_PPIO2 ,_, my_APPGE wife_NN1 and_CC I._NP1 Yes_UH ,_, she_PPHS1 does_VDZ seem_VVI to_TO have_VHI weathered_VVN things_NN2 remarkably_RR well_RR ._. 
But_CCB we_PPIS2 're_VBR worried_VVN a_RR21 bit_RR22 about_II her_APPGE state_NN1 of_IO mind_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 seems_VVZ a_AT1 little_JJ well_NN1 ,_, odd_JJ ._. 
We_PPIS2 feel_VV0 it_PPH1 may_VM have_VHI upset_VVN her_PPHO1 mentally_RR ._. 
Did_VDD she_PPHS1 say_VVI anything_PN1 odd_JJ to_II you_PPY ?_? 
'_" '_" Nothing_PN1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ,_, letting_VVG himself_PPX1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT front_JJ door_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO have_VHI things_NN2 well_RR under_II control_NN1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB what_DDQ ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 closed_VVD the_AT door_NN1 behind_II him_PPHO1 ,_, did_VDD they_PPHS2 think_VVI she_PPHS1 might_VM have_VHI been_VBN saying_VVG ?_? 
STRATEGIES_NN2 '_GE You_PPY are_VBR n't_XX happy_JJ ,_, Greg_NP1 ,_, are_VBR you_PPY ?_? '_" his_APPGE girl-friend_NN1 Helen_NP1 asked_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
Since_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR in_II bed_NN1 the_AT query_NN1 was_VBDZ ambiguous_JJ ,_, and_CC might_VM have_VHI had_VHN reference_NN1 to_II what_DDQ had_VHD gone_VVN before_RT ._. 
Greg_NP1 ,_, however_RR ,_, understood_VVD her_PPHO1 perfectly_RR well_RR ._. 
'_" No_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, gazing_VVG up_II21 to_II22 the_AT ceiling_NN1 ,_, to_II which_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ sending_VVG little_JJ puffs_NN2 of_IO cigarette_NN1 smoke_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ this_DD1 damned_VVD Machin_NP1 business_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Is_VBZ it_PPH1 a_AT1 business_NN1 ?_? '_GE asked_VVD Helen_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 just_RR a_AT1 fire_NN1 ,_, with_IW an_AT1 old_JJ woman_NN1 dying_VVG ?_? 
After_II all_DB ,_, it_PPH1 happens_VVZ all_DB the_AT time_NNT1 in_II these_DD2 old_JJ houses_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_GE Granted_VVD ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 sat_VVD up_RP in_II bed_NN1 ,_, stubbed_VVD his_APPGE cigarette_NN1 out_RP ,_, and_CC put_VVD his_APPGE arms_NN2 around_II his_APPGE knees_NN2 in_II thought_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Look_VV0 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM tell_VVI you_PPY the_AT sum_NN1 total_NN1 of_IO why_RRQ I_PPIS1 'm_VBM uneasy_JJ about_II it_PPH1 and_CC I_PPIS1 tell_VV0 you_PPY I_PPIS1 realize_VV0 it_PPH1 sounds_VVZ pretty_RG feeble_JJ ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ makes_VVZ it_PPH1 so_RG frustrating_JJ ._. 
First_MD ,_, most_DAT of_IO the_AT fires_NN2 where_RRQ old_JJ people_NN die_VV0 happen_VV0 at_II night_NNT1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX half_DB past_II nine_MC when_RRQ this_DD1 one_MC1 started_VVD ,_, and_CC neither_DD1 of_IO the_AT old_JJ women_NN2 in_II the_AT house_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II bed_NN1 ._. 
Second_MD ,_, on_II any_DD other_JJ night_NNT1 Hilda_NP1 might_VM have_VHI dozed_VVN off_RP in_II the_AT chair_NN1 ,_, but_CCB not_XX after_CS she_PPHS1 'd_VHD had_VHN a_AT1 flaming_JJ row_NN1 with_IW Viola_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_GE The_AT other_JJ one_PN1 did_VDD ._. 
'_" '_GE OK_RR ,_, Viola_NP1 did_VDD ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 's_VBZ different_JJ ._. 
A_AT1 row_NN1 was_VBDZ all_RR in_II a_AT1 day_NNT1 's_GE work_NN1 for_IF her_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC at_II the_AT end_NN1 she_PPHS1 'd_VM feel_VVI pleased_JJ with_IW herself_PPX1 and_CC at_II peace_NN1 with_IW the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
Hilda_NP1 might_VM have_VHI enjoyed_VVN it_PPH1 while_CS it_PPH1 lasted_VVD ,_, but_CCB at_II the_AT end_NN1 she_PPHS1 'd_VM have_VHI felt_VVN upset_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VM agree_VVI with_IW that_DD1 ,_, from_II what_DDQ little_RR I_PPIS1 knew_VVD of_IO her_PPHO1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Helen_NP1 ._. 
'_" That_REX21 is_REX22 ,_, if_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 row_NN1 ,_, not_XX a_AT1 sparring_NN1 match_VV0 that_CST would_VM n't_XX have_VHI worried_VVN her_PPHO1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 row_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT what_DDQ happened_VVD afterwards_RT :_: she_PPHS1 panics_VVZ ,_, everyone_PN1 says_VVZ ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 never_RR known_VVN anyone_PN1 less_RGR likely_JJ to_TO panic_VVI than_CSN Hilda_NP1 ._. 
And_CC the_AT fire_NN1 was_VBDZ only_RR in_II its_APPGE early_JJ stages_NN2 by_II then_RT ,_, remember_VV0 ._. 
She_PPHS1 grabs_VVZ her_APPGE handbag_NN1 and_CC rushes_VVZ along_II the_AT landing_NN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 falls_VVZ so_RG hard_RR ,_, they_PPHS2 say_VV0 ,_, that_CST she_PPHS1 has_VHZ a_AT1 nasty_JJ long_RR wound_VVN on_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
Can_VM you_PPY imagine_VVI it_PPH1 a_AT1 light_JJ little_JJ body_NN1 like_II Hilda_NP1 ?_? 
'_GE Helen_NP1 sat_VVD up_RP in_II bed_NN1 beside_II him_PPHO1 and_CC thought_VVD ._. 
'_GE Just_RR one_MC1 thing_NN1 you_PPY said_VVD ,_, though_CS ,_, Greg_NP1 :_: the_AT fire_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II its_APPGE early_JJ stages_NN2 ._. 
OK_RR ,_, but_CCB if_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO old_JJ papers_NN2 and_CC stuff_NN1 in_II the_AT attic_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ burning_VVG old_JJ letters_NN2 and_CC manuscripts_NN2 and_CC stuff-there_EX might_VM be_VBI a_AT1 hell_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO smoke_NN1 ,_, might_VM n't_XX there_RL ?_? 
And_CC that_DD1 could_VM easily_RR have_VHI panicked_VVN her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Granted_VVD ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB if_CS that_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT case_NN1 I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX see_VVI that_CST she_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI rushed_VVN ._. 
You_PPY could_VM n't_XX through_II thick_RR smoke_VVI ,_, however_RGQV much_RR you_PPY wanted_VVD to_TO ._. 
And_CC if_CS she_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX rush_VVI ,_, how_RRQ come_VVN she_PPHS1 fell_VVD so_RG heavily_RR as_II21 to_II22 make_VV0 that_CST sort_RR21 of_RR22 wound_VVN ?_? 
I_PPIS1 know_VV0 I_PPIS1 sound_VV0 like_II a_AT1 bloody_JJ know-all_NN1 ,_, but_CCB all_DB I_PPIS1 can_VM say_VVI is_VBZ ,_, if_CS that_DD1 satisfies_VVZ the_AT police_NN2 doctor_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 does_VDZ n't_XX satisfy_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_GE Helen_NP1 put_VVD her_APPGE arm_NN1 round_II his_APPGE waist_NN1 ,_, and_CC for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 they_PPHS2 were_VBDR silent_JJ and_CC companionable_JJ ._. 
'_" Anything_PN1 else_RR ?_? '_" she_PPHS1 asked_VVD ._. 
'_GE Oh-nothing_JJ tangible_JJ ._. 
The_AT fact_NN1 that_CST it_PPH1 all_DB seems_VVZ to_TO come_VVI so_RR pat_VV0 :_: on_II31 top_II32 of_II33 the_AT row_NN1 with_IW Viola_NP1 ,_, just_RR after_II the_AT publication_NN1 of_IO the_AT book_NN1 ,_, just_RR when_CS the_AT second_MD book_NN1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO bring_VVI her_PPHO1 a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 ._. 
Old_JJ Warleigh_NN1 would_VM laugh_VVI his_APPGE head_NN1 off_RP if_CS I_PPIS1 put_VV0 reasons_NN2 like_II that_DD1 to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
Perhaps_RR he_PPHS1 'd_VM be_VBI right_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB say_VV0 we_PPIS2 accept_VV0 what_DDQ you_PPY 're_VBR obviously_RR driving_VVG at_II ,_, who_PNQS might_VM have_VHI wanted_VVN her_APPGE dead_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_GE Viola_NN1 ,_, obviously_RR ._. 
Her_APPGE daughter_NN1 Rose_NN1 or_CC her_APPGE husband_NN1 for_IF financial_JJ reasons_NN2 ._. 
Either_DD1 of_IO the_AT Machin_NP1 boys_NN2 because_CS it_PPH1 might_VM be_VBI possible_JJ to_TO cut_VVI Rose_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT agreement_NN1 about_II book_NN1 royalties_NN2 ._. 
That_DD1 Desmond_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM pretty_RG sure_JJ ,_, has_VHZ an_AT1 eye_NN1 for_IF money_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB is_VBZ the_AT money_NN1 enough_RR ?_? 
As_II a_AT1 motive_NN1 for_IF murder_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ enough_RR if_CS you_PPY want_VV0 it_PPH1 enough_RR ._. 
'_GE Greg_NP1 got_VVD up_RP ,_, blundered_VVN round_II the_AT tiny_JJ bedroom_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT went_VVD to_II the_AT bathroom_NN1 and_CC showered_VVD noisily_RR ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 were_VBDR trying_VVG to_TO knock_VVI sense_NN1 into_II his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
Later_RRR ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ dressing_VVG and_CC Helen_NP1 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 frying_NN1 bacon_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 shouted_VVD :_: '_" You_PPY see_VV0 ,_, it_PPH1 adds_VVZ up_II21 to_II22 nothing_PN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM ashamed_JJ of_IO myself_PPX1 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB you_PPY 're_VBR going_VVGK to_TO do_VDI something_PN1 about_II it_PPH1 ?_? '_GE came_VVD back_RP Helen_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD around_II the_AT door_NN1 into_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 small_JJ ,_, tough_JJ girl_NN1 determined_VVN ,_, opinionated_VVD ,_, with_IW light_JJ brown_JJ hair_NN1 and_CC quick_JJ ,_, sharp_JJ eyes_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD thrown_VVN on_II an_AT1 old_JJ dress_NN1 and_CC not_XX much_RR else_RR ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 played_VVD with_IW the_AT frying-pan_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 it_PPH1 were_VBDR Pancake_NN1 Day_NNT1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 looked_VVD adorable_JJ ._. 
Eatable_JJ ._. 
'_" Oh_UH yes_UH ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM going_VVGK to_TO do_VDI something_PN1 about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE Greg_NP1 Hocking_NP1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 rare_JJ people_NN who_PNQS drift_VV0 into_II teaching_NN1 and_CC find_VV0 themselves_PPX2 ,_, to_II their_APPGE own_DA surprise_NN1 ,_, absolutely_RR cut_VVN out_RP for_IF the_AT job_NN1 ._. 
At_II school_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN enthusiastic_JJ but_CCB undistinguished_JJ ,_, and_CC after_CS it_PPH1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD found_VVN himself_PPX1 in_II a_AT1 polytechnic_NN1 in_II the_AT Midlands_NP1 ,_, in_II the_AT state_NN1 of_IO paralysis_NN1 of_IO the_AT imagination_NN1 that_CST tends_VVZ to_TO grip_VVI adolescents_NN2 when_RRQ the_AT time_NNT1 for_IF choosing_VVG a_AT1 career_NN1 looms_VVZ ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD sampled_VVN English_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ taught_VVN by_II doctrinaire_JJ young_JJ men_NN2 with_IW fuzzy_JJ hair-dos_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 weakness_NN1 for_IF the_AT polysyllabic_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD decided_VVN it_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX a_AT1 subject_NN1 for_IF honest_JJ men_NN2 ,_, and_CC had_VHD gone_VVN on_II21 to_II22 history_NN1 ,_, where_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD developed_VVN a_AT1 real_JJ interest_NN1 in_II local_JJ history_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 talent_NN1 for_IF getting_VVG old_JJ working-class_JJ men_NN2 and_CC women_NN2 talking_VVG about_II the_AT customs_NN2 and_CC social_JJ conditions_NN2 of_IO their_APPGE childhood_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ this_DD1 talent_NN1 which_DDQ had_VHD landed_VVN him_PPHO1 the_AT job_NN1 with_IW the_AT Oswaldston_NP1 College_NN1 of_IO Further_JJR Education_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ already_RR unearthing_VVG long_RR forgotten_VVN aspects_NN2 of_IO Lancashire_NP1 social_JJ history_NN1 ,_, and_CC writing_VVG about_II them_PPHO2 in_II the_AT local_JJ paper_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE girl-friend_NN1 Helen_NP1 was_VBDZ Lancashire_NP1 born_VVN :_: she_PPHS1 too_RR had_VHD drifted_VVN ,_, but_CCB into_II secretarial_JJ school_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD stayed_VVN there_RL ,_, always_RR conscious_JJ that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ preparing_VVG herself_PPX1 for_IF an_AT1 existence_NN1 of_IO unutterable_JJ boredom_NN1 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO an_AT1 enormous_JJ number_NN1 of_IO women_NN2 who_PNQS were_VBDR training_VVG themselves_PPX2 for_IF an_AT1 '_GE if_CS I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX marry_VVI '_GE life_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD drilled_VVN herself_PPX1 to_II super-efficiency_NN1 and_CC had_VHD become_VVN one_MC1 of_IO the_AT very_RG highly_RR paid_VVN temps_NN2 the_AT advertisements_NN2 talk_VV0 about_II ,_, because_CS there_EX seemed_VVD little_DA1 point_NN1 in_II such_DA jobs_NN2 unless_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR extravagantly_RR rewarded_VVN ._. 
After_CS a_AT1 few_DA2 months_NNT2 she_PPHS1 had_VHD decided_VVN that_CST anything_PN1 would_VM be_VBI better_JJR than_CSN the_AT ever-changing_JJ impersonality_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO life_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD taken_VVN a_AT1 job_NN1 in_II Manchester_NP1 which_DDQ bored_VVD her_PPHO1 as_RG much_DA1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 knew_VVD it_PPH1 would_VM ,_, but_CCB where_RRQ she_PPHS1 could_VM settle_VVI down_RP and_CC get_VVI to_TO know_VVI the_AT people_NN she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ working_VVG with_IW ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD met_VVN Greg_NP1 at_II a_AT1 film-club_JJ meeting_NN1 ,_, where_CS they_PPHS2 had_VHD laughed_VVN through_II a_AT1 leaden_JJ documentary_NN1 on_II Cuba_NP1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR similar_JJ types_NN2 :_: happy_JJ ,_, uncomplicated_JJ ,_, but_CCB with_IW an_AT1 undercurrent_NN1 of_IO seriousness_NN1 that_CST made_VVD them_PPHO2 want_VVI to_TO take_VVI different_JJ directions_NN2 ,_, see_VV0 with_IW their_APPGE own_DA eyes_NN2 ,_, not_XX other_JJ people_NN 's_GE ._. 
They_PPHS2 both_DB2 hated_VVD orthodoxies_NN2 and_CC bandwagons_NN2 ,_, catch-phrases_NN2 and_CC rallying_VVG cries_NN2 ._. 
At_II the_AT moment_NN1 their_APPGE relationship_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 weekend_NNT1 one_PN1 ,_, but_CCB both_RR of_IO them_PPHO2 occasionally_RR thought_VVN that_CST the_AT idea_NN1 of_IO marriage_NN1 still_RR had_VHD something_PN1 to_TO be_VBI said_VVN in_II its_APPGE favour_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA they_PPHS2 sat_VVD at_II breakfast_NN1 ,_, eating_VVG a_AT1 meal_NN1 hearty_NN1 even_RR by_II North_ND1 Country_NN1 standards_NN2 ,_, both_DB2 of_IO them_PPHO2 chewed_VVD over_RP more_DAR than_CSN their_APPGE fried_JJ goodies_NN2 ._. 
Finally_RR Helen_NP1 ,_, pushing_VVG back_RP a_AT1 plate_NN1 that_CST still_RR had_VHN half_DB a_AT1 bready_JJ sausage_NN1 on_II it_PPH1 ,_, said-'So_NN1 what_DDQ we_PPIS2 need_VV0 now_RT is_VBZ a_AT1 plan_NN1 of_IO campaign_NN1 then_RT ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ,_, '_" of_IO independent_JJ action_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Independent_JJ ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Helen_NP1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB your_APPGE being_VBG pals_NN2 with_IW the_AT local_JJ superintendent_NN1 is_VBZ n't_XX going_VVGK to_TO do_VDI any_DD harm_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE On_II the_AT contrary_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_GE As_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 I_PPIS1 could_VM judge_VVI ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD me_PPIO1 an_AT1 incompetent_JJ idiot_NN1 who_PNQS ought_VMK to_TO be_VBI minding_VVG his_APPGE own_DA business_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX suppose_VVI policemen_NN2 like_II being_VBG taught_VVN their_APPGE jobs_NN2 any_DD more_DAR than_CSN the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO us_PPIO2 do_VD0 ._. 
The_AT most_RRT I_PPIS1 can_VM hope_VVI for_IF is_VBZ that_CST I_PPIS1 might_VM meet_VVI him_PPHO1 over_RP a_AT1 pint_NNU1 and_CC get_VVI him_PPHO1 to_TO be_VBI indiscreet-tell_VV0 me_PPIO1 if_CS there_EX is_VBZ any_DD dirt_NN1 on_II Desmond_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 ,_, for_REX21 example_REX22 ._. 
'_" '_" Did_VDD you_PPY take_VVI against_II him_PPHO1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 seems_VVZ to_TO be_VBI your_APPGE prime_JJ candidate_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 n't_XX met_VVN him_PPHO1 ._. 
What_DDQ 's_VDZ he_PPHS1 like_II ?_? 
'_" '_GE Voracious_JJ ._. 
Greedy_JJ for_IF more_DAR ._. 
And_CC not_XX a_AT1 scruple_NN1 in_II his_APPGE head_NN1 about_II how_RRQ he_PPHS1 gets_VVZ it_PPH1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VM guess_VVI ._. 
'_" '_" Then_RT we_PPIS2 put_VV0 him_PPHO1 and_CC Viola_NP1 at_II the_AT top_NN1 of_IO the_AT list_NN1 ,_, do_VD0 we_PPIS2 ?_? 
Who_PNQS goes_VVZ on_II it_PPH1 next_MD ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, Rose_VVD the_AT daughter_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 ,_, and_CC her_APPGE husband_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 deadly_JJ dull_JJ little_JJ man_NN1 as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 I_PPIS1 can_VM see_VVI ._. 
Would_VM n't_XX have_VHI the_AT guts_NN2 ,_, you_PPY 'd_VM say_VVI ._. 
But_CCB then_RT ,_, you_PPY 'd_VM have_VHI said_VVN the_AT same_DA about_II Crippen_NP1 or_CC Christie_NP1 ,_, would_VM n't_XX you_PPY ?_? 
Then_RT Viola_NP1 's_GE other_JJ son_NN1 :_: open_VV0 ,_, jolly_JJ chap_NN1 ,_, always_RR laughing_VVG ._. 
Again_RT ,_, not_XX the_AT type_NN1 you_PPY 'd_VM think_VVI ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 selfish_JJ family_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VM say_VVI ._. 
They_PPHS2 take_VV0 what_DDQ they_PPHS2 want_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM keep_VVI him_PPHO1 well_RR in_II the_AT running_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT of_RR21 course_RR22 there_EX 's_VBZ Desmond_NP1 's_GE wife_NN1 I_PPIS1 'd_VHD forgotten_VVN her_PPHO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX get_VVI much_DA1 of_IO an_AT1 impression_NN1 of_IO her_PPHO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM like_VVI to_TO look_VVI at_II her_APPGE background_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 Kronweiser_NP1 was_VBDZ always_RR around_II the_AT house_NN1 but_CCB there_EX 's_VBZ no_AT motive_NN1 there_RL ._. 
'_" '_GE That_RG little_DA1 fat_JJ body_NN1 we_PPIS2 saw_VVD in_II the_AT pub_NN1 one_MC1 night_NNT1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD a_AT1 right_JJ pill_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 saw_VVD him_PPHO1 in_II Manchester_NP1 the_AT other_JJ day_NNT1 ,_, all_DB hot_JJ and_CC greasy_JJ and_CC suspicious_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ was_VBDZ he_PPHS1 doing_VDG ?_? 
'_" '_GE Coming_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT office_NN1 place_VV0 opposite_RL where_CS I_PPIS1 work_VV0 ._. 
He_PPHS1 walks_VVZ like_II a_AT1 constipated_JJ duck_NN ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM know_VVI him_PPHO1 anywhere_RL ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT cast-list_NN1 ,_, as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 I_PPIS1 know_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 there_EX could_VM be_VBI plenty_PN of_IO others_NN2 I_PPIS1 know_VV0 nothing_PN1 about_RP ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC then_RT there_EX 's_VBZ the_AT question_NN1 of_IO motive_NN1 and_CC opportunity_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX there_EX ?_? 
'_" '_GE Exactly_RR ._. 
The_AT two_MC obvious_JJ motives_NN2 are_VBR either_RR money_NN1 ,_, or_CC just_RR plain_JJ dislike_NN1 and_CC jealousy_NN1 ._. 
If_CS it_PPH1 's_VBZ money_NN1 that_CST 's_VBZ at_II the_AT root_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI hellish_JJ difficult_JJ to_TO get_VVI the_AT details_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC if_CS it_PPH1 's_VBZ just_RR personal_JJ feeling_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ difficult_JJ to_TO see_VVI why_RRQ it_PPH1 should_VM happen_VVI now_RT ._. 
You_PPY 're_VBR thinking_VVG ,_, after_II all_DB ,_, of_IO Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, are_VBR n't_XX you_PPY ?_? 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 and_CC Hilda_NP1 have_VH0 been_VBN living_VVG together_RL for_IF years_NNT2 ._. 
'_" '_GE True_JJ ._. 
But_CCB you_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN to_TO remember_VVI that_CST it_PPH1 's_VBZ now_CS21 that_CS22 the_AT whole_JJ question_NN1 of_IO Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 has_VHZ come_VVN up_RP again_RT because_II21 of_II22 the_AT new_JJ interest_NN1 in_II him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC the_AT republishing_NN1 of_IO the_AT books_NN2 and_RR31 so_RR32 on_RR33 ._. 
So_RR the_AT pair_NN of_IO them_PPHO2 have_VH0 probably_RR been_VBN mulling_VVG over_RP all_DB the_AT old_JJ grievances_NN2 in_II their_APPGE minds_NN2 ,_, if_CS not_XX openly_RR ._. 
'_" '_GE The_AT old_JJ grievances_NN2 ..._... '_GE said_VVD Helen_NP1 ,_, thoughtfully_RR ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 know_VV0 so_RG little_DA1 about_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
What_DDQ were_VBDR they_PPHS2 ?_? 
The_AT rivalry_NN1 over_II Walter_NP1 ,_, and_CC the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST Viola_NP1 took_VVD him_PPHO1 from_II Hilda_NP1 some_DD time_NNT1 during_II the_AT war_NN1 or_CC just_RR after_II ?_? 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 must_VM be_VBI that_DD1 ,_, mainly_RR ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ very_RG slight_JJ ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 Greg_NP1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, after_CS so_RG long_RR a_AT1 time_NNT1 ._. 
And_CC of_RR21 course_RR22 it_PPH1 mainly_RR works_VVZ the_AT other_JJ way_NN1 ,_, does_VDZ n't_XX it_PPH1 I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 Hilda_NP1 hating_VVG Viola_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Viola_NN1 says_VVZ she_PPHS1 got_VVD mad_JJ about_II that_DD1 interview_NN1 in_II the_AT paper_NN1 ,_, about_II marriages_NN2 being_VBG broken_VVN up_RP ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB that_DD1 's_VBZ much_RR too_RG slight_JJ ,_, surely_RR ,_, Greg_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Combined_VVN with_IW the_AT rest_NN1 '_GE '_GE But_CCB the_AT rest_NN1 is_VBZ Hilda_NP1 's_GE grievance_NN1 ,_, not_XX Viola_NP1 's_GE ._. 
There_RL just_RR must_VM be_VBI something_PN1 more_DAR ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 you_PPY 're_VBR right_JJ ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 thoughtfully_RR ._. 
'_" A_AT1 whole_JJ lot_NN1 more_RRR ._. 
The_AT problem_NN1 is_VBZ that_CST it_PPH1 probably_RR all_DB lies_NN2 in_II the_AT past_NN1 thirty_MC ,_, forty_MC years_NNT2 back_RP ,_, if_CS it_PPH1 's_VBZ Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 that_DD1 's_VBZ at_II the_AT heart_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, as_CSA I_PPIS1 begin_VV0 to_TO think_VVI it_PPH1 could_VM be_VBI ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI the_AT very_JJ devil_NN1 to_TO disentangle_VVI at_II this_DD1 late_JJ date_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" There_EX must_VM be_VBI a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO people_NN around_II who_PNQS still_RR remember_VV0 him_PPHO1 well_RR ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 see_VV0 ahead_II21 of_II22 me_PPIO1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 melodramatically_RR ,_, waving_VVG a_AT1 piece_NN1 of_IO toast_NN1 and_CC marmalade_NN1 ,_, '_GE hours_NNT2 and_CC hours_NNT2 of_IO interviewing_VVG old-age_JJ pensioners_NN2 in_II pubs_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ in_II your_APPGE line_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ exactly_RR what_DDQ you_PPY find_VV0 interesting_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" They_PPHS2 always_RR expect_VV0 you_PPY to_TO buy_VVI them_PPHO2 drinks_NN2 ._. 
Get_VV0 the_AT cheaper_JJR cuts_NN2 of_IO meat_NN1 for_IF the_AT weekends_NNT2 from_RT31 now_RT32 on_RT33 ._. 
'_" '_GE Is_VBZ n't_XX there_EX anyone_PN1 else_RR you_PPY could_VM ask-closer_RRR ?_? 
'_" '_" His_APPGE daughter_NN1 would_VM hardly_RR have_VHI known_VVN him_PPHO1 and_CC anyway_RR she_PPHS1 's_VBZ on_II my_APPGE list_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Seymour-Strachey_NP1 boys_NN2 would_VM remember_VVI him_PPHO1 better_JJR but_CCB so_RR are_VBR they_PPHS2 ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, there_EX 's_VBZ their_APPGE father_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Viola_NP1 's_GE first_MD ?_? 
What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI about_II him_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Not_XX much_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 they_PPHS2 split_VV0 up_RP some_DD time_NNT1 during_II the_AT war_NN1 ._. 
Wait_VV0 a_RR21 bit_RR22 Viola_NP1 said_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 writer_NN1 of_IO some_DD sort_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 the_AT idea_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ some_DD kind_NN1 of_IO critic_NN1 ._. 
The_AT way_NN1 Hilda_NP1 talked_VVD gave_VVD me_PPIO1 the_AT idea_NN1 they_PPHS2 were_VBDR all_DB four_MC fairly_RR pally_RR early_RR on_RP ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 might_VM be_VBI worth_II talking_VVG to_II him_PPHO1 ,_, if_CS he_PPHS1 's_VBZ still_RR alive_JJ ._. 
Though_CS he_PPHS1 might_VM have_VHI a_AT1 grudge_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC he_PPHS1 might_VM have_VHI good_JJ cause_NN1 to_TO be_VBI grateful_JJ ._. 
Being_VBG married_VVN to_II Viola_NP1 is_VBZ not_XX my_APPGE idea_NN1 of_IO bliss_NN1 unending_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" Then_RT there_EX are_VBR the_AT libraries_NN2 and_CC places_NN2 like_II that_DD1 ._. 
Would_VM n't_XX you_PPY find_VVI out_RP something_PN1 about_II Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 there_RL ?_? 
'_GE Greg_NP1 's_GE forehead_NN1 creased_VVN in_II perplexity_NN1 ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI ,_, I_PPIS1 just_RR have_VH0 n't_XX a_AT1 clue_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI he_PPHS1 had_VHD much_DA1 of_IO a_AT1 reputation_NN1 :_: he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 nine_MC days_NNT2 '_GE wonder_NN1 if_CS that_DD1 just_RR before_II the_AT war_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 should_VM think_VVI that_CST wiped_VVD out_RP any_DD chance_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD of_IO people_NN remembering_VVG him_PPHO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX suppose_VVI I_PPIS1 'd_VM get_VVI anything_PN1 from_II libraries_NN2 that_CST I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI already_RR from_II the_AT Colour_NN1 Supplement_NN1 article_NN1 ,_, or_CC the_AT interviews_NN2 ._. 
Still_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 could_VM go_VVI into_II Burnley_NP1 and_CC give_VVI it_PPH1 a_AT1 try_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC there_EX 's_VBZ his_APPGE publishers_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ right_JJ ..._... 
'_GE The_AT shadow_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 project_NN1 flitted_VVD across_II the_AT further_JJR reaches_NN2 of_IO Greg_NP1 's_GE mind_NN1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ right_JJ ._. 
Both_DB2 the_AT old_JJ and_CC the_AT new_JJ ones_NN2 ._. 
And_CC the_AT new_JJ ones_NN2 ,_, Jackson_NP1 's_GE ,_, would_VM know_VVI all_DB about_II the_AT money_NN1 ,_, would_VM n't_XX they_PPHS2 ?_? 
'_" '_" They_PPHS2 would_VM ,_, '_GE said_VVD Helen_NP1 sceptically_RR ._. 
'_GE But_CCB whether_CSW they_PPHS2 'd_VM tell_VVI ..._... 
'_" '_GE Anyway_RR ,_, so_RG far_RR it_PPH1 comes_VVZ back_RP to_II this_DD1 :_: either_RR it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 matter_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 ,_, or_CC the_AT whole_JJ thing_NN1 revolves_VVZ around_II the_AT two_MC women_NN2 ,_, and_CC the_AT character_NN1 of_IO Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Greg_NP1 thought_VVD for_IF a_AT1 bit_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Funny_JJ ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN interested_JJ in_II Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 right_NN1 from_II the_AT start_NN1 ._. 
'_GE On_II Monday_NPD1 morning_NNT1 Greg_NP1 had_VHD no_AT classes_NN2 before_II eleven_MC ,_, so_CS he_PPHS1 took_VVD the_AT early_JJ bus_NN1 to_II Burnley_NP1 and_CC went_VVD straight_RR to_II the_AT Public_JJ Library_NN1 ._. 
The_AT reference_NN1 section_NN1 he_PPHS1 already_RR knew_VVD from_II his_APPGE work_NN1 on_II local_JJ history_NN1 a_AT1 long_JJ ,_, narrow_JJ room_NN1 ,_, darker_JJR than_CSN the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO the_AT library_NN1 by_II31 reason_II32 of_II33 the_AT heaviness_NN1 of_IO the_AT books_NN2 and_CC their_APPGE respectable_JJ bindings_NN2 ._. 
With_IW a_AT1 nervous_JJ swallow_NN1 he_PPHS1 bearded_JJ the_AT formidable_JJ young_JJ lady_NN1 at_II the_AT desk_NN1 at_II the_AT head_NN1 of_IO the_AT room_NN1 :_: she_PPHS1 had_VHD always_RR struck_VVN him_PPHO1 as_II the_AT sort_NN1 of_IO librarian_NN1 who_PNQS would_VM prefer_VVI to_TO see_VVI all_DB the_AT desks_NN2 in_II her_APPGE domain_NN1 empty_JJ and_CC all_DB the_AT books_NN2 permanently_RR under_II lock_NN1 and_CC key_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Contemporary_JJ writers_NN2 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 they_PPHS2 bordered_VVD on_II the_AT unmentionable_JJ ._. 
'_GE Was_VBDZ it_PPH1 biographical_JJ or_CC critical_JJ material_NN1 you_PPY wanted_VVD ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, biographical_JJ really_RR I_PPIS1 supp_VV0 '_" '_GE Biographical_JJ ._. 
Well_RR ,_, there_EX are_VBR one_MC1 or_CC two_MC things_NN2 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 led_VVD him_PPHO1 down_II the_AT side_NN1 passage_NN1 and_CC pointed_VVD to_II a_AT1 shelf_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Is_VBZ it_PPH1 anybody_PN1 very_RG well_RR known_VVN ?_? 
'_" '_" Not_XX terribly_RR ,_, really_RR ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY could_VM try_VVI there_RL ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 stabbed_VVD a_AT1 book_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 dangerous_JJ index_NN1 finger_NN1 ,_, and_CC took_VVD herself_PPX1 back_RP to_II her_APPGE desk_NN1 ,_, to_TO survey_VVI her_APPGE class_NN1 and_CC see_VVI that_CST no-one_PN1 had_VHD taken_VVN a_AT1 whiff_NN1 of_IO pot_NN1 while_CS her_APPGE attention_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN distracted_VVN ._. 
Greg_NP1 took_VVD down_RP Twentieth_MD Century_NNT1 Authors_NN2 and_CC turned_VVD unhopefully_RR to_II the_AT Ms._NN1 There_RL he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ !_! 
Machin_NP1 ,_, Walter_NP1 &lsqb;_( 19101948_MC &rsqb;_) ._. 
But_CCB the_AT entry_NN1 was_VBDZ very_RG brief_JJ only_RR four_MC lines_NN2 :_: North_ND1 Country_NN1 British_JJ novelist_NN1 ,_, author_NN1 of_IO The_AT Facto_NN1 Whistle_NN1 &lsqb;_( 1939_MC &rsqb;_) and_CC Cotton_NP1 Town_NN1 &lsqb;_( 1940_MC &rsqb;_) ,_, the_AT latter_DA a_AT1 collection_NN1 of_IO short_JJ stories_NN2 ._. 
Both_DB2 deal_VV0 with_IW working-class_JJ life_NN1 ,_, and_CC are_VBR in_II the_AT Walter_NP1 Greenwood_NP1 tradition_NN1 ,_, though_CS rather_RG more_RGR ambitious_JJ in_II style_NN1 and_CC structure_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX much_DA1 of_IO a_AT1 haul_NN1 ,_, Greg_NP1 thought_VVD ._. 
Nothing_PN1 he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI already_RR ._. 
On_II an_AT1 impulse_NN1 he_PPHS1 turned_VVD to_II Seymour_NP1 Strachey_NP1 ._. 
Nothing_PN1 nothing_PN1 either_RR under_RG Se-_JJ or_CC Str-_NN1 ._. 
Clearly_RR ,_, as_CSA Viola_NP1 had_VHD implied_VVN ,_, not_XX much_DA1 of_IO a_AT1 writer_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ other_JJ books_NN2 might_VM there_EX be_VBI that_DD1 could_VM give_VVI him_PPHO1 a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO elementary_JJ information_NN1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 supposed_VVD he_PPHS1 'd_VM have_VHI to_TO consult_VVI that_DD1 formidable_JJ biddy_NN1 at_II the_AT desk_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA he_PPHS1 made_VVD his_APPGE way_NN1 up_RP ,_, feeling_VVG like_II a_AT1 schoolboy_NN1 with_IW skimped_JJ prep_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE eye_NN1 caught_VVD ,_, with_IW a_AT1 start_NN1 of_IO surprise_NN1 ,_, the_AT rotund_JJ shape_NN1 of_IO Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 ,_, eyes_NN2 darting_VVG suspiciously_RR in_II all_DB directions_NN2 ,_, working_VVG at_II a_AT1 desk_NN1 ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 his_APPGE usual_JJ work-place_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN burned_VVN around_II his_APPGE ears_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 walked_VVD on_RP up_II21 to_II22 the_AT judgement_NN1 seat_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT librarian_NN1 cast_VVN a_AT1 disapproving_JJ pair_NN of_IO spectacles_NN2 in_II his_APPGE direction_NN1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 was_VBDZ very_RG helpful_JJ ,_, '_GE Greg_NP1 stammered_VVD ._. 
'_GE But_CCB there_EX 's_VBZ another_DD1 man_NN1 a_AT1 writer_NN1 too_RR ,_, but_CCB not_XX very_RG distinguished_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 ._. 
He_PPHS1 may_VM have_VHI gone_VVN into_II something_PN1 else_RR later_RRR '_" his_APPGE mind_NN1 ran_VVD rapidly_RR over_II the_AT likelihoods-'publishing_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 university_NN1 I_PPIS1 just_RR do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 's_VBZ still_RR alive_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 ._. 
Are_VBR there_EX any_DD specialist_NN1 reference_NN1 books_NN2 ?_? 
'_GE The_AT reference_NN1 librarian_NN1 looked_VVD somewhat_RR contemptuous_JJ ,_, as_CSA was_VBDZ indeed_RR ,_, Greg_NP1 felt_VVD ,_, her_APPGE right_NN1 ._. 
'_" There_EX are_VBR ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD severely_RR ,_, '_GE but_CCB if_CS you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI he_PPHS1 went_VVD into_II one_MC1 or_CC other_JJ ,_, would_VM n't_XX it_PPH1 be_VBI best_JJT to_TO try_VVI something_PN1 more_RGR general_JJ first_MD ?_? 
'_" '_" Who_PNQS 's_VBZ Who_NP1 or_CC something_PN1 of_IO that_DD1 sort_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Precisely_RR ,_, '_GE said_VVD the_AT librarian_NN1 ,_, and_CC marched_VVD down_RP the_AT aisle_NN1 with_IW him_PPHO1 once_RR21 more_RR22 ._. 
Greg_NP1 noticed_VVD out_II21 of_II22 the_AT corner_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE eye_NN1 Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 waddling_VVG out_RP through_II the_AT door_NN1 ,_, and_CC thought_VVD he_PPHS1 'd_VHD finished_VVN work_VV0 early_RR for_IF the_AT day_NNT1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ out_RP ,_, '_GE said_VVD the_AT librarian_NN1 ,_, in_II elegiac_JJ tones_NN2 ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 were_VBDR a_AT1 particularly_RR prickly_JJ thorn_NN1 in_II the_AT path_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE life_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 started_VVD walking_VVG magisterially_RR among_II the_AT desks_NN2 ._. 
'_" Here_RL ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD at_RR21 last_RR22 ,_, pointing_VVG to_II the_AT desk_NN1 newly_RR vacated_VVN by_II Dwight_NP1 Kronweiser_NP1 ._. 
Greg_NP1 sank_VVD into_II the_AT leather_NN1 warmed_VVN by_II his_APPGE voluptuous_JJ posterior_NN1 ._. 
Who_NP1 's_GE Who_PNQS had_VHD never_RR been_VBN Greg_NP1 's_GE favourite_JJ reading_NN1 but_CCB rather_RR to_II his_APPGE surprise_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 came_VVD up_RP trumps_NN2 :_: Seymour-Strachey_NP1 ,_, Gerald_NP1 Harcourt_NP1 ;_; Professor_NN1 of_IO English_JJ Literature_NN1 ,_, University_NN1 of_IO Grimsby_NP1 ,_, 194274_MC ;_; b._NNU 8th_MD June_NPM1 1904_MC ;_; s._NNU of_IO Stephen_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 and_CC Charlotte_NP1 Butler_NP1 :_: educ_NN1 ._. 
Wellington_NP1 College_NN1 ,_, NZ_NP1 and_CC University_NN1 of_IO Melbourne_NP1 ._. 
Publications_NN2 :_: Heterosexual_JJ Strain_NN1 in_II Modern_JJ English_JJ Literature_NN1 ,_, The_AT Ern_NP1 Malley_NP1 Affair_NN1 ,_, Sins_NN2 of_IO My_APPGE Old_JJ Age_NN1 and_CC Earlier_RRR ._. 
Recreations_NN2 :_: walking_NN1 ,_, talking_VVG ._. 
Clubs_NN2 :_: none_PN ,_, on_II principle_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ all_DB ._. 
Not_XX much_DA1 to_TO go_VVI on_RP ._. 
But_CCB at_RR21 least_RR22 ,_, it_PPH1 seemed_VVD ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ alive_JJ ,_, even_CS21 if_CS22 only_RR just_RR ._. 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ something_PN1 to_TO be_VBI thankful_JJ for_IF ._. 
Perhaps_RR he_PPHS1 should_VM put_VVI him_PPHO1 top_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE visiting_JJ list_NN1 :_: at_II his_APPGE age_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 might_VM be_VBI urgent_JJ ._. 
GRAND_JJ OLD_JJ MAN_NN1 The_AT switchboard_NN1 operator_NN1 at_II the_AT University_NN1 of_IO Grimsby_NP1 was_VBDZ firm_JJ but_CCB quite_RG helpful_JJ ._. 
Professor_NNB Seymour-Strachey_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN retired_VVN for_IF some_DD time_NNT1 now_RT ,_, and_CC had_VHD left_VVN Grimsby_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB ,_, no_RR she_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT objection_NN1 to_II giving_VVG Greg_NP1 his_APPGE address_NN1 and_CC telephone_NN1 number_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 now_RT lived_VVD ,_, it_PPH1 seemed_VVD ,_, in_II a_AT1 small_JJ village_NN1 on_II the_AT Yorkshire/Lincolnshire_NP1 border_NN1 ._. 
Greg_NP1 thanked_VVD her_PPHO1 and_CC put_VV0 the_AT phone_NN1 down_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 decided_VVD to_TO ring_VVI Seymour-Strachey_NP1 later_RRR ,_, about_II tea-time_NNT1 ,_, when_CS he_PPHS1 might_VM be_VBI presumed_VVN to_TO be_VBI in_RP ._. 
Since_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD ten_MC minutes_NNT2 of_IO lunch-break_NN1 left_VVD he_PPHS1 strolled_VVD into_II the_AT canteen_NN1 and_CC sat_VVD down_RP with_IW Hickson_NP1 ,_, one_MC1 of_IO his_APPGE more_RGR elderly_JJ colleagues_NN2 an_AT1 avuncular_JJ type_NN1 ,_, deep_RR in_II local_JJ politics_NN1 ,_, and_CC decidedly_RR cynical_JJ about_II Greg_NP1 's_GE attempts_NN2 to_TO resuscitate_VVI an_AT1 era_NN1 of_IO Oswaldston_NP1 history_NN1 long_RR and_CC thankfully_RR closed_VVN ._. 
But_CCB Greg_NP1 knew_VVD he_PPHS1 would_VM answer_VVI his_APPGE questions_NN2 about_II anyone_PN1 local_JJ ,_, for_CS he_PPHS1 knew_VVD everyone_PN1 ,_, and_CC dearly_RR loved_VVN to_TO display_VVI his_APPGE knowledge_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Know_VV0 anything_PN1 about_II a_AT1 chap_NN1 called_VVN Desmond_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD casually_RR ,_, after_CS the_AT usual_JJ preliminaries_NN2 of_IO cursing_VVG the_AT weather_NN1 ,_, the_AT students_NN2 ,_, and_CC the_AT teacher_NN1 's_GE lot_NN1 ._. 
'_GE A_RR21 bit_RR22 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Hickson_NP1 ._. 
'_" Not_XX my_APPGE party_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 gets_VVZ himself_PPX1 in_RP with_IW both_RR lots_PN ._. 
Why_RRQ ?_? 
'_" '_GE Chap_NN1 I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ,_, '_GE lied_VVD Greg_NP1 ,_, '_" had_VHN some_DD dealings_NN2 with_IW him_PPHO1 ._. 
Some_DD insurance_NN1 claim_NN1 or_CC other_JJ ._. 
Felt_VVD he_PPHS1 got_VVD twisted_JJ somehow_RR ._. 
'_" '_" Would_VM n't_XX be_VBI surprised_JJ ,_, '_GE said_VVD Hickson_NP1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ his_APPGE reputation_NN1 ._. 
Sails_NN2 close_RR to_II the_AT wind_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN to_TO watch_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI he_PPHS1 'd_VM do_VDI anything_PN1 obviously_RR crooked_JJ ._. 
Much_RR too_RG smart_JJ for_IF that_DD1 ._. 
Keeps_VVZ in_RP with_IW us_PPIO2 too_RR ,_, does_VDZ our_APPGE Desmond_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH how_RRQ ?_? 
'_" '_" You_PPY know_VV0 the_AT ways_NN2 gets_VVZ invited_VVN to_II council_NN1 functions_NN2 ,_, writes_VVZ letters_NN2 of_IO qualified_JJ support_NN1 in_II the_AT local_JJ paper_NN1 ,_, or_CC just_RR shows_VVZ friendliness_NN1 and_CC interest_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ too_RG smart_JJ to_TO pretend_VVI to_TO be_VBI Labour_JJ ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 makes_VVZ sure_JJ we_PPIS2 do_VD0 n't_XX forget_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VM send_VVI us_PPIO2 all_DB whisky_NN1 at_II Christmas_NNT1 if_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ worth_II his_APPGE while_NNT1 ,_, only_RR these_DD2 days_NNT2 it_PPH1 's_VBZ hardly_RR worth_II the_AT risk_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY would_VM n't_XX think_VVI he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ involved_JJ in_II any_DD local_JJ corruption_NN1 ,_, or_CC anything_PN1 of_IO that_DD1 sort_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Local_JJ corruption_NN1 ?_? 
Come_VV0 ,_, come_VV0 ,_, lad_NN1 this_DD1 is_VBZ n't_XX the_AT North-East_ND1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 call_VV0 it_PPH1 legitimate_JJ furthering_NN1 of_IO mutual_JJ interests_NN2 here_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 expect_VV0 he_PPHS1 knows_VVZ all_DB about_II it_PPH1 ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ for_RR21 sure_RR22 ._. 
His_APPGE dad-in-law_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 Markby_NN1 the_AT big_JJ building_NN1 contractors_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 've_VH0 had_VHN their_APPGE share_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ 's_VBZ going_VVG ,_, and_CC more_RRR ._. 
But_CCB as_CSA to_II being_VBG involved_VVN he_PPHS1 's_VHZ never_RR been_VBN part_NN1 of_IO the_AT firm_NN1 himself_PPX1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 doubt_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE Greg_NP1 pondered_VVD on_II this_DD1 information_NN1 during_II his_APPGE teaching_NN1 hours_NNT2 that_CST occupied_VVD the_AT remainder_NN1 of_IO the_AT day_NNT1 ._. 
At_II about_RG four_MC he_PPHS1 rang_VVD up_RP the_AT number_NN1 given_VVN him_PPHO1 for_IF Gerald_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ answered_VVN by_II a_AT1 not_XX too_RG refined_JJ woman_NN1 's_GE voice_NN1 a_AT1 voice_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 touch_NN1 of_IO the_AT treacle_NN1 tart_NN1 in_II it_PPH1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 touch_NN1 of_IO the_AT plain_JJ tart_NN1 as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 
'_GE Gerald_NP1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ out_RP ,_, love_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ ._. 
Can_VM I_PPIS1 give_VVI him_PPHO1 a_AT1 message_NN1 ,_, or_CC will_VM you_PPY ring_VVI back_RP ?_? 
'_" '_" Oh_UH well_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 wo_VM n't_XX know_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 
My_APPGE name_NN1 is_VBZ Hocking_VVG and_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM ringing_VVG from_II Oswaldston_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 wondered_VVD if_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM come_VVI over_RP and_CC see_VVI your_APPGE h_ZZ1 see_VV0 him_PPHO1 some_DD time_NNT1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Oh_UH yes_UH ,_, that_DD1 'll_VM be_VBI all_RR right_JJ ,_, love_NN1 ._. 
When_RRQ will_VM you_PPY come_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_" You_PPY 're_VBR sure_JJ I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI able_JK to_TO see_VVI him_PPHO1 ?_? 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 long_JJ trip_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX want_VVI to_TO do_VDI it_PPH1 for_IF nothing_PN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, he_PPHS1 'll_VM see_VVI you_PPY ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ lonely_JJ as_CSA hell_NN1 ,_, poor_JJ old_JJ bugger_NN1 ,_, and_CC does_VDZ n't_XX know_VVI what_DDQ to_TO do_VDI with_IW his_APPGE time_NNT1 ._. 
You_PPY know_VV0 what_DDQ it_PPH1 's_VBZ like_II when_RRQ they_PPHS2 retire_VV0 ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY ?_? 
He_PPHS1 walks_VVZ miles_NNU2 ,_, just_RR because_CS he_PPHS1 's_VBZ no-one_PN1 to_TO talk_VVI to_II and_CC he_PPHS1 's_VBZ bored_JJ stiff_JJ ._. 
If_CS I_PPIS1 tell_VV0 him_PPHO1 when_CS you_PPY 're_VBR coming_VVG ,_, he_PPHS1 'll_VM be_VBI here_RL to_TO meet_VVI you_PPY ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM welcome_VVI it_PPH1 too_RR get_VV0 him_PPHO1 out_II21 of_II22 my_APPGE hair_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 bit_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 have_VH0 a_AT1 half-day_NNT1 off_II Wednesday_NPD1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 could_VM be_VBI there_RL by_II about_RG four_MC ,_, Mrs_NNB er_FU '_" '_" Right-e-oh_UH ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX my_APPGE husband_NN1 ,_, by_II the_AT way_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 know_VV0 a_AT1 better_JJR trick_NN1 than_CSN that_DD1 ,_, any_DD day_NNT1 of_IO the_AT week_NNT1 ._. 
'_" For_IF some_DD reason_NN1 she_PPHS1 found_VVD what_DDQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD just_RR said_VVN enormously_RR funny_JJ ,_, and_CC exploded_VVN into_II the_AT phone_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 fruity_JJ laugh_NN1 before_II putting_VVG down_RP her_APPGE receiver_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD rung_VVN off_RP without_IW asking_VVG Greg_NP1 what_DDQ his_APPGE business_NN1 was_VBDZ ._. 
On_II the_AT whole_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD to_II himself_PPX1 ,_, perhaps_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ just_RR as_RG well_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ tea-time_NNT1 when_RRQ Greg_NP1 got_VVD to_II Borthwick_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 tiny_JJ village_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 pub_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 shop_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT bare_JJ population_NN1 to_TO support_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD borrowed_VVN a_AT1 car_NN1 from_II one_MC1 of_IO his_APPGE colleagues_NN2 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 felt_VVD hot_JJ ,_, sweaty_JJ and_CC uncertain_JJ of_IO himself_PPX1 ,_, having_VHG had_VHN to_TO spend_VVI more_DAR time_NNT1 mastering_VVG the_AT crate_NN1 's_GE uncertain_JJ ways_NN2 than_CSN in_II preparing_VVG himself_PPX1 for_IF the_AT meeting_NN1 to_TO come_VVI ._. 
The_AT evening_NNT1 before_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD procured_VVN from_II the_AT local_JJ library_NN1 a_AT1 copy_NN1 of_IO Gerald_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 's_GE essay_NN1 in_II autobiography_NN1 ,_, but_CCB a_AT1 quick_JJ flick_NN1 through_II the_AT index_NN1 had_VHD assured_VVN him_PPHO1 there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT mention_NN1 of_IO Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX had_VHN time_NNT1 to_II bone_NN1 up_RP on_II the_AT details_NN2 of_IO the_AT man_NN1 himself_PPX1 's_VBZ career_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVG into_II the_AT interview_NN1 blind_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT garden_NN1 of_IO the_AT cottage_NN1 there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 woman_NN1 weeding_VVG a_AT1 rose-bed_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ buxom_JJ ,_, and_CC the_AT rust-red_JJ pullover_NN1 she_PPHS1 wore_VVD was_VBDZ not_XX designed_VVN to_TO minimize_VVI the_AT fact_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 looked_VVD ,_, in_II fact_NN1 ,_, blowzy_JJ but_CCB good-humoured_JJ ,_, and_CC of_IO an_AT1 age_NN1 which_DDQ is_VBZ usually_RR politely_RR said_VVN to_TO be_VBI around_RG thirty-five_MC ._. 
She_PPHS1 smiled_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 cheerily_RR and_CC opened_VVD the_AT gate_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 got_VVD out_II21 of_II22 his_APPGE car_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Mr_NNB Hocking_NP1 ?_? '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ expecting_VVG you_PPY ._. 
Pleased_JJ as_CSA Punch_NP1 ,_, like_CS I_PPIS1 thought_VVD ._. 
Excuse_VV0 me_PPIO1 not_XX shaking_VVG hands_NN2 '_GE she_PPHS1 looked_VVD down_RP at_II her_APPGE own_DA hands_NN2 ,_, then_RT looked_VVN around_II the_AT garden_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI why_RRQ I_PPIS1 bother_VV0 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX as_CS21 though_CS22 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM stopping_VVG ..._... 
Could_VM you_PPY find_VVI your_APPGE way_NN1 in_RP ,_, do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI ?_? 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ in_II the_AT study_NN1 straight_RR through_II the_AT hall_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT far_JJ door_NN1 on_II your_APPGE right_NN1 ._. 
Oh_UH and_CC lad_NN1 :_: pretend_VV0 you_PPY 're_VBR interested_JJ in_II him_PPHO1 just_RR for_IF a_RR21 bit_RR22 ,_, to_TO start_VVI with_IW ._. 
It_PPH1 'll_VM make_VVI him_PPHO1 happy_JJ ,_, and_CC things_NN2 will_VM go_VVI easier_RRR if_CS you_PPY do_VD0 ._. 
'_GE Primed_JJ with_IW the_AT good_JJ advice_NN1 ,_, but_CCB uncertain_JJ how_RGQ far_RR he_PPHS1 could_VM follow_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, Greg_NP1 went_VVD in_RP through_II the_AT hall_NN1 of_IO the_AT cottage_NN1 ,_, artificially_RR created_VVN by_II modern_JJ alterations_NN2 ,_, and_CC knocked_VVD at_II the_AT far_JJ door_NN1 on_II the_AT right_NN1 ._. 
Pleased_JJ as_CSA Punch_NP1 at_II the_AT thought_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE visit_NN1 Gerald_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 might_VM be_VBI ,_, but_CCB the_AT '_GE Come_VV0 in_II '_" that_CST answered_VVD his_APPGE knock_NN1 was_VBDZ lordly_JJ ._. 
Greg_NP1 pushed_VVD the_AT door_NN1 and_CC found_VVD himself_PPX1 in_II what_DDQ must_VM have_VHI been_VBN the_AT largest_JJT room_NN1 in_II the_AT cottage_NN1 ._. 
Every_AT1 inch_NNU1 of_IO available_JJ wall_NN1 space_NN1 was_VBDZ taken_VVN up_RP with_IW bookshelves_NN2 ,_, and_CC every_AT1 inch_NNU1 of_IO shelf-space_NN1 was_VBDZ taken_VVN up_RP with_IW books_NN2 books_NN2 ,_, mostly_RR ,_, with_IW tattered_JJ jackets_NN2 or_CC sun-faded_JJ bindings_NN2 and_CC dating_NN1 ,_, Greg_NP1 guessed_VVD ,_, from_II the_AT '_" twenties_MC2 ,_, '_" thirties_MC2 and_CC '_" forties_MC2 presentation_NN1 copies_NN2 ,_, review_VV0 copies_NN2 and_CC remaindered_VVD copies_NN2 among_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
The_AT room_NN1 itself_PPX1 ,_, however_RR ,_, was_VBDZ perfectly_RR neat_JJ ,_, and_CC provided_VVD an_AT1 excellent_JJ foil_NN1 for_IF Gerald_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ no_AT drivelling_JJ dotard_NN1 ,_, but_CCB a_AT1 smart_JJ ,_, upright_RL ,_, handsome_JJ old_JJ man_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE clothes_NN2 admirably_RR cut_VVN and_CC suitable_JJ for_IF the_AT occasion_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE profile_NN1 cunningly_RR arranged_VVN to_TO impress_VVI ,_, his_APPGE mane_NN1 of_IO white_JJ hair_NN1 ,_, thick_JJ and_CC shiny_JJ ,_, suggesting_VVG intellect_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 sense_NN1 of_IO the_AT aesthetically_RR satisfying_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ the_AT Patriarch_NN1 ,_, the_AT Fount_NN1 of_IO Wisdom_NP1 ,_, the_AT man_NN1 to_II whom_PNQO pilgrimages_NN2 are_VBR made_VVN ._. 
Here_RL I_PPIS1 am_VBM ,_, he_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO say_VVI ,_, in_II the_AT fullness_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE years_NNT2 ._. 
Come_VV0 sit_VV0 at_II my_APPGE feet_NN2 and_CC drink_VV0 the_AT wisdom_NN1 learned_VVN of_IO experience_NN1 ._. 
Only_RR the_AT desk_NN1 ,_, empty_JJ and_CC sparsely_RR furnished_VVN ,_, suggested_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 Patriarch_NN1 with_IW time_NNT1 on_II his_APPGE hands_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 Fount_NN1 of_IO Wisdom_NN1 from_II whom_PNQO too_RR few_DA2 cared_VVD to_TO drink_VVI ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 sit_VVI down_RP ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD magisterially_RR ._. 
'_GE Good_JJ of_IO you_PPY to_TO come_VVI ._. 
Mr_NNB Hocking_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ right_JJ ._. 
Gregory_NP1 Hocking_NP1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ,_, nervously_RR sitting_VVG ._. 
'_" A_ZZ1 a_AT1 student_NN1 ,_, perhaps_RR ?_? '_GE hazarded_JJ Gerald_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 ,_, smiling_VVG benignly_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 have_VH0 been_VBN ,_, '_GE Greg_NP1 allowed_VVD himself_PPX1 to_TO say_VVI ._. 
'_GE English_JJ literature_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Ah_UH yes_UH ,_, '_GE said_VVD the_AT Patriarch_NN1 ,_, opening_VVG out_RP his_APPGE hands_NN2 in_II an_AT1 expansive_JJ gesture_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT teaching_NN1 of_IO English_NN1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 wonderful_JJ profession_NN1 in_II my_APPGE time_NNT1 ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, since_CS '_" '_" It_PPH1 is_VBZ since_RR that_CST I_PPIS1 studied_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 saw_VVD it_PPH1 all_DB happen_VV0 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Seymour-Strachey_NP1 ,_, leaning_VVG forward_RL in_II a_AT1 burst_NN1 of_IO confidentiality_NN1 and_CC exposing_VVG a_AT1 set_NN1 of_IO amazingly_RR white_JJ teeth_NN2 ._. 
'_" When_RRQ I_PPIS1 went_VVD to_II Grimsby_NP1 ,_, in_II the_AT war_NN1 ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ just_JJ me_PPIO1 and_CC a_AT1 few_DA2 students_NN2 invalided_VVD servicemen_NN2 ,_, some_DD nice_JJ girlies_NN2 just_RR out_II21 of_II22 school_NN1 things_NN2 were_VBDR lovely_JJ ._. 
We_PPIS2 tasted_VVD ,_, we_PPIS2 enjoyed_VVD ,_, we_PPIS2 discussed_VVD ._. 
Then_RT the_AT soldiers_NN2 started_VVD coming_VVG back_RP after_II the_AT war_NN1 ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 got_VVD new_JJ members_NN2 of_IO staff_NN earnest_JJ young_JJ men_NN2 who_PNQS got_VVD all_DB intense_JJ about_II everything_PN1 ._. 
Started_VVD chucking_VVG names_NN2 around_RP ,_, made_VVD me_PPIO1 feel_NN1 I_PPIS1 ought_VMK to_TO read_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 read_VVD Leavis_NP1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ like_II eating_VVG barbed_JJ wire_NN1 ._. 
By_II the_AT '_" fifties_MC2 we_PPIS2 were_VBDR taken_VVN over_RP by_II Leavisites_NN2 ghastly_JJ neurotics_NN2 shrieking_VVG about_II maturity_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT there_EX were_VBDR other_JJ names_NN2 Raymond_NP1 Williams_NP1 ,_, someone_PN1 with_IW a_AT1 name_NN1 like_II a_AT1 chamber_NN1 pot_NN1 ,_, Fry_NP1 after_II a_AT1 time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX even_RR bother_VVI to_TO learn_VVI the_AT names_NN2 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 sadly_RR ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX a_AT1 profession_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 gentleman_NN1 now_RT ._. 
My_APPGE God_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 wonder_VV0 what_DDQ '_VBZ Q_NP1 '_GE would_VM say_VVI ._. 
'_GE Greg_NP1 felt_VVD that_CST it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI appropriate_JJ to_TO leave_VVI a_AT1 Remembrance_NN1 Day_NP1 silence_NN1 in_II the_AT room_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 finished_VVD speaking_VVG ._. 
'_GE But_CCB I_PPIS1 think_VV0 of_IO you_PPY as_II a_AT1 creative_JJ writer_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 hazarded_VVD at_RR21 last_RR22 ,_, amazed_VVD at_II his_APPGE own_DA effrontery_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Nice_JJ of_IO you_PPY ,_, '_GE said_VVD Gerald_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 ,_, flashing_VVG at_II him_PPHO1 those_DD2 miraculously_RR even_RR teeth_NN2 ,_, and_CC looking_VVG every_AT1 inch_VV0 the_AT debonair_JJ squire_NN1 of_IO dames_NN2 he_PPHS1 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN in_II his_APPGE youth_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Creative_JJ I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX claim_VVI to_TO be_VBI ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 've_VH0 known_VVN them_PPHO2 lots_PN of_IO them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_" His_APPGE eyes_NN2 dimmed_VVD ._. 
'_GE Upward_JJ ,_, Douglas_NP1 ,_, Currey_NP1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT dimness_NN1 seemed_VVD appropriate_JJ ._. 
Greg_NP1 had_VHD never_RR heard_VVN of_IO any_DD of_IO them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_" You_PPY knew_VVD Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 too_RR ,_, did_VDD n't_XX you_PPY ?_? '_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD ._. 
The_AT eyes_NN2 cleared_VVD ,_, the_AT relaxed_JJ body_NN1 tightened_VVD ,_, and_CC Gerald_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 cast_VVD a_AT1 glance_NN1 at_II Greg_NP1 almost_RR quizzical_JJ ._. 
'_" Ah_UH yes_UH Walter_NP1 ._. 
Everyone_PN1 seems_VVZ to_TO be_VBI getting_VVG interested_JJ in_II him_PPHO1 lately_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 knew_VVD they_PPHS2 would_VM eventually_RR ._. 
Yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 knew_VVD him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE wife_NN1 too_RR ._. 
See_VV0 she_PPHS1 died_VVD ._. 
Sad_JJ ._. 
Nice_JJ little_JJ woman_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 paused_VVD ,_, seeming_VVG to_TO survey_VVI the_AT landscape_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE relationship_NN1 with_IW the_AT Machins_NP1 ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_GE Actually_RR ,_, as_CSA I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 you_PPY know_VV0 ,_, I_PPIS1 got_VVD rid_VVN of_IO my_APPGE first_MD wife_NN1 on_II21 to_II22 Walter_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_RR yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 knew_VVD he_PPHS1 married_VVD her_PPHO1 after_II the_AT war_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 diplomatically_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 tipped_VVD him_PPHO1 the_AT wink_NN1 after_CS I_PPIS1 left_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, '_GE went_VVD on_II the_AT Patriarch_NN1 ,_, with_IW an_AT1 expression_NN1 of_IO lubricious_JJ meditation_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Told_VVD him_PPHO1 there_EX was_VBDZ Viola_NP1 ,_, waiting_VVG alone_RR in_II London_NP1 with_IW no-one_PN1 to_TO warm_VVI the_AT bed_NN1 up_RP for_IF her_PPHO1 ._. 
And_CC Bob_NP1 's_VBZ your_APPGE uncle_NN1 !_! 
'_" '_" That_DD1 was_VBDZ in_RP ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 left_VVD her_PPHO1 in_II '_GE forty-three_MC ,_, '_GE said_VVD Seymour-Strachey_NP1 promptly_RR ._. 
His_APPGE face_NN1 assumed_VVD an_AT1 expression_NN1 of_IO sublime_JJ conceit_NN1 ,_, and_CC once_RR21 more_RR22 he_PPHS1 leaned_VVD forward_RL with_IW an_AT1 air_NN1 of_IO confidentiality_NN1 :_: '_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 married_VVN again_RT since_II then_RT ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 married_VVN often_RR ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 chuckled_VVD ,_, in_II self-approbation_NN1 :_: '_GE But_CCB it_PPH1 's_VHZ always_RR been_VBN me_PPIO1 who_PNQS left_VVD them_PPHO2 ..._... 
'_" There_EX seemed_VVD nothing_PN1 to_TO say_VVI to_II this_DD1 ._. 
If_CS Greg_NP1 had_VHD understood_VVN the_AT lady_NN1 in_II the_AT garden_NN1 aright_RR ,_, Gerald_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 was_VBDZ in_RP for_IF a_AT1 new_JJ experience_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ now_RT ,_, though_CS ,_, in_II a_AT1 groove_NN1 of_IO reminiscence_NN1 which_DDQ seemed_VVD to_TO please_VVI him_PPHO1 mightily_RR ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 were_VBDR alike_RR in_II a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO ways_NN2 ,_, Walter_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD nodding_VVG happily_RR ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 both_DB2 liked_VVD women_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 marked_VVD us_PPIO2 off_RP ,_, you_PPY might_VM say_VVI from_II the_AT literary_JJ crowd_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ._. 
When_CS Walter_NP1 came_VVD up_II21 to_II22 London_NP1 just_RR before_II the_AT war_NN1 those_DD2 were_VBDR times_NNT2 !_! 
Wot_DDQ larks_NN2 ,_, as_CSA Joe_NP1 Gargery_NP1 says_VVZ !_! 
And_CC then_RT during_II the_AT war_NN1 too_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD his_APPGE fun_NN1 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 did_VDD too_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 we_PPIS2 met_VVD up_RP in_II Grimsby_NP1 ,_, just_RR after_CS I_PPIS1 got_VVD there_RL 'forty-four_MC it_PPH1 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN ._. 
He_PPHS1 insisted_VVD on_II calling_VVG me_PPIO1 the_AT Professor_NN1 of_IO French_JJ Letters_NN2 introduced_VVD me_PPIO1 to_II everyone_PN1 as_II that_DD1 in_II the_AT pubs_NN2 ._. 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ his_APPGE sort_NN1 of_IO humour_NN1 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ._. 
Tickled_VVD him_PPHO1 no_AT end_NN1 when_RRQ people_NN took_VVD it_PPH1 seriously_RR I_PPIS1 can_VM hear_VVI his_APPGE great_JJ golden_JJ laugh_NN1 now_RT ._. 
'_" '_GE So_RR you_PPY remained_VVD friendly_JJ right_NN1 through_II the_AT war_NN1 ,_, did_VDD you_PPY ?_? 
'_" '_" Oh_UH yes_UH right_RR up_II21 to_II22 the_AT end_NN1 ,_, you_PPY might_VM say_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 always_RR intended_VVD to_TO visit_VVI him_PPHO1 after_II the_AT war_NN1 ,_, but_CCB you_PPY know_VV0 how_RRQ it_PPH1 is_VBZ :_: things_NN2 were_VBDR difficult_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ confoundedly_RR busy_JJ at_II the_AT University_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX particularly_RR want_VVI to_TO see_VVI Viola_NP1 again_RT though_CS you_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN to_TO swallow_VVI the_AT pill_NN1 with_IW the_AT jam_NN1 ,_, have_VH0 n't_XX you_PPY ,_, and_CC there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT particular_JJ reason_NN1 why_RRQ I_PPIS1 should_VM n't_XX see_VVI her_PPHO1 again_RT ._. 
But_CCB then_RT the_AT next_MD I_PPIS1 heard_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ dead_JJ ._. 
Life_NN1 's_VBZ like_II that_DD1 ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" '_" How_RRQ did_VDD you_PPY meet_VVI up_RP in_II the_AT first_MD place_NN1 ?_? 
Was_VBDZ it_PPH1 when_CS his_APPGE first_MD book_NN1 was_VBDZ published_VVN ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, no_UH before_RT ._. 
'_GE Gerald_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 put_VVD himself_PPX1 in_II a_AT1 self-conscious_JJ pose_NN1 of_IO memory_NN1 ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 rehearsing_VVG for_IF a_AT1 television_NN1 down-memory-lane_NN1 programme_NN1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 met_VVD in_II a_AT1 pub_NN1 back_RP in_II ,_, oh_UH ,_, '_GE thirty-seven_MC ,_, '_GE thirty-eight_MC ._. 
Hilda_NP1 and_CC he_PPHS1 were_VBDR in_II London_NP1 on_II a_AT1 spree_NN1 ,_, Viola_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 had_VHD come_VVN out_II21 of_II22 the_AT theatre_NN1 for_IF the_AT interval_NN1 Noel_NP1 Coward_NP1 ,_, Rattigan_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 forget_VV0 what_DDQ ._. 
Anyway_RR ,_, we_PPIS2 met_VVD up_RP ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 never_RR did_VDD get_VVI back_RP for_IF the_AT last_MD act_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 clicked_VVD all_DB of_IO us_PPIO2 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY mean_VV0 Walter_NP1 was_VBDZ interested_JJ in_II your_APPGE wife_NN1 then_RT ?_? 
'_GE Gerald_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 looked_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 with_IW something_PN1 close_RR to_II outrage_NN1 on_II his_APPGE face_NN1 :_: '_" No_UH ,_, no_AT nothing_PN1 of_IO the_AT kind_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ minds_VVZ you_PPY young_JJ people_NN have_VH0 ._. 
No_RR we_PPIS2 just_RR had_VHD a_AT1 gay_JJ evening_NNT1 out_RP ._. 
Later_RRR on_RP we_PPIS2 got_VVD talking_VVG ,_, more_RGR seriously_RR about_II the_AT North_ND1 ,_, the_AT unemployment_NN1 ._. 
And_CC then_RT Walter_NP1 mentioned_VVD his_APPGE book_NN1 he_PPHS1 'd_VHD written_VVN ,_, or_CC was_VBDZ writing_VVG ,_, I_PPIS1 forget_VV0 which_DDQ ._. 
He_PPHS1 thought_VVD I_PPIS1 might_VM be_VBI useful_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VHD told_VVN him_PPHO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 wrote_VVD the_AT fiction_NN1 criticism_NN1 for_IF Time_NNT1 and_CC Tide_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Did_VDD you_PPY help_VVI him_PPHO1 with_IW it_PPH1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ?_? 
'_" '_" With_IW the_AT writing_NN1 ?_? 
Oh_UH no_UH ._. 
Walter_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX need_VVI that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO help_NN1 would_VM n't_XX have_VHI welcomed_VVN it_PPH1 ,_, either_RR ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 told_VVD him_PPHO1 the_AT best_JJT publishers_NN2 to_TO try_VVI the_AT pink-ohs_NN2 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ._. 
And_CC when_CS it_PPH1 came_VVD out_RP I_PPIS1 gave_VVD it_PPH1 a_AT1 puff_NN1 in_II my_APPGE little_JJ rag_NN1 ,_, and_CC made_VVD sure_JJ the_AT others_NN2 did_VDD the_AT same_DA ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO influence_NN1 in_II those_DD2 days_NNT2 ._. 
'_GE The_AT handsome_JJ old_JJ man_NN1 chuckled_VVD in_II childish_JJ vanity_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ was_VBDZ Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 like_VV0 ,_, before_CS the_AT war_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE The_AT same_DA as_CSA he_PPHS1 always_RR was_VBDZ happy_JJ ,_, open_VV0 ,_, full_JJ of_IO jokes_NN2 ,_, lots_PN of_IO them_PPHO2 terrible_JJ ._. 
Always_RR ready_JJ for_IF a_AT1 game_NN1 ,_, particularly_RR if_CS there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 woman_NN1 involved_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ so_RG full_JJ of_IO life_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ well_JJ ,_, you_PPY felt_VVD you_PPY could_VM light_VVI your_APPGE cigarette_NN1 off_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB he_PPHS1 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN very_RG politically_RR conscious_JJ as_RR21 well_RR22 I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 The_AT Factory_NN1 Whistle_NN1 '_GE '_" Oh_UH ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ._. 
Certainly_RR ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX one_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 bitter_JJ little_JJ bigots_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 saw_VVD the_AT humorous_JJ side_NN1 even_RR of_IO the_AT slump_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ marked_VVD Walter_NP1 off_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 enjoyed_VVD life_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 hundred_NNO per_NNU21 cent_NNU22 ,_, twenty-four_MC hours_NNT2 a_AT1 day_NNT1 ._. 
Lawrence_NP1 kept_VVD saying_VVG he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ living_VVG intensely_RR with_IW his_APPGE whole_JJ body_NN1 and_CC all_DB that_DD1 ,_, but_CCB Walter_NP1 really_RR did_VDD ._. 
And_CC it_PPH1 gets_VVZ into_II his_APPGE writing_NN1 ._. 
Read_VV0 some_DD of_IO the_AT short_JJ pieces_NN2 the_AT one_PN1 called_JJ '_GE Lydia_NP1 Horton_NP1 and_CC the_AT Vile_JJ Seducers_NN2 '_GE for_REX21 example_REX22 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ from_II life_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT real_JJ Walter_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" Why_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI his_APPGE reputation_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX last_VVI ?_? 
'_GE Gerald_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 leaned_VVD forward_RL excitedly_RR ._. 
'_" Ah_UH ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 did_VDD !_! 
In_II little_JJ pockets_NN2 that_CST 's_VBZ nothing_PN1 unusual_JJ ,_, in_II the_AT literary_JJ world_NN1 ._. 
Why_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI these_DD2 mentions_NN2 of_IO him_PPHO1 kept_VVD cropping_VVG up_RP over_II the_AT years_NNT2 ?_? 
People_NN had_VHD been_VBN reading_VVG him_PPHO1 ,_, recommending_VVG the_AT books_NN2 to_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ,_, lending_VVG them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 see_VV0 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ,_, feeling_VVG he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ talking_VVG about_II a_AT1 coterie_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ way_NN1 outside_II his_APPGE usual_JJ sphere_NN1 of_IO research_NN1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 the_AT public_NN1 at_RR21 large_RR22 was_VBDZ concerned_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ forgotten_VVN ,_, was_VBDZ n't_XX he_PPHS1 ?_? 
For_REX21 example_REX22 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ totally_RR out_II21 of_II22 print_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 so_RR ,_, '_GE said_VVD Gerald_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 ,_, spreading_VVG his_APPGE hands_NN2 wide_RR as_CS21 if_CS22 in_II despair_NN1 at_II the_AT fickleness_NN1 of_IO public_JJ taste_NN1 ._. 
'_" These_DD2 things_NN2 ca_VM n't_XX be_VBI explained_VVN ._. 
What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI would_VM happen_VVI if_CS Wuthering_VVG Heights_NN2 were_VBDR published_VVN today_RT ?_? 
Three_MC lines_NN2 at_II the_AT bottom_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 column_NN1 in_II the_AT TLS_NP1 ._. 
Even_RR the_AT feminist_JJ loonies_NN2 would_VM n't_XX be_VBI interested_JJ in_II it_PPH1 ._. 
It_PPH1 would_VM sink_VVI without_IW trace_NN1 ._. 
Well_RR something_PN1 of_IO the_AT kind_NN1 happened_VVD to_II Walter_NP1 ,_, after_CS the_AT initial_JJ interest_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 notice_VV0 you_PPY did_VDD n't_XX mention_VVI him_PPHO1 in_II your_APPGE autobiography_NN1 ..._... 
'_" '_GE Sins_NN2 of_IO My_APPGE Old_JJ Age_NN1 and_CC Earlier_RRR ?_? 
Good_JJ title_NN1 ,_, eh_UH ?_? 
Thought_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 long_JJ time_NNT1 before_CS I_PPIS1 hit_VVD on_II that_DD1 ._. 
Did_VDD n't_XX sell_VVI as_RG well_RR as_CSA it_PPH1 ought_VMK to_TO have_VHI ,_, that_DD1 book_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ were_VBDR you_PPY asking_VVG ..._... ?_? 
'_" '_" You_PPY did_VDD n't_XX mention_VVI Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 in_II '_" '_" Oh_UH yes_UH !_! 
No_UH ,_, well_RR I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX think_VVI anyone_PN1 would_VM be_VBI interested_JJ ._. 
Nobody_PN1 was_VBDZ when_RRQ I_PPIS1 wrote_VVD it_PPH1 four_MC or_CC five_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA nobody_PN1 much_RR anyway_RR ._. 
Now_RT they_PPHS2 've_VH0 rediscovered_VVN him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ the_AT missing_JJ working-class_JJ novelist_NN1 ,_, the_AT link_NN1 between_II Lawrence_NP1 and_CC Sillitoe_NP1 ._. 
If_CS I_PPIS1 were_VBDR writing_VVG it_PPH1 now_RT ..._... 
I_PPIS1 wonder_VV0 if_CSW they_PPHS2 'd_VM be_VBI interested_JJ in_II putting_VVG out_RP a_AT1 revised_JJ edition_NN1 ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 meditated_VVD ,_, dubiously_RR ._. 
'_GE But_CCB you_PPY do_VD0 think_VVI Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 major_JJ writer_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Eh_UH ?_? 
Oh_UH yes_UH ,_, undoubtedly_RR ._. 
'_" '_" Why_RRQ ?_? 
What_DDQ was_VBDZ it_PPH1 he_PPHS1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD ?_? 
'_" Again_RT Gerald_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 adopted_VVD a_AT1 pose_NN1 ,_, this_DD1 time_NNT1 pontifical_JJ ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 never_RR cut_VVN himself_PPX1 off_RP from_II his_APPGE class_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT working-class_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 stayed_VVD one_MC1 of_IO the_AT working-class_JJ ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 drew_VVD his_APPGE inspiration_NN1 from_II the_AT working-class_JJ ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 relaxed_VVD his_APPGE pose_NN1 and_CC looked_VVN at_II Greg_NP1 roguishly_RR ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT sort_NN1 of_IO thing_NN1 one_PN1 says_VVZ at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO lectures_NN2 especially_RR now_RT we_PPIS2 have_VH0 all_DB those_DD2 bed-sitter_JJ Marxists_NN2 as_CSA students_NN2 ._. 
Still_RR ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ true_JJ enough_RR ._. 
All_DB the_AT others_NN2 left_VVN went_VVD to_II Mexico_NP1 ,_, or_CC Majorca_NP1 ,_, or_CC Cambridge_NP1 ,_, or_CC wherever_RRQV ,_, and_CC wallowed_VVD in_II their_APPGE guilt_NN1 feelings_NN2 ._. 
Walter_NP1 stayed_VVD in_II the_AT North_ND1 ,_, felt_VVD at_II home_NN1 there_RL ,_, so_CS his_APPGE books_NN2 are_VBR authentic_JJ the_AT real_JJ McCoy_NP1 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ why_RRQ he_PPHS1 'll_VM live_VVI ._. 
Have_VH0 a_AT1 drink_NN1 ,_, m'boy_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE After_II a_AT1 small_JJ glass_NN1 of_IO Cyprus_NP1 sherry_NN1 ,_, Greg_NP1 took_VVD his_APPGE leave_NN1 ,_, amid_II pressing_JJ invitations_NN2 to_TO come_VVI back_RP any_DD time_NNT1 in_II the_AT future_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 felt_VVD like_II a_AT1 chat_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 would_VM like_VVI to_TO have_VHI gone_VVN more_RGR fully_RR into_II the_AT subject_NN1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ second_NNT1 in_II interest_NN1 in_II his_APPGE mind_NN1 to_II Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, and_CC the_AT way_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD come_VVN by_II her_APPGE second_MD husband_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 looked_VVD like_II being_VBG a_AT1 long_JJ ,_, hot_JJ drive_NN1 home_RL ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ teaching_VVG at_II nine_MC on_II Thursday_NPD1 ._. 
At_II the_AT door_NN1 Gerald_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 said_VVD in_II his_APPGE most_RGT patrician_JJ manner_NN1 :_: '_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM be_VBI glad_JJ if_CS you_PPY 'd_VM let_VVI me_PPIO1 know_VVI when_RRQ Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 's_GE funeral_NN1 is_VBZ ._. 
Like_VV0 to_TO send_VVI a_AT1 wreath_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE The_AT inquest_NN1 is_VBZ tomorrow_RT ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 expect_VV0 it_PPH1 will_VM be_VBI soon_RR after_II that_DD1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Inquest_NN1 ?_? 
Oh_UH yes_UH ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
Died_VVD in_II a_AT1 fire_NN1 ,_, did_VDD n't_XX she_PPHS1 ?_? 
Have_VH0 to_TO in_RP cases_NN2 of_IO that_DD1 sort_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 ._. 
Terrible_JJ way_NN1 to_TO go_VVI ,_, awful_JJ ._. 
But_CCB if_CS you_PPY could_VM let_VVI me_PPIO1 know_VVI ..._... 
'_" '_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
Turning_VVG back_RP he_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" What_DDQ was_VBDZ she_PPHS1 like_RR when_CS you_PPY knew_VVD her_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 ?_? 
Bright_JJ little_JJ thing_NN1 ._. 
Lively_JJ ._. 
Plenty_PN of_IO spunk_NN1 ._. 
Gave_VVD him_PPHO1 hell_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 stepped_VVD out_II21 of_II22 line_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 imagine_VV0 ._. 
But_CCB made_VVD it_PPH1 up_RP pretty_RG quickly_RR afterwards_RT ._. 
Like_CS they_PPHS2 all_DB do_VD0 ,_, eh_UH ,_, m'boy_NN1 ?_? 
Like_II all_DB these_DD2 women_NN2 do_VD0 ._. 
'_GE And_CC laughing_VVG a_AT1 laugh_NN1 of_IO benign_JJ condescension_NN1 ,_, Gerald_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 struck_VVD a_AT1 pose_NN1 of_IO farewell_NN1 against_II the_AT doorway_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE cottage_NN1 ._. 
The_AT final_JJ image_NN1 he_PPHS1 imprinted_VVD on_II Greg_NP1 's_GE mind_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 handsome_JJ wreck_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 St_NP1 Pancras_NP1 Station_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 man_NN1 ._. 
By_II the_AT gate_NN1 the_AT Patriarch_NN1 's_GE buxom_JJ companion_NN1 was_VBDZ still_RR at_II work_NN1 ,_, weeding_VVG a_AT1 not_XX particularly_RR fertile-looking_JJ patch_NN1 of_IO edging_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 smiled_VVD and_CC straightened_VVD as_CSA Greg_NP1 approached_VVD and_CC said_VVD :_: '_" It_PPH1 looks_VVZ as_CS21 if_CS22 you_PPY 've_VH0 cheered_VVN him_PPHO1 up_RP ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 so_RR ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ very_RG helpful_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 's_VHZ got_VVN a_AT1 fund_NN1 of_IO memories_NN2 ,_, '_GE said_VVD the_AT woman_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Boring_JJ as_CSA hell_NN1 ,_, but_CCB still_RR if_CS you_PPY 're_VBR interested_JJ in_II that_DD1 kind_NN1 of_IO thing_NN1 it_PPH1 's_VBZ all_RR21 right_RR22 I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ remarkably_RR spry_JJ ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ,_, '_" for_IF a_AT1 man_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE age_NN1 ._. 
Has_VHZ n't_XX lost_VVN any_DD of_IO his_APPGE faculties_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" Not_XX so_RR you_PPY 'd_VM notice_VVI ,_, '_GE said_VVD the_AT woman_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM worried_JJ about_II what_DDQ 'll_VM happen_VVI to_II him_PPHO1 when_CS I_PPIS1 go_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH you_PPY are_VBR going_VVG ,_, then_RT ?_? 
'_" '_GE Too_RG right_RR I_PPIS1 am_VBM ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX getting_VVG any_DD younger_JJR ._. 
Ca_VM n't_XX throw_VVI my_APPGE life_NN1 away_RL ,_, can_VM I_PPIS1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 need_VV0 something_PN1 with_IW a_RR21 bit_RR22 more_DAR life_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX entirely_RR clear_JJ whether_CSW she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ complaining_VVG about_II her_APPGE milieu_NN1 or_CC her_APPGE companion_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ I_PPIS1 'd_VM like_VVI would_VM be_VBI for_IF him_PPHO1 to_TO go_VVI back_RP to_II that_DD1 first_MD wife_NN1 of_IO his_PPGE ._. 
'_" '_GE Viola_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT one_PN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 said_VVD the_AT same_DA to_II one_MC1 of_IO his_APPGE boys_NN2 when_RRQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ here_RL ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 does_VDZ n't_XX seem_VVI very_RG likely_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX talk_VVI of_IO her_PPHO1 with_IW any_DD affection_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Not_XX to_II you_PPY ,_, he_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ his_APPGE pride_NN1 ._. 
If_CS you_PPY 'd_VHD heard_VVN him_PPHO1 talk_VVI about_II her_PPHO1 when_CS he_PPHS1 'd_VHD had_VHN a_AT1 few_DA2 you_PPY 'd_VM think_VVI different_JJ ._. 
You_PPY 'd_VM think_VVI the_AT sun_NN1 ,_, moon_NN1 and_CC stars_NN2 shone_VVD from_II her_APPGE eyes_NN2 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 folded_VVD her_APPGE arms_NN2 over_II her_APPGE ample_JJ bosom_NN1 and_CC completed_VVD her_APPGE piece_NN1 of_IO Tin_NN1 Pan_NP1 Alley_NN1 sentiment_NN1 ._. 
'_" If_CSW you_PPY ask_VV0 me_PPIO1 ,_, she_PPHS1 's_VBZ the_AT only_JJ woman_NN1 in_II the_AT world_NN1 for_IF him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE WALTER_NP1 MACHIN_NP1 'S_GE DAUGHTER_NN1 The_AT inquest_NN1 was_VBDZ hardly_RR more_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 formality_NN1 ,_, the_AT verdict_NN1 an_AT1 inevitability_NN1 ._. 
The_AT coroner_NN1 had_VHD not_XX got_VVN where_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ by_II thinking_VVG ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 showed_VVD no_AT inclination_NN1 to_TO start_VVI on_II this_DD1 occasion_NN1 ._. 
If_CS the_AT police_NN2 said_VVD they_PPHS2 were_VBDR satisfied_VVN that_CST the_AT death_NN1 was_VBDZ accidental_JJ ,_, that_DD1 was_VBDZ good_JJ enough_RR for_IF him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC should_VM be_VBI good_JJ enough_RR for_IF the_AT jury_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ ._. 
The_AT due_JJ processes_NN2 having_VHG been_VBN gone_VVN through_RP ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 to_TO prevent_VVI Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 being_VBG buried_VVN according_II21 to_II22 the_AT rites_NN2 of_IO the_AT Christian_JJ church_NN1 whose_DDQGE doings_NN2 she_PPHS1 had_VHD cared_VVN remarkably_RR little_RR about_RP during_II her_APPGE lifetime_NNT1 ._. 
Greg_NP1 was_VBDZ extremely_RR interested_JJ to_TO see_VVI whether_CSW Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 would_VM be_VBI represented_VVN in_II the_AT flesh_NN1 or_CC the_AT flower_NN1 at_II the_AT interment_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 got_VVD permission_NN1 from_II his_APPGE Principal_NN1 to_TO take_VVI the_AT morning_NNT1 off_RP and_CC attend_VVI ._. 
'_" You_PPY were_VBDR good_JJ to_II the_AT old_JJ thing_NN1 during_II her_APPGE lifetime_NNT1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, '_GE so_RR you_PPY may_VM as_RR21 well_RR22 trot_VVI along_RP ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ all_DB local_JJ history_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
Oswaldston_NN1 's_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI living_VVG off_II Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 for_IF a_AT1 few_DA2 years_NNT2 ._. 
'_" As_CSA it_PPH1 turned_VVD out_RP ,_, the_AT Machins_NP1 were_VBDR there_RL in_II force_NN1 ,_, solemn_JJ in_II the_AT church_NN1 ,_, gloomy_JJ by_II the_AT graveside_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 chilly_JJ May_NPM1 day_NNT1 ,_, with_IW grey_JJ skies_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 wind_NN1 which_DDQ seemed_VVD thirsty_JJ for_IF another_DD1 death_NN1 ._. 
Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, nevertheless_RR ,_, seemed_VVD impervious_JJ to_II it_PPH1 :_: she_PPHS1 stood_VVD in_II bosomy_JJ grief_NN1 ,_, in_II a_AT1 becoming_JJ coat_NN1 of_IO umber_NN1 shade_NN1 ,_, dabbing_VVG her_APPGE eyes_NN2 at_II the_AT pathetic_JJ bits_NN2 of_IO the_AT service_NN1 ;_; Desmond_NP1 ,_, in_II a_AT1 heavy_JJ black_JJ coat_NN1 ,_, managed_VVD only_RR an_AT1 insurance_NN1 agent_NN1 's_GE decorous_JJ grief_NN1 ;_; and_CC Hilary_NP1 looked_VVD as_CS21 if_CS22 cheerfulness_NN1 might_VM keep_VVI breaking_VVG through_II which_DDQ would_VM probably_RR ,_, after_II all_DB ,_, be_VBI what_DDQ Hilda_NP1 would_VM have_VHI liked_VVN most_DAT ._. 
Rose_NP1 seemed_VVD still_RR to_TO be_VBI genuinely_RR upset_VVN ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD lost_VVN a_AT1 good_JJ deal_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE bloom_NN1 and_CC bounce_NN1 ,_, and_CC looked_VVN as_CS21 if_CS22 the_AT sentiments_NN2 of_IO the_AT burial_NN1 service_NN1 kept_VVD stabbing_VVG her_PPHO1 to_II the_AT heart_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE husband_NN1 ,_, Bill_NP1 Clough_NP1 ,_, seemed_VVD awkward_JJ and_CC unsure_JJ of_IO himself_PPX1 :_: his_APPGE suit_NN1 fitted_VVN badly_RR ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 looked_VVD like_II a_AT1 comic_NN1 who_PNQS has_VHZ unwisely_RR accepted_VVN a_AT1 serious_JJ part_NN1 in_II provincial_JJ rep_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 continually_RR looked_VVD around_II him_PPHO1 ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 for_IF advice_NN1 ,_, then_RT dropped_VVD his_APPGE eyes_NN2 to_II his_APPGE shoes_NN2 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ another_DD1 relative_NN1 from_II Hilda_NP1 's_GE side_NN1 of_IO the_AT family_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 feeble_JJ grasp_NN1 on_II life_NN1 and_CC reality_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS kept_VVD muttering_VVG remarks_NN2 like_NN1 '_GE To_TO think_VVI she_PPHS1 should_VM be_VBI the_AT first_MD to_TO go_VVI ,_, '_GE and_CC '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS would_VM have_VHI thought_VVN it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_GE At_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT ceremony_NN1 she_PPHS1 tottered_VVD off_RP to_II the_AT bus_NN1 ,_, looking_VVG as_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 had_VHD every_AT1 intention_NN1 of_IO popping_VVG in_RP to_II the_AT local_JJ when_CS she_PPHS1 got_VVD home_RL and_CC livening_VVG everyone_PN1 up_RP with_IW a_AT1 steady_JJ dropping_NN1 of_IO '_" To_TO think_VVI our_APPGE '_GE Ilda_NP1 should_VM go_VVI before_II me_PPIO1 '_GE remarks_NN2 ._. 
When_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ over_II Viola_NP1 swept_VVD up_RP to_II Rose_NP1 ,_, took_VVD her_PPHO1 impulsively_RR by_II the_AT hand_NN1 and_CC murmured_VVD words_NN2 of_IO comfort_NN1 ._. 
Rose_NP1 showed_VVD signs_NN2 of_IO both_RR anger_VV0 and_CC tears_NN2 ,_, and_CC Viola_NP1 swept_VVD on_RP ahead_RL towards_II the_AT churchyard_NN1 gate_NN1 to_TO avoid_VVI such_DA an_AT1 embarrassment_NN1 ._. 
Desmond_NN1 ,_, after_CS the_AT briefest_JJT of_IO mutters_NN2 ,_, hurried_VVN after_II her_PPHO1 to_TO tuck_VVI her_PPHO1 into_II the_AT car_NN1 ._. 
Hilary_NP1 lingered_VVD ,_, and_CC managed_VVD to_TO seize_VVI on_II a_AT1 moment_NN1 when_RRQ Bill_NP1 Clough_NP1 was_VBDZ talking_VVG to_II Greg_NP1 to_TO exchange_VVI his_APPGE low_JJ words_NN2 with_IW Rose_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ odd_JJ ,_, but_CCB Greg_NP1 noticed_VVD Bill_NP1 Clough_NP1 's_GE eyes_NN2 following_VVG them_PPHO2 sharply_RR :_: he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ saying_VVG nothing_PN1 to_II the_AT purpose_NN1 so_CS there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT reason_NN1 why_RRQ he_PPHS1 should_VM n't_XX watch_VVI them_PPHO2 ,_, but_CCB Greg_NP1 ,_, following_VVG his_APPGE lead_NN1 ,_, did_VDD wonder_VVI whether_CSW Hilary_NP1 's_GE mutterings_NN2 were_VBDR not_XX of_IO a_AT1 rather_RG different_JJ kind_NN1 from_II Desmond_NP1 's_GE ._. 
More_DAR what_DDQ ?_? 
To_II the_AT purpose_NN1 ?_? 
More_RGR personal_JJ ,_, perhaps_RR ?_? 
At_II the_AT gate_NN1 of_IO the_AT churchyard_NN1 Rose_NN1 turned_VVD to_II Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_" Would_VM you_PPY like_VVI to_TO come_VVI home_RL for_IF a_AT1 drink_NN1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO ask_VVI the_AT others_NN2 ,_, because_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR nothing_PN1 to_II Mam_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ fond_JJ of_IO you_PPY she_PPHS1 'd_VM like_VVI to_TO think_VVI of_IO us_PPIO2 having_VHG a_AT1 drink_NN1 on_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Thanks_NN2 very_RG much_RR ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 I_PPIS1 could_VM manage_VVI a_AT1 quick_JJ one_PN1 ._. 
'_GE Local_JJ history_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD to_II himself_PPX1 ._. 
Bill_NP1 Clough_NP1 bumbled_VVD around_II them_PPHO2 ,_, telling_VVG his_APPGE wife_NN1 she_PPHS1 must_VM n't_XX catch_VVI cold_JJ ,_, and_CC Greg_NP1 had_VHD the_AT notion_NN1 that_CST Rose_NP1 's_GE invitation_NN1 had_VHD not_XX been_VBN welcome_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 stepped_VVD out_RP the_AT short_JJ distance_NN1 to_II the_AT Clough_NP1 home_RL with_IW added_JJ determination_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR met_VVN at_II the_AT front_JJ door_NN1 by_II a_AT1 delirious_JJ spaniel_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS clearly_RR had_VHD no_AT idea_NN1 of_IO funeral_NN1 decorum_NN1 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 proceeded_VVD into_II the_AT front_JJ room_NN1 ,_, where_CS Bill_NP1 Clough_NP1 switched_VVD on_RP a_AT1 bulging_JJ orangey_NN1 imitation-coal_JJ electric_JJ fire_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT went_VVD to_II a_AT1 horrible_JJ drinks_NN2 cabinet_NN1 all_DB plastic_NN1 and_CC flashing_VVG lights_NN2 ._. 
The_AT room_NN1 seemed_VVD to_TO speak_VVI nothing_PN1 of_IO Rose_NP1 and_CC everything_PN1 of_IO Bill_NP1 or_CC was_VBDZ that_DD1 ,_, Greg_NP1 wondered_VVD ,_, just_RR his_APPGE own_DA biased_JJ assumption_NN1 ?_? 
Rose_NP1 went_VVD to_TO fetch_VVI ice_NN1 and_CC tonic_NN1 water_NN1 from_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ 'll_VM you_PPY have_VHI ,_, then_RT ?_? '_GE asked_VVD Bill_NP1 heartily_RR ,_, and_CC then_RT ,_, with_IW his_APPGE odd_JJ alternations_NN2 of_IO mood_NN1 on_II him_PPHO1 :_: '_" What_DDQ 'll_VM it_PPH1 be_VBI ?_? '_GE quite_RG mournfully_RR ,_, and_CC looking_VVG bewildered_JJ at_II the_AT array_NN1 of_IO bottles_NN2 ._. 
'_" A_ZZ1 Scotch_JJ ,_, please_RR plenty_PN of_IO soda_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ,_, and_CC settled_VVD down_RP with_IW it_PPH1 into_II the_AT sofa_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 must_VM say_VVI I_PPIS1 'd_VM have_VHI been_VBN happier_JJR ,_, '_GE said_VVD Rose_NP1 ,_, when_CS everyone_PN1 was_VBDZ suited_VVN and_CC they_PPHS2 had_VHD all_RR sunk_VVN into_II their_APPGE chairs_NN2 ,_, '_" if_CSW Viola_NP1 had_VHD kept_VVN away_RL ._. 
If_CS I_PPIS1 'd_VHD thought_VVN of_IO it_PPH1 I_PPIS1 'd_VM have_VHI sent_VVN her_PPHO1 a_AT1 message_NN1 :_: You_PPY wo_VM n't_XX be_VBI welcome_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" Eh_UH that_CST would_VM n't_XX be_VBI on_RP ,_, Rose_NP1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD her_APPGE husband_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY could_VM n't_XX have_VHI done_VDN that_DD1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 could_VM have_VHI ,_, and_CC all_DB ,_, '_GE said_VVD Rose_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Or_CC Hilary_NP1 could_VM have_VHI kept_VVN her_PPHO1 away_RL ._. 
'_GE Greg_NP1 saw_VVD Bill_NP1 Clough_NP1 blink_VV0 agitatedly_RR and_CC look_VV0 sharply_RR at_II his_APPGE wife_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 paid_VVD no_AT attention_NN1 to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" Everybody_PN1 knows_VVZ the_AT two_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 had_VHD an_AT1 almighty_JJ row_NN1 that_DD1 evening_NNT1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 went_VVD on_RP ._. 
'_" If_CSW Mam_NN1 was_VBDZ upset_VVN that_DD1 night_NNT1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ Viola_NP1 's_VBZ doing_VDG ._. 
She_PPHS1 should_VM have_VHI had_VHN the_AT decency_NN1 to_TO keep_VVI away_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 nearly_RR choked_VVD when_CS she_PPHS1 came_VVD up_RP afterwards_RT ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ did_VDD she_PPHS1 say_VVI ?_? '_GE asked_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 miss_VV0 her_PPHO1 every_AT1 moment_NN1 of_IO the_AT day_NNT1 ,_, '_" '_GE quoted_JJ Rose_NN1 ,_, imitating_VVG Viola_NP1 's_GE genteel_JJ contralto_NN1 tones_NN2 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 just_RR how_RRQ you_PPY must_VM be_VBI feeling_VVG ._. 
'_GE Condescending_JJ old_JJ bitch_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, she_PPHS1 probably_RR does_VDZ miss_VVI her_PPHO1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ,_, to_TO be_VBI fair_JJ ._. 
'_GE Old_JJ people_NN miss_VV0 their_APPGE old_JJ opponents_NN2 they_PPHS2 've_VH0 nothing_PN1 to_TO fight_VVI any_RR21 longer_RR22 ._. 
'_" '_GE If_CS what_DDQ I_PPIS1 hear_VV0 is_VBZ true_JJ she_PPHS1 's_VBZ sharpening_VVG her_APPGE claws_NN2 on_II her_APPGE daughter-in-law_NN1 these_DD2 days_NNT2 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Rose_NP1 ._. 
Her_APPGE husband_NN1 ,_, looking_VVG hard_RR at_II his_APPGE glass_NN1 ,_, said_VVD :_: '_" You_PPY ought_VMK to_TO keep_VVI on_II the_AT right_JJ side_NN1 of_IO her_PPHO1 ,_, any_DD road_NN1 ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ the_AT question_NN1 of_IO the_AT money_NN1 from_II the_AT books_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" Hmm_UH ,_, '_GE said_VVD Rose_NP1 doubtfully_RR ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 have_VH0 to_TO admit_VVI that_CST there_RL she_PPHS1 has_VHZ n't_XX behaved_VVN too_RG badly_RR ._. 
We_PPIS2 are_VBR sharing_VVG the_AT royalties_NN2 the_AT same_DA arrangement_NN1 she_PPHS1 and_CC Mam_NN1 came_VVD to_II ._. 
That_DD1 Desmond_NN1 came_VVD round_RP she_PPHS1 sent_VVD him_PPHO1 and_CC he_PPHS1 discussed_VVD it_PPH1 with_IW me_PPIO1 ._. 
Right_RR cheesed_VVN off_RP about_II it_PPH1 he_PPHS1 seemed_VVD ,_, too_RR ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ probably_RR why_RRQ she_PPHS1 sent_VVD him_PPHO1 she_PPHS1 knew_VVD it_PPH1 would_VM cut_VVI him_PPHO1 to_II the_AT quick_JJ ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ a_AT1 nasty_JJ piece_NN1 of_IO goods_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY think_VV0 he_PPHS1 's_VBZ out_RP for_IF what_DDQ he_PPHS1 can_VM get_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ of_IO it_PPH1 ._. 
Everyone_PN1 knows_VVZ that_DD1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX try_VVI to_TO hide_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ why_RRQ he_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX doing_VDG so_RG well_RR at_II the_AT moment_NN1 :_: people_NN like_VV0 you_PPY to_TO put_VVI up_RP some_DD pretence_NN1 that_CST you_PPY 're_VBR interested_JJ in_II something_PN1 other_II21 than_II22 money_NN1 ,_, even_CS21 if_CS22 you_PPY are_VBR in_II the_AT insurance_NN1 business_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 does_VDZ n't_XX occur_VVI to_II him_PPHO1 to_II ._. 
'_" '_GE Appen_VV0 he_PPHS1 wants_VVZ to_TO get_VVI his_APPGE hands_NN2 on_II the_AT money_NN1 from_II your_APPGE dad_NN1 's_GE books_NN2 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Bill_NP1 Clough_NP1 ,_, looking_VVG around_II him_PPHO1 with_IW eager_JJ interest_NN1 ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 had_VHD made_VVN a_AT1 discovery_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 he_PPHS1 wants_VVZ to_TO get_VVI his_APPGE hands_NN2 on_II it_PPH1 ,_, '_GE sighed_VVD Rose_NP1 ,_, not_XX bothering_VVG to_TO look_VVI at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB he_PPHS1 wo_VM n't_XX as_CS31 long_CS32 as_CS33 Viola_NP1 is_VBZ alive_JJ ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 has_VHZ n't_XX the_AT least_DAT idea_NN1 of_IO how_RGQ much_RR it_PPH1 will_VM come_VVI to_II ._. 
I_PPIS1 could_VM tell_VVI that_CST from_II the_AT way_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ fishing_VVG around_RP he_PPHS1 got_VVD that_DD1 panting_NN1 ,_, thirsty._NNU expression_NN1 on_II his_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 does_VDZ ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ,_, when_CS money_NN1 is_VBZ in_II question_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Did_VDD you_PPY tell_VVI him_PPHO1 anything_PN1 ?_? '_GE asked_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_" Not_XX on_II your_APPGE life_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX fond_JJ of_IO Viola_NP1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX wan_VVI her_PPHO1 murdered_VVN in_II her_APPGE bed_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VM do_VDI it_PPH1 for_IF ten_MC quid_NN ,_, let_VVD alone_RR for_IF this_DD1 little_JJ lot_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI you_PPY knew_VVD him_PPHO1 so_RG well_RR ,_, '_GE said_VVD Bill_NP1 Clough_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 heard_VVN all_DB about_II him_PPHO1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Rose_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Anyway_RR ,_, you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI yourself_PPX1 what_DDQ they_PPHS2 'll_VM bring_VVI in_RP ,_, do_VD0 you_PPY ,_, Rose_NP1 ,_, so_CS you_PPY could_VM n't_XX have_VHI told_VVN him_PPHO1 anything_PN1 ?_? '_GE said_VVD her_APPGE husband_NN1 after_II a_AT1 pause_NN1 ,_, when_CS his_APPGE pathetic_JJ ,_, bewildered-puppy_JJ air_NN1 had_VHD intensified_VVN ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 n't_XX I_PPIS1 ever_RR ,_, '_GE said_VVD Rose_NP1 ,_, with_IW her_APPGE old_JJ energy_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 talked_VVD to_II Mam_NN1 before_CS she_PPHS1 died_VVD ._. 
They_PPHS2 've_VH0 sold_VVN American_JJ rights_NN2 in_II both_DB2 of_IO the_AT novels_NN2 ,_, film_NN1 rights_NN2 in_II The_AT Factory_NN1 Whistle_NN1 and_CC they_PPHS2 're_VBR being_VBG translated_VVN into_II quite_RG a_AT1 few_DA2 foreign_JJ languages_NN2 ._. 
Viola_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 will_VM get_VVI several_DA2 thousand_NNO each-_JJ and_CC it_PPH1 'll_VM go_VVI on_RP ._. 
'_" '_" you_PPY never_RR told_VVD me_PPIO1 this_DD1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Bill_NP1 plaintively_RR ._. 
'_" Did_VDD n't_XX I_PPIS1 ?_? '_GE said_VVD Rose_NP1 ,_, not_XX as_CS21 if_CS22 it_PPH1 had_VHD slipped_VVN her_APPGE mind_NN1 ,_, but_CCB as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 had_VHD ._. 
'_GE Still_RR ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 went_VVD on_RP ,_, '_" we_PPIS2 should_VM n't_XX be_VBI talking_VVG about_II money_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 leaned_VVD over_RP to_II Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO thank_VVI you_PPY for_IF all_DB you_PPY did_VDD for_IF Mam_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 never_RR worried_VVD about_II her_PPHO1 this_DD1 last_MD year_NNT1 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ,_, because_CS I_PPIS1 knew_VVD you_PPY dropped_VVD in_RP and_CC kept_VVD an_AT1 eye_NN1 on_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ meant_VVN a_RR21 lot_RR22 to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 know_VV0 it_PPH1 did_VDD to_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Greg_NP1 was_VBDZ once_RR21 more_RR22 conscious_JJ of_IO Bill_NP1 Clough_NP1 's_GE eye_NN1 on_II him_PPHO1 watchful_JJ ,_, anxious_JJ ,_, distrustful_JJ ._. 
What_DDQ 's_VBZ he_PPHS1 afraid_JJ of_IO ,_, he_PPHS1 wondered_VVD ?_? 
What_DDQ 's_VBZ he_PPHS1 got_VVN against_II me_PPIO1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 failed_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, really_RR ,_, at_II the_AT end_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ only_RR down_RP there_RL at_II the_AT Spinners_NN2 '_GE ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX get_VVI to_II her_PPHO1 in_II time_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY could_VM n't_XX have_VHI known_VVN ._. 
Nobody_PN1 could_VM ,_, '_GE said_VVD Rose_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 sat_VVD hunched_VVN in_II thought_NN1 ._. 
'_" Ee_UH ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ nobody_PN1 's_GE fault_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Bill_NP1 Clough_NP1 ,_, falsely_RR cheerful_JJ ._. 
'_GE And_CC she_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 good_JJ life_NN1 ,_, when_CS all_DB 's_VBZ said_VVN ._. 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 hard_JJ life_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Rose_NP1 sharply_RR ,_, not_XX looking_VVG at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ no_AT joke_NN1 being_VBG left_VVN with_IW a_AT1 young_JJ child_NN1 to_TO bring_VVI up_RP on_II your_APPGE own_DA ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX then_RT ,_, specially_RR ._. 
'_" '_" How_RRQ did_VDD it_PPH1 come_VVI about_RP ?_? '_GE asked_VVD Greg_NP1 ,_, neatly_RR insinuating_VVG his_APPGE toe_NN1 into_II the_AT opening_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Was_VBDZ it_PPH1 by_II mutual_JJ agreement_NN1 ?_? 
Had_VHD the_AT marriage_NN1 been_VBN breaking_VVG up_RP before_II the_AT war_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE According_II21 to_II22 Mam_NN1 ,_, Viola_NP1 went_VVD and_CC grabbed_VVD him_PPHO1 as_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ demobbed_VVN ,_, '_GE said_VVD Rose_NP1 ,_, smiling_VVG a_RR21 little_RR22 at_II the_AT memory_NN1 of_IO Hilda_NP1 's_GE version_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Manhandled_VVD him_PPHO1 into_II her_APPGE bed_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB there_EX must_VM have_VHI been_VBN something_PN1 before_II that_DD1 ..._... ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 so_RR ._. 
One_MC1 thing_NN1 Mam_NN1 said_VVD suggested_VVD it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN going_VVG on_RP for_IF some_DD time_NNT1 ..._... 
Years_NNT2 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ was_VBDZ that_DD1 ?_? 
'_GE Rose_NN1 continued_VVD looking_VVG down_RP at_II her_APPGE glass_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM rather_RR not_XX say_VVI ..._... 
But_CCB ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, Dad_NN1 had_VHD had_VHN all_DB sorts_NN2 of_IO minor_JJ affairs_NN2 and_CC that_CST had_VHD n't_XX broken_VVN up_RP the_AT marriage_NN1 ._. 
Mam_NN1 knew_VVD as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 anyone_PN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX naturally_RR monogamous_JJ ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM bet_VVI Viola_NP1 made_VVD sure_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, '_GE said_VVD her_APPGE husband_NN1 ,_, with_IW feeling_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 Mam_NN1 said_VVD he_PPHS1 never_RR was_VBDZ the_AT same_DA after_CS he_PPHS1 married_VVD Viola_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 would_VM ,_, naturally_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 certainly_RR never_RR wrote_VVD anything_PN1 more_DAR ,_, so_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ right_JJ to_TO that_DD1 extent_NN1 ._. 
And_CC there_EX 's_VBZ stories_NN2 around_II the_AT town_NN1 ..._... 
'_" '_" What_DDQ sort_NN1 of_IO stories_NN2 ?_? '_GE asked_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_GE About_II her_APPGE nagging_JJ ,_, spying_VVG you_PPY can_VM guess_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX bothered_VVN about_II it_PPH1 myself_PPX1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 hardly_RR remember_VV0 him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 think_VV0 what_DDQ he_PPHS1 did_VDD to_II our_APPGE Mam_NN1 was_VBDZ foul_JJ ._. 
Just_RR when_CS we_PPIS2 were_VBDR expecting_VVG him_PPHO1 home_RL to_TO phone_VVI and_CC tell_VVI her_PPHO1 like_II that_DD1 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 expect_VV0 that_DD1 was_VBDZ Viola_NP1 's_VBZ doing_VDG ..._... 
'_" '_" Some_DD men_NN2 are_VBR weak_JJ ,_, '_GE said_VVD Bill_NP1 Clough_NP1 sagely_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 wonder_VV0 how_RRQ your_APPGE mother_NN1 could_VM ever_RR have_VHI come_VVN to_TO live_VVI with_IW Viola_NP1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_" Oh_UH well_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ convenient_JJ ,_, that_DD1 was_VBDZ all_DB ._. 
They_PPHS2 met_VVD up_RP because_II21 of_II22 the_AT papers_NN2 ._. 
Viola_NP1 said_VVD she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO sell_VVI the_AT house_NN1 ,_, because_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ too_RG big_JJ for_IF her_PPHO1 (_( Hilary_NP1 had_VHD just_RR moved_VVN out_RP )_) ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 found_VVD the_AT stairs_NN2 difficult_JJ so_RR what_DDQ was_VBDZ she_PPHS1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW Walter_NP1 's_GE manuscripts_NN2 and_CC stuff_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ were_VBDR legally_RR Mam_NN1 's_GE ?_? 
Mam_NN1 was_VBDZ just_RR about_RPK to_TO be_VBI rehoused_VVN by_II the_AT council_NN1 ,_, and_CC did_VDD n't_XX fancy_VVI being_VBG so_RG far_RR out_II21 of_II22 town_NN1 ._. 
So_RR they_PPHS2 moved_VVD in_RP together_RL ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ convenient_JJ ,_, as_CSA I_PPIS1 say_VV0 ..._... 
Also_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 Mam_NN1 kind_RR21 of_RR22 fancied_VVD the_AT idea_NN1 ..._... 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ odd_JJ ,_, sort_RR21 of_RR22 exciting_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, that_CST figures_NN2 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ I_PPIS1 thought_VVD must_VM have_VHI made_VVN her_PPHO1 do_VDI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY make_VV0 your_APPGE mam_NN1 sound_NN1 a_AT1 right_JJ oddity_NN1 ,_, '_GE protested_VVD Bill_NP1 Clough_NP1 ._. 
Rose_NP1 ignored_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 'd_VHD been_VBN a_RR21 bit_RR22 bored_JJ ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 'd_VHD had_VHN the_AT odd_JJ little_JJ well_NN1 ,_, not_XX affair_NN1 ,_, exactly_RR ,_, but_CCB romance_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX anything_PN1 much_RR ,_, because_CS you_PPY had_VHD to_TO be_VBI discreet_JJ in_II those_DD2 days_NNT2 ,_, specially_RR if_CS you_PPY had_VHD a_AT1 child_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX like_II now_RT ._. 
'_" Her_APPGE husband_NN1 's_GE gooseberry_NN1 eyes_NN2 shot_VVN in_II her_APPGE direction_NN1 ,_, then_RT looked_VVN at_II Greg_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS lowered_VVD his_APPGE noticing_VVG eyes_NN2 to_II his_APPGE knees_NN2 and_CC thus_RR looked_VVN ,_, if_CS he_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI seen_VVN himself_PPX1 ,_, the_AT picture_NN1 of_IO guilt_NN1 ._. 
'_" Then_RT I_PPIS1 'd_VHD moved_VVN out_RP ,_, when_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 job_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 doctor_NN1 in_II Blackburn_NP1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ very_RG bored_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 ._. 
Moving_VVG in_RP with_IW Viola_NP1 gave_VVD life_NN1 a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO spice_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO danger_NN1 ._. 
Well_RR ,_, not_XX danger_NN1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, but_CCB you_PPY know_VV0 what_DDQ I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 'd_VM have_VHI hated_VVN being_VBG in_II one_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 old_JJ people_NN 's_GE flats_NN2 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 're_VBR miles_NNU2 from_II the_AT centre_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 quarter_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 hour_NNT1 away_II21 from_II22 us_PPIO2 here_RL ,_, but_CCB still_RR ,_, from_II Viola_NP1 's_VBZ you_PPY can_VM practically_RR see_VVI this_DD1 place_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 made_VVD her_PPHO1 feel_VV0 more_RRR in_II touch_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, can_VM you_PPY see_VVI Meadowbanks_NP2 from_II here_RL ?_? '_GE asked_VVD Greg_NP1 innocently_RR ._. 
'_" Did_VDD you_PPY see_VVI the_AT fire_NN1 ?_? 
That_DD1 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN awful_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH no_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX see_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI anything_PN1 till_II the_AT police_NN2 rang_VVD ._. 
You_PPY ca_VM n't_XX actually_RR see_VVI the_AT house_NN1 quite_RR ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ in_II all_DB the_AT evening_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_" Not_XX quite_RG all_DB evening_NNT1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD her_APPGE husband_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY took_VVD the_AT dog_NN1 out_RP ,_, remember_VV0 ._. 
As_RR21 usual_RR22 ._. 
'_GE The_AT words_NN2 seemed_VVD weighed_VVN carefully_RR ._. 
'_" Oh_UH yes_UH ,_, '_GE said_VVD Rose_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 took_VVD Sally_NP1 for_IF a_AT1 walk_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX notice_VVI any_DD smoke_NN1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB at_II the_AT word_NN1 '_GE walk_NN1 '_GE Sally_NP1 had_VHD started_VVN putting_VVG up_RP a_AT1 tremendous_JJ performance_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT party_NN1 broke_VVD up_RP ._. 
On_II the_AT way_NN1 back_RP to_II the_AT College_NN1 Greg_NP1 said_VVD to_II himself_PPX1 :_: That_DD1 husband_NN1 of_IO hers_PPGE is_VBZ all_DB het_VV0 up_RP about_II something_PN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ watching_VVG like_II a_AT1 cat_NN1 by_II a_AT1 mousehole_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 suspects_VVZ something_PN1 ._. 
And_CC if_CS those_DD2 glances_NN2 at_II me_PPIO1 meant_VVD what_DDQ they_PPHS2 looked_VVD like_II ,_, it_PPH1 could_VM be_VBI plain_JJ old-fashioned_JJ sex_NN1 ._. 
Or_CC was_VBDZ there_RL something_PN1 else_RR as_RR21 well_RR22 ?_? 
In_II the_AT corridor_NN1 of_IO the_AT College_NN1 of_IO Further_JJR Education_NN1 Greg_NP1 passed_VVD his_APPGE Principal_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS caught_VVD a_AT1 whiff_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE breath_NN1 ,_, and_CC said_VVD :_: '_GE Funny_JJ thing_NN1 :_: local_JJ history_NN1 's_VBZ the_AT only_JJ subject_NN1 I_PPIS1 know_VV0 that_CST always_RR seems_VVZ to_TO involve_VVI alcohol_NN1 ._. 
Stick_VV0 with_IW it_PPH1 ,_, Hocking_VVG my_APPGE lad_NN1 ._. 
'_GE WALTER_NP1 MACHIN_NP1 'S_GE SON_NN1 ?_? 
The_AT Oswaldston_NP1 Arts_NN2 Club_NN1 had_VHD an_AT1 exhibition_NN1 room_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ they_PPHS2 called_VVD the_AT Lowry_NP1 Gallery_NN1 ,_, in_II the_AT upper_JJ storey_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 disused_JJ warehouse_NN1 not_XX too_RG far_RR from_II the_AT centre_NN1 of_IO town_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Arts_NN2 Council_NN1 sometimes_RT sent_VVN round_II wispy_JJ collections_NN2 of_IO this_DD1 and_CC that_DD1 ,_, the_AT Club_NN1 had_VHD an_AT1 exhibition_NN1 of_IO its_APPGE own_DA once_RR a_AT1 year_NNT1 ,_, and_CC now_RT and_CC then_RT individual_JJ members_NN2 had_VHD shows_NN2 ._. 
The_AT new_JJ renown_NN1 of_IO Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 and_CC the_AT heady_JJ publicity_NN1 which_DDQ had_VHD resulted_VVN for_IF the_AT town_NN1 in_II which_DDQ he_PPHS1 lived_VVD had_VHD suggested_VVN to_II the_AT Arts_NN2 Club_NN1 committee_NN1 (_( a_AT1 mixture_NN1 of_IO the_AT local_JJ genteel_JJ and_CC the_AT local_JJ far_JJ left_JJ )_) that_CST a_AT1 retrospective_JJ of_IO the_AT work_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE stepson_NN1 might_VM neatly_RR capitalize_VVI on_II the_AT widespread_JJ interest_NN1 ._. 
Hilary_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 had_VHD readily_RR agreed_VVN ,_, for_IF ,_, though_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD not_XX his_APPGE brother_NN1 's_GE absorbing_JJ and_CC exclusive_JJ interest_NN1 in_II money_NN1 still_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 always_RR had_VHD a_AT1 use_NN1 for_IF it_PPH1 ,_, and_CC the_AT thought_NN1 was_VBDZ beginning_VVG to_TO occur_VVI to_II him_PPHO1 that_CST he_PPHS1 might_VM soon_RR have_VHI a_AT1 woman_NN1 and_CC child_NN1 to_TO support_VVI ,_, in_II31 addition_II32 to_II33 himself_PPX1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 upped_VVD the_AT price_NN1 of_IO all_DB his_APPGE unsold_JJ pictures_NN2 by_II twenty-five_MC per_NNU21 cent_NNU22 ,_, borrowed_VVD a_AT1 few_DA2 old_JJ ones_NN2 from_II their_APPGE owners_NN2 and_CC painted_VVN some_DD large_JJ ,_, meretricious_JJ canvases_NN2 to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 splash_NN1 ._. 
The_AT exhibition_NN1 was_VBDZ ready_JJ ._. 
Greg_NP1 had_VHD seen_VVN the_AT posters_NN2 around_RP for_IF some_DD days_NNT2 ,_, and_CC on_II the_AT evening_NNT1 before_II opening_VVG day_NNT1 he_PPHS1 made_VVD it_PPH1 his_APPGE business_NN1 to_TO pass_VVI by_II the_AT warehouse_NN1 and_CC go_VVI in_RP ,_, for_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 paid-up_JJ member_NN1 of_IO the_AT club_NN1 ,_, and_CC lit_NN1 seemed_VVD easy_RR enough_RR to_TO fake_VVI a_AT1 mistake_NN1 about_II the_AT members_NN2 '_GE viewing_NN1 day_NNT1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 hot_JJ May_NPM1 evening_NNT1 :_: the_AT children_NN2 on_II the_AT streets_NN2 around_II the_AT gallery_NN1 were_VBDR lightly_RR clad_VVN and_CC quarrelsome_JJ ,_, and_CC the_AT sunlight_NN1 was_VBDZ streaming_VVG into_II the_AT upper_JJ room_NN1 where_CS the_AT exhibition_NN1 was_VBDZ displayed_VVN ._. 
Greg_NP1 went_VVD quietly_RR up_II the_AT stairs_NN2 and_CC saw_VVD Hilary_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 ,_, in_II his_APPGE shirt-sleeves_NN2 ,_, gazing_VVG ,_, grunting_VVG ,_, altering_VVG positions_NN2 ,_, and_CC generally_RR acting_VVG like_II a_AT1 first-time_JJ mother_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, in_II fact_NN1 ,_, rather_RG a_AT1 delightful_JJ exhibition_NN1 ,_, and_CC Hilary_NP1 was_VBDZ obviously_RR rather_RG delighted_JJ with_IW it_PPH1 ._. 
Suddenly_RR amid_II the_AT grunts_NN2 and_CC petty_JJ adjustments_NN2 there_EX would_VM appear_VVI a_AT1 great_JJ big_JJ smile_NN1 on_II his_APPGE face_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 contemplated_VVD certain_JJ of_IO the_AT pictures_NN2 ._. 
The_AT ones_NN2 that_CST pleased_VVD him_PPHO1 most_RRT were_VBDR in_II fact_NN1 covert_JJ parodies_NN2 of_IO the_AT work_NN1 of_IO the_AT committee_NN1 members_NN2 of_IO the_AT Oswaldston_NP1 Arts_NN2 Club_NN1 the_AT unconsciously_RR phallic_JJ abstracts_NN2 painted_VVN by_II the_AT vicar_NN1 's_GE wife_NN1 (_( who_PNQS would_VM certainly_RR stand_VVI in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 Hilary_NP1 's_GE effort_NN1 for_IF some_DD minutes_NNT2 and_CC then_RT say_VV0 :_: '_" Now_RT I_PPIS1 find_VV0 this_DD1 one_PN1 most_RGT awfully_RR interesting_JJ '_GE )_) ,_, the_AT screaming_JJ reds_NN2 and_CC oranges_NN2 symbolizing_VVG revolutionary_JJ outrages_NN2 of_IO the_AT local_JJ school-master_NN1 ,_, whose_DDQGE private_JJ life_NN1 was_VBDZ as_RG blameless_JJ as_CSA his_APPGE politics_NN1 were_VBDR extreme_JJ ._. 
Hilary_NP1 's_GE own_DA pictures_NN2 ,_, the_AT ones_NN2 he_PPHS1 took_VVD trouble_NN1 over_RP ,_, were_VBDR all_DB of_IO Oswaldston_NP1 ,_, and_CC took_VVD their_APPGE colours_NN2 from_II its_APPGE greys_NN2 ,_, dirty_JJ reds_NN2 and_CC beiges_NN2 ,_, their_APPGE shapes_NN2 from_II its_APPGE straight_JJ ,_, monotonous_JJ streets_NN2 and_CC square_JJ houses_NN2 ._. 
What_DDQ made_VVD them_PPHO2 less_RRR than_CSN first-rate_JJ ,_, yet_RR also_RR made_VVD them_PPHO2 popular_JJ locally_RR ,_, was_VBDZ the_AT touch_NN1 of_IO theatricality_NN1 and_CC exaggeration_NN1 ,_, the_AT desire_NN1 to_TO impose_VVI ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ very_RG foreign_JJ indeed_RR to_II the_AT character_NN1 of_IO Oswaldston_NP1 as_II a_AT1 town_NN1 ._. 
Greg_NP1 stood_VVD in_II the_AT doorway_NN1 ,_, and_CC took_VVD in_II the_AT man_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE work_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT ,_, finding_VVG himself_PPX1 suddenly_RR observed_VVN when_CS Hilary_NP1 swung_VVD round_RP to_TO compare_VVI one_MC1 canvas_NN1 with_IW another_DD1 by_II the_AT door_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 coughed_VVD apologetically_RR and_CC made_VVD a_AT1 feint_NN1 of_IO backing_VVG out_RP ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM so_RG sorry_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 thought_VVD today_RT was_VBDZ members_NN2 '_GE viewing_NN1 day_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_" Tomorrow_RT ,_, '_GE said_VVD Hilary_NP1 abstractedly_RR ._. 
'_" Tomorrow_RT the_AT galahs_NN2 descend_VV0 ,_, and_CC squawk_NN1 ,_, and_CC flutter_VV0 their_APPGE plumage_NN1 ._. 
'_" Then_RT he_PPHS1 went_VVD back_RP to_II contemplation_NN1 of_IO one_MC1 of_IO his_APPGE local_JJ scenes_NN2 ,_, his_APPGE broad_JJ shoulders_NN2 hunched_VVN in_II the_AT vivid_JJ purple_JJ shirt_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE head_NN1 pressed_VVD forward_RL ._. 
Greg_NP1 thought_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO fail_VVI in_II his_APPGE object_NN1 ,_, and_CC began_VVD to_TO close_VVI the_AT door_NN1 ,_, but_CCB suddenly_RR ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 to_TO prove_VVI the_AT retentiveness_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE painter_NN1 's_GE eye_NN1 ,_, Hilary_NP1 turned_VVD round_RP again_RT to_II him_PPHO1 ,_, took_VVD a_AT1 good_JJ look_NN1 ,_, and_CC said_VVD :_: '_" Were_VBDR n't_XX you_PPY the_AT chap_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ at_II the_AT funeral_NN1 ?_? 
Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 's_GE funeral_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ right_JJ ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 casually_RR :_: '_" I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 seeing_CS you_PPY there_RL ._. 
'_" '_GE Mother_NN1 's_VBZ mentioned_VVN you_PPY too_RR ._. 
Did_VDD n't_XX she_PPHS1 get_VVI you_PPY to_TO be_VBI go-between_NN1 between_II her_PPHO1 and_CC Hilda_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Something_PN1 of_IO the_AT sort_NN1 ,_, '_GE admitted_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY carried_VVD some_DD genteelly_RR worded_JJ threat_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 ?_? 
And_CC some_DD less_DAR genteel_JJ raspberry_NN1 in_II reply_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 imagine_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_GE Actually_RR ,_, Hilda_NP1 was_VBDZ quite_RG co-operative_JJ ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX any_DD more_DAR anxious_JJ to_TO spoil_VVI things_NN2 than_CSN your_APPGE mother_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ things_NN2 ?_? 
The_AT great_JJ Machin_NP1 revival_NN1 ?_? 
Well_RR ,_, naturally_RR not_XX ._. 
She_PPHS1 got_VVD her_APPGE packet_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 it_PPH1 too_RR ._. 
Not_XX ,_, '_GE said_VVD Hilary_NP1 ,_, stroking_VVG his_APPGE chin_NN1 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 quizzical_JJ ,_, self-mocking_JJ smile_NN1 on_II his_APPGE face_NN1 ,_, '_" that_CST I_PPIS1 can_VM talk_VVI ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 gestured_VVD round_II the_AT room_NN1 expansively_RR :_: '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM cashing_VVG in_RP too_RR ,_, in_II my_APPGE little_JJ way_NN1 ._. 
The_AT committee_NN1 would_VM never_RR have_VHI given_VVN me_PPIO1 this_DD1 show_NN1 if_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX for_IF the_AT Machin_NP1 revival_NN1 ._. 
Here_RL have_VH0 a_AT1 cup_NN1 of_IO tea_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Love_NN1 one_MC1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ,_, and_CC watched_VVD as_CSA Hilary_NP1 went_VVD over_RP to_II a_AT1 little_JJ kettle_NN1 on_II a_AT1 hot-plate_NN1 in_II the_AT corner_NN1 of_IO the_AT room_NN1 and_CC slopped_VVD boiling_JJ water_NN1 over_II a_AT1 tea-bag_NN1 ._. 
On_II the_AT way_NN1 back_RP with_IW the_AT dirty_JJ cup_NN1 and_CC the_AT milkless_JJ liquid_NN1 Hilary_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 once_RR21 more_RR22 looked_VVN around_RP at_II his_APPGE own_DA exhibition_NN1 with_IW the_AT expression_NN1 of_IO frank_JJ self-approval_NN1 Greg_NP1 had_VHD noticed_VVN before_RT ._. 
'_" Yes_UH ,_, as_CSA I_PPIS1 say_VV0 ,_, the_AT worthy_JJ burghers_NN2 of_IO Oswaldston_NP1 would_VM not_XX have_VHI asked_VVN me_PPIO1 to_TO spread_VVI the_AT artistic_JJ products_NN2 of_IO my_APPGE maturity_NN1 before_II their_APPGE admiring_JJ gaze_NN1 if_CS it_PPH1 had_VHD n't_XX been_VBN for_IF the_AT Machin_NP1 boom_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 'd_VM have_VHI registered_VVN the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 work_VV0 for_IF an_AT1 advertising_NN1 agency_NN1 ,_, and_CC marked_VVD me_PPIO1 accordingly_RR :_: '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 think_VVI essentially_RR he_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 popular_JJ artist_NN1 ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY ?_? 
'_" As_CSA it_PPH1 is_VBZ ,_, they_PPHS2 'll_VM go_VVI round_RP with_IW a_AT1 wicked_JJ twinkle_NN1 in_II their_APPGE eyes_NN2 ,_, and_CC say_VV0 :_: '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 think_VVI he_PPHS1 has_VHZ some_DD of_IO the_AT verve_NN1 ,_, some_DD of_IO the_AT sparkle_NN1 of_IO Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY ,_, Alfred_NP1 ?_? 
Drag_VV0 out_RP the_AT cheque_NN1 book_NN1 ,_, darling_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" His_APPGE imitations_NN2 were_VBDR good_JJ ,_, but_CCB in_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO the_AT last_MD one_PN1 ,_, something_PN1 struck_VVD him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 added_VVD afterwards_RT :_: '_GE Almost_RR as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ my_APPGE father_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Greg_NP1 was_VBDZ uncertain_JJ how_RRQ to_TO respond_VVI to_II this_DD1 addendum_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ did_VDD not_XX seem_VVI to_TO be_VBI addressed_VVN to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
Hilary_NP1 ,_, coming_VVG out_II21 of_II22 his_APPGE reverie_NN1 ,_, noticed_VVD his_APPGE discomfiture_NN1 ,_, and_CC smiled_VVD as_CS21 if_CS22 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ something_PN1 of_IO not_XX the_AT slightest_JJT importance_NN1 :_: '_GE The_AT suggestion_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN made_VVN ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE Really_RR ?_? '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Is_VBZ it_PPH1 true_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_" Have_VH0 n't_XX the_AT foggiest_JJT ,_, '_GE said_VVD Hilary_NP1 cheerfully_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM be_VBI the_AT last_MD person_NN1 to_TO know_VVI ,_, would_VM n't_XX I_PPIS1 ?_? 
Actually_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX mind_VVI at_RR21 all_RR22 ,_, because_CS as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 I_PPIS1 can_VM make_VVI out_RP Walter_NP1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 amiable_JJ scamp_NN1 ._. 
And_CC my_APPGE real_JJ father_NN1 I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 my_APPGE official_NN1 ,_, signed_VVN and_CC sealed_JJ father_NN1 struck_VVD me_PPIO1 the_AT only_JJ time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 met_VVD him_PPHO1 as_II a_AT1 grandiose_JJ old_JJ phoney_JJ ._. 
Still_RR ,_, it_PPH1 would_VM n't_XX do_VDI for_IF me_PPIO1 to_TO go_VVI around_RP claiming_VVG the_AT authentic_JJ Machin_NP1 genes_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 might_VM bring_VVI down_RP on_II me_PPIO1 the_AT wrath_NN1 of_IO Motherdear_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" They_PPHS2 had_VHD known_VVN each_PPX221 other_PPX222 for_IF some_DD time_NNT1 before_CS they_PPHS2 married_VVD ,_, though_CS ,_, had_VHD n't_XX they_PPHS2 ?_? '_GE ventured_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_" Oh_UH yes_UH years_NNT2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 met_VVD some_DD time_NNT1 in_II '_GE thirty-eight_MC ,_, I_PPIS1 gather_VV0 ._. 
Which_DDQ rather_RR rules_VVZ out_RP Walter_NP1 as_II a_AT1 father_NN1 for_IF Desmond_NP1 ,_, since_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ born_VVN in_II '_GE thirty-seven_MC ._. 
Not_XX that_CST anyone_PN1 would_VM ever_RR think_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, in_II any_DD case_NN1 :_: someone_PN1 like_II Horatio_NP1 Bottomley_NP1 would_VM be_VBI far_RG more_RGR likely_JJ ._. 
Or_CC was_VBDZ he_PPHS1 earlier_RRR ?_? 
'_" '_" Do_VD0 you_PPY remember_VVI much_RR about_II Walter-I_NP1 mean_VV0 the_AT years_NNT2 when_RRQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ your_APPGE step-father_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Not_XX a_RR31 great_RR32 deal_RR33 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Hilary_NP1 ._. 
'_GE A_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 card_NN1 that_CST 's_VBZ my_APPGE impression_NN1 of_IO him_PPHO1 now_RT ,_, as_CSA I_PPIS1 say_VV0 ._. 
But_CCB then_RT I_PPIS1 thought_VVD him_PPHO1 marvellous_JJ as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 I_PPIS1 can_VM remember_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ only_RR five_MC or_CC six_MC ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ always_RR playing_VVG ,_, and_CC building_NN1 things_NN2 ,_, and_CC laughing_VVG ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 also_RR seem_VV0 to_TO remember_VVI rows_NN2 ,_, and_CC Motherdear_VV0 going_VVG on_RP and_CC on_RP and_CC on_RP she_PPHS1 has_VHZ that_DD1 way_NN1 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 :_: she_PPHS1 just_RR gets_VVZ a_AT1 subject_NN1 ,_, and_CC worries_VVZ it_PPH1 to_II death_NN1 and_CC beyond_RL ,_, never_RR giving_VVG up_RP ,_, like_II a_AT1 dog_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 dirty_JJ old_JJ carcass_NN1 ._. 
Anyway_RR ,_, then_RT he_PPHS1 got_VVD sick-_JJ and_CC I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX remember_VVI any_RR more_RRR :_: he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ upstairs_RL ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 rarely_RR saw_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 do_VD0 remember_VVI that_CST when_CS we_PPIS2 were_VBDR growing_VVG up_RP ,_, Mother_NN1 never_RR talked_VVN about_II him_PPHO1 the_AT way_NN1 she_PPHS1 does_VDZ now_RT ._. 
'_" '_" How_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY mean_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, now_RT it_PPH1 's_VBZ all_RR '_GE Walter_NP1 the_AT great_JJ and_CC good_JJ '_GE ,_, like_II Queen_NNB Victoria_NP1 at_II Frogmore_NP1 ,_, or_CC '_GE Walter_NP1 the_AT great_JJ writer_NN1 ,_, the_AT neglected_JJ genius_NN1 '_GE ,_, like_II Mary_NP1 Shelley_NP1 ._. 
Then_RT it_PPH1 was_58 '_GE If_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD n't_XX been_VBN dragged_VVN to_II this_DD1 godforsaken_JJ town_NN1 by_II that_DD1 damned_JJ no-hoper_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 married_VVD ..._... '_GE and_RR31 so_RR32 on_RR33 ._. 
The_AT tone_NN1 ,_, you_PPY understand_VV0 ,_, has_VHZ undergone_VVN a_AT1 subtle_JJ change_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE So_RR it_PPH1 seems_VVZ ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_GE So_RR you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI the_AT marriage_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 great_JJ success_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" If_CSW you_PPY want_VV0 my_APPGE opinion_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Hilary_NP1 ,_, '_GE and_CC it_PPH1 's_VBZ nothing_PN1 more_DAR ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VM say_VVI it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 multi-million-dollar_NNU1 fiasco_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 never_RR wrote_VVD anything_PN1 after_II the_AT war_NN1 ,_, you_PPY notice_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 expect_VV0 he_PPHS1 found_VVD he_PPHS1 'd_VHD sold_VVN his_APPGE working-class_JJ birthright_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 mess_NN1 of_IO Bloomsbury_NP1 pottage_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 probably_RR found_VVD that_CST Ma_NP1 was_VBDZ good_JJ in_II bed_NN1 ,_, but_CCB hell_NN1 as_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 her_APPGE feet_NN2 touched_VVD the_AT floor_NN1 and_CC after_II all_DB ,_, even_RR Walter_NP1 and_CC Ma_NN1 must_VM have_VHI had_VHN to_TO spend_VVI the_AT larger_JJR part_NN1 of_IO the_AT day_NNT1 vertical_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 bet_VV0 he_PPHS1 ached_VVD to_TO crawl_VVI back_RP to_II Hilda_NP1 ,_, but_CCB Ma_NN1 had_VHN him_PPHO1 neatly_RR encircled_VVN ._. 
Poor_JJ old_JJ bugger_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ probably_RR glad_JJ when_CS he_PPHS1 got_VVD sick_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX like_VVI your_APPGE mother_NN1 ,_, then_RT ?_? '_GE asked_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
Hilary_NP1 threw_VVD back_RP his_APPGE head_NN1 and_CC laughed_VVD his_APPGE great_JJ ,_, frank_JJ ,_, hearty_JJ laugh_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Ma_NN1 ?_? 
We_PPIS2 get_VV0 on_RP like_II a_AT1 house_NN1 on_II fire_NN1 now_RT we_PPIS2 no_RR21 longer_RR22 live_VV0 together_RL ._. 
We_PPIS2 understand_VV0 each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ._. 
I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 your_APPGE loyalties_NN2 were_VBDR to_II Hilda_NP1 ,_, were_VBDR n't_XX they_PPHS2 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX blame_VVI you_PPY ._. 
On_II the_AT human_JJ level_NN1 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ much_RR the_AT nicer_JJR of_IO the_AT two_MC ._. 
But_CCB Ma_NP1 is_VBZ an_AT1 original_JJ too_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 cunning_JJ old_JJ thing_NN1 ,_, crafty_JJ as_II a_AT1 rattlesnake_NN1 but_CCB she_PPHS1 knows_VVZ how_RRQ to_TO enjoy_VVI life_NN1 too_RR ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ why_RRQ we_PPIS2 understand_VV0 each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ._. 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 certainly_RR seems_VVZ to_TO be_VBI enjoying_VVG life_NN1 now_RT ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 and_CC then_RT ,_, realizing_VVG this_DD1 was_VBDZ open_JJ to_II misunderstanding_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 added_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX mean_VVI now_CS21 that_CS22 Hilda_NP1 is_VBZ dead_JJ ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 I_PPIS1 just_RR mean_VV0 she_PPHS1 's_VBZ revelling_VVG in_II this_DD1 revival_NN1 of_IO interest_NN1 in_II Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 's_VBZ lapping_VVG it_PPH1 up_RP ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VHZ got_VVN that_DD1 unappetizing_VVG little_RR Yank_VV0 in_II tow_NN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 's_VBZ feeding_VVG him_PPHO1 the_AT Authorized_JJ Version_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 'll_VM be_VBI even_RR easier_RRR now_RT Hilda_NP1 's_VHZ gone_VVN no_AT fear_NN1 of_IO the_AT Devil_NN1 writing_VVG a_AT1 footnote_NN1 or_CC two_MC ._. 
Then_RT as_II the_AT boom_NN1 goes_VVZ on_RP she_PPHS1 'll_VM become_VVI the_AT Professional_JJ Interviewee_NN1 ,_, the_AT great_JJ literary_JJ relict_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 already_RR heard_VVN her_APPGE mention_NN1 Woman_NN1 's_GE Hour_NNT1 ,_, and_CC wonder_VV0 how_RRQ to_TO make_VVI contact_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 'll_VM probably_RR write_VVI her_APPGE memoirs_NN2 :_: she_PPHS1 always_RR had_VHD a_AT1 yen_NN to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 writer_NN1 ,_, though_CS her_APPGE pen_NN1 dribbles_VVZ cliches_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX imagine_VVI her_PPHO1 letting_VVG the_AT Kronweiser_NN1 book_NN1 be_VBI the_AT last_MD word_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 odd_JJ choice_NN1 to_TO write_VVI the_AT book_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ n't_XX he_PPHS1 ?_? 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ the_AT first_MD that_CST came_VVD along_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 expect_VV0 she_PPHS1 kicks_VVZ herself_PPX1 for_IF giving_VVG him_PPHO1 those_DD2 special_JJ facilities_NN2 now_RT ,_, because_CS it_PPH1 's_VBZ sure_JJ to_TO be_VBI one_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 jaw-breaking_JJ pieces_NN2 of_IO unreadability_NN1 Americans_NN2 produce_VV0 ._. 
What_DDQ a_AT1 jerk_NN1 !_! 
Christ_NP1 !_! 
'_" '_GE Agreed_JJ ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 seems_VVZ able_JK to_TO turn_VVI a_AT1 pleasant_JJ pub_NN1 into_II a_AT1 speakeasy_NN1 waiting_VVG for_IF a_AT1 raid_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX your_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE type_NN1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM afraid_JJ ._. 
Have_VH0 you_PPY had_VHN much_DA1 contact_NN1 with_IW him_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ round_RP to_II me_PPIO1 at_II the_AT office_NN1 the_AT other_JJ day_NNT1 ,_, wondering_VVG if_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD any_DD letters_NN2 ._. 
Why_RRQ he_PPHS1 imagined_VVD Walter_NP1 would_VM have_VHI written_VVN to_II me_PPIO1 I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX think_VVI ._. 
Perhaps_RR he_PPHS1 'd_VHD heard_VVN the_AT rumours_NN2 ._. 
Anyway_RR ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 I_PPIS1 had_VHD n't_XX any_DD ._. 
He_PPHS1 went_VVD to_II Rose_NP1 too_RR ,_, but_CCB her_APPGE mother_NN1 had_VHD given_VVN him_PPHO1 any_RR there_EX were_VBDR ._. 
Hey_UH give_VV0 me_PPIO1 that_DD1 rag_NN1 there_RL ._. 
'_GE Hilary_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 grabbed_VVD the_AT rag_NN1 ,_, and_CC went_VVD over_RP to_II a_AT1 picture_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD something_PN1 technical_JJ on_II it_PPH1 ,_, and_CC suddenly_RR his_APPGE attention_NN1 seemed_VVD to_TO revert_VVI entirely_RR to_II his_APPGE exhibition_NN1 ._. 
Greg_NP1 ,_, after_CS a_AT1 perfunctory_JJ tour_NN1 round_II the_AT makeshift_JJ gallery_NN1 decided_VVD he_PPHS1 'd_VHD better_RRR slip_VVI off_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 stood_VVD at_II the_AT top_NN1 of_IO the_AT stairs_NN2 ,_, looking_VVG back_RP at_II Hilary_NP1 chunky_JJ ,_, lively_JJ ,_, absorbed_JJ and_CC at_II his_APPGE paintings_NN2 ._. 
What_DDQ had_VHD he_PPHS1 got_VVN from_II the_AT talk_NN1 ?_? 
A_AT1 view_NN1 conjectural_JJ but_CCB convincing_JJ of_IO the_AT second_MD Machin_NP1 marriage_NN1 ._. 
The_AT suggestion_NN1 (_( impossible_JJ to_TO prove_VVI )_) that_CST Hilary_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX Gerald_NP1 's_GE son_NN1 but_CCB Walter_NP1 's_GE ._. 
And_CC then_RT ,_, looking_VVG back_RP at_II the_AT pictures_NN2 sharp_RR ,_, full_JJ of_IO insight_NN1 ,_, yet_RR somehow_RR slightly_RR flashy_JJ he_PPHS1 wondered_VVD whether_CSW ,_, indirectly_RR ,_, they_PPHS2 did_VDD n't_XX give_VVI him_PPHO1 the_AT best_JJT notion_NN1 he_PPHS1 yet_RR had_VHD got_VVN of_IO Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 himself_PPX1 ._. 
Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 sat_VVD on_II his_APPGE bed_NN1 in_II the_AT little_JJ working-class_JJ backstreet_NN1 in_II Oswaldston_NP1 where_RRQ he_PPHS1 rented_VVD a_AT1 room_NN1 ,_, hunched_VVN forward_RL and_CC staring_VVG ahead_RL ._. 
His_APPGE paunch_NN1 flapped_VVD up_RP and_CC down_RP like_II jelly_NN1 in_II a_AT1 windy_JJ picnic_NN1 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE Adam_NP1 's_GE apple_NN1 did_VDD a_AT1 jig_NN1 in_II sympathy_NN1 ._. 
Kronweiser_NN1 was_VBDZ thinking_VVG ._. 
Dwight_NP1 Kronweiser_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN born_VVN in_II nineteen_MC forty-five_MC ,_, and_CC had_VHD been_VBN named_VVN after_II the_AT victorious_JJ Allied_JJ Commander_NN1 in_II Europe_NP1 ,_, whom_PNQO his_APPGE parents_NN2 ,_, even_RR then_RT ,_, foresaw_VVD as_II a_AT1 future_JJ President_NN1 of_IO the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 new_JJ Ulysses_NP1 S._NP1 Grant_NP1 ._. 
In_II point_NN1 of_IO fact_NN1 little_RR Dwight_NP1 (_( a_AT1 chubby_JJ child_NN1 ,_, the_AT offspring_NN of_IO shopkeepers_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS bribed_VVD him_PPHO1 with_IW trash_NN1 food_NN1 every_AT1 time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO want_VVI to_TO divert_VVI their_APPGE attention_NN1 from_II the_AT business_NN1 of_IO making_VVG money_NN1 )_) turned_VVD out_RP to_TO be_VBI one_MC1 of_IO Kennedy_NP1 's_GE children_NN2 for_IF even_RR in_II his_APPGE teens_NN2 he_PPHS1 knew_VVD a_AT1 rising_JJ star_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 saw_VVD one_PN1 ._. 
When_CS that_DD1 particular_JJ shooting_NN1 star_NN1 was_VBDZ shot_VVN he_PPHS1 became_VVD an_AT1 anti-Vietnam_JJ war_NN1 protester_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 Chicago_NP1 convention_NN1 activist_NN1 ,_, one_MC1 of_IO the_AT young_JJ people_NN who_PNQS campaigned_VVD vociferously_RR for_IF George_NP1 McGovern_NP1 (_( though_CS ,_, like_II everyone_PN1 else_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 actually_RR voted_VVN for_IF Nixon_NP1 )_) ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 hippie_NN1 when_CS hippiedom_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II fashion_NN1 :_: he_PPHS1 grew_VVD his_APPGE hair_NN1 long_RR and_CC then_RT (_( when_CS people_NN began_VVD to_TO give_VVI up_RP their_APPGE seats_NN2 to_II him_PPHO1 on_II buses_NN2 ,_, under_II the_AT impression_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 pregnant_JJ girl_NN1 )_) he_PPHS1 grew_VVD a_AT1 straggly_JJ beard_NN1 as_II a_AT1 declaration_NN1 of_IO sex_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD experimented_VVN with_IW drugs_NN2 ,_, but_CCB in_II the_AT privacy_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE own_DA home_NN1 ,_, so_BCL21 as_BCL22 to_TO be_VBI able_JK to_TO say_VVI that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD :_: after_II all_DB ,_, you_PPY never_RR knew_VVD what_DDQ you_PPY might_VM say_VVI and_CC do_VDI under_II the_AT influence_NN1 of_IO drugs_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 knew_VVD ,_, in_RR21 short_RR22 ,_, precisely_RR when_RRQ to_TO take_VVI two_MC steps_NN2 to_II the_AT right_NN1 ,_, or_CC one_PN1 to_II the_AT left_JJ ._. 
In_II academic_JJ terms_NN2 he_PPHS1 sensed_VVD the_AT changes_NN2 in_II the_AT wind_NN1 so_RG well_RR that_CST he_PPHS1 knew_VVD exactly_RR when_RRQ to_TO stop_VVI dropping_VVG the_AT name_NN1 Marcuse_NN1 and_CC start_VVI dropping_VVG the_AT name_NN1 Goldmann_NP1 ,_, when_RRQ to_TO switch_VVI from_II expressing_VVG genuine_JJ enthusiasm_NN1 for_IF Black_JJ Studies_NN2 to_II expressing_VVG genuine_JJ enthusiasm_NN1 for_IF women_NN2 's_GE literature_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 highly_RR sensitized_JJ instrument_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 finely_RR tuned_VVN social_JJ and_CC academic_JJ barometer_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE colleagues_NN2 and_CC aspiring_JJ rivals_NN2 watched_VVD him_PPHO1 closely_RR ,_, measuring_VVG themselves_PPX2 by_II him_PPHO1 and_CC running_VVG breathlessly_RR after_CS in_II the_AT directions_NN2 he_PPHS1 took_VVD ._. 
Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 had_VHD just_RR had_VHN a_AT1 letter_NN1 from_II his_APPGE departmental_JJ head_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 man_NN1 whose_DDQGE word_NN1 made_VVN or_CC marred_VVD men_NN2 's_GE careers_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 man_NN1 almost_RR as_CSA sensitive_JJ to_II fashionable_JJ currents_NN2 as_CSA roly-poly_JJ Dwight_NP1 himself_PPX1 ._. 
His_APPGE letter_NN1 was_VBDZ hearty_JJ ,_, breezy_JJ ,_, man-to-man_NN1 :_: let_VV0 it_PPH1 never_RR be_VBI thought_VVN ,_, it_PPH1 seemed_VVD to_TO say_VVI ,_, that_CST I_PPIS1 am_VBM the_AT man_NN1 who_PNQS can_VM put_VVI your_APPGE academic_JJ career_NN1 on_II the_AT chopping_NN1 block_NN1 by_II a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO words_NN2 in_II the_AT right_JJ places_NN2 ._. 
BUT_CCB DO_VD0 n't_XX YOU_PPY FORGET_VVI IT_NN1 !_! 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 letter_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ meant_VVN to_TO be_VBI scrutinized_VVN carefully_RR for_IF whispers_NN2 of_IO concealed_JJ meanings_NN2 ._. 
You_PPY sure_RR seem_VV0 to_TO be_VBI on_II21 to_II22 a_AT1 good_JJ thing_NN1 with_IW this_DD1 Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 &lsqb;_( the_AT letter_NN1 said_VVD &rsqb;_) ._. 
Trust_VV0 you_PPY ,_, Dwight_NP1 ,_, to_TO pick_VVI a_AT1 winner_NN1 ,_, and_CC pick_VVI him_PPHO1 before_II the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO us_PPIO2 have_VH0 heard_VVN of_IO him_PPHO1 !_! 
I_PPIS1 see_VV0 Scribners_NP1 is_VBZ bringing_VVG out_RP both_RR the_AT novels_NN2 ,_, and_CC has_VHZ a_AT1 sizeable_JJ publicity_NN1 campaign_NN1 on_II the_AT stocks_NN2 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 hear_VV0 on_II the_AT grapevine_NN1 Trumphauser_NN1 at_II Cornell_NP1 is_VBZ giving_VVG him_PPHO1 a_AT1 chapter_NN1 to_II himself_PPX1 in_II his_APPGE book_NN1 on_II British_JJ working-class_JJ literature_NN1 ._. 
If_CS you_PPY can_VM get_VVI your_APPGE book_NN1 out_RP in_II reasonable_JJ time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 can_VM see_VVI it_PPH1 being_VBG a_AT1 real_JJ winner_NN1 ,_, and_CC position-wise_JJ it_PPH1 wo_VM n't_XX do_VDI you_PPY any_DD harm_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ for_RR21 sure_RR22 ._. 
I_PPIS1 know_VV0 the_AT Faculty_NN1 as_II a_AT1 whole_NN1 appreciates_VVZ your_APPGE stature_NN1 as_CSA pioneer_NN1 in_II this_DD1 particular_JJ area_NN1 of_IO the_AT field_NN1 ,_, Dwight_NP1 ,_, and_CC if_CS you_PPY can_VM consolidate_VVI your_APPGE position_NN1 as_II the_AT Machin_NP1 man_NN1 ,_, you_PPY should_VM be_VBI a_AT1 cinch_NN1 for_IF tenure_NN1 ._. 
Best_VV0 you_PPY be_VBI around_RP ,_, though_CS ,_, just_RR to_TO make_VVI sure_JJ people_NN register_VV0 you_PPY ,_, because_CS things_NN2 sure_JJ are_VBR tight_RR these_DD2 days_NNT2 as_CSA you_PPY know_VV0 ,_, and_CC new_JJ people_NN spring_VV0 up_RP all_DB the_AT time_NNT1 like_II goddam_JJ mushrooms_NN2 ._. 
In_II a_AT1 PS_NN1 the_AT man_NN1 wrote_VVD :_: '_GE Too_RG bad_JJ about_II the_AT fire_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO suggest_VVI the_AT library_NN1 might_VM make_VVI a_AT1 bid_NN1 for_IF the_AT MSS_NP1 ._. 
Still_RR ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ great_JJ that_CST you_PPY had_VHD the_AT transcripts_NN2 done_VDN ._. 
'_GE Dwight_NP1 Kronweiser_NP1 too_RR shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 at_II the_AT thought_NN1 :_: if_CS only_RR there_EX could_VM have_VHI been_VBN a_AT1 Machin_NP1 Archive_NN1 at_II the_AT University_NN1 of_IO East_ND1 Louisiana_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB that_DD1 was_VBDZ impossible_JJ ._. 
The_AT important_JJ thing_NN1 now_RT was_VBDZ to_TO decide_VVI what_DDQ to_TO do_VDI ._. 
The_AT writing_NN1 of_IO the_AT book_NN1 was_VBDZ hardly_RR more_DAR than_CSN half-way_RR done_VDN ,_, but_CCB did_VDD it_PPH1 need_VVI to_TO be_VBI done_VDN here_RL ,_, ferchrissake_VV0 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 'd_VHD soaked_VVN up_RP atmosphere_NN1 ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 had_VHD intended_VVN my_APPGE God_NP1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VHD soaked_VVN up_RP all_DB the_AT motherfucking_JJ atmosphere_NN1 he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD ,_, thank_VV0 you_PPY very_RG much_DA1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VHD tried_VVN all_DB the_AT local_JJ beers_NN2 ,_, piss-poor_JJ imitations_NN2 in_II his_APPGE opinion_NN1 ;_; he_PPHS1 'd_VHD eaten_VVN tripe_NN1 ,_, and_CC faggots_NN2 ,_, and_CC dry_JJ pork_NN1 pies_NN2 in_II pubs_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VHD walked_VVN up_RP and_CC down_RP those_DD2 shitawful_JJ streets_NN2 ,_, absorbing_VVG the_AT sights_NN2 and_CC sounds_NN2 and_CC smells_NN2 of_IO the_AT real_JJ Machinian_NP1 Oswaldston_NP1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 had_VHD tentatively_RR rendered_VVN them_PPHO2 in_II his_APPGE mind_NN1 in_II Brobdingnagian_JJ words_NN2 ._. 
Was_VBDZ n't_XX that_DD1 enough_RR ?_? 
The_AT works_NN were_VBDR transcribed_VVN ,_, the_AT Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 canon_NN1 was_VBDZ established_VVN ,_, the_AT publicity_NN1 machine_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II motion_NN1 ,_, and_CC would_VM roll_VVI without_IW him_PPHO1 ._. 
At_II home_NN1 were_VBDR hamburgers_NN2 ,_, and_CC popcorn_NN1 ,_, Colonel_NNB Sanders_NP1 's_GE Kentucky_NP1 chicken_NN1 ,_, Arby_NP1 's_GE roast-beef_JJ sandwiches_NN2 ,_, drive-in_NN1 movies_NN2 ,_, seventeen_MC television_NN1 channels_NN2 ,_, all-night_JJ TV_NN1 movies_NN2 ,_, and_CC (_( last_MD and_CC least_DAT )_) his_APPGE wife_NN1 Jean_NP1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ every_AT1 reason_NN1 to_TO take_VVI off_RP for_IF home_NN1 ,_, and_CC nothing_PN1 he_PPHS1 could_VM see_VVI to_TO stop_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
And_CC there_EX was_VBDZ that_DD1 last_MD phrase_NN1 in_II the_AT letter_NN1 that_CST one_PN1 about_II new_JJ people_NN popping_VVG up_RP :_: he_PPHS1 grabbed_VVD the_AT letter_NN1 and_CC re-read_VV0 that_DD1 sentence_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE eyes_NN2 bulging_VVG with_IW suspicion_NN1 and_CC fear_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 made_VVD up_RP his_APPGE mind_NN1 for_IF him_PPHO1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 to_TO keep_VVI him_PPHO1 here_RL that_CST could_VM outweigh_VVI the_AT thought_NN1 of_IO the_AT possible_JJ conspiracies_NN2 going_VVG on_RP behind_II his_APPGE back_NN1 back_RP home_RL ._. 
No_AT sir_NN1 the_AT road_NN1 led_VVD South_ND1 ,_, to_II Skytrain_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 would_VM settle_VVI accounts_NN2 with_IW his_APPGE landlady_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS hated_VVD his_APPGE guts_NN2 as_RG much_DA1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 hated_VVD hers_PPGE ,_, then_RT he_PPHS1 would_VM pack_VVI ,_, then_RT he_PPHS1 would_VM go_VVI home_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 would_VM leave_VVI this_DD1 lousy_JJ dump_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ (_( if_CS none_PN of_IO the_AT mushroom_NN1 men_NN2 got_VVD in_RP ahead_II21 of_II22 him_PPHO1 )_) a_AT1 man_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 future_NN1 in_II the_AT University_NN1 of_IO East_ND1 Louisiana_NP1 ._. 
Nay_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 man_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 future_NN1 in_II the_AT US_NP1 academic_JJ world_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ the_AT acknowledged_JJ High_JJ Priest_NN1 of_IO the_AT Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 cult_NN1 ._. 
THE_AT WALTER_NP1 MACHIN_NP1 ARCHIVE_VV0 Greg_NP1 Hocking_NP1 had_VHD not_XX been_VBN looking_VVG forward_RL to_II ringing_VVG Jackson_NP1 's_VBZ the_AT publishers_NN2 about_II the_AT Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 papers_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX his_APPGE line_NN1 of_IO country_NN1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD concocted_VVN all_DB sorts_NN2 of_IO elaborate_JJ stories_NN2 about_II why_RRQ he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD access_NN1 ,_, but_CCB things_NN2 proved_VVD rather_RG easier_RRR than_CSN he_PPHS1 had_VHD expected_VVN ._. 
The_AT telephonist_NN1 at_II the_AT other_JJ end_NN1 was_VBDZ cheery_JJ and_CC casual_JJ ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ put_VVN through_RP in_II no_AT time_NNT1 to_II someone_PN1 called_VVD Cyril_NP1 Causeley_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS ,_, the_AT girl_NN1 said_VVD ,_, was_VBDZ editor_NN1 for_IF the_AT Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 books_NN2 ._. 
'_" Oh_UH ,_, you_PPY 're_VBR speaking_VVG from_II Oswaldston_NP1 ,_, eh_UH ?_? '_GE said_VVD the_AT very_RG Southern_JJ ,_, minor_JJ public-school_JJ voice_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Fascinating_JJ !_! 
I_PPIS1 keep_VV0 telling_VVG myself_PPX1 I_PPIS1 ought_VMK to_TO go_VVI with_IW all_DB this_DD1 publicity_NN1 that_CST 's_VBZ blown_VVN up_RP ,_, and_CC all_DB that_DD1 ._. 
But_CCB when_CS it_PPH1 comes_VVZ down_RP to_II it_PPH1 ,_, Oswaldston_NP1 is_VBZ n't_XX the_AT sort_NN1 of_IO place_NN1 one_MC1 visits_VVZ ,_, is_VBZ it_PPH1 ?_? what_DDQ ?_? 
'_GE Suppressing_VVG the_AT divine_JJ ire_NN1 of_IO the_AT Northerner_NN1 at_II Southern_JJ superciliousness_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ would_VM hardly_RR serve_VVI his_APPGE turn_NN1 at_II this_DD1 juncture_NN1 ,_, Greg_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_GE The_AT point_NN1 is_VBZ ,_, I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN commissioned_VVN by_II the_AT local_JJ rag_NN1 to_TO write_VVI a_AT1 pamphlet_NN1 on_II Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE World_NN1 '_GE '_" Oh_UH ,_, jolly_RG good_JJ show_NN1 ,_, '_GE burbled_VVD Mr_NNB Causeley_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 I_PPIS1 realize_VV0 the_AT papers_NN2 are_VBR confidential_JJ '_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 the_AT new_JJ books_NN2 are_VBR ._. 
We_PPIS2 could_VM n't_XX let_VVI you_PPY see_VVI them_PPHO2 '_" '_GE But_CCB I_PPIS1 gather_VV0 you_PPY have_VH0 some_DD of_IO the_AT correspondence_NN1 '_GE '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ right_JJ ,_, and_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ not_XX really_RR any_DD of_IO our_APPGE business_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 're_VBR just_RR duplicates_NN2 deposited_VVN with_IW us_PPIO2 by_II this_DD1 American_JJ chappie_NN1 '_GE '_GE Kronweiser_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Something_PN1 like_II that_DD1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 gather_VV0 Mrs_NNB Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 suggested_VVD they_PPHS2 be_VBI left_VVN with_IW us_PPIO2 for_IF safety_NN1 ,_, and_CC for_IF completeness_NN1 '_GE sake_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX see_VVI why_RRQ you_PPY should_VM n't_XX have_VHI access_NN1 to_II those_DD2 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM be_VBI most_RGT grateful_JJ '_" '_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 the_AT transcriber_NN1 this_DD1 Yank_NN1 wanted_VVD it_PPH1 to_TO be_VBI all_RR very_RG hush-hush_JJ and_CC MI5_FO ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 rang_VVD Mrs_NNB Machin_NP1 myself_PPX1 ,_, and_CC checked_VVD up_RP ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 said_VVD with_IW all_DB this_DD1 new_JJ interest_NN1 she_PPHS1 thought_VVD the_AT material_NN1 ought_VMK to_TO be_VBI available_JJ to_II any_DD scholar_NN1 who_PNQS wanted_VVD to_TO look_VVI at_II it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 she_PPHS1 'd_VHD rather_RR gone_VVN off_II this_DD1 Yank_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" One_PN1 would_VM ._. 
'_" '_GE Anyway_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 take_VV0 it_PPH1 you_PPY come_VV0 under_II the_AT heading_NN1 of_IO scholar_NN1 ,_, eh_UH ?_? what_DDQ ?_? 
So_RR if_CS you_PPY want_VV0 to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 look_NN1 ,_, just_RR pop_VV0 along_RP ._. 
Ask_VV0 for_IF me_PPIO1 ,_, will_VM you_PPY ?_? 
Nice_JJ to_TO see_VVI a_AT1 real_JJ Oswaldstonian_NN1 is_VBZ that_DD1 what_DDQ you_PPY call_VV0 yourselves_PPX2 ?_? eh_UH ?_? 
'_GE Greg_NP1 did_VDD not_XX enlighten_VVI him_PPHO1 about_II his_APPGE real_JJ origins_NN2 ._. 
If_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ writing_VVG a_AT1 bogus_JJ pamphlet_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 might_VM as_RR21 well_RR22 be_VBI a_AT1 bogus_JJ native_NN1 of_IO Oswaldston_NP1 to_TO boot_VVI ._. 
Two_MC days_NNT2 later_RRR Greg_NP1 was_VBDZ forced_VVN to_TO attend_VVI the_AT funeral_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 dear_JJ aunt_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE Principal_NN1 looked_VVN at_II him_PPHO1 suspiciously_RR when_CS he_PPHS1 asked_VVD for_IF the_AT day_NNT1 off_RP ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 stuttered_VVD ,_, '_" She_PPHS1 brought_VVD me_PPIO1 up_RP ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ._. 
'_GE Consent_NN1 was_VBDZ given_VVN in_II measured_JJ tones_NN2 redolent_JJ of_IO suspicion_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM going_VVGK to_TO have_VHI to_TO get_VVI better_RRR at_II lying_VVG ,_, thought_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 took_VVD the_AT early_JJ train_NN1 up_II21 to_II22 London_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ fortunate_JJ enough_RR to_TO have_VHI secured_VVN the_AT nineteen_MC forty_MC volume_NN1 of_IO short_JJ stories_NN2 from_II his_APPGE local_JJ library_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Factory_NN1 Whistle_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD already_RR read_VVN ,_, in_II the_AT handsome_JJ new_JJ edition_NN1 personally_RR inscribed_VVN to_II him_PPHO1 by_II Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 (_( '_GE To_II Gregory_NP1 Hocking_VVG a_AT1 very_RG good_JJ friend_NN1 to_II both_DB2 Walter_NP1 's_GE widows_NN2 from_II Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 '_GE )_) ._. 
The_AT novel_NN1 had_VHD interested_VVN him_PPHO1 ,_, but_CCB left_VVD him_PPHO1 unsatisfied_JJ ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ grimness_NN1 dirt_NN1 ,_, undernourishment_NN1 ,_, deprivation_NN1 but_CCB no_AT humour_NN1 ._. 
Some_DD of_IO the_AT descriptions_NN2 of_IO working-class_JJ life_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN so_RG strange_JJ ,_, so_RG remote_JJ from_II the_AT Oswaldston_NN1 that_CST Greg_NP1 had_VHD come_VVN to_TO know_VVI ,_, as_CSA to_TO seem_VVI to_TO belong_VVI to_II a_AT1 foreign_JJ land_NN1 ,_, in_II a_AT1 remote_JJ period_NN1 of_IO history_NN1 ._. 
The_AT fact_NN1 was_VBDZ ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD not_XX felt_VVN in_II the_AT book_NN1 the_AT impress_VV0 of_IO Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 's_GE personality_NN1 ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 had_VHD come_VVN to_TO know_VVI it_PPH1 or_CC to_TO think_VVI that_CST he_PPHS1 knew_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 cast_VVD his_APPGE eye_NN1 down_II the_AT contents_NN2 page_NN1 of_IO Cotton_NP1 Town_NN1 and_CC turned_VVD to_II the_AT story_NN1 that_CST Gerald_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 had_VHD recommended_VVN ;_; there_RL it_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, in_II the_AT centre_NN1 of_IO the_AT collection_NN1 :_: '_GE Lydia_NP1 Horton_NP1 and_CC the_AT Vile_JJ Seducers_NN2 '_GE ._. 
The_AT opening_NN1 of_IO the_AT story_NN1 leapt_VVD off_II the_AT page_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 vividness_NN1 very_RG different_JJ from_II that_DD1 of_IO The_AT Factory_NN1 Whistle_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Pregnant_JJ !_! '_GE said_VVD Lydia_NP1 Horton_NP1 ,_, her_APPGE face_NN1 as_CSA horror_NN1 struck_VVN as_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 were_VBDR watching_VVG a_AT1 Boris_NP1 Karloff_NP1 film_NN1 ._. 
'_" Ee_UH ,_, Doctor_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX be_VBI ._. 
'_" '_GE Nevertheless_RR ,_, '_GE said_VVD the_AT doctor_NN1 ,_, '_" that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ you_PPY are_VBR ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX be_VBI ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VHZ only_RR happened_VVN once_RR ._. 
Well_RR ,_, twice_RR ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM afraid_JJ the_AT result_NN1 is_VBZ ,_, you_PPY 're_VBR pregnant_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX right_JJ ,_, '_GE said_VVD Lydia_NP1 Horton_NP1 ,_, looking_VVG around_II the_AT dreary_JJ little_JJ back-street_JJ surgery_NN1 in_II the_AT least_RGT attractive_JJ part_NN1 of_IO Oswaldston_NP1 as_CS21 if_CS22 it_PPH1 were_VBDR part_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE grievance_NN1 ._. 
'_" There_EX 's_VBZ married_JJ people_NN ,_, they_PPHS2 go_VV0 for_IF months_NNT2 and_CC months_NNT2 without_IW getting_VVG pregnant_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, you_PPY seem_VV0 to_TO have_VHI managed_VVN it_PPH1 in_II one_MC1 ._. 
Or_CC two_MC ,_, '_GE said_VVD the_AT doctor_NN1 ._. 
The_AT piece_NN1 went_VVD on_RP to_TO tell_VVI how_RRQ Lydia_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 sharp_JJ little_JJ eighteen-year-old_JJ mill-worker_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD fallen_VVN only_RR twice_RR ,_, but_CCB unfortunately_RR with_IW two_MC different_JJ blokes_NN2 ,_, finally_RR got_VVD her_APPGE man_NN1 to_II the_AT altar_NN1 ._. 
Initially_RR they_PPHS2 both_DB2 showed_VVD signs_NN2 of_IO running_VVG a_AT1 mile_NNU1 and_CC denying_VVG all_DB knowledge_NN1 ,_, but_CCB by_II cunningly_RR playing_VVG on_II their_APPGE male_JJ pride_NN1 ,_, their_APPGE desire_NN1 to_TO believe_VVI they_PPHS2 were_VBDR '_GE a_AT1 better_JJR man_NN1 '_GE than_CSN their_APPGE rival_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 made_VVD each_DD1 one_PN1 mad_JJ with_IW jealousy_NN1 of_IO the_AT other_JJ ,_, and_CC finally_RR had_VHN her_APPGE pick_NN1 of_IO which_DDQ she_PPHS1 preferred_VVD ,_, leading_VVG him_PPHO1 up_RP the_AT aisle_NN1 of_IO the_AT Methodist_JJ Chapel_NN1 well_RR before_II the_AT bulge_NN1 began_VVD to_TO show_VVI ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 lively_JJ ,_, salty_JJ story_NN1 ,_, vigorously_RR told_VVN a_AT1 tap-room_JJ narrative_NN1 ,_, but_CCB with_IW a_AT1 tang_NN1 of_IO the_AT real_JJ Oswaldston_NN1 ._. 
Greg_NP1 flicked_VVD back_RP to_II the_AT contents_NN2 list_NN1 ._. 
All_DB the_AT stories_NN2 in_II the_AT book_NN1 were_VBDR centred_VVN on_II people_NN :_: '_GE Mrs_NNB Nussey_NP1 and_CC the_AT Pawnbroker_NP1 '_GE ;_; '_GE Jem_NP1 Larkin_NP1 and_CC the_AT Pools_NN2 Win_NN1 '_GE ;_; '_GE Peter_NP1 Fairclough_NP1 at_II Closing-Time_NNT1 '_GE ._. 
It_PPH1 promised_VVD to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 microcosm_NN1 of_IO Lancashire_NP1 life_NN1 in_II the_AT depressed_JJ '_GE thirties_MC2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 closed_VVD the_AT book_NN1 to_TO look_VVI at_II the_AT scenery_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE native_JJ Cheshire_NP1 hurtling_VVG by_RP ,_, but_CCB there_EX was_VBDZ an_AT1 expression_NN1 of_IO pleasurable_JJ anticipation_NN1 on_II his_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ nice_JJ to_TO see_VVI a_AT1 new_JJ generation_NN1 reading_VVG Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD a_AT1 voice_NN1 from_II the_AT opposite_JJ seat_NN1 ._. 
Greg_NP1 looked_VVD up_RP to_TO see_VVI an_AT1 elderly_JJ man_NN1 ,_, with_IW rimless_JJ glasses_NN2 ,_, droopy_JJ moustaches_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 slight_JJ air_NN1 of_IO remoteness_NN1 and_CC authority_NN1 ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 're_VBR very_RG good_JJ ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 appreciatively_RR ._. 
'_GE Very_RG lively_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 wonder_VV0 they_PPHS2 were_VBDR ever_RR forgotten_VVN ._. 
'_" '_" They_PPHS2 never_RR were_VBDR ._. 
Not_XX by_II me_PPIO1 ,_, at_II any_DD rate_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 reading_VVG The_AT Factory_NN1 Whistle_NN1 when_CS it_PPH1 first_MD came_VVD out_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VHD been_VBN teaching_VVG in_II Preston_NP1 it_PPH1 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN three_MC years_NNT2 then_RT ,_, and_CC when_CS I_PPIS1 read_VV0 that_DD1 book_NN1 I_PPIS1 suddenly_RR realized_VVD I_PPIS1 knew_VVD nothing_PN1 about_II Lancashire_NP1 at_RR21 all_RR22 not_XX the_AT real_JJ Lancashire_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 things_NN2 about_II life_NN1 in_II the_AT mills_NN2 and_CC factories_NN2 I_PPIS1 'd_VM never_RR have_VHI found_VVN out_RP for_IF myself_PPX1 in_II a_AT1 thousand_NNO years_NNT2 ._. 
That_DD1 one_PN1 you_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN there_RL Cotton_NP1 Town_NN1 that_CST came_VVD out_RP just_RR before_CS I_PPIS1 got_VVD called_VVN up_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 kept_VVD it_PPH1 with_IW me_PPIO1 all_DB through_II the_AT war_NN1 Crete_NP1 ,_, North_ND1 Africa_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 read_VV0 it_PPH1 every_AT1 time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD to_TO think_VVI of_IO home_NN1 the_AT tears_NN2 used_VMK to_TO come_VVI to_II my_APPGE eyes_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 seems_VVZ a_AT1 very_RG different_JJ world_NN1 to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, it_PPH1 would_VM ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 lost_JJ world_NN1 now_RT lost_VVN as_CSA Conan_NP1 Doyle_NP1 's_GE !_! 
When_CS I_PPIS1 got_VVD back_RP from_II the_AT war_NN1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ all_RR gone_VVN destroyed_VVN by_II full_JJ employment_NN1 not_XX that_CST I_PPIS1 'm_VBM regretting_VVG that_CST ,_, you_PPY understand_VV0 ._. 
But_CCB something_PN1 went_VVD with_IW it_PPH1 ,_, too_RR !_! 
'_" '_" What_DDQ was_VBDZ it_PPH1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD that_DD1 made_VVN him_PPHO1 mean_VVI so_RG much_DA1 to_II you_PPY in_II the_AT war_NN1 ?_? '_GE asked_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_" Ee_UH he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 born_JJ story-teller_NN1 ._. 
Just_RR like_II a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO these_DD2 chaps_NN2 in_II pubs_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM tell_VVI you_PPY this_DD1 ,_, my_APPGE lad_NN1 :_: he_PPHS1 made_VVD a_AT1 Lancashire_NP1 man_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 me_PPIO1 !_! 
'_GE At_II the_AT next_MD station_NN1 he_PPHS1 got_VVD out_RP ,_, and_CC Greg_NP1 settled_VVD down_RP to_TO read_VVI more_DAR of_IO the_AT stories_NN2 ._. 
Cyril_NP1 Causeley_NP1 ,_, Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 's_GE editor_NN1 at_II Jackson_NP1 's_GE ,_, was_VBDZ hospitality_NN1 itself_PPX1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II his_APPGE forties_MC2 ,_, wore_VVD a_AT1 decrepit_JJ old_JJ blazer_NN1 and_CC flannels_NN2 ,_, and_CC had_VHD rabbity_JJ teeth_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 foolish_JJ expression_NN1 ._. 
Only_RR a_AT1 sharp_JJ expression_NN1 in_II the_AT eyes_NN2 suggested_VVD how_RRQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD made_VVN his_APPGE way_NN1 in_II the_AT do-or-die_JJ world_NN1 of_IO modern_JJ publishing_NN1 ,_, where_CS niceness_NN1 gets_VVZ you_PPY nowhere_RL ._. 
'_" Oh_UH I_PPIS1 say_VV0 ,_, wonderful_JJ to_TO see_VVI you_PPY !_! '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, bumbling_VVG forward_RL and_CC pointing_VVG his_APPGE teeth_NN2 in_II Greg_NP1 's_GE direction_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 's_GE townsman_NN1 ,_, eh_UH ?_? 
Genuine_JJ article_NN1 ,_, what_DDQ ?_? 
Well_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 found_VVD a_AT1 little_JJ room_NN1 for_IF you_PPY attic_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM afraid_JJ ,_, hope_VV0 you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX mind-_JJ and_CC I_PPIS1 've_VH0 put_VVN everything_PN1 up_RP there_RL ._. 
Like_VV0 to_TO come_VVI along_RP ,_, eh_UH ?_? 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM show_VVI you_PPY the_AT way_NN1 watch_VV0 your_APPGE step_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 difficult_JJ climb_NN1 ._. 
'_" As_CSA they_PPHS2 made_VVD their_APPGE way_NN1 up_II precipitous_JJ staircases_NN2 and_CC winding_JJ corridors_NN2 ,_, Mr_NNB Causeley_NP1 went_VVD on_II talking_VVG :_: '_GE Remarkable_JJ this_DD1 new_JJ interest_NN1 in_II Machin_NP1 ._. 
Not_XX entirely_RR unexpected_JJ ,_, but_CCB still_RR remarkable_JJ ._. 
Marvellous_JJ reviews_NN2 for_IF the_AT reissue_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE first_MD book_NN1 expect_VV0 you_PPY saw_VVD them_PPHO2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 've_VH0 had_VHN tons_NNU2 of_IO letters_NN2 you_PPY know_VV0 the_AT sort_NN1 of_IO thing_NN1 :_: people_NN who_PNQS say_VV0 they_PPHS2 knew_VVD the_AT originals_NN2 of_IO the_AT characters_NN2 in_II Cotton_NP1 Town_NN1 ,_, people_NN who_PNQS say_VV0 he_PPHS1 said_VVD '_GE bobbin-waggler_NN1 '_GE when_CS he_PPHS1 should_VM have_VHI said_JJ '_GE throcket-shuttle_NN1 '_GE ._. 
It_PPH1 all_DB keeps_VVZ the_AT interest_NN1 up_RP !_! 
It_PPH1 's_VHZ been_VBN quite_RG fantastic_JJ ._. 
We_PPIS2 're_VBR reprinting_VVG already_RR ._. 
'_" '_" How_RRQ did_VDD you_PPY get_VVI on_RP to_II him_PPHO1 ?_? '_GE asked_VVD Greg_NP1 ,_, threading_VVG his_APPGE bulky_JJ self_NN1 through_II the_AT labyrinth_NN1 of_IO curving_VVG stairs_NN2 and_CC looking_VVG towards_II his_APPGE guide_NN1 apprehensively_RR ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, what_DDQ was_VBDZ it_PPH1 made_VVN you_PPY decide_VVI to_TO bring_VVI the_AT books_NN2 out_RP again_RT ?_? 
'_GE A_AT1 glint_NN1 of_IO bright_JJ intelligence_NN1 appeared_VVD in_II Cyril_NP1 Causeley_NP1 's_GE eyes_NN2 as_CSA he_PPHS1 stopped_VVD for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 in_II his_APPGE upward_JJ progress_NN1 ,_, and_CC looked_VVD down_RP at_II Greg_NP1 :_: '_" Ah_UH ,_, well_RR in_II this_DD1 business_NN1 you_PPY have_VH0 to_TO see_VVI the_AT way_NN1 the_AT wind_NN1 is_VBZ blowing_VVG ._. 
What_DDQ 's_VBZ in_RP ,_, what_DDQ 's_VBZ out_RP ._. 
Not_XX just_RR with_IW the_AT new_JJ things_NN2 ,_, but_CCB with_IW the_AT old_JJ as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 
The_AT student_NN1 market_VV0 that_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT one_PN1 to_TO get_VVI into_II ._. 
Not_XX many_DA2 people_NN buy_VV0 books_NN2 nowadays_RT ,_, but_CCB students_NN2 have_VH0 to_TO ._. 
So_RR even_RR if_CS they_PPHS2 have_VH0 n't_XX much_DA1 money_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 've_VH0 no_AT choice_NN1 but_CS to_TO buy_VVI ._. 
What_DDQ they_PPHS2 want_VV0 nowadays_RT is_VBZ stuff_NN1 about_II the_AT working-class_JJ sociological_JJ stuff_NN1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, but_CCB also_RR novels_NN2 and_CC plays_NN2 ._. 
'_GE The_AT Working-Class_JJ in_II Literature_NN1 '_GE that_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT sort_NN1 of_IO course_NN1 they_PPHS2 want_VV0 to_TO take_VVI ._. 
Well_RR ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, you_PPY 're_VBR in_II the_AT racket_NN1 ,_, are_VBR n't_XX you_PPY ?_? 
You_PPY 'd_VM know_VVI all_DB about_II that_DD1 ._. 
Anyway_RR ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT sort_NN1 of_IO market_NN1 we_PPIS2 're_VBR aiming_VVG at_II ._. 
I_PPIS1 say_VV0 ,_, here_RL we_PPIS2 are_VBR at_RR21 last_RR22 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 pulled_VVD open_RR the_AT door_NN1 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 came_VVD into_II a_AT1 tiny_JJ attic_NN1 ,_, with_IW several_DA2 large_JJ piles_NN2 of_IO typescript_NN1 ,_, and_CC several_DA2 files_NN2 ,_, neatly_RR set_VVN out_RP on_II the_AT table_NN1 ._. 
'_" This_DD1 looks_VVZ marvellous_JJ ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY 've_VH0 really_RR been_VBN very_RG kind_JJ ._. 
'_" Then_RT ,_, unwilling_JJ to_TO let_VVI the_AT subject_NN1 of_IO the_AT rediscovery_NN1 of_IO Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 drop_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" You_PPY were_VBDR saying_VVG about_II how_RRQ you_PPY got_VVD on_RP to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" '_" Ah_UH yes_UH ,_, well_RR ,_, there_EX 's_VBZ this_DD1 market_NN1 ,_, you_PPY see_VV0 ,_, waiting_VVG to_TO be_VBI supplied_VVN ._. 
And_CC not_XX just_RR in_II Britain_NP1 ._. 
Socially_RR aware_JJ Scandinavians_NN2 ,_, earnest_JJ Germans_NN2 ,_, dotty_JJ revolutionary_JJ Italians_NN2 all_DB wanting_JJ stuff_NN1 on_II the_AT working_JJ classes_NN2 ._. 
Especially_RR if_CS it_PPH1 's_VBZ written_VVN by_II one_MC1 of_IO them_PPHO2 ._. 
Because_CS if_CS it_PPH1 's_VBZ written_VVN by_II the_AT bourgeoisie_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 has_VHZ n't_XX got_VVN the_AT authentic_JJ whiff_NN1 what_DDQ ?_? 
So_RR we_PPIS2 were_VBDR looking_VVG around_RP for_IF interesting_JJ stuff_NN1 to_TO push_VVI sounds_NN2 like_II drugs_NN2 ,_, eh_UH ?_? he-he-he_PPHS1 !_! and_CC someone_PN1 mentions_VVZ Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 ._. 
Genuinely_RR working-class_JJ ,_, writing_VVG in_II the_AT '_" thirties_MC2 ,_, when_CS there_EX 's_VBZ not_XX as_RG much_DA1 interesting_JJ stuff_NN1 as_CSA you_PPY might_VM think_VVI ._. 
Plugs_VVZ a_AT1 gap_NN1 ,_, you_PPY see_VV0 ?_? 
So_RR we_PPIS2 contact_VV0 the_AT widow_NN1 ,_, take_VV0 over_RP the_AT rights_NN2 from_II the_AT original_JJ publishers_NN2 ,_, and_CC bingo_NN1 !_! 
Then_RT we_PPIS2 find_VV0 there_EX 's_VBZ masses_NN2 of_IO stuff_NN1 still_RR unpublished_JJ ._. 
Rapture_VV0 redoubled_JJ !_! 
We_PPIS2 start_VV0 a_AT1 big_JJ publicity_NN1 campaign_NN1 (_( we_PPIS2 're_VBR good_JJ at_II that_DD1 )_) ,_, and_CC now_RT we_PPIS2 're_VBR raking_VVG it_PPH1 in_RP !_! 
'_" He_PPHS1 concluded_VVD his_APPGE little_JJ lecture_NN1 with_IW jovial_JJ self-approval_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT ,_, standing_VVG by_II the_AT open_JJ door_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 paused_VVD for_IF a_AT1 second_NNT1 and_CC said_VVD :_: '_GE Sounds_NN2 cynical_JJ ,_, all_DB that_DD1 ,_, I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 ._. 
Idealistic_JJ young_JJ chap_NN1 like_II you_PPY ._. 
And_CC of_RR21 course_RR22 we_PPIS2 're_VBR pleased_JJ as_CSA Punch_NP1 to_TO put_VVI him_PPHO1 in_II print_NN1 again_RT ._. 
We_PPIS2 believe_VV0 in_II him_PPHO1 as_RG much_DA1 as_CSA anybody_PN1 ._. 
Still_RR ,_, when_CS all_DB 's_VBZ said_VVN we_PPIS2 are_VBR in_II this_DD1 to_TO make_VVI money_NN1 !_! 
Cheery-pip_NN1 !_! 
'_GE Left_JJ alone_JJ at_II the_AT table_NN1 ,_, with_IW the_AT faint_JJ shadow_NN1 of_IO daylight_NN1 peering_VVG through_II the_AT filthy_JJ window_NN1 in_II the_AT sloping_JJ roof_NN1 ,_, and_CC with_IW a_AT1 bare_JJ bulb_NN1 in_II the_AT wall_NN1 behind_II him_PPHO1 ,_, Greg_NP1 looked_VVD at_II the_AT piles_NN2 of_IO material_NN1 before_II him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE heart_NN1 sank_VVD ._. 
Oh_UH ,_, the_AT exhaustive_JJ beavering_NN1 of_IO Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 !_! 
Once_RR settled_VVN into_II the_AT unaccustomed_JJ work_NN1 ,_, Greg_NP1 found_VVD that_CST things_NN2 began_VVD to_TO come_VVI more_RRR into_II perspective_NN1 ._. 
The_AT greatest_JJT masses_NN2 of_IO material_NN1 were_VBDR in_II fact_NN1 the_AT published_JJ fictional_JJ works_NN of_IO Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 :_: the_AT yellowing_JJ typescripts_NN2 of_IO The_AT Factory_NN1 Whistle_NN1 and_CC Cotton_NP1 Town_NN1 ,_, retrieved_VVN from_II their_APPGE original_JJ publishers_NN2 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 collection_NN1 of_IO miscellaneous_JJ stories_NN2 and_CC articles_NN2 from_II newspapers_NN2 which_DDQ eventually_RR would_VM be_VBI published_VVN in_II book_NN1 form_NN1 ._. 
Most_DAT of_IO this_DD1 Greg_NP1 felt_VVD he_PPHS1 could_VM ignore_VVI :_: either_RR he_PPHS1 had_VHD read_VVN it_PPH1 ,_, or_CC could_VM read_VVI it_PPH1 in_II more_RGR convenient_JJ circumstances_NN2 ._. 
However_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 tried_VVD some_DD of_IO the_AT journalistic_JJ pieces_NN2 in_II what_DDQ was_VBDZ to_TO be_VBI the_AT second_MD posthumous_JJ volume_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR all_DB written_VVN in_II nineteen_MC thirty-nine_MC or_CC nineteen_MC forty_MC ,_, and_CC though_CS they_PPHS2 all_DB concerned_JJ Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE writing_NN1 ,_, or_CC the_AT industrial_JJ environment_NN1 in_II which_DDQ he_PPHS1 lived_VVD and_CC had_VHD grown_VVN up_RP ,_, they_PPHS2 nevertheless_RR contrived_VVN to_TO be_VBI oddly_RR impersonal_JJ and_CC unrevealing_JJ ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ one_MC1 piece_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 mildly_RR political_JJ nature_NN1 :_: it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN contributed_VVN to_II the_AT Daily_NP1 Herald_NP1 in_II October_NPM1 nineteen_MC thirty-nine_MC ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ called_VVN '_GE The_AT Workers_NN2 and_CC the_AT War_NN1 '_GE ._. 
The_AT arguments_NN2 had_VHD not_XX stood_VVN the_AT test_NN1 of_IO time_NNT1 too_RG well_RR ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 ended_VVD pithily_RR enough_RR :_: '_" What_DDQ the_AT working_JJ man_NN1 wants_VVZ from_II the_AT war_NN1 is_VBZ work_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Putting_VVG this_DD1 mass_NN1 of_IO stuff_NN1 aside_RL ,_, Greg_NP1 was_VBDZ left_VVN with_IW two_MC very_RG manageable_JJ files_NN2 filled_VVN with_IW photocopies_NN2 and_CC carbon_NN1 copies_NN2 ._. 
One_PN1 contained_VVD business_NN1 matters_NN2 of_IO the_AT sort_NN1 that_CST households_NN2 even_RR households_NN2 in_II the_AT depression_NN1 years_NNT2 tend_VV0 to_TO accumulate_VVI over_II the_AT years_NNT2 ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR gas_NN1 and_CC electricity_NN1 bills_NN2 ,_, primitive_JJ hire-purchase_JJ agreements_NN2 ,_, insurance_NN1 policies_NN2 and_CC such-like_JJ ,_, all_DB religiously_RR photocopied_VVN by_II Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD also_RR managed_VVN to_TO get_VVI hold_NN1 of_IO ,_, and_CC copy_NN1 ,_, all_DB Machin_NP1 's_GE correspondence_NN1 with_IW Mattlock_NP1 's_GE ,_, his_APPGE original_JJ publishers_NN2 ._. 
This_DD1 started_VVD with_IW a_AT1 short_JJ note_NN1 ,_, dated_JJ October_NPM1 nineteen_MC thirty-eight_MC ,_, agreeing_VVG to_II their_APPGE terms_NN2 for_IF The_AT Factory_NN1 Whistle_NN1 ._. 
For_IF a_AT1 time_NNT1 the_AT correspondence_NN1 was_VBDZ brief_JJ and_CC businesslike_JJ ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 became_VVD more_RGR expansive_JJ after_II the_AT book_NN1 had_VHD received_VVN good_JJ reviews_NN2 :_: there_EX were_VBDR thanks_NN2 for_IF entertainment_NN1 ,_, and_CC enquiries_NN2 about_II reprinting_VVG dates_NN2 ._. 
The_AT expansiveness_NN1 came_VVD to_II an_AT1 end_NN1 in_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO 1940_MC ,_, when_CS he_PPHS1 demanded_VVD better_JJR terms_NN2 for_IF Cotton_NN1 Town_NN1 than_CSN had_VHD been_VBN offered_VVN :_: '_GE The_AT first_MD book_NN1 did_VDD well_RR for_IF you_PPY (_( for_IF me_PPIO1 too_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 readily_RR admit_VV0 )_) ,_, and_CC since_CS I_PPIS1 may_VM soon_RR be_VBI called_VVN up_RP ,_, and_CC have_VH0 a_AT1 wife_NN1 and_CC child_NN1 to_TO support_VVI ,_, I_PPIS1 should_VM like_VVI to_TO leave_VVI them_PPHO2 as_RR21 well_RR22 provided_VVN for_IF as_RG possible_JJ ._. 
'_" This_DD1 request_NN1 was_VBDZ refused_VVN ,_, and_CC the_AT correspondence_NN1 thereafter_RT was_VBDZ perfunctory_JJ ._. 
Mattlock_NP1 's_GE business_NN1 judgement_NN1 was_VBDZ vindicated_VVN by_II Cotton_NP1 Town_NN1 's_GE sales_NN :_: it_PPH1 only_RR went_VVD into_II one_MC1 printing_NN1 ._. 
By_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 same_DA year_NNT1 Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 was_VBDZ in_II uniform_NN1 ._. 
Thereafter_RT there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT correspondence_NN1 ,_, only_RR a_AT1 dribble_NN1 of_IO royalties_NN2 statements_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ ceased_VVD entirely_RR in_II '_GE 42_MC ._. 
The_AT other_JJ file_NN1 was_VBDZ of_IO personal_JJ correspondence_NN1 and_CC papers_NN2 ._. 
Of_IO this_DD1 ,_, comparatively_RR little_DA1 was_VBDZ from_II Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 himself_PPX1 ,_, and_CC some_DD of_IO these_DD2 Greg_NP1 had_VHD already_RR seen_VVN in_II the_AT Sunday_NPD1 paper_NN1 articles_NN2 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 fairly_RR large_JJ number_NN1 of_IO letters_NN2 about_II him_PPHO1 ,_, sent_VVN in_II the_AT last_MD few_DA2 months_NNT2 both_RR to_II Jackson_NP1 's_GE and_CC to_II Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 by_II people_NN who_PNQS had_VHD known_VVN him_PPHO1 at_II one_MC1 time_NNT1 or_CC another_DD1 ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR schoolfriends_NN2 ,_, work-mates_NN2 and_CC (_( reading_VVG between_II the_AT lines_NN2 )_) girls_NN2 whom_PNQO he_PPHS1 had_VHD made_VVN love_NN1 to_II (_( who_PNQS had_VHD ,_, for_RR41 the_RR42 most_RR43 part_RR44 ,_, sent_VVN their_APPGE reminiscences_NN2 to_II Jackson_NP1 's_GE rather_CS21 than_CS22 to_II Viola_NP1 )_) ._. 
All_DB these_DD2 reminiscences_NN2 told_VVD the_AT same_DA story_NN1 :_: a_AT1 big_JJ ,_, healthy_JJ ,_, gregarious_JJ man_NN1 ,_, full_JJ of_IO fun_NN1 and_CC sport_NN1 ,_, always_RR living_JJ life_NN1 to_II the_AT full_JJ and_CC extracting_VVG from_II it_PPH1 all_DB the_AT juice_NN1 it_PPH1 contained_VVD ,_, and_CC more_RRR ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 could_VM always_RR make_VVI you_PPY tingle_VVI ,_, just_RR being_VBG near_II him_PPHO1 ,_, '_GE wrote_VVD one_MC1 old_JJ woman_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD worked_VVN with_IW him_PPHO1 in_II Bury_NP1 as_II a_AT1 girl_NN1 in_II 1929_MC ._. 
'_GE Just_RR a_AT1 few_DA2 minutes_NNT2 alone_JJ with_IW him_PPHO1 was_VBDZ like_II a_AT1 tonic_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 only_RR wish_VV0 there_EX had_VHD been_VBN more_RRR like_II him_PPHO1 in_II my_APPGE life_NN1 ._. 
'_" Then_RT there_EX were_VBDR letters_NN2 to_II Walter_NP1 ,_, particularly_RR from_II his_APPGE two_MC wives_NN2 ._. 
The_AT first_MD of_IO those_DD2 from_II Viola_NP1 was_VBDZ addressed_VVN in_II fact_NN1 to_II '_GE Dear_JJ Walter_NP1 and_CC Hilda_NP1 '_GE ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX difficult_JJ to_TO guess_VVI that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ intended_VVN primarily_RR for_IF Walter_NP1 's_GE eyes_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ dated_VVN early_RR in_II 1940_MC :_: How_RRQ is_VBZ the_AT war_NN1 affecting_VVG you_PPY up_RP there_RL ?_? 
Is_VBZ it_PPH1 true_RR there_EX is_VBZ more_DAR work_NN1 to_TO be_VBI had_VHN ?_? 
If_CS so_RR ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT only_JJ blessing_NN1 I_PPIS1 can_VM discern_VVI in_II it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 am_VBM convinced_JJ it_PPH1 will_VM be_VBI over_RP in_II a_AT1 matter_NN1 of_IO months_NNT2 ._. 
But_CCB if_CS the_AT worst_RRT comes_VVZ to_II the_AT worst_JJT and_CC you_PPY are_VBR called_VVN up_RP ,_, Walter_NP1 ,_, remember_VV0 there_EX is_VBZ always_RR a_AT1 spare_JJ bedroom_NN1 here_RL ._. 
Gerald_NP1 seconds_VVZ this_DD1 warmly_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 will_VM not_XX be_VBI called_VVN up_RP ,_, owing_II21 to_II22 his_APPGE dicky_JJ heart_NN1 (_( which_DDQ I_PPIS1 have_VH0 never_RR truly_RR believed_VVN in_RP until_II now_RT ,_, but_CCB which_DDQ turns_VVZ out_RP to_TO be_VBI genuine_JJ )_) ._. 
However_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 has_VHZ joined_VVN the_AT fire_NN1 service_NN1 ,_, and_CC is_VBZ called_VVN out_II most_DAT nights_NNT2 ,_, so_CS he_PPHS1 too_RR must_VM be_VBI said_VVN to_TO be_VBI doing_VDG his_APPGE bit_NN1 ._. 
The_AT other_JJ ,_, even_RR more_RGR revealing_JJ letter_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ written_VVN early_RR in_II 1945_MC ,_, after_CS Walter_NP1 had_VHD spent_VVN part_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 long_JJ leave_NN1 with_IW Viola_NP1 and_CC the_AT children_NN2 (_( now_RT alone_RR ,_, with_IW divorce_NN1 a_AT1 matter_NN1 of_IO months_NNT2 away_RL )_) in_II their_APPGE London_NP1 flat_NN1 ._. 
The_AT letter_NN1 had_VHD not_XX been_VBN shown_VVN to_II the_AT newspaper_NN1 men_NN2 ._. 
Part_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 read_VVD :_: The_AT children_NN2 talk_VV0 about_II you_PPY all_DB the_AT time_NNT1 :_: when_RRQ we_PPIS2 are_VBR down_RP in_II the_AT shelter_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ we_PPIS2 still_RR are_VBR ,_, often_RR ,_, they_PPHS2 keep_VV0 saying_VVG they_PPHS2 wish_VV0 Uncle_NNB Walter_NP1 was_VBDZ here_RL ,_, to_TO make_VVI it_PPH1 entertaining_JJ ._. 
They_PPHS2 miss_VV0 you_PPY ,_, Walter_NP1 ._. 
You_PPY 've_VH0 become_VVN part_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE lives_NN2 ._. 
As_CSA you_PPY have_VH0 of_IO mine_PPGE ,_, darling_NN1 ._. 
Sometimes_RT I_PPIS1 wake_VV0 up_RP at_II night_NNT1 ,_, crying_VVG for_IF loneliness_NN1 ._. 
If_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM only_RR know_VVI for_RR21 certain_RR22 that_CST you_PPY would_VM be_VBI coming_VVG back_RP to_II me_PPIO1 as_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 this_DD1 is_VBZ over_RP ,_, I_PPIS1 could_VM bear_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
Could_VM n't_XX you_PPY phone_VVI me_PPIO1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX press_VVI you_PPY for_IF a_AT1 decision_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 promise_VV0 you_PPY ._. 
I_PPIS1 am_VBM not_XX a_AT1 nagging_JJ type_NN1 ,_, or_CC possessive_JJ even_RR Gerald_NP1 would_VM admit_VVI that_DD1 ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 ._. 
Above_II all_DB I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO worry_VVI you_PPY :_: I_PPIS1 'd_VM feel_VVI like_II hell_NN1 on_II earth_NN1 if_CS you_PPY crashed_VVD on_II a_AT1 mission_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 thought_VVD it_PPH1 might_VM be_VBI my_APPGE fault_NN1 ,_, even_RR to_II the_AT tiniest_JJT degree_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB just_RR to_TO hear_VVI your_APPGE voice_NN1 ,_, my_APPGE darling_NN1 as_II the_AT next_MD best_JJT thing_NN1 to_II having_VHG you_PPY here_RL in_II bed_NN1 beside_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
Such_DA a_AT1 small_JJ thing_NN1 for_IF you_PPY ,_, such_DA a_AT1 big_JJ one_PN1 for_IF me_PPIO1 ._. 
Try_VV0 ,_, Walter_NP1 ,_, please_RR ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT latest_JJT in_II date_NN1 from_II Viola_NP1 to_II Walter_NP1 ._. 
If_CS there_EX were_VBDR any_DD subsequent_JJ ones_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD clearly_RR felt_VVN them_PPHO2 to_TO be_VBI too_RG revealing_JJ ,_, too_RG pathetic_JJ ,_, or_CC conceivably_RR too_RG shrill_JJ in_II tone_NN1 to_TO be_VBI shared_VVN even_RR with_IW Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 ._. 
Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 's_GE letters_NN2 to_II her_APPGE husband_NN1 were_VBDR unremarkable_JJ ._. 
Clearly_RR they_PPHS2 were_VBDR not_XX the_AT sort_NN1 of_IO married_JJ couple_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ used_JJ to_II communicating_VVG by_II letter_NN1 ,_, and_CC when_CS they_PPHS2 did_VDD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ only_RR rarely_RR that_CST anything_PN1 illuminating_VVG was_VBDZ said_VVN ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR written_VVN either_RR while_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ on_II solo_NN1 trips_VVZ to_II London_NP1 or_CC elsewhere_RL ,_, or_CC in_II the_AT early_JJ days_NNT2 of_IO the_AT war_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT RAF_NP1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 contained_VVD news_NN1 of_IO Rose_NP1 ,_, details_NN2 of_IO life_NN1 in_II wartime_NN1 Oswaldston_NP1 ,_, stories_NN2 from_II her_APPGE daily_JJ work_NN1 in_II teaching_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD gone_VVN back_RP to_II ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR ,_, in_II fact_NN1 ,_, nothing_PN1 but_II trivialities_NN2 ._. 
Nor_CC were_VBDR the_AT comparatively_RR few_DA2 letters_NN2 of_IO Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 himself_PPX1 much_RR more_RGR revealing_JJ ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR some_DD letters_NN2 to_II his_APPGE mother_NN1 ,_, widowed_JJ and_CC living_VVG in_II Bury_NP1 some_DD phrases_NN2 from_II which_DDQ had_VHD been_VBN plundered_VVN for_IF the_AT article_NN1 in_II the_AT Sunday_NPD1 Chronicle_NN1 ._. 
For_RR41 the_RR42 most_RR43 part_RR44 the_AT letters_NN2 were_VBDR dutiful_JJ ,_, full_JJ of_IO domestic_JJ detail_NN1 ,_, and_CC perfunctory_JJ ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR some_DD brief_JJ notes_NN2 to_II Rose_NP1 from_II Sheffield_NP1 ,_, Newcastle_NP1 and_CC other_JJ Northern_JJ towns_NN2 ._. 
Only_RR one_MC1 of_IO the_AT letters_NN2 was_VBDZ of_IO any_DD length_NN1 :_: like_II the_AT others_NN2 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ typewritten_JJ ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ labelled_VVN by_II Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 :_: '_" Given_VVN me_PPIO1 by_II Mrs_NNB Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, 21_MC April_NPM1 1978_MC ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 read_VVD :_: Mornington_NP1 Hotel_NN1 ,_, Stephenson_NP1 St_NNL1 ,_, W.C.1_FO 2_MC June_NPM1 1939_MC Dear_JJ Hilda_NP1 ,_, Well_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 got_VVD here_RL all_RR21 right_RR22 !_! 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM at_II the_AT same_DA hotel_NN1 as_CSA we_PPIS2 stayed_VVD at_RR21 last_RR22 time-but_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX the_AT same_DA without_IW you_PPY and_CC Rosie_NP1 ._. 
How_RRQ 's_VBZ my_APPGE girls_NN2 ?_? 
As_CSA you_PPY can_VM imagine_VVI ,_, I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN along_RP to_II Mattlock_NP1 's_GE ._. 
They_PPHS2 're_VBR twice_RR as_RG polite_JJ now_RT since_CS that_DD1 review_NN1 in_II the_AT Observer_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 ask_VV0 about_II the_AT short_JJ stories_NN2 as_CS21 if_CS22 they_PPHS2 really_RR want_VV0 them_PPHO2 none_PN of_IO that_DD1 toffee-nosed_NN1 '_GE we_PPIS2 might_VM conceivably_RR '_GE stuff_NN1 we_PPIS2 had_VHD last_MD time_NNT1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 took_VVD me_PPIO1 out_RP to_II dinner_NN1 too_RR lunch_VV0 they_PPHS2 called_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
All_DB sorts_NN2 of_IO things_NN2 I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI how_RRQ to_TO eat_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 thought_VVD :_: '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, you_PPY wanted_VVD a_AT1 working-class_JJ original_JJ ,_, and_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ you_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN ,_, '_GE and_CC I_PPIS1 ate_VVD it_PPH1 all_DB the_AT best_JJT way_NN1 I_PPIS1 could_VM fingers_NN2 and_CC all_DB ._. 
You_PPY should_VM have_VHI seen_VVN their_APPGE faces_NN2 !_! 
Had_VHD a_AT1 good_JJ pub-crawl_JJ last_MD night_NNT1 ._. 
Everyone_PN1 talking_VVG about_II war-jolly_JJ topic_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 night_NNT1 out_RP ._. 
'_GE Look_VV0 on_II the_AT bright_JJ side_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 kept_VVD saying_VVG :_: '_" They_PPHS2 'll_VM need_VVI munitions_NN2 ._. 
'_" Will_VM go_VVI to_II Viola_NP1 and_CC Gerald_NP1 tonight_RT and_CC hope_VV0 they_PPHS2 talk_VV0 of_IO something_PN1 else_RR ._. 
Have_VH0 been_VBN walking_VVG around_II London_NP1 all_DB day_NNT1 ._. 
Was_VBDZ going_VVG through_II Admiralty_NN1 Arch_NN1 to_II the_AT park_NN1 when_CS the_AT King_NN1 and_CC Queen_NN1 drove_VVD by_RP !_! 
What_DDQ guys_NN2 !_! 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD intended_VVN to_TO go_VVI to_II Downing_NP1 Street_NNL1 ,_, but_CCB then_RT I_PPIS1 thought_VVD I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX bear_VVI it_PPH1 if_CS old_JJ Chamberlain_NP1 came_VVD out_RP waving_VVG a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO paper_NN1 and_CC smiling_VVG his_APPGE death_NN1 's_GE head_NN1 smile_NN1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 just_RR lay_VVD down_RP in_II the_AT park_NN1 instead_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI with_IW you_PPY on_II Sunday_NPD1 night_NNT1 ,_, love_NN1 ._. 
Love_VV0 and_CC kisses_NN2 for_IF Rosie_NP1 ,_, and_CC tell_VV0 her_PPHO1 I_PPIS1 'll_VM bring_VVI her_PPHO1 something_PN1 good_JJ ._. 
What_DDQ the_AT hell_NN1 does_VDZ one_PN1 buy_VVI for_IF a_AT1 two_MC year_NNT1 old_JJ ?_? 
Love_VV0 ,_, Walter_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT nearest_JJT Greg_NP1 had_VHD come_VVN ,_, he_PPHS1 felt_VVD ,_, to_II the_AT real_JJ Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 ._. 
The_AT war_NN1 letters_NN2 ,_, in_II comparison_NN1 ,_, were_VBDR far_RG less_RGR real_JJ and_CC warm_JJ ._. 
As_CSA he_PPHS1 closed_VVD the_AT file_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ struck_VVN by_II an_AT1 oddity_NN1 of_IO the_AT collection_NN1 :_: there_EX were_VBDR no_AT love_NN1 letters_NN2 from_II Walter_NP1 to_II Viola_NP1 ._. 
No_AT letters_NN2 at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
Had_VHD she_PPHS1 never_RR had_VHN any_DD ?_? 
Had_VHD she_PPHS1 destroyed_VVN them_PPHO2 in_II the_AT period_NN1 of_IO bitterness_NN1 towards_II Walter_NP1 after_II his_APPGE death_NN1 ?_? 
If_CS so_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 must_VM be_VBI kicking_VVG herself_PPX1 now_RT !_! 
On_II the_AT way_NN1 out_RP ,_, Greg_NP1 popped_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 round_II the_AT door_NN1 of_IO Cyril_NP1 Causeley_NP1 's_GE office_NN1 ,_, to_TO thank_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" Oh_UH I_PPIS1 say_VV0 ,_, nothing_PN1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
Really_RR ._. 
You_PPY 're_VBR welcome_VV0 any_DD time_NNT1 ._. 
Just_RR wait_VV0 till_CS you_PPY read_VV0 the_AT second_MD novel_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 're_VBR going_VVGK to_TO do_VDI marvellously_RR with_IW it_PPH1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT real_JJ thing_NN1 !_! 
Authentic_JJ !_! 
'_GE Greg_NP1 forbore_VVD to_TO ask_VVI how_RRQ someone_PN1 with_IW an_AT1 accent_NN1 like_II that_DD1 would_VM know_VVI ,_, and_CC said_VVD instead_RR :_: '_" It_PPH1 'll_VM bring_VVI in_RP a_AT1 tidy_JJ sum_NN1 if_CS it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 best-seller_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_GE An_AT1 absolutely_RR cracking_JJ sum_NN1 !_! 
Marvellous_JJ thing_NN1 for_IF the_AT two_MC old_JJ ladies_NN2 !_! 
'_" '_" One_PN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_" Oh_UH ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ right_JJ ._. 
One_PN1 died_VVD ,_, did_VDD n't_XX she_PPHS1 ?_? 
Well_RR ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT way_NN1 the_AT world_NN1 goes_VVZ ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" Yes_UH ,_, agreed_VVD Greg_NP1 ,_, that_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT way_NN1 the_AT world_NN1 went_VVD ._. 
POSSIBILITIES_NN2 There_EX is_VBZ something_PN1 in_II the_AT motion_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 train_NN1 stimulating_JJ to_TO sleep_VVI or_CC thought_VVD ._. 
Being_VBG disinclined_JJ to_TO sleep_VVI ,_, Greg_NP1 sat_VVD in_II the_AT second-class_JJ compartment_NN1 of_IO the_AT train_NN1 returning_VVG him_PPHO1 to_II Manchester_NP1 ,_, alone_RR apart_II21 from_II22 a_AT1 commercial_JJ traveller_NN1 who_PNQS seemed_VVD miraculously_RR disinclined_JJ for_IF conversation_NN1 ,_, and_CC tried_VVD to_TO think_VVI the_AT case_NN1 through_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD now_RT been_VBN through_RP ,_, albeit_CS superficially_RR ,_, the_AT Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 papers_NN2 ._. 
So_RG far_RR as_CSA he_PPHS1 knew_VVD ,_, everything_PN1 that_CST had_VHD been_VBN transcribed_VVN had_VHD been_VBN lodged_VVN with_IW Jackson_NP1 's_GE ,_, in_II copy_NN1 ._. 
If_CS that_DD1 was_VBDZ so_RR ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ difficult_JJ to_TO believe_VVI that_CST anyone_PN1 started_VVD the_AT fire_NN1 with_II41 a_II42 view_II43 to_II44 destroying_VVG some_DD secret_NN1 in_II the_AT papers_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ too_RG late_JJ for_IF that_DD1 ,_, and_CC nothing_PN1 discreditable_JJ had_VHD leapt_VVN out_RP from_II Greg_NP1 's_GE perusal_NN1 ._. 
The_AT clue_NN1 to_II the_AT crime_NN1 ,_, if_CS crime_NN1 there_EX was_VBDZ ,_, must_VM be_VBI in_II the_AT human_JJ beings_NN2 themselves_PPX2 ,_, and_CC in_II their_APPGE relationships_NN2 with_IW each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ._. 
On_II any_DD reasonable_JJ assessment_NN1 of_IO motive_NN1 and_CC opportunity_NN1 ,_, Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 must_VM surely_RR stand_VVI high_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD recently_RR quarrelled_VVN with_IW Hilda_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ the_AT only_JJ person_NN1 who_PNQS stood_VVD in_II the_AT way_NN1 of_IO Viola_NP1 imposing_VVG her_APPGE own_DA version_NN1 of_IO people_NN and_CC events_NN2 on_II posterity_NN1 ._. 
And_CC to_II an_AT1 old_JJ person_NN1 ,_, '_GE setting_VVG the_AT record_NN1 straight_RR '_GE ,_, or_CC straight_RR as_CSA they_PPHS2 saw_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, could_VM be_VBI very_RG important_JJ ._. 
The_AT two_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 was_VBDZ known_VVN were_VBDR alone_JJ in_II the_AT house_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ also_RR the_AT possibility_NN1 of_IO sexual_JJ jealousy_NN1 ,_, going_VVG way_NN1 back_NN1 ,_, but_CCB Greg_NP1 had_VHD thought_VVN that_CST over_II a_AT1 lot_NN1 ,_, and_CC still_RR did_VDD not_XX feel_VVI inclined_JJ to_TO take_VVI the_AT possibility_NN1 seriously_RR ._. 
As_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 he_PPHS1 could_VM see_VVI ,_, Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 's_GE marriage_NN1 had_VHD followed_VVN a_AT1 familiar_JJ pattern_NN1 :_: begun_VVN from_II sheer_JJ sexual_JJ passion_NN1 ,_, aggravated_VVN by_II loneliness_NN1 and_CC perhaps_RR desertion_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 had_VHD quickly_RR gone_VVN sour_JJ ;_; it_PPH1 sounded_VVD as_CS21 if_CS22 Viola_NP1 had_VHD suffered_VVN disillusion_VV0 and_CC frustration_NN1 the_AT sexual_JJ side_NN1 had_VHD not_XX proved_VVN enough_RR ,_, and_CC other_JJ aspirations_NN2 ,_, social_JJ ones_NN2 perhaps_RR ,_, or_CC aspirations_NN2 of_IO Walter_NP1 making_VVG a_AT1 mark_NN1 in_II the_AT literary_JJ world_NN1 ,_, had_VHD not_XX been_VBN fulfilled_VVN ._. 
This_DD1 pattern_NN1 ,_, clear_RR enough_RR at_II the_AT time_NNT1 ,_, had_VHD been_VBN obscured_VVN by_II the_AT revival_NN1 of_IO Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 's_GE reputation_NN1 ,_, and_CC Viola_NP1 's_GE desire_NN1 to_TO rewrite_VVI history_NN1 ,_, to_TO have_VHI her_APPGE marriage_NN1 accepted_VVN as_CSA perfect_JJ ,_, if_CS tragically_RR brief_JJ ._. 
But_CCB sexual_JJ jealousy_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 unsatisfactory_JJ husband_NN1 's_GE former_DA wife_NN1 this_DD1 did_VDD n't_XX seem_VVI likely_JJ :_: Viola_NP1 's_GE own_DA love-life_NN1 ,_, Greg_NP1 guessed_VVD ,_, had_VHD been_VBN varied_VVN enough_RR for_IF her_PPHO1 to_TO ignore_VVI any_DD previous_JJ entanglements_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE second_MD husband_NN1 's_GE ._. 
Hilda_NP1 ,_, for_IF her_PPHO1 ,_, simply_RR represented_VVN another_DD1 point_NN1 of_IO view_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ she_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX want_VVI to_TO get_VVI a_AT1 hearing_NN1 ._. 
About_II the_AT opportunity_NN1 ,_, Greg_NP1 was_VBDZ less_RRR than_CSN happy_JJ :_: if_CS the_AT fire_NN1 ,_, designed_VVN to_TO cover_VVI up_RP the_AT murder_NN1 (_( which_DDQ it_PPH1 so_RG successfully_RR had_VHD )_) ,_, was_VBDZ started_VVN in_II the_AT attic_NN1 ,_, could_VM Viola_NP1 have_VHI done_VDN it_PPH1 ?_? 
With_IW difficulty_NN1 ,_, perhaps_RR slowly_RR and_CC heavily_RR ._. 
But_CCB surely_RR it_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN both_RR noisy_JJ and_CC dangerous_JJ ?_? 
The_AT financial_JJ motive_NN1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG stronger_JJR all_DB the_AT time_NNT1 ._. 
Those_DD2 books_NN2 represented_VVD money_NN1 a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 ._. 
If_CS the_AT agreement_NN1 between_II Viola_NP1 and_CC Hilda_NP1 was_VBDZ to_TO hold_VVI as_RG apparently_RR it_PPH1 had_VHD held_VVN after_II the_AT murder-then_JJ Rose_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT principal_JJ beneficiary_NN1 ._. 
Also_RR interested_JJ in_II Rose_NP1 's_GE financial_JJ position_NN1 would_VM be_VBI her_APPGE husband_NN1 and_CC if_CS his_APPGE suspicions_NN2 were_VBDR correct_JJ Hilary_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 ._. 
How_RGQ much_DA1 did_VDD these_DD2 people_NN know_VVI about_II the_AT likely_JJ profitability_NN1 of_IO the_AT books_NN2 ?_? 
Rose_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD discovered_VVN ,_, knew_VVD quite_RG a_RR21 lot_RR22 because_CS Hilda_NP1 had_VHD told_VVN her_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT others_NN2 ,_, presumably_RR ,_, would_VM have_VHI known_VVN just_RR as_RG much_DA1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 cared_VVD to_TO tell_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
Financially_RR ,_, the_AT elder_JJR son_NN1 of_IO Viola_NP1 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE wife_NN1 ,_, seemed_VVD the_AT best_JJT bet_NN1 ,_, if_CS character_NN1 were_VBDR taken_VVN into_II account_NN1 ,_, too_RR ._. 
They_PPHS2 seemed_VVD to_TO love_VVI money_NN1 ,_, want_VV0 it_PPH1 ,_, need_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
Yet_RR the_AT fact_NN1 was_VBDZ ,_, they_PPHS2 had_VHD not_XX benefited_VVN by_II the_AT death_NN1 ,_, nor_CC would_VM they_PPHS2 necessarily_RR do_VDI so_RR ._. 
Now_RT if_CS it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN Viola_NP1 that_CST had_VHD died_VVN ..._... 
An_AT1 interesting_JJ thought_NN1 ..._... 
If_CS it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN Viola_NP1 ._. 
And_CC then_RT there_EX was_VBDZ another_DD1 interesting_JJ thought_NN1 :_: if_CS it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN Viola_NP1 as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 
As_CSA it_PPH1 very_RG easily_RR might_VM have_VHI been_VBN ._. 
Would_VM Desmond_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 have_VH0 honoured_VVN any_DD agreement_NN1 his_APPGE mother_NN1 had_VHD come_VVN to_II with_IW Hilda_NP1 ,_, would_VM he_PPHS1 have_VHI considered_VVN himself_PPX1 obliged_VVN to_TO pay_VVI half_DB the_AT royalties_NN2 to_II Rose_NP1 ?_? 
Opportunity_NN1 for_IF these_DD2 suspects_NN2 was_VBDZ difficult_JJ to_TO determine_VVI so_RG much_DA1 more_DAR difficult_JJ because_CS this_DD1 was_VBDZ not_XX an_AT1 official_JJ investigation_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX a_AT1 regular_JJ investigator_NN1 ._. 
How_RRQ did_VDD one_PN1 ask_VVI someone_PN1 what_DDQ they_PPHS2 were_VBDR doing_VDG on_II the_AT night_NNT1 of_IO the_AT twenty-eighth_MD if_CS one_PN1 was_VBDZ pretending_VVG to_TO be_VBI engaged_VVN in_II merely_RR casual_JJ conversation_NN1 ?_? 
Rose_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 knew_VVD ,_, had_VHD had_VHN an_AT1 opportunity_NN1 her_APPGE dog-walking_NN1 provided_VVD her_PPHO1 with_IW that_DD1 ._. 
Her_APPGE absence_NN1 (_( if_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ regular_JJ and_CC fairly_RR lengthy_JJ )_) would_VM presumably_RR have_VHI given_VVN a_AT1 similar_JJ opportunity_NN1 to_II her_APPGE husband_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 the_AT others_NN2 were_VBDR concerned_JJ he_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX a_AT1 clue_NN1 ,_, and_CC ,_, rack_VV0 his_APPGE brains_NN2 as_CSA he_PPHS1 might_VM ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD very_RG little_DA1 idea_NN1 how_RRQ he_PPHS1 could_VM find_VVI out_RP ._. 
For_IF the_AT rest_NN1 ,_, there_EX were_VBDR two_MC figures_NN2 on_II the_AT margin_NN1 of_IO the_AT investigation_NN1 ._. 
Kronweiser_NN1 would_VM most_RGT certainly_RR never_RR have_VHI burnt_VVN the_AT papers_NN2 ,_, even_RR to_TO cover_VVI up_RP murder_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB what_DDQ if_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD taken_VVN advantage_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 accidental_JJ blaze_NN1 to_TO kill_VVI Hilda_NP1 ?_? 
Perfectly_RR possible_JJ ,_, if_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ on_II the_AT spot_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB why_RRQ should_VM he_PPHS1 want_VVI to_TO ?_? 
There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT motive_NN1 ,_, and_CC Greg_NP1 had_VHD no_AT notion_NN1 whether_CSW he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ around_II the_AT house_NN1 at_II the_AT time_NNT1 or_CC not_XX ._. 
If_CS so_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD certainly_RR been_VBN working_VVG later_JJR than_CSN usual_JJ ._. 
Just_RR thinking_VVG for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 of_IO character_NN1 alone_RR :_: who_PNQS would_VM he_PPHS1 pick_VVI as_II murderer_NN1 ?_? 
Mentally_RR he_PPHS1 grouped_VVD them_PPHO2 ._. 
Possible_JJ murderers_NN2 :_: Viola_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, Desmond_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 ,_, Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 ._. 
Unlikely_JJ murderers_NN2 :_: Rose_NP1 Clough_NP1 ,_, Bill_NP1 Clough_NP1 ._. 
Impossible_JJ to_TO say_VVI :_: Margaret_NP1 ,_, Hilary_NP1 and_CC Gerald_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 ._. 
Even_RR as_CSA he_PPHS1 grouped_VVD them_PPHO2 ,_, he_PPHS1 shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 :_: what_DDQ did_VDD he_PPHS1 really_RR know_VVI about_II these_DD2 people_NN ?_? 
Why_RRQ did_VDD he_PPHS1 think_VVI Rose_NP1 unlikely_JJ ?_? 
Because_CS she_PPHS1 seemed_VVD a_AT1 nice_JJ woman_NN1 and_CC had_VHD had_VHN a_AT1 nice_JJ mother_NN1 ,_, with_IW whom_PNQO she_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO get_VVI on_RP well_RR ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ ludicrously_RR nebulous_JJ ._. 
In_II fact_NN1 he_PPHS1 knew_VVD nothing_PN1 of_IO importance_NN1 about_II her_PPHO1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
And_CC what_DDQ ,_, then_RT ,_, was_VBDZ there_RL left_VVN for_IF him_PPHO1 to_TO do_VDI ?_? 
The_AT background_NN1 ,_, certainly_RR ,_, still_RR needed_VVN some_DD filling_VVG out_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO finish_VVI reading_VVG the_AT works_NN of_IO Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 that_CST were_VBDR available_JJ ,_, perhaps_RR have_VH0 a_AT1 good_JJ look_NN1 at_II Gerald_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 's_GE autobiography_NN1 and_CC other_JJ writings_NN2 ,_, talk_VV0 to_II people_NN who_PNQS knew_VVD Machin_NP1 grilling_VVG senior_JJ citizens_NN2 in_II pubs_NN2 ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 put_VVD it_PPH1 to_II himself_PPX1 :_: filling_VVG them_PPHO2 with_IW weak_JJ beer_NN1 to_TO stimulate_VVI their_APPGE weaker_JJR memories_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ all_DB necessary_JJ ,_, no_RR21 doubt_RR22 ,_, but_CCB with_IW all_DB the_AT optimism_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE youth_NN1 he_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX see_VVI that_CST it_PPH1 looked_VVD promising_JJ ._. 
And_CC after_II that_DD1 ?_? 
Somehow_RR somehow_RR to_TO find_VVI out_RP who_PNQS was_VBDZ where_CS on_II the_AT night_NNT1 of_IO Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 's_GE death_NN1 ._. 
And_CC suddenly_RR it_PPH1 struck_VVD Greg_NP1 that_CST there_EX was_VBDZ something_PN1 else_RR of_IO possible_JJ interest_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 's_GE will_NN1 ._. 
Greg_NP1 had_VHD rung_VVN Helen_NP1 from_II London_NP1 to_TO tell_VVI her_PPHO1 when_CS he_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI arriving_VVG in_II Manchester_NP1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 had_VHD promised_VVN to_TO work_VVI late_JJ and_CC go_VVI out_RP with_IW him_PPHO1 for_IF a_AT1 meal_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE office_NN1 was_VBDZ only_RR ten_MC minutes_NNT2 from_II Manchester_NP1 Victoria_NP1 ,_, and_CC Greg_NP1 decided_VVD to_TO step_VVI it_PPH1 out_RP through_II the_AT grey_JJ ,_, grubby_JJ streets_NN2 ,_, in_II the_AT foggy_JJ chill_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 May_NPM1 evening_NNT1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ just_RR turning_VVG into_II the_AT featureless_JJ modern_JJ office_NN1 block_NN1 that_CST housed_VVD the_AT Heyes-Farringdon_NP1 Company_NN1 where_CS Helen_NP1 worked_VVD ,_, when_CS his_APPGE eye_NN1 was_VBDZ suddenly_RR caught_VVN by_II a_AT1 sign_NN1 on_II the_AT other_JJ side_NN1 of_IO the_AT street_NN1 :_: The_AT Olivera_NP1 Typewriter_NN1 Company_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 stopped_VVD in_II his_APPGE tracks_NN2 ,_, scanned_VVD the_AT window_NN1 opposite_RL for_IF some_DD minutes_NNT2 ,_, then_RT turned_VVD to_TO walk_VVI into_II the_AT building_NN1 much_RR more_RGR slowly_RR and_CC thoughtfully_RR than_CSN before_RT ._. 
'_" That_CST Olivera_NP1 office_NN1 opposite_RL ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD to_II Helen_NP1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 walked_VVD into_II the_AT office_NN1 '_GE what_DDQ sort_NN1 of_IO place_NN1 is_VBZ it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" '_" That_DD1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Helen_NP1 ,_, '_GE is_VBZ a_AT1 fine_JJ greeting_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 girl_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" That_CST Olivera_NP1 office_NN1 opposite_RL ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ,_, coming_VVG up_II21 to_II22 her_APPGE desk_NN1 ,_, sitting_VVG himself_PPX1 on_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, and_CC kissing_VVG her_PPHO1 twice_RR '_GE what_DDQ sort_NN1 of_IO place_NN1 is_VBZ it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" '_" That_DD1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Helen_NP1 ,_, very_RG coolly_RR indeed_RR ,_, '_GE and_CC I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI two_MC very_RG perfunctory_JJ kisses_NN2 make_VV0 things_NN2 very_RG much_DA1 better_JJR is_VBZ an_AT1 office-supply_JJ place_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY 've_VH0 heard_VVN of_IO Olivera_NP1 typewriters_NN2 ,_, for_IF heaven_NN1 's_GE sake_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 supply_VV0 those_DD2 and_CC filing_VVG cabinets_NN2 and_CC desks_NN2 and_CC desk_NN1 chairs_NN2 and_CC all_DB that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO thing_NN1 ._. 
Bulk_VV0 orders_NN2 mostly_RR ,_, to_II big_JJ firms_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT central_JJ Olivera_NN1 place_NN1 in_II Manchester_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" Not_XX the_AT sort_RR21 of_RR22 place_VV0 you_PPY 'd_VM go_VVI to_II to_TO pick_VVI up_RP a_AT1 new_JJ ribbon_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 should_VM n't_XX think_VVI so_RR not_XX unless_CS you_PPY wanted_VVD a_AT1 dirty_JJ look_NN1 from_II the_AT sales_NN staff_NN ._. 
'_" '_GE Was_VBDZ that_DD1 the_AT place_NN1 '_GE you_PPY saw_VVD Kronweiser_NP1 going_VVG into_II ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ right_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 told_VVD you_PPY ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY just_RR said_VVD office_NN1 place_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 thought_VVD you_PPY meant_VVD a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO stationers_58 '_GE ._. 
What_DDQ could_VM Kronweiser_NP1 want_VVI at_II a_AT1 place_NN1 like_II that_DD1 ,_, do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 you_PPY could_VM go_VVI there_RL for_IF a_AT1 new_JJ typewriter_NN1 ,_, though_CS as_CSA I_PPIS1 say_VV0 ,_, they_PPHS2 're_VBR mainly_RR interested_JJ in_II bulk_NN1 orders_NN2 ._. 
Perhaps_RR they_PPHS2 're_VBR cheaper_JJR here_RL than_CSN in_II the_AT States_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" Hmm_UH well_RR ,_, perhaps_RR ._. 
It_PPH1 does_VDZ n't_XX sound_VVI likely_JJ ._. 
Kronweiser_NN1 's_VHZ gone_VVN ._. 
I_PPIS1 heard_VVD the_AT other_JJ day_NNT1 ._. 
Back_RP home_RL to_TO finish_VVI his_APPGE great_JJ work_NN1 of_IO rehabilitation_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 he_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI had_VHN one_PN1 sent_VVN to_II the_AT plane_NN1 to_TO get_VVI it_PPH1 duty-free_RR ._. 
How_RRQ would_VM I_PPIS1 find_VVI out_RP ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Helen_NP1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 know_VVI a_AT1 girl_NN1 who_PNQS works_VVZ in_II the_AT outer_JJ office_NN1 there_RL ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 do_VD0 sometimes_RT meet_VVI up_RP for_IF lunch_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 could_VM try_VVI to_TO put_VVI her_PPHO1 on_II21 to_II22 it_PPH1 ..._... 
On_II the_AT other_JJ hand_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 am_VBM a_AT1 girl_NN1 who_PNQS likes_VVZ a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO old-fashioned_JJ interest_NN1 taken_VVN in_II her_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 do_VD0 get_VVI cheesed_VVN when_CS I_PPIS1 have_VH0 to_TO take_VVI second_MD place_NN1 ,_, especially_RR when_CS it_PPH1 's_VBZ to_II a_AT1 dead_JJ widow_NN1 of_IO seventy-odd_JJ ..._... 
'_" For_IF the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO the_AT evening_NNT1 ,_, Greg_NP1 showed_VVD interest_NN1 ._. 
'_" Are_VBR you_PPY alone_JJ ?_? '_GE asked_VVD Helen_NP1 ,_, when_CS she_PPHS1 phoned_VVD through_II the_AT next_MD afternoon_NNT1 to_II the_AT College_NN1 of_IO Further_JJR Education_NN1 staff_NN common_JJ room_NN1 during_II Greg_NP1 's_GE free_JJ period_NN1 ._. 
'_" No_UH ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ,_, looking_VVG towards_II an_AT1 elderly_JJ female_JJ colleague_NN1 in_II a_AT1 drab_JJ woolly_JJ frock_NN1 ,_, hunched_VVN over_II piles_NN2 of_IO marking_NN1 but_CCB twitching_VVG at_II the_AT ears_NN2 for_IF anything_PN1 of_IO scandalous_JJ human_JJ interest_NN1 ._. 
'_" Can_VM I_PPIS1 help_VVI you_PPY at_RR21 all_RR22 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 took_VVD my_APPGE friend_NN1 from_II Olivera_NP1 's_VBZ to_II lunch_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ will_VM cost_VVI you_PPY a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO quid_NN or_CC a_AT1 night_NNT1 out_RP at_II the_AT weekend_NNT1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 promised_VVD to_TO find_VVI out_RP ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 's_VHZ just_RR come_VVN back_RP with_IW the_AT results_NN2 ._. 
Now_RT he_PPHS1 came_VVD in_II there_RL with_IW a_AT1 letter_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 see_VV0 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 greyly_RR ._. 
'_GE Was_VBDZ it_PPH1 any_DD particular_JJ date_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH that_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT point_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ dated_VVN nineteen_MC thirty-nine_MC ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ about_II a_AT1 visit_NN1 to_II London_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" Ah_UH yes_UH ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_GE As_II a_AT1 matter_JJ31 of_JJ32 fact_JJ33 ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 I_PPIS1 may_VM have_VHI seen_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD the_AT original_JJ ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO know_VVI if_CSW the_AT machine_NN1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ typed_VVN on_RP was_VBDZ available_JJ before_II nineteen_MC thirty-nine_MC ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ with_IW difficulty_NN1 that_CST Greg_NP1 restrained_VVD himself_PPX1 from_II saying_NN1 '_GE What_DDQ !_! '_GE ,_, but_CCB knowing_VVG that_CST his_APPGE colleague_NN1 would_VM assume_VVI that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ being_VBG told_VVN he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ about_RPK to_TO become_VVI an_AT1 unmarried_JJ father_NN1 ,_, and_CC spread_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD in_II the_AT same_DA world-weary_JJ voice_NN1 :_: '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ very_RG interesting_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 investigated_VVD ,_, and_CC apparently_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ quite_RG easy_JJ ,_, because_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 very_RG distinctive_JJ typeface_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ they_PPHS2 'd_VHD only_RR used_VVN on_II one_MC1 machine_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 came_VVD back_RP a_AT1 day_NNT1 or_CC two_MC later_JJR and_CC they_PPHS2 told_VVD him_PPHO1 it_PPH1 definitely_RR had_VHD been_VBN available_JJ before_II nineteen_MC thirty-nine_MC ._. 
'_" '_" Had_VHN ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ._. 
The_AT machine_NN1 was_VBDZ only_RR on_II sale_NN1 between_II nineteen_MC thirty-six_MC and_CC nineteen_MC forty_MC ._. 
He_PPHS1 seemed_VVD satisfied_JJ ,_, said_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ grateful_JJ ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ what_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD hoped_VVN ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 see_VV0 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
Then_RT ,_, unable_JK to_TO frame_VVI any_DD neutral_JJ question_NN1 to_TO follow_VVI up_RP ,_, he_PPHS1 just_RR said_VVD ,_, '_GE Thank_VV0 you_PPY for_IF the_AT information_NN1 ,_, hope_VV0 to_TO see_VVI you_PPY soon_RR ,_, '_GE and_CC put_VVD down_RP the_AT phone_NN1 ._. 
For_IF the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE duty_NN1 period_NN1 he_PPHS1 walked_VVD around_RP in_II a_AT1 daze_NN1 ._. 
The_AT information_NN1 ,_, at_RR21 first_RR22 ,_, had_VHD seemed_VVN to_TO open_VVI up_RP new_JJ vistas_NN2 ._. 
Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN on_II21 to_II22 something_PN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD suspected_VVN someone_PN1 of_IO forging_VVG letters_NN2 from_II Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 ._. 
Was_VBDZ that_DD1 it_PPH1 ?_? 
Who_PNQS then_RT ?_? 
Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, presumably_RR ._. 
Or_CC perhaps_RR the_AT two_MC old_JJ dears_NN2 together_RL ._. 
To_TO keep_VVI his_APPGE interest_NN1 up_RP ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 sounded_VVD more_RRR like_II Hilda_NP1 alone_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ just_RR the_AT sort_NN1 of_IO thing_NN1 to_TO appeal_VVI to_II Hilda_NP1 's_GE sense_NN1 of_IO humour_NN1 ._. 
To_TO feed_VVI Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 false_JJ letters_NN2 and_CC die_VVI of_IO laughter_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 lapped_VVD them_PPHO2 up_RP ._. 
Probably_RR she_PPHS1 had_VHD some_DD old_JJ typing_NN1 paper_NN1 of_IO Walter_NP1 's_VBZ still_RR around_RP in_II the_AT attic_NN1 ,_, so_CS she_PPHS1 could_VM make_VVI them_PPHO2 look_VVI convincing_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ just_RR like_II Hilda_NP1 and_CC she_PPHS1 could_VM tell_VVI herself_PPX1 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ giving_VVG the_AT Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 industry_NN1 a_AT1 boost_NN1 while_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ enjoying_VVG a_AT1 good_JJ laugh_NN1 ._. 
Kronweiser_NP1 had_VHD got_VVN on_II21 to_II22 it_PPH1 and_CC what_DDQ ?_? 
Killed_VVD her_PPHO1 ?_? 
No_UH ,_, that_DD1 was_VBDZ nonsense_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX just_RR because_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 ridiculously_RR inadequate_JJ motive_NN1 ,_, but_CCB because_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX true_JJ ._. 
The_AT typewriter_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX a_AT1 later_JJR model_NN1 than_CSN '_GE thirty-nine_MC ._. 
Kronweiser_NP1 had_VHD n't_XX proved_VVN forgery_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT what_DDQ ?_? 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 dead_JJ end_NN1 ._. 
For_IF Kronweiser_NN1 as_II21 for_II22 him_PPHO1 ._. 
Kronweiser_NP1 's_GE suspicions_NN2 were_VBDR set_VVN at_II rest_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 had_VHD gone_VVN back_RP to_II the_AT States_NP1 ._. 
As_II21 for_II22 Greg-he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ precisely_RR where_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN before_RT ._. 
Or_CC was_VBDZ he_PPHS1 missing_VVG the_AT point_NN1 ?_? 
Was_VBDZ that_DD1 not_XX the_AT reason_NN1 behind_II Kronweiser_NP1 's_GE enquiry_NN1 at_II Olivera_NP1 's_GE ?_? 
And_CC if_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX ,_, what_DDQ in_II the_AT wide_JJ world_NN1 was_VBDZ it_PPH1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 racked_VVD his_APPGE brains_NN2 till_CS he_PPHS1 finished_VVD teaching_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 racked_VVD them_PPHO2 while_CS he_PPHS1 tried_VVD to_TO sleep_VVI ,_, but_CCB nothing_PN1 presented_VVD itself_PPX1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 dreadful_JJ feeling_NN1 that_CST the_AT next_MD step_NN1 would_VM have_VHI to_TO be_VBI the_AT old-age_JJ pensioners_NN2 ._. 
CONVERSATION_NN1 PIECE_NN1 The_AT Hamley_NP1 Arms_NN2 ,_, Oswaldston_NP1 ,_, 30_MC May_NPM1 ._. 
'_" Oh_UH aye_UH ,_, she_PPHS1 were_VBDR a_AT1 gradely_JJ lass_NN1 ,_, were_VBDR our_APPGE '_GE Ilda_NP1 ._. 
Thanks_NN2 a_RR21 lot_RR22 good_JJ pint_NNU1 this_DD1 ._. 
Aye_UH ,_, a_AT1 real_JJ bobby-dazzler_NN1 ._. 
Born_VVN just_RR round_JJ t'corner_NN1 from_II us_PPIO2 ,_, so_CS we_PPIS2 felt_VVD right_RR proud_JJ of_IO her_PPHO1 ._. 
Good_JJ with_IW the_AT kids_NN2 at_II school_NN1 ,_, too_RR ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR many_DA2 as_CSA reckoned_VVN she_PPHS1 threw_VVD '_" erself_PPX1 away_RL when_CS she_PPHS1 started_VVD going_VVG wi_NN2 '_GE Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" Why_RRQ was_VBDZ that_DD1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II a_AT1 good_JJ job_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ n't_XX he_PPHS1 ?_? 
And_CC he_PPHS1 seems_VVZ to_TO have_VHI kept_VVN in_II work_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH aye_UH he_PPHS1 were_VBDR foreman_NN1 ,_, or_CC a_RR21 bit_RR22 later_RRR on_RP he_PPHS1 were_VBDR ,_, any_DD road_NN1 ._. 
Youngest_JJT works_NN foreman_NN1 there_EX 's_VHZ been_VBN around_II these_DD2 parts_NN2 ._. 
Still_RR ,_, when_CS all_DB 's_VBZ said_VVN ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX a_AT1 clean_JJ job_NN1 ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ many_DA2 thought_VVD our_APPGE '_GE Ilda_NP1 ,_, being_VBG a_AT1 school_NN1 teacher_NN1 ,_, ought_VMK to_TO have_VHI aimed_VVN higher_RRR ._. 
Gone_VVN for_IF something_PN1 with_IW a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO class_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD the_AT looks_NN2 for_IF it_PPH1 ,_, too_RR ._. 
'_" '_" Did_VDD she_PPHS1 have_VHI any_DD other_JJ boy-friends_NN2 ?_? 
'_" '_" There_EX was_VBDZ plenty_RR as_CSA was_VBDZ willing_JJ ,_, any_DD road_NN1 ._. 
Headmaster_NN1 for_IF one_PN1 ,_, only_RR he_PPHS1 were_VBDR married_JJ ._. 
But_CCB no_AT Walter_NP1 it_PPH1 had_VHD to_TO be_VBI ._. 
An_AT1 '_" then_RT ,_, within_II a_AT1 few_DA2 years_NNT2 ,_, they_PPHS2 'd_VHD got_VVN the_AT babby_NN1 an'_CC she_PPHS1 'd_VHD given_VVN up_RP teaching_VVG ._. 
What_DDQ a_AT1 waste_NN1 !_! 
Our_APPGE Bill_NN1 were_VBDR in_II '_GE er_FU class_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 '_" he_PPHS1 were_VBDR that_RG upset_JJ ._. 
Not_XX that_CST she_PPHS1 were_VBDR soft_JJ wi'_IW them_PPHO2 firm_JJ but_CCB fair_RR ,_, that_DD1 was_VBDZ our_APPGE '_GE Ilda_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" Do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 happy_JJ marriage-at_II first_MD ,_, I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ?_? 
'_" '_" Depends_VVZ on_II how_RRQ you_PPY look_VV0 at_II it_PPH1 ,_, does_VDZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
Depends_VVZ what_DDQ she_PPHS1 expected_VVD out_II21 of_II22 it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY mean_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_RR ,_, like_RR ,_, did_VDD she_PPHS1 go_VVI into_II it_PPH1 with_IW her_APPGE eyes_NN2 shut_VV0 or_CC open_VV0 ?_? 
Because_CS I_PPIS1 mind_VV0 our_APPGE Dad_NN1 saying_VVG :_: '_" She_PPHS1 'd_VM do_VDI better_RRR to_TO take_VVI on_RP a_AT1 class_NN1 o'_IO twelve-years-olds_NN2 than_CSN take_VV0 on_RP Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 !_! 
'_GE An'_CC he_PPHS1 were_VBDR right_JJ ,_, because_CS he_PPHS1 were_VBDR a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 lad_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 had_VHD an_AT1 eye_NN1 for_IF the_AT women_NN2 ,_, you_PPY mean_VV0 ?_? 
'_" '_" Oh_UH aye_UH ._. 
Always_RR had_VHD ,_, from_II when_RRQ he_PPHS1 were_VBDR a_AT1 lad_NN1 ._. 
Damn_VV0 near_RL had_VHD to_TO get_VVI married_VVN while_CS he_PPHS1 were_VBDR still_JJ apprentice_NN1 ._. 
Mind_VV0 you_PPY ,_, fair_JJ 's_VBZ fair_JJ :_: they_PPHS2 went_VVD after_II him_PPHO1 just_RR as_RG much_DA1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 went_VVD after_II them_PPHO2 he_PPHS1 were_VBDR a_AT1 good-looking_JJ chap_NN1 ,_, well_RR set-up_NN1 ,_, like_RR ._. 
And_CC of_RR21 course_RR22 wi_NN2 '_GE him_PPHO1 working_VVG in_II a_AT1 mill_NN1 ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ n't_XX any_DD shortage_NN1 of_IO volunteers_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 one_MC1 time_NNT1 before_CS he_PPHS1 met_VVD Hilda_NP1 he_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 different_JJ lass_NN1 every_AT1 Saturday_NPD1 night_NNT1 for_IF a_AT1 year_NNT1 or_CC more_RRR ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX have_VHI to_TO stand_VVI them_PPHO2 pictures_NN2 ,_, either_RR !_! 
Hilda_NP1 must_VM have_VHI known_VVN all_DB about_II it_PPH1 ,_, so_CS it_PPH1 just_RR depends_VVZ on_II whether_CSW she_PPHS1 thought_VVD she_PPHS1 could_VM reform_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, or_CC whether_CSW she_PPHS1 were_VBDR content_JJ to_TO take_VVI him_PPHO1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ._. 
'_" '_GE Because_CS he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX change_VVI after_CS they_PPHS2 married_VVD ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX say_VVI that_DD1 ._. 
Let_VM21 's_VM22 say_VVI he_PPHS1 cut_VVD down_RP by_II eighty_MC per_NNU21 cent_NNU22 ._. 
I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 you_PPY ought_VMK to_TO call_VVI that_DD1 reform_NN1 ,_, in_II any_DD language_NN1 ,_, eh_UH ?_? 
Good_JJ beer_NN1 this_DD1 ,_, lad_NN1 ..._... 
'_GE The_AT Dog_NN1 and_CC Whistle_NN1 ,_, Bury_NP1 ,_, 1_MC1 June_NPM1 ._. 
'_" Oh_UH aye_UH ,_, we_PPIS2 were_VBDR at_II school_NN1 together_RL ._. 
Proper_JJ little_JJ rogue_NN1 and_CC vagabond_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ our_APPGE Walter_NP1 ._. 
Teacher_NN1 never_RR had_VHN a_AT1 moment_NN1 's_GE peace_NN1 with_IW him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX count_VVI the_AT number_NN1 of_IO times_NNT2 I_PPIS1 've_VH0 seen_VVN him_PPHO1 waiting_VVG outside_II the_AT headmaster_NN1 's_GE study_NN1 ._. 
Always_RR up_II21 to_II22 some_DD mischief_NN1 or_CC other_JJ ._. 
Kept_VVN us_PPIO2 in_II stitches_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY would_VM n't_XX have_VHI expected_VVN him_PPHO1 to_TO become_VVI a_AT1 writer_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Writer_NN1 ?_? 
Writer_NN1 !_! 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ all_RR he_PPHS1 could_VM do_VDI to_TO spell_VVI his_APPGE own_DA name_NN1 ._. 
Oh_UH no_UH he_PPHS1 never_RR had_VHD no_AT time_NNT1 for_IF learnin'_NN1 ,_, not_XX then_RT ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ what_DDQ you_PPY 'd_VM call_VVI a_AT1 late_JJ developer_NN1 ._. 
Or_CC what_DDQ 's_VBZ that_DD1 word_NN1 that_CST Lizzie_NP1 'er_PPHO1 as_CSA married_VVN my_APPGE grandson_NN1 '_GE as_CSA picked_VVN up_RP ?_? 
Under-achiever_VV0 ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VHZ got_VVN one_PN1 like_II young_JJ Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, and_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ the_AT headmaster_NN1 said_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ._. 
Our_APPGE Lizzie_NP1 goes_VVZ round_RP to_II everybody_PN1 and_CC says_VVZ :_: '_" My_APPGE Stanley_NP1 's_VBZ an_AT1 under-achiever_VV0 ,_, '_GE like_II it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT Queen_NN1 's_GE Award_NN1 to_II Industry_NN1 ._. 
Pleased_JJ as_CSA Punch_NP1 she_PPHS1 is_VBZ ._. 
I_PPIS1 said_VVD to_II her_PPHO1 ,_, I_PPIS1 said_VVD :_: '_GE In_II my_APPGE time_NNT1 they_PPHS2 called_VVD it_PPH1 idleness_NN1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, '_" if_CSW it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX stupidity_NN1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB she_PPHS1 just_RR looks_VVZ at_II me_PPIO1 pityingly_RR ,_, like_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ behind_II the_AT times_NNT2 and_CC needed_VVD to_TO catch_VVI up_RP with_IW the_AT latest_JJT ideas_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI it_PPH1 was_VBDZ in_II Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 's_GE case_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, stands_VVZ to_TO reason_VVI he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ just_RR lazy_JJ ,_, does_VDZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
After_II all_DB ,_, he_PPHS1 came_VVD to_TO write_VVI those_DD2 books_NN2 the_AT papers_NN2 go_VV0 on_RP about_II ._. 
Must_VM have_VHI been_VBN a_AT1 clever_JJ enough_DD chap_NN1 underneath_RL ._. 
In_II fact_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 all_DB knew_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ sharp_JJ ,_, sharp_JJ as_II a_AT1 carving_NN1 knife_NN1 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 know_VV0 he_PPHS1 went_VVD to_II classes_NN2 and_CC things_NN2 after_CS he_PPHS1 left_VVD school_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ really_RR good_JJ at_II was_VBDZ machines_NN2 ._. 
By_II gum_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 could_VM make_VVI them_PPHO2 go_VVI !_! 
He_PPHS1 loved_VVD anything_PN1 mechanical_JJ ,_, did_VDD Walter_NP1 ._. 
If_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ something_PN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX seen_VVN before_RT ,_, he_PPHS1 'd_VM bend_VVI over_II it_PPH1 like_II it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 babby_NN1 ,_, and_CC in_II half_DB an_AT1 hour_NNT1 he_PPHS1 'd_VM know_VVI that_CST machine_VV0 inside_RL21 out_RL22 ._. 
'_" '_GE Is_VBZ that_DD1 why_RRQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ made_VVN a_AT1 foreman_NN1 ,_, do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_" Aye_UH ._. 
Firms_NN2 appreciate_VV0 that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO thing_NN1 ._. 
And_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ all_DB pure_JJ pleasure_NN1 to_II Walter_NP1 ._. 
If_CS you_PPY asked_VVD him_PPHO1 what_DDQ he_PPHS1 'd_VM rather_RR have_VHI a_AT1 night_NNT1 wi_NN2 '_GE a_AT1 pretty_JJ lass_NN1 or_CC a_AT1 day_NNT1 wi'_IW a_AT1 Rolls-Royce_NP1 engine_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 he_PPHS1 'd_VM have_VHI had_VHN to_TO toss_VVI for_IF it_PPH1 ._. 
You_PPY could_VM almost_RR hear_VVI him_PPHO1 purring_VVG when_RRQ he_PPHS1 got_VVD near_II anything_PN1 wi'_IW cogs_NN2 and_CC pistons_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" Someone_PN1 in_II one_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 Sunday_NP1 newspapers_NN2 '_GE articles_NN2 called_VVN him_PPHO1 '_GE the_AT poet_NN1 of_IO machinery_NN1 '_GE ._. 
'_" '_" Aye_UH ,_, well_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 can_VM well_RR believe_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ n't_XX much_RR Walter_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI about_II machines_NN2 ,_, and_CC what_DDQ he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI he_PPHS1 could_VM learn_VVI in_II five_MC minutes_NNT2 ._. 
So_RR it_PPH1 did_VDD n't_XX make_VVI a_AT1 scrap_NN1 of_IO difference_NN1 ,_, him_PPHO1 being_VBG backward_RL ,_, like_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ always_RR in_II work_NN1 ,_, right_RR from_II the_AT day_NNT1 he_PPHS1 left_VVD school_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ about_II his_APPGE home_NN1 background_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Ee_UH well_RR ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ getting_VVG near_II my_APPGE time_NNT1 for_IF going_VVG home_RL ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 I_PPIS1 'd_VHD better_RRR be_VBI making_VVG a_AT1 move_NN1 ..._... 
'_" '_" Wo_VM n't_XX you_PPY have_VHI another_DD1 drink_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'll_VM just_RR '_GE ave_FW a_AT1 quick_JJ one_PN1 thanks_VVZ very_RG much_RR ._. 
'_GE The_AT Castle_NN1 ,_, Blackburn_NP1 ,_, 2_MC June_NPM1 ._. 
'_" Oh_UH aye_UH ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ the_AT light_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE life_NN1 one_MC1 time_NNT1 ,_, was_VBDZ Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 ._. 
Me_PPIO1 and_CC a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO hundred_NNO others_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 used_VMK to_TO watch_VVI his_APPGE every_AT1 movement_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 went_VVD around_II the_AT mill_NN1 all_DB the_AT girls_NN2 did_VDD ._. 
Wonder_VV0 we_PPIS2 did_VDD n't_XX do_VDI ourselves_PPX2 an_AT1 injury_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ that_RG much_DA1 of_IO an_AT1 industrial_JJ hazard_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ was_VBDZ so_RG special_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_" You_PPY would_VM n't_XX understand_VVI ,_, lad_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY 're_VBR a_AT1 man_NN1 and_CC the_AT wrong_JJ generation_NN1 an_AT1 '_" all_DB ._. 
If_CS he_PPHS1 appeared_VVD in_II that_DD1 door_NN1 now_RT ,_, probably_RR none_PN of_IO the_AT girls_NN2 here_RL would_VM give_VVI him_PPHO1 a_AT1 second_MD glance_NN1 :_: it_PPH1 's_VBZ all_DB long_JJ hair_NN1 and_CC round_JJ shoulders_NN2 now_RT ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ,_, like_II yesterday_RT 's_GE flowers_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 was_VBDZ just_RR what_DDQ we_PPIS2 went_VVD for_IF in_II those_DD2 days_NNT2 :_: we_PPIS2 were_VBDR all_DB daft_JJ about_II him_PPHO1 could_VM n't_XX think_VVI o'_IO anything_PN1 else_RR ,_, from_II morn_NN1 to_II night_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 he_PPHS1 liked_VVD that_DD1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Aye_UH ,_, he_PPHS1 did_VDD ._. 
Not_XX that_CST he_PPHS1 ever_RR acted_VVN cock_NN1 o'_IO the_AT walk_NN1 ee_UH ,_, does_VDZ n't_XX that_DD1 sound_VVI awful_JJ ?_? 
But_CCB what_DDQ I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 is_VBZ ,_, he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX have_VHI that_DD1 high_RR an_AT1 opinion_NN1 of_IO himself_PPX1 ,_, just_RR because_CS he_PPHS1 knew_VVD he_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI any_DD one_MC1 of_IO us_PPIO2 for_IF the_AT asking_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 sense_NN1 of_IO humour_NN1 ,_, did_VDD Walter_NP1 ,_, so_CS it_PPH1 never_RR got_VVN out_II21 of_II22 proportion_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Did_VDD he_PPHS1 well_RR ,_, did_VDD he_PPHS1 take_VVI advantage_NN1 of_IO the_AT situation_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ one_MC1 way_NN1 of_IO putting_VVG it_PPH1 ._. 
Not_XX how_RRQ I_PPIS1 'd_VM describe_VVI it_PPH1 myself_PPX1 ._. 
Because_CS he_PPHS1 never_RR got_VVN a_AT1 lass_NN1 into_II trouble_NN1 except_CS once_RR ,_, and_CC that_DD1 was_VBDZ when_RRQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ just_RR a_AT1 lad_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ very_RG considerate_JJ like_II that_DD1 and_CC he_PPHS1 taught_VVD us_PPIO2 girls_NN2 a_AT1 thing_NN1 or_CC two_MC we_PPIS2 lived_VVD to_TO be_VBI grateful_JJ for_IF later_RRR on_RP ,_, I_PPIS1 can_VM tell_VVI you_PPY ._. 
'_" '_" Did_VDD you_PPY and_CC he_PPHS1 go_VV0 together_RL ?_? 
'_" '_" Aye_UH ,_, we_PPIS2 did_VDD ._. 
And_CC for_IF an_AT1 admission_NN1 like_II that_DD1 from_II an_AT1 old_JJ woman_NN1 you_PPY can_VM buy_VVI me_PPIO1 another_DD1 drink_NN1 ,_, young_JJ man_NN1 ..._... 
Ta_UH ._. 
Yes_UH ,_, we_PPIS2 '_GE went_VVD together_RL '_GE for_IF three_MC weeks_NNT2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ lovely_JJ ._. 
Just_JJ heaven_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX like_VVI to_TO tell_VVI you_PPY how_RGQ often_RR I_PPIS1 've_VH0 thought_VVN back_RP on_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Must_VM be_VBI hundreds_NNO2 of_IO thousands_NNO2 of_IO times_NNT2 ._. 
Because_CS a_AT1 husband_NN1 's_VBZ not_XX the_AT same_DA ,_, is_VBZ it_PPH1 ?_? 
At_RR21 least_RR22 ,_, mine_PPGE was_VBDZ n't_XX ._. 
'_" '_" Did_VDD you_PPY and_CC Walter_NP1 quarrel_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Quarrel_NN1 ?_? 
Ee_UH ,_, no_UH ,_, lad_NN1 :_: you_PPY could_VM n't_XX quarrel_VVI with_IW Walter_NP1 ._. 
You_PPY knew_VVD from_II the_AT beginning_NN1 the_AT terms_NN2 of_IO the_AT thing_NN1 ,_, and_CC if_CS you_PPY tried_VVD to_TO make_VVI it_PPH1 more_RGR serious_JJ than_CSN that_DD1 ,_, you_PPY only_RR lost_VVD him_PPHO1 the_AT quicker_JJR ._. 
No_UH ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT quarrel_NN1 :_: he_PPHS1 just_RR went_VVD on_RP to_II someone_PN1 else_RR ,_, like_CS he_PPHS1 always_RR did_VDD ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VHD dreamed_VVN my_APPGE dreams_NN2 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX surprised_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VHD known_VVN it_PPH1 would_VM happen_VVI ,_, all_DB along_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ quite_RG pretty_JJ ,_, a_AT1 neat_JJ enough_DD lass_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX anything_PN1 special_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 was_VBDZ ,_, then_RT ?_? 
'_" '_GE Course_NN1 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ._. 
She_PPHS1 'd_VHD had_VHN an_AT1 education_NN1 ,_, had_VHD n't_XX she_PPHS1 ?_? 
Gone_VVN to_II some_DD sort_NN1 of_IO college_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI had_VHN her_APPGE pick_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 one_PN1 ._. 
Even_RR then_RT ,_, they_PPHS2 was_VBDZ very_RG coy_JJ ,_, them_PPHO2 two_MC ._. 
'_" '_GE Coy_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX like_VVI to_TO admit_VVI he_PPHS1 'd_VHD got_VVN hooked_VVN not_XX after_II the_AT way_NN1 he_PPHS1 'd_VHD been_VBN going_VVG on_RP ._. 
That_DD1 sort_NN1 's_VBZ always_RR the_AT most_RGT embarrassed_JJ ,_, are_VBR n't_XX they_PPHS2 ?_? 
And_CC she_PPHS1 'd_VHD got_VVN modern_JJ ideas_NN2 ,_, and_CC all_DB about_II married_JJ women_NN2 being_VBG slaves_NN2 ,_, and_CC what_DDQ not_XX though_RR to_II my_APPGE way_NN1 of_IO thinking_VVG it_PPH1 's_VBZ always_RR a_AT1 toss-up_NN1 which_DDQ is_VBZ the_AT slave_NN1 ._. 
Any_DD road_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 crept_VVD off_RP to_II Bury_NP1 one_MC1 weekend_NNT1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ where_RRQ his_APPGE mam_NN1 lived_VVD ,_, where_CS he_PPHS1 'd_VHD been_VBN brought_VVN up_RP and_CC gone_VVN to_II school_NN1 ._. 
And_CC they_PPHS2 got_VVD it_PPH1 done_VDN at_II the_AT Registry_NN1 ,_, very_RG quiet_JJ ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ still_RR folk_NN around_RP here_RL will_VM tell_VVI you_PPY they_PPHS2 never_RR were_VBDR married_JJ at_RR21 all_RR22 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 lie_NN1 :_: my_APPGE Aunt_NNB Florrie_NP1 was_VBDZ char_NN1 at_II Registry_NN1 Office_NN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 saw_VVD them_PPHO2 there_RL ._. 
'_" '_" Did_VDD he_PPHS1 change_VVI after_CS he_PPHS1 got_VVD married_VVN ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, all_DB men_NN2 do_VD0 do_VDI n't_XX they_PPHS2 ?_? 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 gave_VVD up_RP chasing_VVG the_AT girls_NN2 ,_, did_VDD he_PPHS1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Oh_UH he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX lose_VVI his_APPGE eye_NN1 ,_, not_XX Walter_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 did_VDD cut_VVI down_RP it_PPH1 was_VBDZ only_RR now_RT and_CC then_RT ._. 
You_PPY 'd_VM know_VVI when_RRQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ breaking_VVG loose_JJ :_: you_PPY 'd_VM see_VVI him_PPHO1 walking_VVG round_JJ t'mill_NN1 like_II a_AT1 cat_NN1 wi_NN2 '_GE two_MC tails_NN2 ,_, and_CC you_PPY 'd_VM say_VVI to_II yourself-_NN1 '_GE There_EX 's_VBZ something_PN1 on_RP ._. 
'_GE O'_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, I_PPIS1 only_RR knew_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 few_DA2 years_NNT2 after_CS he_PPHS1 got_VVD married_VVN ._. 
I_PPIS1 moved_VVD here_RL to_II Blackburn_NP1 wi'_IW my_APPGE Arthur_NP1 in_II '_GE thirty-seven_MC ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 never_RR saw_VVD him_PPHO1 again_RT to_II my_APPGE knowledge_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ no_AT age_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 died_VVD ,_, and_CC if_CS you_PPY ask_VV0 me_PPIO1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ probably_RR like_II that_DD1 to_II the_AT end_NN1 ,_, knowing_VVG Walter_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX the_AT faithful_JJ type_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_RR he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 there_EX was_VBDZ really_RR only_RR one_MC1 woman_NN1 for_IF him_PPHO1 after_CS he_PPHS1 married_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ faithful_JJ to_II her_PPHO1 but_CCB not_XX strictly_RR faithful_JJ ,_, if_CS you_PPY get_VV0 my_APPGE meaning_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 get_VV0 your_APPGE meaning_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT Pendle_NP1 Arms_NN2 ,_, Oswaldston_NP1 ,_, 5_MC June_NPM1 ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 never_RR knew_VVD him_PPHO1 really_RR ,_, till_CS right_RR at_II the_AT end_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, I_PPIS1 did_VDD get_VVI work_NN1 at_II his_APPGE mill_NN1 in_II the_AT summer_NNT1 of_IO '_GE forty_MC I_PPIS1 'd_VHD been_VBN on_II t'dole_NN1 for_IF four_MC years_NNT2 ,_, since_CS I_PPIS1 left_VVD school_NN1 but_CCB he_PPHS1 went_VVD into_II the_AT RAF_NP1 not_XX long_RR after_CS ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX see_VVI him_PPHO1 again_RT till_II late_JJ '_GE forty-six_MC ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX the_AT same_DA chap_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'll_VM tell_VVI you_PPY that_DD1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 knew_VVD him_PPHO1 well_RR enough_RR to_TO spot_VVI that_DD1 ._. 
Perhaps_RR he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ sick_JJ then-I_RT do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ only_RR two_MC years_NNT2 or_CC so_RR later_RRR that_CST he_PPHS1 died_VVD TB_NN1 or_CC summat_PN1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX the_AT same_DA chap_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Less_RGR lively_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_" Aye_UH much_RR more_RGR thoughtful_JJ ,_, brooding_JJ like_JJ ._. 
Hardly_RR ever_RR cracked_VVN a_AT1 joke_NN1 ,_, and_CC if_CS he_PPHS1 did_VDD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ bitter_JJ ,_, like_VV0 as_CSA not_XX ._. 
O_NP1 '_GE course_NN1 I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO exaggerate_VVI :_: now_RT and_CC then_RT you_PPY 'd_VM get_VVI sparks_NN2 out_II21 of_II22 him_PPHO1 he_PPHS1 'd_VM tell_VVI a_AT1 good_JJ story_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 'd_VM chat_VVI up_RP one_MC1 o'_IO the_AT lasses_NN2 ,_, or_CC go_VV0 to_TO t'pub_VVI wi'_IW the_AT lads_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX often_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX the_AT heart_NN1 ,_, like_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD before_RT ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI it_PPH1 was_VBDZ changed_VVN him_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Appen_VV0 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ t'war_NN1 ,_, '_GE appen_VV0 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ his_APPGE marriage_NN1 breaking_VVG up_RP ,_, '_GE appen_VV0 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ this_DD1 new_JJ wife_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ most_RRT put_VV0 it_PPH1 down_RP to_II ._. 
Aye_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 'll_VM have_VHI another_DD1 ,_, if_CS you_PPY 're_VBR ordering_VVG ..._... 
Ta_UH ._. 
Yes_UH ,_, he_PPHS1 used_VMK to_TO make_VVI some_DD pretty_RG nasty_JJ remarks_NN2 about_II wives_NN2 and_CC nagging_JJ ,_, did_VDD Walter_NP1 ,_, after_CS he_PPHS1 came_VVD back_RP ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ still_JJ foreman_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ n't_XX he_PPHS1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Oh_UH aye_UH ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX a_AT1 good_JJ one_PN1 ._. 
Not_XX that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX a_AT1 marvel_NN1 with_IW machinery_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 real_JJ wizard_NN1 aye_UH ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ still_RR that_DD1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX organize_VVI people_NN any_RR more_RRR ._. 
He_PPHS1 forgot_VVD things_NN2 ,_, forgot_VVD faces_NN2 ,_, nothing_PN1 really_RR ran_VVD like_II it_PPH1 should_VM ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ like_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD something_PN1 on_II his_APPGE mind_NN1 the_AT whole_JJ time_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Perhaps_RR he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ thinking_VVG of_IO his_APPGE writing_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 should_VM n't_XX have_VHI been_VBN ,_, should_VM he_PPHS1 not_XX in_II firm_NN1 's_GE time_NNT1 ?_? 
Any_DD road_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX writing_VVG ._. 
Some_DD o'_IO the_AT chaps_NN2 'd_VM ask_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, joking_VVG like_II ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 'd_VM say_VVI :_: '_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 given_CS21 that_CS22 there_RL up_RP ._. 
The_AT depression_NN1 's_VHZ gone_VVN out_II21 of_II22 fashion_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI he_PPHS1 ever_RR set_VV0 great_JJ store_NN1 by_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ makes_VVZ you_PPY say_VVI that_DD1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ one_MC1 chap_NN1 there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 reading_NN1 type_NN1 o'_IO chap_NN1 got_VVN into_II Parliament_NN1 later_RRR ,_, the_AT ambitious_JJ type_NN1 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 and_CC he_PPHS1 'd_VM say_VVI :_: '_" What_DDQ did_VDD you_PPY say_VVI this_DD1 or_CC this_DD1 for_IF ,_, Walter_NP1 ,_, in_II The_AT Factory_NN1 Whistle_NN1 ?_? 
You_PPY know_VV0 that_DD1 's_VBZ wrong_JJ ._. 
You_PPY know_VV0 that_DD1 's_VBZ not_XX how_RRQ a_AT1 lathe_NN1 works_VVZ ._. 
'_GE An'_CC 'e_PPHS1 'd_VM say_VVI :_: '_" Them_PPHO2 books_NN2 is_VBZ n't_XX for_IF the_AT likes_NN2 o'_IO you_PPY ,_, Jack_NP1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 're_VBR for_IF folks_NN2 down_II South_ND1 ,_, who_PNQS do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI a_AT1 lathe_NN1 from_II a_AT1 loom_NN1 ._. 
'_" No_UH ,_, he_PPHS1 were_VBDR never_RR puffed_VVN up_RP about_II his_APPGE writing_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ n't_XX Walter_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY say_VV0 he_PPHS1 talked_VVD about_II his_APPGE home_NN1 life_NN1 sometimes_RT ?_? 
'_" '_" Oh_UH aye_UH ,_, off_RP and_CC on_RP ._. 
Everybody_PN1 does_VDZ ,_, some_DD time_NNT1 or_CC other_JJ ,_, over_II a_AT1 pint_NNU1 ._. 
'_" '_" Do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ happy_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 damn_RG well_RR he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX whatever_DDQV that_DD1 toffee_NN1 nosed_VVD bitch_NN1 his_APPGE wife_NN1 may_VM say_VVI now_RT ._. 
From_II what_DDQ he_PPHS1 let_VVD drop_NN1 I_PPIS1 'd_VM say_VVI she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ on_RP at_II him_PPHO1 morning_NNT1 ,_, noon_NNT1 and_CC night_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 reckon_VV0 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ trapped_VVN at_RR21 last_RR22 ,_, like_II a_AT1 good_JJ many_DA2 others_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_GE Trapped_JJ ?_? 
How_RRQ could_VM she_PPHS1 have_VHI trapped_VVN him_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 reckon_VV0 she_PPHS1 told_VVD him_PPHO1 the_AT youngest_JJT boy_NN1 was_VBDZ his_PPGE worked_VVN on_II him_PPHO1 that_DD1 way_NN1 ._. 
Because_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ soft_JJ underneath_RL ,_, was_VBDZ Walter_NP1 ._. 
Perhaps_RR she_PPHS1 knew_VVD he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD a_AT1 son_NN1 ,_, perhaps_RR she_PPHS1 said_VVD her_APPGE first_MD marriage_NN1 broke_VVD up_RP because_CS her_APPGE first_MD husband_NN1 found_VVD out_RP he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX the_AT father_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Why_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI that_DD1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, there_EX must_VM have_VHI been_VBN something_PN1 of_IO that_DD1 sort_NN1 ._. 
Because_CS I_PPIS1 mind_VV0 one_MC1 night_NNT1 ,_, just_RR a_AT1 few_DA2 weeks_NNT2 before_CS he_PPHS1 left_VVD t'mill_NN1 for_RR21 good_RR22 and_CC by_II gum_NN1 he_PPHS1 looked_VVD sick_JJ then_RT ,_, more_RRR like_II a_AT1 shadow_NN1 than_CSN the_AT man_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ before_II the_AT war_NN1 well_RR ,_, we_PPIS2 were_VBDR all_DB out_RP wi_NN2 '_GE a_AT1 lad_NN1 as_CSA was_VBDZ getting_VVG married_VVN in_II a_AT1 rush_NN1 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ._. 
And_CC Walter_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 looked_VVD in_II his_APPGE glass_NN1 ,_, all_DB evening_NNT1 ,_, proper_JJ gloomy-like_JJ ._. 
And_CC just_RR before_CS he_PPHS1 went_VVD ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_GE Funny_JJ ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 nearly_RR got_VVN caught_VVN like_II that_DD1 ,_, when_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ seventeen_MC ._. 
And_CC to_TO think_VVI I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ such_DA a_AT1 fool_NN1 as_CSA to_TO let_VVI it_PPH1 happen_VVI when_RRQ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ thirty-five_MC !_! 
'_" '_GE The_AT Railway_NN1 Hotel_NN1 ,_, Oswaldston_NP1 ,_, 6_MC June_NPM1 ._. 
'_" Yes_UH ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ my_APPGE patient_NN1 ._. 
Really_RR sad_JJ case_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 ,_, because_CS he_PPHS1 'd_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 fine_JJ man_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 should_VM never_RR have_VHI let_VVN him_PPHO1 into_II the_AT RAF_NP1 ca_VM n't_XX think_VVI why_RRQ they_PPHS2 did_VDD n't_XX spot_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
Anyway_RR ,_, his_APPGE years_NNT2 there_EX ca_VM n't_XX have_VHI done_VDN him_PPHO1 any_DD good_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT hope_NN1 of_IO saving_VVG him_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Not_XX by_II the_AT time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 saw_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
If_CS we_PPIS2 could_VM have_VHI got_VVN him_PPHO1 to_II a_AT1 warm_JJ climate_NN1 we_PPIS2 might_VM have_VHI kept_VVN him_PPHO1 alive_JJ for_IF a_AT1 year_NNT1 or_CC two_MC more_DAR than_CSN we_PPIS2 did_VDD ._. 
But_CCB that_DD1 was_58 '_GE forty-seven_MC :_: you_PPY know_VV0 how_RGQ difficult_JJ travel_NN1 was_VBDZ then_RT ._. 
And_CC there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT money_NN1 to_TO send_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
Anyway_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI the_AT chap_NN1 wanted_VVD to_TO live_VVI ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY mean_VV0 he_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX have_VHI liked_VVN to_TO be_VBI an_AT1 invalid_NN1 having_VHG been_VBN so_RG healthy_JJ all_DB his_APPGE life_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" That_DD1 ,_, partly_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT resources_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 fretted_VVD in_II bed_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ used_JJ to_II doing_VDG things_NN2 ,_, living_VVG a_AT1 practical_JJ life_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB then_RT ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ happy_JJ anyway_RR ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 your_APPGE worst_JJT ,_, Doc_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 'd_VM say_VVI :_: '_GE Put_VV0 an_AT1 end_NN1 to_II it_PPH1 ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ nothing_PN1 coming_VVG to_II me_PPIO1 that_DD1 'll_VM be_VBI worse_JJR than_CSN her_APPGE yak-yakking_NN1 all_DB day_NNT1 ._. 
'_" Should_VM n't_XX tell_VVI you_PPY this_DD1 ,_, but_CCB when_CS you_PPY 're_VBR retired_VVN there_RL 's_VBZ nothing_PN1 much_RR they_PPHS2 can_VM do_VDI to_II you_PPY ,_, is_VBZ there_EX ?_? 
No_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VM say_VVI that_DD1 wife_NN1 of_IO his_PPGE was_VBDZ as_RG unsuitable_JJ a_AT1 sick-nurse_JJ as_CSA you_PPY could_VM find_VVI ._. 
'_" '_GE So_RR he_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX much_RR fight_VV0 in_II him_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Not_XX an_AT1 ounce_NNU1 ._. 
Just_RR waiting_VVG for_IF the_AT end_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY know_VV0 ,_, he_PPHS1 sent_VVD me_PPIO1 with_IW a_AT1 message_NN1 to_II his_APPGE first_MD wife_NN1 before_CS he_PPHS1 died_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX like_VVI doing_VDG it_PPH1 seemed_VVD a_RR21 bit_RR22 hole-in-the-corner_JJ ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 but_CCB he_PPHS1 said_VVD if_CS I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX take_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, no-one_PN1 would_VM ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ was_VBDZ it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 just_RR said_VVD :_: '_GE Tell_VV0 her_PPHO1 :_: '_" You_PPY always_RR did_VDD say_VVI I_PPIS1 did_VDD daft_JJ things_NN2 if_CS you_PPY were_VBDR n't_XX around_RP to_TO stop_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX very_RG romantic_JJ ,_, but_CCB you_PPY know_VV0 ,_, when_CS I_PPIS1 told_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, she_PPHS1 cried_VVD her_APPGE heart_NN1 out_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 say_VV0 ,_, will_VM you_PPY have_VHI another_DD1 beer_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Thanks_NN2 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
HAPPY_JJ FAMILIES_NN2 After_II Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 's_GE last_MD doctor_NN1 had_VHD left_VVN the_AT Railway_NN1 Hotel_NN1 ,_, Greg_NP1 remained_VVD on_II his_APPGE stool_NN1 by_II the_AT bar_NN1 ,_, sunk_VVN in_II thought_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD heard_VVN (_( and_CC drunk_JJ )_) so_RG much_DA1 in_II the_AT last_MD few_DA2 days_NNT2 that_CST his_APPGE mind_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 haze_NN1 of_IO impressions_NN2 and_CC conjectures_NN2 which_DDQ refused_VVD to_TO sort_VVI themselves_PPX2 out_RP or_CC lead_VV0 in_II any_DD one_MC1 direction_NN1 ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ tormented_VVN by_II the_AT idea_NN1 ,_, by_II the_AT conviction_NN1 ,_, that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD missed_VVN something_PN1 ._. 
Somewhere_RL ,_, he_PPHS1 told_VVD himself_PPX1 ,_, somewhere_RL there_EX had_VHD been_VBN an_AT1 indication_NN1 what_DDQ was_VBDZ it_PPH1 ?_? 
A_AT1 contradiction_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 unlikelihood_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 piece_NN1 of_IO the_AT jigsaw_NN1 which_DDQ glared_VVD out_RP with_IW a_AT1 contrasting_JJ colour_NN1 nowhere_RL else_RR evident_JJ in_II the_AT picture_NN1 ._. 
Something_PN1 ,_, in_II one_MC1 of_IO these_DD2 conversations_NN2 over_II the_AT last_MD few_DA2 nights_NNT2 ,_, had_VHD gone_VVN past_II him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC the_AT momentary_JJ uneasiness_NN1 it_PPH1 aroused_VVD had_VHD been_VBN forgotten_VVN ._. 
How_RRQ was_VBDZ it_PPH1 to_TO be_VBI dredged_VVN up_RP again_RT ?_? 
Greg_NP1 remained_VVD perched_JJ uneasily_RR ,_, staring_VVG down_RP into_II his_APPGE glass_NN1 ,_, feeling_VVG like_II a_AT1 juggler_NN1 who_PNQS suddenly_RR finds_VVZ he_PPHS1 is_VBZ keeping_VVG eleven_MC balls_NN2 in_II the_AT air_NN1 instead_II21 of_II22 ten_MC ,_, and_CC wonders_VVZ where_RRQ on_II earth_NN1 the_AT other_JJ ball_NN1 has_VHZ come_VVN from_II ._. 
'_" Oh_UH ,_, hello_UH ,_, '_GE said_VVD a_AT1 voice_NN1 brightly_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 thought_VVD teachers_NN2 did_VDD n't_XX go_VVI drinking_VVG in_II pubs_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY 're_VBR way_RR out_JJ31 of_JJ32 date_JJ33 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 automatically_RR ;_; '_" nowadays_RT we_PPIS2 do_VD0 nothing_PN1 else_RR ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 turned_VVD to_TO see_VVI the_AT plain_JJ little_JJ face_NN1 of_IO Margaret_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 ,_, surmounted_VVN by_II a_AT1 fawn_NN1 ,_, church-going_JJ hat_NN1 of_IO the_AT dreariest_JJT kind_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD clearly_RR been_VBN out_RP for_IF the_AT evening_NNT1 ._. 
'_" What_DDQ will_VM you_PPY ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, no_UH ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, with_IW something_PN1 like_II a_AT1 simper_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 have_VH0 horribly_RR expensive_JJ tastes_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Horrible_JJ ,_, anyway_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 ordered_VVD a_AT1 snowball_NN1 ,_, and_CC fumbled_VVN in_II her_APPGE bag_NN1 for_IF the_AT price_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT movements_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE hands_NN2 were_VBDR quick_JJ ,_, nervous_JJ ,_, not_XX well_RR controlled_VVN ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 dropped_VVD a_AT1 fivepence_NN piece_NN1 on_II the_AT floor_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM just_RR glad_JJ to_TO see_VVI a_AT1 face_NN1 I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD when_RRQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD retrieved_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX used_JJ to_II coming_VVG into_II a_AT1 pub_NN1 on_II my_APPGE own_DA ._. 
We_PPIS2 married_VVD women_NN2 have_VH0 it_PPH1 so_RG good_JJ ,_, really_RR ,_, if_CS we_PPIS2 only_RR realized_VVD it_PPH1 !_! 
'_" '_" Shall_VM we_PPIS2 move_VVI over_RP there_RL ?_? '_GE suggested_JJ Greg_NP1 ,_, nodding_VVG to_II a_AT1 vacant_JJ corner_NN1 and_CC hoping_VVG his_APPGE intentions_NN2 were_VBDR not_XX mistaken_VVN :_: he_PPHS1 aimed_VVD at_II cosy_JJ conversation_NN1 rather_II21 than_II22 anything_PN1 intimate_JJ ._. 
The_AT speed_NN1 with_IW which_DDQ Margaret_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 accepted_VVD his_APPGE offer_NN1 suggested_VVD she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ desperate_JJ for_IF someone_PN1 to_TO talk_VVI to_II ._. 
'_" Could_VM we_PPIS2 ,_, do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI ?_? '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 is_VBZ awfully_RR bright_JJ here_RL ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" When_RRQ they_PPHS2 had_VHD settled_VVN themselves_PPX2 in_II their_APPGE corner_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 showed_VVD every_AT1 indication_NN1 of_IO making_VVG the_AT conversational_JJ running_NN1 :_: she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ chirpy_JJ ,_, sparkling_VVG almost_RR too_RG much_DA1 so_RR ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 tensed_VVN up_RP ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 felt_VVD I_PPIS1 had_VHD to_TO come_VVI in_RP and_CC have_VHI a_AT1 drink_NN1 ,_, because_CS I_PPIS1 did_VDD need_VVI one_PN1 so_RR ._. 
Is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 awful_JJ ?_? 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN to_II the_AT Blackburn_NP1 Literary_JJ Club_NN1 such_DA an_AT1 interesting_JJ talk_NN1 ,_, but_CCB very_RG high-powered_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ on_II Harrison_NP1 Ainsworth_NP1 and_CC The_AT Lancashire_NP1 Witches_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 get_VVI rather_RG fed_JJ21 up_JJ22 with_IW The_AT Lancashire_NP1 Witches_NN2 and_CC Mist_NN1 Over_II Pendle_NP1 ,_, but_CCB there_RL you_PPY are_VBR ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX going_VVGK to_TO go_VVI ,_, but_CCB ..._... 
'_" She_PPHS1 subsided_VVD into_II silence_NN1 over_II her_APPGE snowball_NN1 ._. 
To_II Greg_NP1 she_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX seem_VVI to_TO be_VBI making_VVG much_DA1 sense_NN1 saying_VVG whatever_DDQV came_VVD first_MD into_II her_APPGE head_NN1 and_CC contradicting_VVG herself_PPX1 ._. 
Maybe_RR behind_II the_AT gush_NN1 there_EX was_VBDZ something_PN1 she_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO say_VVI but_CCB was_VBDZ n't_XX brazen_JJ enough_RR to_TO bring_VVI out_RP too_RG openly_RR ._. 
Into_II the_AT pause_NN1 he_PPHS1 slipped_VVD a_AT1 tentative_JJ completion_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE sentence_NN1 :_: '_GE But_CCB you_PPY felt_VVD you_PPY had_VHD to_TO get_VVI out_RP ?_? 
'_" She_PPHS1 shot_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 sharp_JJ little_JJ gaze_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 unsure_JJ as_RR21 yet_RR22 whether_CSW he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ friend_NN1 or_CC foe_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB seeing_VVG a_AT1 look_NN1 of_IO sympathy_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 replied_VVD :_: '_" Yes_UH ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ right_JJ ._. 
Being_VBG in_II the_AT house_NN1 was_VBDZ beginning_VVG to_TO seem_VVI like_II being_VBG in_II Broadmoor_NP1 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ?_? 
But_CCB there_RL I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO burden_VVI you_PPY with_IW my_APPGE troubles_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, not_XX at_RR21 all_RR22 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 guilelessly_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 realize_VV0 Mrs_NNB Machin_NP1 can_VM be_VBI difficult_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE Difficult_JJ !_! 
She_PPHS1 can_VM be_VBI bloody_RR impossible_JJ !_! 
'_GE The_AT words_NN2 had_VHD come_VVN out_RP with_IW a_AT1 distinct_JJ tang_NN1 of_IO broad_JJ Lancashire_NP1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 immediately_RR withdrew_VVD into_II her_APPGE pseudo-Southern_JJ gentility_NN1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB there_RL ,_, I_PPIS1 know_VV0 what_DDQ a_AT1 friend_NN1 you_PPY are_VBR to_II Mother_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Hilda_NP1 ,_, really_RR ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 only_RR got_VVN to_TO know_VVI your_APPGE mother-in-law_NN1 through_II visiting_VVG at_II the_AT house_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, is_VBZ that_DD1 so_RR ?_? 
Mother_NN1 always_RR emphasizes_VVZ what_DDQ a_AT1 special_JJ friend_NN1 you_PPY were_VBDR to_II her_PPHO1 too_RR ._. 
But_CCB perhaps_RR that_DD1 's_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO her_APPGE ways_NN2 of_IO annoying_VVG me_PPIO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 almost_RR seems_VVZ to_TO want_VVI to_TO suggest_VVI that_DD1 ..._... 
'_" She_PPHS1 stopped_VVD in_II embarrassment_NN1 ._. 
'_" That_CST she_PPHS1 has_VHZ a_AT1 handsome_JJ lover_NN1 fifty_MC years_NNT2 her_APPGE junior_JJ ?_? '_GE suggested_JJ Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, yes_UH ,_, actually_RR ._. 
Not_XX that_CST I_PPIS1 ever_RR believed_VVD her_PPHO1 not_XX for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 I_PPIS1 know_VV0 why_RRQ she_PPHS1 says_VVZ things_NN2 like_II that_DD1 :_: it_PPH1 's_VBZ to_TO make_VVI me_PPIO1 feel_NN1 bourgeois_NN ,_, provincial_JJ ,_, conventional_JJ ,_, inhibited_VVD the_AT complete_JJ little_JJ woman_NN1 !_! 
That_DD1 's_VBZ why_RRQ she_PPHS1 cuddles_VVZ my_APPGE children_NN2 the_AT whole_JJ time_NNT1 she_PPHS1 's_VBZ trying_VVG to_TO say_VVI I_PPIS1 lack_VV0 warmth_NN1 ._. 
'_" Her_APPGE face_NN1 flushed_VVN with_IW anger_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, if_CS that_DD1 's_VBZ where_RRQ warmth_NN1 gets_VVZ you_PPY a_AT1 lonely_JJ old_JJ age_NN1 ,_, with_IW your_APPGE only_JJ pleasure_NN1 making_VVG trouble_NN1 for_IF other_JJ people_NN then_RT I_PPIS1 'm_VBM glad_JJ I_PPIS1 'm_VBM cold_JJ !_! 
'_GE Greg_NP1 felt_VVD suddenly_RR sorry_JJ for_IF her_PPHO1 :_: she_PPHS1 had_VHD none_PN of_IO the_AT confidence_NN1 of_IO Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 in_II repelling_VVG the_AT sort_NN1 of_IO attacks_NN2 Viola_NP1 was_VBDZ so_RG expert_JJ at_II mounting_VVG ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY think_VVI ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, '_" you_PPY 're_VBR reacting_VVG in_RP just_RR the_AT way_NN1 she_PPHS1 wants_VVZ ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 am_VBM ,_, I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX stop_VVI myself_PPX1 !_! 
My_APPGE God_NP1 ,_, what_DDQ sort_NN1 of_IO life_NN1 must_VM her_APPGE husbands_NN2 have_VHI had_VHN ?_? 
'_" '_" Not_XX too_RG good_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 've_VH0 heard_VVN ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ,_, not_XX adding_VVG that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD just_RR been_VBN grilling_VVG the_AT doctor_NN1 who_PNQS signed_VVD her_APPGE second_MD husband_NN1 's_GE death_NN1 certificate_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY realize_VV0 she_PPHS1 's_VBZ trying_VVG to_TO be_VBI unbearable_JJ so_CS21 that_CS22 your_APPGE husband_NN1 sees_VVZ they_PPHS2 get_VV0 a_AT1 move_NN1 on_RP with_IW her_APPGE house_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Did_VDD she_PPHS1 tell_VVI you_PPY that_DD1 ?_? 
How_RGQ rotten_JJ of_IO her_PPHO1 to_TO spread_VVI the_AT family_NN1 troubles_VVZ all_DB round_II the_AT town_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX of_RR21 course_RR22 that_CST you_PPY would_VM ..._... 
'_" She_PPHS1 subsided_VVD into_II silence_NN1 at_II her_APPGE tactlessness_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT something_PN1 like_II a_AT1 sob_NN1 escaped_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 's_VBZ certainly_RR succeeding_JJ ,_, if_CS that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ she_PPHS1 wants_VVZ ._. 
She_PPHS1 should_VM be_VBI able_JK to_TO move_VVI in_RP by_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO next_MD week_NNT1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 'll_VM never_RR be_VBI so_RG happy_JJ as_CSA when_CS I_PPIS1 wave_VV0 her_APPGE goodbye_NN1 at_II the_AT front_JJ door_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 been_VBN on_RP at_II Desmond_NP1 about_II it_PPH1 ,_, as_II a_AT1 matter_JJ31 of_JJ32 fact_JJ33 ,_, which_DDQ I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 is_VBZ what_DDQ she_PPHS1 wanted_VVD ._. 
My_APPGE husband_NN1 has_VHZ plenty_PN of_IO influence_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 cares_VVZ to_TO use_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 concluded_VVD with_IW naive_JJ pride_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ in_II insurance_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX he_PPHS1 ?_? 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ right_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 has_VHZ a_AT1 wonderful_JJ head_NN1 for_IF business_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 think_VV0 the_AT world_NN1 of_IO him_PPHO1 at_II the_AT Northern_JJ ._. 
But_CCB nobody_PN1 seems_VVZ to_II value_NN1 a_AT1 good_JJ business_NN1 brain_NN1 these_DD2 days_NNT2 ,_, do_VD0 they_PPHS2 ?_? 
That_DD1 's_VBZ why_RRQ the_AT country_NN1 's_VBZ in_II such_DA a_AT1 mess_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ I_PPIS1 always_RR say_VV0 ._. 
'_GE Once_RR21 more_RR22 Margaret_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 's_GE words_NN2 seemed_VVD to_TO come_VVI from_II the_AT front_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE head_NN1 ,_, and_CC to_TO be_VBI as_RG contradictory_JJ as_CSA words_NN2 usually_RR are_VBR when_CS they_PPHS2 do_VD0 n't_XX represent_VVI what_DDQ one_PN1 is_VBZ really_RR thinking_VVG about_II ._. 
What_DDQ really_RR was_VBDZ her_APPGE husband_NN1 's_GE reputation_NN1 with_IW the_AT Northern_JJ ,_, Greg_NP1 wondered_VVD ?_? 
Margaret_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 's_GE mouth_NN1 was_VBDZ now_RT working_VVG convulsively_RR ,_, and_CC her_APPGE eyes_NN2 becoming_VVG distinctly_RR swimmy_JJ ._. 
'_GE So_RR she_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN doing_VDG it_PPH1 to_TO hurry_VVI things_NN2 on_RP ,_, has_VHZ she_PPHS1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 half_RR suspected_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX sure_JJ ._. 
'_GE Suddenly_RR the_AT words_NN2 rushed_VVD out_RP in_II a_AT1 jumble_NN1 of_IO grievance_NN1 and_CC anger_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 's_VBZ always_RR behaved_VVN like_II a-like_RR a_AT1 pig_NN1 to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
Do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI she_PPHS1 said_VVD she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX coming_VVG to_II our_APPGE wedding_NN1 right_RR up_RG21 to_RG22 the_AT last_MD moment_NN1 ,_, and_CC when_RRQ she_PPHS1 did_VDD consent_VVI to_TO come_VVI she_PPHS1 behaved_VVD as_CS21 if_CS22 all_DB the_AT guests_NN2 on_II my_APPGE side_NN1 were_VBDR mud_NN1 beneath_II her_APPGE feet_NN2 ,_, though_CS our_APPGE family_NN1 's_VHZ always_RR been_VBN very_RG well_RR thought_VVN of_IO around_RG here_RL ,_, as_CSA I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ you_PPY know_VV0 ,_, and_CC my_APPGE father_NN1 could_VM have_VHI bought_VVN her_PPHO1 up_RP a_AT1 hundred_NNO times_NNT2 and_CC not_XX noticed_VVN the_AT difference_NN1 ,_, and_CC what_DDQ was_VBDZ her_APPGE father_NN1 in_II New_NP1 Zealand_NP1 I_PPIS1 wonder_VV0 ,_, some_DD sheep_NN dipper_NN1 or_CC other_JJ I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX mind_VVI betting_VVG you_PPY know_VV0 the_AT type_NN1 that_CST went_VVD to_II the_AT colonies_NN2 then_RT or_CC perhaps_RR he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 convict_NN1 !_! 
'_" She_PPHS1 finished_VVD breathlessly_RR ,_, and_CC Greg_NP1 refrained_VVD from_II enlightening_VVG her_PPHO1 on_II the_AT history_NN1 of_IO New_NP1 Zealand_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 took_VVD another_DD1 sip_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE drink_NN1 ,_, and_CC (_( her_APPGE mouth_NN1 still_RR working_VVG convulsively_RR )_) she_PPHS1 went_VVD on_RP ._. 
'_" You_PPY know_VV0 ,_, I_PPIS1 gave_VVD her_PPHO1 that_DD1 room_NN1 to_II herself_PPX1 when_CS she_PPHS1 came_VVD to_II us_PPIO2 ,_, because_CS I_PPIS1 thought_VVD it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI better_JJR ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 treated_VVD me_PPIO1 like_II a_AT1 servant_NN1 well_RR ,_, you_PPY saw_VVD ,_, did_VDD n't_XX you_PPY ?_? and_CC when_RRQ she_PPHS1 'd_VHD got_VVN all_DB the_AT fun_NN1 and_CC sense_NN1 of_IO power_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 that_DD1 little_JJ game_NN1 she_PPHS1 started_VVD coming_VVG down_RP with_IW us_PPIO2 ._. 
Said_VVD she_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO watch_VVI television_NN1 ,_, though_CS she_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX watch_VVI just_RR sat_VVD there_RL making_VVG sarcastic_JJ remarks_NN2 or_CC calling_VVG the_AT children_NN2 to_II her_PPHO1 and_CC giving_VVG them_PPHO2 sweets_NN2 and_CC kisses_VVZ it_PPH1 's_VBZ disgusting_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, '_" For_IF God_NP1 's_GE sake_NN1 ,_, Desmond_NP1 ,_, hire_VV0 her_PPHO1 a_AT1 television_NN1 ,_, '_GE but_CCB he_PPHS1 said_VVD no_UH because_CS we_PPIS2 're_VBR not_XX well_JJ21 off_JJ22 ,_, not_XX well_JJ21 off_JJ22 at_RR21 all_RR22 ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 're_VBR having_VHG to_TO keep_VVI her_PPHO1 ,_, she_PPHS1 has_VHZ n't_XX offered_VVN a_AT1 penny_NNU1 ,_, not_XX that_CST we_PPIS2 'd_VM accept_VVI of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, and_CC anyway_RR Desmond_NP1 said_VVD there_EX was_VBDZ n't_XX any_DD point_NN1 because_CS if_CS we_PPIS2 got_VVD her_PPHO1 a_AT1 television_NN1 she_PPHS1 'd_VM think_VVI of_IO something_PN1 else_RR ,_, want_VV0 to_TO play_VVI cards_NN2 or_CC something_PN1 ,_, and_CC that_DD1 would_VM be_VBI worse_JJR and_CC he_PPHS1 's_VBZ right_JJ ,_, it_PPH1 would_VM ,_, because_CS a_AT1 game_NN1 of_IO bridge_NN1 with_IW her_PPHO1 is_VBZ like_II the_AT cold_JJ war_NN1 all_RR over_II again_RT ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 subsided_VVD and_CC looked_VVN around_II the_AT bar_NN1 to_TO see_VVI if_CSW she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ making_VVG an_AT1 exhibition_NN1 of_IO herself_PPX1 ._. 
Seeing_CS everyone_PN1 engaged_VVD in_II their_APPGE own_DA private_JJ confessionals_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 sipped_VVD her_APPGE drink_NN1 with_IW renewed_JJ confidence_NN1 ._. 
'_GE So_RR she_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN coming_VVG down_RP with_IW you_PPY ,_, has_VHZ she_PPHS1 ?_? '_GE asked_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ right_JJ ._. 
Then_RT last_MD night_NNT1 she_PPHS1 said_VVD she_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX come_VVI tonight_RT because_CS there_EX was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 on_RP she_PPHS1 'd_VM have_VHI a_AT1 quiet_JJ night_NNT1 in_II her_APPGE room_NN1 ._. 
So_RR I_PPIS1 decided_VVD not_XX to_TO go_VVI to_II the_AT Literary_JJ Club_NN1 but_CCB to_TO stay_VVI at_II home_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 must_VM have_VHI heard_VVN me_PPIO1 say_VVI so_RR ,_, because_CS at_II seven_MC she_PPHS1 came_VVD down_RP and_CC said_VVD she_PPHS1 'd_VHD overlooked_VVN this_DD1 marvellous_JJ Stockhausen_NN1 concert_NN1 on_II Two_MC well_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 just_RR put_VVD on_II my_APPGE coat_NN1 and_CC flung_VVN out_II21 of_II22 the_AT house_NN1 ..._... 
And_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX going_VVG back_RP until_CS television_NN1 's_VBZ over_RP !_! 
'_" Her_APPGE eyes_NN2 were_VBDR now_RT full_JJ of_IO tears_NN2 of_IO rage_NN1 or_CC self-pity_NN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 turned_VVD and_CC fumbled_VVN in_II her_APPGE bag_NN1 ._. 
'_" Would_VM you_PPY get_VVI me_PPIO1 another_DD1 ?_? '_" she_PPHS1 asked_VVD Greg_NP1 ,_, handing_VVG him_PPHO1 a_AT1 pound_NN1 note_NN1 ._. 
When_CS Greg_NP1 returned_VVD with_IW the_AT snowball_NN1 ,_, Margaret_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 had_VHD shifted_VVN her_APPGE position_NN1 so_BCL21 as_BCL22 to_TO be_VBI better_RRR shielded_VVN from_II the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO the_AT Saloon_NN1 Bar_NN1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ clear_JJ that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD not_XX managed_VVN to_TO get_VVI control_NN1 over_II herself_PPX1 ,_, for_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ now_RT sobbing_VVG away_RL quietly_RR ._. 
'_GE Thank_VV0 you_PPY ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" You_PPY 're_VBR very_RG kind_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI why_RRQ I_PPIS1 should_VM burden_VVI you_PPY with_IW this_DD1 and_CC make_VVI an_AT1 exhibition_NN1 of_IO myself_PPX1 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 eveN_RR one_MC1 ._. 
'_GE A_AT1 louder_JJR sob_NN1 broke_VVD out_RP ._. 
'_GE But_CCB I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX help_VVI it_PPH1 !_! 
I_PPIS1 just_RR ca_VM n't_XX bear_VVI to_TO go_VVI home_RL !_! 
My_APPGE own_DA home_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 love_VV0 it_PPH1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 just_RR ca_VM n't_XX face_VVI it_PPH1 !_! 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 had_VHN three_MC weeks_NNT2 of_IO being_VBG ordered_VVN about_RP ,_, laughed_VVD at_II ,_, sneered_VVD at_II ,_, talked_VVN over_II the_AT head_NN1 of_IO ,_, ignored_VVD ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX stand_VVI any_DD more_DAR of_IO it_PPH1 !_! 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX strong_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 never_RR been_VBN strong_JJ ._. 
Do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI I_PPIS1 'm_VBM having_VHG a_AT1 nervous_JJ breakdown_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ it_PPH1 is_VBZ n't_XX as_RG bad_JJ as_CSA that_DD1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ n't_XX who_PNQS was_VBDZ ,_, in_II fact_NN1 ,_, marvelling_VVG at_II the_AT effect_NN1 of_IO three_MC weeks_NNT2 of_IO Viola_NP1 ,_, and_CC wondering_VVG whether_CSW there_EX could_VM n't_XX be_VBI more_RRR to_II it_PPH1 than_CSN just_RR that_DD1 ._. 
'_GE Still_RR ,_, could_VM n't_XX you_PPY get_VVI away_II21 from_II22 it_PPH1 for_IF the_AT next_MD week_NNT1 or_CC so_RR till_CS she_PPHS1 's_VHZ gone_VVN back_RP ?_? 
'_" '_GE If_CS only_RR I_PPIS1 could_VM ,_, '_GE sighed_VVD Margaret_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Take_VV0 the_AT children_NN2 and_CC get_VV0 right_RR away_RL ._. 
'_" '_" Why_RRQ should_VM n't_XX you_PPY ?_? 
It_PPH1 sounds_VVZ as_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 could_VM cope_VVI all_RR21 right_RR22 on_II her_APPGE own_DA ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, she_PPHS1 could_VM cope_VVI ._. 
But_CCB where_RRQ could_VM we_PPIS2 go_VVI ?_? 
'_" '_" Down_RP to_II London_NP1 or_CC the_AT sea_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX the_AT season_NNT1 yet_RR ._. 
Stay_VV0 at_II a_AT1 hotel_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB that_DD1 costs_VVZ money_NN1 ._. 
Do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI what_DDQ hotels_NN2 cost_VV0 these_DD2 days_NNT2 ?_? 
We_PPIS2 do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 to_TO throw_VVI around_RP ._. 
We_PPIS2 're_VBR really_RR quite_RG modestly_RR off_RP ._. 
'_GE The_AT dreadful_JJ genteelism_NN1 for_IF '_GE hard_JJ21 up_JJ22 '_GE seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI wrung_VVN out_II21 of_II22 her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" Your_APPGE family_NN1 then_RT ,_, '_GE suggested_JJ Greg_NP1 gently_RR ._. 
'_GE But_CCB they_PPHS2 live_VV0 here_RL ,_, in_II Oswaldston_NP1 ._. 
If_CS I_PPIS1 took_VVD the_AT children_NN2 there_RL it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI a_AT1 real_JJ breach_NN1 ._. 
Right_RR out_RP in_II the_AT open_JJ ._. 
And_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ Desmond_NP1 absolutely_RR does_VDZ n't_XX want_VVI because_CS well_RR ,_, because_CS he_PPHS1 's_VBZ her_APPGE son_NN1 ,_, and_RR31 so_RR32 on_RR33 ._. 
'_" '_" Have_VH0 n't_XX you_PPY got_VVN some_DD old_JJ aunt_NN1 who_PNQS could_VM be_VBI suddenly_RR ill_JJ and_CC need_VV0 you_PPY ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 have_VH0 n't_XX really_RR ._. 
Anyway_RR ,_, if_CS she_PPHS1 were_VBDR so_RG ill_JJ it_PPH1 would_VM look_VVI funny_JJ taking_VVG the_AT children_NN2 and_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX leaving_VVG them_PPHO2 with_IW her_PPHO1 !_! 
'_" For_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 her_APPGE pale_JJ ,_, uninteresting_JJ face_NN1 lighted_VVD up_RP with_IW spite_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 's_VBZ so_RG sexual_JJ ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY think_VVI ?_? 
Do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI ,_, she_PPHS1 's_VHZ got_VVN the_AT idea_NN1 that_CST her_APPGE first_MD husband_NN1 would_VM like_VVI to_TO marry_VVI her_PPHO1 again_RT !_! 
'_" '_" What_DDQ !_! '_GE said_VVD Greg_NP1 ._. 
So_RR Gerald_NP1 's_GE girl-friend_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN right_JJ !_! 
An_AT1 undue_JJ pressure_NN1 of_IO interest_NN1 had_VHD come_VVN into_II his_APPGE tone_NN1 (_( almost_RR as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 were_VBDR interested_JJ in_II the_AT position_NN1 himself_PPX1 )_) ,_, but_CCB Mrs_NNB Seymour-Strachey_NP1 did_VDD not_XX notice_VVI ._. 
Greg_NP1 leaned_VVD forward_RL conspiratorially_RR ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 one_MC1 touch_NN1 of_IO malice_NN1 made_VVD the_AT whole_JJ world_NN1 kin_NN ._. 
She_PPHS1 went_VVD on_RP :_: '_GE But_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ funny_JJ too_RR ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ convinced_JJ he_PPHS1 's_VBZ just_RR waiting_VVG for_IF a_AT1 sign_NN1 to_TO pop_VVI over_RP and_CC propose_VVI !_! 
'_" '_" What_DDQ makes_VVZ her_PPHO1 think_VV0 that_DD1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Desmond_NN1 told_VVD her_PPHO1 his_APPGE father_NN1 suggested_VVD a_AT1 meeting_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ she_PPHS1 read_VVD into_II it_PPH1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ pathetic_JJ really_RR ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI she_PPHS1 could_VM be_VBI right_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI so_RR ._. 
Desmond_NN1 says_VVZ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT woman_NN1 he_PPHS1 lives_VVZ with_IW is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 awful_JJ ,_, at_II his_APPGE age_NN1 !_! who_PNQS really_RR suggested_VVN there_RL should_VM be_VBI a_AT1 get-together_RL ._. 
Though_CS he_PPHS1 says_VVZ he_PPHS1 's_VBZ always_RR very_RG interested_JJ in_II her_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC asks_VVZ about_II her_PPHO1 a_AT1 lot_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI he_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI so_RG stupid_JJ !_! 
'_" She_PPHS1 giggled_VVD ._. 
'_GE Once_RR21 more_RR22 into_II the_AT breach_NN1 ,_, dear_JJ friends_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 could_VM be_VBI interested_JJ in_II her_APPGE money_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI to_TO be_VBI that_DD1 ,_, would_VM n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" Her_APPGE eyes_NN2 narrowed_VVD ._. 
'_" If_CSW it_PPH1 were_VBDR true_JJ ,_, she_PPHS1 'd_VM have_VHI to_TO be_VBI protected_VVN against_II someone_PN1 like_II that_DD1 ,_, would_VM n't_XX she_PPHS1 ?_? 
'_GE Greg_NP1 offered_VVD to_TO see_VVI Margaret_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 home_NN1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 said_VVD she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ much_RR better_RRR now_RT ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ such_DA a_AT1 relief_NN1 to_TO get_VVI things_NN2 off_II her_APPGE chest_NN1 like_II that_DD1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX sure_JJ Desmond_NN1 would_VM like_VVI it_PPH1 if_CS he_PPHS1 saw_VVD us_PPIO2 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 added_VVD with_IW another_DD1 little_JJ giggle_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC heaven_NN1 knows_VVZ what_DDQ Mother_NN1 would_VM say_VVI if_CSW she_PPHS1 saw_VVD !_! 
'_" She_PPHS1 raised_VVD her_APPGE chin_NN1 a_RR21 little_RR22 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 hard_JJ look_NN1 came_VVD into_II her_APPGE eyes_NN2 ._. 
'_" If_CSW she_PPHS1 's_VBZ downstairs_RL when_CS I_PPIS1 get_VV0 home_RL ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM going_VVG straight_RR up_RP to_II my_APPGE bedroom_NN1 !_! 
'_" When_RRQ he_PPHS1 got_VVD home_RL to_II his_APPGE flat_NN1 ,_, Greg_NP1 did_VDD not_XX go_VVI straight_RR into_II his_APPGE bedroom_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 switched_VVD on_RP a_AT1 few_DA2 lights_NN2 ,_, took_VVD off_RP his_APPGE coat_NN1 and_CC tie_NN1 and_CC rolled_VVD up_RP his_APPGE sleeves_NN2 ,_, then_RT he_PPHS1 pottered_VVD around_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 making_VVG himself_PPX1 a_AT1 good_JJ night_NNT1 mug_NN1 of_IO milkless_JJ tea_NN1 ._. 
The_AT quiet_JJ ,_, tedious_JJ activity_NN1 helped_VVD to_TO get_VVI some_DD of_IO his_APPGE chaotic_JJ impressions_NN2 from_II the_AT evening_NNT1 into_II some_DD sort_NN1 of_IO order_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 walked_VVD around_II the_AT little_JJ living-room_NN1 ,_, cradling_VVG the_AT mug_NN1 in_II his_APPGE hands_NN2 ,_, and_CC thinking_NN1 ._. 
After_CS a_AT1 time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 switched_VVD on_RP the_AT television_NN1 ._. 
Some_DD royal_JJ anniversary_NN1 ,_, death_NN1 ,_, separation_NN1 or_CC divorce_NN1 was_VBDZ being_VBG made_VVN the_AT excuse_NN1 to_TO trot_VVI out_RP a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO cheap_JJ old_JJ newsreel_NN1 footage_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 did_VDD n't_XX matter_VVI what_DDQ was_VBDZ on_RP ._. 
Greg_NP1 was_VBDZ of_IO the_AT generation_NN1 which_DDQ found_VVD television_NN1 very_RG good_JJ to_TO think_VVI during_II ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 let_VVD his_APPGE mind_NN1 range_VVI freely_RR over_II what_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD recently_RR learned_VVN ._. 
Money_NN1 still_RR seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI at_II the_AT forefront_NN1 ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR no_AT prizes_NN2 for_IF guessing_VVG ,_, after_II tonight_RT ,_, that_CST the_AT Desmond_NP1 Seymour-Stracheys_NP2 were_VBDR living_VVG on_II a_AT1 financial_JJ knife-edge_NN1 ,_, and_CC would_VM be_VBI interested_JJ in_II any_DD sudden_JJ accession_NN1 of_IO wealth_NN1 ,_, by_II any_DD means_NN ,_, from_II any_DD source_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB then_RT money_NN1 ,_, or_CC something_PN1 ,_, seemed_VVD suddenly_RR to_TO have_VHI brought_VVN Gerald_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 from_II the_AT hazy_JJ background_NN1 to_II the_AT centre_NN1 of_IO the_AT picture_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 remembered_VVD the_AT woman_NN1 he_PPHS1 lived_VVD with_IW saying_VVG '_" she_PPHS1 's_VBZ the_AT only_JJ woman_NN1 in_II the_AT world_NN1 for_IF him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC now_RT he_PPHS1 had_VHD found_VVN that_CST Viola_NP1 was_VBDZ convinced_VVN he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ itching_VVG to_TO propose_VVI again_RT ._. 
Was_VBDZ this_RG just_RR because_CS she_PPHS1 saw_VVD herself_PPX1 as_II a_AT1 Frieda_NP1 Lawrence_NP1 figure_NN1 ,_, or_CC was_VBDZ there_EX some_DD firmer_JJR basis_NN1 for_IF it_PPH1 ?_? 
And_CC was_VBDZ the_AT basis_NN1 love_NN1 (_( in_II one_MC1 of_IO its_APPGE many_DA2 varieties_NN2 )_) or_CC money_NN1 ?_? 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD made_VVN her_APPGE second_MD husband_NN1 's_GE life_NN1 a_AT1 hell_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 seemed_VVD ._. 
Had_VHD her_APPGE first_MD husband_NN1 had_VHD it_PPH1 any_DD better_JJR ?_? 
Why_RRQ should_VM Shadrach_NP1 contemplate_VVI for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 stepping_VVG back_RP into_II the_AT burning_JJ fiery_JJ furnace_NN1 ?_? 
'_" With_IW the_AT unexpected_JJ accession_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE parents_NN2 to_II the_AT throne_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD the_AT voice_NN1 from_II the_AT television_NN1 ,_, with_IW that_DD1 odd_JJ blend_NN1 of_IO reverence_NN1 and_CC condescension_NN1 reserved_VVN for_IF royalty_NN1 and_CC its_APPGE doings_NN2 ,_, '_GE the_AT little_JJ princesses_NN2 had_VHD to_TO reconcile_VVI themselves_PPX2 to_II seeing_VVG less_RRR and_CC less_DAR of_IO their_APPGE mother_NN1 and_CC father_NN1 ._. 
In_II April_NPM1 nineteen_MC thirty-nine_MC they_PPHS2 went_VVD to_II the_AT quay_NN1 at_II Southampton_NP1 to_TO see_VVI them_PPHO2 off_RP on_II a_AT1 three_MC months_NNT2 '_GE visit_NN1 to_II the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 and_CC Canada_NP1 ..._... 
'_GE Two_MC rather_RG pudding-faced_JJ little_JJ girls_NN2 in_II a_AT1 limousine_NN1 were_VBDR succeeded_VVN on_II the_AT screen_NN1 by_II a_AT1 smiling_JJ George_NP1 VI_MC and_CC Roosevelt_NP1 ,_, with_IW wives_NN2 ,_, at_II the_AT Roosevelt_NP1 country_NN1 estate_NN1 ._. 
Greg_NP1 tried_VVD to_TO switch_VVI his_APPGE mind_NN1 back_RP to_II the_AT problem_NN1 in_II hand_NN1 ._. 
Gerald_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 's_GE name_NN1 coming_VVG to_II the_AT forefront_NN1 of_IO the_AT picture_NN1 so_RG unexpectedly_RR made_VVD it_PPH1 worth_II looking_VVG more_RGR closely_RR at_II him_PPHO1 in_II the_AT past_NN1 as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 the_AT present_NN1 ._. 
Had_VHD he_PPHS1 really_RR moved_VVN out_RP before_II the_AT Viola-Machin_NP1 romance_NN1 got_VVD going_VVG ?_? 
Had_VHD he_PPHS1 ditched_VVN Viola_NP1 ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, or_CC was_VBDZ it_PPH1 vice_RR21 versa_RR22 ?_? 
Had_VHD he_PPHS1 ,_, perhaps_RR ,_, put_VVD up_RP a_AT1 fight_NN1 ?_? 
Greg_NP1 had_VHD managed_VVN to_TO get_VVI all_DB his_APPGE major_JJ books_NN2 from_II the_AT library_NN1 ,_, so_CS they_PPHS2 could_VM conceivably_RR help_VVI ..._... 
Three_MC months_NNT2 '_GE trip_NN1 to_II the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 and_CC Canada_NP1 ..._... 
Three_MC months_NNT2 '_GE trip_NN1 to_II the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 and_CC Canada_NP1 ..._... 
The_AT words_NN2 from_II the_AT television_NN1 set_NN1 pounded_VVD relentlessly_RR to_II the_AT front_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE mind_NN1 ._. 
'_GE In_II April_NPM1 nineteen_MC thirty-nine_MC ..._... for_IF a_AT1 three_MC months_NNT2 '_GE visit_NN1 ..._... 
'_GE And_CC yet_RR and_CC yet_RR ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ that_DD1 letter_NN1 from_II Walter_NP1 in_II the_AT archive_NN1 at_II Jackson_NP1 's_GE ,_, dated_VVN 2_MC June_NPM1 1939_MC ._. 
'_GE The_AT King_NN1 and_CC Queen_NN1 went_VVD by_RP ._. 
What_DDQ guys_NN2 !_! 
'_" They_PPHS2 could_VM not_XX have_VHI driven_VVN by_II ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR in_II America_NP1 ._. 
The_AT letter_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 fake_JJ ._. 
Kronweiser_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN right_JJ after_II all_DB ._. 
One_PN1 up_RP for_IF American_JJ scholarship_NN1 ._. 
HALF_DB LIGHT_JJ When_CS he_PPHS1 woke_VVD from_II an_AT1 exhausted_JJ sleep_NN1 Greg_NP1 had_VHD he_PPHS1 felt_VVN one_MC1 piece_NN1 of_IO the_AT jigsaw_NN1 definitively_RR in_II place_NN1 :_: the_AT letter_NN1 from_II Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 to_II Hilda_NP1 dated_VVD 2_MC June_NPM1 1939_MC was_VBDZ a_AT1 fake_JJ ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 there_EX were_VBDR other_JJ possible_JJ interpretations_NN2 :_: that_CST Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 did_VDD not_XX recognize_VVI his_APPGE sovereign_NN1 ;_; that_CST the_AT people_NN who_PNQS swept_VVD by_II him_PPHO1 in_II a_AT1 limousine_NN1 through_II Admiralty_NN1 Arch_NN1 were_VBDR no_AT higher_JJR in_II the_AT scale_NN1 than_CSN some_DD uppity_JJ Tory_JJ MP_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE lady_NN1 wife_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB no_UH ._. 
That_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO mistake_NN1 was_VBDZ almost_RR inconceivable_JJ ,_, in_II an_AT1 age_NN1 of_IO mass_JJ communications_NN2 ._. 
The_AT next_MD step_NN1 forward_RL would_VM seem_VVI to_TO be_VBI :_: that_CST the_AT letter_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN forged_VVN by_II Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 ._. 
The_AT transcript_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN labelled_VVN by_II Kronweiser_NP1 ,_, '_" Given_VVN me_PPIO1 by_II Mrs_NNB Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 ,_, 21_MC April_NPM1 1978_MC ._. 
'_GE Hilda_NP1 ,_, then_RT ,_, had_VHD been_VBN forging_VVG letters_NN2 from_II her_APPGE late_JJ husband_NN1 ._. 
No_RR21 doubt_RR22 she_PPHS1 had_VHD felt_VVN safe_JJ :_: probably_RR she_PPHS1 still_RR had_VHN his_APPGE old_JJ typewriter_NN1 ,_, not_XX greatly_RR used_VVN since_CS the_AT separation_NN1 ._. 
Probably_RR she_PPHS1 had_VHD found_VVN a_AT1 sufficient_JJ stock_NN1 of_IO unused_JJ paper_NN1 in_II the_AT attic_NN1 yellowed_VVD enough_RR with_IW age_NN1 to_TO carry_VVI conviction_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD thought_VVN it_PPH1 a_AT1 foolproof_JJ notion_NN1 ,_, but_CCB had_VHD slipped_VVN up_RP on_II detail_NN1 ,_, like_II so_RG many_DA2 ._. 
Why_RRQ had_VHD she_PPHS1 done_VDN it_PPH1 ?_? 
Greg_NP1 thought_VVD back_RP on_II the_AT Hilda_NP1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD known_VVN with_IW a_AT1 surge_NN1 of_IO affection_NN1 :_: he_PPHS1 could_VM almost_RR see_VVI her_PPHO1 ,_, chuckling_VVG over_II the_AT typewriter_NN1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 composed_VVD the_AT letter_NN1 ._. 
Or_CC perhaps_RR her_APPGE whole_JJ being_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN flooded_VVN with_IW the_AT personality_NN1 of_IO the_AT real_JJ ,_, dead_JJ Walter_NP1 ,_, as_CSA she_PPHS1 tried_VVD to_TO reproduce_VVI his_APPGE style_NN1 ,_, the_AT dash_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE personality_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE iconoclastic_JJ irreverence_NN1 ._. 
Surely_RR she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN enjoying_VVG herself_PPX1 ._. 
Surely_RR it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 joke_NN1 ,_, prompted_VVN by_II the_AT dreadful_JJ heavy_JJ seriousness_NN1 of_IO Dwight_NP1 Kronweiser_NP1 and_CC the_AT overreverent_JJ attitude_NN1 to_II Walter_NP1 taken_VVN up_RP for_IF public_JJ reasons_NN2 by_II Viola_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN an_AT1 attempt_NN1 to_TO let_VVI in_RP a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO fresh_JJ air_NN1 on_II the_AT subject_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB perhaps_RR the_AT joke_NN1 had_VHD had_VHN a_AT1 serious_JJ point_NN1 to_II it_PPH1 too_RR ,_, or_CC at_II any_DD rate_NN1 a_AT1 serious_JJ side-effect_NN1 :_: it_PPH1 had_VHD enabled_VVN Hilda_NP1 to_TO get_VVI her_APPGE side_NN1 of_IO the_AT story_NN1 over_RP to_II posterity_NN1 ._. 
By_II forging_VVG letters_NN2 from_II Walter_NP1 she_PPHS1 ,_, paradoxically_RR ,_, felt_VVD she_PPHS1 could_VM convey_VVI a_AT1 real_JJ image_NN1 of_IO him_PPHO1 to_TO stand_VVI against_II the_AT false_JJ one_PN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 way_NN1 of_IO having_VHG her_PPHO1 say_VV0 ._. 
And_CC the_AT step_NN1 after_II that_DD1 in_II the_AT deductive_JJ process_NN1 ?_? 
Who_PNQS would_VM object_VVI to_II Hilda_NP1 's_GE little_JJ game_NN1 ?_? 
Well_RR ,_, Kronweiser_NP1 ,_, certainly_RR ,_, from_II a_AT1 scholarly_JJ point_NN1 of_IO view_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB then_RT he_PPHS1 had_VHD only_RR to_TO ignore_VVI the_AT products_NN2 of_IO Hilda_NP1 's_GE ingenuity_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB what_DDQ if_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD voiced_VVN his_APPGE suspicions_NN2 to_II Viola_NP1 ?_? ..._... 
Greg_NP1 's_GE mind_NN1 played_VVN on_II Viola_NP1 's_GE concern_NN1 with_IW keeping_VVG the_AT record_NN1 '_GE straight_JJ '_GE ,_, meaning_VVG that_CST it_PPH1 must_VM tell_VVI only_RR her_APPGE version_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 remembered_VVD the_AT anguish_NN1 in_II her_APPGE voice_NN1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 cried_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 wonder_VV0 what_DDQ she_PPHS1 is_VBZ saying_VVG about_II me_PPIO1 !_! 
'_" He_PPHS1 remembered_VVD the_AT row_NN1 on_II the_AT day_NNT1 the_AT newspaper_NN1 interview_NN1 had_VHD come_VVN out_RP so_RG violent_JJ as_CSA to_TO be_VBI heard_VVN from_II the_AT street_NN1 ..._... 
If_CS Mr_NNB Kronweiser_NP1 had_VHD confided_VVN his_APPGE suspicions_NN2 that_CST Hilda_NP1 was_VBDZ forging_VVG letters_NN2 ,_, what_DDQ would_VM Viola_NP1 's_GE reactions_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN ?_? 
He_PPHS1 registered_VVD in_II his_APPGE mind_NN1 one_MC1 other_JJ possibility_NN1 :_: that_CST the_AT letters_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN forged_VVN by_II Kronweiser_NP1 himself_PPX1 ,_, to_TO fill_VVI out_RP the_AT picture_NN1 of_IO Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 for_IF his_APPGE book_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 furrowed_VVD his_APPGE brow_NN1 ._. 
Would_VM he_PPHS1 have_VHI had_VHN the_AT inventive_JJ capacity_NN1 ,_, the_AT command_NN1 of_IO idiom_NN1 ?_? 
And_CC why_RRQ that_DD1 trip_NN1 to_II Olivera_NP1 's_GE ?_? 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 docketed_VVD the_AT possibility_NN1 in_II the_AT filing_NN1 cabinet_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE mind_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 went_VVD and_CC had_VHD a_AT1 vigorous_JJ shower_NN1 ._. 
The_AT vigorous_JJ shower_NN1 did_VDD not_XX have_VHI any_DD of_IO the_AT beneficial_JJ effects_NN2 such_DA things_NN2 were_VBDR generally_RR said_VVN to_TO have_VHI by_II public-school_JJ games-masters_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 previous_JJ age_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA he_PPHS1 rather_RG gloomily_RR put_VVN together_RL a_AT1 breakfast_NN1 of_IO poached_JJ egg_NN1 and_CC grilled_JJ bacon_NN1 he_PPHS1 felt_VVD neither_RR particularly_RR healthy_JJ nor_CC particularly_RR clear-minded_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ like_II a_AT1 man_NN1 who_PNQS has_VHZ made_VVN one_MC1 step_NN1 forward_RL into_II unknown_JJ territory_NN1 and_CC stands_NN2 looking_VVG for_IF a_AT1 path_NN1 ._. 
If_CS only_RR the_AT will_NN1 had_VHD come_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD sent_VVN for_IF a_AT1 copy_NN1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT bureaucratic_JJ machine_NN1 seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI taking_VVG its_APPGE time_NNT1 ._. 
Still_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD until_II two_MC o'clock_RA before_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO go_VVI into_II the_AT College_NN1 today_RT was_VBDZ the_AT day_NNT1 he_PPHS1 did_VDD evening_NNT1 teaching_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 shoved_VVD his_APPGE plates_NN2 into_II the_AT sink_NN1 and_CC took_VVD his_APPGE tea_NN1 into_II the_AT living-room_NN1 ._. 
There_RL ,_, by_II the_AT easy_JJ chair_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD placed_VVN the_AT works_NN of_IO Gerald_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 three_MC fairly_RR substantial-looking_JJ volumes_NN2 ._. 
With_IW a_AT1 sigh_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 glance_NN1 of_IO regret_NN1 at_II the_AT clear_JJ ,_, bright_JJ day_NNT1 outside_RL ,_, he_PPHS1 settled_VVD down_RP in_II his_APPGE chair_NN1 and_CC took_VVD up_RP the_AT first_MD of_IO the_AT tomes_NN2 ._. 
The_AT autobiography_NN1 Sins_NN2 of_IO My_APPGE Old_JJ Age_NN1 and_CC Earlier_RRR he_PPHS1 had_VHD already_RR dipped_VVN into_II ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 went_VVD back_RP to_II it_PPH1 reluctantly_RR for_IF a_AT1 more_RGR systematic_JJ reading_NN1 ._. 
The_AT story_NN1 it_PPH1 had_VHD to_TO tell_VVI was_VBDZ interesting_JJ enough_RR :_: childhood_NN1 and_CC adolescence_NN1 in_II New_NP1 Zealand_NP1 ,_, university_NN1 life_NN1 in_II Australia_NP1 and_CC a_AT1 stint_NN1 on_II the_AT literary_JJ pages_NN2 of_IO the_AT Sydney_NP1 Morning_NNT1 Herald_NN1 ;_; arrival_NN1 in_II London_NP1 in_II the_AT late_JJ '_GE twenties_MC2 ,_, when_CS the_AT Katherine_NP1 Mansfield_NP1 boom_NN1 was_VBDZ at_II its_APPGE height_NN1 and_CC there_EX was_VBDZ an_AT1 unusual_JJ keenness_NN1 to_TO welcome_VVI literary_JJ talent_NN1 from_II New_NP1 Zealand_NP1 ;_; London_NP1 literary_JJ life_NN1 in_II the_AT '_" thirties_MC2 and_RR31 so_RR32 on_RR33 ._. 
What_DDQ Greg_NP1 did_VDD not_XX greatly_RR like_VVI was_VBDZ the_AT tone_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 grated_VVD ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ particularly_RR so_RR in_II31 connection_II32 with_II33 the_AT sexual_JJ adventures_NN2 hinted_VVN at_II in_II the_AT title_NN1 adventures_NN2 which_DDQ became_VVD a_AT1 sort_NN1 of_IO leitmotif_NN1 ,_, in_CS21 that_CS22 the_AT author_NN1 seemed_VVD to_TO feel_VVI he_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO have_VHI one_MC1 in_II every_AT1 seven_MC or_CC eight_MC pages_NN2 ,_, preferably_RR with_IW some_DD piquant_JJ variation_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ rather_RG pathetic_JJ ,_, like_II an_AT1 ageing_JJ colonel_NN1 looking_VVG back_RP on_II the_AT days_NNT2 of_IO Empire_NN1 ._. 
And_CC they_PPHS2 were_VBDR narrated_VVN with_IW a_AT1 snickering_JJ self-satisfaction_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 dated_JJ coyness_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ Greg_NP1 found_VVD unappetizing_VVG ._. 
After_CS his_APPGE sexual_JJ initiation_NN1 by_II a_AT1 barmaid_NN1 in_II an_AT1 outback_NN1 pub_NN1 ,_, while_CS his_APPGE father_NN1 was_VBDZ drinking_VVG downstairs_RL (_( at_II an_AT1 age_NN1 which_DDQ would_VM seem_VVI to_TO be_VBI about_RG twelve_MC and_CC a_AT1 half_DB but_CCB Greg_NP1 felt_VVD the_AT incident_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN brought_VVN forward_RL significantly_RR ,_, from_II a_AT1 feeling_NN1 that_CST the_AT narrative_JJ pace_NN1 of_IO the_AT opening_NN1 pages_NN2 was_VBDZ already_RR flagging_VVG )_) ,_, Gerald_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 went_VVD on_RP to_II a_AT1 variety_NN1 of_IO girls_NN2 (_( occasionally_RR called_JJ '_GE girlies_NN2 '_GE )_) and_CC later_JJR women_NN2 ._. 
Most_DAT of_IO them_PPHO2 were_VBDR accorded_VVN pseudonyms_NN2 (_( '_" I_PPIS1 will_VM call_VVI her_APPGE Sylvia_NP1 '_GE )_) and_CC given_VVN a_AT1 few_DA2 lines_NN2 of_IO narrative_NN1 ,_, where_CS their_APPGE function_NN1 was_VBDZ little_DA1 more_DAR than_CSN to_TO illustrate_VVI our_APPGE hero_NN1 's_GE appetite_NN1 and_CC prowess_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE marriage_NN1 was_VBDZ treated_VVN very_RG briefly_RR ;_; he_PPHS1 recorded_VVD it_PPH1 as_CSA taking_VVG place_NN1 in_II 1934_MC ,_, and_CC the_AT bride_NN1 as_CSA being_NN1 '_GE at_II that_DD1 time_NNT1 newly_RR arrived_VVN from_II New_NP1 Zealand_NP1 and_CC as_II a_AT1 writer_NN1 considered_VVD highly_RR promising_VVG alas_UH ,_, of_IO how_RGQ many_DA2 has_VHZ this_DD1 been_VBN said_VVN !_! 
'_" Her_APPGE name_NN1 came_VVD up_RP now_RT and_CC again_RT in_II succeeding_JJ chapters_NN2 ,_, though_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX allowed_VVN to_TO have_VHI played_VVN a_AT1 significant_JJ part_NN1 in_II his_APPGE life_NN1 ._. 
The_AT break-up_NN1 of_IO the_AT marriage_NN1 was_VBDZ recorded_VVN as_CSA taking_VVG place_NN1 in_II 1943_MC ,_, '_GE due_II21 to_II22 the_AT pressures_NN2 and_CC uncertainties_NN2 of_IO war_NN1 '_GE as_CS21 if_CS22 Gerald_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN at_II the_AT very_RG least_RRT a_AT1 fighter_NN1 ace_NN1 or_CC undercover_JJ agent_NN1 ._. 
The_AT next_MD chapter_NN1 ,_, however_RR ,_, had_VHN him_PPHO1 going_VVG to_II Grimsby_NP1 University_NN1 ,_, '_" to_TO keep_VVI the_AT torch_NN1 of_IO literature_NN1 alive_JJ in_II a_AT1 dark_JJ period_NN1 '_GE ._. 
Putting_VVG aside_RL the_AT book_NN1 after_II an_AT1 hour_NNT1 or_CC more_DAR of_IO solid_JJ dipping_NN1 ,_, Greg_NP1 decided_VVD that_CST Gerald_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 people_NN who_PNQS are_VBR quite_RG unable_JK to_TO hide_VVI the_AT less_RGR attractive_JJ sides_NN2 of_IO their_APPGE personalities_NN2 from_II outsiders_NN2 because_CS these_DD2 are_VBR precisely_RR the_AT sides_NN2 they_PPHS2 themselves_PPX2 are_VBR most_RGT pleased_JJ with_IW ._. 
Perhaps_RR this_DD1 was_VBDZ something_PN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD in_II31 common_II32 with_II33 his_APPGE elder_JJR son_NN1 ._. 
The_AT major_JJ critical_JJ work_NN1 revealed_VVD a_AT1 rather_RG different_JJ side_NN1 to_II Gerald_NP1 's_GE personality_NN1 ._. 
The_AT title_NN1 itself_PPX1 was_VBDZ designed_VVN to_TO pull_VVI you_PPY up_RP short_JJ :_: The_AT Heterosexual_JJ Strain_NN1 in_II Modern_JJ English_JJ Literature_NN1 ._. 
Greg_NP1 had_VHD first_MD read_VVN it_PPH1 as_58 '_GE Homosexual_NN1 '_GE ,_, and_CC that_CST of_RR21 course_RR22 was_VBDZ the_AT joke_NN1 ._. 
Heterosexuality_NN1 among_II English_JJ writers_NN2 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ being_VBG implied_VVN ,_, was_VBDZ so_RG much_RR the_AT exception_NN1 to_II the_AT rule_NN1 as_II21 to_II22 demand_NN1 special_JJ treatment_NN1 ._. 
The_AT whole_NN1 of_IO the_AT introduction_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 solemnly_RR tongue-in-cheek_JJ exposition_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 notion_NN1 ,_, though_CS Greg_NP1 had_VHD the_AT impression_NN1 that_CST later_JJR the_AT joke_NN1 rather_RR ran_VVD out_II21 of_II22 steam_NN1 (_( as_CSA the_AT book_NN1 very_RG nearly_RR did_VDD run_VVI out_II21 of_II22 authors_NN2 to_TO treat_VVI )_) ._. 
The_AT Ern_NP1 Malley_NP1 Affair_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 slimmer_JJR volume_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ an_AT1 examination_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 famous_JJ Australian_JJ literary_JJ hoax_NN1 of_IO the_AT mid-'forties_NN2 ,_, in_II which_DDQ bogus_JJ poems_NN2 of_IO impenetrable_JJ obscurity_NN1 were_VBDR foisted_VVN on_II a_AT1 literary_JJ magazine_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX clear_RR why_RRQ the_AT matter_NN1 deserved_VVD a_AT1 book_NN1 to_II itself_PPX1 ._. 
Putting_VVG the_AT volumes_NN2 aside_RL ,_, Greg_NP1 tried_VVD to_TO consider_VVI the_AT personality_NN1 they_PPHS2 evoked_VVD as_II a_AT1 whole_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR rather_RG unpleasantly_RR self-satisfied_JJ for_IF a_AT1 start_NN1 and_CC this_DD1 was_VBDZ not_XX incompatible_JJ with_IW the_AT impression_NN1 made_VVN on_II him_PPHO1 by_II the_AT man_NN1 himself_PPX1 at_II their_APPGE meeting_NN1 ._. 
These_DD2 books_NN2 were_VBDR also_RR very_RG dated_JJ ,_, in_CS21 that_CS22 they_PPHS2 were_VBDR joky_JJ look_NN1 at_II me_PPIO1 being_VBG clever_JJ ,_, they_PPHS2 seemed_VVD too_RG often_RR to_TO be_VBI crying_VVG ._. 
And_CC nothing_PN1 dates_VVZ more_RGR easily_RR than_CSN the_AT clever_JJ wheezes_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 previous_JJ generation_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ rather_RR as_CS21 if_CS22 the_AT author_NN1 for_IF all_DB the_AT breadth_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE experience_NN1 which_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ constantly_RR insisting_VVG upon_II had_VHD never_RR quite_RR grown_VVN up_RP ._. 
All_DB in_II all_DB ,_, this_DD1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 man_NN1 who_PNQS delighted_VVD in_II proving_VVG how_RGQ clever_JJ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ and_CC sometimes_RT ,_, as_CSA a_AT1 corollary_NN1 ,_, in_II suggesting_VVG how_RGQ dim_JJ and_CC credulous_JJ other_JJ people_NN were_VBDR ._. 
He_PPHS1 let_VVD his_APPGE mind_NN1 play_VVI over_II the_AT man_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 had_VHD felt_VVN him_PPHO1 at_II their_APPGE meeting_NN1 ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 now_RT knew_VVD him_PPHO1 from_II his_APPGE books_NN2 :_: vain_JJ ,_, opinionated_VVD ,_, hearty_NN1 ,_, joky_JJ ._. 
Why_RRQ ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD idly_RR ,_, why_RRQ had_VHD Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 not_XX appeared_VVN in_II the_AT volume_NN1 of_IO autobiography_NN1 ?_? 
Gerald_NP1 Seymour-Strachey_NP1 had_VHD not_XX explained_VVN that_CST satisfactorily_RR at_II their_APPGE meeting_NN1 ._. 
On_II the_AT one_MC1 hand_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD said_VVN that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ forgotten_VVN ,_, so_RR why_RRQ mention_VVI him_PPHO1 ?_? 
On_II the_AT other_JJ ,_, that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX forgotten-that_CST there_EX were_VBDR pockets_NN2 of_IO admirers_NN2 who_PNQS still_RR cherished_VVD his_APPGE books_NN2 throughout_II the_AT long_JJ years_NNT2 when_RRQ they_PPHS2 were_VBDR out_II21 of_II22 print_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX have_VHI it_PPH1 both_DB2 ways_NN2 ._. 
And_CC as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 Greg_NP1 could_VM judge_VVI there_EX were_VBDR a_AT1 great_JJ many_DA2 writers_NN2 who_PNQS had_VHD found_VVN a_AT1 place_NN1 in_II the_AT book_NN1 who_PNQS were_VBDR quite_RG as_RG obscure_JJ or_CC more_RGR so_RR poets_NN2 whose_DDQGE flame_NN1 had_VHD died_VVN with_IW the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT war_NN1 ,_, one-off_JJ playwrights_NN2 whose_DDQGE experimental_JJ verse_NN1 dramas_NN2 had_VHD caused_VVN no_AT more_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 ripple_NN1 of_IO interest_NN1 even_RR in_II their_APPGE own_DA time_NNT1 ._. 
Why_RRQ then_RT omit_VV0 to_TO mention_VVI Walter_NP1 ?_? 
Surely_RR the_AT reason_NN1 must_VM lie_VVI in_II the_AT ridiculous_JJ sexual_JJ vanity_NN1 of_IO the_AT man_NN1 :_: he_PPHS1 had_VHD left_VVN him_PPHO1 out_RP to_TO pay_VVI him_PPHO1 back_RP ,_, posthumously_RR ,_, for_IF stealing_VVG his_APPGE wife_NN1 ._. 
To_TO mention_VVI him_PPHO1 would_VM be_VBI to_TO revive_VVI an_AT1 old_JJ humiliation_NN1 ._. 
Otherwise_RR ,_, if_CS place_NN1 could_VM have_VHI been_VBN found_VVN for_IF these_DD2 minor_JJ poets_NN2 and_CC playwrights_NN2 ,_, not_XX to_TO mention_VVI jumped-up_JJ journalists_NN2 who_PNQS also_RR figured_VVN all_DB too_RG prominently_RR ,_, surely_RR a_AT1 few_DA2 sentences_NN2 could_VM have_VHI been_VBN spared_VVN for_IF the_AT man_NN1 he_PPHS1 himself_PPX1 had_VHD described_VVN as_II the_AT one_MC1 working-class_JJ writer_NN1 who_PNQS remained_VVD working-class_JJ the_AT man_NN1 whom_PNQO the_AT Sentinel_NN1 had_VHD called_VVN '_GE the_AT poet_NN1 of_IO work_NN1 '_GE ._. 
The_AT phrase_NN1 stirred_VVD a_AT1 vague_JJ uneasiness_NN1 in_II his_APPGE mind_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT Poet_NN1 of_IO Work_NN1 '_GE ._. 
It_PPH1 sounded_VVD good_JJ ._. 
And_CC yet_RR ,_, and_CC yet_RR ..._... 
The_AT man_NN1 in_II the_AT pub_NN1 who_PNQS remembered_VVD one_MC1 of_IO his_APPGE workmates_NN2 complaining_VVG to_II Walter_NP1 that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD got_VVN the_AT details_NN2 of_IO the_AT factory_NN1 machinery_NN1 wrong_JJ ..._... 
Mr_NNB Causeley_NP1 at_II Jackson_NP1 's_GE saying_VVG in_II his_APPGE superior_JJ Southern_JJ style_NN1 that_CST people_NN had_VHD written_VVN complaining_VVG that_CST Machin_NP1 had_VHD said_VVN '_GE bobbin-waggler_NN1 '_GE when_CS he_PPHS1 should_VM have_VHI said_JJ '_GE throcket-shuttle_NN1 '_GE ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ flim-flamming_JJ ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, but_CCB that_DD1 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN the_AT general_JJ burden_NN1 of_IO the_AT letters_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 should_VM not_XX have_VHI got_VVN the_AT mechanical_JJ details_NN2 wrong_JJ ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR the_AT other_JJ readers_NN2 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
The_AT man_NN1 on_II the_AT train_NN1 ,_, the_AT teacher_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD been_VBN in_II Lancashire_NP1 for_IF three_MC years_NNT2 ,_, but_CCB felt_VVD he_PPHS1 never_RR really_RR knew_VVD it_PPH1 until_CS Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 revealed_VVD it_PPH1 to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR the_AT critics_NN2 on_II the_AT newspapers_NN2 who_PNQS had_VHD praised_VVN the_AT vividness_NN1 and_CC accuracy_NN1 of_IO the_AT books_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB when_CS it_PPH1 came_VVD down_RP to_II it_PPH1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT people_NN who_PNQS did_VDD n't_XX really_RR know_VVI Lancashire_NP1 who_PNQS found_VVD Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 impressive_JJ ._. 
The_AT ones_NN2 who_PNQS knew_VVD ,_, the_AT men_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE own_DA class_NN1 ,_, the_AT men_NN2 who_PNQS worked_VVD in_II the_AT mills_NN2 with_IW him_PPHO1 ,_, they_PPHS2 were_VBDR unconvinced_JJ ..._... 
Ern_VV0 Malley_NN1 ..._... 
His_APPGE meditations_NN2 were_VBDR interrupted_VVN by_II a_AT1 plop_NN1 on_II the_AT front-door_JJ mat_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT second_MD post_NN1 ._. 
Going_VVG absently_RR to_TO see_VVI what_DDQ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, Greg_NP1 found_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ from_II Somerset_NP1 House_NN1 ._. 
The_AT photocopy_NN1 of_IO the_AT will_VM he_PPHS1 had_VHD requested_VVN ._. 
Feverishly_RR opening_VVG it_PPH1 ,_, he_PPHS1 scanned_VVD it_PPH1 through_RP with_IW his_APPGE mind_NN1 in_II a_AT1 whirl_NN1 ._. 
Most_RRT if_CS it_PPH1 he_PPHS1 knew_VVD :_: the_AT copyright_NN1 on_II his_APPGE works_NN to_II his_APPGE wife_NN1 Viola_NP1 ;_; the_AT manuscripts_NN2 to_II his_APPGE former_DA wife_NN1 Hilda_NP1 Machin_NP1 ;_; a_AT1 small_JJ sum_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 to_II his_APPGE mother_NN1 ,_, still_RR alive_JJ at_II the_AT time_NNT1 of_IO the_AT making_NN1 of_IO the_AT will_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT ordinary_JJ ._. 
But_CCB the_AT surprise_NN1 came_VVD at_II the_AT end_NN1 ._. 
The_AT signature_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX the_AT signature_NN1 of_IO the_AT letters_NN2 and_CC contracts_NN2 he_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN at_II Jackson_NP1 's_GE ._. 
The_AT name_NN1 Walter_NP1 Machin_NP1 was_VBDZ written_VVN in_II a_AT1 large_JJ ,_, rounded_VVD ,_, unconnected_JJ and_CC uncertain_JJ script_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT signature_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 man_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ to_II all_DB intents_NN2 and_CC purposes_NN2 illiterate_JJ ._. 
