Friday_NPD1 16_MC September_NPM1 to_II Tuesday_NPD1 20_MC September_NPM1 Once_RR free_JJ of_IO the_AT knotted_JJ tentacles_NN2 of_IO the_AT eastern_JJ suburbs_NN2 ,_, Dalgliesh_NP1 made_VVD good_JJ time_NNT1 and_CC by_II three_MC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ driving_VVG through_II Lydsett_NP1 village_NN1 ._. 
Here_RL a_AT1 right_JJ turn_NN1 took_VVD him_PPHO1 off_II the_AT coastal_JJ road_NN1 on_II21 to_II22 what_DDQ was_VBDZ little_DA1 more_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 smoothly_RR macadamed_JJ track_NN1 bordered_VVN by_II water-filled_JJ ditches_NN2 and_CC fringed_JJ by_II a_AT1 golden_JJ haze_NN1 of_IO reeds_NN2 ,_, their_APPGE lumbered_JJ heads_NN2 straining_VVG in_II the_AT wind_NN1 ._. 
And_CC now_RT ,_, for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 could_VM smell_VVI the_AT North_NP1 Sea_NNL1 ,_, that_DD1 potent_JJ but_CCB half-illusory_JJ tang_NN1 evoking_VVG nostalgic_JJ memories_NN2 of_IO childhood_NN1 holidays_NN2 ,_, of_IO solitary_JJ adolescent_NN1 walks_VVZ as_CSA he_PPHS1 struggled_VVD with_IW his_APPGE first_MD poems_NN2 ,_, of_IO his_APPGE aunt_NN1 's_GE tall_JJ figure_NN1 at_II his_APPGE side_NN1 ,_, binoculars_NN2 round_II her_APPGE neck_NN1 ,_, striding_VVG towards_II the_AT haunts_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE beloved_JJ birds_NN2 ._. 
And_CC here_RL ,_, barring_VVG the_AT road_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ the_AT familiar_JJ old_JJ farm_NN1 gate_NN1 still_RR in_II place_NN1 ._. 
Its_APPGE continued_JJ presence_NN1 always_RR surprised_VVD him_PPHO1 since_CS it_PPH1 served_VVD no_AT purpose_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 could_VM see_VVI except_CS symbolically_RR to_TO cut_VVI off_II the_AT headland_NN1 and_CC to_TO give_VVI travellers_NN2 pause_VV0 to_TO consider_VVI whether_CSW they_PPHS2 really_RR wanted_VVN to_TO continue_VVI ._. 
It_PPH1 swung_VVD open_JJ at_II his_APPGE touch_NN1 but_CCB closing_VVG it_PPH1 ,_, as_CSA always_RR ,_, was_VBDZ more_RGR difficult_JJ and_CC he_PPHS1 lugged_VVD and_CC half_DB lifted_VVD it_PPH1 into_II place_NN1 and_CC slipped_VVD the_AT circle_NN1 of_IO wire_NN1 over_II the_AT gatepost_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 familiar_JJ sensation_NN1 of_IO having_VHG turned_VVN his_APPGE back_NN1 on_II the_AT workaday_NN1 world_NN1 and_CC entered_VVD country_NN1 which_DDQ ,_, no_RGQV31 matter_RGQV32 how_RGQV33 frequent_JJ his_APPGE visits_NN2 ,_, would_VM always_RR be_VBI alien_JJ territory_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ driving_VVG now_RT across_II the_AT open_JJ headland_NN1 towards_II the_AT fringe_NN1 of_IO pine_NN1 trees_NN2 which_DDQ bordered_VVD the_AT North_NP1 Sea_NNL1 ._. 
The_AT only_JJ house_NN1 to_II his_APPGE left_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT old_JJ Victorian_JJ rectory_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 square_NN1 ,_, red-brick_JJ building_NN1 ,_, incongruous_JJ behind_II its_APPGE struggling_JJ hedge_NN1 of_IO rhododendron_NN1 and_CC laurel_NN1 ._. 
To_II his_APPGE right_NN1 the_AT ground_NN1 rose_VVD gently_RR towards_II the_AT southern_JJ cliffs_NN2 and_CC he_PPHS1 could_VM see_VVI the_AT dark_JJ mouth_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 concrete_JJ pillbox_NN1 ,_, undemolished_JJ since_CS the_AT war_NN1 ,_, and_CC as_RG seemingly_RR indestructible_JJ as_II the_AT great_JJ hulks_NN2 of_IO wave-battered_JJ concrete_NN1 ,_, remnants_NN2 of_IO the_AT old_JJ fortifications_NN2 which_DDQ lay_VV0 half-submerged_NN1 in_II the_AT sand_NN1 along_II part_NN1 of_IO the_AT beach_NN1 ._. 
To_II the_AT north_ND1 the_AT broken_JJ arches_NN2 and_CC stumps_NN2 of_IO the_AT ruined_JJ Benedictine_JJ abbey_NN1 gleamed_VVD golden_JJ in_II the_AT afternoon_NNT1 sun_NN1 against_II the_AT crinkled_JJ blue_NN1 of_IO the_AT sea_NN1 and_CC ,_, breasting_VVG a_AT1 small_JJ ridge_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 glimpsed_VVD for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 the_AT topsail_NN1 of_IO Larksoken_JJ Mill_NN1 and_CC beyond_II it_PPH1 ,_, against_II the_AT skyline_NN1 ,_, the_AT great_JJ grey_JJ bulk_NN1 of_IO Larksoken_JJ Nuclear_JJ power_NN1 Station_NN1 ._. 
The_AT road_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ on_RP ,_, veering_VVG left_JJ ,_, would_VM lead_VVI eventually_RR to_II the_AT station_NN1 but_CCB was_VBDZ ,_, he_PPHS1 knew_VVD ,_, seldom_RR used_VVN since_CS normal_JJ traffic_NN1 and_CC all_DB heavy_JJ vehicles_NN2 used_VVD the_AT new_JJ access_NN1 road_NN1 to_II the_AT north_ND1 ._. 
The_AT headland_NN1 was_VBDZ empty_JJ and_CC almost_RR bare_JJ ,_, the_AT few_DA2 straggling_JJ trees_NN2 ,_, distorted_VVN by_II the_AT wind_NN1 ,_, struggled_VVD to_TO keep_VVI their_APPGE precarious_JJ hold_NN1 in_II the_AT uncompromising_JJ soil_NN1 ._. 
And_CC now_RT he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ passing_VVG a_AT1 second_NNT1 and_CC more_RGR dilapidated_JJ pillbox_NN1 and_CC it_PPH1 struck_VVD him_PPHO1 that_CST the_AT whole_JJ headland_NN1 had_VHD the_AT desolate_JJ look_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 old_JJ battlefield_NN1 ,_, the_AT corpses_NN2 long_RR since_CS carted_VVN away_RL but_CCB the_AT air_NN1 vibrating_VVG still_RR with_IW the_AT gunfire_NN1 of_IO long-lost_JJ battles_NN2 ,_, while_CS the_AT power_NN1 station_NN1 loomed_VVD over_II it_PPH1 like_II a_AT1 grandiose_JJ modern_JJ monument_NN1 to_II the_AT unknown_JJ dead_JJ ._. 
On_II his_APPGE previous_JJ visits_NN2 to_II Larksoken_NP1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN Martyr_NN1 's_GE Cottage_NN1 spread_VVD out_RP beneath_II him_PPHO1 when_CS he_PPHS1 and_CC his_APPGE aunt_NN1 had_VHD stood_VVN surveying_VVG the_AT headland_NN1 from_II the_AT small_JJ top_JJ room_NN1 under_II the_AT cone_NN1 of_IO the_AT mill_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 had_VHD never_RR been_VBN closer_JJR to_II it_PPH1 than_CSN the_AT road_NN1 and_CC now_RT ,_, driving_VVG up_II21 to_II22 it_PPH1 ,_, it_PPH1 struck_VVD him_PPHO1 again_RT that_CST the_AT description_NN1 '_GE cottage_NN1 '_GE was_VBDZ hardly_RR appropriate_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 substantial_JJ ,_, two-storey_NN1 ,_, L-shaped_JJ house_NN1 standing_VVG to_II the_AT east_ND1 of_IO the_AT track_NN1 with_IW walls_NN2 partly_RR flint_NN1 and_CC partly_RR rendered_VVN ,_, enclosing_VVG at_II the_AT rear_NN1 a_AT1 courtyard_NN1 of_IO York_NP1 stone_NN1 which_DDQ gave_VVD an_AT1 uninterrupted_JJ view_NN1 over_RG fifty_MC yards_NN2 of_IO scrub_NN1 to_II the_AT grassy_JJ dunes_NN2 and_CC the_AT sea_NN1 ._. 
No_PN121 one_PN122 appeared_VVD as_CSA he_PPHS1 drew_VVD up_RP and_CC ,_, before_II lifting_VVG his_APPGE hand_NN1 to_II the_AT bell_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 paused_VVD to_TO read_VVI the_AT words_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 stone_NN1 plaque_NN1 embedded_VVN in_II the_AT flints_NN2 to_II the_AT right_NN1 of_IO the_AT door_NN1 ._. 
In_II a_AT1 cottage_NN1 on_II this_DD1 site_NN1 lived_VVD Agnes_NP1 Poley_NP1 ,_, Protestant_JJ martyr_NN1 ,_, burned_VVN at_II Ipswich_NP1 ,_, 15th_MD August_NPM1 1557_MC ,_, aged_II 32_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
Ecclesiastes_NP1 chapter_NN1 3_MC ,_, verse_NN1 15_MC ._. 
The_AT plaque_NN1 was_VBDZ unadorned_JJ ,_, the_AT letters_NN2 deeply_RR carved_VVN in_II an_AT1 elegant_JJ script_NN1 reminiscent_JJ of_IO Eric_NP1 Gill_NP1 ,_, and_CC Dalgliesh_NP1 remembered_VVD his_APPGE aunt_NN1 telling_VVG him_PPHO1 that_CST it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN placed_VVN there_RL by_II previous_JJ owners_NN2 in_II the_AT late_JJ twenties_MC2 ,_, when_CS the_AT cottage_NN1 was_VBDZ originally_RR extended_VVN ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO the_AT advantages_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 religious_JJ education_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT ability_NN1 to_TO identify_VVI at_RR21 least_RR22 the_AT better-known_JJR texts_NN2 of_IO scripture_NN1 and_CC this_DD1 was_VBDZ one_PN1 which_DDQ it_PPH1 needed_VVD no_AT effort_NN1 of_IO memory_NN1 to_TO recall_VVI ._. 
As_II a_AT1 delinquent_JJ nine-year-old_JJ at_II his_APPGE prep_JJ school_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD once_RR been_VBN required_VVN by_II the_AT headmaster_NN1 to_TO write_VVI out_RP in_II his_APPGE best_JJT handwriting_NN1 the_AT whole_NN1 of_IO the_AT third_MD chapter_NN1 of_IO Ecclesiastes_NP1 ,_, old_JJ Gumboil_NP1 ,_, economical_JJ in_II this_DD1 as_CSA in_II all_DB matters_NN2 ,_, believing_VVG that_DD1 writing_NN1 lines_NN2 should_VM combine_VVI punishment_NN1 with_IW literary_JJ and_CC religious_JJ education_NN1 ._. 
The_AT words_NN2 ,_, in_II that_DD1 round_JJ childish_JJ script_NN1 ,_, had_VHD remained_VVN with_IW him_PPHO1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, an_AT1 interesting_JJ choice_NN1 of_IO text_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 which_DDQ hath_VHZ been_VBN is_VBZ now_RT ;_; and_CC that_DD1 which_DDQ is_VBZ to_TO be_VBI hath_VHZ already_RR been_VBN ;_; and_CC God_NP1 requireth_VVZ that_DD1 which_DDQ is_VBZ past_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 rang_VVD and_CC there_EX was_VBDZ only_RR a_AT1 short_JJ delay_NN1 before_II Alice_NP1 Mair_NP1 opened_VVD the_AT door_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 saw_VVD a_AT1 tall_JJ ,_, handsome_JJ woman_NN1 dressed_VVN with_IW careful_JJ and_CC expensive_JJ informality_NN1 in_II a_AT1 black_JJ cashmere_NN1 sweater_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 silk_NN1 scarf_NN1 at_II the_AT throat_NN1 and_CC fawn_JJ trousers_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI recognized_VVN her_PPHO1 from_II her_APPGE strong_JJ resemblance_NN1 to_II her_APPGE brother_NN1 ,_, although_CS she_PPHS1 looked_VVD the_AT elder_NN1 by_II some_DD years_NNT2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 took_VVD it_PPH1 for_IF granted_VVN that_CST each_DD1 knew_VVD who_PNQS the_AT other_NN1 was_VBDZ ,_, and_CC standing_VVG aside_RL to_TO motion_VVI him_PPHO1 in_RP she_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ good_JJ of_IO you_PPY to_TO be_VBI so_RG accommodating_JJ ,_, Mr_NNB Dalgliesh_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM afraid_JJ Nora_NP1 Gurney_NP1 is_VBZ implacable_JJ ._. 
Once_CS she_PPHS1 knew_VVD you_PPY were_VBDR on_II your_APPGE way_NN1 to_II Norfolk_NP1 you_PPY were_VBDR a_AT1 predestined_JJ victim_NN1 ._. 
Perhaps_RR you_PPY would_VM bring_VVI the_AT proofs_NN2 through_RP to_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 distinguished_JJ face_NN1 with_IW the_AT deep-set_NN1 ,_, widely_RR spaced_VVN eyes_NN2 beneath_II straight_JJ brows_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 well-shaped_NN1 ,_, rather_RG secretive_JJ mouth_NN1 and_CC strong_JJ greying_JJ hair_NN1 swept_VVD upwards_RL and_CC curled_VVN into_II a_AT1 chignon_NN1 ._. 
In_II her_APPGE publicity_NN1 photographs_NN2 she_PPHS1 could_VM ,_, he_PPHS1 recalled_VVD ,_, look_VV0 beautiful_JJ in_II a_AT1 somewhat_RR intimidating_JJ ,_, intellectual_JJ and_CC very_RG English_JJ mould_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB seen_VVN face_NN1 to_II face_NN1 ,_, even_RR in_II the_AT informality_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE own_DA house_NN1 ,_, the_AT absence_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 spark_NN1 of_IO sexuality_NN1 and_CC ,_, he_PPHS1 sensed_VVD ,_, a_AT1 deep-seated_JJ reserve_NN1 ,_, made_VVD her_PPHO1 seem_VV0 less_RGR feminine_JJ and_CC more_RGR formidable_JJ than_CSN he_PPHS1 had_VHD expected_VVN ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 held_VVD herself_PPX1 stiffly_RR as_CS21 if_CS22 repelling_VVG invaders_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE personal_JJ space_NN1 ._. 
The_AT handshake_NN1 with_IW which_DDQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD greeted_VVN him_PPHO1 had_VHD been_VBN cool_JJ and_CC firm_JJ and_CC her_APPGE brief_JJ smile_NN1 was_VBDZ surprisingly_RR attractive_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 knew_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ oversensitive_JJ to_II the_AT timbre_NN1 of_IO the_AT human_JJ voice_NN1 and_CC hers_PPGE ,_, although_CS not_XX jarring_VVG or_CC unpleasant_JJ ,_, sounded_VVD a_RR21 little_RR22 forced_VVN as_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 were_VBDR deliberately_RR speaking_VVG at_II an_AT1 unnatural_JJ pitch_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 followed_VVD her_PPHO1 down_RP the_AT hall_NN1 to_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 at_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO the_AT house_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, he_PPHS1 judged_VVD ,_, almost_RR twenty_MC feet_NN2 long_JJ and_CC obviously_RR served_VVD the_AT triple_JJ purpose_NN1 of_IO sitting_VVG room_NN1 ,_, working_VVG place_NN1 and_CC office_NN1 ._. 
The_AT right-hand_JJ half_NN1 of_IO the_AT room_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 well-equipped_JJ kitchen_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 large_JJ gas_NN1 stove_NN1 and_CC an_AT1 Aga_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 butcher_NN1 's_GE chopping_NN1 block_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 dresser_NN1 to_II the_AT right_NN1 of_IO the_AT door_NN1 holding_VVG an_AT1 assortment_NN1 of_IO gleaming_JJ pots_NN2 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 long_JJ working_JJ surface_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 wooden_JJ triangle_NN1 sheathing_VVG her_APPGE assortment_NN1 of_IO knives_NN2 ._. 
In_II the_AT centre_NN1 of_IO the_AT room_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 large_JJ wooden_JJ table_NN1 holding_VVG a_AT1 stoneware_NN1 jar_NN1 of_IO dried_JJ flowers_NN2 ._. 
On_II the_AT left-hand_JJ wall_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 working_JJ fireplace_NN1 ,_, the_AT two_MC recesses_NN2 fitted_VVN with_IW wall-to-ceiling_JJ bookshelves_NN2 ._. 
To_II each_DD1 side_NN1 of_IO the_AT hearth_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 high-backed_JJ wicker_NN1 armchair_NN1 in_II an_AT1 intricate_JJ closely_RR woven_JJ design_NN1 fitted_VVN with_IW patchwork_NN1 cushions_NN2 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ an_AT1 open_JJ roll-top_JJ desk_NN1 facing_VVG one_MC1 of_IO the_AT wide_JJ windows_NN2 and_CC ,_, to_II its_APPGE right_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 stable_JJ door_NN1 ,_, the_AT top_NN1 half_DB open_VV0 ,_, gave_VVD a_AT1 view_NN1 of_IO the_AT paved_JJ courtyard_NN1 ._. 
Dalgliesh_NN1 could_VM glimpse_VVI what_DDQ was_VBDZ obviously_RR her_APPGE herb_NN1 garden_NN1 planted_VVN in_II elegant_JJ terracotta_NN1 pots_NN2 carefully_RR disposed_VVN to_TO catch_VVI the_AT sun_NN1 ._. 
The_AT room_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ contained_VVD nothing_PN1 superfluous_JJ ,_, nothing_PN1 pretentious_JJ ,_, was_VBDZ both_RR pleasing_JJ and_CC extraordinarily_RR comforting_JJ and_CC ,_, for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 wondered_VVD why_RRQ ._. 
Was_VBDZ it_PPH1 the_AT faint_JJ smell_NN1 of_IO herbs_NN2 and_CC newly_RR baked_JJ dough_NN1 ,_, the_AT soft_JJ ticking_NN1 of_IO the_AT wall-mounted_JJ clock_NN1 which_DDQ seemed_VVD both_RR to_TO mark_VVI the_AT passing_JJ seconds_NNT2 and_CC yet_RR to_TO hold_VVI time_NNT1 in_II thrall_NN1 ,_, the_AT rhythmic_JJ moaning_NN1 of_IO the_AT sea_NN1 through_II the_AT half-open_JJ door_NN1 ,_, the_AT sense_NN1 of_IO well-fed_JJ ease_NN1 conveyed_VVN by_II the_AT two_MC cushioned_JJ armchairs_NN2 ,_, the_AT open_JJ hearth_NN1 ?_? 
Or_CC was_VBDZ it_PPH1 that_CST the_AT kitchen_NN1 reminded_VVD Dalgliesh_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 rectory_NN1 kitchen_NN1 where_CS the_AT lonely_JJ only_JJ child_NN1 had_VHD found_VVN warmth_NN1 and_CC undemanding_JJ ,_, uncensorious_JJ companionship_NN1 ,_, been_VBN given_VVN hot_JJ dripping_NN1 toast_NN1 and_CC small_JJ forbidden_JJ treats_NN2 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 placed_VVD the_AT proofs_NN2 on_II the_AT desk_NN1 ,_, refused_VVD Alice_NP1 Mair_NP1 's_GE offer_NN1 of_IO coffee_NN1 and_CC followed_VVD her_PPHO1 back_RP to_II the_AT front_JJ door_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 walked_VVD out_RP with_IW him_PPHO1 to_II the_AT car_NN1 and_CC said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ sorry_JJ about_II your_APPGE aunt_NN1 sorry_JJ for_IF you_PPY ,_, I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 expect_VV0 that_CST for_IF an_AT1 ornithologist_NN1 death_NN1 ceases_VVZ to_TO be_VBI terrible_JJ once_RR sight_VV0 and_CC hearing_NN1 begin_VV0 to_TO go_VVI ._. 
And_CC to_TO die_VVI in_II one_PN1 's_GE sleep_NN1 without_IW distress_NN1 to_II oneself_PNX1 or_CC inconvenience_NN1 to_II others_NN2 is_VBZ an_AT1 enviable_JJ end_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB you_PPY had_VHD known_VVN her_PPHO1 for_IF so_RG long_JJ that_CST she_PPHS1 must_VM have_VHI seemed_VVN immortal_JJ ._. 
'_GE Formal_JJ condolences_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, were_VBDR never_RR easy_JJ to_TO speak_VVI or_CC accept_VVI and_CC usually_RR sounded_VVN either_RR banal_JJ or_CC insincere_JJ ._. 
Hers_PPGE had_VHD been_VBN perceptive_JJ ._. 
Jane_NP1 Dalgliesh_NP1 had_VHD indeed_RR seemed_VVN to_II him_PPHO1 immortal_JJ ._. 
The_AT very_RG old_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, make_VV0 our_APPGE past_NN1 ._. 
Once_CS they_PPHS2 go_VV0 it_PPH1 seems_VVZ for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 that_CST neither_RR it_PPH1 nor_CC we_PPIS2 have_VH0 any_DD real_JJ existence_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI death_NN1 was_VBDZ ever_RR terrible_JJ to_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX sure_JJ that_CST I_PPIS1 really_RR knew_VVD her_PPHO1 and_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM left_VVN wishing_VVG I_PPIS1 'd_VHD tried_VVN harder_RRR ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 shall_VM miss_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE Alice_NP1 Mair_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI her_PPHO1 either_RR ._. 
Perhaps_RR I_PPIS1 should_VM have_VHI tried_VVN harder_RRR too_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 very_RG private_JJ woman_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 suspect_VV0 one_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 fortunate_JJ people_NN who_PNQS find_VV0 no_AT other_JJ company_NN1 more_RGR agreeable_JJ than_CSN their_APPGE own_DA ._. 
It_PPH1 always_RR seems_VVZ presumptuous_JJ to_TO encroach_VVI on_II that_DD1 self-sufficiency_NN1 ._. 
Perhaps_RR you_PPY share_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
But_CCB if_CS you_PPY can_VM tolerate_VVI company_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM having_VHG a_AT1 few_DA2 people_NN ,_, mostly_RR colleagues_NN2 of_IO Alex_NP1 from_II the_AT power_NN1 station_NN1 ,_, to_II dinner_NN1 on_II Thursday_NPD1 night_NNT1 ._. 
Would_VM you_PPY care_VVI to_TO join_VVI us_PPIO2 ?_? 
Seven_MC thirty_MC for_IF eight_MC ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 sounded_VVD ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, more_RRR like_II a_AT1 challenge_NN1 than_CSN an_AT1 invitation_NN1 ._. 
Somewhat_RR to_II his_APPGE surprise_NN1 ,_, Dalgliesh_NP1 found_VVD himself_PPX1 accepting_VVG ._. 
But_CCB then_RT the_AT whole_JJ encounter_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN a_RR21 little_RR22 surprising_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 stood_VVD regarding_II him_PPHO1 with_IW a_AT1 serious_JJ intensity_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 let_VVD in_II the_AT clutch_NN1 and_CC turned_VVD the_AT car_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 had_VHD the_AT impression_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ watching_VVG critically_RR to_TO see_VVI how_RRQ he_PPHS1 handled_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
But_CCB at_RR21 least_RR22 ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD as_CSA he_PPHS1 gave_VVD a_AT1 final_JJ wave_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX asked_VVN him_PPHO1 whether_CSW he_PPHS1 had_VHD come_VVN to_II Norfolk_NP1 to_TO help_VVI catch_VVI the_AT Whistler_NP1 ._. 
Three_MC minutes_NNT2 later_RRR he_PPHS1 raised_VVD his_APPGE foot_NN1 from_II the_AT accelerator_NN1 ._. 
Ahead_II21 of_II22 him_PPHO1 ,_, trudging_VVG along_RP on_II the_AT left_NN1 of_IO the_AT path_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ a_AT1 little_JJ group_NN1 of_IO children_NN2 ,_, the_AT eldest_JJT girl_NN1 wheeling_VVG a_AT1 pushchair_NN1 with_IW two_MC smaller_JJR children_NN2 ,_, one_MC1 each_DD1 side_NN1 of_IO her_PPHO1 ,_, clutching_VVG the_AT bars_NN2 ._. 
Hearing_VVG the_AT noise_NN1 of_IO the_AT car_NN1 she_PPHS1 turned_VVD and_CC he_PPHS1 saw_VVD a_AT1 peaked_JJ ,_, delicate_JJ face_NN1 framed_VVN with_IW red-gold_JJ hair_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 recognized_VVD the_AT Blaney_NP1 children_NN2 ,_, met_VVD once_RR before_RT with_IW their_APPGE mother_NN1 walking_VVG along_II the_AT beach_NN1 ._. 
Obviously_RR the_AT eldest_JJT girl_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN shopping_VVG :_: the_AT folding_JJ pushchair_NN1 had_VHD a_AT1 shelf_NN1 under_II the_AT seat_NN1 lumped_VVD high_JJ with_IW plastic_NN1 bags_NN2 ._. 
Instinctively_RR he_PPHS1 slowed_VVD down_RP ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR unlikely_JJ to_TO be_VBI in_II real_JJ danger_NN1 ,_, the_AT Whistler_NP1 stalked_VVD at_II night_NNT1 ,_, not_XX in_II broad_JJ daylight_NN1 ,_, and_CC no_AT vehicle_NN1 had_VHD passed_VVN him_PPHO1 since_CS he_PPHS1 left_VVD the_AT coastal_JJ road_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT child_NN1 looked_VVD grossly_RR overburdened_VVD and_CC ought_VMK not_XX to_TO be_VBI so_RG far_RR from_II home_NN1 ._. 
Though_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD never_RR seen_VVN their_APPGE cottage_NN1 he_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO remember_VVI that_CST his_APPGE aunt_NN1 had_VHD told_VVN him_PPHO1 that_CST it_PPH1 lay_VVD about_RG two_MC miles_NNU2 to_II the_AT south_ND1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 recalled_VVD what_DDQ he_PPHS1 knew_VVD about_II them_PPHO2 ,_, that_CST their_APPGE father_NN1 earned_VVD a_AT1 precarious_JJ living_NN1 as_II a_AT1 painter_NN1 whose_DDQGE innocuous_JJ ,_, prettified_VVD watercolours_NN2 were_VBDR sold_VVN in_II cafs_NN2 and_CC tourist_NN1 shops_NN2 along_II the_AT coast_NN1 and_CC that_CST their_APPGE mother_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN desperately_RR ill_JJ with_IW cancer_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wondered_VVD whether_CSW Mrs_NNB Blaney_NP1 was_VBDZ still_RR alive_JJ ._. 
His_APPGE instinct_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO pile_VVI the_AT children_NN2 into_II the_AT car_NN1 and_CC drive_VV0 them_PPHO2 home_RL but_CCB that_DD1 ,_, he_PPHS1 knew_VVD ,_, was_VBDZ hardly_RR sensible_JJ ._. 
Almost_RR certainly_RR the_AT eldest_JJT child_NN1 Theresa_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? had_VHD been_VBN taught_VVN not_XX to_TO accept_VVI lifts_NN2 from_II strangers_NN2 ,_, particularly_RR men_NN2 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ virtually_RR a_AT1 stranger_NN1 ._. 
On_II an_AT1 impulse_NN1 he_PPHS1 reversed_VVD the_AT Jaguar_NN1 and_CC drove_VVD quickly_RR back_RP to_II Martyr_NN1 's_GE Cottage_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 time_NNT1 the_AT front_JJ door_NN1 was_VBDZ open_JJ and_CC a_AT1 swathe_NN1 of_IO sunlight_NN1 lay_VVD across_II the_AT red-tiled_JJ floor_NN1 ._. 
Alice_NP1 Mair_NP1 had_VHD heard_VVN the_AT car_NN1 and_CC came_VVN out_RP to_II him_PPHO1 from_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 ,_, wiping_VVG her_APPGE hands_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_GE The_AT Blaney_NP1 children_NN2 are_VBR walking_VVG home_RL ._. 
Theresa_NP1 is_VBZ wheeling_VVG a_AT1 pushchair_NN1 and_CC trying_VVG to_TO cope_VVI with_IW the_AT twins_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 thought_VVD I_PPIS1 could_VM offer_VVI a_AT1 lift_NN1 if_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 woman_NN1 with_IW me_PPIO1 ,_, someone_PN1 they_PPHS2 know_VV0 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 said_VVD briefly_RR :_: '_" They_PPHS2 know_VV0 me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" Without_IW another_DD1 word_NN1 she_PPHS1 went_VVD back_RP into_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 then_RT came_VVD out_RP to_II him_PPHO1 ,_, closed_VVD the_AT front_JJ door_NN1 after_II her_PPHO1 without_IW locking_VVG it_PPH1 and_CC got_VVN into_II the_AT car_NN1 ._. 
Putting_VVG it_PPH1 into_II gear_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE arm_NN1 brushed_VVD her_APPGE knee_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ aware_JJ of_IO an_AT1 almost_RR imperceptible_JJ withdrawing_NN1 ,_, more_RGR emotional_JJ than_CSN physical_JJ ,_, a_AT1 small_JJ delicate_JJ gesture_NN1 of_IO self-containment_NN1 ._. 
Dalgliesh_NP1 doubted_VVD whether_CSW that_DD1 half-imagined_JJ recoil_NN1 had_VHD anything_PN1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW him_PPHO1 personally_RR ,_, nor_CC did_VDD he_PPHS1 find_VVI her_APPGE silence_NN1 disconcerting_JJ ._. 
Their_APPGE conversation_NN1 ,_, when_CS they_PPHS2 did_VDD speak_VVI ,_, was_VBDZ brief_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 asked_VVD :_: '_GE Is_VBZ Mrs_NNB Blaney_NP1 still_RR alive_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ._. 
She_PPHS1 died_VVD six_MC weeks_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 
'_" '_" How_RRQ are_VBR they_PPHS2 managing_VVG ?_? 
'_" '_" Not_XX particularly_RR well_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 imagine_VV0 ._. 
But_CCB Ryan_NP1 Blaney_NP1 does_VDZ n't_XX welcome_VVI interference_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 sympathize_VV0 ._. 
Once_CS he_PPHS1 lets_VVZ down_RP his_APPGE defences_NN2 half_DB the_AT social_JJ workers_NN2 in_II Norfolk_NP1 ,_, amateur_JJ and_CC professional_JJ ,_, will_VM move_VVI in_RP on_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" When_RRQ they_PPHS2 drew_VVD up_RP beside_II the_AT little_JJ band_NN1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ Alice_NP1 Mair_NP1 who_PNQS opened_VVD the_AT car_NN1 door_NN1 and_CC spoke_VVD ._. 
'_GE Theresa_NP1 ,_, here_RL is_VBZ Mr_NNB Dalgliesh_NP1 to_TO give_VVI you_PPY all_DB a_AT1 lift_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ Miss_NNB Dalgliesh_NP1 's_GE nephew_NN1 from_II Larksoken_JJ Mill_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO the_AT twins_NN2 had_VHD better_RRR sit_VVI on_II my_APPGE lap_NN1 ._. 
The_AT rest_NN1 of_IO you_PPY and_CC the_AT pushchair_NN1 can_VM fit_VVI into_II the_AT back_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Theresa_NP1 looked_VVD at_II Dalgliesh_NN1 without_IW smiling_JJ and_CC said_VVD a_AT1 grave_NN1 thank_VV0 you_PPY ._. 
She_PPHS1 reminded_VVD him_PPHO1 of_IO pictures_NN2 of_IO the_AT young_JJ Elizabeth_NP1 Tudor_NP1 ,_, the_AT same_DA red-gold_NN1 hair_NN1 framing_VVG a_AT1 curiously_RR adult_JJ face_NN1 both_RR secretive_JJ and_CC self-composed_NN1 ,_, the_AT same_DA sharp_JJ nose_NN1 and_CC wary_JJ eyes_NN2 ._. 
The_AT faces_NN2 of_IO the_AT twins_NN2 ,_, softer_JJR editions_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE own_DA ,_, turned_VVD towards_II her_PPHO1 questioningly_RR then_RT broke_VVD into_II shy_JJ smiles_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 looked_VVD as_CS21 if_CS22 they_PPHS2 had_VHD been_VBN dressed_VVN in_II a_AT1 hurry_NN1 and_CC not_XX very_RG suitably_RR for_IF a_AT1 long_JJ walk_NN1 on_II the_AT headland_NN1 ,_, even_RR in_II a_AT1 warm_JJ autumn_NNT1 ._. 
One_PN1 wore_VVD a_AT1 tattered_JJ summer_NNT1 dress_NN1 in_II pink_JJ spotted_JJ cotton_NN1 with_IW double_JJ flounces_NN2 ,_, the_AT other_JJ a_AT1 pinafore_NN1 over_II a_AT1 checked_JJ blouse_NN1 ._. 
Their_APPGE pathetically_RR thin_JJ legs_NN2 were_VBDR unprotected_JJ ._. 
Theresa_NP1 was_VBDZ wearing_VVG jeans_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 grubby_JJ sweat_NN1 shirt_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 map_NN1 of_IO London_NP1 's_VBZ Underground_RL across_II the_AT front_NN1 ._. 
Dalgliesh_NP1 found_VVD himself_PPX1 wondering_VVG if_CSW it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN brought_VVN back_RP from_II a_AT1 school_NN1 trip_NN1 to_II the_AT capital_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ too_RG large_JJ for_IF her_PPHO1 and_CC the_AT wide_JJ sleeves_NN2 of_IO limp_JJ cotton_NN1 hung_VVN from_II her_APPGE freckled_JJ arms_NN2 like_II rags_NN2 thrown_VVN over_II a_AT1 stick_NN1 ._. 
In_II contrast_NN1 to_II his_APPGE sisters_NN2 ,_, Anthony_NP1 was_VBDZ over-clad_VVN ,_, a_AT1 bundle_NN1 of_IO leggings_NN2 ,_, jumper_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 padded_JJ jacket_NN1 topped_VVN with_IW a_AT1 woollen_JJ helmet_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 bobble_NN1 pulled_VVD well_RR down_RP over_II his_APPGE forehead_NN1 ,_, beneath_II which_DDQ he_PPHS1 surveyed_VVD their_APPGE busyness_NN1 ,_, unsmiling_JJ ,_, like_II a_AT1 stout_JJ imperious_JJ Caesar_NP1 ._. 
Dalgliesh_NP1 got_VVD out_II21 of_II22 the_AT Jaguar_NN1 and_CC tried_VVD to_TO extricate_VVI him_PPHO1 from_II the_AT pushchair_NN1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT anatomy_NN1 of_IO the_AT chair_NN1 momentarily_RR defeated_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 bar_NN1 beneath_II which_DDQ the_AT child_NN1 's_GE rigid_JJ legs_NN2 were_VBDR obstinately_RR stuck_VVN ._. 
The_AT solid_JJ uncooperative_JJ bundle_NN1 was_VBDZ surprisingly_RR heavy_JJ ;_; it_PPH1 was_VBDZ like_II trying_VVG to_TO manoeuvre_VVI a_AT1 firm_NN1 and_CC rather_RG smelly_JJ poultice_NN1 ._. 
Theresa_NP1 gave_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 brief_JJ ,_, pitying_VVG smile_NN1 ,_, dragged_VVD the_AT plastic_NN1 bags_NN2 from_II beneath_II the_AT seat_NN1 then_RT expertly_RR freed_VVD her_APPGE brother_NN1 and_CC settled_VVD him_PPHO1 on_II her_APPGE left_JJ hip_NN1 while_CS ,_, with_IW the_AT other_JJ hand_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 collapsed_VVD the_AT pushchair_NN1 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 single_JJ vigorous_JJ shake_NN1 ._. 
Dalgliesh_NP1 took_VVD the_AT baby_NN1 from_II her_PPHO1 while_CS Theresa_NP1 helped_VVD the_AT children_NN2 into_II the_AT Jaguar_NN1 and_CC commanded_VVN with_IW sudden_JJ fierceness_NN1 ,_, '_GE Sit_VV0 still_JJ ._. 
'_GE Anthony_NP1 ,_, recognizing_VVG incompetence_NN1 ,_, grasped_VVD Dalgliesh_NP1 's_GE hair_NN1 firmly_RR with_IW a_AT1 sticky_JJ hand_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 felt_VVD the_AT momentary_JJ touch_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 cheek_NN1 ,_, so_RG soft_JJ that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ like_II the_AT fall_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 petal_NN1 ._. 
Throughout_II these_DD2 manoeuvrings_NN2 Alice_NP1 Mair_NP1 sat_VVD quietly_RR watching_VVG from_II the_AT car_NN1 but_CCB made_VVD no_AT move_NN1 to_TO help_VVI ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ impossible_JJ to_TO know_VVI what_DDQ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ thinking_VVG ._. 
But_CCB once_RR the_AT Jaguar_NN1 had_VHD moved_VVN away_RL she_PPHS1 turned_VVD to_II Theresa_NP1 and_CC said_VVD in_II a_AT1 voice_NN1 of_IO surprising_JJ gentleness_NN1 :_: '_" Does_VDZ your_APPGE father_NN1 know_VVI that_CST you_PPY 're_VBR out_RP alone_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_GE Daddy_NN1 has_VHZ taken_VVN the_AT van_NN1 to_II Mr_NNB Sparks_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ due_JJ for_IF its_APPGE MOT_NN1 test_NN1 ._. 
Mr_NNB Sparks_NP1 does_VDZ n't_XX think_VVI it_PPH1 's_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO pass_VVI ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 found_VVD we_PPIS2 'd_VM run_VVI out_II21 of_II22 milk_NN1 for_IF Anthony_NP1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 have_VH0 to_TO have_VHI milk_NN1 ._. 
And_CC we_PPIS2 wanted_VVD some_DD more_DAR disposable_JJ nappies_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Alice_NP1 Mair_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM giving_VVG a_AT1 dinner_NN1 party_NN1 on_II Thursday_NPD1 evening_NNT1 ._. 
If_CS your_APPGE father_NN1 agrees_VVZ ,_, would_VM you_PPY like_VVI to_TO come_VVI and_CC help_VVI with_IW the_AT table_NN1 like_II you_PPY did_VDD last_MD month_NNT1 ?_? 
'_" '_" What_DDQ are_VBR you_PPY going_VVGK to_TO cook_VVI ,_, Miss_NNB Mair_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Put_VV0 your_APPGE head_NN1 close_VV0 so_CS21 that_CS22 I_PPIS1 can_VM whisper_VVI ._. 
Mr_NNB Dalgliesh_NP1 is_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI one_MC1 of_IO the_AT guests_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 want_VV0 it_PPH1 to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 surprise_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT pale_JJ golden_JJ head_NN1 leaned_VVD forward_RL towards_II the_AT grey_JJ and_CC Miss_NNB Mair_NP1 whispered_VVD ._. 
Theresa_NP1 smiled_VVD and_CC then_RT nodded_VVD with_IW serious_JJ satisfaction_NN1 in_II a_AT1 moment_NN1 of_IO grave_JJ feminine_JJ conspiracy_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ Alice_NP1 Mair_NP1 who_PNQS directed_VVD him_PPHO1 to_II the_AT cottage_NN1 ._. 
After_CS about_II a_AT1 mile_NNU1 they_PPHS2 turned_VVD seaward_RL and_CC the_AT Jaguar_NN1 lurched_VVD and_CC bounced_VVD down_II a_AT1 narrow_JJ track_NN1 between_II high_JJ ,_, untended_JJ hedges_NN2 of_IO bramble_NN1 and_CC elderberry_NN1 ._. 
The_AT track_NN1 led_VVD only_RR to_II Scudder_NP1 's_GE Cottage_NN1 ,_, the_AT name_NN1 crudely_RR painted_VVN on_II a_AT1 board_NN1 nailed_VVN to_II the_AT gate_NN1 ._. 
Beyond_II the_AT cottage_NN1 it_PPH1 widened_VVD to_TO provide_VVI a_AT1 rough_JJ ,_, gravelled_JJ turning_NN1 ,_, backed_VVN by_II a_AT1 forty-foot_JJ bank_NN1 of_IO shingle_NN1 behind_II which_DDQ Dalgliesh_VV0 could_VM hear_VVI the_AT crash_NN1 and_CC suck_NN1 of_IO the_AT tide_NN1 ._. 
Scudder_NP1 's_GE Cottage_NN1 ,_, small-windowed_JJ ,_, picturesque_JJ under_II its_APPGE tiled_JJ ,_, dipping_JJ roof_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ fronted_VVN by_II a_AT1 flowering_JJ wilderness_NN1 which_DDQ had_VHD once_RR been_VBN a_AT1 garden_NN1 ._. 
Theresa_NP1 led_VVD the_AT way_NN1 ,_, between_II grass_NN1 almost_RR knee-high_JJ bordered_VVN by_II a_AT1 riot_NN1 of_IO unpruned_JJ roses_NN2 ,_, to_II the_AT porch_NN1 ,_, then_RT reached_VVN for_IF a_AT1 key_NN1 hung_VVD high_JJ on_II a_AT1 nail_NN1 ,_, less_RRR ,_, Dalgliesh_NP1 supposed_VVD ,_, for_IF security_NN1 reasons_NN2 than_CSN to_TO ensure_VVI that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX lost_VVN ._. 
With_IW Dalgliesh_NN1 carrying_VVG Anthony_NP1 they_PPHS2 passed_VVD into_II the_AT cottage_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ much_RR lighter_JJR than_CSN he_PPHS1 had_VHD expected_VVN ,_, largely_RR because_II21 of_II22 a_AT1 rear_JJ door_NN1 ,_, now_RT open_VV0 ,_, which_DDQ led_VVD to_II a_AT1 glass_NN1 extension_NN1 giving_VVG a_AT1 view_NN1 of_IO the_AT headland_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ aware_JJ of_IO the_AT room_NN1 's_GE clutter_NN1 ,_, the_AT central_JJ wooden_JJ table_NN1 still_RR covered_VVN with_IW the_AT remains_NN2 of_IO their_APPGE midday_NNT1 meal_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 assortment_NN1 of_IO plates_NN2 smeared_VVN with_IW tomato_NN1 sauce_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 half-eaten_JJ sausage_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 large_JJ bottle_NN1 of_IO orangeade_NN1 uncapped_JJ ;_; the_AT children_NN2 's_GE clothes_NN2 thrown_VVN over_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 low_JJ nursing_JJ chair_NN1 before_II the_AT fireplace_NN1 ,_, of_IO the_AT smell_NN1 of_IO milk_NN1 and_CC bodies_NN2 and_CC wood_NN1 smoke_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB what_DDQ held_VVD his_APPGE attention_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 large_JJ oil_NN1 painting_NN1 propped_VVN on_II a_AT1 chair_NN1 and_CC fronting_VVG the_AT door_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 three-quarter_JJ portrait_NN1 in_II oils_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 woman_NN1 ,_, painted_VVN with_IW remarkable_JJ power_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 dominated_VVD the_AT room_NN1 so_CS21 that_CS22 he_PPHS1 and_CC Alice_NP1 Mair_NP1 stood_VVD for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 ,_, silently_RR regarding_VVG it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT painter_NN1 had_VHD avoided_VVN caricature_NN1 ,_, if_CS only_RR just_RR ,_, but_CCB the_AT portrait_NN1 was_VBDZ ,_, he_PPHS1 felt_VVD ,_, intended_VVD less_RRR as_II a_AT1 physical_JJ likeness_NN1 than_CSN an_AT1 allegory_NN1 ._. 
Behind_II the_AT wide_JJ ,_, full_JJ mouth_NN1 ,_, the_AT arrogant_JJ stare_NN1 of_IO the_AT eyes_NN2 ,_, the_AT dark_NN1 ,_, crimped_VVD ,_, Pre-Raphaelite_JJ hair_NN1 streaming_VVG in_II the_AT wind_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ a_AT1 careful_JJ delineation_NN1 of_IO the_AT headland_NN1 ,_, its_APPGE objects_NN2 disposed_VVN and_CC painted_VVN with_IW the_AT meticulous_JJ attention_NN1 to_II detail_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 sixteenth-century_JJ primitive_NN1 ;_; the_AT Victorian_JJ rectory_NN1 ,_, the_AT ruined_JJ abbey_NN1 ,_, the_AT half-demolished_JJ pillbox_NN1 ,_, the_AT crippled_JJ trees_NN2 ,_, the_AT small_JJ white_JJ mill_NN1 like_II a_AT1 child_NN1 's_GE toy_NN1 and_CC ,_, gaunt_JJ against_II a_AT1 flaming_JJ evening_NNT1 sky_NN1 ,_, the_AT stark_JJ outline_NN1 of_IO the_AT power_NN1 station_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT woman_NN1 ,_, painted_VVN more_RGR freely_RR ,_, who_PNQS dominated_VVD the_AT landscape_NN1 ,_, arms_NN2 stretched_VVD ,_, the_AT palms_NN2 facing_VVG outwards_RL in_II a_AT1 parody_NN1 of_IO blessing_NN1 ._. 
Dalgliesh_NP1 's_GE private_JJ verdict_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ technically_RR brilliant_JJ ,_, but_CCB overwrought_VVD and_CC painted_VVN ,_, he_PPHS1 felt_VVD ,_, in_II hatred_NN1 ._. 
Blaney_NP1 's_GE intention_NN1 to_TO produce_VVI a_AT1 study_NN1 of_IO evil_NN1 was_VBDZ as_RG clear_JJ as_CSA if_CS the_AT portrait_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN labelled_VVN ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ so_RG different_JJ from_II the_AT artist_NN1 's_GE usual_JJ work_NN1 that_CST without_IW the_AT bold_JJ signature_NN1 ,_, the_AT single_JJ surname_NN1 ,_, Dalgliesh_NP1 might_VM have_VHI wondered_VVN if_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, in_II fact_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE work_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 recalled_VVD Blaney_NP1 's_GE pallid_JJ and_CC innocuous_JJ watercolours_NN2 of_IO the_AT better-known_JJR beauty_NN1 spots_NN2 of_IO Norfolk_NP1 :_: Blakeney_NP1 ,_, St_NP1 Peter_NP1 Mancroft_NP1 and_CC the_AT cathedral_NN1 at_II Norwich_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ he_PPHS1 produced_VVD for_IF the_AT local_JJ shops_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 could_VM have_VHI been_VBN painted_VVN from_II picture_NN1 postcards_NN2 and_CC probably_RR were_VBDR ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 could_VM recall_VVI seeing_VVG one_MC1 or_CC two_MC small_JJ oils_NN2 hung_VVN in_II local_JJ restaurants_NN2 and_CC pubs_NN2 ,_, slap-dash_NN1 in_II technique_NN1 and_CC economical_JJ of_IO paint_NN1 ,_, but_CCB so_RG different_JJ from_II the_AT prettified_JJ watercolours_NN2 that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ hard_JJ to_TO believe_VVI that_CST they_PPHS2 too_RR were_VBDR by_II the_AT same_DA hand_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB this_DD1 portrait_NN1 was_VBDZ different_JJ from_II either_DD1 ;_; the_AT wonder_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST the_AT artist_NN1 who_PNQS could_VM produce_VVI this_DD1 disciplined_JJ splurge_NN1 of_IO colour_NN1 ,_, this_DD1 technical_JJ artistry_NN1 and_CC imagination_NN1 ,_, had_VHD been_VBN content_JJ to_TO churn_VVI out_RP meretricious_JJ souvenirs_NN2 for_IF the_AT tourist_NN1 trade_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI I_PPIS1 could_VM do_VDI it_PPH1 ,_, did_VDD you_PPY ?_? 
'_GE Absorbed_JJ in_II the_AT painting_NN1 ,_, their_APPGE ears_NN2 had_VHD n't_XX caught_VVN his_PPGE almost_RR silent_JJ approach_NN1 through_II the_AT open_JJ door_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 moved_VVD round_RP and_CC joined_VVD them_PPHO2 and_CC stared_VVD intently_RR at_II the_AT portrait_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 seeing_VVG it_PPH1 for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 ._. 
His_APPGE daughters_NN2 ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 obedient_JJ to_II some_DD unspoken_JJ command_NN1 ,_, grouped_VVD themselves_PPX2 around_II him_PPHO1 in_II what_DDQ in_II older_JJR children_NN2 could_VM have_VHI been_VBN a_AT1 conscious_JJ gesture_NN1 of_IO family_NN1 solidarity_NN1 ._. 
Dalgliesh_NP1 had_VHD last_MD seen_VVN Blaney_NP1 six_MC months_NNT2 earlier_RRR splashing_VVG alone_RR along_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT beach_NN1 ,_, painting_NN1 gear_NN1 slung_VVD over_RP his_APPGE shoulder_NN1 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ shocked_VVN by_II the_AT change_NN1 in_II the_AT man_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 stood_VVD a_AT1 gaunt_JJ six_MC foot_NN1 three_MC in_II his_APPGE torn_JJ jeans_NN2 ,_, the_AT checked_JJ ,_, woollen_JJ shirt_NN1 open_VV0 almost_RR to_II the_AT waist_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE long_JJ grubby_JJ feet_NN2 in_II the_AT open_JJ sandals_NN2 looking_VVG like_II dry_JJ ,_, brown_JJ bones_NN2 ._. 
His_APPGE face_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 picture_NN1 of_IO red_JJ ferocity_NN1 ,_, the_AT straggling_JJ red_JJ hair_NN1 and_CC beard_NN1 ,_, the_AT bloodshot_JJ eyes_NN2 ,_, the_AT gaunt-featured_JJ face_NN1 burnt_VVN red_JJ by_II wind_NN1 and_CC sun_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ yet_RR showed_VVD on_II the_AT cheekbones_NN2 and_CC under_II the_AT eyes_NN2 the_AT bruising_JJ stain_NN1 of_IO tiredness_NN1 ._. 
Dalgliesh_NP1 saw_VVD Theresa_NP1 slip_VV0 her_APPGE hand_NN1 into_II his_PPGE while_CS one_MC1 of_IO the_AT twins_NN2 moved_VVD closer_RRR to_II him_PPHO1 and_CC clasped_VVD both_DB2 arms_NN2 firmly_RR round_II one_MC1 of_IO his_APPGE legs_NN2 ._. 
Dalgliesh_NP1 thought_VVD that_CST however_RRQV ferocious_JJ he_PPHS1 might_VM appear_VVI to_II the_AT outside_JJ world_NN1 his_APPGE children_NN2 had_VHD no_AT fear_NN1 of_IO him_PPHO1 ._. 
Alice_NP1 Mair_NP1 said_VVD calmly_RR :_: '_GE Good_JJ afternoon_NNT1 ,_, Ryan_NP1 ,_, '_GE but_CCB did_VDD not_XX appear_VVI to_TO expect_VVI an_AT1 answer_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 nodded_VVD towards_II the_AT portrait_NN1 and_CC went_VVD on_RP :_: '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ remarkable_JJ ,_, certainly_RR ._. 
What_DDQ are_VBR you_PPY proposing_VVG to_TO do_VDI with_IW it_PPH1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 can_VM hardly_RR suppose_VVI that_CST she_PPHS1 sat_VVD for_IF you_PPY or_CC that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ commissioned_VVN ._. 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX need_VVI to_TO sit_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 know_VV0 that_DD1 face_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM showing_VVG it_PPH1 at_II the_AT Norwich_NP1 Contemporary_JJ Arts_NN2 Exhibition_NN1 on_II October_NPM1 the_AT third_MD if_CS I_PPIS1 can_VM get_VVI it_PPH1 there_RL ._. 
The_AT van_NN1 is_VBZ out_II21 of_II22 use_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Alice_NP1 Mair_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI driving_VVG to_II London_NP1 within_II the_AT next_MD week_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 could_VM collect_VVI it_PPH1 and_CC deliver_VVI it_PPH1 if_CS you_PPY let_VV0 me_PPIO1 have_VHI the_AT address_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" If_CSW you_PPY like_VV0 ._. 
'_GE The_AT response_NN1 was_VBDZ ungracious_JJ but_CCB Dalgliesh_NP1 thought_VVD he_PPHS1 detected_VVD relief_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 added_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM leave_VVI it_PPH1 packed_VVD and_CC labelled_VVN to_II the_AT left_NN1 of_IO the_AT door_NN1 in_II the_AT painting_NN1 shed_NN1 ._. 
The_AT light_NN1 is_VBZ just_RR above_II it_PPH1 ._. 
You_PPY can_VM collect_VVI it_PPH1 whenever_RRQV it_PPH1 suits_VVZ you_PPY ._. 
No_AT need_NN1 to_TO knock_VVI ._. 
'_GE The_AT last_MD words_NN2 had_VHD the_AT force_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 command_NN1 ,_, almost_RR of_IO a_AT1 warning_NN1 ._. 
Miss_NNB Mair_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM telephone_VVI you_PPY when_CS I_PPIS1 know_VV0 when_RRQ I_PPIS1 'm_VBM going_VVG ._. 
By_II the_AT way_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI you_PPY 've_VH0 met_VVN Mr_NNB Dalgliesh_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 saw_VVD the_AT children_NN2 on_II the_AT road_NN1 and_CC thought_NN1 of_IO giving_VVG them_PPHO2 a_AT1 lift_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Blaney_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX say_VVI thank_VV0 you_PPY ,_, but_CCB after_CS a_AT1 moment_NN1 's_GE hesitation_NN1 held_VVD out_RP his_APPGE hand_NN1 which_DDQ Dalgliesh_NP1 grasped_VVD ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 said_VVD gruffly_RR ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 liked_VVD your_APPGE aunt_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 telephoned_VVD offering_VVG to_TO help_VVI when_RRQ my_APPGE wife_NN1 was_VBDZ ill_JJ and_CC when_CS I_PPIS1 said_VVD there_EX was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 she_PPHS1 or_CC anyone_PN1 could_VM do_VDI ,_, she_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX keep_VVI fussing_VVG ._. 
Some_DD people_NN ca_VM n't_XX keep_VVI away_II21 from_II22 a_AT1 deathbed_NN1 ._. 
Like_II the_AT Whistler_NP1 ,_, they_PPHS2 get_VV0 their_APPGE kicks_NN2 from_II watching_VVG people_NN die_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, '_GE said_VVD Dalgliesh_NP1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 never_RR fussed_VVN ._. 
I_PPIS1 shall_VM miss_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ about_II your_APPGE wife_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Blaney_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX reply_VVI ,_, but_CCB stared_VVD hard_RR at_II Dalgliesh_NP1 as_CS21 if_CS22 assessing_VVG the_AT sincerity_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 simple_JJ statement_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT said_VVD curtly_RR ,_, '_GE Thank_VV0 you_PPY for_IF helping_VVG the_AT children_NN2 ,_, '_GE and_CC lifted_VVD his_APPGE son_NN1 from_II Dalgliesh_NP1 's_GE shoulder_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 clear_JJ gesture_NN1 of_IO dismissal_NN1 ._. 
Neither_DD1 of_IO them_PPHO2 spoke_VVD as_CSA Dalgliesh_NP1 negotiated_VVD the_AT track_NN1 and_CC finally_RR turned_VVN on_II21 to_II22 the_AT higher_JJR road_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ as_CS21 if_CS22 the_AT cottage_NN1 had_VHD exerted_VVN some_DD spell_NN1 which_DDQ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ important_JJ to_TO throw_VVI off_RP before_CS they_PPHS2 talked_VVD ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 asked_VVD :_: '_" Who_PNQS is_VBZ that_DD1 woman_NN1 in_II the_AT portrait_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 had_VHD n't_XX realized_VVN that_CST you_PPY did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI ._. 
Hilary_NP1 Robarts_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ Acting_VVG Administrative_JJ Officer_NN1 at_II the_AT power_NN1 station_NN1 ._. 
Actually_RR you_PPY 'll_VM meet_VVI her_PPHO1 at_II dinner_NN1 on_II Thursday_NPD1 night_NNT1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 bought_VVD Scudder_NP1 's_GE Cottage_NN1 when_CS she_PPHS1 first_MD arrived_VVD here_RL three_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN trying_VVG to_TO get_VVI the_AT Blaneys_NN2 out_RP for_IF some_DD time_NNT1 ._. 
There_EX 's_VHZ been_VBN a_AT1 certain_JJ amount_NN1 of_IO feeling_VVG about_II it_PPH1 locally_RR ._. 
'_GE Dalgliesh_NN1 asked_VVD :_: '_" Why_RRQ does_VDZ she_PPHS1 want_VVI to_TO gain_VVI possession_NN1 ?_? 
Does_VDZ she_PPHS1 propose_VVI to_TO live_VVI there_RL ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX imagine_VVI so_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 she_PPHS1 bought_VVD it_PPH1 as_II an_AT1 investment_NN1 and_CC wants_VVZ to_TO sell_VVI ._. 
Even_RR a_AT1 remote_JJ cottage_NN1 particularly_RR a_AT1 remote_JJ cottage_NN1 has_VHZ value_NN1 on_II this_DD1 coast_NN1 ._. 
And_CC she_PPHS1 has_VHZ some_DD justice_NN1 on_II her_APPGE side_NN1 ._. 
Blaney_NP1 did_VDD say_VVI that_CST his_APPGE tenancy_NN1 would_VM be_VBI short-term_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 she_PPHS1 feels_VVZ a_AT1 certain_JJ resentment_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 used_VVD his_APPGE wife_NN1 's_GE illness_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE death_NN1 ,_, and_CC now_RT uses_VVZ the_AT children_NN2 as_II an_AT1 excuse_NN1 for_IF reneging_VVG on_II his_APPGE undertaking_NN1 to_TO leave_VVI when_RRQ she_PPHS1 wanted_VVD the_AT cottage_NN1 back_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Dalgliesh_NN1 was_VBDZ interested_JJ that_CST Alice_NP1 Mair_NP1 apparently_RR knew_VVD so_RG much_DA1 about_II local_JJ affairs_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD thought_VVN of_IO her_PPHO1 as_CSA essentially_RR a_AT1 private_JJ woman_NN1 who_PNQS would_VM be_VBI very_RG little_DA1 concerned_JJ with_IW her_APPGE neighbours_NN2 or_CC their_APPGE problems_NN2 ._. 
And_CC what_DDQ about_II himself_PPX1 ?_? 
In_II his_APPGE deliberations_NN2 whether_CSW to_TO sell_VVI or_CC keep_VVI on_II the_AT mill_NN1 as_II a_AT1 holiday_NN1 home_RL he_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN it_PPH1 as_II a_AT1 refuge_NN1 from_II London_NP1 ,_, eccentric_JJ and_CC remote_JJ ,_, providing_VVG a_AT1 temporary_JJ escape_NN1 from_II the_AT demands_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE job_NN1 and_CC the_AT pressures_NN2 of_IO success_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB how_RGQ far_RR ,_, even_RR as_II an_AT1 occasional_JJ visitor_NN1 ,_, could_VM he_PPHS1 isolate_VVI himself_PPX1 from_II the_AT community_NN1 ,_, from_II their_APPGE private_JJ tragedies_NN2 no_AT less_DAR than_CSN their_APPGE dinner_NN1 parties_NN2 ?_? 
It_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI simple_JJ enough_RR to_TO avoid_VVI their_APPGE hospitality_NN1 given_VVN sufficient_JJ ruthlessness_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 had_VHD never_RR lacked_VVN that_CST when_CS it_PPH1 came_VVD to_II safeguarding_VVG his_APPGE privacy_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT less_RGR tangible_JJ demands_NN2 of_IO neighbourliness_NN1 might_VM be_VBI less_RGR easily_RR shrugged_VVN away_RL ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ in_II London_NP1 that_CST you_PPY could_VM live_VVI anonymously_RR ,_, could_VM create_VVI your_APPGE own_DA ambience_NN1 ,_, could_VM deliberately_RR fabricate_VVI the_AT persona_NN1 which_DDQ you_PPY chose_VVD to_TO present_VVI to_II the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT country_NN1 you_PPY lived_VVD as_II a_AT1 social_JJ being_NN1 and_CC at_II the_AT valuation_NN1 of_IO others_NN2 ._. 
So_RR he_PPHS1 had_VHD lived_VVN in_II childhood_NN1 and_CC adolescence_NN1 in_II the_AT same_DA country_NN1 rectory_NN1 ,_, taking_VVG part_NN1 each_DD1 Sunday_NPD1 in_II a_AT1 familiar_JJ liturgy_NN1 which_DDQ reflected_VVD ,_, interpreted_VVD ,_, and_CC sanctified_VVD the_AT changing_JJ seasons_NNT2 of_IO the_AT farming_NN1 year_NNT1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 world_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD relinquished_VVN with_IW small_JJ regret_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 had_VHD not_XX expected_VVN to_TO find_VVI it_PPH1 again_RT on_II Larksoken_JJ headland_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB some_DD of_IO its_APPGE obligations_NN2 were_VBDR here_RL ,_, deep-rooted_NN1 even_RR in_II this_DD1 arid_JJ and_CC unfertile_JJ earth_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE aunt_NN1 had_VHD lived_VVN as_RG privately_RR as_CSA any_DD woman_NN1 he_PPHS1 knew_VVD ,_, but_CCB even_RR she_PPHS1 had_VHD visited_VVN and_CC tried_VVN to_TO help_VVI the_AT Blaneys_NP2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 thought_VVD of_IO the_AT man_NN1 ,_, bereft_JJ and_CC incarcerated_VVD in_II that_DD1 cluttered_JJ cottage_NN1 behind_II the_AT great_JJ dyke_NN1 of_IO shingle_NN1 ,_, listening_JJ night_NNT1 after_II night_NNT1 to_II the_AT never-ceasing_JJ moaning_NN1 of_IO the_AT tide_NN1 ,_, and_CC brooding_JJ on_II the_AT wrongs_NN2 ,_, real_JJ or_CC imaginary_JJ ,_, which_DDQ could_VM inspire_VVI that_DD1 hate-filled_JJ portrait_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 could_VM hardly_RR be_VBI healthy_JJ for_IF him_PPHO1 or_CC for_IF his_APPGE children_NN2 ._. 
Come_VV0 to_II that_DD1 ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD grimly_RR ,_, it_PPH1 could_VM hardly_RR be_VBI healthy_JJ for_IF Hilary_NP1 Robarts_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 asked_VVD :_: '_" Does_VDZ he_PPHS1 get_VVI much_DA1 official_JJ help_NN1 with_IW the_AT children_NN2 ?_? 
It_PPH1 ca_VM n't_XX be_VBI easy_JJ ._. 
'_GE As_RG much_DA1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 's_VBZ prepared_VVN to_TO tolerate_VVI ._. 
The_AT local_JJ authority_NN1 has_VHZ arranged_VVN for_IF the_AT twins_NN2 to_TO attend_VVI some_DD kind_NN1 of_IO daycare_NN1 centre_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 get_VV0 collected_VVN most_DAT days_NNT2 ._. 
And_CC Theresa_NP1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, is_VBZ at_II school_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 catches_VVZ the_AT bus_NN1 at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT lane_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 and_CC Ryan_NP1 between_II them_PPHO2 cope_VV0 with_IW the_AT baby_NN1 ._. 
Meg_NP1 Dennison_NP1 she_PPHS1 housekeeps_VVZ for_IF the_AT Reverend_NN1 and_CC Mrs_NNB Copley_NP1 at_II the_AT Old_JJ Rectory_NN1 thinks_VVZ we_PPIS2 ought_VMK to_TO do_VDI more_RRR for_IF them_PPHO2 but_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ difficult_JJ to_TO see_VVI precisely_RR what_DDQ ._. 
As_II an_AT1 ex-schoolmistress_NN1 I_PPIS1 should_VM have_VHI thought_VVN she_PPHS1 'd_VHD had_VHN her_APPGE fill_NN1 of_IO children_NN2 and_CC I_PPIS1 make_VV0 no_AT pretence_NN1 at_II understanding_VVG them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_GE Dalgliesh_NN1 remembered_VVD her_APPGE whispered_JJ confidence_NN1 to_II Theresa_NP1 in_II the_AT car_NN1 ,_, the_AT child_NN1 's_GE intent_JJ face_NN1 and_CC brief_VV0 transforming_VVG smile_NN1 ,_, and_CC thought_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 understood_VVD one_MC1 child_NN1 at_RR21 least_RR22 far_RG better_RRR than_CSN she_PPHS1 would_VM probably_RR claim_VVI ._. 
But_CCB his_APPGE thoughts_NN2 returned_VVN to_II the_AT portrait_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" It_PPH1 must_VM be_VBI uncomfortable_JJ ,_, particularly_RR in_II a_AT1 small_JJ community_NN1 ,_, to_TO be_VBI the_AT object_NN1 of_IO so_RG much_DA1 malevolence_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 understood_VVD at_RR21 once_RR22 what_DDQ he_PPHS1 meant_VVD ._. 
'_GE Hatred_NN1 rather_II21 than_II22 malevolence_NN1 ,_, would_VM n't_XX you_PPY say_VVI ?_? 
Uncomfortable_JJ and_CC rather_RG frightening_JJ ._. 
Not_XX that_CST Hilary_NP1 Robarts_NP1 is_VBZ easily_RR frightened_JJ ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 's_VBZ becoming_VVG something_PN1 of_IO an_AT1 obsession_NN1 with_IW Ryan_NP1 ,_, particularly_RR since_CS his_APPGE wife_NN1 's_GE death_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 chooses_VVZ to_TO believe_VVI that_CST Hilary_NP1 practically_RR badgered_VVD her_PPHO1 into_II her_APPGE grave_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ understandable_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 ._. 
Human_JJ beings_NN2 need_VV0 to_TO find_VVI someone_PN1 to_TO blame_VVI both_RR for_IF their_APPGE misery_NN1 and_CC for_IF their_APPGE guilt_NN1 ._. 
Hilary_NP1 Robarts_NP1 makes_VVZ a_AT1 convenient_JJ scapegoat_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 disagreeable_JJ story_NN1 and_CC coming_VVG as_CSA it_PPH1 did_VDD after_CS the_AT impact_NN1 of_IO the_AT portrait_NN1 it_PPH1 provoked_VVD in_II Dalgliesh_NP1 a_AT1 mixture_NN1 of_IO depression_NN1 and_CC foreboding_NN1 which_DDQ he_PPHS1 tried_VVD to_TO shake_VVI off_RP as_RG irrational_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ glad_JJ to_TO let_VVI the_AT subject_NN1 drop_NN1 and_CC they_PPHS2 drove_VVD in_II silence_NN1 until_CS he_PPHS1 left_VVD her_PPHO1 at_II the_AT gate_NN1 of_IO Martyr_NN1 's_GE Cottage_NN1 ._. 
To_II his_APPGE surprise_NN1 she_PPHS1 held_VVD out_RP her_APPGE hand_NN1 and_CC gave_VVD him_PPHO1 ,_, once_RR21 again_RR22 ,_, that_DD1 extraordinary_JJ ,_, attractive_JJ smile_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM glad_JJ you_PPY stopped_VVD for_IF the_AT children_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM see_VVI you_PPY ,_, then_RT ,_, on_II Thursday_NPD1 night_NNT1 ._. 
You_PPY will_VM be_VBI able_JK to_TO make_VVI your_APPGE own_DA assessment_NN1 of_IO Hilary_NP1 Robarts_NP1 and_CC compare_VV0 the_AT portrait_NN1 with_IW the_AT woman_NN1 ._. 
'_" As_CSA the_AT Jaguar_NN1 crested_VVD the_AT headland_NN1 Neil_NP1 Pascoe_NP1 was_VBDZ dumping_VVG rubbish_NN1 into_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT two_MC dustbins_NN2 outside_II the_AT caravan_NN1 ,_, two_MC plastic_NN1 bags_NN2 of_IO empty_JJ tins_NN2 of_IO soup_NN1 and_CC baby_NN1 food_NN1 ,_, soiled_VVD disposable_JJ napkins_NN2 ,_, vegetable_NN1 peelings_NN2 and_CC squashed_JJ cartons_NN2 ,_, already_RR malodorous_JJ despite_II his_APPGE careful_JJ sealing_NN1 of_IO the_AT bags_NN2 ._. 
Firmly_RR replacing_VVG the_AT lid_NN1 he_PPHS1 marvelled_VVD ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 always_RR did_VDD ,_, at_II the_AT difference_NN1 one_MC1 girl_NN1 and_CC an_AT1 eighteen-month-old_JJ baby_NN1 could_VM make_VVI to_II the_AT volume_NN1 of_IO household_NN1 waste_NN1 ._. 
Climbing_VVG back_RP into_II the_AT caravan_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" A_ZZ1 Jag_NP1 has_VHZ just_RR passed_VVN ._. 
It_PPH1 looks_VVZ as_CS21 if_CS22 Miss_NNB Dalgliesh_NP1 's_GE nephew_NN1 is_VBZ back_RP ._. 
'_GE Amy_NP1 ,_, fitting_VVG a_AT1 recalcitrant_JJ new_JJ ribbon_NN1 to_II the_AT ancient_JJ typewriter_NN1 ,_, did_VDD n't_XX bother_VVI to_TO look_VVI up_RP ._. 
'_GE The_AT detective_NN1 ._. 
Perhaps_RR he_PPHS1 's_VHZ come_VVN to_TO help_VVI catch_VVI the_AT Whistler_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" That_DD1 is_VBZ n't_XX his_APPGE job_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Whistler_NP1 is_VBZ nothing_PN1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW the_AT Met_NN1 Police_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ probably_RR just_RR a_AT1 holiday_NN1 ._. 
Or_CC perhaps_RR he_PPHS1 's_VBZ here_RL to_TO decide_VVI what_DDQ to_TO do_VDI with_IW the_AT mill_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 can_VM hardly_RR live_VVI here_RL and_CC work_VVI in_II London_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_GE So_RR why_RRQ do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY ask_VVI him_PPHO1 if_CS we_PPIS2 can_VM have_VHI it_PPH1 ?_? 
Rent-free_JJ ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
We_PPIS2 could_VM caretake_VVI ,_, see_VV0 that_CST no_PN121 one_PN122 squats_VVZ ._. 
You_PPY 're_VBR always_RR saying_VVG it_PPH1 's_VBZ antisocial_JJ for_IF people_NN to_TO have_VHI second_MD homes_NN2 or_CC leave_VV0 property_NN1 empty_JJ ._. 
Go_VV0 on_RP ,_, have_VH0 a_AT1 word_NN1 with_IW him_PPHO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 dare_VV0 you_PPY ._. 
Or_CC I_PPIS1 will_VM if_CS you_PPY 're_VBR too_RG scared_JJ ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, he_PPHS1 knew_VVD ,_, less_RRR a_AT1 suggestion_NN1 than_CSN a_AT1 half-serious_JJ threat_NN1 ._. 
But_II21 for_II22 a_AT1 moment_NN1 ,_, gladdened_VVN by_II her_APPGE easy_JJ assumption_NN1 that_CST they_PPHS2 were_VBDR a_AT1 couple_NN1 ,_, that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX thinking_VVG of_IO leaving_VVG him_PPHO1 ,_, he_PPHS1 actually_RR entertained_VVD the_AT idea_NN1 as_II a_AT1 feasible_JJ solution_NN1 to_II all_DB their_APPGE problems_NN2 ._. 
Well_RR ,_, almost_RR all_DB ._. 
But_CCB a_AT1 glance_NN1 round_II the_AT caravan_NN1 restored_VVD him_PPHO1 to_II reality_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ becoming_VVG difficult_JJ to_TO remember_VVI how_RRQ it_PPH1 had_VHD looked_VVN fifteen_MC months_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, before_CS Amy_NP1 and_CC Timmy_NP1 had_VHD entered_VVN his_APPGE life_NN1 ;_; the_AT homemade_JJ shelves_NN2 of_IO orange_JJ boxes_NN2 ranged_VVN against_II the_AT wall_NN1 which_DDQ had_VHD held_VVN his_APPGE books_NN2 ,_, the_AT two_MC mugs_NN2 ,_, two_MC plates_NN2 and_CC one_MC1 soup_NN1 bowl_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ had_VHD been_VBN adequate_JJ for_IF his_APPGE needs_NN2 ,_, neatly_RR stacked_VVN in_II the_AT cupboard_NN1 ,_, the_AT excessive_JJ cleanliness_NN1 of_IO the_AT small_JJ kitchen_NN1 and_CC lavatory_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE bed_NN1 smooth_JJ under_II the_AT coverlet_NN1 of_IO knitted_JJ woollen_JJ squares_NN2 ,_, the_AT single_JJ hanging_JJ cupboard_NN1 which_DDQ had_VHD been_VBN sufficient_JJ for_IF his_APPGE meagre_JJ wardrobe_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE other_JJ possessions_NN2 boxed_VVN and_CC tidily_RR stowed_VVN in_II the_AT chest_NN1 under_II the_AT seat_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX that_CST Amy_NP1 was_VBDZ dirty_JJ ;_; she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ continually_RR washing_VVG herself_PPX1 ,_, her_APPGE hair_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE few_DA2 clothes_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 Spent_VVD hours_NNT2 carrying_VVG water_NN1 from_II the_AT tap_NN1 outside_II Cliff_NP1 Cottage_NN1 to_II which_DDQ they_PPHS2 had_VHD access_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ continually_RR having_VHG to_TO fetch_VVI new_JJ Calor-gas_JJ cylinders_NN2 from_II the_AT general_JJ store_NN1 in_II Lydsett_NP1 village_NN1 and_CC steam_NN1 from_II the_AT almost_RR constantly_RR boiling_JJ kettle_NN1 made_VVD the_AT caravan_NN1 a_AT1 damp_JJ mist_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ chronically_RR untidy_JJ ;_; her_APPGE clothes_NN2 lying_VVG where_RRQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD dropped_VVN them_PPHO2 ,_, shoes_NN2 kicked_VVN under_II the_AT table_NN1 ,_, knickers_NN2 and_CC bras_NN2 stuffed_VVN beneath_II cushions_NN2 and_CC Timmy_NP1 's_GE toys_NN2 littering_VVG the_AT floor_NN1 and_CC table_NN1 top_NN1 ._. 
The_AT make-up_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI her_APPGE sole_JJ extravagance_NN1 ,_, cluttered_VVD the_AT single_JJ shelf_NN1 in_II the_AT cramped_JJ shower_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 would_VM find_VVI half-empty_JJ ,_, opened_VVD jars_NN2 and_CC bottles_NN2 in_II the_AT food_NN1 cupboard_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 smiled_VVD as_CSA he_PPHS1 pictured_VVD Commander_NNB Adam_NP1 Dalgliesh_NP1 ,_, that_DD1 no_RR21 doubt_RR22 fastidious_JJ widower_NN1 ,_, making_VVG his_APPGE way_NN1 through_II the_AT accumulated_JJ mess_NN1 to_TO discuss_VVI their_APPGE suitability_NN1 as_CSA caretakers_NN2 at_II Larksoken_JJ Mill_NN1 ._. 
And_CC then_RT there_EX were_VBDR the_AT animals_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ incurably_RR sentimental_JJ about_II wildlife_NN1 and_CC they_PPHS2 were_VBDR seldom_RR without_IW some_DD maimed_JJ ,_, deserted_JJ or_CC starving_JJ creatures_NN2 ._. 
Seagulls_NN2 ,_, their_APPGE wings_NN2 covered_VVN with_IW oil_NN1 ,_, were_VBDR cleansed_VVN ,_, caged_JJ and_CC then_RT let_VV0 free_JJ ._. 
There_EX had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 stray_JJ mongrel_NN1 whom_PNQO they_PPHS2 had_VHD named_VVN Herbert_NP1 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 large_JJ uncoordinated_JJ body_NN1 and_CC look_NN1 of_IO lugubrious_JJ disapproval_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD attached_VVN himself_PPX1 to_II them_PPHO2 for_IF a_AT1 few_DA2 weeks_NNT2 and_CC whose_DDQGE voracious_JJ appetite_NN1 for_IF dog-meat_NN1 and_CC biscuits_NN2 had_VHD had_VHN a_AT1 ruinous_JJ effect_NN1 on_II the_AT housekeeping_NN1 ._. 
Happily_RR Herbert_NP1 had_VHD eventually_RR trotted_VVN off_RP and_CC to_II Amy_NP1 's_GE distress_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN seen_VVN no_AT more_RRR ,_, although_CS his_APPGE lead_NN1 still_RR hung_VVN on_RP the_AT caravan_NN1 door_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 limp_JJ reminder_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE bereavement_NN1 ._. 
And_CC now_RT there_EX were_VBDR the_AT two_MC black_JJ and_CC white_JJ kittens_NN2 found_VVD abandoned_VVN on_II the_AT grass_NN1 verge_NN1 of_IO the_AT coast_NN1 road_NN1 as_CSA they_PPHS2 came_VVD back_RP in_II the_AT van_NN1 from_II Ipswich_NP1 ._. 
Amy_NP1 had_VHD screamed_VVN for_IF him_PPHO1 to_TO stop_VVI and_CC ,_, scooping_VVG up_RP the_AT kittens_NN2 ,_, had_VHD thrown_VVN back_RP her_APPGE head_NN1 and_CC howled_VVN obscenities_NN2 at_II the_AT cruelty_NN1 of_IO human_JJ beings_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 slept_VVD on_II Amy_NP1 's_GE bed_NN1 ,_, drank_VVD indiscriminately_RR from_II any_DD saucer_NN1 of_IO milk_NN1 or_CC tea_NN1 put_VVN down_RP for_IF them_PPHO2 ,_, were_VBDR remarkably_RR docile_JJ under_II Timmy_NP1 's_GE boisterous_JJ caresses_NN2 and_CC ,_, happily_RR ,_, seemed_VVD content_JJ with_IW the_AT cheapest_JJT kind_NN1 of_IO tinned_JJ cat_NN1 food_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ glad_JJ to_TO have_VHI them_PPHO2 because_CS they_PPHS2 too_RR seemed_VVD to_TO offer_VVI some_DD assurance_NN1 that_CST Amy_NP1 would_VM stay_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD found_VVN her_PPHO1 and_CC he_PPHS1 used_VVD the_AT word_NN1 much_RR as_CSA he_PPHS1 might_VM of_IO finding_VVG a_AT1 particularly_RR beautiful_JJ sea-washed_JJ stone_NN1 one_MC1 late_JJ June_NPM1 afternoon_NNT1 the_AT previous_JJ year_NNT1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN sitting_VVG on_II the_AT shingle_NN1 staring_VVG out_RP to_II sea_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE arms_NN2 clasped_VVN round_II her_APPGE knees_NN2 ,_, Timmy_NP1 lying_VVG asleep_JJ on_II the_AT small_JJ rug_NN1 beside_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ wearing_VVG a_AT1 blue_JJ fleecy_NN1 sleeping_NN1 suit_NN1 embroidered_VVN with_IW ducks_NN2 from_II which_DDQ his_APPGE round_JJ face_NN1 seemed_VVD to_TO have_VHI spilled_VVN over_RP ,_, still_RR and_CC pink_JJ as_II a_AT1 porcelain_NN1 ,_, Painted_JJ doll_NN1 ,_, the_AT delicate_JJ lashes_NN2 brush-tipped_NN1 on_II the_AT plump_JJ cheeks_NN2 ._. 
And_CC she_PPHS1 ,_, too_RR ,_, had_VHD something_PN1 of_IO the_AT precision_NN1 and_CC contrived_JJ charm_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 doll_NN1 with_IW an_AT1 almost_RR round_JJ head_NN1 poised_JJ '_GE on_II a_AT1 long_JJ delicate_JJ neck_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 snub_NN1 nose_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 splatter_NN1 of_IO freckles_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 small_JJ mouth_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 full_JJ upper_JJ lip_NN1 beautifully_RR curved_JJ and_CC a_AT1 bristle_NN1 of_IO cropped_JJ hair_NN1 ,_, originally_RR fair_JJ but_CCB with_IW bright_JJ orange_JJ tips_NN2 which_DDQ caught_VVD the_AT sun_NN1 and_CC trembled_VVD in_II the_AT breeze_NN1 so_CS21 that_CS22 the_AT whole_JJ head_NN1 seemed_VVD for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 vivid_JJ life_NN1 separated_VVN from_II the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE body_NN1 and_CC ,_, the_AT image_NN1 changing_VVG ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN her_PPHO1 as_II a_AT1 bright_JJ exotic_JJ flower_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM remember_VVI every_AT1 detail_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 first_MD meeting_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN wearing_VVG blue_JJ faded_JJ jeans_NN2 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 white_JJ sweat_NN1 shirt_NN1 flattened_VVN against_II the_AT pointed_JJ nipples_NN2 and_CC the_AT upturned_JJ breasts_NN2 ;_; the_AT cotton_NN1 seeming_VVG too_RG thin_JJ a_AT1 protection_NN1 against_II the_AT freshening_JJ onshore_JJ breeze_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA he_PPHS1 approached_VVD tentatively_RR ,_, wanting_VVG to_TO seem_VVI friendly_JJ but_CCB not_XX to_TO alarm_VVI her_PPHO1 ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD turned_VVN on_II him_PPHO1 a_AT1 long_JJ and_CC curious_JJ glance_NN1 from_II remarkable_JJ ,_, slanted_VVD ,_, violet-blue_JJ eyes_NN2 ._. 
Standing_VVG over_II her_PPHO1 ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD said_VVN :_: '_" My_APPGE name_NN1 's_GE Neil_NP1 Pascoe_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 live_VV0 in_II that_DD1 caravan_NN1 on_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT cliff_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM just_RR going_VVGK to_TO make_VVI some_DD tea_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 wondered_VVD if_CS you_PPY '_" d_ZZ1 like_II a_AT1 mug_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX mind_VVI ,_, if_CS you_PPY 're_VBR making_VVG it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 had_VHD turned_VVN away_RL at_RR21 once_RR22 and_CC gazed_VVD again_RT out_RP to_II sea_NN1 ._. 
Five_MC minutes_NNT2 later_RRR he_PPHS1 had_VHD slithered_VVN down_RP the_AT sandy_JJ cliffs_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 mug_NN1 of_IO tea_NN1 slopping_VVG in_II each_DD1 hand_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 heard_VVD himself_PPX1 say_VVI :_: '_" May_VM I_PPIS1 sit_VVI down_RP ?_? 
'_" '_GE Please_VV0 yourself_PPX1 ._. 
The_AT beach_NN1 is_VBZ free_JJ ._. 
'_GE So_RR he_PPHS1 had_VHD lowered_VVN himself_PPX1 to_TO sit_VVI beside_II her_PPHO1 and_CC together_RL they_PPHS2 had_VHD stared_VVN wordlessly_RR towards_II the_AT horizon_NN1 ._. 
Looking_VVG back_RP on_II it_PPH1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ amazed_JJ both_RR at_II his_APPGE boldness_NN1 and_CC at_II the_AT seeming_JJ inevitability_NN1 and_CC naturalness_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 first_MD encounter_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ several_DA2 minutes_NNT2 before_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD found_VVN the_AT courage_NN1 to_TO ask_VVI her_PPHO1 how_RRQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD got_VVN to_II the_AT beach_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD shrugged_VVN ._. 
'_GE By_II bus_NN1 to_II the_AT village_NN1 and_CC then_RT I_PPIS1 walked_VVD ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 long_JJ way_NN1 carrying_VVG the_AT baby_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM used_JJ to_II walking_VVG a_AT1 long_JJ way_NN1 carrying_VVG the_AT baby_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC then_RT ,_, under_II his_APPGE hesitant_JJ questioning_NN1 ,_, the_AT story_NN1 had_VHD come_VVN out_RP ,_, told_VVN by_II her_PPHO1 without_IW self-pity_NN1 ,_, almost_RR ,_, it_PPH1 had_VHD seemed_VVN ,_, without_IW particular_JJ interest_NN1 ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 the_AT events_NN2 had_VHD happened_VVN to_II someone_PN1 else_RR ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX ,_, he_PPHS1 supposed_VVD ,_, an_AT1 unusual_JJ tale_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ living_VVG in_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT small_JJ private_JJ hotels_NN2 in_II Cromer_NP1 on_II Social_JJ Security_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN in_II a_AT1 squat_NN1 in_II London_NP1 but_CCB had_VHD thought_VVN it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI pleasant_JJ to_TO have_VHI some_DD sea_NN1 air_NN1 for_IF the_AT baby_NN1 for_IF the_AT summer_NNT1 ._. 
Only_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX working_VVG out_RP ._. 
The_AT woman_NN1 at_II the_AT hotel_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX really_RR want_VVI kids_NN2 and_CC with_IW summer_NNT1 holidays_NN2 approaching_VVG could_VM get_VVI a_AT1 better_JJR rate_NN1 for_IF her_APPGE rooms_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX think_VVI she_PPHS1 could_VM be_VBI turned_VVN out_RP ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX going_VVGK to_TO stay_VVI ,_, not_XX with_IW that_DD1 bitch_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 asked_VVD :_: '_" Could_VM n't_XX the_AT baby_NN1 's_GE father_NN1 help_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 has_VHZ n't_XX got_VVN a_AT1 father_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD have_VHI a_AT1 father_NN1 I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, he_PPHS1 is_VBZ n't_XX Jesus_NP1 Christ_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 has_VHZ n't_XX got_VVN one_PN1 now_RT ._. 
'_" '_" Do_VD0 you_PPY mean_VVI that_CST he_PPHS1 's_VBZ dead_JJ or_CC that_CST he_PPHS1 's_VHZ gone_VVN away_RL ?_? 
'_" '_" Could_VM be_VBI either_RR ,_, could_VM n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
Look_VV0 ,_, if_CS I_PPIS1 knew_VVD who_PNQS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ I_PPIS1 might_VM know_VVI where_RRQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, OK_RR ?_? 
'_" Then_RT there_EX had_VHD been_VBN another_DD1 science_NN1 during_II which_DDQ she_PPHS1 took_VVD periodical_JJ gulps_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE tea_NN1 and_CC the_AT sleeping_JJ baby_NN1 stirred_VVN and_CC gave_VVN small_JJ pig-like_JJ grunts_NN2 ._. 
After_CS a_AT1 few_DA2 minutes_NNT2 he_PPHS1 had_VHD spoken_VVN again_RT ._. 
'_GE Look_VV0 ,_, if_CS you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX find_VVI anywhere_RL else_RR in_II Cromer_NP1 you_PPY can_VM share_VVI the_AT caravan_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 time_NNT1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 had_VHD added_VVN hastily_RR :_: '_" I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, there_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 second_MD bedroom_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ very_RG small_JJ ,_, only_RR just_JJ room_NN1 for_IF the_AT bunk_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 would_VM do_VDI for_IF a_AT1 time_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 know_VV0 it_PPH1 's_VBZ isolated_VVN here_RL but_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ close_JJ to_II the_AT beach_NN1 which_DDQ would_VM be_VBI nice_JJ for_IF the_AT baby_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 had_VHD turned_VVN on_II him_PPHO1 again_RT that_CST remarkable_JJ glance_NN1 in_II which_DDQ for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD detected_VVN to_II his_APPGE discomfiture_NN1 a_AT1 brief_JJ flash_NN1 of_IO intelligence_NN1 and_CC of_IO calculation_NN1 ._. 
'_" All_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE If_CS I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX find_VVI anywhere_RL else_RR I_PPIS1 'll_VM come_VVI back_RP And_CC he_PPHS1 had_VHD lain_VVN awake_JJ late_RR that_DD1 night_NNT1 half_DB hoping_VVG ,_, half_DB dreading_VVG that_CST she_PPHS1 would_VM return_VVI ._. 
And_CC she_PPHS1 had_VHD returned_VVN the_AT following_JJ afternoon_NNT1 ,_, carrying_VVG Timmy_NP1 on_II her_APPGE hip_NN1 and_CC the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE possessions_NN2 in_II a_AT1 backpack_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD taken_VVN over_II the_AT caravan_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE life_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI whether_CSW what_DDQ he_PPHS1 felt_VVD for_IF her_PPHO1 was_VBDZ love_NN1 ,_, affection_NN1 or_CC pity_NN1 ,_, or_CC a_AT1 mixture_NN1 of_IO all_DB three_MC ._. 
He_PPHS1 only_RR knew_VVD that_CST in_II his_APPGE anxious_JJ and_CC over-concerned_JJ life_NN1 his_APPGE second_MD greatest_JJT fear_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST she_PPHS1 might_VM leave_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD lived_VVN in_II the_AT caravan_NN1 now_RT for_IF just_RR over_RG two_MC years_NNT2 ,_, supported_VVN by_II a_AT1 research_NN1 grant_NN1 from_II his_APPGE northern_JJ university_NN1 to_TO study_VVI the_AT effect_NN1 of_IO the_AT Industrial_JJ Revolution_NN1 on_II the_AT rural_JJ industries_NN2 of_IO East_NP1 Anglia_NP1 ._. 
His_APPGE dissertation_NN1 was_VBDZ nearly_RR finished_VVN but_II21 for_II22 the_AT last_MD six_MC months_NNT2 he_PPHS1 had_VHD almost_RR stopped_VVN work_NN1 on_II it_PPH1 and_CC had_VHD devoted_VVN himself_PPX1 entirely_RR to_II his_APPGE passion_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 crusade_NN1 against_II nuclear_JJ power_NN1 ._. 
From_II the_AT caravan_NN1 on_II the_AT very_JJ edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT sea_NN1 he_PPHS1 could_VM see_VVI Larksoken_JJ Power_NN1 Station_NN1 stark_JJ against_II the_AT skyline_NN1 ,_, as_RG uncompromising_JJ as_CSA his_APPGE own_DA will_NN1 to_TO oppose_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, a_AT1 symbol_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 threat_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ from_II the_AT caravan_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 ran_VVD People_NN Against_II Nuclear_JJ Power_NN1 ,_, with_IW its_APPGE acronym_NN1 PANUP_NN1 ,_, the_AT small_JJ organization_NN1 of_IO which_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ both_RR founder_VV0 and_CC president_NN1 ._. 
The_AT caravan_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 stroke_NN1 of_IO luck_NN1 ._. 
The_AT owner_NN1 of_IO Cliff_NP1 Cottage_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 Canadian_NN1 who_PNQS ,_, returning_VVG to_II his_APPGE roots_NN2 and_CC seduced_VVN by_II nostalgia_NN1 ,_, had_VHD bought_VVN it_PPH1 on_II impulse_NN1 as_II a_AT1 possible_JJ holiday_NN1 home_RL ._. 
About_RG fifty_MC years_NNT2 earlier_RRR there_EX had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 murder_NN1 at_II Cliff_NP1 Cottage_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 fairly_RR commonplace_JJ murder_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 henpecked_JJ husband_NN1 at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE tether_VV0 who_PNQS had_VHD taken_VVN a_AT1 hatchet_NN1 to_II his_APPGE virago_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 wife_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB if_CS it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN neither_RR particularly_RR interesting_JJ nor_CC mysterious_JJ ,_, it_PPH1 had_VHD certainly_RR been_VBN bloody_RR ._. 
After_CS the_AT cottage_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN bought_VVN the_AT Canadian_NN1 's_GE wife_NN1 had_VHD heard_VVN graphic_JJ accounts_NN2 of_IO spilt_JJ brains_NN2 and_CC blood-spattered_JJ walls_NN2 and_CC had_VHD declared_VVN that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT intention_NN1 of_IO living_VVG there_RL in_II summer_NNT1 or_CC at_II any_DD other_JJ time_NNT1 ._. 
Its_APPGE very_JJ isolation_NN1 ,_, once_RR attractive_JJ ,_, now_RT appeared_VVD both_RR sinister_JJ and_CC repellent_NN1 ._. 
And_CC to_TO compound_VVI the_AT problem_NN1 ,_, the_AT local_JJ planning_NN1 authority_NN1 had_VHD shown_VVN themselves_PPX2 unsympathetic_JJ to_II the_AT owner_NN1 's_GE over-ambitious_JJ plans_NN2 for_IF rebuilding_NN1 ._. 
Disillusioned_VVN with_IW the_AT cottage_NN1 and_CC its_APPGE problems_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD boarded_VVN up_RP the_AT windows_NN2 and_CC returned_VVN to_II Toronto_NP1 ,_, meaning_VVG eventually_RR to_TO come_VVI back_RP and_CC make_VVI a_AT1 final_JJ decision_NN1 about_II his_APPGE ill-advised_JJ purchase_NN1 ._. 
The_AT previous_JJ owner_NN1 had_VHD parked_VVN a_AT1 large_JJ ,_, old-fashioned_JJ caravan_NN1 at_II the_AT back_NN1 and_CC the_AT Canadian_NN1 had_VHD made_VVN no_AT difficulty_NN1 about_II letting_VVG this_DD1 to_II Neil_NP1 for_IF two_MC pounds_NN2 a_AT1 week_NNT1 ,_, seeing_VVG it_PPH1 as_II a_AT1 useful_JJ way_NN1 of_IO having_VHG someone_PN1 to_TO keep_VVI an_AT1 eye_NN1 on_II the_AT property_NN1 ._. 
And_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT caravan_NN1 ,_, at_RR21 once_RR22 his_APPGE home_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE office_NN1 ,_, from_II which_DDQ Neil_NP1 conducted_VVD his_APPGE campaign_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 tried_VVD not_XX to_TO think_VVI about_II the_AT time_NNT1 ,_, six_MC months_NNT2 ahead_RL ,_, when_CS his_APPGE grant_NN1 would_VM finish_VVI and_CC he_PPHS1 would_VM need_VVI to_TO find_VVI work_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 knew_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD somehow_RR to_TO stay_VVI here_RL on_II the_AT headland_NN1 ,_, to_TO keep_VVI always_RR in_II view_NN1 that_CST monstrous_JJ building_NN1 which_DDQ dominated_VVD his_APPGE imagination_NN1 as_CSA it_PPH1 did_VDD his_APPGE view_VVI ._. 
But_CCB now_RT ,_, to_II the_AT uncertainty_NN1 about_II his_APPGE future_JJ funding_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ added_VVN a_AT1 new_JJ and_CC more_RGR terrifying_JJ threat_NN1 ._. 
About_RG five_MC months_NNT2 earlier_RRR he_PPHS1 had_VHD attended_VVN an_AT1 open_JJ day_NNT1 at_II the_AT power_NN1 station_NN1 during_II which_DDQ the_AT Acting_JJ Administrative_JJ Officer_NN1 ,_, Hilary_NP1 Robarts_NP1 ,_, had_VHD given_VVN a_AT1 short_JJ preliminary_JJ talk_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD challenged_VVN almost_RR everything_PN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD said_VVN and_CC what_DDQ was_VBDZ meant_VVN as_II an_AT1 informative_JJ introduction_NN1 to_II a_AT1 public_JJ relations_NN2 exercise_NN1 had_VHD developed_VVN into_II something_PN1 close_RR to_II a_AT1 public_JJ brawl_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT next_MD issue_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE news-sheet_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD reported_VVN on_II the_AT incident_NN1 in_II terms_NN2 which_DDQ he_PPHS1 now_RT realized_VVD had_VHD been_VBN unwise_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD sued_VVN him_PPHO1 for_IF libel_NN1 ._. 
The_AT action_NN1 was_VBDZ due_JJ to_TO be_VBI heard_VVN in_II four_MC weeks_NNT2 ,_, time_NNT1 and_CC he_PPHS1 knew_VVD that_CST ,_, successful_JJ or_CC not_XX ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ faced_VVN with_IW ruin_NN1 ._. 
Unless_CS she_PPHS1 died_VVD in_II the_AT next_MD few_DA2 weeks_NNT2 and_CC why_RRQ should_VM she_PPHS1 die_VVI ?_? it_PPH1 could_VM be_VBI the_AT end_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE life_NN1 on_II the_AT headland_NN1 ,_, the_AT end_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE organization_NN1 ,_, the_AT end_NN1 of_IO all_DB he_PPHS1 had_VHD planned_VVN and_CC hoped_VVN to_TO do_VDI ._. 
Amy_NP1 was_VBDZ typing_VVG envelopes_NN2 ,_, sending_VVG out_RP the_AT final_JJ copies_NN2 of_IO the_AT newsletter_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 pile_NN1 was_VBDZ already_RR to_II hand_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 began_VVD folding_VVG the_AT pamphlets_NN2 and_CC inserting_VVG them_PPHO2 into_II the_AT envelopes_NN2 ._. 
The_AT job_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX easy_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD tried_VVN to_TO economize_VVI with_IW the_AT size_NN1 and_CC quality_NN1 and_CC the_AT envelopes_NN2 were_VBDR in_II danger_NN1 of_IO splitting_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 now_RT had_VHD a_AT1 mailing_NN1 list_NN1 of_IO 250_MC ,_, only_RR a_AT1 small_JJ minority_NN1 of_IO whom_PNQO were_VBDR active_JJ supporters_NN2 of_IO PANUP_NN1 ._. 
Most_RGT never_RR paid_VVN any_DD dues_NN2 towards_II the_AT organization_NN1 and_CC the_AT majority_NN1 of_IO the_AT pamphlets_NN2 went_VVD unsolicited_JJ to_II public_JJ authorities_NN2 ,_, local_JJ firms_NN2 and_CC industry_NN1 in_II the_AT vicinity_NN1 of_IO Larksoken_NP1 and_CC Sizewell_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wondered_VVD how_RGQ many_DA2 of_IO the_AT 250_MC were_VBDR read_VVN and_CC thought_VVN ,_, with_IW a_AT1 sudden_JJ spasm_NN1 of_IO anxiety_NN1 and_CC depression_NN1 ,_, of_IO the_AT total_JJ cost_NN1 of_IO even_RR this_DD1 small_JJ enterprise_NN1 ._. 
And_CC this_DD1 month_NNT1 's_GE newsletter_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX his_APPGE best_JJT ._. 
Rereading_VVG one_PN1 before_CS he_PPHS1 put_VVD it_PPH1 in_II the_AT envelope_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 seemed_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 to_TO be_VBI ill-organized_JJ ,_, to_TO have_VHI no_AT coherent_JJ theme_NN1 ._. 
The_AT principal_JJ aim_NN1 now_RT was_VBDZ to_TO refute_VVI the_AT growing_JJ argument_NN1 that_CST nuclear_JJ power_NN1 could_VM avoid_VVI the_AT damage_NN1 to_II the_AT environment_NN1 through_II the_AT greenhouse_NN1 effect_NN1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT mixture_NN1 of_IO suggestions_NN2 ranging_VVG from_II solar_JJ power_NN1 to_II replacing_VVG light_NN1 bulbs_NN2 with_IW those_DD2 which_DDQ consumed_VVD seventy-five_MC per_NNU21 cent_NNU22 less_DAR energy_NN1 seemed_VVD nave_NN1 and_CC hardly_RR convincing_JJ ._. 
His_APPGE article_NN1 argued_VVD that_CST nuclear-generated_JJ electricity_NN1 could_VM n't_XX realistically_RR replace_VVI oil_NN1 and_CC fossil_NN1 fuels_NN2 unless_CS all_DB nations_NN2 built_VVD sixteen_MC new_JJ reactors_NN2 a_AT1 week_NNT1 in_II the_AT five_MC years_NNT2 from_II 1995_MC ,_, a_AT1 programme_NN1 impossible_JJ to_TO achieve_VVI and_CC one_PN1 which_DDQ ,_, if_CS practicable_JJ ,_, would_VM add_VVI intolerably_RR to_II the_AT nuclear_JJ threat_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT statistics_NN ,_, like_II all_DB his_APPGE figures_NN2 ,_, were_VBDR culled_VVN from_II a_AT1 variety_NN1 of_IO sources_NN2 and_CC lacked_VVD authority_NN1 ._. 
Nothing_PN1 he_PPHS1 produced_VVD seemed_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 genuinely_RR his_APPGE own_DA work_NN1 ._. 
And_CC the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO the_AT newsletter_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 jumble_NN1 of_IO the_AT usual_JJ scare_NN1 stories_NN2 ,_, most_DAT of_IO which_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD used_VVN before_RT ;_; allegations_NN2 of_IO safety_NN1 breaches_NN2 which_DDQ had_VHD been_VBN covered_VVN up_RP ,_, doubts_NN2 about_II the_AT safety_NN1 of_IO the_AT ageing_JJ Magnox_NN1 stations_NN2 ,_, the_AT unsolved_JJ problem_NN1 of_IO storing_VVG and_CC transporting_VVG nuclear_JJ waste_NN1 ._. 
And_CC this_DD1 issue_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN hard_RR put_VVN to_II it_PPH1 to_TO find_VVI a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO intelligent_JJ letters_NN2 for_IF the_AT correspondence_NN1 page_NN1 ;_; sometimes_RT it_PPH1 seemed_VVD that_CST every_AT1 crackbrain_NN1 in_II north-east_ND1 Norfolk_NP1 read_VVD the_AT PANUP_NN1 newsletter_NN1 but_CCB that_DD1 no_PN121 one_PN122 else_RR did_VDD ._. 
Amy_NP1 was_VBDZ picking_VVG at_II the_AT letters_NN2 of_IO the_AT typewriter_NN1 which_DDQ had_VHD a_AT1 persistent_JJ tendency_NN1 to_TO stick_VVI ._. 
She_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_GE Neil_NP1 ,_, this_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 bloody_JJ awful_JJ machine_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI quicker_JJR to_TO write_VVI the_AT addresses_NN2 by_II hand_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ better_JJR since_CS you_PPY cleaned_VVD it_PPH1 and_CC the_AT new_JJ ribbon_NN1 looks_VVZ fine_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ still_RR diabolical_JJ ._. 
Why_RRQ do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY buy_VVI a_AT1 new_JJ one_PN1 ?_? 
It_PPH1 would_VM save_VVI time_NNT1 in_II the_AT end_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX afford_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY ca_VM n't_XX afford_VVI a_AT1 new_JJ typewriter_NN1 and_CC you_PPY think_VV0 you_PPY 're_VBR going_VVGK to_TO save_VVI the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX need_VVI possessions_NN2 to_TO save_VVI the_AT world_NN1 ,_, Amy_NP1 ._. 
Jesus_NP1 Christ_NP1 had_VHD nothing_PN1 ;_; no_AT home_NN1 ,_, no_AT money_NN1 ,_, no_AT property_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 thought_VVD you_PPY said_VVD when_RRQ I_PPIS1 came_VVD here_RL that_CST you_PPY were_VBDR n't_XX religious_JJ ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 always_RR surprised_VVD him_PPHO1 that_CST ,_, apparently_RR taking_VVG no_AT account_NN1 of_IO him_PPHO1 ,_, she_PPHS1 could_VM yet_RR recall_VVI comments_NN2 he_PPHS1 had_VHD made_VVN months_NNT2 earlier_RRR ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX believe_VVI Christ_NP1 was_VBDZ God_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX believe_VVI there_RL is_VBZ a_AT1 God_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 believe_VV0 in_II what_DDQ He_PPHS1 taught_VVD ._. 
'_" '_" If_CSW He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX a_AT1 God_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX see_VVI that_CST it_PPH1 matters_VVZ much_RR what_DDQ He_PPHS1 taught_VVD ._. 
Anyway_RR ,_, all_DB I_PPIS1 can_VM remember_VVI is_VBZ something_PN1 about_II turning_VVG the_AT other_JJ cheek_NN1 which_DDQ I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX believe_VVI in_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ daft_JJ ._. 
If_CS someone_PN1 slaps_VVZ your_APPGE left_JJ cheek_NN1 then_RT you_PPY slap_VV0 his_APPGE right_NN1 ,_, only_RR harder_RRR ._. 
Anyway_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 know_VVI they_PPHS2 hung_VVD Him_PPHO1 up_RP on_II the_AT cross_NN1 so_CS it_PPH1 did_VDD n't_XX do_VDI Him_PPHO1 a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO good_JJ ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ turning_VVG the_AT other_JJ cheek_NN1 does_VDZ for_IF you_PPY ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 Bible_NN1 here_RL somewhere_RL ._. 
You_PPY could_VM read_VVI about_II Him_PPHO1 if_CS you_PPY wanted_VVD to_TO ._. 
Make_VV0 a_AT1 start_NN1 with_IW St_NP1 Mark_NP1 's_GE Gospel_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" No_UH thanks_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD enough_DD of_IO that_DD1 in_II the_AT home_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ home_RL ?_? 
'_" '_GE Just_RR a_AT1 home_NN1 ,_, before_CS the_AT baby_NN1 was_VBDZ born_VVN ._. 
'_" '_" How_RGQ long_RR were_VBDR you_PPY there_RL ?_? 
'_" '_GE Two_MC weeks_NNT2 ._. 
Two_MC weeks_NNT2 too_RG bloody_RR many_DA2 ._. 
Then_RT I_PPIS1 ran_VVD away_RL and_CC found_VVD a_AT1 squat_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Where_RRQ was_VBDZ that_DD1 ,_, the_AT squat_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Islington_NP1 ,_, Camden_NP1 ,_, King_NP1 's_GE Cross_NN1 ,_, Stoke_NP1 Newington_NP1 ._. 
Does_VDZ it_PPH1 matter_VVI ?_? 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM here_RL now_RT ,_, OK_RR ?_? 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ OK_JJ by_II me_PPIO1 ,_, Amy_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Lost_JJ in_II his_APPGE thoughts_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 hardly_RR realized_VVN that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD given_VVN up_RP folding_VVG the_AT pamphlets_NN2 ._. 
Amy_NP1 said_VVD :_: 'Look_VV0 ,_, if_CS you_PPY 're_VBR not_XX going_VVGK to_TO help_VVI with_IW these_DD2 envelopes_NN2 you_PPY might_VM as_RR21 well_RR22 go_VVI and_CC put_VVI a_AT1 new_JJ washer_NN1 on_II that_DD1 tap_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VHZ been_VBN dripping_VVG for_IF weeks_NNT2 and_CC Timmy_NP1 's_VBZ always_RR falling_VVG about_RP in_II the_AT mud_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" All_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM do_VDI it_PPH1 now_RT ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 took_VVD down_RP his_APPGE tool_NN1 kit_NN1 from_II the_AT high_JJ cupboard_NN1 where_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ kept_VVN well_RR out_II21 of_II22 Timmy_NP1 's_GE reach_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ glad_JJ to_TO be_VBI out_II21 of_II22 the_AT caravan_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD become_VVN increasingly_RR claustrophobic_JJ in_II the_AT last_MD few_DA2 weeks_NNT2 ._. 
Outside_RL he_PPHS1 bent_VVD to_TO talk_VVI to_II Timmy_NP1 ,_, caged_VVN in_II his_APPGE playpen_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 and_CC Amy_NP1 had_VHD collected_VVN large_JJ stones_NN2 from_II the_AT beach_NN1 ,_, looking_VVG for_IF those_DD2 with_IW holes_NN2 in_II them_PPHO2 and_CC he_PPHS1 had_VHD strung_VVN them_PPHO2 on_II21 to_II22 strong_JJ cord_NN1 and_CC tied_VVD them_PPHO2 along_II one_MC1 side_NN1 of_IO the_AT playpen_NN1 ._. 
Timmy_NP1 would_VM spend_VVI hours_NNT2 happily_RR banging_VVG them_PPHO2 together_RL or_CC against_II the_AT bars_NN2 or_CC ,_, as_CSA now_RT ,_, slobbering_VVG against_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT stones_NN2 in_II an_AT1 attempt_NN1 to_TO get_VVI it_PPH1 into_II his_APPGE mouth_NN1 ._. 
Sometimes_RT he_PPHS1 would_VM communicate_VVI with_IW individual_JJ flints_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 continuous_JJ admonitory_JJ prattle_NN1 broken_VVN by_II sudden_JJ triumphant_JJ squeals_NN2 ._. 
Kneeling_VVG down_RP Neil_NP1 clutched_VVD the_AT bars_NN2 ,_, rubbed_VVD his_APPGE nose_NN1 against_II Timmy_NP1 '_GE s_ZZ1 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ rewarded_VVN by_II his_APPGE huge_JJ ,_, heart-tugging_JJ smile_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD very_RG like_II his_APPGE mother_NN1 with_IW the_AT same_DA round_JJ head_NN1 on_II a_AT1 delicate_JJ neck_NN1 ,_, the_AT same_DA beautifully_RR shaped_JJ mouth_NN1 ._. 
Only_RR his_APPGE eyes_NN2 ,_, widely_RR spaced_VVN ,_, were_VBDR differently_RR shaped_VVN ,_, large_JJ blue_JJ spheres_NN2 with_IW ,_, above_II them_PPHO2 ,_, straight_RR bushy_JJ eyebrows_NN2 which_DDQ reminded_VVD Neil_NP1 of_IO pale_JJ and_CC delicate_JJ caterpillars_NN2 ._. 
The_AT tenderness_NN1 he_PPHS1 felt_VVD for_IF the_AT child_NN1 was_VBDZ equal_JJ to_TO ,_, if_CS different_JJ from_II ,_, the_AT tenderness_NN1 he_PPHS1 felt_VVD for_IF his_APPGE mother_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM not_XX now_RT imagine_VVI life_NN1 on_II the_AT headland_NN1 without_IW either_DD1 of_IO them_PPHO2 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT tap_NN1 defeated_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
Despite_II his_APPGE tuggings_NN2 with_IW the_AT wrench_NN1 he_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX get_VVI the_AT screw_NN1 to_TO shift_VVI ._. 
Even_RR this_DD1 minor_JJ domestic_JJ task_NN1 was_VBDZ apparently_RR beyond_II his_APPGE powers_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM hear_VVI Amy_NP1 's_GE derisive_JJ voice_NN1 ._. 
'_" You_PPY want_VV0 to_TO change_VVI the_AT world_NN1 and_CC you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX change_VVI a_AT1 washer_NN1 ._. 
'_GE After_II a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO minutes_NNT2 he_PPHS1 gave_VVD up_RP the_AT attempt_NN1 ,_, left_VVD the_AT tool_NN1 box_NN1 by_II the_AT cottage_NN1 wall_NN1 and_CC walked_VVD to_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT cliff_NN1 then_RT slithered_VVD down_RP to_II the_AT beach_NN1 ._. 
Crunching_VVG over_II the_AT ridges_NN2 of_IO stones_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 went_VVD down_RP to_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT sea_NN1 and_CC almost_RR violently_RR wrenched_VVD off_RP his_APPGE shoes_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ thus_RR ,_, when_CS the_AT weight_NN1 of_IO anxiety_NN1 about_II his_APPGE failed_JJ ambitions_NN2 ,_, his_APPGE uncertain_JJ future_NN1 ,_, became_VVD too_RG heavy_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 would_VM find_VVI his_APPGE peace_NN1 ,_, standing_VVG motionless_JJ to_TO watch_VVI the_AT veined_JJ curve_NN1 of_IO the_AT poised_JJ wave_NN1 ,_, the_AT tumult_NN1 of_IO crashing_JJ foam_NN1 breaking_VVG over_RP his_APPGE feet_NN2 ,_, the_AT wide_JJ intersecting_JJ arches_NN2 washing_VVG over_II the_AT smooth_JJ sand_NN1 as_II the_AT wave_NN1 retreated_VVD to_TO leave_VVI its_APPGE tenuous_JJ lip_NN1 of_IO foam_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB today_RT even_RR this_DD1 wonder_NN1 ,_, continually_RR repeated_VVN ,_, failed_VVD to_TO comfort_VVI his_APPGE spirit_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 gazed_VVD out_RP to_II the_AT horizon_NN1 with_IW unseeing_JJ eyes_NN2 and_CC thought_VVN about_II his_APPGE present_JJ life_NN1 ,_, the_AT hopelessness_NN1 of_IO the_AT future_NN1 ,_, about_II Amy_NP1 ,_, about_II his_APPGE family_NN1 ._. 
Thrusting_VVG his_APPGE hands_NN2 in_II his_APPGE pocket_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 felt_VVD the_AT crumpled_JJ envelope_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE last_MD letter_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 knew_VVD that_CST his_APPGE parents_NN2 were_VBDR disappointed_JJ in_II him_PPHO1 ,_, although_CS they_PPHS2 never_RR said_VVD so_RG openly_RR since_CS oblique_JJ hints_NN2 were_VBDR just_RR as_RG effective_JJ :_: '_GE Mrs_NNB Reilly_NP1 keeps_VVZ on_RP asking_VVG me_PPIO1 ,_, what_DDQ is_VBZ Neil_NP1 doing_VDG ?_? 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX like_VVI to_TO say_VVI that_CST you_PPY 're_VBR living_VVG in_II a_AT1 caravan_NN1 with_IW no_AT proper_JJ job_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 certainly_RR did_VDD n't_XX like_VVI to_TO say_VVI that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ living_VVG there_RL with_IW a_AT1 girl_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD written_VVN to_TO tell_VVI them_PPHO2 about_II Amy_NP1 since_CS his_APPGE parents_NN2 constantly_RR threatened_VVN to_TO visit_VVI and_CC '_GE unlikely_JJ as_CSA this_DD1 was_VBDZ actually_RR to_TO happen_VVI ,_, the_AT prospect_NN1 had_VHD added_VVN an_AT1 intolerable_JJ anxiety_NN1 to_II his_PPGE already_RR anxiety-ridden_JJ life_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM giving_VVG a_AT1 temporary_JJ home_NN1 to_II an_AT1 unmarried_JJ mother_NN1 in_II31 return_II32 for_II33 typing_VVG help_NN1 ._. 
Do_VD0 n't_XX worry_VVI ,_, I_PPIS1 sha_VM n't_XX suddenly_RR present_VVI you_PPY with_IW a_AT1 bastard_NN1 grandchild_NN1 ._. 
'_GE After_CS the_AT letter_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN posted._NNU he_PPHS1 had_VHD felt_VVN ashamed_JJ ._. 
The_AT cheap_JJ attempt_NN1 at_II humour_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN too_RR like_II a_AT1 treacherous_JJ repudiation_NN1 of_IO Timmy_NP1 whom_PNQO he_PPHS1 loved_VVD ._. 
And_CC his_APPGE mother_NN1 had_VHD n't_XX found_VVN it_PPH1 either_RR funny_JJ or_CC reassuring_JJ ._. 
His_APPGE letter_NN1 had_VHD produced_VVN an_AT1 almost_RR incoherent_JJ farrago_NN1 of_IO warnings_NN2 ,_, pained_JJ reproaches_NN2 and_CC veiled_JJ references_NN2 to_II the_AT possible_JJ reaction_NN1 of_IO Mrs_NNB Reilly_NP1 if_CS she_PPHS1 ever_RR got_VVN to_TO know_VVI ._. 
Only_RR his_APPGE two_MC brothers_NN2 surreptitiously_RR welcomed_VVD his_APPGE way_NN1 of_IO life_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD n't_XX made_VVN university_NN1 and_CC the_AT difference_NN1 between_II their_APPGE comfortable_JJ life_NN1 style_NN1 houses_NN2 on_II an_AT1 executive_NN1 estate_NN1 ,_, en_JJ21 suite_JJ22 bathrooms_NN2 ,_, artificial_JJ coal_NN1 fires_NN2 in_II what_DDQ they_PPHS2 called_VVD the_AT lounge_NN1 ,_, working_VVG wives_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 new_JJ car_NN1 every_AT1 two_MC years_NNT2 and_CC timeshares_NN2 in_II Majorca_NP1 provided_VVD both_RR with_IW agreeable_JJ hours_NNT2 of_IO self-satisfied_JJ comparisons_NN2 which_DDQ he_PPHS1 knew_VVD would_VM always_RR end_VVI with_IW the_AT same_DA conclusion_NN1 ,_, that_CST he_PPHS1 ought_VMK to_TO pull_VVI himself_PPX1 together_RL ,_, that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX right_JJ ,_, not_XX after_II all_DB the_AT sacrifices_NN2 Mum_NN1 and_CC Dad_NN1 had_VHD made_VVN to_TO send_VVI him_PPHO1 to_II college_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 fine_JJ waste_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 that_CST had_VHD proved_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD told_VVN Amy_NP1 none_PN of_IO this_DD1 but_CCB would_VM have_VHI happily_RR confided_VVN had_VHD she_PPHS1 shown_VVN the_AT least_DAT interest_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 asked_VVD no_AT questions_NN2 about_II his_APPGE past_JJ life_NN1 and_CC told_VVD him_PPHO1 nothing_PN1 about_II hers_PPGE ._. 
Her_APPGE voice_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE body_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE smell_NN1 were_VBDR as_RG familiar_JJ to_II him_PPHO1 as_CSA his_APPGE own_DA ,_, but_CCB essentially_RR he_PPHS1 knew_VVD no_AT more_DAR about_II her_PPHO1 now_RT than_CSN when_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD arrived_VVN ._. 
She_PPHS1 refused_VVD to_TO collect_VVI any_DD welfare_NN1 benefits_NN2 ,_, saying_VVG that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX going_VVGK to_TO have_VHI DHSS_NP1 snoopers_NN2 visiting_VVG the_AT caravan_NN1 to_TO see_VVI if_CSW she_PPHS1 and_CC Neil_NP1 were_VBDR sleeping_VVG together_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 sympathized_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI them_PPHO2 either_RR ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 felt_VVD that_CST for_IF Timmy_NP1 's_GE sake_NN1 she_PPHS1 should_VM take_VVI what_DDQ was_VBDZ on_II offer_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD given_VVN her_PPHO1 no_AT money_NN1 but_CCB he_PPHS1 did_VDD feed_VVI both_DB2 of_IO them_PPHO2 ,_, and_CC this_DD1 was_VBDZ difficult_JJ enough_RR on_II his_APPGE grant_NN1 ._. 
No_PN121 one_PN122 visited_VVD her_PPHO1 and_CC no_PN121 one_PN122 telephoned_VVD ._. 
Occasionally_RR she_PPHS1 would_VM receive_VVI a_AT1 postcard_NN1 ,_, coloured_JJ views_NN2 usually_RR of_IO London_NP1 with_IW nondescript_JJ ,_, meaningless_JJ messages_NN2 ,_, but_CCB as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 he_PPHS1 knew_VVD she_PPHS1 never_RR replied_VVD ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD so_RG little_DA1 in_RR21 common_RR22 ._. 
She_PPHS1 helped_VVD spasmodically_RR with_IW PANUP_NN1 but_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ never_RR sure_JJ how_RGQ far_RR she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ actually_RR committed_VVN ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 knew_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 found_VVD his_APPGE pacifism_NN1 stupid_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM recall_VVI a_AT1 conversation_NN1 only_RR this_DD1 morning_NNT1 ._. 
'_GE Look_VV0 ,_, if_CS I_PPIS1 live_VV0 next_MD door_NN1 to_II an_AT1 enemy_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 has_VHZ a_AT1 knife_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 gun_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 machine_NN1 gun_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN the_AT same_DA ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX going_VVGK to_TO chuck_VVI mine_PPGE before_CS he_PPHS1 chucks_VVZ his_PPGE ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM say_VVI ,_, OK_RR ,_, let_VV0 the_AT knife_NN1 go_VVI ,_, then_RT the_AT gun_NN1 maybe_RR ,_, then_RT the_AT machine_NN1 gun_NN1 ._. 
Him_PPHO1 and_CC me_PPIO1 at_II the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 ._. 
Why_RRQ should_VM I_PPIS1 throw_VVI mine_NN1 away_RL and_CC leave_VVI him_PPHO1 with_IW his_PPGE ?_? 
'_" '_GE But_CCB one_MC1 of_IO you_PPY has_VHZ to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 start_NN1 ,_, Amy_NP1 ._. 
There_EX has_VHZ to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 beginning_NN1 of_IO trust_NN1 ._. 
Whether_CSW it_PPH1 's_VBZ people_NN or_CC nations_NN2 ,_, we_PPIS2 have_VH0 to_TO find_VVI the_AT faith_NN1 to_TO open_VVI our_APPGE hearts_NN2 and_CC hands_NN2 and_CC say_VVI ,_, '_GE Look_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 've_VH0 nothing_PN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 only_RR my_APPGE humanity_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 inhabit_VV0 the_AT same_DA planet_NN1 ._. 
The_AT world_NN1 is_VBZ full_JJ of_IO pain_NN1 but_CCB we_PPIS2 need_VM n't_XX add_VVI to_II it_PPH1 ._. 
There_EX has_VHZ to_TO be_VBI an_AT1 end_NN1 of_IO fear._NNU ''_NN1 '_GE She_PPHS1 had_VHD said_VVN obstinately_RR :_: '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX see_VVI why_RRQ he_PPHS1 should_VM chuck_VVI his_APPGE weapons_NN2 once_CS he_PPHS1 knows_VVZ I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN nothing_PN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Why_RRQ should_VM he_PPHS1 keep_VVI them_PPHO2 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 's_VHZ got_VVN nothing_PN1 to_TO fear_VVI from_II you_PPY any_DD more_DAR ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 'd_VM keep_VVI them_PPHO2 because_CS he_PPHS1 liked_VVD the_AT feeling_NN1 of_IO having_VHG them_PPHO2 and_CC because_CS he_PPHS1 might_VM like_VVI to_TO use_VVI them_PPHO2 some_DD day_NNT1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VM like_VVI the_AT power_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 'd_VM like_VVI knowing_VVG he_PPHS1 had_VHD me_PPIO1 where_RRQ he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD me_PPIO1 ._. 
Honestly_RR ,_, Neil_NP1 ,_, you_PPY 're_VBR so_RR nave_NN1 sometimes_RT ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ how_RRQ people_NN are_VBR ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB we_PPIS2 ca_VM n't_XX argue_VVI like_II that_DD1 any_DD more_DAR ,_, Amy_NP1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 are_VBR n't_XX talking_VVG about_II knives_NN2 and_CC guns_NN2 and_CC machine_NN1 guns_NN2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 're_VBR talking_VVG about_II weapons_NN2 neither_DD1 of_IO us_PPIO2 could_VM use_VVI without_IW destroying_VVG ourselves_PPX2 and_CC probably_RR our_APPGE whole_JJ planet_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ good_JJ of_IO you_PPY to_TO help_VVI with_IW PANUP_NN1 when_CS you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX sympathize_VVI ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 had_VHD said_VVN :_: '_GE PANUP_NP1 's_VBZ different_JJ ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 sympathize_VV0 all_RR21 right_RR22 ._. 
I_PPIS1 just_RR think_VV0 that_CST you_PPY 're_VBR wasting_VVG your_APPGE time_NNT1 writing_VVG letters_NN2 ,_, making_VVG speeches_NN2 ,_, sending_VVG out_RP all_DB those_DD2 pamphlets_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 wo_VM n't_XX do_VDI any_DD good_JJ ._. 
You_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN to_TO fight_VVI people_NN their_APPGE way_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ done_VDN good_JJ already_RR ._. 
All_RR over_II the_AT world_NN1 ordinary_JJ people_NN are_VBR marching_VVG ,_, demonstrating_VVG ,_, making_VVG their_APPGE voices_NN2 heard_VVD ,_, letting_VVG the_AT people_NN in_II power_NN1 know_VV0 that_CST what_DDQ they_PPHS2 want_VV0 is_VBZ a_AT1 peaceful_JJ world_NN1 for_IF themselves_PPX2 and_CC their_APPGE children_NN2 ._. 
Ordinary_JJ people_NN like_VV0 you_PPY ._. 
'_GE And_CC then_RT she_PPHS1 had_VHD almost_RR shouted_VVN at_II him_PPHO1 :_: '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX ordinary_JJ !_! 
Do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY call_VVI me_PPIO1 ordinary_JJ !_! 
If_CS there_EX are_VBR ordinary_JJ people_NN ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX one_MC1 of_IO them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ ,_, Amy_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX mean_VVI it_PPH1 like_II that_DD1 ._. 
'_" '_" Then_RT do_VD0 n't_XX say_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT only_JJ cause_NN1 they_PPHS2 had_VHD in_RR21 common_RR22 was_VBDZ a_AT1 refusal_NN1 to_TO eat_VVI meat_NN1 ._. 
Soon_RR after_CS she_PPHS1 arrived_VVD at_II the_AT caravan_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD said_VVN :_: '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM vegetarian_JJ but_CCB I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX expect_VVI you_PPY to_TO be_VBI ,_, or_CC Timmy_NP1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 had_VHD wondered_VVN as_CSA he_PPHS1 spoke_VVD whether_CSW Timmy_NP1 was_VBDZ old_JJ enough_RR to_TO eat_VVI meat_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD added_VVN :_: '_" You_PPY can_VM buy_VVI a_AT1 chop_NN1 occasionally_RR in_II Norwich_NP1 if_CS you_PPY feel_VV0 like_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ you_PPY have_VH0 is_VBZ all_RR21 right_RR22 by_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
Animals_NN2 do_VD0 n't_XX eat_VVI me_PPIO1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX eat_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC Timmy_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Timmy_NP1 has_VHZ what_DDQ I_PPIS1 give_VV0 him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX fussy_JJ ._. 
'_GE Nor_CC was_VBDZ he_PPHS1 ._. 
Neil_NP1 could_VM n't_XX imagine_VVI a_AT1 more_RGR accommodating_JJ child_NN1 nor_CC ,_, for_IF most_DAT of_IO the_AT time_NNT1 ,_, a_AT1 more_RGR contented_JJ one_PN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD found_VVN the_AT second-hand_JJ playpen_NN1 advertised_VVN on_II a_AT1 newsagent_NN1 's_GE board_NN1 in_II Norwich_NP1 and_CC had_VHD brought_VVN it_PPH1 back_RP on_II the_AT top_NN1 of_IO the_AT van_NN1 ._. 
In_II it_PPH1 Timmy_NP1 would_VM crawl_VVI for_IF hours_NNT2 or_CC pull_VV0 himself_PPX1 up_RP and_CC stand_VV0 precariously_RR balancing_VVG ,_, his_APPGE napkin_NN1 invariably_RR falling_VVG about_II his_APPGE knees_NN2 ._. 
When_CS thwarted_VVN he_PPHS1 would_VM rage_VVI ,_, shutting_VVG his_APPGE eyes_NN2 tight_RR ,_, opening_VVG his_APPGE mouth_NN1 and_CC holding_VVG his_APPGE breath_NN1 before_II letting_VVG out_RP a_AT1 bellow_NN1 of_IO such_DA terrifying_JJ power_NN1 that_CST Neil_NP1 half_DB expected_VVD the_AT whole_NN1 of_IO Lydsett_NP1 to_TO come_VVI running_VVG to_TO see_VVI which_DDQ of_IO them_PPHO2 was_VBDZ tormenting_VVG the_AT child_NN1 ._. 
Amy_NP1 never_RR smacked_VVD him_PPHO1 but_CCB would_VM jerk_VVI him_PPHO1 on_II21 to_II22 her_APPGE hip_NN1 and_CC dump_VV0 him_PPHO1 on_II her_APPGE bed_NN1 saying_VVG :_: '_GE Bloody_JJ awful_JJ noise_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Should_VM n't_XX you_PPY stay_VVI with_IW him_PPHO1 ?_? 
Holding_VVG his_APPGE breath_NN1 like_II that_DD1 ,_, he_PPHS1 could_VM kill_VVI himself_PPX1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY daft_JJ ?_? 
He_PPHS1 wo_VM n't_XX kill_VVI himself_PPX1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 never_RR do_VD0 ._. 
'_GE And_CC he_PPHS1 knew_VVD now_CS21 that_CS22 he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, wanted_VVD her_PPHO1 when_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ obvious_JJ that_CST she_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI him_PPHO1 and_CC would_VM never_RR again_RT risk_VVI rejection_NN1 ._. 
On_II the_AT second_MD night_NNT1 at_II the_AT caravan_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD slid_VVN back_RP the_AT partition_NN1 between_II his_APPGE bed_NN1 and_CC hers_PPGE and_CC had_VHD walked_VVN quietly_RR up_II21 to_II22 his_APPGE bed_NN1 and_CC had_VHD stood_VVN gravely_RR looking_VVG down_RP at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN completely_RR naked_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD said_VVN :_: '_GE Look_NN1 ,_, Amy_NP1 ,_, you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI to_TO pay_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 never_RR pay_VV0 for_IF anything_PN1 ,_, at_RR21 least_RR22 not_XX like_II that_DD1 ._. 
But_CCB have_VH0 it_PPH1 your_APPGE own_DA way_NN1 ._. 
'_GE After_II a_AT1 pause_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD said_VVN :_: '_" You_PPY gay_JJ or_CC something_PN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ just_RR that_CST I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX like_VVI casual_JJ affairs_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY mean_VV0 you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX like_VVI them_PPHO2 ,_, or_CC you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI you_PPY ought_VMK to_TO have_VHI them_PPHO2 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 that_CST I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI I_PPIS1 ought_VMK to_TO have_VHI them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY religious_JJ ,_, then_RT ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX religious_JJ ,_, not_XX in_II the_AT ordinary_JJ way_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ just_RR that_CST I_PPIS1 think_VV0 sex_NN1 is_VBZ too_RG important_JJ to_TO be_VBI casual_JJ about_II ._. 
You_PPY see_VV0 ,_, if_CS we_PPIS2 slept_VVD together_RL and_CC I_PPIS1 if_CS I_PPIS1 disappointed_VVD you_PPY we_PPIS2 might_VM quarrel_VVI and_CC then_RT you_PPY 'd_VM walk_VVI out_RP ._. 
You_PPY 'd_VM feel_VVI that_CST you_PPY had_VHD to_TO ._. 
You_PPY 'd_VM leave_VVI ,_, you_PPY and_CC Timmy_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_GE So_RR what_DDQ ,_, I_PPIS1 walk_VV0 out_RP ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX want_VVI you_PPY to_TO do_VDI that_DD1 ,_, not_XX because_II21 of_II22 anything_PN1 I_PPIS1 'd_VHD done_VDN ._. 
'_" '_GE Or_CC had_VHD n't_XX done_VDN ._. 
OK_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 expect_VV0 you_PPY 're_VBR right_JJ ._. 
'_" Another_DD1 pause_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT she_PPHS1 had_VHD added_VVN :_: '_" You_PPY 'd_VM mind_VVI then_RT ,_, if_CS I_PPIS1 walked_VVD out_RP ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM mind_VVI ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 had_VHD turned_VVN away_RL ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 always_RR do_VD0 walk_VVI out_RP in_II the_AT end_NN1 ._. 
No_PN121 one_PN122 has_VHZ ever_RR minded_VVN before_RT ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT only_JJ sexual_JJ advance_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD ever_RR made_VVN to_II him_PPHO1 and_CC he_PPHS1 knew_VVD it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI the_AT last_MD ._. 
Now_RT they_PPHS2 slept_VVD with_IW Timmy_NP1 's_GE cot_NN1 wedged_VVN between_II the_AT partition_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE bed_NN1 ._. 
Sometimes_RT in_II the_AT night_NNT1 ,_, wakeful_JJ because_CS the_AT child_NN1 had_VHD stirred_VVN ,_, he_PPHS1 would_VM put_VVI out_RP his_APPGE hands_NN2 and_CC clasp_VVI the_AT bars_NN2 and_CC long_JJ to_TO shake_VVI this_DD1 frail_JJ barrier_NN1 that_CST symbolized_VVD the_AT unbridgeable_JJ gulf_NN1 between_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 lay_VVD there_RL ,_, sleek_JJ and_CC curved_JJ as_II a_AT1 fish_NN or_CC a_AT1 gull_NN1 ,_, so_RR close_VV0 that_CST he_PPHS1 could_VM hear_VVI the_AT rise_NN1 and_CC fall_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE breath_NN1 faintly_RR echoing_VVG the_AT suspiration_NN1 of_IO the_AT sea_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE body_NN1 ached_VVD for_IF her_PPHO1 and_CC he_PPHS1 would_VM press_VVI his_APPGE face_NN1 into_II the_AT lumpy_JJ pillow_NN1 groaning_VVG with_IW the_AT hopelessness_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE need_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ could_VM she_PPHS1 possibly_RR see_VVI in_II him_PPHO1 to_TO make_VVI her_PPHO1 want_VV0 him_PPHO1 ,_, except_CS ,_, as_CSA on_II that_DD1 one_MC1 night_NNT1 ,_, out_II21 of_II22 gratitude_NN1 ,_, pity_NN1 ,_, curiosity_NN1 or_CC boredom_NN1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 hated_VVD his_APPGE body_NN1 ,_, the_AT scrawny_JJ legs_NN2 on_II which_DDQ the_AT kneecaps_NN2 protruded_VVD like_II deformities_NN2 ,_, the_AT small_JJ blinking_JJ eyes_NN2 too_RG closely_RR set_VVN ,_, the_AT sparse_JJ beard_NN1 which_DDQ could_VM n't_XX disguise_VVI the_AT weakness_NN1 of_IO the_AT mouth_NN1 and_CC chin_NN1 ._. 
Sometimes_RT ,_, too_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ tormented_VVN by_II jealousy_NN1 ._. 
Without_IW proof_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD convinced_VVN himself_PPX1 that_CST there_EX was_VBDZ someone_PN1 else_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 would_VM say_VVI that_CST she_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO walk_VVI alone_RR on_II the_AT headland_NN1 ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 would_VM watch_VVI her_PPHO1 go_VV0 with_IW the_AT certainty_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ meeting_VVG a_AT1 lover_NN1 ._. 
And_CC when_RRQ she_PPHS1 returned_VVD he_PPHS1 would_VM imagine_VVI that_CST he_PPHS1 could_VM see_VVI the_AT glow_NN1 of_IO the_AT skin_NN1 ,_, the_AT satisfied_JJ smile_NN1 of_IO remembered_JJ happiness_NN1 ,_, could_VM almost_RR smell_VVI that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN making_VVG love_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD already_RR heard_VVN from_II the_AT university_NN1 that_CST his_APPGE research_NN1 grant_NN1 would_VM not_XX be_VBI extended_VVN ._. 
The_AT decision_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX surprising_JJ ;_; he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN warned_VVN to_TO expect_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN saving_VVG as_RG much_DA1 as_CSA possible_JJ from_II the_AT grant_NN1 in_II the_AT hope_NN1 of_IO amassing_VVG a_AT1 small_JJ sum_NN1 which_DDQ would_VM tide_NN1 him_PPHO1 over_RP until_CS he_PPHS1 could_VM find_VVI a_AT1 local_JJ job_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 hardly_RR mattered_VVD what_DDQ ._. 
Anything_PN1 that_CST would_VM pay_VVI enough_DD to_TO live_VVI and_CC allow_VVI him_PPHO1 to_TO remain_VVI on_II the_AT headland_NN1 to_TO carry_VVI on_RP the_AT campaign_NN1 ._. 
In_II theory_NN1 he_PPHS1 supposed_VVD he_PPHS1 could_VM organize_VVI PANUP_NN1 from_II anywhere_RL in_II the_AT UK_NP1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 knew_VVD that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ irrevocably_RR bound_VVN to_II Larksoken_JJ headland_NN1 ,_, to_II the_AT caravan_NN1 ,_, to_II that_DD1 concrete_JJ mass_NN1 five_MC miles_NNU2 to_II the_AT north_ND1 which_DDQ had_VHD power_NN1 ,_, apparently_RR ,_, to_TO dominate_VVI his_APPGE will_NN1 as_CSA it_PPH1 did_VDD his_APPGE imagination_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD already_RR put_VVN out_RP feelers_NN2 with_IW local_JJ employers_NN2 but_CCB they_PPHS2 had_VHD n't_XX been_VBN too_RG keen_JJ on_II employing_VVG a_AT1 well-known_JJ agitator_NN1 ;_; even_RR those_DD2 who_PNQS seemed_VVD sympathetic_JJ to_II the_AT anti-nuclear_JJ cause_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX actually_RR have_VHI work_NN1 on_II offer_NN1 ._. 
Perhaps_RR they_PPHS2 feared_VVD that_CST too_RG many_DA2 of_IO his_APPGE energies_NN2 would_VM be_VBI diverted_VVN to_II the_AT campaign_NN1 ._. 
And_CC his_APPGE small_JJ capital_NN1 was_VBDZ draining_VVG away_RL with_IW the_AT extra_JJ expense_NN1 of_IO Amy_NP1 ,_, Timmy_NP1 and_CC even_RR the_AT cats_NN2 ._. 
And_CC now_RT there_EX was_VBDZ the_AT threat_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 libel_NN1 action_NN1 ,_, less_DAR of_IO a_AT1 threat_NN1 than_CSN a_AT1 certainty_NN1 ._. 
When_RRQ ,_, ten_MC minutes_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, he_PPHS1 returned_VVD to_II the_AT caravan_NN1 Amy_NP1 ,_, too_RR ,_, had_VHD given_VVN up_RP working_VVG ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ lying_VVG on_II her_APPGE bed_NN1 ,_, looking_VVG up_RP at_II the_AT ceiling_NN1 ,_, Smudge_NN1 and_CC Whisky_NN1 curled_VVN on_II her_APPGE stomach_NN1 ._. 
Looking_VVG down_RP at_II her_PPHO1 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD abruptly_RR :_: '_" If_CSW the_AT Robarts_NN2 legal_JJ action_NN1 goes_VVZ ahead_RL I_PPIS1 'll_VM need_VVI money_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 're_VBR not_XX going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI able_JK to_TO go_VVI on_RP as_CSA we_PPIS2 are_VBR ._. 
We_PPIS2 've_VH0 got_VVN to_TO make_VVI plans_NN2 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 sat_VVD up_RP smartly_RR and_CC stared_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT kittens_NN2 ,_, affronted_VVD ,_, squealed_VVD their_APPGE protest_NN1 and_CC fled_VVD ._. 
'_" You_PPY mean_VV0 we_PPIS2 might_VM have_VHI to_TO leave_VVI here_RL ?_? 
'_GE The_AT '_" we_PPIS2 '_" would_VM normally_RR have_VHI lifted_VVN his_APPGE heart_NN1 ,_, now_RT he_PPHS1 hardly_RR noticed_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ possible_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB why_RRQ ?_? 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, you_PPY are_VBR n't_XX going_VVGK to_TO find_VVI anything_PN1 cheaper_JJR than_CSN the_AT caravan_NN1 ._. 
Try_VV0 getting_VVG a_AT1 single_JJ room_NN1 for_IF two_MC pounds_NN2 a_AT1 week_NNT1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 're_VBR bloody_RR lucky_JJ to_TO have_VHI this_DD1 place_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB there_EX 's_VBZ no_AT work_NN1 here_RL ,_, Amy_NP1 ._. 
If_CS I_PPIS1 have_VH0 huge_JJ damages_NN2 to_TO pay_VVI ,_, I_PPIS1 'll_VM have_VHI to_TO get_VVI a_AT1 job_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 means_VVZ London_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ sort_RR21 of_RR22 a_AT1 job_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Any_DD sort_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN my_APPGE degree_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX see_VVI the_AT sense_NN1 of_IO leaving_VVG here_RL ,_, even_CS21 if_CS22 there_EX is_VBZ n't_XX any_DD work_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY can_VM go_VVI to_II the_AT DHSS_NP1 ._. 
Draw_VV0 the_AT dole_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" That_DD1 is_VBZ n't_XX going_VVGK to_TO pay_VVI damages_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, if_CS you_PPY have_VH0 to_TO go_VVI ,_, maybe_RR I_PPIS1 'll_VM stay_VVI on_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 can_VM pay_VVI the_AT rent_NN1 here_RL ._. 
After_II all_DB ,_, what_DDQ 's_VBZ the_AT difference_NN1 to_II the_AT owner_NN1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 'll_VM get_VVI his_APPGE two_MC quid_NN whoever_PNQV pays_VVZ it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY could_VM n't_XX live_VVI here_RL alone_RR ._. 
'_" '_" Why_RRQ not_XX ?_? 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 lived_VVN in_II worse_JJR places_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_GE On_II what_DDQ ?_? 
What_DDQ would_VM you_PPY do_VDI for_IF money_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, with_IW you_PPY gone_VVN I_PPIS1 could_VM go_VVI to_II the_AT DHSS_NP1 ,_, could_VM n't_XX I_PPIS1 ?_? 
They_PPHS2 could_VM send_VVI their_APPGE snoopers_NN2 round_RP and_CC it_PPH1 would_VM n't_XX matter_VVI ._. 
They_PPHS2 would_VM n't_XX be_VBI able_JK to_TO say_VVI I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ having_VHG sex_NN1 with_IW you_PPY then_RT ,_, not_XX if_CS you_PPY were_VBDR n't_XX here_RL ._. 
Anyway_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN a_RR21 bit_RR22 in_II my_APPGE post_NN1 office_NN1 account_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT casual_JJ cruelty_NN1 of_IO the_AT suggestion_NN1 struck_VVN at_II his_APPGE heart_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 heard_VVD with_IW heavy_JJ disgust_NN1 the_AT note_NN1 of_IO self-pity_NN1 which_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ unable_JK to_TO suppress_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_GE Is_VBZ that_DD1 what_DDQ you_PPY really_RR want_VV0 ,_, Amy_NP1 ,_, for_IF me_PPIO1 not_XX to_TO be_VBI here_RL ?_? 
'_" '_" Do_VD0 n't_XX be_VBI daft_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ only_JJ teasing_NN1 ._. 
Honestly_RR Neil_NP1 ,_, you_PPY should_VM see_VVI yourself_PPX1 ._. 
Talk_VV0 about_II misery_NN1 ._. 
Anyway_RR ,_, it_PPH1 might_VM not_XX happen_VVI the_AT libel_NN1 action_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ bound_VVNK to_TO happen_VVI unless_CS she_PPHS1 withdraws_VVZ it_PPH1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 've_VH0 set_VVN a_AT1 date_NN1 for_IF the_AT hearing_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 might_VM withdraw_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, or_CC else_RR she_PPHS1 might_VM die_VVI ._. 
She_PPHS1 might_VM drown_VVI on_II one_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 night_NNT1 swims_VVZ she_PPHS1 takes_VVZ after_II the_AT headlines_NN2 on_II the_AT nine_MC o'clock_RA news_NN1 ,_, regular_JJ as_CSA clockwork_NN1 ,_, right_RR up_II21 to_II22 December_NPM1 ._. 
'_" '_" Who_PNQS told_VVD you_PPY that_DD1 ?_? 
How_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI that_CST she_PPHS1 swims_VVZ at_II night_NNT1 ?_? 
'_" '_" You_PPY did_VDD ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX remember_VVI telling_VVG you_PPY ._. 
'_" '_" Then_RT someone_PN1 else_RR did_VDD ,_, one_MC1 of_IO the_AT regulars_NN2 in_II the_AT Local_NN1 Hero_NN1 ,_, maybe_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ no_AT secret_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" She_PPHS1 wo_VM n't_XX drown_VVI ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 strong_JJ swimmer_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX take_VVI foolish_JJ risks_NN2 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX wish_VVI her_APPGE dead_JJ ._. 
You_PPY ca_VM n't_XX preach_VVI love_NN1 and_CC practise_VVI hatred_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 can_VM wish_VVI her_APPGE dead_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ._. 
Maybe_RR the_AT Whistler_NP1 will_VM get_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
Or_CC you_PPY might_VM win_VVI the_AT action_NN1 and_CC then_RT she_PPHS1 'll_VM have_VHI to_TO pay_VVI you_PPY ._. 
That_DD1 'd_VM be_VBI a_AT1 laugh_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ not_XX very_RG likely_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 consulted_VVD a_AT1 lawyer_NN1 at_II the_AT Citizens_NN2 Advice_NN1 Bureau_NN1 when_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ in_II Norwich_NP1 last_MD Friday_NPD1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 could_VM see_VVI he_PPHS1 thought_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ serious_JJ ,_, that_CST she_PPHS1 did_VDD have_VHI a_AT1 case_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD I_PPIS1 ought_VMK to_TO get_VVI myself_PPX1 a_AT1 lawyer_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, get_VV0 one_PN1 ._. 
'_" '_" How_RRQ ?_? 
Lawyers_NN2 cost_VV0 money_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Get_VV0 legal_JJ aid_NN1 ._. 
Put_VV0 a_AT1 note_NN1 in_II the_AT newsletter_NN1 asking_VVG for_IF contributions_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX do_VDI that_DD1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ difficult_JJ enough_RR keeping_VVG the_AT newsletter_NN1 going_VVG ,_, what_DDQ with_IW the_AT cost_NN1 of_IO paper_NN1 and_CC postage_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Amy_NP1 said_VVD ,_, suddenly_RR serious_JJ :_: '_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM think_VVI of_IO something_PN1 ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ still_RR four_MC weeks_NNT2 to_TO go_VVI ._. 
Anything_PN1 can_VM happen_VVI in_II four_MC weeks_NNT2 ._. 
Stop_VV0 worrying_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI all_RR right_JJ ._. 
Look_VV0 ,_, Neil_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 promise_VV0 you_PPY that_DD1 libel_NN1 action_NN1 will_VM never_RR come_VVI to_II court_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC illogically_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, for_IF the_AT moment_NN1 ,_, reassured_VVN and_CC comforted_VVN ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ six_MC o'clock_RA and_CC at_II Larksoken_JJ Power_NN1 Station_NN1 ,_, the_AT weekly_JJ interdepartmental_JJ meeting_NN1 was_VBDZ drawing_VVG to_II a_AT1 close_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD lasted_VVN thirty_MC minutes_NNT2 longer_RRR than_CSN usual_JJ ;_; Dr_NNB Alex_NP1 Mair_NP1 took_VVD the_AT view_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ he_PPHS1 could_VM normally_RR enforce_VVI by_II brisk_JJ chairmanship_NN1 ,_, that_CST little_DA1 original_JJ thought_NN1 was_VBDZ contributed_VVN to_II a_AT1 discussion_NN1 after_II three_MC hours_NNT2 of_IO talking_VVG ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 heavy_JJ agenda_NN1 :_: the_AT revised_JJ safety_NN1 plan_NN1 still_RR in_II draft_NN1 ;_; the_AT rationalization_NN1 of_IO the_AT internal_JJ structure_NN1 from_II the_AT present_NN1 seven_MC departments_NN2 to_II three_MC under_II engineering_NN1 ,_, production_NN1 and_CC resources_NN2 ;_; the_AT report_NN1 of_IO the_AT district_NN1 survey_NN1 laboratory_NN1 on_II their_APPGE monitoring_NN1 of_IO the_AT environment_NN1 ;_; the_AT preliminary_JJ agenda_NN1 for_IF the_AT local_JJ liaison_NN1 committee_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 annual_JJ jamboree_NN1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 unwieldy_JJ but_CCB useful_JJ public_JJ relations_NN2 exercise_VV0 which_DDQ needed_VVD careful_JJ preparation_NN1 ,_, including_VVG as_CSA it_PPH1 did_VDD representatives_NN2 from_II the_AT interested_JJ government_NN1 departments_NN2 ,_, local_JJ authorities_NN2 ,_, police_NN2 ,_, fire_NN1 and_CC water_NN1 authorities_NN2 ,_, the_AT National_JJ Farmers_NN2 Union_NN1 and_CC the_AT Country_NN1 Landowners_NN2 '_GE Association_NN1 ._. 
Mair_VV0 sometimes_RT grudged_VVD the_AT work_NN1 and_CC time_NNT1 it_PPH1 involved_VVD but_CCB he_PPHS1 knew_VVD its_APPGE importance_NN1 ._. 
The_AT weekly_JJ meeting_NN1 was_VBDZ held_VVN in_II his_APPGE office_NN1 at_II the_AT conference_NN1 table_NN1 set_VVN in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 the_AT south_ND1 window_NN1 ._. 
Darkness_NN1 was_VBDZ falling_VVG and_CC the_AT huge_JJ pane_NN1 of_IO glass_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 black_JJ rectangle_NN1 in_II which_DDQ he_PPHS1 could_VM see_VVI their_APPGE faces_NN2 reflected_VVD ,_, like_II the_AT gaunt_JJ ,_, disembodied_VVD heads_NN2 of_IO night_NNT1 travellers_NN2 in_II a_AT1 lighted_JJ railway_NN1 carriage_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 suspected_VVD that_CST some_DD of_IO his_APPGE departmental_JJ heads_NN2 ,_, particularly_RR BH_NP1 Morgan_NP1 ,_, the_AT Works_NN Office_NN1 Engineer_NN1 ,_, and_CC Stephen_NP1 Mansell_NP1 ,_, the_AT Maintenance_NN1 Superintendent_NN1 ,_, would_VM have_VHI preferred_VVN a_AT1 more_RGR relaxed_JJ setting_NN1 in_II his_APPGE private_JJ sitting_NN1 room_NN1 next_MD door_NN1 ,_, the_AT low_JJ ,_, comfortable_JJ chairs_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 few_DA2 hours_NNT2 of_IO chat_NN1 with_IW no_AT set_NN1 agenda_NN1 ,_, perhaps_RR a_AT1 drink_NN1 together_RL afterwards_RT in_II a_AT1 local_JJ pub_NN1 ._. 
Well_RR ,_, that_DD1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 management_NN1 style_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX his_PPGE ._. 
Now_RT he_PPHS1 closed_VVD the_AT stiff_JJ cover_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE folder_NN1 in_II which_DDQ his_APPGE PA_NN1 had_VHD meticulously_RR tagged_VVN all_DB the_AT papers_NN2 and_CC cross-references_NN2 ,_, and_CC said_VVD dismissively_RR :_: '_" Any_DD other_JJ business_NN1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX allowed_VVN to_TO get_VVI away_RL so_RG easily_RR ._. 
On_II his_APPGE right_NN1 ,_, as_RR21 usual_RR22 ,_, sat_VVD Miles_NP1 Lessingham_NP1 ,_, the_AT Operations_NN2 Superintendent_NN1 ,_, whose_DDQGE reflection_NN1 ,_, staring_VVG back_RP into_II the_AT room_NN1 ,_, looked_VVN like_II a_AT1 hydrocephalic_JJ death_NN1 's_GE head_NN1 ._. 
Glancing_VVG from_II the_AT image_NN1 to_II the_AT face_NN1 ,_, Mair_NP1 could_VM see_VVI little_DA1 difference_NN1 ._. 
The_AT stark_JJ overhead_JJ lights_NN2 threw_VVD deep_JJ shadows_NN2 under_II the_AT deep-set_JJ eyes_NN2 and_CC the_AT sweat_NN1 glistened_VVD on_II the_AT wide_JJ ,_, rather_RG knobbly_JJ forehead_NN1 with_IW its_APPGE swathe_NN1 of_IO fair_JJ undisciplined_JJ hair_NN1 ._. 
Now_RT he_PPHS1 stretched_VVD back_RP in_II his_APPGE chair_NN1 and_CC said_VVD :_: '_" This_DD1 proposed_JJ job_NN1 rumoured_VVN job_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 should_VM say_VVI I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 we_PPIS2 're_VBR entitled_VVN to_TO ask_VVI whether_CSW it_PPH1 has_VHZ been_VBN formally_RR offered_VVN to_II you_PPY yet_RR ?_? 
Or_CC are_VBR n't_XX we_PPIS2 ?_? 
'_GE Mair_NN1 said_VVD calmly_RR :_: The_AT answer_NN1 is_VBZ that_CST it_PPH1 has_VHZ n't_XX ;_; the_AT publicity_NN1 was_VBDZ premature_JJ ._. 
The_AT press_NN1 got_VVD hold_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 somehow_RR ,_, as_CSA they_PPHS2 usually_RR do_VD0 ,_, but_CCB there_EX 's_VBZ nothing_PN1 official_JJ yet_RR ._. 
One_MC1 unfortunate_JJ result_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE present_JJ habit_NN1 of_IO leaking_VVG any_DD information_NN1 of_IO interest_NN1 is_VBZ that_CST the_AT people_NN most_RGT concerned_JJ become_VV0 the_AT last_MD to_TO know_VVI ._. 
If_CS and_CC when_CS it_PPH1 is_VBZ official_JJ you_PPY seven_MC will_VM be_VBI the_AT first_MD to_TO be_VBI told_VVN ._. 
'_GE Lessingham_NN1 said_VVD :_: '_" It_PPH1 will_VM have_VHI serious_JJ implications_NN2 here_RL ,_, Alex_NP1 ,_, if_CS you_PPY do_VD0 go_VVI ._. 
The_AT contract_NN1 already_RR signed_VVN for_IF the_AT new_JJ PWR_NN1 reactor_NN1 ,_, the_AT internal_JJ reorganization_NN1 which_DDQ is_VBZ bound_VVNK to_TO create_VVI disruption_NN1 ,_, electricity_NN1 privatization_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 bad_JJ time_NNT1 for_IF a_AT1 change_NN1 at_II the_AT top_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Maid_NN1 said_VVD :_: '_GE Is_VBZ there_EX ever_RR a_AT1 good_JJ time_NNT1 ?_? 
But_CCB until_CS it_PPH1 happens_VVZ ,_, if_CS it_PPH1 does_VDZ happen_VVI ,_, there_EX 's_VBZ little_DA1 point_NN1 in_II discussing_VVG it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE John_NP1 Standing_NP1 ,_, the_AT station_NN1 chemist_NN1 ,_, said_VVD :_: '_GE But_CCB the_AT internal_JJ reorganization_NN1 will_VM go_VVI ahead_RL presumably_RR ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 so_RR ,_, considering_CS the_AT time_NNT1 and_CC energy_NN1 we_PPIS2 've_VH0 spent_VVN planning_VVG it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 should_VM be_VBI surprised_JJ if_CS a_AT1 change_NN1 at_II the_AT top_NN1 alters_VVZ a_AT1 necessary_JJ reorganization_NN1 which_DDQ is_VBZ already_RR under_RR21 way_RR22 ._. 
'_GE Lessingham_NN1 asked_VVD :_: '_" Who_PNQS will_VM they_PPHS2 appoint_VVI ,_, a_AT1 director_NN1 or_CC a_AT1 station_NN1 manager_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE The_AT question_NN1 was_VBDZ less_RGR innocent_JJ than_CSN it_PPH1 sounded_VVD ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 imagine_VV0 a_AT1 station_NN1 manager_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY mean_VV0 that_CST the_AT research_NN1 will_VM go_VVI ?_? 
'_GE Mair_NN1 said_VVD :_: '_" When_RRQ I_PPIS1 go_VV0 ,_, now_RT or_CC later_RRR ,_, the_AT research_NN1 will_VM go_VVI ._. 
You_PPY 've_VH0 always_RR known_VVN that_DD1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 brought_VVD it_PPH1 with_IW me_PPIO1 and_CC I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX have_VHI taken_VVN the_AT job_NN1 if_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX have_VHI continued_VVN it_PPH1 here_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 asked_VVD for_IF certain_JJ research_NN1 facilities_NN2 and_CC I_PPIS1 got_VVD them_PPHO2 ._. 
But_CCB research_NN1 at_II Larksoken_NP1 has_VHZ always_RR been_VBN somewhat_DD1 of_IO an_AT1 anomaly_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 've_VH0 done_VDN good_JJ work_NN1 ,_, are_VBR still_RR doing_VDG good_JJ work_NN1 ,_, but_CCB logically_RR it_PPH1 should_VM be_VBI done_VDN elsewhere_RL ,_, at_II Harwell_NP1 or_CC Winfrith_NP1 ._. 
Is_VBZ there_EX any_DD other_JJ business_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE But_CCB Lessingham_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX to_TO be_VBI discouraged_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" Who_PNQS will_VM you_PPY be_VBI responsible_JJ to_II ?_? 
The_AT Secretary_NN1 of_IO State_NN1 for_IF Energy_NN1 directly_RR or_CC the_AT AEA_NP1 ?_? 
'_GE Mair_NN1 knew_VVD the_AT answer_NN1 but_CCB had_VHD no_AT intention_NN1 of_IO giving_VVG it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD quietly_RR :_: '_" That_DD1 is_VBZ still_RR under_II discussion_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Along_RP ,_, no_RR21 doubt_RR22 ,_, with_IW such_DA minor_JJ matters_NN2 as_CSA pay_NN1 ,_, rations_NN2 ,_, scope_NN1 of_IO your_APPGE responsibilities_NN2 and_CC what_DDQ you_PPY are_VBR going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI called_VVN ._. 
Controller_NN1 of_IO Nuclear_JJ Power_NN1 has_VHZ a_AT1 certain_JJ cachet_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 like_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
But_CCB what_DDQ precisely_RR will_VM you_PPY control_VVI ?_? 
'_" There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 silence_NN1 ._. 
Mair_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_" If_CSW the_AT answer_NN1 to_II that_DD1 question_NN1 were_VBDR known_VVN ,_, no_RR21 doubt_RR22 the_AT appointment_NN1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN made_VVN by_RT21 now_RT22 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO stifle_VVI discussion_NN1 ,_, but_CCB had_VHD n't_XX we_PPIS2 better_RRR confine_VVI it_PPH1 to_II matters_NN2 within_II the_AT competence_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 committee_NN1 ?_? 
Right_RR ,_, is_VBZ there_EX any_DD other_JJ business_NN1 ?_? '_GE and_CC this_DD1 time_NNT1 there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT reply_NN1 ._. 
Hilary_NP1 Robarts_NP1 ,_, the_AT Acting_JJ Administrative_JJ Officer_NN1 ,_, had_VHD already_RR closed_VVN her_APPGE file_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX taken_VVN part_NN1 in_II the_AT questioning_NN1 but_CCB the_AT others_NN2 ,_, Mair_NP1 knew_VVD ,_, would_VM assume_VVI that_CST that_DD1 was_VBDZ because_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD already_RR told_VVN her_PPHO1 the_AT answers_NN2 ._. 
Even_RR before_CS they_PPHS2 had_VHD left_VVN ,_, his_APPGE PA_NN1 ,_, Caroline_NP1 Amphlett_NP1 ,_, had_VHD come_VVN in_RP to_TO take_VVI away_RL the_AT tea_NN1 cups_NN2 and_CC clear_VVI the_AT table_NN1 ._. 
Lessingham_NP1 made_VVD it_PPH1 a_AT1 habit_NN1 to_TO leave_VVI his_APPGE agenda_NN1 behind_RL ,_, a_AT1 small_JJ personal_JJ protest_NN1 against_II the_AT amount_NN1 of_IO paper_NN1 which_DDQ the_AT formal_JJ weekly_JJ meeting_NN1 generated_VVD ._. 
Dr_NNB Martin_NP1 Goss_NP1 ,_, head_NN1 of_IO the_AT medical_JJ physics_NN1 department_NN1 ,_, had_VHD ,_, as_CSA always_RR ,_, doodled_VVD obsessively_RR ._. 
His_APPGE jotting_JJ pad_NN1 was_VBDZ covered_VVN with_IW hot-air_JJ balloons_NN2 ,_, intricately_RR patterned_JJ and_CC decorated_JJ ;_; part_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE mind_NN1 had_VHD obviously_RR been_VBN with_IW his_APPGE private_JJ passion_NN1 ._. 
Caroline_NP1 Amphlett_NP1 moved_VVD ,_, as_CSA always_RR ,_, with_IW a_AT1 quiet_JJ ,_, efficient_JJ grace_NN1 ._. 
Neither_RR spoke_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD worked_VVN for_IF Mair_NN1 as_CSA his_APPGE PA_NN1 for_IF the_AT last_MD three_MC years_NNT2 and_CC he_PPHS1 knew_VVD her_PPHO1 now_RT no_AT better_JJR than_CSN on_II that_DD1 morning_NNT1 when_RRQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD sat_VVN in_II this_DD1 same_DA office_NN1 being_VBG interviewed_VVN for_IF the_AT job_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 tall_JJ ,_, blonde_JJ girl_NN1 ,_, smooth-skinned_JJ with_IW wide-spaced_NN1 ,_, rather_RG small_JJ eyes_NN2 of_IO an_AT1 extraordinary_JJ deep_JJ blue_JJ ,_, who_PNQS would_VM have_VHI been_VBN thought_VVN beautiful_JJ if_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD shown_VVN more_DAR animation_NN1 ._. 
Mair_NP1 suspected_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 used_VVD her_APPGE confidential_JJ job_NN1 as_CSA his_APPGE PA_NN1 to_TO preserve_VVI a_AT1 deliberately_RR intimidating_JJ reserve_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ the_AT most_RGT efficient_JJ secretary_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD ever_RR had_VHN and_CC it_PPH1 irked_VVD him_PPHO1 that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD made_VVN it_PPH1 clear_JJ that_CST ,_, if_CS and_CC when_RRQ he_PPHS1 moved_VVD ,_, she_PPHS1 would_VM wish_VVI to_TO stay_VVI at_II Larksoken_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD told_VVN him_PPHO1 that_CST her_APPGE reasons_NN2 were_VBDR personal_JJ ._. 
That_DD1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, meant_VVD Jonathan_NP1 Reeves_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 junior_JJ engineer_NN1 in_II the_AT workshop_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN as_RG surprised_JJ and_CC chagrined_VVD at_II her_APPGE choice_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 had_VHD at_II the_AT prospect_NN1 of_IO taking_VVG up_RP a_AT1 new_JJ job_NN1 with_IW an_AT1 unknown_JJ PA_NN1 ,_, but_CCB there_EX had_VHD been_VBN an_AT1 additional_JJ and_CC more_RGR disturbing_JJ reaction_NN1 ._. 
Hers_PPGE was_VBDZ not_XX a_AT1 type_NN1 of_IO female_JJ beauty_NN1 which_DDQ attracted_VVD him_PPHO1 and_CC he_PPHS1 had_VHD always_RR assumed_VVN that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ physically_RR cold_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ disconcerting_JJ to_TO think_VVI that_CST an_AT1 acned_JJ nonenity_NN1 had_VHD discovered_VVN and_CC perhaps_RR explored_VVN depths_NN2 which_DDQ he_PPHS1 ,_, in_II their_APPGE daily_JJ intimacy_NN1 ,_, had_VHD n't_XX even_RR suspected_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD sometimes_RT wondered_VVD ,_, although_CS with_IW little_DA1 real_JJ curiosity_NN1 ,_, whether_CSW she_PPHS1 might_VM not_XX be_VBI less_RGR compliant_JJ ,_, more_RGR complicated_JJ than_CSN he_PPHS1 had_VHD supposed_VVN ,_, had_VHD occasionally_RR had_VHN a_AT1 disconcerting_JJ sense_NN1 that_CST the_AT faade_NN1 she_PPHS1 presented_VVD to_II the_AT power_NN1 station_NN1 of_IO dedicated_JJ ,_, humourless_JJ efficiency_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN carefully_RR constructed_VVN to_TO conceal_VVI a_AT1 less_RGR accommodating_JJ ,_, more_RGR complex_JJ personality_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB if_CS the_AT real_JJ Caroline_NP1 was_VBDZ accessible_JJ to_II Jonathan_NP1 Reeves_NP1 ,_, if_CS she_PPHS1 really_RR liked_VVN and_CC wanted_VVN that_CST unprepossessing_JJ wimp_NN1 ,_, then_RT she_PPHS1 hardly_RR merited_VVD the_AT tribute_NN1 even_RR of_IO his_APPGE curiosity_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 gave_VVD his_APPGE departmental_JJ heads_NN2 time_VV0 to_TO get_VVI back_RP to_II their_APPGE offices_NN2 before_CS he_PPHS1 rang_VVD for_IF Hilary_NP1 Robarts_NP1 and_CC asked_VVD her_PPHO1 to_TO come_VVI back_RP ._. 
It_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN more_RGR usual_JJ to_TO have_VHI asked_VVN her_PPHO1 with_IW careful_JJ casualness_NN1 to_TO wait_VVI behind_RL after_II the_AT meeting_NN1 but_CCB what_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO say_VVI was_VBDZ private_JJ and_CC he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN trying_VVG for_IF some_DD weeks_NNT2 now_RT to_TO cut_VVI down_RP the_AT number_NN1 of_IO times_NNT2 when_RRQ they_PPHS2 were_VBDR known_VVN to_TO be_VBI alone_JJ together_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX looking_VVG forward_RL to_II the_AT interview_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 would_VM see_VVI what_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO say_VVI as_RG personal_JJ criticism_NN1 and_CC that_DD1 was_VBDZ something_PN1 which_DDQ in_II his_APPGE experience_NN1 few_DA2 women_NN2 could_VM take_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 thought_VVD :_: She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ my_APPGE mistress_NN1 once_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ in_II love_NN1 with_IW her_PPHO1 ,_, as_RG much_DA1 in_II love_NN1 as_CSA I_PPIS1 thought_VVD I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ capable_JJ of_IO being_VBG ._. 
And_CC if_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX love_NN1 ,_, whatever_DDQV that_DD1 word_NN1 means_VVZ ,_, at_RR21 least_RR22 I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
Will_VM that_DD1 make_VVI what_DDQ I_PPIS1 have_VH0 to_TO say_VVI easier_RRR or_CC more_RGR difficult_JJ ?_? 
He_PPHS1 told_VVD himself_PPX1 that_CST all_DB men_NN2 were_VBDR cowards_NN2 when_CS it_PPH1 came_VVD to_II a_AT1 showdown_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 woman_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 first_MD post-natal_JJ subservience_NN1 ,_, bred_VVD of_IO physical_JJ dependence_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ too_RG ingrained_JJ ever_RR to_TO be_VBI totally_RR eradicated_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX more_RGR cowardly_JJ than_CSN the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE sex_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ was_VBDZ it_PPH1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD overheard_VVN that_DD1 woman_NN1 in_II the_AT Lydsett_NP1 stores_NN2 saying_VVG ?_? 
'_GE George_NP1 would_VM do_VDI anything_PN1 to_TO avoid_VVI a_AT1 scene_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 he_PPHS1 would_VM ,_, poor_JJ sod_NN1 ._. 
Women_NN2 with_IW their_APPGE womb-smelling_JJ warmth_NN1 ,_, their_APPGE talcum_NN1 powder_NN1 and_CC milky_JJ breasts_NN2 had_VHD seen_VVN to_II that_DD1 in_II the_AT first_MD four_MC weeks_NNT2 of_IO life_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 stood_VVD up_RP when_CS she_PPHS1 came_VVD in_RP and_CC waited_VVD until_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD taken_VVN the_AT chair_NN1 on_II the_AT other_JJ side_NN1 of_IO the_AT desk_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 opened_VVD the_AT right-hand_JJ drawer_NN1 and_CC took_VVD out_RP a_AT1 duplicated_JJ news-sheet_NN1 which_DDQ he_PPHS1 slid_VVD across_II the_AT desk_NN1 towards_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" Have_VH0 you_PPY seen_VVN this_DD1 ?_? 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ Neil_NP1 Pascoe_NP1 's_GE latest_JJT news-sheet_NN1 from_II PANUP_NP1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_GE People_NN Against_II Nuclear_JJ Power_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 means_VVZ Pascoe_NP1 and_CC a_AT1 few_DA2 dozen_NNO other_JJ ill-informed_JJ hysterics_NN2 ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 I_PPIS1 've_VH0 seen_VVN it_PPH1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM on_II his_APPGE mailing_NN1 list_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 takes_VVZ good_JJ care_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 see_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 gave_VVD it_PPH1 a_AT1 brief_JJ glance_NN1 ,_, then_RT pushed_VVD it_PPH1 back_RP across_II the_AT desk_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 took_VVD it_PPH1 up_RP and_CC read_VVD :_: '_GE Many_DA2 readers_NN2 will_VM probably_RR have_VHI learned_VVN by_RT21 now_RT22 that_CST I_PPIS1 am_VBM being_VBG sued_VVN by_II Miss_NNB Hilary_NP1 Robarts_NP1 ,_, the_AT Acting_JJ Administrative_JJ Officer_NN1 at_II Larksoken_JJ Power_NN1 Station_NN1 ,_, for_IF alleged_JJ libel_NN1 arising_VVG from_II what_DDQ I_PPIS1 wrote_VVD in_II the_AT May_NP1 issue_VVI of_IO the_AT news-sheet_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 shall_VM ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, strenuously_RR defend_VV0 the_AT action_NN1 and_CC ,_, as_CSA I_PPIS1 have_VH0 no_AT money_NN1 to_TO pay_VVI for_IF a_AT1 lawyer_NN1 ,_, will_VM present_VVI my_APPGE own_DA defence_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ just_RR the_AT latest_JJT example_NN1 of_IO the_AT threat_NN1 to_TO free_VVI information_NN1 and_CC even_RR free_JJ speech_NN1 presented_VVN by_II the_AT nuclear_JJ energy_NN1 lobby_NN1 ._. 
Apparently_RR now_RT even_RR the_AT mildest_JJT criticism_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO be_VBI followed_VVN by_II the_AT threat_NN1 of_IO legal_JJ action_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB there_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 positive_JJ side_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 action_NN1 by_II Hilary_NP1 Robarts_NP1 shows_VVZ that_CST we_PPIS2 ,_, the_AT ordinary_JJ people_NN of_IO this_DD1 county_NN1 ,_, are_VBR making_VVG our_APPGE impact_NN1 ._. 
Would_VM they_PPHS2 bother_VVI with_IW our_APPGE small_JJ news-sheet_NN1 if_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR n't_XX running_VVG scared_JJ ?_? 
And_CC the_AT libel_NN1 action_NN1 ,_, if_CS it_PPH1 comes_VVZ to_II trial_NN1 ,_, will_VM give_VVI us_PPIO2 valuable_JJ national_JJ publicity_NN1 if_CS properly_RR handled_VVN ._. 
We_PPIS2 are_VBR stronger_JJR than_CSN we_PPIS2 know_VV0 ._. 
Meanwhile_RR I_PPIS1 give_VV0 below_II the_AT dates_NN2 of_IO the_AT next_MD open_JJ days_NNT2 at_II Larksoken_NP1 so_CS21 that_CS22 as_RG many_DA2 of_IO us_PPIO2 as_CSA possible_JJ can_VM attend_VVI and_CC strenuously_RR put_VVD our_APPGE case_NN1 against_II nuclear_JJ power_NN1 during_II the_AT question_NN1 time_NNT1 which_DDQ normally_RR precedes_VVZ the_AT actual_JJ tour_NN1 of_IO the_AT station_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 told_VVD you_PPY ,_, I_PPIS1 've_VH0 seen_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI why_RRQ you_PPY wasted_VVD your_APPGE time_NNT1 reading_VVG it_PPH1 out_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 seems_VVZ determined_JJ to_TO aggravate_VVI his_APPGE offence_NN1 ._. 
If_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD any_DD sense_NN1 he_PPHS1 'd_VM get_VVI himself_PPX1 a_AT1 good_JJ lawyer_NN1 and_CC keep_VVI his_APPGE mouth_NN1 shut_VVD ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 ca_VM n't_XX afford_VVI a_AT1 lawyer_NN1 ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 wo_VM n't_XX be_VBI able_JK to_TO pay_VVI damages_NN2 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 paused_VVD ,_, and_CC then_RT said_VVD quietly_RR :_: '_GE In_II the_AT interests_NN2 of_IO the_AT station_NN1 I_PPIS1 think_VV0 you_PPY should_VM drop_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Is_VBZ that_DD1 an_AT1 order_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 no_AT power_NN1 to_TO compel_VVI you_PPY and_CC you_PPY know_VV0 that_DD1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM asking_VVG you_PPY ._. 
You_PPY 'll_VM get_VVI nothing_PN1 out_II21 of_II22 him_PPHO1 ,_, the_AT man_NN1 's_VBZ practically_RR penniless_JJ ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 is_VBZ n't_XX worth_II the_AT trouble_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 is_VBZ to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
What_DDQ he_PPHS1 describes_VVZ as_CSA mild_JJ criticism_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 serious_JJ libel_NN1 and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ widely_RR disseminated_VVN ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ no_AT defence_NN1 ._. 
Remember_VV0 the_AT actual_JJ words_NN2 ?_? 
'_GE A_AT1 woman_NN1 whose_DDQGE response_NN1 to_II Chernobyl_NP1 is_VBZ that_CST only_RR thirty-one_MC people_NN were_VBDR killed_VVN ,_, who_PNQS can_VM dismiss_VVI as_RG unimportant_JJ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 's_GE greatest_JJT nuclear_JJ disasters_NN2 which_DDQ put_VVD thousands_NNO2 in_II hospital_NN1 ,_, exposed_VVD a_AT1 hundred_NNO thousand_NNO or_CC more_RRR to_II dangerous_JJ radioactivity_NN1 ,_, devastated_VVD vast_JJ areas_NN2 of_IO land_NN1 ,_, and_CC may_VM result_VVI in_II deaths_NN2 from_II cancer_NN1 amounting_VVG to_II fifty_MC thousand_NNO over_II the_AT next_MD fifty_MC years_NNT2 ,_, is_VBZ totally_RR unsuitable_JJ to_TO be_VBI trusted_VVN to_TO work_VVI in_II an_AT1 atomic_JJ power_NN1 station_NN1 ._. 
While_CS she_PPHS1 remains_VVZ there_RL ,_, in_II any_DD capacity_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 must_VM have_VHI the_AT gravest_JJT doubts_NN2 whether_CSW safety_NN1 will_VM ever_RR be_VBI taken_VVN seriously_RR at_II Larksoken_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ a_AT1 clear_JJ allegation_NN1 of_IO professional_JJ incompetence_NN1 ._. 
If_CS he_PPHS1 's_VBZ allowed_VVN to_TO get_VVI away_RL with_IW that_DD1 ,_, we_PPIS2 'll_VM never_RR get_VVI rid_VVN of_IO him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX aware_JJ that_CST we_PPIS2 were_VBDR in_II the_AT business_NN1 of_IO getting_VVG rid_VVN of_IO inconvenient_JJ critics_NN2 ._. 
What_DDQ method_NN1 had_VHD you_PPY in_II mind_NN1 ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 paused_VVD ,_, detecting_VVG in_II his_APPGE voice_NN1 the_AT first_MD trace_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 reedy_JJ mixture_NN1 of_IO sarcasm_NN1 and_CC pomposity_NN1 which_DDQ he_PPHS1 knew_VVD occasionally_RR affected_VVN him_PPHO1 and_CC to_II which_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ morbidly_RR sensitive_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 went_VVD on_RP :_: '_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 free_JJ citizen_NN1 living_NN1 where_CS he_PPHS1 chooses_VVZ ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ entitled_VVN to_II his_APPGE views_NN2 ._. 
Hilary_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX a_AT1 worthy_JJ opponent_NN1 ._. 
Bring_VV0 him_PPHO1 to_II court_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 'll_VM attract_VVI publicity_NN1 for_IF his_APPGE cause_NN1 and_CC do_VD0 your_APPGE own_DA no_NN1 good_JJ at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
We_PPIS2 're_VBR trying_VVG to_TO win_VVI over_II the_AT locals_NN2 ,_, not_XX antagonize_VV0 them_PPHO2 ._. 
Let_VV0 it_PPH1 go_VVI before_CS someone_PN1 starts_VVZ a_AT1 fund_NN1 to_TO pay_VVI for_IF his_APPGE defence_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 martyr_NN1 on_II Larksoken_JJ headland_NN1 is_VBZ enough_RR ._. 
'_GE While_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ speaking_VVG she_PPHS1 got_VVD up_RP and_CC began_VVD pacing_VVG to_RL31 and_RL32 fro_RL33 across_II the_AT wide_JJ office_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT she_PPHS1 paused_VVD and_CC turned_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" This_DD1 is_VBZ what_DDQ it_PPH1 's_VBZ all_DB about_RP ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
The_AT reputation_NN1 of_IO the_AT station_NN1 ,_, your_APPGE reputation_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ about_II my_APPGE reputation_NN1 ?_? 
If_CS I_PPIS1 drop_VV0 the_AT action_NN1 now_RT it_PPH1 will_VM be_VBI a_AT1 clear_JJ admission_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ right_JJ ,_, that_CST I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX fit_JJ to_TO work_VVI here_RL ._. 
'_" '_" What_DDQ he_PPHS1 wrote_VVD has_VHZ n't_XX hurt_VVN your_APPGE reputation_NN1 with_IW anyone_PN1 who_PNQS matters_VVZ ._. 
And_CC suing_VVG him_PPHO1 is_VBZ n't_XX going_VVGK to_TO help_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ unwise_JJ to_TO let_VVI policy_NN1 be_VBI influenced_VVN ,_, let_VVD alone_RR jeopardized_VVD ,_, by_II outraged_JJ personal_JJ pride_NN1 ._. 
The_AT reasonable_JJ course_NN1 is_VBZ quietly_RR to_TO drop_VVI the_AT action_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ do_VD0 feelings_NN2 matter_VVI ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 found_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX remain_VVI seated_JJ while_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ striding_VVG to_RL31 and_RL32 fro_RL33 across_II the_AT office_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 got_VVD to_II his_APPGE feet_NN2 and_CC walked_VVD over_RP to_II the_AT window_NN1 hearing_VVG the_AT angry_JJ voice_NN1 but_CCB no_RR21 longer_RR22 having_VHG to_TO face_VVI her_PPHO1 ,_, watching_VVG the_AT reflection_NN1 of_IO her_PPHO1 pacing_VVG figure_NN1 ,_, the_AT swirling_JJ hair_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD again_RT :_: '_" What_DDQ do_VD0 feelings_NN2 matter_VVI ?_? 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT work_NN1 that_CST is_VBZ important_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" They_PPHS2 matter_VV0 to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
And_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ something_PN1 you_PPY 've_VH0 never_RR understood_VVN ,_, have_VH0 you_PPY ?_? 
Life_NN1 is_VBZ about_II feeling_NN1 ._. 
Loving_VVG is_VBZ about_II feeling_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT same_DA with_IW the_AT abortion_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY forced_VVD me_PPIO1 to_TO have_VHI it_PPH1 ._. 
Did_VDD you_PPY ever_RR ask_VVI yourself_PPX1 what_DDQ I_PPIS1 felt_VVD then_RT ,_, what_DDQ I_PPIS1 needed_VVD ?_? 
'_" Oh_UH God_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, not_XX this_DD1 ,_, not_XX again_RT ,_, not_XX now_RT ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, still_RR with_IW his_APPGE back_NN1 to_II her_PPHO1 :_: '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ ridiculous_JJ to_TO say_VVI that_CST I_PPIS1 forced_VVD you_PPY ._. 
How_RRQ could_VM I_PPIS1 ?_? 
And_CC I_PPIS1 thought_VVD you_PPY felt_VVD as_CSA I_PPIS1 did_VDD ,_, that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ impossible_JJ for_IF you_PPY to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 child_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH no_UH ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX ._. 
If_CS you_PPY 're_VBR so_RG bloody_RR keen_JJ on_II accuracy_NN1 ,_, let_VM21 's_VM22 be_VBI accurate_JJ about_II this_DD1 ._. 
It_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN inconvenient_JJ ,_, embarrassing_JJ ,_, awkward_JJ ,_, expensive_JJ ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX impossible_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 still_RR is_VBZ n't_XX impossible_JJ ._. 
And_CC ,_, for_IF God_NP1 's_GE sake_NN1 ,_, turn_VV0 around_RP ._. 
Look_VV0 at_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM talking_VVG to_II you_PPY ._. 
What_DDQ I_PPIS1 'm_VBM saying_VVG is_VBZ important_JJ ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 turned_VVD and_CC walked_VVD back_RP to_II the_AT desk_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD calmly_RR :_: '_" All_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, my_APPGE phrasing_NN1 was_VBDZ inaccurate_JJ ._. 
Have_VH0 a_AT1 child_NN1 by_II all_DB means_NN if_CS that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ you_PPY want_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI happy_JJ for_IF you_PPY as_CS31 long_CS32 as_CS33 you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX expect_VVI me_PPIO1 to_II father_NN1 it_PPH1 ._. 
But_CCB what_DDQ we_PPIS2 're_VBR talking_VVG about_II now_RT is_VBZ Neil_NP1 Pascoe_NP1 and_CC PANUP_NP1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 've_VH0 gone_VVN to_II a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO trouble_NN1 here_RL to_TO promote_VVI good_JJ relations_NN2 with_IW the_AT local_JJ community_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX going_VVGK to_TO have_VHI all_DB that_DD1 good_JJ work_NN1 vitiated_VVD by_II a_AT1 totally_RR unnecessary_JJ legal_JJ action_NN1 ,_, particularly_RR not_XX now_RT when_CS work_NN1 will_VM soon_RR begin_VVI on_II the_AT new_JJ reactor_NN1 ._. 
'_" Then_RT try_VV0 to_TO prevent_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
And_CC since_CS we_PPIS2 're_VBR talking_VVG about_II public_JJ relations_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM surprised_JJ you_PPY have_VH0 n't_XX mentioned_VVN Ryan_NP1 Blaney_NP1 and_CC Scudder_NP1 's_GE Cottage_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE cottage_NN1 ,_, in_CS21 case_CS22 you_PPY 've_VH0 forgotten_VVN ._. 
What_DDQ am_VBM I_PPIS1 expected_VVN to_TO do_VDI about_II that_DD1 ?_? 
Hand_NN1 over_II my_APPGE property_NN1 to_II him_PPHO1 and_CC his_APPGE kids_NN2 rent-free_RR in_II the_AT interests_NN2 of_IO good_JJ public_JJ relations_NN2 ?_? 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ a_AT1 different_JJ matter_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX my_APPGE concern_NN1 as_CSA Director_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB if_CS you_PPY want_VV0 my_APPGE opinion_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 you_PPY 're_VBR ill-advised_JJ to_TO try_VVI and_CC force_VVI him_PPHO1 out_RP simply_RR because_CS you_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 legal_JJ case_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ paying_VVG the_AT rent_NN1 regularly_RR ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX he_PPHS1 ?_? 
And_CC it_PPH1 is_VBZ n't_XX as_CS21 if_CS22 you_PPY want_VV0 the_AT cottage_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 want_VVI the_AT cottage_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ mine_PPGE ._. 
I_PPIS1 bought_VVD it_PPH1 and_CC now_RT I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO sell_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 slumped_VVD back_RP into_II the_AT chair_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 ,_, too_RR ,_, sat_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 made_VVD himself_PPX1 stare_VV0 into_II the_AT eyes_NN2 in_II which_DDQ ,_, to_II his_APPGE discomfort_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 saw_VVD more_DAR pain_NN1 than_CSN anger_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_GE Presumably_RR he_PPHS1 knows_VVZ that_DD1 and_CC he_PPHS1 'll_VM get_VVI out_RP when_CS he_PPHS1 can_VM ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 wo_VM n't_XX be_VBI easy_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ recently_RR widowed_JJ and_CC he_PPHS1 's_VHZ got_VVN four_MC children_NN2 ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 certain_JJ amount_NN1 of_IO local_JJ feeling_NN1 about_II it_PPH1 ,_, I_PPIS1 understand_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 no_RR21 doubt_RR22 there_EX is_VBZ ,_, particularly_RR in_II the_AT Local_NN1 Hero_NN1 where_CS Ryan_NP1 Blaney_NP1 spends_VVZ most_DAT of_IO his_APPGE time_NNT1 and_CC money_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX prepared_VVN to_TO wait_VVI ._. 
If_CS we_PPIS2 're_VBR moving_VVG to_II London_NP1 in_II the_AT next_MD three_MC months_NNT2 there_EX 's_VBZ not_XX much_DA1 time_NNT1 to_TO get_VVI the_AT question_NN1 of_IO the_AT cottage_NN1 settled_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO leave_VVI that_DD1 kind_NN1 of_IO unfinished_JJ business_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO get_VVI it_PPH1 on_II the_AT market_NN1 as_RG soon_RR as_CSA possible_JJ ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 knew_VVD that_CST this_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT moment_NN1 when_RRQ he_PPHS1 should_VM have_VHI said_VVN firmly_RR :_: '_" I_PPIS1 may_VM be_VBI moving_VVG to_II London_NP1 ,_, but_CCB not_XX with_IW you_PPY ._. 
'_GE But_CCB he_PPHS1 found_VVD it_PPH1 impossible_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 told_VVD himself_PPX1 that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ late_JJ ,_, the_AT end_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 busy_JJ day_NNT1 ,_, the_AT worst_JJT possible_JJ time_NNT1 for_IF rational_JJ argument_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ already_RR overwrought_VVN ._. 
One_MC1 thing_NN1 at_II a_AT1 time_NNT1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD tackled_VVN her_PPHO1 about_II Pascoe_NP1 and_CC ,_, although_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD reacted_VVN much_DA1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 'd_VHD expected_VVN ,_, perhaps_RR she_PPHS1 would_VM think_VVI it_PPH1 over_RP and_CC do_VD0 what_DDQ he_PPHS1 advised_VVD ._. 
And_CC she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ right_JJ about_II Ryan_NP1 Blaney_NP1 ;_; it_PPH1 was_VBDZ none_PN of_IO his_APPGE business_NN1 ._. 
The_AT interview_NN1 had_VHD left_VVN him_PPHO1 with_IW two_MC clear_JJ intentions_NN2 more_RGR firmly_RR fixed_JJ than_CSN ever_RR in_II his_APPGE mind_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX coming_VVG to_II London_NP1 with_IW him_PPHO1 and_CC nor_CC would_VM he_PPHS1 recommend_VVI her_PPHO1 as_CSA Administrative_JJ Officer_NN1 at_II Larksoken_NP1 ._. 
For_IF all_DB her_APPGE efficiency_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE intelligence_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE appropriate_JJ education_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX the_AT right_JJ person_NN1 for_IF the_AT job_NN1 ._. 
For_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 it_PPH1 crossed_VVD his_APPGE mind_NN1 that_CST here_RL was_VBDZ his_APPGE bargaining_NN1 card_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX offering_VVG you_PPY marriage_NN1 but_CCB I_PPIS1 am_VBM offering_VVG you_PPY the_AT most_RGT senior_JJ job_NN1 you_PPY could_VM possibly_RR aspire_VVI to_II ._. 
'_GE But_CCB he_PPHS1 knew_VVD there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT real_JJ temptation_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX leave_VVI the_AT administration_NN1 of_IO Larksoken_NN1 in_II her_APPGE hands_NN2 ._. 
Sooner_RRR or_CC later_RRR she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO have_VHI to_TO realize_VVI that_CST there_EX would_VM be_VBI no_AT marriage_NN1 and_CC no_AT promotion_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB now_RT was_VBDZ the_AT wrong_JJ moment_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 found_VVD himself_PPX1 wondering_VVG wryly_RR when_CS the_AT right_JJ moment_NN1 might_VM be_VBI ._. 
Instead_RR he_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_GE Look_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 're_VBR here_RL to_TO run_VVI a_AT1 power_NN1 station_NN1 efficiently_RR and_CC safely_RR ._. 
We_PPIS2 're_VBR doing_VDG a_AT1 necessary_JJ and_CC important_JJ job_NN1 ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 we_PPIS2 're_VBR committed_VVN to_II it_PPH1 ,_, we_PPIS2 would_VM n't_XX be_VBI here_RL otherwise_RR ._. 
But_CCB we_PPIS2 're_VBR scientists_NN2 and_CC technicians_NN2 ,_, not_XX evangelists_NN2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 're_VBR not_XX running_VVG a_AT1 religious_JJ campaign_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" They_PPHS2 are_VBR ,_, the_AT other_JJ side_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 is_VBZ ._. 
You_PPY see_VV0 him_PPHO1 as_II an_AT1 insignificant_JJ twit_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 is_VBZ n't_XX ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ dishonest_JJ and_CC he_PPHS1 's_VBZ dangerous_JJ ._. 
Look_VV0 how_RRQ he_PPHS1 scrubs_VVZ around_RP in_II the_AT records_NN2 to_TO turn_VVI up_RP individual_JJ cases_NN2 of_IO leukaemia_NN1 which_DDQ he_PPHS1 thinks_VVZ he_PPHS1 can_VM ascribe_VVI to_II nuclear_JJ energy_NN1 ._. 
And_CC now_RT he_PPHS1 's_VHZ got_VVN the_AT latest_JJT Comare_NN1 report_NN1 to_II fuel_NN1 his_APPGE spurious_JJ concern_NN1 ._. 
And_CC what_DDQ about_II last_MD month_NNT1 's_GE newsletter_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 emotive_JJ nonsense_NN1 about_II the_AT midnight_NNT1 trains_NN2 of_IO death_NN1 trundling_VVG silently_RR through_II the_AT northern_JJ suburbs_NN2 of_IO London_NP1 ?_? 
Anyone_PN1 would_VM think_VVI they_PPHS2 were_VBDR carrying_VVG open_JJ trucks_NN2 of_IO radioactive_JJ waste_NN1 ._. 
Does_VDZ n't_XX he_PPHS1 care_VVI that_DD1 nuclear_JJ energy_NN1 has_VHZ so_RG far_RR saved_VVN the_AT world_NN1 from_II burning_VVG five_MC hundred_NNO million_NNO tons_NNU2 of_IO coal_NN1 ?_? 
Has_VHZ n't_XX he_PPHS1 heard_VVN about_II the_AT greenhouse_NN1 effect_NN1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, is_VBZ the_AT fool_NN1 totally_RR ignorant_JJ ?_? 
Has_VHZ n't_XX he_PPHS1 any_DD conception_NN1 of_IO the_AT devastation_NN1 caused_VVN to_II this_DD1 planet_NN1 by_II burning_JJ fossil_NN1 fuels_NN2 ?_? 
Has_VHZ no_PN121 one_PN122 told_VVD him_PPHO1 about_II acid_NN1 rain_NN1 or_CC the_AT carcinogens_NN2 in_II coal_NN1 waste_NN1 ?_? 
And_CC when_CS it_PPH1 comes_VVZ to_II danger_NN1 ,_, what_DDQ about_II the_AT fifty-seven_MC miners_NN2 buried_VVN alive_JJ in_II the_AT Borken_JJ disaster_NN1 only_RR this_DD1 year_NNT1 ?_? 
Do_VD0 n't_XX their_APPGE lives_NN2 matter_VVI ?_? 
Think_VV0 of_IO the_AT outcry_NN1 if_CS that_DD1 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 nuclear_JJ accident_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ only_RR one_MC1 voice_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 pathetically_RR uneducated_JJ and_CC ignorant_JJ one_PN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB he_PPHS1 's_VBZ having_VHG his_APPGE effect_NN1 and_CC you_PPY know_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 've_VH0 got_VVN to_TO match_VVI passion_NN1 with_IW passion_NN1 ._. 
'_" His_APPGE mind_NN1 fastened_VVN on_II the_AT word_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 're_VBR not_XX ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, talking_VVG about_II nuclear_JJ energy_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 're_VBR talking_VVG about_II Passion_NN1 ._. 
Would_VM we_PPIS2 be_VBI having_VHG this_DD1 conversation_NN1 if_CS we_PPIS2 were_VBDR still_JJ lovers_NN2 ?_? 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ demanding_VVG from_II me_PPIO1 a_AT1 commitment_NN1 to_II something_PN1 more_RGR personal_JJ than_CSN atomic_JJ Power_NN1 ._. 
Turning_VVG to_TO face_VVI her_PPHO1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ visited_VVN suddenly_RR ,_, not_XX by_II desire_NN1 ,_, but_CCB by_II a_AT1 memory_NN1 ,_, inconveniently_RR intense_JJ ,_, of_IO the_AT desire_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD once_RR felt_VVN for_IF her_PPHO1 ._. 
And_CC with_IW memory_NN1 came_VVD a_AT1 sudden_JJ vivid_JJ picture_NN1 of_IO them_PPHO2 together_RL in_II her_APPGE cottage_NN1 ,_, the_AT heavy_JJ breasts_NN2 bent_VVN over_II him_PPHO1 ,_, her_APPGE hair_NN1 falling_VVG across_II his_APPGE face_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE lips_NN2 ,_, her_APPGE hands_NN2 ,_, her_APPGE thighs_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD roughly_RR :_: '_" If_CSW you_PPY want_VV0 a_AT1 religion_NN1 ,_, if_CS you_PPY need_VV0 a_AT1 religion_NN1 ,_, then_RT find_VV0 one_PN1 ._. 
There_EX are_VBR plenty_PN to_TO choose_VVI from_II ._. 
All_RR21 right_RR22 the_AT abbey_NN1 is_VBZ in_II ruins_NN2 and_CC I_PPIS1 doubt_VV0 whether_CSW that_DD1 impotent_JJ old_JJ priest_NN1 up_RP at_II the_AT Old_JJ Rectory_NN1 has_VHZ much_RR on_II offer_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB find_VV0 something_PN1 or_CC someone_PN1 ;_; give_VV0 up_RP fish_NN on_II Friday_NPD1 ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX eat_VVI meat_NN1 ,_, count_VV0 beads_NN2 ,_, put_VV0 ashes_NN2 on_II your_APPGE head_NN1 ,_, meditate_VV0 four_MC times_NNT2 a_AT1 day_NNT1 ,_, bow_VV0 down_RP towards_II your_APPGE own_DA personal_JJ Mecca_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB do_VD0 n't_XX ,_, for_IF God_NP1 's_GE sake_NN1 ,_, assuming_VVG He_PPHS1 exists_VVZ ,_, ever_RR make_VV0 science_NN1 into_II a_AT1 religion_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT telephone_NN1 on_II his_APPGE desk_NN1 rang_VVD ._. 
Caroline_NP1 Amphlett_NP1 had_VHD left_VVN and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ switched_VVN through_RP to_II an_AT1 outside_JJ line_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA he_PPHS1 lifted_VVD the_AT receiver_NN1 he_PPHS1 saw_VVD that_CST Hilary_NP1 was_VBDZ standing_VVG at_II the_AT door_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 gave_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 last_VV0 long_RR look_VV0 and_CC went_VVD out_RP ,_, shutting_VVG it_PPH1 with_IW unnecessary_JJ firmness_NN1 behind_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT caller_NN1 was_VBDZ his_APPGE sister_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 hoped_VVD I_PPIS1 'd_VM catch_VVI you_PPY ._. 
I_PPIS1 forgot_VVD to_TO remind_VVI you_PPY to_TO call_VVI at_II Bollard_NP1 's_GE farm_NN1 for_IF the_AT ducks_NN2 for_IF Thursday_NPD1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 'll_VM have_VHI them_PPHO2 ready_JJ ._. 
We_PPIS2 'll_VM be_VBI six_MC ,_, incidentally_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 invited_VVN Adam_NP1 Dalgliesh_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ back_RP on_II the_AT headland_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ able_JK to_TO answer_VVI her_PPHO1 as_RG calmly_RR as_CSA she_PPHS1 had_VHD spoken_VVN ._. 
'_GE Congratulations_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 and_CC his_APPGE aunt_NN1 have_VH0 contrived_VVN with_IW some_DD skill_NN1 to_TO avoid_VVI their_APPGE neighbours_NN2 '_GE cutlets_NN2 for_IF the_AT last_MD five_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
How_RRQ did_VDD you_PPY manage_VVI it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE By_II the_AT expedient_NN1 of_IO asking_VVG ._. 
I_PPIS1 imagine_VV0 he_PPHS1 may_VM be_VBI thinking_VVG of_IO keeping_VVG on_II the_AT mill_NN1 as_II a_AT1 holiday_NN1 home_RL and_CC feels_VVZ it_PPH1 's_VBZ time_NNT1 to_TO acknowledge_VVI that_CST he_PPHS1 does_VDZ have_VHI neighbours_NN2 ._. 
Or_CC he_PPHS1 may_VM be_VBI planning_VVG to_TO sell_VVI ,_, in_II which_DDQ case_NN1 he_PPHS1 can_VM risk_VVI a_AT1 dinner_NN1 party_NN1 without_IW being_VBG trapped_VVN into_II intimacy_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB why_RRQ not_XX give_VVI him_PPHO1 credit_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 simple_JJ human_JJ weakness_NN1 ;_; the_AT attraction_NN1 of_IO eating_VVG a_AT1 good_JJ dinner_NN1 which_DDQ he_PPHS1 has_VHZ n't_XX had_VHN to_TO cook_VVI ?_? 
'_GE And_CC it_PPH1 would_VM balance_VVI her_APPGE table_NN1 ,_, thought_VVD Mair_NP1 ,_, although_CS that_DD1 was_VBDZ hardly_RR likely_JJ to_TO have_VHI been_VBN a_AT1 consideration_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 despised_VVD the_AT Noah_NP1 's_GE Ark_NN1 convention_NN1 which_DDQ decreed_VVD that_CST a_AT1 superfluous_JJ man_NN1 ,_, however_RGQV unattractive_JJ or_CC stupid_JJ ,_, was_VBDZ acceptable_JJ ;_; a_AT1 superfluous_JJ woman_NN1 ,_, however_RGQV witty_JJ and_CC well-informed_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 social_JJ embarrassment_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" Am_VBM I_PPIS1 expected_VVN to_TO talk_VVI about_II his_APPGE poetry_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 imagine_VV0 he_PPHS1 's_VHZ come_VVN to_II Larksoken_JJ to_TO get_VVI away_II21 from_II22 people_NN who_PNQS want_VV0 to_TO talk_VVI about_II his_APPGE poetry_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 would_VM n't_XX hurt_VVI you_PPY to_TO take_VVI a_AT1 look_NN1 at_II it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN the_AT most_RGT recent_JJ volume_NN1 ._. 
And_CC it_PPH1 is_VBZ poetry_NN1 ,_, not_XX prose_NN1 rearranged_VVN on_II the_AT page_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" With_IW modern_JJ verse_NN1 ,_, can_VM one_PN1 tell_VVI the_AT difference_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Oh_UH yes_UH ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" If_CSW it_PPH1 can_VM be_VBI read_VVN as_CSA prose_NN1 ,_, then_RT it_PPH1 is_VBZ prose_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ an_AT1 infallible_JJ test_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB not_XX one_PN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 imagine_VV0 ,_, that_CST the_AT English_JJ faculties_NN2 would_VM support_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI leaving_VVG in_II ten_MC minutes_NNT2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 wo_VM n't_XX forget_VVI the_AT ducks_NN2 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 smiled_VVD as_CSA he_PPHS1 replaced_VVD the_AT receiver_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE sister_NN1 invariably_RR had_VHD the_AT power_NN1 to_TO restore_VVI him_PPHO1 to_II good_JJ humour_NN1 ._. 
Before_II leaving_VVG he_PPHS1 stood_VVD for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 at_II the_AT door_NN1 and_CC let_VV0 his_APPGE eyes_NN2 range_VVI round_II the_AT room_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 were_VBDR seeing_VVG it_PPH1 for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ambitious_JJ for_IF the_AT new_JJ job_NN1 ,_, had_VHD cleverly_RR planned_VVN and_CC schemed_VVN to_TO get_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
And_CC now_RT ,_, when_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ almost_RR his_PPGE ,_, he_PPHS1 realized_VVD how_RGQ much_DA1 he_PPHS1 would_VM miss_VVI Larksoken_NP1 ,_, its_APPGE remoteness_NN1 ,_, its_APPGE bleak_JJ uncompromising_JJ strength_NN1 ._. 
Nothing_PN1 had_VHD been_VBN done_VDN to_TO prettify_VVI the_AT site_NN1 as_CSA at_II Sizewell_NP1 ,_, on_II the_AT Suffolk_NP1 coast_NN1 ,_, or_CC to_TO produce_VVI the_AT pleasantly_RR laid-out_JJ grounds_NN2 of_IO smooth_JJ lawn_NN1 ,_, flowering_VVG trees_NN2 and_CC shrubs_NN2 which_DDQ so_RG agreeably_RR impressed_VVD him_PPHO1 on_II his_APPGE periodic_JJ visits_NN2 to_II Winfrith_NP1 in_II Dorset_NP1 ._. 
A_AT1 low_JJ ,_, curving_VVG wall_NN1 faced_VVN with_IW flint_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN built_VVN on_II the_AT seaward_JJ boundary_NN1 behind_II whose_DDQGE shelter_NN1 every_AT1 spring_NN1 a_AT1 bright_JJ ribbon_NN1 of_IO daffodils_NN2 strained_VVN and_CC tossed_VVN in_II the_AT March_NP1 winds_VVZ ._. 
Little_RR else_RR had_VHD been_VBN done_VDN to_TO harmonize_VVI or_CC soften_VVI the_AT concrete_NN1 's_GE grey_JJ immensity_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB this_DD1 was_VBDZ what_DDQ he_PPHS1 liked_VVD ,_, the_AT wide_JJ expanse_NN1 of_IO turbulent_JJ sea_NN1 ,_, browny-grey_JJ ,_, white-laced_NN1 under_II a_AT1 limitless_JJ sky_NN1 ,_, windows_NN2 which_DDQ he_PPHS1 could_VM open_VVI so_CS21 that_CS22 ,_, at_II a_AT1 touch_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE hand_NN1 ,_, the_AT faint_JJ continuous_JJ boom_NN1 like_II distant_JJ thunder_NN1 would_VM instantaneously_RR pour_VVI into_II his_APPGE office_NN1 in_II a_AT1 roar_NN1 of_IO crashing_JJ billows_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 liked_VVD best_JJT the_AT stormy_JJ winter_NNT1 evenings_NNT2 when_RRQ ,_, working_VVG late_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 could_VM see_VVI the_AT lights_NN2 of_IO shipping_NN1 prinking_VVG the_AT horizon_NN1 as_CSA they_PPHS2 made_VVD their_APPGE way_NN1 down_II the_AT coast_NN1 to_II the_AT Yarmouth_NP1 lanes_NN2 ,_, and_CC see_VV0 the_AT flashing_JJ lightships_NN2 and_CC the_AT beam_NN1 from_II Happisburgh_NP1 Lighthouse_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ for_IF generations_NN2 had_VHD warned_VVN mariners_NN2 of_IO the_AT treacherous_JJ offshore_JJ sands_NN2 ._. 
Even_RR on_II the_AT darkest_JJT night_NNT1 ,_, by_II the_AT light_NN1 which_DDQ the_AT sea_NN1 seemed_VVD mysteriously_RR to_TO absorb_VVI and_CC reflect_VVI ,_, he_PPHS1 could_VM make_VVI out_RP the_AT splendid_JJ fifteenth-century_JJ west_ND1 tower_NN1 of_IO Happisburgh_NP1 Church_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 embattled_JJ symbol_NN1 of_IO man_NN1 's_GE precarious_JJ defences_NN2 against_II this_DD1 most_RGT dangerous_JJ of_IO seas_NN2 ._. 
And_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 symbol_NN1 of_IO more_DAR than_CSN that_DD1 ._. 
The_AT tower_NN1 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN the_AT last_MD sight_NN1 of_IO land_NN1 for_IF hundreds_NNO2 of_IO drowning_JJ mariners_NN2 in_II peace_NN1 and_CC war_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE mind_NN1 ,_, always_RR tenacious_JJ of_IO facts_NN2 ,_, could_VM recall_VVI the_AT details_NN2 at_II will_NN1 ._. 
The_AT crew_NN1 of_IO HMS_NNB Peggy_NP1 ,_, driven_VVN ashore_RL on_II 19_MC December_NPM1 1770_MC ,_, the_AT 119_MC members_NN2 of_IO HMS_NNB Invincible_JJ wrecked_JJ on_II the_AT sands_NN2 on_II 13_MC March_NPM1 1801_MC when_RRQ on_II her_APPGE way_NN1 to_TO join_VVI Nelson_NP1 's_GE fleet_NN1 at_II Copenhagen_NP1 ,_, the_AT crew_NN1 of_IO HMS_NNB Hunter_NP1 ,_, the_AT revenue_NN1 cutter_NN1 ,_, lost_VVN in_II 1804_MC ,_, many_DA2 of_IO their_APPGE crews_NN2 buried_VVN under_II the_AT grassy_JJ mounds_NN2 in_II Happisburgh_NP1 Churchyard_NN1 ._. 
Built_VVN in_II an_AT1 age_NN1 of_IO faith_NN1 ,_, the_AT tower_NN1 had_VHD stood_VVN as_II a_AT1 symbol_NN1 ,_, too_RR ,_, of_IO that_DD1 final_JJ unquenchable_JJ hope_NN1 that_CST even_RR the_AT sea_NN1 would_VM yield_VVI up_RP her_APPGE dead_JJ and_CC that_CST their_APPGE God_NN1 was_VBDZ God_NP1 of_IO the_AT waters_NN2 as_CSA he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ of_IO the_AT land_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB now_RT mariners_NN2 could_VM see_VVI ,_, dwarfing_VVG the_AT tower_NN1 ,_, the_AT huge_JJ rectangular_JJ bulk_NN1 of_IO Larksoken_JJ Power_NN1 Station_NN1 ._. 
For_IF those_DD2 who_PNQS sought_VVD symbols_NN2 in_II inanimate_JJ objects_NN2 its_APPGE message_NN1 was_VBDZ both_RR simple_JJ and_CC expedient_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 man_NN1 ,_, by_II his_APPGE own_DA intelligence_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE own_DA efforts_NN2 ,_, could_VM understand_VVI and_CC master_VVI his_APPGE world_NN1 ,_, could_VM make_VVI his_APPGE transitory_JJ life_NN1 more_RGR agreeable_JJ ,_, more_RGR comfortable_JJ ,_, more_RGR free_JJ of_IO pain_NN1 ._. 
For_IF him_PPHO1 this_DD1 was_VBDZ challenging_VVG enough_RR ,_, and_CC if_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD needed_VVN a_AT1 faith_NN1 to_TO live_VVI by_II it_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN starkly_RR sufficient_JJ ._. 
But_CCB sometimes_RT ,_, on_II the_AT darkest_JJT nights_NNT2 ,_, when_RRQ the_AT waves_NN2 pounded_VVD the_AT shingle_NN1 like_II bursts_NN2 of_IO distant_JJ gunfire_NN1 ,_, both_DB2 the_AT science_NN1 and_CC the_AT symbol_NN1 would_VM seem_VVI to_II him_PPHO1 as_RG transitory_JJ as_CSA those_DD2 drowned_JJ lives_NN2 and_CC he_PPHS1 would_VM find_VVI himself_PPX1 wondering_VVG if_CSW this_DD1 great_JJ hulk_NN1 would_VM one_MC1 day_NNT1 yield_VVI to_II the_AT sea_NN1 ,_, like_II the_AT wave-smashed_JJ concrete_NN1 from_II the_AT last_MD war_NN1 defences_NN2 ,_, and_CC like_VV0 them_PPHO2 become_VV0 a_AT1 broken_JJ symbol_NN1 of_IO man_NN1 's_GE long_JJ history_NN1 on_II this_DD1 desolate_JJ coast_NN1 ._. 
Or_CC would_VM it_PPH1 resist_VVI even_RR time_NNT1 and_CC the_AT North_NP1 Sea_NNL1 and_CC still_RR be_VBI standing_VVG when_RRQ the_AT final_JJ darkness_NN1 fell_VVD over_II the_AT planet_NN1 ?_? 
In_II his_APPGE more_RGR pessimistic_JJ moments_NN2 some_DD rogue_NN1 part_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE mind_NN1 knew_VVD this_DD1 darkness_NN1 to_TO be_VBI inevitable_JJ ,_, although_CS he_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX expect_VVI it_PPH1 to_TO come_VVI in_II his_APPGE time_NNT1 ,_, maybe_RR not_XX even_RR in_II his_APPGE son_NN1 's_GE ._. 
He_PPHS1 would_VM sometimes_RT smile_VVI wryly_RR ,_, telling_VVG himself_PPX1 that_CST he_PPHS1 and_CC Neil_NP1 Pascoe_NP1 ,_, on_II different_JJ sides_NN2 ,_, would_VM understand_VVI each_PPX221 other_PPX222 well_RR ._. 
The_AT only_JJ difference_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST one_MC1 of_IO them_PPHO2 had_VHD hope_NN1 ._. 
Jane_NP1 Dalgliesh_NP1 had_VHD bought_VVN Larksoken_JJ Mill_NN1 five_MC years_NNT2 earlier_RRR when_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD moved_VVN from_II her_APPGE previous_JJ home_NN1 on_II the_AT Suffolk_NP1 coast_NN1 ._. 
The_AT mill_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ built_VVN in_II 1525_MC ,_, was_VBDZ a_AT1 picturesque_JJ brick_NN1 tower_NN1 ,_, four_MC storeys_NN2 high_JJ with_IW an_AT1 octagonal_JJ dome_NN1 cap_NN1 and_CC skeleton_NN1 fantail_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN converted_VVN some_DD years_NNT2 before_CS Miss_NNB Dalgliesh_NP1 had_VHD bought_VVN it_PPH1 by_II the_AT addition_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 flint-faced_NN1 ,_, two-storey_JJ building_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 large_JJ sitting_NN1 room_NN1 ,_, smaller_JJR study_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 kitchen_NN1 on_II the_AT ground_NN1 floor_NN1 and_CC three_MC bedrooms_NN2 ,_, two_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 with_IW their_APPGE own_DA bathrooms_NN2 ,_, on_II the_AT floor_NN1 above_RL ._. 
Dalgliesh_NP1 had_VHD never_RR asked_VVN her_PPHO1 why_RRQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD moved_VVN to_II Norfolk_NP1 but_CCB he_PPHS1 guessed_VVD that_CST the_AT mill_NN1 's_GE main_JJ attraction_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN its_APPGE remoteness_NN1 ,_, its_APPGE closeness_NN1 to_II notable_JJ bird_NN1 sanctuaries_NN2 and_CC the_AT impressive_JJ view_NN1 of_IO headland_NN1 ,_, sky_NN1 and_CC sea_NN1 from_II the_AT top_JJ storey_NN1 ._. 
Perhaps_RR she_PPHS1 had_VHD intended_VVN to_TO restore_VVI it_PPH1 to_II working_VVG order_NN1 but_CCB with_IW increasing_JJ age_NN1 had_VHD n't_XX been_VBN able_JK to_TO summon_VVI the_AT energy_NN1 or_CC enthusiasm_NN1 to_TO cope_VVI with_IW the_AT disturbance_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD inherited_VVN it_PPH1 as_II an_AT1 agreeable_JJ but_CCB mildly_RR onerous_JJ responsibility_NN1 ,_, together_RL with_IW her_APPGE considerable_JJ fortune_NN1 ._. 
The_AT origin_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 had_VHD only_RR become_VV0 plain_NN1 after_II her_APPGE death_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD originally_RR been_VBN left_VVN to_II her_PPHO1 by_II a_AT1 noted_JJ amateur_JJ ornithologist_NN1 and_CC eccentric_JJ with_IW whom_PNQO she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN friendly_JJ for_IF many_DA2 years_NNT2 ._. 
Whether_CSW the_AT relationship_NN1 had_VHD gone_VVN beyond_II friendship_NN1 Dalgliesh_NN1 would_VM now_RT never_RR know_VVI ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD ,_, apparently_RR ,_, spent_VVN little_DA1 of_IO the_AT money_NN1 on_II herself_PPX1 ,_, had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 dependable_JJ benefactress_NN1 of_IO the_AT few_DA2 eccentric_JJ charities_NN2 of_IO which_DDQ she_PPHS1 approved_VVD ,_, had_VHD remembered_VVN them_PPHO2 in_II her_APPGE will_NN1 ,_, but_CCB without_IW egregious_JJ generosity_NN1 ,_, and_CC had_VHD left_VVN the_AT residue_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE estate_NN1 to_II him_PPHO1 without_IW explanation_NN1 ,_, admonition_NN1 or_CC peculiar_JJ protestations_NN2 of_IO affection_NN1 ,_, although_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT doubt_NN1 that_CST the_AT words_NN2 '_GE my_APPGE dearly_RR beloved_JJ nephew_NN1 '_GE meant_VVD exactly_RR what_DDQ they_PPHS2 said_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD liked_VVN her_PPHO1 ,_, respected_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, had_VHD always_RR been_VBN at_II ease_NN1 in_II her_APPGE company_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 had_VHD never_RR thought_VVN that_CST he_PPHS1 really_RR knew_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC now_RT he_PPHS1 never_RR would_VM ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_RR21 little_RR22 surprised_VVN how_RGQ much_DA1 he_PPHS1 minded_VVD ._. 
The_AT only_JJ change_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD made_VVN to_II the_AT property_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO build_VVI a_AT1 garage_NN1 ,_, and_CC after_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD unloaded_VVN and_CC put_VV0 away_RL the_AT Jaguar_NN1 he_PPHS1 decided_VVD to_TO climb_VVI to_II the_AT top_JJ chamber_NN1 of_IO the_AT mill_NN1 while_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ still_RR light_JJ ._. 
The_AT bottom_JJ room_NN1 ,_, with_IW Its_APPGE two_MC huge_JJ grinding-wheels_NN2 of_IO burr-granite_NN1 propped_VVN against_II the_AT wall_NN1 and_CC its_APPGE lingering_JJ smell_NN1 of_IO flour_NN1 ,_, still_RR held_VVN an_AT1 air_NN1 of_IO mystery_NN1 ,_, of_IO time_NNT1 held_VVN in_II abeyance_NN1 ,_, of_IO a_AT1 place_NN1 bereft_JJ of_IO its_APPGE purpose_NN1 and_CC meaning_NN1 ,_, so_CS21 that_CS22 he_PPHS1 never_RR entered_VVD it_PPH1 without_IW a_AT1 slight_JJ sense_NN1 of_IO desolation_NN1 ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR only_JJ ladders_NN2 between_II the_AT floors_NN2 and_CC ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 grasped_VVD the_AT rungs_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 saw_VVD again_RT his_APPGE aunt_NN1 's_VBZ long_RR trousered_VVN legs_NN2 ahead_II21 of_II22 him_PPHO1 disappearing_VVG into_II the_AT chamber_NN1 above_RL ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD used_VVN only_RR the_AT top_JJ room_NN1 of_IO the_AT mill_NN1 which_DDQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD furnished_VVN simply_RR with_IW a_AT1 small_JJ writing_NN1 table_NN1 and_CC chair_NN1 facing_VVG the_AT North_NP1 Sea_NNL1 ,_, a_AT1 telephone_NN1 and_CC her_APPGE binoculars_NN2 ._. 
Entering_VVG it_PPH1 he_PPHS1 could_VM imagine_VVI her_PPHO1 sitting_VVG there_RL in_II the_AT summer_NNT1 days_NNT2 and_CC evenings_NNT2 ,_, working_VVG on_II the_AT papers_NN2 which_DDQ she_PPHS1 occasionally_RR contributed_VVN to_II ornithological_JJ journals_NN2 and_CC looking_VVG up_RP from_RR41 time_RR42 to_RR43 time_RR44 to_II gaze_NN1 out_RP over_II the_AT headland_NN1 to_II the_AT sea_NN1 and_CC the_AT far_JJ horizon_NN1 ,_, could_VM see_VVI again_RT that_CST carved_VVD ,_, weather-browned_JJ Aztec_JJ face_NN1 with_IW its_APPGE hooded_JJ eyes_NN2 under_II the_AT grey-black_JJ hair_NN1 ,_, drawn_VVN back_RP into_II a_AT1 bun_NN1 ,_, could_VM hear_VVI again_RT a_AT1 voice_NN1 which_DDQ ,_, for_IF him_PPHO1 ,_, had_VHD been_VBN one_MC1 of_IO the_AT most_RGT beautiful_JJ female_JJ voices_NN2 he_PPHS1 had_VHD ever_RR heard_VVN ._. 
Now_RT it_PPH1 was_VBDZ late_JJ afternoon_NNT1 and_CC the_AT headland_NN1 lay_VVD enriched_VVN by_II the_AT mellow_JJ afternoon_NNT1 light_NN1 ,_, the_AT sea_NN1 a_AT1 wide_JJ expanse_NN1 of_IO wrinkled_JJ blue_JJ with_IW a_AT1 painter_NN1 's_GE stroke_NN1 of_IO purple_NN1 laid_VVN on_II the_AT horizon_NN1 ._. 
The_AT colours_NN2 and_CC shapes_NN2 were_VBDR intensified_VVN by_II the_AT sun_NN1 's_GE last_MD strong_JJ rays_NN2 so_CS21 that_CS22 the_AT ruins_NN2 of_IO the_AT abbey_NN1 looked_VVD unreal_JJ ,_, a_AT1 golden_JJ fantasy_NN1 against_II the_AT blue_NN1 of_IO the_AT sea_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT dry_JJ grass_NN1 gleamed_VVD as_RG richly_RR as_CSA a_AT1 lush_JJ water_NN1 meadow_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 window_NN1 at_II each_DD1 of_IO the_AT compass_NN1 points_NN2 ,_, and_CC ,_, binoculars_NN2 in_II hand_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 made_VVD his_APPGE slow_JJ perambulation_NN1 ._. 
To_II the_AT west_ND1 his_APPGE eyes_NN2 could_VM travel_VVI along_II the_AT narrow_JJ road_NN1 between_II the_AT reed_NN1 beds_NN2 and_CC the_AT dykes_NN2 to_II the_AT flint-walled_NN1 and_CC Dutch-gabled_JJ cottages_NN2 and_CC the_AT pantiled_JJ roofs_NN2 of_IO Lydsett_NP1 village_NN1 and_CC the_AT round_JJ tower_NN1 of_IO St_NP1 Andrew_NP1 's_GE Church_NN1 ._. 
To_II the_AT north_ND1 the_AT view_NN1 was_VBDZ dominated_VVN by_II the_AT huge_JJ bulk_NN1 of_IO the_AT power_NN1 station_NN1 ,_, the_AT low-roofed_JJ administration_NN1 block_NN1 with_IW ,_, behind_II it_PPH1 ,_, the_AT reactor_NN1 building_NN1 and_CC the_AT great_JJ steel_NN1 ,_, aluminium-clad_JJ building_NN1 of_IO the_AT turbine_NN1 house_NN1 ._. 
Four_MC hundred_NNO metres_NNU2 out_RP to_II sea_NN1 were_VBDR the_AT rigs_NN2 and_CC platforms_NN2 of_IO the_AT intake_NN1 structures_NN2 through_II which_DDQ the_AT cooling_JJ sea_NN1 water_NN1 passed_VVN to_II the_AT pump_NN1 house_NN1 and_CC the_AT circulating_JJ water_NN1 pumps_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 moved_VVD again_RT to_II the_AT eastern_JJ window_NN1 and_CC looked_VVD out_RP over_II the_AT cottages_NN2 of_IO the_AT headland_NN1 ._. 
Far_RR to_II the_AT south_ND1 he_PPHS1 could_VM just_RR glimpse_VVI the_AT roof_NN1 of_IO Scudder_NP1 's_GE Cottage_NN1 ._. 
Directly_RR to_II his_PPGE left_VVD the_AT flint_NN1 walls_NN2 of_IO Martyr_NN1 's_GE Cottage_NN1 glistened_VVD like_II marbles_NN2 in_II the_AT afternoon_NNT1 sun_NN1 and_CC less_DAR than_CSN half_DB a_AT1 mile_NNU1 to_II the_AT north_ND1 ,_, set_VVD back_RP among_II the_AT Californian_JJ pines_NN2 which_DDQ fringed_VVD that_DD1 part_NN1 of_IO the_AT coast_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ the_AT dull_JJ square_JJ cottage_NN1 rented_VVN by_II Hilary_NP1 Robarts_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 neatly_RR proportional_JJ suburban_JJ villa_NN1 incongruously_RR set_VVN down_RP on_II this_DD1 bleak_JJ headland_NN1 and_CC facing_VVG inland_RL as_CS21 if_CS22 resolutely_RR ignoring_VVG the_AT sea_NN1 ._. 
Further_RRR inland_RL ,_, and_CC only_RR just_RR visible_JJ from_II the_AT southern_JJ window_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT Old_JJ Rectory_NN1 ,_, set_VVN like_II a_AT1 Victorian_JJ dolls_NN2 '_GE house_NN1 in_II its_APPGE large_JJ ,_, overgrown_JJ garden_NN1 which_DDQ ,_, at_II this_DD1 distance_NN1 ,_, looked_VVD as_RG neatly_RR green_JJ and_CC formal_JJ as_II a_AT1 municipal_JJ park_NN1 ._. 
The_AT telephone_NN1 rang_VVD ._. 
The_AT strident_JJ peal_NN1 was_VBDZ unwelcome_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ to_TO get_VVI away_II21 from_II22 such_DA intrusions_NN2 that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD come_VVN to_II Larksoken_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT call_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX unexpected_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ Terry_NP1 Rickards_NP2 saying_VVG that_CST he_PPHS1 would_VM like_VVI to_TO drop_VVI in_RP for_IF a_AT1 chat_NN1 with_IW Mr_NNB Dalgliesh_NP1 if_CS it_PPH1 would_VM n't_XX be_VBI too_RG much_DA1 bother_NN1 and_CC would_VM nine_MC be_VBI convenient_JJ ?_? 
Dalgliesh_NN1 was_VBDZ unable_JK to_TO think_VVI of_IO a_AT1 single_JJ excuse_NN1 why_RRQ it_PPH1 should_VM n't_XX be_VBI ._. 
Ten_MC minutes_NNT2 later_RRR he_PPHS1 left_VVD the_AT tower_NN1 ,_, locking_VVG the_AT door_NN1 after_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
This_DD1 precaution_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 small_JJ act_NN1 of_IO piety_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE aunt_NN1 had_VHD always_RR kept_VVN the_AT door_NN1 locked_VVD ,_, fearing_VVG that_CST children_NN2 might_VM venture_VVI into_II the_AT mill_NN1 and_CC hurt_VVI themselves_PPX2 by_II tumbling_VVG down_RP the_AT ladders_NN2 ._. 
Leaving_VVG the_AT tower_NN1 to_II its_APPGE darkness_NN1 and_CC its_APPGE solitude_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 went_VVD into_II Mill_NN1 Cottage_NN1 to_TO unpack_VVI and_CC get_VVI his_APPGE supper_NN1 ._. 
The_AT huge_JJ sitting_NN1 room_NN1 with_IW its_APPGE York_NP1 stone_NN1 floor_NN1 ,_, rugs_NN2 and_CC open_JJ fireplace_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 comfortable_JJ and_CC nostalgic_JJ mixture_NN1 of_IO the_AT old_JJ and_CC the_AT new_JJ ._. 
Most_DAT of_IO the_AT furniture_NN1 was_VBDZ familiar_JJ to_II him_PPHO1 from_II boyhood_NN1 visits_NN2 to_II his_APPGE grandparents_NN2 ,_, inherited_VVN by_II his_APPGE aunt_NN1 as_II the_AT last_MD of_IO her_APPGE generation_NN1 ._. 
Only_RR the_AT music_NN1 centre_NN1 and_CC the_AT television_NN1 set_NN1 were_VBDR comparatively_RR new_JJ ._. 
Music_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN important_JJ to_II her_PPHO1 and_CC the_AT shelves_NN2 held_VVD a_AT1 catholic_JJ collection_NN1 of_IO records_NN2 with_IW which_DDQ he_PPHS1 could_VM refresh_VVI or_CC console_VVI himself_PPX1 during_II the_AT two_MC weeks_NNT2 '_GE holiday_NN1 ._. 
And_CC next_MD door_NN1 ,_, the_AT kitchen_NN1 contained_VVD nothing_PN1 superfluous_JJ but_CCB everything_PN1 necessary_JJ to_II a_AT1 woman_NN1 who_PNQS enjoyed_VVD food_NN1 but_CCB preferred_VVD to_TO cook_VVI it_PPH1 with_IW a_AT1 minimum_NN1 of_IO fuss_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 put_VVD a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO lamb_NN1 chops_NN2 under_II the_AT grill_NN1 ,_, made_VVD a_AT1 green_JJ salad_NN1 and_CC prepared_VVN to_TO enjoy_VVI a_AT1 few_DA2 hours_NNT2 of_IO solitude_NN1 before_II the_AT intrusion_NN1 of_IO Rickards_NP2 and_CC his_APPGE preoccupations_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 still_RR surprised_VVD him_PPHO1 a_RR21 little_RR22 that_CST his_APPGE aunt_NN1 had_VHD finally_RR bought_VVN a_AT1 television_NN1 set_NN1 ._. 
Had_VHD she_PPHS1 been_VBN seduced_VVN into_II conformity_NN1 by_II the_AT excellence_NN1 of_IO the_AT natural_JJ history_NN1 programmes_NN2 and_CC then_RT ,_, like_II other_JJ late_JJ converts_NN2 he_PPHS1 had_VHD known_VVN ,_, sat_VVD captive_NN1 to_II virtually_RR every_AT1 offering_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 making_VVG up_RP for_IF lost_JJ time_NNT1 ?_? 
That_DD1 at_RR21 least_RR22 seemed_VVD unlikely_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 switched_VVD on_RP to_TO see_VVI if_CSW the_AT set_NN1 was_VBDZ still_RR working_VVG ._. 
A_ZZ1 jerking_VVG pop_NN1 star_NN1 was_VBDZ wielding_VVG his_APPGE guitar_NN1 as_II the_AT credits_NN2 rolled_VVD ,_, his_APPGE parodic_JJ sexual_JJ gyrations_NN2 so_RG grotesque_JJ that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ difficult_JJ to_TO see_VVI that_CST even_RR the_AT besotted_JJ young_JJ could_VM find_VVI them_PPHO2 erotic_JJ ._. 
Switching_VVG off_RP ,_, Dalgliesh_NP1 looked_VVD up_RP at_II the_AT oil_NN1 portrait_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE maternal_JJ great-grandfather_NN1 ,_, the_AT Victorian_JJ bishop_NN1 ,_, robed_VVD but_CCB unmitred_JJ ,_, his_APPGE arms_NN2 in_II their_APPGE billowing_JJ lawn_NN1 sleeves_NN2 confidently_RR resting_VVG on_II the_AT arms_NN2 of_IO the_AT chair_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD an_AT1 impulse_NN1 to_TO say_VVI ,_, '_" This_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT music_NN1 of_IO 1988_MC ;_; these_DD2 are_VBR our_APPGE heroes_NN2 ;_; that_DD1 building_NN1 on_II the_AT headland_NN1 is_VBZ our_APPGE architecture_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 dare_VV0 not_XX stop_VVI my_APPGE car_NN1 to_TO help_VVI children_NN2 home_RL because_CS they_PPHS2 've_VH0 been_VBN taught_VVN with_IW good_JJ reason_NN1 that_CST a_AT1 strange_JJ man_NN1 might_VM abduct_VVI and_CC rape_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI added_VVN ,_, '_GE And_CC out_RP there_RL somewhere_RL is_VBZ a_AT1 mass_JJ murderer_NN1 who_PNQS enjoys_VVZ strangling_JJ women_NN2 and_CC stuffing_VVG their_APPGE mouths_NN2 with_IW their_APPGE hair_NN1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB that_DD1 aberration_NN1 ,_, at_RR21 least_RR22 ,_, was_VBDZ independent_JJ of_IO changing_JJ fashions_NN2 and_CC his_APPGE great-grandfather_NN1 would_VM have_VHI had_VHN his_APPGE scrupulous_JJ but_CCB uncompromising_JJ answer_NN1 to_II it_PPH1 ._. 
And_CC with_IW reason_NN1 ._. 
After_II all_DB ,_, had_VHD n't_XX he_PPHS1 been_VBN consecrated_VVN bishop_NN1 in_II 1880_MC ,_, the_AT year_NNT1 of_IO Jack_NP1 the_AT Ripper_NN1 ?_? 
And_CC probably_RR he_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI found_VVN the_AT Whistler_NP1 more_RGR understandable_JJ than_CSN the_AT pop_NN1 star_NN1 whose_DDQGE gyrations_NN2 would_VM surely_RR have_VHI convinced_VVN him_PPHO1 that_DD1 man_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT grip_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE final_NN1 ,_, manic_JJ St_NP1 Vitus_NP1 's_GE dance_NN1 ._. 
Rickards_NN2 came_VVD promptly_RR on_II time_NNT1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ precisely_RR nine_MC when_RRQ Dalgliesh_NP1 heard_VVD his_APPGE car_NN1 and_CC ,_, opening_VVG the_AT door_NN1 on_II the_AT darkness_NN1 of_IO the_AT night_NNT1 ,_, saw_VVD his_APPGE tall_JJ figure_NN1 striding_VVG towards_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
Dalgliesh_NP1 had_VHD n't_XX seen_VVN him_PPHO1 for_IF more_DAR than_CSN ten_MC years_NNT2 when_RRQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 newly_RR appointed_VVN inspector_NN1 in_II the_AT Metropolitan_JJ CID_NP1 and_CC was_VBDZ surprised_JJ to_TO see_VVI how_RGQ little_DA1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD changed_VVN ;_; time_NNT1 ,_, marriage_NN1 ,_, removal_NN1 from_II London_NP1 ,_, promotion_NN1 ,_, had_VHD left_VVN no_AT apparent_JJ mark_NN1 on_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
His_APPGE rangy_NN1 ,_, graceless_JJ figure_NN1 ,_, over_RG six_MC feet_NN2 high_JJ ,_, still_RR looked_VVN as_CSA incongruous_JJ in_II a_AT1 formal_JJ suit_NN1 as_CSA it_PPH1 always_RR had_VHN ._. 
The_AT rugged_JJ ,_, weatherbeaten_JJ face_NN1 ,_, with_IW its_APPGE look_NN1 of_IO dependable_JJ fortitude_NN1 ,_, would_VM have_VHI looked_VVN more_RGR appropriate_JJ above_II a_AT1 seaman_NN1 's_GE guernsey_NN1 ,_, preferably_RR with_IW RNLI_NP1 woven_VVN across_II the_AT chest_NN1 ._. 
In_II profile_NN1 his_APPGE face_NN1 ,_, with_IW the_AT long_JJ ,_, slightly_RR hooked_VVN nose_NN1 and_CC jutting_VVG eyebrows_NN2 ,_, was_VBDZ impressive_JJ ._. 
In_RR21 full_RR22 face_VV0 the_AT nose_NN1 was_VBDZ revealed_VVN as_CSA a_RR21 little_RR22 too_RG wide_JJ and_CC flattened_VVN at_II the_AT base_NN1 and_CC the_AT dark_JJ eyes_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ when_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ animated_JJ took_VVD on_RP a_AT1 fierce_JJ ,_, almost_RR manic_JJ gleam_NN1 ,_, in_II repose_NN1 were_VBDR pools_NN2 of_IO puzzled_JJ endurance_NN1 ._. 
Dalgliesh_VV0 thought_NN1 of_IO him_PPHO1 as_II a_AT1 type_NN1 of_IO police_NN2 officer_NN1 less_RGR common_JJ than_CSN formerly_RR but_CCB still_RR not_XX rare_JJ ;_; the_AT conscientious_JJ and_CC incorruptible_JJ detective_NN1 of_IO limited_JJ imagination_NN1 and_CC somewhat_RR greater_JJR intelligence_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD never_RR supposed_VVN that_CST the_AT evil_NN1 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 should_VM be_VBI condoned_VVN because_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ frequently_RR inexplicable_JJ and_CC its_APPGE perpetrators_NN2 unfortunate_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 gazed_VVD round_II the_AT sitting_NN1 room_NN1 at_II the_AT long_JJ wall_NN1 of_IO books_NN2 ,_, the_AT crackling_JJ wood_NN1 fire_NN1 ,_, the_AT oil_NN1 of_IO the_AT Victorian_JJ prelate_NN1 above_II the_AT mantelshelf_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 deliberately_RR impressing_VVG each_DD1 item_NN1 on_II his_APPGE mind_NN1 ,_, then_RT sank_VVD into_II his_APPGE chair_NN1 and_CC stretched_VVD out_RP his_APPGE long_JJ legs_NN2 with_IW a_AT1 small_JJ grunt_NN1 of_IO satisfaction_NN1 ._. 
Dalgliesh_NP1 remembered_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD always_RR drunk_JJ beer_NN1 ;_; now_RT he_PPHS1 accepted_VVD whisky_NN1 but_CCB said_VVD he_PPHS1 could_VM do_VDI with_IW coffee_NN1 first_MD ._. 
One_MC1 habit_NN1 at_RR21 least_RR22 had_VHD changed_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ that_CST you_PPY wo_VM n't_XX be_VBI meeting_VVG Susie_NP1 ,_, my_APPGE wife_NN1 ,_, while_CS you_PPY 're_VBR here_RL ,_, Mr_NNB Dalgliesh_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ having_VHG our_APPGE first_MD baby_NN1 in_II a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO weeks_NNT2 and_CC she_PPHS1 's_VHZ gone_VVN to_TO stay_VVI with_IW her_APPGE mother_NN1 in_II York_NP1 ._. 
Ma-in-law_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX like_VVI the_AT idea_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE being_VBG in_II Norfolk_NP1 with_IW the_AT Whistler_NP1 on_II the_AT prowl_NN1 ,_, not_XX with_IW me_PPIO1 working_VVG the_AT hours_NNT2 I_PPIS1 do_VD0 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ said_VVN with_IW a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO embarrassed_JJ formality_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 ,_, not_XX Dalgliesh_NP1 ,_, were_VBDR the_AT host_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ apologizing_VVG for_IF the_AT unexpected_JJ absence_NN1 of_IO the_AT hostess_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 added_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 it_PPH1 's_VBZ natural_JJ for_IF an_AT1 only_JJ daughter_NN1 to_TO want_VVI to_TO be_VBI with_IW her_APPGE mother_NN1 at_II a_AT1 time_NNT1 like_II this_DD1 ,_, particularly_RR with_IW a_AT1 first_MD baby_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Dalgliesh_NN1 's_GE wife_NN1 had_VHD n't_XX wanted_VVN to_TO be_VBI with_IW her_APPGE mother_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD wanted_VVN to_TO be_VBI with_IW him_PPHO1 ,_, had_VHD wanted_VVN it_PPH1 with_IW such_DA intensity_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD wondered_VVN afterwards_RT whether_CSW she_PPHS1 might_VM have_VHI felt_VVN a_AT1 premonition_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM remember_VVI that_DD1 ,_, although_CS he_PPHS1 could_VM no_RR21 longer_RR22 recall_VVI her_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE memory_NN1 of_IO her_PPHO1 ,_, which_DDQ for_IF years_NNT2 ,_, a_AT1 traitor_NN1 to_II grief_NN1 and_CC to_II their_APPGE love_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD resolutely_RR tried_VVN to_TO suppress_VVI because_CS the_AT pain_NN1 had_VHD seemed_VVN unbearable_JJ ,_, had_VHD gradually_RR been_VBN replaced_VVN by_II a_AT1 boyish_JJ ,_, romantic_JJ dream_NN1 of_IO gentleness_NN1 and_CC beauty_NN1 now_RT fixed_VVN for_RR21 ever_RR22 beyond_II the_AT depredation_NN1 of_IO time_NNT1 ._. 
His_APPGE newborn_JJ son_NN1 's_GE face_NN1 he_PPHS1 could_VM still_RR recall_VVI vividly_RR and_CC sometimes_RT did_VDD in_II his_APPGE dreams_NN2 ,_, that_DD1 white_JJ unsullied_JJ look_NN1 of_IO sweet_JJ knowledgeable_JJ contentment_NN1 ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 ,_, in_II a_AT1 brief_JJ moment_NN1 of_IO life_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN and_CC known_VVN all_DB there_EX was_VBDZ to_TO know_VVI ,_, seen_VVN it_PPH1 and_CC rejected_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 told_VVD himself_PPX1 that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ the_AT last_MD man_NN1 who_PNQS could_VM reasonably_RR be_VBI expected_VVN to_TO advise_VVI or_CC reassure_VVI on_II the_AT problems_NN2 of_IO pregnancy_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 sensed_VVD that_CST Rickards_NN2 's_GE unhappiness_NN1 at_II his_APPGE wife_NN1 's_GE absence_NN1 went_VVD deeper_RRR than_CSN missing_VVG her_APPGE company_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 made_VVD the_AT usual_JJ inquiries_NN2 about_II her_APPGE health_NN1 and_CC escaped_VVD into_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 to_TO make_VVI the_AT coffee_NN1 ._. 
Whatever_DDQV mysterious_JJ spirit_NN1 had_VHD unlocked_VVN the_AT verse_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 had_VHD freed_VVN him_PPHO1 for_IF other_JJ human_JJ satisfactions_NN2 ,_, for_IF love_NN1 ;_; or_CC was_VBDZ it_PPH1 the_AT other_JJ way_NN1 around_RP ?_? 
Had_VHD love_NN1 unlocked_VVN the_AT verse_NN1 ?_? 
It_PPH1 seemed_VVD even_RR to_TO have_VHI affected_VVN his_APPGE job_NN1 ._. 
Grinding_VVG the_AT coffee_NN1 beans_NN2 he_PPHS1 pondered_VVD life_NN1 's_GE smaller_JJR ambiguities_NN2 ._. 
When_CS the_AT poetry_NN1 had_VHD n't_XX come_VVN ,_, the_AT job_NN1 too_RR had_VHD seemed_VVN not_XX only_RR irksome_JJ but_CCB occasionally_RR repellent_JJ ._. 
Now_RT he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ happy_JJ enough_RR to_TO let_VVI Rickards_NP2 impose_VVI on_II his_APPGE solitude_NN1 to_TO use_VVI him_PPHO1 as_II a_AT1 sounding_NN1 board_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 new_JJ benignity_NN1 and_CC tolerance_NN1 a_RR21 little_RR22 disconcerted_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
Success_NN1 in_II moderation_NN1 was_VBDZ no_RR21 doubt_RR22 better_JJR for_IF the_AT character_NN1 than_CSN failure_NN1 but_CCB too_RG much_DA1 of_IO it_PPH1 and_CC he_PPHS1 would_VM lose_VVI his_APPGE cutting_NN1 edge_NN1 ._. 
And_CC five_MC minutes_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, carrying_VVG in_II the_AT two_MC mugs_NN2 and_CC settling_VVG back_RP in_II his_APPGE chair_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 could_VM relish_VVI the_AT contrast_NN1 between_II Rickards_NP2 's_GE preoccupation_NN1 with_IW psychopathic_JJ violence_NN1 and_CC the_AT peace_NN1 of_IO the_AT mill_NN1 ._. 
The_AT wood_NN1 fire_NN1 ,_, now_RT past_II its_APPGE crackling_JJ stage_NN1 ,_, had_VHD settled_VVN into_II a_AT1 comfortable_JJ glow_NN1 and_CC the_AT wind_NN1 ,_, seldom_RR absent_JJ from_II the_AT headland_NN1 ,_, moved_VVD like_II a_AT1 benign_JJ ,_, gently_RR hissing_VVG spirit_NN1 through_II the_AT still_JJ and_CC soaring_JJ clappers_NN2 of_IO the_AT mill_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ glad_JJ that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX his_APPGE job_NN1 to_TO catch_VVI the_AT Whistler_NP1 ._. 
Of_IO all_DB murders_NN2 serial_JJ killings_NN2 were_VBDR the_AT most_RGT frustrating_JJ ,_, the_AT most_RGT difficult_JJ and_CC the_AT chanciest_JJT to_TO solve_VVI ,_, the_AT investigation_NN1 carried_VVN on_RP under_II the_AT strain_NN1 of_IO vociferous_JJ public_JJ demand_NN1 that_CST the_AT terrifying_JJ unknown_JJ devil_NN1 be_VBI caught_VVN and_CC exorcized_VVN for_RR21 ever_RR22 ._. 
But_CCB this_DD1 was_VBDZ n't_XX his_APPGE case_NN1 ;_; he_PPHS1 could_VM discuss_VVI it_PPH1 with_IW the_AT detachment_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 man_NN1 who_PNQS has_VHZ a_AT1 professional_JJ interest_NN1 but_CCB no_AT responsibility_NN1 ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 could_VM understand_VVI what_DDQ Rickards_NN2 needed_VVN ;_; not_XX advice_NN1 he_PPHS1 knew_VVD his_APPGE job_NN1 ._. 
but_CCB someone_PN1 he_PPHS1 could_VM trust_VVI ,_, someone_PN1 who_PNQS understood_VVD the_AT language_NN1 ,_, someone_PN1 who_PNQS would_VM afterwards_RT be_VBI gone_VVN ,_, who_PNQS would_VM n't_XX remain_VVI as_II a_AT1 perpetual_JJ reminder_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE uncertainties_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 fellow_JJ professional_NN1 to_II whom_PNQO he_PPHS1 could_VM comfortably_RR think_VVI aloud_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD his_APPGE team_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ too_RG punctilious_JJ not_XX to_TO share_VVI his_APPGE thinking_NN1 with_IW them_PPHO2 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 man_NN1 who_PNQS needed_VVD to_TO articulate_VVI his_APPGE theories_NN2 and_CC here_RL he_PPHS1 could_VM put_VVI them_PPHO2 forward_RL ,_, embroider_VV0 ,_, reject_VV0 ,_, explore_VV0 without_IW the_AT uncomfortable_JJ suspicion_NN1 that_CST his_APPGE detective_NN1 sergeant_NN1 ,_, deferentially_RR listening_VVG ,_, his_APPGE face_NN1 carefully_RR expressionless_JJ ,_, would_VM be_VBI thinking_VVG ,_, For_IF God_NP1 's_GE sake_NN1 ,_, what_DDQ 's_VBZ the_AT old_JJ man_NN1 dreaming_VVG up_RP now_RT ?_? 
Or_CC ,_, The_AT old_JJ man_NN1 's_VBZ getting_VVG fanciful_JJ ._. 
Rickards_NN2 said_VVD :_: '_" We_PPIS2 're_VBR not_XX using_VVG Holmes_NP1 ._. 
The_AT Met_NN1 say_VV0 the_AT system_NN1 is_VBZ fully_RR committed_VVN at_RR21 present_RR22 ,_, and_CC anyway_RR we_PPIS2 've_VH0 got_VVN our_APPGE own_DA computer_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX that_CST there_EX 's_VBZ much_DA1 data_NN to_TO feed_VVI in_RP ._. 
The_AT press_NN1 and_CC public_RR know_VV0 about_II Holmes_NP1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
I_PPIS1 get_VV0 that_DD1 at_II every_AT1 press_NN1 conference_NN1 ._. 
'_" Are_VBR you_PPY using_VVG the_AT Home_NN1 Office_NN1 special_JJ computer_NN1 ,_, the_AT one_PN1 named_VVD after_II Sherlock_NP1 Holmes_NP1 ?_? 
'_" '_" '_" No_UH ,_, '_" '_" I_PPIS1 say_VV0 ,_, '_" '_GE but_CCB we_PPIS2 're_VBR using_VVG our_APPGE own_DA ._. 
'_" '_GE Unspoken_JJ question_NN1 :_: '_" Then_RT why_RRQ the_AT hell_NN1 have_VH0 n't_XX you_PPY caught_VVN him_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_" '_" They_PPHS2 think_VV0 that_CST you_PPY 've_VH0 only_RR got_VVN to_TO feed_VVI in_II your_APPGE data_NN and_CC out_RP pops_VVZ an_AT1 Identikit_NN1 of_IO sonny_NN1 complete_JJ with_IW prints_NN2 ,_, collar-size_JJ and_CC taste_NN1 in_II pop_JJ music_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, '_GE said_VVD Dalgliesh_NP1 ,_, 'we_VV0 're_VBR so_RR sated_VVN now_RT with_IW scientific_JJ wonders_NN2 that_CST it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_RR21 bit_RR22 disconcerting_JJ when_CS we_PPIS2 find_VV0 that_DD1 technology_NN1 can_VM do_VDI everything_PN1 except_II what_DDQ we_PPIS2 want_VV0 it_PPH1 to_TO ._. 
'_" '_GE Four_MC women_NN2 so_RG far_RR and_CC Valerie_NP1 Mitchell_NP1 wo_VM n't_XX be_VBI the_AT last_MD if_CS we_PPIS2 do_VD0 n't_XX catch_VVI him_PPHO1 soon_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 started_VVD fifteen_MC months_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 
The_AT first_MD victim_NN1 was_VBDZ found_VVN just_RR after_II midnight_NNT1 in_II a_AT1 shelter_NN1 at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT Easthaven_JJ promenade_NN1 ,_, the_AT local_JJ tart_NN1 ,_, incidentally_RR ,_, although_CS he_PPHS1 may_VM not_XX have_VHI known_VVN or_CC cared_VVD ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ eight_MC months_NNT2 before_CS he_PPHS1 struck_VVD again_RT ._. 
Struck_VVN lucky_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 he_PPHS1 'd_VM say_VVI ._. 
This_DD1 time_NNT1 a_AT1 thirty-year-old_JJ schoolteacher_NN1 cycling_VVG home_RL to_II Hunstanton_NP1 who_PNQS had_VHD a_AT1 puncture_NN1 on_II a_AT1 lonely_JJ stretch_NN1 of_IO road_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT another_DD1 gap_NN1 ,_, just_RR six_MC months_NNT2 ,_, before_CS he_PPHS1 got_VVD a_AT1 barmaid_NN1 from_II Ipswich_NP1 who_PNQS 'd_VHD been_VBN visiting_VVG her_APPGE granny_NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ daft_JJ enough_RR to_TO wait_VVI alone_RR for_IF the_AT late_JJ bus_NN1 ._. 
When_CS it_PPH1 arrived_VVD there_EX was_VBDZ no_PN121 one_PN122 at_II the_AT stop_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO local_JJ youths_NN2 got_VVD off_RP ._. 
They_PPHS2 'd_VHD had_VHN a_AT1 skinful_NN1 so_RR were_VBDR n't_XX in_II a_AT1 particularly_RR noticing_VVG mood_NN1 but_CCB they_PPHS2 saw_VVD and_CC heard_VVD nothing_PN1 ,_, nothing_PN1 except_II what_DDQ they_PPHS2 described_VVD as_II a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO mournful_JJ whistling_NN1 coming_VVG from_II deep_JJ in_II the_AT wood_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 took_VVD a_AT1 gulp_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE coffee_NN1 ,_, then_RT went_VVD on_RP :_: '_" We_PPIS2 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 personality_NN1 assessment_NN1 from_II the_AT trick-cyclist_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI why_RRQ we_PPIS2 bother_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 could_VM have_VHI written_VVN it_PPH1 myself_PPX1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 tells_VVZ us_PPIO2 to_TO look_VVI for_IF a_AT1 loner_NN1 ,_, probably_RR from_II a_AT1 disturbed_JJ family_NN1 background_NN1 ,_, may_VM have_VHI a_AT1 dominant_JJ mother_NN1 ,_, does_VDZ n't_XX relate_VVI easily_RR to_II people_NN ,_, particularly_RR women_NN2 ,_, could_VM be_VBI impotent_JJ ,_, unmarried_JJ ,_, separated_JJ or_CC divorced_VVD ,_, with_IW a_AT1 resentment_NN1 and_CC hatred_NN1 of_IO the_AT opposite_JJ sex_NN1 ._. 
Well_RR ,_, we_PPIS2 hardly_RR expect_VV0 him_PPHO1 to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 successful_JJ ,_, happily_RR married_JJ bank_NN1 manager_NN1 with_IW four_MC lovely_JJ kids_NN2 just_RR coming_VVG up_II21 to_II22 GCE_NN1 or_CC whatever_DDQV they_PPHS2 call_VV0 it_PPH1 now_RT ._. 
They_PPHS2 're_VBR the_AT devil_NN1 ,_, these_DD2 serial_JJ murders_NN2 ._. 
No_AT motive_NN1 no_AT motive_NN1 that_CST a_AT1 sane_JJ man_NN1 can_VM understand_VVI anyway_RR and_CC he_PPHS1 could_VM come_VVI from_II anywhere_RL ,_, Norwich_NP1 ,_, Ipswich_NP1 ,_, even_RR London_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ dangerous_JJ to_TO assume_VVI that_CST he_PPHS1 's_VBZ necessarily_RR working_VVG in_II his_APPGE own_DA territory_NN1 ._. 
Looks_VVZ like_II it_PPH1 ,_, though_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 obviously_RR knows_VVZ the_AT locality_NN1 well_RR ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 seems_VVZ to_TO be_VBI sticking_VVG now_RT to_II the_AT same_DA MO_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 chooses_VVZ a_AT1 road_NN1 intersection_NN1 ,_, drives_VVZ the_AT car_NN1 or_CC van_NN1 into_II the_AT side_NN1 of_IO one_MC1 road_NN1 ,_, cuts_VVZ across_RL and_CC waits_VVZ at_II the_AT other_JJ ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 drags_VVZ his_APPGE victim_NN1 into_II the_AT bushes_NN2 or_CC the_AT trees_NN2 ,_, kills_VVZ and_CC cuts_VVZ back_RP to_II the_AT other_JJ road_NN1 and_CC the_AT car_NN1 and_CC makes_VVZ his_APPGE getaway_NN1 ._. 
With_IW the_AT last_MD three_MC murders_NN2 it_PPH1 seems_VVZ to_TO have_VHI been_VBN pure_JJ chance_NN1 that_CST a_AT1 suitable_JJ victim_NN1 did_VDD ,_, in_II fact_NN1 ,_, come_VV0 along_RP ._. 
'_GE Dalgliesh_NN1 felt_VVD that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 contributed_VVD something_PN1 to_II the_AT speculation_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" If_CSW he_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX select_VVI and_CC stalk_VVI his_APPGE victim_NN1 ,_, and_CC obviously_RR he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX in_II the_AT last_MD three_MC cases_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 'd_VM normally_RR have_VHI to_TO expect_VVI a_AT1 long_JJ wait_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 suggests_VVZ he_PPHS1 's_VBZ routinely_RR out_RP after_II dark_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 night_NNT1 worker_NN1 ,_, mole-catcher_NN1 ,_, woodman_NN1 ,_, gamekeeper_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 kind_NN1 of_IO job_NN1 ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 goes_VVZ prepared_JJ ;_; on_II the_AT watch_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 quick_JJ kill_NN1 ,_, in_II more_DAR ways_NN2 than_CSN one_PN1 ._. 
'_GE Rickards_NN2 said_VVD :_: 'That_NN1 's_VBZ how_RRQ I_PPIS1 see_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
Four_MC victims_NN2 so_RG far_RR and_CC three_MC fortuitous_JJ ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 's_VHZ probably_RR been_VBN on_II the_AT prowl_NN1 for_IF three_MC years_NNT2 or_CC more_RRR ._. 
That_DD1 could_VM be_VBI part_NN1 of_IO the_AT thrill_NN1 ._. 
'_" Tonight_RT I_PPIS1 could_VM make_VVI a_AT1 strike_NN1 ,_, tonight_RT I_PPIS1 could_VM be_VBI lucky_JJ ._. 
And_CC ,_, by_II God_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 is_VBZ getting_VVG lucky_JJ ._. 
Two_MC victims_NN2 in_II the_AT last_MD six_MC weeks_NNT2 ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC what_DDQ about_II his_APPGE trademark_NN1 ,_, the_AT whistle_NN1 ?_? 
'_" That_DD1 was_VBDZ heard_VVN by_II the_AT three_MC people_NN who_PNQS came_VVD quickly_RR on_II the_AT scene_NN1 after_II the_AT Easthaven_JJ murder_NN1 ._. 
One_PN1 just_RR heard_VVN a_AT1 whistle_NN1 ,_, one_PN1 said_VVD it_PPH1 sounded_VVD like_II a_AT1 hymn_NN1 and_CC the_AT third_MD ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ a_AT1 church_NN1 woman_NN1 ,_, claimed_VVD she_PPHS1 could_VM identify_VVI it_PPH1 precisely_RR ,_, '_" Now_RT the_AT Day_NNT1 is_VBZ Over'_NP1 '_GE ._. 
We_PPIS2 kept_VVD quiet_JJ about_II that_DD1 ._. 
It_PPH1 could_VM be_VBI useful_JJ when_CS we_PPIS2 get_VV0 the_AT usual_JJ clutch_NN1 of_IO nutters_NN2 claiming_VVG they_PPHS2 're_VBR the_AT Whistler_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB there_EX seems_VVZ no_AT doubt_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 does_VDZ whistle_VVI ._. 
'_GE Dalgliesh_NN1 said_VVD :_: '_" '_" Now_RT the_AT day_NNT1 is_VBZ over_II /_FO Night_NNT1 is_VBZ drawing_VVG nigh/_FU Shadows_NN2 of_IO the_AT evening/_FU Fall_NN1 across_II the_AT sky'_NN1 '_GE ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 Sunday-school_JJ hymn_NN1 ,_, hardly_RR the_AT kind_NN1 that_CST gets_VVZ requested_VVN on_II Songs_NN2 of_IO Praise_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 should_VM have_VHI thought_VVN ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 remembered_VVD it_PPH1 from_II childhood_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 lugubrious_JJ ,_, undistinguished_JJ tune_NN1 which_DDQ ,_, as_CSA a_AT1 ten-year-old_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 could_VM pick_VVI out_RP on_II the_AT drawing-room_NN1 piano_NN1 ._. 
Did_VDD anyone_PN1 sing_VVI that_DD1 hymn_NN1 now_RT ,_, he_PPHS1 wondered_VVD ?_? 
It_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 favourite_JJ choice_NN1 of_IO Miss_NNB Barnett_NP1 on_II those_DD2 long_JJ dark_JJ afternoons_NNT2 m-_JJ winter_NNT1 before_II the_AT Sunday_NPD1 school_NN1 was_VBDZ released_VVN ,_, when_CS the_AT outside_JJ light_NN1 was_VBDZ fading_VVG and_CC the_AT small_JJ Adam_NP1 Dalgliesh_NP1 was_VBDZ already_RR dreading_VVG those_DD2 last_MD twenty_MC yards_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE walk_NN1 home_RL where_CS the_AT rectory_NN1 drive_VV0 curved_JJ and_CC the_AT bushes_NN2 grew_VVD thickest_JJT ._. 
Night_NNT1 was_VBDZ different_JJ from_II bright_JJ day_NNT1 ,_, smelt_VVD different_JJ ,_, sounded_VVD different_JJ ;_; ordinary_JJ things_NN2 assumed_VVD different_JJ shapes_NN2 ;_; an_AT1 alien_NN1 and_CC more_RGR sinister_JJ power_NN1 ruled_VVD the_AT night_NNT1 ._. 
Those_DD2 twenty_MC yards_NN2 of_IO crunching_VVG gravel_NN1 where_CS the_AT lights_NN2 of_IO the_AT house_NN1 were_VBDR momentarily_RR screened_VVN were_VBDR a_AT1 weekly_JJ horror_NN1 ._. 
Once_RR through_II the_AT gate_NN1 to_II the_AT drive_NN1 he_PPHS1 would_VM walk_VVI fast_RR ,_, but_CCB not_XX too_RG fast_RR since_CS the_AT power_NN1 that_CST ruled_VVD the_AT night_NNT1 could_VM smell_VVI out_RP fear_NN1 as_CSA dogs_NN2 smell_VV0 out_RP terror_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE mother_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 knew_VVD ,_, would_VM never_RR have_VHI expected_VVN him_PPHO1 to_TO walk_VVI those_DD2 yards_NN2 alone_RR had_VHD she_PPHS1 known_VVN that_CST he_PPHS1 suffered_VVD such_DA atavistic_JJ panic_NN1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX known_VVN and_CC he_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI died_VVN before_II telling_VVG her_PPHO1 ._. 
And_CC his_APPGE father_NN1 ?_? 
His_APPGE father_NN1 would_VM have_VHI expected_VVN him_PPHO1 to_TO be_VBI brave_JJ ,_, would_VM have_VHI told_VVN him_PPHO1 that_CST God_NP1 was_VBDZ God_NP1 of_IO the_AT darkness_NN1 as_CSA He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ of_IO the_AT light_NN1 ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR after_II all_DB a_AT1 dozen_NNO appropriate_JJ texts_NN2 he_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI quoted_VVN ._. 
'_GE Darkness_NN1 and_CC light_NN1 are_VBR both_RR alike_RR to_II Thee_PPY ._. 
'_GE But_CCB they_PPHS2 were_VBDR not_XX alike_RR to_II a_AT1 sensitive_JJ ten-year-old_JJ boy_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ on_II those_DD2 lonely_JJ walks_NN2 that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD first_MD had_VHN intimations_NN2 of_IO an_AT1 essentially_RR adult_JJ truth_NN1 ,_, that_CST it_PPH1 is_VBZ those_DD2 who_PNQS most_RRT love_VV0 us_PPIO2 who_PNQS cause_VV0 us_PPIO2 the_AT most_DAT pain_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_GE So_RR you_PPY 're_VBR looking_VVG for_IF a_AT1 local_JJ man_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 Loner_NN1 ,_, someone_PN1 who_PNQS has_VHZ a_AT1 night_NNT1 job_NN1 ,_, the_AT use_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 car_NN1 or_CC van_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 knowledge_NN1 of_IO Hymns_NN2 Ancient_JJ and_CC Modern_JJ ._. 
That_DD1 should_VM make_VVI it_PPH1 easier_RRR ._. 
'_GE Rickards_NN2 said_VVD :_: '_" You_PPY 'd_VM think_VVI so_RR ,_, would_VM n't_XX you_PPY ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 sat_VVD in_II silence_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 minute_NNT1 then_RT said_VVD :_: 'l_VV0 think_VV0 I_PPIS1 'd_VM like_VVI just_RR a_AT1 small_JJ whisky_NN1 now_RT ,_, Mr_NNB Dalgliesh_NP1 ,_, if_CS it_PPH1 's_VBZ all_RR31 the_RR32 same_RR33 to_II you_PPY ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ after_II midnight_NNT1 when_RRQ he_PPHS1 finally_RR left_VVN ._. 
Dalgliesh_NP1 walked_VVD out_RP with_IW him_PPHO1 to_II the_AT car_NN1 ._. 
Looking_VVG out_RP across_II the_AT headland_NN1 Rickards_NP2 said_VVD :_: '_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ out_RP there_RL somewhere_RL ,_, watching_VVG ,_, waiting_VVG ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ hardly_RR a_AT1 waking_NN1 moment_NN1 when_CS I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI of_IO him_PPHO1 ,_, imagine_VV0 what_DDQ he_PPHS1 looks_VVZ like_II ,_, where_CS he_PPHS1 is_VBZ ,_, what_DDQ he_PPHS1 's_VBZ thinking_VVG ._. 
Susie_NP1 's_GE ma_NN1 is_VBZ right_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 n't_XX had_VHN much_DA1 to_TO give_VVI her_PPHO1 recently_RR ._. 
And_CC when_RRQ he_PPHS1 's_VBZ caught_VVN ,_, that_DD1 'll_VM be_VBI the_AT end_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ finished_VVN ._. 
You_PPY move_VV0 on_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX ,_, but_CCB you_PPY do_VD0 ._. 
And_CC by_II the_AT end_NN1 you_PPY know_VV0 everything_PN1 ,_, or_CC think_VV0 you_PPY do_VD0 ._. 
Where_RRQ ,_, when_RRQ ,_, who_PNQS ,_, how_RRQ ?_? 
You_PPY might_VM even_RR know_VVI why_RRQ if_CS you_PPY 're_VBR lucky_JJ ._. 
And_CC yet_RR ,_, essentially_RR ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 nothing_PN1 ._. 
All_DB that_DD1 wickedness_NN1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI to_TO explain_VVI it_PPH1 or_CC understand_VV0 it_PPH1 or_CC do_VDI a_AT1 bloody_JJ thing_NN1 about_II it_PPH1 except_CS put_VVN a_AT1 stop_NN1 to_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Involvement_NN1 without_IW responsibility_NN1 ._. 
No_AT responsibility_NN1 for_IF what_DDQ he_PPHS1 did_VDD or_CC for_IF what_DDQ happens_VVZ to_II him_PPHO1 afterwards_RT ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ for_IF the_AT judge_NN1 and_CC the_AT jury_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY 're_VBR involved_VVN ,_, and_CC yet_RR you_PPY 're_VBR not_XX involved_VVN ._. 
Is_VBZ that_DD1 what_DDQ appeals_VVZ to_II you_PPY about_II the_AT job_NN1 ,_, Mr_NNB Dalgliesh_NP1 ?_? 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX a_AT1 question_NN1 Dalgliesh_NN1 would_VM have_VHI expected_VVN ,_, even_RR from_II a_AT1 friend_NN1 ,_, and_CC Rickards_NP2 was_VBDZ not_XX a_AT1 friend_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" Can_VM any_DD of_IO us_PPIO2 answer_VV0 that_DD1 question_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" You_PPY remember_VV0 why_RRQ I_PPIS1 left_VVD the_AT Met_NN1 ,_, Mr_NNB Dalgliesh_NP1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT two_MC corruption_NN1 cases_NN2 ?_? 
Yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 why_RRQ you_PPY left_VVD the_AT Met_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC you_PPY stayed_VVD ._. 
You_PPY did_VDD n't_XX like_VVI it_PPH1 any_DD more_DAR than_CSN I_PPIS1 did_VDD ._. 
You_PPY would_VM n't_XX have_VHI touched_VVN the_AT pitch_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB you_PPY stayed_VVD ._. 
You_PPY were_VBDR detached_VVN about_II it_PPH1 all_DB ,_, were_VBDR n't_XX you_PPY ?_? 
It_PPH1 interested_VVD you_PPY ._. 
'_GE Dalgliesh_NN1 said_VVD :_: '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ always_RR interesting_JJ when_CS men_NN2 you_PPY thought_VVD you_PPY knew_VVD behave_VV0 out_II21 of_II22 character_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC Rickards_NP2 had_VHD fled_VVN from_II London_NP1 ._. 
In_II31 search_II32 of_II33 what_DDQ ?_? 
Dalgliesh_NP1 wondered_VVD ._. 
Some_DD romantic_JJ dream_NN1 of_IO country_NN1 peace_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 England_NP1 which_DDQ had_VHD vanished_VVN ,_, a_AT1 gentler_JJR method_NN1 of_IO policing_NN1 ,_, total_JJ honesty_NN1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 wondered_VVD whether_CSW he_PPHS1 had_VHD found_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
Thursday_NPD1 22_MC September_NPM1 to_II Friday_NPD1 23_MC September_NPM1 It_NN1 was_VBDZ ten_MC past_II seven_MC and_CC the_AT saloon_NN1 bar_NN1 of_IO the_AT Duke_NN1 of_IO Clarence_NP1 pub_NN1 was_VBDZ already_RR smoke-filled_JJ ,_, the_AT noise_NN1 level_NN1 rising_VVG and_CC the_AT crowd_NN1 at_II the_AT bar_NN1 three_MC feet_NN2 deep_JJ ._. 
Christine_NP1 Baldwin_NP1 ,_, the_AT Whistler_NP1 's_GE fifth_MD victim_NN1 ,_, had_VHD exactly_RR twenty_MC minutes_NNT2 to_TO live_VVI ._. 
She_PPHS1 sat_VVD on_II the_AT banquette_NN1 against_II the_AT wall_NN1 ,_, sipping_VVG her_APPGE second_MD medium_NN1 sherry_NN1 of_IO the_AT evening_NNT1 ,_, deliberately_RR making_VVG it_PPH1 last_VVI ,_, knowing_VVG that_CST Colin_NP1 was_VBDZ impatient_JJ to_TO order_VVI the_AT next_MD round_NN1 ._. 
Catching_VVG Norman_NP1 's_GE eye_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 raised_VVD her_APPGE left_JJ wrist_NN1 and_CC nodded_VVD significantly_RR at_II her_APPGE watch_NN1 ._. 
Already_RR ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ ten_MC minutes_NNT2 past_II their_APPGE deadline_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 knew_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
Their_APPGE agreement_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST this_DD1 was_VBDZ to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 pre-supper_JJ drink_NN1 with_IW Colin_NP1 and_CC Yvonne_NP1 ,_, the_AT limit_NN1 both_RR of_IO time_NNT1 and_CC alcohol_NN1 consumption_NN1 clearly_RR understood_VVN between_II her_PPHO1 and_CC Norman_JJ before_CS they_PPHS2 left_VVD home_RL ._. 
The_AT arrangement_NN1 was_VBDZ typical_JJ of_IO their_APPGE nine-month-old_JJ marriage_NN1 ,_, sustained_VVD less_RRR by_II compatible_JJ interests_NN2 than_CSN by_II a_AT1 carefully_RR negotiated_JJ series_NN of_IO concessions_NN2 ._. 
Tonight_RT it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN her_APPGE turn_NN1 to_TO give_VVI way_NN1 ,_, but_CCB agreeing_VVG to_TO spend_VVI an_AT1 hour_NNT1 in_II the_AT Clarence_NP1 with_IW Colin_NP1 and_CC Yvonne_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX extend_VVI to_II any_DD pretence_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 actually_RR enjoyed_VVD their_APPGE company_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD disliked_VVN Colin_NP1 since_CS their_APPGE first_MD meeting_NN1 ;_; the_AT relationship_NN1 ,_, at_II a_AT1 glance_NN1 ,_, had_VHD been_VBN fixed_VVN in_II the_AT stereotyped_JJ antagonism_NN1 between_II newly_RR acquired_VVN fiance_NN1 and_CC slightly_RR disreputable_JJ old_JJ schoolmate_NN1 and_CC drinking_VVG partner_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN best_RRT man_VV0 at_II their_APPGE wedding_NN1 a_AT1 formidable_JJ pre-nuptial_JJ agreement_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN necessary_JJ for_IF that_DD1 capitulation_NN1 and_CC had_VHD carried_VVN out_RP his_APPGE duties_NN2 with_IW a_AT1 mixture_NN1 of_IO incompetence_NN1 ,_, vulgarity_NN1 and_CC irreverence_NN1 which_DDQ ,_, as_CSA she_PPHS1 occasionally_RR enjoyed_VVN telling_VVG Norman_NP1 ,_, had_VHD spoilt_VVN for_IF her_PPHO1 the_AT memory_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE big_JJ day_NNT1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ typical_JJ of_IO him_PPHO1 to_TO choose_VVI this_DD1 pub_NN1 ._. 
God_NP1 knew_VVD ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ vulgar_JJ enough_RR ._. 
But_CCB at_RR21 least_RR22 she_PPHS1 could_VM be_VBI certain_JJ of_IO one_MC1 thing_NN1 :_: it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX a_AT1 place_NN1 where_RRQ there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 risk_NN1 of_IO meeting_VVG anyone_PN1 from_II the_AT power_NN1 station_NN1 ,_, at_RR21 least_RR22 not_XX anyone_PN1 who_PNQS mattered_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 disliked_VVD everything_PN1 about_II the_AT Clarence_NP1 ,_, the_AT rough_JJ scrape_NN1 of_IO the_AT moquette_NN1 against_II her_APPGE legs_NN2 ,_, the_AT synthetic_JJ velvet_NN1 which_DDQ covered_VVD the_AT walls_NN2 ,_, the_AT baskets_NN2 of_IO ivy_NN1 spiked_VVN with_IW artificial_JJ flowers_NN2 above_II the_AT bar_NN1 ,_, the_AT gaudiness_NN1 of_IO the_AT carpet_NN1 ._. 
Twenty_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 cosy_JJ Victorian_JJ hostelry_NN1 ,_, seldom_RR visited_VVN except_CS by_II its_APPGE regulars_NN2 ,_, with_IW an_AT1 open_JJ fire_NN1 in_II winter_NNT1 and_CC horse_NN1 brasses_NN2 polished_VVN to_II whiteness_NN1 hung_VVN against_II the_AT black_JJ beams_NN2 ._. 
The_AT lugubrious_JJ publican_NN1 had_VHD seen_VVN it_PPH1 as_CSA his_APPGE job_NN1 to_TO repel_VVI strangers_NN2 and_CC had_VHD employed_VVN to_II that_DD1 end_NN1 an_AT1 impressive_JJ armoury_NN1 of_IO taciturnity_NN1 ,_, malevolent_JJ glances_NN2 ,_, warm_JJ beer_NN1 and_CC poor_JJ service_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT old_JJ pub_NN1 had_VHD burnt_VVN down_RP in_II the_AT 1960s_MC2 and_CC been_VBN replaced_VVN by_II a_AT1 more_RGR profitable_JJ and_CC thrusting_JJ enterprise_NN1 ._. 
Nothing_PN1 of_IO the_AT old_JJ building_NN1 remained_VVD and_CC the_AT long_JJ extension_NN1 to_II the_AT bar_NN1 ,_, dignified_JJ by_II the_AT name_NN1 Banqueting_VVG Hall_NN1 ,_, provided_VVN for_IF the_AT undiscriminating_JJ a_AT1 venue_NN1 for_IF weddings_NN2 and_CC local_JJ functions_NN2 and_CC on_II other_JJ nights_NNT2 served_VVD a_AT1 predictable_JJ menu_NN1 of_IO prawns_NN2 or_CC soup_NN1 ,_, steak_NN1 or_CC chicken_NN1 ,_, and_CC fruit_NN salad_NN1 with_IW ice-cream_NN1 ._. 
Well_RR ,_, at_RR21 least_RR22 she_PPHS1 had_VHD put_VVN her_APPGE foot_NN1 down_RP over_II dinner_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD worked_VVN out_RP their_APPGE monthly_JJ budget_NN1 to_II the_AT last_MD pound_NN1 ,_, and_CC if_CS Norman_NP1 thought_VVD she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO eat_VVI this_DD1 overpriced_JJ muck_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 perfectly_RR good_JJ cold_JJ supper_NN1 waiting_VVG in_II the_AT refrigerator_NN1 at_II home_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 decent_JJ programme_NN1 on_II the_AT telly_NN1 he_PPHS1 could_VM forget_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
And_CC they_PPHS2 had_VHD better_RRR uses_VVZ for_IF their_APPGE money_NN1 than_CSN to_TO sit_VVI here_RL drinking_VVG with_IW Colin_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE latest_JJT tart_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD opened_VVN her_APPGE legs_NN2 to_II half_DB Norwich_NP1 ,_, if_CS rumour_NN1 were_VBDR to_TO be_VBI believed_VVN ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR the_AT hire_NN1 purchase_NN1 repayments_NN2 on_II the_AT sitting-room_NN1 furniture_NN1 and_CC the_AT car_NN1 ,_, not_XX to_TO mention_VVI the_AT mortgage_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 tried_VVD again_RT to_TO meet_VVI Norman_NP1 's_GE eye_NN1 but_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ rather_RG desperately_RR keeping_VVG his_APPGE attention_NN1 on_II that_DD1 slut_NN1 Yvonne_NP1 ._. 
And_CC that_DD1 was_VBDZ n't_XX proving_VVG difficult_JJ ._. 
Colin_NP1 leaned_VVD over_RP to_II her_PPHO1 ,_, his_APPGE bold_JJ treacle-brown_JJ eyes_NN2 half_DB mocking_JJ ,_, half_DB inviting_JJ ,_, Colin_NP1 Lomas_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS thought_VVD every_AT1 woman_NN1 would_VM swoon_VVI when_RRQ he_PPHS1 beckoned_VVD ._. 
'_GE Relax_VV0 ,_, darling_NN1 ._. 
Your_APPGE old_JJ man_NN1 's_VBZ enjoying_VVG himself_PPX1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ your_APPGE round_JJ ,_, Norm_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Ignoring_VVG Colin_NP1 she_PPHS1 spoke_VVD to_II Norman_NP1 :_: '_GE Look_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ time_NNT1 we_PPIS2 were_VBDR going_VVG ._. 
We_PPIS2 agreed_VVD we_PPIS2 'd_VM leave_VVI at_II seven_MC ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, come_VV0 on_RP ,_, Chrissie_NP1 ,_, give_VV0 the_AT lad_NN1 a_AT1 break_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 more_DAR round_JJ ._. 
'_" Without_IW meeting_VVG her_APPGE eyes_NN2 ,_, Norman_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_" What_DDQ 'll_VM you_PPY have_VHI ,_, Yvonne_NP1 ?_? 
The_AT same_DA again_RT ?_? 
Medium_JJ sherry_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Colin_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_" Let_VM21 's_VM22 get_VVI on_RP to_II spirits_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM have_VHI a_AT1 Johnny_NP1 Walker_NP1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG it_PPH1 on_II purpose_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 knew_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX even_RR like_VVI whisky_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_GE Look_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 've_VH0 had_VHN enough_DD of_IO this_DD1 bloody_JJ place_NN1 ._. 
The_AT noise_NN1 has_VHZ given_VVN me_PPIO1 a_AT1 head_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE A_AT1 headache_NN1 ?_? 
Nine_MC months_NNT2 married_JJ and_CC she_PPHS1 's_VBZ started_VVN the_AT headaches_NN2 ._. 
No_AT point_NN1 in_II hurrying_VVG home_RL tonight_RT ,_, Norm_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Yvonne_NP1 giggled_VVD ._. 
Christine_NP1 said_VVD ,_, her_APPGE face_NN1 burning_VVG ,_, '_" You_PPY were_VBDR always_RR vulgar_JJ ,_, Colin_NP1 Lomas_NP1 ,_, but_CCB now_RT you_PPY 're_VBR not_XX even_RR funny_JJ with_IW it_PPH1 ._. 
You_PPY three_MC can_VM do_VDI what_DDQ you_PPY like_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM going_VVG home_RL ._. 
Give_VV0 me_PPIO1 the_AT car_NN1 keys_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Colin_NP1 leaned_VVD back_RP and_CC smiled_VVD ._. 
'_" You_PPY heard_VVD what_DDQ your_APPGE lady_NN1 wife_NN1 said_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 wants_VVZ the_AT car_NN1 keys_NN2 ._. 
'_" Without_IW a_AT1 word_NN1 ,_, shamefaced_JJ ,_, Norman_NP1 took_VVD them_PPHO2 out_II21 of_II22 his_APPGE pocket_NN1 and_CC slid_VVD them_PPHO2 over_II the_AT table_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 snatched_VVD them_PPHO2 up_RP ,_, pushed_VVD back_RP the_AT table_NN1 ,_, struggled_VVN past_II Yvonne_NP1 and_CC rushed_VVN to_II the_AT door_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ almost_RR crying_VVG with_IW rage_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 took_VVD her_PPHO1 a_AT1 minute_NNT1 to_TO unlock_VVI the_AT car_NN1 and_CC then_RT she_PPHS1 sat_VVD shaking_VVG behind_II the_AT wheel_NN1 ,_, waiting_VVG until_II her_APPGE hands_NN2 were_VBDR steady_RR enough_RR to_TO switch_VVI on_RP the_AT ignition_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 heard_VVD her_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE voice_NN1 on_II the_AT day_NNT1 when_RRQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD announced_VVN her_APPGE engagement_NN1 :_: '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, you_PPY 're_VBR thirty-two_MC and_CC if_CS he_PPHS1 's_VBZ what_DDQ you_PPY want_VV0 I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 you_PPY know_VV0 your_APPGE own_DA mind_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB you_PPY 'll_VM never_RR make_VVI anything_PN1 of_IO him_PPHO1 ._. 
Weak_JJ as_CSA water_NN1 ,_, if_CS you_PPY ask_VV0 me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB she_PPHS1 had_VHD thought_VVN that_CST she_PPHS1 could_VM make_VVI something_PN1 of_IO him_PPHO1 and_CC that_DD1 small_JJ semi-detached_JJ house_NN1 outside_II Norwich_NP1 represented_VVD nine_MC months_NNT2 of_IO hard_JJ work_NN1 and_CC achievement_NN1 ._. 
Next_MD year_NNT1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ due_JJ for_IF promotion_NN1 at_II the_AT insurance_NN1 office_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI able_JK to_TO give_VVI up_RP her_APPGE job_NN1 as_CSA secretary_NN1 in_II the_AT medical_JJ physics_NN1 department_NN1 at_II Larksoken_JJ Power_NN1 Station_NN1 and_CC start_VV0 the_AT first_MD of_IO the_AT two_MC children_NN2 she_PPHS1 had_VHD planned_VVN ._. 
She_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI thirty-four_MC by_II then_RT ._. 
Everyone_PN1 knew_VVD that_CST you_PPY should_VM n't_XX wait_VVI too_RG long_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD only_RR passed_VVN her_APPGE driving_JJ test_NN1 after_II her_APPGE marriage_NN1 and_CC this_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD driven_VVN unaccompanied_JJ by_II night_NNT1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 drove_VVD slowly_RR and_CC carefully_RR ,_, her_APPGE anxious_JJ eyes_NN2 peering_VVG ahead_RL ,_, glad_JJ that_CST at_RR21 least_RR22 the_AT route_NN1 home_NN1 was_VBDZ familiar_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 wondered_VVD what_DDQ Norman_NP1 would_VM do_VDI when_CS he_PPHS1 saw_VVD that_CST the_AT car_NN1 had_VHD gone_VVN ._. 
Almost_RR certainly_RR he_PPHS1 would_VM expect_VVI to_TO find_VVI her_PPHO1 sitting_VVG there_RL ,_, fuming_VVG but_CCB ready_JJ to_TO be_VBI driven_VVN home_RL ._. 
Now_RT he_PPHS1 'd_VM have_VHI to_TO rely_VVI for_IF a_AT1 lift_NN1 on_II Colin_NP1 who_PNQS would_VM n't_XX be_VBI so_RG keen_JJ on_II coming_VVG out_II21 of_II22 his_APPGE way_NN1 ._. 
And_CC if_CS they_PPHS2 thought_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO invite_VVI Colin_NP1 and_CC Yvonne_NP1 in_RP for_IF a_AT1 drink_NN1 when_CS they_PPHS2 arrived_VVD they_PPHS2 would_VM get_VVI a_AT1 shock_NN1 ._. 
The_AT thought_NN1 of_IO Norman_NP1 's_GE discomfiture_NN1 at_II finding_VVG her_PPHO1 gone_VVN cheered_VVD her_PPHO1 a_RR21 little_RR22 and_CC she_PPHS1 pressed_VVD her_APPGE foot_NN1 down_RP on_II the_AT accelerator_NN1 ,_, anxious_JJ to_II distance_NN1 herself_PPX1 from_II the_AT three_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 ,_, to_TO reach_VVI the_AT safety_NN1 of_IO home_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB suddenly_RR the_AT car_NN1 gave_VVD a_AT1 stutter_NN1 and_CC the_AT engine_NN1 died_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN driving_VVG more_RGR erratically_RR than_CSN she_PPHS1 thought_VVD for_CS she_PPHS1 found_VVD herself_PPX1 half_RR skewed_VVN across_II the_AT road_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 bad_JJ place_NN1 to_TO be_VBI stranded_VVN ,_, a_AT1 lonely_JJ stretch_NN1 of_IO country_NN1 lane_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 thin_JJ band_NN1 of_IO trees_NN2 on_II either_DD1 side_NN1 and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ deserted_VVN ._. 
And_CC then_RT she_PPHS1 remembered_VVD ._. 
Norman_NP1 had_VHD mentioned_VVN that_CST they_PPHS2 needed_VVD to_TO fill_VVI up_RP with_IW petrol_NN1 and_CC must_VM be_VBI sure_JJ to_TO call_VVI at_II the_AT all-night_JJ garage_NN1 after_CS they_PPHS2 left_VVD the_AT Clarence_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ ridiculous_JJ to_TO have_VHI let_VVN the_AT tank_NN1 get_VVI so_RG low_JJ but_CCB they_PPHS2 had_VHD had_VHN an_AT1 argument_NN1 only_RR three_MC days_NNT2 earlier_RRR on_II whose_DDQGE turn_NN1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ to_TO call_VVI at_II the_AT garage_NN1 and_CC pay_VVI for_IF the_AT petrol_NN1 ._. 
All_DB her_APPGE anger_NN1 and_CC frustration_NN1 returned_VVD ._. 
For_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 she_PPHS1 sat_VVD there_RL ,_, beating_VVG her_APPGE hands_NN2 impotently_RR on_II the_AT wheel_NN1 ,_, desperately_RR turning_VVG the_AT key_NN1 in_II the_AT ignition_NN1 ,_, willing_VVG the_AT engine_NN1 to_TO start_VVI ._. 
But_CCB there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT response_NN1 ._. 
And_CC then_RT irritation_NN1 began_VVD to_TO give_VVI way_NN1 to_II the_AT first_MD tricklings_NN2 of_IO fear_NN1 ._. 
The_AT road_NN1 was_VBDZ deserted_VVN and_CC even_CS21 if_CS22 a_AT1 motorist_NN1 came_VVD by_RP and_CC drew_VVD up_RP ,_, could_VM she_PPHS1 be_VBI certain_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX a_AT1 kidnapper_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 rapist_NN1 ,_, even_RR the_AT Whistler_NP1 ?_? 
There_EX had_VHD been_VBN that_DD1 horrible_JJ murder_NN1 on_II the_AT A3_FO only_RR this_DD1 year_NNT1 ._. 
Nowadays_RT you_PPY could_VM trust_VVI no_PN121 one_PN122 ._. 
And_CC she_PPHS1 could_VM hardly_RR leave_VVI the_AT car_NN1 where_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, slewed_VVD across_II the_AT road_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 tried_VVD to_TO recall_VVI when_RRQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD last_MD passed_VVN a_AT1 house_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 AA_NP1 box_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 public_JJ telephone_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 seemed_VVD to_II her_PPHO1 that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN driving_VVG through_II deserted_JJ countryside_NN1 for_IF at_RR21 least_RR22 ten_MC minutes_NNT2 ._. 
Even_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 left_VVD the_AT dubious_JJ sanctuary_NN1 of_IO the_AT car_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT clue_NN1 to_II the_AT best_JJT direction_NN1 in_II which_DDQ to_TO seek_VVI help_NN1 ._. 
Suddenly_RR a_AT1 wave_NN1 of_IO total_JJ panic_NN1 swept_VVN across_II her_PPHO1 like_II nausea_NN1 and_CC she_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO resist_VVI the_AT urge_NN1 to_TO dash_VVI from_II the_AT car_NN1 and_CC hide_VVI herself_PPX1 among_II the_AT trees_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB what_DDQ good_JJ would_VM that_DD1 do_VDI ?_? 
He_PPHS1 might_VM be_VBI lurking_VVG even_RR there_RL ._. 
An_AT1 then_RT ,_, miraculously_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 heard_VVD footsteps_NN2 and_CC ,_, looking_VVG round_RP ,_, saw_VVD a_AT1 woman_NN1 approaching_VVG ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ dressed_VVN in_II trousers_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 trenchcoat_NN1 and_CC had_VHD a_AT1 mane_NN1 of_IO fair_JJ hair_NN1 beneath_II a_AT1 tight-fitting_JJ beret_NN1 ._. 
At_II her_APPGE side_NN1 on_II a_AT1 leash_NN1 trotted_VVD a_AT1 small_JJ ,_, smooth-haired_JJ dog_NN1 ._. 
Immediately_RR all_DB her_APPGE anxiety_NN1 vanished_VVD ._. 
Here_RL was_VBDZ someone_PN1 who_PNQS would_VM help_VVI her_PPHO1 push_VV0 the_AT car_NN1 into_II the_AT side_NN1 of_IO the_AT road_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS would_VM know_VVI in_II which_DDQ direction_NN1 lay_VVD the_AT nearest_JJT house_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS would_VM be_VBI a_AT1 companion_NN1 on_II her_APPGE walk_NN1 ._. 
Without_IW even_RR troubling_VVG to_TO slam_VVI the_AT door_NN1 of_IO the_AT car_NN1 she_PPHS1 called_VVD out_RP happily_RR and_CC ran_VVD smiling_VVG towards_II the_AT horror_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE death_NN1 ._. 
The_AT dinner_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN excellent_JJ and_CC the_AT wine_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 Chteau_NP1 Potensac_NP1 '78_MC ,_, an_AT1 interesting_JJ choice_NN1 with_IW the_AT main_JJ course_NN1 ._. 
Although_CS Dalgliesh_NP1 knew_VVD of_IO Alice_NP1 Mair_NP1 's_GE reputation_NN1 as_II a_AT1 cookery_NN1 writer_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD never_RR read_VVN any_DD of_IO her_APPGE books_NN2 and_CC had_VHD no_AT idea_NN1 to_II what_DDQ culinary_JJ school_NN1 ,_, if_CS any_DD ,_, she_PPHS1 belonged_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD hardly_RR feared_VVN being_VBG presented_VVN with_IW the_AT usual_JJ artistic_JJ creation_NN1 swimming_VVG in_II a_AT1 pool_NN1 of_IO sauce_NN1 and_CC accompanied_VVN by_II one_MC1 or_CC two_MC undercooked_JJ carrots_NN2 and_CC mange-tout_NN1 elegantly_RR arranged_VVN on_II a_AT1 side_NN1 plate_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT wild_JJ ducks_NN2 carved_VVN by_II Alex_NP1 Mair_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN recognizably_RR ducks_NN2 ,_, the_AT piquant_JJ sauce_NN1 ,_, new_JJ to_II him_PPHO1 ,_, enhanced_VVN rather_CS21 than_CS22 dominated_VVN the_AT taste_NN1 of_IO the_AT birds_NN2 ,_, and_CC the_AT small_JJ mounds_NN2 of_IO creamed_JJ turnip_NN1 and_CC parsnip_NN1 were_VBDR an_AT1 agreeable_JJ addition_NN1 to_II green_JJ peas_NN2 ._. 
Afterwards_RT they_PPHS2 had_VHD eaten_VVN orange_JJ sorbet_NN1 followed_VVN by_II cheese_NN1 and_CC fruit_NN ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 conventional_JJ menu_NN1 but_CCB one_PN1 intended_VVD ,_, he_PPHS1 felt_VVD ,_, to_TO please_VVI the_AT guests_NN2 rather_II21 than_II22 to_TO demonstrate_VVI the_AT ingenuity_NN1 of_IO the_AT cook_NN1 ._. 
The_AT expected_JJ fourth_MD guest_NN1 ,_, Miles_NP1 Lessingham_NP1 ,_, had_VHD unaccountably_RR failed_VVN to_TO arrive_VVI ,_, but_CCB Alice_NP1 Mair_NP1 had_VHD n't_XX rearranged_VVN her_APPGE table_NN1 and_CC the_AT empty_JJ chair_NN1 and_CC unfilled_JJ wineglass_NN1 were_VBDR uncomfortably_RR evocative_JJ of_IO Banquo_NP1 's_GE ghost_NN1 ._. 
Dalgliesh_NN1 was_VBDZ seated_VVN opposite_II Hilary_NP1 Robarts_NP1 ._. 
The_AT portrait_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, must_VM have_VHI been_VBN even_RR more_RGR powerful_JJ than_CSN he_PPHS1 realized_VVD if_CS it_PPH1 could_VM so_RR dominate_VVI his_APPGE physical_JJ reaction_NN1 to_II the_AT living_JJ woman_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 they_PPHS2 had_VHD met_VVN although_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD known_VVN of_IO her_APPGE existence_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 had_VHD of_IO all_DB the_AT handful_NN1 of_IO people_NN who_PNQS lived_VVD ,_, as_CSA the_AT Lydsett_NP1 villagers_NN2 said_VVD ,_, '_GE t'_AT other_JJ side_NN1 of_IO the_AT gate_NN1 '_GE ._. 
And_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_RR21 little_RR22 strange_JJ that_CST this_DD1 was_VBDZ their_APPGE first_MD meeting_NN1 ;_; her_APPGE red_JJ Golf_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 frequent_JJ sight_NN1 on_II the_AT headland_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE cottage_NN1 had_VHD frequently_RR met_VVN Iris_NP1 eyes_NN2 from_II the_AT top_JJ storey_NN1 of_IO the_AT mill_NN1 ._. 
Now_RT ,_, physically_RR close_VV0 for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 ,_, he_PPHS1 found_VVD it_PPH1 difficult_JJ to_TO keep_VVI his_APPGE eyes_NN2 off_II her_PPHO1 ,_, living_JJ flesh_NN1 and_CC remembered_VVD image_NN1 seeming_VVG to_TO fuse_VVI into_II a_AT1 presence_NN1 both_RR potent_JJ and_CC disturbing_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 handsome_JJ face_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 model_NN1 's_GE face_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, with_IW its_APPGE high_JJ cheekbones_NN2 ,_, long_RR ,_, slightly_RR concave_JJ nose_NN1 ,_, wide_JJ ,_, full_JJ lips_NN2 and_CC dark_NN1 ,_, angry_JJ eyes_NN2 deeply_RR set_VVN under_II the_AT strong_JJ brows_NN2 ._. 
Her_APPGE crimped_JJ ,_, springing_VVG hair_NN1 ,_, held_VVD back_RP with_IW two_MC combs_NN2 ,_, fell_VVD over_RP her_APPGE shoulders_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM imagine_VVI her_PPHO1 posed_VVD ,_, mouth_NN1 moistly_RR open_VV0 ,_, hips_NN2 jutting_VVG and_CC staring_VVG at_II the_AT cameras_NN2 with_IW that_DD1 apparently_RR obligatory_JJ look_NN1 of_IO arrogant_JJ resentment_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA she_PPHS1 leaned_VVD forward_RL to_TO twitch_VVI another_DD1 grape_NN1 from_II the_AT bunch_NN1 and_CC almost_RR toss_VV0 it_PPH1 into_II her_APPGE mouth_NN1 he_PPHS1 could_VM see_VVI the_AT faint_JJ freckles_NN2 which_DDQ smudged_VVD the_AT dark_JJ forehead_NN1 ,_, the_AT glisten_VV0 of_IO hairs_NN2 above_II a_AT1 carved_JJ upper_JJ lip_NN1 ._. 
On_II the_AT other_JJ side_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE host_NN1 sat_VVD Meg_NP1 Dennison_NP1 ,_, delicately_RR but_CCB unfussily_RR peeling_VVG her_APPGE grapes_NN2 with_IW pink-tipped_JJ fingers_NN2 ._. 
Hilary_NP1 Robarts_NP1 's_GE sultry_JJ handsomeness_NN1 emphasized_VVD her_APPGE own_DA very_RG different_JJ look_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 old-fashioned_JJ ,_, carefully_RR tended_VVN but_CCB unselfconscious_JJ prettiness_NN1 which_DDQ reminded_VVD him_PPHO1 of_IO photographs_NN2 of_IO the_AT late_JJ thirties_MC2 ._. 
Their_APPGE clothes_NN2 emphasized_VVD the_AT contrast_NN1 ._. 
Hilary_NP1 wore_VVD a_AT1 shirtwaister_NN1 dress_NN1 in_II multicoloured_JJ Indian_JJ cotton_NN1 ,_, three_MC buttons_NN2 at_II the_AT neck_NN1 undone_VVN ._. 
Meg_NP1 Dennison_NP1 was_VBDZ in_II a_AT1 long_JJ black_JJ skirt_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 blue_JJ patterned_JJ silk_NN1 blouse_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 bow_NN1 at_II the_AT neck_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ their_APPGE hostess_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ the_AT most_RGT elegant_JJ ._. 
The_AT long_JJ shift_NN1 in_II fine_JJ dark_JJ brown_JJ wool_NN1 worn_VVN with_IW a_AT1 heavy_JJ necklace_NN1 of_IO silver_NN1 and_CC amber_NN1 hid_VVD her_APPGE angularity_NN1 and_CC emphasized_VVD the_AT strength_NN1 and_CC regularity_NN1 of_IO the_AT strong_JJ features_NN2 ._. 
Beside_II her_APPGE Meg_NP1 Dennison_NP1 's_GE prettiness_NN1 was_VBDZ diminished_VVN almost_RR to_II insipidity_NN1 and_CC Hilary_NP1 Robarts_NP1 's_GE strong-coloured_JJ cotton_NN1 looked_VVD tawdry_NN1 ._. 
The_AT room_NN1 in_II which_DDQ they_PPHS2 were_VBDR dining_NN1 must_VM ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, have_VH0 been_VBN part_NN1 of_IO the_AT original_JJ cottage_NN1 ._. 
From_II these_DD2 smoke-blackened_JJ beams_NN2 Agnes_NP1 Poley_NP1 had_VHD hung_VVN her_APPGE sides_NN2 of_IO bacon_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE bundles_NN2 of_IO dried_JJ herbs_NN2 ._. 
In_II a_AT1 pot_NN1 slung_VVN over_II that_DD1 huge_JJ hearth_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD cooked_VVN her_APPGE family_NN1 's_GE meals_NN2 and_CC ,_, perhaps_RR ,_, at_II the_AT end_NN1 had_VHD heard_VVN in_II its_APPGE roaring_JJ flames_NN2 the_AT crackling_JJ faggots_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE dreadful_JJ martyrdom_NN1 ._. 
Outside_II the_AT long_JJ window_NN1 had_VHD passed_VVN the_AT helmets_NN2 of_IO marching_JJ men_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB only_RR in_II the_AT name_NN1 of_IO the_AT cottage_NN1 was_VBDZ there_RL a_AT1 memory_NN1 of_IO the_AT past_NN1 ._. 
The_AT oval_JJ dining_NN1 table_NN1 and_CC the_AT chairs_NN2 were_VBDR modern_JJ as_CSA were_VBDR the_AT Wedgwood_NP1 dinner_NN1 service_NN1 and_CC the_AT elegant_JJ glasses_NN2 ._. 
In_II the_AT drawing_NN1 room_NN1 ,_, where_CS they_PPHS2 had_VHD drunk_VVN their_APPGE pre-dinner_JJ sherry_NN1 ,_, Dalgliesh_NP1 had_VHD a_AT1 sense_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 room_NN1 which_DDQ deliberately_RR rejected_VVD the_AT past_NN1 ,_, containing_VVG nothing_PN1 which_DDQ could_VM violate_VVI the_AT owner_NN1 's_GE essential_JJ privacy_NN1 ;_; no_AT family_NN1 history_NN1 in_II photograph_NN1 or_CC portrait_NN1 ,_, no_AT shabby_JJ heirlooms_NN2 given_VVN room_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 nostalgia_NN1 ,_, sentimentality_NN1 or_CC family_NN1 piety_NN1 ,_, no_AT antiques_NN2 collected_VVN over_II the_AT years_NNT2 ._. 
Even_RR the_AT few_DA2 pictures_NN2 ,_, three_MC recognizably_RR by_II John_NP1 Piper_NP1 ,_, were_VBDR modern_JJ ._. 
The_AT furniture_NN1 was_VBDZ expensive_JJ ,_, comfortable_JJ ,_, well_RR heart_NN1 of_IO the_AT cottage_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX there_RL ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ in_II that_DD1 large_JJ ,_, warm-smelling_JJ and_CC welcoming_JJ kitchen_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD only_RR been_VBN half_RR listening_VVG to_II the_AT conversation_NN1 but_CCB now_RT he_PPHS1 forced_VVD himself_PPX1 to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 more_RGR accommodating_JJ guest_NN1 ._. 
The_AT talk_NN1 was_VBDZ general_JJ ,_, candlelit_JJ faces_NN2 leaned_VVN across_II the_AT table_NN1 and_CC the_AT hands_NN2 which_DDQ peeled_VVD the_AT fruit_NN or_CC fidgeted_VVD with_IW the_AT glasses_NN2 were_VBDR as_RG individual_JJ as_CSA the_AT faces_NN2 ._. 
Alice_NP1 Mair_NP1 's_GE strong_JJ but_CCB elegant_JJ hands_NN2 with_IW their_APPGE short_JJ nails_NN2 ,_, Hilary_NP1 Robarts_NP1 's_GE long_JJ ,_, knobbled_VVD fingers_NN2 ,_, the_AT delicacy_NN1 of_IO Meg_NP1 Dennison_NP1 's_GE pink-tipped_JJ fingers_NN2 ,_, a_RR21 little_RR22 reddened_VVN with_IW housework_NN1 ._. 
Alex_NP1 Mair_NP1 was_VBDZ saying_VVG :_: '_" All_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, let_VM21 's_VM22 take_VVI a_AT1 modern_JJ dilemma_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 know_VV0 that_CST we_PPIS2 can_VM use_VVI human_JJ tissue_NN1 from_II aborted_JJ foetuses_NN2 to_TO treat_VVI Parkinson_NP1 '_GE s_ZZ1 disease_NN1 and_CC probably_RR Alzheimer_NP1 's_GE ._. 
Presumably_RR you_PPY 'd_VM find_VVI that_CST ethically_RR acceptable_JJ if_CS the_AT abortion_NN1 were_VBDR natural_JJ or_CC legal_JJ but_CCB not_XX if_CS it_PPH1 were_VBDR induced_VVN for_IF the_AT purpose_NN1 of_IO providing_VVG the_AT tissue_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB you_PPY can_VM argue_VVI that_CST a_AT1 woman_NN1 has_VHZ a_AT1 right_NN1 to_II the_AT use_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 makes_VVZ of_IO her_APPGE own_DA body_NN1 ._. 
If_CS she_PPHS1 's_VBZ particularly_RR fond_JJ of_IO someone_PN1 who_PNQS has_VHZ Alzheimer_NP1 's_GE and_CC wants_VVZ to_TO help_VVI him_PPHO1 by_II producing_VVG a_AT1 foetus_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS has_VHZ the_AT right_NN1 to_TO say_VVI no_UH ?_? 
A_AT1 foetus_NN1 is_VBZ n't_XX a_AT1 child_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Hilary_NP1 Robarts_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 notice_VV0 that_CST you_PPY assume_VV0 the_AT sufferer_NN1 to_TO be_VBI helped_VVN is_VBZ a_AT1 man_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 he_PPHS1 'd_VM feel_VVI entitled_VVN to_TO use_VVI a_AT1 woman_NN1 's_GE body_NN1 for_IF this_DD1 purpose_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 would_VM any_DD other_JJ ._. 
But_CCB why_RRQ the_AT hell_NN1 should_VM he_PPHS1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX imagine_VVI that_CST a_AT1 woman_NN1 who_PNQS 's_VHZ actually_RR had_VHN an_AT1 abortion_NN1 wants_VVZ to_TO go_VVI through_II that_DD1 again_RT for_IF any_DD man_NN1 's_GE convenience_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT words_NN2 were_VBDR spoken_VVN with_IW extreme_JJ bitterness_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 pause_NN1 then_RT Mair_NP1 said_VVD quietly_RR :_: '_GE Alzheimer_NP1 's_GE is_VBZ rather_RG more_DAR than_CSN an_AT1 inconvenience_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX advocating_VVG it_PPH1 ._. 
In_II any_DD case_NN1 ,_, under_II present_JJ law_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI illegal_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" Would_VM that_DD1 worry_VVI you_PPY ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 looked_VVD into_II her_APPGE angry_JJ eyes_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Naturally_RR it_PPH1 would_VM worry_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 
Happily_RR it_PPH1 is_VBZ n't_XX a_AT1 decision_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 shall_VM ever_RR be_VBI required_VVN to_TO make_VVI ._. 
But_CCB we_PPIS2 're_VBR not_XX talking_VVG about_II legality_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 're_VBR talking_VVG about_II morality_NN1 ._. 
'_" His_APPGE sister_NN1 asked_VVD :_: '_" Are_VBR they_PPHS2 different_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT question_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
Are_VBR they_PPHS2 ,_, Adam_NP1 ?_? 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD used_VVN Dalgliesh_NP1 's_GE Christian_JJ name_NN1 ._. 
Dalgliesh_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_" You_PPY 're_VBR assuming_VVG there_EX 's_VBZ an_AT1 absolute_JJ morality_NN1 independent_NN1 of_IO time_NNT1 or_CC circumstance_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Would_VM n't_XX you_PPY make_VVI that_DD1 assumption_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 I_PPIS1 would_VM ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX a_AT1 moral_JJ philosopher_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Mrs_NNB Dennison_NP1 looked_VVD up_RP from_II her_APPGE plate_NN1 a_RR21 little_RR22 flushed_VVN and_CC said_VVN :_: '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM always_RR suspicious_JJ of_IO the_AT excuse_NN1 that_CST a_AT1 sin_NN1 is_VBZ justified_VVN if_CS it_PPH1 's_VBZ done_VDN to_TO benefit_VVI someone_PN1 we_PPIS2 love_VV0 ._. 
We_PPIS2 may_VM think_VVI so_RR ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ usually_RR to_TO benefit_VVI ourselves_PPX2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 might_VM dread_VVI the_AT thought_NN1 of_IO having_VHG to_TO look_VVI after_II an_AT1 Alzheimer_NP1 patient_NN1 ._. 
When_CS we_PPIS2 advocate_VV0 euthanasia_NN1 is_VBZ it_PPH1 to_TO stop_VVI pain_NN1 or_CC to_TO prevent_VVI our_APPGE own_DA distress_NN1 at_II having_VHG to_TO watch_VVI it_PPH1 ?_? 
To_TO conceive_VVI a_AT1 child_NN1 deliberately_RR in_BCL21 order_BCL22 to_TO kill_VVI it_PPH1 to_TO make_VVI use_NN1 of_IO its_APPGE tissue_NN1 ,_, the_AT idea_NN1 is_VBZ absolutely_RR repugnant_JJ ._. 
'_GE Alex_NP1 Mair_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 could_VM argue_VVI that_DD1 what_DDQ you_PPY are_VBR killing_VVG is_VBZ n't_XX a_AT1 child_NN1 and_CC that_DD1 repugnance_NN1 at_II an_AT1 act_NN1 is_VBZ n't_XX evidence_NN1 of_IO its_APPGE immorality_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Dalgliesh_NN1 said_VVD :_: '_GE But_CCB is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
Does_VDZ n't_XX Mrs_NNB Dennison_NP1 's_GE natural_JJ repugnance_NN1 tell_VV0 us_PPIO2 something_PN1 about_II the_AT morality_NN1 of_IO the_AT act_NN1 ?_? 
'_" She_PPHS1 gave_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 brief_JJ ,_, grateful_JJ smile_NN1 and_CC went_VVD on_RP :_: '_GE And_CC is_VBZ n't_XX this_DD1 use_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 foetus_NN1 particularly_RR dangerous_JJ ?_? 
It_PPH1 could_VM lead_VVI to_II the_AT poor_JJ of_IO the_AT world_NN1 conceiving_VVG children_NN2 and_CC selling_VVG the_AT foetuses_NN2 to_TO help_VVI the_AT rich_JJ ._. 
Already_RR I_PPIS1 believe_VV0 there_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 black_JJ market_NN1 in_II human_JJ organs_NN2 ._. 
Do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI a_AT1 multi-millionaire_NN1 who_PNQS needs_VVZ a_AT1 heart-lung_JJ transplant_NN1 ever_RR goes_VVZ without_RL ?_? 
'_GE Alex_NP1 Mair_NP1 smiled_VVD ._. 
'_GE As_CS31 long_CS32 as_CS33 you_PPY are_VBR n't_XX arguing_VVG that_CST we_PPIS2 should_VM deliberately_RR suppress_VVI knowledge_NN1 or_CC reject_VV0 scientific_JJ progress_NN1 just_RR because_CS the_AT discoveries_NN2 can_VM be_VBI abused_VVN ._. 
If_CS there_EX are_VBR abuses_NN2 ,_, legislate_VV0 against_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_GE Meg_NP1 protested_VVD :_: '_GE But_CCB you_PPY make_VV0 it_PPH1 sound_VVI so_RG easy_JJ ._. 
If_CS all_DB we_PPIS2 had_VHD to_TO do_VDI was_VBDZ to_TO legislate_VVI against_II social_JJ evils_NN2 Mr_NNB Dalgliesh_NP1 for_IF one_PN1 would_VM be_VBI out_II21 of_II22 work_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 is_VBZ n't_XX easy_JJ but_CCB it_PPH1 has_VHZ to_TO be_VBI attempted_VVN ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ being_VBG human_JJ means_NN ,_, surely_RR ,_, using_VVG our_APPGE intelligence_NN1 to_TO make_VVI choices_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Alice_NP1 Mair_NP1 got_VVD up_RP from_II the_AT table_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ time_NNT1 to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 choice_NN1 now_RT on_II a_AT1 somewhat_RR different_JJ level_NN1 ._. 
Which_DDQ of_IO you_PPY would_VM like_VVI coffee_NN1 and_CC what_DDQ kind_NN1 ?_? 
There_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 table_NN1 and_CC chairs_NN2 in_II the_AT courtyard_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 thought_VVD we_PPIS2 could_VM switch_VVI on_RP the_AT yard_NN1 lights_NN2 and_CC have_VH0 it_PPH1 outside_RL ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 moved_VVD through_RP to_II the_AT drawing_NN1 room_NN1 and_CC Alice_NP1 Mair_NP1 opened_VVD the_AT french_JJ windows_NN2 leading_VVG to_II the_AT patio_NN1 ._. 
Immediately_CS the_AT sonorous_JJ booming_NN1 of_IO the_AT sea_NN1 flowed_VVN into_II and_CC took_VVN possession_NN1 of_IO the_AT room_NN1 like_II a_AT1 vibrating_NN1 and_CC irresistible_JJ force_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB once_CS they_PPHS2 had_VHD stepped_VVN out_RP into_II the_AT cool_JJ air_NN1 ,_, paradoxically_RR ,_, the_AT noise_NN1 seemed_VVD muted_JJ ,_, the_AT sea_NN1 no_AT more_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 distant_JJ roar_NN1 ._. 
The_AT patio_NN1 was_VBDZ bounded_VVN on_II the_AT road_NN1 side_NN1 by_II a_AT1 high_JJ flint_NN1 wall_NN1 which_DDQ ,_, to_II the_AT south_ND1 and_CC east_ND1 ,_, curved_VVN to_II little_DA1 more_DAR than_CSN four_MC feet_NN2 to_TO give_VVI an_AT1 unimpeded_JJ view_NN1 across_II the_AT headland_NN1 to_II the_AT sea_NN1 ._. 
The_AT coffee_NN1 tray_NN1 was_VBDZ carried_VVN out_RP by_II Alex_NP1 Mair_NP1 within_II minutes_NNT2 and_CC ,_, cups_VVZ in_II hand_NN1 ,_, the_AT little_JJ party_NN1 wandered_VVD aimlessly_RR among_II the_AT terracotta_NN1 pots_NN2 like_II strangers_NN2 reluctant_JJ to_TO be_VBI introduced_VVN or_CC like_JJ actors_NN2 on_II a_AT1 stage_NN1 set_NN1 ,_, self-absorbed_NN1 ,_, pondering_VVG their_APPGE lines_NN2 ,_, waiting_VVG for_IF the_AT rehearsal_NN1 to_TO begin_VVI ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR without_IW coats_NN2 and_CC the_AT warmth_NN1 of_IO the_AT night_NNT1 had_VHD proved_VVN illusory_JJ ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD turned_VVN as_CS21 if_CS22 by_II common_JJ consent_NN1 to_TO go_VVI back_RP into_II the_AT cottage_NN1 when_CS the_AT lights_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 car_NN1 ,_, driven_VVN fast_RR ,_, came_VVD over_II the_AT southern_JJ rise_NN1 of_IO the_AT road_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA it_PPH1 approached_VVD its_APPGE speed_NN1 slackened_VVD ._. 
Mair_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_GE Lessingham_NP1 's_GE Porsche_NP1 ._. 
'_" No_PN121 one_PN122 spoke_VVD ._. 
They_PPHS2 watched_VVD silently_RR as_CSA the_AT car_NN1 was_VBDZ driven_VVN at_II speed_NN1 off_II the_AT road_NN1 to_TO brake_VVI violently_RR on_II the_AT turf_NN1 of_IO the_AT headland_NN1 ._. 
As_CS21 if_CS22 conforming_VVG to_II some_DD prearranged_JJ ceremony_NN1 they_PPHS2 grouped_VVD themselves_PPX2 into_II a_AT1 semicircle_NN1 with_IW Alex_NP1 Mair_NP1 a_RR21 little_RR22 to_II the_AT front_NN1 ,_, like_II a_AT1 formal_JJ welcoming_JJ party_NN1 but_CCB one_PN1 bracing_VVG itself_PPX1 for_IF trouble_NN1 rather_II21 than_II22 expecting_VVG pleasure_NN1 from_II the_AT approaching_JJ guest_NN1 ._. 
Dalgliesh_NN1 was_VBDZ aware_JJ of_IO the_AT heightening_JJ tension_NN1 :_: small_JJ individual_JJ tremors_NN2 of_IO anxiety_NN1 which_DDQ shivered_VVD on_II the_AT still_RR ,_, sea-scented_JJ air_NN1 ,_, unified_VVN and_CC focused_VVN on_II the_AT car_NN1 door_NN1 and_CC on_II the_AT tall_JJ figure_NN1 which_DDQ unwound_VVD from_II the_AT driver_NN1 's_GE seat_NN1 ,_, leapt_VVD easily_RR over_II the_AT low_JJ stone_NN1 wall_NN1 and_CC walked_VVD deliberately_RR across_II the_AT courtyard_NN1 towards_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
Lessingham_NP1 ignored_VVD Mair_NP1 and_CC moved_VVD straight_RR to_II Alice_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 took_VVD her_APPGE hand_NN1 and_CC gently_RR kissed_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, a_AT1 theatrical_JJ gesture_NN1 which_DDQ Dalgliesh_NP1 felt_VVD had_VHD taken_VVN her_PPHO1 by_II surprise_NN1 and_CC which_DDQ the_AT others_NN2 had_VHD watched_VVN with_IW an_AT1 unnaturally_RR critical_JJ attention_NN1 ._. 
Lessingham_NP1 said_VVD gently_RR :_: '_" My_APPGE apologies_NN2 ,_, Alice_NP1 ._. 
Too_RG late_JJ for_IF dinner_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ,_, but_CCB not_XX ,_, I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 ,_, for_IF a_AT1 drink_NN1 ._. 
And_CC God_NP1 ,_, do_VD0 I_PPIS1 need_VVI one_PN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Where_RRQ have_VH0 you_PPY been_VBN ?_? 
We_PPIS2 waited_VVD dinner_NN1 for_IF forty_MC minutes_NNT2 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ Hilary_NP1 Robarts_NP1 who_PNQS asked_VVD the_AT obvious_JJ question_NN1 ,_, sounding_VVG as_RG accusatory_JJ as_CSA a_AT1 peevish_JJ wife_NN1 ._. 
Lessingham_NP1 kept_VVD his_APPGE eye_NN1 on_II Alice_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN considering_VVG how_RRQ best_JJT to_TO answer_VVI that_DD1 question_NN1 for_IF the_AT last_MD twenty_MC minutes_NNT2 ._. 
There_EX are_VBR a_AT1 number_NN1 of_IO interesting_JJ and_CC dramatic_JJ possibilities_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 could_VM say_VVI that_CST I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN helping_VVG the_AT police_NN2 with_IW their_APPGE inquiries_NN2 ._. 
Or_CC that_CST I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN involved_JJ in_II a_AT1 murder_NN1 ._. 
Or_CC that_CST there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 little_JJ unpleasantness_NN1 on_II the_AT road_NN1 ._. 
Actually_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ all_DB three_MC ._. 
The_AT Whistler_NP1 has_VHZ killed_VVN again_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 found_VVD the_AT body_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Hilary_NP1 Robarts_NP1 said_VVD sharply_RR :_: '_" How_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY mean_VVI ,_, '_GE found'_NN1 '_GE ?_? 
Where_RRQ ?_? 
'_" Again_RT Lessingham_NP1 ignored_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD to_II Alice_NP1 Mair_NP1 :_: '_" Could_VM I_PPIS1 have_VHI that_DD1 drink_NN1 ?_? 
Then_RT I_PPIS1 'll_VM give_VVI you_PPY all_DB the_AT gory_JJ details_NN2 ._. 
After_II unsettling_VVG your_APPGE seating_NN1 plan_NN1 and_CC delaying_VVG dinner_NN1 for_IF forty_MC minutes_NNT2 that_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT least_RRT I_PPIS1 owe_VV0 you_PPY ._. 
'_" As_CSA they_PPHS2 moved_VVD back_RP into_II the_AT drawing_NN1 room_NN1 Alex_NP1 Mair_NP1 introduced_VVD Dalgliesh_NP1 ._. 
Lessingham_NP1 gave_VVD him_PPHO1 one_MC1 sharp_JJ glance_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 shook_VVD hands_NN2 ._. 
The_AT palm_NN1 which_DDQ momentarily_RR touched_VVD his_PPGE was_VBDZ moist_JJ and_CC very_RG cold_JJ ._. 
Alex_NP1 Mair_NP1 said_VVD easily_RR :_: '_" Why_RRQ did_VDD n't_XX you_PPY ring_VVI ?_? 
We_PPIS2 would_VM have_VHI kept_VVN some_DD food_NN1 for_IF you_PPY ._. 
'_GE The_AT question_NN1 ,_, conventionally_RR domestic_JJ ,_, sounded_VVD irrelevant_JJ ,_, but_CCB Lessingham_NP1 answered_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" Do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI ,_, I_PPIS1 actually_RR forgot_VVD ._. 
Not_XX all_DB the_AT time_NNT1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 honestly_RR did_VDD n't_XX cross_VVI my_APPGE mind_NN1 until_CS the_AT police_NN2 had_VHD finished_VVN questioning_VVG me_PPIO1 and_CC then_RT the_AT moment_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX seem_VVI opportune_JJ ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR perfectly_RR civil_JJ but_CCB I_PPIS1 sensed_VVD that_CST my_APPGE private_JJ engagements_NN2 had_VHD a_AT1 pretty_RG low_JJ priority_NN1 ._. 
Incidentally_RR ,_, you_PPY get_VV0 absolutely_RR no_AT credit_NN1 from_II the_AT police_NN2 for_IF finding_VVG a_AT1 body_NN1 for_IF them_PPHO2 ._. 
Their_APPGE attitude_NN1 is_VBZ rather_RR ,_, '_GE 'Thank_VV0 you_PPY very_RG much_DA1 ,_, sir_NN1 ,_, very_RG nasty_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ ._. 
Sorry_JJ you_PPY 've_VH0 been_VBN troubled_VVN ._. 
But_CCB we_PPIS2 'll_VM take_VVI over_RP now_RT ._. 
Just_RR go_VV0 home_RL and_CC try_VV0 to_TO forget_VVI all_DB about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 have_VH0 a_AT1 feeling_NN1 that_CST that_DD1 is_VBZ n't_XX going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI so_RG easy_JJ ._. 
'_GE Back_NN1 in_II the_AT drawing_NN1 room_NN1 ,_, Alex_NP1 Mair_NP1 threw_VVD a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO thin_JJ logs_NN2 on_II21 to_II22 the_AT glowing_JJ embers_NN2 and_CC went_VVD to_TO get_VVI the_AT drinks_NN2 ._. 
Lessingham_NP1 had_VHD refused_VVN whisky_NN1 but_CCB had_VHD asked_VVN for_IF wine_NN1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB do_VD0 n't_XX waste_VVI your_APPGE best_JJT claret_NN1 on_II me_PPIO1 ,_, Alex_NP1 ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ purely_RR medicinal_JJ ._. 
'_GE Almost_RR imperceptibly_RR they_PPHS2 edged_VVD their_APPGE chairs_NN2 closer_RRR ._. 
Lessingham_NP1 began_VVD his_APPGE story_NN1 deliberately_RR ,_, pausing_VVG at_II times_NNT2 to_TO take_VVI gulps_NN2 of_IO the_AT wine_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 seemed_VVD to_II Dalgliesh_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ subtly_RR altered_VVN since_CS his_APPGE arrival_NN1 ,_, had_VHD become_VVN charged_VVN with_IW a_AT1 power_NN1 both_RR mysterious_JJ and_CC oddly_RR familiar_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 thought_VVD :_: He_PPHS1 has_VHZ acquired_VVN the_AT mystique_NN1 of_IO the_AT story-teller_NN1 and_CC ,_, glancing_VVG at_II the_AT ring_NN1 of_IO fire-lit_NN1 and_CC intent_JJ faces_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ suddenly_RR reminded_VVN of_IO his_APPGE first_MD village_NN1 school_NN1 ,_, of_IO the_AT children_NN2 clustered_VVD round_II Miss_NNB Douglas_NP1 at_II three_MC o'clock_RA on_II a_AT1 Friday_NPD1 afternoon_NNT1 for_IF the_AT half_DB hour_NNT1 of_IO story-time_NNT1 ,_, and_CC felt_VVD a_AT1 pang_NN1 of_IO pain_NN1 and_CC regret_VV0 for_IF those_DD2 lost_JJ days_NNT2 of_IO innocence_NN1 and_CC love_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ surprised_JJ that_CST the_AT memory_NN1 should_VM have_VHI come_VVN back_RP so_RG keenly_RR and_CC at_II such_DA a_AT1 moment_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB this_DD1 was_VBDZ to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 very_RG different_JJ story_NN1 and_CC one_PN1 unsuited_JJ to_II the_AT ears_NN2 of_IO children_NN2 ._. 
Lessingham_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 had_VHD an_AT1 appointment_NN1 with_IW my_APPGE dentist_NN1 in_II Norwich_NP1 at_II five_MC o'clock_RA and_CC then_RT briefly_RR visited_VVD a_AT1 friend_NN1 in_II the_AT Close_JJ ._. 
So_RR I_PPIS1 drove_VVD here_RL from_II Norwich_NP1 ,_, not_XX from_II my_APPGE cottage_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM just_RR turned_VVN right_RR off_II the_AT B1_FO 150_MC at_II Fairstead_NP1 when_CS I_PPIS1 nearly_RR crashed_VVD into_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 unlit_JJ car_NN1 skewed_VVN across_II the_AT road_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 thought_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 damn_JJ silly_JJ place_NN1 to_TO park_VVI if_CSW someone_PN1 wanted_VVD to_TO take_VVI a_AT1 leak_NN1 in_II the_AT bushes_NN2 ._. 
Then_RT it_PPH1 crossed_VVD my_APPGE mind_NN1 that_CST there_EX could_VM have_VHI been_VBN an_AT1 accident_NN1 ._. 
And_CC the_AT right-hand_JJ door_NN1 was_VBDZ open_JJ ,_, that_CST seemed_VVD a_RR21 bit_RR22 odd_JJ ._. 
So_RR I_PPIS1 drew_VVD into_II the_AT side_NN1 and_CC went_VVD to_TO take_VVI a_AT1 look_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ no_PN121 one_PN122 about_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX sure_JJ why_RRQ I_PPIS1 walked_VVD into_II the_AT trees_NN2 ._. 
A_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO instinct_NN1 I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ too_RG dark_JJ to_TO see_VVI anything_PN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 wondered_VVD whether_CSW to_TO call_VVI out_RP ._. 
Then_RT I_PPIS1 felt_VVD a_AT1 fool_NN1 and_CC decided_VVD to_TO leave_VVI it_PPH1 and_CC mind_VVI my_APPGE own_DA business_NN1 ._. 
And_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ then_RT that_CST I_PPIS1 almost_RR tripped_VVN over_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 took_VVD another_DD1 gulp_NN1 of_IO the_AT wine_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 still_RR could_VM n't_XX see_VVI anything_PN1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 knelt_VVD down_RP and_CC groped_VVD about_RP with_IW my_APPGE hands_NN2 ._. 
And_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ then_RT that_CST I_PPIS1 touched_VVD flesh_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 I_PPIS1 touched_VVD her_APPGE thigh_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX be_VBI sure_JJ ._. 
But_CCB flesh_NN1 ,_, even_RR dead_JJ flesh_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ unmistakable_JJ ._. 
So_RR I_PPIS1 went_VVD back_RP to_II the_AT car_NN1 and_CC got_VVD my_APPGE torch_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 shone_VVD it_PPH1 on_II her_APPGE feet_NN2 and_CC then_RT slowly_RR up_RP her_APPGE body_NN1 to_II her_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 
And_CC then_RT ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, I_PPIS1 saw_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 knew_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT Whistler_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Meg_NP1 Dennison_NP1 asked_VVD gently_RR :_: '_GE Was_VBDZ it_PPH1 very_RG terrible_JJ ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 must_VM have_VHI heard_VVN in_II her_APPGE voice_NN1 what_DDQ she_PPHS1 obviously_RR felt_VVN ,_, not_XX prurience_NN1 but_CCB sympathy_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 understanding_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 needed_VVD to_TO talk_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD at_II her_PPHO1 for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 seeing_VVG her_PPHO1 for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 then_RT paused_VVD ,_, giving_VVG the_AT question_NN1 serious_JJ thought_NN1 ._. 
'_" More_RGR shocking_JJ than_CSN terrible_JJ ._. 
Looking_VVG back_RP my_APPGE emotions_NN2 were_VBDR complicated_JJ ,_, a_AT1 mixture_NN1 of_IO horror_NN1 ,_, disbelief_NN1 and_CC ,_, well_RR ,_, shame_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 felt_VVD like_II a_AT1 voyeur_NN1 ._. 
The_AT dead_JJ ,_, after_II all_DB ,_, are_VBR at_II such_DA a_AT1 disadvantage_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 looked_VVD grotesque_NN1 ,_, a_RR21 little_RR22 ridiculous_JJ ,_, with_IW thin_JJ clumps_NN2 of_IO hair_NN1 sticking_VVG out_II21 of_II22 her_APPGE mouth_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ munching_VVG ._. 
Horrible_JJ ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, but_CCB silly_JJ at_II the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD an_AT1 almost_RR irresistible_JJ impulse_NN1 to_TO giggle_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 know_VV0 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ only_RR a_AT1 reaction_NN1 to_TO shock_VVI but_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ hardly_RR admirable_JJ ._. 
And_CC the_AT whole_JJ scene_NN1 was_VBDZ so_RR ,_, well_RR ,_, banal_JJ ._. 
If_CS you_PPY had_VHD asked_VVN me_PPIO1 to_TO describe_VVI one_MC1 of_IO the_AT Whistler_NP1 's_GE victims_NN2 that_CST 's_VBZ exactly_RR how_RRQ I_PPIS1 should_VM have_VHI seen_VVN her_PPHO1 ._. 
You_PPY expect_VV0 reality_NN1 to_TO be_VBI different_JJ from_II imaginings_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Alice_NP1 Mair_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_GE Perhaps_RR because_CS the_AT imaginings_NN2 are_VBR usually_RR worse_JJR ._. 
'_GE Meg_NP1 Dennison_NP1 said_VVD gently_RR :_: '_" You_PPY must_VM have_VHI been_VBN terrified_VVN ._. 
I_PPIS1 know_VV0 I_PPIS1 should_VM have_VHI been_VBN ._. 
Alone_RR and_CC in_II darkness_NN1 with_IW such_DA horror_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 shifted_VVD his_APPGE body_NN1 towards_II her_PPHO1 and_CC spoke_VVD as_CS21 if_CS22 it_PPH1 were_VBDR important_JJ that_CST she_PPHS1 ,_, of_IO all_DB those_DD2 present_JJ ,_, should_VM understand_VVI ._. 
'_" No_UH ,_, not_XX terrified_VVN ,_, that_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT surprising_JJ part_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ frightened_JJ ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, but_CCB only_RR for_IF a_AT1 second_NNT1 or_CC two_MC ._. 
After_II all_DB ,_, I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX imagine_VVI he_PPHS1 'd_VM wait_VVI around_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VHD had_VHN his_APPGE kicks_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 is_VBZ n't_XX interested_JJ in_II men_NN2 anyway_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 found_VVD myself_PPX1 thinking_VVG the_AT ordinary_JJ ,_, commonplace_JJ thoughts_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 must_VM n't_XX touch_VVI anything_PN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 must_VM n't_XX destroy_VVI the_AT evidence_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN to_TO get_VVI the_AT police_NN2 ._. 
Then_RT ,_, walking_VVG back_RP to_II the_AT car_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 started_VVD rehearsing_VVG what_DDQ I_PPIS1 'd_VM say_VVI to_II them_PPHO2 ,_, almost_RR as_CS21 if_CS22 I_PPIS1 were_VBDR concocting_VVG my_APPGE story_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 tried_VVD to_TO explain_VVI why_RRQ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ that_CST I_PPIS1 went_VVD into_II the_AT bushes_NN2 ,_, tried_VVD to_TO make_VVI it_PPH1 sound_JJ reasonable_JJ ._. 
'_GE Alex_NP1 Mair_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_" What_DDQ was_VBDZ there_RL to_TO justify_VVI ?_? 
You_PPY did_VDD what_DDQ you_PPY did_VDD ._. 
It_PPH1 sounds_VVZ reasonable_JJ enough_RR to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
The_AT car_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 danger_NN1 slewed_VVN across_II the_AT road_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN irresponsible_JJ just_RR to_TO drive_VVI on_RP ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 seemed_VVD to_TO need_VVI a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO explaining_VVG ,_, then_RT and_CC later_RRR ._. 
Perhaps_RR because_CS all_DB the_AT subsequent_JJ police_NN2 sentences_NN2 began_VVD with_IW '_GE why'_NN1 '_GE ._. 
You_PPY get_VV0 morbidly_RR sensitive_JJ to_II your_APPGE own_DA motives_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ almost_RR as_CS21 if_CS22 you_PPY have_VH0 to_TO convince_VVI yourself_PPX1 that_CST you_PPY did_VDD n't_XX do_VDI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE Hilary_NP1 Robarts_NP1 said_VVD impatiently_RR :_: '_GE But_CCB the_AT body_NN1 ,_, when_CS you_PPY first_MD went_VVD back_RP for_IF the_AT torch_NN1 and_CC saw_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, you_PPY were_VBDR certain_JJ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ dead_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_" Oh_UH yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 knew_VVD she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ dead_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" How_RRQ could_VM you_PPY have_VHI known_VVN ?_? 
It_PPH1 could_VM have_VHI been_VBN very_RG recent_JJ ._. 
Why_RRQ did_VDD n't_XX you_PPY at_RR21 least_RR22 try_VVI to_TO resuscitate_VVI her_PPHO1 ,_, give_VV0 her_PPHO1 the_AT kiss_NN1 of_IO life_NN1 ?_? 
It_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN worth_II overcoming_VVG your_APPGE natural_JJ repugnance_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Dalgliesh_NN1 heard_VVD Meg_NP1 Dennison_NP1 make_VV0 a_AT1 small_JJ sound_NN1 between_II a_AT1 gasp_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 groan_NN1 ._. 
Lessingham_NP1 looked_VVD at_II Hilary_NP1 and_CC said_VVD coolly_RR :_: '_" It_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN if_CS there_EX had_VHD been_VBN the_AT slightest_JJT point_NN1 in_II it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 knew_VVD she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ dead_JJ ,_, let_VM21 's_VM22 leave_VVI it_PPH1 at_II that_DD1 ._. 
But_CCB do_VD0 n't_XX worry_VVI ,_, if_CS I_PPIS1 ever_RR rind_NN1 you_PPY in_RR21 extremis_RR22 I_PPIS1 'll_VM endeavour_VVI to_TO overcome_VVI my_APPGE natural_JJ repugnance_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Hilary_NP1 relaxed_VVD and_CC gave_VVD a_RR21 little_RR22 self-satisfied_JJ smile_NN1 ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 gratified_JJ to_TO have_VHI stung_VVN him_PPHO1 into_II a_AT1 cheap_JJ retort_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE voice_NN1 was_VBDZ more_RGR natural_JJ as_CSA she_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM surprised_JJ you_PPY were_VBDR n't_XX treated_VVN as_II a_AT1 suspect_NN1 ._. 
After_II all_DB ,_, you_PPY were_VBDR the_AT first_MD on_II the_AT scene_NN1 ,_, and_CC this_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT second_MD time_NNT1 you_PPY 've_VH0 been_VBN ,_, well_RR almost_RR ,_, in_RP at_II the_AT death_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ becoming_VVG a_AT1 habit_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT last_MD words_NN2 were_VBDR spoken_VVN almost_RR under_II her_APPGE breath_NN1 but_CCB her_APPGE eyes_NN2 were_VBDR fixed_VVN on_II Lessingham_NP1 's_GE face_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 met_VVD her_APPGE glance_NN1 and_CC said_VVD ,_, with_IW equal_JJ quietness_NN1 :_: '_GE But_CCB there_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 difference_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX there_EX ?_? 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD to_TO watch_VVI Toby_NP1 die_VV0 ,_, remember_VV0 ?_? 
And_CC this_DD1 time_NNT1 no_RR one_MC1 will_VM even_RR try_VVI to_TO pretend_VVI that_CST it_PPH1 is_VBZ n't_XX murder_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT fire_NN1 gave_VVD a_AT1 sudden_JJ crackle_NN1 and_CC the_AT top_JJ log_NN1 rolled_VVD over_RP and_CC fell_VVD into_II the_AT hearth_NN1 ._. 
Mair_VV0 ,_, his_APPGE face_NN1 flushed_VVD ,_, kicked_VVD it_PPH1 viciously_RR back_RP ._. 
Hilary_NP1 Robarts_NP1 ,_, perfectly_RR calm_VV0 ,_, turned_VVD to_II Dalgliesh_NP1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB I_PPIS1 'm_VBM right_JJ ,_, are_VBR n't_XX I_PPIS1 ?_? 
Do_VD0 n't_XX the_AT police_NN2 usually_RR suspect_VVI the_AT person_NN1 who_PNQS finds_VVZ the_AT body_NN1 ?_? 
'_" He_PPHS1 said_VVD quietly_RR :_: '_" Not_XX necessarily_RR ._. 
'_GE Lessingham_NN1 had_VHD placed_VVN the_AT bottle_NN1 of_IO claret_NN1 on_II the_AT hearth_NN1 ._. 
Now_RT he_PPHS1 leaned_VVD down_RP and_CC carefully_RR refilled_VVD his_APPGE glass_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" They_PPHS2 might_VM have_VHI suspected_VVN me_PPIO1 ,_, I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 ,_, but_II21 for_II22 a_AT1 number_NN1 of_IO lucky_JJ circumstances_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ obviously_RR out_RP on_II my_APPGE lawful_JJ occasions_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 an_AT1 alibi_NN1 for_IF at_RR21 least_RR22 two_MC of_IO the_AT previous_JJ killings_NN2 ._. 
From_II their_APPGE point_NN1 of_IO view_NN1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ depressingly_RR free_JJ of_IO blood_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 they_PPHS2 could_VM see_VVI I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ in_II a_AT1 mild_JJ state_NN1 of_IO shock_NN1 ._. 
And_CC there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT sign_NN1 of_IO the_AT ligature_NN1 which_DDQ strangled_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, nor_CC of_IO the_AT knife_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Hilary_NP1 said_VVD sharply_RR :_: '_" What_DDQ knife_NN1 ?_? 
The_AT Whistler_NP1 's_VBZ a_AT1 strangler_NN1 ._. 
Everyone_PN1 knows_VVZ that_DD1 's_VBZ how_RRQ he_PPHS1 kills_VVZ ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX mention_VVI that_DD1 ,_, did_VDD I_PPIS1 ?_? 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ strangled_VVN all_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, or_CC I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX keep_VVI the_AT torchlight_NN1 on_II her_APPGE face_NN1 longer_RRR than_CSN was_VBDZ necessary_JJ ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 marks_VVZ his_APPGE victims_NN2 ,_, apart_II21 from_II22 stuffing_VVG their_APPGE mouths_NN2 with_IW hair_NN1 ._. 
Pubic_JJ hair_NN1 ,_, incidentally_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 saw_VVD that_CST all_RR21 right_RR22 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ the_AT letter_NN1 L_ZZ1 cut_VVN into_II her_APPGE forehead_NN1 ._. 
Quite_RG unmistakable_JJ ._. 
A_AT1 detective-constable_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ talking_VVG to_II me_PPIO1 later_RRR told_VVD me_PPIO1 that_CST it_PPH1 's_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT Whistler_NP1 's_GE trademarks_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 thought_VVD that_CST the_AT L_ZZ1 could_VM stand_VVI for_IF Larksoken_NP1 and_CC that_CST the_AT Whistler_NP1 might_VM be_VBI making_VVG some_DD kind_NN1 of_IO statement_NN1 about_II nuclear_JJ power_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 protest_NN1 perhaps_RR ._. 
'_GE Alex_NP1 Mair_NP1 said_VVD sharply_RR :_: '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ nonsense_NN1 ._. 
'_" Then_RT added_VVD more_RGR calmly_RR :_: '_" There_EX 's_VHZ been_VBN nothing_PN1 on_II television_NN1 or_CC in_II the_AT papers_NN2 about_II any_DD cut_NN1 on_II the_AT victims_NN2 '_GE foreheads_NN2 ._. 
'_GE The_AT police_NN2 are_VBR keeping_VVG it_PPH1 quiet_JJ ,_, or_CC trying_VVG to_TO ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT kind_NN1 of_IO detail_NN1 they_PPHS2 can_VM use_VVI to_TO sort_VVI out_RP the_AT false_JJ confessions_NN2 ._. 
There_EX have_VH0 been_VBN half_RR a_AT1 dozen_NNO of_IO those_DD2 already_RR apparently_RR ._. 
There_EX 's_VHZ been_VBN nothing_PN1 in_II the_AT media_NN about_II the_AT hair_NN1 either_RR ,_, but_CCB that_DD1 piece_NN1 of_IO unpleasantness_NN1 seems_VVZ to_TO be_VBI generally_RR known_VVN ._. 
After_II all_DB ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX the_AT only_JJ one_PN1 to_TO have_VHI found_VVN a_AT1 body_NN1 ._. 
People_NN do_VD0 talk_VVI ._. 
'_GE Hilary_NP1 Robarts_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_" Nothing_PN1 has_VHZ been_VBN written_VVN or_CC said_VVD ,_, as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ,_, about_II it_PPH1 being_VBG pubic_JJ hair_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, the_AT police_NN2 are_VBR keeping_VVG that_DD1 quiet_JJ too_RR ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 's_VBZ hardly_RR the_AT sort_NN1 of_IO detail_NN1 you_PPY print_VV0 in_II a_AT1 family_NN1 newspaper_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX that_CST it_PPH1 's_VBZ so_RG very_RG surprising_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 is_VBZ n't_XX a_AT1 rapist_NN1 but_CCB there_EX was_VBDZ bound_VVNK to_TO be_VBI some_DD sexual_JJ element_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT details_NN2 which_DDQ Rickards_NN2 had_VHD told_VVN Dalgliesh_VV0 the_AT previous_JJ evening_NNT1 but_CCB one_PN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 felt_VVD ,_, which_DDQ Lessingham_NP1 could_VM well_RR have_VHI kept_VVN to_II himself_PPX1 ,_, particularly_RR at_II a_AT1 mixed_JJ dinner_NN1 party_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_RR21 little_RR22 surprised_JJ at_II his_APPGE sudden_JJ sensitivity._NNU perhaps_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ his_APPGE glance_NN1 at_II Meg_NP1 Dennison_NP1 's_GE ravaged_JJ face_NN1 ._. 
And_CC then_RT his_APPGE ears_NN2 caught_VVD a_AT1 faint_JJ sound_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD across_RL to_II the_AT open_JJ door_NN1 of_IO the_AT dining_NN1 room_NN1 and_CC glimpsed_VVD the_AT slim_JJ figure_NN1 of_IO Theresa_NP1 Blaney_NP1 standing_NN1 in_II the_AT shadows_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wondered_VVD how_RGQ much_DA1 of_IO Lessingham_NP1 's_GE account_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD heard_VVN ._. 
However_RGQV little_RR ,_, it_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN too_RG much_DA1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, hardly_RR aware_JJ of_IO the_AT severity_NN1 in_II his_APPGE voice_NN1 :_: 'Did_NN1 n't_XX Chief_NNB Inspector_NNB Rickards_NP1 ask_VV0 you_PPY to_TO keep_VVI this_DD1 information_NN1 confidential_JJ ?_? 
'_" There_EX was_VBDZ an_AT1 embarrassed_JJ silence_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, They_PPHS2 had_VHD forgotten_VVN for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 'm_VBM a_AT1 policeman_NN1 ._. 
Lessingham_NP1 turned_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 intend_VV0 to_TO keep_VVI it_PPH1 confidential_JJ ._. 
Rickards_NN2 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI it_PPH1 to_TO become_VVI public_JJ knowledge_NN1 and_CC it_PPH1 wo_VM n't_XX ._. 
No_PN121 one_PN122 here_RL will_VM pass_VVI it_PPH1 on_RP ._. 
'_GE But_CCB that_DD1 single_JJ question_NN1 ,_, reminding_VVG them_PPHO2 of_IO who_PNQS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ and_CC what_DDQ he_PPHS1 represented_VVD ,_, chilled_VVN the_AT room_NN1 and_CC changed_VVN their_APPGE mood_NN1 from_II fascinated_JJ and_CC horrified_JJ interest_NN1 to_II a_AT1 slightly_RR embarrassed_JJ unease_NN1 ._. 
And_CC when_RRQ ,_, a_AT1 minute_NNT1 later_RRR ,_, he_PPHS1 got_VVD up_RP to_TO say_VVI his_APPGE goodbyes_NN2 and_CC thank_VVI his_APPGE hostess_NN1 ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ an_AT1 almost_RR visible_JJ sense_NN1 of_IO relief_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 knew_VVD that_CST the_AT embarrassment_NN1 had_VHD nothing_PN1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW the_AT fear_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 would_VM question_VVI ,_, criticize_VV0 ,_, move_VV0 like_II a_AT1 spy_NN1 among_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX his_APPGE case_NN1 and_CC they_PPHS2 were_VBDR n't_XX suspects_NN2 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 must_VM have_VHI known_VVN that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ no_AT cheerful_JJ extrovert_NN1 ,_, flattered_VVD to_TO be_VBI the_AT centre_NN1 of_IO attraction_NN1 while_CS they_PPHS2 bombarded_VVD him_PPHO1 with_IW questions_NN2 about_II Chief_NNB Inspector_NNB Rickards_NP1 's_GE likely_JJ methods_NN2 ,_, the_AT chance_NN1 of_IO catching_VVG the_AT Whistler_NP1 ,_, his_APPGE theories_NN2 about_II psychopathic_JJ killers_NN2 ,_, his_APPGE own_DA experience_NN1 of_IO serial_JJ murder_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB merely_RR by_II being_VBG there_RL he_PPHS1 increased_VVD their_APPGE awakening_JJ fear_NN1 and_CC repugnance_NN1 at_II this_DD1 latest_JJT horror_NN1 ._. 
On_II each_DD1 of_IO their_APPGE minds_NN2 was_VBDZ imprinted_VVN the_AT mental_JJ image_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 violated_JJ face_NN1 ,_, the_AT half-open_JJ mouth_NN1 stuffed_VVN with_IW hair_NN1 ,_, those_DD2 staring_VVG ,_, sightless_JJ eyes_NN2 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE presence_NN1 intensified_VVD the_AT picture_NN1 ,_, brought_VVD it_PPH1 into_II sharper_JJR focus_NN1 ._. 
Horror_NN1 and_CC death_NN1 were_VBDR his_APPGE trade_NN1 and_CC ,_, like_II an_AT1 undertaker_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 carried_VVD with_IW him_PPHO1 the_AT contagion_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE craft_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ at_II the_AT front_JJ door_NN1 when_RRQ ,_, on_II impulse_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 turned_VVD back_RP and_CC said_VVD to_II Meg_NP1 Dennison_NP1 :_: '_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 you_PPY mentioned_VVD that_CST you_PPY walked_VVD from_II the_AT Old_JJ Rectory_NN1 ,_, Mrs_NNB Dennison_NP1 ._. 
Could_VM I_PPIS1 walk_VVI home_RL with_IW you_PPY ,_, that_DD1 is_VBZ if_CS it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX too_RG early_JJ for_IF you_PPY ?_? 
'_GE Alex_NP1 Mair_NP1 was_VBDZ beginning_VVG to_TO say_VVI that_CST he_PPHS1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, would_VM drive_VVI her_PPHO1 but_CCB Meg_NP1 extricated_VVD herself_PPX1 clumsily_RR from_II her_APPGE chair_NN1 and_CC said_VVD ,_, a_RR21 little_RR22 too_RG eagerly_RR :_: '_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM be_VBI grateful_JJ if_CS you_PPY would_VM ._. 
I_PPIS1 would_VM like_VVI the_AT walk_NN1 and_CC it_PPH1 would_VM save_VVI Alex_NP1 getting_VVG out_RP the_AT car_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Alice_NP1 Mair_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_GE And_CC it_PPH1 's_VBZ time_NNT1 Theresa_NP1 was_VBDZ on_II her_APPGE way_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 should_VM have_VHI driven_VVN her_PPHO1 home_RL an_AT1 hour_NNT1 ago_RA ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM give_VVI her_APPGE father_NN1 a_AT1 ring_NN1 ._. 
Where_RRQ is_VBZ she_PPHS1 ,_, by_II the_AT way_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE Meg_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ next_MD door_NN1 clearing_VVG the_AT table_NN1 a_AT1 minute_NNT1 ago_RA ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'll_VM find_VVI her_PPHO1 and_CC Alex_NP1 can_VM drive_VVI her_PPHO1 home_RL ._. 
'_GE The_AT party_NN1 was_VBDZ breaking_VVG up_RP ._. 
Hilary_NP1 Robarts_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN slumped_VVN back_RP in_II her_APPGE chair_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE eyes_NN2 fixed_VVN on_II Lessingham_NP1 ._. 
Now_RT she_PPHS1 got_VVD to_II her_APPGE feet_NN2 and_CC said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM get_VVI back_RP to_II my_APPGE cottage_NN1 ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ no_AT need_NN1 for_IF anyone_PN1 to_TO come_VVI with_IW me_PPIO1 ._. 
As_CSA Miles_NP1 has_VHZ said_VVN ,_, the_AT Whistler_NP1 's_VHZ had_VHN his_APPGE kicks_NN2 for_IF tonight_RT ._. 
'_GE Alex_NP1 Mair_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM rather_RR you_PPY waited_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM walk_VVI with_IW you_PPY once_RR I_PPIS1 've_VH0 taken_VVN Theresa_NP1 home_RL ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 shrugged_VVD and_CC ,_, without_IW looking_VVG at_II him_PPHO1 ,_, said_VVD :_: '_" All_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, if_CS you_PPY insist_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM wait_VVI ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 moved_VVD over_RP to_II the_AT window_NN1 ,_, staring_VVG out_RP into_II the_AT darkness_NN1 ._. 
Only_RR Lessingham_NP1 stayed_VVD in_II his_APPGE chair_NN1 ,_, reaching_VVG again_RT to_TO fill_VVI his_APPGE glass_NN1 ._. 
Dalgliesh_NP1 saw_VVD that_CST Alex_NP1 Mair_NP1 had_VHD silently_RR placed_VVN another_DD1 opened_VVD bottle_NN1 in_II the_AT hearth_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wondered_VVD whether_CSW Alice_NP1 Mair_NP1 would_VM invite_VVI Lessingham_NP1 to_TO stay_VVI the_AT night_NNT1 at_II Martyr_NN1 's_GE Cottage_NN1 or_CC whether_CSW he_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI driven_JJ home_NN1 later_RRR by_II her_PPHO1 or_CC her_APPGE brother_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 would_VM certainly_RR be_VBI in_II no_AT state_NN1 to_TO drive_VVI himself_PPX1 ._. 
Dalgliesh_NN1 was_VBDZ helping_VVG Meg_NP1 Dennison_NP1 into_II her_APPGE jacket_NN1 when_CS the_AT telephone_NN1 rang_VVD ,_, sounding_VVG unnaturally_RR strident_JJ in_II the_AT quiet_JJ room_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 felt_VVD her_APPGE sudden_JJ shock_NN1 of_IO fear_NN1 and_CC for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 ,_, almost_RR involuntarily_RR ,_, his_APPGE hands_NN2 strengthened_VVN on_II her_APPGE shoulders_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 heard_VVD Alex_NP1 Mair_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 ._. 
'_" Yes_UH ,_, we_PPIS2 've_VH0 heard_VVN ._. 
Miles_NP1 Lessingham_NP1 is_VBZ here_RL and_CC gave_VVD us_PPIO2 the_AT details_NN2 ._. 
Yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 see_VV0 ._. 
Yes_UH ._. 
Thank_VV0 you_PPY for_IF letting_VVG me_PPIO1 know_VVI ._. 
'_" Then_RT there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 longer_JJR silence_NN1 ,_, then_RT Mair_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 again_RT ._. 
'_GE Completely_RR fortuitous_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 should_VM say_VVI ,_, would_VM n't_XX you_PPY ?_? 
After_II all_DB ,_, we_PPIS2 have_VH0 a_AT1 staff_NN of_IO five_MC hundred_NNO and_CC thirty_MC ._. 
But_CCB naturally_RR everyone_PN1 at_II Larksoken_NP1 will_VM find_VVI the_AT news_NN1 deeply_RR shocking_JJ ,_, the_AT women_NN2 particularly_RR ._. 
Yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 shall_VM be_VBI in_II my_APPGE office_NN1 tomorrow_RT if_CS there_EX 's_VBZ any_DD help_VV0 I_PPIS1 can_VM give_VVI ._. 
Her_APPGE family_NN1 have_VH0 been_VBN told_VVN ,_, I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 ?_? 
Yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 see_VV0 ._. 
Good_JJ night_NNT1 ,_, Chief_JJ Inspector_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 put_VVD down_RP the_AT receiver_NN1 and_CC said_VVD :_: '_" That_DD1 was_VBDZ Chief_NNB Inspector_NNB Rickards_NP1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 've_VH0 identified_VVN the_AT victim_NN1 ._. 
Christine_NP1 Baldwin_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 is_VBZ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 typist_NN1 at_II the_AT station_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY did_VDD n't_XX recognize_VVI her_PPHO1 then_RT ,_, Miles_NP1 ?_? 
'_GE Lessingham_NN1 took_VVD his_APPGE time_NNT1 refilling_VVG his_APPGE glass_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: The_AT police_NN2 did_VDD n't_XX tell_VVI me_PPIO1 who_PNQS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ._. 
Even_CS21 if_CS22 they_PPHS2 had_VHD ,_, I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX have_VHI remembered_VVN the_AT name_NN1 ._. 
And_CC no_UH ,_, Alex_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX recognize_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 I_PPIS1 must_VM have_VHI seen_VVN Christine_NP1 Baldwin_NP1 at_II Larksoken_NP1 ,_, probably_RR in_II the_AT canteen_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB what_DDQ I_PPIS1 saw_VVD earlier_RRR tonight_RT was_VBDZ n't_XX Christine_NP1 Baldwin_NP1 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 can_VM assure_VVI you_PPY that_CST I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX shine_VVI the_AT torch_NN1 on_II her_APPGE longer_JJR than_CSN I_PPIS1 needed_VVD to_TO satisfy_VVI myself_PPX1 that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ beyond_II any_DD help_VV0 that_CST I_PPIS1 could_VM give_VVI ._. 
'_" Without_IW looking_VVG round_RP from_II the_AT window_NN1 Hilary_NP1 Robarts_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_GE Christine_NP1 Baldwin_NP1 ._. 
Aged_II thirty-three_MC ._. 
Actually_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 's_VHZ only_RR been_VBN with_IW us_PPIO2 for_IF eleven_MC months_NNT2 ._. 
Married_JJ last_MD year_NNT1 ._. 
Just_RR transferred_VVN to_II the_AT medical_JJ physics_NN1 department_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 can_VM give_VVI you_PPY her_APPGE typing_NN1 and_CC shorthand_NN1 speeds_VVZ if_CS you_PPY 're_VBR interested_JJ ._. 
'_" Then_RT she_PPHS1 turned_VVD round_RP and_CC looked_VVD Alex_NP1 Mair_NP1 in_II the_AT face_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 looks_VVZ as_CS21 if_CS22 the_AT Whistler_NP1 's_VBZ getting_VVG closer_RRR ,_, does_VDZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ,_, in_II more_DAR ways_NN2 than_CSN one_PN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT final_JJ goodbyes_NN2 were_VBDR said_VVN and_CC they_PPHS2 stepped_VVD out_RP from_II the_AT smell_NN1 of_IO wood_NN1 smoke_NN1 ,_, food_NN1 and_CC wine_NN1 from_II a_AT1 room_NN1 which_DDQ Dalgliesh_NP1 was_VBDZ beginning_VVG to_TO find_VVI uncomfortably_RR warm_JJ into_II the_AT fresh_JJ ,_, sea-scented_JJ air_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 took_VVD a_AT1 few_DA2 minutes_NNT2 before_II his_APPGE eyes_NN2 had_VHD adjusted_VVN to_II semi-darkness_NN1 and_CC the_AT great_JJ sweep_NN1 of_IO the_AT headland_NN1 became_VVD visible_JJ ,_, its_APPGE shapes_NN2 and_CC forms_VVZ mysteriously_RR altered_VVN under_II the_AT high_JJ stars_NN2 ._. 
To_II the_AT north_ND1 the_AT power_NN1 station_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 glittering_JJ galaxy_NN1 of_IO white_JJ lights_NN2 ,_, its_APPGE stark_JJ geometric_JJ bulk_NN1 subsumed_VVN in_II the_AT blue-black_JJ of_IO the_AT sky_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 stood_VVD for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 regarding_II it_PPH1 ,_, then_RT Meg_NP1 Dennison_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_" When_RRQ I_PPIS1 first_MD came_VVD here_RL from_II London_NP1 it_PPH1 almost_RR frightened_VVN me_PPIO1 ,_, the_AT sheer_JJ size_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, the_AT way_NN1 it_PPH1 dominates_VVZ the_AT headland_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 'm_VBM getting_VVG used_JJ to_II it_PPH1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ still_RR disturbing_JJ but_CCB it_PPH1 does_VDZ have_VHI a_AT1 certain_JJ grandeur_NN1 ._. 
Alex_NP1 tries_VVZ to_TO demystify_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, says_VVZ its_APPGE function_NN1 is_VBZ just_RR to_TO produce_VVI electricity_NN1 for_IF the_AT National_JJ Grid_NN1 efficiently_RR and_CC cleanly_RR ,_, that_CST the_AT main_JJ difference_NN1 between_II this_DD1 and_CC any_DD other_JJ power_NN1 station_NN1 is_VBZ that_CST you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI beside_II it_PPH1 a_AT1 huge_JJ pyramid_NN1 of_IO polluting_VVG coal_NN1 dust_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB atomic_JJ power_NN1 to_II my_APPGE generation_NN1 always_RR means_VVZ that_DD1 mushroom_NN1 cloud_NN1 ._. 
And_CC now_RT it_PPH1 means_VVZ Chernobyl_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB if_CS it_PPH1 were_VBDR an_AT1 ancient_JJ castle_NN1 standing_VVG there_RL against_II the_AT skyline_NN1 ,_, if_CS what_DDQ we_PPIS2 looked_VVD out_RP at_II tomorrow_RT morning_NNT1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 row_NN1 of_IO turrets_NN2 ,_, we_PPIS2 'd_VM probably_RR be_VBI saying_VVG how_RGQ magnificent_JJ it_PPH1 is_VBZ ._. 
'_GE Dalgliesh_NN1 said_VVD :_: '_" If_CSW it_PPH1 had_VHD a_AT1 row_NN1 of_IO turrets_NN2 it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI a_AT1 rather_RG different_JJ shape_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 know_VV0 what_DDQ you_PPY mean_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 should_VM prefer_VVI the_AT headland_NN1 without_IW it_PPH1 but_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ beginning_VVG to_TO look_VVI as_CS21 if_CS22 it_PPH1 had_VHD a_AT1 right_NN1 to_TO be_VBI there_RL ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 turned_VVD simultaneously_RR from_II contemplating_VVG the_AT glittering_JJ lights_NN2 and_CC looked_VVD south_ND1 to_II the_AT decaying_JJ symbol_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 very_RG different_JJ power_NN1 ._. 
Before_II them_PPHO2 ,_, at_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT cliff_NN1 ,_, crumbling_VVG against_II the_AT skyline_NN1 like_II a_AT1 child_NN1 's_GE sandcastle_NN1 rendered_VVN amorphous_JJ by_II the_AT advancing_JJ tide_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ the_AT ruined_JJ Benedictine_JJ abbey_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM just_RR make_VVI out_RP the_AT great_JJ empty_JJ arch_NN1 of_IO the_AT east_ND1 window_NN1 and_CC beyond_II it_PPH1 the_AT shimmer_NN1 of_IO the_AT North_NP1 Sea_NNL1 while_CS above_RL ,_, seeming_VVG to_TO move_VVI through_RP and_CC over_II it_PPH1 like_II a_AT1 censer_NN1 ,_, swung_VVD the_AT smudged_JJ yellow_JJ disc_NN1 of_IO the_AT moon_NN1 ._. 
Almost_RR without_IW conscious_JJ will_VM they_PPHS2 took_VVD their_APPGE first_MD steps_NN2 from_II the_AT track_NN1 on_II21 to_II22 the_AT rough_JJ headland_NN1 towards_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Dalgliesh_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_" Shall_VM we_PPIS2 ?_? 
Can_VM you_PPY spare_VVI the_AT time_NNT1 ?_? 
And_CC what_DDQ about_II your_APPGE shoes_NN2 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Reasonably_RR sensible_JJ ._. 
Yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VM like_VVI to_TO ,_, it_PPH1 looks_VVZ so_RG wonderful_JJ at_II night_NNT1 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX really_RR need_VVI to_TO hurry_VVI ._. 
The_AT Copleys_NP2 wo_VM n't_XX have_VHI waited_VVN up_RP for_IF me_PPIO1 ._. 
Tomorrow_RT ,_, when_CS I_PPIS1 have_VH0 to_TO tell_VVI them_PPHO2 how_RRQ close_VV0 the_AT Whistler_NP1 is_VBZ getting_VVG ,_, I_PPIS1 may_VM not_XX like_VVI to_TO leave_VVI them_PPHO2 alone_JJ after_II dark_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 may_VM be_VBI my_APPGE last_MD free_JJ night_NNT1 for_IF some_DD time_NNT1 ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI they_PPHS2 'd_VM be_VBI in_II any_DD real_JJ danger_NN1 as_CS31 long_CS32 as_CS33 you_PPY lock_VV0 up_RP securely_RR ._. 
So_RG far_RR all_DB his_APPGE victims_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN young_JJ women_NN2 and_CC he_PPHS1 kills_VVZ out_II21 of_II22 doors_NN2 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 tell_VV0 myself_PPX1 that_DD1 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI they_PPHS2 'd_VM be_VBI seriously_RR frightened_JJ ._. 
Sometimes_RT the_AT very_RG old_JJ seem_VV0 to_TO have_VHI moved_VVN beyond_II that_DD1 kind_NN1 of_IO fear_NN1 ._. 
The_AT trivial_JJ upsets_NN2 of_IO daily_JJ living_NN1 assume_VV0 importance_NN1 but_CCB the_AT big_JJ tragedies_NN2 they_PPHS2 take_VV0 in_II their_APPGE stride_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB their_APPGE daughter_NN1 is_VBZ constantly_RR ringing_VVG up_RP to_TO suggest_VVI they_PPHS2 go_VV0 to_II her_PPHO1 in_II Wiltshire_NP1 until_CS he_PPHS1 's_VBZ caught_VVN ._. 
They_PPHS2 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO but_CCB she_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 strong-minded_JJ woman_NN1 and_CC very_RG insistent_JJ ,_, and_CC if_CS she_PPHS1 telephones_VVZ after_II dusk_NNT1 and_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX there_RL it_PPH1 will_VM increase_VVI the_AT pressure_NN1 on_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 paused_VVD and_CC then_RT said_VVD :_: '_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 horrible_JJ end_NN1 to_II an_AT1 interesting_JJ but_CCB rather_RG strange_JJ dinner_NN1 party_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 wish_VV0 Mr_NNB Lessingham_NP1 had_VHD kept_VVN the_AT details_NN2 to_II himself_PPX1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 it_PPH1 helped_VVD him_PPHO1 to_TO talk_VVI about_II it_PPH1 ,_, especially_RR as_CSA he_PPHS1 lives_VVZ alone_RR ._. 
'_GE Dalgliesh_NN1 said_VVD :_: '_" It_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI needed_VVN superhuman_JJ control_NN1 not_XX to_TO have_VHI talked_VVN about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 wish_VV0 he_PPHS1 'd_VHD omitted_VVN the_AT more_RGR salacious_JJ details_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 will_VM make_VVI a_AT1 difference_NN1 to_II Alex_NP1 ,_, too_RR ._. 
Already_RR some_DD of_IO the_AT women_NN2 staff_NN demand_VV0 to_TO be_VBI escorted_VVN home_RL after_II the_AT evening_NNT1 shifts_NN2 ._. 
Alice_NP1 has_VHZ told_VVN me_PPIO1 that_CST that_DD1 is_VBZ n't_XX going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI easy_JJ for_IF Alex_NP1 to_TO organize_VVI ._. 
They_PPHS2 'll_VM only_RR accept_VVI a_AT1 male_JJ escort_NN1 if_CS he_PPHS1 has_VHZ an_AT1 unbreakable_JJ alibi_NN1 for_IF one_MC1 of_IO the_AT Whistler_NP1 murders_NN2 ._. 
People_NN cease_VV0 to_TO be_VBI rational_JJ even_CS21 when_CS22 they_PPHS2 've_VH0 known_VVN and_CC worked_VVN with_IW someone_PN1 for_IF the_AT last_MD ten_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
'_GE Dalgliesh_NN1 said_VVD :_: '_GE Murder_NN1 does_VDZ that_DD1 ,_, particularly_RR this_DD1 kind_NN1 of_IO murder_NN1 ._. 
Miles_NP1 Lessingham_NP1 mentioned_VVD another_DD1 death_NN1 :_: Toby_NP1 ._. 
Was_VBDZ that_DD1 the_AT young_JJ man_NN1 who_PNQS killed_VVD himself_PPX1 at_II the_AT station_NN1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 seem_VV0 to_TO remember_VVI a_AT1 paragraph_NN1 in_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT papers_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 appalling_JJ tragedy_NN1 ._. 
Toby_NP1 Gledhill_NP1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO Alex_NP1 's_GE most_RGT brilliant_JJ young_JJ scientists_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 broke_VVD his_APPGE neck_NN1 by_II throwing_VVG himself_PPX1 down_RP on_II31 top_II32 of_II33 the_AT reactor_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE So_RR there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT mystery_NN1 about_II it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Oh_UH no_UH ,_, absolutely_RR none_PN ,_, except_II why_RRQ he_PPHS1 did_VDD it_PPH1 ._. 
Mr_NNB Lessingham_NP1 saw_VVD it_PPH1 happen_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM surprised_JJ you_PPY remember_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ very_RG little_JJ about_II it_PPH1 in_II the_AT national_JJ press_NN1 ._. 
Alex_NP1 tried_VVD to_TO minimize_VVI the_AT publicity_NN1 to_TO protect_VVI his_APPGE parents_NN2 ._. 
'_GE And_CC to_TO protect_VVI the_AT power_NN1 station_NN1 ,_, thought_VVD Dalgliesh_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wondered_VVD why_RRQ Lessingham_NP1 had_VHD described_VVN Gledhill_NP1 's_GE death_NN1 as_II murder_NN1 but_CCB he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX question_VVI his_APPGE companion_NN1 further_RRR ._. 
The_AT allegation_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN spoken_VVN so_RG quietly_RR that_CST he_PPHS1 doubted_VVD whether_CSW she_PPHS1 had_VHD in_II fact_NN1 heard_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
Instead_RR he_PPHS1 asked_VVD :_: '_" Are_VBR you_PPY happy_JJ living_NN1 on_II the_AT headland_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE The_AT question_NN1 did_VDD not_XX appear_VVI to_TO surprise_VVI her_PPHO1 but_CCB it_PPH1 did_VDD surprise_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, as_CSA did_VDD the_AT very_JJ fact_NN1 that_CST they_PPHS2 were_VBDR walking_VVG so_RG companionably_RR together_RL ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ curiously_RR restful_JJ to_TO be_VBI with_IW ._. 
He_PPHS1 liked_VVD her_APPGE quiet_JJ gentleness_NN1 with_IW its_APPGE suggestion_NN1 of_IO underlying_JJ strength_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE voice_NN1 was_VBDZ pleasant_JJ and_CC voices_NN2 were_VBDR important_JJ to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
But_CCB six_MC months_NNT2 ago_RA none_PN of_IO this_DD1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN enough_DD to_TO make_VVI him_PPHO1 invite_VVI her_APPGE company_NN1 for_IF longer_JJR than_CSN was_VBDZ politely_RR necessary_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI escorted_VVN her_PPHO1 back_RP to_II the_AT Old_JJ Rectory_NN1 and_CC then_RT ,_, a_AT1 minor_JJ social_JJ obligation_NN1 performed_VVD ,_, turned_VVD with_IW relief_NN1 to_TO walk_VVI alone_RR to_II the_AT abbey_NN1 ,_, drawing_VVG his_APPGE solitude_NN1 around_II him_PPHO1 like_II a_AT1 cloak_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 solitude_NN1 was_VBDZ still_RR essential_JJ to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX tolerate_VVI twenty-four_MC hours_NNT2 in_II which_DDQ the_AT greater_JJR part_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX spent_VVN entirely_RR alone_JJ ._. 
But_CCB some_DD change_NN1 in_II himself_PPX1 ,_, the_AT inexorable_JJ years_NNT2 ,_, success_NN1 ,_, the_AT return_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE poetry_NN1 ,_, perhaps_RR the_AT tentative_JJ beginning_NN1 of_IO love_NN1 ,_, seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI making_VVG him_PPHO1 sociable_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX sure_JJ whether_CSW this_DD1 was_VBDZ something_PN1 to_TO be_VBI welcomed_VVN or_CC resisted_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ aware_JJ that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ giving_VVG his_APPGE question_NN1 careful_JJ thought_NN1 ._. 
'_" Yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 that_CST I_PPIS1 am_VBM ._. 
Sometimes_RT very_RG happy_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 came_VVD here_RL to_TO escape_VVI from_II the_AT problems_NN2 of_IO my_APPGE life_NN1 in_II London_NP1 and_CC ,_, without_IW really_RR meaning_VVG to_II ,_, I_PPIS1 came_VVD as_RG far_RR east_ND1 as_CSA I_PPIS1 could_VM get_VVI ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC found_VVD yourself_PPX1 confronting_VVG two_MC different_JJ forms_NN2 of_IO menace_NN1 ,_, the_AT power_NN1 station_NN1 and_CC the_AT Whistler_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_" Both_DB2 frightening_JJ because_CS both_DB2 mysterious_JJ ,_, both_RR rooted_VVN in_II a_AT1 horror_NN1 of_IO the_AT unknown_JJ ._. 
But_CCB the_AT menace_NN1 is_VBZ n't_XX personal_JJ ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX directed_VVN specifically_RR against_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 did_VDD run_VVI away_RL and_CC ,_, I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 ,_, all_DB refugees_NN2 carry_VV0 with_IW them_PPHO2 a_AT1 small_JJ burden_NN1 of_IO guilt_NN1 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 miss_VV0 the_AT children_NN2 ._. 
Perhaps_RR I_PPIS1 should_VM have_VHI stayed_VVN and_CC fought_VVN on_RP ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ becoming_VVG a_AT1 very_RG public_JJ war_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX suited_VVN to_II the_AT role_NN1 of_IO popular_JJ heroine_NN1 of_IO the_AT more_RGR reactionary_JJ press_NN1 ._. 
All_DB I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD was_VBDZ to_TO be_VBI left_VVN alone_JJ to_TO get_VVI on_RP with_IW the_AT job_NN1 I_PPIS1 'd_VHD been_VBN trained_VVN for_IF and_CC loved_VVN ._. 
But_CCB every_AT1 book_NN1 I_PPIS1 used_VVD ,_, every_AT1 word_NN1 I_PPIS1 spoke_VVD was_VBDZ scrutinized_VVN ._. 
You_PPY ca_VM n't_XX teach_VVI in_II an_AT1 atmosphere_NN1 of_IO rancorous_JJ suspicion_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT end_NN1 I_PPIS1 found_VVD I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX even_RR live_VVI in_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ taking_VVG it_PPH1 for_IF granted_VVN that_CST he_PPHS1 knew_VVD who_PNQS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ;_; but_CCB then_RT anyone_PN1 who_PNQS had_VHD read_VVN the_AT papers_NN2 must_VM know_VVI that_DD1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ possible_JJ to_TO fight_VVI intolerance_NN1 ,_, stupidity_NN1 and_CC fanaticism_NN1 when_CS they_PPHS2 come_VV0 separately_RR ._. 
When_CS you_PPY get_VV0 all_DB three_MC together_RL it_PPH1 's_VBZ probably_RR wiser_JJR to_TO get_VVI out_RP ,_, if_CS only_RR to_TO preserve_VVI one_PN1 's_GE sanity_NN1 ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 were_VBDR approaching_VVG the_AT abbey_NN1 now_RT and_CC the_AT grass_NN1 of_IO the_AT headland_NN1 was_VBDZ becoming_VVG more_RGR hillocky_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 stumbled_VVD and_CC he_PPHS1 put_VVD out_RP his_APPGE hand_NN1 to_TO steady_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_GE In_II the_AT end_NN1 it_PPH1 came_VVD down_RP to_II just_RR two_MC letters_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 insisted_VVD that_CST the_AT blackboard_NN1 should_VM be_VBI called_VVN the_AT chalkboard_NN1 ._. 
Black_JJ or_CC chalk_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX believe_VVI ,_, I_PPIS1 still_RR do_VD0 n't_XX believe_VVI that_CST any_DD sensible_JJ person_NN1 ,_, whatever_DDQV his_APPGE colour_NN1 ,_, objects_NN2 to_II the_AT word_NN1 blackboard_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ black_JJ and_CC it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 board_NN1 ._. 
The_AT word_NN1 black_NN1 in_II itself_PPX1 ca_VM n't_XX be_VBI offensive_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VHD called_VVN it_PPH1 that_CST all_DB my_APPGE life_NN1 so_RR why_RRQ should_VM they_PPHS2 try_VVI to_TO force_VVI me_PPIO1 to_TO change_VVI the_AT way_NN1 I_PPIS1 speak_VV0 my_APPGE own_DA language_NN1 ?_? 
And_CC yet_RR ,_, at_II this_DD1 moment_NN1 ,_, on_II this_DD1 headland_NN1 ,_, under_II this_DD1 sky_NN1 ,_, this_DD1 immensity_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 all_DB seems_VVZ so_RG petty_JJ ._. 
Perhaps_RR all_DB I_PPIS1 did_VDD was_VBDZ to_TO elevate_VVI trivia_NN1 into_II a_AT1 principle_NN1 ._. 
Dalgliesh_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_GE Agnes_NP1 Poley_NP1 would_VM have_VHI understood_VVN ._. 
My_APPGE aunt_NN1 looked_VVD up_RP the_AT records_NN2 and_CC told_VVD me_PPIO1 about_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 went_VVD to_II the_AT stake_NN1 ,_, apparently_RR ,_, for_IF an_AT1 obstinate_JJ adherence_NN1 to_II her_APPGE own_DA uncompromising_JJ view_NN1 of_IO the_AT universe_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX accept_VVI that_CST Christ_NP1 '_GE s_ZZ1 body_NN1 could_VM be_VBI present_JJ in_II the_AT sacrament_NN1 and_CC at_II the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 physically_RR in_II heaven_NN1 at_II God_NP1 's_GE right_JJ hand_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, against_II common_JJ sense_NN1 ._. 
Perhaps_RR Alex_NP1 Mair_NP1 should_VM take_VVI her_PPHO1 as_CSA patron_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE power_NN1 station_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 quasi-saint_NN1 of_IO rationality_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB that_DD1 was_VBDZ different_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 believed_VVD her_APPGE immortal_JJ soul_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II jeopardy_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Dalgliesh_NN1 said_VVD :_: '_" Who_PNQS knows_VVZ what_DDQ she_PPHS1 believed_VVD ?_? 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ probably_RR activated_VVN by_II a_AT1 divine_JJ obstinacy_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 find_VV0 that_CST rather_RG admirable_JJ ._. 
'_GE Meg_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 Mr_NNB Copley_NP1 would_VM argue_VVI that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ wrong_JJ ,_, not_XX the_AT obstinacy_NN1 ,_, but_CCB her_APPGE earthbound_JJ view_NN1 of_IO the_AT sacrament_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX really_RR competent_JJ to_TO argue_VVI about_II that_DD1 ._. 
But_CCB to_TO die_VVI horribly_RR for_IF your_APPGE own_DA common-sense_NN1 view_NN1 of_IO the_AT universe_NN1 is_VBZ rather_RG splendid_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 never_RR visit_VV0 Alice_NP1 without_IW standing_NN1 and_CC reading_VVG that_DD1 plaque_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ my_APPGE small_JJ act_NN1 of_IO homage_NN1 ._. 
And_CC yet_RR I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX feel_VVI her_APPGE presence_NN1 in_II Martyr_NN1 's_GE Cottage_NN1 ._. 
Do_VD0 you_PPY ?_? 
'_" '_" Not_XX in_II the_AT slightest_JJT ._. 
I_PPIS1 suspect_VV0 that_CST central_JJ heating_NN1 and_CC modern_JJ furniture_NN1 are_VBR inimical_JJ to_II ghosts_NN2 ._. 
Did_VDD you_PPY know_VVI Alice_NP1 Mair_NP1 before_CS you_PPY came_VVD here_RL ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 knew_VVD no_PN121 one_PN122 ._. 
I_PPIS1 answered_VVD an_AT1 advertisement_NN1 by_II the_AT Copleys_NP2 in_II The_AT Lady_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR offering_VVG free_JJ accommodation_NN1 and_CC food_NN1 to_II someone_PN1 who_PNQS would_VM do_VDI what_DDQ they_PPHS2 described_VVD as_II a_AT1 little_JJ gentle_JJ housework_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 euphemism_NN1 for_IF dusting_VVG ,_, but_CCB of_RR21 course_RR22 it_PPH1 never_RR works_VVZ out_RP like_II that_DD1 ._. 
Alice_NP1 has_VHZ made_VVN a_AT1 great_JJ difference_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD n't_XX realized_VVN how_RGQ much_DA1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ missing_VVG female_JJ friendship_NN1 ._. 
At_II school_NN1 we_PPIS2 only_RR had_VHN alliances_NN2 ,_, offensive_JJ or_CC defensive_JJ ._. 
Nothing_PN1 ever_RR cut_VVN across_II political_JJ divisions_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Dalgliesh_NN1 said_VVD :_: '_GE Agnes_NP1 Poley_NP1 would_VM have_VHI understood_VVN that_DD1 atmosphere_NN1 too_RR ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT one_PN1 she_PPHS1 breathed_VVD ._. 
'_" For_IF a_AT1 minute_NNT1 they_PPHS2 walked_VVD in_II silence_NN1 hearing_VVG the_AT rustle_NN1 of_IO the_AT long_JJ grasses_NN2 over_II their_APPGE shoes_NN2 ._. 
Dalgliesh_NP1 wondered_VVD why_RRQ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ that_DD1 ,_, when_CS walking_VVG towards_II the_AT sea_NN1 ,_, there_EX came_VVD a_AT1 moment_NN1 when_RRQ its_APPGE roar_NN1 suddenly_RR increased_VVN as_CS21 if_CS22 a_AT1 menace_NN1 ,_, quiescent_JJ and_CC benign_JJ ,_, had_VHD suddenly_RR realized_VVN and_CC gathered_VVN up_RP its_APPGE power_NN1 ._. 
Looking_VVG up_RP at_II the_AT sky_NN1 ,_, at_II the_AT myriad_NN1 pinpricks_NN2 of_IO light_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 seemed_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 that_CST he_PPHS1 could_VM feel_VVI the_AT turning_NN1 earth_NN1 beneath_II his_APPGE feet_NN2 and_CC that_DD1 time_NNT1 had_VHD mysteriously_RR come_VVN to_II a_AT1 stop_NN1 ,_, fusing_VVG into_II one_MC1 moment_NN1 the_AT past_NN1 ,_, the_AT present_NN1 and_CC the_AT future_NN1 ;_; the_AT ruined_JJ abbey_NN1 ,_, the_AT obstinately_RR enduring_JJ artefacts_NN2 of_IO the_AT last_MD war_NN1 ,_, the_AT crumbling_JJ cliff_NN1 defences_NN2 ,_, the_AT windmill_NN1 and_CC the_AT power_NN1 station_NN1 ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 wondered_VVD whether_CSW it_PPH1 was_VBDZ in_II such_DA a_AT1 disorientating_JJ limbo_NN1 of_IO time_NNT1 ,_, listening_VVG to_II the_AT ever-restless_JJ sea_NN1 ,_, that_CST the_AT previous_JJ owners_NN2 of_IO Martyr_NN1 's_GE Cottage_NN1 had_VHD chosen_VVN their_APPGE text_NN1 ._. 
Suddenly_RR his_APPGE companion_NN1 stopped_VVN and_CC said_VVN :_: '_" There_RL '_VBZ s_ZZ1 a_AT1 light_NN1 in_II the_AT ruins_NN2 ._. 
Two_MC small_JJ flashes_NN2 ,_, like_II a_AT1 torch_NN1 ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 stood_VVD still_JJ and_CC watched_VVD in_II silence_NN1 ._. 
Nothing_PN1 appeared_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, almost_RR apologetically_RR :_: '_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ I_PPIS1 saw_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
And_CC there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 shadow_NN1 ,_, something_PN1 or_CC somebody_PN1 moving_VVG against_II the_AT eastern_JJ window_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY did_VDD n't_XX see_VVI it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG at_II the_AT sky_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, almost_RR with_IW a_AT1 note_NN1 of_IO regret_NN1 :_: '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VHZ gone_VVN now_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 I_PPIS1 could_VM have_VHI imagined_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC when_RRQ ,_, five_MC minutes_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, they_PPHS2 made_VVD their_APPGE way_NN1 cautiously_RR over_II the_AT humpy_JJ grass_NN1 into_II the_AT heart_NN1 of_IO the_AT ruins_NN2 there_EX was_VBDZ no_PN121 one_PN122 and_CC nothing_PN1 to_TO be_VBI seen_VVN ._. 
Without_IW speaking_VVG they_PPHS2 walked_VVD through_II the_AT gap_NN1 of_IO the_AT east_ND1 window_NN1 and_CC on_II21 to_II22 the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT cliff_NN1 and_CC saw_VVD only_RR the_AT moon-bleached_JJ beach_NN1 stretching_VVG north_ND1 and_CC south_ND1 ,_, the_AT thin_JJ fringe_NN1 of_IO white_JJ foam_NN1 ._. 
If_CS anyone_PN1 had_VHD been_VBN there_RL ,_, thought_VVD Dalgliesh_NP1 ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ plenty_PN of_IO opportunity_NN1 for_IF concealment_NN1 behind_II the_AT hunks_NN2 of_IO concrete_NN1 or_CC in_II the_AT crevices_NN2 of_IO the_AT sandy_JJ cliff_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ little_JJ point_NN1 and_CC no_AT real_JJ justification_NN1 in_II attempting_VVG to_TO give_VVI chase_NN1 ,_, even_CS21 if_CS22 they_PPHS2 had_VHD known_VVN the_AT direction_NN1 in_II which_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD disappeared_VVN ._. 
People_NN were_VBDR entitled_VVN to_TO walk_VVI alone_RR at_II night_NNT1 ._. 
Meg_NP1 said_VVD again_RT :_: '_" I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 I_PPIS1 could_VM have_VHI imagined_VVN it_PPH1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI so_RR ._. 
Anyway_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 's_VHZ gone_VVN now_RT ._. 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Oh_UH yes_UH ._. 
Did_VDD n't_XX I_PPIS1 say_VVI ?_? 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD the_AT distinct_JJ impression_NN1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 woman_NN1 ._. 
'_GE By_II four_MC o'clock_RA in_II the_AT morning_NNT1 ,_, when_CS Alice_NP1 Mair_NP1 woke_VVD with_IW a_AT1 small_JJ despairing_JJ cry_NN1 from_II her_APPGE nightmare_NN1 ,_, the_AT wind_NN1 was_VBDZ rising_VVG ._. 
She_PPHS1 stretched_VVD out_RP her_APPGE hand_NN1 to_TO click_VVI on_II the_AT bedside_NN1 light_NN1 ,_, checked_VVD her_APPGE watch_NN1 ,_, then_RT lay_VVD back_RP ,_, panic_VV0 subsiding_JJ ,_, her_APPGE eyes_NN2 staring_VVG at_II the_AT ceiling_NN1 while_CS the_AT terrible_JJ immediacy_NN1 of_IO the_AT dream_NN1 began_VVD to_TO fade_VVI ,_, recognized_VVN for_IF what_DDQ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, an_AT1 old_JJ spectre_NN1 returning_VVG after_II all_DB these_DD2 years_NNT2 ,_, conjured_VVD up_RP by_II the_AT events_NN2 of_IO the_AT night_NNT1 and_CC by_II the_AT reiteration_NN1 of_IO the_AT word_NN1 '_GE murder_NN1 '_GE which_DDQ ,_, since_CS the_AT Whistler_NP1 had_VHD begun_VVN Iris_NP1 work_NN1 ,_, seemed_VVD to_TO murmur_VVI sonorously_RR on_II the_AT very_JJ air_NN1 ._. 
Gradually_RR she_PPHS1 reentered_VVD the_AT real_JJ world_NN1 ,_, manifested_VVN in_II the_AT small_JJ noises_NN2 of_IO the_AT night_NNT1 ,_, the_AT moan_NN1 of_IO the_AT wind_NN1 in_II the_AT chimneys_NN2 ,_, the_AT smoothness_NN1 of_IO the_AT sheet_NN1 in_II her_PPHO1 clutching_VVG hands_NN2 ,_, the_AT unnaturally_RR loud_JJ ticking_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE watch_NN1 and_CC ,_, above_II all_DB ,_, in_II that_DD1 oblong_NN1 of_IO pale_JJ light_NN1 ,_, the_AT open_JJ casement_NN1 and_CC the_AT drawn_VVN curtains_NN2 which_DDQ gave_VVD her_PPHO1 a_AT1 view_NN1 of_IO the_AT faintly_RR luminous_JJ star-studded_JJ sky_NN1 ._. 
The_AT nightmare_NN1 needed_VVD no_AT interpretation_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ merely_RR a_AT1 new_JJ version_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 old_JJ horror_NN1 ,_, less_RGR tenable_JJ than_CSN the_AT dreams_NN2 of_IO childhood_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 more_RGR rational_JJ ,_, more_RGR adult_JJ terror_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 and_CC Alex_NP1 were_VBDR children_NN2 again_RT ,_, the_AT whole_JJ family_NN1 living_VVG with_IW the_AT Copleys_NP2 at_II the_AT Old_JJ Rectory_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 ,_, in_II a_AT1 dream_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ n't_XX so_RG surprising_JJ ._. 
The_AT Old_JJ Rectory_NN1 was_VBDZ only_RR a_AT1 larger_JJR ,_, less_RGR pretentious_JJ version_NN1 of_IO Sunnybank_NP1 ridiculously_RR named_VVN since_CS it_PPH1 had_VHD stood_VVN on_II level_JJ ground_NN1 and_CC no_AT sun_NN1 ever_RR seemed_VVD to_TO penetrate_VVI its_APPGE windows_NN2 ._. 
Both_DB2 were_VBDR late_RR Victorian_JJ ,_, built_VVN in_II solid_JJ red_JJ brick_NN1 ,_, both_DB2 had_VHD a_AT1 strong_JJ ,_, curved_JJ door_NN1 under_II a_AT1 high_JJ ,_, peaked_VVD porch_NN1 ,_, both_DB2 were_VBDR isolated_VVN ,_, each_DD1 in_II its_APPGE own_DA garden_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT dream_NN1 she_PPHS1 and_CC her_APPGE father_NN1 were_VBDR walking_VVG together_RL through_II the_AT shrubbery_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ carrying_VVG his_APPGE billhook_NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ dressed_VVN as_CSA he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ on_II that_DD1 last_MD dreadful_JJ autumn_NNT1 afternoon_NNT1 ,_, a_AT1 singlet_NN1 stained_VVN with_IW his_APPGE sweat_NN1 ,_, the_AT shorts_NN2 high_JJ cut_NN1 ,_, showing_VVG as_CSA he_PPHS1 walked_VVD the_AT bulge_NN1 of_IO the_AT scrotum_NN1 ,_, the_AT white_JJ legs_NN2 ,_, matted_VVD with_IW black_JJ hair_NN1 from_II the_AT knees_NN2 down_RP ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ worried_VVN because_CS she_PPHS1 knew_VVD that_CST the_AT Copleys_NP2 were_VBDR waiting_VVG for_IF her_PPHO1 to_TO cook_VVI lunch_NN1 ._. 
Mr_NNB Copley_NP1 ,_, robed_VVD in_II cassock_NN1 and_CC billowing_VVG surplice_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ impatiently_RR pacing_VVG the_AT back_NN1 lawn_NN1 seeming_VVG oblivious_JJ to_II their_APPGE presence_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE father_NN1 was_VBDZ explaining_VVG something_PN1 to_II her_PPHO1 in_II that_DD1 overloud_NN1 ,_, careful_JJ voice_NN1 which_DDQ he_PPHS1 used_VVD to_II her_APPGE mother_NN1 ,_, the_AT voice_NN1 which_DDQ said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 you_PPY are_VBR too_RG stupid_JJ to_TO understand_VVI this_DD1 but_CCB I_PPIS1 will_VM talk_VVI slowly_RR and_CC loudly_RR and_CC hope_VVI that_CST you_PPY wo_VM n't_XX try_VVI my_APPGE patience_NN1 too_RG far_RR ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_GE Alex_NP1 wo_VM n't_XX get_VVI the_AT job_NN1 now_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM see_VVI that_CST he_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX ._. 
They_PPHS2 wo_VM n't_XX appoint_VVI a_AT1 man_NN1 who_PNQS 's_VBZ murdered_VVN his_APPGE own_DA father_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC as_CSA he_PPHS1 spoke_VVD he_PPHS1 swung_VVD the_AT billhook_NN1 and_CC she_PPHS1 saw_VVD that_CST its_APPGE tip_NN1 was_VBDZ red_JJ with_IW blood_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT suddenly_RR he_PPHS1 turned_VVD towards_II her_PPHO1 ,_, eyes_NN2 blazing_VVG ,_, lifted_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 felt_VVD its_APPGE point_NN1 pierce_VVI the_AT skin_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE forehead_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT sudden_JJ spurt_NN1 of_IO blood_NN1 gushing_VVG into_II her_APPGE eyes_NN2 ._. 
Now_RT wide_JJ awake_JJ ,_, and_CC breathing_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN running_VVG ,_, she_PPHS1 put_VVD her_APPGE hand_NN1 up_II21 to_II22 her_APPGE brow_NN1 and_CC knew_VVD that_CST the_AT cold_JJ wetness_NN1 she_PPHS1 felt_VVD was_VBDZ sweat_NN1 not_XX blood_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ little_JJ hope_NN1 of_IO falling_VVG asleep_JJ again_RT ;_; there_EX never_RR was_VBDZ when_RRQ she_PPHS1 woke_VVD in_II the_AT early_JJ hours_NNT2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 could_VM get_VVI up_RP ,_, put_VVN on_II her_APPGE dressing_NN1 gown_NN1 ,_, go_VV0 downstairs_RL and_CC make_VV0 tea_NN1 ,_, correct_VV0 her_APPGE proofs_NN2 ,_, read_VVD ,_, listen_VV0 to_II the_AT BBC_NP1 World_NN1 Service_NN1 ._. 
Or_CC she_PPHS1 could_VM take_VVI one_MC1 of_IO her_APPGE sleeping_JJ tablets_NN2 ._. 
God_NP1 knew_VVD they_PPHS2 were_VBDR powerful_JJ enough_RR to_TO knock_VVI her_PPHO1 into_II oblivion_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ trying_VVG to_TO wean_VVI herself_PPX1 off_II them_PPHO2 and_CC to_TO give_VVI in_RP now_RT would_VM be_VBI to_TO acknowledge_VVI the_AT potency_NN1 of_IO the_AT nightmare_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 would_VM get_VVI up_RP and_CC make_VVI tea_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT fear_NN1 of_IO waking_VVG Alex_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 slept_VVD soundly_RR ,_, even_RR through_II the_AT winter_NNT1 gales_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB first_MD there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 small_JJ act_NN1 of_IO exorcism_NN1 to_TO be_VBI performed_VVN ._. 
If_CS the_AT dream_NN1 were_VBDR to_TO lose_VVI its_APPGE power_NN1 ,_, if_CS she_PPHS1 were_VBDR somehow_RR to_TO prevent_VVI it_PPH1 recurring_JJ ,_, she_PPHS1 must_VM face_VVI again_RT the_AT memory_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 afternoon_NNT1 nearly_RR thirty_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 warm_JJ autumnal_JJ day_NNT1 in_II early_JJ October_NPM1 and_CC she_PPHS1 ,_, Alex_NP1 and_CC her_APPGE father_NN1 were_VBDR working_VVG in_II the_AT garden_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ Wearing_VVG a_AT1 thick_JJ hedge_NN1 of_IO brambles_NN2 and_CC overgrown_JJ shrubs_NN2 at_II the_AT bottom_NN1 of_IO the_AT shrubbery_NN1 and_CC out_II21 of_II22 sight_NN1 of_IO the_AT house_NN1 ,_, slashing_VVG at_II them_PPHO2 with_IW a_AT1 billhook_NN1 while_CS Alex_NP1 and_CC she_PPHS1 dragged_VVD the_AT freed_JJ branches_NN2 clear_VV0 ready_JJ to_TO build_VVI a_AT1 bonfire_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE father_NN1 was_VBDZ under_RG clad_VVN for_IF the_AT time_NNT1 of_IO year_NNT1 but_CCB was_VBDZ sweating_VVG heavily_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 saw_VVD the_AT arm_NN1 lifting_NN1 and_CC falling_VVG ,_, heard_VVD the_AT crack_NN1 of_IO twigs_NN2 ,_, felt_VVD again_RT the_AT thorns_NN2 cutting_VVG her_APPGE fingers_NN2 ,_, heard_VVD his_APPGE high_JJ commands_NN2 ._. 
And_CC then_RT ,_, suddenly_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 gave_VVD a_AT1 cry_NN1 ._. 
Either_RR the_AT branch_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN rotten_JJ or_CC he_PPHS1 had_VHD missed_VVN his_APPGE aim_NN1 ._. 
The_AT billhook_NN1 had_VHD sliced_VVN into_II his_APPGE naked_JJ thigh_NN1 and_CC ,_, turning_VVG ,_, she_PPHS1 saw_VVD the_AT great_JJ curve_NN1 of_IO red_JJ blood_NN1 begin_VV0 to_TO bubble_VVI in_II the_AT air_NN1 ,_, saw_VVD him_PPHO1 slowly_RR sink_VV0 like_II a_AT1 wounded_JJ animal_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE hands_NN2 plucking_VVG the_AT air_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE right_JJ hand_NN1 dropped_VVD the_AT billhook_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 held_VVD it_PPH1 out_RP to_II her_PPHO1 ,_, shaking_VVG ,_, palm_NN1 upward_RL ,_, and_CC looked_VVN at_II her_PPHO1 beseechingly_RR ,_, like_II a_AT1 child_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 tried_VVD to_TO speak_VVI but_CCB she_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX make_VVI out_RP the_AT words_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ moving_VVG towards_II him_PPHO1 ,_, fascinated_VVN ,_, when_CS suddenly_RR she_PPHS1 felt_VVD a_AT1 clutch_NN1 on_II her_APPGE arm_NN1 laurels_NN2 towards_II the_AT orchard_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 cried_VVD :_: '_GE Alex_NP1 ,_, stop_VV0 !_! 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ bleeding_VVG ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ dying_VVG ._. 
We_PPIS2 've_VH0 got_VVN to_TO get_VVI help_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX remember_VVI whether_CSW she_PPHS1 actually_RR said_VVD the_AT words_NN2 ._. 
All_DB she_PPHS1 later_RRR remembered_VVN was_VBDZ the_AT strength_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE hands_NN2 on_II her_APPGE shoulders_NN2 as_CSA he_PPHS1 forced_VVD her_PPHO1 back_RP against_II the_AT bark_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 apple_NN1 tree_NN1 and_CC held_VVD her_PPHO1 there_RL ,_, imprisoned_VVN ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 spoke_VVD a_AT1 single_JJ word_NN1 ._. 
'_" No_UH ._. 
'_GE Shaking_NN1 with_IW terror_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE heart_NN1 pounding_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX have_VHI broken_VVN free_JJ even_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 had_VHD wanted_VVN ._. 
And_CC she_PPHS1 knew_VVD now_CS21 that_CS22 this_DD1 powerlessness_NN1 was_VBDZ important_JJ to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN his_APPGE act_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE alone_JJ ._. 
Compelled_VVN ,_, absolved_VVD ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN given_VVN no_AT choice_NN1 ._. 
Now_RT ,_, thirty_MC years_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, lying_VVG rigid_JJ ,_, her_APPGE eyes_NN2 fixed_VVN on_II the_AT sky_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 remembered_VVD that_CST single_JJ word_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE eyes_NN2 looking_VVG into_II hers_PPGE ,_, his_APPGE hands_NN2 on_II her_APPGE shoulders_NN2 ,_, the_AT bark_NN1 of_IO the_AT tree_NN1 scraping_VVG her_PPHO1 back_RP through_II her_APPGE Aertex_NN1 shirt_NN1 ._. 
Time_NNT1 seemed_VVD to_TO stop_VVI ._. 
She_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX remember_VVI now_RT how_RRQ long_RR he_PPHS1 had_VHD held_VVN her_APPGE imprisoned_JJ ,_, only_RR that_CST it_PPH1 seemed_VVD an_AT1 eternity_NN1 of_IO immeasurable_JJ time_NNT1 ._. 
And_CC then_RT ,_, at_RR21 last_RR22 ,_, he_PPHS1 gave_VVD a_AT1 sigh_NN1 and_CC said_VVD :_: '_" All_RR21 right_RR22 ._. 
We_PPIS2 can_VM go_VVI now_RT ._. 
'_GE And_CC that_DD1 ,_, too_RR ,_, amazed_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, that_CST he_PPHS1 should_VM have_VHI been_VBN thinking_VVG so_RG clearly_RR ,_, calculating_VVG how_RGQ long_RR it_PPH1 would_VM take_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 dragged_VVD her_PPHO1 after_II him_PPHO1 until_CS they_PPHS2 stood_VVD over_RP her_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE body_NN1 ._. 
And_CC ,_, looking_VVG down_RP at_II the_AT still-outstretched_JJ arm_NN1 ,_, the_AT glazed_JJ and_CC open_JJ eyes_NN2 ,_, the_AT great_JJ scarlet_JJ pool_NN1 soaking_VVG into_II the_AT earth_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 knew_VVD that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 body_NN1 ,_, that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD gone_VVN for_RR21 ever_RR22 ,_, that_CST there_EX was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 she_PPHS1 need_VV0 fear_NN1 from_II him_PPHO1 ever_RR again_RT ._. 
Alex_NP1 turned_VVD to_II her_PPHO1 and_CC spoke_VVD each_DD1 word_NN1 loudly_RR and_CC clearly_RR as_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 were_VBDR a_AT1 subnormal_JJ child_NN1 ._. 
'_" Whatever_DDQV he_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN doing_VDG to_II you_PPY ,_, he_PPHS1 wo_VM n't_XX do_VDI it_PPH1 again_RT ._. 
Ever_RR ._. 
Listen_VV0 to_II me_PPIO1 and_CC I_PPIS1 'll_VM tell_VVI you_PPY what_DDQ happened_VVD ._. 
We_PPIS2 left_VVD him_PPHO1 and_CC went_VVD down_RP to_TO climb_VVI the_AT apple_NN1 trees_NN2 ._. 
Then_RT we_PPIS2 decided_VVD that_CST we_PPIS2 'd_VHD better_RRR get_VVI back_RP ._. 
Then_RT we_PPIS2 found_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ all_DB there_EX is_VBZ ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ as_RG simple_JJ as_CSA that_DD1 ._. 
You_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX need_VVI to_TO say_VVI anything_PN1 else_RR ._. 
Just_RR leave_VV0 the_AT talking_NN1 to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
Look_VV0 at_II me_PPIO1 ,_, look_VV0 at_II me_PPIO1 ,_, Alice_NP1 ._. 
You_PPY understand_VV0 ?_? 
'_" Her_APPGE voice_NN1 ,_, when_CS it_PPH1 came_VVD ,_, sounded_VVN like_II an_AT1 old_JJ woman_NN1 's_GE voice_NN1 ,_, cracked_JJ and_CC tremulous_JJ ,_, and_CC the_AT words_NN2 strained_VVD her_APPGE throat_NN1 ._. 
'_" Yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 understand_VV0 ._. 
'_GE And_CC then_RT he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ dragging_VVG her_PPHO1 by_II the_AT hands_NN2 ,_, racing_VVG across_II the_AT lawn_NN1 ,_, nearly_RR pulling_VVG her_APPGE arm_NN1 from_II its_APPGE socket_NN1 ,_, crashing_VVG through_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 door_NN1 ,_, crying_VVG aloud_RR so_CS21 that_CS22 it_PPH1 sounded_VVD like_II a_AT1 whoop_UH of_IO triumph_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 saw_VVD her_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE face_NN1 draining_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 too_RR were_VBDR bleeding_VVG to_II death_NN1 ,_, heard_VVD his_APPGE panting_NN1 voice_VVI ._. 
'_GE It_NN1 's_VBZ Father_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VHZ had_VHN an_AT1 accident_NN1 ._. 
Get_VV0 a_AT1 doctor_NN1 quick_JJ ._. 
'_GE And_CC then_RT she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ alone_JJ in_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ very_RG cold_JJ ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR cold_JJ tiles_NN2 under_II her_APPGE feet_NN2 ._. 
The_AT surface_NN1 of_IO the_AT wooden_JJ table_NN1 on_II which_DDQ she_PPHS1 rested_VVD her_APPGE head_NN1 was_VBDZ cold_JJ to_II her_APPGE cheeks_NN2 ._. 
No_PN121 one_PN122 came_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ aware_JJ of_IO a_AT1 voice_NN1 telephoning_VVG from_II the_AT hall_NN1 ,_, and_CC other_JJ voices_NN2 ,_, other_JJ steps_NN2 ._. 
Someone_PN1 was_VBDZ crying_VVG ._. 
Now_RT there_EX were_VBDR more_DAR footsteps_NN2 and_CC the_AT crunch_NN1 of_IO car_NN1 wheels_VVZ on_II gravel_NN1 ._. 
And_CC Alex_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN right_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD all_RR been_VBN very_RG simple_JJ ._. 
No_PN121 one_PN122 had_VHD questioned_VVN her_PPHO1 ,_, no_PN121 one_PN122 had_VHD been_VBN suspicious_JJ ._. 
Their_APPGE story_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN accepted_VVN ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX go_VVI to_II the_AT inquest_NN1 but_CCB Alex_NP1 did_VDD ,_, although_CS he_PPHS1 never_RR told_VVD her_PPHO1 what_DDQ happened_VVD there_RL ._. 
Afterwards_RT some_DD of_IO the_AT people_NN concerned_JJ ,_, their_APPGE family_NN1 doctor_NN1 ,_, the_AT solicitor_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 few_DA2 of_IO her_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE friends_NN2 ,_, came_VVD back_RP and_CC there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 curious_JJ tea_NN1 party_NN1 with_IW sandwiches_NN2 and_CC home-made_JJ fruitcake_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR kind_NN1 to_II her_PPHO1 and_CC Alex_NP1 ._. 
Someone_PN1 actually_RR patted_VVD her_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 voice_NN1 said_VVD ,_, '_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ tragic_JJ that_CST there_EX was_VBDZ no_PN121 one_PN122 there_RL ._. 
Common_JJ sense_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 rudimentary_JJ knowledge_NN1 of_IO first_MD aid_NN1 would_VM have_VHI saved_VVN him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB now_RT the_AT memory_NN1 deliberately_RR evoked_VVN had_VHD completed_VVN its_APPGE exorcism_NN1 ._. 
The_AT nightmare_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN robbed_VVN of_IO its_APPGE terror_NN1 ._. 
With_IW luck_NN1 it_PPH1 might_VM not_XX return_VVI for_IF months_NNT2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 swung_VVD her_APPGE legs_NN2 out_II21 of_II22 bed_NN1 and_CC reached_VVN for_IF her_APPGE dressing_NN1 gown_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD just_RR poured_VVN the_AT boiling_JJ water_NN1 on_II the_AT tea_NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ standing_VVG waiting_VVG for_IF it_PPH1 to_TO brew_VVI when_RRQ she_PPHS1 heard_VVD Alex_NP1 's_GE footsteps_NN2 on_II the_AT stairs_NN2 and_CC ,_, turning_VVG ,_, she_PPHS1 saw_VVD his_APPGE tall_JJ figure_NN1 blocking_VVG the_AT kitchen_NN1 door_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD boyish_JJ ,_, almost_RR vulnerable_JJ ,_, in_II the_AT familiar_JJ corded_JJ dressing_NN1 gown_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 pushed_VVD both_DB2 hands_NN2 through_II his_APPGE sleep-tousled_JJ hair_NN1 ._. 
Surprised_JJ ,_, because_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ usually_RR a_AT1 sound_NN1 sleeper_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" Did_VDD I_PPIS1 disturb_VVI you_PPY ?_? 
Sorry_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 woke_VVD earlier_RRR and_CC could_VM n't_XX get_VVI off_RP again_RT ._. 
Holding_VVG dinner_NN1 for_IF Lessingham_NP1 made_VVD it_PPH1 too_RG late_JJ for_IF comfortable_JJ digestion_NN1 ._. 
Is_VBZ this_DD1 fresh_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_GE About_II ready_JJ to_TO pour_VVI ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 took_VVD down_RP a_AT1 second_MD mug_NN1 from_II the_AT dresser_NN1 and_CC poured_JJ tea_NN1 for_IF them_PPHO2 both_DB2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 seated_VVD herself_PPX1 in_II a_AT1 wicker_NN1 chair_NN1 and_CC took_VVD her_APPGE mug_NN1 without_IW speaking_VVG ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_GE The_AT wind_NN1 's_VBZ rising_VVG ._. 
'_" '_" Yes_UH ,_, it_PPH1 has_VHZ been_VBN for_IF the_AT last_MD hour_NNT1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 went_VVD over_RP to_II the_AT door_NN1 and_CC unbolted_JJ the_AT top_JJ wooden_JJ panel_NN1 ,_, pushing_VVG it_PPH1 open_JJ ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 sensation_NN1 of_IO rushing_VVG white_JJ coldness_NN1 ,_, scentless_JJ ,_, but_CCB obliterating_VVG the_AT faint_JJ tang_NN1 of_IO the_AT tea_NN1 and_CC she_PPHS1 heard_VVD the_AT low_JJ growling_JJ roar_NN1 of_IO the_AT sea_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA she_PPHS1 listened_VVD it_PPH1 seemed_VVD to_TO rise_VVI in_II intensity_NN1 so_CS21 that_CS22 she_PPHS1 could_VM imagine_VVI ,_, with_IW an_AT1 agreeable_JJ frisson_NN1 of_IO simulated_JJ terror_NN1 ,_, that_CST the_AT low_JJ friable_JJ cliffs_NN2 had_VHD finally_RR crumbled_VVN and_CC that_CST the_AT white_JJ foaming_JJ turbulence_NN1 was_VBDZ rolling_VVG towards_II them_PPHO2 across_II Alex_NP1 's_GE face_NN1 ._. 
Looking_VVG at_II him_PPHO1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 stared_VVD into_II the_AT night_NNT1 ,_, she_PPHS1 felt_VVD a_AT1 surge_NN1 of_IO affection_NN1 as_CSA pure_JJ and_CC as_RG uncomplicated_JJ as_CSA the_AT flow_NN1 of_IO cold_JJ air_NN1 against_II her_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 
Its_APPGE fleeting_JJ intensity_NN1 surprised_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ so_RG much_RR a_AT1 part_NN1 of_IO her_PPHO1 that_CST she_PPHS1 never_RR needed_VVN nor_CC wanted_VVD to_TO examine_VVI too_RG closely_RR the_AT nature_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE feeling_NN1 for_IF him_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 knew_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ always_RR quietly_RR satisfied_JJ to_TO have_VHI him_PPHO1 in_II the_AT cottage_NN1 ,_, to_TO hear_VVI his_APPGE footfalls_NN2 on_II the_AT floor_NN1 above_RL ,_, to_TO share_VVI with_IW him_PPHO1 the_AT meal_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD cooked_VVN for_IF herself_PPX1 at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT day_NNT1 ._. 
And_CC yet_RR neither_RR made_VVN demands_NN2 of_IO the_AT other_JJ ._. 
Even_RR his_APPGE marriage_NN1 had_VHD made_VVN no_AT difference_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN unsurprised_JJ at_II the_AT marriage_NN1 since_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD rather_RR liked_VVN Elizabeth_NP1 ,_, but_CCB equally_RR unsurprised_JJ when_CS it_PPH1 ended_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 thought_VVD it_PPH1 unlikely_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 would_VM marry_VVI again_RT ,_, but_CCB nothing_PN1 between_II them_PPHO2 would_VM change_VVI ,_, however_RGQV many_DA2 wives_NN2 entered_VVD ,_, or_CC attempted_VVD to_TO enter_VVI ,_, his_APPGE life_NN1 ._. 
Sometimes_RT as_CSA now_RT she_PPHS1 would_VM smile_VVI wryly_RR ,_, knowing_VVG how_RRQ outsiders_NN2 saw_VVD their_APPGE relationship_NN1 ._. 
Those_DD2 who_PNQS assumed_VVD that_CST the_AT cottage_NN1 was_VBDZ owned_VVN by_II him_PPHO1 ,_, not_XX her_PPHO1 ,_, saw_VVD her_PPHO1 as_II the_AT unmarried_JJ sister_NN1 ,_, dependent_JJ on_II him_PPHO1 for_IF houseroom_NN1 ,_, companionship_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 purpose_NN1 in_II life_NN1 ._. 
Others_NN2 ,_, more_RGR perceptive_JJ but_CCB still_RR nowhere_RL near_II the_AT truth_NN1 ,_, were_VBDR intrigued_VVN by_II their_APPGE apparent_JJ independence_NN1 of_IO each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ,_, their_APPGE casual_JJ comings_NN2 and_CC goings_NN2 ,_, their_APPGE non-involvement_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 remembered_VVD Elizabeth_NP1 saying_VVG in_II the_AT first_MD weeks_NNT2 of_IO her_APPGE engagement_NN1 to_II Alex_NP1 ,_, '_" Do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI ,_, you_PPY 're_VBR a_AT1 rather_RG intimidating_JJ couple_NN1 ?_? '_GE and_CC she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN tempted_VVN to_TO reply_VVI ,_, '_" Oh_UH ,_, we_PPIS2 are_VBR ,_, we_PPIS2 are_VBR ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 had_VHD bought_VVN Martyr_NN1 's_GE Cottage_NN1 before_II his_APPGE appointment_NN1 as_CSA Director_NN1 of_IO the_AT power_NN1 station_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 had_VHD moved_VVN in_RP by_II an_AT1 unspoken_JJ agreement_NN1 that_CST this_DD1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 temporary_JJ expedient_NN1 while_CS he_PPHS1 decided_VVD what_DDQ to_TO do_VDI ,_, keep_VV0 on_II the_AT Barbican_NP1 flat_NN1 as_CSA his_APPGE main_JJ home_NN1 or_CC sell_VV0 the_AT flat_NN1 and_CC buy_VV0 a_AT1 house_NN1 in_II Norwich_NP1 and_CC a_AT1 smaller_JJR pied_JJ terre_FW in_II London_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ essentially_RR an_AT1 urban_JJ creature_NN1 ;_; she_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX see_VVI him_PPHO1 settling_VVG permanently_RR other_II21 than_II22 in_II a_AT1 city_NN1 ._. 
If_CS ,_, with_IW the_AT new_JJ job_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 moved_VVD back_RP to_II London_NP1 she_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX follow_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC nor_CC ,_, she_PPHS1 knew_VVD ,_, would_VM he_PPHS1 expect_VVI her_PPHO1 to_II ._. 
Here_RL on_II this_DD1 sea-scoured_JJ coast_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD at_RR21 last_RR22 found_VVN a_AT1 place_NN1 which_DDQ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ content_JJ to_TO call_VVI home_RL ._. 
That_CST he_PPHS1 could_VM walk_VVI in_RP and_CC out_II21 of_II22 it_PPH1 unannounced_JJ never_RR made_VVD it_PPH1 less_RRR than_CSN her_APPGE own_DA ._. 
It_PPH1 must_VM ,_, she_PPHS1 thought_VVD sipping_VVG her_APPGE tea_NN1 ,_, have_VH0 been_VBN after_II one_MC1 o'clock_RA when_CS he_PPHS1 returned_VVD from_II seeing_VVG Hilary_NP1 Robarts_VVZ home_RL ._. 
She_PPHS1 wondered_VVD what_DDQ had_VHD kept_VVN him_PPHO1 ._. 
Sleeping_VVG lightly_RR as_CSA always_RR in_II the_AT early_JJ hours_NNT2 ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD heard_VVN his_APPGE key_NN1 in_II the_AT lock_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE foot_NN1 on_II the_AT stairs_NN2 ,_, before_II drifting_VVG again_RT into_II sleep_NN1 ._. 
Now_RT it_PPH1 was_VBDZ getting_RG31 on_RG32 for_RG33 five_MC o'clock_RA ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX have_VHI had_VHN more_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 few_DA2 hours_NNT2 '_GE sleep_NN1 ._. 
Now_RT ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 suddenly_RR aware_JJ of_IO the_AT morning_NNT1 chill_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 closed_VVD the_AT top_JJ half_NN1 of_IO the_AT door_NN1 ,_, drove_VVD home_RL the_AT bolt_NN1 ,_, then_RT came_VVD and_CC stretched_VVD himself_PPX1 out_RP in_II the_AT armchair_NN1 opposite_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
Leaning_VVG back_RP ,_, he_PPHS1 cradled_VVD his_APPGE mug_NN1 in_II his_APPGE hands_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 nuisance_NN1 that_CST Caroline_NP1 Amphlett_NP1 does_VDZ n't_XX want_VVI to_TO leave_VVI Larksoken_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX relish_VVI beginning_VVG a_AT1 new_JJ job_NN1 ,_, particularly_RR this_DD1 job_NN1 ,_, with_IW an_AT1 unknown_JJ PA_NN1 ._. 
Caroline_NP1 knows_VVZ the_AT way_NN1 I_PPIS1 work_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM rather_RR taken_VVN it_PPH1 for_IF granted_VVN that_CST she_PPHS1 'd_VM come_VVI to_II London_NP1 with_IW me_PPIO1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ inconvenient_JJ ._. 
'_GE And_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, she_PPHS1 suspected_VVD ,_, rather_RG more_DAR than_CSN inconvenient_JJ ._. 
Pride_NN1 ,_, even_RR personal_JJ prestige_NN1 ,_, were_VBDR also_RR at_II stake_NN1 ._. 
Other_JJ senior_JJ men_NN2 took_VVD their_APPGE personal_JJ assistants_NN2 with_IW them_PPHO2 when_CS changing_VVG jobs_NN2 ._. 
The_AT reluctance_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 secretary_NN1 to_TO be_VBI parted_VVN from_II her_APPGE boss_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 flattering_JJ affirmation_NN1 of_IO personal_JJ dedication_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 could_VM sympathize_VVI with_IW his_APPGE chagrin_NN1 but_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ hardly_RR enough_RR to_TO keep_VVI him_PPHO1 awake_JJ at_II night_NNT1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 added_VVD :_: '_GE Personal_JJ reasons_NN2 ,_, or_CC so_RR she_PPHS1 says_VVZ ._. 
That_DD1 means_VVZ Jonathan_NP1 Reeves_NP1 ,_, presumably_RR ._. 
God_NP1 knows_VVZ what_DDQ she_PPHS1 sees_VVZ in_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT man_NN1 is_VBZ n't_XX even_RR a_AT1 good_JJ technician_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Alice_NP1 Mair_NP1 controlled_VVD her_APPGE smile_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: 'l_VV0 doubt_VV0 whether_CSW her_APPGE interest_NN1 in_II him_PPHO1 is_VBZ technical_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, if_CS it_PPH1 's_VBZ sexual_JJ she_PPHS1 has_VHZ less_DAR discrimination_NN1 than_CSN I_PPIS1 gave_VVD her_APPGE credit_NN1 for_IF ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX ,_, she_PPHS1 told_VVD herself_PPX1 ,_, a_AT1 poor_JJ judge_NN1 of_IO men_NN2 or_CC women_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 rarely_RR made_VVD fundamental_JJ mistakes_NN2 and_CC never_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 suspected_VVD ,_, about_II a_AT1 man_NN1 's_GE scientific_JJ ability_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT understanding_NN1 of_IO the_AT extraordinary_JJ complexities_NN2 and_CC irrationalities_NN2 of_IO human_JJ motives_NN2 ,_, human_JJ behaviour_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 knew_VVD that_CST the_AT universe_NN1 was_VBDZ complex_JJ but_CCB that_CST it_PPH1 obeyed_VVD certain_JJ rules_NN2 ,_, although_CS ,_, she_PPHS1 supposed_VVD ,_, he_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX have_VHI used_VVN the_AT word_NN1 '_GE obey_VV0 '_" with_IW its_APPGE implication_NN1 of_IO conscious_JJ choice_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 ,_, he_PPHS1 would_VM say_VVI ,_, is_VBZ how_RRQ the_AT physical_JJ world_NN1 behaves_VVZ ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ open_JJ to_II human_JJ reason_NN1 and_CC ,_, to_II a_AT1 limited_JJ extent_NN1 ,_, to_II human_JJ control_NN1 ._. 
People_NN disconcerted_VVD him_PPHO1 because_CS they_PPHS2 could_VM surprise_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
Most_DAT disconcerting_JJ of_IO all_DB was_VBDZ the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 occasionally_RR surprised_VVD himself_PPX1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN at_II home_NN1 as_II a_AT1 sixteenth-century_JJ Elizabethan_NN1 ,_, categorizing_VVG people_NN according_II21 to_II22 their_APPGE essential_JJ natures_NN2 ;_; choleric_JJ ,_, melancholic_JJ ,_, mercurial_JJ ,_, saturnine_NN1 ,_, qualities_NN2 mirroring_VVG the_AT planets_NN2 that_CST governed_VVD their_APPGE birth_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 basic_JJ fact_NN1 established_VVD ,_, then_RT you_PPY knew_VVD where_RRQ you_PPY were_VBDR ._. 
And_CC yet_RR it_PPH1 could_VM still_RR surprise_VVI him_PPHO1 that_CST a_AT1 man_NN1 could_VM be_VBI a_AT1 sensible_JJ and_CC reliable_JJ scientist_NN1 in_II his_APPGE work_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 fool_NN1 with_IW women_NN2 ,_, could_VM show_VVI judgement_NN1 in_II one_MC1 area_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE life_NN1 and_CC act_VV0 like_II an_AT1 irrational_JJ child_NN1 in_II another_DD1 ._. 
Now_RT he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ peeved_JJ because_CS his_APPGE secretary_NN1 ,_, whom_PNQO he_PPHS1 had_VHD categorized_VVN as_CSA intelligent_JJ ,_, sensible_JJ ,_, dedicated_VVD ,_, preferred_VVD to_TO stay_VVI in_II Norfolk_NP1 with_IW her_APPGE lover_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 man_NN1 he_PPHS1 despised_VVD ,_, rather_CS21 than_CS22 follow_VVI him_PPHO1 to_II London_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 thought_VVD you_PPY said_VVD once_RR that_CST you_PPY found_VVD Caroline_NP1 sexually_RR cold_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" Did_VDD I_PPIS1 ?_? 
Surely_RR not_XX ._. 
That_DD1 would_VM suggest_VVI a_AT1 degree_NN1 of_IO personal_JJ experience_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 I_PPIS1 said_VVD I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX imagine_VVI ever_RR finding_VVG her_PPHO1 physically_RR attractive_JJ ._. 
A_AT1 PA_NN1 who_PNQS is_VBZ personable_JJ and_CC highly_RR efficient_JJ but_CCB not_XX sexually_RR tempting_JJ is_VBZ the_AT ideal_JJ ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 said_VVD drily_RR :_: '_" I_PPIS1 imagine_VV0 that_CST a_AT1 man_NN1 's_GE idea_NN1 of_IO the_AT ideal_JJ secretary_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 woman_NN1 who_PNQS manages_VVZ to_TO imply_VVI that_CST she_PPHS1 would_VM like_VVI to_TO go_VVI to_II bed_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE boss_NN1 but_CCB nobly_RR restrains_VVZ herself_PPX1 in_II the_AT interests_NN2 of_IO office_NN1 efficiency_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ will_VM happen_VVI to_II her_PPHO1 ?_? 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, her_APPGE job_NN1 's_GE secure_JJ ._. 
If_CS she_PPHS1 wants_VVZ to_TO stay_VVI at_II Larksoken_NP1 there_EX will_VM be_VBI plenty_PN of_IO competition_NN1 to_TO get_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ intelligent_JJ as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 tactful_JJ and_CC efficient_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB presumably_RR not_XX ambitious_JJ ,_, else_RR why_RRQ should_VM she_PPHS1 be_VBI content_JJ to_TO remain_VVI at_II Larksoken_NP1 ?_? 
'_" She_PPHS1 added_VVD :_: '_GE Caroline_NP1 may_VM have_VHI another_DD1 reason_NN1 for_IF wanting_VVG to_TO stay_VVI in_II the_AT area_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 saw_VVD her_PPHO1 in_II Norwich_NP1 Cathedral_NN1 about_RG three_MC weeks_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 
She_PPHS1 met_VVD a_AT1 man_NN1 in_II the_AT Lady_NN1 Chapel_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR very_RG discreet_JJ but_CCB it_PPH1 looked_VVD to_II me_PPIO1 like_II an_AT1 assignation_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 asked_VVD ,_, but_CCB without_IW real_JJ curiosity_NN1 :_: '_" What_DDQ kind_NN1 of_IO man_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Middle-aged_JJ ._. 
Nondescript_JJ ._. 
Difficult_JJ to_TO describe_VVI ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ too_RG old_JJ to_TO be_VBI Jonathan_NP1 Reeves_NP1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 said_VVD no_AT more_RRR ,_, knowing_VVG that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX particularly_RR interested_JJ ,_, that_CST his_APPGE mind_NN1 had_VHD moved_VVN elsewhere_RL ._. 
And_CC yet_RR ,_, looking_VVG back_RP ,_, it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN an_AT1 odd_JJ encounter_NN1 ._. 
Caroline_NP1 's_GE blonde_JJ hair_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN bundled_VVN under_II a_AT1 large_JJ beret_NN1 and_CC she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ wearing_VVG spectacles_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT disguise_NN1 ,_, if_CS it_PPH1 were_VBDR meant_VVN as_II a_AT1 disguise_NN1 ,_, had_VHD been_VBN ineffective_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 herself_PPX1 had_VHD moved_VVN on_II swiftly_RR ,_, anxious_JJ not_XX to_TO be_VBI recognized_VVN or_CC to_TO seem_VVI a_AT1 spy_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 minute_NNT1 later_RRR she_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN the_AT girl_NN1 slowly_RR walking_VVG along_II the_AT aisle_NN1 ,_, guidebook_NN1 in_II hand_NN1 ,_, the_AT man_NN1 strolling_VVG behind_II her_PPHO1 carefully_RR distanced_VVN ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD moved_VVN together_RL and_CC had_VHD stood_VVN in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 a_AT1 monument_NN1 ,_, seemingly_RR absorbed_VVN ._. 
And_CC when_RRQ ,_, ten_MC minutes_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, Alice_NP1 was_VBDZ leaving_VVG the_AT cathedral_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD glimpsed_VVN him_PPHO1 again_RT ._. 
This_DD1 time_NNT1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ he_PPHS1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ carrying_VVG the_AT guidebook_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 made_VVD no_AT further_JJR comment_NN1 about_II Caroline_NP1 but_CCB after_CS a_AT1 minute_NNT1 's_GE silence_NN1 he_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: 'Not_VV0 a_AT1 particularly_RR successful_JJ dinner_NN1 party_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE An_AT1 understatement_NN1 ._. 
Beta-minus_NN1 ,_, except_CS ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, for_IF the_AT food_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ 's_VBZ the_AT matter_NN1 with_IW Hilary_NP1 ?_? 
Is_VBZ she_PPHS1 actually_RR trying_VVG to_TO be_VBI disagreeable_JJ or_CC is_VBZ she_PPHS1 merely_RR unhappy_JJ ?_? 
'_" '_GE People_NN usually_RR are_VBR when_CS they_PPHS2 ca_VM n't_XX get_VVI what_DDQ they_PPHS2 want_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_GE In_II her_APPGE case_NN1 ,_, you_PPY ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 smiled_VVD into_II the_AT empty_JJ fire_NN1 grate_NN1 but_CCB did_VDD n't_XX reply_VVI ._. 
After_CS a_AT1 moment_NN1 she_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_GE Is_VBZ she_PPHS1 likely_RR to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 nuisance_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Rather_RG more_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 nuisance_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ likely_JJ to_TO be_VBI dangerous_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE Dangerous_JJ ?_? 
How_RGQ dangerous_JJ ?_? 
You_PPY mean_VV0 dangerous_JJ to_II you_PPY personally_RR ?_? 
'_" '_GE To_II rather_RG more_DAR than_CSN me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB nothing_PN1 you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX cope_VVI with_IW ?_? 
'_" '_" Nothing_PN1 I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX cope_VVI with_IW ._. 
But_CCB not_XX by_II making_VVG her_APPGE Administrative_JJ Officer_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 'd_VM be_VBI a_AT1 disaster_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 should_VM never_RR have_VHI appointed_VVN her_PPHO1 in_II an_AT1 acting_JJ capacity_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" When_RRQ are_VBR you_PPY making_VVG the_AT appointment_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_GE In_II ten_MC days_NNT2 '_GE time_NNT1 ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 good_JJ field_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE So_RR you_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN ten_MC days_NNT2 to_TO decide_VVI what_DDQ to_TO do_VDI about_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Rather_RG less_DAR than_CSN that_DD1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 wants_VVZ a_AT1 decision_NN1 by_II Sunday_NPD1 ._. 
'_GE A_AT1 decision_NN1 about_II what_DDQ ?_? she_PPHS1 wondered_VVD ._. 
Her_APPGE job_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 possible_JJ promotion_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE future_JJ life_NN1 with_IW Alex_NP1 ?_? 
But_CCB surely_RR the_AT woman_NN1 could_VM see_VVI that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT future_NN1 with_IW Alex_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 asked_VVD ,_, knowing_VVG the_AT importance_NN1 of_IO the_AT question_NN1 ,_, knowing_VVG ,_, too_RR ,_, that_DD1 only_RR she_PPHS1 would_VM dare_VVI ask_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, '_" Will_VM you_PPY be_VBI very_RG disappointed_JJ if_CS you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX get_VVI the_AT job_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI aggrieved_JJ ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ rather_RG more_RGR destructive_JJ of_IO one_PN1 's_GE peace_NN1 of_IO mind_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 want_VV0 it_PPH1 ,_, I_PPIS1 need_VV0 it_PPH1 and_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM the_AT right_JJ person_NN1 for_IF it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ every_AT1 candidate_NN1 thinks_VVZ but_CCB in_II my_APPGE case_NN1 it_PPH1 happens_VVZ to_TO be_VBI true_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ an_AT1 important_JJ job_NN1 ,_, Alice_NP1 ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO the_AT most_RGT important_JJ there_EX is_VBZ ._. 
The_AT future_JJ lies_NN2 with_IW nuclear_JJ power_NN1 ,_, if_CS we_PPIS2 're_VBR going_VVGK to_TO save_VVI this_DD1 planet_NN1 ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 've_VH0 got_VVN to_TO manage_VVI it_PPH1 better_RRR ,_, nationally_RR and_CC internationally_RR ._. 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 imagine_VV0 you_PPY 're_VBR the_AT only_JJ serious_JJ candidate_NN1 ._. 
Surely_RR this_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT kind_NN1 of_IO appointment_NN1 which_DDQ they_PPHS2 only_RR decide_VV0 to_TO make_VVI when_RRQ they_PPHS2 know_VV0 they_PPHS2 've_VH0 got_VVN the_AT right_JJ man_NN1 available_JJ ._. 
It_NN1 '_VBZ s_ZZ1 a_AT1 new_JJ job_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 've_VH0 managed_VVN perfectly_RR well_RR without_IW a_AT1 nuclear_JJ supremo_NN1 up_II21 to_II22 now_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 can_VM see_VVI that_DD1 ,_, given_VVN the_AT right_JJ man_NN1 ,_, the_AT job_NN1 has_VHZ immense_JJ possibilities_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB in_II the_AT wrong_JJ hands_NN2 it_PPH1 's_VBZ just_RR another_DD1 public_JJ relations_NN2 job_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 waste_NN1 of_IO public_JJ money_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ too_RG intelligent_JJ not_XX to_TO know_VVI that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ reassuring_VVG him_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ the_AT only_JJ person_NN1 from_II whom_PNQO he_PPHS1 ever_RR needed_VVN reassurance_NN1 or_CC would_VM ever_RR take_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" There_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 suspicion_NN1 that_CST we_PPIS2 could_VM be_VBI getting_VVG into_II a_AT1 mess_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 want_VV0 someone_PN1 to_TO get_VVI us_PPIO2 out_II21 of_II22 it_PPH1 ._. 
Minor_JJ matters_NN2 like_II his_APPGE precise_JJ powers_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS he_PPHS1 'll_VM be_VBI responsible_JJ to_II and_CC how_RGQ much_DA1 he_PPHS1 'll_VM be_VBI paid_VVN have_VH0 yet_RR to_TO be_VBI decided_VVN ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ why_RRQ they_PPHS2 're_VBR taking_VVG so_RG long_RR over_II the_AT job_NN1 specification_NN1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" You_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX need_VVI a_AT1 written_JJ job_NN1 specification_NN1 to_TO know_VVI what_DDQ they_PPHS2 're_VBR looking_VVG for_IF ._. 
A_AT1 respected_JJ scientist_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 proven_JJ administrator_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 good_JJ public_JJ relations_NN2 expert_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 'll_VM probably_RR ask_VVI you_PPY to_TO take_VVI a_AT1 TV_NN1 test_NN1 ._. 
Looking_VVG good_JJ on_II the_AT box_NN1 seems_VVZ to_TO be_VBI the_AT prerequisite_NN1 for_IF anything_PN1 these_DD2 days_NNT2 ._. 
'_" '_GE Only_RR for_IF future_JJ presidents_NN2 or_CC prime_JJ ministers_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI they_PPHS2 'll_VM go_VVI that_RG far_RR ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 glanced_VVD at_II the_AT clock_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ already_RR dawn_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 I_PPIS1 'll_VM get_VVI a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO hours_NNT2 '_GE sleep_NN1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 hour_NNT1 later_RRR before_CS they_PPHS2 finally_RR parted_VVN and_CC went_VVN to_II their_APPGE rooms_NN2 ._. 
Dalgliesh_NP1 waited_VVD until_CS Meg_NP1 had_VHD unlocked_VVN the_AT front_JJ door_NN1 and_CC stepped_VVN inside_RL before_II saying_VVG his_APPGE final_JJ goodnight_NN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 stood_VVD for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 watching_VVG his_APPGE tall_JJ figure_NN1 striding_VVG down_RP the_AT gravel_NN1 path_NN1 and_CC into_II the_AT darkness_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT she_PPHS1 passed_VVD into_II the_AT square_NN1 ,_, tessellated_VVD hall_NN1 with_IW its_APPGE stone_NN1 fireplace_NN1 ,_, the_AT hall_NN1 which_DDQ ,_, on_II winter_NNT1 nights_NNT2 ,_, seemed_VVD to_TO echo_VVI faintly_RR with_IW the_AT childish_JJ voices_NN2 of_IO Victorian_JJ rectors_NN2 '_GE children_NN2 and_CC which_DDQ ,_, for_IF Meg_NP1 ,_, had_VHD always_RR held_VVN a_AT1 faintly_RR ecclesiastical_JJ smell_NN1 ._. 
Folding_VVG her_APPGE coat_NN1 over_II the_AT ornate_JJ wooden_JJ newel_NN1 post_NN1 at_II the_AT foot_NN1 of_IO the_AT stairs_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 went_VVD through_RP to_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 and_CC the_AT last_MD task_NN1 of_IO the_AT day_NNT1 ,_, setting_VVG out_RP the_AT Copleys_NP2 '_GE early-morning_JJ tray_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 large_JJ ,_, square_JJ room_NN1 at_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO the_AT house_NN1 ,_, archaic_JJ when_CS the_AT Copleys_NP2 had_VHD bought_VVN the_AT Old_JJ Rectory_NN1 and_CC unaltered_JJ since_RR ._. 
Against_II the_AT left-hand_JJ wall_NN1 stood_VVD an_AT1 old-fashioned_JJ gas_NN1 stove_NN1 so_RG heavy_JJ that_CST Meg_NP1 was_VBDZ unable_JK to_TO move_VVI it_PPH1 to_TO clean_VVI behind_II it_PPH1 and_CC preferred_VVD not_XX to_TO think_VVI of_IO the_AT accumulated_JJ grease_NN1 of_IO decades_NNT2 gumming_VVG it_PPH1 to_II the_AT wall_NN1 ._. 
Under_II the_AT window_NN1 was_VBDZ deep_JJ porcelain_NN1 sink_NN1 stained_VVN with_IW the_AT detritus_NN1 of_IO seventy_MC years_NNT2 '_GE washing-up_NN1 and_CC impossible_JJ to_TO clean_VVI adequately_RR ._. 
The_AT floor_NN1 was_VBDZ of_IO ancient_JJ stone_NN1 slabs_NN2 ,_, hard_RR on_II the_AT feet_NN2 ,_, from_II which_DDQ in_II winter_NNT1 there_EX seemed_VVD to_TO rise_VVI a_AT1 damp_JJ ,_, foot-numbing_JJ miasma_NN1 ._. 
The_AT wall_NN1 opposite_II the_AT sink_NN1 and_CC the_AT window_NN1 was_VBDZ covered_VVN with_IW an_AT1 oak_NN1 dresser_NN1 ,_, very_RG old_JJ and_CC probably_RR valuable_JJ ,_, if_CS it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN possible_JJ to_TO remove_VVI it_PPH1 from_II the_AT wall_NN1 without_IW its_APPGE collapse_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT original_JJ row_NN1 of_IO bells_NN2 still_RR hung_VVN over_II the_AT door_NN1 each_DD1 with_IW its_APPGE Gothic_JJ script_NN1 ;_; drawing_NN1 room_NN1 ,_, dining_NN1 room_NN1 ,_, study_NN1 ,_, nursery_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 kitchen_NN1 to_TO challenge_VVI rather_CS21 than_CS22 enhance_VVI the_AT skills_NN2 of_IO any_DD cook_VV0 ambitious_JJ beyond_II the_AT boiling_JJ of_IO eggs_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB now_RT Meg_NP1 hardly_RR noticed_VVD its_APPGE deficiencies_NN2 ._. 
Like_II the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO the_AT Old_JJ Rectory_NN1 it_PPH1 had_VHD become_VVN home_RL ._. 
After_CS the_AT stridency_NN1 and_CC aggression_NN1 of_IO the_AT school_NN1 ,_, the_AT hate-mail_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ happy_JJ to_TO find_VVI her_APPGE temporary_JJ asylum_NN1 in_II this_DD1 gentle_JJ household_NN1 where_RRQ voices_NN2 were_VBDR never_RR raised_VVN ,_, where_CS no_PN121 one_PN122 obsessively_RR analysed_VVD her_PPHO1 every_AT1 sentence_NN1 in_II the_AT hope_NN1 of_IO detecting_VVG racist_NN1 ,_, sexist_JJ or_CC fascist_JJ undertones_NN2 ,_, where_CS words_NN2 meant_VVD what_DDQ they_PPHS2 had_VHD meant_VVN for_IF generations_NN2 ,_, where_CS obscenities_NN2 were_VBDR unknown_JJ or_CC at_RR21 least_RR22 unspoken_JJ ,_, where_CS there_EX was_VBDZ the_AT grace_NN1 of_IO good_JJ order_NN1 symbolized_VVN for_IF her_PPHO1 in_II Mr_NNB Copley_NP1 's_GE reading_NN1 of_IO the_AT Church_NN1 's_GE daily_JJ offices_NN2 ,_, Morning_NNT1 Prayer_NN1 and_CC Evensong_NP1 ._. 
Sometimes_RT she_PPHS1 saw_VVD the_AT three_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 as_CSA expatriates_NN2 ,_, stranded_VVN in_II some_DD remote_JJ colony_NN1 ,_, obstinately_RR adhering_VVG to_II old_JJ customs_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 lost_JJ way_NN1 of_IO life_NN1 ,_, as_CSA they_PPHS2 did_VDD to_II old_JJ forms_NN2 of_IO worship_NN1 ._. 
And_CC she_PPHS1 had_VHD grown_VVN to_TO like_VVI both_DB2 her_APPGE employers_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI respected_VVN Simon_NP1 Copley_NP1 more_RRR if_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN less_RGR prone_JJ to_II venial_JJ selfishness_NN1 ,_, less_RGR preoccupied_JJ with_IW his_APPGE physical_JJ comfort_NN1 ,_, but_CCB this_DD1 she_PPHS1 told_VVD herself_PPX1 was_VBDZ probably_RR the_AT result_NN1 of_IO fifty_MC years_NNT2 of_IO spoiling_VVG by_II a_AT1 devoted_JJ wife_NN1 ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 loved_VVD his_APPGE wife_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 relied_VVD on_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 respected_VVD her_APPGE judgement_NN1 ._. 
How_RGQ lucky_JJ they_PPHS2 were_VBDR ,_, she_PPHS1 thought_VVD ;_; secure_VV0 in_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 's_GE affection_NN1 and_CC presumably_RR fortified_VVN in_II increasing_JJ age_NN1 by_II the_AT certainty_NN1 that_CST if_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR n't_XX granted_VVN the_AT grace_NN1 of_IO death_NN1 on_II the_AT same_DA day_NNT1 there_EX would_VM be_VBI no_AT lasting_JJ separation_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB did_VDD they_PPHS2 really_RR believe_VVI this_DD1 ?_? 
She_PPHS1 would_VM like_VVI to_TO have_VHI asked_VVN them_PPHO2 ,_, but_CCB knew_VVD that_CST it_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN impossibly_RR presumptuous_JJ ._. 
Surely_RR they_PPHS2 must_VM have_VHI some_DD doubts_NN2 ,_, made_VVD some_DD mental_JJ reservations_NN2 to_II the_AT creed_NN1 they_PPHS2 so_RR confidently_RR recited_VVN morning_NNT1 and_CC night_NNT1 ._. 
But_CCB perhaps_RR what_DDQ mattered_VVD at_II eighty_MC was_VBDZ habit_NN1 ,_, the_AT body_NN1 no_RR21 longer_RR22 interested_JJ in_II sex_NN1 ,_, the_AT mind_NN1 no_RR21 longer_RR22 interested_JJ in_II speculation_NN1 ,_, the_AT smaller_JJR things_NN2 in_II life_NN1 mattering_VVG more_DAR than_CSN the_AT large_JJ and_CC ,_, in_II the_AT end_NN1 ,_, the_AT slow_JJ realization_NN1 that_CST nothing_PN1 really_RR mattered_VVN at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
The_AT job_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX arduous_JJ ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 knew_VVD that_CST gradually_RR she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ taking_VVG on_RP much_RR more_DAR than_CSN the_AT advertisement_NN1 had_VHD suggested_VVN and_CC she_PPHS1 sensed_VVD that_CST the_AT main_JJ anxiety_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE life_NN1 was_VBDZ whether_CSW she_PPHS1 would_VM stay_VVI ._. 
Their_APPGE daughter_NN1 had_VHD provided_VVN all_DB the_AT labour-saving_JJ devices_NN2 :_: dishwasher_NN1 ,_, washing_NN1 machine_NN1 ,_, spin-dryer_NN1 ,_, all_RR housed_VVN in_II a_AT1 disused_JJ still_JJ room_NN1 near_II the_AT back_NN1 door_NN1 ,_, although_CS until_CS she_PPHS1 came_VVD the_AT Copleys_NP2 had_VHD been_VBN reluctant_JJ to_TO use_VVI them_PPHO2 in_CS21 case_CS22 they_PPHS2 could_VM n't_XX turn_VVI them_PPHO2 off_RP ,_, visualizing_VVG the_AT machines_NN2 whirling_VVG away_RL all_DB night_NNT1 ,_, overheating_NN1 ,_, blowing_VVG up_RP ,_, the_AT whole_JJ rectory_NN1 pulsating_VVG with_IW an_AT1 uncontrollable_JJ power_NN1 ._. 
Their_APPGE only_JJ child_NN1 lived_VVD in_II a_AT1 manor_NN1 house_NN1 in_II Wiltshire_NP1 and_CC rarely_RR visited_VVN ,_, although_CS she_PPHS1 telephoned_VVD frequently_RR ,_, usually_RR at_II inconvenient_JJ times_NNT2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ she_PPHS1 who_PNQS had_VHD interviewed_VVN Meg_NP1 for_IF the_AT Old_JJ Rectory_NN1 and_CC Meg_NP1 now_RT found_VVD it_PPH1 difficult_JJ to_TO connect_VVI that_DD1 confident_JJ ,_, tweeded_VVD ,_, slightly_RR aggressive_JJ woman_NN1 with_IW the_AT two_MC gentle_JJ old_JJ people_NN she_PPHS1 knew_VVD ._. 
And_CC she_PPHS1 knew_VVD ,_, although_CS they_PPHS2 would_VM never_RR have_VHI dreamt_VVN of_IO telling_VVG her_PPHO1 ,_, perhaps_RR did_VDD n't_XX even_RR admit_VVI it_PPH1 to_II themselves_PPX2 ,_, that_CST they_PPHS2 were_VBDR afraid_JJ of_IO her_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 bullied_VVD them_PPHO2 ,_, as_CSA she_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI claimed_VVN ,_, for_IF their_APPGE own_DA good_JJ ._. 
Their_APPGE second_MD greatest_JJT fear_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST they_PPHS2 might_VM be_VBI forced_VVN to_TO comply_VVI with_IW her_PPHO1 frequently_RR telephoned_VVD suggestion_NN1 ,_, made_VVD purely_RR from_II a_AT1 sense_NN1 of_IO duty_NN1 ,_, that_CST they_PPHS2 should_VM go_VVI to_TO stay_VVI with_IW her_PPHO1 until_CS the_AT Whistler_NP1 was_VBDZ caught_VVN ._. 
Unlike_II their_APPGE daughter_NN1 ,_, Meg_NP1 could_VM understand_VVI why_RRQ ,_, after_CS retirement_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 had_VHD used_VVN all_DB their_APPGE savings_NN2 to_TO buy_VVI the_AT rectory_NN1 and_CC had_VHD in_II old_JJ age_NN1 burdened_VVN themselves_PPX2 with_IW a_AT1 mortgage_NN1 ._. 
Mr_NNB Copley_NP1 had_VHD in_II youth_NN1 been_VBN a_AT1 curate_NN1 at_II Larksoken_NP1 when_CS the_AT Victorian_JJ church_NN1 was_VBDZ still_RR standing_VVG ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ in_II that_DD1 ugly_JJ repository_NN1 of_IO polished_JJ pine_NN1 ,_, acoustic_JJ tiles_NN2 and_CC garish_JJ ,_, sentimental_JJ stained_JJ glass_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 and_CC his_APPGE wife_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN married_JJ ,_, and_CC in_II a_AT1 flat_NN1 in_II the_AT rectory_NN1 ,_, living_VVG above_II the_AT parish_NN1 priest_NN1 ,_, that_CST they_PPHS2 had_VHD made_VVN their_APPGE first_MD home_NN1 ._. 
The_AT church_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN partly_RR demolished_VVN by_II a_AT1 devastating_JJ gale_NN1 in_II the_AT 1930s_MC2 ,_, to_II the_AT secret_JJ relief_NN1 of_IO the_AT Church_NN1 Commissioners_NN2 who_PNQS had_VHD been_VBN considering_VVG what_DDQ to_TO do_VDI with_IW a_AT1 building_NN1 of_IO absolutely_RR no_AT architectural_JJ merit_NN1 serving_VVG a_AT1 congregation_NN1 at_II the_AT major_JJ festivals_NN2 of_IO six_MC at_II the_AT most_RRT ._. 
So_RR the_AT church_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN finally_RR demolished_VVN and_CC the_AT Old_JJ Rectory_NN1 ,_, sheltering_VVG behind_II it_PPH1 and_CC proving_VVG more_RGR durable_JJ ,_, had_VHD been_VBN sold_VVN ._. 
Rosemary_NP1 Duncan-Smith_NP1 had_VHD made_VVN her_APPGE views_NN2 plain_RR when_CS driving_VVG Meg_NP1 back_NN1 to_II Norwich_NP1 station_NN1 after_II her_APPGE interview_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ ridiculous_JJ for_IF them_PPHO2 to_TO be_VBI living_VVG there_RL at_RR21 all_RR22 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
They_PPHS2 should_VM have_VHI looked_VVN for_IF a_AT1 two-bedded_NN1 ,_, well-equipped_JJ flat_NN1 in_II Norwich_NP1 or_CC in_II a_AT1 convenient_JJ village_NN1 close_RR to_II the_AT shops_NN2 and_CC post_NN1 office_NN1 ,_, and_CC to_II a_AT1 church_NN1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
But_CCB Father_NN1 can_VM be_VBI remarkably_RR obstinate_JJ when_CS he_PPHS1 thinks_VVZ he_PPHS1 knows_VVZ what_DDQ he_PPHS1 wants_VVZ and_CC Mother_NN1 is_VBZ putty_NN1 in_II his_APPGE hands_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 you_PPY are_VBR n't_XX seeing_VVG this_DD1 job_NN1 as_II a_AT1 temporary_JJ expedient_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Meg_NP1 had_VHD replied_VVN :_: '_GE Temporary_JJ ,_, but_CCB not_XX short-term_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX promise_VVI that_CST I_PPIS1 'll_VM stay_VVI permanently_RR ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 need_VV0 time_NNT1 and_CC peace_NN1 to_TO decide_VVI on_II my_APPGE future_NN1 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 may_VM not_XX suit_VVI your_APPGE parents_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_GE Time_NNT1 and_CC peace_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 'd_VM all_DB be_VBI glad_JJ of_IO that_DD1 ._. 
Well_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 it_PPH1 's_VBZ better_JJR than_CSN nothing_PN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 'd_VM be_VBI grateful_JJ for_IF a_AT1 month_NNT1 or_CC two_MC 's_GE notice_NN1 when_CS you_PPY do_VD0 decide_VVI to_TO go_VVI ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 should_VM n't_XX worry_VVI about_II suiting_VVG ._. 
With_IW an_AT1 inconvenient_JJ house_NN1 and_CC stuck_VVD out_RP on_II that_DD1 headland_NN1 with_IW nothing_PN1 to_TO look_VVI at_II but_CCB a_AT1 ruined_JJ abbey_NN1 and_CC that_DD1 atomic_JJ power_NN1 station_NN1 they_PPHS2 'll_VM have_VHI to_TO put_VVI up_RP with_IW what_DDQ they_PPHS2 can_VM get_VVI ._. 
'_GE But_CCB that_DD1 had_VHD been_VBN sixteen_MC months_NNT2 ago_RA and_CC she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ still_RR here_RL ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ in_II that_DD1 beautifully_RR designed_VVN and_CC equipped_VVN ,_, but_CCB comfortable_JJ and_CC homely_JJ kitchen_NN1 at_II Martyr_NN1 's_GE Cottage_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD found_VVN her_APPGE healing_NN1 ._. 
Early_RR in_II their_APPGE friendship_NN1 ,_, when_CS Alice_NP1 had_VHD to_TO spend_VVI a_AT1 week_NNT1 in_II London_NP1 and_CC Alex_NP1 was_VBDZ away_RL ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD given_VVN Meg_NP1 one_MC1 of_IO her_APPGE spare_JJ keys_NN2 to_II the_AT cottage_NN1 so_CS21 that_CS22 she_PPHS1 could_VM go_VVI in_RP to_TO collect_VVI and_CC forward_RL her_APPGE post_NN1 ._. 
On_II her_APPGE return_NN1 ,_, when_CS Meg_NP1 offered_VVD it_PPH1 back_RP ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD said_VVN :_: '_" Better_RRR keep_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
You_PPY may_VM need_VVI it_PPH1 again_RT ._. 
'_GE Meg_NP1 had_VHD never_RR again_RT used_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT door_NN1 was_VBDZ usually_RR open_JJ in_II summer_NNT1 and_CC ,_, when_CS shut_VVN ,_, she_PPHS1 would_VM always_RR ring_VVI ._. 
But_CCB its_APPGE possession_NN1 ,_, the_AT sight_NN1 and_CC weight_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 on_II her_APPGE key_JJ ring_NN1 ,_, had_VHD come_VVN to_TO symbolize_VVI for_IF her_PPHO1 the_AT certainty_NN1 and_CC the_AT trust_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE friendship_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN so_RG long_JJ without_IW a_AT1 woman_NN1 friend_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD forgotten_VVN ,_, sometimes_RT she_PPHS1 told_VVD herself_PPX1 ,_, that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD never_RR before_RT known_VVN the_AT comfort_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 close_JJ ,_, undemanding_JJ ,_, asexual_JJ companionship_NN1 with_IW another_DD1 woman_NN1 ._. 
Before_CS the_AT accidental_JJ drowning_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE husband_NN1 four_MC years_NNT2 earlier_RRR ,_, she_PPHS1 and_CC Martin_NP1 had_VHD needed_VVN only_RR the_AT occasional_JJ companionship_NN1 of_IO friendly_JJ acquaintances_NN2 to_TO affirm_VVI their_APPGE self-sufficiency_NN1 ._. 
Theirs_PPGE had_VHD been_VBN one_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 childless_JJ ,_, self-absorbing_JJ marriages_NN2 which_DDQ unconsciously_RR repel_VV0 attempts_NN2 at_II intimacy_NN1 ._. 
The_AT occasional_JJ dinner_NN1 party_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 social_JJ duty_NN1 ;_; they_PPHS2 could_VM hardly_RR wait_VVI to_TO get_VVI back_RP to_II the_AT seclusion_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE own_DA small_JJ house_NN1 ._. 
And_CC after_CS his_APPGE death_NN1 it_PPH1 seemed_VVD to_II her_PPHO1 that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD walked_VVN in_II darkness_NN1 like_II an_AT1 automaton_NN1 through_II a_AT1 deep_JJ and_CC narrow_JJ canyon_NN1 of_IO grief_NN1 in_II which_DDQ all_DB her_APPGE energies_NN2 ,_, all_DB her_APPGE physical_JJ strength_NN1 ,_, had_VHD been_VBN husbanded_VVN to_TO get_VVI through_II each_DD1 day_NNT1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 thought_VVD and_CC worked_VVD and_CC grieved_VVD only_RR for_IF a_AT1 day_NNT1 at_II a_AT1 time_NNT1 ._. 
To_TO allow_VVI herself_PPX1 even_RR to_TO think_VVI of_IO the_AT days_NNT2 ,_, the_AT weeks_NNT2 ,_, the_AT months_NNT2 or_CC years_NNT2 stretching_VVG ahead_RL would_VM have_VHI been_VBN to_TO precipitate_VVI disaster_NN1 ._. 
For_IF two_MC years_NNT2 she_PPHS1 had_VHD hardly_RR been_VBN sane_JJ ._. 
Even_RR her_APPGE Christianity_NN1 was_VBDZ of_IO little_JJ help_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX reject_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 had_VHD become_VVN irrelevant_JJ ,_, its_APPGE comfort_NN1 only_RR a_AT1 candle_NN1 which_DDQ served_VVD fitfully_RR to_TO illumine_VVI the_AT dark_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB when_CS ,_, after_CS those_DD2 two_MC years_NNT2 ,_, the_AT valley_NN1 had_VHD almost_RR imperceptibly_RR widened_VVN and_CC there_EX was_VBDZ for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 ,_, not_XX those_DD2 black_JJ enclosing_JJ cliffs_NN2 ,_, but_CCB the_AT vista_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 normal_JJ life_NN1 ,_, even_RR of_IO happiness_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 landscape_NN1 over_II which_DDQ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ possible_JJ to_TO believe_VVI the_AT sun_NN1 might_VM shine_VVI ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD become_VVN unwittingly_RR embroiled_VVN in_II the_AT racial_JJ politics_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE school_NN1 ._. 
The_AT older_JJR members_NN2 of_IO staff_NN had_VHD moved_VVN or_CC retired_VVD ,_, and_CC the_AT new_JJ headmistress_NN1 ,_, specifically_RR appointed_VVN to_TO enforce_VVI the_AT fashionable_JJ orthodoxies_NN2 ,_, had_VHD moved_VVN in_RP with_IW crusading_VVG zeal_NN1 to_TO smell_VVI out_RP and_CC eradicate_VVI heresy_NN1 ._. 
Meg_NP1 realized_VVD now_CS21 that_CS22 she_PPHS1 had_VHD ,_, from_II the_AT first_MD ,_, been_VBN the_AT obvious_JJ ,_, the_AT predestined_JJ victim_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD fled_VVN to_II this_DD1 new_JJ life_NN1 on_II the_AT headland_NN1 and_CC to_II a_AT1 different_JJ solitude_NN1 ._. 
And_CC here_RL she_PPHS1 had_VHD found_VVN Alice_NP1 Mair_NP1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD met_VVN a_AT1 fortnight_NNT1 after_II Meg_NP1 's_GE arrival_NN1 when_CS Alice_NP1 had_VHD called_VVN at_II the_AT Old_JJ Rectory_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 suitcase_NN1 of_IO jumble_NN1 for_IF the_AT annual_JJ sale_NN1 in_II31 aid_II32 of_II33 St_NP1 Andrew_NP1 's_GE Church_NN1 in_II Lydsett_NP1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ an_AT1 unused_JJ scullery_NN1 leading_VVG off_RP a_AT1 passage_NN1 between_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 and_CC the_AT back_NN1 door_NN1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ used_VVN as_II a_AT1 collecting_NN1 point_NN1 for_IF unwanted_JJ items_NN2 from_II the_AT headland_NN1 ;_; clothes_NN2 ,_, bric--brac_NN1 ,_, books_NN2 and_CC old_JJ magazines_NN2 ._. 
Mr_NNB Copley_NP1 took_VVD an_AT1 occasional_JJ service_NN1 at_II St_NP1 Andrew_NP1 's_GE when_CS Mr_NNB Smollett_NP1 ,_, the_AT vicar_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ on_II holiday_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 involvement_NN1 in_II church_NN1 and_CC village_NN1 life_NN1 which_DDQ ,_, Meg_NP1 suspected_VVD ,_, was_VBDZ as_RG important_JJ to_II him_PPHO1 as_CSA it_PPH1 was_VBDZ to_II the_AT church_NN1 ._. 
Normally_RR ,_, little_JJ jumble_NN1 could_VM be_VBI expected_VVN from_II the_AT few_DA2 cottages_NN2 on_II the_AT headland_NN1 ,_, but_CCB Alex_NP1 Mair_NP1 ,_, anxious_JJ to_TO associate_VVI the_AT power_NN1 station_NN1 with_IW the_AT community_NN1 ,_, had_VHD put_VVN up_RP a_AT1 notice_NN1 on_II the_AT staff_NN board_NN1 and_CC the_AT two_MC tea_NN1 chests_NN2 were_VBDR usually_RR fairly_RR full_JJ by_II the_AT time_NNT1 the_AT October_NPM1 sale_NN1 came_VVD round_RP ._. 
The_AT back_NN1 door_NN1 of_IO the_AT Old_JJ Rectory_NN1 ,_, giving_VVG access_NN1 to_II the_AT scullery_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ normally_RR left_JJ open_JJ during_II daylight_NN1 hours_NNT2 and_CC an_AT1 inner_JJ door_NN1 to_II the_AT house_NN1 locked_VVD ,_, but_CCB Alice_NP1 Mair_NP1 had_VHD knocked_VVN at_II the_AT front_JJ door_NN1 and_CC made_VVN herself_PPX1 known_VVN ._. 
The_AT two_MC women_NN2 ,_, close_VV0 in_II age_NN1 ,_, both_RR reserved_VVN ,_, both_RR independent_JJ ,_, neither_RR deliberately_RR seeking_VVG a_AT1 friend_NN1 ,_, had_VHD liked_VVN each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ._. 
The_AT next_MD week_NNT1 Meg_NP1 had_VHD received_VVN an_AT1 invitation_NN1 to_II dinner_NN1 at_II Martyr_NN1 's_GE Cottage_NN1 ._. 
And_CC now_RT there_EX was_VBDZ rarely_RR a_AT1 day_NNT1 when_RRQ she_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX walk_VVI the_AT half_DB mile_NNU1 over_II the_AT headland_NN1 to_TO sit_VVI in_II Alice_NP1 's_GE kitchen_NN1 and_CC talk_NN1 and_CC watch_VV0 while_CS she_PPHS1 worked_VVD ._. 
Her_APPGE colleagues_NN2 at_II school_NN1 would_VM ,_, she_PPHS1 knew_VVD ,_, have_VH0 found_VVN their_APPGE friendship_NN1 incomprehensible_JJ ._. 
Friendship_NN1 there_RL ,_, or_CC what_DDQ passed_VVD for_IF friendship_NN1 ,_, never_RR crossed_VVD the_AT great_JJ divide_NN1 of_IO political_JJ allegiance_NN1 and_CC in_II the_AT acrimonious_JJ clamour_NN1 of_IO the_AT staffroom_NN1 could_VM swiftly_RR deteriorate_VVI into_II gossip_NN1 ,_, rumours_NN2 ,_, recriminations_NN2 and_CC betrayal_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 peaceable_JJ friendship_NN1 ,_, asking_VVG nothing_PN1 ,_, was_VBDZ as_RG devoid_JJ of_IO intensity_NN1 as_CSA it_PPH1 was_VBDZ of_IO anxiety_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX a_AT1 demonstrative_JJ friendship_NN1 ;_; they_PPHS2 had_VHD never_RR kissed_VVN ,_, had_VHD never_RR indeed_RR touched_VVN hands_NN2 except_CS at_II that_DD1 first_MD meeting_NN1 ._. 
Meg_NP1 was_VBDZ n't_XX sure_JJ what_DDQ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ that_CST Alice_NP1 valued_VVD in_II her_PPHO1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 knew_VVD what_DDQ she_PPHS1 valued_VVD in_II Alice_NP1 ._. 
Intelligent_JJ ,_, well-read_JJ ,_, unsentimental_JJ ,_, unshockable_JJ ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD become_VVN the_AT focus_NN1 of_IO Meg_NP1 's_GE life_NN1 on_II the_AT headland_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 seldom_RR saw_VVD Alex_NP1 Mair_NP1 ._. 
During_II the_AT day_NNT1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ at_II the_AT power_NN1 station_NN1 and_CC at_II weekends_NNT2 ,_, reversing_VVG the_AT normal_JJ peregrination_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ at_II his_APPGE London_NP1 flat_NN1 ,_, frequently_RR staying_VVG there_RL for_IF Part_NN1 of_IO the_AT week_NNT1 if_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 meeting_NN1 in_II town_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD never_RR felt_VVN that_CST Alice_NP1 had_VHD deliberately_RR kept_VVN them_PPHO2 apart_RL ,_, fearing_VVG that_CST her_APPGE brother_NN1 would_VM be_VBI bored_VVN by_II her_APPGE friend_NN1 ._. 
In_II31 spite_II32 of_II33 all_DB the_AT traumas_NN2 of_IO the_AT last_MD four_MC years_NNT2 Meg_NP1 's_GE inner_JJ self_NN1 was_VBDZ too_RG confidently_RR rooted_VVN to_TO be_VBI prone_JJ to_II that_DD1 kind_NN1 of_IO sexual_JJ or_CC social_JJ self-abasement_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 had_VHD never_RR felt_VVN at_II home_NN1 with_IW him_PPHO1 ,_, perhaps_RR because_CS ,_, with_IW his_APPGE confident_JJ good_JJ looks_NN2 and_CC the_AT air_NN1 of_IO arrogance_NN1 in_II his_APPGE bearing_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 seemed_VVD both_RR to_TO represent_VVI and_CC to_TO have_VHI absorbed_VVN something_PN1 of_IO the_AT mystery_NN1 and_CC potency_NN1 of_IO the_AT power_NN1 he_PPHS1 operated_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ perfectly_RR amiable_JJ to_II her_PPHO1 on_II the_AT few_DA2 occasions_NN2 when_CS they_PPHS2 did_VDD meet_VVI ;_; sometimes_RT she_PPHS1 even_RR felt_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 liked_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
But_CCB their_APPGE only_JJ common_JJ ground_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 of_IO Martyr_NN1 's_GE Cottage_NN1 and_CC even_RR there_RL she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ always_RR more_RRR at_II home_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ away_RL ._. 
Alice_NP1 never_RR spoke_VVD of_IO him_PPHO1 except_CS casually_RR but_CCB on_II the_AT few_DA2 occasions_NN2 ,_, like_II last_MD night_NNT1 's_GE dinner_NN1 party_NN1 ,_, when_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN them_PPHO2 together_RL they_PPHS2 seemed_VVD to_TO have_VHI the_AT intuitive_JJ mutual_JJ awareness_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 instinctive_JJ response_NN1 to_II the_AT other_NN1 's_GE needs_NN2 ,_, more_RGR typical_JJ of_IO a_AT1 long-standing_JJ successful_JJ marriage_NN1 than_CSN of_IO an_AT1 apparently_RR casual_JJ fraternal_JJ relationship_NN1 ._. 
And_CC for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 in_II nearly_RR three_MC years_NNT2 she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN able_JK to_TO talk_VVI about_II Martin_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 remembered_VVD that_CST July_NPM1 day_NNT1 ,_, the_AT kitchen_NN1 door_NN1 open_VV0 to_II the_AT patio_NN1 ,_, the_AT scent_NN1 of_IO herbs_NN2 and_CC sea_NN1 stronger_JJR even_RR than_CSN the_AT spicy_JJ ,_, buttery_JJ smell_NN1 of_IO newly_RR baked_JJ biscuits_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 and_CC Alice_NP1 had_VHD sat_VVN opposite_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ,_, across_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 table_NN1 ,_, the_AT teapot_NN1 between_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 could_VM remember_VVI every_AT1 word_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX get_VVI many_DA2 thanks_NN2 ._. 
Oh_UH ,_, they_PPHS2 said_VVD how_RGQ heroic_JJ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ and_CC the_AT headmaster_NN1 said_VVD all_DB the_AT right_JJ things_NN2 at_II the_AT school_NN1 memorial_NN1 service_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB they_PPHS2 thought_VVD that_CST the_AT boys_NN2 should_VM n't_XX have_VHI been_VBN swimming_VVG there_RL anyway_RR ._. 
The_AT school_NN1 disclaimed_VVD any_DD responsibility_NN1 for_IF his_APPGE death_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR more_RGR anxious_JJ to_TO escape_VVI criticism_NN1 than_CSN to_TO honour_VVI Martin_NP1 ._. 
And_CC the_AT boy_NN1 he_PPHS1 saved_VVD has_VHZ n't_XX turned_VVN out_RP very_RG well_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM silly_JJ to_TO worry_VVI about_II that_DD1 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI perfectly_RR natural_JJ to_TO hope_VVI that_CST your_APPGE husband_NN1 had_VHD n't_XX died_VVN for_IF someone_PN1 second-rate_JJ ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 the_AT boy_NN1 has_VHZ a_AT1 point_NN1 of_IO view_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 could_VM be_VBI an_AT1 awesome_JJ responsibility_NN1 knowing_VVG that_CST someone_PN1 has_VHZ died_VVN for_IF you_PPY ._. 
'_GE Meg_NP1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 tried_VVD to_TO tell_VVI myself_PPX1 that_DD1 ._. 
For_IF a_AT1 time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ well_JJ ,_, almost_RR obsessed_JJ with_IW that_DD1 boy_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 used_VMK to_TO hang_VVI about_RP the_AT school_NN1 waiting_VVG for_IF him_PPHO1 to_TO come_VVI out_RP ._. 
Sometimes_RT I_PPIS1 had_VHD the_AT need_NN1 almost_RR to_TO touch_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ as_CS21 if_CS22 some_DD part_NN1 of_IO Martin_NP1 had_VHD Passed_VVN into_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ only_RR embarrassed_JJ ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO see_VVI me_PPIO1 or_CC talk_VV0 to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, he_PPHS1 or_CC his_APPGE parents_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX ,_, in_II fact_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 very_RG nice_JJ boy_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 bully_NN1 and_CC rather_RG stupid_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI Martin_NP1 even_RR liked_VVD him_PPHO1 although_CS he_PPHS1 never_RR said_VVD so_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ spotty_JJ ,_, too_RR oh_UH dear_UH ,_, that_DD1 was_VBDZ n't_XX his_APPGE fault_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI why_RRQ I_PPIS1 even_RR mentioned_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC she_PPHS1 had_VHD wondered_VVN how_RRQ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ speaking_VVG of_IO him_PPHO1 at_II all._NNU for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 after_II all_DB these_DD2 years_NNT2 ._. 
And_CC that_DD1 business_NN1 about_II her_APPGE obsession_NN1 with_IW him_PPHO1 ;_; she_PPHS1 had_VHD never_RR mentioned_VVN that_CST to_II a_AT1 living_JJ soul_NN1 ._. 
Alice_NP1 had_VHD said_VVN :_: '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 pity_NN1 your_APPGE husband_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX leave_VVI him_PPHO1 to_TO drown_VVI and_CC save_VVI himself_PPX1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 that_CST on_II the_AT spur_NN1 of_IO the_AT moment_NN1 he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX weigh_VVI up_RP the_AT relative_JJ value_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 useful_JJ teaching_NN1 career_NN1 and_CC pimpled_JJ stupidity_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Leave_VV0 him_PPHO1 to_TO drown_VVI ?_? 
Deliberately_RR ?_? 
Oh_UH Alice_NP1 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 you_PPY could_VM n't_XX do_VDI that_DD1 yourself_PPX1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Perhaps_RR not_XX ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM perfectly_RR capable_JJ of_IO irrational_JJ folly_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM probably_RR pull_VVI him_PPHO1 out_RP if_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM do_VDI it_PPH1 without_IW too_RG much_DA1 danger_NN1 to_II myself_PPX1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 you_PPY would_VM ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ human_JJ instinct_NN1 ,_, surely_RR ,_, to_TO save_VVI others_NN2 ,_, particularly_RR a_AT1 child_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ human_JJ instinct_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 thoroughly_RR healthy_JJ one_PN1 in_II my_APPGE view_NN1 ,_, to_TO save_VVI oneself_PNX1 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ why_RRQ ,_, when_RRQ people_NN do_VD0 n't_XX ,_, we_PPIS2 call_VV0 them_PPHO2 heroes_NN2 and_CC give_VV0 them_PPHO2 medals_NN2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 know_VV0 they_PPHS2 're_VBR acting_VVG against_II nature_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX understand_VVI how_RRQ you_PPY can_VM have_VHI such_DA an_AT1 extraordinarily_RR benign_JJ view_NN1 of_IO the_AT universe_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Have_VH0 I_PPIS1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 I_PPIS1 have_VH0 ._. 
Except_II21 for_II22 the_AT two_MC years_NNT2 after_II Martin_NP1 drowned_VVD I_PPIS1 've_VH0 always_RR been_VBN able_JK to_TO believe_VVI that_CST at_II the_AT heart_NN1 of_IO the_AT universe_NN1 there_EX is_VBZ love_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE At_II the_AT heart_NN1 of_IO the_AT universe_NN1 there_EX is_VBZ cruelty_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 are_VBR predators_NN2 and_CC are_VBR preyed_VVN upon_II ,_, every_AT1 living_JJ thing_NN1 ._. 
Did_VDD you_PPY know_VVI that_CST wasps_NN2 lay_VVD their_APPGE eggs_NN2 in_II ladybirds_NN2 ,_, piercing_VVG the_AT weak_JJ spot_NN1 in_II their_APPGE armour_NN1 ?_? 
Then_RT the_AT grub_NN1 grows_VVZ and_CC feeds_VVZ on_II the_AT living_JJ ladybird_NN1 and_CC eats_VVZ its_APPGE way_NN1 out_RP ,_, tying_VVG the_AT ladybird_NN1 's_GE legs_NN2 together_RL ._. 
Whoever_PNQV thought_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 has_VHZ ,_, you_PPY have_VH0 to_TO admit_VVI ,_, a_AT1 peculiar_JJ sense_NN1 of_IO humour_NN1 ._. 
And_CC do_VD0 n't_XX quote_VVI Tennyson_NP1 at_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Perhaps_RR it_PPH1 does_VDZ n't_XX feel_VVI anything_PN1 ,_, the_AT ladybird_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 '_" s_ZZ1 a_AT1 comforting_JJ thought_NN1 but_CCB I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX bet_VVI on_II it_PPH1 ._. 
You_PPY must_VM have_VHI had_VHN an_AT1 extraordinarily_RR happy_JJ childhood_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 did_VDD ,_, I_PPIS1 did_VDD !_! 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ lucky_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 would_VM have_VHI liked_VVN brothers_NN2 and_CC sisters_NN2 but_CCB I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX remember_VVI that_CST I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ ever_RR lonely_JJ ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ n't_XX much_DA1 money_NN1 but_CCB there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 great_JJ deal_NN1 of_IO love_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Love_NN1 ._. 
Is_VBZ that_DD1 so_RG very_RG important_JJ ?_? 
You_PPY were_VBDR a_AT1 teacher_NN1 ,_, you_PPY ought_VMK to_TO know_VVI ._. 
Is_VBZ it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ vital_JJ ._. 
If_CS a_AT1 child_NN1 has_VHZ it_PPH1 for_IF the_AT first_MD ten_MC years_NNT2 hardly_RR anything_PN1 else_RR matters_NN2 ._. 
If_CS he_PPHS1 has_VHZ n't_XX ,_, then_RT nothing_PN1 does_VDZ ._. 
'_" There_EX had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 moment_NN1 's_GE silence_NN1 and_CC then_RT Alice_NP1 had_VHD said_VVN :_: '_" My_APPGE father_NN1 died_VVD ,_, killed_VVN in_II an_AT1 accident_NN1 when_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ fifteen_MC ._. 
'_" '_" How_RGQ terrible_JJ ._. 
What_DDQ kind_NN1 of_IO accident_NN1 ?_? 
Were_VBDR you_PPY there_RL ?_? 
Did_VDD you_PPY see_VVI it_PPH1 ?_? 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 cut_VVD an_AT1 artery_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 billhook_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 bled_VVD to_II death_NN1 ._. 
No_UH ,_, we_PPIS2 did_VDD n't_XX see_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 were_VBDR on_II the_AT scene_NN1 soon_RR afterwards_RT ._. 
Too_RG late_RR ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
'_" '_GE Alex_NP1 too_RR ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ even_RR younger_JJR ._. 
How_RGQ awful_JJ for_IF you_PPY both_DB2 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 had_VHD its_APPGE effect_NN1 on_II our_APPGE lives_NN2 undoubtedly_RR ,_, particularly_RR mine_PPGE ._. 
Why_RRQ do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY try_VVI one_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 biscuits_NN2 ?_? 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 new_JJ recipe_NN1 but_CCB I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX sure_JJ that_CST it_PPH1 's_VBZ entirely_RR successful_JJ ._. 
A_RR21 little_RR22 too_RG sweet_JJ ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 may_VM have_VHI overdone_VVN the_AT spice_NN1 ._. 
Tell_VV0 me_PPIO1 what_DDQ you_PPY think_VV0 ._. 
'_GE Recalled_JJ to_II the_AT present_NN1 by_II the_AT cold_NN1 of_IO the_AT flagstones_NN2 numbing_VVG her_APPGE feet_NN2 and_CC automatically_RR aligning_VVG the_AT cup_NN1 handles_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 suddenly_RR realized_VVN why_RRQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD remembered_VVN that_DD1 summer_NNT1 teatime_NNT1 in_II Martyr_NN1 's_GE Cottage_NN1 ._. 
The_AT biscuits_NN2 she_PPHS1 would_VM add_VVI to_II the_AT tray_NN1 next_MD morning_NNT1 were_VBDR a_AT1 later_JJR batch_NN1 of_IO the_AT same_DA recipe_NN1 provided_VVN by_II Alice_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX take_VVI them_PPHO2 from_II the_AT tin_NN1 until_II tomorrow_RT ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 more_DAR to_TO do_VDI tonight_RT except_VVI to_TO fill_VVI her_APPGE hot-water_JJ bottle_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT central_JJ heating_NN1 in_II the_AT Old_JJ Rectory_NN1 and_CC she_PPHS1 seldom_RR switched_VVN on_RP the_AT two-bar_JJ electric_JJ fire_NN1 in_II her_APPGE bedroom_NN1 ,_, knowing_VVG how_RGQ worried_JJ the_AT Copleys_NP2 were_VBDR by_II their_APPGE her_APPGE bills_NN2 ._. 
Finally_RR ,_, hugging_VVG the_AT bottle_NN1 's_GE warmth_NN1 to_II her_APPGE chest_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 checked_VVD on_II the_AT bolts_NN2 of_IO the_AT front_NN1 and_CC back_JJ doors_NN2 and_CC made_VVD her_APPGE way_NN1 up_II the_AT uncarpeted_JJ stairs_NN2 to_II bed_NN1 ._. 
On_II the_AT landing_NN1 she_PPHS1 met_VVD Mrs_NNB Copley_NP1 ,_, dressing-gowned_JJ ,_, scurrying_VVG furtively_RR to_II the_AT bathroom_NN1 ._. 
Although_CS there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 cloakroom_NN1 on_II the_AT ground_NN1 floor_NN1 the_AT Old_JJ Rectory_NN1 had_VHD only_RR one_MC1 bathroom_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 defect_NN1 which_DDQ necessitated_VVD embarrassed_JJ ,_, low-voiced_JJ inquiries_NN2 before_CS anyone_PN1 upset_VVD their_APPGE carefully_RR worked_VVN out_RP rota_NN1 by_II taking_VVG an_AT1 unexpected_JJ bath_NN1 ._. 
Meg_NP1 waited_VVD until_CS she_PPHS1 heard_VVD the_AT main_JJ bedroom_NN1 door_NN1 shut_VVN before_II going_VVG herself_PPX1 to_II the_AT bathroom_NN1 ._. 
Fifteen_MC minutes_NNT2 later_RRR she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II bed_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 knew_VVD rather_CS21 than_CS22 felt_VVN that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ very_RG tired_JJ and_CC recognized_VVD the_AT symptoms_NN2 of_IO an_AT1 overstimulated_JJ brain_NN1 in_II an_AT1 exhausted_JJ body_NN1 ,_, the_AT restless_JJ limbs_NN2 and_CC inability_NN1 to_TO get_VVI comfortable_JJ ._. 
The_AT Old_JJ Rectory_NN1 was_VBDZ too_RG far_RR inland_RL for_IF her_PPHO1 to_TO hear_VVI the_AT crash_NN1 of_IO the_AT waves_NN2 but_CCB the_AT smell_NN1 and_CC the_AT throb_NN1 of_IO the_AT sea_NN1 were_VBDR always_RR present_JJ ._. 
In_II summer_NNT1 the_AT headland_NN1 would_VM vibrate_VVI with_IW a_AT1 gentle_JJ rhythmic_JJ humming_NN1 which_DDQ ,_, on_II stormy_JJ nights_NNT2 or_CC at_II the_AT spring_NN1 tides_NN2 would_VM rise_VVI to_II an_AT1 angry_JJ moan_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 slept_VVD always_RR with_IW her_APPGE window_NN1 open_JJ and_CC would_VM drift_VVI into_II sleep_NN1 soothed_VVN by_II that_DD1 distant_JJ murmur_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB tonight_RT it_PPH1 had_VHD no_AT power_NN1 to_TO lull_VVI her_PPHO1 into_II unconsciousness_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE bedside_NN1 book_NN1 ,_, often_RR reread_VVN ,_, was_VBDZ Anthony_NP1 Trollope_NP1 's_GE The_AT Small_JJ House_NN1 at_II Allington_NP1 but_CCB tonight_RT it_PPH1 could_VM no_RR21 longer_RR22 translate_VVI her_PPHO1 to_II the_AT reassuring_JJ ,_, comfortable_JJ ,_, nostalgic_JJ world_NN1 of_IO Barsetshire_NP1 ,_, to_II croquet_NN1 on_II Mrs_NNB Dale_NP1 's_GE lawn_NN1 and_CC dinner_NN1 at_II the_AT squire_NN1 's_GE table_NN1 ._. 
The_AT memories_NN2 of_IO the_AT evening_NNT1 were_VBDR too_RG traumatic_JJ ,_, too_RG exciting_JJ ,_, too_RG recent_JJ to_TO be_VBI easily_RR assuaged_VVN by_II sleep_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 opened_VVD her_APPGE eyes_NN2 to_II the_AT darkness_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 darkness_NN1 too_RG often_RR populated_VVN before_II sleep_NN1 by_II those_DD2 familiar_JJ ,_, reproachful_JJ ,_, childish_JJ faces_NN2 ,_, brown_JJ ,_, black_JJ and_CC white_JJ ,_, bending_VVG over_II her_PPHO1 ,_, asking_VVG why_RRQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD deserted_VVN them_PPHO2 when_CS they_PPHS2 loved_VVD her_PPHO1 and_CC thought_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD loved_VVN them_PPHO2 ._. 
Usually_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 relief_NN1 to_TO be_VBI free_JJ of_IO those_DD2 gentle_JJ and_CC accusing_VVG ghosts_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ in_II the_AT last_MD few_DA2 months_NNT2 had_VHD visited_VVN her_PPHO1 less_RGR often_RR ._. 
And_CC sometimes_RT they_PPHS2 were_VBDR replaced_VVN by_II a_AT1 more_RGR traumatic_JJ memory_NN1 ._. 
The_AT headmistress_NN1 had_VHD tried_VVN to_TO insist_VVI that_CST she_PPHS1 go_VV0 on_II a_AT1 racial_JJ awareness_NN1 course_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 who_PNQS had_VHD taught_VVN children_NN2 of_IO different_JJ races_NN2 for_IF over_RG twenty_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ one_MC1 scene_NN1 which_DDQ for_IF months_NNT2 she_PPHS1 had_VHD tried_VVN resolutely_RR to_TO put_VVI out_II21 of_II22 her_APPGE mind_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 last_MD meeting_NN1 in_II the_AT staffroom_NN1 ,_, the_AT circle_NN1 of_IO implacable_JJ faces_NN2 ,_, brown_JJ ,_, black_JJ and_CC white_JJ ,_, the_AT accusing_JJ eyes_NN2 ,_, the_AT insistent_JJ questions_NN2 ._. 
And_CC in_II the_AT end_NN1 ,_, worn_VVN down_RP by_II bullying_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD found_VVN herself_PPX1 helplessly_RR weeping_VVG ._. 
No_AT nervous_JJ breakdown_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 useful_JJ euphemism_NN1 ,_, had_VHD been_VBN more_RGR humiliating_JJ ._. 
But_CCB tonight_RT even_RR that_DD1 shameful_JJ memory_NN1 was_VBDZ replaced_VVN by_II more_RGR recent_JJ and_CC more_RGR disquieting_JJ visions_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 glimpsed_VVD again_RT that_CST girlish_JJ figure_NN1 momentarily_RR outlined_VVN against_II the_AT walls_NN2 of_IO the_AT abbey_NN1 only_RR to_II slip_NN1 away_RL like_II a_AT1 wraith_NN1 and_CC be_VBI lost_VVN among_II the_AT shadows_NN2 of_IO the_AT beach_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 sat_VVD again_RT at_II the_AT dinner_NN1 table_NN1 and_CC saw_VVD in_II the_AT candlelight_NN1 Hilary_NP1 Robarts_NP1 's_GE dark_NN1 ,_, discontented_JJ eyes_NN2 staring_VVG intently_RR at_II Alex_NP1 Mair_NP1 ;_; watched_VVD the_AT planes_NN2 of_IO Miles_NP1 Lessingham_NP1 's_GE face_NN1 fitfully_RR lit_VVN by_II the_AT leaping_JJ flames_NN2 of_IO the_AT fire_NN1 ,_, saw_VVD his_APPGE long-fingered_JJ hands_NN2 reaching_VVG down_RP for_IF the_AT bottle_NN1 of_IO claret_NN1 ,_, heard_VVD again_RT that_CST measured_VVD rather_RG high_JJ voice_NN1 speaking_VVG the_AT unspeakable_JJ ._. 
And_CC then_RT ,_, on_II the_AT verge_NN1 of_IO sleep_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ crashing_VVG with_IW him_PPHO1 through_II the_AT bushes_NN2 of_IO that_DD1 dreadful_JJ wood_NN1 ,_, feeling_VVG the_AT briars_NN2 scratching_VVG her_APPGE legs_NN2 ,_, the_AT low_JJ twigs_NN2 whipping_VVG against_II her_APPGE cheeks_NN2 ,_, staring_VVG with_IW him_PPHO1 as_II the_AT pool_NN1 of_IO light_NN1 from_II the_AT torch_NN1 shone_VVD down_RP on_II that_DD1 grotesque_NN1 and_CC mutilated_JJ face_NN1 ._. 
And_CC in_II that_DD1 twilight_NN1 world_NN1 between_II waking_NN1 and_CC sleeping_VVG she_PPHS1 saw_VVD that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 face_NN1 she_PPHS1 knew_VVD ,_, her_APPGE own._DA she_PPHS1 jerked_VVD back_RP to_II consciousness_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 little_JJ cry_NN1 of_IO began_VVD resolutely_RR to_TO read_VVI ._. 
Half_DB an_AT1 hour_NNT1 later_RRR ,_, the_AT book_NN1 slipped_VVD out_II21 of_II22 her_APPGE hand_NN1 and_CC she_PPHS1 fell_VVD into_II the_AT first_MD of_IO the_AT night_NNT1 's_GE uneasy_JJ periods_NN2 of_IO slumber_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 took_VVD only_RR two_MC minutes_NNT2 of_IO lying_VVG stretched_JJ and_CC rigid_JJ on_II his_APPGE bed_NN1 for_IF Alex_NP1 Mair_NP1 to_TO realize_VVI that_DD1 sleep_NN1 was_VBDZ unlikely_JJ to_TO come_VVI ._. 
To_TO lie_VVI in_II bed_NN1 wakeful_NN1 had_VHD always_RR been_VBN intolerable_JJ to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM manage_VVI with_IW little_DA1 sleep_NN1 but_CCB that_DD1 was_VBDZ invariably_RR sound_VV0 ._. 
Now_RT he_PPHS1 swung_VVD his_APPGE legs_NN2 out_II21 of_II22 bed_NN1 ,_, reached_VVN for_IF his_APPGE dressing_NN1 gown_NN1 and_CC walked_VVN over_RP to_II the_AT window_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 would_VM watch_VVI the_AT sun_NN1 rise_NN1 over_II the_AT North_NP1 Sea_NNL1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 thought_VVD back_RP over_II the_AT last_MD few_DA2 hours_NNT2 ,_, the_AT acknowledged_JJ relief_NN1 of_IO talking_VVG to_II Alice_NP1 ,_, the_AT knowledge_NN1 that_CST nothing_PN1 shocked_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, nothing_PN1 surprised_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, that_CST everything_PN1 he_PPHS1 did_VDD ,_, if_CS not_XX right_RR in_II her_APPGE eyes_NN2 ,_, was_VBDZ judged_VVN by_II a_AT1 different_JJ standard_NN1 from_II the_AT one_PN1 she_PPHS1 rigorously_RR applied_VVN to_II the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE life_NN1 ._. 
The_AT secret_NN1 that_CST lay_VVD between_II them_PPHO2 ,_, those_DD2 minutes_NNT2 when_RRQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD held_VVN her_PPHO1 shaking_VVG body_NN1 against_II the_AT tree_NN1 trunk_NN1 and_CC stared_VVD into_II her_APPGE eyes_NN2 ,_, compelling_JJ obedience_NN1 ,_, had_VHD bound_VVN them_PPHO2 with_IW a_AT1 cord_NN1 so_RG strong_JJ that_CST it_PPH1 could_VM n't_XX be_VBI frayed_VVN ,_, either_RR by_II the_AT enormity_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE shared_JJ guilty_JJ secret_NN1 ,_, or_CC by_II the_AT small_JJ rubs_NN2 of_IO living_VVG together_RL ._. 
And_CC yet_RR they_PPHS2 had_VHD never_RR spoken_VVN of_IO their_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE death_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI whether_CSW Alice_NP1 ever_RR thought_VVN of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, or_CC whether_CSW the_AT trauma_NN1 had_VHD erased_VVN it_PPH1 from_II her_APPGE mind_NN1 so_CS21 that_CS22 she_PPHS1 now_RT believed_VVD the_AT version_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD formulated_VVN ,_, had_VHD taken_VVN the_AT lie_NN1 into_II her_APPGE unconscious_JJ and_CC made_VVD it_PPH1 her_APPGE truth_NN1 ._. 
When_RRQ ,_, quite_RG soon_RR after_II the_AT funeral_NN1 ,_, seeing_VVG how_RRQ calm_VV0 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD imagined_VVN that_DD1 possibility_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN surprised_VVN at_II his_APPGE reluctance_NN1 to_TO believe_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI her_APPGE gratitude_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ degrading_VVG even_RR to_TO contemplate_VVI that_CST she_PPHS1 would_VM feel_VVI an_AT1 obligation_NN1 towards_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
Obligation_NN1 and_CC gratitude_NN1 were_VBDR words_NN2 they_PPHS2 had_VHD never_RR needed_VVN to_TO use_VVI ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 did_VDD want_VVI her_PPHO1 to_TO know_VVI and_CC to_TO remember_VVI ._. 
The_AT deed_NN1 was_VBDZ to_II him_PPHO1 so_RG monstrous_JJ ,_, so_RG surprising_JJ ,_, that_CST it_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN intolerable_JJ not_XX to_TO have_VHI shared_VVN it_PPH1 with_IW a_AT1 living_JJ soul_NN1 ._. 
In_II those_DD2 early_JJ months_NNT2 he_PPHS1 had_VHD wanted_VVN her_PPHO1 to_TO know_VVI the_AT magnitude_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD done_VDN and_CC that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD done_VDN it_PPH1 for_IF her_PPHO1 ._. 
And_CC then_RT ,_, six_MC weeks_NNT2 after_II the_AT funeral_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD suddenly_RR found_VVN himself_PPX1 able_JK to_TO believe_VVI that_CST it_PPH1 had_VHD n't_XX happened_VVN ,_, not_XX in_II that_DD1 way_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_CST the_AT whole_JJ horror_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 childhood_NN1 fantasy_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 would_VM lie_VVI awake_JJ at_II night_NNT1 and_CC see_VVI his_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE crumbling_JJ figure_NN1 ,_, the_AT leap_NN1 of_IO blood_NN1 like_II a_AT1 scarlet_JJ fountain_NN1 ,_, would_VM hear_VVI the_AT harshly_RR whispered_VVD words_NN2 ._. 
In_II this_DD1 revised_JJ and_CC comforting_JJ version_NN1 there_EX had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 second_NNT1 of_IO delay_NN1 ,_, no_AT more_RRR ,_, and_CC then_RT he_PPHS1 had_VHD raced_VVN for_IF the_AT house_NN1 shouting_VVG for_IF help_NN1 ._. 
And_CC there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 second_NNT1 and_CC even_RR more_RGR admirable_JJ fantasy_NN1 in_II which_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD knelt_VVN at_II his_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE side_NN1 ,_, had_VHD pressed_VVN his_APPGE clenched_JJ fist_NN1 hard_RR into_II the_AT groin_NN1 ,_, quenching_VVG the_AT spurting_JJ blood_NN1 ,_, had_VHD whispered_VVN reassurance_NN1 into_II those_DD2 dying_JJ eyes_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN too_RG late_JJ ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ;_; but_CCB he_PPHS1 had_VHD tried_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD done_VDN his_APPGE best_JJT ._. 
The_AT coroner_NN1 had_VHD praised_VVN him_PPHO1 ,_, that_DD1 precise_JJ little_JJ man_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE half-moon_JJ spectacles_NN2 ,_, his_APPGE face_NN1 like_II a_AT1 querulous_JJ parrot_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 congratulate_VV0 the_AT deceased_NN1 's_GE son_NN1 who_PNQS acted_VVD with_IW commendable_JJ promptness_NN1 and_CC courage_NN1 and_CC did_VDD everything_PN1 possible_JJ to_TO try_VVI to_TO save_VVI his_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE life_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT relief_NN1 of_IO being_VBG able_JK to_TO believe_VVI in_II his_APPGE innocence_NN1 was_VBDZ at_RR21 first_RR22 so_RG great_JJ that_CST temporarily_RR it_PPH1 overwhelmed_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD lain_VVN in_II bed_NN1 night_NNT1 after_II night_NNT1 drifting_VVG into_II sleep_NN1 on_II a_AT1 tide_NN1 of_IO euphoria_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 had_VHD known_VVN ,_, even_RR then_RT ,_, that_CST this_DD1 self-administered_JJ absolution_NN1 was_VBDZ like_II a_AT1 drug_NN1 in_II the_AT bloodstream_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ comforting_JJ and_CC easy_JJ ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX for_IF him_PPHO1 ._. 
That_DD1 way_NN1 lay_VVD a_AT1 danger_NN1 more_RGR destructive_JJ even_RR than_CSN guilt_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD told_VVN himself_PPX1 :_: '_" I_PPIS1 must_VM never_RR believe_VVI that_CST a_AT1 lie_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT truth_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 may_VM tell_VVI lies_NN2 all_DB my_APPGE life_NN1 if_CS it_PPH1 's_VBZ expedient_JJ but_CCB I_PPIS1 must_VM know_VVI them_PPHO2 for_IF what_DDQ they_PPHS2 are_VBR and_CC I_PPIS1 must_VM never_RR tell_VVI them_PPHO2 to_TO myself_PPX1 ._. 
Facts_NN2 are_VBR facts_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 to_TO accept_VVI them_PPHO2 and_CC face_VVI them_PPHO2 and_CC then_RT I_PPIS1 can_VM learn_VVI how_RRQ to_TO deal_VVI with_IW them_PPHO2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 can_VM look_VVI for_IF reasons_NN2 for_IF what_DDQ I_PPIS1 did_VDD and_CC call_VV0 those_DD2 reasons_NN2 excuses_NN2 ;_; what_DDQ he_PPHS1 did_VDD to_II Alice_NP1 ,_, how_RRQ he_PPHS1 bullied_VVD Mother_NN1 ,_, how_RRQ I_PPIS1 hated_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 can_VM attempt_VVI to_TO justify_VVI his_APPGE death_NN1 at_RR21 least_RR22 to_II myself_PPX1 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 did_VDD what_DDQ I_PPIS1 did_VDD and_CC he_PPHS1 died_VVD as_CSA he_PPHS1 died_VVD ._. 
'_GE And_CC with_IW that_DD1 acceptance_NN1 came_VVD a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO peace_NN1 ._. 
After_CS a_AT1 few_DA2 years_NNT2 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ able_JK to_TO believe_VVI that_DD1 guilt_NN1 itself_PPX1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 indulgence_NN1 ,_, that_CST he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX need_VVI to_TO suffer_VVI it_PPH1 unless_CS he_PPHS1 chose_VVD ._. 
And_CC then_RT there_EX came_VVD a_AT1 time_NNT1 when_RRQ he_PPHS1 felt_VVD a_AT1 pride_NN1 in_II the_AT deed_NN1 ,_, in_II the_AT courage_NN1 ,_, the_AT audacity_NN1 ,_, the_AT resolution_NN1 which_DDQ had_VHD made_VVN it_PPH1 possible_JJ ._. 
But_CCB that_DD1 ,_, too_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 knew_VVD was_VBDZ dangerous_JJ ._. 
And_CC for_IF years_NNT2 afterwards_RT he_PPHS1 hardly_RR thought_VVN of_IO his_APPGE father_NN1 ._. 
Neither_RR his_APPGE mother_NN1 nor_CC Alice_NP1 ever_RR spoke_VVD of_IO him_PPHO1 except_CS in_II the_AT company_NN1 of_IO casual_JJ acquaintances_NN2 who_PNQS felt_VVD the_AT need_NN1 to_TO utter_VVI embarrassed_JJ condolences_NN2 from_II which_DDQ there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT escape_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB in_II the_AT family_NN1 only_RR once_RR was_VBDZ his_APPGE name_NN1 mentioned_VVN ._. 
A_AT1 year_NNT1 after_II the_AT death_NN1 his_APPGE mother_NN1 had_VHD married_VVN Edmund_NP1 Morgan_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 widowed_JJ church_NN1 organist_NN1 of_IO mind-numbing_JJ dullness_NN1 ,_, and_CC had_VHD retired_VVN with_IW him_PPHO1 to_II Bognor_NP1 Regis_NP1 where_CS they_PPHS2 lived_VVD on_II his_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE insurance_NN1 money_NN1 in_II a_AT1 spacious_JJ bungalow_NN1 in_II sight_NN1 of_IO the_AT sea_NN1 ,_, in_II an_AT1 obsessive_JJ mutual_JJ devotion_NN1 which_DDQ mirrored_VVD the_AT meticulous_JJ order_NN1 and_CC tidiness_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE world_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE mother_NN1 always_RR spoke_VVD of_IO her_APPGE new_JJ husband_NN1 as_CSA Mr_NNB Morgan_NP1 ._. 
'_GE If_CS I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX talk_VVI to_II you_PPY about_II your_APPGE father_NN1 ,_, Alex_NP1 ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ n't_XX that_CST I_PPIS1 've_VH0 forgotten_VVN him_PPHO1 ,_, but_CCB Mr_NNB Morgan_NP1 would_VM n't_XX like_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT phrase_NN1 had_VHD become_VVN a_AT1 catchword_NN1 between_II him_PPHO1 and_CC Alice_NP1 ._. 
The_AT conjunction_NN1 of_IO Morgan_NP1 's_GE job_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE instrument_NN1 offered_VVD endless_JJ possibilities_NN2 of_IO adolescent_JJ jokes_NN2 ,_, particularly_RR when_CS he_PPHS1 and_CC -their_APPGE mother_NN1 were_VBDR on_II honeymoon_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 expect_VV0 Mr_NNB Morgan_NP1 is_VBZ pulling_VVG out_RP all_DB Iris_NP1 stops_VVZ ._. 
'_" '_" Do_VD0 you_PPY suppose_VVI Mr_NNB Morgan_NP1 is_VBZ changing_VVG his_APPGE combinations_NN2 ?_? 
'_" '_GE Poor_JJ Mr_NNB Morgan_NP1 ,_, labouring_VVG away_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 he_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX run_VVI out_II21 of_II22 wind_NN1 ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 were_VBDR wary_JJ ,_, reticent_JJ children_NN2 ,_, yet_RR this_DD1 joke_NN1 would_VM reduce_VVI them_PPHO2 to_II screams_NN2 of_IO helpless_JJ laughter_NN1 ._. 
Mr_NNB Morgan_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE organ_NN1 releasing_VVG them_PPHO2 into_II hysterical_JJ laughter_NN1 had_VHD anaesthetized_VVN the_AT horror_NN1 of_IO the_AT past_NN1 ._. 
And_CC then_RT ,_, when_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ about_RG eighteen_MC ,_, reality_NN1 of_IO another_DD1 kind_NN1 intruded_VVD itself_PPX1 and_CC he_PPHS1 said_VVD aloud_RR ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX do_VDI it_PPH1 for_IF Alice_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 did_VDD it_PPH1 for_IF myself_PPX1 '_GE ,_, and_CC thought_VVD how_RGQ extraordinary_JJ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ that_CST it_PPH1 had_VHD taken_VVN four_MC years_NNT2 to_TO discover_VVI that_DD1 fact_NN1 ._. 
And_CC yet_RR was_VBDZ it_PPH1 a_AT1 fact_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ it_PPH1 the_AT truth_NN1 ,_, or_CC was_VBDZ it_PPH1 merely_RR a_AT1 psychological_JJ speculation_NN1 which_DDQ in_II certain_JJ moods_NN2 he_PPHS1 found_VVD it_PPH1 interesting_JJ to_TO contemplate_VVI ?_? 
Now_RT ,_, looking_VVG out_RP over_II the_AT heartland_NN1 to_II the_AT eastern_JJ sky_NN1 already_RR flushed_VVN with_IW the_AT first_MD faint_JJ gold_NN1 of_IO dawn_NNT1 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD aloud_RR :_: '_" I_PPIS1 let_VV0 my_APPGE father_NN1 die_VVI deliberately_RR ._. 
That_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 fact_NN1 ._. 
All_DB the_AT rest_NN1 is_VBZ pointless_JJ speculation_NN1 ._. 
'_GE In_II fiction_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, Alice_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 should_VM have_VHI been_VBN tormented_VVN by_II our_APPGE joint_JJ knowledge_NN1 ,_, distrustful_JJ ,_, guilt-ridden_NN1 ,_, unable_JK to_TO live_VVI apart_RL yet_RR miserable_JJ together_RL ._. 
Yet_RR since_CS his_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE death_NN1 there_EX had_VHD been_VBN nothing_PN1 between_II him_PPHO1 and_CC his_APPGE sister_NN1 but_CCB companionship_NN1 ,_, affection_NN1 ,_, peace_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB now_RT ,_, nearly_RR thirty_MC years_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, when_CS he_PPHS1 thought_VVD he_PPHS1 had_VHD long_RR come_VVN to_II terms_NN2 with_IW the_AT deed_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE own_DA reaction_NN1 to_II it_PPH1 ,_, memory_NN1 had_VHD begun_VVN to_TO stir_VVI again_RT ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD started_VVN with_IW the_AT first_MD Whistler_NP1 murder_NN1 ._. 
The_AT word_NN1 '_GE murder_NN1 '_GE itself_PPX1 constantly_RR on_II someone_PN1 's_GE lips_NN2 ,_, like_II a_AT1 sonorous_JJ curse_NN1 ,_, seemed_VVD to_TO have_VHI the_AT power_NN1 to_TO evoke_VVI those_DD2 half-suppressed_JJ images_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE face_NN1 which_DDQ had_VHD become_VVN as_CSA unclear_JJ ,_, as_CSA devoid_JJ of_IO any_DD life_NN1 ,_, as_CSA an_AT1 old_JJ photograph_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB in_II the_AT last_MD six_MC months_NNT2 his_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE image_NN1 had_VHD begun_VVN to_TO intrude_VVI on_II his_APPGE consciousness_NN1 at_II odd_JJ moments_NN2 ,_, in_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 meeting_NN1 ,_, across_II a_AT1 boardroom_NN1 table_NN1 ,_, in_II a_AT1 gesture_NN1 ,_, the_AT droop_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 eyelid_NN1 ,_, the_AT tone_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 voice_NN1 ,_, the_AT line_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 speaker_NN1 's_GE mouth_NN1 ,_, the_AT shape_NN1 of_IO fingers_NN2 splayed_VVN to_II an_AT1 open_JJ fire_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE ghost_NN1 had_VHD returned_VVN in_II the_AT tangle_NN1 of_IO late-summer_JJ foliage_NN1 ,_, the_AT first_MD fall_NN1 of_IO the_AT leaves_NN2 ,_, the_AT tentative_JJ autumn_NNT1 smells_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wondered_VVD if_CS the_AT same_DA thing_NN1 was_VBDZ happening_VVG to_II Alice_NP1 ._. 
For_IF all_DB their_APPGE mutual_JJ sympathy_NN1 ,_, for_IF all_DB the_AT sense_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD of_IO their_APPGE being_VBG irrevocably_RR bound_VVN together_RL ,_, this_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT one_MC1 question_NN1 he_PPHS1 knew_VVD he_PPHS1 would_VM never_RR ask_VVI ._. 
And_CC there_EX were_VBDR other_JJ questions_NN2 ,_, one_MC1 question_NN1 in_RR21 particular_RR22 ,_, which_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT need_NN1 to_TO fear_VVI from_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX in_II the_AT least_RGT curious_JJ about_II his_APPGE sexual_JJ life_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 knew_VVD enough_DD psychology_NN1 to_TO have_VHI at_RR21 least_RR22 some_DD insight_NN1 into_II what_DDQ those_DD2 early_JJ shaming_JJ and_CC terrifying_JJ experiences_NN2 had_VHD done_VDN to_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
Sometimes_RT he_PPHS1 thought_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 regarded_VVD his_APPGE affairs_NN2 with_IW a_AT1 casual_JJ ,_, slightly_RR amused_JJ indulgence_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 ,_, herself_PPX1 immune_JJ to_II a_AT1 childish_JJ weakness_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ nevertheless_RR indisposed_JJ to_TO criticize_VVI it_PPH1 in_II others_NN2 ._. 
Once_RR ,_, after_CS his_APPGE divorce_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD said_VVN :_: 'l_VV0 find_VV0 it_PPH1 extraordinary_JJ that_CST a_AT1 straightforward_JJ if_CS inelegant_JJ device_NN1 for_IF ensuring_VVG the_AT survival_NN1 of_IO the_AT species_NN should_VM involve_VVI human_JJ beings_NN2 in_II such_DA emotional_JJ turmoil_NN1 ._. 
Does_VDZ sex_NN1 have_VHI to_TO be_VBI taken_VVN so_RG seriously_RR ?_? 
'_GE And_CC now_RT he_PPHS1 found_VVD himself_PPX1 wondering_VVG whether_CSW she_PPHS1 knew_VVD or_CC guessed_VVD about_II Amy_NP1 ._. 
And_CC then_RT ,_, as_CSA the_AT flaming_JJ ball_NN1 rose_VVD from_II the_AT sea_NN1 ,_, the_AT gears_NN2 of_IO time_NNT1 slipped_VVD ,_, went_VVD into_II reverse_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ back_RP only_RR five_MC days_NNT2 ago_RA lying_VVG with_IW Amy_NP1 in_II the_AT deep_JJ hollow_NN1 of_IO the_AT dunes_NN2 ,_, smelling_VVG again_RT the_AT scent_NN1 of_IO sand_NN1 and_CC grasses_NN2 and_CC the_AT salt_NN1 tang_NN1 of_IO the_AT sea_NN1 as_II the_AT late_JJ afternoon_NNT1 warmth_NN1 drained_VVN out_II21 of_II22 the_AT autumn_NNT1 air_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM recall_VVI every_AT1 sentence_NN1 ,_, every_AT1 gesture_NN1 ,_, the_AT timbre_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE voice_NN1 ,_, could_VM feel_VVI again_RT the_AT hairs_NN2 rising_VVG on_II his_APPGE arms_NN2 at_II her_APPGE touch_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 turned_VVD towards_II him_PPHO1 ,_, her_APPGE head_NN1 propped_VVN on_II her_APPGE hand_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 saw_VVD the_AT strong_JJ afternoon_NNT1 light_NN1 shafting_VVG with_IW gold_NN1 the_AT cropped_JJ brightly_RR dyed_JJ hair_NN1 ._. 
Already_RR the_AT warmth_NN1 was_VBDZ draining_VVG from_II the_AT air_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 knew_VVD that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ time_NNT1 they_PPHS2 were_VBDR moving_VVG ._. 
But_CCB lying_VVG there_RL beside_II her_PPHO1 ,_, listening_VVG to_II the_AT susurration_NN1 of_IO the_AT tide_NN1 and_CC looking_VVG up_RP at_II the_AT sky_NN1 through_II a_AT1 haze_NN1 of_IO grasses_NN2 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ filled_VVN ,_, not_XX with_IW post-coital_JJ sadness_NN1 ,_, but_CCB with_IW an_AT1 agreeable_JJ languor_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 the_AT long-committed_JJ Sunday_NPD1 afternoon_NNT1 still_RR stretched_VVN ahead_II21 of_II22 them_PPHO2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ Amy_NP1 who_PNQS said_VVD :_: '_GE Look_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VHD better_RRR be_VBI getting_VVG back_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 told_VVD Neil_NP1 I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX be_VBI more_DAR than_CSN an_AT1 hour_NNT1 and_CC he_PPHS1 gets_VVZ fussy_JJ if_CS I_PPIS1 'm_VBM late_RR because_II21 of_II22 the_AT Whistler_NP1 ._. 
'_" '_GE The_AT Whistler_NP1 kills_VVZ at_II night_NNT1 not_XX in_II daylight_NN1 ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 'd_VM hardly_RR venture_VVI on_II the_AT heartland_NN1 ._. 
Too_RG little_DA1 cover_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB Pascoe_NP1 's_GE right_JJ to_TO be_VBI concerned_JJ ._. 
There_EX is_VBZ n't_XX much_DA1 danger_NN1 ,_, but_CCB you_PPY should_VM n't_XX be_VBI out_RP alone_JJ at_II night_NNT1 ._. 
No_AT woman_NN1 should_VM until_CS he_PPHS1 's_VBZ caught_VVN ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" I_PPIS1 wish_VV0 they_PPHS2 would_VM catch_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
It_PPH1 'd_VM be_VBI one_MC1 thing_NN1 less_RRR for_IF Neil_NP1 to_TO worry_VVI about_RP ._. 
'_GE Making_NN1 Iris_NP1 voice_NN1 carefully_RR casual_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 asked_VVD :_: '_" Does_VDZ n't_XX he_PPHS1 ever_RR ask_VVI where_RRQ you_PPY 're_VBR going_VVG when_CS you_PPY sneak_VV0 out_RP on_II Sunday_NPD1 afternoons_NNT2 leaving_VVG him_PPHO1 to_TO look_VVI after_II the_AT child_NN1 ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, he_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX ._. 
And_CC the_AT child_NN1 is_VBZ called_VVN Timmy_NP1 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX sneak_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 say_VV0 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM going_VVG and_CC I_PPIS1 go_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB he_PPHS1 must_VM wonder_VVI ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, he_PPHS1 wonders_VVZ all_RR21 right_RR22 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 thinks_VVZ people_NN are_VBR entitled_VVN to_II their_APPGE privacy_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VM like_VVI to_TO ask_VVI but_CCB he_PPHS1 never_RR will_VM ._. 
Sometimes_RT I_PPIS1 say_VV0 to_II him_PPHO1 ,_, '_GE OK_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM off_RP now_RT to_TO fuck_VVI my_APPGE lover_NN1 in_II the_AT sand_NN1 dunes_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_GE But_CCB he_PPHS1 never_RR says_VVZ a_AT1 word_NN1 ,_, just_RR looks_VVZ miserable_JJ because_CS he_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX like_VVI me_PPIO1 saying_NN1 '_GE 'fuck'_NN1 '_GE ._. 
'_" '_" Then_RT why_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY ?_? 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, why_RRQ torment_VVI him_PPHO1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ probably_RR fond_JJ of_IO you_PPY ._. 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, he_PPHS1 is_VBZ n't_XX ,_, not_XX very_RG fond_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ Timmy_NP1 he_PPHS1 likes_VVZ ._. 
And_CC what_DDQ other_JJ word_NN1 is_VBZ there_EX ?_? 
You_PPY ca_VM n't_XX call_VVI it_PPH1 going_VVG to_II bed_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 only_RR been_VBN in_II your_APPGE bed_NN1 with_IW you_PPY once_RR and_CC then_RT you_PPY were_VBDR as_RG jumpy_JJ as_CSA a_AT1 cat_NN1 thinking_VVG that_DD1 sister_NN1 of_IO yours_PPGE might_VM come_VVI back_RP unexpectedly_RR ._. 
And_CC you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX say_VVI we_PPIS2 sleep_VV0 together_RL ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" We_PPIS2 make_VV0 love_NN1 ._. 
Or_CC ,_, if_CS you_PPY prefer_VV0 it_PPH1 ,_, we_PPIS2 copulate_VV0 ._. 
'_" '_GE Honestly_RR ,_, Alex_NP1 ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ disgusting_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 that_DD1 word_NN1 is_VBZ really_RR disgusting_JJ ._. 
'_" '_GE And_CC do_VD0 you_PPY do_VDI it_PPH1 with_IW him_PPHO1 ?_? 
Sleep_VV0 ,_, go_VV0 to_II bed_NN1 ,_, make_VV0 love_NN1 ,_, copulate_VV0 ?_? 
'_" '_" No_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX ._. 
Not_XX that_CST it_PPH1 '_" s_ZZ1 any_DD business_NN1 of_IO yours_PPGE ._. 
He_PPHS1 thinks_VVZ it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI wrong_JJ ._. 
That_DD1 means_VVZ he_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX really_RR want_VVI to_TO ._. 
If_CS men_NN2 want_VV0 to_TO they_PPHS2 usually_RR do_VD0 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: 'That_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN my_APPGE experience_NN1 ,_, certainly_RR ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 lay_VV0 side_NN1 by_II side_NN1 like_II effigies_NN2 ,_, both_DB2 staring_VVG at_II the_AT sky_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 seemed_VVD content_NN1 not_XX to_TO talk_VVI ._. 
So_RR the_AT question_NN1 had_VHD at_RR21 last_RR22 been_VBN put_VVN and_CC answered_VVN ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN with_IW shame_NN1 and_CC some_DD irritation_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD recognized_VVN in_II himself_PPX1 for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 the_AT nagging_NN1 of_IO jealousy_NN1 ._. 
More_RGR shaming_JJ had_VHD been_VBN his_APPGE reluctance_NN1 to_TO put_VVI it_PPH1 to_II the_AT test_NN1 ._. 
And_CC there_EX were_VBDR those_DD2 other_JJ questions_NN2 he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO ask_VVI but_CCB dare_VM n't_XX ._. 
'_" What_DDQ do_VD0 I_PPIS1 mean_VVI to_II you_PPY ?_? 
'_GE ,_, '_GE Is_VBZ this_DD1 important_JJ ?_? 
'_GE ,_, '_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY expect_VVI of_IO me_PPIO1 ?_? 
'_GE And_CC most_RGT important_JJ of_IO all_DB ,_, but_CCB unanswerable_JJ ,_, '_" Do_VD0 you_PPY love_VVI me_PPIO1 ?_? 
'_" With_IW his_APPGE wife_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD known_VVN precisely_RR where_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ._. 
No_AT marriage_NN1 had_VHD begun_VVN with_IW a_AT1 more_RGR definite_JJ understanding_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ each_DD1 required_JJ of_IO the_AT other_JJ ._. 
Their_APPGE unwritten_JJ ,_, unspoken_JJ ,_, only_RR half-acknowledged_JJ pre-nuptial_JJ agreement_NN1 had_VHD needed_VVN no_AT formal_JJ ratification_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 would_VM earn_VVI most_DAT of_IO the_AT money_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 would_VM work_VVI if_CS and_CC when_RRQ she_PPHS1 chose_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD never_RR been_VBN particularly_RR enthusiastic_JJ about_II her_APPGE job_NN1 as_CSA interior_JJ designer_NN1 ._. 
In_II return_NN1 his_APPGE home_NN1 would_VM be_VBI run_VVN with_IW efficiency_NN1 and_CC reasonable_JJ economy_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 would_VM take_VVI separate_JJ holidays_NN2 at_RR21 least_RR22 once_RR every_AT1 two_MC years_NNT2 ;_; they_PPHS2 would_VM have_VHI at_RR21 most_RR22 two_MC children_NN2 and_CC at_II a_AT1 time_NNT1 of_IO her_APPGE choosing_NN1 ;_; neither_DD1 would_VM publicly_RR humiliate_VVI the_AT other_JJ ;_; the_AT spectrum_NN1 of_IO marital_JJ offences_NN2 under_II this_DD1 heading_NN1 ranging_VVG from_II spoiling_VVG the_AT other_NN1 's_GE dinner-party_JJ stories_NN2 to_II a_AT1 too-public_JJ infidelity_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 success_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD liked_VVN each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ,_, got_VVD on_RP with_IW remarkably_RR little_JJ rancour_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN genuinely_RR upset_VVN ,_, if_CS principally_RR in_II his_APPGE pride_NN1 ,_, when_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD left_VVN him_PPHO1 ._. 
Fortunately_RR marital_JJ failure_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN mitigated_VVN by_II the_AT public_JJ knowledge_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE lover_NN1 's_GE wealth_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 realized_VVD that_CST to_II a_AT1 materialistic_JJ society_NN1 losing_VVG a_AT1 wife_NN1 to_II a_AT1 millionaire_NN1 hardly_RR counted_VVN as_CSA failure_NN1 ._. 
In_II their_APPGE friends_NN2 '_GE eyes_NN2 it_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN unreasonably_RR proprietorial_JJ of_IO him_PPHO1 not_XX to_TO have_VHI released_VVN her_PPHO1 with_IW a_AT1 minimum_NN1 of_IO fuss_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB to_TO do_VDI her_APPGE justice_NN1 ,_, Liz_NP1 had_VHD loved_VVN Gregory_NP1 ,_, would_VM have_VHI followed_VVN transformed_JJ laughing_JJ face_NN1 ,_, heard_VVD her_PPHO1 ruefully_RR apologetic_JJ voice_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT real_JJ thing_NN1 this_DD1 time_NNT1 ,_, darling_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 never_RR expected_VVD it_PPH1 and_CC I_PPIS1 can_VM still_RR hardly_RR believe_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
Try_VV0 not_XX to_TO feel_VVI too_RG badly_RR ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ n't_XX your_APPGE fault_NN1 ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ nothing_PN1 to_TO be_VBI done_VDN ._. 
'_GE The_AT real_JJ thing_NN1 ._. 
So_RR there_EX was_VBDZ this_DD1 mysterious_JJ real_JJ thing_NN1 before_II which_DDQ everything_PN1 went_VVD down_RP ,_, obligations_NN2 ,_, habit_NN1 ,_, responsibility_NN1 ,_, duty_NN1 ._. 
And_CC now_RT ,_, lying_VVG in_II the_AT dunes_NN2 ,_, seeing_VVG the_AT sky_NN1 through_II the_AT rigid_JJ stalks_NN2 of_IO marram_NN1 grasses_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD about_II it_PPH1 almost_RR with_IW terror_NN1 ._. 
Surely_RR he_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX found_VVN it_PPH1 at_RR21 last_RR22 and_CC with_IW a_AT1 girl_NN1 less_RRR than_CSN half_DB his_APPGE age_NN1 ,_, intelligent_JJ but_CCB uneducated_JJ ,_, promiscuous_JJ and_CC burdened_VVN with_IW an_AT1 illegitimate_JJ child_NN1 ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX deceive_VVI himself_PPX1 about_II the_AT nature_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE hold_NN1 on_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
No_AT lovemaking_NN1 had_VHD ever_RR been_VBN as_RG erotic_JJ or_CC as_RG liberating_JJ as_CSA their_APPGE half-illicit_JJ couplings_NN2 on_II unyielding_JJ sand_NN1 within_II yards_NN2 of_IO the_AT crashing_JJ tide_NN1 ._. 
Sometimes_RT he_PPHS1 would_VM find_VVI himself_PPX1 indulging_VVG in_II fantasy_NN1 ,_, would_VM picture_VVI them_PPHO2 together_RL in_II London_NP1 in_II his_APPGE new_JJ flat_NN1 ._. 
The_AT flat_NN1 ,_, as_RR21 yet_RR22 unsought_JJ ,_, no_AT more_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 vague_JJ possibility_NN1 among_II others_NN2 ,_, would_VM assume_VVI dimensions_NN2 ,_, location_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 horribly_RR plausible_JJ reality_NN1 in_II which_DDQ he_PPHS1 found_VVD himself_PPX1 arranging_VVG his_APPGE pictures_NN2 carefully_RR on_II a_AT1 non-existent_JJ wall_NN1 ,_, thinking_VVG over_II the_AT disposal_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE household_NN1 goods_NN2 ,_, the_AT exact_JJ location_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE stereo_NN1 system_NN1 ._. 
The_AT flat_NN1 overlooked_VVD the_AT Thames_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM see_VVI the_AT wide_JJ windows_NN2 giving_VVG a_AT1 view_NN1 over_II the_AT river_NN1 as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 Tower_NN1 Bridge_NN1 ,_, the_AT huge_JJ bed_NN1 ,_, Amy_NP1 's_GE curved_JJ body_NN1 striped_VVN with_IW bands_NN2 of_IO sunlight_NN1 from_II the_AT slatted_JJ wooden_JJ blinds_NN2 ._. 
Then_RT the_AT sweet_JJ ,_, deluding_VVG pictures_NN2 would_VM dissolve_VVI into_II bleak_JJ reality_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ the_AT child_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 would_VM want_VVI the_AT child_NN1 with_IW her_PPHO1 ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 she_PPHS1 would_VM ._. 
Anyway_RR ,_, who_PNQS else_RR could_VM look_VVI after_II it_PPH1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 could_VM see_VVI the_AT indulgent_JJ amusement_NN1 on_II the_AT faces_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE friends_NN2 ,_, the_AT pleasure_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE enemies_NN2 ,_, the_AT child_NN1 lurching_VVG ,_, sticky-fingered_NN1 ,_, about_II the_AT flat_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM smell_VVI in_II imagination_NN1 what_DDQ Liz_NP1 had_VHD never_RR let_VVN him_PPHO1 know_VVI in_II actuality_NN1 the_AT smell_NN1 of_IO sour_JJ milk_NN1 and_CC dirty_JJ nappies_NN2 ,_, could_VM picture_VVI the_AT dreadful_JJ lack_NN1 of_IO peace_NN1 and_CC privacy_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 needed_VVD these_DD2 realities_NN2 ,_, deliberately_RR emphasized_VVN ,_, to_TO bring_VVI him_PPHO1 back_RP to_II sanity_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ horrified_VVN that_CST even_RR for_IF a_AT1 few_DA2 minutes_NNT2 he_PPHS1 could_VM seriously_RR have_VHI contemplated_VVN such_DA destructive_JJ stupidity_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 thought_VVD :_: I_PPIS1 'm_VBM obsessed_JJ by_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
All_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, just_RR for_IF these_DD2 last_MD few_DA2 weeks_NNT2 I_PPIS1 'll_VM enjoy_VVI my_APPGE obsession_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 late_JJ summer_NNT1 would_VM be_VBI brief_JJ enough_RR ,_, the_AT warm_JJ unseasonable_JJ days_NNT2 of_IO mellow_JJ sunshine_NN1 could_VM n't_XX last_VVI ._. 
Already_RR the_AT evenings_NNT2 were_VBDR darkening_VVG ._. 
Soon_RR he_PPHS1 would_VM smell_VVI the_AT first_MD sour_JJ tang_NN1 of_IO winter_NNT1 on_II the_AT sea_NN1 breezes_NN2 ._. 
There_EX would_VM be_VBI no_AT more_RRR lying_VVG in_II the_AT warm_JJ sand_NN1 dunes_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX visit_VVI Martyr_NN1 's_GE Cottage_NN1 again_RT ,_, that_DD1 would_VM be_VBI recklessly_RR stupid_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ easy_JJ to_TO convince_VVI himself_PPX1 that_CST with_IW care_NN1 ,_, when_CS Alice_NP1 was_VBDZ in_II London_NP1 and_CC no_AT visitors_NN2 expected_VVD ,_, they_PPHS2 could_VM be_VBI together_RL in_II his_APPGE bedroom_NN1 perhaps_RR even_RR for_IF a_AT1 whole_JJ night_NNT1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 knew_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 would_VM never_RR risk_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
Little_RR on_II the_AT headland_NN1 was_VBDZ private_JJ for_RR21 long_RR22 ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ his_APPGE St_NP1 Martin_NP1 's_GE summer_NNT1 ,_, an_AT1 autumnal_JJ madness_NN1 ,_, nothing_PN1 that_CST the_AT first_MD cold_NN1 of_IO winter_NNT1 could_VM n't_XX wither_VVI ._. 
But_CCB now_RT she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 there_EX had_VHD been_VBN no_AT period_NN1 of_IO silence_NN1 between_II them_PPHO2 ,_, '_GE Neil_NP1 's_VBZ my_APPGE friend_NN1 ,_, OK_RR ?_? 
Why_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY want_VVI to_TO talk_VVI about_II him_PPHO1 '_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 wish_VV0 he_PPHS1 'd_VM civilize_VVI his_APPGE living_JJ arrangements_NN2 ._. 
That_DD1 caravan_NN1 is_VBZ in_II direct_JJ line_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE bedroom_NN1 windows_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ an_AT1 eyesore_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY 'd_VM need_VVI binoculars_NN2 to_TO see_VVI it_PPH1 from_II your_APPGE windows_NN2 ._. 
And_CC so_RR is_VBZ your_APPGE bloody_RR great_JJ power_NN1 station_NN1 an_AT1 eyesore_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ in_II everyone_PN1 's_GE direct_JJ line_NN1 ;_; we_PPIS2 all_DB have_VH0 to_TO look_VVI at_II that_DD1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 put_VVD out_RP his_APPGE hand_NN1 to_II her_APPGE shoulder_NN1 ,_, warm_JJ under_II the_AT gritty_JJ film_NN1 of_IO sand_NN1 and_CC said_VVD with_IW mock_JJ pomposity_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ generally_RR agreed_VVN that_CST ,_, given_VVN the_AT constraints_NN2 imposed_VVN by_II its_APPGE function_NN1 and_CC the_AT site_NN1 ,_, the_AT power_NN1 station_NN1 is_VBZ rather_RG successful_JJ architecturally_RR ._. 
'_" '_GE Agreed_JJ by_II whom_PNQO ?_? 
'_" '_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 so_RR for_IF one_PN1 ._. 
'_" '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, you_PPY would_VM ,_, would_VM n't_XX you_PPY ?_? 
Anyway_RR ,_, you_PPY ought_VMK to_TO be_VBI grateful_JJ to_II Neil_NP1 ._. 
If_CS he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX look_VVI after_II Timmy_NP1 I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX be_VBI here_RL ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" That_DD1 whole_JJ thing_NN1 is_VBZ primitive_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VHZ got_VVN a_AT1 wood_NN1 stove_NN1 in_II there_RL ,_, has_VHZ n't_XX he_PPHS1 ?_? 
If_CS that_DD1 blows_VVZ up_RP you_PPY wo_VM n't_XX last_VVI a_AT1 minute_NNT1 ,_, all_DB three_MC of_IO you_PPY ,_, particularly_RR if_CS the_AT door_NN1 jams_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" We_PPIS2 do_VD0 n't_XX lock_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
Do_VD0 n't_XX be_VBI daft_JJ ._. 
And_CC we_PPIS2 let_VV0 the_AT fire_NN1 go_VVI out_RP at_II night_NNT1 ._. 
And_CC suppose_VV0 your_APPGE place_NN1 blows_VVZ up_RP ._. 
It_PPH1 wo_VM n't_XX be_VBI just_RR the_AT three_MC of_IO us_PPIO2 ,_, will_VM it_PPH1 ?_? 
Bloody_JJ hell_NN1 it_PPH1 wo_VM n't_XX ._. 
Not_XX only_JJ humans_NN2 either_RR ._. 
What_DDQ about_II Smudge_NN1 and_CC Whisky_NN1 ?_? 
They_PPHS2 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 point_NN1 of_IO view_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" It_PPH1 wo_VM n't_XX blow_VVI up_RP ._. 
You_PPY 've_VH0 been_VBN listening_VVG to_II his_APPGE scaremongering_JJ nonsense_NN1 ._. 
If_CS you_PPY 're_VBR worried_VVN about_II nuclear_JJ power_NN1 ask_VV0 me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM tell_VVI you_PPY what_DDQ you_PPY want_VV0 to_TO know_VVI ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY mean_VV0 while_CS you_PPY 're_VBR poking_VVG me_PPIO1 you_PPY 'll_VM explain_VVI all_DB about_II nuclear_JJ power_NN1 ?_? 
Oh_UH boy_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'll_VM certainly_RR be_VBI able_JK to_TO take_VVI it_PPH1 in_RP ._. 
'_GE And_CC then_RT she_PPHS1 turned_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 again_RT ._. 
The_AT pattern_NN1 of_IO sand_NN1 on_II her_APPGE shoulder_NN1 glistened_VVD and_CC he_PPHS1 felt_VVD her_APPGE mouth_NN1 moving_VVG over_RP his_APPGE upper_JJ lip_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE nipples_NN2 ,_, his_APPGE belly_NN1 ._. 
And_CC then_RT she_PPHS1 knelt_VVD over_II him_PPHO1 and_CC the_AT round_JJ childish_JJ face_NN1 with_IW its_APPGE bush_NN1 of_IO bright_JJ hair_NN1 shut_VVD out_RP the_AT sky_NN1 ._. 
Five_MC minutes_NNT2 later_RRR she_PPHS1 rolled_VVD apart_II21 from_II22 him_PPHO1 and_CC began_VVD shaking_VVG the_AT sand_NN1 from_II her_APPGE shirt_NN1 and_CC jeans_NN2 ._. 
Tugging_VVG the_AT jeans_NN2 over_II her_APPGE thighs_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" Why_RRQ do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY do_VDI something_PN1 about_II that_DD1 bitch_NN1 at_II Larksoken_NP1 ,_, the_AT one_PN1 suing_VVG Neil_NP1 ?_? 
You_PPY could_VM stop_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
You_PPY 're_VBR the_AT boss_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT question_NN1 or_CC was_VBDZ it_PPH1 a_AT1 demand_NN1 shocked_VVD him_PPHO1 out_II21 of_II22 his_APPGE fantasy_NN1 as_RG crudely_RR as_CSA if_CS ,_, unprovoked_JJ ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD suddenly_RR slapped_VVN his_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 
In_II their_APPGE four_MC meetings_NN2 she_PPHS1 had_VHD never_RR questioned_VVN him_PPHO1 about_II his_APPGE job_NN1 ,_, had_VHD seldom_RR mentioned_VVN the_AT power_NN1 station_NN1 except_CS ,_, as_CSA on_II this_DD1 afternoon_NNT1 ,_, to_TO complain_VVI half_DB seriously_RR that_CST it_PPH1 spoilt_VVD the_AT view_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX made_VVN a_AT1 deliberate_JJ decision_NN1 to_TO keep_VVI her_PPHO1 out_II21 of_II22 his_APPGE private_JJ and_CC professional_JJ life_NN1 ._. 
When_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR together_RL that_DD1 life_NN1 hardly_RR entered_VVN into_II his_APPGE own_DA consciousness_NN1 ._. 
The_AT man_NN1 who_PNQS lay_VVD with_IW Amy_NP1 in_II the_AT dunes_NN2 had_VHD nothing_PN1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW that_DD1 burdened_VVN ,_, ambitious_JJ ,_, calculating_VVG scientist_NN1 who_PNQS ran_VVD Larksoken_NP1 ,_, nothing_PN1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW Alice_NP1 's_GE brother_NN1 ,_, with_IW Elizabeth_NP1 's_GE ex-husband_NN1 ,_, with_IW Hilary_NP1 's_GE ex-lover_NN1 ._. 
Now_RT he_PPHS1 wondered_VVD ,_, with_IW a_AT1 mixture_NN1 of_IO irritation_NN1 and_CC dismay_NN1 ,_, whether_CSW she_PPHS1 had_VHD deliberately_RR chosen_VVN to_TO ignore_VVI those_DD2 invisible_JJ keep-out_NN1 signs_NN2 ._. 
And_CC if_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN unconfiding_VVG ,_, then_RT so_RR had_VHD she_PPHS1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 knew_VVD little_DA1 more_DAR about_II her_PPHO1 now_RT than_CSN when_CS they_PPHS2 had_VHD first_MD encountered_VVN each_PPX221 other_PPX222 in_II the_AT abbey_NN1 ruins_NN2 on_II a_AT1 blustery_JJ August_NPM1 evening_NNT1 less_DAR than_CSN six_MC weeks_NNT2 earlier_RRR ,_, had_VHD for_IF a_AT1 minute_NNT1 stood_VVD and_CC gazed_VVD and_CC had_VHD then_RT moved_VVN silently_RR towards_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 in_II a_AT1 wordless_JJ ,_, amazed_JJ recognition_NN1 ._. 
Later_RRR that_DD1 evening_NNT1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD told_VVN him_PPHO1 that_CST she_PPHS1 came_VVD from_II Newcastle_NP1 ,_, that_CST her_APPGE widowed_JJ father_NN1 had_VHD remarried_VVN and_CC that_CST she_PPHS1 and_CC her_APPGE stepmother_NN1 could_VM n't_XX get_VVI on_RP ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD moved_VVN down_RP to_II London_NP1 and_CC lived_VVN in_II squats_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD sounded_VVN commonplace_JJ enough_RR but_CCB he_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX quite_RR believed_VVN it_PPH1 and_CC nor_CC ,_, he_PPHS1 suspected_VVD ,_, did_VDD she_PPHS1 care_VVI whether_CSW31 or_CSW32 not_CSW33 he_PPHS1 did_VDD ._. 
Her_APPGE accent_NN1 was_VBDZ more_RGR Cockney_JJ than_CSN Geordie_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD never_RR asked_VVN about_II the_AT child_NN1 ,_, partly_RR from_II a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO delicacy_NN1 but_CCB mainly_RR because_CS he_PPHS1 preferred_VVD not_XX to_TO think_VVI of_IO her_PPHO1 as_II a_AT1 mother_NN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 had_VHD volunteered_VVN no_AT information_NN1 about_II Timmy_NP1 or_CC his_APPGE father_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_GE Well_NN1 ,_, why_RRQ do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY ?_? 
Like_CS I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, you_PPY 're_VBR the_AT boss_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" Not_XX over_II my_APPGE staff_NN 's_GE private_JJ lives_NN2 ._. 
If_CS Hilary_NP1 Robarts_NP1 thinks_VVZ she_PPHS1 has_VHZ been_VBN libelled_VVN and_CC seeks_VVZ redress_NN1 I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX prevent_VVI her_PPHO1 from_II going_VVG to_II law_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" You_PPY could_VM if_CS you_PPY wanted_VVD to_TO ._. 
And_CC Neil_NP1 only_RR wrote_VVD what_DDQ was_VBDZ true_JJ ._. 
'_" '_" That_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 dangerous_JJ defence_NN1 to_II a_AT1 libel_NN1 action_NN1 ._. 
Pascoe_NN1 would_VM be_VBI ill_RR advised_VVN to_TO rely_VVI on_II it_PPH1 ._. 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 wo_VM n't_XX get_VVI any_DD money_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 has_VHZ n't_XX got_VVN any_DD ._. 
And_CC if_CS he_PPHS1 has_VHZ to_TO pay_VVI costs_NN2 it_PPH1 will_VM ruin_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
'_" '_" He_PPHS1 should_VM have_VHI thought_VVN of_IO that_DD1 earlier_RRR ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 lay_VVD back_RP with_IW a_AT1 little_JJ thud_NN1 and_CC for_IF a_AT1 few_DA2 minutes_NNT2 they_PPHS2 were_VBDR both_RR silent_JJ ._. 
Then_RT she_PPHS1 said_VVD as_RG casually_RR as_CSA if_CS the_AT previous_JJ conversation_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN trivial_JJ small_JJ talk_NN1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ already_RR half_DB forgotten_VVN :_: '_" What_DDQ about_II next_MD Sunday_NPD1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 could_VM get_VVI away_RL late_JJ afternoon_NNT1 ._. 
OK_RR by_II you_PPY ?_? 
'_GE So_RR she_PPHS1 bore_VVD no_AT grudge_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX important_JJ to_II her_PPHO1 ,_, or_CC if_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD decided_VVN to_TO drop_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, at_RR21 least_RR22 for_IF now_RT ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 could_VM put_VVI from_II him_PPHO1 the_AT treacherous_JJ suspicion_NN1 that_CST their_APPGE first_MD meeting_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN contrived_VVN ,_, part_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 plan_NN1 devised_VVN by_II her_PPHO1 and_CC Pascoe_VV0 to_TO exploit_VVI his_APPGE influence_NN1 with_IW Hilary_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB that_DD1 ,_, surely_RR ,_, was_VBDZ ridiculous_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD only_RR to_TO recall_VVI the_AT inevitability_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE first_MD coming_VVG together_RL ,_, her_APPGE passionate_JJ ,_, uncomplicated_JJ ,_, animal_NN1 gusto_NN1 in_II their_APPGE lovemaking_NN1 to_TO know_VVI that_CST the_AT thought_NN1 was_VBDZ paranoid_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI here_RL on_II Sunday_NPD1 afternoon_NNT1 ._. 
It_PPH1 might_VM be_VBI their_APPGE last_MD time_NNT1 together_RL ._. 
Already_RR he_PPHS1 had_VHD half_RR decided_VVN that_CST it_PPH1 had_VHD to_TO be_VBI ._. 
He_PPHS1 would_VM free_VVI himself_PPX1 from_II this_DD1 enslavement_NN1 ,_, sweet_JJ as_CSA it_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 had_VHD freed_VVN himself_PPX1 from_II Hilary_NP1 ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 knew_VVD ,_, with_IW a_AT1 regret_NN1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ almost_RR as_RG strong_JJ as_CSA grief_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 with_IW this_DD1 parting_NN1 there_EX would_VM be_VBI no_AT protests_NN2 ,_, no_AT appeals_NN2 ,_, no_AT desperate_JJ clinging_JJ to_II the_AT past_NN1 ._. 
Amy_NP1 would_VM accept_VVI his_APPGE leaving_VVG as_RG calmly_RR as_CSA she_PPHS1 had_VHD accepted_VVN his_APPGE arrival_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_GE OK_RR ._. 
About_RG four_MC thirty_MC then_RT ._. 
Sunday_NPD1 the_AT twenty-fifth_MD ._. 
'_GE And_CC now_RT time_NNT1 ,_, which_DDQ in_II the_AT last_MD ten_MC minutes_NNT2 seemed_VVD mysteriously_RR to_TO have_VHI halted_VVN ,_, flowed_VVD again_RT and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ standing_VVG at_II his_APPGE bedroom_NN1 window_NN1 five_MC days_NNT2 later_RRR watching_VVG the_AT great_JJ ball_NN1 of_IO the_AT sun_NN1 rise_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT sea_NN1 to_TO stain_VVI the_AT horizon_NN1 and_CC spread_VVN over_II the_AT eastern_JJ sky_NN1 the_AT veins_NN2 and_CC arteries_NN2 of_IO the_AT new_JJ day_NNT1 ._. 
Sunday_NPD1 the_AT twenty-fifth_MD ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD made_VVN that_DD1 appointment_NN1 five_MC days_NNT2 ago_RA and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ one_PN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 would_VM keep_VVI ._. 
But_CCB lying_VVG there_RL in_II the_AT dunes_NN2 he_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX known_VVN what_DDQ he_PPHS1 knew_VVD now_RT ,_, that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD another_DD1 and_CC very_RG different_JJ appointment_NN1 to_TO keep_VVI on_II Sunday_NPD1 ,_, September_NPM1 the_AT twenty-fifth_MD ._. 
Shortly_RR after_II lunch_NN1 Meg_NP1 walked_VVD across_II the_AT headland_NN1 to_II Martyr_NN1 's_GE Cottage_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Copleys_NP2 had_VHD gone_VVN upstairs_RL to_TO take_VVI their_APPGE afternoon_NNT1 rest_NN1 and_CC for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 she_PPHS1 wondered_VVD whether_CSW to_TO tell_VVI them_PPHO2 to_TO lock_VVI their_APPGE bedroom_NN1 door_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 told_VVD herself_PPX1 that_CST the_AT precaution_NN1 was_VBDZ surely_RR unnecessary_JJ and_CC ridiculous_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 would_VM bolt_VVI the_AT back_NN1 door_NN1 and_CC lock_VV0 the_AT front_JJ door_NN1 after_II her_PPHO1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 left_VVD and_CC she_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX be_VBI gone_VVN for_RR21 long_RR22 ._. 
And_CC they_PPHS2 were_VBDR perfectly_RR happy_JJ to_TO be_VBI left_VVN ._. 
Sometimes_RT it_PPH1 seemed_VVD to_II her_PPHO1 that_CST old_JJ age_NN1 reduced_VVD anxiety_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 could_VM look_VVI at_II the_AT power_NN1 station_NN1 without_IW the_AT slightest_JJT premonition_NN1 of_IO disaster_NN1 and_CC the_AT horror_NN1 of_IO the_AT Whistler_NP1 seemed_VVD as_RG much_DA1 beyond_II their_APPGE interest_NN1 as_CSA it_PPH1 was_VBDZ their_APPGE comprehension_NN1 ._. 
The_AT greatest_JJT excitement_NN1 in_II their_APPGE lives_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ had_VHD to_TO be_VBI planned_VVN with_IW meticulous_JJ care_NN1 and_CC some_DD anxiety_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ a_AT1 drive_NN1 into_II Norwich_NP1 or_CC Ipswich_NP1 to_TO shop_VVI ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 beautiful_JJ afternoon_NNT1 ,_, warmer_JJR than_CSN most_DAT in_II the_AT past_JJ disappointing_JJ summer_NNT1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 gentle_JJ breeze_NN1 and_CC from_RR41 time_RR42 to_RR43 time_RR44 Meg_NP1 paused_VVD and_CC lifted_VVD her_APPGE head_NN1 to_TO feel_VVI the_AT warmth_NN1 of_IO the_AT sun_NN1 and_CC the_AT sweet-smelling_JJ air_NN1 moving_VVG against_II her_APPGE cheeks_NN2 ._. 
The_AT turf_NN1 was_VBDZ springy_JJ beneath_II her_APPGE feet_NN2 and_CC to_II the_AT south_ND1 the_AT abbey_NN1 stones_NN2 ,_, no_RR21 longer_RR22 mysterious_JJ or_CC sinister_JJ ,_, gleamed_VVD golden_JJ against_II the_AT blue_JJ untroubled_JJ sea_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX need_VVI to_TO ring_VVI ._. 
The_AT door_NN1 at_II Martyr_NN1 's_GE Cottage_NN1 stood_VVD open_JJ as_CSA it_PPH1 often_RR did_VDD in_II sunny_JJ weather_NN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 called_VVD out_RP to_II Alice_NP1 before_RT ,_, in_II31 response_II32 to_II33 her_APPGE answering_JJ voice_NN1 ,_, moving_VVG down_II the_AT corridor_NN1 to_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 ._. 
The_AT cottage_NN1 was_VBDZ redolent_JJ with_IW the_AT zesty_JJ smell_NN1 of_IO lemon_NN1 overlaying_VVG the_AT more_RGR familiar_JJ tang_NN1 of_IO polish_NN1 ,_, wine_NN1 and_CC wood_NN1 smoke_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 smell_NN1 so_RG keen_JJ that_CST it_PPH1 momentarily_RR brought_VVN back_RP the_AT holiday_NN1 she_PPHS1 and_CC Martin_NP1 had_VHD spent_VVN in_II Amalfi_NP1 ,_, the_AT trudge_NN1 hand-in-hand_NN1 up_II the_AT winding_JJ road_NN1 to_II the_AT mountain-top_NN1 ,_, the_AT pile_NN1 of_IO lemons_NN2 and_CC oranges_NN2 by_II the_AT roadside_NN1 ,_, putting_VVG their_APPGE noses_NN2 to_II those_DD2 golden_JJ ,_, pitted_VVD skins_NN2 ,_, the_AT laughter_NN1 and_CC the_AT happiness_NN1 ._. 
The_AT image_NN1 experienced_VVN in_II a_AT1 flash_NN1 of_IO gold_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 flush_NN1 of_IO warmth_NN1 to_II her_APPGE face_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ so_RG vivid_JJ that_CST for_IF a_AT1 second_NNT1 she_PPHS1 hesitated_VVD at_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 door_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 disorientated_JJ ._. 
Then_RT her_APPGE vision_NN1 cleared_VVN and_CC she_PPHS1 saw_VVD the_AT familiar_JJ objects_NN2 ,_, the_AT Aga_NP1 and_CC the_AT gas_NN1 stove_NN1 with_IW the_AT nearby_JJ working_JJ surfaces_NN2 ,_, the_AT table_NN1 of_IO polished_JJ oak_NN1 in_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO the_AT room_NN1 with_IW its_APPGE four_MC elegantly_RR crafted_VVD chairs_NN2 ,_, and_CC at_II the_AT far_JJ end_NN1 Alice_NP1 's_GE office_NN1 with_IW the_AT walls_NN2 covered_VVN with_IW bookshelves_NN2 and_CC her_APPGE desk_NN1 piled_VVN with_IW proofs_NN2 ._. 
Alice_NP1 was_VBDZ standing_VVG working_VVG at_II the_AT table_NN1 ,_, wearing_VVG her_PPHO1 long_RR fawn_JJ smock_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_" As_CSA you_PPY can_VM see_VVI ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM making_VVG lemon_NN1 curd_NN1 ._. 
Alex_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 enjoy_VV0 it_PPH1 occasionally_RR and_CC I_PPIS1 enjoy_VV0 making_VVG it_PPH1 ,_, which_DDQ I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 is_VBZ sufficient_JJ justification_NN1 for_IF the_AT trouble_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" We_PPIS2 hardly_RR ever_RR had_VHD it_PPH1 Martin_NP1 and_CC l_ZZ1 ,_, that_DD1 is_VBZ ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI I_PPIS1 've_VH0 eaten_VVN it_PPH1 since_CS childhood_NN1 ._. 
Mother_NN1 bought_VVD it_PPH1 occasionally_RR as_II a_AT1 treat_NN1 for_IF Sunday_NPD1 tea_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" If_CSW she_PPHS1 bought_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, then_RT you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI what_DDQ it_PPH1 ought_VMK to_TO taste_VVI like_JJ ._. 
'_GE Meg_NP1 laughed_VVD and_CC settled_VVN into_II the_AT wicker_NN1 chair_NN1 to_II the_AT left_NN1 of_IO the_AT fireplace_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 never_RR asked_VVD if_CS she_PPHS1 could_VM help_VVI in_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 since_CS she_PPHS1 knew_VVD Alice_NP1 would_VM be_VBI irritated_VVN by_II an_AT1 offer_NN1 which_DDQ she_PPHS1 knew_VVD to_TO be_VBI impractical_JJ and_CC insincere_JJ ._. 
Help_NN1 was_VBDZ neither_RR needed_VVN nor_CC welcomed_VVD ._. 
But_CCB Meg_NP1 loved_VVD to_TO sit_VVI quietly_RR and_CC watch_NN1 ._. 
Was_VBDZ it_PPH1 perhaps_RR a_AT1 memory_NN1 of_IO childhood_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 wondered_VVD ,_, that_CST made_VVD watching_VVG a_AT1 woman_NN1 cooking_VVG in_II her_APPGE own_DA kitchen_NN1 so_RG extraordinarily_RR reassuring_JJ and_CC satisfying_JJ ._. 
If_CS so_RR ,_, modern_JJ children_NN2 were_VBDR being_VBG deprived_VVN of_IO yet_RR one_MC1 more_DAR source_NN1 of_IO comfort_NN1 in_II their_APPGE increasingly_RR disordered_JJ and_CC frightening_JJ world_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: '_GE Mother_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX make_VVI lemon_NN1 curd_NN1 but_CCB she_PPHS1 did_VDD enjoy_VVI cooking_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ all_DB very_RG simple_JJ ,_, though_RR ._. 
'_" '_" That_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT difficult_JJ kind_NN1 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 you_PPY helped_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 can_VM picture_VVI you_PPY in_II your_APPGE pinafore_NN1 making_VVG gingerbread_NN1 men_NN2 ._. 
'_" '_" She_PPHS1 used_VMK to_TO give_VVI me_PPIO1 a_AT1 piece_NN1 of_IO the_AT dough_NN1 when_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ making_VVG pastry_NN1 ._. 
By_II the_AT time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 'd_VHD finished_VVN pounding_VVG it_PPH1 ,_, rolling_VVG it_PPH1 and_CC shaping_VVG it_PPH1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ dun-coloured_JJ ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 used_VMK to_TO cut_VVI out_RP shaped_JJ biscuits_NN2 ._. 
And_CC yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 did_VDD make_VVI gingerbread_NN1 men_NN2 with_IW currants_NN2 for_IF their_APPGE eyes_NN2 ,_, did_VDD n't_XX you_PPY ?_? '_" 
